UWA Catchup forDecember 1989
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December 1989 Catchup
Quick Results
UWA FURY
Taped 12/1/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/3/89 on TNT
The World Tag Team Champions, the Fantastics, defeat the masked Outlaw & Johnny Hotbody in a non-title match. Bobby Fulton pins Hotbody after a rocket launcher.
After the match, Bobby and Tommy are doing an interview with Boni Blackstone. Chris Von Erich interrupts. Chris says that he’s doing whatever it takes to patch things up between Kerry and Kevin! He says that if his brothers had a Woreld Tag Team Title match that it would force them to work together and maybe they would mend their relationship. Chris asks the Fantastics to give Kerry & Kevin a championship match. The Fantastsics say they are willing to defend against anybody, but it’s really up to UWA President Bill Watts. The Big Cowboy comes out and says that the Fantastics have a mandatory title defense set for Christmas Eve, right here on UWA FURY! Since Kerry and Kevin are currently ranked as the #8 team in the World, he will grant Chris’ request!
Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and Manny Fernandez defeat Dean malenko, Hiroshi Hase, & Dean Malenko as Dustin pins Hase after a bulldog.
Afterwards, Boni interviews Dusty and Dustin. They say that they have proven that they are too much for the Slater/Orton/Bonecrusher contingent and now it’s time to get rid of them once and for all! Rhodes says that at the pay per view on New Year’s Day, he challenges Dick Slater to a loser leaves town match! Dustin says that he and Dusty have figured out who is under the Bonecrusher’s mask, but he wants the world to know, Dustin challenges Bonecrusher to put his mask on the line in a match! Orton, Slater, and Bonecuraher come out to confront the Rhodes family! Slater says that he’ll do Loer Leaves, but he wants Dusty’s career on the line! Orton says if Bonecrusher puts his mask up, it’s only fair that Dustin’s hair is on the line! Dusty and Dustin say they nevr back down and agree to the stipulations!
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden defeat John Paul & Ken Raper. In a postmatch interview, Fuller says that he was a fool to try to sign the Ebony Experience. The Stud Stable doesn’t need Booker T and Stevie Ray to get the World Tag Team Titles! It doesn’t matter if the Fantstics or Von Erichs have the titles, Robert and his cousin can beat either team and they will if Bill Watts will give them a chance!
Papa Shango(w/Sheik Adnan) takes on Tim Horner. Horner gives it his best, but falls to Shango’s shoulderbreaker. Adnan grabs the ring mic and tells Steve Williams that this is a message for him! Shango continues to beat up on Horner! Finally, Dr. Death hits the ring and Shango and Adnan get out of Dodge! Dr. Death does wave drills in the middle of the ring and challenges them to come back and fight! They never do…
Personality Profile features Les Thatcher talking about a great team on their way back into the UWA. That team is Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka, BADD Company. After Les runs down their C.V., we see a music video of highlights(“Back In Black” by AC/DC).Les says that with all of the great tag teams in the UWA, BADD Company will be a welcome addition.
Junkyard Dog teams up with his proteges, Ebony Experience, in a hard hitting six man against the Destruction Crew & Moondog Spot. After a wild brawl, Booker T pins Mike Enos after an axe kick.
Dennis Condrey and Baby Doll do an interview. Condrey says he will kill two birds with one stone tonight! He’s gonna beat Kevin Von Erich for the TV Title! Not only that, he’ll bust Von Erich up so bad that it will knock the Von Erich boys out of contention for the tag titles and he’ll get the shot at the Fantstics with Steve Keirn!
Undisputed World Champion Michael Rotunda and Missy Hyatt do an interview. Rotunda says that Rick Rude will never take his title or his woman! Tonight, Rude and Hall have a tag match against him and his partner. Rotunda calls for his partner...it’s the Great Kokina, with his manager, Sheik Adnan! Rotunda says that he will give Rude and Hall a wrestling lesson and Kokina will squash them like a grape!
TV Champion Kevin Von Erich gets a rugged challenge from Dennis Condrey(w/Baby Doll), but retains as he pins Condrey with a flying bodypress!
Ravishing Rick Rude and Scott “the Stud” Hall take on Undisputed World Champion “Megabucks” Michael Rotunda(w/Missy Hyatt) & Kokina (w/Sheik Adnan). After about ten minutes of action, the match degenerates into a brawl! Hall is fighting Kokina and Adnan on the floor. Referee Tommy Gilbert is trying to put a stop to that and is distracted from what goes on in the ring. Missy tosses her Gucci bag into the ring. Whoever it was meant for, Rude grabs it, clocks Rotunda with it, and pins the World Champion! Gilbert rolls back into the ring just in time to count 1-2-3! Missy rolls into the ring, apologizing profusely to Rotunda! Adnan glares at Missy, then leads his massive protege out of the arena! Magnum says that if Rude does that on New Year’s Day, we’ll have a new Undisputed World Champion! As Missy tends to her champion, Rude bumps and grinds at ringside and she seems mesmerized!
UWA FURY
Taped 12/1/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/10/89 on TNT
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden continue to impress as they defeat Alex G & George South as Fuller gets Alex G to submit to the Fuller Leglock.
World Tag Team Champions The Fantastics defeat The Red Demon & Moondog Spot in non-title action as bobby pins Red Demon after a sunset flip off the top rope. In a postmatch interview, the Fantastics say that they have signed the contract to defend against the Von Erichs here on UWA FURY on Christmas Eve! They have also signed an open contract for NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE on PPV! Fuller and Golden confront them and say that they have signed the contract for New Years and they will take the titlew from whoever wins on Christmas Eve! Rogers says that he and Bobby don’t plan on losing to anybody, especially two hayseeds like Robert and his cousin! This leads to a brawl that several wrestlers come out to break up!
We see a VTR interview where Boni is at the Von Erich ranch with Kerry, Kevin, and Chris Von Erich. Chris says that the tag team title match with the Fantastics is all set for Christmas Eve on UWA FURY. He tells his older brothers that they will have to be on the same page and work as a team if they even stand a chance against Bobby and Tommy! Kevin tells Chris that he appreciates what his baby brother is trying to do, but this is for he and Kerry to settle! Kerry announces that he will defend the American Title at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE against Kevin in a 2/3 falls match! Chris asks Kerry and Kevin to please cancel the match on NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE because this thing is tearing the family apart. Kerry says that’s off because Fritz has agreed to be in his corner on the PPV! Kevin says that isn’t tru! The boys are about to come to blows when Fritz comes on the scene. HE says there’s a misunderstanding-he will be at the PPV, he will be at ringside, but in a neutral corner! Fritz says that Kerry and Kevin each have title defenses on this week’s show and they had better focus on their opponents!
Dick Slater takes on Sam Houston. Lance Russell says that the contract has been signed for NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE-If Slater loses, he leaves the UWA for a calendar year! If Dusty Rhodes loses, he retires! Houston gives Slater a tough match, but Dick hits the neckbreaker and gets the pin.
Bonecrusher gets a rugged test from veteran Mike George, but the masked man gets the win after a piledriver. The announce team reveals that Bonecrusher will put his mask on the line against Dustin Rhodes’ hair at New Year’s Nightmare on PPV!
Personality Profile has “Universal Heartthrob” Austin Idol as it’s subject. Les gives a rundown id Idol’s c.v., then we see a music video filled with Idol action highlights(“Just Like Jesse James” by Cher). Les says Idol will return to the UWA in the near future and you never know what to expect when Austin Idol is around!
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jushin “Thunder” Liger puts on a show against John Paul and gets the pin after a shooting star press.
Two men who rank among the top 20 Junior heavyweights in the world wrestle in our next bout. Eddy Guerrero pins Tim Horner after a series of German suplexes. IN a postmatch interview, Guerrero challenges Liger to a championship match. Liger comes out, indicates that he accepts the challenge and shakes Eddy’s hand!
Kevin defends his UWA TV Title against Exotic Adrian Street. Street gives Kevin a tough match, but the eldest Von Erich brother gets the duke as he pins Street with the Iron Claw. Magnum says that the match between Kerry and Kevin will be a classic!
Ravishing Rick Rude wrestles Ron Garvin. Garvin beats Rude from pilar to post! A bloody Rude finally manages to give garvin a neckbreaker and score the 1-2-3!
Boni interviews World Champion Michael Rotunda and Missy Hyatt. Rotunda says that he is a wrestling machine and dismisses Rude as a male model and bodybuilder. Boni points out that Missy seems enthralled by Rude. Missy laughs it off and says Boni is jealous because sexy men don’t pay any attention to her! Rotunda says he will be World Champion until he decides to retire the belt!
The American Title is on the line as “Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich defends against Japanese superstar Genichiro Tenryu. This is a classic. After several near falls by both men, Kerry retains his belt as he pins Tenryu with an inside cradle. During the bout, the cameras catch Kevin Von Erich watching from a corner of the Sportatorium.
UWA FURY
Taped 12/8/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/17/89 on TNT
Ravishing Rick Rude pins Tim Horner after a DDT. Horner gave a spirited effort and scored several near falls against Rude.
Afterwards, Rude does an interview with Cowboy Bill Watts. Rude asks for his music to be played and says “This is for sweet Missy!” Rude proceeds to bump and grind as “The Stripper” plays. Watts looks physically ill!
UWA Undisputed World Champion “Megabucks” Michael Rotunda (w/Missy Hyatt) takes on Dean Malenko in an instant classic(non-title). Both men are outstanding technical wrestlers and really work hard tonight. Rotunda scores the win with a guillotine pin.
In a postmatch interview, Rotunda says that was a wrestling match! And that’s what he does better than anybody: WRESTLE! He doesn’t dance and he doesn’t strip! HE doesn’t get funky like a monkey and doesn’t cast voodoo spells! He’s not a washed up football player and he’s not riding on his daddy’s coattails! He’s Michael Rotunda and he’s the Undisputed Champion of the World! Boni Blackstone asks Missy about Rick Rude-it’s obvious that there’s a mutual attraction there. Missy says a woman like her has to be with the best! The belt proves Rotunda is the best!
Bonecusher takes on Sam Houston. The announce team reminds us that at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, only on PPV, that it will be Bonecrusher’s mask against Dustin Rhodes’ hair! Tonight, despite a spirited effort from Houston, Bonecrusher pins the young Texan after a shoulderbreaker.
UWA World Tag Team Champions The Fantastics put their belts on the line against the top team from the Caribbean, the Invaders. This is a fast paced match and provides a stark contrast to their opponents at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE- Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden. Tonight, Bobby and Tommy get a big win as Fulton pins Invader I after a sunset flip off the top rope.
Speaking of Fuller & Golden, they team with Rick “The Model” Martel to take on The Ebony Experience and their mentor, the Junkyard Dog. The heels get the win as Golden nails Stevie Ray with brass knucks and gets the pin.
AL Perez (w/Sheik Adnan) takes on the Masked Nightmare and gets a submission win via the spinning toehold.
“Ragin’ Bull” Manny Fernandez takes on “the Ace” Bob Orton. Bonecrusher tries to interfere for Orton, but Dustin Rhodes runs out, swinging his dad’s bullrope and runs the masked man off! Fernandez hits the flying burrito and gets the win!
“Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich & Dutch Mantel defeat “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel & Masahiro Chono(w/Sheik Adnan) as Kerry pins Landel after a discus punch.
In an absolutely crazy brawl, “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, “the Natural” Dustin Rhodes, & Steve “Dr. Death” Williams take on Papa Shango, the Great Kokina, & Wayne Bloom (w/Sheik Adnan). Bonecrusher comes out and attacks Dustin, but it doesn’t matter much...Dr. Death hits the Oklahoma Stampede on Bloom for the 1-2-3!
UWA FURY
Taped 12/22/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/24/89 on TNT
Dustin Rhodes pins Hustler Rip Rogers after dropping the bionic elbow.
Tito Santana, Dutch Mantel, & Ron Garvin defeat Sabu, Tarzan Goto, & Tony Falk as Tito pins Falk after a flying forearm.
Jumbo Tsuruta & Mitsuharu Misawa defeat Ryuma Go & Randy Rose as Tsuruta pins Go after a Thesz press. Lance announces that, at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, Tsuruta and Misawa will take on Mashiro Chono & Genichiro Tenryu in what they are calling a “Best of Japan” match. Magnum says a lot of pride will be at stake in that one!
Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono take on Preston Steele & Rikki Nelson. Chono forces Nelson to submit to the STF.
Eddy Guerrero, the challenger for the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Title at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, wrestles the very capable Sean Royal. Royal makes Guerrero work for a living, but Eddy pins Sean after a frog splash.
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger does and interview (through an interpreter). Liger says that the Guerrero family is highly respected in Japan and that Eddy is a great wrestler, but Liger says he is confident that the title will be around his waist at the end of the night at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE! Jushin also makes a challenge for next week’s UWA FURY: He’ll bring a partnere and Eddy can bring a partner and we’ll have a tag team match!
Personality Profile features Chavo Guerrero. After Les gives a rundown of Chavo’s credentials, he interviews the eldest Guerrero brother. Chavo says that his brother Eddy is doing great in the UWA. He says Eddy has everything needed to be Champion, except one-experience. Chavo says that he has tons of experience and so, he is going to serve as advisor for his younger brother. Chavo says that Jushin Liger is one of the best junior heavys that he’s ever seen, but he sees some weaknesses and he will tell Eddy what they are. Chavo also firmly states that he is not retired and that he’ll be looking to win titles in his own right when he arrives!
With Steve Williams sitting in on commentary, Papa Shango (w/Sheik Adnan) takes on Rusty Riddle. Dr. Death says that he has signed to wrestle Shango at NEW YEAR’s NIGHTMARE and all of the magic tricks in the world won’t help Shango that night! Shango gets the win after a karate thrust to his opponent’s throat. After the bell, Shango tries to send a message by continuing to pound Riddle. Williams hits the ring and sends Shango flying with a shoulder block! Afterwards, Shango and Dr. Death have a staredown!
Dick, Slater, Bob Orton, & Bonecrusher take on Tim Horner, Ray Lloyd, & Ken Raper. Raper submits to Slater’s figure four to give the heels the win!
Dusty and Dustin Rhodes are interviewed. Dusty vows that he will send Slater packing at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE! He also says that Bonecrusher isn’t going to snip one hair of Dustin’s head! Dustin says he and his dad have a lot on the line, but they’ve always come through when they had a lot on the line!
Chris Von Erich is interviewed. He says that Kerry and Kevin will be able to overcome their differences and win the World Tag Team Titles tonight! Then, at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, They can have a scientific match and put an end to this thing! Chris says that the UWA has invited him to join the commentary team for the match and he’ll be glad to do that!
New Sensation (w/Baby Doll) takes on the Ebony Experience. Booker T & Steveie Ray get one of the biggest wins of their young careers as Stevie Ray pins Steve Keirn after Baby Doll’s interference backfires! After the match Keirn, Condrey, and Baby Doll have a shouting match with Steve and Dennis nearly coming to blows!
The Main Event is for the UWA World Tag Team Championship as the Fantastics defend against Kerry & Kevin Von Erich. Chris sits in with the commentary team. There’s a red flag early on as Kerry and Kevin make separate entrances, each to their individual walk out music. Things don’t get much better after the bell. Kerry and Kevin seem out of synch while Bobby & Tommy display precision teamwork, Chris seems totally distraught by what he is seeing! The Fantastics retain the title as Tommy pins Kevin after he ducked a discus punch from Kerry and Kevin got knocked out instead! After the Fantstcis shake hands with Kerry, they leave the brothers in the ring together. Chris climbs into the ring and revives Kevin. Kevin gets to his feet and, despite their baby brother’s best efforts, Kerry and Kevin begin to argue! Now, they’re slugging it out! Chris tries to separate them and gets knocked down for his efforts! That brings Papa Fritz to the ring! Fritz is trying to tlak some sense into his boys, but he labors in vain! Kerry and Kevin turn their backs on their father and brother and each other! Both men storm away! Fritz helps Chris out of the ring and the poor kid is almost in tears! Magnum TA says this is the saddest thing he’s ever seen on TV!
UWA FURY
Taped 12/22/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/31/89 on TNT
It’s New Year’s Eve and the eve of our first PPV of the 1990’s-NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE!!!
Dick Slater & Bonecrusher, who both have high stakes matchups against members of the Rhodes Family, get a win over Rusty Riddle & 2 Cold Scorpio. Bonecrusher pins Riddle after a piledriver!
Steve “Dr. Death” Williams decimates Invader I, getting the pin after a ring rattling Oklahoma Stampede. After the match is over, Papa Shango shows up at ringside, carrying his smoking skull. Magnum TA says that he expects Doc to settle the score with Shango on the PPV tomorrow night!
Ravishing Rick Rude tunes up for his title match tomorrow night with a convincing win over Dale Veasey. Rude gets the duke after a neckbreaker.
In a postmatch interview, Rude says he will walk out of Kansas City with the World Title around his waist and Missy Hyatt on his arm and there’s nothing that anybody can do about it!
Undisputed World Champion “Megabucks” Michael Rotunda takes on Chicky Starr. Missy Hyatt is quite conspicuous by her absence. Rotunda puts on an absolute clinic and finishes the capable Starr with a belly to belly suplex.
In an interview, Rotunda tells Boni Blackstone that it’s nobody’s business where Missy is and that he’s gonna humiliate that Chippendale dancer reject Rude tomorrow night!
UWA TV Champion Kevin Von Erich defends his title against Al Perez. This turns out to be a highly competitive bout. After several near falls, Kevin pins Perez with a victory roll to retain the title.
Kevin talks to Boni Blackstone after the match. He starts out by apologizing to his fans because they’ve had to see private family business on TV. He apologizes to Chris. He says that his baby brother has informed the family that, after last week, he’ll never have anything to do with professional wrestling again! Kerry says that this thing between he and Kerry has been brewing for yearsa and finally, it exploded! Kevin says they have both always wondered which Von Erich was the best and tomorrow night, they find out! Dad will be there, in a netral corner, and even he’ll find out! All of you millions of wrestling fans watching will find out! Kerry, you’d better be at your best, because I will be! You’d better not hold back, because I won’t be! Tomorrw night, the first and, hopefully, last battle of the Von Erichs!
“Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich defends his American Title against Dennis Condrey (w/Baby Doll). Condrey gives Kerry all that he wants, but Kerry pins Condrey with the Iron Claw and retains the title!
Kerry is also interviewed. He says that ever since he had his first pro match, he’s wonderd if he could beat his older brothers. He’ll never know what would have happened with David, but tomorrow night, every question will be answerd as far as he and Kev are concerned! Kevin, you’re not taking this belt! And I won’t let you beat me with Dad there at ringside! I’m sorry that this has hurt the family, but I’m not sorry that we’re finally gonna see who is the better man! And all of you great fans are going to see a match that you’ll never forget! Boni asks if it’s really worth it? Kerry very cryptically says, “Ask me tomorrow night, after the match!”
Les Thatcher says that he has a rather odd Personality Profile. Tonight’s subject recently announced his impending retirement. As far he knows, this man has not signed a contract to appear in the UWA. However, he did want to speak on tonight’s show and he is a prominent figure in our sport, so Les introduces Play boy Gary Hart. As usual. Les runs down Hart’s accomplishments. Then, there’s a clip from a press conference where hart announced that he would retire in 1990. Les asls Hart if he’s retiring, and he’s not contracted to the UWA, why did he want to be on UWA FURY tonight? Hart says it’s very simple; He has two major goals in his career: to eliminate Dusty Rhodes and Fritz Von Erich from this great sport! That now extends to Dusty’s boy and Fritz’s kids. He retired Fritz back in 1982! So, he has unfinished business! Hart says he has been working behind the scenes in the UWA and manipulating things for several months! From looking at the card for the next PPV, it appears that everything will be taken care of by January 2nd and he’ll be able to retire in peace! However, if something unexpected happens at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, you can expect to see him here in the UWA shortly afterward!
Lance Russell points out that this could be your last chance to see Dusty Rhodes on UWA FURY as Dusty wrestles Hiroshi Hase. The Dream is victorious as he gets the submission with a figure four leglock.
Dusty does a postmatch interview and says that he’ll be back here on UWA FURY next week and Dustin will, too,,, with a head full of the purdiest curly blonde hair that you’ve ever seen...outside of Dusty’s of course!
Eddy Guerrero and Tito Santana take on World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger and Hiro Saito. This is a fun, fast paced match. Guerrero shows that he’s ready for his title shot as he pins Liger after the three amigos. The fans give both teams a standing O as Eddy makes the belt around the waist gesture!
In a preview of tomorrow’s World Tag Team Title match, Bobby Fulton takes on Jimmy Golden. Both Roberet Fuller and Tommy Rogers end up coming down and the match turns into an all out brawl that ends when the Fantastics dropkick Fuller and Golden out of the ring! The Fantastics strut and the fans give them a HUGE pop!
UWA President Cowboy Bill Watts joins the announce team and they run down tomorrow’s PPV!
NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE
1/1/1990 8:00 PM
KEMPER ARENA
KANSAS CITY, MO
AMERICAN TITLE MATCH
2/3 FALLS
FRITZ VON ERICH IN A NEUTRAL CORNER
KERRY VON ERICH© VS. KEVIN VON ERICH
UNDISPUTED WORLD TITLE MATCH
“MEGABUCKS’ MICHAEL ROTUNDA © VS. RAVISHING RICK RUDE
UWA WORLD TAG TEAM TILE MATCH
THE FANTASTICS © VS. ROBERT FULLER & JIMMY GOLDEN
HAIR VS. MASK
DUSTIN RHODES VS. BONECRUSHER
RETIREMENT VS. LEAVING TOWN
“AMERICAN DREAM” DUSTY RHODES VS. DICK SLATER
STEVE “DR. DEATH” WILLIAMS VS. PAPA SHANGO
EBONY EXPERIENCE VS. NEW SENSATION
“RAGIN’ BULL” MANNY FERNANDEZ VS. “THE ACE” BOB ORTON
UWA WORLD JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
JUSHIN “THUNDER” LIGER© VS. EDDY GUERRERO
“BEST OF JAPAN”
MITSUHARU MISAWA & JUMBO TSURUTA VS. GENICHIRO TENRYU & MASAHIRO CHONO
Quick Results
UWA FURY
Taped 12/1/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/3/89 on TNT
The World Tag Team Champions, the Fantastics, defeat the masked Outlaw & Johnny Hotbody in a non-title match. Bobby Fulton pins Hotbody after a rocket launcher.
After the match, Bobby and Tommy are doing an interview with Boni Blackstone. Chris Von Erich interrupts. Chris says that he’s doing whatever it takes to patch things up between Kerry and Kevin! He says that if his brothers had a Woreld Tag Team Title match that it would force them to work together and maybe they would mend their relationship. Chris asks the Fantastics to give Kerry & Kevin a championship match. The Fantastsics say they are willing to defend against anybody, but it’s really up to UWA President Bill Watts. The Big Cowboy comes out and says that the Fantastics have a mandatory title defense set for Christmas Eve, right here on UWA FURY! Since Kerry and Kevin are currently ranked as the #8 team in the World, he will grant Chris’ request!
Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and Manny Fernandez defeat Dean malenko, Hiroshi Hase, & Dean Malenko as Dustin pins Hase after a bulldog.
Afterwards, Boni interviews Dusty and Dustin. They say that they have proven that they are too much for the Slater/Orton/Bonecrusher contingent and now it’s time to get rid of them once and for all! Rhodes says that at the pay per view on New Year’s Day, he challenges Dick Slater to a loser leaves town match! Dustin says that he and Dusty have figured out who is under the Bonecrusher’s mask, but he wants the world to know, Dustin challenges Bonecrusher to put his mask on the line in a match! Orton, Slater, and Bonecuraher come out to confront the Rhodes family! Slater says that he’ll do Loer Leaves, but he wants Dusty’s career on the line! Orton says if Bonecrusher puts his mask up, it’s only fair that Dustin’s hair is on the line! Dusty and Dustin say they nevr back down and agree to the stipulations!
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden defeat John Paul & Ken Raper. In a postmatch interview, Fuller says that he was a fool to try to sign the Ebony Experience. The Stud Stable doesn’t need Booker T and Stevie Ray to get the World Tag Team Titles! It doesn’t matter if the Fantstics or Von Erichs have the titles, Robert and his cousin can beat either team and they will if Bill Watts will give them a chance!
Papa Shango(w/Sheik Adnan) takes on Tim Horner. Horner gives it his best, but falls to Shango’s shoulderbreaker. Adnan grabs the ring mic and tells Steve Williams that this is a message for him! Shango continues to beat up on Horner! Finally, Dr. Death hits the ring and Shango and Adnan get out of Dodge! Dr. Death does wave drills in the middle of the ring and challenges them to come back and fight! They never do…
Personality Profile features Les Thatcher talking about a great team on their way back into the UWA. That team is Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka, BADD Company. After Les runs down their C.V., we see a music video of highlights(“Back In Black” by AC/DC).Les says that with all of the great tag teams in the UWA, BADD Company will be a welcome addition.
Junkyard Dog teams up with his proteges, Ebony Experience, in a hard hitting six man against the Destruction Crew & Moondog Spot. After a wild brawl, Booker T pins Mike Enos after an axe kick.
Dennis Condrey and Baby Doll do an interview. Condrey says he will kill two birds with one stone tonight! He’s gonna beat Kevin Von Erich for the TV Title! Not only that, he’ll bust Von Erich up so bad that it will knock the Von Erich boys out of contention for the tag titles and he’ll get the shot at the Fantstics with Steve Keirn!
Undisputed World Champion Michael Rotunda and Missy Hyatt do an interview. Rotunda says that Rick Rude will never take his title or his woman! Tonight, Rude and Hall have a tag match against him and his partner. Rotunda calls for his partner...it’s the Great Kokina, with his manager, Sheik Adnan! Rotunda says that he will give Rude and Hall a wrestling lesson and Kokina will squash them like a grape!
TV Champion Kevin Von Erich gets a rugged challenge from Dennis Condrey(w/Baby Doll), but retains as he pins Condrey with a flying bodypress!
Ravishing Rick Rude and Scott “the Stud” Hall take on Undisputed World Champion “Megabucks” Michael Rotunda(w/Missy Hyatt) & Kokina (w/Sheik Adnan). After about ten minutes of action, the match degenerates into a brawl! Hall is fighting Kokina and Adnan on the floor. Referee Tommy Gilbert is trying to put a stop to that and is distracted from what goes on in the ring. Missy tosses her Gucci bag into the ring. Whoever it was meant for, Rude grabs it, clocks Rotunda with it, and pins the World Champion! Gilbert rolls back into the ring just in time to count 1-2-3! Missy rolls into the ring, apologizing profusely to Rotunda! Adnan glares at Missy, then leads his massive protege out of the arena! Magnum says that if Rude does that on New Year’s Day, we’ll have a new Undisputed World Champion! As Missy tends to her champion, Rude bumps and grinds at ringside and she seems mesmerized!
UWA FURY
Taped 12/1/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/10/89 on TNT
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden continue to impress as they defeat Alex G & George South as Fuller gets Alex G to submit to the Fuller Leglock.
World Tag Team Champions The Fantastics defeat The Red Demon & Moondog Spot in non-title action as bobby pins Red Demon after a sunset flip off the top rope. In a postmatch interview, the Fantastics say that they have signed the contract to defend against the Von Erichs here on UWA FURY on Christmas Eve! They have also signed an open contract for NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE on PPV! Fuller and Golden confront them and say that they have signed the contract for New Years and they will take the titlew from whoever wins on Christmas Eve! Rogers says that he and Bobby don’t plan on losing to anybody, especially two hayseeds like Robert and his cousin! This leads to a brawl that several wrestlers come out to break up!
We see a VTR interview where Boni is at the Von Erich ranch with Kerry, Kevin, and Chris Von Erich. Chris says that the tag team title match with the Fantastics is all set for Christmas Eve on UWA FURY. He tells his older brothers that they will have to be on the same page and work as a team if they even stand a chance against Bobby and Tommy! Kevin tells Chris that he appreciates what his baby brother is trying to do, but this is for he and Kerry to settle! Kerry announces that he will defend the American Title at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE against Kevin in a 2/3 falls match! Chris asks Kerry and Kevin to please cancel the match on NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE because this thing is tearing the family apart. Kerry says that’s off because Fritz has agreed to be in his corner on the PPV! Kevin says that isn’t tru! The boys are about to come to blows when Fritz comes on the scene. HE says there’s a misunderstanding-he will be at the PPV, he will be at ringside, but in a neutral corner! Fritz says that Kerry and Kevin each have title defenses on this week’s show and they had better focus on their opponents!
Dick Slater takes on Sam Houston. Lance Russell says that the contract has been signed for NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE-If Slater loses, he leaves the UWA for a calendar year! If Dusty Rhodes loses, he retires! Houston gives Slater a tough match, but Dick hits the neckbreaker and gets the pin.
Bonecrusher gets a rugged test from veteran Mike George, but the masked man gets the win after a piledriver. The announce team reveals that Bonecrusher will put his mask on the line against Dustin Rhodes’ hair at New Year’s Nightmare on PPV!
Personality Profile has “Universal Heartthrob” Austin Idol as it’s subject. Les gives a rundown id Idol’s c.v., then we see a music video filled with Idol action highlights(“Just Like Jesse James” by Cher). Les says Idol will return to the UWA in the near future and you never know what to expect when Austin Idol is around!
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jushin “Thunder” Liger puts on a show against John Paul and gets the pin after a shooting star press.
Two men who rank among the top 20 Junior heavyweights in the world wrestle in our next bout. Eddy Guerrero pins Tim Horner after a series of German suplexes. IN a postmatch interview, Guerrero challenges Liger to a championship match. Liger comes out, indicates that he accepts the challenge and shakes Eddy’s hand!
Kevin defends his UWA TV Title against Exotic Adrian Street. Street gives Kevin a tough match, but the eldest Von Erich brother gets the duke as he pins Street with the Iron Claw. Magnum says that the match between Kerry and Kevin will be a classic!
Ravishing Rick Rude wrestles Ron Garvin. Garvin beats Rude from pilar to post! A bloody Rude finally manages to give garvin a neckbreaker and score the 1-2-3!
Boni interviews World Champion Michael Rotunda and Missy Hyatt. Rotunda says that he is a wrestling machine and dismisses Rude as a male model and bodybuilder. Boni points out that Missy seems enthralled by Rude. Missy laughs it off and says Boni is jealous because sexy men don’t pay any attention to her! Rotunda says he will be World Champion until he decides to retire the belt!
The American Title is on the line as “Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich defends against Japanese superstar Genichiro Tenryu. This is a classic. After several near falls by both men, Kerry retains his belt as he pins Tenryu with an inside cradle. During the bout, the cameras catch Kevin Von Erich watching from a corner of the Sportatorium.
UWA FURY
Taped 12/8/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/17/89 on TNT
Ravishing Rick Rude pins Tim Horner after a DDT. Horner gave a spirited effort and scored several near falls against Rude.
Afterwards, Rude does an interview with Cowboy Bill Watts. Rude asks for his music to be played and says “This is for sweet Missy!” Rude proceeds to bump and grind as “The Stripper” plays. Watts looks physically ill!
UWA Undisputed World Champion “Megabucks” Michael Rotunda (w/Missy Hyatt) takes on Dean Malenko in an instant classic(non-title). Both men are outstanding technical wrestlers and really work hard tonight. Rotunda scores the win with a guillotine pin.
In a postmatch interview, Rotunda says that was a wrestling match! And that’s what he does better than anybody: WRESTLE! He doesn’t dance and he doesn’t strip! HE doesn’t get funky like a monkey and doesn’t cast voodoo spells! He’s not a washed up football player and he’s not riding on his daddy’s coattails! He’s Michael Rotunda and he’s the Undisputed Champion of the World! Boni Blackstone asks Missy about Rick Rude-it’s obvious that there’s a mutual attraction there. Missy says a woman like her has to be with the best! The belt proves Rotunda is the best!
Bonecusher takes on Sam Houston. The announce team reminds us that at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, only on PPV, that it will be Bonecrusher’s mask against Dustin Rhodes’ hair! Tonight, despite a spirited effort from Houston, Bonecrusher pins the young Texan after a shoulderbreaker.
UWA World Tag Team Champions The Fantastics put their belts on the line against the top team from the Caribbean, the Invaders. This is a fast paced match and provides a stark contrast to their opponents at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE- Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden. Tonight, Bobby and Tommy get a big win as Fulton pins Invader I after a sunset flip off the top rope.
Speaking of Fuller & Golden, they team with Rick “The Model” Martel to take on The Ebony Experience and their mentor, the Junkyard Dog. The heels get the win as Golden nails Stevie Ray with brass knucks and gets the pin.
AL Perez (w/Sheik Adnan) takes on the Masked Nightmare and gets a submission win via the spinning toehold.
“Ragin’ Bull” Manny Fernandez takes on “the Ace” Bob Orton. Bonecrusher tries to interfere for Orton, but Dustin Rhodes runs out, swinging his dad’s bullrope and runs the masked man off! Fernandez hits the flying burrito and gets the win!
“Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich & Dutch Mantel defeat “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel & Masahiro Chono(w/Sheik Adnan) as Kerry pins Landel after a discus punch.
In an absolutely crazy brawl, “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, “the Natural” Dustin Rhodes, & Steve “Dr. Death” Williams take on Papa Shango, the Great Kokina, & Wayne Bloom (w/Sheik Adnan). Bonecrusher comes out and attacks Dustin, but it doesn’t matter much...Dr. Death hits the Oklahoma Stampede on Bloom for the 1-2-3!
UWA FURY
Taped 12/22/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/24/89 on TNT
Dustin Rhodes pins Hustler Rip Rogers after dropping the bionic elbow.
Tito Santana, Dutch Mantel, & Ron Garvin defeat Sabu, Tarzan Goto, & Tony Falk as Tito pins Falk after a flying forearm.
Jumbo Tsuruta & Mitsuharu Misawa defeat Ryuma Go & Randy Rose as Tsuruta pins Go after a Thesz press. Lance announces that, at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, Tsuruta and Misawa will take on Mashiro Chono & Genichiro Tenryu in what they are calling a “Best of Japan” match. Magnum says a lot of pride will be at stake in that one!
Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono take on Preston Steele & Rikki Nelson. Chono forces Nelson to submit to the STF.
Eddy Guerrero, the challenger for the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Title at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, wrestles the very capable Sean Royal. Royal makes Guerrero work for a living, but Eddy pins Sean after a frog splash.
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger does and interview (through an interpreter). Liger says that the Guerrero family is highly respected in Japan and that Eddy is a great wrestler, but Liger says he is confident that the title will be around his waist at the end of the night at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE! Jushin also makes a challenge for next week’s UWA FURY: He’ll bring a partnere and Eddy can bring a partner and we’ll have a tag team match!
Personality Profile features Chavo Guerrero. After Les gives a rundown of Chavo’s credentials, he interviews the eldest Guerrero brother. Chavo says that his brother Eddy is doing great in the UWA. He says Eddy has everything needed to be Champion, except one-experience. Chavo says that he has tons of experience and so, he is going to serve as advisor for his younger brother. Chavo says that Jushin Liger is one of the best junior heavys that he’s ever seen, but he sees some weaknesses and he will tell Eddy what they are. Chavo also firmly states that he is not retired and that he’ll be looking to win titles in his own right when he arrives!
With Steve Williams sitting in on commentary, Papa Shango (w/Sheik Adnan) takes on Rusty Riddle. Dr. Death says that he has signed to wrestle Shango at NEW YEAR’s NIGHTMARE and all of the magic tricks in the world won’t help Shango that night! Shango gets the win after a karate thrust to his opponent’s throat. After the bell, Shango tries to send a message by continuing to pound Riddle. Williams hits the ring and sends Shango flying with a shoulder block! Afterwards, Shango and Dr. Death have a staredown!
Dick, Slater, Bob Orton, & Bonecrusher take on Tim Horner, Ray Lloyd, & Ken Raper. Raper submits to Slater’s figure four to give the heels the win!
Dusty and Dustin Rhodes are interviewed. Dusty vows that he will send Slater packing at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE! He also says that Bonecrusher isn’t going to snip one hair of Dustin’s head! Dustin says he and his dad have a lot on the line, but they’ve always come through when they had a lot on the line!
Chris Von Erich is interviewed. He says that Kerry and Kevin will be able to overcome their differences and win the World Tag Team Titles tonight! Then, at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, They can have a scientific match and put an end to this thing! Chris says that the UWA has invited him to join the commentary team for the match and he’ll be glad to do that!
New Sensation (w/Baby Doll) takes on the Ebony Experience. Booker T & Steveie Ray get one of the biggest wins of their young careers as Stevie Ray pins Steve Keirn after Baby Doll’s interference backfires! After the match Keirn, Condrey, and Baby Doll have a shouting match with Steve and Dennis nearly coming to blows!
The Main Event is for the UWA World Tag Team Championship as the Fantastics defend against Kerry & Kevin Von Erich. Chris sits in with the commentary team. There’s a red flag early on as Kerry and Kevin make separate entrances, each to their individual walk out music. Things don’t get much better after the bell. Kerry and Kevin seem out of synch while Bobby & Tommy display precision teamwork, Chris seems totally distraught by what he is seeing! The Fantastics retain the title as Tommy pins Kevin after he ducked a discus punch from Kerry and Kevin got knocked out instead! After the Fantstcis shake hands with Kerry, they leave the brothers in the ring together. Chris climbs into the ring and revives Kevin. Kevin gets to his feet and, despite their baby brother’s best efforts, Kerry and Kevin begin to argue! Now, they’re slugging it out! Chris tries to separate them and gets knocked down for his efforts! That brings Papa Fritz to the ring! Fritz is trying to tlak some sense into his boys, but he labors in vain! Kerry and Kevin turn their backs on their father and brother and each other! Both men storm away! Fritz helps Chris out of the ring and the poor kid is almost in tears! Magnum TA says this is the saddest thing he’s ever seen on TV!
UWA FURY
Taped 12/22/89 at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
Airing 12/31/89 on TNT
It’s New Year’s Eve and the eve of our first PPV of the 1990’s-NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE!!!
Dick Slater & Bonecrusher, who both have high stakes matchups against members of the Rhodes Family, get a win over Rusty Riddle & 2 Cold Scorpio. Bonecrusher pins Riddle after a piledriver!
Steve “Dr. Death” Williams decimates Invader I, getting the pin after a ring rattling Oklahoma Stampede. After the match is over, Papa Shango shows up at ringside, carrying his smoking skull. Magnum TA says that he expects Doc to settle the score with Shango on the PPV tomorrow night!
Ravishing Rick Rude tunes up for his title match tomorrow night with a convincing win over Dale Veasey. Rude gets the duke after a neckbreaker.
In a postmatch interview, Rude says he will walk out of Kansas City with the World Title around his waist and Missy Hyatt on his arm and there’s nothing that anybody can do about it!
Undisputed World Champion “Megabucks” Michael Rotunda takes on Chicky Starr. Missy Hyatt is quite conspicuous by her absence. Rotunda puts on an absolute clinic and finishes the capable Starr with a belly to belly suplex.
In an interview, Rotunda tells Boni Blackstone that it’s nobody’s business where Missy is and that he’s gonna humiliate that Chippendale dancer reject Rude tomorrow night!
UWA TV Champion Kevin Von Erich defends his title against Al Perez. This turns out to be a highly competitive bout. After several near falls, Kevin pins Perez with a victory roll to retain the title.
Kevin talks to Boni Blackstone after the match. He starts out by apologizing to his fans because they’ve had to see private family business on TV. He apologizes to Chris. He says that his baby brother has informed the family that, after last week, he’ll never have anything to do with professional wrestling again! Kerry says that this thing between he and Kerry has been brewing for yearsa and finally, it exploded! Kevin says they have both always wondered which Von Erich was the best and tomorrow night, they find out! Dad will be there, in a netral corner, and even he’ll find out! All of you millions of wrestling fans watching will find out! Kerry, you’d better be at your best, because I will be! You’d better not hold back, because I won’t be! Tomorrw night, the first and, hopefully, last battle of the Von Erichs!
“Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich defends his American Title against Dennis Condrey (w/Baby Doll). Condrey gives Kerry all that he wants, but Kerry pins Condrey with the Iron Claw and retains the title!
Kerry is also interviewed. He says that ever since he had his first pro match, he’s wonderd if he could beat his older brothers. He’ll never know what would have happened with David, but tomorrow night, every question will be answerd as far as he and Kev are concerned! Kevin, you’re not taking this belt! And I won’t let you beat me with Dad there at ringside! I’m sorry that this has hurt the family, but I’m not sorry that we’re finally gonna see who is the better man! And all of you great fans are going to see a match that you’ll never forget! Boni asks if it’s really worth it? Kerry very cryptically says, “Ask me tomorrow night, after the match!”
Les Thatcher says that he has a rather odd Personality Profile. Tonight’s subject recently announced his impending retirement. As far he knows, this man has not signed a contract to appear in the UWA. However, he did want to speak on tonight’s show and he is a prominent figure in our sport, so Les introduces Play boy Gary Hart. As usual. Les runs down Hart’s accomplishments. Then, there’s a clip from a press conference where hart announced that he would retire in 1990. Les asls Hart if he’s retiring, and he’s not contracted to the UWA, why did he want to be on UWA FURY tonight? Hart says it’s very simple; He has two major goals in his career: to eliminate Dusty Rhodes and Fritz Von Erich from this great sport! That now extends to Dusty’s boy and Fritz’s kids. He retired Fritz back in 1982! So, he has unfinished business! Hart says he has been working behind the scenes in the UWA and manipulating things for several months! From looking at the card for the next PPV, it appears that everything will be taken care of by January 2nd and he’ll be able to retire in peace! However, if something unexpected happens at NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE, you can expect to see him here in the UWA shortly afterward!
Lance Russell points out that this could be your last chance to see Dusty Rhodes on UWA FURY as Dusty wrestles Hiroshi Hase. The Dream is victorious as he gets the submission with a figure four leglock.
Dusty does a postmatch interview and says that he’ll be back here on UWA FURY next week and Dustin will, too,,, with a head full of the purdiest curly blonde hair that you’ve ever seen...outside of Dusty’s of course!
Eddy Guerrero and Tito Santana take on World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger and Hiro Saito. This is a fun, fast paced match. Guerrero shows that he’s ready for his title shot as he pins Liger after the three amigos. The fans give both teams a standing O as Eddy makes the belt around the waist gesture!
In a preview of tomorrow’s World Tag Team Title match, Bobby Fulton takes on Jimmy Golden. Both Roberet Fuller and Tommy Rogers end up coming down and the match turns into an all out brawl that ends when the Fantastics dropkick Fuller and Golden out of the ring! The Fantastics strut and the fans give them a HUGE pop!
UWA President Cowboy Bill Watts joins the announce team and they run down tomorrow’s PPV!
NEW YEAR’S NIGHTMARE
1/1/1990 8:00 PM
KEMPER ARENA
KANSAS CITY, MO
AMERICAN TITLE MATCH
2/3 FALLS
FRITZ VON ERICH IN A NEUTRAL CORNER
KERRY VON ERICH© VS. KEVIN VON ERICH
UNDISPUTED WORLD TITLE MATCH
“MEGABUCKS’ MICHAEL ROTUNDA © VS. RAVISHING RICK RUDE
UWA WORLD TAG TEAM TILE MATCH
THE FANTASTICS © VS. ROBERT FULLER & JIMMY GOLDEN
HAIR VS. MASK
DUSTIN RHODES VS. BONECRUSHER
RETIREMENT VS. LEAVING TOWN
“AMERICAN DREAM” DUSTY RHODES VS. DICK SLATER
STEVE “DR. DEATH” WILLIAMS VS. PAPA SHANGO
EBONY EXPERIENCE VS. NEW SENSATION
“RAGIN’ BULL” MANNY FERNANDEZ VS. “THE ACE” BOB ORTON
UWA WORLD JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
JUSHIN “THUNDER” LIGER© VS. EDDY GUERRERO
“BEST OF JAPAN”
MITSUHARU MISAWA & JUMBO TSURUTA VS. GENICHIRO TENRYU & MASAHIRO CHONO
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