CWA at the Mid-South Coliseum 11/4/84: LAWLER & LEDUC TEAM!!

[thecommish]

Continental Wrestling Association
Monday, Nov. 4, 1984
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN

1) Fit Finay (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Tom Zenk via pinfall at 6:23 with a shoulder-breaker.

2) Robert Fuller defeated The Dirty White Boy via pinfall at 13:28 with a gordbuster in a hard-fought contest that could have gone either way. The pre-match saw Fuller have a confrontation with an exiting Belfast Bruiser and Sir Oliver Humperdink in the aisle.

3) Korchenko defeated Tojo Yamamoto via pinfall at 7:06 with a running clothesline.

4) The Moondogs: Rex & Spot (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated ”Wildfire” Tommy Rich & Tracy Smothers in a No Count, No DQ match via pinfall at 17:34 when Rex bashed a bloody Tommy Rich with one of his turkey bones in the eye. Dutch Mantell got involved by coming down after Rich had been clotheslined. Rex and Spot double-teamed Smothers as Mantell took Shoo Baby back again and then dug the butt-end of the bullwhip right into Rich’s open wound! Mantell then took off with Shoo Baby, while the Moondogs finished off Rich to score the pin.

INTERMISSION

5) Southern Tag Team Champions The Gilberts: “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Gilbert (w/ Jimmy Hart) wrestled The Rock n’ Roll Express: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to a time limit draw at 30.00. Eddie and Tommy Gilbert refused Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson’s challenge to add five more minutes to the time limit, which earned them a lot of boos.

6) Dutch Mantell defeated CWA Heavyweight Champion ”Superstar” Bill Dundee via pinfall at 12:04 with the hangman’s neckbreaker to become the new champion. This match saw a bloody Tommy Rich run out and try to steal Shoo Baby back once again, but The Dirty White Boy attacked him from behind. The White Boy landed a suplex on the floor. Referee Jerry Calhoun tried to call out help for Rich, which allowed the Dirty White Boy to sneak into the ring, plant Bill Dundee with a pile-driver and then place The Dutchman on top of him. The White Boy then redirected Calhoun, who counted three! Tracy Smothers and Robert Fuller were out after the match to tend to Tommy Rich and complain to Jerry Calhoun about what happened, but Dutch Mantell took off with the CWA Heavyweight Title and Shoo Baby.

7) Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Jos LeDuc defeat The First Family: King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude & Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) via pinfall at 23:55 when Jerry Lawler pins Rick Rude after a flying fist drop off the second rope. LeDuc and Lawler eye each other before the match, but actually LeDuc goes out of his way to save Lawler from sneak attacks on two occasions. The finish sees all six men in the ring, when LeDuc tackle Bundy through the ropes and out to the floor. Adrian Adonis goes sledge Lawler from behind, but Jake Roberts catches him with a right hand and then a Mr. Wrestling II knee lift. Rick Rude then bashes Roberts from behind, but Lawler is up and he pulls down the straps. He decks Rude with rights and lefts, then a slam and then a flying fist drop. LeDuc and Lawler went face to face again after the match, with Jake Roberts stepping in between and raising both of their hands.

[jackknight]

Good show. Really loved the bloody match between the Moondogs and Rich/Smothers. Boy "Wildfire" can't catch a break here. Good to see Dutchy come out on top though, even winning the Heavyweight Title along the way. But a big ol' boooo! for Lawler pinning Rude. Jerry must've cheated somehow there.

[Captain Charisma]

Outstanding night of action here. Fuller vs. DWB was great, even in defeat Tony Anthony is proving that he will be a force in the CWA. Big win for Dutch, I really like him as Champ, but of course he shouldn't get too comfy with the title as he is still in Memphis. His bloody war with Tommy Rich continues, but now there is something new for them to fight over, making the feud more dynamic. I'm loving the House of Humperdink, big win for the Moondogs and Finlay tonight, the prospects of Fuller vs. Finlay are uber exciting. Awesome main event as well, definitely weird to see Snake as peacekeeper and not shit stirrer. You are doing a great job here Justin.

Peace
Jeff

[tlyne]

Great show, like all of your Monday shows, the go home happy. Lawler and LeDuc, or Lawler vs. LeDuc, will sell a lot of tickets. The undercard was solid as usual. I can picture Korchenko vs. Yamamoto, seven minutes of catch as catch can wrestling. Seriously, it would have been a nice brawl. I really enjoy Memphis action.

[thecommish]

Nov 5, 2013 0:03:17 GMT tlyne said:

I can picture Korchenko vs. Yamamoto, seven minutes of catch as catch wrestling. Seriously, it would have been a nice brawl.

You're being too kind.

Being totally honest, it would have been terrible. Korchenko was one of worst ever in-ring workers, and Tojo was slow as molasses at this point.

However, it served a purpose. This Korchenko push IS going somewhere - and sooner, rather than later, I promise!