Mid-South TV 11/8/84: DECLINING RATINGS! FADING FANBASE!
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MID-SOUTH WRESTLING
TV FOR WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 9, 1984
TAPED NOVEMBER 1, 1984
MCNEIL BOXING CLUB
SHREVEPORT, LA
ANNOUNCERS: Boyd Pierce, Bill Watts, Jim Ross
REFEREES: Alfred Neely, Jerry Usher, Joel Armstrong
Boyd Pierce: “Welcome friends to another episode of Mid South Wrestling, the King of Sports! And now here is the voice of Mid-South Wrestling, Bill Watts!
Bill: "Thanks Boyd, and this week I want to address two words that begin with the letter "R" this week: 'respect' and 'ratings'. Over the past few weeks we saw an example of Respect when Michael Hayes slapped Magnum TA in the face; he Disrespected Magnum TA but the North American Champions showed up and demanded Respect from the leader of the Freebirds. Boyd Pierce, I've been promoting for several years now, as a matter of fact I have been credited by some with being one of the most innovative minds in the business for over ten years. I appreciate and am humbled by that, but now have my doubts how I am being 'respected' around here based on the other 'r': RATINGS.
"Boyd, based on the ratings these shows have been getting over the past two weeks, you'd think we were broadcasting in Chinese. Now, I am more than happy to continue making this product available to the general audience, but frankly if they aren't interested and give only 17 and 28 views, respectively, and send in zero postcards to let us know how they were doing, well frankly, Boyd Pierce, I have much better things to do with my time. For those that are checking out these shows, thank you from the bottom of my heart. For those that aren't, well, its your loss.
"We are bringing the general public great action including the Freebirds, Magnum TA, Junkyard Dog, Andre the Giant and more, but frankly, if that’s not good enough that’s fine, we will pull these shows off and keep them locally, because the bottom line is this Boyd Pierce: Mid South Wrestling is the best product in wrestling, booked by the greatest booker in wrestling, and frankly, if that doesn’t translate into ratings and views in this day and age of the wrestling business, then people can kiss my ass, because frankly we aren't changing the product and they don’t deserve to see the great action we have going on in the Mid-South. Boyd? I'm out of here.
Watts storms off the set and leaves!
Boyd: "Thanks you for that commentary, Bill Watts. We go to the ring with Jim Ross who will introduce the principles for the first match of the hour!
ERNIE LADD DEF. ITALLIAN STALLION + LARS ANDERSON in a handicap match to further solidify his claim to Andre the Giants title as the True Giant of Professional Wrestling!
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Pre Taped comments from KEN MANTELL, who is joined by the rest of the Mantell Corporation, Angelo Mosca + Killer Khan + Bob Orton Jr! They stand behind a table with a stack of wrapped bricks of dollar bills.
Mantell: "WELL WELL WELL, its been two weeks since I made my generous offer to Junkyard Dog, and JYD, even though Cowboy Bill Watts has been on the phone, begging, pleading with you, camping outside your house begging you NOT sign with the Mantell Corporation, and I am sure that has caused you to delay your decision, that is fine with me, Junkyard Dog, because I have aLLLL the time in the world! You are the most sought after commodity in sports today, and my offer stands: turn your back on the fans, become a PARTNER, not an employee, of the Mantell Corporation, and Junkyard Dog not only will this pile of money be a SMALL taste of what you will earn, but you will have my army here watch your back for the rest of your career!
"As for you, Bill Watts, how dare you come out here and disparage me and my reputation. You see the money here. This is all real. Despite the lies you continue to tell Junkyard Dog and your wrestlers Bill Watts, the fact is I have the resources to back up my words. Bill Watts, instead of spreading lies about me and dragging down my good name, why don’t you take a look in the mirror? Why don’t you explain why you drive a Rolls Royce while the boys have to cram into a clown car for 800 mile trips from New Orleans to Tulsa? Who is paying for that Rolls Royce Bill Watts? How many wrestlers have been skimmed out of their true earnings to pay for that car?
"Bill Watts, to prove what a fraud you are, and the real deal I am, I am upping the ante. Junkyard Dog, the offer stands. This money and a lot more is yours if you just sign on the line that is dotted. You can but TWO Rolls Royces with the money I am offering you. But, JYD just to show you, the people and Bill Watts that what I say is real, this Sunday night in Tulsa . . . SHOW THEM FELLAS!
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With that, Angelo and Orton dump paper bags of MORE MONEY on the table!
" . . .I will be making ANOTHER offer to second wrestler THIS SUNDAY NIGHT IN TULSA, and when the world sees who this wrestler is, they will KNOW the Mantell Corporation and Yours Truly is serious about being the dominant force in professional wrestling, HAHAHAHA!
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TIGER CONWAY JR DEF. HOLLYWOOD JOHN TATUM, 8:45 in a tough earned victory that clearly propels Tiger to the top of the TV title picture!
An exhausted Tiger joins Bill and Boyd after the match. He puts over Tatum as a tough competitor, and says matches like this just build up his skills and confidence for his showdown for the TV title against Buddy Roberts Thanksgiving night!
Boyd: "Ernie Ladd joins us after these words!
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Boyd: "Later in this hour wrestling fans, it’s a six man tag team extravaganza as all three Freebirds, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts will rassle Magnum TA, Hacksaw Duggan . . . AND THE JUNKYARD DOG! Now here with some comments, we saw him win an impressive handicap match earlier in the hour, ERNIE LADD.
Ladd: "Damned right that was impressive Boyd Pierce ah just got done and whooped two professional athletes in the ring just like ah am gonna do Thanksgiving night at the New Orleans Superdome when ah come out of retirement and whoop that no good Andre the Giant Dummy for ONE LAST TIME! One last time, Andre the Dummy, you and ah will rassle to determine who is the True Giant of the rang. You’ve been going around the country, the four corners of the world, saying you never been beat but we know that’s a lie, we know the King of Professional Rasslin, Ernie Ladd has beaten you one on one, and in battle royales across the world, and for once and for all, Andre the Giant Dummy, the King Ernie Ladd gonna show the world once and for all that you is nuthin but a sham, a flim flam man, and a charlatan Thanksgiving night, Superdome, the true Giant of Professional Rasslin will be decided!
Boyd: "Lets go to the ring for the announcement of our next match.
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BUDDY LANDELL V RANDY ROSE
It’s a competitive back and forth match, tooth and nail but Landell wins with a handful of trunks at 7:13.
Boyd: "Six man tag team action when we return!
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"Freebird" plays and here they come, all three Freebirds, and then "Another one Bites the Dust" AND HERE COME:
MAGNUM TA!
HACKSAW DUGGAN!
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THE JUNKYARD DOG!!!!!
THE FREEBIRDS V MAGNUM TA + HACKSAW DUGGAN + JUNKYARD DOG
The bell rings and we are UNDERWAY! The Freebirds try to mix it up with our heroes, but they picked a fight with the wrong three guys as Magnum, Hacksaw and JYD kicks Freebird ASS to the delight of their fans! But at the 6 minute mark, Magnum Tags to Hacksaw then goes to bounce off the ropes to belly to belly Roberts before leaving the ring, but Hayes lowers the ropes, and Magnum falls backward onto the concrete floor below! MAGNUM IS OUT COLD, AND ITS 3 ON 2 BUT HACKSAW IS THE LEGAL MAN AND FIGHTS BACK, BUT IS OVERWHELMED AND CAN'T MAKE THE HOT TAG!
At ringside, Tiger Conway Jr fends off the Freebirds from doing further damage to Magnum and checks on the NA champ, who is OUT COLD AND BLEEDING ALL OVER THE FLOOR FROM THE HEAD WOUND! Hacksaw fights valiantly, but then gets tricked into suffering a flying tackle from Gordy, and is also knocked out of the ring!
MAGNUM IS OUT! HACKSAW IS OUT! JYD ENTERS THE RING, BUT ITS 3 ON 1! The ref counts to 10, Hacksaw is counted out, THE FREEBIRDS WILL WIN, AND WITH THE MATCH OVER ALL THREE BIRDS ARE IN THE RING, AND OVERWHELM THE DOG AFTER AS NASTY FIGHT!
Roberts and Gordy then stretch JYD in the middle of the ring, and Terry Goddy bounces off the ropes, and elbows him! HE GOES TO THE ROPES AND IS GOING TO DO A 747! WAIT! WHO IS THIS???
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BOB ORTON JR?
ANGELO MOSCA?
KILLER KHAN!
FOLLOWED BY KEN MANTELL!
THEY ENTER THE RING AND CHASE OFF THE FREEBIRDS! TIGER CONWAY JR SLIDES INTO THE RING TO PROTECT JYD! HACKSAW DUGGAN GROGGILY ENTERS THE RING!
FANS , WE HAVE THE MANTELL CORPORATION IN ONE CORNER OF THE RING . . . . . . . .THE FREEBIRDS IN THE OTHER . . . . . TIGER CONWAY AND HACKSAW IN THE THIRD CORNER . . . . .AND STANDING IN THE FOURTH CORNER?
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JUNKYARD DOG! WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO?!!! WE ARE OUT OF TIME!
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MID SOUTH WRESTLING
THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR
SUPERDOME
NEW ORLEANS, LA
THUR NOV 28, 1984
THE FINAL CLASH OF THE TITANS!
ANDRE THE GIANT V ERNIE LADD
HACKSAW DUGGAN V TERRY GORDY
JUNKYARD DOG V BOB ORTON JR
PLUS THE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE PLUS MORE EXCITING MATCHES! STAY TUNED!
TV FOR WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 9, 1984
TAPED NOVEMBER 1, 1984
MCNEIL BOXING CLUB
SHREVEPORT, LA
ANNOUNCERS: Boyd Pierce, Bill Watts, Jim Ross
REFEREES: Alfred Neely, Jerry Usher, Joel Armstrong
Boyd Pierce: “Welcome friends to another episode of Mid South Wrestling, the King of Sports! And now here is the voice of Mid-South Wrestling, Bill Watts!
Bill: "Thanks Boyd, and this week I want to address two words that begin with the letter "R" this week: 'respect' and 'ratings'. Over the past few weeks we saw an example of Respect when Michael Hayes slapped Magnum TA in the face; he Disrespected Magnum TA but the North American Champions showed up and demanded Respect from the leader of the Freebirds. Boyd Pierce, I've been promoting for several years now, as a matter of fact I have been credited by some with being one of the most innovative minds in the business for over ten years. I appreciate and am humbled by that, but now have my doubts how I am being 'respected' around here based on the other 'r': RATINGS.
"Boyd, based on the ratings these shows have been getting over the past two weeks, you'd think we were broadcasting in Chinese. Now, I am more than happy to continue making this product available to the general audience, but frankly if they aren't interested and give only 17 and 28 views, respectively, and send in zero postcards to let us know how they were doing, well frankly, Boyd Pierce, I have much better things to do with my time. For those that are checking out these shows, thank you from the bottom of my heart. For those that aren't, well, its your loss.
"We are bringing the general public great action including the Freebirds, Magnum TA, Junkyard Dog, Andre the Giant and more, but frankly, if that’s not good enough that’s fine, we will pull these shows off and keep them locally, because the bottom line is this Boyd Pierce: Mid South Wrestling is the best product in wrestling, booked by the greatest booker in wrestling, and frankly, if that doesn’t translate into ratings and views in this day and age of the wrestling business, then people can kiss my ass, because frankly we aren't changing the product and they don’t deserve to see the great action we have going on in the Mid-South. Boyd? I'm out of here.
Watts storms off the set and leaves!
Boyd: "Thanks you for that commentary, Bill Watts. We go to the ring with Jim Ross who will introduce the principles for the first match of the hour!
ERNIE LADD DEF. ITALLIAN STALLION + LARS ANDERSON in a handicap match to further solidify his claim to Andre the Giants title as the True Giant of Professional Wrestling!
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BREAK
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Pre Taped comments from KEN MANTELL, who is joined by the rest of the Mantell Corporation, Angelo Mosca + Killer Khan + Bob Orton Jr! They stand behind a table with a stack of wrapped bricks of dollar bills.
Mantell: "WELL WELL WELL, its been two weeks since I made my generous offer to Junkyard Dog, and JYD, even though Cowboy Bill Watts has been on the phone, begging, pleading with you, camping outside your house begging you NOT sign with the Mantell Corporation, and I am sure that has caused you to delay your decision, that is fine with me, Junkyard Dog, because I have aLLLL the time in the world! You are the most sought after commodity in sports today, and my offer stands: turn your back on the fans, become a PARTNER, not an employee, of the Mantell Corporation, and Junkyard Dog not only will this pile of money be a SMALL taste of what you will earn, but you will have my army here watch your back for the rest of your career!
"As for you, Bill Watts, how dare you come out here and disparage me and my reputation. You see the money here. This is all real. Despite the lies you continue to tell Junkyard Dog and your wrestlers Bill Watts, the fact is I have the resources to back up my words. Bill Watts, instead of spreading lies about me and dragging down my good name, why don’t you take a look in the mirror? Why don’t you explain why you drive a Rolls Royce while the boys have to cram into a clown car for 800 mile trips from New Orleans to Tulsa? Who is paying for that Rolls Royce Bill Watts? How many wrestlers have been skimmed out of their true earnings to pay for that car?
"Bill Watts, to prove what a fraud you are, and the real deal I am, I am upping the ante. Junkyard Dog, the offer stands. This money and a lot more is yours if you just sign on the line that is dotted. You can but TWO Rolls Royces with the money I am offering you. But, JYD just to show you, the people and Bill Watts that what I say is real, this Sunday night in Tulsa . . . SHOW THEM FELLAS!
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.
.
.
.
.
.`
With that, Angelo and Orton dump paper bags of MORE MONEY on the table!
" . . .I will be making ANOTHER offer to second wrestler THIS SUNDAY NIGHT IN TULSA, and when the world sees who this wrestler is, they will KNOW the Mantell Corporation and Yours Truly is serious about being the dominant force in professional wrestling, HAHAHAHA!
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TIGER CONWAY JR DEF. HOLLYWOOD JOHN TATUM, 8:45 in a tough earned victory that clearly propels Tiger to the top of the TV title picture!
An exhausted Tiger joins Bill and Boyd after the match. He puts over Tatum as a tough competitor, and says matches like this just build up his skills and confidence for his showdown for the TV title against Buddy Roberts Thanksgiving night!
Boyd: "Ernie Ladd joins us after these words!
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BREAK
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Boyd: "Later in this hour wrestling fans, it’s a six man tag team extravaganza as all three Freebirds, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts will rassle Magnum TA, Hacksaw Duggan . . . AND THE JUNKYARD DOG! Now here with some comments, we saw him win an impressive handicap match earlier in the hour, ERNIE LADD.
Ladd: "Damned right that was impressive Boyd Pierce ah just got done and whooped two professional athletes in the ring just like ah am gonna do Thanksgiving night at the New Orleans Superdome when ah come out of retirement and whoop that no good Andre the Giant Dummy for ONE LAST TIME! One last time, Andre the Dummy, you and ah will rassle to determine who is the True Giant of the rang. You’ve been going around the country, the four corners of the world, saying you never been beat but we know that’s a lie, we know the King of Professional Rasslin, Ernie Ladd has beaten you one on one, and in battle royales across the world, and for once and for all, Andre the Giant Dummy, the King Ernie Ladd gonna show the world once and for all that you is nuthin but a sham, a flim flam man, and a charlatan Thanksgiving night, Superdome, the true Giant of Professional Rasslin will be decided!
Boyd: "Lets go to the ring for the announcement of our next match.
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BUDDY LANDELL V RANDY ROSE
It’s a competitive back and forth match, tooth and nail but Landell wins with a handful of trunks at 7:13.
Boyd: "Six man tag team action when we return!
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BREAK
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"Freebird" plays and here they come, all three Freebirds, and then "Another one Bites the Dust" AND HERE COME:
MAGNUM TA!
HACKSAW DUGGAN!
and
.
.
.
.
.
THE JUNKYARD DOG!!!!!
THE FREEBIRDS V MAGNUM TA + HACKSAW DUGGAN + JUNKYARD DOG
The bell rings and we are UNDERWAY! The Freebirds try to mix it up with our heroes, but they picked a fight with the wrong three guys as Magnum, Hacksaw and JYD kicks Freebird ASS to the delight of their fans! But at the 6 minute mark, Magnum Tags to Hacksaw then goes to bounce off the ropes to belly to belly Roberts before leaving the ring, but Hayes lowers the ropes, and Magnum falls backward onto the concrete floor below! MAGNUM IS OUT COLD, AND ITS 3 ON 2 BUT HACKSAW IS THE LEGAL MAN AND FIGHTS BACK, BUT IS OVERWHELMED AND CAN'T MAKE THE HOT TAG!
At ringside, Tiger Conway Jr fends off the Freebirds from doing further damage to Magnum and checks on the NA champ, who is OUT COLD AND BLEEDING ALL OVER THE FLOOR FROM THE HEAD WOUND! Hacksaw fights valiantly, but then gets tricked into suffering a flying tackle from Gordy, and is also knocked out of the ring!
MAGNUM IS OUT! HACKSAW IS OUT! JYD ENTERS THE RING, BUT ITS 3 ON 1! The ref counts to 10, Hacksaw is counted out, THE FREEBIRDS WILL WIN, AND WITH THE MATCH OVER ALL THREE BIRDS ARE IN THE RING, AND OVERWHELM THE DOG AFTER AS NASTY FIGHT!
Roberts and Gordy then stretch JYD in the middle of the ring, and Terry Goddy bounces off the ropes, and elbows him! HE GOES TO THE ROPES AND IS GOING TO DO A 747! WAIT! WHO IS THIS???
.
.
.
.
.
..
BOB ORTON JR?
ANGELO MOSCA?
KILLER KHAN!
FOLLOWED BY KEN MANTELL!
THEY ENTER THE RING AND CHASE OFF THE FREEBIRDS! TIGER CONWAY JR SLIDES INTO THE RING TO PROTECT JYD! HACKSAW DUGGAN GROGGILY ENTERS THE RING!
FANS , WE HAVE THE MANTELL CORPORATION IN ONE CORNER OF THE RING . . . . . . . .THE FREEBIRDS IN THE OTHER . . . . . TIGER CONWAY AND HACKSAW IN THE THIRD CORNER . . . . .AND STANDING IN THE FOURTH CORNER?
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.
JUNKYARD DOG! WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO?!!! WE ARE OUT OF TIME!
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.
.
MID SOUTH WRESTLING
THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR
SUPERDOME
NEW ORLEANS, LA
THUR NOV 28, 1984
THE FINAL CLASH OF THE TITANS!
ANDRE THE GIANT V ERNIE LADD
HACKSAW DUGGAN V TERRY GORDY
JUNKYARD DOG V BOB ORTON JR
PLUS THE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE PLUS MORE EXCITING MATCHES! STAY TUNED!
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