CWA at the Mid-South Coliseum 12/2/84: LAWLER VS BUNDY!!!!

[thecommish]

Continental Wrestling Association
Monday, December 2, 1984
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN 

1) Jake “The Snake” Roberts defeated Adrian Adonis via pinfall with a DDT. 

2) Fit Finlay (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Robert Fuller via pinfall at 14:02 with a shoulder-breaker. Fuller put up a heck of a fight, but just could not stop the dangerous Finlay. 

3) Jos LeDuc defeated Rick Rude (w/ Jimmy Hart) via pinfall at 15:04 with a Canadian Backbreaker. LeDuc and Rude used chairs and even the big man’s chain against each other, but Jos finally was able to score the pin and thus earn five minutes in the ring with Jimmy Hart.

4) Jos LeDuc (w/ Jake “The Snake” Roberts) defeated Jimmy Hart (w/ Rick Rude) by disqualification at 4:01. Hart ran around the ring trying to escape LeDuc, but the Canadian Lumberjack finally collared him. However, Adrian Adonis attacked Jake Roberts from behind on the floor. Rude then grabbed the ring bell, entered the ring and bashed LeDuc across the back with it. Rude then levelled LeDuc with a neck-breaker, grabbed Jimmy Hart and took off with Adrian Adonis. 

INTERMISSION 

5) CWA Heavyweigh Champion ”Superstar” Bill Dundee, ”Wildfire” Tommy Rich & Tracy Smothers defeated Dutch Mantell & The Moondogs: Rex & Spot (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) via pinfall at 19:00 when Rich finally pinned Dutch Mantell with the Lou Thesz Press to get the victory. 

6) The Gibsons: Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson defeated Southern Tag Team Champions The Gilberts: “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Gilbert in a Best 2/3 Falls at 30:23, but did not win the titles. The Gibsons won the first fall by disqualification when Eddie landed a low blow on Ricky Gibson, which prevented him and Tommy from being able to lose the belts. The second fall saw Tommy Gilbert pin Ricky Gibson, and then Robert Gibson pinned Eddie Gilbert in the third fall. 

***The Gilberts celebrated at their continued scheming in the aisle after the match, but then the crowd erupted as Ricky Morton returned to the CWA and attacked them from behind. Ricky Morton threw The Gilberts back into the ring. The Gibsons worked over Tommy Gilbert, while Ricky Morton began pounding on the forehead of Eddie Gilbert. Eddie was left out cold after Morton was finished with him. 

7) Southern Heavyweight Champion King Kong Bundy defeated Jerry “The King” Lawler at 14:34 by count-out. Lawler fought valiantly, but he was busted open early on when Hart bashed him with the belt behind the referee's bck and he lost a ton of blood. Lawler finally couldn’t fight back and could not reenter the ring after being body-slammed on the arena floor. Bundy celebrated after the match as if he’d actually won the match fair and square.

[Captain Charisma]

Awesome return for Ricky Morton. I hope that Ricky Gibson sticks around another week or two, and the Gilbert's get a 3rd man for a couple of six-man tags. I've really enjoyed the program immensely. I'm hoping that we end up with a Rock n Roll vs. Rude/Adonis feud for the tag titles when all is said and done. I've mentioned it before, but I think that is a match made in fantasy wrestling heaven. Much better fit than Ravishing and Raging. Was cool to see Wildfire get a clean pinfall on Dutch. I'm hoping for a couple of gimmick matches in that feud. Great main event as well, KKB is a great foil for babyface King in Memphis, and the feud has escalated at a great pace. Great work Justin.