"Saturday Night Wrestling" Taped 12/16/84
Dec 19, 2013 0:51:56 GMT
Post by tlyne on Dec 19, 2013 0:51:56 GMT
"Saturday Night Wrestling"
Will Rogers Coliseum
Ft. Worth, TX
Taped-12/16/84
Airs-12/21/84 on KTVT
Marc Lowrance opens the show.
Lowrance, “Welcome to “Championship Sports’ and “Saturday Night Wrestling”! We have a great 90 minutes of action for you. You will see Kamala in action, as well as the American Tag Team Champions, who will face the Mexican team of the Blue Panther and Fishman. You will also see a Television Title match between, the Champion, The Great Kabuki. Let’s go to the ring and Joe Rinelli.”
Match #1
The Magic Dragon vs. Jose Lothario
“Super Sock” takes on the mysterious man from Macao. Lothario is on fire early, He batter away at the masked man and the Dragon is in trouble. The Dragon reverts to the martial arts and that stymies Lothario. The Dragon uses the rolling sleeper for the win.
Winner-The Magic Dragon
Gary Hart and the Great Kabuki are with Marc Lowrance.
Lowrance, “With us are the Great Kabuki and Gary Hart. Mr. Hart, your man takes on Iceman King Parsons. This is a fast developing rivalry.”
hart, “That is very astute of you Marc Lowrance. Iceman Parsons is a very good young wrestler. He is aggressive and he takes and lot of chances. That is his strength, but tonight it will be his weakness. He will get careless and the ‘Boogie Man’ will be ready and that will be the end of the Iceman.”
Lowrance, “A very astute observation by Mr. Hart. This will be a great match.”
Match #2
World Class Television Championship
The Great Kabuki (Champion) w/”Playboy" Gary Hart vs. Iceman King Parsons
We hear,
Iceman hits the ring and the Ft. Worth crowd goes crazy. Kabuki comes to the ring with Gary Hart. Bronko Lubich is the referee for the contest. The bell rings and Iceman comes out firing. He whips Kabuki into the ropes and backdrops him to the mat. He goes for the cover, but Kabuki kicks out. Parsons then slaps on the sleephold. Kabuki fights to the ropes. Gary Hart shouts instructions to Kabuki and the man from Singapore slows the pace of the match. This gives him an advantage and Kabuki controls the next few minutes. Both men have their chances, but the time limit expires. The match is a draw.
Result-Time Limit Draw
Match #3
Handicap Match
Kamala w/General Skandor Akbar vs. Dale Veasey and George Weingroff
The jungle drums play and Kamala comes to the ring. Veasey and Weingroff will have to work as a team, but can they stop Kamala? The answer is no. The huge Ugandan manhandles both men. He tosses them around like rag dolls. He splashes both men and covers them both for the win.
Winner-Kamala
Marc Lowrance is at the announce table.
Lowrance, “Fans, we are less than a week away from ‘Christmas Star Wars’. The face of World Class Championship Wrestling could change that night. Kerry Von Erich steps into the steel cage to challenge Gino Hernandez for the American Heavyweight Title and Kevin Von Erich enters the cage to meet Chris Adams. Since GAry Hart persuaded Chris Adams to join him and they have added the most popular Sunshine to their ranks. These two matches will set the stage for 1985 and who will rule the Texas wrestling scene. Bell time, at Reunion Arena, will 8:00 PM. Tickets are still available.”
Match #4
Angelo Mosca Jr. vs. El Diablo
Mosca has been undefeated since arriving in Texas. The masked man from Mexico will be a good test. The bell rings and Mosca goes to work. He is methodical and takes the fight to the masked man. Diablo goes to the illegal tactics and it works, for a while. Mosca rallies and uses a rollup for the win. The Canadian youngster is sharp again.
Winner-Angelo Mosca Jr.
General Skandor Akbar and the Long Riders are with Marc Lowrance.
Lowrance, “With me are, the Long Riders, and General Skandor Akbar. General Akbar, tonight you meet the tough Mexican team, and should win tonight, you will face Brian Adias and Al Madril on Christmas night.”
Akbar, “Marc Lowrance, tonight we take care of those masked fools, then on Christmas, we take care of Adias and Madril. The General will control the wrestling world!”
Lowrance, “Your six man team of, the Missing Link, Kamala and Mr. X, challenge Tarzan Tyler’s Canadian team for the World Six Man Tag Team Titles.”
Akbar., “I told you ‘Devastation Incorporated’ would hold all the gold. We have the American Tag Team Titles. On Christmas night, we will add the World Six Man Titles. The wrestling world will bow down to the General!”
Main Event, Two out of Three Falls
American Tag Team Championship
The Long Riders (Champions) w/General Skandor Akbar vs. The Blue Panther and Fishman
First Fall-The Mexican team starts fast. They tag in and out and use their speed to confound the Champions. They get two counts against both Irwins and the big men from Minnesota are confused. They both take to the floor and confer with Akbar. They return and have had enough. They take the fight to the masked men. Bill Irwin uses a big boot to Fishman for the win.
Winners-The Long Riders
Second Fall-The Long Riders are a freight train rolling down the track. They toy with the Mexican team and dish out massive amounts of punishment. Scott powerslams the Blue Panther for the win.
Winners-The Long Riders
Marc Lowrance closes the show.
Lowrance, “The Long Riders are ready and it looks like the General may have a great Christmas. Just a reminder, there will be no wrestling in Ft. Worth on Monday and ‘Saturday Night Wrestling’ will be preempted due to Christmas. We will return, on Monday, December 30, at the Auditorium, so tickets will be at a premium. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and get out to Reunion Arena on Christmas night.”
Dark Match
The Dynamic Duo w/”Playboy” Gary Hart and Sunshine vs. Kerry and Kevin Von Erich
We hear,
Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams come to the ring, with the Great Kabuki. We then hear,
The Von Erichs hit the ring with...Iceman King Parsons! The crowd goes crazy. Joe Rinelli makes an announcement.
Rinelli, “This was supposed to be a tag team match, but Iceman and Kabuki wanted to get at each other again, so it’s a six man!”
The bell rings and Kabuki and Iceman go at each other. They’ve wrestled once tonight, but they didn’t get enough. They battle it out until Parsons is trapped in the corner. This gives hart’s men a chance to punish the man from St. Louis. Adams tags in and the “Gentleman” goes to work. The Von Erichs try to help. but referee Bronko Lubich stops them and this allows Hart’s men to dish out more punishment. Finally, Parsons escapes and tags in Kevin. The elder Von Erich goes to work on Adams. kevin does not want to wait until Christmas. Adams is in retreat and tags in Hernandez. The crowd wants to see Kerry and Kevin obliges. Kerry tags in and goes after Gino. This is a battle of titans. There is no stopping Kerry. He shrugs off anything Gino throws at him and hits the discus punch for the win.
Winners-Kevin Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich and Iceman King Parsons
Will Rogers Coliseum
Ft. Worth, TX
Taped-12/16/84
Airs-12/21/84 on KTVT
Marc Lowrance opens the show.
Lowrance, “Welcome to “Championship Sports’ and “Saturday Night Wrestling”! We have a great 90 minutes of action for you. You will see Kamala in action, as well as the American Tag Team Champions, who will face the Mexican team of the Blue Panther and Fishman. You will also see a Television Title match between, the Champion, The Great Kabuki. Let’s go to the ring and Joe Rinelli.”
Match #1
The Magic Dragon vs. Jose Lothario
“Super Sock” takes on the mysterious man from Macao. Lothario is on fire early, He batter away at the masked man and the Dragon is in trouble. The Dragon reverts to the martial arts and that stymies Lothario. The Dragon uses the rolling sleeper for the win.
Winner-The Magic Dragon
Gary Hart and the Great Kabuki are with Marc Lowrance.
Lowrance, “With us are the Great Kabuki and Gary Hart. Mr. Hart, your man takes on Iceman King Parsons. This is a fast developing rivalry.”
hart, “That is very astute of you Marc Lowrance. Iceman Parsons is a very good young wrestler. He is aggressive and he takes and lot of chances. That is his strength, but tonight it will be his weakness. He will get careless and the ‘Boogie Man’ will be ready and that will be the end of the Iceman.”
Lowrance, “A very astute observation by Mr. Hart. This will be a great match.”
Match #2
World Class Television Championship
The Great Kabuki (Champion) w/”Playboy" Gary Hart vs. Iceman King Parsons
We hear,
Iceman hits the ring and the Ft. Worth crowd goes crazy. Kabuki comes to the ring with Gary Hart. Bronko Lubich is the referee for the contest. The bell rings and Iceman comes out firing. He whips Kabuki into the ropes and backdrops him to the mat. He goes for the cover, but Kabuki kicks out. Parsons then slaps on the sleephold. Kabuki fights to the ropes. Gary Hart shouts instructions to Kabuki and the man from Singapore slows the pace of the match. This gives him an advantage and Kabuki controls the next few minutes. Both men have their chances, but the time limit expires. The match is a draw.
Result-Time Limit Draw
Match #3
Handicap Match
Kamala w/General Skandor Akbar vs. Dale Veasey and George Weingroff
The jungle drums play and Kamala comes to the ring. Veasey and Weingroff will have to work as a team, but can they stop Kamala? The answer is no. The huge Ugandan manhandles both men. He tosses them around like rag dolls. He splashes both men and covers them both for the win.
Winner-Kamala
Marc Lowrance is at the announce table.
Lowrance, “Fans, we are less than a week away from ‘Christmas Star Wars’. The face of World Class Championship Wrestling could change that night. Kerry Von Erich steps into the steel cage to challenge Gino Hernandez for the American Heavyweight Title and Kevin Von Erich enters the cage to meet Chris Adams. Since GAry Hart persuaded Chris Adams to join him and they have added the most popular Sunshine to their ranks. These two matches will set the stage for 1985 and who will rule the Texas wrestling scene. Bell time, at Reunion Arena, will 8:00 PM. Tickets are still available.”
Match #4
Angelo Mosca Jr. vs. El Diablo
Mosca has been undefeated since arriving in Texas. The masked man from Mexico will be a good test. The bell rings and Mosca goes to work. He is methodical and takes the fight to the masked man. Diablo goes to the illegal tactics and it works, for a while. Mosca rallies and uses a rollup for the win. The Canadian youngster is sharp again.
Winner-Angelo Mosca Jr.
General Skandor Akbar and the Long Riders are with Marc Lowrance.
Lowrance, “With me are, the Long Riders, and General Skandor Akbar. General Akbar, tonight you meet the tough Mexican team, and should win tonight, you will face Brian Adias and Al Madril on Christmas night.”
Akbar, “Marc Lowrance, tonight we take care of those masked fools, then on Christmas, we take care of Adias and Madril. The General will control the wrestling world!”
Lowrance, “Your six man team of, the Missing Link, Kamala and Mr. X, challenge Tarzan Tyler’s Canadian team for the World Six Man Tag Team Titles.”
Akbar., “I told you ‘Devastation Incorporated’ would hold all the gold. We have the American Tag Team Titles. On Christmas night, we will add the World Six Man Titles. The wrestling world will bow down to the General!”
Main Event, Two out of Three Falls
American Tag Team Championship
The Long Riders (Champions) w/General Skandor Akbar vs. The Blue Panther and Fishman
First Fall-The Mexican team starts fast. They tag in and out and use their speed to confound the Champions. They get two counts against both Irwins and the big men from Minnesota are confused. They both take to the floor and confer with Akbar. They return and have had enough. They take the fight to the masked men. Bill Irwin uses a big boot to Fishman for the win.
Winners-The Long Riders
Second Fall-The Long Riders are a freight train rolling down the track. They toy with the Mexican team and dish out massive amounts of punishment. Scott powerslams the Blue Panther for the win.
Winners-The Long Riders
Marc Lowrance closes the show.
Lowrance, “The Long Riders are ready and it looks like the General may have a great Christmas. Just a reminder, there will be no wrestling in Ft. Worth on Monday and ‘Saturday Night Wrestling’ will be preempted due to Christmas. We will return, on Monday, December 30, at the Auditorium, so tickets will be at a premium. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and get out to Reunion Arena on Christmas night.”
Dark Match
The Dynamic Duo w/”Playboy” Gary Hart and Sunshine vs. Kerry and Kevin Von Erich
We hear,
Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams come to the ring, with the Great Kabuki. We then hear,
The Von Erichs hit the ring with...Iceman King Parsons! The crowd goes crazy. Joe Rinelli makes an announcement.
Rinelli, “This was supposed to be a tag team match, but Iceman and Kabuki wanted to get at each other again, so it’s a six man!”
The bell rings and Kabuki and Iceman go at each other. They’ve wrestled once tonight, but they didn’t get enough. They battle it out until Parsons is trapped in the corner. This gives hart’s men a chance to punish the man from St. Louis. Adams tags in and the “Gentleman” goes to work. The Von Erichs try to help. but referee Bronko Lubich stops them and this allows Hart’s men to dish out more punishment. Finally, Parsons escapes and tags in Kevin. The elder Von Erich goes to work on Adams. kevin does not want to wait until Christmas. Adams is in retreat and tags in Hernandez. The crowd wants to see Kerry and Kevin obliges. Kerry tags in and goes after Gino. This is a battle of titans. There is no stopping Kerry. He shrugs off anything Gino throws at him and hits the discus punch for the win.
Winners-Kevin Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich and Iceman King Parsons
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