Mid-South TV 3/8/85: HACKSAW CONFRONTS JUNKYARD DOG!!!!
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MID-SOUTH WRESTLING
TV FOR WEEKEND OF MARCH 8, 1985
TAPED FEBRUARY 24(?), 1984
MCNEIL BOXING CLUB
SHREVEPORT, LA
ANNOUNCERS: Boyd Pierce, Bill Watts, Jim Ross, Joel Watts
REFEREES: Alfred Neely, Jerry Usher, Joel Armstrong
Jim Ross: “A big hour of wrestling today fans including JUNKYARD DOG versus TIGER CONWAY JUNIOR as we lead up to Night of the Grudge Matches next weekend in Tulsa! And now with a commentary here is BILL WATTS.
Bill: “Thank you for that Jim, and here are the matches signed so far for March 15 in Tulsa:
MID-SOUTH WRESTLING
NIGHT OF THE GRUDGE MATCHES!
MARCH 15, 1985
TULSA, OK
THREE GRUDGE MATCHES!
JUNKYARD DOG V HACKSAW DUGGAN
TERRY GORDY V ERNIE LADD
MASKED SUPERSTAR V BOB ORTON JR
PLUS . . .MAGNUM TA WILL BE ON HAND WITHOUT BANDAGES ON HIS FACE!
8 TAG TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT FOR THE VACANT MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
MICHAEL HAYES + BUDDY ROBERTS
GREG GAGNE + JERRY BRISCO
ANGELO MOSCA + CYCLONE NEGRO
SHANE DOUGLAS + WENDELL COOLEY
JOHN TATUM + RANDY ROSE
JUMBO TSURUTRA + GENICHIRO TENYRU
CANEK + DOS CARAS
PLUS ONE MORE TEAM TO BE ADDED!
Bill: “Of course the central issue is what has forced Mid South Wrestling to vacate the tag team titles and declare this one night tag team tournament, and that is of curse the breakup of the last champions, Junkyard Dog and Hacksaw Duggan. . . and fans, BOTH men are here this week. Hacksaw has asked for a personal one on one with Junkyard Dog, and after weeks of phone calls, telexes, politicking and calling in favors, I am pleased to announce that fans, this is one hour of wrestling you will NOT want to miss: JUNKYARD DOG will hear out HACKSAW DUGGAN ONE ON ONE, to hear what Hacksaw has to say, right here on this very program!!!!.
“One other item concerning next Saturday night in Tulsa, and that is all cards and letters I received when it was announced that Magnum TA will be on hand. I want to make it crystal clear to anyone who is buying a ticket for this card: even without Magnum in the building, this will shape up to be a night of wrestling no fan will soon forget. HOWEVER, Magnum TAs wrestling career is FINAL, KAPUT. He is lucky to have his skull back together again let alone participate in wrestling. Magnum will be on hand, to REVEAL HIS FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN simply thank the fans for their support as he has undergone multiple facial reconstruction surgeries.
“Now, ladies and gentlemen of Tulsa, I have no idea what to tell you to expect next week. I have not seen Magnum TA without the bandages off his face. We can only hope for a miracle, and that doctors have been able to at least reconstruct Magnum TAs face, that was busted into pieces at the hands of the Freebirds, so that he will at least not draw stares and cries from small children, let alone restore even a fraction of his classic handsome features he is known for. But please be advised that the surgeries may have not gone so well. Now, Jim, I’ve seen movies like the Elephant Man and I understand there’s a new movie coming out starring Cher called ‘Mask’ about a disfigured boy, well, it is possible March 15 could be a recreation of those movies as well. We will not know for another week, but what I would like to do is urge fans that no matter what Magnum TA looks like, good or bad, we all need to join together and let this great athlete and champion know he has all of our support. ”
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ITS MICHAEL HAYES AND TERRY GORDY!
Michael: “First of all, Bill Watts we didn’t mean to mess up Magnum TA THAT bad, we just wanted to give him a good ass kicking, but you know sometimes the Birds take things a little too far. But just to give the fans a preview of what it will be like March 15 in Tulsa, we give you MAGNUM TA!
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Its Buddy Jack Roberts walking to the set in a Frankenstein mask! Michael and Terry feign fear, Buddy Jack takes off the silly mask, and Birds have a hardy guffaw. Jim Ross and Bill Watts aren’t laughing. THAT WAS DISGUSTING!
Bill Watts: “That was sick Michael Hayes. Keep laughing it up, fellas because the joke is on YOU. Michael Hayes, next week right here on this very program, Grizzly Smith has ordered YOU to DEFEND THE NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT BELT AGAINST:
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“ERNIE LADD!!!!
THE BIRDS CAN’T BELIEVE IT, AND THROW TEMPER TANTRUMS!
Michael: “THAT’S BULL, PLAIN AND SIMPLE BILL WATTS! HERE is how things work in Mid-South: to get to my title, you have to go through Buddy Jack here, which Ernie Ladd failed to do. THEN, he has to go through Bam Bam, which wont happen March 15 in Tulsa, THEN and ONLY then, do you get put on the Top Contenders List. Bill Watts, I don’t know how Ernie Ladd got all this preferential treatment, but this is clear-cut politics, plain and simple!!!
Bill: “Oh no, there’s no politics, Michael Hayes. NOW: let me tell you how things REALLY run here in Mid-South Wrestling. After what you three bozos did to Magnum TA, I told you at the beginning of the year, if there was a way I could put the screws to you, I would do it: and the Ladd match next week was MY SUGGESTION! And you know what? After seeing you three just make fun of Magnum TA: IM GLAD I DID IT!!!! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
THE BIRDS ALL TANTRUM AND STOMP AROUND LIKE BABIES AGAIN!
Jim: “FANS, A MAIN EVENT IN ANY ARENA IN THE WORLD, IT WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON TV NEXT WEEK, MICHAEL HAYES VERSUS ERNIE LADD FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE, LETS GO TO THE RING!
STEVE DISALVO def. ANGELO MOSCA, JR, 8:11
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Danny Hodge joins Bill and Jim! He gets two words out when it’s BUDDY LANDELL! HODGE STANDS UP, AND WONT BE BACKED DOWN; WATTS GETS BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM !
Landell: “Mr. Hodge, you embarrassed me at WrestleBowl but let me tell you sir, that was a FLUKE! I just got done wrestling a long, grueling, hard scientific wrestling match with Bob Backlund, a former WWF world champion when you unfairly attacked me! I demand a rematch, Mr. Hodge, because I feel I am a better man than you, and fair and square can beat you in the ring and prove I am the best. And I want this match NEXT WEEK, in Tulsa, so I can prove it front of all your hometown fans!
Danny shakes his head and chuckles: “Look, I admire your in ring skills and talent, son. The fact is you slapped me in the face, and my muscle memory kicked in and I did what instincts told me to do. I am not looking for a fight. I am a 53-year-old man, and am enjoying my retirement. So the best I can do is wish you luck, say no hard feelings, and politely decline.
Bill: “Spoken like a true gentleman. I think that is fair, Buddy.
Buddy: “FAIR? Fair? Let me tell you something SIR. All up and down Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, LA, New York, wherever I have gone, everyone points and laughs at me, saying ‘There’s the guy who got beat by Danny Hodge’. I don’t like it, I don’t like YOU, I don’t RESPECT YOU, Danny Hodge, and the next times I step foot in that white trash, low life state of Oklahoma, it will be to beat you up! AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE CAN DO IT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!
LANDELL MOVES IN ON HODGE, WATTS BLOCKS HIM! WAIT WHO IS THIS WALKING ON THE SET?
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JERRY BRISCO?
Jerry leans into the mike: “Hey Mister Buddy Landell. Being a Sooner myself, I don’t take kindly to those words about my state. On top of that this man is a hero of mine. He just said he is retired. But guess what? IM NOT. So if you’re looking for a fight with an Oklahoman, I can give you one, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW:
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BRISCO SLAPS LANDELL’S SUNGLASSES OFF HIS HEAD!!!! HE THEN HEADS TO THE RING AND CHALLENGES LANDELL TO STEP IN AS LANDELL HOLDS HIS MOUTH, TAKES OFF HIS ROBE THEN STEPS IN! LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A MATCH!
JERRY BRISCO V BUDDY LANDELL
Brisco schools Landell around the ring! Landell gets the upperhand several times but each time is frustrated by Brisco! Landell ends up on the balls of his ass outside the ring, Brisco leans out of the ropes to grab Landell by his hair as he gets up:
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POW!!!!! LANDELL HITS BRISCO IN THE HEAD WITH A CHAIR! THE BELL RINGS THIS WILL BE A DQ!
Jim: “LANDELL COULDN’T TAKE IT! BUDDY LANDELL COULD NOT TAKE IT! JERRY BRISCO, THE OKLAHOMAN, GOT THE BETTER OF BUDDY!
BRISCO IS A BLOODY MESS! LANDELL THROWS THE CHAIR INTO THE RING, THEN RAISES IT HIGH OVER HIS HEAD FOR ANOTHER BLOW! WHAT A POOR SPORT!
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NO!!!!!!
DANNY HODGE IS IN THE RING AND GRABS THE CHAIR OUT OF LANDELLS HANDS!!!! LANDELL BAILS!!!! HODGE THROWS DOWN THE CHAIR AND CHECK ON BRISCOS CUT!
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Jim: “FANS CHAOS HAS BROKEN OUT HERE ON MID SOUTH WRESTLING WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK!
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Ernie Ladd joins Bill and Jim! Jim announces that DANNY HODGE HAS ACCEPTED BUDDY LANDELLS CHALLENGE MARCH 15 IN TULSA!
Ernie Ladd: “That danged fool Buddy Landell don't know how to keep em mouths shut in da general public I predict Danny Hodges is gonna slap in him da belly and moonslap him into next week so hard that Buddy Landell gonna wanna know where he can get a big ol frozen meaty pork for dat shiner that gonna be on his forehead!
“As for you Michael Hayes think this one over: I beats you next week for the North American title and then Terry Gordy he has to face ME for the title I took from his best friend! But don’t think I don’t know what y’all are thinkin: Big Cat looking to put a whoopin on Bam Bam for costing me the TV title, and it backfires because now Big Cat get a shot at the NORTH AMERICAN title; but ah know Michael Hayes you lookin to win lose or draw get yo licks on the Big Cat to soften him up for Bam Bam but guess what? Ahm lookin to not only take the North American title next week, but then March 5 in Tulsa, Terry Gordy, ahm gonna slap you mouth and kick in yo toothes with mah size 16 and walk out of Tulsa with not only the North American title, but yo butt laying in the middle of the mat!
Jim Ross: “When the Big Cat talks, the wrestling world listens! Fans, the Freebirds HAVE A LOT OF BIG PROBLEMS next week! Lets go to the ring!
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CANEK + DOS CARAS V MIKE STARK + COCOA SAMOA
Bill Watts needs his working shoes for this one as he works hard to educate the fans about the Mexican wrestlers and why its important for them to be part of the Mid South Tag Team title tournament at Night of the Grudge Matches next week. You have Canek, the UWA World Heavyweight champion, who has defeated LEW THEZ, Tiger Jeet Singh, Antonio Inoki and yes, his tag team partner, Dos Caras, for that title; Dos Caras is Mil Mascaras brother, also a former UWA World champion, and both men have put their differences aside to pursue the Mid South tag team title as Caras wraps up the big Stark for the win!
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To the left, its Hacksaw Duggan, holding a videocassette, and to the right its JUNKYARD DOG, and in the middle Bill Watts and Jim Ross, with a VCR and a TV on the announcers desk! All four men are seated with mikes in front of them.
Jim: “Bill Watts thank you for your tireless efforts in bringing these men together, Hacksaw Jim Duggan you requested this meeting.
Hacksaw: “Now look Junkyard, I know there’s been problems between us. And we vacated the tag team title belts. But friendship, YOUR friendship is more important to me than tag team titles. But I DID NOT hit you with the 2x4 at WrestleBowl. Here. Here is the videotape. The VCR is right here. Just put the tape in that machine, Dog and hit ‘play’. Hacksaw slides the tape down to JYD.
Junkyard refuses the tape: “Fool, keep that damned thing away from me, I aint playin no damned videotape!
Hacksaw: “Suit yourself. Here, Ill do it for you!
Hacksaw puts the tape min the machine, and hits play!
JUNKYARD DOG REACHES UNDER THE TABLE, AND UNPLUGS THE VCR, AND SHOWS THE LOOSE CORD, then throws it on the floor!
JYD: “I SAID, I aint watchin' no FOOL TAPE!
Bill: “Now come on JYD, the least you owe this man is to see want really happened at WrestleBowl.
JYD: “I don’t owe this man NOTHIN’! I KNOW what happened at WrestleBowl: this damned fool HIT ME SQUARE IN THE EYES WITH A 2X4! You know who I owe? KEN MANTELL!!
Hacksaw grabs the cord off the floor and plugs the VCR back in! “Watch the tape, Junkyard.
JYD UNPLUGS THE VCR! BOTH MEN GET ON THEIR FEET BEHINDF BILL AND JIM, AND ARE EYE TO EYE, NOSE TO NOSE, BELLY TO BELLY! BILL GETS BETWEEN THEM!
JYD: “I SAID, I AINT WATCHIN NO DAMNED TAPE! AND THERE’S NUTHIN YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT--- EXCEPT THE THUMPIN AHM GONNA GIVE YOU MATCH 15!
JYD TURNS HIS BACK ON HACKSAW----HACKSAW SPINS HIM AROUND!
Bill: “Fellas, this is ENOUGH!
Hacksaw: “Now I’m not askin’ ya. Im TELLING ya. Plug in the VCR, and WATCH THE TAPE.
JYD: “And Im telling YOU: GET YO HANDS OFF ME RIGHT NOW, SAW!!!!
JYD SHOVES HACKSAW!!! HE STORMS OFF, BUT HACKSAW GRABS HIM, TURNS HIM AROUND AGAIN:
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JUNKYARD DOG SLUGS HACKSAW!!!!!
JYD TURNS TO LEAVE, HACKSAW TURNS AROUND DOG a second time, AND JYD HITS HIM AGAIN!!!! THIS TIME ITS EVEN HARDER!!!
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HACKSAW IS on one knee, wipes off his lip, BUT WONT GIVE UP ON HIS STUBBORN FRIEND! HE SPINS JYD AGAIN, JYD HITS HACKSAW IN THE MOUTH AGAIN . . AND AGAIN . . . . AND AGAIN:
HACKSAW HAS TO DEFEND HIMSELF, AND HE AND JYD BRAWL!!!!
WAIT!!! ITS KEN MANTELL!!! HE BARKS ORDERS!!! MASKED SUPERSTAR AND CYCLONE NEGRO COME IN AND OVERWHELM HACKSAW AS JYD STEPS AWAY, HOLDING HIS MOUTH UNTIL:
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BOB ORTON JUNIOR!!!! BOB ORTON JUNIOR MAKES THE SAVE!!!! FANS, WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK!!!
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Bill Watts runs down the March 15 card in Tulsa ONE MORE TIME:
MID-SOUTH WRESTLING
NIGHT OF THE GRUDGE MATCHES!
MARCH 15, 1985
TULSA, OK
THREE FOUR GRUDGE MATCHES!
JUNKYARD DOG V HACKSAW DUGGAN
TERRY GORDY V ERNIE LADD
MASKED SUPERSTAR V BOB ORTON JR
JUST ADDED:
BUDDY LANDELL V DANNY HODGE!!!!!
PLUS . . .MAGNUM TA WILL BE ON HAND WITHOUT BANDAGES ON HIS FACE!
8 TAG TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT FOR THE VACANT MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
MICHAEL HAYES + BUDDY ROBERTS
GREG GAGNE + JERRY BRISCO
ANGELO MOSCA + CYCLONE NEGRO
SHANE DOUGLAS + WENDELL COOLEY
JOHN TATUM + RANDY ROSE
JUMBO TSURUTRA + GENICHIRO TENYRU
CANEK + DOS CARAS
PLUS ONE MORE TEAM TO BE ADDED!
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JUNKYARD DOG w/Ken Mantell V TIGER CONWAY JR
Jim Ross: “Well here we go and what a strange set of circumstances as it relates to that man Junkyard Dog, now finding himself on the opposite of the ring against a man he has tagged with and befriended in the past Tiger Conway Jr. And Bill, I cant but help to feel the frustration of Hacksaw Jim Duggan----he knows if Junkyard Dog would just watch that videotape of their match against Angelo Mosca and Killer Khan, surely, JYD would discover he has been deceived.
Bill: “You are right Jim, but never underestimate the power of Ken Mantell, his influence and money. No one knows Junkyard Dog better than me, and trust me you me there is no one more stubborn or single minded than the Junkyard Dog, and its his one mindedness that has won him multiple championships and won many many bloody feuds here in the Mid South, but in this case I have a feeling that Ken Mantell’s manipulative behavior has taken advantage of that trait.
Tiger Conway Junior battles JYD his former friend hard!
Bill: “I cant blame Tiger. Any wrestler that lets their guard down against any opponent, even with the respect and admiration that Tiger Conway Jr, must still have for Junkyard Dog, puts their physical well being in grave danger whenever you step into a wrestling ring.
But at the 6:44 mark, KEN MANTELL TRIPS TIGER, and JYD SEES IT, BUT TAKES ADVANTAGE ANYWAY, AND BULLDOGS TIGER FOR THE WIN!
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BUT WE ARE NOT DONE!!! HERE COMES SUPERSTAR AND CYCLONE AGAIN, AND THEY PUT THE BOOTS TO TIGER AS JYD LOOKS ON!
Jim: “Fans, THIS is a Junkyard Dog I thought Id NEVER ever see!!! Look at him, not only taking a cheap win, but not stepping in, not laying a finger to help his old friend, Tiger Conway Junior!
Bill: “HOLD ON, HELP IS ON THE WAY, JIM!
HERE COMES HACKSAW AND ORTON FOR THE SAVE!!! MANTELL MAKES SURE HIS CROWN JEWEL, JUNKYARD DOG IS OUT OF THE RING AS HACKSAW JAWJACKS WITH MANTELL AS DOG LOOKS UP AT HACKSAW AS MANTELL ESCORTS HIM AWAY, AND ORTON CHECKS ON TIGER! FANS WE ARE OUT OF TIME, NIGHT OF THE GRUDGE MATCHES IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY!
TV FOR WEEKEND OF MARCH 8, 1985
TAPED FEBRUARY 24(?), 1984
MCNEIL BOXING CLUB
SHREVEPORT, LA
ANNOUNCERS: Boyd Pierce, Bill Watts, Jim Ross, Joel Watts
REFEREES: Alfred Neely, Jerry Usher, Joel Armstrong
Jim Ross: “A big hour of wrestling today fans including JUNKYARD DOG versus TIGER CONWAY JUNIOR as we lead up to Night of the Grudge Matches next weekend in Tulsa! And now with a commentary here is BILL WATTS.
Bill: “Thank you for that Jim, and here are the matches signed so far for March 15 in Tulsa:
MID-SOUTH WRESTLING
NIGHT OF THE GRUDGE MATCHES!
MARCH 15, 1985
TULSA, OK
THREE GRUDGE MATCHES!
JUNKYARD DOG V HACKSAW DUGGAN
TERRY GORDY V ERNIE LADD
MASKED SUPERSTAR V BOB ORTON JR
PLUS . . .MAGNUM TA WILL BE ON HAND WITHOUT BANDAGES ON HIS FACE!
8 TAG TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT FOR THE VACANT MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
MICHAEL HAYES + BUDDY ROBERTS
GREG GAGNE + JERRY BRISCO
ANGELO MOSCA + CYCLONE NEGRO
SHANE DOUGLAS + WENDELL COOLEY
JOHN TATUM + RANDY ROSE
JUMBO TSURUTRA + GENICHIRO TENYRU
CANEK + DOS CARAS
PLUS ONE MORE TEAM TO BE ADDED!
Bill: “Of course the central issue is what has forced Mid South Wrestling to vacate the tag team titles and declare this one night tag team tournament, and that is of curse the breakup of the last champions, Junkyard Dog and Hacksaw Duggan. . . and fans, BOTH men are here this week. Hacksaw has asked for a personal one on one with Junkyard Dog, and after weeks of phone calls, telexes, politicking and calling in favors, I am pleased to announce that fans, this is one hour of wrestling you will NOT want to miss: JUNKYARD DOG will hear out HACKSAW DUGGAN ONE ON ONE, to hear what Hacksaw has to say, right here on this very program!!!!.
“One other item concerning next Saturday night in Tulsa, and that is all cards and letters I received when it was announced that Magnum TA will be on hand. I want to make it crystal clear to anyone who is buying a ticket for this card: even without Magnum in the building, this will shape up to be a night of wrestling no fan will soon forget. HOWEVER, Magnum TAs wrestling career is FINAL, KAPUT. He is lucky to have his skull back together again let alone participate in wrestling. Magnum will be on hand, to REVEAL HIS FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN simply thank the fans for their support as he has undergone multiple facial reconstruction surgeries.
“Now, ladies and gentlemen of Tulsa, I have no idea what to tell you to expect next week. I have not seen Magnum TA without the bandages off his face. We can only hope for a miracle, and that doctors have been able to at least reconstruct Magnum TAs face, that was busted into pieces at the hands of the Freebirds, so that he will at least not draw stares and cries from small children, let alone restore even a fraction of his classic handsome features he is known for. But please be advised that the surgeries may have not gone so well. Now, Jim, I’ve seen movies like the Elephant Man and I understand there’s a new movie coming out starring Cher called ‘Mask’ about a disfigured boy, well, it is possible March 15 could be a recreation of those movies as well. We will not know for another week, but what I would like to do is urge fans that no matter what Magnum TA looks like, good or bad, we all need to join together and let this great athlete and champion know he has all of our support. ”
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ITS MICHAEL HAYES AND TERRY GORDY!
Michael: “First of all, Bill Watts we didn’t mean to mess up Magnum TA THAT bad, we just wanted to give him a good ass kicking, but you know sometimes the Birds take things a little too far. But just to give the fans a preview of what it will be like March 15 in Tulsa, we give you MAGNUM TA!
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Its Buddy Jack Roberts walking to the set in a Frankenstein mask! Michael and Terry feign fear, Buddy Jack takes off the silly mask, and Birds have a hardy guffaw. Jim Ross and Bill Watts aren’t laughing. THAT WAS DISGUSTING!
Bill Watts: “That was sick Michael Hayes. Keep laughing it up, fellas because the joke is on YOU. Michael Hayes, next week right here on this very program, Grizzly Smith has ordered YOU to DEFEND THE NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT BELT AGAINST:
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“ERNIE LADD!!!!
THE BIRDS CAN’T BELIEVE IT, AND THROW TEMPER TANTRUMS!
Michael: “THAT’S BULL, PLAIN AND SIMPLE BILL WATTS! HERE is how things work in Mid-South: to get to my title, you have to go through Buddy Jack here, which Ernie Ladd failed to do. THEN, he has to go through Bam Bam, which wont happen March 15 in Tulsa, THEN and ONLY then, do you get put on the Top Contenders List. Bill Watts, I don’t know how Ernie Ladd got all this preferential treatment, but this is clear-cut politics, plain and simple!!!
Bill: “Oh no, there’s no politics, Michael Hayes. NOW: let me tell you how things REALLY run here in Mid-South Wrestling. After what you three bozos did to Magnum TA, I told you at the beginning of the year, if there was a way I could put the screws to you, I would do it: and the Ladd match next week was MY SUGGESTION! And you know what? After seeing you three just make fun of Magnum TA: IM GLAD I DID IT!!!! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
THE BIRDS ALL TANTRUM AND STOMP AROUND LIKE BABIES AGAIN!
Jim: “FANS, A MAIN EVENT IN ANY ARENA IN THE WORLD, IT WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON TV NEXT WEEK, MICHAEL HAYES VERSUS ERNIE LADD FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE, LETS GO TO THE RING!
STEVE DISALVO def. ANGELO MOSCA, JR, 8:11
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Danny Hodge joins Bill and Jim! He gets two words out when it’s BUDDY LANDELL! HODGE STANDS UP, AND WONT BE BACKED DOWN; WATTS GETS BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM !
Landell: “Mr. Hodge, you embarrassed me at WrestleBowl but let me tell you sir, that was a FLUKE! I just got done wrestling a long, grueling, hard scientific wrestling match with Bob Backlund, a former WWF world champion when you unfairly attacked me! I demand a rematch, Mr. Hodge, because I feel I am a better man than you, and fair and square can beat you in the ring and prove I am the best. And I want this match NEXT WEEK, in Tulsa, so I can prove it front of all your hometown fans!
Danny shakes his head and chuckles: “Look, I admire your in ring skills and talent, son. The fact is you slapped me in the face, and my muscle memory kicked in and I did what instincts told me to do. I am not looking for a fight. I am a 53-year-old man, and am enjoying my retirement. So the best I can do is wish you luck, say no hard feelings, and politely decline.
Bill: “Spoken like a true gentleman. I think that is fair, Buddy.
Buddy: “FAIR? Fair? Let me tell you something SIR. All up and down Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, LA, New York, wherever I have gone, everyone points and laughs at me, saying ‘There’s the guy who got beat by Danny Hodge’. I don’t like it, I don’t like YOU, I don’t RESPECT YOU, Danny Hodge, and the next times I step foot in that white trash, low life state of Oklahoma, it will be to beat you up! AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE CAN DO IT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!
LANDELL MOVES IN ON HODGE, WATTS BLOCKS HIM! WAIT WHO IS THIS WALKING ON THE SET?
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JERRY BRISCO?
Jerry leans into the mike: “Hey Mister Buddy Landell. Being a Sooner myself, I don’t take kindly to those words about my state. On top of that this man is a hero of mine. He just said he is retired. But guess what? IM NOT. So if you’re looking for a fight with an Oklahoman, I can give you one, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW:
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BRISCO SLAPS LANDELL’S SUNGLASSES OFF HIS HEAD!!!! HE THEN HEADS TO THE RING AND CHALLENGES LANDELL TO STEP IN AS LANDELL HOLDS HIS MOUTH, TAKES OFF HIS ROBE THEN STEPS IN! LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A MATCH!
JERRY BRISCO V BUDDY LANDELL
Brisco schools Landell around the ring! Landell gets the upperhand several times but each time is frustrated by Brisco! Landell ends up on the balls of his ass outside the ring, Brisco leans out of the ropes to grab Landell by his hair as he gets up:
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POW!!!!! LANDELL HITS BRISCO IN THE HEAD WITH A CHAIR! THE BELL RINGS THIS WILL BE A DQ!
Jim: “LANDELL COULDN’T TAKE IT! BUDDY LANDELL COULD NOT TAKE IT! JERRY BRISCO, THE OKLAHOMAN, GOT THE BETTER OF BUDDY!
BRISCO IS A BLOODY MESS! LANDELL THROWS THE CHAIR INTO THE RING, THEN RAISES IT HIGH OVER HIS HEAD FOR ANOTHER BLOW! WHAT A POOR SPORT!
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NO!!!!!!
DANNY HODGE IS IN THE RING AND GRABS THE CHAIR OUT OF LANDELLS HANDS!!!! LANDELL BAILS!!!! HODGE THROWS DOWN THE CHAIR AND CHECK ON BRISCOS CUT!
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Jim: “FANS CHAOS HAS BROKEN OUT HERE ON MID SOUTH WRESTLING WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK!
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Ernie Ladd joins Bill and Jim! Jim announces that DANNY HODGE HAS ACCEPTED BUDDY LANDELLS CHALLENGE MARCH 15 IN TULSA!
Ernie Ladd: “That danged fool Buddy Landell don't know how to keep em mouths shut in da general public I predict Danny Hodges is gonna slap in him da belly and moonslap him into next week so hard that Buddy Landell gonna wanna know where he can get a big ol frozen meaty pork for dat shiner that gonna be on his forehead!
“As for you Michael Hayes think this one over: I beats you next week for the North American title and then Terry Gordy he has to face ME for the title I took from his best friend! But don’t think I don’t know what y’all are thinkin: Big Cat looking to put a whoopin on Bam Bam for costing me the TV title, and it backfires because now Big Cat get a shot at the NORTH AMERICAN title; but ah know Michael Hayes you lookin to win lose or draw get yo licks on the Big Cat to soften him up for Bam Bam but guess what? Ahm lookin to not only take the North American title next week, but then March 5 in Tulsa, Terry Gordy, ahm gonna slap you mouth and kick in yo toothes with mah size 16 and walk out of Tulsa with not only the North American title, but yo butt laying in the middle of the mat!
Jim Ross: “When the Big Cat talks, the wrestling world listens! Fans, the Freebirds HAVE A LOT OF BIG PROBLEMS next week! Lets go to the ring!
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CANEK + DOS CARAS V MIKE STARK + COCOA SAMOA
Bill Watts needs his working shoes for this one as he works hard to educate the fans about the Mexican wrestlers and why its important for them to be part of the Mid South Tag Team title tournament at Night of the Grudge Matches next week. You have Canek, the UWA World Heavyweight champion, who has defeated LEW THEZ, Tiger Jeet Singh, Antonio Inoki and yes, his tag team partner, Dos Caras, for that title; Dos Caras is Mil Mascaras brother, also a former UWA World champion, and both men have put their differences aside to pursue the Mid South tag team title as Caras wraps up the big Stark for the win!
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To the left, its Hacksaw Duggan, holding a videocassette, and to the right its JUNKYARD DOG, and in the middle Bill Watts and Jim Ross, with a VCR and a TV on the announcers desk! All four men are seated with mikes in front of them.
Jim: “Bill Watts thank you for your tireless efforts in bringing these men together, Hacksaw Jim Duggan you requested this meeting.
Hacksaw: “Now look Junkyard, I know there’s been problems between us. And we vacated the tag team title belts. But friendship, YOUR friendship is more important to me than tag team titles. But I DID NOT hit you with the 2x4 at WrestleBowl. Here. Here is the videotape. The VCR is right here. Just put the tape in that machine, Dog and hit ‘play’. Hacksaw slides the tape down to JYD.
Junkyard refuses the tape: “Fool, keep that damned thing away from me, I aint playin no damned videotape!
Hacksaw: “Suit yourself. Here, Ill do it for you!
Hacksaw puts the tape min the machine, and hits play!
JUNKYARD DOG REACHES UNDER THE TABLE, AND UNPLUGS THE VCR, AND SHOWS THE LOOSE CORD, then throws it on the floor!
JYD: “I SAID, I aint watchin' no FOOL TAPE!
Bill: “Now come on JYD, the least you owe this man is to see want really happened at WrestleBowl.
JYD: “I don’t owe this man NOTHIN’! I KNOW what happened at WrestleBowl: this damned fool HIT ME SQUARE IN THE EYES WITH A 2X4! You know who I owe? KEN MANTELL!!
Hacksaw grabs the cord off the floor and plugs the VCR back in! “Watch the tape, Junkyard.
JYD UNPLUGS THE VCR! BOTH MEN GET ON THEIR FEET BEHINDF BILL AND JIM, AND ARE EYE TO EYE, NOSE TO NOSE, BELLY TO BELLY! BILL GETS BETWEEN THEM!
JYD: “I SAID, I AINT WATCHIN NO DAMNED TAPE! AND THERE’S NUTHIN YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT--- EXCEPT THE THUMPIN AHM GONNA GIVE YOU MATCH 15!
JYD TURNS HIS BACK ON HACKSAW----HACKSAW SPINS HIM AROUND!
Bill: “Fellas, this is ENOUGH!
Hacksaw: “Now I’m not askin’ ya. Im TELLING ya. Plug in the VCR, and WATCH THE TAPE.
JYD: “And Im telling YOU: GET YO HANDS OFF ME RIGHT NOW, SAW!!!!
JYD SHOVES HACKSAW!!! HE STORMS OFF, BUT HACKSAW GRABS HIM, TURNS HIM AROUND AGAIN:
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JUNKYARD DOG SLUGS HACKSAW!!!!!
JYD TURNS TO LEAVE, HACKSAW TURNS AROUND DOG a second time, AND JYD HITS HIM AGAIN!!!! THIS TIME ITS EVEN HARDER!!!
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HACKSAW IS on one knee, wipes off his lip, BUT WONT GIVE UP ON HIS STUBBORN FRIEND! HE SPINS JYD AGAIN, JYD HITS HACKSAW IN THE MOUTH AGAIN . . AND AGAIN . . . . AND AGAIN:
HACKSAW HAS TO DEFEND HIMSELF, AND HE AND JYD BRAWL!!!!
WAIT!!! ITS KEN MANTELL!!! HE BARKS ORDERS!!! MASKED SUPERSTAR AND CYCLONE NEGRO COME IN AND OVERWHELM HACKSAW AS JYD STEPS AWAY, HOLDING HIS MOUTH UNTIL:
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BOB ORTON JUNIOR!!!! BOB ORTON JUNIOR MAKES THE SAVE!!!! FANS, WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK!!!
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Bill Watts runs down the March 15 card in Tulsa ONE MORE TIME:
MID-SOUTH WRESTLING
NIGHT OF THE GRUDGE MATCHES!
MARCH 15, 1985
TULSA, OK
THREE FOUR GRUDGE MATCHES!
JUNKYARD DOG V HACKSAW DUGGAN
TERRY GORDY V ERNIE LADD
MASKED SUPERSTAR V BOB ORTON JR
JUST ADDED:
BUDDY LANDELL V DANNY HODGE!!!!!
PLUS . . .MAGNUM TA WILL BE ON HAND WITHOUT BANDAGES ON HIS FACE!
8 TAG TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT FOR THE VACANT MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
MICHAEL HAYES + BUDDY ROBERTS
GREG GAGNE + JERRY BRISCO
ANGELO MOSCA + CYCLONE NEGRO
SHANE DOUGLAS + WENDELL COOLEY
JOHN TATUM + RANDY ROSE
JUMBO TSURUTRA + GENICHIRO TENYRU
CANEK + DOS CARAS
PLUS ONE MORE TEAM TO BE ADDED!
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JUNKYARD DOG w/Ken Mantell V TIGER CONWAY JR
Jim Ross: “Well here we go and what a strange set of circumstances as it relates to that man Junkyard Dog, now finding himself on the opposite of the ring against a man he has tagged with and befriended in the past Tiger Conway Jr. And Bill, I cant but help to feel the frustration of Hacksaw Jim Duggan----he knows if Junkyard Dog would just watch that videotape of their match against Angelo Mosca and Killer Khan, surely, JYD would discover he has been deceived.
Bill: “You are right Jim, but never underestimate the power of Ken Mantell, his influence and money. No one knows Junkyard Dog better than me, and trust me you me there is no one more stubborn or single minded than the Junkyard Dog, and its his one mindedness that has won him multiple championships and won many many bloody feuds here in the Mid South, but in this case I have a feeling that Ken Mantell’s manipulative behavior has taken advantage of that trait.
Tiger Conway Junior battles JYD his former friend hard!
Bill: “I cant blame Tiger. Any wrestler that lets their guard down against any opponent, even with the respect and admiration that Tiger Conway Jr, must still have for Junkyard Dog, puts their physical well being in grave danger whenever you step into a wrestling ring.
But at the 6:44 mark, KEN MANTELL TRIPS TIGER, and JYD SEES IT, BUT TAKES ADVANTAGE ANYWAY, AND BULLDOGS TIGER FOR THE WIN!
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BUT WE ARE NOT DONE!!! HERE COMES SUPERSTAR AND CYCLONE AGAIN, AND THEY PUT THE BOOTS TO TIGER AS JYD LOOKS ON!
Jim: “Fans, THIS is a Junkyard Dog I thought Id NEVER ever see!!! Look at him, not only taking a cheap win, but not stepping in, not laying a finger to help his old friend, Tiger Conway Junior!
Bill: “HOLD ON, HELP IS ON THE WAY, JIM!
HERE COMES HACKSAW AND ORTON FOR THE SAVE!!! MANTELL MAKES SURE HIS CROWN JEWEL, JUNKYARD DOG IS OUT OF THE RING AS HACKSAW JAWJACKS WITH MANTELL AS DOG LOOKS UP AT HACKSAW AS MANTELL ESCORTS HIM AWAY, AND ORTON CHECKS ON TIGER! FANS WE ARE OUT OF TIME, NIGHT OF THE GRUDGE MATCHES IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY!
