CWA at the Mid-South Coliseum 3/31/85: LOSER LEAVES TOWN!!!!

[thecommish]

Continental Wrestling Association
Monday, March 31, 1985
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN 

1) The Bruise Brothers: Troy Graham & Porkchop Cash defeated Sweet Sensation: Stan Lane & Shawn Michael at 14:04 when Troy Graham rolled up Shawn Michaels and hooked the tights to get the win. The Bruise Brothers have handed Sweet Sensation their very first loss here in CWA! 

2) Rick Rude (w/ Jimmy Hart & Big Bubba Rogers) pinned Tommy “Wildfire” Rich at 13:45 with the Rude Awakening neck-breaker. Big Bubba Rogers cheap-shotted Rich behind the referee’s back, allowing Rude to pounce and still a pin over Rich. 

3) Jerry “The King” Lawler pinned The Dirty White Boy at 12:11 when he came off the second rope with the flying fist drop in a tough match. 

4) Southern Tag Team Champions Hotstuff International: Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeated The Rock n’ Roll Express: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a Loser Leaves Town for 90 Days match, when Eddie Gilbert pinned his arch-enemy Ricky Morton with a Hot Shot to remain champions. Morton and Gibson thanked the fans for their support, apologized for letting them down and promised to return one day to avenge their loss. Eddie Gilbert was positively gleeful watching that.  

INTERMISSION 

5) CWA Heavyweight Jake “The Snake” Roberts pinned ”Superstar” Bill Dundee with the DDT to retain his title. Jerry Lawler hit the ring after the match when Roberts attempted to go for a second DDT. Jake slide out of the ring before The King got to him. 

6) The Masked Superstar defeated Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) when the injured Street passed out in the cobra hold. 

7) Southern Heavyweight Champion One Man Gang pinned Dutch Mantell at 18:34 in a Taped Fist Match when the champion connected with the 747 on Mantell to score the pin. The Dirty Dutchman put up a hell of a fight and seemed to have a win over One Man Gang with a flying knee drop, but the delayed response of the referee allowed Gang to kick out. Mantell was arguing with the referee and then stepped out onto the apron. He continued questioning Frank Morrell, but a groggy One Man Gang charged and slammed into Mantell, sending Dutch flying off the apron and crashing shoulder-first onto the ringside table. Gang then pulled the injured Mantell back into the ring and connected with the 747 for the win. Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee were out after the match to help the injured Mantell away from the ring.

Lance Russell announces that next week's main event will be the first-ever one-on-one meeting between Jerry "The King" Lawler and Jake "The Snake" Roberts - with the CWA Heavyweight Title on the the line!

[doctorfate]

Tough times for Mantell and The Express. Already love what Gilbert will do with that. Rich was robbed. Nice win by Lawler.

[Chitohausen]

Man, there's a lot of fun stuff going on in the CWA! I was surprised to see the Rn'R Express lose, but Gilbert and Steiner are really coming into their own as champions. If Morton and Gibson can't beat them, I wonder if any team in Memphis can?

I think the Snake vs Dundee match would be the match of the night IMO. I can't wait for next week's show, with Lawler vs Roberts. That's going to be a great one!

[Captain Charisma]

Big win for the Bruise Brothers, and I loved the King/DWB match. OMG and Dirty Dutch going at it with Taped Fists would've been a crazy brawl. I too was surprised, pleasantly, by the First Family sticking it to the Rock n Rolls and Wildfire. Masked Superstar is such a great fit for this roster, I see him blazing a path in Memphis and the direction the Superstar decides to head will shape the CWA. For better, for worse. Great action Justin.

Peace
Jeff