CWF 5-17-85 - Dusty Speaks, Flair's Challenger Revealed
May 15, 2014 2:26:08 GMT
Post by bart on May 15, 2014 2:26:08 GMT
Taped May 13 1985, Airing May 17
Tampa Sportatorium
Broadcasters: Gordon Solie and Buddy Colt
Solie welcomes everyone to Championship Wrestling from Florida. The Eddie Graham Memorial Show is starting to take shape, with four big title matches now signed. The camera pulls back, and CWF promoter George Scott is with Solie and Colt. Scott says that just 15 minutes ago, the contract was signed for the NWA Heavyweight Championship match. Due to his recent success, such as reaching the Florida Championship tournament finals, defeating The Assassin and last weeks defeat of Ric Flair, the NWA's board of directors and CWF have declared Mike Rotundo the #1 contender and the challenger at the Memorial Show, June 7 in Tampa. Rotundo then comes out and shakes hands with Scott. He says that last week was no fluke, everyone saw it, he pinned the World Champion clean in the center of the ring, and he'll do it again.
We head to the ring for our first match.
US Tag Team Champions The Devil's Duo w/ The Great Mephisto vs. SD Jones & Terry Daniels - 1 fall, 15 min, non title match
The Duo hit the ring, and in their usual style, beat up their opponents like it';s a street fight, winning quickly.
Winners: US Tag Team Champions The Devil's Duo via pin @ 1:38
The Duo and Mephisto join Solie and Colt in the announce area. Mephisto says that his terror of Florida has just begun, Next week, his march across Florida will continue, as he will bring the biggest monster known to wrestling, the mad man from Uganda, Kamala the Ugandan Giant. 350 pounds of pure savage, found in the jungles of Africa, Kamala will destroy any man who gets in his way.
Commercial
Coming back to the show, Solie informs us that Dusty Rhodes is still not medically cleared to wrestle, and CWF officials won't even clear him to enter the building yet, but he's sent in a video taped response to Barry Windham.
Dusty is in front of an old pick up truck, dressed in jeans and cowboy boots and hat.. His forehead is still heavily bandaged. He says it hurts. It hurts because he tried to go to the Sportatorium and the Armory in Tampa, and they won't let him in. He tried to go to Jacksonville, to West Palm Beach, to Miami, Talahassee, St. Petersburg, Orlando, and they won't let him in. Not because of what he's done, but because of what Barry Windham did to him. The Southern Champion, isn't allowed in the building, because of a cowardly, back stabbing, double faced attack by Barry Windham. And now, Windham and that weasel Bobby Heenan are trying to take that title way. Not in the ring, Dusty is fine with defending it, but trying to take it way the cowardly way, by saying Dusty isn't a fighter. Well Dusty is a fighter, he wins and loses ALL his titles in the ring. He says he trusted Barry, he treated Barry like a son. His sons thought of Barry like an older brother. He then says that this hurts. There is no doubt it hurts. Not just the physical pain of the attack, but the pain inside of betrayal. But what hurts most is that he knows what he has to do to Barry. He'll defend the Southern Title against him, but this fight isn't about titles, it's personal, and it's going to hurt him to have to teach Barry a lesson he'll never forget. If everyone thought Dusty looked bad a few weeks go, Barry will be hoping he looks that good when Dusty is through with him.
The video ends and we head to the ring for our first match.
Hippie Mike Boyette vs. Barry Windham w/ Bobby The Brain Heenan - 1 fall, 15 min
Windham continues his new, more aggressive style, again coming close to being disqualified. Just like last week, he clamps on a claw hold and gets his opponent to submit.
Winner: Barry Windham via submission @ 2:35
Windham and Heenan join the announcers. Heenan starts off by saying Dusty is smart to stay away from the arenas, it's the only way he'll hold onto that title. Barry then speaks up, and says that it might hurt Dusty to have to face him, but it won't hurt him. He'll look forward to taking Dusty's title and his pride, and once again leave him in a pile of blood and tears.
Commercial
Paul Jones is in the announce area with Krusher Kruschev. Jones said that he's helped Kruschev do great things since they've teamed up. Kruschev hasn't lost a match and is now where he belongs, in main events, like he is today. He tells Sam Houston that he should just leave rather than get his head taken off with the Russian Sickle. Jones says Kruschev is a future champion, and coming to the ring, the next members of his army, The Regulators are ready to hit the ring.
The Regulators - Black Bart & Bobby Jaggers w/ Paul Jones vs. The Patriot & Mark Fleming - 1 fall, 15 min
Bart and Jaggers work well as a team. Fleming holds his own, but when the rookie masked Patriot comes in, he is no match for the more experienced cowboys.
Winners: The Regulators via pin @ 3:47
Following the match, The Regulators join Jones in the announce area. They say they're the toughest SOBs to come to Florida in a long time, and that everyone better be on their toes or else they'll be on their rears.
Commercial
Gordon says that they will now be joined by the team that will be challenging for the US Tag Team Titles at the Eddie Graham Memorial Show, the team that fans have begun calling the Rock and Roll Patrol, Ricky Gibson and Buck Zumhoffe. The two come to the announce area and say that they're more than ready to win the US Titles and party into the night on June 7 in Tampa. They say the Duo are mean and tough, but they've face meaner and tougher, and come out on top before, this will be no different. They then head to the ring.
The Rock and Roll Patrol - Ricky Gibson & Buck Zumhoffe vs. Nacho Berrera and AJ Petruzzi - 1 fall, 15 min
Gibson and Zumhoffe continue to work like a well oiled machine, winning after a top rope drop kick from Gibson.
Winners: The Rock and Roll Patrol via pin @ 4:21
Returning to the announce area, Florida Champion Paul Orndorff with Bobby The Brain Heenan. Orndorff says he's taken on everyone thats been thrown at him in his short reign, and Mike Graham will be no different. Heenan adds that his sources tell him that Graham abandoned the Florida Title to avoid Mr. Wonderful, and everyone knows that he doesn't stand a chance June 7 in Tampa.
Commerical
NWA World Champion Ric Flair is at the announce area with Solie and Colt. Flair starts off by appologizing for being late, but he was out all night long with some of the cities finest ladies, and after a night of them riding space mountain, even the Nature Boy needs to rest. But make no mistake about it, he'll be well rested when he takes on Mike Rotundo on June 7. He may have underestimated Rotundo last week, but when they face off in the Sundome, it won't be some non title match, it'll be for the 10 pounds of gold, the legacy of Thesz, of Race, of Brisco and even of Dusty Rhodes. But, Flair says, his legacy isn't done yet. Mike Rotundo might have beaten him once, but day in and day out, Flair beats the best in the world, and when they face off, Rotundo will learn the truth, like it or not, that Flair is the best thing going today.
Rocky Johnson vs. Pete Doherty - 1 fall, 15 min
Johnson continues to look strong, beating The Duke of Dorchester with the Boston Crab.
Winner: Rocky Johnson via pin @ 3:02
Sam Houston is with Solie and Colt. He says that he is ready to take it to the next level, and it's going to begin today when he defeats Krusher Kruschev in the main event.
Commercial
Krusher Kruschev w/ Paul Jones vs. Sam Houston - 1 fall, TV Time
The two young stars put on a good TV match, but Houston isn't able to keep up with the US turncoat Kruschev. Once he gains the advantage, he doesn't give it up, winning after a Russian Sickle.
Winner: Krusher Kruschev via pin @ 7:04
The show closes out with Colt saying that next week, Dusty Rhodes will be here in the studio, plus the debut of Kamala the Ugandan Giant, Windham and much more.
June 7 - USF Sundome
1st Annual Eddie Graham Memorial Show
NWA World Championship
Ric Flair vs Mike Rotundo
Southern Championship
Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham
Florida Championship
Paul Orndorff vs. Mike Graham
US Tag Team Championship
The Devil's Duo w/ The Great Mephisto
vs.
Ricky Gibson & Buck Zumhoffe
Also appearing Krusher Kruschev, Rocky Johnson, Sam Houston, Carlos Colon
More to be announced next week
Tampa Sportatorium
Broadcasters: Gordon Solie and Buddy Colt
Solie welcomes everyone to Championship Wrestling from Florida. The Eddie Graham Memorial Show is starting to take shape, with four big title matches now signed. The camera pulls back, and CWF promoter George Scott is with Solie and Colt. Scott says that just 15 minutes ago, the contract was signed for the NWA Heavyweight Championship match. Due to his recent success, such as reaching the Florida Championship tournament finals, defeating The Assassin and last weeks defeat of Ric Flair, the NWA's board of directors and CWF have declared Mike Rotundo the #1 contender and the challenger at the Memorial Show, June 7 in Tampa. Rotundo then comes out and shakes hands with Scott. He says that last week was no fluke, everyone saw it, he pinned the World Champion clean in the center of the ring, and he'll do it again.
We head to the ring for our first match.
US Tag Team Champions The Devil's Duo w/ The Great Mephisto vs. SD Jones & Terry Daniels - 1 fall, 15 min, non title match
The Duo hit the ring, and in their usual style, beat up their opponents like it';s a street fight, winning quickly.
Winners: US Tag Team Champions The Devil's Duo via pin @ 1:38
The Duo and Mephisto join Solie and Colt in the announce area. Mephisto says that his terror of Florida has just begun, Next week, his march across Florida will continue, as he will bring the biggest monster known to wrestling, the mad man from Uganda, Kamala the Ugandan Giant. 350 pounds of pure savage, found in the jungles of Africa, Kamala will destroy any man who gets in his way.
Commercial
Coming back to the show, Solie informs us that Dusty Rhodes is still not medically cleared to wrestle, and CWF officials won't even clear him to enter the building yet, but he's sent in a video taped response to Barry Windham.
Dusty is in front of an old pick up truck, dressed in jeans and cowboy boots and hat.. His forehead is still heavily bandaged. He says it hurts. It hurts because he tried to go to the Sportatorium and the Armory in Tampa, and they won't let him in. He tried to go to Jacksonville, to West Palm Beach, to Miami, Talahassee, St. Petersburg, Orlando, and they won't let him in. Not because of what he's done, but because of what Barry Windham did to him. The Southern Champion, isn't allowed in the building, because of a cowardly, back stabbing, double faced attack by Barry Windham. And now, Windham and that weasel Bobby Heenan are trying to take that title way. Not in the ring, Dusty is fine with defending it, but trying to take it way the cowardly way, by saying Dusty isn't a fighter. Well Dusty is a fighter, he wins and loses ALL his titles in the ring. He says he trusted Barry, he treated Barry like a son. His sons thought of Barry like an older brother. He then says that this hurts. There is no doubt it hurts. Not just the physical pain of the attack, but the pain inside of betrayal. But what hurts most is that he knows what he has to do to Barry. He'll defend the Southern Title against him, but this fight isn't about titles, it's personal, and it's going to hurt him to have to teach Barry a lesson he'll never forget. If everyone thought Dusty looked bad a few weeks go, Barry will be hoping he looks that good when Dusty is through with him.
The video ends and we head to the ring for our first match.
Hippie Mike Boyette vs. Barry Windham w/ Bobby The Brain Heenan - 1 fall, 15 min
Windham continues his new, more aggressive style, again coming close to being disqualified. Just like last week, he clamps on a claw hold and gets his opponent to submit.
Winner: Barry Windham via submission @ 2:35
Windham and Heenan join the announcers. Heenan starts off by saying Dusty is smart to stay away from the arenas, it's the only way he'll hold onto that title. Barry then speaks up, and says that it might hurt Dusty to have to face him, but it won't hurt him. He'll look forward to taking Dusty's title and his pride, and once again leave him in a pile of blood and tears.
Commercial
Paul Jones is in the announce area with Krusher Kruschev. Jones said that he's helped Kruschev do great things since they've teamed up. Kruschev hasn't lost a match and is now where he belongs, in main events, like he is today. He tells Sam Houston that he should just leave rather than get his head taken off with the Russian Sickle. Jones says Kruschev is a future champion, and coming to the ring, the next members of his army, The Regulators are ready to hit the ring.
The Regulators - Black Bart & Bobby Jaggers w/ Paul Jones vs. The Patriot & Mark Fleming - 1 fall, 15 min
Bart and Jaggers work well as a team. Fleming holds his own, but when the rookie masked Patriot comes in, he is no match for the more experienced cowboys.
Winners: The Regulators via pin @ 3:47
Following the match, The Regulators join Jones in the announce area. They say they're the toughest SOBs to come to Florida in a long time, and that everyone better be on their toes or else they'll be on their rears.
Commercial
Gordon says that they will now be joined by the team that will be challenging for the US Tag Team Titles at the Eddie Graham Memorial Show, the team that fans have begun calling the Rock and Roll Patrol, Ricky Gibson and Buck Zumhoffe. The two come to the announce area and say that they're more than ready to win the US Titles and party into the night on June 7 in Tampa. They say the Duo are mean and tough, but they've face meaner and tougher, and come out on top before, this will be no different. They then head to the ring.
The Rock and Roll Patrol - Ricky Gibson & Buck Zumhoffe vs. Nacho Berrera and AJ Petruzzi - 1 fall, 15 min
Gibson and Zumhoffe continue to work like a well oiled machine, winning after a top rope drop kick from Gibson.
Winners: The Rock and Roll Patrol via pin @ 4:21
Returning to the announce area, Florida Champion Paul Orndorff with Bobby The Brain Heenan. Orndorff says he's taken on everyone thats been thrown at him in his short reign, and Mike Graham will be no different. Heenan adds that his sources tell him that Graham abandoned the Florida Title to avoid Mr. Wonderful, and everyone knows that he doesn't stand a chance June 7 in Tampa.
Commerical
NWA World Champion Ric Flair is at the announce area with Solie and Colt. Flair starts off by appologizing for being late, but he was out all night long with some of the cities finest ladies, and after a night of them riding space mountain, even the Nature Boy needs to rest. But make no mistake about it, he'll be well rested when he takes on Mike Rotundo on June 7. He may have underestimated Rotundo last week, but when they face off in the Sundome, it won't be some non title match, it'll be for the 10 pounds of gold, the legacy of Thesz, of Race, of Brisco and even of Dusty Rhodes. But, Flair says, his legacy isn't done yet. Mike Rotundo might have beaten him once, but day in and day out, Flair beats the best in the world, and when they face off, Rotundo will learn the truth, like it or not, that Flair is the best thing going today.
Rocky Johnson vs. Pete Doherty - 1 fall, 15 min
Johnson continues to look strong, beating The Duke of Dorchester with the Boston Crab.
Winner: Rocky Johnson via pin @ 3:02
Sam Houston is with Solie and Colt. He says that he is ready to take it to the next level, and it's going to begin today when he defeats Krusher Kruschev in the main event.
Commercial
Krusher Kruschev w/ Paul Jones vs. Sam Houston - 1 fall, TV Time
The two young stars put on a good TV match, but Houston isn't able to keep up with the US turncoat Kruschev. Once he gains the advantage, he doesn't give it up, winning after a Russian Sickle.
Winner: Krusher Kruschev via pin @ 7:04
The show closes out with Colt saying that next week, Dusty Rhodes will be here in the studio, plus the debut of Kamala the Ugandan Giant, Windham and much more.
June 7 - USF Sundome
1st Annual Eddie Graham Memorial Show
NWA World Championship
Ric Flair vs Mike Rotundo
Southern Championship
Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham
Florida Championship
Paul Orndorff vs. Mike Graham
US Tag Team Championship
The Devil's Duo w/ The Great Mephisto
vs.
Ricky Gibson & Buck Zumhoffe
Also appearing Krusher Kruschev, Rocky Johnson, Sam Houston, Carlos Colon
More to be announced next week
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