Wild West Wrestling: 5/24/1985 - "Outlaws of Wrestling" TV#3
Jun 21, 2014 2:22:23 GMT
Post by psychosem17 on Jun 21, 2014 2:22:23 GMT
Wild West Wrestling
“Outlaws of Wrestling” TV Taping
Friday, May 23rd, 1985 (taped)
Saturday, May 24th, 1985 (local air date)
(Airs on delay throughout rest of territory)
Graham Central Station, Albuquerque, NM
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*”Outlaws of Wrestling” Opening set to the theme from “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”.
*Les Thatcher & Tux Newman open the show and welcome the fans, this time to the Graham Central Station in Albuquerque. The set up is very similar to when Texas All-Star Wrestling runs Gilley's back in Texas and is probably where the promoters here got the idea as Graham Central is an equally large dance hall and club that often hosts concerts.
The announcers then continue by hyping up the upcoming tag team tournament with Newman beaming because not one but BOTH of his teams will be competing here today and BOTH have now been entered into the tournament. Thatcher counters by saying that he 'hadn't heard that yet', and that, while the Interns were in, it 'remained to be seen' if the Deathstars had been included in the tournament, but that he would be talking to Wild West Wrestling's match maker Tito Montez about the tournament a little bit later on in the show and would get 'to the bottom of it'. This makes Newman to backtrack a little bit, but he adds that Tito would have 'no choice' but to do so once Magnum Force was eliminated 'once and for all'. Les calls that a 'big task' and one that 'remains to be seen'.
The program then goes to break with Thatcher letting the fans know that hear on the program today they will also be seeing some highlights of the big 2/3 falls match from last month at the Thomas & Mack Center as Bret Hart took on Davey Boy Smith with a opportunity at Jacques Rougeau's Wild West Heavyweight Title on the line as some short highlights of the two men taking one another on air.
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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*Wild West match maker Tito Montez joins Thatcher and Newman at the announce area and all three men continue to promote the upcoming tournament for the vacant Wild West Wrestling Tag Team Championship. Mr. Montez talks about some of the great teams in the area such as the Interns, Breakdancers and Magnum Force, but also says he has received a lot of interest in the tournament from all over the world with teams from Samoa (The Samoans) and New Zealand (The Sheepherders) coming in to compete for the titles.
*As the program is about to go to break, Thatcher asks for confirmation as to whether or not the Deathstars have been entered into the tournament and Mr. Montez says that Newman has posted the money for them to be entered, but he has yet to make a determination as he is still fielding offers and, quite frankly, Tux's rather large team, while impressive looking, really hasn't accomplished the win-loss record to be considered at this time. Newman then fires back at Montez with 'Do you have anyone better?' and Tito responds by saying that he 'just might' as 'Cowboy' Scott Casey was out here just last week saying that he wanted to 'throw his hat in the ring'. Tux scoffs at the idea by saying Casey 'probably didn't even have a partner' because, after all, 'who would want to team with that redneck hick'. Newman then assures Montez that his men are a 'much better option', but Tito simply walks away shaking his head and saying that he would 'consider it' as a 'last resort', but that Casey wasn't the only 'qualified' and 'interested' party.
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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1)Rene Goulet & Duke Myers defeated Jim Powers & Jerry Oske at 6:16 when Myers pinned Powers following a piledriver.
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*The announcers continued to talk about the tournament and how impressive Rene and Duke had looked during this 'tune up' match. Newman didn't seem too impressed saying that both of his teams were 'far superior' and that Montez had better allow his 'second team' to enter the tournament field. Tux then got up and left after telling Thatcher that he had to tend to the 'future' Wild West Tag Team Champions.
*The program went to break with some highlights set to music of one of the teams coming in to compete in Wild West Tag Team Championship Tournament, The Samoans: Afa & Samu. (This is the same video as last week. It fades to break before it is complete.)
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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*Action returns and Kevin Wall has replaced Newman in the announce area. He and Thatcher say that it is now time to see the team that Tux was speaking so highly of just a few moments ago, The Interns.
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2)The Interns #1 & #2 (w/Tux Nemwan) defeated Jerry Monti & Ted Oates at 5:43 when #2? pinned Monti after the other Intern placed Jerry over his knee and #2? came off of the second rope with a flying elbow smash.
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*Following the contest, Newman continues to spout off about how his team were going to be the first ever Wild West Tag Team Champions. He continues yelling into the camera about it until the program directors get tired of it and go to break.
*The program went to break with some highlights set to music of one of the teams coming in to compete in Wild West Tag Team Championship Tournament, The New Zealand Sheepherders: Jonathan Boyd & Luke Williams.
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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*Action returns and Tux Newman is back in the announce booth where he asks Thatcher what he thought about his team's performance. Les admitted that the Interns were an 'impressive team', but that they were 'one of many' when it came to this tournament.
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3)Harley Race pinned Tommy Wright at 7:01 following a diving headbutt off of the top rope. Race's young opponent put up a good fight but was ultimately no match for the grizzled veteran.
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*Les Thatcher is by himself when the cameras return to the announce area as he notes that Tux Newman has left to prepare his team for today's big main event, but says that first, when they return, the fans will be hearing from Harley Race about his upcoming encounter inside the cage with Jos LeDuc.
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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*Kevin Wall rejoins the announce team as the game of musical chairs continues on today's episode. Thatcher & Wall talk about the feud between Harley Race and Jos LeDuc and then toss to some highlights from the recent 'Lumberjack Match' between the two at the Thomas & Mack Center in which there was no winner because the fight spilled over into the crowd and the lumberjacks were unable to get both men back into the ring. Thatcher says that as a result of that match, and 'for the safety of the fans' that WWW Representative Tito Montez has signed a Steel Cage match between the two men when Wild West Wrestling returns to Las Vegas. (Brief Clip)
*The program went to break with some comments from Harley Race on the upcoming match.
RACE: “You know LeDuc... I admire you... You are a very tough individual and you don't pull any punches in that ring. When I step into the ring to face you I know I'm in for a fight.”
“For a long, long time I've prided myself in being one thing... THE ABSOLUTE BEST. And SEVEN TIMES I've been just that. Seven times the Heavyweight Champion of the World.... but not now.”
“Time waits for NO MAN. Even I realize this, Joe LeDuc, but that doesn't mean that I don't have goals and aspirations. I will again hold that TEN POUNDS OF GOLD, even if it's last thing I do...“
“So every time I have to fight you, every time I have to give my all inside that squared circle to pass the test is one less chance that I have towards obtaining my goal.”
“Joe LeDuc... I WILL NOT BE STOPPED. So while I do admire you... Come the 31st at the Thomas & Mack Center... I sure wouldn't want to be you.”
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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4) Magnum Force: Dave Peterson & Scott Hall defeated 'The Dark Lords of the Ring' The Deathstars (w/Tux Newman) by disqualification at 8:15 when The Interns interfered and all four of Newman's wrestlers beat down on the Force, leaving them in a heap in the ring.
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*After the match, the beat down continued until 'Cowboy' Scott Casey ran in with a chair and cleaned house, causing Newman and his men to bail to the floor. 'The Cowboy' had Newman by the coat but one of the Deathstars managed to become enough of a distraction to allow Tux to escape. Casey then clobbered the big Deathstar across the back with the chair but it had remarkably little effect as the big man only momentarily dropped to one knee before being rounded up by Newman and guided to safety.
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COMMERCIAL BREAK: Local Card Lineups & Localized Promos
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*The remainder of the show was dedicated to showing a clipped version of the big 'Best of Three Falls' contest between Bret Hart and his heated rival Davey Boy Smith from Wild West Wrestling's last visit to the Thomas & Mack Center. The finishes to all three falls were shown along with the restart finish that saw Smith emerge victorious and earn a shot at Wild West Heavyweight Champion Jacques Rougeau on the 31st in Las Vegas.
*When live action returned the announce area was abuzz with excitement as 'Cowboy' Scott Casey and Tux Newman have squared off again, this time verbally, with WWW matchmaker Tito Montez coming out to bring things to order. Montez admonished Newman for his actions and said that he would love to have removed the Interns from the tournament for what had transpired but that since the Interns first round match up against the Magnum Force had already been announced that it would be unfair to the fans that had already purchased a ticket for that contest.
Tito did say, however, that 'under no circumstances' would he now consider the Deathstars for the tournament and he then proceeded to take the check that Newman had posted for the team and tear it up right in the manager's face. Montez then asked Casey if he had gotten a partner to agree to team with him and the 'Cowboy' responded by saying that he had a guy that was 'ready, willing and able' to team with him. Tito said good, because he had also had a lot of interest out of 'New York City' by a very well known tag team that had held the gold there and that 'next week' Casey and his partner would square off against that team to determine which team would get the final spot in the tournament field.
*The show concluded with Thatcher letting everyone know that the program would be back here next week with highlights of the big 'Tag Team Battle Royal' from the last Thomas & Mack show. Also, Jos LeDuc in action, more info on the big tag team tournament, including a look at the team of Billy Anderson & Scott McGhee and the big tag team match to determine the last spot in the tournament field as 'Cowboy' Scott Casey & his mystery partner take on the top challengers from 'New York City'.
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Sante Fe, NM 5-24-1985
1-Billy Anderson pinned Jerry Oske (10:30 – 'Brisco Roll' out of corner)
2-George Wells pinned 'Wildman' Jack Armstrong (10:15 – Flying Football Tackle)
3-Wild West Heavyweight Champion Jacques Rougeau pinned Scott McGhee following a missile dropkick from the top rope to retain the title. (20:00 - 11th defense)
*Rougeau proves to continue to be a fighting champion as McGhee makes the most of his opportunity and rises to the occasion with a strong effort against the champion, but not strong enough. Both men shook hands after the contest...
4-Davey Boy Smith pinned 'Cowboy' Scott Casey in a '#1 contender' match. (17:00 – Running Power Slam)
*Casey gave Davey everything he could handle in an attempt to gain another chance at the Wild West Heavyweight title after his recent string of unsuccessful challenges, but again came up short as he fell to the move that no one has been able to kick out of yet here in the area, the running power slam...
5-The Interns 1 & #2 (w/Tux Newman) defeated The Breakdancers: 'Brickhouse' Brown & 'Stylin' Mark Ragin (16:30 – 'Decapitation Device')
*The Breakdancers really had things going their way, but a Tux Newman distraction allowed the two Interns to cheap shot Ragin and then catch him with the over the knee backbreaker/off the 2nd rope elbow drop combination for the victory...
6-In a 'Lumberjack Match', Harley Race pinned Jos LeDuc (12:15 – Falling Headbutt)
*Both men battered on another bloody with Race, a crimson mask, scoring the fall after a series of three falling headbutts...
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