Post by maddog1981 on Jun 10, 2017 14:55:18 GMT
USWA Championship Wrestling #3: 1/19/1985
taped from Memphis, TN
Gary Hart, the Greak Kabuki, Checkmate and Magic Dragon are out at the announce table. Gary Hart calls these men his stable of professional killers. Bob Armstrong made a huge mistake demanding a match with his man Checkmate. Checkmate is a master of submission holds. He can take any part of the human body and break it at will. Bob Armstrong is going to join his son Brad on the disabled list after today.
The Stud Stable d. Josh Stroud and Ricky Reeves at 3:18 when Golden pinned Reeves with the Piledriver
Manny Fernandez is backstage with Bob Caudle. He is pumped up because today is his chance to earn a shot at the World Title. Terry Funk isn't taking him seriously and that's going to cost him. If he lasts 10 minutes with the World Champion he gets a title shot. Well, he isn't happy with just getting a draw, he's going out there to pin or submit the champion to make a point. He's going to show everyone that he can be the man in the USWA.
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk is backstage with Bob Caudle. Manny Fernandez is about to learn what stepping in the ring with the World Champion is all about. Manny Fernandez wasn't even in the initial tournament for this belt. That's how little the experts think about him. The fans at home might be thinking that 10 minutes isn't that long but when you're in there with the World Champion that's an eternity. Funk asks Caudle how he should beat Manny Fernandez. Should he use the Piledriver and pin him or should he go old school and break out the Spinning Toe Hold. Either way, this match isn't lasting 10 minutes and Manny sure as hell isn't beating him.
Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy d. George South and Doug Vines at 2:54 when Gordy pinned Vines with the Powerbomb
The Freebirds stop at the announce table. Hayes has them show footage of the Freebirds beating the Rock N Roll Express by count out on Monday. Hayes says that was just a warning to the Rock N Roll Express. He wants that defeat to weigh on their minds for a couple of weeks before the rematch. The Rock N Roll Express are in an unwinnable situation. He's going to give them 1 week. Next week, on this very show, the Rock N Roll Express can hand over the Tag Team Title belts and the Freebirds will let them walk away.
Jeff Jarrett pinned Barry Horowitz at 8:27 with a cross body block
Brian Lee and Jimmy Golden hit the ring. Jarrett goes after Lee first and they exchange punches. Golden nails Jarrett from behind and takes him down with a neckbreaker. Brian Lee hits Jarrett with the Cancellation. Jimmy Golden and Brian Lee taunt the crowd until the Junkyard Dog hits the ring.
Checkmate d. Bob Armstrong by DQ at 6:07 when Armstrong pushed the referee down after refusing the stop punching Checkmate in the corner
Armstrong tosses Checkmate out of the ring and grabs the house mic. He tells Gary Hart to send the rest of his boys here and he'll do the same to them. The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon come down and surround the ring. Checkmate manages to get to his feet. Armstrong fights them off and keeps them from getting into the ring. Scott Armstrong hits the ring with two baseball bats. Bob and Scott Armstrong dare them to get in the ring but they decide to retreat to the back.
Main Event:
Manny Fernandez pinned Terry Funk at 9:59 with the Flying Burrito
The crowd erupted as soon as Fernandez got the pinfall. Fernandez goes into the crowd and starts high fiving fans.
Manny Fernandez is backstage with Bob Caudle. He told everyone that he was going to earn a shot at the title and now he's done it. You're looking at the next World Champion.
Terry Funk is backstage with Bob Caudle. Funk would like to be the first to congratulate Manny Fernandez at earning a shot at the belt. Now the real challenge begins. A championship match is not the same as what today was. Funk will be playing for keeps in a title match. The intensity goes up to 11 when the belt is on the line and he hopes Fernandez is ready for the most vicious and intense match of his career.
Next Week:
Will the Rock N Roll Express hand over the USWA World Tag Team Titles to the Fabulous Freebirds?
In the main event it will be Junkyard Dog, Jeff Jarrett and Koko B. Ware vs. Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden and Brian Lee in six man tag team action.
also in action will be Ted Dibiase, the Fantastics, Manny Fernandez, the Samoan SWAT Team and Rip Rogers...
taped from Memphis, TN
Gary Hart, the Greak Kabuki, Checkmate and Magic Dragon are out at the announce table. Gary Hart calls these men his stable of professional killers. Bob Armstrong made a huge mistake demanding a match with his man Checkmate. Checkmate is a master of submission holds. He can take any part of the human body and break it at will. Bob Armstrong is going to join his son Brad on the disabled list after today.
The Stud Stable d. Josh Stroud and Ricky Reeves at 3:18 when Golden pinned Reeves with the Piledriver
Manny Fernandez is backstage with Bob Caudle. He is pumped up because today is his chance to earn a shot at the World Title. Terry Funk isn't taking him seriously and that's going to cost him. If he lasts 10 minutes with the World Champion he gets a title shot. Well, he isn't happy with just getting a draw, he's going out there to pin or submit the champion to make a point. He's going to show everyone that he can be the man in the USWA.
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk is backstage with Bob Caudle. Manny Fernandez is about to learn what stepping in the ring with the World Champion is all about. Manny Fernandez wasn't even in the initial tournament for this belt. That's how little the experts think about him. The fans at home might be thinking that 10 minutes isn't that long but when you're in there with the World Champion that's an eternity. Funk asks Caudle how he should beat Manny Fernandez. Should he use the Piledriver and pin him or should he go old school and break out the Spinning Toe Hold. Either way, this match isn't lasting 10 minutes and Manny sure as hell isn't beating him.
Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy d. George South and Doug Vines at 2:54 when Gordy pinned Vines with the Powerbomb
The Freebirds stop at the announce table. Hayes has them show footage of the Freebirds beating the Rock N Roll Express by count out on Monday. Hayes says that was just a warning to the Rock N Roll Express. He wants that defeat to weigh on their minds for a couple of weeks before the rematch. The Rock N Roll Express are in an unwinnable situation. He's going to give them 1 week. Next week, on this very show, the Rock N Roll Express can hand over the Tag Team Title belts and the Freebirds will let them walk away.
Jeff Jarrett pinned Barry Horowitz at 8:27 with a cross body block
Brian Lee and Jimmy Golden hit the ring. Jarrett goes after Lee first and they exchange punches. Golden nails Jarrett from behind and takes him down with a neckbreaker. Brian Lee hits Jarrett with the Cancellation. Jimmy Golden and Brian Lee taunt the crowd until the Junkyard Dog hits the ring.
Checkmate d. Bob Armstrong by DQ at 6:07 when Armstrong pushed the referee down after refusing the stop punching Checkmate in the corner
Armstrong tosses Checkmate out of the ring and grabs the house mic. He tells Gary Hart to send the rest of his boys here and he'll do the same to them. The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon come down and surround the ring. Checkmate manages to get to his feet. Armstrong fights them off and keeps them from getting into the ring. Scott Armstrong hits the ring with two baseball bats. Bob and Scott Armstrong dare them to get in the ring but they decide to retreat to the back.
Main Event:
Manny Fernandez pinned Terry Funk at 9:59 with the Flying Burrito
The crowd erupted as soon as Fernandez got the pinfall. Fernandez goes into the crowd and starts high fiving fans.
Manny Fernandez is backstage with Bob Caudle. He told everyone that he was going to earn a shot at the title and now he's done it. You're looking at the next World Champion.
Terry Funk is backstage with Bob Caudle. Funk would like to be the first to congratulate Manny Fernandez at earning a shot at the belt. Now the real challenge begins. A championship match is not the same as what today was. Funk will be playing for keeps in a title match. The intensity goes up to 11 when the belt is on the line and he hopes Fernandez is ready for the most vicious and intense match of his career.
Next Week:
Will the Rock N Roll Express hand over the USWA World Tag Team Titles to the Fabulous Freebirds?
In the main event it will be Junkyard Dog, Jeff Jarrett and Koko B. Ware vs. Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden and Brian Lee in six man tag team action.
also in action will be Ted Dibiase, the Fantastics, Manny Fernandez, the Samoan SWAT Team and Rip Rogers...