Mid-South

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (12/12/81)
– Boyd Peace and Ernie Ladd on commentary
1. Bryan Blair vs. The Monk *
2. King Cobra vs. Tom Renesto Jr. 3/4*
3. Jim Garvin vs. “Polish Prince” Ed Wiskowski 1/2
– Last Week: Paul Orndorff and Mike George interfere in a Junkyard Dog vs. Terry Orndorff
4. Junkyard Dog & Mike George vs. Jerry Novak & Aaron Holt *
#5. Iron Sheik w/ General Skandor Akbar vs. Buddy Ryan *1/2
6. Barbie Doll & Tony Charles vs. Diamond Lil & Rick Ferrara 3/4
#7. Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title: Ted DiBiase [c] vs. Paul Orndorff ***1/4

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (1/16/82)
– Boyd Pearce and Bill Watts on commentary
1. Brian Blair vs. The Monk *
#2. Dream Match: Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes & Junkyard Dog vs. Ernie Ladd & The Samoans (Afa & Sika) **
3. Mr. Olympia vs. Zapata 3/4*
– Bill Watts leaves commentary
4. “Polish Prince” Ed Wiskowski vs. Tommy Wright DUD
#5. Special Challenge Match: Dick Murdoch vs. Bob Roop (Paul Orndorff interferes) **1/2
– Orndorff and Roop attack Murdoch; Ted DiBiase makes the save
#- Ernie Ladd rants to Boyd Pearce about Junkyard Dog’s friends and replaces Rick Ferrara & Jerry Novak with The Samoans
5. The Samoans vs. Frank Monte & Jesse Barr *
6. Bob Orton Jr. vs. Mike George *1/4
– Ernie Ladd and The Samoans attack; Junkyard Dog and Dusty Rhodes make the save
#- Dusty Rhodes studio promo on Ernie Ladd and being Junkyard Dog’s friend

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (10/30/82)
– Boyd Pearce, Bill Watts and Paul Boesch on commentary
– Bill Watts interviews Paul Boesch about the Mid-South Tag Team Title match; a man in a gorilla suit is in the crowd
1. Andre the Giant, Junkyard Dog & Mil Mascaras vs. Killer Khan, Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard (last few minutes) N/A
2. Kamala the Ugandan Giant w/ Friday vs. Ted Allen 3/4*
#3. No DQ Loser Leaves Town Match – Mid-South Tag Team Title: Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia [c] vs. Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne (Jim Duggan in a gorilla suit interferes) ***
4. Tony Atlas vs. Grappler II *1/4
5. Gorgeous Gino Hernandez vs. Jesse Barr *
– The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan & Matt Borne) ringside interview on Junkyard Dog
6. Mr. Wrestling II vs. Marty Lunde (Arn Anderson) *1/2
7. Hiro Matsuda & Yoshi Yatsu vs. Vinnie Romeo & Tim Horner *1/4

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (10/29/83)
#- Boyd Pearce and Bill Watts recap the Junkyard Dog vs. Butch Reed feud
1. Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title: Butch Reed [c] vs. Junkyard Dog (Guest Referee: Dusty Rhodes) (Jim Neidhart interferes) 3/4
2. Magnuma T.A. vs. Max The Missing Link *3/4
3. Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jerry Oates 3/4
4. Iceman King Parsons vs. Tom Stanton *
5. Jim Neidhart & Bobby Duncam vs. Marty Oates (Marty Jannetty) & Mike Bond 3/4*
6. King Cobra vs. Doug Vines 3/4*

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (3/30/84)
– Jim Ross and Jim Cornette recap the Bill Watts vs. Midnight Express feud
#- Jim Cornette celebrates winning the Mid-South Tag Team Title with the Midnight Express but gets thrown into a cake by The Rock & Roll Express and punched by Watts
#- Cornette taunts Watts while he interviews Butch Reed at ringside; The Midnight Express attacks Watts
#- Bill Watts studio promo on Cornette and The Midnight Express announcing he will come out of retirement
#- Bill Watts ringside interview saying he needs a partner
#- Bill Watts ask Junkyard Dog to be his partner and JYD recommends Stagger Lee
#- Jim Ross interviews Stagger Lee
1. Stagger Lee (Junkyard Dog) vs. Ted DiBiase 1/2*
– Bill Watts video package (clips of matches against Terry Funk and Killer Karl Kox)
– Bill Watts announces Watts & Junkyard Dog vs. The Midnight Express where if The Midnight Express loses, Cornette will have to dress like a baby
– Mr. Wrestling II demands to be announced as Mr. Wrestling
#2. Mr. Wrestling II vs. Mike Jackson (does not begin when Magnum T.A. tries to take Jackson’s place) N/A
3. Jim Duggan vs. Masao Ito (finish only; Nikolai Volkoff and Crusher Darsow interfere and attack Duggan with a coal miner’s glove) N/A
4. Jim Duggan vs. Nikolai Volkoff N/A
– Krusher Khruschev and The Russian Invader attack Duggan; The Rock & Roll Express and Terry Taylor make the save; Butch Reed attacks Taylor
5. Mid-South Television Tournament – Semi Final: Terry Taylor vs. “Hacksaw” Butch Reed (Reed refuses to wrestle then attacks Taylor until he foams from the mouth) N/A
6. Masao Ito vs. Larry Santana *
– Bill Watts video package (clips of matches against Terry Funk and Killer Karl Kox)

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (8/4/84)
– Jim Ross and Joel Watts on commentary
– Bill Watts with Terry Taylor ringside promo on the reversed U.S./Canada Olympic decision; Watts recaps the Taylor/Steve Williams Mid-South TV Title situation
1. If Terry Taylor Wins, He Wins the Mid-South Television Title: Terry Taylor vs. Krusher Khruschev (last few minutes) (Steve Williams interferes) N/A
– Steve Williams hits Terry Taylor with the Mid-South Television Title medal
– Bill Watts awards the Mid-South Television Title medal back to Terry Taylor
– Jim Cornette with Hercules Hernandez in-ring promo introducing Hercules
2. Hercules Hernandez w/ Jim Cornette vs. Rocky Smith (Cornette on commentary) *
– Bill Watts discusses wrestling rules and gimmick matches with Sonny King; announces a $10,000 fine for anyone who uses a 2×4, steel chair, chain or tennis racket in the ring
3. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) vs. Bob Owens & Tim Horton *
4. Steve Williams vs. Rick McCord *
– Jim Cornette sends Hercules Hernandez away and introduces The Midnight Express
5. No DQ Match – Mid-South Tag Team Title: The Midnight Express (Loverboy Dennis Condrey & Beautiful Bobby Eaton) [c] w/ Jim Cornette vs. Junkyard Dog & Hacksaw Duggan (Hernandez and Khruschev interfere) **1/2
– Jim Cornette with Hercules Hernandez ringside promo on using the coal miner’s glove
6. The Pretty Young Things (Koko Ware & Norvell Austin) vs. Buddy Landell & Krusher Khruschev (no finish) *1/4

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (12/1/84)
– Boyd Pearce and Jim Ross on commentary
– Terry Taylor video package
1. Terry Taylor & Brad Armstrong vs. Buddy Landell & Dale Veasey *
#- Jim Duggan promo on General Skandor Akbar and video package on America
– Iceman King Parsons ringside promo announcing he is moving to the Mid-South
2. Kamala the Ugandan Giant w/ General Skandor Akbar and Friday vs. Mike Starbuck *
3. The Rock & Roll Express vs. Bob Owens & Mark Hill *1/4
#4. Ted DiBiase vs. Shawn Michaels **
5. Chavo Guerrero & Hector Guerrero vs. Tony Faulk & Tim Horner *1/2
6. “Sheik” Hercules Hernandez w/ General Skandor Akbar vs. Mike Jackson *
7. Butch Reed vs. Jack Victory *1/4
– Butch Reed video package

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (2/1/85)
– Boyd Pearce and Bill Watts on commentary
– Butch Reed video package (clips of Reed and Erik Watts breakdancing)
1. The Rock & Roll Express vs. Terry Ellis & The Golden Terror *1/4
– Ted DiBiase in-ring interview challenging Duggan to a Best Dressed contest; Steve Williams and Buddy Landell join DiBiase in the ring and Duggan and Terry Taylor confront them
– Steve Williams introduces Ted DiBiase as Buddy Landell’s replacement
2. Jim Duggan & Terry Taylor vs. Ted DiBiase & “Dr. Death” Steve Williams (Buddy Landell interferes) **3/4
3. “Sheik” Hercules Hernandez w/ General Skandor Akbar vs. Richard Dye DUD
4. Iceman King Parsons vs. Kamala the Ugandan Giant w/ Friday (Sandor Akbar banned from ringside; (Hercules dressed as Friday interferes) *3/4
5. Chavo Guerrero & Hector Guerrero vs. Tim Horner & Jason Walker *1/4
6. Jake Roberts vs. Shawn Michaels **
– The Dirty White Boys (Len Denton & Tony Anthony) video package
– Jake Roberts studio promo on the Mid-South Television Title

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (3/22/85)
– Jim Ross and Joel Watts on commentary
– Ted DiBiase studio promo on being stripped of the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title; Butch Reed interrupts and challenges Terry Taylor for the title and enters the Mid-South Television Title tournament
– The Dirty White Boys/The Rock & Roll Express pull-apart brawl
– General Skandor Akbar studio promo on Terry Taylor
1. The Barbarian w/ General Skandor Akbar vs. Josh Stroud 1/2*
– The Barbarian continues attacking Josh Stroud; Butch Reed makes the save
– Butch Reed studio promo challenging The Barbarian to a Ghetto Street Fight
2. Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams vs. Shawn Michaels & Pvt. Terry Daniels *3/4
#3. Terry Taylor vs. Kamala “The Ugandan Giant” w/ General Skandor Akbar and Friday (Jake Roberts interferes) ***
4. 4-Way Elimination Tag Team Match: The Rock & Roll Express vs. Brad Armstrong & Tommy Pritchard vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts & Jack Victory vs. The Dirty White Boys (no finish) **
– Kerry Von Erich video package

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING (3/3/86)
– Bill Watts and Joel Watts on commentary
– Bill Watts hypes the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament and announces that Mid-South Wrestling’s new name will be announced in two weeks
1. No DQ Match, Dark Journey Suspended Above the Ring – Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title & Mid-South Television Title: Jake Roberts [c] vs. Dick Slater [c] (last few minutes; 2/28/86) N/A
– Dick Slater with Dark Journey throws the Mid-South Television Title medal off a bridge
2. Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Jake Roberts vs. Terry Taylor (finish only) N/A
3. Terry Taylor vs. Mike Scott *
– Eddie Gilbert offers Koko B. Ware a position in Hot Stuff International; Koko declines
4. “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert vs. Koko B. Ware **1/2
– Taras Bulba attacks Koko B. Ware with Eddie Gilbert
– The Sheepherders in-ring interview on Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams
5. Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams vs. Gustavo Mendoza & John O’Reilly 1/2
– Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams call The Sheepherders into the ring
– Eddie Gilbert introduces Korchenko
6. Korchenko w/ Eddie Gilbert vs. Ron Ellis 1/4
– Eddie Gilbert introduces The Blade Runners
7. The Blade Runners (Rock & Flash) (debut) w/ Eddie Gilbert vs. Steve Doll & Perry Jackson 3/4*
8. Dick Murdoch & The Masked Superstar w/ Masked Superstar vs. Ricky Gibson & Tracy Smothers *

MID-SOUTH POWER PRO (3/15/86)
1. Korchenko w/ Eddie Gilbert vs. Perry Jackson 1/2*
2. The Road Warriors w/ Precious Paul Ellering vs. Ron Rossi & Unknown (NWA TV) DUD
3. Koko B. Ware vs. Rob Ricksteiner (Rick Steiner) *1/4
4. The Blade Runners w/ Eddie Gilbert vs. Brett Wayne Sawyer & Sean O’Reilly *
5. Lights Out No DQ Loser Gets Painted Yellow Match: Chavo Guerrero vs. Steve Keirn *1/4
– Steve Keirn attacks Chavo Guerrero and Stan Lane helps him pour paint over him
– Jim Cornette celebrates winning the Mid-South Tag Team Titles with the Midnight Express but gets thrown into a cake by The Rock & Roll Express

MID-SOUTH POWER PRO (7/21/86)
1. The One Man Gang w/ General Skandor Akbar vs. Brett Wayne Sawyer 1/2*
2. UWF Television Title: Terry Taylor [c] vs. Buzz Sawyer **1/4
– Buzz Sawyer calls the match a fluke and Terry Taylor pins him again
3. Koko B. Ware vs. Jack Victory w/ Lady Maxine (Dark Journey confronts Maxine) 1/2*
– Dark Journey and Lady Maxine brawl
4. Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams vs. The Blade Runners w/ Eddie Gilbert **