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molson · 07-05-2007, 02:34 AM

WCCW: Christmas Star Wars
Wednesday, Week 4, December 1983
Dallas, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,673; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 4,822

-I made a note for myself to double check any possible conflicts for tonight's show, and yet somehow missed that Terry Funk was booked elsewhere. Thus, he won't be able to take part in the King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament. The fans aren't going to be happy that they're not getting the advertised Brody v. Funk 1st round match.

-It looks like I'm getting a bit of a backlash from experimenting with higher ticket prices. We're almost 200 short of a sellout tonight, after raising prices a mere $4 - a similar ticket hike gave me a sell-out in a similar size arena just 2 weeks ago.

-Pre Show Dark Match
-Eight-Man Tag Team Match
Ricky Morton, Mike Von Erich, Bobby Eaton, and Koko B. Ware defeated Villano IV, Villano V, Super Kendo, and Al Perez in 7:07 when Eaton pinned Kendo. (C-) Eaton looked good.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeated Frank Dusek in 5:43 by submission. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich came out and announced that Terry Funk is not in the arena tonight. He says he has booked a replacement opponent for Bruiser Brody in the first round of tonight's King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament - Butch Miller. (C+)

-King of the Texas Death Match Tournament - First Round Match
Bruiser Brody defeated Butch Miller in 8:39 when Miller couldn't beat the 10 count after Brody power-bombed him through a table. (C+)

-Chris Adams hyped his upcoming match with Iceman Parsons. Adams says that what's about to happen to Parsons didn't have to happen. He says that when he "fired" him as a tag team partner, he should have just walked away. Now, Adams says, this match is the last thing between him and moving on to better things. (C+)

-Iceman Parsons defeated Chris Adams in 9:34 when Sunshine interferred on Parsons' behalf. (C+). After the match, an enraged Adams tried to attack Parsons, but Sunshine passed Parsons a chair, which Parsons used to repel the attack. (C+)

-King of the Texas Death Match Tournament - 1st Round Match
The Great Kabuki defeats Manny Fernandez in 17:58 when Fernandez couldn't answer the 10 count. Kabuki sprayed his green mist into Manny's eyes, and then kept his distance from Manny, throwing chairs and other ringside objects, eventually wearing Manny down. (C+). After the match, Manny quickly recovered, and two brawled all the way to the dressing room. (B-)

-Michael Hayes hyped his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. (B+). Hayes says that since he first came to WCCW, he's been the center of every big angle - he's says he's the most entertaining thing WCCW has going, and he deserves to hold the world title. (B+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Michael Hayes drew with David Von Erich in 14:42 following a Double DQ. The referee called for the bell after he seemed to lose control of the match, but his decision seemed premature - no weapons were actually used, only threatened. (B) Buddy Roberts interfered on Hayes' behalf, behind the back of the referee. David makes his 3rd defense of his title.

-King of The Texas Death Match Tournament Final
-Barbed Wire/Texas Death Match
Bruiser Brody defeated The Great Kabuki in 16:47 when Kabuki couldn't answer a 10 count, after a vicious beating. (C). For this match, the ring ropes were removed, and replaced with barbed wire. The match suffered from a lack of selling. After the match, Brody cut a promo, and accepted the trophy as the 1983 "WCCW King of The Texas Death Match" (B).

Overall Show Rating: C- (This show hurt our popularity overall)

THOUGHTS:

-Obviously, the Terry Funk conflict brutalized our rating, but there were other problems with this show as well.

-Brody/Kabuki was just an awful main event - Brody complained of exhaustion after the event, so that may have been part of it. The "Japanese Barbed Wire" match stipulation may have been a bit much for our fans as well. I'm that the match would be big on the tape trading scene though. Fortunately, Brody closed the show with a good interview, otherwise, we may be looking at a D+ rating or worse.

-This was the 5th David v. Hayes 1-on-1 match since the dynasty started, and this was about the average in terms of match quality. (David has won all 5 matches)

-Parsons gets the surprise win with the help of Sunshine, who has been largely invisible for a while. The feud with Adams is not over yet, however.

07-05-2007, 02:34 AM	#310
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WCCW: Christmas Star Wars Wednesday, Week 4, December 1983 Dallas, TX. (Small Venue) Expected Attendance: 5,673; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default Actual Attendance: 4,822 -I made a note for myself to double check any possible conflicts for tonight's show, and yet somehow missed that Terry Funk was booked elsewhere. Thus, he won't be able to take part in the King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament. The fans aren't going to be happy that they're not getting the advertised Brody v. Funk 1st round match. -It looks like I'm getting a bit of a backlash from experimenting with higher ticket prices. We're almost 200 short of a sellout tonight, after raising prices a mere $4 - a similar ticket hike gave me a sell-out in a similar size arena just 2 weeks ago. -Pre Show Dark Match -Eight-Man Tag Team Match Ricky Morton, Mike Von Erich, Bobby Eaton, and Koko B. Ware defeated Villano IV, Villano V, Super Kendo, and Al Perez in 7:07 when Eaton pinned Kendo. (C-) Eaton looked good. -Pre-Show Dark Match Buddy Landell defeated Frank Dusek in 5:43 by submission. (C) -Fritz Von Erich came out and announced that Terry Funk is not in the arena tonight. He says he has booked a replacement opponent for Bruiser Brody in the first round of tonight's King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament - Butch Miller. (C+) -King of the Texas Death Match Tournament - First Round Match Bruiser Brody defeated Butch Miller in 8:39 when Miller couldn't beat the 10 count after Brody power-bombed him through a table. (C+) -Chris Adams hyped his upcoming match with Iceman Parsons. Adams says that what's about to happen to Parsons didn't have to happen. He says that when he "fired" him as a tag team partner, he should have just walked away. Now, Adams says, this match is the last thing between him and moving on to better things. (C+) -Iceman Parsons defeated Chris Adams in 9:34 when Sunshine interferred on Parsons' behalf. (C+). After the match, an enraged Adams tried to attack Parsons, but Sunshine passed Parsons a chair, which Parsons used to repel the attack. (C+) -King of the Texas Death Match Tournament - 1st Round Match The Great Kabuki defeats Manny Fernandez in 17:58 when Fernandez couldn't answer the 10 count. Kabuki sprayed his green mist into Manny's eyes, and then kept his distance from Manny, throwing chairs and other ringside objects, eventually wearing Manny down. (C+). After the match, Manny quickly recovered, and two brawled all the way to the dressing room. (B-) -Michael Hayes hyped his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. (B+). Hayes says that since he first came to WCCW, he's been the center of every big angle - he's says he's the most entertaining thing WCCW has going, and he deserves to hold the world title. (B+) -WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Michael Hayes drew with David Von Erich in 14:42 following a Double DQ. The referee called for the bell after he seemed to lose control of the match, but his decision seemed premature - no weapons were actually used, only threatened. (B) Buddy Roberts interfered on Hayes' behalf, behind the back of the referee. David makes his 3rd defense of his title. -King of The Texas Death Match Tournament Final -Barbed Wire/Texas Death Match Bruiser Brody defeated The Great Kabuki in 16:47 when Kabuki couldn't answer a 10 count, after a vicious beating. (C). For this match, the ring ropes were removed, and replaced with barbed wire. The match suffered from a lack of selling. After the match, Brody cut a promo, and accepted the trophy as the 1983 "WCCW King of The Texas Death Match" (B). Overall Show Rating: C- (This show hurt our popularity overall) THOUGHTS: -Obviously, the Terry Funk conflict brutalized our rating, but there were other problems with this show as well. -Brody/Kabuki was just an awful main event - Brody complained of exhaustion after the event, so that may have been part of it. The "Japanese Barbed Wire" match stipulation may have been a bit much for our fans as well. I'm that the match would be big on the tape trading scene though. Fortunately, Brody closed the show with a good interview, otherwise, we may be looking at a D+ rating or worse. -This was the 5th David v. Hayes 1-on-1 match since the dynasty started, and this was about the average in terms of match quality. (David has won all 5 matches) -Parsons gets the surprise win with the help of Sunshine, who has been largely invisible for a while. The feud with Adams is not over yet, however. Last edited by molson : 07-05-2007 at 02:36 AM.