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molson · 09-30-2007, 08:33 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 4, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-This show will air one night after the big King of Texas Wrestling show - and after a new WCCW World Champion has been crowned.

-Pre-Show Segment
The unusual trio of the Road Warriors and The Great Kabuki come out to hype their upcoming six-man tag match against The Villanos & Super Kendo. The Road Warriors say they weren't sure what to make of Kabuki at first, but now they're ready to take him to some neighborhood bars in their hometown of Chicago. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Road Warriors & The Great Kabuki defeated Villanos IV, V, and Super Kendo in 10:26 when Hawk pinned Villano IV. (C+). Kabuki looked good.

-As the show starts, Lance Russell & Marc Lowerence announce that that new world champion has been crowned, and that champion is: (To be edited into the TV broadcast after Saturday). (D+)

-Mike Von Erich, Jose Lothario, and Tommy Rodgers defeat Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart), Doug Sommers, and Al Perez in 8:45 when Lothario pinned Perez. (D+). Mike seemed off his game. Perez was tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Mike thanked Lothario for the mentorship he's given him as of late. Mike notes that Lothario played a big part in training his older brothers, so he respects him a great deal. (D).

-Iceman Parsons hypes his upcoming match with Nikita Koloff. (C).

-Nikita Koloff (w/Boris Malenko) defeats Iceman Parsons in 9:31 by pinfall. (C) Right before the ending of the match, Malenko again lit his "victory" cigar. (C). After the match, Malenko repeated his acceptance of the challenge made by Ricky Morton. However, Malenko says he and Koloff have a little something extra to add to the match - a Russian Chain. (C)

-Tiger Mask defeated King Kong Bundy (w/Gary Hart) in 9:51 by DQ when Arturo Mendoza interfered. (B-). The match suffered from a lack of selling. Bundy and Mendoza continued the attack (including an avalanche from Bundy), leaving Tiger Mask laying. (B-)

-Non-Title Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders (w/Skandor Akbar) in 12:44 when Ware pinned Miller. (A). Eaton looked good. After the match, the two teams continued brawling, all the way to the back. The announcers note how Eaton & Ware won the match with their high-risk aerial attack, but then showed they can brawl with The Sheepherders as well. (B-)

-Kevin Von Erich cut a promo, saying he's exercising his rematch clause tonight, and hopes to win back the TV title from Buddy Roberts. (C+). Roberts cut a hype promo as well. (C).

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Buddy Roberts drew with Kevin Von Erich in 10:00 when the time limit expired. Buddy makes his 1st defense of the TV title. (B+).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-I'm pretty disappointed with only a B-, considering how good the last two matches were.

-This was largely a throw-away "pre-big event show", so I threw out a main event of the old reliables, Kevin v. Buddy (though this was only their second match together this year).

-But the match of the night was clearly Koko/Eaton v. The Sheepherders. It was the best tag team match in WCCW history (or at least in this dynasty so far). I attribute the rating to their ongoing storyline, which is heating up.

-And even King Kong Bundy was carried to a solid match, by Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask is the hottest star in WCCW right now, at least in terms of momentum.

-Mike started a semi-active team with his new "mentor", Jose Lothario. I know that usually, acknowledging a mentorship in pro wrestling is a pretext to disaster, that probably won't be the case here.

09-30-2007, 08:33 PM	#457
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING) Tuesday, Week 4, April 1984 Dallas, TX (Small Venue) Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT) -This show will air one night after the big King of Texas Wrestling show - and after a new WCCW World Champion has been crowned. -Pre-Show Segment The unusual trio of the Road Warriors and The Great Kabuki come out to hype their upcoming six-man tag match against The Villanos & Super Kendo. The Road Warriors say they weren't sure what to make of Kabuki at first, but now they're ready to take him to some neighborhood bars in their hometown of Chicago. (C) -Pre-Show Dark Match The Road Warriors & The Great Kabuki defeated Villanos IV, V, and Super Kendo in 10:26 when Hawk pinned Villano IV. (C+). Kabuki looked good. -As the show starts, Lance Russell & Marc Lowerence announce that that new world champion has been crowned, and that champion is: (To be edited into the TV broadcast after Saturday). (D+) -Mike Von Erich, Jose Lothario, and Tommy Rodgers defeat Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart), Doug Sommers, and Al Perez in 8:45 when Lothario pinned Perez. (D+). Mike seemed off his game. Perez was tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Mike thanked Lothario for the mentorship he's given him as of late. Mike notes that Lothario played a big part in training his older brothers, so he respects him a great deal. (D). -Iceman Parsons hypes his upcoming match with Nikita Koloff. (C). -Nikita Koloff (w/Boris Malenko) defeats Iceman Parsons in 9:31 by pinfall. (C) Right before the ending of the match, Malenko again lit his "victory" cigar. (C). After the match, Malenko repeated his acceptance of the challenge made by Ricky Morton. However, Malenko says he and Koloff have a little something extra to add to the match - a Russian Chain. (C) -Tiger Mask defeated King Kong Bundy (w/Gary Hart) in 9:51 by DQ when Arturo Mendoza interfered. (B-). The match suffered from a lack of selling. Bundy and Mendoza continued the attack (including an avalanche from Bundy), leaving Tiger Mask laying. (B-) -Non-Title Match Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders (w/Skandor Akbar) in 12:44 when Ware pinned Miller. (A). Eaton looked good. After the match, the two teams continued brawling, all the way to the back. The announcers note how Eaton & Ware won the match with their high-risk aerial attack, but then showed they can brawl with The Sheepherders as well. (B-) -Kevin Von Erich cut a promo, saying he's exercising his rematch clause tonight, and hopes to win back the TV title from Buddy Roberts. (C+). Roberts cut a hype promo as well. (C). -WCCW Television Championship Match Buddy Roberts drew with Kevin Von Erich in 10:00 when the time limit expired. Buddy makes his 1st defense of the TV title. (B+). Overall Show Rating: B- THOUGHTS: -I'm pretty disappointed with only a B-, considering how good the last two matches were. -This was largely a throw-away "pre-big event show", so I threw out a main event of the old reliables, Kevin v. Buddy (though this was only their second match together this year). -But the match of the night was clearly Koko/Eaton v. The Sheepherders. It was the best tag team match in WCCW history (or at least in this dynasty so far). I attribute the rating to their ongoing storyline, which is heating up. -And even King Kong Bundy was carried to a solid match, by Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask is the hottest star in WCCW right now, at least in terms of momentum. -Mike started a semi-active team with his new "mentor", Jose Lothario. I know that usually, acknowledging a mentorship in pro wrestling is a pretext to disaster, that probably won't be the case here.