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THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, May 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,504. Ticket prices: +$3 Over Default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - 1st Round
Mike Von Erich defeats Villano IV in 6:34 by submission to advance to the semi-finals. (C-). Mike was visibly tiring towards the end of the match. The two showed poor chemistry.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - 1st Round
Brian Adias (w/Gary Hart) defeated Owen Hart in 6:38 by pinfall after Hart distracted the referee and Adias caught Owen with his brass knuckles. (D+) Adias advances to the semi-finals. After the match, Gary Hart hyped Brian Adias as the favorite to be the first WCCW Cruiserweight Championship. Hart than hinted that he's never been shy to get rid of talent who aren't working out, and Adias should keep that in mind. Adias looked surprised at the comments. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring to start the show. He hypes Parade of Champions, and its 5 championship matches. He then says that we'll find out who will challenge David for the WCCW World Title tonight, as there will be a #1 contender match. He says that per agreement with Portland Championship Wrestling, and David's willingness to take on all-comers, from all promotions, Fritz has signed a deal with the 7-time Portland Heavyweight Champion - Buddy Rose. Rose will take on Bob Backlund tonight, with the winner facing David at Parade of Champions. (C)

-The Freebird music hits, and Michael Hayes comes to the ring to confront Fritz. Hayes claims that Fritz is continuing to dig his own grave: Last week, Fritz stacked the deck against Freebird Buddy Roberts, forcing him into a TV Title match where he'd lose the belt if DQ'd or Counted out, and banning all Freebirds from ringside. And now this week, he again shows his Freebird bias, not giving any of the Freebirds a chance to get into the main event at Parade of Champions, and instead awarding a "bloated jerk from Portland" that shot. Specifically, Hayes said, Terry Gordy reached the finals of the WCCW World Title Tournament, and he's losing out on a shot to Bob Backlund, who only made the semi-finals. Hayes says he's proved already that the Freebirds have influence in the WCCW board of directors - he claims that Fritz will soon learn a "painful" lesson. (B-)

-Gino Hernandez comes to the ring to a loud, but mixed, reaction. Gino says that he understands that his past in Dallas will prevent some of the fans from liking him, and that frankly, he'll never like half of the fans anyway. But make no mistake, Gino claims, he's here in WCCW as an ally of the Von Erichs, against the Freebirds. He tells the fans that if they don't believe him, he could care less. (B).

-Gino Hernandez defeated Villano IV in 6:37 by pinfall. (B+). The two showed great chemistry. Hernandez stood out as looking good.

-Koko B. Ware defeated Luke Williams (w/Skandor Akbar) in 11:04 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Bill Mercer interviewed Koko. Mercer announced that at the Parade of Champions, The Sheepherders will defend the WCCW World Tag Team Championship against Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware. And as a result of recent DQ finishes between the teams, this match will take place inside a steel cage. (B-)

-King Kong Bundy comes to the ring with Arturo Mendoza and Gary Hart, for their tag team match with Tiger Mask and a mystery partner (per the setup at the last show). Tiger Mask then comes to the ring and grabs a mic. His says his tag team partner will be a guy Gary Hart is very familiar with - The Great Kabuki. (B).

-King Kong Bundy & Arturo Mendoza (w/ Gary Hart) defeated Tiger Mask & The Great Kabuki in 11:42 when Mendoza pinned Tiger Mask after Tiger took a bad fall off the top rope, inuring his shoulder. (B-). Kabuki, Road agents, and other staff help Tiger Mask to the back. Mendoza grabs a mic and taunts Tiger Mask about his injury, and the loss. Tiger Mask tries to run back to the ring to confront Mendoza, but he's restrained by road agents and Kabuki. (B-)

-Buddy Rose comes to the ring for his #1 Contender Match with Bob Backlund. He plays a face to the crowd, putting over the Dallas fans, and hyping his upcoming match (B)

-#1 Contender Match: WCCW World Heavyweight Championship
Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose in 23:43 by pinfall. (A+). After the match, Backlund grabs a mic, and says that David can't beat him - he's proven that again and again. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: B+

THOUGHTS;

-I didn't realize it had been so long since I've updated this dynasty - this was a great show to kick things off again with. It's our 2nd B+ show ever.

-I had a feeling Buddy Rose and Bob Backlund would tear the house down if I gave them 25 minutes, and they delivered, big time. Backlund, who has owned David in the past, gets his shot at him at Parade of Champions next week. I brought Buddy in as a face solely to be able to face off with Backlund here. He has two more matches left on his loan contract.

-Gino Hernandez is awesome and a great fit with us - a B+ match with Villano IV is ridiculous. That's easily the best ever match for Villano IV. I'm booking Gino as something as a tweener character - still arrogant and cocky, but aligned with fan-favorites.

-Fritz has definitely spilled into the Freebird v. Von Erich feud, and continues to show a bias against the Freebirds. He'll continue to take a more active role in the storyline.

-The Cruiserweight Championship Tournament kicked off tonight on the pre-show. It will be an 8-man tournament, with the title awarded at Parade of Champions. The title will be limited to "Lightweight" wrestlers and smaller, and will be a lower-card title (Lightweights like Kevin, Mendoza, and Tiger Mask won't be in the running).