[SirFozzie]

A slight issue before the SuperCard, Rocky Johnson was torquing people off back stage with his attitude.. I think he's upset that the feud with Boyd was short circuited.. well, that and the booking I had for him...

CWA April Supercard (Sell Out: 2,000 crowd, from the University Of Memphis Campus.. ((Come on, you thought I'd run the first supershow anywhere BUT Memphis? Call it a dollar-foolish but thematic move))

Pre-Super Card matches: (ie, get some underused folks a paycheck)

In an extremely short match, Boy Tony defeated Mark Starr in 4:52 by pinfall with a Small Package. (D-)
In an extremely short match, Dirty Rhodes defeated JT Southern in 4:02 by pinfall with a Piledriver.(D+)
In an extremely short match, Billy Joe Travis defeated The Hunter in 5:29 by pinfall with a Piledriver.(E+)

Main Card:

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Jeff Jarrett and Brickhouse Brown defeated Big Bubba & Goliath, Mr. Rising Sun & Tarzan Goto and Badd Company in 12:25; the order of elimination was Mr. Rising Sun & Tarzan Goto first, then Badd Company, and finally Big Bubba & Goliath. Jeff Jarrett and Brickhouse Brown unify the Southern and International Tag Team Titles (D)

Lawler came out and hyped up the crowd about the strap match they'd see, and the pain he'd inflict on Dutch Mantell.. and how he was dreaming about every time he'd hit Mantell with that leather strap, he'd be dreaming it was Austin Idol... (C+)

Austin Idol interviewed backstage (staying well away from the raging Lawler), and told everyone if they paid good money to see Tommy Rich take his Southern Heavyweight Title away.. well they should be going to the ticket office right now and demand their money back, because there's no way the belt's not going home with him, daddy-0! (B)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Don Bass defeated Bill Dundee in 9:57 by pinfall with a Piledriver following interference from Dirty Rhodes. (Dirty Rhodes gets revenge on Bill Dundee for defeating him last week, but it's not going to be a storyline, Bass and Dundee just do not click, and it showed) (D-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Rocky Johnson in 12:49 by pinfall, illegally using the ropes for leverage. (D+) (The Bammer push continues!)

Mantell promises the world that they won't be seeing Jerry Lawler on TV this sunday night, but if they want to see him, they can go to the Memphis Hospital, because that's where Lawler's going to be, and Mantell's going to be a rich man... (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Tommy Rich defeated Austin Idol in 19:22 by pinfall with a handful of tights. Tommy Rich wins the AWA Southern Heavyweight title. (Wait, Tommy Rich using tights? Well, against Idol, the fans lapped it up.. the look on Idol's face is priceless.. what will he do without his Southern Heavyweight Championship?) (C Rating)

Idol is throwing a fit in the ring, berating the ref, kicking the ropes, and basically getting in the way of the Championship celebration, finally Rich has had enough and slaps the taste out of Idol's mouth, sending him scurrying to the back... (C+)

In the cool-down match after that insanity, In an extremely poor match, Tommy Lane defeated Brian Knobbs in 7:50 by pinfall with a Powerbomb. (E+)

The fight between Lawler and Mantell was nuts. Both men wore "the crimson mask" during the match, and yes, the Strap was used frequently. Mantell had touched three corners and paused to yell at the fans before touching the fourth.. big mistake.

It's formulatic, but the crowd absolutely loves it.. Lawler pulls him back at the last second, starts throwing punches, drops the strap, throws the big knockdown punch, climbs the rope, drops the fist on him.. grins at the crowd, does it a second time, and then with 2,000 fans urging him on, lifts Mantell up, before spiking him RIGHT on his head with a piledriver, and it was just a procession from corner to corner at that point, but the crowd still exploded when Lawler touched the fourth corner.

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Jerry Lawler defeated Dutch Mantell in 21:25 when Jerry Lawler was the first to touch all the corners. (B-)

On his way out, Lawler yells to Lance Russell "Tell the Championship Committee that I don't want the title.. I want Austin Idol!" (and the crowd cheers) (C rating)