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WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, December 1983
Fort Worth, TX. 5,000 SOLD OUT
-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III defeated Ken Mantel in 11:47 by pinfall. (B+). Villano III looked good. After the match, Villano III grabbed a mic and complained about being on the pre-show for the 2nd straight TV taping. He said he's by far the most talented wrestler in WCCW, and demands better competition. (C) Villano then celebrates the victory in the ring with a cigar. (C)
-Backstage, Fritz Von Erich stated that the TV Title tournament will continue tonight. Last week, Kerry Von Erich advanced, tonight, the winner of the match between participants drawn at random will face Kerry in the semi-finals. Fritz draws the two names out of a hat - first, Brian Adias. His opponent - Kevin Von Erich. (C+)
-Michael Hayes interrupts Fritz back stage to complain about not having any title shots lined up against David. Hayes said he's the most dynamic man in WCCW, has been right in the middle of the David/Backlund feud, "patiently" waiting for his shot at the gold. (B-)
-WCCW TV Title Tournament, 1st Round Match
Kevin Von Erich defeats Brian Adias in 5:40 by submission to advance in the tournament (C). This sets up a Kevin v. Kerry semi-final match - which will be only the second time that Von Erich brothers have faced off.
-The announcers hype the first match booked for Christmas Star Wars: a Iceman Parsons v. Chris Adams rematch. (C+)
-Manny Fernandez defeated Al Perez in 3:36 by pinfall. (C+). Manny looked good. After the match, Frank Dusek suddenly attacked Manny from behind. The announcers point out that Dusek had unsuccessfully tried to cash in on Brian Adias' $100k bounty earlier this week. Manny quickly repels Dusek, and throws him from the ring. (C). Manny Fernandez than cuts a promo hyping himself, inviting anyone who wants to try to cash on Brian Adias' bounty to give it their best shot. (B-)
-WCCW World Tag Team Tournament, 1st Round Match
-Winner to face Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton in Semi-Finals.
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders in 9:58 when Eaton pinned Miller, to advance in the tournament. Eaton looked good. (B+)
-Bob Backlund defeated Ricky Morton in 12:30 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Backlund cut a lengthy, rambling promo lamenting his loss to David Von Erich last week, and saying he was cheated as the result of Kerry Von Erich's interference. (C+)
-Adrian Adonis came out to the ring, looking happy. He says he isn't surprised Bruiser Brody didn't show up last week, after finally getting a match scheduled with Adonis. Adonis calls Brody a coward, and says he has a "feeling" he won't be here tonight either. (C+) Adonis then says he knows the fans have bought their tickets to see him wrestle, so he offers an open challenge to face anyone in the dressing room. Skandor Akbar can barely hold back his laughter, and the announcers speculate that the two have must have set something up. (C+). Villano IV them comes out to accept the challenge - the fans and announcers seem disappointed, Adonis and Akbar look pleased. (D). Suddenly however, Bruiser Brody appears and attacks Villano IV with a chair, and then enters the ring. (D+). Brody grabs a mic and accuses Adonis of orchestrating his absence last week. He explains that someone slashed the tires of his car, and canceled his hotel reservations, but now he's here, and Fritz has booked the match to happen right now. (B-)
-Bruiser Brody defeats Adrian Adonis in 20:54 by pinfall in a wild brawl. (B).
Overall Show Rating: B-
THOUGHTS:
-Solid show, our national popularity will continue to increase.
-This was the blowoff match to the Brody/Destruction Inc. fued, I'm not sure where any of those guys go from here. A "B" rated match is fine, but Brody still hasn't had his definitive WCCW match yet. There's certainly some candidates on the roster though.
-Backlund v. Morton was just as good as the main event (and was as good as most of the Backlund/David matches). Morton is showing great potential.
-Manny carries Al Perez to the latter's best ever match. Perez is a huge bargain at $150/show if he can be carried like that.
-It was an excellent start to the tag team title tournament, with Koko/Eaton and The Sheepherders having the best match on the show. It was also the best-rated tag team match in WCCW for both teams.
-Villano III once again delivers, with a B+ match with Ken Mantel. That's Mantel's best match out of his 60 WCCW matches thus far in the dynasty.
-2 Face v. Face matches have now been setup in our two ongoing tournaments. To recap:
WCCW Television Title Tournament
(Winners in Bold)
Kerry Von Erich
Buddy Jack Roberts
Brian Adias
Kevin Von Erich
Manny Fernandez
Chris Adams
Iceman Parsons
Jimmy Garvin
WCCW Word Tag Team Championship Tournament
(Winners in Bold)
Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton
BYE
Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton
The Sheepherders
Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes
BYE
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich
King Kong Bundy & The Great Kabuki
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