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CWA Crowning Glory
Thursday, Week 4, Feb 1983
Mid-South Coliseum: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 10,000 (Sell Out)
--Jerry Lawler, Bobby Eaton, and Koko Ware hype their main event match against Randy Savage, Lanny Poffo, and a mystery partner. (C+, 68)
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title Match
--Wendell Cooley def. Adrian Street in 9:42 after a Wildcat Slam. (B, 81) Cooley makes his second defense of the Mid-America title. After the match, Cooley celebrates his win (C+, 68)
--Jimmy Hart hypes the Moondogs upcoming match versus Junkyard Dog and Steve Williams and warns Lawler he has a big surprise waiting for him. (C+, 70)
--Steve Williams and Junkyard Dog def. The Moondogs in 8:45 following an Oklahoma Stampede by Williams on Moondog Rex. (B, 71)
--A video is shown featuring the latest feud between the Fabulous Ones and Sheepherders. (C, 62)
AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match
--The Fabulous Ones def. The Sheepherders in 15:46 when Steve Keirn pinned Jonathan Boyd. (B-, 73) The Fabs make their third defense of the tag titles.
--Jim Cornette comes out for an interview with Lance Russell, saying that after Mantell defeats the “short guy with dark hair”, his eyes will be on the Southern Heavyweight title. (B-, 75)
--Bill Dundee def. Dutch Mantell w/Jim Cornette in 12:43 by pinfall after Cornette accidentally hit Mantell with his tennis racket. (B, 80) After the match, Cornette and Mantell argue over whose fault the loss was on. (B-, 77)
--Before the main event, Randy Savage comes out for a promo, taunting Jerry Lawler. He tells Lawler not to get too comfortable with his Southern title after Savage pins him tonight. He then introduces their partner for the main event, a debuting Buzz Sawyer (A, 92)
--Jerry Lawler, Bobby Eaton, and Koko Ware def. Randy Savage, Lanny Poffo, and Buzz Sawyer in 10:28 following a Lawler piledriver on Poffo. (B, 80) After the match, Savage and Sawyer are angry at Poffo for the loss and beat him down. (B+, 86)
Show Rating: B, 82
Post Show Notes
--Dutch Mantell, Lanny Poffo, and Norman Frederick Charles III have all signed written deals with Georgia. Mantell and Poffo are jobbed out at the big event. Mantell’s departure leaves a huge void on the heel scene, as opposed to early January, which saw a heel-heavy roster. He leaves with a solid 78 average match rating, with a high of 82 in a draw against Steve Williams and a win over Bobby Eaton. He had a record of 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
--Manny Fernandez signs for a bargain at $1400 per appearance.
--Wendell Cooley and Adrian Street continue to impress with their feud, pulling out an 81 rated match tonight.
--Lawler not only has Savage to deal with now but has Buzz Sawyer lurking.
--I have to find a solid matchup for Ricky Morton for the next two months to build his momentum up.
--Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware come out on top in their feud with Savage and Poffo. It may be time for a strictly tag push but they would probably be just as good in six-man or singles.
--I re-sign Tommy Rogers to a $700 per appearance deal over the next year. He and Bobby Fulton will make other tag teams look good at this point in 1983.
--An odd tag team has been formed in the AWA with Hulk Hogan and Rene Goulet. They call themselves The Low Lifes.
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