The theme to "Space: 1999" plays to highlights of wrestling action by the stars of Pan-American Wrestling.
Championship Wrestling from El Paso
Sanctioned by the Pan-American Wrestling Council
Under the general auspices of the National Wrestling Alliance, Jack Adkisson, President
TV 8/18/77
Taped at the County Coliseum, Monday night 8/6/77
Broadcast Saturday 11am on Channel 4 in El Paso
Saturday night at 800pm on Canal 5 out of Juarez with Spanish commentary by Gori Guererro
Hosted by timekeeper Tom Bender with play by play and ring announcing by Gene Goodison
Physician of record is Dr. Julio Gonzales, Jr
Referee is El Gran Davis
All matches under supervision of the State of Texas Athletic Board. Tom Bender: "Welcome from the County Coliseum in El Paso ladies and gentlemen, I'm Tom Bender and joining me is a longtime voice of Texas wrestling, Gene Goodison, as Pan-American Wrestling Council presents Championship Wrestling from El Paso. Gene what do we have lined up for today's program?
Gene Goodison: "Tom it sure doesn't get any better than this, all three matches this week would be considered main event matches all over the world, but the fans get to see them today live on free television! First, the Captain of the Ship, Capt. Ed Don George will wrestle the vainglorious one, Gorgeous George Jr. Then for the World Brass Knux Championship, right here on live TV its Flama Roja versus Jose Alex Perez in what should be a hard hitting bout, and then it's the Blue Demon versus Jody Arnold, and Tom the winner of that match gets the blue jacket owned by the Blue Demon, AND will be determined the Number One Contender for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title, held by Jerry Brisco!
Tom: "Folks, all that plus a word with the Rogers Brothers, we have a few questions for them, and a quickly rising star here in the area Tiger Conway Jr! All that and more when we return!
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5-minute commercial break
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Filmed footage of the Pharaoh destroying Raul Mattas 8/5 in Juarez is shown as Captain Ed George narrates.
"Hello everyone, this is the Captain of the Ship, Ed George, and let me tell you something, it is great to be here in El Paso. But what you are looking at right now is filmed footage of the Pharaoh as he takes on Raul Matta in a recent match. I have seen the Pharaoh a few times now, and I am on to his game. You know, when I am at home, or walking down the street, I might seem like a nice, normal guy, and you know what, I am but once I step inside those ropes into the wrestling ring, I become like a wild, crazed animal that thirsts for violence. Its called a killer instinct, and frankly if you dont have one, you won't last long in the wrestling game. But theres a difference between becoming wild and crazy to survive inside a wrestling ring, and just being a sadistic monster that gains pleasure from the suffering of others, which is what The Pharoah is.
"See, I came to El Paso by way of Detroit, and up in Detroit we have a wrestler called the Sheik. And this Sheik sure reminds me of the Pharaoh. He takes advantage of young wrestlers, or older wrestlers down on their luck, desperate to wrestle anybody, and bullies them in the ring with these kinds of tactics, the same kind of tactics you see in this footage right now, ladies and gentlemen.
"Well, let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, I have seen the Sheik end many careers while up in Detroit, and sad to say, I was not able to stop him. But I'm not going to let that happen here in El Paso. See, by the time I got to Detroit, the Sheik was too powerful to stop, and because he was not stopped in his tracks in time, he has lead the Detroit territory into a downward spiral of violence unlike anything ever seen in wrestling.
"But now, maybe just now, with a little luck, I can stop the Pharaoh in his tracks before he becomes too powerful and can't be stopped here in El Paso. Thats why Great Mephisto, I stepped forward and challenged your man, The Pharaoh, to a match August 26 at El Gimnasio in Juarez. Maybe I couldn't stop the Sheik, but I say its not too late TO STOP THE PHARAOH!!!!
CAPT. ED GEORGE V GORGEOUS GEORGE, JR In a very competitive match, the Good Captain stops Gorgeous George Jr in 11:14 with a pin!
Tom: "Well, he certainly has guts, Captain Ed George will step into the fire August 26 when he faces the Pharaoh in Juarez! More after these words.
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19-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Gene is joined at ringside by THE ROGERS BROTHERS: GOLDEN, RIP, AND SONNY for pretaped interview.
Gene: "Well, some would say they are brothers from different mothers, but who am I to say, ladies and gentlemen off a very impressive win last week, the Rogers Brothers are here in Pan American Wrestling!
Rip: "Gene Goodison, what is that remark supposed to mean? Can't you tell by looking at us three that we are a biological match? I mean, look at us, all three of us inherited the best that our NATURAL father, 'NATURE BOY' BUDDY ROGERS, had to offer from his seed. I have the blonde hair. Sonny has the technical gifts. And Golden Rogers here------well------HE has the tan! Together, we can't be stopped, and on August 26, we wont be stopped when we beat Gran Hamada, Javier Llanes and Alfonso Dantes and then its on to Los Villanos for the World Six Man Tag Teams titles!
Gene: "Whoa, if I could stop you there, Rip . . . . no offense, and all three of you are impressive wrestlers---- but NONE of you resemble Buddy Rogers, OR EACH OTHER!
Sonny: "Never mind all that. If . . I could be serious for just one minute.
"Gene Goodison, if we can set aside your genetic inquiries for a second, The Rogers Brothers are united for one purpose and one purpose only. To win the most prestigious tag team title belts in the world today, the World Six Man Tag Team titles from the Villanos. We have a long road ahead of us if we want to do that. But the bottom line is this. My technical abilities are enough alone to make me a world heavyweight champion. Rip here already is a rookie of the year candidate. And thank goodness we were able to find our long lost brother, Golden, working as a bouncer at the donkey show in Tijuana, to anchor our tag team. Alfonso Dantes, you are a great veteran. Gran Hamada, you are a Japanese champion. And Javier Lllanes, you have Guererros blood in your veins, which means you will be a great wrestler. But on August 26, you will face the Rogers Brothers, the bottom line is that we simply we bring more to the table, and nothing is going to stop us from winning the World Six Man titles!!!
Golden Rogers: "ˇHamada, Dantes, y Llanes! ˇResuelva su fabricante! ˇLos hermanos de Rogers somos más genético dotados que usted, o el Villanos! ˇPronto, muy muy muy pronto, los campeonatos del equipo de la etiqueta del hombre del mundo seises serán LOS NUESTROS!!!!
Gene: "All right, all right, gentlemen, next time, I want to see birth certificates! More wrestling action after this!
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27-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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WORLD BRASS KNUX CHAMPIONSHIP
FLAMA ROJA V JOSE ALEX PEREZ Perez outclases Roja with lefts and rights and combinations, and knocks Roja down! WE MAY HAVE A NEW BRASS KNUX CHAMPION! Perez steps back, and as he does, the ref counts out Roja: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7- . . .
Roja stands up, and pulls the ref aside, and complains to the ref about something Perez is doing. The ref asks to check Perez' hands, Perez opens them up, come on ref, theres no foreign object, meanwhile, IT WAS A RUSE! ROJA PULLS SOMETHING FROM HIS TIGHTS AND PUTS IT IN HIS MASK, AND GOES TO HEADBUTT PEREZ . .
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NO! PEREZ SCOUTED IT, AND FOREARM SMASHES ROJA RIGHT IN THE FOREHEAD, and then GRABS ROJAS MASK, PULLS ON IT AND REACHES IN . . .HE PULLS OUT A WADDED UP FOREIGN OBJECT, AND SHOWS IT TO THE REFEREE!!!
Perez then takes the foreign object, and clobbers ROJA OVER THE HEAD WITH IT!!! Its the Brass Knux title, he rules are very lax here, but the ref takes the object away from Perez! Perez and the ref argue, meanwhile . .
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ROJA RACHES INTO HIS TIGHTS AGAIN, AND WRAPS BRASS KNUCKLES AROUND HIS WRIST! As Perez pulls away from the ref: ROJA FLIES ACROSS THE RING, AND CLOCKS PEREZ IN THE JAW WITH THE KNUX, THEN SHOVES THEM DOWN HIS TIGHTS, AND THE REF COUNTS:
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TEN!!! FLAMA ROJA RETAINS THE BRASS KNUX TITLE AT 9:54 OF A WILD ONE, CFOLKS!
Gene: "Well, Jose Alex Perez will NOT be pleased when he sees the film of this one, Flama Roja steals another one here on Championship Wrestling! More after this!
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41-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Gene is joined by Tiger Conway Jr in a pre-filmed interview.
Gene: "I am joined at this time by a rapidly rising star here in the Pan-American Wrestling Council, Tiger Conway, Jr. Tiger, first of all, congratulations on your big win over The Masked Wrestling Pro in Juarez last week, and on August 26 its Beauregarde in a 30 minute time limit match, but you get a little preview of that big match next week when you face Beauregarde in a 10 minute match next week right here on Championship Wrestling.
Tiger: "Sho nuff, Mr Goodison, ah cant tell y'all how lucky ah am to be gettin all these big money matches, and all these opportunities here in Pan American Rassaling. Now, ah know all about this here Buro-gard, he tough, he tricky, he flashy, and he is gonna be a big test, Tiger Conway Jr gonna need all the support from the peoples he can get next week to beat Buro-garde, next week, right here on TV!
Gene: "All right there you have it, Tiger Conway Jr and Beauregarde here next week on Championship Wrestling, a preview perhaps of their match in Juarez on the 26th. With that, lets go to the ring!
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TOP CONTENDERS MATCH FOR THE BLUE JACKET
BLUE DEMON V JODY ARNOLD Another well paced, back and forth match between these two, BUT FANS, HAND IT THE BAD BOY OF PRO WRESTLING, he is prepared for this match, and has the Mexican legend in BIG TROUBLE , and at the 8 minute mark Jody Arnold has the Blue Demon in several pinning predicaments, and seems on the verge of winning that blue jacket---WHEN . .
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ITS ADRIAN STREET!!! EXOTIC ADRIAN ENTERS THE RING AND AXEHANDLES ARNOLD, THE REF RINGS THE BELL, this match will be a no-contest, BUT DEMON WILL KEEP THAT JACKET, WHAT ARE STREETS MOTIVATIONS??? MORE WHEN WE RETRUN!!!
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54-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Gene is at ringside with Adrian Street!
Gene: "Exotic Adrian, wheat is the meaning of tis?
Adrian: "OOOOOOH SUNSHINE, behave!!! NO ONE wants to see a dirty, foul mouthed, uncultured street urchin THUG like Jody Arnold become the World Junior Heavyweight Champion, they all want to see ME, the Exotic One, a man of class, sophistication, and style, beat the BLue Demon on August 26, and wear the blue jacket into Plaza del Toro in September when Jerry Brisco comes to town . . they want to see . .
WAIT!!! ITS THE BLUE DEMON, WHO FLIES ACROSS THE RINGSIDE AREA, AND DECKS ADRIAN STREET, KNOCKING HIM SENSELESS!!!! BLUE DEMON SCREAMS IN BROKEN ENGLISH INTO GOODISON'S MICROPHONE!
"I DONT NEED HELP!!!! I DONT NEED HELP, EXOTIC STREET!!!! YOU STAY OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!! I DONT NEED HELP!!!
Gene: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, NO TRANSLATION NECCESSARY, ADRIAN STREET MAY HAVE SAVED Blue Demon from losing his jacket to Jody Arnold . . .
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. . . . . . BUT BLUE DEMON DOESN'T LIKE ADRIAN STREETS OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE, ONE BIT!!!!!! Fans, we are out of time, see you next week for more Championship Wrestling!
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