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 10/13/77
Taped at the County Coliseum, Monday night 10/8/77
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. Ladies and gentlemen, fans from across both sides of the border, thank you so much for your amazing support of the historic card at Plaza del Toros on September 16, and we certainly hope you have enjoyed the past three weeks of matches and post match interviews from that card. But the best is yet to come, isn't that right, Gene?
Gene: "Tom we are BACK at County Coliseum in El Paso for a brand new series of television programs, and it begins this week as we will see two very exciting newcomers make their television debuts right here on Championship Wrestling. First, he calls himself the "Continental Lover", Eddie Mansfield, well we shall see if the Continental Lover can be a Pan-American Fighter as he will wrestle the legendary Alfonso Dantes; Renato, the Hippie will try to feel the high of a victory when he takes on the very capable and exciting Super Argo, and what a main event, the NEW World Six man tag team Champions, the Rogers Brothers, will defend the belts against the team that . . .well, many fans at Plaza del Toros will tell you are still the RIGHTFUL champions, Los Villanos, all that and a lot more on Championship Wrestling from El Paso!
Tom: "We will have interviews with all six principles in that six man tag team main event, plus . . . wrestling fans, lock up your houses, and run for the hills . .. Flama Roja, Jody Arnold and Crusher Cortez, the BORDERTOWN MAFIA are here today, and in my mind, they have a lot to answer for after their actions September 16! Action gets underway when we return, dont touch that dial.
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5 MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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EDDIE MANSFIELD def. ALPHONSO DANTES, 11:03 in a very impressive debut here on Championship Wrestling.
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20-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Gene is at ringside and introduces the Bordertown Mafia--- FLAMA ROJA, JODY ARNOLD AND CRUSHER CORTEZ!
Gene: "Boy oh boy, do I have a lot of questions for these gentlemen . . .
Roja: "Pardon, pardon, Monsieur Goodison, you are a good man, and not only I, but the entire contingent has the utmost respect for you and your noble profession, However, Monsieur Goodison, it is I, Le Patron de tous les Patrons, and le Brass Knuck-els Champion of the World, and ze man that KNOCKED Jose Lothario out cold, like a MAN in ze middle of the ring, that asks all ze questions, no?
Gene: "Fair enough, then I won't ask any questions, and instead will issue a statement, and respond however you like, sir--- I saw you use a horseshoe on Jose Lothario, and next week, Flama Roja, you will face Ricky Romero in the ring for that title---and I wonder what trick you will have up your sleeve then.
Roja: "Ah, yes, ze problem of Jose Lothario's GLASS JAW, how to solve it? This is something I do not know. As for Ricky Romero . . . tsk tsk tsk . . so unfortunate, so unfortunate, Ricky Romero, zat I must REARRANGE your most handsome features, and make you a deformed creature that women will SCREAM at in horror at after I get done punching in your nose in with my bare fists!
Jody: "Gene Goodison, I want everyone to listen when I tell them how its gonna be.
"The man that you are disrespecting right now is the toughest man on the planet, tougher than a one dollar steak at a truck stop in Pecos, and he forms the background of this . . . organization we have formed here.
Gene: 'The Bordertown Mafia.
Jody: "I prefer to call it a club. Call it what you will, but the bottom line is this: WE control the Pan-American Wrestling Council. Not Gori Guererro, not John Adkisson, not ANYBODY but the three men you see on your screen now. Jose Lothario, you think you are the toughest man alive but you found out that just wasnt the case September 16.
"You can cry, and you can whine all you want, supposedly they say El Jefe over here took out a horseshoe and hit Supersock over the head with it. Well, it might have FELT like a horseshoe, Lothario, because you went DOWN, and this man showed the world he has what it takes to beat any man that dares step in to the ring with him.
"And as for YOU Adrian Street . . . ha ha . . . you are still wearing that blue jacket, but no World title belt, huh? Just remember one thing, fancy pants, the next time your SNEER and LOOK DOWN on us, just remember, buddy . . . .you wear that blue jacket---AT OUR PLEASURE.
"Thanks to us, the next time you will get another World Junior Heavyweight title shot wont be until DECEMBER 25 when the World Champ comes back to town . . . . . IF we decide we like you wearing that blue jacket. I dont know, fellas, I think I would look pretty handsome in it MYSELF. Think it over, RICH BOY, because WE control the wrestling scene around here, WE say what goes, and the bottom line is this, and this message goes to EVERYONE in El Paso and Juarez: when these three come knocking on your door--- you either PAY UP----or GET OUT OF TOWN! And you can take THAT----OWWWWWWW BABY!!!!! . . . . . TO THE BANK!!!!
Gene: "All right, well thank you for your time gentlemen, I have to submit however that I think Gori Guererro might have something to say about who 'controls' the wrestling scene here in the Rio Grande valley, more after this!
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30-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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RENATO THE HIPPIE def. SUPER ARGO, 4:10 with the Hippie hold.
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38-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Pretaped interview with Gene Goodison and the Rogers Brothers . . . with a manager with slicked back blonde hair.
Gene: "All right, wrestling fans, here they are, in all their glory, the NEW World Six Man Tag team Champions, with a new manager, a man that calls himself . . . Buddy Rogers . . . JUNIOR, who has already made an immediate impact here in Pan-American Wrestling.
Buddy: "I know the resemblance is striking, Gene, get over it, I dont call myself Buddy Rogers Jr , I AM BUDDY ROGERS, JUNIOR, the brains behind the Rogers Brothers, and the PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING, LADIES AND gentlemen! FEAST your eyes on your NEW HEROES, the NEW World Six Man tag Team Champions, SONNY, RIP AND GOLDEN ROGERS!
Gene: "Let me see if I have this straight. Nature Buddy Rogers had 4 sons . . . and they all ended up in El Paso????
Rip: "Thats right, Gene, feast your eyes upon the genetic superiority, the great looks, and the brilliant strategic minds inherited from our Dad, the GREATEST NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF ALL TIME, and we are so happy to have Buddy Junior here to seal the deal, and bring home the title belts!
Buddy: "Rip is right, Gene, thanks to my God given abilities, I was able to guide my talented brothers to THE VERY PINNACLE of tag team success in the NWA, AND THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING US, EVER.
Gene: "All right, that is all well and good, but today, you have a rematch with the Villanos, Buddy Rogers Junior, and you have to put those belts on the line!
Rogers: "Villanos, face facts----- you aren't REAL brothers, like us. I know this because you ALL wear masks to hide the fact that you arent really related and are all ugly.
Golden: "Como?
Buddy: "We truly are the NEW First Family of Wrestling, and look at this, we have the six man tag team belts to prove what I am saying is true!
"So Villanos, you want to challenge US and try to take these title belts back? We wish you luck, because (they all put their palms on top of one anthers in a show of unity) ALL FOR ONE, AND ONE FOR ALL!!!!
Back to live action:
WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
THE ROGERS BROTHERS w/Buddy Rogers Jr. V LOS VILLANOS The Villanos seems determined to get their belts back, This one is fast and furious, and the Villanos come close to winning back the titles several times, but Buddy Rogers jr. interferes every time. Villanos, frustrated, all enter the ring, and six way brawl breaks out, El Gran Davis has no choice but to declare this one a double DQ and the Rogers Brothers keep the belts, but Los Villanos retain some of their honor and dignity when they run all four Rogers out of the ring!
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54-MINUTE COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Gene Goodison is on the ring with all three Los Villanos, who are all angry, and pacing around!
Gene: "Wrestling fans, the Rogers brothers may have the titles, but in the eyes of I think most of the fans here, you are looking at the REAL World Six man tag team Champions!
Villanos I: "¡CJOVEN DEL COMPINCHE ROGERS! ¡No sé quiénes usted realmente es y de donde usted viene, pero usted y esos payasos que demandan ser hermanos ES UN INSULTO A NUESTRA FAMILIA! ¡Gori Guererro, exigimos, pedimos, nosotros ABOGAMOS POR, damos a me y a mis hermanos un fósforo, un fósforo en el cual tengamos una OCASIÓN JUSTA de enseñar a estos punkies una lección sobre respecto, honor, y la tradición de la familia de que NUNCA SE OLVIDARÁN!
Gene: "All right thank you gentlemen, I am sure the fans who watch the Spanish language broadcast on Sunday mornings know exactly what Villano I just said, as for our English speaking viewers, I did hear three important things I think EVERYONE in El Paso can translate: 'familia', 'insulta' and 'Gori Guererro', wrestling fans, it sounds like a serious challenge has been made to the Rogers Brothers by Los Villanos. Tom, back to you.
Tom: "Thanks you Gene, and fans, we will have more information on exactly what it was that Villano I just said next week. What a card we will have, newcomer Crazy Bobby Lee will wrestle Gran Hamada, Flama Roja versus Ricky Romero, and The Pharaoh will be back in action as well, all that and a lot more, see you then!
T OCT 16 STOCKTON, TX
Ed George, Gran Hamada, Rayo de Jalisco, Javier Llanes, Bobby Lee, Eddie Mansfield, Giant Gulas, Renato The Hippie
W OCT 17 PECOS, TX
Ed George, Gran Hamada, Rayo de Jalisco, Javier Llanes, Bobby Lee, Eddie Mansfield, Giant Gulas, Renato The Hippie
H OCT 18 LAS CRUCES, NM
Ricky Romero, Gran Hamada, Rayo de Jalisco, Javier Llanes, Bobby Lee, Eddie Mansfield, Giant Gulas, Renato The Hippie . . . plus Flama Roja v Ed George and Rogers Brothers v Carson, Pro and Ferris
F OCT 19 ALPINE, TX
Ed George, Gran Hamada, Rayo de Jalisco, Javier Llanes, Bobby Lee, Eddie Mansfield, Giant Gulas, Renato The Hippie
S OCT 20 CHIHUAHUA, CH
Adrian Street v Rayo de Jalisco, Cortez y Roja y Arnold v Villanos, Pharaoh v Benji Ramirez, Don Carson v Jose Lothario, Dr. ferris v Tiger Conway Jr, El Solitario v Masked Wrestling pro, Juan Limon v Super Argo
ANTHONY, TX (AFTERNOON)
Ed George, Gran Hamada, Rayo de Jalisco, Javier Llanes, Bobby Lee, Eddie Mansfield, Giant Gulas, Renato The Hippie
S OCT 21 OJINAGA, CHI (AFTERNOON)
Super Argo, Juan Limon, Masked Wrestling Pro, El Solitario, Tiger Conway Jr, Dr. Ferris, Benji Ramirez, Crusher Cortez
FABENS, TX
Ed George, Gran Hamada, Rayo de Jalisco, Javier Llanes, Bobby Lee, Eddie Mansfield, Giant Gulas, Renato The Hippie
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