WORLD WRESTLING COUNCIL
SUPERSTRELLAS DE LA LUCHE LIBRE
WAPA-TV CHANNEL 4
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
TAPED: THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1977
BROADCAST: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1977
COMMENTATOR: RICK ST. JAMES  
REFEREE: EL ARTACHE
 

 
All matches are sanctioned and governed by the National Wrestling Alliance.
 
Theme is played and the WWC logo is super imposed over arena match action.
 
St. James welcomes the studio and TV audiences to the greatest NWA wrestling from the greatest paradise….Puerto Rico.
 
St. James is in front a picture of the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. He also is front of pictures of El Diablo Mascaras, Super Medico, and Dory Dixon. St. James says that the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title will be defended on Thanksgiving Day card at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium. A three man tournament will be held on Tuesday night, November 13th to determine Tatsumi Fujinami’s opponent.
 
All three men come out. St. James picks out a fan from the audience to draw a name from a hat. Dory Dixon gets a bye into the final match. Super Medico and El Diablo Mascaras will face each other in the opening match.
 
St. James reminds the fans that a fence match between Victor Jovica and Hercules Ayala is already on the Clemente card and more great bouts will be talked about today.  
 
In a qualifying match for a slot in the North American Title tournament, Jimmy Garvin, from NWA-Florida, will take on Earl Maynard.
 
He encourages the TV fans to settle in with a sandwich and a soda and watch the great WWC action that will be back in just two minutes.
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A film clip shows the match between Pepper Gomez and the Mongolian Stomper from Areciba, Puerto Rico. Stomper gets the three count and the win.
 
St. James comments that Stomper is fine tuning his game for the North American Tournament on Thanksgiving night. His opponent for a match at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum this Tuesday, Huracan Castillo, will join St. James for commentary for this match.
 
THE MONGOLIAN STOMPER w/ J.C. DYKES vs. DOCTOR FATE
 
Stomper runs over the yellow masked competitor, finishing him with a hangman’s backbreaker @ 2:38.
 
WINNER: THE MONGOLIAN STOMPER
 
Stomper is encouraged by Dykes to continue the beating, even after the bell. Castillo says he ran a man out of the WWC who would not leave the ring right after wins. He says it looks he may have to do it again. Castillo leaves the interview desk, grabs a chair, and clears the ring.
 
St. James says that Stomper’s roll may be stopped by Castillo before it gets going. Mark Manson seeks to rebound with High Chief Afi when Superstrellas returns.
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A film clip shows Victor Rivera catching High Chief Afi in a cradle for a pin during a match in Bayamon. Afi punishes Rivera’s leg and Mark Manson gets in some shots as the match progresses. The manager is on the receiving end of a high knee lift from Rivera.
 
St. James says that Mark Manson has met with some problems since The Samoan Kings lost the North American Tag Team Titles to Carlos Colon and Dean Ho. One of those problems has been the man in our next match, Victor Rivera.
 
VICTOR RIVERA vs. THE PEACEMAKER
 
The Peacemaker must feel the way to achieve peace is to cheat. Those tactics have Rivera on his heels early but a stiff bolo punch by Rivera has the match star seeing stars. A power slam and a cannonball drop have Rivera winning @ 3:02.
 
WINNER: VICTOR RIVERA
 
St. James makes his way to ringside, but is stopped by Mark Manson.
 
Manson has a contract for Rivera to sign. Manson says that it is for him to wrestle Rivera this Tuesday in San Juan. Manson says he is lining up a team to wrestle Colon and Ho and he wants this Rivera obstacle to be taken care of. He says that he may not be able to since Rivera is such a coward.
 
Rivera starts to go after Manson but Manson says for him to just sign and show these stupid peons what a man he is. Rivera takes to contract and the pen and signs it.
 
Manson says that Rivera is a fool for not reading the contract. The match will be a handicap match with him and the High Chief. Problem solved.  
 
Rivera says that as long as he will be able to get his hands on Manson, it will be worth it.
St. James says that the matches at Roberto Clemente Coliseum will be awesome. Mr. Justice will try to turn the lights out on someone when the show returns.
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More film is shown of the Bayamon show. Mr. Justice is disqualified against Tosh Togo when he brings in a chair to deal with the Japanese star’s rule breaking.
 
St. James says Mr. Justice has been signed to wrestle Tosh Togo in a No DQ match this Tuesday. He will interview Justice after this match.
 
MR. JUSTICE vs. PEDRO EL GRANDE
 
A good scientific match-up happens here. Justice gets the win when El Grande misses a sunset flip off the top rope. Justice applies the sleeper for the win @ 4:07.
 
WINNER: MR. JUSTICE
 
St. James meets Justice at ringside.
 
Justice reminds St. James that he spent a lot of time on the wrong side of the fence. He knows all the ways to cheat overtly and covertly. Togo will be dealt with once and for all.
 
Justice says also he has not forgotten about The Invader in the quarterfinals of the North American Title Tournament. The sleeper can put a wrestler out just as quickly as the heart punch can.
 
St. James says that Victor Jovica is here next to show what the fence match will do to Puerto Rican Champion Hercules Ayala.
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Film is shown of the championship match between Super Medico/ Tosh Togo going for the tag titles against Carlos Colon and Dean Ho. Carlos Colon does not show up at the start of the match because of a family emergency. Colon does arrive and he and Ho pull out a victory.
 
St. James says that Colon received a call from a local emergency room about a family member. When Colon arrived at the hospital, there was no family there.
 
Rick says the life of a champion takes some strange turns at times. Victor Jovica will try to turn the title reign of Hercules Ayala toward him in the fence match this Tuesday. Jovica competes in the next match.
 
VICTOR JOVICA vs. ERICH FROELICH
 
Jovica tears into Froelich from the start. Froelich has little offense and Jovica wins with a swinging neckbreaker @ 2:56.
 
WINNER: VICTOR JOVICA
 
Jovica takes a chain with a piece of fencing on it from under the ring. He carves up Froelich with until Hercules Ayala runs him off. Ayala checks on Froelich.
 
Jovica stops at the interview desk before he goes out. He says he told Dykes that he would take of Ayala all by himself to send the people the message: Jovica is more of a man than Ayala.
 
St. James says that the main event is next.
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Highlights of the wins of Mr. Justice and Rock Riddle in the first two qualifying matches are shown.  
 
St. James has the new belt on the interview desk when the studio show returns. He says the winner of this match will take on The Mongolian Stomper in the quarterfinals.
 
WWC NORTH AMERICAN TITLE QUALIFYING MATCH
EARL MAYNARD vs. JIMMY GARVIN
 
Jimmy Garvin is not here with The Great Bolo, who has been his manager in NWA-Florida. The wrestlers start the match by testing each other’s strengths. Garvin tries power moves, but Maynard takes care of that. A speed move by Garvin gives him hope.  
 
He does a Mexican leg whip into the corner, banging Maynard’s face into the turnbuckle.
Garvin goes to work on Maynard’s neck with a surfboard and a bow-and-arrow. Maynard makes it to the ropes to break both holds.
 
Garvin tries a flying reverse elbow and Maynard ducks. Garvin hits the mat hard on his right shoulder. Maynard clamps on an arm bar and works up to nerve holds. Garvin also makes to the ropes.
 
Eventually, Maynard puts Garvin in his standing hammerlock and looks to be on his way to a win. Dennis Hall comes out from the back and says something to Maynard. Maynard goes after Hall through the ropes. Artache sends Hall to the back. Garvin manages to sneak up from behind Maynard and schoolboys him for the three count, using a handful of tights for extra leverage @ 7:38.
 
As Garvin leaves, Maynard is heard screaming for Hall.
 
WINNER: JIMMY GARVIN
 
St. James tells the fans to get out and see the shut-ins and visit church this Sunday. The fall out from The Clemente card will be discussed in full next week.
 
(C) CAPITAL SPORTS
 

 

 
 
 
 

Great TV! Some great upcoming shows! Garvin here is very intriguing! Where was Bolo? Hmmm? Love the "Peacemaker" cheating!! Laughed out loud on that one! Great stuff Johnny!

I thought you would appreciate that, Bry. Crisis on NWA Earths? Now that's humor.