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Memphis’s Championship Wrestling Association
Promoter: Jerry Jarrett
Matchmaker: Eddie Marlin
Under the Auspices of the American Wrestling Association & President Verne Gagne
Airing LIVE from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
WMC-TV Studios Channel 5 Memphis.
Announcers: Dave Brown and Lance Russell
Referees: Paul Morton and Jerry Calhoun
**Sprach Zarathrustra plays the Pankrationist Statue rotates 360 degrees while Championship Wrestling is shown over it. The scene fades to Lance Russell & Dave Brown behind the announce desk. **
Russell: Yeeeeeellllllloooooo again and we welcome you to another exciting edition of Championship Wrestling. Heeeeeeyyyy what a busy week we have had and what a great show we have lined up for ya. And here’s our old friend Davey to tell us all about it.
Brown: Yes, indeed we do Lance. On today’s program we will hear from the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, Southern Champion, Dutch Mantell, Mid-America Champion, Sgt. Slaughter and his Privates, Hulk Hogan, The Stud Stable, and Wildfire, Tommy Rich! Also, we understand that both Jim Cornette and Andy Kaufman have called out the King, Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett in regards to last week’s embarrassments. And hey what a main event we have lined up for today! The Fabulous Freebirds will take on The Rock-n-Roll Express & Tommy Rich in a 2/3 falls tag team match! That’s right, Michael Hayes will finally be in the ring instead of interfering from outside of the ring. Hey let’s get started by going to the ring for big Jos LeDuc.
Match 1
Jos LeDuc def. Charlie Fulton with a one armed across the knee backbreaker
Russell: Weeeeeelllllllll Jos, boooooooyyyyy was that impressive!
LeDuc: Lance Russell, I half told you I em dee strongest man in wrestling and I just prove it for everyone. Hulk Hogan is a cheater. Every time I beat him in a test of strength, he try to hurt me. Well, Mr. Hogan, I want you in a match now. I know I em stronger, now I jest wan to beat you up.
Hogan: Listen daddy, I have been listening to you from the back mangle the English language. Look at you, brother. Beat up, cut up, and messed up. Look at me! Listen to the ladies going crazy for me. They see how sexy I am, how strong I am, and how great I am! Why would I want to wrestle a big ugly bear like you, brother? Tell me what good it would do.
LeDuc: You vant to know what good it would do? (LeDuc punches Hogan square in the nose drawing tears and blood. The two scramble around the studio pounding on each other).
Russell: Awwwwww, cut that out guys! Fans, weeeeee’llll be back!
Russell: Heeeeeeyyyyyy, here he is, the Southern Heavyweight Champion, The Dutchman, Duuuuuuutch Manteeeeelllll. Dutch it’s good to see you after that wiiiiild scene we just had.
Mantell: Well Lance, thank you for having me out here. I tell ya, that big tall drink of water Hulk Hogan might have bit off more than he can chew. I know Jos LeDuc real well and he is one you don’t want mad at you! But Lance, I just wanted to come out here and clear something up. My old partner, David Schultz, has been going around sayin that I’ve been ducking him. Well Schultz, you know me better than that! I ain’t afraid to fight anybody and I never back down from a challenge. So, David, I’m here to tell you that Monday Night, in the Mid-South Coliseum you get your chance at me and the Southern Title. Bring your best David, because I’ll be bringing mine. Thanks for the time Lance.
Russell: Thank you Duuuuuutchman. Heeeeyyyyyy, Davey’s got the introductions for our next match.
Match 2
Privates Kernodle & Nelson def. Gene Ligon & Gary Royal with a Kernodle Slaughter cannon.
Russell: Weeeelllll, joining….
Slaughter: ATTENTION!!!! LANCE RUSSELL, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU? YOU SPEAK ONLY WHEN SPOKEN TO. I AM GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A HIPPIE MAGGOT! HE IS LIKE A FLY THAT KEEPS BUZZING AROUND! I AM TALKING ABOUT BILL DUNDEE. HE IS A DISGRACE! THAT LONG HAIRED HIPPIE KEEPS THINKING HE CAN BEAT ME! I AM TIRED OF WRESTLING HIM. SO, I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE HIM ONE MORE CHANCE, BUT HE HAS TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE LINE AS WELL. I WILL DEFEND MY MID-AMERICAN TITLE AGAINST HIM, BUT IF HE LOSES, HE MUST GET A CREW CUT! NOW, TO ME, THAT IS NOT MUCH TO ASK. A SIMPLE CREW CUT. DISCIPLINE IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! JUST LOOK AT MY PRIVATES. CLEAN-SHAVEN, STANDING TALL, MY PRIVATES MAKE ME PROUD! BUT TO DUNDEE, A CREW CUT WOULD BE A CRUSHING BLOW! HE HAS NO DISCIPLINE AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO BEAT SOME INTO HIM. AND I CAN’T WAIT TO CLIP HIS HAIR! AT EASE RUSSELL! (Slaughter and his Privates walk off the set. Russell wonders aloud where Gen. Jimmy Hart is again this week).
Russell: Ohhhhhhhhh great here’s a treat. The Nature Boy, Ric Flair is joining me.
Flair: Lance Russell, I didn’t like the tone you just used. It is a treat to have the Nature Boy here. And I am going to help you call the next match with this Ric Flair wanna be, Austin Idol. I mean, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but this Idol guy is a joke! I wear $10,000 robes and he wears bathrobes from the Holiday Inn. I wear a Rolex and he wears a Timex. I ride in chauffeur driven limousines and eat filet mignon while he bums rides and eats bologna sandwiches. Come on Lance, there is no comparison. Now let’s watch the wanna be wrestle.
Match 3
Austin Idol def. Gypsy Joe with the Las Vegas leg lock
Idol: Did you get an eyeful, Dahlin? Did you see how the Idol never even broke a sweat. So, how about it Flair? When are you goin to meet me in the ring? I keep challenging you every week and all the Idol hears back is ga ga. C’mon Flair, put up or shut up!
Flair: (Laughing) Idol, you are nothing but a copycat. You have tried to steal my look, my moves, and you even want to try talking like me. You don’t even belong in the same ring with me. So, my answer to your challenge is… no (Flair pats Idol on the face three times and starts to walk off)
Idol: You son of a……(Idol tags Flair with rights and lefts. He rips Flair’s suit jacket off and shreds it. Flair tries to fight back, but Idol is incensed. He rips off Flair’s shirt and trousers, leaving Flair laying on the studio floor in a tie, black socks and shoes, and heart-shaped boxers. Idol leaves to the cheers of the studio audience as they laugh at the nearly naked Flair. Flair makes his way to Russell).
Flair: AUSTIN IDOL!!!....(Breathing heavily)…Nobody, NOBODY! Embarrasses Ric Flair like this! You want a match punk? You want the Nature Boy? Well you got it! Monday Night you better be at the Mid-South Coliseum to receive the beating you deserve! Lance Russell, there will be Hell to pay for this! Idol, you are a dead man!
Russell: Woooooooaaaaaaahhhhh boy, Austin sure got under Flair’s skin with that one! Faaaaaanss, get your tickets early for that one I tell ya. Heyyyyyy, joining me now are Rrrrriiiiicky & Rrrrrrrobert, The Rrrrrrrock-n-Roll Express and Tommy “Wwwwwwildfirrrrre” Rrrrrich!
 
Rich: Lance, Ah tell ya, Austin got him a sissy boy all farrrred up didn’t he? Ah can’t wait to see that one mahself. But lemme tell ya sumpin Lance. These boys right here have been havin a time with anothah sissy named Mahchael Hayes. Well, today, they have back-up. Me and the Rock-n-Roll Express gonna whoop up on some Freebirds today right here on TV! Ain’t that right Ricky?
Morton: You got that right Wildfire! Hayes has been interfering in our matches since they got here! Now, we Tommy here to even the odds! Ain’t no way the ‘Birds gonna beat us with the sides even. And like I always say…Rock-n-Roll and Wildfire are here to stay! We ain’t here to play! Right Robert?
Gibson: That’s right brother!
Morton: Wooooooo! (The three high 5 and walk off together)
 
Russell: Joining me are Jerry Jarrett and The KIiiiiing, Jerry Lawler. Weeeeeelllll, it seems like last week you really got the best of both Jimmy Cornette and Andy Kaufman!
Lawler: Well Lance, sometimes when you have a couple of blood sucking mosquitos buzzing around, you just have to slap em down. The sad part is I believe Jerry here has to marry Kaufman now. Isn’t that what he said? If he got beat he would marry the winner? Well Jerry, what do you want for a wedding present? (Lawler and Jarrett both laugh).
Jarrett: Oh Jerry! Listen, we did what we needed to do to shut up Cornette and Kaufman. We tried to be civil and talk them down, but every week they came back with the same stuff we rejected before. I hate that it came to that, but the look on Kaufman’s face was funny! (Both men and Russell laugh).
Lawler: Hey Jerry? Promise us one thing ok? Next time you wear a dress, please shave your legs! (Laughter again)…A large man approaches the desk.
The man hands Lawler and Jarrett papers and crosses his arms as Andy Kaufman and Jim Cornette slither in behind him.
 
Lawler: Kaufman, Cornette, what is this?
Cornette: What this is Mr. Jerry Lawler is a court order! My mother has hired the finest lawyers money can buy. The law firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe will be representing Mr. Kaufman and myself. We have been abused by you and Jerry Jarrett and we will not stand for it! As you can tell by our associate here, our bodyguard, Mr. Kareem Mohammed, we will not be bullied again! What you hold in your sweaty little hands is an injunction. It states that until our legal matters are resolved, Jerry Jarrett cannot promote wrestling and Jerry Lawler cannot wrestle in the CWA! We will get justice for the abuse you have poured out upon us. Any questions?
Lawler: Are you joking? I’m the International Champion! I need to defend my title. Look, you guys just need to settle down. We have done nothing wrong (Jarrett looks concerned as he reads over the injunction).
Jarrett: Jerry, I think we need remain silent until our attorneys can advise us. Let’s go Jerry. (Reluctantly, Lawler walks off with Jarrett as Cornette and Kaufman berate them).
Kaufman: Justice will be served Lance Russell! Justice will be served! All of you sharecroppers out there better pay attention! You better show Mr. Cornette and Andy Kaufman some respect around here! (Cornette, Kaufman, and Mohammed leave Russell speechless).
Match 4
2/3 falls
The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Rock-n-Roll Express & Tommy Rich
Fall 1 – The Freebirds grab the first fall when Roberts surprises Gibson with a bulldog
Between falls, The Stud Stable joins Lance
Fuller: Hey lil feller! We are watching this match real close. We know the Freebirds and the Express both want the Southern Titles, but me and Jimmy do too! It seems to me that Jimmy Cornette is too busy hanging out with Hollywood types to worry about the Stud Stable, but Monday Night we have the Midnight Express again for the titles. Jimmy, you better be focused on your team or you may wind up with your boys not holding those belts any more.
Fall 2 – Tommy Rich pins Buddy Roberts with a Thesz press.
CWA events coordinator, Guy Coffey, is interviewed.
Coffey: Lance, the CWA officials and I have been talking on the phone and it has been decided that I will fill in for Jerry Jarrett until this lawsuit is settled . Jerry Lawler will also not be allowed to wrestle in the CWA. We will meet with our attorneys first thing Monday morning and I hope to have a report for you next week right here on TV.
Fall 3 – The Rock-n-Roll Express nails Michael Hayes with a double dropkick for the win
Russell: Booooooyyyyy Davey, I think we are left with more questions than answers this week (Brown shakes his head and looks perplexed). But fans, when we know more, we will let you know. And fans you don’t want to miss this card at the Mid-South Coliseum Monday Night! Get your tickets early and we’ll see ya next week!
Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
Monday, October 1, 1982
8:15 pm
Ringside announcer: Lance Russell
Referees: Jerry Calhoun and Paul Morton
1st Match – Phil Hickerson def. Gypsy Joe with a back drop
2nd Match – Jos LeDuc def. Hulk Hogan by countout when Hogan retreats to the back
3rd Match – Southern Title – Dutch Mantell© def. Dr. D David Schultz when Mantell uses “Shoo baby” before Schultz can use a chain on him.
4th Match – Southern Tag Team Titles – The Midnight Express © w/Jim Cornette and Mr. Kareem Mohammed def. the Stud Stable when Mohammed nails Golden while Cornette has referee Jerry Calhoun’s attention.
5th Match – Mid-America Title vs Crew cut – Sgt. Slaughter© def. Bill Dundee with the cobra clutch after the Privates interfered in the match. Slaughter, Kernodle, and Nelson give Dundee a crew cut after the match.
6th Match – Ric Flair and Austin Idol beat the crap out of each other throughout the building until referee Paul Morton had to DQ both men.
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CWA 9/29/82 TV and Mid-South Coliseum card (Read 303 times)