AWA Mid-South Championship Wrestling  
Taped Friday, Oct. 19, 1982 (aired 10-20-82)  
at the Irish McNeil Boy's Club in Sherveport, La.
 
The show opens with video highlights from last week's  AWA North American Heavyweight Title Match where the champion El Canek of Mexico defeated the previous champ the Masked Assassin 1# (Jody Hamilton) when the champ got his shoulder up on the three-count of a double pin before  heading into roday's show which opens with a shot of the letters AWA followed by Mid-South Championship Wrestling with action clips of Mid-South stars as new North American Heavyweight Champ the Masked El Canek, the Mid-South Tag Team Champs The Spoiler & 'Maniac' Mark Lewis w/mgr. 'Playboy' Gary Hart, Louisiana Heavyweight Champ Junkyard Dog, 'Dirty' Dick Murdoch & "Killer" Karl Kox, Mid-South Jr. H. Champ Tony Charles, Louisiana Tag Team Champs Ken Lucas & Ricky Gibson, Mr. Wrestling, The Los Infernales w/mgr. Percy Pringle III, The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Roger Smith) w/mgr. Rock Hunter and AWA World Champs Chief Wahoo McDaniel, tag team champs the Brisco Brothers and jr. champ Tiger Mask before the Mid-South logo hits the screen as we fade to the studio desk with the announcing team of "Cowboy" Bill Watts and Boyd Pierce.
 
Bill & Boyd welcome the fans for another hour of AWA Mid-South Championship Wrestling.
 
1. First Match. 4 Man Tag Team Match. 1-fall 10-minute time limit. 'Dirty' Dick Murdoch & "Killer" Karl Kox were determined in their match against Gino Britto & Bob Marcus as Kox nailed Marcus with the brain buster for the pin at the 4:01 mark.
 
Following the match, ring announcer Reiser Bowden interview Dick & Karl who are furious with Abdullah the Butcher & The Shiek for the sneak attack last week and costing them the Mid-South Tag Team Belts. Murdoch calls it a conspiracy between 'Playboy' Gary Hart and Rock Hunter to take the belts off of them. Kox says there was money exchanged with Hart and Hunter and he wants Mid-South to investigate.
 
Ar this moment, Watts joins them to tell them they have looked into it and haven't been able to find any money has changed hands. If they do, then Mid-South will take action to strip them of the belts and possibly hand out suspensions and fines.
 
Commercial break includes interviews for area matches
 
2. Second Match. Single Match. 1-fall 10-minute time limit. Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Champ Tony Charles wrestles the Pro (Dick Steinborn) to a time limit draw. The match draws a big applause from the fans as both men shake hands after the match.
 
Commercial break includes interviews for area matches
 
3. Third Match. The Masked Assassin 1# (Jody Hamilton wmgr. Rock Hunter defeated Tom Jones with a loaded headbut at the 6:10 mark.
 
Following the match, Hunter and the Assassins talk to Bowden about the injustices that the AWA and Mid-South Wrestling have perpretated on them. Assassin 1# still claims Canek stole the North Ameican Belt and are protecting him. Hunter interjects any claimis by Murdoch & Cox are unfounded. Rock says he is an honorable manager and is above any such thing.
 
Commercial break includes interviews for area matches
 
Before the start of their match, La. Tag Team Champs Ken Lucas & Ricky Gibson talk to Reiser about running the Manchurians out of the area. Gibson adds that PP III already has put together a new rough team out of Mexico. Lucas says they will give the Los Infernales all they can handle.
 
4. Fourth Match. Non Title 4 Man Tag Team Match. 1-fall 10-minute time limit. The Los Infernales (El Satanico & Pirata Morgan) w.mgr. Percy Pringle III beat the Louisiana Tag Team Champs Ken Lucas & Ricky Gibson when Mogan pinned Lucas following an unseen low-blow by official Alfred Neely and hand full of tights for the pin at the 8:43 mark. Pringle is estatic and follows the match demanding  a title match with Lucas & Gibson.
 
Commercial break includes interviews for area matches
 
5.. Fifth Match. Single Match. 1-fall 10-minue time limit. The Masked Spoiler 1# (Don Jardine) w/mgr. 'Playboy' Gary Hart and Mid-South Tag Team partner 'Maniac' Mark Lewis cheat out a win over European star Otto Wanz at the 7:59 mark when the Spoiler applies the Claw on the bloody head of Wanz who was attacked by Lewis & Hart out side the ring while ring offical Jerry Usher was distracted by the Spoiler.
 
Commercial break includes interviews for area matches
 
Back at the desk, Bill brings back Hart, Spoiler 1# & Mark Lewin to address the charges by Murdoch & Kox. Bill and Gary really go at it verbally. Then Murdoch & Kox come out and things get heated. If that wasn't enough, out comes Hunter and the Assassins who verbally got at it with Dick & Karl & Bill. Boyd says we have run out of time and we'll see you next week on AWA Mid-South Wrestling.

I will keep my eyes on the territory mainly for one reason - THE SPOILER!  He has always been one of my favorites.  Paired up with Gary Hart will make him hard to beat!  Also liking the Murdoch & Kox pair.  Never got to see their work IRL, but I am very aware of their reputations in the ring together.
 
This show will get a 96 out of 100 rating.  Great action!

A lot to like here, very strong TT's with good managers involved.  New Mexican team is no pushover.
 
Murdoch / Kox playing the victims has a lot of pizzazz to it!  Enjoying the roving talent being a key here.
 
Keep up the good work here!