World Class Championship Wrestling
Sportatorium
Dallas, TX
Referees-Bronk Lubich and David Manning
Announcer-Bill Mercer and Lord Alfred Hays
Ring Announcer-Mark Lowrance
Taped-1/18/83
Airs-1/19/83
 
MERCER: Welcome to another exciting edition of World Class Championship Wrestling. I am joined by a new addition to our broadcast team, but certainly not a new face, Lord Alfred Hays. Your lordship, I am sure that many fans are wondering why you are now pursuing a career in broadcasting and what this means for your managerial career.
 
HAYS: William, I grew tired of dealing with the disloyalty and incompetence that seems to plague many American wrestlers. Al Madril is an excellent example. I made a star of that man and look how he repays me! The last straw was Bill and Scott Irwin. My colleague, General Akbar, had warned me that they lacked stability and it proved true. They left Texas last night with no advanced warning other than a message left with my answering service. A man of my station should not be exposed to such nonsense! Thus, I have decided to share my knowledge and unique perspective with the television audience.
 
MERCER: We have  a great show as David Von Erich defends the NWA World Title against former Champion Terry Funk and American Champion Scott Casey defends against “Dr. D” David Shults. Right now, we are joined by Fritz and Kerry Von Erich, who I understand have a major announcement.
 
Fritz and Kerry come out, dressed in dress shirts, slacks and sportscoats. Kerry is wearing a neck brace and carrying the Texas Title belt.
 
KERRY: Bill, I’m telling you that I can wrestle right now. That doctor doesn’t know what he’s talking about!
 
FRITZ: Son, we’ve been over this! Bill, the best doctor at Baylor Medical Center has ordered Kerry to take off two months to recuperate from the injuries suffered at the hands of David Shults. That means Kerry can’t defend that belt within the thirty day mandatory period. The National Wrestling Alliance has ordered him to surrender the title and he is going to comply with that here today. As our fans in Houston know, there will be a huge card of World Class Championship Wrestling on Valentine’s Day at the Sam Houston Coliseum. The NWA has ordered a one night tournament to determine a new champion that night. Also, Dave will defend the World Title in a Texas Death match that evening against David Shults. Kerry, I know you don’t like this, but in a month or so, you’ll be cleared to wrestle and you will get a shot at whoever wins the tournament.
 
KERRY: David Shults, my brother David is gonna whip your butt on Valentine’s Day and I plan on being there to watch! (hands title belt to Fritz) Well, I don’t like it one bit, but I guess that I don’t have much of a choice.
 
MERCER: In a totally unrelated matter, the mysterious Durango Kid sent another package to our offices this week. This time, it contained a videotape. Let’s take a look.
 
VTR:

As the theme from “High Plains Drifter” plays, a large man dressed in western gear wearing a bandanna over his face(evidently The Durango Kid) on a rides a black horse by a tree with a noose hung from one of its branches. Four graves are dug with wooden markers that read “CORNETTE” “DR.D”  “DENNIS CONDREY” and “BOBBY EATON”. The Durango Kid points to the graves and then to the camera before galloping away.
 
COMMERCIAL
 
Gino Hernandez (w/Jim Cornette) takes on Salvatore Bellomo in Gino’s return to WCCW. Incidentally, Cornette carries the tennis racket that was a present delivered by Gino from Jim’s mother. As Alfred Hays laments the fact that an “wild west vigilante” like Durango Kid is being given air time, Gino and Bellomo have one heck of a match. Gino goes to the well one time too many with a flying headscissors and gets dropped throat first across the top rope. Gino follows that with a big elbow off the top rope for the pin.
 
VTR:
NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood are standing in front of the Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling logo.
 
STEAMBOAT: For those of you who might not know us, I am Rick Steamboat and this is my friend and partner, Jay Youngblood. We beat a team you fans in Texas are familiar with, Jim Garvin and Gino Hernandez to win these World Tag Team Titles. We are coming to Houston on Valentine’s Day to wrestle a team called the Midnight Express. We are ready for these guys and anybody else that wants to line up for a title match. We are looking forward to defending the titles down in World Class and meeting all opf the great Texas fans.
 
YOUNGBLOOD: Ricky, I understand that the Express is a great team, but they have a little loudmouth manager named Jim Cornette. Well, Rick and I have dealt with interfering managers before. With the fans in Houston behind us, we are going to have a happy Valentine’s Day and hold onto these titles for all of you fans!
COMMERCIAL
 
LOWRANCE: I’m here with two men who formed one of the greatest tag teams we have ever seen here in World Class as well as having one of the most memorable feuds ever, Al Madril and Iceman Parsons. Al, you asked for this time and asked the Iceman to be here.
 
MADRIL: That’s right, Mark Lowrance. When this man and I teamed up, it was magical and all these people know it! Now, I realize that I did Iceman and  all of the people of Texas wrong   and I have apologized. Ice, you have been having trouble with those idiot Moondogs and that weasel, Mr. JR. So have I. You have signed an open contract   with Spot and Rex for Valentine’s Day in Houston and they tell me you haven’t got a partner signed up yet. Why don‘t we reunite the best team Texas has ever seen? Who else do you need, brother?
 
ICEMAN: Alberto, man, there a lot of friends I can call that have never done what you did to me. Men like Bobo Brazil, Koko Ware, David Von Erich, and many others. Look, I forgive you and I   know you mean well, but it's gonna take time.
 
Here comes Mr. JR with all three Moondogs, Spot, Rex, and King, in tow!
 
JR: Madril, you fool! This man is doing  a favor  because whoever is his partner on Valentines’ Day is gonna get hurt!
 
ICEMAN: Why is it you and your rooty poot mongrels always travel in a pack? Are you just afraid they can’t get it done in a fair fight?
 
JR: Show them how we do it Moonodog style, boys!
 
The Moondogs jump on Madril and Parsons and drag them into the ring! Iceman and Madril fight back and manage to run the ‘dogs out of the ring! The fans go wild for Parsons and Madril! Iceman still looks warily at Madril and still doesn’t seem to trust his former partner! JR and the Moondogs leave, yelling threats at Iceman and Madril!
 
Scott Casey defends his American Title against “Dr.D” David Shults(w/Jim Cornette). Shults is extremely aggressive and batters Casey from pillar to post!  Dr.D is setting up for the piledriver when the Durango Kid shows up at ringside and puts a noose around Cornette’s neck and starts dragging him out of the Sportatorium. Shults leaves the ring and grabs Cornette’s legs. A human tug of war ensues between Shults and Durango and they nearly pull Cornette apart!   The maksed man lets go and Cornette and Shults fall to the floor in a tangled heap! Shults can’t get back to the ring in time and referee Bronko Lubich    counts the challenger out! The Durango Kid may have just cost   David Shults the American Title! And just as soon as he appeared, the Durango Kid has vanished!
 
COMMERCIAL
 
MERCER: Next week, World Champion David Von Erich will team up with his brother Kevin against the Texas Tag Champions, The Midnight Express in a non-title match. Jim Cornette will be with his team if he has recovered from the encounter with the Durango Kid!
 
HAYS: That was one of the most disgraceful scenes I have ever witnessed! This Durango Kid should be locked in London Tower!
 
Right now, David Von Erich defends his World Title against a former Champion in Terry Funk!
 
MAIN EVENT:  
David Von Erich gets a HUGE ovation when he comes to the ring with “Texas When I Die” blasting. Funk takes it to Von Erich and gets several near falls. When Funk goes for the spinning toehold, David kicks him off. David Shults comes to ringside and takes a seat at that point. David applies the Iron Claw a few minutes later, but Dr. D proves to be a distraction and Funk gets to the ropes to break the hold. Moments later, Funk reverses an Irish whip and sends David into the turnbuckles. David charges out and hits a high knee to Funk’s head! Funk is reeling and David applies the sleeper! Funk is fading fast! Shults comes off the top rope and elbows David right on top of the head! David goes down! Now, Funk and Shults are setting up for a spike piledriver! A chair flies into the ring! It was thrown by the Durango Kid, who climbs in and flattens Shults with a right hand! David and the Kid brawl with Shults and Funk and eventually clean house! Durango Kid brings in a noose he brought to ringside, stands on the turnbuckle, and  points to Shults as he holds the noose in the air! David holds the World belt high over his head as he stands on the turnbuckle in the opposite corner! Durango Kid and the Champ shake hands and then the masked man makes a quick exit!
 
 
 
VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACARE
2/14/83
SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM
HOUSTON, TEXAS
 
MAIN EVENT!
TEXAS DEATH MATCH FOR THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
DAVID VON ERICH  
VS.
“DR.D’ DAVID SHULTS[W/JIM CORNETTE]
 
TOURNAMENT FOR THE VACANT TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, FEATURING:
KEVIN VON ERICH  
DUSTY RHODES
MIL MASCARAS
KILLER KHAN
JIMMY GARVIN
GINO HERNANDEZ
BOBO BRAZIL
LARS ANDERSON
 
NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
RICK STEAMBOAT & JAY YOUNGBLOOD
VS.  
THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS[W/JIM CORNETTE]
 
THE MOONDOGS[W/MR. JR]
VS.  
ICEMAN PARSONS & ?????????????
 
MORE MATCHES ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WCCW is the gold standard in the NWA...Love the Durango Kid angle...Kerry will get his chance at the Texas Title again...Gino is looking great...The fans will be begging Ice & Madril to reform their team soon...Valentine's Day is looking strong....Great stuff!