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-2/15/83
Airs-216/83
 
QUICK RESULTS
Bill Mercer and Lord Hays welcome the fans and announce that David Von erich will defend the World Title today on TV against  the man who won the Texas Title on Valentines Day in Houston, Gino Hernandez! Also, the debut of Barry Windham, Scott Casey defending the American Title against Jimmy Garvin and much more!  
 
A VTR starts things off Kerry Von Erich is in a blackened studio with the mysterious Durango Kid! The Kid, who suddenly seems taller and slimmer ansd sounds a lot like David Von Erich tells Kerry that he won’t be around much now because he was here to get justice against the Cornette Dynasty for Kerry’s injuries. Now that the doctors have cleared Kerry to start wrestling next week, Durango Kid’s work is pretty much finished here, but he warns Cornette that he’ll always be watching! Kerrry thanks the fans for their prayers, cards, and letters.
 
Barry Windham makes his debut against Jerry Bryant and looks awesome. Barry pins Bryant after a lariat.
 
A VTR is shown of Bill mercer visiting the Von Erichs in the gym. Kerry, Kevin, David and Fritz are shown working with young Mike, helping to prepare him for his debut. The segment ends with an exhausted Mike admitting he has a long way to go, but he’ll work hard to get there!
 
COMMERCIAL
Jim Cornette and his Dynasty(Texas Tag  Champs Midnight Express, “Dr. D” David Shults, and Texas Champ Gino Hernandez) are interviewed. Cornette claims that Dr. D should be defending the belt against Gino today and not David Von Erich! Cornette also claims his Express are uncrowned NWA World Tag team champions! DR. D seems upset and grumbles that Cornette should have gotten him a rematch on today’s show! Gino tells Dr. D not to worry because when he’s Worlds Champion, he’ll give Dr. D a title match, all the title matches he wants. Cornette says that would be a great scientific match! Cornette claims that he singlehandedly ran Durango Kid out of World Class! Cornette says that there is not ab team that measure up to the Express, including the Moondogs, Russians, Iceman & Madril, Von Erichs, or Steamboat & Youngblood! Cornette challenges the Von Erichs & Casey to put up the International Six Man trophy here on TV next week do Dr. D will have something to carry. Shults says his hobby is beating up Von Erichs and that includes wimpy little Mike!
 
A VTR is shown from Valentine’s night in Houston of the Russians injuring Don Kernodle.  Then Kernodle is shown wearing a neck brace and vowing vengeance on Koloff & Volkoff!
 
Sgt. Slaughter teams with Bobo Brazil to try and gain vengeance on Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff! Slaughter gets his team DQ’d when he puts the Cobra Clutch on Koloff and won’t let go even after Koloff submits! Lord hays calls for an immediate suspension of Slaughter!
 
Scott Casey defends the American belt against Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (w/Precious). Casey appears to have won after he bulldogs and pins Garvin. However, Precious puts Garvin’s leg on the bottom rope and the ref doesn’t see it until after he has counted three. The ref tries to tell Casey that the match isn’t over, but Scott doesn’t get the message and garvin hits the brainbuster to get the win. JIMMY GARVIN IS THE NEW AMERICAN CHAMPION !!!!! He and Precious celebrate like they won the lottery as the Sportatorium crowd boos them loudly![b]
 
[b]NEXT WEEK’s MAIN EVENT: INTERNATIONAL SIX MAN TITLE MATCH!!!!!
 
 
KERRY, KEVIN, & CASEY VS. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS & DR.D!!!!!
MAIN EVENT: David Von Erich defends the NWA World Title against Texas Champ Gino Hernandez(w/ Cornette). David Shults comes to ringside with Gino and Cornette. Kerry and Kevin come to ringside to cheer their brother onafter the match begins. After several minutes of  fast paced, closely fought action Gino tries to use brass knucks on David, but Von Erich ducks and gives Gino an atomic drop. Gino goes reeling and collides with Dr. D, who was on his way into the ring! David rolls Hernandez up for a sudden 1-2-3 and retains his title! After the bout, Dr. D tries to piledrive David, but Kerry comes in and flattens him with a big right hand as the fans go wild for the Von Erichs!
 
 

Grigs, you'veut together a very interesting roster. You have a "Southern" roster plus the Von Erichs. It will provide exciting matchups. Windham will be a star in his home state.