Stampede Wrestling
Promoted By: The Foothills Athletic Club
Promoting: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, North West Territories, Montana  
Promoter: Stu Hart
Under the Auspices of the American Wrestling Association, Verne Gagne President
Taped on: Friday March 15 1983
Aired on: Saturday March 16, 1983
Taped At: The Victoria Pavilion Calgary, Alberta, Aired in Syndication throughout Canada and North Western United States.
Announcer: Ed Whalen, Jim Davies (ring Announcer)
Referees: Cedric Hathaway, Wayne Hart, Jurgen Himmler, Ross Hart, Ron Hayter
 
**The opening plays, showing several Stampede stars of past and present, in action in short clips. We then join Ed Whalen sitting at the announcer's table at ringside.  Ed Whalen says he is happy to be back for another week in Stampede Wrestling and what a week of action. It is going to be a ring-a-ding-dong-dandy of a show. **
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1. Owen Hart b. Johnny Smith by DQ after Smith bloodies up Hart with a chain
 
A bloodied Owen joins Ed Whalen. He tells Smith that he has hit the wrong nerve. Smith did wrong busting open Hart and now it is a blood feud. Smith was like a brother to Owen and the Hart family. Now it has become extremely personal. Owen wants Smith on the 31st in Vancouver. If Smith has the guts he will get in the ring without the chain and wrestle. BUT if Smith wants to bring the chain, that is fine. No Hart is afraid to bleed for what is right. Johnny Smith’s number has been chosen and Owen Hart is going to come to collect.
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COMMERCIAL
Monday: Lethbridge, Alberta
Tuesday: Regina, Saskatchewan (Exhibition Auditorium)  
Wednesday: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Thursday: Medicine Hat, Alberta or Red Deer, Alberta (alternating)  
Friday: Calgary, Alberta
Saturday: Edmonton, Alberta  
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2. The Tennessee Studs (Ken Wayne and Danny Davis with Floyd Creatchman) b. Davey Boy Smith and Ben Bassarab by countout when Davis posts Bassarab. The Studs double team Davey Boy until he is rescued by his cousin Dynamite Kid.
 
Floyd Creatchman and his Studs join Jim Davies outside of the ring. Creatchman lets Davies know that Dynamite Kid had no reason to interfere, he had no reason to try and injure the Studs. Dynamite maybe one of the best junior wrestlers from the UK but this is Canada and the Tennessee Studs are from the glorious United States of America. If the “Kid” wants to be added as a target, with the “Boy”, then fine. Next week they can team up against the two MEN from Tennessee and the whole world will see what is what then.  
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3. Bruce and Keith Hart wrestle to a time limit draw Vs Les Thornton and Tony Charles
 
Bruce & Keith Hart let Ed Whalen know that nothing has been solved against Thornton and Charles. The Harts are known for their wrestling skills just like Thornton and Charles so how about this…March 31st in Vancouver it will be a SUBMISSION ONLY TAG TEAM MATCH!!!! Either a member of the Harts need to give up or it will be Thornton or Charles. Either way this will be ended on March 31st.  
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COMMERCIAL
Monday: Lethbridge, Alberta
Tuesday: Regina, Saskatchewan (Exhibition Auditorium)  
Wednesday: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Thursday: Medicine Hat, Alberta or Red Deer, Alberta (alternating)  
Friday: Calgary, Alberta
Saturday: Edmonton, Alberta  
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4. Mark Fleming b. Hubert Gallant    
 
Fleming demands that matchmaker Karl Gotch come to the ring and he does. Fleming asks Gotch when will it be his turn to face against the North American heavyweight belt holder, Mr. Hito. Gotch explains that it does not work that way exactly. There are contenders and Fleming needs to work his way up. Fleming pushes Gotch, saying he wants the shot on the 31st in Vancouver. Gotch asks him politely to not push him. Fleming does it again asking if that is what will get him his match. Gotch again asks him politely to not push him. Fleming decides to slap Gotch instead, who then attacks Fleming in retaliation. Fleming backs down and once Gotch turns to leave the ring he is thrust out with a huge running knee. Outside of the ring, Fleming posts Gotch, busting him wide open. He continues to attack the matchmaker until AWA Representative Dan Kroffat comes out to the defense of Gotch, running off Fleming, who decides that a duo of Kroffat and even a bloody Gotch might be too much for right now.
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5. “Mean” Mike Shaw with Ben Doon McDonald b. Ron Ritchie with Jim Neidhart
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Ending the show with a fade off to Ed Whalen saying “In the meantime….and in between time...that’s it…for another edition…of Stampede wrestling…Bye now”.
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TV Ends
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In dark bouts after TV:  
“The Great” Gama Singh b. Jim Neidhart with the Karachi Clutch
North American Tag Belts: Champions The Cobra and Super Strong Machine lose to The Masters of Disaster via count out  

Ken Wayne & Danny Davis calling out Davey Boy & Dynamite? Are their brains in deep freeze here in the cold Canuckian winter? Good show on the Bulldogs start. Owen coming after Smith...well...I don't know who my money is on because Owen is still pretty young. Him and Smith could be the sleeper feud of '83. But what happened to Gallant Vs Owen? The Masters of Disaster want their title shots now. That is two weeks of beating the champs. Just a matter of time until the belts change hands.  
 
BUT the real story here is....how crazy are both Kroffat and Fleming? I mean first of all... at this point Karl Gotch is what... 60? I still would not have put my hands on that man, especially if I wanted to keep them. Then Kroffat attacks the man who had....guts....enough to put his hands on Gotch? WOW.... This will be great.  
 
Fantastic TV.