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Mid-South Wrestling Episode 5
Taped at Irish McNeel Sports for Boys Club at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds
Commentary: Jim Ross and Bill Watts
Jim Ross previews the upcoming program. Jim Duggan and Dick Murdoch faced each other in the semi-finals of the North American Title Tournament. The Midnight Express and Bob Orton will face the Fabulous Freebirds and a partner of their choice. Plus, in action will be Ernie Ladd, Adrian Street and Iceman King Parsons. Along with a Mid-South Television Title contract signing between Jake Roberts and Ronnie Garvin.
Kevin Sullivan then comes out with Woman, dragging the Missing Link by a chain attached to a dog collar around his neck. Sullivan talks about the Missing Link failing the Army of Darkness. Once in the North American Title Tournament and last week again Tom Zenk. Sullivan is going to give him one more chance to prove his worth to the Army of Darkness or face the consequences. And, Sullivan is going to let Bill Watts pick the opponent, as nobody can say Sullivan had it in for Link. Watts says an old friend showed up looking for a job recently and he’s in the building tonight. Link will get his match later on tonight. Link seems confused and makes odd sounds.
COMMERCIAL
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and “The Ace” Bob Orton Jr. with Jim Cornette vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) and “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer
Cornette comes over to commentary and complains about Sawyer as the mystery partner as he’s crazy and uncontrollable and shouldn’t even have a job in Mid-South.
Finish: Hayes makes the hot tag to Sawyer who cleans house. Everyone fights. Condrey holds Sawyer for a running forearm shot from Orton, but he wiggles out and Orton hits his own man. Sawyer throws Orton to the floor and then beats Condrey with a sidewalk slam.
Winner: Fabulous Freebirds and Buzz Sawyer by pinfall of Sawyer on Condrey
Time: 12:43
Cornette gets in the ring and complains to the referee about the loss. Cornette doesn’t realize he’s alone with Sawyer as his guys are still recovering on the outside. Sawyer taps Cornette on the shoulder. Jim turns around and Buzz gives Cornette an “ooga–booga” weird face freak out and Cornette craps his pants and runs out of the ring. He regroups with his guys on the floor.
COMMERCIAL
Angel of Death with Woman vs. Sam Houston
Finish: Houston hits a dropkick and Death begs off to the corner. Houston with a seated dropkick. He tries the bulldog out of the corner, but Death grabs the top rope to block it. Death turns it into an atomic drop, followed by a clothesline to the back of the head. Cradle slam gets a two count and Angel of Death finishes with the Angel’s Wings.
Winner: Angel of Death by pinfall
Time: 5:11
Post-match, Angel of Death goes for a beat down, just because. Tommy Rich comes out and makes the save. Commentary mentions how Rich was pinned by Angel of Death in a tag match last week.
COMMERCIAL
Iceman King Parsons with “Dr. of Style” Slick vs. Don Driggers
Finish: Parsons has no problem with the journeyman jobber. A jumping clothesline leads to the Icepick DDT for the victory.
Winner: Iceman King Parson by pinfall
Time: 3:23
Slick cuts a promo in the ring afterward directed at Bill Watts at the commentary position. “Once again, Bill Watts demeans the black man by putting one of the greatest wrestlers on this planet today against some dude he found parking cars at the Sizzler over the weekend. And don’t even get me started on the name. Don Driggers. We know what that last name sounds like and we get the message loud and clear, Bill Watts, and so should everyone here in the studio and watching at home. Bill Watts you try to hold me and my stable down, but we shall overcome.”
COMMERCIAL
“Big Cat” Ernie Ladd vs. “Iron” Mike Sharpe
Finish: Sharpe drives Ladd into the near corner with a series of European uppercuts. Sharpe whips Ladd to the opposite corner and gets an Avalanche. However, Ladd breaks a belly to belly suplex attempt out of the corner with a bell ringer. Ladd with a lunging big boot out of the corner. Powerslam into a shoulder breaker gets a two count. Sharpe with a thumb to the eye. He argues this with the referee and turns into an open handed slap to the chest from Ladd. He shoots Sharpe into the ropes. Mike ducks a clothesline and goes for a flying crossbody, but Ladd catches him for a side breaker, that he turns it into a fallaway slam. Cab Driver slam for the win.
Winner: Ernie Ladd by pinfall
Time: 8:56
Ernie Ladd cuts a promo at the commentary position. “I see Slick’s mouth flapping, but I never hear a damn thing coming out of his mouth. He is out here talking about Don Driggers. What’s in a name? I just beat Mike Sharpe and he was anything but. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Slick does not speak for all black men here in Mid-South and he certainly doesn’t speak for the Big Cat. Slick says he doesn’t want black on black violence, but he’s going to get some at Superdome Extravaganza.”
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We go back to the ring where a table has been set-up for the contract signing between Jake Roberts and Ronnie Garvin for their Mid-South Television Title bout at Superdome Extravaganza.
Jake Roberts speaks. “I know a contract signing like this is unusual, but I wanted to give you one last chance, Ronnie Garvin, to look me in the eye, see what a real champion looks like and realize the ultimate mistake you almost made in facing me for the Mid-South Television Title at Superdome Extravaganza. This is your last chance to back out, let’s see if you’re smart enough to take it. Because when you step into a ring with me, it’s not a ring, it’s a snake pit.” Roberts signs the contract.
Garvin looks Jake right in the eyes as he says, “I’ve never backed down from a fight ever in my life, Jake Roberts. And I’m not going to do it now. You say I’m stepping into a snake pit with you. Well, maybe you’re really stepping into a quarry with the man with the hands of stone.” Ronnie shows his fist to Jake, then bends over to sign the contract at the table. Roberts pounds Garvin in the back and then gives him a DDT through the table. Roberts slithers out of the ring as emergency personnel come in to check on Garvin.
COMMERCIAL
The Missing Link vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Sullivan sits in on commentary and promises no interference from the Army of Darkness. Link must win on his own. The crowd pops as American Indian war chants fill the arena and the legendary Chief Jay Strongbow comes out. Watts gloats, but Sullivan feels Strongbow will be a fine challenger.
Finish: Strongbow no sells the jumping headbutt and comes back with three chops to the chest. A squealing Link goes to the floor and comes over to the commentary position, begging Sullivan for help. He won’t get it. Strongbow retrieves Link and leads him back into the ring, throwing him into the side of it. Strongbow breaks the ring out count and then suplexes Link back into the ring. Link staggers up into a second rope tomahawk chop to the dome for the loss.
Winner: Chief Jay Strongbow by pinfall
Time: 7:34
Sullivan gets into the ring, helps Link up to his feet and hugs him. The camera gets Sullivan saying, ‘this must come to pass.’ Sullivan gives Link a belly to belly suplex, then hangs him in the tree of woe for the running attack. He pulls Link out for a tombstone piledriver. The Army of Darkness led by Woman comes out with a wooden plank. Sullivan rolls Link onto it and they carry him off.
COMMERCIAL
“Exotic” Adrian Street vs. “The Timekeeper” Mike George
The match is just a few minutes in, when Watts gets information through his earpiece that something is going on outside with The Missing Link and the Army Darkness. The fire department has been called and Watts better get outside with a fire extinguisher.
We then cut outside to see The Missing Link now strapped to the wooden plank and that plank on top of two tall sawhorses with kindling below it. Sullivan has a lit torch. Failure will not be tolerated in the Army of Darkness. It must be cleansed with fire. He lights the kindling, a fire starts and Missing Link can be heard giving high pitch squeals of fear. After a few seconds, Watts and other backstage personnel come out with fire extinguishers spraying, this backs off the Army of Darkness while trying to put out the fire. Jim Ross can be heard saying ‘we can’t show this’ and we cut to commercial.
COMMERCIAL
After the break, Ross said he’s waiting on Bill Watts to come back inside and report on what happened. While that’s happening, we get the taped finish from the Street vs. George match that was cut away from. Street wins with the Street Sweeper full nelson leg sweep at the 6:02 mark.
We then get two pre-taped promos from Jim Duggan and Dick Murdoch to hype the main event.
Bill Watts is back, looking really shook up. They managed to drive the Army of Darkness off and the fire department arrived. Link was taken to a local hospital with what an EMT determined was second and third degree burns. Ross asks if suspensions are coming and if this will affect the match next week between Kevin Sullivan and Junkyard Dog in the North American Title Tournament. Watts isn’t sure at this time.
COMMERCIAL
North American Title Tournament Semi-Final
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs. “Dirty” Dick Murdoch
Finish: Duggan backdrops out of the piledriver and lands a jumping fist drop. He lines up the running three-point clothesline. Murdoch sees it coming and gets a drop toehold into an STF. Duggan makes the ropes. Murdoch gets a knee lift as they come up and wings Duggan across the ring with a butterfly suplex. Murdoch comes off the second rope with a double ax handle. Duggan kicks out of the piledriver. Murdoch goes for the gourdbuster, but Duggan reverses into a suplex. He hits the Old Glory knee drop as a setup for the Jackhammer.
Winner: Jim Duggan by pinfall
Time: 15:40
Jim Ross says they’re out of time and the fans will have to wait until next week for an update on the Missing Link and how what happened tonight might alter the Kevin Sullivan vs. JYD semi-final match in the North American Title Tournament.
Taped at Irish McNeel Sports for Boys Club at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds
Commentary: Jim Ross and Bill Watts
Jim Ross previews the upcoming program. Jim Duggan and Dick Murdoch faced each other in the semi-finals of the North American Title Tournament. The Midnight Express and Bob Orton will face the Fabulous Freebirds and a partner of their choice. Plus, in action will be Ernie Ladd, Adrian Street and Iceman King Parsons. Along with a Mid-South Television Title contract signing between Jake Roberts and Ronnie Garvin.
Kevin Sullivan then comes out with Woman, dragging the Missing Link by a chain attached to a dog collar around his neck. Sullivan talks about the Missing Link failing the Army of Darkness. Once in the North American Title Tournament and last week again Tom Zenk. Sullivan is going to give him one more chance to prove his worth to the Army of Darkness or face the consequences. And, Sullivan is going to let Bill Watts pick the opponent, as nobody can say Sullivan had it in for Link. Watts says an old friend showed up looking for a job recently and he’s in the building tonight. Link will get his match later on tonight. Link seems confused and makes odd sounds.
COMMERCIAL
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and “The Ace” Bob Orton Jr. with Jim Cornette vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) and “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer
Cornette comes over to commentary and complains about Sawyer as the mystery partner as he’s crazy and uncontrollable and shouldn’t even have a job in Mid-South.
Finish: Hayes makes the hot tag to Sawyer who cleans house. Everyone fights. Condrey holds Sawyer for a running forearm shot from Orton, but he wiggles out and Orton hits his own man. Sawyer throws Orton to the floor and then beats Condrey with a sidewalk slam.
Winner: Fabulous Freebirds and Buzz Sawyer by pinfall of Sawyer on Condrey
Time: 12:43
Cornette gets in the ring and complains to the referee about the loss. Cornette doesn’t realize he’s alone with Sawyer as his guys are still recovering on the outside. Sawyer taps Cornette on the shoulder. Jim turns around and Buzz gives Cornette an “ooga–booga” weird face freak out and Cornette craps his pants and runs out of the ring. He regroups with his guys on the floor.
COMMERCIAL
Angel of Death with Woman vs. Sam Houston
Finish: Houston hits a dropkick and Death begs off to the corner. Houston with a seated dropkick. He tries the bulldog out of the corner, but Death grabs the top rope to block it. Death turns it into an atomic drop, followed by a clothesline to the back of the head. Cradle slam gets a two count and Angel of Death finishes with the Angel’s Wings.
Winner: Angel of Death by pinfall
Time: 5:11
Post-match, Angel of Death goes for a beat down, just because. Tommy Rich comes out and makes the save. Commentary mentions how Rich was pinned by Angel of Death in a tag match last week.
COMMERCIAL
Iceman King Parsons with “Dr. of Style” Slick vs. Don Driggers
Finish: Parsons has no problem with the journeyman jobber. A jumping clothesline leads to the Icepick DDT for the victory.
Winner: Iceman King Parson by pinfall
Time: 3:23
Slick cuts a promo in the ring afterward directed at Bill Watts at the commentary position. “Once again, Bill Watts demeans the black man by putting one of the greatest wrestlers on this planet today against some dude he found parking cars at the Sizzler over the weekend. And don’t even get me started on the name. Don Driggers. We know what that last name sounds like and we get the message loud and clear, Bill Watts, and so should everyone here in the studio and watching at home. Bill Watts you try to hold me and my stable down, but we shall overcome.”
COMMERCIAL
“Big Cat” Ernie Ladd vs. “Iron” Mike Sharpe
Finish: Sharpe drives Ladd into the near corner with a series of European uppercuts. Sharpe whips Ladd to the opposite corner and gets an Avalanche. However, Ladd breaks a belly to belly suplex attempt out of the corner with a bell ringer. Ladd with a lunging big boot out of the corner. Powerslam into a shoulder breaker gets a two count. Sharpe with a thumb to the eye. He argues this with the referee and turns into an open handed slap to the chest from Ladd. He shoots Sharpe into the ropes. Mike ducks a clothesline and goes for a flying crossbody, but Ladd catches him for a side breaker, that he turns it into a fallaway slam. Cab Driver slam for the win.
Winner: Ernie Ladd by pinfall
Time: 8:56
Ernie Ladd cuts a promo at the commentary position. “I see Slick’s mouth flapping, but I never hear a damn thing coming out of his mouth. He is out here talking about Don Driggers. What’s in a name? I just beat Mike Sharpe and he was anything but. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Slick does not speak for all black men here in Mid-South and he certainly doesn’t speak for the Big Cat. Slick says he doesn’t want black on black violence, but he’s going to get some at Superdome Extravaganza.”
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We go back to the ring where a table has been set-up for the contract signing between Jake Roberts and Ronnie Garvin for their Mid-South Television Title bout at Superdome Extravaganza.
Jake Roberts speaks. “I know a contract signing like this is unusual, but I wanted to give you one last chance, Ronnie Garvin, to look me in the eye, see what a real champion looks like and realize the ultimate mistake you almost made in facing me for the Mid-South Television Title at Superdome Extravaganza. This is your last chance to back out, let’s see if you’re smart enough to take it. Because when you step into a ring with me, it’s not a ring, it’s a snake pit.” Roberts signs the contract.
Garvin looks Jake right in the eyes as he says, “I’ve never backed down from a fight ever in my life, Jake Roberts. And I’m not going to do it now. You say I’m stepping into a snake pit with you. Well, maybe you’re really stepping into a quarry with the man with the hands of stone.” Ronnie shows his fist to Jake, then bends over to sign the contract at the table. Roberts pounds Garvin in the back and then gives him a DDT through the table. Roberts slithers out of the ring as emergency personnel come in to check on Garvin.
COMMERCIAL
The Missing Link vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Sullivan sits in on commentary and promises no interference from the Army of Darkness. Link must win on his own. The crowd pops as American Indian war chants fill the arena and the legendary Chief Jay Strongbow comes out. Watts gloats, but Sullivan feels Strongbow will be a fine challenger.
Finish: Strongbow no sells the jumping headbutt and comes back with three chops to the chest. A squealing Link goes to the floor and comes over to the commentary position, begging Sullivan for help. He won’t get it. Strongbow retrieves Link and leads him back into the ring, throwing him into the side of it. Strongbow breaks the ring out count and then suplexes Link back into the ring. Link staggers up into a second rope tomahawk chop to the dome for the loss.
Winner: Chief Jay Strongbow by pinfall
Time: 7:34
Sullivan gets into the ring, helps Link up to his feet and hugs him. The camera gets Sullivan saying, ‘this must come to pass.’ Sullivan gives Link a belly to belly suplex, then hangs him in the tree of woe for the running attack. He pulls Link out for a tombstone piledriver. The Army of Darkness led by Woman comes out with a wooden plank. Sullivan rolls Link onto it and they carry him off.
COMMERCIAL
“Exotic” Adrian Street vs. “The Timekeeper” Mike George
The match is just a few minutes in, when Watts gets information through his earpiece that something is going on outside with The Missing Link and the Army Darkness. The fire department has been called and Watts better get outside with a fire extinguisher.
We then cut outside to see The Missing Link now strapped to the wooden plank and that plank on top of two tall sawhorses with kindling below it. Sullivan has a lit torch. Failure will not be tolerated in the Army of Darkness. It must be cleansed with fire. He lights the kindling, a fire starts and Missing Link can be heard giving high pitch squeals of fear. After a few seconds, Watts and other backstage personnel come out with fire extinguishers spraying, this backs off the Army of Darkness while trying to put out the fire. Jim Ross can be heard saying ‘we can’t show this’ and we cut to commercial.
COMMERCIAL
After the break, Ross said he’s waiting on Bill Watts to come back inside and report on what happened. While that’s happening, we get the taped finish from the Street vs. George match that was cut away from. Street wins with the Street Sweeper full nelson leg sweep at the 6:02 mark.
We then get two pre-taped promos from Jim Duggan and Dick Murdoch to hype the main event.
Bill Watts is back, looking really shook up. They managed to drive the Army of Darkness off and the fire department arrived. Link was taken to a local hospital with what an EMT determined was second and third degree burns. Ross asks if suspensions are coming and if this will affect the match next week between Kevin Sullivan and Junkyard Dog in the North American Title Tournament. Watts isn’t sure at this time.
COMMERCIAL
North American Title Tournament Semi-Final
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs. “Dirty” Dick Murdoch
Finish: Duggan backdrops out of the piledriver and lands a jumping fist drop. He lines up the running three-point clothesline. Murdoch sees it coming and gets a drop toehold into an STF. Duggan makes the ropes. Murdoch gets a knee lift as they come up and wings Duggan across the ring with a butterfly suplex. Murdoch comes off the second rope with a double ax handle. Duggan kicks out of the piledriver. Murdoch goes for the gourdbuster, but Duggan reverses into a suplex. He hits the Old Glory knee drop as a setup for the Jackhammer.
Winner: Jim Duggan by pinfall
Time: 15:40
Jim Ross says they’re out of time and the fans will have to wait until next week for an update on the Missing Link and how what happened tonight might alter the Kevin Sullivan vs. JYD semi-final match in the North American Title Tournament.
