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Bill Mercer and Jay Saldi welcome us to the show. They say the most important thing tonight is King Kong Bundy telling us why he told Fritz Von Erich that Flair was behind the bounty. Now to the ring for some action. I wrote about the wrestlersВ and their biographies В in previous posts. So if we have covered someone I will post an older match of them.
Bugsy McGraw and Al Madril vs. Wild Bill Irwin and Checkmate
Bugsy McGraw- Here is a fullВ episode of Memphis В wrestling. Jump to the 20 minute mark to see Bugsy wrestle.
Al Madril –В A match with Matt Borne В who was the former Doink the Clown
Wild Bill Irwin-В vs. Ric Flair
Checkmate- Full episode of Memphis againВ 6:50 is the Tony Charles interview
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Since King Kong Bundy quit H&H Limited, Bill Irwin needed a new tag team partner, Checkmate filled the role.В
He is also wearing a Tiger Mask
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Four minutes in and Bugsy finally stops playing to the crowd. They do a collar and elbow, the crowd says “go Bugsy go”. Bugsy does a move Mercer calls “The Trap” it is aВ criss-cross В where McGraw stops and the other guy trips over Bugsy. An awesome spot happens where Irwin had Bugsy in a headlock, asks Checkmate for advice. Starts to punch Bugsy, tags Checkmate in and Bugsy does a throw back to last week and armadillos!!
В As you can see Al Madril loves it. Bugsy tags in Al and Checkmate plays afraid.
В Checkmate does this for a bit until he can counter and then starts on the offensive. Checkmate then starts working over Madrils wrist! It’s cool cause I’m used to arm work, little nuances like that are fun. Checkmate tags Irwin in, Aldi points out Wild Bill beat Al for the American Heavyweight Championship. Al never got retribution because Bill lost the title to David Von Erich. Wild Bill and Checkmate are a fun technical/brawler team that remind me of my favorite teamВ
The Hart Foundation.
If you wanna know what over half my regulars look like, scroll back up and look at Bugsy McGraw. Bugsy comes back in and does his swing punch. Al and McGraw double team as the announcers point out how the referees letting things slide. Irwin was getting beat up and gets Madril in a hold while Checkmate stomps his chest, Irwin gets the three count on a weird pin.
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King Kong Bundy even gets involved cause even though he is not attached to H&H Limited, he still is friends with Wild Bill. The referees reverse the decision, so McGraw and Madril won.
And I’m Like… Bugsy is really starting to grind my gears. He seems to be aimed at children. Checkmate is fun no matter what. I did like the armadillo spot though.В
Destroyer II vs.В The Yellow Rose Of Texas В David Von Erich
Destroyer II –В vs. Renesto
David Von Erich-В vs. Ric Flair В a month before this, it was the match that David wanted vengeance for cause Kerry was just injured by Kabuki.В
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David is so much fun, he is putting the match on hold so he can finish signing autographs. I can’t describe it but David has an aura about him. He is a star you know? His facial expressions, taunts, moves, crowd play, off the charts charisma, he is world champion material. В They cut to a kid in the crowd telling David to break Destroyers arm.
В David hits this knee drop like 4 times in a row for the three count.
And I’m Like… It was a fast match but I’m glad I watched it. David was such a talent, I’m happy I get to see some of his work.В
Fabolous Freebirds vs. Kabuki Dragon w/ Armand HusseinВ
Freebirds-В Promo with David Von Erich.
Kabuki Dragon-В vs. Von Erichs in a tag.
The Match-
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So the Freebirds brought a gorilla suit guyВ ala Trigger Happy TV . He points at Kabuki who is unphased.
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He blows extra green must just in case. Saldi says they bring a unique blend of martial arts and rule breaking. There is some brawling, and tags. Terry was keeping a distance until he could gain an advantage. They cut to a fan yelling “PILEDRIVER”
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It’s weird seeing every wrestler not wear knee pads, all dress the same, it’s like the indies. The WWE seems to make larger than life figures, while everyone else makes wrestlers seem like everyday guys just a little cooler. Announcers say there is no other rule breakers as tough as Kabuki. Kabuki handles the Freebirds on his own.
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В Stomach grabs and nerve holds. He tags in Dragon who loses the match for them.
And I’m Like… I expected more from this match, what the hell was the gorilla for? This was just a match to show that the Freebirds are tough competition for anyone.В
King Kong Bundy Interview-В
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В So here we go, Flair paid Gary Hart to have Great Kabuki take out Kerry Von Erich. King Kong Bundy charged Fritz up to ten grand for the information. Fritz said he will only pay five grand, Bundy took it. Bundy explains that when he worked for H&H Limited, Gary sent him to Georgia to collect Flairs money. Bundy made a copy of the check, when Hart cashed it Bundy called Fritz. Bundy then calls out Kabuki.
Mercer tries to call Flair, he gets someone named Nora Jean from Ric Flair Enterprises.
And I’m Like… I enjoy a well thought out story. В
Killer Tim Brooks vs. Kerry Von Erich
Tim Brooks- All I found is stuff that happened after 1982. HeВ Sorta looks В like Bull Dempsey .В
Kerry Von Erich- Being a Von Erich he won a bunch of titles in between his debut in 1979 and now. He isn’t up to David’s level but he is considered world champion material. Part of the www Hall of Fame in 2009.В
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Kerry put a head scissors on Brooks and got his entrance gear off. It’s his first match back since injury and boy is it boring. He wins with a sunset flip.
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After the match he says he wants Flair in a match next month.
And I’m Like… That was a good show. Mercer was right when he said Bundy was the most important thing on the show.В
See you tomorrow have a good one.В
-Jake
