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PNW 17 – Portland Wrestling
PNW Card 17 from Portland Armory, Portland, OR. January 25, 1980 Sgt. Slaughter put Kenny Jay away in under a minute with the COBRA CLUTCH in his debut. – SQUASH – An impressive debut here for Slaughter who refuses to talk to Don Coss until Coss can give him 20 push ups! Buddy Rose beat…
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MCW Card 29 from Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on January 21, 1980 Tommy & Eddie Gilbert get a DQ victory over The New Wave (w/ Jimmy Hart) when Koko Ware smashes Eddie Gilbert with a wooden chair at ringside. ★ A hot opener that got the crowd on their feet with wild brawling antics. Jimmy…
Read MoreGSW 133 – Wrestling Challenge
GSW Card 133 from Golden State Studios, Burbank, CA on January 20, 2022 The Powers of Pain had a ton of trouble but were finally able to get a win over The Mulkey Brothers when The Barbarian caught Randy Mulkey with a press slam. Mr. Fuji was not too pleased with the performance of his…
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MCW Card 28 from WMC-TV Studios, Memphis, TN. January 12, 1980 The show started with Jimmy Hart announcing he’d made a new singing in Koko Ware! He has teamed Ware up with Bobby Eaton in a team called The New Wave and he announced their first match as a team would happen right now! The…
Read MorePNW 16 – Portland Wrestling
PNW Card 16 – Portland Wrestling from the Portland Armory, Portland, OR – Friday, January 11, 1980 Tom Prichard used his ENZUGIRI to put Steve Regal away in a competitive opener. ★★ After the match, Prichard told Don Coss if Magnum T.A. Knew what was good for him, he’d never come back. Brickhouse Brown used…
Read MoreGSW 132 – Prime Time Wrestling
GSW Card #132 – Prime Time Wrestling featuring matches from The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA Johnny Rodz picked up a DQ victory over Iron Sheik after Sheik slamed him onto the announce table. ★ Gordon Solie promoted the big card coming up at the end of the month featuring a rematch for the Western…
Read MoreGSW 131 – Wrestling Superstars
Card 131 – Wrestling Superstars from Golden State Studios, Burbank, CA Nikolai Volkoff used the BACKBREAKER DROP to beat his partner Boris Zhukov in a quick match. SQUASH After the bell, The Moondogs charged the ring and started beating on The Bolsheviks and all four men battled to the back! Johnny Rodz & George South…
Read MoreMCW 27 – Wrestling
MCW Card 27 from Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN. Austin Idol used the LAS VEGAS LEGLOCK to make Koko Ware submit in a quick opener. ★ 2 out of 3 Falls MatchSputnik Monroe beat Handsome Jimmy Valiant 2 falls to 1.ORDER OF FALLS: Sputnik Monroe d. Handsome Jimmy Valiant NECKBREACKER DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION due to brawling. Sputnik…
Read MoreMCW 26 – Wrestling
MCW 26 from WMC-TV Studios, Memphis, TN Dutch Mantell made incredibly short work of Frogman LeBlanc, locking him in the DOUBLE DUTCH CLUTCH. SQUASH Handsome Jimmy Valiant got a big win over Sputnik Monroe after rolling through a cross body block. This one was hard hitting and the fans were into it. Monroe’s win streak…
Read MoreGSW 130 – Last Night
GSW Card 130 Last Night from Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA. $25,000 20 Man Over The Top Battle RoyalWinner: Boris ZhukovOrder of Eliminations: Bob Orton by Greg ValentineIron Sheik by Hillbilly JimThe Barbarian and Hacksaw Jim Duggan were eliminated in a DOUBLE ELIMINATIONThe Bushwhackers by Hillbilly Jim in a spectacular DOUBLE ELIMINATIONGreg Valentine by Don MuracoDon…
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