Cory's USWA Fed:A-Z

[Cory Olson]

OK, so this isn't quite alphabetized! Here's another idea I borrowed from Tim. I'll soon post title histories (along with each champion's successful defenses), supercard results, and any other fun stuff I choose to put here about my fed. Hope you enjoy it!

[Cory Olson]

USWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Johnny Valentine
Defeated The Iron Sheik on 2/7/04 in Knoxville, TN in the finals of an 8-man tournament to become the first champion. This was also a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
Nick Bockwinkel
Won the title from Valentine on 3/6/04 in Memphis, TN.
1. Lost to Giant Baba by DQ on 4/3/04 in Evansville, IN.
2. Defeated Giant Baba on 5/7/04 in Lexington, KY.
3. Defeated The Iron Sheik on 6/5/04 in Louisville, KY.
4. Defeated Red Bastien on 7/9/04 in Knoxville, TN.
5. Defeated Red Bastien on 8/6/04 in Nashville, TN. (Nashville Fairgrounds)
6. Defeated Jimmy Snuka on 9/4/04 in Memphis, TN.
7. Defeated Johnny Valentine on 10/2/04 in Evansville, IN.
8. Defeated Frank Gotch on 11/5/04 in Lexington, KY.
9. Lost to Frank Gotch by DQ on 12/3/04 in Louisville, KY.
10. Defeated Frank Gotch in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match on 12/31/04 in Memphis, TN. (New Year’s Knockout)
11. Defeated Buddy Rogers on 1/7/05 in Knoxville, TN.
12. Defeated The Iron Sheik on 2/4/05 in Nashville, TN.
13. Defeated Bobo Brazil on 3/4/05 in Memphis, TN.
14. Defeated Buddy Rogers on 4/8/05 in Knoxville, TN.
15. Defeated Buddy Rogers on 5/13/05 in Lexington, KY in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
16. Lost to Buddy Rose by countout on 6/10/05 in Louisville, KY.
Buddy Rose
Won the title from Bockwinkel on 7/1/05 in Dallas, TX in a No-Disqualification Match.
Bob Orton, Jr.
Won the title from Rose on 8/5/05 in Nashville, TN. (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Buddy Rose [2]
Won the title from Orton on 9/2/05 in Memphis, TN.
1. Lost to Harley Race by DQ on 10/7/05 in Evansville, IN.
2. Lost to “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan by DQ on 11/11/05 in Lexington, KY.
Nick Bockwinkel [2]
Won the title from Rose on 12/31/05 in Irving, TX in an Alley Fight Match. (New Year’s Knockout II).
1. Defeated Frank Gotch on 1/13/06 in Knoxville, TN.
2. Defeated “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan on 2/3/06 in Lexington, KY.
3. Defeated Jack Veneno on 2/26/06 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Card #3 of the Carnaval de Dolor tour, co-promoted by the USWA and the CWC—Caribbean Wrestling Council.)
4. Defeated Gorgeous George on 3/10/06 in Memphis, TN.
5. Defeated Harley Race by DQ on 4/7/06 in Evansville, IN.
6. Defeated Frank Gotch on 5/5/06 in Nashville, TN.
7. Defeated Frank Gotch on 6/9/06 in Louisville, KY.
8. Defeated Harley Race by DQ on 7/30/06 in Memphis, TN. Bob Orton, Jr. was the special guest referee and Bobby Heenan was banned from ringside for this match. (100th USWA Card at the Liberty Bowl).
9. Defeated Antonio Inoki on 8/11/06 in Lexington, KY.
10. Defeated George Hackenschmidt on 9/3/06 in Louisville, KY. (Special Labor Day Card)
11. Defeated Harley Race on 10/6/06 in Knoxville, TN in a No-Disqualification Match.
12. Defeated Antonio Inoki by countout on 11/3/06 in Nashville, TN.
13. Defeated Harley Race on 12/31/06 in Louisville, KY in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match. Ed “Strangler” Lewis was the special guest referee for this match. (New Year’s Knockout III).
14. Defeated Antonio Inoki on 1/12/07 in Knoxville, TN.
15. Defeated Buddy Rogers on 2/9/07 in Lexington, KY.
Antonio Inoki
Won the title from Bockwinkel on 3/9/07 in Memphis, TN in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
1. Defeated George Hackenschmidt on 4/6/07 in Evansville, IN.
2. Defeated Ed “Strangler” Lewis on 5/4/07 in Nashville, TN.
3. Lost to Ed “Strangler” Lewis by DQ on 6/9/07 in Louisville, KY.
4. Defeated Bruiser Brody on 7/6/07 in Dallas, TX.
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Won the title from Inoki on 8/10/07 in Lexington, KY.
1. Defeated Buddy Rose on 9/7/07 in Louisville, KY.
Antonio Inoki [2]
Won the title from Lewis on 10/5/07 in Knoxville, TN.
Nick Bockwinkel [3]
Won the title from Inoki on 11/2/07 in Nashville, TN.
Rikidozan
Won the title from Bockwinkel on 11/22/07 in Louisville, KY. (150th USWA Card on Thanksgiving Night)
1. Defeated Mil Mascaras on 12/31/07 in Memphis, TN. (New Year’s Knockout IV)
Ed “Strangler” Lewis [2]
Won the title from Rikidozan on 1/11/08 in Knoxville, TN.
1. Defeated Rikidozan on 2/8/08 in Lexington, KY.

[Cory Olson]

USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP


The Road Warriors: Hawk & Animal
Defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a 4-team tournament final on 1/24/04 in Evansville, IN to become the first champions.
1. Defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil on 2/14/04 in Lexington, KY.
2. Defeated Buddy Rogers & Buddy Rose on 3/13/04 in Louisville, KY.
3. Lost to Jimmy & Johnny Valiant by DQ on 4/10/04 in Knoxville, TN.
4. Defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant by DQ on 5/14/04 in Nashville, TN.
5. Defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant by DQ on 6/12/04 in Cookeville, TN.
6. Defeated Buddy Rogers & Buddy Rose by DQ on 7/16/04 in Johnson City, TN.
7. Defeated Buddy Rogers & Buddy Rose on 8/13/04 in Lexington, KY.
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
Won the titles from The Road Warriors on 9/11/04 in Louisville, KY.
Ox Baker & The Sandman
Won the titles from The Sheik & Volkoff on 10/9/04 in Jonesboro, AR. 1. Lost to The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff by DQ on 11/12/04 in Bowling Green, KY
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff [2]
Won the titles from Baker & The Sandman on 12/10/04 in Glasgow, KY.
Johnny & Greg Valentine
Won the titles from The Sheik & Volkoff on 12/31/04 in Memphis, TN. (New Year’s Knockout)
Ted DiBiase & Richard Hutton
Won the titles from The Valentines on 1/14/05 in Evansville, IN.
1. Defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) on 2/11/05 in Lexington, KY.
2. Defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) by countout on 3/11/05 in Jackson, TN.
The Midnight Express: Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Won the titles from DiBiase & Hutton on 4/15/05 in Chattanooga, TN.
1. Defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) on 5/6/05 in Chattanooga, TN. (50th USWA Card at Engel Stadium)
2. Defeated Ted DiBiase & Richard Hutton on 5/20/05 in Nashville, TN.
3. Defeated Jimmy Snuka & Red Bastien on 6/17/05 in Memphis, TN.
4. Defeated Johnny & Greg Valentine by DQ on 7/8/05 in Evansville, IN.
5. Defeated Johnny & Greg Valentine on 8/12/05 in Huntsville, AL.
6. Defeated Giant Baba & The Destroyer on 9/16/05 in Louisville, KY.
Red Bastien & Bobo Brazil
Won the titles from The Midnight Express on 10/14/05 in Dallas, TX.
Giant Baba & The Destroyer
Won the titles from Bastien & Brazil on 11/18/05 in Jonesboro, AR.
1. Defeated The Iron Sheik & Sabu on 12/9/05 in West Helena, AR. (Lady Luck Casino)
The Midnight Express: Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane [2]
Won the titles from Baba & The Destroyer on 12/31/05 in Irving, TX. (New Year’s Knockout II—Had Baba and The Destroyer won the match, Baba would have gotten five minutes in the ring with Jim Cornette.)
1. Defeated “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan & The Sandman by DQ on 1/23/06 in Evansville, IN.
2. Defeated “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan & The Sandman on 2/10/06 in Nashville, TN in a Nashville Street Fight.
3. Defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea by countout on 2/25/06 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. (Card #2 of the Carnaval de Dolor tour, co-promoted by the USWA and the CWC—Caribbean Wrestling Council)
4. Defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) on 3/17/06 in Louisville, KY.
5. Defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) on 4/14/06 in San Antonio, TX.
The Road Warriors: Hawk & Animal [2]
Won the titles from The Midnight Express on 5/12/06 in Chattanooga, TN.
1. Defeated The Missouri Wrecking Crew (Harley Race & Bob Orton, Jr.) on 6/16/06 in Austin, TX.
2. Defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant on 7/14/06 in Knoxville, TN. (Chilhowee Park)
3. Defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) on 8/18/06 in Dayton, OH in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
4. Defeated Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers by countout on 9/15/06 in Memphis, TN.
5. Defeated Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers on 10/13/06 in Evansville, IN. (Gorgeous George, Chris Candido, Cherie Dupré, and Tammy Sytch were all banned from the building for this match.)
6. Defeated Giant Baba & The Destroyer on 11/10/06 in Lexington, KY.
7. Defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon by DQ on 12/8/06 in Dallas, TX.
8. Lost to The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) by DQ on 12/31/06 in Louisville, KY. (New Year’s Knockout III)
Frank Gotch & Richard Hutton
Won the titles from The Road Warriors on 1/19/07 in Evansville, IN.
1. Lost to Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers by DQ on 2/16/07 in Nashville, TN.
Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers
Won the titles from Gotch & Hutton on 3/16/07 in Louisville, KY.
The Midnight Express: Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Won the titles from Snuka & Rogers on 4/13/07 in San Antonio, TX.
1. Defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) on 5/11/07 in Chattanooga, TN.
2. Defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon by DQ on 6/15/07 in Austin, TX.
3. Defeated The Road Warriors on 7/13/07 in a Steel Cage Match in Knoxville, TN. (Since The Midnights won, The Road Warriors did not receive another title shot during The Midnights’ reign. This was the first time a USWA championship was defended in a Cage Match.)
4. Defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon in a Huntsville Street Fight on 8/17/07 in Huntsville, AL.
The Masked Superstar & King Kong Bundy
Won the titles from The Midnight Express on 9/14/07 in Memphis, TN.
1. Defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) by DQ on 10/12/07 in Evansville, IN.
2. Defeated The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) by countout on 11/9/07 in Lexington, KY.
3. Lost to The Road Warriors by DQ on 11/23/07 in St. Paul, MN. (This match took place on an AWA card and was part of a talent exchange between the USWA and the AWA.)
4. Defeated Jimmy Snuka & Bruiser Brody by DQ on 12/14/07 in Jonesboro, AR.
5. The Road Warriors won a Triangle Match for the titles against Superstar & Bundy and Jimmy Snuka & Bruiser Brody. The titles did not change hands, as the Superstar and Bundy were eliminated in the first fall by DQ, and the champs must be eliminated by a pinfall or submission for the titles to change hands. (New Year’s Knockout IV)
6. Defeated The Killer Bees by DQ on 1/18/08 in Evansville, IN.
7. Defeated The Road Warriors on 2/15/08 in a No-Disqualification Match in Nashville, TN.

[Cory Olson]

USWA SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Bobo Brazil
Defeated Red Bastien on 2/21/04 in Nashville, TN in the finals of an 8-man tournament to become the first champion.
1. Defeated Gorgeous George on 3/20/04 in Tupelo, MS.
2. Lost to Buddy Rose by DQ on 4/17/04 in Jackson, TN.
VACANT
Bobo was stripped of the title when he was unable to defend it after suffering a broken ankle in an attack by Buddy Rogers, Buddy Rose, & Gorgeous George after the above match.
Jimmy Snuka
Defeated Red Bastien on 5/21/04 in Chattanooga, TN in an 8-man tournament final to become the new champion.
Killer Kowalski
Won the title from Snuka on 6/19/04 in Memphis, TN.
The Destroyer
Won the title from Kowalski on 7/23/04 in Evansville, IN.
1. Defeated Red Bastien on 8/20/04 in Birmingham, AL.
Gorgeous George
Won the title from The Destroyer on 9/18/04 in Huntsville, AL.
Giant Baba
Won the title from George on 10/16/04 in Knoxville, TN.
1. Defeated Ted DiBiase on 11/19/04 in Nashville, TN.
2. Defeated Greg Valentine on 12/17//04 in Camden, TN.
3. Defeated Bobo Brazil on 12/31/04 in Memphis, TN. (New Year’s Knockout)
4. Defeated Killer Kowalski by DQ on 1/21/05 in Bruceton, TN.
5. Defeated Killer Kowalski on 2/18/05 in Tupelo, MS.
Harley Race
Won the title from Baba on 3/18/05 in Louisville, KY.
1. Lost to Bobo Brazil by DQ on 4/22/05 in Evansville, IN.
Gorgeous George [2]
Won the title from Race on 5/27/05 in Cookeville, TN.
1. Lost to Bobo Brazil by DQ on 6/24/05 in Johnson City, TN.
2. Defeated Bobo Brazil in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match on 7/15/05 in Knoxville, TN. (Chilhowee Park)
3. Lost to Johnny Valiant by DQ on 8/19/05 in Lexington, KY.
Jimmy Valiant
Won the title from George on 9/23/05 in Birmingham, AL.
Gorgeous George [3]
Won the title from Valiant on 10/21/05 in Knoxville, TN.
1. Defeated Johnny Valiant on 11/25/05 in Nashville, TN in a No-Disqualification Match.
2. Defeated Koko B. Ware on 12/16/05 in Louisville, KY.
3. Lost to Harley Race by countout on 12/31/05 in Irving, TX. (New Year’s Knockout II)
4. Lost to Don Leo Jonathan by DQ on 1/30/06 in Tupelo, MS.
5. Defeated Harley Race on 2/17/06 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Jimmy Valiant [2]
Won the title from George on 3/24/06 in Cookeville, TN.
1. Lost to Don Leo Jonathan by DQ on 4/21/06 in Knoxville, TN.
Giant Baba [2]
Won the title from Valiant on 5/19/06 in Lexington, KY.
Don Leo Jonathan
Won the title from Baba on 6/23/06 in Memphis, TN.
1. Defeated Jimmy Valiant on 7/21/06 in Evansville, IN in a Lumberjack Match.
Ted DiBiase
Won the title from Jonathan on 7/30/06 in Memphis, TN. (100th USWA Card at the Liberty Bowl)
1. Defeated Giant Baba on 8/25/06 in Nashville, TN (Nashville Fairgrounds—Baba won an 11-man Battle Royal at the beginning of the card to earn the title shot in the main event. The order of elimination of the other participants determined one-on-one matches for the rest of the card.)
Frank Gotch
Won the title from DiBiase on 9/22/06 in Waco, TX.
1. Lost to The Sheik by countout on 10/20/06 in Dallas, TX.
2. Defeated Bruiser Brody on 11/17/06 in Johnson City, TN.
3. Defeated Ted DiBiase on 12/31/06 in Louisville, KY. (New Year’s Knockout III—By winning the match, Gotch won DiBiase’s fortune as well.)
4. Defeated Richard Hutton on 1/26/07 in Tupelo, MS.
5. Defeated Greg Valentine on 2/23/07 in El Paso, TX.
6. Defeated The Masked Superstar on 3/23/07 in Cookeville, TN.
The Sheik
Won the title from Gotch on 4/20/07 in Knoxville, TN.
1. Defeated George Hackenschmidt on 5/28/07 in Lexington, KY. (Special Memorial Day Card)
2. Defeated Greg Valentine on 6/22/07 in Memphis, TN.
3. Defeated Bob Orton, Sr. on 7/20/07 in Evansville, IN.
4. Defeated Giant Baba on 8/24/07 in Nashville, TN. (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Dan Severn
Won the title from The Sheik on 9/21/07 in Abilene, TX.
The Sheik [2]
Won the title from Severn on 10/19/07 in Dallas, TX.
Frank Gotch [2]
Won the title from The Sheik on 11/16/07 in Johnson City, TN.
1. Defeated The Sheik on 12/31/07 in Memphis, TN in a No-Disqualification Match. (New Year’s Knockout IV—The loser of the match would not receive another shot at the title, as long as his opponent held the belt.)
2. Defeated Sabu by DQ on 1/25/08 in Tupelo, MS.

[Cory Olson]

USWA TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP

Nikolai Volkoff
Won the title on 12/31/05 in Irving in a 10-Man Battle Royal by last eliminating B. Brian Blair to become the first champion. (New Year’s Knockout II) Other participants in the Battle Royal were Johnny Valiant, Virgil, Brutus Beefcake, Red Bastien, Koko B. Ware, Greg Valentine, Jim Brunzell, and Buff Bagwell.
1. Defeated Greg Valentine on 2/17/06 in Ft. Worth.
Ox Baker
Won the title from Volkoff on 4/7/06 in San Antonio in a No-Disqualification Match.
Nikolai Volkoff [2]
Won the title from Baker on 6/16/06 in Austin in a Stretcher Match.
1. Defeated Greg Valentine by DQ on 7/7/06 in Dallas. (Cotton Bowl)
Justin Credible
Won the title from Volkoff on 9/22/06 in Waco.
1. Defeated Red Bastien on 10/20/06 in Dallas.
2. Defeated The Sandman on 12/8/06 in Dallas in a Singapore Cane/Loser-Leave-Town Match. (Sandman had to leave the USWA for one year.)
Red Bastien
Won the title from Credible on 2/23/07 in El Paso.
1. Defeated Virgil and Butcher Vachon in a Triangle Match on 4/13/07 in San Antonio.
Justin Credible [2]
Won the title from Bastien on 6/15/07 in Austin.
1. Defeated Animal on 7/6/07 in Dallas.
Greg Valentine
Won the title from Credible on 9/21/07 in Abilene.
1. Defeated Danny Doring on 10/19/07 in Dallas.
B. Brian Blair
Won the title from Valentine on 12/7/07 in Dallas.

[mft]

As always Cory, love your results and love seeing where some of the title changes take place!!!


Always curious, how did you pick this area when you were born in AWA land?

[Cory Olson]

Good question, Travis. Even though he's not as active of a promoter, Chad did claim the AWA for his LOW fed. I was looking on Kayfabe Memories a few years ago at the various territories and wanted a "unique" one. Even though I don't play it too much this way in my fed, I liked how Memphis was considered a "wild" territory, doing matches and angles that other territories wouldn't. I also decided to reflect on the period of about '89-'91 (I may be off by a year or two) where the "USWA" name represented both the Memphis territory and the remnants of World Class.

I originally did just Memphis cities (again, getting city names and arenas from Kayfabe). But in Year Two I started having cards in Texas. I say that World Class is the dominant Texas promotion, but that the USWA is allowed to promote occasional cards there, as long as they're not "competition" to WCCW cards. They work together (hence, the Von Erichs wrestling now and again on some of my Texas cards.)

So that's the short story of my choice of the USWA. I had thought about doing the Detroit area, as my family did live in northwest Ohio for about nine years, so that would be my other "home" territory. But I'm happy with the USWA for now.

[Cory Olson]

I'll soon post all of my supercard results here. Currently the only annual event I hold is New Year's Knockout. I'll post the 50th and 100th card results, as those were big events. I'll also post the results for the Dominican Republic tour that I did last year.

NEW YEAR'S KNOCKOUT
Card #37:12-31-04 Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis
1) Red Bastien beat Buddy Rose by submission with an abdominal stretch. ½*

2) The Road Warriors beat Ox Baker & The Sandman by DQ when Sandman hit Hawk with his Singapore cane. DUD

3) Killer Kowalski pinned Jimmy Snuka with a Bombs Away, after Snuka missed the Superfly Leap. *

4) Ted DiBiase & Richard Hutton defeated The Valiants in a special challenge match when Hutton made Jimmy submit to the abdominal stretch. Each team put up $10,000 for this match. **¼

5) Buddy Rogers beat Harley Race by submission with the figure-four grapevine to earn the first shot at the USWA World Heavyweight title in 2005. ***¼

6) The Destroyer defeated Gorgeous George by submission with a single leg Boston Crab in a Mask vs. Hair Match. George had his head shaved after the match. (Cherie Dupré was banned from ringside for this match.) *¼

7) Giant Baba pinned Bobo Brazil after a boot to the face to retain the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship. ***

8) Johnny & Greg Valentine captured the USWA World Tag Team championship from The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff when Greg made Volkoff submit to the figure-four leglock. Afterwards The Valentines attacked manager Nikita Breznikov, who had to be taken out of the arena on a stretcher. *****

9) Nick Bockwinkel defeated Frank Gotch to retain the USWA World Heavyweight championship in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. Bockwinkel won the first fall by submission with his sleeper, after ramming Gotch’s head into the ringpost. Gotch won the second fall by submission with his special toehold. Bockwinkel won the deciding fall again with the sleeper. **½

[Cory Olson]

50th USWA CARD
5-6-06 Engle Stadium in Chattanooga
1) Ox Baker destroyed Virgil quickly with the heart punch. DUD

2) Koko B. Ware upset Nikolai Volkoff, pinning him after a flying head butt. ***

3) The Killer Bees won their debut match over The Valiants when The Bees put on their masks and B. Brian Blair switched with Jim Brunzell (the legal man). Blair rolled Johnny Valiant into a small package for the pinfall. ***¼

4) Killer Kowalski pinned Sabu after a giant swing. **½

5) Bobo Brazil pinned Ted DiBiase after a Coco Butt. DUD

6) The Iron Sheik quickly pinned “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan after a vertical suplex. negative*

7) Giant Baba & The Destroyer squashed Johnny & Greg Valentine when Baba pinned Greg after the neckbreaker drop. negative*

8) Frank Gotch beat Richard Hutton by DQ when Ted DiBiase attacked Gotch at ringside. negative*

9) USWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) beat The Road Warriors to retain the titles when Lane pinned Hawk with the Veg-O-Matic, after Jim Cornette had hit Hawk in the back with his tennis racket. Afterwards, The Express and Cornette continued their attack on the Warriors, including Eaton jumping off the second rope and jamming the racket into Hawk’s throat. ***¾

10) Jimmy Snuka, Buddy Rogers, & Gorgeous George defeated USWA World Heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel, Southern Heavyweight champion Harley Race, and Bob Orton, Jr. in an Elimination Match. The order of elimination was:
• Rogers made Bockwinkel submit to the figure-four grapevine.
• Snuka was disqualified for using a piledriver on Race. (At this time, the piledriver was an illegal maneuver in the USWA.)
• Orton submitted to Rogers' figure-four grapevine.
• Race submitted to George’s spinning toe hold. ****

[Cory Olson]

NEW YEAR’S KNOCKOUT II
Card #75: 12-31-05 Texas Stadium in Irving
1) Ted DiBiase upset Mil Mascaras after hitting him with brass knuckles and then making him submit to the Million Dollar Dream. ****½

2) Don Leo Jonathan pinned Killer Kowalski after the Mormon Swing. *

3) Jimmy Valiant pinned Jimmy Snuka with his feet on the ropes after Snuka missed a splash into the corner. ***

4) Frank Gotch defeated Richard Hutton in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match in two straight falls. Gotch won the first fall by submission with the Gotch Toehold and the second by pin with a ¾ nelson and leg grapevine. After the match, Ted DiBiase slapped Hutton, but Gotch ran him off. *¾

5) Bobo Brazil pinned Bob Orton, Jr. after a big splash off the second turnbuckle. ¼*

6) In a special attraction David, Kerry, & Kevin Von Erich retained the WCCW World Six-Man Tag Team titles defeating The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts) when Kevin pinned Hayes after three flying body presses. ***

7) Nikolai Volkoff won a 10-Man Battle Royal to become the first USWA Texas champion. The order of elimination was:
• Buff Bagwell by B. Brian Blair
• Virgil by Jim Brunzell
• Greg Valentine by Volkoff
• Koko B. Ware by Brutus Beefcake
• Red Bastien by Johnny Valiant
• Beefcake by Blair
• Virgil by Volkoff
• Valiant by Volkoff
• Blair by Volkoff ***

8) The Iron Sheik & Sabu defeated “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan & The Sandman in a Steel Cage Match when Sabu made Sandman submit to the Camel Clutch after raking his face into the cage. (This was the first Cage Match in USWA history.) **¾

9) Harley Race defeated USWA Southern Heavyweight champion Gorgeous George by countout after a piledriver on the floor. *

10) The Midnight Express defeated Giant Baba & The Destroyer to win the USWA World Tag Team championship when Stan Lane pinned Baba after the Double Goozle. (Had Baba and Destroyer won the match, Baba would have gotten five minutes in the ring with Jim Cornette.) Afterwards, The Road Warriors returned to the USWA, bringing Paul Ellering with them and challenging The Express. ***½

11) Nick Bockwinkel won the USWA World Heavyweight championship from Buddy Rose in an Alley Fight Match. (Buddy Rogers, Gorgeous George, and Cherie Dupré were all banned from ringside for this match.) Results of each fall were:
• Bockwinkel won the first two falls by submission with the figure-four leglock.
• Rose pinned Bockwinkel after a DDT.
• Bockwinkel pinned Rose with a school boy roll-up after throwing him into the ringpost.
• Bockwinkel won again with the figure-four.
• Bockwinkel pinned Rose after hitting him with the World championship belt.
• Bockwinkel won again by submission with the figure-four.
• Bockwinkel pinned Rose after ramming his legs into the ringpost and then covering him while his new manager Bobby Heenan held Rose’s legs down from outside the ring. Rose was unable to answer the 10-count after this fall. ****¼

[Cory Olson]

CARNAVAL DE DOLOR TOUR (Tour of the Dominican Republic--Cards #82-84)
Card A: 2-24-06 Estadio Francisco Micheli in La Romana
1) Harley Race pinned Johnny Valiant after a swinging neckbreaker. ****

2) Red Bastien & Bobo Brazil defeated Ox Baker & Sabu by DQ after Sabu did two Arabian facebusters on Bastien. **¼

3) Stan Lane pinned Tony Garea after rolling through on a flying body press and hooking Garea’s tights. DUD

4) Jimmy Valiant pinned Jimmy Snuka after a super elbow. **¾

5) The Road Warriors beat The Dream Team when Hawk pinned Brutus Beefcake after the Doomsday Device. ****½

6) Bobby Eaton pinned Rick Martel after an Alabama Jam. *

7) Killer Kowalski pinned Don Leo Jonathan using the ropes, after blocking a charge from Jonathan into the corner with a double boot. After the match, Jonathan and Jimmy Snuka attacked Kowalski. Kowalski suffered injured ribs and had to leave the tour early. **

8) Carlos Colon beat Abdullah the Butcher by DQ when Abdullah hit Colon with a chair. **¾

9) USWA World Heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bob Orton, Jr. quickly by submission with a figure-four leglock in a non-title bout. DUD

10) Jack Veneno pinned Relámpago Hernández to retain the CWC Dominican Heavyweight championship after La Manigueta (a wind-up punch). ½*


Card B: 2-25-06 Estadio Cibao in Santiago
1) Animal pinned Brutus Beefcake after a power slam. *¾

2) Jimmy Snuka pinned Greg Valentine after a Superfly Leap. DUD

3) Hawk pinned Ox Baker after a running clothesline. ¼*

4) The Valiants defeated Red Bastien & Bobo Brazil when Jimmy pinned Brazil after the Valiants’ top rope elbow. ****½

5) Atsushi Onita (subbing for the injured Killer Kowalski) beat Sabu by DQ when Sabu executed the Arabian facebuster. ***

6) Bob Orton, Jr. pinned Relámpago Hernández after a superplex. ¾*

7) Don Leo Jonathan pinned Abdullah the Butcher after a Mormon Swing. ****¼

8) Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race beat Jack Veneno & Carlos Colon when Bockwinkel made Veneno submit to the Bockwinkel sleeper. **

9) USWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express beat CWC Dominican Tag Team champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea by countout to retain the titles (only the USWA titles were on the line). Martel was counted out when he was chasing Jim Cornette around the ring and Justin Credible hit Martel with his Singapore cane. The Santiago crowd began to riot following the decision. ****


Card C: 2-26-06 Palacio de Los Deportes in Santo Domingo
1) The Road Warriors beat The Valiants when Animal pinned Jimmy after a double clothesline. ***

2) Bob Orton, Jr. pinned Jimmy Snuka after an atomic knee drop. ***¾

3) The Dream Team defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea in a non-title match when Greg Valentine made Martel submit to a figure-four leglock. ***¼

4) Don Leo Jonathan pinned Ox Baker after a Mormon Swing. *½

5) The Midnight Express beat Red Bastien & Bobo Brazil when Stan Lane pinned Bastien after a superkick. *****

6) Atsushi Onita pinned Relámpago Hernández after a Thunder Fire power bomb. DUD

7) Abdullah the Butcher pinned Sabu after smashing him with a chair that Sabu attempted to use, while the referee was distracted by Ox Baker. ****

8) Harley Race pinned Carlos Colon with a reverse rolling cradle after Colon missed a charge into the corner. DUD

9) Nick Bockwinkel beat Jack Veneno to retain the USWA World Heavyweight championship. Bockwinkel made Veneno submit to a figure-four leglock, while Bobby Heenan held Bockwinkel’s hands for extra leverage. The Santo Domingo crowd began to riot following the decision. ***¾

[Cory Olson]

100th USWA CARD
7-30-06 Liberty Bowl in Memphis
1) The Destroyer made Virgil submit to the figure-four leglock. **

2) Danny Doring & Cousin Luke won their debut match over Koko B. Ware & S.D. Jones when Luke pinned Jones after a two-fisted sledgehammer. **¼

3) Giant Baba battled Sabu to a double DQ when both men hit the referee. **½

4) “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan & Nikolai Volkoff beat The Dream Team when Volkoff pinned Greg Valentine after a backbreaker drop. **¾

5) Antonio Inoki pinned Chris Candido after an enzuigiri. ***

6) Bruiser Brody pinned Gorgeous George after a jumping knee drop. *

7) Justin Credible defeated The Sandman in a No-Disqualification Match where the losing wrestler was not allowed to bring their Singapore cane to ringside with them for 90 days. Credible pinned Sandman after three superkicks. *

8) Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers beat The Valiants when Snuka pinned Johnny after a Superfly Leap. The Valiants’ manager Capt. Lou Albano was banned from ringside for this match. Albano came down to help his team after the match, but The Valiants left without him. **½

9) The Sheik made Bobo Brazil submit to the Camel Clutch. Afterwards, Sheik continued to attack Brazil and then attacked his own handler, Ox Baker. Red Bastien came down and jumped The Sheik. Bastien held The Sheik while Brazil delivered several Coco Butts. ***¾

10) George Hackenschmidt pinned Frank Gotch in their first meeting after a single leg pickup and slam. ****½

11) In a special attraction The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson) captured the (Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling) U.S. Tag Team titles from Barry Windham & Ronnie Garvin when Arn pinned Garvin after a gourd buster. ***¼

12) USWA World Tag Team champions The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering beat The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette by DQ when Stan Lane hit Animal with Jim Cornette’s tennis racket. **

13) Ted DiBiase won the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship from Don Leo Jonathan by pinfall with a roll-up and hook of the tights, after Jonathan missed a tackle in the corner. ****

14) USWA World Heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Harley Race by DQ when special guest referee Bob Orton, Jr. disqualified Race. Orton went to pull Race off of Bockwinkel in the corner and then threw himself down, claiming that Race had shoved him. Orton and Bockwinkel attacked Race after the bell and were later revealed to have planned the double-cross on Race. The Masked Superstar joined in on the attack. (Bobby Heenan was banned from ringside for this match, but came down to the ring during the attack on Race.) ¼*

[Cory Olson]

NEW YEAR’S KNOCKOUT III
Card #116: 12-31-06 Louisville Gardens
1) Koko B. Ware pinned Danny Doring after a flying body press. **

2) Dick Hutton defeated Brutus Beefcake by submission with the abdominal stretch. DUD

3) Greg Valentine pinned Sabu with his feet on the ropes after Sabu missed a flying splash in the corner. DUD

4) Jimmy Snuka & Bruiser Brody gave The Vachons their first pinfall loss when Brody beat Butcher with the jumping knee drop. ***

5) Red Bastien beat Texas champion Justin Credible by submission with a Boston Crab in a non-title match.

6) Buddy Rogers defeated Chris Candido by submission with the figure-four grapevine. Afterwards, Rogers was attacked by a masked man. Jimmy Snuka saved Rogers and pulled the mask off the man, revealing him to be Buddy Rose. **½

7) Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba defeated The Masked Superstar (subbing for the injured Bob Orton, Sr.) & Bob Orton, Jr. when Inoki pinned Orton after a top rope knee drop. Afterwards, Superstar and Orton attacked Inoki, causing him injuries to the back. ***¼

8) In a special attraction Andre the Giant beat Cousin Luke & Virgil pinning both men after giving Luke an atomic drop and slamming Virgil on top of Luke. DUD

9) USWA Southern Heavyweight champion Frank Gotch beat Ted DiBiase by submission with a guillotine choke. By virtue of his victory Gotch also won DiBiase’s fortune. George Hackenschmidt (who had been an ally of DiBiase’s at the time) came down and put him in the Russian Bear Hug. He then walked off with Gotch and Dick Hutton. **¾

10) The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) beat USWA World Tag Team champions The Road Warriors by DQ when Animal hit Condrey with a chair. Following the bout, The Warriors gave Condrey the Doomsday Device, injuring his neck. ½*

11) Nick Bockwinkel retained the USWA World Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match with Ed “Strangler” Lewis as the special guest referee. Both wrestlers were tied at 13 falls each at the end of the 60 minutes, so the match went into sudden death overtime. Bockwinkel made Race submit at 2:30 in the overtime to the figure-four leglock. Afterwards, Lewis challenged Bockwinkel to a title match. *****

[Cory Olson]

I thought for fun I'd post the results of the very first USWA card I played. Match #2 is one of my all-time favorites, mainly for its absurd ending! Later I plan to post the "brackets" of all past tournaments I've played. Enjoy!

1ST USWA CARD
1-10-04 Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis
1) Killer Kowalski pinned Virgil after a giant swing. ½*

2) Bobo Brazil pinned Gorgeous George after delivering SEVEN consecutive Coco Butts! ¾*

3) Nick Bockwinkel made Red Bastien submit to the Bockwinkel sleeper. **

4) Buddy Rogers and Buddy Rose defeated The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff when Rogers made Volkoff submit to the figure-four grapevine. ****

5) Ted DiBiase defeated Hawk by submission with the Million Dollar Dream. ***½

6) In a first round match of the tournament to determine the first USWA World Tag Team champions, The Valiants defeated Ox Baker and The Sandman by DQ when Sandman hit Jimmy with his Singapore cane. **½

Matches 7 and 8 were the first matches in the first round of the tournament to crown the USWA World Heavyweight champion.

7) Johnny Valentine upset Frank Gotch by pinfall after an Atomic Skullcrusher. **

8) Harley Race pinned Giant Baba with a reverse rolling cradle after Baba missed a charge in the corner. ***

[daytondave]

Great stuff, Cory! You are the man.

[Cory Olson]

Thanks, Dave! Look for more history reports in the next month or so.

[Cory Olson]

TOURNAMENT TO CROWN FIRST USWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

FIRST ROUND
January 10, 2004: Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis
1) Johnny Valentine defeated Frank Gotch
2) Harley Race defeated Giant Baba
January 17, 2004: Louisville Gardens
3) Nick Bockwinkel defeated Killer Kowalski
4) The Iron Sheik defeated Buddy Rogers

SEMIFINALS
January 24, 2004: Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Evansville
1) Johnny Valentine defeated Harley Race
2) The Iron Sheik defeated Nick Bockwinkel by DQ

FINALS
February 7, 2004: Civic Coliseum in Knoxville
Johnny Valentine defeated The Iron Sheik in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match in two straight falls to become the first champion

[Cory Olson]

TOURNAMENT TO CROWN FIRST USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

FIRST ROUND
January 10, 2004: Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis
1) Jimmy and Johnny Valiant defeated Ox Baker and The Sandman by DQ
January 17, 2004: Louisville Gardens
2) The Road Warriors defeated Ted DiBiase and Virgil

FINALS
January 24, 2004: Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Evansville
The Road Warriors defeated The Valiants to become the first champions

[Cory Olson]

TOURNAMENT TO CROWN FIRST USWA SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

FIRST ROUND
February 7, 2004: Civic Coliseum in Knoxville
1) Red Bastien defeated Ted DiBiase
2) Jimmy Snuka defeated Killer Kowalski
3) Bobo Brazil defeated Ox Baker
4) The Destroyer defeated Gorgeous George (NOTE: Destroyer was attacked by George, Buddy Rogers, and Buddy Rose after this match and temporarily blinded by George's atomizer. He continued to the next round, despite the injury.)

SEMIFINALS
February 14, 2004: Rupp Arena in Lexington
1) Red Bastien defeated Jimmy Snuka
2) Bobo Brazil defeated The Destroyer

FINALS
February 21, 2004: Municipal Auditorium in Nashville
Bobo Brazil defeated Red Bastien to become the first champion

[mft]

coryolson said:

TOURNAMENT TO CROWN FIRST USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

Louisville Gardens
2) The Road Warriors defeated Ted DiBiase and Virgil

January 17, 2004: Louisville Gardens
3) Nick Bockwinkel defeated Killer Kowalski
4) The Iron Sheik defeated Buddy Rogers

Dang Cory, you didn't get me tickets!?!?!?!