World Class Wrestling Association March 7, 1987

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Taped from Dallas, TX

Airdate: March 7, 1987 (taped 02/20)

Attendance: unknown

Hosted by Bill Mercer

Alas! It’s a battle of maniacs as Borne and Warrior collide! Also, the Fantastics are here! Plus Bruiser Brody, Black Bart, and Lance! Get your ticket punched and come inside!

Opening montage.

Match 1: Black Bart versus Steve Casey

Highlights:

  • No, folks. That’s not Scott Casey. It’s his real-life brother who’s smaller with dark blond hair.
  • Steve ducked a clothesline and fed Black Bart a cross body block.
  • When Steve leapfrogged him, he hooked a sunset flip for 2.
  • Black Bart rebounded by ramming Steve face-first into the mat.
  • As he guillotined Steve with the top rope, Black Bart clotheslined him.
  • He suplexed Steve and followed with a back drop.
  • After he mounted the second turnbuckle, Black Bart connected with a flying leg drop.
  • 1-2-3.
  • Black Bart won at 6:23.

 

Rating: *

Summary: Showcase match for Black Bart.

After the match, he grabs his branding iron and brands Steve with his label. He exits the ring, grabs the microphone, and yells at Steve about what happened on Christmas night. Next, he challenges Scott to “any kind of dadgum match you…got the guts enough to sign a contract.”

Match 2: Lance Von Erich versus Dusty Wolfe

Highlights:

  • Lance hooked an O’Connor roll and got 2.
  • As he leapfrogged Wolfe, Lance monkey-flipped him.
  • He secured an inside cradle for another 2.
  • When he tried again, he couldn’t get 3.
  • He dropkicked Wolfe who pounded on Lance’s left arm.
  • After he gave Lance a cross corner whip, Wolfe came up empty on his follow-through.
  • Lance gave Wolfe a cross corner whip and followed with another monkey flip.
  • While he gave Wolfe another cross corner whip, Lance backdropped him.
  • He slammed Wolfe, mounted the top turnbuckle, and launched a missile dropkick.
  • 1-2-3.
  • Lance won at 3:59.

 

Rating: *

Summary: Showcase match for Lance.

At ringside, Mercer interviews Red River Jack who stands alongside Bruiser Brody. Wait a minute! I thought Brody had to leave Texas. Well, he did a “tour” of Florida, but now’s he back?

A video of Red River Jack airs where he sets up camp and hunts with a bull rope. As we return to Dallas, Brody swears he’s been “rassling” down in Florida while Hart’s lying about Red River Jack’s identity. Sorry, folks, but I have NO CLUE who was under the mask. It could have possibly been John Nord.

Match 3: Jeep Swenson (w/ Gary Hart) versus Perry Jackson

Highlights:

  • Hart’s stipulation for the “challenge” was that Swenson could beat any World Class competitor in under two minutes.
  • When he nailed Jackson in the solar plexus, Swenson blasted him atop the head.
  • He placed his boot atop Jackson and pinned him at 0:21.

Rating: DUD

Summary: Showcase “match” for Swenson.

Prior to the next match, the Rock’n’Roll RPMs jump into the ring and convince Victory and Brooks enough to take their place. Sounds like money will change hands later on.

Match 4: The Fantastics versus Jack Victory & “Killer” Tim Brooks Rock’n’Roll RPMs

Highlights:

  • Following a clip, Fulton monkey-flipped Davis and tagged in Rogers.
  • Speaking of Rogers, he dropkicked Davis twice and took him down with a flying headscissors.
  • Fulton tagged in, and Mercer announced the impending arrival of Eric Embry.
  • As Fulton mounted the second turnbuckle, he lowered the boom onto Davis.
  • Fulton hip-tossed Davis, Rogers tagged in, and he dropkicked Davis again.
  • When Lane tagged in, the RPMs missed a double clothesline.
  • Instead, Rogers fed them a double cross body block for 1, and the Fantastics used some shenanigans to frustrate the RPMs much to the delight of the Dallas faithful.
  • The Dallas faithful chanted “go, Tommy, go,” and their hero hip-tossed Lane.
  • After Rogers hooked another flying headscissors, Lane escaped.
  • Davis tagged in, but Rogers reversed a cross corner whip and monkey-flipped him.
  • While Fulton tagged in, he dropkicked Davis.
  • Lane tagged in but missed a haymaker.
  • From the apron, Davis clotheslined Fulton. SNEAKY!
  • Rogers distracted referee Rick Hazzard, and that led to some brief chicanery by the RPMs.
  • Slamming Fulton, Lane landed a fist drop.
  • Davis tagged in, but Rogers distracted Hazzard again.
  • Taking advantage of the situation, Lane rammed Fulton face-first into the apron. How dastardly!
  • Lane tagged in and slammed Fulton.
  • Missing an elbow drop, Lane tagged out.
  • Davis thwarted any resemblance of a hot tag and baited Rogers into the ring.
  • Rejoining the match, Lane ate a knee lift from Fulton.
  • Hot tag Rogers.
  • By himself, he somehow rammed the heels together albeit not crisply.
  • With all four wrestlers in the ring, chaos ensued until the bell rang.
  • Was it a double DQ? Unquestionably, I did not hear anyone submit, so it wasn’t that.
  • Nope, the time limit expired, and Hazzard ruled the bout a draw at 12:42.
  • Fifteen-minute time limit?

Rating: **

Summary: These teams need more seasoning on the house show circuit to fine tune things. The psychology was all over the place, and barely any tandem offense occurred. Hopefully, we’ll see a rematch soon.

Match 5 (non-title): WCWA Texas champion Dingo Warrior versus “Maniac” Matt Borne (w/ Percy Pringle)

Highlights:

  • Warrior fed Borne a double axe handle, gave him a cross corner whip, but came up empty on his follow-through.
  • As Borne distracted referee Bronko Lubich, Pringle WHACKED Warrior with his cane. Devious!
  • Borne dealt Warrior an elbow smash but couldn’t get 1.
  • When the Dallas faithful chanted “Din-go,” their hero slammed Borne.
  • He gave Borne another cross corner whip and followed with an avalanche.
  • After he missed a leg drop, Warrior delivered a pair of boots to the midsection.
  • He dropkicked Borne although it’s not a regular part of his repertoire.
  • While Warrior set up for the Sledgehammer, Borne applied the brakes.
  • Pringle handed Borne his cane, and Borne hammered Warrior with it.
  • As a result, Lubich called for the bell, and Warrior won by DQ at 4:30.
  • BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

Rating: DUD

Summary: Borne tried desperately to work Warrior down on the mat, but that fell flat. Warrior’s selling barely existed until the weapon shot, so these guys need to get on the same page should they work against one another again. That dropkick must be seen to be believed.

Following the match, Warrior blocks a second shot with the cane and wrestles the cane away. With the cane on the mat, Pringle wanders in to retrieve it. Warrior steps on it to halt that effort yet also prevents Borne from a sneak attack. Alternatively, he chairs a meeting of the minds between Borne and Pringle.

Before the show leaves the air, Mercer interviews Hart alongside Swenson and Brian Adias. Hart doesn’t believe Brody’s crap and promises that Swenson will take care of Red River Jack. When he turns his attention to Mike Von Erich, Hart calls him “lucky” and challenges him to a rematch against Adias. Speaking of whom, Adias has the last word on Mike.

Conclusion: Swenson makes his debut albeit a brief one. In addition, Brody tries to put one over on Hart. Lance wins his enhancement match while the Fantastics and RPMs try to make a time-limit draw entertaining. Ultimately, Warrior and Borne have a short skirmish that would have been better if Warrior just LISTENS to Borne rather than being a boring offense machine.

Next week, Nord the Barbarian makes his WCCW debut against Steve Simpson.

TV Rating: NONE

Stay tuned for WCCW 03-14-87!

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