World Class Wrestling Association August 15, 1987

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Taped from Mesquite, TX

Airdate: August 15, 1987 (taped 08/02)

Attendance: unknown

Hosted by Don Gay & the “Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich

Can SBS capture the Texas title by defeating Perez? How will the RPMs fare against the World tag team champions? Will Madril rope Tony? What happens when the Simpson boys encounter the Dirty White Boys? We’re back in Mesquite, so get the grill going and let’s watch some ‘rasslin’!

POINT OF ORDER: Right off the bat, we see NEW graphics, yet the commentary is scaled down below the action in the ring. Also, Gay is substituting for Lowrance who’s on his annual summer vacation.

Opening montage.

Match 1: Steve & Shaun Simpson versus the Dirty White Boys (w/ Percy Pringle)

Highlights:

  • My apologies, but I don’t know who this referee was. With Rick Hazzard on the shelf thanks to the Yakuza, David Manning doing the booking, Ralph Pulley ring-announcing, and Bronko Lubich barely able to walk to ringside never mind be the third man in the ring, this referee will be dubbed Mullet Warrior.
  • Steve leapfrogged Denton and followed with a dropkick.
  • When Denton missed a clothesline, Steve made him pay with an atomic drop.
  • Tags were exchanged on both sides, and Shaun caught Brooks with a cross body block for 2.
  • As he baited Denton into the ring, Shaun backdropped him while maintaining a side head lock on Brooks. Nifty!
  • He took both Dirty White Boys down with a headlock/headscissors combo, and the girls squealed for him like there’s no tomorrow.
  • Thanks, Apollo.
  • After he evaded Brooks, Shaun dropkicked him.
  • Steve tagged in and gave Brooks a cross corner whip so hard that he HIT THE POLE.
  • While he gave Brooks another cross corner whip, Steve monkey-flipped him for 2.
  • Denton tagged in and fed Steve a lariat for 2.
  • Dealing Steve a swinging neckbreaker, Denton got another 2.
  • Brooks tagged in, and the Dirty White Boys stymied Steve with a double back elbow.
  • Landing a standing leg drop, Brooks couldn’t get 3.
  • He delivered a belly-to-belly suplex, pounded Steve with a fist drop, but only got 1.
  • Tagging in, Denton applied a bear hug, but Steve rang his bell to escape.
  • Denton responded with a knee lift, and Brooks tagged in.
  • With Shaun distracting referee Mullet Warrior, Brooks booted Steve WAY DOWNTOWN.
  • He scored with a knee drop for another 1 count.
  • Rejoining the match, Denton mounted the second turnbuckle and clobbered Steve with a flying elbow smash.
  • Denton reapplied the bear hug, but Steve rang his bell again to escape.
  • Upon colliding with Denton, Steve made the HOT TAG.
  • Shaun dropkicked Brooks but fell victim to a backbreaker for 1 due to a foot on the bottom rope.
  • Tossing Shaun down to the floor, Brooks returned him to the ring via vertical suplex for 2.
  • Shaun hooked a sunset flip, but Denton made the save.
  • Since all four wrestlers were in the ring, the Dirty White Boys tossed each Simpson out on opposite sides of the ring.
  • Denton battled with Steve on one side, and Shaun re-entered the ring via sunset flip to Brooks on the other.
  • 1-2-3.
  • Shaun and Steve won at 10:16.
  • The Mesquite faithful went APESHIT!

 

Rating: ***

Summary: Exciting tag match that had the Mesquite faithful on the edge of their seats. They absolutely ROARED when Shaun secured the pinfall.

Match 2: Al Madril versus Cowboy Tony

Highlights:

  • Madril shoulder-blocked Tony and popped him like a champagne cork on New Year’s Eve.
  • As he reversed a cross corner whip, Madril backdropped Tony.
  • Speaking of Tony, he rebounded with a back elbow and got 2.
  • Madril gave Tony a cross corner whip but ate a boot to the midsection on his follow-through.
  • When Tony tried to pin Madril with his feet on the ropes, referee Mullet Warrior noticed his shenanigans.
  • Frustrated, Tony pitched Madril over the top rope, and Pulley had no recourse but to disqualify him.
  • Madril won by DQ at 5:20.

 

Rating: *

Summary: Although Madril had a strong following from the Mesquite faithful, this one never got going.

After the match, Madril returns and blasts Tony with a flying shoulder block. Tony scampers back to the dressing room like a scaredy cat.

Allegedly, Ted Arcidi was supposed to host a segment called Lures & Liqueurs, but the WWE Network ERASED it.

Match 3 (non-title): WCWA World tag team champions “Flamboyant” Eric Embry & the “Thumper” Frankie Lancaster versus the Rock’n’Roll RPMs

Highlights:

  • Embry tagged in but missed a diving head butt.
  • When Lane gave him a cross corner whip, he backdropped Embry.
  • Davis tagged in, leapfrogged Embry, and followed with a dropkick.
  • As Embry rebounded with a lariat, Lancaster tagged in and catapulted Davis face-first into the second turnbuckle.
  • He backdropped Davis but couldn’t get 1.
  • After Davis attempted a cross body block, Lancaster caught and split Davis in two with a backbreaker for 2.
  • Embry tagged in and suplexed Davis.
  • While he mounted the second turnbuckle, Embry connected with a flying head butt for 2.
  • Lancaster tagged in as I barely heard Kerry state that he’ll return in 14 weeks. Woohoo!
  • Hooking a sunset flip, Davis got 2.
  • He countered a slam with an inside cradle for another 2.
  • Tagging in, Lane got bombarded as Embry illegally entered the ring for no reason.
  • Heel miscommunication foiled the champs, and all four wrestlers were in the ring.
  • In tandem, Lane dropkicked Lancaster while Davis sunset-flipped Embry.
  • Escaping, Embry rolled up Davis and hooked the tights.
  • 1-2-3.
  • Embry and Lancaster won at 4:47.

 

Rating: DUD

Summary: Absolutely ZERO chemistry between these teams as it seemed the Mesquite faithful couldn’t care less about either team.

Match 4 for the WCWA Texas title: Al Perez (champion w/ Gary Hart) versus Sweet Brown Sugar

Highlights:

  • SBS headbutted Perez sending him reeling to the floor.
  • As SBS mounted the top turnbuckle, he launched a flying double axe handle. Wow!
  • Back in the ring, SBS suplexed Perez and got 2.
  • When he fed Perez a flying shoulder block, SBS got 1.
  • Perez tried to counter a side head lock with an atomic drop but to no avail.
  • After SBS escaped a slam, he rolled up Perez and got 2.
  • Perez gave him a cross corner whip, but SBS leaped to the second turnbuckle.
  • While he attempted a cross body block, there wasn’t any water in the pool.
  • Perez landed something while the camera focused on Hart and got 1.
  • Catching SBS in the midsection, Perez scored with a knee drop for 2.
  • Perez dealt him another shot to the midsection, charged SBS in the corner, but came up empty.
  • Slamming Perez, SBS mounted the second turnbuckle and connected with a missile dropkick.
  • Do we have a new champion?
  • 1-2-NO!
  • Hart jumped onto the apron only to succumb to an SBS head butt.
  • Rolling up SBS, Perez hooked the tights and pinned him.
  • Perez retained at 6:37.

 

Rating: ***

Summary: Unlike their match last month, these two had much better chemistry and less downtime. SBS’ aerial maneuvers looked crisp while Perez grounded him with chicanery to subdue him.

Conclusion:  Undoubtedly, Perez is being groomed to be the #1 heel once Adias finishes his feud with Kevin. SBS gave him a strong match nonetheless. While the RPMs came up short against the World champs, the Simpson boys thoroughly enthralled the Mesquite faithful. Madril taught Tony a lesson which made for good theater.

In addition, if you fancy or require commentary for your wrestling, this episode is not for you. Kerry’s barely audible, and Gay, since he’s a rodeo expert but not a wrestling expert, needs coaching to explain everything. The loss of Bill Mercer for this episode is truly deep.

Next week, Kevin battles Adias in a STEEL CAGE!

TV Rating: NONE

Stay tuned for WCCW 08-22-87!

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