Mid-South Wrestling February 6, 1982

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Taped from Shreveport, LA

Airdate: February 6, 1982 (taped 02/03)

Attendance: unknown

Hosted by Boyd Pierce & “Cowboy” Bill Watts

Can JYD and George sustain the challenge of the Samoans? What does Ladd have to say about it? How will Olympia fare against Orndorff? Or Blair against Wiskowski? Feel the CRUNCH of ‘rasslin’ from the Deep South!

Opening montage.

Match 1: Bob Orton versus Ken Woodby

Highlights:

  • Orton dealt Woodby a backbreaker, mounted the second turnbuckle, and connected with a pump splash.
  • When he piledrove Woodby, Orton pinned him at 3:47.

Rating: ½*

Summary: Showcase match for Orton.

Pierce interviews Ladd who talks a mile a minute. As Watts intervenes, he points out that General Skandor Akbar stands alongside the Samoans much to Ladd’s dismay. With fervor, Ladd enters the ring, but Akbar chastises him about the poor performance of the Samoans. Ladd takes offense and nails Akbar, so the Samoans turn on him. WE HAVE A FACE TURN!

Nevertheless, Ladd holds his own and conducts a meeting of the minds between the Samoans. Joining them in the ring, Crusher Broomfield, making his Mid-South debut, pounds away on Ladd. The Samoans double-slam Ladd and hold him down while Broomfield mounts the top turnbuckle. Soaring, Broomfield crushes Ladd’s knees. With Ladd writhing in pain, the heels leave the ring having finished their dirty work. Despite all the wrongdoing, this was a great angle!

Match 2 (non-title): NWA North American champion Ted DiBiase versus Ron Cheatham

Highlights:

  • DiBiase escaped a slam attempt and fed Cheatham an atomic drop for 2.
  • As he reversed a cross corner whip, DiBiase pounded Cheaham.
  • He hip-tossed Cheatham and followed with a dropkick.
  • When he powerslammed Cheatham, DiBiase hooked a figure-four leg lock.
  • Cheatham submitted; thus, DiBiase won at 2:36.

Rating: DUD

Summary: Showcase match for DiBiase.

After the match, Akbar stands at the broadcast table and demands the Samoans get their title show NEXT. Watts interrupts and asks about who the huge man was, but Akbar waffles about it.

Match 3 for the NWA Mid-South tag team titles: Junkyard Dog & Mike George (champions) versus the Samoans (w/ Ernie Ladd General Skandor Akbar)

Highlights:

  • JYD tagged in, connected with a fist drop, and got 2.
  • When Sika tagged in, a double clothesline put both wrestlers down on the mat.
  • Afa tagged in and distracted referee Alfred Neely.
  • Since that allowed Sika to mug JYD in the heel corner, Mike George inadvertently continued the distraction permitting further destruction. SNEAKY!
  • Tags were exchanged on both sides, and George conducted a meeting of the minds.
  • With all four wrestlers in the ring, George gave Sika a cross corner whip but came up empty on his follow-through.
  • In fact, he HIT THE POLE and fell to the concrete floor.
  • Sika slammed JYD, but Neely got annihilated and landed on the concrete floor.
  • As Sika mounted the second turnbuckle, he missed a diving head butt.
  • Afa CROWNED George with a chair and returned to the ring with it.
  • After JYD stole it from him, he WHACKED Afa with the chair.
  • Akbar jumped into the ring and attempted a fireball, but JYD blocked it with the chair.
  • While Sika and JYD spilled out of the ring, George returned only to eat a Samoan drop onto the chair.
  • Do we have new champions?
  • 1-2-3.
  • The Samoans won at 4:38.
  • WE HAVE NEW CHAMPIONS!

Rating: ***

Summary: Extremely wild match that paid off the acquisition by Akbar.

Match 4: Bob Roop versus Frank Monte

Highlights:

  • Roop blocked a hip toss and dealt Monte one of his own.
  • As Monte blocked another hip toss, he hooked a flying headscissors.
  • Watts mentioned that Ladd had been taken to the hospital, and Monte slammed Roop.
  • When he dropkicked Roop, Monte got 1.
  • Roop rebounded with a shoulder breaker and pinned Monte at 3:41.

Rating: ½*

Summary: Showcase match for Roop.

Match 5 (non-title): NWA Mississippi champion Mr. Olympia versus Paul Orndorff

Highlights:

  • Orndorff fed Olympia a hip toss but ate a mule kick.
  • When he slammed Orndorff, Olympia got 2.
  • Orndorff gave Olympia a cross corner whip but came up empty on his follow-through.
  • As Orndorff whiffed on a haymaker, Olympia responded with an atomic drop.
  • Olympia gave him a cross corner whip, but Orndorff climbed the turnbuckles and destroyed Olympia with a wicked lariat. It was so devastating that Olympia took a 360° bump off it. Woohoo!
  • After he landed a leg drop, Orndorff got 2.
  • Olympia rebounded with a sunset flip and got 2.
  • While he mounted the second turnbuckle, Orndorff connected with a flying elbow smash for 2.
  • He powerslammed Olympia for another 2.
  • Slamming Olympia, Orndorff followed with another elbow smash but couldn’t get 3.
  • Orndorff attempted a figure-four leg lock, but Olympia blocked it.
  • Countering a piledriver with a back drop, Olympia nailed Orndorff in the midsection.
  • He dropkicked Orndorff and applied a sleeper.
  • Although Orndorff made a significant effort to escape, he passed out.
  • Olympia won at 7:06.

Rating: ***

Summary: Really solid match as Orndorff brought everything he had, but Olympia got the better of him with the sleeper.

Match 6: The “Polish Prince” Ed Wiskowski versus B. Brian Blair

Highlights:

  • Wiskowski shoulder-blocked Blair to the apron and attempted to suplex him back into the ring.
  • As Blair countered with an inside cradle, he got 2.
  • Blair dropkicked him, but Wiskowski reversed a cross corner whip.
  • When Blair floated over, he hip-tossed Wiskowski.
  • Speaking of Wiskowski, he dealt Blair a stun gun.
  • Wiskowski catapulted him causing Blair to clothesline himself with the top rope. Clever!
  • After he guillotined him with the bottom rope, Wiskowski cradled him for 2.
  • Blair retaliated with a knee lift and stymied Wiskowski with an atomic drop.
  • While he dropkicked Wiskowski, Blair got 2.
  • Blair slammed Wiskowski, but the TV time limit expired at 3:22.
  • BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Rating: **

Summary: Hopefully, a rematch is in the works as these two had good big man/little man chemistry.

Conclusion:  Another blockbuster episode for Watts and his crew as the Samoans turned on Ladd, acquired Akbar as their mentor, and snagged the belts. Also, Orndorff made Olympia look like a million bucks despite losing. Blair’s coming into his own as Wiskowski gave him quite a ride. Methinks Ladd needed time off to rest his knees, and the face turn along with his kayfabe demise accomplished this goal. Get all this!

Next week, JYD defends the Louisiana title against Roop!

TV Rating: NONE

Stay tuned for MSW 02-13-82!

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