Taped from Dallas, TX
Airdate: August 13, 1988 (taped 08/05)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Marc Lowrance
Will Hayes and Cox overtake the SST? Who answers Embry’s open challenge? Can Steve win the strap match, or will he get whipped? The summer of ’88 is SIZZLING, so prepare accordingly.
Opening montage.
Match 1: “Iceman” King Parsons (w/ General Skandor Akbar) versus Jeff Raitz
Highlights:
- Please don’t adjust your TV because, yes, Parsons’ tights are indeed extremely magenta.
- When Raitz connected with a cross body block, he got 1.
- Raitz ignorantly turned around, so Parsons blasted him with a knee to the back.
- As he delivered a knee lift, Parsons snap-suplexed Raitz for 2.
- He leveled Raitz with a lariat for another 2.
- After Raitz reversed an Irish whip, Parsons unloaded a butt butt.
- 1-2-3.
- Parsons won at 3:56.
Rating: *
Summary: Showcase match for Parsons.
At ringside, Steve cuts a promo on Tatum about their upcoming strap match. He taunts Tatum with the Texas tag titles in any type of match possible.
Match 2 (strap): Steve Simpson (w/ Shaun Simpson) versus “Hollywood” John Tatum (w/ the “Heartthrob of New Jersey” Jack Victory)
Highlights:
- Tatum slammed Steve, mounted the top turnbuckle, but got yanked down to the mat.
- As Tatum tried to escape, Steve pulled him back into the ring.
- Steve landed an elbow drop while the Dallas faithful chanted “go, Steve, go.”
- When Tatum touched two corners, Steve prevented any further progress.
- Tatum touched three corners before Steve desperately jerked him off course.
- Not like that, you scoundrels!
- After Steve touched two corners, Tatum mule-kicked him.
- He baited Shaun onto the apron causing referee Bronko Lubich to be distracted.
- While Victory jumped onto the opposite apron, he nailed Steve with Tatum’s help. SNEAKY!
- Tatum touched three corners, and a tug-o-war transpired.
- Purposefully, Tatum placed the strap between his legs to gain leverage.
- Shaun jumped onto the apron and plucked the strap sending Tatum on a trip WAY DOWNTOWN.
- Touching all four corners, Steve won at 4:38.
Rating: *
Summary: Another chapter in the saga involving the Simpson brothers and Tatum/Victory. At the very least, the squealing female portion of the Dallas faithful absolutely loved this match.
After the match, Victory attacks Steve, but Shaun intervenes. A four-way brawl erupts until Victory spills Shaun to the floor. As the heels hogtie and ragdoll Steve, Shaun returns wielding a steel chair to chase them off.
At ringside, Akbar runs down Hayes, Kerry, and Kevin while still claiming that Parsons remains World champion. Folks, there’s heeling, and then there’s lunacy. The latter fits here, I’m afraid. Nevertheless, Parsons cuts a promo on the babyfaces knowing that both Akbar and Kamala are on his side.
Ring announcer Ralph Pulley interviews Embry who issues an “open challenge to any wrestler in any place in the whole wide world.” Upon name-dropping Jeff Jarrett, Embry proceeds further by calling out Mike Graham and Billy Travis. With a name like Billy Travis, he should sing country or western music.
Nonetheless, he offers up a challenge to anyone in either the babyface or heel locker rooms, and Steve Casey answers the call.
Match 3 for the WCWA Light Heavyweight title: “Flamboyant” Eric Embry (champion) versus Steve Casey
Highlights:
- Casey slammed Embry as Lowrance announced that Bill Mercer would replace him at the broadcast table for the next couple of weeks. Woohoo!
- When Embry employed his stalling tactics by exiting the ring, Casey met him with a series of punches.
- Back in the ring, Casey reversed a cross corner whip with the result being a sternum-first bump by Embry.
- Casey locked a sleeper until Embry used momentum to kick the top turnbuckle.
- With Embry on top, Casey didn’t relinquish the hold.
- 1-2-3.
- Embry retained at 3:21.
Rating: **
Summary: Let me get this straight. You conjure a three-match series that begs for a title change but don’t change the title. Next, you sanction a last-minute title match that has title change written all over it but don’t change the titleholder.
To echo my sentiments, the Dallas faithful chants “bullshit,” and I feel vindicated.
At ringside, Hayes name-drops Samantha Fox and brings out Cox. But will they end up in a box? Will it have locks? Can they matriculate in the school of hard knocks? Hopefully, they don’t succumb to smallpox. Or are they smarter than a bag of rocks? Let’s pray they wash their socks, or they’ll get lambasted on the Tiktoks. After this promo, let’s all get our walks in, ok?
Match 4: Michael “P.S.” Hayes & Steve “Do It to It” Cox versus the Samoan SWAT Team (w/ Buddy “Jack” Roberts)
Highlights:
- Please don’t adjust your TV, because, yes, Roberts is wearing Samoan attire.
- As Samu battled him with fisticuffs, Hayes expectedly came out on top.
- Cox tagged in, and the babyfaces dealt Samu a double back elbow.
- When the Dallas faithful chanted “go, Steve, go,” the heels tried to double-team their hero to no avail.
- Fatu tagged in, but Cox caught him with a sunset flip for 1 thanks to a save by Samu.
- After Hayes snuck over to the other side of the ring, he sent Samu on a trip WAY DOWNTOWN with help from the second rope.
- Fatu headbutted Cox, slammed him, but missed an elbow drop.
- While Samu distracted referee John Keaton, the babyfaces illegally switched. Quite sly, no?
- Samu took exception with Keaton again, so the babyfaces executed another switcheroo.
- Giving Cox a cross corner whip, Fatu came up empty on his follow-through.
- Samu argued with Keaton some more, so the babyfaces illegally switched for a third time. What hijinks!
- Following a commercial break, Samu gave Hayes a cross corner whip but came up empty on his follow-through.
- Hot tag Cox.
- Dealing Samu a cross corner whip, Cox unfurled a lariat for 1.
- Hayes distracted Keaton, so Fatu tripped Cox coming off the ropes. How dastardly!
- Tagging in, Fatu mounted the top turnbuckle and lowered the boom onto Cox.
- He powerslammed Cox and got 2.
- Getting his turn, Samu joined his cousin in double-teaming Cox.
- Hayes further distracted Keaton allowing Samu to break Cox’s wishbone. OUCH!
- Taking another turn, Fatu combined with his cousin to double-headbutt Cox.
- A double clothesline put both wrestlers down on the mat and led to…
- MOLTEN hot tag Hayes.
- All four wrestlers were in the ring, and Hayes scored with a cross body block to Fatu.
- With Keaton counting the fall, Samu knocked Cox silly enough to land on top of him.
- The SST tossed Hayes over the top rope since Keaton was OUT COLD. Nefarious!
- Unfathomably, the bell rang, but what’s the decision?
Rating: ***
Summary: Extremely exciting tag match that begs for a rematch.
Following the match, the SST tries to double-team Cox, but Hayes spills Fatu from the top rope down to the mat. He hurls Samu over the top rope, and the babyfaces prepare to double-team Fatu. Instead, Samu upends Cox from the top turnbuckle, and a four-way brawl continues. The melee segues to the floor until the show leaves the air.
Conclusion: Absolutely wild main event that could tie these guys up through Christmas. On top of that, Embry neuters Casey yet again while the Simpson brothers take out their frustrations against Tatum and Victory. Folks, in addition to the Texas heat, WCCW’s hotter than I could have ever imagined. Get all this!
POINT OF ORDER: Unless the WCCW archive makes its way to either Netflix or YouTube, I must apply the brakes to WCCW reflections. I apologize to all the RSG-ites who have stuck with me for over a decade with this promotion. Sometimes it’s been a ton of excitement, yet other times it’s been cruel and unusual punishment. If you wish to help, pester WWE to upload the WCCW archive as soon as humanly possible.
Next week, Kerry and Kevin defend the World tag titles against the SST!
TV Rating: NONE
Stay tuned for WCCW 08-20-88!
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