WCCW 08-23-1986

Can Warrior pull off a massive upset over the World champion? What happens when Brody and Abdullah face one another? Will Borne and Sawyer continue to wreak havoc? Also, we have a Kerry Von Erich moment.

Castro attacked Zulu at the onset, but Zulu’s strength and size overwhelmed the masked man.
When he fed Castro a shot to the midsection, Zulu headbutted him.
He dealt Castro a big boot followed by a shoulder block.
As Zulu applied a bear hug, Castro submitted.
Zulu won at 1:26.

This match occurred in Fort Worth on 8/4.
Prior to the match, referee David Manning searched Abdullah for foreign objects but amazingly found nothing.
Hart grabbed the microphone and ran down Brody.
As Brody stepped onto the apron, the war was ON.
Thanks to some serious stomping from Brody, Abdullah was already BUSTED OPEN.
Brody took the microphone, but Manning attempted to stop him.
In the meantime, Abdullah, thanks to Hart, loaded up a foreign object and blasted Brody with it. SNEAKY!
Abdullah continued to bludgeon Brody with it, and Brody was also BUSTED OPEN.
After he fed Brody a series of head butts, Abdullah toyed with Manning by hiding the weapon.
Brody made a comeback, and the match segued to the concrete floor.
While he appropriated a steel chair from ringside, Brody CLOCKED Abdullah with it.
They brawled among the Ft. Worth faithful and behind a large door.
Protecting the door, Hart argued with Manning.
Exploding through the door, Brody sent Abdullah into an unsuspecting Hart.
He blasted Abdullah with a 2x4 as they returned to ringside.
Calling for the bell, Manning ruled the bout a double-disqualification at 7:30.

Summary: Nowhere near a wrestling match. More of a tussle at the Golden Corral with two guys fighting over the last piece of chicken.

Following the match, Brody destroys Abdullah with the 2x4 much to the delight of the bloodthirsty Ft. Worth faithful. Hart jumps into the ring and creams Brody in the back with a steel chair. That allowed Abdullah to work over Brody with the 2x4 until the Batten Twins arrive. Unfortunately for them, neither succeeded against the EVIL that is the combination of Abdullah and Hart. Brody is a bloody mess and carried back to the locker room. Meanwhile, Hart grabs the microphone and chastises Manning while concessions litter the ring.

Match 3 (non-title): WCWA World champion “Gentleman” Chris Adams versus Dingo Warrior (w/o Gary Hart)

Prior to the match, Percy Pringle approached ringside, grabbed the microphone, and ran down Adams. He wanted a rematch for Rude. When Adams mauled him, Pringle hammered him with both the microphone and his cane. How dastardly!
With Adams in serious peril, Warrior military-pressed him before guillotining him with the top rope.
Warrior dealt Adams a standing choke, but Adams ultimately escaped.
As Adams landed a superkick, Warrior spilled between the ropes down to the floor.
Returning Warrior to the apron, Adams guillotined him with the top rope.
Warrior climbed back into the ring only to eat another superkick.
After Adams piledrove him, he mounted the top turnbuckle and attempted a cross body block.
With some difficulty, Warrior caught and fed him another guillotine with the top rope.
Next, he scored with an elbow drop.
1-2-3.
Warrior won at 4:53.
UPSET CITY!

Summary: At this point, Warrior was still extremely raw in the ring. Thanks to Pringle’s pre-match interference, Warrior stole a victory from the World champion.

Match 4: The “Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich versus Super Destroyer #1 (w/ Gen. Skandor Akbar)

This match occurred on 4/14/84 (taped 3/30) from the Sportatorium.
As Kerry won a test-of-strength, he reversed a cross corner whip and backdropped #1.
Kerry landed an elbow drop, and the Dallas faithful LOUDLY chanted “go, Kerry, go.”
When #1 missed a dropkick, Kerry didn’t miss his.
#1 gave Kerry a cross corner whip and followed with a back drop.
After a thrust to the throat and a stomp, #1 earned a 2-count.
Kerry rebounded with a discus punch, but #1 used momentum to send Kerry between the ropes to the floor.
While he suplexed Kerry back into the ring, #1 floated over and got 2.
#1 hoisted Kerry atop the top turnbuckle, joined, but Kerry shoved him down to the mat.
Kerry launched a flying elbow drop from the second rope and pinned #1 at 6:36.

Summary: Great callback to the days preceding Kerry’s World title victory. “Wild” Bill Irwin deserves a nod for being a solid hand.

Match 5: “Maniac” Matt Borne & “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer versus Brian Adias & Mark Youngblood

Adias reversed a cross corner whip and backdropped Borne.
When Youngblood tagged in, he mounted the top turnbuckle and lowered the boom onto Borne.
Borne countered an arm bar with a hip toss and tagged in Sawyer.
As Adias tagged in, Sawyer fed him a back elbow.
Tags were exchanged on both sides, and Borne backdropped Youngblood.
After Borne missed a knee drop, Youngblood ate a knee to the midsection.
Tags were exchanged on both sides again, and Sawyer clotheslined Adias.
While Borne tagged in, he snap-suplexed Adias for 2.
Borne attempted a piledriver, but Adias backdropped out of it.
Tagging in, Sawyer dealt Adias a backbreaker for another 2.
Borne tagged in, delivered a belly-to-belly suplex, but couldn’t get 3.
Countering a front face lock, Adias slammed Borne and made the HOT TAG.
All four wrestlers were in the ring, and Youngblood chopped down Borne.
With referee Ralph Pulley occupied with Adias, Sawyer yanked Youngblood down by the hair. Nefarious!
Borne landed an elbow drop and pinned Youngblood at 6:08.

Conclusion: Action-packed episode with four competitive matches plus the Zulu squash. With the main event, WCCW is trying to showcase its World tag team tournament that will happen on Labor Day. In addition, another bloody battle in the Brody-Abdullah war graces our screens. Hopefully, you weren’t eating during it.

Interestingly, Dingo Warrior defeated Adams albeit with some help from Pringle. On one hand, Adams tried to raise Warrior’s stock. On the other hand, this may have been punishment for Adams for his outside-the-ring transgression.

Next week, the “Ravishing” one faces the Dingo Warrior. Where have I seen this before?