WCCW 08-30-1986

Can Lance weather the challenge of Grappler? What happens when Rude and Warrior face one another? Who will win between Sawyer/Borne and the US Express? Make sure you’ve got plenty of sustenance for this one.

Match 1: “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer & “Maniac” Matt Borne versus the US Express

Sawyer slammed Brad, military-pressed him, and slammed him again.
When Brad escaped a third attempt, he fed Sawyer an O’Connor roll for 2.
Brad reversed a cross corner whip and backdropped Sawyer.
As Brad dropkicked Sawyer over the top rope to the floor, Borne tagged in.
Brad reversed an Irish whip and backdropped Borne.
After Sawyer tagged in, he leapfrogged Brad.
Bart tagged in, mounted the top turnbuckle, and lowered the boom onto Sawyer.
While Sawyer dealt Bart a back elbow, Borne tagged in but missed an elbow drop.
Brad tagged in, and the US Express delivered a double back elbow to Borne.
Using momentum, Borne sent Brad face-first into the second turnbuckle.
Sawyer tagged in, and the Dallas faithful chanted “U-S-A” to support the babyfaces.
Upon getting tossed to the floor, Brad received a vertical suplex on the floor from Borne.
Meanwhile, Sawyer baited Bart into the ring to distract referee Ralph Pulley. Clever!
Borne returned Brad to the apron, and Sawyer suplexed him back into the ring for 2.
Tagging in, Borne set up his knee so that Sawyer could drop Brad onto it for another 2. OUCH!
Borne applied a bear hug and converted to a belly-to-belly suplex. Nifty!
Rejoining the match, Sawyer landed an elbow drop but couldn't get 3.
Brad attempted a leapfrog, but Sawyer caught and powerslammed him for yet another 2.
Re-entering the match via the top rope, Borne launched a senton splash. Isn’t there another name for this move?

When in doubt, call on The Little Rascals.
1-2-3.
Borne and Sawyer won at 8:43.

Summary: Solid tag match as Borne and Sawyer continue their winning ways leading up to the tag team tournament on Labor Day.

At ringside, Mercer interviews Percy Pringle who refers to the World title belt as “Rick’s belt.” He introduces Jos LeDuc who wants to deliver a lot of “facts.” According to Pringle, LeDuc is his answer to Abdullah the Butcher whereas Rick Rude is his answer to “Gentleman” Chris Adams.

For those unaware, LeDuc began his career in 1968 but recently wrestled in the Continental territory prior to his WCCW debut.
Mercer mentioned a match between Adams and Tatsumi Fujinami. It occurred a week before this show was taped, and Adams won by DQ. Certainly, I would love to see that match as Fujinami became a WWE Hall of Famer.
Nevertheless, LeDuc fed Jackson a knee lift followed by a bear hug.
Jackson submitted; thus, LeDuc won at 3:58.

Following the match, LeDuc refused to relinquish the hold until instructed by Pringle.

Match 3: “Ravishing” Rick Rude (w/ Percy Pringle) versus Dingo Warrior (w/ Gary Hart)

While referee Bronko Lubich tried to keep the managers from destroying each other, Rude and Warrior stood nose-to-nose.
Rude slammed Warrior while the Dallas faithful placed their support behind the man with the painted face.

When Warrior blocked another slam, he gorilla-press-slammed Rude.
Hart grabbed the microphone and presented an arm-wrestling challenge between their muscle-bound charges.
As Rude accepted, he requested a $5000 prize, yet Warrior demanded the prize be doubled.
Both wrestlers laid down on the mat, but Rude stalled.
After Pringle tried to grab Warrior’s boot, Warrior lost his focus, so Rude nailed him from behind. Nefarious!
Rude fed Warrior a snap mare for 2, but Warrior’s kick-out sent Rude flying.
While Rude applied a full nelson, Warrior powered out.
He reversed a cross corner whip sending Rude HARD into the turnbuckle.
Planting a series of knees to the midsection, Warrior fell victim to a clothesline.
Rude dropkicked him and attempted a piledriver.
Countering with a back drop, Warrior gorilla-press-slammed Rude again.
He reversed another cross corner whip further injuring Rude’s back.
Without further ado, Hart tussled with Pringle at ringside, and Warrior unceremoniously brought Pringle onto the apron.
Due to “interference,” Lubich called for the bell, and both wrestlers were disqualified at 12:00.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Summary: Considering Warrior’s lack of experience, this match had glimpses of future greatness going forward. It’s no wonder they had great chemistry. Not to be left out but the battle between the managers made the match exciting as well.

Grappler rolled up Lance but only got 1.
As Lance tried to reverse a cross corner whip, Grappler applied the brakes and took him down.
Lance mule-kicked him and followed with a back drop.
When Grappler snap-suplexed Lance, he got 2.
He rammed Lance face-first into the mat for another 2.
After he fed Lance a knee lift, Grappler dealt him a swinging neckbreaker but couldn’t get 3.
Lance backdropped him again and hooked a sunset flip.
1-2-3.
Lance won at 5:21.

Summary: Simple unspectacular victory by Lance as Grappler continues his duties as a JTTS.

Conclusion: While Lance earns a predictable victory, the Warrior-Rude match is a great preview of their matches in the WWF. LeDuc with his crazy eyes makes his debut. Perhaps he’ll spell Bruiser Brody from bleeding every night against Abdulah. Sawyer and Borne are being showcased as the best team in the territory, but will it translate to the World tag team tournament?

Next week, Lance squares off against Borne. Will a victory make Lance a Borne-again Christian?