FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
***match listing from John Mcadam*** FLORIDA WRESTLING FROM 1981 - 1982:
TULLY BLANCHARD v MIKE GRAHAM- an unknown masked man attacks Graham. DUSTY RHODES & BUGSY McGRAW v OX BAKER & ASSASSIN #2- Assassin #1 arrives late, then smacks McGraw in the head with his briefcase. SHEEPHERDERS v COCOA SAMOA & CHARLIE COOK BUZZ SAWYER v COCOA SAMOA- Buzz uses a wicked powerslam for the pin. THE SPOILER v ERIC EMBRY & BILL SNYDER- Spoiler pins Snyder, but can't put Embry away, which gives Embry a $1,000 award. Spoiler then gives Embry a bloody beating. BOBBY JAGGERS v ERIC EMBRY- J.J. Dillon sends Jaggers after Embry. JACK BRISCO v BUZZ SAWYER- excellent match. DORY FUNK JR v ERIC EMBRY- Dory wins with the spinning toehold, then Funk and his protege David VonErich continue to pound Embry until Mike Graham makes the save. DORY FUNK JR & DAVID VON ERICH v MIKE GRAHAM & CHARLIE COOK- another terrific match, Von Erich slaps and spits in Graham's face to heat up their feud. WAHOO McDANIEL v THE SPOILER- Dillon interferes, but Killer Kox rats him out. TERRY FUNK shows up and raises some hell, slapping around a ring announcer. TERRY & DORY FUNK v JACK & JERRY BRISCO in an unscheduled brawl. KILLER KOX "exposes" The Iron Shiek as being from Iran, not Saudi Arabia as Dillon had been claiming. Bad move, as Shiek attacks Kox with everything that's not nailed down. DICK MURDOCH v THE IRON SHIEK- good match, Shiek gets a pin when Dillon interferes. DAVID VON ERICH v BUTCH REED- Reed wins with a sneaky countout, but Dory attacks him. THE SPOILER & J.J. DILLON v COCOA SAMOA & ERIC EMBRY- the heels catch Embry's neck in the ropes, then try to injure him. Bugsy McGraw makes the save. RIC FLAIR v MIKE GRAHAM- highlights of a one-hour draw. What airs is really good. DORY FUNK JR & DAVID VON ERICH v EL GRAN APOLLO & CYCLON NEGRO- Negro turns on Apollo. TAPED FIST MATCH: ERIC EMBRY v CYCLON NEGRO RIC FLAIR AND BUTCH REED have a confrontation- Flair hides behind a girl, David & Kerry Von Erich come to Flair's aid (you read that right), and Flair is stripped to his underwear! MR WRESTLING II v KENDO NAGASAKI- Kendo is pushed hard here, and I don't know why- he's old, bald, fat, and lacks wrestling ability. Kendo really didn't fit in with this group. TERRY & DORY FUNK JR v JACK & JERRY BRISCO, jip. TERRY & DORY FUNK JR v MIKE GRAHAM & STEVE KEIRN- Graham & Keirn get the upset. JERRY LAWLER v KENDO NAGASAKI- the ref stops the match as Lawler "bleeds internally" RIC FLAIR v BUTCH REED- a good brawl that goes to a double DQ. DORY FUNK JR & KENDO NAGASAKI v BRIAN BLAIR & EL GRAN APOLLO- Kendo uses the "green fog" to disable his opponents. Every promotion would copy the fog gimmick. RIC FLAIR v TERRY ALLEN (aka Magnum T.A.)- Dusty throws Flair's robe into the crowd! DORY FUNK JR & KENDO NAGASAKI v BUTCH REED & SWEET BROWN SUGAR. LOSER LEAVES TOWN MATCH: MR. WRESTLING II v JIMMY GARVIN- Dillon interferes, and Garvin isable to jump from the top rope (illegal) onto II, and send him packing. KENDO NAGASAKI v CHAVO GUERRERO- Chavo is the sacrificial lamb, as Kendo chops him in the throat, causing him to cough up blood. Mike Graham makes the save. BRIAN BLAIR v DEREK DRAPER- good match- Draper is aka Col DeBeers and Ed Wiskowski. DAVID VON ERICH v SWEET BROWN SUGAR- David comes across as a "dirty cheater" type. DICK MURDOCH v KENDO NAGASAKI- a really good, chair-swinging brawl. RIC FLAIR gets some revenge on Rhodes by having J.J. Dillon deliver a package containing a hat given to Dusty by Willie Nelson, which Flair has torn to shreds. Dillon is beside himself laughing, so Dusty "breaks his arm! DORY FUNK JR v BRIAN BLAIR- Blair wears a patch from an eye injury caused by Kendo's green fog. Kendo runs in and tries to re-injure Blair. Then "a fan" (worked) runs in to make the save, and "the fan" gets the tar knocked out of him. DAVID VON ERICH turns babyface after being sucker-punched by Dory Funk Jr. DORY FUNK JR v DAVID VON ERICH- Terry Funk runs in, and David takes a beating. KENDO NAGASAKI v BRIAN BLAIR- great angle, as local promoter / legend Eddie Graham gets involved,and Kendo beats the stew out of him. Eddie is taken out in an ambulance, and son Mike tearfully vows revenge. Very realistic and beleivable angle, and well executed. CAGE MATCH: DUSTY RHODES & BUTCH REED v BRUISER BRODY & JOHN STUDD- an exciting match, good action, and the juice is flowing-what wrestling was all about! 4 hours VIDEO QUALITY VARIES BUT IS VERY WATCHABLE.
FLORIDA WRESTLING FROM 1982 - 1983: BUNKHOUSE MATCH- RIC FLAIR v DUSTY RHODES- Dusty makes the tuxedo-clad Flair SUBMIT!!BUNKHOUSE MATCH: TERRY FUNK v DUSTY RHODES- J.J. Dillon sends his charges after Rhodes, and Funk is "accidentally" blinded by Kendo's Nagasaki's green fog. Dory Funk Jr then runs in to pound onDillon's army. BODYSLAM CHALLENGE: BUTCH REED v JOHN STUDD- Dillon insists than Reed first slam Bruiser Brody. After a brief scuffle, Reed slams Brody. He then scoops up Studd, but Brody attacks him- weird to see Brody used this way. ARM WRESTLING: JOHN STUDD v RON BASS- of course, Studd is losing, so he and Dillon attack Bass. JOHN STUDD & ERNIE LADD v RON BASS & TERRY ALLEN (Magnum T.A.)- Bass returns after being injured, battering the heels with a board, tearing Dillon's trousers off. BUNKHOUSE CAGE MATCH: TERRY FUNK BRUCE WALKUP- This is a MUST SEE for Funk fans. Terry brings the empty arena concept to Florida, and just destroys the jobber Walkup. Gordon Solie calls Funk a "deranged animal" here. RON BASS v ANGELO MOSCA- a wild parking-lot brawl. RIC FLAIR does an "amateur wrestling exhibition" with two jobbers. Flair then challenges Barry Windham to an exhibition, and Barry gets a surprise pin on the NWA champ. JAKE ROBERTS v BRIAN BLAIR- Jake is 'brainwashed" by Kevin Sullivan, who's "devil worship"gimmick is flying here. RHODES/TERRY ALLEN v JOHN STUDD/J.J. DILLON CAGE MATCH: DUSTY RHODES v KEVIN SULLIVAN, where the loser leaves Florida. This is the classic Christmas night match where Jake Roberts, disguised as Santa Claus, interferes and sends Dustypacking...for the moment. BLACKJACK MULLIGAN v ANGELO MOSCA in a wild brawl. HARLEY RACE v BARRY WINDHAM- Race defends the NWA title in a 4 *** match. Race then piledrives guest commentator Dusty Rhodes on the concrete. BLACKJACK MULLIGAN v KAREEM MUHAMMAD THE ZAMBUIE EXPRESS attack Dusty Rhodes- a wild scene Abdullah The Butcher appears to bludgeon Rhodes- then goes after his own manager, Jimmy Holiday! (J.J. Dillon is supposed to be exclusively managing Ron Bass, but uses Holiday as a front man in his decietful attempt to serve his other ambitions-it's a great story, trust me). Good brawl. BUNKHOUSE MATCH: B. WINDHAM v BOBBY DUNCUM DUSTY RHODES & BJ MULLIGAN v ZAMBUIE EXPRESS MIKE ROTONDO v PURPLE HAZE (Mark Lewin)- Mike gets the superpush, pinning Haze in seconds. MIKE ROTONDO v RON BASS- Mike wins the Southern title in a major upset (at the time). DUSTY RHODES & MIKE DAVIS v RON BASS & ONE MAN GANG- Dusty wrestles in t-shirt and jeans. The heels wipe out Davis, leaving Dusty to fend for himself- good stuff. DUSTY RHODES & BLACKJACK MULLIGAN v ZAMBUIE EXPRESS- Dusty & BJ win the tag titles, and J.J. Dillon does an interview, clumsily hiding his dealings with the Express. J.J. DILLON visits the "Headlocks 2 Ranch", owned by Bass, Rhodes & Mulligan. A funny segment, as Dillon gets lost in the wilderness after Mulligan fires a shot in the air. BARRY WINDHAM v RON BASS- legendary angle where Barry puts the Florida title up vs a saddle Dusty's Mom gave Bass (Barry has deemed Bass unworthy of the gift). Barry wins, but Bass and One Man Gang take Barry for a humiliating ride around the ring, wearing the saddle. Barry then returns as the "Dirty Yellow Dog"- does that sound familiar? CAGE MATCH: MIDNIGHT RIDER (Rhodes) v LUCIFER (Kevin Sullivan)- Sullivan loses, and must unmask- he's already banned for a year, so now he's banned "forever" for violating his suspension. Sure he ... PARTY CELEBRATING DUSTY'S 10 YEARS IN FLORIDA- Kevin Sullivan breaks up the party by throwing ink in "Dusty's little sister's" eyes. Then Dusty refuses to wrestle until...you guessed it, Sullivan is allowed to return to Florida. 4 hours.
TAPE #763 FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING vol. 3 (FAIR Q) 4HRS 6MIN
Matches are from 1984-1985
1. DUSTY RHODES v KEVIN SULLIVAN- Sullivan does commentary for this taped match, and he talks about the "bad karma" that Sullivan has put on "Dusty's house" (?).
2. DUSTY RHODES is taken out on a stretcher, courtesy of Sullivan's "golden spike".
3. KEVIN SULLIVAN summons his disciple, Purple Haze (Mark Lewin), from the bottom of the ocean.
4. KEVIN SULLIVAN v MIKE ROTONDO- Mike takes a hard chair shot to the head.
5. DUSTY RHODES v PURPLE HAZE- Sullivan runs in with the spike, but Blackjack Mulligan runs into his path, taking the stab himself, and is taken out on a stretcher.
6. BARRY WINDHAM & MIKE ROTONDO v CHAVO & HECTOR GUERRERO- Dick Slater gives Barry a neckbreaker.
7. DUSTY RHODES v ONE MAN GANG- OMG accidentally splashed his manager Sir Oliver Humperdink, and takes a beating from his stablemates as a result. Great clip shown of Oliver throwing OMG's clothes and belongings into the hallway outside the dressing room. Rhodes later invites OMG to join his "family". I would rather be an orphan, but OMG accepts.
8. CLIPS OF KEVIN SULLIVAN'S WILD RING ENTRANCE- he's draped in snakes, has an large entourage with him, including Woman, who wears chains and an S & M outfit.
9. OMG & BJ MULLIGAN v RON BASS & BLACK BART
10. DORY FUNK JR v MIKE ROTONDO- Dory was a very underrated heel- he plays the "sneaky coward" role perfectly.
11. MIKE DAVIS v DENNY BROWN- in one of the most unique and bizarre wrestling angles ever, Davis is billed as "The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes"!! He looks, wrestles, and sounds exactly like Dusty! Sullivan then claims that this is the real Dusty Rhodes, and the man Florida fans have been watching for ten years is an imposter named Virgil Runnels!
12. RIC FLAIR v SCOTT McGHEE- Flair does his pre-match interview talking about every other wrestler in Florida other than his opponent, and guess what- a major upset, as McGhee pins Flair in the non-title match.
13. ONE MAN GANG v RON BASS- ends up in an out of the ring brawl, with Pez Whatley and Black Bart involved.
14. BILLY JACK HAYNES v THE SAINT- Dory Funk puts a leather whip to Haynes after the match.
15. BILLY JACK HAYNES v BLACK BART- Dory gives Bart a foreign object, but Haynes takes it away. He then puts the full-nelson on Bart, refusing to let him go until he squealson Funk.
16. RON BASS v SCOTT McGHEE- Scott wins in 4 seconds- I guess they really wanted to push this guy!
17. KEVIN SULLIVAN v BLACKJACK MULLIGAN- a WILD brawl- after another classic Sullivan ring entrance, all hell breaks loose as they brawl outside the ring. Sullivan throws a live snake at Mulligan, then Kevin's unholy crew try to hang Mulligan with an authentic noose!
18. DORY FUNK JR challenges Billy Jack to a match, knowing full well he's not in the building. Mike Graham comes to Haynes' defense, and challenges Funk. Funk refuses until the two exchange some hard slaps- a great, realistic angle.
19. DORY FUNK JR v MIKE GRAHAM- match goes to a time-limit draw, but they keep brawling until Jesse Barr sides with Funk, and attacks Graham. Barr then roughs up commentators Gordon Solie and Buddy Colt to cement his heel turn.
20. KEVIN SULLIVAN & SUPERSTAR GRAHAM v ONE MAN GANG & JOE LIGHTFOOT- Mulligan charges the ring when he discovers that Kevin has "beaten and injured" one of his disciples, a young lady named Cindy Lou, who happened to be a next door neighbor of the Windhams in Texas. Ugh.
21. A KEVIN SULLIVAN & SUPERSTAR GRAHAM SQUASH- really weird booking as Kendall Windham gives Cindy Lou a rag doll, and asks her if she "remembers"- she breaks down in his arms, so Sullivan punches her! Graham then breaks ranks and makes the save, but he's hung in the ropes by Sullivan and Humperdink- hey, something to offend everyone!
22. SCOTT McGHEE v JESSE BARR- Funk and Barr tar and feather McGhee, who they call a "Florida Chicken".
23. HARLEY RACE & MIKE GRAHAM v DORY FUNK JR & JESSE BARR- a man in a chicken suit taunts the heels.
24. SCOTT McGHEE v JESSE BARR- Barr wins the Florida title in a two out of three fall match.
25. SUPERSTAR GRAHAM v JESSE BARR- Barr destroys Graham, sending him packing to the Carolinas. They're trying to push Barr as the lead heel, but he has no charisma.
26. MICHAEL HAYES gives Gordon Solie a briefcase for Christmas, and The Saint and Krusher Krushev destroy it.
27. BRIAN BLAIR v KILLER KHAN- Barr is suppposed to face Blair, but his arm is in a sling. Guess what happens next.
28. MICHAEL HAYES v JOSE MEDINA- Niedhart, Krushev, and The Saint attack Hayes and try to cut his hair until the Youngbloods make the save. Buddy Roberts then arrives, telling Hayes he was late due to a hangover. I beleive it. Hayes, Roberts, and Dutch Mantell then attack the heels in the dressing room.