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Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
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by David Taub
Mid-Atlantic Gateway Contributor
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Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Original broadcast: 04/09/83
(taped 04/06/83 at WPCQ-TV studios in Charlotte)
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Match 1
Jack Brisco & Mike Rotundo d. Jake Roberts & Dory Funk, Jr. (w/Paul Jones)
We start with action in the ring. Paul Jones joins Bob Caudle at the announcer’s desk. Tommy Young is the referee for the hour. Jake is wearing white karate-type pants. Competitive match. We take a break in the middle of the match, highly unusual.
[Break]
We're back, Jack is on the outside, and trips up Dory. As Funk turns around, Rotundo rolls him up for the pin. After the match, Funk tosses Rotundo out, and Roberts DDTs Brisco.
[Break]
-Int. w/David Crockett: Dick Slater & Greg Valentine
Dick Slater is holding the TV championship.
[FILM] Crockett throws it to Slater vs. Piper tape from a “recent” match. It’s 4/03/83 from Greensboro. Crockett and Slater narrate. Piper and Slater are slugging it out. Piper is thrown outside, but Valentine, at ringside, tosses Piper back in. The brawl continues. Valentine has the house mic and is yelling something. Piper punts Slater’s head. More brawling. Valentine gets on the apron. Piper goes to nail him. With the referee distracted, Slater pulled something out of his tights, nailed Piper with a punch, and made the pin.
Valentine says he and Slater will coach each other. Slater insults Piper. Crockett tells the duo that both men have to give Piper another title shot. Valentine objects, but says when that happens, he and Slater have each other’s back.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
This is in lieu of local interviews. Kernodle says they want to go Florida and face all those underdog teams. Slaughter namedrops the Midnight Rider. Slaughter talks about an upcoming cage match vs. Steamboat & Youngblood in Savannah, GA. Caudle makes a face when Slaughter makes fun of Georgia’s basketball team. He busts on other basketball teams before ending the interview.
[Break]
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
Caudle notes Slaughter has his hat back. Slaughter says he beat Jim Nelson in a match with the hat on the line. Slaughter blames Nelson for causing them to lose the tag championship. Slaughter trash talks Nelson and other babyfaces.
Match 2
Mike Davis & Jim Nelson d. Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle by DQ
The theme is Slaughter & Kernodle looking for revenge on Nelson. He is holding his own. Davis gets knocked off the apron at one point, and Nelson has to go at it on his own. The double-teaming becomes too much. Slaughter has the Cobra Clutch with Kernodle grabbing Nelson’s feet. The referee calls for the bell. Steamboat & Youngblood and Rotundo make the save.
[Break]
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Gary Hart and Kabuki
Gary Hart says he will find a tag partner for Kabuki to challenge for the World tag team championship. He name drops Flair and Andre. Kabuki’s partner will be the Magic Dragon.
Match 3
Kabuki (w/Gary Hart) d. Keith Larson
Gary Hart sits in on commentary. He talks about why the armpit claw is effective, because you can develop the chest and arms, but not the armpit. Larson charges Kabuki in the corner, but Kabuki counters with the thrust kick for the pin.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Gary Hart and Kabuki
Post-match interview has Hart talk about the Asian quest for the World tag team championship. He says Kabuki will accept a challenge from any man, accept one (unnamed, but implied to be Jimmy Valiant).
[Break]
Match 4
Non-Title: Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood [World Tag ch.] d. Masa Fuchi & Ken Timbs
Youngblood pins Timbs after being slingshotted in by Steamboat.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
A winded Steamboat talks about Slaughter & Kernodle’s efforts for a rematch. He said the match in Greensboro caused a lot of anxiety and tension. An equally winded Youngblood gets some comments in. They talk about upcoming challenges, including the Brisco Brothers.
“So long for now!”
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Results for the week, 4/04/83-4/10/83
(source: Clawmaster’s Archive via Sports and Wrestling blog posted by David Baker; “Wrestling” newsletter by Joe Shedlock)
Mon., 4/04/83 Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
Mike Davis beat Masa Fuchi
Great Kabuki beat Jim Nelson
Jake Roberts beat Johnny Weaver
Jack Brisco beat Larry Lane
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Valiant & Bugsy McGraw d. Greg Valentine & One Man Gang & Oliver Humperdink
Tue., 4/05/83 Raleigh, NC; Civic Center
Jake Roberts d. Mike Davis
Pvt. Nelson & Wayne Jones d. Bill White & Ken Timbs
Great Kabuki (w/Gary Hart) d. Sweet Brown Sugar
Dick Slater d. Roddy Piper by DQ
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Valiant & Bugsy McGraw d. Greg Valentine & One Man Gang & Oliver Humperdink
Wed., 4/06/83 Charlotte, NC; WPCQ-TV studio (TV)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling:
Jack Brisco & Mike Rotundo d. Jake Roberts & Dory Funk, Jr. (w/Paul Jones)
Mike Davis & Jim Nelson d. Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle by DQ
Kabuki (w/Gary Hart) d. Keith Larson
Non-World tag team championship: Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood d. Masa Fuchi & Ken Timbs
World Wide Wrestling:
Jack Brisco beat Ken Timbs
Jim Nelson & Mike Rotundo beat Sgt Slaughter & Don Kernodle by DQ
Jake Roberts beat Vinnie Valentino
Great Kabuki beat Mike Davis & Abe Jacobs
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Masa Fuchi & Ben Alexander
Thu., 4/07/83 Norfolk, VA
Vinnie Valentino beat Mark Fleming
Ken Timbs beat Wayne Jones
Greg Valentine beat Roddy Piper
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle beat Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Andre The Giant, Bugsy McGraw & Jimmy Valiant beat Dick Slater, One Man Gang & Oliver Humperdink
Thu., 4/07/83 Sumter, SC
Jack & Jerry Brisco vs. Dory Funk, Jr. & Paul Jones
Johnny Weaver vs. Great Kabuki
Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Jake Roberts
Jos LeDuc vs. Ricky Harris
Mike Rotundo vs. Paul Ellering
Fri., 4/08/83 Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Coliseum
Mike Rotundo beat Masa Fuchi
Larry Lane beat Sweet Sugar Brown
Jos LeDuc beat Gene Anderson
Jack & Jerry Brisco beat Jake Roberts & Great Kabuki
Greg Valentine draw Roddy Piper
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Valiant & Bugsy McGraw beat Dick Slater, One Man Gang & Oliver Humperdink
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle beat Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood in a steel cage match
Sat. 4/09/83 Conway, SC
Gene Anderson d. Wayne Jones
Jos LeDuc d. Bill White
Sweet Brown Sugar -draw- Red Dog Lane
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco d. Rick Harris & Masa Fuchi
Roddy Piper d. Dick Slater
Andre the Giant won a 12-man battle royal
Sun., 4/10/83 Asheville, NC
Larry Lane beat Bill White
Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Harris
Great Kabuki beat Mike Rotundo
Jake Roberts beat Jack Brisco
Jos LeDuc beat Dick Slater
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
Sun., 4/10/83 Columbia, SC; Township Auditorium
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle beat Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat by DQ
Jos Leduc beat Dick Slater
Kabuki beat Mike Rotundo
Jack Brisco beat Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Harris
Larry Lane beat Bill White
Sun., 4/10/83 Toronto, ON; Maple Leaf Gardens
Nick DeCarlo & Bob Marcus beat Kurt Von Hess & Bobby Bass
Jim Nelson draw Sweet Sugar Brown
Johnny Weaver beat Leo Burke to win North American Title
Jimmy Valiant & Tony Parisi beat One Man Gang & Oliver Humperdink
Andre the Giant beat The Destroyer & the Executioner in a handicap match
Jimmy Snuka beat Ray Stevens by countout in a Texas death match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper by DQ
Sun., 4/10/83 Fayetteville, NC
Mike Davis beat Masa Fuchi
Vinnie Valentino beat Gene Anderson
Bugsy McGraw beat Ken Timbs
Jimmy Valiant beat Oliver Humperdink
Roddy Piper beat Dick Slater
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle beat Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
NWA World Champion Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine