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Mid-Atlantic TV Report: June 25, 1983

Mid-Atlantic Wrestling on
the WWE Network

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV Summaries & Reviews
by David Taub
Mid-Atlantic Gateway Contributor

This is a review of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling as it appeared on the WWE Network. Results are included for the week (Monday-Sunday of the given week) as available. Please email with any corrections, typos, results, other details at 1davidtaub@gmail.com. Follow @TaubGVWire

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Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Original broadcast: 06/25/83
(taped 6/22/83 at WPCQ-TV studios in Charlotte)
THIS SHOW IS MISSING FROM THE WWE NETWORK

We are missing this week from the Network. 

Here are the results:

  • Dory Funk Jr. d. John Bonello
  • Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood d. Bill Howard & Masa Fuchi
  • Jimmy Valant & Bob Orton Jr. d. Great Kabuki & Magic Dragon
  • Jake Roberts d. Rick McCord
  • Greg Valentine NC Mike Rotundo


The Briscos defeated Steamboat & Youngblood 6/18/83 in Greenville to win the tag team championship.


Results for the week, 6/20/83-6/26/83
(source: Clawmaster’s Archive via Sports and Wrestling blog posted by David Baker; “Wrestling” newsletter by Joe Shedlock)

Mon., 6/20/83 Burlington, NC
Johnny Weaver vs. Dick Slater
Plus other matches

Tue., 6/21/83 Columbia, SC; Township Auditorium
Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine by DQ
Dory Funk, Jr. beat Johnny Weaver
One Man Gang & Kelly Kiniski beat Jos LeDuc & Bob Orton, Jr.
Mike Davis beat Bill White
Gene Anderson beat John Bonello
Keith Larson beat Jerry Grey

Tue., 6/21/83 Raleigh, NC
Gene Anderson d. Brett Hart
Rick McCord d. Sgt. Jacques Goulet
Jake Roberts d. Mike Rotundo
Rufus R. Jones d. The Magic Dragon
Jimmy Valiant d. The Great Kabuki
Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood d. Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco

Wed., 6/22/83 Charlotte, NC; WPCQ-TV studio
Dory Funk, Jr. beat John Bonello
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Bill Howard & Masa Fuchi
Jimmy Valiant & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Magic Dragon & Great Kabuki
Jake Roberts beat Rick McCord
Greg Valentine double DQ Mike Rotundo
Jake Roberts beat Mike Davis
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Jerry Grey & Masa Fuchi
Jimmy Valiant & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Ben Alexander & Bill White
Jos LeDuc beat Bill Howard

Fri., 6/24/83 Richmond, VA; Richmond Coliseum
Bob Orton, Jr. d. Jake Roberts
Non-Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship: Rufus R. Jones d. Dory Funk Jr. [ch.]
Dick Slater d. Jos LeDuc
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco d. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Greg Valentine d. Ric Flair

Fri., 6/24/83 Charleston SC; County Hall
Great Kabuki beat Jimmy Valiant
One Man Gang & Kelly Kiniski beat Mike Rotundo & Johnny Weaver
Magic Dragon beat Mike Davis
Gene Anderson beat Keith Larsen
Ric McCord beat Kim Duk
Bill Howard beat John Bonello

Sat., 6/25/83 Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Coliseum
Rick McCord beat Masa Fuchi
Mike Rotundo beat Kelly Kiniski
Jos LeDuc beat One Man Gang
Jake Roberts beat Bob Orton, Jr.
Rufus R. Jones beat Magic Dragon
Great Kabuki beat Jimmy Valiant
Ric Flair & Roddy Piper beat Greg Valentine & Dory Funk, Jr.
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood

Sat., 6/25/83 Roanoke, VA; Roanoke Civic Center
Abe Jacobs vs. Cy Jernigan
Kelly Kiniski vs. Mike Davis
Magic Dragon vs. Brett Hart
Bob Orton Jr. & Mike Rotundo vs. One Man Gang & Sir Oliver Humperdink
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship: Dory Funk Jr. vs. Rufus R. Jones
NWA TV championship: Great Kabuki vs. Jimmy Valiant

Sun., 6/26/83 Asheville, NC; Asheville Civic Center
Masa Fuchi beat Mark Fleming
Jacques Goulet beat Rick McCord
Gene Anderson beat John Bonello
Keith Larson beat Ben Alexander
Ric Flair & Roddy Piper beat Greg Valentine & Jake Roberts
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood