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Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV Summaries & Reviews
by David Taub
Mid-Atlantic Gateway Contributor
This is a review of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling as it
once appeared on the WWE Network. Results are included for the week
(Monday-Sunday of the given week) as available. Please email with any
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Please note: The WWE Network ceased operation in the United States on April 4, 2021. Their press release stated that their entire archive of material (which would include the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling shows) would be transitioned to NBC's Peacock streaming service by the end of the summer 2021. We'll update as we know more.
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Original broadcast: 07/23/83
(taped 7/13/83 in Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Park Center)
From the now defunct WWE Network (U.S.) feed.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Just as soon as Caudle welcomes us to the show, Steamboat & Youngblood come in. A subdued Steamboat almost dares The Brisco Brothers to interrupt. Youngblood notes how they knocked out Jerry because they hit him in his bald spot.
Match 1
Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood d. Bill Howard & Masa Fuchi
Stu Schwartz is the referee for the hour. Mike Rotundo joins in for commentary. Youngblood forces Fuchi to submit to a kneebar/bridge combo.
[Break]
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Paul Jones & Dory Funk Jr.
Paul Jones is still hot at Rufus R. Jones. Dory is wearing a suit and tie. Paul says the $100,000 challenge is still on. He has a check written out to Rufus, if he can beat Dory in 10 minutes.
-Int. Greg Valentine
[FILM] Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine
We go to a clip of a Valentine vs. Piper match from an unnamed arena (7/09/83 Charlotte Coliseum). They are bloody and brawling on the floor. Piper brings in the guardrail rope in the ring and chokes out Valentine. Other wrestlers, including Gene Anderson, try to stop Piper. Valentine is foaming at the mouth. He complains about the brutality. Valentine called his New York attorney Sammy Bingart for help. As a result, Piper has been suspended.
[Break]
[FILM] Valiant & Rufus R. Jones vs. Kabuki & Gary Hart
Same clip as we saw two weeks ago, 7/02/83 in Greensboro. Hart nails Valiant with a fireball.
Match 2
Non-Title: Great Kabuki [NWA TV champ] (w/Gary Hart) d. Mike Davis
No mention of Kabuki being TV champion. Davis gets a two-count after a body splash off the top rope. But, he misses a charge in the corner. Kabuki takes over and comes off the top rope with a chop and pins Davis while applying the claw.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Jim Crockett Jr.
Crockett says he went to the NWA Board of Directors and lifted Piper’s suspension. However, if Piper ever does anything like that again, he will be suspended permanently.
[Break]
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Gary Hart & Great Kabuki
Hart justifies the fireball thrown at Jimmy Valiant. He claims Valiant threatened him. More threats at Valiant.
Match 3
Jimmy Valiant d. Tom Lentz
Jimmy has “Stars & Stripes” on the back of his trunks. A quick victory with an elbow drop.
[Break]
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Ric Flair & Roddy Piper
Piper says he finally got a break for the first time in his life, with his suspension lifted. Flair said that would have been a tragedy. Watch out Greg Valentine and Harley Race.
[Break]
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Rufus R. Jones
Rufus talks about the $100,000 challenge against Dory Funk Jr.
Match 4
The Assassins: 1 & 2 d. John Bonello & Vinnie Valentino
Color commentary by Mike Rotundo
Without much fanfare, we have two Assassins. #1 with a dropkick (!) on Bonello. Valentino is a house of fire, until #1 rams him into the corner turnbuckles. Great in-and-out teamwork with a hammerlock. The brutality forces the referee to stop the match and award the win to The Assassins.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Rufus R. Jones
This is in lieu of local promos. Rufus is still on the end of the Paul Jones Dream Contest. He will get Jones, Roberts and Funk all at once, or one at a time.
[Break]
Match 5
Dick Slater & Jake Roberts (w/Paul Jones) d. Brett Hart & Joel Deaton
Hart is holding his own with Slater, but Caudle keeps calling him Deaton. Caudle spends much of the match recapping the action we’ve seen in the hour. Slater pins Hart following the back suplex.
-Int. w/Bob Caudle: Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco
Jerry replies to the Steamboat & Youngblood interview from the top of the show. He takes offense to being called a thief. They try to follow the rules.
“So long for now!”
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Results for the week, 7/18/83-7/24/83
(source: Clawmaster’s Archive via Sports and Wrestling blog posted by David Baker; “Wrestling” newsletter by Joe Shedlock)
Mon., 7/18/83 Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
Keith Larson & Rick McCord beat Magic Dragon & Masa Fuchi
Mike Davis beat Tom Lentz
One Man Gang beat Bugsy McGraw
Jimmy Valiant & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Great Kabuki & Gary Hart by countout
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Steamboat & Johnny Weaver by DQ
Tue., 7/19/83 Columbia, SC; Township Auditorium
Gene Anderson & Masa Fuchi beat Vinnie Valentino & John Bonello
The Assassin beat Mike Davis [Assassin=Hercules]
Dick Slater d. Bob Orton, Jr.
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Steamboat & Johnny Weaver by DQ
Ric Flair beat NWA World Champion Harley Race by DQ
Tue., 7/19/83 Raleigh, NC
Brett Hart d. Sgt. Jacques Goulet
Jake Roberts d. Brett Hart
Rick McCord & Keith Larson d. Kelly Kiniski & Tom Lentz
Rufus R. Jones d. Dory Funk Jr. by DQ
Greg Valentine d. Roddy Piper
Wed., 7/20/83 Winston-Salem, NC; Memorial Coliseum (TV)
MACW:
Mike Rotundo d. Golden Boy Grey; Tommy Young
Non-World tag team championship: Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood d. Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco [ch.] by DQ [Steamboat & Youngblood sub for Bonello & Valentino]
Non-United States Heavyweight championship: Greg Valentine d. Brett Hart
Great Kabuki (w/Gary Hart) d. Keith Larson
Bob Orton Jr. d. Joel Deaton
$100,000 Challenge/Non-Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship: Rufus R. Jones d. Dory Funk Jr. [ch.] (w/Paul Jones)
WWW:
Jimmy Valiant & Roddy Piper & Mike Rotundo d. Kelly Kiniski & Masa Fuchi & Bill Howard
Greg Valentine d. Mike Davis
Dick Slater d. Ben Alexander
The Assassins: 1 & 2 d. Rick McCord & Brett Hart
Non-NWA World Heavyweight championship: Ric Flair d. Harley Race
Thu., 7/21/83 Norfolk, VA; Scope Coliseum
Keith Larsen beat Bill Howard
Mike Davis beat Gene Anderson
Dick Slater beat Cy Jernigan
The Assassin beat Barry Hart
Ric Flair & Rufus R. Jones beat Dory Funk, Jr. & Jake Roberts
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Mike Rotundo & Ricky Steamboat
NWA World Champion Harley Race beat Bob Orton, Jr.
Thu., 7/21/83 Sumter, SC; Exhibition Center County of Sumter (Eccos)
Arman Hussein beat Rick McCord
Kelly Kiniski beat John Bonello
Bugsy McGraw, Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Weaver beat Great Kabuki, Magic Dragon & Gary Hart
Roddy Piper beat Greg Valentine by DQ
Fri., 7/22/83 Charleston, SC; County Hall
Tom Lentz beat John Bonello
Vinnie Valentino & Brett Hart beat Magic Dragon & Masa Fuchi
Kelly Kiniski beat Ric McCord
Bugsy McGraw beat Jake Roberts
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Steamboat & Johnny Weaver by DQ
Fri., 7/22/83 Richmond, VA; Richmond Coliseum
Keith Larson & Cy Jernigan beat Gene Anderson & Bill Howard
The Assassin beat Mike Davis
Dick Slater double countout with Bob Orton, Jr.
Great Kabuki beat Mike Rotundo
Dory Funk, Jr. beat Rufus R. Jones
Roddy Piper beat Greg Valentine by DQ
NWA World Champion Harley Race beat Ric Flair by DQ
Jimmy Valiant beat One Man Gang & Oliver Humperdink in a handicap hair vs. hair, loser leaves town, steel cage match
Sat., 7/23/83 Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Coliseum
Jacques Goulet beat John Bonello
Vinnie Valentino beat Jerry Grey
Dick Slater & Jake Roberts beat Johnny Weaver & Brett Hart
Dory Funk, Jr. beat Rufus R. Jones
Jimmy Valiant & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Great Kabuki & Gary Hart in a steel cage match
Greg Valentine d. Roddy Piper
Ric Flair beat NWA World Champion Harley Race by DQ
Sun., 7/24/83 Asheville, NC; Asheville Civic Center
Brett Hart beat Tom Lentz
The Assassin beat Keith Larson
Magic Dragon beat John Bonello
Dick Slater beat Bugsy McGraw
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ric Flair & Roddy Piper
NWA World Champion Harley Race beat Ricky Steamboat by DQ
Sun., 7/24/83 Toronto, Ontario; Exhibition Stadium
Rufus R. Jones beat Jake Roberts
Greg Valentine beat Cy Jernigan
Dory Funk, Jr. beat Mike Rotundo
Jimmy Valiant & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Great Kabuki & Gary Hart in a steel cage match
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood by DQ
Sgt. Slaughter beat Angelo Mosca (22:18) to win NWA Canadian Title
NWA World Champion Harley Race beat Ric Flair by DQ