aired Nov 9, 1985
The show opens with announcers John Elliott and Robbie Atkinson recapping the events of The Wrestling Classic. Elliott things the US Title tournament will go down as one of the greatest tournaments in WCWF history. However, the show had a very dark ending, with The Jolly Green Giant having his head based in by Mean Massimo for seemingly no reason. Fans are outraged and the locker room is in an uproar. Commissioner Gonzalez will address the situation momentarily.
We got to Frank Gresham on the interview set with Commissioner Pedro Gonzalez. However, the commissioner can say anything, Sol Salamanca interrupts and cuts an intense promo in a mix of English and Spanish before storming off. Gresham sums it up: there are a lot of people pissed off at Mean Massimo right now, but few are as pissed as Salamanca! Commissioner Gonzalez seems a bit ruffled so we go to the action for now.
Greg Gamble pinned Antwan Soto with the Big Gamble in 0:02:13.
Rating: -1/4*
Back to Gresham and Gonzalez. The latter has never seen Sol Salamanca so upset. A lot of people are upset right now. The Jolly Green Giant was knocked unconscious and severely concussed. If a normal-sized man had been hit as hard as he was they would have a fractured skull. He advises Massimo to flee back to Sicily before a very angry giant finds him. In the meantime, WAR GAMES will take place at Starrcade. Everyone who wants a piece of Mean Massimo will be on one team. Massimo and anyone who is willing to stand by him after this will be on the other team. If that results in a 10-on-1 handicapped match Massimo too bad; Massimo brought this on himself.
Oliver Nash pinned Irving Dixon with the Northern Lights in 0:03:57.
Rating: * 1/2
The Southern Maulers (Texas Mauler and Missouri Mauler) defeated
Tory McCormick and Dave Austin when TX Mauler pinned McCormick after a lariat
in 0:02:24.
Rating: -1/2*
J.C. Magnum pinned Vaughn Parsons with the Magnum SK in 0:03:41.
Rating: -* 1/2
Frank Gresham interviews Bulk Logan. The world champion denies having anything to do with the attack on The Jolly Green Giant, "but I would probably lie about it to your face even if I did, brother." He wants to know who will face him at Starrcade. Gresham doesn't know. Logan says he's beaten all the chumps around here and he should be allowed to skip the PPV to get an early start his winter vacation in Florida.
Atomikku Tokkyu (Hiro Shima and Kendo Nagasaki) defeated
Grover Delgado and Dudley Snyder when Shima pinned Delgado with the Atomic Suplex in
0:01:14.
Rating: 1/4*
After the match, Nagasaki attacked Delgado and Snyder with his signature kendo stick and chased them back to the locker room.
"Million Dollar" Stan Trump comes to the ring and demands a microphone. He gloats about how good it is to have gotten rid of that big, ugly, stinky, stupid oaf known as The Jolly Green Giant. Sol Salamanca comes out for his match, still fired up and tells Million Dollar Stan to get lost.
Sol Salamanca pinned Mark Dunlap with the Toluca Sunrise in 0:03:08.
Rating: 1/4*
Handicap-Match:
The Syndicate (Isileli Kaelo and Wally Richter) defeated
Marc Gentry, Drew Farley, and Alvin Ayers when Kaelo pinned Farley with the
Kick of Fear in 0:03:49.
Rating: -1/2*
This was scheduled to be a six-man, but Hanoi Xan declared that his men could easily win despite the numerical odds against them. Of course, he remained at ringside in a managerial role so it was more like a 2.5-to-3 handicap.
B.A. Brakkas pinned Raymond Buck with the Bad Ass Slam in 0:08:50.
Rating: -* 1/2
(B.A. Brakkas won the WCWF TV Title.)
Jose Castro made Bobby Jackson submit to the Castro Sleeper in 0:07:12.
Rating: **
Frank Gresham interviewed Mean Massimo. He didn't take out The Jolly Green Giant to collect Trump's bounty. He did it to send a message. He's been sending the message since Fall Brawl: give him want he wants or he'll make everyone suffer. Massimo blames everything that happened on Commissioner Gonzalez. If the commissioner had simply given him the US Title then The Jolly Green Giant wouldn't have ended up in the hospital. He's not afraid of War Games. He will enjoy bringing the pain. He brought in someone else who feels the same way. Johnny "Bloody" Valentine joins the interview. Valentine reminisces about being one half of The Painbringers with Carl "The Crippler" Stevens. They ended people's careers! Now he's back for more. Massimo expects no trouble finding two more teammates.
Alpha Bravo pinned Irving Dixon with the Omega Glory in 0:03:26.
Rating: -* 1/4
Backstage, Massimo and Valentine talked to Cpl. Punishment. Massimo he's a man that knows all about hurting people and they want him to join the team. Punishment sets his substantial jaw and stands there silent for an uncomfortably long time before finally speaking. He calls Massimo and Valentine a couple of sadists. Punishment seen and done things he'd rather forget. He's ordered men to do terrible things. But he did all that for what believed were good reasons. For the last four years he's been especially hard on the wrestlers of WCWF, but he never did anything as viscious as what Massimo did to The Jolly Green Giant. He refuses their offer and storms off the interview set after his last words: "You maggots disgust me." Massimo is visibly pissed.
The Awesome McKnight Brothers (Bruce McKnight and Ralph McKnight) defeated
Drew Farley and Sam Sully
when Ravishing Ralph pinned Sully after
a pumphandle powerslam in 0:05:35.
Rating: * 1/2
Backstage, Massimo and Valentine talk Bonesaw McGraw about joining them. "Bonesaw doesn't do this teamwork stuff. He marches to his own drum, ya dig? And I've got other things to attend to at Starrcade. Bigger fish, if you will, yeah. But I know couple-a guys from Memphis. Real sharp guys, yeah."
Rick Samson pinned Teddy Walls after a spinebuster slam in 0:04:40.
Rating: **
British Steel (Dreadnaut and Dynamite) defeated Antwan Soto and Ben Yates when
Dynamite pinned Yates after a bulldog in 0:05:37.
Rating: * 1/4
In an insert promo during the match, British Steel challenged The Orient Express for the World Tag Titles at Starrcade.
Bonesaw McGraw pinned Marc Gentry with the Bonesaw Elbow in 0:02:20.
Rating: 1/2*
Bonesaw McGraw cus a promo after his match. He says he's proven himself all over the world, from Memphis to Tokyo. He wants Bruiser Barton at Starrcade. "Bonesaw is ready...to become a champ-ion!"
High Energy (Mark Gibson and Rob Dynamo) and Jimmy Blast defeated
Dewey Cheatham and Howe (Benjamin Cheatham, George Dewey and William Howe)
when
Blast pinned Dewey after a spinebuster slam in 0:10:20.
Rating: ** 1/2
B.A. Brakkas defeated Chris Reese by disqualification in 0:04:31.
Rating: ** 1/4
(B.A. Brakkas retained the WCWF TV Title.)
[Raymond Buck interfered against B.A. Brakkas.]
Buck dropped Brakkas with the Buckshot (slingshot lariat). He went for the More Bang For Your Buck (somersault slam), but Reese interrupted - angry at Buck for costing him the title match. Buck planted Reese with the Carbon Footprint, but turned around into the Bad Ass Slam from a recovered Brakkas. The champ ended the show standing tall talking trash to the man who attacked him.
The announcers run down the card for Starrcade. Due to the ending of last week's main event, there will be no TV Title match tonight. Instead, there will be a Triangle Match at Starrcade involving "The Natural" Chris Reese, Raymond Buck, and champion B. A. Brakkas. Jammin' Jimmy Blast and High Energy will be joined by Sol Salamanca to face Mean Massimo, Johnny "Bloody" Valentine, and two partners to be revealed later tonight in the third-ever War Games. Bulk Logan will defend the World Heavyweight Title against a mystery opponent.
Wolfie Brown pinned Dave Austin with the Roundabout in 0:04:37.
Rating: 3/4*
Interview with Bruiser Barton who has the United States Title around his waist. He faced tough competition to win the title at The Wrestling Classic. He accepts Bonesaw's challenge for Starrcade.
Bad Wolf Bridges pinned Dudley Snyder with the Comanche Driver in 0:00:53.
Rating: *
Moose Hartley pinned Teddy Walls with the Skullcrusher in 0:02:43.
Rating: * 1/4
Vignette in a butcher shop. "Dastardly" Doug Rollins and introduces himself and his larger business associate, "Frantic" Frank Richards. Richards doesn't say anything; he just rubs his hands together constantly while having wild eyes and a crazed grin. Rollins says they've spent years carving up the territories: Memphis, Texas, Georgia, Mid-Atlantic, Southpaw Regional Wrestling. They've sharpened their knives for the finest steaks and their skills against the toughest opponents. This week they got the catering order of their lives: WCWF Starrcade '85! Frantic Frank starts pounding on a cut of beef with a tenderizer, laughing maniacally.
Baron Von Kaiser pinned Grover Delgado with the Kaiser Roll in 0:03:13.
Rating: ** 1/4
Harold Hume defeated Vaughn Parsons by countout in 0:03:39.
Rating: -** 1/2
Frank Gresham interviews The Syndicate. Hanoi Xan accepts the challenge from British Steel.
The Detroit Connection (Joe Dean and Steve Hecker) defeated
Rudolph Love and Daron Cline when Dean made Rudolph submit to the
Ignition Submission in 0:05:35.
Rating: * 1/4
Rick Blood defeated Brett Hale when Hale passed out in the Blood Simple in 0:07:02.
Rating: ** 1/4
Blood keeps Hale locked in his finisher after the bell rings. The referee tries to get the hold released and threatens to reverse the decision. The timekeeper keeps ringing the bell. Then the "The Marines' Hymn" starts playing. Cpl. Punishment hits the ring, pulls Rick Blood off Brett Hale, and applies the Punishment Due. Blood is able to escape and flees the ring. Punishment checks on Hale then helps him back to the locker room.
The Butchers (Doug Rollins and Frank Richards) and Johnny Valentine defeated
Porkchop Jones, Perry Strong, and Alvin Ayers
when Frantic Frank pinned Ayers
with the Meat Skewer in 0:04:06.
Rating: -1/2*
Mean Massimo is at ringside for The Butchers debut. It's a massacre culminating with Richards spearing everyone. Massimo joins his teammates to deliver a post-match beating, but Sol Salamanca, Jimmy Blast, Mark Gibson, and Rob Dynamo make the save. The show ends with a wild brawl, a taste of things to come in War Games!