Board 8 > TEW 1984 (formerly 1983) Topic 4: The Gaijin Come Home

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has lance catamaran debuted yet I should bring him in probably
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man I am even slower than usual sorry y'all
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Wrestling Challenge
Wk. 3, 3/84

Andre is back after getting beaten down by All Japan! He's noticeably ginger on his way to the ring, but at least he's cleared to be here! (84) He gets a warmup match with AKIO. Andre doesn't seem as dominant as before, but it's still enough to put away All Japan's designated jobber. (72) It looks like Andre will be able to compete at Wrestlemania after all....but here comes the rest of All Japan! They surround the ring....but Flair and KVE come running out from the back to make the save! There's a big fight, but the WWF guys are able to repel the invaders without major injury. (85)

Bruno kills Strongbow. (70) Fink interviews Baba and Tsuruta about their upcoming match with Steele and Garea. (55) Style and Substance put away the Harts. (57) Pair of Kings hang out in Vegas. (70) Santana mocks King David for taking a cheap shot at him, and wants him at Wrestlemania! (51) He follows up with a match against Sheik...which Sheik wins after King David runs in on Santana! (73) Muraco interrupts the post-match festivities, and agrees to put the NWA Title up against Sheik at WM! (64) In our main event, Money and Power prevail over Steamboat and Atlas. (80)

Overall: 80 SUCCESS

NEWS
-WCCW feuds DVE v. Race
-MACW gets 79 (ME: Road Warriors d. Kernodle/Youngblood)

paulg- 8/6
eaed- 5/6
Lopen- 3/6

paulg running away with it as eaed takes second

paulg- 47/46
eaed- 35/46
Lopen- 34/46


PREDICT IT!
Wrestling Challenge, 3/wk3/84

Steele v. Tsuruta
Atlas v. Reigns
(2) Steamboat v. Schultz
(2) BONUS: Money and Power will give Future Perfect one last chance to team up. Do they accept?
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Well that's quite a gulf. none of these upsets I'm picking are working out.

Steele
Reigns
Steamboat
Yes
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Indeed
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Tsuruta
Reigns
(2) Steamboat
(2) BONUS: Yes
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woo
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Steele
Reigns
Steamboat
No
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weekend if we're lucky
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So far we are not
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and indeed we will continue to not be
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tomorrow I think
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Wrestling Challenge
Wk. 3, 3/84

Saito and Misawa jump Garea mid-interview and rough him up! (27) Steele can't do anything because he's already in the ring to fight Tsuruta....but the Animal is mad now! He gets a big win over the tag champ! (58) Edwards tells Sheik he's world champ material, and expects him to wipe the floor with Muraco! (40)

Afa goes over Atlas in a decent match. (60) The Harts are in the ring, but Money and Power come out and attack them! They are using the Harts for ONE MORE LESSON to give Future Perfect ONE MORE CHANCE to join them. Future Perfect come out...and fight back, clearing the heels out of the ring! (46) Ricky Steamboat makes a point by beating David Schultz. (65) He calls out Martel to challenge him, and the match is set for Wrestlemania! (65)

Overall: 61

NEWS
-WCCW end of month gets 90 (ME: Tully d. KVE for the NWA American title)
-Tully d. Gibson for the WCCW TV Title
-Rotundo d. Troy Graham for the vacant Florida Bahamas title
-CWF big show gets 82 (ME: Dream/Simmons d. Windham/Roberts)
-SWCW big show gets 74 (ME: Wahoo d. Atlas to retain)
-Stampede big show gets 73 (ME: Dynamite/Neidhart d. Burke/Singh)
-GCW gets 90 (ME: Hansen d. Sawyer)
-WCCW gets 82 (ME: David/Kerry d. Sullivan/Jake)
-CWF gets 81 (ME: Windham/Roberts d. Dream/Simmons)
-AWA gets 76 (ME: Wahoo/Lawler d. Slaughter/Rose)
-Leduc leaves IWA via contract expiry
-Murdoch and DiBiase no longer friends
-Backlund likes opening matches
-Brutus Beefcake on the rise
-Dynamite claims to be carrying CSW

eaed- 6/4
Lopen- 4/4
paulg- 3/4

paulg loses a bit of ground!!

paulg- 50/50
eaed- 41/50
Lopen- 38/50

PREDICT IT!
All-Star Wrestling, 3/wk4/84

Harts v. Money and Power
Steele/Garea v. Pair of Kings
Muraco/Santana v. Sheik/David
(2) Andre/Flair/KVE v. Funk/Hansen/Rich
(2/5) BONUS: ME score?
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idea for next time I do predictions: points rollover if you don't win (ie, if the end was now, paulg would win, but eaed and lopen would keep their points for next cycle)

Would spread out prizes a bit and give you an incentive to stay engaged even if you aren't gonna win!
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Money and Power
Steele/Garea
Muraco/Santana
(2) Andre/Flair/KVE
(2/5) BONUS: ME score?

85
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Money and Power
Pair of Kings
Muraco/Santana
Andre/Flair/KVE
(2/5) BONUS: 86
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Money and Power
Steele/Garea
Sheik/David
Funk/Hansen/Rich
(2/5) BONUS: ME score? 88
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All-Star Wrestling
Wk. 4, 3/84

Money and Power and the Harts kick us off with a solid match. As usual, the Harts put up a good fight but come up short. (66) Money and Power TRIED to talk sense into Future Perfect, but if you can't join 'em, beat 'em! They want a match at Mania, and Future Perfect come out to accept- no amount of money or threats is gonna get them to sell out! (52)

Steele and Garea get what could be considered an upset win over Pair of Kings. (70) They are then jumped by Baba and Tsuruta. (48) Steamboat and Martel wanna fight at Mania. Both intend to walk out with the IC Title, but Martel has Schultz in his corner! (62)

Muraco and Santana get a barnburner of a clean win over King David and Sheik. (79) But the heels get revenge after the bell oh no! (67) Our main event is a big six-man tag, with Andre, KVE, and Flair teaming up to settle the score with All Japan's Funk, Rich, and Hansen. It's a wild brawl, with Funk claiming the win after re-injuring Andre with a chair! (85) This is just a hint of how badly All Japan is going to dominate at Wrestlemania, and at every WWF event going forward! (92)

Overall: 83

NEWS
-Johnny Rodz and Barry Windham bond over classical music
-WWC Fallout gets 63 (ME: Morales/Hernandez d. Meng/Konga)
-MACW gets 80 (ME: Road Warriors d. Jones/JYD)

eaed- 5/5
Lopen- 4/5
paulg- 2/5

It's becoming a race again as we go into the go-home show!

paulg- 52/55
eaed- 46/55
Lopen- 42/55

PREDICT IT!
Wrestling Challenge, 4/wk3/84

Garea v. Baba
Bret v. Conway Jr.
Steamboat v. Misawa
Windham v. DiBiase
(2) BONUS: Which of these matches is a no contest? Go ahead and predict winners for all of 'em.
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Think eaed got 8/5 on that show?

Baba
Bret
Steamboat
DiBiase
(2) BONUS: Which of these matches is a no contest? Steamboat v. Misawa
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You are very right, good catch!

Note to self: +3 eaed
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Baba
Bret
steamboat
Dibiase

DiBiase vs Windham
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Baba
Bret
Steamboat
DiBiase
(2) BONUS: Windham v. DiBiase
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few days probably
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screw that it's my birthday I can jump the rotation

Wrestling Challenge
Wk. 4, 3/84

We kick off with Baba vs. Garea, with Baba winning with a handful of tights. (50) Sheik talks about how happy the Iranians will be when he takes the NWA Title home. (51) Bret puts away Conway Jr. (36)

Patterson and Santana chat about the IC Title picture as former champs. Santana has Steamboat, but Patterson has Martel. (47) Speaking of Steamboat, he beats Misawa in a fun little match. (57) But Style and Substance ambush him afterwards! (42) Windham and DiBiase put on our main event, which goes to a no contest after Williams and Hennig get overly involved. (59) A brawl ensues! (44)

Overall: 54

NEWS
-CWF feuds Windham v. Simmons
-MACW feuds Jones v. Wahoo
-CMLL feuds Wagner+Rocca v. Lizmark+Mando
-WWA get Bundy
-GCW End of Month gets 86 (ME: Hansen d. Graham to retain)
-SECW Big Show gets 61 (ME: Condrey/Fuller draw Armstrong/Rude)
-WCCW gets 80 (ME: Tully d. Chavo)

PREDICT IT!
WRESTLEMANIA II, 3/wk4/84

(2) Pre-show Battle Royal: Pretty much everybody important not in a match
(2) Rich v. KVE
(2) Tag Titles: Baba/Tsuruta (c) v. Steele/Garea
(2) NWA Title: Muraco (c) v. Sheik
(2) Future Perfect v. Money and Power
(2) Santana v. King David
(2) IC Title: Martel (c) v. Steamboat
(2) Flair v. Hansen
(5) WWF Title: Funk (c) v. Andre
(2x2) BONUS: There will be a runin on the winner(s?) of one of the title matches. Which match, and who is the attacker?

Scores later I am down to the wire.
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(2) Pre-show Battle Royal: Bret
(2) Rich
(2) Tag Titles: Baba/Tsuruta (c)
(2) NWA Title: Muraco (c)
(2) Money and Power
(2) Santana
(2) IC Title: Steamboat
(2) Flair
(5) WWF Title: Funk (c)
(2x2) BONUS: There will be a runin on the winner(s?) of one of the title matches. Which match, and who is the attacker? NWA Title, Koloff
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Oh and happy birthday Tom. Totally didn't realize that post was from today.
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thanks :D
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Owen
Rich
Steele/Garea
Sheik
Money and Power
King David.
Steamboat
Flair
Andre
NWA Koloff
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Sitll planning to end predix after this, but I think I will still do quickie prediction contests for WM itself and end of year
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(2) Pre-show Battle Royal: Jerry Lawler
(2) Rich
(2) Tag Titles: Baba/Tsuruta (c)
(2) NWA Title: Muraco (c)
(2) Money and Power
(2) King David
(2) IC Title: Steamboat
(2) Flair
(5) WWF Title: Andre
(2x2) BONUS: IC, Schultz
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WWF PRESENTS WRESTLEMANIA II
Sunday, Week 4, March 1984

Pre-show: Bruno Sammartino wins a pre-show battle royal, last eliminating Bret. (74)

KVE puts the audience to sleep to start the show, talking about his "friend" Tommy Rich put a knife in his back, and betrayed the whole WWF! (59) Thankfully, he's more interesting in the ensuing grudge match. Rich puts his former partner away clean after a hot match. (88) Rich says that's just a taste! All Japan is going to completely subjugate the WWF tonight! (89)

It looks like Rich is right, as Baba and Tsuruta are able to retain over Steele and Garea with relative ease. (51) We get a break from All Japan shenanigans, as Muraco and Sheik sing their national anthems at each other. (70) Muraco and Sheik put on a surprisingly great NWA Title match, and the Rac Bottom puts away the eeeeevil foreigner. (86)

Future Perfect are up next against Money and Power. The kids put up an excellent effort, and kick out of a lot....but eventually they just can't survive Money and Power's offense. (70)

Santana calls out King David's negativity, and King David mocks Santana and the WWF. (75) King David gets a big win. (79)

Steamboat and Martel square off for the IC Title. Steamboat is your new champion after knocking Schultz off the apron! (60) Steamboat shows off the title to the fans....but Bruno Sammartino pops up and lays him out! Bruno scrapes a boot on the downed champ's face before stalking off. (67)

Flair and Hansen put on a barnburner of a semi-main. Flair is able to work Hansen's legs and eventually get the Figure Four for the win! (85) WOOOOOOO (100)

Here's the real test for All Japan though: the main event. Andre is out first, and then Funk enters accompanied by a bunch of "samurai." (78) Funk and Andre just beat the snot out of each other for over a quarter of an hour! Andre obviously has the advantage in size, but is still feeling the effects of his injuries a few weeks back. Andre whips Funk into the ropes, and he bounces off with his weird clothesline, but runs right into a big boot! Huge gorilla press slam from the giant! 1....2....3! Andre wins! (99) He celebrates with the crowd at ringside. (77)

Overall: 94 SUCCESS
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paulg- 5/3+21/21
eaed- 5/3+15/21
Lopen- 3/3+12/21

paulg- 78/79
eaed- 69/79
Lopen- 57/79
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To no surprise, PaulG wins the last contest!
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Would you prefer if I PM you my choices or if I post them here?
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PM I think
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presently percolating planning
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currently considering constructions
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ardently analyzing angles
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slowly spawning storylines
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close to complete conjugating contests
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NEWS
-We wish David Sammartino the best in his future endeavors. I guess.
-NJPW: Hyper Battle gets 81 (ME: Abdullah d. Inoki)
-MSW: Blowout gets 80 (ME: Youngblood/JYD d. Aggressive Tendencies)
-AWA End of Month gets 78 (ME: Bockwinkel d. Ventura)
-Sakaguchi/Choshu win the IWGP Tag Titles
-GCW gets 82 (ME: Superstar d. Hansen)
-MACW gets 77 (ME: Zbyszko d. JYD)
-MSW gets 74 (ME: Ladd/Rheingans d. Agg. Tend.)
-AWA gets 71 (ME: Slaughter/Valiant d. Gagne/Hogan)
-CWF gets 70 (ME: Rotundo d. Simmons)
-Mil Mascaras to appear in the movie Stoneberry Road
-Ole claims to be carrying CWA

All-Star Wrestling
Wk. 1, 4/84

Pre-show: Steamboat/Atlas d. Pair of Kings (73)

Andre comes out to celebrate his big title win! He showed those All Japan guys a bad time at Wrestlemania. Before he can get too far, though, Funk and Hansen interrupt him! Lest Andre forget, Funk has a guaranteed rematch thanks to King David, and they're cashing it in for FoF! (83) Speaking of King David, he puts on a heck of a match with Hennig, getting a clean win. (83, great chem) Ray Stevens cuts him off before he leaves the ring, announcing that he is added to FEAST OR FIRED....along with Snuka, Jones, Sheik, Santana, Koloff, Afa, and three players to be named later! (67) There's a preview match RIGHT NOW with the other six fellas- Santana gets a big win for the face team. (71)

Funk is in the WWF Title picture, Rich has something big coming up later...and Baba/Tsuruta are still your tag champs! Get gud, American pigs. (57) Flair and KVE team up to defeat Style and Substance. (74) They grab mics to start talking about their WMII outings, but are jumped by Money and Power and laid out! (76)

Next up is a #1 Contender match for the NWA Title! It'll be Windham v. Rich for a shot at Muraco! Windham gives Rich a good match, but Wildfire ultimately prevails over one half of Future Perfect. (80) Rich is going to take Muraco's title at Feast or Fired, and soon All Japan will have all the belts! Muraco thinks not. (91)

Overall: 82 SUCCESS
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Tom Bombadil posted...

-We wish David Sammartino the best in his future endeavors. I guess.

You're a monster!
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hey man I tried with him but he never really did much
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also hey if I let some of my weaker guys go I can bring in more people we care about!
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No worries. I was just joking!
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well I am sure lopen is disappointed
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no prediction contest = more bumps
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but that's okay
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bumps are fine
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especially sick ones
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