Ep. #559: September 15-21, 1984

Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 15-21, 1984. Topics of discussion include:

• The birth of Pro Wrestling USA, as we get the first official TV taping from the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, plus we discuss the impetus behind the promotion, plus who is running it behind the scenes. what their game plan is trying to compete with the WWF, and how similar plans had been brewing going back almost a year.
• The taping itself and how some of the top local stars were used as basically glorified jobbers for the "bigger stars."
• Randy Savage being backstage but not used and potential reason why that happened.
• Jack Reynolds being the one person immediately poached by the WWF.
• Why Bill Watts wasn't at the show.
• Verne Gagne already jobbing the Road Warriors in non-title matches.
• New Japan Pro Wrestling exploding as Riki Choshu's Ishingundan all jump to join Naoki Otsuka's new project with Giant Baba, with a in-depth rundown of the events that led up to this major news story.
• Where Tatsumi Fujinami fits into all of this.
• Sangre Chicana and MS-1 having a caballera contra caballera main event for the 2nd straight EMLL Anniversario show.
• Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff doing some arm-wrestling in JCP.
• Superstar Billy Graham turning babyface in Florida.
• Bill Watts banning all weapons in Mid-South on the same show that features the debut of Master G.
• The WWF retreating from running shows in the Jarrett territory.
• Bobby Heenan being on his way into the WWF while Terry Gordy is on his way out.
• Mr. T showing up at the WWF debut at the Forum in Inglewood and has a skirmish with Dr. D. No, not that one.
• Jack Tunney making his TV debut in Piper's Pit.

We always love doing shows from this era, so we hope you enjoy it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Pro Wrestling USA & AWA

1:00:06 Int’l: NJPW, UWF, South Africa, Montreal, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:45:31 Classic Commercial Break

1:50:05 Halftime

2:47:58 Other USA: JCP, CWG, CWF, Southeastern, Memphis, Mid-South, WCCW, Southwest, Central States, South Dakota, & Portland

4:27:35 WWF

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