Lance Russell and Dave Brown are back in the booth and they are calling the action in the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Russell talks with Jesse James Armstrong, who is not happy that Randy Hales has suspended his friends in SMW.
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What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – August 26, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown call the action from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
What the World Was Watching: The Super Bowl of Wrestling (1995)
This show took place on Friday, August 4, 1995 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. According to Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer, the show drew a crowd of 5,000, with 4,600 fans paying, thereby creating a gate of $37,500. That made this the best-attended card in the history of the promotion. The show is provided courtesy of a fan cam.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – August 19, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown call the action from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
A video package hypes Brian Christopher, who must be on the verge of returning to action after a shoulder injury.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – August 12, 1995
The regular team of Lance Russell and Dave Brown are calling the action and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – July 22, 1995
Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher call the action, which is still from the Jellico High School tapings.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – August 5, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown are continuing their regular commentary duties from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – July 15, 1995
Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are in the booth and they are broadcasting from a new set of television tapings from Jellico High School in Jellico, Tennessee. According to prowrestlinghistory.com, the tapings took place on July 6, but no attendance figures were reported.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – July 29, 1995
(Based on comments, it seems like the Blog is favoring SMW in its feud with the USWA. SMW’s TV is missing most of this inter-promotional feud because of its taping schedule, sadly)
Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Russell interviews Tracy Smothers, who runs down the USWA. He repeats a lot of the same talking points that he used last week.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 22, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown call today’s action from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – July 15, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Brown tells fans that Brian Christopher will be out of action for six weeks with a broken shoulder blade. Russell follows up by saying that Randy Hales was hurt in the Rock N’ Roll Express-PG-13 USWA Tag Team Championship match in Memphis on Monday.
Rock Star Gary reflects on WCCW 02-16-1985
Taped from Dallas, TX
Airdate: February 16, 1985 (taped 02/08)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Bill Mercer
Can Kerry retain the American title, or will Adams attain gold? What’s the latest on Haynes? And who will join me for this hard-hitting episode?
Uh…whoops, wrong tape. Let’s try again…
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – July 8, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown are calling the action and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – July 1, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown are calling the action, broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
A video package highlights Brandon Baxter’s issues with Jimmy Valiant.
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 24, 1995
Lance Russell returns to today’s broadcast alongside Dave Brown and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Russell interviews Brandon Baxter, who is upset that he is not being treated like a star in the USWA like he was in the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF). Baxter demands that Russell tell him who Bill Dundee is going to have as his mystery partner for an upcoming match and that brings Dundee out. As expected, that leads to Doug Gilbert and Brian Lee backing up their manager, but PG-13 make the save.
Rock Star Gary reflects on WCCW 02-02-1985
Taped from Dallas, TX
Airdate: February 2, 1985 (taped 01/25)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Bill Mercer
How will Kevin and Haynes deal with Adams and Hernandez? A popular name returns to WCCW, but how will he fare against Roberts? And who will help me to celebrate my birthday with this reflection?
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 17, 1995
(I was doing a 2.5 hour move yesterday, so I was not able to get my regular USWA column up. Read below about what was happening in Memphis in mid-June 1995!)
Dave Brown and Corey Maclin are handling the announcing today and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Brown interviews Brandon Baxter, who proclaims a new era in the USWA. He welcomes out Doug Gilbert, Brian Lee, and Jimmy Harris and dubs his group “the Legend Slayers.”
What the World Was Watching: USWA: A Night to Remember
This show took place at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky on June 11. According to Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer, the show drew a crowd of 3,500 and a gate of $25,000.
Corey Maclin welcomes out Jim Cornette, who walks to the COPS theme and is sporting his military-style jacket from WrestleMania X. Cornette puts over how the Gardens is better than the Omni or Madison Square Garden and then welcomes out Lance Russell. Russell and Maclin will be doing commentary.
Rock Star Gary reflects on WCCW 01-19-1985
Taped from Dallas, TX
Airdate: January 19, 1985 (taped 01/11)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Bill Mercer
Can Gordy attain greatness by winning the NWA World title? Who’s the young newcomer with the short hair and just a shred of flamboyance? Let’s find out!
What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 3, 1995
Lance Russell and Dave Brown call the action and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Russell interviews newcomer Billy Jack Haynes. Haynes puts himself over as a heel and demands respect from the crowd, who get on his case. This segment started well but Haynes got distracted by the crowd and he lost his train of thought.