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What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 24, 1995

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 by LScisco

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.

What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – May 27, 1995

August 4, 2020August 5, 2020 by LScisco

A replay of the Boo Bradley-Killer Kyle Jersey Dog Fight match at Volunteer Slam airs.

The PG-13-THUGS match for the USWA Tag Team Championship, which took place at Volunteer Slam, is shown.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 17, 1995

August 1, 2020 by LScisco

(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: SMW Charlotte Memories

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by LScisco

Like Volunteer Slam IV, footage of this show comes from a fan cam. It took place on Saturday, May 20 at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to prowrestlinghistory.com, the show drew a paltry 200 fans.

What the World Was Watching: USWA: A Night to Remember

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by LScisco

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.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – June 3, 1995

July 20, 2020July 17, 2020 by LScisco

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.

What the World Was Watching: Volunteer Slam IV

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020 by LScisco

This show was provided via fan cam footage. It took place on Friday, May 19 in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Civic Coliseum and, according to prowrestlinghistory.com, drew a disappointing crowd of 1,550, with a gate of $10,000.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – May 27, 1995

July 9, 2020July 10, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Footage of Doug Gilbert turning against Jerry Lawler in their tag team match against Brian Lee and Jimmy Harris at the Coliseum is shown. After this, a brawl broke out between Gilbert, Lee, and Harris against Lawler, Bill Dundee, and PG-13.

What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – May 13, 1995

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 by LScisco

Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher do commentary, with the show still originating from Warrensville, North Carolina.

Thatcher interviews the Gangstas, D’Lo Brown, and Killer Kyle. New Jack runs down all the forces that have been brought to Smoky Mountain to take them down. He says he looks forward to Jim Cornette losing $50,000 when the Gangstas beat Bob Armstrong and Terry Funk at Volunteer Slam.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – May 20, 1995

July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are doing commentary and they are taped from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Since Russell missed last week’s show, he is oblivious about what happened so Brown clues him in. That is not a good look to start the broadcast.

Russell interviews Downtown Bruno, who puts himself over as the best manager in the WWF. He says Uptown Karen will be Gorgeous George III’s new valet and he is forming a stable known as the Downtown Connection that includes George, Karen, the Gambler, Brickhouse Brown, and Johnny Rotten. Bruno runs down Miss Texas and challenges her to a match where the loser must eat dog food.

What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – May 6, 1995

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 by LScisco

Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are doing commentary and they are still taped from Warrensville, North Carolina.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – May 13, 1995

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 by LScisco

Dave Brown and Corey Maclin are today’s announcers. The show airs from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Brown interviews Jimmy Harris, who says Doug Gilbert does not want to face USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee today because he does not want to get hurt.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – May 6, 1995

June 18, 2020June 19, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and they are broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Footage of Jerry Lawler defeating Razor Ramon for the USWA Unified World title in Memphis is shown. Ramon was initially declared the winner after decking Lawler with Jimmy Harris’ walkie talkie, but the decision was made to restart the match and when Sid distracted Ramon, Lawler schoolboyed his opponent for the victory.

USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee and Harris tell Russell that Lawler is a marked man.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 29, 1995

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and they are broadcasting from WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Brown interviews Scott Studd, who argues that USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee will not give him a title shot. Lee walks out and says Studd does not deserve one.

What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – April 15, 1995

June 9, 2020June 10, 2020 by LScisco

Chip Kessler tells the audience that today’s broadcast will recap the events of the Bluegrass Brawl where fans were turned away in Pikeville, Kentucky.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 22, 1995

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are doing commentary from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Russell interviews Tommy Rich. Rich says that he is going to drop a bomb on the USWA.

PG-13 cut a pre-taped promo, promising that the Gambler and Brickhouse Brown are going to pay for beating them on last week’s show and winning the tag team titles.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 15, 1995

May 27, 2020May 29, 2020 by LScisco

Footage of Jerry Lawler throwing a fireball in Mabel’s face at the recent Mid-South Coliseum show is played.

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are handling commentary and they are coming to us from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Brown notes that the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship is held up due to referee problems in Brian Lee’s matches with Brian Christopher.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 8, 1995

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 by LScisco

Today’s commentary is different as Dave Brown and Corey Maclin are in the booth and they are in the WMC-TV 5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 1, 1995

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are doing commentary and are in the usual WMC-TV 5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – March 25, 1995

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by LScisco

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and are coming to us from the WMC-TV 5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Russell interviews Wolfie D and he welcomes J.C. Ice back. Ice says that only he knows when his neck is ready and when it is he is going to make Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich pay. Wolfie D hypes a piledriver elimination match and says that Bill Dundee is going to be his partner in this match.