Memphis Wrestling TV Report 3-27-04
    Submitted by Gregory White on Sunday, March 28, 2004 at 6:00 PM EST

    Memphis Wrestling
    Home of Rhythm & Bruise
    written by Gregory White Gregrageous@Earthlink.net
    3/27/04
    UPN studios Memphis TN
    Hosts:Cory Macklin and Brian Teigland
    Senior Referee Jerry Calhoun

    The show opens with them announcing that the date of Coliseum show will be April 23 and is being promoted as Memphis Slam Jam-A Night of Music and Wrestling with ringside tickets getting a c.d. with Jerry Lawler,Jimmy Hart,The Fabulous Ones and others on it with tickets going on sale at Ticketmaster on April 1.

    Jimmy Hart comes out and says that he has footage from Wrestlemania. They show pictures from the Hall of Fame ceremony while Jimmy Hart described the pictures which were of the honorees. Jimmy Hart announces that he has a big surprise later on in the show that is priced on the auction website Ebay for $25,000. Jimmy Hart makes fun of the fans by saying that they did not go to Wrestlemania because they were too poor and they don't know how to dress. Cory calls out Guy Coffee and that himself and the board of directors were reviewing a tape of Rocky Johnson last week handing something to Kevin White in their match with Dundee and Ware last week. Mr. Coffee announces that Rocky Johnson is no longer the commissioner. Hart then starts hugging Mr. Coffee who then announces that is not all that Bill Dundee is no longer the XWF CEO.

    Derrick King is interviewed by Brian Teigland who says that he cannot get in the ring with Brian Christopher and take his title.

    Brian Christopher the UPN 30 TV Champion comes out and is reminded of his match with King. Brian says that being champion is tough as he jogs 18 1/2 miles every morning in order to be ready for some tough competitors. King is tough but no competition. Christopher mentions that King has never won a match but is told by Macklin that he has won some matches. Christopher laughs and Christopher says that Cory is mistaken thinking that he thinks is talking about Don King and Bo Derrick. Christopher says that he is going to beat King in less than two minutes.

    The first match of the day is for the UPN 30 Title. Derrick King(Challenger) vs. Brian Christopher(Champion). Brian Christopher uses the classic Grecco Roman chain.
    Winner:Brian Christopher
    Cory mentions that it took Brian 4 minutes to beat King.

    Brian Christopher mentions that it only took 48 seconds to beat King. Macklin claims that Christopher used a chain. Christopher pulls open a chain and asks Cory if he has anything in his tights? Christopher says that he wants some competition for the Coliseum show.

    They show the highlight of week which was from last week where Koko puts 3 devastating brainbusters on Kevin White.

    Rocky Johnson , Mr. White and Jerry Calhoun come out. Johnson says that Kevin White is hurt and will be out for 15 days. He mentions that Referee Jerry Calhoun saved Kevin from further injury by stopping the match after the third brainbuster. Bill Dundee and Jimmy Hart comes out and Dundee mentions that it is Rocky's fault that he is the Commissioner no more. Hart says that the ratings were going through the roof when Dundee was the XWF CEO as well as sellout crowds. Dundee and Johnson have to be pulled apart. Hart then says that he feels like having a party and calls out Shock. Johnson then calls Shock a muscle bound goof. Lawler then comes out and asks why he is not invited to the party. Lawler come out and shakes hands with Rocky. Hart then calls out Doug Gilbert. Lawler calls out Mable. Bill Dundee then mentions that he saw The Rock on the Jay Leno show talking about being a movie star then calls Rocky an Uncle Tom.

    The second match of the day is Rocky Johnson with Jerry Lawler and Mable vs. Bill Dundee with Jimmy Hart,Shock and Doug Gilbert. Gilbert runs in and causes Dundee to get a dq and everyone else runs in.
    Winner:via dq Rocky Johnson.

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    They do the around town action.
    4/23 at the Memphis Midsouth Coliseum.
    coming soon to Ripley MS and South Fulton TN.

    Jimmy Hart, Koonta and XWF Champion Shock comes out with the XWF Title and a Wrestlemania 20 jacket with a bunch of names of WWE stars on it. Jimmy Hart says that the jacket will go on sale on Ebay for $25000. Jimmy hart calls the security guard watching the jacket Barney Fyfe.

    The third match of the day is Shock and Koonta with Jimmy Hart vs. Tracy Smothers and Lifeguard Dustin Starr. Starr rolls up Koonta.
    Winners:The Lifeguard and Tracy Smothers.
    After the match Shock chokeslams Starr.

    Jerry Lawler comes out and says that the jacket looks impressive. Lawler mentions that Hart was inducted in the WWE Hall of fame and that he wore a jacket and that it was signed by the WWE stars. Lawler said what was really embarrassing was that Jimmy Hart was asking for autographs. Lawler says that he collects autographs but just does not go around asking for autographs. Lawler mentions that Jimmy Hart would be willing to bury the hatchet with Lawler if he would get Vince MacMahon to sign the jacket and Lawler told Hart to stick it. Lawler mentions that the jacket is valuable but would not go through the humiliation that Hart went through. He would like to rip the jacket to shreds and give each fan a piece of the jacket so that they would have an autograph. Lawler mentions that his opponents will be one of Brian Christopher's friends one of the Sexy assassins. Lawler says that they run in packs to which Cory responds by saying that they are like cockroaches in that they seem to come from everywhere.

    The fourth match of the day is Jerry Lawler vs. The Sexy Assassin with another Sexy Assassin. Lawler tries to take the mask off and has it half off when the other Sexy Assassin comes in and they both attack Lawler.
    Winner:via dq Jerry Lawler.

    The Southern Heavyweight Champion Mable comes out. Mable says that he will take on all comers. Gilbert and Hart are interviewed by Brian on the other side of the studio. Gilbert said that the main reason that Mable was let go by the First Family because he could not cut the mustard. Shock comes out and tells Shock and hart that the jacket is missing. They show the security guard in the back with them removing duct tape and he says that Lawler has the jacket.

    The fifth match of the day is for the Memphis Wrestling Southern Title. Doug Gilbert(challenger) Vs Mable(champion). Jimmy hart eventually tells Gilbert that Lawler is in the parking lot.
    Winner:via Countout Mable.

    Hart and Gilbert chase after Lawler but they see him drive off in his black convertible with Jimmy Hart's jacket inside.


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