The 25 Days of Von Erichs – Day Nine

By Rock Star Gary on 5 December 2023

For 17 days until Iron Claw is released, I present to you genuine moments in World Class Championship Wrestling history in chronological order.

Today, we look at May 7, 1983 from the Sportatorium:

Kamala (w/ Gen. Skandor Akbar & Friday) versus Tola Yatsu (w/Arman Hussein) went to a no-contest.

Mongol (w/ Gen. Skandor Akbar) defeated Mike Reed.

Match 3 (penalty box/six-man/non-title): WCCW World Six-Man tag team champions the Freebirds versus the “Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich, “Iceman” King Parsons, & Chavo Guerrero

Highlights:

Hayes hip-tossed him, yet Guerrero leapfrogged him twice and delivered a flying forearm.
When he dropkicked Hayes twice, Guerrero chased him out of the ring.
Kerry tagged in, and Hayes retreated to tag out to Roberts.
As Roberts put a knee into Kerry’s midsection, Gordy tagged in.
Guerrero tagged in and used momentum to bulldoze Gordy down.
After tags were exchanged on both sides, Parsons nailed Roberts in the midsection.
He slammed Roberts for a 1-count.
When Kerry tagged in, he hit an elbow drop to Roberts for another 1-count.
Hayes tagged in and distracted referee Fred Sinclair.
In the meantime, Gordy gave Kerry the business in the heel corner. SNEAKY!
Hayes delivered a fist drop for a 1-count.
As second referee David Manning directed Gordy to the penalty box, Hayes assisted Roberts by double-teaming Kerry.
That landed Hayes in the penalty box with Gordy. Needless to say, but the babyfaces had a serious power play opportunity.
After Parsons tagged in, he and Kerry hit a dropkick/elbow drop combo on Roberts for 2.
Parsons dropkicked Roberts for another 2.
When Roberts ducked a cross body block by Parsons, Gordy returned to the heel corner.
Roberts tagged in Gordy who gave Parsons a cross corner whip.
As Gordy came up empty on his follow-through, he immediately dealt an atomic drop to Parsons.
Roberts tagged in while Hayes returned to the heel corner.
After Roberts backdropped Parsons, he got 2.
Hayes tagged in while the Dallas faithful chanted “go King, go!”
When Gordy tagged in, Parsons escaped to tag in Guerrero.
Gordy gave him a cross corner whip, but Guerrero hooked a flying headscissors.
As he dropkicked Gordy, Guerrero received some assistance from Kerry to double-team Gordy.
That landed Kerry in the penalty box.
After Roberts gave Guerrero the business in the corner, Parsons stormed in to save his partner.
Both wrestlers were sentenced to the penalty box.
When Hayes scored with an elbow drop to Guerrero, he got 2.
He fed Guerrero a swinging neckbreaker while Kerry returned to the babyface corner.
As Gordy tagged in, he landed an elbow drop to Guerrero for 2.
He hooked a belly-to-back suplex for another 2.
After Kerry tagged in, he hammered Hayes and Gordy with a double noggin knocker.
Hayes tagged in while Roberts returned to the heel corner.
When Roberts tagged in, he soared with a flying elbow smash to Kerry for a 1-count.
Parsons returned to the babyface corner while Roberts sandwiched Kerry with a backbreaker for 2.
As Hayes tagged in, he rammed Kerry face-first into the mat.
He baited Parsons into the ring which returned Parsons to the penalty box.
After Gordy tagged in, he secured a Death Valley driver but couldn’t get 3.
Roberts tagged in and smashed Kerry with a knee lift.
When Gordy tagged in, Parsons returned to the babyface corner.
Tags were exchanged on both sides while Guerrero dropkicked Roberts.
As Hayes and Kerry entered the ring, Manning followed them.
Parsons tagged in and obliterated Roberts with an atomic drop.
Meanwhile, Sinclair sentenced Guerrero to the penalty box to join Kerry.
Also, Hayes was detained in the heel penalty box.
Gordy suplexed Parsons twice for 2.
After Roberts tagged in, Kerry returned to the babyface corner.
Roberts slammed Parsons, mounted the second turnbuckle, and launched a flying knee drop for another 2.
When Hayes was released from the penalty box, he sent Manning flying.
Parsons countered a slam with an inside cradle to Gordy.
1-2-3.
Parsons, Guerrero, and Kerry won.

Rating: ***

Summary: Another scorching main event involving the Freebirds and their beloved archrivals.

After the match, Gordy and Hayes decimate Kerry with a spike piledriver while Roberts destroys Sinclair. Manning recovers to release Guerrero from the penalty box, and Guerrero chases off the Freebirds with a steel chair.

Stay tuned for more WCCW goodness tomorrow!