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Mid-South Wrestling – April 5th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 4th February 2019

April 5, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Jim Ross

This week, we have the Rock ‘N’ Roll Express vs. Butch Reed & Buddy Landel, Jim Duggan vs. Russian Invader, and the Midnight Express are also in action.

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Mid-South Wrestling – March 29th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 12th January 2019

January 29, 1984

Your hosts are Jim Ross and Jim Cornette

This week, we will have a rematch of last week’s TV Title Tournament Semifinals between Terry Taylor and Butch Reed since it went to a time-limit draw.

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Mid-South Wrestling – March 22nd, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 6th January 2019

March 22, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Jim Ross.

This week, we have Terry Taylor vs. Butch Reed in the TV Title Tournament.

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Mid-South Wrestling – March 15, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 23rd December 2018

March 15, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and

This week we will see Magnum TA vs. Buddy Landel, Terry Taylor vs. Nikolai Volkoff, and Junkyard Dog vs. Krusher Khruschev for the TV Title Tournament. Plus, we now have a new North American Heavyweight Champion and new Tag Team champions too.

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Mid-South Wrestling – March 8th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 2nd December 2018

March 8, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Jim Ross.

This week, the TV Title Tournament continues with Terry Taylor vs. Masao Ito.

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Mid-South Wrestling – March 1st, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 17th November 2018

March 1st, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

In action this week are the Rock & Roll Express, Midnight Express, and the TV Title Tournament continues with Magnum TA vs. Krusher Darsow

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Mid-South Wrestling – February 23, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 10th November 2018

February 23, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Jim Ross

This week, the TV Title Tournament continues with Butch Reed vs. Jim Neidhart. Also in action are the Rock & Roll Express, Midnight Express, and the “ladies wrestlers.”

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Mid-South Wrestling – February 16th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 3rd November 2018

February 16, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Jim Ross. Pierce notes that Bill Watts is not here this week as he is with the Von Erich family due to the death of David Von Erich. The death of David rocked wrestling to its core and was acknowledged by just about every promotion. The WWF gave David a ten bell salute.

This week, Junkyard Dog takes on Nikolai Volkoff as part of the TV Title Tournament. Plus, Mr. Wrestling & Magnum TA, debut of Rock n’ Roll Express, and Butch Reed & Buddy Landel.

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Mid-South Wrestling – February 9th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 27th October 2018

February 9, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Junkyard Dog

This week we continue the 1st round of the TV Title Tournament with Masao Ito vs. Lanny Poffo and more!

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Mid-South Wrestling – February 2nd, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 20th October 2018

February 2, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

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Mid-South Wrestling – January 26th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 9th September 2018

January 26, 1984

Your hosts are Jim Ross and Bill Watts

This week’s surprise match will be Magnum TA & Mr. Wrestling II vs. Midnight Express. Also, Jim Duggan & Brian Adidas vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Barry Darsow and more!

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Mid-South Wrestling – January 19th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 2nd September 2018

January 19, 1984

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

This week, we have Terry Taylor vs. Nikolai Volkoff. Also in action are “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel, Rick Rood, and more!

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Mid-South Wrestling – January 12th, 1984

By Brian Bayless on 30th August 2018

The first Mid-South episode of 1984 is not on the Network or available anywhere else that I can see.

January 12, 1984

Your hosts are Jim Ross and Bill Watts

This week, we will see Steve Williams vs. Krusher Darsow.

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Mid-South Wrestling – December 29th, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 29th August 2018

December 29, 1983

Bill Watts is your host.

This week , we have Mr. Wrestling II & Magnum TA vs. Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart in a mask vs. titles match and Krusher Darsow vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Now, the TV show of these matches are shown in highlight form. However, when the UWF tape library was originally released they had volumes of house show matches that saw the two matches listed above shown in their entirety and they can be found on YouTube so the full length matches will be in my recap.

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Mid-South Wrestling – December 22nd, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 28th August 2018

Just a quick programming note: The 3/21 and 3/28 editions of WWF “Superstars of Wrestling” that are on YouTube do not have any sound so I ordered them from a tape trader and I’ll be posting more Mid-South recaps until they come in the mail.

December 22, 1983

Bill Watts is your host as Boyd Pierce is on vacation. This is presented as a previously taped show due to the fact its during the holiday season.

This week, we will see Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Krusher Darsow and Iceman King Parsons & Lanny Poffo vs. Jim Neidhart & Butch Reed

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Mid-South Wrestling – December 15th, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 26th August 2018

December 15, 1983

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

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Mid-South Wrestling – December 8th, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 25th August 2018

December 8th, 1983

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

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Mid-South Wrestling – December 1st, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 19th August 2018

December 1, 1983

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

This week, we have “Dr. Death” Steve Williams vs. Nikolai Volkoff, Mr. Wrestling II vs. Missing Link, and the Midnight Express and Hacksaw Jim Duggan are also in action.

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Mid-South Wrestling – November 24th, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 12th August 2018

November 24, 1983

Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts

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Mid-South Wrestling – November 17th, 1983

By Brian Bayless on 5th August 2018

November 17, 1983

The opening montage this week is switched to “Dr. Death” Steve Williams

Your hosts are Jim Ross and Buddy Nichols

This week in action are Nikolai Volkoff, Magnum TA & Mr. Wrestling II, “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, and Krusher Darsow

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