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May 1987, Monday, Week 3
Buzz Sawyer had a meeting backstage after the show with booker Jared Hawkins, as a number of wrestlers have been claiming he has been showing a bad attitude. Sawyer stormed out of the office, with one source claiming to have heard Sawyer say “This is a waste of time”.
Dark Journey and Toni Adams, Chris Adams’ wife, got into a shouting match backstage that by all accounts was instigated by Journey. Hawkins immediately got in between them, and once cooler heads prevailed, Journey apologized to Toni and said she would be more considerate moving forward.
Chris Adams was also involved in an argument, this one with Eddie Gilbert when he felt Gilbert was laughing at his wife over the ordeal with Dark Journey. Hawkins warned Adams that his temper has been out of control lately and that he needs to start calming down before things get out of hand. Adams apparently told Hawkins he made his point loud and clear, so hopefully that’s the end of it.
Last night’s show drew a paid attendance of 3,392.
May 1987, Tuesday, Week 3
The UWF has announced they will, despite the opposite being reported last week, attempt another big show in New Orleans on June 1987, Saturday, Week 2. They are planning on announcing the main event on this weekend’s TV. Of course, with Superblast last month still fresh in everybody’s minds, the company has its work cut out for it if it plans to make this show mean something. They are looking for TV coverage of the event.
May 1987, Wednesday, Week 3
The UWF has been heavily advertising the match between Chris Adams and Terry Taylor scheduled for this Sunday’s TV. Their match this past week was hurt by a weak finish but was very good up until that point.
May 1987, Thursday, Week 3
In an attempt to increase attendance, the UWF is beginning to advertise squash matches as well as main events, with the hope that some names will attract an audience even if the match isn’t going to be anything to write home about. Barry Windham vs. Fury is now being advertised in Tulsa for TV this week.
May 1987, Friday, Week 3
Vladimir Petrov vs. Action Jackson has been announced for Power Pro Wrestling this weekend. Somehow I doubt Vladimir Petrov is drawing one additional fan to Tulsa but maybe there’s someone who really wants to boo a fake Russian.
May 1987, Saturday, Week 3
The wrestling world is watching the WWF with anticipation this weekend as word got out late last night that they have offered a contract to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair. Flair might be the most sought after wrestler in the entire world that isn’t already in a written deal. His current contract with Jim Crockett Promotions does call for exclusivity but does contain an out if another company makes Flair an offer and JCP decides not to match it. My sources say that Flair doesn’t want to leave but is willing to take the deal if Crockett doesn’t match the offer.
May 1987, Sunday, Week 3
The UWF’s attempt to get next month’s event in New Orleans has been rejected by Cablevision as they feel there’s no way for the event to be profitable. They’re still hopeful of getting the event to air in Canada but with no TV in the market it’s unlikely at best.
Ratings are starting to go back up on KWTV, as they were back up to a 0.02 this week so it’s at least being metered this week.
Power Pro Wrestling live coverage (May 1987, Sunday, Week 3)
Live from the Convention Center in Tulsa, OK. The building looks to be a little over half full.
In an extremely short match, Barry Windham defeated Fury in 1:41 by pinfall with a Superplex. Windham looked fantastic here tonight! After the match, Jim Ross interviewed Windham who said he is looking for a shot at Big Bubba Rogers because he wants the UWF Heavyweight Title.
In an extremely short match, Vladimir Petrov defeated Action Jackson in 2:27 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Petrov looked bad here which doesn’t bode well for anything resembling a push.
Bill Watts announced that there will be a show on June 1987, Saturday, Week 2 and that Barry Windham would get a shot at the UWF Heavyweight Title against Big Bubba Rogers at that event.
Magnum T.A. joined Jim Ross at the announce table. Chris Adams vs. Terry Taylor was next, billed as one fall with a 30 minute time limit. Most of the first 15 minutes saw Adams consistently countering Taylor’s offense and getting a series of near falls, with Taylor getting visibly frustrated as the match went on. Taylor finally countered a headlock takedown into a back suplex and controlled the next several minutes, although Adams would occasionally get some counters in for near falls. The story was Adams showing sportsmanship throughout the match while Taylor, while wrestling clean, would get some knees in as Adams was moving in and generally being more aggressive. Late in the match, Adams ran into referee Carl Fergie and took a tumble to the floor. Taylor went to the floor and helped Adams to his feet, then kicked Adams and piledrove him on the concrete floor. Taylor rolled back into the ring and acted like he was still out of it, which led to the now conscious Fergie counting Adams out at the 26:57 mark.
After a commercial break, Ross and Magnum interview Taylor, who said the top ten ratings are so important that he needed the win any way he can get it. Magnum asked Taylor if he was willing to take a win like that and Taylor said, “Yeah! A win is a win, Magnum, you know that!” They showed the replay of the finish, and then Eddie Gilbert came to ringside and offered to guide his career. Taylor said he doesn’t need Gilbert, and Gilbert told him he would be there for him if he ever needed him. As Gilbert left, Taylor accused Ross and Magnum of turning on him, and Ross simply said he wanted answers that Taylor said he didn’t feel he need to give. This turn was fantastic and turned Taylor into a top 3 heel in the company.
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Awesome Twosome defeated Fantastics in 8:50 when Rick Rude defeated Tommy Rogers by pinfall with a Rude Awakening. Bobby Fulton had a bad night but the match was fine.
