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Unfortunately, thanks to some last minute guest host difficulties, this turned into an 11th hour solo watch along show (though you don’t have to watch along to enjoy the episode, it works just as well audio only!)

So, if you can, load up the WWE Network, find the incorrectly labelled January 6th 1985 episode of MSW, whack it on in the background & listen along while I try not to lose my voice & also go off on as many bizarre tangents as I can in 42 minutes.

Card : 

Rick Oliver vs Iceman King Parsons

Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs Tim Horner & Shawn Michaels

Mid South TV title match - Buddy Landell (C) vs Terry Taylor

Private Terry Daniels & Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Ted Dibiase & ‘Dr Death’ Steve Williams

North American Champion Brad Armstrong vs Hercules Hernandez

Kamala vs David Diamond

Jake ‘the Snake’ Roberts vs Rocky King

What a way to start 2021 - happy new year!

This month in wrestling history 7 looks at the experimental WWF pay per view ‘This Tuesday in Texas’ from December 3rd 1991.

Dan Phillips (@danpffc) & I review the show featuring the following :

WWF Intercontinental Title Match

Bret Hart (c) vs Skinner

Singles Match

Jake Roberts vs 'Macho Man' Randy Savage

Singles Match

The British Bulldog vs The Warlord (w/Harvey Wippleman)

Tag Team Match 

El Matador & Virgil vs Repo Man & Ted Dibiase (w/Sensational Sherri)

WWF World Heavyweight Title Match

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) (c) vs Hulk Hogan

Thereafter we switch gears with a special surprise quiz courtesy of the hardest working man in podcasting, with my knowledge of Mid South 1984 & also general pro wrestling in 2020 being tested/broken.

Play along at home, inevitably beat my score and see in the new year the right way.  

Mark Dunderdale (@dopper6), Stuart Roberts (@wakefieldcanary) & Dan Phillips (@danpffc) are here for our first annual Mid South Moments predictions show.  We go over the following topics, and discuss what we think will and won’t happen in 2021 : 

• Will Dynamite beat Raw for total number of viewers during any week in 2021?

In addition our personal wrestling highlights during the last 12 months, plus what each of us enjoyed most about looking back over Mid South in 1984.

The Mid South review starts at 1:13.29 and we cover the final episode of the year featuring a big announcement from Iceman King Parsons, Ted Dibiase vs SHAWN MICHAELS & much much more.

This is episode 277 on YouTube.

The Miro to my Kip Sabian, lifetime friend Pete Norris is here to review the December 22nd 1984 episode of Mid South.  We discuss his fringe fandom of the sport of Pro Wrestling over the years and some very unique memories, including meeting Tatanka in a wrestling ring in Croydon, litres of lethally strong beer in Sumo Hall in Tokyo & pre ordering odd sandwiches to entice him to attend late night gatherings for WWE pay per views at my Mum’s.

This is all before a look back at the MSW show that aired THIRTY SIX YEARS AGO TODAY, which included Kamala vs Iceman King Parsons, the Rock N Roll Express vs Ted Dibiase & Hercules & a video package dedicated to Hacksaw Butch Reed set to the excellent sounds of Melle Mel & Duke Bootee.  This is episode 276 on YouTube. 

Mark Dunderdale (@dopper6) & Stuart Roberts (@wakefieldcanary) are back to review the December 15th 1984 episode of Mid South Wrestling - THIRTY SIX YEARS TO THE DAY SINCE IT AIRED!

Before we get into the review we take a trip down our own memory lane and reminisce about Mark's 40th birthday spectacular in New York, and the surprise we managed to keep under wraps for months in the build up.

The show itself contains all your usual Mid South goodness with Buddy Landell in action against Shawn Michaels, Kamala vs a departing Magnum TA & a main event of Hercules Hernandez & Steve Williams vs the Rock N Roll Express.

This was episode 275 on YouTube.

This week Dan Phillips (@danpffc) & I review the following Mid South matches from Houston :

July 6th 1984 - Magnum TA vs Ted Dibiase North American Heavyweight Championship Match

August 3rd 1984 - Terry Taylor vs Dr Death Steve Williams - Mid South Television Championship Match

August 31st 1984 - The Midnight Express vs The Fantastics - Non title match

November 9th 1984 - Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Ted Dibiase

November 23rd 1984 - Bill Dundee vs Adrian Street & Miss Linda

November 23rd 1984 Scaffold Mid South Tag Team Title Match - The Rock N Roll Express vs The Midnight Express

YouTube links to all the matches are here : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rp8R-Y4mXfYG5UP3NmzE9rB7y-4Hen6xmqgTu_ED0pQ/edit#gid=0

This week Dan Phillips (@danpffc) & I review the following Mid South matches from Houston :

January 27th 1984- The Midnight Express vs Magnum TA & Mr Wrestling II - Mid South Tag Team title match

February 24th 1984 - Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Jim Neidhart, Football helmet on a pole match

March 23rd 1984 - Magnum TA vs Mr Wrestling II

April 15th 1984 - Bill Watts & Stagger Lee vs The Midnight Express (The Last Stampede, includes 20 minutes of build up promos)

May 11th 1984 - Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Terry Taylor

May 11th 1984 - The Midnight Express vs Rock N Roll Express

All match links are here : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rp8R-Y4mXfYG5UP3NmzE9rB7y-4Hen6xmqgTu_ED0pQ/edit#gid=0

Dan Phillips (@danpffc) & I take a deep dive look at the follow up to the 'Montreal Screwjob'.  We go through the match itself (how could we not), and do a full review of the following night's 'Raw is War' from Ottawa analysing how the WWF dealt with the immediate fall out.

We also look at the corresponding night's Nitro from Memphis, the 'Bret Screwed Bret' interview with Vince McMahon, plus Bret's Nitro debut and follow up appearances at Starrcade 1997.

Phil Stegall (@blueeyeddrumr) & Terry Canova (@coach_canova) are back for a look at the December 8th 1984 episode of Mid South Wrestling.  This included a television title match between Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell, Magnum TA vs Steve Williams, the Rock N Roll Express in action and much much more, including a whole lot of excellent tangents like last week.  (Episode 274 on YouTube)

Phil Stegall (@blueeyeddrumr) & Terry Canova (@coach_canova) are here for a look back at the December 1st 1984 episode of Mid South Wrestling. This included a really excellent match between Ted Dibiase & Hercules Hernandez vs Magnum TA & Terry Taylor, Master G challenging for the North American Title, Steve Williams vs Brickhouse Brown, Shawn Michaels hitting four offensive moves & also an off subject chat regarding our respective 21st birthday celebrations in lieu of the big day for Mr Joel Watts later that month. (Episode 273 on YouTube)