The Wrestling Fan

Dec. 1982/Jan. 1983

Buzz Sawyer vs. Mike Starbuck – Buzz busts his head open then cuts a promo

Butch Reed vs. Korista Korchenko – Sawyer tries to jump Reed

Moondogs vs. Randy Barber & Dale Veazy

Ivan Koloff vs. Mike Jackson – Ivan is jumped by Paul Orndorff

Buzz Sawyer vs. Rich Zenfield

Ivan Koloff vs. Hamilton

Buzz Sawyer jumps Tommy Rich

Buzz Sawyer vs. This Man Mulley

JJ Dillon promo – He’s managing the Moondogs via video tape

Moondogs vs. Dale Vezey & McKenzie

Iron Sheik vs. Dale Vezey

Ivan Koloff vs. Dale Vezey

Buzz Sawyer vs. Burhead Jones

Johnny Rich vs. jobber – It’s just background for a Ric Flair promo

Tommy Rich vs. Buzz Sawyer from the Omni – they brawl in the back. Tommy does commentary

Paul Orndorff vs. Ivan Koloff from the Omni – Orndorff & Tom Pritchard comment

Iron Sheik vs. Zane Smith – Sonny King does commentary

Paul Orndorff vs. Ivan Koloff

Buzz Sawyer vs. Randy Barber

Buzz Sawyer vs. Paul Brown

Wild Samoans w/Sonny King vs. 2 jobber

Moondogs squash

Tommy Rich squash – Ric Flair on commentary

Ivan Koloff vs. Mike Jackson

Ivan Koloff vs. Mike Starbuck

Great Kabuki vs. Jobber

Buzz Sawyer vs. Zane Smith

Johnny Rich is jumped by Koloff & Sawyer and they cut his hair.

Buzz Sawyer vs. Bill Smith

Iron Sheik & Ivan Koloff squash

Ivan Koloff vs. King the jobber

Buzz Sawyer squash

Samoans vs. Mullins & Another Jobber – Ole & Hansen jump the Samoans

Ivan Koloff vs. Tom Pritchard

Masked Superstar vs. Mike Starbuck

Masked Superstar vs. McKenzie

Iron Sheik & Ivan Koloff vs. Moore & Brown

Buzz Sawyer & Ivan Koloff vs. Johnny Rich & Randy Barber

Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer vs. Randy Barber & McKenzie

Ivan Koloff vs. Mike Jackson

Bruiser Brody vs. Randy Barber

Ric Flair interview from Florida

Brad Armstrong vs. Buzz Sawyer w/Ole – Buzz is wearing head gear because he got his head shaved

Iron Sheik vs. Randy Barber

Moondogs vs. Johnny Rich & Mike Jackson

Feb. 1983/March 1983

Ivan Koloff vs. Butch Reed

Bruiser Brody vs. Mike Starbuck

Bruiser Brody vs. King

Buzz Sawyer & Ivan Koloff squash

Bob Roop vs. Mike Jackson

Iron Sheik’s $5000 Iranian Clubs Challenge accepted by Dick Murdoch at the Omni – Sheik attacks him with help from the Super D.

Buzz Sawyer & Ivan Koloff vs. Brad Armstrong & Pat Rose

Ivan Koloff vs. Butch Reed – Super D & Buzz jump Reed and hold him down so that Koloff can come off the top with a knee

Iron Sheik vs. Randy Barber

Paul Ellering vs. Bob Owens

Masked Superstar & Super D vs. Tom Pritchard & Randy Barber

Iron Sheik vs. Pat Rose

Brian Blair vs. Bob Owens

Butch Reed vs. Buzz Sawyer inside a Steel Cage from the Omni on X-Mas Night

Buzz, Ole & Super D jump Hansen & Rich

Iron Sheik vs. Tim Burnett

Bruiser Brody vs. Mike Thompson

Paul Ellering vs. Bobby Garrett

Buzz Sawyer jumps Johnny Rich

Masked Superstar vs. Bobby Garrett

Abdullah the Butcher vs. Ken Timbs – Brody jumps Abdullah

Killer Brooks vs. Randy Barber

Killer Brooks vs. Tommy Price

Larry Zbyszko jumps Johnny Rich

Ivan Koloff & Iron Sheik vs. Chief Joe Lightfoot & Pat Rose – Tito Santana jumps Sheik & Koloff

Paul Ellering vs. Bobby Garrett

Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs. Frank Monte & Jim Dalton – This was sent in from Mid Atlantic

The Mongols squash

Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle vs. Ice Man Parsons & Mark Fleming – This was sent in from Mid Atlantic

Ivan Koloff & Iron Sheik vs. Joe Lightfoot & Pat Rose

Larry Zbyszko vs. Joe Lightfoot

Ric Flair vs. Denny Brown from Florida

Killer Brooks vs. Mike Starbuck

Ole Anderson & Buzz Sawyer vs. Brad Armstrong & Bob Scott

Killer Brooks vs. Johnny Rich

Iron Sheik & Ivan Koloff vs. Brad Armstrong & Joe Lightfoot

Dusty Rhodes promo – Dick Murdoch called him in for help dealing with the Sheik & Koloff

Tito Santana vs. Super Destroyer – Les Thatcher & Bob Roop on commentary

Super Destroyer vs. Chris Lucas

Ray Candy vs. Pete Rivers

April 1983

Larry Zbyszko vs. Bobby Garrett – Larry the National Champion refuses to wrestle

Gordon and Ole discuss the National Tag Titles being vacated by the Samoans. They went back to the WWF. Ole then discusses the pending arrival of a newcomer named Arn Anderson. Then he runs down wherever it is the Samoans are wrestling now.

Buzz Sawyer vs. Joe Lightfoot

Dick Murdoch vs. Ivan Koloff – Iron Sheik attacks Murdoch. This is from the Omni

Killer Brooks vs. Bob Scott

Stan Hansen & the Masked Superstar vs. Ole Anderson & Buzz Sawyer from the Omni in a Canadian Lumberjack Match

Killer Brooks vs. Zane Smith

Ted Turner is interviewed by Freddie Miller

Buzz Sawyer vs. Randy Barber

Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne w/Paul Ellering vs. Mike Jackson & Joe Lightfoot

Masked Superstar vs. Jobber Burnett

Ric Flair promo – Tony Atlas comes out to challenge him and they end up in the ring

Matt Bourne & Arn Anderson w/Ellering vs. Johnny Rich & Pat Rose

Matt Bourne vs. Gerald Finley

Tommy Rich vs. Larry Zbyszko from the Omni

Matt Bourne & Arn Anderson vs. Randy Barber & Rick Connors

Killer Brooks vs. Jim Smith

Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes vs. Ivan Koloff & Iron Sheik in a Texas Tornado Match from the Omni

Dick Murdoch vs. A Jobber

Brett Wayne vs. Pat Rose

Matt Bourne & Arn Anderson w/Ellering vs. Mike Starbuck & Tony Zane

Tommy Rich vs. Killer Brooks – Zbyszko is paying Brooks $12,500 to take out Rich

Buzz Sawyer vs. Mike Starbuck

Ivan Koloff & Iron Sheil vs. Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch from the Omni

Ronnie Garvin vs. Pat Rose

Killer Brooks vs. Tony Zane

Tommy Rich vs. Larry Zbyszko for the National Title – Zbyszko gives Rich his title shot but because it’s on TV it’s only got a 10 minute time limit

\Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne squash

Jack Brisco vs. Herb Calvert – This looks like the 70’s

Tim Horner vs. Sonny Rogers sent in from Mid South

Tony Atlas vs. Kelly Kiniski from Mid South

JYD vs. Golden Dragon from Mid South

Ronnie Garvin vs. Chic Donovan

Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne vs. Mike Jackson & Randy Barber

Killer Brooks vs. Randy Barber

Dick Murdoch vs. Buzz Sawyer

Iron Sheik vs. Zane Smith

Ronnie Garvin vs. Mike Starbuck

Matt Bourne & Arn Anderson vs. Ray Candy & Joe Lightfoot from the Omni

May 1983

Ric Flair vs. Mike Starbuck

Larry Zbyszko vs. Randy Barber

Bob Roop vs. Chief Joe Lightfoot from the Omni

Ted DiBiase vs. Ron Ellis from Mid South

Mike Rotundo vs. Frank Monte from Mid South

Mr. Wrestling II & Tiger Conway Jr. vs. Kelly Kiniski & Ron Kessler from Mid South

Dick Slater vs. Vinny Valentino from Mid Atlantic

Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne vs. Pat Rose & Mike Starbuck

Iron Sheik & Killer Brooks vs. Dick Murdoch & Stan Hansen – Abdullah shows up and jumps Hansen

Larry Zbysko vs. Ron Ellis

Abdullah the Butcher vs. Randy Barber

Ole comes out for a promo and Ellering says it’s there time. When Ole gets in his face, Abdullah, Brooks & Sheik attack Ole.

PWI Press Conference with Paul Ellering

Larry Zbyszko vs. Mike Starbuck

Buzz Sawyer vs. Paul Brown – Sawyer jumps guest commentator Tony Atlas

Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne vs. Terry Ellis & Mike Jackson

Rufus R. Jones vs. Masa Fuchi from Mid Atlantic

Scott McGhee vs. Wild Bill Snyder from Florida

Brian Blair vs. the Destroyer from Florida

Roddy Piper vs. Red Dog Lane from Mid Atlantic

Jack & Jerry Brisco vs. Gene Anderson & Bill White from Mid Atlantic

May 1983/June 1983

Larry Zbyszko vs. Jerry Walker

Mr. Wrestling II vs. Buck Starr

Bob Roop vs. Kroger

Ronnie Garvin vs. Iron Sheik for the TV Title

Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne vs. Ray Candy & Tito Santana from the Omni

Dick Murdoch Squash

Murdoch jumps Sawyer

Super Destroyer squash

Iron Sheik demonstrates the Iranian Clubs – Jim Helwig (the future ULTIMATE WARRIOR) may have been one of the jacked up fans who did this.

Iron Sheik vs. Mike Starbuck

Bob Roop vs. Pat Rose

Tim Horner vs. Tom Renesto Jr. from Mid South

Tug Taylor & Joe Stark vs. Mr. Wrestling II & Art Crews from Mid South

Mike Graham vs. Bob Russell from Florida

King Kong Bundy vs. Mr. Wrestling II from Mid South

Ted DiBiase vs. Tim Horner – Hacksaw Duggan breaks the 2x4 over DiBiase’s back

Arn Anderson & Matt Bourne vs. Ray Candy & Tito Santana from the Omni

Stan Hansen vs. Jobber Thompson

Buzz Sawyer vs. Bob McKenzie – Dick Murdoch & II come out to watch

Rick Rude vs. Mike Starbuck

Pez Whatley vs. Pat Rose

Larry Zbyszko vs. Terry Ellis

Mr. Wrestling II vs. Bob Brown

Ole Anderson comes out with the brackets for the National Title Tournament and announces that Pat Rose has agreed to swap places with him and now it’s Ole vs. Ellering in the first round.

Iron Sheik vs. Tracy Sword

Buzz Sawyer vs. Dick Murdoch from the Omni

Buzz Sawyer vs. Zane Smith

Road Warriors vs. Randy Barber & Joe Young

Pez Whatley vs. Tony Sword

Buzz Sawyer vs. Randy Barber

Iron Sheik vs. Zane Smith

Bob Orton vs. Frank Monte from Mid Atlantic

JYD vs. Wild Bill Irwin from Mid South

Dick Slater & Greg Valenitne vs. Mark Fleming & Frank Monte

Killer Brooks vs. Zane Smith & Rick Rood – Rude’s debut

Paul Ellering announces that due to wanting to distance himself from Ole, Arn is changing his name to Arn Ellering

Iron Sheik vs. Randy Barber – Ole comes out to confront Arn