RWR USWA Podcast Ep. 114 (12/28/91) "Only the Tiger Knows"

It’s the final stop of 1991 for the RWR USWA Podcast! With Gene Jackson and Producer Smokey away at The Gathering in Charlotte, Brian Tramel takes command alongside Josh Briley and special guest Brandon Wheeler to review the December 28, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling.The New Kids fall to the Dirty White Boy and the Candyman, but the real story comes after the bell. Brian Christopher has finally had enough. He throws Tony Williams under the bus, declares that losers don’t get money or glory, and demands to compete strictly as a singles wrestler from now on (the heel turn isn’t just simmering anymore).Robert Fuller comes storming back for revenge, dragging Richard Lee into the ring and refusing to back down from the Moondogs. Koko B. Ware makes quick work of the Scorpion, while Dr. Tom Prichard’s match with Doug Masters erupts into complete chaos involving Miss Texas, C.J., Tony Falk, and Bart Sawyer.And then we get Jeff Gaylord, the Sandman, and Jerry Lawler together in the studio. A simple announcement about a double-elimination tournament for a Unified World Title shot turns into one of the strangest and funniest segments of the entire season. Gaylord starts firing off anatomy questions, the Sandman brings his surfboard, and Lawler tries to determine whether either man has a functioning brain (only the Missouri Tiger knows for sure).The Moondogs also destroy T.D. Steele and “Dazzler” Hayes in a brutal closing match, complete with a chair bearing Jeff Jarrett’s name. BT shares some personal background on Ricky “Dazzler” Hayes before the crew reviews the Mid-South Coliseum results, including Lawler winning the tournament and the Moondogs retaining against Jarrett and Fuller.It’s violence, anatomy lessons, questionable mathematics, and glorious Memphis wrestling insanity as RWR closes the book on USWA television for 1991. Next stop: the Season Two Finale and the year-end awards! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★