Championship Wrestling USA Program - Monday, October 11, 1993 - Uncle Milt's Pizza - Crush is back!

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube,

for sharing this awesome program! 

 

Dothan Eagle - Alabama Newspaper Article - 4/3/93 - Doll Performs Through Pain - Wrestler Spotlight

 In 1993, Steve Doll & Rex King changed their ways and their team name to Simply Devine.  They joined USA Wrestling in Dothan, AL, as the top heel team.  The Dothan Eagle did a story about Steve Doll on April 3, 1993.  The promotion would close within a week or two, and Steve and Rex would be back in the USWA shortly after that.  In just a few months, they would enter the WWF as Well Dunn. 

WWF Event - Portland Wrestlers - Card Line Up - November 20, 1993

This card was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1993.

Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig, Well Dunn (The Southern Rockers Steve Doll & Rex King), 

and Crush (Brian Adams) are all on the card.

 

Simply Devine Aren't Interested In Your Literary Talents - Steve Doll & Rex King - Well Dunn

WWF should have allowed Well Dunn to develop their characters.

Their funny heel delivery is great, and would have made their gimmick make sense. See the entire Saga of Simply Devine on USA Wrestling here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM6vAoL0Vjw&t=751s The original video can be found on  @ArmstrongAlley  YouTube channel.

This one just cracked me up!

January 30th Kicks off Simply Devine Week! Southern Rockers Steve Doll & Rex King Before Well Dunn

Apparently, January 30th is the start of Simply Devine week! Who knew?

Look, I don't make the laws; I just follow them!

This will kick off a week of Simply Devine/Well Dunn.

Today, I posted a video of the complete saga of Simply Devine from USA Wrestling in Alabama in 1993. If you watch it, come back and tell me how many tag titles they've won in different countries! 🤣

Steve Doll & Rex King, formerly known as the Southern
Rockers, join the new Alabama promotion called USA Wrestling.
This is their first appearance as a heel tag team.

There were some really fun
comedic elements to their characters.
How many countries did they win tag titles in?
This gimmick led directly into their
Well Dunn work in the WWF, 1993-1995. The team makes more sense when they get a chance to develop their characters. WWF never let them do that.

This was a short-lived promotion
that was associated with Austin Idol.
Other wrestlers in the promotion include Steve Armstrong,
Wendell Cooley, Junkyard Dog, The Iron Sheik, and more. They had
some big plans for the promotion.

Included in this video are all of the preserved appearances of
Simply Devine on USA Wrestling. The channel Armstrong Alley has the
full videos, which will also be linked in the description of the video.

The March 20, 1993, episode was the last shown on television, and the
promotion closed. It is unclear if the rescheduled Battle of
Boutwell actually happened, and if it did, was it taped?

Steve & Rex make their first appearance as Simply Devine in
USWA wrestling in April 1993, beating the Moondogs
for the Southern Tag Team Titles. They join the WWF as Well Dunn in July of 1993.

Rest In Peace
Steve Doll
December 9, 1960 - March 22, 2009
Timothy Smith (Rex King)
September 8, 1961 - January 9, 2017

All videos are from the @ArmstrongAlley YouTube channel.

Championship Wrestling USA Program - October 16, 1993 - Interstate Pavilion - JURRASIC ACTION!

Crush returns to the Northwest to tag with Bruiser Brian Cox! 

 

Championship Wrestling USA - October 9, 1993 - Excitement In The Interstate Pavilion

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - February 13, 1993 - World Tag Team Title Match Tonight!

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - June 5, 1993 - A Dynamite Main Event!

This is the first program I have that wrestling was not held at the 

Portland Sports Arena.  I wasn't going every Saturday night at this point, 

so I'm not sure exactly when the last night at the Sports Arena was.  

But I do remember it feeling like the end of an era. 

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - March 13, 1993 - If Senate Bill 525 Passes Pro Wrestling Will Be Illegal In Oregon

 

Kona Crush (Brian Adams) WWF Action Figure 1993

I was super excited to get this Crush action figure! 

It's seen better days, but it was a cool find!

The original in the package from the Wresting Action Figure Archive Crush action figure page.

 

Doink The Clown WWE Trading Card 2010

Portland Wrestler and native "Maniac" Matt Borne (Matt Osborne) wrestled in the WWE as Doink the Clown beginning in 1993. He wrestled former Portland Wrestler Crush (Brian Adams) at Wrestle-Mania IX. The Doink character was eventually taken over by other wrestlers.

Learn more here.