[1994-10-01-USWA-TV] Interview: Doug Gilbert / Interview: Tommy Rich

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Kevin Ridge]

Gilbert still with mask out for interview. Setting up things for a stretcher match which Bowden is holding in his arms. Show clips of Sid Viscious vs. Lawler from arena show. Sid destroys him with the powerbomb and gets a relatively clean win. Good choice by Gilbert.

 

Dave Brown always seems to cut Bowden off when he tries to cut a promo. Rich out for his interview. He's back for the ladies and to help Doug Gilbert. Rich runs down Landell as his partner so I presume Buddy has already disappeared from USWA? Rich goes over his credentials. The wildfire is back. Brown blows off Bowden again at the end. Ha!

[Loss]

Doug Gilbert has recruited Sid Vicious as his partner. This is a really good interview from Doug. He's suddenly been on a roll lately, and he's normally a guy I don't care for, because he seems like someone trying too hard. But he's been good lately.

 

Then, Tommy Rich boasts about his accomplishments, all of which are true, in a terrific interview. Suddenly, the USWA interests me after not being as good the rest of the year as it has been in every other yearbook so far.

[Exposer]

Doug and Tommy cut some good promos. I enjoyed Tommy raving about his accomplishments.

[soup23]

A pair of really good promos especially from Rich. Rich is able to rile the crowd up into a frenzy.

[BackToBionic]

Rich runs down Landell as his partner so I presume Buddy has already disappeared from USWA?

I think Landell was still around at this point, but they had lost a "loser must split up" match to the Moondogs.

[PeteF3]

Yes, the USWA is starting to get hot again. Very strong, angry promo from Doug, who's done his own low-scale Steve Williams and stepped it up in the absence of his partner. I'm repeating myself, but really like how they've built the power bomb up as a deadly maneuver. Memphis, outside of the universally feared piledriver, was generally not a "finisher" territory--they just weren't a big part of the area psychology, so as basic as this stuff is, it's effective because it seems fresh for the promotion. And in a stretcher match they get over that one power bomb will be enough to put the opponent out.

 

Rich is out later and cuts a not-quite-as-outstanding but still really good promo of his own. The USWA Heavyweight title (as opposed to the Unified World title--God, I hate this name change) is up for grabs in a tournament and he's got Jerry Lawler in the first round. Rich buries Buddy Landell, rattles off everything he's accomplished in wrestling, and promises to take Lawler out. Basic but effective. Scott Bowden is 0-for-2 in attempting to get some face time, in a funny little recurring gag.