Mid-South Wrestling – December 19, 1981

Finishing out the week of December 19th we journey back to the Mid-South territory. Last week was our first look at Mid-South Wrestling and we had a great main event as Ted DiBiase went to a time limit draw with Paul Orndorff. It was strange to watch a show with no interviews at all, so nothing being used to hype house shows or upcoming episodes, very odd. Still a solid hour of great television, and this week Paul Ellering takes on the Iron Sheik in a test of strength plus the Louisiana Champion, Junkyard Dog defends the gold. Let’s go to the ring.

Mid-South Wrestling – December 12, 1981

We have arrived at a new territory as we head to Mid-South Wrestling for the first time. The Network actually has five years of shows from this territory which is great. The territory was based out of Oklahoma, and also did shows in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. They were a part of the NWA, so that title would get top billing when the champion toured the area. When he wasn’t there the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship was the top gold, and at this time was held by Ted DiBiase, for the third time, who defeated Paul Orndorff on November 1st for the gold. The secondary title was the Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship, which was held by the Junkyard Dog who won the gold on December 7th from the Great Kabuki. The Mid-South Tag Team Champions were Junkyard Dog and Mike George, who won them from the Wild Samoans on October 15th, this was the Dog’s seventh reign as champion! On our first episode we have the North American Champion, Ted DiBiase defending against Paul Orndorff, a great way to start the series. Let’s go to the ring.