USWA: Larry Burton had left for California, but was expected to be returning shortly and had not left his General Manager post……. Jerry Lawler regained the Unified title from King Reginald on April 27th in Memphis……. The Truth Commission regained the USWA Tag Team titles from the Shooting Stars on April 19th…… Dutch Mantell and Bill Dundee were being booked as the top heels in the company. Paul Diamond (formerly Kato in WWF) was in, teaming with Steven Dunn to challenge the Truth Commission for the tag team titles…… In a tv angle, Billy Travis had turned on Flash Flanagan, nailing him with a guitar.
and an item related to Memphis Wrestling legends --
Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert had spent a night in prison on April 20th, after being arrested on charges of taking money under false pretences and possession of less than 15 grams of Marijuana. They were released the next afternoon after pleading guilty to misdemeanour charges, and were ordered to return the money they had taken. They had received money up front for a River City Wrestling indy show in Sisterville, WV, that they were booked on to headline, and had walked out on the show before they appeared, when they found out there was a lower crowd (100 fans) than expected. The promoter called the cops on them, and they were picked up near St Marys, WV, where upon the cops also found a small amount of Marijuana in the car. The two were held on a $2,000 bond at Tyler County jail, and since they had been unable to post bond, had spent the night in jail.
Credit: www.wrestlingobserver.com
