Mid-South Wrestling: Q4 1981
In the 4th quarter of 1981, Scandor Akbar returns, a surprisingly thin main-event roster, applying critical thinking in the absence of match results, and more!
Here is the roster for the quarter. Wrestlers are listed in descending order by their average SPOT Rating during the quarter. Directly below their week-by-week SPOT Ratings is a list of their Frequent Partners and Frequent Opponents (if applicable):
NEW TO THE TERRITORY THIS QUARTER
(wrestlers either making their first-ever appearance as a regular in this territory or appearing in a significantly different role/gimmick than when they were here previously)
DON SERRANO – Spending much of the 60s and 70s wrestling across North America (and two tours for New Japan), Hector “Don” Serrano debuted here in November, coming in after spending the summer in Nova Scotia for Grand Prix. He wrestled under his real name early in his career, then switched to Don Serrano almost exclusively with two exceptions: a 1974 run in All-South (Gunkel) as Super Soul Davis and a stint in the WWWF as the Black Demon.
ED WISKOWSKI – The future Col. DeBeers turned pro in the early 70s. He grew up in St. Joseph, Missouri, and spent a good part of his early career wrestling in Heart of America (Central States). After a brief run in Florida as “Mongoose” Derek Draper and a very brief run in the WWWF as the Polish Prince (lasting no more than a couple of TV tapings), he transformed himself into the Mega Maharishi in the Pacific Northwest in 1985-86, capitalizing on the controversy surrounding the Rajneeshpuram in Oregon. Shortly thereafter he first adopted the Col. DeBeers moniker in the AWA.
FRANK MONTE – This was his first appearance in the area in over a decade. As “Cowboy” Bruce Kirk, he had two separate stints here, one in 1966 and one in 1970-71. He later took on the Frank Monte ring name, often billed from Alaska and teaming with Mike York as the Alaskans in a few different territories.
JERRY NOVAK – Jerry, born Jaroslav Novak, spent most of the 70s as one-half of the Bounty Hunters with David Novak (often managed by Jimmy Kent). David’s real name is listed in some sources as Charles D. Melvin, but there are other sources that say the Novaks were brothers in real life.
JESSE BARR – Born in 1959, Jesse was the son of Sandy Barr and the older brother of “Love Machine” Art Barr. He turned pro in March 1980, first wrestling in Portland and Vancouver before going to Heart of America in August. He then went to East Texas and spent much of 1981 there before coming here in October. Already part of one wrestling family, he “joined” another in 1986 when he went to the WWF as Jimmy Jack Funk, the “younger brother” of Terry and Dory Jr.
RICK FERRARA – Ferrara had been here many, many times over the years as Igor Putski, debuting as a “cousin” and tag team partner of Ivan Putski’s in 1972. After an initial push, he was moved down the cards after Ivan left and was used in a mid-card/preliminary role for years. He had last worked here as Igor in May 1980. I don’t believe they acknowledged his prior role when he came here in late 1981 as a heel named Rick Ferrara.
RETURNING TO THE TERRITORY THIS QUARTER
Brian Blair, Dusty Rhodes, and Terry Orndorff
OTHER WRESTLERS NOT LISTED IN THE SPOT RATINGS
NATIONALLY KNOWN STARS
The Assassin, Bill Watts, and Kerry Von Erich
PART-TIMERS OR JUST PASSING THROUGH
Buck Robley, Buddy Landell, Denny Alberts, Jake Roberts, Leroy Brown, Mike Bowyer, Mr Olympia, Randy Rose, Ron Fuller, Tommy Tate, and Vinnie Romeo
WOMEN WRESTLERS
Judy Martin and Suzette Ferrara
Their average SPOT Rating here was a .46
WOMEN MIDGET WRESTLERS
Barbi Doll and Diamond Lil
Their average SPOT Rating here was a .50
MANAGERS
Scandor Akbar returned to Louisiana and Mississippi as a manager after having spent a couple of years with Leroy McGuirk in Oklahoma. In TV episodes from December 1981 that are currently available on Peacock (or WWE Network internationally), he is managing the Iron Sheik, so he likely came here either when Sheik debuted in September or shortly thereafter.
Gary Hart was managing the Great Kabuki.
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CHAMPIONS & KNOWN TITLE CHANGES
NOTE: Title histories are sometimes not “linear”; title changes can be acknowledged in one market but not others, or perhaps acknowledged in others at a later date. Also, the concept of titles being “held up” can sometimes refer to a town-specific angle to build to a rematch and may not be acknowledged in other markets. This represents my best effort to accurately portray title histories using the tools now available. While I do try to put these histories together on my own, I often refer to wrestling-titles.com and wrestlingdata.com
NORTH AMERICAN TITLE
Paul Orndorff was the champion at the beginning of the quarter. Ted DiBiase defeated Orndorff on 11/1 in Lake Charles, LA to win the title.
MID-SOUTH TAG TEAM TITLES
The Samoans (Afa & Sika) were the champions at the beginning of the quarter. Junkyard Dog & Mike George beat them on 10/15 in Jackson, MS to win the titles.
LOUISIANA TITLE
Bob Roop was the champion at the beginning of the quarter. The Great Kabuki beat Roop to win the title on the TV show that first aired in some markets on 10/3. Junkyard Dog beat Kabuki on 12/7 in New Orleans to win the title.
MISSISSIPPI TITLE
Bob Orton Jr. held the title for the duration of the quarter.
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ANATOMY OF A FEUD
Here’s a look at the feud between Junkyard Dog & Mike George and Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton Jr, looking at all the known matches between them with stipulations noted where available. The matches are arranged chronologically by city, so you can easily see which cities had multiple matches between them.
Keep in mind that some newspapers didn't list details, so just because a match isn't specified as a title match, we don't necessarily know for a fact that it was non-title and the same can apply for stipulation bouts.
This was a continuation of the JYD-Orndorff feud which began over the summer after Orndorff turned heel. Orndorff was aligned with Orton and Roop, while George returned to the territory and turned babyface, aligning himself with JYD.
While there aren’t results for many of these cards, it is possible to infer what happened based on the progression of stipulations. Here’s how we can do that:
-If the first match in a town isn’t billed as a title match and the second match is, it is a reasonable assumption that Orndorff & Orton won the first bout to set up a title match (JYD & George were the champs).
-In towns where the second or third match had a no disqualification stipulation, it’s likely that the previous match ended in either a double disqualification or one of the teams getting disqualified.
-If the second (or third) match had the stipulation where Terry Orndorff was handcuffed to the ring post, we can assume that it was his interference led to the disqualification on the previous show.
-It is very likely that JYD & George won the ‘blowoff’ match in each market, as they were not only the babyfaces but they were the champs and didn’t lose the belts to Paul & Bob at any point.
LAFAYETTE
11/1 Results not available
12/27 Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ringpost: Results not available
BILOXI
11/5 Results not available
12/10 Mid-South Tag Team titles: Results not available
MONROE
11/8 Results not available
11/30 Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ring post: Results not available
1/16/82 Texas tornado match: Results not available
SHREVEPORT
11/20 Orndorff & Orton beat JYD & George when Orndorff pinned George
12/4 Mid-South Tag Team titles: Both teams were disqualified
12/18 Mid-South Tag Team titles, steel cage, no disqualification: JYD & George beat Orndorff & Orton
ALEXANDRIA
11/21 Results not available
12/19 Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ringpost: Results not available
NEW ORLEANS
11/26 Mid-South Tag Team titles: Results not available
JACKSON
11/28 Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ring post: Results not available
BATON ROUGE
12/1 Mid-South Tag Team titles: Results not available
12/8 Mid-South Tag Team titles, no disqualification: Results not available
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Here is the calendar of known house shows for the quarter:
ADVERTISED LINEUPS FOR ALL KNOWN HOUSE SHOWS
9/29/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Great Kabuki vs Junkyard Dog
Afa & Sika vs Buddy Landell & Jim Garvin
Bob Orton Jr vs Ted DiBiase
Ken Mantell vs Mike George
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
10/1/81 Marshall, TX (Civic Center)
Great Kabuki vs Junkyard Dog
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Jim Garvin & Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Iron Sheik vs Vinnie Romeo
Kim Duk vs Mike George
10/2/81 Greenwood, MS (Civic Center)
Afa & Ernie Ladd & Sika vs Bill Watts & Jim Garvin & Junkyard Dog
Bob Orton Jr vs King Cobra
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Buddy Landell vs Iron Sheik
Kim Duk vs Mike George
10/6/81 Vicksburg, MS (City Auditorium)
Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bounty match: Bob Orton Jr vs Ted DiBiase
Jim Garvin vs Paul Orndorff
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
10/7/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
Jim Garvin vs Kim Duk
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Carl Fergie vs Denny Alberts
10/8/81 Biloxi, MS (Mississippi Coast Coliseum)
Bounty match: Bob Orton Jr vs Ted DiBiase
Assassin vs Mr Olympia
Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Jim Garvin vs Kim Duk
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
Carl Fergie vs Ken Mantell
10/9/81 Shreveport, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Great Kabuki vs Jim Garvin
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
10/10/81 Alexandria, LA (Rapides Coliseum)
If Orndorff doesn't wrestle he will be fined $2500: Junkyard Dog vs Paul Orndorff
Bounty match: Bob Orton Jr vs Ted DiBiase
Afa & Sika vs Jim Garvin & King Cobra
Ken Mantell vs Tony Charles
Kim Duk vs Mike George
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
10/11/81 Lafayette, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Iron Sheik vs Junkyard Dog
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Jim Garvin & Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Afa & Sika vs Jesse Barr & King Cobra
Kim Duk vs Mike George
Carl Fergie vs Ken Mantell
10/11/81 Lake Charles, LA (Civic Center)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Bob Orton Jr vs King Cobra
Jim Garvin vs Ken Mantell
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
10/13/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
No disqualification: Iron Sheik vs Junkyard Dog
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Kim Duk vs Mike George
Bob Orton Jr vs Tony Charles
Carl Fergie vs Jesse Barr
10/15/81 Jackson, MS (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Dusty Rhodes vs Great Kabuki
Bob Orton Jr vs Jim Garvin
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Ken Mantell vs King Cobra
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
Carl Fergie vs Kim Duk
10/18/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
King Cobra vs Paul Orndorff
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Bob Orton Jr vs Jim Garvin
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
Jesse Barr vs Tony Charles
10/18/81 Houma, LA (East Park Recreation Center)
Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Carl Fergie & Judy Martin vs King Cobra & Suzette Ferrara
Kim Duk vs Tony Charles
10/21/81 Vicksburg, MS (City Auditorium)
Bob Roop & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr vs King Cobra
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Carl Fergie vs Jesse Barr
10/22/81 Biloxi, MS (Mississippi Coast Coliseum)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Mid-South Tag Team titles, dog collar / Indian strap match: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Mississippi title: Bob Orton Jr vs Jim Garvin
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Great Kabuki vs Jesse Barr
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
10/23/81 Shreveport, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, steel cage match: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Louisiana title: Great Kabuki vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Bob Orton Jr vs Jesse Barr
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
10/24/81 Alexandria, LA (Rapides Coliseum)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Carl Fergie & Judy Martin vs Jesse Barr & Suzette Ferrara
Bob Orton Jr vs Jim Garvin
Bob Roop vs Tony Charles
Kim Duk vs King Cobra
10/25/81 Lake Charles, LA (Civic Center)
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Jim Garvin vs Paul Orndorff
Bob Orton Jr vs Mike George
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Carl Fergie & Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara & Tony Charles
Jesse Barr vs Kim Duk
10/27/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Afa & Paul Orndorff & Sika vs Bill Watts & Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Dusty Rhodes vs Great Kabuki
Iron Sheik vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr vs Jim Garvin
Bob Roop vs Frank Monte
Jesse Barr vs Kim Duk
Jerry Novak vs Tony Charles
10/30/81 Monroe, LA (Civic Center)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, dog collar / Indian strap match: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Dusty Rhodes vs Great Kabuki
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Carl Fergie vs Iron Sheik
Kim Duk vs King Cobra
Jesse Barr vs Tony Charles
10/31/81 Loranger, LA (Loranger Coliseum)
Iron Sheik vs Junkyard Dog
Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Kim Duk vs Mike George
Carl Fergie vs Jesse Barr
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
11/1/81 Lafayette, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Jerry Novak & Judy Martin vs Jesse Barr & Suzette Ferrara
Kim Duk vs Tony Charles
11/1/81 Lake Charles, LA (Civic Center)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, steel cage match: Afa & Sika vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Louisiana street fight: Bill Watts vs Ernie Ladd
North American title, no disqualification: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Bob Orton Jr vs Jesse Barr
Frank Monte vs Kim Duk
Jerry Novak vs Tony Charles
11/3/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Junkyard Dog vs Paul Orndorff
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin & Ted DiBiase
Don Serrano & Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara & Tony Charles
Iron Sheik vs Mike George
Jesse Barr vs Kim Duk
Frank Monte vs Jerry Novak
11/4/81 Jackson, MS (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Great Kabuki & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Mississippi title: Bob Orton Jr vs Jim Garvin
Frank Monte vs Iron Sheik
Judy Martin vs Suzette Ferrara
Jesse Barr vs Kim Duk
Jerry Novak vs Tony Charles
11/5/81 Biloxi, MS (Mississippi Coast Coliseum)
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Southeastern title: Mr Olympia vs Randy Rose
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Don Serrano vs Frank Monte
Jerry Novak vs Tony Charles
11/6/81 Shreveport, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Great Kabuki & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Bob Orton Jr vs Frank Monte
Don Serrano vs Jesse Barr
Jerry Novak vs Tony Charles
11/7/81 Alexandria, LA (Rapides Coliseum)
Louisiana title: Great Kabuki vs Junkyard Dog
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs Mike George
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Jesse Barr & Jim Garvin
Frank Monte vs Jerry Novak
Don Serrano vs Tony Charles
11/8/81 Monroe, LA (Civic Center)
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Jerry Novak vs Jesse Barr
Don Serrano vs Tony Charles
Plus 1 other bout
11/10/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Bob Roop & Great Kabuki vs Dusty Rhodes & Ted DiBiase
If Orndorff wins, JYD must wear yellow mask: Junkyard Dog vs Paul Orndorff
Don Serrano vs Jim Garvin
Bob Orton Jr vs Tony Charles
Jerry Novak vs Jesse Barr
Carl Fergie vs Frank Monte
11/15/81 Lafayette, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Great Kabuki vs Ted DiBiase
Dusty Rhodes vs Paul Orndorff
Bob Roop & Iron Sheik vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Orton Jr vs Frank Monte
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
Jerry Novak vs Jesse Barr
11/18/81 Jackson, MS (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bob Orton Jr & Great Kabuki & Paul Orndorff vs Dusty Rhodes & Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Don Serrano vs King Cobra
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
Jerry Novak vs Jesse Barr
11/19/81 Biloxi, MS (Mississippi Coast Coliseum)
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George & Ted DiBiase
Ernie Ladd vs Ron Fuller
Frank Monte vs Iron Sheik
Ed Wiskowski vs Jim Garvin
Jerry Novak vs Jesse Barr
Don Serrano vs Tony Charles
11/20/81 Shreveport, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Great Kabuki vs Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
Don Serrano vs Jesse Barr
11/21/81 Alexandria, LA (Rapides Coliseum)
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
Jerry Novak vs Jesse Barr
Don Serrano vs Frank Monte
11/22/81 Thibodaux, LA (Civic Center)
Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Ed Wiskowski vs King Cobra
Frank Monte vs Jerry Novak
Don Serrano vs Tony Charles
11/23/81 Lake Charles, LA (Civic Center)
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Loser must wear yellow mask: Junkyard Dog vs Paul Orndorff
Iron Sheik vs Jim Garvin
Bob Orton Jr vs King Cobra
Jerry Novak vs Mike George
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
Frank Monte vs Terry Orndorff
Jesse Barr vs Rick Ferrara
11/24/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Ernie Ladd vs Jim Garvin
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Frank Monte vs Terry Orndorff
Don Serrano vs Jesse Barr
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
11/26/81 New Orleans, LA (Superdome)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Dusty Rhodes vs Great Kabuki
Ernie Ladd vs Kerry Von Erich
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Barbi Doll & Frank Monte vs Diamond Lil & Rick Ferrara
Ed Wiskowski vs Jim Garvin
Jerry Novak vs Tony Charles
Don Serrano vs Jesse Barr
11/27/81 Greenwood, MS (Civic Center)
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George & Ted DiBiase
Come as you are: Dusty Rhodes vs Great Kabuki
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Jerry Novak vs Kerry Von Erich
Barbi Doll & Frank Monte vs Diamond Lil & Rick Ferrara
Ed Wiskowski vs Jim Garvin
Jesse Barr vs Terry Orndorff
11/28/81 Jackson, MS (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ring post: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title, no disqualification: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Bunkhouse match: Dusty Rhodes vs Great Kabuki
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Jerry Novak vs Kerry Von Erich
Ed Wiskowski vs Jim Garvin
Barbi Doll vs Diamond Lil
Jesse Barr vs Rick Ferrara
Don Serrano vs Frank Monte
11/29/81 Houma, LA (East Park Recreation Center)
Bob Roop & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr vs Mike George
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Barbi Doll vs Diamond Lil
Frank Monte vs Jerry Novak
Jesse Barr vs Rick Ferrara
Ed Wiskowski vs Jim Garvin
11/29/81 Lafayette, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Jim Garvin vs Terry Orndorff
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Barbi Doll vs Diamond Lil
Ed Wiskowski vs Frank Monte
Don Serrano vs Tony Charles
11/30/81 Monroe, LA (Civic Center)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ring post: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Ernie Ladd vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jim Garvin
Barbi Doll vs Diamond Lil
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
Ed Wiskowski vs Tony Charles
Frank Monte vs Jerry Novak
12/1/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Iron Sheik vs Ted DiBiase
Barbi Doll vs Diamond Lil
Bob Roop vs Frank Monte
Ed Wiskowski vs Rick Ferrara
Don Serrano vs Jerry Novak
12/4/81 Shreveport, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs Jesse Barr
Barbi Doll vs Diamond Lil
Ed Wiskowski vs King Cobra
Brian Blair vs Rick Ferrara
12/5/81 Alexandria, LA (Rapides Coliseum)
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George & Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs King Cobra
Barbi Doll & Frank Monte vs Diamond Lil & Rick Ferrara
Ernie Ladd vs Jesse Barr
Brian Blair vs Jerry Novak
12/8/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, no disqualification: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Brian Blair vs Iron Sheik
Don Serrano vs Ed Wiskowski
Frank Monte vs Rick Ferrara
Jerry Novak vs Tommy Tate
12/10/81 Biloxi, MS (Mississippi Coast Coliseum)
Mid-South Tag Team titles: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Ernie Ladd vs Ted DiBiase
Bob Roop vs Jesse Barr
Brian Blair vs Iron Sheik
Ed Wiskowski vs Frank Monte
Jerry Novak vs Rick Ferrara
12/13/81 Monroe, LA (Civic Center)
Louisiana street fight: Bill Watts vs Ernie Ladd
Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George & Ted DiBiase
Brian Blair vs Iron Sheik
Ed Wiskowski vs King Cobra
Don Serrano vs Jerry Novak
12/15/81 Baton Rouge, LA (Riverside Centroplex)
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
If JYD wins, he gets five minutes with Terry Orndorff; if he wins that match, Terry must leave Mid-South for 30 days: Junkyard Dog vs Paul Orndorff
Iron Sheik vs Leroy Brown
Bob Orton Jr & Ernie Ladd vs Jake Roberts & Mike George
Ed Wiskowski vs Frank Monte
Brian Blair vs Jerry Novak
12/16/81 Jackson, MS (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Mississippi title: Bob Orton Jr vs Junkyard Dog
Iron Sheik vs Jake Roberts
Bob Roop vs Leroy Brown
Ed Wiskowski vs Rick Ferrara
Brian Blair vs Jerry Novak
12/18/81 Shreveport, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, steel cage, no disqualification: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title, no disqualification: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Dusty Rhodes vs Iron Sheik
Ernie Ladd vs Leroy Brown
Ed Wiskowski vs Jake Roberts
Brian Blair vs Jerry Novak
Frank Monte vs Terry Orndorff
12/19/81 Alexandria, LA (Rapides Parish Coliseum)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ringpost: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
North American title: Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Dusty Rhodes vs Ernie Ladd
Iron Sheik vs Jake Roberts
Brian Blair vs Ed Wiskowski
Don Serrano vs Terry Orndorff
Frank Monte vs Rick Ferrara
12/20/81 Houma, LA (source: The Clawmaster's Archives)
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Iron Sheik vs Junkyard Dog
Bob Orton Jr vs Mike George
Brian Blair vs Ed Wiskowski
Frank Monte vs Rick Ferrara
Don Serrano vs Tommy Tate
12/26/81 Biloxi, MS (Mississippi Coast Coliseum)
North American title: Paul Orndorff vs Ted DiBiase
Louisiana title, no disqualification: Great Kabuki vs Junkyard Dog
Mississippi title: Bob Orton Jr vs Kerry Von Erich
Buck Robley vs Ernie Ladd
Iron Sheik vs Mike George
Bob Roop vs King Cobra
Brian Blair vs Terry Orndorff
Frank Monte vs Mike Bowyer
12/27/81 Lafayette, LA (Municipal Auditorium)
Mid-South Tag Team titles, Terry Orndorff handcuffed to ringpost: Bob Orton Jr & Paul Orndorff vs Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Buck Robley vs Iron Sheik
Brian Blair vs Mike Bowyer
Don Serrano vs Ed Wiskowski
12/27/81 Lake Charles, LA (Civic Center)
If JYD's team wins, he gets 5 minutes with Terry Orndorff: Bob Orton Jr & Iron Sheik & Paul Orndorff vs Buck Robley & Junkyard Dog & Mike George
Bob Roop vs Ted DiBiase
Brian Blair vs Ed Wiskowski
Frank Monte vs Terry Orndorff
Don Serrano vs Jerry Novak