Knoxville, TN July 14th, 2001

Interview:
Dusty Rhodes talks about his victoy, Bigelow, and more

Dusty comes out and says that last night goes to show that the new young lions
can't always beat a legend. CM Punk won't be back until October, and Vampiro's
injury will keep him on the shelf longer than expected. So the path is open
for a big match with Raven, and once he beats Raven he has dreams of winning
that USWA title! Raven comes out and says that his Triangle of Terror is not
totally destroyed, and tomorrow night in Louisville he will have to defeat 
Vic Grimes. Grimes comes out and tells Dusty that he might be worried about
tomorrow but tonight The Triple Threat is going to do them a favor and he'll
be taking on Bigelow in the Main Event.

Dan Kroffat pinned Ultimo Dragon after a tiger driver in 0:04:57.
Rating: ** 3/4

Nice opener as Kroffat continues his winning ways in singles action. The 
Dragon has not been very sucessfull since he has started touring with the
USWA.

Vic Grimes defeated Altar Boy Luke by countout in 0:09:22.
Rating: *

Grimes gets a victory tonight over a man that has been on a roll as of late
Altar Boy Luke of the X Division. Grimes is going to be taking on Dusty Rhodes
tomorrow night, in what might be his most important match to date.

Tazz made Perry Saturn submit to the Tazmission in 0:13:17.
Rating: *** 1/4

Tazz takes on one of his best friends in the business Perry Saturn. Saturn 
put on a great performance against Tazz, but couldn't pick up the victory.

No-DQ-Match:
Volk Han made Don Frye submit to a kneelock submission in 0:17:55.
Rating: *** 1/2

an incredible matchup with Volk Han getting the win over Don Frye via 
submission. Tazz has stated he is interested in getting in the ring with these
two, but Bigelow has defeated both and he's been dubbed the man to beat.

Colt Cabana pinned Jeff Jarrett with the Colt 45 in 0:07:55.
Rating: *** 3/4

Cabana gets a victory over Triple Threat Member Jeff Jarrett. The Threat has
not been in the spotlight as of late, and Cabana is in line for the X title.

The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) defeated Sabu and Brian Christopher when
New Jack defeated Christopher via pinfall in 0:04:30.
Rating: ** 3/4

Gangstas get a win over Christopher and Sabu. This was a great brawl. New 
Jack has been about as good as it gets with leading Mustafa around. Can the
tag titles be in their future?

Raven pinned Jerry Lynn with the Evenflow DDT in 0:07:21.
Rating: *** 1/4

Raven gets a win over Lynn in this odd pairing. 1/2 of the tag champs got a
chance to get back into singles action, but he couldn't pull out the victory.
Raven continues to be in the top 10.

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated
The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer when C. Harris defeated Dreamer when Dreamer
 passed out in a half Boston in 0:03:19.
Rating: ** 3/4

AMW gets the victory over Sandman and Dreamer in tag team action. Dreamer and
Sandman seemed upset about the loss, but both teams shook hands afterwards.

Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Dusty Rhodes after a moonsault in 0:10:20.
Rating: ***

Hardcore Brawl with Bigelow getting a HUGE win over Dusty tonight in Knoxville.
Bigelow said after the match that this was a statement from the triple threat,
and that they will soon be back in the picture in the USWA. After the match
the Threat came out and beat the hell out of Dusty, then Raven and Grimes 
came out to continue the beating until finally Paul London, and Cabana came 
out to make the save. Dusty was a bloody mess and tomorrow he's taking on 
Vic Grimes.


Card rating: ***


Match observations: 

Notes from Backstage

Decent showing in a debut in Knoxville. Dusty got a beatdown from both the
New Church members and the Triple Threat. It's obvious Dusty is the man to
beat in the USWA, and most people fear him.