Match #15: NWA Louisiana State Heavyweight Title (4/5/81)

April 5, 1981
National Guard Armory
Vicksburg, MS

NWA Louisiana Title
‘Gorgeous’ Jimmy Garvin def. ‘Disco’ Dominic Donovan

Littleton climbs into the ring. Cooper Young stands beside him. Littleton begins the announcement, “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached tonight’s main event!!” The crowd cheers. “The following match is set for one fall with a one-hour time limit and is for the National Wrestling Alliance’s Louisiana State Heavyweight Title. The referee for the match is Cooper Young.”

“Disco Inferno” by the Trammps begins to play. Dominic comes down to the ring to the boos of the crowd.

Littleton continues the announcement. “Introducing first, the challenger, from New Orleans, weighing 278 pounds, is the Mississippi State Heavyweight champion … ‘Disco’ Dominic Donovan!!!” The crowd continues to boo.

Jimmy Garvin and Sunshine head down to the ring, also to the boos of the crowd.

Littleton continues, “His opponent, accompanied to the ring by Sunshine, from Florida, weighing 250 pounds, is the Louisiana State Heavyweight champion … ‘Gorgeous’ Jimmy Garvin!!!” The crowd continues to boo.

Dominic allows Cooper to check him for foreign objects, but Jimmy stalls a bit to give the crowd a “show”. Sunshine helps disrobe Jimmy before the bout. “Legs” by ZZ Top begins to play. Jessica comes down the aisle and climbs into the ring. She takes the microphone from Littleton and turns towards Dominic.

“Triple D,” Jessica says, “we don’t agree on many things. We’ve had our tiffs in the past, but there’s one thing we both know.”

“What’s that?” Dominic answers.

Jessica replies, “You can beat Garvin and become the Louisiana champion. That is …” She paused for a moment. “That is, if your back’s covered. Sunshine has a major tendency to make herself known in Garvin’s matches. You need eyes in the back of your head.” Dominic raises his eyebrow. “I’d like to be those eyes tonight.”

Dominic smiles, “I can’t think of any more lovely eyes to have in the back of my head.”

Jimmy starts to complain, but Sunshine talks him down. Jimmy finally removes the Louisiana state title belt. He hands it to Cooper, who displays it to the crowd. Sunshine and Jessica leave the ring. Cooper calls for the bell.

Jimmy goes for a single leg takedown, but Dominic steps out of the way. They lock up. Jimmy takes Dominic down with an arm drag. Dominic gets back to his feet and walks into a belly-to-belly suplex. Jimmy rolls Dominic onto his stomach and applies a hammerlock. Dominic struggles toward the ropes, but Jimmy drops a knee onto his shoulder. Jessica starts to cheer for Dominic. The crowd gets somewhat behind her at that time. Jimmy drops a second knee onto Dominic’s shoulder. Dominic inches closer to the rope. Jimmy moves him around so that Dominic’s just out of reach of the ropes. Jimmy then glides up into a front face lock. As Cooper checks for a choke, Jimmy puts his feet on the middle rope. The crowd starts to get onto him. As soon as Cooper looks, Jimmy takes his feet off the rope.

Cooper asks Jimmy if his feet were on the ropes. Jimmy says, “No! No! Absolutely not!” As Cooper is talking to Jimmy, Jessica reaches into the ring and drags Dominic’s foot onto the bottom rope. When Cooper sees it, he calls for a break. Jimmy grudgingly releases the hold and gets to his feet to argue with Cooper.

Dominic gets back to his feet and charges Jimmy. Cooper moves out of the way as Dominic rushes Jimmy into the ropes and rolls him up into a rolling reverse cradle. The momentum carries them through with Jimmy on top. Dominic grabs a hold of Jimmy’s tights and pulls him over. Cooper calls for the break as both men were in the ropes.

Jimmy climbs out of the ring. Sunshine comes over to console him. Dominic gets to his feet. Jessica climbs onto the ring apron and starts whispering in Dominic’s ear. Jimmy climbs onto the ring apron. Cooper tells Jessica to get off the apron. Jessica willingly complies. Jimmy steps into the ring and circles Dominic. Jimmy talks to the crowd as he gets to one corner. Dominic charges him from behind, but Jimmy moves out of the way. Jimmy chops Dominic across the chest in the corner before sending him across the ring. Dominic reverses the whip. Jimmy slams into the turnbuckle hard. Dominic charges the corner and brings him out into the middle of the ring with a monkey flip.

Jimmy lands hard on the mat. Dominic bounces off the side ropes and drops an elbow across Jimmy’s throat. Dominic pops right back up and delivers another elbowdrop. Dominic covers, but Jimmy kicks out before Cooper gets into position. Dominic pulls Jimmy up by his hair. Jimmy breaks away and climbs out of the ring. Sunshine comes around the corner. Jimmy complains about the hair. Cooper warns Dominic about hair pulling. Sunshine fluffs Jimmy’s hair. Jimmy climbs onto the ring apron as Cooper’s count gets to eight.

Dominic charges Jimmy, but Jimmy drops off the ring apron. He drags Dominic out of the ring and slams his head into the ring apron. Jimmy rolls under the bottom rope to break Cooper’s count and rolls back out of the ring. Jimmy hooks Dominic up for a suplex, but Dominic blocks it. Jimmy tries again, but Dominic reverses it. Dominic slides under the bottom rope to break Cooper’s count and slides back out of the ring. Dominic slams Jimmy’s head into the ring apron and rolls him into the ring. Dominic slides into the ring and covers Jimmy. Cooper gets down to count … one … Sunshine puts Jimmy’s foot on the bottom rope … two! Cooper sees Jimmy’s foot and stops the count. Jessica chases Sunshine around the ring.

Dominic backs Jimmy into the corner and plants a kneelift into his solar plexus. Dominic goes to whip him across the ring, but Jimmy reverses it. Dominic bounces out of the opposite corner. Jimmy takes him down with a backdrop. Dominic rolls back to his feet only to be taken down with a clothesline. Jimmy plays to the crowd. They boo in return. Sunshine rolls into the ring. Jimmy puts himself between her and Jessica who climbs on the ring apron. Jimmy challenges Jessica to come into the ring. Dominic rolls up Sunshine in a rolling reverse cradle as Jimmy takes a swing at Jessica. Jessica drops off the ring apron. A disheveled Sunshine scurries out of the ring. Dominic ducks a wild right hand and takes Jimmy to the mat with a back suplex. Dominic drops a quick elbow onto Jimmy’s sternum and covers him. Cooper gets set to count, but Jimmy kicks out as the one count falls.

Dominic goes to pick Jimmy up, but Jimmy pokes him in the eyes. Jimmy rolls him up in a small package, but Cooper refuses to count with both men in the ropes. Jimmy gets to his feet and starts to complain. Cooper reminds him that both of them were in the ropes. Dominic gets to all fours, and Jimmy rakes him across the face with the laces of his boot. Jimmy slams Dominic’s head into the mat. He asks Sunshine if she likes what she sees. She applauds. The crowd boos. Jimmy poses for the crowd as Dominic rolls out of the ring.

“He can’t even stay in the ring with me!” Garvin taunts.

Sunshine gets into Dominic’s face. Cooper warns her, and she backs off. Dominic walks around the corner and climbs onto the ring apron when Cooper’s count gets to nine. Jimmy swings a wild right hand at Dominic’s head, but Dominic ducks it. He nails Jimmy with a shoulder block to the stomach. Dominic slingshots over the top rope into a sunset flip. Jimmy struggles, but he manages to catch hold of the top rope. He drops down onto Dominic’s shoulders with his hands still on the top rope. Cooper gets down to count … one … two … Cooper sees Jimmy’s hands on the rope! Cooper pries one hand off the rope. Jimmy gets up and backs him into a corner. Cooper threatens to disqualify Jimmy, but Jimmy laughs in his face.

Jimmy turns around to receive a right hand to the jaw from Dominic. Dominic backs him into the ropes and sends him across the ring. Jimmy ducks a clothesline. Dominic catches him off the opposite ropes with a drop toe hold. Jimmy lands facefirst on the mat. Dominic bounces off the side ropes with a leg drop across the back of Jimmy’s head. Dominic rolls him over. Jimmy’s bleeding from his nose. Dominic drops an elbow onto Jimmy’s chest and covers … one … two … thr … Jimmy barely gets his shoulder up in time!

Dominic applies a front face lock, but Jimmy gets back to his feet and shoves him into the ropes. Dominic releases the hold and nails Jimmy with a European uppercut. Dominic whips him across the ring. He goes for a backdrop, but Jimmy kicks him in the face and takes him down with a short lariat.

Blood continues to drip from Jimmy’s nose. Cooper checks it, but Jimmy says he can continue. Jimmy leans out of the ropes so Sunshine can wipe the blood off his face. Dominic gets to his feet, but Cooper manages to keep him away from Jimmy for a moment. As Sunshine wipes Jimmy’s bloody nose, she slips a set of brass knuckles into Jimmy’s tights. The crowd goes frantic. Sunshine becomes satisfied with the condition of Jimmy’s nose. Cooper checks again, and the blood seems to have clotted.

Cooper encourages the two to lock up again. They lock up. Jimmy pulls Dominic’s hair and forces him back into the ropes. Jimmy shoves Dominic across the ring. Both men go for a shoulderblock, but Jimmy gets the worst of it. He falls out of the ring. Dominic follows him outside. Sunshine gets between the two wrestlers. Jimmy backs away from Dominic. Cooper tells Sunshine to get out of the way. Jessica gets behind Jimmy and school boy trips him. Jimmy’s head makes a thud on the concrete floor, making the front row of fans cringe. Jessica crawls under the ring.

Dominic pushes Sunshine out of the way as he rounds the corner. Sunshine jumps on his back, but Cooper climbs out of the ring and peels her off of him. Sunshine flails in his arms. Cooper threatens to disqualify Jimmy for her actions. Dominic rounds the corner as Jimmy gets to his feet. Dominic takes him down with a clothesline. Dominic rolls Jimmy back into the ring as Jessica crawls out from under the ring on the opposite side. Sunshine continues to struggle in Cooper’s arms. Jimmy pulls the brass knuckles out of his trunks. He wraps them around his fingers and runs into the ropes as Dominic climbs onto the ring apron. Jessica trips Jimmy as he hits the ropes. Dominic runs across the ring and drops a knee into Jimmy’s side. Dominic wraps Jimmy’s legs in a toe hold. Cooper climbs back into the ring. Dominic slaps the back of Jimmy’s head.

Dominic gets back to his feet and challenges Jimmy to get up. Jimmy helps himself up with the ropes and puts the brass knuckles back in his trunks. Dominic charges Jimmy with a running kneelift. Jimmy falls out of the ring. Jessica backs away. Dominic climbs out of the ring and slams Jimmy’s head into the ring steps. He rolls Jimmy back into the ring and slides into a cover. Cooper gets down to count … one … Dominic puts his feet on the middle rope … Sunshine screams about it … two … Cooper sees his feet!

Dominic rolls to his feet. As Jimmy gets to his feet, Dominic picks him up in a fireman’s carry. Dominic goes to drop him backwards, but Jimmy hangs onto the top rope. Dominic goes down and Jimmy falls on top of him. Cooper gets down for a count, but Jimmy rolls off. Jimmy rolls out of the ring. Sunshine comes around the corner to help him fluff his hair. The crowd jeers him, but Jimmy shoots back his own choice words. Cooper tells Jimmy to get back into the ring.

Jimmy climbs onto the ring apron. Dominic stands in the middle of the ring, challenging him to return. Jimmy steps through the ropes hesitantly. Dominic stays in the middle of the ring. Jimmy’s courage rises and he arrogantly struts along the ropes. Dominic continues the challenge. Jimmy struts to the middle of the ring and puts his hand up. As the two hands clasp on each other, both men go to kick each other. Jimmy gets the worse of it. Dominic applies an arm wringer. Jimmy drops to one knee. Dominic drops a leg across Jimmy’s shoulder. Jimmy crumbles to the mat. Dominic spikes Jimmy into the mat with a piledriver. Dominic climbs onto the middle turnbuckle and comes down with a vicious fistdrop.

Jessica climbs onto the ring apron. Cooper tells her to get off the apron. She points towards her waist. Cooper continues to instruct Jessica to get off the ring apron. Sunshine runs around the ring. Dominic grabs into Jimmy’s trunks and finds the brass knuckles. Sunshine grabs Jessica off the ring apron. Dominic wraps the brass knuckles around his fingers and climbs back onto the middle turnbuckle. Dominic comes off with another fistdrop, but Jimmy rolls away. Dominic screams in pain. Sunshine goes to slap Jessica, but Jessica ducks it and takes her down with a belly-to-belly suplex on the floor.

Jimmy sees Sunshine hit the floor and crawls out of the ring. Dominic slips the brass knuckles into his tights. Jessica gets to his feet to see Jimmy staring at her. Cooper climbs out of the ring to separate them. Dominic slides out of the ring behind Jimmy. Cooper backs Jessica away. Jimmy shoves Cooper out of the way as Jessica kicks Sunshine as she walks by. Jimmy starts to chase her down, but Dominic levels him from behind with a clothesline.

Dominic picks him up and slams his head into the ring apron. Cooper tells him to get back in the ring. Dominic rolls Jimmy into the ring and climbs the turnbuckle. Dominic stomps on Jimmy’s right knee from the top turnbuckle. Jimmy writhes in pain. Dominic applies a spinning toe hold, but Jimmy’s able to kick him off with his free foot. Dominic runs into the ropes. Jimmy lays flat as Dominic skips over. Jimmy gets up and hip tosses him into the corner. Dominic gets to his feet. Jimmy crushes him with a clothesline into the turnbuckle. Jimmy applies a side headlock as Cooper begins his count. Jimmy comes out of the corner with a vicious bulldog. He rolls Dominic over. Jessica climbs onto the ring apron. Cooper tells her to get off.

Jimmy slams his hand on the mat three times before getting up. He charges Jessica, but she drops off the apron before he reaches her. Jimmy yells at her for interfering. Dominic takes the brass knuckles out of his tights and slides them on his hand. He gets to his feet. Jimmy turns around. Dominic nails him in the face with them. Cooper sees it and calls for the bell! Dominic picks Jimmy up in a fireman’s carry and drills him into the mat with a modified brain buster. Dominic slides the brass knuckles off his hand, throws them on Jimmy’ prone body and leaves the ring.

Littleton announces, “The winner of the match, as a result of a disqualification, in a time of 34:06, and STILL Louisiana State Heavyweight champion … ‘Gorgeous’ Jimmy Garvin!!”