This week, Regional Rasslin' returns to Georgia Championship Wrestling in March of 1982 as Guest Jammie Ward is back to help break it down! Dick Slater arrives and wants a piece of Roddy "Don't call me RODNEY" Piper! Plus, Bunkhouse Return match is set up between Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen vs. Dusty Rhodes & Terry Funk! Ron Bass with an upset win over Tommy Rich to capture the National Heavyweight Title! It appears Bob Armstrong will get his fair shake versus The Great Kabuki when Gary Hart is barred from ringside, BUT Roddy Piper has an idea! Buzz Sawyer picks a fight with former friend Kevin Sullivan. Plus, we get a look at Kerry Von Erich in action, we hear from Gino Hernandez, Tom Prichard continues to impress, Brad Armstrong is poetry in motion, the imposing Tag Team Champs Super Destroyer & Big John Studd are in action, Georgia has its own set of Samoans (and they're not very good), Leroy Brown is dealing the cards, Mr. Wrestling #2 on his way back, & much more!

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This week, Regional Rasslin returns to once again discuss the greatest outlaw promotion of all time, the Poffo Family's ICW based ouf of Lexington, Kentucky. Steve Crawford returns to join Ray Russell in discussing the year of 1980 in the ICW. We talk Macho Man's flying elbow on midget Wee Willie (and why it was really booked), Randy Savage threatening Lance Russell & Dave Brown, the discovery of George "Crusher Broomfield" Gray (future One Man Gang), Ernie Couch's barn of fun, a rookie Buddy Landel breaking in, the creation of the Devil's Duo (Doug Vines & Jeff Sword) with Izzy Slapawitz, Bob Roop's fake cast, the Jarrett crew working Rupp Arena, bartering for a steel cage, the Poffo Brothers exposed by Ron Garvin,odd wrestling from "Omaha" video, Rip Rogers' "BRAT" shirt, Angelo recreates his sit-up challenge, Garvin's training school,ICW invades Memphis but can't sell out the front row, the legend of Al "King Kong" Patterson, who headlined the most events, some of the random towns the Poffo's ran, some talent working for Henry Rogers in Malden, MO, & much more! There's never a dull moment in the world of the ICW!!!

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This week on Regional Rasslin', Gene Jackson returns as we look at June 15, 1985 in the Memphis territory. Southern Champ Jerry Lawler vs. Koko Ware headlines this week's TV. The Referee Tom Branch heel turn continues. Matchmaker Tom Renesto announces the PYT are stripped of the Southern Tag Titles, forcing a Title tournament at the Coliseum Monday night where NEW Champions are crowned! Jerry Lawler turns to Nick Bockwinkel as an unsuspecting partner, Botchmania runs wild during a Jerry Oski & Jay Youngblood tag match, Gino Della Serra and Les Freeman arrive, the Buddy Wayne (Bearer) led team of Travis & Sexton battle The Battens, The Fabulous ones are done making promises. Plus, the Sheepherders, a Memphis Showboats update, the Hijacking of TWA Flight 847, & more!

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