MSW Roster in 1983: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

Dusty Rhodes was the special guest referee appointed by Mid-South.

Title returned after Magnum's victory is reversed.

Mid-South would strike this match from the record on October 24, 1983. That announcement was aired on Mid-South TV October 29, 1983.

Junkyard Dog was the special guest referee appointed by Mid-South match maker Grizzly Smith. Junkyard Dog was supposed to be Reed's opponent as the fans had picked the Dog in an applause contest to face Reed for the title but Reed instead refused to defend the title against the Dog and instead picked Magnum T. A. who was in the same applause contest. Butch Reed filed a protest with Mid-South and Mid-South would reverse the match decision on October 24, 1983, citing that Butch Reed did not have the authority to pick his own opponent, therefore that match never happened, the next title match of Magnum T. A. vs Nikolai Volkoff was also stricken from the record, and the title was returned to Reed. That announcement was aired on Mid-South TV October 29, 1983.

Defeats Mr. Olympia in rematch

Vacated when Stagger Lee "left the area" (Junkyard Dog's 90-day suspension ended). Mr. Olympia won a 12-man tournament for the vacated title on March 21, 1983, in Shreveport, Louisiana. The decision was reversed, and the title held up, when it was revealed that the pin was counted with Junkyard Dog face-down on the mat.

JYD lost loser-leaves-town for 90 days match & returned as masked Stagger Lee.