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What if Shane and Corbin teamed up to menace Seth....

Dibiase and Superstar in the cage will be a sure fire money drawing main event! Miller/Oliver against the R'n'R Express is a fantastic tag feud, and should lead to some nice brawls. Brad gets a nice win over the young Michaels, and experience like this will make Michaels quite the star..someday! Good Show.

This is stupid.

Bliss has Buzz Lightyear inspired gear, but beyond that, he seemed to just be going a little too far based on that.

Who is the guy in the neon green shirt and tan hat? Front row, same seat, every PPV, every TakeOver.... If he's just a super fan, he must be loaded.

That was an awesome little tournament! Funk vs Lawler is going to be awesome, and while Funk has his back up, Lawler just beat both of his buddies to get his title shot.... how willing is his back up going to be to help him... This is gonna be fun!!

Patera and Blackwell should really leave Harley Race alone. Maybe this is all a double cross and Muraco is gonna get suckered, but if not.. Harley is gonna hurt those two! Really digging the feud between Reed and the Saito gang. Good stuff. The Anderson's barely escape with the titles! Looks they are going to need to make another example and show Martel who he is messing with! Good stuff happening in Georgia!

I don't think it has officially been moved to the pre-show yet, but rumor is that it will be.

That tournament is stacked and should be a lot of fun. Machine and Sweetan pick up some nice wins ahead of the tournament to start the night. Tito returns and gets a rematch, but The Funker doesn't like it! That'll be a hell of a fight! The Enforcers are turning out to be a nasty pair. It's good to see Dicky Murdoch back in action. I get the feeling this friendly Lawler and Dundee stuff is just about finished... Wells picks up the victory over Fergie, but Cool Carl has the last laugh for now. Shaw and Steele seem to be headed for a bloodbath. That'll be a real good time!! Digging the Art Crews gimmick. Adonis picks up a nice win, and it's awesome to see him being used outside of the Adorable gimmick. Good show! Looking forward to both tournaments!!

Another fantastic set of shows this week! You're Ernie Ladd promo was fantastic! Things in Rocky Mountain are really heating up as the whole locker room is prepared to go to war with each other! Stampede had some big happenings! Dibiase retains as Bad News anger at the Russians is bigger than his desire for gold right now. I can't wait to find out who he is bringing as a partner! Flair gets the win, after Stu shows what a prick he is! Good on the Bulldogs for caring about their friend. Slaughter is gonna get mega heat now that he has the belt. Should be fun! The rest of the tag tournament looks good, lots of potential champions in that lot!

-Broadcasting live to our local affiliates in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri, as well as in Syndication across these great United States, the American Wrestling Association proudly presents World Class Wrestling, coming to you this week from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City!- Jim Ross: Good Evening Ladies and Gentleman and Welcome to AWA World Class Wrestling, I'm Jim Ross, being joined tonight by "Cowboy" Bill Watts and we are marching toward The Battle of New Orleans. The action has been red hot here in World Class, and tonight shouldn't be any different. Bill Watts: Things have been in a state of chaos around here since Star Wars, but these past few weeks have seen the violence intensify, friends turning against friends, and everything else you can imagine. It all appears to be heading for a boiling point at the Superdome, but we have to get there first. Jim Ross: Tonight will see Kerry Von Erich return to action after the vicious assault by The Grappler two weeks ago, and he wanted no one else in that ring, he will fight The Grappler tonight! We will also see The Glamour Boys take on The Highwaymen who attacked them some weeks back as well. Two matches tonight already dripping with bad blood before the bell even rings. Bill Watts: We'll also see the debut of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat here in the the World Class territory. This man has been a champion all over the world, so you have to think he has arrived here with a purpose. Jim Ross: But folks, we are going to start things off with a huge bang. Big John Studd and Bruiser Brody have been fighting since the moment Brody arrived back here in World Class, and now they are going to meet one on one for the World Class Television Title! Bill Watts: and don't forget, that whoever is Television Champion come the Superdome, will wrestle whoever is Central States Champion to unify those titles! Jim Ross: Studd is on his way to the ring, and I see Nick Bockwinkel is not joining him this evening. Bill Watts: With a wildman like Brody around, it doesn't shock me that Nick is M.I.A. Jim Ross: So much for being best buddies...HERE COMES BRODY!! 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -Big John Studd vs Bruiser Brody - AWA World Class Television Title Brody hit the ring and there was no time for ring introductions as the brawl was on! These two were clubbing each other in the chest with massive blows to see who would move first, but neither man was giving an inch. Studd rocked Brody with a huge headbutt, but Bruiser fired back with a dropkick! Studd staggered backwards and Brody charged in and caught him with a huge boot to the face that left Studd sagged in the turnbuckle. Brody climbed to the second and began to hammer punches into the forehead of Studd, but Big John reached up and locked his arms around the lower back of Brody and walked him out of the corner, locked deep in a bear hug! Studd wrenched it and shook the big man, but Brody clapped his ears twice to get out of the hold. Studd kicked Brody in the gut, then hooked him and took him over with a big suplex. Big John got back to his feet and as Brody started to get up, kicked him hard in the ribs. John then went for an elbow drop, but Brody rolled out of the ring, causing Studd to hit the mat with a thud. Brody reached into the ring and grabbed two handfuls of Studd's hair and drug him out to the floor. Brody began to hammer Studd with punches, but once Big John had time to recover he began to fire back lefts and rights of his own. Before long they were knocking over the timekeepers table, smashing each other into the guard rails, and Referee Ron West was calling for the bell. Winner: Double Count Out Jim Ross: The match is a Double Count Out, but Studd and Brody are fighting in the aisle! This match may be over, but these two are a long way from done with one another! Bill Watts: Studd retains the Television title, but like you said Jim, this won't be the last we see of these two! Jim Ross: Okay folks, we are gonna take a quick break, and we'll be right back with more action. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -Stan Stasiak vs Ken Johnson- Stasiak may be a little older and a little slower but he is no less devastating in the ring. He wasted little time taking Ken Johnson apart, the end came when Stasiak yanked the young man up by the hair after a jarring bodyslam, and drilled him with the famous Heart Punch. Referee Alfred Neely could have counted to one thousand. Winner: Stan Stasiak Marc Lowrance is waiting for Stasiak as he exits the ring. Marc Lowrance: It is a pleasure to welcome Stan "The Man" Stasiak here to World Class Wrestling. Stan Stasiak: Marc Lowrance, I've been hearing rumblings all around the AWA that World Class is the place to be if you want to face the top competition. I've wasted the last few months of my life trying to guide a bunch of losers not worthy of my time to gold, and all it did was lead me to one realization. If you want something done, do it yourself. So I walked away from those losers, I made my way down here to World Class, and I want to officially throw my name in the hat for this Round Up for the Southwestern Title. Marc Lowrance: As a former World Champion, and after the dominance you displayed this evening, I have to think the Board of Directors will take that under consideration for sure. Stan Stasiak: Anyone they put in front of me will feel the power of the Heart Punch. Jim Ross: Well Bill, Stan Stasiak has arrived in World Class and he is looking for some gold. Speaking of which, when will we find out more about the Great Texas Round Up? Bill Watts: Well Jim, maybe next week in Texas! For right now, let's head down to the ring where two Texans are set to compete! 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -Sam Houston/Kendall Windham vs Snake Brown/The Bounty Hunter- The two young Texan's were all business in the ring tonight. Kendall started and worked over Brown with a side headlock, a big suplex, and a nice dropkick. Houston tagged in and nailed Bounty Hunter on the apron with a dropkick. He then caught Brown with the Bulldog and covered him for the One, Two, Three. Winners: Sam Houston/Kendall Windham As the referee was raising the hands of Houston and Windham, Gary Young and John Tatum slid into the ring behind them and nailed both men from behind. Tatum caught Houston under the chin with a picture perfect Savate Kick that sent him sailing between the middle ropes to the floor. Young nailed Windham with several hard knees to the midsection then positioned him for a piledriver. Tatum quickly ascended to the second rope and grabbed his feet, and Kendall was driven hard to the mat with a spike piledriver. Satisfied with their work, Tatum and Young left just as quickly as they came. Jim Ross: Houston and Windham pick up a nice win in tag team competition only to be attacked from behind by "Hollywood" John and "Gorgeous" Gary. Bill Watts: I thought maybe after Barry Windham beat Jimmy Garvin fair and square last week, this whole thing would be over. Jim Ross: Apparently not. Folks, we'll be right back. -Commercial Break- A video plays featuring a man dressed in flared bell bottoms and a brightly colored dress shirt, with big black sideburns and a pompadour haircut sitting strumming on a guitar. His face is mostly obscured by large gold sunglasses, and a crowd of women surrounds him. His guitar playing is lousy, but the women are just swooning at his mere presence. The camera pans in close on one of the girls who sighs and says "ain't he great." We then here the man speak to say "the greatest of all time!" The words COMING SOON appear on the screen, and then the video is over. We return to Marc Lowrance standing at ringside with Brian Adias. Marc Lowrance: Brian, you'd been on something of a roll here in World Class when you seemingly came under fire from The Movement. Brian Adias: You know Marc, I'd been winning matches and then at Star Wars on the Fourth of July, I won the big battle royal. I continued to win matches after that and I felt like I was really building some momentum, and then a couple weeks later I found myself in another battle royal for a shot at the Central States Title. I felt like that was my opportunity, and then Tiger Conway and I got tied up and eliminated from the match. Tempers flared and we got into it, so a little later they made a match between us. Marc Lowrance: That's when Shaska Whatley jumped you, and then Iceman Parson returned to World Class to seemingly help you out. Brian Adias: What a load of crap that turned out to be. Iceman Parsons set me up. Iceman Parsons is a no good.... All three members of The Movement arrive at ringside and stare down Adias. Tiger Conway Jr: You'd best watch what your saying, Boy! Shaska Whatley: The time for fun and games is all done now. Iceman King Parsons: I didn't set you up for nothing sucka. I used your stupid ass to show the world the truth of The Movement! Marc Lowrance: Alright, we don't use that kind of language on this show. Iceman King Parsons: Marc, you'd best sit your cracker ass down before you get hurt. Knowing what is coming, Adias hauls off and punches Iceman Parsons in the face. It takes a moment to register, but as soon as it does Whatley and Conway jump on him as Parsons holds his jaw, and Lowrance runs for cover. Adias fights back for a moment, but before long all three men are beating on him. A cheer goes up from the crowd when Jay and Mark Youngblood emerge from the locker room and join the fray. The brawl continues for a few moments longer, but with the damage done, The Movement heads for the locker room. The Youngbloods help a beaten Adias off the floor, and the three of them nod to one another as a new alliance seems to have formed. -Commercial Break- Jim Ross: Before the break we saw The Movement come out and assault Brian Adias during his interview time, but it would appear that Adias doesn't have to Parsons and pals alone. Bill Watts: Jay and Mark Youngblood have apparently seen enough and came to the aid of Adias. You couldn't ask for two prouder, more fierce warriors to back you up in a fight. Jim Ross: Speaking of tag teams and fights Bill, we have one coming up right now. Two weeks ago, The Highwaymen attacked The Glamour Boys from behind. Up until now Doll and Simpson have been mostly smiles and high fives, but when I talked to them earlier today, they are fighting mad, and they have something to prove tonight. Bill Watts: I hope so Jim, cause against Hickerson and Duncum, they are going to need it. These two tough old cowboys were fighting before these kids knew the word. 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) vs The Glamour Boys (Steve Doll/Steve Simpson)- As soon as the bell rings, Doll and Simpson charge across the ring and starting throwing fists at Duncum and Hickerson. The Highwaymen are not expecting the onslaught, and after taking a bunch of hard shots, bail out to the floor. They are even more surprised when Steve Simpson climbs to the top rope and leaps out to the floor on top of both of them!! Doll exits the ring, and leaps from the ring apron onto Duncum. Soon all four men are brawling around the ringside area, and Referee Ron West calls for the bell. Winners: Double Count Out Jim Ross: Well, nothing was solved in that one Cowboy. Bill Watts: I don't know that I'd say that Jim. Doll and Simpson just showed The Highwaymen that they will bring the fight to them, and they aren't gonna take any crap. Jim Ross: I'm sure we'll see a rematch down the line. Bill Watts: Count on it. Jim Ross: Alright folks, up next is a moment that I know I've been waiting on. The World Class debut of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! Bill Watts: This man has been a champion all across the globe. When World Class had a chance to make him a part of our show, you bet your bottom dollar that we jumped on it. Jim Ross: Let's head down to the ring! 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit -Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Bill Ash- While Bill Ash did manage some offense here and there, this was essentially an abbreviated Best Of for Steamboat. Among other things we saw plenty of deep arm drags, dropkicks, chops, a big chop from the top rope, and then of course a picture perfect Flying Cross Body for the victory. Winner: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Marc Lowrance is waiting as Steamboat exits the ring. Marc Lowrance: Ricky Steamboat, congratulations on a big win, and welcome to AWA World Class Wrestling. Ricky Steamboat: Thank You Marc Lowrance. It's a pleasure to be here. Marc Lowrance: Now, can you tell us what made you choose World Class as the place to come and compete. Ricky Steamboat: There are two answers to that question Marc. First is that I have been all over this world, and I have competed against many of the best wrestlers that this business has to offer. I enjoy that level of competition as it not only gives these fans the best possible show, but by putting myself against that level of competition, it only serves to make me better. I looked at the men competing here in World Class Wrestling, and I saw a high level of competition, so I thought what better place for The Dragon to come and test himself, and continue to make himself better. Marc Lowrance: and the second reason? Ricky Steamboat: That's a far more personal reason Marc Lowrance. You see, I have a very close friend who goes by the name Junkyard Dog. I saw the trickery that Nick Bockwinkel used to secure himself a shot at the Dog's title, and then I saw him manipulate my friend...my brother, into putting his livelihood on the line in order to get his title back. I don't appreciate men like Nick Bockwinkel who think they are above other men. Who think that money, power, or stature somehow make them better. Marc Lowrance: So you've come for Nick Bockwinkel and the World Class Title. Ricky Steamboat: Having won only a single match here, I am not deserving of a title shot. But I will ask to fight Bockwinkel with no title on the line. This isn't about money or championships, it is about honor, of which he has none. Jim Ross: The Dragon is intense and he is coming for Nick Bockwinkel! Bill Watts: The Champ already has a laundry list of men coming after him, and it just keeps getting longer. Jim Ross: We'll be right back with our main event! -Commercial Break- Jim Ross: Fans! Kerry Von Erich and The Grappler have hit the ring, and our main event is under way!! 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit -Kerry Von Erich vs The Grappler- After the incident two weeks ago, Kerry Von Erich is an angry man and he goes after The Grappler before the bell ever rings. David Manning calls for the bell as Kerry is blasting away on Grappler in the corner, and it is a rake to the eyes that finally buys the masked man a moments reprise. Grappler doesn't waste it, driving a knee hard into the gut of Von Erich then driving an elbow into the back of his head. Grappler whips Kerry into the ropes, and tries to catch him with a Lariat early, but Von Erich ducks and nails Grappler with a dropkick on the rebound. Kerry pounces on his fallen opponent and again begins to drill him with punches to the face as Manning lays in the five count. Kerry stops punching and raises his hand in the air to signal the Claw, but Grappler rolls away from Kerry and gets to the floor. Von Erich follows him out and Grappler grabs Kerry by the trunks and leverages him hard into the apron. Grappler rolls Von Erich back into the ring and follows him back in. He wastes no time in going to work with the heavy offense, body slams, big suplex's, hard elbow drops. It looks like the match is all but over when he sets Kerry up for the Lariat. Von Erich is staggered in the middle of the ring, and The Grappler heads back into the ropes and comes charging at Kerry, but to the surprise of everyone, especially The Grappler, Von Erich twists around and nails him with a huge Discus Punch and both men go crashing to the canvas. David Manning begins to count both men, and we nearly see the match end that way, but Grappler manages to make it up at the last possible second. He goes to Von Erich and drags him up by the hair, only to get caught in a small package!! One, Two, Thre....KICK OUT!! Kerry had been playing a bit of possum, and began punching away at The Grappler again. A big suplex jarred the masked man, and then another huge dropkick sent him right back to the canvas when he got up. Kerry was feeling the cheers of the crowd and was pumped up, and called for the Claw again. Grappler got back to his feet and Kerry locked on the Claw with a roar of approval from the KC crowd! Grappler began to swing around wildly trying to break free from the hold, and while he never loosened Kerry's grip, one of his arms did catch David Manning in the face, sending the referee to the mat in a heap. Kerry continued to keep the pressure on and soon The Grappler lost his fight and was flat on his back with Kerry straddling him, grinding on the Claw! What Kerry failed to notice was another masked man come out from underneath the ring on the far side. Same silver mask, same black tights that say Grappler, damn near identical. On the outside of the ring he kicked the toe of his boot several times on the floor, then he slid into the ring behind Kerry and punted him just behind the ear. Von Erich immediately let go of the Iron Claw and collapsed to the mat not moving. This second Grappler quickly rolled the first Grappler out of the ring, shook David Manning, then covered Kerry Von Erich. None the wiser, Manning counted the One, Two, Three. Winner: The Grappler Jim Ross: What the heck was that! I know my eyes aren't the best, but I swear I just saw double Bill! Bill Watts: I can't be sure, but I have a pretty good idea. I'll be calling Les Thatcher as soon we are off the air to get to the bottom of it. Jim Ross: Ladies and Gentleman, that's our show for the evening, but before we go, I know the Cowboy has an announcement for next week. Bill Watts: That's right folks, at the upcoming Battle of New Orleans, AWA World Tag Team Champions Hawk and Animal, The Road Warriors will be defending those titles. So next week, we are going to have a first ever match here on AWA World Class. Four tag teams are going to compete in the same match until only one team is left standing, and that winning team will challenge The Road Warriors at the Superdome. Since they all wanted to fight it out this week, next week we will see The Movement, The Youngbloods, The Highwaymen, and The Glamour Boys all in the ring at the same time, and the winners will challenge the AWA World Tag Team Champions! Jim Ross: That's gonna be one heck of a fight folks! We'll also finally find out what the Texas Round Up is, and a whole lot more! Join us next week Ladies and Gentleman!!

But in reality how many lapsed fans are watching pre-shows of a brand new wrestling promotion on You Tube? Most people other than the portion of the fanbase who follow this shit hardcore on the internet aren't going to know AEW even exists until the TNT show debuts or at the very least begins getting commercials played for it on a regular basis, unless they caught a blurb about the Jaguars owner being involved in wrestling on Sports Center. Now, if the TNT show has a 10 minute Librarian "Shhhh" segment I will be right there with you in thinking WTF are they doing, but a pre-show on a ppv geared toward the pre-existing fanbase means nothing in the long run for this company.

I'm not saying that the Librarians gimmick isn't stupid. As for the Dark Order, I don't have any issue with Uno or Dos, but I do think the minions look like shit and I don't really think either guy is intimidating enough to do be doing the lights out, scary gimmick stuff. But.... My point was that it seems like people were ready to wash their hands of the whole company over this shit, and to me that is fucking ridiculous. People just rolled their eyes and kept watching during the Ding Dongs. People just rolled their eyes and kept watching during Glacier People just rolled their eyes and kept watching during the Gobbeldy Gooker People just rolled their eyes and kept watching during 1993-1995 WWF People just rolled their eyes and kept watching during LOL TNA (ok...maybe not) Yet, this company runs 3 shows, 3 enjoyable shows, and attempts to be the first alternative to the WWE monopoly in 18 years.....and people are hung up on 2 bad gimmicks and a battle royal. I just can't fathom why there are people who are looking for reason, or who want this to fail.

Oh My God, Thank You! Watching people getting out the hammer and nails to crucify a whole company over a couple masked guys and a joke pre-show gimmick is insane. We are seriously seeing the first potential competition and what could be a shot in the arm for a stagnant business in 18 years... Be Fucking Happy.

-8-3-84 from The Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, AR- 1) Stan Stasiak beat Chick Donovan in 8:43 w/Heart Punch 2) Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi over Sheik Hassan/Ali Bey in 11:27 when Savoldi pinned Hassan 3) The Movement (Iceman Parsons/Shaska Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr) defeated Ken Lucas/Ted Oates/Jerry Oates in 9:04 when Parsons pinned Lucas 4) Baron Von Raschke beat Steve Doll by Submission in 8:37 w/The Iron Claw 5) The Islanders (Samu/Tonga Kid) and The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 12:19 6) The Grappler defeated Steve Simpson in 8:29 w/Lariat 7) Brian Adias/The Youngbloods (Jay/Mark) over "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin/"Hollywood" John Tatum/"Gorgeous" Gary Young w/Precious by Disqualification in 25:51 after Precious sprayed Adias with hairspray! 8) The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) w/ Jim Cornette beat Barry Windham/Kendall Windham in a match for the World Class Tag Team Championship in 23:11 when Eaton pinned Kendall with his feet on the ropes. 9) The Von Erichs (Kerry/Kevin) defeated Nick Bockwinkel/Big John Studd by Count Out in 22:19. After the match, Nick Bockwinkel tried to attack Kevin Von Erich from behind, but ended up getting caught and put in The Iron Claw until Studd saved him and they ran away! -8-4-84 from The American Legion Arena in Jonesboro, AR- 1) Stan Stasiak beat Chick Donovan in 8:18 w/Heart Punch 2) Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi over Sheik Hassan/Ali Bey in 11:23 when Savoldi pinned Hassan 3) The Movement (Iceman Parsons/Shaska Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr) defeated Ken Lucas/Ted Oates/Jerry Oates in 9:19 when Parsons pinned Lucas 4) Baron Von Raschke beat Steve Doll by Submission in 8:31 w/The Iron Claw 5) The Islanders (Samu/Tonga Kid) and The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 12:22 6) The Grappler defeated Steve Simpson in 8:46 w/Lariat 7) Brian Adias/The Youngbloods (Jay/Mark) over "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin/"Hollywood" John Tatum/"Gorgeous" Gary Young w/Precious by Disqualification in 25:29 after Precious sprayed Adias with hairspray! 8) The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) w/ Jim Cornette beat Barry Windham/Kendall Windham in a match for the World Class Tag Team Championship in 23:47 when Eaton pinned Kendall with his feet on the ropes. 9) The Von Erichs (Kerry/Kevin) defeated Nick Bockwinkel/Big John Studd by Count Out in 22:56. After the match, Nick Bockwinkel tried to attack Kevin Von Erich from behind, but ended up getting caught and put in The Iron Claw until Studd saved him and they ran away! -8-5-84 from The Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO- 1) Stan Stasiak beat Chick Donovan in 8:48 w/Heart Punch 2) Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi over Sheik Hassan/Ali Bey in 11:37 when Savoldi pinned Hassan 3) The Movement (Iceman Parsons/Shaska Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr) defeated Ken Lucas/Ted Oates/Jerry Oates in 9:38 when Parsons pinned Lucas 4) Baron Von Raschke beat Steve Doll by Submission in 8:07 w/The Iron Claw 5) The Islanders (Samu/Tonga Kid) and The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 12:31 6) The Grappler defeated Steve Simpson in 8:35 w/Lariat 7) Brian Adias/The Youngbloods (Jay/Mark) over "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin/"Hollywood" John Tatum/"Gorgeous" Gary Young w/Precious by Disqualification in 26:01 after Precious sprayed Adias with hairspray! 8) The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) w/ Jim Cornette beat Barry Windham/Kendall Windham in a match for the World Class Tag Team Championship in 24:51 when Eaton pinned Kendall with his feet on the ropes. 9) The Von Erichs (Kerry/Kevin) defeated Nick Bockwinkel/Big John Studd by Count Out in 22:16. After the match, Nick Bockwinkel tried to attack Kevin Von Erich from behind, but ended up getting caught and put in The Iron Claw until Studd saved him and they ran away! -8-6-84- from The Shrine Mosque in Springfield, MO- 1) Stan Stasiak beat Chick Donovan in 8:49 w/Heart Punch 2) Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi over Sheik Hassan/Ali Bey in 10:59 when Savoldi pinned Hassan 3) The Movement (Iceman Parsons/Shaska Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr) defeated Ken Lucas/Ted Oates/Jerry Oates in 9:06 when Parsons pinned Lucas 4) Baron Von Raschke beat Steve Doll by Submission in 8:57 w/The Iron Claw 5) The Islanders (Samu/Tonga Kid) and The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 12:14 6) The Grappler defeated Steve Simpson in 8:39 w/Lariat 7) Brian Adias/The Youngbloods (Jay/Mark) over "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin/"Hollywood" John Tatum/"Gorgeous" Gary Young w/Precious by Disqualification in 25:50 after Precious sprayed Adias with hairspray! 8) The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) w/ Jim Cornette beat Barry Windham/Kendall Windham in a match for the World Class Tag Team Championship in 26:11 when Eaton pinned Kendall with his feet on the ropes. 9) The Von Erichs (Kerry/Kevin) defeated Nick Bockwinkel/Big John Studd by Count Out in 21:59. After the match, Nick Bockwinkel tried to attack Kevin Von Erich from behind, but ended up getting caught and put in The Iron Claw until Studd saved him and they ran away! -8-7-84 from The Memorial Hall in Joplin, MO- 1) Stan Stasiak beat Chick Donovan in 8:42 w/Heart Punch 2) Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi over Sheik Hassan/Ali Bey in 12:00 when Savoldi pinned Hassan 3) The Movement (Iceman Parsons/Shaska Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr) defeated Ken Lucas/Ted Oates/Jerry Oates in 9:11 when Parsons pinned Lucas 4) Baron Von Raschke beat Steve Doll by Submission in 8:07 w/The Iron Claw 5) The Islanders (Samu/Tonga Kid) and The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 12:34 6) The Grappler defeated Steve Simpson in 8:56 w/Lariat 7) Brian Adias/The Youngbloods (Jay/Mark) over "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin/"Hollywood" John Tatum/"Gorgeous" Gary Young w/Precious by Disqualification in 25:32 after Precious sprayed Adias with hairspray! 8) The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) w/ Jim Cornette beat Barry Windham/Kendall Windham in a match for the World Class Tag Team Championship in 29:01 when Eaton pinned Kendall with his feet on the ropes. 9) The Von Erichs (Kerry/Kevin) defeated Nick Bockwinkel/Big John Studd by Count Out in 20:12. After the match, Nick Bockwinkel tried to attack Kevin Von Erich from behind, but ended up getting caught and put in The Iron Claw until Studd saved him and they ran away!

Well, Dibiase couldn't ask for better backup....if he can trust him. Doc and Manny against Orndorff and Hennig... I gotta agree with Heenan! How do you open a tournament with that!! Flair gets his shot, but Stu gets the last laugh. I get the feeling he may not be laughing come match time though. Neidhart and Slaughter are two tough bastards, looking forward to seeing more of them beating each other half to death!! You have me stupid excited to see Bad News and Nikita fight!!

Patera and Blackwell vs Dibiase and Muraco in a cage is going to be a war! I like the Ebony Express name for the former Zambuie's. A six man with Reed against the Japanese team at the Omni should be a nice little fight! The Baby Doll segment was great! Having Gary Hart calling out that Saito can speak English only made it better. Well Done! Still digging your portrayal of The Anderson's Harley's back and looking to put himself right back at the top of the pack, even if that apparently means playing all sides. Him reffing that cage match, only makes it more interesting, and potentially more dangerous! I could watch The Anderson's beat up Martel all night, stupid Les Thornton getting in the way. The boys need to break his leg!

While I enjoyed the Race moment much like everyone else, big props on the Brad Armstrong segment. Him coming back out after being notified of what happened, and offering the kid a title shot, seems like exactly the kind of thing Brad would do. It's the little touches like that, that make this whole project so fun.

Steve O picks up a nice debut win on Television. Landell's weekly angry tirade has truly become one of the best things in the whole AWA. Grappler 2 and Soul Patrol both pick up wins, and Grappler 2 is really building some nice momentum. No nonsense Bill Watts on the Fiesta Garden was fantastic! Nice way to announce The Battle of New Orlens on your end, now we just have to see if Madril gets his match! Michael Hayes picks up a nice win over Rich Mahogany, that guy always has it hard.... Lars Anderson may have just finished off the Fabulous Blondes once and for all, but he still has 450 pounds of the One Man Gang breathing down his neck!! Alright, Saturday Night Special should be good... SBJ retains against Nelson Royal, and I don't know who is going to be able to get that title off of the Super Black Ninja. Did not expect Cool Case (TM) to come out of the 4 corners match with the title shot! I don't figure Armstrong expected to leave on a stretcher either! Lars retains against the Gang, but the real story is Gang has about had it with Akbar. The question is, does OMG turn, or do Akbar and Fuji split? Hmmm.... Fuller and Golden take the Tag Titles from Rich and the other Armstrong. The Stud Stable is grabbing up the gold! The line about Kerry Von Erich looking up from his coloring book had me rolling! Did Michael Hayes just defend Kerry Von Erich? Now, I don't know what the fuck is happening!! Landell knocks out P.S. with the knucks to retain. That'll probably come back to haunt him. The 'Birds don't mess around!! The good guys get the win in the main event, and Gordy has pinned the AWA World Heavyweight Champion! But after the fact, the damage is done. Gordy is hurt, and the Stud Stable stand tall. Two great shows, and man Continental is on fire!

David Schultz as The Blue Cyclone! Gene Wins! This Game is Over.

20 minutes of the Rock and Roll Express versus The Fantastics, followed by 35 minutes of Rich vs Race, and both were Title Changes..... When can 1984 Me send my Check, Cash, or Money Order to AWA Home Video to receive a copy of this show in approximately 6 t0 8 weeks!!

Glad to see DJ in his new home! I have high hopes for him here! The tag team division here is awesome, and the tournament for the TNT Tag Titles is going to be fantastic. Glad to see that Austin Idol hasn't let the cheers of the crowd change him! Speaking of tournaments, with the level of competition lining up to be in the Number One Contenders tournament, it is going to be something to see, and whoever comes out of it as the winner is going to be one hell of a challenge for the Funker. The Enforcers arrive, a nice win for The Jayhawks, the draw.... Yeah, your tag team division is STACKED! George Wells has a change of heart and looks to be on the straight and narrow. King Carl will make a nice first opponent, since he has a difference of opinion! Oh Shit..... Funk found himself some partners.... Adonis and Murdoch hit the scene and shit goes nuts. A wild brawl from start to finish, and now the Lawler/Dundee seeds have been planted. Terry Funk is the smartest man in the AWA.

-Broadcasting live to our local affiliates in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri, as well as in Syndication across these great United States, the American Wrestling Association proudly presents World Class Wrestling, coming to you this week from the Irish McNeil Boys Club in Shreveport, Louisiana!- Jim Ross: Welcome Ladies and Gentleman, I'm Jim Ross and this is AWA World Class Wrestling! "Cowboy" Bill Watts is finalizing the details of a huge announcement that is going to be made right here tonight, so he will be joining me in just a little while. But we have quite a night of action ahead of us as Barry Windham is set to defend the Central States Championship against "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin. The Movement will be in tag team action against Brian Adias and the man who came to his aid last week, Iceman King Parsons. The Moondogs are going to take on the new team of Jimmy Powers and Joe Savoldi, and up first we have the World Class Tag Team Champions, The Midnight Express! Jim Cornette and his trusty tennis racket come from the back and head toward ringside where he is met by Marc Lowrance. Jim Cornette: Marc Lowrance you just hold that microphone, I have a lot to say and I don't need you wasting any of my precious air! Now, when we showed up here and won the World Class Tag Titles in near record time, "Cowboy" Bill Watts had us out here on TV week after week and forced us to defend those belts over and over again. Because we just so happen to be the best tag team on the planet, we of course won each and every one of those matches and remained the champions. So then, because we'd sent all of Bill's cowboy buddies riding off into the sunset, and he didn't have anybody left to ride ponies with or whatever those weirdo's do, he put us in the ring with the Road Warriors thinking they'd embarrass us. But we were just seconds away from defeating them and becoming the AWA World Tag Team Champions, until the goofy looking one with his face painted stole my tennis racket and attacked Bobby with it to intentionally get disqualified and save themselves from losing the belts. So what does Bill Watts do when he can't beat us and can't embarrass us? He tries to make us disappear! The World Class Tag Team Champions haven't appeared on this television show for over a month! Can you believe that Marc Lowrance? Despite all the calls and all the letters from my Mother! A month without seeing my smiling face, or seeing my men in action. That's just ridiculous! So we had to get Mother's lawyer involved and threaten to sue Bill Watts and World Class Wrestling for so much money he couldn't afford to pay attention, and as everyone knows, Mother has the best lawyer money can buy. So without getting into too much detail, cause that's on a need to know basis, and you idiots don't need to know....well, here we are, so, heh.. we won! Anyway.... without further adieu, the moment you've all been waiting for, Ladies and Gentleman, I proudly present to you the World Class Tag Team Champions, Loverboy Dennis and Beautiful Bobby...The Midnight Express!!! 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) w/Jim Cornette vs Brody Chase/Ken Johnson- Non Title Bobby and Dennis absolutely wreck Ken Johnson in about two minutes flat. It is pretty much move, tag, move, tag, repeat. They finally, mercifully put him away after Dennis drills him face first into the mat with a full nelson face slam, and then Bobby hits a flying elbow drop and covers him. Winners: The Midnight Express Jim Ross: An absolutely dominant victory for the World Class Tag Team Champions. I don't know if I believe any of that crap that Jim Cornette was spouting before the match, but Condrey and Eaton certainly look ready to take on the world. Well, here comes Bill Watts to ringside, this should get real interesting! Bill Watts comes to ringside and gets the microphone from Marc Lowrance. He is met by Cornette, Eaton, and Condrey and Watts has a huge smile on his face as they all come face to face. Bill Watts: I heard you out here running your mouth a few minutes ago, and I am real glad you're still here. I'm about to make an announcement concerning our next big supercard, but I wanted to go ahead and give you three a little preview. On August 25th, you'll be defending those titles against the number one contenders.. The Islanders! Cornette immediately looks like he is about to have a coronary as Eaton and Condrey both stare angrily at Watts. Watts just continues to smirk at them as the show heads to commercial. -Commercial Break- When we come back Bill Watts is still by the ring with a microphone, but Cornette and The Midnight Express are nowhere to be seen. Bill Watts: Okay folks, we promised a big announcement, and here it is. On Sunday August 25th, World Class Wrestling are teaming up with our friends at Continental Wrestling to bring you what we are calling "The Battle of New Orleans" and it will take place at the Superdome! We are going to have all of the stars from here in World Class Wrestling as well as all of the great stars of Continental Wrestling which you can see every Saturday on Superstation WTBS, not to mention the AWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Champions in attendance as well. This card is going to be stacked from top to bottom and on top of the match for the World Class Tag Team Titles that I just announced between The Midnight Express and The Islanders, I can also tell you that Nick Bockwinkel will defend the World Class Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Von Erich that night! Furthermore, the challenge that John Studd issued to Barry Windham got the Board of Directors to thinking. There had been something we had discussed, and this challenge gave us an opportunity. You see, a Television Title sounds like a title that should only be defended on Television. We wrestle six nights a week here in World Class, and only one of those is on Television, so we feel that we need something we can bring to the arena's for you, the fans. So two decisions have been made. Number One, at The Battle of New Orleans, whoever holds the Television Title will challenge whoever holds the Central States Title. Whether that is Studd and Windham, whether that is Garvin and someone else, no matter who it is. The winner of that match will retire the Television Title, and be recognized as only the Central States Champion when it is over. Number Two, two nights before The Battle of New Orleans, right here on World Class Wrestling, which will be in Dallas, Texas that week, we are going to hold a very special kind of match. It is being called The Great Texas Round Up, and the winner of that match will be come the NEW AWA Southwestern Champion, the newest title exclusive to AWA World Class Wrestling. Alright folks, that's more than enough talking from me. Let's get to some action! 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) vs Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi- The Moondogs came to the ring howling and barking like usual, and immediately went after the two young men in the ring. Spot knocked Savoldi to the floor, and then he and Cujo whipped Powers into the ropes and caught him with a double shoulder tackle. Spot pointed to the top rope and Cujo grinned. Spot picked Powers up and positioned him for a powerslam as Cujo climbed. Savoldi jumped up onto the apron and sacrificed his own body to throw a dropkick, which sent him crashing hard to the apron, but also sent Cujo sailing down hard onto the apron on the other side, and then to the floor. Spot was in shock, and his momentary distraction allowed Powers to slide off of his shoulders and roll him up from behind for the One, Two, Three!! Winners: Jim Powers/Joe Savoldi Jim Ross: MY GOD! POWERS AND SAVOLDI BEAT THE MOONDOGS!! Bill Watts: Luck was on there side tonight Jim! Jim Ross: I can't believe it folks! We'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Jim Ross: Welcome back Ladies and Gentleman, we have a lot to digest here. Let's start with the big win by the new team of Savoldi and Powers over The Moondogs! Bill Watts: Powers and Savoldi are two athletic, hard working, young men with bright futures ahead of them. The win was a shocker for sure, but we'll have to see if they can capitalize on it. Jim Ross: Then before that we had the announcement of The Battle of New Orleans. World Class and Continental working together, a huge show in the New Orleans Superdome. The Islanders and The Midnight Express for the Tag Titles, Nick Bockwinel and Kevin Von Erich for the Heavyweight Title, and we are going to unify the Television and Central States Titles! Bill Watts: Don't forget two nights earlier we are going to introduce the new AWA Southwestern Title! Jim Ross: Would you care to enlighten us on what a Texas Round Up match is? Bill Watts: Not yet Jim. But rest assured, it's going to be exciting, and it's something the people have never seen before. Jim Ross: There you have it folks! Now, let's head to the ring where Brian Adias is looking to get a little revenge on The Movement with the help of the Iceman! 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit -The Movement (Shaska Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr) vs Brian Adias/Iceman King Parsons- Adias and Conway start this one out in a hurry, forsaking the collar and elbow, and just firing punches at one another! Adias gets the better of the exchange and sends Conway into the ropes and blasts him with a beautiful dropkick! Conway scurries to the corner and tags in Whatley. Shaska comes in and circles Adias, the two of them lock up and Whatley backs Adias into a corner. Shaska goes to club Brian in the chest, but Adias ducks under and catches Shaska with a series of rights and lefts. Adias is on fire as Whatley heads back to his corner to regroup! Conway tags back in and this time they lock up. Conway rakes the eyes, and then slaps on a side headlock. He pulls Adias into The Movement corner, and that's when the work begins. Conway and Whatley are relentless, grinding on Adias with headlocks, slamming him to the mat, making frequent tags, nailing him with double teams, and making sure he absolutely doesn't get out of their corner. The momentum finally shifts when Whatley drills Adias with a huge bodyslam and tags in Conway. Instead of just going for a simple double team move as they've been doing, they decide to fire Adias into the ropes. They go for a double clothesline, but Adias is able to duck it, and then on the rebound catches both members of The Movement with clotheslines! Adias quickly crawls toward his corner as Whatley and Conway start to recover, and just as they get to their feet, Adias makes the much needed tag to the Iceman! Even at a two on one advantage, Whatley and Conway begin to back away, as Iceman comes in with his fists balled up, shaking and looking like he could take on the world. WHAM! Jim Ross: WHAT THE HELL?!?! Brian Adias had just gotten to his feet when Iceman Parsons turned around and leveled him with a huge right hand. Quarters flew in every direction, and the ones that remained fell out of the now unclenched fist of Parsons. It took a few moments for what happened to register with the crowd, but when it did the boo's came hot and heavy. Conway and Whatley walked over and stood beside Iceman as he stared down at the unconscious Adias. Finally Parsons looked up and saw the camera pointing directly at him and stated "All You Sucka's in Trouble Now" before the three members of The Movement headed out of the ring. Winner: No Contest Jim Ross: Well, I guess we know who the Man is now Bill. Bill Watts: I've known Iceman Parsons a lot of years, and I didn't think he was the kind of man who would align himself with thugs like Conway and Whatley. Jim Ross: An absolutely disgusting turn of events here. Folks, we are going to take a commercial break while medical personnel tend to Brian Adias. -Commercial Break- A thirty second video showing highlights of Ricky Steamboat throwing chops, skinning the cat, hitting deep armdrags, and hitting his Flying Crossbody Press. At the end a message reads "THE DRAGON ARRIVES NEXT WEEK!!" Jim Ross: Exciting news folks! Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat is a world renowned talent, and has been a champion all over the world. Bill Watts: The Board of Directors here at World Class is very excited to have him, and I know he is looking to contend for a championship right away. Jim Ross: Speaking of championship contenders, our own Marc Lowrance is standing by with Jimmy Garvin and company. We cut to ringside where Marc Lowrance is with "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin, Precious, "Hollywood" John Tatum, and a man that long time fans will recognize as "Gorgeous" Gary Young. Marc Lowrance: Jimmy Garvin, very shortly you will be competing for the Central States Title against Barry Windham. But before we get to that, I wanted to ask you about last week, and more specifically what happened with Chick Donovan. Jimmy Garvin: It's real simple Marc Lowrance, Chick Donovan was the means to an end. He wanted so badly to be part of the winning team, to sit with the cool kids if you will, that he stabbed his friends in the back to do it. Me and Brutus figured, hey that'd be worth it to see the look on Kendall's face, so we told him yeah, welcome to the team! Marc Lowrance: But then you turned against him? Jimmy Garvin: Well of course Marc Lowrance! You can't trust a guy who would turn on his friends like that!! I knew my buddy "Hollywood" John was on his way to World Class, so last week me and Brutus said Hello to him and Goodbye to Chuck or Chet or whatever his name was! Marc Lowrance: Speaking of which, where is Brutus Beefcake? Jimmy Garvin: Well Marc, I'm glad you asked. You see last week when we left the arena, we were out all night in the limo, partying, having a good old time, and when we rolled into the hotel about the crack of dawn, there was a message waiting for Brutus. It was from Georgia Championship Wrestling. Apparently they've seen the crowds that World Class has been drawing ever since Garvin and Beefcake started running the place, and they wanted a piece of that action. They knew that Jimmy Garvin wasn't going anywhere since he had a title to win this week, so they offered Brutus an ungodly amount of money to come down to Georgia and show all of the scum and hillbillies down there what a real wrestler looks like. You know, like we did with all of the scum and hillbillies here! This draws a rather hefty round of boo's from the audience, and a big smile from Precious. Marc Lowrance: So does that mean that Gary Young is here to replace Brutus Beefcake? Jimmy Garvin: Woah, woah, woah! Calm down Marc! No one can replace Brutus Beefcake. But yeah man, "Hollywood" John said "Gorgeous" Jimmy I know this guy "Gorgeous" Gary, I think you two have a lot in common! I had my doubts, we didn't sound all that similar, but credit where credit is due.... John was right! Garvin, Tatum, and Young all laugh and begin to talk among themselves as Precious continues to fluff the hair of Garvin. Marc Lowrance: There you have it folks, it's apparently a happy family! Back to you Jim and Bill. Jim Ross: Young is in, Beefcake's out, and Donovan got played. You got all that Bill? Bill Watts: Garvin had better focus on Barry Windham instead of playing bosom buddies. Jim Ross: That's the truth. Let's take another quick break before the Central States Title match begins! -Commercial Break- Jim Ross: Folks, during the break the Central States Champion Barry Windham came to ringside, and was accompanied by his brother Kendall Windham and Sam Houston. Referee David Manning made an on the spot decision and sent Tatum, Young, Kendall, and Houston to the back. The bell has just rang, so let's head to the action!! 1 Fall, 60 Minute Time Limit -Barry Windham vs "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin w/Precious - AWA Central States Title Garvin grabs a side headlock out of the lock up and switches it back into a hammerlock. Windham doesn't take long to reverse it and then fires Garvin into the ropes. Barry leapfrogs over Jimmy, and goes for a dropkick, but Garvin hangs on to the ropes, and Windham crashes hard to the canvas. Garvin goes to drop an elbow, but Barry rolls out of the way. Both men are quickly back up, and Barry fires off another dropkick that sends a stunned Garvin between the ropes and out of the ring. Windham quickly follows Garvin to the floor, and bangs his head off the ring apron. Windham has Garvin by the hair and appears to be ready to smash his head into the apron again, when Precious comes over and starts yelling at him. The distraction is all Garvin needs to knee Windham hard in the guts and take control. He smashes the face of Windham hard into the apron, then runs him face first into the ring post! Garvin rolls back into the ring as Manning finally begins his twenty count. Barry starts to stir at around 11, and manages to get his elbows on the apron at 15. Manning reaches 19, and Windham manages to lunge back into the ring much to the chagrin of "Gorgeous" Jimmy. Garvin lays a few stomps into Windham, then pulls his now bloody opponent off the mat and whips him into the turnbuckle. He follows him in with a clothesline, then delivers a series of kicks to the midsection. Garvin then whips Windham into the ropes, and bends down for what appears to be a back body drop. Barry however puts on the brakes, and kicks Garvin hard in the mouth with his cowboy boot, then runs back into the ropes and takes Bass down with a huge Lariat!! Garvin is down for the count, but Windham is exhausted and unable to capitalize. When he finally gets his bearings and crawls over for the cover, he only manages a count of two. Both men slowly get back to their feet and met in the center of the ring. Windham fired off a couple punches, and Garvin responded with a rake of the eyes. Garvin grabbed Windham and gave him a reverse atomic drop, then called for his Brainbuster. He hooked Windham, but Barry managed to block it with his leg. Garvin let go of the hold and clubbed Windham in the back several times, then kicked him hard in the gut. He re-hooked Windham for the Brainbuster, but took a second to yell out "All Right!" before hoisting him up. He got him about half way up, and Windham starting kicking his legs. The momentum shift allowed Barry to swing his legs down, and hook Garvin's, he then rolled him into a small package for the One, Two, Three! Winner, and Still Central States Champion: Barry Windham Jim Ross: Barry Windham retains the Central States Title in a hard fought match! He's bloody, and he's beat up, but he is still the champ! Bill Watts: Jimmy Garvin is beside himself, as that's twice now that Windham has beaten him with a small package! Jim Ross: Windham is celebrating with the crowd, as Precious consoles her man. Folks, we'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Nick Bockwinkel and Big John Studd come down and motion for Marc Lowrance to join them in the ring. Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome the AWA World Class Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel and the World Class Television Champion Big John Studd. Gentleman? Nick Bockwinkel: Marc Lowrance, last week Kevin Von Erich was in this ring delivering an update on the condition of his brother. Myself and Mr. Studd came to the ring, not to perpetrate an assault on Mr. Von Erich, but to wish his brother well, and then I was going to tell him that I accepted his challenge to compete for my Heavyweight Championship. But when we arrived he immediately mistook our intentions, and I must admit that it angried up the blood a little and I may have baited him. Marc Lowrance: You may have? Big John Studd: Don't interrupt Mr. Bockwinkel! Nick Bockwinkel: I may have. But when an unfortunate scuffle broke out, John and I never expected an unwarranted assault by a neandrathal like Bruiser Brody! Marc Lowrance: It was quite the return! Big John Studd steps in front of Nick Bockwinkel and is staring menacingly at Marc Lowrance. Nick Bockwinkel: John, let it go. He is paid to attempt to raise our ire. If you strike him, they'll likely suspend you, and neither of us can afford that. Studd steps back, but still looks angry. Nick Bockwinkel: As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted. We never expected to be attacked by a wildman such as Bruiser Brody and.... Bockwinkel is cut off this time as the crowd erupts in deafening cheers. Kevin Von Erich and Bruiser Brody come down and jump into the ring. Studd immediately steps in front of Bockwinkel, and Brody gets nose to nose with him. Bruiser Brody: Next week Studd, you and me for that Television belt! Let's see how you like it when you have to fight someone your own size! Studd smirks, and then punches Brody in the face. Brody smiles and fires one back at Studd and the brawl is on. Fists are flying as they brawl toward the ropes, and it's Studd who nails Brody with a punch that sends him out of the ring and to the floor. Brody recovers quickly and grabs the leg of Studd and yanks him out of the ring. Again, fists are flying and they are brawling around ringside and into the aisle. Before long they are out of the view of everyone. Kerry Von Erich: Hey Bockwinkel! Like everyone else Nick Bockwinkel had been standing in the ring watching the two giants brawl. Now he heard his name being called and by the look on his face you could tell it was slowly dawning on him that Kevin Von Erich was still in the ring and standing behind him. Bockwinkel turned and Kevin floored him with a right hand! Kevin jumped on top of Bockwinkel and began blasting him with lefts and rights! Jim Ross: Brody and Studd have brawled clear out of the arena! Kevin Von Erich is laying them into the champion, and Marc Lowrance is running for higher ground! My God, it's chaos in here! Bill Watts: Who in the hell is that? Someone in a black robe with a hood hits the ring and immediately kicks Kevin Von Erich in the side of the head. Before Von Erich can recover, the figure blasts him with a running knee to the face. Bockwinkel sits up and we see a huge smile on his face, as the robed figure raises his hand into the air. He then grabs Kevin Von Erich and puts him in....THE IRON CLAW!! The hood falls free from the robe, revealing the grimacing face of... Jim Ross: BARON VON RASCHKE!! Bockwinkel gets to his feet and straightens his suit. He then grabs the microphone that Marc Lowrance left in the ring. He walks casually over to where Von Raschke is really digging the Claw into the face of Kevin and we see that blood has started to flow. Bockwinkel holds the microphone up to Von Raschke who speaks as he continues to apply the hold. Baron Von Raschke: I AM THE TRUE MASTER OF THE IRON CLAW! THE VON ERICH LEGACY IS A LIE! I HAVE COME TO DESTROY THE VON ERICHS! Bockwinkel grins and walks away as security hits the ring and begins to try and pull Von Raschke off of Von Erich. As the show is going off the air, we here Bockwinkel speak one last time. Nick Bockwinkel: Kevin, I look forward to wrestling you at the Superdome, if you make it there!