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This is the most amazing thing about modern day WWE to me. The company literally did this exact thing for no less than 30 years, and then sometime in the early-2000's it's like they all looked at one of those Men in Black memory flasher gimmicks and decided to throw everything they knew about running the company out the window. Either that or Brock Lesnar deciding to be a Minnesota Viking truly did such a number on Vince's psyche, that he was willing to never create another star and change the way business had always been done, just to ensure his feelings would never be hurt again.

Loving your Backlund promo's. Also enjoying the unexpected push for Horowitz and Fleming.

World Class sends: Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, One Man Gang, Al Madril, Skandor Akbar, and Sunshine to Southeastern sends: Jimmy Garvin, Len Denton, Dennis Condrey, Jody Hamilton, Roger Smith, Jim Cornette, and Precious

Well, well, well....business just picked up here in Southeastern!! Akbar and Fuji together! Good Lord, it doesn't get much more devious than that!! The Masked Thunderbolt being Patterson hiding his age makes a ton of sense. I am going with that! I hope the Adrian Street/Rip Rogers feud is long term, cause that is a fantastic pairing! What a freaking entrance for The Birds! I can't wait to see what you do with them. I am very excited to see them as babyfaces here in SECW. Awesome stuff man. I guess I better go make a post in the roster thread with our mega trade!!

Wow! Gino Hernandez steps forward and shows that he is holding all of the cards here in ACCW, while the others are barely even in the game. I can't wait to see Greg Valentine's reaction to this. Good Shit Man!

The Krusher Darsow/Boris Zhukov for Jay/Mark Youngblood trade is officially in effect as of today. (These changes have already been made on the roster page) Also, all effective today.... World Class sends Johnny Mantell to ACCW for Kendall Windham World Class sends Brett Wayne Sawyer to Superstars for Brian Adias World Class sends The Batten Twins to Worldwide for Jay/Jules Strongbow

You certainly pack a ton of action into every episode of TV! Denny makes a nice debut, and I will certainly be rooting for him against Steve O in the Best of 3. Link makes short work of an opponent, and then puts Stack in his place. I like it! The Fabs and the Champs have a little bit of a tense moment before the big match. Ayala and Atlas have had a nice little run, but I gotta think tag team experience is gonna win out this time. Tully shows us all again who the smartest man in TNT is! Guerrero may have some momentum going his way, but Mr. Blanchard is always two steps ahead! The intermingled feuds of Lawler/HTM and Wells/Dream Machine have been nicely done. Looking forward to a couple big singles matches at the upcoming show. So glad to see the Jayhawks together here in TNT, and Wrestling 2 and 3 are a fantastic pair you've put together. Loved the promo, and I'm excited for this match. Have to think the winners of this one, will be right up there with Decimation in line for a title shot. Great main event! Loved the ending, and I can see hot headed Terry getting mad at Tito in my head perfectly. The Garden card is stacked, and at least the top 7 or better matches could realistically main event any show on your circuit. Crazy stuff, and I can't wait to see what goes down!

Did you see who this country elected President? This isn't surprising.

-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 Sportatorium in Dallas!- The camera fades in too Marc Lowrance who is standing by the ring in an empty Sportatorium. Marc Lowrance: Hello everyone and welcome to a special edition of AWA World Class Wrestling. I'm Marc Lowrance and this week I am coming to you from a very empty Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. After the big week we had in Texas with Memorial Day Star Wars, and a few special shows the days following, the World Class front office has given the wrestlers some well deserved time off. So tonight, we are going to recap some of the action from Star Wars, and I am going to bring you some exclusive matches that took place this past Wednesday night when World Class made a special stop at the Lubbock Memorial Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas. So first up, let's take a look at newcomer DJ Peterson, who made quite a mark at Star Wars when he won the battle royal to get a shot at Hercules Hernandez and the Television Championship, and then took the champion to his absolute limit and a time limit draw. It was a very impressive showing on his first night in the company, and this well built young man obviously has a very bright future ahead of him. Taped 5-29 in Lubbock 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -DJ Peterson vs Bob Bradley- Bradley charges the newcomer to open the match, and Peterson plants his foot and puts Bob down with a shoulderblock. Peterson scoops Bradley up and plants him with a bodyslam. Peterson briefly clamps on a chinlock to wear Bradley down a little further, then sends him into the ropes and catches him with a dropkick that is pretty nice for a guy DJ's size. Finally, Peterson heads up top and catches Bradley with a Missile Shoulderblock. The pinfall was never in doubt. Winner: DJ Peterson -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back everyone! Before the break we saw impressive newcomer DJ Peterson pick up a victory. As I mentioned before, at Star Wars he won the battle royal and challenged Hercules Hernandez for the Television Title. That match ended in a draw, but when it's your first night in the company, winning a battle royal and taking the champion to the limit is quite a debut! Speaking of Star Wars, we are now going to take you back and show you some of what happened when Ron Bass and Black Bart defended the World Class Tag Team Titles against The Blackjacks! The match started off with all the men just brawling and the referee nearly disqualified everyone. One of the heads of World Class, Bob Geigel made an appearance and declared that the match would be held under Tornado rules. Let's see how things went down. Taped 5-27 in Dallas 1 Fall, 60 Minute Time Limit -Black Bart/Ron Bass vs The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan/Blackjack Lanza) - AWA World Class Tag Team Titles- ...all four men were all over the place, in the ring, out of the ring, in the aisle, briefly in the crowd. Mulligan choked Bart with a camera cable, Bass hit Lanza with a chair, Mulligan tossed Bass over the timekeepers table, Lanza found a wrench under the ring and clocked Bart with it. This thing was utter chaos from start to finish. The end came when Lanza and Bass were brawling out on the floor, and Mulligan had Bart alone inside the ring. Bart nailed Mulligan with a clothesline, and then ascended the ropes for his Legdrop. But he wasted time yelling something at the crowd and it allowed Mulligan to get up and swipe Bart's legs out from underneath him. Bart felt crotch first on the top rope, and then Mulligan positioned him from there into a piledriver! Mulligan covered and that was it! Winners, and NEW AWA World Class Tag Team Champions: The Blackjacks! -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back folks! We just saw new World Class Tag Team Champions crowned in The Blackjacks! That was at our big Memorial Day Star Wars show. That night also saw the debut of a new team here in World Class known as The Moondogs. There isn't a whole lot I can say, they kind of need to be seen. So let's head to some more action from our big show in Lubbock. Taped 5-29 in Lubbock 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) vs Mike Bond/Mike Reed- This was a mugging as Spot and Cujo hit the ring and just assaulted Reed and Bond for a good thirty seconds before the Referee finally managed to get Cujo to leave the ring. Spot beat on Reed for a while longer, and nearly got DQ'ed for biting him. He hit a nice powerslam on him before tagging out to Cujo. The three hundred and fifty pounder entered the ring and charged at Bond, knocking him to the floor. Cujo then ran across the ring and nailed Reed with a Big Splash! That was the end. Winners: The Moondogs Marc Lowrance: My goodness, those Moondogs are just a brutal and devastating team. The Blackjacks and everyone else in the tag team division had better be on high alert with them around. Now, speaking of Devastation, things did not go well for Devastation Inc at Star Wars. Let's look now at the closing minutes of the match between Big John Studd and Junkyard Dog for the World Class Title.... Taped 5-27 in Dallas 1 Fall, 60 Minute Time Limit -The Junkyard Dog vs Big John Studd w/Skandor Akbar - AWA World Class Title- ...Finally Studd went for the Reverse Bearhug, but the Dog caught him with a headbutt. JYD used another, and another, and another and the big man was staggered again. JYD reached down and scooped Studd up and caught him with the Powerslam! Referee David Manning counted One, Two, Thr... Studd kicked out! JYD was calling for another Powerslam when Skandor Akbar got up onto the ring apron. JYD wasted no time in grabbing him and was drawing back to punch him when David Manning got caught with the Dog's elbow! As Manning went down, Big John Studd latched onto JYD from behind. Akbar began to fumble with something in his hands, and launched a FIREBALL!! But The Junkyard Dog ducked! The Fireball caught Big John Studd square in the face!! JYD quickly headbutts Akbar who tumbles to the floor. Dog grabs Studd who is holding his face and lifts him up for another Powerslam. Manning, still holding his nose, hears the impact of Studd hitting the mat, and drops down for the count. One, Two, Three!! Winner: The Junkyard Dog As JYD is heading up the aisle celebrating with the fans, Skandor Akbar climbs into the ring to check on Big John Studd. Studd is sitting up, and is touching his face, apparently making sure everything is still there. Akbar comes over and kneels down next to him and begins to speak. The look on Studd's face says it all seconds before he reaches over and wraps his massive hand around the throat of Akbar. Studd gets to his feet, still holding onto the neck of Akbar, then scoops him up into a huge bodyslam. Studd walks around the ring with Akbar for about fifteen seconds before slamming him in the center, then drops a huge elbow into the center of his chest. Studd shakes his head and then makes his way to the back to a smattering of cheers. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Hello again folks, as you just saw before the break, The Junkyard Dog is still World Class Heavyweight Champion. Skandor Akbar accidentally tossed fire into the face of his own client Big John Studd, and after the match Studd made him pay for it. Usually Akbar bombards the offices of World Class with demands on a daily basis, but no one has heard from him since that incident. So, Thank You Mr. Studd! Now folks, before we get to our final match of the evening we need to talk about one more match that happened at Star Wars. As I am sure you have all heard by now, The Von Erich's and Ric Flair were victorious and The Fabulous Freebirds are officially out of AWA World Class Wrestling. So we take you now to two night later in Lubbock, where The Russians who were unsuccessful in their attempt to unseat The Road Warriors for the AWA World Tag Team Title stormed the ring and had a challenge to make! We cut to Krusher Darsow and Boris Zhukov in the ring. Zhukov is holding the chain menacingly, while Darsow has the microphone, and the Lubbock crowd is boo'ing them unmercifully. Krusher Darsow: ALL OF YOU PEOPLE SHUT UP!! We are sick and tired of being disrespected! We are sick and tired of being and cheated! Comrade Zhukov and I were cheated out of the World Class Tag Title tournament! We were cheated by The Islanders! At Star Wars, we were cheated by The Road Warriors! But all you idiots want to do is cheer for the Von Erichs!! The crowd pops huge for the mention of the Von Erichs, and the cheers get even bigger when Kevin and Kerry come walking down the aisle and get into the ring. Krusher Darsow: I get it! You Von Erich's think your hot stuff right now cause you ran The Freebirds outta here. Well, I'd like to see you do that to us! Kevin Von Erich: Okay, let's do it. Losers Leave World Class... RIGHT NOW!! The crowd goes nuts! The Russians nod in agreement, and the bell is rung. Taped 5-29 in Lubbock 1 Fall, 60 Minute Time Limit -Kerry Von Erich/Kevin Von Erich vs The Russians (Krusher Darsow/Boris Zhukov)- LOSERS LEAVE TOWN A solid back and forth tag team match for fifteen minutes, then it broke down when Zhukov hit Kevin with a blow blow when David Manning was out of position. A fired up Kerry came into the ring and laid out Zhukov with a huge Discus Punch. Manning was herding Kerry out of the ring, when Darsow entered and blasted the recovering Kevin in the face with the Russian chain, and placed Zhukov on top of him. The Texas crowd was nuclear as Manning turned around and saw Zhukov on top of Kevin. Manning dropped down and counted One, Two, Thr..KICK OUT!! A huge reaction from the crowd as Kevin somehow managed to get his shoulder up. Both men began to crawl toward their partners, and both got the tag at the same time. A fired up Kerry came in and peppered Darsow with rights and left until he was sagging against the ropes. Kerry whipped Darsow into the ropes and caught him with a huge dropkick. A Discus Punch followed, and Darsow crashed to the canvas. Kerry held up his hand to signal for the Iron Claw. A bloody Kevin entered the ring and tackled Zhukov who was coming in on the other side. Both Von Erich's applied the Iron Claw to their Russian adversaries. After several seconds Manning checked the arm of Darsow and it fell three times. Winners: Kevin and Kerry Von Erich Krusher Darsow and Boris Zhukov must leave AWA World Class Wrestling!! Marc Lowrance: There you have it Ladies and Gentleman! The Von Erichs picked up another huge win in the main event in Lubbock, and The Russians follow The Freebirds out of World Class wrestling! That'll do it for us this week here at AWA World Class. The wrestlers are going to enjoy a well earned week off, and we'll see you back here next week for more exciting action. This is Marc Lowrance saying Good Night Everyone! (AWA World Class will not be running house shows this week to give the wrestlers a well earned break, and to restructure things a bit. I'll be blowing up the Roster thread with trades this weekend! Then I am on vacation next week (Finally!) but will still be reading things from my phone!)

Haven't seen Double or Nothing, and I haven't listened to the Cornette podcast. But knowing how stuck in the business Jim is, are there chances that Jim made the comments he made thinking that this was just some dude playing an Adrian Adonis gimmick and had no idea that the guy actually lives this lifestyle? Again, not trying to defend, genuinely don't know, just curious.

As part of the big Star Wars celebration in Texas, AWA World Class ran two smaller shows at special locations in Texas that aren't normally part of the touring schedule. -5-28-84 from the Rodeo Arena in Mesquite, TX- 1) DJ Peterson defeated Tiger Conway Jr in 8:27 w/Missile Shoulderblock 2) The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) over The Battens (Brad/Bart) in 6:46 when Spot pinned Bart 3) Hercules Hernandez beat Scott Casey in 7:33 w/Backbreaker 4) The Islanders (Samu/The Tonga Kid) over The Russians (Krusher Darsow/Boris Zhukov) in 11:35 when Tonga pinned Zhukov 5) David Schultz/Dick Murdoch/Ron Bass/Black Bart defeated Barry Windham/Sam Houston/Blackjack Mulligan/Blackjack Lanza in 39:43 when Murdoch pinned Houston 6) Junkyard Dog/Kerry Von Erich/Kevin Von Erich beat Hercules Hernandez (subbing for Big John Studd)/Kim Duk/Mr. Saito in 25:39 when Kevin pinned Duk -5-29-84 from the Lubbock Memorial Coliseum in Lubbock, TX- 1) DJ Peterson over Bob Bradley in 4:42 w/Missile Shoulderblock 2) Tiger Conway Jr beat Brett Wayne Sawyer in 9:25 w/Roll Up With Tights 3) The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) defeated Mike Bond/Mike Reed in 2:39 when Cujo pinned Reed 4) The Glamour Boys (Steve Doll/Steve Simpson) beat The Batten Twins (Brad/Bart) in 12:41 when Simpson pinned Brad 5) Hercules Hernandez over Scott Casey in 6:29 w/Backbreaker 6) The Islanders and Kim Duk/Mr. Saito wrestled to a Draw in 20:00 7) Hercules Hernandez (subbing for Big John Studd)/Black Bart/Ron Bass/David Schultz/Dick Murdoch defeated Junkyard Dog/Barry Windham/Sam Houston/Blackjack Mulligan/Blackjack Lanza in 49:11 when Murdoch pinned Houston 8) Kerry Von Erich/Kevin Von Erich beat The Russians (Krusher Darsow/Boris Zhukov) in 19:14 when Kerry forced Darsow to submit to the Iron Claw

So much for family friendly Chikara

or Zenk as Roma, Spivey as Sid.... Sorry, I couldn't resist!

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-Monday May 27th- -Reunion Arena- -Dallas, Tx- -Memorial Day Star Wars- 15,000 plus fans have once again packed the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas as AWA World Class Wrestling is set to present Memorial Day Star Wars! All of the champions of the American Wrestling Alliance are here! All of the World Class titles will be defended! The Von Erich/Freebird war will finally come to an end! Television cameras are rolling, Marc Lowrance is ready, let's head to the ring! 1) 10 Man Battle Royal for a Shot at the World Class Television Title Elimination #1: Brad Batten by Scott Casey Elimination #2: Joe Lightfoot by Steve Doll/Steve Simpson Elimination #3: Bart Batten by Tiger Conway Jr Elimination #4: Chick Donovan by DJ Peterson Elimination #5: Jose Lothario by Steve Doll/Steve Simpson Elimination #6: Tiger Conway Jr by DJ Peterson Elimination #7: Steve Doll by DJ Peterson Elimination #8: Steve Simpson by Scott Casey Elimination #9: Scott Casey by DJ Peterson Winner: DJ Peterson 2) Dynamite Kid vs Brett Wayne Sawyer - AWA World Lightweight Title Sawyer was over matched in this one, and The Dynamite Kid knew it from the beginning. He belted Sawyer with chops, out wrestled him on the mat, and generally worked circles around him. Sawyer got in a few impressive looking armdrags, and a nice looking dropkick, but the champion never seemed like he was in danger. A brutal looking belly to back suplex put the challenger away in just under nine minutes. Winner: The Dynamite Kid 3) The Islanders (Samu/The Tonga Kid) vs The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) The Moondogs debuted and it was a spectacle. Spot came out with his signature bleached blonde hair and bushy beard, carrying a giant bone and growling at the crowd. Behind him came a 350 plus pounder that some of the Texas faithful once knew as Tugboat Taylor. He was now being called Cujo, sporting a bleached blonde mullet (thought his beard was still black), cut off blue jeans, no shoes, and a dog collar. They hit the ring and the brawl with The Islanders began immediately. If a wrestling move was used in this match, it was by accident. Fists, slaps, kicks, knees, chairs, bones, the guard rail, the timekeepers table, the bell, a camera cable, some ladies purse, and anything else they could get their hands on. The fight continued until they brawled out of the sight of the crowd, and presumably after! Winner: No Contest 4) Sam Houston vs "Dr. D" David Schultz Houston was able to frustrate Schultz in the early parts of the match using his quickness to stay one step ahead of the Doctor. Quick dropkicks, armdrags, and several moves off the ropes kept Houston on the offense. The tide turned when Schultz caught a crossbody attempt and smashed Houston with a backbreaker. From that point on, Schultz kept the pressure on before finally spiking Houston with a piledriver, and dropping the Elbow from the Second Rope for the victory. Winner: David Schultz 5) The Youngbloods (Jay Youngblood/Mark Youngblood) vs Kim Duk/Mr. Saito w/Skandor Akbar The Youngbloods received a warm welcome from the Dallas faithful, and they went on to dominate the opening minutes of the match using quick tags to confound Kim Duk. Eventually Duk was able to turn the tide, and Mark Youngblood was isolated in the Japanese corner where Saito and Duk took over and worked him over something fierce. Several times Mark came close to tagging in Jay, but each time Duk or Saito was able to cut him off. Finally, Jay was able to tag in and he took it to both Duk and Saito with huge Tomahawk Chops as the crowd went nuts. Soon Mark recovered enough to join Jay in the ring and both Youngbloods went wild! Mark and Duk went to the floor, and when referee Alfred Neely went to admonish them, Skandor Akbar reached into the ring and grabbed the leg of Jay Youngblood. When Jay turned to see what was happening, Saito grabbed him from behind and dropped him with a huge Saito Suplex. He then pinned him with a handfull of tights. Neely turned in time to count the 1,2,3 Winners: Kim Duk/Mr. Saito As Duk and Saito were leaving the ring, The Youngbloods were heard saying they'd be back for a rematch! 6) The Junkyard Dog vs Big John Studd w/Skandor Akbar - AWA World Class Heavyweight Title After several minutes of stalling by Studd had the crowd in a frenzy, JYD went nuts and started lighting Studd up with rights and lefts that had that big man wobbling. JYD launched himself off the ropes and nailed Big John with a shoulderblock that sent him out of the ropes and to the floor. JYD made the mistake of following Studd outside, and got himself run into the apron for his troubles. After that, Studd slowed the momentum way down, working over JYD with thundering hammer blows, shoulder rams in the corner, and a grueling chinlock. JYD would be on the verge of a comeback several times, but Studd would use his size to reel the Dog back in and keep laying on him. Finally Studd went for the Reverse Bearhug, but the Dog caught him with a headbutt. JYD used another, and another, and another and the big man was staggered again. JYD reached down and scooped Studd up and caught him with the Powerslam! Referee David Manning counted One, Two, Thr... Studd kicked out! JYD was calling for another Powerslam when Skandor Akbar got up onto the ring apron. JYD wasted no time in grabbing him and was drawing back to punch him when David Manning got caught with the Dog's elbow! As Manning went down, Big John Studd latched onto JYD from behind. Akbar began to fumble with something in his hands, and launched a FIREBALL!! But The Junkyard Dog ducked! The Fireball caught Big John Studd square in the face!! JYD quickly headbutts Akbar who tumbles to the floor. Dog grabs Studd who is holding his face and lifts him up for another Powerslam. Manning, still holding his nose, hears the impact of Studd hitting the mat, and drops down for the count. One, Two, Three!! Winner: The Junkyard Dog As JYD is heading up the aisle celebrating with the fans, Skandor Akbar climbs into the ring to check on Big John Studd. Studd is sitting up, and is touching his face, apparently making sure everything is still there. Akbar comes over and kneels down next to him and begins to speak. The look on Studd's face says it all seconds before he reaches over and wraps his massive hand around the throat of Akbar. Studd gets to his feet, still holding onto the neck of Akbar, then scoops him up into a huge bodyslam. Studd walks around the ring with Akbar for about fifteen seconds before slamming him in the center, then drops a huge elbow into the center of his chest. Studd shakes his head and then makes his way to the back to a smattering of cheers. -INTERMISSION- 7) Hercules Hernandez w/Percival Pringle III vs DJ Peterson - AWA World Class Television Title Hercules tried to intimidate Peterson by showing off his chiseled physique, but Peterson showed off his impressive guns much to the chagrin of Hernandez. The two locked up and the battle was on as they tried to muscle one another across the ring. From there this was a battle of punches, clothesline, bodyslams, and power moves to see who would budge first. Neither man did, as they were still slugging it out and trying to get the best of one another when the bout reached the Television Title's 15 minute time limit. Winner: DRAW 8) The Road Warriors (Animal/Hawk) w/Paul Ellering vs The Russians (Krusher Darsow/Boris Zhukov) - AWA World Tag Team Titles The clash for the AWA World Tag Team Titles opened with a bang as all four men met in the middle of the ring and just started throwing haymakers at one another. The Road Warriors got the best of that exchange and The Russians bailed to the floor. Once the match started proper the Warriors continued to get the best of Zhukov, and it wasn't until Darsow got tagged in and caught Hawk with a low blow behind the back of the ref that The Russians began to get some offense. They pounded Hawk unmercifully in their corner, making frequent tags and just using basic offense to keep the big man down. It worked for several minute, but then Hawk came roaring back firing fists at both men, then a huge dropkick at Darsow. Hawk tagged in Animal and it was powerslams all around, followed by a huge shoulder tackle on Zhukov. Darsow brought the chain into the ring and charged at Animal, but he sidestepped and Hawk backdropped Darsow out of the ring. Animal lifted Zhukov onto his shoulders and The Doomsday Device spelled the end of this one. Winners: The Road Warriors 9) Barry Windham vs Dick Murdoch The rivalry continues as Windham and Murdoch lock up again, and again they don't disappoint. A solid twenty five minute battle that saw both men throwing their best offense at the other, but the other is more than prepared for what is coming. The end finally comes when Barry attempts to repeat the finish of the first meeting when Murdoch goes for the Brainbuster and Windham rolls him into the small package. Only this time Murdoch knows it is coming and is able to kick out at two. Windham comes up quickly and goes for a Bulldog, but Murdoch shoves him off into the ropes and rams a knee into his back. Murdoch quickly spins him around, delivers a boot to the gut and hoists him up for the Brainbuster. Murdoch wastes zero time before he drops Barry down on his head, then floats over and covers him. Referee Jerry Usher counts One, Two, Three. Winner: Dick Murdoch 10) Ron Bass/Black Bart vs The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan/Blackjack Lanza) - AWA World Class Tag Team Titles These four men began brawling before the bell could ring and the referee nearly tossed the whole thing out before it could begin. Bob Geigel made a rare appearance and declared that the match would now be held under No Disqualification Tornado Rules! The Texas fans loved it, Bass and Bart not so much. So the brawl began again and all four men were all over the place, in the ring, out of the ring, in the aisle, briefly in the crowd. Mulligan choked Bart with a camera cable, Bass hit Lanza with a chair, Mulligan tossed Bass over the timekeepers table, Lanza found a wrench under the ring and clocked Bart with it. This thing was utter chaos from start to finish. The end came when Lanza and Bass were brawling out on the floor, and Mulligan had Bart alone inside the ring. Bart nailed Mulligan with a clothesline, and then ascended the ropes for his Legdrop. But he wasted time yelling something at the crowd and it allowed Mulligan to get up and swipe Bart's legs out from underneath him. Bart felt crotch first on the top rope, and then Mulligan positioned him from there into a piledriver! Mulligan covered and that was it! Winners, and NEW AWA World Class Tag Team Champions: The Blackjacks! 11) Hulk Hogan vs One Man Gang w/Percival Pringle III - AWA World Heavyweight Title Hogan controlled the early minutes of the match, and seemed to have things well in hand until he attempted to bodyslam the four hundred plus pound One Man Gang. He managed to get him about half way up, but the weight of the big man was too much and he crashed down on Hogan. Referee Rick Hazzard got a two and a half count before Hogan kicked out. After that, the Gang took over, beating on Hogan with huge clubbing strikes to the back. He took him to the buckle and rammed his weight into Hogan repeatedly, then nailed him with a bid bodyslam. OMG dropped a big elbow into the chest of the Hulkster, and got another two count. Gang picked Hogan up and locked in a bear hug and began to squeeze the life out of Hogan. Hazzard checked the arm which dropped once, dropped twice, droppe...stayed up on the third time!! Hogan fired some punches at the face of the Gang who let go of the bear hug and dropped the champion with a clothesline. OMG had a look of confidence on his face as he backed himself into the ropes for momentum and dropped all of his weight onto Hogan with a 747 Splash. Rick Hazzard count One, Two, Thr...KICK OUT!! Hogan came to his knees like a bolt of lightning! The Gang stared in astonishment as Hogan got to his feet and balled up his fists. Gang came forward and nailed Hogan with a huge punch to the face. Hogan began to shake his head like he could feel no pain. Gang fired another punch and another, and Hogan felt none of it. Then Hogan pointed a finger at him... YOU! Hogan began to fire right hand after right hand at the Gang, until he backed him into the ropes. Hogan whipped the Gang across the ring and charged him with a huge clothesline that left the Gang staggered. Hogan went into the ropes again and hit another clothesline that had the Gang teetering. Hogan motioned for the bodyslam, then hoisted the 450 pound Gang into the air and slammed him hard to the mat! Into the ropes Hogan went again, as Percy Pringle was frantic at ringside, and down came the Big Legdrop!! Hogan covered for the One, Two, Three!! Winner: Hulk Hogan 12) The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts) vs Ric Flair, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich - Losers Leave AWA World Class Tensions were at a fever pitch as all six men glared at one another during the ring introductions. As soon as the bell rang, the whole of Reunion Arena broke in to the familiar "Go Home Freebirds" chant that had been ringing through out Texas for over a year. Kerry Von Erich started the match and begged for Michael Hayes to oppose him, and Hayes obliged, only to immediately tag in Terry Gordy before contact could be made. Gordy and Kerry would jostle for position in the lock up and Gordy would drive Von Erich back into the corner. A huge forearm hammered into the chest of Kerry, then Gordy hip tossed him out into the center of the ring. Gordy would drag Kerry into the Freebird corner, and the decimation would begin. All three Birds would take turns laying into Kerry. In and out they tagged, taking a few shots, doing the damage, never letting Kerry out of the corner. Hayes in particular was of note, stomping Kerry into the turnbuckle then strutting toward Ric Flair, drawing the ire of the AWA Southeastern Champion. As Flair tried to charge into the ring and was restrained by Alfred Neely, Buddy Roberts used the tag rope to choke the life out of Kerry Von Erich. Finally, just when it seemed that Kerry was done for, Terry Gordy made a mistake. Gordy whipped Kerry into the ropes and bent down for what appeared to be a big back body drop, but Kerry was able to slow his momentum and blasted Gordy in the face with a big kick. Both men lay motionless in the center of the ring for several seconds, then both began crawling toward their respective corners. Gordy managed to make it to his first and tagged in Buddy Jack Roberts. Roberts came into the ring and tried to get to Kerry in time, but Kerry summoned everything he had left and leapt forward to tag in his brother, Kevin. Kevin Von Erich hit the ring like a man possessed, and began firing punches at Buddy Roberts. Michael Hayes charged into the ring and he ate some punches too! Kevin whipped Roberts into the ropes and nailed him with a beautiful dropkick. Hayes was retreating to his corner, when a fired up Kevin grabbed him from behind by his long hair and smashed him face first into the turnbuckle. Gordy who was on the apron took a swing at Kevin, but Von Erich ducked the punch, then dropkicked Gordy from the apron to the floor! Kevin was pumping his fist in the center of the ring as the Dallas fans were losing their minds, meanwhile the Freebirds were regrouping on the outside of the ring as Neely started his count. Roberts headed back into the ring and locked up with Kevin, and Kevin was able to keep up his momentum for several minutes, until Roberts reversed an Irish whip and Gordy stuck his knee into the back of Kevin. Roberts tagged in Hayes, and Hayes dropped Kevin with a nasty DDT that got a two count. The Freebirds started the corner beatdown again, this time on Kevin. More frequent tags, each taking a turn, hitting a move, getting in a punch, and tagging out. Flair finally had enough and charged into the ring, chop blocking the knee of Terry Gordy, before being threatened with disqualification by Alfred Neely. Hayes came back in and hooked Kevin up for another DDT, but took a moment to taunt Flair, which allowed Kevin to reach down and sweep the legs of Hayes out from under him. Kevin got to his feet and stumbled to his corner, and tagged in Ric Flair! Flair came in and cracked Hayes with a huge knife edge chop. Roberts charged into the ring and was met with a blistering chop of his own. Before Gordy could get into the ring, Flair headed to the Birds corner and blasted him with a right hand. Flair headed back over to Hayes and belted him with another one, and another, before maring him over and dropping an elbow on him. Flair took a couple steps back and dropped a huge knee on the head of Hayes. Now it was Flair's turn, as he took over and began to work the leg of Michael Hayes with cruel precision. Elbow drops to the knee, kicks to the leg, a chopblock for Hayes, an atomic kneebreaker, and finally "NOW IT'S TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL!!" As Flair grabbed the leg for the Figure Four Leglock, both Roberts and Gordy charged into the ring and tackled Flair. Kevin and Kerry were having none of it, and entered the ring as well. A brawl broke out among all six men. Kevin Von Erich and Terry Gordy began grappling and tumbled out to the floor, where they continued to fight as if nothing had happened. Kerry nailed Buddy Roberts with a series of right hands that backed him across the ring and had him reeling on the ropes, finally Kerry spin into a huge Discus Punch that sent Buddy up and over the top rope. Flair was getting back to his feet, as was Hayes and Michael noticed the referee was busy with the rest of the chaos, so Hayes kicked Flair hard in the groin. Fortunately for the Von Erich's, Kerry turned around from knocking Roberts out of the ring, and clotheslined Hayes before he could cover Flair. Kerry pulled Flair over into their corner, and when Referee Neely turned around, Von Erich reached down and tagged Flair. Kerry, now the legal man, came into the ring and stalked Michael Hayes who was just getting to his feet. Hayes turned around and saw Kerry behind him, and began to beg off. Kerry shook his head No and began to fire punches into the head of Michael Hayes, again a huge Discus Punch followed and it sent Hayes into the ropes, on the rebound Kerry caught him with the Iron Claw!! Buddy Roberts tried to get back into the ring to break it up, but Ric Flair came flying from out of nowhere and caught Roberts with a high knee that sent him back out of the ring. Flair followed him out, and the two of them joined Gordy and Kevin in brawling on the floor. Meanwhile Kerry cinched down on the claw and the blood began to flow from the forehead of Michael Hayes. Referee Neely lifted the arm of Michael Hayes....Once....It fell Twice....It fell Third Time.... It fell!! Winners: Ric Flair, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich The Fabulous Freebirds must leave AWA World Class Wrestling As the bell rings, Kerry comes to his feet and throws his hands in the air, blood dripping from his right hand. The brawl on the floor stops as all four men look into the ring to see what happened. Kevin rushes into the ring and throws his arms around his brother. After a moment of shocked disappointment, Buddy Jack and Gordy slide about half way into the ring and pull the bloody Hayes out by his feet, before heading to the back. Flair comes into the ring and nods at the Von Erichs before extending his hand to them. First Kevin takes it and shakes it. Then Kerry and Flair have a momentary stare down, before both men nod and shake hands. All three men then raise each others arm into the air as the Reunion Arena crowd goes insane.

Huge win for Rotunda, Zenk, and Perez!! That's awesome!! Oh? Who was the new Japanese dude? Embry and the Starr "cousins" pick up the sneaky win, I like it! I can just picture the swagger in Larry's step when he has Nord watching his back! Rip Oliver doing his job, cause even though he lost, Adams goes into his title shot at way less than 100% Hickerson saves Rose from Billy Jack and gets himself in a match for Showdown. That card is shaping up nicely. Looking forward to it! Great stuff!!

Holy Shit! The reign of Butch Reed is over!! Man, Reed was fantastic as champ, and like Edger just said, I can't think this is gonna sit well. Fool me once and all that. I only live about 90 minutes from Wheeling, would love to see that house show!! Good Stuff!

-5-25-84 from the North Side Coliseum in Fort Worth, TX- 1) Terry Gordy won a 21 Man Battle Royal for a Shot at the World Class Heavyweight Title. (The order of elimination determined the matches for the rest of the card, other than the 2 tag team matches) 2) The Islanders (Samu/The Tonga Kid) defeated The Bounty Hunter/Bob Bradley in 4:14 when Samu pinned The Bounty Hunter 3) Ron Bass beat Brett Wayne Sawyer in 9:19 w/Gourdbuster 4) Steve Doll and Joe Lightfoot wrestled to a Draw in 10:00 5) Krusher Darsow over Buddy Roberts in 7:11 when Darsow hit Roberts with the chain as the referee was throwing the brass knuckles Roberts brought into the ring, out of the ring. 6) Sam Houston defeated Boris Zhukov by Count Out in 8:44 7) Dick Murdoch over Scott Casey in 9:02 w/Brainbuster 8) Kerry Von Erich and Barry Windham wrestled to a Draw in 10:00 9) Kevin Von Erich beat Black Bart in 8:57 w/Flying Crossbody 10) Chick Donovan over Steve Stimpson in 7:30 w/Roll Up 11) Hercules Hernandez defeated Tiger Conway Jr in 6:59 w/Backbreaker 12) David Schultz and Michael Hayes wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 4:12 13) Kim Duk/Mr. Saito over The Batten Twins (Brad/Bart) in 7:28 when Saito pinned Bart 14) The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Gordy by Disqualification in 18:47 when Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts interfered. Kerry and Kevin Von Erich ran in for the save -5-26-84 from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX- 1) Michael Hayes won a 21 Man Battle Royal for a Shot at the World Class Heavyweight Title. (The order of elimination determined the matches for the rest of the card, other than the 2 tag team matches) 2) The Islanders (Samu/The Tonga Kid) defeated The Bounty Hunter/Bob Bradley in 4:14 when Samu pinned The Bounty Hunter 3) Tiger Conway Jr beat Scott Casey in 7:48 w/a hand full of tights 4) Barry Windham and Terry Gordy wrestled to a Draw in 10:00 5) Hercules Hernandez defeated Sam Houston in 9:58 w/Backbreaker 6) David Schultz over Buddy Roberts by Count Out in 7:32 7) Ron Bass beat Chick Donovan in 8:17 w/Gourdbuster 8) Kevin Von Erich defeated Steve Doll in 8:28 w/Flying Crossbody 9) Black Bart over Brett Wayne Sawyer in 7:59 w/ Second Rope Legdrop 10) Dick Murdoch and Krusher Darsow wrestled to a Double Disqualification in 8:08 11) Boris Zhukov beat Joe Lightfoot in 9:01 w/Diving Headbutt 12) Kerry Von Erich defeated Steve Simpson in 7:40 w/Discus Punch 13) Kim Duk/Mr. Saito over The Batten Twins (Brad/Bart) in 7:28 when Saito pinned Bart 14) The Junkyard Dog defeated Michael Hayes by Disqualification in 18:47 when Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts interfered. Kerry and Kevin Von Erich ran in for the save

Man, so much going on in TNT! Funk/Bockwinkle could feud until the end of time, and I would be fine with it. Adding Santana and Roop to the mix makes for a fun little twist. Lawler and Honky just feels like it is going to continue to escalate until we get to some kind of gimmick match. I feel like it is finally time for the Fabs to win those belts, cause with Decimation and Wrestling 2/3 lining up, so many feuds are ready to go. Really excited for Tully/Chavo. Well built, and Tully when he is back peddling is the most dangerous Tully of all. Can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve. June 7th is stacked!!

Good television debut for Yatsu, showing off his skills and his submission finish. Horowitz and Fleming over the B's!! WOW! Magnum caps off a big 6 man tag by putting down the massive Grizzly Boone with the Belly to Belly to win it for his team. Good Stuff! Animal Steele picks up a quick win to keep him in contention. Snuka and Backlund with another indecisive finish, but a good one that makes Backlund looks a little more psychotic. Rocky Johnson with a huge submission win over Ray Stevens to retain the Television title. Very impressive win for the champ. Albano's team of savages decimate the Canadians, and Bravo is in a bad way after going headfirst into the concrete. Never liked Dino, so I love it!!

Rotunda is going to be a great fit here, and picks up a nice first win. East-West/Rock and Rolls should be a fun feud, and Adonis picks up a huge first win. One has to wonder if Matt Borne might just get sick of having to pay for the sins of Billy Jack Haynes..... Ron Starr's "cousin from Puerto Rico" made me pop! Great stuff. Texas Red is a monster, and you are building this kid perfectly. Fantastic main event, perfect partner choice, I can only begin to imagine the insanity of that match.

Well, I think you just won this little game we are playing as you've done something I didn't think anyone could ever do for me....made Greg Gagne interesting! I can't wait for Bad News/Hogan. This has been an amazingly built feud, and the blow off should be spectacular. Like everyone else has said, Bulldogs/Warriors should be very interesting, but very fun. Enjoying the split, and enjoying the shows. Great work!

Oh man, The Fantastics taking drastic steps to get another shot at the title. Let's hope Tommy and Bobby don't regret that one. Good debut wins for Muraco and Taylor. I expect big things for Muraco here. Dibiase vs Superstar in the cage for the next shot at Hogan is a great match and awesome main event for the next Omni show. Tommy Rich having another surprise partner is all well and good, but he needs to find someone to watch his back every week! Good show man!!

-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 Sportatorium in Dallas!- Jim Ross: Hello Ladies and Gentleman, and welcome to AWA World Class Wrestling. We are just days away from Memorial Day Star Wars and the action here has never been hotter. My name is Jim Ross, and returning to the announce position this week is "Cowboy" Bill Watts. Bill Watts: Glad to be back Jim. After the chaos of last weeks show, I am hoping things go a bit smoother this week. But tempers are high heading into Star Wars, so we'll see. Jim Ross: Any updates on the condition of Al Madril or Johnny Mantell? Bill Watts: John Mantell suffered a very serious concussion at the hands of Black Bart and Ron Bass. I can't say when or if we will see him back here in World Class wrestling. Meanwhile, Al Madril suffered a neck injury from the piledriver and required stitches from the laceration he received. Al insists on still competing at Star Wars, but the doctors would not clear him to do so, so the AWA Board of Directors have deemed him ineligible to compete. Jim Ross: He can't be taking that well. Bill Watts: You can say that again. Jim Ross: We will hear from the Von Erich's a little later on tonight. In the meantime, let's head down to the ring for our opening contest. 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -Brett Wayne Sawyer vs Tom Lintz- Sawyer made the most of his World Class television debut, roughing up Lintz with punches and several slams early in the contest. He then caught him with several armdrags, and a couple nice looking dropkicks. Finally he nailed a beautiful Flying Crossbody from the top rope and hooked the leg for the 1,2,3. Winner: Brett Wayne Sawyer Jim Ross: Brett Sawyer looked great in there tonight Cowboy! Bill Watts: He sure did Jim. Tonight was a warm up for him, as World Class officials have chosen him to compete against the AWA World Lightweight champion, The Dynamite Kid at Memorial Day Star Wars. It is going to be a big step up in competition for Sawyer, but they feel he is ready. Jim Ross: That's gonna be one heck of a match Cowboy! We'll be right back with tag team action! -Commercial Break- As the show returns, Marc Lowrance is standing in the ring with "General" Skandor Akbar. Skandor Akbar: Last week I told you people that Kim Duk had to dispose of his old partner. So now let me introduce you to the two men who will lead Devastation Incorporated to those World Class Tag Team Titles. Kim Duk and his new partner who asks that you refer to him as, Mr. Saito! 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -Kim Duk/Mr. Saito w/Skandor Akbar vs The Batten Twins (Brad/Bart)- This was certainly not the debut the Batten Twins were looking for, as Duk and Saito were unmerciful, storming the ring and going straight at them. Bart got the easier time of it, getting immediately Saito Suplexed onto his head, and then rolling out to the floor where he remained for the rest of the match. Brad on the other hand, got to stay in the ring and get beaten on by Duk who got quite a bit of joy from chopping and kicking Batten. When he dropped him on his head with the Reverse Piledriver, the match was definitely over, but Duk never bothered to pin him, instead tagging in Saito. Another brutal Saito Suplex followed, then Saito simply placed a foot on the chest of the fallen Batten and the referee probably could have counted to a thousand. Winners: Kim Duk/Mr. Saito Akbar heads over to Marc Lowrance, and is soon joined by Duk and Saito. Skandor Akbar: Bigger! Stronger! Deadlier! My new Japanese duo will destroy any team who dares get in the ring with them! I hear that Jay and Mark Youngblood from the Carolina's are going to be here on Memorial Day. Well, make the match for Star Wars! My Deadly Japanese Killers are challenging the Youngbloods to come see who the baddest team in World Class is!! Akbar, Duk, and Saito head back to the dressing room as the Texas crowd boo's them heartily. Jim Ross: Akbar lays down the challenge for The Youngbloods to take on Duk and Saito! I for one would love to see that match Cowboy. Bill Watts: Duk and Saito made short work of the Battens tonight, and this Saito seems to be a very mean man. But The Youngbloods are a top rated tag team in the AWA. That would certainly be an epic clash, and I have to believe the Board will do their best to make it happen. Jim Ross: Okay folks, let's take a quick break, and when we return you will see the man who is going to challenge Hulk Hogan for the AWA World Heavyweight Title at Star Wars, the One Man Gang in action!! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -One Man Gang w/Hercules Hernandez & Percival Pringle III vs Paul Garner- Paul Garner decided to take his shot and charged the Gang as soon as the bell rang. When he bounced off the shoulder of the big man and landed hard on his back, he realized he'd made a terrible mistake. When the girth of OMG landed on him with a big elbow drop, that was pretty much all she wrote. But OMG was here tonight to show Hulk Hogan what he was planning for him, so Garner got whipped into the corner and avalanched, he got slammed hard in the middle of the ring, and then the 747 Splash turned the lights out. Winner: One Man Gang Marc Lowrance is joined at ringside by The Pringle Dynasty Marc Lowrance: Percival Pringle, a dominant showing by the One Man Gang just days before he challenges Hulk Hogan for the AWA World Heavyweight Title. Percival Pringle III: That's right Marc Lowrance. My One Man Gang is ready, he is ready to head to the Reunion Arena and he is ready to squash Hulk Hogan like he just squashed whoever that guy in the ring was. It doesn't matter to my One Man Gang you see. He came from the mean streets of Chicago, where he fought anyone and everyone who got in his way, so whether it was that guy, or whether it is Hulk Hogan, he is gonna knock 'em down and then crash onto them with the 747, and that will be all she wrote. Then that AWA World Title will be mine all mine!! Marc Lowrance: I also understand that at Memorial Day Star Wars, there will be a 10 man battle royal, and the winner of that match will go on to challenge Hercules Hernandez for the World Class Television Title that very same night. Your thoughts on that Mr. Pringle? Percival Pringle III: My thoughts are that a normal man at the absolute peak of his game barely stands a chance at defeating Hercules. Let alone a man who has already fought nine other men to get that shot. So, on behalf of Hercules, please allow me to thank the World Class Board of Directors for essentially giving Hercules the night off! Marc Lowrance: Night off? You'll be facing an unknown competitor for the title. Percival Pringle III: Does Hercules look concerned? Do I look concerned? The only person who needs to be concerned right now is Hulk Hogan, because his time is running out! Pringle promptly walks away from the microphone and is followed by Herc and the Gang. Marc Lowrance shrugs and we head back to the commentary position. Jim Ross: A supremely confident Percy Pringle thinks he and his men have things well in hand heading into Memorial Day Star Wars. Bill Watts: Hercules opponent may have to survive a battle royal, but they can all train for a match against Hercules. Hercules has absolutely no idea who he'll be facing that night and can't prepare at all. The element of surprise is dangerous, and that arrogance may come back and cost him Jim. Jim Ross: Alright Cowboy, we have to take a break, but when we come back, the reformed Blackjacks are gonna be in action, and I know you are excited for that. Bill Watts: Oh Yeah! Two rough tough old cowboys back for another ride, and looking for a little revenge. I love it! Jim Ross: We'll be right back folks! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan/Blackjack Lanza) vs Snake Brown/Bob Bradley- The Blackjacks enjoyed this one, taking some time and working over both Brown and Bradley. Frequent tags, and a greatest hits tour of both mens moves followed. The Texas crowd even cheered for someone other than a Von Erich using the Claw when Mulligan slapped it on Bob Bradley. A Lanza piledriver on Snake Brown would be the last straw in this one, as Jerry Usher countered the three. Winners: The Blackjacks Marc Lowrance is waiting as Lanza and Mulligan join him at ringside after the contest. Marc Lowrance: Gentleman, I have just been informed that you will be competing at Memorial Day Star Wars against Black Bart and Ron Bass for the World Class Tag Team Titles. Blackjack Lanza: You two come out here and wanna play tough guy, and you hurt my friend John Mantell real bad. Well, you two are about to find out what happens when you mess with real tough guys. Blackjack Mulligan: Bart, Bass. I seen you out here with your black hats like your the bad guy in some Clint Eastwood movie or something. On Memorial Day, the original outlaws are going to show you what two real bad old cowboys can do to two pretend punks like you. Shine them belts up real nice boys, cause they're coming home with The Blackjacks. Marc Lowrance: There you have it folks! Jim Ross: The Blackjacks look more than ready for another rodeo, and Bart and Bass better be prepared for a fight. Bill Watts: You got that right Jim. I'm here to tell ya, old Cowboys love a good fight! Jim Ross: Next up, we have young Barry Windham who has been at war with Dick Murdoch taking on Tiger Conway Jr. who recently turned on his partner Charlie Cook. Bill Watts: Two young men with something to prove. Should be a good one. 1 Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit -Barry Windham vs Tiger Conway Jr- Conway is displaying a new arrogant attitude along with some new ring gear tonight. He offers Windham a handshake but pulls back and pats his afro when Windham tries to accept. Barry nods and the two commence to wrestling. The opening minutes see a fairly back and forth technical exchange with Windham getting the upper hand. Conway ends up taking control when he rakes the eyes of the big Texan, and what follows is several minutes of underhanded tactics. Windham regains control when he comes off an Irish whip and rocks Conway with a big Lariat. Windham ends up putting Tiger away a couple minutes later with a Bulldog. Winner: Barry Windham Jim Ross: Big Barry Windham comes away with another win tonight. He'll be looking to keep that going when he steps into the ring with his rival Dick Murdoch at Star Wars. Bill Watts: Those two have had several encounters now, and each match has been fantastic, but neither one feels like anything has been settled. They've asked to meet again, so at Star Wars, we'll have it. Jim Ross: Fans, let's take a quick break, and we'll be back with Michael Hayes of The Fabulous Freebirds in action! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit -Michael Hayes w/Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts vs Hombre De Oro- Before Hayes and his masked opponent even have a chance to lock up, the Sportatorium explodes as Kevin and Kerry Von Erich come to ringside. They grab the microphone from Marc Lowrance and march up the steps and into the ring. Before, the Von Erichs have made it all the way into the ring, both Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts have slid under the bottom rope and taken up position on each side of Michael Hayes. Just as a fight seems primed to break out, a herd of referee's, security, and backstage personnel come from the back and make a line in the center of the ring, dividing the Von Erich's and The Freebirds. Michael Hayes calls for a second microphone.... Michael Hayes: You boys come out here to go ahead and tell these Texas idiots that you're leaving cause you can't find a partner! A huge round of boo's from the crowd nearly drowns out Michael Hayes. Michael Hayes: You can boo me all you want, but it's the truth! After what we did to Al Madril, ain't nobody gonna team with these two! Kevin lunges at Michael Hayes, but all five men are being held back by the swarm of people in the ring. Kevin Von Erich: If you'd just shut up for a darn second Michael Hayes, we'd tell you why we come out here, and it certainly isn't to forfeit to a coward like you! Michael Hayes: Blah, blah, blah. You can talk all you want, but I only see two of you. Kevin Von Erich: You Freebirds have been nothing but a thorn in the side of the Von Erich Family since the day you got here. We are so excited to get rid of you, you got no idea. We are... Michael Hayes: Oh the Von Erich Family! I get it! You are gonna drag your tired old Daddy out of retirement again aren't ya!! Buddy Roberts: Nah Michael, they are gonna call their runt brother Mike and have him come fight us. I hear he is gonna wrestle for Verne now!! Michael Hayes: Well I suppose they'd have to call him, it's not like they can call Davi... Kerry nearly leaps over the line of people in the center of the ring, and he manages to catch Hayes with a big punch to the mouth on that comment. The Sportatorium crowd goes silent for a moment before unleashing a huge round of angry boo's. It takes nearly a full minute for the people in the ring to get things calmed back down, and when they do Kerry Von Erich has the microphone. Kerry Von Erich: Hayes, you showed up here and acted like you were my friend. Then on Christmas night a year and a half ago inside that cage, you and Gordy double crossed me and cost me the World Title. Michael Hayes: That's ancient history Von Erich. We beat you up that night, and we've beaten you up a whole bunch of times since then. Quit wasting our time, you got a partner or don't ya? Kerry Von Erich: You and I weren't the only only people in the cage that night Michael..... Michael Hayes: What the hell does that mean? "It means they have a partner pal!" Hayes turns around to see Hombre De Oro standing behind him. Before Michael has time to react, the masked man drops him with a huge right hand to the jaw! Buddy Roberts charges the masked man and is met with a brutal knife edge chop that sends him flying out between the top and middle rope to the floor. Gordy grabs a stunned Hayes, and bails to the floor where the Freebirds regroup with Roberts. Kerry and Kevin come to stand next to the masked man and Kerry hands him the microphone, the man reaches up and pulls off the mask to reveal... "NATURE BOY" RIC FLAIR!! "FREEBIRDS!! YOU'VE DONE IT NOW!! YOU PUNKS SHOULD'VE LEFT AL MADRIL ALONE, CAUSE NOWWWWW..... YOU GOTTA DEAL WITH THE NAITCHAA BOY!!! HA HA HA!!! The Sportatorium crowd is going crazy as Flair stares wild eyed at The Freebirds and both Von Erichs have huge smiles on their faces. Flair turns and slaps both Kevin and Kerry on the chest before speaking again. THEY SAY...the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Well I'm here to tell you that Ric Flair, and The Von Erich's, we aren't friends. We've been enemies a time or two, BUT WHAT WE HAVE....IS RESPECT. RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, respect for this business, and respect for the wars we've fought. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU THREE HAVE? NOTHING! You don't respect them. You don't respect me. Most of all, you don't respect this business! The business, that I have given my blood, my sweat, and my tears to become the best in the world at....AND THAT...that makes you the enemy..... SO...COME MEMORIAL DAY....AT THE STAR WARS....RIC FLAIR...THE NNNAITCHA BOY....AND THE VON ERICHS....COME TOGETHER...ONE TIMMMEEE.....HA HA HA... ...to rid World Class Wrestling of The Fabulous Freebirds once and for all.. and whether you like it, or whether you don't...LEARN TO LOVE IT, cause when the Pride of Texas and Ric Flair come together, it's the best thing going today. WOOOO! The show goes off the air as Flair struts, the Von Erichs look ready for a fight, and The Fabulous Freebirds have an absolute meltdown at ringside.

They were Draws! But yeah, probably still an upset. I have big hopes for The Islanders.