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Omar & Bellomo is a fun little team that could do great here, then go back to jobbing to Demolition on WWF Superstars in six months. Ayala as one of your top guys should really work well, especially as you have him defeat Simpson. Didn't expect The Invaders to pick up the tag titles so quickly, but this is Puerto Rico, where the titles can sometimes switch pretty often. Huge win for Madril and really sets himself as one of the top guys in the territory. OTOH, I did expect Colon to win. But, really fun main event and Starr can easily return as a challenger in the future, or as the leader of a faction.

Great stuff, especially the Lawler promo. Not real sure about JYD in this territory, as he seems kind of out of place where he's not the top dog (*rimshot*), but I'm sure you'll make it work. Taylor & Garvin are a fun face tag team, at least until one of them turns eventually.

Heh. "Extenuating circumstances." Fine, Maeda. Don't want to work with Jumbo? Have fun attempting your a-hole shooty stuff with Fujiwara. Awesome lineup though, with every match but one having the ability to be awesome under the right circumstances.

Good house shows, Kevin Von Erich is going to be big in this area, and the House of Horrors is an awesome gimmick for the weirdo heel stable you have. Stud Stable feud is great as well, both versions!: P

Great great SNME. Focused exactly on what it needed too, continued to build Savage as a top heel, give the American's a hope spot against the Russian's without completely killing things, and of course, a great great ending angle w/ The Machines/Demolition.

Fun little catch-up show. Looking forward to the big show.

- "Mil, you don't want to job? Fine, beat the Irwins. Pedro, try to make this match worth something, all right?" - Yay Madusa, you're one of the few with talent at this point - Dorchester being even quasi-pushed is hilarious - That ten men would've been interesting, especially since the vast majority of the working was on the babyface side. I'm assuming lots of selling, before it ends with a flurry. - I'm stunned neither Lawler nor Abby would job. - These screw ups happen, but in a weird way, The Legion keeping the belts kind of works. - Sorry Ray, here's some nice parting gifts as you head toward retirement. - Piper & Orton as big time babyfaces in Charlotte as opposed to being to heels in New York is some really awesome alt-history - The semi-main was kind of the real main event here. Just kind of odd booking to be honest. I realize Brito has been getting some TV time, but still weird to me. Probably was a solid match, but yeah. Looking forward to the rest of the Bash!

Canada Day - I wonder if Hall would get cheered as much in the US. - Sullivan & Spivey is a weird but cool team, but British Steel is an awesome name and a good young team for this era - Good use of a quasi-name in Chavo to put over Shaw since you're pushing him. - Bock & Hennig is a great tag for a feud with Rose, and go over as they should. I'm assuming a new memver of The Playboy Club for the 4th of July sho.w - Huge win via a draw for Perez - Burke & Somers seemed like transistion champs, so good way to move them on to your new b-job babyfaces. - Slaughter & Foley vs. Nagasaki & Kabuki wouldn't be pretty, but it would've got a hell of a lot of heat - If you bring in The Bulldogs, you better give 'em the titles. Now, the slow burn to Bulldogs vs. British Steel for the first AWA show in the UK. USA Day - Ouch, bad loss for Putski since Rose & Wikowski have not had the best last couple of shows. - McDaniel & Crusher should be jobbing at this point, and using them to get the Zambuie Express over is a good plan - Nice way to use Garvin with his past, but not make him not too prominent. - Did Atlas bring them to a nice lady with bare feet? - Bockwinkel vs. Race in '85 would've bene still pretty awesome. - Another tag match that wouldn't have got many stars, but would've been remembered by the fans in attendance. - Good solid win for Steamboat - Big win for Perez and really solidifies him as a possible future top tier star in the territory. Kinda worried this is Buddy's swan song though. - Great swerve w/ Bundy turning on the heels, to give the babyfaces a big win without really hurting the weirdo heels. - Interesting Orndorff still cheated and great ending w/ Muraco returning as part of the top heel group. Two awesome shows man!

Eh, even if you want to be cynical, it's best for her to be under contract with them until the film comes out.

Am I the only one who thinks Summerslam was originally supposed to be Cena/Somebody and Owens/AJ and Owens got too hurt to have a big-time match or something?

Late at Night, somewhere on the upper end of your UHF dial, it's... RADICALLY RIGHTEOUS WRESTLING! Cut to the front of the Riveria Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas where David McLane is waiting, as a limo pulls up and after a moment, Vinny Blackstone (Goldie Rogers) stumbles out of the limo with two lovely ladies on his arms. McLane: Mister Blackstone, we heard rumors you were ending your whirlwind global tour to come to Radically Righteous Wrestling and join the squared circle. Can you confirm that for everybody watching? Blackstone: Daddy, it's true. I've traveled from Timbuktu to Tulsa and back again, but the fact is, jack, it doesn't matter if I'm playing on the same bill as the Stones, Springsteen, or even the Who, there's nothing that gets the blood flowing like a good fight in front of a crowd that wants to see one. That's why the original Guitar God is here in Vegas, not only for the great company, but to show everybody in Righteous Rad Wrestling that Vinny Blackstone is going to rise to the top, just like I've done in the charts all over the world. Have Merrrrrrcccyyyyy! Vinny walks over, accompanied by his companions for the evening, heading into the hotel. Then, before McLane can end things, a Cadillac rolls up. A heavy set man in a suit gets out of the front, and then opens up the back. After a moment, Pablo Berecca (Tony Parisi) comes out of the vehicle, dressed in a three piece suit with a cigar in his mouth. McLane: Mister Berecca, why are you here in Vegas? It's been rumored that you control the underworld in parts of thirteen states, but never Nevada! Berecca: First of all, worm, I'm a legitimate businessman with interested all of this nation, whether it's Las Vegas, Chicago, or even Alabama. But, I'm not here about that. I'm here, because it's one thing to achieve success through cunning, intelligence, and leverage, as I've done. One thing though, that's been missing as I dispatch opponents in the dog eat dog world of legitimate legal business is getting my hands dirty. I grew up in the streets of Queens, scum, so I know how to pack a mean punch, so when one one of my lieuten – I mean, Vice President's came to me with the announcement of Radically Righteous Wrestling, I knew this was somewhere I could spill a little blood, break a few bones, and cause grevious bodily harm and it's all be legal and above board. Ain't America great? Berecca and his bodyguard/driver/muscle walk away, again before McLane can answer. McLane: Well, let's go to a very special look at another competitor coming to Radically Righteous Wrestling. He's a lot different than the two competitors you've already met. Let's take a look at...Valiant! Cut to a music video with classic 80's synth focusing on Valiant (Keith Larson) doing some sprints, basic weight training, and some 'sparring' in a gym all while in voice over, he talks about wrestling all over the world and now, he'd come to Radically Righteous Wrestling to finally prove himself, but to wrestle the correct way to show kids all over the US it was possibly to be successful without cheating or cutting corners. Valiant vs. Dr. X – Dr. X is a masked wrestler, but not that it matters. He attempts to get some momentum going, but very quickly, Valiant takes control in his American-themed tights, throwing Dr. X all around, hitting a few big slams, then finishing things off in only about four minutes with a big powerslam that was called American Made by McLane Cut back to the front of the Riveria, where McLane is still waiting outside, but only for a moment, as a rusty truck pulls up, and out steps Ricky 'Tex' Hightowe (Mike Starbuck), who is wearing a cowboy hat, tight blue jeans, and a blue shirt, ala Urban Cowboy. McLane: Mister Hightower, it's my pleasure to welcome you to Radically Righteous Wrestling. It's well known you've cleaned out bars all over Texas, but what has brought you here to Las Vegas? Hightower: Well, like ya' said, Texas wasn't a challenge for me anymore. A bunch of tough hombres tried me daily, but I easily took them down, then made sure they didn't get back up. After a while, it got old hat to face down a drunk good ole' boy or five a night, then go home no worse or wear. It makes a fella' long for a real challenge, so despite the pain of leaving the greatest state in the country, I got in my truck and started the drive to the bright lights of Vegas. McLane: Well, good luck Mister Hightower. I'm sure you'll find Vegas a little different than the old honky tonks you used to have brawls in back home. Hightower: People are people everywhere, sir. A good right hand or a solid kick to the face will take anybody down, whether they're from Austin or Austria. At that, Hightower also walks away, but before McLane can throw things back to the ring or a video package again, some very bad special effects happens and from nowhere, Hawke Grisson (Steve Pardee) 'materializes.' McLane is shocked and stumbles over his words. McLane: Um, er, ah, excuse me? Who are you? Grissom: Ah, so I'm not too late! McLane: Too...late? Grissom: Do you not understand the grave danger this entire sector is under? There are things going on that mere mortals can't comprehend, David. Only by entering and competing in the bloodsport you people call 'wrestling' can I stop both the Tachyon Affair of 2045 and the Pluto Incident of 2133. It's simple proto-history that can still be changed and I will do that, or my name isn't Hawke Grissom! McLane simply stands there, confused as Grissom jogs away. After a second, Grissom pops back in view. Grissom: Oh, and David, if you ever meet a dancer named Paula from Topeka, run the other way. Again, a moment of complete confusion from McLane. McLane: Er, all right. Let's take a look at another interesting competitor entering Radically Righteous Wrestling. He claims to be a direct descent of one of the greatest musicians in history. Let's see what Amadeus has to stay for himself. Cut to a video where we see Amadeus (Tony St. Clair), white wig upon his head, sitting at a piano in an otherwise empty room. He “plays” some of Mozart's work, then looks up with a visage of disgust on his face, then continues to play, before standing up, slamming down the lid over the keys and kicking over the chair, before walking away. Amadeus vs. The Masked Mauler – Throughout the entire match, Amadeus acts arrogant and aloof, barely attempting to engage in any offense against the Mauler and throughout most of the early parts of the match, simply reversing or sitting in holds as The Mauler attempts to lock something on. However, the moment the Mauler goes after the 'hair', Amadeus goes mad, throwing the Mauler down and locking him in a series of submission holds, before finally locking him an STF-style hold that was called Requiem. The Mauler quickly submitted, ending the match in a little over seven minutes. Afterwards, Amadeus was calm and serene again, turning his nose in digust at his fallen opponent, then leaving the ring. Next up, a quick vignette advertising The Steel Dragon, coming to Radically Righteous Wrestling in the coming weeks! Back to McLane, who is standing in front of the entrance to the Riveria once again, when an African-American walks up to him, dressed in a simply plain t-shirt and jeans walks up to him. Man: Yo, you McLane? McLane: Yes. Who's asking? Man: You can call me Isaiah Hammer (Gerry Morrow). Other people call me Black Superman, the Scourge of Harlem, or the real Superfly, but what's important is I've got a message for anybody in Righteous Radically Wrestling. It's that I'm for hire, for whatever you need. So, come say hello and let's make a deal. I don't discriminate, so any honky can hire me, for the right price. You dig, brother? McLane: I'm not sure, but welcome anyway. Hammer goes to give McLane a complicated handshake, but thinks better of it, and pats him on the back, before walking away. McLane: Well, I'm sure Mister Hammer will have many opprtunities for employment here in Radically Righteous Wrestling in the upcoming weeks as the competition only gets tougher. Now, here's who I was originally waiting for. Wait - A crowd of people is surrounding somebody unseen, along with a few photographers and other hangers on. McLane walks after the group for a moment, then muscles his way in. McLane: Mister Robinson, do you have anything to say about your entrance into Radical Righteous Wrestling? An African-American man (Rudy Diamond) turns out, decked out in a burgundy outfit that'd make Lady Gaga go 'really' with a big smile as he looks at McLane. Robinson: Davey, Davey, Davey, what did I tell you when I signed my contract? When The True Prince of Pop walks into the Riveria Hotel & Casino in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, you're getting the hottest superstar in the world. All around the world, there's only one question the world is asking. They don't care about the Berlin Wall, Ghostbusters, or Where's the Beef. The only question is what Jeremiah Robinson is going to do next and I have the answer! Robinson waits for a moment for flashbulbs go off all around him. Robinson: I'm going to show everybody on this little blue ball we call Earth that not only can I spacewalk, not only can I dance like nobody else can, not only can I charm any lady from here to Moscow, I can be the best athlete in the world, and I'll prove that in the ring. Then, Robinson does a version of a 'moonwalk', then goes into the casino. McLane: The stars get brighter and brighter here in Radically Righteous Wrestling, but let's look at a pair of athletes that have causes chaos in wrestling rings all around the world. Get a load of The Royal Samoans in action! Cut to video of Superfly Tui Selinga and Super Samoan Sakalia in actual wrestling matches, smashing folks and running over opponents to a very bad cover of 'Godzilla' by Blue Oyster Cult. The Royal Samoans vs. The Wasp Squad – Yes, it's two guys in wasp costumes. As you'd expect, Sakalia and Tui absolutely dominate their opponents, throwing both men all over the ring with ease. A few no sold headbutts and some violence later, Tui dives off the top rope with a splash to pick up the pinfall in a little over three minutes. The fun continues though, as they drag the other Wasp from the ring apron, beat him up, then Tui also hits a splash! McLane is back in front of the Riveria Hotel & Casino, all alone this time. McLane: Well, you've only seen a small peak at some of the great entertainers you'll see in the future in Radically Righteous Wrestling, but next up, you'll get our first big time feature match as Hake Grissom meets up with Pablo Berecca. So, let's go – oh, c'mon! McLane's outburst is due to another limo pulling up. This time, a well dressed Japanese man, flanked by several stoic large Japanese men with shades on get out of the limo, followed by a unassuming white guy. They walk up to McLane, and the Japanese man begins to berate McLane in Japanese. After a few moments of this, McLane breaks in. McLane: Excuse me, excuse me. I don't know Japanese. What in the blue blazes are you yelling at me about? The Japanese man leans over and talks to the white man, who steps in. Translator: You should know who this is. KY Wakamatsu is one of the elite members of society in Japan, and he has taken great personal and business risk to come to this hovel of a city, to see if this wrestling promotion is the correct one to bear witness to two of Japan's finest athletes. McLane: I'm sorry, but I never got any notice about any - Again, the Japanese man badgers McLane. The English words, “idiot” “moron” are heard. Translator: It is of no consequence what you know, errand boy. Only know that just as Japan has proved that American's are second rate when it comes to automobiles, electronics, and animation, the world will soon see that American's are also second rate at professional wrestling. The group walks by, with one of the stoic men bumping into McLane on purpose. McLane: Well, that was something. Let's go to the ring for our feature match. Hawk Grissom vs Pablo Berecca – From the beginning, Grissom attempts to use his speed and technical ability against Pablo's power, but right from the start, the older mobster is willing to use shortcuts to take Grissom down, including a nasty kick to the kidneys, then a long Camel Clutch-style maneuver that is called a Genoan Necktie by Abrams on commentary. Grissom powers out and hits a few hiptosses, dropkicks, and even nails Pablo with a big back bodydrop. However though, Grissom goes up top for a flying legdrop, but Berecca moves out of the way. Pablo then took control, including hitting a nasty backbreaker. After that, Berecca went for his patented senton he called the State's Evidence, but Grissom got his knees up. After a few attempts at a quick victory via cradle or sunset flip, Grissom managed to hit a vertical suplex to take Berecca down. Then, the space faring competitor took flight in his own way, landing on Pablo's sternum with a huge flying elbow called the Roswell Incident, the picked up the pinfall after about ten minutes of action. Closing Video of the action from tonight over some synthy 80's goodness. © 1985 - McLane-Abrams Enterprises

Going to guess none of those opening matches were exactly classics, but they did what they needed to do. Adonis/Teranishi and Sayama/Yamazaki were probably both great matches. I wonder if Sayama had fattened - er, bulked up enough to be a viable heavyweight by this point though. No fair giving Sting his proto-Flair coming out match before Flair can do it. Again, the last two matches probably weren't MOTY contenders, but the Japanese crowd were probably fully into them. For the second round, I'm going with Inoki, Sayama, Fujinami, and Adonis.

One thing I've loved as I've read your AWA from basically the start is how well you cycle in and out guys, never really making you feel like anybody is more than the promotion. I mean, in RL, losing Hogan & The Roadies basically were the killing blow to the AWA, but after a few weeks, you'd basically reloaded here. On to the actual shows - TV Brickhouse & Koko were always going to be kind of a short term team as they don't really gel aside from their melanin similarities. British Steel is just a cool name for a tag team. Good amtch as well. Foley shouldn't be winning too many matches, but this part of his career may be his alt-Memphis where he first start getting a push. Wiskowski is kind of falling down the card a bit, but he should job to somebody like Martel at this point. Perez winning the Southern title is the perfect pin to my point from earlier. Perez was basically a faceless lower midcard guy and in just a couple of months, if that, you've turned him into probably the #3 or #4 face in the company. Fun main event without a real finish to sell the big show. Winnipeg - Both the the opening tag matches went the way they should've. I expect Hennig to be at a much higher point than the 2nd match on the show by the end of the year to be honest, but Rose & Somers might be nearing the end of their run in the AWA. Great stuff with the elimination match, as The British Bulldogs are the stars here and get ther strong win. Awesome way to close out Gang's run, and hopefully, he'll be used just as great wherever he goes. Same thing with Orndorff beating Rude. Only real question is who steps up as the new top heels.

OK, when I read the words Reverse Battle Royal, I got a shiver down my back. Good thing it's just the Royal Rumble reworded. Also, yeah, Nikita had to win. Fun way to turn Brutus babyface, but I wonder how much higher they can get. Windham/Hernandez & Santana/Valentine are both matches that would be awesome in '85 WWF and would be highlights in future Internet postings. Machines is still something I don't quite get, but I don't hate either. Savage heel turn is incoming and I can't wait. Hogan ends things with Bundy, but the big match is upcoming. Again, the exact right thing to do and what Vince would've likely done if he could've got Nikita during this time. In fact, kind of crazy we never really had a real Hogan vs. Russian feud during this time.

- Hmm...whoever could be under those masks. - Cool way to set up the Best of 7 with Terry. In a weird way, those Magnum/Funk matches could be even better than Magnum/Nikita - Kokina/Ottman is a big match, literally. - Yeah, while I loved 24 Karat as an alt-Horsemen, you've got to bring in the Anderson's if possible.

First, the big card - OK, I kind of wonder how Billy Robinson is going to finangle the belt going back to him. - Honestly, Martel deserves better to be higher up on the food change than stuck in a team with Brito. I'm either expecting a heel turn from Martel soon or for him to focus back on the big belts. - Hmm, that would've been a treat to see RL Crockett TV explain Lord Humongous & Botswana Beast as tag champs in 1985. - Actually giving Andre the belt in a territory is something I see rarely even done in other fantasy feds, so congrats on that. Plus, there's the whole backstage part of it as well. TV Show - Ah, Quebec Championship works as a second tier belt. - Fun finish to the main event

I honestly don't see the problem with throwing Flair in something like this - putting aside the logistical (ie. money) issues, I think Flair basically being a hired gun for Tennesseans work with Flair being Flair. Otherwise, really good show, even though I kind of love the backstage machinations posted on the Dirt Sheets more than the actual shows at times.

- Khan as a lower level monster heel could still work in this territory, even in these later days for them. Interesting you had him wrestle twice, then lose the second one, which is more realistic, but probably tough to explain to a guy like Khan. - I guess Mike Graham will claim he broke the glass ceiling for smaller wrestlers in a future shoot interview - Wrestling II & Douglas is a neat alt history student/teacher team and I'm sure all the teams would've done well here, but The Nightmares work really well as the tag champs. Dundee & Street feel they should be mixing up in the main event though. - Forgot who Death Wish is (haven't read in a bit), but fun gimmick match that I'm sure got the crowd heated. - BY GAWS, it's The Honky Tonk Man! Gilbert/Rich/Studd/HTM is one hell of a heel stable, especially one with Sullivan's group also around. - Idol & Olympia are doing one hell of a carry job with their two partners in these main event matches, especially with the other team being one old guy, old young guy, JYD, and Olympia on the other side. Probably really heated,but nothing you want to see on tape. As usual, CCW is really fun Southern-style wrestling, especially for this area.

WCW Monday Nitro LIVE! on FX from The Hard Rock Cafe Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada 2,000 - SOLD OUT! The first Nitro after The Big Bang started out with Diamond Dallas Page, with his newly won WCW World Title in hand. After thanking the fans for their support and putting over Sting for being a tough opponent, Page promised Booker a title shot once he was healthy and had taken care of his business with “Big Poppa Dump” and then issued an open challenge for any wrestler in the world to take him on at The Great American Bash! Page then continued, saying it was disgusting what 'Banana Nose' Flair and “No Talent' Jarrett had done last night, so he'd offered to team up with Dustin Rhodes to take on Flair & Jarrett tonight and show them that this was a new era of WCW and SCUM like them has no place in it. - (91) Then, in a wild four-way cruiserweight match that was an unofficial #1 contenders match, Shane Helms pinned Kid Romeo in about eight minutes after the superkick, while both Shannon Moore and Kaz Hayashi were both indisposed after a series of dives and high flying moves. (51) Coming back from commercial, Ernest Miller, with both Ms. Jones and M.I. Smooth easily took out Johnny Swinger in a little over five minutes with the Feliner. After the match, as Miller was dancing and celebrating with his entourage, Kanyon came out from the crowd and absolutely drilled the former Karate champion with the Flatliner! (44/56) Next up, Jason Jett was led out to slaughter as Scott Steiner absolutely destroyed him in a little over four minutes by locking in the Steiner Recliner. Jett barely got any offense in and was all ineffectual. After dumping Jett over the top rope, Steiner took the mic and cut a intense focused promo, saying it was a joke he wasn't automatically the number one contender and that he'd just keep wrecking fools until Eric Bischoff “got his lips off DDP's ass” and gave him a title shot! (87) Coming back from commercials. Team Canada were in the ring to complain about what happened at The Big Bang. After mentioning that it was terrible to be stuck in a den of sin like Las Vegas, Storm explained that it shouldn't have been a title match because there was no contract that both teams had signed. As a result, they still considered themselves the WCW World Tag Champions and would treat Kidman, Rey Jr., and Torrie as thieves who had taken their property. Then, in the actual match, Team Canada had a solid match with Hugh Morrus & Konnan, but after about eight minutes, Morrus went up top and missed his Moonsault, allowing Storm to lock in the Canadian Maple Leaf and pick up the win for his team. After the match, Morrus & Konnan got in a shoving match, before Konnan simply walked away. (53/70/56) Fit Finlay beat Alex Wright in a little about six and a half minutes with the Tombstone. During the match, Schiavone announced that next week on Nitro, Morrus & Konnan would have a singles match and that Bischoff had spoken to Palumbo & O'Haire, who also claimed they should be next in line for a tag title shot as they got jumped and never really had a chance to defend their titles in the first place. Backstage, Diamond Dallas Page was with Dusty & Dustin Rhodes, who thanked Page for agreeing to tag Dustin tonight and said it was important that good men such as themselves actually worked together for once, instead of being divided and conquered as in the past. Page said he was always happy to team with a WCW original and tonight, Flair & Jarrett would feel the bang! (75) In a match that was more angle than match, Rey Jr. & Billy Kidman successfully defended the WCW World Tag Titles against the makeshift team of Rick Steiner & Shane Douglas in a little over seven minutes when Steiner ran into Douglas allowing Rey Jr. to hit the West Coast Pop to pick up the pinfall win. After the match though, Douglas went nuts, attacking Rick and yelling about “you're not going to ruin things for me.” (74/54) Coming back to the ring. Buff Bagwell was already in the ring with his newly won United States title. After running down a list of the men such as held the belt such as Greg Valentine, Ric Flair, Magnum T.A., Nikita Koloff, and Ricky Steamboat, Bagwel then said, “for the first time, it's around the waist of a real man!” After soaking in the heat for that, Bagwell called for Penzer to announce the first victim of the Bagwell Era, but then was shocked as Bam Bam Bigelow came out! In the actual match, which was sloppy, confusing, and just a bit off as Buff Bagwell pinned Bam Bam Bigelow in about ten minutes to retain the WCW United States Championship. There was a bit of listless brawling and a few big moves hit by Bigelow in the early going, but after a bit, Buff did a few restholds, then a quick dropkick, then a bodyslam and the Buff Blockbuster to pick up the win. (66/69) In the main event of the evening, Dustin Rhodes & Diamond Dallas Page got a measure of revenge as they defeated Ric Flair & Jeff Jarrett when Page pinned Jarrett with the Diamond Cutter after about fifteen minutes of in-ring action. As you'd expect, Flair was still quite good in the ring despite his advancing age and both Rhodes & Jarrett know how to get heat and sympathy from an audience from their prior work. It was largely an old school Southern-style tag match for the most part, until the end when Page got the hot tag and things went a little bonzo gonzo, until Page managed to nail Jarrett with the Diamond Cutter before he could swing his guitar. It looked like Flair and Jarrett were going to try to get a measure of revenge, but Dusty Rhodes ran out, and stood together with the WCW World Champion and his son, making the two heels turn tail and head up the aisle as the babyfaces celebrated to end the show. (77/83)

- Tatum stands out as the odd guy out in the field of 12 for some reason - Fun four way brawl that's much better than any of the ethnic brawls we had during the Gang Warz era of the WWF. - Bigelow & Magic is a .4 on the WAR scale as far as tag teams go. Would've been a cool main event though. This is really still pretty awesome as a project

Love whenever you write a Southern fried promotion that feels 'right', even though I was barely a toddler when shows like this would've originally aired. Great way to give Gilbert & Rich the win without having to convince Brody to job, plus you can totally buy a mercenary like him "taking the money" to steal a phrase from Harley Race. David Sammartino as the arrogant heel is great stuff, even though I question whether he could pull it off in reality. But, then again, Brody has jobbed more in these various promoter games in one year than he did in RL.

So, after a long time, I'm back with a totally new idea. With the news of the GLOW show on Netflix, an idea popped up - how about a WrestleCrap-ish version for this world, only in a 'regular' male promotion. Thus has been born Radical Righteous Wrestling, which will be airing on over four dozen UHF stations across the United States this summer after taping twenty four shows over a week in front of an audience in Studio City, California.. Created by David McLane and Herb Abrams, they aim to have the most entertaining, mind bending, and absurd hour of wrestling on television anywhere. Check your local newspaper or get a copy of TV Guide for showtimes in your area" Here's the roster, even though basically everyone will be under radically new gimmicks. RRW: Radical Righteous Wrestling Co-President & CEO - Herb Abrams Co-President & Head Announcer - David McLane Ben Bassarab Denny Brown George Weingroff Goldie Rogers Jack Armstrong Jerry Morrow Gentleman Jim Holliday - Non-Wrestler Keith Larson King Cobra KY Wakamatsu - Non-Wrestler Lord Humongous Mike Starbuck Pat Kelly Rudy Diamond Steve Pardee Superfly Tui Selinga Super Samoan Sakalia Tarus Bulba (Juan Reynosa) Tony Parisi Tony St. Clair

I really like how you book the promotion like a real TV show - main events would end early, stuff would go off the rails, and such so you'd need to bring out two random guys to basically fill the hour. Otherwise, solid start as WWC has always been one of the more interesting promotions to read in games like this as you can be a little more wild 'n' unstructured than with some promotions people have a certain idea of. With WWC, as long as Colon is in a bloody feud with somebody and Abdullah shows up every so often to fork a mofo', you have free reign otherwise.

Honestly, I don't know if Hernandez & Adams in the WWF locker room, traveling all over the country is better or worse than being in Dallas and having easy access to "product" whenever they want. Regardless, they've been fun in the WWF and it's always interesting to think how they would've done together in the big time. The Machines angle was weird, but to be honest, a lot of the WWF stuff during this era (pre-ultra cartoon WWF) is a little 'off' when you look back at it. It's not bad or anything, but it doesn't fit the sort of official story of the WWF that goes Hogan beats Iron Shiek -> MTV wildness -> Andre heel turn -> MegaPowers feud because it sort of ignores that middle two year period. Anyway, as I've been catching up, the WWF has been one of the more consistently entertaining promotions.

Soon, that jersey will be worth less than the bottles of sake! As somebody catching up with this project, love what you've been doing in Japan when honestly, with the way projects like this work out, it makes sense for their to be one "super promotion," for logistics reasons. Only slight downside is the factions and size of the roster sometimes leads me to having to double check which sides both folks are on, but honestly, I have to do that when looking at RL New Japan results as well.