LowBlowPodcast

This is a stack card. About it is that there’s still be stories and wind and it is the combination of many things but also keeping things going. I feel that’s where NWA had it right for Starcade and WWF kind of has it wrong for survivor series. I love the survivor series, but in reality is a placeholder pay-per-view that doesn’t really end anything but rather keep going and going up against a show like this wouldn’t farewell if they just looked at each other, head to head.

Couldn't get to pics this week... working on Survivor Series which will be huge. 11/20 Superstars of Wrestling w/ Vince McMahon & Jesse the Body Ventura - Survivor Series Showdown! We get a fun set up… Jesse and Vince are down by the ring… Gorilla is up on the podium… Gorilla opens this one up and talks about the big survivor series this week. We’ll have four big matches tonight with some stand by matches as well. We’re going to pick a member of each team randomly for their contest… plus the tag team survivor match… we’ll pick two people… from each team… we could see some interesting pairings! Let’s see who our first match will be… Team Captains Rick Martel & Tito Santana lead Brutus Beefcake, Koko Ware, & Tom Zenk taking on Team Captains The Honky Tonk Man and Dino Bravo who will lead Greg Valentine, The Great Muta, and Terry Taylor… It's the Strike Force vs the Hart Foundation! Gorilla selects… Greg The Hammer Valentine from the Hart Foundation. Gorilla then selects… Brutus Beefcake from the Stroke Force! Greg the Hammer Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart vs Brutus Beefcake A good matchup with both men getting in some offense. Valentine and Jimmy really work the fans while Brutus is getting a lot of love. We end up with a Brutus School Boy on Valentine for the 3-count! Brutus walks out with the win and the sheers… can he do it again this week? Team Captains Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Andre the Giant lead team members Ultimate Warrior, ST Jones, & Maniac Matt to go up against Team Captains the Twin Towers along with Bad News Brown, Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo! It’s Gigantic Powers against the Twin Towers! Gorilla selects… The Big Bossman from the Twin Towers. Gorilla then selects… The Ultimate Warrior from the Gigantic Powers! The Big Bossman w/ Slick vs The Ultimate Warrior A big what if match here… kinda want to see if this one ever happened… regardless… here… Bossman and Warrior trade some big time blows. Neither man seems to be giving an inch for the other. We see the Warrior with some huge shoulder blocks and one sends the Bossman out of the ring to the floor! Slick hands him the Night Stick… wait a moment… Slick has the referee distracted while Bossman goes in the ring… Warrior goes for a plunge but Bossman strikes him with the Night Stick and Warrior stumbles out of the ring to the floor! The crowd can’t believe it. The referee continues the count and gets to 10. Warrior’s face is shown and he may have been busted wide open. Bossman with a count out victory… but there’s more to this one down the line. Team Captains Demolition lead the British Bulldogs, the Rockers, The Steiner Brothers, & The Killer Bees against Team Captains The Powers of Pain who will be joined by the Rougeaus, The Nasty Boys, the Conquistadors, & The Russians! Gorilla selects… from the Powers of Pain… the Barbarian! Gorilla selects…from the British Bulldogs… Dynamite Kid! Gorilla then selects… Nikolai Volkoff from the Russians! Gorilla then selects… Rick Steiner from the Steiner Brothers! Barbarian & Nikolai Volkoff w/ Mr. Fuji vs Dynamite Kid & Rick Steiner A mismatched jumble of a match. Barb and Nikolai aren’t really the most fluid in the ring and it looks like Dynamite would rather be anywhere else. Rick Steiner on the other hands looks awesome and ready for war. He comes and brings the power. We even see a top rope bulldog on Nikolai that looks ugly and possibly injuring him. The finish sees Dynamite Kid go up to the top rope but Fuji hits the ropes and he nuts himself… Kevin Sullivan is out here… what the hell is he doing to Steiner? Barbarian picks up Dynamite from the top rope and hits a middle rope powerslam! 1….2….3! Barb and Nikolai escape with a win… Steiner has chased off Sullivan… Team Captains Hulk Hogan & Jake the Snake Roberts lead Hillbilly Jim, Tugboat Thomas, & Hercules against Team Captains WWF Champion Randy Savage and Ravishing Rick Rude. They lead members of the Heenan Family King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Haku… it’s the Hulkamaniacs vs the Royal Family! For our main event… Gorilla selects… King Kong Bundy from the Royal Family! Gorilla then selects… Jake the Snake Roberts from the Hulkamanaics! King Kong Bundy w/ Bobby Heenan vs Jake the Snake Roberts Good main event… Bundy and Snake has some name power and tonight we see them leave it in the ring for a 12-minute contest. Bundy is looking dreadful near the end. Bundy sets up Jake for the AVALANCHE in the corner! He works the crowd and then he goes to do it AGAIN but Jake crumbles down and out of the ring. Bundy hits the buckle and falls backwards. Jake pulls out Damien and Heenan tries to get Bundy out of the ring. All hell breaks loose as Bundy and Heenan leave the ring and Jake holds up Damien for the crowd! Event Center w/ Mean Gene… it is all about the Survivor Series and we see the lineups for all the teams… complete with a Vince McMahon voiceover… Join us for the Survivor Series live on Pay Per View from Chicago, Illinois as teams of five strive to survive! Team Captains Demolition lead the British Bulldogs, the Rockers, The Steiner Brothers, & The Killer Bees against Team Captains The Powers of Pain who will be joined by the Rougeaus, The Nasty Boys, the Conquistadors, & The Russians! Team Captains Rick Martel & Tito Santana lead Brutus Beefcake, Koko Ware, & Tom Zenk taking on Team Captains The Honky Tonk Man and Dino Bravo who will lead Greg Valentine, The Great Muta, and Terry Taylor… It's the Strike Force vs the Hart Foundation! Team Captains Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Andre the Giant lead team members Ultimate Warrior, ST Jones, & Maniac Matt to go up against Team Captains the Twin Towers along with Bad News Brown, Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo! It’s Gigantic Powers against the Twin Towers! Team Captains Hulk Hogan & Jake the Snake Roberts lead Hillbilly Jim, Tugboat Thomas, & Hercules against Team Captains WWF Champion Randy Savage and Ravishing Rick Rude. They lead members of the Heenan Family King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Haku… it’s the Hulkamaniacs vs the Royal Family!

I just took the original and google draw. I have the tew picture pack which has everyone’s faces

The Rougeau contracts look to be expiring at the end of 1988 if anyone is interested. The Warlord may also be looking for a new home

Hopefully you meant @LowBlowPodcast

I believe Long's first "role" as a manager was in 1989 - until then he did ring set up and referee but wasn't a character until 89... at least to my knowledge.

11/13 Superstars of Wrestling w/ Vince McMahon & Jesse the Body Ventura Vince and Jesse open up the show and put over the Survivor Series next week, live on Thanksgiving Night from Chicago and the Rosemont Horizon. Jesse says he can’t wait to see the fallout from some of the biggest stars in wrestling but he knows that only the strong will survive… HAHA! Vince says we’ve got a whale of an evening full of matches including words from our Survivor Series teams… plus we’ll see the Powers of Pain and their team on the Brother Love show tonight… right now it is time to head to the ring! Terry Taylor defeated Johnny Lowe. During the match we hear from Brutus Beefcake who says he can’t wait to cut those blonde locks on Terry Taylor… however… Brutus says he sees some color in his future. The British Bulldogs defeated Mark Andrews & Todd Simpson. Jesse and Vince put over the Bulldogs as one of the top teams in the sport and one who should be seeing their shot at the tag titles down the line. Event Center w/ Mean Gene… it is all about the Survivor Series and we see the lineups for all the teams… complete with a Vince McMahon voiceover… Join us for the Survivor Series live on Pay Per View from Chicago, Illinois as teams of five strive to survive! Mean Gene puts over the events from All American last week - We also got a special Brother Love in which Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo attacked Scott Steiner again. This came after Scott challenged them as to why they would be joining the Twin Towers instead of joining their team… Kevin said it was for the money and then Rotundo said it was for respect and cold cocked Scott which led to Rick fighting off both men. This one got pretty hot as Brother Love walked off the Varsity Club and Scott looks to have a busted eye. Team Captains Demolition lead the British Bulldogs, the Rockers, The Steiner Brothers, & The Killer Bees against Team Captains The Powers of Pain who will be joined by the Rougeaus, The Nasty Boys, the Conquistadors, & The Russians! Gene talks about the tag team survivor match… when one member of a team is eliminated, both members must go to the back. The title implications could be extraordinary depending on who survives. He then sets up the next big Survivor match… Team Captains Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Andre the Giant lead team members Ultimate Warrior, ST Jones, & Maniac Matt to go up against Team Captains the Twin Towers along with Bad News Brown, Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo! It’s Gigantic Powers against the Twin Towers! Gene puts over how we will see the One Man Gang and Hacksaw Duggan in action tonight and he wonders if their teammates won’t be far behind? Hercules defeated Gene Smith via the Torture Rack! Hercules looks strong here and we’ve got Jesse and Vince putting over his leaving the Heenan Family and how it could spell the beginning or end of his career! We’ll see how he does with the Hulkamaniacs next week. The Z-man Tom Zenk & Koko Ware defeated Tommy Hightower and Wade Phillips via the Top Rope Dropkick and Top Rope Splash! Vince really likes this team and puts them in a big spot. Zenk has the look that everyone wants and Jesse says he may just be another pretty face. Event Center w/ Mean Gene… it is all about the Survivor Series and we see the lineups for all the teams… complete with a Vince McMahon voiceover… Join us for the Survivor Series live on Pay Per View from Chicago, Illinois as teams of five strive to survive! Team Captains Rick Martel & Tito Santana lead Brutus Beefcake, Koko Ware, & The Z-Man taking on Team Captains The Honky Tonk Man and Dino Bravo who will lead Greg Valentine, The Great Muta, and Terry Taylor… It's the Strike Force vs the Hart Foundation! Gene puts over how Rick Martel has surrounded himself with some real talented folks… but we will see a substitution as The Z-Man Tom Zenk will make his debut here in the WWF and be joining Martel and Tito against the art Foundation. With Brutus and Koko… this may go down as one of the all time great Survivor Series teams! Team Captains Hulk Hogan & Jake the Snake Roberts lead Hillbilly Jim, Tugboat Thomas, & Hercules against Team Captains WWF Champion Randy Savage and Ravishing Rick Rude. They lead members of the Heenan Family King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Haku… it’s the Hulkamaniacs vs the Royal Family! Gene puts over how Savage and Rude have been plotting against Hulk Hogan the entire time with the help of Bobby Heenan. We’ll see them team up against the Hulkster and Jake the Snake along with other teammates. One big note is that next week will be the Survivor Series showdown… 4 special matches on Superstars… members of each team will be randomly drawn to face off… and get this… the tag team match… all four names will be random so we will see some fun pairings! Rick Martel defeated Ritchie Simmons via the Boston Crab! We once again hear from Jesse and Vince about the IC champion and how he will have some tough competition… being the Honkytonk Man… Great Muta… and others… Dino Bravo has said he wants another shot at the gold… but so does Ravishing Rick Rude. Could we see some new challengers in the way of Rick Martel coming up in 1989?! Before the contest… wait just a moment… Gang comes out but he’s got the Bossman, Bad News, and the Varsity Club with him. They surround the ring and here comes Hacksaw… Duggan comes out and goes on the middle rope and aims his 2x4 at Gang and his team but then to the back! Here comes ST Jones, Maniac Matt, and then Ultimate Warrior! Wait just a moment… here comes Andre the Giant! This has turned into a Lumberjack Match! MAIN EVENT Hacksaw Duggan vs the One Man Gang w/ Slick {A pretty fun contest here. Duggan is a big time babyface and he works the fans. OMG looks like a monster and he works over Hacksaw and gets in some big time power moves to wear him down. We get some fun outside the ring with Bossman and Sullivan getting involved. Wait a second… the Ultimate Warrior runs over and now we’ve got a brawl going on! ST and Borne come over and they are trading with the Varsity Club. Bad News Brown takes a couple of shots here and there. Andre gets up on the ropes… he gets in the ring and turns OMG around and NAILS him with a headbutt! Gang is reeling… Andre with the bodyslam! Duggan jumps back in and hits a flying knee drop and 1…..2….3!! Duggan and company get the victory and the crowd goes wild! Duggan and company are in the ring and they are wanting some more! Jesse and Vince put this over… … next week we’ll have a special Survivor Series Showdown Superstars!

I would like to make a claim to a 1989 personality that was not in the draft and doesn't appear to be on any of the rosters... I'd like to sign Teddy Long please.

Bryan Clarke To the Wwf and we retire from the draft

Nwa back to back

El Gigante is coming to the Wwf!!!!

WCW is up...

WWF goes with Henry O Godwin... he and his "brother" will be reunited come the new year.

The F'N Super F'N Clash bay bay! I love the value you've put into the Awa. This is a roster I could see lighting things up in 1988 and I think it would have kept AWA afloat. "And finally, AWA scouts were in Japan and informed Verne about an American heavyweight making waves over there. Verne took notice and has signed the man they call Big Van Vader to appear at SuperClash. " Given the AWA history and bringing guys in, this works so well. Vader will come in with a name and push and we'll see him against the AWA's best. I am big on the Fantastics here... if I had their fgures I would have kept them but I like their role here and potential with some other teams. Nikita vs Slaughter... the 2nd money match right now in the AWA... gonna be tits!

The Rare Ladies match get the allure of the fans and makes the card a little more special... plus the Lumberjack match... I like different styles and ways to get the fans in the building to see what Music City is all about.

The Rock of the Dawn of War... consistency is king and now you've got so much to look forward to. I personally love the six-man titles but damn I always screw it up after I bring the titles in. Starrcade is going to be a big event and a turning point for the promotion. who will bring NWA into the final year of the 80s.... will the Road Warriors still be the top team in the world... there's a lot to be had here and some intriguing storylines to end one year and kick off a new one.

Nothing like a great Clash to keep the stories going. I will echo a lot of what other people have said... there's a lot of really good stuff going on here. I know one of your biggest dawbacks was not watching a lot of wrestling around this time but what makes it great is that we all pine for the old school way of wrestling and you're doing it with some big stars and very intriguing storylines. Think, rewind the game 4 years, the Sting and Luger duo plus Funk vs Dusty would have sold out a territory.... then you add in Piper and his stuff... now we've got Spivey/Horsemen... plus the tag titles and then we've got Butch Reed... this is an all star lineup from top to bottom. I appreciate the work you're doing here!

Tatanka to the Wwf

11/6 Prime Time Wrestling w/ Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan Prime Time opens this week with Gorilla and Bobby in a festive mood… we’ve got Thanksgiving decorations out and Survivor Series posters. Bobby says he can’t wait to unleash the real Heenan Family at the Survivor Series. Gorilla points out how we’ll hear more about that later… plus… the despicable act of Bobby Heenan and what he did to Hercules! Heenan says it is all about the family… the money he is going to keep after dropping Hercules could possibly get a new member of the family to join. Gorilla doesn’t think anyone would trust Heenan at this point and why should they! We’ll hear from Mean Gene in the Event Center this evening… he will have the full lineup for Survivor Series and what a card it is going to be. Live from Chicago, Thanksgiving Night, it will be a happening. Right now let’s head to the ring for our first contest! Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Marc Jacobs Bobby and Gorilla put over Hacksaw and his arrival in the WWF and how he has made a lot of enemies but a big friendship with the big guy, Andre the Giant. Heenan says that Andre doesn’t know left from right and aligning himself with Duggan is the worst possible move. Speaking of bad moves… Gorilla shows his disdain for Paul E Dangerously who leads the Nasty Boys into action! The Nasty Boys w/ Paul E defeated Tim Ray & Mike Donovan Gorilla and Bobby put over the Survivor Series and how this is a night that everyone gets a chance to shine. 50 of the top WWF Superstars will be in action and needless to say… only the strong will survive. Heenan says it will be the smart who survive and what he plans to do with Hogan and Roberts is nothing short of a nightmare! Hillbilly Jim w/ Tugboat Thomas defeated Sean Stewart Event Center w/ Mean Gene… it is all about the Survivor Series and we see the lineups for all the teams… Join us for the Survivor Series live on Pay Per View from Chicago, Illinois as teams of five strive to survive! Mean Gene: A couple of weeks ago… Bobby Heenan kicked Hercules out of the Heenan Family… he said he got some money for it… but in reality he’s going to get some payback when Hercules shook hands with the Hulkster From Madison Square Garden… Randy Savage defending against Hulk Hogan… “A really fun match that had a lot of heat and did a lot in 15-minutes. Savage is super over as a heel champion and Hogan is really giving him a chance to shine with his selling. These two took the fight outside of the ring and the fans ate it up. In the end we saw Bobby Heenan come out with Studd and Bundy and Haku (we'll show this on tv) to try and intimidate Hogan. This led to the Hulkster getting counted out when he was fighting the three of them off. We then see Hercules and Hillbilly Jim run out to the ring and help the Hulkster as they clean house and then shake hands.” Team Captains Hulk Hogan & Jake the Snake Roberts lead Hillbilly Jim, Tugboat Thomas, & Hercules against Team Captains WWF Champion Randy Savage and Ravishing Rick Rude. They lead members of the Heenan Family King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Haku… it’s the Hulkamaniacs vs the Royal Family! Another big survivor series match announced will pit… Team Captains Rick Martel & Tito Santana lead Brutus Beefcake, Koko Ware, & Jimmy Snuka taking on Team Captains The Honky Tonk Man and Dino Bravo who will lead Greg Valentine, The Great Muta, and Terry Taylor… It's the Strike Force vs the Hart Foundation! Mean Gene goes out to say that these two teams have gone back and forth over the last couple of months and with the bad blood brewing… this one could get out of control quickly. Many people are calling the addition of the Great Muta to the Hart Foundation a game changer… but he will have some very tough competition across the ring from him. The Hart Foundation joined Brother Love for these comments… Brother Love w/ The Hart Foundation team… We have a special Brother Love and out comes the Hart Foundation team led by Jimmy Hart… we’ve got Honky, Valentine, Bravo, Terry Taylor, and the Great Muta. Muta stays silent the whole interview and stands eerily still. Bravo is flexing in the background and giving the fans the business. Honky is talking about how he plans to put an end to Rick Martel at the Survivor Series and then take his IC title! Valentine says he plans to break the leg of Tito Santana and end his career. Terry Taylor puts over his feud with Brutus and says that he’s got the perfect team and the perfect combination to condition the barber right out of the WWF! Bravo flexes and says he is the strong man in the world and the Strike Force are going to feel his power! The interview then ends with Muta spraying the myst in the air! Tito Santana defeated Reese Waters Bobby and Gorilla put over the Survivor Series and talk about some of the title situations here in the WWF. They wonder just when we’ll see Rick Martel and Honkytonk man, one on one for the title. Heenan says that Martel is running scared. Gorilla buffs at him… he wonders when Honky will sign the contract!?! The Killer Bees defeated Bryan Hendrix & Willy Vaughn The tag team survivor match is put over again. The return of the Killer Bees to the WWF may sting a couple of the competitors in the big tag team Survivor match but that only means more action for the fans. Heenan says he wants to see the Killer Bees take on the Rockers. Interesting contest… Event Center w/ Mean Gene… it is all about the Survivor Series and we see the lineups for all the teams… Join us for the Survivor Series live on Pay Per View from Chicago, Illinois as teams of five strive to survive! Mean Gene: Hacksaw Jim Duggan has made a lot of waves since coming to the WWF and he has made quite a few people mad including the Twin Towers. He got some big time backup last week when Andre the Giant agreed to be his Survivor Series partner Co-Captain. Team Captains Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Andre the Giant lead team members Ultimate Warrior, ST Jones, & Maniac Matt to go up against Team Captains the Twin Towers along with Bad News Brown, Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo! It’s Gigantic Powers against the Twin Towers! Our final Survivor Series match will be the biggest of them all… two teams of FIVE TAG TEAMS… yes you heard it… 10-man teams… a 20-man survivor match… it will be electric. Team Captains Demolition lead the British Bulldogs, the Rockers, The Steiner Brothers, & The Killer Bees against Team Captains The Powers of Pain who will be joined by the Rougeaus, The Nasty Boys, the Conquistadors, & The Russians! Demolition have welcomed all challengers but the challenge of the Powers of Pain has been almost too much to handle. Could the Survivor Series be a place where the Powers of Pain regain their power over Demolition. Recent talks say that Mr. Fuji has not been happy with the Powers of Pain since signing them and going away from Demolition… and we know Demolition wants nothing to do wit Fuji… he may be out of the job! US Tag Team Champions the Rockers are also looking to make a splash… so many hungry contenders who want their shot at the tag team gold. The Great Muta defeated Bob Holly Bobby says he has spoken to representatives of the Great Muta and he is in serious negotiations with a manager here in the WWF! Gorilla wonders just what Bobby has been buttering him up for and Heenan just smiles and says he doesn’t know a thing… of course not. Brutus The Barber Beefcake defeated Jimmy Shaw and then cut his hair! We get Heenan’s take on Terry Taylor as he points out that Taylor is someone with whom he’d like to talk with soon… he wonders if that open spot in the Heenan Family could be filled by him… we’ll see…. Gorilla wonders if he will be able to cover the bald spot that Brutus gives him whenever they finally get in the ring! We go to our final segment with Gorilla and Bobby pumping up the Ultimate Warrior and his big match with Nikolai Volkoff tonight. We find out that Warriors addition to Hacksaw and Duggan’s team is one that may shock people but he hasn’t shown much intelligence since joining the WWF. Gorilla asks if he could join the family and Bobby says he doesn’t employ clowns… does Muta resemble that remark? Bobby says Muta has war paint. Gorilla says that the Warrior has War Paint! IT IS HIS NAME! Bobby is flustered and says roll it! The Ultimate Warrior vs Nikolai Volkoff w/ Boris A good showcase for Warrior who continues to rise up the ranks. He handles Nikolai and then Boris tries to get involved and gets rocked for his presence. The Warrior gets the big win but one has to wonder how he’ll do in the Survivor Series setting… especially against some bonafide giants like One Man Gang and the Bossman! All American Wrestling w Gorilla & Paul E A couple of good matches featuring the The Z-Man, Tugboat Thomas, Bad News Brown, Haku, & The Rockers. We also got a special Brother Love in which Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo attacked Scott Steiner again. This came after Scott challenged them as to why they would be joining the Twin Towers instead of joining their team… Kevin said it was for the money and then Rotundo said it was for respect and cold cocked Scott which led to Rick fighting off both men. This one got pretty hot as Brother Love walked off the Varsity Club and Scott looks to have a busted eye.

WWF Presents: Madison Square Garden Mayhem The Nasty Boys w/ Paul E defeated the Killer Bees The British Bulldogs defeated the Rougeau Brothers The Twin Towers defeated The Varsity Club - Kevin & Scott once again got into a fight! Andre & Hillbilly defeated Studd & Bundy w/ Heenan The Rockers defended the US Tag Titles against Hercules & Haku (MSG hasn't seen tape from last night's show yet) Demolition defeneded the WWF Tag Titles against The Powers of Pain Tag Team Battle Royal Won by Andre the Giant! Main Event WWF Championship Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage (c) A really fun match that had a lot of heat and did a lot in 15-minutes. Savage is super over as a heel champion and Hogan is really giving him a chance to shine with his selling. These two took the fight outside of the ring and the fans ate it up. In the end we saw Bobby Heenan come out with Studd and Bundy and Haku (we'll show this on tv) to try and intimidate Hogan. This led to the Hulkster getting counted out when he was fighting the three of them off. We then see Hercules and Hillbilly Jim run out to the ring and help the Hulkster as they clean house and then shake hands.

10/30 Superstars of Wrestling w/ Vince McMahon & Jesse the Body Ventura Honkytonk Man w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Mark Jefferson. We get an inset interview from Rick Martel who says he is going to put an end to the music that Honky pollutes the airwaves with. He has got a big plan to put him away on Thanksgiving Day! The Steiner Brothers & Mike Rotundo w/ Kevin Sullivan defeated Los Conquistadors & Rio Williams - Vince and Jesse put over the new Varsity Club but wonder just what Kevin Sullivan’s intentions are. Jesse says he is a great motivator like Lombardi… Vince wonders just what kind of Kool-Aide he is giving his men. We get some more issues with Scott and Kevin who argue with one another but Rick and Rotundo break things up. Event Center with Mean Gene… Gene puts over the big Survivor Series Pay Per View that will take place on Thanksgiving Night. Four huge matches have been signed with co-captains leading eight teams of survivors. We’ll see Demolition along with four other teams go up against the Powers of Pain and four other teams for a special 20-man… 10-team… Survivor Series match! Demolition has already announced that The British Bulldogs and Killer Bees have joined them… to which Mr. Fuji has brought in the Rougeau Brothers, The Nasty Boys, and the Russians! Gene then puts over the other matches announcing that Team Captains Honky Tonk Man and Dino Bravo will lead the Hart Foundation team against the Strike Force team with co-captains Tito Santana and Rick Martel. Tito and Martel are shown shaking hands and sealing the deal to be partners at the Survivor Series… Fans the Survivor Series is going to be something special… we look forward to seeing you on Thanksgiving Night! Terry Taylor defeated Bob Rogers. We get an inset interview from Brutus Beefcake who talks about the issue with Terry Taylor. Brutus says he has got his clippers all sharpened up and he can't take a little off the sides and perhaps one good cut right down the middle! Koko B Ware defeated Vic Michaels - Vince and Jesse put over the Survivor Series and all the top stars of the WWF taking part in the big event. Vince puts over how we’ll learn more about the teams next week and wonders just who will team with whom and how the teams will co-exist! We get a special Brother Love episode with Brother Love being joined by Bobby Heenan and Hercules. Heenan goes on a tirade about how Family is the most important thing. It is the thing that keeps everyone together and if you can’t trust the man next to you… then well… you have to get rid of it. We then see Bundy, Studd, Rude, & Haku walk out… they are behind Hercules… Heenan says that Herc is nothing but a Jerk and his time has come! Bundy and Studd hold him… Heenan pulls out his contract and then rips it up. Rude and Haku take turns pounding away at him in the stomach… Heenan grabs the contract and shoves it down Hercules’ throat! They leave him laying while Brother Love walks off with the Family! The Twin Towers w/ Slick defeated Erick Strong & Quincy Jones - Jesse and Vince put over the big incident with Hercules… he’s out of the Family… they pump up the issue with Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Twin Towers… Duggan then welcomes in Andre the Giant and says they will be partners at the Survivor Series! Jesse and Vince are putting over a big night of action and then we hear the news everyone has been waiting for… it was announced earlier last week… tomorrow night… Halloween… MSG Mayhem… Hulk Hogan goes up against Randy Macho Man Savage and it will be on the MSG Network and other local broadcasts. The results will be gone through next week on Prime Time. We’ve got some great matches… let’s go to the ring! The Great Muta defeated Ryane Carter - Jesse and Vince put over how he may be the top pick for some of the survivor series teams while Vince points out that it may be the Ultimate Warrior who is the top pick. Jesse says that Muta would take Warrior out without a problem. We see Muta take out Carter and he continues to rise through the ranks. Premiere Contest - The Rockers vs The Iron Sheik & Ivan Koloff for the US Tag Titles - A good premiere match and the US tag titles look good around the waists of Michaels and Jannetty. They work the crowd and get some great pop. Ivan and Sheiky baby are on their last run for the WWF. We see the Rockers use their speed and then hit a big double dropkick on Ivan to set up the pinfall. Shawn and Marty hold the titles high in the air… is the sky the limit for these Rockers?

I echo a lot of what's been said... I am pulling for Orton now... never been a big rugged ronnie fan but he may have the power of the punch in his corner. I also love the idea of the 4 corners match... I believe Mid South had done some of these by this time IRL so its definitely ahead of the curve. The 3 on 2 Street Fight is right up the Road Warriors Ally... pun intended.

Von Erich/Freebird is usually good to sell some tickets... Sgt. Slaughter is a good name to have around at this point. I feel like AWA is a place where people can go to reinvent themselves and get back to their superstardom. That's a credit to your writing and how you book the shows.

I will echo Control's notes on the Backlund spot... it makes sense and definitely grinds his gears. For as unentertaining of a guy as he was in the early 80s, you've done some magic with him here. Again, PCW had a lot of shiny pieces that put together a great look with some amazing young talent. You know how I am though... always good to bring in some fresh faces to lift things up a bit.