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Lots of excitement after the NWA Championship Wrestling tapings and then early reports of ratings seem to be positive. The true problem is that it is regional at this point but NWA officials are trying to negotiate with a bigger company and could get into Dish but again, not everyone has a Dish and the viewership will be nowhere near the levels of the WWF and WCW. Some officials are reaching out to ESPN and MTV to try and get a deal together but nothing is in place. With wrestling right now, it would take a monster product to get national television and even with that, the NWA doesn't have the notoriety to get a prime slot. Their best bet may be to get on either of these channels and then try to utilize a Friday night slot and turn it into something better. With all the sports on ESPN, it may prove to be difficult to get consistent viewing. With MTV, they may just not be in the market unless the NWA can prove to be a viable commodity that will make MTV money along with help with cross promotion. For the time being, they must find a better suitor to get a deal done and if they don't by the end of the year it may be a short rebirth for the NWA. A lot of positive praise for the way that the show came off. Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit were given bonus' by NWA officials after their match for really putting on a great match. This is said to be the staple of the NWA for the foreseeable future with heavy wrestling and heavy stories to supplement. Look for some up and comers like Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, and Chris Candido to be solid television performers with guys like Hunter Helmsley to supplement with more story. Then you look to your big names with Sid, Cactus, Bigelow, Gordy, and Williams to be the ones to really be the draws while Austin and Pillman will be utilized as true stars of the promotion. The call to keep Jesse Ventura out of the booth was made at the absolute last minute. Ventura got cold feet after he was approached. He is currently the Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and was looking to transition back to wrestling once his current term is up. Ventura didn't think he'd be good in a weekly role but would like to be part of the promotion still. When Sunny was called up she was ecstatic but Scott Hudson had some reservations. He is a consignment pro and has taken it in stride. It is said that Hudson is spending a lot of time with Sunny to get a better rapport and that should transcend to the show over the next couple of weeks.

very fun show top-to-bottom. I really appreciate your ability to write for each of those different characters and make it believable. To top it all off you have James E cornet and Paul E Dangerously going toe-to-toe in the land of extreme which of course would put butts in the seats and make for some absolutely entertaining television. The fun thing about ECW during this time was how the TV was utilize from the live shows. I'm interested to see how this plays out long-term in regards to angles and other motives behind matches and pairings. I look forward to a lot more of ECW crapping on everybody else as a way to get themselves a head when we know that they belong in their own way.

The National Wrestling Alliance presents: Championship Wrestling from Hollywood! Presented from the Regent Showcase Theater in Los Angeles, California! September 7, 1995 We open to the Regent Showcase Theater in Los Angeles with a capacity house as the NWA has been reborn! The lights go down and then we hear some western music and out of the back walks none other than… DUSTY RHODES! Dusty Rhodes: Ladies and gentlemen… I want to welcome you to the rebirth… I want to welcome you to the revolution…. I want to welcome you the National Wrestling Alliance and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood! There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Dusty Rhodes and daddy I am walking tall, taking names, and kickin booty! I want to tell you people a story… I want to tell you about the oldest governing body in professional wrestling and how it got pushed to the wayside by a billion dollar television conglomerate. I want to tell you about a championship built that was $50,000 to carry but worth millions of dollars to hold. I want to tell you about a dream, if you will, that has become a reality in the city of angels! {The crowd is giving Dusty some real love here} Dusty Rhodes: Now when you look at the history of the NWA you will see some of the greatest champions in the history of this sport. You will see some of the toughest battles and the bloodiest feuds and that’s what we are bringing back right here with the Rebirth! I want to introduce you to two men right now… first off the man who is going to be calling the action… a man who knows a thing or two about a thing or two… ladies and gentlemen… Mr. Scott Hudson! {Scott Hudson waves from the announcer's booth…} Dusty Rhodes: His partner in crime if you will…someone who isn’t afraid to take it to another level and let you know what is going down baby… for the first time ever… ladies and gentlemen… SUNNY! Dusty: Now I am ready for a great night… I am ready to kick the NWA off in the right direction…We are going to be putting together something special for the NWA World Heavyweight title... {Then we hear some music and out walks Jesse the Body Ventura! Jesse comes out to a huge pop and the fans are going wild here in LA. Jesse Ventura walks right down and steps in the ring...} Dusty: What do you need here Jess? Jesse Ventura: That will be Mr. Ventura Dusty Rhodes… you see...every sheriff has to answe to someone… and here in the NWA… you Sheriff Rhodes are going to be answering to me! {Crowd pops} Jesse Ventura: I know you have a history of putting your own agendas in front of everyone else… and because of that I am going to do some checks and balances if you will. This is my town… this is Hollywood… I am the man who made wrestling famous in LA and I am going to bring it back again… but because of that I can’t be here week in and week out. I will always be watching but I am going to have a deputy. I am going to have someone around to make sure you just don’t pull rank and do whatever you want. Dusty Rhodes: Who is that gonna be? Jesse: He will be here next week with me… but I wanted to bring someone out right now… someone that you know very well. Someone you have had a history with… someone who I think is a world championship contender... {Then we hear some generic music and the crowd stirs as Steve Austin walks out to the ring and he isn’t stunning right now… Jesse Ventura walks past him and shakes his hand as Austin is pissed right now heading into the ring...} Dusty Rhodes: What do you need out here Steve? I didn’t know we finalized things to have you around... Steve Austin: That’s funny Dusty… I haven’t been scheduled to do much of anything for quite some time. I mean hell… when you were in charge down in WCW, I wasn’t scheduled to do much other than show up on the C show… now you’re here in the NWA and hell… I am not scheduled. I don’t thank too many men but damn son… Jesse Ventura saw something… he saw enough to give me a chance and here I am… something you never saw... Dusty Rhodes: Brother we don’t need to bring up the past… Steve Austin: See that’s where you're wrong there sheriff… you see the past kind of develops who you are as a person and hell son...I am a pissed off person and I have been for a long time. Dusty Rhodes: Let me tell you something right now… it is not the time… you gotta talk to me… you do it in the back… Steve Austin: I don’t have too many words for you Dusty… I would rather just kick your ass… {Dusty and Austin are now eye to eye and then we hear some different music and now we see…. BRIAN PILLMAN! We also see some officials come down….} Dusty: Alright, fellas… what do we got going on here? Brian Pillman: Well big Dust… I have a lot of the same issues that Steve here has… but I am not going to come out here and complain like him… I am out here to do something. You see you were about to talk about the NWA World Title and I would love the chance to show that I am championship material. Steve Austin: Listen there Brian… there’s a reason we weren’t a tag team for too long… that’s because you aren’t championship material… Brian Pillman: That’s funny you say that Steve… the way I see it… you were always in my shadow and it was just too much for you to swallow… hence me breaking things off… Steve Austin: Well like the sheriff says… the past is the past and the future is now and I can tell you that you have got an ass whooping in your future if you keep running your mouth! Dusty Rhodes: Hold it fellas… hold it… this may be the old west… I may be the sheriff… but there will be some law and order… and that means you will follow the law of the land and that law says that if you got an issue: you settle it in the ring and tonight… you two are going to be right back here and boys… we will see who has got championship material and who just don’t! *COMMERCIAL* Todd Hudson: Welcome back to NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and Sunny... it is a honor to be sitting next to you and calling all the action… Sunny: The pleasure is mine Hudson… and just so you and everyone else out here knows… I will only be available between shooting my next Hollywood blockbusters… Todd Hudson: Hopefully those won’t be too far apart…. But Sunny we have to talk about Rebirth… the NWA is back… Dusty Rhodes is the new sheriff in town… Sunny: Well Rhodes may be calling the shots but I hear that there is someone else really calling the shots who is telling him how to steer the ship… and that is Jesse Ventura! Todd Hudson: It may look that way...I wonder who the deputy will be? Sunny: I told him I would gladly take the job… I am the world’s first female commentator and I might as well call the shots anyways... Todd Hudson: Sunny it is your world and we’re just living in it… Sunny: Don’t forget it… Todd Hudson: With that fans, let’s head to the ring for our opening contest. One Fall - 15-minutes Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit -These two guys come out to good ovations. Both have a cult following and have got some fanfare here. We see both men test the other and they pull out all the stops. We see Eddie fly around the ring and Benoit show off his technical skills. The highlight is seeing Benoit outside the ring and Eddie run and jump up on the top rope and dive with a high cross body into the aisleway! These guys bring it back in the ring as we hear Gary Michael Cappetta announce that we have less than 5-minutes remaining and these guys go balls to the wall. We see Eddie with a couple of huge forearms and then he hits a nasty brainbuster. He goes up top for a frog splash but Benoit moves and Eddie comes crashing down! Eddie works his way up and Benoit ducks a clothesline and grabs him for 1…..2…...3 German Suplexes and then he holds for the 4th and the 1…..2…...DING DING DING! We hit the 15-minute time limit and we end in a draw! Both men get a standing O from the crowd as this has started off in grand fashion… more NWA action when we come back! *COMMERCIAL* -We cut back to Hudson and Sunny who are putting over the first big match and the 15-minute draw. They also talk about the NWA World Champion Dan Severn and how he will fare here in the NWA. They put over tag team action here in the NWA and then we cut to the ring for our next contest… One Fall - 15-minute Time Limit The Headbangers vs Harlem Heat -The Headbangers come out to try and mosh with this LA crowd but they aren’t overly big on it. The Harlem Heat get more pop than heat with the crowd. This one goes about 8-minutes and we see some really good action from Booker T especially but it is the power of Stevie Ray that sets them apart. Then we see Mosh and Thrasher double up on Stevie to slow him down however a nasty low blow on Thrasher sets up Harlem Hangover from Booker T! They get the cheap 3-count and the crowd is lukewarm. -We then cut to the back and see a man standing against a wall… a barbed wire baseball bat comes down from his arm and then is pulled up the wall… he turns around… it is CACTUS JACK! *COMMERCIAL* -Championship Wrestling is back with Hudson and Sunny as they put over the team of Harlem Heat. They talk about Cactus Jack and just how unpredictable he is and his presence in the NWA will be felt on many levels. We then cut to the ring for our next contest but before the camera pans away we see Hunter Helmsley and is he completely appalled by the crowd here in Hollywood. He says this is supposed to be the city of angels but it looks like the devil came and took a stool sample and it grew into this city and these people! {The crowd then pops when out of the back walks Ahmed Johnson!} -Ahmed comes over and he just stares at Helmsley who doesn’t flinch… Ahmed then goes in the ring for our next matchup… One Fall 15-Minutes Time Limit Ahmed Johnson vs Ryan Shaw -This one goes about 2-minutes and that is because Ahmed was staring at Helmsley the entire time. Helmsley is sticking his nose up at him and snickering with Helmsley as Ahmed picks up Shaw for the Pearl River Plunge and the 3-count. He looks out at Helmsley and challenges him to get in the ring but Helmsley backs up and just smiles… he are winning in the mental game but that won’t last long if it gets physical with Ahmed! -We then cut to another little video and this one sees a fire… it is getting brighter and bigger and then it goes out…. And from the ashes we see a head...covered in flames! *COMMERCIAL* -CWH is back with Sunny and Hudson putting over our main event and also how next week we will see the return of the NWA Heavyweight Champion… Dan the Beast Severn. Plus we hear that Ted Dibiase will be here with what he calls the NEXT NWA CHAMPION! Right now we head to the ring for our main event. MAIN EVENT Brian Pillman vs Steve Austin -A fun dynamic with these two guys who work the crowd into a frenzy to get going. This is the ECW style Austin who looks like he could care less and then the 95 Halloween Havoc Pillman who is just an absolute wild man. They start to work over one another but before too long the fight goes outside the ring and then we see the referee get pushed to the ground by Austin. He gets back up but then Pillman runs him into the guardrail. We see another official come out and try to break this up but now Austin nails him with a nasty right hand and he goes down. We hear the sound of the bell a 3 more officials come out and Dusty Rhodes then comes down to break it up… he grabs the microphone… Dusty: Listen to me… listen to me… I am not sending referees out here to get assaulted… you boys gotta find a way to solve this thing…. {Pillman yells for Dusty to take over…} Dusty: Well maybe I will do that… we are outta time this week… but next week… in this ring… I will be the sheriff and you two gonna duke it out… there will be a winner! -A fun end to the program with Austin just going off on Rhodes and yelling at him while Pillman continues to try and hit at him. These two will do work next week in a one on one match but this time Dusty Rhodes will be the one to try and control the action. See you next week!

WWF Presents: Prime Time Wrestling 9/8 Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse the Body Ventura Matches from: Worcester, MA - Centrum PT opens this week with the return of Blackjack Mulligan and Andre the Giant. We also hear from Jesse and Gorilla who put over the big bounty of Hulk Hogan. They talk about how anyone could cash in on that $100,000 and the Hulkster could be in real trouble. We also hear about the next big SNME that will be held on October the 4th and already signed will be a tag team match of monumental proportions when Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage have signed to take on Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard with the WWF Tag Team Titles on the line if they are still the champions! Next week Arn and Tully will defend against the British Bulldogs! We will hear from many throughout the evening but right now we head to the ring for our opening contest… Curt Hennig vs Dennis Stamp -Easy enough opening contest for Hennig who puts Stamp through the ringer before hitting the Fisherman’s Suplex for the victory. Jimmy Hart, Greg Valentine, and Hercules all join Jesse and Gorilla and put over how they are not done with Hennig and how he will not only have to give that title up but they may stuff him over the mantle. This draws Hennig over but out of the back walks the team of Jim Powers and Paul Roma! We see what went down last week and we hear some jawing and jacking before we went up with a tag team match next week… Hennig and Roma vs Hercules and Valentine! *COMMERCIAL* {We see a fun promo from Hulk Hogan saying that he doesn’t care how big the bounty gets… it will never be able to take down Hulkamania!} PT is back and we see that Fuji is here with Muraco and Muta. He says Demolition is right where he wants them to be and he has filed a suit against Jack Tunney to get them reinstated. He says he holds the Harts personally responsible and will look for revenge when Don Muraco and Great Muta team up to take them down! Sting vs Barry Horowitz -A good showcase for Sting but the Warrior is nowhere to be found? We see the big Stinger Splash in the corner and then the high cross body for the victory… Sting goes over to the announcers… Sting puts over how Warrior was here one day and gone the next but that won’t keep him from taking on the Nasty Boys! He says he can be nasty with the best of them and somewhere out there, there is a partner who will join him to take them on! {We see a fun little hype video for the return of Brutus Beefcake to the WWF!} *COMMERCIAL* PT is back with a fun Horsemen promo… Heenan puts over how people are coming out of the woodwork to try and take down the Horsemen but it can’t be done. He puts over how Barry Windham is guaranteed an IC title rematch and it must be enforced! He will take this all the way if he has to but President Tunney needs to make a ruling. Also, why is it everyone is getting shots at the tag team titles? What is the deal here? Who is causing all this? Arn and Tully piggyback on with Heenan and ask the same question as to how and why everyone is getting a chance at their tag titles. The more they challenge the more that the Horsemen win and they are okay with it but know that someday someone’s luck is going to run out. They put over how it was the Rockers, now you’ve got Tito Santana, then you’ve got the Harts, and next week the Bulldogs plus Hogan and Savage. They will be known as fighting champions and when all is said and done they will still hold the gold. They wonder if Hulk Hogan will even make it to SNME as they have already heard about someone coming to cash in on that bounty and he is a bad, bad man! Barry Windham comes right out and says that pulling Blackjack Mulligan into this issue has caused a bit of a rift. He wants everyone to know that he and Mulligan are very close but he knows what side of the line he is on and that’s with the Horsemen. If Mulligan decides he wants to cross the line then he will have to answer to Windham and that answer will be swift and full of vengeance and anger! Ric Flair is in prime mode here as he says he has been answering calls all week on the $100,000 bounty and he knows that Hulk Hogan is looking around every corner. He is peeking through every window. He knows that Hogan will have to answer for what he’s done and pay his dues at the hands of the Horsemen. He then turns his attention to Blackjack Mulligan. He asks if Mulligan met Wahoo on his way out the door because the Horsemen ran him out of this business. Then he brings up Andre. He says that Andre the Giant has been chasing him for years and trying to get the World Title but there ain’t a man alive who can take it and that goes TWICE for Andre. Whenever the big man wants his shot… come on down and try the Nature Boy…. WOOOO!!!! Jesse and Gorilla put over our big main event with Tito and Duggan taking on the Russians when we get back! *COMMERCIAL* {We see a fun video of Randy Savage putting over his victory over Barry Windham. He announces that he will be here on PT next week and he will have Elizabeth and his title with him!} MAIN EVENT Tito Santana & Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs The Russians w/ Slick -Some really nice heat with the Russians and Duggan who is chanting USA… USA… USA all over the arena. We get a fun little 9-minute match with the highlight being Tito hitting Boris with a flying forearm and then Duggan coming out of nowhere with a clothesline that takes him out of his boots! Hacksaw and Duggan get the three count and work the crowd only for Arn and Tully to run into the ring and attack but then we see Barry Windham run down but he is stopped by Blackjack Mulligan! Gorilla and Jesse put this over in a big way before we fade out… next week the Horsemen defend against the Bulldogs and Randy Savage will be in the house! Who will cash in on Hogan?!?

A little more movement... Jimmy Hart has signed with the NWA and Bob Holly has been released to keep within the cap.

I was going to say that WCW vs the World would be pretty high on the list given all the talent in that game. I wish it was just better than it was but oh well. I really enjoyed Rumble for the Sega growing up with Crush and then with Diesel on Raw. Those were great games. I would have liked to see Showdown Legends of Wrestling on here and how it would compare. That roster was sooo good even though the previous games had a better story mode with the made up territories. Thanks for the fun read.

The rumors are true... the rumors are true... Randy Savage shows back up in the WWF and he stakes his claim for the World Title right off the bat. I think he has a great style for a guy like Diesel and that title could seriously be up for grabs. Bret and Lawler have a lot of history at this point and a cage is a good way to finish it and move on to other pieces. Shawn and Jarrett of course have some things going on with one another... one has to hope that HBK doesn't hang out with any marines this time around. I like the push of the Headshrinkers as they were a good team around this time... perhaps not as great as Meng and Barb but definitely a fun pairing. I see a lot of great pieces. I see some good writing. I see some great stories beginning... this is a great way to kick off the WWF at this point.

I worked it out to get Gary Michael Capetta as the announcer and then Charles Robinson and Mark Curtis as the referees. If you guys have someone you don't plan on using in that role the magic number of three refs would be great. Just let me know who you don't need anymore.

Bobby Eaton, Bob Holly, and Mike Rotundo have signed on with the NWA

I really enjoyed this first episode. Very good use of Hogan and Flair which can be difficult given this time period. You almost lose track of the matches with the angles which makes you wonder which is more important. I'm excited to see your balance over the next couple of weeks.

Mulligan took the quick flight from Richmond to Providence the next day. HTM man does a good job here of getting heat and then the payoff with Idol is awesome. I like the way you are using Ole and Ivan here. They have value at this point and could still roll with the best of em. For major programs they may struggle but still can fit the bill in late 86. Of course you know I am high on the Twosome and how they are used and how this course of the game could have changed Rude's trajectory had he not went to the WWF and stayed NWA.

WWF Presents: Prime Time Wrestling 9/1 Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse the Body Ventura Matches from: Providence, RI – Civic Center PT opens this week with some footage from SNME and we see Gorilla and Jesse putting it through the roof but it doesn’t last long before the Horsemen come out. We hear from Heenan who is irate and is saying that the cameras didn’t catch Windham getting out of the cage first! He was the one who landed first and he should be the champion! Flair says he has got the briefcase ready and he knows wherever Hulk Hogan is… he has got a target on his back and he is going to pay for it generously for someone to just take him out. Then we catch Arn and Tully putting over the Rockers but saying they couldn’t get the job done. They talk about Tito and say he will be in the same boat when it is all said and done… but that brings out Santana. Arn and Tully want the match right now but Tito says that he partner is still getting here… he had to take a longer flight but he will be here for the main event! We’ll see what happens when that goes down as the crowd is white hot for our opening contest…. Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Conquistador II -A nice little showcase for Duggan who handles the Conquistador with no problem. The big clothesline is all she wrote and Duggan looks strong here. -We cut back to Gorilla and Jesse who are joined by Demolition. We hear from them as they talk about how they are going to be next in line for a match with the Horsemen after tonight… but if they have to face Tito and his partner then they wouldn’t mind that either. Duggan comes over and celebrates with them that they kicked Demolition out of the USA and don’t think that they won’t do it to anyone else who they fell like! *COMMERCIAL* -We return to PT with footage from the last couple of weeks with Paul Roma and Hercules. We see them teaming up but then breaking up after their loss to the Rockers. They join Jimmy Hart and it seems as though cooler heads have prevailed. They put over how there is a lot of Power and a lot of Glory and it really needs to be contained… they put over how they can be the top team in the WWF and it will be just a matter of time before they put all the pieces together. Jim Powers & SD Jones vs Power & Glory w/ Jimmy Hart -Power and Glory have seemed to work it out and they look good here tonight. Jesse said he spoke to the team and talked about how they have to find common ground and how important it is to work together and spread the power and glory between them. In the end we see the Power Plex and the three count. Hercules isn’t done though as he throws SD Jones out of the ring to the floor. Hercules then grabs the chain and he is choking Jim Powers out as the referees can’t stop him and Roma watches on as the crowd is booing… Roma then looks both ways and he comes out of nowhere with a dropkick on Hercules! He then comes with a couple of huge rights and lefts and then a big clothesline and Hercules goes over the top to the floor. Here comes Jimmy Hart and he gets rocked for his time! Roma helps up Powers as they have seemed to put their bad blood behind them. Jesse and Gorilla can’t believe it! *COMMERCIAL* -We return to PT with an Event Center in which Mean Gene is putting over SNME. He talks about all the winners of the matches and really hypes of Randy Savage as the NEW Intercontinental Champion. We see the Rockers put over as a team who deserves another shot at the tag titles. We hear about the Harts being in line as well. We see a special on the Great Muta who is said to be in line for a television championship shot if he continues his momentum. We finish by hearing from Hulk Hogan who has a bandage over his eye. He says that $100,000 isn’t going to be enough to put Hulkamania down and Ric Flair is going to have to dig deeper and deeper in his pockets if he can even think to find a way to stop Hulk Hogan from getting his hands on the WWF title again! *COMMERCIAL* We return to PT with The Horsemen out near the ring as Flair and Windham are nearby too. They are on the house mic putting over this match as we see Tito Santana come out and he says he found a partner who knows a lot about the Horsemen and he is going to help him win tag team gold again… BLACKJACK MULLIGAN! WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Tito and Blackjack Mulligan vs Arn & Tully © -What a surprise as Mulligan is here. Barry Windham doesn’t look happy about it one bit as Mulligan comes down and he and Tito have got ill intentions on their mind. They get into the ring and we see a fun 12-minute match with Tito and Mulligan really controlling the pace and the contest while the Horsemen are reeling. Tito has been a champion with Barry Windham in the past and now he is with Mulligan and lightning could strike twice. Windham and Flair can’t take it anymore and we see them get involved breaking up the match just as Tito and Mulligan looked like they could finish. We get an eye to eye with Windham and Mulligan that gets some fans excited as they know the story but it is foil for Anderson to chop the knee and them take control. Tully and Windham take Tito outside of the ring and start to wear him down but then the crowd explodes when we see Andre the Giant come out! Andre comes out and he grabs Tully and Windham and a double headbutt! He gets in the ring and tosses Arn Anderson over the top and then he looks at Ric Flair who is selling like crazy. He grabs Flair by the suit and my oh my we’ve got something brewing here as Andre tosses Flair over the top to the floor! The crowd is going wild! Gorilla and Jesse put it over and talk about the big MSG show coming up tonight! WWF Live 9/1 New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden Hosted by Gene Okerlund & Lord Alfred Hayes MAIN EVENT INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP CAGE MATCH Randy Savage © defeated Barry Windham SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, & Tito Santana defeated Flair, Arn, & Tully The Russians defeated the British Bulldogs The Hart Foundation defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Curt Hennig © defeated Greg Valentine

He is with the WWF until January. I had something worked out with Gene for it. It went south with the rest of the happenings over the last month as others were involved like how the Warrior has returned to World Class full time.

Dusty Rhodes woke up this morning with an euphony if you will... he signed Brad Armstrong to come out to Los Angeles and be part of the NWA.

Hogan and Flair making teams for War Games should be a fun angle to watch unfold. There are a lot of great pieces to reveal here and I am looking forward to this version of WCW.

That's a great run-down for what is to come. You know the WWF would have to come back in a big way with Nitro and Savage would be enough in 1995 to get people interested but then build it up even more with a great match lineup.

-There are many rumors floating around right now with the resurgence of the National Wrestling Alliance. While the alliance itself has never been defunct, the idea of one major promotion holding the banner went away in the early 90s with WCW pulling away and releasing themselves the the title of NWA. These two tried once again in 1992 to get together but again, the relationship fell apart. The NWA has been relatively quiet until September 1st when it was announced that Dusty Rhodes was named interim President of the NWA and would begin operations with a new group of talent in Los Angeles of all places. -Why Los Angeles? It is said that there is a major Hollywood producer serving as the financial backer for the group and is said to have major pull when it came to contracts which explains the signing of big names like Sid, Cactus Jack, Bam Bam Bigelow, Steve Austin, and Brian Pillman. Rhodes himself has had issues with some of these men in the past but it is said that communication has been key to rebuilding the relationships. -When will it happen? Championship Wrestling from Hollywood will air this week on Friday September 8th. In order to save some money, Rhodes and the NWA has set up a television taping on Thursday night from the Regent Showcase Theater in Los Angeles. Rhodes is said to have signed Scott Hudson and a major name to do color commentary. -What does all this mean? When you break it down in means that the NWA is back and have aligned themselves with one promotion to make their name relevant again. With Rhodes doing the booking, anything could happen when it comes to the ring but it is known that Dusty can book but can he book in the 1990s, in Hollywood, without himself as the major attraction? The biggest problem is that they don't have a real television deal yet. It is said that Rhodes will be putting together a month's worth of tapings to send out as feelers to promotions to see who would be interested. MTV would be great, ESPN would be better but they can't expect to compete with WCW on TBS and TNT nor the WWF on the USA Network. With the mysterious Hollywood backer, will they ever get enough momentum to get on pay per view? Who would know about it and who would watch it? They have the names but right now their audience is limited. In order for the NWA to grow, its audience needs to expand and we will see if Rhodes can make that happen over the next couple of months or else the NWA may die once and for all.

The NWA has signed Paul Orndorff. More to come over the next 12 hours as things happen later here on the west coast...

Not a problem I had a trade with WCW that was updated on the original one. Any trades just post em here and we can edit and go from there.

Post any findings from the dirt sheets that individuals may find intriguing about the world of wrestling here....

Discuss any and all things Dawn of War here!

PROMOTIONS Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Owner/Booker: Paul Heyman Promoter: Tod Gordon Host/Play by Play: Joey Styles Ring Announcers: Bob Artese & Joel Gertner Referees: John Finnegan, Jim Molineaux, and John "Pee Wee" Moore Writer: GeneJackson Shane Douglas Sabu Raven 2 Cold Scorpio Sandman Buh Buh D-Von Arn Anderson Rob Van Dam Roddy Piper Kevin Sullivan Rey Mysterio Jr New Jack Mustapha Dean Malenko Big Stevie Cool Taz Francine Blue Meanie Wolfie D JC Ice Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Jake Roberts Disco Inferno Stan Hansen Pitbull #1 Pitbull #2 Tommy Rich Doug Gilbert Juvi Guerrera Mikey Whipwreck Saturn Tracy Smothers Woman Missy Hyatt Jerry Lynn Damian Stone JT Smith Big Dick Dudley Bill Alfonso John Kronus Louie Spicolli 911 Axl Rotten National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) President: Dusty Rhodes Commentators: Scott Hudson & Sunny Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Capetta Referees: Charles Robinson & Mark Curtis Vice President of Talent Relations & Head Booker: Low Blow Sid Vicious Cactus Jack Steve Austin Bam Bam Bigelow Brian Pillman Eddie Guerrero Chris Benoit Chris Jericho Dustin Rhodes Booker T Stevie Ray Ron Simmons Sunny Chris Candido Lance Storm William Regal Triple H Fit Finlay Terry Gordy Steve Williams Barry Windham Ahmed Johnson Mosh Thrasher Ted Dibiase Hakushi Billy Gunn Bart Gunn Psicosis La Parka Marcus Bagwell Scotty Riggs Jushin Liger Dan Severn Chavo Guerrero Jr John Hawk Buddy Landel Rick Rude Alex Wright Big Bubba Paul Orndorff Brad Armstrong Bobby Eaton Mike Rotundo Jimmy Hart World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Writer: CrazyMax Jack Promoter: Vince McMahon Announcers: Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Todd Pettingill, Dok Hendrix Ring Announcers: Howard Finkel, Bill Dunn Referees: Earl Hebner, Danny Davis, Jack Doan, Mike Chioda, Tim White WWF Heavyweight Champion: Diesel WWF Intercontinental Champion: Shawn Michaels WWF Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Yokozuna 1. 1-2-3 Kid 2. Barry Horowitz 3. Bret Hart 4. Brooklyn Brawler 5. Crush 6. Curt Hennig 7. Davey Boy Smith 8. Doug Furnas 9. Eli Blu 10. Fatu 11. Henry Godwinn 12. Jacob Blu 13. Jacques Rougeau 14. Jeff Jarrett 15. Jerry Lawler 16. Jim Cornette (manager) 17. Jim Powers 18. Jimmy Del Ray 19. Johnny B badd 20. Kevin Nash - Diesel 21. King Mabel 22. Marty Jannetty 23. Matt Borne (Doink) 24. Mike Enos 25. Mr. Hughes 26. Owen Hart 27. Papa Shango 28. Paul Bearer (manager) 29. Phil Lafon 30. Phineas Godwinn 31. Pierre Oullette 32. Randy Savage 33. Razor Ramon 34. Reno Riggins 35. Rick Steiner 36. Savio Vega 37. Scott Steiner 38. Scott Taylor 39. Shawn Michaels 40. Sionne - Barbarian 41. Sir Mo (manager) 42. The Patriot - Del Wilkes 43. The Roadie (Jesse James Armstrong) 44. The Ultimate Warrior 45. The Undertaker 46. Tom Prichard 47. Wayne Bloom 48. Yokozuna World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Writer: SirEdger President: Eric Bischoff Announcers: Eric Bischoff, Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Larry Zbyszko Referees: Nick Patrick (senior), Randy Anderson, Billy Silverman, Scott Dickinson, Mickey Jay Ric Flair Hulk Hogan Hawk Animal Sting Lex Luger The Giant Tommy Dreamer Sherri Martel Vader DDP Konnan Terry Funk Brian Christopher Rick Martel Beaulah Brian Knobbs Jerry Saggs Rocco Rock Johnny Grunge Zodiac Ultimo Dragon The Great Muta Chris Adams Scott Norton Col. Robert Parker Meng Al Snow Tatanka Ice Train Dick Slater Bunkhouse Buck Aldo Montoya Dirty White boy Tommy Rogers Bobby Fulton Kimberly Steve Corino Gary Albright Dutch Mantell Jason Kensuke Sasaki Sonny Ono John Tenta Glenn Jacobs FREE AGENTS Singles Wrestlers Abdullah the Butcher Ace Darling Big Titan Bill Dundee Billy Jack Haynes Billy Kidman Billy Scott Blacktop Bully (Demolition Smash) Bob Backlund Bob Holly Bobby Blayze Bobby Duncum Jr. Boo Bradley (Balls Mahoney) Boogie Woogie Brown Brian Lee Bull Pain Carl Greco Cheetah Master Chris Kanyon Chris Michaels Cobra (Jeff Farmer) Colorado Kid Crash the Terminator (Hugh Morrus) Damian 666 Dances with Dudley Dave Sullivan David Taylor D-Lo Brown D-Von Storm Doink (Ray Apollo) Don Callis Doug Basham Dr. Wagner Jr. Dudley Dudley Duke Droese Flash Flanagan Gambler Gene Lydick Giant Kimala II Glenn Osbourne Gorgeous George III Greg Valentine Hack Myers Hector Garza Horace Boulder Ian Rotten Inferno Kid Jason the Terrible Jim Duggan Joel Deaton John Nord Johnny Ace Johnny Swinger Kamala Kendall Windham King Cobra King Kong Bundy Kurrgan Lacrosse (Jim Steele) Lance Diamond (Simon Diamond) Man Mountain Rock (Maxx Payne) Mark Starr Mike Quackenbash Mr. Ohh La La Norman Smiley One Man Gang Pat Tanaka Prince Iaukea Punisher (Bull Buchanan) Ray Lloyd (Glacier) Richard Slinger Roadblock Ron Reis - The Yeti Scott Putski Sgt. Craig Pittman Shoichi Funaki Spellbinder Steve Nelson The Eagle (Jackie Fulton) The Renegade Tiger Jeet Singh Tito Santana Tom Brandi Tom Burton Tony Halme (Ludvig Borga) Tony Stetson Typhoon Vampiro Van Hammer Virgil Warlord Waylon Mercy (Danny Spivey) Yuji Nagata Tag Teams Barrio Brothers (Fidel Sierra & Ricky Santana) Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) Chad Austin & Don E. Allen El Texano & Silver King Headhunters Scott & Steve Armstrong State Patrol (Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright) Steve Doll & Rex King Tekno Team 2000 (Travis (Chad Fortune) & Troy (Erik Watts)} Managers Bob Armstrong Brandon Baxter James Mitchell Bert Prentice Maxx Muscle Mr. Fuji Ron Wright Sign Guy Dudley Sable Kimona Terri Runnels Teddy Long Women of Wrestling Alundra Blayze (Madusa) Bertha Faye (Monster Ripper) Bull Nakano Debbie Combs Luna Vachon Miss Texas (Jacqueline)

The Dawn of WAR The year is 1995 and there are two superpowers of professional wrestling in North America. The WWF and WCW are about to go head to head on Monday Nights when WCW decides to throw a big counterpunch and debut Monday Nitro on September the 4th. We take you to that time in which these two heavyweights are throwing body blows to wear the other out… however there is now a third fighter in the mix… ECW. Paul Heyman and Todd Gordon have really built a following with a group of wrestlers who are turning heads with powerful stories, powerful wrestling, and even more powerful risks every time they step into the ring. With this power, ECW has thrust itself into the limelight and the Big 3 has been credited with starting a boom in wrestling scene in late 1995 that will carry the sports entertainment world through the rest of the decade. The Big 3 are looking to make moves against one another and try to outdo each in this fight for wrestling supremacy… but wait right there… a 4th promotion has made an appearance. Dusty Rhodes has left WCW to consolidate the power of the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of a major Hollywood big shot who thinks that the wrassling game is ready to take things to a new level and the National Wrestling Alliance has been reborn and headquartered in Los Angeles, California! As with most things in life… change is inevitable and with the Dawn of War, each promotion has dug stakes in to try and put together a roster and promotion to rival the other. With that there was a huge bidding war for all the major stars in North America with these four promotions gaining the contracts of some of their rivals and and resigning some of their major talent. The fall out was that a number of individuals found new homes and would be working elsewhere and due to that news we have a completely different landscape of professional wrestling in the fall of 1995. Tune in to find out the ins and outs of the WWF, WCW, ECW, and the NWA as they fight for supremacy in the world of wrestling and see who has a new home and if those new homes will be the right place for these talents to climb to higher heights than ever before!

WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event X! 8/30 Montreal, Quebec, Canada – The Forum Ric Flair: WOOO! The Bright lights of NBC are on and my oh my the Horsemen are alive and well with all the gold. Tonight… the tag titles on the line… the Horsemen will win. Tonight… the Intercontinental titles on the line… Barry Windham is going to mash the face of Randy Savage and take all that he’s got left. Then… Hogan… you come eye to eye with me… I have got the papers right now and either you sign in pen or you sign in blood but tonight… you are done in this business! Slick: Special Saturday Night’s Main Event and they have got the Russian flag ready to be raised when Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov put down that little team of Tony Atlas and Dino Bravo… tonight it won’t be O Canada… it will be O Russia my sweet Russia! Dino Bravo: That Slick likes to run his mouth as much as those Russians sing. Well we’re in my hometown of Montreal tonight and tonight there will be no Russian national anthem… it will be O Canada and the fans will sign right along with me in victory! Mr. Fuji: Tonight I have got two big matches… first the Great Muta shows the world why he is going to be big star in USA and then Demolition is going to leave Canada and close the border on the Hart Foundation! HAHA! Bret Hart: Everyone knows that the Hart Foundation are a mix of Canada and America’s finest… fans all over the world love to watch us wrestle and tonight we have to show the world why we are the best tag team in wrestling. Demolition may be big and they may be bad but they don’t have Hart… and that’s what we have plenty of! Tully Blanchard: Saturday Night’s Main Event is here and the tag titles are on the line. Rockers...we gave you the chance to back out… you could have done it with an ounce of pride but instead you will find yourselves on the short end with two bad dudes ready to put an end to you once and for all. Arn Anderson: Be aware that your next words may be your last and when it comes to tag team wrestling there is no better than the two men you’re looking at. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Shawn Michaels: You know I am sick and tired of hearing all the warnings… the Rockers are ready to take it to the next level and Marty tonight we have the chance of a lifetime! Marty Jannetty: It is like there is a hurricane warning coming off the coast and everyone is fleeing for their lives but we are here standing strong and ready to take that gold. We are gonna rock and roll strut and stroll all over you two Horsemen and don’t say we didn’t warn you! Barry Windham: Randy Savage, I have said it before and I will say it again. I have beaten you all over this country and now we have got each other one last time and you wanted a cage… well you got it pal! Tonight… I eliminate all doubt that I am better than you and I eliminate all hope these people have that you will ever hold this title again! Randy Savage: The trials and tribulations of a man’s journey from something to nothing and nothing to something have been cataloged over the year of 1986 and tonight is the reckoning. Barry Windham… you have taking so much from me but there is so much left. Now it is time that I find that and I take it to the next level and get my title back and show the world why I am the Macho Man… OHHHH YEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!! Vince McMahon: Welcome everyone to Saturday Night’s Main Event! Fans we are here in the Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for what will be the most exciting two hours of television on a very special edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event! Jesse Ventura: It is SNME 10 McMahon and I think this may be the best of them all. We’ve got two hours coming up… we’ve got two title matches… plus the Body Shop! Vince McMahon: Fans this is going to be an amazing night of action and it is time to head to the ring right now for our first matchup! Dino Bravo & Tony Atlas vs The Russians w/ Slick -Great opening contest with each team putting on some good stuff. We see the hometown boy of Bravo really light up the crowd as he and Atlas get control. The Russians cheat to get some heat but it is only for the team of Bravo and Atlas to fight back and then we see them isolate Boris and hit him with the big powerslam by Bravo for the 1...2…..3!! Bravo and Atlas then have the Canadian Flag raised and O’ Canada is ringing throughout the arena! *COMMERCIAL* We get a fun little promo with Mean Gene and the Rockers who say that this is the chance of a lifetime. The butterflies may be as big as eagles but that is going to help them soar to victory and rock and roll, strut and stroll all over the Horsemen! YEAH! TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Rockers vs Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard © w/ Bobby Heenan -Jesse is prime in this contest as he really runs the Rockers down but they come out of their shell and just put it all on the line here. They are fighting toe to toe with the Horsemen and the crowd is going wild for it. Vince thinks they are going to win it all on a couple of occasions but the Horsemen continue to find a way. This one goes about 14-minutes and by the end it appears as though the Horsemen have been run ragged. We see a flurry at the end… the Horsemen grabs Jannetty for a spike piledriver but Shawn Michaels runs and pushes Tully off the top rope and then goes up as Jannetty is holding Arn’s legs and Shawn flies off with a big dropkick and then Jannetty rolls through and makes a big cover for a 2 and 7/8s count! The crowd is going nuts as Tully gets back up but the Rockers run and hit a double dropkick sending him flying into the guardrail! Arn is slow to get up but here comes Shawn with a cross body and Arn ducks and Michaels goes flying out of the ring to the floor! Jannetty grabs Arn and tosses him to the ropes and goes for a big clothesline but Arn ducks and Jannetty hits the ropes and Arn is waiting for a NASTY SPINEBUSTER for the 1….2…...3!! The Horsemen get out of this one by the skin of their teeth and the crowd is exhausted! The fans are going nuts here. Arn and Tully hold the titles high as the Rockers have the recoup but what a match! *COMMERCIAL* SNME is back with Jesse and Vince putting over that big tag title match. They say we have so much more to come. They put over the Body Shop and the big IC title match. Now we have Tonga Kid and Muta… let’s go to the ring! The Tonga Kid vs The Great Muta w/ Mr. Fuji -We have seen the Rockers coming out party but damn if Muta doesn’t take it a step further. He is one of the hottest young stars in the sport and he shows why right here. Tonga Kid gives him all the chances in the world to shine and he takes it to another level. The back spinning elbow gets the crowd ready and then the blue myst to the face gets them lit but it is the moonsault halfway across the ring that makes them explode! Muta with the 3 count and he has got everyone buzzing here on SNME! Before commercial we see Ric Flair and Bobby Heenan talking to Jack Tunney… Flair is showing him the papers… will Hogan retire tonight? *COMMERCIAL* THE BODY SHOP w/ Hulk Hogan & Ric Flair -We jump right back into the Body Shop with Hogan and Flair as both men come out to a loud ovation. They are in the ring again together but this time Ventura is the mediator. Every time Hogan starts to get going Ventura pulls the microphone away from him. This infuriates Hogan who starts to get riled up before getting in Jesse’s face but cooler heads prevail. The short and skinny of the segment is that Flair is aging Hogan on to retire but Hogan says he has one more thing to prove and that is to beat Ric Flair for the World Title! Flair he will never get the chance and Hogan says he will put his career on the line to do it. This is where Jesse intervenes again but Flair continues to agg him on. Hogan is starting to get flustered with both guys giving him the business and then he grabs Jesse again but Flair just wollops him with the World title! Flair then grabs the microphone…. He picks up Hogan’s head and says $100,000 bounty to put Hulk Hogan out of this business…. Flair will pay the bounty and Hogan will never… ever… get a chance at this title again! *COMMERCIAL* SNME is back and we see the Demolition in the back with Fuji. He puts over Muta and says that tonight Demolition will do the same and they will be the ones who give the Harts a heart attack and demolish them in front of everyone! LOSER CAN’T WRESTLE IN THE US FOR 6 MONTHS! The Hart Foundation vs Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji -The Harts with a bigger ovation than Bravo come out to a heroes welcome here in Montreal. They go 15-minutes with Demolition in one of the hardest hitting tag team matches we’ve seen in a long time. These guys just beat the living hell out of one another and the fans are screaming for the Harts to come back. We see Demolition just destroy Bret when they toss him off the apron into the guardrail sternum first. They then go to work on the Anvil and break him down something awful before trying to finish but the Anvil fights back with some big rights and lefts. Smash runs at him but he hoists him over his back to the floor! Axe starts to hammer down on the Anvil but they go blow for blow before getting near the ropes and the Anvil goes down and grabs Ax’s legs before Bret Hart comes over the ropes with a roll up and the Anvil jumps on top and they cover for the 3-count! The Harts have won it and the crowd is going absolutely wild! The Harts have won the contest and salute to the fans. Demolition are escorted back by officials but they can’t go to the USA so they might have to find work elsewhere! We then see Randy Savage getting ready for the big cage match as he has taped up his hands. We see him leave the dressing room with Elizabeth staying put… he says she doesn’t need to be out there to see what happens tonight! *COMMERCIAL* SNME is back with Jesse and Vince putting over this cage match in a big way. They talk about how this is Savage’s last shot. This is Windham true time to shine and put Savage away forever. Everything comes to head tonight… this has been building for over 6 months with Wars fought all over the country… let’s head to the CAGE! MAIN EVENT INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP CAGE MATCH Randy Savage w/ Elizabeth vs Barry Windham © w/ Bobby Heenan -This all started with Windham took the King of the Ring from Savage with the help of Bobby Heenan. They took it to WrestleMania and Windham won again. Savage got his revenge at the Showdown at Shea but here… the cage… the title… the last chance...all the fans are excited as both men make grand entrances. This one goes 17-minutes and has some fun psychology with Windham constantly trying to escape and Savage clawing and scratching to keep control. We se some blood early on from Windham as Savage is rabid in throwing him into the cage. The tide turns when both men are at the top of the cage and it looks like Windham smashes Savage’s head on a screw or cable or something and Savage falls down with a nasty cut above his eye. With both men juiced we go to commercial as Jesse and Vince are putting this over like crazy. We return and it is Windham who has control and he is hammering away at Savage as the blood pours from his eye but Savage makes a comeback and he just hammers away at Windham. Elizabeth is shown running to the ring in tears. Savage throws Windham from pillar to post and coast to coast inside the cage before he catches Heenan trying to corner Liz and that gives Windham his chance to knee him in the back and Savage nails the steel. Heenan yells at Windham to finish him and Windham puts Savage on his shoulder and takes him to the corner… he looks for the superplex but then he hoists him up higher and he’s got him on the top of the cage but he is taking too long. Savage with a couple of headbutts and then and huge elbow and Windham goes flying into the middle of the ring. Savage climbs to the TOP OF THE CAGE…. - HE COMES CRASHING DOWN THE ELBOW! The crowd explodes! Savage gets up and falls back into the cage. He ascends the steel and then we see Heenan push the referee out of the way and he starts to pull Windham but Savage goes down the cage. Savage drops down as Heenan pulls Windham out but Savage lands first and he is the NEW Intercontinental Champion! The crowd is going wild as Savage and Liz hug and he holds the title high in the air. What a moment. What a SNME. Fans we’ll see you for Prime Time on Monday Night!