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Uncle Ivan and Boris revive the Bolsheviks Dynamite has a lot planned for the Royal Rumble Loved all the promos and hype matches for the Rumble. OMG, Berzerker, Tugboat and Andre are a lot of weight to take out. Bushwhackers, Nightmares and Killer bees show how stacked the tag division is Brown gives the Ace some bad news in another solid TV main event Can't wait for the Rumble. I just can't pick a winner yet.

You know it's going to be a fun show when RPG and Alberto are in the opening segment. Alberto sure has a way with words LOL Great time for Tommy Gilbert to come out of retirement. The Memphis war is in full gear and the upcoming 8 man tag is going to be off the charts. I love the side stories like Bill refusing to fight his son and the Olympia 2 mystery. Embry walked right into Whatley's trap and I hope the Macho Man caught this show. Excellent set up for Thursday The Bruise Brothers look good and Southern Rockers better be ready. Another big night coming to Birmingham

The link worked great Como and Lenny are quickly becoming a top team Vampire and Kabuki together again and seem even more scarier this time. Bedlam is brutalizing the competition and it's only a matter of time before he gets a shot at the title They better reenforce the ring when Zeus and Haystacks collide Winters can't catch a break. Alex gets a jump on Blue Demon ahead of their LHW title showdown Tenryu does his talking in the ring. Rip seems more than confident in his quest for a title shot Damn, I wonder how Watts is going to react to Abby It's amazing what you're doing with the free agents.

I always get a kick out of your shows. It's classic studio wrestling at its finest Tasha's a star and always gets her heat in every week The TV title tournament will be a lot of fun. Itchy Ritchie advances and we get a hilarious chase as well. Van Winkle wrestling the Ref had me laughing. I would think Morton is the favorite in the tourney but we'll see how things play out.

You always do an amazing job hyping up the big card every week. You make every match mean something. Things get to a boiling point between the Dundees. Things get even crazier when Budro shows up. I love this story. Mean Mike and Olympia 2 brawling into the parking lot was great TV Garvin seems to be on Rod and DJ's list Alberto can never get his objection sustained JYD makes a big promise. I know that sold more tickets. I have to admit, I think it would be hilarious getting RPG back on commentary Boutwell Auditorium Now Garvin's really in the doghouse Armando always finds a loophole, Hmmmmm, who can the Bullet be??? Southern Rockers give the fans some excitement but the Harris Brothers spoil it A beer bottle shot, damn! I think Stubbs enemies have become Olympia 2's as well Looks like a rematch for the tag titles is coming Budro shines with the figure four but the celebration doesn't last long as Dundee takes a big time beating. That chair shot by JC has started a family blood feud WOW! It takes a fireball by the Bullet for Embry to retain and it also gives RPG his old job back. I wouldn't want to be the Bullet when JYD comes back. After all this, I can't wait to tune in to see what's next.

Hopefully Scotty can prove everyone wrong and get Richards to focus Finlay's found himself some good help I agree, Adam's stock is skyrocketing The FBI gives Cornette reason to celebrate Stormfront really wants to get the better of Severn and Blackman Hart has some serious challenges ahead with Condrey and Adams Cow Palace Patriot puts down old Hollywood Jack Oh man watch out because Gordy and Williams are at full strength! Finlay's help gets him a much needed battle win Props to Candido for taking the fight to Piper Huge win for RVD and Sabu as they beat a pair of champs Iron and Steel continue their dominant reign Fresno This time Hollywood John picks up a win Guido's a fighter but it was Scorpio's night Regal teaches Wright a lesson Big weekend for the Thrillaz When talking about contenders for Hart, you have to include Kawada Kid worked his way to a title shot but Liger retains. I'm sure they will meet again down the road

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 1-16-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Well, 1990 ended with controversy, chaos and confusion. The AWA had to act fast, so with that said, let me introduce to you the new commissioner of the AWA, Magnum TA. The fans cheer as Magnum heads to ringside. He's wearing jeans, T-shirt and leather jacket. Nelson: Magnum, on behalf of the AWA, welcome. I know you've had more than enough to deal with the past couple weeks. Can you enlighten the fans on the world title situation and the investigation into former AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Magnum: Thank you very much Larry and it is indeed my pleasure to be the acting commissioner of the AWA. I've never backed down from a challenge, and I sure am in for one here. First off, what Gerry Morrow did was inexcusable and unforgivable. There was enough overwhelming evidence to prove that Morrow took the bribe and sabotaged the biggest main event in AWA history. Morrow, your days in the AWA are over and I'm here to clean up your mess. As for the AWA world title. Next month we will begin a tournament to crown a new champion. More details on that in the weeks to come. I'm happy to be here and I'm ready to get the AWA back on track. Nelson: Ok, there you have it. Fans, as a new year's treat for you, we're going to kick of tonight's show with a huge AWA world tag team title rematch from SuperClash. Let's get to the ring. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Ron Garvin and Dick Slater (C) vs. The Enforcers w/Tully Blanchard Tully arrogantly leads the Enforcers to the ring. The Enforcers look pissed. The fans cheer as Garvin and Slater enter the ring with their newly won titles around their waists. The Enforcers attack at the bell and we got a pier six brawl going. The Ref lets it go for a while. Slater and Garvin get the upper hand and punch the Enforcers out of the ring. Tully runs over and regroups them. Garvin and Slater take turns pinballing Zbyszko around the ring. Moments later, Zbyszko tags in Arn but he doesn't fare any better as Slater and Garvin rough him up pretty bad. The Enforcers finally turn the tide, thanks to a distraction from Tully. The Enforcers do a number on Garvin in the corner. The Enforcers double suplex Garvin and Zbyszko follows with a swinging neckbreaker but Slater breaks the pin. Arn runs in but Slater bionic elbows him out of the ring. Garvin eventually tags in Slater. Slater cleans house. Slater hits a Russian Leg Sweep on Zbyszko but Arn breaks it with a knee drop. Garvin comes in and clocks Arn with a hands of stone punch. Garvin and Slater swing Zbyszko to the ropes and double clothesline him. Slater hoists Zbyszko up for a piledriver...WHAM! SHAWN MICHAELS nails Slater's back with a chair! The Ref signals for the DQ. Garvin runs in and hits Michaels. Arn attacks Garvin. Michales gets up and him and Arn put the boots to Garvin. Tully runs in and joins in on the stomping. Arn swings Garvin to the ropes and hits the Spinebuster! Tully and Zbyszko hold Slater as Michales superkicks him! Tully picks up Garvin and gives him a slingshot suplex! Arn, Zbyszko, Michaels and Tully give the champs a few more stomps before leaving. The fans let them hear it and start throwing garbage at them as they head up the aisle. Commercial Break 'Tidal Wave' Tommy Jammer vs. Carl Kellerman Since SuperClash, Jammer seems to have a new and improved attitude and the fans notice. Jammer works the crowd and shows off some high octane offense before winning the match with his California body splash! Nelson: Tommy, you seem to be a whole new man since cutting ties with the Vin Man at SuperClash. Jammer: Exactly right Larry. I went back to the beaches in Cali to clear my head. As I was sitting on the beach watching the waves, it occurred to me that Vinnie was holding me back. I need the energy from the fans and I get a rush from that. I'm reenergized and revitalized and ready to bring the tidal wave to the AWA! Commercial Break Maxx Payne vs. William Hillman Maxx destroys his opponent and easily wins the match with the Payne Killer. Maxx plays his guitar at ringside. Nelson brings up SuperClash and what he did to Leo Burke. Maxx just gives Nelson an evil smirk as he continues to play his guitar. Very eerie scene. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs The Heavenly Bodies vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Newly crowned champs the Heavenly Bodies put on quite the show and win the match with the double flapjack. Prichard and Del Ray have a blast at ringside, bragging about their title win at SuperClash. They say if those greaseballs Latin Desire want another shot, then bring it on and that goes for any other inferior team in the AWA! They finish by saying you're looking at the new and improved Heavenly Bodies and we got the gold! Commercial Break Scott 'Flash' Norton w/Ted Arcidi vs. Neil Jordan Norton makes his debut and immediately makes a statement by clotheslining his poor opponent and winning the match in a matter of seconds. Norton and Arcidi let out some roars and yells before heading to ringside. Nelson: Ted Arcidi, your man Scott Norton really took care of business. Arcidi: You know when the Power Twins decided to head on, I went back to the gym to pump some iron and think about what's next. Well guess what? You're looking at the next big deal and now you know why they call him flash! Commercial Break AWA TV Champ Gama Singh vs. Todd Rooney Gama's riding high tonight and wins the match with the Indian Deathlock. The fans cheer as Gama proudly holds up his TV title. Nelson: Gama, at SuperClash, you and David Sammartino put on a classic. David was a fighting champ and told me that he knows you'll be the same. Gama: David's a class act and defended this title with honor. I'm making a vow right now that I will do the same! Boos as the new 6-man champs Austin's Idols (Gary Young, JW Storm and Ricky Santana) walk out Nelson: Hey now, you guys are scheduled later on. And by the way, where is your manager Austin Idol? Young: The Universal Heartthrob is handing some unfinished business and trust us, it's a big deal. We want to let this chump (points at Gama) know that he's not the only champ around. Since he's so excited about defending his title, then why doesn't he put it up against one of us, since we're all champs, we all deserve a shot. Who do you want first chump? Gama: Well, since you've got the big mouth, why don't I start with you! Young: Fine by me, and until we meet, think about this The Idols jump on Gama! They pound him down but luckily it doesn't go on to long because the Tribal Nation and the Missouri Tiger run out and chase the Idols away. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I know our heads are all still spinning from the SuperClash world title controversy. I can tell you right now that next week both Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan will be here to speak on the situation. Ok, big 6 man match up next. Jumbo Tsuruta, Mr. Saito and Shinya Hashimoto vs. The Soul Patrol and Tommy Lane It seems the SuperClash match bonded Tsuruta and Saito. They even called in Hashimoto to join their faction. Mike Davis of the RPMs suffered a knee injury at Superclash but will be back in action in a couple weeks. What's interesting is during the match Jacquline came out to ringside. She kept making comments at the Soul Patrol and raising her eyebrow at them. The Soul Patrol and Lane get in some offense but this night belongs to the Japanese. Hashimoto was ruthless with his chops. Saito was brutal with his nerve holds. All this took an extreme toll on Lane and Jumbo was able to finish him off with a powerbomb. The Japanese look united as they raise their arms in victory and exit. The Soul Patrol are checking on Lane. Jackie gets up on the apron, looks at the Soul Patrol then says "Show me something" Jackie folds her arms and waits. The Soul Patrol look at each other then down at Lane. They help Lane up then double clothesline him down! What's happening?!?! The Soul Patrol swing Lane to the ropes and double hot shot him on the top rope! Jackie gives a slight smile and nods in approval then gestures them to follow her. The Soul Patrol leave with Jackie, leaving the fans puzzled and stunned. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I don't know what to say. What got into the Soul Patrol and what's the deal with Jacquline. Ok fans, before we go, I understand the new commissioner Magnum TA has something to say. Magnum storms out. Magnum: I'm sorry Larry but something needs to be addressed and it needs to be right now! Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko and Shawn Michaels, get out here now! The Horsemen and Michaels arrogantly walk out. All of them are smirking. Tully: Well, well, well, if it isn't my old friend Magdumb TA. You might be the commissioner but let me fill you in on how it is around here. Magnum: Let me stop you right there and fill you in on something. So keep your mouth shut for once Tully because you and your buddies here are going to love this. I came here to clean up messes and the Horsemen have made a big mess of things. You Horsemen think your untouchable. However, some people disagree and so do I. The Horsemen are a problem and there's only one solution to this problem. That solution is the War Games! The Horsemen and Michales are thrown off by this. Magnum: That's right! Saturday February 14th at the St. Paul Civic Center. It's going to happen! On one side will be Hulk Hogan, Kerry Von Erich, the Magnificent Muraco, Dick Slater and Ron Garvin. On the other side, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, since you like getting involved, Shawn Michaels and YOU Tully Blanchard! Tully goes nuts. The Horsemen try to calm him down. Magnum: Oh and here's a special twist. Due to your cowardly act at SuperClash, the first two opposing wrestlers in the War Games will be The Magnificent Muraco and YOU Tully Blanchard! The fans are going wild. Tully's losing it. Tully: Hold on Magnum! Wait just a minute! You can't do this! I'm retired! I'm a manager! Magnum: Well, dust off your wrestling boots, because you're going in and there's not a damn thing you can do about it! The show ends with the Horsemen throwing a fit as Magnum walks off with the fans cheering.

Duggan and Earthquake are going to rumble before the actual royal rumble Another fun thing about the rumble is the surprise entries. Can't wait to see who shows up The 1991 Nasty Boys are young and crazy. Gotta love it I think Bruti is not only looking at the crown but is looking to chop some hair off Lawler Big win for Zenk and looks like more trouble brewing with the Outlaws Damn, Herc and Warlord together! That is sensational power for sure Hahaha, I could totally see Andre's irritated face and Jesse backing off immediately New arrival Tatanka and old vet Sheik get nice showcases Slick assists OMG in defeating the Superfly. Solid TV main event Great job in hyping the Rumble. It's going to be a big one

Big news as the USWA heads into Texas. Of course, Kevin's the perfect man to run the Texas operations. Savage gets his trophy and shine but the Universal Heartthrob spoils the party. We've got a main event set darling. With your stacked roster and joining forces with Texas, venturing into pay per view is the thing to do The Battle Royals are a great booking idea. Kicks off the year with new contenders WOW! JJ and Luger together! Can't wait for this 91 will be another wild year for the Lawler/First Family feud. Adding Rich into this mix escalates things to another level. The Can Ams came to the right place for tag team competition Always loved the Hart/Muta combination. Hart will work wonders with Muta in Texas. Well, I'll give the Magnificent one credit for getting his name out there. Not sure he was expecting that response from Austin More surprises as Sullivan joins forces with Cactus Jack and Vader. Talk about a trio of destruction. Watch out! Steiner definitely has plenty of intimidating heels to work with Moondogs are crazy enough to go toe to toe with the Road Warriors Great seeing Mascaras back in the game. I'm sure the Texas fans got a thrill. Wallstreet once again finds a way to leave with the title. Show ends on a high note with the Road Warriors. Judging by the fans reaction, these guys will be top money. You started 91 with a bang brother!

Welcome back! Watts really knows how to get things moving. Kicking things off with a battle royal. Loved the drama with Sharpe injuring Tenryu before their match for the title. Pourteau brings the scientific wrestling credibility and shines Brett and Lenny get a nice tag team win but Bruce didn't think much of it I will definitely tune in next week just to see Vampire Warrior. Bedlam comes in with a brutal win. He's got some buzz going Looks like the GWF has started its first feud with Stetson and Demon Watts has the title and brings in the Big Cat as special enforcer. The GWF is ready to crown a champ. Tenryu overcomes all the odds and takes down Iron Mike to win the title! Bruce and Craig did a good job calling all the action along with some fun banter Abby will definitely attract fans to their first house show. The GWF is off and running. I hope it sticks around. I'm rooting for you

Battle Royals are hard to write but man you nailed it. Nikita and Hall earned their byes. Was a big fan of Pretty Wonderful so it's great seeing this team appear in our game. I can say this, Michales will be very busy and probably wont be able to return Marty's calls The mystery of Bad Street continues The brackets are set and a new US champ will be crowned soon

Chaz gets the win over the mysterious El Toro Armando retains. Hmmmmm, I wonder why Madril looked so worn out Dream and Gibert earn their shot Damn! Rough night for Olympia 2. It appears Miller's reasons are valid in his head. I hope we all find out what those reasons are Whatley has had quite the career in our world. It's cool still seeing him involved in meaningful programs. I expected nothing but chaos between Memphis and Texas. WOW! The main event was swerve city! I couldn't even predict where this was going and I love that! Everybody is choosing sides and things are going to get nuts! Oh yea, we also have a new champ with Embry. His promos alone will be gold. Great stuff!

Since his rebranding, Ultimo is quickly approaching a LHW title shot I can see more bangers ahead between the Sons and FBI Hmmmm has Fit found an ally What a way to introduce Scotty and Richards. It all clicked. Right time, right place. Man this makes total sense. Very creative thinking I would say Awesome is tuned up and ready for Sarge Midnights win a battle but this war is far from over Sabu loses it but be careful messing with the Bully Portland Stormfront prove that their methods work The Hexagon have a stable full of young go getters ready to make their mark The Man of Means buys another ace but watch out when a healthy Gordy comes back with Williams Damn, can anybody stop Kawada Busick bounces back with the Spinebuster Slam Even though he lost the CA title, Condrey is still having the run of his career as he takes the champ to the limit Eugene Yep, Finlay's got some back up now Guido's fights but Scorpio's too much to handle Coast to Coast shows Fastball experience is a factor Adams keeps his streak going Another action packed LHW tag match to keep the fans on the edge of their seats Well, Snow's methods didn't work against Douglas

AWA SuperClash Fallout and News Controversy and Chaos surround the AWA World Title Chaos would be an understatement to describe the AWA current affairs. Needless to say, after the shenanigans that went down during the SuperClash world title bout between Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, a protest was filed by Hulk Hogan. Not only that but an immediate investigation began on AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Sources say that a large amount of money was wired to Morrow's personal account just minutes before the match ended. Sources also say that the money was traced back to the accountant who also happens to manage all four members of the 4 Horsemen. At this time Gerry Morrow has been suspended and terminated as AWA C.O.O. Morrow has declined to comment and has hired a lawyer. There were no comments made by any of the 4 Horsemen regarding the alleged pay off. The decision has been made to hold the AWA world title up until further notice. Ric Flair was outraged by this and literally stormed out of the AWA offices. Hulk Hogan was disappointed but took it in stride. Plans for the world title are unknown at this point but a rumor is circulating that a tournament will take place at some point to crown a new world champion. AWA owner Verne Gagne has been in a state of shock and disbelief all week but did manage to comment that the AWA will be hiring a commissioner in the upcoming days. Other AWA News Both Kerry Von Erich and The Magnificent Muraco were released from the hospital this week. Apparently, Shawn Michales was contacted by Tully Blanchard prior to SuperClash. It seems that Michaels attack on Von Erich and Blanchard's vicious attack on Muraco with a chair along with the alleged Morrow pay off all tie in together. The Horsemen are looking to put an end to all their enemies and threats. AWA Roll Call of Champions 1-9-91 AWA World Title-Vacant AWA World Tag Team Champs- Ron Garvin and Dick Slater AWA International Champ- Stan Hansen AWA National Tag Team Champs- The Heavenly Bodies AWA TV Champ- Gama Singh AWA 6-Man Champs- Gary Young/JW Storm/Ricky Santana International Champ Stan Hansen will be defending his title in Mexico and Puerto Rico in the upcoming weeks. Along with the new year comes new talents. Here were some vignettes shown on TV. We see a rambunctious group circled around a table watching an arm wrestling match. They yell and cheer when a powerhouse of a man slams the other guy's arm hard on the table. As the powerhouse holds up his arms and yells, Ted Arcidi walks into the frame Arcidi: Get ready because Scott 'Flash' Norton is coming and he's coming to crack skulls, mangle bodies and break arms! The camera goes back to the table as Norton slams another man's arm down. We see two men dancing with many women at a Salsa Club. The next scene is the two men walking down the beach with woman surrounding them. They run out and dive into the ocean's waves. The next scene is the two men cruising in a convertible down a lively and colorful street. They're wearing Pava hats, gold chains and red tank tops. Los Boricuas are coming to the AWA We see a Japanese man training hard in the ring and taking down opponents one by one. The next scene, he puts on a leather trenchcoat and sunglasses. He walks outside and gets into a Toyota Supra Turbo. He speeds out. As the car drives, we get glimpses of the Tokyo nightlife. The car parks and he gets out. Masa Chono is coming to the AWA We see a cobra slithering around then suddenly strikes at the camera The Cobra returns to the AWA A huge man stands with his arms folded as a volcano erupts in the background. Sheik Adnan Al Kassie steps into the picture. Adnan: Destruction! Devastation! Annihilation! Doom! Kokina Maximus is coming to the AWA AWA TV returns next week with a huge main event. In a rematch from SuperClash, Ron Garvin and Dick Slater will defend the AWA world tag titles against the Enforcers.

Tamura's patience pays off as he kicks the night off with a submission win. Johnson's power was impressive and he proved he belongs here. Strong finish by Hug gives him the decisive victory Kopylov got focused and that finish at the end showed he was on his A game Shamrock shined in the tag match. I would love to see Shamrock and Johnson battle it out The Koslowskis did their research and scouting and it paid off. It'll be hard taking the titles off these guys When Fujiwara clamps on the armbar it's over. Props to Suzuki for putting up an effort. I like that you now have two teams that could be considered challengers for the titles. Backlund showed he still has fight left in him but Han walks away with the high profile win. It's a big deal making Backlund submit. Fujinami and Sayama put on a clinic. Fujinami goes on a suplex rampage to get the exciting win. I know Sayama was beyond frustrated but he'll bounce back It all comes down to the match of the year. WOW! Karelin was on fire early on and had Maeda in serious trouble more than once. All time comeback by Maeda seals the deal! The match definitely lived up to expectations and I hope a rematch will take place someday. Congrats to Maeda. I'm sure he'll bring in a lot of money as champ. You had a tremendous year and I'm looking forward to an awesome 91.