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AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-12-90 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. The Immortal Hulk Hogan returns tonight! AWA world champ Ric Flair along with all the members of the four horsemen will be here. Bobby Blaze takes on Gary Young for a TV title shot at the Royal Albert Hall. Skip Young battles Texas Red. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. The Magnificent Muraco vs. Trent Watkins Muraco looks better than ever and wins the match with an inverted piledriver. Nelson: Don Muraco, come on over. On October 18th right here on the Sports Channel, the AWA will have a special TV event called Melee at the Mecca, from Milwaukee. Don Muraco, you're going to get a shot at the AWA world title. Ric Flair will be defending that title in the UK, so you could be facing either him or Tony St. Clair. Muraco: This is the moment I've been waiting for. I went through hell with Jumbo Tsuruta in the cage at WrestleRock to get this opportunity and it doesn't matter if it's St. Clair or Flair, I'm coming hard and I'm coming to win the AWA world title! Commercial Break The Professionals vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Mike Graham and Brad Rheingans have joined forces and it looks like they've been teaming forever. They take turns out wrestling their opponents and even embarrassing them with some humiliating slaps and cheap shots. The Professionals hit a double front face suplex for the win. The Professionals cut a promo and say that was just a small dose of their wrestling expertise and they wont be satisfied until they win some gold. Commercial Break Nelson: With me now is Skip Young. Skip, it appears that Texas Red has sent Tiger Conway and your Jive Tone partner, Pez Whately out of the AWA. You'll be facing Texas Red in just a moment. Skip: Texas Red! You broke up the Jive Tones sucker and now I'm going to break your face! Let's do this! Pez, Tiger, this one's for you! Texas Red vs. Skip Young As soon as Red enters the ring, Skip attacks. Skip pounds away on Red, swings him to the ropes and nails him with a high dropkick. Red staggers against the ropes but swings back and clotheslines Skip down. Red hoists Skip up and chokeslams him down. Red picks up Skip, pauses and nails him with the heart punch! 1..2..3! Red walks by the camera and says "Nell, Hangman, show yourselves!" Moments later, Skip Young is stretchered out Commercial Break We see Col Debeers standing in front of a tank. His head is bandaged. Debeers: Carlos Colon! You bottom of the barrel peasant! You no good dirty untouchable! Our war rages on and I promise you Colon, I will be victorious! Carlos Colon vs. Arnie Goldstein Colon does a cartwheel, hops on the middle turnbuckles and nails his opponent with a diving clothesline for the win. Nelson: Carlos, you heard the comments from Col Debeers. Colon: He's right about one thing, this war is far from over! This war will not end, until he can't stand. Debeers! This war rages on! Commercial Break King Kong Bundy vs. Neil Jordan and Roland Riggs Since WrestleRock, Bundy has been unstoppable. He's taken out powerhouses like Steve Disalvo and the Snowman. Tonight he takes on 2 men. He powerslams Roland over, slams Jordan on top of Roland and finishes both men off with his big splash followed by a mandatory 5 count. Commercial Break The Takano Dragons vs. Todd Rooney and Carl Kellerman Takanos are in total sync tonight. Shunji executes a superplex as George follows with a frog splash for the exciting win. It's announced that the Takanos will get a shot at the AWA world tag titles next month at Melee at the Mecca. Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot on September 27th at the Royal Albert Hall Bobby Blaze vs. 'Gorgeous' Gary Young w/Austin Idol Blaze enters the ring wearing his white ring jacket with red flames. He takes it off and is ready to go. Idol walks into the ring and grabs the mic. "Listen up darlings. Let me introduce to you, the new and improved, Gorgeous Gary Young" Young struts out wearing leopard colored pants and wrist bands. He hugs Idol and seems more confident than ever. The match goes back and forth for a few minutes until during a break, Young gives Blaze a cheap shot. Young takes over and executes a vertical suplex. Young swings off the ropes and hits an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Young hurls Blaze to the outside and distracts the Ref while Idol picks up Blaze and hurls him back into the ring. Young swings Blaze to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Blaze kicks him. Young staggers up as Blaze dropkicks him down. Blaze regroups and goes to town on Young with hip tosses, slams, clotheslines and back drops. Blaze hooks Young and executes the Northern Lights Suplex 1..2..(Idol reaches in and pulls Blaze by the hair) kick out. Blaze gets up and goes out after Idol. Blaze chases Idol around the ring but eventually gets back in the ring. Young quickly nails Blaze with a knee lift and follows with a running bulldog 1..2..3! Young gets out of the ring and celebrates with Idol. Commercial Break Larry Nelson is in the ring. Nelson: Is everybody ready? Joining me now is the former AWA world champion, the immortal Hulk Hogan!! The fans blow the roof off the place as Eye of the Tiger blasts and Hogan appears. He gives them a double thumbs up and goes into the ring. Hogan paces around and soaks in the cheers. Hogan cuffs his ear and the cheers get louder. Nelson: Great to have you back Hulk. It looks like your leg is all healed up. The people all want to know. Are you ready for action? Hogan: Well you know something Lethal Larry, since losing the world title at WrestleRock, Hulk Hogan has been rehabbing, pumping iron and getting my mind straight. Losing the world title had the Hulkster feeling down but then I got back up and got focused brother. All these great fans letters got me through a dark time. I want to thank each and every Hulkamaniac for all their tremendous support. On that note, Hulk Hogan is back and Hulk Hogan wants the AWA world title back brother! The fans are up and cheering but then the boos reign down as the four horsemen stroll out and into the ring. Tully grabs a mic. Arn and Zbyszko are sporting their AWA world tag titles and of course Flair is dressed to the nines and has the world title on his shoulder. Nelson: Come on now, you guys will get your time later. Tully: Zip it Nelson! (looks at Hogan) Hogan! That was a real emotional speech but right now keep your mouth shut because the AWA world champ has something to say. Flair: Hogan! You've got some nerve walking out here and talking about getting this title back. This title belongs to me pal. While you were out drowning in your sorrows, I've been defending this title all over the globe. In 2 weeks I'm going to give Tony St. Clair a wrestling lesson in his own backyard. After that, I'm going to beat that goof Muraco in Milwaukee. Then it's on to another contender and another and another. But Hogan, you're not on that list. You have to climb that immortal ladder and earn it. You see, you're no longer calling the shots pal. I am! Hogan: Well let me tell you something Ric Flair, I am coming to get that title back and there's not a damn thing you or your stooges can do about it! Flair: I don't think so big man. It looks like you'll have other things to worry about. Flair looks pass Hogan. Hogan turns around WHAM! Hogan gets nailed by a big boot from DAN SPIVEY!!!! The Horsemen all laugh and stroll out of the ring. Flair stays behind. Flair: You don't get another shot at the title and that's final! Flair gives Hogan a stomp before leaving. On the outside, the camera picks up Tully giving Dan Spivey a thick envelope. Flair, Tully, Arn and Zbyszko flash the four fingers as the show ends.

Always fun seeing a new character arrive. Southern Boys vs Southern Justice is a textbook Memphis feud. Keep it coming Yes! I've been waiting for Michael Wallstreet to emerge. I really liked this gimmick IRL and wished it lasted longer. I can't wait to see what you do with the York Foundation RnR are rocking their way to a title shot I like Austin playing the arrogant tweener. This sets up all sorts of possibilities HTM is absolutely the right heel to help get Rich over as a big babyface. Having JYD as an ally sure doesn't hurt either The Steiners continue their dominant reign Savage vs Dundee is a big draw in Memphis. Savage has definitely been on his A game Bossman turns! I have to say, after that last TV segment with Lawler, I can understand why Bossman did this. Looking forward to watching this play out.

Who will emerge as this year's lion? PCO has a lot of momentum and might ride it all the way through the tournament Scotty's also had a solid run and might make the Playboy Club proud After slaying the monster, I wonder what's next for Regal The Hexagon and Thrillseekers split and still have a representative in the tournament Looks like Hart's gunning for the man of means Vancouver Iron and Steel are on the path for a tag title rematch Windham gets back on track quick with a big win over the monster Could the Midnights be on the verge of another epic run Wow, Gordy wins the submission title in a dominant way. Gordy's sporting 2 belts and a very busy schedule ahead. If anyone can handle that, it's Gordy. FOJ and Slaughter have formed quite the alliance. Busick runs with the main event slot and delivers with the Spinebuster Slam! Kelowna The League of Gentleman have quickly become a serious faction in PCW Lee proves he's still a threat The SOB's continue to ride their wave of momentum. These guys have really gotten over Always fun watching 2 Northwest legends like Piper and Rose go at it Liger makes his case for a LHW title shot Condrey continues his remarkable reign

After a great build, it's Clash time! Whoever that big guy was, he sure earned his money by walking down Badstreet with the Freebirds. Hall puts it in high gear and retains against Big Josh. Hall's rock'n that TV title Sting vs Nikita was off the charts! Sting gets the dramatic win and Nikita has an epic face turn. Great stuff Sid still rules the world! Demolition and Crush have rapidly gotten over as a faction. Ok, looks like the Samoans have severed ties with Gary Hart. DAMN! Paul E, Hennig and Rude! Watch out WCW! Classic promo by Paul E. This is a game changer Doom is taking out everybody and Michaels looks to be frustrated. Of course Luger and Steamboat deliver. Wow, didn't see that Muta run in coming. I'm all for an intense Steamboat/Muta feud. And now we have the big money match between Luger and Sting coming. WCW is on fire!

Nakano put up a fight but that final kick sequence from Vrij was impressive Suzuki gets a big win over a game Taylor. Fun match up Johnson brought the power but Koslowski remained poised and finished strong I had the same reaction as the fans when Tadeu finished Malenko off with the knee. Yea, bad draw for Shamrock, but no shame in losing to a top notch competitor like Salman. Salman's got to be considered one of the favorites to win it all Man, I know Koslowski was satisfied with that pin. Great night for the Koslowski brothers. Who knows, maybe we'll get a showdown between the brothers Damn, what a comeback by Onita! Getting the submission win was incredible. WOW! In a show stealing match, Funaki gets the big win over Backlund to cap off a tremendous opening round. Can't wait for the next show!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-5-90 Footage is shown from the big show in Mexico. Highlights include the return of the Magnificent Muraco, Tribal Nation/Guerreros brawl, King Kong Bundy hitting Snowman with 2 big splashes, Hansen retaining the International title, Carlos Colon getting payback on Col Debeers, Arn Anderson hitting a DDT on Gama Singh as the Enforcers retain the world tag titles, and a shot of Tully Blanchard pushing El Canek's foot off the rope enabling Ric Flair to retain the AWA world title. Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. It's great to be back and I must say I loved every minute I was in Mexico. Now I'm looking forward to our next International card which will be held at the Royal Albert Hall on September 27th. The main event will see Ric Flair defend the AWA world title against Tony St. Clair. We'll be hearing from Tony later on tonight. We've got a big program lined up, so let's get to the action. The Heavenly Bodies vs. Frank Remi and Ed Mario Prichard and Landel put a lot of focus on their hair but eventually get down to business. Prichard nails Mario with a superkick and Landel follows with the corkscrew elbow drop for the win. Heavenly Bodies cut a promo and say that in the short time they've been in the AWA, they've already proven they're the best tag team here and best looking. Commercial Break We're back in a desolate town. We hear a man in a slow southern drawl "tick tock, tick tock, tick tock" the camera pans up to the Hangman gripping his noose. We hear Nell's voice "You're almost out of time Texas Red. Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock" Ricky Santana vs. Ray Glader Ricky makes his return to the AWA with a new colorful look. He's wearing a sparkling green and gold jacket along with green pants with gold trim. Ricky looks great as he hits a vertical suplex, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop for the win. Ricky says he's excited to be in the AWA and is ready for any competition thrown his way. Commercial Break 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. 'Jam'n' Tommy Jammer w/The Vin Man Kerry gets the fans pumped up as he controls the opening minutes with hip tosses, body slams and clotheslines. Thanks to a distraction by Vinnie, Jammer nails Kerry from behind and takes control. Jammer hits a Russian Leg Sweep but Kerry kicks out. Jammer continues to control. Cheers as TOM BRANDI comes out and pushes Vinnie down. Jammer sees this and starts yelling down at Brandi. Brandi laughs at him which pisses Jammer off. From behind, Kerry hits a back suplex. Kerry swings Jammer to the ropes and back drops him. Jammer staggers up as Kerry puts him down with the discus punch 1..2..3! Brandi's still laughing as he walks away. Kerry pumps his fist to the fans. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, Bobby Blaze and Gary Young's names have been drawn for next week's TV title contender's match. With me now is Gary Young. Gary, ever since your Maverick partner Eric Embry left, you've seemed unfocused. Are you up for next week's big match? Young: Since I arrived in the AWA, I've had mentors and partners. Finally, the right one came. Eric was the one and man did we click. We were National tag team champs. Then, out of the blue, he just left. So, yea, I've been a bit lost and now I don't even know if I belong here anymore. Boos as AUSTIN IDOL walks out. Idol: Oh Gary, come on darling, snap out of it. You know, I was feeling the same way a couple weeks ago. I was at a crossroads. And then it came to me. I've found my new calling and did something about it. I went out and got my manager's license. That's right daddy! I'm a manager now. And Gary, I'm offering my services to you. You're gorgeous Gary Young and I want to help you unleash all your talent and potential. You want a TV title shot? Then come with me. Idol struts away. Gary looks around and thinks, then quietly follows Idol. Commercial Break 'Mr. Unpredictable' Dick Slater and 'Rugged' Ron Garvin vs. Samson Smith and Todd Rooney Garvin and Slater rough up their opponents pretty good. They swing Smith to the ropes and put him down with a double punch for the win. Slater and Garvin say they don't care who they get in the ring with. They're here to take teams down and win the world tag titles! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I want to remind you that the former AWA world champion, the Immortal Hulk Hogan will be right here, next week! I can't wait for that! Also, the four horsemen will be here. Should be an exciting program. Speaking of AWA world champions, former AWA world champ Jumbo Tsuruta returns to the ring, right now. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Neil Jordan Jumbo is back and fully healed from WrestleRock. He swings Jordan to the ropes and puts him down with a high knee. Jumbo picks up Jordan and powerbombs him down for the easy win. Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as the Destruction Crew attacks Latin Desire with sledge hammers. Destruction Crew follow with a promo saying they can't wait to mess up Latin Desire's pretty faces and take their titles away from them at the Royal Albert Hall! Nelson: As you've seen tonight, the tag team division here in the AWA is beyond competitive. On that note, I want to bring out the Swords of Light. Konnan has a serious look while Gama is giving him encouraging words. Nelson: Hey, you guys gave the world champs a real run for their money in Mexico. You two should be proud. Gama: Obviously we're a little disappointed but trust me, the Swords will be back in title contention real soon. Konnan looks down, then gives Gama a disgusted look. Konnan: A little disappointed? You got pinned and costed me the chance to win a world title in my home country! A you say we're a little disappointed. You've got a lot of nerve Gama. Gama: Konnan, juts take it easy. We can rebound from this. Gama puts his arm on Konnan's shoulder. Konnan takes a deep breath and nods. Konnan: You're right Gama. I'm sorry. I let my emotions get the best of me. Konnan extends his hand. Gama shakes it. The fans cheer as Konnan raises Gama's hand. Konnan pulls Gama in, hoists him up on his shoulders and Samoan Drops him on the concrete!!! Nelson: What the hell did you just do?! Konnan: Got rid of the dead weight! Konnan walks away as Nelson calls for help. Commercial Break 'Lionheart' Tony St. Clair vs. Burt Eastwood The fans needed a pick me up after what just happened and Tony gives it to them. Tony nails Eastwood with a spinning forearm blast and follows with a floating butterfly suplex for the win. Nelson: Tony, we last saw you get a win over Buzz Sawyer and then Buzz got himself suspended with his actions afterwards. But right now, I know all your focus is on your huge world title bout with Ric Flair in your homeland at the Royal Albert Hall on September 27th. Your thoughts? Tony: Larry, it's the opportunity of a lifetime to wrestle for the world title in my home country. I've never been more prepared and focused. Get ready Ric Flair because without a doubt, I am! Commercial Break Cactus Jack and The Tribal Nation vs. Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden and The Guerreros After what went down in Mexico, all 6 men were eager to sign on for this match. Before the bell rings, everybody is fighting. Jack and Golden fight to the outside and into the stands. Tribal Nation and Guerreros fight inside and out of the ring. It's chaos as the show ends.

AWA releases Chicky Starr, Pez Whatley, Snowman, King Kahlua and Tiger Conway Jr. AWA picks up Ricky Santana, Dave Sullivan, Maxx Payne and Ted Arcidi (as a manager)

AWA @ The Arena Coliseo, Mexico City 9-1-90 The Magnificent Muraco vs. King Kahlua Muraco makes his first appearance since WrestleRock and jumps right into things by taking on Kahlua. Kahlua gets Muraco in series trouble a few times but Muraco eventually gets his groove back and defeats Kahlua with the inverted piledriver! Welcome back Muraco. The Guerreros vs. The Tribal Nation The former Renegade Warriors come out with a fresh look (new face paint and new blue colored ring gear) and a new name (Tribal Nation) The Guerreros attack at the bell and we get an early pier six brawl. Things settle down and the fans get a roller coaster thrill ride. This is tag team wrestling at its best. Both teams display incredible teamwork and chemistry. Ten minutes isn't enough time as the bell rings, signaling a draw. The Guerreros leave disappointed. The Tribal Nation wave to the fans before they exit. The Guerreros come back in the ring and attack the Nation from behind. The fans get a 5 minute bonus brawl before security runs out. King Kong Bundy vs. The Snowman Both men start slugging away on each other. Bundy gets the upper hand and slams Snowman down. Bundy swings off the ropes and goes for an elbow drop but Snowman moves. Snowman fires up. Bundy staggers up as Snowman swings off the ropes and hits a shoulder block. Bundy wobbles but stays up. Snowman swings off the ropes and puts Bundy down with a flying shoulder block. Snowman puts his muscles to work and pounds away on Bundy with some brutal forearm blasts. Snowman swings Bundy to the ropes and clotheslines Bundy. Bundy staggers back against the ropes. Snowman charges but Bundy back drops him over the top rope. Bundy goes to the outside and hurls Snowman into the ring. This time Bundy hits the big elbow drop. Bundy swings Snowman into the corner and follows with a corner splash. Bundy grabs Snowman and side walk slams him. Bundy swings off the ropes and hits the BIG splash. Bundy gets up, swings off the ropes and hits another BIG splash 1..2..3! Cactus Jack vs. Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden These two have been going at it for the past month and it looks like they'll be going at it again because this match ends in a double DQ when the Ref tries to break them up and they both punch him down. AWA International Title Bout Stan Hansen (C) vs. Col Debeers Hansen starts off strong and is relentless as he gives Debeers a beating in the early minutes. Debeers somehow survives it and takes control with a thumb to the eye followed by a low kick and gut wrench suplex. Debeers gets in some good moments and scores a couple near falls but Hansen gets pissed and fights back. Hansen swings Debeers into the corner and follows with a running knee to the mid section. Hansen suplexes Debeers over. Hansen picks up Debeers and executes a neckbreaker. Hansen swings Debeers to the ropes and nails him with the lariat 1..2..3! Hansen holds up his title and gives the Texas Bullhorn sign before leaving. Debeers finally comes to his senses and staggers up. The fans cheer as CARLOS COLON hits the ring with a club. Debeers turns around as Colon whacks him with the club! Colon holds up his club and is satisfied with his payback. Carlos Colon is back! AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Enforcers (C) vs. The Swords of Light The Swords proved they deserved this shot because they simple out wrestle the Enforcers in the opening moments. Of course Konnan gets some big pops as he dazzles his hometown fans with some classic Lucha moves. Gama goes scientific and really flusters both Arn and Zbyszko. The Enforcers come back with a vengeance and work Gama over. They break the rules and get brutal. They almost put Gama away with a double front face suplex but Konnan saves the day. Gama eventually makes the hot tag and the fans go wild as Konnan cleans house. Konnan hits Zbyszko with a flying press but Arn breaks it. After more back and forth action, Gama and Arn are going at it. Gama hits a sunset flip but Zbyszko runs in and clotheslines Gama. Konnan runs in and hammers away on Zbyszko. The Ref guides Konnan back. Gama has Arn up for a suplex but Zbyszko clips Gama at the knees. Zbyszko runs over and hits Konnan. Konnan and Zbyszko brawl as the Ref tries to control them. Gama limps up. Arn grabs him and hits the DDT! The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Enforcers retain! AWA WORLD TITLE BOUT 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair (C) w/ Tully Blanchard vs. El Canek Big match feel as the introductions are made. Canek gets an unbelievable pop. The bell rings and Flair tries to play some mind games with Canek by doing his strut and yelling out a WOOO. The opening segment is filled with chain wrestling and holds. Flair clamps on a headlock but Canek swings him to the ropes and shoulder blocks him down. Tully tells Flair to stay calm. Canek starts to get the momentum and dropkicks Flair down. Flair gets pissed and charges but Canek back drops him. Flair staggers up as Canek hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Canek keeps this up for a few more minutes until Flair ducks a flying press. Flair take control and delivers a delayed vertical suplex. Flair follows with a delayed knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Flair snapmares Canek over and delivers a knee to the back. Flair follows with a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Flair hits a shin breaker and starts to work on Canek's leg. Flair holds Canek's leg and kicks away, then applies the figure four. Tully grabs Flair's hands for extra leverage but the Ref catches him and threatens him with a DQ. At the 30 minute mark, Flair swings Canek into the corner but Canek reverses it and swings Flair into the corner. Flair flips up and over the turnbuckles. Flair runs across the apron but Canek clotheslines him down. Canek baseball slides Flair off the apron. Tully runs over and helps Flair up. Canek swings off the ropes and suicide dives onto both Flair and Tully. Canek hurls Flair back into the ring. Canek gets on the top rope. Flair staggers up as Canek hits an amazing flying press 1..2..NO! Tully put Flair's foot on the rope. The Ref looks at Tully but Tully waves his arms up and shakes his head. Canek gets up and goes over towards Tully. Tully distracts Canek. Flair staggers up and rolls Canek over 1..2..Kick Out. Both men rise. Canek starts punching as Flair starts chopping. It's an intense exchange. Tully gets on the apron. The Ref warns him. Flair drops and gives Canek a lowblow. Flair covers 1..2..(Canek gets his foot on the rope but Tully runs over and pushes it off) 3!! Tully gets Flair out of there quick because the fans go into riot mode. After a minute, Canek grabs a Mexican Flag and holds it up. He gets on the mic and tells the fans not to worry because he'll be back. The fans cheer as Canek waves the flag. Winner of the match and still AWA world champ- Ric Flair

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-29-90 Ken Resnick: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. I'll be covering for Larry Nelson because he's in Mexico preparing for the AWA's big event there. Tonight, you'll see Iceman Parsons take on Tom Brandi. Texas Red battles Shaska Whatley. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the action. The Power Twins vs. Ray Glader and Jason Moore The twins overwhelm their opponents with their tremendous strength and power. The finish sees Larry hold Glader in a backbreaker position as Dave comes off the top rope with a knee to the mid section. Power Twins cut a promo and say they're going to mow over all the tag teams on the way to winning some gold. Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown when Buzz Sawyer goes nuts after being pinned by Tony St. Clair. Sawyer even powerslams the referee. Resnick: Fans, for his deplorable actions, Buzz Sawyer has been suspended indefinitely from the AWA. Switching gears, as you all know, the AWA is on a bit of a global tour. We're in Mexico this weekend and on September 27th we'll be returning to the UK's Royal Albert Hall. Tony St. Clair will wrestle for the world title in the main event. Ok, back to the ring. Leo Burke vs. Arnie Goldstein Burke looks good and wins the match with a sleeper. Resnick: Leo Burke, come on over. In Winnipeg, you gave the world champ a run for his money. What's next? Burke: Everybody knows that I've always rebounded after a defeat and... Boos as JW Storm strolls out wearing his leather jacket and sunglasses Storm: You know, I'm so sick and tired of watching these washed up old timers getting all the TV time. The fans want some excitement. They want to see the future and that's me. (looks at Burke) So, why don't you take a hike goof before things get physical. Storm gives Burke a couple of light slaps. Burke grabs Storm's arm, twirls him around and clamps on the sleeper! Burke wrenches away as a swarm of officials come out to break it up. Commercial Break Iceman Parsons vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi Fun fast paced match that goes back and forth. Parsons takes control and heels it up by breaking the rules with an aggressive style. Brandi gets things going his way and pinballs Parsons around the ring with dropkicks, back drops and hip tosses. Boos as Tommy Jammer and the Vin Man come out. Vin walks around the ring and starts distracting the Ref. While that's going on, Brandi swings off the ropes and Jammer reaches in and trips him. Brandi staggers up and runs towards Jammer. Parsons comes from behind with a high knee to Brandi's back, then rolls him up with a handful of tights as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Jammer and Vin crack up laughing as they head to the back. Parsons dances and celebrates. Commercial Break Resnick: With me now is Mike Graham. Mike, I understand you asked for this time. Graham: Damn right I did. First thing I want to do is invite Brad Rheingans out here. Brad comes out wearing his Olympic theme sweatsuit. Graham: You see this Resnick. This man presents himself as a legitimate wrestler. Brad, you and I have something big in common. We're both professionals. We were both born to wrestle. I woke up one night with a brilliant idea. Brad, how would you like to team up? Think about. Do you really think any team in the AWA can compete with us? No way! They don't have the talent or skill to even keep up. You see what I'm saying? What do you say Brad? Brad looks around and back at Graham. Brad: Mike, I couldn't agree more. You're the only guy I respect around here. As a former tag team champion, I'm an expert on tag team wresting. You and I together equals championship gold. I'm all in! Brad extends his hand. Graham shakes it. Graham: Resnick, you and all these morons can call us the Professionals! Commercial Break Mr. Saito vs. Neil Jordan Saito is methodical and wins the match with his Saito suplex. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Latin Desire vs. William Hillman and Carl Kellerman Latin Desire are in sync tonight. Al executes the Helicopter drop then tags in Lou, who finishes things off with a beautiful back suplex. The fans cheer as Latin Desire hold up their belts. WHAM! From behind, the Destruction Crew nail both Perez's with sledge hammers! Destruction Crew put the boots to Latin Desire, then pick up the National titles and hold them up as they put their boots on Latin Desire's chests. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, listen to this bombshell of an announcement. In 2 weeks, the one and only immortal Hulk Hogan will appear right here, in this ring. I sure can't wait for that! 'The British Bomber' Johnny Smith w/Les Thornton vs. Warren Coolidge Smith works his opponent over pretty good and wins the match with a superplex! Thornton cuts a promo and says Smith will make his triumphant return home to the Royal Albert Hall. Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown. The Jive Tones make an open challenge which is answered by Dick Slater and Ron Garvin. Resnick: It looks like the team of Ron Garvin and Dick Slater are already making waves in the AWA... Tiger Conway and Shaska Whatley storm out. Conway: Oh very funny Resnick! Very funny! Skip Young suffered an injury during that vicious attack by those animals! I'll say this, my man Shaska Whatley is going to take out all his anger on Texas Red! Right now! Whatley: Red! I'm gonna whip you and rip that mask off your ugly face! Let's so this! Texas Red vs. Shaska Whatley w/Tiger Conway Jr. Red enters the ring and the Ref signals for the bell. Whatley charges but Red puts him down with a big boot to the face. Red hoists Whatley up and snake eyes him on the top turnbuckle. Conway gets on the apron. Red snatches him by his shirt and lifts him off his feet. Whatley shakes the cobwebs and hits Red from behind. Whatley swings Red to the ropes and hits the flying willie 1..2..Kick Out. Whatley is pissed. He reaches down but Red grabs him by his throat. Red rises and choke slams Whatley down. Red picks up Whatley and nails him with the heart punch! 1..2..3! Moments later, Whatley is stretchered out as Conway walks with him. Red slowly walks to the camera. Red: Nell! Hangman! Let's finish this!

What a way to make a debut as Crush brings in Demolition!! Things just got real! Sid is an unhinged beast and ready to take on the world Armstrongs looking to make a dent in the highly competitive WCW tag team division Tatanka showing more aggression without Wahoo around is very interesting Michales and Owen unite to take on Doom Hmmmm, I wonder what Hennig has up his sleeve Sting's on fire! Hall gets the creative win over Gigante to retain Steamboat really puts heat on his upcoming title bout with Luger. Clash is going to rock!

Firestorm! Let's do this! Thrillseekers set the show's tone with an exciting win over a well established heel team. Adams gets a big win over Windham. Man, Adams has really rebounded this year The Money Train is representing the younger generation well Great booking with the Slaughter Tenryu feud. These two were meant to go at it Hamrick wins another battle between the youngsters Kid getting one in the win column is definitely a confidence booster Hart and PCO finally put an end to their Playboy Club feud. Will Hart go after some gold now? With that big win, Iron & Steel are primed for a title shot Wow, I thought for sure Douglas was going to take the CA title. I should have never counted Condrey out. Condrey still has my vote for comeback wrestler of the year. OH YEA! FOJ win the GS titles! I've been rooting for them for so long. They earned this Barr retains in a thriller over 2 Cold. Great way to cap off night 1 Night 2 Watch out! The Midnights have some serious momentum going again Damn, devastating finish by Kawada to seal the deal on Hashimoto SOB's are for real and have become legit contenders It feels like the Italian Stallion is ready to break out I'm all for a Liger/Barr match. I think it's coming After one heck of a feud, Regal finally slays the monster. That finish really solidified things Sabu's rising the ranks In another wild and crazy feud, Piper finishes things off with Lee. Even going down to the Hot Rod, this feud has elevated Lee I thought the Bigelow/Awesome feud was, well, awesome. Great finishing sequence by Bigelow. Severn and Blackman put up a tremendous fight but the MVC finishes strong. Great match up here No spinebuster slam tonight but I thought Busick beating Malenko with a submission move was the more creative way to go. Busick has quite the arsenal After 2 nights of insane action, Martel and Dibiase tear the house down. Man, Martel was on fire and had it, but that sneaky and crafty Dibiase once again walks out with the title and probably even more heat. Outstanding job!

UWF in Brazil. Let's so this! Silva gets the fans cheering early with a dominant win Murilo keeps the hometown momentum going with a bug win over Anjo. He deserved a little bit of celebrating Ismail gets rocked by a Tadeu kick I liked the contrast of styles match between Martins and Salman. Salman finishes strong to get the win Karelin's becoming an international UWF superstar. I'm sure he'll be in the title hunt soon. Takada wins over the Brazilian fans Onita upsets Fujiwara. It looks like Onita could be a big future draw in Brazil Maeda shows Brazil why he's a legend as he defeats a very game Vrij There's no doubt that Sayama is a fighting champ. He took on Ruas in his hometown and retains. Nice sportsmanship by Ruas. After a little bit of controversy, he settled down a hostile crowd. I would call this event a big success. I'm sure the UWF will be back in Brazil. As always, great job with the match descriptions.

I know you've been busy so really appreciate the update. Great job getting Rich over as a babyface especially with his heel history in our game. Wow, Lawler denies Bossman the shot which I found very interesting. Bossman's reasons were legit and I think Lawler does owe him. Can't wait to see where this goes Savage continues to play his part well and of course Liz is an important part in that In a short time, Austin is really making a name for himself here Damn! Steiners vs. Road Warriors! Bring it on!!! RnR are coming and we all know who they're coming for. This will be a fun series. I have no doubt that Dirty Dutch will be back Whatever the secret is, it's rattled Christopher hard Can't wait for York to show up again. I'm into this story Who will be the top Southern team.

Hamrick and Sabu will fight again Malenko tunes up for Busick Barr shines among the LHWs Blackman was born to hold this title Piper sure has a way with words LOL Martel shows he's ready for Dibiase LA The FOJ are going to bring the heat to Firestorm. Getting a win over the Midnights is huge momentum I agree, Harlem Heat literally shut that down Looks like PCO found some more back up for the Playboy Club MVC continue their dominant reign Busick + Spinebuster Slam= Game Over Dibiase barely survives Severn again. Santa Barbara Dreamboats looking to get back in title contention Nobody survives the Karachi Krunch Douglas just might be the one to dethrone Condrey Amazing weekend for Barr Hart prevails over a game Italian Stallion After that win, Condrey's ready for the red hot Douglas. Looking forward to that match up.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-22-90 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. As you all know the AWA will be in Mexico City next week. Ric Flair will defend the AWA world title against El Canek. Tonight, the four horsemen will be here as will El Canek. We've got that and a whole lot more, so lets get to the ring. The Snowman vs. Neil Jordan Snowman uses his impressive power to dominate. He swings Jordan to the ropes and nails him with a running double axehandle for the easy win. Nelson: Snowman, in Mexico you have the huge task of taking on King Kong Bundy. As you've seen, Bundy's been on quite the rampage recently. Snowman: Oh, Bundy's a big and bad monster, but he can't handle what I've got for him. I'm talking about sheer power and raw strength! I'm putting the big bad monster down in Mexico! Commercial Break Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden vs. Carl Kellerman Golden just pummels his opponent before putting him down with the piledriver. Golden cuts an intense promo on Cactus Jack and says he's going to beat him senseless in Mexico! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, here with me is Tiger Conway Jr. along with Shaska Whatley and Skip Young, the Jive Tones. Tiger, after getting defeated by Latin Desire in Winnipeg, where do the Jive Tones go from here? Conway: What? You think the Jive Tones are washed up now? You think the Jive Tones have to work their way back up the tag team ladder now? Let me tell you about the Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiive Tones turkey! We're coming back with a vengeance! To prove that point, we'll issue an open challenge, right here, right now, to any team that has the guts to face the Jive Tones. Whatley: Come on suckers! Young: Yea! We're not going anywhere! Bring it on! Conway: They've got 10 seconds to get out here! The Jive Tones w/Tiger Conway Jr. vs. ?? The Jive Tones get in the ring and do some stereo dance moves. The Ref gets in the ring and signals for the bell. The fans cheer as RON GARVIN and DICK SLATER come out! Garvin and Slater hit the ring. Young charges but gets a double back dropped. Whatley charges but Garvin puts him down with the Hands of Stone punch! Slater picks up Whatley and executes a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..3! Young tried to break it but a punch from Garvin stopped that. Conway's shocked as he tries to process everything that just happened. The fans cheer as Slater and Garvin raise their fists. Looks like a new team has arrived in the AWA. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, as you know, the AWA has a huge card coming to Mexico next week. I want to announce that the Magnificent Muraco will return on that night. Also, announced last week, Stan Hansen will defend the AWA International title against Col. Debeers. Let's hear some pre recorded comments from Stan Hansen. Hansen: Debeers! I've heard you've been running your mouth again. Well, I would like nothing more than to put my fist right in that big fat mouth of yours! I'm keeping this title and I'm going to beat the living daylights out of you! Bobby Blaze vs. Brad Rheingans Rheingans is back to being solo after his Olympian partner Ken Patera was sent packing. Blaze frustrates Rheingans early with hip tosses and arm drags. Blaze turns it up with a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Rheingans turns the tide with a thumb to the eye followed by a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. The momentum continues to shift as both men shine. Rheingans gets the upper hand and goes for a bodyslam but Blaze executes a quick small package 1..2..3! Big POP! Blaze celebrates as Rheingans pounds the canvas in pure frustration. Commercial Break The Guerreros vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Even though they dont have to, the Guerreros break the rules just for the fun of it. They win the match with a double flapjack. The fans boo as the Guerreros wonder why. Commercial Break 'Lionheart' Tony St. Clair vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer Sawyer enters the ring with a chain around his neck. He's pacing like a madman and screaming. Tony enters the ring. Sawyer tosses his chain to the outside and attacks Tony as the bell rings. Sawyer's all over Tony and seems extra vicious (if that's possible) tonight. Sawyer starts biting Tony's forehead and laughs as the Ref makes him stop. Sawyer swings Tony to the corner and sprints in, but Tony moves as Sawyer crashes head on into the turnbuckles. By instinct, Tony grabs Sawyer and rolls him over 1..2..3! Tony rolls outside and celebrates with the fans before heading back up the aisle. The Ref checks on Sawyer. Sawyer grabs the Ref and powerslams him over! The fans are shocked. Prelim wrestlers hit the ring but Sawyer brutally beats them down one by one. Sawyer exits the ring and starts flipping over chairs and yelling St. Clair's name. Sawyer grabs his chain. Security rushes out as he swings his chain. Nelson quickly goes to a commercial Commercial Break We see a desolate town. Nell is standing in the middle of a dirt road. Nell: There's a man walking around that made a grave mistake. That man's name is Texas Red. Oh Texas Red, did you think we would just vanish? You say you're the one waiting for us. Oh no my friend, we're waiting for the day, the day of reckoning. Your day of reckoning. The Hangman walks up and grips his noose. Nell: Texas Red, your day is coming. Commercial Break 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. King Kahlua Kerry starts off strong and pinballs Kahlua all over the ring with clotheslines, slams and back drops. Kahlua gets things going his way with an eye gouge. Kahlua slams Kerry and follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kahlua chokes Kerry on the top rope and flings him back. Kahlua stomps down on Kerry, picks him up and slams him down. Kahlua goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop 1..2..Kick out! Kahlua berates the Ref and yells at the fans. Kahlua swings Kerry to the ropes but misses a clothesline. Kerry swings back and shoulder blocks Kahlua down. Kahlua staggers up as Kerry puts him down with the discuss punch! Kerry applies the claw and it's all over. Big win for Von Erich. Commercial Break Nelson's standing in the ring. Nelson: Fans, joining me now is the man who will face Ric Flair for the AWA world title in Mexico. I'm talking about El Canek. The fans cheer loud as Canek enters the ring wearing a suit along with his colorful mask. Nelson: El Canek, you are a legend in Mexico and this is a tremendous opportunity for you. There's a commotion from the fans. Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko stroll into the ring. Nelson: Hold on. This is El Canek's time. Your time is later on. Tully: Whoa there Mr. Nelson. Have you forgotten who we are? We're the four horsemen and we're the ones at the top of the AWA. Our time is whenever we want it to be. The world champ has something to say. Flair walks up to Canek. Flair: I don't know if you can understand me but brother, you better pay attention. You might be a big deal in Mexico but pal you're getting into the ring with the greatest wrestler walking the face of the earth. I'm Ric Flair and I'm custom made from head to toe. So, if you think you've got a chance in your hometown to take this here title away from me well you better think again. After I get done giving you the wrestling lesson of your life, you're going to walk out of your hometown with your tail between your legs. Speaking of legs, you might not be able to use them come next week. Arn and Zbyszko jump Canek! Nelson runs out of there. Arn and Zbyszko hold up Canek. Flair takes off his jacket. Cheers as the Swords of Light hit the ring with chairs. The Horsemen get out of there. The Swords help Canek up. Canek rips off his suit jacket and tells Flair to come on! Tully guides Flair back as the Enforcers point and warn Konnan and Gama. Things are heating up for Mexico.