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This has been a lot of fun to read I think Dutch and Wright are battling for comedic heel of the year. These guys crack me up every week. The Destruction Crew are making names for themselves here What a way to introduce Ahmed Johnson. Pair him with Dutch and go after Austin. Already in the main event scene. I remember watching Murdoch and Uncle Ivan team up in NWA 80's so I'm enjoying their alliance here. Can't wait to find out who the Southern Boys bring in. Very creative writing with Orndorff having to resist the urge to use the piledriver. IRS is getting great heat. I got a good laugh at him accusing Horner of running moonshine and avoiding taxes. Well, after being suspended by WCW, it didn't take Michaels long to find work Always loved shows ending with chaos.

Sorry for falling behind. I just noticed your postings in this section. I love your format and the direction you're going. I have to admit, I'm unfamiliar with some of the names but the hype videos and promos really paint a great picture. Good job on this I like James Storm so I'll be rooting for him to win the tournament In the tag tournament, I'm going with the Andersons. However, I loved the enormous rulebook spot by Joe Cazana. That scored points with me LOL Keep up the good work

AWA picks up Col. Debeers

Tremendous build to Superbrawl! Sid and Sting are the main event but damn what an undercard. So many great feuds and storylines heading into the mega event Ventura having a laugh declaring co champs was good stuff The Mountie always gets his man but Pillman's a tough one to get The world tag title scene is packed with serious muscle Paul E has assembled quite an alliance but Steamboat, Nikita and the Rhodes are giving them problems Big Josh is as tough as they come but he's heading into a grave challenge All this and Vader's coming in. Wow! And let's not forget the return of Shawn Michaels. Looks like he's officially ready to leave his rocker partner behind

Titan with an explosive win to kick off Raw. However, a very dangerous Dan Spivey clearly wants a title shot. Can't wait for this power match up. I have to say, pure genius (pun intended) move aligning Lawler with the Genius. I'm sure all the fans are hoping Tito shuts both of them up. This feud has me hooked. Tugboat goes toe to toe with Quake. We have another super showdown coming. That must've been one important call for Tunney to shut everything down instantly. Flair and Valiant give the fans a fun old school match. Things turn dark as Jake puts Flair down with the DDT! Impressive debut for Mr. Taylor. I said this before but it's so much fun writing for him as an arrogant heel. We get some great comedy as Akeem surfaces. JYD and Akeem as a team is pure gold.

The Headbangers have arrived. They made a good choice coming to PCW Eddie's looking to break into the upper tier. He's definitely on the right track I liked Finlay's reasoning for a truce. Play by the rules until the last battle Busick's kick ass title reign continues Thrillseekers give their home fans a treat before going on vacation. Growing up watching Martel, I never thought he could be a heel but man did he get into being a bad guy. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have planned for his heel run here Vancouver Kawada's path of destruction continues Bigelow's red hot right now Impressive win for the Lightning Kid that elevates him even higher in the LWH division I thought Dibiase would cool it with Gordy and Williams but I thought wrong. The man of means might've put Gordy on the shelve for awhile I think Cornette pissed off the wrong guys Finlay came to fight but Hart was able to finish strong to retain Kelowna Scotty and Stevie are gelling now Blackman faces the wrath of an angry Adams My guys the FOJ get back in the win column Regal and Dreamer mesh well Coast to Coast remain cohesive champions Wright proved tonight he's finally getting it together. Good showing against the champ

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-1-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight you'll see the Guerreros team with Sam Houston to take on the British Bombers and Bobby Blaze. JW Storm clashes with Shinya Hashimoto. All that and so much more, including a big announcement from the Commissioner Magnum TA. Ok. let's get to the ring. AWA TV Champ Gama Singh vs. Clinton Stitch Gama methodically works his opponent over and finishes things off with the Indian Deathlock. Gama goes to ringside and Nelson asks him about his upcoming Title Night title defense against Iceman Parsons. Gama: I'll admit it, when Parsons defeated me in the world title tournament I was down and disappointed but a true champion regroups and gets focused. Parsons, your manager's distractions wont get me this time. I'm ready and know I'll be walking out of there still AWA TV champion. Commercial Break Leo Burke vs. Todd Rooney Burke surprised a lot of people by advancing to the world title battle royal. His resurging energy shows tonight as he easily wins the match with the sleeper. Burke gives a promo and says he's never felt better and feels alive again. Commercial Break The biggest event of the year is coming. 2 stadiums, 2 nights. July 17th and July 18th. Live on pay per view. Nelson: Fans, it's that time of year again. It's WrestleRock season. On that note, welcome out the AWA commissioner Magnum TA. Magnum walks out wearing jeans and a leather jacket. Magnum: Thank you very much Larry. Like you said, we're on the road to WrestleRock. However, as you know the upcoming Title Night in Winnipeg on May 16th will be a big stop. You're going to see 4 big title bouts. Kokina will defend the world title against El Canek. Ron Garvin and Dick Slater will defend the world tag titles against the National champs, the Heavenly Bodies. Gama Singh defends the TV title against Iceman Parsons. Also, just signed, Carlos Colon will defend his International title against former 6-Man champ Gary Young. Along with all that, at Title Night both Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow have been asked to attend. Nelson: Wow! Really? What's going on Magnum? Magnum: I've spent a lot of time pondering what the consequences should be from what went down at Champagne Slam and all their history as well. So, I've decided that at WrestleRock, Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow will go one on one inside a steel cage! The fans pop big time! Nelson: (puts his hand on his forehead) OH MY! Magnum, I couldn't agree more. That's really the only way this can be settled. Magnum: That's right! These two can finally resolve this one on one inside the cage. At Title Night, they will each have the opportunity to speak on this. Also, their match will take place on night 2 inside the Metrodome! The Metrodome has been the annual WrestleRock site so we all felt that this would be the perfect time and place for a match of this magnitude. I will announce night 1's location in just a couple weeks. Nelson: Talk about a bombshell. This road to WrestleRock might be the most wild ride yet. Commercial Break JW Storm vs. Shinya Hashimoto Storm's manager Austin Idol is nowhere to be seen. I think Storm's a bit off his game as Hashimoto strikes him down with chops and kicks. Hashimoto continues to work Storm over with some brutal moves. Storm manages to get some fire going and punches away on Hashimoto. Storm puts his power to work and has Hashimoto reeling. Boos as Jumbo Tsuruta and Mr. Saito come to ringside. They don't interfere but their distraction is enough for Hashimoto to regain control. Hashimoto hits a jumping strike DDT and finishes things off with Fisherman Brainbuster! Jumbo and Saito enter the ring. The 3 men stomp down on Storm, hoist him up and triple powerbomb him down! While the fans boo, the camera pans up the aisle and sees Austin Idol at the curtain smiling and nodding. Moments later, the camera follows the Japanese as they head up the aisle. Austin hands Jumbo an envelope and bows to them as they stoically walk by. Commercial Break Nelson: I'm not sure what that was all about but JW Storm had to be helped out of here. I don't... There's a commotion as the Vin Man strolls out. Vin: Larbo! It's time! I know you've been dying all week to see who my latest and greatest acquisition is. Well, wait no more! Please give a big Vin Man family welcome to the Love Machine Art Barr! Jump by Van Halen plays as Barr struts out. 'The Love Machine' Art Barr w/The Vin Man vs. Samson Smith The bell rings and Vinnie hugs Barr. Barr starts off with an armbar, then pulls Smith in and punches him in the face. Barr swings Smith into the corner and follows with running lunging splash. Barr drags Smith out and hits a snap suplex. Barr goes to the top rope and crashes down with a frog splash to get the win. Vinnie's elated and runs into the ring to raise Barr's arm. Barr struts around and soaks it all in. Commercial Break 'Tidal Wave' Tommy Jammer vs. Neil Jordan Jammer puts his opponent down with a high dropkick, swings off the ropes and hits the California Splash for the win! Commercial Break We see smoke and lights. We see a man's fingers playing the guitar. The camera pans up to Maxx Payne. Maxx jams on the guitar then stops. He looks down at the camera "I hope everybody enjoyed the peace because the pain is coming back! Maxx starts jamming on the guitar. TCB w/Jackie vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez TCB are aggressive and Jackie likes that. She likes it even more when they hit a double rib breaker for the win. Jackie cuts a promo and tells the Rock n Roll RPMs that we're just getting warmed up! Commercial Break Ron Garvin and Dick Slater are standing in front of an AWA banner with their world titles on their shoulders. Garvin: You know Dick, everybody is asking if we're on the same page since Champagne Slam. (laughs) yea, Dicky caught me with a shot but those things happen when things get crazy. Yea, we're on the same page and we're ready for the Heavenly Bodies at Title Night. Slater: Yea, when fists fly, things can get a little wild. (laughs) I know what I've always known, Ron Garvin can take a punch. Heavenly Bodies! Get ready because your heads are going to feel our punches! The Heavenly Bodies are at the beach getting a rub down by several gorgeous women. Del Ray: AHHHHH this is the life of champions. The good life. But we want a better life and that means the world tag team titles. Prichard: Dick Slater and Ron Garvin are nothing but a couple of bar room brawlers. They don't have the chemistry, teamwork, athleticism and they definitely don't have the looks and bodies. But we do! You're looking at the next AWA world tag team champs. Commercial Break Nelson: Before we get to our main event, I've been told that Tommy Rich will be here next week. I'm sure we're all very interested in what he has to say about his part at Champagne Slam. Also, the Big Bossman and El Canek will be in action. Ok, let's get to the ring. The British Bombers and Bobby Blaze vs. The Guerreros and Sam Houston Bombers and Guerreros go at it. Houston blindsides Blaze and we have a pier six brawl going on! Bombers get the upper hand and stereo clothesline the Guerreros over the top rope as Blaze dropkicks Houston through the ropes. Things settle down and the Ref gets control. Bombers and Blaze tag in and out as they work over Chavo. Bombers double suplex Chavo as Blaze follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Hector and Houston run in to break it. We get another brawl. As the Ref distracted, Hector chop blocks Smith from behind. The next segment is all Guerreros and Houston. The Guerreros double slam Smith and follow with stereo elbow drops. Hector tags in Houston. Houston grabs Smith and hits a running bulldog 1..2..Tony and Blaze break it. That brings in everybody and we have another brawl. It's total chaos. The Bombers and Guerreros are punching it out. Houston has Blaze up for a suplex but Tony nails Chavo with a heels first dropkick that sends Chavo into Houston. Blaze crumbles down on Houston as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Big POP!

Loved that magazine cover The young lions once again excel on the UWF platform Pretty damn good debut for Zaza Benoit impresses in his much anticipated return When Shamrock goes into suplex mode he's pretty much unstoppable Fuke and Yamada rise in the tag rankings. Those spinning backfists are brutal Kopylov's experience is the deciding factor Tamura and Yamazaki score a major win over the Russians and might've earned themselves a title shot Funaki defeats Suzuki in a show stealing thriller Smith had his working boots on but Maeda locked in at the end to retain Oh man, I hope Han gets that title match with Maeda next month It seems attendance is rapidly rising. It's been a blast watching this promotion grow into something big.

Growing up watching wrestling on TBS, I remember how big these Omni shows were Steiners are putting all teams on notice Pillman holding the TV title always feels right Another victim falls to the Undertaker Looks like the Freebirds and RnR have another fight coming It's only a matter of time before Dusty gets his wrestling boots back on Wow, Meng has arrived! Sting got the win and gets Meng over. Mission accomplished Sid retains in a big way but Sting proves he's not invincible What a way to end the night. Steamboat gets the triumphant win but the Enforcers show up and align with the Dangerous Alliance. WCW's not slowing down anytime soon, that's for sure

An 8 man tag given the entire episode...Awesome! It's cool that Williams got the fall after subbing for Wild Dog. Man, what's up with Cuban Assassin? This guy's off his rocker. Morton saving Tasha adds even more intrigue. Ok, we find out what happened to Wild Dog last week. Big money match with Cuban Assassin at the Armory. The Assassin/Tasha/Morton/Hotbody saga continues

Really enjoyable Raw re debut I think Snuka still has a lot to offer and he proved it tonight with the superfly splash! Tito and Lawler get some major heat going. The piledriver on the title was a great Raw moment Warlord brings in JYD! This will be interesting. Maybe JYD can give Slick the big thump. Loved all the promos tonight. Jimmy Hart sure does have a lot to brag about Can Backlund pull off the impossible and rehabilitate Nailz Gary Hart is assembling quite the army. No doubt he'll bring out Ronin's aggressive side to a whole new level. On a side note, I did like the Bart/Billy Jack tough man combo. Loving the Taylor Made Man's vignettes. He plays this part soooooooo well The intrigue with Flair, Snake and Andre is getting intense. I can't wait to see where this goes Raw caps off the night with Titan holding the new TV title high. Props to you for building him into a star

Vegas Vengeance! Let's do this! Awesome win for Mike to kick things off. Talk about elevating a wrestler Hmmmm, Finlay showing some respect to PCO? Thrillseekers and FBI get the tournament going with first round wins. I thought the SOB's would advance, so I'm 1-1 right now Kid just might've earned his way to that big stage LHW title opportunity Hopefully Wright will get really focused now Damn, since his loss to Regal, Kawada has become even more brutal. This man is scary! It's hard not to root for Richards, so I'm happy him and Scotty advanced. While the Money Train advance over their current rivals. So far, I missed 1 RVD is truly destined for great things here. That ending sequence was such a cool visual Whenever I hear the word chicanery, I think of Chuck from Better Call Saul LOL. Coast to Coast put a stamp on the FOJ. I hope my guys can rebound Liger and Ultimo tear the house down to end night 1 on an incredible high note. Liger retains and stands tall with Ultimo Night 2 Brilliant heel move by Eddie. Martel might be thinking it's time to start heeling it up Slaughter's been in some hellacious bootcamp matches but I wonder if he's seen anything like Sabu Bigelow has definitely gotten his heat back especially with that win After 2 piledrivers, Piper may have finally gotten through to Candido Thrillseekers and Playboy Club make it to the finals. Still only missed one prediction. We'll see if I get the finals right After that, I think it's time for Dibiase to move on Regal is able to retain against a submission master. Gotta respect that Midnights have succeeded in pissing off Iron and Steel. I could see this going either way for Cornette Busick retains against arguably the greatest CA champ ever. This is big After a tournament filled with action, the Thrillseekers walk away with the trophy and a million dollars. No, I didn't get this one right LOL. But hey, it looks like Richards finally got his respect so I'll take it. Congrats to the Thrillseekers! Adams went all out but Hart knows how to target a body part and finish things off. Solid main event that capped off an amazing weekend show. Outstanding job!

More News from the AWA The biggest thing going on behind the scenes is the Hulk Hogan negotiations. As of this moment, an agreement has yet to be made between Hogan and the AWA. Verne was hoping to have reached a deal by Champagne Slam but things fell through at the last minute. It appears another promotion has a keen interest in Hogan which led to Hogan holding out. With everything still up in the air, Verne couldn't put the strap back on Hogan so they went with Kokina. Verne is said to be high on Kokina and thinks a monster heel champion will draw. As for the Hogan situation, things have remained cordial and Hogan has promised that no matter what happens he will honor the remainder of his dates. His contract is up in July which means Hogan's last AWA match could happen at WrestleRock. With the current direction, it's very likely that Hogan and Gerry Morrow will blow off their feud at the AWA's biggest event. Speaking of WrestleRock. The plans right now are for the 2 day extravaganza to take place in two different stadiums. This is a huge gamble but the AWA is confident that they'll have enough marquee matches to draw big crowds at both venues. The venues will be officially announced within a few weeks. This does tie into the Hogan scenario because it's a no brainer that Hogan facing Kokina in the world title bout would definitely have an impact on ticket sales. On the flip side, the AWA thinks a Hogan/Morrow blow off could be huge as well. If Hogan does face Morrow, there will be a lot of pressure on the world title match to see if a heel monster champ can indeed draw, especially in a stadium. With the road to WrestleRock underway, a decision will have to be made very soon. With all this uncertainty things still look bright. The AWA has brought in big names like Demolition and returning former AWA world champion, Bad News Brown. It also appears that Mil Mascaras will be around for a while and will team with El Canek. Verne loves the idea of putting these two blockbuster international stars together. This must be a sweet deal because Mascaras did do business at Champagne Slam with Carlos Colon. That's not all. We saved the bombshell for last. The AWA has said after weeks of intense and secret meetings in Arizona, they signed a man who will change the entire landscape of professional wrestling. Coming soon to the AWA...

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-24-91 Highlights from Champagne Slam are shown. It ends with Sheik Adnan standing beside Kokina as he roars and holds up the AWA world title Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. History was made last Friday in Indianapolis as Kokina walks out with the AWA world title. We have a lot of fall out from that event and with me now is the Commissioner Magnum TA. Magnum, I know you're here to address everything that went down with Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow at Champagne Slam. Magnum: Exactly right Larry. Gerry Morrow and Tommy Rich put a dark cloud over what should've been an incredible night of action. Now, as I've stated before, I will never reverse a Referee's decision. However, I can enforce some consequences when need be. I assured Hulk Hogan of that, but Hulk took matters into his own hands. Now, I totally understand Hulk's anger and frustration. Morrow is a true cheat and there's no excuse for his cowardly actions. I feel the same about Tommy Rich's involvement. But Hogan caused a major disruption as well. Right now, I've given both Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow a leave of absence until I work all this out. Gerry Morrow was hospitalized after that beating by Hulk but was released a couple days ago. He'll now have plenty of time to clear his head and think things over. As for Hulk, he was disappointed but took it in stride. Now, switching gears, Kokina walked out of Champagne Slam the world champion after winning 2 tournament matches followed by the battle royal. A tremendous accomplishment and he definitely earned the world title. He'll be here later on. Congratulations to Kokina. Ok, Larry, let's get this show going. Commercial Break Iceman Parsons w/Jackie vs. Clinton Stitch Jackie's clapping her hands as Parsons gets the win with the Hip Attack! Larry announces that the next Title Night TV special will be on Saturday May 16th from Winnipeg. Kokina will defend the AWA world title against El Canek. Also, Gama Singh will defend the TV title against Iceman Parsons. Parsons: That's right baby! I already beat that so called champion in the tournament and I'm going to beat him again but this time I get to take the title home! Jackie: Iceman is speaking facts! Commercial Break Masa 'Tokyo' Chono vs. Todd Rooney Chono's back from his tour of Japan and looks more crisper than ever as he enters the ring wearing sunglasses and a leather trench coat. The fans chant "TO-KY-O" throughout the match. Chono wins the match with the STF. Commercial Break The BIGGEST event of the year is coming! Friday July 17th and Saturday July 18th. Live on pay per view. Scott 'Flash' Norton w/Ted Arcidi vs. The Missouri Tiger This is a power man slugfest! These guys start off with a furious punch exchange and keep pounding away on each other. Norton gets the upper hand and swings Tiger to the ropes but misses a big clothesline, Tiger swings back and clotheslines Norton down! Tiger works over Norton then swings him into the corner and charges in but Norton runs forward and drops Tiger with a clothesline! Norton lifts Tiger up and slams him down. Norton swings off the ropes and goes for an elbow drop but Tiger moves. Tiger regroups. Norton staggers up as Tiger scoop slams him down. Arcidi gets on the apron. Tiger runs over and punches Arcidi. Arcidi falls on the apron. Norton charges but Tiger turns around as Norton hits a tackle that takes both men through the ropes. Both men stagger up on the outside and start pounding away on each other until the Ref hits the 10 count. The bell rings but Norton and Tiger keep punching into the commercial break. Commercial Break We see Greg Gagne getting ready to board a flight. Gagne: As all of you nerds might remember, I've been on a world tour searching for my ace wrestler. I've been all over and have seen the best of the best. However, nobody has met my standards yet. I'm heading to Sweden and I have to say, I have a good feeling about this place. Alright, I have to go. That's enough for today. Nelson: Always nice getting an update from Greg Gagne (rolls his eyes) Fans, at Champagne Slam we saw the shocking debut of Demolition as they answered Austin Idol's challenge and dethroned his champions. Coming out now are the new AWA 6-Man champs, Axe, Smash and Crush...Demolition! The fans are up and cheering as Demolition make their way out. Nelson: Guys, you had quite the debut. Welcome to the AWA and congratulations. Crush: We came and we conquered! Smash: We're here to stomp down on all the competition and if anybody wants a shot at these titles come and get it and we'll knock your teeth down your throats! Axe: We fear no one! We live on Elm Street and we tell Freddy Krueger when he can come home! Bring on anybody, anytime! The fans cheer as Demolition hold up the 6-man titles Commercial Break The Cobra vs. Arnie Goldstein Cobra makes his return from his tour of Japan. Cobra keeps the fans on the edge of their seats with high octane offense. He hits a snap suplex followed by a flying splash from the top rope for the exciting win. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, you heard that our next Title Night will be on May 16th. Matches confirmed are Kokina defending the world title against El Canek. Gama Singh defending the TV title against Iceman Parsons. Listen to this, Ron Garvin and Dick Slater will defend the AWA world tag titles against the National tag champs, the Heavenly Bodies. Carlos Colon will also be defending the International title. That should.... BOOOOOOS as none other than the VIN MAN strolls out. He's looking refreshed, reenergized and wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Vin: Great to see you Larbo! Did you miss me? After a much needed vacation, I have returned! YEA! Nelson: I'm, ah, sure we all missed you Vinnie Vin: Awwwwwwww I knew it! But it's all good because the Vin Man is back! Oh and I've got a big surprise. Next week my latest and greatest acquisition will make his AWA debut. So, stay tuned. YEA! Vinnie pats Larry on the back and heads out. Nelson: (watches Vinnie leave and shakes his head) I guess we'll see what this is all about next week. Let's go to the ring for the debut of a new tag team. Rampage (Rip Morgan and The Equalizer) vs. Samson Smith and Harold Bannister Morgan and Equalizer hit the ring wearing matching fur covered boots, fur vests and black trunks. They live up to their name as they destroy their opponents. They swing Smith to the ropes and put hm down with double boots to the face to get the easy win. They hurl their opponents over the top rope then proceed to huff and stomp around the ring. Commercial Break We see a dark alley. A silhouette is walking closer. "A former AWA world champion is returning to the AWA" The man walks out of the alley "BAD NEWS BROWN!" Nelson: Wow! You saw it! Former AWA world champion Bad News Brown is returning! Things will get a lot more interesting around here. Ok, main event time and this should be a good one. El Canek and Mil Mascaras vs. The Tribal Nation Word is that Canek and Mascaras were excited to team up and wanted to face real competition to see how they would fare. The Tribal Nation jumped at the chance to try and get some momentum going back in their favor. The first few minutes is a see saw match. Canek and Mascaras dazzle the fans with fancy aerial moves while Tribal Nation come back with text book tag team teamwork and smooth double team maneuvers. Tribal Nation have things going their way as they put Canek down with stereo tomahawk chops from opposite corners. Canek weathers the storm and tags in Mascaras. Mascaras almost gets the win with a flying press on Chris but Mark breaks it. Tribal Nation get the edge again and double suplex Mascaras. Mark goes for a knee drop but Mascaras moves, rolls over and tags in Canek. Canek's on fire as he slams Mark, swings off the ropes and hits a senton 1..2..Chris breaks it. Mascaras runs in and dropkicks Chris out of the ring. Canek executes a Gorilla Press/backbreaker on Mark 1..2..3! Canek and Mascaras celebrate with the crowd. Mark rolls out of the ring. Chris helps him up and they clearly look distraught. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, please welcome out along with Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie, the new AWA world champion, Kokina! Adnan leads Kokina out. Kokina's wearing his island attire with the world title on his shoulder. Nelson: Congr... Adnan snatches the mic. Adnan: Enough! We don't need any of that! I told you before that Kokina is unstoppable and he proved me right! He destroyed everything in his path and is now the champion of the world! Nobody will beat him! Nobody can beat him! The reign of terror is here! The reign of Kokina has begun! Kokina lets out a yell and hits the world title on his shoulder.

AWA releases Jeff Farmer and Ricky Santana AWA picks up Rip Morgan and Chicky Starr