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Ross even caught me by surprise with that quick combat kick win. I have a feeling Koloff isn't done with him LOL, the Desperados video cracked me up. It's not looking good, but hopefully they can make it too the UWF. Akbar's not playing around. Soon, Bruno will have his hands full with Devastation Inc. The Beverly Brothers are definitely getting over as heels and haven't even wrestled yet Hometown favorite Graham beats Cobra in a fun old school match Wow, didn't see that coming as the Power Twins tell Ellering to take a hike. I'm sure Ellering won't forget about this Oh yea! More Alberto/Bruno banter. Armando is back in the game! Not the best debut as Boogie Woogie Man spoils things and gets the comical win. I can see the fun of working off the Free Agents list. We never know what's next.

Dynamite's the guy you want in the opener. Definitely gets the fans warmed up This is a solid win for Rich. He beats a creditable heel and gets the fans behind him Same thing for Garvin. Beating Budro in this area gives Garvin a lot of steam Oh man, Dutch might be laughing now but Bullet is going to lay the law down big time after that despicable stunt I can just imagine the fans being totally invested in the wild 6 man tag. This feud is far from over We knew people were going to bleed in the chain match and these 4 guys delivered. This win puts TNT on a different level. They might be pretty but now everybody knows how tough they are Gordy and Hansen put it all out there and give the people everything they could ask for. A rematch could give SMW a sold out arena.

Damn, rough week for Hennig. I agree with AD, this is on Paul E Badd and Bagwell are off to good starts Down to three, but the Dangerous Alliance seems more confident than ever Taker and Bearer are getting more creepier every week Good to see Skinner back. Sid may think he's done but Luger sends a strong message that he isn't Missy and the Nasties are going to give the Steiners a lot of trouble Sting vs. Tenryu! Bring it! And just like that, the Dangerous Alliance get their heat back

Looks like Ultimo and Modest will have to settle things at Firestorm FBI get the hard fought victory but Fastball's stock is rising PCO knows exactly what he's getting into with Sabu Savage knocks down a domino as he gets closer to Lee Windham and Martel are going to tear it up in Phoenix Oh man, doesn't look good for Eagle. Portland Headbangers just wont give up on one day getting the better of Iron and Steel Big win for the SOBs taking down the former champs Williams looks more than ready for Kawada Eddie just keeps moving up If you're not 100%, the Midnights will definitely capitalize The night ends on a DQ but no doubt about it, the return of Anvil and Owen sent the fans home happy Eugene Lance kicks off the night with a nice upset Douglas is in the zone! Nothing can stop Albright when he's in animal mode That move gives Liger some serious momentum heading into Firestorm Thanks to Rose, his boys get the victory over a hurt Eagle. The FOJ's title reign could be in trouble Lightning Kid closes out another action packed weekend

AWA picks up Vic Steamboat

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-7-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, you'll see the AWA world tag team champs, Mil Mascaras and El Canek. For a TV title shot at the next Title Night in Winnipeg, Al Perez goes up against Rip Morgan. Los Boricuas takes on the Tribal Nation. AWA 6-Man champs, Demolition will be in action. Commissioner Magnum TA will be here with a big announcement. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. 'Maniac' Matt Borne vs. Samson Smith Borne comes to the ring wearing his beanie and jean shorts while holding up his axhandle. Borne beats his opponent down and finishes things off with the Northern Exposure. Borne cuts a promo and says he ran that so called tough guy Sam Houston out of town and then challenges more tough guys to get in the ring with him. Commercial Break Scott 'Flash' Norton w/Ted Arcidi vs. Trent Watkins Arcidi's loud and boisterous on the outside as Norton pummels his opponent. Norton hits the powerslam and it's all over. Nelson: Ok Ted, it's official, your man Scott Norton will get a shot at the AWA International title in 2 weeks at Title Night. Arcidi: Well, it's about damn time Scott Norton gets some respect around here! I feel so sorry for you Konnan. Tell them Scotty! Norton: Konnan! Get ready for the beating of your life! That title is mine and I'm gonna take it! Arcidi and Norton do some more yelling and laughing before leaving. Nelson looks at them like they're crazy. Commercial Break Los Boricuas vs. The Tribal Nation Both teams are coming off big wins at WrestleRock and want to get into the title picture. They waste no time tonight as the first few minutes are back and forth hard hitting action. Tribal Nation take control as they do a number on Miguel. Chris holds Miguel as Mark comes off the top rope with a tomahawk chop 1..2..Kick Out. Miguel weathers the storm and eventually makes the tag to Castillo. Castillo gets things in Boricuas favor as they work over Mark. Castillo slams Mark as Miguel hits an elbow drop from the top rope 1..2..Chris runs in to break it. A pier six brawl breaks out. During the melee the bell sounds signaling a ten minute draw. The bell keeps ringing but the brawl is still going. Commercial Break Nelson: Wow, as you just saw, the tag team competition here in the AWA is at an all time high. Fans, joining me now is the Commissioner Magnum TA. Magnum, I know you have a lot to talk about so go right ahead. Magnum: Thank you Larry. Things are really moving in the AWA and honestly, I'm still on a high from WrestleRock. However, the AWA is ready to move forward in an exciting way. In 2 weeks, Title Night will take place in Winnipeg. Last week the Guerreros were announced as the number one world tag team contenders. Due to a scheduling conflict, they won't be able to get their shot at Title Night but will get their shot in the near future. As for Title Night, the RPMs will take on Canek and Mascaras for the world tag titles. That should be a great match for sure. Now, we all saw what happened to Gama Singh last week at the hands of that lunatic Norman. Gama suffered a couple broken ribs but insisted he will be at Title Night to defend his title. I tried to talk him out of it but like I said, he insisted. So, as of now, he'll be defending his title against the winner of tonight's Al Perez/Rip Morgan match. And finally, added to Title Night will be a 4 man gauntlet match to determine the number one contender to the AWA world title. The 4 men that have been chosen are The Magnificent Muraco, Bad News Brown, Dick Slater and Art Barr. I want to note that the Big Bossman would've been in this match but due to injuries sustained by Col Debeers and the Hangman at WrestleRock, he's unfortunately still out of action. Title Night is set and you won't want to miss it. Commercial Break The Barbarian vs. Neil Jordan Poor Neil Jordan gets the beating of his life. Barbarian puts him out of his misery with a diving clothesline from the top rope! Nelson: Wow! The Barbarian has already taken the AWA by storm... Boooooooos as Greg Gagne walks out. Nelson: (rolls his eyes) Greg, what are you doing here? Gagne: Shut up Nerd and just listen! At WrestleRock, everybody witnessed the biggest and luckiest fluke in wrestling history. Nelson: (smiling) Are you referring to Bobby Blaze pinning your ace? Gagne: I said shut up! (calms down) It was a major fluke, plain and simple. From now on, no more games and no more playing nice guy. My ace is in Sweden training harder than ever. I'm out here to simply say, we want a rematch with Bobby Blaze and if he has the guts, he'll accept. But listen up Bobby Boy! Lighting won't strike twice and we can guarantee that! I'm out of here. Commercial Break The Mavericks vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Young and Storm look more confident than ever. Young puts Lopez down with a bulldog from the second rope and tags in Storm. Storm swings Lopez to the ropes and hits the spere for the win. The Mavericks cut a promo and say that now their business with Austin Idol is over, they're looking at a chance for some tag team gold. Commercial Break Bad News Brown vs. Ray Glader Brown rips apart his opponent and ends it with the ghetto blaster! Nelson: Bad News Brown, at WrestleRock, it was obvious the match against Maxx Payne didn't matter to you. Brown: That was just to show that when you mess with me, it's bad news for you! Speaking of bad news, at Title Night, I'm going in there for one reason and one reason only and that's to stake my claim for the world title which means that's a lot of bad news for those three other slouches! Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV title shot at Title Night Al Perez vs. Rip Morgan w/The Equalizer Perez starts off quick by taking down Morgan with hip tosses and dropkicks. The tide changes when Equalizer trips Perez allowing Morgan to work over Perez. Morgan chokes Perez on the ropes. During the break, Equalizer reaches in and chokes Perez. Morgan slams Perez's head on the turnbuckle, swings him to the ropes and hits a big boot to the face 1..2..Perez gets his shoulder up. Morgan swings Perez to the corner and charges in but Perez moves. Perez fires up. He hops on the turnbuckles and punches down on Morgan as the fans count along. Perez grabs Morgan and hits a hanging suplex. Perez swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Equalizer hops on the apron. Perez goes over and nails him with a punch. Perez turns around as Morgan rakes his eyes. Morgan pounds down on Perez. Equalizer stands up on the apron. Morgan swings Perez towards him but Perez reverses it and swings Morgan into Equalizer. Morgan staggers into a bridging back suplex by Perez 1..2..3! An excited Perez cuts a promo and wishes his brother a speedy recovery from knee surgery. Perez then says he's excited to face Gama at Title Night and hopes he'll be in good health by then. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs Mil Mascaras and El Canek vs. William Hillman and Todd Rooney The champs are in total sync tonight. Canek holds Rooney up in a suplex position as Mascaras hits a flying press from the top rope for the win! The fans cheer as Canek and Mascaras hold up the titles. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, before we get to our next match, I've been informed that next week Chicky Starr will be here and boy does he have a lot of explaining to do. Ok, back to the ring. AWA 6-Man Champs Demolition vs. 3 Local Talents Pure showcase for Demolition as they get their hard hitting spots in and win the match with the decapitator! Nelson: Another win for the 6 man champs. Smash, you get the opportunity of a lifetime at Title Night when you go for the world title against Kokina. Crush: We couldn't be happier for our brother! Ax: We'll be by his side and if Adnan sticks his nose in things, it'll be hell to pay! Smash: Kokina! You're big and bad but that doesn't mean nothing to me! Let's see how you respond when I kick your teeth down your throat! We're the 6 man champs but Demolition will hold all of the titles in the AWA if we want! And nobody can stop us! AWA Title Night Winnipeg Arena 8-22-91 AWA World Title Bout Kokina (C) w/Adnan Al-Kassie vs. Demolition Smash w/Ax and Crush AWA World Tag Team Title Bout El Canek and Mil Mascaras (C) vs. The Rock N Roll RPMs AWA International Title Bout Konnan (C) vs. Scott 'Flash' Norton w/ Ted Arcidi AWA TV Title Bout Gama Singh (C) vs. Al Perez AWA World Title Number One Contender Gauntlet Match The Magnificent Muraco vs. Bad News Brown vs. 'Unpredictable' Dick Slater vs. 'The Love Machine' Art Barr w/The Vin Man

Man, I really enjoy these behind-the -scenes reports. I can totally see the different sides of having Hogan back. One thing's for sure, he has a lot of heels he can draw money with. Another thing I find very interesting is what Dusty's creative mind will come up with in this WWF world. His head must be spinning with Hogan, Flair, Funk, Lawler, Von Erich and Dibiase.

Fire cat vs. Broda is exactly the kind of match to kick off the UWF I never would've thought we would ever see Bruno and Madril bantering. This segment was pure gold. It's so good seeing both of them back in our game. Madril's comedy will fit in so well while Bruno seems like the only man who stands a chance of keeping the UWF in order. The Power Twins could rule this place especially if they get Ellering in their corner More great stuff as the Desperados makes their way to the UWF. Vampire and Luna take the show on a dark turn I was wondering when we would see the Destruction Crew turn into the Beverly Brothers. Here comes Blake and Beau Solid main event to end the show. Curtis and Link together will be insane Great first show. This is going to be a lot of fun

I agree with AD. The Les/Dutch bantering was hilarious tonight. Then the segment with Bullet was icing on the cake LOL It's good to see Tommy Rich back on the right path. The build to the double Russian chain match was very well done. I know Garvin still has a lot left in the tank. He'll have some good brawls here I have a feeling Austin's partner will be bad news for Dutch but at least he has Bundy backing him up. Sherri does a sensational job getting her team over even though we don't know who they are yet Gordy vs. Hansen will ROCK! Gotta love the chaotic ending. More heat for Fire on the Mountain

What a card! Oleg and Vrij had a heated brawl! The rematch will be money! Funaki's on a serious roll and should be considered for a future title shot Shamrock's brute strength comes through again. Damn, he's strong The Koslowskis retain again. It's going to be hard getting the titles off these brothers Good grief, Karelin returned with a vengeance and totally dominated Sayama had his working boots on but Fujinami was in the zone. His dragon suplex always gets the job done Time for the most anticipated main event in UWF history. Huge respect for Maeda. No other human could've withstood that punishment. I was just as stunned as the audience. Vader might've had the biggest week in our game's history. No doubt about it, It's Vader time!

Get ready Dawn of War because Herb is coming!!!!

AWA traded Hulk Hogan, Kerry Von Erich and Maxx Payne to the WWF for The Ultimate Warrior, Bad News Brown and Manny Fernandez AWA traded Masa Chono and Mr. Saito to WCW for Butch Reed and Matt Borne

I really liked how you used the Main Event show, giving the new stars a platform and setting up the Owen injury. I'm sure this got a few last minute buys for the Bash. After a chaotic and crazy feud, the Freebirds finally put an end to the RnR Express Smith's mind was elsewhere and Tenryu took full advantage. York International looks incredibly strong right now Simmons puts a stamp on Reed and also gets a lot of satisfaction putting Long down as well. This could be the start of a great babyface run for Simmons. I'll say it again, the slow burn build for the Undertaker has been really well done. He's establishing his dark, menacing and eerie gimmick and man it's getting over. Damn, Hall made a statement tonight! I wonder how Pillman will recover from this Poor Paul Diamond. Awesome debut for Vader. Watch out WCW! I figured the US tag title match would be a show stealer and it was. Goes to a double c.o. but Paul E takes the mist. Gotta love JR's humor. Steiners solidify themselves as the best with that win over the Road Warriors. Dustin's on his A game but Rude's on another level right now. Steiners vs. Nasty Boys! Bring it on! IRL, their match at Halloween Havoc was one of my favorites so I'm excited for this one. Well done angle with Missy and the Nasties. Luger and Sid put it all out there. Hell of a shot by Race that gives Sid the win. Can't wait to see what's next. The world title bout was insane. It's too bad Hennig hurt his back. If his back was ok, Paul E's cash in would've been brilliant. Instead, not a smart move. Sting retains twice and Paul E will have a lot of explaining to do with Hennig. Great show. A lot of grudges settled, storylines advancing, new threats rising and young talent is coming in.

Headbangers seem to be gaining more and more buzz Billy wins a battle in the feud Props to Wright for staying focused and putting on a clinic with Candido Big V continues to earn his money with Cornette I can see the styles of PCO and Sabu meshing well. This could be a gem feud for PCW Jericho keeps hos momentum going Vancouver Fastball gets a confidence building win Speaking of confidence builders, huge finish and win for Lynn! Slaughter has found himself some more dependable allies After more than a year with the TV title, I can understand why Busick may be slowing down. Hart gets the quick pin on Adams. I could just imagine the frustration on Adam's face No doubt about it, Williams will get another title shot Modest taking Dragon to the limit says a lot With things even, I'm sure another hard hitting tag match is coming If it takes a second rope piledriver to put him down, that makes Guido a tough guy in my opinion Not sure if even the Sinister can control Taz. He's out of control! Albright continues his dominance After that, I wouldn't be surprised if the FOJ offer Scotty and Stevie a title shot just to get their hands on them Damn, Phoenix Firestorm is stacked! A lot of grudges to be settled

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 7-31-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. We hope you enjoyed last week's WrestleRock recap and the Hulk Hogan tribute. This week we're back live and ready for action. The AWA world champion, Kokina along with Adnan Al-Kassie will be here. We have the debut of JT Southern. After months of eerie footage and sounds, Norman will finally make his AWA appearance. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. JT Southern vs. Todd Rooney JT comes to the ring playing his own theme song on his guitar. He's wearing shades and David Lee Roth type ring gear. JT looks pretty good in his debut and is full of heel energy as he takes numerous cheap shots. JT hits a gut buster and goes to the middle ropes. Rooney gets to his knees as JT crashes down with a flying leg drop that plants Rooney's face into the mat 1..2..3! JT looks into the camera and yells "That's how it's done!" Commercial Break The Guerreros vs. Samson Smith and Gordon Loomis The Guerreros are full of themselves tonight and take it to their opponents before finishing things off with a double gourdbuster. Nelson: Well, after your controversial win over the Bombers at WrestleRock, the AWA has declared the two of you number one contenders to the world tag team titles. Chavo: First off Nelson, what do you mean controversial? We did exactly what we said we were going to do. We beat those British bloopers fair a square! Hector: And now we've been rightfully rewarded. So, Canek, Mascaras, enjoy your short title reign because the Guerreros are coming for you which means those titles are ours! Commercial Break Bobby Blaze vs. Trent Watkins After Bobby's big upset over Gagne's ace at WrestleRock, the fans give Bobby a whole lot of love tonight. He takes it all in and wins the match with the Northern Lights Suplex. The camera picks up a shot of Greg Gagne standing at the top of the aisle. He's giving Bobby a pissed off look while shaking his head as to say I can't believe this guy beat my Ace. While this is happening, the fans heckle Gagne quite a bit. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, we're about ready to see Norman in action... A man wearing a white mask and white suit leads Norman to ringside. Nelson: May I ask who you are and what your relationship is with Norman? Man: My identity is not important. You may refer to me as Dr. X. I have been helping Norman progress and my professional opinion is he's now ready to compete. Dr. X looks at Norman and calmly says "Norman, destroy" Norman w/Dr. X vs. Carl Kellerman Norman just mauls his opponent before easily finishing him off with the Monster Mash (front slam) Dr. X leads Norman back to ringside. Dr. X: I have turned Norman into an unstoppable force... Cheers as TV champ Gama Singh comes out. He gives Norman a sad look. Gama: Makhan? Makhan? What has happened to you? It's me, Gama. Please Makhan, let me help you. Norman: My name is Norman! Norman charges and mows Gama down! Norman picks up Gama and rams his back into the steel post several times! Norman picks up Gama and delivers a Monster Mash on the concrete! Norman looks at Dr. X. Dr. X gives him a nod. Norman picks up Gama and delivers another Monster Mash on the concrete! Dr. X calmly escorts Norman out of there. Medics rush the scene. Moments later, Gama is stretchered out. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, we just witnessed a very disturbing sight. Gama Singh has been rushed to the hospital and hopefully we'll have an update on his condition very soon. (deep breath) ok, please welcome out the new AWA International champion, Konnan. Konnan comes out looking dapper in his blue satin shirt and black pants. The title is on his shoulder. Nelson: Konnan, congratulations on winning the International title at WrestleRock. A lot of people were impressed with your sportsmanship after the match. Konnan: Thank you Larry. (looks down, then out at all the fans) You know, I did a lot of things the last year I haven't been proud of. I was too consumed with being the best International wrestling star that I took a lot of shortcuts. Right now, I want to thank Leo Burke. Leo reminded me what this sport is all about. We went all out at WrestleRock and that's the way it should be. No shortcuts, no breaking the rules, just two competitors giving it their best for this prestigious title. I'm here to say that I will defend this title with honor and I'm ready for all challengers. The era of Konnan has begun. The fans respect this and cheer as Konnan holds his title high. Commercial Break We see an ad for the next Title Night in Winnipeg next month. Iceman Parsons w/Jackie vs. Ray Glader Parsons is very aggressive tonight and tears his opponent apart before winning the match with the Hip Attack! Nelson: Jackie, at WrestleRock... Jackie: Shut your mouth Larry! At WrestleRock, my man Iceman got cheated Parsons: That's right! As far as I'm concerned, Gama Singh got what he deserved tonight! Jackie: And listen up RPM's, because of you two sorry fools, TCB have left the area. Trust me when I say this, your payback is coming! More boos as Austin Idol and Bill Dundee strut out. They high five Jackie and Parsons. Idol: Jackie darling, I feel your pain and I think I can help. Austin Idol's looking to shake things up and expand. This is where I need your help. How about if we work together. What if Iceman teams up with the Superstar? I would love for you to guide this team while I go out and acquire my newest acquisition. Think about it. The Iceman and Superstar. That's money! And that's your solution to wipe out the RPMs. With you and me working together, nothing can stop us. Jackie and Parsons converse quietly and nod. Jackie: Austin, Iceman and I love you and Bill. It would be nice to work with proper professionals for a change. I say, you're on! Dundee and Parsons hug as Jackie and Idol shake hands and smile. Commercial Break We see Col. Debeers standing in front of a tank. Debeers: (twirling his mustache) There is a man that claims to be law and order in the AWA. At WrestleRock, I showed that man who really is the law and order here. Big Bossman! Your days of administering your kind of justice are over! Colonel Debeers is back in the AWA and calling the shots! The Ultimate Warrior vs. Jason Cavat The fans get a high energy burst as Warrior sprints to the ring. The fans are all into it as Warrior pinballs his opponent and finishes him off with the press slam/splash! Nelson: Warrior, you and Kerry Von Erich truly battled it out at WrestleRock. Warrior: I came here for a purpose and that was to be the one and only Ultimate Warrior! I salute you Kerry Von Erich! You took me to the deepest depths I needed to go. You tested me like no other. Because of you, I accomplished my mission. And now I stand here in the AWA as the Ultimate Warriorrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! The fans are up and cheering! Commercial Break Nelson: Ok fans, joining me now is Adnan Al-Kassie and the AWA world champion, Kokina. Adnan is in his Sheik attire. Kokina walks out looking like a beast with the title on his shoulder. Nelson: Adnan, Kokina walked out of WrestleRock with the world title although some say Chicky Starr had an assist. Larry jumps back when Kokina roars at him. Adnan: Larry Nelson, you and all Americans love to make excuses. Kokina went into Carlos Colon's homeland and destroyed him. There is no question about that! There is no one who can defeat Kokina. No one! Nelson: I'm not arguing that. Kokina is beyond impressive. However, up next at Title Night, he'll be defending the AWA world title against Demolition Smash one third of the AWA 6 Man champions and a real powerhouse. Adnan: His power is no match for Kokina! Everybody says Demolition are real tough and love to beat people up. Kokina doesn't just beat people up, he annihilates them! Just ask Carlos Colon. At Title Night, Kokina will demolish a member of Demolition! Kokina lets out another roar as he holds his title high.