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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

AWA presents From The Market Square Arena, Indianapolis IN Live on pay per view 4-17-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to Champagne Slam. Tonight you'll see a new AWA world champion crowned. After qualifying to get here, 16 men will compete in the next round of tournament matches with the winners advancing to the battle royal. The winner of the battle royal will be the AWA world champion. Also, Carlos Colon defends the International title against the international legend, Mil Mascaras. Ron Garvin and Dick Slater defend the AWA world tag titles against the Bunkhouse Boys. It should be a tremendous night of action. We do have a special bonus match that has been added and will be kicking things off right now. I'll let Ken Resnick take it from here, so let's get up to the ring. Ken Resnick is standing in the ring as Joan Jett's 'Do you want to touch me' blasts over the speakers. Austin Idol leads his AWA 6-Man tag champs (Gary Young, JW Storm and Ricky Santana) into the ring. Idol grabs the mic. Idol: Listen up darling! There can't be a pay per view without Austin's Idols baby. I don't know what that idiot commissioner Magnum TA was thinking but I set things straight with him this week. Apparently, he has found a trio gutsy enough to take us on. So, tonight, not that you deserve it but all you ungrateful fans should see what great fighting champions are all about. Ok Resnick, let's get this event going with our showcase. Bring on the unlucky chumps, oh I mean challengers. AWA 6-Man Title Bout Austin's Idols (C) vs. ??? Resnick: You're right Austin Idol, Magnum TA did find you some capable challengers. Your opponents are Axe, Smash and Crush...DEMOLITION!!!!! The fans go nuts as Demolition come down the aisle in their leather gear and masks. The Idols are losing it and questioning Idol, Resnick and the Ref. Demolition enter the ring and take off their masks, revealing their painted faces. The Idols are so thrown off and pleading with anybody that will listen. The bell rings and Demolition attack the unprepared Idols. Austin bails quick. Demolition pound down the Idols with rabbit punches. Demolition hurl Young and Storm up and over the top rope. Crush puts Santana down with a running clothesline. Axe gets on the middle ropes. Smash gives Santana a backbreaker and holds him in place. Axe comes off the middle ropes with an elbow. DEMOLITION DECAPITATION! 1..2..3!!! Huge pop!! Austin Idol is throwing a tantrum on the outside. The fans keep cheering as the Ref hands Demolition the 6-man titles. Demolition hold them up high. Winners of the Match and NEW AWA 6-Man Champs- Demolition AWA World Title Tournament Match 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Iceman Parsons w/Jackie The bell rings and Jackie gets in Kerry's face. Parsons sneaks up from behind but Kerry quickly turns around. Parsons throws a wild punch but Kerry ducks and atomic drops Parsons into the turnbuckles. Parsons hits hard and stumbles back as Kerry grabs him and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..Jackie almost has a panic attack but Parsons manages to get his shoulder up. Kerry continues to work over Parsons keeping the fans pumped up. Kerry hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Jackie reaches in and puts Parson's foot on the rope. Kerry gets up and has words for Jackie. Jackie gets on the apron and their face to face. Parsons stumbles up and sends Kerry over the top rope with a forearm blast. Parsons distracts the Ref as Jackie stomps down on Kerry. Kerry slowly gets up and onto the apron. Parsons rakes Kerry's eyes and snaps his head on the top rope. Kerry falls on the apron. Jackie chokes Kerry. Parsons picks Kerry up by his hair and suplexes him back in the ring. Parsons goes to town on Kerry with stomps, kicks and hard slams. Parsons swings Kerry to the ropes and puts him down with a flying back elbow smash 1..2..Kick Out. Parsons chokes Kerry on the bottom rope. The Ref forces him to break. As Parsons argues with the Ref, Jackie chokes Kerry on the rope. Parsons hoists Kerry up and delivers a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Parsons swings Kerry into the corner and charges in but Kerry gets his knees up as Parsons charges head first into them The fans fire Kerry up. Parsons staggers up as Kerry unloads on him, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Kerry picks up Parsons and the fans count along as Kerry slams his head on the top turnbuckle 10 times. Jackie gets on the apron. Kerry points to her and kisses his fist. Parsons wobbles around as Kerry puts him down with the discuss punch 1..2..3! Jackie's irate as Kerry points to her and smiles. Winner of the Match and advances to the battle royal- Kerry Von Erich AWA World Title Tournament Match El Canek vs. Jumbo Tsuruta The crowd eagerly awaits as two AWA main eventers get ready to square off. Canek's a former International champ and Jumbo's a former world champion. Both global stars want gold again. The opening minutes is a back and forth chess match. Each man trying to get momentum going with take downs and holds. The intensity moves up a notch when they have a furious exchange. Jumbo gets the upper hand and swings Canek into the corner and charges in but Canek nails Jumbo with a spin kick. Canek slams Jumbo, goes to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Jumbo gets his foot on the rope. Canek picks up Jumbo and executes an inverted gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick out. Canek swings Jumbo to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Canek swings off the ropes and hits a senton 1..2..Jumbo gets his shoulder up. Canek swings Jumbo to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Jumbo nails Canek with a chop to the neck. Jumbo hoists Canek over with a gut wrench suplex. Jumbo regroups and goes on a suplex rampage. He hits a German suplex followed by an exploder then caps it off with a double underhook 1..2..Canek lifts his shoulder. Jumbo continues to work over Canek, swings him into the corner and goes off with a series of kicks, knees to mid section and chops. Jumbo swings Canek hard into the opposite corner. Canek staggers out as Jumbo front dropkicks him back into the turnbuckles. Jumbo slams Canek and goes to the top rope and comes down with a knee drop but Canek moves. Canek shakes the cobwebs. Jumbo limps up as Canek swings off the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Canek swings Jumbo to the ropes and hits a flying cross chop 1..2..Kick Out. Canek swings Jumbo into the corner and follows with a running knee to the mid section. Canek swings Jumbo to the opposite corner and charges but Jumbo moves. Canek crashes into the corner. Both men are reeling. Canek wobbles back as Jumbo nails him with an enzuguri. Jumbo slowly gets up. Jumbo swings Canek to the ropes and nails him with a neckbreaker drop 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo swings Canek to the ropes but misses the lariat, Canek swings back and sends Jumbo through the ropes with a bicycle kick! Jumbo staggers up and falls back against the guard railing. Canek swings off the ropes. Jumbo wobbles forward as Canek sails through the ropes and nails Jumbo with a suicide dive! The fans are in awe. However, as the wrestlers fly back, Canek's head hits the guard railing. The Ref starts the count. Canek's in a daze as he staggers up but falls back against the apron. Jumbo staggers up and charges, Canek back drops Jumbo into the ring as the Ref counts to 10. The Ref raises Jumbo's arm. Canek looks into the ring and realizes what happened. He goes down to his knee and is clearly disappointed. That's a heartbreaker. Winner of the Match by C.O. and advances to the battle royal- Jumbo Tsuruta AWA World Title Tournament Match The Magnificent Muraco vs. Kokina w/Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie Kokina attacks at the bell and just bulldozers Muraco. He swings Muraco to the ropes and puts him down with a big back elbow smash. Kokina picks up Muraco and headbutts him back down. Kokina swings Muraco into the corner and gives him a few chest slapping chops. Kokina swings Muraco to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug. Kokina starts to wrench away but Muraco starts fighting. The fans cheer Muraco on as he slowly hits Kokina. Muraco breaks the hold with an ear clap. Kokina's dazed as Muraco swings off the ropes and blasts Kokina with a forearm. Muraco regroups, swings off the ropes and nails Kokina with another forearm blast. Muraco gets on the middle ropes and puts Kokina down with a flying forearm blast 1..Kick Out. Muraco clasps a front face lock on and tries to wear Kokina down. Adnan gets on the apron. The Ref warns him. Muraco gets up and knocks Adnan off the apron. Kokina starts to rise but Muraco dropkicks him back down. Muraco follows with a jumping fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. Muraco applies the Asian spike on Kokina. Kokina is grimacing as Muraco applies the pain. Kokina flails his arm and accidentally hits the Ref. The Ref goes flying. Muraco continues to keep the pressure on. Adnan walks around the ring with something in his hand. He then throws salt into Muraco's eyes! Muraco is blinded. He releases the hold and starts rubbing his eyes. Kokina is hurting but slowly gets up. The Ref staggers up as well. Muraco stands up and is trying desperately to regain his eyesight. Kokina grabs Muraco and hits a monster belly to belly suplex 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOO! Adnan gets in the ring and raises Kokina's arm while the Ref attends to Muraco and calls for medics. Winner of the Match and advances to the battle royal- Kokina AWA World Title Tournament Match The Big Bossman vs. 'The Rocker' Shawn Michaels The bell rings and Shawn starts mouthing off to Bossman. The two get face to face. Next thing you know, fists are flying. They continue to trade punches. Shawn rakes the eyes and hammers Bossman to his knees, then dropkicks him in the face. Shawn picks up Bossman and rakes his face across the top rope. Shawn chokes Bossman on the top rope then flings him back. Shawn riles up the fans by antagonizing them with his arrogant remarks. Shawn grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Bossman. Shawn pushes Bossman into the corner and punches away, Shawn swings Bossman to the opposite corner but Bossman reverses it and swings Shawn into the corner with so much force that Shawn goes up and over the turnbuckle and hits the steel post. Bossman gets much needed time to regroup. Shawn falls back against the turnbuckles, then rolls over against the ropes. Bossman chokes Shawn on the bottom rope, swings off the opposite ropes and hits a leapfrog body guillotine. Bossman swings off the opposite ropes again, baseball slides to the outside and nails Shawn with an uppercut punch. Bossman gets back in the ring, swings Shawn to the ropes and puts him down with a spinebuster 1..2..Shawn barely gets his arm up. Bossman reaches down but Shawn lowblows him out of the Ref's sight. Shawn picks up Bossman and crotch drops him on the top rope. Shawn drops down and regains his composure. Shawn goes to the middle ropes. Bossman slowly rises as Shawn nails him with a diving bulldog 1..2..Kick Out. Shawn swings Bossman to the ropes and back drops him. Bossman rises as Shawn nails him with a knee lift! Shawn goes to the top rope. Bossman staggers up as Shawn hits a beautiful flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Shawn berates the Ref, then starts yelling at the cheering fans. Shawn grabs Bossman and hits a snap suplex. Shawn goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop but Bossman moves. The fans are up and cheering for the Bossman. Both men slowly rise. Shawn takes a wild punch but Bossman blocks it and goes off on Shawn with a series of punches then sends him flying with an uppercut. Bossman swings Shawn into the corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. Bossman swings Shawn to the opposite corner and follows with a charging corner splash. Bossman swings Shawn to the opposite corner and charges. Out of desperation, Shawn hops on the turnbuckles and comes back with a reverse press but Bossman catches him and delivers a front slam. Bossman swings Shawn to the ropes and hits the sidewalk slam 1..2..3! Big POP! Winner of the Match and advances to the battle royal- The Big Bossman AWA World Title Tournament Match 'Tidal Wave' Tommy Jammer vs. The Hangman w/Nell Jammer's focused as Nell leads Hangman into the ring. Hangman grips his noose as Nell looks over at Jammer and shakes his head in pity. The bell rings. Hangman is all over Jammer with clubbing blows. Hangman swings Jammer to the ropes but misses a big clothesline. Jammer swings back and dropkicks Hangman. Hangman staggers, and Jammer puts him down with a standing dropkick. Hangman staggers up as Jammer clamps on a headlock, then pounds away on Hangman's head with fists. Jammer swings Hangman to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug, then front slams Hangman down 1..2..Kick Out. Jammer's fired up, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop. Jammer swings off the ropes and hits a body splash 1..2..Hangman gets his shoulder up. Jammer swings Hangman into the corner and charges in but Hangman runs out and almost decapitates Jammer with a big clothesline. Hangman regroups as Nell continues to watch quietly. Hangman picks Jammer up and snake eyes him on the top turnbuckle. Hangman swings Jammer to the ropes and puts him down with a big fist to the head. Hangman slams Jammer, goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with a stomp to the head. Hangman looks at Nell. Nell gives the signal. Hangman picks up Jammer and executes the Hangman's neckbreaker 1..2..3! Nell hands Hangman his noose. Hangman wraps the noose around Jammer and starts choking him. The Ref threatens a DQ. Nell smiles and gets Hangman to release the noose. Winner of the Match and advances to the battle royal- The Hangman AWA World Title Tournament Match Konnan vs. Leo Burke Burke and Konnan spend the opening minutes exchanging takeovers, arm drags, hip tosses, headlocks and various holds. Konnan gets frustrated and during a break nails Burke with a sucker punch. Konnan executes a flying headscissors and continues to hold on with a headscissors lock. Burke manages to reach the ropes. Konnan gets pissed and starts stomping down on Burke. Konnan swings Burke to the ropes and puts him down with a lunging clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Konnan picks Burke up, gives him a series of jabs and puts Burke down with a spin kick 1..2..Kick Out. Konnan yells at the Ref. Konnan swings Burke to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Burke swings back and puts Konnan down with a running forearm uppercut. Burke clears the cobwebs. Konnan staggers up as Burke whips him into the turnbuckles. Konnan hits hard and staggers into a back drop by Burke. Burke hops on the middle turnbuckles and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Burke reaches down but Konnan grabs his tights and hurls Burke through the ropes. Burke slowly gets on the apron but Konnan sends him flying with a running forearm blast. Konnan goes to the outside. Konnan picks up Burke and swings him into the steel post. Konnan hurls Burke back into the ring. Konnan executes 3 impressive German suplexes in a row and covers 1..2..Burke gets his foot on the ropes. Konnan can't believe it and berates the Ref. Konnan swings Burke to the ropes and dropkicks him at the knees, then follows with a spike DDT! Konnan doesn't cover. He hoists Burke up on the turnbuckles and hops up. Konnan goes for the superplex but Burke surprises Konnan with forearm clubs. Burke's out of it but by instinct keeps hammering away with forearm clubs. Burke headbutts Konnan and Konnan goes flying off the turnbuckles. The fans are cheering Burke on. Burke's still in a daze. Konnan slowly gets to his feet as Burke crashes down with a double axehandle. Burke picks up Konnan but Konnan rakes Burke's Eyes, grabs him from behind and executes a belly to back suplex 1..2..(Burke gets his shoulder up)..3! Konnan rises with his hands raised. The Ref says NO and raises Burke's arm. Konnan is livid and grabs the Ref by his shirt. The Ref tells him Burke got his arm up. Konnan's so pissed that he clocks the Ref! Konnan starts stomping down on Burke but officials run in to stop it. Konnan goes to the outside and starts flipping over chairs. Winner of the Match and advances to the battle royal- Leo Burke AWA World Title Tournament Match 'Champagne' Gerry Morrow w/Brenda Britton vs. Bobby Blaze The fans cheer Blaze as he enters the ring full of energy. The atmosphere changes quickly as the boos reign down on Morrow and Britton. Britton enters the ring and snatches the mic. Britton: Hi everybody! And now a word from the greatest AWA C.O.O. of all time, Gerry Morrow! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS! Morrow: AHHHHHHHHH thank you Brenda. Let me officially welcome you all to de very event I created...de Champagne Slam. Now watch as I make history by winning de AWA world title at de very event I created. Brenda, I know de champagne is on ice for my celebration later, so let me take care of dis peon (points at Blaze) and let's get dis night moving. The bell rings but Morrow shoos Blaze away. Morrow slowly takes off his vest and fedora. He turns around and hands them down to Brenda. WHAM! Blaze sends Morrow through the ropes with a dropkick from behind! The crowd's going nuts! Blaze goes to the outside, grabs Morrow and slams his head on the apron. Brenda's in tears. Blaze slams Morrow's head on the apron several more times then hurls him back into the ring. Blaze gets on the top rope. Morrow slowly staggers up as Blaze nails him with a fist to the head. Morrow staggers around and goes down. Blaze picks up Morrow and holds him, relishes the moment before suplexing him down 1..2..Brenda puts Morrow's foot on the rope. Blaze goes over and yells down at Brenda. The Ref guides Blaze back. While the Ref is calming Blaze down, Brenda puts a foreign object in Morrow's hand. Morrow slowly rises. Blaze goes over, Morrow takes a big swing but Blaze ducks and goes for an atomic drop but Morrow nails him on the top of his head with the foreign object. Blaze is down and out. Morrow tosses the foreign object. Morrow goes to the top rope and crashes down on an unconscious Blaze with a flying headbutt 1..2..3! MORE BOOOOOOOOS! Brenda goes in and celebrates with Morrow. Morrow holds up the number one sign and bows to the booing fans. Brenda grabs the mic. Britton: Your winner and next AWA world champion, Gerry Morrow! Until the battle royal, toooooodles! Thundering boos The winner of the Match and advances to the battle royal- Gerry Morrow AWA World Title Tournament Match Hulk Hogan vs. 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich Tommy of course gets booed and it doesn't help that he's wearing a RichAmania shirt. The boos turn to earth shattering cheers as Eye of the Tiger blasts and Hogan storms down the aisle looking more intense than ever. Hogan hits the ring. Rich takes off his shirt and throws it in Hogan's face. The fans go wild as Hogan unleashes on Rich with punches as the bell rings. Hogan blasts away on Rich with punches, winds up and sends Rich flying with a big punch. Hogan rips off his shirt and throws it down at Rich. Hogan picks Rich up and starts choking him, then lifts him up in a chokehold and chokeslams him down! Hogan swings Rich to the ropes and puts him down with a running axebomber! Rich rolls out of the ring and falls to the ground. Hogan goes to the outside, picks up Rich and slams him down on the concrete. Hogan hoists Rich up on his shoulder, runs with him and darts him into the steel post. Hogan hurls Rich back into the ring. Hogan pumps his fists to the cheering crowd. Hogan slides back into the ring. Wait a minute! Massive boos as Brenda Britton comes to ringside Brenda is yelling up at the Ref. The Ref is puzzled and is trying to get Brenda to leave. Hogan is pissed and starts to walk over to see what the hell is going on. The boos get louder as Gerry Morrow runs into the ring. Morrow helps Rich up. Morrow smiles at Rich. Rich throws himself towards the Ref and falls down. The Ref sees Rich fall and looks over at Morrow. Rich is yelling at the Ref that Morrow hit him. The Ref points down at Rich, then at Morrow. Hogan runs over and clotheslines Morrow over the top rope. The bell rings. Hogan doesn't know what's happening. The Ref's talking with the announcer. Rich quickly rolls out of the ring. Brenda helps Morrow up and gets him out of there. The arena is silent. The announcement is made that due to outside interference Hulk Hogan has been disqualified. The place goes into riot mode! Hogan goes nuts but the Ref fears for his safety and runs out of there. Tommy Rich starts laughing uncontrollably as he stumbles up the aisle. Hogan's beyond pissed. His eyes bulge and neck veins pop. He storms out of there and up the aisle. This can't be! The Winner of the Match by DQ and advances to the battle royal- Tommy Rich Intermission The announcers recap the tournament and still can't believe what just went down. The Commissioner Magnum TA is in the back trying to calm Hogan down. Despite all the commotion, the announcers remind us that a new world champion will be crowned later tonight. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Ron Garvin and Dick Slater (C) vs. The Bunkhouse Boys The bell rings and the pier six brawl is on! The Ref lets them go as fists fly. Order finally gets restored but just a minute later another pier six brawl happens. Once again, order is restored. Slater and Garvin control a segment and take turns giving Golden a beat down. Golden somehow survives and is able to tag Houston in. Houston doesn't fare any better and takes some mudhole stomps from Slater and vicious palm strikes by Garvin. A few minutes later, Golden rushes in and we get another pier six brawl. During the chaos, Slater accidentally hits Garvin. When Slater realizes he hit Garvin, he quickly gets jumped by the Bunkhouse Boys and hurled out of the ring. The Bunkhouse Boys control the next segment by working over Garvin. They swing Garvin to the ropes and deliver a double throat drop on the top rope 1..2..Kick Out. Golden and Houston take turns clubbing Garvin in the corner. They swing Garvin to the ropes and deliver double knees to the mid section. They run over and knock Slater off the apron, then continue to work over Garvin. Garvin dives over for a tag but Slater's still out on the concrete. The Bunkhouse Boys pick up Garvin, double slam him down and follow with double fist drops 1..2..Slater runs in and breaks it. Slater starts cleaning house and double clotheslines the Bunkhouse Boys down. Garvin staggers up. Houston rises as Garvin puts him down with the hands of stone punch. Slater delivers a Russian Leg Sweep to Golden. The Ref guides Slater back. Garvin applies the Scorpion Deathlock on Golden. The Ref runs over as Golden submits. Things settle down. Garvin questions Slater about that punch and why he wasn't in the corner for the tag. Slater explains everything. Garvin calms down and eases up. Slater and Garvin shake hands and hold their titles high to the cheering fans. Winners of the Match and STILL AWA World tag team champs- Ron Garvin and Dick Slater AWA International Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. Mil Mascaras Big International match up between two International main eventers. Press from Mexico and Puerto Rico are at ringside. The opening minutes is pure textbook wrestling with each wrestler shining but neither getting a solid advantage. Mascaras starts to get the edge as he puts Colon down with a flying dropkick from the middle ropes. Mascaras starts working on the back and delivers a backbreaker then follows with a Boston Crab. This takes a lot out of Colon but he manages to use all his strength and reach the ropes. A few minutes later, Colon finally rebounds with a jumping headbutt followed by a running powerslam. Colon almost finishes things off with a swinging neckbreaker but Mascaras survives. At the 30 minute mark, both men are feeling the effects. Colon swings Mascaras to the corner and follows up with a monkey flip. Mascaras staggers up as Colon clotheslines him down. Colon goes to the top rope and comes down with a knee drop but Mascaras moves. Both men are reeling. Mascaras goes to the middle ropes. Colon staggers up as Mascaras drops him with a flying headbutt 1..2..Kick Out. Mascaras turns it up with several aerial moves but Colon weathers the storm. At the 45 minute mark, Colon has Mascaras in the figure four but Mascaras fights it and reaches the ropes. Colon works over Mascaras and swings him to the ropes but Mascaras ducks a clothesline and puts Colon down with a high dropkick. Mascaras shakes things off and goes back to work on Colon. Mascaras swings Colon to the ropes but Colon comes back and hits a flying headbutt as Mascaras does the same thing! Both men collide and go down. The Ref looks them over and starts the count. Mascaras staggers up and goes to the top rope. Colon slowly rises. Mascaras leaps off and hits a cross body press. Colon carries the momentum and rolls over 1..2..3! Mascaras kicks out a half second too late. Both wrestlers stand up. Mascaras is clearly disappointed but extends his hand to Colon. Colon smiles and shakes it. The fans cheer at the clinic they just witnessed and give a standing ovation for the bonus sportsmanship. Winner of the Match and STILL AWA International champ- Carlos Colon Larry Nelson: Fans, this has been a night to remember. Before we get to the battle royal, with me now is the AWA Commissioner Magnum TA. Magnum, once again, controversy surrounds Gerry Morrow and Hulk Hogan. It also appears that Tommy Rich is in on this as well. Magnum: Larry, it took everything I had to calm the Hulkster down. My anger is beyond words. I made a promise that all Referee's decisions will stand. However, there can still be consequences for actions. I told Hogan to let me get through this night and I assured him he will get what he wants. This night was marred by Gerry Morrow and Tommy Rich but I promised the fans a new world champion and I can't let anything get in the way. Hulk, trust me, just hang in there. (Holds up the world title) This is what tonight is all about and I will be presenting this title to the winner of the upcoming battle royal. Larry, let's get a world champion crowned. Larry: I'm with you Magnum. Let's get to the main event! Battle Royal for the AWA World Title Participants- Kerry Von Erich, Jumbo Tsuruta, Kokina, The Big Bossman, The Hangman, Leo Burke, Gerry Morrow and Tommy Rich The wrestlers enter the ring. One of these men will be the next AWA world champion. Nelson: Hold on fans, there seems to be something happening in the back. Our cameras are heading there now. We see the camera moving fast down the hall. It comes upon Hulk Hogan beating down on Gerry Morrow! Security, officials and wrestlers all get to the scene and get Hogan off. Brenda is in the background sobbing. Morrow is laid out, knocked out and a bloody mess. It's mass chaos! Back at ringside, Magnum is updated. He shrugs and says the battle royal must go on. The fans cheer as the introductions are made and the bell rings. Rich is totally confused by Morrow's absence and is looking up the aisle. He turns around as Kerry Von Erich sends him over the top rope with a discus punch! The fans go absolutely wild! Rich staggers up, stumbles around, falls back down, slowly rises and starts throwing a fit and saying he wasn't ready. Magnum looks at security and tells them to get Rich out of here. They proceed to escort a kicking and screaming Rich to the back. Tommy Rich is eliminated The fists are flying and wrestlers take turns beating each other up. After a few minutes, Bossman and Hangman are brawling big time. Bossman has Hangman stunned, swings off the ropes and hits a big clothesline that sends Hangman against the ropes. Bossman starts to run back but Kokina grabs Bossman and hurls him into the Hangman, and both men fall over the top rope! As Bossman rises, Hangman kicks him and hurls him into the guardrail. Hangman grabs his noose and starts choking Bossman. Security is on high alert. Magnum shouts a warning to Nell. Nell looks at Magnum and says "The inevitable is coming" Nell gets Hangman to ease up and escorts him out. The Big Bossman and The Hangman are eliminated In the ring, Burke is hammering away on Jumbo and sends him against the ropes with a European uppercut. Burke charges but Jumbo back drops him over the top rope! Leo Burke is eliminated It's down to Kerry Von Erich, Kokina and Jumbo Tsuruta Jumbo tries to hit Kerry with an enzuguri but Kerry ducks it. Jumbo staggers up as Kerry powerslams him over. Kokina snatches Kerry up by his hair and hurls him into the turnbuckles. Kokina charges in but Kerry moves as Kokina hits hard. Kokina staggers out as Kerry spins around and nails him with a discus punch! Kokina staggers back and falls through the ropes. Adnan runs over to attend to Kokina. Jumbo regroups and sends Kerry into the turnbuckles with a running high knee. Kerry staggers back as Jumbo grabs him and hurls him over with an overhead suplex. Jumbo picks up Kerry and goes for a suplex but Kerry fights it, spins Jumbo around and puts him down with a jaw breaker. Both men are down. They slowly rise. They proceed to have an intense exchange. Jumbo with the chops, Kerry with the punches. Jumbo gets the upper hand and goes for a gut wrench suplex but Kerry fights it, uses all his strength and gut wrench suplexes Jumbo over the top rope! Jumbo Tsuruta is eliminated The fans are up and cheering. Kerry's on his knees, then rises and holds up his arms in victory. WHAM! From behind, Kokina grabs Kerry by his hair and headbutts him, then hurls him over the top rope! Kokina never went over the TOP rope. Kerry Von Erich is eliminated Adnan runs in the ring and celebrates. Kokina stands tall Magnum TA enters the ring and takes the mic. Magnum: It's been a long road and the goal was finally accomplished. I present the AWA world title to the new champion...Kokina. Adnan snatches the title and puts it on Kokina's shoulder. Adnan: There was never any doubt in my mind! I warned all of you that nobody could stop Kokina! And nobody ever will! This is the dawning of a new era! The era of Kokina! Kokina lets out a monstrous roar and holds the title high. The winner of the Battle Royal and NEW AWA World Champion- Kokina The announcers recap the event and all the controversy with Hogan, Morrow and Rich. They hope to have answers on next week's TV show. They end the night by putting over Kokina as the AWA world champion.

I agree with AD, you've always done Rogers good I can't imagine who Uncle Ivan is bringing in but the Southern Boys better be ready IRS takes care of another tax cheat The Destruction Crew get straight to the point. Looking forward to the tag tournament Awwwwwww man Wright hasn't even gotten a nickel yet. Please help this poor man. Hasn't he suffered enough Hometown Horner is really getting over After that promo, Murdoch's going to be a heat magnet here Austin gets to hit Dutch with Wright's brass knuckles but takes the DQ. I'm sure it was worth it It's cool watching you rebuild SMW

Great showcases on TV while building up to SuperBrawl with a pit stop at the Omni. Steiners add an entirely different dynamic to the tag division. Speaking of that, I love what's going on in the entire tag division. Doom, RWs and Steiners in the world title picture while RnR and the Freebirds are battling for the US titles. Sid and Sting is the big money match and the explosion is about to happen. Flying Brian has really elevated the TV title. Hennig's the right guy holding the US title but can he hold off Steamboat. The Omni card will set the tone for Superbrawl.

The go home show to SNME was a fun read. The promos were great and served their purpose in hyping up the event. Warrior passing the torch to Titan was a huge moment. I liked the realistic behind the scenes depiction of this. The WWF is definitely in a transition stage and I'm excited about the direction. SNME time! Hart is working wonders with Zenk. This win over Koko gives Zenk heel credibility and also gets his new finisher over The KOTR brackets are set. I'm very curious with what happens with Jake and Andre. Meanwhile, Flair is fired up and more confident than ever. Warlord gets a big time win over OMG but takes a brutal beating from Slick's army. Warlord may need some back up I'll give it up to Lawler, the man knows how to get a win. I think him and Tito will have an intense program. Trust me, these two will deliver Wahoo gets an emotional sendoff and deserves it. Loved that passing of the torch moment with Tatanka. Wow, Backlund giving Nailz guidance will be must see TV. This is going to get crazy! I've always loved heel Terry Taylor. He plays the arrogant heel so well. After a chaotic match, the Nasties unify the titles. Welcome to Nastyville! Great show! Can't wait for KOTR!

Mike gives an awesome performance PCO gets the win but Richards showed he can get focused Speaking of focus, it seems the Sinister and Malenko sure got Wright to focus Hamrick and Kid give the fans a thriller The FOJ are tuned up and ready to regain their titles If Hart survives Adams, I'm sure Kawada is up next Cow Palace Malenko is on the rise while Douglas seems to be in a slump Candido gets through the crybaby chants MVC outfights the OWC Thrillseekers keep racking up the wins Cornette's racket is the difference maker. That's probably the only way to keep Cameron down Hart puts a stamp on Dibiase inside the cage. That's the kind of match lucky house show fans will be talking about for awhile Fresno SOB's are another team looking for title opportunities No doubt about it, Adams is ready for his shot Love that old school vs. new era tag match At least Severn was able to barely control himself Coast to Coast are in the midst of a solid reign. Cap another exciting weekend off with a successful Liger LHW title defense

Really cool concept. It's great seeing southern legends like Prichard and Rich in key roles Good use of the talent here. This would be a nice alternative from the National promotions. I liked the video packages. This is always a great way to introduce or reintroduce talent to the fans. Keep up the good work. It will be fun watching SMW's new era unfold.

I like this build up stage. Everybody gets to shine and look strong as Superbrawl approaches. Jesse wasn't lying when he said he was bringing in the best talent from around the world

Another great and unpredictable week in the WWF I really wonder what Jake's true intentions are. Is it all about Flair? Or is it a long diabolical plan to get to the world title? I can't wait to find out Flair's pissed and will always find a way to stay in the world title picture. Declaring himself for the KOTR proves this I'm kinda hoping Lawler beats Beefcake because I would love to see a Tito/Lawler world title program After getting bested by Bad News Brown, Slick seems to have rebounded well with a strong army I'm a sucker for the grizzled vets, so aligning Orton and Valentine got a pop from me The Fantastics have some serious momentum going but can they handle a trip to Nastyville. Heel Z-Man is great. Hart bringing out his dark side will be an interesting story to watch If Warrior is passing the torch, I can't think of a better person than the Titan. I always loved deranged Backlund. I can only hope he gets an IC title run. Think of all those great promos as champion The commentary was spot on. Hearing Gorilla, Alfred and Gene really brings back memories.

Morton was already over but bringing out an Easter basket with candy will really get him mega over. What a guy Speaking of getting over, the Crazies are becoming favorites This is the ideal spot for the Nightmares. A chaotic ending is always a fun way to end the show.

It's really great to have SMW back in our game. You definitely have the territory down. The heels work so well here. The Russians, IRS, Dutch and of course Wright. These guys are perfect territory heels and will all get good heat. On the flip side, you have the classic fired up babyfaces like Horner and the Southern Boys. At this point in time, Steve Austin is the right choice to lead SMW. This early feud with Dutch will get him massively over. It may seem like a minor detail, but banning the piledriver can set up something interesting with Orndorff It'll be fun to see how Jarrett does here. He's been used to wrestling in Memphis under his dad, so we'll see how he adapts to Armstrong world Wright is a crack up. It's really good seeing him back in the game. Poor guy is just a little down on his luck and needs some help. I encourage all the good people to send money for his medical procedures. Bullet Bob has already made his presence known. Bottom line is he's the boss. Great start Kev.

If Severn's in beast mode, watch out! Modest looks to stand out in single's competition Good to see the FOJ back on the winning track I have to hand it to Richards; he's become quite focused. Maybe Candido should take notes SOB get a good showcase and I'm sure Cornette and the FBI were watching Lee gets a prime time win over a former champ Busick has done extremely well in our world Portland Smooth heel move by Richards Eddie's determined on staying in title contention Big win for Gordy as he takes down the man of means. However, if Dibiase is talking revenge, Gordy better stay on high alert Martel's a nice guy but is never afraid to play the heels game when needed. I'm really liking this program with Condrey Credit to the FBI for giving Iron and Steel a fight Both Kawada and Adams shine against the champ. Adams gets the fall and the next shot but I'm sure Kawada will get another chance as well. Eugene The Serial Thrillaz seem to be getting the upper hand on the Money Train Malenko looked good but that onslaught by Williams sealed the deal If Sabu's on the card, the fans now know they're going to see something insane Regal's getting into his groove as the submission champ Severn's not only in beast mode but he's ready to snap Liger once again caps off the weekend with an always exciting LHW title match. Vegas Vengeance is loaded. Is it crazy that I'm rooting for Scotty and Richards to win this year's tournament?

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-10-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Champagne Slam is only one week away and a new AWA world champion will be crowned that night. We'll be hearing more comments from the remaining contenders, including the former world champ, Hulk Hogan. A lot of in ring action tonight. The British Bombers will face the Guerreros. Latin Desire will clash with TCB. And Gama Singh will defend the AWA TV title against the Equalizer. Ok, let's get to the action. Latin Desire vs. TCB w/Jackie Thanks to Jackie's distraction, TCB get an early jump and take control. They put Lou down with a double back elbow smash. Walker follows with a hanging suplex and tags in Jones. Jones comes off the middle ropes with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. TCB continue to control until Walker goes for a back drop but Lou leapfrogs over and comes back with a flying dropkick. Lou rolls over and tags in Al. Al pounds away on Walker, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a flying forearm blast. Jones comes in but Al back drops him. Al tags in Lou, they swing Walker to the ropes and double dropkick him down. Lou covers 1..2..Jones breaks it. Things escalate into a pier six brawl. Jackie gets on the apron. The Ref is distracted with her. Cheers as the RPMs hit the ring! They pound away on Jones and hurl him over the top rope. RPMs head out. This leaves Walker all alone as Al executes his helicopter drop. Lou picks up Walker and hits a bridging back suplex. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Jackie's yelling at the Ref but he doesn't really listen. Commercial Break We see a montage of Mil Mascaras highlights. He'll be facing Carlos Colon for the AWA International title at Champagne Slam. Mr. Saito and Shinya Hashimoto vs. Arnie Goldstein and Maurice Thorpe Hashimoto chops his opponent down, hoists him up and drops him with a brainbuster. Hashimoto tags in Saito. Saito finishes things off with his Saito suplex. Larry Nelson announces that per Commissioner Magnum TA, Hashimoto and Saito will be barred from Market Square Arena next week at Champagne Slam. Commercial Break Champagne Slam Promos The Hangman is standing there with his hands gripped around his noose. Nell: The Hangman's time has come. Now, more than ever, the AWA needs a champion of his caliber. Tommy Jammer, unfortunately you're the next poor soul in our way. You have a carefree spirit because you're lost. You will meet your demise at Champagne Slam. I do have pity for the winners that night because they will have to face the reckoning. Next week, everybody will know the truth. The Hangman is for real. Tommy Jammer: Since SuperClash, I have never been more focused in my life. Nell had some ominous words for me but let me enlighten you Nell. If I'm surfing the beaches in Cali and wipe out, I get back on the board and ride that next wave brother. I've rode the biggest waves in the world and I'm going to ride the wave all the way to the world title! Hangman, I'm going through you to get there. Konnan: I've already proven I'm the greatest wrestler to come out of Mexico and now I'm going to prove I'm the best wrestler in the AWA! It's my time and I'm taking it. Leo Burke, you're not in my league. You're washed up, you're getting old. You're going down and I'm the one who will be wearing the world title at the end of the night! It's my time! Leo Burke: The young guys always love underestimating me but yet here I am, in the thick of the world title hunt. Who knows, this might be my last shot for the world title. Which is why I've been training harder than ever. Konnan says it's his time. I disagree, It's my time! Bobby Blaze: Everybody's calling me the underdog and I'm ok with that. The odds have always been against me but I thrive on that. Gerry Morrow seems more interested in his issues with Hulk Hogan. Big mistake Morrow because Bobby Blaze is coming in full throttle and you're going to have to deal with that. Commercial Break The British Bombers vs. The Guerreros This feud's been heating up and it shows tonight. As soon as the bell rings, both teams brawl to the outside and get counted out. They continue to fight into the commercial break. Commercial Break The Bunkhouse Boys vs. Neil Jordan and Trent Watkins Bunkhouse Boys pummel their opponents and finish things off with a spiked piledriver! Hold on! Dick Slater and Ron Garvin hit the ring and give the Bunkhouse Boys a pounding. The Boys roll out of the ring and stagger their way up the aisle. Slater and Garvin go to ringside. Slater: Those boys don't know what they're dealing with! Commercial Break Nelson: I'm here with Tommy Rich, who apparently has something to say. Rich: Watch it Larry. I don't like your tone. You need to show respect to the real AWA world champion. This tournament is just a stupid formality. At Champagne Slam, I'm beating up that imposter Chump Hogan and then I'm winning the battle royal to get back what I never lost in the first place, the AWA world title. Boos as Gerry Morrow walks out. Morrow: Mr. Rich, I would like to discuss business with you in private. I think you will be very pleased. Rich: Gerry, you're a class act. Lead the way. Morrow and Rich leave. Nelson: I can't imagine what that is all about but I don't like it one bit. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Gama Singh (C) vs. The Equalizer Singh is able to use his speed to take Equalizer down and work the leg. Equalizer finally reaches the ropes and Gama breaks. Equalizer quickly rakes Gama's eyes and clubs him down. Equalizer limps around then stomps down on Gama. Equalizer swings Gama to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Equalizer picks up Gama and gives him a vicious backbreaker. Equalizer still holds on to Gama and delivers 2 more backbreakers 1..2..Gama barley gets his arm up. Equalizer swings Gama into the corner and charges in with a running shoulder thrust. Equalizer grabs Gama's head and tosses him across the ring. Gama staggers up and falls back against the turnbuckles. Equalizer charges in with a high knee but Gama falls down and out of the way as Equalizer crashes knee first into the turnbuckles. Both men slowly rise. Gama dropkicks Equalizer into the corner. Gama shakes the cobwebs, hops up and monkey flips Equalizer over. Gama goes to the top rope. Equalizer staggers up with a limp as Gama nails him with a missile dropkick. Gama then applies the Indian Deathlock and wrenches away. Equalizer submits. Gama holds his TV title high as the fans cheer. Commercial Break Hulk Hogan is standing in front of an AWA banner. Hogan: It all comes down to Champagne Slam. I've scaled and conquered Mount AWA before and I'm on the verge of doing it again. Oh yea brother, Hulkamania has suffered some setbacks. First from that no good Ric Flair and his horsemen goons. The Hulkamaniacs prevailed at War Games but there was another dirty dog lying in the weeds. The dirtiest, lowest piece of scum on the earth, Gerry Morrow. Hulkamania was faced with another band of goons but they didn't finish the job! Here I am, heading to Champagne Slam and the chance to get the world title back. Hulk Hogan has one goal and one goal only, the regain the AWA world title brother! Tommy Rich! I've been hearing you run your mouth and I'll be more than happy to shut it, beat you and steamroll over you to get to that battle royal. And Gerry Morrow, you better pray we don't cross paths at Champagne Slam because if we do, Hulkamania is going to run wild on you like I've never ran wild before. At the end of the night, Hulkamania will be standing strong on top of Mount AWA! Friday, April 17th Market Square Arena Live on pay per view AWA World Title Tournament Bouts 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Iceman Parsons w/Jackie El Canek vs. Jumbo Tsuruta The Magnificent Muraco vs. Kokina w/Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie The Big Bossman vs. 'The Rocker' Shawn Michaels The Hangman w/Nell vs. 'Tidal Wave' Tommy Jammer Konnan vs. Leo Burke 'Champagne' Gerry Morrow w/Brenda Britton vs. Bobby Blaze Hulk Hogan vs. Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich The Winners will advance to the battle royal. The last man standing will be the new AWA World Champion Also AWA International Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. Mil Mascaras AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Dick Slater and Ron Garvin (C) vs. The Bunkhouse Boys (Jimmy Golden and Sam Houston)

Jerry Flynn's name looks to be on the rise The Koslowskis have an iron grip on the tag titles. I could see them main eventing a show in the near future. I agree, this might be Onita's year. Han getting a submission win over Fujinami is a big deal. I would love to see a Takada/Ogawa rematch Big title defense for Maeda. No wonder this event sold out. I love the behind the scenes news especially getting more insight on the near riot. Very interesting.

Ventura's hell bent on making WCW the top promotion in the world It takes a lot to shut Paul E up, but Ventura accomplished it Good showcases from all the top talent this week Sid vs. Sting at Superbrawl. Bring it on!

Richards seems to be slowly but surely getting there while Candido seems to be slowly losing it. Douglas wants to get back on track No doubt that Lighting Kid will be a top LHW contender in the months to come I'm a huge Rick Martel fan but that Condrey/Cornette finish was heel brilliance Thrillseekers are working their way to a title shot Vancouver Watch out, Kawada's on another rampage PCO and Finlay are probably already thinking about their next fight The bulldozer gets planted by Dr. Death. Is Dibiase next? With the roll Busick's been on, props to Eddie for taking him to the limit Man, if you're in the mood for a great tag brawl, then Iron and Steel vs. the OWC is right up your alley Hart retains but RVD will get some good buzz from this Kelowna Scorpio needed a win and got it The fans must be blown away by Sabu. He's nuts Hamrick gets a confidence boosting win over Snow I'm sure Regal's enjoying his victories over Wright Coast to Coast gets another one over on the FOJ Liger once again caps off an exciting weekend with another thrilling performance

Oh man! A lot going down in the WWF. I couldn't believe it! Ric Flair showed up! WOOOOO! And of course gets himself in the world title picture right away Flair's arrival was huge but Gary Hart showing up was pretty damn big as well. His association with Zenk will be very interesting I'm liking the resurgence of Bob Orton. The tag team division is insane right now. Zenk leaves High Energy. Herc turns on Warlord and gets back with Roma. And the Fantastics throw everything out of whack by winning the titles ahead of the unification bout Loved all the promos. You're fleshing out their gimmicks and characters well. The Nailz promo was intense Beefcake vs. Lawler is a good program and the Genius is a fun way to elevate it. Earthquake puts down the hammer but Duggan awaits It was only a day but Tito and Flair get a damn good build up. Hey, these two can deliver and did. I could just feel Flair's annoyance with Jake and it costed him dearly as Santana scores the huge win to retain. I really thought Flair was going to walk right in and win the title. Nice swerve. Fun house shows especially with an unhinged Bob Backlund return. Tito's title run is off to a rock'n start! Great job setting up your direction. You're right, anything can happen in the WWF right now.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-3-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up. Tonight's main event will be for the AWA National tag team titles as the Heavenly Bodies defend against the Rock n Roll RPMs. That should be an outstanding match up. Right now, I want to send you to a special Champagne Report. AWA commissioner Magnum TA is sitting at a desk with the AWA world title sitting in front of him. Magnum: As all of you know, Champagne Slam happens on Friday April 17th from the Market Square Arena. After an action packed first round, the next round has been set for Champagne Slam. Here are the matches. 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Iceman Parsons w/Jackie El Canek vs. Jumbo Tsuruta The Magnificent Muraco vs. Kokina w/Shiek Adnan Al-Kassie The Big Bossman vs. 'The Rocker' Shawn Michaels The Hangman w/Nell vs. 'Tidal Wave' Tommy Jammer Konnan vs. Leo Burke 'Champagne' Gerry Morrow w/Brenda Britton vs. Bobby Blaze Hulk Hogan vs. Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich Magnum: The winners of these matches will advance to the battle royal. The winner of the battle royal will be the new AWA world champion. History will be made on April 17th in Indianapolis at Champagne Slam. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Champs Dick Slater and Ron Garvin vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Slater hits a Russian Leg Sweep on Rooney then tags in Garvin, who finishes things off with the Scorpion Deathlock. Slater and Garvin cut a promo and take turns talking about the pounding they're going to give the Bunkhouse Boys at Champagne Slam! Commercial Break We get some Champagne Slam promos Kerry Von Erich: My goal has always been to become AWA world champion, I'm one step closer and at Champagne Slam I plan on going all the way! Iceman Parsons: Kerry Von Erich! You're just an obstacle on my way to the title! I'm taking you down Rooty-Poo and I'm the one who's going to be standing tall at the end! Jackie: That's right baby! The Tribal Nation vs. Los Boricuas These two teams want to get in title contention and this is their chance to shine. Tribal Nation have been in the AWA for a while and have worked their way to some title shots but have come up short. Los Boricuas debuted a couple months ago and tonight will be their toughest test. The match goes back and forth with clean but aggressive wrestling. Both teams display incredible teamwork and chemistry. Tribal Nation take control and almost get the win with stereo double tomahawk chops from opposite turnbuckles but Perez manages to survive. Mark hoists Perez up for an atomic drop but as Perez is in the air, he's able to reach out and tag in Castillo. Mark atomic drops Perez but Castillo dropkicks Mark from behind. Castillo works over Mark and tags in Perez. Castillo suplexes Mark as Perez hits a sling shot splash 1..2..3! Chris comes in a second too late. Big win for Los Boricuas. The Tribal Nation are clearly disappointed. Commercial Break More Champagne Slam promos El Canek: (subtitles) I've been one step away from the AWA world title before but now it's time to go all the way! Jumbo Tsuruta (also subtitles) I've been the world champion once and I will be champion again! AWA 6-Man Champs Austin's Idols w/ Austin Idol vs. Vic Dutro, Neil Jordan and Willie Lopez Storm mows down Jordan with a spear. Young follows with a tornado DDT and Santana easily finishes things off with a flying elbow from the top rope! The champs hold up their titles as Idol applauds. Nelson: Austin Idol, your men didn't fare to well in the tournament? What.. Idol: Hold on just a minute darling. My Idols might not have advanced in the tournament as solos but together they're a well oiled machine and there isn't three men in the AWA that can beat my united champions! And that's a fact Jack! Commercial Break We again see a huge metal door. Inside we hear that electric buzzing sound followed by a man screaming. Man 1: What is your name? Man 2: (breathing hard) Makhan Singh The electric buzzing hits followed by screams Man 1: What is your name? Man 2: (slowly answers) Makhan Singh The electric buzzing hits as the man screams again Fade to black More Champagne Slam Promos Magnificent Muraco: The Magnificent One has been through it all in the AWA and now I have a massive roadblock with Kokina in my way. I've been through hell already so Kokina, get ready to go through it with me! Adnan Kassie: Muraco! You are no match for the great Kokina! You're doomed! Kokina is destined to be the AWA world champion! Kokina lets out a roar! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Heavenly Bodies (C) vs. The Rock n Roll RPMs The opening minutes are fast paced and actioned packed! Both teams show off their speed, agility and high octane offense. Bodies get control and work over Lane. Del Ray puts Lane down with a flying dropkick and Prichard follows with a swinging neckbreaker 1..2..Davis breaks it. Moments later, Davis ducks a double clothesline and comes back to double clothesline the Bodies down. Davis tags in Lane. Lane cleans house and the RPMs make a comeback. Lane tags in Davis and they double hot shot Del Ray on the top rope 1..2..Prichard makes the save. We get a pier six brawl. As the Ref is tied up with Prichard and Lane, TCB hit the ring and give Davis a double rib breaker. Jackie leads TCB back up the aisle. Del Ray rolls over and puts his arm across Davis's chest as the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOO! Heavenly Bodies retain! Commercial Break Champagne Slam promos Shawn Michaels: Shawn Michaels! AWA World champion! Boy, does that have a great ring to it. Bossman, you couldn't beat me on my worst day. I'm taking care of you and then it's time to get what I deserve, the AWA world title! Big Bossman: Law, order and justice is what being a champion is all about! I came here to win the world title and that's what I'm going to do. Shawn Michaels! You're about to serve hard time! Nelson: Fans, you will see a new AWA world champion crowned at Champagne Slam. Next week we will hear from the remaining contenders including Gerry Morrow and the immortal Hulk Hogan, I can... Boos as Tommy Rich walks out. Rich: Hold up Larry. You, me and all these idiots out here know there's only one name worth mentioning when it comes to the AWA world title. I'm talking about Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich! Hey, I never lost that title to begin with, so I really am the undisputed world champ. But whatever, I'll be a good boy and just win it back at Champagne Slam. I hear I'll be facing that wannabe champ Chump Hogan in the first round. Nelson: You are correct. (smirks) Pretty big task ahead for you Wildfire. Rich: Don't get smart with me Nelson! Listen up Chumpster! What exactly are you going to do when the Wildfire runs wild on you! Nelson: (rolls his eyes) On that note, see you next week.

Battle Royals can be hard to write up but man you nailed it. I liked that the entire show was dedicated to it. PnP added some great drama. Even though he didn't win, this really got Williams over with the fans. We'll see if Hotbody can fare better than Pretty Boy. I'm sure Morton and Wild Dog drew a big crowd at the Armory.