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TNT Wrestling TV @ The Roanne Fieldhouse, Memphis TN 7-13-84 Footage is shown from the Omni as Ted Dibiase defeats Hulk Hogan for the AWA World Title! Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of TNT Wrestling here on the USA Network. Major news in the AWA as Ted Dibiase is the new world champion. He defeated Hulk Hogan and there sure was some controversy but the end result is Ted Dibiase is the world champ. Let's hear some pre recorded comments from the new champ as he will now defend that title at Summer Blast against Jumbo Tsuruta! Dibiase: (smiling with the strap on his shoulder) Get ready Memphis because the champ is coming to town! Now that I have to fulfill Hogan's previous bookings, it looks like Summer Blast is the next destination. Poor Jumbo Tsuruta. He thought he was going to be in a brawl but now he has to face a champ that can do it all. There's nothing I cant do in the ring and that's exactly why I'm holding this title! After Summer Blast, Ted Dibiase will be the talk of TNT! Lance: There you have it from the new world champ. We'll be hearing from Stasiak and Tsuruta a bit later. Lot's of exciting news going on in TNT. Next week, changes are coming to TNT. Due to the expansion of territories in the AWA, the Roanne Fieldhouse will now be the permanent home for our weekly TV programs. I understand Steve Stack has taken a behind the scenes position and I know he's excited about that. Thank you Steve for all your contributions on the air. Join us next week as TNT kicks off a new era here on the USA network. We've got a dandy of a program tonight as Summer Blast is just days away. Jerry the King Lawler will go one on one with King Carl Fergie and the winner will have the sole rights to wear the crown. Before we get to our first match, I wanted to get a word with Cocoa Samoa. The fans cheer as Cocoa comes out. Lance: Cocoa, it's you and Ratamyus at Summer Blast, in a chain match! Cocoa: I've been counting down the hours.... Ratamyus and the Cuban Assassins storm the podium and attack Cocoa! Cheers as Polynesian Power run out and hit the Assassins! Lance bails as all 6 men are in an intense fight! Commercial Break The fight was broken up and Commissioner Larry Hennig is standing with Lance. Hennig: Things are getting way out of control. Since Ratamyus wants to fight Cocoa so bad and doesn't want to wait for Summer Blast, I have a solution. Their chain match will happen tonight! Massive pop! Lance: Oh my! Hennig: That's right Lance, and both the Cuban Assassins and Polynesian Power will be banned from the match. If anybody interferes, they will be fired! However, I've decided that those two teams will face each other at Summer Blast! Lance: Ok fans, big announcement from Larry Hennig! What a wild night this should be. Let's get to the ring. The Real Deal (Scott McGhee/Ricky Vaughn) vs. Kent Stevens and Harold Helms Vaughn works over Stevens then back drops him. Stevens bounces back and tags in Helms. Vaughn hip tosses him over and follows with a drop kick then tags in McGhee. McGhee works over Helms then tags in Vaughn (climbs to the top rope) Vaughn hits a missile dropkick then tags in McGhee. McGhee executes a German Suplex for the pin! The fans cheer as Real Deal heads to the podium. Lance talks about their upcoming match with the Blonde Bombers at Summer Blast and how Johnny Valiant made some disparaging remarks about them. McGhee and Vaughn say they have thick skin and remain focus on the task at hand...defeating the Blonde Bombers! Commercial Break Richard Charland vs. Gary Williams Charland nails Gary with a running forearm blast then hits a body slam. Charland rakes his boot across Williams head then picks him up and hurls him out of the ring. Charland goes outside, picks up Gary and body slams him on the concrete! Charland hurls Gary back in the ring. Charland picks up Gary and crashes him down with an inverted piledriver to get the pin! The fans boo as Charland heads to the podium. Lance: Well Mr. Charland, we've seen you and Gino Brito Jr. going at it of late and now you can settle things at Summer Blast. Charland gives a promo in French then storms off leaving behind a puzzled Lance Russell. Commercial Break TNT Champ Terry Funk joins Lance Russell for commentary for the next match. Tito Santana vs. Trent Parker Tito works over Parker with a series of arm drags. Funk puts over Tito's athleticism but says he's also a master manipulator. Tito back drops Parker. Parker staggers up as Tito swings off the ropes and hits the flying forearm for the win! Funk walks into the ring. Him and Tito have an intense stare down. Funk raises the TNT title and mouths some words to Tito. Funk turns around to exit. Tito runs at him but stops. Funk turns around quick. Tito points at him and nods his head basically saying I could of had you but I'll wait for Summer Blast. Funk warns him and doesn't take his eyes off him as he exits the ring. Commercial Break Lance: As we all know, at Summer Blast, it will now be Ted Dibiase defending the AWA World title against Jumbo Tsuruta. My guests at this time are Stan Stasiak and Jumbo Tsuruta. Ok Stan, I know this has got to throw things off a bit for your man. I mean you've been preparing for Hogan and now it's a whole new ballgame with Dibiase. Stasiak: It throws nothing off you idiot! Do you know who this man is? He's Jumbo Tsuruta! He's been with the best in the world and has defeated them all! Every style and every kind of opponent has fallen to Tsuruta. Dibiase will be no different! At Summer Blast, the result will be the same, Jumbo Tsuruta walks out with the AWA world title! Now, watch what my team Decimation does in the ring because at Summer Blast, this is what's going to happen to the Road Warriors! Decimation w/Stan Stasiak vs. Sam and Sean Smith Total squash! Shaw and Colley send Sean through the ropes with a running double shoulder block! Colley picks up Sam and powerslams him over. Shaw swings off the ropes and hits a big splash for the pin! The fans boo as Jumbo Tsuruta hits the ring, picks up Sam and powerbombs him down! Stasiak and his men stand tall as the boos continue. Commercial Break Lance: Fans, get ready because our chain match happens right now. I must say viewer discretion be advised because this will be brutal. Chain Match! Cocoa Samoa vs. Ratamyus Ratamyus has his face painted white and looks ominous as Cocoa looks like a man out of his mind with intensity. Several Refs are in there as they hook their wrists with the chain. This match will be under pinfall or submission rules. The fans cheer as both men are hooked. As soon as the Refs get out of there, Cocoa and Ratamyus yank the chain and try to get the first blow. Cocoa pulls Ratamyus in and nails him with a chain shot. Cocoa hits a body slam then wraps the chain around his fist and crashes down with a fist drop. Ratamyus is busted open. Cocoa gets up and rewraps the chain and hits another fist drop 1..2..Ratamyus gets his foot under the ropes. Cocoa rises and Ratamyus hits him with a low blow! Cocoa goes down to his knees as Ratamyus is still on the canvas regrouping. Ratamyus grabs the ropes, staggers around, then wraps the chain around Cocoa's neck and starts choking him. Cocoa is spitting up as Ratamyus chokes away. Ratamyus uses the chain and drags Cocoa back. Ratamyus takes the chain away from Cocoa's throat, then swings it down and hits Cocoa across the body several times. Cocoa is rolling around in pain. Ratamyus wraps the chain around his arm and drops an elbow on Cocoa's head, busting him open. Ratamyus repeats this 1..2..Cocoa barley gets his shoulder up. Ratamyus gets up and threatens the Ref with the chain. Ratamyus spends to much time threatening the Ref. Cocoa gets to his knees and manages to get the chain between the legs of Ratamyus. Cocoa jumps up and yanks the chain up! Ratamyus's body jumps in the air and he goes down in severe pain. The fans are going wild! Cocoa slowly regroups. Cocoa's eyes see nothing but red and the look on his face gives Lance Russell chills. Cocoa wraps the chain around his fist and just hammers away on Ratamyus! Cocoa lifts Ratamyus up then clotheslines him down with the chain! Cocoa pulls Ratamyus to the turnbuckles. Cocoa hops up on the middle ropes, wraps the chain around his head and crashes down with a headbutt 1..2..3!!!! The fans stand up and cheer! The Ref unhooks the chain and raises Cocoa's arm. Cocoa falls against the ropes. He's bleeding and exhausted but he raises his fist in triumph! Commercial Break Lance: Wow! That maybe the most brutal match I've ever seen on TV. Cocoa managed to walk out of here but the Cuban Assassins had to help Ratamyus to the back. Both men were bleeding pretty bad and both were beaten up badly. I guess this was the only way to finally solve this. Now that things have calmed down, let's go to the ring. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Frank Figgens Idol really has the fans with him as he swings Frank to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Idol hoists Frank up and hits a Shin Breaker. The fans cheer as Idol clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock for the win! Lance: Ok Idol, come on over. At Summer Blast, it's you and Tully Blanchard for the TV title. It seems Tully is looking past this and towards a TNT title shot. Your thoughts? Idol: Listen up Tully! Austin Idol is no stepping stone Jack! You better be at your best baby because the odds in Vegas say Austin Idol is walking out TV champ! Idol gives the camera a wink and bicep pose. Lance: Ok, Austin Idol is clearly set and ready for Tully and the TV title. Let's take you to more training from Hercules Ayala as he gets ready for his taped fist match with Tony Atlas at Summer Blast. Video shows Ayala with taped fists punching away on a heavy bag tied to a tree. Ayala is intense with each punch. The final punch knocks the bag off the tree! Ayala: The training is over! Atlas! You're next! Commercial Break Footage is shown from last week as Steve O put on a mask to help him and Mr. Wrestling 2/3 win their match against Denny Brown and the Fabulous Ones. Lance: My guests at this time are the AWA Southern Tag team champions, the Fabulous Ones and Denny Brown. Keirn: Yea, they pulled one over on us last week but rest assured at Summer Blast, those masked buffoons don't stand a chance of taking these titles from us! Lane: That's right! Come Summer Blast, the Fabulous Ones are going to show them just who is the better team! Denny: I want the Fabs to know, I'll be keeping a close eye on things in case Steve O wants to play games. Steve! We aren't finished yet! Lance: Summer Blast will be a great night of action. Speaking of Steve O, he will be wrestling Brad Armstrong for the AWA Light Heavyweight championship. Let's hear some pre recorded comments from the champ. Armstrong: Man, it's been a roller coaster ride holding this title. I've faced the best the AWA has to offer and now I get to come to Memphis and wrestle at Summer Blast! Steve O, I respect your talent but I cant say I've respected your attitude of late. I'm hoping for a solid match but make no mistake about it, an Armstrong can turn the fight up if need be. Looking forward to Summer Blast! Commercial Break TV Main Event- Winner will be the true King! Jerry 'The King' Lawler vs. 'King' Carl Fergie w/Jimmy Hart Fergie gets rousing boos as he wears his king's crown and taunts the fans while Hart is applauding his king. Massive cheers as Lawler comes out wearing his king's crown. The bell rings and Hart high tails it out of the ring as Lawler and Fergie trade blows. Fergie rakes the eyes and swings Lawler to the ropes but Lawler comes back with a clothesline! Fergie rolls over and out of the ring. Hart attends to Fergie then yells at Lawler through his megaphone. Hart and Fergie start yelling at the fans. Lawler runs out, grabs both of their heads and knocks them together as the fans go crazy. Lawler grabs Fergie and hurls him back in the ring. Lawler hops on the middle ropes. Fergie staggers up and Lawler puts him down with a double axehandle. Lawler drops a knee 1..2..Hart puts Fergie's foot on the rope. The Ref looks at the foot then at Hart. Hart denies everything. Lawler gets up and goes to the ropes and warns Hart. Fergie slowly gets up and clips Lawler's knee from behind. Fergie regroups and Hart yells through his megaphone "Put him down baby!" Fergie grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Lawler then chokes him with his boot. Fergie drops down and chokes Lawler breaking at the count of 4, then repeats this. Fergie hoists Lawler up and vertical suplexes him back 1..2..Kick Out. An irate Fergie chokes away on Lawler. Fergie body slams Lawler, then hops up on the middle ropes, taunts the fans then crashes down with a fist drop 1..2..Lawler gets his shoulder up and the fans start cheering. Hart is going crazy, yelling in the megaphone. Fergie swings Lawler to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Lawler kicks him. Both men go down. Both men stagger up and have a slow punching exchange. Lawler turns it up then pulls down his strap! The fans are going wild as Lawler starts to unload. Lawler tags Fergie with a few more punches then drops him with a big right hand. Hart jumps on the apron and Lawler runs over and knocks him down with a big right punch as the fans cheer. Fergie staggers up in a daze. Lawler scoop slams him down, then hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a fist drop 1..2..3!!! The fans stand up and cheer! Lawler goes out and grabs Fergie's crown then throws it in a trashcan. The fans cheer as Lawler gets back in the ring with his crown and puts it on his head. WHAM! Lawler is nailed from behind by the Honkytonk Man and George Wells! Fergie rolls out of the ring as HTM and Wells put the boots to Lawler. The fans explode when Bill Dundee and Dream Machine hit the ring! They brawl with HTM and Wells through the ropes. Fergie grabs a chair and gets back in the ring. Lawler staggers up and Fergie blasts him on the back with the chair! On the outside, Hart gets to his feet and hits Dream Machine from behind with the megaphone, allowing Wells to grab Dream and ram him into the steel post. Wells his Dundee from behind and hurls him in the ring. HTM gets in the ring, picks up Dundee and executes the Shake, Rattle and Roll! Fergie and Wells double slam Lawler. Fergie goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a fist drop! The show ends with Fergie, Wells, HTM and Hart standing over a fallen Lawler and Dundee in the ring as the boos reign down. Summer Blast 84 Liberty Bowl, Memphis TN 7-16-84 AWA World Title Bout Ted Dibiase (C) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Stan Stasiak AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Road Warriors (C) w/Paul Ellering vs. Decimation w/Stan Stasiak TNT Title Bout Terry Funk (C) vs. Tito Santana AWA Southern Tag Team Title Bout The Fabulous Ones (C) vs. Mr. Wrestling 2/3 TV Title Bout Tully Blanchard (C) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol AWA Light Heavyweight Title Bout Brad Armstrong (C) vs. 'The One and Only' Steve O Taped Fist Match 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Hercules Ayala Kansas Jayhawks vs. The Continental Cowboys Richard Charland vs. Gino Brito Jr. The Real Deal vs. The Blonde Bombers w/Johnny Valiant 'Polish Power' Ivan Putski vs. George 'The Animal' Steele Polynesian Power vs. The Cuban Assassins AND 6-MAN STEEL CAGE MATCH!!! Jerry 'The King' Lawler/Superstar Bill Dundee/Dream Machine vs. The Honkytonk Man/Carl Fergie/'Master G George Wells w/Jimmy Hart

Like the Patriots name for Daniels and Wright David Sammartino pulls off the classic heel lowblow to defeat Lothario. Bassarab and Thornton continue to stack up wins. Great job in establishing Haystacks as a monster heel. Awesome hard hitting main event that sends the fans home happy.

TNT trades Tom Prichard to Georgia for Jerry Grey.

Rocky Mountain Wrestling kicks off with a bang as new AWA Champ Ted Dibiase immediately gets heel heat. Blackjack's wisdom will do nothing but help young Mike Von Erich. Solid debut for the Super Samoans. This team will bring a lot of energy. Hillbilly Jim could be a huge star in this territory. Ciclone does a number on Strongbow and might end up sending him home on a stretcher. Sugar and Ox another round...YES! Wahoo gets the title shot! Wahoo and Dibiase will be a classic! On to Stampede, Oh man, Flair and Hennig with Heenan! Watch out AWA! Williams and Fernandez make sure everybody knows they're still contenders. Sweetan and Stevens will be a brawl! Gama starts off in Stampede right where he left off with massive heel heat. Slaughter puts Anvil down but Anvil has some partners ready to go for that big 6 man match. Fun debut for Ric McCord. Nikita dominates and vows to win the big battle royal. I hope Dibiase is ready for the variety of challengers all across the AWA.

I agree, it's good to take a breather and regroup. I use to love recap and clip shows because I got to see what went down at the big events.

Bugsy continues his winning streak. Love the Nightmares and Soul Patrol going at it. Mr. Fuji's Super Black Ninja pulls off a huge win and defeats Armstrong for the Jr. title! Cooley and Casey make a great team but now there's another Bass brother to contend with. LOL, Madril continues to have luck on his side. Herc kidnaps Linda and costs Street the match! You don't mess with Street's lady. Cool seeing Olympia use the DDT on Rogers, who was subbing for Jake. Well done. Freebirds once again get the best of Devastation Inc. Freebirds have some serious momentum going.

LOL, yea Buzz tossing his brother out was good stuff. Michaels gets his biggest win so far against Kirby. Poffo's are united again and win the tag battle royal. High Flyers win one for America but sneaky Sheik and Koloff walk away with the heat.

First off, awesome debut TV show! I love how the heels really welcomed in Schiavone LOL. Great build to the big Omni card. Outstanding Omni card! Masked Superstar wins the opener in brutal fashion. Arn beats Brett Sawyer with the classic gordbuster. Pez and Norvell were fired up but Sheik and Koloff walk away with a strong win. LOL, David was so upset he lost focus and Lanny takes advantage to get the very quick win. Duggan beats Ole and solidifies himself as a face. Andersons do a post match beat down but Terry Taylor comes to Duggan's rescue! This should be a fun feud. Hansen and Brody had to end this way. These two always have epic brawls and I hope to see more of them. Fantastics finally beat the Long Riders for the belts! What a chase and it finally pays off here. I liked all the intrigue surrounding the Reed/Sawyer match. I thought for sure Parsons was turning on Reed but NO! he calls it fair and Reed walks away with the title! Great stuff! Race vs. Rich was epic. Rich had things going until his old rival Masked Superstar comes in and helps Race destroy Rich. Creative ending that keeps Rich strong. What a main event! I didn't know where this match would end up and I never expected this. Patera and Blackwell work over Hogan while Dibiase is down. Poor Dibiase, wins the title but the fans and Hogan really give it to him. Did Dibiase know about this? We'll find out. Dibiase is the new AWA World Champ! Superb show from top to bottom!

Tony is moving on and David comes in. LOL, the wrestlers will have a lot of fun with David. White and Weaver have a ton of confidence and promise to become WORLD tag champs! However, the Fantastics might player spoilers. The Big news!!! Randy Savage arrives! Savage takes down Link and leaves with Elizabeth! Awesome segment! Savage fits in so well here. Love the Gino/Tonga feud going. Khruschev beats Boomer for the TV title! Kevin Kelly comes off a big win over Kernodle but gets THUMPED the next night by a debuting JYD!

I agree, Bock and Kevin is money! Also love the Islanders and Moondogs brawling. Glamour Boys keep moving up the ladder. And hey how about Kerry and Saito. That's a gem.

Love this format and explaining the aftermath. Blackjack unites with Stu and works a pretty good deal out with Verne and the AWA. He aint the Brain for nothing LOL. He got the Sheiks to do some dirty work but now he has Bret Hart coming after him. I'm sure the fans will have no problem forgiving Bret. Sheik Adnan regroups! Slaughter is the ace here but I really like the addition of Gama, especially in Stampede. Talk about heel heat! Oh man who is Baby Doll going to recruit??? With all the regrouping and recruiting, the Brain might be getting the biggest acquisition of them all...WHOOOOO! Things just got real!

WHOA! Hercules and Shultz arrive and immediately cause havoc against the two biggest faces in the company. Shultz really took it to Bullet and Herc costs Fuller his match with Landel. The main event scene is going to explode real soon. Speaking of Landel, he takes advantage of all the help and advances to face Olympia for the Continental Title. Love the Madril, Brad Armstrong, Street storyline. Just when we think the Nightmares/Rat Patrol feud is winding down, things elevate to another level. This has been one of my favorite feuds. Freebirds continue to roll as Hayes and Buddy win the Street Fight and Gordy retains by taking OMG down! Cant wait for the Landel/Olympia match!

Welcome!!! Couple of house shows to get the vibe in Georgia going. Liked that Bassarab/Thornton-Duk/Tojo draw. The Andersons are united and are going to cause some havoc Road Warriors come to town and defend against Pez and Norvell. UT OH! seeds are planted with Yoko and Haystacks. Hogan is set to defend against Dibiase but tonight they work well together and get a win over Heaven's Angels. Cant wait for your first TV and watch what you do with this roster.

Welcome!!! Great Lakes Wrestling TV debuts! This territory will be a nice addition to the AWA. Good way to kick things off with Bruiser Brody. Love the Sawyer promo as he has strong words for Reed. Sawyer follows with an open challenge. Michaels gives Sawyer a run for his money but the powerslam puts an end to that. YES! Harley and Rich for the Great Lakes title! Hogan seems pumped up and ready for Dibiase. Cant wait for that match. Fargo and Weingeroff help Sheik and Koloff defeat the Poffos. High Flyers run in. This puts your tag team division over. Looking forward to watching things unfold here.

Love the new look as Continental Wrestling debuts on the Superstation. Landel comes in and is immediately set up as a big star. Nice work here. I am sad that we didn't get to see the battle of the Nature Boys. Hopefully somewhere down the line. Olympia is really rolling. Defiantly a top dog here. Robley has all the confidence in his Bass boys but watch out because Brickhouse and Koko are back in action as the Soul Patrol! Rat Patrol have strong words for the Nightmares and Landel. This is a good ol fashion southern feud. Freebirds are on fire! Gordy is champ and warns Bullet that the belt stays with him. I cant wait for the Fiesta Garden! LOL, Street calling Madril Alvin was hilarious and then he says he loves the name Alberto. LOL, great stuff! Madril beats a world champ! Some good heat between Armstrong and Street. Great new show and look! The Superstation is going to give this talented roster some well deserved exposure.

What a follow up! LOL, Brutus Beefcake is born. Kendal fights for his brother and recruits Chick Donovan but Chick has plans of his own and aligns with Garvin and Brutus. I love this! I'm sure you will have a lot of fun writing for those three. Adias continues his winning ways. Huge swerve as Bock masterminds the perfect plan! Stud helps Bock send JYD packing then unveils his well orchestrated plan. Man, what a duo! What a story! Things will get really interesting when Dr. D comes back. You are truly making the most of your roster. In typical Watts fashion, everybody has something to do. Keep up the great work brother!

TNT Wrestling TV @ The Junction San Antonio TX 7-5-84 Footage from last week is shown as Bill Dundee returns to help Jerry Lawler and Dream Machine fight the Hart Family. We find out Dundee is indeed the mystery partner of Lawler and Dream Machine in the upcoming Cage match at Summer Blast. Stack: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of TNT wrestling here on the USA network. All roads lead to Summer Blast on July 16th and we have a lot going on this evening. The Fabulous Ones team with Denny Brown to take on Mr. Wrestling 2 and 3 along with Steve O. Bill Dundee wanted to get in the ring and will face the Honkytonk Man. Also, Jerry Lawler and Dream Machine will take on Carl Fergie and George Wells. Should be an outstanding show. Let's get to the...hold on a second. Jimmy Hart comes out with Honkytonk Man, Fergie (wearing his king's crown) and Wells. Hart: Once again Lawler and his cronies use their influence on Commissioner Larry Hennig to get what they want! Lawler! You big dummy! Be careful for what you wish for baby because after my family gets through with all of you tonight, there will be nothing left of any of you for Summer Blast! Cocoa Samoa vs. Ty Wilkinson Cocoa looks great tonight as he nails Ty with some hip tosses and dropkicks. Cocoa puts him down with a jumping headbutt then hops to the middle ropes and crashes down with a diving headbutt for the win! Cocoa is celebrating with the fans when the boos come down as Ratamyus (with a chain) and the Cuban Assassins surround the ring. Cocoa has his fists up and is looking over all three men. Ratamyus raises his chain. Him and the Assassins hop on the apron smiling at their prey. The fans go wild when two islanders run out and yank the Assassins off the apron and start pounding away! Cocoa grabs Ratamyus and hurls him in the ring as the chain goes flying. Cocoa hammers away on Ratamyus then grabs the chain but Ratamyus rolls out of the ring. The Islanders punch the Assassins back. Ratamyus and the Assassins hightail out of there as Cocoa swings the chain around. Stack: Oh my! Cocoa, come on over! Looks like you have some friends. Cocoa: I do. This is Tio and Tapu, Polynesian Power! These men are tough, strong, brutal and believe me can fight! Tapu: Our brother Cocoa called us up and said he needed some help. I said, we're on our way bro! Tio: Cocoa, don't worry about anything, we got your back brotha! Cuban Assassins! We'll take care of you! Cocoa: Ratamyus! (grips the chain) It's going to be you and me, bounded by this chain! You have nowhere to run! Commercial Break The Blonde Bombers w/Johnny Valiant vs. Sam and Shawn Smith Goldie Rogers and Steve Regal come out in red glitter vests and sunglasses. Rogers works over Sam then tags in Regal. Regal hops on the middle ropes. Rogers hits a backbreaker and holds him while Regal crashes down with a knee to the chest. Regal arrogantly covers and gets the pin! Valiant holds his men's arms up as the fans boo, then escorts them to the podium. Stack: We heard the announcement last week that there will be a tournament to crown TNT tag team champions. I understand that tournament will take place next month. Johnny V, I'm sure your men will be involved. Valiant: Of course they will be in the tournament! You rank the Blonde Bombers on a scale from 1 to 10 and I would say they're a 35 to 40. Something that's been bothering us is last week those punks McGeek and Vomit came out and said they were the real deal. Rogers and Regal burst out laughing. Valiant: Exactly HAHAHA what a joke. Boys, you get in the ring with my Blonde Bombers and after that you'll be called False Pretenders! Valiant and the Bombers walk away laughing. Commercial Break A video is shown of Hercules Ayala walking up a hill carrying a boulder on his shoulder. He gets to the top and throws the boulder down the hill. Ayala holds up his massive arms and clenches his taped fists and yells "Atlas!" 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Gary Williams Atlas has some aggression tonight as he works Williams over with punches and thrusts then headbutts him down. Atlas hits a Gorilla Press Slam followed by a body splash to get the pin! The fans cheer as Atlas raises his fist to them and heads to the podium. Stack: At Summer Blast, it's you and Ayala in a taped fist match. Tony, I know you've been watching Ayala's training videos. He looks very intense. Atlas: Oh he looks tough, mean and nasty don't he? The way he hits the punching bag, the way he pulls cars and throws boulders. That's impressive. But guess what? None of those things hit back! Guess what? Tony Atlas hits back! Come Summer Blast Ayala, I'm gonna hit you so hard with my taped fists, I'm gonna rattle your ancestors boy! Commercial Break 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. The Honkytonk Man w/Jimmy Hart HTM and Hart taunt the fans and get some massive boos. The boos turn to a wild cheer as Dundee comes out and enters the ring. HTM attacks at the bell but Dundee blocks his punches and fires away! Dundee turns around and raises his fist at Hart but Hart bails out of the ring. Dundee turns around and HTM rakes the eyes then hits a Russian Leg Sweep. HTM swings off the ropes and lands a fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. HTM stomps away then chokes Dundee on the bottom rope. HTM body slams Dundee then hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop but Dundee moves. Hart is jumping up and down in panic. Dundee regroups. HTM limps up and Dundee scoop slams him, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Hart puts HTM's foot on the rope. Dundee points down and warns Hart. Dundee hoists HTM and vertical suplexes him back. Hart is motioning to the back. Fergie and Wells come out. Dundee is ready for the fight. HTM slowly gets up and nails Dundee from behind. HTM grabs the ropes and drops several knees on Dundee then chokes him. The Ref guides HTM back. Wells chokes Dundee and Fergie slaps him. The fans go nuts as Lawler and Dream Machine run out and hammer away on Fergie and Wells! Hart is screaming. HTM goes to the ropes and is yelling and is ready to join in. Dundee comes from behind and nails HTM with a high knee. then rolls him up 1..2..3! HUGE POP! Lawler and Dream punch away on Fergie and Wells into the commercial. Commercial Break TV Champ Tully Blanchard vs. Kent Stevens Tully swings Kent into the corner and works him over with kicks and open hand slaps. Tully hip tosses him out and follows with a neck snap. Tully hoists Kent up and hits the Sling Shot Suplex for the pin! The fans boo as Tully lifts up both arms in victory then snatches the TV title from the Ref and heads to the podium. Stack: Ok, Tully you defend your TV title against Austin Idol at Summer Blast. Tully: I didn't come out here to talk about that. I have bigger news Stack. Commissioner Hennig finally made a good decision and has officially confirmed I will have a guaranteed shot at the TNT title in the near future. Once I win that title, the sky's the limit! Stack: Don't you think you should first focus on the task at hand. You might be underestimating Austin Idol. Tully: (Sarcastic tone) Appreciate your concern Stack, it really means a lot. Let me be clear. This TV title will stay with me until I relinquish it when I win the TNT title. Austin Idol is nothing but a colorful clown. He's nowhere near my caliber and I'm going to expose him at Summer Blast. Terry Funk, get ready because I'm coming after you. Commercial Break Stack: Before we get to our next match, I want to announce more matches signed for Summer Blast. Cocoa Samoa vs. Ratamyus in a chain match! Kansas Jayhawks take on Bob Orton and Killer Brooks and it will be Richard Charland taking on my guest here Gino Brito Jr. Gino, it appears you and Charland have some history and your battles have continued here in TNT. Brito: Charland and I go way back and have been involved in some in ring wars. Just so happens we came to TNT at the same time and it looks like our fight isn't over. If I have to end things at Summer Blast, then that's exactly what I'm going to do! Kansas Jayhawks vs. Vic Dutro and William Hillman Bobby sets his bull rope down and Dutch sets his whip down then they go to work. In the end they swing Dutro to the ropes and put him down with a double clothesline for the win! Bob Orton and Killer Brooks hit the ring and attack the Jayhawks from behind! They put the boots to them. Orton and Brooks pick up Dutch and put him down with a double DDT! Orton gets Jagger's bull rope. They tie it around Jaggers neck then hurl him over the top rope and hang him! Jaggers is gripping the rope as Orton and Brooks pull and continue choking him! Several prelim wrestlers come out to stop this madness! Commercial Break Stack: Wow! The Jayhawks had to be helped out of here. Purely a despicable and disgusting act perpetrated by Orton and Brooks. Orton and Brooks storm the podium. Brooks: I said this last week, we're here to cause some trouble! Jayhawks want a fight? They got one! Orton: They're nothing but a couple cowboy wannabes. Everybody better take notice because the Continental Cowboys are here and you all better watch out! Stack: Ok, well I think the Continental Cowboys better be ready to back up their words because I know the Kansas Jayhawks will be back for that fight at Summer Blast. Jumbo Tsuruta will be in action when we come back. Commercial Break Jumbo Tsuruta w/Stan Stasiak vs. Harold Helms Jumbo completely obliterates his opponent then finishes him off with the Powerbomb! Stasiak raises Jumbo's arm then tells him something. Jumbo picks up Harold and Powerbombs him again! They head to the podium as the fans give it to them. Decimation comes out and joins them. Stasiak: Take a long hard look at the men beside me. They're not just men, they're not just wrestlers but they're wrecking machines! At Summer Blast, Decimation are going to show those paint faced freaks why they're the best team in the entire AWA! Decimation has steamrolled over all the competition and remain undefeated! Road Warriors! Your DOOMED! Now, Jumbo Tsuruta has dominated all around the world. Let me tell you something, Verne Gagne was terrified when I signed Jumbo Tsuruta. He knows that with my influence and killer instinct matched with Jumbo's skills, well that just makes Jumbo Tsuruta an unstoppable force! Hulk Hogan is running scared because deep down inside he knows he cant beat Tsuruta. At Summer Blast, the AWA world titles will be locked up with me! Commercial Break AWA Southern Tag Champs The Fabulous Ones and 'Downtown' Denny Brown vs. Mr. Wrestling 2/3 and 'The One and Only' Steve O Denny and Steve have had issues since Mr. Wrestling 2 helped Steve win their best of 3 series for an AWA LHW title shot. Wrestling 2 and 3 won a match to earned themselves a title shot against the Fabs at Summer Blast. Fun fast paced match. Steve spends the match avoiding Denny. Fabs look crisp by using several double team maneuvers to frustrate their opponents. Their frustration continues when Denny uses a variety of suplexes. Tide turns when Wrestling 2 nails Denny with a knee from the apron. Denny staggers into a scoop slam by Wrestling 3. Now Steve wants in. Steve sticks his boot out and Wrestling 3 rams Denny's head on it. Steve comes in and chokes Denny then lays him on the bottom rope, swings back and hits a body guillotine. Steve hits a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Steve berates the Ref. Steve swings Denny into the corner and charges in but Denny raises his boot and Steve crashes into it head first. Denny rolls over and tags in Lane. Lane hammers away on Steve, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Wrestling 3 comes in and gets back dropped. Wrestling 2 comes in and gets back dropped. Wrestling 3 gets up but Keirn comes in and clotheslines him down! Steve wobbles over but Denny grabs him and hits an overhead suplex. The Ref gets control. Steve staggers back and tags in Wrestling 2. Steve rolls out of the ring and under the apron. Lane tags in Keirn. Keirn punches away on Wrestling 2, swings him to the ropes and flips him over with a kitchen sink knee. Keirn tags in Lane. They hit a double suplex and tag in Denny. Wrestling 3 comes in but The Fabs send him through the ropes with a running double fist. The Ref is trying to get the Fabs to their corner. Steve comes out from under the ring wearing a mask! Wrestling 2 gets up and Denny catches him with the Oklahoma Roll. Steve comes in and drops a knee on Denny's head. Wrestling 3 drags Wrestling 2 out of the ring. Steve covers Denny as the Ref turns around 1..2..3! The Fabs are a second to late. The fans boo as The Fabs are trying to figure out what happened while attending to Denny. Commercial Break Stack: Well Steve O's shenanigans give him and his partners the win. I wonder if he'll use those tactics at Summer Blast when he gets his Light Heavyweight title shot against Brad Armstrong. Speaking of Summer Blast, fans, please welcome out the TNT champion Terry Funk. Stack: Terry, I know you have some issues with Tito Santana but I have to say, I don't think he had any selfish motives. He really did earn this title match. Funk: He was put in that position because he got close to me and my affairs. Why doesn't anybody see this? Am I the only one? Tito is a manipulative and sneaky person. He thinks his plan is going to work but there's no way in hell he's going to beat me for this here title. Cheers as Tito Santana comes out. Tito: I'm very sorry to interrupt but I think we need to clear this up once and for all. Terry, I have the upmost respect for you and honestly was only trying to help. Then, I was given an opportunity to wrestle for a shot at the title and took it. Why don't we just have a good clean match at Summer Blast and compete for the TNT title as the true competitors we are. Funk: You see, this is what I'm talking about. He does all this sneaking around then comes out here with his goody goody attitude and tries to make me look like the bad guy. If I have issues with a man, then I fight that man face to face. I'm not a sneaky politician, I'm a fighter. And at Summer Blast I'm coming to fight and keep this title. No matter what! Tito: Ok, fair enough. I'll see you at Summer Blast. Tito starts to walk away and Funk raises his title and starts to swing it at Tito. Tito looks back and Funk stops. Funk: You see, I could of had you but I'm not like you, I don't do things behind the back, I fight face to face. Tito gives Funk a cold stare as Funk puts the title on his shoulder and walks out. Commercial Break TV Main Event Jerry 'The King' Lawler and Dream Machine vs. 'King' Carl Fergie and 'Master G' George Wells w/Jimmy Hart The bell rings and the brawl is on! Hart gets out of the ring. Lawler fires away and punches Fergie out of the ring. Dream hammers away on Wells and punches him through the ropes. Hart tries to regroup his men. The fans boo as they start to walk away. Lawler and Dream run out and grab them and run them back to the ring as the fans are going wild. The Ref finally gets control. Lawler swings Fergie to the ropes and puts him down with a big fist. Lawler body slams Fergie and stomps away then body slams him again, hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with the fist drop 1..2..Wells drops a knee to break it. Dream comes in and punches Wells to the corner. The Ref gets control. Lawler tags in Dream. Dream back drops Fergie and Fergie bounces back and tags in Wells. Wells charges but Dream hip tosses him over. Wells staggers up and Dream clotheslines him down. Dream hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with an elbow drop 1..2..Fergie breaks it. Lawler runs in and blasts away on Fergie. The Ref is trying to break them up. The fans boo as Honkytonk Man hits the ring with his guitar and shatters it over Dream's head. Dream crashes down. and Wells sets his arm on him. HTM bails as Hart yells at the Ref to turn around. The Ref turns around and dives over 1..2..3! Massive boos. While HTM is looking up in the ring and smiling he's blasted from behind by Dundee! Dundee hammers on HTM while Lawler is firing away on Fergie. Fists are flying as the show ends. Summer Blast 84 The Liberty Bowl, Memphis TN, July 16th AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Stan Stasiak AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Road Warriors (C) w/Paul Ellering vs. Decimation w/Stan Stasiak TNT Title Bout Terry Funk (C) vs. Tito Santana AWA Southern Tag Title Bout The Fabulous Ones (C) vs. Mr. Wrestling 2/3 TNT TV Title Bout Tully Blanchard (C) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol AWA Light Heavyweight Title Bout Brad Armstrong (C) vs. 'The One and Only' Steve O Taped Fist Match 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Hercules Ayala Chain Match Cocoa Samoa vs. Ratamyus Kansas Jayhawks vs. The Continental Cowboys 'Polish Power' Ivan Putski vs. George 'The Animal' Steele The Real Deal vs. The Blonde Bombers w/Johnny Valiant Gino Brito Jr. vs. 'The Tempest' Richard Charland and 6- Man STEEL CAGE BOUT!!! Jerry 'The King' Lawler, Dream Machine and 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. 'King' Carl Fergie, 'Master G' George Wells and The Honkytonk Man w/Jimmy Hart

Before reading your latest show I wanted to comment on the outstanding Star Wars show. Eddie Hogan is becoming such a great character. I love what you're doing with him. The Central States tournament was really well done. I had no idea who was going to win it. Barry fought some tough battles and defiantly earned it. Now he has some great challengers with Grappler and Garvin. Adias gets a huge rub with that battle royal win. The Movement looked strong in that as well. DJ Peterson was built up nicely and was primed for this title win over Herc. This win catapults Peterson to another level. Armstrong just seemed one step ahead of Conway but of course the Movement was lurking and caused the DQ. Islanders got a huge shine tonight teaming up with Hogan and defeating the Moondogs. Cornette must be happy that his Midnight Express walked out of that match alive as the Road Warriors looked unstoppable. What a shocking turn of events! Your main event scene is so interesting right now. Studd takes Dr. D out of the match then gets escorted out by Security. Bock volunteers and man does this pay off. JYD and Bock put on an epic match and in the end Bock is the champ! Very awesome and creative angle here. All I can say is I cant wait for the next Star Wars card!

I'm getting into the Weaver/White team. Kevin Kelly gets a big win over Purple Haze. King Tonga has arrived! He gets shot up the card by having a cage match with Gino. Mosca Jr interferes but Tonga makes him pay! Briscos and Russians will be a fun feud. Even though he had a couple losses, cool seeing Blackjack Lanza show up here. Weaver continues to hold onto his title as he wins the triangle match. I like how Florida has an every man for himself vibe. Heels fight heels and faces fight faces. The possibilities are endless.

Once again SECW delivers a fantastic super card! Bugsy has been quietly racking up some wins. Robley has the Bass boys on the right track. Scott Armstrong's troubles with Hamilton are finally over for at least a year. I loved this feud. Oh man that dirty Madril somehow always manages to get the upper hand. Oh Snap! The Nightmares get the best of the Rat Patrol and send them out on the stretchers. This has been one brutal feud. Olympia turns the tables and DDT's Roberts! Roberts still manages to get a DDT in on Jones. Jones troubles are only beginning tonight. I think we're in for a war between the Freebirds and Kabuki/Kendo. OMG is looking to collect that bounty but still cant put the Bullet away. Bullet has some good back up. WOW! Gordy defeats Flair for the title!!! Big news! Jones had a terrible night and I think he's lost his army. The way Flair quietly exits makes me wonder what's next for him???

Rotunda and Spivey prove to be the real deal as they send the California Cowboys packing. This time it's Larry Z helping Nord get a shady win. French Revolution get a solid win over Sommers and Oliver. LOL, Chicky's low down tactics help get the Starrs another win. Garvin continues to roll as he defeats Embry. Love the main event. Ends in a DQ but Spoiler and Texas Red are now very serious threats to RnR.

Bugsy still has fuel in the tank and defeats Ronald Reagan's favorite wrestler Roy Lee Welch. Ut Oh, Robley with the Bass's means trouble. Cooley gets the DQ win over Grappler. HMMMM, I wonder if Madril had something to do with that. Nightmares just cant leave the Rat Patrol alone as they help Akbar's men get the win. Bullet Bob isn't distracted by the bounty as he gets a good win over Kabuki. Big main event as the Birds get the win and Humongous is out of the territory. Humongous had a great run.

HAHAHAHA- Rockald Johnson, what a name! Backlund is becoming my favorite promo in the game. Khan is mowing down the opposition, this time in a handicap match. This is a great build for when Andre comes back. Armand gets a HUGE win over Kamala! My guys Quinn and Robinson get a big win over the Rougeaus thanks to some help from the Samoans. Rougeaus get payback as Fleming and Horowitz get the biggest win of their careers over the Samoans. Rougeaus and Samoans are heading for a explosive match. Faces win a gigantic 10 man 2 out of 3 falls main event! Snuka, Backlund and Magnum come out looking strong.

Glamour Boys are racking up some wins. The Movement is being built up nicely and could soon be a top heel faction. Jimmy Garvin has a good week defeating Bass. Saito downs Houston but I give Houston credit for going 11 minutes. Barry Windham seems to have earned himself a title shot with those non title wins over Herc. Moondogs show how tough they are by standing toe to toe with the top faces of the territory.

Getting caught up on SECW and man there's a lot of excitement going on as we get ready for Beach Brawl! Kendo and Kabuki bounce back from their loss to the Road Warriors and return to their dominance. Is Jones behind the bounty? LOL, the gig is up for Madril. Rat Patrol say they're done with the Nightmares but as we see in Dothan the Nightmares aren't done with them. Looks like Don and Bobby Bass are going to cause a ruckus in SECW. Miss Linda gets the fall on Brenda in a wild mixed tag match. Madril escapes Cooley again. Up next a Coal Miner's glove match! I feel sorry for Madril if Cooley gets that glove. Olympia gets by Stomper but now faces Jake where the DDT is legal! Great night for the Freebirds as Hayes and Buddy win that number one contender's slot and Gordy wins the battle royal to get a long awaited shot at Flair. Bullet Bob and OMG go to a double count out. Their rematch happens at Beach Brawl. Beach Brawl is stacked and is a must see card! Good grief, look at that lineup!