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OK, I'll go with Kendell Windham
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The TV title lived up to high expectations. I really loved all the match ups here. Cobra and Spoiler start things off as Hito and Singh are spoilers and give Spoiler the victory. Great finish as Burke advances over Madril. This time McGhee is prepared as he takes care of Rose and defeats Oliver. I liked this because it shows McGhee has good street smarts. Flowers gets a hard fought win over Lafleur with his devastating piledriver! Big Jim looks impressive as him and Jimmy get a satisfying win over LA Express. Burke prevails over Spoiler's shady tactics and advances to the finals. McGhee looks great tonight but Flowers small packages him for the win. Both men come out looking good. The feud between RnR and Zambuie Express only heats up after a wild double DQ. Burke is the TV champ!!! Wild match as Garvin helps his partner by preventing Rogers from interfering. Loved this tournament as it was full of great action. Burke really earned the title and is a fantastic choice as champ. Rose and Adams finish off a great night of action with a solid match. Of course the Army interferes causing a DQ. Thankfully McGhee saves Adams from a brutal beating. Good job in building up a lot of faces to battle the Families.
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TNT Wrestling TV @ The Junction, San Antonio TX 2-8-84 Steve Stack: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of TNT Wrestling, here on the USA Network. I'm your host Steve Stack and we have a huge show lined up. Tommy Rich will defend his TV title against Adrian Street. Listen to this, the Soul Patrol will take on Bob Sweetan and Dave Shultz and the winners will receive a AWA Southern Tag Team title shot against the Nightmares at the big card in Louisville next weekend. Also in action will be Phil Hickerson, Rolling Thunder, Cocoa Samoa, Buck Zumhofe, Hercules Ayala and Harley Race. We will also hear from AWA World Champ Jerry Lawler, Nick Bockwinkel, Jimmy Hart and the Nightmares, Stan Stasiak and Decimation, Tully Blanchard... A commotion comes over the crowd as Bruiser Brody storms the podium huffing. Brody: Bruiser Brody is here to make one thing clear, I have a guaranteed AWA title shot from winning that battle royal. So you're looking at the next AWA champion! Right now I'm itching to beat somebody down and next week in Louisville that someone is that little runt, Buck Zumhofe! You hear me boy! Zumhofe! You're going to be in a world of hurt next weekend! Stack: Oh my, ok looks like Brody will be in Louisville next weekend, let's go to the ring as his opponent on that night is ready for action. Rock n Roll Buck Zumhofe vs. Gary Williams Buck works Williams over with arm drags and hip tosses then turns it up with a series of dropkicks. Buck body slams Williams then hops up on the middle ropes. Williams staggers up and Buck hits him with a flying press for the pin! Buck gets some momentum as he gets ready for the monster Bruiser Brody. Commercial Break Harley Race vs. Mike Rooney Harley is all business as he unleashes a series of suplexes on Rooney. Harley clamps on a headlock and pounds away on Rooney's head with punches. Harley body slams Rooney and follows with a diving headbutt. Harley picks up Rooney and hits a swinging neckbreaker for the pin! Harley cuts a promo on his upcoming match with Terry Funk in Louisville. He says he's going to Louisville with one goal in mind, to put Funk down once and for all! Cocoa Samoa vs. Ray Glader The fans cheer as Cocoa hits a high drop kick on Glader. Cocoa swings off the ropes and drops down with a knee. Cocoa hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with a body splash to get the pin! Cocoa cuts a promo on his upcoming No DQ match with Adrian Street in Louisville. Cocoa says there's nothing Street can do to survive this match! Commercial Break Stack: Ok fans, the winners of this next match will face the AWA Southern tag team champions in Louisville next week. Before we get to that match, I wanted to bring out Jimmy Hart and the champs, the Nightmares. Jimmy, your men have been on a roll of late, any preference on who you would want to face in Louisville? Hart: (Laughs) Oh Steve, do you think it really matters baby. The Nightmares are the best tag team in the entire AWA baby and Louisville will just be another successful title defense. Let these teams fight it out just to see who's going down in Louisville. (Laughs) The Nightmares hold up their titles in front of the camera before leaving. The Soul Patrol (Koko Ware and Sweet Brown Sugar) vs. Bob Sweetan and Dave Shultz Winners get a AWA Southern Tag Title Match in Louisville The fans are cheering as the Soul Patrol wait for their opponents. Boos come over the crowd as Sweetan and Shultz come out and start berating the fans. The bell rings and all four men start brawling as these teams have had some wild brawls of late. The Ref finally gets control. Soul Patrol control the early portion with high flying offense. They hit Sweetan with a double back drop and follow with a double dropkick but Shultz breaks the pin attempt. Ware fights Shultz to the corner. The Ref guides Ware back which allows Shultz to clothesline Sugar from behind. Shultz and Sweetan control the next segment with brutal double teaming. They double body slam Sugar and Shultz follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Ware breaks the count which causes Sweetan to run in. During the melee the Ref is knocked down. Shultz and Sweetan get the upper hand. The Soul Patrol are down. Sweetan runs out and gets a chair then slides it in the ring. They set up Sugar for a spike piledriver on the chair. A huge eruption from the crowd hits as the Fabulous Ones hit the ring!!!!! (The Fabs haven't been seen since they were piledrived on the concrete by Shultz and Sweetan)They fire away on Sweetan and Shultz. They pick up the chair and nail Sweetan with it, sending him through the ropes! They turn around and blast Shultz with it! The Fabs exit the ring. The Ref staggers up just as Sugar rolls over and covers Shultz 1..2..3!!! The fans go crazy! The Soul Patrol will face the Nightmares in Louisville for the tag titles. Commercial Break The Fabulous Ones are at the podium. They say they're so pumped up to be back. They want the tag titles that they never lost but first they say they're going to take care of Sweetan and Shultz! Big reaction from the fans! Hercules Ayala vs. Terry Gibbs Gibbs is one tough customer but tonight he's no match for Ayala. Ayala hammers away on Gibbs then executes a back breaker. Ayala picks Gibbs up and clamps on the bearhug! The pain is to much and Gibbs submits. Ayala cuts a promo on his upcoming taped fist match in Louisville with Austin Idol. He says this match is up his ally and he's going to straight up knock Idol out! After Ayala exits, Stack brings out Tully Blanchard and asks him about his upcoming TV title match with Rich but first Rich needs to get by Adrian Street tonight. Tully: It frustrates me to no end that a country bumpkin like Rich is holding a prestigious title that I should be holding. Rich is so off his game that I wouldn't be surprised if Street beat him for the title tonight. Make no mistake about it, that belt belongs to me! Commercial Break Rolling Thunder (Ivan Putski and Rick McGraw) vs. Leo Wilson and Lou Kemp Rolling Thunder returns to TV after taking a brutal beating from Ratamyus and Cuban Assassin a few weeks ago. They look tuned up and ready as they look crisp in the ring. McGraw hits a running knee lift on Kemp then tags in Putski. McGraw swings Kemp to the ropes and Putski puts him down with the Polish Hammer for the pin! Rolling Thunder is at the podium talking about their upcoming anything goes tornado match and how fired up they are. All of a sudden Ratamyus and Cuban Assassin storm out. Steve Stack gets out of there as all four men brawl! Fists are flying as they brawl all around the outside of the ring. Several wrestlers from the back come out to break it up as it fades to a commercial. Commercial Break Phil Hickerson w/Johnny Valiant vs. Trent Cox Hickerson is all over Cox as he stomps away and drops several knees. Hickerson swings Cox to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash then swings of the ropes and drops an elbow for the pin! Valiant shouts some instructions at Hickerson. Hickerson smiles as he picks up Cox by his hair and hurls him out of the ring. Valiant raises Hickerson's arm as the fans boo. Valiant and Hickerson go to the podium. Valiant says Hickerson has a new man on his hit list and is about to unleash his fury on him. Valiant then switches gears and says he has a new client that will be making his TNT debut very shorty. After Hickerson and Valiant leave, Stan Stasiak and Decimation come out. Stack informs them that they will be facing Robinson and Tsuruta in Louisville. He reminds them of their recent battles. Stasiak: Steve, you're looking at the most devastating tag team in wrestling! Now, with me guiding them, they cant lose. They are invincible! I understand Billy Robinson requested this match. I don't know why a international superstar like Jumbo Tsuruta is wasting his time teaming with an idiot like Robinson. The man is washed up. In Louisville, Decimation will put Robinson out to pasture. Commercial Break TNT TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (C) vs. 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/Miss Linda Fun match as Rich frustrates Street with several arm drags then puts him in an arm bar. Linda gets on the apron and yells at Rich. Rich drags Street over and twists his arm in front of her. Linda reaches out for Rich but the Ref tells her to get down. Street manages to rake the eyes. Street goes on a rule breaking assault as he gouges the eyes, rakes the back and chokes. Street chokes Rich on the ropes. The Ref backs Street off and of course Linda slaps Rich across the face. Street picks up Rich and executes a gut buster 1..2..Rich gets his shoulder up. Street is irate. Street hurls Rich outside the ring. While the Ref is having words with Street, Linda gives Rich a kick. The fans cheer as Cocoa Samoa goes to ringside! Cocoa is warning Linda. Street goes to the ropes and is yelling down at Cocoa. Rich slides into the ring and rolls Street up 1..2..Kick Out. Rich pumps his fists and starts pounding away on Street, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him. Rich executes a vertical suplex and follows with a fist drop 1..2..Linda puts his foot on the rope. Cocoa runs over and is yelling at Linda. The Ref is distracted by them. Rich picks up Street, swings him to the ropes and hits the Thesz Press! Rich has him covered but the Ref is trying to calm Cocoa and Linda down. The fans boo as Tully Blanchard hits the ring and nails Rich with several consecutive elbow drops! The Ref turns around and immediately signals for the DQ. Cocoa runs in and Tully slides out of the ring. Linda has words with Cocoa while attending to Street. Tully just smirks as he walks away. Commercial Break Stack: Wow, well I think the theme of this show has been unfinished business. I hope the card in Louisville will solve most of these feuds. Speaking of Louisville, my guest at this time is the current AWA World Champion, Jerry The King Lawler. Jerry, next week in Louisville, you have a long awaited title defense against Nick Bockwinkel. Lawler: Steve, I said I would be a fighting champion and that's exactly what I've been. Nick has been crying for months and now he gets his wish. Nick, you get your wish but it ends with the King getting his hand raised... Boos hit as Nick Bockwinkel arrogantly strolls out. Bock: Mr. Lawler, you see this here TNT title (holds title up) I want to refresh your memory and remind you that you're the one I beat for this title. That AWA World Title should be mine but I've been a very patient man. Next week I get my overdue title shot and in Louisville I will prove what I already know, I'm the better wrestler, the better athlete and better technician. I'm far more intelligent and have a lot more class. Mr. Lawler, I will be the next AWA Champion. Lawler: The only thing you're right about is that you're next! I cant wait to punch that arrogance right off your face and let's see how that big brain of yours reacts when I piledrive it down on the mat. Bock steps closer as Lawler backs up and slowly takes his strap down. They have an intense stare down as the show ends. Upcoming TNT Wrestling @ The Gardens in Louisville KY 2-16-84 AWA World Title Bout Jerry 'The King' Lawler (C) vs. TNT Champ Nick Bockwinkel AWA Southern Tag Team Title Bout The Nightmares (C) w/Jimmy Hart vs. The Soul Patrol TNT TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (C) vs. Tully Blanchard Terry Funk vs. Harley Race Taped Fist Match Hercules Ayala vs. 'Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol Decimation w/Stan Stasiak vs. Jumbo Tsuruta and Billy Robinson NO DQ 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/Miss Linda vs. Cocoa Samoa Anything Goes Tornado Match Rolling Thunder vs. Ratamyus and Cuban Assassin Bruiser Brody vs. Rock n Roll Buck Zumhofe 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Dave Shultz w/Bob Sweetan The Guerreros have agreed to face a debuting team
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Another exciting show from the Pacific! Zambuie Express demolish in their debut but RnR get some payback and show them they're not backing down. Love the Cobra/Singh match. Cobra gets the win but he might need some back up to contend with the numbers game. Lafleur has the right tools to be a light heavy contender. Tough loss for McGhee as that sneaky Rose takes advantage of the distractions to help Oliver get the shady win. More chaos as Billy Jack feels the wrath of Hansen and Anthony but out comes Baron to the rescue. This sets up a wild 6 man match. What a way to end the show as Ron Garvin comes out to team with Burke! D&G Exchange found out how tough these two guys are. The Four Families better watch out! Great job Rain! You are a master of storylines and continuity.
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All-Star Wrestling just keeps on rolling as it produces another action packed show. Bret seems ready to defend that North American title. Stomper is starting to get over as a face and is ready to give Allen some bad news when he gets back from suspension. Wow, Dream Machine comes in and the Bruise Brothers are back in town. Martel is hurting but wants Lawler bad. It's so funny watching Lawler play hated heel here and big babyface in Memphis. Abdullah and Konga turns into an all out brawl with Sheiks and Road Warriors joining in. Watch out AWA because Hot Stuff Inc has formed! Fun seeing an early Bulldogs team here. Damn, Murdoch takes out both Two Rivers and Strongbow! He looks more than ready for Wahoo and a shot at Hart. Rude gets a good win over Zenk and wants some gold. Gagne seemed off his game without his partner Rheingans as Commonwealth take advantage and get the win. Big shocker as Randy Savage hits the ring and beats Gagne down! Randy Savage!!!!!!!! OOOOOHHH YEA!!!!!! This is HUGE!!!!! Great Rosemont card, Stomper and Bruise Brothers get good prelim wins. Murdoch earns a shot at the North American title with a hard fought victory over Wahoo. Bulldogs get some revenge on Hot Stuff Inc. Of course Crusher is going to win a street fight in Chicago. Crowd pleasing moment. 6 man chaos that no doubt keeps this hot feud going. Lawler remains champ as he takes down a less than 100% Martel. Beware Lawler, Hogan comes back soon.
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Funny you mentioned that because I was thinking the same thing when writing that up. LOL, only in fantasy
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Some solid names going after the TV title. I would love to be in attendance for this great night of action.
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The long awaited Omni card takes place and over 6,000 fans get their money's worth. With the heated feuds and storylines going on, I would expect the Omni to sell out in the upcoming months. Orndorff, Al Perez and the Fantastics get good wins. Oh man, looks like the Andersons have formed an alliance. Looking forward to that tag team build. Santana and Sawyer battle to a draw. I like this match up. WOW, that Superstar/Dibiase match was insane! Angelo really helps Superstar put Dibiase down. Then we basically get 3 main events as the title tournaments conclude. Mean Mike had some dominating performances and finishes off Bugsy to win the TV title. Sammartino and Rich proved to be a solid team but in the end the Long Riders take home the titles. I was pulling for Reed to win the National Title and he comes through. Jake costs Koloff the match, setting up a heated feud. I'm looking forward to a Reed title reign. I remember reading house show results in the magazines so I enjoyed the house show results here. Some matches that stuck out were Armstrong beating Sheik. Superstar attacking both Reed and Dibiase, Long Riders getting a big win over Orndorff and Santana and Jake and Koloff going at it. Keep up the good work!
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TNT Wrestling TV @ The Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis TN 2-1-84 Footage is shown from the Freeman Coliseum as Harley Race distracts Terry Funk, allowing Nick Bockwinkel to take advantage and retain his TNT Title. After the match Harley Race piledrives Funk. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of TNT Wrestling on the USA Network. Big show lined up as we will have the two first round tournament matches to determine a number one contender for the TV title. Those matches will be Tully Blanchard against Buck Zumhofe and Austin Idol clashes with current rival Hercules Ayala. All this and a lot more. Speaking of the Louisville card, Nick Bockwinkel will get his shot at the AWA World Title against my guest, the champ himself, Jerry the King Lawler! The fans erupt as Lawler walks out with the AWA title on his shoulder. Lance: Welcome back to Memphis King. I know these fans love seeing you with the world title. I must address the controversy in that match as Hogan did have his foot on the rope during the three count. Lawler: Lance, the bottom line is my hand was raised here in Memphis and Verne Gagne himself ruled on that. Now you know I've never backed down from a challenge so when Hogan returns from Japan, the King will give him his rematch. But right now I have some huge news. Terry Funk, come on out! More cheers as Funk storms out. Funk: Harley Race! You egg suck'n coward! Everybody saw what you did. I'm not going to cry about it, instead I did something about it. Jerry Jarrett agreed to this and made it happen. Tonight, myself and Jerry Lawler get to have a match with Race and Nick Bockwinkel! The fans go crazy! Lawler: And I wont have to wait until Louisville to get my hands on that whining Bockwinkel. Lance: Whoa! What a bombshell! That will be explosive! Ok, let's get to the ring. Tully Blanchard vs. Rock n Roll Buck Zumhofe 1st round tournament match Buck hasn't forgot that attack by Tully last week and starts the match with fire. He works Tully over with hip tosses, arm drags and drop kicks. The tide turns when Buck goes for a back drop and Tully kicks him. Tully hits multiple elbow drops on Buck then follows with several knee drops. Tully hoists Buck up and finishes him off with a slingshot suplex for the pin! Tully advances to the finals. Tully motions around his waist that the title will be his. Commercial Break 'Hangman' Bobby Jaggers vs. Gary Williams The fans cheer as Jaggers raises his bullrope to them. This match is all Jaggers as he puts Williams down with a back elbow smash then follows with a Hangman's Neckbreaker for the pin! Jaggers cuts a promo and says he's here for the competition and wants some gold! 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/ Miss Linda vs. Paul Rooney Street is skipping around the ring looking flamboyant as ever. During the match he's choking Rooney with his boot on the ropes. The Ref breaks him off which allows Linda to get her shots in. Street swings Rooney to the ropes and hits the Hotshot for the pin! Street cuts a promo and says in Louisville he's going to finish Cocoa Samoa off for good and give him a makeover he wont ever forget! Commercial Break Lance: Before we get to our next match, please welcome the TNT TV champ, Wildfire Tommy Rich. Rich waves to the cheering fans and holds up his title Lance: Well Tommy, we have a tournament going on with the winner facing you on February 16th at the Louisville Gardens. Tully Blanchard has advanced and will face the winner of the Idol, Ayala match. Any thoughts? Rich: Lance, I'm fired up here in Memphis and fired up to be the TV champ! Competition is what it's all about and it doesn't matter who I face because Tommy Rich is going to remain champ for a long long time brother! Lance: Ok fans there you have it. Back to the ring. Boos hit as Tully Blanchard struts out. Tully: Don't gloss over things Rich. You saw what I did to a former Light heavyweight champ and it doesn't matter who wins the next match because I'm the one getting a shot that's rightfully mine anyways. Your days as champ are numbered and you can think about this in the meantime. Tully takes a swing but Rich was waiting for it and blocks it then puts Tully down with a big right fist! Lance: Oh my, fans lets go to a commercial. Commercial Break Ratamyus and Cuban Assassin vs. Tom Casper and William Hillman Ratamyus and Assassin break just about every rule as they dismantle their opponents. Assassin hits a swinging neckbreaker on Casper then tags in Ratamyus. Ratamyus clamps on the Sleeper and its lights out as the Ref signals for the bell. Hillman runs in to help his partner but Assassin hits him with a charging knee that sends him through the ropes. Ratamyus stomps on Casper before going to the outside. Assassin holds up Hillman as Ratamyus grabs a chair and smashes it over Hillman's head, busting him open! Ratamyus and Cuban Assassin storm the podium as Lance Russell gets out of there quick. Cuban grabs the mic. Cuban: That was for you Putski and McGraw! You better think twice before you return! If that didn't do it, watch this! Ratamyus and Assassin run back to the ring. The Ref is helping Casper up but Assassin and Ratamyus beat him down! They keep hammering away until wrestlers from the back come out to stop this madness. Commercial Break 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Frank Silvero After what just happened the fans need something to cheer about. Atlas is the man for the job as he thrills the crowd with his power. Atlas military presses Frank up and slams him down then follows with a big splash for the pin! Atlas cuts a promo and says he's throwing his name in for a TNT title shot! The fans cheer hard for this. Mando and Chavo Guerrero vs. Terry Gibbs and Scott Ferris The Guerreros wanted a tough TV match to get them back on track. Gibbs and Ferris do give them a challenge but once the Guerreros got rolling they kept on rolling as they worked over their opponents with solid teamwork and outstanding chemistry. The finish sees Mando vertical suplex Gibbs then tag in Chavo. Ferris charges in but Chavo drop kicks him through the ropes, then climbs to the top rope. Mando swings Gibbs to the ropes and hits him with a punch to the mid section, Chavo hits a sunset flip from the top rope and gets the pin! The fans cheer as the Guerreros stand tall. Commercial Break 'Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Hercules Ayala 1st round tournament match These two rivals come out swinging and keep swinging. They brawl through the ropes, around the ring and back into the ring, then back to the outside. They hammer away on each other until the bell rings, signaling a double countout. They both back off and have looks of disappointment as they just realized they lost out on a TV title shot. They look at each other in anger and start hammering away on each other again. They fight into the commercial break. Commercial break Lance: Well with Ayala and Idol battling to a double countout, that means Tully Blanchard will receive the TV title shot against Tommy Rich in Louisville. I've just been informed that also on that Louisville card, Austin Idol and Hercules Ayala will do battle in a taped fist match. Fans, you wont want to miss that card on February 16th. It's now time for our huge main event. Let's go to the ring. AWA World Champ Jerry 'The King Lawler and Terry Funk VS. AWA TNT Champ Nick Bockwinkel and Harley Race Action packed match as all four men are on their A game for this big TV main event. Lawler and Funk dominant early with a lot of punches, elbows and knee drops. Funk gets his hands on Race and punches away then hits an atomic drop that sends Race into the turnbuckles. Race staggers back and Funk hits a back suplex 1..2..Bock breaks it but Lawler comes in and hammers away on Bock. The Ref gets control. Funk swings off the ropes but Bock hits him with a knee to the back from the apron. Funk staggers into a gut wrench suplex by Race. Race stomps on Funk then tags in Bock. Bock executes a backbreaker then clamps on the Boston Crab. Bock wrenches away but Lawler jumps off the top rope and hits Bock with a double axe handle to break the hold. Race comes in but Lawler drops the strap and punches away. Bock and Funk slowly rise and trade punches. The Ref finally gets control. Bock tags in Race but Funk grabs Race by his head and throws him into the ring. Funk clamps on a headlock and punches away on Race's head then tags in Lawler. Lawler body slams Race, hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a fist drop 1..2..Bock breaks it with a kick. Funk rushes in and brawls Bock to the corner. The Ref guides Funk to his corner. Race lowblows Lawler, body slams him and follows with a delayed headbutt then tags in Bock. Bock stomps away on Lawler then body slams him 1..2..Kick Out. Bock swings Lawler to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Lawler stops and drops a forearm blast on Bock's head then tags in Funk. Funk hits a Russian Legsweep on Bock 1..2..Race breaks it with a knee. Once again Lawler runs in and the brawl is on. Everybody is fighting. During the chaos Funk lowblows Race then hammers away on Bock. Lawler grabs Race and hits a Piledriver! The Ref dives over and counts 1..2..3!!! Race wasn't the legal man but the Ref lost track and made the count. The fans are going nuts! Bock is throwing a tantrum. Funk and Lawler raise their fists to the crowd as the show ends. Upcoming TNT Wrestling @ the Louisville Gardens, Louisville Kentucky 2-16-84 AWA World Championship Title Bout Jerry 'The King' Lawler (C) vs. TNT Champ Nick Bockwinkel TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich vs. Tully Blanchard AWA Southern Tag Team Title Bout - TBA Terry Funk vs. Harley Race Taped Fist Match 'Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Hercules Ayala No DQ 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/Miss Linda vs. Cocoa Samoa Anything Goes Tornado Match Ratamyus and Cuban Assassin vs. Rolling Thunder (Ivan Putski and Rick McGraw)
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Stacked card in LA! The tag tournament was a lot of fun and some new angles develop. Like Kev said, The RnR Express seem to have a lot of enemies as Gama and Hito give them a post match beating, then later Foley's new monster team assaults them which gives the Cowboys the titles! I do like Orton and Brooks as your first champs. Big Jim finally makes his debut as him and Jimmy battle the LA Express to a wild double DQ. Poor Steve O, he just didn't stand a chance against Bundy. I liked that Baron/Spoiler draw. Great main event as Piper once again gets the best of Rose. Adams and McGhee get a nice rub. I cant wait to watch this Piper/Rose feud explode.
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Pacific Wrestling continues delivering non stop action and intriguing storylines. Awesome seeing Adonis and Ventura team up and they look strong in victory. Now they have formed an alliance with the Cowboys. The families are looking to rule the Pacific. Adams and McGhee gel well and pick up a huge win over Rip and Madril. Vachon teaches Rogers a lesson but Flowers gets revenge with a chair! I'm sure Burke has a plan. Starr shows off his ability by defeating Steve O. Starr would be a tough challenge for Dynamite. Man, Anthony gets the partner of a lifetime in Stan Hansen! It sure paid off as Hansen's lariat puts Borne and Jack down! Great surprise here! Sawyer puts up a fight but the vicious Gama walks away with the win. LOL, fun main event as Piper puts a big wrench in Rose's plans. Piper not only walks away with the win over Larry Z but gets a ring as well. Awesome stuff! A Piper/Rose feud is money.
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The lineup is looking stacked. Cant wait for a great night of action at the Omni!
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TNT Wrestling @ Freeman Coliseum 1-27-84 'Rock n Roll' Buck Zumhofe vs. Scott Ferris Buck gets in a good tune up as he prepares for his upcoming TV title tournament match with Tully Blanchard. Ferris gets in some hard hitting offense but a missed clothesline attempt allows Buck to swing back off the ropes with a flying press to get the pin! 'Hangman' Bobby Jaggers vs. Terry Gibbs Gibbs is a tough customer and gets in his hits but Jaggers comes back swinging. Jaggers nails Gibbs with a back elbow smash off the ropes then follows with a Hangman's Neckbreaker for the pin! The fans cheer as Jaggers gets his bullrope and raises it to the crowd. Jumbo Tsuruta and Billy Robinson vs. Decimation w/Stan Stasiak Decimation is still looking for some revenge on Tsuruta and Billy after taking 2 losses. This time they have Stasiak in their corner and it shows as Decimation takes early control with some hard hitting power. They work over Billy with double body slams and keeping him in their corner. Billy eventually makes the tag to Tsuruta and Tsuruta goes to work. Tsuruta chops Shaw through the ropes then works over Colley with a series of suplexes. Later on, Billy is back in and works Shaw over with European uppercuts then hits a big German suplex but Colley breaks it. All four men are brawling. Tsuruta sends Colley flying with a big boot. The Ref guides Tsuruta to his corner. Billy slams Shaw, hops on the middle ropes but Stasiak gets on the apron and levels Billy with a foreign object! Shaw staggers up, swings off the ropes and hits a big splash! The Ref runs over 1..2..3! Decimation celebrates with Stasiak on the outside. Tsuruta is looking down at Billy and is wondering what happened. Stasiak is yelling something to Tsuruta. 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Phil Hickerson w/Johnny Valiant Atlas starts with fire as he hammers away on Hickerson with punches, headbutts, thrusts and body slams. Valiant changes things with a distraction and Hickerson capitalizes. Hickerson hits some body slams then chokes Atlas with his boot. Hickerson drops a knee and almost gets the pin. The fans fire Atlas up as he slowly starts punching away. Valiant gets on the apron but Atlas grabs him. Hickerson charges over but Atlas moves and Hickerson sends Valiant flying off the apron. Atlas rolls up Hickerson 1..2..3! The fans roar as Atlas waves to them. Soul Patrol vs. Bob Sweetan and Dave Shultz Bad blood stemming from Sweetan and Shultz's pre match attack on ESPN last week. Shultz and Sweetan head to the ring but are attacked from behind by the Soul Patrol. Ware and Sugar hammer away on the outside. Both teams brawl all around the ring and to the back resulting in another No Contest! TV Champ Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich, Hercules Ayala and Cocoa Samoa vs. Tully Blanchard, 'Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol and 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/Miss Linda These guys give the fans over 30 minutes of non stop action. Of course Street managed to avoid Cocoa most of the match. Idol and Ayala had furious exchanges. Rich and Tully beat each other to a pulp. Everybody got their moments to shine. In the chaotic finish, Idol and Ayala punched each other threw the ropes and were brawling around the ring. Rich hit a Thesz Press on Tully. The Ref was telling Rich he isn't the legal man. While that was happening, Cocoa is on the middle ropes, pounding down on Street but Linda gets up on the apron. She pulls something out and is ready to spray Cocoa's eyes but Cocoa hops down quick and pulls Street in front of him. Linda sprays Street in the eyes! Cocoa body slams Street then hops on the middle ropes and hits a splash 1..2..3! The crowd erupts! AWA Southern Tag Team Title Bout Nightmares (C) w/Jimmy Hart vs. The Guerreros Fantastic match as these two teams shine. The momentum switches back and forth several times with each team showing off their chemistry. At one point the Nightmares hit a double back elbow smash on Chavo then followed with a double elbow drop but couldn't put him away. Guerreros showed off their teamwork by double drop kicking Davis out of the ring then followed with a double suplex on Wayne. At the 40 minute mark, Chavo nailed a sunset flip on Davis but Wayne nailed Chavo with a clothesline. Mando comes in and drop kicks Wayne to the corner then starts punching away. The Ref goes over to break it up. Jimmy Hart is yelling at the Ref. Chavo staggers up but Davis nails him with a lowblow! While the Ref is guiding Mando back to his corner, Jimmy Hart runs around the ring and is yelling up at Mando. Mando hops down and chases Hart around the ring. The Nightmares hit a double atomic drop on Chavo. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Nightmares retain the titles! Mando realizes what happened and runs in the ring to check on Chavo. Hart celebrates with the Nightmares as they raise their titles up to the booing crowd. AWA TNT Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Terry Funk Funk earned this match with a hard fought victory over Harley Race on TV. Bock is gearing up for an AWA World title bout with Lawler but is more than focused at the task at hand. These two wrestling greats put on a classic that goes 45 minutes. Bock spends a lot of time working over Funk's back with body slams and backbreakers and follows all this up with a Boston Crab but Funk miraculously reached the ropes. Tides turn when Bock missed a charge and hit the turnbuckles. Funk hit a Russian Leg Sweep then went to work. Funk stomps away then hits a hanging suplex followed by a gut wrench suplex then a back suplex but still couldn't put Bock away. Momentum changes again when Funk went for a back drop but Bock kicks him and follows with a quick forearm blast. Bock goes to work on the legs with several leg snaps and a shin breaker. Bock clamps on the figure four! Funk wont submit. A frustrated Bock grabs the ropes and wrenches away. Funk is almost out but the Ref sees Bock use the ropes and forces him to break! The fans cheer as Bock berates the Ref. Bock goes after Funk but Funk kicks him in the gut, grabs his head and hits a Bulldog! Both men are down. Funk eventually staggers up and limps around then starts punching away on Bock. Funk swings Bock to the ropes and hits a clothesline. Funk picks up Bock and executes a swinging neckbreaker. The fans are cheering as Funk is fired up! Boos hit as Harley Race appears at ringside in street clothes. Harley is yelling up at Funk. Funk limps over and points down and warns Harley. Things gets heated as Funk goes to the ropes. Bock wobbles up, charges over and clips Funk's knee from behind! Bock grabs Funk and cradles him 1..2..3! The fans boo as Nick Bockwinkel retains the AWA TNT Title! Bock grabs his title and exits the ring. Harley gets in the ring. Harley stomps down on Funk then hoists him up and crashes him down with a Piledriver! Garbage hits the ring as Harley gives Funk a stomp before leaving.
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Thanks Kev, I really want to make the TV title prestigious. I'm having fun with the tag teams and it's going to really heat up when the Fabulous Ones return. LOL, you know me, I love the mid card feuds.
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Yea, I'm having fun teaming up Shaw and Colley. I think putting them with Stan the Man will give them that extra appeal I was looking for.
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I was always a huge fan of Austin Idol and I do have big plans for him. The man's charisma was off the charts. I don't want to reveal any spoilers but I have something in store for Tsuruta.
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Another set of tournament matches that didn't disappoint. Loved the teams and match ups. Sammartino and Rich were the surprise sleepers of the tournament as they get huge wins over two tough teams, the Samoans and Iron Curtain. Even though they didn't advance to the finals, the Iron Curtain's win over Santana and Wrestling 2 gives them instant credibility. Fun seeing a young Arn Anderson here. Him and Brad give the Olympians a good match but like Gordon said, the experience won that match. Loved the Long Riders/Murdoch-Ole match. I knew that would be a good brawl. Long Riders get the DQ win, keeping Ole and Murdoch strong. Battle of the heels as the Long Riders get over on the Olympians. I like a good heel vs. heel match and this was a good one. Should be a good final match between Long Riders and Sammartino/Rich. Both teams had to fight hard to reach the finals. Next stop, the Omni!
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TNT Wrestling TV @ The Junction San Antonio TX, 1-25-84 The show opens with a highlight music video of the ESPN Super show from Memphis. Highlights include Bruiser Brody winning the Battle Royal, Bockwinkel retaining the TNT title over Wahoo. Nightmares winning the AWA Southern Titles against the Guerreros. Tommy Rich retaining the TV Title in a draw with Tully Blanchard but Tully steals the TV title and leaves the ring with it. And in the end, Jerry Lawler defeats Hulk Hogan to win the AWA World Title! Stack: Hello wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of TNT Wrestling from the Junction, I'm Steve Stack and we have a great show lined up. Bobby Jaggers takes on Adrian Street, Ivan Putski will go one on one with Ratamyus and we will have a blockbuster main event as Terry Funk clashes with Harley Race. The winner of that match will get a TNT Title match with Nick Bockwinkel, this weekend at the Freeman Coliseum. Well, we all saw it, Jerry The King Lawler is the new AWA World Champion. The replay showed Hulk Hogan did have his foot on the rope before the count of three but Verne Gagne said the decision will stand. Jerry Lawler is out of town this weekend but will return to Memphis next week on TV. Congratulations to The King and I know we're all looking forward to his comments next week. Right now let's go to the ring. 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Zeke Andrews Atlas gets the crowd going as he uses his power to work over Andrews. Atlas hits a back drop then hoists Andrews up in the Military Press position. He presses him a couple times then slams him down. Atlas follows with a body splash to get the pin! The fans cheer as Atlas gives them a double bicep pose. Atlas cuts a promo at the podium. He warns Phil Hickerson and Johnny Valiant that he's coming after them full force and they better be ready for a first class whoop'n! Commercial Break Jerry Jarrett is with Steve Stack at the podium. He demands that Tully Blanchard comes out and returns the TV title. The fans boo as Tully arrogantly walks out with the title on his shoulder. Tully: (Takes the title and gently sets it on the podium) Jarrett, you know as well as I do that I should be the rightful owner of that title. You don't want a country bumpkin like Tommy Rich representing TNT Television. Now, give me a rematch and I'll be on my way. Jerry: I'm sorry Tully but it's not that easy. Because of your actions, you need to earn another shot. Here's what I'm going to do. You will be involved in a 4 man tournament and the winner will receive a TV title shot. The first round matches will begin next week. Austin Idol will face Hercules Ayala and you will face the former AWA Light heavyweight champ, Rock n Roll Buck Zumhofe. Tully: I figured you would be protecting Rich from me. Fine, it doesn't matter. I'll win the tournament and then Rich is mine and this time I'm walking away with the title and you wont be able to do anything about it! Stack: Big news regarding the TV title. Let's go to the ring as one of those contenders is set for action. 'Rock n Roll' Buck Zumhofe vs. Neil Swanson Buck is all smiles as he tunes up for his chance at the TV title. He takes Swanson over with arm drags and hip tosses then hits a high drop kick. Buck hops up on the middle ropes. Swanson staggers up and Buck hits a flying body press for the pin! The fans cheer as Buck pumps his fists to them but Tully Blanchard runs in and hits Buck from behind with a high knee! The fans boo as Tully executes the Sling Shot Suplex! Tully motions around his waist, saying the TV title will be his! Commercial Break AWA Southern Tag Team Champs The Nightmares w/Jimmy Hart vs. Gary Williams and Mike Rooney Hart has both tag titles on his shoulders as he spends most of the time gloating to the fans. The Nightmares look good tonight as they double team and work over their opponents. The finish comes when Wayne hits Williams with a shoulder breaker and Davis crashes down off the top rope with a flying knee on the shoulder for the pin! The fans boo as Jimmy Hart runs in and hands the Nightmares the titles. Hart and the Nightmares head to the podium. Hart: (Laughing) Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Stack baby, are the Nightmares geniuses or what. They knew my guidance, brilliance and expertise would get them the titles and guess what? They were right! Baby, this is only the beginning of something beautiful. You're looking at the greatest team in the AWA baby and they're going to knock every team in TNT down and then they're going to take the AWA World titles baby! The fans cheer as Mando and Chavo Guerrero walk out. They tell Hart and the Nightmares they cheated their way to victory and they deserve a rematch. The teams almost come to blows but Hart guides his men to the back while yelling "I decide who gets a shot baby" Commercial Break Stack informs everybody that Jimmy Hart doesn't decide who gets title shots and that The Nightmares will defend against the Guerreros this weekend at the Freeman Coliseum. Back to the ring. 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/Miss Linda vs. 'Hangman' Bobby Jaggers Street and Linda have been causing a lot of problems for Cocoa Samoa lately and Street has been doing a good job ducking Samoa. Jaggers arrives here in TNT with a tough reputation. Street spends a lot of time stalling while Linda keeps distracting Jaggers. Finally Jaggers grabs Street, swings him to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash then follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Linda distracts the Ref from the apron. The Ref is warning Linda. Jaggers heads over and is pointing at Linda. Street staggers up, runs over and hits Jaggers from behind with a high knee, then chokes Jaggers on the ropes. The Ref backs him off and this allows Linda to choke Jaggers on the ropes. This is repeated a couple more times until Cocoa Samoa comes to ringside! The fans roar as Cocoa backs off Linda. Street is throwing a tantrum. Street goes to the ropes and is yelling down at Cocoa. Cocoa looks up at him and smiles. Jaggers spins Street around and kicks him in the gut then hits the Hangman's Neckbreaker 1..2..3!! The fans go wild as Jaggers holds up his fist to them. Cocoa nods in approval. Linda rushes in the ring to check on Street. Commercial Break Hercules Ayala vs. Paul Rooney Ayala will face his current rival Austin Idol next week in the TV title contender tournament. Ayala body slams Rooney several times then executes a backbreaker. Ayala lifts Rooney up and clamps on the Bearhug to get the submission victory! Ayala cuts a promo and says he couldn't be happier to face Idol next week in the tournament. He says he's going to pummel Idol down then move on for a shot at the TV title. After Ayala leaves, Johnny Valiant and his team Decimation (Mike Shaw and Randy Colley) show up at the podium. Valiant: Steve, a lot happening in TNT and brother a lot is happening with yours truly. Standing behind me is the most devastating tag team in TNT, Decimation. Now I've got some big plans in the works, plans that will benefit myself and this team. I would like to officially announce that I have sold the contracts of Decimation to a man that will no doubt lead them to gold. This isn't just an ordinary man, no sir. This man has a proven killer instinct. The kind of killer instinct that Decimation deserves. Ladies and Gentleman, Decimation's new manager...Stan the man Stasiak! Stasiak walks out to boos and shakes hands with Valiant. Decimation applaud Stasiak and shake his hand. Stasiak: Everybody has seen what Decimation is capable of but let me tell you all something, you aint seen nothing yet! Commercial Break Soul Patrol vs. Keith Sampson and Roy Turner Koko Ware and Sweet Brown Sugar almost suffered the same fate as the Fabulous Ones at the ESPN show but thankfully they were able to fight off Sweetan and Shultz. Soul Patrol look crisp tonight as they work over their opponents with quick tags and high flying maneuvers. The finish comes when Sugar hits Turner with a Missile dropkick then tags in Ware who finishes him off with a Gourdbuster! Soul Patrol cut a promo on Sweetan and Shultz, saying they've brought out their aggressive side and they're going to take that aggression out on them! Commercial Break TNT AWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel is with Steve Stack. Stack announces Nick will get his AWA World Title Match with Jerry Lawler in 3 weeks at the Louisville Gardens. Stack also reminds Bock that he will be defending the TNT title against the winner of tonight's main event between Terry Funk and Harley Race. Bock: Finally I have received something that is long overdue, my rightful shot at the AWA World Title. I hope one Jerry Lawler enjoys every minute of his reign because it's going to be a very short one. Now, don't think for one moment that I'm overlooking my obligations as TNT champion. Just ask Wahoo McDaniel. My focus is always on the task at hand. Whether it be Terry Funk or Harley Race, the outcome will be the same. Nick Bockwinkel getting his hand raised. Ratamyus vs. 'Polish Power' Ivan Putski The fans cheer Putski on as he's ready to explode on Ratamyus when the bell rings. Putski charges over but Ratamyus throws a powdered substance in his face! Putski holds his eyes and stumbles back. Ratamyus nails him with a knee to the face then throws him out of the ring. Putski's partner Rick McGraw rushes out but the Cuban Assassin nails him from behind and throws him into the steel post! Ratamyus grabs a wooden chair. Putski is in a haze when he staggers up. Ratamyus slams the chair on Putski's head and the chair shatters everywhere! Putski is busted open and knocked out! Prelim wrestlers run out to break this up. Commercial Break Stack: What a despicable act by Ratamyus and the Cuban Assassin. McGraw had to be helped out while Putski was taken out on a stretcher. We hope to have an update on their condition next week. Ratamyus is out of control. Ok fans, before we get to our stellar main event. TNT TV returns next week in Memphis as you will see 2 opening round tournament matches for a TV title shot. You will also see the TV champ himself Tommy Rich.... The fans boo as Austin Idol walks out. Idol: TNT wouldn't be a show without an appearance by the Universal Heartthrob baby. (Idol flexes) Let me let the cat out of the bag and inform everybody that you're looking at the winner of the tournament and next TV champion. That weakling Ayala has already felt my power and he's gonna feel it again next week Jack! I cant wait to beat him down again! Oh that's going to be so much fun! Stack: Ok, strong words from Austin Idol, fans lets go to our big main event with the winner getting a TNT title shot. Terry Funk vs. Harley Race Winner gets a TNT title shot this weekend at the Freeman Coliseum. These two have had quite the rivalry of late with neither man gaining an advantage. A lot at stake in this match up. Race gains control early with an eye rake followed by a hanging suplex. Race swings off the ropes and hits a delayed knee drop then swings off the ropes and crashes down with a delayed headbutt 1..2..Funk lifts his shoulder! Race yells at the Ref while holding up 3 fingers. Race picks up Funk but Funk punches him in the gut and hits a Jaw Breaker! Both men are down. Funk staggers up and stomps on Race. Funk swings Race to the ropes and puts him down with a clothesline. Funk picks Race up and executes a Russian Legsweep 1..2..Race gets his shoulder up! Funk swings Race to the turnbuckles and charges in but Race lifts his knee and Funk hits it head first. Race regroups and hits a swinging neckbreaker 1..2..Funk gets his foot on the rope. A frustrated Race grabs Funk's hair and punches away on him. Race clamps on a headlock and hits him with several closed fists. Race swings Funk into the turnbuckle then smashes his head on it several times. Race snapmares Funk over and hits him with a knee to the back. Race executes a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Funk barely gets his shoulder up. Race is berating the Ref. Race grabs Funk and swings him to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Funk kicks him and drops him with a snap DDT 1..2..3!!!!! The crowd goes crazy as Funk pulls off the pin out of nowhere! The show ends with Race and Funk lying side by side as the Ref reaches down and raises Funk's arm. Terry Funk receives a TNT title shot.
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Cant wait! Look at that list of contenders. Man, I cant call it.
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Jerry Lawler debuts on TV as the AWA World Champ! Only Lawler could be the top babyface in Memphis while being a hated heel in All-Star LOL. Mongolian Stomper is building up credibility with the fans. That's going to be an explosion when Bad News comes back. A lot of teams are gunning for the titles like Gagne/Rheingans, Common Wealth and of course the Road Warriors. Superstar Graham and Da Crusher should be a fun old school feud. Martel is making the most of his time while Curt is out and defeats Anvil to get a shot at Lawler. The fans at the Mecca get their money's worth. Graham and Crusher seem to be just getting started. Gilbert is rising as a serious Light Hvy contender with a win over Keith Hart. I like the early build of the Fantastics. They look good but Common Wealth get the win. Oh Man I wonder who's under the mask? Whoever it is, Cash seems to have found a new partner. Norvell is going to need some back up. Bret wins the North American Title! Precious interferes and causes her man to lose. How will Jimmy Jam rebound? Oh Snap! Lawler uses the fireball! The ultimate heel move! Martel will want some payback! How will the fans in Memphis react? Another great job Kev!
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WOW! So much happening in the Cow Palace! Rose explains the rings and Adonis gets his. Rose and Co. look to rule the Pacific Northwest but then Roddy Piper appears!!!!! Looks like Piper is going to be a huge thorn for Rose. What a great storyline. The matches were a lot of fun. Foley comes out with Bundy. Bundy makes short work of a solid wrestler in Steve O. Strong debut for Bundy. Tony Anthony seems to be going off the deep end as he gets DQed in his match with Borne. Billy Jack runs out and the tag challenge is made. The tag division is really stacked as the LA Express debut and look good. Cobra and Hito put on an exciting technical bout with Cobra coming out on top. Wakamatsu doesn't like this. Valiant almost puts Larry Z away until the LA Express interfere. I'm sure Valiant's friend is going to get involved now. Fun night full of drama and surprises.
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OK, to finally put the final touches on my roster. TNT picks up Stan Stasiak as a manager. TNT picks up Art Crews to fill my 40th roster spot. TNT releases Don Bass and picks up Johnny Wilhoit.
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TNT trades Wahoo McDaniel and Dream Machine to All-Star Wrestling for the Sheepherders.
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Some really competitive TV title tournament matches. I really liked this group of wrestlers. First off I have to give a shout out to Scrappy McGowen, one of my all time favorite referees. Good opening round as Siva looks good and finishes off Lightfoot with an impressive flying drop kick. LOL, Sharpe getting quickly pinned was hilarious and I could totally see that happening. Mean Mike sure was mean as Terry finally passes out from all that pain inflicted but Terry does come out looking pretty tough. Les and Lanny put on a scientific masterpiece. Great match. Lanny gets the tough win but Les took a ton out of him. Action continues into the 2nd round. Siva looked like a star tonight but Bugsy uses his veteran instincts and takes home a victory. Bugsy sure is a crowd pleaser. Mean Mike does it again and forces Lanny to pass out. Mike just looked devastating tonight with his submission approach. Mike and Bugsy in the finals. This should be a fun contrasting styles match up. I'm really intrigued by this match and cant wait for the Omni show. Another solid program on the Superstation!
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AWA ESPN Super Card @ Mid South Coliseum, Memphis TN 1-23-84 Lance: Hello everybody and welcome to the first AWA Supershow here on ESPN, coming to you live from the Mid South Coliseum here in Memphis TN. I'm Lance Russell. Tonight you will see Hulk Hogan defend the AWA World Title against Jerry "The King" Lawler. AWA Tag team champions, the Sheiks defend against Rick Martel and Curt Hennig. Controversy surrounds that match as Curt Hennig was injured at the hands of the Sheiks, Sheepherders and Abdullah the Butcher. I don't know how Hennig will be able to compete tonight. Also the AWA Southern tag titles are up for grabs as The Guerreros take on the Nightmares and the Nightmares say they have a surprise tonight. Tommy Rich defends the TNT TV title against Tully Blanchard. There will be a big battle royal tonight and the winner will receive an AWA World Title shot down the line. All that and a lot more. So fans let's kick things off with a 6 Man tag match. Rolling Thunder and Buck Zumhofe vs. Ratamyus, Cuban Assassin and Terry Gibbs Putski and McGraw are still having issues with Ratamyus and Cuban as all four men start brawling right off the bat. Gibbs tries to attack Buck but Buck ends up drop kicking him out of the ring. The match is back and forth as the faces use their power and speed while the heels break every rule in the book and work their opponents over with double teaming. The finish comes when everybody is in the ring fighting and Putski nails Gibbs with the Polish Hammer to get the pin! After the faces leave, Ratamyus and Cuban put the boots to Gibbs then hurl him out of the ring. Ratamyus goes crazy and hits Gibbs several times with a chair busting him open. The fans are shocked by his brutality. Finally Putski and McGraw run back to save Gibbs. Ratamyus and Cuban make threats as they leave. TNT TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (C) vs. Tully Blanchard These two put on a solid match as the momentum shifts several times. Rich fires up the crowd with back drops, elbow drops and body slams. Tully gets control with a knee to the gut off the ropes then follows with a suplex and multiple elbow drops. Tully bends the rules and gets in some good choking. The fans fire Rich up and he comes back swinging with fired up punches and follows by slamming Tully's head on the turnbuckle several times. Rich swings Tully to the turnbuckles and charges in but Tully lifts both knees and Rich runs right into them. Tully works Rich over then goes for a piledriver but Rich back drops him over. Tully staggers up as Rich swings off the ropes and hits the Thesz Press but the bell rings as the time limit expires! Officially ruling a draw. The Ref gives Rich his belt as he retains. Rich looks a bit disappointed and starts to leave but Tully hits him with a high knee from behind that sends Rich through the ropes! Tully then grabs the TV title and leaves with it as the fans boo. Billy Robinson and Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Decimation (Randy Colley and Mike Shaw) w/Johnny Valiant A rematch from last week's TV show as Johnny V claimed Robinson didn't pin the legal man so the victory shouldn't count. Billy and Jumbo were more than willing to accept a rematch. Decimation uses their power to work Billy over. They hit a double body slam and Shaw follows with a big elbow drop. Shaw tags in Colley and he hits a knee drop from the middle ropes 1..2..Jumbo breaks the pin as Johnny V throws a fit. After Jumbo got the hot tag and controlled for a bit, Decimation used heel tactics to regain momentum. They execute a double suplex on Jumbo but still couldn't put him away. Later, Billy and Jumbo take over and they put on a suplex clinic as Jumbo hits Colley with a bridging release German suplex followed by a gut wrench suplex. Billy comes in and hits a vertical suplex followed by a butterfly suplex 1..2..Shaw breaks the count. Colley finally tags in Shaw but Jumbo puts him down with a big boot and tags in Billy. Billy swings Shaw to the ropes and puts him down with a forearm blast. Colley runs in but Jumbo nails him with a high knee strike. Billy and Jumbo pick Shaw up and double powerbomb him down 1..2..3! Bob Sweetan and Dave Shultz vs. Soul Patrol (Koko Ware and Sweet Brown Sugar) The Soul Patrol heads to the ring, slapping hands with the fans when they're jumped from behind by Shultz and Sweetan. Shultz and Sweetan stomp them down, then throw Sugar into the crowd! The fans are in riot mode as Shultz and Sweetan yell back at them. Shultz body slams Ware on the concrete then Sweetan hoists him up and Shultz grabs Ware's boots. The fans are screaming as they're going to spike piledrive Ware on the concrete! All of a sudden Sugar nails Shultz from the side with a dropkick that sends him flying as Ware uses the moment to back drop Sweetan over! Sugar helps Ware up as security runs out to prevent an all out war. The match never started so it's a No Contest. Battle Royal- Winner gets an AWA World Title shot at a later date Verne made a decision that all managers are banned from ringside. Participants- Tony Atlas, Harley Race, Terry Funk, Phil Hickerson, Cocoa Samoa, Adrian Street, Austin Idol, Hercules Ayala, Bobby Jaggers, Don Bass, Dream Machine, Scott Ferris, and Bruiser Brody! The battle royal is full of top names and every one of them wants that AWA world title shot. Lot's of bad blood in the ring as the guys that have been feuding start going at it. Cocoa is just pounding away on Street in the corner. Idol and Ayala are having a vicious exchange. Atlas and Hickerson trade blows. Funk and Race are fighting all over the ring. Dream Machine and Don Bass are working over Bobby Jaggers. The crowd goes crazy as Brody lifts Ferris over his head and throws him over the top rope! Jaggers is on the ropes, Bass and Dream Machine go for a double clothesline but Jaggers ducks and uses the momentum to back drop them over the top rope! Street chokes Cocoa on the ropes but Cocoa fires up and a jumping headbutt sends Street flying over the top rope. Street regroups and wont leave and distracts Cocoa which allows Brody to come from behind and hurl him over the top rope! Street takes advantage and stomps away on Cocoa before leaving. Hickerson body slams Atlas and chokes him with his boot. Atlas makes a comeback and punches away. Atlas picks Hickerson up for a body slam and dumps him over the top rope! Hickerson is throwing a fit and flips over chairs as officials guide him away. Idol and Ayala are brawling and end up brawling up and over the top rope and keep brawling to the back. It's down to Brody, Atlas, Jaggers, Funk and Race. Race and Funk trade punches. Race gets the upper hand and punches Funk to the ropes. Race goes for a big punch but Funk ducks and back drops Race over the top rope! Race is furious and goes back up on the apron. Funk goes to hit him but Brody nails him with a big boot to the back of the head that sends Funk over the top rope and into Race. They both crash down on the outside! Jaggers and Atlas are wrestling against the ropes. Brody goes over and hurls both men over. Atlas lands on the outside but Jaggers is still on the apron. While Atlas gets up, Phil Hickerson comes from out of nowhere and rams Atlas into the steel post! Brody thinks he won. Jaggers rolls back in. Jaggers runs at Brody and nails him with a clothesline from behind. Brody falls to his knees. Jaggers picks up Brody and goes to throw him over the top rope but Brody elbows him in the gut, grabs him by his hair and hurls Jaggers over the top rope! Bruiser Brody wins the battle royal! He storms around the ring huffing and making wild facial expressions. Intermission For the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles Chavo and Mando Guerrero vs. The Nightmares This match was determined because Shultz and Sweetan put the champs, the Fabulous Ones out of action by piledriving them both on the concrete. These teams put on a tag team showcase tonight as they battle close to 30 minutes. Both teams put everything out there as they both want to become Southern tag champs. The Guerreros use high flying and double teaming moves when they're in control. The Nightmares show off their chemistry with some solid double teaming as well. The Nightmares are in control as Wayne hits a backbreaker on Chavo and Davis fly's off the top rope with a knee drop 1..2..Chavo gets his foot on the rope. Davis swings Chavo to the ropes but Chavo leapfrogs over and tags in Mando, who comes in with fists flying. Guerreros take control. They double back drop Wayne, rolling him out of the ring. Mando swings Davis to the ropes and punches him in the gut while Chavo comes off the top rope with a sunset flip but the Ref is distracted by Jimmy Hart, who appears on the apron! The Ref is yelling at Jimmy to get down. Mando heads over. While that distraction is going on, Wayne climbs to the top rope with a foreign object in his hand and crashes down and nails Chavo on the back of his head! Wayne puts Davis on top. Mando grabs Jimmy Hart by his shirt. Wayne yells at the Ref. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Wayne pulls Davis out of the ring as Mando pushes Jimmy away and checks on Chavo. Jimmy frantically grabs the Southern titles and gives them to the Nightmares as the fans boo. The big surprise sure did help the Nightmares. AWA TNT Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Wahoo McDaniel These two have been going at it for awhile but tonight the title is finally on the line. Wahoo dominates early with chops that send Bock rolling out of the ring. Wahoo doesn't play this game and goes out after him. Wahoo unloads and hurls Bock back in the ring. Bock spends the next few minutes bumping hard as Wahoo chops, punches and slams him all around the ring. Bock eventually gets control with a desperate eye gouge. Bock hits a few suplexes then works on the leg. Bock hits a seated senton to Wahoo's leg followed by a couple leg snaps and stomps to the leg. Bock then clamps on the figure four! The fans chant Wahoo! Wahoo! Wahoo! Wahoo uses all his strength and reaches the ropes. A frustrated Bock releases but gives him a couple stomps. Bock swings Wahoo to the ropes and goes for a backdrop but Wahoo kicks him and sends Bock flying. Wahoo regroups and gets control. Wahoo chops away on Bock in the corner, swings him to the opposite corner, Bock staggers into a back drop, staggers up and gets a big chop. Wahoo is still limping but goes for a vertical suplex. His leg wobbles and he falls down. Bock regroups and once again applies the figure four! Wahoo fights it as Bock wrenches away. Bock then grabs the ropes for leverage and continues to wrench away. The Ref sees Wahoo pass out and signals for the bell! The fans don't like it as Bock retains the TNT Title. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Sheiks (Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera) (C) w/Adnan vs. Rick Martel and Curt Hennig Everybody is in the ring but Curt Hennig. Martel and the Ref are having an intense conversation as Adnan and the Sheiks are yelling at them. The Ref is shaking his head but Martel is putting his fists up towards the Sheiks. Finally an announcement is made. Curt Hennig cant compete tonight. Rather than forfeit Martel says he's going at it alone! The fans cheer Martel and his guts while Adnan and the Sheiks laugh at him. The laughing stops when Martel hits both Sheiks with a drop kick. Martel grabs Adnan and hurls him over the top rope as the crowd comes unglued. Martel defiantly holds his own for awhile and takes it to them. Martel swings Patera to the turnbuckles and follows with a body slam then goes to the apron and hits his Sling Shot Splash 1..2..Blackwell drops an elbow. This was the beginning of the end as the numbers game proved to be to much. The Sheiks spend the next few minutes double teaming Martel. The end comes when Patera hits Martel with a swinging full nelson slam and Blackwell finished it off with a big splash for the pin! The Sheiks retain but Martel proved he's one tough customer. AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. Jerry 'The King' Lawler This is the one Memphis has been waiting for. Lawler gives them one heck of an entrance as he rides a horse to the ring. Hogan has been a huge fan favorite champion but this is Lawler country. The announcements are made, Hogan and Lawler are having words. Lawler motions around making sure Hogan knows where he's at. Hogan doesn't play heel but let's Lawler know the title is coming home with him. Slow pace to start as they lock up a few times and Hogan just throws Lawler back against the turnbuckles every time. Lawler eventually gets Hogan in a headlock but Hogan back suplexes out of it. Lawler swings Hogan to the ropes but Hogan puts him down with a shoulder block. Lawler gets up and Hogan grabs him then hoists him above his head! Hogan then throws Lawler across the ring and flexes. Lawler rolls against the turnbuckles with a shocked look and needs to regroup. Hogan gets Lawler in a headlock but Lawler lifts Hogan up and Atomic Drops him. Hogan bounces to the turnbuckles. Lawler hops up on the middle ropes and the fans cheer as Lawler hammers away on Hogan. Lawler hops down. Hogan staggers forward and Lawler picks him up and body slams him down as the crowd goes crazy! Lawler hops up on the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Hogan kicks out! Lawler swings Hogan to the turnbuckles and charges in but Hogan comes forward and puts Lawler down with a clothesline. Hogan uses this time to regroup. Hogan body slams Lawler then body slams him again and follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Lawler kicks out! Hogan continues to work Lawler over but the fans start cheering Lawler on. Lawler slowly starts to punch Hogan then picks up the pace and starts firing away. Then the strap comes down! The fans go crazy as Lawler hammers away on Hogan, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Lawler swings Hogan to the turnbuckles. Hogan hits hard and staggers into a big right punch. Hogan falls against the ropes then staggers forward, Lawler picks him up and body slams him! Lawler drops an elbow 1..2..Hogan kicks out! Lawler is a bit frustrated. He swings Hogan to the ropes and misses a clothesline, Hogan swings back and sends Lawler flying with a double axe handle to the head! Lawler ends up outside on the apron. Lawler finally starts to rise and grabs the ropes to help himself up. Hogan walks over and vertical suplexes Lawler back in the ring. Hogan fires up and shakes his fists. He picks up Lawler and punches away, then swings him to the ropes and hits a big boot to the head. Hogan swings off the ropes and hits a jumping leg drop 1..2..Wait! The Ref sees Lawler's foot on the rope. Hogan thinks he won but the Ref tells him what happened. Hogan is frustrated. Hogan goes towards Lawler and out of desperation, Lawler pulls his trunks and Hogan goes through the ropes to the outside. Lawler regroups. Hogan gets on the apron. Lawler punches him, grabs him, takes a deep breath and vertical suplexes him back in the ring! The fans cheer as Lawler hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with a fist drop! The fans go wild as Lawler grabs Hogan, hoists him up and hits the PILEDRIVER! The Ref counts 1..2..(Hogan gets his foot on the rope but the Ref doesn't see it) 3!!!!!!! The fans blow the roof off the Mid South Coliseum! Lawler cant believe it! The Ref gets the world title, hands it to Lawler and raises his arm in victory. The show ends with Lawler holding up the AWA World Title to a raging sell out Memphis crowd!