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Douglas is really getting under Cornette's skin LOL I'll say it again, Cameron and Atlas are just meant to be together. I don't know if the Playboy Club is ready for an angry Hall. Dibiase knew what he was doing by acquiring the OWC. I'm sure Rose had no problem with what Austin did to Bret. Austin and Bret are heading for a bloodbath. Vancouver, Finlay might have his eyes on the submission title. Gunn's another young gun making a name for himself here. Only a matter of time before the MVC has gold. Jeez, who can stop these guys. Another satisfying win for Bigelow. Austin's rage is taking over. The tag team competition in PCW is unreal. Kelowna, The Southern Boys are in the zone. I agree, Beetlejuice vs. the Leprechaun is quite the billing. The Dreamboats are quickly rising the ladder. Scotty's looking for a title shot. Malenko keeps the LHW division hot

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-2-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We've got a lot of action tonight, including Larry Zbyszko versus Leo Burke. Lou Perez takes on Glamour Doll. Also, Iceman Parsons goes up against Terry Taylor. Right now, I would like to bring out the AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Brenda Britton comes out with Morrow. Britton: Take a break Nelson. Nelson rolls his eyes and walks away. Britton: Ok Gerry, I understand you want to address the world title issue from WrestleRock. Morrow: Ahhhhh yes I do Brenda. I would like to invite Ray Stevens out here. Stevens is all business as he walks out. Morrow: Ray, I have reviewed your protest and de film from WrestleRock. Stevens: Then you saw what I saw. Jumbo Tsuruta put Hulk Hogan down with a powerbomb and the Ref counted 3. It's simple, Jumbo should get his world title back. Morrow: I have to admit Ray, it was close. However, after lengthy reviews, myself and de committee have determined dat Hogan did raise his shoulder before de 3 count. De decision will stand. Hulk Hogan is de AWA world champion. Stevens: Come on Gerry! Morrow: Do not worry Ray. When Jumbo decides to return from Japan, he will get a rematch for de world title. Stevens: I don't like it, but I will say this. Hogan's days as champion are numbered. Mark my words! Britton: There you have it! Hulk Hogan is officially the AWA world champion, but for how long remains to be seen. Until we meet again. Toooodles. Commercial Break The Brawny Boys (Jim Morris and Bill Kazmaier) vs. Todd Rooney and Cleet Walker After their success at WrestleRock, Morris and Kazmaier have decided to make a go as a tag team. Morris puts Walker down with a backbreaker, then tags in Kazmaier. Kazmaier swings Walker to the ropes and finishes things off with a bearhug! Commercial Break 'Lightning' Lou Perez vs. Glamour Doll We get a fun fast paced match here. Perez puts his amateur wrestling skills to work and has Doll frustrated. Doll turns the tide with an eye rake. Doll shows off his high flying skills and almost pins Perez after a missile dropkick. Doll spends too much time arguing with the Ref. This allows Perez to sneak up from behind and execute a bridging back suplex for the win! Perez celebrates as Doll throws a temper tantrum. Commercial Break Nelson: Ok coming out now is Skandor Akbar (wearing a neckbrace) along with his Devastation Inc. Akbar, Blackblood and the Moondogs surround a nervous Nelson. Nelson: Well Skandor, WrestleRock was quite an event for you. Things ended abruptly after that piledriver from the AWA International champ Paul Orndorff. Akbar: Watch it Nelson! That's your final warning! It's no secret that Devastation Inc. lost some members following WrestleRock. However, I'm coming back bigger and stronger than ever! First up, Orndorff, you're going to pay for what you did. This man Blackblood is coming after you and your title! Everybody saw what the Moondogs did at WrestleRock to those sissy boys, the Rock n Roll Express. That's only the beginning. It doesn't stop there. Right now, I would like to introduce the newest member of Devastation Inc. Get ready AWA because the SOULTAKER is here! Soultaker is an intimidating sight as he walks out and joins his new stable. Akbar: You're looking at Devastation Inc. and devastation is what we're going to cause! Commercial Break 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo vs. Ray Glader Disalvo looks impressive as he finishes things off with a running shoulder breaker for the easy win. Disalvo cuts a promo and says he's ready to take on the biggest and baddest monsters in the AWA. Commercial Break The Rose Cousins vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The Rose Cousins are in full heel mode tonight and win the match with the Rose Bomb. Nelson: I'm not sure what happened at WrestleRock but you guys really went off the deep end when you attack the Renegade Warriors after their victory. Pat: Hey! We spent to long playing by the rules and it got us nowhere! If the Renegade Warriors have a problem, then they can try and do something about it! Randy: That's right! From now on, we're going to do things the right way, the Rose way!! Commercial Break Nelson: Ok, we're... Boos as Larry Zbyszko strolls out. Nelson: Larry, you have a match with Leo Burke, what are you doing here? Zbyszko: (points up at Burke in the ring) I'll deal with you in a minute spudhead. Ray Stevens was out here because his man was robbed. Well, he wasn't the only one robbed at WrestleRock. That brat little Davey only beat me because he was in cahoots with that moron Randall Cobb. Listen up Bruno's baby boy. You're nothing but a spinless coward who took the easy way out. You're gutless and weak! I'm going to do everything in my power to make your pathetic life miserable! You're done Davey! 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. Leo Burke Larry's a little too preoccupied as Burke works him over and has him pinballing all over the ring. Zbyszko rolls out to take a breather and of course stall. He gets on the apron. Burke runs over but Zbyszko rakes his eyes and snaps his head on the top rope. Zbyszko stomps away on Burke, lifts him up and throat drops him on the top rope. Zbyszko drops several knees on Burke. Wait a minute. David Sammartino comes out and stands at ringside with his arms folded. Zbyszko sees him and starts yelling at him. Sammartino smiles and shrugs his shoulders. Zbyszko is at the ropes still yelling at David. Burke gets up, pushes Zbyszko against the ropes and rolls him up 1..2..3! Big POP! Burke goes to the outside. Sammartino raises his arm as Zbyszko loses it in the ring. The fans are loving this. Commercial Break Nelson: With me now is the Vin man and his crew, Vinergy and Gary Young. (smirks) Rough night for you at WrestleRock, Vinnie. Vin: Shut up Larbo! Do you know what the problem was at WrestleRock? Nelson: Ummm, you bit off more than you could chew? Vin: I said shut up! I know what the problem was. Vinergy knows what the problem was. Dukes and Putski nod. Vin: Gary, do you know what the problem was? Young: No, what boss? Vin: The problem was YOU! Damn it Gary! You blew it and we lost the match because of you! You embarrassed me and nobody embarrasses the Vin Man...YEA! WHAM! Vinergy attack Young! They beat him down, then hurl him into the ring. They continue the beat down. They swing Young to the ropes and put him down with stereo polish hammers! They hold Gary up as Vinnie walks over, berates him and slaps him several times. Vinergy throw Young down. Vinnie gives him a few more stomps before leaving. Vinnie grabs the mic. Vinnie: Gary! You're out...YEA! Commercial Break 'The Rock' Don Muraco w/Superstar Billy Graham vs. Royce Richards Graham cheers as Muraco wins the match with a tombstone piledriver! Nelson: Superstar, you sure delivered at WrestleRock when this man, Don Muraco showed up. Graham: That's right daddy! The Superstar is back and I brought a friend with me. The sky's the limit for Don Muraco. Tell them brutha! Muraco: You got that right Superstar! The Rock Don Muraco is here in the AWA and brother I'm ready to make a splash! Commercial Break Nelson: Well we've seen a lot of familiar faces returning to the AWA and here's a couple more. Ricky and Robert, the Rock n Roll Express! The fans go wild as RnR head to ringside, slapping hands and hugging fans. Nelson: Welcome back to the AWA! Your appearance at WrestleRock was unfortunately ruined by the Moondogs. Gibson: Great to be back in the AWA Larry! It seems we already have a target on our backs. But hey, it's nothing we're not used too. Right Ricky. Morton: That's exactly right! Moondogs! You lit a fire under us and that's a good thing. We came back to the AWA for tag team competition and looks like your first up Moondogs! Rock n roll is here to stay! Commercial Break Nelson: Before we get to our main event, I want to announce that in 2 weeks, the AWA world champion Hulk Hogan will be here! I've also been informed that next week Brian Adias will defend the AWA TV title against Lou Perez. Also, the AWA International champ Paul Orndorff will be in action as well as the new AWA world tag champs, the Fantastics. Ok, let's get to the ring. Iceman Parsons vs. 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor The bell rings and Taylor does a little strut. They're about to lock up, but Taylor does another strut and slicks back his ponytail, then flings his hands at Parsons. They finally lock up and Parsons hip tosses Taylor over. Taylor gets up and charges but Parsons back drops him. Taylor sits up as Parsons gets down with a dance. Taylor's pissed and charges but Parsons ducks his punch and unloads on Taylor, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash and follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Parsons reaches down but Taylor grabs his trunks and pulls him through the ropes. Parsons gets on the apron and enters through the ropes but Taylor nails him with a knee to the head. Taylor grabs Parsons and hits a vertical suplex. Taylor hops on the turnbuckles and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor body slams Parsons, hops on the turnbuckles and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor yells at the Ref. Taylor takes his time, hoists Parsons up for a suplex, but Parsons blocks it and suplexes Taylor over. Parsons regroups. Taylor rises as Parsons swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Parsons hits a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Parsons swings Taylor to the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust and follows with several more shoulder thrusts. Parsons swings Taylor to the ropes and hits his hip attack, but Taylor flys back and through the ropes. Taylor's down on the outside. The Ref is holding Parsons back. The Ref finally starts the count. Taylor barely beats the 10 count as he slides into the ring. Parsons swings off the ropes and hits a Thesz Press but Taylor holds on as he falls back and hot shots Parsons on the top rope. Taylor puts his feet on the ropes as he pushes Parsons legs forward 1..2..3!! Taylor rolls out of the ring, clears the cobwebs and pats himself on the back.

Dynamite is working his way towards a Jr. title match. The Beasts get one heck of a showcase. I have a feeling the Nasty Boys are on the verge of something big. Travis and Silver King are also making waves in the Jr. division. SSM is in for a brutal night at the Bash. Man, I would've loved seeing that 10 man tag main event on free TV. Worldwide, I wonder if the Beasts and Blasters will ever cross paths. Baby Doll keeps her bodyguard tuned up and ready. Prichard gets a big upset over Race and Dillion doesn't seem too happy about it. The Bash is really shaping up. The Eliminators get their big chance. Like the others have mentioned, Garvin couldn't have picked better partners to face the Horsemen.

SNME! Muta and Snuka deliver a fun match, add the mist and Paul E getting handcuffed and that makes for some good entertainment. Rude retains his title but Beefcake gets his moments in to stay strong. Martel and Zenk can go. Martel really works his gimmick tonight. The scene with Funk going nuts in the hospital was classic. Funk always takes things to another level LOL. We all know Andre and Gonzalas is all about the visual and not the in ring work, but you're doing a fantastic job covering this by adding in all the chaos with the other wrestlers. Rockers come out on top after tearing the house down with the Midnights. This was a dream feud and gave the fans everything they would want. I'm sure Paul E has some muscle coming in. Steiners and Rougeaus will give us some excellent tag matches. Rockers men business if they're willing to give up the US titles for another shot at the world titles, especially after all they had just went through. It was Funk all along! Another layer is added. This is getting good! Next week's show is going to be a good one.

The night starts off with a bang or as Cactus would say "Bang! Bang!" Severn, Blackman and Cactus looked strong. The Midnights return but get a fight. Condrey and Busick come through for Camp Cornette. Hart and Bigelow survive as each man gets a satisfying fall over their rivals. I can just see Austin's tantrum. WOW! A lot went down in the next match! Steamboat gets set on fire and Cameron returns to reunite one of my all time favorite PCW teams, Iron and Steel. Oh and let's not forget that Regal did win the match. There will be a lot of fall out from this one. Rose takes a shocking pin, but luckily Scotty and Awesome save the day for the Playboy Club. Hard hitting main event. Dibiase, Williams and Gordy are the big guns but Young and Albright were able to shine. Hall's going to be on the hunt for Awesome. Windham gave it all he could, but how can you fly solo against the triangle of terror. Fun night of action!

GAB! Let's do this! The night gets off to literally a hot start as Eddie Gilbert returns to chase off Perez and Missy. The rookie Norton gains some huge confidence with a big win over Kelly. Poor Rogers was in over his head with Herc. I can get behind a Sid/Herc powerhouse feud. Rogers finds a way to rebound as he helps Mimi become the Woman's champ. Great strength visual with Doom getting the co win. Satisfying moment. It figures the AAC would find a way to cheat the fans. Patriot is going to rock here! Still no TV champion as we're heading for a Hennig/Jarrett showdown. Good job with this story. It really puts importance on the TV title. Slaughter finally shuts Debeers up! The fans waited a long time for this moment. Awesome cage match! I was shocked by Piper's heel turn. Talk about a swerve. I can't wait to find out what that was all about. Man, Kerry stormed onto the WCW scene and carries all that momentum to a US title win over Luger. WOW! Rough night for the horsemen! The Freebirds are on top of the world! Loved that spike piledriver finish. AWWWWWWWW! Sting was so close! Thanks to Arn, Flair's the only horseman to walk out with his title. I imagine this will cause some heat. Great show. Each match told a good story. We had pretty much everything you could ask for in a big event.

AWA WrestleRock Fallout This week's TV is a WrestleRock recap show. The newly crowned AWA champions give promos. The new AWA world tag team champs, the Fantastics talk about their long road to the titles and how all their perseverance paid off. They're ready to defend the titles against all comers. Paul Orndorff unified the Mid American and Southern titles and is now the AWA International champion. He says he's held gold all year and that's going to continue. Newly crowned AWA world champion, Hulk Hogan gave a pumped up promo, saying he's now on top of Mount AWA but to remain on top he will have to defend the title against the multitude of challengers climbing that same mountain. Hogan went on to say with the power of all the Hulkamaniacs, he's going to take the AWA to heights never before imagined. Other news Ray Stevens has filed a protest claiming Jumbo Tsuruta should still be the AWA world champion. Stevens claimed the Referee counted 3 after Jumbo power bombed Hogan. The AWA is reviewing the footage and Steven's claim. Jumbo has returned to Japan and has not announced when he'll be returning to the States. AWA TV Champ, Brian Adias says since he's currently in a record title reign, he should be the number one contender to the world title. He promised Hogan's reign will set a record as the shortest AWA title reign in history. AWA National tag champs, the Olympians said they overcame all Sweet Dreams blatant rule breaking and cheating to retain their titles. They also said honor, integrity and pure skill will always prevail. After an amazing 14 month reign, former AWA world tag champs, the Guerreros had to honor the stipulation and have left the AWA. Jake the Snake Roberts has decided to venture elsewhere, stating something about unfinished business up north. Also leaving the AWA is former Southern champ Larry Cameron and Kokina. Skandor Akbar has promised to rebuild Devastation Inc. He has Blackblood as well as the Moondogs. He then made a big announcement that he has sold the contracts of the British Bombers to Les Thornton. Akbar has also promised another huge acquisition coming soon. After everything he went through, Nikita Koloff has been given permission to take a long vacation. Nikita says he'll be back stronger than ever. Larry Zbyszko went on a tirade and says he was cheated beyond belief. He wants another crack at David Sammartino. Don Muraco is ecstatic about being in the AWA with Superstar Graham by his side. The AWA returns to its regularly scheduled programing next week.

AWA puts Buzz Sawyer and Cannonball Grizzly on the block.

Budro gets a well deserved coronation. I wish Solie was a little more enthusiastic about it LOL. I agree with Rain, Landell is such a great choice. I'm really looking forward to his run. Seeds already planned for Bash at the Beach. Will this finally resolve things between SSM and Sullivan? I always thought Poffo was a great heel. His feud with Scorpio will add a lot of fire to the Jr. division.

AWA Presents WrestleRock 89 From the Metrodome, Minneapolis MN Night 2 7-20-89 The second half of the pay per view opens up with the camera panning across the cheering fans. The camera hits the ring as once again Bonnie Tyler stands on the WrestleRock logo. She smiles and waves to the crowd and then kicks things off with her rendition of America the Beautiful. The fans cheer as she waves and blows kisses. The camera goes ringside with Brenda Britton and AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Britton: Hi everybody, here we go again! Gerry, go ahead and get things going. Morrow: Ahhhhhh thank you Brenda. (Holds up his arms) My dear guests, welcome back to night two of WrestleRock 89! Britton: Ok Nelson and Resnick. That's your cue. You may attend to your duties. Larry Nelson and Ken Resnick (once again sporting tuxedos) sit at the announcer's table to call the action. 'The Foreman' Spike Huber vs. Glamour Doll The Fabulous Thunderbirds Tough Enough plays as Huber steps into the ring wearing jeans, work boots, construction helmet and carrying his sledgehammer. Poison's I want action tonight plays as Glamour Doll comes down the aisle with a full 80s glam rock look. The bell rings and Doll throws glitter in Huber's face. Doll rakes Huber's eyes and pounds away on him. Doll swings Huber to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Doll stomps down on Huber and berates him. Doll body slams Huber, swings off the ropes and goes for a splash, but Huber gets his knees up as Doll lands on them and rolls over in pain. Huber fires up and stomps down on Doll. Huber picks up Doll by his hair, walks with him to the corner and slams his head on the turnbuckle several times. Huber hoists Doll up and gives him an airplane spin, then drops him down. Huber goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Doll gets his foot on the rope. Huber reaches down, but Doll gives him a thumb to the eye. Doll clears the cobwebs and chokes Huber on the bottom rope with his boot. Doll grabs the top rope, jumps up and lands a knee on Huber's back. Doll swings Huber to the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Doll chokes away on Huber. Doll then reaches in his tights and pulls out some lipstick. Doll then smears lipstick all over Huber's face. A laughing Doll goes to the middle ropes. Huber staggers up as Doll goes for a double axe handle but Huber flips him over with a punch to the gut. Huber wipes the lipstick off and looks at his hands. Huber's pissed! Huber's fired up as he unloads on Doll, swings him to the ropes, kicks him in the mid section and gut wrench suplexes him over. Huber pushes Doll into the corner and goes to town with punches, kicks and stomps. Huber drags Doll along the top rope as he rakes his face across it. Huber raises Doll high and hits a front face suplex 1..2..3!! Huber picks up Doll and hurls him over the top rope as the fans cheer. Winner of the Match- Spike Huber Leo Burke vs. 'Sir' Tony St. Clair w/Les Thornton BTO's Let in ride plays as Burke enters the ring wearing a boxing style robe. Tina Turner's simply the best plays as Thornton leads St. Clair to the ring. St. Clair is wearing a fur cape, royal blue pants with a gold lion's emblem on the back. Thornton and St. Clair give Leo the 'we're better than you look' as they snicker. The match starts with a lock up. St. Clair arm drags Burke over and applauds himself. They lock up again and St. Clair repeats this. St. Clair walks over to Thornton as Thornton shakes his hand and applauds. They lock up a third time, Burke pulls St. Clair in, clamps on a headlock and proceeds to punch down on his head several times. Burke then hip tosses St. Clair over. Thornton is berating Burke. St. Clair staggers up as Burke sends him through the ropes with a running high knee. The fans cheer as Thornton runs over to console St. Clair. Thornton helps St. Clair on the apron. Burke grabs St. Clair and attempts to suplex him back into the ring, but Thornton reaches in and trips Burke. Burke falls with St. Clair on top 1..2..Burke has his foot on the ropes. St. Clair grabs the ropes and helps himself to his feet. St. Clair snapmares Burke over, applies a rear chinlock and puts his knee in Burke's back. St. Clair wears Burke down, releases the hold, hoists Burke up and hits a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. St. Clair swings Burke to the corner and charges in with a running European uppercut. St. Clair works over Burke with several more European uppercuts. St. Clair follows with a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. St. Clair and Thornton yell at the Ref. St. Clair swings Burke to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Burke swings back and clotheslines St. Clair down. The fans fire Burke up as he pumps his fists. Burke swings St. Clair hard into the turnbuckles. St. Clair staggers out as Burke gives him a back drop. Burke goes to the middle ropes. St. Clair staggers up as Burke hits him with a diving clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Burke Irish whips St. Clair into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Burke hits St. Clair with several more shoulder thrusts. Burke body slams St. Clair, hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..NO! Thornton puts St. Clair's foot on the rope. Burke stands up and yells down at Thornton. Thornton keeps the argument going while St. Clair regroups. St. Clair swings off the ropes and goes for a flying double axe handle from behind, but Burke moves as St. Clair hits the turnbuckles. Burke quickly rolls him up 1..2..Thornton is on the apron as the Ref hops up and yells at him. An irate Burke grabs Thornton and starts choking him. St. Clair once again staggers up and this time nails Burke with a high knee to the back. St. Clair executes a floating butterfly suplex, then swings off the ropes and hits a senton splash 1..2..3! St. Clair rolls out of the ring and attends to Thornton. St. Clair tells Thornton what happened. Thornton raises St. Clair's arm in victory as the fans boo. Winner of the Match- Tony St. Clair The Rose Cousins vs. A Debuting Team Hank Williams Jr's All my rowdy friends plays as the Rose Cousins enter the ring wearing cut off flannel shirts and baseball hats. A Native American celebrational chant plays over the speakers. Out come Chris and Mark Youngblood, who are announced as the Renegade Warriors. They enter the ring wearing headdresses and war paint. The first few minutes is a feel out session with both teams remaining cautious. The Warriors get some momentum going and take control as they put Pat down with a double chop. Chris follows with a suplex 1..2..Kick Out. The Warriors continue to work Pat over with quick tags and in sync double team moves. Mark hits a body press on Pat 1..2..Kick Out. Mark tags in Chris. They double slam Pat as Chris follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Chris swings Pat to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Pat leap frogs over and tags in Randy. Randy's on fire as he takes it to Chris. Randy puts Chris down with a back elbow smash and follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Randy body slams Chris by the corner, hops up on the turnbuckles and comes down with a slingshot splash 1..2..Kick Out. Randy swings Chris to the ropes and goes for a dropkick but Chris hold onto the ropes as Randy crashes to the mat. Chris tags in Mark. Mark works Randy over with chops, but Randy puts Chris down with a drop toe hold, reaches up and tags in Pat. Randy still has the hold applied as Pat swings off the ropes and drops an elbow. The Rose's double suplex Chris. Pat covers 1..2..Kick Out. Pat executes a backbreaker and tags in Randy. This time Pat swings Mark to the ropes and takes him down with a drop toe hold as Randy follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Randy tags in Pat. Randy hoists Pat up and drops him as Pat hits a leg drop on Chris 1..2..Kick Out. The Rose's seem to get a bit frustrated. Pat tags in Randy. Pat swings Chris into the turnbuckles, then swings Randy towards him for a clothesline, but Chris moves, falls over and tags in Mark. Mark grabs Randy and hits a German suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Mark swings Randy to the ropes and puts him down with a big chop. Mark goes to the top rope. Randy staggers up as Mark puts him down with a chop to the top of his head. Mark swings off the ropes and hits a jumping fist drop 1..2..Pat breaks it. Chris runs in and dropkicks Pat out of the ring. Chris hoists Randy up for a vertical suplex. Mark goes to the top rope. Chris holds Randy up as Mark hits a flying press 1..2..3! The Renegade Warriors celebrate. Pat enters the ring and helps Randy up. The Rose's are clearly disappointed. They slowly walk over to the Renegade Warriors and offer handshakes. The Warriors nod and accept. The Rose's raise the Warriors arms in victory. WHAM! The Rose's pull the Warriors in and stereo clothesline them down! The Rose's stomp away on Mark and hurl him over the top rope. Randy hops on the middle turnbuckles. Pat hoists Chris up in a suplex position and hands him off to Randy. Randy then crashes Chris down for the Rose Bomb! The fans boo as the Rose's hold up their arms in victory. The Roses have officially snapped. The winners of the Match- The Renegade Warriors 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo vs. Kokina w/Skandor Akbar Alice Cooper's welcome to my nightmare plays as Kokina walks down the aisle. It's announced that Skandor Akbar is in the hospital recuperating from Orndorff's piledriver last night. Boston's more than a feeling blasts as Disalvo hits the ring. The bell rings. Kokina lets out a loud scream! Disalvo tears off his tank top and yells "Come on!" Kokina charges and a monstrous exchange ensues. These powerhouses throw heavy shots at each other. Kokina rakes the eyes, swings Disalvo to the ropes and tries to shoulder block him, but Disalvo stays up. Disalvo is wobbling as Kokina swings off the ropes and this time puts him down with a shoulder block. Kokina picks up Disalvo and slams him down hard. Kokina picks up Disalvo and easily slams him down again. Kokina swings Disalvo to the ropes and puts him down with a vicious chop. Kokina picks up Disalvo, swings him to the corner and charges in for an avalanche but Disalvo moves as Kokina hits hard. Disalvo rests against the ropes. Kokina is staggering back as Disalvo hops on the middle ropes and puts Kokina down with a diving clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Disalvo swings Kokina to the ropes but Kokina comes back and just barrels him over. Kokina regroups. Kokina reaches down and bites Disalvo on his face. Kokina slams Disalvo and follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kokina picks up Disalvo, swings him around easily and drops him with a sidewalk slam 1..2..Kick out. Kokina is fed up and applies a nerve hold on Disalvo. Kokina puts all his strength into it as Disalvo grimaces in pain. Kokina gets angrier because Disalvo wont give up. Kokina picks up Disalvo and hurls him out of the ring. Kokina keeps breaking the Ref's count, then just goes to the outside. Kokina picks up Disalvo and swings him towards the steel post but Disalvo reverses it and swings Kokina into the steel post. The Ref gives some leniency but starts the count. Disalvo grabs Kokina and swings him into another steel post. Kokina hits hard and staggers forward as Disalvo grabs him, hoists him up and body slams him down on the concrete! Disalvo takes a deep breath and rolls back into the ring as the Ref hits 10! Big POP! The winner of the match by C.O.- Steve Disalvo WrestleRock Rumble Taped Fist Match! Special Referee- Randall 'Tex' Cobb 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. David Sammartino Cobb enters the ring to a huge ovation. They love this guy. Elton John's I'm still standing plays as Zbyszko arrogantly walks into the ring. His hands are taped and he has his nun chucks with him. He shows off and swings them around. After a lengthy argument with Cobb, Zbyszko finally sets them on the announcer's table. Queen's we will rock you plays as Sammartino walks down the aisle with his hands taped and clenched. The bell rings but of course Zbyszko plays his stalling game. Zbyszko goes on the outside of the apron and stands there yelling at the fans, Cobb and Sammartino. Cobb goes over and warns Zbyszko which starts another heated argument. Sammartino has enough, runs over, grabs Zbyszko by his hair and hurls him into the ring. Zbyszko rises as Sammartino tackles him down and unloads with taped fists to his head. Sammartino is a man possessed as he just lights Zbyszko up with punches. Zbyszko's already bleeding. Sammartino swings Zbyszko to the ropes and back drops him. Zbyszko staggers up and is spaghetti leg as Sammartino puts him down with a big right hook 1..2..Zbyszko gets his shoulder up. Sammartino swings Zbyszko to the corner, hops on the turnbuckles. The fans count along as Sammartino unleashes 10 punches to Zbyszko's bloody head. Sammartino hops down and snap suplexes Zbyszko 1,,2,,Zbyszko gets his foot on the rope. Sammartino gets up as Zbyszko rolls out of the ring and falls on the outside. Sammartino goes out after him. Sammartino reaches down, but Zbyszko eye gouges him and slams his head on the apron. Zbyszko's in bad shape. He slowly grabs Sammartino and swings him into the guard rail. Zbyszko hoists Sammartino up and suplexes him on the concrete. Zbyszko gets on top of Sammartino and unloads with taped fist punches to his head. Now Sammartino is bleeding. Zbyszko hurls Sammartino into the ring. Zbyszko slowly enters the ring and has words with Cobb. Zbyszko stands Sammartino up and puts him back down with a spinning mule kick 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Zbyszko pounds away on Sammartino with taped fist punches to his bloody face. Zbyszko hoists Sammartino up and drops him on the top rope. Cobb checks on Sammartino but Zbyszko pushes Cobb. Cobb keeps his cool and warns Zbyszko. Zbyszko goes to the top rope. Sammartino groggily gets up and shakes the top rope. Zbyszko loses his balance and falls groin first on the top turnbuckle. Sammartino slowly walks over and slams Zbyszko off the top rope. The fans cheer Sammartino on. Sammartino Irish whips Zbyszko into the corner and follows with several taped fist punches all over Zbyszko's body. Sammartino hip tosses Zbyszko to the middle of the ring. Zbyszko wobbles up as Sammartino winds up and nails Zbyszko with a big punch. Zbyszko spins around and goes down. Sammartino covers 1..2..Zbyszko gets his foot on the rope. Sammartino picks Zbyszko up, but Zbyszko grabs Sammartino's trunks and hurls him through the ropes. Zbyszko is resting. Sammartino gets back on the apron. Zbyszko rakes his eyes and vertical suplexes him back in the ring. Zbyszko stomps down on Sammartino and follows with several punches to his head. Zbyszko picks up Sammartino and hits his spinning neckbreaker! Zbyszko looks at Cobb and yells at him. Zbyszko picks up Sammartino and delivers another spinning neckbreaker 1..2..Sammartino gets his foot on the rope. Zbyszko thinks he won the match and starts celebrating. Cobb tells him what happened as he points to the ropes. Zbyszko is fuming. Zbyszko pushes Cobb out of his way, goes to the announcer's table and gets his nun chucks. Zbyszko walks into the ring and swings his nun chucks around. He goes to hit Sammartino with them but Cobb grabs his arm! The fans cheer as Cobb grabs the nun chucks and throws them out of the ring. Zbyszko throws a mega tantrum and berates Cobb. Things get hotter when Zbyszko pushes Cobb hard. Things go to another level when Zbyszko slaps Cobb and puts up his taped fists. The crowd roars when Cobb puts up his fists. Zbyszko starts moving around like a boxer. Zbyszko goes for a punch, but Cobb ducks and punches Zbyszko! Zbyszko falls back as Sammartino rolls him over. Cobb counts 1..2..3!!! HUGE POP! Zbyszko is out cold. Cobb helps Sammartino up and raises his arm in victory. Winner of the Match- David Sammartino Intermission During the intermission, the AWA shows a video of all the hard work that went into making WrestleRock a success. The celebs, Phylicia Rashad, Bonnie Tyler, Randall Cobb, Foreigner and ZZ Top all commented. Nelson and Resnick recap the events and then get some fans opinions on who's going to win the Jumbo Tsuruta/Hulk Hogan world title match. 'Big' Jim Morris and 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier vs. Vinergy and The Vin Man Blondie's One way or another plays as Vinergy and Vinnie enter the ring. Vinnie seems to have a plan because he looks full of confidence as Vinergy pat him on the back. The sound of a hammer banging blasts over the speakers as Morris and Kaz walk up the aisle. The bell rings. Vinnie is dancing around and taunting Morris and Kaz as he stands behind Vinergy. The Ref is able to get things under control. Kaz starts off with Dukes. Dukes clamps on a headlock but Kaz lifts Dukes in the air and atomic drops him. Dukes bounces up into the opposite corner as Morris claps Dukes ears. Kaz grabs Dukes and executes a back suplex 1..2..Putski kicks Kaz. Morris runs in and punches Putski back to his corner. Kaz and Morris double slam Dukes. Kaz tags in Morris. Morris swings Dukes to the ropes and back drops him. Dukes bounces up, falls back and tags in Putski. Putski wants to do a test of strength. Morris says ok, but Putski tries to kick him low. Morris grabs his foot, spins him around and atomic drops him into an ear clap by Kaz. Putski spins around and into a bear hug by Morris. Morris wrenches away. Dukes runs in but Kaz tackles him down. Vinnie then runs in and hits Morris from behind. Morris drops Putski and slowly turns around. Vinnie begs for his life. Morris grabs Vinnie by his throat, hoists him up and chokeslams him down as the fans roar. While the Ref regains control, Vinergy send Morris through the ropes with stereo forearm blasts. Kaz grabs Dukes but Putski nails Kaz. The Ref gets order. Pustki swings Kaz into the corner. Vinnie is laying on the apron still reeling. Dukes chokes Kaz as Putski kicks and punches away on him. Putski tags in Dukes. They swing him to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Dukes picks up Kaz and slams him down, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Dukes tags in Putski. They double suplex Kaz. Putski hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop. Now Vinnie wants in. The fans boo as Putski tags in Vinnie. Vinergy holds Kaz as Vinnie goes to the top rope. Vinnie smiles and hits a missile dropkick. Vinnie covers but Kaz bench presses him off. Vinnie quickly crawls over and tags in Putski. Putski goes for a suplex but Kaz stops it and suplexes Putski over, then tags in Morris. Morris is all over Putski. Dukes runs in but Morris hits him, then bangs Vinergy's heads together. Vinnie is yelling at Morris. Morris swings Putski into Vinnie. The Ref says it's a tag. The fans cheer as Vinnie pleads with the Ref. Morris grabs Vinnie and hurls him into the ring. Dukes charges but Kaz clotheslines him down. Morris and Kaz military press Vinnie up. Vinnie is shaking his head and screaming. Morris and Kaz slam him down hard. Vinnie is screaming in pain holding his back. Vinergy run in and a pier six brawl ensues. The Ref is tied up with Dukes and Kaz. Hold on! Gary Young sprints down the aisle. Morris hurls Putski out of the ring. Young goes to the top rope. Morris picks up Vinnie and swings him into Young. Young falls to the outside. Kaz back drops Dukes out of the ring. Kaz and Morris take turns punching Vinnie. Vinnie's pinballing back and forth, taking in all the punches. Kaz puts Vinnie in a bearhug and rams him into the turnbuckles. Morris swings Vinnie to the ropes and clamps on the bear hug! The Ref sees that Vinnie is out and signals for the bell. Morris just drops Vinnie. Morris and Kaz put their boots on Vinnie's chest and raise their arms in sweet victory. Winners of the Match- Jim Morris and Bill Kazmaier 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor vs. 'Crippler' Rip Oliver Bob Seager's rambl'n man plays as Oliver walks to the ring wearing a vest that says 'Crippler' on the back. Sade's smooth operator plays as Taylor oozes confidence on his way to the ring. He's wearing a red sequence jacket that gleams off the lights. His hair is slicked back into a ponytail. The bell rings and Taylor does a cocky strut, then pushes Oliver. Oliver gives him a thumb to the eye, swings him to the ropes and sends him down with a punch to the chest. Oliver swings Taylor to the ropes, scoops him up, spins him around and body slams him down 1..2..Kick Out. Oliver swings Taylor into the corner and charges in with a shoulder thrust but Taylor moves. Taylor regroups, grabs Oliver and executes a neckbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor hip tosses Oliver and follows with a neck snap 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor hits a back breaker and goes to the top rope. He crashes down with a knee drop but Oliver moves. Taylor hits hard and favors his knee. Oliver regroups, grabs Taylor and gives him a knee buster. Oliver puts Taylor's leg on the rope and gives him several knee drops to the leg. Oliver yanks Taylor out and clamps on the figure four. Oliver wrenches away, but Taylor manages to reach the ropes. Taylor rolls out of the ring. After some stalling, Taylor hops on the apron. Oliver grabs him, but Taylor snaps his head on the top rope. Taylor gets in the ring and stomps down on Oliver. Taylor swings Oliver to the ropes and gives him a flying high knee 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor chokes away on Oliver. He breaks at the Ref's count but chokes him again. Taylor swings Oliver to the corner. Taylor hops up on the turnbuckles but Oliver grabs him and executes an inverted atomic drop. Taylor wobbles as Oliver clotheslines him down. Oliver picks up Taylor and pushes him into the turnbuckles. Oliver unleashes with punches, kicks and forearm blasts. Oliver swings Taylor to the opposite corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. Oliver hip tosses Taylor over and goes to the top rope. Taylor staggers up as Oliver nails him with a flying forearm blast 1..2..Taylor gets his foot on the ropes. Oliver swings Taylor into the corner and charges in with a flying knee but Taylor moves. Oliver hits hard and staggers back, hopping on one foot while holding his knee. Taylor swings off the ropes and hits his flying forearm smash 1..2..3! Taylor rolls out of the ring, takes a breather and holds up both arms in victory. Winner of the Match- Terry Taylor GRUDGE MATCH! 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts Black Sabbath's the wizard plays as Jake slowly walks to the ring with Damian in his bag. Jake slithers in the ring and sits against the turnbuckles and smiles. AC/DC's Hells Bells blasts as Nikita Koloff walks down the aisle. His eyes say it all as he never takes his eyes off Jake. The bell rings as Jake slithers out of the ring. Nikita sprints to the outside. Jake slithers back in the ring. Jake swings off the ropes as Nikita enters the ring. Nikita puts Jake down with a flying shoulder tackle. Nikita puts his knee on Jake's chest and absolutely unloads on him with rapid fire punches. Nikita grabs Jake by his throat and slams his head into the canvas several times. Nikita hoists Jake up and executes a brain buster 1..2..3!!! The fans go wild as Nikita stands up and celebrates. WAIT! NO! The Ref sees Jake's foot under the rope and informs Nikita the match is still in progress. Jake slithers out of the ring. Nikita has words with the Ref. Nikita goes to the outside as Jake slithers back into the ring. As Nikita enters the ring, Jake nails him with a knee lift. Jake clears the cobwebs. Jake goes to the outside. Jake pulls Nikita's head out and gives him an elbow to his throat. Jake repeats this as Nikita holds his throat and chokes. Jake pulls Nikita to the outside. Jake grabs a cable and starts choking Nikita with it. Jake hurls Nikita back into the ring. Jake sets Nikita against the turnbuckles and starts hitting him with jabs. Jake eye rakes Nikita and grinds his elbow into Nikita's face. Jake pulls Nikita out, hoists him up and delivers a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Jake hurls Nikita to the outside. Jake goes out, picks up Nikita and drops his head on the guardrail. Jake smiles as he picks up Nikita and slams his head on the announcer's table. Jake hurls Nikita back into the ring. Jake Irish whips Nikita into the corner and slowly walks towards him, but Nikita kicks him in the mid section. Nikita follows with another kick, then a knee to the mid section. Nikita grabs Jake and hits a belly to belly suplex. Both men are reeling. Both men slowly rise. Nikita pushes Jake into the corner and delivers several back elbow smashes. Nikita scoops up Jake and slams him down, then starts angrily stomping away. Nikita picks up Jake and hurls him across the ring with an overhead suplex. Nikita grabs Jake and gives him another overhead suplex. Nikita gives the signal and waits. Jake slowly rises. Nikita goes for the Russian Sickle but Jake ducks as Nikita goes over the top rope. Jake is on the mat reeling. Nikita is laid out on the outside. Finally Nikita gets on the apron. Jake slowly walks over, rakes Nikita's eyes and snaps his head on the top rope. Jake reaches down, pulls Nikita up and slams him back into the ring. Jake pulls a foreign object out of his pants. He clamps on a headlock and grinds away on Nikita's head with the object. Nikita is bleeding. Jake smiles as he picks Nikita up by his hand, yanks him in and short arm clotheslines him down. Jake signals for the DDT. Jake picks up Nikita and relishes the moment. Jake goes for the DDT but Nikita grabs the top rope. Jake falls down as Nikita stays up. Jake rises as Nikita delivers a Russian Leg Sweep. Both men are laying side by side. They both slowly rise. Jake clamps on a sleeper as Nikita fights it. Nikita backs Jake into the turnbuckles as the Ref gets sandwiched in between and falls to the ground. Jake keeps the hold locked as he climbs the turnbuckles. Jake puts his knee in Nikita's back but Nikita keeps fighting. Jake winds up on Nikita's shoulders. Nikita spins him around and executes an electric chair drop. Once again both men are down. Wait a minute! Colonel Kirchner (full camouflage face) runs to the ring. He enters the ring and starts stomping down on Nikita. Kirchner swings Nikita to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Nikita swings back and lays Kirchner out with the Russian Sickle! Jake rises as Nikita presses Kirchner up and throws him onto Jake. Nikita grabs Kirchner by his hair and hurls him over the top rope. The Ref slowly regains his senses. Nikita backs up and waits. Jake slowly rises and turns around as Nikita nearly decapitates him with the Russian Sickle 1..2..3!!!! Mega pop! Nikita rubs his bloody head and takes in all the adrenaline. Nikita has finally won the war. Winner of the Match- Nikita Koloff Nelson: I'm sure I can speak for all of us on how satisfying that was for Nikita Koloff. Switching gears, this man paid for this time slot, so welcome out Greg Gagne. Boos as Gagne walks to the ring wearing a suit. Gagne: You know Nelson, that introduction was lackluster. These fans are dying with anticipation for my earth shattering announcement here at GregRock. Jeez, I should've had Brenda Britton do this. You're out here praising Nikita Koloff. Speaking of that, Colonel Kirchner really dropped the ball. I could've taught him a few things. I went out and hired a real professional in Skandor Akbar and what happened? Yesterday his man Black Blood put down that masked moron El Canek once and for all. What does Kirchner do? He embarrasses the AWA by hiring a useless lunatic to handle his work. Hey Kirchner, next time you should hire somebody who can get the job done instead of Jake the Fake. In the background Jake the Snake slowly slithers out of the ring. Gagne: Ok, now that I got that off my chest, it's time for the big news. Jake spins Gagne around and short arm clotheslines him down! Nelson runs away. Jake hurls Gagne into the ring. Jake picks Gagne up and just about DDTs him through the mat. The fans cheer like crazy. Jake slides out of the ring, grabs his bag and slides it into the ring. Jake opens the bag and pulls out Damian. Jake lifts Damian up and sets him down on Gagne. Damian wraps himself around Gagne as foam comes out of Gagne's mouth. Things really took a turn here. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Losers leave town The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics Robert Palmer's Addicted to love plays as the Fantastics enter the ring in their glitter vests and top hats. Mariachi music blasts as the Guerreros enter the ring in ponchos and sombreros. During the introductions you can feel the tension. The first few minutes is a roller coaster ride as both teams show why they're the best at what they do. The pace is fast and both teams excel. Things get heated when the Fantastics take control and frustrate the Guerreros. A pier six brawl breaks out. Hector has Fulton in one corner as Chavo has Rogers in the other. They swing the Fantastics towards each other but the Rogers leap frogs over Fulton. Rogers pounds away on Hector as Fulton pounds away on Chavo. The Fantastics swing the Guerreros into each other. The Guerreros collide and stagger back as the Fantastics drop kick them back into each other. The Ref gets control. Rogers works over Chavo and tags in Fulton. Rogers holds Chavo as Fulton comes down with a double axe handle to the head. Fulton stays on Chavo and tags in Rogers. Fulton swings Chavo to the ropes and hits him in the gut as Rogers sends Chavo flying with a knee lift. Rogers keeps the momentum going and tags in Fulton. Rogers monkey flips Chavo as Fulton follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Hector breaks it. Rogers runs in but the Ref guides him back, which allows Hector to body slam Fulton. Hector drags Chavo to their corner and tags himself in. Hector keeps things in the Guerreros favor as he works over Fulton and wears him down with a scissorlock. Hector tags in Chavo. Hector slams Fulton down as Chavo follows with a body splash 1..2..Kick Out. Chavo keeps punishing Fulton and tags in Hector. Chavo holds Fulton as Hector comes off the top rope with a punch to the head 1..2..Kick Out. Hector swings Fulton to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Fulton kicks him, dives over and tags in Rogers. Rogers is on fire as he pinballs Hector all over the ring. Chavo runs in and gets back dropped. Chavo rises but Rogers dropkicks him back to his corner. Hector sneaks up and clips Rogers from behind, then tags in Chavo. The Guerreros swing Rogers to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Chavo hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Rogers takes a beating as the Guerreros work him over. They pick up Rogers and double atomic drop him. Hector goes to the top rope and attempts a frog splash but Rogers moves, rolls over and tags in Fulton. Fulton cleans house and has the Guerreros bouncing around with back drops and dropkicks. Fulton goes for a flying headscissors on Hector but while in air, Chavo nails Fulton with a punch. The Guerreros are in command again. Chavo suplexes Fulton and tags in Hector. Hector slams Fulton down and tags in Chavo. Hector puts Fulton in a full nelson as Chavo goes to the top rope. Hector drops back as Chavo hits Fulton with a senton 1..2..Rogers breaks it. Rogers pounds away on the Guerreros then goes back to his corner to cheer Fulton on. Fulton crawls through the Guerreros legs and tags in Rogers. Rogers is fired up and takes it to the Guerreros. He dropkicks Hector through the ropes. He swings Chavo to the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Rogers hoists Chavo up for a suplex, but Hector runs in and hits Rogers from behind. Fulton storms in and we've got a brawl. All four men go at it with fists flying. The Guerreros get the upper hand and swing the Fantastics to the ropes but miss stereo clotheslines, the Fantastics swing back and hit stereo Thesz Presses 1..2..3!!!!! The fans stand up and cheer! The Fantastics can't believe it. The Ref hands them the world titles. The Fantastics hug and then hold the titles up high. The winners of the Match and NEW AWA World tag team champs- The Fantastics Resnick: Fans, what an event WrestleRock has been. This has been one for the history books. Ok, up next is the main event for the AWA world title. I know we're all eagerly awaiting this, so let's go to the ring. AWA World Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta (C) w/Ray Stevens vs. Hulk Hogan Survivor's Eye of the Tiger blasts as Hogan makes his way out. The fans are up and cheering as Hogan storms down the aisle wearing a white headband, Hulkamania tank top, yellow boots and trunks. Hogan enters the ring, rips off his tank top and plays to the crowd. Kiss's War Machine plays. Stevens comes out wearing jeans and a black Jumbo Tsuruta T shirt. He stops and pauses. Jumbo then walks out wearing his black robe. They walk down the aisle as Jumbo looks focused and serious. They enter the ring as the Japanese media take pictures. During the introductions, both wrestlers just stare at each other. The Ref holds the title up and we're ready for this anticipated showdown. The bell rings, Stevens yells a few choice words to Hogan before exiting. Stevens looks up at Jumbo and gives him a break him in half sign with his hands. Jumbo and Hogan walk up to each other. Jumbo stares daggers through Hogan as Hogan starts pumping up. Jumbo throws a punch, but Hogan blocks it. Jumbo throws another punch, but Hogan blocks it and unloads on Jumbo with punches. Hogan swings Jumbo to the ropes and clotheslines Jumbo down. Hogan swings off the ropes and lands a big elbow drop 1..Kick Out. Hogan picks Jumbo up, but Jumbo kicks him and double arm suplexs him over. Stevens cheers Jumbo on. Jumbo regains his focus. Jumbo hoists Hogan up and holds him there before vertical suplexing him back. Jumbo picks up Hogan and hits another delayed vertical suplex. Jumbo grabs Hogan and executes a belly to back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo swings Hogan to the corner and charges in, but Hogan runs forward and clotheslines Jumbo down. Hogan takes a breather. He picks Jumbo up and gives him a delayed vertical suplex. Hogan swings Jumbo to the ropes and puts him down with an Axe Bomber 1..2..Kick Out. Hogan swings Jumbo to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Jumbo swings back and puts Hogan down with a big boot to the head. Stevens cheers on Jumbo as Jumbo clears the cobwebs. Jumbo picks up Hogan and hits a side suplex. Jumbo swings Hogan hard into the turnbuckles. Hogan staggers out as Jumbo gives him a big back body drop. Jumbo picks up Hogan and headbutts him into the corner. Jumbo hoists Hogan on the top turnbuckle. Jumbo hops up and gives Hogan several headbutts, then hoists him up and over for an incredible superplex 1..2..Hogan gets his shoulder up. The fans cheer as Stevens throws a tantrum. Jumbo climbs to the top rope and comes down with a knee drop but Hogan moves. Both men are down. As they slowly rise, Hogan punches away on Jumbo. Hogan swings Jumbo into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Hogan swings Jumbo to the opposite corner and hits another running clothesline. Hogan scoops up Jumbo and body slams him down. Stevens gets on the apron and yells at Hogan. Hogan runs over and hoists Stevens up by his shirt. Hogan shakes Stevens. Jumbo staggers up and nails Hogan with a rabbit punch. Jumbo then throws Hogan out of the ring. Jumbo regroups with a shaken up Stevens. Jumbo goes to the outside. Hogan rises as Jumbo puts him down with a running boot to the chest. Jumbo hurls Hogan back into the ring. Jumbo picks up Hogan and drops him with a gourd buster. Jumbo goes to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Hogan gets his shoulder up! Stevens can't believe it. Jumbo looks frustrated. Jumbo swings Hogan to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Hogan swings back and clotheslines Jumbo down. Hogan takes a breather. Stevens gets on the apron. Jumbo rises a Hogan grabs him. Hogan hoists Jumbo up and atomic drops him into Stevens. Stevens goes flying off the apron. Jumbo staggers back as Hogan grabs him and hits a back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Hogan swings Jumbo into the corner and charges in but Jumbo lifts his knees as Hogan crashes into them. Jumbo rests against the turnbuckles. Hogan slowly rises as Jumbo clotheslines him down. Jumbo picks up Hogan and executes a neckbreaker drop. Jumbo follows with a Tiger Suplex, then picks up Hogan and gives him an Exploder Suplex. Stevens slowly gets up and cheers Jumbo on. Jumbo picks up Hogan, hoists him up and POWERBOMBS him down. Jumbo covers 1..2..Hogan barley lifts is shoulder. The fans go wild and cheer Hogan on. Stevens is jumping up and down in anger saying that was a 3 count! Stevens hops on the apron and berates the Ref. Jumbo picks up Hogan and swings him to the ropes but Hogan reverses it and swings Jumbo into Stevens. Once again, Stevens goes flying off. Jumbo staggers back as Hogan body slams him down. Hogan starts pumping his fists. Hogan swings Jumbo to the ropes and puts him down with a big boot to the face. Hogan picks up Jumbo, swings him to the ropes and delivers another big boot to the face. Hogan swings off the ropes and hits the big leg drop 1..2..3!!!!! The fans blow the roof off the Metrodome! Hogan goes to his knees as the Ref hands him the world title. Hogan looks at the title and holds it in the air. Hogan walks around the ring holding the title up. Hogan straps it around his waist. Eye of the Tiger plays as Hogan ends WrestleRock with his poses. The Winner of the Match and NEW AWA World Champion- Hulk Hogan! After the incredible event, ZZ TOP caps off the night with another rock'n concert.

Dusty wants Jake bad. Jake hasn't paid the fine yet, but I think he's staying tuned up. Solid debut for Gonzalez. Gets him over well. Damn! Slick has found himself quite the insurance policy in Zeus. Great way to introduce him. Oh btw, I'm glad you're sticking with the Rotunda/Hughes team. I just think it's a cool visual as both guys wore their suits well. Beefcake getting in some good heat with Rude. WOW! Savage was savage tonight! His feud with Funk has literally heated up to another level. Midnights and Demolition tear the house down!

It's saying something if Busick's stare gets through to Cornette. Tenryu just might work his way to another title shot. Douglas finally gets the better of Condrey and may even have gotten through to Busick. The Dreamboats finally get that one big win. Yea, I would say Windham has proven himself. Cactus sends Soultaker packing but the sinister minister might have something up his sleeve. Cow Palace, Both Regal and Atlas get big wins as they prepare for another collision with each other. Hart gets the win, but Scotty put up a fight. Look at that, Rose has been retaining his title with clean wins. Blondes have earned themselves a rematch. One by one, Steamboat has defeated the Wild Things. Can't wait for his showdown with the Jackal. Fresno, Awesome keeps knocking down the competition. Windham and Hall are definitely united. No doubt about it, Severn has his confidence back. The Jackal looks good as he gets ready for Steamboat. Austin barely hangs on to retain over Eddie. I agree with Kev, the way you use factions, Deseret Storm is the perfect event for PCW.

AWA Presents WrestleRock 89 From the Metrodome, Minneapolis MN Night 1 7-19-89 The pay per view kicks off with the camera spanning all over the Metrodome crowd. The fans cheer wildly as WrestleRock banners hang down behind them. The camera hits the center of the ring. Bonnie Tyler stands on the WrestleRock logo and sings a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. The fans cheer as Bonnie blows them kisses. The camera goes ringside with Brenda Britton and AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Brenda: Hi everybody and welcome to Night 1 of WrestleRock 89. Here to get the event going is the one and only AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow: AHHHHH Thank you Brenda. (Looks at the crowd) My dear guests, welcome to WrestleRock 89! Brenda: Ok Nelson, you and Resnick may come out and attend to your ringside duties. Toooooodles! Larry Nelson and Ken Resnick come out in tuxedos and sit down at ringside to call tonight's action. 'Mean' Mike Miller vs. 'Lightning' Lou Perez Miller comes to the ring in full biker gear, chaps, black headband, black vest. Perez enters the ring wearing a silver windbreaker with a lighting bolt on the back. The bell rings and Miller immediately attacks Perez. Miller punches away on Perez, then slams his head on the turnbuckle several times. Miller rakes Perez's face across the top rope, chokes him on the rope, then flings him back. Miller swings Perez into the corner and charges in, but Perez moves. Miller hits hard and falls back down. Perez regroups. Miller staggers up as Perez dropkicks him into the turnbuckles. Miller staggers forward as Perez back drops him. Miller staggers up as Perez hip tosses him. Miller staggers up, Perez charges but Miller nails him with a punch to the face. Miller chokes away on Perez, then grinds his elbow into Perez's face. Miller picks up Perez and slams him down. Miller angrily stomps down on Perez's shoulder. Miller hoists Perez up and delivers a shoulder breaker 1..2..Perez gets his foot on the rope. Miller argues with the Ref for too long. Miller picks up Perez and hoists him up for a vertical suplex but Perez fights his way out, slides down behind Miller and executes a bridging back suplex 1..2..3!!! Big Pop! Winner of the Match- Lou Perez Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Cannonball Griz Griz enters the ring wearing a checkered wrestling pants/singlet. Fujinami walks to the ring with a white towel around his neck as members from the Japanese media take pictures. The opening minutes is all Fujinami as he flusters Griz with wrestling holds and takedowns. Fujinami turns things up as he lays the chops in on Griz. Fujinami swings Griz to the ropes and applies the sleeper! Fujinami wrenches away, but Griz backpedals Fujinami into the turnbuckles to break the hold. Griz then gives Fujinami a vicious back elbow to the face. Griz grabs Fujinami by his hair and flings him across the ring. Griz picks up Fujinami, spins him around and slams him down hard. Griz swings off the ropes and hits a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Griz swings Fujinami to the corner and charges in with a running forearm blast. Griz goes to town on Fujinami with clubbing forearm blasts. Griz swings Fujinami to the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Fujinami ducks, swings off the ropes and hits Griz with a cross body block 1..2..Kick Out. Fujinami picks up Griz and slams him down. Fujinami goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop. Fujinami swings Griz front first into the turnbuckles. Griz hits hard and staggers back as Fujinami puts him down with an Enzuigiri 1..2..3!! Fujinami bows to the Japanese media while they take more pictures. Winner of the Match- Tatsumi Fujinami Karachi Vice vs. The British Bombers w/Skandor Akbar Skandor leads his team to the ring. The Bombers are wearing matching blue wrestling pants with RAF bomber planes on the back. Karachi Vice enter the ring wearing their traditional turbans. The bell rings but Akbar is still in the ring taunting Karachi Vice. The Bombers get involved and before we know it a pier six brawl ensues. Makhan punches Akbar down. Karachi Vice are all over the Bombers. Gama is pounding away on Smith in one corner while Makhan is hammering down on Dave in the other. Akbar staggers up just as Karachi Vice swing the Bombers into him. Akbar twirls around and falls through the ropes. The Ref finally gets order. Gama nails Dave with a clothesline, then follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Gama tags in Makhan. Karachi Vice double suplexes Dave. Makhan picks up Dave, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Makhan follows with a standing fist drop 1..2..Smith breaks it. Gama runs in but the Ref guides him back. This allows Smith to clip Makhan's knee from behind. Dave regains his senses, rolls over and tags in Smith. Smith grabs Makhan by his hair, runs with him and smashes his head on the turnbuckle. Smith starts kicking away on Makhan in the corner. Smith snapmares Makhan and follows with a knee to the back of the head 1..2..Kick Out. Dave sticks his boot out. Smith slams Makhan's head on it and tags in Dave. They swing Makhan to the ropes and put him down with a double clothesline. Dave swings Makhan to the corner and follows with a running European uppercut. Dave grabs Makhan, but Makhan headbutts him down. Makhan falls down, rolls over and tags in Gama. Gama storms the ring and unloads on Dave, picks him up and hits an inverted atomic drop and follows with an ear clap, then puts Dave down with a standing dropkick 1..2..Smith breaks it. Smith picks up Gama and hits a gut buster. Makhan runs in and fights Smith to the corner. The Ref is trying to break it up. Dave swings Gama to the ropes, headbutts his mid section, then follows with a snap suplex. Akbar gets in the ring with a chair. Dave holds Gama. Akbar swings the chair down but Gama kicks Akbar. Akbar and the chair fall down. Gama hip tosses Dave over. The Ref finally guides Smith to the corner. Karachi Vice double slam Dave onto the chair. Gama applies the Boston Crab on Dave. Smith runs back in but Makhan shoulder blocks him down. Dave nods his head up and down in submission. The fans cheer as the Ref signals for the bell! Karachi Vice happily walk up the aisle as Akbar and the Bombers try to regroup in the ring. Winners of the Match- Karachi Vice LAST MAN STANDING MATCH! Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer This match is anything goes and the only way to win is for your opponent to be down for a 10 count. Basically the Ref's only job is to make the counts. Quiet Riot's Metal Health blasts over the speakers as Buzz Sawyer walks down the aisle with a chain around his neck. Sawyer laughs maniacally as he waits in the ring swinging his chain around. Europe's Final Countdown plays as Colon comes out with a baseball bat and vengeance in his eyes. Sawyer leaves the ring and sprints up the aisle with his chain as Colon sprints towards Sawyer with his bat. The bell rings. Sawyer swings his chain as Colon swings his bat. The bat hits the chain and both go flying. Sawyer and Colon don't waste a beat as they start pounding away on each other. They fight up and down the aisle, all around the ring and into the crowd. Sawyer grabs a fan's beer and throws it in Colon's face. Sawyer then hurls Colon over the guardrail and by the announcer's table. Sawyer grabs the ringside bell. Colon staggers up as Sawyer blasts him with the bell! Colon is busted open and falls down. The Ref starts the count 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..Colon is on his knees then slowly rises. Sawyer smiles, grabs Colon and swings him into the ringside steps. Sawyer picks up Colon and bodyslams him on the concrete. The Ref starts the count 1..2..3..4..5..6..Colon slowly rises. Sawyer charges Colon, but Colon uses this momentum and swings Sawyer into the steel post! Colon uses this time to clear the cobwebs. Sawyer is staggering around. Colon grabs Sawyer and swings him face first into the steel post. Colon grabs Sawyer's head and rams it into the steel post several times until Sawyer's face is a bloody mess. Colon hoists Sawyer up and suplexes him on the concrete. The Ref counts 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Sawyer rises. Colon clotheslines him down, then hurls him into the ring. Colon goes to the top rope. Sawyer slowly rises as Colon nails him with a flying clothesline. Colon then clamps on the figure four. Colon wrenches away as Sawyer screams in pain. Colon releases the hold as the Ref counts 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..Sawyer is able to limp up. Colon grabs him and hurls him out of the ring. Colon goes out on the apron. Sawyer staggers up as Colon attempts another clothesline but Sawyer just falls to the ground as Colon flies into the guardrail. The Ref starts the count on both men. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..Both men slowly rise. Colon staggers forward as Sawyer grabs him and powerslams him onto the concrete! Sawyer gets up and slowly walks over and picks up his chain. Sawyer starts laughing as he comes back and starts choking Colon with the chain. Sawyer wraps the chain around his fist and starts punching down on Colon's bloody head. Sawyer hurls Colon into the ring. Sawyer throws the chain in the ring and follows. Sawyer swings Colon to the ropes and powerslams him over. Sawyer smiles as he swings Colon to the ropes and hits another powerslam! The Ref starts the count 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..Sawyer grabs his chain..8..9..The fans cheer as Colon rises! Sawyer clotheslines Colon with the chain. Sawyer wraps the chain around Colon's neck. Colon is fighting it. Colon is able to flip Sawyer over. Colon grabs the chain and starts choking the life out of Sawyer. Colon looks like a madman as he uses every ounce of strength to choke Sawyer. Colon becomes so exhausted he falls back and down. Sawyer is fighting for breath as Colon is trying to remain conscious. Colon slowly gets up, rolls out of the ring, gets a trashcan and hurls it into the ring. Colon walks over and grabs his baseball bat. Colon gets back into the ring. Colon sets his bat down. Sawyer staggers up as Colon nails him with the trashcan. Colon puts the trashcan on Sawyer's head. Colon grabs his baseball bat and just starts hitting the trashcan with it! Sawyer falls down with the trashcan still over his head. Colon picks up the chain, the kicks the trashcan off Sawyer. Colon wraps the chain around Sawyer's neck. Colon Irish whips Sawyer, then snaps the chain back (payback for Superclash) !!! It's a gruesome sight as Sawyer's bloody head snaps back. Sawyer is down. The Ref starts the count 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10!!!! Colon still has the chain clenched in his hands. Colon slowly drops the chain and just falls to his knees. Colon is bloody, teary eyed and beyond exhausted. He looks over at Sawyer and mouths "It's over" Medics rush the ring to attend to Sawyer. Winner of the Match- Carlos Colon AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi Special Guest Ring Announcer- Phylicia Rashad The Cosby Show theme plays as Rashad enters the ring to a standing ovation. She smiles and waves to the fans. Michael Jackson's Thriller plays as Brandi trots down the aisle and slingshots into the ring. Rashad applauds him as Brandi kisses her hand. A red carpet is rolled down the aisle. Academy Award Statutes are set up at the top of the aisle. Adias steps out and poses between the statutes. Adias is wearing a white Don Johnson Miami Vice style suit and sunglasses. He holds his TV title high and arrogantly walks down the aisle. A fan holds up a Hulkamania poster. Adias walks over, grabs the poster and rips it up. Adias enters the ring and gives Rashad notes on how to announce him. During the introductions, Brandi gets a huge pop. The fans then burst out laughing as Rashad introduces Adias as Adidas. Adias throws a fit as Rashad smiles and shrugs her shoulders. The bell rings and Adias is furious. He charges Brandi but Brandi back drops him. Adias angrily gets up but Brandi dropkicks him out of the ring. The fans are heckling Adias as he staggers up and stumbles back down. Brandi goes to the apron. Adias rises as Brandi nails him with a double axehandle. Brandi grabs Adias and hurls him back into the ring. Brandi goes to the top rope. Adias slowly rises as Brandi hits a sunset flip 1..2..Adias barely kicks out. Brandi reaches down but Adias nails him with a lowblow just out of the Ref's sight. Adias then hurls Brandi out of the ring. Adias gets a much needed breather. Brandi gets on the apron as Adias nails him with a punch, then suplexes him back into the ring. Adias swings Brandi to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Adias picks up Brandi and executes a gut wrench suplex. Adias angrily stomps away on Brandi, then hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Adias picks up Brandi and swings him front first into the turnbuckles, then grabs Brandi and executes a German suplex 1..2..Brandi gets his shoulder up. Adias hoists Brandi up for a suplex but Brandi fights it, pauses and Suplexes Adias over. Both men rise as Brandi dropkicks Adias down. Adias staggers up as Brandi dropkicks him into the turnbuckles. Brandi hoists Adias up on the turnbuckles. Brandi hops up and goes for a superplex but Adias rakes the eyes and punches Brandi off the turnbuckles. Adias waits. Brandi rises as Adias nails him with a missile dropkick. The fans boo as Adias poses and admires what he just did. Adias slams Brandi to the mat, then goes to the top rope. Adias holds his arms out in pure arrogance before jumping off and nailing Brandi with a flying elbow drop. Adias stands up, then puts one knee on Brandi's chest 1..2..Kick Out. The fans cheer as Adias berates the Ref. Adias spends too much time arguing with the Ref. Brandi slowly rises, then rolls Adias over 1..2..Adias barely kicks out. Adias jumps up and throws a punch but Brandi blocks it and fires away on Adias, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Adias staggers up as Brandi swings off the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi swings Adias into the corner, runs up and monkey flips Adias over. Brandi goes to the top rope. Adias staggers up as Brandi nails him with a missile dropkick of his own. Adias rolls out of the ring. Adias blindly walks around, sees his TV title, grabs it and starts to walk away. Brandi runs out after him. Brandi tackles Adias from behind, grabs him by his hair and hurls him back into the ring. Brandi goes to the top rope and waits. Adias stands up, then turns around as Brandi hits him with a perfect flying press but Adias carries the momentum over and grabs a handful of tights 1..2..3!!! BOOOOOOO! Adias quicky rolls out of the ring, grabs his TV title, holds it up in front of Phylicia Rashad and exits. Brandi is clearly disappointed, but the fans and Rashad give him a standing ovation. Winner of the Match and STILL AWA TV Champ- Brian Adias INTERMISSION Nelson: Ok fans, what an event WrestleRock has been so far. And we're only half way through the first night. Resnick: You said it Larry. A lot more action still to come and don't forget about the big concert after the show with none other than Foreigner performing. Well hey, let's get back to the incredible action. The All-Stars ('The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol, Superstar Bill Dundee and Chicky Starr) VS. 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong, Iceman Parsons and a Mystery Partner w/Superstar Billy Graham Joan Jett's Do You want to touch me plays as The All-Stars strut down the aisle. These guys are all wearing colorful wrestling attire and sparkle off the lights as they confidently enter the ring. Dundee grabs the mic. Dundee: You know, I don't know why you fans think we're the bad guys here. That washed up Armstrong started all this. That tag a long Parsons is an instigator and then there's Billy Graham. That imposter is the one who stole Austin Idol's charisma, Chicky Starr's coolness and of course my own damn moniker. Hey boys! We don't care who you have for a partner, he's going down just like all of you nobodies. Have mercy! The All-Stars hug and high five. The crowd roars as Bad to the Bone blasts over the stadium. Armstrong and Parsons walk up the aisle and stop by the announcer's table. The fans continue to roar as Superstar Billy Graham appears and walks down the aisle holding up his fist. He's in all his tye dye and is in full Superstar mode. He hugs Armstrong and Parsons, then grabs the mic. Graham: All-Stars! The real deal superstar is back daddy along with my family. Oh but there's still one more family member coming. And here he is! 'The Rock' Don Muraco!!!!! Dick Dale's Misirlou blasts and the fans go nuts as Muraco comes out in a tye dye tank top. He smiles and points up at the All-Stars. The All-Stars are throwing a tantrum and arguing with the Ref that this isn't fair. Really??? Muraco, Graham, Armstrong and Parsons have a group hug, then look up into the ring. They smile and storm in there! The bell rings as a wild brawl starts things off! Fists and bodies are flying as all six men have a furious exchange. Armstrong, Parsons and Muraco stereo clothesline the All-Stars over the top rope. Graham is fired up as his men soak in all the cheers. On the outside, the All-Stars slow down and regroup. They are pissed and walk towards Graham. Muraco, Armstrong and Parsons all go to the outside and another fight ensues. The Ref is letting it go for now. The All-Stars get thrown back into the ring. Armstrong, Parsons and Muraco swing them to the ropes and stereo clothesline all of them down. After a minute, the Ref gets some order. It's Dundee and Parsons as the legal men. Parsons works over Dundee and slams him down, then tags in Armstrong. They swing Dundee to the ropes and double back drop him. Dundee staggers up into the wrong corner as Muraco levels him with a punch between the eyes. Armstrong flings Dundee across the ring and points to Idol. Dundee tags in Idol. Idol struts around then tries to kick Armstrong low but Armstrong grabs his foot, spins him around and atomic drops him into a reeling Dundee. Idol tags in Starr. Starr doesn't want to get in there but Armstrong grabs him and flings him into the ring. Armstrong pinballs Starr all over the ring then tags in Muraco. Muraco hits Starr with a throat thrust, then puts him down with a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..Idol and Dundee break it. Armstrong and Parsons charge and Idol and Dundee retreat. Muraco tags in Parsons. Parsons swings Starr to the ropes, kicks him in the mid section and vertical suplexes him over. Parsons swings off the ropes but Idol and Dundee nail him with knees to the back. Starr crawls over and tags in Dundee. Dundee stomps away on Parsons, hops on the middle ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Dundee pushes Parsons into the corner. Idol chokes him as Dundee lays in the boots. Armstrong and Muraco come in but the Ref gets in front of them. Dundee holds Parsons as Starr comes off the top rope with an elbow to the top of the head. Dundee executes a back breaker on Parsons and tags in Idol. Idol chokes Parsons on the bottom rope. The Ref gets Idol off but this allows Dundee to choke Parsons with his boot. Starr then adds insult with a slap. Idol hoists up Parsons and delivers a delayed vertical suplex. Idol goes to the top rope and comes down with a knee drop but Parsons moves, rolls over and tags in Armstrong. The fans go wild as Armstrong pounds away on Idol. Idol is on his knees begging but Armstrong smiles and kicks away on him. Armstrong puts Idol in a chin lock and clubs away on his chest. Armstrong then clamps on a headlock and punches Idol several times on his head. Armstrong lets go as Idol just collapses. Armstrong tags in Muraco. Muraco hits a running neck twist on Idol 1..2..Dundee and Starr break it. Another brawl ensues as Armstrong and Parsons punch them back to their corner. Muraco tags in Parsons. Parsons swings Idol to the ropes and puts him down with a high knee. Parsons tags in Armstrong. They swing Idol to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Armstrong hoists Idol up for a suplex but Dundee and Starr run in and clip him. Muraco and Parsons charge and its chaos again. The Ref gets order. Idol crawls over and tags in Starr. Starr slams Armstrong by the ropes, then grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Armstrong. Dundee chokes Armstrong as Starr stomps away. Starr swings Armstrong to the ropes and puts him down with a thrust shot. Starr swings off the ropes and hits his corkscrew elbow drop 1..2..Muraco breaks it. Dundee runs in but Muraco clotheslines him down. The Ref guides Muraco back. Idol runs in, hoists Armstrong up and hot shots him on the top rope. Parsons runs in but the Ref quickly stops him. Idol and Starr stereo boot rake Armstrong's face. Starr tags in Dundee. Dundee suplexes Armstrong, goes to the top rope and crashes down with his Bomb's Away 1..2..Parsons breaks it. Starr runs in but Muraco shoulder blocks him through the ropes. Dundee tags in Idol. Idol hoists Armstrong up and executes a shin breaker. Idol then clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock. Idol wrenches away. Armstrong reaches the ropes but Dundee kicks his hands off. Graham runs over and yanks Dundee off the apron. Starr grabs Graham as Dundee slaps him. Muraco runs over and fights with Starr. Parsons nails Idol with an elbow drop which forces Idol to release the Las Vegas Leglock. Idol tags in Dundee. Muraco guides Graham back to their side. Dundee reaches down but Armstrong lowblows him, rolls over and tags in Muraco. Muraco slams Dundee down, then headbutts his groin. Muraco picks up Dundee and executes an Oklahoma Stampede 1..2..Idol and Starr stomp down on Muraco. Parsons runs in, grabs Idol and Starr and knocks their heads together. A beaten up Armstrong gets in there, grabs Idol and puts him down with a Jawbreaker! Parsons swings Starr to the ropes and puts him down with his hip attack! Muraco has Dundee in the middle of the ring. He points to Graham and smiles. Muraco hoists Dundee up and puts him down with a tombstone piledriver! 1..2..3! HUGE POP! Graham enters the ring and hugs all his guys. He stands between them as they all raise their arms in victory. Winners of the match- Iceman Parsons, Bob Armstrong and Don Muraco El Canek vs. Black Blood w/Skandor Akbar Skandor leads the mysterious Blackblood to the ring. Blackblood is carrying an axe handle. The Ref points to it and warns him. Blackblood swings the axe handle towards the Ref but Akbar calms Blackblood down and takes the axe handle. Canek comes down the aisle in a colorful cape and mask. He takes off his cape, hops on the apron. Blackblood and Akbar are yelling and threatening him. Canek jumps on the top rope, dives in the ring and clotheslines both men down. The Ref signals for the bell. Akbar rolls out of the ring and falls to the ground. Blackblood rises as Canek takes him over with a flying head scissors. Canek follows with more flying head scissors. A dazed Blackblood staggers up as Canek puts him back down with a running bicycle kick 1..2..Kick Out. Canek picks up Blackblood and hits a Saito suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Canek swings Blackblood to the ropes and nails him with a flying elbow to the top of the head. Canek swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Canek hoists Blackblood up and holds him for a delayed suplex, but Akbar reaches in and trips Canek. Both men rise as Blackblood sends Canek through the ropes with a forearm blast. Blackblood distracts the Ref as Akbar stomps down on Canek. Blackblood goes to the outside and slams Canek on the concrete. Blackblood picks up Canek and slams his head on the announcer's table, then hurls Canek back in the ring. Blackblood goes to the top rope. Canek slowly rises as Blackblood puts him down with a double axehandle. Blackblood picks up Canek and throat drops him on the top rope. Blackblood follows with several rabbit punches to the back, then delivers consecutive back breakers 1..2..Kick Out. Blackblood presses Canek up and snake eyes him on the turnbuckles. Blackblood covers 1..2..Kick Out. Akbar yells at the Ref. Blackblood swings Canek into the corner and charges in but Canek runs forward and clotheslines Blackblood down. Canek regroups. Blackblood staggers up as Canek grabs him and sidewalk slams him down. Canek goes on a suplex rampage, snap suplex, gut wrench suplex, inverted suplex slam. Then in a true feat of strength, Canek performs a Gorilla Press and slam! Canek then hoists Blackblood on the top rope. Canek hops up and goes for a superplex, but Akbar runs over and whacks Canek with the axe handle! Canek falls back and down with Blackblood on top. Blackblood staggers up, goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying knee drop 1..2..3!! Winner of the Match- Black Blood. Nelson: Fans, before we get to our National tag team title bout. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to welcome back to the AWA, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, the Rock n Roll Express! The fans go crazy as the RnR Express head down the aisle. They stop with Nelson but before they can say a word, Skandor Akbar comes over. Akbar: You all just saw what Devastation Inc is all about. Now, the AWA seems to think that you two sissys are a big deal in the tag team world. However, I have just acquired a team that thinks otherwise. WHAM! RnR are attacked from behind by the MOONDOGS! The Moondogs pound down on Ricky and Robert and start hitting them with their bones! Security and officials run out to stop this chaotic scene. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Olympians (C) vs. Sweet Dreams The Eurythmics Sweet Dreams plays as the masked team makes their way into the ring. In unison the crowd chants 'Sweet Dreams babay" The Winners Go for the Gold plays as the Olympians come out in their Olympic themed attire. Man, do they look proud. During the introductions, the Ref checks both teams closely for foreign objects. The Olympians taunt Sweet Dreams with their titles before the match starts. The bell rings and Rheingans and Sugar start things off. The first few minutes is surprisingly clean until the Ref tries to get Rheingans to break a hold in the ropes. During the break, Rheingans slaps Sugar. Sugar slaps Rheingans back, tempers flare and next thing you know all four men are in the ring pushing each other. The Ref guides Dream back as Patera hits Sugar from behind. Rheingans proceeds to work Sugar over with a combination of scientific holds and rulebreaking. Rheingans tags in Patera and they double slam Sugar. Patera chokes Sugar while taunting Dream. Patera swings Sugar to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug, but Dream from the top rope comes down and hits Patera. Rheingans runs in but Dream starts shuffling and jabbing Rheingans, then unwinds and puts him down with a right hook. The Ref gets control. Sugar is able to tag in Dream. Dream unloads on Patera, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Dream does a two step and comes down with a standing fist drop 1..2.. Kick Out. Dream picks up Patera and a jumping headbutt sends Patera back to his corner. He tags in Rheingans. Rheingans walks up to Dream and pushes him. Dream kicks him in the mid section and suplexes him over. Dream tags in Sugar. Sweet Dreams hit a double jumping headbutt. Sugar hops on the middle ropes. Rheingans staggers up as Sugar nails him with a leaping headbutt 1..2..Kick Out. Sugar swings Rheingans to the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Patera breaks it. As the Ref guides Patera back, Dream runs in and they double slam Rheingans. Sugar tags in Dream. Dream swings off the ropes but Patera blasts him with a forearm to the back. Dream staggers into a gut wrench suplex by Rheingans. Rheingans tags in Patera. Rheingans holds Dream as Patera comes off the top rope with an elbow to Dream's head. Patera unleashes his power game as he works over Dream with slams, suplexes and hard hitting shots. Patera then clamps on the full nelson. Patera wrenches away but Sugar leaps off the top rope and nails Patera with a double axe handle to the back. Rheingans runs in but Sugar dropkicks him down. Dream is able to roll over and tag in Sugar as Patera tags in Rheingans. Rheingans charges but Sugar hip tosses him. As Rheingans rises, Sugar hits a quick sunset flip 1..2..Kick Out. Rheingans gets up but Sugar grabs him from behind and pushes him towards the ropes for an O'Connor Roll but Patera clotheslines Sugar. Rheingans covers but Dream runs in with a stomp. Patera comes in and him and Dream fight to the corner. All four men start fighting. The Ref gets tangled up and takes a bump. Sugar headbutts Rheingans down. While on the ground, Rheingans reaches in his tights and pulls out a roll of coins. Meanwhile Patera has Dream down and pulls out a foreign object from his boot. Sugar comes from behind and nails Patera as the foreign object falls to the ground. Dream grabs it and loads his mask. Rheingans nails the back of Sugar's head with the roll of coins as Dream headbutts Patera with his loaded mask. Rheingans covers Sugar as Dream covers Patera. The Ref slowly crawls over and counts 1..2..3! Dream jumps up and so does Rheingans. They try and revive their partners. After a couple minutes both teams are in opposite corners with their hands raised in victory. The Ref talks to the ring announcer. It's announced that Rheingans and Sugar were the legal men, therefore, the Olympians are the winners. The fans boo as the Olympians jump up and down in full celebration. They walk out with the titles and show them off all the way up the aisle. Winners of the Match and STILL AWA National Tag Team Champs- The Olympians Stan Hansen vs. Blackjack Mulligan In what's been built as an old fashion stand off, the Western theme is in full affect, Hansen storms down the aisle to Johnny Cash's When the man comes around. On his way to the ring, Hansen grabs Larry Nelson and roughs him up a little. The Good The Bad and The Ugly theme plays as Mulligan walks down the aisle. His eyes are locked on Hansen the entire time. The bell rings and their cowboy hats fly off as they have a serious exchange. They punch away on each other as neither gives an inch. Mulligan gets a slight advantage, then body slams Hansen. Mulligan puts his knee on Hansen's chest and fires away with punches to his head. Mulligan then applies the claw! Mulligan wrenches away as Hansen fights it. Hansen reaches his hands up and rakes Mulligan's face. Hansen rolls away. Hansen regroups and starts pounding away on Mulligan and slams him down. Hansen stomps away. Hansen picks Mulligan up, swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Mulligan swings back and hits a jumping back elbow smash 1..2..Hansen kicks out. Mulligan swings Hansen into the corner and charges in, but Hansen nails Mulligan with a boot to the face. Mulligan staggers back as Hansen puts him down with a devastating lariat 1..2..3! Hansen gets up and flashes the Bullhorn sign. Winner of the Match- Stan Hansen STEEL CAGE BOUT! For the AWA International Title AWA Mid American Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. AWA Southern Champ 'Lethal' Larry Cameron w/Skandor Akbar AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow holds up the AWA International title and sets it on the announcer's table. The Rolling Stones Gimmie Shelter plays as Skandor Akbar leads a very determined looking Cameron to the cage. Cameron takes off his AWA Southern title and holds it up with one arm, the enters the cage as Akbar stays on the outside. John Mellencamp's Crumbl'n Down plays as Orndorff walks down the aisle looking pretty damn determined himself. He takes off his robe and holds up his AWA Mid American title as the fans cheer. Akbar starts yelling at Orndorff. Orndorff grabs Akbar and throws him into the outside of the cage. Orndorff runs into the cage. The outside Ref slams it shut and locks it as Orndorff and Cameron hammer away on each other. Orndorff gets the upper hand, grabs Cameron and hurls his body over the ropes and into the cage. Orndorff grabs Cameron by his boots and drags him back into the ring. Orndorff picks up Cameron and hurls his body into the other side of the cage. Cameron just sinks down. Orndorff picks up Cameron and rams his head several times into the cage. Orndorff draws first blood as Cameron starts to bleed. Orndorff slams Cameron back into the ring. Orndorff hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Cameron gets his shoulder up. Orndorff reaches down but Cameron gives him a low blow uppercut. Orndorff falls over. Cameron is in a daze and it takes a minute for him to regain his senses. He slowly rises then kicks and stomps away on Orndorff. Cameron picks up Orndorff and hurls him face first into the cage. Cameron grabs Orndorff, runs with him and hurls him face first into the opposite side of the cage. Now Orndorff is bleeding. Cameron takes Orndorff's bloody face and grinds it into the steel cage. Cameron grabs Orndorff's hair and hurls him back into the ring. Cameron swings Orndorff to the ropes and puts him down with a double axe handle to the head 1..2..Orndorff gets his shoulder up. On the outside Akbar finally rises and cheers Cameron on. Cameron goes to the top rope. Orndorff slowly rises. Cameron goes for a flying shoulder block but Orndorff moves. Both men are down. They slowly start to rise as Orndorff clotheslines Cameron down. Orndorff shakes the cobwebs. Orndorff picks up Cameron and atomic drops him into the cage. As Cameron falls back, Orndorff grabs him and executes a belly to back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Orndorff hoists Cameron up, positions himself and suplexes Cameron back into the cage. Cameron sinks down between the ropes and cage. Orndorff swings off the ropes and baseball slides Cameron into the cage. Orndorff drags Cameron out. Orndorff makes the signal and hoists Cameron up for the piledriver but Cameron finds the strength to back drop Orndorff into the cage. Cameron is laid out and moving slow. Orndorff is stuck. Cameron slowly gets up, walks over and stomps and kicks Orndorff. Cameron drags Orndorff out, picks him up and long darts him face first into the cage. Cameron swings Orndorff to the ropes and hits a flying shoulder tackle. Cameron goes to the top rope and waits. Orndorff slowly staggers up as Cameron nails him with a flying shoulder block. Akbar yells "Now! Now is the time!" Cameron nods to Akbar. Cameron hoists Orndorff up and piledrives him down! The Ref counts 1..2..Orndorff gets his shoulder up just before the 3 count. The fans cheer Orndorff on. Akbar is having a melt down. Cameron grabs and threatens the Ref. Orndorff slowly crawls over and from behind gives Cameron an uppercut low blow. Cameron falls over. Both men are a bloody mess and reeling. Orndorff slowly gets to his feet. He stomps away on Cameron, then drops several elbow drops. Orndorff picks up Cameron and flings him face first into the cage. Orndorff repeats this three more times as he flings Cameron face first into the other three sides of the cage. Orndorff looks out at Akbar and gives the signal. The fans go wild as Orndorff piledrives Cameron down 1..2...NO! Orndorff lifts Cameron up. Orndorff hoists Cameron up and delivers another piledriver! The Ref counts 1..2..NO! Orndorff once again lifts Cameron up. Orndorff delivers a 3rd piledriver! The Ref counts 1..2..3!!! Mega Pop! The outside Ref opens the cage. Akbar grabs a chair and runs in the cage. Orndorff turns around. Akbar is in shock and throws the chair down and tries to run, but Orndorff catches him. Orndorff levels Akbar with a punch, body slams him down and makes the signal as the fans go wild. Orndorff hoists Akbar up and piledrives him down! The fans give Orndorff a standing ovation as he exits the cage. Gerry Morrow presents him with the AWA International title. Orndorff kisses it and holds it up high. Winner of the Match and now the AWA International Champion- Paul Orndorff Larry Nelson and Ken Resnick close out the show and say they'll see us tomorrow night for the second half of WrestleRock 89. Foreigner ends the night with a rock'n performance!

First off, I loved that hype piece for Karelin. This is going to be huge! I agree with AD, Paulson really made his mark tonight. I'm sure Kazuo made Sayama proud. Great comeback from Nakamura. I really thought Hug was going to take it. Sayama sends the fans home happy after Smith puts up a solid fight. Fun card.

The road to Starrcade is always a lot of fun. Can't wait to see this year's blocks. I agree, 2 cold is a perfect challenger. However, the odds are already against him with Doll and Studd around. Let's see how Fuller handles this stipulation. Budro's coronation will be must see TV!

Jarrett takes care of business and we've got some very interesting matches set for the Bash. Sting gets an opportunity of a lifetime while Hennig gets another crack at the TV title. Piper and Lawler vs. Owen and Anvil in the cage! Oh yea!!! Great promos. Jarrett is the man tonight and the AAC will have their hands full at the Bash. I have a feeling it will be a bad night for the AAC. Good job adding drama with the friction in the Horsemen. They better be focused because they have some tough matches at the Bash. A lot of main event caliber matches signed along with a solid undercard. Bring on the Bash!

King of the Ring was a blast! I loved all the fun combinations. The battle royal was well written and easy to follow. I thought Davey had won it, but NO! Haku had stayed alive and becomes King of the Ring. I'm glad you went with Haku. IRL, I thought they could've done more with King Haku. Long live the King! Rhodes gets screwed! Who was that masked man??? Raw, Very nice touch teaming up the suits Rotunda and Hughes. It's a great look. This team has a lot of potential. Rhodes is pissed and I can't blame him. I agree, the Midnights are the best team in the game right now. Martel is working this gimmick hard. I love it! SNME is stacking up. The Twin Towers and Skyscrapers are heading for a colossal showdown. What an elegant coronation for Haku, only to be ruined by Duggan and Demolition. Why can't people see that Funk is only trying to help. Who wouldn't believe him? Davey keeps his momentum going. Can't wait for next week's Savage, Funk meeting. Great week for the WWF!

Cornette has turned Busick into a real bully. Douglas seems to be getting his focus back. Speaking of focus, Austin almost loses his. The Dreamboats are on the rise as is Scotty the Body. Portland, Mike with another awesome performance. Hall and Lee make quite the team Dibiase's mentoring is showing with the OWC Soultaker costs Cactus his match. I'm sure Cactus wont let that slide. A rare clean title defense for Rose LOL Windham sacrifices himself and might've earned some trust with Hall and Lee. Steamboat is so good as the underdog champion. Eugene, Hashimoto with a strong finish on Finlay. Tenryu has been on another tear. Phoenix rising is another team looking to break through. Oh yea, we've got a Cactus/Soultaker feud on our hands. Eddie and Malenko close out the show with successful title defenses.

WrestleRock Preview Show WrestleRock will be a two night spectacular held in the Metrodome on Friday July 19th and Saturday July 20th. It will be broadcasted on pay per view. Foreigner will perform a concert on Friday. ZZ Top will perform a concert on Saturday. Bonnie Tyler will sing the National Anthem on Friday, then sing America the Beautiful on Saturday. Here's a preview of the matches. Night 1 'Lightning' Lou Perez vs. 'Mean' Mike Miller Miller has been targeting the 'pretty boys' in the AWA. Perez recently debuted and saved Tom Brandi from a Miller beatdown. This didn't sit well with Miller. Miller says Perez made the pretty boy list and will be dealt with at WrestleRock. Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Cannonball Griz Fujinami has been on a tour of Japan. Griz has been squashing opponents on TV and says he's going to do the same to Fujinami at WrestleRock. Karachi Vice vs. The British Bombers w/Skandor Akbar Karachi Vice arrived and wrestled the Bombers to a double c.o. The following week, Karachi Vice came to the aid of Steve Disalvo when he was being triple teamed by Kokina and the Bombers. Akbar says Karachi Vice will pay for sticking their noses where they don't belong. Last Man Standing Match! Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer These guys have been in a violent and wild feud for over a year. Colon defeated Sawyer at last year's WrestleRock in a Carribean Death Match. Sawyer defeated Colon in a chain match at SuperClash and put Colon out of action with a vicious chain snap on Colon's neck. Colon says he needs to defeat Sawyer to move on with his life. Sawyer is eager to have more fun. This one's going to get bloody! AWA TV Title Bout Special Guest Ring Announcer-Phylicia Rashad 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi Adias is having a record run as TV champ, holding the title for 14 months. However, he's been distracted and obsessed with Hulk Hogan's movie star status. Brandi took Adias to a draw on TV and a rematch was signed for WrestleRock. Adias says this isn't Rocky and there's no way Brandi is going to take his TV title. 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong/ Iceman Parsons and ??? w/Superstar Graham vs. The All-Stars (Austin Idol/Bill Dundee and Chicky Starr) This all started with Idol and Armstrong feuding. At Title Night, Dundee turned on Armstrong and sided with Idol. Chicky Starr came out and they triple teamed Armstrong. The following week the All-Stars were formed. The unimaginable happened when they gave Superstar Graham a brutal beating followed by two spiked piledrivers. Iceman Parsons tried to help but was met with a chair by Starr. Graham was hospitalized. Graham had Armstrong and Parsons come to his hospital room. He told them a good friend was coming in too even things up. Graham will also be in their corner. The All-Stars have been arrogant and way to overconfident leading into WrestleRock, saying they're just going to beat up 2 washed up losers yet again and the so called stupid friend coming in is going to have second thoughts. El Canek vs. Blackblood w/Skandor Akbar Out of nowhere Blackblood (along with Akbar) attacked Canek on TV. While that was going on, Greg Gagne was seen smiling and watching. It turns out, Gagne paid Akbar to take care of his old nemeses, Canek. Canek was out of action for a couple weeks but came back with a fury when he nailed Akbar with a suicide dive through the ropes. This feud has quickly escalated. AWA National Tag Title Bout The Olympians (C) vs. Sweet Dreams The Olympians always talk about being by the book and clean scientific wrestling, but their matches have proven otherwise. Sweet Dreams earned this match and have actually been getting a lot of fan support. During solo matches, both teams have bent the rules and have played some big time mind games including Rheingans posing as Dream Machine under a mask. This will all come down to who outcheats who at WrestleRock. Stan Hansen vs. Blackjack Mulligan Hansen has made it a mission to be the last cowboy standing in the AWA. He has sent Dory Funk Jr. and the Gunslingers packing after soundly defeating them. The legendary Blackjack Mulligan just showed up on TV as a guest and of course Hansen had a big problem with this and nailed Mulligan from behind with a lariat. Later, a fuming Mulligan said he had one last fight in him and challenged Hansen to a match at WrestleRock. Who will win this old fashion showdown? STEEL CAGE BOUT FOR THE AWA INTERNATINAL TITLE! 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (Mid-American Champ) vs. 'Lethal' Larry Cameron (Southern Champ) w/Skandor Akbar Orndorff won the Mid America title at SuperClash. Cameron brought the Southern title over after Memphis folded. It didn't take long for these two to start a feud on who the better champion is. Cameron took things to a different level when he piledrove Orndorff on a chair. AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow decided that these two champs would wrestle at Title Night. The titles would be unified into the International title. The match ended in a double c.o. and Akbar interfered heavily during the match. Morrow said this had to end with a clear cut winner. He signed them to wrestle in a steel cage at WrestleRock. Orndorff and Cameron have had a lot of hard hitting interactions on TV. Akbar was always there to keep the odds in Cameron's favor. So, at WrestleRock, there will be no interference and nowhere to go. An International champ will be crowned! Night 2 'The Foreman' Spike Huber vs. Glamour Doll This has been an underrated feud. They had a few matches on TV, then a flustered Doll attacked Huber and proceeded to put glitter and lipstick all over his face. Huber came back a few weeks later and crushed Doll's face with his sledgehammer, even forcing Doll out of Champagne Slam. They have been going at it since. Hopefully things will get settled at WrestleRock. Leo Burke vs. 'Sir' Tony St. Clair w/Les Thornton Burke arrived in the AWA early this year and so far has had an extremely successful run. St. Clair came back and showed off his wealth and in ring skill by proclaiming he's simply the best. St. Clair then went to the UK where he was knighted. At the ceremony he was reunited with Les Thornton. St. Clair brought all the royalty back with him and has said Burke is nothing but an unworthy peon. The Rose Cousins vs. a debuting tag team The Rose's have been in a bit of a slump and jumped at the opportunity to get back on track at WrestleRock. They said they know they're in a difficult situation but this is their chance to get a comeback win on the big stage. Kokina w/Skandor Akbar vs. 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo After Nick Busick left the AWA, his Bruiser partner Steve Strong decided to go back to his roots in Boston. Strong came back with his real name and new moniker. During a TV interview, the British Bombers came out and said they still had unfinished business but someone else wanted to finish it. Kokina attacked Disalvo and hit him with a big splash on the concrete. This will be a colossal collision at WrestleRock. WrestleRock Rumble Taped Fist Match Special Ref- Randall 'Tex' Cobb 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. David Sammartino Sammartino arrived in the AWA with a new look and attitude. Zbyszko didn't waste any time coming out to antagonize David, even bringing up Bruno and calling David, Bruno's boy. David told Zbyszko we can settle this in the ring. They had a match on TV and it ended with Zbyszko hitting David over his head with a steel chair. A pissed off David said if Zbyszko wanted a fight then he'll give him one. At WrestleRock they will settled things in a taped fist match with Randall Cobb officiating. This should be good. 'Crippler' Rip Oliver vs. 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor Oliver was called in and promised a match at WrestleRock. Terry Taylor has been seen in a series of vignettes and will actually wrestle at WrestleRock. Taylor has been cocky and arrogant with his hair slicked back into a ponytail. He says he runs the AWA henhouse. Taylor was disappointed that his opponent will be Oliver and says he deserves better competition. Oliver says we'll see just who runs the henhouse in the AWA. 'Big' Jim Morris and 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier vs. Vinergy and The Vin Man On TV, Vinnie interfered and helped Gary Young win matches against Morris and Kazmaier. Morris and Kaz were fed up and went to Gerry Morrow. The handicap match was announced but Vinnie thought Gary Young was teaming with Vinergy. When Nelson informed him that he was wrestling, Vinnie fainted and has been shaking and terrified ever since. Morris and Kaz says all his interference is going to bite him hard at WrestleRock. Grudge Match! 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Jake the Snake Roberts This got strange. We found out that Colonel Kirchner has been the man calling the shots in a mission to terminate Nikita Koloff. Sgt. Slaughter came in and had a brutal feud with Nikita. Nikita thought he had won the war when he defeated Slaughter in a boot camp match. Then the unthinkable happened. Jake the Snake showed up on TV, attacked Nikita and proceeded to DDT Nikita on the concrete! Nikita was a bloody mess and was taken out on a stretcher. In an eerie message, Kirchner had hired Jake as an assassin to take out Nikita. Jake said he was given a treasure but the real treasure is inflicting pain and agony on Koloff. Koloff was in a coma state for a while but finally woke up. Jake was actually happy about that. Koloff has been seen in his dungeon training but the effects of Jake's attacks are still there. Jake has been tuning up in underground matches and Damian is with him at all times. Will Nikita be ready or is WrestleRock going to be the nightmare Jake has promised? Greg Gagne major announcement Now that his issue with Canek is over, Gagne has been opening up AWA TV shows, promising a major announcement at WrestleRock. He's been as pompous and annoying as ever. I'm sure the Wrestling world is eagerly awaiting this bombshell. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Loser Leaves the AWA! The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics This started all the way back at SuperClash. Both teams were fan favorites and a clean title match was expected. Well, the Guerreros cheated to retain the titles. Since then, every time these teams have wrestled, the Guerreros have escaped with their titles by DQs or C.O.'s Enough is enough and the Fantastics issued a challenge. Winners get the titles, losers leave the AWA, simple as that. AWA World Title Bout!! Jumbo Tsuruta (C) w/Ray Stevens vs. Hulk Hogan Jumbo won the world title at Superclash and has soundly defeated all challengers. Hogan shocked the wrestling world when he arrived in the AWA. The AWA has reached a level never before seen, thanks to Hogan's arrival. He's starred in a main stream movie and helped seal the deal with Sports Channel America. His merchandise is through the roof and attendance for his matches have been at an all time high. Everybody is happy, except Ray Stevens and Jumbo Tsuruta. Ray took exception to all the attention Hogan was getting. He said while Hogan was playing actor and businessman, Jumbo has been on a terror as the most dominant world champion in AWA history. In fact, it was Stevens who issued this challenge. He says Jumbo is out to prove a painful point by exposing Hogan for the fraud that he is. After a few close calls, these two finally made serious contact at the press conference and both men ended up falling through a table. This will be the biggest main event in AWA history. Can Hogan finally conquer Mount AWA or will the bone crushing champ Tsuruta be more than he can handle. We'll all find out at WrestleRock!

Great American Bash! Let's do this! Kevin winning the battle royal on the pre show should get some last minute buys. Scorpio gets the win but Poffo starts a feud. There's something really fun about the Bundy/Koloff team. The pay per view kicks off with new 6 man champs! Not a bad way to get the night going. Christopher proves why he's wrestling royalty. Nice job pairing him with Baby Doll. The Nightmares retaining over the Beasts really solidifies their reign. Rich shows he's still a name and wins the Heritage title! Wildfire's back in a big way. Sullivan strikes again with the Golden Spike. It's going to be hard to dethrone the Road Warriors, just ask Badd Co. That dirty Fuller manages to escape with his title. Budro does it!!! I really liked Garvin's reign, now let's see what Budro can do with the gold. I know it's going to be a fun ride. The Bash delivered! Great job!

Smart move booking the Rockers/Rougeaus match to kick off Raw. I like this KOR concept. The possibilities are endless. Should be a lot of fun. Once again, I love this Martel gimmick. If anyone else could pull off the Million Dollar gimmick it would be Martel. I also like the fact that he won a world tournament, which brings credibility to his title. Does Andre have one last hurrah or will he be passing the Giant torch to Gonzalez? We'll find out. With Sherri at ringside, the Midnights will always have the odds. Great way to end the first Raw with all the chaos. Savage and Dusty are the perfect alliance to face a trio like Rude, Funk and Roberts. Jake's been a busy man. Raw is off to an electrifying start.

The night kicks off with two hungry young lions going the distance. Miyato put on a clinic and I think Kakihara learned a lot. Shamrock and Suzuki get the win after a valiant effort from Anjo and Funaki. The Brits had a good game plan going, but the Russians adapted and finished things up nicely. Volk is one tough guy, coming back from those knockdowns. Tough loss, but Smith impressed. Onita endured some heavy shots to make a comeback and get the win. Karelin looked sharp tonight and that finish was quite the visual. Reading this reminds me how much of a wrestling genius Backlund is. Takada gets the win but Vladimir showed off some strength in those suplexes. Maeda rebounds from his Backlund loss in a big way. The fans went home happy tonight. The UWF has a lot of huge events coming this summer. They're riding this momentum all the way!

Busick's squash matches are fun to watch. The Blondes are moving up the ranks. Poor Douglas is dealing with a lot. Pillman wins a battle but this war is far from over. Even in defeat, the Dreamboats impress. Vancouver, Soultaker looked devastating. Cactus gets a big win over Finlay. Damn, Blackman and Chono went at it! Looks like young Dustin gave Dibiase more than he expected. Hart and Bigelow's war continues with the Diamond Exchange. I know Ricky was proud of his brother tonight. Kelowna, Stormfront stays in the title hunt. Atlas is rock'n that piledriver. The Can Ams go 50/50 tonight. I see a tag title match coming. Regal's hunt for Atlas has given him some fire. I loved the title swaps with Malenko and Eddie. What a series!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 7-5-89 Footage from last week's WrestleRock press conference is shown as Jumbo Tsuruta and Hulk Hogan fight and crash through a table. Greg Gagne is on the screen Gagne: Hello Greg Gagne fans and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. That's right, the Greger is back again to open things up. The biggest news in the AWA is of course GregRock, which is only 2 weeks away. The biggest buzz regarding that event is that yours truly will be there for a monumental announcement. This is so big that I can't give it away on free TV. Trust me, I'm worth paying for. Ok, let's get to the show, although how can anything follow the Great Greg Gagne. Larry Nelson: Hello everyone. I'm not sure how Greg opens the show every week but I guess he has connections. Tonight's huge main event will be Paul Orndorff and Carlos Colon against Larry Cameron and Buzz Sawyer. I understand extra security will be on hand. Also, Ken Patera clashes with Sweet Brown Sugar. All that and a lot more, so lets go to the ring. El Canek vs. Carl Kellerman Canek's ribs are taped from that attack by Blackblood a few weeks ago but he still gets the job done and wins the match with a sidewalk slam. There's a commotion as Skandor Akbar leads Blackblood towards the ring. Canek sees them, sprints to the ropes and suicide dives through and takes Akbar out! Before Blackblood can react, Canek is up and pounds away on Blackblood. Several prelim wrestlers get out there quick. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Champs The Guerreros vs. Harold Bannister and Trey Morgan The Guerreros are in sync and win the match with a double suplex. Nelson: Ok it's all or nothing at WrestleRock between you and the Fantastics. Winners get the titles and losers leave the AWA. Are you guys feeling any pressure? Chavo: Pressure? Are you kidding us? We've held these titles for over a year and have beaten those little crybabies many times. And guess what? We're going to beat them again and send them packing. Hector: That's right! Those Senoritas cried and cried for another match, well we're going to send them crying and packing. Commercial Break 'Lightning' Lou Perez vs. Todd Rooney Perez looks great and wins the match with a bridging back suplex. WHAM! Mike Miller nails Perez from behind and starts stomping away. Cheers as Tom Brandi hits the ring and dropkicks Miller from behind and sends him through the ropes. As Brandi is checking on Perez, Brian Adias runs out with his TV title belt, climbs the ropes, jumps off and nails Brandi's head with it! Adias storms over the ringside. Nelson: Come on Brian, that's not how a champion should act. Adias: Hey, an A-Lister like me always stays in the spotlight. I'm not some B actor like that chump Hulk Hogan. At WrestleRock I'm going to teach Brandi a lesson and then it's on to that wannabe actor Hogan. Oh and my good friend, Phylicia Rashad wanted me to personally tell everyone how excited she is to announce my TV title match at WrestleRock. I'm out of here! Commercial Break The Fantastics vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The Fantastics excite the crowd and win the match with stereo Thesz Presses. Nelson: Well, I'm sure you heard the Guerreros earlier. Fulton: Yea, we heard them out here shooting their mouths off. It's nothing new to us. Rogers: What those cowards failed to mention is that they've always taken the chicken's way out against us. At WrestleRock, we're going to take the titles and send the Guerreros out of the AWA with their tails between their legs. Commercial Break Randall 'Tex' Cobb is on the screen Cobb: You know, I had so much fun last year at WrestleRock, that I'm coming back for more. Who better to Ref a taped fist match than me. I will guarantee a winner and believe me I'll keep order but I'm also gonna let Sammartino and Zbyszko fight. See you all at WrestleRock. AWA National Tag Champ Ken Patera vs. Sweet Brown Sugar Both Brad Rheingans and Dream Machine have been banned from ringside. Sugar is all over Patera with hip tosses and dropkicks. Patera comes back and puts his strength to use with a series of power moves. Sugar comes back and has some serious momentum going. Wait a minute! Dream Machine hops on the apron and is yelling something at Sugar. Sugar is puzzled and walks over. Dream headbutts Sugar!?!?! Sugar goes down. The Ref is shocked but signals for the DQ. Patera and Dream Machine put the boots to Sugar. Wait another minute! Dream Machine (???) runs out with a chair! Patera barely escapes but Dream nails Dream's back. Dream then reaches down and pulls off Dream's mask, revealing Brad Rheingans! Rheingans rolls out as Patera helps him to the back. Dream Machine helps Sugar up and shows him the mask and explains what happened. Dream looks into the camera and yells "Olympians! Your ours at WrestleRock babay! Commercial Break We go to a hospital room where Iceman Parsons and Bob Armstrong are helping as Superstar Graham is being released from the hospital. Graham: I stand here with my brothers and I've seen the No stars play the numbers games on TV. Well that all changes at WrestleRock. My good friend is coming in to even things up and daddy the tide will turn in our favor. The Superstar will be in the corner and I can't wait to see the No Stars get their comeuppance! Parsons: No Stars! You nothing but three rooty poos and at WrestleRock, the odds will be in our favor. Armstrong: You've had us down, you've had us beat and bruised but we're still here and we're going to see how tough you gutless wonders are when things get evened up. Back Live Nelson: Ok, I'm here with the All-Stars. You guys may have bitten off more than you can chew. Dundee: Oh we're really scared Larry. We've beaten up Armstrong and Parsons so many times, it'll be fun to do it again. Have mercy! Starr: We also sent that wannabe Billy Graham to the hospital. He say he's going to be in the corner at WresteRock? Great news for us because we can send him back to the hospital again (laughs) Idol: Oh darling, they just can't get enough. You know those jerks are so selfish that they're bringing in another partner to get beat up on. That's right! We don't care who they're bringing in, it's just another bum to beat up. WrestleRock is the night for stars, All-Stars darling! Commercial Break Vinergy w/The Vin Man vs. Ray Glader and Arnie Goldstein Dukes swings Glader to the ropes as Putski puts him down with the Polish Hammer. Nelson: Well, Vinnie, it appears all your interference has caught up with you. At WrestleRock, it's you and Vinergy against Jim Morris and Bill Kazmaier. (smirks) What's going through your head? Vinnie (breathing heavy) I..I.. I'm (starts hyperventilating) Gary Young runs out and gives Vinnie a paper bag to breath in. Dukes: Don't worry Vin Man, we got you boss. Putski: Yea, come on Vin Man, we won't let anything happen to you. Young: Listen to them Vin. Morris and Kazmaier are a couple of oofs. They're no match for the well oiled machine Vinergy. Vinnie gives a little nod. He keeps breathing in the bag as Young and Vinergy take him away. Commercial Break Nelson: Ok before our main event.... Oh no! Jake the Snake Roberts! What are you doing here? Jake: (Damain around his neck) I just thought I would pay a little visit. That's the thing. You can get bit by a snake before you see anything coming. (Jake motions Damian towards Nelson) Nelson: (very nervous) Please Jake. Jake: Ahhhhh you beg? (looks into the camera) That's exactly what I want Nikita Koloff to do. I want him to beg for his life at WrestleRock. But then again, it won't help. My mission is to terminate Nikita Koloff and terminate I will. However, before I do that, I want him to beg and plead. Why? Well, that's the part I take pleasure in. Oh, I've been paid with a fortune but making Nikita suffer is the real joy, that's the real treasure. I assure you Colonel Kirchner, I will fulfill my part of the deal. I will rid Nikita Koloff from wrestling and there's not a damn thing he can do about it. Jake walks towards Nelson while pointing Damain at him. Nelson drops his mic and runs. We see Nikita Koloff lifting weights in the Russian Dungeon. He pauses and holds his stitched up head. He looks down while talking. Nikita: One moment at a time. As each day goes by, Nikita slowly get his strength back. I want the snake to know, my venom is more powerful than any poison he possesses. At WrestleRock, I will end the evil of Jake the Snake Roberts. Nikita takes a deep breath and continues to lift weights. Commercial Break AWA Mid-American Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and Carlos Colon vs. AWA Southern Champ 'Lethal' Larry Cameron and 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer After what happened earlier, Skandor Akbar is in the back seeking medical treatment. The Ref didn't stand a chance. Orndorff and Cameron just start pounding away on each other as Colon and Sawyer have a brutal exchange. Things get crazy quick as Sawyer and Colon fight to the outside. Orndorff and Cameron fight through the ropes on the other side. The Ref throws the match out as the bell rings several times. As all four men fight all over the place, Security wearing riot gear run out to try and control this. OH NO! Cameron's stablemates Kokina and the British Bombers run out and attack Orndorff! Cheers as Steve Disalvo and Karachi Vice run out! Disalvo and Kokina are trading powerful blows as Karachi Vice and the Bombers go at it. Cameron grabs a cable and starts choking Orndorff! Sawyer steals a baton from a security guard and nails Colon with it! It's a wild and chaotic scene! Commercial Break Hulk Hogan is standing in front of a WrestleRock banner Hogan: Last week two forces collided, and you saw what happened. Oh yea, I felt the power of Jumbo Tsuruta and I know this won't be an easy mountain to conquer. But I made a promise to all my Hulkamaniacs that Hulk Hogan will conquer Mount AWA and Hulk Hogan will win the AWA title! Ray Stevens! You've been the instigator in all this and I'm going to shove all your words down your throat brother! My adrenaline is at an all time high and I'm going to blow the roof off of the Metrodome brother! So, Jumbo Tsuruta, whatcha gonna do when the power of Hulkamania runs wild on you!!!!!! Jumbo Tsuruta (title on his shoulder) and Ray Stevens are standing in front of a WrestleRock banner Stevens: Tick tock, tick tock. You hear the clock ticking Hogan? In just two short weeks, Jumbo Tsuruta is going to show the entire wrestling world what a fraud you are. This is Jumbo's time! Jumbo is going to have the greatest world title reign in wrestling history and you Hulk Hogan will be just another notch in his belt. Just another fallen victim. Jumbo has been in the most intense training of his life. At WrestleRock he's going to pick you apart and rip you from limb to limb. You're history Hogan! History! Jumbo holds his title to the camera, rattles off a promo in Japanese. Stevens holds up a board with Hulkamania written on it. Jumbo headbutts the board in half. Jumbo says Hogan's name and chops towards the camera. Brenda Britton goes over the entire WrestleRock 2 night event. See previous post for full WrestleRock card.

Damn, that is one loaded card! The Bash has been built up so well. Every match means something. I'm really looking forward to the Garvin/Budro world title match.