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Race proves he can win without JJ's help. Only a matter of time before Race gets fed up. Great finish by Garvin as he works his way to another shot at Budro. Both Bundy and Studd have to be considered favorites. Things will get interesting as the series progresses.

Dibiase has really shaken things up in PCW. Phoenix Rising has risen to a tag title shot. You gotta love Cornette's one liners, but for me the Eaton glance was icing on the cake. I can get behind a Pillman/Adams feud. My guys Iron and Steel are quickly becoming title contenders. Hashimoto sends a strong message to Rose. LA, Poor Rhodes has been taking some beatings and Lee's frustrations are building. You're right, Awesome might've killed Cactus if Hall didn't stop things. Windham's a man possessed. A distracted Austin still manages to retain. I think the Ministry actually breathed fire into the Dragon. Santa Barbara, I'm loving this hard hitting Blackman/Chono feud! Finlay is really making a claim for a Submission title shot. Gunn has racked up some impressive wins this year. I wouldn't mind watching Severn and Tenryu go at it for 20 minutes. The Midnights better regain focus otherwise the Dreamboats might pull off the upset of the year. Are we seeing a Candido heel turn? Malenko has been dominant as LHW champ. Firestorm is beyond stacked!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-23-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, you'll see the Rock n Roll Express take on the Moondogs. Leo Burke goes up against Glamour Doll. Terry Taylor squares off against Tom Brandi. Brian Adias will be tuning up for his upcoming world title bout. Sweet Dreams will be in tag action. The AWA World tag champs the Fantastics will be in action as well as International champ Paul Orndorff. Ok, let's get to the ring. 'Lightning' Lou Perez vs. John Selles Perez gets the fans going and wins the match with a bridging back suplex. Perez cuts a promo and says he knows he came up short in his TV title match a couple weeks ago, but that's not going to keep him down. He's determined, focused and ready. Commercial Break Leo Burke vs. Glamour Doll Doll offers a handshake but before Burke can react, Doll kicks him in the mid section and rakes his eyes. Doll rakes Burke's face across the top rope, then chokes him on the top rope and flings him back. Doll stomps away on Burke and follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Doll swings Burke to the ropes and hits a high dropkick. Doll spends too much time admiring his move before he covers 1..Kick Out. Doll swings Burke into the corner and charges in, but Burke lunges forward and puts Doll down with a running forearm blast. Burke fires up and swings Doll into the corner and follows with several European uppercuts. Burke hip tosses Doll across the ring. Burke picks up Doll and delivers a delayed vertical suplex. Burke drops an elbow on Doll. Burke swings Doll to the ropes and clamps on the sleeper. Burke wrenches away as the Ref drops Doll's arm 3 times and signals for the bell. Burke drops Doll and raises his fist to the cheering fans. Commercial Break Nelson: Ok, with me now is Les Thornton. Les, I understand you have an announcement to make. Thornton: Yes I do. I have been hard at work assembling what I am calling the Parliament. As you know I purchased the contracts of the British Bombers from Skandor Akbar. I would like to bring them out now. Only they will now be known as the Union Jacks. The Union Jacks come out wearing shiny Union Jack themed jackets and Union Jack themed wrestling pants. They shake hands with Thornton. Thornton: I have promised the Union Jacks that they can finish their business with Karachi Vice. Once we get through with them, we are setting our sights on tag team gold. Now, I would like you all to show proper respect as Sir Tony St. Clair graces us with his presence. St. Clair strolls out in a fur cape and purple wrestling pants with a gold lion on the back. He shakes hands with Thornton and the Union Jacks. Thornton: Sir Tony is hands down simply the best wrestler in the AWA. It's only a matter of time before he's holding a prestigious title. You're looking at the Parliament and there is nothing that can stop this royal group. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Champs the Fantastics vs. Cole Winsor and Treat Wallace The Fantastics make it look easy as they win the match with the Rocket Launcher. Nelson: On September 2nd at the next Title Night in Winnipeg, you two will be defending against Vinergy. Vinergy have been causing a lot of trouble recently. They kicked Gary Young out of the group, then last week assaulted Rip Oliver. Vinnie says you guys are next. Fulton: If they think they're somehow intimidating us, think again! Vinergy! You're next! Rogers: The only thing Vinnie and Vinergy are doing is making enemies. At title night, we're going to show them what cohesive tag team wrestling is all about! These belts are staying with us! Commercial Break The Rock n Roll Express vs. The Moondogs w/Skandor Akbar I know it's a shocker, but this match never officially begins as both teams just tear into each other before the bell rings and don't stop. It's pure chaos as they brawl all over the place and into the commercial break. This one's far from over. Commercial Break 'The Foreman' Spike Huber vs. Todd Rooney Huber looks tough tonight. He gives Rooney an airplane spin, drops him and follows with a standing leg drop for the win. Commercial Break Sweet Dreams vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Sweet Dreams win the match with a double headbutt. Wait a minute! Austin Idol and Chicky Starr come into the ring. Starr is holding a briefcase. Idol grabs the mic. Idol: After what went down last week, Bill Dundee, the real superstar has left the AWA and I don't blame him. He was robbed and cheated! Well, the All-Stars have decided to turn the heat up around here. (Looks at Dream Machine) Dream, you and I go back a long way daddy and if there's one man who deserves to be an All-Star, it's you baby! My man Chicky has something for you. Consider it a bonus. Starr kneels down and opens the briefcase which is filled with money. Starr slides it over towards Dream Machine. Dream kneels down and pulls out a wad of bills and counts them. Sweet Brown Sugar walks over to Dream and starts talking sense to him. Dream closes the briefcase, grabs it and stands up. Sugar continues to talk with him. Dream clenches the briefcase as he walks towards Idol and Starr. Dream turns around and hits Sugar over the head!! Idol and Starr start stomping away on Sugar. They pick up Sugar and hold him. Dream does some shuffling and dancing, then once again hits Sugar over the head with the briefcase. Dream grabs the mic Dream: Sweet Dreams babay! Idol, Starr and Dream hug each other as the fans boo. Commercial Break 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi The bell rings and Taylor does a little strut, slicks back his ponytail and flicks his hands at Brandi. They lock up and Brandi hip tosses Taylor over. Taylor gets up as Brandi dropkicks him through the ropes. Taylor staggers up and falls back down as the fans laugh. Taylor gets up and flips over a chair is frustration. Taylor finally gets on the apron and grabs the top rope. Brandi quickly grabs the ropes and flings Taylor back in the ring. Taylor staggers up as Brandi swings off the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi swings Taylor to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Taylor kicks him. Taylor regroups. Brandi starts to rise as Taylor grabs him and hits a snap suplex. Taylor picks up Brandi and drops him with a neck breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor executes a back breaker, then goes to the top rope. Taylor comes down, but Brandi lifts his boot as Taylor's face hits it. Both men are down. The fans fire Brandi up. Both men stagger up as Brandi scoop slams Taylor down. Brandi goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop 1..2..Taylor barely gets his foot under the bottom rope. Brandi gets a little frustrated. Brandi swings Taylor into the corner, hops up on the turnbuckles and starts punching down on Taylor's head. Taylor holds Brandi's legs and delivers an inverted atomic drop. Taylor trips Brandi's legs and pushes them forward as Taylor puts his own feet on the turnbuckles 1..2..3! Taylor rolls out of the ring, pats himself on the back and raises both arms in victory as the fans boo. Commercial Break 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias vs. Ray Glader The former record setting TV Champ looks focused tonight and wins the match with a cradle suplex. Nelson: It all happens in Winnipeg at the next Title Night. Brian Adias, you gave up a lot for this opportunity. Adias: It was an easy decision! A no brainer! Because everybody knows that I'm walking out of Winnipeg as the AWA world champion. I've been waiting months for this match! I've been patiently waiting to shut Chump Hogan's mouth. He's not in my league in Hollywood and he damn sure isn't in my league in the ring. Listen up Chump! I'm going to humiliate and embarrass you as I wrestle circles around you. I know what being a champion is all about. Something you'll never know Chumpster. You're nothing but a paper champ. Adias pulls out a piece of paper and pen, then signs it and gives it to Nelson. Adias: You just got the first autograph of the next AWA world champ. Save that Nelson, it's priceless, just like me. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, don't forget, next Monday right here on Sports Channel America, you will see Title Night from Winnipeg. As for next Friday's show, the Renegade Warriors will take on the Rose Cousins. Let's go to our final match of the night. AWA International Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Trent Watkins Orndorff has the fans rock'n as he puts his opponent down with the piledriver for the win! Orndorff holds his title high as the fans cheer. WHAM! Orndorff is attacked by Black Blood and Soultaker! Akbar is yelling at them to inflict pain. They swing Orndorff to the ropes and put him down with a double clothesline. Cheers as Steve Disalvo hits the ring with fists flying! Before he can do too much damage, the Moondogs run in. But wait, the Rock n Roll Express are on it. The show ends with another wild brawl! AWA Title Night 9-2-89 From the Winnipeg Arena AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Fantastics (C) vs. Vinergy w/The Vin Man AWA International Title Bout 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (C) vs. Black Blood w/Skandor Akbar AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Olympians (C) vs. The Brawney Boys

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Good set of matches to kick off the series. Rain beat me to the punch. I also think this might be Prichard's time to shine. He's got some serious momentum going.

I always thought it was cool when managers would trade talent. Like AD mentioned, this does make total sense. Will Zeus be the deciding factor at Summerslam? Tito cuts a pumped up promo but Muta's in the groove right now. I'm still torn on the Demolition/Rockers match. Both teams are looking strong, but I think the Rockers might have just a little more momentum going in. We shall see. I'm interested in how the Andre/Gonzalez is going to go down. We all know this one's all about the visual, but for some reason I think we're going to see some crazy chaos. Valentine and Bravo are going to explode. Meanwhile the Bulldog has been getting in some big moments. All roads lead to Summerslam. This card has been built up well. The Rougeaus better be on their A game against the Steiners. Awesome way to end the show. I was already excited about the War Zone match, but now I know it's going to be epic!

It says a lot when even Cornette doesn't question Busick. I was actually thinking the same thing about Lee. It's like ridding the Undertaker took everything out of him. Good to see he's trying to get his groove back. Very eerie promo from Sinister. Hart and Austin are tearing up PCW. Maybe a cage match is the only solution. Brigade win a battle but it was a fight. Seems like the Dreamboats are one step ahead of the Midnights. Can they pull off the upset of the year? Cow Palace, Chono and Blackman are rivaling Hart and Austin in the hot feud category. Poor Dustin is taking some beatings from Williams. Pillman is victorious this round, but I'm sure Scotty wants to go another round. Steamboat returns and sends a strong message that he isn't a false dragon. Can Ams hang on to retain. Speaking of hanging on, Rose barely squeaks by again. It doesn't help that Hall is causing hell for the Playboy Club. Fresno, Oh yea, Iron and Steel are officially back in the tag team scene. WATCH OUT! Lynn gets in a rare defeat on Condrey. I'm really interested in where Busick is heading. We get a taste in the long awaited Hall/Awesome showdown. To be continued. Starr takes a pounding from Bigelow. It's good to have friends in PCW. Just ask Douglas. As always, the LHW's continue to keep the division hot and close the night on an exciting note. Phoenix Firestorm is always one of the best cards of the year. Steamboat vs. Jackel is going to be NUTS!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-16-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight! The newly crowned AWA world champion Hulk Hogan will be here! Austin Idol takes on his rival Bob Armstrong. The National tag champs, the Olympians will be in action. Also, the Rock n Roll Express will be in the ring. David Sammartino goes up against Cannonball Griz. And for the 'Superstar' moniker, Bill Dundee clashes with Don Muraco. Ok, let's get to the ring. The Renegade Warriors vs. Duncan Rivers and Chance Whitney The Warriors are looking to make their mark in the AWA and put on a great showing tonight. Mark Youngblood hoists Whitney up in a suplex position as Chris Youngblood leaps off the top rope with a flying press for the win. Nelson: At Wrestlerock you two made your debut with a win over the Rose Cousins. However, afterwards the Rose Cousins attacked you and left you laying in the ring. Chris: The Roses made a terrible mistake. They proved they can only get the job done by cowardly actions. Mark: Rose Cousins! The Renegade Warriors are going to show you what family and blood is all about! Commercial Break David Sammartino vs. Cannonball Griz Griz charges at the bell and puts Sammartino down with a shoulder block. Griz picks up Sammartino and slams him down hard and follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Griz swings Sammartino into the corner and goes for an avalanche but Sammartino moves. Griz hits hard and falls back and down. Sammartino regroups. Griz staggers up as Sammartino pounds away, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Sammartino picks Griz up and slams him down hard. Sammartino swings off the ropes and hits a jumping fist drop. WHAM! Larry Zbyszko hits the ring and nails Sammartino with his nun chucks! Larry hammers down on Sammartino with the nun chucks. The Ref signals for the DQ. Griz rolls out of the ring, groggily raises his arms and leaves. Sammartino's head is bleeding as Larry picks him up and executes a swinging neckbreaker! Larry steps on Sammartino's chest and walks over him. Commercial Break The Rock n Roll Express vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader After what just happened, RnR is just what the fans need. Ricky and Robert electrify the crowd and win the match with the double dropkick! RnR cut a promo about their match with the Moondogs next week and promise payback! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Champs The Olympians vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Rheingans hits a gut wrench suplex as Patera follows with the swinging full nelson for the win. Nelson: Ok on September 2nd in Winnipeg at the next Title Night, you two will defend the National tag titles against the Brawny Boys, Jim Morris and Bill Kazmaier. Rheingans: Wow, this is what the tag team division has come to. Those two oofs are the best the AWA can come up with to challenge us for our prestigious titles. One is a dumb hillbilly and the other is an Olympic wannabe. Patera: It makes me sick! The Olympians have brought honor and class to these National titles and yet we have to lower our standards to face a couple of dopes. Well fine, I guess we'll have to make an example of them and once again show the AWA what true champions are all about. Commercial Break 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol The bell rings and these two go at it in a furious exchange. Bob gets the upper hand and unloads on Idol, swings him to the ropes and gives him a high back drop. Idol staggers up as Bob puts him down with a clothesline. Bob reaches down but Idol rakes his eyes and delivers a lowblow out of the Ref's sight. Idol clears the cobwebs and stomps away on Bob. Idol picks up Bob and throat drops him on the top rope. Idol follows with a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Idol swings Bob to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Bob swings back and shoulder blocks Idol down. Idol staggers up as Bob swings off the ropes and puts him down with a running forearm blast. Bob picks up Idol and attempts the Jaw Breaker, but Chicky Starr hits the ring and attacks Bob! The Ref signals for the second DQ of the night. As Starr stomps away on Bob, Iceman Parsons hits the ring and all hell breaks loose. All four men are brawling all over the place as officials and prelim wrestlers run out to break it up. Commercial Break Blackblood w/Skandor Akbar vs. Harold Bannister Akbar looks pleased as Blackblood jumps off the top rope and hits the flying kneedrop across the throat for the win. Nelson: Skandor, at Title Night, Blackblood gets his shot at the International title held by a man you know quite well, Paul Orndorff. Akbar: Everyone has seen the devastation Blackblood has done. Paul Orndorff thinks he got the best of me, well think again! At Title Night, I'm going to unleash Blackblood and believe me, he's going to rip Orndorff apart and then take his title! You're doomed and finished Orndorff! Oh and as for those sissys, the Rock in Roll Express, your time in the AWA will be short lived after the Moondogs take care of you next week! Commercial Break 'Crippler' Rip Oliver vs. Trent Watkins Oliver finishes things off with a flying forearm from the middle ropes. Nelson: Rip, what's on your agenda here in the AWA? Boos as the Vin Man and Vinergy walk out. Nelson: Come on Vinnie, this is Rip's time. Vinnie: Just a minute Larbo. Nobody cares about Rip Van Winkle. All these people want to hear from me and the future AWA world tag team champs, Vinergy...YEA! Rip: Hey, why don't you take a hike little man! Vinnie: Nobody talks to the Vin Man like that. Vinnie pushes Oliver. Oliver slaps Vinnie across the face! Vinergy jump Oliver and beat him. They hurl him into the ring, swing him to the ropes and put him down with a double Polish Hammer! Vinergy hold Oliver and wait for Vinnie to regroup. Vinnie enters the ring and slaps Oliver across the face. Vinergy laugh and drop Oliver. Vinnie looks into the camera "Your next Fantastics! YEA! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, before we get to our main event, I've been told that Bob Armstrong, Iceman Parsons, Chicky Starr and Austin Idol have all been banned from the building. Ok, lets see who walks away with the Superstar moniker. 'The Rock' Don Muraco w/Superstar Billy Graham vs. Superstar Bill Dundee Before the bell rings, Dundee is berating Graham. Graham tries to walk away but Dundee sends Graham through the ropes with a forearm blast. Muraco runs out and helps Graham to his feet. Muraco yells at the Ref to ring the bell. The bell rings and Muraco goes on a terror and pinballs Dundee all over the ring! Dundee backs into the corner and begs for his life. Muraco smiles and starts kicking and stomping down on Dundee. Muraco picks up Dundee by his hair and hurls him across the ring. Dundee staggers up against the ropes as Muraco charges and clotheslines him over the top rope. Graham walks over to Dundee and hurls him back into the ring. Muraco picks up Dundee, swings him to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam. Muraco hoists up Dundee and delivers a tombstone piledriver! Muraco lifts Dundee up by his hair, hoists him up again and delivers a second tombstone piledriver 1..2..3!!!! Billy Graham remains the Superstar! Commercial Break Nelson: Ok. let's take it up to the ring with Ken Resnick. Resnick: Thank you very much Larry Nelson. Fans please welcome the new AWA world champion, Hulk Hogan! Eye of the Tiger blasts as Hogan comes out in jeans, tank top, headband and the world title around his waist. Hogan enters the ring and holds his title high as he walks around. Resnick: Hulk, on behalf of the AWA and all these screaming fans, congratulations on winning the world title. Hogan: Well you know something Killer Ken! Hulk Hogan had one goal in the AWA brother and that was to win this world title and conquer Mount AWA! I achieved that goal thanks to the power of Hulkamania and all my Hulkamaniacs! Resnick: You're right about that! Just listen to this crowd. Ok Hulk, I'm sure you saw what went down last week. Brian Adias relinquished his TV title in the midst of a record run to challenge you for the world title. That match takes place in Winnipeg on September 2nd at Title Night. Now Brian has sort of been obsessed with you and your career in Hollywood. Hogan: Oh I've heard all the comments from Brian Adias. He's been running his mouth for months about his Hollywood career. But I have one question. What's he actually done in Hollywood? I haven't seen him in anything and nobody in Hollywood seems to know who he is. Brian Adias is all talk brother. He's been bad mouthing me long enough and his time comes at Title Night. Brian Adias! Whatcha gonna do when the power of Hulkamania runs wild on you!!!!!! The show ends with Hogan ripping his shirt off and posing.

Bash at the Beach! Let's do this! Poffo opening up the show with a moonsault is a great way to get things going. In a rare twist, the heels are caught and the Nightmares retain. It took a lot, but SSM puts Abby down and gets his match with Sullivan. All hell breaks loose as this gem of a feud continues. Oh man, 2 Cold will be coming after Poffo. Another fun feud here. Kevin wins the gold with the claw! It's great seeing Kevin get a push here. The Starrcade Series is one of my favorite events of the year. Can't wait! The Doctor is called and he proves to be the deciding factor in the big main event. I have a feeling the Horsemen are heading for a break up or a reboot. Good story going on here. Your big events always deliver!

Dissention in the Hart Foundation. Santana gets the IC shot. Muta closes things out with the mist. Wow, a lot going on. Steiners and Rougeaus will battle for the US titles. Steiners would be awesome champs, but man, the Rougeaus would bring mega heat to the US titles. With Martel's current gimmick, Snuka is a great opponent. Fun angle. Summerslam is stacked! The War Zone match is going to rock!

Common enemies unite Cactus and Regal. I'm enjoying the resurgence of Condrey here. Gordy shows he's one bad dude. Wings of Fire prove they're still in the hunt. One thing Douglas needs is a friend. Looks like he found one. I like the twist with the supporting players elevating a feud. Portland, I don't know if the Playboy Club is ready for Hall's rampage. The Triangle of terror just keep dominating. I think DDP might be regretting his treatment of Bigelow. Can Ams get in a hard fought title defense. Windham wins a battle. If Hall takes out Awesome, Rose is in serious trouble. Eugene, Finlay makes it known he can go for the submission title. Albright fits right in with the Terror. Pillman needed a strong win and certainly got it tonight. Malenko remains on top of the LHW division. Look at that, the Midnights take a rare loss. This really catapults the Dreamboats. Azul gives the champ a fight, but Eddie finishes strong to retain.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-9-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, the Soultaker makes his in ring debut taking on Spike Huber. Mike Miller clashes with Tom Brandi. Karachi Vice takes on Vinergy. And Brian Adias defends the TV title against Lou Perez. You'll also see AWA International Champ Paul Orndorff and the AWA world tag champs, the Fantastics. All that and a lot more, so lets get to the ring. AWA International Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Samson Smith The fans are up and cheering as Orndorff executes the piledriver for the win. Nelson: Fans, the AWA's next Title Night will take place on September 2nd at the Winnipeg Arena. Paul Orndorff, you'll be defending your International title against Blackblood. It seems Skandor Akbar has unfinished business with you. Orndorff: Akbar's still reeling from that piledriver I gave him at Wrestlerock! Hey, I don't care which freak he sends my way. I went through hell to get this title and I'm not about to lose it anytime soon. Blackblood! Your next! Commercial Break 'Mean' Mike Miller vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi Miller has made it his mission to take out the pretty boys and he makes that known as he attacks Brandi at the bell. Miller pushes Brandi into the corner and proceeds to punch, kick and stomp away. Miller grabs Brandi by the hair and tosses him across the ring. Brandi staggers up as Miller puts him down with a clothesline from behind 1..2..Kick Out. Miller swings Brandi to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Brandi kicks him and dropkicks him down. Both men slowly rise. Brandi swings Miller to the ropes and puts him down with a high dropkick, then follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi swings Miller into the corner and charges in, but Miller nails him with a big boot to the face. Miller drops down on Brandi 1..2..Kick Out. Miller swings Brandi to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Brandi swings back and hits a Thesz Press 1..2..3!! Brandi rolls out of the ring in a daze as Miller kicks the ropes in frustration. Commercial Break The Moondogs w/Skandor Akbar vs. Harold Bannister and Todd Rooney Akbar (still wearing a neck brace) cheers as the Moondogs destroy their opponents. Spot hits a backbreaker on Rooney and holds him as Rex comes off the middle rope with an elbow drop to the chest for the win. Afterwards, the Moondogs grab their bones and proceed to beat their already fallen opponents with them as Akbar smiles. Commercial Break Nelson: Ok, with me now are the All-Stars. Well, you guys came out on the losing end at WrestleRock. I'm sure you weren't expecting Superstar Graham to come out with Don Muraco. Idol: First things first! This is far from over! Next week, it's me and that washed up Bobby Boy Armstrong, one on one. Bobby! Let's see how you do one on one. Oh darling, you don't stand a chance. Starr: We are the premier group in wrestling. What happened at WrestleRock was nothing but a fluke. Iceman Parsons, the next time I see your ugly face amigo, I'm going to punch you right in the mouth! Dundee: Billy Graham! I've had it with you using my moniker. Now I know your incapable of stepping that broken body of yours into a ring, so here's the deal. Send in your stoolie Muraco and him and I will wrestle for the Superstar name. Does Muraco have the guts? Probably not! Have mercy! Commercial Break The Soultaker w/Skandor Akbar vs. 'The Foreman' Spike Huber Huber has the crowd behind him as he hits Soultaker with some fired up punches. Huber hoists Soultaker up and slams him down, then follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Huber takes it to Soultaker until a distraction by Akbar leads to Soultaker clotheslining Huber through the ropes from behind. Soultaker goes to the outside and slams Huber on the concrete. Soultaker picks up Huber and rams him back first into the steel post. Soultaker hurls Huber into the ring. Soultaker follows, hoists Huber up and executes an over the shoulder backbreaker. Huber submits as the Ref signals for the bell. Nelson: I have to admit Skandor, your men were nothing short of devastating tonight. Akbar: Nelson, you described that well. You're learning. Devastation Inc. Is stronger than ever. You know I heard Steve Disalvo out here last week wanting to take on some monsters. Well Disalvo, we have unfinished business and the Soultaker would like to take you up on that. NOW! Speaking of unfinished business. Paul Orndorff! I have to wear this neckbrace because of you! Well now you're going to pay. Blackblood is going to destroy you and take your beloved title! That's a fact! Commercial Break Karachi Vice vs. Vinergy w/The Vin Man Vinnie and Vinergy wait in the ring. Karachi Vice head out. WHAM! They're attacked from behind by the British Bombers. Les Thornton is behind them watching closely. The Bombers give Karachi Vice a good beating until Thornton nods in approval. Thornton leads the Bombers to the back. Vinnie and Vinergy are celebrating in the ring like they won the Superbowl. Vinnie grabs the mic. Vinnie: That's a win for Vinergy! YEA! Commercial Break AWA World Tag Champs The Fantastics vs. Trent Watkins and Royce Jones The Fantatsics are full of energy tonight and win the match with the Rocket Launcher. Nelson: It's great to see you guys finally holding the gold. You ended the 14 month reign of the Guerreros and also sent them out of the AWA. Job well done. As you know, things keep moving. At the next Title Night in Winnipeg, you two will defend the titles against Vinergy. Rogers: Larry, I can't tell you how great it is to be champs. Everybody saw our long road to get here and we finally did it! Fulton: That's right! The Guerreros pulled one over on us time and time again, but in the end we prevailed! Boos as Vinnie leads Vinergy out. Vinnie: These guys seem a little arrogant, don't they Larbo? Did you just see what my boys just did? We're tuned up and ready to take those tag straps! YEA! Nelson: Come on Vinnie, are you delusional? Rogers: Listen up Vin "Man". Your boys are not ready for the big time and we'll show you why at Title Night. Vinergy step forward but Vinnie shakes it off and calms them down, then leads them away as the Fantastics hold their titles high. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Lightning' Lou Perez During the introductions, Adias kisses his title and holds it up in front of Perez. The bell rings and they lock up. Perez hip tosses Adias over. Adias sits up and points at Perez. They lock up again and Perez hip tosses Adias over. Adias hits the mat and gets up. They go to lock up again. Adias tries to kick Perez low, but Perez grabs his foot, spins him around and atomic drops him over the top rope. Adias gets up but falls back down. Adias takes his time and hops on the apron at the 8 count. Perez comes over but Adias rakes his eyes and snaps his head on the top rope. Adias drags Perez to the outside and swings him into the guardrail. Adias hurls Perez back into the ring. Adias goes to the top rope and waits. Perez staggers up as Adias nails him with a double axehandle drop 1..2..Kick Out. Adias hoists Perez up and gives him an airplane spin, slams him down and follows with a standing fist drop 1..2..Perez gets his foot on the rope. Adias argues with the Ref. Adias swings Perez to the corner and charges in, but Perez moves. Both men are regrouping. Perez grabs Adias and executes a vertical suplex. Perez picks up Adias and delivers a gut wrench suplex. Perez grabs Adias and hits a snap suplex 1..2..Adias barley gets his shoulder up. Perez swings Adias hard into the corner. Adias staggers out as Perez grabs him and goes for his bridging back suplex, but Adias elbows him in the face several times to break Perez's grip. Adias swings off the ropes and clotheslines Perez down. Both men are reeling. As they rise, Adias grabs Perez and hits a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..Perez gets his foot on the rope. Adias berates the Ref for too long. Perez crawls up and rolls Adias over 1..2..Kick Out. Perez swings Adias to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Adias stops, grabs Perez and executes a Fisherman's Suplex 1..2..3! Commercial Break Brenda Britton is standing with AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Britton: Hi everybody! I want you all to listen because Gerry has something to say. Morrow: AHHHHHHH Thank You Brenda. As you may have heard, next week de AWA world champion Hulk Hogan will be here in person. I can promise you dis, Hulk Hogan will also be defending de AWA world title in Winnipeg at Title Night. Boos as Brian Adias walks out with his TV title. Morrow: AHHHHH Brian, congratulations on yet another successful TV title defense. Very good job. What can I do for you? Adias: I'm glad you asked Gerry. As you know Blockbuster Brian Adias has brought the AWA to new heights, thanks to my many ventures in Hollywood. It was all me and not that dismal actor and subpar wrestler Hogan. Which brings me to my point. Enough is enough! I'm here to challenge Hulk Hogan for the AWA world title in Winnipeg. Morrow: Brian, are you serious about dis? Adias: I've never been more certain of anything in my charmed life. Gerry, as you know I'm in the midst of a record title reign. 16 months as the TV champion! 16 months! That's unheard of! So, to show you how serious I am. I'm here to relinquish my TV title for a world title shot. Britton: OH MY! WOW! I told you everything happens with me. Morrow: Brian, are you absolutely sure you want to do dis? Adias: one hundred percent! Morrow: Ok then. Your incredible reign as TV champion has definitely qualified you for a world title opportunity. If you are certain, then I will give you de match. Adias smiles, looks at his TV title and hands it over to Morrow. Adias: I want everybody to remember that I never lost this title! Nobody will ever come close to breaking my record. As for you Hulk Hogan. You're going to have the shortest title reign ever and then my record breaking world title reign will begin. I'm coming for you chump oh forgive me, champ. Britton: What a historic segment! Unbelievable! Until next time, toooodles!

Damn, what a great looking card! The main event is going to rock! Can't wait to find out who the mystery partner is.

The night kicks off with a bang with the arrival of Vader!!! I always know the young lions are going to get the crowd warmed up. Fuke and Yamada were so evenly matched that they go the limit. Hopefully we get a rematch. I totally agree with that final statement. Anjo brought the energy tonight and it paid off well. I thought Shamrock was going to take it, but Suzuki finished strong by perfectly setting things up for that piledriver. Vrij sticks to his plan and scored some knockdowns, but Han's patience and skills pay off to secure him a well earned victory. Zangiev was on his wrestling A game, but Yamazaki's onslaught at the end takes it. Those kidney shots are brutal Very interesting finish in the Funaki/Backlund match. Funaki was doing well for himself. I wonder what happened and what made him upset. Very impressive outing for the Russian team. Maeda was in true forum and shines tonight in the main event. That finishing sequence was amazing. Great stadium show. This proves the UWF is at the top of their game. You've done a great job building this promotion. We all got to see this from the ground up. Excellent work!

Jake is back! It's going to be cool watching two pros like Valentine and Tito battling for an IC shot at Muta. Although Bravo might not think it's cool. I'm loving Martel's gimmick and it looks like he does too. Both Duggan and Haku have some serious back up. Zeus is becoming the difference maker. Paul E better come up with a solution. Who will be the WWF's only giant? It's freakn awesome seeing Jake and Funk working together, but that just might have been trumped with the return of the ULTIMATE WARRIOR!!!!!! Can't wait for Summerslam!

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.