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AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-15-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. All the buzz is on Title Night, which takes place tomorrow night in Winnipeg. We'll be talking more about that later. We've got a lot of action for you tonight. Latin Desire take on the Tribal Nation as both teams look to get back in title contention. Konnan takes on Masa Chono. AWA 6- Man tag champs Demolition will be in action as will Kerry Von Erich. Ok, let's get to the ring. Bobby Blaze vs. Marvis Sanderson Blaze looks pretty damn good tonight as he works over his opponent with several takeovers and various holds. Blaze does a tremendous job of wearing his opponent down and finishes things off with the Northern Lights Suplex! Commercial Break The Guerreros vs. Carl Kellerman and Samson Smith Guerreros put on a textbook tag team display and even though they don't need to cheat, they do anyways. Guerreros get the easy win with a double hot shot on the top rope. Nelson: Ok Hector, Chavo, you guys have been going back and forth with the British Bombers for a while now and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. Chavo: Hey, we keep beating them over and over again. Nelson: Well, they've gotten more than a few victories over you two. Hector: Yes, it's because they resort to blatant cheating. We win our matches clean and those are the only ones that count. Commercial Break Masa 'Tokyo' Chono vs. Konnan This one's an interesting clash of styles. Chono works over Konnan with some stiff strikes and puts him down with a high kick. Chono puts his groundwork to use and wraps up Konnan in different submission holds but Konnan is finally able to reach the ropes. Konnan rolls out of the ring to regroup. Konnan gets back in the ring and rakes Chono's eyes, swings him to the ropes and puts Chono down with a forward rolling clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Konnan hits a backbreaker and rolls Chono over into a Boston Crab. Chono fights it and manages to get to the ropes. Konnan swings Chono to the ropes and goes for a front dropkick but Chono holds on to the ropes as Konnan crashes down on the mat. Chono regroups as the fans chant "TO-K-YO" Konnan staggers up as Chono puts him back down with an Enziguri. Chono follows with a butterfly suplex, a snap suplex and then a belly to back suplex 1..2..Konnan gets his shoulder up. Chono picks Konnan up and atomic drops him into the turnbuckles. Konnan hits hard and staggers back into a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..Konnan gets his foot on the rope. Chono swings Konnan into the corner and charges in with a high knee but Konnan moves as Chono crashes into the turnbuckles. As Chono falls back, Konnan rolls him over with a handful of tights 1..2..3! Chono kicks out a second too late as Konnan rolls out of the ring. Chono's clearly upset as an exhausted Konnan raises his arms in victory. Commercial Break The AWA's biggest event is coming! Friday July 17th and Saturday July 18th 2 different stadiums, live on pay per view Nelson: Fans, WrestleRock is coming and I can tell you this is going to be the biggest WrestleRock in history. More details coming soon. However, before we get to that, we have Title Night tomorrow night in Winnipeg. 4 big title bouts and also Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow will be there live to comment on their upcoming WrestleRock cage match. You don't want to miss it. Ok, let's get back to the ring. Sam Houston vs. Clyde Putnam Sam works rough and gives Putnam a beating. Sam has Putnam in a headlock and punches away then hits a running bulldog for the win. Nelson: Sam, I understand your bunkhouse partner Jimmy Golden has left the AWA. Does this mean you're going solo now? Sam: Damn right I am! All I hear is everybody talking about WrestleRock. Well, Sam Houston better be on that card because I'm looking to give somebody a beating...bunkhouse style! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I'm here once again with Ted Arcidi. Ted, I understand we're going to see another arm wrestling match with your man Scott Norton. Arcidi: That's Scott 'FLASH' Norton, buddy! Yea, that poor slob in the ring is about ready to feel what real power is all about. Show em Scotty! Norton gets in the ring, yells and flexes. The wrestlers are on opposite sides of the table. They grip hands. The Ref puts his hand on top of theirs and lets go. Norton does indeed slam his opponent's arm hard on the table and it's all over. Arcidi: Get that bum out of your ring Scotty! Norton grabs his opponent by his hair and hurls him over the top rope. Norton's neck veins are bulging and his face is beet red as he continues to flex and yell. Arcidi looks on with a big smile. Commercial Break AWA 6-Man Champs Demolition vs. 3 Local Talents It's all Demolition as they take turns beating up their poor opponents. Crush hits a big clothesline. Axe and Smash finish things off with the Decapitator! Demolition cut a fired up promo and dare any 3 men to come after these titles! Commercial Break 'The Love Machine' Art Barr w/The Vin Man vs. Harold Bannister Vinnie's already celebrating as Barr hits the Frog Splash for the win! Nelson: Well Vinnie, another impressive win for your man. Vin: Oh Larbo, did I tell you or did I tell you? Art Barr is the acquisition of a lifetime! I'm taking Art to heights never before imagined in the AWA. Barr: The Love Machine is here to go straight to the top and the Vin Man is going to get me there! Vin: YEA! Commercial Break 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Todd Rooney Kerry fires up the crowd as he back drops Rooney. Rooney staggers up as Kerry puts him down with the discus punch! Footage from Champagne Slam is shown when Kerry sent Kokina through the ropes with his discus punch. Kerry eliminates Jumbo Tsuruta but Kokina gets back in the ring and eliminates Kerry from behind. Nelson: Kerry, you had one heck of a showing at Champagne Slam and I know Kokina felt the power of that discus punch. Unfortunately, he didn't go over the top rope. You were so close to winning the AWA world title. Kerry: Larry, my goal has always been to be the AWA world champion and it eats me alive to have been that close. I've been training hard and I want a shot at the world title, plain and simple! Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Don Muraco rips off Tommy Rich's suit and chokes him. Nelson: Fans, before we get to our main event, listen to this. Next week, right here, it'll be Tommy Rich taking on The Magnificent Muraco! That'll be a barnburner. Also, Title Night airs tomorrow right here on Sports Channel America. Ok, let's get to the ring. Latin Desire vs. The Tribal Nation Since losing the National tag titles to the Heavenly Bodies, Latin Desire have been racking up the wins. On the flip side, the Tribal Nation have suffered some heartbreaking losses and look to get back on track tonight. Tribal Nation start off with serious aggression and take it to Latin Desire. Mark tags in Chris, they swing Lou to the ropes and double back drop him. Lou staggers up as the Tribe put him down with a double chop. Tribal Nation continue to work over Lou with quick tags and double team maneuvers. Lou somehow survives it and eventually makes the hot tag to Al. Al's pumped up and cleans house. He swings Mark to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Al continues to work over Mark until Mark makes the tag to Chris. Al doesn't see it. Al continues to focus on Mark. Chris puts Al down with a clip to the knee. Tribal Nation work over Al. Chris has Al up in a suplex position and Mark hits a flying press from the top rope but Al manages to get his shoulder up just in time. Mark protests the Ref's count. Mark swings Al to the ropes but Al leapfrogs over Mark and tags in Lou. Lou's on fire as he batters Mark. Lou dropkicks Mark down, follows with a gut wrench suplex, then swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Chris breaks it. As the Ref guides Chris to his corner, Lou tags in Al. Lou superkicks Mark into a bridging back suplex by Al. The Ref turns around 1..2..3! Chris helps Mark up. Once again they're clearly disappointed. Latin Desire walk over and chat with the Tribal Nation. Tribal Nation hold up Latin Desire's arms. Both teams shake hands as the fans cheer. Tribal Nation start to leave. WHAM! Tribal Nation clothesline Latin Desire from behind! The fans are shocked as Tribal Nation angrily stomp down on Latin Desire. Tribal Nation hurl Latin Desire through the ropes and follow. Tribal Nation swing Al into the steel post, then double back suplex him on the concrete. They pick up Lou and throat drop him on the guard railing. Officials storm the scene. The fans are in a stunned silence. Commercial Break The Ultimate Warrior stands in front of a galactic background. "The time is upon us Warriors! Soon the Warrior will arrive and start the quest to be the one true Ultimate Warriorrrrrrrrrr!!!!!"

This is so interesting. I also loved this territory and era. Keep it up!

Bob makes sure everybody knows the rules and he's in charge. Poor Wright. Man, I hope he can get licensed. Bam Bam has arrived! Solid fired up promo from Horner. The working man vs. The Tax man. That's money in a territory like this TNT is formed and they want the gold I'm a sucker for the masked gimmick. It always works. Horner gets even more love from the fans while IRS is pissed. Yea, this feud is going to work I have to agree with Orndorff here. I think it's only a matter of time before he snaps and hurts somebody with the banned piledriver TNT has a good in ring debut by taking the Russians to the limit. Fun TV main event that leaves the fans wanting more. It's going to be a big moment when Austin finally gives Dutch the beating he deserves. Damn, that's some loaded talent for the tournament Gordy gets the big promo to end the show.

It's all about Superbrawl! The Dangerous Alliance has a lot going on and have some serious adversaries to deal with Eventually the battle of the Rockers will happen Freebirds and RnR have a fun storyline going. However, according to Ventura it all ends at Superbrawl Once again the Mountie gives Pillman a threat but Pillman seems unfazed Watch out! It's Vader time in WCW! I think Big Josh's best chance is to put his axe handle to the urn Nothing like a big brawl between 3 of the baddest teams in wrestling Love the image of Sid and Sting staring each other down amidst all the chaos Bring on Superbrawl!

Hope you and the family are feeling better. This could be the beginning of an incredible TV title reign for Titan Nailz and Backlund are such a deranged alliance. Brilliant idea pairing these two up. I can't wait to watch them sick their teeth into something big. That's a huge win for Tatanka and Dynamite. They got my attention I'll say this again, Taylor is nailing this gimmick Slick's army has a fight coming real soon Can't wait to find out who the special enforcer is. Doesn't look like things will go in the King's favor Big opportunity for the battle royal winner. Great way to end the show. Full of mystery, chaos and intrigue. Which means fans will be tuning in next week.

Headbangers getting some good buzz Sandman gets a satisfying win over his current rival Dibiase remains extremely confident but always watch out for a mystery partner Modest gets a moral victory by taking Scorpio to the limit. Awesome gets an impressive showcase Patriot sends a message to Coast to Coast with that single's win Martel goes full on heel and looks to have formed a faction. However, Windham has some friends too. Great way to introduce two new teams. Portland Eddie's seriously rising the rankings Hamrick gets a big win. It seems the truce was a good idea FOJ are determined to get the GS titles back DAMN! Williams certainly called in an ace. Savage was a complete shocker. This will no doubt put the Terror Collective in total disarray. OOOOOHHHHH YEA! Things get chaotic with Piper and the Playboy Club. It gets even crazier with Candido coming to Piper's rescue. What a wild night in Portland and then the fans get an epic 2/3 falls title bout with Hart and Finlay. The fans definitely got more than their money's worth tonight Eugene Money Train open things up with a win over those nutty Headbangers Two gritty vets battle to a double c.o. Wright's newfound focus is putting him in the win column I really think Douglas needed that confidence boosting victory. Coast to Coast were playing around with the wrong guys RVD retains over a credible and always game PCO Great week man!

AWA News Well, it looks as though contract negotiations between the AWA and Hulk Hogan have broken down. Unless something miraculous happens at the last minute, Hulk Hogan's last match in the AWA could indeed take place at WrestleRock. With the AWA bringing in big names like the Ultimate Warrior, Demolition and Bad News Brown, all signs seem to be pointing to Hogan's exit. Also, look for the AWA to put this out there on TV as part of the build up to WrestleRock. Both Hogan and the AWA agreed this could add even more drama and intrigue to the Hogan/Morrow feud. Losing Hogan will deliver a powerful blow to the AWA and leave an unfillable void. The AWA will lose merchandise sales, celebrity connections, house show profits and probably experience a TV ratings drop. The powers that be are well aware of all this and are working on several plans and ideas to help ease the blow. The second half of 1991 will be very interesting. This is why WrestleRock will be crucial. The AWA is going all out with WrestleRock and hope to accomplish record setting numbers at the gate and on pay per view. The Metrodome in Minneapolis will be the stadium site for Night 2 and will feature the Hogan/Morrow cage match as the main event. Expect night 1's stadium site to be announced very soon. The main event on night 1 will be the AWA world title bout. The AWA knows that having two different stadium shows on two different nights is a tremendous task but they are confident they can put together a big drawing card for each night. If WrestleRock is the success they hope it will be, this will definitely give them some nice momentum for the second half of the year.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-8-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We're only one week away from Title Night in Winnipeg and things are moving fast. The man who will challenge Kokina for the world title at Title Night, El Canek will be in action. The Big Bossman will be in the ring. Also, we've got a huge tag team match as Los Boricuas take on Rampage. And I understand Tommy Rich is here and I hope he has an explanation for his cowardly part at Champagne Slam. Ok, let's get to the ring. El Canek vs. Maurice Thorpe Canek looks great tonight as he tunes up for his big world title match in Winnipeg. Canek puts Thorpe down with a flying forearm blast. Canek shows off his impressive power by executing a Gorilla Press Slam. Canek swings off the ropes and finishes things off with a Senton. Canek raises his fist to the cheering fans. No doubt about it, he's focused on Kokina and the world title. Commercial Break We see footage from a few years ago of Bad News Brown holding up the AWA world title in the ring. We then see a current Brown is standing out on a street. Brown: Fair warning, Bad News Brown is coming back to the AWA. I've been the world champion before and I'm coming back to take it again. That's good news for me and bad news for the world champion! The Rock n Roll RPMs vs. Clyde Putnam and Marvis Sanderson RPMs are in sync and put on a textbook tag team display. They win the match with their Spandex Split! RPMs cut a promo and say if TCB wants more, then come and get it! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I understand we're going to see Scott Norton in an arm wrestling match.. Ted Arcidi bursts onto the scene. Arcidi: Scotty got the name Flash because he puts them down in a flash! Now, watch what I'm talking about! Inside the ring a table is set up. Scott Norton is on one side while a man name Kris Faulkner stands on the other side. A referee tells them to lock hands. Norton gives a yell and flexes. They hook up. The Ref grabs the top of their hands pauses and says "Go" Norton slams Faulkner's arm down and its over! Arcidi grabs a mic Arcidi: See! I told you! Get that bum outta your ring Scotty! Norton pounds away on Faulkner and hurls him over the top rope. Norton's veins bulge as he flexes. Arcidi: That's my boy! Commercial Break We see that big steel door again. Inside we hear that electric buzzing noise. It stops. Man 1: What is your name? Man 2: (breathing heavily) My name is Norman Man 1: What is your name? Man 2: My name is Norman Man 1: Very good Norman. It's time to begin The camera slowly pulls away from the steel door The Cobra vs. Todd Rooney Cobra's been at the top of his game and he's looking as smooth as ever tonight. He hits a snap suplex, goes to the top rope and wins the match with a splash! Nelson runs down the Title Night card next week in Winnipeg AWA World Title Bout Kokina (C) w/Adnan vs. El Canek AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Ron Garvin and Dick Slater (C) vs. AWA National Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies AWA International Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. 'Gorgeous' Gary Youg w/Austin Idol AWA TV Title Bout Gama Singh (C) vs. Iceman Parsons w/Jackie Also, Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow will give comments on their WrestleRock cage match. Commercial Break We hear Rush's Tom Sawyer start to play. A video package of Kerry Von Erich follows. We see Kerry lifting weights and training hard. We also see highlights in the ring of him using his discus punch and claw. Taking the AWA by storm 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich Nelson: Kerry Von Erich has been like a tornado here in the AWA. Ok, switching gears, at Title Night, Carlos Colon will defend his International title against my guest at this time, Gary Young along with his manager Austin Idol. Idol's all smiles but Gary's not. Young: Austin, be straight with me. Why did you have the Japanese beat up JW like that last week? JW is our friend. Why? Is it just because we lost the 6-Man titles to Demolition? You signed that match and we didn't even have time to prepare. It wasn't Ricky's fault or JW's. That wasn't right Austin. It just wasn't right. Idol: No, no, no Gary. It's not like that. Gary, you've always been the chosen one. Ricky left with his tail between his legs and JW lost his nerve. Well, you saw what happened to him. Gary, I'm right here with you darling. I got you this upcoming International title shot because you are indeed the chosen one and I believe in you. Now, let's get it together and win that title! Austin struts away. Gary still looks unsure but reluctantly follows. Commercial Break The Big Bossman vs. Fred Burrows It's all Bossman and he puts a stamp on the match with the sidewalk slam! As Bossman celebrates he looks out and sees Nell staring at him. Nell dangles the Hangman's noose. Bossman looks unrattled as he swings his nightstick and points it at Nell. Commercial Break Los Boricuas vs. Rampage Rampage hit the ring and attack Los Boricuas from behind before the bell rings. The Ref is trying to get control but it's like he's not even there. Rampage hurl Castillo over the top rope. They swing Perez to the ropes and put him down with double boots to the face! Rampage stomp and huff around the ring. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, coming out now is Tommy Rich. The boos reign down. Rich walks out wearing a new suit with his blonde hair slicked back. Nelson: Tommy, you have a lot of explaining to do. Rich: Relax Larry, jeez. What are you talking about? Nelson: I'm talking about Champagne Slam and you being in cahoots with Gerry Morrow to prevent Hulk Hogan his chance at the world title. And what's with the new suit and look? Come on Tommy, come clean. Rich: Look Larry, what's wrong with bumping shoulders with the wealthy and getting a taste of the good life. I mean look at this suit. It fits the wildfire well. (laughs) Cheers as the Magnificent Muraco comes out. Muraco: I'm glad you think this is real funny Rich. You know, I've been through a lot with Hogan this past year and we've got a good friendship going. Rich: Wow, you need better friends Donny boy. You must be really hard up. (laughs again) Muraco: Oh real funny. This is a big joke to you. Rich: Yea (laughs) Just like you and that chump Hogan. Muraco: Ok, well. I've got something funny for you. I think the fans will get a good laugh at this. Muraco puts Rich down with a punch! Nelson gets out of there Muraco stomps down on Rich. Muraco proceeds to rip the suit off Rich! The fans are cheering and laughing Muraco starts choking Rich with the suit jacket. Rich is coughing and frantically trying to escape but Muraco's got him down. Muraco's the one laughing now. Commercial Break We see the back of a muscular man standing on top of a hill looking out at the land below. "Many Warriors fought on that field but only the great warriors survived! A true warrior faces the greatest warriors. The powers above have sent me to the AWA for a purpose. The man turns around "To be the Ultimate Warriorrrrrrrrrrr!"

This has been a lot of fun to read I think Dutch and Wright are battling for comedic heel of the year. These guys crack me up every week. The Destruction Crew are making names for themselves here What a way to introduce Ahmed Johnson. Pair him with Dutch and go after Austin. Already in the main event scene. I remember watching Murdoch and Uncle Ivan team up in NWA 80's so I'm enjoying their alliance here. Can't wait to find out who the Southern Boys bring in. Very creative writing with Orndorff having to resist the urge to use the piledriver. IRS is getting great heat. I got a good laugh at him accusing Horner of running moonshine and avoiding taxes. Well, after being suspended by WCW, it didn't take Michaels long to find work Always loved shows ending with chaos.

Sorry for falling behind. I just noticed your postings in this section. I love your format and the direction you're going. I have to admit, I'm unfamiliar with some of the names but the hype videos and promos really paint a great picture. Good job on this I like James Storm so I'll be rooting for him to win the tournament In the tag tournament, I'm going with the Andersons. However, I loved the enormous rulebook spot by Joe Cazana. That scored points with me LOL Keep up the good work

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Tremendous build to Superbrawl! Sid and Sting are the main event but damn what an undercard. So many great feuds and storylines heading into the mega event Ventura having a laugh declaring co champs was good stuff The Mountie always gets his man but Pillman's a tough one to get The world tag title scene is packed with serious muscle Paul E has assembled quite an alliance but Steamboat, Nikita and the Rhodes are giving them problems Big Josh is as tough as they come but he's heading into a grave challenge All this and Vader's coming in. Wow! And let's not forget the return of Shawn Michaels. Looks like he's officially ready to leave his rocker partner behind

Titan with an explosive win to kick off Raw. However, a very dangerous Dan Spivey clearly wants a title shot. Can't wait for this power match up. I have to say, pure genius (pun intended) move aligning Lawler with the Genius. I'm sure all the fans are hoping Tito shuts both of them up. This feud has me hooked. Tugboat goes toe to toe with Quake. We have another super showdown coming. That must've been one important call for Tunney to shut everything down instantly. Flair and Valiant give the fans a fun old school match. Things turn dark as Jake puts Flair down with the DDT! Impressive debut for Mr. Taylor. I said this before but it's so much fun writing for him as an arrogant heel. We get some great comedy as Akeem surfaces. JYD and Akeem as a team is pure gold.

The Headbangers have arrived. They made a good choice coming to PCW Eddie's looking to break into the upper tier. He's definitely on the right track I liked Finlay's reasoning for a truce. Play by the rules until the last battle Busick's kick ass title reign continues Thrillseekers give their home fans a treat before going on vacation. Growing up watching Martel, I never thought he could be a heel but man did he get into being a bad guy. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have planned for his heel run here Vancouver Kawada's path of destruction continues Bigelow's red hot right now Impressive win for the Lightning Kid that elevates him even higher in the LWH division I thought Dibiase would cool it with Gordy and Williams but I thought wrong. The man of means might've put Gordy on the shelve for awhile I think Cornette pissed off the wrong guys Finlay came to fight but Hart was able to finish strong to retain Kelowna Scotty and Stevie are gelling now Blackman faces the wrath of an angry Adams My guys the FOJ get back in the win column Regal and Dreamer mesh well Coast to Coast remain cohesive champions Wright proved tonight he's finally getting it together. Good showing against the champ

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-1-91 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight you'll see the Guerreros team with Sam Houston to take on the British Bombers and Bobby Blaze. JW Storm clashes with Shinya Hashimoto. All that and so much more, including a big announcement from the Commissioner Magnum TA. Ok. let's get to the ring. AWA TV Champ Gama Singh vs. Clinton Stitch Gama methodically works his opponent over and finishes things off with the Indian Deathlock. Gama goes to ringside and Nelson asks him about his upcoming Title Night title defense against Iceman Parsons. Gama: I'll admit it, when Parsons defeated me in the world title tournament I was down and disappointed but a true champion regroups and gets focused. Parsons, your manager's distractions wont get me this time. I'm ready and know I'll be walking out of there still AWA TV champion. Commercial Break Leo Burke vs. Todd Rooney Burke surprised a lot of people by advancing to the world title battle royal. His resurging energy shows tonight as he easily wins the match with the sleeper. Burke gives a promo and says he's never felt better and feels alive again. Commercial Break The biggest event of the year is coming. 2 stadiums, 2 nights. July 17th and July 18th. Live on pay per view. Nelson: Fans, it's that time of year again. It's WrestleRock season. On that note, welcome out the AWA commissioner Magnum TA. Magnum walks out wearing jeans and a leather jacket. Magnum: Thank you very much Larry. Like you said, we're on the road to WrestleRock. However, as you know the upcoming Title Night in Winnipeg on May 16th will be a big stop. You're going to see 4 big title bouts. Kokina will defend the world title against El Canek. Ron Garvin and Dick Slater will defend the world tag titles against the National champs, the Heavenly Bodies. Gama Singh defends the TV title against Iceman Parsons. Also, just signed, Carlos Colon will defend his International title against former 6-Man champ Gary Young. Along with all that, at Title Night both Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow have been asked to attend. Nelson: Wow! Really? What's going on Magnum? Magnum: I've spent a lot of time pondering what the consequences should be from what went down at Champagne Slam and all their history as well. So, I've decided that at WrestleRock, Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow will go one on one inside a steel cage! The fans pop big time! Nelson: (puts his hand on his forehead) OH MY! Magnum, I couldn't agree more. That's really the only way this can be settled. Magnum: That's right! These two can finally resolve this one on one inside the cage. At Title Night, they will each have the opportunity to speak on this. Also, their match will take place on night 2 inside the Metrodome! The Metrodome has been the annual WrestleRock site so we all felt that this would be the perfect time and place for a match of this magnitude. I will announce night 1's location in just a couple weeks. Nelson: Talk about a bombshell. This road to WrestleRock might be the most wild ride yet. Commercial Break JW Storm vs. Shinya Hashimoto Storm's manager Austin Idol is nowhere to be seen. I think Storm's a bit off his game as Hashimoto strikes him down with chops and kicks. Hashimoto continues to work Storm over with some brutal moves. Storm manages to get some fire going and punches away on Hashimoto. Storm puts his power to work and has Hashimoto reeling. Boos as Jumbo Tsuruta and Mr. Saito come to ringside. They don't interfere but their distraction is enough for Hashimoto to regain control. Hashimoto hits a jumping strike DDT and finishes things off with Fisherman Brainbuster! Jumbo and Saito enter the ring. The 3 men stomp down on Storm, hoist him up and triple powerbomb him down! While the fans boo, the camera pans up the aisle and sees Austin Idol at the curtain smiling and nodding. Moments later, the camera follows the Japanese as they head up the aisle. Austin hands Jumbo an envelope and bows to them as they stoically walk by. Commercial Break Nelson: I'm not sure what that was all about but JW Storm had to be helped out of here. I don't... There's a commotion as the Vin Man strolls out. Vin: Larbo! It's time! I know you've been dying all week to see who my latest and greatest acquisition is. Well, wait no more! Please give a big Vin Man family welcome to the Love Machine Art Barr! Jump by Van Halen plays as Barr struts out. 'The Love Machine' Art Barr w/The Vin Man vs. Samson Smith The bell rings and Vinnie hugs Barr. Barr starts off with an armbar, then pulls Smith in and punches him in the face. Barr swings Smith into the corner and follows with running lunging splash. Barr drags Smith out and hits a snap suplex. Barr goes to the top rope and crashes down with a frog splash to get the win. Vinnie's elated and runs into the ring to raise Barr's arm. Barr struts around and soaks it all in. Commercial Break 'Tidal Wave' Tommy Jammer vs. Neil Jordan Jammer puts his opponent down with a high dropkick, swings off the ropes and hits the California Splash for the win! Commercial Break We see smoke and lights. We see a man's fingers playing the guitar. The camera pans up to Maxx Payne. Maxx jams on the guitar then stops. He looks down at the camera "I hope everybody enjoyed the peace because the pain is coming back! Maxx starts jamming on the guitar. TCB w/Jackie vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez TCB are aggressive and Jackie likes that. She likes it even more when they hit a double rib breaker for the win. Jackie cuts a promo and tells the Rock n Roll RPMs that we're just getting warmed up! Commercial Break Ron Garvin and Dick Slater are standing in front of an AWA banner with their world titles on their shoulders. Garvin: You know Dick, everybody is asking if we're on the same page since Champagne Slam. (laughs) yea, Dicky caught me with a shot but those things happen when things get crazy. Yea, we're on the same page and we're ready for the Heavenly Bodies at Title Night. Slater: Yea, when fists fly, things can get a little wild. (laughs) I know what I've always known, Ron Garvin can take a punch. Heavenly Bodies! Get ready because your heads are going to feel our punches! The Heavenly Bodies are at the beach getting a rub down by several gorgeous women. Del Ray: AHHHHH this is the life of champions. The good life. But we want a better life and that means the world tag team titles. Prichard: Dick Slater and Ron Garvin are nothing but a couple of bar room brawlers. They don't have the chemistry, teamwork, athleticism and they definitely don't have the looks and bodies. But we do! You're looking at the next AWA world tag team champs. Commercial Break Nelson: Before we get to our main event, I've been told that Tommy Rich will be here next week. I'm sure we're all very interested in what he has to say about his part at Champagne Slam. Also, the Big Bossman and El Canek will be in action. Ok, let's get to the ring. The British Bombers and Bobby Blaze vs. The Guerreros and Sam Houston Bombers and Guerreros go at it. Houston blindsides Blaze and we have a pier six brawl going on! Bombers get the upper hand and stereo clothesline the Guerreros over the top rope as Blaze dropkicks Houston through the ropes. Things settle down and the Ref gets control. Bombers and Blaze tag in and out as they work over Chavo. Bombers double suplex Chavo as Blaze follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Hector and Houston run in to break it. We get another brawl. As the Ref distracted, Hector chop blocks Smith from behind. The next segment is all Guerreros and Houston. The Guerreros double slam Smith and follow with stereo elbow drops. Hector tags in Houston. Houston grabs Smith and hits a running bulldog 1..2..Tony and Blaze break it. That brings in everybody and we have another brawl. It's total chaos. The Bombers and Guerreros are punching it out. Houston has Blaze up for a suplex but Tony nails Chavo with a heels first dropkick that sends Chavo into Houston. Blaze crumbles down on Houston as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Big POP!

Loved that magazine cover The young lions once again excel on the UWF platform Pretty damn good debut for Zaza Benoit impresses in his much anticipated return When Shamrock goes into suplex mode he's pretty much unstoppable Fuke and Yamada rise in the tag rankings. Those spinning backfists are brutal Kopylov's experience is the deciding factor Tamura and Yamazaki score a major win over the Russians and might've earned themselves a title shot Funaki defeats Suzuki in a show stealing thriller Smith had his working boots on but Maeda locked in at the end to retain Oh man, I hope Han gets that title match with Maeda next month It seems attendance is rapidly rising. It's been a blast watching this promotion grow into something big.

Growing up watching wrestling on TBS, I remember how big these Omni shows were Steiners are putting all teams on notice Pillman holding the TV title always feels right Another victim falls to the Undertaker Looks like the Freebirds and RnR have another fight coming It's only a matter of time before Dusty gets his wrestling boots back on Wow, Meng has arrived! Sting got the win and gets Meng over. Mission accomplished Sid retains in a big way but Sting proves he's not invincible What a way to end the night. Steamboat gets the triumphant win but the Enforcers show up and align with the Dangerous Alliance. WCW's not slowing down anytime soon, that's for sure

An 8 man tag given the entire episode...Awesome! It's cool that Williams got the fall after subbing for Wild Dog. Man, what's up with Cuban Assassin? This guy's off his rocker. Morton saving Tasha adds even more intrigue. Ok, we find out what happened to Wild Dog last week. Big money match with Cuban Assassin at the Armory. The Assassin/Tasha/Morton/Hotbody saga continues

Really enjoyable Raw re debut I think Snuka still has a lot to offer and he proved it tonight with the superfly splash! Tito and Lawler get some major heat going. The piledriver on the title was a great Raw moment Warlord brings in JYD! This will be interesting. Maybe JYD can give Slick the big thump. Loved all the promos tonight. Jimmy Hart sure does have a lot to brag about Can Backlund pull off the impossible and rehabilitate Nailz Gary Hart is assembling quite the army. No doubt he'll bring out Ronin's aggressive side to a whole new level. On a side note, I did like the Bart/Billy Jack tough man combo. Loving the Taylor Made Man's vignettes. He plays this part soooooooo well The intrigue with Flair, Snake and Andre is getting intense. I can't wait to see where this goes Raw caps off the night with Titan holding the new TV title high. Props to you for building him into a star

Vegas Vengeance! Let's do this! Awesome win for Mike to kick things off. Talk about elevating a wrestler Hmmmm, Finlay showing some respect to PCO? Thrillseekers and FBI get the tournament going with first round wins. I thought the SOB's would advance, so I'm 1-1 right now Kid just might've earned his way to that big stage LHW title opportunity Hopefully Wright will get really focused now Damn, since his loss to Regal, Kawada has become even more brutal. This man is scary! It's hard not to root for Richards, so I'm happy him and Scotty advanced. While the Money Train advance over their current rivals. So far, I missed 1 RVD is truly destined for great things here. That ending sequence was such a cool visual Whenever I hear the word chicanery, I think of Chuck from Better Call Saul LOL. Coast to Coast put a stamp on the FOJ. I hope my guys can rebound Liger and Ultimo tear the house down to end night 1 on an incredible high note. Liger retains and stands tall with Ultimo Night 2 Brilliant heel move by Eddie. Martel might be thinking it's time to start heeling it up Slaughter's been in some hellacious bootcamp matches but I wonder if he's seen anything like Sabu Bigelow has definitely gotten his heat back especially with that win After 2 piledrivers, Piper may have finally gotten through to Candido Thrillseekers and Playboy Club make it to the finals. Still only missed one prediction. We'll see if I get the finals right After that, I think it's time for Dibiase to move on Regal is able to retain against a submission master. Gotta respect that Midnights have succeeded in pissing off Iron and Steel. I could see this going either way for Cornette Busick retains against arguably the greatest CA champ ever. This is big After a tournament filled with action, the Thrillseekers walk away with the trophy and a million dollars. No, I didn't get this one right LOL. But hey, it looks like Richards finally got his respect so I'll take it. Congrats to the Thrillseekers! Adams went all out but Hart knows how to target a body part and finish things off. Solid main event that capped off an amazing weekend show. Outstanding job!

More News from the AWA The biggest thing going on behind the scenes is the Hulk Hogan negotiations. As of this moment, an agreement has yet to be made between Hogan and the AWA. Verne was hoping to have reached a deal by Champagne Slam but things fell through at the last minute. It appears another promotion has a keen interest in Hogan which led to Hogan holding out. With everything still up in the air, Verne couldn't put the strap back on Hogan so they went with Kokina. Verne is said to be high on Kokina and thinks a monster heel champion will draw. As for the Hogan situation, things have remained cordial and Hogan has promised that no matter what happens he will honor the remainder of his dates. His contract is up in July which means Hogan's last AWA match could happen at WrestleRock. With the current direction, it's very likely that Hogan and Gerry Morrow will blow off their feud at the AWA's biggest event. Speaking of WrestleRock. The plans right now are for the 2 day extravaganza to take place in two different stadiums. This is a huge gamble but the AWA is confident that they'll have enough marquee matches to draw big crowds at both venues. The venues will be officially announced within a few weeks. This does tie into the Hogan scenario because it's a no brainer that Hogan facing Kokina in the world title bout would definitely have an impact on ticket sales. On the flip side, the AWA thinks a Hogan/Morrow blow off could be huge as well. If Hogan does face Morrow, there will be a lot of pressure on the world title match to see if a heel monster champ can indeed draw, especially in a stadium. With the road to WrestleRock underway, a decision will have to be made very soon. With all this uncertainty things still look bright. The AWA has brought in big names like Demolition and returning former AWA world champion, Bad News Brown. It also appears that Mil Mascaras will be around for a while and will team with El Canek. Verne loves the idea of putting these two blockbuster international stars together. This must be a sweet deal because Mascaras did do business at Champagne Slam with Carlos Colon. That's not all. We saved the bombshell for last. The AWA has said after weeks of intense and secret meetings in Arizona, they signed a man who will change the entire landscape of professional wrestling. Coming soon to the AWA...

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-24-91 Highlights from Champagne Slam are shown. It ends with Sheik Adnan standing beside Kokina as he roars and holds up the AWA world title Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. History was made last Friday in Indianapolis as Kokina walks out with the AWA world title. We have a lot of fall out from that event and with me now is the Commissioner Magnum TA. Magnum, I know you're here to address everything that went down with Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow at Champagne Slam. Magnum: Exactly right Larry. Gerry Morrow and Tommy Rich put a dark cloud over what should've been an incredible night of action. Now, as I've stated before, I will never reverse a Referee's decision. However, I can enforce some consequences when need be. I assured Hulk Hogan of that, but Hulk took matters into his own hands. Now, I totally understand Hulk's anger and frustration. Morrow is a true cheat and there's no excuse for his cowardly actions. I feel the same about Tommy Rich's involvement. But Hogan caused a major disruption as well. Right now, I've given both Hulk Hogan and Gerry Morrow a leave of absence until I work all this out. Gerry Morrow was hospitalized after that beating by Hulk but was released a couple days ago. He'll now have plenty of time to clear his head and think things over. As for Hulk, he was disappointed but took it in stride. Now, switching gears, Kokina walked out of Champagne Slam the world champion after winning 2 tournament matches followed by the battle royal. A tremendous accomplishment and he definitely earned the world title. He'll be here later on. Congratulations to Kokina. Ok, Larry, let's get this show going. Commercial Break Iceman Parsons w/Jackie vs. Clinton Stitch Jackie's clapping her hands as Parsons gets the win with the Hip Attack! Larry announces that the next Title Night TV special will be on Saturday May 16th from Winnipeg. Kokina will defend the AWA world title against El Canek. Also, Gama Singh will defend the TV title against Iceman Parsons. Parsons: That's right baby! I already beat that so called champion in the tournament and I'm going to beat him again but this time I get to take the title home! Jackie: Iceman is speaking facts! Commercial Break Masa 'Tokyo' Chono vs. Todd Rooney Chono's back from his tour of Japan and looks more crisper than ever as he enters the ring wearing sunglasses and a leather trench coat. The fans chant "TO-KY-O" throughout the match. Chono wins the match with the STF. Commercial Break The BIGGEST event of the year is coming! Friday July 17th and Saturday July 18th. Live on pay per view. Scott 'Flash' Norton w/Ted Arcidi vs. The Missouri Tiger This is a power man slugfest! These guys start off with a furious punch exchange and keep pounding away on each other. Norton gets the upper hand and swings Tiger to the ropes but misses a big clothesline, Tiger swings back and clotheslines Norton down! Tiger works over Norton then swings him into the corner and charges in but Norton runs forward and drops Tiger with a clothesline! Norton lifts Tiger up and slams him down. Norton swings off the ropes and goes for an elbow drop but Tiger moves. Tiger regroups. Norton staggers up as Tiger scoop slams him down. Arcidi gets on the apron. Tiger runs over and punches Arcidi. Arcidi falls on the apron. Norton charges but Tiger turns around as Norton hits a tackle that takes both men through the ropes. Both men stagger up on the outside and start pounding away on each other until the Ref hits the 10 count. The bell rings but Norton and Tiger keep punching into the commercial break. Commercial Break We see Greg Gagne getting ready to board a flight. Gagne: As all of you nerds might remember, I've been on a world tour searching for my ace wrestler. I've been all over and have seen the best of the best. However, nobody has met my standards yet. I'm heading to Sweden and I have to say, I have a good feeling about this place. Alright, I have to go. That's enough for today. Nelson: Always nice getting an update from Greg Gagne (rolls his eyes) Fans, at Champagne Slam we saw the shocking debut of Demolition as they answered Austin Idol's challenge and dethroned his champions. Coming out now are the new AWA 6-Man champs, Axe, Smash and Crush...Demolition! The fans are up and cheering as Demolition make their way out. Nelson: Guys, you had quite the debut. Welcome to the AWA and congratulations. Crush: We came and we conquered! Smash: We're here to stomp down on all the competition and if anybody wants a shot at these titles come and get it and we'll knock your teeth down your throats! Axe: We fear no one! We live on Elm Street and we tell Freddy Krueger when he can come home! Bring on anybody, anytime! The fans cheer as Demolition hold up the 6-man titles Commercial Break The Cobra vs. Arnie Goldstein Cobra makes his return from his tour of Japan. Cobra keeps the fans on the edge of their seats with high octane offense. He hits a snap suplex followed by a flying splash from the top rope for the exciting win. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, you heard that our next Title Night will be on May 16th. Matches confirmed are Kokina defending the world title against El Canek. Gama Singh defending the TV title against Iceman Parsons. Listen to this, Ron Garvin and Dick Slater will defend the AWA world tag titles against the National tag champs, the Heavenly Bodies. Carlos Colon will also be defending the International title. That should.... BOOOOOOS as none other than the VIN MAN strolls out. He's looking refreshed, reenergized and wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Vin: Great to see you Larbo! Did you miss me? After a much needed vacation, I have returned! YEA! Nelson: I'm, ah, sure we all missed you Vinnie Vin: Awwwwwwww I knew it! But it's all good because the Vin Man is back! Oh and I've got a big surprise. Next week my latest and greatest acquisition will make his AWA debut. So, stay tuned. YEA! Vinnie pats Larry on the back and heads out. Nelson: (watches Vinnie leave and shakes his head) I guess we'll see what this is all about next week. Let's go to the ring for the debut of a new tag team. Rampage (Rip Morgan and The Equalizer) vs. Samson Smith and Harold Bannister Morgan and Equalizer hit the ring wearing matching fur covered boots, fur vests and black trunks. They live up to their name as they destroy their opponents. They swing Smith to the ropes and put hm down with double boots to the face to get the easy win. They hurl their opponents over the top rope then proceed to huff and stomp around the ring. Commercial Break We see a dark alley. A silhouette is walking closer. "A former AWA world champion is returning to the AWA" The man walks out of the alley "BAD NEWS BROWN!" Nelson: Wow! You saw it! Former AWA world champion Bad News Brown is returning! Things will get a lot more interesting around here. Ok, main event time and this should be a good one. El Canek and Mil Mascaras vs. The Tribal Nation Word is that Canek and Mascaras were excited to team up and wanted to face real competition to see how they would fare. The Tribal Nation jumped at the chance to try and get some momentum going back in their favor. The first few minutes is a see saw match. Canek and Mascaras dazzle the fans with fancy aerial moves while Tribal Nation come back with text book tag team teamwork and smooth double team maneuvers. Tribal Nation have things going their way as they put Canek down with stereo tomahawk chops from opposite corners. Canek weathers the storm and tags in Mascaras. Mascaras almost gets the win with a flying press on Chris but Mark breaks it. Tribal Nation get the edge again and double suplex Mascaras. Mark goes for a knee drop but Mascaras moves, rolls over and tags in Canek. Canek's on fire as he slams Mark, swings off the ropes and hits a senton 1..2..Chris breaks it. Mascaras runs in and dropkicks Chris out of the ring. Canek executes a Gorilla Press/backbreaker on Mark 1..2..3! Canek and Mascaras celebrate with the crowd. Mark rolls out of the ring. Chris helps him up and they clearly look distraught. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, please welcome out along with Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie, the new AWA world champion, Kokina! Adnan leads Kokina out. Kokina's wearing his island attire with the world title on his shoulder. Nelson: Congr... Adnan snatches the mic. Adnan: Enough! We don't need any of that! I told you before that Kokina is unstoppable and he proved me right! He destroyed everything in his path and is now the champion of the world! Nobody will beat him! Nobody can beat him! The reign of terror is here! The reign of Kokina has begun! Kokina lets out a yell and hits the world title on his shoulder.

AWA releases Jeff Farmer and Ricky Santana AWA picks up Rip Morgan and Chicky Starr

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

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