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Always good to see young lions like Austin and Cactus battling it out. Eddie getting his resurgence on. The Sin City Superstars are back! Man, whoever is behind the triangle has some guts messing with the Oregon Wrecking Crew. Hennig's losing it. Portland, Malenko and Lynn continue to tear it up. The SCS look better than ever. Cornette has his Midnights geared up for Vegas and the Crockett Cup. Hennig snaps but it's on the Widowmaker's time. Awesome is doing a good job of softening Pillman up for Rose. Steamboat retains in a fun champ vs. champ match. Eugene, Lee is looking prime time. Soultaker continues his path of destruction. Looks like Regal has a new contender to face. Come on DDP, that was an impressive win for Bigelow. I think Kawada should be angry with the Triangle, since they pissed off an already unhinged Haynes. Warriors end the night with a fun title defense. YES! Steamboat vs. Tenryu! Bring it on!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-12-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We're only one week away from our next big pay per view, Champagne Slam. That event will take place inside Market Square Arena. You will see five 10 man tag team elimination matches. On that night you'll also see Stan Hansen face Dory Funk Jr. Terry Gordy will take on Hulk Hogan, in an explosive match up. And Jumbo Tsuruta defends the AWA world title against El Canek. What an incredible event that will be. We've got a great show lined up tonight. Listen to this main event. Paul Orndorff teams with the Bruisers to take on Larry Cameron, Buzz Sawyer and Kokina. (deep breath) ok, let's get to the ring. Leo Burke vs. Dave Lavene Burke makes it look easy and wins the match with the sleeper. Burke is joined at ringside by his Champagne Slam teammates, Bill Kazmaier, Spike Huber and the Rose Cousins. Burke says they're not shook by the announcement of Vader coming in as a replacement for Doll. Burke says his team all has scores to settle and they will get settled at Champagne Slam. Commercial Break Sweet Dreams vs. Neil Jordan and Van Moore Sugar hits a missile dropkick on Moore as Dream follows with a jumping elbow drop for the win. Sweet Dreams are joined by their Champagne Slam teammates, Vinergy and Gary Young, along with the Vin man. Everybody is holding a broom. Nelson: What's with the brooms? Dream: At Champagne Slam, you're looking at the winners and it's going to be a clean sweep babay! They all start waving their brooms and laughing as Nelson shakes his head. Commercial Break 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. Todd Rooney Dundee is fired up tonight and wins the match with the Bombs Away. Nelson: Bill, at Champagne Slam you'll be teaming with Bob Armstrong, Iceman Parsons and the Fantastics to take on Austin Idol, Larry Zbyszko, AWA world tag champs the Guerreros and a man you've had several issues with TV champ Brian Adias. Dundee: Brian Adias! I've had your number and every time you've cheated and weaseled your way out of things. At Champagne Slam, I'm targeted you! I'm going to put you down and eliminate you as I help my team to victory. Have mercy! Commercial Break Highlights are shown of Big Van Vader demolishing wrestlers in Japan. Big Van Vader will be at Champagne Slam! 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. Carl Kellerman Keirn wins the match with a reverse DDT. Nelson: Steve, at Champagne Slam you'll be teaming with Nikita Koloff, the Gunslingers and Carlos Colon. Your opponents will be Sgt. Slaughter, Chicky Starr, the Olympians and a man you wrestled here on TV a couple weeks ago, Tony St. Clair. Keirn: No doubt about it, there's going to be a lot of hate in that ring. Last time we met, old St. Clair pulled a fast one and got me. Listen up St. Clair, that wont happen again and at Champagne Slam, I'm going to be all over you boy. You claim to be the best, but after I get through with you, you'll be simply defeated. Commercial Break Brian Adias is standing on a Hollywood lot. He's wearing a pink tank top, sunglasses and has the TV title on his shoulder. Adias: I'm taking time out from my demanding schedule to address a couple issues. First is you Hulk Hogan. How dare you promote your movie on AWA television last week. Hollywood is my town and you better stay in your own lane and keep out of mine. I'm not going to tell you again. Next up is Champagne Slam. Blockbuster Brian Adias will be there and so will the ratings. I've heard Bill Dundee is still crying about all the butt whippings I've given him. Well Billy, keep crying, because you got another one coming at Champagne Slam. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to give the director my rewritten script. (Brian looks at his script) Oh yea much better. Commercial Break Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy vs. Ray Glader Gordy destroys his opponent and wins the match with the Oklahoma Stampede. Afterwards, Gordy picks up his opponent and clamps on the Asian Spike! Gordy then hurls him out of the ring. Nelson: Come on Terry, all that was unnecessary. Gordy: Hogan! I hope you're watching brother because that's nothing compared to what I'm going to do to you at Champagne Slam! While you're out promoting your little movie, I'm kicking teeth in, stomping heads and kicking ass! You're on my tracks and the Bam Bam freight train is going to run you over! When I'm finished with you, they'll be peeling you off the canvas! Gordy storms out of there. Nelson: Fans, you wont want to miss that one. Right now let's hear some pre recorded comments from the Immortal Hulk Hogan. Hogan's lifting weights and stops. Hogan: I told everybody I was here to conquer Mount AWA. Well at Champagne Slam, Hulk Hogan starts his journey. I'm now faced with a monstrous obstacle in Terry Gordy. Oh, I've taken down monsters and beasts before and I've slayed the biggest dragons in wrestling. But now I'm faced with a challenge like never before. But let me tell you something brother, with the power of all my Hulkamaniacs behind me, there's no challenge big enough that can stop Hulk Hogan. So, Terry Gordy, whatcha gonna do when the power of Hulkamania runs wild on you!!!! Commercial Break AWA Mid American Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and The Bruisers vs. AWA Southern Champ 'Lethal' Larry Cameron/'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer and Kokina w/Skandor Akbar As you would expect this match quickly becomes a no contest. Missing Link hits the ring and attacks Buzz Sawyer. The British Bombers run out and brawl with the Bruisers. Jim Morris charges the ring and goes toe to toe with Kokina. The champs Orndorff and Cameron have a furious exchange. It's chaos once again between these teams. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness, I can't imagine what Champagne Slam will be like. I hope the referees get a bonus that night. (regroups) Fans, at Champagne Slam Jumbo Tsuruta defends the AWA world title against number one contender El Canek. This match has taken the international media by storm. Let's take a look at a special highlight package featuring both men. The show ends with Steppenwolf's Rock me baby playing as highlights are shown of sensational wrestling moves by Jumbo and Canek.

The Assassin's plan seems to be working as his Beasts have given Garvin some brutal matches. Prichard bounces back to get the win. The question is, how bad has his leg been hurt. My teams from the AWA will definitely have their hands full in the first round.

Yamada had his moments but Sekishima's experience comes into play to get the win. Props to Anjo for hanging tough against the odds. Strong ending for Nakano to seal the win for his team. Suzuki and Shamrock gelled really well together. These guys will get some buzz after that performance. Hug impresses the crowd with a striking win over Aoyagi. Smith proves that body shots hurt. Vrij was dominant tonight and shows he's a legit contender. Onita bounces back from his Backlund loss, but Kido didn't make it easy for him. That brutal headbutt definitely sealed the deal as Fujiwara puts Fleming down. Takada catches a break but like they said, a win's a win. I know Ruas will live to fight another day. Fun show

Solid aftermath from Mania. What happened to Warrior???? Sherri is officially in the Dangerous Alliance. The Genius's poem was classic. Very interesting main event scene. Savage as the tweener. Bossman and Rhodes vying for a world title shot. And now throw in Rude. Looking forward to watching all this unfold.

Damn! Dibiase gets his revenge in a big way. After last week, I thought Flair had the serious momentum heading into Clash. This week changed everything. Great build. We get a little preview with Sting, Dr. Death, Murdoch and Funk. I think Terri is tired of Rogers antics. She might leave him hanging in the tag match. WOW! Piper and Lawler together in a cage match with Muraco and Snake! A lot more tickets just got sold. I'm sure Missy will walk out with the winner LOL. Medusa responds and has no problem accepting Mimi's challenge. Something tells me Debeers has something up his sleeve. It's fun to have a match built on just words. RnR vs. Freebirds are the types that can do this. Luger and Humungous get some shots in. Great way to end the show. Clash is set and I'm ready!

Suicide Blondes are looking to get in title contention. Incredible win for Gunn! Man, Hennig's having a rough patch. Always a treat to hear Cornette on the mic. Soultaker is on a brutal rampage. Windham is losing it. Triangle of Terror, show yourself! Vancouver, In singles or tags, Malenko and Lynn just can't stay away from each other. Lee's been coming on strong. WHOA! Just what are the intentions of the Triangle of Terror? They're messing with some heavy hitters. Ace's interference backfired in a bad way. Steamboat retains, but Tenryu is waiting. Kelowna, Great weekend for Soultaker. What's going on with Severn? Once again, Rose capitalizes on interference. It's a given that when Regal defends his title, the fans are going to get their money's worth. I guess that's the end of Ace's run with the Playboy Club. You can always count on Pillman to end the night on a high note.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-5-89 The show opens with Brenda Britton standing at a podium in front of Market Square Arena. Media from Japan and Mexico are in attendance as well as several businessmen and spectators. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the Champagne Slam AWA world title press conference. Let me turn the time over to the AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow walks up wearing a white suit, fedora hat, sunglasses and is holding a champagne bottle. He holds the bottle up and smiles. Morrow: A toast to de world title bout for Champagne Slam. On Friday April 19th, live on pay per view, here at de Market Square Arena. Jumbo Tsuruta will defend de AWA world title against de number one contender El Canek. Let's bring out de competitors. Canek comes out wearing a suit with his mask on. Ray Stevens leads out Jumbo Tsuruta (also wearing a suit). Jumbo stands with the world title on his shoulder. Morrow stands between them as flashes from cameras go off. Morrow then backs up as Jumbo and Canek stand face to face. Jumbo takes the title off his shoulder and holds it high in front of Canek. It's a cool shot for the magazines. Commercial Break The High Chiefs vs. Neil Jordan and Harold Bannister Chiefs obliterate their opponents and win the match with a double rib breaker. The Chiefs are joined at ringside by Mike Miller and Cannonball Griz. Nelson: Mike Miller, I understand you have an announcement regarding Champagne Slam. Miller: Yea, thanks to the heartless jerk Spike Huber, our teammate Glamour Doll will not be able to compete at Champagne Slam. Poor guy's got a broken face. However! Gerry Morrow has allowed us a substitute partner. So, Leo Burke, Bill Kazmaier, Spike Huber and the Rose Cousins, say your prayers, because Big Van Vader will be our partner at Champagne Slam! Nelson: Oh my goodness! I can't believe it! We all saw Big Van Vader at Superclash and this man is nothing short of devastating. Commercial Break Sgt. Slaughter vs. Scott Casey These two will be on opposite sides at Champagne Slam. Casey's Gunslinger partner Johnny Mantell shakes Casey's hand and heads to the back. Casey gets early momentum and has Slaughter bouncing all over the ring with hip tosses, dropkicks and scoop slams. Casey goes for the running bulldog but Slaughter rides the momentum and throws Casey into the turnbuckles. Slaughter shakes the cobwebs. Casey staggers up as Slaughter grabs him and hot shots him on the top rope. Slaughter covers Casey with a handful of tights 1..2..3! Slaughter picks up Casey and clamps on the Cobra Clutch. Slaughter wrenches away until Johnny Mantell runs in. Slaughter tosses Casey and exits the ring. While Mantell is tending to Casey. Slaughter comes back in the ring, grabs Mantell from behind and clamps on the Cobra Clutch. Slaughter wrenches away. The crowd goes wild as NIKITA KOLOFF hits the ring. Just as Slaughter drops Mantell, Nikita nails Slaughter with the Russian Sickle! Nikita jumps down and pounds away on Slaughter until several officials run out to stop him. Commercial Break The Dragon Kings vs. Roland Jenkins and Todd Rooney Takano hits a snap suplex on Rooney, then tags in Fujinami, who finishes things off with a dragon suplex. The Dragon Kings are joined by Tom Brandi and the San Juan Saints. Brandi does the talking and says he has the best Champagne Slam teammates in the business. He says Sweet Dreams, Vinergy and Gary Young all have big mouths that need to be shut. And after they get through with all of them, Vin Man will be sulking in his tears. Commercial Break Highlights are shown of Stan Hansen destroying his opponents with his lariat. Stan Hansen goes one on one with Dory Funk Jr. at Champagne Slam. 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong and The Fantastics vs. AWA World Tag Champs the Guerreros and 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko We get a wild one here. Everybody gets a little shine until all hell breaks loose with a pier six brawl. During the brawl, Austin Idol runs in the ring and attacks Bob Armstrong. The Ref signals for the DQ. The fight still goes on. Zbyszko goes out and gets a chair but Iceman Parsons runs out and nails Zbyszko from behind. The Fantastics stereo dropkick the Guerreros out of the ring. Parsons body slams Zbyszko onto the Guerreros. Idol swings Armstrong to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Armstrong swings back and clotheslines Idol down. Armstrong picks up Idol and puts him down again with a Jawbreaker. The fans are loving all this. Commercial Break Chicky Starr vs. Ray Glader Starr has fun toying with his opponent before finishing him off with a corkscrew elbow drop. Nelson: Chicky, as you know Carlos Colon will be at Champagne Slam and you two will be on opposite teams. Starr: Ah senorita Carlita. The man who lost his manhood. Carlos, I took that from you and at Champagne Slam, you're not getting it back. Commercial Break The British Bombers w/Skandor Akbar vs. 'Big' Jim Morris and The Missing Link With all the chaos tonight, all other Champagne Slam teammates have been banned from the arena. Morris and Smith start things off. Smith gets in some hard shots and tags in Taylor. The Bombers double slam Morris. Taylor hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Taylor swings Morris into the corner and charges in but Morris lifts his knees as Taylor crashes into them. Morris tags in Link. Link pounds away on Taylor and slams him down. Smith runs in but gets slammed down by Link. Link picks the Bombers up by their hair and knocks their heads together. Link continues to work over Taylor. Smith runs in and gives Link a high knee to the back. Morris runs in and shoulder blocks Smith down. Akbar gets on the apron. Morris walks over, grabs Akbar by his shirt and lifts him off his feet. While the Ref is distracted with this, Link headbutts Taylor down. Boos as BUZZ SAWYER hits the ring and clotheslines Link with a chain! Sawyer exits as Taylor rolls over and covers Link. The Ref turns around, runs over and counts 1..2..3!!! Sawyer was supposed to be banned from ringside BOOOOOOOOOOO! Commercial Break Ken Resnick: Ok fans, this has been one crazy night. I can't imagine what Champagne Slam will be like with all those 10 man elimination tag matches. Speaking of Champagne Slam. Making his return to in ring action on that night will be my guest at this time. Please welcome the immortal Hulk Hogan!!!!! Eye of the Tiger blasts as Hogan storms up the aisle in jeans, boots, yellow bandana and of course a Hulkamania T- Shirt. Hogan enters the ring and acknowledges the cheering fans. Resnick waits for the cheers to settle down. Resnick: What an unbelievable response. Ok, Hulk Hogan, before we get to Champagne Slam, I understand you have another big announcement to make. Hogan: Well, let me tell you something Killer Ken! As you know Hulk Hogan ventured to Hollywood awhile ago and filmed a movie. That movie is called No Holds Barred and brother I'm here to tell all my Hulkamaniacs that No Holds Barred will be in theaters this May! This movie will have all the action, excitement and adrenaline that Hulkamania can bring. There's a big stir in the crowd as TERRY GORDY heads into the ring. Resnick: Please Terry, after everything that's happened tonight, we don't want any more problems. Gordy: Shut up little man! (looks at Hulk) I can't tell you how sick and tired I am of hearing your name! You come out here and you're talking about a movie! Brother, do you have any idea of what you're dealing with at Champagne Slam? Your going to get run over by a freight train and that freight train is Terry Bam Bam Gordy! And I can tell you this, there's no way in hell that you're going to make it to your movie premier! Gordy steps back. Hogan looks at the crowd. Hogan: Let me tell you something Terry Gordy. I know exactly what I'm dealing with at Champagne Slam. I've been in the gym hang'n and bang'n with the weights and training like a madman. Gordy: (interrupts) Hold on big boy! You can lift all the weights you want, but weights don't hit back, but Terry Gordy hits hard! Gordy pushes Hogan back. Hogan rips off his T-Shirt! The fans are going wild. Hogan pushes Gordy. Gordy staggers back, then charges Hogan. Both men start a furious punch exchange! Security, officials and prelim wrestlers run out. It's chaos as the show ends.

I think Garvin and Slater are going to tear the house down. This is such a great match up. Well, Rod and Tommy did their jobs. Great idea putting these guys with Fuller. Only a matter of time until we get the big Valiant/Whatley reunion. Add Rich and the Nightmares and we've got a big feud going with Jone's army. Can't wait for the Crockett Cup. The Guerreros and Olympians are ready!

WrestleMania 5! Let's do this! Steiners opening up the show with a win is a great way to kick things off. Duggan and Haku give the fans a fun hard hitting match. After a couple fan favorite wins, Bossman changes the tone in a big way. He looked like a beast during his squash win over Herc. Hahahahaha! Oh wow, clever move by having Beefcake turn Taylor into the Rooster. That was so creative. The Von Erichs rocked the place tonight. Feel good moment at the end. Davey Boy gets a big showcase tonight. He really solidified himself as a single's wrestler with that big win over OMG. Tito was on fire tonight, but the Rude Awakening is such a devastating finisher. After a fantastic build up, Demolition proves who the best team in the WWF is. Props to the Rockers on their outstanding performance. Americana Dusty Rhodes tour is in full swing. Martel vs. Muta was everything I thought it would be and more. What a match! Sherri once again gets involved and that's all Muta needed to win the IC title. I always thought if Muta went to the WWF IRL, he would have made the perfect IC champ. Now we get to see it happen. Andre and Snuka are WWF legends. They deserved a big Mania moment. Main event time and man did these guys deliver. Warrior was on his A game, but that finish was classic Savage. That clean finish really put Savage on a new level. I loved the bonus coliseum footage. This really shows where the WWF is heading. Elizabeth is back and Bossman has established himself as the number one heel. Props to you and the hard work you put into this epic show.

Perfect go home show for Mania. I always liked tag wrestlers going at it in singles competition before a big tag title bout. Martel, Paul E, Sherri and Muta were all on their A game during that segment. That match is a potential show stealer. The Varsity Club and Steiners are going to tear the house down. Savage was the master of the slap LOL. I wonder who Savage saw? hmmmmmmm Fun main event. Earthquake is really getting the push. Bring on Mania!

Debeers is in big time trouble. He's lucky his men are willing to back him up. I still don't think it's enough to handle Reed, Atlas and Simmons. In a twist, the heel champ gets the better of the babyface challenger prior to a big event. This was a nice change. Big task ahead for Luger. Humongous has been built up perfectly as the monster heel. Loved that match set up between RnR and the Freebirds. Simple but effective. Poor Missy. Talk about being put in an awkward situation. Even Terri knows Miss Tennessee shouldn't be messed with. Piper really needs a friend. AD's right, he hasn't really made any in WCW. Excellent hype video from Mimi. It did a great job of getting her over quickly before the big show. Big qualifying matches for the Crowning. Looking forward to seeing what Wrestling 2 does with Brunk. Great job keeping us updated.

Malenko and Lynn have a pretty competitive rivalry going. Ok, Windham's pissed. Blackman is getting his respect. On the flip side, he gives his as well. My guys the FOJ are getting back into contention. Thanks to DDP, Adams gets the win over a game Dustin. Austin shows he can get down. Hmmmm, I wonder what the Playboy Club are up to??? LA, The Southern Boys storyline has been a lot of fun. They're snapping and they're going to full on explode soon. Spicoli has some fire, but Rose is so damn crafty. Tough weekend for Dustin. Even when it's not his fault, it's still his fault. Poor Bam Bam. Who keeps messing with Windham??? Tenryu is ready for Steamboat. Santa Barbara, Stormfront stay in contention after that big win over the Can Ams. Awesome wins the battle of big men. Oh yea, I would call that a big upset. That win catapults Lee to the next level. Great follow up by Christopher to retain. I loved that finishing sequence. Regal literally edges out Blackman to retain.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 3-29-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, you will see the San Juan Saints and Tom Brandi take on Vinergy and Gary Young. Leo Burke clashes with Mean Mike Miller. A lot of issues between those two. Bill Dundee goes up against Larry Zbyszko. Nikita Koloff, the Rose Cousins, Austin Idol, Mid American Champ Paul Orndorff and a lot more. Let's get to the ring. The Rose Cousins vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The Rose's are in sync tonight. Randy stands on the middle turnbuckles. Pat hoists Lopez up for a vertical suplex, then sets him on Randy, who crashes down to the canvas with the Rose Bomb for the win. Pat and Randy cut a promo and warn the High Chiefs that they're coming for them at Champagne Slam! Commercial Break 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Trent Watkins Idol hits a shin breaker and follows with the Las Vegas Leglock for the win. Nelson: Austin, at Champagne Slam, you and Bob Armstrong will be on opposite teams and he's made it very clear that he's gunning for you. Idol: Oh darling, old Bobby boy can make all the threats he wants but he doesn't scare me. I'm teaming with the best of the best. World tag champs the Guerreros, TV champ Brian Adias and the living legend Larry Zbyszko. We're an all-star team playing against a bunch of bush leaguers. Bobby's stupidity makes me laugh. Commercial Break The San Juan Saints and 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Vinergy and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/The Vin Man We get a little preview of Champagne Slam as both teams go back and forth in a fast paced see saw battle. It doesn't take long before a pier six brawl breaks out. The Saints and Vinergy battle to the outside. Vinnie hops on the apron and argues with the Ref. Brandi dropkicks Young down and goes to the top rope. Booooos as Sweet Dreams run out and push Brandi off the top rope. Young staggers up, grabs Brandi and hits a tornado DDT. Vinnie yells at the Ref to turn around. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Commercial Break Nelson: (With a look of disgust) I'm here with Vinergy, Gary Young, Vinnie Valentino and Sweet Dreams. Dream Machine, what the hell was that all about? Dream: Let me break it down for you babay. At Champagne Slam, my former protege Gary Young and I will be reunited. That means we've got each other's backs. You're looking at an unbeatable team! Dragon Kings felt our pain and they'll feel it again at Champagne Slam! Vinergy and Gary will have no problem dealing with the San Juan Stooges and Boring Tom Brandi. It's going to be a clean sweep babay! Nelson looks on in disgust as Sweet Dreams, Vinergy, Gary Young and the Vin Man have a group hug. Commercial Break Footage from a few weeks ago is shown as Glamour Doll attacks Spike Huber from behind and then proceeds to put lipstick and glitter all over Huber's face. Nelson: With me right now is Glamour Doll. What was the point of doing all that to Spike Huber? Doll: (laughing) I did that ugly idiot a favor. It was an improvement, don't you think? At Champagne Slam... Cheers as Spike Huber runs out with his sledgehammer. Doll turns around as Spike nails him in the face with the sledgehammer! Doll's face is busted open as he falls to the ground. Huber stands over him and holds his sledgehammer up as Nelson looks on in shock. Commercial Break 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Harold Bannister Nikita destroys his opponent and takes him down with the Russian Sickle! Nelson: Nikita at Champagne Slam, you will be teaming with Carlos Colon, Steve Keirn and the Gunslingers to take on Tony St. Clair, the Olympians, Chicky Starr and of course Sgt. Slaughter. Nikita: Make no mistake about it, I'm coming for you Sgt. Slaughter! You are number one on Nikita's hit list and Nikita always finishes the job! When it's all said and done, my team will stand in victory at Champagne Slam! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, next week there will be a special Champagne Slam International Press Conference with AWA World Champion Jumbo Tsuruta and number one contender, El Canek. Media from Japan and Mexico will be in attendance. This match is sure to be an epic International encounter. Ok, switching gears, we have a video sent in by the AWA National tag team champs, the Olympians. The Olympians are standing on pedestals. They're wearing their Olympian gear with the titles around their waists. Rheingans: This is where champions and winners like us stand. We wanted to take a moment and talk about our future. Next month, the best teams in the world will gather for the NWA's Crockett Cup. And, of course the Olympians will be there. Patera: Exactly right Brad. Now, what separates us from all the other mediocre teams is that we are winners, we are champions. At the end of the tournament, we will be the team holding up the trophy. We've already been in contact with the Crockets to make sure we have pedestals like this to stand on. After our victory there, it's onto Champagne Slam. And, well, that night ends the same way. Here, we'll show you. The Olympians take off their titles, hold them high as they raise their heads in sheer arrogance. Commercial Break Leo Burke vs. Mean Mike Miller Burke waits in the ring. Miller comes to the ring wearing a cast on his arm. Miller grabs the mic. Miller: Leo, I would love nothing more than to give you the beating of your life, but thanks to you, I haven't been cleared to wrestle. You dislocated my shoulder and broke my arm. I'll just have to wait until Champagne Slam to get my revenge. Burke walks over but the Ref holds him back. WHAM! Miller clotheslines Burke with the cast! Miller starts pounding away on Burke with the cast until the Rose Cousins run in to stop this. Miller exits and starts laughing as the Rose Cousins attend to Burke. Commercial Break Nelson: The Rose Cousins have helped Leo Burke out of here. I wouldn't want to be Mike Miller when Burke gets a hold of him at Champagne Slam. Speaking of Champagne Slam, Hulk Hogan will return to action in the AWA as he faces Terry Gordy. Well, next week, Hulk Hogan will be here! The fans go wild. Commercial Break 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko The bell rings and Larry tries his stalling tactics, but Dundee unloads with Memphis punches, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Larry staggers up as Dundee scoop slams him down and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Dundee reaches down but Larry rakes his eyes. Larry regroups and nails Dundee with a spin kick, then follows with a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Zbyszko hurls Dundee out of the ring. Boos as Brian Adias comes to the ring with his TV title on his shoulder. The Ref is yelling at Adias to get out of here. Adias holds up his arms and heads to the back as the Ref watches him. Larry heads to the outside. Cheers as Iceman Parsons runs out. Zbyszko turns around as Parsons nails him with his Hip Attack! Parsons hurls Dundee back in the ring. The Ref turns around and starts the count. The Ref hits 10 as Larry stands up and falls back down. The Ref raises Dundee's arm. WHAM! Adias is back and knocks out Dundee with the TV title! Parsons runs back out as Adias takes off. Commercial Break AWA Mid American Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Samson Smith It's all Orndorff as he wins the match with the piledriver! Nelson: Paul, it seems that a bit of a rivalry has started between you and the Southern Champ Larry Cameron. He says at Champagne Slam, he's going to prove who the better champion is. Orndorff: Larry Nelson, you're looking at the better champion. At Champagne Slam if Larry Cameron... Orndorff is attacked by Cameron, Kokina, the British Bombers and Buzz Sawyer!! Skandor Akbar is cheering Devastation Inc. on. Wait a minute! Jim Morris, the Bruisers and Missing Link run out! It's chaos as fists and bodies start flying! The show ends with a wild brawl!

Prichard seals the deal for a US title shot. I loved that finish. The Crockett Cup is stacked this year. It's going to be awesome watching all these teams from our world go at it for one million dollars.

Youngsters, Fuke and Yamada get a chance to showcase their talents and succeed. Tamura shows he has a promising future. On the flip side, Sekishima is becoming a contender. Miyato's experience comes into play as he evens things up with Suzuki. The video showed how impressive that finish was. I was impressed with Shamrock as he wrestled a smart match and stayed calm to defeat Nakano. Yamazaki defeats Vrij in quite a contest. I like that Vrij has been working on his ground game. Allen is a force! Big things ahead for him and that's more bad news for future opponents. Oh man, the Koslowski's and Russians go toe to toe for 30 minutes while the crowd ate it all up. Great match and I'm sure we can expect another. Those strikes from Onita woke Backlund up as he gets it together and wins with his signature move. A Backlund vs. Brown match would be very interesting. Malenko put up a fight but Sayama came in clutch at the finish. Maeda gets back on the winning track with an impressive win over old rival Fujiwara. Great way to end the night.

Gunn wants to make sure he's mentioned in the rookie buzz. You're right, Tenryu is coming for Steamboat's title. Whoever is behind the triangle better come out and face the Widowmaker. The fighting Irishmen come up short but the Patriots know they were in a fight. The Patriots are still favorites of mine. Like Gunn, Young's name is in the rookie buzz. No matter what, Bigelow juts can't get on DDP's good side. Cow Palace, Malenko and Lynn keep tearing it up. The Playboy Club are more united the ever. Severn seems to be at a crossroads. Eddie gets wild and might have a rematch in the near future. Southern Boys are unraveling. Steamboat retains but Tenryu was watching closely. Fresno, Can Ams kick the night off with a big win. Dragon Kings get the best of the crazies. I can see Cactus and Gunn in a few more brawls. Payne scores and impressive win. Billy Jack is going to have quite the reign. His current attitude is perfect for the submission title. Regal's finding his groove as CA champ.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 3-22-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, you will see Tony St. Clair return to AWA television and take on Steve Keirn. Iceman Parsons goes up against Chicky Starr. The Missing Link clashes with Kokina. Bill Kazmaier takes on his current rival Cannonball Griz. Also in action will be the world tag champs, the Guerreros, Bob Armstrong, Sgt. Slaughter, Dory Funk Jr., Number One contender El Canek and Terry Gordy. Ok, let's go to the ring. Dory Funk Jr. vs. Trent Watkins Funk puts on another wrestling showcase and wins the match with the spinning toe hold. Nelson: Dory, you've been on quite the roll since coming to the AWA. You've got a big task ahead at Champagne Slam when you take on Stan Hansen. A battle of Texas, so to speak. Funk: Stan and I have had our share of run ins and I'm ready for one more. At Champagne Slam we're all going to find out who the toughest from Texas really is. Commercial Break 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier vs. Cannonball Griz The bell rings and these two powerhouses start pounding away on each other. It aint pretty but these two have a serious slugfest going. Kaz gets the upper hand, swings Griz to the ropes and puts him down with a powerful clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Kaz swings Griz to the corner and follows with a charging back elbow smash. Griz stumbles out as Kaz grabs him, hoists him up and slams him down 1..2..Griz gets his foot on the rope. Kaz swings Griz into the opposite corner and charges in for a jumping splash, but Griz moves as Kaz hits hard. Kaz wobbles back as Griz rolls him over with a handful of tights 1..2..3! Griz slowly rolls out of the ring and raises his arms in victory as Kaz pleads his case to the Ref. Commercial Break 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong vs. Neil Jordan Armstrong's on fire tonight and wins the match with the Jawbreaker. Nelson: Bob, this situation with Austin Idol has become really personal. At Champagne Slam, you two will be on opposite sides. Armstrong: Idol likes to play childish games. He's the type that calls you a name and then runs away when you go after him. At Champagne Slam, I'm coming after you Idol. You have no chance making it to the end. Bet on that! Commercial Break Iceman Parsons vs. Chicky Starr Chicky tries attacking at the bell but gets back dropped. Chicky staggers up as Parsons dropkicks him down. Chicky staggers up as Parsons scoop slams him down. Parsons swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Parsons grabs Chicky, but Chicky rakes his eyes and hurls Parsons out of the ring. Chicky argues with the Ref. Booooos as Larry Zbyszko runs out. Parsons staggers up as Zbyszko nails him with nun chucks! Zbyszko hurls Parsons back into the ring. Chicky swings off the ropes and hits a corkscrew elbow drop 1..2..3! Commercial Break Sgt. Slaughter vs. Harold Bannister Slaughter easily wins the match with the cobra clutch. Nelson: Sgt. Slaughter, you were in the middle of a lot of controversy during your match with Nikita Koloff in London.., Slaughter cuts off Nelson. Slaughter: Listen up Puke! I pinned that no good commie and my hand was raised! Sgt. Slaughter was victorious! Now, at Champagne Slam, that commie Nikita and I will be on opposite sides. I would love to give that maggot another beating, but I know that coward will spend the entire match hiding behind his team. Because Nikita Koloff is nothing but a gutless wimp! (looks at Nelson) You're dismissed! Commercial Break 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Todd Rooney Brandi excites the fans and wins the match with a flying elbow drop from the top rope. Nelson: Tom Brandi, you racked up a lot of nice wins here in the AWA. Recently, you and Gary Young have had a lot of issues. At Champagne Slam, you guys will be on opposing teams. Brandi: It seems Gary Young and his stooge, Vinnie Valentino have targeted me. Well, as you know Larry, I've gotten the best of Young. I would say he's the Unfortunate One. Nelson chuckles Commercial Break The Missing Link vs. Kokina w/Skandor Akbar Kokina and Akbar wait in the ring. Link paces around the ring. As he gets set to walk inside, he's nailed from behind by Buzz Sawyer! Sawyer hurls Link into the ring and follows. Sawyer swings Link to the ropes and hits a powerslam! Sawyer and Akbar hold Link as Kokina swings off the ropes and hits a big splash! Kokina gets up and sets up for another splash. Cheers as Big Jim Morris runs into the ring and pounds away on Kokina. Boos as the British Bombers hit the ring. Cheers as the Bruisers hit the ring! It's chaos as fists start flying. The Bruisers are all over the Bombers. Morris swings Kokina to the ropes and nails him with a big boot to the face. Morris is nailed from behind by Sawyer. The Bruisers double clothesline Sawyer down and then continue to pound away on the Bombers into the commercial. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs the Guerreros vs. Carl Kellerman and Rance Jones Hector hoists Kellerman up for a suplex as Chavo hits a flying press off the top rope for the win. Nelson: Hector and Chavo, you two have a big April coming up. Chavo: Larry, we're on top of the world. Just look at us, we're riding high as AWA world tag team champions. And as if that wasn't enough, well, tell them Hector. Hector: The NWA obviously knows who the best team in the world is, because we've received our invitation for the Crockett Cup. So, you know what that means? It means that we're going to roll into Champagne Slam as AWA world tag champs and Crockett Cup winners! Chavo: It doesn't get any better than that. Nelson: Well, don't forget, you have the Fantastics hot on your tails. The Guerreros give Nelson a dirty look, shake their heads and walk away. Commercial Break El Canek vs. Ray Glader Canek looks like a million bucks and wins the match with a flying spin kick followed by a senton splash! Canek has a date with destiny at Champagne Slam. Commercial Break Tony 'Simply the Best' St. Clair vs. 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn The two lock up and St. Clair hip tosses Keirn over. St. Clair claps his hands and pats himself on the back. They lock up again and St. Clair hip tosses Keirn over. St. Clair claps his hands and holds out his arms for a pose. They lock up again and this time Keirn hip tosses St. Clair over. Keirn does a fabulous one strut that pisses St. Clair off. St. Clair charges but Keirn nails him with a punch. Keirn kicks St. Clair and follows with a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Keirn swings St. Clair to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Keirn hits a delayed knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Keirn swings St. Clair to the ropes but misses a clothesline, St. Clair swings back and puts Keirn down with a flying forearm blast. Both men stagger up as St. Clair nails Keirn with a European uppercut and follows with a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. St. Clair swings Keirn to the ropes and back drops him. Keirn staggers up as St. Clair nails him with a front feet dropkick. St. Clair goes to the top rope and comes down with a flying knee drop but Keirn moves. Keirn regroups as St. Clair stands up and limps around. Keirn grabs St. Clair and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Keirn swings St. Clair to the ropes and hits a back drop, but Keirn's head nails St. Clair in the groin area. St. Clair goes down and rolls over in pain. The Ref checks on St. Clair. Keirn waits for a few seconds, then moves in. The Ref is talking with Keirn. St. Clair gets up and nails Keirn with a rolling cannonball headbutt to his mid section. St. Clair cradles Keirn 1..2..3! Commercial Break Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy vs. Clinton Stitch Gordy destroys his opponent and ends things with the Oklahoma Stampede! Nelson: Ok Terry, we all saw what went down 2 weeks ago. It's you and Hulk Hogan, one on one at Champagne Slam Gordy: You know something? I'm so sick and tired hearing about Hulk Hogan. Hogan! At Champagne Slam, you're in a world of trouble boy! You can't handle what I'm going to bring! I'm going to beat you down to nothing and when I'm done doing that, I'm going to pick you back up and beat you down again! I'm going to give you so much pain and agony, you're going to wish you never step foot in an AWA ring. I'm going to make sure you regret ever coming here. At Champagne Slam, Hulkamania dies before it even gets a chance to run wild in the AWA. You're finished Hogan!

Great hype for the Crockett Cup. Nice touch having Uncle Ivan narrate the Russian's video piece. Scorpio has been racking up some impressive wins. He could make a serious run at the TV title. The Nightmares are working their way up the NWA tag rankings. Whatley does enough to save Valiant from a serious beating. The saga continues. Fuller pulls out a crafty heel move to retain. The Road Warriors are tuning up for the Crockett Cup. Slater wins the war against Manny and now gets a title shot with Garvin. Garvin vs. Slater will be one hard hitting match up.

If you want to draw a crowd for the Superdome, a Flair/Dibiase world title match is the way to go. No doubt about it, Lawler in a world title bout in Memphis will be a sell out. April will be a money making month for WCW. Debeers keeps adding fuel to his fire. His Anti American stable going up against Reed, Simmons and Atlas will add to WCW's profits. I don't know, Piper may need a friend. The tag division is so stacked, WCW has its hands full choosing who gets a title shot. This could set up some interesting scenarios. Gilbert's getting a little jealous and it might cost him his faction. LOL, Miss Tennessee is having a great time giving it to Rogers. Bring on the Women! Humongous has definitely earned a US title shot. We've got a big time power match coming. Looks like Mr. Wrestling 2 has found a future manager in Mitchell.

I think the Rockers want to make sure they get the best from Demolition at Mania. Bulldog looked like a million bucks, but Savage was great with these kinds of finishes. What's Sherri's deal with Martel? With Muta on the horizon, now is not the time for Martel to be distracted. What a way to showcase Earthquake! Muta looks strong heading into Mania. On the other hand, Warrior gets his momentum back in a heartbeat. Savage vs. Warrior is the exact Mania main event the WWF needs after the departure of Hogan. This is going to Rock!

Hmmmm, it seems the Diamond Exchange have a little interest in Austin. Lee's been bulldozering the competition lately. WOW! Looks like the Southern Boys have taken a page out of Billy Jack's book. Candido is setting himself up for another shot at the LHW title. The Playboy Club is united and causing chaos. Portland, Cactus..Jackal...Tick...Tick...Tick Bad timing for Bobby. Malenko finally ends the stalemate. Hashimoto gets tested but comes out on top. I get this feeling Rose is setting himself up for a TV title run. Steamboat has had Windham's number. The mysterious triangle isn't helping Windham's focus. Furnas gets things going with a bang. Eddie gets back on the winning track. Kawada evens things up as this feud continues. Soultaker has been another impressive breakout star. Regal's title reign has been off to a good start. After this weekend, Hart might be in line for a title shot.

AWA Champagne Slam official lineup Friday, April 19th Market Square Arena, Indianapolis IN AWA World Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta (C) w/Ray Stevens vs. El Canek Hulk Hogan vs. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy Stan Hansen vs. Dory Funk Jr. Elimination 10 man tag matches 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff, Carlos Colon, the Gunslingers and 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. Sgt. Slaughter, Tony 'Simply the Best' St. Clair, AWA National Tag Team Champs the Olympians and Chicky Starr AWA Mid American Champ Paul Orndorff, 'Big' Jim Morris, the Bruisers and Missing Link vs. AWA Southern Champ Larry Cameron, Kokina, the British Bombers and 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer w/Skandor Akbar 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong, the Fantastics, Iceman Parsons and 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol, AWA World Tag Champs the Guerreros, 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko and AWA TV Champ Brian Adias The Dragon Kings, The San Juan Saints and 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Sweet Dreams, Vinergy and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/The Vin Man Leo Burke, the Rose Cousins, 'The Foreman' Spike Huber and 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier vs. Mean Mike Miller, the High Chiefs, Glamour Doll and Cannonball Griz

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 3-15-89 Highlights are shown from last week as Terry Gordy signs the contract to face Hulk Hogan at Champagne Slam. That segment is followed by highlights from the Royal Albert Hall card. Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. After what happened last week, tonight you will see a rematch for the AWA TV title as Brian Adias defends against Bill Dundee. Due to travel issues, the match between Sweet Dreams and the Dragon Kings wasn't able to take place in London, but we'll have that match for you tonight. Also, the AWA world champ Jumbo Tsuruta along with Ray Stevens will be here. Right now, let me bring out the AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow, who has some exciting news regarding the next pay per view, Champagne Slam. Brenda Britton and Gerry Morrow walk out. Britton: This is an important moment Nelson, so I'll take it from here. See ya! Nelson shakes his head and walks away. Britton: Hi everybody! Let me now turn the time over to the man that makes things happen, Gerry Morrow. Morrow: AHHHHHHHH thank you Brenda. On Friday April 19th, de AWA will present Champagne Slam at de Market Square Arena. Brenda, we created dis event last year and it is very special to me. So, I thought we would have some fun with it. On dat night you will see five, ten man tag team elimination matches. Britton: Five elimination matches? Wow! Morrow: Dat is right Brenda. And believe me, whoever is left standing at de end of those matches will be heavily rewarded. However, dat is not all you will see. As you saw last week, Hulk Hogan will face Terry Gordy. Also signed will be Stan Hansen taking on Dory Funk Jr. and of course Jumbo Tsuruta will defend de AWA world title against number one contender, El Canek. Britton: Gerry, I can't believe it, but you've outdone yourself once again. Morrow: Hahahahaha yes Brenda, dat is what I do. At de end of dis program, you will see de elimination match ups for Champagne Slam. Trust me, a lot of grudges in these match ups. Oh and Brenda, we will kick off de event with a toast. Britton: That sounds wonderful. Gerry, I can't wait for Champagne Slam. Until next time, toooooodles. Commercial Break 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Neil Jordan Idol wins the match with the Las Vegas Leglock. Nelson: Austin Idol, last week at the Royal Albert Hall, you made your presence known to Bob Armstrong before the start of the world title match. That was a long way to go just to taunt Bob Armstrong. Idol: Yea, well it worked, didn't it? Old Bobby Boy came back empty handed. Now Bobby, you and me will be on opposite sides at Champagne Slam and you can bet I'm coming after you and I'll eliminate you with the Las Vegas Leglock darling! Commercial Break 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. Trent Watkins Keirn finishes things off with a reverse DDT. Nelson: Steve Keirn, next week you will face Tony St. Clair as he returns to AWA TV. Let me take you to some pre recorded comments from Mr. St. Clair. St. Clair: At the Royal Albert Hall, the so called world's strongest man found out what it was like to be in the ring with the best. I understand I will be facing Steve Keirn next week. That's a shame for you Steve, but then again, there will be no shame in losing to simply the best. Keirn: Tony St. Clair really loves to run his mouth and talk about being the best. Well, all that talk doesn't mean a thing and none of it will matter when I put his head straight through the canvas! Commercial Break Nelson: With me right now is Mean Mike Miller WHAM! Miller is nailed by LEO BURKE! Burke pounds away on Miller, then swings him shoulder first into the steel post. Burke picks up Miller and hits a shoulder breaker! (This was the exact same thing Miller did to Burke a few weeks ago) Commercial Break 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. Roy Glader Zbyszko looks pissed tonight and wins the match with a swinging neckbreaker. Nelson: (smirking) Larry, at the Royal Albert Hall, Iceman Parsons caught you slipping and got the 1..2..3 on you. Zbyszko: (long pause while staring at Nelson) I despise you Nelson, I really do. That spudhead Parsons is the luckiest man on the planet and luck will only take you so far. Next time we meet, Parsons will be out of luck. Commercial Break The Dragon Kings vs. Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams get in their moments, but the Dragon Kings are on their A game tonight and frustrate Sweet Dreams throughout the match. Tanaka hits a snap suplex on Sugar 1..2..Dream runs in with a stomp. Fujinami sends Dream flying with a front dropkick. The Dragon Kings execute a double suplex on Sugar 1..2..3! After a minute, the Dragon Kings head to ringside. On the outside, Sweet Dreams load up their masks. They charge from behind and nail the Dragon Kings with loaded headbutts to the back of their heads. Dream grabs Nelson's mic. Dream: Sweet Dreams babay! Commercial Break AWA Southern Champ 'Lethal' Larry Cameron w/Skandor Akbar vs. Todd Rooney Cameron destroys his opponent and finishes him off with a running double axehandle to the head. Nelson: Skandor Akbar, at the Royal Albert Hall, the AWA Mid American Champ Paul Orndorff got the pin on the Southern Champ, your man, Larry Cameron. People are saying maybe Orndorff is the better champion. Akbar: That's a joke! Larry Cameron is the most dominating champion in the world and he is in fact lethal. I've talked with Gerry Morrow and made sure that Orndorff is on the other side of the ring at Champagne Slam. We'll just see who the better champion is. Cameron: Orndorff! You're going down!! Akbar points at Cameron as Cameron holds up his Southern title with pride. Commercial Break The High Chiefs vs. Marvin Thomas and Carl Kellerman The High Chiefs are vicious tonight and win the match with a double rib breaker! After the match, Afi holds Kellerman as Lightfoot nails him with his War Club! Lightfoot looks in the camera and yells "Rose Cousins! You're next!" Commercial Break Chicky Starr is on camera with a bandaged up head. Starr: Carlos Colon, I was right. You are not the man you used to be. After what I did to you, I'm sure you will never want to get in the ring again. (smiles) Adios Carlos! Back Live Nelson: I think Chicky Starr has underestimated Carlos Colon, because I've been told that Colon will in fact be at Champagne Slam. I do hope Colon knows what he's doing. His neck is in very bad shape. Fans, next week Terry Gordy will be in action and I'm sure he will have words for Hulk Hogan. Speaking of Hulk Hogan, I understand he will be back on AWA TV in 2 weeks. Those two will meet at Champagne Slam and what an epic match up that will be. Our TV title match when we return. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Superstar' Bill Dundee After the introductions are made, Adias grabs the mic. "There is no way I'm defending my AWA TV title tonight. I beat this chump last week, end of story. The AWA better realize that when it comes to this title, I call the shots! I'm supposed to be on set in Hollywood right now. The only reason why I'm here is because all the viewers wanted to see me. So, it's only fair that I give them a special cameo appearance. Now that you got that, I'm out of here!" Adias heads to the outside. The Ref signals for the bell. Dundee grabs Adias by his hair and yanks him back in the ring. Dundee unloads with Memphis style punches, swings Adias to the ropes and back drops him. Adias staggers up as Dundee clotheslines him down. Dundee picks up Adias and hits a vertical suplex. Dundee goes to the top rope. Dundee crashes down with the Bombs Away but Adias moves at the last second. Both men stagger up. Adias staggers over and kicks Dundee right between the legs. The Ref signals for the DQ. Adias goes and grabs his TV title. Adias goes to the top rope. Dundee gets to his knees as Adias crashes down and nails Dundee with the title! Winner of the Match by DQ- Bill Dundee. However, Brian Adias is still the AWA TV champ. Commercial Break Nelson: Coming out now, with manager Ray Stevens, the AWA world champion Jumbo Tsuruta. Stevens walks out in jeans and brown suit jacket. Jumbo is wearing a black suit with the title on his shoulder. Nelson: Ray, your man Jumbo is coming off an impressive title defense against Bob Armstrong. I know Jumbo Tsuruta impressed the UK crowd. Stevens: Of course he did! You and all of the UK saw what a devastating champion Jumbo Tsuruta is. This man is unbeatable and unstoppable! Nobody can end his reign and I mean nobody! Which brings me to you El Canek. Yes, you're an impressive specimen and an elite wrestler. That's why you're the number one contender. However, at Champagne Slam, you're going into the ring with (points at Jumbo) this man! He's more than just an impressive specimen and elite wrestler. He's a bone crushing, human wrecking machine! And at Champagne Slam, he's going to mow over El Canek and remain AWA World Champion! Jumbo holds up his title.

Oh yea! April means Crockett Cup! I can't wait. Slater vs. Manny in a cage for a shot at the world title! Doesn't get any better than this. Damn! Jones sure found a suitable replacement for Kamala. Bundy has arrived! I'm really liking this Whatley slow burn story. Adding Valiant in the mix is brilliant.