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AWA Presents From the McNichols Arena, Denver Co Live on Pay Per View INTERMISSION Larry Nelson: Fans, welcome back to SuperClash 3. I'm just as shocked as you are at the brutality we just witnessed between Terry Gordy and Kerry Von Erich. I'm sure neither man will ever be the same again. Ok, well, we have a lot more action coming your way, so let's get back to the ring. 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers vs. Leo Burke An unfortunate injury kept Dave Taylor from action tonight. However, word got to the AWA that Leo Burke was available and here we are. Flowers is wearing a diamond studded robe as he arrogantly walks to the ring. He stops to admire a chair before entering the ring. Leo Burke is coming off an incredible run in PCW and these fans know him and his reputation well, so he gets a pretty good pop. The bell rings and Flowers offers a handshake. Before Leo can lift his hand, Flowers kicks him and rakes Burke's eyes. Flowers swings Burke into the turnbuckles and follows with a running back elbow smash. Flowers then goes on an onslaught with kicks, punches, chokes and stomps. Flowers slams Burke down, goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with a stomp to the chest 1..2..Kick Out. Flowers grabs Burke's face and starts to stretch it out. Flowers hurls Burke out of the ring. Flowers argues with the Ref and then starts yelling at the fans. Flowers goes out to the apron. Burke starts to rise. Flowers goes for a double axehandle, but Burke hits him in the stomach. Burke hurls Flowers back in the ring. Flowers staggers up as Burke blasts him with a forearm smash. Burke clamps on a headlock and pounds away on Flowers head with several punches. Burke swings Flowers to the ropes and nails him with a flying high knee. Burke hoists Flowers up and vertical suplexes him back. Burke follows with a delayed knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Burke swings Flowers into the corner and follows with several forearm uppercuts. Burke swings Flowers to the opposite corner and charges in but Flowers lifts his knees as Burke crashes into them. Flowers regroups and is frustrated. Flowers rolls to the outside and grabs a chair. He brings the chair into the ring. The Ref is yelling and warning him. Flowers tells the Ref to shut up. Burke rises as Flowers is set to hit him. Burke kicks Flowers and forearm blasts the chair into Flowers face! Burke grabs Flowers and hits a jawbreaker 1..2..3! The fans cheer as Burke celebrates his AWA debut with them. Winner of the Match- Leo Burke Mr. Olympia and 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young and Dream Machine Special Ring Enforcer- Ron Lyle Former heavyweight boxing contender and Denver's own, Ron Lyle gets a big pop as the announcer rattles off his impressive boxing resume. Ron smiles and waves to the fans as he takes his spot outside the ring. Boos as Dream Machine and Gary Young head towards the ring. Young is wearing a shiny silver jacket with 'Fortunate One' written on the back. Dream is wearing a colorful robe with 'I'm Back' written on back. Dream stops in front of Ron Lyle and starts dancing and shadow boxing. He points and warns Lyle to stay out of his face or he'll knock him out. Ron smiles and waves him off. Boos turn to cheers as Olympia and Keirn head down the aisle. Both men are wearing red vests and Olympia is wearing a red mask. As soon as the bell rings we get a pier six brawl. Keirn and Olympia get the upper hand and clothesline Dream and Young over the top rope. Dream staggers up and sees Ron Lyle. Dream starts yelling at Lyle. Lyle rears his fist and Dream staggers back and falls down. The fans laugh as Young helps Dream up and pulls him back as Dream yells at Lyle. The in ring Ref gets some order. Former partners Olympia and Young go at it. Young swings Olympia towards the corner but Olympia reverses it and swings Young hard into the corner. Young staggers out as Olympia back drops him. Olympia drops several consecutive elbow drops on Young. Olympia hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a fist drop 1..2..Dream breaks it with a stomp. Keirn runs in but Dream hightails it back to his corner. Olympia tags in Keirn. They swing Young to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Dream is on the apron yelling down at Lyle. Keirn picks up Young and swings him into Dream. The Ref calls it an official tag. Before Dream can react, Keirn grabs Dream by his head and flings him into the ring. Keirn explodes on Dream with fired up punches. Keirn swings Dream into the corner, where Olympia tags him with a big punch. Keirn punches Dream back into the corner. Keirn hops up on the turnbuckles and punches Dream 10 times as the fans count along. Keirn tags in Olympia. Olympia hops on the turnbuckles and punches Dream 10 times as the fans count along. Olympia hops down. Dream stumbles forward and falls on his face. Olympia suplexes Dream 1..2..Young breaks it. Keirn runs in but the Ref guides him back. Young grabs Olympia's arm and kicks Olympia in the face. Young drags Dream to the corner and tags himself in. From the outside, Lyle gives Young a warning. Young snapmares Olympia over and follows with a running neck snap. Young hoists Olympia up and hits a delayed suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Young works Olympia over with chokes, stomps and knee drops. Young picks up Olympia and tags in Dream. Young holds Olympia as Dream kicks him in the gut. Dream hits a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Dream chokes Olympia on the bottom rope. Dream grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Olympia. Dream picks up Olympia and pushes him into the corner. Dream points down at Lyle. Dream does some foot shuffling and starts punching Olympia. Dream does some dancing and continues to punch Olympia. Dream slams Olympia, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Keirn breaks it. Young charges in but Keirn punches him through the ropes. Keirn goes back to his corner and cheers Olympia on. Dream swings Olympia to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Olympia kicks him, dives over and tags in Keirn! The fans cheer as Keirn goes off on Dream with punches. Young runs in but Keirn kicks him, grabs him, grabs Dream and knocks their heads together. Keirn slams Dream and goes to the top rope. Dream staggers up as Keirn nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Young drops an elbow on Keirn's head. Olympia runs in and punches Young back. While all that is going on, Dream reaches in his mask and pulls out a foreign object. He nails Keirn in the throat with it. Dream rolls over and tags in Young. Keirn staggers up, holding his throat as Young clotheslines him down. Young stomps down on Keirn. Dream is yelling at Young to bring Keirn over. Young swings Keirn hard into the corner. Dream grinds the foreign object into Keirn's face as Young kicks away at Keirn. The fans go wild when Ron Lyle yanks Dream from the apron. Young is yelling down at Lyle. Dream starts to point and yell at Lyle. Dream holds up his fists and tells Lyle he's going to knock him out. Lyle gets his fists up. Olympia sneaks up behind Young and levels him. Olympia then rolls out of the ring and is behind Dream. Dream and Lyle square off. Dream starts dancing, then throws a big right hook. Lyle ducks and punches Dream! Dream falls back and into a sleeper from Olympia! Inside the ring, Young staggers up and sees what's happening on the outside. Before he can go out there, Keirn hits him from behind, grabs him and hits a reverse DDT 1..2..3! Young is out in the ring and Dream is asleep on the outside. After things settle down, Ron Lyle gets in the ring and raises the arms of Keirn and Olympia as the fans cheer. Winners of the Match- Mr. Olympia and Steve Keirn We see a blank screen. A man pops up and turns around. "You're not experiencing technical difficulties so don't change that dial. That's right, the Vin Man is back, yea! Oh and I'm bringing some friends. I'm bringing in the greatest tag team the AWA has ever seen. These guys are young, strong, energetic and smooth. Just wait until you see the Hit Sensations...YEA! Crusher Blackwell vs. Kokina Kokina looks like a beast as he walks to the ring. He gives the camera a menacing stare and then lets out a monstrous yell. Blackwell gets a great reception and looks focused and ready to go. The bell rings and we get a stare down. Kokina lets out a yell and swings but Blackwell blocks it and headbutts Kokina. Kokina is dazed a bit but grabs Blackwell by his hair and headbutts him down. Kokina picks up Blackwell and puts him down with a thrust throat shot. Kokina spreads Blackwell's legs and delivers a diving headbutt to the mid section. Kokina stands up and gives Blackwell and standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kokina swings Blackwell into the corner and charges in with an avalanche but Blackwell moves and Kokina hits the corner hard. The fans rally Blackwell as he regroups. Kokina staggers up as Blackwell runs over and splashes Kokina back into the corner. Blackwell swings Kokina to the ropes and clotheslines him. Kokina is staggering. Blackwell grabs him and clamps on a bearhug, then rams Kokina into the turnbuckles. Blackwell delivers an impressive belly to belly suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Blackwell picks up Kokina and swings him into the opposite corner. Blackwell charges in but Kokina holds on to the top rope and kicks Blackwell in the face. Blackwell staggers back as Kokina puts him down with a running shoulder block. Kokina slowly walks over, picks up Blackwell and slams him down. Kokina swings Blackwell into the corner and follows with a corner splash. Kokina backs up. Blackwell staggers out. Kokina grabs Blackwell, quickly hoists him up and hits the Samoan Drop 1..2..3! After a few moments, the fans cheer as Blackwell slowly rises to his feet. He's hurting bad but manages to stand. He looks around with tears in his eyes, then gives them a heartfelt wave. Winner of the Match- Kokina CHAIN MATCH! Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer Sawyer heads into the ring maniacally laughing. On the flip side, if looks could kill, Colon's would. Several officials have to keep Sawyer and Colon apart until the chains are hooked. The officials pull out a 15ft chain and attach it to Sawyer and Colon's wrists. This match will be under pinfall or submission rules. The officials quickly exit as the bell rings. Colon and Sawyer pull into each other and start hitting each other with the chain. Colon gets the upper hand as he wraps the chain around his fist and punches away on Sawyer. Colon unravels the chain, backs up and clotheslines Sawyer with the chain 1..2..Kick Out. Colon wraps the chain around his fist and bloodies Sawyer's face with punches. Colon stands up. Sawyer is able to pull the chain up into Colon's groin area. Colon keels over as Sawyer regroups. Sawyer wraps the chain around Colon's neck and chokes away. Colon's head bleeds as Sawyer mercilessly punches Colon with the chain. Sawyer picks up Colon and drops him with a chain thrust 1..2..Kick Out. Sawyer stands up and waits. Colon slowly rises. Sawyer pulls the chain, but Colon uses the momentum and runs in with a chain shot to Sawyer's head. Colon shakes the cobwebs. Colon starts swinging the chain down and hitting Sawyer's back. Colon picks up Sawyer and hits a back breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Colon picks up Sawyer and body slams him. Colon drags Sawyer to the corner. Colon hops on the middle ropes, wraps the chain around his hand and crashes down with a chained fist drop 1..2..Sawyer gets his foot on the rope. Colon picks up Sawyer, but Sawyer kicks Colon low, bites his forehead and punches Colon with the chain. Both men are bleeding profusely. Sawyer picks up Colon and powerslams him over 1..2..Kick Out. Sawyer's pissed and just starts pounding away on Colon with the chain. Sawyer laughs hysterically as he chokes Colon with the chain. The fans are pumping Colon up. Colon slowly starts to rise and drops Sawyer with a hanging neckbreaker. Colon and Sawyer slowly rise. Colon yanks Sawyer in and short arm clotheslines him with the chain 1..2..Kick Out. Colon goes to the middle ropes, wraps the chain around his elbow and crashes down with a chained elbow drop 1..2..Sawyer gets his foot on the rope. Colon now goes to the top rope. Sawyer slowly rises and yanks the chain which sends Colon off the top rope. Sawyer stomps away on Colon's back. Sawyer drops down, puts his knee on Colons back, wraps the chain around Colon's neck and wrenches back. Colon is spitting up. The fans chant "Carlos" Carlos" Carlos" Colon is shaking his fists as Sawyer keeps wrenching back. Colon is rising up. In an unbelievable moment, Colon gets up and back pedals Sawyer into the turnbuckles! The chain is still around Colon's neck. Colon staggers out of the corner. Sawyer tightens the chain around Colon's neck, swings Colon forward and yanks the chain back. The visual is brutal as Colon's head just snaps back. The fans give out a gasp. Colon just falls back and down as Sawyer covers 1..2..3! Officials and Medics run into the ring. They unhook the chains and immediately attend to Colon. They quickly put a neckbrace on him. The other Medics are wiping the blood from Sawyer's face. Sawyer looks over at Colon and smiles. Winner of the Match- Buzz Sawyer Ken Resnick is standing by ringside Resnick: My goodness fans, I can't believe what just went down between Colon and Sawyer. I'll tell you this, I really hope their war is finally over. We'll hope to give you an update on Carlos Colon's health very soon. Switching gears, my guest at this time promised all of us he would be here tonight at SuperClash. He has not been in an AWA arena since WrestleRock. Please welcome back Greg Gagne. Mass boos as Gagne comes out wearing a black suit and tie. He looks around and just shakes his head at the booing fans. Resnick: Well Greg, welcome back. Gagne: Oh that's real sincere Resnerd. You know how much blood sweat and tears I've spilt for the AWA? And this is the reaction I get. I've spent the last 6 months in physical therapy, thanks to that masked moron El Canek. I beat the odds and here I am. And yet, this is the reaction I get? Resnick: Well Greg, I think it has a lot to do with the bounty you put on El Canek. I mean you're willing to pay 300,000 dollars to end a man's career. Which, by the way, all the bounty hunters have been unable to collect. Gagne: Very funny Resnerd. But see you're an idiot and you're wrong. Let me tell you, these idiotic fans and most of all El Canek something. My mission in 1989 is to put El Canek on the shelf for good. I'm here to announce that I have raised the bounty to 500,000 dollars. Canek will have nowhere to run or hide. Every wrestler in the world will be coming after him. (laughs) 1989 will be the year of the Great Gagne. An official walks up and hands Resnick a note. Gagne: Hey dope, I'm talking, so get lost. The official walks away as Resnick reads the note. Resnick: AHHHH Greg, you might want to hear this. Gagne: Oh jeez, spit it out Resnerd. Resnick: UUUMMM, well, this note says that a bounty has been put on you. For the amount of 1 dollar. Gagne: (cracking up) This is good. Did you set this up Resnerd? A dollar? Really? Come on Resnerd, you could have made it a million. The fans get up and cheer as El Canek slowly walks up and stands behind Greg. Canek holds up a dollar bill and tosses it in front of Greg. Greg looks at the dollar, then turns around. Greg's face turns white with a look of shock and horror. Greg tries to run backwards but trips and falls back. Greg is pleading and begging. Canek picks Greg up and rams him back first into the steel post. Canek does this 2 more times, then flings Greg like a ragdoll into the ring. Canek gets in the ring and delivers 3 backbreakers to Greg. Canek picks up Greg and slams him hard on the mat. Canek rolls Greg on his stomach. Canek goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drops. Canek repeats this 2 more times. Canek hooks Greg up and applies the Bow and Arrow. Greg passes out. Canek releases the hold. The fans are up and cheering as Canek raises his arms in victory. Greg Gagne is stretchered out of the ring. As the Medics are carrying Gagne up the aisle, they stumble and tip the stretcher over. They put Greg back on and stretcher him out. AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (C) vs. 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff If Zbyszko gets DQed or Counted Out, he will lose the title Tuff Enough by the Fabulous Thunderbirds plays as Orndorff heads down the aisle in his trademark robe. He gets in the ring and raises his fist to the cheering fans. My Way by Frank Sinatra plays as Zbyszko arrogantly walks down the aisle with a smug look. He enters the ring, opens up his jacket to Orndorff and shows off his title. Orndorff goes at him but the Ref holds him back. The bell rings and Zbyszko quickly exits the ring. The fans boo as Zbyszko circles the ring. He knows he'll lose the title on a countout but likes playing mind games. Zbyszko gets on the apron. He's holding the ropes while arguing with the fans. Orndorff runs over, grabs the ropes and flings Zbyszko back in the ring. Orndorff swings Zbyszko to the ropes and punches him in the mid section. As Zbyszko is keeled over, Orndorff nails him with a knee lift. Zbyszko staggers up as Orndorff clamps on a headlock and punches away. Orndorff releases the headlock, Zbyszko is wobbling and throws a haymaker, Orndorff ducks and atomic drops Zbyszko into the turnbuckles. Zbyszko hits hard and staggers into a German Suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Orndorff picks up Zbyszko and hits a gut wrench suplex, then follows with a front face suplex 1..2..Zbyszko gets his shoulder up. Orndorff picks Zbyszko up but Zbyszko mule kicks him and hurls Orndorff out of the ring. Zbyszko falls down and regroups. Orndorff staggers up and gets on the apron. Zbyszko rises, walks over, grabs Orndorff and snaps his head on the top rope. Orndorff falls to the outside. Zbyszko goes to the outside, picks up Orndorff and swings him into the steel post. Zbyszko grabs Orndorff and slams his head on the apron, then hurls him back in the ring. Zbyszko grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Orndorff. Zbyszko hoists Orndorff up and vertical suplexes him 1..2..Kick Out. Zbyszko swings Orndorff to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the gut. Zbyszko picks up Orndorff and hits a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Zbyszko berates the Ref. Zbyszko goes for a suplex but Orndorff blocks it and suplexes Zbyszko. Both men are lying side by side. They stagger up. Orndorff kicks Zbyszko and executes a double underhook suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Orndorff swings Zbyszko into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Orndorff follows with several shoulder thrusts. Orndorff swings Zbyszko into the opposite corner and charges in but Zbyszko moves as Orndorff hits the turnbuckles head on. Zbyszko grabs the ropes and slowly gets up. Orndorff crawls out and is laying on the bottom ropes. Zbyszko goes over and drops several knees on Orndorff's back. Zbyszko kicks Orndorff out of the ring. Zbyszko goes out, hoists Orndorff up and crotch drops him on the guardrail. Zbyszko grabs Orndorff by his hair and hurls him into the ring. Zbyszko hits a backbreaker, then goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop but Orndorff moves. Zbyszko is on his knees. Orndorff slowly gets up and stomps away on Zbyszko. Orndorff swings Zbyszko into the ropes and hits a jumping high knee. Zbyszko twirls around and knocks over the Ref. Orndorff picks Zbyszko up. The Ref staggers up as Zbyszko's foot nails him while Orndorff is spinning Zbyszko around and slams him down. Orndorff sees the Ref is down and looks him over. Zbyszko crawls up and lowblows Orndorff. Zbyszko rolls out of the ring and gets his title. He goes back in the ring. Orndorff slowly rises and turns around. Zbyszko takes a swing with his title, Orndorff ducks and punches Zbyszko. The Title falls on the canvas. Orndorff grabs Zbyszko and short arm clotheslines him down. Orndorff hoists Zbyszko up and piledrives his head on the title. The Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3!!! Mega Pop! Orndorff picks up the title and holds it high as the fans stand up and cheer. Orndorff wipes the sweat from his forehead and flings it down on Zbyszko. The Winner of the Match and NEW AWA Mid American Champ- Paul Orndorff AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics ZZ Tops Sharp Dress Man plays as the Fantastics hit the ring wearing sparkling blue vests and blue bow ties. The Guerreros enter the ring wearing their ponchos and sombreros, with the titles around their waists. This match was being billed as a dream match and the first 10 minutes prove it. Both teams put on an absolute clinic as they take turns showing off their elite tag team skills. The teamwork is incredible as the fans witness a true stalemate. Just pass the 10 minute mark, the Guerreros get some momentum as they put Fulton down with a double back elbow smash. Chavo drops an elbow on Fulton 1..2..Kick Out. Chavo tags in Hector. They double suplex Fulton. Hector swings off the ropes and hits a senton 1..2..Kick Out. Hector swings Fulton to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Fulton leap frogs over, dives over and tags in Rogers. Rogers and Hector have a nice exchange. Rogers executes a flying headscissors and keeps things clamped with a scissor lock. Rogers reaches up and tags in Fulton. Rogers keeps the scissorlock on Hector as Fulton comes off the middle ropes with a leg drop. Fulton swings Hector to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Fulton follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Fulton tags in Rogers. Fulton swings Hector to the ropes and punches him in the mid section as Rogers follows with a knee lift 1..2..Kick Out. Rogers swings Hector to the corner but Hector jumps on the turnbuckles and hits a reverse flying press. Hector rolls over and tags in Chavo. Chavo works Rogers over, swings him to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Chavo grabs Rogers and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Chavo tags in Hector. They swing Rogers to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Hector covers 1..2..Kick Out. Hector tags in Chavo. Hector suplexes Rogers as Chavo swings off the ropes and hits a body splash 1..2..Kick Out. Chavo swings Rogers to the ropes and goes for a dropkick but Rogers holds on to the ropes as Chavo falls to the canvas. Rogers falls over and tags in Fulton. Chavo starts to rise but Fulton sunset flips him 1..2..Kick Out. Fulton follows with a quick cradle 1..2..Kick Out. Fulton swings Chavo to the ropes and back drops him. Fulton goes to the middle ropes. Chavo rises as Fulton nails him with a double axehandle. Fulton tags in Rogers. Fulton atomic drops Chavo into a punch by Rogers 1..2..Kick Out. Rogers swings Chavo to the ropes and dropkicks him. Rogers tags in Fulton. They swing Chavo to the ropes and double hip toss him over and follow with stereo elbow drops 1..2..Kick Out. Fulton swings Chavo to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Chavo kicks him, dives over and tags in Hector. Fulton rises as Hector swings off the ropes and nails him with a flying forearm blast 1..2..Kick Out. Hector swings Fulton into the corner, charges in and executes a monkey flip. Hector swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Hector tags in Chavo. Hector holds Fulton as Chavo comes off the top rope with an elbow to the top of Fulton's head 1..2..Kick Out. Chavo body slams Fulton and tags in Hector. Hector gets in and tags Chavo back in. Hector clamps a full nelson on Fulton. Chavo goes to the top rope. Hector drops back as Chavo nails Fulton with a senton to the chest 1..2..Fulton barley stays alive. The Guerreros get a bit frustrated. Chavo tags Hector back in. Hector swings Fulton to the ropes but Fulton slides under his legs and tags in Rogers. Rogers and Hector trade moves and have a good see saw exchange. Rogers gets the upper hand with a hip toss. Hector gets up as Rogers nails him with a superkick 1..2..Kick Out. Rogers tags in Fulton. They swing Hector to the ropes and hit a double dropkick 1..2..Chavo breaks it with a stomp. Rogers and Chavo start arguing. Cooler heads prevail as the Ref calms things down. Hector and Fulton start things up again. Hector gets the upper hand and starts rattling Fulton with forearm blasts. Hector swings Fulton to the ropes but misses a clothesline. Fulton swings back and hits a Thesz Press. As Hector falls back, Chavo (from the apron) grabs Fulton's head and snaps it down on the top rope. Hector puts his feet on the ropes and pushes Fulton's legs forward 1..2..3!! Rogers is a second to late. Rogers is tending to Fulton and questioning the Guerreros. The Guerreros shrug their shoulders and point to their titles before walking away. Winners of the Match and STILL AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Guerreros Resnick: That was a match for the history books. It looked like the Guerreros used some questionable tactics but they are indeed still your world tag team champs. Fans, before we get to our main event. I have a special guest. Please welcome the current AWA Southern Champion Lethal Larry Cameron. Cameron walks out wearing a suit and doo rag on his head. The title is on his shoulder. Resnick: Larry, I know the CWA is going through some difficulties which is why we couldn't get your title match signed. However, you do in fact hold a recognized AWA title. I've been told that AWA will make a decision regarding the future of your title. Cameron: There's nothing to talk about. This here title says I'm an AWA champion and there isn't a damn thing anybody can do about it! I'm here in the AWA to defend this title and crack skulls. If there's anybody out there man enough to take this title, come on and try! Cameron holds up the title with pride. Resnick: Ok, there you have it. Back to you Larry Nelson. Nelson: Thank you Ken. Fans, SuperClash 3 has been an event of epic proportions. I want to remind you that our next pay per view event will happen in April as Champagne Slam returns. No doubt about it, we'll be talking about SuperClash 3 for years to come. Next week we'll have a full recap show. But right now, it's time for our main event. AWA World Title Bout 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff (C) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Ray Stevens It's a main event feel as we get a light show. The spotlight goes to the top of the aisle. Ray Stevens comes out wearing blue jeans and a black Jumbo Tsuruta T-Shirt. He stops and motions behind him. Jumbo walks out wearing a kimono robe. Ray leads Jumbo down the aisle. Jumbo has a stoic look and his eyes are focused. Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n Roses blasts as Nikita walks out to a huge ovation. He's wearing a black and red singlet. The title is around his waist as he walks down the aisle with determination on his face. The introductions are made. Nikita and Jumbo are looking eye to eye. Stevens is yelling things at Nikita but Nikita is focused on Jumbo. The Ref holds the title high and we're set to go. The bell rings. Stevens gives Jumbo some last minute words and exits. Jumbo and Nikita slowly circle each other and lock up. Jumbo rears back and pushes Nikita into the turnbuckles. Nikita shakes it off. They lock up again. This time Nikita rears back and pushes Jumbo into the turnbuckles. It doesn't seem to faze Jumbo that much. They lock up again. Nikita clamps on a headlock and wrenches away. Jumbo lifts Nikita up and executes a back suplex. Jumbo grabs Nikita and hits a floating double arm suplex. Jumbo lifts up Nikita and hits a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Stevens applauds as Jumbo picks up Nikita and body slams him down. Jumbo goes to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop but Nikita moves. Nikita favors his back as he stands up. Jumbo holds his knee and rolls over. He slowly rises but Nikita grabs Jumbo's arm and kicks him in the chest. Nikita executes a gut wrench suplex 1..Kick Out. Nikita swings Jumbo into the corner and works him over with stiff uppercuts and kicks. Nikita swings Jumbo to the ropes, kicks him in the mid section and follows with a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita picks up Jumbo, runs with him and slams his head on the turnbuckle. Nikita gives Jumbo several rabbit punches to the back, then hoists Jumbo up and hits a German Suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Stevens is yelling up at Nikita. Nikita yells back but knows he needs to stay focused. Nikita picks up Jumbo but Jumbo kicks him and drops him with a reverse neckbreaker. Jumbo rests against the turnbuckles and regroups. Jumbo swings Nikita to the ropes and executes a swinging sidewalk slam 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo picks up Nikita and hits an overhead suplex. Jumbo grabs Nikita and hits another overhead suplex. Jumbo gets Nikita and hits a 3rd overhead suplex. Jumbo goes to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Nikita barely gets his shoulder up. Stevens is yelling at the Ref. Jumbo picks up Nikita and hoists him on the turnbuckles. Jumbo hops on the turnbuckles. Jumbo goes for a superplex but Nikita fights it. Nikita keeps punching away at Jumbo. Nikita rears back and sends Jumbo flying off the turnbuckles. Nikita focuses. Jumbo rises as Nikita nails him with a flying shoulder block 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita favors his back and shakes the cobwebs. Jumbo staggers up as Nikita grabs him and hits a fireman's carry slam. Nikita picks up Jumbo and swings him into the corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. Nikita grabs Jumbo and delivers a fallaway slam 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop. Nikita picks up Jumbo and sets him on the turnbuckles. Nikita hops up, gets set and executes a superplex! Nikita covers 1..2..Jumbo survives as Stevens has a meltdown. Nikita goes to the middle ropes. Jumbo slowly staggers up. Nikita lunges off but Jumbo catches him and quickly powerslams him over 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo regroups. Jumbo swings Nikita to the ropes and nails him with a big boot to the face. Jumbo picks up Nikita and delivers a brainbuster 1..2..NO! Nikita gets his shoulder up. Stevens is pissed and jumping up and down. Jumbo hoists Nikita on the turnbuckles. Jumbo hops up, buckles in and this time delivers a superplex! Jumbo covers 1..2..Nikita somehow gets his shoulder up. Stevens is up on the apron yelling at the Ref. Jumbo chops Nikita into the corner. Jumbo gets behind Nikita and on the middle ropes. Nikita starts elbowing Jumbo. Nikita backs up and keeps giving Jumbo elbow shots. Jumbo winds up on Nikita's shoulders. Nikita spins around and electric chair drops Jumbo to the canvas. Both men are reeling. Jumbo starts to rise. Nikita starts pounding him with punches. Nikita blasts away, then swings Jumbo to the ropes and hits a belly to belly suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita regroups. Nikita swings Jumbo to the ropes but misses a back elbow smash. Nikita runs forward and swings off the ropes as Jumbo swings back. Jumbo hits his lariat as Nikita hits the Russian Sickle! Both men are down and out, lying side by side. Stevens gets on the apron and is yelling at the Ref. The Ref goes over and they have a heated argument. Wait a minute! Here comes Sgt Slaughter! It looks like he has some type of stun gun. Nikita and Jumbo are barely moving. Nikita tries to rise but falls back against the ropes. That's when Slaughter reaches in and zaps Nikita with the stun gun. Nikita is flailing and shaking all over. The Ref finally turns around. Jumbo shakes the cobwebs and slowly rises. Stevens yells "Finish him!" Nikita stands up but he doesn't know where he is. Jumbo runs forward and nails him with his lariat! 1..2..3!!!! Stevens grabs the world title and runs into the ring. Jumbo slowly rises. Stevens straps the title around Jumbo's waist. Jumbo holds up his fists in victory. The Ref signals help for Nikita. The last image we see is Jumbo walking out of the ring with the world title. Winner of the Match and NEW AWA World Champion- Jumbo Tsuruta!

Presents From the McNichols Arena, Denver Co Live on Pay Per View The camera pans across the sold out McNichols Arena and cheering fans. Sleek SuperClash banners hang from the rafters. The camera then turns to Larry Nelson as he welcomes us. Nelson: Hello fans and welcome to SuperClash 3! Tonight you'll see all 5 titles on the line along with some very heated grudge matches. A couple of quick notes. Dave Taylor has been injured and is unable to compete tonight, but don't worry, the AWA has found a suitable replacement. Well, we've got one hell of a show for you, so let's get this started. In the ring now are Brenda Britton and the AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Brenda is wearing a blue sparking dress while Morrow is looking dapper in a black tuxedo and fedora hat. Brenda: Hi everybody and welcome to SuperClash 3. See Larry, my introduction was so much better. Ok Gerry, go ahead and kick things off. Morrow: AHHHHHH thank you Brenda. This will be de most splendid night in de history of de AWA. So, let us start things off de right way. Singing de National Anthem is de one and de only...Donna Sommer. Donna Sommer gets a standing ovation after her rendition of the National Anthem. The fans then get quite the treat as Donna Sommer sings 'Hot Stuff' for them while a light show is going on. Gerry and Brenda are even dancing at ringside. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Gunslingers (C) vs. The Olympians Both teams stand in the ring. The Olympians are wearing their Olympic themed sparkling capes. The Gunslingers are wearing white chaps and white cowboy hats with the titles around their wastes. The Gunslingers start with a bang as they take turns pinballing Rheingans all over the ring. They put Rheingans down with a double shoulder block. Patera runs in and the Gunslingers double back drop him. Mantell pushes Patera into the corner as Casey pushes Rheingans in the opposite corner. The Gunslingers swing the Olympians into each other. The Olympians crash into each other and stagger back into stereo atomic drops. The Olympians ram into each other again and stagger back into stereo back suplexes. The Ref finally gets some order. Rheingans rakes Casey's eyes and swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Casey swings back and hits a Thesz Press while punching down on Rheingan's head. Casey tags in Mantell. Casey suplexes Rheingans as Mantell follows with a forearm drop from the 2nd rope 1..2..Patera breaks it. Casey runs in but the Ref guides him back. Patera picks up Mantell and slams him down, then goes back to his corner. Rheingans rolls over and tags in Patera. Patera rakes his boot across Mantell's face. Patera swings Mantell to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Patera stomps away on Mantell's back, picks him up, swings him to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug. Patera wrenches away. Mantell starts punching on Patera but Rheingans runs in and rabbit punches Mantell's back. Casey runs in but the Ref guides him back. Patera atomic drops Mantell into a clothesline by Rheingans. The Olympians double slam Mantell. Patera tags in Rheingans. They swing Mantell to the ropes and double back drop him, then Rheingans follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Casey runs in and breaks it. Patera runs in but the Ref guides him back. Casey clotheslines Rheingans down, then goes back to his corner. Mantell crawls over and tags in Casey. Casey dropkicks Rheingans into the corner. Rheingans tags in Patera. Patera runs in but Casey hip tosses him over. Casey works over Patera and tags in Mantell. Casey slingshots Patera into an ear clap by Mantell. Mantell tags Casey back in. Mantell swings Patera into the turnbuckles and follows with a running clothesline as Casey is right behind him with another running clothesline. Casey cradles Patera 1..2..Kick Out. Casey hoists Patera up for a suplex but Rheingans comes in and clips Casey behind the knee. Patera tags in Rheingans. Rheingans swings Casey to the ropes and hits a tilt o whirl suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Rheingans hits a backbreaker on Casey, then clamps on the Boston Crab. Rheingans wrenches away. Casey starts reaching for the ropes, but Patera runs in and drops and elbow on Casey's back. As the Ref guides Patera back, Mantell swings off the ropes and clotheslines Rheingans. Both Rheingans and Casey slowly crawl to their corners. Rheingans tags in Patera. Patera nails Casey with a high knee that sends him into the corner to tag in Mantell. Mantell and Patera pound away on each other. Patera misses a back elbow, Mantell swings back and dropkicks Patera down. Rheingans runs in as does Casey. We've got a pier six brawl going on. Patera levels Mantell with a clothesline. Rheingans and Patera double team Casey. They swing Casey to the ropes but miss a double clothesline. Casey swings back and dropkicks Patera into a crucifix by Mantell. Casey nails Rheingans with a bulldog as Mantell rolls Patera over in a crucifix pin 1..2..3!!!! The fans cheer as The Gunslingers hold their titles high. Winners of the Match and STILL AWA National Tag Team Champs- The Gunslingers Bonus Match Cannonball Grizzly vs. 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier Due to not being able to sign the CWA Southern Title match, the AWA added this match. Both wrestlers make their return to the AWA tonight. These two powerhouses give the fans a slugfest. Grizzly starts to get the upper hand and dazes Kaz with some hard shots. Griz swings Kaz to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Griz follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Griz swings Kaz to the ropes but Kaz knocks him over with a big shoulder block. Griz staggers up as Kaz shows off his strength and body slams Griz down 1..2..Kick Out. Both men exchange in another slugfest and both end up lumbering out through the ropes. They continue to fight on the outside as the Ref counts to 10. After a few more punches both men stop. They exchange in a stare and then take deep breaths. After a few seconds, they nod and shake hands. Official decision- A Double C.O. Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Big Van Vader The Japanese media is all over this one as they surround the ring. Tatsumi enters the ring in a cool looking red robe with a yellow dragon on the back. He's handed flowers by Geishas. The spotlight hits the aisle. Vader walks out with his helmet on. He sets it down and waves his arms as steam shoots out of the helmet. The fans are in awe of this masked monster as he walks towards the ring, making menacing noises and grunts. The bell rings and Vader tells Fujinami to bring it. Fujinami charges but Vader leans in and shoulder blocks Fujinami down. Vader waves his hands to the fans. Fujinami regroups and swings off the ropes, Vader misses a clothesline, Fujinami swings back and hits a front dropkick. Vader staggers as Fujinami hits another dropkick. Vader is wobbling as Fujinami puts him down with a 3rd dropkick. Fujinami hops on the middle ropes and hits a knee drop 1..Vader presses him off. Fujinami picks Vader up but Vader pulls him in and just about decapitates Fujinami with a short arm clothesline. Vader takes a breath. Vader swings Fujinami to the ropes and puts Fujinami down with a Vader Block! Vader hops on the middle ropes and waits. Fujinami staggers up as Vader nails him with a diving clothesline 1..2..Fujinami gets his shoulder up. Vader picks up Fujinami and slams him down hard, picks him up again and hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Fujinami stays alive. Vader scoops up Fujinami and slams him down, then follows with a standing splash (that gets an awe from the fans) 1..2..Fujinami gets his foot on the ropes. Vader berates the Ref. Vader slowly picks up Fujinami but Fujinami nails him with an Enzuigiri! Both men are down. They slowly stagger up. Fujinami grabs Vader and hits belly to back suplex 1..Vader kicks out. Vader staggers back into the corner as Fujinami tags him with several chops and palm strikes. Fujinami swings Vader to the ropes and clamps on the Dragon sleeper! Fujinami wrenches away as Vader swings around. Vader starts to back pedal into the corner but Fujinami releases as Vader hits the turnbuckles. Vader staggers out as Fujinami clamps on the Cobra Twist (AB stretch) Fujinami wrenches away but Vader is able to hip toss him over. Fujinami rises as Vader mows him over. Vader hops on the middle ropes. Fujinami rises as Vader hits him with a Vader Block. Vader swings Fujinami to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Fujinami swings back and hits a crossbody press but Vader catches him and front slams him down 1..2..3! Flashes from the Japanese cameras light up the arena. As Vader leaves the ring, you can tell the fans were impressed with his performance. Winner of the Match- Big Van Vader Bunkhouse Match Iceman Parsons vs. Black Bart Bart comes into the ring wearing cowboy boots with spurs, jeans, black tank top, black cowboy hat and of course his rope and cowbell. 'We Are Family' blasts over the speakers as Parsons comes out wearing boots, jeans and a white cut off tank top. He's pulling an ice cooler and sets it by the ring. It only takes a second before these two start brawling. Bart quickly chokes Parsons with his rope, then starts hitting Parsons with the cowbell. Parsons is already bleeding. Parsons is able to wrap the rope around Bart's neck and pulls him over and to the outside. Parsons staggers up and goes to the apron. Bart gets up as Parsons nails him with a double axehandle. Parsons clears his head and wipes his blood away. Bart staggers up as Parsons dropkicks him into the guard rail. Parsons approaches but Bart grabs a drink from a fan and throws it in Parson's face. Bart regroups and kicks Parsons low. Parsons keels over as Bart grinds his spur into Parson's bloody face. Bart hurls Parsons into the ring. Bart grabs his rope and follows. Bart swings Parsons to the ropes and nails him with the cowbell 1..2..Parsons gets his shoulder up. An irate Bart starts choking Parsons with his rope. Bart stomps down on Parsons and goes to the top rope. Bart crashes down with the Texas Trash Compactor! Bart shakes his head and says "One more!" Bart goes to the top rope and crashes down again but Parsons moves and rolls out of the ring as Bart hits the canvas hard. Parsons wipes the blood away from his face and staggers around. Bart grabs the ropes and slides out of the ring. Bart limps around. From out of nowhere, Parsons nails him with the Hip Attack! Bart flies into the steel post. Parsons opens up his cooler and pulls out a block of ice. Bart staggers up as Parsons breaks the ice block over Bart's head 1..2..3! The fans cheer as a bloody Parsons celebrates. Winner of the Match- Iceman Parsons Sgt. Slaughter vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson plays as the undefeated Tom Brandi slingshots over the top rope and into the ring. Sgt. Slaughter is on the back of a jeep, He looks around at the fans and shows his displeasure. The jeep drives him down the aisle. Slaughter gets out and into the ring. The bell rings and Slaughter looks over Brandi and then starts berating him. Slaughter cheap shots Brandi and punches away. Slaughter swings Brandi to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Brandi swings back with a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. A shocked Slaughter gets up and charges but Brandi goes to town with hip tosses and arm drags as the crowd cheers him on. Slaughter staggers up as Brandi dropkicks him down. Slaughter gets up as Brandi scoop slams him down and follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi suplexes Slaughter and goes to the top rope. Brandi goes for his flying elbow drop but Slaughter moves. Brandi is holding his elbow as Slaughter regroups, picks him up and executes a gut buster. Slaughter picks up Brandi and hits a shoulder breaker. Slaughter picks up Brandi and rams him shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Brandi slowly staggers out as Slaughter clamps on the Cobra Clutch! Slaughter swings Brandi around as the Ref signals for the bell. Slaughter keeps swinging Brandi around then tosses him down. Winner of the Match- Sgt. Slaughter AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson Special guest ring announcer- Raquel Welch DJ comes to the ring as ACDC's TNT blasts over the speakers. He looks determined and focused. 'The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades' plays as Adias arrogantly walks down the aisle wearing sunglasses and a white suit coat with pink wrestling pants. The fans stand up and cheer as Raquel Welch is introduced. She steps in the ring and blows kisses to the fans. Adias is pointing to her and pointing to himself while he smiles and nods his head. Raquel has it memorized as she makes the announcements. She introduces DJ Peterson and winks at him. She then introduces the TV champion but pauses and looks at her card, before announcing Adias's name. The fans laugh but Adias is holding out his arms wondering how she could forget his name. The bell rings but Adias is still yelling at Raquel Welch. Raquel waves and exits. DJ comes from behind and gives Adias an overhead suplex. DJ swings Adias into the turnbuckles, Adias hits hard and staggers into a back drop by DJ. Adias staggers up as DJ scoop slams him down and follows with a jumping fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. DJ picks up Adias and hits a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick out. DJ picks up Adias but Adias rakes his eyes and hurls him out of the ring. Adias clears the cobwebs. DJ gets on the apron, but Adias snaps his head on the top rope, then baseball slides him back to the outside. Adias goes out and hurls DJ back in the ring. Adias stands DJ up, then puts him down with a standing dropkick. Adias chokes DJ on the middle roes, then swings off the opposite ropes and hits a body guillotine. Adias suplexes DJ 1..2..Kick Out. Adias argues with the Ref, then goes to the top rope. He spends to much time yelling at the fans. DJ gets up, grabs Adias and slams him off the top rope. The fans cheer as DJ pumps his fists. Adias staggers up and throws a punch but DJ ducks and atomic drops Adias into the turnbuckles. Adias hits hard and staggers back. DJ grabs him and hits a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..Adias gets his foot on the rope. DJ swings Adias to the ropes and hits a flying back elbow smash. DJ goes to the top rope. Adias slowly rises as DJ nails him with a flying shoulder tackle. Adias stumbles back and through the ropes. The Ref backs DJ up and starts the count on Adias. Adias starts to stagger up the aisle. DJ runs out after him, grabs him by the hair, runs with him and hurls him into the ring. DJ swings Adias to the ropes and hits him with a diving clothesline and follows with a snap suplex 1..2..Adias gets his foot on the ropes. DJ swings Adias into the turnbuckles and follows with a jumping splash. DJ swings Adias into the opposite corner and follows with another jumping splash but Adias moves and DJ hits the top of the steel post. DJ is cut and staggers back and around. Adias quickly grabs him and hits the cradle suplex 1..2..3!!! Adias is still in a daze and rolls out of the ring and falls to the ground but manages to crawl over and get his TV title. Raquel Welch: The winner of the match and still AWA TV Champion, Byron, (looks at her card) no Brian Addidas, (looks again) oh sorry, I mean Brian Adias. Nelson: (laughing) Well, it appears Brian Adias isn't the Hollywood big shot, he thinks he is. Fans, up next is the big steel cage match. While they're setting up the cage, let's take a look at some wrestlers coming to the AWA in 1989. We see a split screen. On one side is a Polynesian ceremony honoring their new Chief Sivi Afi. On the other screen is a Native American ceremony honoring Chief Joe Lightfoot. Two Chiefs, one team. The High Chiefs are coming to the AWA The next scene is a man dressed in a white tuxedo. He's at a roulette table in Monte Carlo. The owner of the establishment walks up and tells the man the entire top floor is ready for him. A waitress walks over and gives the man a drink. The man thanks the owner. The owner says "Nothing but the best for you Mr. St. Clair." The man turns to the camera and raises his drink. Tony 'Simply the Best' St. Clair returns to the AWA STEEL CAGE MATCH! 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy 'Freebird' starts and then booms into the guitar solo as Gordy walks down the aisle wearing his red glitter vest and red bandana. He stops by the cage, takes off his vest, throws his bandana and enters the cage, The fans go crazy as 'Tom Sawyer' plays. Kerry comes out in his yellow glitter robe. He stops at the cage and takes off his robe. Gordy is shaking the cage and yelling at Kerry. Kerry enters the cage. The outside Ref closes the door and the fists start flying! These guys take turns punching the hell out of each other as the crowd eats it up. Gordy starts to get the upper hand and punches Kerry back to the cage. Gordy charges but Kerry back drops him into the cage! Kerry reaches down, pulls Gordy up by his hair and rams Gordy's head several times into the cage. Gordy is bleeding. Kerry pulls Gordy, swings him to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash. Kerry follows with several elbow drops. Kerry swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kerry picks up Gordy by his hair, winds up and sends him flying with a big uppercut. Gordy is sitting against the turnbuckles. Kerry runs over and goes to town with punches and kicks. Gordy is bleeding bad. Kerry swings Gordy to the opposite corner and charges in but Gordy runs out and clotheslines Kerry down. Gordy falls back and regroups. Both men start to stagger up. Gordy grabs Kerry and hits a sidewalk slam 1..2..Kick Out. Gordy picks up Kerry, runs with him and slams him face first into the cage. Gordy picks up Kerry, runs in the opposite direction and darts Kerry head first into the cage. Now Kerry is bleeding bad. Gordy picks up Kerry and grinds his bloody face into the cage. Gordy holds Kerry and gives him an elbow to the top of his head, then grabs him and slams his head several times on the turnbuckle. Gordy chokes Kerry on the top rope and flings him back. Gordy picks up Kerry and hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Gordy just starts choking Kerry. Gordy picks up Kerry and runs towards the cage but Kerry reverses it and hurls Gordy's body into the cage! Gordy is between the ropes and cage. Kerry falls back and tries to regroup. Both men finally come to life. Gordy rolls into the ring. Both men stagger up. Gordy throws a punch but Kerry ducks and starts punching away. The fans roar as Kerry runs in place and punches Gordy to the ground. Kerry picks up Gordy and slams him down. Kerry goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kerry picks up Gordy but Gordy lowblows him. Kerry falls back and down. Gordy is on his knees catching his breath. Kerry tries to stand but Gordy applies the Oriental spike! Gordy puts the pressure on as Kerry has an agonizing look on his face. Kerry starts to rise and mule kicks Gordy. Once again, both men are down. They start to stagger up. Gordy grabs Kerry and hits a backbreaker, then quickly applies the Scorpion Deathlock! Gordy wrenches away. Kerry is fighting with everything he has. Kerry uses all his strength and flips Gordy over. Gordy gets up and charges but Kerry uses the momentum and hurls Gordy into the cage. Both men are hurting and bleeding bad. Kerry rises and pumps his fists. Gordy slowly comes out and staggers up. Kerry grabs Gordy and military presses him up. The fans roar as Kerry slams Gordy down! Kerry then applies the CLAW! It's a million dollar magazine shot as Kerry has the claw on Gordy's bloody face. In an act of desperation, Gordy puts his fingers in Kerry's face and grinds away. Kerry releases the claw and falls back. Gordy is still on his back. Kerry stands up as Gordy nails him with a big boot to the face. Gordy grabs Kerry and hurls him face first into the cage. Gordy grabs Kerry and swings him into the corner. Gordy charges in but this time it's Kerry with a big boot to the face. Gordy staggers back as Kerry spins around and sends Gordy flying with the discus punch!!!! Gordy is down and out. Kerry starts to walk but collapses. These guys have lost a lot of blood. The Ref waits for a bit, but then starts the 10 count. Both men start to move and slowly rise at 9. The fans can't believe it but these two just start exchanging punches. It gets more intense and they start firing away on each other. Sweat and blood is flying as they continue to pound away on each other. Kerry gets the upper hand and swings Gordy to the ropes. Gordy comes back and both heads collide. Kerry falls back and down. Gordy falls back against the ropes, then just collapses forward on top of Kerry 1..2..3! Neither man is moving. The Ref signals for help. After several minutes, both men are helped out and obviously need medical attention. Winner of the Match- Terry Gordy INTERMISSION Stay tuned for Part 2 of SuperClash 3

The tone is set. Really puts off that big event vibe. Shamrock kicks things off with a win as he looks to establish himself as a contender. I thought Suzuki had it but Funaki showed some real intestinal fortitude. Beautiful sequence by Kido to comeback and beat Malenko. Kopylov brought his A game and gave Fujiwara a fight, which it seemed Fujiwara really respected. I would say Fujiwara is now cemented as a top guy. Awesome striking match between Yamazaki and Sayama. These guys really went at it. Yamazaki gets the big blow to put down Sayama. Looks like Sayama is going to have to regroup for 1989, while Yamazaki has some real momentum going. Man, Casemiro and Ruas look like some bad dudes. After their display, I think they won over the crowd. Speaking of winning a crowd over, the Soviets exceed all the hype and put on a wrestling showcase. I can't believe Karelin had enough strength and stamina to pull off that finishing suplex. That was impressive. Great match and I'm sure there's a lot of money for a rematch. The tag match was full of drama. The Russians overcome the odds and narrowly defeat the Koslowski's. I really like this tag team concept. Seems to keep things fresh and the action is non stop. I thought Han had excellent strategy against Maeda and fought a smart match. Maeda seems to be the Joe Montana of this world because he's the master of comebacks and pulling out wins in the end. Great match. Incredible main event as both Backlund and Takada more than delivered. I love the controversy at the end. This will create a lot of buzz. I think Maeda better make things right with Backlund. I wouldn't want Backlund as an enemy. Outstanding match! I'm still in awe at the stamina these guys have. This show really ended the year on a high note. Things will only get better in 89. Props to you and your writing. You put a lot of hard work into this. I appreciate that.

The stage is definitely set for WrestleCade. This card has it all. Big time feuds, title bouts, grudge matches and the last minute surprises were great. It was only a matter of time before Piper got back in the ring. Muraco is the perfect foe here. The Latin Connection is going to walk down Bad Street! The Nation get some muscle with Hughes, but Atlas more than evens things out. I think Gilbert and Morton might steal the show. Williams and Dibiase are awesome but can they stop the SST? Rhodes vs. Funk in a bullrope match, what else can I say. Spivey is on thin ice with the Horsemen and having Tully around adds a lot of intrigue. I'm really looking forward to the world title bout and the direction you go in 89.

AWA TV Special @ The Allen County Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne IN 12-23-88 Ken Resnick: Hello everybody and welcome to the AWA Pre Clash Tag Team Battle Royal. The stakes are high because the winners will receive a National Tag Team Title shot next week at SuperClash 3. And remember, if one member of the team is eliminated, the team is eliminated. Let's hear what the teams have to say. Tonight's show is definitely a showcase for the AWA tag teams. The teams give pre match promos and we're set to go. Commercial Break The Pre Clash Tag Team Battle Royal The AWA National Tag Team Champs, the Gunslingers are introduced. They come out wearing fancy western attire and white cowboy hats. They hold their titles high and join Ken Resnick at the table for commentating. The teams are introduced as they walk down the aisle. Coast to Coast arrogantly strut into the ring wearing red glittered robes. The Olympians enter the ring wearing their sequence Olympic themed robes. The San Juan Saints jump into the ring wearing their Puerto Rican colored themed pants and gold medallions. The Singhs storm into the ring wearing their turbans. The Bruisers step into the ring wearing tank tops. Venomous fly into the ring with matching silver masks. Lanny Poffo leads the Glamour Boys to the ring. The Glamour Boys are in full 80s Glam Rock mode. The Mean Machine slowly walk into the ring wearing black vests. The Rose Cousins head into the ring wearing short sleeve flannel shirts and baseball caps. And The Wild Ones come to the ring wearing T-Shirts that say 'Favorites to win the Battle Royal' The bell rings and fists start flying. All the teams go after their current rivals. The Wild Ones charge the Rose Cousins, but the Rose's stereo back drop the Wild Ones over the top rope! That gets a huge pop! The Wild Ones are eliminated. Tiger Jeet Singh clotheslines Kat over the top rope, while Cobra dropkicks Gama over the top rope. Venomous and the Singhs are eliminated. Tiger doesn't like this and attacks Cobra. Both men fight through the ropes. It's not long before their partners join in and brawl up the aisle. The Bruisers and Mean Machine are slugging it out. The Olympians and Rose Cousins join in. The momentum carries the Bruisers and Mean Machine over the top rope. They don't miss a beat because the Bruisers and Mean Machine keep hammering away on each other outside the ring. The Bruisers and Mean Machine are eliminated. The San Juan Saints double dropkick John Tatum over the top rope. Jack Victory tries to attack the Saints, but the Saints stereo kick him and hurl him over the top rope and onto his partner. Coast to Coast is eliminated. Perez swings off the ropes, but Lanny Poffo (on the apron) pulls the rope down and Perez falls back over the top rope. Castillo sees this and goes towards Poffo, but the Glamour Boys nail him from behind and hurl him out of the ring. The San Juan Saints are eliminated. It's down to the Olympians, Glamour Boys and Rose Cousins. On the outside, the San Juan Saints regroup and grab Poffo. They pick him up and double suplex him on the concrete. Inside the ring, the Glamour Boys see this. That distraction allows the Rose Cousins to grab the Glamour Boys and hurl them over the top rope. The Glamour Boys are eliminated. The Olympians come from behind and stereo lowblow the Rose's, then hurl them over the top rope. The Rose Cousins are eliminated. Winners of the Pre Clash Tag Team Battle Royal- The Olympians The Fans boo as the Olympians raise their arms in victory. Patera grabs the mic and looks down at the Gunslingers. Patera: Hey Gunslingers, I just want you to know that Brad and are really looking forward to a clean and competitive match with you at SuperClash. Just remember, the Olympians are all about sportsmanship. The Olympians exit the ring and walk up to the Gunslingers. The Gunslingers see right through these guys and stand up. The Olympians extend their hands and offer handshakes. The Gunslingers start questioning their actions in the battle royal. The Olympians are playing dumb. The Gunslingers tell them they'll see them at SuperClash and start to walk away. The Olympians attack them from behind! The Olympians put the boots to them and hurl them into the ring and follow. Rheingans executes a gut wrench suplex on Casey while Patera executes the swinging full nelson on Mantell. The Olympians exit. Rheingans grabs the mic from Resnick. Rheingans: It's obvious who the superior wrestlers are. The Olympians have officially declared the Gunslingers unfit to represent the AWA as champions. Rheingans tosses the mic to Resnick. Resnick: My goodness, things took an unexpected turn. All I can say is the Olympians better be ready for a fight. Well fans, I'll see you at SuperClash 3.

AWA Preview Show Saturday, December 30th From the McNichols Arena, Denver Co. Live on Pay Per View Donna Sommer will sing the National Anthem There will also be a special appearance by Greg Gagne 'The British Bomber' Dave Taylor vs. 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers Timothy Flowers came to the AWA to try and collect the bounty on El Canek. Things backfired on him when he tried to use a chair. Since then, Flowers has been obsessed with using a chair in his matches. Dave Taylor recently returned to the AWA with a better attitude. Flowers has used the chair on Taylor and Taylor wants him at SuperClash. Bunkhouse Match Iceman Parsons vs. Black Bart This started when Brian Adias pretty much bribed Black Bart with "John Waynes" cowboy hat. Bart thanked Adias by costing Parsons his opportunity at the TV title. These guys have had some hard hitting encounters but things are going to get rougher as they will go at it in a bunkhouse match. Crusher Blackwell vs. Kokina A match to see just who is the baddest monster in the AWA. Mr. Olympia and 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young and Dream Machine At one time Gary Young and Jerry Stubbs were a cohesive tag team (remember Gagne's Gang?). Things turned ugly and they got into a heated feud. Young and Dream Machine injured Stubb's face badly. Weeks later, Stubbs returned as Mr. Olympia. Olympia still had problems with the numbers game until Steve Keirn arrived and helped him out. This enraged Dream Machine to a point where he's making his big in ring comeback at SuperClash. The AWA felt this match needed a special enforcer referee and called upon former heavyweight contender Denver's own Ron Lyle. Sgt. Slaughter vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi Slaughter came on strong and quickly earned himself a world title shot. Nikita edged him out with a countout victory at Title Night. AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow was impressed with Slaughter and allowed him to choose his opponent for SuperClash. Slaughter has vowed to clean up the AWA and chose Tom Brandi. Slaughter thinks Brandi is a gutless hippy. Brandi has been undefeated since coming to the AWA and says Slaughter is making a big mistake by underestimating him. Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Big Van Vader Japan's media is all over this match. Fujinami is one of Japan's top stars while Vader has recently exploded on Japan's wrestling scene. The AWA wanted this very intriguing match up and signed it for SuperClash. CHAIN MATCH Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer These guys have been at war for months. Colon defeated Sawyer in a Carribean Death Match at WrestleRock. Sawyer got a win at the Labor Day Show (with help from a wooden chair). They were on opposing sides in the War Games match. Sawyer kept saying this isn't over until he's done having fun. At Title Night, Sawyer attacked Colon and hung him with his chain. Sawyer said this will finally end at SuperClash. Colon has agreed and says he'll be the one walking away. These two will be linked together with a 15 foot chain. It's going to get bloody. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Gunslingers (C) vs. Winners of the Pre Clash Tag Team Battle Royal The Gunslingers recently won the straps from Badd Co. and have serious momentum heading into SuperClash. All the top teams will be battling for the coveted title shot in this weekend's battle royal. AWA TV Title Shot 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson with very special ring announcer- Raquel Welch Since WrestleRock and that kiss from Loni Anderson, Brian Adias has had a severe attitude change. He's gone total Hollywood. He says he has agents, producers, directors and movie scripts coming at him. He even said he's responsible for getting Raquel Welch to appear and says they'll be starring in a movie together. On the flip side, DJ Peterson has been an AWA mainstay. He recently won the grueling feud with Kevin Kelly and then won a gauntlet match to earn this shot. AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (C) vs. 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff if Zbyszko gets DQed or Counted Out, he will lose the title Zbyszko has knocked Orndorff out (well, from behind) 3 times with his title. Morrow made this stipulation and promised a champagne toast to Zbyszko if he wins. Orndorff says Zbyszko is nothing but a coward and there's no way out of this one. Zbyszko says he's going to enjoy a 'wonderful' toast. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics The Guerreros have enjoyed a long world title reign. The Fantastics won the big Tag Team Tournament to earn this shot. This has been called a dream match up. STEEL CAGE MATCH! 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy Gordy arrived at Brawls in St. Paul and immediately targeted Kerry. Kerry got the win for his team in War Games that same night. Since then, these two have brawled in parking lots, dressing rooms and all around the ring. Morrow said he's going to put them in a cage at SuperClash and let them fight it out. This one's going to be one stiff fight! AWA World Title Bout 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff (C) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Ray Stevens Nikita ended Bad News Brown's year long title reign at WrestleRock. Since then, Nikita has faced all comers. Ray Stevens shocked the world at WrestleRock when he announced he's now managing Jumbo. Jumbo has steamrolled all the competition and earned this shot by defeating Carlos Colon at Title Night. These two haven't gotten physical but the promos have been heated and intense. No doubt about it, this will be Nikita's toughest challenge.

Seems like Reno isn't too thrilled with the Wildside's title win. The Renestos take matters into their own hands and now might finally get their long overdue title shot. I'm glad you picked up Cheetah Kid. I'm looking forward to watching him in a new territory. Bert and RPG had me cracking up. Wild ending and I'm sure the fans went nuts when DJ put Miss Kentucky down. Another fun show tonight.

The WWF is leaving 1988 with a bang and I can tell big things are coming in 89. Two big highlights as Hogan wrestles on TV and Paul E kicks off his Dangerous Alliance with Muta! This is what I love about our fantasy world. We get to see the Dangerous Alliance in the WWF. Looks like the Heenan Family has some big time heel competition. After reading the dirt sheets, I can't believe what's going on behind the scenes. The possibility of Hogan leaving the WWF during his highest peak seems so unreal. I can't wait to see how all this earth shattering news plays out. This is really crazy and surreal.

AWA Report Greg Gagne puts on his sweatsuit jacket and looks into the camera. Gagne: Since WrestleRock, I've spent every moment in the hospital bed and every second of physical therapy thinking about El Canek's demise. I invested every penny I had into the bounty. And yet, that masked moron is still walking around. Well, enough is enough. Greg Gagne has been cleared. That's right, I'm fit, healthy and ready to go. SuperClash 3 is coming and you can bet every damn dollar that Greg Gagne will be there. Greg Gagne is the AWA and it's only fitting that I attend the biggest event of the year. That's right! I'm going to be there and I'm going to tell everybody what's next for El Canek. Canek, it's a miracle you've survived but trust me you're on borrowed time. Now, if you'll excuse me I have more pressing matters to attend to. Sgt. Slaughter is on top of a tank. Slaughter: Listen up maggots! I told you my mission was to clean up all the garbage in the AWA. Nikita Koloff! You're still number one on my hit list but first I'm going to rid the AWA of that gutless hippy punk Tom Brandi. Brandi, you're not built for this business and at SuperClash I'm going to send you back home crying for your mother. In other words, you'll be dismissed! The AWA World Tag Team Title match between the Guerreros and Fantastics is hyped and billed as a dream match. The next segment are quick promos from the celebrities. Donna Sommer is dancing under a glowing disco ball and says she's looking forward to kicking things off at SuperClash. Ron Lyle is working a punching bag and says he's been in the ring with boxing's best and he's more than capable of keeping order at SuperClash. Raquel Welch is standing in front of her iconic One Million Years BC poster and says she's excited to lend her voice for the AWA TV Title Bout at SuperClash. Ray Stevens is wearing a brown suit jacket with no tie. Jumbo Tsuruta is standing next to him wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie. Stevens: At SuperClash everybody is going to witness the crowing of a new AWA World Champion. Nikita Koloff, I want you to listen and listen good. Jumbo Tsuruta feels no pain, he only inflicts it! Your Russian Sickle is no match for Jumbo's lethal lariat. And that's only one of many weapons in his huge arsenal. SuperClash is going to be the longest night of your life Nikita. You're going to be battered, bruised and beaten! Jumbo raises his fist. Nikita Koloff is wearing a white suit with the AWA world title on his shoulder. Nikita: Ray Stevens, you talk and talk and talk, well, Nikita do his talking in the ring! I've been training harder than I've ever trained before! I live in Russian Dungeon! Nikita afraid of nobody and nobody can beat Nikita for this title! Jumbo Tsuruta, you're next!

The Brother Love show was the highlight for me. I could totally see Macho Man's reaction when Andre threw the mic at him. Classic. The promos really hyped up SNME well. I see Warrior's stock rapidly rising. Things are shaping up well for 1989 and the Royal Rumble is going to kick things off with a bang. Can't wait!

Squash matches are the way to get monsters over. This is working for Humungous. AWWWWW poor Boogie Woogie Man. Looks like Terri has stolen his heart and broke it. Reed, Simmons and Atlas! Damn, that's one put together stable. Piper and Funk together with mics can never be bad. Funk gives one epic promo but it's ruined by that egg suck'n dawg and jackass Dusty Rhodes LOL. Their match at WrestleCade is going to be insane. The Latin Connection pull it off in fitting fashion. Oh man, the SST were put over strong tonight. Williams and Dibiase better be ready. Great job writing up the battle royal. Very easy to follow. I can't believe Funk and Rhodes managed to get even more heat. I thought Tully was going to win it but we get a happy ending with Luger bowing out for the greater good. WrestleCade could be Sting's big moment. Although, I have a feeling something big is coming with the Horsemen. They always have a plan. Bring on WrestleCade!

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I agree with AD, Tojo and Dundee must've took a crazy beating. I always liked it when a show would start off by announcing a title change at a house show. Immediate excitement. Why do I have a feeling Bass is going to be a little rough on Tony's students. LOL! And just like that Morton and Bruno's epic title reign ends. I can't imagine what's going through Reno's mind. Fun show!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 12-15-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. SuperClash 3 is right around the corner and tonight I'll be talking to both Terry Gordy and Kerry Von Erich. Paul Orndorff will be in action as well as Tatsumi Fujinami. As you all know, next week in Fort Wayne, the pre clash tag team battle royal will take place, with the winners getting a National tag team title shot at SuperClash. You'll see a lot of tag teams in action tonight including the San Juan Saints taking on Coast to Coast. El Canek will be in a bounty match against an individual personally called by Greg Gagne. I've been told that man is The Mega Man, Tom Magee. And at the end of the program there will be a special music video showcasing both Jumbo Tsuruta and AWA World Champ Nikita Koloff. Alright, lets get to the ring. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Neil Jordan Brandi excites the fans with his high octane offense and wins the match with a flying body press from the top rope. Nelson: Tom Brandi, come on over here. You have been on one incredible undefeated streak since arriving to the AWA. People are calling you a real blue chipper. However, you have a huge task ahead at SuperClash when you face Sgt. Slaughter. He has handpicked you specifically. Brandi: You know I heard Slaughter out here saying he picked me because I'm a weak and soft in the gut. Let me tell you something Slaughter, you made a big mistake choosing me. I've worked hard to get where I am and I'm not about to be bullied by a big mouth like you. At SuperClash you're going to regret picking me. Commercial Break The Olympians vs. Marvin Jones and Louis Moore The Olympians return after a tour of Japan. Rheingans hits a gut wrench suplex on Moore and Patera follows with a swinging full nelson for the win. Olympians cut a promo and say they know they disappointed their legions of supporters by not being in the tag team tournament but vowed to win the pre clash battle royal in the name of sportsmanship. Commercial Break 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer vs. Harold Bannister Sawyer destroys his opponent before finishing him off with a powerslam. Sawyer isn't finished as he goes out and gets his chain. Sawyer starts choking Bannister with his chain. The fans go nuts as Carlos Colon hits the ring and pounds away on Sawyer. Colon swings Sawyer to the ropes and back drops him. Colon picks up the chain. Sawyer staggers up as Colon clotheslines him over the top rope with the chain! The fans cheer as Colon swings the chain around. Commercial Break Nelson: Unbelievable! Carlos Colon is back and I'll tell you what, he looks more than ready for his chain match with Sawyer at SuperClash. Well, speaking of SuperClash, please welcome out Gary Young, the Mean Machine (Rip Oliver and Mike Miller) and of course the Dream Machine. Dream yanks the mic from Nelson. Dream: Everybody's talking about SuperClash and everybody knows that the biggest comeback of 1988 will happen there. I'm talking about my in ring return babay! But, before that, my boys the Mean Machine are going to win the pre clash tag team battle royal and then they're whip those cowgirls and take the National tag titles. That's right babay, SuperClash is going to be an epic night for Dream's Team. Myself and my main man Gary Young are going to finally put Ms. Olympia out of wrestling and teach that fabulous jerk Steve Keirn a lesson he'll never forget. Oh and if that punchy Ron Lyle gets in my face, I'm going to knock him right out! Dream pushes the mic in Nelson's chest and leads his men out. Gary Young bumps Nelson on his way out. We then get some quick comments from all the celebrities appearing at SuperClash including Donna Sommer, Ron Lyle and Raquel Welch. Commercial Break The San Juan Saints vs. Coast to Coast Both teams will be in the Pre Clash battle royal and they're looking to get some serious momentum with a win tonight. The teams go back and forth at a fever pace. Both teams are in sync and on their A game as they display top notch tag team unity. Just as things kicked into a higher gear, the bell rings, signaling a 10 minute draw. The teams have an intense showdown followed by a pushing match, and then the fists start flying as the commercial hits. Commercial Break Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Randall Ward Fujinami puts on a wrestling showcase and wins the match with his Dragon Suplex. Nelson: Another impressive win for Tatsumi Fujinami. At SuperClash, he'll be taking on the debuting Big Van Vader. Let's take a look at some highlights of Vader from Japan. We see highlights from Japan as Big Van Vader destroys his opponents with devastating power moves. Commercial Break The Glamour Boys w/Lanny Poffo vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Poffo and the Glamour Boys are in full 80s Glam Rock mode as they enter the ring to Poison's I want action tonight. Poffo skips around the ring and applauds as the Glamour Boys hit the Wham Bam Thank You Maam for the win. Poffo and the Glamour Boys cut a promo and say they're going to wipe out every team in the battle royal and then take the National tag titles at SuperClash because the AWA needs cool champions like us. Commercial Break 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Vic Dutro The fans are up and cheering as Orndorff hits the piledriver for the win. Orndorff gets up but WHAM! From behind Larry Zbyszko nails Orndorff on the back of his head with the Mid American title! Zbyszko casually walks to ringside. Nelson: Larry Zbyszko, I can't... Zbyszko: Shut up Spudhead! (Looks back at the laid out Orndorff) Welcome to Larry Land Mr. Blunderful! You know Nelson, Paul Orndorff has got to be the stupidest man in wrestling. When he wakes up, tell him I'll see him at SuperClash. Zbyszko walks off. Nelson: Yea, it takes a real man to hit someone from behind...again. We'll see what happens when he's face to face with Paul Orndorff at SuperClash. If Zbyszko tries any of his cowardly antics like what we just saw at SuperClash, well, he'll lose his precious title. Commercial Break Bounty Match El Canek vs. 'The Mega Man' Tom Magee Canek waits in the ring. Magee comes down the aisle and looks like a million bucks. He goes to the top turnbuckle and back flips into the ring. He turns around and Canek clotheslines him down. Canek picks Magee up and delivers a snap suplex. Canek picks up Magee and hits a backbreaker. Canek goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drop. Canek rolls Magee over and clamps on the Boston Crab. Canek wrenches away, Magee submits and the Ref signals for the bell. Canek jumps up and holds his arms in victory. Canek looks down at Magee, then helps him up. Magee gets his breath back and shakes Canek's hand, then starts apologizing to him. Canek pats him on the back and helps him out. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, at SuperClash 3, Terry Gordy and Kerry Von Erich will settle things inside of a steel cage. My guest at this time is Terry Gordy. Freebird blasts on the speakers as Gordy makes his way out wearing jeans and a T Shirt. WHAM! Kerry Von Erich tackles him down! Kerry and Gordy roll around punching each other. They get up and continue to fight. They end up tearing each other's shirts off as fists keep flying. Prelim wrestlers come out but they get thrown and hurled everywhere. More wrestlers, officials and security storm out. They pull them apart but Kerry and Gordy manage to break free and continue to punch away at each other. Another chaotic scene between these two! Commercial Break Brenda Britton is standing with AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow Britton: Wow Gerry, things are really heating up for SuperClash. Morrow: AHHHHHHH Brenda, they sure are and I love every minute of it. I mean at SuperClash 3 de fans will see a Bunkhouse match, a chain match and a steel cage match. It will be wild. And do not forget dat all 5 AWA titles will be on de line. An epic and exciting way to end de year 1988. Next week we will have a special SuperClash preview show. Also, as a gift to our AWA fans, de pre clash tag team battle royal will be shown on TV. Consider dat a Christmas gift from me. Britton: Oh Gerry, you are the best gift giver ever. Morrow: Thank you Brenda. Now, at SuperClash, Nikita Koloff will defend de AWA world title against Jumbo Tsuruta. Let us all enjoy a special video showcasing both men. Def Leppard's Rock Rock Til You Drop plays as we see several great moments and moves from Nikita Koloff and Jumbo Tsuruta.

Once again, these vignettes are so cool. I've always loved using vignettes as a way of introducing wrestlers. I just can't seem to capture the full vision like you can. However, you've inspired me to keep trying

AWA Report With SuperClash only 3 weeks away the AWA is in full advertisement mode. The celebrities involved have been having a lot of fun and have cut several commercial promos. Donna Sommer hyped the event from a recording studio and said she's tuned up and ready to sing the National Anthem. Ron Lyle spoke from a boxing gym and says he's going to make sure things don't get out of control in the tag team grudge match. And Raquel Welch spoke from the pool of her beautiful home, saying she was excited to be a part of the extravaganza. Another place giving SuperClash a lot of coverage is Japan. Jumbo Tsuruta is all over magazine covers and says he's going to win the world title for Japan. Another match getting a lot of Japanese coverage is Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Big Van Vader. Tatsumi is a hero in Japan while Vader has become a hot commodity over there. At the beginning of 1988, Verne Gagne was very skeptical in changing the direction of the AWA but couldn't be more pleased on how things have turned out. Profits spoke volumes and with those profits, the AWA was able to update their look, bring in celebrity guests and of course sign big names in wrestling. Verne has invested a lot of money into SuperClash 3 and is more than confident it will pay off. See previous post for all matches booked

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Total 80s WWF. I missed those side bar promos during a match. SNME is heating up. This will be a great stop towards the Royal Rumble. I can only imagine the chaos in the Savage/Andre match. And with Hogan there, you never know what'll happen. The seeds have been planted and things are being mentioned in promos. Demolition vs. The Rockers must happen. 1989 will be a great year for the WWF. Get well soon brother!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 12-8-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, you will see 3 gigantic 6-man tag matches. Jumbo Tsuruta will be in action as well as the AWA World tag champs the Guerreros, DJ Peterson, the Fantastics, and AWA Mid American Champ Larry Zbyszko. We'll hear from Kerry Von Erich, Carlos Colon and the AWA world champion Nikita Koloff. We'll also have some major news regarding a huge celebrity at SuperClash 3. Ok, let's get to the ring. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Ray Stevens vs. Carl Kellerman Jumbo totally decimates his opponent before finishing him off with a devastating lariat for the win. Nelson: Ray Stevens, your man Jumbo Tsuruta is just 3 weeks away from his AWA world title shot with Nikita Koloff at SuperClash 3. Stevens: At WrestleRock I shocked the world by debuting Jumbo Tsuruta as my client. Since then, I have brought out his full potential and the man has been an unstoppable bone breaking human wrecking machine. Now is Jumbo's time and at SuperClash 3 he's going destroy, obliterate, dismantle and defeat Nikita Koloff for the AWA world title. It's as simple as that! Commercial Break 'The British Bomber' Dave Taylor and The Rose Cousins vs. 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers and The Wild Ones A lot of intense action as both sides go at hard. Taylor finally gets his hands on Flowers and tags him with several stiff European uppercuts. The Rose's have fun as they pinball the Rich's all over the ring. It doesn't take long for all 6 men to get in there and we've got a pier six brawl going on. Taylor knocks Flowers out of the ring. The Rose's stereo back drop both Rich's. The Ref is guiding the Rose's back to their corner. Taylor swings off the ropes but WHAM! Flowers (from the apron) nails Taylor's back with a chair. Taylor falls forward as Johnny Rich cradles him. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOO! Commercial Break We come back and see Greg Gagne doing his physical therapy. He stops and towels off. Gagne: (laughs) Well, it seems that masked moron El Canek has survived another challenge. I'm not worried. I'm the great Gagne and I always have a plan. I have raised the bounty to 300,000 dollars. Then I made a phone call. Next week this man will finally rid the AWA of El Canek. He's young, incredibly athletic and has superman strength. After he disposes of the Masked Moron, I will happily pay him the money and it will be money well spent. Now if you all don't mind, I need to get back to my therapy. In other words, get lost! Commercial Break The Fantastics vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The Fantatsics excite the fans and win the match with the Rocket Launcher. Fantastics cut a promo and say they're in sync more than ever. They won the Tag Team Tournament and can't wait to face the Guerreros for the World Tag Team Titles at SuperClash. Nelson: Fans, as you just saw, the tag team competition is at an all time high in the AWA. Right now, all the teams are gearing up for the Pre Clash battle royal on December 23rd in Fort Wayne. The winners will receive a shot at the National tag titles at SuperClash. Commercial Break AWA Mid American Champ Larry Zbyszko vs. Sam Smith Zbyszko is as arrogant as ever and wins the match with a swinging neckbreaker. Nelson: Larry, you have a tall order ahead at SuperClash. You'll be defending your Mid American title against Paul Orndorff and if you get DQed or Counted Out, you will indeed lose your title. Zbyszko: (gives Nelson a distained look) You know Nelson, whatever it is the AWA is paying you, it's too much. Hey, I'm not worried at all. I've knocked out that spudhead Orndorff twice already. Gerry Morrow put that stipulation in because he doesn't want to hear that crybaby Orndorff complain anymore. At SuperClash I'm going to shut that baby's mouth once and for all. And Gerry, keep that champagne nice and chilled because we're going to have a wonderful toast. Commercial Break Iceman Parsons and The Bruisers vs. Black Bart and The Mean Machine w/Dream Machine Parsons is all over Bart as he dropkicks him through the ropes. Mean Machine run in the ring, but the Bruisers pound away on them and stereo clothesline them over the top rope. Dream goes to regroup his men. The Ref gets order and the next few minutes is a roller coaster ride of back and forth brawling. Dream gets in a lot of cheap shots. After a few more minutes Busick slams Oliver down and swings off the ropes but Dream reaches in and trips Busick. Strong hops down and chases Dream Machine around the ring. Gary Young runs out and hits Strong. The fans cheer as Steve Keirn and Mr. Olympia run out and pound away on Young and Dream. Mike Miller and Steve Strong trade fists. Busick and Oliver hammer away on each other. Parsons and Bart fight to the back. Its nothing but chaos as the Ref calls for the bell, ruling it a NO CONTEST. Commercial Break We come back and see Carlos Colon sitting at home. Colon: (voice still raspy) Carribean Death match, WarGames and countless battles. I thought my war with Buzz Sawyer was over but I thought wrong. Buzz Sawyer, you asked for a chain match at SuperClash and I accepted. At SuperClash, our war ends and I will be the winner. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs The Guerreros vs. Clyde Putnam and Todd Rooney The Guerreros look better than ever and win the match when Chavo swings Rooney to the ropes and hits him in the mid section as Hector follows with a sunset flip from the top rope for the pin. Nelson puts over the Guerreros SuperClash match with the Fantastics as a dream match. The Guerreros agree and say their excited to be defending their titles against a worthy team like the Fantastics. The fans cheer as the Guerreros hold their titles high. Commercial Break 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson vs. Ray Glader DJ's on fire tonight and wins the match with a diving shoulder block from the top rope! Nelson: DJ, come on over. You won the gauntlet match and earned yourself a TV title shot at SuperClash. Now is a great time to announce that the special guest ring announcer for that TV title bout will be none other than superstar celebrity Raquel Welch. My hats off to the AWA. This is huge news and I'm very excited to see Raquel Welch at SuperClash. DJ, what do you think of that? DJ: (smiles) Raquel Welch is one of my all time favorite actresses. It's a huge opportunity for me to get a chance at the TV title and having Raquel Welch there makes it all the more special. Nelson: No doubt about that. Ok, we have comments from Brian Adias and I would like you to stick around for them. Brian is standing on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He's wearing a pink tank top, white jacket and sunglasses. The TV title is on his shoulder. Adias: (takes off his sunglasses) My future is so bright I gotta wear shades. I'm sure you all heard who I got as my special ring announcer for SuperClash. Oh yea, the one and only Raquel Welch. Raquel and I are in negotiations to star in a movie together. I asked if she wanted to do this and she jumped at the chance. Loni Anderson, if you're out there, don't be jealous baby. Everybody wants a piece of Blockbuster Brian Adias. NOW! I've been informed that I'll be defending MY TV title against, um, wait a second, oh yes, DJ Peterson. (Laughs) You know, I was hoping my match at SuperClash would be like an action movie but now it looks more like a comedy. DJ Peterson? Are you kidding me! DJ, let me explain something to you. I'm an above the title actor, you're what we call in the business, an uncredited extra. In other words, you're a nobody and I'm the star. This is disappointing, it really is. Well, the good thing is the fans will get to see a blockbuster, Blockbuster Brian Adias, that's me. Back Live Nelson: (rolls his eyes) Well DJ, care to comment? DJ: Brian Adias is arrogant and conceited jackass. He can take me lightly, that's fine. At SuperClash, the world is going to find out that Brian Adias isn't a blockbuster, he's a flop! Commercial Break Kokina and The Singhs vs. Crusher Blackwell and Venomous The first few minutes is Venomous working the Singhs over with some high octane offense. Singhs come back with some vicious rulebreaking and inflict some torture. Kat gets worked over but finally makes the tag to Blackwell as Gama tags in Kokina. The fans are up and cheering as Blackwell and Kokina have a stand off, then blast away on each other with heavy hits. Blackwell starts to get the upper hand. The Singhs run in but Venomous are on them. The Ref is distracted when BUZZ SAWYER hits the ring and clotheslines Kat with the chain. Sawyer takes off. Blackwell double clotheslines the Singhs as Kokina hits a big splash on Kat. Kat isn't the legal man but the Ref is confused and makes the count 1..2..3! Kokina stands up and turns around as Blackwell knocks him through the ropes with a shoulder block! This gets a big pop. Commercial Break Nelson: Wow! Buzz Sawyer is out of control with his chain. My goodness did you see what Blackwell did to Kokina. I can't imagine what it will be like at SuperClash when those two monsters meet. Speaking of SuperClash, please welcome out the Modern Day Warrior, Kerry Von Erich! The fans erupt as Tom Sawyer by Rush plays. Kerry comes out and slaps hands with the men and gets hugs from the ladies. Nelson: Ok, Kerry, it's you and Terry Gordy, in the steel cage at SuperClash. There's a commotion as Terry Gordy storms out. All the officials, security and prelim wrestlers come out as Kerry and Gordy charge each other. Bodies are everywhere trying to keep them separated. Nelson: This scene is nothing but utter chaos! The show cuts to Nikita Koloff lifting weights in his Russian Dungeon. He stops and looks into the camera. Nikita: Ray Stevens, you talk and talk about how Jumbo Tsuruta is going to destroy me at SuperClash. Nikita not intimidated one bit! Nikita fights anybody and fears nobody! Jumbo Tsuruta is in for a nightmare at SuperClash, a Russian Nightmare! Nikita sticks his tongue out and does a trap pose.

After a tremendous 1988 for the NWA, you my friend, have earned a well deserved vacation. I liked this magazine format. Keeps us updated and gears us up for next year. Day one will no doubt set the tone for 1989. I'm already looking forward to the "Nature Boy", the Eliminators, Wahoo's quest for one last title run and who will be the first to challenge Garvin. Oh and I'm glad we're going to get more of Perez vs. Sawyer. I have really enjoyed this feud. 1989 is going to ROCK!

The Russians are coming! The UWF is making a huge investment here and with all the hype, I'm really hope it pays off. If Maeda is confident, then I would be too. The TV deal is a smart move. If you want the national exposure, you have to have TV. Backlund is pretty damn confident but in this environment I guess you have to be. This is going to be interesting. Maeda has serious momentum going with the UWF and he's snowballing it all the way. The man has a vision.

AWA Saturday December 30th McNichols Arena, Denver CO Live on Pay Per View Singing the National Anthem- Donna Sommer AWA World Title Bout Nikita Koloff (C) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Ray Stevens AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics AWA Mid-American Title Bout If Zbyszko gets DQed or Counted Out, he will lose the title 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (C) vs. 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Gunslingers (C) vs. Winners of the Pre Clash Tag Team Battle Royal AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson STEEL CAGE MATCH! 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Big Van Vader CHAIN MATCH! Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer Mr. Olympia and 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. The Dream Machine and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young Special Ring Enforcer- Ron Lyle Bunkhouse Match! Iceman Parsons vs. Black Bart Sgt. Slaughter vs. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi Crusher Blackwell vs. Kokina 'The British Bomber' Dave Taylor vs. 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers And A CWA Southern Title Bout

If you're looking for a high flying team, Zenk and Koko definitely fit the bill. Did Brutus throw out a rooster reference? Hahahahaha Only a matter of time before the Rockers and Demolition collide. Warrior gives the Ultimate promo but can he withstand the ghetto blaster? Davey Boy going solo? Yea, I can see that. I like the feud being set up between the Heenan Family and Ex members. Very creative. Fun main event. Oh man is right, the Hillbillies are coming LOL.

Yes! The PCW vignettes are back. These are such a great way to introduce characters.

I liked AD's different path he took with the Horsemen and now the intrigue continues in WCW. I could see this going either way. You just never know with the Horsemen LOL. Props to you for setting up both the Clash and WrestleCade. I remember WCW used to present a Clash to set up the next pay per view and you've captured this well. Why do I have a feeling the upcoming Piper's Pit is going to go off the rails. WCW is ending 1988 with an epic bang.