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AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 11-10-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA major league wrestling. Title Night is just one week away and we'll be talking a lot about that tonight. Tonight's main event will be the Rose Cousins taking on current rivals the Wild Ones. DJ Peterson takes on one half of the National tag champs Paul Diamond. In a bounty match, Mongolian Stomper goes after El Canek. All that and a lot more, let's go to the ring. 'The British Bomber' Dave Taylor vs. Carl Kellerman Taylor enters the ring wearing a glittered Union Jack themed sleeveless robe. It's been awhile since Taylor was last seen in the AWA but from his recent vignette he seems to have gone back to his roots and says things will be different this time around. Taylor dominates the match and wins it with a running forearm blast. Nelson informs us that next week Dave Taylor will take on Timothy Flowers. Commercial Break Kokina w/The Singhs vs. Neil Jordan Kokina decimates his opponent and finishes things off with the Samoan Drop. Nelson gets more nervous as a chain swinging Buzz Sawyer joins the other Asylum members at ringside. Gama: Stand back Nelson or suffer the consequences. Venomous, you are sadly mistaking if you think you can go toe to toe with myself and Tiger Jeet. You don't measure up to us and you will get hurt. As for you Crusher Blackwell, you now have to deal with Kokina. I will fully unleash the monster Kokina and you will have to suffer the wrath! Commercial Break Bounty Match- NO DQ El Canek vs. The Mongolian Stomper As Canek heads to the ring, Stomper runs up from behind and whacks him across his back with a steel chair. Canek goes to his knees as Stomper whacks the chair across his back for a second time. Stomper tosses the chair and just starts stomping Canek's back. Stomper picks up Canek and executes a back breaker. Stomper applies a Boston Crab and wrenches away. Stomper releases the hold. He looks down at Canek and gives him a few more stomps, then just walks away. Medics rush out to tend to Canek. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I hope to give you an update on El Canek soon. I'm not sure, but the Mongolian Stomper may have just earned 250,000 dollars from Greg Gagne. Switching gears, you all saw the intense parking lot fight last week between Terry Gordy and Kerry Von Erich. Listen to this, next week here on TV, the main event will be Terry Gordy one on one with Kerry Von Erich. Don't miss that one. Ok, joining me now are the AWA National tag team champs Badd Co. along with Baby Doll. Bad Company plays as Baby Doll leads her champs out. Nelson: Ok, at Title Night, Badd Company will defend their titles against the Gunslingers. The Gunslingers have been on quite the roll and just may unseat your champs. Baby Doll: You're joking right Nelson? Those two dime store cowboys don't stand a chance against my team of the 90s. They're not even worth talking about anymore. Those city slickers can stay tuned to this program and watch Paul Diamond dismantle that big dummy DJ Peterson. Then they'll see what my champs are all about. Nelson: Ok, a very confident Baby Doll, let's go back to the ring. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Trent Watkins Brandi excites the fans and wins the match with a missile dropkick! Commercial Break Coast to Coast vs. Sam Smith and Harold Bannister Victory and Tatum are in total unison and win the match with a double flapjack. Coast to Coast cut a promo and say they're going to take the world titles from the Guerreros at Title Night. They close by saying they're dedicating their win to the Vin Man. Commercial Break 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Clyde Putnam The fans cheer as Orndorff hits the piledriver for the win! Nelson: Paul, last week you eliminated Larry Zbyszko from the battle royal and then his distraction helped Sgt. Slaughter eliminate you to win it. And then Zbyszko hits you with his Mid American title. Well, you now have your chance at Title Night. Orndorff: Zbyszko! I'm going to make this plain and simple. At Title Night, I'm going to piledrive your head through the mat and take that Mid American title from you! Commercial Break Nelson talks about the match at Title Night between Carlos Colon and Jumbo Tsuruta. The winner of that match will get the coveted AWA World Title shot at SuperClash 3. He sends us to pre recorded comments. Colon: 1988 has been a great year for Carlos Colon. My goal has always been to become World Champion. Jumbo Tsuruta is going to be a huge obstacle but I will get by him and get that world title shot. Jumbo is standing with Ray Stevens Stevens: I said I was going to release Jumbo Tsuruta's full potential and now it has paid off. Jumbo Tsuruta is a human wrecking machine and at Title Night he's going to run over Carlos Colon and after that he's going to take what's rightfully his, the AWA world title! Commercial Break 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson vs. AWA National Tag Champ Paul Diamond w/Baby Doll and Pat Tanaka DJ and Diamond give the fans a pretty fun back and forth contest. A few minutes in, DJ is in full control as he pinballs Diamond with a series of power moves. It was only a matter of time, but Baby Doll gets on the apron and distracts the Ref, which allows Tanaka to quickly run in the ring and give DJ a karate kick to the back of his head. Diamond takes control and works over DJ with some power moves of his own. Diamond executes a hanging vertical suplex but can't put DJ away. Diamond goes for an elbow drop from the middle ropes but DJ moves. The fans fire DJ up as DJ hammers away on Diamond. DJ scoop slams Diamond and swings off the ropes but Tanaka reaches in and trips DJ. The fans cheer as the Gunslingers run out and double clothesline Tanaka down. Baby Doll is yelling at the Gunslingers. The Gunslingers pick up Baby Doll and carry her up the aisle. Diamond sees this and heads to the outside, but DJ grabs him from behind and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..3!!! Big POP! Commercial Break Nelson: With me now is the Dream Machine and Gary Young. Dream: Listen up Nelson, because I've got something to say babay! Next week, my man, the fortunate one Gary Young will finally get rid of Mr. Olympia once and for all! But that's not all. Dream Machine is expanding. I have acquired a new team here in the AWA. I'm talking about Mike Miller and Rip Oliver, the Mean Machine! Miller and Oliver come out wearing black vests, black knee pads and black boots. They shake hands with Dream and Young. Nelson: Wait a minute! You guys attacked the Bruisers last week and costed them a shot at the world titles. Now you're with this guy. What gives? Miller: What gives is we're here in the AWA to destroy anything that gets in our way! I was suspended from the AWA a few months ago just for beating people up. Mr. Morrow reinstated me and I made it known that the AWA needs to toughen up and he seemed to agree. Oliver: That's exactly right! I got soft spending too much time caring about these sissy fans. Those days are over. The Mean Machine is serving notice. Bruisers! You think you're the toughest team around? Think again! Dream: That sums it all up babay! Just look at Dream's Team. Gary Young and the Mean Machine! There aint no stopping us! Commercial Break The Fantastics vs. Vic Dutro and Wille Lopez Fantastics put on a tag team display before winning the match with the Rocket Launcher! Fantastics cut a heated promo on the Glamour Boys and Lanny Poffo. They say they're going to teach the Glamour Boys what tag team wrestling is all about and if Poffo interferes again, they're going to slap the makeup off his face! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, after our main event we will hear comments from Sgt Slaughter and AWA world champ Nikita Koloff. As for next week's show, I'll be talking to Iceman Parsons. I understand we will see a special video sent in from Hollywood by TV champ Brian Adias. Gary Young takes on Mr. Olympia. Dave Taylor squares off against Timothy Flowers. And a blockbuster main event as Terry Gordy goes one on one with Kerry Von Erich. Ok, let's go to our main event. The Rose Cousins vs. The Wild Ones The bell rings and we get a pier six brawl right away. The Rose's hit stereo back drops on the Wild Ones. Wild Ones stagger up and the Rose's stereo clothesline them over the top rope. Rose's celebrate as the Wild Ones try and regroup. The Ref gets some order as Pat works over Davey. Pat hip tosses Davey across the ring. Johnny runs in and gets hip tossed across the ring. Johnny stands up as Randy (on the apron) nails him with a punch. Davey goes after Randy but Pat tackles him and pounds away. The Rose's continue to work over the Wild Ones. Randy goes for a suplex on Johnny but Davey runs in and clips Randy behind the knees. The Wild Ones take the next segment and go to work on Randy. Davey runs over and slaps Pat. Pat gets in the ring, but the Ref guides him back, which allows the Wild Ones to hit a double suplex on Randy. Davey tags in Johnny. Davey slams Randy as Johnny comes off the middle ropes with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Johnny swings Randy to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Randy kicks him, dives over and tags in Pat. Pat is on fire as he cleans house. He knocks Davey out of the ring. He works over Johnny, then slams him down and follows with a fist drop 1..2..Davey runs in with a kick. Randy runs in and pounds away on Davey. Another pier six brawl happens. The Wild Ones take control and swing the Rose's towards each other, but the Rose's reverse things and swing the Wild Ones into each other. The Wild Ones collide and stagger backwards as the Rose's clothesline both of them down. Pat slams Davey as Randy hops on the turnbuckles and comes down with a slingshot splash on Davey 1..2..3! The fans get up and cheer! Commercial Break Sgt. Slaughter is standing in front of an AWA banner Slaughter: One week! Nikita Koloff, you have only one week left as the AWA world champion. I made my mission known from the beginning and that mission will be accomplished in one week. I will rid the AWA of that puke commie and I will be a world champion this country can be proud of! Nikita is standing in front of an AWA banner with the title on his shoulder Koloff: Sgt. Slaughter, you have no idea what you are dealing with. You have gotten under Nikita's skin and now I'm going to have to shut that big mouth of yours. I know the best way to do that, it's with the Russian Sickle!

Knighton better be ready because a pissed off Assassin is coming after him. I agree with AD, the Nightmares fit right in here. Poor Reno, he finally finds a solid partner and then gets hurt. Not sure he's too keen on a Wildside reunion. DJ is livid and I wouldn't want to be Miss Kentucky when DJ gets her hands on her. The Wildside is already causing problems for the Cubans. On to the Auditorium, Dundee and Tojo retain but sooner or later they MUST face the Renestos. The Wildside have the Cubans on the run. Michaels gains more credibility as champ with a win over Bass.

You've done a great job putting importance on the 6-Man titles. I've enjoyed a lot of fun programs surrounding those titles. Stud Stable vs. Lawmen should be a good one. JYD vs. Debeers in a dog collar match? Bring it on! This has been one of the top feuds in our game. What a blow off this will be at Starrcade. Well, if there's a team that can give the Road Warriors a fight, it's definitely Race and Anderson. Tully calling Garvin a blue collar bum had me cracking up. People will pay just to watch Garvin give Tully a pounding. Speaking of Garvin, he gets his win over Wahoo. However, the big story is Lightfoot rekindling his feud with Wahoo. Ox is out and Assassin is in. Not a bad replacement for the Beasts. I wonder who the newest acquisition in the NWA will be. We'll find out at Starrcade.

All roads lead to Survivor Series. Herc gets the boot, but I have a feeling he might join forces with others to try and take down the Heenan Family. Oh yea, some seeds planted for a Muta/Warrior showdown. The visual alone is worth the price of admission. The MSG card was a lot of fun. The highlight for me was seeing that mass of humanity in the ring for the tag team battle royal. I know you had fun piecing that together. Thanks to the Heenan Family, Savage survives Hogan...for now.

AWA SuperClash 3 report The road to Superclash 3 is officially underway and there will be a few pivotal stops along the way. The first will be in Milwaukee for Title Night on Nov. 17th. The results of all the title bouts will definitely play a factor at SuperClash. Also, the big match between Carlos Colon and Jumbo Tsuruta will determine the challenger for the world title bout at SuperClash. Another stop will be at the Met Center on Thanksgiving night, where 8 tag teams will compete in a tournament with the winners getting a world tag team title shot at SuperClash. And on December 23rd in Fort Wayne the annual pre Clash tag team battle royal will take place, with the winners getting a shot at the National tag titles at SuperClash. The AWA was proud to announce that SuperClash 3 would take place in Denver Colorado at the McNichols Arena. Also announced, Donna Sommer will kick things off with the National Anthem. The AWA has also been in contact with Denver's own, boxing slugger Ron Lyle for a specific role. And finally, AWA scouts were in Japan and informed Verne about an American heavyweight making waves over there. Verne took notice and has signed the man they call Big Van Vader to appear at SuperClash. Stay tuned for more reports.

High stakes in the big Seasons beatings battle royal. I think there's something there with Piper and Muraco. LOL, Boogie Woogie Man is having the time of his life. I cracked up at Willams and Dibiase's response to the bounty and that they couldn't care less. However, Hart better watch his back. Damn, Terry Funk is the master of selling tickets with a promo. Great stuff! The champs better be on high alert if the Outlaws want gold. Well, Reed's out of the Nation, but he's gained a powerful ally with Simmons. Mando is causing a lot of problems and pain for others with his cream.

The newspaper articles are a nice touch. I'm with AD, it's the Renestos time for a title shot. Come on Bert, give them a shot. The Knighton/Michaels saga continues. However, not sure the Assassin is going to let that slide.

Props to Spicoli for holding his own against my man St. Clair. With fresh faces, the LHW division has been elevated to an even higher level, if that's possible. Animal will be a force to reckon with in PCW. Tina isn't playing around as she gets the Playboy Club focused in a hurry. LOL, I loved this segment. Harts come up short again, thanks to the numbers game. They might need some back up. WOW, after that, Windham's got to be a little concerned. Haynes was ruthless. Portland, Can Ams and Malenkos have been tearing it up on the loops. Adams has quietly been racking up some big wins. Eddie might have his eye on a LHW title shot. Yep, Rose is focused. Dustin is finding his groove as CA champ. In a bit of a surprise, Windham panics a bit and resorts to low tactics. Haynes is definitely on his mind. Eugene, See, Regal doesn't need brass knuckles. Lee gets the biggest win of his PCW over the former dual champ. Impressive finish by Bam Bam Steamboat edges out Finlay in an excellent match up. As always, the LHW's deliver. If anybody can follow a LHW match in PCW, it's Pillman.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 11-3-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We've got a tremendous night of action lined up. You will see the big battle royal, with the winner getting a world title shot against Nikita Koloff at the next Title Night. Brian Adias and Iceman Parsons battle for the held up TV title. The Bruisers face Coast to Coast for a world tag title shot at Title Night. Venomous take on Asylum members Gama Singh and Tiger Jeet Singh. All that....wait a minute, I'm being told there is some kind of altercation going on in the parking lot. The screen cuts to a scene in the parking lot where Terry Gordy and Kerry Von Erich are trading fists. You can tell these guys have been going at it. Gordy grabs Kerry and hurls him onto a car hood. Kerry rolls over to the front of the car and staggers up. Gordy charges but Kerry back drops him into the car's front windshield. Several prelim wrestlers, officials and security run out to stop this. It takes all these men to keep Gordy and Kerry away from each other. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I'm sorry to announce that neither Kerry Von Erich or Terry Gordy will be in the battle royal tonight. Both have been escorted off the premises. This has become a very personal issue and one that needs to be resolved soon. AWA World Tag Team Champs The Guerreros vs. Neil Jordan and Trent Watkins Hector and Chavo are in sync and crisp tonight and win the match with a double snap suplex. The Guerreros talk about their recent success in CWA and are looking forward to taking on either the Bruisers or Coast to Coast at Title Night in Milwaukee. Commercial Break Venomous vs. The Asylum (Gama and Tiger Jeet Singh) Things get chaotic before the bell even rings. The Singh's ambush Venomous on their way to the ring, which escalates into a full on brawl. Tiger Singh brings his sword into the fight and hits Kat, but Cobra grabs a chair and hits Tiger. Gama loads up a towel and nails Cobra from behind. Once again, several officials and security storm out. Commercial Break We come back and see Greg Gagne in another physical therapy session. Gagne: Only a matter of time before I get back to the AWA. Look how great I'm doing. That's why I'm the Great Greg Gagne. Now, it seems El Canek has really become a pest. Well, I put a call out and raised my bounty to 200,000 dollars. Trust me, the extra money is worth it and all you idiots and especially that masked buffoon Canek will soon find out why. Gagne chuckles and gets back to his physical therapy. 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers vs. Marvin Jones Flowers is aggressive tonight and wins the match with a face planted piledriver. Nelson: Well, Tim, last week you were unsuccessful in collecting Greg Gagne's bounty. Flowers: Hold on! I was hit with a chair by that animal. Nelson: You were the one who brought the chair into the ring. Flowers: Shut up! Don't try and twist things around. I look around here and see people really love using chairs. Well, if that's how things are here, I'll make sure I connect next time. Believe me! Commercial Break The Gunslingers vs. Clyde Putnam and Ernest Elliot Gunslingers bring the excitement and win the match with a double running bulldog. Gunslingers cut a promo on Badd Co. regarding their upcoming National tag team title match at Title Night. They say Baby Doll talks a big game and wonder why Badd Co. always lets her do the talking. They say Baby Doll is writing a check that Badd Co. wont be able to cash! Commercial Break An advertisement is shown. SuperClash 3 Saturday December 30th The McNichols Arena, Denver Co. Winners will receive an AWA World Tag Team Title Shot at Title Night The Bruisers vs. Coast to Coast These teams have had quite the rivalry lately and it shows tonight. The Bruisers spend the first few minutes pinballing Tatum and Victory all over the place. Coast to Coast regroup and show off their skills with some impressive tag team unison mixed in with a lot of rule breaking. Bruisers come back with a vengeance and put their power to work. Strong hits a shoulder breaker on Victory 1..2..Tatum runs in and drops an elbow on Strong. Busick runs in and pounds away on Tatum. This turns into a pier six brawl. During this brawl, Mike Miller and Rip Oliver hit the ring! They push Coast to Coast out of the way and attack the Bruisers! Coast to Coast roll out of the ring as Miller and Oliver put the boots to the Bruisers. They execute a spike piledriver on Busick, then do the same to Strong. Miller and Oliver leave the Bruisers laid out. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, you won't believe this, but the Referee has disqualified the Bruisers because Miller and Oliver made contact with Coast to Coast first. Therefore, Coast to Coast will face the Guerreros for the world tag titles at Title Night. I have no idea why Mike Miller and Rip Oliver attacked the Bruisers but they costed them a title opportunity. Ok, switching gears, my guests at this time are Lanny Poffo and the Glamour Boys. Poffo and the Glamour Boys come out with the full on 80s Glam Rock look. Nelson: Well, you guys are certainly a sight. Poffo: Quiet you. What you're looking at are 3 men who have been severely mistreated by the AWA. Those days are over! We have banded together and soon we will have all the gold. I will win tonight's battle royal and soon the world title will be mine. As for the Glamour Boys, after they dispose of those poser wannabe Fantastics, it's on to the world tag team titles. You are looking at the future of the AWA. Don't we look pretty? Poffo and the Glamour Boys hug, hold up each others arms and bow to the booing fans. Commercial Break For the AWA TV Title If Adias wins, his previous title reign remains intact. If Parsons wins, Adias will never get another TV title shot. Iceman Parsons vs. 'The A Lister' Brian Adias The bell rings and Adias charges but Parsons back drops him. Adias staggers up as Parsons dropkicks him down. Parsons works over Adias with a flurry of dropkicks, hip tosses, arm drags, shoulder blocks and scoop slams. Parsons gets several near falls but Adias stays alive. Parsons goes for a back drop but Adias kicks him and regroups. Adias chokes Parsons on the bottom rope, swings off the opposite ropes and hits a body guillotine. Adias picks up Parsons and executes a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..Parsons gets his shoulder up. Adias hurls Parsons out of the ring. Adias goes to the apron and waits. Parsons staggers up. Adias leaps off with a double axehandle but Parsons flips him over with a gut punch. Parsons fires up and hurls Adias back in the ring. Parsons goes to the top rope. Adias slowly rises. As Parsons jumps off, Adias "stumbles" into the Ref as Parsons comes down on both of them. Parsons picks up Adias, swings him into the ropes and nails him with the Hip Attack! Parsons covers but the Ref is still out. BLACK BART runs into the ring and wallops Parsons with his cowbell! Bart takes off to the back. Adias rolls over on top of Parsons. The Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOOOOOO! The Ref grabs the TV title and sets it on top of Adias. Adias grabs the title, kneels up and hugs it. Winner of the Match and STILL AWA TV Champ- Brian Adias Commercial Break Nelson: Well, I can't believe it, but Brian Adias has erased the TV title win of Iceman Parsons. And he can thank Black Bart for that. This just doesn't sit right with me. Ok, it's now time for the battle royal. Joining me for commentary is the current AWA world champion Nikita Koloff. The fans cheer as Nikita comes out in jeans and an AWA logo tank top with the world title on his shoulder. He sits down with Nelson at the announcer's table. Battle Royal- Winner receives an AWA World Title Shot at Title Night on Nov. 17th in Milwaukee. Participants- Paul Orndorff, El Canek, Sgt. Slaughter, Ken Patera, Crusher Blackwell, Kokina, DJ Peterson, Tom Brandi, Lanny Poffo, Randy Rose, Gary Young, Mr. Olympia, the returning Steve Keirn and the AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko The bell rings and the fists and forearms start flying. DJ Peterson and Tom Brandi eliminate Lanny Poffo. Paul Orndorff eliminates Ken Patera Sgt. Slaughter eliminates Randy Rose Kokina and Crusher Blackwell are tied up against the ropes and both lumber over. Both men get up and just start hammering away on each other. They fight all the way to the back. Larry Zbyszko eliminates Tom Brandi From out of nowhere the MONGOLIAN STOMPER hits the ring and attacks El Canek. Stomper hurls Canek out of the ring and follows. Stomper swings Canek into the ring steps. Stomper just starts stomping away on Canek until several Refs usher him away. Larry Zbyszko eliminates DJ Peterson. Olympia clotheslines Young but they both go over the top rope. Sgt. Slaughter eliminates Steve Keirn. On the outside, Dream Machine runs out and pounds away on Olympia. Gary Young joins in as they give Olympia a beating. Steve Keirn gets up, runs over and starts hammering away on Young and Dream Machine. Once again, officials have to break up a fight on the outside. Inside the ring, it's down to Orndorff, Slaughter and Zbyszko. Zbyszko stays in the corner as Orndorff clotheslines Slaughter down. Orndorff hops on the middle turnbuckles and crashes down with a double forearm drop. Zbyszko runs over and drops a knee on Orndorff. Zbyszko grabs Orndorff by his hair and runs with him, but Orndorff reverses things and hurls Zbyszko over the top rope! That gets a big pop from the fans. Slaughter sneaks up from behind and clips Orndorff behind the knees. Slaughter picks up Orndorff, swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline. Orndorff swings back and clotheslines Slaughter down. As Orndorff limps around, Zbyszko gets on the apron and starts yelling at Orndorff. Orndorff runs over and takes a swing but Zbyszko jumps down. Zbyszko keeps yelling up at Orndorff. Slaughter staggers over from behind and hoists Orndorff over the top rope! Zbyszko grabs his Mid American title. As Orndorff rises, Zbyszko cracks him over the head with his title. Slaughter is in the middle of the ring. He raises his arms in victory. After the ring announcer announces his victory, Slaughter snatches the mic. He looks right at Nikita Koloff. Nikita stands up. Slaughter: Nikita Koloff! I told you I was coming! You listen up and listen good you no good dirty commie! At Title Night, I'm going to do the AWA and this country a tremendous favor. I'm going to defeat you, take that world title and deport you out of this country. You don't belong here and it's my duty to complete this mission. You hear me you puke? You're going to be obsolete! Nikita takes his tank top off and heads towards the ring but the officials (busy night for them) hold him back. AWA Title Night The Mecca in Milwaukee 11-17-88 AWA World Title Bout 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff (C) vs. Sgt. Slaughter AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. Coast to Coast Just Signed AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (C) vs. 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Badd Co. (C) w/Baby Doll vs. The Gunslingers Number One Cotender's Match- Winner will get the AWA world title shot at SuperClash 3 Carlos Colon vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Ray Stevens

AWA picks up Mongolian Stomper.

Nakano vs. Shamrock might be the best opening match so far. These guys really gave the fans a fight. Nakano gets the win, but Shamrock made him earn it. Suzuki and Sekishima put on a nice grappling display, which Suzuki ends up winning. Vrij is going to be a big name here. Onita and Aoyagi give the fans something different. One thing's for sure, it was a fight! I can't believe these guys went at it like that for 30 minutes. I'm sure there will be a rematch and I know it will be a big draw. It would be hard to follow the last match, but Smiley impresses and is making a name for himself here. Nakamura has things going his way, but Takada rides the storm out and finishes things off strong. Kido's woes continue but no shame in losing to a game Sayama. The fans get another different style match as Gordeau gives Maeda and the fans a scare. Maeda is a true pro as he waited for his moment and capitalized. Maeda's out to prove he's the best fighter in the world and it's hard to argue that.

The Sheepherders kick things off and earn their shot at Starrcade. Violent Sheepherders were always fun to watch. These guys were crazy. Sawyer wins round one, but I think Perez will be back for another round. Pitbull retains but he may now have Super D to deal with. If memory serves, didn't these guys have quite a feud last year? That finish by the Road Warriors will be an NWA highlight for years to come. After what just happened, Debeers and JYD might be heading for a huge blow off at Starrcade. Speaking of Starrcade, the Omni gets to host. After an amazing series, Garvin walks away as the victor. Props to Orton for being on his A game. You told a great story here and Garvin is a true Cinderella story. Tully vs. Garvin will deliver. Looking forward to their build. Starrcade is being set up so well. Great job!

AHHHHHHH, now RPG's employment here makes sense. This is better than a soap opera LOL. I knew King and Weiss would eventually shine. Although, I still think the Renestos have been criminally overlooked. Blaze ends the show on a high note. Bert might be the best promoter in the game. No question about it, Spooktacular is going to draw.

AWA @ The Quandt Fieldhouse, Stevens Point WI 10-29-88 The San Juan Saints defeated The Malachi Brothers- The Saints hit a double body slam and followed with stereo elbow drops for the win. Sgt. Slaughter defeated An Enhancement Talent with the Cobra Clutch- After the match, Slaughter cut a scathing promo and lectured the crowd on "patriotism" and berated them for supporting Nikita Koloff as the world champion. The Olympians defeated The Rose Cousins- The Rose's had things going their way until the Rich's came out. Davey distracted the Ref as Johnny yanked Randy off the apron. Pat went to his cousin's aid but Patera clipped him from behind and Rheingans finished him off with a gut wrench suplex. The Rich's ran away laughing. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi defeated 'Luscious' Lanny Poffo by C.O.- Brandi nailed Poffo with a missile dropkick that sent Poffo bouncing out of the ring. It looked like Poffo had other things on his mind because at the last second he decided not to roll back in the ring. Venomous defeated The Wild Ones- It was payback time as the Rose's came out. Pat distracted the Ref as Randy yanked Johnny off the apron. An irate Davey tried to go out and help, but Venomous grabbed Davey from behind and executed a double back suplex for the win. This time it was the Rose's walking away laughing. 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson defeated 'Crippler' Rip Oliver with a flying shoulder tackle. Interesting thing here was 'Mean' Mike Miller came out and had a conversation with a distraught Oliver. The two then left the ring together. The Glamour Boys defeated The Fantastics- These teams gave the fans an exciting roller coaster ride. Both teams gave it their all and traded momentum several times. After 25 minutes of non stop action, the Ref took a bump during a pier six brawl. Rogers and Doll were fighting outside the ring. Lanny Poffo ran out and nailed Rogers with a chair. Inside the ring, Fulton had Simpson covered. Poffo went to the top rope and crashed down with a knee to Fulton's head. Poffo rolled Simpson on top. Poffo then slid the Ref over. The Ref counted 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOOO! After the match, Poffo and the Glamour Boys hugged and gave a bow to the booing fans.

Muraco will be a very interesting piece in WCW. I'm looking forward to what he does here. Piper has some serious guts as he continues to push buttons. Something that's very interesting to me, is his respect for Gary Hart. I'm going to keep an eye on that. It's good to see the old fired up Dusty Rhodes here. Terry Funk has a way of bringing that out in people LOL. Hansen and Murdoch are back and brawling. Who would've thought that Mando and Piper would steal the show every week. I always look forward to these interactions. Humperdink's hype meets the expectations as Humungous makes quite a splash. Boogie Woogie man has found the fountain of youth. I'm wondering if the Nation will end up getting Gilbert out of this jam with Reed. Sting and Luger have so much adrenaline going right now. The Horsemen leave Spivey hanging. Luckily he hangs onto his title. WCW is really clicking right now.

SNME did a great job of setting up Survivor Series. I see some gigantic elimination matches coming. Savage has become the hottest heel in the business. Although he has some serious competition coming after him. I loved the contrast in promos with Hogan and Jake. I imagine setting up the figures is a nice way to unwind. You've really gotten this over with the fans. I can't imagine what your WrestleMania set up will look like.

These behind the scenes articles are so informative.

If Spicoli got Burke's respect, then things will be looking up for him. Taker's sending some strong messages to Hall. I hope my man St. Clair can get things going again. Yea, I would say Eddie's about done with Barr's antics. And that's the Buddy Rose we all know. Sometimes the old vets have to show these youngsters who's boss. It looks like the Harts are slowly turning the tables on the Diamond Exchange. Vancouver, Regal plays it clean and still gets the job done. Candido proves he's still a player in the LHW division. Steamboat is always a fun attraction on a card. Southern Boys and Can Am's is the type of match that gives you your money's worth. Damn, I'll say it again, Windham is having the reign of a lifetime. Kelowna, Azul's stock is rapidly rising. Both Patriots prove they can do it solo. But, man I love them as a team. With everything going on in PCW, Tenryu is racking up some impressive wins. Backlund dominated PCW for so long, that getting a win over him is a big deal. Hall is ready for Taker. The Midnights are such a cohesive unit. Once again Pillman rocks the main event. Props to Silver King for holding his own.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-27-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Big main event as Mr. Olympia takes on Gary Young in a rematch from Brawls in St. Paul. Timothy Flowers will try and collect 150,000 dollars as he takes on El Canek in a bounty match. Black Bart makes his AWA debut. And our AWA C.O.O Gerry Morrow will have a conversation with Iceman Parsons regarding the TV title match next week. Right now I want to bring out our AWA world champion, Nikita Koloff. Massive cheers as Nikita walks out in sweatpants, tank top and the world title strapped around his waist. Nelson: Nikita, you have enjoyed quite a run as world champion. I wanted to get your thoughts on next week's battle royal. The winner will face you for your title on November 18th in Milwaukee on Title Night. Nikita: Thank you very much Larry. Nikita has prided himself on being a fighting champion. I will continue to take on all comers. It no matter who win the battle royal because Nikita will be more than ready. Nikita rips off his tank top, does a trap pose and then holds the world title high as the fans cheer. Commercial Break The Bruisers vs. Sam Smith and Ray Glader After tearing their opponents up, Strong tags in Busick. Strong swings his opponent to the ropes and Busick hits the Spinebuster slam for the win. Nelson announces that next week, the Bruisers will face Coast to Coast and the winners will get a world tag team title shot against the Guerreros on Title Night. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans as you know the AWA travels the globe. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami are on tour in Japan. AWA world tag champs the Guerreros were in the CWA defending their titles. And Carlos Colon is currently touring his homeland of Puerto Rico. We wish them all the best of luck. Let's go back to the ring. AWA Mid American Champ 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. Clyde Putnam Zbyszko's arrogance is at an all time high as he irks the fans during the entire match. Zbyszko executes the swinging neckbreaker for the win. Nelson: Larry Zbyszko, I understand you will be in the big battle royal next week. Zbyszko: (gives Nelson a look of distain) Nelson, you really are a spudhead. Of course I'm going to be in the battle royal. There's only one thing left for me to do and that's win the world title. All those other participants are coming into Larry Land and they're all going to find out why I'm the main attraction. Oh and by the way Nelson, nobody cares about which wrestlers are on tour. Why don't you make better use of our air time and talk about a true living legend and champion like me. Get it together. Nelson rolls his eyes and cuts to a commercial. Commercial Break Bounty Match! NO DQ El Canek vs. 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers As Canek is walking to the ring, Flowers runs up from behind and levels him with a forearm blast. Flowers grabs Canek and swings him into the guardrail. Flowers grabs Canek and slams his head on the top of the rail. Flowers takes Canek over towards the ring and slams his head on the apron. Flowers looks into the camera and yells "The money is mine!" Flowers hurls Canek into the ring. Flowers climbs to the top turnbuckle. He leaps off for a knee drop but Canek moves. Canek regroups. Both men stagger up as Canek scoop slams Flowers down and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Canek swings Flowers to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Canek follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Canek reaches down but Flowers lowblows him. Flowers is clearing the cobwebs as he rolls out of the ring. Flowers staggers around and grabs a chair. Flowers tosses the chair into the ring and follows. Flowers picks up the chair. As he goes to swing it, Canek gives him a lowblow. Canek grabs the chair and whacks Flowers across the back. Flowers rolls over in pain as Canek covers 1..2..3! Big POP! Commercial Break Brenda Britton: Hi everybody, if you see me, then you know who's coming out. That's right our AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow comes out and kisses Brenda's hand. Morrow: Brenda, it is always a pleasure. Britton: Oh Gerry, you are such a gentleman. Ok, last week you announced that the TV title is held up. Next week, Brian Adias will face Iceman Parsons for the TV title. If Adias wins, his previous reign will remain intact and Iceman Parson's title win will be erased from the records. Correct? Morrow: Dat is correct Brenda. You're so very smart. It is only fair dat I bring out Mr. Parsons and have a chat. Will de Iceman cometh. Hahahahaha Parsons walks out with the TV title. Parsons: You know Gerry, everybody saw me win this here title in St. Paul, fair and square brother. That sore loser cries about it and bribes you with champagne and now the title is held up. What the hell is going on here? Morrow: AHHHHH de champagne was no bribe, but a simple gift. You have every right to be upset. However, Mr. Adias did have a solid point. I will need you to hand over de title. But, before you do I will say dis. If you win next week, then Mr. Adias will never get another shot at dat title for as long as you are de champion. How does dat sound? Parsons: I don't like any of this but looks like I don't have a choice. Iceman Parsons doesn't cry Jack and I had no problem beating Adias before and brother I'll do it again! Parsons gives Morrow the TV title. Morrow: Very good Mr. Parsons, I will see you next week. Britton: There you have it. Until next time, tooooodles. Commercial Break 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Arnie Goldstein The fans are fully behind Orndorff as he hits the piledriver for the easy win. Orndorff cuts a promo on next week's battle royal and says this will be his golden ticket to a world title match! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Badd Co. w/Baby Doll vs. Todd Rooney and Trent Watkins Baby Doll applauds as Tanaka karate kicks Rooney into a back suplex by Diamond for the win. Nelson: Baby Doll, I've been informed that your men Badd Co. will be defending their National tag titles against the Gunslingers at Title Night. As you know, the Gunslingers were on the winning team at War Games. Baby Doll: Oh wow, big deal. That doesn't mean a thing because they don't stand a chance against Badd Co. Badd Co. is the team of the 90s. Those wannabe cowboys are outdated and need to be put out to the pasture. Well, Badd Co. will do just that at Title Night. Commercial Break Crusher Blackwell vs. Kenneth Hancock Blackwell destroys his opponent and hits the big splash for the win. Blackwell cuts a promo and says he's going to mow down all the other wrestlers because nothing's going to stop him from that world title match! Commercial Break Kokina w/Gama Singh vs. Paul Sooter As Gama leads Kokina to the ring, Crusher Blackwell is heading to the back. Kokina and Blackwell bump shoulders. Both men turn around and have an intense stare down. Gama whispers something to Kokina. Kokina then heads to the ring. Blackwell stares at him a little longer before heading to the back. Gama looks on with approval as Kokina hits the Samoan Drop for the win. Gama cuts a promo and says there's no way anybody will eliminate Kokina from the battle royal next week. Nobody! Commercial Break Black Bart vs. Steven Kofax Bart impresses in his debut and finishes things off with his Texas trash compactor. Bart grabs his cowbell and heads to ringside. Nelson: Black Bart, that was quite the debut. I'm sure that's what we can expect from you here in the AWA. Bart: You're dug gam right! There's... Boos as Brian Adias comes out with a box. Adias: Bart, let me be the first to welcome a fellow Texan to the AWA. To welcome you, I have a very special gift for you. As you know, I've been bumping shoulders with Hollywood's biggest stars and agents. I bought this gift, especially for you. Go ahead and open it. Bart takes the box and looks it over. He opens it and pulls out a cowboy hat. Adias: That there hat was worn by none other than John Wayne in the movie True Grit. I saw that and knew you had to have it. Bart actually smiles. He looks over the hat and puts it on. Adias: You were born to wear that hat because you are exactly what true grit is. Bart: This is the best damn gift I've ever received. Much obliged Brian. They walk off together leaving a puzzled Nelson behind. Commercial Break Mr. Olympia vs. 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/Dream Machine The bell rings and Olympia clotheslines Dream over the top rope. Young takes a swing at Olympia but Olympia ducks and atomic drops Young over the top rope. Olympia goes to the outside. Young staggers up as Olympia grabs Dream and swings him into Young. Olympia takes Young and hurls him back in the ring. Olympia swings Young to the ropes and punches him in the gut, as Young is keeled over. Olympia nails him with a running knee lift 1..2..Young gets his foot on the rope. Olympia picks up Young, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Olympia picks up Young and swings him into the corner, then follows with a running knee to the mid section. Dream Machine hops on the apron. Olympia runs over and sends Dream flying off with a big punch. Dream's on the ground. He reaches in his tights and loads his mask with a foreign object then tries to regain his senses. Olympia picks up Young but Young rakes his eyes, grabs his trunks and pulls Olympia through the ropes. Young distracts the Ref as Dream runs over, grabs Olympia's head from behind and headbutts the back of his head with a loaded mask. Dream hurls Olympia back in the ring. Young picks up Olympia and hits a double arm DDT 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! Commercial Break Nelson: Well, I can tell you right now, the situation between Mr. Olympia, Gary Young and Dream Machine is far from over. Fans, next week the Bruisers will face Coast to Coast for a shot at the world tag titles. Also, you'll see the huge battle royal with the winner getting a world title shot at Title Night. On that note, coming out now is one of the participants, Kerry Von Erich! The fans go wild as Kerry comes out to Rush's Tom Sawyer. Nelson: Kerry, you have a lot on your mind. The upcoming battle royal and Terry Gordy. Kerry: All I hear is Terry Gordy talking about how he wants to fight me. Hey Terry! I'm right here baby! Anytime you want to fight, then come with it. We'll see each other in the battle royal next week and you can bet I'm coming to fight! When I'm done with Gordy, then it's time for a world title shot. And Terry Gordy isn't going to stand in my way!

Jimmy Jam and The Super D end things on a high note. Manny looked strong but the Ace pulls it out to win the block. Fright Night is loaded! Garvin vs. Orton is a fantastic match up. These guys can go technical or get nasty. I'm looking forward to it. After a great series, whoever wins this one will have a tidal wave of momentum heading into Starrcade. All the Fright Night matches have been built up well. You always give us solid pay offs. Can't wait!

Man, props to all your SNME props. Very well done. We get the classic opening promos to kick things off and we're ready to go. Looks like both Taylor and Beefcake have something to sink their teeth into. Will the end result be Bruti cutting Taylor's nice head of hair? The rocket is strapped to Warrior. Uncle Ivan was a real pro tonight. Mass chaos ensues as Savage (and Heenan) take the title away from Hogan. I thought this was so creative and everybody walks away hot. I felt all the heat. I'm looking forward to a heel Savage reign. Also, it will be money with Hogan as the chaser. Great job with this. Muta has some serious momentum going. He's being booked as the heel Warrior right now. I would love to see those two cross paths. Martel escapes with his title but the Foundation is on his tail. Jake gets some great buzz tonight and now we have a ready made challenger for Savage. Rockers end the wild night on a high note. They're on a roll right now and have earned the US titles. Double thumbs up brother!

I'll tell you what, Bert knows how to promote a show. He sold me on Spooktacular. Another thing I love about having Music City in our world is it gives opportunity to guys like JT Southern. This is a place where Southern can thrive. Thanks to a chain and a fast count, I think Miss Kentucky's team have earned a title shot. Fun show!

Hahahaha, I loved all the shenanigans in the opening bout. Great way to kick off the night. I must admit, I'm happy the Latin Connection won the titles. Mando's promos will be gold. Well, Gilbert finally legitimized himself as the true TV champ. However, he must now deal with Reed. First a heated feud with Lawler and now he's coming after Rhodes. Terry Funk is having one great month and I'm sure he's making a lot of money. Bring on Rhodes and Funk! Of course, Gary Hart had a back up plan. I always thought the SST was an underrated tag team. Can't wait to watch Hart lead them. After a night of heavy heel action, the fans get to go home happy as Sting and Luger win a battle with the Horsemen. I think Spivey is going to get an earful next Saturday. Great show.

The battle royal once again lives up to expectations. Billy Jack is red hot right now. Can his incredible momentum put an end to Windham's amazing run? This match is a must see. Azul's rising fast and I'm sure will be in line for a LHW title shot soon. Southern Boys are enjoying quite a run themselves. I see an Eddie/Barr feud coming. Talk about a huge 6 man tag match. Windham gets the fall and I know Billy Jack was watching. Calgary is the luck the Harts needed as they finally got one over on the Diamond Exchange. Cheetah Kid continues his dominant reign. Great way to send the fans home happy with Pillman getting an exciting win to cap a great night of wrestling.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-20-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Brawls in St. Paul was quite the event and now the AWA looks forward to the next Title Night, which will be on Saturday November 17th at the Mecca in Milwaukee. Listen to this, in 2 weeks right here on TV, there will be a battle royal and the winner will face Nikita Koloff at Title Night for the AWA world title. Big news indeed. Well, we have a lot of action for you tonight, including our big main event as the Wild Ones take on the Rose Cousins. Ok, let's get to the ring. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy vs. Neil Jordan Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd plays as Gordy hits the ring. Gordy simply destroys his opponent and makes him submit to the Asian spike. Nelson: Terry Gordy, you made your presence known in St. Paul and it's clear you want Kerry Von Erich in the ring. Looks like you will get your wish because both you and Kerry will be in the upcoming battle royal. Gordy: Kerry Von Erich! I'm coming for you boy! I will see you in the battle royal and not only will I give you the beating of your life, but I'm going to win the battle royal and go on to win the AWA world title! Commercial Break The Fantastics vs. Sam Smith and Clyde Putnam Fantastics look a little more aggressive tonight and win the match with the Rocket Launcher. Fantastics cut a heated promo on the Glamour Boys and tell them they made this personal and now it's time to show them just who the superior tag team is. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans as you know, the CWA is a strong affiliate of the AWA. You all saw Jeff Jarrett represent the CWA in St. Paul and now our World Tag Team champs, the Guerreros will be in Memphis this week defending their titles. I know there's a lot more planned with the CWA. Speaking of talent touring. Both Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami are currently on tour in Japan. The AWA prides itself on International talent. Along those lines, next up is the tag team debut of Huracan Castillo and Miguel Perez Jr., known as the San Juan Saints. Let's check them out. The San Juan Saints vs. Brayden Patrick and Louis Landen Castillo and Perez look pretty cool as they come out wearing Puerto Rican themed colored pants and each have a gold medallion. The San Juan Saints show off solid chemistry and gel well together. Castillo executes a vertical suplex as Castillo follows with a leg drop from the 2nd rope for the win. The fans applaud as the Saints pump their fists to them. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans.... Brenda Britton walks out. Britton: I'll handle this Larry, take a break. Nelson rolls his eyes and leaves. Britton: Hi Everybody! It's my upmost pleasure to welcome out the AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow walks out in his white suit, fedora hat and sunglasses. He kisses Brenda's hand. Britton: Oh Gerry, you're the most. So much exciting stuff going on in the AWA and it's all thanks to you. Right now, I know you have business with Brian Adias. Morrow: I do indeed Brenda. I would like to ask Mr. Adias to come on out. Boos as Adias comes out wearing a suit and sunglasses. He's also carrying a gift wrapped box. Morrow: Brian, I have heard your protest regarding your TV title loss to Iceman Parsons in St. Paul. You may now speak on that. Adias: Thank you Gerry. As you saw, I was talking with the ring attendant before the bell rang. I wanted to make sure he wasn't careless with my sunglasses. Those sunglasses were given to me by Sylvester Stallone himself. Gerry, you know how important sunglasses are. Morrow: Hahahahaha, yes I do. Adias: Exactly. Now, during this conversation, the Referee rang the bell. He's supposed to make sure I'm ready. He didn't do that. I was then blindsided by that cheater Parsons and you know the rest. I want that match voided and my TV title returned immediately. Oh, by the way, I have a gift for you. Adias hands Morrow the box. Britton: (clapping with enthusiasm) Open it Gerry! Morrow opens it and pulls out a bottle of expensive champagne. Morrow smiles as he looks at the bottle. Britton: Wow! Morrow: You know Brian, you do bring up a valid point. I'll tell you what. I will hold up de TV title. In 2 weeks, you and Iceman Parsons will wrestle for de title. Sound good? Adias: Gerry, you're a fair man. And also, when I win, I want my previous reign to remain intact. Morrow: Ok, that can be done. Britton: See Gerry, that's why you're the C.O.O., you get things handled. Until next time, toooooodles. Commercial Break Coast to Coast vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Tatum and Victory are all over their opponents and win the match with a double flapjack. Nelson: Guys, I have to ask, where is the Vin Man? Tatum: Is that a joke? What's your problem Larry? Nelson: It's not a joke. Does it have to do with DJ Peterson winning the war with Kevin Kelly? Tatum: Oh, you're a real comedian. Victory gives Nelson a light push. Tatum: Vinnie is very depressed right now. Kevin Kelly has left the AWA and that has taken a severe toll on Vinnie. Jack and I want Vinnie to know that we love him and support him. We're here for you Vin Man! Commercial Break We come back and see a man watching a Rugby game in Yorkshire England. He turns around and it's Dave Taylor. Taylor: Alright then. It's been awhile since I was in the AWA. You might say I needed to go back to my roots for a bit. Well, it's time I got back in the ring and this time I'm going to do things right. It's time to put my skills and talent to the test. The way I was trained. Commercial Break Nelson: (Nervous) With me now is the Asylum. Kokina looks like a beast and Sawyer is swinging his chain around. Tiger Jeet Singh: Everybody thought the Asylum was done. NO! This is only the beginning! We now have a leader that understands our motives. He is Gama Singh! Gama walks out. Nelson: I can't believe this! Gama: You must believe it! It is real! Now watch us unleash pain and punishment! The Asylum (Gama Singh, Tiger Jeet Singh, Buzz Sawyer and Kokina) vs. Trent Watkins, Arnie Goldstein, Warren Coolidge and Reese Jackson The Asylum take turns inflicting pain on their opponents. Sawyer hits a powerslam on Watkins. Tiger Jeet executes a backbreaker. Kokina follows with a standing leg drop and Gama finishes things off with the camel clutch. The Asylum beats up all the other opponents and hurl them all out of the ring. Commercial Break We come back and see Greg Gagne doing more physical therapy. Gagne: Any man that went through what I did would not be able to stand. As you can see I'm not an ordinary man. I promise you I'll be back in no time. As for you El Canek, I'm not done by a long shot. I will now increase the bounty on you from 100,000 dollars to 150,000 dollars. To all those who want to collect, happy hunting. Back Live 'Diamond' Timothy Flowers vs. Ray Glader Flowers hits the piledriver and it's all over. Nelson: Timothy Flowers, welcome back to the AWA. So, what's on your agenda here? Flowers: Everybody knows what I accomplished up in Pacific. I cleaned house up there. Well, now I'm here in the AWA for one reason, the money! A hundred and fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money. El Canek! I'm challenging you and trust me, I'm going to get that money! Commercial Break The Wild Ones vs. The Rose Cousins This one never officially gets started. Before either team enters the ring, they start brawling all over the place. The cameras stick with it and the fans get to see a good brawl until prelim wrestlers and officials run out to break it up. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness, the situation between those two teams is obviously far from over. Fans next week, the AWA world champ Nikita Koloff will be here. Gary Young goes one on one with his current rival Mr. Olympia. All that and a lot more. Right now, gear up because Sgt. Slaughter is in action. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Todd Rooney Slaughter is heavily booed as he walks to the ring in full military gear. Slaughter picks his opponent a part before winning the match with the Cobra Clutch. Nelson: Sgt. Slaughter, I think these fans are very disappointed in you. Slaughter: Listen up puke! I don't care what these maggots think! They make me sick. All these lowlifes are why this country is in complete disarray. Well Sgt. Slaughter is going to fix that. I'm in the upcoming battle royal and I'm going to win that battle royal. And you know what's next? I'm going to beat that no good commie Nikita Koloff and bring the AWA world title right where it belongs...right here in my hands. (Looks at Nelson) You're dismissed!