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Things are really heating up on the road to WrestleMania. I loved the Andre swerve. Perfect set up for Andre to find a partner to take on the POP. The Mania card is stacked. I think Martel and Muta are going to steal the show. A lot of intriguing match ups. The build has been so well done.

What a stacked card! So many intriguing match ups, but I can't wait to see a determined Backlund.

Flair vs. Dibiase is going to rock Miami! I can only hope Jarrett signs Debeers vs. Reed. I think Powers has met her match. Love the slow burn with Jake. He's in a perfect mix right now with Piper and Muraco. If WCW is going into Memphis, then it makes total sense for Lawler to be a part of that. Can you imagine a Flair/Lawler world title match at the Mid South Coliseum. MONEY! Arn and Tully vs. Funk and Murdoch. Oh yea, Mayhem in Miami! I like hearing about the Power Plant. Good way to bring attention to the new guys coming in.

All I can say is the Haynes /Severn match is going to be awesome. Finlay's guidance is working wonders. Lynn and Malenko show why the LHW division is on fire. Regal has serious momentum going for his upcoming CA title shot. Rose is working a plan for Pillman but never underestimate the TV champ. He's proven that. LA Tenryu is another guy who's been on a path of destruction. Blackman wins a real fight. When Adams hits the superkick...it's over. Steamboat keeps racking up pins against Windham and cohorts. Hmmmm, Bam Bam gets the evil eye. It seems only Windham knew what that triangle meant. However, he regains focus and gets in another huge title defense. Santa Barbara, I think anyone from the New Generation is ready for a shot at Christopher. Awesome is ready to go with Pillman. I also think Pillman is more than ready for Awesome. Patriot picks up a nice solo win. Armstrong did what he could. Dustin's ready for his big Aloha title defense. The stage is set!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 2-23-89 Title Night highlights are shown, including a piece of the epic Hulk Hogan promo. The highlights end with a shot of Jumbo Tsuruta holding the world title up. Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Well, Title Night is in the books and what a show that was. The new AWA National tag team champs, the Olympians will be here today. Gary Young takes on Bill Dundee for a shot at the TV title in 2 weeks. Bill Kazmaier teams with the Rose Cousins to take on Cannonball Griz and the High Chiefs. Dory Funk Jr. will be in action. All that and a lot more, so lets go to the ring. Dory Funk Jr. vs. Todd Rooney Dory puts his opponent through a scientific wrestling class and wins the match with a spinning toe hold. Nelson: Dory, it's great to have you here in the AWA. Dory: Thank you Larry. As you just saw, I've still got some fuel in the tank. I'm here for a serious run and I'm putting all the champions on notice. Commercial Break Kokina w/Skandor Akbar vs. Harold Bannister Akbar smiles as Kokina hits the Samoan Drop for the easy win. Akbar cuts a promo and says Jim Morris made a big mistake getting involved in Kokina's business. Commercial Break Leo Burke vs. Carl Kellerman Burke dominates and wins the match with the sleeper. WHAM! From behind Mean Mike Miller nails Burke with a forearm blast. Miller stomps on Burke's shoulder, then hurls him out of the ring. Miller follows, picks up Burke and swings him shoulder first into the steel post. Miller picks up Burke and gives him a shoulder breaker. Nelson: Mike Miller! What the hell were you thinking? Miller: At Title Night, that TV title shot should've been mine! That loser lying there in pain didn't deserve it. Maybe now people will take notice of Mean Mike Miller! Commercial Break 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer vs. Trent Watkins Sawyer pounds his opponent before finishing him off with a powerslam! Nelson: At Title Night, it seemed you got distracted by the Missing Link. Sawyer: Link! Link! Link! Where are you Link? You made the Mad Dog mad and now you're going to feel the bite! Commercial Break Nelson: Ok, we have some big news for our fans in the UK. The AWA will be coming to the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday March 16th. You will see Jumbo Tsuruta defend the AWA world title against Bob Armstrong. You'll also see AWA stars such as Nikita Koloff, Sgt. Slaughter and many more. I've also been told that Tony St. Clair will return to the AWA on that night. I know I'm looking forward to being in London. Speaking of excitement, let's go back to Title Night and hear the words of the immortal Hulk Hogan. Hogan's Title Night promo is shown. Nelson: Yes, Hulk Hogan is in the AWA and he will be right here on TV in 2 weeks. That's right, HulkaMania will run wild right here in 2 weeks. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV title shot in 2 weeks 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/The Vin Man These guys have a nice back and forth match. Dundee is in control and has Young up for a suplex but Vinnie reaches in and trips Dundee. Young takes control and suplexes Dundee. Young hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Young chokes Dundee on the top rope. The Ref backs Young off, which enables Vinnie to snap Dundee's head on the top rope. Young picks up Dundee and hits a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Young tries to suplex Dundee but Dundee blocks it and suplexes Young. Vinnie gets on the apron. Dundee runs over and grabs Vinnie by his shirt. Young staggers up and charges Dundee with a high knee but Dundee moves. Young knees Vinnie off the apron. Dundee grabs Young and hits a German Suplex. Dundee goes to the top rope and crashes down with the Bombs Away 1..2..3!! Huge Pop! Commercial Break 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Neil Jordan As Brandi heads to the ring, Young and Vinnie are staggering to the back. Brandi grins at them. As Brandi enters the ring, Young and Vinnie attack him. Young sets Brandi up and drops him with a tornado DDT. Vinnie gets in a few more stomps. It's obvious Brandi can't compete tonight. Commercial Break Sgt. Slaughter vs. Vic Dutro Slaughter is all over Dutro and wins the match with the cobra clutch! Nelson: Sgt. Slaughter, I think you made a grave mistake costing Nikita Koloff the AWA world title at SuperClash. Slaughter: Shut up puke! That no good commie has fell into my trap. I want a fight! My mission is to rid the AWA of poison like Koloff. I will accomplish that mission when that coward is ready to fight me man to man, face to face. (looks at Nelson) You're dismissed! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, I've got more big news for you. As you all know, our next big pay per view will be Champagne Slam on Saturday April 20th, from Market Square Arena. I can tell you right now that El Canek has chosen that date for his AWA world title match. Speaking of the world title, I wanted to bring out Iceman Parsons. The fans cheer as We are Family blasts on the speakers. Nelson: Iceman, at Title Night, you gave the world champ Jumbo Tsuruta a real test.... Boos as Larry Zbyszko storms out. Zbyszko: You know, I've had enough of what's going on around here. Why are you wasting time talking to this jerk (points at Iceman)? You should be talking to the real number one contender. Parsons: Oh, you mean El Canek? Zbyszko: (long pause and distain look) Oh I didn't know you were such a comedian. I just thought you were a talentless spud head. Parsons pushes Zbyszko but before anything else happens, several officials run out to stop it from escalating. Zbyszko keeps yelling at Parsons as the officials back him away. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs The Olympians vs. Samson Smith and Marvin Masters Rheingans hits a gut wrench suplex and tags in Patera. Patera clamps on the full nelson and it's all over. Nelson: Fans, your new AWA National Tag Champs, the Olympians. I have to say, as Olympians, how do you feel about the way you won those titles? Rheingans: We feel great! Why wouldn't we? We're going to bring honor, pride and most of all credibility to these National Titles. Patera: That's right. The way things ought to be. But you know what really put a damper on our title win? The un sportsman like conduct of the Gunslingers. We offered them a handshake and they couldn't even give us that. What a disgrace. Rheingans: Shameful! Patera: Well, we're going to put that disgraceful act behind us and move forward. The Olympians are ready to face all the great tag team competition the AWA has to offer. We promise to defend these National titles with integrity and dignity. Rheingans: You can count on that! Olympians give a thumbs up and hold up the titles as the fans boo. They look around and can't believe they're being booed. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, before we get to our main event. Joining me now is Carlos Colon! The fans are up and cheering as Colon comes out wearing a nice suit and waving. Nelson: Carlos, welcome back. We haven't seen you since SuperClash. How's the neck? Colon: Thank you very much Larry. As you know I've been in many in ring wars and have suffered my share of injuries. At SuperClash, that was one of the worst things that's ever happened to me. I'll be honest, thoughts of retiring went through my mind. I wasn't sure if I could come back the same. Boos as Chicky Starr comes out. Starr: Well, well, well, my old friend Carlos. It has been a while and I can't believe what I'm hearing. What happened to you man? You have become very weak my friend. Very soft. Pathetic. You have really disappointed me. Chicky walks away shaking his head. Colon: Let me make one thing clear... Wham! Chicky hits Colon from behind with a chair to the back, then just walks away. Colon is on the ground favoring his back. Colon grimaces as he slowly stands. Colon: Chicky, I will show you the man I am! Commercial Break 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier and The Rose Cousins vs. Cannonball Griz and The High Chiefs As you would expect, this one starts out with a pier six brawl and fists flying. The Ref lets it go for a bit, then finally gets control. Kaz puts his strength to use with power moves. The Roses southern fighting is in full throttle. Griz comes back with power moves of his own. The High Chiefs put their brutality to work. After a few minutes of see saw hard hitting action, we get another pier six brawl. The High Chiefs and Rose's fight to the outside and all around the ring. Griz swings Kaz into the corner and charges in for an avalanche but Kaz moves. Griz hits hard and staggers back as Kaz hits a big belly to back suplex 1..2..3!!! BIG POP!

Sounds like bad news for the UWF wrestlers. I can totally see Backlund going all out in his training. I'm excited for the huge rematch.

SuperBrawl 2! Here we go! Baby Doll helps give her trio the win to kick things off. Boogie Woogie Man gives Uncle Ivan a taste of his own medicine. The Mastermind lives up to his moniker as his stable retains the 6 man titles. The Sheepherders get the win, but now they have to deal with the Nightmares. WHOA, I wonder what's up with Snuka? He looked pissed after the match. Assassin has picked up a major acquisition in Slater. I have a feeling Manny will be back for more. Mastermind strikes again and now we have a NEW US champ! One of my favorite events of the year is coming! Horsemen had the right idea, but in the end, they couldn't control Animal. Great visual at the end. After all the interference tonight, Garvin puts his own spin on things and KOs Orton to retain. I enjoyed this card. Every match meant something. Great job!

I really like the ladies getting a lot of shine here. Royal's a pretty loyal friend and partner. I wonder if this will last. PCO is getting over big time. I would like to see a Borne/Anvil showdown. Come on, give Raymond a chance. Von Erich vs. Rougeau is a money making match here. Anvil and Saito are two powerhouses that can go. They proved that tonight. Anvil has established himself as the man here.

AWA TITLE NIGHT @ The Mecca in Milwaukee WI 2-17-89 Broadcasted on Sports Channel America Larry Nelson: Fans, welcome to Title Night and here with me is the owner of the AWA, Verne Gagne. Verne: Thank you Larry and it's great to be here amongst all the great fans of the AWA. Tonight is a historic night for the AWA. We're now a part of Sports Channel America programming and fans across the nation will be able to enjoy all the AWA televised programs. And what a way to kick off our affiliation with Sports Channel America. Because tonight you will see all titles defended plus a world title number one contender's match. And that's not all. Hulk Hogan will be here as well. (HUGE POP). So enough talking let's get Title Night going. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Gunslingers (C) vs. The Olympians The fans boo as the Olympians extend their hands out for handshakes. The Gunslingers look at each other, then stereo dropkick the Olympians out of the ring. This sets the tone for the first few minutes as the Gunslingers work over the Olympians. Both Patera and Rheingans get pinballed and outclassed as the Gunslingers tag in and out and keep the momentum in their favor. The Olympians finally turn the tide as Patera (from the apron) nails Casey with a knee to the back. Rheingans hits a gutwrench suplex on Casey and tags in Patera, who works Casey over with power moves. Casey is finally able to make the tag to Mantell. Mantell cleans house. Patera tags in Rheingans. Mantell takes it to Rheingans and hits a running bulldog but Patera runs in to break the pin. Casey runs in and punches Patera through the ropes. As the Ref guides Casey back, Patera is wrapping something in a towel. Mantell swings off the ropes but Patera whacks him with the loaded towel. Mantell drops down. Rheingans covers as the Ref jumps over and counts 1..2..3! Casey is a second too late. BOOOOOOOS! The Olympians get the titles and celebrate. Casey is tending to Mantell. The Olympians start applauding the Gunslingers. They reach down and lift Mantell's arm up. Casey goes nuts and pushes Rheingans. Patera nails Casey with the title. The Olympians shake their heads down at the Gunslingers. The fans boo as the Olympians hold up their titles. Winners of the match and NEW AWA National Tag Team champs- The Olympians AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. Leo Burke After the introductions are made, Adias grabs the mic. Adias: The ratings champ is here. I know this is a big, historic, groundbreaking night for the AWA and all I have to say is you're welcome. The bell rings. Adias slowly takes off his sunglasses. As he turns around, Burke nails him with a running forearm blast. Burke goes off on Adias with forearm uppercuts, then hip tosses his across the ring. Burke works Adias over and scores several near falls. Adias turns things around with a lowblow. Adias controls the next segment and almost pins Burke with a Russian Leg Sweep. Adias stays on Burke and goes for a missile dropkick but Burke dodges it. Burke makes a comeback and nails Adias with a flying knee but Adias stays alive. Burke swings Adias to the ropes and clamps on the sleeper. Burke wrenches away. Adias is falling. The bell rings. The fans cheer as Burke celebrates. Wait, the Ref is talking to the announcer. The announcer tells the crowd that the time limit had expired. Both Burke and the fans are disappointed. Adias is laid out as the Ref sets the title on his chest. Official decision- A time limit draw. Brian Adias retains the AWA TV title. World Title Number One Contender's Match El Canek vs. 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko The first few minutes is both wrestlers feeling each other out by exchanging holds, take overs, headlocks, set ups for submissions and quick pin attempts. Canek starts to frustrate Zbyszko. During a tie up in the ropes, Zbyszko nails Canek with a spin kick when the Ref was trying to break them up. Zbyszko goes into full heel mode. Zbyszko chokes Canek on the bottom rope, then starts stomping away. Zbyszko hoists Canek up and throat drops him on the top rope. Zbyszko breaks all the rules and also hits Canek with several scientific moves but can't put Canek away. Zbyszko vertical suplexes Canek, then goes for his swinging neckbreaker but Canek fights it and back drops Zbyszko. Zbyszko staggers up as Canek dropkicks him down. Canek regroups. Zbyszko staggers up as Canek scoop slams him down. Canek suplexes Zbyszko, hops on the middle ropes and comes down with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Canek continues his momentum but Zbyszko hangs in there. Canek picks up Zbyszko, but Zbyszko rakes his eyes and snap suplexes Canek over. Zbyszko swings Canek into the corner and charges in but Canek moves as Zbyszko hits the corner front first. Zbyszko staggers back as Canek executes a bridging back suplex 1..2..3!! Winner of the match and is now the number one contender to the AWA world title- El Canek AWA Southern Title Bout 'Lethal' Larry Cameron (C) w/Skandor Akbar vs. 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn The bell rings and Akbar is distracting Keirn. Cameron clotheslines Keirn from behind. Cameron works Keirn over with devastating power moves. Cameron hoists Kerin up on his shoulder and runs with him, but Keirn slips out of it and pushes Cameron into the turnbuckles. Keirn clears the cobwebs. Keirn controls the next segment with slams, knee drops and forearm drops. Keirn hits a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Keirn slams Cameron and then puts him in position for the reverse DDT. Akbar reaches in the ring and grabs Keirn's boot. Keirn drops Cameron and goes out after Akbar. Akbar runs away. Keirn gets back in the ring but is met with a running double axehandle blast to the head by Cameron 1..2..3! Winner of the match and STILL AWA Southern Champ- Larry Cameron Ken Resnick is standing in the ring. Resnick: I have to tell you, it's such an honor to be a part of this amazing night. Well, you all know why I'm standing here. The wait is finally over. Joining the AWA and joining me right now is the one and only immortal HULK HOGAN!!!!! The place literally erupts as Eye of the Tiger blasts over the arena. The spotlight hits the top of the aisle. The roar gets even louder as Hulk Hogan appears! Hogan is mobbed as he walks down the aisle slapping hands. His eyes are bulging. He's wearing jeans, boots, a Hulkamania shirt and headband. Hogan enters the ring and plays his part as he cuffs his ear to each side of the arena. The place is going nuts! Resnick: (pauses several times because the cheers are deafening) Hulk Hogan! This reaction is unbelievable. On behalf of the AWA and these great fans, welcome to the AWA! Hogan looks around and smiles. Hogan: Well let me tell you something Killer Ken! (Huge pop) I can't tell you how pumped I am to be in the AWA brother! The major league of professional wrestling! (huge pop) It's no secret where I've been and the mountain I conquered. But you know what Killer Ken? Resnick: (can't stop smiling) What's that Hulk? Hogan: When I was at the top of that mountain, I looked around and saw other mountains to conquer. (Huge Pop) That's right! Hulk Hogan is here to conquer Mount AWA brother! (The fans keep cheering) As I look around this arena and hear these great Hulkamaniacs, I know in my heart that the power of Hulkamania will live on forever! (the cheers keep getting louder) With all my Hulkamaniacs out here and across the world, there's no way we can fail. We all live by the demmandments of Hulkamainia, the prayers, training and vitamins. And with that strength and power behind me, Hulkamania is going to the top of the AWA! So whatcha gonna do when Hulk Hogan, the Hulkamaniacs and Hulkamania run wild on you!!!!!!! The place goes absolutely nuts when Hogan rips off his shirt and starts posing. Intermission/Commercial Breaks AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (C) vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer The bell rings and we have a fight. These two just hammer and pound away on each other. They take turns battering each other inside and outside the ring. The tide changes several times as these guys continue to tear each other apart. After 10 minutes of brutal action, something weird happens. The Missing Link shows up and starts walking around the ring, holding the back of his head. Sawyer takes offense to this and starts yelling at Link. Link starts yelling up at Sawyer. Orndorff comes from behind and rolls Sawyer up 1..2..3! As Orndorff celebrates, Sawyer runs out of the ring and attacks Link. They start fighting as several officials run out to break it up. Winner of the Match and still AWA Mid-American Champ- Paul Orndorff AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics Once again we get a classic between these tremendous teams. Both teams show incredible teamwork and chemistry. It's a see saw battle that keeps the fans on the edge of their seats. At the 15 minute mark, the Guerreros take control and double suplex Fulton. Hector swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Hector tags in Chavo. They swing Fulton to the ropes and hit a double hot shot on the top rope 1..2..Fulton gets his foot in the rope. The Guerreros get frustrated and start putting the boots to Fulton. Rogers runs in and pounds away on the Guerreros. The Ref finally gets control. Fulton is able to dive over and tag in Rogers. Rogers goes nuts with dropkicks, hip tosses, back drops and slams. Rogers goes for a pin on Hector but Chavo breaks it. Fulton runs in and we get a pier six brawl. The Fantastics double dropkick Chavo out of the ring. The Fantastics work over Hector and execute the Rocket launcher! Rogers covers 1..2..WHAM! Chavo nails Rogers with a chair! The Ref calls for the DQ as Fulton dropkicks Chavo. Winners of the match by DQ- The Fantastics. However, the Guerreros retain the AWA world tag titles BOOOOOOOO AWA World Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta (C) w/Ray Stevens vs. Iceman Parsons The announcements are made and Jumbo holds his title up with pride. Stevens makes sure Parsons and the fans know who the world champion is. Parsons has a good game plan going as he gets an early advantage on Jumbo and stays on him. Things change when Parsons swings Jumbo into the corner and charges in, but Jumbo runs out and nails Parsons with a running knee to the head. Jumbo goes on a suplex rampage and has Parsons bouncing all over the ring. Jumbo hits a German suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo swings Parsons to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Parsons swings back and dropkicks Jumbo down. The fans cheer as Parsons fires up. Jumbo staggers up as Parsons dropkicks him back down. Jumbo staggers up as Parsons scoop slams him back down. Parsons swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop. Parsons hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Parsons swings Jumbo to the ropes and hits his Hip Attack! Jumbo staggers back by the ropes and falls. Parsons covers 1..2..Jumbo gets his foot on the ropes. Parsons swings Jumbo to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Jumbo swings back and puts Parsons down with a devastating lariat. Jumbo regroups. Jumbo executes a delayed vertical suplex on Parsons. Jumbo goes to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop on the throat. Jumbo picks up Parsons and powerbombs him down 1..2..3! Stevens runs in with the world title and hands it to Jumbo. The show ends with Jumbo holding up the world title as Stevens points to Jumbo. Winner of the match and STILL AWA World Champ- Jumbo Tsuruta

It's WrestleMania season! The card is stacking up. I'm all over the Martel/Muta match. I love the idea of the Dusty Americana tour. It gives Dusty something to really sink his teeth into. Very interesting Brother Love show. I was shocked to see Fuji's offer to Andre. Say it aint so Andre. The Von Erich's are setting the WWF on fire. All this and a Savage/Warrior main event. The fans are going to blow the roof off the Spectrum. Cool poster for Mania!

Oh man, Debeers is going to start causing riots. I can't wait until Reed, Atlas or Simmons gets a hold of him. I like how your booking Humongous as the unbeatable monster. I can't wait to see which babyface powerhouse steps up to him. Awesome way to introduce Jarrett's counter to Powers. Bad timing for a Long Riders comeback. No way was this going to overshadow the return of the RnR Express. Very cool Piper's Pit. We get another classic Jake promo followed by a vicious attack by Muraco. The thing about Jake is we really don't know what he was thinking during that attack. Piper, Jake and Muraco, what a segment. The King has returned to Tennessee! What a great moment! There's so much Lawler can do in WCW. The Freebirds and Grapplers will always give you what you expect. First off, wow Tully and Arn are the new world champs! Next, Dibiase scores the pin on Flair! Flair/Dibiase world title matches are going to be money! You can't go wrong here. Great show Kev!

Blackman is becoming a contender. I'm sure the Midnights won't underestimate opponents again. It's now official, Hart and Austin are an alliance. Austin will quickly learn the ropes. Not sure if anyone can stop the Rainbow Warriors. Cactus and the Jackal are heading for a wild and crazy showdown. Cow Palace, Austin's name is rapidly rising. The heat is boiling between the Playboy Club and Dreamboats. The Destruction Crew are having an impressive reign. Dustin retains against the Ace. Windham walks out with the title after another classic with Hart. Windham's back on track. Fresno, Wow, big win for the New Generation as their buzz continues. Southern Boys are snapping and that's what was needed to go head on with the Wrecking Crew. I love the Steamboat/Chono match up. The Can Am/Phoenix match shows how competitive the PCW tag division is. Hennig has been chalking up a lot of wins lately. Pillman gets a satisfying win over the Jackal but it wasn't easy. 2 big main events announced for Hawaii. The champs will have their hands full because the challengers have been on a roll.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 2-16-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. And when I say Major League, I mean it. Because tomorrow night on Sports Channel America, Title Night will be shown and it's certain to be an epic and historic event for the AWA. All the titles will be defended and making his grand appearance will be none other than the immortal Hulk Hogan! We'll be talking more about that throughout tonight's show. Speaking of tonight, you will see The Bruisers and Jim Morris take on The British Bombers and Kokina. Spike Huber versus Glamour Doll. And in the main event, Bob Armstrong and Bill Dundee go up against Austin Idol and Chicky Starr. Ok, let's get to the ring. The San Juan Saints vs. Samson Smith and Richard Dalton Saints get the crowd pumping and win the match with a double suplex followed by stereo elbow drops. Saints cut a promo and say they're ready for their upcoming matches with Vinergy and are going to prove they're serious contenders. Commercial Break Larry Nelson runs down the Title Night card and hypes up Hulk Hogan. 'The Foreman' Spike Huber vs. Glamour Doll A few weeks ago, these two wrestled to a time limit draw. Tonight, they go at it as soon as the bell rings. It's back and forth action. Huber gets control with a back elbow smash and works Doll over. Doll comes back after an eye rake and takes it to Huber. Doll slams Huber and follows with a sling shot splash but Huber kicks out at 2. Doll berates the Ref. Doll picks up Huber for a slam but Huber cradles Doll 1..2..3! Big POP! Huber rolls out of the ring and celebrates while Doll throws a tantrum. Commercial Break The Dragon Kings vs. Royce Richardson and Harold Bannister The Dragon Kings give the fans quite a wrestling display. Takano hits a snap suplex and tags in Fujinami, who finishes things off with a Dragon Suplex. Nelson: I'm here with the Dragon Kings and I have to say, I'm impressed with what I've seen so far. WHAM!!! The Dragon Kings are attacked by Sweet Dreams. Dream Machine swings Fujinami into the steel post as Sugar slams Takano on the concrete. Nelson: Just what the hell are you guys doing?! Sugar: Showing them who's boss! Dream: That's right! Why are they getting all the attention? We're the hottest team in the AWA! Sweet Dreams babay! And don't you forget it! Commercial Break Vinergy and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/The Vin Man vs. Vic Dutro, Willie Lopez and Clint Moore Dukes hits a missile dropkick, Putski hits the Polish hammer and Young finally finishes things off with a tornado DDT. Nelson: Vinnie, I have to admit, your boys looked pretty good tonight Vin: Oh Larbo, you've finally opened your eyes. Are these guys great or what. Now, we heard those San Juan Stooges out here talking and they must be delusional if they think they can beat Vinergy. That'll never happen. Never! Now my man Gary has something to say. Young: Thank you, Vin Man. Tom Brandi, you've become a real thorn in my side boy! You think you can play with the big boys? Think again because it's time to teach you a lesson and that's just what I'm going to do. Vin: YEA! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, tomorrow night will be a ground breaking night indeed. It all happens on Sports Channel America and I'm talking about Title Night. I still can't believe it but it's going to happen. Hulk Hogan will be in the Mecca and he's going to talk to Ken Resnick inside the squared circle. That's right! Hulkamania is going to run wild, here in the AWA. What a historic moment that will be. All the AWA titles will be defended and you'll also see a world title number one contender's match. Trust me, you won't want to miss this epic night. Commercial Break 'Big' Jim Morris and The Bruisers vs. Kokina and The British Bombers Skandor Akbar is in Milwaukee with AWA Southern Champ Larry Cameron. This is a wild one as it begins with a pier six brawl. The Bruisers and Bombers tear into each other. The Fans cheer as Morris and Kokina have a stare down. The fans explode as Morris and Kokina have a furious exchange. The Ref can't get control and signals for the bell, calling it a double DQ. The Bruisers and Bombers continue to fight on the outside. Kokina swings Morris to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Morris swings back and nails Kokina with a big boot to the head. Kokina staggers back and falls through the ropes. The fans are up and cheering. Commercial Break 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmaier vs. Todd Rooney The fans chant 'Kaz' throughout the match. Kaz wins the match with the Argentine backbreaker. Kaz cuts a promo on Cannonball Griz and says they have another fight coming! Commercial Break 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong and 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol and Chicky Starr Fun TV main event. The fans get their share of some great Armstrong/Idol moments. Chicky and Dundee get their shine in as well. A few minutes in, Armstrong is pinballing Idol all over the ring. Idol gets back dropped and bounces over to tag in Starr. Starr comes in and gets back dropped. Starr staggers up into the wrong corner and gets punched by Dundee. Starr falls back into the Ref. Idol runs in as does Dundee. The Ref gets up and guides Dundee to his corner, which allows Idol to pull a foreign object out. Armstrong hoists Starr up for a piledriver but Idol nails Armstrong with the foreign object. Dundee charges back in and punches away on Idol. Starr covers Armstrong as the Ref counts 1..2..3! BOOOOO! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, last week we saw the return of Nikita Koloff. Well, he's here today. Please welcome out Nikita Koloff! The fans cheer as Nikita comes out. Nikita nods to them and walks over to Nelson. Nelson: Nikita, I know you have a score to settle with Sgt. Slaughter. Nikita: Sgt. Slaughter! You cost Nikita the world title! Now it time for Nikita to get revenge! Last week you felt the Russian Sickle and that was only the beginning. Your pain and suffering has just begun! Nikita does his trap pose. The show ends with a rundown of Title Night. Tomorrow night on Sports Channel America. From the Mecca in Milwaukee. See previous post for complete card.

A wild match kicks things off! Poor Whatley just can't get it together. Street gives young Dundee some good advice. We'll see if he listens. The Stud Stable's heelish tactics give them the big win. Good showcases for Kid, Anderson and Pitbull. Damn, the Horsemen were in total sync tonight. I loved that finish. I really like how your booking this feud. Right now, the Horsemen are coming off as some bad ass grizzled vets. It now gives the Road Warriors something to overcome. Worldwide, Nice seeing the Buffalo Soldiers get some TV time. Same with Wahoo. I have a feeling something big is in the works for Budro. The main event ended like it should. We'll see if this all gets settled at SuperBrawl. Speaking of SuperBrawl, I think Garvin and Orton are going to tear the house down. Such a good match up.

That's really cool you met Tugboat.

Big way to start the night as the Rockers get their long awaited match with Demolition. I also think we're going to get a Steiners/Varsity Club match as well. Things are already heating up. Thanks to a lot of commotion, Savage edges out Martel. Another big story happens here with Sherri. Just what is going on? Added to all this, Paul E and Muta make the Mania challenge to Martel. Things are getting better and better. OK! Savage vs. Warrior at Mania! It's going to happen! OOOOHHHHH YEA! WrestleMania is really shaping up.

AWA @ The Met Center, Bloomington MN 2-10-89 The Dragon Kings (Tatsumi Fujinami and George Takano) defeated Two Local Talents with a double back suplex 'Big' Jim Morris vs. Glamour Doll Doll did everything he could but once Morris clamped on the bearhug it was all over. 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmair vs. Cannonball Griz These two gave the fans a hard hitting slugfest that ended up on the outside which resulted in a Double C.O. The San Juan Saints and 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Vinergy and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/The Vin Man The fans get a 20 minute roller coaster ride as both sides put on a show. In the end, Brandi catches Young with a reverse flying press off the turnbuckles for the thrilling win. 'Mean' Mike Miller vs. 'The Foreman' Spike Huber Huber had things going his way and even got Miller up for an airplane spin, but an eye rake by Miller stopped the momentum. Miller takes control and puts Huber down with the Shoulder Breaker. 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. Chicky Starr 10 minutes wasn't enough time as these guys battle to a time limit draw. 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn and The Bruisers VS. AWA Southern Champ 'Lethal' Larry Cameron and The British Bombers w/Skandor Akbar As you can imagine, this one gets wild. At the 30 minute mark a pier six brawl ensues. Akbar takes advantage of the chaos and hits Steve Strong with a chair. As Strong stumbles forward, Cameron puts him down with a running forearm blast to get the tainted win. 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol These two vets prove they can still main event a show. They give the fans an old fashion southern fight. Armstrong starts to bleed bad. Idol starts working the leg and goes for the Las Vegas Leglock but Armstrong cradles him for the 1..2..3! Huge Pop! A pissed off Idol starts pounding away on Armstrong. Idol swings Armstrong to the ropes but misses a clothesline. Armstrong swings back and clotheslines Idol over the top rope. A bloody Armstrong stands tall as the fans cheer. Idol starts throwing chairs into the ring as Armstrong begs him to come back into the ring. AWA TITLE NIGHT Saturday, February 17th From the Mecca Live on Sports Channel America AWA World Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta (C) w/Ray Stevens vs. Iceman Parsons AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. The Fantastics AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (C) vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer AWA Southern Title Bout 'Lethal' Larry Cameron (C) vs. 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn AWA National Tag Title Bout The Gunslingers (C) vs. The Olympians AWA TV Title Bout 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias (C) vs. Leo Burke World Title Number One Contender's Match El Canek vs. 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko AND An interview with the Immortal HULK HOGAN!!!!!

One thing is for sure, Dreamer has his partner's back. A lot of stars are rising in PCW and Austin is coming up fast. Christopher manages to hold on to his title, but I think he has a rough road ahead. Rose only wants help from the Playboy Club. The Jackal found that out. The Rainbow Warriors are looking for redemption against the Midnights. WOW! That's 2 for Steamboat. Can he do it with the title on the line? I can't wait to find out. Portland, LOL, well, I think we know what the Jackal's strengths are. Billy Jack continues his path of destruction. Pillman gets in on some wild 6 man action. Bret gets a satisfying fall on Adams, but there will be a lot more to come. The Bulldozer was on his A game, but Windham had something to prove. Eugene, The New Generation have been giving the fans a lot of thrills. Tenryu has been mowing over the competition. Hall found a way to bet Chono. Albright gets the win, but Austin gets his respect. Severn is back to doing what he does best. I think Regal just earned a rematch. I have a feeling Regal might end up taking the CA title.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 2-9-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. As you all know, we're only one week away from Title Night. That event will take place at the Mecca in Milwaukee. And as we heard last week, it will be televised on Sports Channel America. All the AWA titles will be defended as well as a number one world title contender's match. As if all that wasn't enough, the Immortal Hulk Hogan returns to the AWA and will be interviewed by our own Ken Resnick. What a historic night that will be. As for tonight's program, you will see a tag team grudge match between the High Chiefs and Rose Cousins. And in the main event, AWA Mid American Champ Paul Orndorff teams with the Fantastics to take on Buzz Sawyer and the AWA World Tag Champs, the Guerreros. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. Iceman Parsons vs. Neil Jordan Parsons dances down the aisle as 'We are Family' blasts over the speakers. Parsons excites the fans throughout the match and then hits the Hip Attack for the win. Nelson: Iceman, next week at Title Night, you have the opportunity of a lifetime when you meet Jumbo Tsuruta for the AWA world title. I'm sure you heard the comments from Ray Stevens last week. Parsons: Oh yea, I heard the comments and let me tell you something Ray Stevens. I'm no pushover daddy. I can wrestle and I can get down and fight. And believe me, I'm going to Title Night with only one thing in mind. To win the AWA world title and that's a fact Jack! Commercial Break AWA TV Champ 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias vs. Carl Kelleman Adias is full of arrogance and finishes things off with a cradle suplex for the easy win. Nelson: I'm sure I speak for everybody when I say how lucky we are to witness our TV champion in a match here on TV. Adias: You know something Larry. Smart I like, smart ass I don't. So, watch your mouth! The reason I took a break from my grueling Hollywood schedule is because I got a call from the AWA saying they needed a desperate boost in ratings. Well, here I am to save the day. On a related note, Title Night is going to be shown on Sports Channel America. Well, they wanted to make sure the AWA produces record breaking numbers. In order to do that, Blockbuster Brian Adias needs to be there. I'll be there alright and the world will get to see a flawless performance. Leo Burke will be in the wrong place at the wrong time. That flop doesn't stand a chance. Speaking of flops. I understand Hulk Hogan will be there. Hogan! I'm the headliner in the AWA and you better know your place. Adias puts on his sunglasses and walks away. Nelson just rolls his eyes. Commercial Break Footage is shown from a few weeks ago when the High Chiefs attacked the Rose Cousins with War Clubs. The Rose Cousins vs. The High Chiefs Before the bell rings, the Rose Cousins attack the High Chiefs on the outside. Both teams brawl around the ring and into the crowd. The match is declared a no contest but the fight goes on for a few more minutes. Several officials try to break it up but the fight keeps going. Prelim wrestlers run out and the scene gets more chaotic. Commercial Break Highlights are shown of Terry Gordy on his Japan tour. Nelson: My goodness, things are finally under control. Looks like the war has just begun between the High Chiefs and Rose Cousins. Fans, Title Night is going to be an epic night for the AWA. All titles on the line and Hulk Hogan will be there. I can't wait to hear what he has to say. The buzz is in the air and I can feel the excitement. Speaking of excitement. This weekend at the Met Center, the AWA has a huge card coming. Lots of big matches signed including Bob Armstrong vs. Austin Idol. You wont want to miss that one. Ok, I've been told a match is set to take place, but it wasn't on my schedule here. I guess we're going to the ring. The Missing Link vs. George Jackson Link walks all around the ring holding the back of his head. He gets in the ring and hammers his opponent, then finishes him off with a diving headbutt from the middle ropes. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs The Gunslingers vs. Sam Smith and Roy Glader Gunslingers are on their A game and win the match with a double running bulldog. Nelson: Ok, at Title Night, you two will defend the National tag titles against the Olympians. This is a rematch from SuperClash 3. Boos as the Olympians stroll out. Nelson: Wait a minute, I don't want any trouble out here. Rheingans: Trouble? Come on Larry, we're Olympian athletes. We don't cause trouble. Patera: We're just out here to tell the hard working and tremendous champions, the Gunslingers that we're really looking forward to a clean and competitive match with them at Title Night. We don't want some bar room brawl. So let's stick to wrestling. Sound good boys? Casey: Look, we don't like the games you guys have been playing. Rheingans: We don't just play games, we win games. Mantell: Well, we won the last game at SuperClash and we're planning on winning the next game. Patera: Just calm down. We came out here with nothing but the best of intentions and now you guys want to get riled up. Just take it easy. Casey: We've had enough. We'll be at Title Night and we'll see you in the ring. Gunslingers hold up their titles and leave. Patera: Those guys egos are way too big. Rheingans: That's ok, we'll have to put them in check. Commercial Break 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. Frank Jurgens Zbyszko goes toe to toe with the fans and then gets down to business and wins the match with a swinging neckbreaker. Nelson: At Title Night, you will face El Canek in a number one contender's match for the AWA world title. Zbyszko: (gives Nelson a look of distain) Jeez Nelson, tell me something I don't know for once. The world title is the one and only title that's eluded me in my illustrious career. After I take care of that masked spudhead at Title Night, the world title is next and you can bet it's coming back to Larry Land. Commercial Break We see a well groomed and well dressed man carrying a box. He sets in down and opens it. He pulls out a sleek pair of wrestling boots. Man: Your custom made wrestling boots are ready Mr. St. Clair Tony St. Clair takes them, looks them over and tries them on. St. Clair: Splendid, simply splendid. Man: Nothing but the best for you Mr. St. Clair. Tony turns around and smiles at the camera. Tina Turner's Simply the Best plays. TONY 'Simply the Best' ST. CLAIR returns to the AWA Commercial Break AWA Mid-American Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and The Fantastics vs. AWA World Tag Team Champs The Guerreros and 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer This one's a good one as everybody gets a chance to shine. The Guerreros and Fantastics go back and forth, showing off their tag team excellence. Orndorff and Sawyer get in some good brawling moments. The match goes back and forth. Things get too intense and a pier six brawl ensues. Orndorff and Sawyer fight to the outside. Sawyer hits Orndorff with the ringside bell. The Ref is tied up with Chavo and Fulton. Rogers hits a flying press on Hector and has him pinned. Sawyer comes off the top rope and nails Rogers with the ringside bell. Hector rolls over on top of Rogers. The Ref turns around, runs over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOO Commercial Break We see a black screen. Eye of the Tiger starts to play. We see images of biceps, a cross, a red tank top, yellow trunks and a yellow headband. Then the face appears. HULK HOGAN comes to the AWA!!!! Saturday February 17th The Mecca in Milwaukee Live on Sports Channel America Commercial Break Sgt. Slaughter vs. Todd Rooney Slaughter clamps on the cobra clutch and it's all over. The bell is ringing but Slaughter is still wrenching away. The fans go wild! NIKITA KOLOFF hits the ring! Slaughter tosses his opponent and turns around. WHAM! Nikita puts Slaughter down with the Russian Sickle!!! The fans are up and cheering as Nikita stands tall over Slaughter. NIKITA! NIKITA! NIKITA!

Great follow up from the Rumble. Love the seeds planted for Wrestlemania. Main Event 2 should paint a pretty good picture for Mania, especially the Warrior/Rude match. Savage vs. Martel will be a dream match. Awesome ending with Rhodes standing side by side with the Von Erichs!

The Patriots and Badd Co. have a pretty good feud going on. Looks like the Patriots have somebody coming in to help even things up at SuperBrawl. Cool seeing Ron Garvin defending the world title in the UK. Slater gets in an attack on Manny, but the Assassin didn't seem to keen on his interference. Kamala still proves he's a beast. JYD is tuned up and ready for Fuller. That should be a fun match at SuperBrawl. You don't see the Road Warriors take a serious beating very often, but man did the Horsemen give them one tonight. Worldwide, Jaime helps his Dad's former partner out. I hope he knows what he's getting himself into. Those Horsemen don't play around. I'm pumped for SuperBrawl!

Austin wins the battle of rising stars. Even though they came up short, looks like Gunn has given the Southern Boys a jolt. Tag team chaos in Pacific. 89 could be a big year for the bulldozer. Ace impresses. Pillman is having the run of a lifetime, so no shame in losing to him. Rose knows this. I'm glad the Bret/Diamond Exchange is still going on. This will also help elevate Austin. Vancouver, Stormfront continues to rapidly rise the rankings. Playboy Club gets a satisfying win, but this war is far from over. I'm sure Bam Bam is going to want another piece of Hashimoto. Big win for Rhodes which helps solidify him as a true champion. Speaking of champs, the Destruction Crew has been pretty dominant. WOW! Steamboat scores a rare pin on the Widowmaker. No doubt this earns him a shot. Kelowna, Midnights shine and get the fall. Oh yea, the FOJ rack up another. Eddie and Regal put on a show stealing match. Severn once again proves why he's built for the submission title. As I said earlier, Pillman is on an unbelievable role. Who can stop his momentum?

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 2-2-89 The show opens with a close up of the pink neon 'Beauty Shop' sign. Then the camera pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to a very very very special Beauty Shop. As I've told you a million times before, everything happens on the Beauty Shop, and I can tell you right now that the biggest announcement in wrestling history is going to happen right here and right now. Please welcome out the owner of the AWA Verne Gagne, the AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow and interviewer Ken Resnick. Verne, Gerry and Ken walk out wearing suits. Britton: When the owner of the AWA makes a televised appearance, we know this is going to be big. Go ahead Mr. Gagne, we're all dying to hear this blockbuster announcement. Verne: Thank you, Brenda. First off, I want to thank all of our great fans and their overwhelming support. The AWA is stronger than ever and we're expecting 1989 to be our biggest year yet. As you know on February 17th from the Mecca in Milwaukee, our next Title Night will take place. It will be a special televised event, shown on Sports Channel America. That's right, the AWA will now be seen on Sports Channel America, starting on February 17th. Britton: Wow! You weren't kidding. That's big news! Verne: Yes, it is, and the AWA is very excited to be working with Sports Channel America, where our product will be shown all across the nation. Britton: Outstanding! Verne: Brenda, that's only the beginning. The AWA recently acquired the biggest name in wrestling and he will appear at Title Night. Britton: Oh my goodness! Could it be? Is it? Verne: Coming to the AWA and appearing at Title Night will be the one and only, immortal HULK HOGAN! The crowd goes absolutely nuts!!!! Britton: No way! No way! Gerry! Gerry! Is this really happening? Morrow: AHHHHHHH Brenda, it is de truth and it will happen. Hulk Hogan is coming to the AWA! Britton: I can't believe it! The fans are still roaring. Verne: I can't believe it myself, but it is a reality. Hulk Hogan will appear for an interview at Title Night and Ken Resnick will be conducting that interview. Resnick: Verne, on behalf of the AWA, all our great fans and myself, thank you. February 17th will be a historic and groundbreaking night for the AWA. Verne: I couldn't agree more. I'm beyond excited and judging by this reaction, I know our fans are too. Britton: This was the greatest Beauty Shop ever! Hulk Hogan is coming to the AWA and you heard it here first. Toooooodles! Commercial Break 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. George Kramer Keirn dominates and wins the match with a reverse DDT. Keirn cuts a promo about his upcoming AWA Southern Title shot at Title Night. He says Larry Cameron better be prepared, because Keirn's been on a fabulous roll in the AWA and he's going to carry that momentum to a championship win at Title Night. Commercial Break Glamour Doll vs. 'The Foreman' Spike Huber Talk about two opposites. Doll is in full 80s glam rock mode, while Huber represents the blue collar working man. The match goes back and forth. Doll breaks the rules but works Huber over with some impressive high flying moves. Huber comes back and almost pins Doll after an airplane spin. Doll comes back after an eye rake and gets more aggressive with chokes, stomps and kicks. Huber comes back after Doll misses a flying dropkick. Huber goes on a flurry with scoop slams, knee drops and elbow drops. Huber nails Doll with a clothesline but the bell rings, signaling a 10 minute draw. Doll is still down and Huber is disappointed. Commercial Break Larry Nelson recaps the Hulk Hogan announcement and that gets another huge pop from the fans. El Canek vs. Todd Rooney Canek is back from a successful tour of Mexico and is now tuning up for his number one contender's match with Larry Zbyszko at Title Night. Canek hits a backbreaker on his opponent and follows with the Bow and Arrow for the submission win. Commercial Break 'Big' Jim Morris vs. Trent Watkins Jim Croce's 'You don't mess around with Jim' blasts over the speakers as Morris enters the ring. After what happened last week, the fans already like Morris. Morris dominates the match with power moves and finishes things off with a bear hug. Nelson: Big Jim Morris, welcome to the AWA. We all saw you last week when you and Kokina had an intense stand off. Morris: Thank you very much Larry. It's great to be in the AWA. You know last week I was in the back and saw Skandor Akbar and his goons play the numbers game on the Bruisers. Kokina! Listen up real good boy. If you're looking for a man to fight, well here I am. But remember what the song says, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old lone ranger, and you don't mess around with Jim! Commercial Break The San Juan Saints vs. Vinergy w/ The Vin Man See saw match as both teams show off impressive teamwork and chemistry. Vinnie gets in his interference and really frustrates the Saints. Vinergy control a segment with some hard hitting power moves. Saints come back and almost pin Putski after a double suplex but Dukes breaks it. A pier six brawl ensues. Vinnie gets on the top rope ready to interfere again, but TOM BRANDI storms out, hops on the apron and pushes Vinnie off. GARY YOUNG runs out but Brandi hops off the apron and they have a furious fist exchange. The Saints and Vinergy keep fighting and the Ref has no choice but to call for a Double DQ. Commercial Break Nelson once again plugs Hulk Hogan's appearance at Title Night which gets another thundering roar from the crowd. Cannonball Griz vs. Ray Glader Griz demolishes his opponent and wins the match with a big splash from the middle ropes. Griz cuts a promo on Bill Kazmaier and says if he's stupid enough to want another beating, come and get it! Commercial Break AWA Mid America Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Sam Smith The fans cheer as Orndorff puts his opponent down with the piledriver to get the win. WHAM! From behind Orndorff is clotheslined down by BUZZ SAWYER! Sawyer swings Orndorff to the ropes and powerslams him over! Sawyer crawls over to the camera and says "I told you we were going to get serious Orndorff" Sawyer then starts laughing. Commercial Break We see horses running by. Dory Funk Jr. walks up to the camera as the sun sets behind him. He takes off his cowboy hat and looks into the camera. Dory: This old dog might have some miles but believe me, this old dog still has some fight left. DORY FUNK JR. IS COMING TO THE AWA Back Live Sweet Dreams (Dream Machine and Sweet Brown Sugar) vs. The Wilson Twins Dream and Sugar do a lot of dancing and strutting but do get down to business. They finish things off with a double front face suplex. Nelson: Ok, Sweet Dreams is off to a good start. Sugar: That we are! We've got the moves, we've got the look and we're going to get some gold daddy! Dream: Nelson, I've been born again babay! I mean you just saw us. Are we amazing or what? Like Sugar said, we've got it all and babay aint nothing gonna stop us! Commercial Break Tommy Rogers w/Bobby Fulton vs. AWA World Tag Champ Hector Guerrero w/Chavo Guerrero These teams will meet in a rematch at Title Night, so we get a little preview with a one on one match. This match is full of chaos. Tommy and Hector have a fast paced match while on the outside Chavo and Bobby get into it a couple times. All four men almost have a brawl but luckily the Ref got control. After a few more minutes, the Ref goes down after Hector swung Rogers into him. On the outside Chavo dropkicks Fulton from behind. Inside the ring, Rogers cradles Hector but the Ref is still groggy. Chavo runs in the ring and reverses the cradle. As Chavo tries to help the Ref up, Fulton runs in the ring and dropkicks Chavo through the ropes. Fulton re reverses the cradle and pulls the Ref over. The Ref counts 1..2..3! Big Pop! The Fantastics exit and motion their arms around their waists, saying they've got the Guerreros number and will get the titles. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV title shot at Title Night Leo Burke vs. 'Mean' Mike Miller Miller attacks at the bell and is relentless. Miller slams Burke and follows with angry stomps and kicks. Miller picks up Burke and throat drops him on the top rope 1..2..Kick Out. Miller chokes away on Burke. Miller picks up Burke by his throat and choke slams him down 1..2..Burke gets his foot on the rope. A frustrated Miller hurls Burke out of the ring and argues with the Ref. Miller goes outside on the apron. Burke staggers up as Miller goes for a double axehandle but Burke hits Miller in the stomach and flips him over. Burke fires up and hurls Miller into the ring. Burke swings Miller into the corner and follows with a running forearm blast. Burke follows with several forearm uppercuts. Burke swings Miller to the ropes and nails him with a flying high knee 1..2..Kick Out. Burke swings Miller into the corner and charges in but Miller moves. Burke hits hard and falls back and down. Miller is resting against the ropes. Both men stagger up. Miller rakes Burkes eyes and slams his head on the turnbuckle, then follows with a back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Miller swings Burke into the corner and charges in, but Burke moves. Miller hits hard and stumbles back as Burke rolls him over 1..2..3!! Big Pop! Burke slides out of the ring and celebrates while Miller is pissed and threatening the Ref. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, what a program this has been. Hulk Hogan is coming to the AWA and will be at Title Night. I still can't believe it. Speaking of Title Night. My guests this time are Ray Stevens and the AWA world champion Jumbo Tsuruta. Stevens is wearing jeans and a brown suit jacket while Jumbo is wearing a black suit with the title on his shoulder. Nelson: First off, congratulations on Jumbo successfully defending the AWA world title in Japan. Up next is Iceman Parsons at Title Night. Iceman has racked up a lot of impressive wins and Gerry Morrow took notice. Stevens: I don't care how many wins Iceman has racked up. It doesn't mean a thing when he steps into the ring with the human wrecking machine and bone crushing Jumbo Tsuruta. Jumbo Tsuruta is the most devastating and dominating world champion the AWA has ever seen. Jumbo is going to destroy and annihilate Iceman Parsons at Title Night. Now, speaking of Title Night. All night long I've been hearing about Hulk Hogan coming to the AWA and will be at Title Night. Larry Nelson, you make me sick. You're nothing but a kiss up. Let me tell you and everybody else something. Hulk Hogan will not overshadow Jumbo Tsuruta's performance at Title Night. Hulk Hogan is nothing but a cartoon, a goof and an embarrassment to this sport. Jumbo Tsuruta is the exact opposite and that's why he's the world champion and Hulk Hogan is begging for a job. So, forget about that muscled up beach bum and start showing respect for your AWA world champion Jumbo Tsuruta! Jumbo holds up his world title as the show ends.

Great to see you pop up again. I really enjoyed your shows and what you did with a woman's promotion. It was so entertaining and fun to read, especially your monthly supercards. I hope you're doing well and hope we'll see you around. Thank you for your amazing contributions.

Sheepherders put the Warriors on notice, but after their performance against the Eliminators, I think the Warriors are ready. Jamie got a lot of seasoning in Music City. I think he's tuned up well for the NWA. Brad will continue the Anderson legacy. The Japanese have set a date with the Stud Stable. It's great seeing Super D having a resurgence as US champ. The feud continues with Manny and Slater. This is going to get wild. Worldwide, Wright, Blasters and Prichard get in some good TV exposure. Uncle Ivan gets the best of Boogie Woogie Man tonight. I'm enjoying this feud between the vets.