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Miss Kentucky is causing some waves here. I wonder if Jamie will be able to resist. Looks like Riggins has finally found the right partner. I'm also secretly hoping for a Weiss/King connection. Could be a fun heel team. I've been a big fan of the Renesto boys, add in the Assassin and we've got a top heel faction. And now there's a money making feud with Michales and Grundy. Onto the Fairgrounds, Yea, not sure Jamie will be able to resist the temptation of Miss Kentucky. Fidel gets a chance to shine. Riggens and Baxter once again get the best of Weiss and King. Give Weiss and King one more chance, third time's a charm LOL. Wild way to end the night. Blaze must be happy coming right into a main event program.

I'm not sure Burke can handle what Finlay has in store for him. Looks like Spicoli is in need of some guidance. It was only a matter of time before Cornette went back to his heelish ways. The question is will Vic follow. Bigelow and Anvil is a hoss dream match. Damn, how cool is it seeing a Bret/Adams match in 88. The Diamond Exchange and Harts will be an explosive feud to finish out the year. LA, I'm sensing Barr and Eddie are going to go their separate ways. Payne takes down Robbie in a David vs. Goliath match up. I was a big fan of Scotty's early years. Steamboat and Chono would've given me my money's worth. Southern Boys are having a serious run with the titles. These guys were a very cohesive unit. Windham having to resort to dirty tactics says a lot about the caliber of Lee. Santa Barbara The Animal continues his path of destruction. I hope to see him go up against some of the other PCW monsters. We might see Eddie going clean. Something I love about PCW is the different match ups every week. Haynes vs. Backlund is a great example. You must have a lot of fun booking. Hard night for Backlund and his "son" Yep, Cornette has his men in line now. What will Vic do? PCW can always count on Pillman in the main event slot. Props to Regal for making the most of his opportunity.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-22-88 Footage from last week is show as Norvell Austin throws weightlifting chalk in Nikita Koloff's face. That's followed by Tony Atlas hitting Koloff's mid section and back with a 45 LB weight plate. Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, we'll hear from the AWA world champion Nikita Koloff. Nikita's Brawls in St. Paul opponent Tony Atlas will be in action. Paul Orndorff will be in the ring. DJ Peterson and the Bruisers will take on Kevin Kelly and Coast to Coast. Rip Oliver teams with Mr. Olympia to take on Crusher Blackwell and Gary Young. Our main event will be Kerry Von Erich clashing with Kokina. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. Synergy vs. Gordo Ganz and Robbie Rowe Synergy are in total unison tonight and win the match with a double dropkick. Synergy cut a promo on their upcoming match with the Olympians at Brawls in St. Paul. They say they're not fooled by the Olympians phony act and they're going to show them what real tag team wrestling is all about. Commercial Break The Wild Ones vs. Marv Abraham and Patrick Killian The Rich's get a lot of heat tonight as they toy with their opponents. They win the match with a double front face suplex. Nelson: Ok, you guys get a tremendous opportunity at Brawls in St. Paul. You'll be facing the Guerreros for the AWA world tag titles. Davey: Here we go again. Another family that thinks they're so special. Listen up Gordita's, nobody comes close to the Rich's when it comes to family values. Just ask those dopey clowns the Rose's. Johnny: (laughing) Hey, we're more than happy to take a break from beating up the Rose Flowers for an opportunity to beat up some banditos and win the world titles. Let the reign of the Rich's begin! Commercial Break 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Todd Rooney As Orndorff works over his opponent, Lanny Poffo comes out and skips around the ring. Orndorff sees Poffo and points to him, then piledrives his opponent down for the win. Poffo smiles and applauds before skipping away to the back. Orndorff cuts a promo and says that the next person going down to the piledriver will be Poffo and he won't be skipping away after that. Commercial Break 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson and the Bruisers vs. 'Mr. Magnificent' Kevin Kelly and Coast to Coast w/The Vin Man We get a pretty good back and forth match. The Bruisers and Coast to Coast show off impressive teamwork while DJ and Kelly tear into each other whenever they can. Vinnie hops on the apron and is knocked down by DJ, which cause a pier six brawl. The Ref is tied up with the Bruisers and Coast to Coast as they pound away on each other. DJ knocks Kelly down with a diving shoulder tackle and covers but Vinnie comes off the top rope with a knee drop on DJ's head. Vinnie rolls Kelly on top and slides out of the ring. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOO! Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown with the Sheik throwing a fireball at El Canek. Nelson: Fans, you just saw that shocking footage and luckily El Canek was able to get his arm up in the nick of time. He did suffer burns to his arm but vowed he will be in St. Paul for the bounty match against the Sheik. Now, before we see the Sheik in action, we have comments from Greg Gagne, who started all this with that stupid bounty. Gagne is in a hospital rehab room. Gagne: As all you idiots can see, I'm making huge strides in my rehabilitation. Rest assured I'll be back in no time. Now! As for the man that did this to me, El Canek, well, his days are numbered. This will be the best 100,000 dollars ever spent. The Sheik is the most dangerous assassin in the world and there's no way Canek is going to survive St. Paul. Canek's going to learn a life lesson and that is nobody messes with Greg Gagne...and I mean nobody! The Sheik vs. Sam Smith Sheik just obliterates his opponent and puts him out of his misery with a double foot stomp from the 2nd rope. Just for his entertainment, Sheik pulls out a foreign object and basically carves into Smith's forehead. The red X is shown on TV over Smith's bloody face. Security rushes out to stop this. Larry Nelson quickly cuts to a commercial. Commercial Break The Rose Cousins vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Rose's look tip top tonight and win the match with the Rose Bomb. Nelson: Alright, another great win. At Brawls in St. Paul, you boys get a crack at Badd Company and the National tag titles. Now, Baby Doll thinks the Rich's took a lot out of you and this will be an easy win for Badd Company. Your response? Randy: As you just saw, the Rose's are primed and ready for this opportunity. We're coming for the National titles and we're 100%! Pat: That's right! Baby Doll and Badd Company can underestimate us all they want, but in St. Paul they're in for a rude awakening. Commercial Break 'Crippler' Rip Oliver and Mr. Olympia vs. Crusher Blackwell and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/Dream Machine Hard hitting seesaw match. Throughout the match, Blackwell and Oliver have several intense slugfests. Young and Olympia pound away on each other. In the final minutes, things get heated. Dream loads his mask and gets on the apron. Olympia runs over and grabs Dream. Young runs over and nails Olympia from behind with a knee to the back. Oliver comes over, grabs Young and hits a belly to back suplex. Blackwell swings off the ropes and hits a splash on Oliver. The Ref is totally confused but makes the count. Olympia staggers over but Dream Machine runs in the ring and headbutts Olympia with his loaded mask. Young picks up Olympia and drops him with a tornado DDT. Blackwell wants in on the fun, so he gives Oliver another body splash. Young, Blackwell and Dream celebrate. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, with me now are the Fantasics. Well, nothing has been settled between you and the Glamour Boys, but you all get another chance in St. Paul. There's a commotion as the Glamour Boys come out. Doll: Hey, it's all good here. We just want to tell the Fantastics that we're looking forward to Brawls in St. Paul and to finally prove that we're the better team. Simpson: Yea, hey, and we mean that with the upmost respect. You guys are well, fantastic but we're just a bit better. Fulton: Look guys, we love your enthusiasm but watch the sarcasm. Don't let your arrogance be mistaken for confidence. Rogers: Just remember, the Fantastics have been at the top of the mountain for a long time and we're going to show you guys why in St. Paul. The Glamour Boys nod and extend their hands. The Fantastics are leery but shake hands. Nothing happens but the tension is there. Commercial Break 'The Man of Steel' Tony Atlas w/Norvell Austin vs. Burt Eastwood Atlas breaks out all the power moves as he works over poor Eastwood. Atlas presses Eastwood over his head, holds him there before slamming him down. Atlas presses Eastwood again and snake eyes him on the top turnbuckle. Atlas puts his boot on Eastwood's chest and flexes as the Ref makes the count. Nelson: That was some friendly weightlifting contest last week. You guys might've made a colossal mistake. Just listen to these words from the AWA World Champ Nikita Koloff. Nikita's mid section is taped but he's working out and bench pressing some serious weight. He stops and sits up. Nikita: Tony Atlas! All you did was provoke a monster! All you did was give me motivation, motivation to destroy you in St. Paul. I promise you this, I will be in St. Paul, I will inflict pain on you like you've never felt in your life and I will walk out with my AWA world title! The Russian nightmare is coming and that will be your worst nightmare! Nikita ends the video with a trap pose. Back Live Nelson: What do you have to say to that? Norvell: Look at my man, Tony Atlas! Does he look scared? Tony, are you scared? Atlas: Hell no, I'm not scared! Last week was just a taste. I held way back. That was nothing. Oh no, I'm saving my freak strength for St. Paul. I'm going to pound Nikita down to nothing. I'm going to crush his body and his soul. He'll never be the same again after St. Paul. You're done Nikita! That world title belongs to me! Norvell: Larry Nelson, you're looking at the next AWA world champion and you better bet on that! Atlas flexes. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, before we get to our main event, I've been told that AWA TV champ Brian Adias has requested a face to face with Iceman Parsons next week. Those two will meet in St. Paul so this should be interesting. Ok, main event time. Kerry Von Erich vs. Kokina The bell rings and we get a big staredown. But before anything happens, Abbuda Iaukea and Tiger Jeet Singh hit the ring and attack Kerry. Before Kokina can join in, the Gunslingers run in with fists flying. Buzz Sawyer runs out but before he gets in the ring, Carlos Colon runs out and grabs him, then slams his head on the apron. Colon's all over Sawyer but out comes Ray Stevens as he leads Jumbo Tsuruta out. Hold on! Tatsumi Fujinami comes out wearing a back brace. Fujinami chops Stevens down which is followed by an intense chopfest with Jumbo. The match might've ended in a quick DQ but the fans get to see a wild fight. Kerry and Kokina trade blows. The Gunslingers and Asylum fight to the outside. Colon and Sawyer are in the crowd. Jumbo and Fujinami continue to beat each other up. The fans can only imagine what the War Games will be like.

Piper's definatley not making any friends here, which might catch up in the long run. Only a matter of time before he gets in the ring. Mando's really making the most of his mic time. I know I'm loving his promos. I have a feeling Dusty and Simmons are going to get some serious payback at Fall Brawl. Humperdink is bringing in a monster, a vicious monster! Keep an eye on the Young Guns, they could be the sleeper team in the tournament. Horsemen get the upper hand on Sting and Luger is pissed. The heat is on for Fall Brawl. Dibiase and Williams play some mind games but Gary Hart might've been one step ahead by calling in the Latin Express. Then again, Terry Gordy trumps that. Either Gilbert's a genius or he made the biggest mistake of his life, interfering with Reed. We'll find out. Another fun week in WCW!

I'm really interested in what you do with Taylor. So much potential. Brown and Warrior are already making their marks. Oh snap, will we see the Varsity Club in the WWF??? I could see some Tito/Bulldogs-Hart Foundation matches tearing up the house shows. I have a feeling we're going to see some fireworks next week with Hogan and Savage. The Russians are uniting. Once again, the action figures really bring your shows to life. What a great touch.

Lightfoot stays alive and picks up the win by any means possible. Looks like Debeers and JYD are tearing it up on the loop. The youngsters are giving the Stud Stable some new energy. Wahoo is an old pro and picks up some much needed points. He's still got some fuel in the tank. Kamala is mowing down the competition. I know Tully is watching. Worldwide, Hack is out to prove something and he's making an example of Perez. Good story going on here. More solid series matches coming next week. I'll be tuning in for sure.

Not a bad comeback by Bert. This is getting better and better. It's cool seeing Liz in a different role than what were all used to. I'm sure she'll draw in more male viewers as well. Poor Riggens just can't seem to find the right partner. Bass is trying hard but Tony is in a different place right now. The Assassin has arrived! The great angle continues with Michaels owing Knighton. Nashville, Bruno will be sore for awhile after that beating from Tojo. Renestos continue to rack up wins. They're my favorites for Nashville's best tag team. Bobby Blaze quickly becomes a main event player as he goes toe to toe with the Assassin. Things get crazy as the Renestos get involved. Makes total sense. The Assassin and Renestos could run Music City.

I'm with Lowblow. Your presentation is incredible with both the in ring action and behind the scenes info. I really like how you're building the anticipation for the Russians. Keep up the outstanding work.

Things are really clicking in the WWF. Can HTM become the greatest IC champion of all time? Getting by Martel won't be easy. Hogan better respond to Savage soon. I like that you went with the Soul Train character. Looks like bad news for the WWF because Bad News Brown has arrived! It's a big deal if Jess and Vince are already calling him a world title contender. Warrior fits in so well here. Can't wait to see what you do with him. So many teams could walk away with the US titles. I can't call it.

Wel, if WCW wants to be the premier promotion, signing Piper is the way to go. Piper on the mic will always get him over. It's funny that he irked both the faces and heels. LOL, only Piper. The Nation seems to have smoothed things over with Reed...for now. The tag teams are all coming in for a chance at the US titles. Valiant and Piper was hilarious. When in doubt, just cheer them on. With everything going on, Mando might've stolen the show with his promo. Funny stuff. You're doing a great job keeping things tense with the Horsemen, Sting and Luger. Sometimes all you need are good promos. That hair cream must work wonders. Poor Dr. Diobolico. The main event was built up so well throughout the program. Gilbert brings in a serious ringer with Nakao. Missy and Gilbert really pull one over on Zenk. It's amazing how much is going on in WCW. You have something for everyone.

Burke saves the day, but he's got some fights ahead with Finlay. Owen gets the win as Spicoli continues to find his groove. If Regal keeps this up, he will be a serious contender. FOJ are on a roll. Hopefully they get another shot at the titles. I'll give Stormfront a lot of credit, they went toe to toe with two of the greats. Cow Palace, Dragon and King continue to get each other over. The Diamond Exchange have quickly become a cohesive unit. I thought my man St. Clair would take it, but Rose and his damn brass knuckles. Can't go wrong with Steamboat in your corner. If there's one guy that can take a bulldog on the concrete, it's Cactus Jack. Adams is up for the challenge, but Windham is on another level right now. Fresno, If you want to win a tag match in Fresno, team with Anvil. Time to book Anvil a shot at Windham here. Guaranteed sell out. I wonder what's going on with Cornette? Even with Barr's antics. Shinya remains focused. Man, Tenryu's on a tear. Owen beats Eddie in another classic. Midnights and Can Am's give the fans a tag team clinic. Rematch!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-15-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Brawls in St. Paul is only 3 weeks away and we'll be talking a lot about that tonight. We'll be getting a War Games preview, because tonight's main event will see Carlos Colon team with the Gunslingers to take on the Asylum. You'll also see the bench press competition between Tony Atlas and the AWA world champ Nikita Koloff. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Carl Kellerman Brandi gets the crowd warmed up and wins the match with a flying elbow drop from the top rope. Brandi cuts a promo and says he's looking forward to a competitive match with Scott Putski in St. Paul. Commercial Break 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson vs. Mick Richards DJ nails his opponent with the diving shoulder block from the top rope and gets the win. DJ pumps his fists and celebrates with the fans. WHAM! Kevin Kelly, Coast to Coast and the Vin Man hit the ring and attack DJ! The crowd pops as the Bruisers charge the ring. Vinnie and family quickly exit. The Bruisers tend to DJ as Vinnie, Kelly and Coast to Coast have a good laugh. Commercial Break 'Luscious' Lanny Poffo vs. Todd Rooney Poffo bodyslams Rooney, goes to the top rope and finishes things off with the moonsault. Poffo gloats for a bit, then skips over to ringside. Nelson: Lanny Poffo, at Brawls in St. Paul, you'll be facing a man who's taken the AWA by storm. I'm talking about Paul Orndorff. Poffo: AHHHHHH yes, the wonderful one. My goodness that man has a splendid physique doesn't he? He comes out with his muscles all oiled up and flexes them for everybody to enjoy. Well wonderful one, it takes a lot more than that to get the job done. You have to have brains which you are clearly short on. I am intellectually superior and my wrestling skills far exceed yours. At Brawls in St. Paul, I am going to take the wonderful one to school. Commercial Break Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Trent Watkins Fujinami puts on a wrestling clinic before finishing his opponent off with the Dragon Suplex. Boos as Ray Stevens enters the ring. He starts yelling and berating Fujinami. Stevens pushes Fujinami. Fujinami has enough and puts Stevens down with a chop. WHAM! From behind, Jumbo Tsuruta puts Fujinami down with a clothesline. Stevens slides out of the ring and grabs a chair. Stevens slides the chair into the ring. Jumbo picks up Fujinami and powerbombs him down on the chair! Jumbo looks down at Fujinami and slowly exits. Stevens looks into the camera and says "That's a taste of what's to come at War Games!" Commercial Break Nelson: I can't believe what we just saw. Jumbo Tsuruta isn't in his right mind and we can all thank Ray Stevens for that. Well, they've both been escorted out of the building and Tatsumi Fujinami is receiving medical attention in the back. Switching gears, as you all know the AWA has been affiliated with the CWA down in Memphis. On that note, here's a special video sent in by the AWA Mid American Champ Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is standing in front of an AWA banner with the title on his shoulder. Zbyszko: You know, I'm so sick and tired of hearing about the CWA. And I'm even more sick and tired of that Daddy's boy Jeff Jarrett. That spudhead's been shooting his mouth off for weeks. Well, it's time a legend like myself teach that punk a lesson. Listen up young Jarrett and listen well. If you ever want to take a trip to Larry Land, come on down. Or maybe I'll see you in Memphis. As much as I dislike that place, it'll be worth putting you in your place right there in front of Daddy. Commercial Break Venomous vs. Sam Smith and Royce Ramsey Cobra hits the snap suplex and Kat follows with a senton for the win. Venomous cut a promo about their upcoming losers must unmask match in St. Paul. Kat says there's no way they're leaving St. Paul without their masks but they promise the Killer Bees will! Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, as you know, Greg Gagne has put a 100,000 dollar bounty on El Canek. I've been told that at Brawls in St. Paul, there will be a bounty match. I've also been told that it is unsanctioned and will be a no disqualification match. I have no idea who Canek's opponent will be but he has agreed to the stipulations. Now, after a successful tour of Mexico, please welcome back to the AWA, El Canek. Cheers as Canek comes out. He stops and waves to the fans, then walks over to Nelson. Nelson: (shakes Canek's hand but then his eyes get wide) Watch out! Canek turns around as a fireball shoots at him! Canek gets his arm up just in time as the fireball hits his arm. The fans then see The Sheik standing over Canek! Security quickly run out as Sheik pushes them out of the way and exits. Medics come out and start attending to Canek's arm. Commercial Break The Olympians vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Rheingans hits a gut wrench suplex, then tags in Patera. Patera finishes things off with a bearhug. Olympians cut a promo about their upcoming match with Synergy in St. Paul. They say they can't believe what poor sports Synergy are. Commercial Break Nelson informs us that Tatsumi Fujinami is going to the hospital for back x-rays. He also says that El Canek's arm is being treated as well. Nelson confirms that the Sheik will indeed be Canek's opponent in the bounty match at Brawls in St. Paul. 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/Dream Machine vs. Clyde Putnam Dream cheers as Young wins the match with a tornado DDT! Nelson: Well, you guys started something and I bet your regretting it. You messed up Jerry Stubbs's face but Mr. Olympia is back for revenge. Dream: Listen up babay! Gary Young messed up Stubbs face so bad that he's hiding under that mask. We don't care if it's Mr. Olympia, the endgame is the same. Young: That's right! In St. Paul, Venomous won't be the only ones leaving unmasked. I'm going to beat up Olympia so bad and then I'm going to yank that stupid mask off his head and expose his ugly face! Commercial Break We come back and there's a weight bench in front of the ring. Nelson: Ok, it's time for our big bench pressing contest. Let's bring out our participants. Norvell Austin leads Tony Atlas to the bench. Atlas is wearing sweats and a tank top. The fans cheer as Nikita comes out wearing red sweats and a tank top. He holds the world title high, then sets it on the ringside table. Nelson: At Brawls in St. Paul, Nikita Koloff will defend the AWA world title against Tony Atlas. Before we get there, tonight these two will have a bench pressing contest. Norvell snatches the mic. Norvell: Hold up a minute Larry. My main man and future world champion Tony Atlas has something to say. Atlas: Nikita, as I said, we're just competitors and this is just a friendly contest. You know, looking at both of us, well it's pretty clear that I have the better build. But it aint all about the muscles, you have to have strength as well. So, let's see what you got. Why don't we warm up with some reps. Atlas puts about 300 lbs on the bar and sits on the bench. Atlas benches a few reps and gets off the bench. Norvell towels off the bench and welcomes Nikita. Before Nikita sits down, Atlas gives him a chest flex. Nikita stares at Atlas, lays on the bench and benches a few reps, then sits up and gets off. Nikita turns to Atlas and gives him a chest pose. Norvell and Atlas nod with approval. Atlas: Nicely done Nikita. Ok, let me add some real weight. Atlas grabs a 45lb plate. Norvell picks up some weightlifting chalk and throws it into Nikita's face! Nikita is rubbing his eyes. Atlas runs over and hits Nikita in his gut with the weight plate! Nikita is hunched over as Atlas nails Nikita's back with the plate! Prelim wrestlers run out to stop this. Atlas grabs a mic. Atlas: Nikita Koloff! You can't handle what I got! (Atlas grabs the World title) "This is as good as mine!" Commercial Break Carlos Colon and The Gunslingers vs. The Asylum (Abbuda Iaukea, Tiger Jeet Singh and Kokina) The bell rings and we've got a pier six brawl going on. This pretty much sets the tone because several more pier six brawls follow. The final straw happens when BUZZ SAWYER hits the ring and attacks Colon! The Ref signals for the DQ. The Gunslingers are brawling with Singh and Iaukea. Kokina joins in. Sawyer is ready to pound Colon. The crowd goes nuts as KERRY VON ERICH (bandaged ribs) hits the ring! Sawyer turns around as Kerry punches him to the ropes and clotheslines him over the top. The Gunslingers continue to fight with Iaukea and Singh. Kokina grabs Kerry from behind and headbutts him. Kokina swings Kerry to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Kerry swings back, spins around and nails Kokina with a discuss punch! Kokina staggers back against then ropes. Kerry sets up for another punch, but Sawyer jumps in and tackles Kerry. Colon dives over and pounds away on Sawyer. All hell's breaking loose as the show ends.

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Hayes counters Fuller and Prichard picks up the points. I could get into a Freebirds/Stud Stable feud. The Horsemen continue to ride high in the foreign lands. The first thing I thought of in the Orton/Super D match was who was going to get their superplex in. Orton does and wins. Seeds planted for a Perez/Hack program. Jimmy Jam racks up more points. It could be his time. Worldwide, It's cool seeing Whatley still doing well in our game. Damn, the Road Warriors, Beasts and Sheepherders in the same ring. What a sight! Yea, love the leaderboard. Easy to keep track.

Shamrock kicks things off with a big win. Very impressive maneuvering at the end. I'd like to see these two go at it again. Funaki looks crisp in his victory. Nakano is a fighter but seems to be struggling to put it all together. Miyato was eager for a win and he gets it. What a flurry at the end. Yamazaki pulls it out. Him and Vale almost steal the show. Props to Go for having his working boots on tonight. Damn, Sayama is a machine. So well conditioned and can take a lot. Even in a losing effort, Smiley shines in the main event slot. Takada's on a different level as a showdown with Maeda looms. UWF is really clicking and just wait until the Russians arrive. Very interesting interview with Karl Gotch. All the names he mentioned are still talked about today. BTW, love that picture with Robinson.

Love the new set up and scene. I can already tell this is going to be a lot of fun. Wow, who would've thought that Tojo, Jaime and Dark Journey would end up on the same side. I know Bruno can't believe it. You've got a great story brewing. Cowboy, oh I mean Coach Tony takes a trip down memory lane with Bass, but that's its far as it goes. I'm sure Bass will be ok with this. Riggins needs to give it up or find a more suitable partner, because the Renestos continue to have the upper hand. Time for a title shot. Bert's final expression says it all. Liz shows up and drops a bombshell. What a great cliff hanger.

Hopefully we see Terry Taylor's true potential here. He really does have all the tools. The tag team division is beyond stacked! No wonder why you added the US titles. Heenan makes a list of IC challengers for Martel, of course they were all Heenan family members LOL. The big news is Savage challenging Hogan for the title. I'm sure Hogan will accept. Can't wait for SNME. All-Star, Looking forward to watching what Bad News Brown does here. Can he conquer the WWF like he did the AWA? If anything, I'll take a Hogan vs. Brown MSG match. Maniac Matt and Skinner Steve- Brilliant! The pieces are all coming together.

Ruthless Finlay is here and PCW better get ready. I like this little continuity going with Adams. He doesn't seem bothered by his return being a bit overshadowed by Steamboat, but he's trying hard to make a big name for himself. Cactus and Lee are becoming quite the feud. Man, Bigelow is on a rampage. I wonder what's up with Cornette. Vic pulls off the biggest win of his career and Corny doesn't seem to excited about it. Also, I wonder where Rose goes from here. Portland, Scotty the Body pulls out the classic heel move. Spicoli is trying but this night belonged to Snow. Oh yea! Looks like the next program for the LHW is set. Steamboat vs. Backlund! Sweet! This win moves Steamboat up the ladder. Dustin's title reign is off to a good start. Windham is the man! He's on top of the world. Eugene, Armstrong eeks by Lee. Good match to open the show. FOJ is back on track after that big win over the former champs. I'm liking these Dragon/Silver King matches. Once again, nobody kicks out of the perfect plex...nobody! The Harts are having a rough time against the Diamond Exchange. From the LHW title to the TV title, Pillman is the man to close the shows. Looks like the Vampire will be a serious threat.

You've got a great story going on here. It takes guts competing with Lawler and Jarrett in Memphis. Can't wait to watch all this unfold.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-8-88 Brenda Britton and Gerry Morrow open with a special Brawls in St. Paul update. Morrow reminds everybody that the event will take place over 2 nights but if you purchase the pay per view, you will get both nights for the price of one. Morrow and Britton show highlights from Winnipeg including the surprising debut of Paul Orndorff, the shocking beatdown on Kerry Von Erich courtesy of the Asylum. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami crashing through a table. A bloody Buzz Sawyer shattering a wooden chair over a bloody Carlos Colon's head. Venomous with a clever win over the Killer Bees. DJ Peterson rolling up Kevin Kelly. The Roses and Rich's going at it. And Tony Atlas challenging Nikita Koloff for the world title. Morrow tells Brenda that he was so impressed with the Rose's and Rich's match in Winnipeg. that he wanted to shake things up a bit. He's decided that at Brawls in St. Paul, both teams will get a title shot. Brenda calls Gerry a genius. Morrow then announces the already signed matches. Brawls in St. Paul Friday Oct. 6th and Saturday Oct. 7th- 2 for 1 pay per view. AWA World Title Bout Nikita Koloff (c) vs. Tony Atlas w/Norvell Austin WAR GAMES MATCH Kerry Von Erich/Carlos Colon/Tatsumi Fujinami/Gunslingers vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Kokina/Buzz Sawyer/Tiger Jeet Singh/Abbuda Iaukea AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) vs. The Wild Ones AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Badd Co. (C) w/Baby Doll vs. The Rose Cousins Paul Orndorff vs. Lanny Poffo Crusher Blackwell vs. Rip Oliver Mr. Olympia vs. Gary Young w/Dream Machine The Bruisers vs. Coast to Coast w/The Vin Man Olympians vs. Synergy DJ Petrson vs. Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man-Last Man Standing Tom Brandi vs. Scott Putski Venomous vs. The Killer Bees- Losing team must unmask More matches to be announced Commercial Break 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Trent Watkins Orndorff has the crowd rock'n and wins the match with the piledriver! Nelson: Paul Orndoff! Welcome to the AWA. The fans in Winnipeg got a real treat as you debuted and defeated Crusher Blackwell in a matter of seconds. Orndorff: Mr. Wonderful is in the AWA and I'm going to set this place on fire Jack! Blackwell went down and at Brawls in St. Paul, Poffo's going down as well! Orndorff ends the interview with a double bicep pose. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Badd Co. w/Baby Doll vs. Sam Smith and Hal Williams Badd Co, look smooth and in sync tonight. Tanaka karate kicks Smith into a back suplex by Diamond 1..2..3! Nelson: Congratulations on your successful tour of Australia. Next up are the Rose Cousins at Brawls in St. Paul. Baby Doll: Larry Nelson, don't ever gloss over my team's accomplishments. Badd Co. took on all comers in Australia and we represented the AWA as the premier champions that we are. We come back here and find out those country bumpkin Rose's get a title shot. This is going to be way too easy. After facing the Rich's, those Rose's will have nothing left. Commercial Break We come back and see Kerry Von Erich sitting on his porch. His mid section is wrapped around. Kerry: Asylum! You boys made a grave mistake! Yea, you beat me up pretty good. But let me tell you something, if that's the best you got then you're in serious trouble. I begged to be put in the War Games and that's where I'm going to get sweet payback! Get ready because there's a tornado from Texas coming and I'm going to tear everything in my path down! Back Live A very nervous Larry Nelson is standing with The Asylum, Buzz Sawyer (bandage on his forehead), Jumbo Tsuruta (bandaged shoulder) and Ray Stevens. Nelson: You just heard the words of Kerry Von Erich. it all goes down.... Nelson is cut off by Abbuda Iaukea. Iaukea: The words of Kerry Von Erich mean nothing! Look around Nelson. Look at this unit. Do we look like men who are easily intimidated? I see a day of reckoning coming! Coming to the War Games. One by one we will dismantle and literally pick apart and torture our opponents. Gunslingers! You wanted to be heroes and get involved in our business. But you could not save the Ultimate Warrior. Kokina destroyed him and now he is nowhere to be found. That brings me to you Kerry Von Erich. You tried to be the savior but again, the Asylum took care of that. We will finish you in the War Games. Ray Stevens, go ahead and say what's on your mind. Stevens: Tatsumi Fujinami! You've been a real problem. You held Jumbo Tsuruta back for too long and you just won't go away. At War Games, Jumbo will dispose of you for good. He will inflict pain and he will make you submit! Iaukea: You see, we have a counter for all of them. That brings things to you Carlos Colon. Oh Carlos, it seems this all started with you. My father gave you everything and you betrayed him like the scum you are. I never forgot about you and now you have to deal with the Asylum and Buzz Sawyer in the cage. Sawyer: Colon! In Winnipeg, it felt so good shattering that chair over your bloody head! War Games is home to me and I'm going to crush your face and powerslam you through the mat, but first, I'm going to have some fun and you're going to suffer! (manacle laugh) Iaukea: So, you see Nelson, we fear nobody and we're not afraid of anything! War Games will be a party. Nelson runs away as Singh swings his sword while Sawyer swings his chain. Commercial Break Killer Bees vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Bees win the match with a double flying shoulder tackle. Bees cut a promo and say it's time to talk because they have something to say. It's time to show the AWA who the best masked team is. That is exactly why the upcoming match with Venomous at Brawls in St. Paul will be a losers must unmask match! Venomous deserves to be embarrassed and will be humiliated! Commercial Break Scott 'Powerhouse' Putski vs. Neil Jordan Putski wins the match with the Polish Hammer! Putski cuts a promo and says he's excited to be facing Tom Brandi at Brawls in St. Paul. After Putski exits, Crusher Blackwell storms out. Blackwell: What the hell's going on around here! I was cheated in Winnipeg and now I don't even get a rematch with that gutless cheater Orndorff. Nelson: Well, you do have a match with Rip Oliver at Brawls in St. Paul. You know, the guy you attacked and injured, which was the reason you wrestled Orndorff in the first place. Blackwell: Oliver is done! He's never coming back! Nobody can.... WHAM! RIP OLIVER blasts Blackwell across his back with a steel chair! Oliver picks up Blackwell and rams him face first into the steel post, busting him open. Oliver: See you in St. Paul Fatwell! Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout 'The A-Lister' Brian Adias (C) vs. Iceman Parsons Adias is in full arrogance mode as he slowly takes his sunglasses off and holds up his TV title in front of Parsons. The bell rings and Adias's arrogance goes away as Parsons goes to town on him with hip tosses, arm drags and dropkicks. The fans cheer as Parsons does a little strut. Adias charges but Parsons back drops him. Adias rolls out of the ring. Adias staggers around and grabs his TV title. Adias starts to walk away. Parsons runs out after him. Adias turns around and clocks Parsons over his head with the title. The Ref signals for the DQ. Nelson: Brian Adias, come on! You're a champion. Why are you resorting to cheap tactics like that? Adias: Look Larry, I don't have time for this. Did you know that Hollywood wants to do a movie about my life? It's true. And guess what? They want me to be the star. I mean, who else could play me, but me. So you see, I've got a major motion deal in the works. I don't have time for C level stars like Iceman Parsons. But, Iceman and I go way back, so maybe I can find a spot for him. I am still looking for a driver. You did such a bad job Larry, I'm sure Parsons couldn't do any worse. When he wakes up, have him call me. Adias pats Larry on the back and exits. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs The Guerreros vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Hector swings Glader to the ropes and hits him in the mid section as Chavo comes off the top rope with a sunset flip for the win. Nelson: Welcome back from Japan. I know the competition is fierce over there, but here you are, still holding the titles. Chavo: The competition was fierce but it only made us better. We're excited to be back and ready for more. Hector: Looks like the Rich boys are next up. Bring them on! We know a little about family unity. Commercial Break Nelson: Joining me now are Norvell Austin and Tony Atlas. You two made quite a commotion in Winnipeg and now it's official. At Brawls in St. Paul, Tony Atlas gets his world title shot against Nikita Koloff. Norvell: Larry, my good man, this was all meant to be. Tony Atlas beat the toughest the AWA had to offer and won the WrestleRock Rumble. That guaranteed him a world title shot. Well, we want the whole world to watch as Tony Atlas becomes the world champion on pay per view. However, before that, we would like to invite Nikita Koloff to a little competition next week. Tell him Tony. Atlas: Nikita, wrestling is a competition and you and I are merely competitors. You and I like to keep in shape and stay strong. Now, I think I'm stronger and have the better physique and I'm sure you think you're stronger. (Norvell smirks) So, before we go at it in St. Paul, how about next week here on TV, you and I have a friendly weight lifting contest. Say, the bench press. We'll keep going until somebody can't put the weight up anymore. What do you say Nikita? Come on, it's just a friendly competition. Atlas and Norvell exit as Nelson looks on with suspicion. Commercial Break TV Time Remaining The Fantastics vs. The Glamour Boys Last week the Glamour Boys accused the Fantastics of being too much like them. Things stayed civil and both teams agreed to this match. During the match, we're told that Nikita Koloff has accepted Tony Atlas's weight lifting challenge. As for the match, we get a fun fast paced see saw battle. However, both teams barely get warmed up as the TV time expires and it's declared a draw. The show ends with the Fantastics and Glamour Boys showing disappointment. After the show, Gerry Morrow added 2 more matches to Brawls in St. Paul. The Fantastics vs. The Glamour Boys TV Title Bout- Brian Adias (C) vs. Iceman Parsons

RnR are in WCW and want some gold. Good job pairing Bart and Jimmy Jack. Nothing like a Rhodes/Funk feud. This will also do wonders for Simmons. I've always loved Gary Hart's promos and you really have him down. The way he talked up Abbey and Goto was bone chilling. The TV title angle continues to be one of my favorite segments. Can't wait for the intergender match up. I wonder who Zenk's bringing in? Awesome segment with the Horsemen, Sting and Luger. Bringing in Gordy is icing on the cake. I'm sure him and Spivey are going to go at it. Looks like a little dissention going on with the Nation. Murdoch's fired up and wants in on some Funk action. Where's Keirn? Well, we did get a pretty good brawl between the Lightning Express and Latin Connection. Great stuff going on in WCW!

The Fullers out heel Lightfoot to score those Starrcade points. Congrats to Tully on a successful European tour. Hack Sawyer is getting some buzz with his new edgier attitude. Garvin takes down Cooley. Great display of sportsmanship. I liked the contrast of the two Starrcade Series match ups. Jones sends a strong message as he reestablishes his army. LOL, love how Pitbull beat a wrestler named Psycho Sid with a powerbomb. Very clever. Credit to Wahoo for bringing the fight, but Kamala is in full beast mode right now. Worldwide, New generation guys like Douglas and Anderson get in good showcases. The Mastermind has his new Stud Stable looking sharp. Good move pairing these guys together and giving the Stud Stable a fresh look. Another solid round of Series matches coming next week.

Love the way you made this transition so smooth. Things were easily explained. I liked the idea of letting the IPW wrestlers keep their titles. And now we already have a big program set for the southern title. The Michales/Knighton feud has already been built up, so we're ready to rock. Bass explains why he's here and we may have another team on its way. Watch out! Craziness in the main event and Tojo goes nuts...on his partner! Didn't see that coming. Studio's first show sets the tone well.

AWA releases Boris Zhukov and Alexis Smirnoff AWA picks up Dave Taylor

I have a feeling the UWF is only going to get better, especially with all the international talent coming in.