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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.

AWA picks up the Original Sheik

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.

The AWA will present its next pay per view, Brawls in St. Paul on Oct. 6 and 7th. The main events have been announced. Night 1 AWA World Title Bout 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff (C) vs. 'The Man of Steel' Tony Atlas w/Norvell Austin Night 2 The WARGAMES MATCH! Kerry Von Erich/Carlos Colon/Tatsumi Fujinami/The Gunslingers vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Buzz Sawyer/Kokina/Tiger Jeet Singh/Abbuda Iaukea

The heat is on in the WWF! Too bad the Steiners and Nasty Boys were in a dark match. That was a banger! The Twin Towers send a very powerful message to all the teams. If you want to kick off a big event with a bang, book the bulldogs to open. Shieky baby can still get the heat. Good way to get Jake over. Muta beating Kevin at an event like this will open a lot of eyes. Loved this match up. Heel Rougeau's are the best! With Haku there, no way Brutus was cutting anyone's hair. POP might've had a chance if it wasn't for Fuji. Brother Love delivers and just about steals the show with his guest, the Macho Man OOOOOOOHHHHHH YEA! Rockers pump up the crowd. Martel retains over a game Tito. In my opinion, Martel was one of the greatest workers of all time. Cool seeing him get a lot of love here. Snuka gets the visual of the night by leaping off Andre's shoulders. Great moment. The power of HulkaMania takes down the Ravishing One. However, Savage clearly makes his intentions known. This is going to be epic! Great job!

AWA @ The Winnipeg Arena 9-2-88 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson and The Bruisers vs. 'Mr. Magnificent' Kevin Kelly and Coast to Coast w/The Vin Man This match really gets the fans warmed up. We get pier six brawls, constant interference by Vinnie and each side displays solid and cohesive teamwork. The end comes during yet another pier six brawl when DJ rolls up Kelly for a satisfying pin. Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer These two take the fans on a wild and bloody ride as they just tear into each other. At the 10 minute mark, Colon and Sawyer's faces are crimson masks. The Ref gets tangled up in things and takes a severe bump. After more back and forth fighting, Sawyer shatters a wooden chair over Colon's head. The Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! Sawyer wins this battle but the war is far from over. The Rose Cousins vs. The Wild Ones The Canadian fans get a big dose of southern tag team wrestling here. A lot of brawling and intense back and forth action. The fans could feel the hatred these teams have for each other. With all that going on, both teams also display tag team fundamentals and really shine as units. They take the fans on a 20 minute thrill ride that ends in a draw. The Rich's want 5 more minutes until the Rose's accept, then the Rich's laugh and quickly exit. 'The Modern Day Warrior' Kerry Von Erich vs. Abbuda Iaukea Before Kerry enters the ring, he's jumped by Abbuda, Tiger Jeet Singh and Kokina! They weren't supposed to be here, but it looks like they could care less. They give Kerry a brutal and horrifying beat down. Officials and Security try to stop it, but the Asylum toss them around like rag dolls. Abbuda and Singh double slam Kerry down on the concrete and stretch him out by holding his arms and legs. The crowd gasps as Kokina hits 3 consecutive leg drops on Kerry. More security run out and the Asylum leave satisfied. The fans are in a stunned silence as Kerry needs a lot of help getting out. Intermission Crusher Blackwell vs. ??? Blackwell snatches the mic. "Everybody saw what I did to the so called crippler. Now, I'm feeling real nice tonight. I don't care who my opponent is, but I'm going to give him a chance to back out with no shame at all. Just stay in the back and you won't get hurt. Ring that damn bell and declare me the winner!" The ring announcer gets the mic back. "His opponent, from Tampa Florida, MR. WONDERFUL PAUL ORNDORFF! The fans go absolutely nuts as Orndorff heads down the aisle and into the ring. Orndorff pumps the crowd up like only he can. The bell rings and an irate Blackwell charges full steam ahead and attempts a corner splash on Orndorff, but Orndorff moves. Blackwell hits the turnbuckles hard and staggers back as Orndorff rolls him over 1..2..3!!!! MEGA POP! Orndorff slides out of the ring. Blackwell gets up and is pissed. Orndorff wipes his forehead and flings it up at Blackwell, which pisses him off even more. Venomous vs. The Killer Bees The Bees came to the AWA and for still unknown reasons immediately targeted Venomous. Tonight, Venomous get their long awaited match. The match doesn't disappoint as both teams are on fire tonight with offensive flurries and high octane action. Bees pull out the heel tactics and get some big time heat. Venomous strike back with a vengeance. After a pier six brawl, Cobra executes and inside cradle on Bee #1, while the Ref is guiding Kat back. Bee #2 runs in and reverses the cradle. The Ref runs over and guides Bee #2 to his corner, which allows Kat to run in and reverse that cradle. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Venomous get this one tonight. Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami vs. Jumbo Tsuruta w/Ray Stevens 15 minutes of Fujinami and Jumbo going at it is well worth the price of admission. They give the fans just that. This match is stiff, hard hitting and brutal and that might be an understatement. They end up on the outer apron and have one intense slug and chop fest. The arena goes silent when Jumbo and Fujinami end up crashing through the ringside table! The Ref is shocked as he counts to 10. Stevens helps Jumbo up and to the back, while the Ref helps Fujinami out of there. Can these two survive another match with each other? AWA World Title Bout 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff (C) vs. Boris Zhukov w/Alexis Smirnoff The boos reign down as Smirnoff waves the Russian Flag while Zhukov stands proud with his arms folded. The thundering boos turn to a wild cheer as Nikita heads down the aisle with hell in his eyes. The introductions are made and the bell rings. Nikita charges and puts both Smirnoff and Boris down with a double clothesline. Nikita swings Boris into the corner and runs in with a knee to the mid section. Nikita punches and kicks away on Boris, then stomps him down in the corner. Smirnoff staggers up. Nikita picks up Boris and atomic drops him into Smirnoff. Smirnoff staggers as Nikita clotheslines him over the top rope. Nikita swings Boris to the ropes and hits the belly to belly suplex 1..2..NO! Nikita lifts Boris's head. Nikita proceeds to pound away on Boris's gigantic cranium. Nikita picks up the dazed Boris, swings him to the ropes and just about decapitates him with the Russian Sickle! Nikita drops down and puts both hands on Boris's chest 1..2..3! DONE! Nikita hurls Boris to the outside. The Ref hands Nikita the title. The fans are up and cheering as Nikita holds the belt high. Hold on! There's a commotion as Norvell Austin leads Tony Atlas into the ring. Norvell grabs the mic. "Very well done Nikita, congratulations on a very spirited performance. Enjoy this moment because you're on borrowed time my friend. You might've beaten that chump but let me tell you, he's no man of steel. Tell this fool Tony." Atlas: Nikita Koloff your days are numbered. I won the WrestleRock Rumble and with that came a guaranteed title shot. I'm calling you out! Nikita moves forward but the Ref is pleading with him. Atlas: Whoa, just relax. I'm not going to hurt you tonight. But if you keep puffing your chest and eyeballing me, I'll slap the taste right out of your mouth boy!" More officials run in to hold Nikita back. Atlas: No, I want to beat you for that world title with a global audience watching. The next pay per view, Brawls in St. Paul is when this is going to happen. I'm going to give you a whoop'n like you could never imagine and then I'm going to put you out of your misery and win that there world title. Start taking your vitamins and you better hit the gym a lot harder because Tony Atlas is coming and Tony Atlas is going to put a real bad hurting on you! Atlas tosses the mic at Nikita. Norvell and Atlas exit while Nikita begs them to come back. By this time the ring is full of officials and security holding Nikita back. Nikita grabs the mic. Koloff: Tony Atlas! You want Nikita, come and get me! Get ready because on October 6th at Brawls in St. Paul, it will be Nikita Koloff defending the AWA world title against Tony Atlas.

Spicoli is in the right place at this point in his career. He'll make a name for himself. I'm calling it now, 1989 will be Chono's year. I'm sensing something big is in the works with the Steamboat's and Adams. Scott Hall is on the verge of superstardom. The Diamond Exchange have arrived! I have to give Flowers his props. His run in Pacific was memorable and he did business on the way out. Dragon wins the match but that crazy Barr continues to get attention. Has anyone been on a bigger role than Pillman? Vancouver, Scotty the Body is one cool dude. Wow! Big win for Christopher. He might be ready for another shot at the LHW title. Albright continues to mow over the competition. Looking forward to the Southern Boys reign. I always thought they were fun to watch. The PCW fans better get ready for some Owen/Adams classics. Windham looks healthy again and that's bad news for the contenders. I like that you chose Vic Steamboat for the title shot here. Made total sense since he got a huge win at Firestorm. Kelowna, Looks like more Cactus and Bulldozer matches ahead. Hennig and St. Clair is quite the match up. Big win for Mr. Perfect. Adams proves who's superkick is superior. Midnights pass a big test by getting by the Malenkos. You can always count on Cheetah Kid closing the night on a high note.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-1-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight's main event will be Iceman Parsons taking on Gary Young and the winner will get a TV title shot next week. As you all know, tomorrow night the AWA will be in Winnipeg for a huge card. The event will not be televised; however, the cameras will be rolling and you'll see highlights next week. We'll be talking more about that tremendous card throughout the program. Ok, let's get to the ring. 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Clyde Putnam Brandi continues to excite the AWA fans and wins the match with a flying elbow drop from the top rope. Commercial Break The Fantastics vs. Sam Smith and Keith Edwards The Fantastics continue to prove why they're one of the best teams in wrestling as they put on a tag team clinic. Fantastics finish things off with the Rocket Launcher. Nelson: Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton, the Fantastics, come on over here. Just hearing these great fans, I know everybody is excited that you have arrived in the AWA. I'm sure you've figured out we have a very competitive tag team division here. I'm sure... There's a commotion as the Glamour Boys come out. Simpson: Hey guys, we know it's your time and we're sorry for interrupting. We just wanted to welcome you to the AWA. The Fantastics smile and nod. Simpson: There's just one thing bothering Steve and myself. You see, we've worked hard to solidify ourselves as one of the premier teams here in the AWA and it irks us a bit that you've pretty much stolen our look and our moves. Doll: Hey, we don't blame you at all. I mean, who wouldn't want to pattern themselves after us? So, just do us a favor and tone it down a bit. We're flattered but you guys need to come up with something more original, you know, suited for you. Rogers: I think you guys might be mistaken. The Fantastics have been together longer and this is who we are. Fulton: We've been doing what we've been doing for a long time and we've been doing it all over the world. Hey, you guys do your thing and we'll do ours. No hard feelings. Simpson: Well, see, that doesn't really work for us. Doll: How about this. Let's settle this the right way, in the ring. Just a good old fashion tag team match. What do you say? Next week? Rogers: Yea, ok, that works for us. Fantastics and Glamour Boys shake hands and nod. Commercial Break The Gunslingers vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Gunslingers are in sync tonight and win the match with a double running bulldog. Gunslingers cut a promo and thank Kerry Von Erich for having their backs a couple weeks ago against the Asylum. They wish Kerry the best of luck in his upcoming match with Abbuda Iaukea in Winnipeg. They would be there in Winnipeg but the AWA has barred them and the rest of the Asylum from Winnipeg. Commercial Break Nelson: It's been a while, maybe not long enough, but I'm told we have a special video from Greg Gagne. Let's see it now. Gagne is still in a hospital room nursing his injuries. He presses the bed remote and moves up. Gagne: Since WrestleRock, everything has fallen apart. Look at what happened to my gang. Look what happened to me! As far as I'm concerned, one man is responsible for this. It's you El Canek! It's all your fault and now you must pay. Right now I'm placing a 100,000 dollar bounty on El Canek. That's right, 100,000 big ones to any man that can put that masked moron out of wrestling for good. This will be the best money I've ever spent. Canek, it's time for your comeuppance! Gagne grimaces, pushes his remote button and slowly moves back down. Commercial Break The Winnipeg card is hyped up. We see highlights from Title Night as Boris Zhukov and Alexis Smirnoff attack Nikita Koloff. Boris hits Nikita from behind with a Persian Club, then follows with a piledriver. That's followed by the Tatsumi Fujinami/Jumbo Tsuruta/Ray Stevens confrontations. We see the bloody Colon/Sawyer history. We see the Killer Bees taking out Venomous at WrestleRock. The highlights end with Kerry Von Erich nailing Abuuda Iaukea with a discuss punch. Brenda Britton: Hi everybody! What a card we have coming to Winnipeg this weekend! Here with some late breaking news on that event is the one and only C.O.O. of the AWA, Gerry Morrow. Morrow: (kisses Brenda's hand) AHHHHHHH Brenda always a pleasure. I do indeed have some news. Originally Rip Oliver was scheduled to face Crusher Blackwell in Winnipeg. However, last week Mr. Blackwell seriously injured Rip Oliver and Rip will not be able to compete. Mr. Blackwell demanded he be declared de winner and dat he shouldn't have to wrestle in Winnipeg. Well, Blackwell and I are old friends and I couldn't deprive de great Canadian fans of seeing him in action. Blackwell is in Winnipeg with all the other competitors because he will be wrestling. I have found a suitable replacement hahahahaha and everybody will find out who de replacement is tomorrow night. Trust me, it is indeed a wonderful choice. Britton: Gerry, you are the man! This is so exciting! Until next time toooooodles. Commercial Break Highlights from last week are shown as Ken Patera nails Scott Armstrong on the back of his head with a loaded towel to give the Olympians the win over Synergy. Nelson: Joining me now are Ken Patera and Brad Rheingans, the Olympians. I must say, I was very disappointed in your actions last week. I mean, come on, did you guys really have to resort to that? The Olympians look totally confused. Rheingans: What are you talking about Larry? I don't get it. Patera: We came to the AWA to rise the rankings and win matches. Well, we did just that last week. Cheers as Synergy come out and they look pissed. Rheingans: Hey great match last week. You guys gave us some competition and that's exactly what we knew we would get from you. Patera: Yea, you guys are the real deal and our win last week should put us in title contention. Thanks for a great match. Olympians offer handshakes. Rice: Are you kidding me! You know, I didn't know what happened until I reviewed the tape. So, this is for my partner. Rice punches Rheingans! Armstrong: And this is for you! Armstrong punches Patera! Armstrong: Anytime you guys want to do this again, bring it on! Synergy exit as the Olympians stagger up, holding their jaws and acting like they didn't deserve that. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV Title shot next week Iceman Parsons vs. 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/Dream Machine We get a fun back and forth match. Dream Machine does his interfering but Parsons is always on him. Parsons excites the crowd and has Young bouncing all over the place. Thanks to a trip by Dream, Young takes control and works over Parsons but can't put him away. Parsons comes back but in the midst of it, the Ref takes a bump and goes down. Dream loads his mask. Parsons swings Young to the ropes and puts him down with the Hip Attack! Parsons covers but Dream comes off the ropes and nails Parsons with his loaded mask. HOWEVER! The Ref sees it and signals for the bell! Dream is livid and grabs the Ref. Parsons is still unconscious. Young staggers up and joins Dream in berating the Ref. HOLD ON! A masked man hits the ring and double clotheslines Dream and Young! The masked man hurls Dream out of the ring. He picks up Young and DDTs him down on the mat! The fans are going wild. Nelson: Wait a minute! I know you! The masked man goes to ringside. Masked Man: That's right! It's me...Mr. Olympia! Dream Machine, Gary Young, you might've taken out and injured Jerry Stubbs but you forgot about Mr. Olympia didn't you! You boys better gear up because what you did to Jerry Stubbs is nothing compared to what I have in store for you. Dream Machine staggers up on the outside as Olympia runs over and clamps on the sleeper. The show ends with Olympia putting Dream to sleep as Young is still face down on the canvas in the background while Iceman Parsons slowly rises and looks around.

Jimmy Jam gets by Super D. I could see Jimmy main eventing Starrcade, but it'll be a hard road. Brad shows why he's an Anderson. The Young Stallions are in a good place. Lots of young teams here. Manny overcomes the odds and scores some points. Man, those Beasts are some bad dudes. JJ takes the big bump, but the Ace gets the win. Good Series match ups tonight. Worldwide, I'm with Lowblow about Perez. I'm glad he's gotten love in our world. Very interesting match ups next week.

UWF is on fire! New faces have arrived. Shamrock rocks in his debut and will certainly rise the ranks. Sweet finish by Nakamura! What a cool visual. I like when the youngsters like Nakano and Anjo go at it. Anjo earns his first win. Feel good moment. Smiley's training pays off. Fujiwara scores a devastating ko on Go. Damn! Takada gets the win, but Dolman walks out with respect. Sayama makes his long awaited return and doesn't disappoint. I know the crowd loved this. Props to Yamazaki for putting up a fight. Vrij might've walked in a relative unknown, but after that performance I'm sure that's changed. Maeda makes an unbelievable comeback and wins the match. Now that I'm getting more familiar with the names, I'm really getting into this. I'm looking forward to potential match ups. Great work!

I enjoyed the Latin Connection segment. They did a good job of getting over as heels. I thought the same thing, clearly WCW has big plans for Simmons if headliners like Rhodes helps him out. Things will get interesting with the Outlaws and Nation. Looking forward to a Sting/Arn program. 2 guys that can deliver. Rock n Roll will never die! Like others have mentioned, I really like the Williams/Dibiase team here. Looks like the fans agree as well. I think Hart bit off more than he can chew. The TV title angle is a favorite of mine. 3 good stories going on here. I'm sure there will be more twists and turns coming. After what just happened, how can the Horsemen deny Spivey. He can be some serious muscle. Awesome job with the promos.

The build to Summerslam has been a fun ride. I love how you mix the action with Vince and Jesse's commentary. It's like I'm watching WWF TV. Well done. Wonder what's up with Sullivan? Could we be seeing a Steiner break up right when they're breaking out? Andre and Snuka definitely have the momentum heading into Summerslam. Big marquee match.

One of my favorite events in the game...Firestorm! What a way to kick things off with the return of Ricky Steamboat (No disrespect to Brian Adams) Big move by the Brigade! Christopher is having the best rookie year I've ever seen. Another big return, and a debut as Chris Adams comes out with DDP. Getting a win over Owen is a pretty big return. The Japanese have certainly made an impact in Pacific. Just as Leo Burke. Is there anything more dangerous than a volatile Billy Jack? It took brass knuckles for Regal to get the best of St. Clair. Regal knows how tough 'Tough' Tony is. The Demon finally gets his long awaited revenge on Cactus. Vic's been making a name for himself in Pacific, I wonder how he really feels about Ricky coming back. The animal gets a huge win over the Anvil. This puts Albright on another level. The Midnight's are back on top! I think Barr's new persona may have thrown the Wild Things chemistry off a bit. Great night for Camp Cornette. After years of shenanigans, Rose's master plan finally backfires. Rhodes winning the title was a feel good moment and great pay off. And once again, the LHW title match caps off a tremendous night. Cheetah Kid continues to elevate the title to new and never before seen heights. Night 2, let's do this! Wow! If they keep this up, Stormfront might shock the world and win some gold soon. I think Candido and Lynn might've stolen the show. With this stacked card, both men should be proud. DDP's on a roll as he puts the Destruction Crew back on track. Still have nothing but love for the FOJ. The LHW division is simply amazing. I know I always say that, but man look at these matches. King and Dragon put on quite a display. Another display follows, but this time it's another classic tag match. After 2 nights, DDP has really solidified himself in Pacific. Bigelow beats Bret and literally leaves him breathless. This was a big deal. The Brigade score a moral victory but the Dead Man was able to rise. I think Hall came out looking like a big star. Payne looked good and confident but it's hard to beat a scientific heel like Mr. Backlund. He's the best at what he does. Talk about a great way to blow off a feud. Sunshine returns and the Southern Boys are champs. Doesn't get any better. Pillman keeps his insane momentum going and adds the TV title to his collection. Props to Flowers on a solid reign. It's too bad Bigelow's previous run ins had him distracted. After 2 nights of incredible action, Windham and Severn deliver in the main event. I liked how Windham's previous arm issues factored in the match. I really didn't know how Windham would retain. Well, thanks to Paul Bearer and a loaded glove, Windham walks out with his title. Glad you booked this match! Awesome job!