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Ladd's Cade is up first. Steiner wins the battle of the powerhouses. A lot of wrestlers are on my radar in 88 and Steiner is one of them. Taylor and Garvin win one for USA and Uncle Ivan isn't happy. Prichard gets his licks in but like Playboy Rose in PCW, Eddie always has a plan. The Freebirds/Hot Stuff Inc feud is now in full gear. Robley's Monsters have been built up so well that they deserve a run with the titles. Mulligan gets the technical win and it's enough to send the Cartel packing. However, huge price to pay. JYD retains but is left a bloody mess. We've got a hot feud going into 88. Damn, Tully sure proved his toughness. It took 3 Oklahoma Stampedes to put him away. I'm enjoying the Williams reign. Ok, let's see if Watts can top this. Nice bit of intrigue with Cox. Benoit edges out a win over Santo in a thriller. Wright's chisel strikes again. Steiner and Herc show their title win wasn't a fluke. Vader vs. Muta is a great clash of styles match. Vader gets the win but at least Woman got the mist. WHAT?!?! The Cartel shows up? Wasn't expecting this and neither were Jake and Duggan. It took a distraction from Woman and a chair shot from Vader for Luger to retain against Murdoch. An even bigger story happens as the Cartel attacks Watts!!! This is big! Great way to end the show. Nuclear heat! Sooner or later, Ladd and Watts are heading for an explosive showdown.

I've always been a fan of mid card feuds. I'm enjoying the Pride/Lightfoot matches. Luke gets the tainted win over Brunzell to keep the heat going. Blair scores a huge upset over Dundee. That's a confidence builder. Don't let Street's appearance fool you. He can get the job done. Boyd continues his dominance with his iron claw. Los Cubanos punch their ticket to Starrcade by winning the tag battle royal. Worldwide, Stud Stable, Mega Man and DWBs get in good wins. WOW! Haystacks vs. Boyd at Starrcade! Can't wait. That Starrcade card is stacked! All the matches have heat and will no doubt deliver.

Here we go, night 1! I was pulling for St. Clair but Payne was on his A game. I'll be watching the rise of Doug Furnas. Rick Gantner proves himself with a big win over Double J. Morton takes the fall but proves he's one tough customer. Severn vs. Akira has been one of my favorite feuds. Big win for Severn! The Anvil/Young feud was so well done and the pay off was incredible. Anvil wins a bloodbath. Young might be gone from PCW but he doesn't have to hang his head low. Maybe he'll find a new mentor... I'm calling it now, Barr and Guerrero will be the team to watch in 88. WOW! The Heart Punch returns! What a time to do it! Bubba's gone and Red leaves with Bearer. What an ending. That win over the Sawyers proves British Steel are the real deal and can go with the best of them. SSM gave Backlund one heck of a challenge. I know Backlund was sweating that one. After a night like this, there's a lot of pressure on the main event to deliver. Go with what's hot, a LHW title match. Pillman and Owen tear the house down and it could've gone either way. Pillman retains in an absolute classic. Let me catch my breath, ok, night 2. Malenkos have been racking up wins and get another big one over the Guerreros. Pierre and Grizzly get a most satisfying win and sending Khan packing was icing on the cake. I have to admit, I was surprised that Big Cat got the win over Warrior. I love Cat's finisher and it gets put over huge tonight. Big things are defiantly coming Cat's way. Oh man! Simmons puts an end to Sid's terror. Simmons has built up quite a resume is Pacific. I mean he's put down Stan Hansen and now Sid. He's one bad dude! I agree, after that win over Sabu, Tiger is not to be looked over. Credit to Rose, he might be the smartest man in wrestling. I enjoyed Finlay's run but oh man am I looking forward to the Playboy Club and Diamond Exchange alliance. Cactus is nuts! Billy finally finds a way to get the win. Fun match! I said Barr and Eddie will be the team to watch in 88, but the Southern Boys are right there. Huge win over the Midnights. After one of the most brutal feuds in PCW, Windham finally puts OMG away. Looking forward to seeing what's next for Windham. Bret wins the TV title! Great match and nice display of sportsmanship by Ed. Bret's reign will be amazing. YES! Coast to Coast wins the Tag Titles! I love these guys. Snow and Candido should be reminded of what happened between the last Knights who had grievances. Bock and Hennig cap off the event with an epic title bout. Hennig does it and the celebration is on! Class act by Bock. He truly went out like a champion. Let's get ready for the dawning of a new era. This event had it all. Props to all your hard work.

Damn! Ladd and Watts have done it again. 2 stacked cards! And once again, the fans win. What a great way to spend Thanksgiving. I can't wait!

Mega Man scores an impressive win over a 13 time Karate champion. I thought Zodiac and Jason were winding down, but man you put some major heat on them tonight. Sherri comes through for the Gigolo. Afi wasn't playing around. Yamada came with his working boots on, but it only took one mistake for Debeers to pull it out. Debeers has become a big time player in the game. Excellent job. It shows how much respect Wright has earned if Boyd keeps it clean. Worldwide, Always good seeing Fernandez and Parsons on TV. Grappler 2 is gunning for Boyd. Looking forward to the tag team battle royal. I'm doing the same thing for SuperClash. I just love this idea. You know Starrcade is going to be huge if Ray Charles is kicking things off.

Bennett gets the win and Mitchell places the blame on everybody else. Luna's stock is on the rise. I think 88 will be her breakout year. Montagas puts a piledriving stamp on Morgan. Exciting 8 woman tag that defiantly kept the viewers from switching channels. Loved the differences in the post match interviews LOL. Moretti retains against a game Combs. Smart booking moving this one to the main event slot.

LA, Owen knows how to get a crowd going. OMG looked like the monster he is. Nobody gets up from a Simmons spear. Malenkos are rising the ranks fast. What is up with Paul Bearer? Bock vs. St. Clair! OH YEA! Great match up! Perfect way for Bock to gear up for Hennig. Santa Barbara, The team of Finlay and Grizzly works as they give the Diamond Exchange a rare loss. Good booking with Pierre and Sabu. I can see their styles meshing well. Speaking of meshing well, same goes for the Guerreros and Midnights Billy Jack shows AOD what real power is all about. Pillman defeats Tiger in yet another thrilling LHW match. You really know how to put the right people in the 2/3 falls matches. Bomb Squad have serious momentum heading into Battleground.

Even though he was a bit tamer, Sid still continues his rampage in Pacific. Hart is one step ahead of Young's shady tactics. Hennig is really looking impressive as he heads into his big title match with Bock. Bubba sends a strong message to Red. Hot tag match ends the show. I think both of these teams are going to have a big year in 88.

The Haitian Sensation shocks Chief Joe to open the show on a high note. Good to see Yamada and Hase back on track. I think they will be serious contenders in 1988. The SPC put up a fight but the Andersons are back and focused. I'm loving the 3 way chaos between the Commonwealth, Sheepherders and Bees. Cool program. Debeers is quickly becoming the NWA's top heel and that's saying something. After that berating, Smiley might've been to emotionally fired up as Boyd ends up with the TV title. Surprising moment for sure. Worldwide, This show has been a great forum for solid showcases. Former TV champ Wright gets another chance at the title next week. Should be very interesting. 3 title bouts signed for Starrcade! I would purchase the pay per view on these matches alone.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 11-18-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Our big main event will see Nick Busick defend the TV title against Billy Jack Strong. A lot of action tonight but first I want to bring out AWA President Jerry Jarrett, who has some huge news regarding SuperClash 2. Jarrett walks out and shakes Lance's hand. Jarrett: Lance, as you know there's been a lot of bad blood here in the AWA. At Superclash 2, I'm hoping we can resolve a lot of these issues. The following matches have been signed. Nikita Koloff will face The Dream Machine. In a grudge match, Austin Idol will go up against Steve Keirn. The Glamour Boys and Scott Putski will take on The Original Midnight Express and Phil Hickerson in a 6 man elimination match. Now, Mike George was scheduled to defend the International title against Al Perez. In a surprising turn of events, Perez has given up that title shot. Let's hear some pre recorded comments from Perez and why he's turned down his rightful title shot. Perez: (bandage on his head) I know people must think I'm crazy for doing this, but after what Larry Zbyszko did to me at the Rupp Arena, I just couldn't let it go. I'll still be wrestling at SuperClash, but it's going to be against Larry Zbyszko in a taped fist match! Larry! I requested this match because all I want to do is pound on your arrogant head. You knocked me out with your nun chucks so now I'm going to knock you out with my fists! Back Live Jarrett: I wanted to see Perez get that title shot he deserved but he was adamant about facing Zbyszko. And after seeing what Zbyszko did to him at the Rupp Arena, well, I felt I owed it to Al Perez. Hopefully this gets settled once and for all. And now.... There's a commotion as the AWA world champ Bad News Brown storms out. Brown has the title on his shoulder but his head has a bandage wrap around it. Brown: Jarrett, I've been listening to you going on and on about SuperClash 2. You see my head? Yea, your golden boy Lawler shattered a chair over it last week on national TV. Looks to me like he wants to fight. Well guess what Lawler, so do I! You want a fight? I'll give you one! I'll put this here world title on the line at SuperClash. But hold on, you want to fight right? Let's fight! You get a title shot but it's going to be in a ghetto street fight! Yea, let's see what kind of fighter you really are. Personally, I think you're nothing but a chicken and coward. You're a cockroach that I'm going to stomp down on. I threw down the challenge. The question is, will a coward like you accept? Brown storms off. Jarrett: Lance, I was going to announce that world title bout anyways, but this changes things. Normally I wouldn't sanction this type of match for the world title so.... Massive cheers as JERRY LAWLER storms out. Lawler: Jerry, I'll make this real easy for you. Bad News Brown, I accept! Not only will I beat you in a fight, but I'm going to take the world title as well! Jarrett: Well, I guess the SuperClash 2 main event is now official. The fans are still cheering. Commercial Break The Dream Machine vs. Neil Jordan Dream swings off the ropes and hits his jumping elbow drop for the win. Resnick: After that brief showdown last week... Dream: Shut up Resnick! What happened last week was that no good commie Nikita Koloff sucker punched me and caught me completely off guard. Typical behavior from a Vodka drinking degenerate. SuperClash will be a different story. The Dream Machine is back and better than ever babay and I'm going to send that bald headed geek back to where he belongs! Commercial Break Crusher Blackwell vs. Trent Watkins More "future millionaire" chants as Blackwell wins the match with a big splash. Blackwell smiles at the fans as he heads too ringside. Resnick: Just listen to these fans Crusher Blackwell. They really want to see you win the million dollars at SuperClash. What a life changing moment that would be. Your head must be spinning. Blackwell: That's an understatement Ken. I'm beyond excited to be competing for one million dollars. I can't wait! I want Gerry Morrow to know, if he comes back he better be ready for the fight of his life because this is the chance of a lifetime and I'm going to make the absolute most of it. Commercial Break Uncommon Alliance vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Kirchner hits a backbreaker on Glader and holds him as Barr comes down from the middle ropes with a knee to the chest for the win. Resnick: Uncommon Alliance will be one of the teams competing in the Clash Countdown tag team battle royal. The winners will each receive a brand new Cadillac as well as a National Tag Team title shot the next night at SuperClash. Here's a rundown of the teams competing in the battle royal. Uncommon Alliance, Polynesian Power, the British Bombers, Venomous, The Honor Roll, The Quebec Coalition, The Teamsters, and Rip Oliver and Matt Borne. Commercial Break "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk vs. Vic Dutro Zenk nails Dutro with the Superkick and it's all over. Resnick: Tom Zenk, you have been on an incredible roll in the AWA... Boos as BABY DOLL strolls out. Resnick: Whoa, wait a second! Baby Doll what are you doing here? Baby Doll: Keep your mouth closed Resnick and you'll find out. (Looks at Zenk) The last time you saw me, you hoisted me over your shoulder and walked me out of the Mid South Coliseum. The fans laugh and cheer. Baby Doll: Oh yea, these fans, Lawler and you probably had a great laugh didn't you? Zenk: (Smiling) look Baby Doll, it was humorous, but I had to do it to stop all your interfering. Baby Doll: Yea, keep smiling. Let's see if you're smiling after this. The fans are yelling. Zenk turns around and gets nailed by a superkick from CHRIS ADAMS!!! Resnick: What in the world!?!? Adams and Baby Doll are laughing and hug. Baby Doll: Who's smiling now Resnick? Commercial Break Resnick: I can't believe what I just saw. Baby Doll is back and it appears her and Chris Adams have formed a friendship. I think we're in trouble. Switching gears, I want to take you to Carlos Colon and get an update on his condition. Colon is now at home. His face is still bandaged but he seems to be looking better. Colon: I'm feeling better and my spirits are up. It's been confirmed by Doctors that I will be cleared to wrestle at SuperClash 2. My family has shown tremendous support and they've been helping me get my strength back. Both physically and mentally. I'm ashamed I ever made a deal with Curtis Iaukea. Never again will I turn my back on the fans. Abbuda Iaukea! You burned my flesh but my soul was saved. My mission now is to rid the evil you and your Father have brought to the AWA. That will happen at SuperClash! Commercial Break "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. Peter Casper Idol is back in the ring and hasn't lost a step as he wins the match with the Las Vegas Leglock. Resnick: Austin, you really did a number on Steve Keirn at the Rupp Arena. He's lucky his knee didn't have permanent damage. Idol: Oh, poor Steve Keirn. That guy put me out for a month and you didn't say a damn word! I even told you and that dummy that payback was coming. Well payback came and that idiot was put down. Darling, at SuperClash I'm going to make sure Steve Keirn never walks again! Commercial Break Brenda Britton is standing in a park Britton: Last time I was here and saw Gerry, I just couldn't believe how far he had fallen. I was speechless and couldn't even say a word to him. That has all changed! There is purpose now. I can really help Gerry. I can get him back on his feet and make him rich again. I know he can beat that Fat Man Blackwell and be a millionaire again. It's fate! Follow me and lets get Gerry back in the game. Brenda walks up to the park bench. Gerry is sleeping in a dirty white tank top and camouflage pants. His hair's a mess and he's unshaven. There's empty bottles all around him and he's covered in newspaper. Brenda taps on Gerry. Britton: Gerry? Gerry? (shakes him) Gerry, please wake up. Gerry stirs around and swats at the air. Britton: Gerry! It's me! It's Brenda! Gerry turns over and squints his eyes. He focuses and his eyes widen. Gerry: Brenda? Britton: (jumps up and down) Yes! Yes! Gerry! It's me! Gerry processes all this then covers his face with the newspaper. Gerry: Brenda, I can't let you see me like dis. I'm ashamed. Please just go away. I beg of you. Britton: No Gerry! It's ok! I've been tracking you down for months. I can help you! Not just me, but I brought some old friends. Brenda waves them in. CARL FERGIE and GEORGE WELLS walk over. Gerry lowers the paper. Gerry: Carl? George? Is dat really you? Carl: In the flesh old buddy. George: We're here to help. Britton: Gerry, just come with us and we'll tell you everything. You can get it all back. Carl and George help Gerry up and pat him on the back. Carl: Let's get you cleaned up old buddy. George: Everything's going to be just fine. Gerry: (crying) I missed you guys so very much. The three of them hug like there's no tomorrow. Britton: (tears running down her cheeks) Now this is what I call priceless. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. Billy Jack Strong The bell rings and these powerhouses just pound away on each other. They fight to the ropes and to the outside. They hammer away on each other all around the ring. The Ref finally starts counting but Busick and Strong are only concerned with hitting each other hard. The Ref counts to 10 and signals for the bell. The bell continues to ring but the Ref still can't stop them and eventually signals for help. Prelim wrestlers come out to break it up but Busick and Strong start knocking them down, then go back to fighting each other. Officials, security and more wrestlers come out and these guys still manage to get in hits on each other. Chaos ensues into the commercial. Commercial Break Lance: My goodness, that was quite a scene. Once again, here's Jerry Jarrett. Jarrett: That's exactly the kind of bad blood I was talking about Lance. I want things to get settled at SuperClash and here's what I'm going to do. Nick Busick and Billy Jack Strong have count out wins over each other and we just saw them fight to a brutal double count out. At SuperClash 2, Nick Busick will defend the TV title against Billy Jack Strong inside a steel cage! That should keep them in the ring. And since we're talking about SuperClash 2, next week I'll announce who the Bruise Brothers will be defending their AWA world tag team titles against and believe me this is going to be a blockbuster. I'll also have a decision on the International title defense as well. A lot going on. See you all next week. Live on Pay Per View Saturday, December 31st From the St. Paul Civic Center Singing the National Anthem- Joan Jett

Ladd has guts going to a Watts show alone. He goes to jail but made a huge statement. Brawler with a sweet finish. Garvin can knock you out or make you give up. Dark Journey has really earned her money. Wahoo seems very loyal to Ivan. I'm sure Taylor is going to want a piece of Wahoo. Watts chose his attack wisely. This situation is beyond the law now. I almost forgot that Williams and Mulligan did a number on El Jefe. Classic move by Tommy. Prichard gets his revenge and can easily play the inexperience card LOL. Tully pulls off the ultimate heel move to earn a title shot at WrestleCade. He's going to have to pull out every heel trick he's got to take the title away from Williams.

Fright Night is here and the Boss gets things going. Tough Guy Inc. are worthy challengers but Adias and the Grapplers are in the zone. Love that finish as Spartanburg Vice save the day for S&S. The New Breed are going to be looking for payback. I can't believe it, but Debeers gets even more heat as he ruins overtime in a classic TV title bout. Sheepherders follow Debeers and ruin the world tag title bout. Now the Sheepherders have to deal with the Commonwealth and the Bees. Landel cheats his way to Starrcade. Dusty really had the fans energized, what a shame. The Starrcade Cup added so much excitement this past month. After all sorts of craziness, Flair eeks out the win over Hansen. But look what we have going into Starrcade. Nature Boy vs. Nature Boy for the world title and looks like Hansen vs. Brody. Not to mention it's in Greensboro. Starrcade is going to be epic!!!

AWA releases Stoney Burke AWA picks up Carl Fergie and George Wells.

Snow might've lost the match but he gets SSM's respect. Young's picking up wins but losing friends. Hmmmmm, Rose just seems too confident. But man, I can't help but love this guy. Cuban Assassin is on a roll. Southern Boys vs. Malenkos! Damn, I love Pacific's tag division. My man St. Clair is tuned up and ready for Payne. Cow Palace, Trouble brewing with Snow and Candido. Gotta say, with Savage cracking the whip, I can't blame Snow. Like his partner, Flowers is racking up the wins. Furnas's stock rises after that win over Eaton. Cactus and Pierre go at it again with no clear cut winner. Hennig's ready for Bock! And Bock is ready for Hennig! Fresno, Anvil pleases his hometown crowd. Grizzly's splash is such a cool visual. Payne sends an up close and personal message to St. Clair. Big Cat has one of my favorite finishers. Severn shows Khan why he's a beast. Backlund and Windham end the show on a wild note. I'm sure the fans went home happy after that one.

AWA @ The Rupp Arena, Lexington KY 11-13-87 The Teamsters defeated Two Local Talents with a double front face suplex. Crusher Blackwell defeated Gene Ligon with a big splash- Lots of "Future Millionaire" cheers for Blackwell after the lotto drawing on TV. Abbuda Iaukea w/Curtis Iaukea defeated Salvatore Bellomo with the camel clutch. Afterwards, Abudda hurled Bellomo out of the ring. Curtis hits him several times with the kendo stick. Abbuda then rammed Bellomo back first into the steel post. Polynesian Power defeated Venomous w/Gama Singh- Fun action packed match that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Snuka surprises Scorpio with a reverse flying press off the turnbuckles for the win. AWA TV Champ Nick Busick/"Dynamite" DJ Peterson and Mando Guerrero vs. Billy Jack Strong/Earthquake Ferris and "The Calgary Flame" Bruce Hart w/The Vin Man The tide turns several times in this wild and crazy 6 man tag. In the end, all 6 men are going at it. Vinnie tries to interfere but DJ grabs him and tosses him into Ferris. During all this chaos, Hart lowblows Mando from behind and rolls him over with a handful of tights for the tainted win. Busick and Strong were fighting on the outside and kept going after the bell rang. AWA International Title Bout "Marvelous" Mike George (C) w/Greg Gagne vs. "The Fabulous One" Steve Keirn Keirn spent the opening minutes frustrating George. The momentum changed thanks to a trip from Gagne. George controlled things for a bit and reminded everybody that he has quite the move set. Keirn comes back strong and the fans sense a title change. This is where the Ref gets sandwiched and falls to the ground. Once again, Gagne interferes. This time, Keirn bolts out of the ring and tackles Gagne. Keirn pounds down on Gagne as the fans cheer him on. Wait a minute! AUSTIN IDOL hops the guardrail and attacks Keirn from behind! Idol stomps on Keirn's leg, picks him up and rams him knee first into the steel post. Idol clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock! As the Ref starts to rise, Idol is satisfied and exits. George yells at the Ref to make the count. The Ref does just that and counts to 10. BOOOOO! Gagne grabs the International title and hands it to George. They celebrate like they've won the Super Bowl. Winner of the match by C.O. and still AWA International Champ- Mike George AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Technicians (C) vs. The Honor Roll w/Professor Bill Ash Ash really might have found the total sum of a tag team in Kelly and Morgan, because they look strong, tough and in sync tonight. On the flip side, the Technicians are a well oiled machine and put their combined technical skills to work. After 20 minutes of action, Fleming has Kelly in a cradle. Ash distracts the Ref. Morgan runs in and reverses the cradle. Ash thinks he's a genius as the Ref guides Morgan back. However, Rheingans runs in and reverses that cradle. The Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! Big Pop! Winners of the match and still AWA National Tag Champs- The Technicians Winner gets an AWA International Title shot at SuperClash 2 "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez vs. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko The fans boo as Larry gives them another arrogant nun chucks display. The bell rings and Larry motions the nun chucks at Perez. Larry laughs and tosses them out of the ring. Larry starts arguing with the fans, then goes to the outside to get in their faces. Perez has enough, runs out and hurls Larry back in the ring. Perez dominates early with explosive offense and several near falls. Larry turns the tide with a mule kick. Larry spends the next few minutes working over Perez with a combination of rulebreaking and impressive moves. Perez makes his comeback and is all over Larry. Larry ends up tumbling to the outside. Larry reaches over and grabs his nun chucks. Perez reaches through the ropes and grabs Larry's hair. In a moment desperation, Larry swings around and nails Perez with the nun chucks. The Ref immediately signals for the DQ. Larry gets in the ring and swings the nun chucks around. Perez is out of it and slowly gets to his knees. Larry whacks him again with the nun chucks and knocks Perez out cold. Nuclear heat for Zbyszko. However, Perez technically did get the win and does get the International title shot at SuperClash. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Bruise Brothers (Atlas and Cameron) (C) w/Snowman vs. "Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver This match is brutal and hard hitting. Both teams came to fight and they absolutely unload on each other. After 15 minutes of this, Borne and Oliver are in control. Atlas runs in and gets double slammed. Oliver hops on the middle ropes and puts Cameron down with a flying forearm blast. Borne gets on the top rope for the Bomb's Away but Snowman runs up and pushes Borne. Borne falls to the outside. Oliver runs over and nails Snowman. Atlas grabs Oliver from behind and nails him with a jumping headbutt. Cameron staggers up. They swing Oliver to the ropes and nail him with stereo double axehandles to the head 1..2..3! The winners of the match and still AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Bruise Brothers

I always loved a heel's logic when he turned. In his mind, Wahoo came up with some very valid points. I think Wahoo and Ivan will be out to prove something. Keep an eye on them. This angle will give these two vets a serious rejuvenation. Who will Mulligan's partner be? Wow, 3 men handcuffed to Ladd. But this is the Big Cat we're talking about LOL. LOL, I love Tully and Gordon's dynamic together. They play off each other so well. Tully's moving on to bigger things. Steiner continues to impress as Hot Stuff's muscle. Ladd once again makes everybody happy, until Prichard makes his return to be the special ref. This is going to be good. Nobody gets up from the hands of stone. Just ask Taz. Rich vs. Taylor is a great TV main event. Of course it ends in chaos. The fans get to cheer big time as Williams hits the Oklahoma stampede on Rich and Mulligan follows with the claw! Come Monday, Rich and El Jefe are in serious trouble. The Road to Wrestlecade is going to be a wild ride.

Action right off the bat with main eventers Moretti and Velvet going at it for the TV title. Moretti always finds a way to stay at the top. The interviews, merchandise selling and hype packages have helped make your shows top notch and crisp. Apache might have something with the chickenwing. This could really up her game. Robin gets her chance to shine with the world champ. Even Medusa gave her credit. But man, Medusa looked great here. It takes guts to relinquish a title for a chance at a higher tier. Winnona takes Richter to the limits but Richter is just too damn good and prevails. Your shows are really clicking. Great job!

Damn! Debeers is getting nuclear heat! This is going to be huge. SPC get the hard fought win, but Sherri seems to have a plan. This will be another fun tag feud. New Breed defeat their rivals Spartanburg Vice to earn a US tag title shot. New Breed don't waste any time by attacking US champs S&S. Immediate heat. You've done an amazing job with all your teams. Very competitive division. Street vs. Abby! The visual alone would sell this match. All sorts of craziness as the Sheepherders arrive along with Debeers and Boyd! Things are going to get nuts! Brody destroys Landel, but somehow the "Nature Boy' walks out victorious and alive. Dusty vs. Landel for a world title shot. Bring it on! Worldwide, Tough Guy Inc. look strong as they head into a 6 man title match. Yamada vs. Smiley could steal the show. The Commonwealth feud is going to be money! Fright Night is stacked! This will set the tone for Starrcade. Honestly. I could see Flair, Hansen, Dusty and Landel all headline Starrcade. The heat is on! BTW, nice job booking The Boss.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 11-11-87 Footage from last week is shown as Jerry Lawler brings in Nikita Koloff to defeat the Quebec Coalition. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Well, tonight is the night. Bad News Brown will defend the AWA world title against Jerry "The King" Lawler. This may very well be the biggest main event ever on TV. In another featured bout, Scott Pustki takes on Randy Rose of the Midnight Express. Brenda Britton's Beauty Shop returns with the SuperClash million dollar match lotto drawing. Fans, all week long Nikita Koloff has been the big buzz. Right now, I would like to bring him out. After what went down last week, Nikita hears the unfamiliar sound of cheers. He stops, looks around and nods. Lance: Nikita, I have to say I was shocked to see you show up last week with Lawler. Welcome to the AWA and what's on your agenda? Nikita: Thank you very much Lance Russell. Some years ago, the Kremlin send Nikita to America to prove that Mother Russia is superior. Uncle Ivan train Nikita and Nikita take on all America's best wrestlers. Nikita become champion. But you know what Lance? After time, Nikita developed respect for American wrestlers. I come to AWA for fresh start. BOOOOS as DREAM MACHINE comes out! Lance: I don't believe this. I haven't seen you in months Dream Machine... Dream cuts him off Dream: Shut up Lance! You know damn well I was set to make my comeback tonight! You should be interviewing me right now instead of this no good commie! All I've been hearing is Nikita this and Nikita that. Let me tell you something Nikita Koloff, I'm the man around here babay! So why don't you get lost! Go back to Russia and drink Vodka or whatever it is you do. I don't care, just get outta here because I have a lot to say and you don't! Nikita: Nikita no want trouble but this is my interview time, so I ask you please let me finish. Dream: Are you stupid? Do we have a language issue? Do you not understand? I said beat it! Get the hell out of here! Nikita steps closer. Nikita: Nikita not go anywhere. Dream: Ok, I guess you need some help. Dream pushes Nikita! Nikita staggers back and pauses, then lunges forward and pushes Dream down to the ground. Nikita looks down at Dream and does an intimidating trap pose before exiting. Lance is laughing. Dream gets up and starts going crazy and flips over the podium. Dream: I'll knock that smile off your face Lance! Bring him back here! Get him back here! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Champs The Technicians vs. Ray Glader and Todd Rooney Rheingans executes a gut wrench suplex, then tags in Fleming, who finishes the match with the rear naked chokehold. Resnick: This weekend at the Rupp Arena, you guys will be defending the National tag titles against the Honor Roll. They got that non title win to receive this shot. Professor Ash thinks his team will be the next National champs. Rheingans: Ken, they did beat us, no denying it. That's just the spark we needed. Our wake up call. Fleming: We learned from that loss and now we're focused like never before. These titles are staying with us and for a long time. Commercial Break "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko vs. Arnie Goldstein Before the match, Larry brings out a pair of nun chucks and gives the fans a demonstration. Larry gets his usual heat and wins the match with a swinging neckbreaker. Resnick is talking about the upcoming match between Larry and Al Perez with the winner getting a shot at the International title at SuperClash 2. While Resnick's talking, Larry swings his nun chucks around. Larry: Very impressive isn't it Resnick? Not only am I a world class wrestler but as you know I'm also a martial arts expert. I can do it all and after I dispose of Alvin, I'll soon be the International champion. Resnick, there's nothing I can't do. Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Randy Rose w/Norvell Austin The bell rings and Norvell is distracting Putski, which allows Rose to attack from behind. Rose pounds away on Putski, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a high knee 1..2..Kick Out. Rose picks up Putski and slams him down, then hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a sling shot splash 1..2..Putski gets his foot on the ropes. Rose argues with the Ref as Norvell slaps Putski. Rose grabs Pustki and goes for a suplex but Putski blocks it and suplexes Rose. Putski regroups. Rose staggers up as Putski swings him hard into the corner. Putski follows with a running clothesline. Putski grabs Rose and hits a belly to belly suplex 1..2..Norvell reaches in and pulls the Ref. The Ref gets up and berates Norvell. Putski gets up and yells down at Norvell. Rose sneaks up and nails Putski with a double axehandle. Rose chokes Putski on the top rope, then flings him back. Rose starts strutting around. He finally picks up Putski and goes for a bodyslam but Pustki cradles him 1..2..3! Big Pop! As Putski's celebrating, he's hit from behind by Dennis Condrey! Pustki starts to fight back but Phil Hickerson hits the ring and nails Putski with a clothesline from behind. The Midnight Express and Hickerson put the boots to Putski. The fans go wild as the Glamour Boys run over Norvell and hit the ring with fists flying! We get a minute of all out fighting before the commercial hits. Commercial Break Highlights are shown of Tatsumi Fujinami and Jumbo Tsuruta during their time as AWA world tag champs. That's followed by each of them in single's action. Those two will meet in a Japanese dream match at SuperClash 2. Polynesian Power vs. Guy Jones and Lawrence Chillemi Kokina hits the Samoan Drop and Snuka follows with the Superfly Splash for the exciting win! They cut a promo on Venomous and say they get their revenge this weekend at the Rupp Arena. Commercial Break AWA International Champ "Marvelous" Mike George w/Greg Gagne vs. Sam Smith Gagne does an overdramatic celebration as George hits a Russian LegSweep for the win. Resnick: This weekend at the Rupp Arena, Mike George defends the International title against Steve Keirn. Gagne: We already know that Resnerd. First off, my associate Gama Singh has assured me that Venomous will make short work of those idiot islander savages. Now, about this Keirn fella. He talks a big game about being a wargames winner. However, he's never met a wrestler the caliber of Mike George. Mike George is marvelous and that's so much better than fabulous. George: (laughs) You're right on the money Greg. Steve Keirn is an underachiever and has zero chance of giving me any competition whatsoever! (George smiles and kisses his title) Gagne: Get a new suit Resnerd. We're out of here! Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink 'Beauty Shop' sign then pans down to Brenda Britton. Brenda is standing with Jerry Jarrett and several men wearing suits. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome back to the Beauty Shop. Wow, it feels like I've been gone forever. Now, we all know everything happens here. At SuperClash 2 you will see a million dollar match. Jerry, go ahead and give the details. Jarrett: Thank you Brenda. Standing behind me are several representatives of various AWA sponsors. Each of them have contributed to the million dollars put up for this monumental match. Sitting in front of me is the lotto generator. Inside each ball has the name of an AWA wrestler. 2 balls will be drawn. Those two wrestlers will wrestle at SuperClash 2 for one million dollars. Truly a lifechanging event for the winner. Brenda, if you want to grab the handle and give it a spin, I'll draw the first name. Britton: So exciting! Brenda spins the generator several times and stops. Jarrett pulls out a ball and reads the name. Jarrett: The first wrestler who will be competing for one million dollars is CRUSHER BLACKWELL! The men in suits clap Britton: BOOOOOO! Jeez, can you imagine what that hick would do with a million dollars? What a let down. Jarrett: Ok Brenda, go ahead and give it a spin. Brenda spins it and stops. Jarrett: Crusher Blackwell's opponent at SuperClash 2 for one million dollars will be... Jarrett reads it and pauses. Jarrett: I don't believe it. GERRY MORROW. Britton: OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! I need to go! Jarrett: Where are you going? Britton: I've gotta find Gerry! Tooodles! Jarrett: (watches Brenda leave) Well, it's official, at SuperClash 2, Crusher Blackwell will wrestle Gerry Morrow for one million dollars. (shakes his head) Anything's possible in the AWA. Jarrett shakes hands with the suits. Commercial Break Matt Borne and Rip Oliver vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Oliver puts Lopez down with a flying forearm from the middle ropes and tags in Borne. Borne hits the Bomb's away and it's all over. Resnick: It's been signed. This weekend at the Rupp Arena, Matt Borne and Rip Oliver will get another shot at the AWA World tag titles. Borne: This is it! Bruise Brothers! We got your number boys! Oliver: And we're taking your titles! Resnick: Ok, they're fired up and confident. Fans, don't forget, next week Nick Busick defends the AWA TV title against Billy Jack Strong. That's been a hard hitting rivalry with no clear cut winner. Alright, our huge world title match is next! Commercial Break AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler The fans cheer as the Ref holds up the world title and walks around the ring. He hands off the belt and signals for the bell. Brown walks up to Lawler and stares him down. Brown turns around, then turns back and throws a right hook, Lawler ducks and nails Brown with several Memphis style punches. Lawler swings Brown to the ropes and back drops him. Brown staggers up as Lawler scoop slams him down and follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Lawler picks up Brown and swings him into the corner. Lawler charges in but Brown puts up his boot and nails Lawler's face. Brown takes a second to regroup. Lawler staggers up as Brown puts him down with a clothesline. Brown stomps away on Lawler and hits a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brown starts choking away on Lawler and breaks at the Ref's count of 4. Brown repeats this a couple more times. Brown picks up Lawler, swings him to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Lawler kicks him. Both men are dazed. Both men stagger up and have a furious exchange. They end up fighting through the ropes and all around the ring. Lawler slams Brown's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Lawler gets in the ring as Brown slides back out. Brown grabs his title off the table. Lawler comes out after him. Brown hits Lawler in the mid section with the title. The Ref signals for the DQ. Brown looks around and smiles. He sets his title down and picks up a wooden chair. Brown slowly walks up to Lawler and raises the chair but Lawler low blows him! Brown goes down. Lawler staggers up and grabs the wooden chair. Brown is on his knees. Lawler raises the chair and shatters it over Brown's head!! Brown is down, out and bleeding! The fans cheer as Lawler holds up a piece of the broken chair. Winner of the match by DQ- Jerry Lawler. However, Bad News Brown is still the AWA World Champion

Ladd's card first, Robley's monsters continue their path of destruction. TNT finds out Garvin is one tough customer. Wherever Tommy Rich goes, shenanigans follow LOL. I wonder if Tully and JYD will ever get things settled. I'm sure Ladd will come up with a solution. Robley turns things way up and I'm sure now has Ladd's undivided attention. WHOA! Did not see this coming! Wahoo turns on JYD! NO WAY! After that beating, Tully will be the last thing on JYD's mind. Man, what a swerve! Onto Watt's card, Graham and Santo get the night going. Good win for Muta. Proves he can go with the big and bad. Hopefully we get more Duggan/Vader brawls. Not sure going to Watts was the right move for Wright's Christians. Seeing Adnan go down to the DDT was a satisfying moment. Luger retains but questions still remain. Once again, the Ladd/Watts storyline is one of the game's best.

AWA @ The Quandt Fieldhouse, Stevens Point WI 11-6-87 Uncommon Alliance defeated Gene Ligon and Stoney Burke- Kirchner hit a backbreaker on Burke and held him as Barr came off the middle ropes with a knee drop to the mid section for the win. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko defeated Salvatore Bellomo with a spinning neckbreaker The British Bombers defeated The Teamsters-Fun back and forth match between two teams vying for a title shot. The end came when Smith sent Huber through the ropes with a high knee as Taylor executed a belly to back suplex on Veasey for the win. "Dynamite" DJ Peterson defeated Earthquake Ferris by DQ due to blatant interference by The Vin Man. Vinnie and Ferris swing DJ to the ropes and go for a double clothesline but DJ ducks, swings back and puts both men down with a flying shoulder tackle! The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin and Phil Hickerson defeated The Glamour Boys w/Scott Putski- 30 minutes of non stop action! In the end all hell breaks loose. Hickerson tries to get involved but Putski yanks him off the apron. The Ref is distracted by their fighting around the ring. This allows Norvell to toss Condrey a pair of brass knuckles. Doll hits a flying press on Rose that sends both men over the top rope. Simpson goes after Condrey but Condrey levels him with the brass knuckles. The Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOS! Mando Guerrero defeated "The Calgary Flame" Bruce Hart- Hart rolled up Mando with a handful of tights but Mando carried the momentum over, grabbed Hart's tights and got the pin! Hart was livid as Mando celebrated with the fans. AWA World Tag Team Champs The Bruise Brothers (Atlas, Snowman and Cameron) vs. Matt Borne, Rip Oliver and Crusher Blackwell This match was off the rails! All 6 men came to fight and they did just that. They gave the fans a 20 minute slugfest. All 6 men end up in the ring just pounding away on each other. Blackwell hit a running corner splash on Snowman. As Atlas clotheslined Blackwell from behind, Snowman staggered forward into a cradle by Borne 1..2..3! Big POP! Don't forget, this Friday on TV. The biggest main event ever! AWA World Title Bout! Bad News Brown (C) vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler

Koko has certainly found his groove in the openers. Big time won over Barbarian. Give Dutch a pay raise. The Badd Co./Nasties feud has added a lot of spice to the tag division. Casey is having the run of his career in Windy City. I'm loving it. 6 man tag is an action packed roller coaster ride! Jimmy Jam gets the big shine with the brainbuster finish. Lanny is going nuts, but I think Savage is going to get insane! NEW Tag Champs!!! Road Warriors, from Chicago, it was meant to be. Props to Orton and Slater for a fun run. Reed's win helps ease the tag title loss. What a main event! Race proves he actually has a lot left in the tank. Bigelow proves he's a superstar. All sorts of chaos leads to a DQ. However, great set up to the big Thanksgiving show. TV's Mark Madness (LOL) is off and running. Everything is coming together for Thanksgiving Thunder. So many great feuds going on. Savage and Poffo are heading for an explosive showdown. Dream 4 corners tag title bout. Bunkhouse match, Street fight, Reed vs. Steamboat. Awesome stuff! The big question is will Bigelow finally find a way to take the title from Race. Can't wait to find out.

Sorry Kev, forgot to post this. AWA traded Ricky Steamboat to Windy City for Chris Adams. Also, Grizzly Boone is listed on my roster. He's with the NWA now.

Excellent follow up! Robley just might get his wish. But be careful because he'll be matching wits with Michael Hayes. Tully gets his rematch but still doesn't seem satisfied. Loved his last words with Gordon LOL. Such a heel. Wahoo's and Ivan's feud continues. It's great to see these vets involved in a great feud at this stage in their careers. Tommy Rich!!! The T-Shirt has been the best running gag in the game (Thanks Gene). Awesome job recapping the history and validating Tommy's points. Rich seems to be looking forward working for Ladd. Great stuff! Hot Stuff Inc get their rematch but I think the Freebirds are one step ahead. More intrigue involving Luger, Woman, the AWA and Watts. These types of stories will draw huge ratings every week. The Million Dollar Corporation vs. Snake, Duggan, Herc and Steiner is heading for a major showdown. Ladd and Watts is hotter than ever! Thanksgiving is the biggest night for wrestling and these guys are going to go toe to toe with WrestleCades! The heat is on!

Winnona has had an amazing TV title reign. Beating Kai defiantly gets her ready for Richter. It's good to see the vets like Devine and Combs getting wins and staying in the hunt. Maxine is getting some shine and I agree, she might be ready for a title shot. 6 top stars in the main event. Can't go wrong with that. Babyfaces stand tall to end the show on a high note. Richter probably won't be in a good mood and that might be trouble for Winnona next week.