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Sid and Simmons! Bring it on! I would love to see Owen and Pillman go at it in a show stealing match. Backlund can't stands no more. It's all on the line for Young and Anvil. This has been a great storyline. Sawyers are having a pretty good run. The Pride might want to move on from Furnas. Damn good battle royal! Very well written. It was fun seeing all the rivalries go at it. Cool finish with some friction from Windham. The bottom line is we're going to get an absolute classic for the title between Bock and Hennig. Vancouver Rose beats his rival Finlay, thanks to the Club. Props to Hito for doing his job so well. Very reliable soldier. I know Barr relished that win. Things are really heating up between St. Clair and Payne. Wild six man tag that has an even wilder finish. Is Red slowly losing it? Just like his brother Owen, Bret takes Bock to his limits. However, Bock regains composure to retain. With all these hard title defenses, I wonder how much this will take out of Bock by Battleground.

Bam Bam finally gets his shot! This will bring in the money! Road Warriors vs. Slater and Orton is a dream match for me. The Poffo/Savage story is getting some serious momentum. Steamboat, RnR, Jimmy Jam, and the Rockers in one match! YES! Not only do you have some heated main event angles going, but your undercard is full of great stuff. Casey as the street fight champ, Jayhawks and Renegade Warriors, Nasties and Badd Co. All sorts of fun!

Only fitting that the Monsters retain in a tag battle royal on a Halloween themed show. I've always had a hard time writing battle royals, so I'm impressed with your easy to read write up. Well done. Starr beats Chase in a good seasons match. Pardue starts off strong but Winnona finds her groove to retain. The aggressiveness at the beginning shows the importance of the TV title. Richter vs. Misty Blue is a solid match up. Going for the US title really elevates it. Once again, Richter is holding gold, but she had to earn it. I've really enjoyed the subtle build to the Medusa/Velvet main event. They give the fans a competitive and clean match until Medusa pulls out a slight heel move to retain. You've got a great story going here and I believe there's a lot more to tell. Really fun card!

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These cards are stacked! Both Ladd and Watts are going all out. Ladd might have the edge with those barn burner feuds to blow off. On the flip side, Watts throws a massive curveball with the title vs. title main event. And let's not forget Dibiase vs. Jake! Halloween will be a dream wrestling day for the fans. I know I can't wait!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-28-87 Footage from Market Square Arena is shown as Bad News Brown and Jerry Lawler battle to a wild double c.o. Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight you'll see Nick Busick defend the TV title against Earthquake Ferris. Scott Putski takes on current rival Phil Hickerson. National Champs the Technicians will face Professor Ash's Honor Roll. If the Honor Roll wins, they will get a title shot. If the Technicians win, Ash must leave town and the Honor Roll must disband. Fans, before we get to our opening tag team match, please welcome out Jerry "The King" Lawler. Lawler acknowledges the huge pop and heads over. Lance: A lot to talk about Jerry. After what went down in your world title bout with Bad News Brown, Jerry Jarrett has quickly signed a rematch. Fans, listen to this. That rematch for the world title will take place on Friday November 11th, right here on live TV! Mega pop! Lance: Hold on a sec, there's a bit of a twist. I was recently informed that Jerry Jarrett has been in some very discreet meetings with UWF president Bill Watts. I understand that AWA world champ Bad News Brown will face UWF champ Lex Luger in a title vs. title match at the UWF's Halloween Havoc. Boy, I'm still taking this all in. I've also been told that no matter the outcome, Jerry Lawler will still get a world title shot on November 11th. A lot to process here Jerry. Lawler: It sure is Lance. However, the bottom line is I will still get that golden opportunity. Brown and I still have unfinished business and I would love to get that resolved. But, if things don't go so well for him at Halloween Havoc, then I'll be more than happy to see Luger in the ring. The end result will be the same... Boos as Frenchy Martin leads his Quebec Coalition out. Frenchy: De problem with you Lawler, is you talk to much. De fans want to see de Quebec Coalition in action and you are in de way. In other words, get lost! Lawler steps towards Frenchy but the Quebec Coalition attack him! The Quebecs pound away on Lawler and hurl him in the ring. They double suplex Lawler. Charland picks up Lawler and hits an inverted piledriver as Lefon swings off the ropes and follows with a senton. Quebecs stand tall as Frenchy waves the Quebec flag over Lawler's body. BOOOOOOOOS! Commercial Break "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk vs. Harold Bannister The fans need a pick up and Zenk gives them one. Zenk excites the crowd and wins the match with a superkick! Commercial Break "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko vs. Neil Jordan Larry's his usual arrogant and pompous self and wins the match with a swinging neckbreaker. Resnick: Larry Zbyszko, you and Al Perez have been going at it and trading wins all across the AWA arenas. I've been told that on November 12th at the Rupp Arena, you guys will wrestle once again and this time, the winner will get an AWA International title shot at SuperClash 2. Larry: You know Resnick, it's about damn time that I get a title shot. Looks like Jerry Jarrett finally woke up. As for you Alvin, you've been a thorn in my side long enough. Time to finish you off and move on to way bigger and way better things. Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Phil Hickerson w/Norvell Austin These two have been at each other since Putski aligned with the Glamour Boys. Tonight is no different as they hammer away on each other. Putski starts to get the upper hand. Norvell hops on the apron, but Putski swings back and sends Norvell flying with a back elbow. Phil staggers around as Putski puts him down with a clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. It's all Putski until he goes for a back drop and Phil, kicks him hard. Phil breaks all the rules as he punishes Putski. Phil slams Putski and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Phil spends to much time arguing with the Ref. Phil picks up Putski and swings him to the ropes, he misses a clothesline, Putski swings back and puts Phil down with a dropkick. Phil staggers up as Putski scoop slams him down. Putski hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Norvell jumps on the apron. Putski runs over and grabs him. Putski lifts Norvell off his feet. Phil staggers up, reaches in his pants and pulls out a pair of brass knuckles. Phil runs over and nails the back of Putski's head. Phil hides the brass knuckles and covers 1..2..3! Norvell shakes the cobwebs, gets in the ring and puts the boots to a lifeless Putski. Commercial Break Saturday, December 31st. St. Paul Civic Center Live on Pay Per View Lance Russell is standing in front of a SuperClash 2 banner. Lance: Fans, the AWA's biggest event of the year is coming. I'm talking about SuperClash 2. As you heard last week, Joan Jett will get things going with the National Anthem. I can also tell you that the previous night on the TV special Clash Countdown, there will be a tag team battle royal. The winners will get a National Tag Team title shot the next night at SuperClash. And listen to this. Several sponsors for the AWA have gotten together to put on a million dollar lottery match. Here's how that will work. 2 AWA names will be selected from a lottery pool. The two names selected will wrestle for one million dollars at SuperClash. You talk about a life changing match. The names will be drawn on TV in a couple weeks. SuperClash 2 is shaping up to be the greatest night in AWA history. Commercial Break Uncommon Alliance vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Kirchner executes a backbreaker on Lopez and holds him as Barr comes off the middle ropes with a knee to the chest for the win. Barr swings his bull rope around as Kirchner waves the American Flag. Commercial Break AWA International Champ "Marvelous" Mike George w/Greg Gagne vs. Clyde Putnam George spends the match toying with his opponent before finishing him off with a Russian Leg Sweep! Gagne jumps up and down in celebration before handing George the title. Bruce Hart, Gama Singh and Venomous join them at ringside. Resnick: Looks like you've formed quite a stable Greg, Gagne: Very observant Resnerd. Just look at these specimens. Gagne's Gang is unbeatable. Resnick: We'll soon find that out. Polynesian Power are gunning for Venomous. Gama: Let me stop you right there! Those savages are nowhere near the caliber of Venomous! Resnick: Ok, what about you Bruce Hart. Just what is your problem with Mando Guerrero. Hart: I'll tell you what my problem with him is. All I keep hearing is what a dynasty the Guerrero family is. That makes me laugh. Everybody knows the Hart family is the only dynasty in wrestling. No way a Guerrero can beat a Hart. That stooge Mando is going to find that out! Resnick: As for you Mike George. In 2 weeks at the Rupp Arena, you'll be defending the International title against Steve Keirn. George: (looks at Gagne with a puzzled look) Steve Keirn? Really? That's the best the AWA can come up with? Gagne: (laughing) I know, he's a joke. Just like Polynesian Power and just like Mando Guerrero. Come on Resnerd! Get with it! We're so out of here. Commercial Break Special Challenge Match AWA National Tag Team Champs The Technicians vs. The Honor Roll w/Professor Bill Ash Ash comes out alone wearing a cap and gown. He stops and looks back. Out come Kevin Kelly and Rip Morgan wearing black gowns. Their hair styles are slicked back into ponytails. Ash nods in approval. Technicians come out wearing their matching wrestling singlets and titles around their waists. The opening minutes is all Technicians as they simply outwrestle the Honor Roll with quick tags and take downs. Honor Roll get in some moments but nothing serious. They just can't seem to get things together. Ash starts to look worried when the Technicians get into a groove. They hit a double backbreaker on Kelly. Rheingans applies the Boston Crab! Ash starts yelling up at Morgan and says "Trust me" Morgan runs across the ring and slaps Fleming. Fleming runs in as Morgan back pedals. The Ref guides Fleming back. Ash yells "NOW!" to Morgan. Morgan runs up and nails Rheingans with a boot to the head! Kelly rolls over on top. The Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3 as Morgan holds Fleming off. The Honor Roll did it! They beat the National tag champs! Ash and Morgan help Kelly out of the ring to celebrate. Ash is pointing to his head and saying "I'm a genius!" Commercial Break We come back and see Brenda Britton standing on a street corner. Britton: Hi everybody! The day has finally arrived! After months of worrying, seeking and searching, I've finally found Gerry Morrow! I can't contain myself! I'm so excited! Today, I take Gerry home. What a journey this has been. Come on, let's get Gerry. The camera follows Brenda as she walks down the street, to a park, then suddenly stops as she looks over at a bench. Brenda: It can't be him. It can't be. Oh no. Oh Gerry. The camera zooms in on the bench. Gerry is sleeping there. His hair's a mess, he's unshaven and unkept. He's wearing a dirty white tank top and camouflage pants with no shoes. There's several empty bottles in brown paper bags all around him. Brenda starts to walk up, then stops. Brenda: (tears up) I can't, I just can't! As Brenda runs away she yells "Tooodles" Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. Earthquake Ferris w/The Vin Man The bell rings and these two big men go toe to toe. They fight to the ropes. Vinnie reaches in and grabs Busick's leg, which enables Ferris to get the upper hand. Ferris chokes Busick on the top rope, then rakes his head across the rope and flings him back. Ferris chokes Busick on the bottom rope, When the Ref backs him off, Vinnie gets a slap in on Busick. Ferris picks Busick up and slams him down, then follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Ferris swings Busick to the corner and charges in full throttle but Busick moves as Ferris hits hard. Busick regroups. Ferris starts to rise as Busick nails him with a knee lift. Busick grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Ferris. Busick picks up Ferris, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Busick hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Busick swings Ferris to the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Busick swings Ferris to the opposite corner and hits another running clothesline. Ferris staggers out as Busick scoops him up and slams him down. Busick swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Vinnie runs in and kicks Busick! The Ref signals for the DQ. Busick gets up and grabs Vinnie, punches him several times, swings him to the ropes and hits the Spinebuster Slam! BILLY JACK STRONG hits the ring and nails Busick with a double axehandle to the back. Billy stomps away on Busick. Ferris staggers up and joins in. They swing Busick to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Massive cheers as DJ PETERSON hits the ring with a chair and cleans house. DJ tends to Busick. Ferris pulls Vinnie out of the ring. Billy grabs Busick's TV title and holds it up as the fans boo. Winner of the Match by DQ and still AWA TV champ- Nick Busick Commercial Break Resnick: Wow, what a show.... Wild cheers as Jerry Lawler comes back out. Lawler: Ken, before I get to my world title shot, I have a little matter to settle with Frenchy Martin and the Quebec Coalition. I've talked to the powers that be and it's on. Next week, the Quebec Coalition will face myself and a partner of my choosing. You made a big mistake Frenchy and next week you pay for it! Oh, this is going to be good.

I really like your TV format with competitive matches. NWA better take notice because Col. Debeers is on the scene! The tag team division is red hot. The Bees and Cubanos prove this. The Bees should be in the title hunt very soon. Mega Man takes down the monster Jason as he rises up that ladder again. Adias takes TV champ Smiley to the limit and I'm sure we're going to get more. Looked like Debeers wasn't fond of the good sportsmanship. LOL, the Landel/Abby match went down exactly how it should have. Very smart and logical booking. Props to Street for holding his own against Brody. No shame in that performance. Worldwide, Radiance shows off their impressive teamwork. Manny and Dundee get in quality TV time. Oh yea, can't wait to see Smiley defend against the Candyman. Sherri gets the heat going with the Islanders. More exciting Starrcade Cup matches ahead.

The TV show did a great job promoting this Monday's card. Vic Steamboat is really making a name for himself here. Tensions are rising between the Movement and Russians. Cool heels vs. heels storyline. Madril was having a lot of fun until Olympia pulled one over on him with the contract LOL. I'm glad Bob Armstrong addressed his army phase. Now he's ready to move on. Rich's put it all on the line. Is Tommy's shirt a spoiler alert? Birmingham, Wow, thanks to Madril, Hart gets his biggest win in Twin States over Olympia. LOL, Madril once again finds a creative way to end a match. Damn, Embry really puts a stamp on Uptown's departure. Poor Dennis, I really thought things were going to work out for him here. Whatley's brilliance gives the Movement a title shot. I've always loved your masked men feuds. Davey and Johnny keep their names and win back the titles! Awesome night for 2 out of the 3 Rich's. Night ends on a sour note as Fuller brings legit heat with a fireball! I will never get bored of the Armstrong/Fuller feud.

AWA @ The Market Square Arena, Indianapolis IN, 10-22-87 "Dynamite" DJ Peterson defeated Salvatore Bellomo with a diving shoulder tackle from the top rope "The Quebec Coalition w/Frenchy Martin defeated Uncommon Alliance- Uncommon Alliance was well ahead on points until Frenchy hit Barr's back with the Quebec Flag. As Barr stumbled forward, Charland cradled him for the tainted win. "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk defeated "The Vin Man" Vinnie Valentino- Vinnie went in thinking he was the better man. However, Zenk proved him wrong by putting him down with a superkick for the crowd pleasing win. The Glamour Boys vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin This match brought the heat and excitement. Both teams tore into each other at a fever pace, showing off tremendous teamwork and high offensive double team maneuvers. Norvell got his interference in but it wasn't enough. In the end, Simpson sent Condrey into Rose with a dropkick. Doll then rolled up Rose for the pin! Big POP! Afterwards, Norvell and the Midnights were furious and wanted more, but thought twice when the Glamour Boys invited them back in the ring. Crusher Blackwell vs. Tony Atlas It seems that Blackwell got tired of the Bruise Brothers odds and wanted to even things up. Atlas decided he was going to put an end to this tonight. These two pretty much just clubbed away at each other. Atlas took control and showed off his impressive strength by slamming Blackwell down. Atlas went for a splash but Blackwell put his knees up. Blackwell staggered up and dropped a big elbow on Atlas for the pin. Moments later, Blackwell was leaving but Atlas grabbed a chair and blasted Blackwell over his head with it. "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez/Mando Guerrero and The British Bombers vs. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko/"The Calgary Flame" Bruce Hart/Gama Singh and AWA International Champ "Marvelous" Mike George w/Greg Gagne This was a wild one that went over 30 minutes. Everybody had their working boots on and they all got a chance to shine. Perez and Zbyszko really went at each other hard. Things got crazy in the end with a pier six brawl. Gagne tried to interfere but was double clotheslined by the Bombers. During all the chaos, Mando put Hart down with a flying body press for the win! Afterwards, George helped Gagne up, grabbed his International title and was heard saying "Don't worry Greg, this is what it's all about" AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Bruise Brothers (Snowman and Cameron) (C) vs. Matt Borne and Rip Oliver With these 4 guys involved, the match was a hard hitting slugfest. Oliver and Borne proved they were a serious threat and had the champs in trouble several times. On the flip side, the Bruise Brothers reminded them why they're holding the gold and just how strong they are. 20 minutes in, the Ref takes a bump. Oliver takes out Snowman with flying forearm blast from the middle ropes. Borne suplexes Cameron and goes to the top rope. TONY ATLAS runs out and pushes Borne off the top rope. Oliver runs out and pounds away on Atlas. Inside the ring, the Bruise Brothers regroup, swing Borne to the ropes and put him down with double axe handles to the head. The Ref wakes up in time to make the 3 count. Winners of the match and still AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Bruise Brothers AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler These guys just recently crossed paths but things have gotten very heated very fast. As soon as the bell rang, fists were flying. Lawler got off to a good start and had Brown reeling. Brown came back with a vengeance and took it to Lawler. The tide turned several times as they exchanged slams, clotheslines, suplexes and a lot of punches. After all that, they went at each other with a furious exchange. They fought to the outside and eventually both men were counted out. The bell kept ringing but they kept fighting. They fought all over the place for another few minutes until a swarm of security had to break them up. Official Ruling- A Double C.O.- Bad News Brown is still the AWA World Champ

Uptown is struggling against Downtown. Ross wins one for USA. HAHAHA! Visualizing the Movement just walking out on the Intern just cracks me up. I'm sure Tugboat had something to do with Madril's DQ. Ron Fuller couldn't ask for better henchmen than the Starrs. If Fuller is on the same card with the Armstrong's, expect interference.

Winnona keeps her momentum going. She's bringing a fresh look to the TV title. If the odds are there, you have to try and use them against Richter. This shows how good and intimidating Richter is. I wonder if Medusa and Velvet were paying attention to the Brown/Kennedy match. Peterson looks good in her seasons win. Medusa and Velvet play it safe but it's only a matter of time before they have to make contact. Very interesting storylines going on which will bring in the fans. Good job.

You can always count on Koko to get the crowd warmed up. Nasties vs. Badd Co. is a great thinking out of the box match up. Can't wait for more. Wild Bill and Black Bart have been great additions to the Jayhawks/Renegade's feud. I love how Scott Casey has really gotten over here. RnR and the Rockers tear the house down! Great booking on the finish that gets even better with the post match chair assault. This feud is awesome! Steamboat and Jimmy Jam give the fans a show. We get a major swerve with Lanny turning on his brother. This is getting good! The 10 man massacre was nothing short of epic! Your write up was so well done and easy to follow, which is hard to do with a match like this. I love the Spivey story and how he makes that last minute burst to help Bigelow take down Harley for the incredible win. You've worked wonders putting together this stacked roster.

I have a feeling Sid will soon rule the world. Severn and Snow go the limit and show mutual respect. Damn! I think Todd Morton might be dead. Don't mess with the Diamond Exchange. Smothers beats Lane in a show stealing match. OMG sends a strong message to Windham. Anvil and Young finally come to blows. Backlund taking them back by their necks cracked me up. LA, Big Cat has one of the most devastating finishers in Pacific. Brigade take down the Playboy Club's henchmen. Excellent teamwork by the Midnight's. Oh man I want to see more Haynes/Cactus brawls. Backlund suffers a rare pin at the hands of Super Strong Machine. Looking forward to their future encounters. As others have said, Bock and Owen is a hot match. Bock was always great at elevating younger talent. Santa Barbara, Finlay gets the win in a hard hitting opener. Anvil shows Tatum that he has a lot of go to moves. Tiger scores the fall in a fun and wild 6 man tag. With a lot of monsters in Pacific, Payne's gunning for that top spot. Furnas picks up a strong win over Rick Gantner. Jack takes TV champ Ed Gantner to the limit. With a little more time, Jack might've won the title. I believe he's earned a rematch. I love your battle royal tradition. Will the winner be able to dethrone Bock? We'll find out in San Diego.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-21-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Lots of action tonight including Mando Guerrero taking on Earthquake Ferris with the winner getting a TV title shot next week. Rip Oliver takes on Larry Cameron. Ken Resnick will have an update on the condition of Carlos Colon. He'll also have the misfortune of talking with Curtis Iaukea and his son Abbuda. We'll also be hearing from the AWA world champion Bad News Brown as well as Jerry Lawler. As you know Lawler will challenge Brown for the world title this weekend at the Market Square Arena. Ok, let's get to the ring. "The Fabulous One" Steve Keirn vs. Carl Kellerman Keirn looks crisp tonight and wins the match with a reverse DDT. Resnick: Ok, Steve Keirn, I'm sure you heard the comments from Austin Idol last week. He says he isn't finished with you yet. Keirn: Like I said as far as I'm concerned my issues with Idol are over but I guess in his mind they aren't. Well, let me tell you something Idol, don't make empty threats at me. If you want another fight, sign on the dotted line and fight me like a man! Commercial Break Billy Jack Strong vs. Trent Watkins Billy is aggressive and hard hitting and finishes things off with a shoulder breaker. Resnick: Billy, I understand you're upset. Billy: (cuts off Resnick) Nick Busick is a coward! He's doing nothing but ducking me! He knows he can't beat me and he knows that if we meet again, his TV title is mine! Billy storms off. Resnick: I want to make it clear that these TV title contenders matches were already scheduled. I've heard that Billy Jack Strong will get his title shot in due time. Commercial Break Venomous w/Gama Singh vs. Harold Bannister and Patrick Kleen Gama nods in approval as Cobra hits a snap suplex on Kleen, then Scorpio follows with a 450 Splash for the exciting win. The fans go wild as Polynesian Power knock over Gama and hit the ring! They double clothesline Cobra over the top rope! Kokina hits the Samoan drop on Scorpio as Snuka follows with the Superfly Splash! Polynesian Power are looking savage and standing tall. Commercial Break ZZ Top's 'Sharp Dress Man' plays as a man gets off a private jet. He struts down the steps and gets into a limo. The next scene, he's getting fitted for tailor made suits. He looks himself over in the mirror and smiles, then puts on a pair of sunglasses. "Gentleman" Chris Adams is coming to the AWA! The Teamsters vs. Duncan Clark and Gregory Mitchell Teamsters rough up their opponents before finishing them off with a double front face suplex! Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot next week Mando Guerrero vs. Earthquake Ferris w/The Vin Man Mando puts his veteran skills to use as he takes Ferris down and works over his leg. The fans are cheering as Mando applies the spinning toe hold. Vinnie hops on the apron. Mando releases the hold and takes a swing at Vinnie but Vinnie hops down quick. Vinnie's yelling at Mando as Ferris staggers up and sends Mando through the ropes with a clubbing forearm blast. Ferris distracts the Ref as Vinnie stomps on Mando and hurls him back in the ring. Ferris grabs the top rope and drops several big knee drops on Mando. He picks up Mando and drops him throat first on the top rope. Ferris drops a big elbow 1..2..Mando gets his foot on the rope. Ferris picks up Mando and slams him down hard. Ferris swings off the ropes for a splash but Mando moves. Both men are lying side by side. Both men slowly stagger up. Mando leaps on the middle turnbuckles and hits a reverse flying press on Ferris 1..2..Kick Out. Ferris gets to his knees as Mando nails him with a running knee lift 1..2..Vinnie reaches in and pulls the Ref away. The Ref gets up and yells at Vinnie. BRUCE HART hits the ring, grabs Mando and executes a belly to back suplex! Hart gets out of there. Ferris gets up and hits a big splash on Mando. The Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOO! Vinnie runs in and celebrates with Ferris. Commercial Break A graphic warning is shown before footage is shown from last week of Abbuda Iaukea throwing a fireball in the face of Carlos Colon. That's followed by footage from the Freeman Coliseum as Abbuda brutally beats up Tim Patterson and even flips over the stretcher he was on. Resnick: Fans, I can tell you that Carlos Colon is still undergoing treatment in the hospital. That was one of the most terrifying and evil acts I've ever seen perpetrated. I really wish Carlos a speedy recovery. (Deep Breath) Joining me now are Curtis Iaukea and his son Abbuda. Massive boos Resnick: I have to say Curtis, that was low even for you. Carlos Colon has suffered severe burns and that young prospect Tim Patterson is in the hospital with a broken back. Totally uncalled for! I can't believe a father would have his own son commit horrible acts like that. Curtis: (maniacal laugh) How little you know. My son Abbuda has been to the deepest and darkest places of the earth. He's taken great pleasure in learning the most agonizing torture techniques known to man. To do this, he himself went through the torture himself! And he loved it! It is now time to release him on the AWA. Carlos Colon fell victim to him and I can't tell you how proud I am of my son. I can now unleash the wickedness I've always dreamed of. Abbuda shows the camera a brick before breaking it over his head. Resnick: My goodness! Both Iaukea's let out a maniacal laugh before leaving. Commercial Break The Glamour Boys vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The fans are up and cheering when the Glamour Boys hit the 'Glam Slam Thank You Maam' for the win! Glamour Boys cut an enthusiastic promo on their upcoming match with the Midnight Express this weekend in the Market Square Arena. They've been through a lot and they can't wait to finally get in the ring with the Midnights! Commercial Break Highlights of Jumbo Tsuruta wrestling in Japan is shown. We come back and see Jerry Jarrett standing in front of a SuperClash 2 banner. Jarrett: The AWA is looking forward to presenting our first big pay per view event, SuperClash 2. I have a couple major announcements. First, the date has been changed. SuperClash 2 will now take place on Saturday December 31st. What better way to end the exciting year of 1987 than with the biggest event of the year? Now, I'm very pleased to announce that none other than Joan Jett will kick things off with the National Anthem. Join the AWA for the biggest New Year's Eve party ever, SuperClash 2. More on this tremendous event in the weeks to come. Saturday, December 31st St. Paul Civic Center and live on pay per view Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs The Technicians vs. Arnie Goldstein and Ray Glader Rheingans executes a gut wrench suplex and tags in Fleming. Fleming finishes things off with the rear naked chokehold. Resnick: Technicians, you guys are a well oiled machine and have brought a lot of credibility to the National tag team titles. BOOS as Professor Bill Ash strolls out. Ash: Relax everybody, I'm out here to simply issue a friendly challenge. On behalf of my Honor Roll, I would like to challenge the National champs to a match next week. Resnick: With all due respect Professor, your team hasn't won a match yet. Why do you think they deserve a title shot? Ash: I have worked out all their kinks and want to prove to the world that they are indeed the total sum of a tag team. Here's what I propose. If we win, we will get a title shot. Rheingans: And if we win? Ash: My team will disband for good and I will leave the AWA. Fleming: Are you sure about this? Ash: No doubt in my mind. Do we have a deal? The Technicians talk it over. Rheingans: We never back away from a challenge. So, it's a deal. Ash bows and walks away. Commercial Break Rip Oliver w/Matt Borne vs. AWA World Tag Team Champ Larry Cameron w/Tony Atlas The Bruise Brothers will defend the world titles against Oliver and Borne this weekend at the Market Square Arena. Tonight, we get a little preview. The match starts with fists flying. They brawl for a few minutes when all hell breaks loose. Atlas causes a DQ with his interference which brings in Borne. All 4 men fight until Snowman runs in to change the odds. But wait a minute! Jerry Blackwell hits the ring to even things up and starts pounding away on Atlas. A commercial hits as all 6 men hammer away on each other! Commercial Break Resnick: Wow! Things have finally settled down. Ok, this weekend at the Market Square Arena, Bad News Brown defends the world title against Jerry Lawler. With me now is Jerry Lawler. Lawler: Ken, I said last week, there's nothing better than being world champion. I want that title back bad and this weekend I'm going to get it. Boos as Bad News Brown comes out with the title on his shoulder. Brown: First of all, I'm the champ and I'm the one who should be talking right now. Resnick, you leech, don't ever make that mistake again! As for you Lawler. Do you really think you're going to waltz right in and take this here title from me? Is that what you think you little cockroach? Lawler: That's the name of the game. Brown: You make me laugh. I watched you get beat up by Baby Doll. A woman! That's the level you're on. I'm going to start calling you Queen Gina Lawler! Tell you what Gina, why don't you go back and put your dress on. Lawler: I've got a better idea. Lawler punches Brown! The crowd's going nuts as both men start pounding away on each other. The viewers get a good minute of fighting before the show ends.

I'm liking the Spartanburg/New Breed feud. The tag team division is red hot and every team has something to do. Slick and Parsons vent their frustrations out on Grappler 2. Stud Stable pull off another tainted win, but the exciting Japanese duo is getting over as a team. Siva holds his own against Smiley until Radiance spoils everything. Looks like the start of another hot tag feud. Distractions are in full throttle as Haystacks puts down Arn. We'll see how JJ and Arn rebound from this. The American Dream defeats The Soul Man in the battle of fan favorites. Dusty's riding high on momentum right now. Worldwide, Good showcases that put over some solid finishers. Adias gets another crack at the TV title. I can't wait to see how Landel deals with Abby.

Thatcher suspends the Outlaws while Deaton's slip up doesn't help their cause. I have no idea who these Lone Desperados are (wink wink) but they're off to a great start. Looks like Dennis has finally had enough and even puts his title shot on the line. Plowboy is given the eulogy of a lifetime. Poor Madril and Johnny V were so upset they forgot Plowboy's last name several times LOL. The Fiesta Garden was at an all time high tonight. Olympia now has Tugboat Ramirez to worry about. Great segment with the Rich's and Travis. Tommy pays his respects with a wonderful T- Shirt. Him mistaking Plowboy for Manny was hilarious. The Starrs are set to take the Nightmares out. That no good Bruno uses powder to embarrass and cost Dennis the match and his title shot. Birmingham, I'm happy Vic Steamboat won the battle royal. Nice! Dennis finally gets some sweet payback with the powder! Looks like we're going to get more Nightmares/Starrs matches. Oh yea! Madril wins one for his old best friend. I knew Olympia was in trouble when he interrupted the moment of silence. Bruno helps the champs retain. I guess no more title shots for Johnny and Davey. I can only hope we get a Tommy/Bruno promo. Armstrong's win the match but all hell breaks loose afterwards. Mega heat to end a great night of action.

AWA @ The Freedom Hall, Louisville KY 10-16-87 Venomous w/Gama Singh defeated Salvatore Bellomo and Gene Ligon- Cobra hit a snap suplex and Scorpio followed with a 450 splash from the top rope for the win. Mando Guerrero and "The Calgary Flame" Bruce Hart battled to a 10 minute draw Billy Jack Strong defeated Stoney Burke with a running shoulder breaker- Afterwards, Billy hurled Burke out of the ring and rammed him shoulder first into the steel post. The British Bombers defeated The Teamsters-During a pier six brawl, Smith sent Huber through the ropes with a running high knee as Taylor executed a belly to back suplex on Veasey for the win. Abbuda Iaukea w/Curtis Iaukea defeated Tim Patterson- Abbuda hit 3 brutal backbreakers then finished things off with the Camel Clutch. After the match, Abbuda hoisted the lifeless Patterson up and tortured him with the Argentine backbreaker. Moments later, the medics were in the process of taking Patterson out on a stretcher when Abbuda flipped over the stretcher and beat him with a kendo stick. Curtis laughed the entire time with delight. Mega heat for the Iaukea's. Scott "Powerhouse" Putski defeated Phil Hickerson w/Norvell Austin by DQ due to interference from Norvell. Putski regrouped quickly and sent Hickerson through the ropes with a polish hammer, then grabbed Norvell and powerslammed him. AWA International Title Bout "Marvelous" Mike George (C) w/Greg Gagne vs. Crusher Blackwell After 10 minutes, Blackwell had George pinballing all over the place with slams, back drops and clotheslines. Gama Singh ran out to distract the Ref. Blackwell hits a corner avalanche, then pulls George out and hoists him up for a vertical suplex but Gagne reached in and tripped Blackwell. George falls on top, Gagne holds onto Blackwell's boots as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOO! I think the fans are getting tired of the constant interference by Gagne and Gama. Winner of the match and still AWA International Champ- Mike George "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez vs. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko Once again these guys deliver a solid 30 minute classic. Both men are on their A games tonight and the action is a roller coaster ride. Larry has momentum going and swings Perez into the corner. Larry charges in but Perez moves. Larry staggers back and struggles to gain his balance. Perez hooks him and executes a quick back slide 1..2..3! Big POP! Perez rolls out and celebrates with the fans as Larry sits on his knees looking pissed.

Ladd's card, Mulligan has good back up with Taylor and Garvin. Robley continues to send powerful messages. Wahoo better be ready because Uncle Ivan gets to choose the stipulation. Hot Stuff Inc once again gets the best of the Freebirds. Will they win the titles? Nobody works lower extremities like Tully. Nikita and JYD get each other ready for their upcoming title shots. Williams shows his strength and scares Wright LOL. Nice to see Stevens get one last shot at a title. Watt's card, You know it's going to be an exciting night when you see a moonsault in the opener. Steiner and Herc, there's a powerhouse team. LOL, even in a losing effort, Rip Rogers still gets over. The Natural Disasters have arrived. Amazing what money can buy. The match ends with a DQ, but at least the fans get to see the DDT. Seems like the tag division is heating up. Dibiase and Murdoch still have the heat and once again deliver. Big title defense for Luger as he puts down Vader. No doubt about it, Ladd and Watts deliver 2 top notch cards. This fight is in full swing now.

The Diamond Exchange get some serious heat with a concrete spike piledriver on Morton! Burke's Army will want payback! Once again props to you for creating new and fresh feuds. St. Clair vs. Payne is a perfect example. The build of the Wild Things has been well done and believable. I've said this before, If I was a young wrestler, Pacific is where I would want to be. Credit to Gary, he's trying. No shame in losing to SSM. Windham gets a big win over Khan as he rises back up the rankings. Cow Palace, Diamond Exchange keep on winning. LOL, Warrior getting counted out while chasing Cornette is such a realistic finish. Bret rebounds from his TV title match loss with a win over the champ's brother. Bubba assaults Red while Bearer cheers Red on. The saga continues. Once again the LHW's put in a show stealer. Man, I love these matches. Bomb Squad get a solid defense over the Odd Couple. Bock vs. Rose for the title in the Cow Palace is money! I loved this booking. Bock out heels the biggest heel in Pacific. Fresno, Anvil continues to look like a beast. Cool visual with the Blackman finish. Although Eddie probably didn't think it was so cool. Hennig proves he can go toe to toe with the monsters. Akira is having one heck of a Pacific run. Leo has the right guys backing him up to get a satisfying win. Furnas gives Backlund a challenge but Backlund is able to edge out the win.

Fun and fresh way to start a show with a chaotic brawl. I always thought Winnona was a solid worker here and her hard work pays off as she wins the TV title. Good for her! Pardue looks good in her win over Kennedy. After that performance, I agree with her on deserving a title shot. Bennet looks strong with a powerbomb finish. These Season's matches are bringing out the best from the roster. Velvet regroups to get a huge win over Richter. The big question is will she take the world title shot against her friend?

Vic and the Gentleman battle to a draw. Good match up. Embry with another tainted win. I'm really looking forward to the Nightmares/Starrs feud. I see some good gimmick matches coming. Typical Bruno. Costs Uptown the match and his title, then berates him. Great storytelling with the Movement. Will Ross and Brown join? The Russians are a fun sub plot. Things are getting back to normal as Bob comes out to Bad to the Bone and Leduc sides with Fuller. YES!!!!! I got my wish! Tommy's holding gold again! Not only that but his T-Shirt was hilarious. I will never get tired of Tommy Rich in our world. Billy Joe will go far after hang'n with Tommy. It's cemented. Bob is back as a good guy and Fuller's getting booed. All's right in Twin States. Great to see the loop run again. I don't know how much longer Uptown is going to take Bruno's abuse. LOL, the argument between Whatley and Brown enables the Starrs to walk away with the win. Tommy and Billy Joe lose by c.o. but the T-Shirt scene was worth it. Brad outwrestles Embry twice which leads to a 6 man tag and another Uptown berating by Bruno. Great week!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-14-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another exciting edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, Nick Busick defends his AWA TV title against Dale Veasey of the Teamsters. Professor Bill Ash's Honor Roll takes on Uncommon Alliance. Carlos Colon will address us. And Jerry Lawler will be here to talk about his upcoming AWA world title shot against Bad News Brown next Saturday at Market Square Arena. So much going on, let's get to the ring. "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. Neil Jordan DJ kicks things off with a diving shoulder block from the top rope for the win. Commercial Break The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Patrick Keen and Harold Bannister Norvell cheers his team on as they hit the double flapjack for the easy victory. Phil Hickerson joins them at ringside. Resnick: Norvell, the Glamour Boys are back and your Express will face them next Saturday at the Market Square Arena. But first, this weekend at the Freeman Coliseum, Phil Hickerson takes on Scott Putski. Norvell: So those pretty boy punks have come back for more? They are a lot dumber than they look. They're not a threat, now they're just an annoyance and my boys will put them down for good next weekend. Hickerson: Putski! Listen up punk! You stuck your nose in our business and now you're going to pay! Norvell: See, I have nothing to worry about. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, right now we're going to hear from Austin Idol, who's at home recuperating from a neck injury. Idol is at home sitting on his couch wearing a neck brace. Idol: Last week I heard the comments from Steve Keirn. He said we're even and he's moving on. Oh no darling! Look at me! Look what you did to me Keirn! As far as I'm concerned this is far from over and you're not getting away from me. No, no, no! It's not that easy. I'm going to hit you and hit you hard. You won't know when or where, but I assure you it's coming! Commercial Break Uncommon Alliance vs. The Honor Roll w/Professor Bill Ash Two interesting stories here. Ash says he's put together the total sum of a tag team in Kevin Kelly and Rip Morgan. They were unsuccessful in their debut but Ash assured them he would make this work. On the flip side, Kirchner and Barr earned each other's respect after a match and decided to start teaming up. The match is hard hitting as the tide goes back and forth. Uncommon Alliance almost gets the win with a double Russian Leg Sweep on Kelly, but Morgan breaks it. Moments later, The Honor Roll almost put Barr away with a double back suplex but this time Kirchner breaks it. The match goes on and eventually a pier six brawl breaks out. A miscue by The Honor Roll causes them to collide. Kelly staggers back as Kirchner kicks him in the mid section and Barr follows with a running bulldog for the win! Uncommon Alliance exit as the fans cheer. Inside the ring, Kelly staggers up and pushes Morgan. Morgan pushes him back as tempers flare. Ash runs in and talks to each man and calms things down. Ash is assuring them that this will work. We shall see. Commercial Break Earthquake Ferris w/The Vin Man vs. Trent Watkins Ferris swings Watkins into the corner and follows with a corner splash. Ferris hoists him on his shoulders and executes the Ferris Wheel (Airplane Spin) drops him and covers for the 1..2..3! Resnick: Very impressive win for your man Earthquake Ferris. Vinnie: You said it Rezzy! My man Ferris is steamrolling over all the competition and nobody can stop him. You know I saw that doofus DJ Peterson out here earlier. Maybe he wants to try. Ferris and Vinnie get a good laugh at that before leaving. Commercial Break Live on Pay Per View. Saturday December 10th. From the St. Paul Civic Center. The AWA presents its biggest event of the year. Super Clash 2! Resnick: Joining me now is Carlos Colon. Colon gets a mixed reaction as he walks out with a very solemn look. Resnick: Carlos, I think these fans aren't quite sure what's going on with you. A few weeks ago, you parted ways with Curtis Iaukea after he interfered in your match with Jimmy Snuka. You beat Iaukea up pretty good with a kendo stick. We all want to know, what's going inside your head? Colon: (pauses) Over the past year I've done some inexcusable and unforgivable things. A while ago my conscience started to get to me. I wanted to prove to myself that I could get the job done on my own. I promised Snuka no interference, one on one. I made this very clear to Iaukea. Because of Iaukea my promise was broken. Enough is enough. I am done with Curtis Iaukea! I went back home and my family wants the old me back. I know I've done horrible things but I need to redeem myself. I need to get the fans trust back. Thundering boos as Curtis Iaukea storms out. Iaukea: Carlos Colon! I should've known you didn't have it in you! I should've known you were always weak at heart. You want out? Fine with me. However, you must suffer the consequences of your actions. You will suffer right now! (Iaukea points behind Colon) This man will make you suffer. Colon turns around and a fireball is thrown in his face! Resnick: Oh NO! We need help! Now! Colon is on the ground yelling and holding his face. Medics run out to tend to him. Iaukea picks up the mic. Iaukea: The only people you can rely on his blood. Carlos Colon, meet my son Abbuda Iaukea! Your demise! Commercial Break Resnick: Carlos Colon obviously suffered severe burns to his face. He's been rushed to the nearby hospital. I just can't believe what we just witnessed. Absolutely horrific. I hope I can get myself together. Let's go to the ring. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Dave Penson The fans are still in shock but luckily Fujinami gives them a solid showcase to help wear off the shock. Fujinami wins the match with the Dragon Plex. Commercial Break We come back and see Brenda Britton standing on a street corner. Britton: After two weeks I'm still unable to track down Gerry Morrow. I just don't know what to do. A man walks up. Man: Excuse me Miss, but did you say Gerry Morrow? Britton: YES! Do you know where he is? Man: No, but is it true? Did he really lose all his money? Britton: He did but I know he can make a comeback. I know he can! Man: Jeez, that guy's an idiot. How in the world do you lose all that money? Britton: Get out of here! Now! The man scurries away. Britton: Oh Gerry! I don't care what anybody says. I'll find you and you will be back! Toooodles. Commercial Break The Quebec Coalition w/Frenchy Martin vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Frenchy waves the Quebec Flag as Charland hits an inverted piledriver and Lefon follows with a Senton for the win. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. Dale Veasey w/Spike Huber The bell rings. Huber is distracting Busick as Veasey clotheslines Busick from behind. Veasey stomps away on Busick, picks him up and gives him a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Veasey sets Busick's head on the bottom rope and chokes away. The Ref backs him off which allows Huber to choke Busick on the rope. Veasey runs up and gives Busick a guillotine with his leg. Veasey picks up Busick and throat drops him on the top rope. Veasey goes to the top rope and goes for a knee drop but Busick moves. Both men slowly stagger up. Busick grabs Veasey and drops him with a short arm clothesline. Busick angrily stomps away on Veasey. Busick picks up Veasey and executes a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Huber reaches in and pulls Busick. Busick gets up and heads out towards Huber but before he gets out there, the BRITISH BOMBERS run out and put Huber down with a double clothesline! Veasey staggers up but Busick turns around and kicks Veasey in the gut and follows with a twirling backbreaker. Busick swings Veasey to the ropes and hits the Spinebuster Slam 1..2..3! Big Pop! The Ref hands Busick his TV title. Busick hops up on the middle turnbuckle and holds his title high. Commercial Break Lance: Fans, next week we hope to have an update on Carlos Colon. Just like everyone else, I'm still shaken up over that. Switching gears, next Saturday at the Market Square Arena, Bad News Brown will defend the AWA world title against my guest Jerry "The King" Lawler. Huge pop as Lawler walks out. Lance: Well Jerry, now that your long feud with Tommy Rich is finally over, you have an opportunity to regain the AWA world title. Lawler: Lance, sending Tommy Rich packing is a tremendous feeling. However, there's no feeling better than holding the AWA world title. I want Bad News Brown to know, I'm coming at him with everything I've got because there's nothing I want more than to become AWA world champion once again. I plan on doing that next Saturday night.

Ladd's the man! He tells it like it is and sets the stage for Halloween Havoc. LOL, Gilbert cracked me up as if he really was going to wrestle Hayes. Adams did find out how dirty Hayes can get. Hmmmm, is Tully El Gringo Grande? Whatever the case, he better be ready for JYD. Uncle Ivan is viscous tonight. Loved the promos with Koloffs, Wahoo and Williams. Halloween Havoc will be money. Porkchop is Robley's latest victim. I think Ladd might have to find a team that matches up with them. Well we knew the Cartel would interfere, but Mulligan had two aces up his sleeve in Garvin and Taylor. Two very reliable allies. This feud's got some serious heat going. Great job building to Havoc! Can't wait!

I knew it was only a matter of time before the Bees got into title contention. Slinker takes the excitement out of Ace. Damn! Ox and the Islanders send a strong message to everyone! Props to Smiley for finding a way to take down Boone and retain his TV title. It looks like Colonel DeBeers is making his debut in our game. This gimmick got some serious heat back in the 80s. I went to an AWA card in Oakland and a fan jumped the ring and started punching him, but DeBeers totally no sold it and twirled his mustache the entire time until Security ran in LOL. Landel gets by Street thanks to chaos on the outside. Ox is defiantly making his presence known tonight as he brings in Abdullah to take on Brody! I would've gone bonkers watching this on TV. Not even Brody can get up from an Ox heart punch/ Abby elbow drop combo. Worldwide, Spartanburg Vice and Tough Guy Inc prove their contenders. Hopefully we see more of the Grappler in singles competition. Cocoa has his partner's back as Siva earns a TV title shot. Next week's Cup matches will be very interesting.

Love your spin on the Wargames with random drawings. Should be very interesting. All of Scott Casey's hard work in Windy City finally pays off. Good for him. I'm all in on the RnR/Rockers feud. Wild Bill and Black Bart have added a lot of heat to the Renegade Warriors/Jayhawks feud. WOW! Awesome way to debut Steamboat! A Savage/Steamboat alliance would be epic! Jimmy Jam might be in big trouble.