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Velvet and Kai kicked the show off with a roller coaster match. Nice visual of Velvet getting the pin while Medusa hits a double clothesline. KC and Vicky have a fun match. KC's heel tactics comes into play for the victory. WOW, Dallas brings the pain in that submission win over Starr. Mitchell's TV reign comes to an end. I love Moretti's run here. Her, Medusa and Richter are red hot and selling tickets.

Duke always puts his pad to good use. I have a feeling Spartanburg Vice is coming back for more. Trinity sends a strong message but the Posse send a stronger one. Good & Plenty get the fans grooving, but Radiance spoils all the fun. Savage vs. Hansen in a street fight...OH YEA!!!!! Smothers shines but Fleming stays one step ahead to retain his TV title. Flair wins round 1 against the Horsemen. Tully's got to be a bit nervous right now. Worldwide, British Justice is clicking. MegaMan continues to excite the fans. Fuller shows how painful the Fullerlock can be. Adias earns a TV title shot. Adias better bring his A game against Fleming. Outlaws do a great job of getting heat by bad mouthing the Road Warriors. I can't wait for that fight. NWA is rocking its way to the Spectacular!

AWA WrestleRock Preview Show Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th From the Liberty Bowl, Memphis TN and available on closed circuit TV Special concert performances by Billy Squire and The Doobie Brothers AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater In January, Tommy Rich shocked the world by defeating Ricky Steamboat for the world title. Since then, he's mastered the art of controversy by managing to retain his title. In April, Dick Slater earned this title shot by winning the annual Mid South Coliseum tournament. The road to WrestleRock got off to a chaotic start when Rich and Slater had an all out brawl at the press conference. A week later, Baby Doll distracted Slater while Rich snuck up and blasted Slater with the title. Rich knocked Slater out with a second shot. Rich even slipped a WrestleRich T-Shirt on an unconscious Slater. The following week, Slater got serious payback when he banged, broke, shattered, and busted up Rich's new Cadillac with a baseball bat. Rich followed this up by hiring fake cops to arrest Slater on TV. With Slater hand cuffed, Rich kicked him low and slammed him head first into the steel post. Will Slater get the last laugh at WrestleRock or will Rich once again escape with the title? One thing's for sure, this will be one of the most intense AWA world title matches ever. STEEL CAGE MATCH Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea This heated feud started last Fall when Colon did the unthinkable and turned on Steamboat. Steamboat was out for a few weeks due to Colon injuring his neck. Things got even more bizarre when Colon's old enemy Curtis Iaukea offered his services. Steamboat and Colon met in November at SuperClash. Steamboat managed to retain the world title. Colon resurfaced in January when him and Iaukea attacked Steamboat and costed him the world title against Tommy Rich. Colon gave Steamboat a piledriver on the concrete, seriously re injuring Steamboat's neck. Steamboat finally made his triumphant return by couldn't get a clean win because Iaukea brought in Kokina and TNT to interfere. On April 30th in Louisville, Colon and Iaukea hit a spike piledriver on Steamboat, allowing Colon to get the win in a 6 man tag and also once again reinjuring Steamboat's neck. Doctor's said there was no permanent damage, so Steamboat has been training non stop in the gym while Colon continues on with his rage and threats. At WrestleRock, these two finally settle it inside the cage! AWA Titles vs. Titles Bout World Champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. National Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez Both teams won their titles at Superclash and have had very impressive reigns. They coexisted by focusing on their own title defenses. That all changed when Jumbo and Fujinami won the NWA's Crockett Cup tournament. Larry and Perez were obviously very jealous and wanted to prove they were the better team. The teams wrestled to a classic 60 minute draw. Larry and Perez wanted a rematch at WrestleRock. Jarrett told them they were obligated to defend their National titles at the event. Larry and Perez said "NO Problem" so they offered to put up their titles against the world titles. At WrestleRock, one team walks out with both sets of titles. AWA International Title Bout El Canek (C) vs. Abdullah the Butcher Canek went to Puerto Rico and defended his title against Abby. Abby brought out the fork and basically carved into Canek's head. Blood soaked through Canek's mask. While Canek was healing, Abby came to AWA TV and just showed up to destroy prelim wrestlers. Canek returned last week and these two fought all over the place while mowing over everybody trying to break them up. Canek will have his hands full with Abdullah come WrestleRock. AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. "Champagne" Gerry Morrow Busick has had a firm grip on the TV title, soundly defeating all challengers. Morrow's road to this match has been an interesting one. On Christmas, he made a million dollar bet with some business associates that he could turn two strangers into tag team champs. That didn't work out. Morrow got back into the ring and was feeling so good that he decided to make the bet double or nothing that he would win the TV title at WrestleRock. During an interview, Morrow shattered a bottle of champagne over Busick's head, outright admitting this would increase his odds of winning. Will Morrow come out an all around winner? Or, will Busick walk out with the title, with Morrow owing 2 million dollars. 6-Man Chain Match! "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "The Beast" Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders This all started between Morgan and Sawyer. The two were set to meet in a chain match. However, the Sheepherders arrived and attacked Sawyer while he was chained to Morgan. They gave Sawyer quite a beating, putting him out for a few weeks. Sawyer returned but he brought along Borne and Oliver. Both sides have been wrecking havoc. Finally Jerry Jarett had enough and wanted this settled the only way he knew how. At WrestleRock, these 6 men will be chained together and can unleash everything they have. Loser Leaves the AWA "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller What can you say except Armstrong vs. Fuller! Back at Big Brawl, Bullet helped send Ron Fuller and Jimmy Golden packing. Of course this didn't sit well with big brother Ron. Ron came to the AWA and immediately called out Bullet. They traded wins back and forth. Fuller hasn't been shy about using things such as a loaded towel to win his matches. On the last TV show, Fuller cracked a chair over Bullet. At WrestleRock, two men enter but only one will remain in the AWA. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Grizzly Boone If Blackwell wins, he gets 5 minutes with Greg Gagne Every since Team Gagne lost at Big Brawl (Giving Jerry Jarrett sole control over the AWA), Greg has been doing everything he can to redeem himself and his father. He put together a faction and wanted Blackwell to join. Greg was humiliated when Blackwell declined. Blackwell was set to wrestle Gagne but out came Boone to attack Blackwell. Boone claimed Gagne was there for him when Boone's Cabin Fever partner Manny Fernandez left for the NWA. Boone and Gagne have been nothing but trouble for Blackwell. At WrestleRock, Blackwell has vowed to destroy both Boone and Gagne! Last Man Standing Match Dream Machine vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown These two were once Syndicate Stablemates, that is until Big Brawl. Dream accidently hit Brown which costed the Syndicate the match. Of course, Dream blamed Brown for the defeat and that was the spark. These guys have been feuding since. Dream even interfered in Brown's world title match with Tommy Rich. Once again, Jarrett wants things settled. At WrestleRock, it's simple, last man standing wins. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk Norvell and his Midnight Express have quickly made their presence known. Taylor and Zenk have done the same. On the Beauty Shop, Brenda didn't appreciate Taylor and Zenk antics. The Midnight's and Norvell were guests the following week. Brenda asked Norvell if his team could teach Taylor and Zenk a lesson. Norvell was happy to do so. The match was signed for WrestleRock. One thing's for sure, this should be a classic. Bunkhouse Match Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal Nelson claimed Mulligan was nothing but a fake Urban Cowboy and that Wendell Cooley is the real deal. Cooley and Mulligan went at it during a TV match. Nelson interfered by hitting Mulligan with a chair. Cooley followed by bulldogging Mulligan on the chair. Since then, Nelson has been bringing a branding iron to the ring and Cooley brands his defeated opponents. Mulligan sent in a promo and challenged Cooley to a bunkhouse match to prove who the real cowboy is. Cooley promises to brand Mulligan at WrestleRock but Mulligan might turn the tables on both Cooley and Nelson. The Olympians vs. The Chosen Ones Greg Gagne had personally hand picked Norman Smiley and Jesse Barr for Team Gagne at Big Brawl. Even though Team Jarrett prevailed, Smiley and Barr referred to themselves as the Chosen Ones. Greg liked this so much, he decided to be their mentor and guide. There's actually some history with this match. Last year at WrestleRock, Brad Rheingans and The Crusher defeated Duke Myers and Greg Gagne in an elimination match. After Myers was eliminated, Rheingans and Crusher gave Gagne a serious beating. Gagne promises his Chosen Ones will avenge him. Rheingans and Bill Kazmaier say no way! Taped Fist Match "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man These two always seem to circle back to each other. They wrestled at the grand stage of Wrestlemania, then feuded in the USWA and here we are again. Things got more heated after Peterson defeated Kelly in the first round of the Mid South Coliseum tournament. Kelly did a post match attack and injured DJ's shoulder. Kelly and Vinnie have been nothing but obnoxious. DJ's back at 100%. With their fists taped, this should be a true heavyweight fight. The Bruise Brothers vs. Kokina and TNT w/ Curtis Iaukea Curtis brought in his Sadistic Assassins to help eliminate Ricky Steamboat. However, he didn't count on the Bruise Brothers to back up Steamboat. Curtis says this was a grave mistake and his Assassins will wipe them out. The Bruise Brothers say they're not only going to destroy Kokina and TNT but they're going to make sure Curtis Iaukea doesn't make it to Colon's match with Steamboat. Corporal Kirchner vs. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada Kirchner wrestled a TV match against Ricardo Santana. Kirchner had enough of Santana's cheating tactics and gave him a fall away slam on the concrete. 2 weeks later, Estrada (Santana's old Cartel partner) showed up and attacked Kirchner. Estrada took a lit cigar and burned Kirchner's eye. Kirchner spent weeks in the hospital with a bandaged up eye. Even with one eye, Kirchner challenged Estrada to a match at WrestleRock. Estrada hasn't seem worried and even blows smoke in Ken Resnick's face, when asked about it. "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Gama Singh To the delight of AWA fans, Ray Stevens has come home. One person who wasn't delighted was Gama Singh, when he found out he was signed to face Stevens at WrestleRock. Gama claims he deserves better than a washed up old timer. Stevens is taking it in stride and says to believe him when he says he still has a lot of fuel in the tank. 10-Man Tag Team Match Lightning Strike/The Glamour Boys and 2 Cold Scorpio vs. The British Bombers/The Quebec Coalition and Yoshiaki Yatsu w/Frenchy Martin Lightning Strike have been feuding with The Quebec Coalition. British Bombers and The Glamour Boys have been going at it every since the Bombers attacked the Boys on TV. Jarrett put all 4 teams in this match with each team getting to choose a partner. Scorpio has been on a bit of a losing streak and was on the verge of a breakdown. Lightning Strike and Glamour Boys came out during Scorpio's promo and said they want his help and can get him back on the winning track. Brenda Britton had Scorpio on the Beauty Shop and introduced him to the opposing partner. Brenda's bodyguard, Yoshiaki Yatsu kicked Scorpio from behind. This led to all 10 men fighting and destroying the Beauty Shop set. This match should be an exciting one. Outback Jack vs. Scott "Powerhouse" Putski Jack will make his in ring debut at WrestleRock but the AWA has seen quite a lot of him through a series of vignettes. Jack says he's going to show all the Yanks how to fight. Says the hunt is on and Putski is the prey. Putski has been keeping his skills sharp and says Jack's going down under courtesy of the Polish Hammer. It all happens next week when the AWA presents 2 action packed nights of WrestleRock! And who knows, maybe Brenda Britton will sing the WrestleRock Rap with Billy Squire and The Doobie Brothers.

Smart move having Steiner open up the show. He impresses with sheer raw talent. Benoit and Cox put on a solid match going to a draw. Things get nasty afterwards as Hyatt brings out Benoit's vicious side. Stubbs gets a chance to show off until Jake hits the DDT! The fans get to cheer loud as Tojo gets the mist and RnR raise the flag. On a sidenote, so awesome seeing Muta share the ring with Ricky and Robert. I knew two great workers like Armstrong and Gilbert would steal the show...and they did! They brought the excitement baby! Thanks to a mysterious fan, Hot Stuff walks away with the TV title. Who was this guy? When the UWF puts on a supercard, you have to throw in a wild 6 man tag. In a shocking turn of events. Woman helps Luger send Sullivan packing. WOW! Didn't see that coming. I'm very curious to see what's next for Vader. I was happy to see Keirn in a key match. He puts up a fight but Dibiase is just to damn good. Dibiase is a big deal right now. Nothing solved as the Hayes/Gordy rivalry continues. I'm sure Watts is going to have these 6 men settle things one way or another. Epic moment with Magnum TA! Very classy! Reed and Lawler close the show with another top notch match. Lawler doesn't go to far and gives Reed a scare. Reed comes back hard and retains. Great sportsmanship with the handshake. I'm sure Lawler will rebound. I have to say, Butch Reed is one of my favorites in this game. I hope his reign lasts a long time. Great show Kev!

Young gets the win but Cactus didn't make it easy. I think Eddie and Art will have to settle things in a gimmick match. Get it all out of their systems LOL. Tenta continues to be a force. Regal is really coming apart. The Bock/Backlund intrigue continues. I couldn't wait for this exchange and of course these two delivered with words. Two pros at their finest. Simmons gives his team the win but Humungous and Konnan are heading for a brutal one on one. Cow Palace, You know it's going to be a wild night when Billy Jack and Texas Red open up against the Wild Bulls. Victory is another guy quietly racking up win after win. TDT gets an impressive win over the Guerreros. Even though he got his team DQed, I'm sure Finlay walked away satisfied. Backlund retains against Owen in another classic. Man, you can't say Barry isn't a fighting champ. He's taken on all comers. Looking forward to his blow off with OMG. Fresno, Jack's recklessness costs him. No reason for Tatum to pout tonight. Backlund might be in serious trouble because Severn's in beast mode. Dingo and Simmons are proving to be quite a team. Yep, Regal's defiantly losing it. Tiger and Pillman give the fans a thrilling bout. I'm loving Tiger's reign. Oh man, St. Clair gets the win but not the one that gives you the title. Does St. Clair have Bubba's number?

Can't go wrong with a tournament. Southern Boys, British Justice and The Outlaws advance. S&S vs. Radiance has been a fun underrated feud. Southern Boys advance to the finals but pay a huge price at the hands of Haystacks. Meanwhile, the Outlaws ease their way in. Defiantly a lot of charisma in the Rhodes vs. Iceman match. Props to the Southern Boys for showing up. Can't say they're not tough. Outlaws get another crack at the Road Warriors on Memorial Day. Can't wait! Greenville, Fans get to cheer early with wins by Brickhouse and Hase. Youngblood and Whatley go at it in singles action. The Outlaw eye rakes and bulldogs his way to victory over the Candyman. I'm telling you, Adonis is set for a major move soon. The man keeps chalking up wins. Slow burning build going on with Lightfoot. Flair beating Ritter defiantly gets him ready for Tully.

WOW! Penny Mitchell ends Little Heart's impressive TV title reign to kick things off. Robin stays focused and racks up a seasonal win. Kai takes advantage of a distraction to get one over on Maxine. Loved the visual of Maxine threatening the entire staff. Majors catches Moretti slipping but Moretti regroups and gets the win. Great main event! Nellie brought her A game, but Richter's back in the zone and stands tall at the end.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-13-87 Footage from last week is shown of Dick Slater destroying Tommy Rich's Cadillac with a baseball bat! Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. The WrestleRock card has been finalized and will defiantly be rock'n and rolling in just 2 weeks. Brenda Britton will have a WrestleRock update later on. Gigantic 8-Man tag team main event tonight. On one side will be Bob Armstrong, Kerry Brown, DJ Peterson and Blackjack Mulligan. On the other side will be Ron Fuller, Dream Machine, Kevin Kelly and Wendell Cooley. My goodness, what a match that will be. Well fans, we all saw what Dick Slater did to Tommy Rich's brand new Cadillac last week. Joining me now, is the unpredictable one himself, Dick Slater. Cheers as Slater comes out. Lance: This past month you and Tommy have really been going at it. Well, at WrestleRock, you get your chance at the AWA world title. Slater: Lance, you, me and the fans have heard Tommy Rich running his fat mouth non stop. He's attacked me from behind and has humiliated me. Dick Slater doesn't just sit back and let that happen. Last week I got to beat up Rich and his car. Rich! That was nothing! At WrestleRock, I'm going to give you another beating and I'm going to take the AWA world title! There's a commotion as 2 Policeman come out. Cop #1: Dick Slater, you're under arrest for destruction of personal property and vandalism. Please turn around and we can do this peacefully. Slater: Don't worry Lance, I'm not going to cause any problems. Slater turns around and lets the policeman handcuff him. The cops start to take him away. Thundering boos as Tommy Rich and Baby Doll come out. The cops stop and hold Slater. Tommy starts laughing and then kicks Slater low! Baby Doll hands each "Cop" an envelope. They smile and leave. Slater is on his knees in pain and still cuffed. Tommy slaps him across the face. Tommy picks up Slater and rams him face first into the steel post! Tommy picks up Slater and slams him on the concrete. Tommy just starts stomping down on Slater. Several officials run out to stop this. Lance: I can't believe what I just saw. I never thought Tommy could sink even lower, but tonight, he did. Tommy Rich runs over, kisses the AWA world title and holds it up to the booing fans. Rich: I'm fired up today! Did you see that Lance? Did you see it? I'm a genius! Looks like I'm the unpredictable one. (Laughs) Did that dope Slater think he would get one over on Wildfire? Hell no! WrestleRich 87 is coming Lance and you better be there! Commercial Break "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Kent Jenkins Stevens suplexes Jenkins, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with the Bomb's Away for the win. Resnick: Ray Stevens, once again, it's great to have to back in the AWA. At WrestleRock, your set to take on Gama Singh. Gama made some disparaging remarks about you last week. Stevens: Yea, yea, I heard him. He called me a washed up has been. Let me tell you something Gama. I might be old and past my prime, but buddy, I'm not washed up and you're going to find that out first hand at WrestleRock! Commercial Special video with Billy Squire and the Doobie Brothers promoting WrestleRock. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Midnight's are in sync tonight and finish things off with a double flapjack! Resnick: Ok Norvell, your Midnight Express go up against Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk at WrestleRock. I'm looking forward to that match, should be a classic. Norvell: Of course it will be a classic you idiot. Anytime the Midnight Express are in a match, it's a classic. Those two pretty boys are just a stepping stone to the world tag titles. Resnick, this is only the beginning. Commercial Break "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Neil Jordan Blackwell hits the big splash for the 1..2..3! Wait a minute! Greg Gagne, Grizzly Boone and the Chosen Ones walk out and circle the ring. Blackwell looks around as he's surrounded. Boone slowly enters the ring as Gagne and the Chosen Ones hop on the apron. Massive cheers as the Olympians run out and yank the Chosen Ones off the apron. They pound away on the Chosen Ones. Blackwell charges Boone and the 2 massive heavyweights trade big blows. Blackwell gets the upper hand but Gagne hits Blackwell from behind. Blackwell turns around with a look of rage. Gagne sprints out of there as Boone exits the ring. Olympians hit the ring and stand with Blackwell. Blackwell yells to Gagne and Boone "You're mine at WrestleRock!" Commercial Break "El Jefe" Jose Estrada vs. Todd Rooney Estrada breaks all the rules, snapmares Rooney over, applies a nerve hold and gets the submission win. Resnick: Corporal Kirchner might only have one good eye right now but after hearing him last week, I still wouldn't want to be in your shoes Jose. Estrada lights his cigar and blows smoke in Resnick's face. Estrada: You refer to me as El Jefe, got it cabron? At WrestleRock, (Looks at his cigar and smiles) I think I'm going to burn Kirchner's good eye. Resnick: Just why would you do something as evil as that? Estrada: (shrugs his shoulders) Because I can! Commercial Break We go to another Outback Jack vignette Jack is standing in a room with stuffed animals mounted on his wall. Jack: Hello mates, the time is at hand. Outback Jack is coming to the AWA to show you yanks what fighting is all about. Scott Putski is first on the list. (Looks around at his mounted animals) I do think he would look good, up here on my wall. Putski, the hunt is on and mate, you're the prey! Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Arnie Goldstein Putski is full of energy tonight and gets the win with his Polish Hammer! Resnick: Scott Putski, you get Outback Jack at WrestleRock. After seeing his last video, I must say I was a bit disturbed. Putski: The man is out of his mind and I'm going to knock him out of his boots with my Polish Hammer! Commercial Break 2 prelim wrestlers are in the ring set for action but plans change for the worse as Abdullah the Butcher storms the ring and viciously attacks them! Abdullah pulls out his fork and starts carving away on the wrestlers! Wild cheers as El Canek hits the ring and unloads on Abdullah! Canek punches the fork out of Abdullah's hand. Abdullah fights back as both men trade punches. Prelim wrestlers hit the ring to break it up. Canek and Abdullah are tossing bodies everywhere! Canek and Abdullah end up fighting outside the ring! More wrestlers come out but Canek and Abdullah toss them aside and continue fighting each other into the commercial break. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness! I've never seen El Canek in that kind of state. It seems Abdullah the Butcher has brought out the dark side of El Canek. Those two will meet at WrestleRock for the AWA International title. Speaking of AWA titles, at WrestleRock, it will be a titles vs. titles match between the National tag champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez and the world tag champs, who are set for action. AWA World Tag Team Champs Tatsumi Fujinami and Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Roy Glader and Peter Paulson Jumbo swings Glader to the ropes and puts him down with a devastating lariat, then tags in Fujinami. Fujinami hits the Dragon Plex and it's all over. The fans boo as Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez stroll out and hold up their National titles to Jumbo and Fujinami. Boos turn to cheers as Jumbo and Fujinami hold up their world titles. Commercial Break Footage from last week as Gery Morrow breaks a champagne bottle over Nick Busick's head! "Champagne" Gerry Morrow vs. Clinton Stitch Morrow slowly takes off his suit, sunglasses and fedora hat, then goes to work. Morrow crashes down with a diving headbutt from the top rope, then follows with a double arm DDT for the win. Morrow grabs a package and heads to ringside. Resnick: Alright Gerry, what's in that package? Morrow: HAHAHA! Inside dis package is de most expensive bottle of champagne on de face of dis planet. However, it is for de special occasion at WrestleRock when I win de TV title and my bet. Resnick: You might be biting off more than you can chew. Yea, you blind sighted Busick with a bottle last week but it's going to be a lot different when your face to face. He could walk out TV title intact and you could walk out owing 2 million dollars. Morrow: Resnick, what's with you? Why are you such a downer? Just for that, you're not invited to my post WrestleRock gala. Good day loser. Commercial Break Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea and Carlos Colon vs. Carl Kellerman and Royce Rutter TNT swings Rutter to the ropes and hits a spinning leg kick, then tags in Kokina. Kokina takes a few steps and hits a leg drop for the pin. Kellerman runs in to check on his partner. Colon clotheslines Kellerman down, picks him up and hits a gourdbuster. Resnick: Curtis Iaukea, you have a busy night at WrestleRock. Kokina and TNT will face the Bruise Brothers. And of course, Saturday's main event will be Carlos Colon and Ricky Steamboat inside the steel cage. Iaukea: WrestleRock will be a glorious night indeed. My Sadistic Assassins, Kokina and TNT will take pleasure in destroying the Bruise Brothers! The Bruise Brothers will rue the day, they stuck their noses in our business. And as for you Ricky Steamboat. You are falling apart! You are disabled and crippled! That is because of this man Carlos Colon. Colon: Time and time again, I have slowly weakened you Steamboat. Piece by piece I have dismantled you. After WrestleRock, you will be no more! Commercial Break Blackjack Mulligan/"Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown/"Dynamite" DJ Peterson and "Bullet" Bob Armstrong VS. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley/Dream Machine/"Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly and "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller w/Nelson Royal and The Vin Man Believe it or not, the first few minutes is a standard tag match with everybody getting in their moments. It doesn't take much for tempers to explode and then all hell breaks loose! Vin Man gets on the apron as Peterson punches away on Kelly. Peterson backs up and hits a charging clothesline, knocking Vinnie off the apron and sending Kelly over the top rope. Armstrong and Fuller fight on the outside. Cooley holds Blackjack as Nelson hops on the apron and swings his branding iron at Blackjack but Blackjack moves as Nelson nails Cooley with the branding iron. The fans go crazy as Blackjack clamps the claw on Nelson! Dream Machine swings Kerry to the corner and charges in but Kerry runs forward and nails Dream with a flying knee 1..2..3! Big POP! On the outside, Fuller grabs a wooden chair and shatters it over Armstrong's head! Armstrong is laid out and bleeding. Mulligan throws Nelson down. Him, Peterson and Kerry run out to check on Armstrong. Commercial Break WrestleRock Update w/Brenda Britton Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the WrestleRock update with of course, me. WrestleRock is shaping up to be the biggest event in AWA history. I'm talking about 2 nights of non stop action along with 2 special concerts with Billy Squire and the Doobie Brothers performing with yours truly. That alone guarantees a sell out. WrestleRock will have it all. Title Bouts, grudge matches, you name it. 18 matches total! Unbelievable! One match that is truly not for the weak hearted will be the triple chain match with Buzz Sawyer, Matt Borne and Rip Oliver taking on Rip Morgan and the Sheepherders. Let's hear from both teams right now. The camera looks at a lake. Morgan and the Sheepherders burst up from the water with chains around their necks. Morgan: Home is where the heart is and we're right at home! Sawyer! I'm hooked up with you and I can't wait to beat you to a bloody pulp! The Sheepherders start biting each other and yelling Borne and Oliver's names while splashing the water with their chains. Luke: A walk in the park, right Butch. Butch: We're going to beat the bloody hell out of you two sissy boys! Segment ends with Morgan and the Sheepherders yelling and hitting the water with their chains. Borne and Oliver are outside swinging chains against a tree. Oliver: Matt! I'm so glad you called because WrestleRock is going to be a party! Borne: Those guys think they're beasts huh? (Smacks the tree with his chain) Think again! The camera swings around and Sawyer is actually hanging from the tree by his chain. He's wearing a black hood and yanks it off. Sawyer: Morgan! You started all this! At WrestleRock I'm going to end it! (maniacal laugh) Britton: (long pause) Oh my, that was, well I don't know. (Regroups) Ok, it's all come down to this. Inside the steel cage, Carlos Colon and Ricky Steamboat will do battle. Let's hear from Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat is at the gym working his neck. He stops. Steamboat: Say what you want Carlos, but you have failed miserably. You may have set me back some but I'm still standing and that's all I need. Inside that cage, you have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Iaukea and his goons will be useless. You and me, one on one! I have survived but the question is, will you? Steamboat goes back to his work out. Britton: It all happens on Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th at the Liberty Bowl. Also available on closed circuit TV. WrestleRock 87! Tooooodles! (See previous post for complete WrestleRock card)

Exciting show this week! Since his feud with the Macho Man, Adonis has been racking up the wins. Gigolo gives Yamada a solid match, but Yamada hits the shooting star and it's all over. Brutha's in Arms look tuned up and ready for the Renegade Warriors. I'm keeping an eye on Lightfoot. Mega Man overcomes the odds to take down Dandy Don. Afi brought his A game but once the champ got rolling it was all over. I agree with the commentators, who can dethrone the Natural? Action packed main event that ends in typical Horsemen fashion. Hold on! Ric Flair cleans house and cashes in at the Spectacular. Tully vs. Flair is going to be money! Worldwide, I loved that finish by Sommers. Hase keeps looking strong on TV. Always fun watching Good & Plenty in action. Smothers beats the Outlaw and earns a TV title shot. I'm sure Smothers will be studying Fleming tapes all week.

I just noticed Ricky Santana and Doug Furnas are on my roster but shouldn't be. They can be put on the Free Agents list. Thanks Kev.

Adams starts the show hot as he tunes up for Jimmy Jam. Steiner and Rotunda get the momentum going as they head into Triumph with the Grapplers. Savages path of destruction continues. Hall takes a beating but Spivey saves the day. Spivey vs. Bad News in a Chicago Street Fight...YES! 30 minutes of 8 man tag action has the fans on their feet. Nasties cheat their way to victory. Awesome selling job by Jannetty. Kamala is an absolute beast! Killer Bees get a nice showcase but we'll see what happens when they meet the Savages. Landel brings in the Superstar! Not the best of debuts as Ross arrives and helps the Soul Man get the big win. Jimmy Jam also tunes up and is ready for Adams. You're right, that was a fun finish. Race gets the fall and it's him and Idol in the cage! The storylines have been so well built. Triumph is going to rock the house!

AWA WrestleRock 87 Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th From the Liberty Bowl in Memphis TN and available on closed circuit Saturday's card Steel Cage Match Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea AWA Tag Team Titles vs. Titles Bout World Champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. National Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez AWA International Title Bout El Canek (C) vs. Abdullah the Butcher Last Man Standing Match Dream Machine vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Grizzly Boone- If Blackwell wins, he gets 5 minutes with Greg Gagne Bunkhouse Match Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal The Bruise Brothers vs. Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea 10-Man Tag Team Match Lightning Strike/Glamour Boys/2 Cold Scorpio vs. British Bombers/Quebec Coalition/Yoshiaki Yatsu w/Frenchy Martin Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Outback Jack and A Special Concert by Billy Squire! Sunday's Card AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. "Champagne" Gerry Morrow 6-Man Triple Chain Match "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne/"Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. The Sheepherders/"The Beast" Rip Morgan Loser Leaves the AWA "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvel Austin Taped Fist Match "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man The Olympians vs. The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne Corporal Kirchner vs. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Gama Singh and A special concert by The Doobie Brothers!

The Harts defeat the Guerreros in a hot opener. I think young Eddie should heed his brother's words. On a same note, Barr should do the same with Burke. Hennig gets past Mando but can he do the same with Bock? British Steel almost come to blows as the tension builds. Tatum is on his A game but Windham pulls it out to retain. Portland, Things get off to a hard hitting start as Big Cat outfights Burke. A win by Billy Jack always pleases the Portland fans. Pillman and Sabu is a show stealing match. Hopefully we get more. Never underestimate the cunning duo of Rose and Easy Ed. Looks like Bock's title match might be on hold as Hennig holds him to a double c.o. Barr and Cactus are defiantly the future of Pacific but for now Badd Co. is still on top. Backlund gives Windham a scare and maybe would of pulled it off. However, Bock puts an end to that. I'm dying for a Bock/Backlund interview segment. Eugene, The Gantner's go 50/50. I'm liking St. Clair's win streak. Grizzly literally makes a splash tonight. Humungous is really getting the better of Konan lately. Another fantastic LHW match up. 20 minutes of this is worth the price of admission. Even though he came up short both times, Tatum's been on his game. Texas Red has some serious momentum going. Warriors and Steel have been thorns to Cornette but tonight his men get the job done.

Great job getting us updated. The UWF is riding high heading into WrestleWar. I've really enjoyed the Reed/Lawler story. They have history and the next match should settle things once and for all. Very interested in how the MVC/Freebirds feud ends. Gordy is the man I'm watching. Dibiase and Keirn is a fun fresh match. I like seeing Keirn going at it solo but I'm sure he wouldn't mind somebody watching his back with Adnan at ringside. Luger and Sullivan has been a great feud in the game. Add in the Vader storyline, mix in Murdoch and Brody, throw in a loser leaves town stipulation and this all makes for one heat filled match. Armstrong vs. Gilbert could steal the show. Curious to see if Gilbert has a trick up his sleeve. That Tojo really knows how to get heat. RnR vs. Muta and Kendo is thrilling enough but the flag stipulation puts it up a level. Jake and Olympia is another fresh match up. I just love these guys styles clashing. America vs. Canada at WrestleWar. Sells itself. I agree, Steiner vs. Rich is a solid opener. Bring on WrestleWar!

Winona's TV title reign is turning her into a star. Despina gets a little help from her friends to beat Peggy Lee. Hot Trios match and we get a title change! Good to see Kai and Martin holding gold again. Luna goes back to the basics but goes down in defeat. I have a feeling Luna will eventually have a big comeback. Misty Blue gives the new champ one tough match, but Medusa finishes strong and gets the win.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-6-87 Footage from last week is shown as Tommy Rich sneaks up from behind and knocks Slater out with his world title belt. and then hits him again with it! Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Well, we're on the fast track to WrestleRock and we'll be talking a lot about that tonight. Huge main event as the Sheepherders will clash with Rip Oliver and Matt Borne. I understand we're all going to witness Tommy Rich kicking off his promotional tour. I guess we'll see what that's all about at the end of tonight's program. So much going on that we're going to go straight to the ring. Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The show's off to a hot start as Taylor and Zenk show off their tag team skills. Zenk nails Lopez with a superkick and Taylor follows with a flying five arm for the win! Resnick: Terry Taylor, Tom Zenk, congratulations on that fine win. We all heard the news last week, at WrestleRock, you two will be facing Norvell Austin's Original Midnight Express. Apparently, Brenda Britton set this up with Norvell, after you guys were on her show a few weeks ago. Zenk: Hey, we brought some flare to the Beauty Shop, I guess she wasn't ready for it. All joking aside, you can bet we're 100% focused on the Midnight Express. Taylor: That's right! We don't care how this match got signed, we're going to WrestleRock to show the Midnight's and the world that we're going to do big things in the AWA. Commercial Break Gama Singh vs. Clyde Purdue Gama seems irritated during the match and quickly ends things with a cobra clutch. Resnick: Gama Singh, I would like to officially announce that at WrestleRock, you have been signed to go one on one with Ray Stevens. That must be quite an honor to be wrestling a legend on the grandest stage. Gama: An honor? How is that an honor? I am a legitimate title contender who has been doing nothing but winning matches. And what do I get? A match with an old washed up has been at WrestleRock. What a joke! This is a slap of disrespect! Ray Stevens, I will take this all out on you! Commercial Break "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. Trent Knight It's all Peterson as he wins the match with a flying shoulder block from the top rope! Resnick: DJ, after just watching that, it looks like your back is 100%. It's you and Kevin Kelly at WrestleRock in a taped fist match. I'm sure you have some thoughts. DJ: For 2 years Kelly and I have fought at the biggest events in wrestling. Things have gotten very personal and recently he tried to seriously injure my back. Didn't get the job done! At WrestleRock, this comes to an end! Kelly! I'm going to punch your face until it's black and blue. I'm going to punch your ribs until their broken. And Vin Man, I'm begging you to interfere because I would love to cave in your face as well! Commercial Break Footage from a few weeks ago is shown of Jose Estrada burning Corporal Kirchner's eye with a lit cigar. That's followed by a picture of Kirchner lying in a hospital bed giving a thumbs up with his eye heavily bandaged. That's followed by Estrada's shoulder shrug reaction to Ken Resnick. Estrada then blows smoke in Resnick's face. We then go to a video of Kirchner leaving the hospital with an eye patch. Kirchner: I know I can only see out of one eye but that aint gonna stop me. At WrestleRock, it's going to be me and you Estrada! In other words, it's payback time! Resnick: Ok, we all just heard it. Nobody can say Corporal Kirchner doesn't have guts. I understand he had to sign a waiver for the match and he didn't hesitate. Estrada is a ruthless individual but I wouldn't want to be in his shoes at WrestleRock. Speaking of WrestleRock, my guests right now are Greg Gagne and Grizzly Boone. Boone stares Resnick down. Gagne: Ok Resnick, what was so important that you just had to bring us out here? Do you want to talk about how my Chosen Ones are going to give those doofus Olympians a wrestling lesson at WrestleRock? Resnick: Not exactly. I wanted you to be the first to hear the next match signed for WrestleRock. It's going to be Grizzly Boone taking on Jerry Blackwell! Gagne: (Laughs) Well, that is great news. Boone will finally get his chance to crush Fatwell for good. Boone: You're history Blackwell! When my Cabin Fever partner Manny Fernandez just up and left me, I was puzzled, pissed off and wasn't sure what I was going to do. Then along comes Greg Gagne. Greg was there, Greg cared. And Greg has paid me a lot of money to put you out of commission Blackwell. So again, you're history! Resnick: There's just one more thing. Gagne: Make it quick Ken because I assure you, we have better things to do right now. Resnick: Ok, if Jerry Blackwell defeats Grizzly Boone at WrestleRock, he will get 5 minutes with you Greg. The fans cheer as Gagne's face turns pale. Gagne starts to stutter but Boone calms him down and assures him this is a non issue. Resnick smirks as Boone leads Gagne away. Commercial Break Dream Machine vs. Todd Rooney Dream is all over his opponent and then hurls him out of the ring. Dream slams Rooney on the concrete and follows with a vertical suplex on the concrete. Dream rolls back in the ring and demands the Ref count Rooney out. Rooney doesn't even move as the Ref hits 10. Dream goes to ringside and snatches the mic from Resnick. Dream: That was dedicated to you Kerry Brown! Me and You and WrestleRock! Last man standing! After the beating I give you, you can bet I'll be the last man standing babay! Dream throws the mic at Resnick. Commercial Break The National Tag Team champions Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez are standing with Ken Resnick. Resnick: Gentlemen, I understand you wanted a public word with Jerry Jarrett. And here he comes. Welcome Jerry. Jarrett: Thank you Ken. First off I want to congratulate the National Champs on their performance at the Louisville Gardens. You guys fought the AWA world champs to a 60 minute draw, in what was a tag team classic. Now, what can I do for you? Larry: I'll get right to the point. Al and I want a rematch for the world titles and we want it at WrestleRock. Perez: You know we're entitled to one. Jarrett: No doubt about it but the AWA committee and myself have made a decision that the National titles should be defended at WrestleRock. Therefore... Larry cuts him off. Larry: Hold on one second. We'll make this easy. Al and myself know we can win the world titles from those Japanese Spudheads. That's a given. So, we've decided that we'll put our National titles up as well. Perez: See, wasn't that easy. Geez Larry, maybe you should run the AWA. Jarrett: Well, that does seem logical and I'm sure the fans would want to see a rematch. Ok, consider it done. Titles vs. Titles at WrestleRock. Larry and Al shake hands, hold up their National titles and arrogantly walk away. Commercial Break TV Champ Nick Busick vs. Ray Glader Busick hits the Spinebuster Slam and it's over! Resnick: Nick Busick, you've had an incredible TV title reign, taking on all comers. At WrestleRock, you'll be defending against Gerry Morrow. Morrow seems very confident and has a lot of money at stake. Busick: Yea, I've heard all about it. Big mistake Morrow. You should've just paid the million dollars because at WrestleRock, you're going to be down 2 million brother! Boos as Gerry Morrow comes out with a bottle of champagne. Resnick: Just hold on, please I don't want any trouble. Morrow: HAHAHA! Relax Ken. (Looks at Busick) Look, there is no need for animosity. We are just competitors who will be wrestling for de TV title. I have brought champagne to have a civilized toast to our upcoming match. I like you and as I have said, when I win de TV title at WrestleRock, you will have a job with me. Your choice, butler or chauffer? Busick steps forward but Morrow breaks the champagne bottle over his head!!! Busick is laid out. Resnick: What the hell! Why did you do that?!?! Morrow: To increase my chances of course. HAHAHA! Good day Ken. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down to Brenda. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the number one rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. (Looks at Yatsu) Yoshi, I love your attire today. Those dragons on your robe are scary. Now, big news, this will be the last Beauty Shop for a few weeks because I'll be hosting the WrestleRock updates starting next week. I just have to make sure I keep my voice strong because as you know I'll be singing with Billy Squire on night one and then with the Doobie Brothers on Night 2. I told them I wanted to sing Black Water and they better let me. Now, tonight's guest is somebody who's been looking up at the lights a lot lately. Welcome out Scorpio. Scorpio comes out smiling and raises his fist to the fans. Britton: For a guy on a losing streak, you seem to be in high spirits. Scorpio: Brenda, I sure am. Thanks to the Glamour Boys and Lightning Strike choosing me as their partner at WrestleRock, I feel rejuvenated. And since this is the show for news, I wanted to announce I'm going back to my name of 2 Cold Scorpio. Man I feel great! Britton: Well la dee da! Oh and for the record, I decide what big news is on my show and your name isn't it. I'll tell you what is though. I know who the British Bombers and Quebec Coalition have chosen as their 5th partner. WHAM! Yatsu nails Scorpio with a karate kick to the back of his head! The British Bombers and Quebec Coalition run out. All 5 men put the boots to Scorpio! Massive cheers as Lighting Strike and The Glamour Boys run out with fists flying! Brenda screams and runs away as a pier six brawl breaks out on the Beauty Shop set! Commercial Break Footage from Louisville is shown as Iaukea hits Steamboat on his previously injured neck with his kendo stick. Iaukea and Colon spike piledrive Steamboat! Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Neil Jordan Colon is ruthless and wins the match with a camel clutch! Resnick: Fans, I wanted to update you on the condition of Ricky Steamboat. He's had X-Rays done and thankfully there was no permanent damage done to his neck. I understand he will be here next week. Iaukea and Colon storm over. Iaukea: Ricky Steamboat, you have once again defied all odds. That wont last long because at WrestleRock, you will be facing a man with no emotion. A man who wants nothing more than to destroy you. That man is Carlos Colon and you must face your demise inside the steel cage! Colon: Steamboat! I have punished and punished you but that is nothing. At WrestleRock, when we get into the cage, that is when your real pain begins! I will make you suffer and suffer and suffer! Colon and Iaukea storm out as Resnick pulls himself together. Resnick: I also wanted to add that at WrestleRock, Iaukea's team of TNT and Kokina will be facing the Bruise Brothers. We'll be back. Commercial Break "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal vs. Arnie Goldstein Nelson is holding a branding iron outside the ring. Cooley easily wins the match with a running bulldog. Nelson hands Cooley the branding iron and Cooley proceeds to brand his fallen opponent. Resnick: There was absolutely no need for that. That poor man is now being treated by our medical staff. Nelson: That's a message to you Blackjack Mulligan! You want to fight a real cowboy in a bunkhouse match? Well, that's what your dealing with. Cooley: Mulligan! You fake! At WrestleRock I'm going to beat you and then I'm going to brand you! Commercial Break "Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver w/ "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer vs. The Sheepherders w/"The Beast" Rip Morgan All out brawl! Things get crazy when Morgan runs in with a chain! Things get crazier when Sawyer runs in with a chain of his own! The bell keeps ringing but these guys just tear into each other. They're fighting all over the place. Sawyer and Morgan are hitting each other with their chains! It's pure chaos as a commercial hits. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness, things have finally calmed down. Fans, before we go to Tommy Rich, Jerry Jarrett wants to make an announcement. Jarrett: Ken, I promised that WrestleRock was going to be the place to settle things. Well, after what just happen and what's been going on between those 6 men. I've decided that at WrestleRock it will be Sawyer, Borne and Oliver taking on Morgan and the Sheepherders in a triple chain match! Resnick: Oh my! I can't believe that! I believe that should defiantly settle things once and for all. (takes a deep breath) Ok, let's go to Tommy Rich. As for me, I'll see you next week. Tommy Rich and Baby Doll are standing in front of a car dealership. There's a big WrestleRich banner behind them. A Cadillac drives up with a WrestleRich logo on the driver's side door. On the hood is a painted picture of Tommy smiling with his world title. The car salesman gets out. Salesman: She's all yours champ! Rich looks at the car in awe. Rich: Baby Doll, isn't it beautiful? Baby Doll: I'm speechless. Tommy looks at the camera. Rich: (Points at the side door's logo) Today is a very special day. It's the official kick off to my WrestleRich promotional tour. That's right! Baby Doll and myself are going to drive around all the cities hyping up... me. My event! My world title showcase! I mean come on, after what I did to Predictable Dick Slater last week, I doubt he'll even show. But I will promise to give all my paying fans a spectacle they'll never forget! It's WrestleRich 87 and it's coming soon! Be There! WHAM! Tommy is nailed with a baseball bat from behind by Dick Slater! Baby Doll backs off. Slater puts the boots to Tommy. Slater picks up Tommy and slams his head on the hood! Slater drags Tommy by his hair and slams him head first into the car door. Slater takes his baseball bat and breaks all the windows. Slater pulls out a can of spray paint and writes "Slater" over Tommy's logo. Slater pops the hood and rips it off! Slater yanks down the big WrestleRich banner. A satisfied Slater leaves as Baby Doll runs over and attends to Tommy.

The NWA continues to deliver some well balanced house shows. I cracked up at the visual of Manny chasing Slick with Parsons following. Jayhawks and Trinity could be one wild feud. I enjoyed the tag matches. The teams are so evenly matched, things can go either way. I think Adonis could be back up in the main event scene soon. Smart booking with Rhodes ending the night. Nice touch with Fleming scouting out his next opponent. Shows how much of a pro he is. Outlaws get the win tonight. Can't wait until they face both Road Warriors. Tully keeps his grip on the title, with help from JJ of course.

Zodiac gets some momentum going as the Celestial Trinity get ready for a shot at the Posse. Sommers vs. Southern is the type of match I enjoy. Southern pulls out the crowd pleasing win. Hase gives Ole a bit of trouble, but the Veteran uses his heel experience to get one over on the super rookie. I love the Street/Haystacks combo. I could see these guys wearing gold again. I think Slick knew better than to mess with Manny LOL. Classic TV title match to end the show. Fleming edges out Yamada to retain. Once again, outstanding job with Fleming. He's brought a lot of prestige to the work horse title. Worldwide, Solid showcases for Deaton, S&S and Ritter. Siva earns himself a TV title shot. All titles on the line at the Spectacular...YES!!!!! Savage vs. Hansen is going to be epic!

In a fun change of pace, we get stablemates wrestling for the TV title. Winona proves she's a legit champ by retaining over the group's leader, Peterson. Hard hitting fast paced tag title match gets spoiled by Singh and Bennett. However, we get a twist as the Nasty Girls don't like this and do something about it. Richter and Combs go at it in a high profile rematch from Jailbreak. Combs puts up a serious fight but Richter ends things in a ruthless way and is now a dual champion. I would say Richter is officially back on track. Big time main event that gives the fans over 30 minutes of roller coaster action. Medusa does it and wins the NWA title! WOW! Looking forward to her reign, she deserves it. This was one of the best shows in the game this year. Great job!

AWA @ The Louisville Gardens 4-30-87 "El Jefe" Jose Estrada defeated Gene Ligon with a knee drop from the top rope Steve Doll w/Steve Simpson defeated Phil Lafon w/Richard Charland and Frenchy Martin- Charland and Simpson started fighting on the outside. Frenchy goes to the apron but Doll dropkicks Lafon into him and rolled up Lafon for the pin. Non Title Bout TV Champ Nick Busick defeated "The Vin Man" Vinnie Valentino with the Spinebuster Slam! Not a lot of sympathy for Vinnie. "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver defeated "The Beast" Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders- Wild and crazy match that ends with everybody fighting. During the craziness, Morgan tried to bring his chain into it but Oliver clotheslined him from behind which allowed Sawyer to get the chain and put Morgan down with it for the pin. Sheepherders kept fighting. Gama Singh defeated Bill Kazmaier- Kaz swung Gama into the corner and charged in but Gama moved, grabbed Kaz and executed a belly to back suplex for the win. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell and Greg Gagne never officially started- Before the bell rang, Gagne antagonized Blackwell long enough for Grizzly Boone to attack Blackwell from behind in what was obviously a set up. Boone slams Blackwell and follows with a big splash. Gagne adds insult by clamping the sleeper on Blackwell. Major heat. Carlos Colon/Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea defeated Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Bruise Brothers- These guys give the fans 20 minutes of non stop intense action. The Bruise Brothers, Kokina and TNT end up fighting all around the ring. The Ref is distracted by this. Steamboat is all over Colon and ends up hitting a flying press from the top rope. Steamboat covers but Iaukea runs in and nails Steamboat's previously injured neck with the kendo stick. Colon and Iaukea spike piledrive Steamboat! Iaukea yells at the Ref. Colon covers Steamboat as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami (C) vs. National Tag Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez Instant classic. Both teams show why they're holding gold. Jumbo and Fujinami look incredible tonight and are in total sync, showing off their suplex arsenal, submission holds and power moves. On the flip side, Larry and Perez bring their A game. They control segments with fluid teamwork. Larry works in his martial arts skills as Perez compliments this with his own set of suplexes. Both teams continue to go all out as they battle to a thrilling 60 minute draw.

Johnny Ace is getting some attention. Outlaw gets one over on the Polynesian Prince Renegade Warriors have been racking up some big wins. The Posse prove they're a cohesive unit by retaining their 6 man titles over Radiance. The Exotic One looks pretty good with a submission win over Wahoo. Slick's men go 50/50 tonight but the important thing is the US straps are still with Whatley and Conway. No way Dusty loses a bullrope match. Tully faces a tough challenge from Manny but JJ is the deciding factor. I think Manny deserves a rematch. Dorton S&S and Radiance give the fans a couple solid solo matches. Yamada is having a good run. I couldn't imagine having to take a belly to belly from Haystacks. Road Warriors vs. Stud Stable is a fun main event. RW's send the fans home happy.

WCPW continues to put out stacked shows!

The best thing about Eaton losing to Steamboat was Cornette's meltdown LOL. Thanks to Humongous, Orton gets the win. However, this only adds fuel to Konnan's fire. Damn, I think Backlund better be on high alert because Severn is a man on a mission. The visual of Steel grabbing Jack and Barr cracked me up. Bock is awesome! He had a well thought out answer for everything. Hmmmm, seeds planted for Backlund? I could see this being a fun story with Bock, Backlund and Windham. Classic 6 man tag to end the show with Pillman getting the exciting win. Vancouver, Tenta has been unstoppable, getting big wins over tough competition. Gantner literally beats Garvin to the punch. Payne beats Cactus in the battle of crazies. Nice break for Leo as he gets a good win with the good boys. Friction remains between British Steel. Tick...tick...tick. Tatum spoils another Windham/Backlund classic. The sight of Backlund dragging Tatum by the ear was priceless. Kelowna, Tough Tony puts down Easy Ed. TV champ Bubba better get ready. Owen is rebounding well from his injury. Bock is one smart man, letting OMG soften up Hennig. Tiger gets the best of the technical version of Barr. Well, I would say Red got his payback on Orton. Rainbow Warriors are proving to be a real pain for the Midnight's. Great stuff Rain!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-29-87 Footage from the WrestleRock Press Conference is shown, which of course ends with a brawl between Tommy Rich and Dick Slater. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up. Gerry Morrow and Scorpio will wrestle for a shot at the TV title. I've been told that title shot will happen at WrestleRock. Plenty more action along with a special WrestleRock report. Speaking of WrestleRock, joining me right now is the winner of the Mid South Coliseum tournament and the man who will face Tommy Rich for the AWA world title. I'm talking about Dick Slater. Cheers as Slater holds his fist up to the fans. Lance: Dick, I have to say, that was quite a spectacle that went down at the press conference. In just 4 weeks, you will have a chance at the AWA world title at WrestleRock. Slater: Lance, I made my intentions very clear. I'm going to win the AWA world title at WrestleRock. Tommy Rich is nothing but an arrogant and smug prima donna! Boos as Baby Doll comes out. Baby Doll: Lance, why are talking with this peon? When you should be talking to the greatest world champion in the history of wrestling. Tommy Rich is going to prove that once again at WrestleRich. (runs her finger down Slater's cheek) Slater, you're just not enough man to get the job done. Thundering boos as Tommy Rich slowly sneaks up behind Slater. Slater turns around as Rich blasts him with the world title belt! Baby Doll sits Slater up as Tommy rears back and hits him again with the title! Tommy pulls out a WrestleRich T-Shirt, smiles and holds it up, then puts it on the unconscious Slater. Rich: Lance! WrestleRich 87 is coming! Be there! Commercial Break "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown vs. Trent Watkins Brown is aggressive tonight and gets in a good showcase. He swings Watkins to the ropes and puts him down with a running high knee for the win. Resnick: Kerry Brown, I know you heard the announcement at the press conference. It will be you and Dream Machine in a last man standing match at WrestleRock. Brown: Music to my ears. Dream Machine! This ends at WrestleRock and trust me, it ends with you beaten down and out for the count! Commercial Break The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. Harold Bannister and Nolan Biggs Gagne arrogantly walks around the ring in his 70s style track suit. In the ring, Barr tags in Smiley. Smiley goes to the top rope as Barr applies the Boston Crab to Biggs. Smiley comes off the top rope with an elbow drop to the back. Smiley rolls over Biggs and gets the 1..2..3! Resnick: Greg Gagne, you look pretty confident for a guy set to face Jerry Blackwell tomorrow night at the Louisville Gardens. Gagne: Come on Ken, Fatwell is no challenge for me. It's about time somebody put that big oof in his place and that someone is me. Now, let's talk about the big news. It's now official, the Chosen Ones will face the Olympians at WrestleRock. I'm really looking forward to that. Bradley Rheingans and I have some history at WrestleRock. Resnick: You mean when him and Crusher ended up beating you to a bloody pulp? Barr: Watch your mouth Resnick! Smiley: Do not ever antagonize the Great Gagne again. Gagne: Yea Ken, you do that again and I'll set up a meeting with you and Grizzly. Bottom line, Olympians, WrestleRock is going to be sweet revenge courtesy of the Chosen Ones. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, up next, making his return to the AWA, is a man with a legendary reputation. "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Todd Rooney Stevens looks tough and gritty as he takes it to his opponent before finishing him off with the bombs away! The fans give him quite the ovation. Resnick: Ray Stevens! Welcome back to the AWA! Judging by these fans reaction, they've really missed you. Stevens: Thank you Ken and I missed them as well. It's so good to come back to my roots. I might be getting up there but I assure you, I still have fuel in the tank. Hell, I'm even thinking about making another run at some gold. Ray winks at the camera and exits. Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot at WrestleRock "Champagne" Gerry Morrow vs. Scorpio Morrow takes his time as he takes off his suit, fedora hat and sunglasses. The bell rings but Morrow keeps shewing Scorpio away. The fans cheer as Scorpio nails Morrow with a dropkick. Morrow staggers up as Scorpio scoop slams him. Scorpio swings Morrow to the ropes and back drops him. Morrow rises as Scorpio dropkicks him through the ropes. Morrow gets up but falls back down. Morrow tries to regroup. He staggers up just as Scorpio dives through the ropes and puts him down again! The fans are going nuts. Scorpio is feeling great as he hurls Morrow back in the ring. Scorpio goes to the top rope but his excitement gets the best of him as he caters to the fans. Scorpio goes for a flying leg drop but Morrow moves. Morrow clears the cobwebs. He picks up Scorpio and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Morrow follows with a neckbreaker. Morrow hops on the middle ropes and executes a diving headbutt. He picks up Scorpio and hits a double arm DDT 1..2..3! Resnick: Well, Gerry Morrow, you've sealed the deal for a TV title match at WrestleRock. Before we get to that, I have to ask. Since your Top Dollar Phils didn't win any gold, are you out one million dollars? Morrow: HAHAHA! Very good Ken. De answer is no. You see, I am a very smart man and I always have a contingency plan. Tonight was step one. I went to my business associates and made de bet double or nothing. If I win de TV title, I owe nothing. HAHAHA! Mr. Busick, I am sorry to say, your title reign comes to an end at WrestleRock. Do not worry, your future will be secure, because I believe you would make a great personal assistant to me. Commercial Break "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man vs. Vic Dutro Vin Man applauds as Kelly clamps on the full nelson for the win. Kelly swings Dutro around and tosses him across the ring. The fans boo as Kelly gives them a double bicep pose. Resnick: Vinnie, your man has a tough task at WrestleRock when he faces DJ Peterson in a taped fist match. I understand Jerry Jarrett signed this match so both of them can finally get this rivalry out of their systems. Vin: Rezzy, I have to laugh. My man Kev has beaten up that dope Peterson so often that its not as fun anymore. Resnick: Well, DJ did beat Kelly in the tournament. Kelly: Shut up! I'm the one who was able to walk out on my own two feet, not him! Peterson! I can't wait to pound on your stupid head! Over and over again! Commercial Break Another vignette with Outback Jack Jack is in a bar drinking a beer when somebody yells out "Hey Jack, I hear you're going to WrestleRock mate" Jack: Indeed I am. It's time the world gets to see what Outback Jack is all about. I'm going to have a stonker with some woos name Putski. (Laughs) Sorry kid, but you're in for the barney of your life and trust me, this doesn't end well for you. Get ready AWA, the great man from down under is coming. The bar mates chant Jack's name while holding up their beer mugs. Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Neil Jordan Putski looks great tonight and finishes things off with the Polish Hammer! Resnick: Ok, Scott Putski, I'm sure you saw the video. Yes, it will be you taking on Outback Jack at WrestleRock. Putski: It seems to me Outback Jack is underestimating me some. Fine by me. The odds are usually stacked against me. Sometimes I win and sometimes I don't but one thing's for sure, I'll give you all I have and I'll give you a fight. Outback Jack's going to see that first hand. Putski exits. Resnick: Fans. I wanted to bring out Scorpio. Scorpio, I know you've been frustrated lately but you have nothing to be ashamed of after that match with Gerry Morrow. Scorpio: (deep breath) Appreciate that Ken, but I just can't seem to get it together lately. Cheers as the Glamour Boys and Lightning Strike come out. Horner: Scorpio, you've got so much talent that I just think you don't know what to do with it. We think we can help. At WrestleRock, we're facing the British Bombers and Quebec Coalition. Each side gets to choose a 5th partner. We all agreed that we want you in that spot. We can help get you back on track and you defiantly can help us. What do you say? The fans cheer as Scorpio smiles. Scorpio: I say, I'm in! Let's do this! Glamour Boys and Lightning Strike pat him on the back and welcome him in. Commercial Break "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer, "Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Sam Smith. JB Jones and Kurt Ryder It's a wild one. Borne holds Jones as Oliver comes down with a double axehandle to the head. Sawyer gets tagged in and finishes things off with a powerslam! Resnick: Fans, tomorrow night at the Louisville Gardens there will be a triple main event. Ricky Steamboat and The Bruise Brothers will face Carlos Colon, Kokina and TNT. In another 6 man tag, Sawyer, Borne and Oliver will face Rip Morgan and the Sheepherders. And, Jerry Jarrett signed it. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami will defend the AWA world tag titles against National tag champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez. What a night of action that will be. Switching gears, you're going to see footage from last week followed by comments from Blackjack Mulligan. Footage is shown of Wendell Cooley and Nelson Royal hitting Mulligan with a chair. Cooley then bulldogs Mulligan on the chair, twice! Mulligan: (Bandaged head) Cooley! Royal! You boys want to play cowboy? Let's play cowboy! Wendell Cooley! I'm challenging you to a bunkhouse match at WrestleRock boy! Let's see what kind of cowboy you really are. Commercial Break Two prelim wrestlers are in the ring set for action. Before the bell rings, ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER hits the ring and destroys both men! Abdullah drops an elbow on each man, then hurls them out of the ring. Abdullah goes outside but Resnick sprints out of there. Abdullah gets out his fork. Other prelim wrestlers run out but Abdullah thrusts each one with his fork. Officials and a swarm of security run out as the commercial hits. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness! I...I had no idea Abdullah the Butcher was even in the building. (gathers himself) Ok, joining me now is Bob Armstrong. The fans cheer as "Bad to the bone" blasts over the speakers. Resnick: Bob, at WrestleRock, when the match is over, you or Ron Fuller will be gone from the AWA. A lot at stake here. Armstrong: It really couldn't end any other way. Ron Fuller! I'm sending you packing, just like I did your family. You're the last obstacle. Boos as Ron Fuller walks out. Fuller: Armstrong, I just can't wait for WrestleRock. I want to cave your face in right now! Armstrong: We can do this now if you want! Resnick: Look, there's a ref getting in the ring. Go right ahead. Resnick gets out of there as Armstrong and Fuller start trading blows. Impromptu Match "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller After brawling around the ring, the Ref finally gets them inside. As Armstrong goes through the ropes, Fuller nails him with a knee lift. Fuller grabs the top rope and chokes Armstrong with his boot, then rakes it across Armstrong's face. Ron picks up Armstrong and slams him down, then follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Fuller swings Armstrong into the corner and charges in but Armstrong lifts his boot as Fuller hits it head first. Fuller staggers back as Armstrong puts him down with a clothesline. Armstrong stomps away, picks Fuller up and slams him down. Armstrong follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Armstrong swings Fuller into the corner and charges in with a forearm blast. Armstrong hip tosses Fuller across the ring. Fuller rolls around then staggers up as Armstrong nails him with a knee lift. Fuller fly's up then rolls out of the ring. While the Ref is holding Armstrong back, Fuller reaches in his tights and puts on a pair of brass knuckles. Fuller slowly gets on the apron. Armstrong rushes over. Fuller takes a swing but Armstrong ducks and hoists Fuller up to back suplex him back in the rung but while Fuller's in the air, he clocks Armstrong on his head with the brass knuckles. Armstrong crashes down with Fuller on top 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! Fuller quickly rolls out if the ring and hides his brass knuckles. Commercial Break Resnick: Well fans, Ron Fuller gets one over on Bob Armstrong and the Ref tonight. Will that happen again at WrestleRock? Ron Fuller interrupts. Fuller: Bob Armstrong! That's just a taste of what you're going to get at WrestleRock. When it's all over, you're going to have to live with the cold hard fact. A Fuller will always be better than an Armstrong. Fuller smiles and walks away Resnick: (Shakes his head) On that note, we're going to end the show with a WrestleRock report hosted by Brenda Britton. WrestleRock Report with Brenda Britton Brenda is standing in front of a WrestleRock 87 banner Brenda: Hi everybody and welcome to the WrestleRock report with who else but me as your host. Don't worry, I'll be back next week with a Beauty Shop. Brenda announces the matches already signed Tommy Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Dick Slater- AWA World Title Bout Ricky Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon- Steel Cage match Nick Busick (C) vs. Gerry Morrow- TV Title Bout Bob Armstrong vs. Ron Fuller- Loser leaves AWA Dream Machine vs. Kerry Brown- Last Man Standing DJ Peterson vs. Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man- Taped Fist match Glamour Boys/Lightning Strike/Scorpio vs. British Bombers/Quebec Coalition and ? w/Frenchy Martin Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. The Olympians Outback Jack vs. Scott Putski Brenda: Now, if that wasn't enough, three more matches have been signed. El Canek will defend the AWA International title against Abdullah the Butcher. Wow! That's going to be crazy! And since I have all the big scoops. I talked to Wendell Cooley and Nelson Royal and they've happily accepted Blackjack Mulligan's bunkhouse match challenge. And, I'm really looking forward to this one, that second rate team of Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk are going to face the original Midnight Express. Thank you Norvell! More matches announced next week. Geez, it's no wonder WrestleRock will take place over 2 nights. Now let's throw in the Rock. On night 1, Billy Squire is going to perform and then on night 2, the Doobie Brothers are going to rock the stadium. I can't wait. I heard both Billy Squire and the Doobie Brothers are going to let me sing with them. That guarantees a sell out for sure. WrestleRock 87 takes place on Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Also available on closed circuit TV in all the AWA arenas. Special ticket packages if you want to attend both nights. Until next week toooodles.

Spartanburg Vice gives the Stud Stable a fight, but Fuller is lethal with a loaded towel. Irwin ends a very tough match with the bicycle kick. Props to Steve Armstrong for putting up a valiant effort but nobody gets up from a Haystacks leg drop. Hansen and Savage get into a wild brawl! Can't wait for their first showdown. Awesome promo by the Horsemen! I loved the history and explanation. Flair's going to need some friends or at least some allies. Will the Horsemen be recruiting a 4th member? Such an intriguing story. Brickhouse looks strong, but in the end, the Natural retains. Fleming is a wrestling machine. Worldwide, I like Adonis getting TV time. I think he has a lot of value. Nice win for the tough guys. Yamada scores a big victory over Whatley. Love the importance being put on the TV title. Memorial Day will indeed be spectacular for the NWA!