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I like the new format coming. Especially the mega events. You've done an incredible job building the WWW into a top promotion. Hard hitting TV title match to kick things off. Singh retains against former champ Peterson. Will Singh have enough left for the tag title match? Well, Singh does have enough left but the champs still get upset by Morgan and Misty Blue. We have new tag champs! The celebration is short lived as Singh and Bennett give the new champs a brutal beating. Combs fights off Maxine to retain the Dual titles. Damn, Luna really gets her point across threatening Madusa. Moretti and Nellie give the fans over 30 minutes of exciting action. Moretti retains in a classic.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-1-87 Footage from last week is shown as Ricky Steamboat returns and goes to town on Carlos Colon! Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another exciting episode of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up as you'll see Dick Slater, Lightning Strike, Rip Morgan, the Glamour Boys, Gama Singh, DJ Peterson and TV champ Nick Busick. Corporal Kirchner takes on Ricardo Santana. And listen to this main event. AWA world champ Tommy Rich teams with Ron Fuller and the Dream Machine to take on Blackjack Mulligan, Bob Armstrong and Kerry Brown. Well fans, you saw what happened last week and now I'm happy to say, joining me now is none other than Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! The fans get up and cheer as Steamboat makes his way out. He takes in all the cheers, smiles and waves, then heads over and shakes Lance's hand. Lance: (Smiling) Ricky, so glad to have you back. How are you feeling? Steamboat: Lance, it feels so great to be back! I feel better than ever and have a clean bill of health. Lance: That's great news indeed. Well, after what happened last week, it's obvious you haven't forgotten about Carlos Colon. Steamboat: That's right! Carlos Colon not only costed me the AWA world title but that piledriver he gave me on the concrete almost ended my career! For 3 months all I thought about was getting revenge and payback on Carlos Colon. That did nothing but motivate me. And here I am, better than ever. I've spoken to Jerry Jarrett and he has already signed the match. Monday, April 18th at the Mid South Coliseum, it will be me and Colon! I opted out of the tournament because I will not be satisfied with anything until I get my hands on Carlos Colon. Colon! Iaukea! The clock is ticking. Get ready because the Dragon is back! Lance: Alright, there you have it. Fans, lets get to the ring. "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. Neil Jordan DJ gives Jordan a big back drop, then quickly climbs to the top rope. Jordan rises as DJ puts him down with the flying shoulder block for the pin! The fans cheer as DJ pumps his fists to them. Commercial Break "The Beast" Rip Morgan vs. Milt May Morgan storms the ring with his chain, swings it around before tossing it. The bell rings and Morgan destroys his opponent before putting him out of his misery with a big boot to the head! Morgan grabs his chain and heads over to a very nervous Resnick. Resnick: Just take it easy. This weekend at the Monroe Civic Center, it will be you and Buzz Sawyer in a chain match. This goes all the way back to Big Brawl, when you interfered in Sawyer's world title bout. Morgan: And I would do it again! I told you, I'm the only wild beast around here and I'm going to finally put that puppy dog down with this! Resnick runs away as Morgan swings his chain. Commercial Break WRESTLEROCK 87! Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th from the Liberty Bowl. Resnick: WrestleRock 87 is coming! However, before we get there, the AWA has a stop at the Mid South Coliseum on Monday April 18th. On that night, 8 men will compete in a tournament with the winner receiving a world title shot at WrestleRock. Last year's tournament was won by Tony St. Clair. He went on to have an absolute classic match with Ricky Steamboat at WrestleRock 86. I'm expecting the same excitement this year. One name that has been announced for the tournament is set for action right now. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs. Charlie Diggs Solid showcase for Slater as he dismantles his opponent before finishing him off with a Russian Leg Sweep! Slater cuts a promo and says he wants the world title and he's going to run roughshod over everybody in the upcoming tournament! Commercial Break The Glamour Boys vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader The Glamour Boys head to the ring, slapping hands with the fans. WHAM! They're nailed from behind by the British Bombers! The Bombers beat them down pretty bad. They pick up Doll and throat drop him on the guard railing! They double slam Simpson on the concrete. Smith picks Simpson up and holds him as Taylor blasts him with a running forearm! Officials and medics run out and tend to the Glamour Boys as the Bombers head over to Resnick. Resnick: I don't know what to say! Just what was that all about? My goodness! Smith: We've been constantly overlooked but not any more! Taylor: That's right! We've sat back and watch those pretty boys get all this attention. Well, I bet we have people's attention now. Don't we! Commercial Break AWA TV Champ Nick Busick vs. Eric Limen Busick's on fire tonight and wins the match with his Spinebuster Slam! Resnick: Nick Busick, you certainly have a firm grip on that TV title. Next week, 2 more names will be drawn for a match, with the winner getting a TV title shot the following week. Busick: I promised to be a fighting champ and I'll defend this title against anyone, anywhere. It doesn't matter who wins next week because I plan on holding this here title for a long, long time! Commercial Break Corporal Kirchner vs. Ricardo Santana The bell rings and Santana offers a handshake. Kirchner takes a moment, then offers his hand but Santana slaps him across the face. Kirchner goes nuts and pounds away on Santana, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Kirchner picks up Santana, swings him into the corner and charges in but Santana moves. Santana grabs Kirchner and hurls him out of the ring. Santana goes to the apron. Kirchner staggers up as Santana nails him with a double axehandle. Santana picks up Kirchner and once again slaps him across the face. Big mistake! Santana takes a swing but Kirchner ducks, hoists him up and hits a fallaway slam on the concrete! Kirchner rolls back into the ring as the Ref hits the 10 count. Kirchner grabs his American Flag and circles the ring as Santana lays on the outside in agony. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down on Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the beauty shop. Yoshi, as always you look menacing. Yoshiaki Yatsu just bows. Britton: That's my guy. Ok, well, tonight's show might not live up to my usual standards. You'll see why. My guest tonight is a man who refers to himself as Crusher. I'm talking about Jerry Fatwell, oh I mean Blackwell. Blackwell comes out and him and Yatsu have a bit of a staredown. Britton: You better watch yourself or Yoshi will beat you up. Just relax big guy. Now, you call yourself Crusher but I haven't seen you crush anyone. Blackwell: Then Missy, you haven't been watching. BOOOOOOS as Greg Gagne comes out. Britton: Greg Gagne! Thank goodness! You saved my show this week. What brings you out? Gagne: Brenda, I have to agree with you. (Looks at Blackwell) She's right. You're not the Crusher Blackwell I remember. (Blackwell moves forward) Whoa, relax big man. I'm here to help. As you and all these idiots know, I'm trying to make the AWA great again. My chosen ones are tearing up the tag team scene right now. I'm the greatest TV champion in AWA history, but what I need is some muscle. I need some force. Blackwell, that could be you. You've gotten soft but I can bring you back to AWA glory. Come on, join me and let's make the AWA great again. Blackwell: Greg, my answer is simple. Hell NO! Massive cheers Greg and Brenda are stunned. Britton: You're a fool! Gagne: I knew it! You're nothing but a fat piece of blubber! You're pathetic Fatwell! Blackwell pushes Gagne down! Yatsu comes over but Blackwell gets his fists up. Britton: No! He's not worth it Yoshi. Get off my set Fatwell! Blackwell: (Laughs) my pleasure. Blackwell leaves. Britton: Greg! Are you ok? Until next week toooodles. Show ends as an embarrassed Gagne is helped up by Brenda and Yatsu. Commercial Break Gama Singh vs. Keith Rogers Gama hits a vertical suplex and follows with several knee drops. Gama swings Rogers to the ropes and wins the match with the sleeper! Resnick: Gama Singh has been racking up the wins of late. I understand he's in contention for the AWA International title. Speaking of that, AWA International Champ El Canek will be defending that title in Puerto Rico against Abdullah the Butcher later this month. I'm sure we'll get footage of that big match. Commercial Break Lightning Strike vs. Trent Knight and Richard Jenkins Allen puts Jenkins down with a missile dropkick, the tags in Horner. Horner swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop for the win! Resnick: After that display, Lightning Strike might be in line for a title shot very soon. Switching gears, this weekend at the Monroe Civic Center, Tommy Rich defends the AWA world title against Blackjack Mulligan. We all saw what happened the last time they met. I think Tommy was not only lucky to walk out with the title but was lucky to walk out alive. Well, get ready because both men will be involved in our big 6 man tag main event, up next. Commercial Break AWA World Champ Tommy "Wildfire" Rich/The Dream Machine and "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller w/Baby Doll vs. Blackjack Mulligan/"Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown and "Bullet" Bob Armstrong There's a lot of hatred in this match. The bell rings and fists start flying! Mulligan goes right after Rich and pummels him in the corner. Brown and Dream Machine fight to the outside and all around the ring. Armstrong hammers away on Fuller. All 6 men keep on fighting. After a few minutes of this, the Ref throws up his hands and calls for a Double DQ. The bell's ringing but the fight doesn't slow down. Brown and Dream fight into the crowd. Armstrong and Fuller continue brawling in the ring. Baby Doll tries to attack Mulligan but Mulligan puts her over his knee and spanks her as the fans go nuts. Rich staggers up. Mulligan tosses Baby Doll aside. The final scene is Mulligan clamping the claw on Rich as Rich slowly sinks down.

Enjoying Flair's slow burn to babyface story. Props to you for taking your time with it and really building it up. Trinity vs. Good & Plenty, talk about good vs. evil. This week it's Siva Afi who's Hansen's latest victim. Dusty and Duggan are a perfect America's Team. Adonis puts Adias away with the Goodnight Irene. Jaggers better get checked out by a Doctor after that finish. Man, that was brutal. Hase is putting that Scorpion Death Lock to good use. Savage attacks Adonis as things get hotter and hotter. Thanks to Miss Linda, Yamada gets a huge win over Street. YES! Ritter and Duggan go at it in a taped fist match! Ritter wins this one and I hope we get another. NWA continues to deliver solid house shows. Great job!

SuperBlast is here! Konga is "He", the story has come full circle. He does big damage to Atlas and Luger. Curious to see what Vader thinks of all this. Gilbert! I should've seen this coming. The man goes from ultra babyface to red hot heel in one match. Great angle. RnR get help from a Fabulous One! Crowd popping moment as they triple dropkick Hayes for the big win. Watts, Brody and Murdoch pull off one of the biggest screw jobs ever. Hold on! Ladd outdoes them by using TBS and Turner! I have to say I loved it when Ladd fired Watts as an announcer. This was such a fun ride. Gordy and Williams outpower Demolition to win the titles! Very creative way for Dibiase to beat Snake for the title. I loved that finish! 45 minutes of Reed and Lawler sounds pretty good to me. A rematch is coming! Great to see you back for the big show. SuperBlast was indeed a blast. Hang in there buddy.

You know you're in for a wild night when Kamala and the Savages kick things off. Things kick up a notch between the New Breed and RPMs. One night in and Sherri already helps Budro get on the winning track. I love this pairing. I figured Spivey wouldn't walk away quietly. Brown has brought out Spivey's dangerous side. This could be bad news for Brown. Whoa! 3 Grapplers?!?! Looks like Rotunda and Steiner need another guy. This story has been a lot of fun. After an action packed match, the Rockers take down the Nasty Boys and win the tag titles! Huge moment. Jimmy Jam along with Precious are really rolling in Windy City. The Superfly has arrived!!! Once again the shenanigans work in Idol's favor as he retains against a fired up Adams. Harley comes out and the faces end the night standing tall. With both Harley and Adams on the hunt, Idol's reign might be in trouble. Then again, the Universal Heartthrob always finds a way to walk out with the title. Bring on Disaster in Des Plaines!

AWA releases Spike Huber, Soldat Ustinov and Phil Apollo AWA picks up Abdullah the Butcher, TNT and Norvell Austin (as a manager)

AWA @ The Roanne Fieldhouse 3-27-87 "Dynamite" DJ Peterson defeated Phil Apollo with a flying shoulder tackle The Glamour Boys wrestled The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne to a 10 minute draw- After the match, the Chosen Ones tried an ambush but the Glamour Boys saw it coming and double back dropped them and followed by double drop kicking them out of the ring in front of Gagne. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man defeated Scorpio- Vin distracted Scorpio which allowed Kelly to nail Scorpio with a double axehandle to his upper back. Kelly then clamped on the full nelson and it was all over. On his way out, Scorpio was visible upset and flipped over a chair. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown defeated "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal by DQ- Brown was in control when Dream Machine hit the ring and attacked Brown. The Ref called for the DQ. Cooley and Royal didn't seem to mind as they left while Dream got in a few more shots on Brown. The British Bombers defeated The Olympians- After a pier six brawl, the Ref was guiding Rheingans back to his corner, this allowed Smith to clip Kazmaier behind the knee as Taylor nailed him with his running forearm to get the win. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater defeated The Dream Machine- The fans were into this battle of old USWA rivals. During the match, Kerry Brown came to ringside and distracted Dream Machine, allowing Slater to roll up Dream for the pin. Brown then stormed the ring and got some payback on Dream Machine. "Bullet" Bob Armstrong defeated "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller- During a ref bump, Fuller pulled out a foreign object. Armstrong ducked Fuller's swing and hit an atomic drop. The object flew out of Fuller's hand. Armstrong grabbed it and knocked Fuller out. The Ref crawled over and counted 1..2..3! AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez (C) vs. The Bruise Brothers The champs stalling tactics did nothing but piss the Bruise Brothers off. The Bruise Brothers went at them full force as they dominated the opening minutes with blunt force power. The titles were very close to changing hands on several occasions. The tide finally turns when Perez nailed Snowman with a knee to the back from the apron, Snowman then staggered into a swinging neckbreaker from Larry. Perez and Larry control the next segment with a lot of double teaming and quick tags. Minutes later, Snowman makes the hot tag to Cameron and Cameron totally cleans house. Bruise Brothers take control until Larry breaks a pin which brings in Snowman. Chaos ensues as the Ref looses control. Both teams battle to the outside and eventually both teams are counted out. They give the fans a few more minutes of fighting to close out the show. Official decision- A double c.o.- Still AWA National tag champs- Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez

Brickhouse is always a good choice to open up a show. Miss Linda announces Street and Dundee will represent in the Crockett Cup. Watch out for this sleeper team. Huge news indeed as the UWF will send in 3 top teams to represent! The Crockett Cup is stacked beyond belief. Siva continues to look good on TV. Adonis might be in big trouble. Never make the Macho Man mad. Good seeing Angel of Death making an impact. The battle royal shows how stacked your tag team division is. Only one spot left and the Southern Boys take it! Worldwide, Tough Guy Inc might not be going to the Crockett Cup but they remind everybody their still tough. Hase continues to shine. Can't wait to see who Tully is defending against. Also eagerly awaiting the Brackets. Veterans Ole and Irwin pick up nice wins. Fighting TV champ Fleming makes the most of his main event slot by retaining over El Santo.

Vegas! Here we go! I know Eddie was pretty pleased getting one over on his rival to advance. Finlay gets the better of Easy Ed to get his vengeance. and it Black Gold upset former champs Fuchi and Hito to advance. The Big Cat makes his impressive presence known with that win over Burke. Hennig puts his brains to use and it pays off. Although, he's going to have a furious Humungous coming after him. The crazy and wild youngsters go at it with Sabu edging out Jack. British Steel's woes continue as the Bomb Squad advance. Cornette and Bubba made a big mistake underestimating St. Clair. St. Clair's forearm blast gives him the c.o. win and I'm sure a rematch. Hart Foundation win the tag chess match over the Crazy Gang. Owen finds out the hard way, you have to be 100% going against Backlund. Backlund takes advantage and walks out CA champ. I'm all for another Backlund reign. I've got to hand it to them, the Midnights always find a way to keep their titles. Great way to end Night 1. Night 2, let's do this! Garvin kicks things off with an impressive win over Mando. In an anticipated battle of the big men, Texas Red gets his vengeance with a tough win over Grizzly. Hey, at least Red spared him the heart punch. Well, the Playboy Club defiantly weren't lucky in Vegas. The fans were as they got to see Rose get Quaked! Pillman put up one heck of a fight but Young stops him with the DDT. Oh man, Black Gold scores another upset, this time over the Guerreros! Black Gold are in the finals. NO Way! Victory and Tatum are together again! Watch out! Big time upset as the Bomb Squad advances over the Hart Foundation. I did not see this finals match up coming but I know these young teams will deliver. Simmons gets his vengeance with a dominating finish over Payne. TDT gives Badd Co. more than they bargain for. However, Badd Co. pulls off a sweet finish to show why they're the champs. Props to young Jarrett for hanging tough but in the end this is Severn's domain. You're right, who can take the title from the Beast? YES!!!!!! Bock is here! OMG does the damage and Bock puts his legendary skills to use. A Windham vs. Bock series could be one of the game's best ever! The finals have arrived and these 2 young teams put it all out there. Black Gold wins it all! However, Bomb Squad also leave as stars. Great match! Another outstanding Pacific supercard in the books!

WOW! Singh annihilates Peterson to take the TV title! Hot tag match as Misty Blue takes charge to help get her team the win. I will say this, these matches are going to make Morgan tougher. Babyface Nellie gets the biggest win of her career by taking down Richter! Like Lowblow mentioned, these losses don't tarnish Richter, they make this story better. Things are falling into place nicely for the next supercard

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 3-25-87 Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another exciting edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. In action tonight will be, Buzz Sawyer, the British Bombers, Jerry Blackwell, Ricardo Santana, AWA World tag team champions, Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami. You're going to see a flag match between Corporal Kirchner and Soldat Ustinov. After what happened last week on the Beauty Shop, Phil Apollo has challenged Gerry Morrow to a match and Morrow has gladly accepted. And the main event will see Scott Putski take on Carlos Colon. Fans, as you know, next week at the Monroe Civic Center, Tommy Rich will once again defend the AWA world title against Blackjack Mulligan. Lets go to the ring as Mulligan is set for action. Blackjack Mulligan vs. Arnie Goldstein Mulligan makes it quick as he pounds away on his opponent, swings him to the ropes and hits a diving back elbow smash for the win! As Mulligan is celebrating, Baby Doll comes out to ringside. She's yelling up at Mulligan. Mulligan slowly walks to the ropes and has a few words. Boos as Tommy Rich hits the ring with a chair! Mulligan turns around just in time and ducks the swing as Rich hits the turnbuckles with the chair. Mulligan punches away on Rich and yanks the chair from him. As Rich tries to get out of there, Mulligan helps him out by smacking his back with the chair, which sends Rich tumbling through the ropes. Baby Doll runs over to help Rich as Mulligan holds up the chair to the cheering fans. Commercial Break The British Bombers vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Bombers are aggressive tonight. After giving their opponents some hard hitting shots, Smith clips Dutro behind the knee as Taylor blasts him with a running forearm for the win. Resnick tries to get a word with the Bombers but for some reason, the Bombers just walk by him. Commercial Break WRESTLEROCK 87- Two night extravaganza! May 28th and May 29th @ The Liberty Bowl Resnick: That's right fans, Wrestlerock 87 is coming! Now listen to this, the road to Wrestlerock begins on Monday April 18th at the Mid South Coliseum. Just like last year, there will be a 8 man one night tournament. The winner of that tournament will get an AWA world title shot at WrestleRock. I'm really looking forward to going back to the Mid South Coliseum on April 18th. Now let's get to the ring for a special challenge match. "Champagne" Gerry Morrow vs. Phil Apollo You can tell Apollo is heated. As soon as the bell rings, he's all over Morrow. He swings Morrow to the ropes and hip tosses him. Morrow rises as Apollo dropkicks him down. Apollo climbs to the middle turnbuckles. Morrow staggers up as Apollo nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Apollo swings Morrow to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Morrow drops down and headbutts the back of Apollo's head. Morrow regroups. Morrow executes a vertical hanging suplex. Morrow picks Apollo up and hits a neckbreaker. Morrow slowly picks up Apollo and hits a double underhook DDT. Morrow picks up Apollo and once again hits a double underhook DDT 1..2..3! Resnick: Gerry Morrow, it's been sometime since we've seen you in action. I must admit, pretty impressive. I have to ask, what about that million dollar bet? Are you looking for another team to guide? Morrow: First of all, I had to show Phil Apollo who de Boss iz. I think he got de message. HAHAHA! While I was in de ring, something occurred to me. I have to much talent to waste. I am going to put my talent to use. As far as dat bet goes. Well, I have an idea. I will talk to my business associates and renegotiate things. I will keep you posted and we will soon have a toast. Good day. Commercial Break Ricardo Santana vs. Milt May Santana works May's back pretty good and wins the match with a Boston Crab. Commercial Break "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Nate Gardener During the match, Greg Gagne was seen up the aisle, scouting. Blackwell slams Nate, swings off the ropes and hits the body splash for the win. Resnick: Jerry Blackwell, you just racked up another win. Did you happen to see Greg Gagne out here? Any idea why? Blackwell: I have no idea and I really don't care. Ken, the only thing on my mind is getting in that tournament and getting a world title shot at WrestleRock! Commercial Break Footage from the Alumni Coliseum is shown as Frenchy Martin and Phil LaFon appear in the ring and escort Richard Charland to the back. Resnick: Fans, you just saw the footage. Joining me now is Frenchy Martin. Frenchy, obviously you have serious intentions here in the AWA. Frenchy: That is an understatement! A revolution is happening and I am leading it. I would like to introduce my team, Richard Charland and Phil LaFon, the Quebec Coalition. Charland and LaFon come out wearing Quebec flag colored wrestling gear. Frenchy: These two men were involved in previous teams. Now, their partners were credible but lets be honest, they weren't Canadian. Richard, I know you liked Spike Huber and he has been compensated well and has gone on to other things. Phil, lets face it, you were forced into being somebody you are not. You two together and my expertise, we will be unstoppable. Now, watch as the revolution begins! The Quebec Coalition w/Frenchy Martin vs, Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Solid showcase for the Quebec Coalition. Charland uses his brutality as Lafon impresses with high octane offense. Charland suplexes Glader as Lafon swings off the ropes and hits a senton for the win! Commercial Break FLAG Match! Corporal Kirchner vs. Soldat Ustinov Soldat attacks at the bell and pounds away on Kirchner. Soldat swings Kirchner to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Kirchner swings back and puts Soldat down with a clothesline. Kirchner swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kirchner picks up Soldat but Soldat rakes the eyes and hurls Kirchner out of the ring. Soldat goes to the outside, slams Kirchner's head on the apron and hurls Kirchner back in the ring. Soldat gets in the ring and hops on the middle ropes. Kirchner staggers up as Soldat nails him with a diving clothesline 1..2..Kirchner barley gets his shoulder up. Soldat berates the Ref and threatens him. Soldat picks up Kirchner and swings him into the corner. Soldat charges in but Kirchner sticks his boot up as Soldat hits it head on. The fans start the USA chant as Kirchner pumps his fists. Soldat slowly rises as Kirchner punches away, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Soldat rises as Kirchner scoop slams him. Kirchner swings Soldat into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Kirchner grabs Soldat and hits a Fireman's Carry slam 1..2..3!! HUGE POP! Kirchner grabs his American Flag and proudly walks around the ring waving it as the fans chant USA! Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down on Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome again to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. With me as always is my personal bodyguard, Yoshiaki Yatsu. Yoshi, great to see you. Yoshi bows. Britton: Tonight is a great night! Please welcome out the AWA National tag team champs, Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez! YAY! Boos as Larry and Al arrogantly walk out. They bow to Yatsu as he bows back. They look at the fans, smile and hold up their National titles. Britton: Wow! What an honor to have real fighting tag team champs on my show. Now, this weekend, at the Roanne Fieldhouse, you will be defending those beautiful titles against the Bruise Brothers. Perez: Larry, before we get to the big news, tell these idiots why this match is a joke. Larry: Brenda, it appears that the spudheads on the committee will give any team a title shot. Stooge brothers come out and want a shot. Cabin Cold says they want a shot. They decide to have a match. Stooge brothers win and now they get a shot. Is that all you have to do? Well, I guess it doesn't really matter because Al and myself have bigger things on the horizon. Britton: OOOOHHHH, can you tell me? Perez: Of course, because it isn't big news unless it's announced on the Beauty Shop. Larry: Indeed. (Reaches in his jacket pocket and pulls out an envelope and opens it) This right here is certified mail from the National Wrestling Alliance. Al Perez and myself have been invited to the Crockett Cup tag team tournament next month. At stake, one million dollars! Britton: One million dollars! Geez! Well then, all I have to say is congratulations and all I have to ask is what are you guys going to do with all that money? They all hug and laugh. Britton: Alright, as always all the big scoops happen right here. Until next week, tooooodles! Commercial Break Resnick: As you just heard, the NWA is hosting the Crockett Cup. National Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez have been invited. Also invited are the AWA world tag champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami. (rolls his eyes and pauses) I was suppose to make the huge announcement right now but the National champs decided to let the cat out of the bag early. Anyways, the world champs are set for action. AWA World Tag Team Champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Carl Kellerman and Neil Jordan Champs are in sync tonight. Jumbo hits a flying knee drop from the top rope and tags in Fujinami. Fujinami executes the dragon suplex for the win. The fans cheer as Jumbo and Tatsumi hop up on opposite turnbuckles and raise their titles. Commercial Break "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer vs. Tom Jenkins Sawyer mauls his opponent and finishes him off with a powerslam! Resnick: Buzz Sawyer, you heard the challenge made last week by Rip Morgan. He wants you in a chain match. Sawyer: I already accepted! It happens next week at the Monroe Civic Center! Morgan! You're in serious trouble boy! I can't wait to choke the life out of you with that chain! Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, before we get to our main event, let me remind you. The AWA comes to the Roanne Fieldhouse this weekend. You'll see Larry Z and Al Perez defend the National tag titles against The Bruise Brothers. You'll also see a grudge match between Bob Armstrong and Ron Fuller. Next week at the Monroe Civic Center, you'll see Tommy Rich defend the AWA world title against Blackjack Mulligan. We all saw them go at it earlier. You'll also see Buzz Sawyer and Rip Morgan collide in a chain match. Ok, our main event when we return. Commercial Break Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Scott "Powerhouse" Putski The bell rings but both Colon and Iaukea are taunting and threatening Putski. The fans go wild as Putski dropkicks Iaukea through the ropes. Colon charges but Putski back drops him. Colon staggers up as Putski clotheslines him over the top rope! The fans are up and cheering as Colon and Iaukea go crazy on the outside. Colon flips over chairs as Iaukea picks up his kendo stick and hits it on the apron. Colon finally gets on the apron. His hands are on the top rope. Putski runs over, pulls the rope as Colon flips over and into the ring. Putski hits a snap suplex, gets up, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Putski goes to pick up Colon. Iaukea distracts the Ref as Colon nails Putski with a lowblow. Putski falls over as Colon shakes the cobwebs. Colon angrily stomps down on Putski. Colon picks up Putski and hits an inverted atomic drop. Putski stands motionless as Colon clotheslines him down. Colon picks up Putski and hits a back breaker, then follows with another backbreaker. Colon picks up Putski and throat drops him on the top rope. Colon chokes Putski on the bottom rope and backs off as Iaukea slaps Putski across the face. Colon picks up Putski and slams him down hard. Colon climbs to the top rope and waits. Putski grabs the ropes to help himself up. He wobbles around in a daze as Colon nails him with a diving clothesline 1..2..3! Colon isn't satisfied as he picks up Putski and piledrives him down. Iaukea hands Colon his kendo stick. Colon whacks Putski several times, then clamps on the camel clutch with the kendo stick under Putski's chin. Colon wrenches back. There's a thundering roar! RICKY STEAMBOAT is running down the aisle with a kendo stick! Steamboat hits the ring and goes to town on Iaukea! He whacks away, then grabs Iaukea with one arm and hurls him over the top rope. By the time Colon releases Putski and stands up, Steamboat whacks him several times with the kendo stick! The fans are going bonkers as Steamboat is relentless. Colon is backed against the ropes as Steamboat uses the kendo stick to clothesline Colon over the top rope! Steamboat has rage in his eyes as the fans are up and cheering. Steamboat calls for help as he attends to Putski, never taking his eyes off Colon and Iaukea. Colon is in shock as Iaukea staggers up and pulls him up the aisle.. Ricky Steamboat is back!

Renegade Warriors might be in line for a title shot after that win over Radiance. Once again, TV champ Mark Fleming gets through another successful week of title defenses. Things are really brewing between Flair and Tully. However, Tully might have to defend against Dusty soon. Brickhouse gets the big battle royal win and earns himself a shot at the title. Adonis is really pushing it LOL. I'm sure the Posse will get a 6 man title rematch. Slick's slapjack gets the job done. Duggan vs. Ritter will bring in the money. Once again Tully retains against the battle royal winner. "Super Rookie" vs. "Pretty Boy", "Lone Star" vs. "Gigolo", Gotta love the monikers. The Jayhawks prove to be tougher than the Tough guys. Savage vs. Dundee is a great match up. The Mega Man is Stan Hansen's latest victim. Round 1 of Road Warriors vs. Outlaws!

AWA @ The Alumni Coliseum, Richmond KY 3-20-87 "Dynamite" DJ Peterson defeated Gene Ligon with a diving shoulder block from the top rope Gama Singh defeated Scorpio- Scorpio hit a reverse flying press off the turnbuckles but Gama carried the momentum over with a hand full of tights to get the win Corporal Kirchner defeated Soldat Ustinov with an inside cradle. Soldat attacked afterwards but Kirchner got the better of him. The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne defeated The Olympians- Chosen Ones miss a double clothesline on Kazmaier, but as Kazmaier swung back off the ropes, Gagne trips him from the outside. Kaz stumbled into a double DDT by Smiley and Barr. Rheingans tackled Smiley as Barr covered Kaz for the win. The Dream Machine and "Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown battled to a double c.o. and continued fighting for a few more minutes. Lightning Strike defeated The Teamsters- Horner back dropped Huber, Huber staggered up as Allen put him down with a missile dropkick for the win. Something very interesting happened after the match when FRENCHY MARTIN (appearing in the AWA for the first time) and PHIL LAFON came in and escorted Richard Charland to the back. Huber had no idea what was going on. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater defeated "The Japanese Fury" Yoshiaki Yatsu- Very hard fought match. Yatsu had Slater in trouble several times combining his martial art skills and suplex variations. Slater came back with some good ol fashion brawling. In the end, Slater ducked a spin kick and quickly hit a reverse neckbreaker for the win. AWA International Title Bout El Canek (C) vs. AWA National Tag Team Champ Larry Zbyszko Larry frustrates the fans big time with his stalling tactics. He teases getting into the ring several times until finally Canek grabs him and suplexes him into the ring. Canek controls the early minutes. Larry stops Canek's momentum with a mule kick followed by a karate kick to the mid section. Larry goes to work on Canek while constantly yelling at the fans. Larry manages several near falls but can't put Canek away. The tide turns when Larry goes for a vertical suplex but Canek blocks it and suplexes Larry. Canek unloads on Larry. Canek swings Larry to the corner but Larry reverses it and Irish whips Canek hard into the turnbuckles. Larry charges in but Canek moves, grabs Larry and hits a bridging belly to back suplex 1..2..3! El Canek retains the AWA International title while Larry throws a fit.

Iceman gets things going. Him pairing with Slick is perfect. The fans get to have some fun with Good & Plenty. WHOA! I thought Kevin Sullivan's promos were eerie. The Celestial Trinity has officially arrived and man are they going to make an impact. Pure craziness at its best. I loved Tony and Bob's reaction LOL, nice touch. Haystacks proves his dominance by once again taking out 3 men. Yamada's shooting star press impresses. Great seeing Flair in the TV main event. I know him and Brickhouse gave the crowd and viewers a good show. Worldwide, Adias has been getting good TV time. HAHAHA, Savage chasing Radiance was great stuff. Can't wait for the one on one with Adonis. You've got a good fresh feud going. The Crockett Cup hype is in full throttle. All the game's best teams are coming in for the weekend spectacular. Wild Bill and the Superstar get in good showcases. Road Warriors take down the tough guys. However, the Outlaws are next.

Peterson proves she's a worthy champion by beating the very credible Kai. Luna puts some sizzling heat on her feud with Medusa. That beatdown was brutal. I'm loving this feud! WOW! Richter is really losing it. Combs takes advantage of, well, everything and puts Richter down. Either Richter is going to have a full on mental breakdown or somehow manage to regroup. This is one of the best storylines going.

Black Gold gets the serious momentum with that win over Orton and Miller. The heat is hotter than ever between Eddie and Barr. Severn makes it to the finals! Victory better be ready because Billy Jack is coming. Pillman once again puts up a valiant effort but you defiantly have to be at 100% to defeat Backlund. WOW! I figured Severn would make it to the finals, but Jarrett surprises me and makes it. Great story here with tag team partners in a Submission finals match. Vegas Vengeance is beyond stacked! Big Cat mows down Barr. Tenta gets his biggest Pacific win over Orton. Executing his finisher on Orton catapults Tenta to the next level. Rainbow Warriors are going to feel the Wild Bulls wrath. I'll be watching the Hart Foundation in Vegas. Grizzly is really proving his worth. DAMN! A Garvin/Finlay double punch! Rose got KO'd! Owen retains but damage is done. Like I said earlier, you have to be at 100% taking on Backlund. The Vegas odds are in Backlund's favor. OMG does the hit and Payne gets the fall on Windham. Konan looks strong heading into Vegas. Victory, quietly has a major win streak going. Badd Co's reign might be in trouble, because TDT is for real. Speaking of title reigns, will Bubba's strong TV title reign come to an end at the hands of St. Clair? Tiger and Mando probably stole the show. Classic tag match ends the night as the Midnights retain over the battle worn Owen and Pillman. . Great week! Vegas is going to be another epic Pacific event.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 3-18-87 Footage of the AWA world title match is shown from the Dunn Center as Tommy Rich and Blackjack Mulligan battle to a double c.o. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up. Nick Busick defends the TV title against Brad Rheingans. The Bruise Brothers will collide with Cabin Fever. Also in action will be Bob Armstrong, Wendell Cooley, Corporal Kirchner, Scott Putski, the Teamsters and of course Kevin Kelly. Fans, you saw what went down in the Dunn Center. Well, I've been told that Blackjack Mulligan will get a rematch for the world title. That match will take place in two weeks at the Monroe Civic Center in Milwaukee. On that note, coming out now is the AWA world champion Tommy Rich, along with Baby Doll. Thundering boos as Tommy comes out with his head bandaged up. Baby Doll: You're on thin ice with us Lance, so watch yourself. Lance: Alright, ok, just relax. Tommy, we all saw the footage and once again Blackjack Mulligan had you laid out with the claw. Rich: Shut up Lance! That no good cheating Mulligan did that after the bell rang! Why should he get another shot at my title? Why? He fights dirty and I don't condone that type of behavior. This title means I'm the best wrestler in the world and I should be facing top contenders, not cheating hacks like Jackass Mulligan. This is downright ludicrous! Fine! Let this be a warning to Jerry Jarrett and Jackass Mulligan. In 2 weeks, I guarantee it will be Mulligan's last match. There's no place here for people like him. Baby Doll, let's go. Rich and Baby Doll exit. Lance: Ok, well, Tommy's pretty upset. Next week, Blackjack Mulligan will be in action. Right now, let's get to the ring. Corporal Kirchner vs. Alvin Wrye The fans are cheering as Kirchner comes to the ring waving the American Flag. Kirchner is all over his opponent and finishes him off with a Fallaway Slam! Kirchner cuts a passionate promo and says he's going to send Soldat Ustinov back to Russia! Commercial Break The Teamsters vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Teamsters are aggressive tonight. The end comes when Huber executes an airplane spin on Lopez, then tags in Charland. Charland finishes things off with an inverted piledriver. Resnick: Teamsters, at the Dunn Center, you guys came up short against Lightning Strike. I know Lightning Strike was pretty satisfied. Huber: Wait a minute! Does Lightning Strike think this is over? Oh, no, no no! This weekend at the Alumni Coliseum, we've got another match. And we say, lightning wont strike twice! Teamsters exit as Charland bumps Resnick. Commercial Break WrestleRock 87- 2 night extravaganza! May 28th and 28th @ The Liberty Bowl Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Neil Jordan Putski looks great tonight and wins the match with the Polish Hammer! Resnick: Scott Putski, I must say, you have been nothing short of impressive here of late. I understand, you have something on your mind. Putski: (pauses) You know, for weeks now, Carlos Colon and Curtis Iaukea have been going crazy and punishing a lot of young wrestlers. They claim they want competition. Well, I just can't take it anymore. If they want a match, I'll be happy to give them one. Carlos Colon! Why don't we do it on TV, next week! Putski pumps his fist to the cheering fans and exits. Resnick: I really admire that kid but I sure hope he knows what he's getting himself into. Commercial Break The Bruise Brothers vs. Cabin Fever Last week, both teams wanted a shot at the National tag titles. They agreed on this match to decide things. The first few minutes is fought hard but clean. Bruise Brothers get control as Snowman slams Manny and follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Snowman tags in Cameron. They swing Manny to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Cameron works over Manny, swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Manny swings back and nails Cameron with a flying back elbow blast. Manny rolls over and tags in Boone. Cameron staggers up as Boone scoop slams him down. Boone picks up Cameron and hits a running powerslam 1..2..Cameron gets his foot on the ropes. Boone swings Cameron to the corner and charges in but Cameron moves, dives over and tags in Snowman. Boone staggers out as Snowman swings off the ropes and clotheslines him down. Snowman clubs away at Boone, swings him to the ropes but Boone comes full force and shoulder blocks Snowman down. Boone tags in Manny. Cabin Fever swing Snowman to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Manny hits a vertical suplex, hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Manny swings Snowman into the corner and charges in with a running knee to the mid section. Manny suplexes Snowman out of the corner 1..2..Kick Out. Manny grabs Snowman and tags in Boone. Cabin Fever double slam Snowman. Boone drops a big elbow 1..2..Snowman barley gets his shoulder up. Boone body slams Snowman, swings off the ropes and goes for a big splash but Snowman moves! Snowman slowly rolls over and tags in Cameron. Boone gets to his knees as Snowman blasts him with a kneelift. Cameron swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Manny breaks it. Snowman comes in. Manny and Snowman have a pushing exchange but the Ref breaks it up. The Ref is guiding Manny back. Boone staggers up as Snowman nails him with a big right punch. Boone wobbles around as Cameron blasts him with a running double axehandle to the back of his head 1..2..3! Both teams are worn out. The Bruise Brothers give each other a double fist bump. Manny helps up Boone. Cabin Fever regroup, then walk over and raise the Bruise Brothers arms as the fans cheer. Commercial Break "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal vs. Todd Rooney Cooley takes his opponent apart and finishes things off with a running bulldog! Nelson throws Cooley his bull rope. Cooley gets some good heel heat by tying Rooney up. Resnick: Come on now. You know, I really do expect better from both of you. There was no need for humiliating that poor guy. Nelson: Hey, this is a tough business and when you're in the ring with Wendell Cooley, you best be prepared. Just ask Scorpio. Cooley: You got that right! That kid had all these amazing moves but when he got into the ring with me, well, I took him down a few notches. Nelson: Wendell Cooley is for real! Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome again to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. First things first, I want to personally thank my personal bodyguard Yoshiaki Yatsu for protecting me last week against that animal Dick Slater. Thank you Yoshi! Yoshiaki simply bows. Britton: I know that idiot cried to Jerry Jarrett and now you will face him this weekend at the Alumni Coliseum. Yea, good luck Slater. You're a dead man walking. Ok, showtime. My guest tonight is one of my all time favorites. Please welcome out the charming and suave Gerry Morrow, along with his Top Dollar Phils. Boos as Morrow and the Phils walk out. The Phils don't look so confident. Morrow still takes time to kiss Brenda's hand. Britton: Aw Gerry, you're still my favorite. I hate to be a downer, but things haven't been looking so good for your tag team here. I know it's not your fault. I just don't want to see you stress. I mean you do have a million dollars riding on this team. I have to ask, what's the plan? Morrow: Brenda, out of de upmost respect for you, I will get right to de point. The Top Dollar Phils are no more. The Phils are shocked and waving their arms at Morrow. Britton: (eyes bugged out) What? Morrow: De bottom line is this just isn't going to work out. I will figure something else out with my business associates regarding de million dollar bet. As for de Top Dollar Phils, I do have a bit of good news. Mr. Lafon, somebody is very interested in you and has purchased your contract. He is in de back waiting eagerly. I wish you de very best. Morrow shakes Lafon's hand and bids him farewell. Apollo: Gerry, Gerry! What about me? Morrow: Well, you're just released. Good luck. Apollo: You're going to regret this. Apollo storms off. Britton: Wow, that was something. I guess it was fun while it lasted. What's next for you Gerry? Morrow: You know me Brenda, I'll come up with something and when I do, you and I will share a sweet champagne toast. Britton: Oh, I'm looking forward to that. Until next week, tooooodles! Commercial Break "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. Trent Watkins Bob is pumped up tonight and wins the match with the Jawbreaker! Resnick: Bob Armstrong, great to have you back. After helping get rid of Jimmy Golden and Rob Fuller, along comes Ron Fuller. He put you out of action for a couple weeks and I'm sure you're looking for some payback. Armstrong: Payback is right! Ron Fuller, we've been up and down this road many times and if you want another round, I'm all in! 2 weeks I got you in Monroe and you better bring a lunch! Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Kerry Brown and Dream Machine fight to a draw. Resnick: Things clearly aren't over between those two. This weekend they will meet at the Alumni Coliseum. Joining me now is the Dream Machine. Dream: Kerry Brown! Listen up babay! Last week I was robbed of finishing the job but that won't happen at the Alumni Coliseum. I'm going to give you a beating you wont ever forget! Choke on that babay! Dream Machine exits. Resnick: That big match happens this weekend.... Boos as Rip Morgan storms out, swinging his chain Morgan: Buzz Sawyer! (Hits the ground with his chain) Buzz Sawyer! You want to fight with a chain? You and Me, in a chain match! I don't care when or where but this will happen! Morgan storms off. Resnick: (Catches his breath) My goodness, we'll be back Commercial Break Vin Man is standing in the ring. Vin: I'm the Vin Man, yea! The talk is over and the time has come. Europe's "Final Countdown" blasts over the speakers as Kevin Kelly arrogantly walks to the ring wearing a gold glittering robe. Vin Man: The grand re debut of the Greek God himself, the one and only Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly! "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man vs. Ray Glader Nice showcase for Kelly as he destroys his opponent. Kelly clamps on the full nelson and wrenches away as the Ref signals for the bell. Kelly twirls Glader around and tosses him across the ring. Vin Man runs in and applauds as Kelly gives a double bicep pose. Commercial Break Lance: Before we get to the big TV title match. Next week, Blackjack Mulligan will be in action. as well as the AWA world tag team champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami. All that... Carlos Colon and Curtis Iaukea burst on the scene. Iaukea: Scott Putski! You're a very brave but foolish man. You dare challenge Carlos Colon? You have done nothing except poke the monster. You will feel pain unlike anything you've ever felt. You have no idea what you're dealing with! Colon: I must make an example of you, so you never forget! Iaukea: Scott Putski! Get your affairs in order! Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. Brad Rheingans Rheingans partner, Bill Kazmaier comes out for support, shakes his partner's hand and goes to the back. Busick hops on the middle turnbuckles and holds up his title. The announcements are made as Busick hands the Ref the TV title. The match starts with a handshake. Rheingans controls the first couple minutes by taking Busick off his power game with takedowns and submission holds. Rheingans has Busick in a hammerlock and wrenches away. Busick finally is able to grab the ropes. The Ref gets Rheingans off as Busick tries to get circulation back in his arm. They're about to lock up, when Busick nails Rheingans with a forearm blast. Busick continues to shake his arm. Busick nails Rheingans with several forearm shots, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Rheingans staggers up as Busick grabs him and Irish whips him into the corner. Busick swings Rheingans to the opposite corner and quickly follows with a running clothesline. Busick hip tosses Rheingans, then applies a chinlock with his knee in Rheingans back. Rheingans fights his way out of it, hits Busick with several back elbows, then snapmares him over. Rheingans walks around, trying to regroup. Busick rises and charges but Rheingans back drops him. Busick staggers up as Rheingans dropkicks him. Rheingans picks up Busick and hits a sidewalk slam 1..2..Kick Out. Rheingans swings Busick to the ropes and executes a swinging gut wrench suplex. Rheingans grabs Busick and hits a backbreaker, then applies the Boston Crab. Rheingans wrenches away as Busick uses all his strength and makes it to the ropes. The Ref guides Rheingans off. Busick slowly grabs the ropes and pulls himself up. Rheingans quickly grabs him, swings him to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Busick kicks him. Busick falls back against the ropes and takes a breather. Rheingans staggers up as Busick shoulder blocks him down. Busick follows with a snap suplex. Busick swings Rheingans to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Rheingans comes back with a Thesz Press but Busick catches him and turns it into a spinebuster slam 1..2..3! The fans are cheering as Busick helps Rheingans up. Winner of the Match and still AWA TV Champ- Nick Busick

Ranger Ross gets a couple house show wins but comes up short against "The Natural". I'm enjoying Fleming's TV title reign. Stan Hansen remains undefeated on his Roadkill tour. The biggest win coming over Wahoo. Jason and Zodiac get a grand debut. Duggan and Ritter is one hard hitting match up. Put these guys in a feud and watch the money flow. I always liked the faces wanting 5 more minutes after a draw, only for the heels to retreat LOL. If I was in Greenville, I would've been pumped up for the Savage/Parsons main event. The newly crowned 6 man champs are in sync and gelling well. Savage retains and Liz gets a good slap on Slick. I'm pretty sure the Adorable One sent the letter and Savage is hot. Slick defiantly makes his presence known on this loop. YES! I popped for the Rhodes vs. Fuller main event. I had these two go at it a couple times last year and had a lot of fun with it. NWA is drawing!

If you want to get a crowd going, send out the Rockers. Adams is looking like a true star. That win over Budro puts him in serious contention. Rotunda has arrived. I'm into the Steiner/Grappler feud. 2 Grapplers strike again but in comes Rotunda to even things up. Soulman fires the crowd up but Kamala is in full on monster mode. Creative finish. Who can stop Kamala? Akbar's terror doesn't end as the Savages destroy the Battens. Taylor and Jimmy Jam give the fans a fun match. Thanks to the always reliable Precious, Jimmy looks pretty good putting Taylor away. Harley means business. RPMs arrive with the heat. This program will help elevate the New Breed. Spivey and Brown have a fight! Bad News for Spivey as Brown not only hits the ghetto blaster but cuts his hair as well. I think this could unleash the beast in Spivey. Ace and Zenk don't have enough to take the gold. Nasties are looking good but now have the Rockers to deal with. Solid main event that gives the fans their money's worth. Race is oh so close to winning the title but thanks to Budro, Idol once again retains. Adams saves the day and we're set for the next big main event! Windy City is fresh and exciting!

AWA places Scorpio on the block.

AWA @ The Dunn Center 3-13-87 Soldat Ustinov defeats a Local Talent with a shoulder breaker "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell defeated Gene Ligon with a body splash "Dynamite" DJ Peterson and Scott "Powerhouse" Putski defeated The Top Dollar Phils- DJ put Apollo down with a flying shoulder block to get the win. Afterwards, Morrow just put his head on the apron to sulk. "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer defeated "The Beast" Rip Morgan- During a Ref bump, Sawyer grabbed Morgan's chain and clotheslined him with it. The Ref recovers and makes the count. Lightning Strike defeated The Teamsters- Lightning Strike double back dropped Charland, then nailed Huber with a double dropkick to get a satisfying win. Corporal Kirchner defeated Gama Singh by DQ- Kirchner was in control when Soldat Ustinov ran in the ring and hit Kirchner with the Russian Flag. Soldat and Gama proceeded to do a 2 on 1 beatdown. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal defeated Scorpio- Scorpio was on his A game until he went for a flying leg drop from the top rope. Cooley moved, picked Scorpio up and hit a running bulldog for the win. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami (C) vs. The British Bombers The fans get a solid 30 minutes of tag team action. The Bombers were hitting hard tonight and scored several near falls. The champs came back and unloaded a suplex and slam arsenal. These teams kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Bombers regain control and work over Fujinami. They wore him down and then hit their finisher as Smith clipped Fujinami behind the knee as Taylor blasted him with a running forearm 1..2..Fujinami was able to get his foot on the rope. The Bombers were pissed and started double teaming Fujinami. Jumbo runs in and cleans house. Fujinami finally makes the hot tag and Jumbo takes it to Smith. Taylor runs in but Jumbo puts him down with a big boot to the head. Fujinami runs in and gives Smith an overhead suplex. Jumbo climbs to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop for the 1..2..3! Winners and still AWA World Tag Team Champs- Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Blackjack Mulligan The fans paid to see Tommy bleed and Mulligan gave them their money's worth. At the 15 minute mark, Rich's head is a bloody mess. Rich finally gets some momentum when Mulligan charges at him in the corner and Rich raises his knees. Mulligan hits the knees head on and Rich clears the cobwebs. Rich pushes Mulligan in the corner and unleashes a series of bionic elbows on his head. Rich pulls Mulligan out and hits a vertical suplex but can't put Mulligan away. Rich continues to both work Mulligan over and taunt the fans. The tide turns when Rich goes for a back drop and Mulligan just about kicks his head off! The fans go wild as Mulligan clenches and shakes his fists. Rich staggers up as Mulligan clotheslines him down. Mulligan puts his knee on Rich's chest, pulls his bloody head up and unleashes a flurry of punches as the fans happily count along. Mulligan picks up Rich and swings him hard into the turnbuckles. Mulligan grabs Rich and swings him hard into the opposite turnbuckles. Mulligan swings Rich to the ropes and hits a diving back elbow smash. Mulligan is ready to cover but Baby Doll gets on the apron and starts yelling at him. The Ref goes over and warns Baby Doll. Mulligan gets frustrated and walks over and gives Baby Doll a stern warning. Rich hobbles up and around, then runs over and sends Mulligan through the ropes with a flying knee. Rich distracts the Ref while Baby Doll slaps Mulligan. Rich goes to the outside. He picks up Mulligan and swings him towards the steel post but Mulligan reverses it and swings Rich into the post! Baby Doll runs over and hops on Mulligan's back. The fans go crazy as Mulligan swings her off. The Ref hits his 10 count and signals for the bell. Mulligan realizes what just happened and is pissed. Rich is on his knees. Mulligan clamps on the claw! The fans are up and cheering as Mulligan once again puts Rich to sleep. The official decision- A Double C.O.- Tommy Rich remains AWA World Champ

Show kicks off in high gear with Barr getting some payback on Eddie. Finlay finally has enough and quits the club. Club gets in some shots but Finlay seems to have new friends. Young Jarrett's stock rises after making Hito tap. Backlund uses the tournament snub as motivation. Poor Blackman felt the pain. If you want to pack a house in Portland, Rose vs. Hayes will do just that. Rose is falling on hard times. I think he's going to miss Finlay. Burke still has fuel in the tank as he advances to the semis. Wow, even Hart and OMG don't know who their partner will be. Very, very interesting. TDT puts an end to Bad Co's win streak and has just earned themselves a title shot. Oh man, this Barr/Eddie feud is stealing the shows. Sweet finish as Young picks up a nice win over Cactus. Victory racks up another victory. Playboy Club suffers again. Damn, what a 10 man tag match! Who would get up from a Warrior/Simmons double clothesline? A great night of action ends with an awesome cage match. I really enjoyed this feud and you put a great cap on it. Pillman comes out a star and Bubba looks invincible. The teams are tuning up for the big tournament. My man St. Clair scores another win. I'm sensing a title shot soon. Thanks to a hockey mask, the monsters put down the Harts. Still a huge win. Credit to Candido for trying but nobody gets up from the Quake. Yea, I know Sweet Stan was surprised by Douglas. RPG has his men looking good. What better way to conclude the night than with an Owen vs. Eaton match. Pacific continues to bring the heat!

The road to Crockett Cup begins! Tough guy Inc. I love it. Myers and Bass defiantly live up to the name. "Lone Star" and "Superstar" get in some good showcases. The Outlaws call out the Road Warriors! They do have a good point. I'm sure the Warriors will gladly accept the challenge. Brickhouse pumps up the crowd. Fuller sure knows how to use a loaded towel. I'm sure the Stud Stable will get a Crockett Cup invitation. Worldwide, Siva puts down Bubba. Damn, with Shaska and Conway along with Ritter and Iceman, Slick's Crockett Cup odds are pretty good. Hase shows why he's super. LOL, Adonis dedicating his win to Liz was great stuff. I'm all for a Savage/Adonis feud. MegaMan gets the beatdown by a group of monsters. Who is this mysterious group? Keep up the great work AD!

WOW! Shocking upset as Peterson takes the TV title from Richter! Richter has been one of the best written characters in the game. I'm really enjoying her current storyline. Hot tag match as Goldie and Adams give the Glamour girls a fight. Fun main event. Medusa takes advantage of the chaos to roll up Penny. Medusa proves she's still a contender. Great show!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 3-11-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another exciting edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up as you will see Carlos Colon in action, as well as Rip Morgan, Ron Fuller, The Bruise Brothers, The Glamour Boys and AWA International Champ El Canek. Richard Charland and Brad Rheingan's names were drawn earlier and they will wrestle tonight for a TV title shot next week. Our main event will see Kerry Brown battle the Dream Machine. As you all know, this weekend at the Dunn Center, Tommy Rich will defend the AWA world title against Blackjack Mulligan. On that note, let's take a look at what went down last week between those two. Footage is shown of Tommy Rich berating Mulligan. Mulligan comes out and eventually puts Rich out with his claw! Lance: (Smiling) I must say, Tommy Rich had that coming... Thundering boos as Tommy Rich and Baby Doll comes out. Baby Doll: Keep your mouth shut Lance, the world champ isn't happy and has something to say. Rich: Lance, I thought we were friends. First, you show that edited tape, just to make me look bad, and then you laugh and say I had it coming? Who the hell are you? From here on out, we ain't friends! As for that washed up, good for nothing, old man Mulligan, come this weekend at the Dunn Center, I will follow through on my promise and I will put that never was out to pasture. I'm outta here! Rich and Baby Doll storm off. Lance: Ok, well, let's go to the ring. The Glamour Boys vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The Glamour Boys get the crowd going with some fun high octane offence. The fans are up and cheering when they hit the Glam, Slam, Thank-You Maam, for the win. Commercial Break "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller vs. Arnie Goldstein Pure showcase for Fuller as he just systematically takes his opponent apart before winning the match with his Fullerlock. Resnick: Just listen to these boos. It's obvious these fans didn't like what you did to Bob Armstrong last week. I can't say I blame them. Fuller: Oh come on now Resnick. Just what did you and these fans expect? Old Bob started all of this and I'm here to simply finish the job. Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot next week Brad Rheingans w/Bill Kazmaier vs. Richard Charland w/Spike Huber Things get tense between the Olympians and Teamsters. The Ref decides to ban both Kazmaier and Huber from ringside. The bell rings and Charland immediately attacks Rheingans. Charland pounds away on Rheingans with his taped fists, swings Rheingans to the ropes and puts him down with a clothesline. Charland stomps down on Rheingans, picks him up, swings him into the corner and charges with a shoulder thrust but Rheingans moves. Rheingans clears the cobwebs, pulls Charland out and executes an overhead back suplex. Rheingans picks up Charland and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..Charland gets his shoulder up. Rheingans hoists Charland up and hits a hanging vertical suplex. Wait a minute! Spike Huber runs out and starts yelling up at Rheingans. The crowd cheers as Lightning Strike come out and nail Huber! Several officials come out to break it up. The Ref and Rheingans are watching all this. Charland staggers up and sends Rheingans through the ropes with a running knee. The other Refs clear Lightning Strike and Huber out of there. Charland goes to the outside and body slams Rheingans on the concrete, then hurls Rheingans back in the ring. Charland goes to the top rope. Rheingans staggers up as Charland nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Charland picks up Rhengans and hits an inverted atomic drop and follows with a short arm clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Charland raises a fist to the Ref. Charland picks up Rheingans and goes for a piledriver but Rheingans back drops him. Both men stagger up. Charland takes a swing but Rheingans ducks and atomic drops Charland into the turnbuckles. Charland hits hard and staggers back as Rheingans grabs him and hits a German suplex 1..2..3!! The fans are cheering as Bill Kazmaier runs in and raises Rheingans hand. Commercial Break The Bruise Brothers vs. Trent Watkins and Ray Glader Bruise Brothers show off their incredible power and their opponents really feel it. The end comes when Snowman back drops Watkins, tags in Cameron. Watkins staggers up as Cameron swings off the ropes and hits a double axehandle to the back for the easy win. Resnick: Ok, that was one impressive outing. Bruise Brothers, you guys are really climbing the tag team ranks. Snowman: That's right and I think we're about ready for a title shot. Cameron: You said it Snowman. Zbyszko! Perez! We're coming after you! There's a commotion as Cabin Fever come out. Manny: We're not out here to cause trouble. Boone and I have the upmost respect for you guys. However, we feel like we deserve another shot at the National Titles daddy! Cameron: We don't deny that but we think we should be next. Manny: Fair enough. How about we settle this in the ring. Next week, right here. What do you say? Snowman: I say, let's do it! Commercial Break AWA International Champ El Canek vs. Todd Rooney Canek looks awesome tonight. Canek executes a Gorilla Drop, then follows with a standing leg drop for the 1..2..3! The fans cheer as Canek holds his title high. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down to Brenda Britton. Yoshiaki Yatsu stands in the corner, arms folded. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the highest rated segment in wrestling today, the Beauty Shop. Now, I've had this guy on my show before and all I can say is, he better behave himself. My guest is the Unpredictable Dick Slater. Cheers as Dick Slater comes out. Him and Yatsu have a stare, then Slater walks over to Brenda. Britton: You better watch yourself Mister. You were trouble in the USWA and you've been nothing but trouble since coming to the AWA. Just what are your intentions here anyways? Slater: Oh Brenda, it's great to see you to. To answer your question, Dick Slater is here for gold. I held gold in the USWA and I want some AWA gold. You can bet Dick Slater is going to get some. Britton: Wait just a minute! Are you saying you can beat Tommy Rich? Boy, that makes me laugh. There's no way a dirty cheater like you can be a world champion. I mean, come on, you're not very smart. How can you possibly think you can defeat a class act like Tommy Rich for the world title? Slater: Little lady, if you don't watch it, I might have to give you a spanking. Loud Pop! Britton: Hey! You can't threaten me! That's it! Get out of here! Slater smiles and snatches the mic. WHAM! Yoshiaki Yatsu puts Slater down with a karate kick to the back of Slater's head! Brenda picks up the mic. Britton: Yoshi, you're worth every penny. (Yoshi bows) How's that for being unpredictable? Until next week, toooodles! Commercial Break The Chosen Ones (Jesse Barr and Norman Smiley) vs. Larry Johnson and Carl Kellerman Once again, the Chosen Ones put their technical skills to work as they outclass their opponents. Barr executes a suplex as Smiley follows with a flying elbow drop from the top rope for the win. Boos as the Chosen Ones head to ringside. Resnick: Well gentlemen, you recently came up short against the Bruise Brothers. I have to ask, what's next? Boos as Greg Gagne walks out. Gagne: Shut up Resnick, these top caliber wrestlers do not have to answer you. (Looks at the Chosen Ones) You guys were right. You were chosen for a reason and together we can accomplish big things here. The 3 of us can make the AWA great again. I'm a former TV champion, the best the AWA has ever seen. With my guidance I can take you guys all the way. I can help you unlock your full potential. What do you say? Are you with me? Smiley: When the great Greg Gagne talks, we listen. Of course we're with you. Barr: Greg, let's make the AWA great again! Greg and the Chosen Ones hug, then exit. Resnick: (rolls his eyes) He just can't let things go, can he? Commercial Break Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Richard Klondike Colon just destroys his opponent before finishing him off with a diving clothesline from the top rope! Iaukea throws Colon his kendo stick. Colon puts the kendo stick under Klondike's chin and executes the camel clutch! Colon wrenches away until several prelim wrestlers run in to stop this. Colon gets up, then hammers away on the wrestlers with his kendo stick. Iaukea storms to ringside. Resnick: What is the point of all this? Iaukea: The point is, we will do this every week until Carlos Colon finds a suitable opponent. But there is nobody! Nobody! Nobody dares to step in the ring with Carlos Colon! Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, this weekend at the Dunn Arena, AWA World tag team champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami will defend their titles against the British Bombers. That should be a hard hitting attraction. Also, Tommy Rich will defend the world title against my guest at this time. Blackjack Mulligan. Cheers as Mulligan walks out, tightening his fists. Resnick: Tremendous opportunity for you Mr. Mulligan. After what happened last week, you have a lot of momentum going into this. Mulligan: Tommy Rich loves to run his mouth and I can't wait to close it! Tommy Rich! It felt really good clamping this here claw on you and putting you out on your back. Get real use to that, because at the Dunn Center, that's exactly where you're going to end up! Commercial Break "The Beast" Rip Morgan vs. Chance Collins Morgan hits the ring swinging his chain before tossing it out. The bell rings and Morgan blasts Collins with a big boot to the face for the quick pin. Resnick: (Nervously awaits Morgan) Rip Morgan, it's you and Buzz Sawyer at the Dunn Center. This all started at Big Brawl when you interfered in the world title bout. I know Buzz is looking for payback. Morgan: (Swings his chain) Buzz Sawyer! I told you only one beast runs the AWA and that's me! Trust me, I'm the one who will remain standing! Commercial Break "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown vs. The Dream Machine The bell rings and the fists start flying. These two have a furious exchange. Brown starts to get the upper hand, swings Dream to the ropes and back drops him. Dream staggers up against the ropes as Brown clotheslines him over. Dream staggers all over and starts arguing with the fans. Brown runs out, grabs Dream and slams his head on the apron, then hurls him back in the ring. Dream rolls around and stands up as Brown mows him down with a shoulder block. Brown swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brown swings Dream to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Dream kicks him. Dream regroups. Brown rises as Dream grabs him and hits a suplex. Dream picks up Brown and chokes him on the top rope, then snaps him back. Dream slams Brown and drops several elbows on him 1..2..Kick Out. Dream chokes Brown with his boot, then rakes it across his face. Dream picks up Brown and rams his head on the top turnbuckle. Dream swings Brown to the opposite corner and charges in with a knee to the mid section. Dream hits a rib breaker 1..2..Brown barley gets his shoulder up. Dream berates the Ref. Dream goes for a vertical suplex but Brown blocks it and suplexes Dream! Both men are reeling. They slowly stagger up and pound away on each other. Dream rakes Brown's eyes and swings him to the ropes but Brown ducks the clothesline attempt and comes back with a running high knee. Ding Ding Ding! The television time limit has expired. Brown is conversing with the Ref. Dream grabs the ropes and pulls himself up. Dream clotheslines Brown from behind. The Ref is yelling at Dream. Dream yells back, then goes to pick up Brown but Brown lowblows him! Dream slowly falls down. Officials run in to prevent more fighting. Commercial Break Lance: What a show. The situation between Kerry Brown and Dream Machine looks far from over. Next week you'll see Nick Busick defend his TV title against Brad Rheingans. Also. it's official, Cabin Fever will take on the Bruise Brothers.... Boos as Vin Man leads out Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly. Kelly is wearing a glittering gold robe. Vin: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Come on Lancer. Tell the fans what's really going down next week. Wait! I'll tell them. Live, right here, next week, the Vin Man will present, Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly. I'm so excited and Lancer, I just can't hide it. Get ready! Yea! Lance: Well, yes, next week Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly will be in action. We'll also be talking about the results of this weekend's Dunn card. Until next week, so long.