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LOL, nothing gets by Bob Caudle as he puts Slick on the spot. Spartanburg Vice continues to look good on TV. WOW! As if the tag tournament wasn't a big enough draw, we're also going to get Tully vs. Dusty! Awesome! I'm liking Haystacks monster push. Super Rookie is gaining a ton of experience. Solid main event as the Andersons put down Good & Plenty. JJ shuts things down quick meaning he's fully aware of the Flair/Tully tension. Worldwide, WHOA! Ritter and Parsons do a serious number on Duggan. Big time heat! Damn! Look at those first round match ups! The game's best teams going at it. Doesn't get any better. Looks like Watts and Crockett will settle things with a Road Warriors/MVC match. That might be the hardest hitting match of the year. It's official! Savage vs. Adonis! I loved the build up. NWA is rocking its way to the Crockett Cup!

Sorry Kev, I traded Manny Fernandez to Lowblow for Tom Zenk

AWA @ The Dane County Coliseum, Madison WS 4-3-87 Greg Gagne defeated A Local Talent with an Indian Deathlock The Olympians and The Quebec Coalition w/Frenchy Martin wrestled to a 10 minute Draw "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man defeated Gene Ligon with the Full Nelson Grizzly Boone defeated Scorpio- Boone missed a clothesline attempt, Scorpio swung back off the ropes with a cross body press but Boone caught him and powerslammed him over for the pin. While Scorpio staggered out he was seen yelling at the fans in frustration. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal defeated "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell by C.O.- Both men were fighting and tumbled through the ropes. Royal was on the apron yelling at the Ref. Greg Gagne ran out and hit Blackwell with a chair. Cooley rolled back in the ring while the Ref counted Blackwell out. Chain Match! "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer vs. "The Beast" Rip Morgan Both men get hooked up at the wrists but before the bell even rings, the SHEEPHERDERS hit the ring and attack Sawyer! Morgan and the Sheepherders viciously beat down on Sawyer. They beat him with the chain and stomp him into a bloody mess. Morgan then chokes Sawyer with the chain while the Sheepherders continue to pummel him. Officials try to stop it but the Sheepherders scare them off. Finally when Sawyer is passed out, Morgan and the Sheepherders exit, leaving Sawyer laying in his blood. Massive heat! AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami (C) vs. Lightning Strike Lightning Strike showed up with their working boots on as they are in true sync tonight. The champs gather themselves and come back hard. Lightning Strike just wont go down and keep coming at the champs. After 20 minutes, Fujinami and Jumbo execute a double back suplex on Allen for the win. Afterwards, the champs show Lightning Strike respect with quick bows. AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Blackjack Mulligan Mulligan has the fans up and cheering as he takes it to Tommy with slams, elbow drops, backbreakers and some heavy punches. At the 10 minute mark, Tommy is bleeding bad. Mulligan scores several near falls but can't put Tommy away. The tide turns when Baby Doll distracts Mulligan long enough for Tommy to send Mulligan through the ropes with a high knee to the back. Tommy regroups and goes to the outside. Tommy swings Mulligan head first into the steel post, busting Mulligan open. Tommy hurls Mulligan back into the ring. Tommy spends the next few minutes working over Mulligan with bionic elbows, slams, knee drops and eye rakes. Rich chokes Mulligan on the top rope, rakes his face across it and slingshots him back. Rich thinks its over and sets up for the piledriver but Mulligan back drops him. The fans cheer Mulligan as he pumps his fists. Rich gets up but Mulligan unloads on him, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Mulligan puts his knee on Tommy's chest, grabs him by his hair and unloads with several more punches. Mulligan picks up Tommy, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a diving back elbow smash. The fans go wild as Mulligan holds up the claw sign. Tommy slowly rises and Mulligan clamps on the claw! Tommy's arms are flailing and he hits the Ref. The Ref goes down. Tommy's also going down. Tommy is flat on his back but the Ref is still out. Baby Doll reaches in her purse and pulls out mace spray. She runs in the ring and sprays Mulligan's eyes. Mulligan releases the claw and frantically rubs his eyes. Baby Doll runs over and shakes Tommy. Tommy slowly awakens. Baby Doll helps him up. Tommy tries to clear the cobwebs. Mulligan is staggering around, rubbing his eyes. Tommy kicks him low and follows with a piledriver! Baby Doll drags the Ref over. He slowly counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOOOO! The fans are in riot mode as Tommy and Baby Doll quickly exit. Winner of the match and still AWA World Champ- Tommy Rich Editor's Note- For some reason I kept promoting this event at the Monroe Civic Center but I meant the Dane County Coliseum.

Dingo Warrior is more focused than ever. Just ask Fuchi. Cactus adds some fire to Barr. This could be a game changer for Barr in his feud with Eddie. Nice shout out to the Bullpen. However, Hennig manages to take down Gantner. Man, it's so good seeing Tatum and Victory back together. Jarrett rises the ladder with a nice win over Candido. Bock is back and wants to take down the Brigade one by one until he gets a shot at Windham. WOW! Konnan felt the wrath of Humongous! Vancouver, Billy Jack and Texas Red prove to be a powerhouse team by beating the Wild Bulls. Looks like trouble is brewing with British Steel. Tenta is really getting the best of the Playboy Club. Bock is one step closer to Windham. Rough week for Konnan. Bret introduces the Sharpshooter during a classic with Hector. In the anticipated title bout, Windham gets the DQ win but OMG does the damage. Kelowna, Tatum and Victory are for real! Big win. Orton gets the wind taken out of him by Adams. Big Cat beats the Anvil in a power match up. TDT keeps getting the better of Badd Co. but can they take their titles? Jarrett gives Backlund a tough match but experience wins this one. Black Gold keeps their red hot momentum going by upsetting the Midnights. Also looking forward to a Bubba/Steel match.

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