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presents From the Metrodome in Minneapolis MN Live on Pay Per View Night 1 The camera pans over the stadium crowd. Sleek WrestleRock banners hang from the rafters. The camera goes to the ring as Bonnie Tyler stands on the WrestleRock logo. Tyler proceeds to kick things off with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. Larry Nelson and Ken Resnick are standing at ringside wearing tuxedos. Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to night one of WrestleRock 90! We've got a tremendous line up for you tonight. Resnick: We certainly do Larry. I know you're ready to rock and so are all these great fans. Nelson: You said it Ken, so let's get to the ring. The Swords of Light vs. Good Vibrations w/The Vin Man The Beach Boy's Good Vibrations plays as Vinnie leads his team, Good Vibrations to the ring. They're all wearing Hawaiian shirts as they bob their heads to the song on the way to the ring. A light shines at the top of the entrance. Konnan is holding the Mexican flag as Gama holds India's flag. They cross them back and forth. They're both handed American flags. They get the International vibe going by walking down the aisle waving all the flags. The bell rings. Vinnie is basically telling his team the Swords shouldn't be a challenge. Vinnie scoffs at the Swords and yells "Yea" before he exits the ring. Gama starts off strong by working over Beach with hip tosses and arm drags. Gama tags in Konnan. Konnan swings Beach to the ropes and does a somersault/lunging clothesline that puts Beach down 1..2..Kick Out. Konnan grabs Beach and hits an overhead belly to back suplex. Konnan tags in Gama. Gama hits a backbreaker and clamps on the Camel Clutch! Jammer runs in and drops an elbow on Gama's head. Konnan runs in but the Ref guides him back. Jammer slams Gama, drags Beach to the corner and tags himself in. Jammer swings Gama to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug then quickly front slams him down. Jammer steps on Gama and does a surfing pose, then covers 1..2..Kick Out. Jammer slams Gama by the corner and tags in Beach. Beach hits an elbow drop from the middle ropes 1..2..Kick Out. Beach tags in Jammer. They swing Gama to the ropes, give him stereo kicks the gut and follow with a double suplex. Jammer covers 1..2..Kick Out. Jammer tags in Beach. Jammer holds Gama as Beach crashes down with a double axehandle from the top rope. Beach swings Gama to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Gama kicks him, dives over and tags in Konnan. Konnan executes a flying head scissors on Beach. Beach staggers up as Konnan grabs him and hits an overhead German suplex. Konnan swings Beach to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam 1..2..Jammer kicks Konnan. Gama runs in and dropkicks Jammer through the ropes. Jammer staggers up as Vinnie tends to him. Gama takes both of them out with a baseball slide. Konnan slams Beach down. Gama goes to the top rope. Konnan hoists Beach up as Gama nails him with a missile dropkick 1..2..3! Big Pop! Jammer and Vinnie are disgusted as they look at a laid out Beach in the ring. Vinnie shakes his head and says something to Jammer. Jammer nods and they both walk away leaving Beach behind. The Swords celebrate with the fans. Winners of the Match- The Swords of Light 'The British Bomber' Johnny Smith w/Les Thornton vs. Mr. Saito Rule Britannia plays as Thornton leads Smith to the ring. Thornton's wearing a nice suit while Smith's sporting the Union Jack themed wrestling pants. At the top of the entrance the fans are treated to a live Taiko drum performance. Saito comes out during the performance and heads down the aisle. The bell rings. Thornton gives last minute instructions to Smith, then exits. The first couple minutes is a feel out process. They lock up again as Smith clamps on a headlock. Saito pushes Smith to the ropes but Smith comes back and puts Saito down with a shoulder block. Thornton applauds as Smith gives Saito a muscle flex. They lock up. This time Saito clamps on a headlock. Smith pushes him to the ropes but Saito puts him down with a shoulder block. An irate Smith hops up and gives Saito a European uppercut. Saito fires back with a palm strike. These two have a furious exchange. Saito has Smith dazed, Saito swings off the ropes and puts Smith down with a big boot to the chest. Saito follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Saito picks up Smith for a suplex, but Thornton reaches in and trips Saito. Smith falls on top 1..2..Kick Out. Smith regroups. Smith stomps down on Saito, picks him up and delivers a running shoulder breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Smith picks up Saito and hits a pumphandle slam 1..2..Kick Out. Smith is frustrated. Smith hoists Saito on the turnbuckles. Smith jumps up and executes a Superplex 1..2..Saito gets his shoulder up. Thornton berates the Ref. Smith hurls Saito out of the ring. Smith goes to the apron and waits. Saito staggers up. Smith goes for a double axehandle but Saito nails him with a thrust to the throat. Saito rolls back into the ring. Saito regroups as Smith staggers up to the apron. Saito grabs Smith and starts clubbing his chest. Saito hip tosses Smith back into the ring. Saito swings Smith into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Saito follows with several more shoulder thrusts. Thornton hops on the apron but Saito runs over and chops him off. Smith staggers out of the corner as Saito executes his Saito plex 1..2..3!! The fans cheer as Saito bows to them. Winner of the match- Mr. Saito Taped Fist Match! Leo Burke vs. Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden Special Referee- Randall 'Tex' Cobb Cobb gets a huge ovation as he steps into the ring. He clenches his fist to the fans. Pat Travers Boom Boom out goes the lights plays as Golden walks down the aisle with taped fists and jeans. Golden gets in the ring and already has words for Cobb. Tough Enough by the Fabulous Thunderbirds plays as Burke comes to the ring ready to go with taped fists. Cobb goes over a couple things. Burke listens patiently as Golden runs his mouth at both Cobb and Burke. The bell rings and these guys just start punching away on each other. Cobb lets them go as they continue to punch away on each other. Burke gets the upper hand, clamps on a headlock and just unleashes with taped fists on Golden's head. Burke lets go as Golden just falls back and down. Burke swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Golden reaches up, grabs Burke's tights and hurls him out of the ring. Golden's head is bleeding. Cobb checks it but Golden gets pissed and pushes him away. Golden goes to the outside and swings Burke into the steel post. Golden grabs Burke by the hair and slams his head into the post. Now Burke is bleeding. Golden hurls Burke into the ring. Golden goes to the top rope. Burke staggers up as Golden comes down with a fist to the head. Golden chokes Burke with his boot, then hops down and punches away on Burke. Golden swings Burke to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Burke uppercuts him. Golden staggers as Burke clotheslines him down. Burke shakes the cobwebs. Burke swings Golden to the ropes and puts him down with a big punch. Burke swings Golden into the corner and follows with a back elbow smash. Burke just starts hammering away on Golden with punches. Golden is bleeding bad. Cobb guides Burke back. Burke waits as Cobb checks Golden's head. Golden drags this out. Burke walks over but Golden low blows him. Golden yells at Cobb and pushes him out of the way. Golden puts his knee on Burke's chest, lifts his head by his hair and pounds away on Burke's head. Burke's a bloody mess. Golden stands up. Cobb guides him back so he can now check on Burke. Golden's pissed and grabs Cobb. Golden starts yelling at Cobb and telling him to quit babying Burke. Cobb goes back to Burke, but Golden pulls him back. Golden's berating Cobb. Cobb warns him. Golden pushes Cobb. Golden puts his fists up and wants to fight Cobb. Cobb warns him. Golden pushes Cobb again. Cobb gets serious. Golden winds up and throws a punch, but Cobb ducks and punches Golden! Golden is knocked out on his feet. Burke gets up and clamps the sleeper on Golden! Cobb sees that Golden is out and signals for the bell. Burke throws Golden down. The fans cheer as Cobb raises Burke's hand in victory. Winner of the match- Leo Burke 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo and The Power Twins vs. 'The Future' JW Storm and the Destruction Crew Quiet Riot's Condition Critical plays as Storm and the Destruction Crew head to the ring. Storm's got on his leather jacket and shades while the Destruction Crew wear shades and worker's vests. Van Halen's Atomic blasts as Disalvo and the Power Twins head down the aisle. Disalvo and the Power Twins are all wearing Gold's Gym's tank tops. The bell rings and these powerhouse teams collide! The ring shakes as fists fly. The fans go wild as Disalvo and the Power Twins stereo clothesline Storm and the Destruction Crew over the top rope. Storm and the DC stagger around and look up at Disalvo and the Power Twins flexing their muscles. The Ref manages to get some order. Disalvo gets his hands on Storm and unloads. Disalvo hoists Storm up, spins him around and slams him down hard. Storm's in agony as he rolls over and tags in Bloom. Bloom runs in but Disalvo back drops him. Bloom staggers up as Disalvo scoop slams him down. The Power Twins run in and take turns elbow dropping Bloom. Enos runs in but gets double back dropped by the Power Twins. Storm runs in but gets clotheslined by Disalvo. The Ref regains control. The Power Twins work Bloom over. Dave hoists Bloom up on his shoulder as Larry comes off the top rope with a forearm blast to the chest 1..2..Enos and Storm break it. Disalvo runs in but the Ref guides him back. Enos and Storm double slam Larry. The Ref gets things in order...again. Bloom is finally able to tag in Storm. Storm swings Larry to the corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. The Destruction Crew hold Larry as Storm stomps and kicks away. Disalvo and Dave run in but the Ref warns them and guides them back. Storm and the Destruction Crew swing Larry to the ropes and triple back drop him. Storm tags in Enos. Enos works over Larry and tags in Bloom. They hit a double backbreaker on Larry 1..2..Kick Out. Bloom works over Larry and tags in Enos. They choke Larry on the bottom rope as Storm runs across the apron and hits a leg drop. The Destruction Crew swing Larry to the ropes and hit a stereo high knees. Enos tags in Storm. Storm covers 1..2..Disalvo runs in and drops an elbow on Storm's head. The Destruction Crew come in but the Ref warns them and guides them back. Disalvo and Dave swing Storm to the ropes and double clothesline him down. A few seconds later, Larry finally tags in Disalvo. Disalvo's all over Storm. Disalvo kicks Storm and follows with a gut wrench suplex. Disalvo hoists Storm up in an atomic drop position, then executes a sling shot back suplex off the top rope 1..2..The DC break it. The Power Twins run in and we've got a pier six brawl going on. The Ref just lets it go for now. After some serious fighting the Ref tries to get some order. While the Power twins are being escorted to their corner, the Destruction Crew execute the Wrecking Ball on Disalvo. The Power Twins run back in and hit stereo Thesz Presses on the Destruction Crew. Disalvo slowly staggers up as Storm nails him with a brutal running Spere! The Ref counts 1..2..3!! Winners of the Match- JW Storm and the Destruction Crew STEEL CAGE MATCH! The Magnificent Muraco vs. Jumbo Tsuruta War Machine by Kiss plays as Jumbo walks towards the cage with silent rage. Dick Dye's Misirlou goes off as Muraco heads to the cage with nothing but hatred in his eyes. As soon as Muraco enters the cage, the door shuts and these guys go at it as the bell rings. These guys tear into each other. Muraco gets the upper hand and swings Jumbo into the cage. Jumbo staggers back as Muraco side slams him down. Muraco hoists Jumbo up on his shoulder and rams him face first into the cage. Jumbo's cut. Muraco hoists Jumbo on his shoulders and Samoan drops him down 1..2..Kick Out. Muraco swings Jumbo into the corner and charges in, but Jumbo meets Muraco with a clothesline. Jumbo catches his breath. Muraco gets to his knees as Jumbo puts him back down with an Enzigiri 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo picks up Muraco and rams his face into the cage. Jumbo grinds Muraco's face into the cage. Now Muraco is bleeding. Jumbo grabs Muraco and German Suplexes him into the cage! Jumbo picks up Muraco and goes for a piledriver but Muraco somehow fights it and back drops Jumbo into the cage. Both men are down and hurting. Both men stagger up and Muraco quickly grabs Jumbo and scoop powerslams him over 1..2..Kick Out. Muraco slowly picks up Jumbo and rams his head into the cage several times. Muraco clamps on a face lock, then hits a front face suplex. Muraco swings Jumbo to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Jumbo swings back and puts Muraco down with a running high knee. Jumbo tries to get his senses back. Muraco staggers up as Jumbo executes an exploder suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo picks up Muraco and swings him into the cage. Jumbo waits. Muraco staggers up as Jumbo dropkicks Muraco back into the cage. Jumbo grinds Muraco's face into the cage. Jumbo hits an overhead suplex. Jumbo goes to the top rope. Wait! Jumbo climbs to the top of the cage! Jumbo leaps off and crashes down with a knee drop but Muraco moves at the last second! Both men are down and bleeding profusely. After a minute, Muraco staggers up. Jumbo rises and limps around. Muraco swings off the ropes and nails Jumbo with a forearm blast. Muraco picks Jumbo up. Muraco puts his head under Jumbo's legs, lifts him up and electric chair drops Jumbo into the cage! Muraco then applies the Asian Spike! Muraco puts the pressure on. Jumbo's almost out but somehow manages to escape the hold with a jaw breaker. Jumbo quickly follows with a neckbreaker. Jumbo's exhausted and falls back down. Both men are out. The Ref checks on them. After a bit, the Ref has no choice but to start counting them out. The Ref slowly starts to count. Both men move a little. They both slowly get to their feet as the Ref hits 9. From out of nowhere, Jumbo powerbombs Muraco! The Ref counts 1..2..NO! Muraco just barley rolls his shoulder over. Not a kick out, but it's enough. Jumbo can't believe it. Jumbo hits the canvas in frustration. Jumbo stands up. Jumbo grabs Muraco and goes for another powerbomb, but Muraco is able to back drop Jumbo over. Muraco's on his knees. Muraco stands up. Jumbo staggers up as Muraco hits his inverted piledriver! Muraco lays across Jumbo 1..2..NO! Jumbo barely lifts his shoulder. Both men are just lying there, bleeding and beaten. The Ref hesitates, then starts his count. Both men barley get up by 10. Jumbo staggers to the corner, then starts climbing the cage. Muraco stumbles over and follows Jumbo up the cage. Both men are at the top of the cage and start exchanging punches! Both men are now literally hanging from the cage. They each have one hand on the cage and punch each other with the other hand. The fans GASP as both men fall from the cage!!! The bell rings. Everybody waits because nobody knows who landed first. Medics rush out to attend to both men. While that's going on, AWA officials are talking. They're seen looking over the footage. It looks like they're ready to make an announcement. They inform Ken Resnick of the decision. Resnick: After reviewing the footage. It's been determined that The Magnificent Muraco landed on the ground first. Therefore, the winner of the match is The Magnificent Muraco! The fans give a cheer but they're obviously concerned with both men's health. The cheers turn into a standing ovation as both Muraco and Jumbo are stretchered out. Winner of the Match- The Magnificent Muraco INTERMISSION During the intermission a video piece is shown of all the hard work put into WrestleRock by the great people of Minnesota. Resnick and Nelson talk about the bloodbath they just witnessed and inform us that both Muraco and Jumbo have been taken to the hospital for observations. AWA TV Title Bout David Sammartino (C) vs. King Kahlua Special guest ring announcer- Jasmine Guy Kahlua stands at the top of the entrance and blows fire. Polynesian music plays as Kahlua heads down the aisle. Johnny Cash's When the Man comes around plays as Sammartino heads down the aisle with his TV title around his waist. The beautiful star of a Different World, Jasmine Guy gets a big ovation as she makes the official introductions. Guy even gets to hold up the TV title. The bell rings and Kahlua spits some kind of mist into Sammartino's face. Kahlua grabs Sammartino and quickly hot shots him on the top rope 1..2..NO! Sammartino kicks out. Kahlua is pissed! Kahlua starts stomping down on Sammartino. Kahlua slams Sammartino, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kahlua slams Sammartino and goes to the top rope and waits. Sammartino slowly staggers up. Kahlua crashes down with a double axehandle but Sammartino flips him over with a punch to the gut. Sammartino walks around to clear the cobwebs. Kahlua rises as Sammartino hits a snap suplex. Sammartino goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Sammartino swings Kahlua into the corner and follows with a running forearm blast. Sammartino hits Kahlua with several more forearm blasts, then swings Kahlua into the opposite corner and nails him with another running forearm blast. Sammartino hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Sammartino reaches down, but Kahlua gives him a thumb to the eye. Sammartino is rubbing his eye. Kahlua regroups, picks up Sammartino and crotch drops him on the top rope. Kahlua pushes Sammartino over the rope and to the outside. Kahlua goes to the apron and crashes down on Sammartino with a double axehandle. Kahlua slams Sammartino's head on the apron and hurls him back into the ring. Kahlua hops on the middle ropes. Sammartino staggers up as Kahlua puts him down with a lunging clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Kahlua berates the Ref. Kahlua just starts choking Sammartino and breaks at the Ref's 5 count. Kahlua repeats this, then chokes Sammartino on the bottom rope. Kahlua slams Sammartino and goes to the top rope. Kahlua goes for his flying elbow drop but Sammartino moves. Both men slowly rise as Sammartino rakes Kahlua's eyes and gut wrench suplexes him over. Sammartino stomps away on Kahlua's back. Sammartino drags Kahlua by the ropes. Sammartino grips the top rope as he drops several knees down on Kahlua's back. Sammartino swings Kahlua to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug. Sammartino wrenches away then rams Kahlua into the turnbuckles. Sammartino swings Kahlua hard into the opposite turnbuckles. Kahlua staggers forward as Sammartino hits the belly to belly suplex. Sammartino picks up Kahlua and hits another belly to belly suplex 1..2..3!! The fans cheer as Jasmine Guy walks into the ring and hands Sammartino the TV title. Sammartino kisses her hand. then raises the title high. Winner of the Match and STILL AWA TV Champ- David Sammartino The Hangman w/Nell vs. The Snowman Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs plays as Nell (dressed in his preacher's suit and black hat) escorts the Hangman (wearing a black duster along with his noose) to the ring. The intro to the Temptations Papa was a Rolling Stone plays as Snowman heads to the ring wearing a black doo rag, black vest and black ring gear. The bell rings and Nell gives Snowman a stern warning. Snowman goes after Nell, but Hangman nails him with a big punch. Hangman swings him to the ropes and hits a jumping lunging clothesline. Hangman swings Snowman to the ropes and hits a water wheel slam 1..2..Kick Out. Hangman hurls Snowman to the outside. Nell has words for Snowman. Hangman goes out, grabs Snowman and is going to slam his head on the apron, but Snowman stops it, headbutts Hangman and slams his head on the apron, then hurls him back into the ring. Snowman goes to the top rope. Hangman rises as Snowman puts him down with a flying shoulder block 1..2..Kick Out. Snowman swings Hangman to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Snowman picks up Hangman and swings him into the corner then follows with a running back elbow smash. Snowman batters Hangman with several forearm clubs, then hip tosses him out. Hangman staggers up as Snowman puts him back down with a running clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Snowman swings Hangman to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Hangman swings back and nails Snowman with a big fist to the head. Nell encourages Hangman. Hangman lifts Snowman up and Snake Eyes him on the top turnbuckle. Hangman chokes Snowman on the top rope and snaps him back. Hangman stomps away on Snowman, then picks him up and slams him down hard. Hangman goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a stomp on Snowman. Nell yells "Finish him!" Hangman lifts Snowman up and hits a Face Breaker. Hangman slowly picks up Snowman and hits the hangman's neckbreaker 1..2..3! Nell shakes Hangman's hand and says something. Hangman grabs his noose and starts choking the Snowman! Hold on! A man standing about 6'10" comes into the ring. He's wearing a black mask and black duster. He's just standing there staring at Nell and the Hangman. Hangman takes his noose and walks up to the man. They stare each other down. Nell yells "End him!" Hangman takes a swing at the man, but the man blocks it, holds his arm, then puts Hangman down with a Heart Punch!!! Nell is in a state of shock. The mysterious man picks up Hangman's noose and looks at Nell, then slowly exits the ring. What just happened? Winner of the Match- The Hangman Carlos Colon vs. Col. Debeers The Call of South Africa plays as Col Debeers (dressed in his military fatigues) walks to the ring, holding his club and twirling his mustache. Santana's Oye Como Va plays as Colon comes down the aisle with his baseball bat. The bell rings but both men are still holding their weapons. The Ref is warning them. Debeers says he'll put his down. As Colon goes to hand his bat to the Ref, Debeers swings his club at Colon, but Colon was ready and swings his bat. The bat and club hit and both go flying out of the ring. Colon punches away on Debeers, swings him to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Debeers staggers up as Colon sends him flying with a jumping headbutt. Colon hits a quick body splash 1..2..Kick Out. Debeers rolls out of the ring. Colon follows. Colon picks up Debeers and slams him on the concrete. Colon hurls Debeers back into the ring. Colon goes to the top rope. Debeers staggers up as Colon hits a sunset flip 1..2..Kick Out. Colon swings Debeers into the corner and charges in but Debeers basically falls out of the way as Colon hits the corner hard. Debeers stumbles around and regroups. Debeers hangs Colon upside down in the corner and starts kicking away. Debeers chokes Colon with his boot. Colon falls down. Debeers snapmares Colon over and drives his elbow onto Colon's head and just grinds it in. Debeers picks up Colon and executes a brainbuster 1..2..Kick Out. An agitated Debeers picks Colon up by his hair and mat slams him down. Debeers hoists Colon up, stalls and suplexes him back 1..2..Kick Out. Debeers yells at the Ref for way too long. Debeers picks up Colon and is going to hurl him out of the ring, but Colon reverses it and hurls Debeers over the top rope. Colon regroups. Debeers finally gets on the apron, but Colon rakes his eyes and suplexes him back into the ring. Colon hoists Debeers on his shoulder, runs across the ring and powerslams him down 1..2..Kick Out. Colon clamps on a headlock and punches Debeers several times. Colon releases him and puts Debeers down with a jumping headbutt 1..2..Debeers gets his foot on the rope. The Ref guides Colon away as Debeers rolls out of the ring. Debeers fumbles around and grabs his club. Debeers regroups and gets on the apron. Colon runs over as Debeers blatantly hits Colon's head with the club! The Ref signals for the DQ. Colon is bleeding. Debeers slowly gets in the ring and twirls his mustache as he looks down at Colon. Colon's in a daze. Colon tries to stand but Debeers hits him across the head with the club! Colon's a bloody mess as he's laid out on the canvas. Officials run in to stop Debeers. Debeers gives an arrogant look and calmly walks out of the ring. The Winner of the Match by DQ- Carlos Colon AWA International Title Bout 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor (C) vs. ??? Hard to be Humble by Mac Davis plays as Taylor arrogantly struts down the aisle. Taylor enters the ring and slicks his ponytail back. He takes off his red glittered jacket and holds up the International title. Taylor snatches the mic. "Ok, I told you people time and time again why I'm the cock of the walk. This title has proven that I am indeed the rooster that runs this henhouse. So, let's get this over with and bring out my so called challenger. Man, I feel great! Rooster!" Taylor struts around waiting. We hear the distant sound of a cowbell. Resnick: OH MY GOODNESS! IT'S STAN HANSEN! The fans are in awe as Hansen storms down the aisle, swinging his bull rope. Hansen pushes Larry Nelson over as he heads to the ring. Taylor looks like he's seen a ghost. He's shocked, stunned and frozen. He snaps out of it and starts berating the ring announcer saying this can't be. Taylor's so caught up in trying to get out of the match, he doesn't realize the Ref has signaled for the bell. Hansen is still in his chaps as he enters the ring. Taylor turns around as Hansen just about decapitates him with his lariat! The fans count along with the Ref, 1..2..3!!!! The place goes nuts! Hansen grabs the International title, holds it up with one hand as he gives the Texas bullhorn sign with the other. The winner of the Match and NEW AWA International champ- Stan Hansen Resnick: I can't believe it! Stan Hansen is the new AWA International champion. In the background, Taylor is stumbling around and falls back down. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Rock n Roll Express (C) vs. The Enforcers Frank Sinatra's The Best Is Yet To Come plays as The Enforcers make their way to the ring. They look like they're ready to hurt somebody. They're wearing matching black jackets with Enforcers written in red on the back. Rock n Roll is here to stay by Sha Na Na blasts as The Rock n Roll Express hit the ring with the titles around their waists. They enter the ring and throw their T-Shirts to some screaming ladies. The Ref holds up the titles and signals for the bell. Arn and Larry give Ricky and Robert smug looks and start making threats. RnR step up and shout back. The Enforcers push RnR. That's all it takes as both teams have a furious exchange. RnR swing the Enforcers into opposite corners. RnR follow with stereo monkey flips. The Enforcers stagger up as RnR dropkick them into each other. The Enforcers bounce off each other as RnR follow with stereo atomic drops. The Enforcers collide and bounce to the outside. The fans are going nuts as RnR pump their fists. The Enforcers try and regroup. Arn gets in there with Robert. Robert works Arn over with hip tosses, flying scissors and arm drags. After a back drop, Arn tags in Larry. Robert hip tosses Larry and tags in Ricky. They swing Larry to the ropes and do a stereo somersault/double punch. Arn comes in but gets double backdropped. Ricky continues to frustrate Larry until Ricky swings off the ropes and gets a knee to the back from Arn. Larry tags in Arn. Arn swings Ricky to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Arn stomps down on Ricky, picks him up and slams him down. Arn continues to maul Ricky, then tags in Larry. Arn swings Ricky to the ropes, gets down and punches Ricky in the stomach as Larry follows with a knee lift. Larry vertical suplexes Ricky and follows with a body slam 1..2..Kick Out. Larry tags in Arn. Larry swings Ricky to the ropes and drop toe holds him down as Arn follows with an elbow drop on the head. Arn picks up Ricky and hits a gourdbuster 1..2..Robert breaks it. Larry runs in but Robert punches him back. Arn swings Ricky to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Ricky leap frogs over and tags in Robert. The fans go nuts as Robert is all over Arn. Larry runs in but Robert kicks him. He grabs the Enforcers heads and knocks them together. Robert snap suplexes Arn 1..2..Kick out. Robert swings Arn to the ropes and back drops him. Arn staggers up as Robert swings off the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Larry breaks it. Ricky runs in but the Ref guides him back. Larry gives Robert a mule kick. Larry goes to his corner. Arn crawls over and tags in Larry. Robert staggers up as Larry nails him with a spin kick. Larry hits a double underhook suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Larry tags in Arn. They pick up Robert and execute a double sling shot suplex 1..2..Ricky breaks it. Larry and Ricky start brawling. The Ref gets order. Arn tags in Larry. The Enforcers swing Robert to the ropes but miss a double clothesline. Robert swings back and dropkicks both men, then dives over and tags in Ricky. Ricky's on fire as he cleans house. Ricky clotheslines Arn over the top rope. Larry charges but Ricky back drops him. Ricky goes to the middle rope. Larry staggers up as Ricky hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Ricky swings Larry to the ropes and kicks him low, then hits a sunset flip 1..2..Arn breaks it. Here comes Robert as he punches Arn back. RnR double slam Larry and follow with stereo fist drops. Ricky swings off the ropes and hits a body splash 1..2..Arn breaks it. Robert goes after Arn, but the Ref guides him back. This allows Arn to give Ricky a lowblow and follow with a DDT! Arn slides to his corner as Larry rolls over and covers. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3!!! Robert's a half second too late. The Enforcers roll to the outside. They get the titles and hold them up high. The Winners of the Match and NEW AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Enforcers Nelson: Ken, what a night this has been! We have a new International champ with Stan Hansen making a huge splash tonight. And as we just witnessed, new world tag champs as the Enforcers have dethroned the Rock n Roll Express. Resnick: And what about that bloodbath cage match between Tsuruta and Muraco. I'm sure neither man will be the same after that. Nelson: I would have to agree with you. And can you believe this is only night 1! Ok fans, get ready to rock with AC/DC! Resnick: That's right! AC/DC is going to keep us rock'n! After that, we'll see you tomorrow night for the second half of WrestleRock!

I love the promos Tito and Berzerker have cut on each other. It's going to be a fight. Silver King shoots back at Genius with some witty humor It's cool seeing Snuka and Andre teaming up at this point in their careers. They might be passed their primes but they're still big time names. Whoever Vader's opponent will be at Summer Slam, I feel sorry for him Don't worry, you'll find something for Hase to do. The Outlaws get the advantage in the War Zone I can't wait for SNME! These matches have been built up so well.

Tatanka is really gaining some traction. Having Wahoo as his mentor has been a plus Damn, Sid comes in with a bang! This weekend was all about Bash hype and I'm sure it sold a lot of last minute tickets. Just what is up Paul E's sleeve??? I can't wait to see how all this turns out. The Road Warriors/Rockers match is going to be a bloodbath All the Bash participants get to shine and their promos delivered. Every match means something. Bring on the Bash!!

The League of Gentlemen have quickly established themselves as a serious faction threat Coast to Coast have been slipping lately, but comeback hard tonight Looks like Hamrick's got the spotlight on him Douglas is getting into the title contender zone The Blondes needed that confidence booster over the SOB Portland It's funny because I was watching a recent rare Blackman shoot interview and my mind went to his fantasy run in our game. I agree with AD, simple monikers can really sell a match Busick mows over another as his exciting TV title reign continues Big win for Atlas as we get ready for another tag title showdown The Hart/Piper alliance continues to get the better of the Playboy Club With Dibiase as champ, we've been getting some damn good dream matches lately. Both Windham and Martel deserve rematches as does Slaughter. Eugene Stormfront gets the fans cheering early Barr and Eddie still have that chemistry Severn makes it known that he's still a wrecking machine The OWC continue to have an iron grip on their GS tag titles Hashimoto wins the battle of former TV champs Condrey's incredible run continues to amaze me. Definitely the comeback of 1990

Enjoyed the fallout from Stampede. More intrigue in the Lawler/Rich saga I'm sure Dutch is going to love having his wages garnished to pay off Gaylord. Very creative Hot Stuff Inc must love the fact that Gilbert gets to represent the USWA in TV title bouts. Big ego boost And Hart sticks his foot in his mouth, yet again Mid South Coliseum Budro gets to leave on a high note It seems Rich is really trying to be a babyface again. We'll see how all this plays out Savage retains against the Iceman. Savage did tone down his behavior just a tad Bossman's racked up some really big wins lately Hart really is a heat magnet which makes Christopher's first win so sweet. The First Family will be coming for payback but luckily Christopher has Dundee backing him up Chaos ends the night but Rich manages to be the hot topic. You've got some really great storylines going on.

I love your descriptions for the squash matches. Puts an entertaining spin on a routine match. Jake always gave the best ominous promos Dusty's gathering his squad. Excited to see who the 4th man will be. The Rougeau's continue to crack me up. Fun main event. Nice touch by having Brown shun Snuka's handshake. Totally his character. SNME is shaping up to be a must see event!

Paul E might be sorry he bet against Steamboat, but then again I guess I would have the upmost confidence in Muta. Hall is rock'n that TV title. Crush will be a good test Sid Vicious is set to rule WCW! Pillman gets a strong win over Abby as he heads into his world title bout with Luger. Great promo by Sting. I loved how he put Pillman over here. Him and Nikita are going to tear it down. It made total sense ending the show with the Road Warriors getting great heat on Marty. Solid reminder why this match is main eventing the Bash.

I agree with AD. The match descriptions are incredibly detailed oriented and well written. I can easily visualize all the action going on. Nagai sure got a welcoming tonight. Taira edges one out with a nice submission move at the end Damn, that was an awesome flurry at the end by Nakano Vrij sure knocked the wind out of Anjo Nakamura took a devastating liver shot. Those will put you down. Big win for Hug Wow the youngster Ogawa plays it cool and upsets Onita Han's one of my favorites here. Always good to see him get the win. He's got some serious momentum going Whoa, Takada gave Dolman a pounding. I'm sure the media will be talking about that Props to Funaki for a great showing against one of the best. Maeda pulls it out in dramatic fashion.

I appreciate all your hard work catching up. The road to Fire on the Mountain has been full of non stop excitement. There's literally never a dull moment and every match has meaning. Bullet and Fuller are leading the way but everybody else is getting time to shine. It's amazing what you're doing with the roster pickups. A lot of wrestlers are getting great buzz and making names for themselves in our world. No doubt about it, Fire on the Mountain will sell out.

I thought for sure HTM was heading for a face turn. I was wrong. Instead, he somehow becomes even more hated. Dundee changes the mood with a fun win over Budro. That no good dirty Dutch escapes his punishment. If Gaylord ever catches him, Dutch will be hurting for a long time. Dutch does play the cowardly heel so well. Wow Bossman scores a huge win over Mr. Wonderful. I enjoyed this match between two top names. Big things ahead for the Bossman. Gilbert and JJ go the distance in a barnburner. The big question is who is Medusa's man. Nice touch by having him point at both Gilbert and JJ. Very intriguing. Anvil and Hammer have quickly become one of my favorite teams in the game. I love the Southern Boys, but I'm looking forward to this reign. Savage puts Hennig away after a damn good dream match. Savage's treatment of Liz reminds the fans why they boo him. OH MAN! The Steiners/Doom match was off the charts! Excellent write up. Steiners retain and are going nowhere but up. Also loved the write up for the main event. I liked the slow methodical pace that turns into a roller coaster ride. The Tommy Rich tease was well done. Lawler stands tall to end the night on a great note. Awesome card! The Great American Stampede delivered brother!

Watch out Dibiase, Martel's gunning for you Sabu tones down the violence and gets the win Piper cracks me up. Lee's been put in a great spot here. If the Spinebuster slam doesn't get you, the bully breaker will. When you have all the gold, you have a right to brag Dangerous K is right! Bret tunes up for the big 6 man tag Vancouver Lynn picks up a confidence building win Damn, Regal sure found a way to keep Singh down and out Severn and Blackman are rapidly rising in the tag ranks Speaking of rising, Douglas keeps racking up the wins Huge win for Awesome. He now has the momentum in this heated feud YES! After that pin, Martel's pretty much sealed the deal for a rematch Kelowna, Big upset for Hamrick The cat and mouse game worked for a bit but Harlem Heat drops the hammer Eaton and Condrey prove they still have it Liger makes a case for a LWH title shot PCO is dominating Scotty these days Barr wins a thriller to retain and end another great weekend of action

AWA Preview Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12th The Metrodome, Minneapolis MN Live on pay per view AC/DC in concert both nights Bonnie Tyler will sing the National Anthem on Night 1 and America the Beautiful on Night 2 AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair This match is so big that the AWA had to call in legendary promoter Don King to help promote it. Hogan shocked the wrestling world by signing with the AWA a year and a half ago. With Hogan coming in, the AWA was able to secure a major TV deal with Sports Channel America. Hogan went on to win the AWA world title and has enjoyed a year long title reign. PPV numbers are way up as is house attendances. Not to mention the main stream media attention that Hogan has brought in. Hogan has enjoyed a tremendous reign and has defeated top names like Terry Gordy, Jumbo Tsuruta, Nikita Koloff and Stan Hansen. The AWA is riding high and so is Hulkamania. In March, Ric Flair received the red carpet treatment for his signing. Flair made it clear that his goal was to beat Hulk Hogan for the AWA world title. Flair secured his shot by winning the Champagne Challenge. At Title Night, after Hogan defeated Stan Hanen in a bloody and brutal cage match, Flair, Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko attacked Hogan in the cage and injured his leg. Hogan rehabbed like hell while Flair was wrestling and cutting promos on TV. At the press conference another altercation happened and everybody thought Hogan had reinjured his leg. On TV, Flair confronted Hogan and Hogan showed Flair and the world he was ready to go as he broke a crutch over his leg and fired up on Flair. These two icons will finally meet at WrestleRock. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Rock n Roll Express (C) vs. The Enforcers The RnR Express defeated the Fantastics at SuperClash in a classic to win the titles. Since then they've taken down a variety of teams and remain one of the top teams in the world. The Enforcers debuted in an unusual way by attacking the newly crowned USWA champ Jerry Lawler back at Champagne Slam. They seem to have some kind of long term plan for Lawler and also the AWA, because they immediately targeted and challenged the RnR Express. During the attack on Hogan at Title Night, RnR tried to help by climbing up the cage, but the Enforcers slammed their heads on the top and watched RnR take a nasty fall. RnR was pissed and said they would defend the titles against the Enforcers at WrestleRock. Since then these two teams have had some intense altercations. Tensions are running high for this anticipated world tag title bout. AWA International Title Bout 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor (C) vs. ??? Taylor has said over and over again that he runs the AWA henhouse and is the cock of the walk. You have to hand it to him, he's remained International Champion since October. However, his enlarged ego might have become too big because he arrogantly said he didn't need to know who his opponent would be at WrestleRock. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Mavericks (C) vs. Latin Desire vs. The Jive Tones w/Tiger Conway Jr. The Jive Tones and Mavericks had been feuding. At champagne Slam, the Jive Tones interference backfired and they actually helped the Mavericks defeat Latin Desire for the titles. Since then this has become a 3 way feud. Latin Desire and the Jive Tones are beyond confident that their walking out of WrestleRock with the titles while the Mavericks want to solidify themselves as the true champs once and for all. AWA TV Title Bout David Sammartino (C) vs. King Kahlua Special Guest Ring Announcer- Jasmine Guy These two wrestled to a draw at Title Night. Kahlua felt like he had the match won. A couple weeks later on TV, Sammartino just finished a match when Kahlua hit the ring and threw a fireball at Sammartino. Kahlua then stole the TV title. Luckily the fireball just singed Sammartino's ear and he's almost fully recovered. Kahlua wants to be taken seriously and said he had to take matters into his own hands. Sammartino is hell bent on just beating him. As an added bonus, actress Jasmine Guy continues the WrestleRock tradition of special guest ring announcer. STEEL CAGE MATCH! The Magnificent Muraco vs. Jumbo Tsuruta These two had a pretty heated feud going and traded wins across the loop. Things went nuclear when Ray Stevens ordered Jumbo to attack Superstar Graham. Jumbo gave Graham 2 powerbombs and sent him to the hospital. Two weeks later, a vengeful Muraco attacked Stevens and put him out of commission with an inverted piledriver on the concrete. Both men have felt the effects. Jumbo has been putting opponents out on stretchers while Muraco has brought his Magnificent roots back. I just hope the cage can hold up because this is going to be a bloodbath full of rage. El Canek vs. King Kong Bundy For years Greg Gagne has been trying to terminate El Canek's career and for years Canek always overcomes and gets the best of Gagne. After another long absence, Gagne returned and promised something big for Canek. Well, he delivered by bringing in King Kong Bundy. Bundy broke Canek's ribs and put him on the shelve for awhile. However, Gagne should know better as Canek returned once again. Gagne has all the confidence in the world in Bundy and knows this is the monster who will finally end Canek. One thing the fans know is never count Canek out. Carlos Colon vs. Col Debeers Colon has always been at the top of the AWA cards. He's been an AWA mainstay and continues to pour his blood, sweat and tears into his matches. Debeers arrived and made an immediate impact saying he had a plan to take over the AWA. At Champagne Slam, Colon eliminated Debeers from the battle royal. Debeers blamed Colon for ruining his plan. Debeers declared war on Colon. Debeers costed Colon his International title bout. Colon wanted to let Debeers know who he was dealing with and declared war on Debeers. Since then, Debeers has tried several times to attack Colon, but Colon always comes out on top. Maybe Debeers doesn't exactly know what he's dealing with at WrestleRock. Taped Fist Match Leo Burke vs. Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden Special Referee- Randall 'Tex' Cobb Burke's remained one of the most consistent title contenders in the AWA. Things took a turn when Golden arrived on the scene and gave Burke a piledriver on the concrete, putting him out of action for months. Burke returned and gave Golden a beating he'll never forget. Since then, these two have been slugging it out anytime they can. This match was signed for WrestleRock so they can just beat everything out of each other. With that said, the AWA had to call in the only man who could officiate this fight, Randall Cobb. 'Lionheart' Tony St. Clair vs. The Missing Link For some reason, Link has targeted St. Clair and has ambushed him on TV and at several house shows. St. Clair demanded and received this one on one match at WrestleRock. Falls Count Anywhere Match Cactus Jack vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer Sawyer has made it known that he loves to have fun and fun to him is brutal matches. Jack arrived in a box at Superclash and attacked Sawyer. Jack made it known that he likes to have fun also. These two have been involved in some of the bloodiest matches in AWA history. The thing is, Jack has been unable to defeat Sawyer. Will WrestleRock finally be his lucky day? I can't imagine the fun these two will have all over the stadium. The Hangman w/Nell vs. The Snowman Nelson Royal has been sickened by what he's seen in today's wrestling. He went under some kind of transformation and returned to the AWA as a southern like preacher. He brought with him, the Hangman (noose and all) and said they would rid the AWA of lost souls. Former AWA tag champ, the Snowman returned and was ready to go at it solo. Snowman was immediately targeted by Nell. The Hangman attacked Snowman and tried to choke him with the noose but Snowman turned the tables and wound up choking Nell with it. Nell said this was a grave mistake and the Hangman will dispose of him at WrestleRock. Tornado Match The Olympians vs. The Soul Patrol Tom Brandi has actually been the key part in this feud. Brandi gave Patera a couple of upset losses which infuriated the Olympians. The Olympians played the numbers game on Brandi and eventually put him out of action. The Soul Patrol came after the Olympians for Brandi. These two teams clashed and the Olympians always cheated their way to victory. The Soul Patrol said ok, let's have it out in a tornado match. The Soul Patrol are dedicating this match to Tom Brandi and the Olympians think that's the funniest and most pathetic thing they've ever heard. 'The Future' JW Storm and the Destruction Crew vs. 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo and the Power Twins Storm and Disalvo have been locked into a feud. The Destruction Crew interfered in a match and Storm's hand was raised. An alliance was formed and Storm clams they're the future of wrestling. Disalvo called up his gym buddies, the Power Twins to even things up. This will definitely be a muscled up power match at WrestleRock. 'Rugged' Ron Garvin vs. Mike Graham Graham came in with boos because his good friend Greg Gagne introduced him. Graham has claimed to be a true and legit wrestler and can't be beat. He issued an open challenge at WrestleRock. Ron Garvin showed up and simply signed the contract. Bobby Blaze and The Takano Dragons vs. The All-Starrs At Title Night, Idol lost to Ric Flair and per the stipulation, he's banned from using the figure four leglock. Well, he had a TV match with Blaze and was DQed for using the move. In frustration, Idol gave Blaze a beatdown. The Takanos and Starrs have been feuding around the loop. During the Idol/Blaze rematch, the Starrs hit the ring, but the Takanos were on them. Later, Idol announced that the All-Starrs were back in business. Blaze countered with what he calls his fire breathing brothers. The Renegade Warriors vs. The Can Am Express The Warriors have been top contenders in the tag division for the past year. The Can Ams have enjoyed major success in PCW and will make their eagerly awaited debut at WrestleRock. 'The British Bomber' Johnny Smith w/Les Thornton vs. Mr. Saito Under Thornton's tutelage, Smith has enjoyed success in the ring and has become a title contender. Saito will make his AWA debut at WrestleRock. Saito's buzz has rubbed Thornton the wrong way and says Saito's going to regret coming to the AWA after Smith gets through with him. The Swords of Light vs. Good Vibrations w/The Vin Man A few months ago, Konnan and Gama Singh united as the Swords of Light. Vinnie went to the beach and put together his team of Tommy Jammer and Sandy Beach, calling them Good Vibrations. The Swords have quickly become a solid unit but Vin and Good Vibrations aren't taking them very seriously. This should be a fun match to kick off WrestleRock.

Nice to see Hase get some TV exposure The War Zone is back and what a war it will be. SK gets the win but Genius gets the mask. I've said how much I've loved this feud and I can't wait for the blow off at SNME The issues between Slick and Brown could explode into something big for the WWF Haku wins the battle of the Islanders. With the current storylines going, SNME should be a big hit

That finish by Earthquake was devastating Hmmmm I wonder what Frenchy was doing out there Tito and Berzerker keep their feud going. Right on! I got to see the Ultimate Warrior defend his title against the Raging Bull. This just seemed like a fun match for the house shows. You can never go wrong by booking a patriot against the Iron Sheik. Big win for Ross, which is followed by another big win for America in the tag match Slick was smart to be on his best behavior The Rhodes get a nice satisfying win in a grudge match Haku rebounds well from his KOTR defeat The fans got to see some great finishers from Jake and Demolition Duggan battling Bravo for the IC title will be money Really good house shows here.

After reading your dirt sheets, I think good ol JR put together the right Bash card. I think it was the right move holding off Sting and Luger. The angle was done so well that there's no reason to hot shot it. Let Sting get his in ring momentum going again while Luger can settle into his heel role. The Road Warriors and Rockers have been tearing it up, so a rubber match inside the cage will draw. Sting's grudge match with Nikita is red hot right now, so that's a big marquee match up. Pillman is the ultimate underdog, so he's a great choice for Luger's first big title defense as a heel. Steamboat and Muta are going to rock the house and now the added stipulation brings more spice El Gigante will be an attraction and he's protected in a 6 man tag A feud that's been a real gem is the US tag title matches. This match could steal the show. Crush is a good choice for Hall. Why not let two big guys slug it out for the TV title. I think the Bash's matches have been built up well and the fans will get a strong card.

Adams is another PCW vet who's reenergized his career here. PCO is looking to break out big time That LHW tag match must have torn the roof off the place Harlem Heat scores a big win over two legit tough guys Dual champ Condrey comes in clutch. LA My guys, the FOJ pick up a W The tag team scene is beyond competitive right now Hashimoto wins the battle of former TV champs Bigelow evens things up with an awesome visual OH YEA! We finally get a taste of the long awaited Iron &Steel/MVC title match. To be continued. Damn, the fans get their money's worth with an absolute classic between two of the best workers in the world. Santa Barbara The SOB are having a rapid rise Kawada can't be stopped right now No shame for Hamrick's loss because Condrey is in the championship zone Tenryu reminds PCW that he's still a force The Italian Stallion is one tough dude, but nobody gets up from the Spinebuster Slam! Hart gets the fall but Piper and Lee have unfinished business

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 6-27-90 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. AWA World Champion Hulk Hogan will be here tonight and we'll see if he'll be fit to go at WrestleRock. I'll also be talking to is WrestleRock challenger, Ric Flair later on. We've got a lot going on, so let's get to the ring. AWA TV Champ David Sammartino vs. Curtis Moore Sammartino's ear is still bandaged but it doesn't seem to bother him at all. He hits the belly to belly suplex and it's all over. Nelson: Well David, it looks like the ear is healing well. I'm sure you heard the comments from King Kahlua last week. It's you and him for the TV title at WrestleRock. Sammartino: The fireball didn't stop me. His face paint doesn't scare me. And his threats don't intimidate me. It's real simple Larry. At WrestleRock I'm going to beat the man! Commercial Break 'The Future' JW Storm and The Destruction Crew vs. Todd Rooney, Sam Smith and Teddy Thompson Storm puts his opponent down with a spere and the Destruction Crew finish things off with the Wrecking Ball. Storm and the Crew cut a promo and say they're going to put those 3 bumbling musclehead nerds down at WresteRock! Commercial Break El Canek vs. Trent Watkins and Joe Donner Canek figures he'll have to deal with both Bundy and Gagne at WrestleRock, so he tunes up with a handicap match here. Canek gorilla press slams Donner down, then suplexes Watkins on top of Donner. Canek goes to the top rope and crashes down with a splash on both men for the win. Commercial Break We see a video package of Mr. Saito executing moves and submission holds on various opponents. Nelson: Ok, here with me now is Les Thornton and the man who will be facing Mr. Saito at WrestleRock, Johnny Smith. Les, Mr. Saito is a legend in this sport but you do seem to have the upmost confidence in the British Bomber. Les: And why wouldn't I? (points to Smith) This man is pure steel. There's no way a washed up has been like Mr. Saito is going to debut in the AWA and defeat the British Bomber. If Saito thinks that, then he's dreaming, but he is in for a nightmare at WrestleRock. Commercial Break Bobby Walker w/Mike Jones vs. Brad Rheingans w/Ken Patera This will be a little taste of the WrestleRock tornado match between these two teams. Walker starts strong as he hip tosses, arm drags and dropkicks Rheingans all over the ring. The tide changes when Patera (from the outside) trips Walker. Jones runs over and knocks Patera down with a big punch. Inside the ring, Rheingans works over Walker pretty good. Jones fires Walker up with encouragement. Walker starts to make a comeback. Patera gets on the apron and steps into the ring. Jones rushes into the ring. The Ref is getting order. The Ref is guiding Jones to the outside as Patera grabs his loaded towel. Walker goes after Patera and Patera drops the towel and a brick falls out. Patera is on the apron when Walker grabs him. Rheingans puts the brick back in the towel and hits Walker's head from behind. Rheingans tosses the towel to the outside. Rheingans covers as the Ref turns around, runs over and counts 1..2..3! Jones gets in there quick as Patera pulls Rheingans out of the ring. The Olympians laugh and celebrate as Jones tends to his partner. Commercial Break We see a desolate town with tumbleweeds blowing across. We see the Hangman holding his noose. The camera then pans to Nell. Nell: Snowman, you made a grave mistake by putting this here noose around my neck. Now, you must answer to the Hangman. We told you we were coming after your soul and at WrestleRock, that's exactly what we're going to get. The Snowman vs. Roy Glader Snowman is all over Glader. He swings Glader to the ropes and finishes him off with a running double axehandle to the chest. Snowman cuts a fired up promo and says Nell and Hangman say they're coming for his soul but at WrestleRock, he's gonna give them both a first class ass whip'n! Commercial Break 'Lionheart' Tony St. Clair vs. Neil Jordan St. Clair is on full alert tonight but stays focused and wins the match with a floating butterfly suplex. We see footage of various sneak attacks by Missing Link on St. Clair. Nelson: Tony, security has confirmed that the Missing Link is not in the building tonight. I know you have no idea why Link has targeted you but at WrestleRock, you finally get a match with him face to face. Tony: That's right! Face to face! He's real tough attacking from behind but I have a feeling he wont be so tough when we're face to face. Ok Link, man up, because it's time to see what you've got. Commercial Break We see Greg Gagne and King Kong Bundy standing in front of a WrestleRock banner Gagne: Years! Years! Years! For years, that masked moron El Canek has given me nothing but pain and heartache. He's beaten and crippled me. Put me in the hospital numerous times and out of commission. The physical and mental anguish has been unbearable. A lesser man would walk away but not me! After WrestleRock, I will finally be at peace because this monster (pats Bundy's shoulder) will end that masked moron's career once and for all and then only then will I be truly free. Bundy: Don't worry Greg, I assure you, there will be nothing left of Canek after I get though with him. Say your prayer's Canek! Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. Harold Bannister Colon hits the flying clothesline from the top rope and it's all over. OH NO! Col. Debeers hits the ring with his club! Colon turns around and kicks Debeers low. Colon picks up the club and hits Debeer's over the back with it! Colon steps on Debeers and holds the club up. The fans are cheering as Colon hits Debeers back with it again. Officials rush in but Colon is satisfied and drops the club on Debeers. Commercial Break We see The Magnificent Muraco standing in front of a WrestleRock banner Muraco: Eye for an eye Tsuruta! You drew first blood brotha! At WrestleRock I'm going to make sure you bleed and every drop will be for my bother, Superstar Graham! Bobby Blaze and The Takano Dragons vs. Walter Riggs, Chance Collins and Frank Wilde The Takano's hit a double hot shot and Blaze follows with a northern lights suplex for the win. Blaze and the Takano's cut a promo and say they will walk through the fire together and take down the so called All-Stars at WrestleRock! Commercial Break We see the melee from last week's world title press conference. Hulk Hogan is helped out of there afterwards. Ken Resnick is standing in the ring. Resnick: Please welcome out the AWA world champion, the immortal Hulk Hogan! Eye of the Tiger hits as Hogan comes walking out on crutches. The world title is around his waist. He carefully slides his crutches into the ring and then carefully pulls himself under the bottom rope. He pulls himself up with the ropes and picks up his crutches. Resnick: Hulk, this doesn't look good. At WrestleRock, you'll be defending your world title against Ric Flair in the biggest AWA match ever. Hulk, I'm a little concerned about your condition. Hogan: Well you know something Killer Ken, I'm out here to promise you and all my Hulkamaniacs that Hulk Hogan will be at WrestleRock no matter what! I don't care if I have to wrestle Ric Flair on one leg! If that's what I have to do, then brother I'll do it because I have the power of Hulkamania behind me, the strongest power in the universe! Boos as Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko slowly enter the ring. Resnick: Whoa, ok, hold on, I don't want any more trouble out here. Flair: As long as Hogan keeps his mouth shut, there wont be any trouble. (Flair steps closer and looks right into Hogan's eyes) Do you know how long I've waited for this match, big man? For years, all I've heard was the name Hulk Hogan. Well, look at the almighty Hulk Hogan now. Hobbling around like a pathetic broken down man. You've got a taste of the Nature Boy and now I just have one question for you. Whatcha gonna do Hogan, when Ric Flair runs wild on you! WOOOOO! Hogan looks down, then looks at all his cheering fans. Hogan: (sadly nods) Well Ric, I guess I just have one thing to say. Hogan throws a crutch down and breaks the other one over his knee!!!! The Rock n Roll Express hit the ring and attack the Enforcers! The fans are going wild as Hogan starts punching away on Flair! RnR stereo dropkick the Enforcers out of the ring! Hogan pounds away and swings Flair to the ropes. Hogan goes for the big boot, but Flair grabs the ropes and slides out of the ring. RnR are pumping their fists as the Enforcers stumble around. Flair is red faced and furious. Hogan grabs the mic Hogan: The question is, whatcha gonna do Ric Flair, when Hulkamania runs wild on you at WrestleRock!!! Hogan rips off his shirt and flexes as the Enforcers guide a very pissed off Flair out of there. Hogan and RnR celebrate and hold up the AWA world titles as the show ends.

I'm really into the Genius/Silver King feud. This promo reminds us that another showdown is coming Hmmmmmm, Rude seems to be working an elaborate plan to get a world title rematch. Cool seeing Kevin's coronation. I liked the added detail of him being a little uncomfortable. To top it off, you did a great job setting up the first program for the crown. A Fantastics/Bees title program around the loop would make for a hot summer in the WWF Murdoch puts people down with that brainbuster. Brown delivers some bad news to Slick and Nailz. This match will be a fight! Who will shut the Rougeaus up?? I think Manny could pull off a fun title match with Warrior. The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Raging Bull for the WWF world title. That just sells itself Berzerker keeps the heat going on his feud with Tito.

Fuller and Titan's promos get us pumped up for the show Damn! Kabuki and Vampire against the Moondogs? Oler better bring in extra security for that one Ole's a smart booker. He not only makes the Simpson, Armstrong/Funks match a big deal but makes Fire on the Mountain a must see event. The man just sold a ton of tickets with simple words. I have to say, Well Dunn has some guts. Cant wait to watch the Kongs and Harris bros fight it out for a title shot. Gilbert sends in Payne to do the dirty work. It's great seeing Maxx back in the game. Not sure Champion feels the same. LOL, fun segment with Kaz and Bruno. I think Kaz might regret that push. I can only imagine who Bruno's bringing in. Demon and Wellington give the fans an instant classic. It's a reminder that even with all the craziness, the fans can still appreciate a solid and hard working wrestling match. Bullet denies Callis a shot but welcomes a fight. A win by Callis just might give him that title shot. I think Bob better watch his back. WOW! Fuller might've gotten the win but Titan gets over in a big way tonight! Fantastic ending It's so much fun reading your shows. I like that you have the freedom of the free agency list. We never know who's going to show up. This really is a true territory. I sure hope SMW sticks around for a long time.

It was Luger! It was Luger the entire time! WOW! Didn't see that coming! Luger vs. Sting will be WCW's money making match of the year. No doubt about it, Luger and Sting is the headliner but I love that WCW has a lot of other hot programs going on like the Rockers/RWS and Steamboat/Paul E.

Great job with the Preview show. This gets us all caught up and pumped for the Great American Stampede.

The Thunder Dragons are quite the dynamic duo Watch out, the Sinister is making a come back The Peach Patrol is riding high Another faction on the move is the League of Gentlemen Looks like Bigelow and Awesome is the next big feud. These guys are going to tear it up Cow Palace If it's not the Patrol, it's the Citadel. Rough week for the Blondes. Since going solo, Kawada has been unstoppable If Piper and Hart are your teammates and you score the fall, that's a big deal. No doubt about it, Iron and Steel are ready for their shot Speaking of shots, I'm so ready for a Martel/Dibiase rematch. Hold on, Windham reminds everybody that he's still a serious contender Fresno The Midnights and Money Train break even. I'm thinking we're going to get some hot tag matches on the loop soon. Could Regal be the one to finally slay the monster The Peach Patrol ran over everybody this weekend Scorpio takes Barr the distance as the LHW division remains hotter than ever Condrey's incredible run continues

AWA Official Card Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12th Live on pay per view From the Metrodome, Minneapolis MN In concert both nights-AC/DC Singing the National Anthem on Night 1 and America the Beautiful on Night 2- Bonnie Tyler Special guest promoter- Don King Night 1 AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Rock n Roll Express (C) vs. The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) AWA International Title Bout 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor (C) vs. ??? AWA TV Title Bout Special Guest ring announcer- Jasmine Guy David Sammartino (C) vs. King Kahlua STEEL CAGE MATCH! The Magnificent Muraco vs. Jumbo Tsuruta Carlos Colon vs. Col. Debeers Taped Fist Match Special Referee- Randall 'Tex' Cobb Leo Burke vs. Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden The Snowman vs. The Hangman w/Nell 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo and the Power Twins vs. 'The Future' JW Storm and The Destruction Crew Mr. Saito vs. 'The British Bomber' Johnny Smith w/Les Thornton The Swords of Light vs. Good Vibrations w/The Vin Man Night 2 AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Mavericks (C) vs. Latin Desire vs. The Jive Tones w/Tiger Conway Jr. El Canek vs. King Kong Bundy w/Greg Gagne Falls Count Anywhere Cactus Jack vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer Bobby Blaze and The Takano Dragons vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol and The Starrs "Lionheart' Tony St. Clair vs. The Missing Link Tornado Match The Soul Patrol vs. The Olympians Mike Graham vs. 'Rugged' Ron Garvin The Renegade Warriors vs. The Can Am Express A very special interview with a returning wrestler

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 6-20-90 The show opens in a banquet hall. There's a long table with a podium in the middle. Behind is a huge WrestleRock 90 banner. AWA World Champ Hulk Hogan sits with his AWA world title in front of him. Ric Flair is sitting on the other side of the podium. AWA owner Verne Gagne, C.O.O. Gerry Morrow, Brenda Britton and various members of the AWA committee are also seated at the table. Extra security is on hand. A ton of press fills up the hall. Special WrestleRock promoter, Don King stands at the podium. King: Welcome everybody to this very special press conference. At WrestleRock, the AWA will bring to you the grandest and most epic blockbuster main event wrestling has ever seen. Hulk Hogan will defend the AWA world title against Ric Flair. I can feel the electricity in the air! Now I'll turn the time over for questions. The floor is now yours. A reporter asks Hogan about his leg and if he'll be 100% at WrestleRock. Hogan: No question about it brother! I've been training harder than ever and I promised all my Hulkamaniacs that Hulk Hogan would make it to WrestleRock and defend the AWA world title. If Ric Flair thinks he has the upper hand on me, he better think again. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about that cowardly attack. I can say this, it's only motivated me to get in the best shape of my life. A reporter asks Flair why him, Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko attacked Hogan in the cage. Flair: I've never kept it a secret that I'm the dirtiest player in the game and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to win the world title. That's how much passion I have for this industry. Can Hulk Hogan say the same? He likes to take time off and make movies. He likes to rub shoulders with Hollywood's elite. Me, I live, sleep and eat pro wrestling. Hogan needed a reminder on who he's getting in the ring with at WrestleRock. I'm Ric Flair, the greatest ever to walk that immortal aisle. WOOOOO! Hogan: What Hulkamania did was put pro wrestling on the map. Hulkamania made this sport a global phenomenon and I'm proud of that. But my proudest moment will be at WrestleRock when I defeat the so called greatest of all time in front of a worldwide audience. I've held the AWA world title for a year and Hulkamania is running wild and is stronger than ever brother! Flair stands up and takes off his sunglasses. Hogan stands up as well. They're nose to nose as security gets closer. Flair: (smirks) Do you really think you can beat me? Flair slaps Hogan! Hogan comes back and pushes Flair! Security swarm and break them up. Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko jump up there and attack Hogan. Flair joins in. Everybody falls to the ground. Security is trying to break it up as Flair, Arn and Zbyszko take shots at Hogan. The TV show starts Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Well, you just saw the WrestleRock press conference that took place earlier this week. I can tell you that after that melee, Hulk Hogan was limping and needed assistance walking out of there. I haven't received word on the extent of Hogan's injury but I can tell you that Hogan will be here next week to address the situation. I've also been told that Ric Flair will be here next week as well. I've also been told that AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow has added a stipulation to the world title bout. He says that if Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko interfere in any way, they will be banned from the AWA. I think that's a great decision. Ok lets get to the ring. 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo and The Power Twins vs. Neil Jordan, Sam Smith and Clay Tomas The Power Twins double slam Smith as Disalvo follows with a Fallaway Slam for the win. Disalvo and the Twins cut a fired up promo and say Storm and the Destruction Crew wont be able to handle what they bring to WrestleRock. Commercial Break Good Vibrations w/The Vin Man vs. Carl Kellerman and Rance Moore Vinnie cheers as Beach executes a vertical suplex and Jammer follows with the California Splash for the win. Vinnie cuts a promo and says WrestleRock will be the ultimate showcase for Good Vibrations and their opponents the Swords of Light are out of their depth. YEA! Commercial Break Jimmy 'The Stud' Golden vs. Todd Rooney Golden's fists are taped as he pounds away on his opponent. Golden finishes things off with a piledriver. Golden starts throwing jabs in the air. The fans cheer as Leo Burke hits the ring with taped fists! Golden turns around as Burke floors him with a punch. Burke grabs Golden's hair and starts pounding away. Burke throws Golden's head down and pumps his fists to the cheering fans. Good call making Randall Tex Cobb the special ref for their taped fist match at WrestleRock. I think he's the only one that can officiate these guys. Commercial Break We see King Kahlua on a beach at nighttime. He's blowing fire. He raises his arms out at the ocean. Kahlua: Kahlua's time is here! David Sammartino knows he cannot stop me. At WrestleRock, the TV title will come home to me and right here will be the sight of a ceremony fit for a King and a champion. Austin Idol and The Starrs are standing in front of a WrestleRock banner Idol: Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the ring, the ALL-STARS have returned! That's right, we'rrrrrrrrrre back darling and ready to re debut at WrestleRock when we water down those fire flamed fools. Bobby Blaze and The Takano Dragons are standing in front of an animated fire. Blaze: Austin Idol and the Starrs thought they pulled a fast one on me. No way Idol! As you can see, I've got myself a fired up team backing me up. The heat's coming to WrestleRock! Commercial Break Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Harold Bannister Jumbo just annihilates his opponent and finishes him off with a powerbomb. Jumbo has a cold look in his eyes. He hoists Bannister up and gives him another powerbomb! Jumbo starts stomping down on Bannister, hoists him up and gives him a third powerbomb!!! Jumbo stares into the camera and yells "Muraco!" Poor Harold Bannister is stretchered out. Commercial Break Cactus Jack vs. Marvin Jones Jack wins the match with a double arm DDT! Nelson: Ok Cactus. At WrestleRock, it's you and Buzz Sawyer in a falls count anywhere match. You two have been in the most bloodiest and violent matches I've ever seen. I must bring this up. You've yet to defeat him. What makes this match different. Jack: Larry Nelson, if at first you don't succeed, try and try and try again. I've Nelson: LOOK OUT! Buzz Sawyer attacks Cactus Jack! Sawyer and Jack just start brawling all over the place. They tumble over the guardrail and fight into the crowd. Prelim wrestlers and security run out and try to stop this madness. Will the Metrodome be big enough for these two??? Commercial Break Mike Graham vs. Vic Dutro Graham once again shows off his wrestling expertise and wins the match with a cradle. Nelson: (holds up a piece of paper) Mike, this is your open contract for WrestleRock and so far nobody has signed to face you. Graham: Doesn't surprise me one bit. Everybody knows they would be embarrassed and humiliated if they wrestled me at WrestleRock. I have to say, I am a tad bit disappointed but then again I really can't blame anyone for not wanting to wrestle me. The fans cheer as RON GARVIN approaches. Garvin: You want an opponent at WrestleRock. I'll wrestle you. Garvin takes the contract and signs it. Garvin walks away as the fans cheer. Nelson: (smiling) How bout it Mike? Graham: Well, it looks like I'm going to have to give that brawler a real wrestling lesson at WrestleRock. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, with me now is the AWA International Champ Terry Taylor. Terry, you decided to keep your WrestleRock opponent a secret. I'm not sure that's such a good idea. Taylor: Well, that's why I'm a champion and you're not. You know, I've heard that people are a little upset that I didn't want my opponent revealed. Everybody wants to know who it is. Let me clue all of you little chickens in on something. It doesn't matter who my opponent is. At WrestleRock, you all are going to see the same result. The Red Rooster getting his hand raised, holding the title high and ending it with a pat on the back. YES! I'm just that good. No wait, I'm just that great! The Red Rooster runs this henhouse and WrestleRock will be a strong reminder. Rooster! Taylor slicks back his ponytail and struts away. Commercial Break Latin Desire vs. The Jive Tones w/Tiger Conway Jr. The fans get a nice 5 minute fast paced match until things get crazy and a pier six brawl happens. Both teams keep fighting as the Ref signals for the double DQ. Commercial Break Nelson: Before we go, I wanted to get in a quick word with the AWA National tag team champs, the Mavericks. Guys, at WrestleRock, you'll be defending your titles in a three way match. You just got another glimpse of your opponents. How are you preparing for this. Embry: We know both teams well and we're finally going to put an end to all this at WrestleRock! The Jive Tones storm out. Conway: You know those titles belong to the Jive Tones and... Latin Desire run out and attack the Jive Tones. Both teams fight into the Mavericks and once again all three teams are going at it as the show ends.

Berzerker's countout wins added so much to his character. It was so unique. King Kevin, that has a great ring to it. I'm glad the Silver King/Genius feud is still going strong Only Heenan could come up with a protest like that. I'm excited for a Bees reign. After separate promos, I'm thinking a Tugboat/Big Cat program could be a fun hoss fight. If Rude says it was an accident, ok, I'll believe him LOL. But will Haku? Badd Co with a big win. I would like to see them go another round with the Bees and this time in championship bouts. That's money. Ranger Ross could get some buzz by feuding with Sheiky baby Earthquake remains a threat Manny takes down Tugboat. Manny could be a fun one off with the Warrior.