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AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 7-30-86 Footage from last week is shown as Greg Gagne defeats Scott Casey in a very tainted way to win the TV title. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up. Just listen to this main event. Jerry Lawler teams with Wahoo McDaniel to take on National champ Austin Idol and Nick Bockwinkle. Jerry Allen goes one on one with Timothy Flowers. AWA world tag champs, the Awesome Twosome will be in action. Golden Boys will also be in the ring as will Larry Zbyszko. Ox Baker's man, Billy Jack Haynes gears up for his upcoming world title shot. All that and a lot more. Let's get to the ring. The Golden Boys vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Golden Boys look sharp as they tune up for their world tag team title shot this weekend. They win the match with a double gourdbuster! Golden Boys cut a promo with Ken Resnick and say they're one hundred percent focused and ready to take the titles this weekend in Milwaukee. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, please welcome out Johnny Valiant and the new AWA TV champ The Great Gagne. Thundering boos as Johnny struts out with the champ. Gagne is wearing full on Gatsby attire (suit, 2 button lapel, brown vest and of course a newsboy hat) along with the TV title on his shoulder. Resnick: Well Greg, you won the title but under very questionable circumstances. Valiant: Whoa, stop right there Resnick. First off, you address the champ as the Great Gagne. Just look at him. He was born to be a champion. Next up, questionable circumstances? I think not. I didn't put Jose Estrada up to anything. Him and Scott Casey have some bad history and that's between them. Resnick: Scott Cassy suffered severe burns to his chest from a cigar you gave to Estrada. Valiant: Look, Jose and myself appreciate fine cigars and I simply gave Estrada a gift, whatever he decided to do with it is his business. Now back to what's happening and that's the Great Gagne. You see, I knew he was a winner and that's why we're here at this moment. Greg, this is your moment, seize it. Gagne: Thank you Johnny. Johnny Valiant, the only man who believed in me. Not these idiot fans, not Jerry Jarrett and especially not Verne Gagne. But Johnny Valiant. And now the world is ours. The Great Gagne will go down as the greatest AWA champion of all time. Ken Resnick, that's all for today. More boos as they exit. Resnick: Time will tell. The AWA debut of Tim Horner when we come back. Commercial Break "White Lightning" Tim Horner vs. Neil Jordan Horner uses his speed to work over his opponent. He hits arm drags, hip tosses and dropkicks before winning the match with a flying body press. Horner cuts a promo and says he's ready to take on the best the AWA has to offer. Commercial Break Jerry "Alright" Allen vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers Allen controls early with some high flying offense. Flowers takes a powder as they fans razz him. Flowers starts arguing with the fans, hops on the apron and continues to yell at the fans. Allen runs over and hurls Flowers back in the ring. Allen is all over Flowers, swings him to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Boos as Art Crews hits the ring and blasts Allen from behind! The Ref signals for the DQ. Crews stomps away. Flowers regroups and joins in for the 2 on 1 beatdown. Cheers as Earthquake Ferris hits the ring and cleans house. Ferris helps Allen up as we go to commercial. Commercial Break Larry Zbyszko vs. Trent Watkins Larry seems upset and aggressive as he dominates the match. Larry finishes things off with a swinging neckbreaker! Resnick: Larry, I have to ask, last week you and the Cobra were set to square off but you decided to hit him with those nun chucks instead. Why? Larry: You ask me why? I'll tell you and all these spudheads why. I was set for a wrestling match and that showboating clown decided to try and upstage my glorious debut. He deserved what he got and deserved more but that other fool El Canek decided to stick his nose in my business. Big mistake. I've arranged to have a match next week. Those two jerks versus myself and a mystery partner. Canek, you're going to love this surprise. Resnick: Interesting match set for next week. I hope Canek and Cobra are prepared. Larry is a very devious individual. Up next another new team here in the AWA. Commercial Break The Olympians (Brad Rheingans and Bill Kazmaier) vs. Todd Rooney and William Hillman The Olympians come out wearing matching red white and blue attire. Rheingans hits a gutwrench suplex on Rooney then tags in Kazmaier. Kazmaier swings Rooney to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug for the impressive win. Resnick: Brad, Bill come on over. Tell me and all these great fans how you guys got together. Bill: Well, Brad Rheingans actually had a big hand in training me. He taught me how to put this strength to good use in the ring. I can't believe we're finally able to team up here in the AWA! Brad: I'm excited too. With Bill's record breaking strength and my wrestling background, we're going to make a very cohesive unit. Resnick: I have no doubts about that. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the pink glowing 'Beauty Shop' sign then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the beauty shop. Now, last week the Rock n Roll Express were out here taking shots at the Fabulous Ones, so I thought it was only right that I gave the Fabs a platform to respond. Please welcome out the Fabulous Ones. Fabs strut out and each give Brenda a big kiss on the cheek. Britton: My oh my, it's so nice to have a real men and a legit tag team out here. You heard the comments last week and now it's your turn. go right ahead. Keirn: Yea we heard those babies out here whining and crying. They talk tough but that was only because they knew the Fabs weren't in the building. Lane: Those posers are nowhere near our status. We already gave them a first class fabulous beating and if they want another one on Labor Day then we'll be more than happy to give them one. Keirn: Everybody knows were the originators and they're nothing but a cheap rip off. Come Labor Day, we're going to show them who the top dogs are around here. Lane: There's only room in the AWA for the real deal and that's us! On Labor Day, RnR is going away and the Fabs are here to stay! Brenda: Well put! I'll be counting down the days. Until next week toooodles. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs The Awesome Twosome vs. Clint Walker and Carl Kellerman Sheer arrogance as the champs pretty much toy with their opponents. Adias executes the airplane spin and tags Hennig. Hennig hits the Fisherman's suplex for the pin. The champs cut a promo and say wrestling the Golden Boys will be a night off. They're more focused on celebrating afterwards at the bars in Milwaukee. Commercial Break Footage from the Cook Center is shown as Cabin Fever defeats the Beasts of Burden inside the steel cage to retain the AWA national tag titles. Ox Baker storms up to Resnick. Ox: How dare you show that footage! Once again incompetent officiating costs the Beasts. I'm filing a protest and I guarantee my Beasts will get a fair shot and take back what's rightfully theirs! In the meantime, all my anger and rage will be focused on Billy Jack destroying Ricky Steamboat and winning the AWA world title in Milwaukee. In case you don't believe me, just watch this. Billy Jack Haynes w/Ox Baker vs. Arnie Goldstein Billy runs in and just destroys Goldstein. Billy swings Goldstein to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Billy follows with several rabbit punches to the back then picks him up and applies the full nelson. The Ref signals for the bell. Billy spins Goldstein around and tosses him across the ring. Billy looks into the camera "Steamboat! You're mine!" Commercial Break Lance: Fans, next week you will see El Canek and The Cobra take on Larry Z and a mystery partner. Earthquake Ferris goes up against Art Crews and the winner will receive a TV title shot the following week. National tag champs Cabin Fever will be in action. Ron Garvin, Jose Estrada and The Bruise Brothers will all be in action. Listen to this main event, The Dream Machine goes one on one with Jimmy Snuka. And don't forget, this weekend at the auditorium in Milwaukee, the AWA comes to town with a big night of action. Our TV main event.... wait a minute, Gerry Morrow? What are you doing out here? Morrow is wearing a suit, fedora and sunglasses and of course holding a bottle of champagne. Morrow: HAHAHA! Did de Bruise Brothers think I would forget about our unfinished business? Oh no no no no. Dis is only de beginning. I have found a new partner, one that may come as a surprise and that's why I wanted to introduce him in front of you Lance. Please welcome out my new tag team partner George 'Wealthy' Wells. Wells comes out sporting blonde hair and wearing a suit, fedora and sunglasses along with a bottle of champagne. Lance: George Wells? What on earth! How could you align yourself with this man after what he put you through? Why? Wells: That's all water under the bridge. You see, I had an epiphany, a moment of clarity. Long story short, money talks and living the good life is what it's all about. And Gerry, thanks again for those stock tips. Morrow: (sets glasses on the podium and pours champagne) Now Lance, if you will, a toast to Priceless. Lance: Come on Gerry, you know I'm on the clock Wells: Man, where's Gordon Solie when you need him? Priceless laughs and toasts as Lance looks disgusted. Commercial Break Jerry "The King" Lawler and Wahoo McDaniel vs. AWA National Champ Austin Idol and Nick Bockwinkle Lot's of heat in this match. Lawler and Idol have some heated exchanges as do Wahoo and Bock. 10 minutes in and Wahoo has the upper hand on Bock. Wahoo swings Bock into the corner and goes crazy with the chops. Idol runs in but Lawler stops him and punches away. Lawler punches Idol through the ropes. Lawler and Wahoo swing Bock to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. The Ref guides Lawler to the corner as Wahoo lifts Bock up for a suplex. Idol runs in and clips Wahoo behind his bad knee. Wahoo and Bock crumble down. Lawler runs back in and takes it to Idol. The Ref is trying to break them up. Bock slides out of the ring and grabs a chair. Wahoo starts to stagger up just as Bock blasts his knee with the chair. Bock tosses the chair and covers. The Ref turns around, runs over and counts 1..2..3! Lawler punches Idol out of the ring and goes after Bock but Bock slides out. Lawler attends to Wahoo as the show ends. AWA @ The Milwaukee Auditorium 7-31-86 AWA World Title Bout Ricky Steamboat (C) vs. Billy Jack Haynes w/Ox Baker AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Awesome Twosome (C) vs. The Golden Boys AWA National Title Bout Austin Idol (C) vs. Jerry Lawler Indian Strap Match Wahoo McDaniel vs. Nick Bockwinkle plus more exciting bouts

The Highwaymen continue their winning ways. Dark Journey has revitalized the Spoiler. Armstrongs best the Rich's. I think Johnny and Davey are a little lost without Tommy. They better start pulling some money together. Regal is rolling as Jr. Champ. Dark Journey really has something going on here. Mulligan is making a lot of enemies and is quickly becoming one of the most hated heels. Props to Brad, Zenk and Taylor for going toe to toe with the Japanese. Gotta love a Continental main event. LOL, RPG faking a heart attack was hilarious. Plan backfires as a mysterious masked medic takes it to RPG and Olympia. I hope one day we get all these masked medics in the ring at one time.

Richter looks great tonight and seems obsessed on winning gold again. Great job giving us a hard fought and clean match to determine Comb's opponent. Misty Blue earned it. Velvet had guts but the previous injuries catch up and of course Medusa takes advantage and the TV title. The reign of Medusa begins! Really solid show. Can't wait for the next Supershow!

The sight of Slick putting on the headdress and dancing cracked me up. Looks like something might be brewing between Whatley and Perez. Loved the impromptu tag match. Nice bonus for the fans. Fort Bragg Brotherhood gets a huge win over Dungeon of Doom. Are the Moondogs next? Glamor Boys each pick up a nice solo win. Brooks shows he's a man that can still get the job done. JJF and Chicky seems to be just getting started. This is going to be a great feud. OMG continues his dominance. Oh man, Mantell gets the mist tonight. Slater going after Jumbo could be a game changer. Nice job running 2 loops. Your roster defiantly pulled it off.

Watts is laying down the law! Rocky Johnson is quickly getting over with the Mid South fans. The man has charisma! Another great promo by Ladd. He takes it a bit further tonight with those ominous comments. Fun match between Bart and George. I agree, suspending Bart for a week might of been overboard. I think Watts is just fed up and pissed. WOW! Hayes turns the heat way up with that hospital attack on Gordy. I wonder what Watts is going to do? I don't think that will compare to what a healthy Gordy is going to do. LOL, poor Carl Fergie. He just can't catch a break. He was in way over his head with Reed. Wearing a Yankee mask here will defiantly get some boos. That attack costs Blackwell his match. Another feud that's gaining some serious momentum. Hard hitting main event! Russians take it tonight but man that was a fight. I look forward to the dark matches every week. Jimmy Jam wins the Gorgeous title. Race was distracted but Jake putting him down with the DDT is still a big deal. Superstars take the champs to a draw. Williams and Dibiase have a threat on their hands. The fans in Baton Rouge got a great night of action.

That tournament was a lot of fun. I really had no idea who was going to win it. Highwaymen look strong in the first round with a solid win over a hot Sugar/Jack team. Humperdink's team stays strong as Zenk and Taylor take a DQ win. LOL, I had a feeling the Stud Stable was just a bit to cocky. Gilberts get the win but pay a hefty price. Stud's are suspended and Gilberts are out of the tourney. Lot happening. It takes a chain to put the Armstrongs down. Good heat for Dirty White Boys. Regal proves his title win over Hamilton wasn't a fluke. Cooley gets a satisfying win over bodyguard Duker. WOW! Zenk and Taylor win the tournament and the titles! This team got over with me so I'm good with this. Looks like everybody is already gunning for them. Oh man! Huge swerve as Mulligan turns on Dusty! I'm sure the fans were in riot mode as the Russians, Olympia and Mulligan leave Dusty and Magnum a bloody mess. Things are going to get more wild and crazy in Continental. Great card!

SPC are on a hot streak. Yet another team to watch out for. It takes guts to headbutt a man with a hockey mask or maybe Freight Train was just caught up in the moment. Either way, that's quite a visual. I think Pride might have earned himself a TV title shot by taking Whatley to the limit. I can totally get behind a Slater/OMG feud. Dusek isn't playing around tonight! Fort Bragg Brotherhood defiantly earned that title shot with that big win over Karachi Vice. Embry tried to pull out all the tricks against Doll. However, I have to give him props, he ends up with a clean win. Man, Jumbo and Dutch give the fans one heck of a main event. Jumbo retains in a very hard fought match and gives Dutch his respect. I liked your explanation of Jumbo. Very deep. The fans got their money's worth tonight. I wonder who's next for Jumbo?

The NWA is cracking down! Dungeon of Doom banned along with a hefty fine. Sounds like Texas justice. Fort Bragg Brotherhood gets the show going with a nice win. LOL, I knew when Embry won the Jr. title it meant more mic time. Funny promo. Brooks puts in his work tonight as Akbar promises more devastation. Doll tunes up for his shot at Embry. I wonder if their partners will get involved? Lot of heat here. Dutch and Jumbo look sharp as they gear up for their big title showdown. Solid face off that sold a few more tickets. Can't wait for this match. Up next, the Sports Arena!

AWA releases Mr. Ito AWA picks up Tiger Jeet Singh

A lot happening in Continental. Tommy must come up with 100,000 dollars and a tournament is set to crown new tag champs. Maybe Tommy can reach out to Adnan or Morrow LOL. I'm liking the investigation into who the Interns are. With those incentives, I'm sure a lot of wrestlers will be willing to help. LOL! Bring Buddy back! What a creative story. I love how Landel is being used. He can get super over as a heel or face. The coalition of concerned wrestling fans, that's great stuff. We've got a nice little program going with Hamilton and Regal. Woman, man, the rebirth of Lucious. My reaction is the same as Solie's LOL. Nothing like an impromptu match. Stay tuned. WOW! Magnum got himself some serious back up with Dusty and Mulligan. The Russians and Olympia better be ready for an all out fight. I know the fans were going crazy for this. Well, the Rich's got their chance but Savannah and Sugar keep their tournament spot. Stud Stable are having a good time but better stay focused on the Gilberts. BOOOOO! Thanks to a lot of cheating and distractions, Bass takes the title from Cooley. I think this will defiantly help Cooley sign off on Buddy. Exciting show. Next stop Dothan.

AWA @ The Cook Convention Center 7-24-86 Jerry "Alright" Allen and "The Ace" Art Crews battled to a 10 minute draw. This time Allen got the last laugh when he dropkicked Crews out of the ring after the match. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada defeated Tony Garea with a vicious knee lift. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers defeated Earthquake Ferris- Flowers nailed Ferris with a pair of brass knuckles to get the tainted win. The Bruise Brothers defeated The Fabulous Ones by DQ- The fans were into this match as these teams battled back and forth. Eventually the Fabs get frustrated as Keirn blatantly hit Snowman with a chair right in front of the Ref. Special Challenge Match "The Wrecking Machine" Richard Charland w/Gino Brito Jr. vs. Brad Rheingans At the 10 minute mark, Rheingans is in total control. He swings Charland into the corner then hops up on the turnbuckles and punches away on Charland's head. Charland grabs Rheingans and hits an inverted atomic drop, pulls the legs from under him, pushes forward with his own feet on the turnbuckles for the 1..2..3! Brito runs in the ring and raises Charland's arm in victory. The fans here Brito yelling "The AWA calls this competition?" Grudge Match Carlos Colon vs. Mr. Ito w/Curtis Iaukea This is a wild one. Ito takes control thanks to interference by Iaukea. Iaukea then distracts the Ref as Ito pulls out a foreign object and tears into Colon's head. Colon is a bloody mess as Ito continues to work him over with vicious chops, punches and choking. The fans fire Colon up as Ito has a nerve hold clamped on. Colon rises and hits Ito with several elbows then rakes the eyes and slams Ito down. Ito backs into the corner. Colon becomes a madman and just starts kicking and stomping away on Ito. Iaukea hops on the apron. Colon punches Iaukea off the apron and goes to the outside. Colon slams Iaukea on the concrete. Colon reaches in and pulls Ito to the outside. Colon grabs Ito by his hair, slams his head down on the apron, then slams him headfirst into the steel post. Ito is bleeding bad. Colon hurls him back in the ring. Colon climbs to the top rope and waits. Ito is in a daze as he rises when Colon puts him down with a flying clothesline for the 1..2..3! The fans are up and cheering but Colon isn't done. Colon picks up Ito and hurls him to the outside. Colon goes out and gives Iaukea a few stomps. Colon grabs a wooden chair and hits the steel post with it, shattering it into pieces. Colon grabs a piece, goes to Ito and starts carving into his head. The fans go into a bit of shock. Security runs out to stop Colon. Colon stops and starts to walk away but rushes down and starts carving away on Iaukea's head! Security has to pull Colon off. Colon walks away with dead cold eyes. Chief Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rene Goulet- Wahoo is working the kinks out of his knee to prepare for Bock next week. He looks more than ready as he wins the match with the tomahawk chop. Steel Cage Match! AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Cabin Fever (C) vs. The Beasts of Burden w/Ox Baker This is one hard hitting, brutal and bloody match. These guys just go all out and tear into each other. After 15 minutes everybody is bleeding and all 4 men are in there fighting. Boone pounds away on Rip, grabs him and hurls him so hard into the cage it almost falls over. Manny and Boone double team Nord. They pick him up and run him face first into the cage! Boone picks up Rip and swings him to the ropes as Manny hits the flying burrito for the 1..2..3! Ox can't believe it as the fans are up and cheering.

Johnny and Davey could of used Tommy's help as Sugar and Jack get one over on them. Highwaymen are taking Continental by storm. It's cool that the NWA is giving the Jr. division a lot of attention. I'm like Scarlet, always liked the Z-Man and was always a fan of Taylor, so it's great seeing them together and getting a nice push. Spoiler gets a big win over the world's strongest man. International House of Humperdink picks up another win. I love this faction. Money making southern main event. Cooley and Magnum send the fans home happy. Nice way out for Cooley and Olympia.

AWA trades Bobby Jaggers, Matt Borne, Rip Oliver and Billy Joe Travis to Continental AWA receives Iceman Parsons, Ranger Ross, Bill Kazmaier and Tim Horner

Michael Hayes is in contention for the most hated man in the NWA right now. It was only a matter of time before Gorgeous Gary called out Gorgeous Jimmy. Probably not the right time to mess with Jimmy Jam. HAHAHAHA good to see my main man Carl Fergie show up. I loved this segment and interaction with Adnan. If Fergie can take care of Reed, well he's earned that million in my book. Black Bart might be underestimating Mike George. I liked the fan's reaction to the George announcement. Newer fans might not know the name but old school Mid South sure do remember him. The Patriots/Red Assassins feud has been a lot of fun. Always good to have interesting things going on in the lower card. The Ref was alert tonight and Blackwell gets the upcoming Mid South title shot. LOL, Ladd just always makes sense. Big task ahead for Blackwell because Bad News seems to be on his A game. Brody gets a little payback on Uncle Ivan. US Steel is getting the push of a lifetime hanging with Brody against the Koloffs. Bring on Baton Rouge!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 7-23-86 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA major league wrestling. Big show lined up as Scott Casey defends the TV title against Greg Gagne. Greg has said that if he fails to win the title he will leave the AWA. Also tonight Larry Zbyszko takes on the Cobra. Dream Machine, Earthquake Ferris, Beasts of Burden, Jimmy Snuka, Ron Garvin will all be in the ring. And of course the AWA world champion Ricky Steamboat will be in action. All that and a lot more. Before we get to the action I want to bring out the AWA national champ Austin Idol. "Do you want to touch me' by Joan Jett plays as Idol struts out with the title on his shoulder. Lance: Austin, you will be defending the national title against Jerry Lawler in Milwaukee next week. I wanted to get your thoughts. Idol: Here we go again. Jeez this place is worse than Memphis. Once again Jerry Jarrett's favorite, Jerry Lawler gets a title shot. Lawler! I don't care if Jarrett's on your payroll, there's no way you're taking this title from me. Just like many men before you, you just don't measure up to me. Never did and brother you never will. Lance, believe me I'm feeling just as good as I look. Idol gives the booing fans a double bicep pose before leaving. Lance: Ok, a very confident Austin Idol, let's get to the ring. Earthquake Ferris vs. Joel Kingman Ferris swings Kingman to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Ferris swings off the ropes and hits a big splash for the pin! Commercial Break "Diamond" Timothy Flowers vs. Trent Watkins Flowers spends just as much time antagonizing the fans as he does beating up his opponent. Flowers wins the match with a piledriver. Resnick: Tim Flowers, welcome to the AWA and congratulations on a tremendous victory. This weekend at the Cook Center, you will be facing Earthquake Ferris. Flowers: You know why I call myself diamond? Resnick: I'm not sure. Flowers: Because I truly am a gem. I'm here to take the AWA by storm and it starts by giving Fat Boy Ferris a beating. As for you Resnick, better get used to talking with me cuz I'm going to be around and winning. Flowers looks in the camera, sticks his tongue out and blows the viewers a raspberry before leaving. Resnick: (shaking his head) I...I...we'll be back Commercial Break Beasts of Burden w/Ox Baker vs. Sam Smith and Royce Jamison Beasts storm the ring and annihilate their opponents. They hurl Smith over the top rope, swing Jamison to the ropes and put him down with double boots to the face for the win! Beasts pick up Jamison and hold him as Ox gets in the ring. Ox is about to hit him with his heart punch but CABIN FEVER hit the ring with fists flying! They plow over Ox and pound away on the Beasts. Manny tackles Rip and punches away on his face. Boone swings Nord into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Cabin Fever keeps pounding on the Beasts as a commercial hits. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness, that was quite an altercation. As you all know, this weekend at the Cook Convention Center, Cabin Fever will defend their National tag titles against the Beasts inside a steel cage! Also on that night, you will see a special challenge match stemming from what happened last week on the Beauty Shop as Brad Rheingans takes on Richard Charland. And just announced, the Fabulous Ones will go up against the Bruise Brothers. Fans, get your tickets now. Let's go back to the ring. "Rugged" Ron Garvin vs. Todd Rooney Garvin slams Rooney and follows with the Garvin stomp. Garvin swings Rooney to the ropes and back drops him. Rooney staggers up and Garvin drops him with a KO right punch for the win. Commercial Break Footage from WrestleRock is shown as Jimmy Snuka performs his Superfly Splash from the top of the cage! "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka vs. Gary Williams Snuka body slams Williams then goes to the top rope. The fans cheer as Snuka flashes them the 'I love you' sign. Cameras go off as Snuka hits the Superfly Splash to get the easy pin. Resnick: Ok, Jimmy Snuka. I have to tell you, that Superfly Splash from the top of the cage at WrestleRock was one of the most incredible things I've ever witnessed in all my years in this business. So impressive. Now, I understand, you're now going solo, is that correct? Snuka: Thank you brotha and yes the Superfly is going solo. My brother Siva Afi has business to attend to and he has my full support. Now I'm exciting for my next venture and there's one thing I can tell you, it's going to be a wild ride. Commercial Break Larry Zbyszko vs. The Cobra Both men arrive to the AWA with different kind of buzz. The AWA fans are well aware of Larry's antics and mouth. While they're not to familiar with the Cobra, thanks to the wrestling magazines a lot of them know he's an international sensation. Larry gives the booing fans a nunchucks demonstration. Cobra hops on the apron, climbs to the top turnbuckle and back flips into the ring, which gets a good pop. Cobra turns around and Larry whacks him with the nunchucks! The fans boo as Larry hits him again. Larry starts choking Cobra with the nunchucks. The fans cheer as El Canek hits the ring! Canek yanks Larry off Cobra and hurls him out of the ring. Larry hits his fists on the apron and throws a major tantrum as Canek attends to Cobra. Commercial Break Soviet Steel (Chris Markoff and Soldat Ustinov) vs. Paul Carlson and James Hampton The Russians get classic 80s heat as they wave their country's Flags. Soviet Steel dominates the match. The finish comes when Markoff hits a backbreaker on Hampton and holds him while Soldat jumps off the middle ropes and hits a knee drop to the chest for the pin. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink 'Beauty Shop' sign then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. Now, every since day 1 I've been telling you people that I get all the scoops. And tonight I'm getting a big scoop. Please welcome out the Rock n Roll Express. Massive cheers! Ricky walks out and Robert is on crutches. Britton: Well it seems bad luck follows you boys everywhere. At Wrestlerock, the Fabulous Ones really did a number on you (looks at Robert) especially you. I promised everybody a scoop and I always deliver. When will the two of you be back in the ring? Ricky: First things first Brenda. Fabulous Ones! You boys made the biggest mistake of your lives! We heard your reasons and you know what? Sounds like pure jealousy, plain and simple. You tried to put my brother out of action because you two are nothing but cowards. Can't face us men to men because you both know who the better team is. Well you didn't get the job done. The injury wasn't as bad as you punks thought it would be. Tell em Robert. Robert: Exactly right! I'm going to be back and back real soon. Number one on RnR's list of things to do is get the Fabulous Ones in the ring! Britton: That's all fine and dandy but just when will you be back in action? Ricky: Soon enough to challenge the Fabulous Punks to a match on Labor Day. Gear up boys because we're coming for you! Another massive pop! Britton: There you have it! Once again it all happens here on the Beauty Shop. Until next week tooooodles. Commercial Break The Dream Machine w/Paul Jones vs. Neil Jurgens Dream is having a good time beating down on his opponent. Dream swings Jurgens to the ropes and clotheslines him down, then swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop for the pin. Resnick: Paul Jones, your man Dream Machine is looking pretty good. I do have to ask, last week at the Rupp Arena, you walked out on your other men Rip Oliver and Matt Borne. What was that all about? Jones: It's very simple that even an idiot like you will understand. At WrestleRock those two failed miserably. I gave them one more chance and what do they do? Loose to the Bruise Brothers. Enough is enough. This man the Dream Machine was the last man standing in the cage. This man sent the Spoiler packing. This man was the star of WrestleRock and this man has something to say. Dream: Listen up babay! I had to sit in back and watch you suck up to Jimmy Snuka and go on and on about his splash off the cage. Did he win that match? Hell no! I did! Where's my praise? Snuka! You want to fly solo, well now you gonna dance with the Dream Machine babay! Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Mr. Ito attacks and brutalizes Carlos Colon. Mr. Ito w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Ray Glader Ito torchers his opponent before finishing him off with a nerve hold. Iaukea runs in and gives the lifeless Glader a few kendo stick shots. Resnick: Curtis Iaukea, your newest acquisition Mr. Ito might of gotten himself in hot water because this weekend at the Cook Center he will be facing Carlos Colon. Iaukea: For months my mission has been to destroy Carlos Colon! I was paid very well by Tiger Jeet Singh and I will fulfill my promise. That promise will be fulfilled this weekend. Mr. Ito is a close personal friend of Mr. Singh. He was chosen specifically by Singh. This all ends this weekend! You hear me Colon! You're done! Finally done! Iaukea and Ito exit. Resnick: That man really makes me nervous. Fans...wait a minute, Gerry Morrow? What can I do for you? Morrow: As you can see I'm a little distraught. Last week those lowlife bums the Bruise Brothers injured my dear friend and tag team partner Carl Fergie. Carl had been financially down on his luck and like a true friend I wanted to help him out. Just when things were looking good, he was injured by those two heartless souls. Did you know Carl doesn't even have proper health care? Don't worry Carl, I've taken care of your hospital bills. You just take care of yourself. Now, fate has entered into this equation. I got a call from a very unlikely source and I'm proud to say he's seen the light. Next week you will meet my new tag team partner. Priceless isn't going anywhere. Bruise Brothers! This is only the beginning. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout "Cowboy" Scott Casey (C) w/Sunshine vs. The Great Gagne If Gagne fails to win the TV title, he will leave the AWA. The bell rings and they hook up. Gagne backs Casey against the ropes. During the break, Gagne goes for a cheap shot but Casey blocks it and hammers away on Gagne. Casey swings Gagne to the ropes and back drops him. Gagne staggers up and Casey dropkicks him through the ropes. Gagne gets up but falls back down. Sunshine is jumping up and down clapping. Gagne looks over at her and is steaming. He gets up and walks towards her pointing his finger. Casey runs outside, grabs Gagne and hurls him back in the ring. Casey swings Gagne into the corner, charges, hops up on the turnbuckles and monkey flips Gagne over. Gagne sits up as Casey jumps over and executes a neck snap. The fans are cheering as Casey pumps his fists. Cheers turn to boos as JOHNNY VALIANT comes strutting around the ring. Casey swings off the ropes and Valiant reaches in and trips him. Casey staggers, then turns around and heads to the ropes. The Ref and Casey are warning Valiant. Sunshine runs over and starts yelling at Valiant. Valiant holds his arms up and backs off. Gagne tries a sneak attack but Casey turns around and levels him with a punch. Casey slams Gagne, hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Valiant puts Gagne's foot on the rope. The fans are up and cheering as Sunshine runs over, jumps on Valiant's back and starts choking him! The Ref is distracted by this. Casey swings Gagne to the ropes and kicks him in the gut, then swings off the ropes and hits a bulldog! Casey is covering but the Ref is still distracted by Sunshine and Valiant. Thundering boos as JOSE ESTRADA hits the ring with a cigar. He pulls Casey by his hair and rubs the lit cigar into his chest! Estrada gets out of there. The Ref finally turns around and sees Casey flopping around holding his chest. Gagne cradles Casey 1..2..3!!!! NO WAY! BOOOOOOOOOOO! Sunshine jumps off Valiant and runs in the ring. She frantically calls for help. Medics hit the ring. Valiant pulls Gagne out and hands him the TV title. Valiant celebrates and raises Gagne's arm. Gagne can hardly stand. Winner of the match and NEW TV Champ- Greg Gagne Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, I can't believe it. Greg Gagne is the new TV champion. I would call that a very tainted win. Scott Casey was helped out by several medics. Valiant and Gagne walk over. Valiant: Gagne! Gagne! Gagne! The new TV champion, ladies and germs, the Great Gagne! Gagne: I did it! I really did it! Resnick: Hold on, I have so many questions. Johnny Valiant, why are you out here? And why was Jose Estrada out here? Verne Gagne comes out. Verne: Greg, I just can't believe what I just witnessed. I'm so upset right now. And you Johnny Valiant, you set this all up last week when you bribed Estrada with those cigars. I'm no fool. Valiant: Wait a minute! That was simply a gift. I have no affiliation with Jose Estrada. You know him. He doesn't take orders from anyone and he does what he wants. However, I'll tell you who I am affiliated with, yep that's right, the new TV champ the Great Gagne. Greg: That's right! Come on Dad, get with it. This man's guidance brought me to this here title which is a lot more than you've ever done for me. Verne: Greg, I'm ashamed and disappointed in you. There will come a day when you have to look in the mirror and see who you really are and when that day comes, I will pity you. Verne exits is disgust. Valiant: Don't listen to him champ. You proved you don't need him and you proved who the better Gagne is. Greg: You're so right and he's not going to spoil our moment. The Great Gagne is on top of the world! Massive boos as Valiant holds up Gagne's arm while Gagne holds up the TV title. Commercial Break AWA World Champ Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Clyde Putnam Thank goodness Steamboat gives the fans something to cheer about. Steamboat excites them with his usual arm drags and hip tosses. Steamboat swings Putnam hard into the corner. Putnam staggers into a scoop slam. Steamboat goes out to the apron and hits a slingshot splash for the pin! Resnick: Ricky Steamboat, you've defended the title against all comers but coming up next week in Milwaukee, you will face the power of Billy Jack Haynes. You heard his comments last week. Steamboat: I'm not taking anything away from Billy Jack. He's strong and powerful and has a mean streak to go along with that. But rest assured Haynes, I've fought powerhouses before and came out victorious. I'm walking out of Milwaukee with the world title and that's a promise. Cheers as Steamboat waves and raises the world title to end the show.

These house shows must be bringing in some serious cash. Really like the Pride/Sullivan feud. Good idea! Good to see the South Pacific Connection together again and gelling well. Whatley's playing with fire. Looks like Embry has a challenge ahead with Steve Doll. OMG is getting one heck of a push. Well deserved. Karachi Vice might be in title contention after that big win over the Fort Bragg Brotherhood. The fans get a wild conclusion with 2 multi tag matches. Tribal Nation takes the Dungeon of Doom to a chaotic no contest. Funks sure found one tough ally in Slater. Can't wait for the JJF/Chicky showdown. Dirty Dutch and Jumbo is going to be one of those classic contrast of styles matches that just work out so well.

Nice to see Brickhouse back on track. Victory with a victory. With those 4 men brawling, I don't blame the Ref for getting out of there. It's not often Orton's superplex gets countered but Pillman does it. Great visual. Hart Foundation are on a roll. Heat filled main event as Bigelow literally knocks Adams off the apron for the C.O. win.

Velvet going against Medusa's monster stable is getting good. Velvet better get some back up. Every week we can count on a competitive tag match. Really enjoyed this week's match. Wow, I thought Apache was going to pull off the upset but Moretti capitalizes and gets the win. Well earned victory for the dual champ.

I can already tell this is going to be a fun territory. You've done a great job establishing your stars right away. Harts, Nightmares, Moondogs, Sheepherders and Von Erichs. The tag division is stacked. Any one of these teams can walk away with the gold. After being one of the most hated heels in the game, Madril is now looking to be the top baby face here. On the flip side, Mongolian Stomper is establishing himself as the top heel. That will be easy with Wright in his corner. Stomper vs. Welch will be a good draw. Nice to see Strongbow getting some love and paydays at the end of his career. I wonder who his partner will be??? Something I like about smaller territories is talented wrestlers such as SD Jones and Rip Rogers can really shine. Adrian Street and Miss Linda will be money. Rocco gets a big TV and sets himself up as a legit contender. Summer Blast is going to be a must see event! Great job! Smokey Mountain is off and running. Keep up the good work.

The Soul Man has arrived! He's so much fun to write for. A lot of good promos tonight. Embry is going to get a ton of heat next week. I was trying to figure out who the Rebel is and thanks to the clues I think I finally figured it out LOL. I can't say this enough, Ladd is nothing but gold on the mic. I figured Ladd would mess with Precious and he does. Him and Bad News have a new enemy in Jimmy Jam. Adnan's newest member must be on heck of a talent if he's going to pay him one million dollars. Another wild 6 man tag to end the show. NOOOOOOO, time expires but luckily us readers saw what went down. The fans in attendance get some great matches after TV, Roop makes it known he's a heel. Patriots win one for America. Nothing solved between Strong and Blackwell. I'm enjoying this feud. LOL, I know Adnan was fuming when he had to give up a half a million to Harley. Blockbuster main event and a huge win for Nikita. Even though Ivan caused a distraction, that must of been some visual of Brody going down to the Sickle. Great week and I think a lot of questions will be answered soon.

Love the team of Sugar and Savannah but tonight the Highwaymen were to much to handle. After working as a face for awhile, I'm sure the Spoiler is happy to be reverting back to his heel ways. Speaking of Spoiler, he helps Mr. Electricity win the Jr. title. I've always been a Regal fan so I'm happy to see him wearing some gold. Great night for Dark Journey. Taylor and Zenk are getting over quick especially with that win over the Dirty White Boys. International House of Humperdink make a strong statement as Horner suffers. Cooley and Bass tear it up as they battle for the whip. Bass wins it but Cooley gets in some shots as well. Defiantly more to come. The odds were against Olympia and I thought for sure Magnum had it. And then the Russians get involved. Just wait until Magnum gets a hold of them in the cage. No better way to end the night than the Fullers and Armstrongs going at it in an unsanctioned match. Who are these Interns??? I'm sure the Armstrongs are going to find out. I like that you gave us the fans reaction. Very realistic. I know they were pissed watching Bullet get stretchered out. Can't wait for next week's show!

Nice to see Freight Train getting some respect during his twilight years. SIVA and Cocoa together again! YES! Kendo gets the win but Perez gets some satisfaction. Big win for OMG over Mantell. OMG is looking unstoppable. Super D's found out the hard way you can't outsmart the Funks. The fans get a treat with that Dutch/Abby match. The whip gets the better of the fork LOL. The surprises get better as DICK SLATER arrives to take on Jumbo. I think Slater earned himself a future title shot by taking the champ to the limit. This card was a blast!

The Haitian Sensation, love that moniker. Makes his debut and is thrusted into a program with Sullivan. With the voodoo comment, this could get really interesting. OMG takes out 3 men! True meaning of devastation. Moondogs go crazy tonight! I can just imagine what that scene looked like. They even take out a fan! Love the heat they're getting. Cocoa is on a roll. After that win over Abby, he defiantly deserves that TV title shot. Another great night of action set for the Sports Arena. Whatley's off and running with his TV title reign. Slick helps him get the tainted win over Irwin. It's going to be hard to beat this duo. Once again, great use of the talent here.

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After what happened, I sure hope we get a Velvet/Medusa match. Awesome post match brawl. Looks like Lady Apache is getting a push and Devine is tired of being pushed around. Richter makes it know she's still at the top. Your intriguing storylines must be pulling in some nice ratings. Good job!