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AWA @ The Louisville Gardens 5-9-86 Adrenaline Rush defeated Burt Cooper and Dave Pinson when Takano hit an inverted piledriver on Cooper and Bassarab followed with a flying leg drop from the top rope "Maniac" Matt Borne defeated "Rugged" Ron Garvin. Garvin had Borne up for a vertical suplex when Paul Jones hit Garvin's knees with his cane. Garvin crumpled down with Borne on top with the pin. After the match Garvin knocked Jones out with a KO punch! AWA National Champ Rocky Johnson and Cabin Fever defeated "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol and The Highwaymen. Exciting and wild 6 man tag that ended when Fernandez pinned Duncum with the flying burrito during a pier six brawl. The Spoiler defeated Baron Von Raschke. Paul Jones was still in the back recovering from Garvin's KO punch. Baron gave Spoiler a serious fight but Spoiler got the win after a clothesline from the middle ropes. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Beasts of Burden (C) w/Ox Baker vs. The Superflys This one was crazy as these two teams went at it full force. During a Ref bump, The Cartel (in street clothes) hit the ring. They hurled Snuka out, then hit a double rib breaker on Siva. Cartel leave. Beasts pick up Siva, swing him to the ropes and finish things off with a double boot to the head! Beasts of Burden retain. Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Superstar" Bill Dundee The first few minutes is back and forth fighting. They take the fight to the outside and all around the ring. Dundee Irish whips Lawler towards the steel post but Lawler reverses it and swings Dundee into the post! Lawler slams Dundee's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Dundee is bleeding. Lawler clamps on a headlock and hits the top of Dundee's head with rapid fire punches. Lawler lets go, Dundee is wobbling, Lawler winds up and knocks Dundee down with a big right Memphis style punch. Lawler stomps away on Dundee, goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Lawler reaches down but Dundee rakes his eyes then rolls out of the ring to regroup. Dundee lays there and pulls out a pair of brass knuckles from his tights. The Ref gets to the count of 8 as Dundee hops on the apron. Lawler goes over and Dundee takes a wild swing, Lawler ducks and hoists Dundee up to back suplex him back into the ring but Dundee swings down and nails Lawler with the brass knuckles. Lawler is out as he crashes down on the canvas. Dundee isn't satisfied, so he goes to the top rope and crashes down with the Bomb's Away 1..2..3! Massive boos as Dundee stands over a bloodied Lawler. Dundee gives Lawler a few stomps before leaving. Billy Jack Strong vs. Rene Goulet It's announced that due to the injuries Strong suffered at the hands of Billy Jack Haynes and Ox Baker on TV, he has not been cleared to wrestle tonight. Goulet snatches the mic. "I came here to wrestle. I'll take on any coward brave enough to face me right here, right now! Who has the guts?" The fans erupt as WAHOO MCDANIEL comes out! Wahoo McDaniel vs. Rene Goulet Goulet attacks at the bell and works Wahoo over for a couple minutes. Wahoo makes the comeback, swings Goulet into the corner and chops away. Wahoo body slams Goulet 3 times, picks him up, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with the tomahawk chop for the crowd pleasing win! AWA World Title Bout Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (C) vs. Kamala w/Curtis Iaukea The bell rings but Iaukea is playing mind games with Steamboat. Kamala paces around then charges at Steamboat. Steamboat moves and pushes Kamala into Iaukea. Iaukea tumbles through the ropes. Steamboat punches away at Kamala. Kamala nails Steamboat with a thrust shot, swings him to the ropes but Steamboat slides under his legs, gets up and dropkicks Kamala. Kamala staggers, Steamboat dropkicks him again. Kamala is reeling, Steamboat swings off the ropes and the 3rd dropkick sends Kamala through the ropes. Kamala gets up and paces around like a wild animal. Steamboat goes to the apron and nails Kamala with a chop to the top off his head. Steamboat grabs Kamala and hurls him back in the ring. Steamboat goes to the top rope. Kamala gets up. Steamboat comes down with another chop but Kamala nails him in mid air with a savate kick. Kamala regroups as he slaps his belly and looks down at his prey. Kamala picks up Steamboat, chokes him, then tosses him across the ring. Kamala puts his foot on Steamboat's throat and chokes away breaking at the Ref's 4 count then repeating it. Kamala swings Steamboat into the corner and follows with a charging clothesline. Kamala chops Steamboat several times then clamps him in a bearhug. Kamala wrenches away and Iaukea yells for him to inflict punishment. Kamala clamps harder then belly to belly suplexes Steamboat over 1..2..Kick Out. Iaukea is screaming at the Ref. Kamala gets up and slaps his belly, picks up Steamboat, swings him to the corner and follows with a running corner splash but Steamboat moves at the last second and Kamala hits hard. The fans fire Steamboat up as he slowly rises and pumps his fists. Kamala staggers up and Steamboat punches him into the corner. Steamboat hops up on the middle ropes and the crowd counts along as he punches Kamala 10 times. Steamboat hops down as Kamala staggers forward into a big scoop slam by Steamboat. Steamboat goes outside to the apron then hits a slingshot splash 1..2..Iaukea pulls Steamboat's legs. Steamboat and the Ref go to the ropes. Steamboat and Iaukea have a heated exchange of words. Kamala slowly wobbles up and nails Steamboat from behind. Kamala lifts Steamboat up as he chokes him with both hands. Steamboat's legs are shaking as Kamala chokes away. The Ref counts to 5 but Kamala wont release the chokehold. Finally the Ref signals for the DQ. Kamala keeps choking then slams Steamboat down. The Ref is warning Kamala. Iaukea runs in the ring and hurls the Ref out. Kamala picks up Steamboat and gives him another two hand choke slam. Iaukea stomps on Steamboat then backs off as Kamala swings off the ropes and hits a big splash! Wrestlers from the back run into the ring to stop the madness. Iaukea leads Kamala out to thundering boos. Winner of the Match by DQ and still AWA World Champion- Ricky Steamboat

Dusek presents Jumbo with the title and Tojo follows with a heated promo. You defiantly have something going here. Texas better be on high alert if Akbar is bringing Devastation Inc back. I wish Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin had a spot in the tournament LOL. The teams are set for the tournament. In a short amount of time you've put together a stacked tag roster. WOW! What an ending as Dory brings in brother TERRY FUNK!! This is big time! The Funks are back together in Texas! To the tournament, Sunny and Cocoa get things going with a battle royal win and entrance into the tourney. ACDC is my favorite band of all time so of course I was pulling for Radiance. Oh man, I knew Sunny and Cocoa were in trouble as soon as the Moondogs came out with KEVIN SULLIVAN! Fort Bragg Brotherhood win a big one for America. Rough day for Zaibatsu. Al Perez's push continues with a nice win over Smirnoff. Finals are set with Tribal Nation and the Moondogs. Great choices. 2 ACDC songs in one night...YES! Poor Kendall is going to need some serious back up dealing with Brooks and now Smirnoff. Tribal Nation manage to overcome Sullivan and take down the Moondogs. Feel good crowd pleasing moment. Nice to see Tribal Nation holding the gold. Exciting tournament! Heat filled segments and a big surprise with Sullivan. Excellent job!

I'm not sure if anybody can get the TV strap off Rhonda. Another classic 6-Woman tag match! Medusa and the monsters get the gold. This is one bad stable. I always liked Misty but Moretti is my girl. She's getting the push of a lifetime and now adds the dual titles to her resume. I know someway somehow Richter and Moretti will cross paths.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-7-86 "From coast to coast, border to border and continent to continent, welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling" Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA major league wrestling. Tremendous show lined up. Huge main event as The Bruise Brothers will defend the AWA world tag team titles against Curt Hennig and Brian Adias. Billy Jack Strong takes on Billy Jack Haynes. We all know Ox Baker will be in the corner of Haynes. After what went down last week, Steve O will go one on one with Ruthless Moretti. Soldat Ustinov will wrestle Tony Garea. The in ring debut of the Rock n Roll Express. Superstar Bill Dundee will be in the ring. AWA world champ Ricky Steamboat will be here to talk about his upcoming title defense against Kamala in Louisville this weekend. Well let's get to the action. "The Great" Greg Gagne with Bodyguard Duke Myers vs. Sam Smith Gagne draws the ire of the crowd as he arrogantly toys with his opponent. Duke even gets in some cheap shots just for the fun of it. Gagne nails Smith with a high dropkick and follows with the sleeper for the win. Resnick: Greg, you looked sharp in there tonight. Now, I have a feeling that there's some unfinished business between you and Brad Rheingans. Duke snatches the mic from Resnick and hands it to Greg. Gagne: Thanks Duker. Awwww poor little Bradley. I've lost track at how many times I've beaten him and the man is just a poor sport. Jeez Bradley, give it up. Cheers as Brad Rheingans comes out. Brad takes the mic from Greg. Duke steps in but Gagne smiles and motions for him to step back. Brad: Yea Greg, you're a big man. Yes, you've beaten me a few times, with a lot of help from your goon here, so since it's not a big deal, why don't we go at it one more time next week? Greg snatches the mic. Gagne: Wow, look at the guts on little Bradley. You must be a gluten for punishment. Ok, why not, I'll accept your challenge, well I wouldn't exactly call you a challenge. (Gagne laughs) Now run along before Duker gets mad. Brad grabs the mic. Brad: Oh yea, don't forget to bring him next week. Brad throws the mic at Greg and exits. Greg looks at Duke, shakes his head and they both laugh. Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Moretti puts Steve O down with his chain. "Ruthless" Moretti vs. Steve O Moretti swings his chain around before dropping it outside the ring. Steve O hits the ring and the Ref signals for the bell. Steve tackles Moretti and fires away with punches. Steve picks up Moretti, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Moretti staggers up and Steve dropkicks him back down. Steve swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Steve swings Moretti into the corner and charges but Moretti moves. Moretti regroups. Moretti swings Steve to the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Steve ducks, swings back off the ropes and hits a flying crossbody but Moretti catches him and powerslams him over 1..2..3! Moretti rolls out of the ring and grabs his chain. He gets back in the ring and starts choking Steve with it. Several officials run in. Moretti smiles then releases. Moretti threatens the officials with his chain before leaving. The smile never leaves Moretti's face. Commercial Break Footage from the USWA's last event The Happening is shown of Giant Haystacks brutally attacking El Canek. Canek suffered broken ribs and a concussion. Because of this, Canek had to vacate his UWA title. Resnick: Fans, with me right now is Jose Lothario. Jose, I understand you have another update on El Canek. Jose: Yes, very good news. El Canek has been training and is getting better and stronger everyday. Right now he has only one thing on his mind and that's Giant Haystacks. I am pleading with Mr. Jarrett and Mr. Gagne and the entire AWA committee, to give him this match. Anytime, anyplace. El Canek will be ready. Resnick: Ok, once again the challenge has been made. I will hope to get an answer from the committee at some point. Let's get back to the action. Cabin Fever (Manny Fernandez and Grizzly Boone) vs. Todd Rooney and Gary Williams Boone holds Rooney up and slams him down. Boone tags in Manny. Boone swings Rooney to the ropes and Manny puts him down with the flying burrito for the win! Cabin Fever cut a promo on the Highwaymen and say if they want another beating then come with it! Commercial Break Lance Russell: Fans, I have a couple of incredible announcements to make. On Saturday, July 3rd, live from the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the AWA will present our next blockbuster closed circuit event, WrestleRock 86. Not only will you see an outstanding night of action and a top notch fireworks show but you'll also get to see the one and only rock n roll legend himself Chuck Berry perform a set after the show. Wow, I can't think of a better way to spend Independence Day than that. My goodness that's going to be a lot of fun. Next up, Memorial Day weekend at the Mid South Coliseum, there will be a one night 8-man tournament. The winner of that tournament will get a world title shot at WrestleRock. Listen to this, Wahoo McDaniel is coming in for the tournament. I'm going to announce the opening round match ups next week. Not only is Wahoo coming in for the tournament but my special guest at this time is as well. Please welcome out Nick Bockwinkel. Bockwinkel looks like a million bucks as he comes out wearing a suit. Lance: Nick, it's a pleasure. I can't think of anybody more deserving to be in a tournament for a chance at the AWA world title. Bock: Well of course there's nobody more deserving. My resume and credentials prove I am more than qualified. You see a man such as myself doesn't have to earn anything. I come into a wrestling organization and I'm immediately thrusted into the title picture. This tournament is merely a formality. I will indeed be victorious and I will indeed be wrestling for the world title at WrestleRock. Good day Lance. Lance: Ok, things already heating up for that big tournament. We'll be right back. Commercial Break Billy Jack Strong vs. Billy Jack Haynes w/Ox Baker Haynes came to the AWA and immediately attacked Strong, claiming he stole the Billy Jack name. Ox promised he will take Haynes to the top. Strong says Billy Jack is his name and he's up for the fight. The match is a solid hard hitting affair as both men show off their power. Haynes is aggressive with scoop slams and vicious kicks and knee drops. Strong battles back and shows off his strength with a variety of suplexes. They end up in a hard hitting exchange and brawl to the outside and to a double c.o. The bell is ringing. Ox nails Strong from behind. Haynes rams Strong into the steel post. Strong is bleeding as Haynes clamps on the full nelson! Haynes swings Strong around then tosses him. Haynes picks up Strong and holds him while Ox puts String down with his heart punch! After Ox and Haynes leave, Medics attend to Strong. Commercial Break The Cartel vs. Trent Watkins and Neil Jordan Cartel are extremely vicious tonight as they basically torture their opponents. They end the match with a double rib breaker on Jordan. Watkins goes in to help his partner but the Cartel beat him down and hurl him out of the ring. Resnick: That was quite a display of violence by the Cartel. I'm not so sure you can do that to the Superflys. Estrada puts a cigar in his mouth. Santana lights it. Estrada blows smoke in Resnick's face. Estrada holds up the cigar, then puts it out in his hand. Cartel smirk and leave. Commercial Break Soldat Ustinov vs. Tony Garea Soldat prepares for TV champ Scott Casey by taking it to Garea. Soldat chokes Garea on the top rope and snaps him back. Soldat grinds Garea's face on the mat then stomps away. Soldat hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a big boot to the chest. The fans boo as Soldat goes to the ropes and calls them weak Americans. Soldat lifts Garea up for a body slam but Garea cradles him 1..2..3!!!!! Huge pop! Garea rolls out of the ring as Soldat goes crazy with anger. Resnick: (Smiling) I can't believe it. This could change things for next week's TV title match. Unbelievable. Soldat continues to have a meltdown into the commercial. 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 number one rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. I'm so excited I just can't contain it. Ladies and Gentlemen and I use that term very very loosely. Returning to the AWA, please welcome out Les Thornton and Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair! Thundering boos as Thornton comes out waving the Union Jack Flag. St. Clair follows wearing slacks and a Union Jack themed jacket. Thornton and St. Clair kiss Brenda's hand. Britton: Oh my, I can't tell you how nice it is to be in the presence of real gentlemen. On that note, let me remind these idiots just who Tony St. Clair is. This great man held the TV title for nearly a year. Never lost that title by the way. This great man has never been pinned in the United States. This great man just finished a European tour and yes he was undefeated. This great man is the greatest wrestler walking the face of the earth. No denying that. Thornton: Brenda, very elegantly put. You speak nothing but the truth. Now before I get to Sir St. Clair, let me first address Jose Lothario's ridiculous challenge. If El Canek has a death wish then Giant Haystacks would be more than happy to grant him just that. Ok, as you can see, myself and Sir Tony St. Clair are back in the AWA. Britton: Sir? Was he knighted as well? Wow, he is a true man isn't he? Thornton: Without a doubt. I personally have knighted him because he richly deserves it after all he's done for the great UK. Brenda, you get all the scoops so this one's for you. Sir St. Clair will be competing in the upcoming tournament. He will win it but that's only the beginning. I couldn't think of a more fitting date for Sir St. Clair to win the AWA world title then on Independence Day. Oh what a glorious day that will be. St. Clair: I have defeated each and every so called American technician that's stepped foot in the ring with me. Actually, I've defeated every wrestling technician in the world that's stepped foot in the ring with me. I am a wrestling machine, a world renowned grappler, a born champion. I will get my shot and I will win the AWA world title. Why? Because I'm simply the best! Britton: Once again, you get the hottest scoops here. My money's on Sir St. Clair. Until next week toooodles. Commercial Break The Rock n Roll Express vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The fans have been waiting for this and explode as Ricky and Robert come down the aisle. Woman are hugging them and guys are high fiving them. It's all RnR as they show off their chemistry and teamwork. The fans are into it every second. RnR give them what they want as they win the match with the double dropkick! Resnick: Alright, Ricky, Robert welcome to the AWA. Robert: Great to be hear and we never get tired of hearing these cheers. Ricky: You said it brother! RnR is here in the AWA and we've got an open contract and ready to take on the best the AWA has to offer. A man dressed like a butler comes up and gives a giftbox to Resnick. Resnick and the RnR Express curiously look at it. Resnick: (reads the card) Greetings and welcome. A gift to ze Rock N Roll Express. Please enjoy. (Resnick hands the gift to Ricky) Well I guess this is for you guys. Ricky and Robert shrug their shoulders and open it. They pull out a bottle of champagne. They're even more puzzled because the bottle is empty. They smile and shake their heads then give one last shout out to the fans. Commercial Break "Superstar" Bill Dundee vs. William Hillman Lot's of boos as Dundee works over Hillman and finishes him off with the Bombs Away! Resnick: Bill, this weekend in the Louisville Gardens, you go one on one with The King. Dundee: The King? He's a fool and that fool don't stand a chance against the Superstar baby! I came here with one goal and that's to put an end to all this King nonsense. Lawler! You're going down and baby you aint coming back up. Can you imagine life without that fool around here? Boy I sure can. (Dundee smiles and relishes in that thought) Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Kamala attacks Colon, splashing him on the concrete several times. Colon is stretchered out. Iaukea cuts a sinister promo on Steamboat afterwards. Resnick: Please welcome out the AWA world champion, Ricky Steamboat. Massive cheers as a serious Steamboat gives a wave. Resnick: Ricky, you've got a title defense this weekend in Louisville against the Ugandan Monster Kamala. After what went down last weekend, a lot must be running through your mind. Steamboat: (pauses) I consider Carlos a good friend and what Kamala did last week made me sick! Look, I don't know what kind of twisted game Iaukea is playing but trust me I'm ready for Louisville. I can handle a monster and if Iaukea wants to stick his face in my business, well I'll take great pleasure in putting him in his place! I will slay the beast and both of them will pay for what they did to Carlos. Ken, I'm heading to Louisville with this here title and rest assured I'm walking out with it! Commercial Break Lance: Fans, before we get to our world tag team title bout, I've been told that after what transpired earlier, next week Scott Casey will defend the TV title against Tony Garea. Also the entire Paul Jones army, Rip Oliver, Matt Borne and Baron Von Raschke will take on Ron Garvin, Bobby Jaggers and The Spoiler. Brad Rheingans goes one on one with Greg Gagne. National Champ Rocky Johnson will be in action as will Austin Idol and the Golden Boys. Jerry Jarrett will be here in response to the challenge made by El Canek to Giant Haystacks. I'll announce the first round Memorial weekend tournament match ups. Ok, big world tag title match when we return. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Bruise Brothers (c) vs. Curt Hennig and Brian Adias Hennig and Adias get a nice pop as they enter the ring. "Boogie Fever" plays over the speakers as the Bruise Brothers come down the aisle. Bruise Brothers enter the ring as Hennig and Adias smile. All 4 men shake hands. The first few minutes is back and forth competitive action. Bruise Brothers rely on power while Hennig and Adias bust out their technical style. Hennig tags in Adias as he takes Snowman down with a drop toe hold. Adias swings off the ropes and drops an elbow on Snowman. Hennig and Adias use frequent tags and continue to work Snowman over. Tide turns when Adias goes for a dropkick but Snowman holds onto the rope. Adias crashes down in the canvas as Snowman tags in Cash. Bruise Brothers take control and work Adias over. Cash swings Adias to the ropes and back drops him then tags in Snowman. Adias staggers up and Snowman puts him down with a jumping headbutt 1..2..Kick Out. Snowman tags in Cash. Cash goes for a vertical suplex but Adias fights it and suplexes Cash. Adias rolls over and tags in Hennig. Hennig swings Cash to the ropes and nails him with a forearm blast. Hennig hops on the middle ropes. Cash staggers up and Hennig drops him with a double axehandle to the head 1..2..Kick Out. Hennig swings Cash to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Cash kicks him and tags in Snowman. Snowman and Hennig have a clean but hard hitting exchange. Snowman gets the better of it and scoop slams Hennig. Snowman tags in Cash. They swing Hennig to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Cash covers 1..2..Adias runs in and pulls Cash off. Snowman comes in. Him and Adias have a stand off but nothing serious. As the Ref is guiding Snowman back to his corner, Cash slowly rises WHAM! Adias kicks Cash between his legs as hard as he can! The fans are in shock. Hennig quickly cradles Cash as the Ref turns around 1..2..3!!!! A confused Snowman quickly goes to help his partner. The Ref hands Hennig and Adias the AWA tag titles as the fans start to boo. Hennig and Adias hug and hold up the titles. Cash is clearly in serious pain as Snowman motions for help. Hennig and Adias walk over and look down at Cash. They tap Snowman on the shoulder and offer a handshake. Snowman is focused on Cash. Hennig reaches down and slaps Cash's hand. Adias does the same. Snowman pushes them away as Medics hit the ring. Hennig and Adias go to ringside. Snowman and the Medics help Cash out of there. Resnick: This is quite a scene. Porkchop Cash is in serious pain. I don't know what to think. We have new AWA world tag team champions. Curt Hennig and Brian Adias. Why? Just why did you have to resort to such a dirty tactic? Adias: We didn't do anything wrong. We scouted them well and won the titles. Simple as that. Hennig: Come on Resnick, you should be congratulating us. They're the ones who showed tasteless sportsmanship. They didn't even want to shake our hands afterwards. Man, what a couple of sore losers. Now Resnick, you better congratulate us. Adias: Yea, quit playing favorites and congratulate us. Resnick: (shaking his head in disbelief) Yea, nice job, congratulations. Hennig: Resnick, you suck! Hennig and Adias hold up the titles as the fans really give it to them. Winners of the Match and new AWA World Tag Team Champions- Curt Hennig and Brian Adias

WOW! That was an epic night of wrestling! Props to you and all the hard work you put into this. A battle royal is a sure bet to get the crowd going. Man, I thought Hansen was going to win it LOL. However, I'm ok with the Playboy taking it. His battle with Gilbert in Sacramento had me wanting more so I'm looking forward to their rematch at Seattle Showdown. The tag teams were on full display tonight as we get some competitive first round match ups. We get a tag team break with Smothers defending his CA title against Yamada. A DQ finish means we're going to get more. I think Yamada is going to need back up if he wants to take that title. Snowbirds and Guerreros tear it up in an exciting 2 out of 3 falls match up. Snowbirds get the final fall to retain but the Guerreros have nothing to be ashamed of. Classic match! The finals are set as the Midnights and Hart Foundation earn their way in with hard fought wins. Orton puts in a valiant effort but Bigelow retains. Bigelow is enjoying a nice TV title run. I was really looking forward to my guys Iron & Steel going at it with the Wild Bulls. The match was as hard hitting as I thought it would be and then some. Wild Bulls retain and prove they're for real. It all comes down to a dream match finals between the Midnights and Hart Foundation. What a match up! I loved the heel vs. heel dynamics. The finish was awesome as the Midnights get the win and take home the cash. They're going to give the Wild Bulls trouble. I was really impressed on how the Midnights won all their matches relatively clean. Tonight showed just how good they really are. Now we get the huge title main event with a ton of heat. Gilbert and Muta give the fans an edge of your seat thriller. Shocker ending as Gilbert one ups Muta with a fireball! I have a feeling this feud can only be blown off with a big gimmick match. All that and Gilbert has Rose waiting on his shot. This is going to get interesting. Great job Rain!

I gotta go with Hansen to win the battle royal. The man is tearing it up. The tag tournament is a tough one. I'm going with the Midnight Express. It's hard enough to beat them let alone deal with Corny's racket and Big Bubba.

Man, you're off and running in the right direction! LOL, cracks me up how Tojo really believes his men are tag champs even ready to put the titles on the line against Dory and a mystery partner. This is the perfect place for Kendall to develop and make a name for himself. Smirnoff gets in the classic 80s heat by burying his opponent with the Russian flag. For some reason I always enjoyed writing for Smirnoff. He's just a solid territory heel. Perez gets in a good TV win. WOW! Moondogs make a serious splash and send a violent message to all the other teams. What a debut! The title tournament is set. Dory gets the win and secures a match with Zaibatsu. Can't wait to see who Dory brings in. On to the tournament, Fun tournament as Dory and Jumbo advance to the finals with some hard fought wins. Nice rub for Chicky as he wins the battle royal and takes home the cash. Also, good job continuing the Kendall/Brooks feud. Jumbo and Dory give the fans a 30 minute technical masterpiece. That sneaky Tojo gets involved and Jumbo walks away with the title. Nice way to get more heat between Tojo and Dory. Jumbo will have an interesting reign here. A lot of good babyfaces to work with.

AWA releases Roy Lee Welch and adds Crusher.

AWA @ The Mecca Auditorium, Milwaukee WI 5-1-86 Billy Jack Strong defeated Rene Goulet with a delayed brainbuster "Superstar" Bill Dundee defeated Tony Garea with the Bomb's Away. Big time heat for Dundee Cabin Fever defeated The Highwaymen- Very hard hitting match. Boone and Hickerson fought outside the ring while Fernandez nailed Duncum with the flying burrito to get the win. "The Great" Gagne w/Bodyguard Duke Myers defeated Brad Rheingans- Once again, Myers interference allows Gagne to pick up the cheap win. AWA National Title Bout "Soul Man" Rocky Johnson (C) and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol battled to a Double C.O. The Cartel defeated The Superflys- As the Ref was guiding Snuka back to his corner, Estrada nailed Siva with a chair which allowed Santana to cover for the pin. Cartel bailed quick as Snuka attended to Siva. AWA World Title Bout Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (C) vs. Baron Von Raschke w/Paul Jones Steamboat makes his first title defense against Baron, who's no stranger to Milwaukee fans. Paul Jones just adds the heat. The first few minutes is pretty clean as both men trade wrestling holds. Steamboat turns things up with a flurry of hip tosses and arm drags. A frustrated Baron rolls out of the ring to converse with Jones. Baron gets on the apron, Steamboat goes over and Baron rakes his eyes and snaps his head on the top rope. The next few minutes is all Baron as he stomps and pounds away on Steamboat. Baron slams Steamboat, executes a vertical suplex and follows with a backbreaker but cant put Steamboat away. An irritated Baron slams Steamboat's head on the turnbuckle, snapmares him over and makes Steamboat suffer with a rear chin lock. Baron puts his hands in Steamboat's mouth and stretches it out while Jones yells encouragement. Baron rams his knee in Steamboat's back and covers 1..2..Kick Out. Baron stands up and puts up the claw. Baron drops down and attempts it but Steamboat grabs his wrists and fights it. The crowd cheers Steamboat on as he uses all his power and slowly rises, then pulls Baron in and back drops him over. Steamboat shakes the cobwebs as Baron rises. Baron swings but Steamboat ducks and Atomic drops Baron into the turnbuckles. Baron hits hard and staggers back as Steamboat grabs him and hits a German Suplex 1..2..Baron gets his shoulder up. Steamboat swings Baron into the corner and chops away, then hip tosses him over. Baron staggers up and Steamboat dropkicks him. Steamboat goes to the top rope. Baron rises and Steamboat nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Jones puts Baron's foot on the rope. The Ref gets up and looks at Jones, who denies everything. Steamboat walks over and warns Jones. Baron gets up and nails Steamboat with a knee to the back. Baron regroups and executes a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Baron chokes Steamboat, slams him, then goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Jones is screaming at the Ref. Baron swings Steamboat into the corner and charges in but Steamboat nails him with a boot to the head. Baron falls back and down as Steamboat quickly goes to the outside and hits a springboard splash 1..2..Jones gets on the apron and distracts the Ref. Steamboat gets up and dropkicks Jones off the apron, then goes to the top rope. Baron staggers up and Steamboat nails him with a flying press 1..2..3!!! Huge pop! Winner of the Match and still AWA World Champ- Ricky Steamboat Special Announcement Next week at the Louisville Gardens AWA World Title Bout Ricky Steamboat (C) vs. Kamala w/Curtis Iaukea also Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Superstar" Bill Dundee

Singh has a grip on the TV title. I wonder who's going to step up and give her the competition she's asking for. Combs takes a huge gamble and vacates her dual titles. I think she'll be 100% ready for Richter this time around and a rematch will be a good draw. However, I think Richter has to much momentum going and can't see her reign ending just yet. Mitchell snaps! I think we'll be seeing a more aggressive Mitchell for sure. I love the hype and build Moretti is getting. This is how you build a future star. What better way to end the show then with Moretti scoring the pin. Good thing she did or she might of had some upset monsters to deal with. Fun show!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-30-86 "From coast to coast, border to border and continent to continent welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling" Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA major league wrestling. Big main event as Bobby Jaggers goes one on one with Rip Oliver. TV champ Scott Casey will be wrestling. Curt Hennig and Brian Adias tune up for their big world tag title shot, which happens next week. Adrenaline Rush will take on Steve O and Ed Moretti. National tag champs Beasts of Burden will be in the ring as will Ron Garvin, Austin Idol, Soldat Ustinov and the Highwaymen. You'll be hearing from Jerry Lawler as well as Carlos Colon. Let's get to the ring with the debut of a new tag team. The Golden Boys (Dan Spivey and Kevin Kelly) vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Last week on the Beauty Shop, Spivey came out and told Kelly to snap out of it and get over Vin Man going AWOL on him. He suggested they team up and here we are. This seems to be just what Kelly needed. Him and Spivey look crisp tonight. They swing Lopez to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Spivey follows with a leaping leg drop to get the pin! Resnick: Congratulations to you Golden Boys on a very fine win. Is this a sign of things to come. Spivey: You know it is! We're ready to take the tag team scene by storm. Now that Kevin is locked in and focused, we're going nowhere but up. Kelly: It took someone like Dan Spivey to get me out of that depression. I can't thank you enough Dan. I'm back and with a partner I can count on! Let's do this! The Golden Boys bump fists and pump their fists to the fans. Commercial Break Soldat Ustinov vs. Trent Watkins Of course we get some classic 80s heat as Soldat waves the Russian flag in the middle of the ring. Soldat destroys his opponent before finishing him off with a knee drop from the middle ropes. Resnick: Impressive debut for Soldat Ustinov. Soldat, I understand you're here for a specific reason. Soldat: It is very simple. I'm here to issue a challenge to that weak American who calls himself a champion. I am referring to you Scott Casey. You might have defeated my comrade Alexis Smirnoff but Russia has assigned me to take that title from you. Do you have the guts? Commercial Break Footage from Jackson is shown as Carlos Colon and Abdullah the Butcher battled in their last AWA encounter. Colon goes nuts and gets DQed as he digs into Abdullah's head with a foreign object. Resnick: Fans, please welcome out Carlos Colon. Big pop as Carlos waves to the fans. Resnick: Carlos, last week in Jackson you and Abdullah battled in your last AWA encounter. I have to say I've never seen you in that frame of mind. Colon: There's only one way to fight Abdullah the Butcher and.... WHAM!! Colon is attacked from behind by KAMALA! Curtis Iaukea hits Colon with his kendo stick. Kamala follows with a thrust shot to Colon's throat. Kamala picks up Colon and slams him on the concrete! Kamala backs up, then runs up and hits a splash on Colon! Iaukea instructs Kamala to do more damage. Kamala backs up and hits another splash as the crowd gasps. Prelim wrestlers run out but Iaukea hits them with his kendo stick as Kamala strikes them with chops and thrusts. Kamala reaches down, picks up Colon with both hands on his throat, holds him up, then choke slams him down on the concrete! Iaukea leads Kamala out as officials and security run out. Colon is eventually stretchered out. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, that was one of the most horrifying things I've ever seen. Thundering boos as Iaukea and Kamala come out. Resnick: Just what in the world was that all about? Kamala paces and slaps his belly. Iaukea: I warned you all last week that there was going to be a sacrifice, a message sent to the world champion Ricky Steamboat. Carlos Colon was the sacrifice. Did you people forget? Tiger Jeet Singh paid me an enormous amount of money to terminate Carlos Colon. That was Kamala's agenda from day one. Mr. Singh, the job is done! As for you Ricky Steamboat, did you just witness that? I hope you watched very closely. I hope you received our message loud and clear. When you get into the ring with Kamala, you will be destroyed! (Manacle laugh) The glorious title will be ours! The world will be ours! Be prepared Steamboat! You will soon feel the wrath of Kamala! You will suffer! Commercial Break- Advertisement for WrestleRock 86 coming in July! "Rugged" Ron Garvin vs. Peter Moore Garvin works stiff tonight. He back drops Moore then follows with the Garvin Stomp. Garvin swings Moore to the ropes and puts him down with the knock out punch for the win! Garvin cuts a promo on Paul Jones and Matt Borne, telling them it's only the beginning. Commercial Break "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. Todd Rooney Idol does a lot of showboating but then takes care of business and wins the match with the Las Vegas Leglock. Resnick: Ok, Austin Idol, you've been pretty vocal about our National Champ Rocky Johnson. Well, you get your title shot in Milwaukee this weekend. Are you ready? Idol: (laughs) Am I ready? Darling, I was born ready daddy. The National title needs to be on my body. This is the body of a champion. Come on now, Johnson's body just doesn't measure up. I'm the real man here. Johnson! That title's com'n home with me jack! Bet on it! Commercial Break Curt Hennig and Brian Adias vs. William Hillman and Harold Bannister Before the match, AWA champs the Bruise Brothers come out to scout their upcoming challengers. One thing's certain, Hennig and Adias are ready. They show off some outstanding teamwork. Adias executes a Airplane spin on Bannister then tags in Hennig. Hennig finishes things off with a Fisherman's suplex. Resnick: Ok, I'm here with both champions and challengers. I know I speak for all these people when I say next week's title match should be a classic. Adias: Curt and I worked hard to get to this point and you can count on us making the most of it. Hennig: Exactly right. We're looking forward to stepping in the ring with the champs next week. It will be an honor and a privilege. Snowman: We feel the same way. It's all about the competition and brother next week's going to be competition at its best! Cash: OOOOOHHHH Man! I can feel the electricity! Snowman and I can't hardly wait. We get to defend these here world titles against a top ranked and most deserving team. Let's put it all out there. What do ya say? Hennig and Adias are pumped up and nodding. All 4 men shake hands. Commercial Break Adrenaline Rush vs. Steve O and Ed Moretti Steve O looks at Moretti with a bit of apprehension as Moretti enters the ring with a chain around his neck. Fun match as Adrenaline Rush execute a number of high flying maneuvers. Steve O gets in some nice offense while Moretti doesn't hesitate to break the rules. This friction comes into play as Moretti gets double dropkicked out of the ring. Adrenaline Rush execute a double suplex on Steve O to get the win. Adrenaline Rush help Steve O up before exiting. Moretti gets his chain and gets into the ring. Steve O turns around and Moretti knocks him out with the chain! Resnick: Ed Moretti, there was no need for that. That was just ruthless. Moretti: (Big smile) Ruthless? Hey I like that. From now on you can call me Ruthless Moretti. What a nice ring. Thanks Ken. You know, I didn't come to the AWA to lose matches. They stick me with that loser in the ring and look what happened? Nobody is going to hold Moretti down. Wait, I mean Ruthless Moretti. This chain is the only friend I need. 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 number one rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. If I said it once, I've said it a million times. Everything happens here and I get all the major scoops. So let me introduce to you, a team that just signed with the AWA. Known all throughout the world, ladies and gentlemen, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, the Rock N Roll Express! Massive pop as RnR come out in jeans, tank tops and bandanas. They take it all in and thank the fans. The crowd's reaction is electric. Britton: (Annoyed and snaps her fingers) Hey over here! Focus. You should be kissing my feet. I allowed you to debut on my show and trust me nothing is hotter than that. But what do you do? Kiss up to all these idiots. Ricky and Robert brush her off and continue celebrating with the fans. Things finally settle down. Britton: Boy, you two don't have much of an attention span do you? I can already tell you're not going to get the job done here in the AWA. You know the Fabulous Ones just left for Japan and now we have another wannabe rock star team. Don't get me wrong. You guys have a pretty good resume but I just can't see you two teeny bop idols defeating teams like the Cartel or Highwaymen. And like I said, I have all the scoops and I know Robert Gibson's ankle has had some issues. Gibson: Ok, hold on a sec Brenda. Yea, I had some issues with the ankle but I took some time off to let it properly heal and I can tell you and all these great fans that the ankle is 100% and we're ready to rock n roll! Morton: Tell em Robert! Everybody says that the AWA has all the top teams. So the Rock N Roll Express decided this is the place to be! We're in the AWA and like Robert said, we're ready to rock n roll! Britton: Easier said then done. It just so happens I'm going to have some very very very special guests on my show in a couple weeks. I'll give you a hint. The champagne will be flowing. My point is, I think you guys are defiantly going to take a back seat to them. Morton: Brenda, it doesn't matter who we get into the ring with. Robert and I have been on top everywhere we go. We want to accomplish the same in the AWA. Gibson: It starts next week, when we make our in ring debut! Massive cheers! Brenda tries to speak but the cheers drown her out. Brenda: (Screams) Tooooodles. Commercial Break The Highwaymen vs. Carl Kellerman and Neil Jordan Total squash as the Highwaymen win the match with a spiked piledriver! Highwaymen cut a promo on Cabin Fever and tell them the beating they got last week is nothing compared to the beating they're gonna get in Milwaukee this weekend! Commercial Break TV Champ "Cowboy" Scott Casey w/Sunshine vs. Ray Glader Sunshine gets a lot of love from the fans. Casey does too as he puts Glader down with a running bulldog for the pin. Resnick: Sunshine, you've got to be proud of Scott Casey's TV title reign. Sunshine: Oh yes I am! Scott has taken on all comers and believe me he's ready for more. Resnick: Ok, on that note, you heard the challenge made by Soldat Ustinov. Casey: I sure did. Hey Ustinov, you want a shot, (holds up the TV title) come and get it! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs The Beasts of Burden w/Ox Baker vs. Sam Smith and Royce Richards Utter destruction! Beasts finally put their opponents out of their misery with a double boot shot to the face! Beasts pick up Richards. Ox Baker gets in the ring and puts him down with the heart punch! Ox raises his fist as Morgan and Nord hold up the National tag titles. Commercial Break TV Main Event "Hangman" Bobby Jaggers vs. "Crippler" Rip Oliver w/Paul Jones Heat filled and exciting match. These guys go back and forth with some hard hitting action. Jaggers is in control when Jones hops on the apron. Jaggers grabs Jones and is ready to deck him but Oliver nails him with a forearm blast from behind. Oliver works over Jaggers with punches, choking, kicks and stomps. Jones gets in a couple shots as well. Oliver slams Jaggers, hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Oliver chokes away on Jaggers. Oliver picks up Jaggers, swings him into the corner and charges in but Jaggers lifts up his knees and Oliver crashes into them. Jaggers regroups. Oliver staggers up and Jaggers scoop slams him down. Jaggers stomps away on Oliver. Jones hops on the apron and this time Jaggers decks him. Jaggers swings Oliver to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Jaggers picks up Oliver and hits the Hangman's neckbreaker 1..2..NO! Matt Borne hits the ring and pounds away on Jaggers. The Ref signals for the DQ. Cheers as Ron Garvin runs in and hammers away on Borne! Boos as Baron Von Raschke heads down the aisle but wait a minute, the Spoiler comes from behind and nails Baron! It's a wild scene as fists are flying everywhere! Commercial Break Lance: My goodness, it looks like Paul Jones and his army have some very formidable enemies in Bobby Jaggers, Ron Garvin and of course the Spoiler. Before I get to my guest, next week you will see the Bruise Brothers defend the AWA world titles against Curt Hennig and Brian Adias. Billy Jack Haynes along with Ox Baker will take on Billy Jack Strong. And of course the big in ring debut of the Rock n Roll Express. I will also be speaking with AWA World Champ Ricky Steamboat. I'm sure he'll have some comments for Iaukea and Kamala. On that note, I understand Carlos Colon was taken to a nearby hospital. I really hope he'll be ok. (Pauses) Switching gears, please welcome out the one and only King of wrestling, Jerry Lawler. Big pop as Lawler comes out, smiles and holds up his king's crown. He walks over and shakes hands with Lance. Lance: Well Jerry, you've had quite a couple weeks. You reclaimed your throne by sending Roy Lee Welch packing but then get attacked by old nemesis Superstar Bill Dundee. How you holding up? Lawler: Old Bill did a number on me and I'm still feeling it. Bill and I have quite a history together and it seems Bill wants to start a new chapter. Hey Bill! That's fine with me old friend. I've beaten you up plenty of times and brother I'll be happy to do it some more. Let's get this match signed because these fists are ready to pound on that pea brain head of yours. Lance: Ok it looks like a new chapter will begin. Fans, I'll see you next week.

WSW kicks things off with a bang! Nice touch with the winner of a local contest singing the national anthem. Great choice for the opener as the Glamor Boys pick up an exciting win over the Invaders. It's tough to beat Brooks with Akbar in his corner. Cocoa could be huge here. I loved what Rain did with Perez in Pacific and you picked up right where he left off. Radiance, what a great name. Embry and Sommers totally fit the gimmick. YES! Johnny Mantell is back in the game! Cool seeing a lot of the Texas All-Star alumni back in action. Williams and Dibiase retain but Tojo made his mark tonight by introducing a very dangerous stable. LOL, your Tojo promo was spot on. Tojo is going to cause a lot of trouble in Texas. After all that, we get a thrilling 60 minute draw between Magnum and Dory. Perfect booking as the champ leaves with the title and Texas hero Dory looks strong. Great job! I liked the match order and results. This is going to be an exciting promotion.

1986 Arco Arena! I went to a lot of events there. Awesome seeing it on your loop. Muta shows he's ready for Gilbert as he puts down Steamboat. Midnight's pick up another win while Bubba and Burke keep their feud going. Brigade win a round against the Crazy Gang. Luckily Hansen wasn't in the building LOL. Wild Bulls vs. Dog Pound is worth the price of admission alone. The fans have been such a nice subplot. Very creative idea that's helped get both teams over. Young Jarrett gets a huge opportunity but Mr. Hollywood shows him why he's the champ. Gilbert defending against Rose in Sacramento would of brought in a crowd. Muta attacks Gilbert and the heat is on!

Huge debut card coming with the NWA champs coming in for title defenses. This is big time! Not only is Resurrection coming but WSW has acquired a deal on WTBS. Things are getting better and better.

AWA @ The Jackson Coliseum 4-24-86 TV Champ "Cowboy" Scott Casey w/Sunshine defeated Rene Goulet with a running bulldog "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol defeated Tony Garea with the Las Vegas Leglock The Superflys and The Cartel battled to a wild to a wild Double DQ Billy Jack Haynes w/Ox Baker defeated Steve O with the full nelson "Rugged" Ron Garvin defeated "Crippler" Rip Oliver w/Paul Jones by C.O.- Both men were fighting on the outside when Garvin nailed Oliver with a knockout punch then rolled back into the ring to beat the count. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Beasts of Burden (C) w/Ox Baker defeated Adrenaline Rush- Adrenaline Rush have been getting the title shots around the horn and have given the champs a serious run for their money. However, the Beasts power combined with Ox Bakers distractions are just to much to handle. The last AWA encounter! Carlos Colon vs. Abdullah the Butcher Well what can you say about this one. These guys brutally beat each other. At the 20 minute mark, Abdullah pulls out a foreign object. Colon sees this and fires away on Abdullah. The object goes flying. Colon scoop slams Abdullah, then grabs the object. Colon holds up the object and the look in his eyes says it all. Colon just snaps and starts mercilessly hammering away on Abdullah's head. The Ref signals for the DQ but Colon continues to carve away. Medics and officials storm the ring. Colon stops, stands up and just stares down at Abdullah. Satisfied, Colon tosses the object and exits the ring. After a few minutes, Abdullah pushes the medics away. He's a bloody mess but actually walks out on his own. This might of been the last AWA encounter but I'm sure these two will cross paths again someday.

Hart Foundation have been on a roll. Speaking of rolls, Simmons has been steamrolling over the competition. Big V Hollywood Jack is the man. Guerreros get some compensation and receive a big title match with the Snowbirds in Vegas. 2 out of 3 falls...YES! Bigelow retains with a powerful victory over Miller.

Once again props to you for turning this into a big time promotion. I agree with the others, this would of been awesome IRL. Cage match kicks things off! Majors gives it her all but Moretti was on firing on all cylinders tonight. Poor Combs, biggest night of her life and she takes a beating from the monsters. The odds are in Richter's favor tonight. Starr and Winona live up to their Giant Slayers name and take home the gold! A cage match and a tag team battle royal, what a great night of action. Robin and West probably just earned themselves a title shot. I'll give Combs credit, after taking a brutal beating earlier, she still takes Richter pass 20 minutes. Great way to generate sympathy for Combs. I must admit, I'm not ready for Richter's reign to end lol.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-23-86 "From continent to continent, coast to coast and border to border, welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling" Show opens with footage from St. Paul as Ricky Steamboat defeats Terry Funk to win the AWA world title! Lance: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up as The Cartel will clash with The Superflys. Brad Rheingans goes one on one with Greg Gagne. Also, Paul Jones will accompany Shaska Whatley to take on the Spoiler. I'll also be speaking with Bill Dundee, who made a shocking appearance in St. Paul. All that and so much more. Right now I want to bring out the new AWA World Champion, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! Huge roar as Steamboat walks out smiling. He stops and holds up the title to the cheering fans. Lance: Congratulations to you Ricky Steamboat. You had an incredible match with Terry Funk in St. Paul and walked out AWA world champ. How does it feel? Steamboat: Lance, words can't express it. It's so unreal. I can't tell you how excited I am and how great I feel right now. Winning this championship was one of the best moments of my life. I'm still on a high. Now, I know winning it is one thing but defending it night after night is another. One thing I can promise is I will be a fighting champion and I will take on all the top contenders right here in the AWA! More cheers as Steamboat once again holds up the title. Lance: Well there you have it. Once again, our new AWA world champion, Ricky Steamboat. Fans, let's get to the ring. The Fabulous Ones vs. Keith Ramsey and Trent Watkins This is the Fabs last match before they head out for their big Japan tour. The fans are up and cheering as the Fabs give them a solid showcase. The match ends when the Fabs put down Watkins with a double dropkick! Fabs cut a promo and say they wanted to have one last match for good luck before they head to Japan. The fans give them a huge sendoff as they stand up and cheer. Commercial Break Rene Goulet vs. Carl Kellerman Goulet simply and slowly takes his opponent apart before winning the match with a Cloverleaf leg laced Boston Crab. Resnick: Big win for the crafty veteran Rene Goulet. Fans, joining me now is Manny Fernandez and Grizzly Boone, known as Cabin Fever. Well, I know myself and all these fans are happy to see you back together but I'm not sure the Highwaymen feel the same. Manny: Hey! The Highwaymen wanted a fight, didn't they? Well they got one and if they want another, well Cabin Fever is back and ready to fight! We tasted gold out in the Pacific and we want..... WHAM!!! The Highwaymen ambush Cabin Fever as Resnick runs for his life. Hickerson grabs a chair and whacks it across Boone's back! Hickerson holds up his chair. Duncum swings Manny his way and Hickerson nails Manny's head with a chair swing! Cabin Fever is laid out. The Highwaymen step over them and exit. Commercial Break Brad Rheingans vs. "The Great" Gagne w/Bodyguard Duke Myers This stems from last week when Rheingans was trying to talk sense into Gagne but Duke clotheslined him from behind. Rheingans controls early with a series of takedowns. Everything Gagne tries, Rheingans has a counter. A frustrated Gagne rolls out of the ring. Duke goes over to calm him down. Rheingans runs outside and forearm blasts Duke into Gagne. Duke staggers up and Rheingans gives him a payback clothesline! Rheingans hurls Gagne back in the ring. Rheingans swings Gagne to the ropes and back drops him. Rheingans grabs Gagne and hits a vertical suplex. Rheingans picks up Gagne and hits a gut wrench suplex 1..Duke gets on the apron. The Ref goes over and yells at Duke to get down. Rheingans heads over and has words with Duke. Gagne slowly gets up, staggers over and nails Rheingans with a hit to the back of the head. Gagne chokes Rheingans on the ropes. The Ref guides Gagne back. Gagne argues with the Ref. Rheingans head is on the bottom rope. Duke runs over and blasts Rheingans with a loaded forearm shot! Gagne strolls over and covers 1..2..3! Duke runs in the ring and lifts Gagne up as they have an overacted celebration. Commercial Break- Advertisement for the AWA closed circuit event WrestleRock 86 coming in July! Footage from St. Paul is shown as Jerry Lawler defeats Roy Lee Welch in a loser leaves town match. Following the match, Lawler is attacked by Bill Dundee. Lance: Ok, we all saw it. Joining me now is Superstar Bill Dundee. Massive boos as Dundee struts out. Dundee: Hey Lance! How you doing? Did you miss me? Lance: Well I might of answered yes, however, I'm not sure why you had to attack Lawler like that. I mean come on, did you really have to do that? Dundee: Simply put, yes I did. Jerry and I are old friends and I wanted to pick up right where we left off. You see, as usual, Jerry is so full of himself and just needs to hog the spotlight. I've got news for him. This is the AWA and it isn't Jerry's show anymore. It's the Superstar's show! Jerry! If you want to do something about it, well I'm here now and we can hook up anytime Daddy! Oh yea! The Superstar is fired up tonight! I'll be seeing you around Lance. Lance: Ok, well I guess some things will never change. It looks like we're heading into a new chapter in the ongoing saga between Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee. I'll be talking with Lawler next week. Let's get back to the ring. AWA National Champ Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson vs. Marvin Moore Johnson excites the fans as he nails Moore with several rapid fire jabs, then puts him down with a big right punch. Just as Moore slowly rises, Johnson executes a sunset flip for the pin! Johnson cuts a promo and says he's heard everything Austin Idol has said about him and if he wants a shot all he has to do is sign on the dotted line! Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. Stu Jersky Colon is pumped up tonight as he slams Stu with authority. Colon climbs to the top rope. Stu rises and Colon puts him down with a flying clothesline 1..2..3! Resnick: Carlos, come on over. I understand this weekend in Jackson, the AWA has signed a match between you and Abdullah the Butcher. I also understand, that due to all the blood shed in your previous matches, the AWA has said this will be the last encounter. Your thoughts? Colon: Not a problem because I'm going to finish Abdullah off once and for all! He came here a month ago and attacked me and literally drew first blood. Abdullah! I promise more blood will be shed and it will be yours! Commercial Break This next segment has been paid for by Les Thornton. Thornton: As predicted, Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair has continued to dominate all competition on this European tour. You will see a match from France as we conclude this extremely successful tour. Now for the big news. In 2 weeks, Mr. St. Clair and myself will be back in the AWA. At that time, all you inferior Americans will hear what our goals are. Trust me, we have big plans. Now sit back and watch Mr. St. Clair do what he does best...wrestle. Footage from France shows Tony St. Clair outwrestle his opponent and finish the match with his floating butterfly suplex! Lance: Tony St. Clair chalks up yet another victory on his European tour. I have to admit, I'm a bit curious on their plans here in the AWA. On the subject, back at The Happening, UWA champ El Canek suffered a concussion and broken ribs at the hands of Giant Haystacks and St. Clair. This led to St. Clair's suspension and the departure of Haystacks. Here with an update on El Canek, please welcome out one of the all time greats Jose Lothario. Jose, pleasure to have you here in the AWA. I know you have something to say, so go right ahead. Jose: Thank you Lance, the pleasure is mine. As you mentioned, El Canek suffered numerous injuries. Because of those injuries, he was forced to vacate his UWA title. A title he cherished. The good news is Canek is training harder than ever and will be back in the ring in no time. He does have a request to the AWA. He wants a match with Giant Haystacks by any means necessary. I hope this will happen. Thank you for the time Lance. Lance: Ok, looks like the AWA committee has something to talk about. My goodness what a match that will be. Commercial Break Kamala w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Todd Rooney Kamala destroys his opponent before he hits the big splash for the win! Iaukea shouts up at Kamala. Kamala swings off the ropes and hits another splash! Resnick: I must say Curtis Iaukea, that was total destruction we just witnessed. Kamala is pacing around slapping his belly. Iaukea: Yes! Total destruction indeed! That is only the beginning. I told you we want to rule the AWA and that means we want the world title! Ricky Steamboat! You have been targeted! I want you to watch very closely next week because we're going to send a special message. One must be our example and next week that example will be the sacrifice. Watch closely Steamboat! Very closely! Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink '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. I have a lot of questions for my guest tonight so let me bring him out right now. Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly. Kelly looks distraught as he walks out. Britton: Hey cheer up. Now in St. Paul you came up short in your bid for the National title. If you ask me, Rocky Johnson took advantage of a sad situation. Not a nice guy in my book. Hey, I know why you're sad and unfocused. It's because Vin Man isn't around. Any word on his whereabouts? Kelly: (pauses and looks down then back up) I haven't heard anything and believe me I tried. I tried so hard. I just don't know what to do. I had my shot and blew it. Vinnie! Where are you? Cheers as Dan Spivey walks out. Britton: Whoa! Wait just a minute! This is my show and you just can't show up without an invitation. Spivey: Relax Brenda, I just need to say a few things to Kevin Kelly. (Spivey looks at Kelly) What the hell is wrong with you man? I've watched you tear it up the last year. I've watched you defeat several veterans and promising future stars. Your guy deserts you and you fall a part? I think you've forgotten who you are. You're Mr. Magnificent and brother you've got the goods. You're looking at a guy who believes in you and won't leave you hanging. I'm the guy who's going to make sure you get your mojo back. Think about it? You and me together as a tag team. Who can beat us? The choice is yours. You can sulk in your sea of sorrow or we can get back on track and win some gold baby! What do you say? Spivey holds out his hand. Kelly looks around at the cheering fans. He pauses then looks at Spivey, nods and shakes his hand! Britton: Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick. Kelly was way better off with the Vin Man. Oh well, once again, everything big happens on the Beauty Shop. Until next week toooodles. Commercial Break The Spoiler vs. Shaska Whatley w/Paul Jones Spoiler waits in the ring as Paul Jones comes out alone. Resnick: Paul Jones, what's going on? Where's Shaska Whatley? Jones: Mr. Whatley has left the AWA to pursue other opportunities. But don't you people worry, (looks up at Spoiler) especially you Spoiler. You want a match? Would you accept a match with the newest member of the Paul Jones Army? Spoiler goes to the ropes and yells "Bring him out here!" WHAM! Spoiler is attacked from behind by BARON VON RASCHKE! Baron puts the boots to Spoiler. Jones gets in the ring. Baron holds Spoiler up as Jones hits Spoiler's head with his cane! Baron clamps on the claw! Baron wrenches away until several officials run in. Jones walks to Resnick. Jones: Did you see that Resnick? The real master of the claw has arrived and Spoiler you will feel his wrath! Baron holds up the claw in front of the camera. Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs The Bruise Brothers vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez "Boogie Fever" blasts on the speakers and the fans are on their feet dancing. The champs make short work of their opponents. Cash hits a diving crossbody headbutt and Snowman finishes things off with a running powerslam! Resnick: Ok, AWA world tag team champs The Bruise Brothers, come on over. I have a big announcement. In 2 weeks, right here on TV, you guys will be defending the tag titles against the team of Curt Hennig and Brian Adias. That will be a tremendous match up. Cash: Oh yea it will. You know those young men have been rapidly climbing the ranks and it'll be a pleasure defending our gold against them. Snowman: You said it Porkchop. It will be nice to have a solid competitive match against a very deserving team. It's all about competition baby! Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Billy Jack Haynes along with Ox Baker beat up Billy Jack Strong. Haynes clamps his full nelson on Strong. Resnick: With me now is Billy Jack Strong. Billy, what do you think about that and Haynes claiming you stole his name and better get out of town. Strong: My name is Billy Jack Strong and I'm not going anywhere! Strong exits. Resnick: Obviously a very upset Billy Jack Strong. Those two are heading for a showdown. Back to the ring. Steve O vs. Ray Glader Steve back drops Glader. Glader staggers up as Steve swings off the ropes and hits a flying press for the win! Commercial Break Lance: Before we get to our big main event. Next week you'll see Curt Hennig and Brian Adias in action as they tune up for their big tag title match in 2 weeks. Austin Idol and Ron Garvin will be in action. I'll be speaking with Jerry Lawler. Soldat Ustinov makes his TV debut. Bobby Jaggers goes one on one with Rip Oliver. All that and a lot more. And don't forget about our big card in Jackson tomorrow night as Carlos Colon takes on Abdullah the Butcher in their final AWA encounter. OK, let's get to our huge main event. The Superflys (Jimmy Snuka and Siva Afi) vs. The Cartel (Jose Estrada and Ricky Santana) A lot of bad blood and history here. The casualties have been high as the Cartel took out Cocoa Samoa. Superflys answered back by taking out Fidel Sierra. The bell rings and the match starts with a pier six brawl! The Ref is showing a lot of leniency and let's them fight for awhile. Estrada and Snuka fight through the ropes and continue to fight around the ring. Siva and Santana take their brawl to the outside as well. The Ref finally starts the count. After more fighting. Estrada and Snuka finally get back to their corners. Siva and Santana slug it out in the ring. Siva takes control with a jumping headbutt that sends Santana bouncing back to the corner. He tags in Estrada. Estrada charges but Siva hip tosses him over. Estrada is turned around as he stands up and gets knocked back down by Snuka. Siva tags in Snuka. Snuka is all over Estrada, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a big chop. Estrada staggers up and Snuka scoop slams him down and tags in Siva. Siva goes to the top rope. Estrada staggers up and Siva nails him with a double axehandle. Siva swings off the ropes but Santana (from the apron) knees Siva's back. Snuka runs in but the Ref guides him back. This allows Santana to run in and drop a knee on Siva then drag Estrada to his corner and tags himself in. Santana picks up Siva and hits a snap suplex. Santana swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Santana continues to work Siva over with slams, chokes and eye rakes. Estrada sticks his boot out and Santana slams Siva's head on it. Santana tags in Estrada. Santana swings Siva into the corner and Estrada follows with a running back elbow smash. Estrada swings Siva into the corner and into a forearm blast by Santana. Santana chokes Siva as Estrada puts the boots to him, slaps him and continues to put the boots to him. An enraged Snuka runs over, grabs Estrada and Santana, then rams their heads together. Santana falls off the apron. The Ref guides Snuka back. Estrada staggers to the middle ropes and attempts a knee drop but Siva moves, rolls over and tags in Snuka! Snuka completely unloads on Estrada as the fans go crazy. Snuka mule kicks him, then executes a backbreaker. Snuka swings off the ropes and crashes down with a diving headbutt 1..2..Santana breaks it with a knee to the head. Siva runs in and pounds away on Santana. All four men are brawling. Cartel get the upper hand as Estrada eye rakes Snuka in the corner while Santana gouges Siva's eyes in the opposite corner. Cartel Irish whip the Superflys but the Superflys reverse it and slam the Cartel into each other. Snuka rolls up Estrada 1..2..3! The Superflys stand up to celebrate but The Cartel immediately attack them! The brawl is on again! All 4 men continue to fight as the show ends.

This is really cool getting a behind the scenes look at the business. It seems Dory had all his ducks in a row and impressed the board along with Watts. Cant wait for the Western States debut!

Very interested in seeing who wins the battle royal and gets a shot at the title.

Big V Jack Victory is making an impact. Taylor vs. Finlay is already one of my favorite feuds going. Man, what a match or should I say brawl. Speaking of favorite feuds, I'm loving the Crazy Gang/Brigade feud. With all the spin off matches, this feud has a lot of legs. Bret gives Douglas some respect. I think this is might be going somewhere. I like Severn playing the lone wolf gimmick. Really suits him. Things are heating up between the Midnights and Dog Pound. Dog Pound might have to find somebody to deal with Bubba. To the Cow Palace, Look at that, young Jarrett scores a big win over Hito. That's a confidence builder. Cool seeing Busick racking up some wins. I could see him as a threat to Smothers CA title. Hansen does it again. I don't know how the Brigade is going to stop him. Rose rebounds from his feud ending loss to Duggan with a win (yea he got some help lol) over Rotunda. Scorpio and Pillman probably stole the show. Midnights might be biting off more than they can chew by taking out the Dog Pound and Wild Bulls. I bet the Wild Dogs and Bullpen kept security on high alert during the match. Easy Ed gives Gilbert a challenge but Hot Stuff just has to much momentum going. I'm really enjoying Gilbert's title run. The action is non stop especially with all the teams heading into Vegas.

Enjoyed the opener and getting into the history. It seems Dory is the man with a plan. You're onto something big here.

Welcome to the game AD! Looking forward to your shows. AWA picks up Baron Von Raschke, Moondog Moretti, Soldat Ustinov and Jose Lothario (as a manager)

AWA @ The St. Paul Civic Center 4-17-86 Brad Rheingans defeated Rene Goulet with a gut wrench suplex The Highwaymen vs. "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez and ???- Highwaymen are oozing confidence until they see Manny's mystery partner. Manny heads up the aisle with GRIZZLY BOONE (His Cabin Fever partner from Pacific!) The match is an all out slugfest that ends with Boone sending Duncum through the ropes with a shoulder block and Manny getting the pin on Hickerson with the flying burrito! Kamala w/Curtis Iaukea defeated Tony Garea with the big splash! The Spoiler/"Hangman" Bobby Jaggers and "Rugged" Ron Garvin battled "Maniac" Matt Borne/"Crippler" Rip Oliver and Shaska Whatley w/Paul Jones to a Double DQ AWA National Title Bout Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson (C) vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly Kelly is obviously not on his game because Vin Man has been MIA and isn't here tonight. Kelly does get in some nice moments, however Johnson is on his A game tonight and gets the win with a sunset flip. Johnson retains! Loser leaves town match! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "The Real King of Wrestling" Roy Lee Welch There's only room for one King in the AWA so tonight one man leaves and one King will reign. Lawler starts off with a bang as he pinballs Welch all over the place. Welch finally takes control and works over Lawler. Lawler pulls his strap down and makes his comeback. He's on a roll until the Ref gets sandwiched and takes a bump. Welch nails Lawler with a lowblow then goes out and gets his scepter. Welch waits as Lawler staggers up. Welch takes a big swing but Lawler ducks and fires away on Welch with his Memphis punches. Lawler picks up the scepter and blasts Welch over his head! Lawler hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with the fist drop! The Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3!!! Lawler gets his crown and gets back in the ring. The fans roar as Lawler holds his crown up high. WHAM!!!! Lawler is nailed from behind with a steel chair by SUPERSTAR BILL DUNDEE!!!!! Dundee hits Lawler several times with the chair. Dundee sets the chair down and lays Lawler on it. Dundee goes to the top rope and crashes down with the Bombs Away! The fans throw garbage in the ring as Dundee holds his arms up in victory. AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Beasts of Burden (C) w/Ox Baker vs. Adrenaline Rush Takano and Bassarab use their speed and high flying offense to throw the Beasts off their game. Nord and Rip come back with their brutality and power. All four men end up in a pier six brawl. As the Ref is guiding Takano back, Rip nails Takano from behind, sending him through the ropes. Bassarab swings off the ropes but Ox trips him. Bassarab staggers into a big boot from Nord! Nord covers and gets the 1..2..3! Beasts of Burden retain! AWA World Title Bout Terry Funk (C) vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat On TV, Funk spit tobacco in Steamboat's face and blasted him with the title belt. This would explain Steamboat's look of rage, intensity and fury. During introductions, Funk paces the outside while taunting Steamboat and starting fights with the fans. Funk finally gets in the ring and the Ref signals for the bell. Steamboat is all over Funk with punches! Steamboat swings Funk to the ropes and puts him down with a hard chop. Funk staggers up and Steamboat dropkicks him out of the ring. The fans laugh as Funk staggers up and falls back down. An irate Funk gets up, pushes the timekeeper out of his chair, then throws the chair in the ring. Funk starts arguing with a fan. Steamboat runs out,. Funk turns around and Steamboat sends him over the railing with a chop. Steamboat grabs Funk by his hair and hurls him back in the ring. Steamboat climbs up to the top rope. Funk rises and Steamboat puts him down with a brain chop. Steamboat hoists Funk up and delivers a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Steamboat lifts Funk up. Funk takes a wild swing, Steamboat ducks and delivers an atomic drop. Funk is standing cross-legged, Steamboat quickly grabs him and executes a back suplex 1..2..Funk gets his shoulder up. Steamboat swings Funk to the corner and charges in but Funk moves and Steamboat hits hard. Funk wobbles over, rakes Steamboat's eyes and hurls him out of the ring. Funk shakes the cobwebs. Steamboat gets on the apron, Funk grabs his head and snaps it on the top rope. Steamboat falls to the apron. Funk swings off the ropes and baseball slides Steamboat to the ground. Funk goes to the apron and waits. Steamboat slowly rises and Funk puts him down with a double axehandle. Funk picks up Steamboat and swings him into the steel post. Funk slams Steamboat's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Funk grabs Steamboat and delivers a swinging neckbreaker 1..2..kick out! Funk's annoyed. Funk picks up Steamboat, pushes him in the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Funk follows with several shoulder thrusts, rakes Steamboat's eyes and executes a Russian legsweep 1..2..Steamboat barely gets his shoulder up. An irate Funk gets up and pushes the Ref. The Ref gives him a stern warning. Funk continues to yell at the Ref. Funk picks up Steamboat, swings him to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Steamboat kicks him. Funk slowly starts to rise but Steamboat nails him with an enzugiri. Steamboat slowly regroups. Both men stagger up. Steamboat small packages Funk 1..2..Kick Out. Steamboat swings Funk into the corner and follows with a back elbow smash. Steamboat swings Funk into the opposite corner and follows with another back elbow smash. Steamboat scoop slams Funk, goes to the apron and hits a springboard splash 1..2..Funk gets his foot on the rope. The fans and Steamboat are disappointed. Steamboat hoists Funk up on the turnbuckles. Steamboat hops up and goes for a superplex but Funk gouges the eyes and bites Steamboat in desperation. Funk punches Steamboat off the ropes. Funk follows with a diving knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Funk angrily stomps away on Steamboat, drags him to the ropes and chokes him on the bottom rope. Funk hoists Steamboat up and gives him a twirling vertical suplex 1..2..Steamboat gets his shoulder up. Funk gives Steamboat a few delayed stomps, picks him up, swings him to the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Funk gives Steamboat a few hard chops across the chest then swings him to the opposite corner and charges in but Steamboat lunges forward and puts Funk down with a clothesline. Both men are reeling. Both men stagger up and exchange hard chops. Steamboat gets the upper hand but Funk rakes the eyes and clamps on the sleeper. Funk hops on Steamboat's back and wrenches away. The fans fire Steamboat up. Steamboat runs backwards and slams Funk into the turnbuckles. Steamboat goes wild on Funk with chops, punches and kicks. Steamboat hoists Funk on the turnbuckles. Steamboat hops up and now delivers a superplex! The fans are going nuts. Steamboat gets up and climbs to the top rope. Steamboat holds his arms out to the cheering crowd. Funk slowly staggers up and slowly turns around as Steamboat nails him with a flying press 1..2..3!!!!!! The fans are up and cheering! Steamboat can't believe it as he sits on his knees. The Ref hands him the world title. Another huge pop as Steamboat's announced as the AWA World Champ. Funk slowly rolls out of the ring. He groggily walks over and grabs the house mic. "You're a hell of a man Ricky Steamboat, I'll give you that" Funk tosses the mic and exits. Steamboat stands up and holds up the AWA world title as the fans cheer. Winner of the match and NEW AWA World Champ- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat!

I'm loving the Moretti/Majors cage match build. I can always count on a solid tag match every week. Nasty Girls vs. Star Girls put on another competitive match. Medusa and Nellie is a great TV main event. Medusa has some momentum going. Only a matter of time until she gets a shot at Richter.