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Wow... the amount of work you put into WrestleRock is just awesome!! I really enjoyed the details to your matches. I really struggle with this but you knocked it out of the park. I especially loved the one with Colon vs Sawyer. It had so many great visuals like the baseball bat and the trash can! I also commend you for having such a diverse card. It truly had something for everyone.... The ECW-like match with Colon-Sawyer as I already mentioned. The old time Western brawl with Hansen and Blackjack... Loved this one!!! It is really in my wheelhouse. All the stars who would draw in the more casual fan like Foreigner, ZZ Top, Phylicia Rashad and Tex Cob! Cobb with the big blow to Larry Z was awesome! Grudge Matches like the Loser-Leave Town Match for the tag titles was great! New appearances like the Renegade Warriors Return of big names like the RnR Express! Babyface turns.... Loved seeing Jake nail Greg Gagne! and lets not forget the big one... Hogan over Jumbo!!! Wow... the AWA is White Hot!!! Great event

Very interested in why you chose an event in Moscow? Was there a relationship between the UWF and Russia or was this just for the fun of the game?

Awesome SNME! I thought the Skyscrapers carrying the guardrail back with Paul E. still handcuffed to it was a great visual. You are doing an a great job of giving off a true WWF feel. For example, I think we all knew that Rude was going to beat Brutus but all the antics and showmanship before the match with the Barber getting a piece of Rude's hair to him coming back in the ring after his lose with the sheers is TRUE WWF. Nice work. Also, great planning and booking. SNME did a great job of moving the angles forward. Again, I always thought Andre and Demolition were going to win but then you add in Giant Gonzalez and we are already moving into the next big card. Great job. We have also seen Dusty and Funk a thousand times but your way of Funk with the mask + you add Savage and Rude to this. What an angle... great job. MNE vs The Rockers... Instant classic. Loved this format!

Enjoying Bay Doll's new group. With Studd as the enforcer, they will be hard to beat. Also enjoyed the pomp and circumstance of the crowing of Landel. This would have been a fun segment back in 89. Nice job. I think Poffo is a great opponent for Too Cold Scorpio. This will be a fun feud. Looking forward to Bash at the Beach and the Starrcade Series.

THE OMNI ATLANTA, GEORGIA JULY 24, 2024 Doug Gilbert vs “The Latin Heartthrob” Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Missy Hyatt took to the mic before the bout started and said how great it was to finally be with a man who was as Hot as she was. This was obviously done to stir up Doug Gilbert as Missy used to be with Eddie Gilbert, Doug’s brother. Both Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross did seem to agree that Missy and Al do make one good looking couple. As for the bout, you have to give Doug some credit here as he gave everything Al could handle including a Hot Shot Suplex… again, it seems this was done in honor of Eddie. Missy rushed the ring and made the save by placing The Latin Heartthrob’s leg over the bottom rope. Eventually, we see Missy do enough dirty tactics to allow Al to lock in the sleeper for the submission win! The problem came when Perez refused to release the hold. It was obvious that Gilbert was out of it, but Perez wanted to make a point! Schiavone and Ross really seemed frightened for the well-being of young Doug Gilbert when all of sudden the crowd exploded. It was “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert rushing to the ring. We have not seen him in WCW in months!! From behind… Gilbert leaps off the top rope with a flying elbow to the neck of Perez. Perez is stunned and rolls towards the ropes. Missy, who looks like she has seen a ghost, drags her new man out of the ring while Eddie is daring his to Perez to come back. Missy and Al actually scamper up the aisle as Eddie goes to the aid of his brother. Once Doug is on his feet, we see an embrace between the brothers and then they both raise each other’s hand and get a nice ovation from the crowd. “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly vs Scott “Flash” Norton Sometimes you are just a little too cocky. That is exactly what happened to Mr. Magnificent here at the Bash. He was so sure that he was going to easily defeat the rookie that he started toying with “the Flash.” No matter how inexperienced Scott Norton is, he is just too big and powerful to be taken lightly. In the end, Norton ducked under a big clothesline and came off the ropes with a big spear for the win. Kelly was so angry that he was shaking the ropes and screaming at anyone who would listen. Hercules Hernandez vs “The Hustler” Rip Rogers Hercules came to the ring first and continued to win the fans over with some high-fives and big smiles. This babyface version of Hercules was made easier when the Hustler came to the ring taunting everyone including Hercules. Rip got in his face and did some flexing and trying to show off just how in shape he was. Hercules just sort of laughed it off and gave a big flex of his own. It was obvious he was the stronger man and Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross wondered if Rip Rogers would ever learn. Aghhhh… After a dumb dare of a test of strength by the Hustler to Hercules, Rip was already screaming in pain. Rip now tried to play the stall tactics. but it was no help. Once Hercules got his hands on Rip, it was all but over. The end came rather quickly as The Hustler had no choice but to submit to the full nelson! Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Dick Murdoch This match never got started! There was some screw up backstage as Psycho Sid seemed to come to the ring a little early. Hercules Hernandez was still mucking it up with the fans as Sid walked down to the ring. The two meet in the aisle. Humperdink seemed to order Hercules to step aside. Hercules didn’t like the way he was talked to and got in the face of Humperdink. Sid didn’t like the way Hercules was talking to Humperdink. A few shoves later and we are in a full-on brawl! Both men had to be pulled off of each other by about a dozen security guards only to break free a few times to allow the fight to continue. In the end, both Hercules and Sid took and gave some major blows. The ring announcer announced that for the safety of all involved, both Hercules and Sid have been ordered to leave the building and unfortunately for the fans and Dick Murdoch, his math vs Psycho Sid will be postponed. WINNER TO BE THE FIRST EVER WCW WOMEN’S CHAMPION Madusa Micelli vs “The Magnificent Mimi” A great showcase for the women ended in chaos as the Hustler, Rip Rogers rushed out to the ring and grabbed Madusa’s leg as she was lifting Mimi up for a suplex. This caused Mimi to fall on top of Madusa and with a grab of the tights and two feet across the bottom rope for added leverage, Mimi became the first ever WCW Women’s champion. Both Rip and Mimi leave arm in arm with the belt around Mimi’s waist! TAG TEAM GRUDGE MATCH Doom (Hacksaw Reed & Ron Simmons) with Teddy Long vs The Anti-American Coalition (Iron Sheik & Mr. Saito) Doom gets the win by count-out as Hacksaw Reed Military Pressed Slammed the Iron Sheik over the top rope and right on top of Mr. Saito who had just been body slammed on the concrete floor by Ron Simmons. The two heels struggled to reach their feet and neither was close to getting back in the ring before the 10-count. The fans hope that this is just the beginning of a long night for the AAC! MASK VS MASK The Patriot vs The Russian Assassin This match was a war! The Patriot, who is 6’5, 275 pounds was giving up almost 50 pounds to the Russian Assassin. The Assassin used this advantage to keep his man down for the majority of the match but then the crowd really got into it and urged the Patriot to rise up. Slowly at first, the Patriot started to shrug off the blows by the Assassin and then it was like a mosquito trying to take down a ragging bull as the Patriot just No Sold blow after blow. WHAM… Block of a right hand by the Patriot and now he is a like a house a fire… throwing blow after blow. With the Assassin down, The Patriot climbed to the top rope and comes off with a big shoulder block, a move Jim Ross dubbed the Patriot Missile. Next, the strong, well-built Patriot locks in a full nelson on the big man and slams him face first to the mat. Again, Jim Ross with the catchy naming of the move says that the Patriot might have just left the Russian Assassin unconscious with the Uncle Sam Slam. The Patriot covers The Russian Assassin and gets the three count! Now, the Patriot unties the mask and starts to pull it off but just as it come off, the Iron Sheik and Mr. Saito hit the ring and attack the Patriot with a few blows. The Iron Sheik quickly puts a towel over the face of the Russian Assassin and they usher him to the back. Tony Schiavone thinks that he has an idea of who the Russian Assassin was but he doesn’t want to announce it as he is unsure because the Sheik covered him up so fast. Jim Ross admits that he didn’t get a look at whoever it was but that he is not surprised that the Anti-American Coalition once again failed to honor the stipulations of the match. FOUR CORNER TORNADO MATCH FOR THE VACTED WCW WORLD TELEVISION TITLE “Mr. Perfect” Curt Henig w/ Gary Hart vs Jeff Jarrett w/ Miss. Tennessee vs Black Bart vs Brad Armstrong The rules for this match are simple… all 4 men in the ring at the same time and all 4 men are considered legal. All 4 men had a little time to shine in this match in this chaotic bout where everyone wanted to leave with the title! The end saw Mr. Perfect perfectly bide his time as he watched Black Bart come off the top rope for a double leg drop on Brad Armstrong. Black Bart was so sure he had the win that he took a little too long coming over for the pin. Curt Hennig attacked Black Bart from behind…. WHAM…. Perfect Plex on Black Bart. Hennig now looks like he has two choices on who to pin. Armstrong is still down and so is Black Bart… Hennig covers Armstrong as the ref gets ready to start the count… WHAM…. Jeff Jarrett with a death leap off the top rope on Black Bart…. 1…2….3! Tony Schiavone: And there you have it folks, Mr. Perfect is your knew WCW World Television Champion. Jim Ross: I’m not sure Tony. Jeff Jarrett seemed to be on top of Black Bart just as the ref was making the three count. We might have two winners in this bout? The ref goes over to the ring announcer…. Ring Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen… referee Pee Wee Anderson has declared both Mr. Perfect and Jeff Jarrett as the winners of this match and therefore the WCW World Television Title cannot be awarded to anyone at this time. Jarrett and Hennig just look at each other. Hennig is in shock. while JJ just shrugs his shoulders at Hennig It seems these two are destined for a match in the near future. BOOT CAMP MATCH Sgt. Slaughter vs Colonel Debeers Ok… This one is very predictable. We see both men come out in their fatigues and use their attire as weapons. We get riding crop whips from Slaughter, walking stick beatings from Debeers, combat boot stomps by both but in the end, it was Slaughter using the helmet for a massive headbutt that gave him the advantage. With Debeers in trouble, Sgt. Locked in the cobra clutch for the knockout victory! STEEL CAGE MATCH Roddy Piper & “The King” Jerry Lawler vs The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart) Brawl… Brawl… Brawl! In fact, the only legal moves of the night might have come from the Hart Foundation as Owen showed he is more than just a fighter. Each man had his time to shine in this wild melee. Piper using the cage to bloody Owen. Neidhard biting “The King” Owen with a face front suplex of the King into the steel cage. Lawler off the top of the cage with a fist drop on Owen. It was pure chaos…. Only to get even more crazy! Lawler went for the pin on Owen after the fist drop… WHAM… Neidhart with the shoulder block for the save. Piper is in and going after Neidhart. All 4 men are brawling in the center of the ring. WHAM… Piper tosses “The Anvil” face first into the cage and the crowd is going wild as the fan favorites are in complete control. Lawler has Owen up for the piledriver… WHAM… from behind, Roddy Piper has suckered “The King” and has taken his knees out from behind. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone have no idea what has gotten into Piper but Piper is all over Lawler. Eventually we get Piper and the Harts just pummeling Lawler. With the King out on his feet, Owen simply covers him for the three count and the victory. Unfortunately for Lawler, his trouble is just beginning. Owen exits the ring and goes under it where he pulls out a large chain which he wraps around the door and locks it up as he re-enters the ring. The 3-1 beating continues for what seems to be an eternity! Suddenly, the crowd erupts as Doom rush the ring. Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons try playing with the lock but can’t get in. The beating on Lawler just continues. Doom have no choice but to climb over the cage to get into the ring! Finally, they are in and are able to chase the Hart Foundation and Piper away as they go to the aid of Lawler. Lawler is selling this beating very well as he needs help all the way to the back. Ross and Schiavone try to unpack all we have just seen from the Piper turn on Lawler and Doom coming to the aid of Lawler. Both can’t wait for the next TV show to see what the heck is going on here! WCW UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH “The Total Package” Lex Luger © with Woman vs “The Texas Tornado” Kerry VonErich This match was everything you could expect as the momentum kept swinging back and forth but in the end, Kerry was able to connect with multiple Discus Punches for the victory. WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH (Only WCW Title is on the line) WCW World Champions Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson with Woman vs WCW United States Champions: The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) This match was all about which team could pull off the last dirty trick and take home the World Title and in the end, it was the Horsemen who could not walk all the way down Bad Street and survive. After tossing Arn into the ring post, Michael Hayes climbed to the top rope where he helped Jimmy Garvin execute the nastiest Spike Brainbuster on Tully for the win. The Freebirds now hold both the U.S. Titles and the World Titles! They truly are the #1 tag team in WCW! It turned out that the Freebirds might just have been right when they said that tonight would mark the end of the Horsemen. Lex and now Tully and Arn have already lost their titles. WCW WORLD TITLE MATCH Ric Flair © with Woman vs Sting Sting starts quick and is all over Flair in this main event. Eventually, Flair pulls out the dirty tactics and is back on top. Sting can only take so much before he starts to No Sell the champ’s moves. Sting blocks one more big right hand from Flair before he roars back on top in this bout. He whips Flair into the ropes and up and over the champ goes. Flair knows he is in trouble and just starts to walk away up the ramp. Sting, seeing his title hopes disappear, goes after Flair. The two battle in the aisle as ref Pee Wee Anderson begins his 10-count! Sting drags Flair back to the ring and they both make it back in just before the count. Back and forth we go with each man connecting with some big plays. Eventually Sting, using the energy from the crowd takes over. WHAM… Stinger Splash! It looks like Sting is about to win the title! 1…2… Kick Out by Flair! Sting drags the champ to the center of the ring and locks in the Scorpion Death Lock! Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone can’t believe that in the matter of an hour, the Horsemen will all lose their titles! Flair is doing everything in his power to not give up, but he is in a real bad way! WHAM… “Oh No, it’s the devil himself” says Jim Ross as Arn Anderson comes flying in with a top rope knee drop to the back of Sting’s neck. Arn doesn’t seem at all interested in going after Sting. He simply wanted to cause the DQ and that is what he has done. Sting lunges at Arn but Arn is already heading back to the locker room. Sting turns again to Flair who is still down. Sting again locks in the Scorpion Death Lock and Flair is screaming that he submits but Pee Wee Anderson is just shaking his head “NO” to Sting and telling him the match is over. Sting slams Flair down to the canvass and then slumps himself across the top rope in total shock that he once again came so close to winning the world title! Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross debate is the Freebirds were right that the bond between the Horsemen is weakening. Tony says he doesn’t think so as Arn came out to make the save tonight but Jim leaves us with “but where were Lex and Tully.”

Nice touch getting Zeus involved in a perfect role. Loved the little hair cut on Rude. Nice build up. Even in a quick promo, Dusty really delievered. Midnight Express vs Demolition- love the contrast in styles here. Fun show!!

By reading this, I think you are really enjoying some of the new talent that has come into PCW. Bully seems to be on a roll as does "The Man of Means" along with Dr. Death and Gordy. The way that you run your promotion with all the factions, I think Deseret Storm is the perfect big event. Great booking. Was surprised to see the loser-leave town match between Cactus Jack and the Soul Taker. Ricky Steamboat is the perfect champion but there is so much talent out there in PCW, it will be interesting to see where you ultimately go next.

Thanks for the videos.... It adds a lot to my understanding of your promotion. Really enjoying learning about the different wrestlers and styles in UWF. I was amazed at the stat by Lowblow about Karelin... 887-2. WOW! I still find myself rooting for people I know like Backlund and Shamrock and I can't wait to see your end game with the whole Backlund thing. Great work! So interesting and educational.

Really enjoying Raw. You always keep changing things up which makes it so interesting for us but also probably helps you stay interested as well. The King of the Ring was very well done. I did think Savage left the ring as the champion after all the chaos. Well done! I am glad we are not seeing the pok-a-dot wearing American Dream. Great work with Rick Martel! To me, he was great at everything and could really do it all.

Great work leading up to Wrestle Rock! Greg Rock is priceless! I found what you have done with Gagne is similar in real life to Larry Z but I seem to hate him even more then I did Larry Z. Awesome job!! I think Wrestle Rock was such a good idea by the AWA. The WWF tried it with Cindi Lauper and Captain Lou but it was just too gimmicky. The WAW did it perfect. I remember watching Larry Homes vs Randell Tex Cobb live regular tv one Friday night in like 1981 or 1982. Howard Cosell seemed real upset at the beating Tex took that night. For me, I just thought it was cool seeing a heavyweight title fight on TV. I don't think I saw any others when I was that age. I can't decide what match I am most looking forward too but I am really excited for: Larry Z- David Sammartino Nikita and Snake Hogan -Jumbo And lets not forget.... The big announcement by Greg Gagne!!

Really enjoyed the Great American Bash. So many new champions which means many new and exciting angles coming up. Also, a few interesting run-ins like Baby Doll and the Jr. Heavyweight title match. Again, I love seeing angles develop and new additions to old stables is also very fun. I think Landel is the perfect NWA champion. He can do so much both in and out of the ring. Great Booking!!

PREVIEW SHOW So what did happen in that WCW World Television Title Match at Clash of Champions? Last we saw, ref Pee Wee Anderson raised the hand of Sting and ref Tommy Young raised the hand of Curt Henig while Mr. Perfect Curt Henig simply walked off with the title. This week on tv, WCW President Jerry Jarrett called out both Sting and Curt Henig to explain what had happened. Jerry Jarrett: Okay, here is what had happened. Tommy Young was sent to the ring by me to officiate the remainder of the match because it appeared that Pee Wee Anderson would not be able to continue after accidently being hit and falling from the ring to the arena floor. Curt, you then connected with a Perfect Plex on Sting and covered him but Sting, you did kick out before the count of 3. This count may have been a little slow as Tommy Young had just gotten to the ring as Sting was being covered. Next is where the real chaos started. We saw Sting hit the belly to belly suplex and go for the pin where ref Pee Wee Anderson returned to the ring. Both refs now completed the count but had different winners. Since both refs were now acting as official refs, they both had a right to make that decision. Gary Hart: So, what you’re saying is that both refs cost my man, Mr. Perfect, the WCW World Television Title. First, Tommy Young for being too slow and out of shape to get to the ring after the Perfect Plex and Pee Wee Anderson for being too short to get in a proper position to see that Curt’s shoulders were never pinned for a count of three. Jerry Jarrett: Gary, that’s not fair and you know it. Both officials are the best in the business. This would never have occurred if Curt had not slammed into Pee Wee Anderson in the first place. Sting: So, I guess since we both were considered the winner, it’s like a draw and I get my title back. Jerry Jarrett: Not exactly Sting. The WCW Board of Directors has decided that this situation was so controversial that they have decided to vacate the title. Now Sting, Hennig and Gary Hart are fuming. Jerry Jarrett: Hold on just a minute fellas. I think we have come up with a solution that will work for all involved. The Great American Bash is right around the corner on July 24th at the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. Sting, you are going to get a WCW World title shot at Ric Flair. Gary Hart: Hold on Jarrett. Sting loses to my man, and he gets a World Title Match and my man, the winner, gets nothing? Not sure this is going to work on our part. Jerry Jarrett: Just a minute Gary. Curt, at the Great American Bash, you are going to get another shot at the WCW World Television Title in a Four Corner Elimination Match with Jeff Jarrett… Gary Hart: Of course, your son gets a title shot. Jerry Jarrett: If you don’t like it, we can change this to a 3-Way match without your Curt Henig. Gary Hart: Go on. Tell me the other two men involved. Jerry Jarrett: The other two men are Black Bart and Brad Armstrong. All involved seem okay with the solution but Jerry Jarrett makes one more thing clear. He tells Henig that he must first, hand over the WCW World Television Title right now or be taken out of the match. Again, Henig reluctantly follows orders. The Great American Bash will see a rematch from Clash of Champions Jerry “The King” Lawler and Roddy Piper brawled with the Hart Foundation (Owen and Jim Neidhart) all over the Bay Center in Pensacola last week but nothing was settled as the match ended in a No-Contest. This week we get the information that these two teams will met again in the Omni … in a Steel Cage! All four men had some choice words for the others. Owen Hart: Last year Jerry Lawler, you came to Canada and tried to start a feud with my family. You tried to embarrass the Hart name. Well Lawler as you can see, you messed with the wrong family. When you attack one of us, you attack all of us. I can’t wait for the Great American Bash when I can press your face into the steel mesh. When I can feel your flesh ripping open. When I can see you bleed for what you tried to do last year. And Roddy Piper, if you are stupid enough to show up, you will also suffer the consequences. Jim Neidhart: They say that a steel cage match is one of the most dangerous matches in all of wrestling , but it can also be very unpredictable. I’m guessing the “Queen” Jerry Lawler will walk in and wearing a crown which he can legally use during the match. The skirt wearing Roddy Piper is going to come to the ring playing the bag pipes which he can legally try to break over Owen’s head. I could come out in full football gear and crack those two losers over their heads with my helmet… but guess what… The Hart Foundation doesn’t use any gimmicks. What you see is what you get. We are just two tough guys who want to break some bones. We are just two guys who want some family revenge. We are just two guys who are going to show Jerry Lawler that you messed with the wrong family and Roddy Piper …. you chose the wrong horse to back. Jerry Lawler: Owen Hart… Jim Neidhart… you two come down here from Canada ehhh…. And your looking for some revenge. Revenge for what you said I did to your family… Remember this all you Canadians… The United States is Daddy!!! What I did was try to put the whole country of Canada out of its misery. The Harts have been bothering people for generations. Owen… when you were born you were so ugly that they had to put tinted windows on your incubator. And Owen is one of the better-looking members of the Hart family. Jim Neidhart, the long lost inbreed cousin, is even worse. When he was born, his owner mother looked at his face and his rear end and said, “Oh look, Siamese Twins.” I can’t wait for the Great American Bash. It will once again be time to show these Canadians why they’re America’s ugly step child. Roddy Piper: One thing they say about Roddy Piper is that he knows how to be real cool. Whenever old Hot Rod comes into some place, he knows how to be cool. Not like some others. Some come into a place all loud ya know… making a big entrance. Making sure everyone knows their there. Just look at the Harts… Owen and The Anvil. They come here to WCW screaming and shouting… That just says their not cool! I’m cool. I know how to take my time if ya know what I mean. Me and Jerry Lawler are going to take our time at the Great American Bash. Take out time punishing the Harts. Take our time showing everyone who is boss. Take our time beating you from one corner of the cage to the next. Owen… time to call Papa Hart and let him know that he didn’t prepare you for life out of Canada…. EHHHHHH! The Anti-American Coalition Demands Action from Jerry Jarrett! Col. Debeers, along with Mr. Saito, the Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik demanded that Jerry Jarrett take action and suspend Sgt. Slaughter for interfering in their match at Clash of Champions. Jerry Jarrett does come out but seems to put the AAC in their place right away by saying that it is Col. Debeers who should be suspended as he was the first to interfere in the match which caused the disqualification. Debeers goes right back at Jarrett by saying interference in wrestling happens all the time and that it is a minor infraction but Sgt. Slaughter does not even have a contract with WCW and what he did was a criminal act of assault. Jarrett kind of smirks as he pulls out Slaughters contract which is dated one day before Clash of Champions which makes Debeer’s argument null and void! Debeers is fuming and says that this was all a set up! Jarrett goes on to announce that he has some big matches for all the members of the AAC at the Great American Bash. First, it will be the Russian Assassin taking on the Patriot in a Mask vs Mask Match. (The Russian Assassin doesn’t seem as excited as you would have expected) Next, it will be Mr. Saito and The Iron Sheik vs Doom (Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons). This time Saito and Sheik give a slight grin as they are ready to put this new team in their place. Finally, Jarrett announces the big one. It will be Col. Debeers vs Sgt. Slaughter in a Boot Camp Match. Debeers is fuming at Jarrett but then composes himself at gives a big time promo… Col. Debeers: It has been said that the only reason that Col. Debeers is successful in wrestling is that he hand picks his opponents. Is it my fault that America is such a sad country that they can’t keep things in order. I will not wrestle those from a culture that is beneath me. I also will not wrestle those who partake in criminal behavior by ingesting huge amounts of steroids to try and make themselves something they are not…. Athletes! Now Sargent Slaughter… you are just my type of opponent! An old, fat, washed-up waste of space. You come out in your army gear. You hit people with your helmet. You whip people with a riding crop. You kick people with your combat boots. You know why you do that?.... Because people in power tell you to. You talk about being in a life-long member of the army. You talk about your military prowess. Well then why…. Why Mr. Slaughter have you only risen to the rank of Sargeant. You see Slaughter… I am a Colonel! I tell people like you what to do because you are not smart enough to think for yourself and if you THINK at the Great American Bash that you are going to beat me in a Boot Camp Match, you got other thing coming. You see, it is Colonel’s who make the rules for what happens at Boot Camp and at the Bash, I will rule you! Later we here from the fan favorites on their upcoming match as the Bash Sgt. Slaughter: Col. Debeers you are nothing but a scum-suckin maggot. You walk around like you are better then others. You said you are better than me because you are a Colonel and I am a Sargeant. I ask you Maggot… what are you a Colonel of? A country that has never won anything in its history! At the Bash, you Maggot Debeers… you will continue that losing streak as I will beat you to within an inch of your life. The Patriot: People as me all the time, “why do you wear that mask.” My answer is simple. I wear this because I love my country. I love wearing the red, white and blue across my face. At the Clash of Champions, when the Russian Assassin tried to take this off my head, I felt like he was trying to give a punch to America. I would not let that happen and I will not let that happen at the Great American Bash. Some say that you are in a Mask vs Mask match at the Bash. I say that I am in a country vs country match ….. and we all know what country will rise to the top. Could this be the end of the Horsemen’s dominance? It was just a few weeks ago when Michael Hayes made an alliance with some top stars to put an end to the Horsemen. His wish might just come to fruition at the Great American Bash. We already heard that Ric Flair will have to put his world title on the line vs Sting. We also found out that Lex Luger will put his title on the line against “The Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich. It will also be champions vs champions as the WCW United States Tag Tean Champions, The Freebirds, challenge the WCW World Champions, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. While these matches are all big events on their own, the bickering between the Horsemen seemed to add to the drama. Tully Blanchard seemed frustrated at the result from the Clash of Champions where Arn, Lex and he lost to the Freebirds and Kerry Von Erich. He went so far as to blame Lex for the predicament that they are all in at the Great American Bash saying that if Lex did not get pinned by Kerry, Jerry Jarrett never would have made the matches at the Bash. Luger shot back saying that he isn’t to blame. He had Michael Hayes locked in the Torture Rack and that it was Tully who couldn’t hold his own as he was screaming like a baby as Von Erich had him locked in the Iron Claw. Arn steps in and tells Luger he better watch what he is saying as he has been a Horsemen for 10 minutes and just as easy as he was added to the group, he could be kicked out. Luger, surprisingly, tells Arn that if they want him gone just say the word as he is out but he reminds them that he was the winner of “the Crowning” and that he gets a World Title shot whenever he wants it. Luger goes on to let Flair know that he will cash in on that match the day anyone one kicks him out of the Horsemen. Ric Flair: Hold on, hold on fellas. We are the Horsemen. Don’t let what Michael Hayes says get in your heads. He says we are not unified. He says we don’t have each other’s backs. He says we are overrated. One shocking loss that nobody believe could happen should not pull us apart. We are the standard that ever other wrestler measures himself up against. We got the Rolex watches. We got the private jets. We got the limousine rides. We got all the girls…. And I mean all the girls…. WHOOOOOO! Now let’s take a minute. Refocus. Go to the Bash and show everyone that the Horsemen are still at the top of the mountain. Arn, Tully and Lex all seem to take a breath and understand that Ric is absolutely correct. Later in the show, The Freebirds, Sting and Kerry come to the podium. Michael Hayes: Hickory Dickory Dock! The sexiest man in wrestling works round the clock … and that man is right here right now… Michael P.S. Hayes! …. Ric Flair, you were out here talking about all the things you got… those are all our leftovers…. Especially the women!! I told you the Horsemen were done. I told you Ric Flair was the most selfish man in wrestling. Did you see him come out there at Clash of Champions to help the other Horsemen? I don’t think so. Ric Flair needs the Horsemen to survive. Sting: AHHHHHHHHHHHH, Ric Flair you’ve been playing mind games for years. You’ve been talking about being the man. You’ve been talking about your jet planes and your Rolex watches. What you have not been talking about is you’re plan to beat me at the Great American Bash. That’s because you don’t have a plan. You’ve always counted on others coming to your aid. At the Bash, you’re fellow Horsemen are all booked up. You are all alone. You got no help. You and I both know you can’t beat me. You’re time is up! Jimmy Garvin: I heard Jerry Jarrett say before it is champions vs champions at the bash. The Freebirds vs The Horsemen. The U.S. Champs vs the World Champs. Well Jerry Jarrett I think you misspoke. It is champions vs chumps. The Freebirds are the past, present and future of the tag team wrestling. Look at us and look at Arn and Tully. I mean Arn looks to have one foot in the grave and that’s because he is looking for Tully whose been dead for a long time. Team after team have thought they can beat the Freebirds and team after team have left with their tail between their legs. Kerry Von Erich: Ric…the Von Erichs have been chasing you for years but… you always find someone to escape. Give the Devil his due, Ric Flair you are champion for a reason…. The problem is that the reason has nothing to do with wrestling. You have run away from matches. You’ve used your friends to bail you out. You are the dirtiest player in the game as you say. The problem for you is that all criminals eventually get caught. Your time is up. Now Lex… you made a wrong choice when you joined the Horsemen. That’s not problem. At the Bash it will be the Torture Rack vs The Iron Claw. It will be two great athletes giving it their all. I just think I have a little more to give. Other Matches at the Great American Bash Doug Gilbert vs “The Latin Heartthrob” Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Dick Murdoch Hercules Hernandez vs “The Hustler” Rip Rogers “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly vs Scott “Flash” Norton WCW Women’s Title Match: Madusa vs Magnificent Mimi

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING EPISODE #36 Pensacola Bay Center June 14, 1989 All military personnel from Englin Air Force Base get in for free! Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly vs Sam Houston “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly defeats Sam Houston when he once again deceived the ref and used a small rope to nearly choke out Sam Houston before locking in the sleeper for the submission victory. This time it was Sam Houston’s partner, Kendall Windham who rushed in to make sure Kelly did nothing else to Houston. Jeff Jarrett with Miss Tenessess vs Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Finally, someone has put Missy Hyatt in her place and that someone was Miss. Tennessee. This match was pretty even but JJ was having trouble dealing with all the nonsense from Missy. At one point, she reached under the bottom rope and grabbed his leg leading to a momentum swing in favor of the Latin Heartthrob. At this point, Miss. Tennessee had enough and shoved Missy into the apron. The look of fear in Missy’s eyes was priceless as she took off in fear of the well-built women from the Volunteer State. Al Perez lost a little focus here as his rule breaking was halted as he watched the drama outside of the ring. WHAM… when Al turned, JJ was waiting with a very creative Reverse Russian Legsweep as Al’s face slammed off the canvas. Ref Pee Wee Anderon made the 3-count and raised the hand of JJ. The camera did catch a glimpse of Missy hiding behind one of the ring posts. Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) vs Long Riders (Black Bart & Ron Bass) This match saw both Ron Bass and Black Bart use every dirty trick in the book to control the entire match after they attacked before the opening bell. Well, the controlled every moment but the last as Paul Roma surprised Ron Bass with a diving cross-body block for the win. Bart and Bass were fuming and went straight for their bull whips as the Young Guns cut short their celebration and headed back to the locker with smiles on their faces before they felt the whip on their backs. Contract Match: Scott “Flash” Norton vs Ahmed Johnson Give these two some credit… at least they have their ring entrances down pat. Ahmed, just from his nasty look and viscous gestures to the crowd get him some serious heat. Johnson, along with Norton’s previous appearance at Miami Mayhem had the Flash getting the love from the crowd as we got under way. As for the match, it was an 8-minute robotic dance as it was obvious these two needed someone with more experience to lead the other through the bout. Even though this was a little clumsy to watch, the crowd was into it mainly because they knew that with the size of these two, the match was one big power move from someone getting a WCW contract. Make that two move. The Flash surprised Ahmed with a big body slam followed by a massive elbow drop to the chest. Norton covered Johnson and got the 3-count. Norton was ecstatic while Johnson was on all fours pounding the mat in frustration. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone hyped up Norton and also promised that Ahmed Johnson would someday make it big. Doom (Hacksaw Reed & Ron Simmons) with Teddy Long vs Grapplers When a new tag team is moving up the ranks, there is usually that one signature moment that you can look back on where they beat a top-notch team and everyone took notice at just how good they are. Doom hoped that the Grapplers would be that team. Doom has been riding the fans love lately as they have been involved in a big feud with the most hated stable in WCW, the Anti- American Coalition. Doom hoped that the fans energy would lead them to a huge win tonight. This was truly a war between four men who wanted to mix it up. In the end, we see Doom get a clean win over the Grapplers but what had people talking was how they did it. Doom, maybe to honor the greatest tag team of the era, The Road Warriors, or to point out that they are now on top, used the Road Warriors signature move, The Dooms Day Device on Grappler #2 for the win. Hercules Hernandez vs Cuban Assassin Jerry Jarett continued to make it easy for the fans to side with Hercules Hernandez as they put him in the ring with the Cuban Assassin who came to the ring waving the Cuban Flag and getting into the face of all the fans. Hercules came out draped in his chain and looked as powerful as ever. As the bell sounded. They two locked up collar and elbow and the Assassin tried to shove Hercules back. Hercules didn’t budge and then shoved back and the Assassin went flying. From here on out, Hercules just dominated the big Cuban and made him look like a featherweight. The end came by submission as Hercules nearly snapped the Cuban Assassin in half with his full nelson. Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Steve Keirn Ever since the hockey mask came off, Psycho Sid has been on a wave of destruction that even surpasses his time as Lord Humongous. Tonight, it was poor Steve Keirn who paid the price. In a bout that barely lasted 5 minutes, Sid left Keirn laying in a crumpled heap after a devastating power bomb for the win. Sid, just for effect, connected with a second powerbomb as medics rushed to the ring to help Keirn. Sid and Humperdink left angry and wanting more. Tony Schiavone wondered if this monster could ever be stopped. Dick Murdoch, The Patriot and Brad Armstrong vs The Anti-American Coalition (Mr. Saito, The Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik) with Col. Debeers acting as a manager In a brawl that started before the bell, ref Pee Wee Anderson had no chance to control this one. In fact, he didn’t even try. Once the bell sounded, we get a few minutes for everyone to shine before the momentum shifted fully in favor of the fan favorites. This was too much for Col. Debeers to stand and he simply entered the ring and went on the attack. Eventually, the 4 on 3 advantage was too much for the fan favorites and they were in trouble. The Anti-American Coalition could care less that the ref had disqualified them and that the bell was ringing over and over again for order to be restored. We see Dick Murdoch wearing a crimson mask and slumped into the corner. Brad Armstrong had been mangled by Saito and dropped across the steel girder. The Patriot was doing everything in his power to keep the Russian Assassin from taking his mask. “No, it can’t be” says Tony Schiavone. It can’t be! “It is, it is” replies Jim Ross. It’s Sgt. Slaughter and he is running to the ring in full gear. Slaughter slams his army helmet over the head of the Russian Assassin. He takes the riding crop and gives a dozen loud cracks to the back of Mr. Saito. Next up is a huge combat boot kick right to the private area of the Iron Sheik. Finally, Slaughter turns to Col. Debeers as the crowd goes wild. Debeers, calmly and carefully slithers between the middle rope out onto the floor. The fan favorites dare the AAC to come back to the ring but Debeers, tapping the side of his head in a show of intelligence slowly walks backwards up the ramp with the rest of his stable as the crowd pelts them with debris. Again, Schiavone and Ross hype up the fact that Slaughter is here and he is after the AAC! WCW World Television Title Match: Sting © vs Curt Henig with Gary Hart With Sting and Hennig in the ring, we knew this was going to be an instant classic. The problem is that we still don’t quite understand what the final outcome was. As for the match, Sting wasted no time and attacked Hennig before the match even started as he come flying across the ring with a Stinger Splash to start the match. Eventually, Gary Hart gets involved and the moment slides back over to Mr. Perfect who connected with a nasty neck breaker. The real chaos started as Sting whipped Henig into the ropes but ref Pee Wee Anderson was inadvertently nailed. Anderson flew through the ropes and out onto the floor. Sting tried to take advantage of the situation and rushed in for another Stinger Splash but Henig jumped out of the way. Suddenly, ref Tommy Young rushed to the ring to take over for the fallen Pee Wee Anderson. Henig grabs the stunned Sting and nails the Perfect-Plex. 1….2… Sting kicks out. Jim Ross really sells this Dusty finish as he claims that this might just be the first time anyone has kicked out of the Perfect-Plex. In shock, Henig stomps around the ring. This gave Sting just enough time to recover and as Henig moves back in Sting catches him with a belly to belly suplex. Ref Pee Wee Anderson is back. Sting covers Henig…. Ref Pee Wee Anderson and Ref Tommy Young simultaneously counts… 1….2….3.! What a match! Pee Wee Anderson covers over to Sting while Tommy Young goes to Curt Henig…. The ring announcer: “And the winner is” Pee Wee Anderson raises Sting’s arm but Tommy Young raises Curt’s hand! The two refs are confused and come together… Curt Henig simply grabs the title and walks out as he thinks he is the champ. Sting lunges at him but Henig is gone. The two refs continue to argue in the center of the ring… The ring announcer explains that the refs have a different view of how the match has ended and that everyone will need to turn into TBS this Saturday to here Jerry Jarrett’s decision. Semi-Main Event Jerry “The King “ Lawler” & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs The Hart Foundation (Owen & Neidhart) The Hart Foundation has tracked down The King and are seeking revenge for what they claim to be an attempt to ruin the family business (Stampede Wrestling) After they attacked him at the Mid-South Coliseum, Lawler sought out the services of Hot Rod. Lawler had recently helped Piper deal with Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Magnificent Muraco so Lawler know needed Piper’s help tonight. This match was a brawl from beginning to end. In fact, there was no beginning or end as the brawl started in the aisle and the official match never got started. While there was no official match, this No Contest might have been the highlight for the fans as it was wild fans as it was just crazy. No doubt this angle is far from finished! Main Event The Horsemen (Lex Luger, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) with Women vs Kerry VonErich & Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin This was a great Main Event! It might not have been as good a match as Sting-Henig or as wild as Lawler & Piper vs The Hart Foundation but with the names involved and the impact this match might have on the future of WCW, the fans were on the edge of their seats. Back and forth we went. Momentum change after momentum change gave everyone plenty of time to shine. In the end, we have all 6 men in the ring fighting it out. Luger and Kerry are the two legal men in the ring but they are fighting with other opponents. Kerry has the Iron Claw locked in on Tully and Lex has the Michael Hayes up in the Torture Rack. Kerry lets go of Tully who is writhing in pain. Hayes is screaming and flailing all aound. WHAM… Kerry with a Tornado Punch on Luger. As Luger goes down, the full weight of Hayes falls across the back of his head. The punch, plus the added weight of Hayes has Luger down. Kerry makes the cover. 1….2….3! Tony Schiavone: What a match and what a night of wrestling. Kerry VonErich has just pinned the United States Champion and might just be in line for a World Title shot! Jim Ross: A title shot against Ric Flair…. Who was not even in the building tonight. The Freebirds warned the Horsemen that Flair was only in this for himself and he might have just proven that tonight!

Like I said in the WWF page, love what you and Lowblow did with the Rockers and the Express. Looking forward to seeing how it all plays out. To tell you the truth, Dibiase was the hardest piece for me to move in the more than 5 years we have been doing this. Glad you are enjoying him, Dr. Death and Terry Gordy.

Trying to catch up here.... First, let me tell you that I loved your booking of Battlebowl! Landel could be champion material for you. I think he could do it all from his in the ring abilities to his mic skills. He was awesome. That being said, I think it was events like this that made me start to turn away from wrestling as it just seemed to be an attempt to entertain instead of two or four guys who hated each other trying to beat the crap out of each other. I mean I loved the days when the heels and babyfaces couldn't even travel in the same car together. Like Tommy Rich make a claim for the Heritage title. Georgia Championship Wrestling and Wildfire Tommy Rich was where I started liking this sport back in 79-80. Land of Opportunity Battle Royal--- Great Name!

-Ok... here we go with a big catch up... May 20: Superstars -Found it interesting that Haku come out to help Rude with Beefcake. -The event center gave is some big hook as now we have to tune in the see who Haku has for a mystery partner vs Demolition at SNME -Good promo by Funk. Selling his movie was cool but I can't wait to see him at ringside for Savage-Bossman. SNME: -Fun opening bout. I wonder if we get Bulldog and Earthquake down the road. -Wow... the chaos from Savage vs Bossman. I am sure there is more to come. Is Funk really on the side of Savage. What was up with Bossman, Slick and OMG? -Nice win for Muta. Hacksaw is doing a great job playing that guy who hypes up the big matches but helps put over the BIG stars. Good booking. Haku with 2 mystery partners. WOW... Demolition vs SWAT is coming. Andre over Kamala as expected by now he has to deal with the 8-foot monster. Interesting MAY 27: Primetme -Interesting to see that Funk will be the special enforcer for Savage vs Rude. - Giant Gonzalez is here! I wonder if he will be in that crazy outfit? - Million DOllar Tournament- Like the event. June 2nd: Nassau What an event... -Andre and Gonzalez face to face. -Chaos with Snake DDT on Rhodes and then Hacksaw attacked by Skyscrappers -and then the big win: Rude over Savage with help from the special enforcer Terry Funk. Wow... so who does Savage go after first? Superstars: June 3 Nice update on all the new angles and feuds and the continuation of some old ones. Can't wait to see how this Funk-Rude-Savage situation plays out. World title changes in the WWF at this time really started to happen often. Like 10 champs between 88-91. This gives you a lot of options. PrimeTime: June 10 Great Brother Love show. The Dangerous Alliance is a force. Love how you and Rain set up this tag team thing with the Rockers and the Midnight Express. Great segment with Jack Tunney. So many huge announcements. Here comes RAW!!! Enjoying the style of all these weekly shows as the matches are secondary and the promos and event centers are where all the big news comes from. The Superstars on June 17 gave us so much info that it was like a road map for the WWF all the way through the summer.

Enjoyed catching up on the UWF. Very interested to see if Maeda's anger at the end of the Backlund match was real or just part of the show. I never know in the UWF. It could be one of Backlund's moves was too stiff. It could have been the way Backlund celebrated which then could be real anger or again part of the show. Or could have been Maeda should have won and something went wrong. Whatever it was, this was interesting.

Ok... back to catching up.... I really enjoyed Title Night from Japan. I wish I was a kid watching these matches as it was a roller coaster of a night. First you would just be so excited to be there and then the downfalls come quickly as the heels get off to a big start. Between the Olympians and Adias, you would be down in the dumps. For me as a fan, it would have just gotten worse as Orndorff was so close to the title only to have the DCO and then to see the heel turn of Dundee on Bullet. I think the pairing of Idol, Dundee and Starr is awesome. While they might not be the biggest of guys for late 80's wrestling, they are magic on the mic and their ability to run an angle is awesome! Great booking in these last two matches as we get a new feud and Orndorff still remains strong. Can't wait to see how the International Title situation is solved. And then, while I was depressed you knew just how to raise the spirits of all the fans... Hogan over Kokina and Jumbo over Vader in Japan.... WOW... All leave so happy. HAMMOND CENTER 5/31 Wow... that promo with Kirchner from the Jungle was awesome. Can't wait to see who is coming to complete the Mission against Nikita. Wow again, Tony St. Clair to be knighted!! Welcome Sir. As I said above, Idol, Dundee and Starr sure know how to work an angle. OMG, the attack on Superstar Graham was priceless. I loved how Idol claimed Graham stole is gimmick. The fans are finally coming to my side as the give Sweet Dreams a few cheers. Not sure what it is about these two but as I watch more and more stuff from the early 80's, these two are quickly rising up my list. Jumbo and Hogan down the road... can't wait! HAMMOND CENTER 6/7 I think Big Jim in a feud vs The Vin Man is a great mid-card feud. Big Jim can play that fun loving hillbilly for only so long until his anger and power come out. Also, I know it was an 8-man tag team match, I think Big Jim and Kaz could be a great team for you. I like the slow play of the Armstrong angle. Looking forward to see how he plots his revenge and who will be in his corner. I expect Iceman when he is healthy but that might not be enough. Hansen is in the rise... watch out EVERYBODY. Wow... what a difference a location makes. The Mighty Yankee as a fan favorite plays well up North but imagine that in Georgia or Florida. Same as Karachi Vice. Enjoying this angle. Oh the ending of the show... I love what you have down with Larry Z! Larry vs David is going to do one of two things. It will either make David a big star or put Larry back in title contention. Looking forward to seeing what direction you go to. WOW.... Nikita vs Snake. Kirchner was right.... this man could finish the job. HAMMOND CENTER 6/14 I always struggle to figure out a way for a cooling off period with wrestlers. Sometimes, I don't want to trade them or exchange them because I am afraid of how they will be built in a different promotion. I think your tour of Mexico for El Canek was perfect. Love the way WrestleRock is shaping up. Speaking of WrestleRock... WOW... Superstar going into the ring. Love it! The only reason I know who that man is in the hood attacking El Canek is I've used that gimmick before in another game. Great research! Akbar.. Gagne and Black Blood. Awesome Sometimes we overplay the big brawls in our shows as they were probably our favorite part of wrestling when we were kids but I think we needed one with Orndorff and Cameron. More great booking. Snake is awesome on the mic. Good promo here. Would have loved to have seen the Guerreros and Fantastics. This match would be awesome. Looking forward to Jumbo and Hogan. Really unsure of the outcome. I would know the outcome if the match was in Japan or the WWF but here in the AWA? So very interesting. HAMMOND CENTER 6/21 I feel the same as Ken Nelson and his not-so-subtle eye roll about the return of Greg Gagne. I think you have made him into the most hated man in the game... Great job because in real life, Gagne was hard to work with. Excited to see the Guerreros and Fantastics one more time. Awesome... love fan favorite heel types. The loaded mask shot by Dream Machine over Rheingans was great. This really sets up the title match with the Olympians at WrestleRock Very creative with the Underground Wrestling Tournament for the Snake. Great ending with the security guards holding back Hogan and Jumbo! AWA is rolling!

I really like the roster you have developed. You have something for everyone.... The out-of-control heels with Sullivan at the helm, the hated managers in Fuller and Jones, the big time fan favorites chasing the heels like JYD and Wahoo, the big time guys who can do it all like Budro and Yameda, the rising stars like Too Cold. Can't wait to see who goes over who in the NWA! Great job.

So many great things here tonight. I love the mental block with Colon needing Sawyer back in the ring. Very creative. I never liked the Red Rooster idea but I think you can pull it off. Taylor and the "cock of the walk" arrogance reminds me I how much you got me to hate Greg Gagne. Looking forward to hating Taylor. Larry Z. bringing up Bruno... awesome. Looking forward to this one. Great use of your entire roster. AWA has some bog events coming up... Night of Champions in Japan and the WrestleRock. I can't wait to see all the chaos. Speaking of big events... Boot Camp match... Sgt. vs Nikita... on TV.... this would be talked about forever!!!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING EPISODE #34 MAY 25, 1989 PREVIEW SHOW Clash of Champions: Guts and Glory: Pensacola: June 14 “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly vs Sam Houston The arrogant Mr. Magnificent recently appeared in WCW and has done everything in his power to get under the skin of the fans. From his constant bragging about his nearly 300-pound muscular physique to his over-doing it against some of the weaker jobbers in WCW to his constant dirty tactics, especially some violent choke holds, Kelly has gotten the attention of some of the WCW babyfaces. Recently, Kendall Windham challenged him to a match after Kelly said there wasn’t any competition here in WCW. Kelly managed to choke Kendall with a hidden rope until Windham was almost unconscious. Then he locked in a sleeper and Windham was counted out. Kelly refused to “wake up” Kendall and the ref reversed the decision. Kelly then shoved Pee Wee Anderson into the corner and was about to choke the ref. This brought out Sam Houston, Windham’s tag team partner. Houston, from behind, gave it to Mr. Magnificent pretty good. After the brawl, Kevin Kelly went to the interview area where he was fuming about the Pearl Harbor job by Sam Houston and what he would do to Houston if he had the guts to meet him at Clash of Champions… So here we are! Jeff Jarrett with Miss Texas vs Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Interesting thing here is the return of Missy Hyatt. Hyatt, who had managed both John Tatum and Eddie Gilbert recently disappeared when her two men seemed to have jealousy issues over who Missy really loved. A few weeks ago, Missy returned with “The Latin Heartthrob” as said that she finally met a man that was worthy of being in Hyatt International with her. Missy continued to pick on Eddie Gilbert by saying that he was just a hick from Tennessee and that he was never in her class. The “hick from Tennessee” comment brought out Jeff Jarrett and Miss. Tennessee. We get a little war of words between the two before JJ made the mistake of turning his back on Al Perez who sucker-punched him from behind. Jarrett looks for a little revenge at Clash of Champions, but Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone reminded him to expect the unexpected from Missy Hyatt. Young Stallions vs Long Riders Paul Roma and Jim Powers recently joined forces in a tag team known as the Young Stallions. The Young Stallions have been both charismatic and good-looking and quickly won over the fans. During a promo, they vowed to fight the toughest of the toughest and that they would not be a steppingstone for any other tag team in WCW. Ron Bass and Black Bart took offense to these youngsters thinking the road to the top would be easy to get to and with a few tobacco-spitting promos full of daggumnabitts and bull-whip crackins, the Long Riders made it very clear that the Stallions would soon feel the whip. This match seems to be a test of a young team trying to climb the ladder and an older team trying not to fall off that ladder. Contract Match: Scott Norton vs Ahmed Johnson Via video tape, Mr. Wrestling II, with all the Power Plant wrestlers around him, informs us that Jerry Jarrett made a recent visit to the Power Plant and was really impressed at all the “trainees” working so hard to make it to the big leagues. Mr. Wrestling II says that Jarrett was so impressed that he decided to allow Mr. Wrestling II to pick his two best students to wrestle in a Contract Match at Clash of Champions where the winner would be placed on the main roster for the remainer of 1989. You could see all of the eager faces on all the Power Plant wrestlers as they wanted to be named one of the combatants in the big match. Mr. Wrestling II, slowly looked around at all the guys and then announced that the match would be between Scott “The Flash” Norton and big 300-pound Tony Norris. The other wrestlers pretended to be excited for Norton and Norris but you could tell they were disappointed. The camera did catch the Huffman brothers who looked both surprised and angry. Either way, this is a big match for Norton and Norris. Doom with Teddy Long vs Grapplers Since the injury to Tony Atlas, Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons have been pretty much wrestling as a tag team. Teddy Long continues to guide this team towards their ultimate goal which is to make sure Colonel Debeers and the Anti-American Coalition doesn’t get in their way up the ranks. This should be a war as The Grapplers are one of the toughest and most physical teams in the industry. Hercules Hernandez vs Cuban Assassin Hercules Hernandez recently made his WCW debut and in a surprising twist, seems to have the adoration of all the fans. This is partly due to being placed in a few matches where the jobbers turned to some dirty tactics which he simply overcame with his power. He also seems a bit humbler than in the past and is just looking to wrestle some of the best competition in the world. Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Steve Keirn Ever since the hocket mask came off, Psycho Sid has been on a wave of destruction that even surpasses his time as Lord Humongous. Steve Keirn recently returned to WCW and while he has had a great career, he better be careful that his career doesn’t come to a violent end at Clash of Champions. Dick Murdoch, The Patriot and Brad Armstrong vs The Anti-American Coalition (Mr. Saito, The Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik) with Col. Debeers acting as a manager The AAC returned from their one week suspension due to their attack on Tony Atlas at WrestleWar and it didn’t take them long to pick up where they left off… that is getting major heat for their words and their actions. Col. Debeers defeated Tim Horner after a series of dastardly tactics followed by a reverse piledriver. He was joined by Mr. Saito, the Russian Assassin and the Iron Sheik at the interview desk were Debeers blamed Jerry Jarrett for the injuries sustained to Tony Atlas at WrestleWar. Colonel Debeers: Each and every one one of you, no matter how little intelligence you do have, can remember me telling you that Colonel Debeers should not be in the ring with the likes of Tony Atlas as people like that are just inferior to me. Now Jerry Jarrett makes this mandatory match where I need to wrestle this non-equal. What did you think was going to happen to him. He is lucky I didn’t injury him more. Tony Schiavone: Not sure it was you who caused the injuries. It was your goons standing here who attacked Tony before the match. Iron Sheik: Missta Tony Schiavone… please show respect. We all know the American wrestler is weak. There is nobody who can prove America is equal to any of us. Suddenly, with a chorus of cheers, the Patriot comes rushing out. Patriot: Now I’ve heard about all I can take. You people come to America and all you do is complain about it. If we Americans are so bad, then you will have no problem picking one of you to wrestle me NOW! The Patriot walks to the ring…. Debeers waves at the Russian Assassin to go take care of this. Referee Pee Wee Anderson rushes to the ring and calls for the bell! WHAM…. From the get-go, the Patriot is tossing the Russian Assassin from pillar to post. The fans are going wild as we see the Patriot quickly connect with the Full Slam and the ref goes for to make the count. WHAM… Debeers, Saito and the Iron Sheik attack the Patriot before the 3-count. With the numbers the way they are, there is nothing the Patriot can do…. The crowd erupts as the calvary is rushing to the ring… it’s Doom (Hacksaw Reed and Ron Simmons along with Brad Armstrong and Dick Murdoch. The AAC is quickly beaten from the ring and the babyfaces are daring them to get back in as Debeers calls his troops to retreat. Surprisingly, it was Dick Murdoch who had the most to say. Jim Ross was a little surprised that he came to the Patriots aid. Dick Murdoch: Jim… I might not always do what the fans like. I’m my own man and I do what I think is right. And what is right is standing up for the old U.S. of A. I’m not about to let this Col. Debeers come into my home and take bad about it. If he wants a fight, well you better believe Captain Redneck is ready and willing! Well, it is clear that this is one of the bug matches at Clash of Champions. While the fans should be excited with the trio trying to put down the AAC, they also know that Debeers always has something up his sleeve. This one is not to be missed. WCW World Television Title Match: Sting © vs Curt Henig with Gary Young Gary Young recently did an interview with Jim Ross where he admitted that he was obsessed with trying to take out Dr. Death and Ted Dibiase. He went on to explain that he lost sight of the ultimate prize which is winning titles. He said that his hired guns, Abdullah the Butcher and Tarzan Goto, where too one dimensional as they just wanted to destroy whatever was in their path instead of focusing on winning matches. He finished the interview by saying that he would not return to WCW until he found a complete wrestler who would take him to the promise land. Well, Gary Hart did exactly that as he added “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig to his stable. Hennig can do it all in the ring. If you want to wrestle, he will wrestle. If you want power moves, he’s got them all. If you want to turn to the dirty tactics, he is fine with that. Hennig has quickly moved up the ladder and has earned a World Television Title match at Clash of Champions. With Sting and Hennig in the ring, you can be sure this one is going to be an instant classic. Semi-Main Event Jerry “The King” Lawler & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs The Hart Foundation It turns out that the two men who attacked Jerry Lawler during his TV match with Allen Hunt were Owen Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart who are related to the legendary Stu Hart from up in the Calgary territory. Both stated that last year, Lawler came up to Canada and disrespected the Harts and acted like he was the gift to wrestling. Owen Hart: Lawler… you came up to Calgary and tried to mess with the family business. My father Stu Hart has produced some of the greatest wrestlers this sport has ever seen and you Waltz in there like you owned the place. You attacked my brother. You attacked my brother-in-law standing here with me now. You shot off your mouth like Calgary was your territory… and then when you knew you were in too deep… you ran… you ran just like the Queen you are. Jim Neidhart: (starting with an evil laugh): Lawler… the time has come! The time is now! It is here. It’s time Owen and myself teach you Lawler… the punk that you are… what real wrestling is all about. You think you are the “King” because you were important in Memphis. MEMPHIS? I mean the town where wrestlers go to die! In fact, it’s the place where wrestling has died! And who killed it? You, Jerry Lawler… You! Last week, we began the extinction of Jerry Lawler! Notice, he is not here today! The time has come for Jerry Lawler’s wrestling career to come to a crashing halt…. He messed with the wrong family. When you talk about wrestling Royalty, you talk about the Harts! NOT THE FAKE KING, JERRY LAWLER. While Owen and The Anvil might have a point with their comments, nobody in Southern Wrestling could give two hoots about Stu Hart and Calgary but to cement these two as heels, Roddy Piper struts out! Roddy Piper: Ah… If it isn’t two of our fine friends from the North eh! Now Jim Ross, I heard you call this man to your right Jim, “The Anvil” Neidhart.” Now Mr. Neidhart, you don’t mind if I call you Mr. Neidhart… Of course you don’t… you have the nickname The Anvil… and that must be because you so stupid that you head is as hard as a giant piece of medal! Jim Neidhart: Piper, you better watch yourself or you’ll be joining Lawler at the hospital! Roddy Piper: Oh Mr. Iron Head, I think you have me confused with someone else. Someone who is afraid! You see, I just dealt with two knuckleheads like yourselves… Maybe you heard of them…. Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Don Muraco. Ya see… those two are no longer hear because they threatened me. Trust me, I aint afraid of you two. Now let’s get back to what you two said about Jerry Lawler. You said he insulted the family business? Now I guess that means he peed all over your blocks of ice up there in Calgayry and melted it all into a big puddle. Owen Hart: What are you talking about Piper? Roddy Piper: Oh, I see we got ourselves another 3rd grade graduate. What I was trying to say is that the family business that Papa Stu must be in is trying to sell ice in the winter in Calgary because if you two are products from his wrestling business, that business went belly up a long time ago. Now consider this your warning, get out of WCW… get out of the USA and get back to your ice business before The Hot Rod and The King take you to the woodshed like Papa Stu should have done a long time ago. Piper simply drops the microphone and walks away as you can see the steam coming from the ears of the Harts! In the following weeks, Jerry Lawler ask Piper to be his partner against the Hart Foundation. Piper said it would be his honor to return the favor as it was Lawler who helped Piper deal with Don Muraco and Jake Roberts. This one is going to be a wild one and no matter what happens, it is probably only the first shot fired in what will be a huge war. Main Event The Horsemen (Lex Luger, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) with Women vs Kerry VonErich & Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin In an interesting pairing, The Texas Tornado teamed with the WCW World Television Champion, Sting to easily defeat two jobbers. During their post-match interview, both Sting and Kerry stated that they were both in hot pursuit of the top two WCW singles titles. Sting still has a major score to settle with Lex Luger who turned against him at WrestleWar. Kerry doesn’t care which of the two he faces but is looking forward to putting his skills up against the best. While this was going on, The Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) came strutting out. Knowing of the past history between the Freebirds and the VonErichs, Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both seemed on edge and asked for patience. Michael Hayes: Don’t work Tony… the Freebirds come in peace. Actually, Kerry… we want you and Sting to walk down Bad Street with Jimmy Jam and Purely Sexy Michael Hayes as we all want to rid WCW of the over-rated Horsemen. They walk around here like they are above us all. Well, there aint nobody better than the four of us! Jimmy Garvin: Put the four of us together and it won’t matter who is on the other side of the ring. From coast to coast baby Freebird Mania will be runnin rampant with honorary Freebird Sting and Freebird KVE in the house. Now let me tell you something else Jack! IT’S NOT MY FAULT THE HORSEMEN ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. Ric Flair is the most selfish person in the game today. Arn and Tully know they can’t count on the Nature Boy and Luger is just waiting to cash in his WCW title shot. I mean the Horsemen are done and its FREEBIRD TIME! Kerry and Sting look at each and then we get a loud scream from Sting as he now knows the Horsemen no longer have a numbers advantage and he’s got 3 of the best in the business to watch his back. Later in the show the Horsemen come out and give an interview where they could care less about Sting, VonErich and the Freebirds. Luger talks about how he just beat Sting and WrestleWar. The Horsemen make the claim that they are simply the best tag team in the world today and the Freebirds are just a bunch of big talkers. Ric Flair makes some serious digs at VonErich as he admits that David VonErich was the only real wrestle in the whole family and since he is dead, the Nature Boy we walk all over the rest of the family. With Sting already on the card, he is out of this big feud with the Horsemen but this main event is sure to get the fire going in this big feud for supremacy in the WCW.

WCW adds Paul Bearer and releases Precious

WCW drops John Tatum and Jim Mitchell

WCW adds PCO

Looking forward to Seattle. Awesome card