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Presented by AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING May 18, 1984 A montage of all the top Stampede Wrestlers of both past and present is shown. Ed Whalen: Well fans, what a great day it is. A great day indeed. Stampede Wrestling is back and so are your favorite stars including the entire Hart family, Dynamite Kid, Davey Boy Smith and Jos Leduc along with other top AWA stars such as Hulk Hogan and the Road Warriors. On today’s show we will see Bad News Allen in action, Ox Baker and Bob Sweetan will be taking on Bruce and Keith Hart, Ricky Vaughn will try and get back to his wining ways against the great Keiji Mutoh and in a real ring a ding dong dandy, it will be Davey Boy Smith vs Eddie Gilbert in the Young Lion’s Tournament but first we must bring in face of Stampede Wrestling, Stu Hart. Ed Whalen: Well it must be great Stu to be back in Calgary and Stamped Wrestling. Stu Hart: Let’s make one thing clear Ed… it is beyond great but I am not back; at least not yet. My suspension from the promoting in the City of Calgary continues until June 23. Also, Verne Gagne and myself continue to run AWA All-Star Wrestling and Stampede is just one small part of that great territory. Verne and I will continue to work closely together but we thought it was best if we kind of divided the region as it was just too big for one man. I will be running AWA Stampede here in the Prairie Provinces of Canada … Alberta, Saskachawan, and Manitoba and Verne will focus more on Mid-America down in the States. We will still come together for major events and I excited to announce that the next major event will be on Canada Day on July 1 in the greatest city on earth, Calgary! This event is going to so big we need the Saddledome to host it. There will be 4 huge title matches including the first ever Stampede Wrestling Title match. Ed Whalen: Wow… what an event and all just in time to celebrate your return to Calgary! Folks we will get to our first match right after this commercial break. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Brandon, Lloydminster, Swift Current) MATCH: Ricky Vaughn vs Keiji Mutoh In a bit of a surprise, Vaughn holds his own vs Mutoh in this opening bout. Vaughn certainly has the body to succeed in wrestling but has struggled in the Young Lion’s Tournament while Mutoh has wowed the crowd at every turn. Mutoh does pull out the victory here after he followed up a baseball sliding dropkick with a Moonsault. Ed Whalen hypes up both these youngster’s futures as it was an awesome match to begin the return of Stampede Wrestling. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Brandon, Lloydminster, Swift Current) MATCH: Bad News Allen vs Verlon Biggs Bad News Allen comes out with the AWA World Title and Ed Whalen explains for those who have not been watching for a while, the Bad News Allen stole the belt from Hulk Hogan and is not the actual champion. As for the match, Verlon might be big but he is no match for Bad News Allen who destroys his opponent with martial arts, power moves and surprising agility for a man his size! The end came quick with Allen picking up the pin after the Ghetto Blaster. At the interview desk…. Ed Whalen: Well Mr. Allen, I see you have continued your criminal ways from the last time I saw you. First, you start a riot in Calgary and now you steal the AWA World Title from its rightful owner. Bad News Allen: Shut up Whalen. All you are is a mouthpiece for the authority. I did not start that riot and I did not steal this title. I beat Chump Hogan fair and square and Verne Gagne and Stu Hart paid the ref off. I have no problem meeting Hogan in the center of the ring as long as the rules are fair…. Whoever wins …. wins by any means necessary … is the AWA Champ. If that does not happen… the AWA will never see their precious belt again. We see a video tape of Hulk Hogan and Verne Gagne threatening Bad News Allen with everything from a beat down to a fine to a suspension. Bad News Allen is laughing the entire time and says that he knows that Hulk Hogan will be in the Sales Pavillion this week in Edmonton to face Ox Baker and if he is man enough, he should come get his belt back. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Brandon, Lloydminster, Swift Current) MATCH: Ox Baker & Bob Sweetan vs Bruce & Keith Hart While AWA All-Stars has been back in Calgary since the merger between Stu and Verne, the crowd is really amped up here as the Hart’s make their way to the ring. As for the match, it is speed and technical ability vs power and rule breaking. We get a nice back and for match that ends up going bonzo gonzo as all 4 men are in the ring. Baker and Bruce tumble to the outside as Keith surprises Sweetan with a sunset flip and gets the pinfall. Sweetan and Baker are fuming. Baker hits Bruce with the Heart Punch and Sweetan recovers to hit a piledriver on Keith. Ed Whalen: Oh this is a heinous attack… we need to get some help out here! The crowd goes wild as Brad Rheingans, Greg Gagne and yes… Jim Brunzell, rush to the ring. Ed Whalen: Oh this is going to be great. It looks like the High Flyers are back together and they mean business. WHAM! Ed Whalen: Oh no…. A Malfunction at the Junction… Rheingans, Gagne and Brunzell are helping Ox and Sweetan. Rheingans with repeated suplexes on Bruce while the others pound on Keith! Eventually, the beating comes to an end, as Bruce and Keith are left laying there and Stu rushes out to help his sons. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Brandon, Lloydminster, Swift Current) MAIN EVENT: YOUNG LION’S TOURNAMENT MATCH Eddie Gilbert with Baby Doll vs Davey Boy Smith Whalen hypes up this match as he reminds us that each of the wrestler’s is undefeated so far and the winner of this match has a great chance to get to the finals which will be held at the Canada Day Spectacular right here in Calgary. The crowd is really unsure as to who to root for. Smith has been feuding with the Harts for a while now along with the other members of the Commonwealth Connection and Gilbert and Hot Stuff Inc. don’t seem to be endearing themselves to the crowd either. With this conflict, the Canadian fans side with Smith. As for the match, Gilbert and Baby Doll strut to the ring as confident as ever but we soon get Gilbert playing the afraid heel. After a pretty good beat down by Smith, Gilbert hides behind the ref. This allows Baby Doll to come in from behind and connect with the LOW BLOW. Gilbert scampers out from behind the ref and hits the Hot Shot for the win. Ed Whalen: Folks, at times what we saw tonight, disgusts me but understand how excited I am to be able to once again bring Stampede Wrestling to you. So in the meantime and in the in-between time… that’s it another edition of Stampede Wrestling.

That was a fun show to read as it just had so many twist and turns. Nice Intro to TNT for Roop I think you have really hit on something for Stasiak here RATAMYUS! RATAMYUS! I need more Ratamyus! You have such depth at both the top team division and the main eventers that you can keep surprising us. McGraw and Putski will be a fun midcard feud. Funk is perfect for your territory Hart and HTM together is awesome and this makes Lawler even better.

Enjoyed the format a lot. The card a had great matches and the quick promos set the tone for feuds to come! Backlund-Snuka is going to be epic

Great set of shows. I wonder if the Fantastics can ever get over the Long Riders. The Sheik and his USA Poooy quote was awesome. Dibiase and Hogan... the feud begins

Awesome show... Loser Leave Town Match.... Great Hogan vs OMG.... Great Your Bass/Bart interview... Priceless.

Flair is awesome on the mic and is control of Southeastern Also really enjoying Exotic Adrian. Hogan is going to have his hands full with Loch Ness!

Hope you enjoyed. No problem

AWA ALL-STARS May 12, 1984 After falling a bit behind here, I have decided to just give a summary of what has been going on in All-Star Wrestling and to pick back up where I left off. AWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Hulk Hogan continues to be the AWA World Champion but he is without his belt. Frustrated at the referee’s decision a few weeks ago, Bad News Allen left the ring with the belt and said he will not return it as he is the rightful owner. When Verne Gagne threatened to suspend Allen for not returning the belt, Allen said that he would walk out of the AWA forever and they would never see their historic championship belt again. This is a wait and see game of cat and mouse that is being played out with the AWA Title. AWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE GAME Bret Hart continues to be the champ with Randy Savage in hot pursuit. The problem for Savage has been getting a clean win over Hart. Bobby Heenan is quick to call in reinforcements anytime that Hart is in trouble and even of Rick Martel or Hulk Hogan join in to help Randy, the DQ has already been called for and Hart keeps the title. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE The question here isn’t so much who the champions are but who they are going to face. The Road Warriors continue to hang on to their titles but both the Sheiks (Patera and Blackwell) and Dr. Death and Manny Fernandez have given them some tough bouts. Both sets of challengers continue to go back and forth to see who the #1 contender is and as they beat each other from pillar to post, they might just be wearing each other down just enough to make beating the Road Warriors impossible. The winners in all of this might just be Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid who continue to rise in the tag team rankings. AWA YOUNG LIONS TOURNAMENT The tournament has seen 4 Young Lions rise to the top of this round robin tournament. Keiji Mutoh is 4-2 with one match left against Davey Boy Smith while Smith, Eddie Gilbert and Nikita Koloff are all undefeated. Smith must face all three top contenders while Gilbert and Koloff must face Smith and each other. This tournament has seen the heels outduel the babyfaces and it will be interesting to see who the fans will back. One thing for sure is that it won’t be the Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff. CANADA DAY: MONDAY JUY 1: AWA All-Star Wrestling has begun to promote its next huge event which will be held in the Saddledome on Canada Day, July 1, 1984. This event is expected to draw huge numbers at it is just days before the beginning of the Calgary Stampede. This event is more than a wrestling show as rumor has it, All-Star wrestling is in a power struggle. Verne Gagne and Stu Hart understand that their future depends on the success of the AWA but they may have different views on how to get there. Stu Hart’s 6 month suspension from running events in Calgary due to the riot on December 23, 1983 is coming to an end and it seems he wants control of the Canadian city. Part of the tension between these two is that Verne seems to have reduced the role of both Keith and Bruce Hart. In fact, many in the industry say he is actively trying to send the two packing. A Border War seems to be on the horizon! AWA STAMPEDE TITLE Due to the size of the AWA All-Star territory, Gagne and Hart have decided to rotate TV tapings between the Corral in Calgary and the Minneapolis Auditorium. The explanation makes sense, but again, people are wondering if this is due to the rift between Hart and Gagne. As the roster gets somewhat split between the USA and Canada, Verne and Stu have decided to add the AWA Stampede title. This would allow them to defend a title in multiple cities on the same day. Information to follow. FEUDS THAT REMAIN HOT Sgt. Slaughter and Jim Neidhart continue to want a piece of the Russians but with Nikita involved in the Young Lion’s Tournament, these teams have not squared off very often. Instead, we are getting singles matches with either Slaughter or Neidhart facing off with Nicolai Volkoff. At times, we have seen Ciclon Negro join in this battle which is just fine with the fans as they want to see any Anti-Americans go down. Curt Hennig and Rick Martel continue to go at each other these two former tag team partners are still hot under the collar. The problem here is that Martel has to deal with the same numbers problem as Savage has to do with Bret Hart and Bobby “the Brain Heenan masterminds his family. Sweet Brown Sugar and Koko Ware vs Ox Baker and Bob Sweetan continues to be a midcard feud that sees both teams rotating the victories Regular shows to pick up soon!

true with Muraco. I used a number randomizer with all of us in it for a Supplemental Draft. This had no impact on the 1985 Rookie Draft. The order came out as follows 1. Southeast 2. Georgia 3. World Class 4. TNT 5. Atlantic Coast 6. Worldwide 7. Pacific 8. . All-Star Southeast took Jimmy Hart. Waiting to hear if Georgia wants either Eaton or Muraco. World Class would be next. If we find anyone else who is missing, whoever is up next would get right of first refusal.

I would also take my name out

Funk and the Cuban Assassin are in TNT. Eaton and Hart are a different story and are missing for no good reason. Possible solutions 1. Supplemental Draft: Use a random number generator for anyone interested in them and the top 2 get one each. 2. Make a new order for the 85 Rookie Draft which we need to do anyway and use allow for Eaton and Hart to be drafted and used now. For example, if you get the 1st pick you can pass until the rookie draft or draft Eaton or Hart. Same with the 2nd pick, 3rd pick and so on until they are drafted. Remember, if you take Eaton or Hart, you loose the pick in the 85 Draft or any other ideas you come up with

all good. He is yours. I will make me last picks in a little while

All Star Selects Bobby Bass and Mr. Ito

All-Star selects Mike Von Erich

All-Star selects Jim Brunzell

All-Star picks Buddy Landell

-WITH NO NEW WRITERS INQUIRING AND WITH A FEW WRITERS SAYING THEY ARE TIED UP ON SUNDAY WITH MOTHER'S DAY PLANS...... THE DRAFT IS NOW OPEN! -PLEASE POST YOUR PICK HERE AND PM THE NEXT PERSON WHO IS UP.

All-Star Wrestling releases: Ali Bey, Baron Mikel Sicicluna, Bubba Douglas, Buck Zumhofe, Swede Hansen, Bart Batten and Roger Kirby

Sorry did not mean Savage to do double duty. It should have been Rick Martel for the North American Title vs Bret Hart

I really like the rebuilt Devastation Inc. Great card at Reunion Arena. The Fabulous Freebirds are now in their wheelhouse as they are causing chaos not only for the VonErich's but the Road Warriors. The VonErich wins by DQ in the house show loop over the champs is the perfect World Class finish. It just gets the fans more and more hyped up that their beloved VonErich's are so close to the title and keeps them buying the tickets

Fun set of shows. I love the suspense of the who the mystery partner could be! Koloff vs Hansen on TV: Awesome! You must really love Rodz to give him 20 minutes. I would try to avoid having multiple draws on the same show as later you had the Fantastics and Long Riders with the same finish. Looking forward to seeing the big build of Dibiase as we had towards the summer

Love the excitement in Florida. Rhodes vs Sullivan is one of my favorite feuds of all time. Was surprised to see Rhodes/Rotundo acting like the "heels" coming out to attack Abby here but the anger in this one just continues to boil over and babyfaces and heels are not as easy to distinguish. I know that Florida is a wild and crazy place but I would be careful not to overdo the Steel Cage matches. They are awesome but they seem to make white hot feuds even hotter but if the fans are used to seeing them for minor feuds. it might not be the biggest draw. Really like the Contender's Crown!

Nice card in Vancouver. Billy Jack and Piper are going to have to work harder to find away to throw Oliver off the top of the AWA Pacific Mountain

Like the way to you did this with the same card in multiple locations. If I could ever get organized enough, I would like to try it.

Awesome show and a real treat for the people of Jackson. Great writing with nice background information for many of your feuds. Spivey is proving to just be better then Brown Always like to see the evil foreigners go down as you did in match 2 Axe does a nice job of subbing in but Jumbo may be too much for him at this stage Dream Machine with some heel tactics shows that sometimes there is more then just trying to get a win Love Tully as the TV champ. It really makes that title have some weight Guerreros/Sheepherder has been a nice mid-card bloodbath for you and keeps the fans attention until the big matches Lawler/HTM leads to chaos and then the Fab Ones get the #1 contender win after helping Lawler. Helping Lawler in TN really gets them over! Funk vs Race .... Hogan vs Idol.... what a star pack show!