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All-Star sends Jesse Ventura to Worldwide fir Ray Stevens

Nice to see the Light Heavyweight title getting some love of late around the AWA. Not sure which match I am looking forward to the most in Louisville..... Fab Ones vs Atlas & Ayala is a great babyface match up that could see either side winning or even a heel turn. Can;t wait Ratymus AKA.... Bray Wyatt .... is scary good! Also Funk vs Bock is awesome any day of the week. I love Tully as the TV champ as it really gives that title some pop! Lawler vd HTM.... Family Feud of the Century or at least until the VonErichs come to blows..... Which is Never

All-Star sends Bruce Hart, Keith Hart and Doug Somers to AWA Pacific for Hillbilly Jim, Scott McGhee and Jesse Ventura

The Ambulance Match.... Perfect Southern Grudge Match...

AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING JUNE 1, 1984 A video of the Loser Leaves All-Star Wrestling Steel Cage Match from the Corral in Calgary between Bruce & Keith Hart vs Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell starts the show. While we see the Harts in control of the action inside the cage, Brad Rheingans, who is handcuffed to Stu Hart outside the ring, starts to brutally beat Stu with the handcuffs. This distracts not only the ref but the Harts inside the ring. This allows Greg Gagne to come up from behind Bruce Hart and hit him with a low blow. Gagne follows that up by ramming Bruce’s head into the cage. A bloody Hart staggers back while Jim Brunzell jumps off the top rop and connects with a top rope dropkick. The ref turns around just in time to make the three count. Bruce Hart is lying in the ring in his own blood while Stu Hart is lying outside the ring also bloodied by the attack of Brad Rheingans. Ed Whalen: Well fans, as you just saw, it has been an awful week here in Stampede as Bruce and Keith Hart have lost the loser leave town match and just as Stu Hart was getting Stampede Wrestling going again, he now must do it without his own sons! Lets bring out Stu Hart to hear his thoughts on the situation. Stu Hart: To be honest Ed, I have no words. I feel like I let my boys down. Bruce lost his focus as he tried to protect me from the attack of Brad Rheingans. Ed Whalen: Speaking of Brad Rheningans… What does an Olympic Athlete think he was doing attacking you. I mean you have not been in the ring in quite some time. What a disgusting bully Rheingans turned out to be. Another American hero at his finest! All of a suuden, the Commonwealth Connection (Davey Boy Smith, Dymanite Kid and Jos Leduc) comes out to the interview desk. Ed Whalen: Oh what is this… are you three out here to pour salt into the wound! Dynamite Kid: Not a chance… I know we have not seen eye to eye with the Harts of late but that was like family fighting family. Davey Boy Smith: That’s right… Stu we feel awful and want to prove it to you by taking out the High Flyers! Jos Leduc: And Rheingans… the next time I see you might be your last day in this sport. How dare you attack the father of Stampede Wrestling! Stu Hart hugs the Commonwealth Connection and thanks them. The crowd is ecstatic but also a little cautious as they are not sure if they can completely trust this trio after their recent actions. Ed Whalen: Well I hope you three are being honest with us now. Dynamite Kid: Ed, you know as well as anyone… when the situation gets tough, us Canadians will do anything for each other. Ed Whalen: Well that is true. Later on tonight, Dynamite Kid, you will be taking on none other then the Russian Nightmare, Nikita Koloff with a trip to the finals of the Young Lions Tournament on the line. Dynamite Kid: That is going to be one tough match and I could really use the greatest fans on Earth behind me in that one. Stu Hart: And I promise you they will be. One more hug between Stu and the trio and the fans are buying this hook, line and sinker (Commercials) Promos for shows in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Brandon, Lloydminster, Swift Current) MATCH: Keiji Mutoh defeats Luke Aduda with a Top Rope Plancha The crowd seems to really like Mutoh as he is different then anyone else they have ever seen. His creativity and aerial attacks excite them at each and every turn. After his victory, Mutoh began to head to the locker room when another Asian wrestler, with his face painted, came out to the ring and seemed to berate Mutoh. Mutoh simply put his head down as if he was being scolded and the two walked away together. Match: Ciclon Negro defeated Matt Downs with a Brainbuster Negro did his anti-Americas gimmck the entire time as pummeled Downs. At the interview desk, Negro continued to badmouth the fans of Stampede Wrestling and wanted a piece of Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart. When Neidhart came out and got in the ring, Negro changed his tune and said that he would beat the Anvil next time but that it was unfair that he would have to wrestle again after such a tough match with Matt Downs. The crowd really let Negro have it with a loud “Chicken” Chant which Neidhart was happy to partake in. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Brandon, Lloydminster, Swift Current) MATCH: Bad News Allen makes quick work of Dean Garrett Bad News stops by to speak with Ed Whalen while still carrying the AWA Title which he stole from Hulk Hogan. BNA: I don’t know how Chump Hogan can continue to go around Canada and the United States calling himself the champ. Champs have title belts around their waist but all Hogan has around his is a layer of fat! If I do not get a signed contract for a legit AWA World Title Match in a Falls Count Anywhere, No DQ, No Timelimit Match… I am out of here next week! I am getting sick and tired of telling Verne Gagne and Hulk Hogan where to find me. It is clear to me that Hogan wants no part of me and is happy without his belt. So either next week, Hogan arrives here willing to sign the contract or the AWA World Title is gone forever. Ed Whalen: Well folks, it seems Bad News is getting tired of waiting. All I know is that an angry Bad News Allen means Bad News for the AWA. We will be right back! (Commercials) Promos for shows in Calgary Regina, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw) Match: Brad Rheingans defeats Koko Ware with the Craddle Suplex after a low blow Rheingans was accompanied to the ring with the High Flyers and one thing for sure is that the heel turn of this group is complete…. At least up here in Canada. They antagonize the fans, torment Koko and have the ref spinning in circles trying to keep order. After the match, the three have a grand old time with Ed Whalen laughing about how they chased Stu Hart’s punk sons out of All-Star Wrestling in less then a week. (Commercials) (Promos for shows in Calgary Regina, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw) MAIN EVENT: YOUNG LIONS TOURNAMENT Nikta Koloff with Nicolai Volkoff vs Davey Boy Smith Ed Whalen reminds us that the winner of this match will meet Eddie Gilbert in the finals of the tournament on July 1st at the big Canada Day event in the Saddledome. Whalen has trouble convincing everyone that Davey Boy has a shot in this match as all he keeps saying is how dominant the Russian Nightmare has been since coming to All-Star Wrestling. As for the match, Davey Boy tries his best to neutralize Koloff’s power by outwrestling him. This strategy works but Smith has trouble landing anything that will put Koloff down. Whalen wonders if Smith needs to take more chances and it is like the Bulldog hears him. The amazing thing is that it is working and the crowd is really behind him. Ed Whalen: Oh my God… what are these three doing out here now. Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and Brad Rheingans comes out to ringside and start pointing at Davey Boy. WHAM…. Russian Sickle… Smith was distracted for just a second but that is all Nikita needed to nearly take off the head of the Bulldog. 1…2….3. Ed Whalen: Well it is not like Nikita needed any help but these three can’t seem to help themselves…. Oh No…. Gagne and his goons are in the ring They are working over Davey Boy Smith. Here comes the cavalry… its Dynamite Kid and Jos Leduc. Oh no, the Russians are getting involved. The Commonwealth Connection is losing to the numbers game right now. It is 5 on3! The crowd explodes as Sgt. Slaughter and Jim Neidhart hit the ring. Soon the fan favorites have control of the ring. Ed Whalen: What a night! We have seen Bruce and Keith Hart leave All-Star Wrestling and then the Commonwealth Connection come to Stu Hart’s aid and finally… finally… someone has stood up to the Russians. Way to go Sgt. Slaughter and Jim Neidhart. Ed Whalen: Folks, if you anywhere near Edmonton this Thursday … get to the Sales Pavilion as it will be some show. So in the meantime and in the in-between time… that’s it, another edition of Stampede Wrestling.

Another nice set of house shows. You do a great job of protecting your big baby faces by putting them in tag matches and 6 man matches where they rarely take a fall. You also save your big feud matches for the larger shows which keeps us wanting more which is always good for business!

AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING May 26, 1984 A montage of all the top AWA Wrestlers of both past and present is shown. From coast to coast, continent to continent and border to border, we welcome you to AWA Mid-American All-Star Wrestling. I am Rod Trongard and we are coming to you today from the Minneapolis Armory. Fans, if any of you were watching All-Star Stampede Wrestling last night, you saw some very interesting turn of events. Somehow, Stu Hart has signed a contract for a Loser-Leave All-Star Wrestling for Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell vs Bruce and Keith Hart for this week in Calgary. I cannot imagine All-Star Wrestling without Greg Gagne. Let’s bring in Vern to get his thoughts of this strange turn of events. Verne Gagne: Rod... All I know is that I am not happy. A couple of weeks ago, Greg and his old tag team partner, Jim Brunzell decided to go up to Stampede to help Stu Hart out and get that promotion going again. All I know is what I hear from Greg as Stu has not returned my phone calls. Greg says that from the second they got there, they were mistreated. The Harts doing some dirty business behind the scenes and Greg, Jim and Brad Rheingans had enough and stood up for themselves. Now Stu Hart signs this Loser Leave Town match with his kids vs Greg and Jim with Brad Rheingans being handcuffed to Stu. Not sure how this will turn out but I will say it again, this sure seems funny for a partner to do to his partner. I have full confidence that Greg and Jim will do just fine but I cannot say I am sure their will be no funny business from the Harts. Rod Trongard: Wow Verne, I guess we are in wait and see mode. One thing for sure is that we have a great show for you tonight and we will get right to the ring with Randy Savage when we return. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MATCH: Randy Savage defeats Verlon Biggs with the Top Rope Elbow Drop Rod Trongard: Well Randy, last week you destroyed Bobby Heenan in the ring and as a result, you are guaranteed another AWA North American title shot against Bret Hart. Randy Savage: OH YEAH….. Soon that belt will be around my waist. It doesn’t matter to me where but I am ready all week. I can take that title tonight in St. Paul, tomorrow in Des Moines or this Friday in Denver. No place to hide Bret Hart. The title will be mine. The crowd begins to boo as Bobby Heenan walks slowly out to the interview area in a neckbrace. He is accompanied by AWA President, Stanley Blackburn. As Heenan begins to speak he is watching Savage very carefully as he seems to expect another attack. Bobby Heenan: Ok Randy Savage… so you beat me last week. Put me in this neckbrace…SO WHAT! Last time I checked, I am a MANAGER! Not a wrestler. Big deal, you beat me. Randy Savage with a big grin on his face replies that it is a big deal because it guarantees him a shot at the North American Title. Savage also wants to know where that will take place this week. Bobby Heenan is laughing at this and says that is why Stanley Blackburn is here tonight! Stanley Blackburn: Ok Randy…. You are right. You have earned a title shot but it will not be this week. Bret Hart is already scheduled to wrestle this week in St. Paul against Rick Martel and Bobby Heenan has informed me that he is enforcing the 30 Day rule which says that Bret only has to defend his title once a month. Randy Savage is fuming as Rod Trongard is accusing Heenan and Hart of ducking Savage. Bobby Heenan: Ducking…. No….getting under your skin? Yes! Oh and by the way… the next time Bret Hart defends his North American title will be on Canada Day in the Saddledome against you, Randy Savage. That’s right… in Bret’s hometown where his father seems to be making all the rules! Good Luck. Oh and by the way… this is your last title shot. Savage starts to go after Heenan but Blackburn gets in the way. Stanley Blackburn: One more thing Mr. Savage… Bobby Heenan is in fact just a manager and any attack on him will lead to your immediate suspension. It is now Heenan who is mocking Savage as we head to break. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MATCH: Eddie Gilbert with Baby Doll defeats Marty Jannety with the Hot Shot in a nice 8 minute match. Eddie Gilbert and Baby Doll are at the interview desk where we find out that Eddie will face the winner of next week’s match between Davey Boy Smith and Nikita Koloff for the Young Lions Tournament Championship that will be held on next week’s edition of Stampede Wrestling. Gilbert and Baby Doll seem real confident as they seem to know they are the Hottest and Most Perfect Couple in all of wrestling. The interesting part here was that Rick Rude and Bobby Heenan headed to the ring for the next match and Baby Doll’s eyes seemed to wander to the body of Rude. Gilbert noticed and did not seem to be the least bit happy with his manager! MATCH: Rick Rude with Bobby Heenan defeats Tony Torres with the Piledriver At the interview desk, Trongard couldn’t help but tell Rude that Baby Doll seemed to be checking him out and that Eddie Gilbert seemed to take offense to it. Rick Rude (with a little flex): Now can you blame her. Even the Perfect 10 wants a turn with the Ravishing One! COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MATCH Last week we saw the arrival of this heel group of old timers in Bobby Bass, Crazy Luke Graham and Wild Buck Robley. While it did not go so good for Graham as he lost to Ricky Gibson, the trio really worked Ricky over after the match. In tonight’s match, Bass is trying to beat Gibson by playing dirty but Gibson is holding his own. In fact, when he takes control of the match, the Evil trio has seen enough and the attack comes. For the second week in a row Gibson is under siege with a 3-1 attack. The crowd explodes as Crusher hots the ring and is throwing haymakers as only Da Crusher can. This week, Gibson not only gets the win but is left standing in control of the ring with the iconic Crusher at his side. At the interview desk, Crusher takes over the show where he is talking about cracking the heads of the three clowns who were just in the ring. When asked by Trongard why he came out to help Ricky Gibson, Crusher responded… Crusher: Come on Rod… that’s easy. Those three clowns claimed to be the best old timers around… No come on… we all know that is me. And another thing, have you takin a look at this guy with me right now. He is so good looking that he is going to make it easy for me to get close to all the Dollies down on Halsted St. next week in Chicago. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MAIN EVENT: Dr. Death Steve Williams vs Ken Patera with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie Tonight we see Williams and Patera going at in a singles showdown but Trongard reminds us that Williams and Manny Fernandez have been challenging Patera and Crusher Blackwell to be the #1 contender for the AWA World title currently held by the Road Warriors. This match begins with a test of strength that Willima seems on the verge of winning until Patera kneed him in the gut. Patera took this opportunity to wrestle or beat from the top. Patera even locked in the Full Nelson but somehow Williams made it to the ropes forcing the break. Eventually we see the tides turn and Williams hits the Oklahoma Stampede. The problem here was that Sheik Al Kassoe called for reinforcements and Blackwell hit the ring. This 2-1 attack did not last long as Manny Fernandez seemed to be on notice and he was real quick to hit the ring. This two teams fought each other long enough for the crowd to get into it as it was still going hot when Trongard signed off

I admit that I have not seen all that much of Portland Wrestling but I am loving this heel dominated territory

Great TV show with an awesome build to the next big show on July 7. Rich needs some big help! Like the first showing of Muraco and Taylor Mad Dog with the National Title is cool and sets up so many choices. I thought this was going to be a big title feud that ended with Hacksaw.

Awesome show as always. I think Brad needs to avenge the slap by winning the Light Heavyweight title! Not sure Tojo can be trusted but the MNX might need a little protection from Fugi. CATCH 22?

Great show with Flair and the VonErichs coming out on top in Texas. Flair has been flip flopping a lot between face and heel which would serve him well down the road as a possible World Champ! The Blackjacks work great as Tag champs in Texas. Enjoyed seeing the Dog over Studd. Interesting to see what becomes of Studd without Akbar. Looking forward to seeing where the Freebirds end up. They had a tough run in World Class.

Very creative concept with the order of the eliminations deciding the matches. Can't wait to see Star Wars... Flair vs the Birds is awesome but can Flair be trusted?

WoW... the new WWF where jobbers really do have a shot. Love the Horowitz and Fleming win. Also like that SD Jones is not just the good guy who always goes down in defeat. The Samoans acting like the unbeatable savage team is awesome

Such a fun card here. Rotundo is going to quickly rise up here in Pacific. I wonder if Borne will continue to be a good sport and help Billy Jack out or will he getting tired of being caught in the middle and turn on him. I am also wondering what Playboy's next move will be now that Piper has the Vachon brothers

Tojo-Fugi War is interesting. Tojo was just evil while Fugi was sneaky evil. Nice build of Cooley. Haystacks is a perfect Southeastern wrestler and can run forever as he shifts between heel and babyface. Your show is the perfect Redneck Soap Opera where people would come back every week!

I enjoy the way you are able to slow play things and keep us on the edge of our seats week after week. Can't wait for Chavo vs Tully HTM vs Lawler is one of my favorites in the game Atlas and Hercules vs the Fab Ones is such a contrast in styles. It should be fun. People in Louisville are going to get one awesome show

AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING May 25, 1984 A video of last week’s attack on Bruce & Keith Hart ny Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and Brad Rheingans is shown after the musical intro. Ed Whalen: Well fans, as you just saw, last week’s return if Stampede Wrestling ended on why disgusting attack by Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and Brad Rheingans. Bruce and Keith are still recovering from this incident and will not be with us in studio but we will here from the Patriarch of Stampede Wrestling, Stu Hart. We will also being seeing Greg Gagne in action today so by hook or by crook, we will get to the bottom of all of this. We will also being seeing the self-proclaimed AWA World Champion, Bad News Allen in action tonight. Ox Baker will also be taking on Ricky Vaughn and in the main event, it will be the British Bulldogs vs Koko Ware and Sweet Brown Sugar with the winner getting a shot at the Road Warriors and the World Title. Before we head to the ring, let’s bring out Stu Hart. Ed Whalen: So Stu, what was behind that violent attack on your boys all about last week. Stu Hart: To be honest Ed, I have no idea. Vern Gagne and I agreed to split the All-Star wrestling territory and then one week later his son does this. The one thing I can tell you is that Bruce and Keith will not take this lying down. I also know that they have been raised in the Hart Dungeon and have been taught to stand up for themselves. I will not get involved …. Yet! Ed Whalen: Well folks, there you have it. This war has begun and Stu Hart is going to just sit back and watch the highlights. We will get to our first match right after this commercial break. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Calgary Regina, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw MATCH: Ox Baker defeats Mike Stone with the Heart Punch Ox Baker and Bob Sweetan are at the interview area and the are both white hot! First, Baker goes off on Hulk Hogan who he says cheated to get a win against him last week in Sales Pavillion in Edmonton. Ed Whalen quickly says that Hogan did no such thing and that in fact, it was Sweetan who broke the rules by getting involved in a match that he had no business being involved in. Sweetan now takes over the interview and we get to the crux of the problem which is the fact, that their nemesis, Sweet Brown Sugar and Koko Ware are facing the British Bulldogs later tonight and the winner gets a shot at the AWA World Champs… the Road Warriors. Sweetan is saying that the title shot should be theirs and if the Road Warriors were hear right now, they would prove it to them. The crowd erupts as none other then the Road Warrios come out…. Animal: We are getting sick and tired of people throwing our names around saying they want a piece of us. Nobody can handle that. If you two over the hill, out of shape hasbeens want a piece of us… lets get it on. Tell um Hawk! Hawk: Weeeellllllll, we got nothing to do right now. If you two losers got the guts…. Let’s rumble! Baker and Sweetan back down as they say they it would be unfair to make Ox fight back to back matches but they are looking forward to a title match very soon. The crowd really heckles them and calls them cowards as they head back to the locker room. (Commercials) Promos for shows in Calgary Regina, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw) MATCH: Bad News Allen makes quick work of Hutch Thomas Bad News stops by to speak with Ed Whalen while still carrying the AWA Title which he stole from Hulk Hogan. BNA: I told all of you last week that if Chump Hogan wanted his title back that all he would need to do was come see me in Sales Pavilion up in Edmonton last Thursday. Well, Hogan was in Edmonton and survived by barely beating Ox Baker and then when I came out of the locker room all I saw was the back of some blonde guys head as he was running to his car. Hogan is not a champ. He is a coward and this belt will stay with me until I get a NO DQ, Falls Count Anywhere Title Match! Ed Whalen: Well there you have it… Bad News is holding to his demands and we will see what Verne Gagne and Hulk Hogan decide to meet his demand. We will be right back! (Commercials) Promos for shows in Calgary Regina, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw) Match: Greg Gagne vs Lumberjack #1 Gagne is joined by Jim Brunzell and Brad Rheingans and together the three strut out as Rheingans is basically antagonizing the fans with his Olympic Medal in their faces. We see a much more aggressive Gage who throws a few closed fists and kicks to the gut here. As the ref admonishes him, Brunzell and Rheingans take some liberties with Lumberjack #1. Lumberjack tries to hold his own but eventually the numbers game is too much and Gagne slaps on the Sleeper and gets the Submission win. Gagne argues with the reg after the match as he is refusing to wake up the Lumberjack. Just before the decision is reversed, Gagne gives a nasty slap to the back of the neck of the Lumberjack and he jolts back to life. The three Americans strut over to Ed Whalen. Ed Whalen: Okay guys… I have known you all a long time and have always respected your actions in and around the ring. After last week’s attack on the Hart brothers, I am not sure if I can say that anymore. Greg Gagne: What do I care if some stupid Canadian respects me. I mean all you guys can do up here is make ice and even for that you people forgot the recipe a dozen times. All I know is that Stu Hart was playing games with my father’s company and I had to make him pay. I called up my brother Jim Brunzell and he came running back to All-Star when he heard we were going to go after Stu Hart. Jim Brunzell: That’s right. Every time an American comes up here, Stu pretends to have a clue and brings him over to the Dungeon where he has his snot nose kids triple team them and tries to humiliate them. Well all I know is that when the sides of the fight are even, it is Stu’s sons on the bottom of the pile. The crowd explodes as Stu Hart comes out. You can tell he is fuming! Stu Hart: Don’t you dare come in here talking about my kids. What you three did last week has to be paid for. I am not going to fine you. I am not going to suspend you. I am going to take your right to wrestle any from you. Greg Gagne… your father and I came up with some rules when we divided up this territory a few weeks ago. Anyone who shows up for the TV show must wrestle in that territory that week. This was to cut down on travel but now it is to get you out of All-Star Wrestling for good. This Thursday in the Corral right here in Calgary, you and Jim Brunzell are going to face Bruce and Keith Hart in a Loser Leave Town Steel Cage match where the loser will be banned from both areas of All-Star Wrestling. Oh… and to make sure this jerk to my left…. Brad Rheingans…. Doesn’t get involved. He will be handcuffed to ME! The crowd explods as Whalen hypes up the card at the Corral. (Commercials) (Promos for shows in Calgary Regina, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw) MAIN EVENT: The British Bulldogs vs Sweet Brown Sugar & Koko Ware Just a great match that shows a lot of athleticism and technical skill. In this back and forth context, one thing that is noticeable is that the Bulldogs are not breaking nearly as many rules as they have in past weeks. In the end, Dynamite Kid catches Koko Ware with a powerslam and Davey Boy stops Suagar from making the save. While the Bulldogs win this one, it is a match that the fans could watch over and over again. Ed Whalen: Folks, if you anywhere near Calgary Thursday … get to the Corral as it will be Bruce and Keith Hart vs The High Flyers in a Loser Leave Town Still Cage Match with Stu Hart handcuffed to Brad Rheingans. You will also see the British Bulldog taking on the Road Warriors for the AWA Tag Team Titles. I have been around this business for a long time but I do not think I have ever seen a person like Greg Gagne become so hated in such a short period of time and hopefully this will be the last we see of him in Stampede Wrestling. So in the meantime and in the in-between time… that’s it another edition of Stampede Wrestling.

The Axe is a great choice to lay down the law. Love how you rotate your stars at the top to keep us on out toes. Tito goes down this time but may soon come back and be on top Roop is a fun heel to keep an eye on.

Harley Race better step up his game if he wants a shot at Hansen or the World title if he can't beat Iceman! I agree with Lee. The fans in Georgia are really getting some value with the price of admission.

Ok.... Post the next show now please! I need to know what this thing between the Briscos and Valentine and the mystery person is all about! Like Gino with a belt right away!

Very realistic. The more I look at old cards, the more I see the same cards or at least very similar ones repeated over and over again. This makes sense as the more they work with each other the better it would look.

All-Star releases Mike VonErich and brings back Da Crusher

Great line! You have such a feel for this territory. Bob Armstrong is big but he is special in Southeast and that is a huge BOOM for business. Great lead up from the TV show to the event in Dothan. Like how you went from Snaje vs Mr. Olympia right to Snake vs Brad!

Format is awesome! Andre winning the Battle Royal is perfect and a Hogan-Andre Match is what the World is waiting for Enjoy seeing the Montreal side not being ignored Backlund-Snuka is a feud that is rightfully going to continue! Road Warriors- Samoans?.... Could be fun

May 18, 1984 A montage of all the top AWA Wrestlers of both past and present is shown. From coast to coast, continent to continent and border to border, we welcome you to AWA Mid-American All-Star Wrestling. I am Rod Trongard and we are coming to you today from the Minneapolis Armory. Fans, you might have noticed the new opening to our show and the slight name change, AWA Mid-American All-Star Wrestling. Let’s bring in the head of the AWA, Verne Gagne to explain all of this to our great fans. Verne Gagne: Let’s make one thing clear Rod… this is a very exciting day in the AWA. Stu Hart and myself continue to run AWA All-Star Wrestling. AWA Mid-American Wrestling is just one small part of that great territory. Stu 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 Mid America here in the United States and Stu will focus more on the territory to our north. 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 great city of 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. Also, fans stay tuned in the weeks to come as there will be a brand new championship, the AWA Mid-American Championship, added to our list of titles. Rod Trongard: Wow Verne, what a great time to be a part of the AWA and the I promise you that the quality of the matches will not slip one iota. To prove that listen to what you are instore for tonight… in the Young Guns Tournament, you will see none other than Nikita Koloff vs Keiji Mutoh. Sgt. Slaughter will be taking on Ciclon Negro. We will also see Crazy Luke Graham make his return to the AWA against newcomer Ricky Gibson. That and much more. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MATCH: Sgt. Slaughter vs Ciclon Negro Nothing better in 1984 then a little patriotic win vs the hated foreigner and that is exactly what we get here. Negro attacked before the bell and gave it to Slaughter for a few minutes until Sarge turned the tide and followed up the Cannon Lariot with the Cobra Clutch for the Submission win. At the interview desk Sarge is fuming and spitting about all the Foreign maggots here in Mid-American Wrestling and how he and Jim “Anvil” Neidhart are looking to start by eliminating the Russian problem here! MATCH: Buck Robley & “No Class” Bobby Bass vs Joe Stark & Jim Kent The veteran heel team makes there debut here in All-Star and trie to set a record for rule breaking but they were so good and hiding it from the ref that they got away with it and made quick work of Stark and Kent. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MATCH: YOUNG LION’S TOURNAMENT Nikita Koloff with Nicolai Volkolff vs Keiji Mutoh Mutoh has performed well in this tournament to date but has a tall order in front of him. In order to win the tournament he needs to beat the Russian Nightmare tonight! Mutoh does wow the crowd early and is able to keep Koloff off balance with his speed and aerial tactics. The problem was that he was always just one mistake away from being decapitated by the Sickle. That problem came after Mutoh ducked under one sickle and came off the ropes with a flying cross body block only to be caught by Koloff and slammed to the ground. The Sickle came next and it was all over. After the interview desk, Gene Okerlund congratulates Nikita and informs him that if he beats Davey Boy Smith in two weeks, he will face Eddie Gilbert for the Young Lions Tournament Championship. The Russians are less then humble and are enjoying the fact that Americans are soooo stupid that they might believe that Eddie Gilbert could actually defeat the Russian Nightmare! MATCH: Luke Graham vs Ricky Gibson This is the first match for both men in All-Star since the fall of the NWA but they are no strangers to the wrestling fans. Graham is a bit past his prime but his size, antics and experience make him very dangerous. Gibson on the other hand must use his speed and skill to stay in this match and he does just that as he ducks a big right hand by Graham and simply rolls him up for the pin. As Gibson celebrates in the ring we hear … Rod Trongard: Oh no… this could only mean trouble. Buck Robley and Bobby Bass are back in the ring and together with Graham, they really work over Gibson. Eventually they attack comes to an end as the heels head to the locker room as Gibson is left laying in the center of the ring. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines Rod Trongard: Fans, I do not know what that heinoius attack was all about nor do I understand the relationship between Luke Graham, Buck Robley and No Class Bobby Bass but I am sure Verne Gagne will not stand for such actions here in All-Star Wrestling. We hope Ricky Gibson will be ok and be back in action real soon…. Bobby Heenan comes out to the interview desk and Trongard wonders aloud if things could get any worse today. Bobby Heenan: Well hello to you to Trongard. I am getting sick and tired of you, Verne Gagne and all the humanoids out there not giving my family the respect they deserve. I was listening earlier tonight to Bad News Allen…. Now there is a man who should join “The Family” …. But that is a conversation for another day… anyway Allen threatened to disappear with the AWA World Title. Well if Verne Gagne doesn’t want Bret Hart to do the same with the North American Title, he better stop granting Randy Savage title matches. I mean even the fans are getting bored of watching Bret beat Savage to within an inch of his life. Verne comes out to a loud ovation and you can tell that he is fuming from all that has gone on around here tonight…. Between Bad News Allen, the arrival of Graham, Robley and Bass and now Bobby Heenan. Verne Gagne: Let’s get one thing correct. I am still the match maker around here and in terms of who gets the title matches around here, those decisions are made by myself and the AWA Board of Directors. Nothing has changed around here since you were a regular in the ring. A little light seems to go off in Verne’s head. Verne Gagne: In fact, Heenan… it has only been a few months since you were a regular in-ring wrestler and I remember you getting a lot of being time matches. Bobby Heenan: That is because I deserved them. I am one of the best in the business. Verne Gagne: Exactly! And since you are one of the best you will be able to prove that Randy Savage is not. If you beat him cleanly…. TONIGHT…. Randy Savage will have another title shot but if he wins… Savage is still the #1 contender. Also, Heenan … if any one interferes from your family… Bret Hart will be stripped of the title! That match is NEXT! Heenan acts like he has seen a Ghost but he has once again put his foot in his mouth. COMMERCIAL Promos for this week’s shows in St. Paul: Denver, Salt Lake city, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines MATCH: Randy Savage vs Bobby Heenan As you would expect, Heenan is scared out of his mind and Savage is like a wild animal. Savage is beating Heenan from pillar to post and Trongard reminds us that there is nothing the Family can do about it. The problem comes when Savage is getting ready to finish off Heenan and Sheik Adnan Al Kaissie rushes to the ring with Patera and Blackwell. It looks like Heenan has found away around Vern’s stipulations but from out of nowhere come Dr. Death and Manny Fernandez. As two of the top tag teams in all of wrestling are going at it outside the ring…. WHAM…. Savage crashes down on Heenan with the top rope elbow drop for the win. Rod Trongard: Well folks… what a wild, first night of Mid-American All-Star Wrestling. So long from the Armory in Minneapolis.