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At this stage, has anyone expected Moxley to lead his Block? I personally thought that Naito would at this point but that's really fun

Good. Now, I'm gonna wait for the international TV deal announcement to really get excited. Having Tully & Shawn Spears making a rehash of Dusty getting his hand broken by the Horsemen would be such a nice angle. Having that featured on a Road to All Out would be fantastic and add even more drama for the Spears/Cody match at All Out.

I'm gonna give you mad props for really turning that roster into something REALLY fun in a short amount of time. You've been doing great works to mold that territory exactly like you want it and you've done some great moves with rosters & angles to make Georgia Championship Wrestling a very compelling territory.

Xavier was also particularly good in the Apollo vs Nakamura match. His genuine excitement added so much to the atmosphere of this match. Apollo looked really good tonight and I hope he's someone that Bischoff will keep an eye on during his transition process.

I'm looking forward to who will be the Rougeaus' mystery partner. Obviously, my gut goes straight to the Lutte Internationale connection in thinking it's either Rick Martel or Dino Bravo but it could literally be anyone in the AWA.

When I was a kid in Quebec, IIRC, we had: -WWF on TVA on Sunday mornings (they even aired Saturday Night's Main Event at the same time slot it would air on NBC) -The NWA would air on another local channel called TQS on Saturday nights - I believe it was Worldwide Wrestling but I can't be 100% sure.) -And Lutte Internationale was airing in syndication.

David Sammartino is no laughing joke when you got someone like Giant Haystacks watching your back!

Interesting that you brought up Andy Warhol here. This reminded me of what was announced up here to a lesser scale about the project from a notorious playwright named Robert Lepage here in Quebec called Le Diamant, where he's gonna have all sorts of plays performed there when it opens. Lepage also announced that there would also be wrestling in his venue (In occurrence, the 10th Anniversary show for NSPW on October 5, Shawn Spears from AEW is booked, and the Lucha Bros are also supposed to be booked as well), which raised a lot of eyebrows among the cultural community up here but Lepage explained that he attended an NSPW event last year and he was so engulfed within the atmosphere and also very enthused by the presentation and the emotions he felt while watching the show that he decided he had to have a wrestling event in Le Diamant. It's very interesting to me that artists, people who would more likely frown upon pro wrestling being perceived as an art, have a more favorable reaction to that point of view than actual pro wrestling fans.

The most dangerous Roddy Piper is a vicious Roddy Piper!

For NotJayTabb, let's go with this one to start.

Someone should tell Al Madril that his nephew isn't very reliable! Lots of creative classic Southern style finishes to Rocket City Rumble and it was a great card. Certainly didn't expect Lars Anderson to win the TV title but it's gonna make things a lot more interesting!

Who said that tournaments can only be for cash and titles? Love the concept of the Camaro being the grand prize for a tournament. You can get pretty creative with that as well!

Very nice build you're giving Scott Hall here. Battle Royals are so effective for that! And the Super Bowl of Professional Wrestling should be fun!

They might be ugly but they're freaking effective!

Well, yeah, she's not shy about her support for NRA and Trump so that's not surprising.

Aw yeah, Hot Rod is back and it doesn't look good for Buddy Rose!

If that's the case, then why in the statement WWE released, did they say that Bischoff was to oversee creative for Smackdown? Sounds like another bullshit piece of reporting by Meltzer. And it's not like Meltzer and Bischoff like each other anyway.

In Tully's case, if I understood AEW's press release, his position as "Executive Advisor" for Shawn Spears isn't a one-off. Which is great news. The longer Spears can be associated to Tully, the better it will be for him in the long run.

So many layers behind that move. From the historic Dusty/Tully rivalry to Tully being linked to another Perfect 10. And is Tony Schiavone now full-time with AEW or is he freelancing?

I know it's probably not your intent but the thought in my head of Black Bart wearing the infamous Killer Bee mask cracks me up. I can already imagine Bart backstage, pleading to not wear it. "I AIN'T WEARIN' NO DADGUM MASK!"

As the tournament started, my money was on the Starrs to win it but Hector & Mando winning it warms my heart!

Every time Buddy Rose is in dire straits of losing his championship, he always finds a way. That's what makes him the most dangerous man in AWA Pacific and one of the top heels in the entire AWA.

Events for July 20, 21 & 22, 1984 Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling TV, July 20th, 1984 Sportatorium, Tampa, FL -AWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champions Bill White & Johnny Weaver beat Buzz Tyler & John Bonello in 12:55 in a non-title match -Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) beat Don Kent in 14:08 with the Top Rope Elbow Drop -In studio, Bob Caudle & David Crockett interview now former TV Champion Boomer Lynch. Lynch is upset at the fact that he couldn't count on the House of Humperdink to help him defend his title against new champion Khruscher Khruschev. Boomer says he can no longer trust the word of Sir Oliver Humperdink and Kevin Sullivan. Given that he has a big tag match against Dusty Rhodes & The Junkyard Dog this Sunday in Orlando, he had to look elsewhere to find himself a partner. Boomer announces that in Orlando, he will team up with Japanese newcomer Keiji Mutoh to wrestle The American Dream & JYD! -Dory Funk Jr beat King Tonga in 5:59 -Johnny Mantell upsets The Great Kabuki in 6:57 after another miscue from Purple Haze! We thought that everything was settled between these two but that doesn't seem to be the case! Steel Cage Match, Winner to face Rocky Johnson for the AWA HBO TV Championship in Miami Sunday night: Kevin Kelly beat Jerry Brisco in 11:18 after Greg Valentine interfered and slammed the cage door on Brisco's head. July 20th, 1984 Fort Homer W. Hestorly Armory, Tampa, FL -Dory Funk Jr beat Jose Luis Rivera in 12:47 -Reverend Jimmy Valiant beat Steve Diblasio in 15:04 -Jack Brisco beat Abdullah the Butcher (w/Kevin Sullivan & Fallen Angel) in 14:39 Steel Cage: AWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champion Johnny Weaver beat Tommy Lane No DQ Match: The Starr Corporation destroyed John Bonello & Rufus Jones in 3:36 AWA Atlantic Coast TV Championship Gauntlet Match: Khruscher Khruschev beat Randy Savage, Jerry Brisco, Gino Hernandez, Eddie Gilbert & Mike Graham to retain. Order of Elimination: -Randy Savage by DQ after Gino Hernandez tried to make a move on Miss Elizabeth and Savage went ballistic on Gino -Gino Hernandez by Jerry Brisco and an Oklahoma Roll -Jerry Brisco by Eddie Gilbert and a small package -Eddie Gilbert by Khruscher Khruschev -Mike Graham by Khruscher Khruschev July 21st, 1984 Miami, FL -Eddie Gilbert beat Jose Luis Rivera -Jack Brisco beat Buzz Tyler -Don Kernodle beat Boris Zhukov -John Bonello fight Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champion Johnny Weaver to a double DQ AWA HBO TV Championship: Rocky Johnson beat Kevin Kelly to retain. After the match, a frustrated Kelly attacked Rocky but both Briscos ran in to seemingly make the save, straps in hand. However, it only turned out to be a ruse as the Briscos took turn to beat the living tar out of the Soulman with the straps! After security was able to pull off the Briscos, Eddie Graham came out and announced that tomorrow night in Orlando, pending a phone call with AWA Worldwide, Rocky Johnson will be defending his title against Jack Brisco in a Strap Match!!! July 22nd, 1984 Orlando, FL -Don Kernodle beat Greg Valentine after a distraction from Jerry Brisco. Valentine chased off Brisco afterwards -Superstar Billy Graham beat Mike Davis -John Bonello & Billy Travis beat Scott Casey & The Masked Superstar by DQ after Masked Superstar was caught using his loaded mask on Travis! Superstar didn't care and continued to pummel on both Bonello & Travis afterwards. -The Church of Boogie Woogie beat Jerry Brisco & Gino Hernandez after Jimmy Valiant pinned Jerry Brisco with a small package AWA Atlantic Coast TV Championship: Abdullah the Butcher (w/Kevin Sullivan & Fallen Angel) beat Khruscher Khruschev to win the title - TITLE CHANGE!!! -"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & The Junkyard Dog beat Boomer Lynch & Keiji Mutoh by countout after Lynch & Mutoh walked out on the match, avoiding a hot tag from Dusty AWA HBO TV Championship Strap Match: Rocky Johnson beat Jack Brisco to retain

And even there, Heyman stressed many times in interviews since his appointment that changes would take mind. But from what we've seen so far, we can't say that Heyman hasn't been up to the task. Yes, there are some people from the "old regime" getting pushed but there are a couple of guys like Cedric Alexander getting more visibility and I can't be against that.

I think we pretty much know who are the 2 possible winners. Although anyone else would be fun.