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Andre with a Giant swerve on Fuji-san but the Powers of Pain make him pay for it. The Twin Towers each get a chance to make a statement at Mania. But they each have a tough night ahead of them as well. I'm really digging your Macho Man promos.

Backlund is taking his return to the UWF incredibly seriously. Meanwhile Allen is ready to show what he can really do.

Good to see Jerry put his foot down with Debeers. Meanwhile Jeff introduces the crowd to Ms Tennessee. I'm not sure who the fans will route for when The Texas Outlaws take on The Horsemen. Dibiase vs Flair could be a scientific masterclass....or a trip to the gutter. Maybe even both. Mr Wrestling 2 has some interesting ideas for the Huffman brothers.

Here's something else to think about. The UWF was originally based out of Reseda California which stands out as an odd choice compared to the markets they'd run later. Where would you have had the first UWF events take place?

The Olympians have been the most entertaining tag act for a while now so I'm actually glad to see them hold the gold. Adias is saved by the bell just as he's going to sleep. Classic. Akbar takes Keirn's eye off the prize. Excellent work on the Hogan promo brother! Sawyer really doesn't have anyone to blame but himself for that one. But I'm sure he'll find a way not to. Jumbo gets past the Iceman. Bring on Canek!

Two stacked cards bringing huge matches to Hawaii.

NWA places the following talent on the block. Al Perez Harley Race Ole Anderson Tom Prichard Chris Youngblood Mark Youngblood Super Strong Machine

NWA sends Jimmy Snuka to the WWF in exchange for Tommy Rich. There is also a mutual loan where Kamala will be sent to the WWF until the end of the year in exchange for King Kong Bundy with both returning on the 1st.

February 17, 1989 Live on Pay Per View from the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte NC. Badd Company (Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond) and Big John Studd w/ "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll defeat The Patriots (Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion) and "The Latin Hearthrob" Al Perez when Baby Doll hit Chip with her purse followed by a big boot from Studd. "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant defeats "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. Ivan tried to introduce the chain but Handsome Jimmy swiped the chain and ko'd Koloff with his own weapon. NWA World Six Man Tag Team Titles. The Stud Stable (Jimmy Golden, Rod Price & Tommy Cairo)(c) w/"The Mastermind" Ron Fuller defeat Super Strong Machine and the Zero Fighters (Hiroshi Hase & Keiichi Yamada) after Fuller passed Price the "loaded" elbowpad which he whacked SSM with. NWA United States Tag Team Titles. The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams)(c) w/"Number One" Paul Jones defeat The Renegade Warriors (Mark & Chris Youngblood) with a double gutbuster on Chris. The champions weren't done and grabbed a pair of chairs before going to town on the fallen Warriors. After a few uncomfortable minutes two men with blonde mullets and face paint ran down with chairs of their own and chased the New Zealanders off. Solie was surprised when he realized the two latecomers were in fact The Nightmares! NWA Heritage Title. The Super Destroyer(c) w/"Number One" Paul Jones defeats Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Snuka was in position for the "Superfly" splash when Jones reached up and pulled on his leg crotching him on the top rope. Super D climbed up and delivered the Super-plex to retain the title. Snuka got up surprisingly quickly and marched to the back with what fans described as a furious expression on his face. Even more curious is that nobody in the ring, nor Gordon Solie on commentary acknowledged this with even the camera quickly moving away from Snuka upon his exit. Taped Fist Match. "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater defeats"Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez when The Assassin came down and jumped on the apron. As the ref argued with him, the Beasts of Burden came in through the crowd and delivered a double boot to Fernandez. The Assassin jumped down as his men cleared the ring allowing Slater to get the easy win. Slater and the Assassin shake hands before the masked man raises the hand of his apparent new client. NWA United States Title "Tennessee Stud" Robert Fuller w/"The Mastermind Ron Fuller defeats Junkyard Dog(c). Ron slid his brother the title belt but Randy Anderson quickly pried it away and handed it to the timekeeper. This was part of the plan however as Ron tossed Robert JYD's dog collar which served as the knockout blow. TITLE CHANGE!!! We see a promo hyping the 1989 edition of the Crockett Cup! NWA World Tag Team Titles. The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal)(c) defeat The Four Horsemen (Harley Race & Ole Anderson) w/JJ Dillon. The Horsemen seemed to have the perfect game plan as they isolated Hawk and repeatedly targeted the injured arm. The face painted bruiser refused to submit and eventually made the tag to an enormous pop. Animal tore through the two veterans like a tornado before finishing Race with a powerslam that nearly drove the living legend through the mat. NWA World Heavyweight Title. "Rugged" Ron Garvin(c) defeats "The Ace" Bob Orton w/JJ Dillon. It looked like there would be a repeat of the Heritage Title bout as Dillon pulled Garvin's leg as he looked to set up the top rope sunsetflip allowing Orton to attempt his pattened Super-plex. However as he was lifting the champion up, Garvin scored with the "Hands of Stone" punch. Orton crashed to the mat with Garvin landing on top to retain the Ten Pounds of Gold.

Vinergy and the Saints are both ready for a showdown. The Foreman shows Doll why he's boss. Sweet Dreams may have just made the biggest mistake of their careers. Idol & Starr steal the main event. Nikita ends the show with a stark warning for Slaughter.

Simmes is putting herself at the head of the women's division. Champion is shooting for the top and Royal is cheering him on. PCO is establishing himself as MLW's hardcore specialist. The Maniac is too much for the Z man. Raymond demands an opportunity. Kevin stands tall in the cage. Neidhart defeats one Japanese star but another is waiting in the wings.

Now to be fair, 93 Fall Brawl is considered one of the worst in the events series. Or maybe that's just the Wargames match. Still, for a foreign promotion to outsell one of the two leading American promotions, especially one of their major shows, is undeniably impressive.

WCW may seriously want to consider special security for Debeers. Humongous says there's only room for one streak in WCW. Double J found himself a workaround for dealing with Terri. The RnR Express is reunited and it feels so good. Roberts seemed to be expecting something there. Interesting. The King is in WCW! Dibiase may have lost the tag titles but he just scored himself a shot at the World title.

*Deep Breath* I wasn't expecting much but I at least hoped the first response would be serious.

Okada's final two matches have been announced for New Beginnings in Sapporo Night 1. February 23. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Iishi & Yoh) vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great O-Khan, Henare, Akira & Newman) Night 2. February 24 Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Iishi, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great O-Khan, Henare & Akira) and Matt Riddle. Night 2 will also see Tama Tonga's final match as he teams with Tanga Loa against Hikuleo and El Phantasmo.

Every time I hear about Herb Abrams' UWF I can't escape the idea it had the potential. Abrams himself had a stellar track record as a businessman before starting the company. They had rather considerable funds on hand -Abrams had 2 million that he expected to last 5 years. They were on a nationwide channel, Sportschannel America, which was covering production cost for them and they had genuinely recognizable stars from the 80s i.e Paul Orndorf and Steve "Dr Death" Williams. Sadly Abrams' personal issues got in the way but his version of the UWF stands out to me as a true "what if?" of pro wrestling. My question to you reader is, if you were in Abrams' position, what would you have done? With the same TV deal, same finances and same personal how would you have handled the UWF?

Oh dude, sweet.

Excellent work continuing the hype for Main Event into WrestleMania. Fuji makes Andre what seems to be a very tempting offer. Rhythm and Bruise through the challenge down for the Von Erich's.

Two big opportunities for the Steamboat brothers.

Oakland. The Juice Crew continue to terrorize the undercard. Blackman bests the Iceman. The Midnights almost get caught sleeping. Austin wins Bret over and they proceed against the Exchange together. The Warriors derail one Express on route to another. Jackal could claim he was trying to help but Cactus has every right to be upset. San Francisco. Austin gets his win back against the Belfast Bruiser. The Playboy Club doesn't miss a chance to screw over the Dreamboats. Unfortunately for Scotty, it wasn't enough to keep them away from his match. It was a clean sweep for champions in San Fran. Fresno. Christopher once again comes up short against the New Generation. The SB were ready to open a can of whoop-ass. From what i hear, Haynes certainly had it coming. Steamboat with another big win adds to his case for a title shot. The Can'Am Express wanted to get back on track but PR tried to cut them off. Another Perfect victory for Hennig. Jackal takes his chance against Pillman but has no better luck.

Taped at the Grady Cole Center before Main Event. Originally airing on 2/11/89 on the USA Network. On commentary: Bob Caudle & David Crockett Buffalo Soldiers (Ranger Ross and Brickhouse Brown) defeat The Carolina Reapers with the "Buffalo Stampede" "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel defeats the Black Scorpion with a "Tomahawk" chop. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel w/JJ Dillon defeats The Enforcer with the Figure Four. Main event. "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant and "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez vs "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff & "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater ended in a double DQ. Interestingly The Assassin was observed watching from the entrance way.

From the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte NC. Previously recorded/airing on 2/10/89 on the USA Network. On commentary: Gordon Solie Ring announcer/interviews: Sean Mooney Match #1 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and The Renegade Warriors (Mark & Chris Youngblood) vs The Paul Jones Army (The Super Destroyer & The Sheepherders) w/"Number One" Paul Jones The first of three multi-man tags to hype the major matches at SuperBrawl 2 (with another on Worldwide tomorrow). Jones is extra aggressive tonight and encourages his men to put a hurting on their opponents. Snuka and the Warriors dig deep to battle back causing Jones to call in reinforcements in the form of Shaska Whatley. This backfires as a miscue leads to Miller colliding with Whatley allowing Snuka to roll him up for the win. Jones read Whatley the riot act while the three champions followed behind them glaring at Whatley the whole time. Match #2 Jamie Dundee defeats "Tough" Tommy Allen with a second rope fist drop. Jamie joins Mooney along with Adrian Street and Ms Linda. Jamie says that when he signed with the NWA he's father Bill gave him one piece of advice, reach out to Adrian Street. Mooney hypes the history between Street and the elder Dundee including multiple title reigns together. Street says Bill is one of his closest friends so he'll gladly lend Jamie a hand he makes clear he expects the younger Dundee to listen closely starting now. The first lesson is to learn to pick your battles. He appreciates the assist last week but Jamie isn't ready for the Horsemen. Jamie agrees that Street is in charge and the two shake hands to close the interview. Match #3 Dynamite Kid defeats Chris Huber with a diving headbutt. Match #4 NWA United States Champion Junkyard Dog, Super Strong Machine and the Zero Fighters (Hiroshi Hase & Keiichi Yamada) vs The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) w/"The Mastermind" Ron Fuller Between JYD and the Stud Stable, any attempt by the Japanese trio to have a clean wrestling match is abandoned in favor of a Southern style melee. This chaos works in the heels favor as while JYD is able to hit the "Thump" on Fuller the ref is distracted allowing Ron to pass a title belt to Price which he drives into the Dog's back. He rolls Fuller on top and gets the ref's attention leading to the three count. Match #5 Brad Anderson defeats Randy Hutchinson with a Fujiwara armbar. Match #6 "Pitbull" Kerry Brown defeats The Midnight Bomber with a powerbomb. Main Event. NWA World Heavyweight Champion "Rugged" Ron Garvin and the NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) vs The Four Horsemen (Bob Orton, Ole Anderson & Harley Race) w/JJ Dillon Hawk came out with a brace on his arm from last week and it seemed that Garvin and Animal were content to carry the lions share of the workload. They couldn't keep Hawk out of the battle forever though and while brute put on a good showing, an arm breaker by Ole lead to a lariat by Orton and a win for the Horsemen.

Fujinami and Takano prove why they're the Kings. GD learns why you don't mess with Big Jim. Kaz and Grizz get thrown out. Brandi and the Saints topple Vinnie's trio. Huber's rough start continues. Dundee and Starr got a little short changed on the time limit. Akbar helps his champion out. Armstrong leaves victorious leaving Idol to throw a fit.

Adias is so far up his own ass he's about to come out of his own mouth. The Rose's prioritize payback over a win. I love how Nelson never knows when Link is gonna show up. The Gunslingers have no time for the Olympians shtick. Zbyszko's annoyance at Nelson never fails to amuse. St Clair is truly getting the star treatment. Sawy proves to be the MVP on a team with the tag champs. The Hulkster front and center promoting Title Night. Nikita is back and Sarge is in for it now!

Rockers fend off the VC to secure their long teased clash with Demolition. Sherri dramaticly interject herself in the champion vs champion match. Martel had better recover quickly because Muta is on his tail. Warrior is heading to WrestleMania!