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Currently entertaining offers on "Samoan Dynamite" Samu. Think I've done a pretty good job building him up, now he is ready to take flight.

Pat Tanaka and leaving the draft. Will fiddle with my roster to get within the cap.

Paul Diamond.

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Done.

We are making some exceptions, but Hashimoto seems a bit of a push.

AWA show at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, December 23rd Samu & Tito Santana vs. Apocalypse & Manny Fernandez In as wild a match as you can imagine, Samu got the win with the Dynamic Drop on Apocalypse while Santana and Fernandez brawled at ringside. “Wildman” Jack Armstrong vs. “The Tank” Mike Shaw The Wildman unleashed a flurry of offense on Mike Shaw, but could not get the big Tank of his feet. When he tried to hit him with a cross body press, Shaw caught him and drove him down with a crushing front power slam for the win. Mr. Olympia & Greg Gagne vs. “Playboy” Buddy Rose & Rip Oliver In the debut appearance in the ring by the Playboy Club, Eddie Mansfield tried to interfere but was sent back to the locker room. However, while everyone was distracted by Mansfield, “Bruiser” Bob Sweetan (who had never before been seen in the AWA) entered the ring and hit Olympia with a piledriver, leaving Rose to get the cover for a shocking victory. Can-Am Express vs. Super Destroyer & Paul Orndorff Brunzell dropkicked Super Destroyer into a Lafon Cobra Clutch suplex for the win. Ronnie Garvin, Da Crusher & “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre vs. Jimmy Garvin & The Brotherhood Of Poland When Putski got Crusher in a massive Polish Bearhug, Lefebvre nailed him from behind by coming off the ropes with a big double axe handle. He then put Crusher on top of Putski for the win. AWA World Tag Team championship match : The Road Warriors © vs. ? There was much anticipation and discussion in the crowd as to whom would be the challengers for the Road Warriors’ belts. A gasp went up when Col. Buck Robley came out, followed by … The Wild Samoans! Afa and Sika lived up to their reputation, being unfazed by the Road Warriors’ offense and savagely attacking the champs. Ultimately, the match broke down with both teams brawling in the ring and the ref calling for a double DQ. Hulk Hogan & Iceman Parsons vs. Ken Patera & “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell Patera and Blackwell unleashed a furious assault on Hogan and Parsons. The World champ and former American champ did their best to fight back, but when Blackwell hit a running splash on Parsons, that was all she wrote. Blackwell tried to hit a second splash on him after the match ended, but Hogan pulled the Iceman out of the way just in time. Hogan then stood in the middle of the ring, daring Patera and Blackwell to come after him, but he was then attacked from behind by … the One Man Gang! The Big 747 had made his return to the AWA and the three men beat down Hogan until the AWA officials cleared the ring.

And Phil Lafon is currently on the AWA roster.

Ole Olsen Oly Olsen Thomas Ivey Thomas Ivy Duplicate entries.

Shouldn't Baby Doll count as ten picks? Since she's, y'know ... never mind.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for December 23rd The camera comes up on Mean Gene Okerlund, sitting in a comfortable armchair by a fireplace. He is wearing pajamas and a dressing gown and holding a mug of hot chocolate. He turns to the camera and smiles warmly. Mean Gene : Seasons greetings, folks! We’d like to wish all of the wonderful fans of the AWA Happy Holidays and best wishes of this festive season. Most of our great AWA wrestlers are having a bit of a break as they get ready for the holidays , as well as gearing up for our return show to Denver and the big Super Clash card in Atlanta. But we have something special for you tonight, several great interviews with important developments for the AWA going into the new year, plus a couple of great matches including an exciting AWA debut and a major grudge match. So stay tuned for some great AWA action! Interview segment : Mean Gene is standing in the ring. Mean Gene : Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest is one half of the Latin Lovers, Vinnie Valentino! The crowd cheers as Vinnie Valentino, accompanied by several of his Bootie Girls (dressed, of course, in bikini tops and Vinnie Valentino Bootie Underwear TM ), makes his way to the ring, high fiving fans along the way. Conspicuous by his absence is Valentino’s partner in the Latin Lovers, Javier Cruz. Mean Gene : Vinnie, I couldn’t help but notice that your partner, Javier Cruz, is not with us today. Could you fill us in on his situation? Valentino : (scowling) Well, Gino, just recently , Javier got some bad news. His dad is very sick and is in long term care in a hospital in Atlanta. Cruz Control may be a free wheeling bachelor like myself, but he is also a family man, so he went to be by his dad’s side. (Sad faces on the Bootie Girls) The girls and I are going to miss him, but we understand his priorities and wish him the best. Mean Gene : So what does this mean for the Latin Lovers? Are they done? Valentino : (brightening) Not at all, Mean Gene. See, I’ve been able to find a new member of the team. A lady pleaser who is almost as handsome as myself . Ladies and other ladies, welcome the newest Latin Lover … “The Latin Heartthrob” Al Perez! “Winning” by Santana plays over the arena PA as Al Perez heads to the ring, to the sound of squeals by the Bootie Girls and some of the women in the audience. Al Perez : Thanks for the great introduction, Vin Man. When Vinnie here told me his predicament, I knew he had called the right man. I’m looking forward to showing my talents to the AWA fans, especially the many lovely ladies. The Latin Lovers are going to rock the AWA like no team before! Interview Segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Folks , my next guest is the newly crowned AWA American Champion. Along with Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, Mike George, and the newest member of his alliance, “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell … Olympic strongman, Ken Patera! The crowd loudly boos the Sheikh and his men as they head to the ring. They seem completely unfazed by this response and, if anything, looked like they were enjoying it. Mean Gene : Ken Patera, you won the American title in what some would call a shocking upset of the former champion, Iceman Parsons. Patera : Shocking to whom, Okerlund? I wasn’t shocked! It was only a matter of time before I took the belt of that little pipsqueak, and now it is mine. But I’ve got bigger fish to fry. Hogan, I told you I was going to destroy you and I haven’t finished doing that. The big man is back to help me run you out of the AWA, and there is one surprise left, Hogan! Mean Gene : “Crusher” Blackwell, you haven’t been seen in the AWA in some time. What made you decide to come back? Blackwell : Gene, I’ve been up north, destroying everyone who got in my way, but when my old buddy told me that there was a chance to whip the hide of that Venice Beach muscle head, that was too good to pass up. Hogan, the real Crusher has got you in his sights, and I am fixin’ to squash you like a bug. Master Gee vs. Bill Rathke This was the first appearance of Master Gee in the AWA and he was very impressive against Rathke. For all that he was a large, muscular man, Master Gee was very agile and dazzled the crowd with his array of dropkicks and head scissors before making Rathke submit to the Masterlock (modified Fuller leglock). Interview segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Fans, my next guest is a long time favorite here in the AWA, the man who made Milwaukee famous … Da Crusher! The fans go wild as Da Crusher comes out, accompanied by the Hands Of Stone, Ronnie Garvin. Mean Gene : Crusher, you finally got revenge on Ivan Putski for betraying you, and it looks like you brought along a friend to watch your back while you did it. Crusher : Mean Gene, my good friend da Perfesser has decided to move on, and while I wish him the best, it did put me in a tough spot taking on three guys at a time. But when Ronnie here heard what his brother was up to, he came here right away to lend a hand. Ronnie Garvin : That’s right, Crusher. I always knew my little brother could be trouble, but I wasn’t going to stand by and let him drag our family name through the mud. Little Jimmy, I’m going to make you see the light, and if I have to knock some sense in you to do that, then I will do whatever it takes. Mean Gene : But crusher, what of this mystery man who carried off Precious when she tried to interfere? What is his story? Cusher : Well, Gene, I knew that even Ronnie here would not be enough against three guys and there dollie girl. I knew I had a secret weapon. So I asked an old friend. He wasn’t able to come out and help, he has business of his own to take care of, but Mad Dog Vachon (the crowd cheers at the name) told me he knew just the guy to do the job. A guy who took some of the most vicious beatings he has ever dished out, and has given some of the worst beatings Vachon has ever taken. A man who can carry two kegs of beer all through the forest over his shoulder, and drink both of them when he got out. My kinda guy! That guy is … Mad Dog Lefebvre! Lefebvre comes out to appreciative applause of the fans. Lefebvre : That’s right, Crusher. Jimmy Gorgeous! Polish Brothers! You are gonna wish you never messed with my new friend, Crusher! Mad Dog Lefebvre is here in the AWA, and by the time I get through with you goons, you are gonna wish you never heard my name! Interview segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Gang, my next guest is the leader, err, commanding officer of the Army, Colonel Buck Robley! The crowd boos loudly as Col. Robley, along with Apocalypse, head to the ring. Mean Gene : It appears that the ranks of the Army have gotten a bit thin. Where are the rest of your men? Robley : Okerlund, last week, when that Mexican worm Tito Santana sent that chair straight into the Major’s head, he gave him a concussion so bad, I had to give Cal Manson a medical discharge from the army. But it turns out, when I looked to recruit somebody to help me get revenge on Santana, I had no shortage of volunteers wanting to get a crack at him. That’s how I was able to find the latest member of the Army … the Ragin’ Bull, Manny Fernandez! Fernandez joins Robley in the ring. Fernandez : You said it, Colonel. Santana, you stuck up, goody two shoes. You think you are better than everybody else? Just because you obey the rules and kiss up to the fans? Well, I am rougher, tougher, and crazier than you will ever be, and when I get a hold of you, you will know you’ve not just been in a wrestling match, but a fight! Mean Gene : But Colonel, what of the rest of the Army? The Wild Bills and Lord Humongous? Robley : After the last match with the Road Warriors, I made the decision to redeploy the Wild Bills, just for the time being. But don’t you worry, I’ve got something special in store for them in Denver. And as for Lord Humongous … well, after he dismantled Jerry Lawler in Milwaukee, he impressed a very rich and powerful man in Memphis. He was willing to cut a sizable check to the Colonel, and let’s just say the price was right. So I sold him Lord Humongous contract, and took that money and invested it in bringing in some heavy artillery. I’m bringing in “The Tank” Mike Shaw! Shaw joins the rest of rest of the Army. Shaw : That’s right! The Army now has the Tank on their side! I don’t care who you are, the Colonel points me in your direction, and I am going to run right over you. Interview segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Team, my final guest for the night is someone making what has got to be his last appearance in the AWA, “The Continental Lover” Eddie Mansfield. The crowd explodes into boos as Mansfield heads to the ring with an annoyed look on his face. Mean Gene : Eddie, I guess this will be bon voyage to you, since you lost that match with Mr. Olympia and will now have to leave the AWA. Mansfield : It’s not fair! I’m telling you, Okerlund, it is not fair! Me and the Heartbreakers were strongarmed into taking this match, and we would have never taken it if the AWA hadn’t threatened to suspend and fine us if we didn’t. There’s no way we should have lost that match. It’s a crime, I tell you … Mansfield is cut off by the sound of “Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love” by Barry White playing over the arena PA and “Playboy” Buddy Rose and Rip Oliver, of all people, coming to the ring. Both Mean Gene and Mansfield look very confused. Rose : Eddie, Eddie, Eddie. Good news! Christmas has come early for you. I had my very expensive lawyers have a look at the contract you signed, and while it said that if anyone was pinned or submitted or disqualified or interfered in the match, they would be gone from the AWA, there was no mention of countouts! When you cut and run from that match, you were in fact not running out of the AWA. So the Playboy has saved your career, and you can now repay the debt by becoming a part of my Playboy Club! Mansfield : (stunned) But what about my boys? What about the Heartbreakers? Oliver puts a meaty hand on his shoulder. Oliver : It’s too late for them. We are your only friends now. Rose and Oliver leave the ring, with Mansfield awkwardly in tow. Greg Gagne vs. Paul Orndorff These two had been waging a virtual war with each other and this match raged back and forth, with Orndorff trying to set Gagne up for the piledriver, and Gagne trying to counteract that by wearing down Orndorff’s legs and set up the Gagne Leglock. Orndorff tried to knock Gagne to the mat with a lariat, but Gagne ducked it and got him in the Gagne Sleeper. This was the cue for the Super Destroyer to come out and break it up, but he found himself intercepted on the way to the ring by the Can Am Express, Jim Brunzell and Jim Lafon. Orndorff was still able to break up the hold by kicking back and driving Gagne back first hard into the corner turnbuckle. He then tried to get Gagne up in the piledriver, but it seems the effort of escaping the hold was too much on his damaged legs and he was unable to finish the move. Gagne reversed it into a small package and got the one two three.

Thanks for the kind words. I consider this particular set of shows the end of Chapter 1 of the AWA and the start of Chapter 2.

AWA show at the Mecca, Milwaukee, December 16th Loser Leaves Town Match : "Wildman" Jack Armstrong vs. "The Russian Menace" Boris Zukhov These two had a lot of intense battles of late but this would be where it all ends, as the loser would be gone from the AWA. These two knocked each other all over the ring with big clubbing blows and it looked like it go either way. Zukhov had Armstrong set up for the kill with his Hammer & Sickle finisher when he whipped Armstrong into the turnbuckle and came in with the lariat, but Armstrong ducked at the last second and came back at him with his own running clothesline. However, Zukhov had scouted this move from getting caught by it in a previous match and countered it in turn with a big boot to the midsection before grabbing him in a Russian Bearhug. Zukhov wore Armstrong down and the Wildman seemed to be fading fast as the ref raised his arm and dropped it twice. At the very last moment, when it looked like Armstrong’s arm would drop for the third and final time, he kept his arm up and got an eye poke on Zukhov that caught him off guard and caused the startled Russian to drop him. Armstrong threw himself back against the rope and came back with a desperation clothesline that leveled Zukhov and led to the pinfall, sending the Russian Menace out of the AWA. Tito Santana vs. Col. Buck Robley Robley came out very upset at Santana injuring his Second In Command, Maj. Cal Manson, after a recent match, and came out gunning for revenge. He tried to bully the Mexican firebrand with punches and kicks and using his bulk to beat Santana down, but Tito hung in and came back with dropkicks and clotheslines. Robley wound up the lariat to try to take Santana out, but Santana got the Mexican Hammer in first to get the victory. Gauntlet Loser Leaves Town Match Part 1 : Mr. Olympia vs. Rick Patterson Patterson came out with Eddie Mansfield and the rest of the Minnesota Heartbreakers in tow, but the ref stepped in and demanded, as per the terms of the contract, that they leave ringside. In the confusion, Mr. Olympia took advantage of the distraction by climbing the top turnbuckle and, when Patterson finally turned to face him, Olympia came off with a flying dropkick and got the quick pin. Just like that, the Heartbreakers had lost their biggest man. Part 2 Mr. Olympia vs. Rocky Brewer Brewer, clearly thrown by just how easily his partner had been beaten, came in and tried to take down Olympia with clotheslines and slams. But when he tried to get a powerslam on Olympia, the masked man reversed it and hit a nasty leaping belly-to-belly piledriver that knocked Brewer out. Two down, two to go. Part 3 Mr. Olympia vs. Tom Stanton Stanton tried to take advantage of Olympia’s tiredness after wrestling 2 matches in a row by charging the ring, knocking him down and putting the boots to him. Eddie Mansfield could be seen at the back of the arena, frantically watching the match and hoping Stanton would take Olympia out before he had to face him. Stanton got in a number of very hard kicks on the felled Olympia and clearly did some damage, but his luck ultimately ran out when he went for a kick and Olympia caught his foot and took him down to the ground. He put Stanton in the Powerlock (figure four) and try though he might, the last of the Minnesota Heartbreakers, could not escape. He had to submit and the last of the Minnesota Heartbreakers was gone. Part 4 Mr. Olympia vs. Eddie Mansfield The moment the bell rang for the end of the previous match, Mansfield charged the ring, not waiting for Olympia to release the Powerlock on Stanton to give a big elbow drop to the popular masked man. He seized advantage of Olympia’s exhausted condition and ferociously attacked him. He took him down with several clotheslines and it seemed like Olympia’s miraculous run would end after Mansfield hit him with the powerslam. Olympia was able to kick out, though, and looked like he caught a second wind when he was able to shake off all of Mansfield’s punches. Mansfield started to panic when Olympia started throwing back punches of his own, followed by a big dropkick that sent him flying to ringside. Mansfield looked at the fired up Mr. Olympia in the ring, then fled to the back, never to be seen for the rest of the night. Grudge Match : Da Crusher vs. Ivan Putski This match had been building for a while, ever since Putski had betrayed his former friend and joined forces with Ed Wiskowski. Putski was joined at ringside by his partner in the Brotherhood Of Poland as well as his manager, Precious, and her main squeeze, “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin. Crusher, in turn, was joined by his new friend, “The Hands Of Stone” Ron Garvin. A lot of bad feelings came to the fore as both men slugged it out, inside and outside of the ring , in a ferocious brawl. At one point, both men hit huge punches on each other at the same time and crashed to the mat, seemingly having knocked each other out. Wiskowski and Jimmy Garvin tried to go in and attack Crusher, but the Gorgeous one’s brother was there to block their way. Precious then snuck into the ring, aerosol can in hand, looking to spray Crusher in the eyes as he recovered. But then, out of nowhere, a stocky , bearded man came from the crowd, leaped over the barricade and entered the ring, grabbing Precious over his shoulder and carrying her, kicking and screaming, out of the ring. As Jimmy Garvin and Wiskowski chased them out of the arena, Crusher recovered enough to hit a running Bolo Punch on Putski to get the win. Jerry Lawler (courtesy of CWA from Memphis) vs. Lord Humongous Lord Humongous had been on a serious path of destruction lately, brutally wrecking his past several opponents. The King was not about to be intimidated by the much bigger masked man, jabbing and ducking his attacks and even taking him to the mat with a dropkick. However, reflexes took over and Lawler hit a running fistdrop on Humongous’ head … and his fist impacted hard on the big man’s hockey mask , clearly hurting his hand. Lawler struggle to get his offense going after that, losing his punching power with his damaged hand and clearly overpowered by the huge man. The King looked like he would be able to rally as he staggered Humongous with a pair of dropkicks, but when he went to the well for a third time, Humongous caught him with a side slam and drove his back down hard into his knee. Humongous got the one two three and the shocking victory over the Memphis icon. AWA American title match : Iceman Parsons © vs. Ken Patera Parsons had barely escaped with his American title around his waist in several recent matches with Patera. In another match between a faster, smaller man against a much larger, powerful opponent, the battle went back and forth with it seeming at different points that either man could take the victory. Parsons looked like he might once again get out of the match with his championship intact when he ascended the top rope to hit the Rumper Stumper, but Patera still had enough left in the tank to charge into the corner with a clothesline to send Iceman falling to the mat. Patera then hoisted Parsons over his shoulder, ram him into the corner turnbuckle , then hard down into the mat with a power slam. One … two … three? Ken Patera is the new AWA American champion! AWA World Tag title Bunkhouse match : The Road Warriors © vs. The Wild Bills The champions came to the ring wearing jeans, t-shirts and weightlifting belts, while the Wild Bills wore leather chaps over their jeans and came with bullropes and cowbells in tow. Needless to say, this was a chaotic brawl, with the Warriors throttling the Bills with their weightlifting belts and the Bills in turn choking the Warriors with their bullropes. All four men were busted open at various points in the match and were a bloody mess by the end of it. The Bills gradually wore down the champs and were trying to polish Hawk off by Haynes hitting a back suplex combined with a top rope clothesline by Irwin. Animal managed to come in to the rescue by clipping Haynes from behind before he could get Hawk up for the suplex, and Irwin went sailing overhead and down hard into the mat. Animal and Hawk hit a cowbell assisted double fist drop on the battered Haynes and successfully defended their belts. Return AWA World Title match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Ted Dibiase (courtesy of Mid-South) This would be Hogan’s first match back after returning from his tour of Japan, and he chose a tough contender in the form of top Mid South star Ted Dibiase. Dibiase had taken him to the time limit in a past match and was clearly out to prove that it was no fluke in his second shot at the title. This very intense match was made even more dramatic by the arrival part way through at ringside of the newly crowned American champion, Ken Patera, who proceeded to stare down Hogan. When Dibiase clotheslined Hogan out of the ring, Patera stood imposingly over the champ. Hogan didn’t even wait for Patera to make the first move as he leapt to his feet and started throwing punches at him. The two continued to throw down as the ref counted Hogan out of the ring and gave the win (but not the title) to Dibiase. Events took an even more drastic turn when Hogan was attacked from behind by … “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell? Blackwell had not been seen in the area for some time but was making his return in the most dramatic way possible, he and Patera beating down Hogan until they were cleared off by security, Dibiase laughing in the ring all the while.

Great start to the fed and good job of establishing your new heels.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of December 16th Tito Santana vs. Maj. Cal Manson This was the first appearance in the AWA for the popular Mexican firebrand. Manson, the Second In Command of the army , had his “Commanding Officer”, Col. Buck Robley, in his corner. Robley grew more frantic at ringside as Santana easily dominated Manson, showing the fans why he had established himself as one of the top wrestlers in the world. After Santana had hit the Mexican Hammer (flying forearm) and gotten the pin, Robley charged the ring and attacked Santana. Santana fought back and soon dropkicked Robley out of the ring. By this point, Manson had recovered and grabbed a chair from ringside and looked to attack Santana, but Santana reflexively dropkicked him and hit the chair, sending the chair hard into Manson’s own head. This knocked Manson out cold and he had to be helped from ringside. Lord Humongous vs. Dominic Denucci Lord Humongous had been dominating most of his opposition since his recent return, and looked like he was trying to make an example of Denucci. He badly battered Denucci with slams and power moves before sending him into the ropes, catching him in a sideslam then driving Denucci’s back down hard into Humongous’ own knee to polish him off. Interview Segment : Mean Gene is in the ring. Gene : Folks, my next guest has been having a lot of trouble lately with Eddie Mansfield and the Minnesota Heartbreakers. Here to give his comments on that situation is Mr. Olympia! Olympia comes out to the cheers of the fans. Gene : Mr. Olympia, Mansfield and the Heartbreakers had been given warning that sanctions would be taken if any of them were to continue interfering in your matches, and after their attack on you last week, the AWA officials were looking to issue fines and possible suspensions for them. However, I’ve gotten word that you intervened and requested that no measures be taken against them. What gives? Olympia : Let me tell you, Mean Gene, there’s a lot more to that story. Yes, I did request that they neither fine nor suspend Mansfield and his crew, and they granted me that request. But that is because I wanted something else to be done with them. What’s going to happen is a special match at the Milwaukee show. I’m going to take on all of the Minnesota Heartbreakers *and* Mansfield, one at a time. If I beat one of them, that guy is out of the AWA. If any of them beat me, I’m gone. That is the only way I get those idiots out of my, err, mask, once and for all. Gene : All four of them in one night, Mr. Olympia? Good grief! Don’t you think you’ve bitten off a bit more than you can chew? Olympia : Gene, I am so sick of them messing in my business, I will do whatever it takes to put a stop to this. That is why I have put a special condition in the contract : if any one of them interferes at all during the course of the match, they will *all* be banned from the AWA at once. I am confident that I can outlast all of them, and in Milwaukee, one war or another, this comes to an end. Ken Patera vs. Vinnie Valentino Although Valentino has had wrestled in singles matches before, there was no trace of his partner in the Latin Lovers, Javier Cruz, at all in the building tonight. This seemed to throw off Valentino, who had a hard time getting his offense out of first gear with the powerful Patera, and an attempt to get the win with a running crossbody was caught and turned into a shoulder breaker that got the win for the former Olympian. Ron Garvin vs. Ed Wiskowski The Man with the Hands Of Stone was also making his debut in the AWA, taking on one half of the Brotherhood of Poland, and he came out accompanied by none other than Da Crusher. Wiskowski brought his partner, Ivan Putski, out with him and to say that the presence of the two former friends was a distraction would be understatement. As the big “Polish Prince” did battle in the ring with the cagey veteran, Crusher and Pustki jawed with each other until they finally came to blows. Wiskowski looked to take advantage of the ref being distracted by this by reaching into his trunks and pulling out a set of brass knucks. Before he could use this unfair advantage, however, Garvin caught him right on the point of the jaw with a massive, lightning quick punch that put his light out. Garvin got the pinfall on Wiskowski as the Prince’s partner and his manager, Precious, looked on in slack jawed astonishment at how much the Hands Of Stone deserved his nickname. Interview Segment : Mean Gene is once again in the ring. Gene : Folks, my next guest is just returning from a very successful tour of Japan and is clearly looking forward to being back here in the good ole USA. Ladies and gentlemen, the AWA World Champion … Hulk Hogan! “Eye Of The Tiger” plays over the arena PA as the Hulkster , World Title belt wrapped around his waist, makes his way to the ring, taking time to give high fives to the clearly adoring fans. Mean Gene : Hulkster, it’s been a while since we have gotten to see you in person but word got back to us of the great matches you have been having in Japan. Hogan : Well, y’know, Mean Gene … after that dirty attack by Riki Choshu before I left, I was determined to show them why I was the AWA champ and not to be messed with . But I stood tall and came out of that tour still the champion of the world. The Japanese fans were amazing and very appreciative of the matches I had, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t glad to be back here in the AWA among my friends and fans. Mean Gene : Hulk, it was a bit surprising to see that your first opponent after your return will be Mid South star Ted Dibiase, especially after the grueling match you two had just over a month ago in the Twin Cities. Any thoughts? Hogan : Let me tell you, Mean Gene … if the Hulkster is anything, he is a fighting champion. Dibiase took he to the limit in one of the toughest matches of my life, and if he wants another shot, I say sign me up! I duck no challengers and won’t be satisfied until I prove that I am the undisputed champion of the world! Samu vs. Apocalypse These two had been waging war with each other over the past several weeks and it would reach a climax tonight. The masked man came out with his manager, Col. Buck Robley, with both men dressed in full camouflage colors and Robley wearing a military helmet. Samu and Apocalypse tore into each other, with the balance of power going back and forth and both men were bloody by the end of it. When Apocalypse caught a crossbody attempt by Samu and turned it into a back breaker, then applied the Camel Clutch, it looked like that was it for “Samoan Dynamite” . But Samu gritted his teeth and refused to give in, and managed to slowly make his way over to the ropes, causing the ref to break up the hold. While the ref was checking on Samu, Robley jumped on the ring apron and looked to throw his helmet in to Apocalypse, but Tito Santana came to ringside and chased off the Colonel. Apocalypse left the ring to recover the dropped helmet, but by the time he got back in, Samu had recovered and greeted him with a big thrust kick to the face. Wisely choosing to spare his damaged back and forego both the Dynamite Drop and the Dynamite Dive, he instead gave Apocalypse a sharp DDT on top of the helmet, finally getting the victory over the masked man.

Lineup for AWA show at the Mecca, Milwaukee Loser Leaves Town Match : "Wildman" Jack Armstrong vs. "The Russian Menace" Boris Zukhov Tito Santana vs. Col. Buck Robley A special match involving Mr. Olympia (more to come soon) Grudge Match : Da Crusher vs. Ivan Putski Jerry Lawler (courtesy of CWA from Memphis) vs. Lord Humongous AWA American title match : Iceman Parsons © vs. Ken Patera AWA World Tag title Bunkhouse match : The Road Warriors © vs. The Wild Bills Return AWA World Title match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Ted Dibiase (courtesy of Mid-South)

Lineup for AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of December 16th Tito Santana vs. Maj. Cal Manson Lord Humongous vs. Dominic Denucci Ken Patera vs. Vinnie Valentino Ron Garvin vs. Ed Wiskowski Samu vs. Apocalypse Plus interviews with AWA World champion Hulk Hogan and Mr. Olympia

Screw you, Buzz Sawyer!

Awesome!

Working to get this up to date and straightened out. Have all of the current picks updated in the first post. Previous MACW and International had selections that I have removed, although International had selections that conflicted with other ones. Gene, do you want to take up those previous MACW bookings for Hansen? (12th to 14th) They are yours if you want them.

1) Ole Anderson still needs to be taken off the Big Time roster 2) Don Carson (Big Time) and Eddie Creachman (Florida) should be listed as managers

Nothing to do with anything, but it wasn't until I was looking over my roster in the database thread that I realized I had drafted three straight guys named Mike.

Sounds right by me, Gene ... if you loan someone out with nothing in return, work around it.

Here are my thoughts. The 36 wrestler cap applies to spots on your full time roster. Loans are aside from that, as are appearances by freelancers. I am sending Bob Smith to Southeastern for the next 3 weeks and in return he is sending me Dave Johnson for the same period. All good. I am sending Bob Smith to Southeastern for the next 3 weeks and taking nothing in return (or future considerations or whatever) and will be fine with the rest of my roster while he is gone. All good. I am sending Bob Smith to Southeastern for the next 3 weeks and taking nothing in return, but now I have a gap in my shows that I need to fill ... perhaps there should be an allowance to take on Steve Wilson from the Free Agent list on a temporary basis, with the understanding that the moment Bob Smith comes back, Steve Wilson is gone back to the Free Agent list. Makes sense? Too complicated?

Everyone in the red letters on my roster will be released to free agency. If it is alright with everyone, I would like a week or so with them on my roster to phase them out, before phasing in my new people . There are a couple of people on my roster that were picked up by other promoters. I have already discussed Lord Humongous. If it is alright with you, LBP, I would like to have this week with Boris Zukhov to send him off.