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The Road Warriors struck up a friendly with Eddie Mekka and his Hollywood lawyers and they managed to push through the cage title match stipulation. (In the real life AWA , cage matches for titles were a rarity but they did happen.)

Lineup for AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of October 21st The Texas Dynasty (courtesy of Southwestern Championship Wrestling) vs. The Wild Italians Lord Humongous vs. Moose Cholak Iceman Parsons vs. Johnny Powers Greg Gagne vs. Mike George The Brotherhood of Poland vs. The Latin Lovers AWA World Title match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Eric Embry

What is the official deadline for getting under the roster cap?

I do have some plans for some people to be in the Roddy Piper role, but the initial challengers for Hogan have worked out to be the big men. The Road Warriors being billed over Hogan on the Milwaukee show are based on two factors : 1) The practical matter that it is a cage match so it will have to go on last, and 2) the match with the Wild Bills is the capper on a long term feud (at least, in the terms of this simulation) whereas Hogan vs. Humongous is from a shorter run.

Love it.

Passing

What's going on with Lord Alfred Hayes? Edit : sorry, checked in the trade thread and he has been sent off in a private trade.

AWA at the Cow Palace , San Francisco , October 14th Ken Patera, Boris Zukhov, Mike George & Sheikh Adnan Kaissie vs. Dean Ho, Johnny Powers & The Wild Italians (Dominic DeNucci & Tony Russo) The Sheikh’s crew were especially aggressive with the veteran wrestlers and got the win after a nasty shoulder breaker by George on Powers. Eddie Mansfield & The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Tom Stanton, Rocky Brewer & Rick Patterson) vs. Mr. Olympia, Stan Stasiak & The Latin Lovers (Vinnie Valentino & Javier Cruz) Stasiak, well known to the San Francisco fans, was making his AWA debut and got the win for his team with the Heart Punch on Brewer. Mansfield and Olympia looked to keep going at it after the match but were held back by their partners. Jimmy Garvin & The Brotherhood Of Poland (Ed Wiskowski & Ivan Putski) vs. Iceman Parsons & The Sake and Old Milwaukee Connection (Prof. Toru Tanaka & Da Crusher) With all of the bad blood going into this match, no surprise that they went at it fist and fire through the length of the match. Parsons looked to have the match wrapped up when he went up top for the Rumper Stumper, but Precious leapt up on the ring apron and sprayed him in the eyes with the aerosol can, causing him to fall from the top turnbuckle. Garvin rolled the stunned Iceman up and the ref, who had missed the shenanigans, counted the one two three. The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) , Moose Cholak & Greg Gagne vs. The Wild Bills ("Wild" Bill Irwin & Billy Jack) , Eric Embry & Lord Humongous Another match chock full of bad blood and flying fists, with even Gagne setting aside technical wrestling to throw down with Embry. The end came when Gagne got Embry in the Gagne Sleeper, only for the masked man to enter the ring and attack him, leading to the DQ. AWA World Title Match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Jerry Lawler (courtesy of CWA in Memphis) This was an epic match up with both men getting a lot of cheers from the fans. They waged a lengthy war, with the advantage shifting back and forth between the two men. Lawler, fierce competitor that he is, pounded on Hogan’s still swollen eye with piston punches while the charismatic Hogan fought back gamely. Hogan looked to pull out the victory when he got Lawler in position for the big leg drop, only for Lawler to roll out of the way at the last moment. Lawler then set up Hogan for the top rope fistdrop, but Hogan in turn rolled out of the way. Hogan seemed like he might at least get a countout victory when he knocked Lawler from the ring with a desperation Axe Bomber, but the King was able to pull himself back into the ring at the count of 9. The two exhausted men ended up just slugging it out in the middle of the ring in a last ditch effort to knock each other out, but the bell rang, signaling a 30 minute draw. In spite of the ferocity of the match, Hogan and Lawler shook hands afterwards and raised each other’s arms in a show of respect.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for October 14th The Wild Italians vs. Bill Rathke & Great Malumba The new team of veterans, Dominic DeNucci and Tony Russo, had a tough loss last week to Patera and George, but seemed determined to make up for it against this week against Rathke and Malumba. DeNucci really got the crowd going and got a great cheer when he was able to get the big Malumba up in an airplane spin and got him to submit for the win. Eddie Mansfield vs. Javier Cruz Cruz had his partner, Vinnie Valentino, with him at ringside while Mansfield brought all of the Minnesota Heartbreakers. It was a fast paced, back and forth match that seemed like it could go either way until Mansfield caught himself in the ropes to dodge a Cruz dropkick then followed it up with the powerslam for the win. Once again, while Mansfield was celebrating in the ring, Mr. Olympia came out of nowhere, tossing Tom Stanton hard into the ringsteps then disappearing before Mansfield and the Heartbreakers could catch up with him. Dean Ho vs. Mike Vachon Ho, a well liked veteran, had a tough loss last week to Eric Embry but had a much better showing this week against the second generation wrestler. Ho forced Vachon to submit to the full nelson to get his first victory since arriving in the AWA. Interview : Mean Gene is joined in the ring by the Road Warriors as well as Moose Cholak and Eddie Mekka. Mean Gene : Road Warriors, things sure seemed to have turned around for you in the AWA. It doesn’t seem like too long ago that nobody in the locker room would give you the time of day, but it looks like you have found a couple of good friends here. Animal : You ain’t fooling, Mean Gene. The days of us shooting our mouths of have gone, and there is nobody we’d rather have by our side than Moose and the Big Ragoo! Eddie Mekka : Ummm, my name is Eddie. Animal : Don’t sweat it , Carmine, you are good people in our books. Mean Gene : Coming up in Milwaukee, you finally have the Wild Bills where you want them, in a cage match for the World Tag Titles. Hawk : Wild Bills, you called us the Road Runners, but you’ve been running from us since you won the titles. Well now there is no escape from us. And if your Army buddies want to try to break in and help you, we’ve got the big Moose watching our backs, and the Big Ragoo here is a former Golden Gloves boxing champ! (Cue confused look on Eddie Mekka’s face) In Milwaukee, there is no more room for you to run, and we are walking out of the cage with those belts! Maj. Cal Manson vs. Greg Gagne In his first televised match since returning to the AWA, Greg Gagne seemed somewhat distracted, looking around him for the masked man who has been plaguing him since he returned. Manson sought to capitalize on this, but Gagne would always end up with the upper hand. At one point, Gagne looked like he would put Manson out with the Sleeper, only to drop it and look angrily around him. He instead applied the Gagne Leglock while looking warily at ringside. Sure enough, the masked man did show up in the aisle while Gagne got the submission victory, only to simply stare at him before leaving for the back. Jerry “The King” Lawler vs. Boris Zukhov This was the first match the Memphis superstar had on AWA TV, giving the fans a look at him before his big World title match in San Francisco. For all that he would be facing the crowd favorite Hulk Hogan in that match, the fans still gave him a warm welcome as he took on the Russian Menace. Zukhov gave quite a fight to the King, but Lawler showed the tenacity that helped make him a beloved icon in Memphis as he finally put away Zukhov with the top rope fistdrop. Hulk Hogan & Mr. Olympia vs. Lord Humongous & Col. Buck Robley The towering Humongous was partnered with his leader in the Army while the champion would be teaming with his best friend, Mr. Olympia. Hogan was still showing the marks of his past encounters with Humongous as his right eye was still very badly swollen. Humongous capitalized on this, pummeling the injured eye with hockey mask headbutts and big elbowsmashes. Olympia kept trying to tag in and help his partner and friend, but the Army kept him stymied as they worked over the champion. Olympia finally seemed to have tagged in but the ref, whose back had been turned, ushered him back out of the ring. The Army sought to capitalize on this as Humongous held Hogan in place for Robley to hit him with the loaded arm brace, but Hogan ducked out of the way in time and Robley sent Humongous back into the ropes. Olympia rushed over to hold up Humongous as Hogan hit the Axe Bomber on Robley and get the pin. Hogan managed to pull out the victory this time, but has a long road ahead of him to finally get the best of the terrifying man in the hockey mask.

Got it.

Hansen has already been booked for the 14th by Mid Atlantic.

Lineup for AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of October 14th The Wild Italians vs. Bill Rathke & Great Malumba Eddie Mansfield vs. Javier Cruz Dean Ho vs. Mike Vachon Greg Gagne vs. Maj. Cal Manson Making a special appearance before his world title match in San Francisco, CWA favorite Jerry Lawler vs. Boris Zukhov Hulk Hogan & Mr. Olympia vs. Lord Humongous & Col. Buck Robley Plus a special interview with the Road Warriors, Moose Cholak & Eddie Mekka

Line for the AWA Show at the Mecca, Milwaukee, October 21st Eric Embry vs. Dean Ho Mike George vs. Tony Russo Greg Gagne vs. Boris Zukhov Mr. Olympia vs. Eddie Mansfield Special 10-Man Tag Match : Jimmy Garvin, The Brotherhood Of Poland & The Texas Dynasty (courtesy of Southwestern Championship Wrestling) vs. Iceman Parsons, The Sake and Old Milwaukee Connection & The Latin Lovers Special Stipulations of the 10-Man Tag Match : If Jimmy Garvin loses the decision, he will be have to defend the AWA American title in an immediate match against the person who pinned or submitted him. If Iceman Parsons loses the decision, he must leave the AWA for 90 days If the Brotherhood Of Poland lose the decision, they will be barred from teaming together for a year. If the Sake and Old Milwaukee Connection lose the decision, they will be forced to abstain from alcohol for a year If any member of the Texas Dynasty or the Latin Lovers lose the decision, both members of the respective team will have to shave their heads AWA World Title Match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Lord Humongous AWA World Tag Title Cage Match : The Wild Bills © vs. The Road Warriors

The lineup for tonight's big AWA show from the Cow Palace in San Francisco : Ken Patera, Boris Zukhov, Mike George & Sheikh Adnan Kaissie vs. Dean Ho, Johnny Powers & The Wild Italians (Dominic DeNucci & Tony Russo) Eddie Mansfield & The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Tom Stanton, Rocky Brewer & Rick Patterson) vs. Mr. Olympia, Stan Stasiak & The Latin Lovers (Vinnie Valentino & Javier Cruz) Jimmy Garvin & The Brotherhood Of Poland (Ed Wiskowski & Ivan Putski) vs. Iceman Parsons & The Sake and Old Milwaukee Connection (Prof. Toru Tanaka & Da Crusher) The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) , Moose Cholak & Greg Gagne vs. Thw Wild Bills ("Wild" Bill Irwin & Billy Jack) , Eric Embry & Lord Humongous AWA World Title Match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Jerry Lawler (courtesy of CWA in Memphis)

Hansen is in play. I am grabbing him for the 6th, 18th and 20th. 12-14th he will be in Mid-Atlantic.

Guys, Bit of a strange issue here. Back during the original draft, a deal was made between the AWA and Maple Leaf Wrestling (as it then was) that sent a draft pick to MLW in exchange for AWA getting the use of the Canadian champ (initially Rick Martel) for the once monthly AWA Winnipeg house shows and one TV taping per month for a year. At the time of IWF's closing, Rick Martel had lost the NWA/IWF Canadian title to Riki Choshu and no new title holder was made after that. Given that , at the same time, Rick Martel was still AWA Canadian champ, would it be alright if I kept the same deal in place with Martel with the same Winnipeg shows and TV taping?

AWA at the Met Center, Bloomington, MN, Oct. 7th Mike George vs. Dean Ho Mike George won with a shoulder breaker The Sake & Old Milwaukee Connection vs. The Brotherhood Of Poland The Sake & Old Milwaukee Connecton won after Da Crusher hit Wiskowski with a running Bolo Punch. Both teams kept brawling long after the bell. Mr. Olympia vs. Eddie Mansfield Mr. Olympia won by DQ after he was attacked by the Minnesota Heartbreakers Greg Gagne vs. Maj. Cal Manson Gagne won with the Gagne Sleeper AWA American Title Match : Jimmy Garvin © vs. Iceman Parsons Both men went to a 30 minute draw Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. The Wild Bills & Eric Embry The Wild Bills & Eric Embry won after Bill Irwin hit Moose Cholak with a flying lariat AWA World Title Match : Hulk Hogan vs. Lord Humongous Both men went to a double countout while they were brawling at ringside

AWA All-Star Wrestling for October 7th Eric Embry vs. Dean Ho Embry seemed quite full of himself after putting Samu out of action recently and was very cocky as he took on the popular veteran. Ho, to his credit, put up quite a fight but , after Ho leapfrogged Embry, the Flamboyant One checked his momentum and caught Ho with a neck breaker. One piledriver later and Embry had the victory. Ken Patera & Mike George vs. Dominic DeNucci & Tony Russo With One Man Gang out on suspension, Patera was teaming with the newest member of Sheikh Kaissie’s stable, Mike George, against the incoming team of the Wild Italians. George proved to be an eager student of Patera as the two cut Russo off from his partner and beat him down. DeNucci kept trying to tag in and save Russo but it was to no avail, as George hit a nasty shoulder breaker for the win. Interview : Mean Gene is joined in the ring by Da Crusher and Prof. Toru Tanaka Mean Gene : Crusher, I know you must be shocked and disappointed, as we all are, at the recent actions of your old partner, Ivan Putski. He and Ed Wiskowski said some pretty harsh things about you last week. Crusher : Putski, you broke my heart. I never turned my back on you, no matter what you say. You stabbed me in the back and you know it. You think because you are teaming with some kind of a Prince that makes you better than me? You call me some kind of low class bum? Yeah, I am just a working class stiff … an’ I’m proud of it! I’m as proud of my blue collar roots as I am of the Polish blood that runs in my veins! We may have been friends before, but if you are gonna side with that crumb, then I ain’t gonna hold back, and the next time we meet in the ring , that’s when I am gonna pay you back for what you did to me in Milwaukee! Mr. Olympia & The Latin Lovers vs. The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Tom Stanton, Rocky Brewer & Rick Patterson) After the beating inflicted on Jeff Sword last week by Mr. Olympia , it looks like has been replaced full time in the Heartbreakers by Rick Patterson, who came to the ring in full Minnesota Heartbreakers gear and jacket. The Heartbreakers, as ever, were joined by “The Continental Lover” Eddie Mansfield who was certainly not shy about letting his presence be felt, taking shots at Olympia every chance he could. Mr. Olympia did his best to keep his focus on the match and lead the Lovers to victory over the newly resurgent Heartbreakers, and they seemed about to take the victory with Cruz had Stanton set up for the Love Missile. However, when Valentino went up top for the flying dropkick, Mansfield snuck up behind him and shoved him hard off the top turnbuckle , sending him crashing hard to the mat. The ref caught that and called for the DQ as Olympia chased Mansfield from the ringside. Da Crusher vs. Ed Wiskowski Da Crusher was joined at ringside by his partner in the Sake & Old Milwaukee Connection, Prof. Toru Tanaka, while the Polish Prince had both Precious and his fellow member of the Brotherhood Of Poland, Ivan Putski. A surefire recipe for chaos if ever there was one, and that is pretty much what we got. After a stretch of intense brawling, Da Crusher had the Crusher Clutch (stomach claw) locked on Wiskowski when Putski entered the ring and blindsided him with the brass knucks. This led to Tanaka charging the ring himself and the ref calling for the DQ as both sides slugged it out for several more minutes. Interview : Mean Gene is at ringside. Mean Gene : Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome back to the AWA , the pride of Mound, Minnesota … Greg Gagne! The crowd cheers loudly as Greg makes his way to ringside, smiling and waving to the fans. Gagne : Thanks for that, Mean Gene. I enjoyed most of my time in Georgia but I’ve got to say, it is great to be back home in Minnesota. Mean Gene : Speaking of which, some rather disturbing news drifted back here of what you were up to in Georgia. Care to set the record straight. Gagne : (scowling) Gene, I want to come clean with you and all of the good fans here … when I was in Georgia, I made some mistakes, trusted the wrong people and went down a bad path. I have no one to blame for it but myself. That’s part of the reason I’ve come back home … to clear my head and get a fresh start. I want to rededicate myself to the fans and I promise that I will not let them down … Gagne is cut off as a large masked man sneak attacks him from the back. The masked man then gives Gagne a swift DDT on the ringside mat before rushing off to avoid security. Mean Gene helps the dazed Gagne to his feet as the AWA officials try to figure out just what happened here. Hulk Hogan & The Road Warriors vs. Lord Humongous & The Wild Bills Once again, Humongous attacked Hogan savagely, busting him open above his eye with his hockey mask headbutts then punching him repeatedly on the wound. Hogan and the Road Warriors would ultimately prevail when Animal caught Billy Jack in a power slam, but Hogan and Humongous continued to brawl at ringside after the match had ended.

I also agree with the manager cap being three.

Sigh, of course this comes up when I am finally in line to absorb another promotion ... that being said, I still voted against it. The needs of the many etc.

Eric Embry will be going to Southeastern for Paul Orndorff.

Dog is also on official record as having an extremely hard head.

Hit most poeple in the head with the Mid South NA belt, they would get a concussion.

Seems right by my count

Sure thing ... draft is still open. Sorry for getting mixed up.