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Wild stuff, great set of shows.

AWA at the Brown County Veteran's Memorial Arena, Green Bay, WI, August 16th Moose Cholak vs. Bill Cody Moose Cholak won with the Big Splash Samu vs. Bill Rathke Samu won with the top rope Flying Samoan Splash Iceman Parsons vs. Eric Embry Eric Embry won after Parsons went for the top rope Rumper Stumper but was shoved off the top rope by Jimmy Garvin while Buck Robley distracted the ref, followed by an over the shoulder neckbreaker by Embry Latin Lovers vs. Jimmy Garvin & Ed Wiskowski Garvin & Wiskowski won by DQ when Iceman Parsons entered the ring and attacked Garvin Ivan Putski vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka Putski won with the Polish Hammer AWA Tag Title Match : The Wild Bills © vs. The Road Warriors Double DQ when both teams would not stop brawling in the middle of the ring Texas Tornado Triple-Chain 6 Man Tag Match : Hulk Hogan, Mr. Olympia & Da Crusher vs. Ken Patera, One Man Gang & Boris Zukhov In a crazy and bloody match, Hogan, Olympia & Crusher won when Crusher his a chain assisted Bolo Punch on Zukhov

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AWA in Sheboygan, WI, August 14th Col. Buck Robley vs. Buck Zumhofe Robley beat Zumhofe after 2 piledrivers. The Road Warriors vs. The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Rocky Brewer & Tom Stanton) The Road Warriors won in 12 seconds after Animal hit a powerslam on Brewer. Eric Embry vs. Bill Cody Embry beat Cody with the cradle suplex Ivan Putski vs. Bill Rathke Putski beat Rathke with the Polish Hammer Ed Wiskowski vs. Samu Wiskowski beat Samu with the face first piledriver after he rolled out of the way of a top rope splash Ken Patera, One Man Gang & Boris Zukhov vs. Hulk Hogan, Mr. Olympia & Da Crusher This match went to a 30 minute time limit draw after wild match that saw all 6 men bleed

It might have been a bit surprising that the Road Warriors didn't win the titles straight off, but that was mostly based around two things : 1) I didn't want both of my main titles held by super dominant champs right at the start, and 2) to reflect that, at this point, Hogan is already somewhat established while the Warriors are just starting to make their mark. This angle and the chase for the belts is my version of them being schooled and taught humility by the veteran wrestlers.

The AWA also had some smaller market house shows over the weekend, here are the results : AWA in Oshkosh, WI, August 13th The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Jeff Sword, Tom Stanton & Rocky Brewer) vs. Mike Vachon, Bill Cody & Bill Rathke The Minnesota Heartbreakers won when Jeff Sword hit a running kneedrop on Mike Vachon Moose Cholak vs. Great Malumba Moose Cholak won with the Big Splash Ivan Putski vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka Ivan Putski won with a backlide reversal Eric Embry vs. Samu Eric Embry won with the over the shoulder neckbreaker AWA World Tag Title Match : The Wild Bills © vs. The Latin Lovers The Wild Bills won when Billy Jack made Vinnie Valentino submit to the Full Nelson Mr. Olympia & Iceman Parsons vs. Jimmy Garvin & Ed Wiskowski Garvin & Wiskowski won when Garvin got the pin after Wiskowski blindsided Parsons with a lariat when the ref's back was turned.

Thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated. Had to work through a bit of blockage (that and schedule issues are the reason for the delays) and am still tweaking my writing style to make things as smooth as possible. A big inspiration was from grimmas' writing, where I followed his model and realized I didn't have to script out every interview but could just mention the points that were hit in it. Also big thanks to Wade Smeltzer for the inspiration for the interview in the last TV. This will not be the last we see of the Big Ragoo.

AWA at Boylan High School, Rockford, IL. , August 12th The Hollywood Heartbreakers (Tom Stanton, Jeff Sword & Rocky Brewer) vs. The Latin Lovers (Vinnie Valentino & Javier Cruz) & Iceman Parsons The Latin Lovers and Parsons won when they hit the Love Missile on Brewer Ivan Putski vs. Shekh Adnan Kaissie Putski defeated Kaissie with the Polish Hammer. Post match, Boris Zukhov attacked Putski with the chain, but Da Crusher came in for the rescue. Ed Wiskowski vs. Moose Cholak Wiskowski won after Cholak missed the Big Splash, followed by Wiskowski hitting a Big Leg Drop on the back of Cholak’s head. Eric Embry vs. Samu Embry won with a Cradle Suplex Mr. Olympia & Da Crusher vs. Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka Olympia & Crusher won when Crusher hit a Bolo Punch on Tanaka

AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of August 12th “Polish Power” Ivan Putski vs. “The Russian Menace” Boris Zukhov The centuries old feud between Poland and Russia made its way to the wrestling ring in this intense brawl, with the action going back and forth and finally ending when Zukhov whipped Putski into the corner to set up “Polish Power” for the Hammer & Sickle, but when he charged in for the follow up lariat, Putski caught him in a massive bearhug, forcing the Russian to give in One Man Gang vs. “Rock & Roll” Buck Zumhofe Zumhofe must really hate waking up these mornings. Gang simply annihilated Zumhofe, throwing him all over the ring then hitting the Gourd Buster followed by the running splash, followed in turn by the 747 Splash from the second turnbuckle. “Flamboyant” Eric Embry vs. Mike Vachon “The Flamboyant One” continued to impress, if not get the cheers of the AWA fans, easily dismantling the second generation wrestler before pinning him with a cradle suplex. Soon will come the time, though, when Embry will have to show his worth against bigger competition. “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin vs. Mr. Olympia One again, before the match, Jimmy Garvin got on the mic to announce that, since Mr. Olympia was above the weight limit for the Light Heavyweight title, this would be a non-title match. Olympia seemed distinctly unimpressed by this, but it didn’t stop him going full bore against Garvin, fighting hard to try to get the victory in spite of constant interference by Garvin’s drinking buddy, “The Polish Prince” Ed Wiskowski. Wiskowski ended up interfering one too many times, leading to a furious Iceman Parsons to charge the ring and attack both Wiskowski and Garvin, resulting in a DQ victory for Garvin. Although Olympia wasn’t happy with the decision, he shook hands with Parsons afterwards, grateful that he had his back. Interview : Cut to Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Folks, we have a big show coming up on the 19th in Milwaukee, we will be having a big show at the Mecca and we are lucky to have a special referee for the 8 man tag main event, my guest tonight, from Laverne & Shirley , The Big Ragoo himself … TV’s Eddie Mekka. (Cheers erupt from the audience as Mekka makes his way to the ring. He immediately grabs the mic from Mean Gene and starts to sing.) Mekka : *singing* I knew I’d go from rags to riches! (cue good natured laughter from Mean Gene and the fans) Great to be here, Mean Gene! Mean Gene : Great to have you, Eddie! We sure are pleased as punch to have you as the guest referee for that match between Hogan, Olympia, Crusher and Putski on one side, and Patera, Zukhov, One Man Gang and Tanaka on the other. Are you at all worried about having to try to keep order with all of these big bruisers? Mekka : Not at all, Mean Gene. I will not be intimidated by either team and will call it straight down the middle. And when the night is done, they might just change the name of the arena to the Eddie Mecca! Heh heh heh! Mean Gene : Errrr, sure thing, Eddie. So tell us, what have you been doing with yourself since Laverne & Shirley went off the air? Eddie : Glad you asked, Mean Gene. I am currently appearing at the Community Theatre in Milwaukee in a production of Same Time Next Year with the lovely and talented Adrienne Barbeau. Mean Gene : Sounds wonderful, Eddie. Do you have any big movie or TV roles lined up yet? Eddie : (smile slightly starting to fade) Not at such, Gene. Mean Gene : Oh, uh, so, you were recently seen at the Pint With Da Crusher Block Party before our last show in Milwaukee. Is this what inspired you to get more involved with the AWA? Eddie : (very quietly) I’m not allowed to talk about that, Gene. Mean Gene : Ah! Well, umm, so, as I said, great to have you … (Mean Gene gets cut off by the sound of “Shake Your Booty” by KC & The Sunshine Band, as the Latin Lovers, Vinnie Valentino and Javier Cruz, with several scantily clad Bootie Babes in tow, head to the ring. Valentino grabs to mic and turns to Mekka.) Valentino : Heeeyyyyy! How’s tricks, paisano! Just wanted to make sure to welcome another fine Italian-American to our AWA family! Eddie : Oh, I’m not actually, I’m Arm- Valentino : (cutting him off) Yeah, great stuff, great stuff. Ladies , lay a little of that sweetness on my man , The Big Ragoo here. And Old Gino, while you are at it. (The Bootie Babes start fawning over Mean Gene and Eddie Mekka. Gene seems to enjoy their attention but Mekka is quite flustered.) Eddie : Uh, no, ah, much appreciated but I am a happily married man. Valentino : You and Shirley finally tied the knot? That’s incredible, man! Eddie : No, Cindy is just a good friend. Valentino : What about Laverne? Eddie : Penny? Oh, she’s nice … uh, why is your friend doing that ? (indicating Javier Cruz, who is silently giving Mekka a death glare) Valentino : Oh, don’t mind Cruz Control, he just gets like that some times. Hey, great talk, we’ll meet up after the show in Milwaukee, head over to Mama Leone’s for some Veal Parm, just say Vinnie sent you, they’ll know who you mean and give you a good table! (The Latin Lovers and the Bootie Babes depart the ring, leaving a thoroughly confused Eddie Mekka in their wake) Hulk Hogan & Da Crusher vs. Ken Patera & Prof. Toru Tanaka Again, Tanaka finds himself teaming with one of Sheikh Kaissie’s men, and again , they just don’t seem to gel. After an intense bout, Kaissie’s attempt to interfere from the outside led to retaliation by Da Crusher. When Patera left the ring to defend his manager, this left Tanaka in the ring by himself to face a Hulk Hogan Axe Bomber , followed by the Big Leg Drop for the 1-2-3. Tanaka left the ring with Patera and Kaissie, but the expression on his face was sour even by his standards. AWA World Tag Title Match : The Wild Bills (“Wild” Bill Irwin & Billy Jack) vs. The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) In this return match from the tournament finals, the Road Warriors were determined to prove that they could take the titles and show they didn’t need anybody else to do it. Well, that might have been their philosophy, but it didn’t seem to be shared by the champs, who felt no hesitation about letting their manager, Col. Buck Robley, or his second in command, Maj. Cal Manson, work in a cheap shot whenever they could. After a brutal bout, the Road Warriors saw the championship just within their grasp when Animal hit Irwin with a huge powerslam that knocked the wind right out of him … only for the Army to snatch it away from them by charging the ring for the DQ. Even the AWA officials seemed hesitant to interfere on behalf of the out numbered Road Warriors, who were just barely able to slug their way out. It looks like the time has come for them to regret their earlier, ill chosen words.

AWA at the Met Center, Bloomington, August 5th. Moose Cholak vs. The Great Malumba Cholak defeated Malumba with the Big Splash Lord Humongous vs. Buck Zumhofe Humongous beat Zumhofe with the modified Cobra Clutch. After the match, Col. Buck Robley gave Zumhofe a piledriver for good measure Latin Lovers vs. Eric Embry & Col. Buck Robley The Lovers looked like they had the match wrapped up after they hit the Love Missile on Robley, but the referee wasn’t there to make the count as he was distracted by Maj. Cal Manson, and Embry hit a top rope legdrop on Valentino and reversed the pin, leading to a victory for the Army. Da Crusher , Ivan Putski & Samu vs. Sheikh Adnan Kaissey, Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka Again, a failed attempt by Zukhov to use the chain ended up hitting Tanaka, after which Samu got the pin on Tanaka with a flying splash. Post-match, Tanaka almost went after Zukhov but was calmed down by Sheikh Kaissey Jimmy Garvin vs. Iceman Parsons Before the match, Garvin announced that, as Parsons was over the weight limit for the Light Heavyweight Title, this would be a non-title match. Parsons won the match with the Rumper Stumper, but protested afterwards he should have won the title as well. AWA World Tag Team Title Match : The Wild Bills © vs. The Road Warriors A wild match where it looked like the Roadies might take the titles when Hawk had Billy Jack lined up for a flying clothesline, only for Buck Robley to shove him off the top rope for the DQ. The rest of the Army charged the ring and, once again, nobody came to the aide of the Road Warriors, who barely got out by swinging chairs they had grabbed from ringside. Hulk Hogan & Mr. Olympia vs. Ken Patera & One Man Gang An epic brawl with all four men ending up bleeding and only ending when Gang clotheslined the ref, leading to a loss by DQ.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of August 5th The show opens up with Mean Gene excitedly announcing that , later on in the show, he would be speaking with none other than the AWA World Champion, Hulk Hogan. Ken Patera vs. Great Malumba Conspicuously, Patera came to the ring with a chain wrapped around his shoulders, like his stablemate Boris Zukhov. The chain didn’t really come into play, though, as he beat Malumba 5 ways to Sunday and got him to give up to the Swinging Full Nelson. Moose Cholak vs. Bill Rathke This was Cholak’s first appearance in the AWA since a brief run in the Southwest. He impressed the AWA crowd, both with the huge moose antler headpiece that he wore to the ring and with his swift dismantling of Rathke, polishing him off with the Big Splash. Interview with the Road Warriors Mean Gene mentions the finish of the recent AWA world tag title tournament and how the Road Warriors seemed to have the victory well in hand until Buck Robley and the rest of his army interfered. Animal replies that the Wild Bills knew they could never beat them in a fair fight and had to throw a whole army at them, but the Road Warriors would be ready next time and the Army would pay for what they had done, especially that big goof, Lord Humongous. Mean Gene then brought up their recent interview where they seemed to run down Da Crusher and the other AWA veterans and the rumors that, as a result, the rest of the AWA locker room were turning their backs and refusing to help the Warriors against the Army. Hawk reiterated that they stood by what they had said, that they didn’t need any help or any friends, and that they would destroy the Army by themselves if they had to. The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Jeff Sword and Tom Stanton) vs. Jimmy Garvin & Ed Wiskowski “Minnesota’s Handsomest Men” ™ were immediately taken with the several attractive women in bikinis that accompanied “Gorgeous” Jimmy and “The Polish Prince” to the ring and immediately tried to chat them up. For their part, the women wanted nothing to do with them and the Heartbreakers’ actions only served to annoy Garvin and Wiskowski, who then proceeded to beat the stew out of Sword and Stanton, ultimately ending the match with brutal Spike Piledrivers on each of them. Eric Embry vs. Buck Zumhofe Embry was making his first appearance on AWA TV, backed up by Col. Buck Robley and Maj. Cal Manson. Robley whispered something in his ear before the match that caused Embry’s face to split into a broad, evil grin. Whatever it was he said, it was bad news for Zumhofe, who would up inheriting a world of hurt from Embry. Embry seemed to be looking for the most painful moves in his repertoire and executed them methodically on Zumhofe, long after he probably should have put him away and ended the match. He finally put Zumhofe out of his misery with a sick looking over the shoulder neckbreaker, followed by a jumping piledriver. “The Flamoyant One” has quite clearly arrived in the AWA. The Wild Bills (“Wild” Bill Irwin & Billy Jack) & Lord Humongous vs. The Latin Lovers (Vinnie Valentino & Javier Cruz) & Samu The always popular Lovers and Samu put in a game effort against the World Tag Champions and their hockey masked partner, but for today were just outmatched by the size and power of the Army, with Humongous putting out Cruz with the modified Cobra Clutch. The moment the match ended, the Road Warriors charged the ring to try to get some revenge on Humongous and the Wild Bills, which provoked immediate retaliation by Robley, Manson and Embry to join the side of their Army cohorts. Notably, once the Road Warriors came into the ring, Valentino and Samu carried Cruz from the ring and left for the locker room, leaving the Warriors on their own to fight it out with the entire army until AWA officials forced them to clear the ring. It looks like the Warriors are truly on their own against the entire army. Da Crusher & Ivan Putski vs. Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka “Polish Power” Ivan Putski was making his return to the AWA rings and got a great response from the crowds, hoisting a keg of the beer to the ring to match his partner. Tanaka and Zukhov could not seem to get co-ordinated against the dual Polish Powerhouses, who teamed together like they had been partners their whole lives. When the ref was distracted, Zukhov tried to hit Putski with his chain, but Putski ducked and Zukhov hit Tanaka instead. Putski then hit the Polish Hammer on Zukhov for the victory. When he recovered, Tanaka was clearly not happy with Zukhov or Sheikh Kaissie but ultimately left the ring with them. Inteview with Hulk Hogan Mean Gene warmly greeted the AWA World Champion, who was still wearing bandages on his ribs from the attack by One Man Gang, and asked him how close he was to being fully recovered from that ambush. Hogan admitted that he still wasn’t at 100% but was still more than capable of defending his belt. Mean Gene then asked him if he was worried that his injuries would be too much of a disadvantage in defending his belt against the likes of Gang and Patera, given their dirty tactics and vicious allies. Hogan affirmed that he was not afraid of any of the Sheikh’s men, individually or as a group, and if his body wasn’t at full strength, his heart was more than enough to see him through. One Man Gang vs. Mr. Olympia Olympia was keen to get revenge on Gang for his attack at the big Milwaukee show, both for himself and his good friend Hulk Hogan, and was a ball of fire against the much bigger man. The match raged back and forth , with Gang using his massive size to try and wear down Olympia and the masked man pulling himself out of the fire and rallying back. Olympia took a big risk to try to and finish off the big man by climbing the top turnbuckle to hit a big move, but when the ref wasn’t looking , Sheikh Kaissey shoved Olympia off, sending him crashing to the mat. Whatever Gang intended to do to capitalize on this, we will never know, as Hulk Hogan immediately rushed to the ring and attacked him, defending his good friend. Patera, Kaissey and Zukhov charged the ring shortly after to join in the fight, but by then Olympia had recovered and grabbed Gang’s steel chain, swinging it wildly and clearing the villains from the ring. Although he had lost the match by DQ due to Hogan’s attacking Gang, he and Hogan stood tall in the ring as the show ended, showing that the war between them and the Sheikh’s men was far from over

Nah, just referring to the general history of wrestling ... given the supposed trouble between the original Precious and Pattie Garvin, I wonder if Pattie chose Sunshine as a safe woman to keep an eye on Jimmy on the road until she could do it herself.

Great, another family feud angle (what exact relation is cousin's wife? Cousin-in-law?)

Again, I ask , where is Precious? I keep reading that she first showed up in September-October.

Dutch and Bullet Bob in a 21 minute non stop brawl sounds like a slice of heaven.

He learned that move from Little Ed Pemberton.

Missing from the AWA : Cal Manson Bill Cody Bill Rathke Mike Vachon

The lineups for more upcoming AWA house shows have been announced. AWA at Boylan High School, Rockford, IL , August 13th The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Sword, Stanton & Brewer) vs. The Latin Lovers & Iceman Parsons Ivan Putski vs. Sheikh Adnan Kaissie Ed Wiskowski vs. Moose Cholak Eric Embry vs. Samu Mr. Olympia & Da Crusher vs. Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka AWA at The Mecca, Milwaukee Moose Cholak vs. Buck Zumhofe The Latin Lovers vs. The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Sword & Brewer) Eric Embry vs. Samu AWA Light Heavyweight Title Match : Jimmy Garvin © vs. Iceman Parsons The Wild Bills & Lord Humongous vs. The Road Warriors & ? Big 8 Man Tag Match : Hulk Hogan, Mr. Olympia, Da Crusher & Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera, One Man Gang, Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka with special guest referee, TV's Eddie Mekka

Upcoming shows, will do my best to get these out a lot quicker. AWA All-Star Wrestling , August 6th Ken Patera vs. Great Malumba Moose Cholak vs. Bill Rathke The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Jeff Sword & Tom Stanton) vs. Jimmy Garvin & Ed Wiskowski "Flamboyant" Eric Embry vs. Buck Zumhofe The Wild Bills ("Wild" Bill Irwin & Billy Jack) & Lord Humongous vs. The Latin Lovers (Vinnie Valentino & Javier Cruz) & Samu Da Crusher & Ivan Putski vs. Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka One Man Gang vs. Mr. Olympia Plus interview with the Road Warriors & Hulk Hogan AWA at the Met Center, Bloomington, MN, August 6th Moose Cholak vs. Great Malumba Lord Humongous vs. Buck Zumhofe The Latin Lovers vs. Eric Embry & Buck Robley Da Crusher, Ivan Putski & Samu vs. Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, Boris Zukhov & Prof. Toru Tanaka AWA Light Heavyweight Title Match : Jimmy Garvin © vs. Iceman Parsons AWA World Tag Team Title rematch : The Wild Bills © vs. The Road Warriors Hulk Hogan & Mr. Olympia vs. Ken Patera & One Man Gang

Oh believe me, I am not done with Zumhofe next. Martel stands up for all that is true and Canadian.

Since I have lapped myself, this will be short and sweet. AWA All-Star Wrestling for the weekend of July 29th The show comes up with an announcement that the matches on the show were recorded before the recent show in Milwaukee. This is followed by clips of the Milwaukee show : various matches in the tournament, Mr. Olympia pinning Lanny Poffo, One Man Gang attacking Hulk Hogan during his match with Ken Patera, Da Crusher dropping the keg on top of Toru Tanaka and , finally, the brutal ambush of Col. Buck Robley’s army on The Road Warriors, ending with the Army marching from the ring with the World Tag Title belts. Mean Gene then announced that he recorded an interview with Col. Buck Robley’s Army (Col. Buck Robley, Maj. Cal Manson , Eric Embry, the Wild Bills and the mysterious masked man) after the show in the AWA studios. Mean Gene : Buck Robley, what you just did in Milwaukee was one of the most despicable acts I have ever witnessed. I know the Road Warriors injured your arm , but the attack you perpetrated on them … why, that was uncalled for! Robley : Shut your face, Okerlund! I told you to call me the Colonel! Road Runners, you thought I was just an old man. Well, when you kick an old dog, he bites back! Now you don’t look so cocky, you ain’t got no belts, and all you have are some bruises courtesy of my man here and the rest of the army! Mean Gene : Who is this man you brought in to attack the Road Warriors? Is this Je-? Robley : Don’t say that name! That man is no more! This is the man! This is the Ayatollah of Rock & Rollah! This is … Lord Humongous! Mean Gene : Eric Embry, what the devil are you doing here in the AWA? The last anyone had heard of you, you were on the west coast. Eric Embry (smirking) : Don’t you worry your little bald head about that, Gene. Let’s just say that the Colonel and I have come to an agreement, and I am proud to serve in his Army. And now that I have had a good look at the AWA … heh heh heh .. well, I’m fixin’ to have me a good ole time! Ed Wiskowski vs. Buck Zumhofe Wiskowski beat Zumhofe like he owed him money, hitting a vicious shoulder breaker before getting the win with the face first piledriver. Iceman Parsons vs. Bill Rathke Iceman strutted his stuff to the cheers of the fans and easily dominated Rathke before ending the match with the top rope Rumper Stumper. Ken Patera vs. Samu Samu threw everything he had against Patera, but the big power lifter waited him out and caught him coming off the ropes in a bear hug to force the popular Samoan to give up. Mr. Olympia vs. Bill Cody A quick paced bout between the masked man and the veteran that ended with Olympia locking in the Sleeper on Cody. Rick Martel vs. Sheikh Adnan Kaissie Martel clearly had the advantage over Kaissie until Boris Zukhov charged the ring with his chain, leading to a DQ victory for Martel. Da Crusher vs. Boris Zukhov The Sheikh tried to interfere in the match, but Martel came to ringside and pulled him off the ring apron. In the confusion, Crusher hit Zukhov with a Bolo Punch to get the pin. Cut to the AWA studios, for another interview after the Milwaukee show. First, Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, Ken Patera, Boris Zukhov and One Man Gang. Patera : I told you , Hogan. I TOLD YOU! There is one more, and here he is … the Big 747, the One Man Gang! We drew you into our trap, Hogan, and like the no talent muscle head you are, you fell for it, hook , line and sinker! It’s only a matter of time, Hogan, and we will pick that title belt off your broken and battered body! One Man Gang : How are those ribs, Hogan? We gave you every warning, and you still didn’t see it coming. You were too dumb to get out of the way, and you are still too dumb to quit while you can, so we are going to have to teach you another lesson. You watch your back, Hogan, because when we decide to take you out for good, even your little masked friend won’t be able to save you. Cut to a later interview. Hulk Hogan is alone in the room. His face and neck are badly bruised and his ribs are heavily taped. He speaks in a quiet tone, unlike his usual high energy self. Hogan : I let you down, folks. I knew they were dangerous, I knew they wouldn’t fight fair, but I thought I had them spotted. I was ready for Patera, ready for the Sheikh, ready for Zukhov … I should have been ready for the unknown. And they did their damage … I’m man enough to admit it. Black eye, bruised ribs … they knocked me down and they left their mark. But I am still standing, I’m still ready to fight, and I still have the title. And by God, I will not give them the satisfaction of giving in to them. Sheikh … Patera … One Man Gang … I don’t care what or who you throw at me. I will not be taken for a fool again and when I get you in my sights, I am going to run over you like a freight train! And what are you going to do then, Patera, when the AWA Champion runs wild on you? … (hmmm, like that, think I’ll use it again) … July 29th, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Moose Cholak vs. "Buffalo" Bill Cody Moose Cholak made his debut in the AWA after a short stay in Southwestern and beat Bill Cody with a big splash. Eric Embry vs. "The Flying Samoan" Samu Embry made his AWA debut accompanied by Col. Buck Robley and beat Samu with a cradle suplex. Mr. Olympia vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka After an intense brawl, Olympia finally hit Tanaka with a flying dropkick to get the win Lord Humongous vs. "Rock & Roll" Buck Zumhofe After his appearance at the Milwaukee show, the masked Lord Humongous had his first match with Col. Buck Robley and Maj. Cal Manson in his corner and destroyed Zumhofe in 90 seconds, causing him to pass out in a modified Cobra Clutch. Da Crusher vs. Sheikh Adnan Kaissie Crusher easily disposed of the Sheikh with a Bolo Punch. Boris Zukhov tried to attack him after the match, but Crusher fended him off by swinging a chair. AWA World Tag Team Title Match : The Wild Bills ("Wild" Bill Irwin & Billy Jack) © vs. The Latin Lovers (Vinnie Valentino & Javier Cruz) The Latin Lovers put up a valiant effort but were just bullied down by the Bills, with Billy Jack beating Valentino with a Full Nelson. NWA Canadian Champion Rick Martel vs. Boris Zukhov (non-title) Kaissie tried to pass Zukhov the chain, but Crusher rushed to ringside and grabbed it from him. As Crusher and Kaissie slugged it out, Martel hit a slingshot splash on Zukhov for the hard fought victory. Cage Match : AWA Light Heavyweight Champion "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin vs. Iceman "King" Parsons (non-title) After a long, bloody brawl, Parsons caught Garvin in the top rope Rumper Stumper for the win. Afterwards, Parsons was demanding a title shot, but Garvin would not answer, rushing to the locker room with Ed Wiskowski in tow.

Instead, Polish Power will be coming to the midwest, as the AWA welcomes Ivan Putski.

BTW Cross Face has authorized me to make the pick for the AWA.

At some point Maple Leaf Wrestling became basically Superstars in all but name. I remember watching another show that was on the station from Kingston that was pretty much Challenge, except the last match was an arena match, usually from Toronto. I watched for the Al Perez matches and Shane Douglas' war with Haku

True story : way back in the day, when I first started watching wrestling (between WrestleMania and WrestleMania 2), WWF Maple Leaf Wrestling had their own separate Canadian tapings where everyone was moved up a notch. We usually didn't get the top level guys, the mid-card and upper job guys were competitive and even got some wins. George Wells got a fair sized push (he was a former Saskatchewan Roughrider) and was, no fooling, my favorite wrestler for a bit. It damned near broke my heart when, on a visit to my grandparents in Newfoundland, I watched a US broadcast of Superstars and saw Wells being used as a jobber.