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Hence the last pick.

Just noticing, for a promotion with only 1 Samoan and no Kevin Von Erich, we have a surprisingly high number of barefoot wrestlers.

As indicated by our draft pick post, the AWA is now officially retiring from the draft.

Wally Karbo steps up to the podium. "On behalf of the Verne Gagne and the American Wrestling Association, I would like to welcome to our roster the Great Malumba as our final pick of the 1983 draft." With that, Wally Karbo heads out for a celebratory meal of a small bowl of oatmeal and a glass of lukewarm water.

I went the cheap and easy route. EDIT : Let nobody say I am not a sport.

Was Jerry Bryant later in Memphis Vice? I guess I was just haunted by what happened to the poor guy.

At this point, I still don't have anyone in my organization I consider to be full on jobbers. Some people may be on the lowest rung, but everyone has a place other than "anonymous bowling pin to be knocked down".

I had no idea Rocky Brewer was also Mike Masters, I might have ranked him a little higher. Same guy from the Buddy Rose Army, right?

Didn't NFC 3 go in the last round? EDIT : Sorry, I was completely off ... I must be turning into Bill Dundee. "NORMAN, IS THAT YOU?"

Awesome! I thought you would go for Rocky Brewer, and without Spike Huber or Doug Vines I would pair him up with Jeff Sword as Garfunkle and Oates. Instead , you got Vinnie Valentino, and I have the even better idea of teaming them up as Oscar & Felix. My booking is pretty much writing itself at this point.

My fault, CFCW ... they had been teaming together before this, they teamed after, but I didn't know at this particular time they were in different territories. My research was incomplete.

That's the downside of doing a draft with this particular bunch. You think you have your own secret brilliant pick, then find that there are half a dozen people in the draft who have the exact same idea.

So what were they thinking? What good is half of the Devil's Duo? The Devil's Single just doesn't have the same ring.

I'm for it, it's what I would have tried.

Hey, first come , first served. There goes my idea of grabbing him and Jeff Sword.

For crying out loud, how did anyone else want Doug Vines?

He was taken a while back, it was never updated on the list.

Eh, they'll never catch on.

Case in point ... I could have used Korchenko, but it really doesn't hurt to lose him.

It broke my heart to lose Apocalypse, but at this point I have all of the specific slots filled. Everyone has a role I expect them to play. I am now at the point where I have some utility slots to fill. There are a few different types that can fill in those slots, but I am not particularly wedded to any one person filling that slot.

Nobody is too old and washed up for the AWA.

CFCW said I could take the next pick, so I am taking the venerable "Golden" Moose Cholak.

My reaction because I was 2 picks away from my dream line up ... then Trav grabbed Apocalypse. Yes, my dream lineup is now short one Mike Boyette.

FUCK!

By my calculations, we are going to run out of wrestlers by round 25 anyway.