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Last try ... not Big Texas, but Texas Red

One last small correction : Mark Calloway is wrestling as Texas Red, not Big Red.

Just a few quick tweaks to the way my roster is listed : Jushin Liger is going by Keiichi Yamada, his birth name. Sonny Two Rivers is Junji Hirata, who is going by the name Super Strong Machine in my promotion. Phil Lafleur (Phil Lafon) is misspelled as Phil Lafluer Mark Calloway (who will later be known as The Undertaker) is wrestling in my promotion as Texas Red

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, February 25th Texas Red & The Spoiler (substituting for the suspended Stan Hansen) vs. Billy Jack & Matt Borne Borne pinned Texas Red after hitting the Cannonball East / West Connection vs. The Glamour Boys Jesse Ventura made Steve Doll give up to the Inverted Bearhug Mad Dog Vachon vs. Goldie Rogers Vachon won with a running elbow smash Johnny Valiant & Big Jim vs. LA Express Ron Starr trapped Big Jim in the corner and got the pin with a rollup with his feet on the ropes Super Strong Machine vs. Gama Singh Machine got the victory with the Devil Windmill Suplex AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. The Rock & Roll Express The Rock & Rolls won by DQ when they were attacked by the Zambuie Express . The California Cowboys retained the titles. AWA World Light Heavyweight Title Match : Dynamite Kid © vs. The Cobra Both men went to a 20 minute Time Limit Draw Buddy Rose & Larry Zybyszko vs. Roddy Piper & Chris Adams Adams took the pinfall after hitting the Superkick on Larry Z. Once again, Rose left him in the middle of the ring after the match.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN , February 24th Texas Red vs. Clarence Black Last week, Texas Red lost the fall in a six man tag match but impressed many with his performance. This time out, the big, raw boned galoot seemed out to prove himself as he battered Black from pillar to post and unleashed some powerful big boots on his opponent before finally polishing him off the that startling flying elbow drop of his. Texas Red was impassive as Tony Anthony and Stan Hansen clapped him on the back in congratulations, but the crowd was clearly in awe of this youngster. This red-headed rookie definitely seems to have the raw ingredients to go a long way in this business. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers vs. Phil LaFleur Speaking of impressive youngsters, Phil LaFleur has certainly gotten the fans behind him with his enthusiasm and high flying moves. In this rematch from the TV title tournament , LaFleur managed to keep Flowers on his toes with his speed and aggression. The self styled "King Of Canada" was ultimately able to turn the corner by dodging the Reverse Flying Cross Body by LaFleur, then following up with a nasty Piledriver that put him away. Still, a respectable showing for the French Canadian who, with the right guidance, might just make a name for himself. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and Gentlemen, my guest at this time is the newly crowned AWA Pacific Heavyweight Champion … "Playboy" Buddy Rose! The crowd boos as Rose comes out accompanied , not just by the rest of the Army, but by the Diamond & Gold Exchange, The California Connection, and Larry Zbyszko with the LA Express. All of them crowd into the ring as Rose grabbed the microphone Rose : Thank you for that almost adequate introduction, Bonnema, but we aren't here to celebrate. This is no time for me to rest on my well deserved laurels. You see, when I made my decision to take over the AWA Pacific, my game plan was simple : Four Cities, Four Families, Four Rings, Four Kings. Nothing could be easier. But as I look at the ring right now, I don't see Four Rings. I'm not sure I even see Four Families. I see Three Rings, Three Families, and a gang of wannabes who *lost* their ring to Roddy Piper! What do you have to say for yourself, Zbyszko? Larry : What are you picking on me for? That guy (pointing at Timothy Flowers) couldn't take the TV title from Leo Burke, why don't you pile on him instead? Flowers : (waving his fist under Larry's nose) You watch your mouth, punk. Burke's time is running out and that TV title will be mine. And if you take a long look, you will see that this ring is still on my finger. Yours is in the hands of Roddy Piper, and you aren't even close to getting it back. Larry : It's not my fault! Every time I get close to beating him, he cheats his way out of it! Jesse Ventura : He cheated? That's the best you've got? If Piper cheats, just cheat harder! Flowers has proven himself and is still the King Of Canada . Rose is both Heavyweight Champion and King Of Portland. The Cowboys are the Tag Team champs. And my main man Adrian here is the King Of The Bay. From where I sit, all you are is the King Of Excuses. You keep failing to get the ring back from that skirt wearing freak, and your boys keep looking like fools against a deranged street lunatic and a pig farmer. (Starr and Embry look wary and take a half step back from Larry) Adrian Adonis : You want your place in the Four Families, you are going to have to earn it. Your time is running out, Zbyszko. Get that ring back from Piper. Or else. The Cobra, Keiichi Yamada & Super Strong Machine vs. Peter Harkey, Hunter Ellis & Gabriel Cade Last week, Cobra and Yamada appeared after a match by Nord The Barbarian in the company of a mysterious masked wrestler. This week, he was revealed to be a Japanese wrestler going by the name of Super Strong Machine. The trio pulled off some impressive double and triple team moves , with SSM hitting some crushing suplexes before pinning Cade with a bridging butterfly suplex. A convincing victory, but it remains to be seen if the Machine will be a sufficient counter for Nord. Tony Anthony & Stan Hansen vs. Jesse Barr & Brett Sawyer A lot of wrestlers on this show looking to send a message, but Anthony and Hansen took that way too far. They completely ran roughshod over Barr and Sawyer, with Hansen in particular nailing them with a nasty series of lariats which clearly badly hurt them. But that was not enough for Hansen, who wasn't satisfied with pinning Sawyer, and grabbed the cowbell from his bullrope and started hitting both men with it, busting them both open. When the ref tried to break it up, Hansen nailed him with the cowbell between the eyes for good measure, and this proved to be the breaking point. Commissioner Dutch Savage came out and announced that Stan Hansen had been indefinitely suspended. Anthony will now have to get by without his huge partner backing him up. Roddy Piper vs. Larry Zbyszko Larry Z was a man on a mission in this match : get that ring from Roddy Piper. Everything he did in this match seemed to be based on that end. Part way through the match , Buddy Rose appeared near ringside, but he never interfered, just observed. Piper took advantage of Larry's focus, using his single mindedness against him and luring him into a number of traps. Larry was finally able to get the ring from his finger and held it up in triumph, but it turned out Piper was just playing possum and snuck up behind him with a belly to back suplex that got the pinfall. Piper then retrieved the ring from Larry and scattered out of the ring. Rose just scowled and shook his head before leaving Larry in the middle of the ring, complaining as ever to the ref.

AWA Pacific sends Stan Hansen , Jesse Barr and Brett Sawyer to Southeastern in exchange for Abdullah The Butcher, Jacques Rougeau and Ricky Gibson.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, February 18th Phil LaFleur vs. Al Madril LaFleur put up a tough fight but missed a flying splash, followed by Madril trapping him in the Indian Deathlock forcing LaFleur to give up the match Keiichi Yamada vs. Mr. Hito Yamada won with a flying back cross body press. After the match, Gama Singh and Nord tried to attack Yamada but Cobra and the other masked wrestler pulled him out of the ring King Kong Bundy vs. Mad Dog Vachon Bundy put down the Canadian legend with the Atlantic City Avalanche Blackjack Mulligan vs. Texas Red Mulligan won with the Bulldog Headlock AWA World Light Heavyweight Title match : Dynamite Kid © vs. Ron Starr Dynamite successfully defended his title with the belly to belly piledriver AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. The Rock & Roll Express Both teams went to a 20 minute time limit draw Tony Anthony vs. Billy Jack Billy Jack caught Anthony in a powerslam for the victory Buddy Rose & Adrian Adonis vs. Roddy Piper & Chris Adams Piper and Adams won by DQ when Piper was attacked by Larry Zbyszko

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Cow Palace , San Francisco , on ESPN / TSN, February 17th The Glamour Boys vs. Carl Bilancione & Silas Gaither The tag team division is fizzing with action in AWA Pacific and there is now a new entry into their ranks. The Glamour Boys, a team consisting of Steve Doll and Steve Simpson, features two handsome young rookies who show a lot of promise. The drew a lot of squeals of appreciation from the younger female fans and easily dominated their opponents, polishing off Gaither when Simpson whipped him into a flying forearm by Doll. An impressive debut, but they certainly have their work cut out for them to try to make their way up the rankings of the tag division. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. Jesse Barr & Brett Sawyer Case in point … Bob Orton and Tim Brooks fought hard to get their Pacific Tag belts and look determined to hold onto them for a long while. Barr and Sawyer put up a very concerted effort to take the titles in this match and a ferocious battle was waged, with the pendulum of momentum swinging back and forth throughout the match. But in the end, Orton blindsided Sawyer with a brutal clothesline, followed by a backbreaker that gave the decision to the champs. For all of the up and coming tag teams in AWA Pacific, they certainly have their work cut out for them to unseat the champs from their thrones. Ron Garvin vs. Goldie Rogers Both men's respective partners, Leo Burke and "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, were present in the corners of this down and dirty match. Rogers seemed out to sneak every underhanded tactic he could whenever the ref's eyes weren't focused on him, getting the advantage over Garvin on several occasions and doing some real damage. But the man with the Hands Of Stone was not the sort to be kept down by this sort of thing for long, and would regain control of the match, either through his technical expertise or sheer hard-headed toughness. In the end, Garvin exploded on Rogers with a brutal series of lefts and rights that caught Goldie flat footed and sent him down for the count. Garvin got the pinfall, but from the looks Flowers was giving him, the feud between the Diamond & Gold Exchange and CanCon was certainly not over. Nord The Barbarian vs. Jeff Varner Nord is the newest charge in KY Wakamatsu's stable, having made his first appearance the previous week by attacking the Cobra and Keiichi Yamada. Wakamatsu was at ringside along with Gama Singh and Mr. Hito joining him, and the trio could be seen cackling as their unorthodox colleague brutalized Varner with a series of brutal, out of control power moves before finishing him off with a running Bombs Away knee drop. Their cackling became full on laughter when the spotlight came on the back of the arena and showed the Cobra and Keiichi Yamada staring at them , with Yamada clearly giving them a death glare. Wakamatsu and company jeered at their rivals and dared them to come after them, knowing they had the numbers advantage. But this quickly dissolved in confusion as the spotlight soon showed … another masked wrestler! The newcomer pointed at Wakamatsu's men, then drew a finger across his throat before all three of them disappeared. Blackjack Mulligan, Billy Jack & Matt Borne vs. Tony Anthony, Stan Hansen & Texas Red After the recent spate of mystery partners showing up in this feud, Commissioner Dutch Savage has ruled that all partners in tag matches for this feud would have to be named in advance. That didn't do much good in this case, as the new partner of Anthony and Hansen was previously unknown to both their opponents and the fans. Texas Red turned out to be a lanky redhead with a somewhat deranged look on his face. In spite of his strange look, he showed a lot of raw ability, displaying considerable strength and athletic ability, including an impressive flying elbow drop on Borne that might have gotten the win had not Billy Jack broken up the pin. In the end , it took a combination of a Bulldog from Mulligan and the Cannonball from Borne to put away the big, young Texan. Borne and company might have gotten the win, but Anthony and Hansen's young charge had certainly made a big impression in this loss. Adrian Adonis vs. Baron Von Raschke Adonis has been acting like the cock of the walk since being declared "King Of The Bay " by Buddy Rose, and the Baron was looking to knock him down a peg or two. Jesse Ventura was at ringside and complained loudly to the ref about pretty much everything Von Raschke did, while Adonis did everything he could to stay out of the way of the Baron's notorious Iron Claw. In the end, this was sufficient distraction for both the ref and the Baron that they didn't notice the Spoiler sneaking his way to ringside. When Baron was finally able to sink in the Iron Claw, Ventura was able to distract the ref long enough for Spoiler to hit an elbow smash to the back of the Baron's head before dodging out of the ring. Adonis then drove Von Raschke head first into the mat and getting the one two three. The feud between the Spoiler and the Baron has got to come to a head sooner or later.

AWA Pacific willing to listen to offers on : Stan Hansen Mad Dog Vachon Baron Von Raschke Jesse Barr Brett Sawyer The Spoiler.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , February 10th AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round : Buddy Rose vs. Jesse Barr Rose caught Barr in the Inside Out Backbreaker for the win Larry Zbyszko vs. Chris Adams Adams went for the Superkick, but Larry was able to duck it. Unwisely, Larry took a moment to gloat to the crowd about how clever he was. When he turned around, he was nailed by a second attempt at the Superkick that put him down for the count. Adrian Adonis vs. Roddy Piper While Piper was coming off the ropes, Larry Z. snuck down to ringside and pulled down the top rope, causing Piper to spill to the outside. Larry then tried to get the gold ring from Piper's hand, screaming that it was his, and while he and Piper slugged it out, the ref counted Piper out. Adonis and his partner , Jesse Ventura, laughed in the ring after the match, feeling smug over having put one over on the Rowdy one. Goldie Rogers vs. Ronnie Garvin Rogers was going for a piledriver, but Garvin countered with an inside cradle to get the one two three. Blackjack Mulligan & Billy Jack vs. Tony Anthony & Stan Hansen A heated match that ended in a double DQ with both teams brawling in the ring. Anthony brought a chair into the ring and looked intent on doing some real damage, but found it grabbed out of his hands … by Matt Borne !!! Borne finally returned after being taken out by Hansen, and started swinging the chair wildly, sending Anthony and Hansen scrambling from the ring AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals : Buddy Rose vs. Chris Adams Adams really took it to Rose and was gearing up for the Superkick when Rip Oliver and Al Madril jumped on the ring apron. The ref sent them immediately down to the floor, but they caused a sufficient distraction for both the ref and Adams that Rose was able to pop Adams in the back of the head with the gold ring. The ref counted to three and gave the match to Rose while the crowd booed. Adrian Adonis vs. Ronnie Garvin In what seems like a pervasive trend throughout this evening, Roddy Piper made an appearance at ringside, only to be intercepted by Jesse Ventura. That didn't stop Adonis from walking right into the Hands Of Stone punch, giving the win to Garvin. The Zambuie Express vs. The Rock & Roll Express Ricky and Robert were able to hit the double dropkick on Elijah Akeem to finally get a victory on the Zambuies. After the match, JR Foley could be heard swearing vengeance and promising that they were far from over. Ron Starr vs. Keiichi Yamada In a distinct contrast to the rest of the show, the American veteran and the Japanese rookie put on an exciting technical match that went to a 15 minute time limit draw. AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Tournament Finals : Buddy Rose vs. Ronnie Garvin Before the start of the match, AWA Pacific Commissioner Dutch Savage got on the match and announced that he was officially fed up with all of the outside interference in all of the matches, and was laying down the law in this match. He declared that everyone was banned from the ring and adjoining area except the ref and the two wrestlers, and if there was any interference from the Army, Roddy Piper, the Four Families or anyone else, they would face massive fines and possible long term suspension. He then personally escorted Rip Oliver and Al Madril from the ring. Rose immediately started panicking and Garvin immediately tore into him with chops and punches. Rose kept retreating but Garvin kept after him like a shark that smelled blood. The tide turned when Garvin was chopping away at Rose in the corner, and when the ref tried to get in between them, Rose came out with a vicious clip to Garvin's leg. Rose then proceeded to work over Garvin's hurt leg, but Garvin was able to rally and fight back. Garvin looked like he was about to put him away when he came off the ropes for the Hands Of Stone punch, but his damaged leg threw off his timing and Rose was able to dodge it. Rose then caught Garvin coming off the opposite ropes around the waist and dropped him throat first onto the top rope. Rose then nonchalantly put his feet on the ropes to take the pinfall and the Pacific Heavyweight Title, to the sound of enormous boos from the audience. Just goes to show that one best not underestimate the Playboy when he is trapped in a corner.

AWA Pacific drops Brian Adias and picks up Sonny Two Rivers.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , February 9th King Kong Bundy vs. Brian Adias Hoo boy. JR Foley's man has been on a path of destruction since showing up in the AWA Pacific, leaving a trail of broken bodies in his wake and sending Steve O fleeing from the territory rather than face him again. Poor Brian Adias got it even worse, being dismantled by the "Walking Condominium" before being sent hard into the corner and ending up on the bad end of an Atlantic City Avalanche. Even after his traditional five count, Bundy still wasn't satisfied, giving repeated running splashes to the helpless Adias before being ordered to stop by the AWA officials. Many female fans in the audience could be seen weeping as Adias was taken from the ring on a stretcher, but Foley and Bundy seemed to drink in the sight of their tears like fine wine. The Rock & Roll Express vs. Kel Gleason & Mitchell Olson Ricky and Robert are two people who certainly have no love for Foley and his crew, having been cost the Tag Team titles by the Zambuie Express. Perhaps looking to make a statement that they were hot on their trail, the Rock & Rolls had a blindingly quick match with young Gleason and Olson, dazzling the fans with their lightning speed and fast tags before putting Olson down with the Double Dropkick. The Rock & Roll Express are on track for revenge on the Zambuies, and after that, possibly the California Cowboys and the Tag Titles. The Cobra & Keiichi Yamada vs. Mr. Hito & Gama Singh After a number of victories over Hito and Singh, Cobra has drawn the attention of their manager KY Wakamatsu, as shown by his men's interference knocking the masked man out of the TV Title tournament. With a shot at the AWA Light Heavyweight Title on the horizon, Cobra has brought in some backup in the form of Japanese rookie Keiichi Yamada. Although Yamada is fresh out of the Japanese wrestling dojo, he is clearly a wrestling prodigy. He have as good as he got in all exchanges with Hito and Gama, and was even able to score the pinfall after hitting a top rope missile dropkick on Hito. The new team wasn't able to celebrate for long, though, as out of nowhere, a huge, curly haired, bearded man in furry boots charged into the ring and started knocking them out of the ring with big kicks. Wakamatsu was clearly sneering at his two young enemies as this strange man started running back and forth between the ropes. Wakamatsu is clearly one of the most dangerous men in AWA Pacific and , with this huge new charge in his ranks, who knows what he might accomplish? Big Jim vs. Bob Johnson Jimmy Valiant accompanied his amiable protégé to the ring and enthusiastically clapped along as Big Jim danced with several fans to the sounds of "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" by John Denver. Jim might not be the most polished of wrestlers, but you can't deny his enthusiasm or considerable power, as shown by his swift handling of Johnson. Big Jim tossed his much smaller opponent from pillar to post, smiling all the while before putting down a Big Leg Drop to end the match. At this rate, it seems like the LA Express are the only people who don't like the big , friendly man from Mudlick, Kentucky. The Spoiler, Tony Anthony & Stan Hansen vs. Baron Von Raschke, Billy Jack & ?? ?? In what seems like a never ending series of challenges and counter challenges, Anthony had agreed to this match between himself , Hansen & Spoiler, and Billy Jack, the Baron and a mystery man. Billy Jack got on the microphone and said he had really wanted to be announcing the return of Matt Borne, but doctors had ordered him to stay out of the ring for one more week as he recovered from his injuries at the hands of Anthony and Hansen. That said, he knew one man who would be up to the task of taking Borne's place and help avenge him, and that man is … Blackjack Mulligan! The crowds cheered Mulligan on to the ring, but the huge Texan was clearly focused on Stan Hansen and the two immediately threw down when he got the ring. What resulted was an insane brawl with all six men in the ring at the same time for much of the match. It was during one such melee that Billy Jack was able to catch Anthony off the ropes with a powerslam the got the quick one two three. A satisfying victory for the powerful Oregonian, but I think this war between these two factions. Roddy Piper & Scott McGhee vs. Buddy Rose & Rip Oliver Since his dramatic arrival in the AWA Pacific, Roddy Piper has formed a bit of a friendship with Scott McGhee and Chris Adams, right alongside his enmity with Buddy Rose and all of the Four Families. Piper tags up with McGhee in this match with Rose's Army, with Adams at ringside to counteract the presence of Al Madril. This was a set up for an intense match where much of the Army's efforts were spent on trying to get the gold ring, which they claimed Piper had stolen, off the Scotsman's finger. (For his part, Piper claims that he owns the ring as he had beaten Larry Zbyszko when they had planned on presenting the ring to him.) Rose and his men shouldn't have been quite so focused, as they failed to notice Piper making a blind tag out , and while they were set on attacking Piper, McGhee was able to roll up Oliver and get the three count. Rose and his men were livid but there was nothing they could do about it. A big victory for Piper and his friends, but the real test is coming up in the heavyweight title tournament.

A major blockbuster announcement in the new press release from AWA Pacific Commissioner Dutch Savage. The last of the vacant titles, the AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title, will be decided in a tournament at the Portland Memorial Coliseum . This is the big one, folks, and some very big names will be in that tournament : "Playboy" Buddy Rose Jesse Barr Larry Zbyszko Chris Adams Adrian Adonis Roddy Piper Goldie Rogers Ronnie Garvin

AWA Pacific selects Steve Doll and Steve Simpson, releases Steve O, and retires from the draft.

John Nord for Pacific.

Mark Callaway AKA The Undertaker.

Sorry, was out. Keichi Yamada AKA Jushin Liger

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria , February 3rd AWA Pacific Television Title Tournament First Round : The Cobra vs. The Spoiler In this battle of two masked men, Cobra was going up to the top turnbuckle for a flying cross body press, but was knocked off by Mr. Hito and Gama Singh. Spoiler then hit a running elbow drop for the tainted pinfall Leo Burke vs. Al Madril Burke won with a belly to back suplex Scott McGhee vs. Rip Oliver Once again, McGhee had Oliver set up for a German Suplex when Buddy Rose entered the ring. This time, however, McGhee caught Rose with a back kick to the midsection and was able to hit the German Suplex on Oliver to move on in the tournament. Phil Lafleur vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers In what could be dubbed the Battle Of The Flowers, Lafleur put up a valiant fight but ultimately was drawn into the Piledriver, leading to a victory for Flowers. Jimmy Valiant & Big Jim vs. The LA Express Embry and Starr didn't seem to know what to do with Big Jim's unconventional offense and approach, and Embry wound up catching a Big Boot to the face before being pinned by the popular Good Ole Boy from Mudlick. AWA Pacific Television Title Tournament Semi-Finals : The Spoiler vs. Leo Burke Spoiler had Burke trapped in the corner and put something in his mask before charging in for a running headbutt. Burke, however, dodged out of the way just in time and when Spoiler went face first into the turnbuckle, Burke rolled him up for the one two three. Scott McGhee vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers A very intense match that ended with McGhee going for a figure four leglock, but Flowers countering with a small package to move on to the tournament finals. The Rock & Roll Express vs. The Zambuie Express An out of control brawl that ended with both teams being disqualified AWA Pacific Television Title Tournament Finals : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers vs. Leo Burke These two have built up quite the rivalry of late, and the fact that this match was for the AWA Pacific Television Title only seemed to fan the flames of their hatred. They certainly brought it all out in the match, with both men being busted open at different points and the ref just barely able to keep control over the match. After a lengthy battle, Burke was finally able to catch Flowers in the Sleeper Hold. Goldie Rogers rushed out to break it up, but found himself intercepted by Ronnie Garvin. The ref dropped Flowers arm once … twice … three times. The ref then called for the bell and handed the belt to Burke. Leo Burke is the new Pacific TV champ! Buddy Rose vs. Chris Adams Adams has no great love for the Playboy and showed it as he unleashed a furious attack on Rose. Buddy was on defense for much of the match, just barely dodging the Superkick on a number of occasions. Adams was finally able to catch him charging into the corner and nailed the Superkick. Rose was down for the count … only for Rip Oliver and Al Madril to charge in and attack Adams. The ref ruled a DQ win for Adams, and Rose's Army proceeded to put the boots to the Gentleman until Scott Mc Ghee came in and ran off the Playboy and his men.

I would like to arrange for an appearance of the Light Heavyweight champion Dynamite Kid on February 17th in Oakland (to face a challenge by Ron Starr) and February 24th in Los Angeles (to face the Cobra).

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on ESPN / TSN , February 2nd The Zambuie Express vs. Dirk Been & Joel Klug After their recent ambush of the Rock & Roll Express last week , JR Foley's new team make their first official appearance in an AWA Pacific and it turns out that they are the Zambuie Express, Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed. The Zambuies made swift work of the rookies Been and Klug, tossing them around the ring like rag dolls before finally putting Been out of his misery with a side slam / elbow drop combination. But while Foley and his men were showing off in the ring afterwards, they were attacked by the Rock & Roll Express, clearly not happy with the Zambuies having cost them the Tag Team straps. The two sides slugged it out until the AWA Pacific officials cleared them from the ring. Clearly, Ricky and Robert are out for payback and won't be satisfied until they get it. The Cobra vs. Gama Singh KY Wakamatsu's men have been dividing their efforts been clawing their way up the tag rankings and trying to take down the masked Japanese phenom. This time out, it was the Great Gama who was challenging the Cobra. Gama seemed especially vicious in his attacks, with Cobra using his considerable speed to dodge out of a few tough scrapes. It seemed like Gama had his opponent set up for the Cobra Clutch, but Cobra was able to reverse it into a belly to back suplex and score the pinfall. Wakamatsu and Hito charged into the ring right afterwards to attack him, but Cobra was able to dive out of the ring just in time. He had escaped their clutches this time, but given how he is outnumbered, how much longer can he hold out? Phil Lafleur vs. B.B. Anderson Young Lafleur has appeared in a few tag matches lately but this would be his first solo match in AWA Pacific and he certainly made an impression. He easily dominated the unknown Anderson with rapid fire moves and high flying maneuvers before hitting a top rope back bodypress to finish the match. This up and coming Canadian could well be the one to watch in the AWA light heavyweight division. Rip Oliver vs. Scott McGhee McGhee and his compatriot, Chris Adams, have drawn the ire of the members of Buddy Rose's Army, scoring some tough wins over the Playboy's crew in tag matches. This match was ostensibly one on one, but you wouldn't know it from how much interference there was from Rose and Madril from ringside, as well as Adam's attempts to keep them out of the action. Unfortunately for McGhee, the ref seemed to take more notice of Adams than the Army. McGhee had Oliver set up for the German Suplex, but the ref was off telling Adams to keep out of the action, and Rose snuck in the ring and popped McGhee in the back of the head with the big gold ring. Oliver then rolled up the groggy McGhee and put his feet on the ropes for the dirty one two three, in spite of the protests of Adams. Looks like there are no depths to which the Army won't sink to get a win. Billy Jack vs. The Spoiler Billy Jack's regular partner, Matt Borne, is still out of action following his injuries at the hands of Tony Anthony and Stan Hansen, so the popular star of Oregon was going out in singles action. He certainly had his hands full with the always wily and dangerous spoiler, and was just barely able to escape being trapped in the clawhold on several occasions. He was able to establish dominance with his considerable power and was about to lock in the Full Nelson, when Anthony and Hansen charged into the ring and attacked him , leading to the DQ finish. Billy Jack took a few hard shots until Baron Von Raschke came in, swinging a chair, to clear the ring. Billy Jack then got on the mic and challenged the other side to a 6 man tag match, to which they readily agreed. Given how such things have tended to turn out lately, you would have figured that Anthony would know better, but it looks like he can't wait to get his hands on Billy Jack. The Diamond & Gold Exchange vs. CanCon The fans were very curious to find out about this new team called the Canadian Connection, or CanCon for short. Flowers and Rogers were clearly expecting Leo Burke when he came out, as they taunted him on the way to the ring. Judging by their subsequent panicked expressions, they weren't ready for his partner as he introduced ….the man with the Hands Of Stone, Ronnie Garvin! Diamond and Rogers did everything to try to avoid this tough new team, but Burke and Garvin tore at them like a pack of wild dogs. Perhaps taking inspiration from Buddy Rose, Flowers tried to clobber Garvin with the gold ring, but Garvin instead caught him flatfooted with a lightning quick uppercut that put him out like a light. Rogers could only stand and watch as Garvin got the three count. Looks like a major new player has stepped into the war with the Four Families.

The latest press release from AWA Pacific Commissioner Dutch Savage announces that, after the successful recent Tag Title tournament in LA, there will be a tournament for the AWA Pacific Television Title. It will take place on February 3rd at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, BC, and will have the following competitors : Cobra The Spoiler Leo Burke Al Madril Scott McGhee Rip Oliver Phil Lafleur "Diamond" Timothy Flowers

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, January 27th AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Tournament First Round : The Rock & Roll Express vs. The Diamond & Gold Exchange The Rock & Rolls his a double dropkick on Goldie Rogers to take the win Mr. Hito & Gama Singh vs. "Hack" Sawyer & Jesse Barr Hito and Singh relentlessly worked over Sawyer's back, which had been hurt the previous day in a singles match with Singh, before Hito forced Sawyer to give up to the Oriental Crossbow The California Cowboys vs. Phil Lafleur & Brian Adias Orton pinned Adias after a superplex LA Express vs. Matt Borne & Billy Jack After the LA Express made there way to the ring, it was announced that, due to injuries to Borne at the hands of Tony Anthony and Stan Hansen yesterday, they would be withdrawing from the tournament. Embry and Starr reacted as though they had just won the match, but Jimmy Valiant came striding out to the ring and saying that he wanted to put his name in the tournament, along with his partner. The Express seemed to have an idea where he was going with this and, eager for payback, accepted the challenge. Valiant then proceeded to introduce his partner, a new friend of his from Mudlick, Kentucky … Big Jim! Big Jim (Valiant's fan who had been seen at ringside for the past few weeks ) charged out to the ring and immediately started to slug it out with both members of the LA Express. What resulted was an out of control brawl that ended with both teams being disqualified and thus being eliminated from the tournament. King Kong Bundy vs. Steve O Bundy won in 7 seconds with the Atlantic City Avalanche AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Finals : The Rock & Roll Express vs. Mr. Hito & Gama Singh Hito and Singh were clearly looking to avenge their earlier loss to the Express as they were much more brutal with their offense and badly battered Ricky and Robert. The Rock & Rolls never gave up and Morton was able to catch Singh coming out of the corner with a sunset flip to get the one two three. After the match, Hito blasted Morton in the head with Wakamatsu's megaphone. The Rock & Roll Express were now in the finals, but would they be in any shape to compete? The California Cowboys got a bye directly into the Finals. Baron Von Raschke vs. The Spoiler Both men went to a 15 minute time limit draw. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Tournament Finals : The Rock & Roll Express vs. The California Cowboys Ricky and Robert were looking very unsteady coming to the ring, after the post match attack by Hito and Gama. They were still determined to try to win the titles and put up a valiant fight. It looked like they just might pull it off when they hit the double dropkick on Bob Orton , but Orton collided with the ref as he went down, and thus there was no official to make the three count. Brooks looked to take advantage of this by coming in, primed with the loaded elbow pad, but Robert was able to dodge it and tackle him to the ground. Then, out of nowhere, two large men in camouflage gear , led by JR Foley, charged the ring and attacked the Rock & Rolls. The crushed them with massive sideslams and elbow drops before putting Orton on top of Ricky. The ref slowly recovered and counted to three. The fans were furious, but the California Cowboys are now the AWA Pacific Tag Team Champions. Buddy Rose, Rip Oliver & Al Madril vs. Roddy Piper, Chris Adams & Scott McGhee As one could imagine, this was an intense and heated affair with Rose and his Army putting much of their effort in taking the gold ring off Piper's hand. They probably shouldn't have been so fixated on that, as Adams was able to sneak in and hit his thrust kick (which he calls a Superkick) on Madril and score the victory. The Army tried to go after Piper post match, but they were unable to get their hands on him, and he raised his gold ringed fist in the air in defiance as he left.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN , January 26th The East-West Connection vs. Phil Lafleur & Brian Adias This would be the first match in AWA Pacific as a team for Adonis and Ventura. Adonis was flaunting the gold ring he was bestowed last week by Buddy Rose, but seemed wary of any possible appearance by Roddy Piper. They came with the California Cowboys in tow, who spent the match patrolling ringside and calling out the Hot Scot. Piper did not show his face, but the young team of Adias and Lafleur tried to take advantage of their distraction, but ultimately it was for naught as Adonis simply sent in Ventura to beat down Adias before the "Body" forced the youngster to give up to a crushing bearhug. Word has it that the Connection and the Cowboys have officially united as the California Connection and are now the third of Buddy Rose's four families. If so, this will make them especially hard to beat. Chris Adams & Scott McGhee vs. Rip Oliver & Al Madril The nations of England and Ireland may not be able to see eye to eye on much, but "Gentleman" Chris Adams and "Irish" Scott McGhee can certainly agree on one thing, and that is how much they hate the Buddy Rose Army. Both men were very much in synch throughout this match, tagging in and out and using their considerable technical expertise to work over Rose's two main cronies. Oliver and Madril were certainly no pushovers, using underhanded tactics to get out of trouble and rough up the Europeans. But then, out of nowhere, Adams nailed Oliver with a lightning quick thrust kick to the jaw that put the "Crippler" down for the count. The Army might be looking to dominate the entire coast, but they have stirred up some tough opposition. Mad Dog Vachon vs. Goldie Rogers Mad Dog was clearly not happy with the circumstances of his loss last week to Adrian Adonis, and was looking to take it out on any member of the Four Families that got in his path. Unfortunately for Goldie Rogers, that turned out to be him, and he got a hard lesson on why the Mad Dog is a former World champion and a feared competitor in the AWA. Vachon furiously attacked him and knocked him from pillar to post, finally hitting a nasty running elbow smash to the head that got him the pinfall. After the match, "Diamond" Timothy Flowers charged into the ring with a chair, and he and Rogers battered Vachon with it, opening up a nasty gash on his head. They were finally run out of the ring by Leo Burke, who challenged the pair to a tag match next week. The Diamond & Gold Exchange, figuring that they had done enough damage to Vachon to put him out for a while, laughed as they accepted the challenge. Ron Starr vs. Steve O Ron Starr seems to be leading a double life of late. On the one side, he is part of the down and dirty tag team of LA Express, with his partner Eric Embry at ringside for this match. On the other side, his singles matches have been more a showcase for his underrated technical skills, shown in his recent close loss to Cobra. Word has it that he has been trying to get his name put forward as a contender for the AWA Light Heavyweight title, and has wanted to show that he would be a credible challenger for Dynamite Kid. He kept it clean for most of this bout, which went back and forth throughout, until the end when he snuck in a cheap knee shot to Steve O's ribs, which had been hurt last week in his match with King Kong Bundy. Steve O seized up in pain, leading to Starr being able to hit a running cross body press and get the three count. Time will tell if this will put him in contention for a title shot. Matt Borne & Billy Jack vs. Tony Anthony & ?? ?? Borne and Billy Jack came out looking wary but determined, clearly wondering what exactly it was that Anthony had up his sleeve. The "Dirty White Boy" made his way to the ring alone, with a diabolical grin on his face. He then took the mic and thanked them for showing up for the match, but they were going to regret their decision to accept it once they met his partner … the Mad Man from Borger, Texas, Stan Hansen! The crowd was in shock as the "Lariat" charged out to the ring and took his place by Anthony's side. Strangely, Anthony wrestled much of the match his own, with Hansen pacing on the ring apron. Then, late in the match, the ref was escorting Billy Jack from the ring while Borne trapped Anthony in a bearhug, and the huge Hansen came in and blasted Borne in the back of the head with a lariat. Anthony swiftly tagged out, Hansen stood up Borne and hit another mighty lariat on him and that was that. But even after the three count, that was not enough, as Hansen nailed Billy Jack with still another lariat while Anthony put the boots to Borne. Borne ended up being taken out on a stretcher, and this puts his team's participation in the tag title tournament tomorrow in jeopardy. "Hack" Sawyer vs. Gama Singh The Great Gama, like his partner Mr. Hito last week, came out being managed by KY Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu is clearly bent on having his men be more aggressive, shown in Gama's relentlessly working over Sawyer's back throughout the match. The always tough Sawyer certainly put up a fight, but it was all over once Gama locked him in the Camel Clutch in the middle of the ring. Not satisfied with winning the match, Gama gave another of nasty kicks and stomps to Sawyer's back after the match. Wakamatsu is clearly set on bringing out the nasty side of his new charges. Larry Zbyszko vs. Roddy Piper A number of elements at the start of this match set it up as a powderkeg. First of all, Larry came out accompanied by both members of LA Express, possibly looking to put in a bid to become the fourth of Buddy Rose's Four Families. This would seem to be backed up by the appearance of Buddy Rose and his Army at ringside, complete with the black box. Add to this volatile mx the presence of Jimmy Valiant's number one fan in a ringside, who immediately drew the attention of LA Express. A sure recipe for trouble, and you can always count on Piper to light the fuse. He stormed the ring, dodging past Rose and his attack dogs, and went straight for Larry Z. He had no time for the usual stalling tactics and relentlessly dogged Larry, no matter how much the so-called Living Legend tried to backpedal. When forced into a corner, Larry still had the skills to give as good as he got, but was clearly completely flummoxed as to what to do with the Hot Scot. The match plummeted into complete chaos. When LA Express started to jaw with the fan at ringside. The genial bearded man did his best to ignore it, but finally had had enough and stood up, towering over his two tormentors. Embry still took a swing at him, but the fan dodged it and fired back with his own punch, which sent Embry sprawling. Both Embry and Starr then started to throw down with the fan, leading to Johnny Valiant to charge out to the ring to his fan's defense. The ref came over to try to clear up this fracas, and Buddy Rose jumped on the ring apron, looking to take advantage of this distraction by popping Piper with his big gold ring. However, when Larry whipped Piper into the ropes, Piper reversed it and sent Larry careening into Rose, causing Rose to plummet from the apron on top of Oliver and Madril. Piper swiftly rolled up Larry Z and got the one two three. While the members of the Army were trying to get themselves untangled from each other, Piper dove outside and grabbed the one remaining gold ring, which had fallen to the ground when Madril dropped the box. Piper then dashed back to the locker room, cackling "King Of LA!" as he ran. Back in the ring , Rose and Zbyszko started arguing with each other as they tried to figure out just what happened. It looks like Rose's carefully laid master plan has hit a major stumbling block.

Loving the tournament. The Long Riders are on fire and Sammartino & Rich have a steep hill to climb if they want to win those titles.

Decimation is a team with tons of potential, can't wait to see where they go from here.