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Breaking news from AWA Pacific! In a special press conference, AWA Pacific Commissioner Dutch Savage announced that, the day after the January 26th show from the Olympic Auditorium, there would be a special one night tournament from the LA Memorial Sports Arena for the AWA Pacific Tag Team Titles. The 8 teams that will be competing for the belts are : The Rock & Roll Express The Diamond & Gold Exchange Jesse Barr & "Hack" Sawyer Mr. Hito & Gama Singh The California Cowboys Phil Lafleur & Brian Adias LA Express Billy Jack & Matt Borne In addition to the Tag Title Tournament , there will be other exciting matches, including a six man main event whose participants will be announced in the near future.

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but I will be using retired PNW Dutch Savage as the AWA Pacific commissioner.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Cow Palace , San Francisco , on ESPN / TSN , January 19th King Kong Bundy vs. Steve O. This match was the Pacific Wrestling debut for both King Kong Bundy and his manager, JR Foley. Steve O was likely wishing that they had chosen a different time to make their debut, as the moment the bell rang to start the match, Foley pointed at Steve O, and Bundy charged over him like a runaway train. Bundy made terrifyingly short work of Steve O, crushing him with the Avalanche and demanding (and getting) a five count in his victory. Foley was looking particularly smug after the match, and who can blame him? He is now manager of one of the biggest players in all of Pacific Wrestling. Tony Anthony vs. Matt Borne After a tough loss last week at the hands of Billy Jack, the "Dirty White Boy" seemed like he had something to prove as he faced the talented second-generation wrestler Matt Borne. He seemed to throw any sense of fair play out the window from the get go, breaking every rule he could think of in any chance he could fit it in. After a nasty series of eye gouges and low blows, the ref tried to put a stop to it, but got a hard punch to the face for his efforts. This put an end to the match with a DQ win for Borne, but didn't stop Anthony from throttling Borne with the cord from the ringside microphone until Billy Jack charged out to run him out of the ring. Billy Jack then got on the mic and challenged Anthony to a tag match with the partner of his choice against Billy Jack and Matt Borne. Anthony accepted, cackling loudly as he did so. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring. Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my guest tonight is the self proclaimed King Of Portland … "Playboy" Buddy Rose! The crowd explodes into boos as Buddy Rose pompously struts to the ring. He is accompanied, as always, by the other members of the Army, Rip Oliver and Al Madril, with Madril still carrying the black box with him. Bonnema : Buddy Rose, all the fans want to know, what is this nonsense with the four rings in the black box? Rose : You watch your tone, Bonnema, or you might not make it out of this interview in one piece. The answer is simple : four cities, four families … four rings, four kings! You see, when I got the word that Pacific Northwest would expand up and down the coast, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Complete control of the whole coast would be a considerable challenge for one man, even one as incredibly talented as myself. So I got my Army together and started to reach out to some of the other families. Each family would rule one city, with each ring going to the King of each family, and I of course would be the King of all Kings! And this way, we would have all of AWA Pacific under our complete control! Bonnema : But you talk about four kings … clearly you are one and "Diamond" Timothy Flowers is another. Who are the other two? Rose : That's none of your business, Bonnema. Flowers is a man I can easily understand, and the Diamond & Gold Exchange and the Army are the first two families. As for who is next … well , it certainly won't be losers like Adams, Burke, McGhee or Valiant. Only first class individuals are fit to wear these rings, and people will just have to wait to see who that will be. The LA Express vs. Phil Lafleur & Brian Adias The LA Express turned out to be "Rotten" Ron Starr and "Flamboyant" Eric Embry , teaming up and wearing matching flashy robes. Their opponents would be two rookies, young Brian Adias and Canadian newcomer Phil Lafleur. Lafleur would pull of some very impressive moves, including a back body press that almost got a three count on Starr before it was broken up by Embry. The Express took some time to regroup and when Adias tagged in, they proceeded to work him over with a series of double teams and dirty moves. Lafleur tried in vain to tag in, but just wound up providing a distraction to the ref while the Express hit a spike piledriver on Adias that spelled the end of the match. It looks like the tag scene in AWA Pacific has gotten even hotter with this deadly new duo. The Cobra vs. Mr. Hito These two Japanese superstars put on a hot technical match, with the only sore point being Hito's new manager, KY Wakamatsu , who proceeded to annoy the fans by lambasting Cobra through his ever present megaphone. At various points in the match, it seemed like either man could take the match, but it wound up being a mistimed duck down by Hito that led to a sunset flip by Cobra getting the masked man the 1 2 3. Hito was stoic in defeat but Wakamatsu was livid and clearly plotting some sort of revenge. Larry Zbyszko vs. Jimmy Valiant The Boogie Woogie Man's number one fan was once again in a ringside seat, and the two once again danced together as the fans cheered them on. Larry Z clearly had no patience for these shenanigans, looking like he had bit into a lemon and complained about pretty much everything to the referee. He went for his usual stall and cheap shot tactics, but Valiant would not be held back by that and knocked him down time and again. Valiant looked like he was set to take out Larry with a big running kneelift, but both members of LA Express had snuck down to ringside and pulled down the top rope. Valiant took a nasty spill to the outside and was unable to make it back into the ring in time, giving the win by countout to Zbyszko. This incensed the fans, especially the big man in the ringside seat, and when Larry and the LA Express tried to taunt him, he was clearly looking to vault over the ringside barricade before he was hauled away by security. Adrian Adonis vs. Mad Dog Vachon Adonis came to the ring with his partner, Jesse Ventura, while the PA played "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood. Vachon simply lumbered to the ring and dared Adonis to come at him. Before the match started, Buddy Rose, along with the Army and the box, appeared at the back of the arena, but the ref got on the mic and announced that he had an injunction from the AWA Pacific board of directors that if any of the members of the Army or the Diamond & Gold Exchange interfered in the match or even showed up in the ringside area during the match, they would be immediately suspended. Rose held his hands up in a sort of Who Me? Gesture and kept his men at the back of the arena. Mad Dog came at Adonis ferociously , pinballing him all over the ring. Adonis came back hard, but was still at a loss to contain the French Canadian legend. It looked like it would be all Mad Dog when Ventura jumped on the ring apron, looking to interfere. The ref immediately told him to get back down, but this was all the distraction that was needed, as out of nowhere the California Cowboys dove into the ring and Tim Brooks blasted Mad Dog in the back of the head with his loaded elbow pad. As the Cowboys scattered from the ring and Buddy Rose nodded in approval from the back of the arena, Adonis went for the cover. The ref turned around and realized that they had put one over on him, but there was nothing he could do but count the one two three. With the match over, Rose and his men were free to enter the ring and grandly presented Adonis with the gold ring, as Ventura and the California Cowboys chanted "King Of The Bay!" and "Bad To The Bone" played once again … until suddenly, the music cut off. The various wrestlers stood in confusion, until the music started up again, except is was military snares followed by bagpipes playing "Scotland The Brave". The spotlight shone on the back of the arena, showing none other than "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, grinning maniacally! The crowd gasped and the wrestlers started to charge to the back, only for the light to cut out and Piper was gone. What could this mean for AWA Pacific? Tune in next week to find out!

Just want to give my own little valediction for my part of this awesome project. I came in very close to the beginning of this project, and it has been a wild and enjoyable ride. Up until the last show I posted (and beyond that) , I continued to have ideas for my writing. Unfortunately, the past few months have seen some changes in my life that have given me less time for writing and less opportunities to plan things out. I also had to deal with some health issues, nothing major but being sick cost me a lot of time and pushed me further and further behind. I had planned to skip over the month of November, then to skip ahead to the year end show, but I just kept getting bogged down. My circuit had gotten too big for my current life, with too many shows stacking up and too many story lines to sort out, until it got to the point of no return. I felt guilty in taking a new spot in AWA Dawn Of War, but by the point I did this project had pretty much wrapped up, and Dawn Of War was giving me opportunities more suited to my current lifestyle : a clean slate, new creativity, a smaller roster, and a lighter workload. I want to take a moment to thank everyone who made this project what it was : Low Blow, Edger, Gene, and all of the other promoters who helped make it so much fun ; all of the people who read my shows and provided feedback (if I have one regret, it is that I wasn't nearly good at giving feedback as I was at getting it) ; and above all, the memory of Crossface Chicken Wing (RIP), who got me started by inviting me to join the AWA promotion and was an invaluable collaborator and creative foil in the early days. I hope to some day come back to this version of the AWA and post a few more shows to play out the story lines still in my head, but can't make any promises. I am still writing over in Dawn Of War as AWA Pacific, and have some pretty fun ideas cooking. Thanks for everything, guys, and hope you have had as much fun with this as I have.

Pacific picks up KY Wakamatsu as a manager.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , January 714th "Hack" Sawyer & Jesse Barr vs. The California Cowboys Pacific Wrestling Showcase opens up its first show from Portland with a couple of well established faces in the North West, Brett "Hack" Sawyer and Jesse Barr, squaring off against the tag team of Bob Orton and Tim Brooks, going by the collective name of the California Cowboys. Although the Cowboys may have had a slight advantage in size, Sawyer and Barr were determined to make up for it in sheer toughness, and they refused to give up a single bit of ground in what proved to be a hard hitting affair. Barr seemed about to put away Orton with the Figure Four Leglock, but while the ref was escorting Sawyer from the ring, "Killer" Brooks slid something into his elbow pad and used it to blast Barr in the back of the head. Orton then rolled up the barely conscious Barr and got the one two three, as the crowd loudly booed. A dirty win for the Cowboys, but it is doubtful that will keep Sawyer and Barr down for long. Leo Burke vs. Goldie Rogers Last week, Burke lost a close match to Rogers partner in the Diamond & Gold Exchange "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, due in no small part to the distractions provided by Buddy Rose's Army. This time out, it was only Flowers who was at ringside for his partner's match, and it seemed that much of what Burke did was directed at Flowers. If so, Flowers had best be paying close attention, as Burke laid a vicious beating on Rogers. No matter what Rogers attempted, he was greeted with a blistering series of lefts and rights , followed by several nasty suplexes, including a belly to back suplex that scored the victory for Burke. Flowers momentarily looked like he would enter the ring afterwards to attack Burke, but then thought better of it as he simply dragged Rogers out of the ring and helped him back to the locker room. Flowers had best proceed cautiously, at least as far as "The Man Of A Thousand Holds" Leo Burke is concerned. Adrian Adonis vs. Brian Adias Last time out , Adias gave it his best shot in what proved to be a losing effort against "Playboy" Buddy Rose. This week, he didn't fare much better against "Golden Boy" Adrian Adonis, who had Jesse "The Body" Ventura in his corner. For the most part , Adonis seemed to be toying with Adias, who managed to work in a few brief rallies before they were shut down by the man from Hell's Kitchen. Adonis finally put a stop to the challenge by grabbing his head and driving it sharply down into the mat in a brutal move. Better luck next time, Brian. Billy Jack vs. Tony Anthony This match pitted the considerable raw power of Billy Jack against the cunning of the "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony. The fans were clearly on the side of Billy Jack, but this just made Anthony more determined to dig into his bag of tricks every time Billy Jack had a him in a compromising position. Anthony kept pulling out of close scrapes until he missed a clothesline and Billy Jack caught him on the rebound with a crushing power slam that got the victory. Billy Jack had prevailed, but from the shrewd look Anthony was giving him after the match, he is not through with the challenge of the "Dirty White Boy" by a far sight. Al Madril vs. Scott McGhee Al Madril has clearly shown his colors of late as being affiliated with Buddy Rose's Army but was out on his own for this match with "Irish" Scott McGhee. He didn't seem to take McGhee seriously for this match, mocking him throughout and taking time out to jaw with the fans. A costly mistake with a savvy competitor like McGhee, who bided his time until Madril tried to take him down to get him in the figure four leglock. McGhee blocked the takedown and, quick as a cat, reversed it into a waistlock that was followed by a German Suplex that got the one two three. Madril threw a tantrum at the ref after the match but the decision stood. Jimmy Valiant vs. Eric Embry Now if there was ever a man who could get the crowd going, it would be "The Boy From New York City" himself, the "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. He certainly had every fan on their feet cheering themselves hoarse for him. One fan in particular, a brawny and bearded man wearing denim overalls, showed great enthusiasm as he danced along with Valiant from his ringside seat. Embry thought he could take advantage of all of this by ambushing him as soon as he got in the ring, but Valiant recovered quickly and started firing back at the Flamboyant One. What resulted was a knock down, drag out, slugfest that only ended when Valiant caught Embry with a flying elbow that got him the pinfall. After the match, Valiant proceeded to dance once again with the big fan at ringside while his music played and the fans clapped along. Buddy Rose vs. Chris Adams Once again, Rose came out with the members of his Army in tow, with Madril back to carrying the large black box. For this match, however, he would not be facing a rookie, but rather the always tough "Gentleman" Chris Adams. The popular Englishman shut out the hectoring of Al Madril and Rip Oliver and maintained a laser like focus on Rose. Even when Timothy Flowers and Goldie Rogers made their way to ringside, Adams just kept going after Rose and pinballing the "Playboy" all over the ring. Unfortunately, the ref was less successful at ignoring what was going on at ringside, and turned to chastise Oliver for attempting to interfere. While the ref was so distracted, Flowers charged into the ring and shut down Adams attempt to Superkick Rose by viciously clipping him from behind. As Flowers dove out of the ring, Rose nailed the Inside Out Backbreaker for the tainted win. After the match, he summoned Madril into the ring, took one of the remaining 3 gold rings from the box and egotistically put it on his own ring, all while the other wrestlers chanted "King Of Portland!" over and over again. Then both the Army and the Diamond & Gold Exchange started to put the boots to the prone Adams until Jimmy Valiant, Leo Burke and Scott McGhee charged the ring to run them off. What on earth is Rose playing at with these rings?

Picking up JR Foley as a manager.

Going to drop Jules Strongbow and pick up Phil Lafleur .

Pacific sends Abdullah The Butcher to Allstar for King Kong Bundy , Bobby Jaggers to TNT for Stan Hansen.

Flowers and Burke are both mainstays of Canadian wrestling, with Flowers in particular going on to have a long history in Vancouver. With my territory spread out over several former territories, I am trying to have a different flavor for each town. Next week in Portland will have a bit of a different focus. Without hopefully giving too much away, the black box will be an angle that will tie the different towns together.

Pacifc Wrestling Showcase from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on ESPN / TSN , January 7th The Rock & Roll Express vs. Mr. Hito & Gama Singh In front a boisterous and excited crowd, the debut broadcast of Pacific Wrestling Showcase kicks off with a hot tag team battle. The Rock & Roll Express, an impressive young duo out of Memphis consisting of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, got a strong reaction from the crowd, especially the young ladies. Their opponents, no strangers to followers of Canadian wrestling, seemed to care much less for the approval of the fans, ambushing the Express before the opening bell and double teaming them throughout the match. The Express fought back and used their speed and athleticism to pull themselves out of several precarious situations. The crowd cheered their every move, with Ricky Morton especially able to rally the fans to their cause. They were able to get the upper hand and ultimately take down Singh with a Double Dropkick to get the win in a very eye catching West Coast debut. "Playboy" Buddy Rose vs. Brian Adias Pacific Northwest mainstay Rose came to the ring accompanied by Rip Oliver and Al Madril, who was carrying a fancy black wooden box. The Playboy didn't seem to take young Adias very seriously during this match, taking lots of time to preen and showboat. Adias put in a game effort against Rose but in the end was not able to overcome the cunning of the veteran, who lured him into the Inside Out Backbreaker to score the pinfall. After the match, Madril and Oliver were loudly praising the Playboy, who acted like he had pulled off a spectacular win, completely ignoring the jeers of the fans. Baron Von Raschke vs. The Spoiler The fans were solidly behind the German legend in this bout, cheering on his antics as he squared off with the masked man. Spoiler, for his part, was not at all fazed by anything the Baron did to taunt him and just went at him full bore. Both men were clearly attempting to catch the other in the Iron Claw, which led to a battle near the ropes that resulted in them spilling outside the ring. Both men kept chopping and punching each other until they were counted out. They kept at it, even after the final bell. Clearly we have not seen the last of this pairing. Larry Zbyszko vs. Steve O Larry Z manage to take offense at pretty much everything Steve O did in this match, putting off locking up with him for as long as possible and bitterly complaining to the ref any time Steve got the advantage in the match. For the most part, the technical wrestling standout maintained his poise in the face of Larry's bellyaching, but wound up being drawn into a low blow that Zbyszko snuck in out of the ref's line of sight. Quick as a cat, Larry followed up with an over the shoulder neckbreaker and the one two three. Larry Z may be annoying, but he is always dangerous. Ron Starr vs. Cobra "Rotten" Ron Starr has a well deserved reputation as vicious brawler with a wealth of dirty tricks up his sleeve. He is also, however, a multiple time Junior Heavyweight champion with the technical skills to back it up. He seemed quite determined to show off the latter abilities as he faced off with the masked Japanese superstar, and more than held his own in what turned out to be a real nail biter of a match. The pendulum of momentum rocked back throughout match, and both men looked like they might pull off the victory at several points in the match. The end came when Starr whipped Cobra into the corner, but Cobra swiftly ascended to the top rope and came back with a flying back body press that got the pinfall. The fans gave both men a round of applause as they shook hands and bowed in respect after the match. Leo Burke vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers The rather eccentric Flowers came to the ring accompanied by Goldie Rogers, and the two immediately drew the ire of the fans with their primping and fussing over their looks before the match. The Canadian legend Burke clearly had no time or tolerance for the shenanigans of Flowers or Rogers, going right after Flowers and not letting up. Flowers kept backpedaling through much of the ring and kept calling out to Rogers, but Burke kept shutting down Rogers attempts to interfere in the match. Things took a strange turn, however, when Buddy Rose, with Rip Oliver, Al Madril, and black box in tow, showed up at ringside. As Rose and his men cheered on Flowers, Burke did his best to shut out the distractions, but it wound up being just too much. After the match, Rose and his men entered the ring and opened the box, which wound up having 4 large and gaudy gold rings inside. Rose took out one of the rings and ostentatiously presented it to Flowers, who put it on his finger and held it over his head . As Flowers paraded about the ring, Rose's crew along with Rogers were loudly crowing "The King of Canada!" as the fans responded with loud boos as the show ended.

Bobby Jaggers and Jules Strongbow are on the block.

Very exciting line up for the tournaments, can't wait to see how it plays out.

Pacific has sent Buck Zumhoff to TNT for Leo Burke.

So is Timothy Flowers. Also, Ray Candy is Kareem Muhammad of the Zambuie Express, also on the Pacific roster.

Whoah, just getting caught up but Jesse Barr is on the roster of both Pacific and Georgia.

Breaking news ! Veteran promoter Don Owen has brokered a deal with the AWA promoters to form a substantial territory on the West Coast. While Owen and his Pacific Northwest Wrestling leaving the NWA comes as a shock, it couldn't come as a complete shock as the AWA's increasing west coast presence made Owen's position ever more tenuous, and Owen wound up deciding "If you can't beat them, join them." The result is a bold expansion across the west coast that includes : - The acquisition of Al Tomko's All-Star Wrestling promotion in Vancouver (which had formerly been affiliated with the NWA), as well as the remaining assets of the defunct Big Time Wrestling in San Francisco from Roy Shire and NWA Hollywood in Los Angeles from the Le Bells. - the purchase and refurbishment of the disused Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, along with extended contracts for wrestling shows in the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver and the Cow Palace in Daly City (near San Francisco). This, along with Owen's ownership of the Portland Sports Arena, gives Owen guaranteed access to major venues in all of his main towns. - A contract for a Saturday afternoon wrestling show on ESPN (in the USA) and TSN (in Canada) that will be called Pacific Wrestling Showcase This new promotion, dubbed AWA Pacific, will be majority owned by Don Owen, but with stakes owned by the other AWA promoters, and given their substantial investment , they are expecting a considerable return. Owen is confident that he can deliver the goods, especially anchored by Northwest legend Buddy Rose, a considerable star in both Portland and San Francisco. The other promoters are also helping out : Stu Hart has sent Stampede Wrestling stalwarts Gama Singh, Mr. Hito and Goldie Rodgers, as well as the exciting Japanese high flyer Cobra ; Jeff Jarrett has sent the up and coming tag team of the Rock & Roll Express ; and Stu Hart has sent no less than the former AWA World Champion Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon. Even with this, Owen has promised some big surprises and major signings to get AWA Pacific off on the right foot. Stay tuned for more news when it comes in.

Love Muta taking the TV title . Can't wait to see where you go with this and what Jesse's big announcement is.

Wow, heady stuff. Can't wait for the Battlebowl tournament to see how this plays out.

AWA show from the Saddledome, Calgary, November 1st The Youngbloods vs. The Can-Am Express Blackman caught Lafon flat footed with the bicycle kick for the win Bill Dundee, Brian Pillman & Shane Douglas vs. John Tatum, Jack Victory & Johnny Ace Wayne Bloom tried to interfere by jumping on the ring apron, but somebody came out of the audience and pulled him to the floor. In the ensuing confusion, Pillman hit the Air Pillman on Ace to score the pinfall. After the match, the Stud Squad tried to attack Superstar Unit, but the newcomer sent them all flying with lightning quick dropkicks. It was Calgary's own Owen Hart! After they had cleared out the Hollywood Stud Squad, all four of them celebrated in the ring together Al Perez & The Great Kabuki vs. Black Irish After Finlay clipped Kabuki from behind, Cameron nailed him with a leaping clothesline to get the victory. AWA Six Man Tag Team Title Match : The Guerrero Brothers © vs. British Steel & Dynamite Kid The match ended up a no contest with all members of both teams brawling in the ring Sgt. Slaughter, Cpl. Scott Hall & Too Cold Scorpio vs. Buddy Rose, Harley Race & Leo Burke Scorpio pinned Burke after a top rope splash AWA American Title Match : Bob Orton © vs. Bob Backlund Orton rolled up Backlund with a fistful of trunks to get the dirty win.

Classic finish for the Four Horsemen match, with the Horsemen sacrificing themselves for Flair.

I have been waiting for ages to unleash the Islanders, having them appear on non-televised house shows under their old names until the time was right. I have a great feud to start them off.

AWA show from the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, October 31st (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards) The Marauders vs. The Youngbloods Borne pinned Blackman after the Cannonball (top rope sitting splash) Sgt. Slaughter & Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Buddy Rose & Harley Race Both members of Playboy After Dark really tore into Hall throughout the match, but Hall was able to catch Race in the Corporal Punishment to pull out the win Bam Bam Bigelow, Ken Patera & Dynamite Kid vs. Dan Spivey, Ron Simmons & Bill Dundee Dynamite pinned Dundee after a belly to belly piledriver. Both sides continued brawling after the final bell. No DQ , Loser Leaves Town Match : The Sheepherders vs. ?? ?? The New Zealanders were incredibly cocky as they came out to the ring, jawing with the fans and giving every indication they felt more than a match for anyone Sunshine could send against them. Shortly after, Sunshine, wearing a bikini top and tropical sarong type skirt, made her way to the ring, with Al Perez and the Great Kabuki at her side. The Sheeperder were ready to go after Perez and Kabuki, but Sunshine got on the mic and announced that they were not going to be in the match but were there to watch her back. Instead, the Sheepherders would be facing her newest tag team … Haku … Tama … The Islanders! The Sheepherders were enraged but not intimidated, attacking the Islanders as they entered the ring. But Haku and Tama were loaded and ready to go, and what resulted was a wild and furious battle where all four men ended up getting busted open. Butch Miller tried to take advantage of the No DQ stipulation by bringing a chair into the ring and whalloped Haku in the head with it, but stood slack jawed in astonishment as Haku simply turned around and stared at him. Haku then knocked Miller to the mat with a thrust kick to the jaw, followed by a top rope flying splash by Tama to get the one two three that sent the Sheepherders out of the AWA for good. AWA Canadian Title Match : Leo Burke © vs. Too Cold Scorpio Both men went to a 20 minute time limit draw. AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Death Sentence © vs. British Steel Death Sentence hit a double goozle on Smiley for the victory Ricky Steamboat, Rick Martel & Bob Backlund vs. Roddy Piper, Bob Orton & Super Vader Martel caught Orton in a schoolboy trip, combined with a running cross body block by Steamboat for the pinfall. After the match, Vader went after Steamboat, landing some brutal punches to the head before the AWA officials intervened.

Gah, fixed it. Sorry, should have proofed it before I hit post.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for October 31st Johnny Ace & Wayne Bloom vs. Kent Nelson & Aaron Knight Last week, Ace and Bloom suffered a humiliatingly quick loss at the hands of Pillman and Douglas, so this time out they were determined to take it out on Nelson and Knight. While John Tatum and Jack Victory prowled around the ringside area, wary of any possible interference from Superstar Unit, Ace and Bloom battered their young opponents with a series of power moves before Bloom torpedoed Nelson with a flying shoulder tackle to put him away. A decisive victory, but the Hollywood Stud Squad are still clearly hungry to take out Bill Dundee and his young charges. The British Bullies vs. Mando & Hector Guerrero With two of the most skilled tag teams in the AWA squaring off, one would expect an intense technical showdown, and that is definitely what the fans got. Plentiful matwork and counter-wrestling, followed by an exchange of suplexes, had the crowd on the edge of their seats through much of the match. Unfortunately, Dynamite Kid decided to make his presence felt by nailing Mando with a top rope dropkick while the ref was distracted, allowing Jones to trap him in a double leg rollup to score the pinfall. Chavo charged into the ring to protest the call, but the decision stood. Too Cold Scorpio vs. Ben Morgan After seemingly being driven out of the AWA at the hands of Super Vader, Scorpio came back with a vengeance in front of his home town Denver fans. His colleagues from the Cobra Corps were at ringside, cheering him on (and watching his back) , Scorpio dazzled everyone present with his rapid fire and high flying moves, finally putting down young Ben Morgan with a top rope flying splash. The Cobra Corps are clearly getting new fire with the return of their youngest recruit. Ken Patera vs. Bob Backlund These two had some truly epic bouts when Backlund was WWF champion, and the rivalry between these two titans was clearly still burning. The powerful Patera went all out against Backlund, and Backlund in turn held back nothing against the former Olympian. It broke down into a battle of the Full Nelson vs. the Crossface Chicken Wing, where attempts by both men to get their finishing holds led to them tumbling out of the ring and slugging it out at ringside until the bell rang, signaling a double countout. A disappointing ending, but I don't think we have seen the last of this feud. Al Perez vs. Sabu Young Sabu has been running a gauntlet of tough technical opponents of late, and this time out would face off with perennial favorite and title holder Al Perez. Sabu showed that he has clearly been learning from his experience, blocking attempts at the German Suplex and rolling through multiple attempted submission holds. He kept sticking and moving against Perez, keeping the Latin Heartthrob off balance until he came off the ropes one time too many and Perez was able to catch him in a waistlock and hit the German Suplex. One three count later and Perez stood victorious, but, as has been happening lately, helped up Sabu and shook his hand, congratulating him on a solid effort. AWA American Title Match : Bob Orton © vs. Steven Regal Ever since he won the American Title from Dan Spivey, Bob Orton has been a fighting champion. For all that one might disapprove of his tactics, Orton has taken on all challengers and not loosened his grip on the title. This time out, he was facing one half of British Steel, and the Young Gentleman fought like a lion to try to bring the Cowboy down. Regal has some rock solid technical skills , but seemed determined to let his fists do the talking as he peppered Orton with lefts and rights. Orton was able to regain control of the match on a number of occasions and bring Regal to the mat, but Regal kept maneuvering his way out of jeopardy and coming back with big punches. The Ace took some hard shots, but was able to weather out the storm before luring Regal into a massive lariat. Even that was not enough to keep him down, so Orton hoisted him onto the top turnbuckle and took him down with the Superplex, which finally put a halt to Regal's challenge. A strong showing for the popular Englishman but he came up short this time.