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AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , March 10th Keiichi Yamada vs. Mr. Hito Yamada won with a running cross body press The Rock & Roll Express vs. The East-West Connection In something of an upset, Morton dropkicked Ventura into a rollup by Gibson to get the victory for the Rock & Roll Express King Kong Bundy vs. Baron Von Raschke Bundy crushed the Baron with the Atlantic City Avalanche Jacques Rougeau & Phil LaFleur vs. LA Express Embry failed to notice Rougeau had blind tagged in LaFleur , and Rougeau schoolboy tripped Embry into a reverse flying cross body by LaFleur that gave the win to the youngster Billy Jack Haynes, Matt Borne & Blackjack Mulligan vs. Tony Anthony , Texas Red & The Spoiler While Borne was slugging it out with Texas Red in the ring and Blackjack and Anthony were brawling at ringside , someone charged out of the audience and yanked Billy Jack off the ring apron and attacked him before giving him a piledriver on the concrete! It was Dick Slater! As Billy Jack lay unconscious and bleeding on the floor, Slater disappeared into the crowd. Borne tried to tag out, but found his corner empty, and he ended up getting double teamed by Texas Red and the Spoiler before Red finally put him away with a flying elbow drop. AWA Pacific TV Title Match : Leo Burke © vs. Larry Zbyszko Larry tried to cut every corner and cheat every way he could to get the title from Burke but still wound up being pinned after a belly to back suplex AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Roddy Piper When Piper tried to vertical suplex Rose back into the ring, he was tripped from the outside by Al Madril, who held his leg down while Rose pinned him. After the match, Piper challenged Madril to a loser leaves town match, which Rose accepted on Madril's behalf (in spite of Madril's seeming reluctance).

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , March 9th Texas Red vs. Ricky Gibson Gibson had made his Pacific debut last week at an arena show in Victoria, where he scored and upset win by DQ over Texas Red. This week would mark Gibson's first appearance on the Showcase and facing Texas Red once again, and Red was clearly out for revenge. The experienced Gibson took advantage of that, letting Red's anger goad him into recklessness, leading Gibson to be able to dodge out of the way of many high impact blows. Red's mentor, the Spoiler, tried to interfere and tip the balance in favor of Red, but this would backfire when Gibson hit a top rope dropkick on Red, sending him flying out of the ring and on top of the Spoiler. The two became so entangled that Red was unable to make it back into the ring in time, and Gibson was able to score another victory, this time by countout. Red and Spoiler were livid, and Gibson wisely dashed back to the locker room to celebrate his win. Super Strong Machine vs. Gama Singh Super Strong Machine has quickly emerged as a thorn in the side of KY Wakamatsu and his men, acting as leader to the Japanese favorites Cobra and Keiichi Yamada and rallying the fans to their side. Wakamatsu sent in the Great Gama to take down the Machine, and what resulted was a hard hitting match, with Singh's brutal takedowns and submission holds pitted against Machine's bone jarring suplexes. Machine was finally able to hit the Devil Windmill Suplex on Singh to get the three count, but you could tell that Wakamatsu was still plotting some way to take him out for good. Phil LaFleur vs. Ron Starr Young LaFleur has truly started to blossom (no pun intended) under the tutelage of Jacques Rougeau. In this match, he had to deal with the notorious "Rotten" Ron Starr. One never knows which Ron Starr will show up, the technically gifted light heavyweight or the cheating brawler. Starr kept it technical for most of the match, leading to a hot, fast paced bout with LaFleur getting several near falls and keeping Starr on the defensive for much of the match. The dirty side of Starr showed up when the ref was momentarily looking the wrong way and Starr caught LaFleur with a nasty low blow knee strike. Starr swiftly followed up with a small package to get the pinfall. A cheap win, but further proof that Starr is at his most dangerous when you aren't paying attention. Bob Orton vs. Steve Doll The new team of the Glamour Boys have been making a concerted effort to wrest the tag team titles away from the California Cowboys. For this match, one member of each team would face off in singles competition. Doll was giving up a few inches in height to the Cowboy but, perhaps getting inspiration from Ricky Gibson earlier in the show, used hit and run tactics on Orton to keep him off balance. The wily Orton wasn't at a disadvantage for long, but whatever he did to Doll, the younger wrestler kept coming back fighting. The tide turned for good when Orton ducked under a flying forearm from Doll, then nailed him with a huge lariat. He then put him on the top turnbuckle and brought him down with a Superplex to finish him off. A tough loss for Doll but it still showed that he could hang with one of the champs. Matt Borne vs. Tony Anthony A highly chaotic match with both men tearing into each other from the get go. Things got even crazier when their respective allies (Billy Jack Haynes and Blackjack Mulligan on Borne's side, The Spoiler and Texas Red on Anthony's) showed up at ringside and started brawling with each other. While this madness was going on, Anthony was able to catch Borne in the Bucksnort Blaster to get the pinfall. After the match, it was announced that both sides would meet in a 6 man tag match the next night at the Portland Memorial Coliseum. Buddy Rose & Al Madril vs. Roddy Piper & Chris Adams Buddy Rose may still be AWA Pacific Heavyweight Champion, but he has both Roddy Piper and Chris Adams very close on his heels. Both went after him during this match, but Rose seemed intent on letting his ally Al Madril soak up most of the punishment, only tagging in when his team had the advantage . He thought he was set to get rid of Piper when he was about to whip him into Madril who was standing on the apron, but Piper was only playing possum and reversed it at the last second, sending Rose crashing into Madril. As Madril tumbled to the floor, Piper rolled up the startled Rose for the one two three. This has got to put Piper in line for a title match for sure.

Kiniski as a non-wrestling manager is good on my side.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria , March 3rd Texas Red vs. Ricky Gibson Ricky Gibson made his debut in AWA Pacific and gave Texas Red a heck of a fight, pulling off something of an upset when he won by DQ after he went to the top rope for a missile drop kick, only to be knocked off by The Spoiler. Both Spoiler and Red attacked Gibson after the match but he was able to grab a chair from the outside and run them off. Keiichi Yamada vs. Mr. Hito Yamada won with a top rope flying back body press Nord The Barbarian vs. Big Jim KY Wakamatsu hit Jim with his megaphone when the ref had his back turned, enabling Nord to hit a Big Boot on Jim and get the tainted pin. Tony Anthony vs. Billy Jack Haynes Billy Jack forced Anthony to give up to the Full Nelson Rock & Roll Express vs. The Zambuie Express The Rock & Rolls were just barely able to get a pinfall on Elijah Akeem after a double dropkick, but the Zambuies kept fighting with them well after the final count. CanCon & Mad Dog Vachon vs. The Diamond & Gold Exchange & King Kong Bundy In a vicious match where Vachon and Bundy kept going after each other and busted each other open, Ron Garvin was able to catch "Diamond" Timothy Flowers in a sunset flip for the three count AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Chris Adams Adams won by countout after he superkicked Rogers out of the ring and the Playboy was not able to make it back in. Rose retained his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on ESPN / TSN , March 2nd The Spoiler & Texas Red vs. John Raymond & Jed Hildebrand With Stan Hansen first suspended and now gone from AWA Pacific, it looks like Tony Anthony has brought The Spoiler into the fold to mentor his young, red-headed charge. Texas Red seemed to be paying close attention to the masked man throughout the match and followed his directions exactly when tagging in and out of the ring. He seemed particularly attentive when Spoiler walked the ropes before dropping an intense forearm blow to the back of Raymond's neck. This led to a very surprising moment when the huge Texan tried it himself and got a gasp from the crowd as he walked the top rope before driving Hildebrand down to the mat. In spite of his ornery disposition, Texas Red was able to garner some applause from the fans for this impressive athletic feat. Following orders, he then tagged in the Spoiler, who forced Hildebrand to give up to the Clawhold. Although he has taken some losses, the powerful rookie is showing considerable potential. Mad Dog Vachon vs. Eric Embry Not much has been seen of the French Canadian legend since his losses to Adrian Adonis and King Kong Bundy, but based on the results of this match, he is back with a vengeance. He tore into Embry in a way that the Flamboyant One was clearly not expecting nor prepared for. Embry struggle to worm his way out from the onslaught of the Mad Dog, but Vachon was not to be denied, polishing off Embry with a brutal running elbow smash to the head. After getting the three count, Vachon stood in the ring, as though daring Embry's partner Ron Starr to come after him, but Starr stayed in the locker room. A wise decision, given the Mad Dog's renewed aggression. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. The Glamour Boys The new tag team of Steve Doll and Steve Simpson has certainly drawn a lot of female fans, but that doesn't seem to impress the rough and tumble champs Bob Orton and Tim Brooks. That said, the two rookies but in a game effort to try to take the titles. No matter what the Cowboys threw at Doll and Simpson, they just kept coming back for more. It seemed for a moment that the Glamour Boys just might pull it off when Simpson whipped Doll into Brooks for the Flying Forearm Smash, but Brooks ducked at the last moment and then nailed Simpson with the Running Elbow Smash to the face (assisted by his loaded elbow pad). Brooks then got the pinfall, but all the same, the Glamour Boys are proving themselves to be a team not to be taken lightly. Phil LaFleur & Jacques Rougeau vs. Ryan Aiken & Daniel Lue Another youngster who has been turning heads is Phil Lafleur, who looks to get a considerable boost by teaming with Jacques Rougeau of the legendary Rougeau family. This alliance might well be just the catalyst to take LaFleur to the next level as a wrestler, as the pair easily dominated Aiken and Lue and gelled immediately as a team, with smooth tags and effective double teams. The pair pretty much destroyed Lue when Rougeau had Lue in a Boston Crab and LaFleur came off the top rope with a kneedrop to the back. After the match, LaFleur was clearly psyched to have Rougeau as his new partner and Rougeau was proud of his young pupil. The Cobra, Super Strong Machine & Keiichi Yamada vs. Nord The Barbarian, Mr. Hito & Gama Singh This match between the Japanese favorites and Wakamatsu's men was as intense and chaotic as you would expect. Mostly, it was Hito and Gama against Cobra and Yamada. But when Gama tagged in the huge Barbarian, Yamada immediately brought in Super Strong Machine. Although Nord towered over the Machine, Machine was clearly not intimidated . He started lacing into the big man with brutal chops to the chest. Nord fired back with a huge backhand to the chest that would have sent anyone else flying, but Machine stood his ground. Nord tried to take him down with a big clothesline, but Machine ducked it and came back with a shoulder tackle that staggered the Barbarian. Both men kept exchanging huge shots with each other but both kept refusing to go down. In the end, Wakamatsu couldn't take it anymore and threw in his megaphone to Hito, but Hito was cut off by Cobra. This wound up descending into pure chaos with all 6 man brawling in the ring, and the ref had no choice but to declare a no contest. AWA Pacific Television Title Match : Leo Burke © vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers A strong rivalry has developed between the Man Of A Thousand Holds and the leader of the Diamond & Gold Exchange. Both men have scored wins over the other, with Flowers defeating Burke to be declared "King Of Canada" by the Four Families, but Burke coming back to beat Flowers to become the first AWA Pacific Television champion. This wound up being Flowers trying as many of his dirty tricks to gain the advantage, with Burke countering with his deep technical expertise and lightning quick fists. Flowers seemed to have Burke set up for the Piledriver, but Burke countered with a small package that got a quick three count to defend his title. Flowers was clearly not satisfied with that result, as he ambushed Burke after the match, and the two continued to slug it out. Burke clearly will have to face the challenge of Flowers again before he is done with him.

Open to offers on the Zambuie Express.

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).