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Isn't wrestling in general a bit gimmicky. Great use of your roster and a really fun show to read. Patrick was right. You have a wonderful tag division and when your champ is away, use the hand that you are dealt.

 

Road Warriors vs The Samoans is a Main Event match anywhere, anytime.

 

Martel is as good as anyone in the game, Many is a Bull, and never count out Buddy Landell. He is just as good as the other nature boy. Hogan better becareful when he returns.

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AWA All-Star Wrestling for February 3rd

 

The Cuban Commandos vs. The Latin Lovers

 

This was the AWA debut of Angel Acevedo and Gerry Morrow and they showed they meant business, catching the Lovers off guard with their ferocious brawling. Try though they might, the Latin Lovers just could not get it in gear against the Cuban Commandos and when the ref was trying to separate Acevedo and Valentino, Morrow hit a nasty swinging neckbreaker on Al Perez to get them their first AWA victory.

 

Ron Garvin vs. “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre

 

Not a lot of finesse went into this match. Lefebvre clearly had a bee in his bonnet about his ongoing feud with his former friend, Da Crusher, and looked set to take it out on Crusher’s good buddy, Ron Garvin. The Man With The Hands Of Stone was no pushover and gave just as good as he got with the big Mad Dog, matching him punch for punch and kick for kick. The match took a strange turn when Crusher showed up at ringside and distracted Lefebvre. Lefebvre turned to Crusher and started to hurl abuse in his direction, but Garvin immediately took advantage and caught Mad Dog in a school boy rollup to get the quick pinfall. Lefebvre was livid at the decision and quickly grabbed his axe handle, charging off to the locker room to go after Crusher.

 

The New Can-Am Express vs. Badd Company

 

The rookie team of Badd Company had just recently gotten an impressive victory over the Can-Am Express, and things didn’t seem to be looking up for the Express when word spread that Jim Brunzell had moved on from the AWA for new opportunities. Phil Lafon, however, didn’t seem to be showing concern as he came out to the ring by himself, got on the mic, and announced that the Can-Am Express would continue going on with his new partner, young rookie Tom Zenk. The crowd cheered on the handsome newcomer, especially the ladies, but Badd Company seemed less impressed, attacking Zenk with their newly aggressive style. Zenk fought back just as intensely in a very fast paced match, with both sides getting the advantage at different points. Zenk tried to finish off Diamond with a top rope flying body press, but Diamond had it spotted and ducked down. Zenk managed to correct himself in the air, however, and instead caught Diamond in a modified flying sunset flip to score the pin. The crowd roared it’s approval as the ref raised Zenk’s hand in victory, but Badd Company didn’t give him time to enjoy it as they attacked him from behind in a display of bad(d?) sportsmanship. Lafon came to his partner’s aid as the two teams continued their fight well after the final bell.

 

Paul Orndorff vs. Master Gee

 

Mr. Wonderful has been on a hot streak of his own lately and was looking to continue it against one half of the Mothership Connection, Master Gee. Gee looked to take a page out of Greg Gagne’s book by working over Orndorff’s legs, weakening him from hitting the piledriver and setting him up for his own Masterlock. Orndorff clearly had this tactic already spotted, however, using his own technical expertise to get out of various leglocks and firing back with his own power moves. Gee tried to change his approach and take Orndorff down with big flying tackles, but he went to the well one too many times and Orndorff caught himself in the topes, sending Master Gee falling to the mat. Orndorff followed up with a big running knee drop to the back of Gee’s head before picking him up for the Piledriver and finishing him off.

 

Interview : Mean Gene stands in the ring.

 

Mean Gene : Folks, my next guest is the current AWA American Champion … Ken Patera!

 

The crowd boos loudly as Patera and his manager, Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, head to the ring. If anything, this reaction seems to please Patera as he grins nastily.

 

Mean Gene : Ken Patera, word has it that you and the Sheikh were responsible for bringing in Stan Hansen to win the AWA World Title from Hulk Hogan. If that’s true, it looks like that was all for nothing as the Hulkster took the title back the next week.

 

Patera : Hansen keeping the title was never the plan! Yes, we arranged the contracts to bring in Hansen, but him winning the championship was only the first step. He proved that Hogan can be beaten, and he beat the tar out of Hogan by the end of his championship. Hansen did his part and has been paid handsomely for his efforts. Hogan know that his grip on his belt is weakening and that is why he ran off scared to Japan to regroup. But he is coming back soon, and when he does, he is in for a living nightmare courtesy of the Six.

 

Mean Gene : What, the Six? There’s you, Blackwell, One Man Gang and the Sheikh … who else is in on this scheme of yours?

 

Patera : Time will tell, Okerlund. I know you are watching, Hogan! If you are half the man you say you are, you will answer this challenge. Put together a team of your own, assuming anyone is stupid enough to stand beside you, and face the Sinister Six in a tag match a week from now in San Francisco! Let’s see what you are made of!

 

Jimmy Garvin vs. Ed Wiskowski

 

Garvin was finally able to get his hands on the Polish Prince after he had gone after his manager, Precious, and Wiskowski no longer had his former partner, Ivan Putski, to back him up. These two had once been as thick as thieves, but there was no trace of that as they went at it fist and fire. Wiskowski tried to use his size and power to wear down the Gorgeous one, but Garvin was fired up and motivated by his desire to avenge his lady. Ultimately, Wiskowski tried to get Garvin in the face first piledriver, but Garvin was still able to power out of it with a back drop. Wiskowski still had enough strength to whip Garvin into the ropes, but he ducked his head down for too long and Garvin gave him a venomous look before hitting a stiff DDT. Garvin had gotten his revenge on the Prince.

 

Tito Santana vs. One Man Gang

 

The crowd had really been rallying behind Tito Santana as of late, but he would need all the support he could get against the massive 747. This was a classic cat and mouse match, with One Man Gang trying to bully Santana with his overwhelming bulk and Santana ducking and dodging and firing back with rapid fire strikes. At one point , it seemed like it was all over for Santana as Gang had him in position for the running splash, but he was able to roll out of the way and it was Gang who took the full impact of the fall. Santana went up to the top rope and, when Gang staggered to his feet, Santana leveled him with a flying clothesline that looked like it nearly took his head off. The ref counted to three and the crowed exploded as he got his most impressive victory yet.

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AWA show at the Met Center, Bloomington, Feb. 3rd

 

The Cuban Commandos vs. The Latin Lovers

 

The Commandos won when Acevedo got an over the shoulder neckbreaker on Valentino

 

Manny Fernandez vs. Samu

 

Fernandez won when he hit the Flying Burrito forearm on Samu

 

The New Can-Am Express vs. Badd Company

 

Badd Company won when Diamond blindsided Zenk with a superkick to the back of the head

 

Paul Orndorff vs. Iceman Parsons

 

Orndorff won with the Piledriver on Parsons

 

Buddy Rose, Buddy Landell & Rip Oliver vs. Mr. Olympia & The Garvin Brothers

 

Rip Oliver jumped on the ring apron and tried to interfere, and when the ref directed him to get down, Ed Wiskowski of all people snuck in the ring and hit Olympia with a set of brass knucks. Landell then followed up with a corkscrew elbow drop and got the win. Wiskowski left the ring with Rose’s team. It looks like the Polish Prince now stands with the Playboy Club

 

Da Crusher vs. "Mad Dog" Pierre Lefebvre

 

The match went to a Double DQ with both men a bloody mess and slugging it out in the middle of the ring

 

The Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. "The Tank" Mike Shaw & ?

 

The Tank came out with what turned out to be the newest members of Col. Robley’s Army, the Assassins. The Army won when the Assassins hit a Double DDT on Cholak

 

AWA American Title match : Ken Patera © vs. Tito Santana

 

This was a lengthy, epic match that went for 27 minutes. After a grueling battle that went back and forth, Santana went up to the top rope for the flying clothesline that finished off One Man Gang, but Patera was again playing possum and ducked out of the way. He then picked up the felled Santana and tried to go for a powerslam, but Santana broke out of his grip and slid down his back, Orndorff was able to grab Santana again and whip him into the ropes for a massive clothesline, but this time it was Santana who ducked under and came back with the Mexican Hammer. One … two … THREE!!!!! TITO SANTANA IS THE NEW AMERICAN CHAMPION! The crowd went berserk as their favorite held the title belt proudly over his head.

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AWA All-Star Wrestling for Feb 10th

 

Greg Gagne vs. Buck Robley

 

A rare wrestling appearance for the leader of the Army, the Colonel seemed determined to show that he was still dangerous in the ring, going after Gagne’s taped up arm like an attack dog. Gagne seemed equally determined despite his injuries and fought back just as hard as Robley. Gagne was able to hang in just long enough and take advantage of a mistimed lariat by Robley, ducking under and coming back with one of his trademark high-impact dropkicks to get the pin. Robley was screaming at Gagne as they left the ring.

 

Tito Santana & The Latin Lovers vs. The Super Destroyer & The Cuban Commandos

 

For their newly started rivalry with the Cuban Commandos, the Lovers brought in the man they called their “Latin Brother”, the newly crowned American Champ Tito Santana. In turn, the Commandos brought in the huge Super Destroyer who seemed determined to make up for his recent setbacks, knocking both members of the Latin Lovers across the ring every chance he got. In a match that went back and forth, it looked like The Lovers might just eke out a victory when they set up Gerry Morrow for the Love Missile. Super D put a quick end to that when he bowled over both Perez and Morrow and knocked Valentino down hard, crotching him on the top turnbuckle before executing the Superplex for the victory.

 

Master Gee vs. Mike Shaw

 

Master Gee definitely had his work cut out for him, taking on the huge Tank of the Colonel’s Army. He kept trying to knock Mike Shaw down to get him set up for the Masterlock. Mike Shaw just refused to go down and showed a lot of ring savvy for such a huge man, dodging out of a few narrow predicaments that Master Gee had lured him into. Master Gee got more and more desperate, going for higher risk moves and peppering him with dropkicks to try to get him off his feet. He finally went for a Thesz Press, but Shaw caught him in a bearhug before dropping him throat first onto the top rope. One running splash later it was all over for Master Gee.

 

Iceman Parsons vs. Manny Fernandez

 

Lately, it has seemed like the Ragin’ Bull has been more interested in hurting people than getting victories. If he thought he was going to intimidate the Iceman, he had another thing coming, with Parsons seeming like he was toying with Fernandez, even laughing at him when he dodged an attempt at a clothesline in the corner leading to Manny going face first into the turnbuckle. This infuriated Fernandez beyond all reasoning, and he finally went over the edge and clobbered Parsons with a chair grabbed from ringside, leading to the DQ. He looked set to tee off on him again but Parsons’ partner, Master Gee, came to the rescue, pulling him out of the ring.

 

Interview : Mean Gene stands in the ring.

 

Mean Gene : Folks, my next guest is returning to the AWA from another successful tour of Japan and looks to be facing possibly the biggest challenge of his career … ladies and gentlemen, AWA World Champion Hulk Hogan!

 

The crowd roars their approval as the Hulkster, World Title belt, confidently walks to the ring, giving high fives to every fan he can along the way.

 

Mean Gene : Hulkster, good to see you back with the World Title! Since you’ve been gone, there have been a lot of developments in the AWA, significantly Ken Patera throwing down the gauntlet on behalf of the so called Sinister Six for you to face his team in San Francisco. How do you respond to that?

 

Hogan : Well, y’know , Mean Gene, I have never been one to back down from a challenge. I don’t care what two guys Patera has in his back pocket to join him, Blackwell, One Man Gang and Kaissie. I’m not scared of any of them , and I’m certainly not scared of the unknown. Because I know I’ve got friends to back me up. Good friends, like my best friend, a man I know will do anything to help with me, and knows I will do anything to help him , one of the strongest men in the AWA … Mr. Olympia!

 

The crowd cheers as the masked man comes to the ring and hugs Hogan, posing with him in the middle of the ring.

 

Hogan : Next, I went and got a couple of guys who will not back down from Blackwell and Gang, two guys who will not be intimidate by a big team because they are plenty big themselves, the AWA World Tag champs … The Road Warriors !

 

The crowd roars as the tag champions run full tilt to the ring, getting in the ring and bouncing off the ropes.

 

Hogan : Then I thought, what is the best way to face the unknown? You bring in a wild card, a guy so unpredictable, so wild that there is no way the other team will know what to do … the Wild Man himself, Jack Armstrong!

 

The crowd claps and roots on the wild man as he charges to the ring, howling to the fans.

 

Hogan : And for the final spot, I found a man who I knew could get the job done, a man who has shown he can beat Patera and show no fear, the new AWA American champion … Tito Santana!

 

The crowd explodes as the newly crowned American champ races to the ring. Hogan stands with a proud look on his face as his team poses in the ring.

 

Hogan : Now this is a team that is going to have Patera and his clowns quaking in their boots. So what are you gonna do, Sinister Six, when Hogan’s Heroes run wild on you?

 

Ed Wiskowski vs. Mr. Olympia

 

Olympia may have made his commitment to helping out Hulk Hogan, but at the same time he seems to have his hands full with his ongoing battles with the Playboy Club. He battled ferociously with the latest member of the Club, the Polish Prince, who had Buddy Rose accompany him to the ring. The two big men waged an intense war until Olympia was able to knock Wiskowski out of the ring where Rose stood and dove on top of him. Both men paid no attention to the count as they slugged it out and ultimately the decision was a double count out. When the bell rang, Rose summoned Rip Oliver and Bob Sweetan to gang up on Olympia, but they were swiftly followed by Hulk Hogan who proceeded to chase them off.

 

AWA World Tag Title Match : The Road Warriors © vs. “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell & One Man Gang

 

These two teams were no strangers to each other, and with the revelation that they would be on opposing sides in the big 12 man tag match, the stakes seemed that much higher. These two huge teams went full tilt at each other, and for most of the match , it seemed like it go either way. Hawk went up to the top rope, looking to finish off One Man Gang with a flying clothesline (just as Tito Santana had last week) but that was when Sheikh Kaissie got involved, knocking Hawk off the rope and drawing the DQ. Kaissie and Patera then entered the ring to attack the Road Warriors, prompting a response from Hogan, Olympia, Santana and Armstrong, but Kaissie’s Krew promptly bailed from the ring, indicating that if Hogan’s Heroes wanted to get their hands on them, they would have to wait until San Francisco.

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Now those are some awesome stables!

 

Hogans Heroes vs The Sinister Six! Really looking forward to that.

 

Many Fernandez is a beast of a Raggin Bull. He must be fun to use in your cards. I view him much like I do Iceman. Exciting, Tough and keeps the crowd involved but never made it all the way to the top but I think you got them going in the right direction. I could see him challenging Hogan in the future.

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AWA at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, Feb. 10th

 

Phil Lafon vs. Pat Tanaka

 

Lafon won with the Cobra Clutch Suplex

 

The Cuban Commandos vs. The Latin Lovers

 

The Commandos won with a double DDT on Valentino

 

Tom Zenk vs. Paul Diamond

 

Diamond won with a superkick on Zenk

 

The Mothership Connection vs. Manny Fernandez & Mike Shaw

 

Both teams went to a 20 minute time limit draw after Master Gee was just able to kickout after three pinfall attempts by the Army

 

Ron Garvin vs. Super Destroyer

 

Super Destroyer won after getting a power slam on Garvin

 

Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski vs. Jimmy Garvin & Samu

 

Garvin and Samu won after Garvin got a DDT on Wiskowski

 

12 Man Tag Team Match : Hogan's Heroes vs. The Sinister Six

 

Hogan’s Heroes (Hulk Hogan, the Road Warriors, Mr. Olympia, “Wildman” Jack Armstrong & Tito Santana) came out to huge cheers from the fans. Ken Patera, “Crusher” Blackwell, One Man Gang and Sheikh Adnan Kaissie (wearing his wrestling gear) came out after that to loud boos. Patera got on the mike and announced that their partners in the Sinister Six were … Ted Dibiase and the Masked Superstar! The crowd gasped as Dibiase hadn’t been seen in the AWA in quite some time and Superstar hadn’t been seen there at all. Hogan’s team were clearly determined to get the match started but Patera held up his hand in a “not so fast” gesture. He said that, nowhere in the contract had they ever mentioned that Sheikh Kaissie was going to wrestle tonight, that Hogan had just assumed that. In fact, the final member of the Sinister Six was …. “MR. WONDERFUL” PAUL ORNDORFF! Hogan and his friends were livid at what they felt was a clear deception, but there was nothing they could do about it as Patera was right and the contract said nothing about Kaissie wrestling, so the match was underway. This set the stage for a 37 minute epic that included : Road Warrior Animal powerslamming the huge “Crusher” Blackwell ; Mr. Olympia holding on tight to a to a sleeper hold on Blackwell in spite of being crushed hard into the corner back first by Blackwell, until Patera finally forcibly dragged Olympia off ; Hogan going for the Axe Bomber on Dibiase, only for Dibiase to duck it and then Hogan getting leveled going the other way by a slingshot clothesline by Superstar ; Santana getting incredibly close to a three count on Gang after the Mexican Hammer only for Orndorff to break it up at the last minute ; Kaissie leap on the apron to interfere only to get spectacularly clotheslined off by Armstrong ; Patera catching a cross body press attempt by Armstrong and gorilla pressing him high over his head before dropping him face first onto the turnbuckle. This set up a lengthy period of Patera and then Orndorff working over Armstrong, and it seemed like it would be all over for Hogan’s Heroes when Orndorff gripped Armstrong in a tight bearhug. The Wild Man toughed it out, however, and broke out of the hold with big punches to Orndorff’s face before staggering into his corner and tagging in Hulk Hogan. The crowd exploded as the Hulkster charged into the ring and started cleaning house, knocking everyone flying. But then the match descended into chaos as the Assassins came out of nowhere and yanked the Road Warriors off the ring apron and started fighting with them, leading to unruly brawling between all 3 factions. Amidst the confusion, Hogan tried to put away Orndorff with the Axe Bomber, but Dibiase caught him as he came off the ropes and jacked him in the back of the head with a loaded glove. Hogan was dazed and staggered out to be hit by Orndorff with the Piledriver. One … two … THREE!!!!! The crowd gasped at this shocking defeat, but that wasn’t the end of things, as Masked Superstar dashed into the ring right after the three count, picked up Hogan and got him in a nasty looking Corkscrew Neckbreaker. The rest of Hogan’s Heroes rushed the ring to clear off the Sinister Six, but the damage had been done and Hogan had to be taken away in a stretcher with his neck immobilized.

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AWA All-Star Wrestling, Feb. 17th

 

Ted Dibiase & The Masked Superstar vs. The Can-Am Express

 

Dibiase & Superstar had made a shocking appearance at the show in San Francisco and looked set to approve their devastating performance was no fluke. They bullied the young rookie Tom Zenk and kept him in their corner, keeping him from tagging in Lafon, pounding him mercilessly before Superstar finally put him away with the Corkscrew Neckbreaker. Dibiase laughed as Superstar pinned Zenk, showing his contempt for the AWA competition.

 

Paul Orndorff vs. Jack Armstrong

 

Orndorff came to the ring accompanied by Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, showing he is now firmly in the camp of Kaissie’s Krew and the Sinister Six. “The Wildman” was not intimidated and went all out against “Mr. Wonderful” , leading to a crazy brawl between the two powerful men. Armstrong though he might just be able to take out Orndorff with the running clothesline, but Orndorff had it spotted and caught him with a quick powerslam , getting the flash pin with a handful of trunks.

 

The Mothership Connection vs. Badd Company

 

The rookie team of Tanaka and Diamond have been proving increasingly dangerous of late, getting a number of impressive wins. This time they were taking on the popular team of Parsons and Master Gee and showed no reluctance to double team and work in a number of sneak attacks when the ref wasn’t looking. They looked like they might just pull off the upset when they had set up Parsons for Tanaka to superkick him into a Diamond German Suplex. Parsons was able to reverse it at the last moment and Tanaka hit Diamond instead, causing Parsons to Suplex Diamond while Master Gee tied up Tanaka. The Mothership Connection got the win but, in their usual display of bad sportsmanship, Badd Company dropkicked them out of the ring before high tailing it back to the locker room.

 

Ken Patera vs. Al Perez

 

In spite of his recent loss of the American Title, Patera has been in particularly brutal form lately, and looked like he was making an example of the handsome Perez. He never really let the Latin Heartthrob get into the match, blasting him with power moves before locking him in the Full Nelson until Perez was forced to submit.

 

Jimmy Garvin vs. Super Destroyer

 

Super Destroyer just recently scored a major win over Jimmy’s brother, Ron Garvin, and shocked the crowd by coming out with Col. Buck Robley and Manny Fernandez. Is Super D the latest member of the Army? Garvin tried not to be distracted by the men at ringside, but both Robley and the Ragin’ Bull were not above taking potshots every chance they got. Garvin almost had Super Destroyer ready to be put away with the DDT, but that prompted Robley to jump upon the ring apron, and when the ref went over to get him down, Fernandez came in and hit Garvin with the Flying Burrito and put Super Destroyer on top of him for the pin. When Garvin got to his feet, Destroyer, Robley and Fernandez attacked him. This prompted Ron Garvin to come to his brother’s aide, but this in turn led to him being attacked by Mike Shaw until the AWA officials got both sides separated. It looks like the Army has declared war on the Garvins.

 

Hulk Hogan & Mr. Olympia vs. Buddy Rose & Bob Sweetan

 

As payback for his friend helping him out against the Sinister Six last week, Hulk Hogan is lending a hand to Mr. Olympia in his ongoing feud with the Playboy Club. Neither Rose nor Sweetan were particularly keen to get in the ring with the champ, stalling all they could. When they did, Hogan, in spite of wearing a collar to protect his injured neck, was quick to knock them around the ring. When it was time for Olympia to come in the ring, he showed how he was one of the most dangerous competitors in the AWA as he blasted both men with dropkicks. The course of the match turned, however, when Patera, Blackwell and One Man Gang showed up in the aisle to goad Hogan. When he went out to confront them, he was attacked from behind by Dibiase and Masked Superstar, who once again took him out with a Corkscrew Neckbreaker. This left Olympia alone in the ring to be double teamed by the Playboy Club, who were eventually able to grind him down until Sweetan hit the piledriver for the pin.

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AWA show at the Mecca, Milwaukee , Feb. 17th

 

Can-Am Express vs. Badd Company

 

Can-Am Express won when Lafon hit the Cobra Clutch Suplex on Tanaka

 

Greg Gagne vs. Super Destroyer

 

Super Destroyer won when he executed the Superplex on Gagne

 

The Mothership Connection vs. “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell & One Man Gang

 

Kaissie’s Krew won when Gang hit Master Gee with the 747 Splash

 

Jimmy Garvin vs. Buddy Rose

 

Garvin won by DQ when he was attacked by Manny Fernandez

 

AWA Southern Tag Title : The Sheepherders © vs. The Cuban Commandos

 

This match was as brutal and crazy a brawl as you can imagine. The visiting Sheepherders and the Commandos took turns having dominance in the match but the tide fully turned when the Commandos hit a double DDT on Butch Miller on the concrete outside the ring. Luke Williams fought them off as long as he could but when they got him with a Spike Piledriver, that was that and the Cuban Commandos were the new AWA Southern Tag champs.

 

Da Crusher vs.”Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre

 

Crusher won when he landed a running Bolo Punch on Lefebvre

 

AWA World Tag Title : The Road Warriors vs. The Assassins

 

The Road Warriors won when they hit a double flying shoulder tackle on Assassin #2

 

Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana & Mr. Olympia vs. Ken Patera, Ted Dibiase & Masked Superstar

 

The Sinister Six team won when Superstar got the Corkscrew Neckbreaker on Mr. Olympia

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Just love everything you do! You do a great job of bringing in talent to keep your angles fresh. I also think the Japan tour stuff with Hogan actually makes your promotion better. It is like a rush of excitement when he returns. I am not a Hogan fan but their is no doubt about the energy he brings. That main event with the Sinister 6 was just so well done. I could read each part of the match and I could envision it in my head!

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AWA All-Star Wrestling for Feb. 24th

 

Can-Am Express & The Latin Lovers vs. The Assassins & Badd Company

 

A match that showcased the depth of the AWA tag team division, with four of the newer teams combining for a fast paced match. Things naturally got heated whenever rivals Badd Company and the Can-Am Express were in the ring together, but it wound up being the bigger Assassins who got the victory for their side when Assassin #1 caught Vinnie Valentino off the ropes with a crushing powerslam for the pin.

 

Greg Gagne vs. Rip Oliver

 

Greg Gagne has been having a lot of difficulty as of late with an injured arm, courtesy of Paul Orndorff, and this has provided a target to a lot of his opponents. Rip Oliver proved no exception to this trend as he wrenched and kicked Gagne’s taped arm whenever opportunity presented itself. Gagne did his best to grit it out, taking Oliver down with his trademark precision dropkicks and, while the Sleeper was taken out of the equation, he was ultimately able to get the Gagne Leglock on him to get the submission. While this was able to score the victory, it did leave Gagne vulnerable for an attack by the Playboy Club, who rushed the ring and put the boots to him before being run off by the officials.

 

The Garvin Brothers vs. Manny Fernandez & Mike Shaw

 

The Garvins recent altercations with the latest member of Robley’s Army, Super Destroyer, seems to have led the Army to start and all out assault on both Jimmy and Ron. Tonight , they would square off with the Ragin’ Bull and the Tank and they certainly had their hands full, both with Fernandez’ craziness and with Shaw’s size and power. It seemed like it might be all over for the Brothers when Fernandez went for the Flying Burrito forearm on Jimmy, but Jimmy was able to duck at exactly the right time and Fernandez went right over him and landed hard on the mat. By the time Fernandez had gotten back to his feet, Jimmy had tagged in Ron who nailed Fernandez with the Hands Of Stone Punch for a quick pin. Shaw was unable to get there in time to break up the pin but landed a huge elbow on the back on Ron’s head just out of spite, and the Brothers and the Army continued to slug it out long after the end of the match.

 

Angel Acevedo vs. Iceman Parsons

 

The Cuban Assassin was coming in hot from the Commandos winning the AWA Southern Tag Titles from the Sheepherders, and had his partner Gerry Morrow in tow. Showing he was no fool himself, Iceman Parsons brought along Master Gee to watch his back. This match went back and forth , with Acevedo’s viciousness being matched by Parsons speed and enthusiasm. When Parsons went up to the top turnbuckle, Morrow looked set to interfere, but Master Gee was quick to intercept him, and Parsons was able to hit the Rumper Stumper for the pin. After the match, the Mothership Connection got on the mike and challenged the Commandos for the Southern Tag titles.

 

After the match, there was an announcement on the screen that the Winnipeg Arena show would host a tournament to name the new holder of the currently vacant AWA Southern championship. Participants in the tournament would be Greg Gagne, “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre , Buddy Rose, Samu, Mr. Olympia, Rip Oliver, Manny Fernandez and “Wildman” Jack Armstrong .

 

Rick Martel & Da Crusher vs. Ed Wiskowski & Bob Sweetan

 

Martel was facing a Canadian title defense against Wiskowski and tonight he would be teaming with his old friend, Da Crusher , against the Polish Prince and his Playboy Club teammate, “Bruiser” Bob Sweetan. This matched looked like it could have gone either way, with momentum shifting from one way to the other on a dime. It looked like it was all over when Martel and Crusher knocked down Sweetan with a double clothesline and Crusher got him in the Crusher Clutch, but Wiskowski took advantage of the ref escorting Martel from the ring to hit Crusher with a set of brass knucks and put Sweetan on top of him. Martel protested but the Playboy Club still got the victory.

 

AWA American Title match : Tito Santana © vs. Super Destroyer

 

Tito has ducked no challengers in defending his American title, but the newest member of Col. Buck Robley’s Army would prove to be his stiffest test yet. Super D has been on a real hot streak of late, getting several major victories, and he showed why as he bowled over Santana with several big power moves. Santana would not be held down for long, firing back with big punches and dropkicks. He was able to sink in the figure four leglock that might have spelled the end for the Super Destroyer, but the masked man was able to drag himself towards to the ropes to break the hold. Super D was still able to fight his way back into control, getting Santana up for the Superplex, but the American champ rallied back by punching Super D off the turnbuckle then coming off with a devastating flying clothesline from the top rope. Super D’s long limbs wound up saving him as he was just able to get his foot on the ropes in time. Santana picked him up and came off the ropes for the Mexican Hammer to put him away, but Super Destroyer came charging in with a massive lariat that got the 2.99999 count. He then whipped Santana again into the ropes for a powerslam, but then the bell rang , signaling the 20 minute time limit draw. Clearly , Santana has not seen the last of this formidable challenger.

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AWA show from the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Feb. 24th

 

Tournament for the vacated AWA Southern Title – First Round

 

Greg Gagne vs. “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre

 

Gagne won after he hit the top rope kneedrop on Lefebvre

 

Buddy Rose vs. Samu

 

Rose won after Rip Oliver knocked Samu off the top rope and Rose hit a running elbow drop

 

Mr. Olympia vs. Rip Oliver

 

When the ref was distracted by Buddy Rose trying to interfere, Samu came in and hit Oliver with the thrust kick to the jaw, leading Mr. Olympia to get the pin

 

“Ragin’ Bull” Manny Fernandez vs. “Wild Man” Jack Armstrong

 

In an all out brawl, Fernandez won with the Flying Burrito Forearm

 

AWA Canadian Title Match : Rick Martel © vs. Ed Wiskowski

 

Martel won with the top rope flying crossbody press

 

Semi-Finals

 

Buddy Rose vs. Greg Gagne

 

Rose won with a roll up while grabbing a fistful of trunks

 

Mr. Olympia vs. Manny Fernandez

 

Mr. Olympia won with a tombstone piledriver

 

AWA Southern Tag Title match : The Cuban Commandos © vs. The Mothership Connection

 

Both teams went to a 20 minute time limit draw

 

AWA Southern Title Tournament Finals

 

Mr. Olympia vs. Buddy Rose

 

After a grueling bout, Rose was finally able to hit the inside out backbreaker to win the AWA Southern Title

 

Hulk Hogan & The Road Warriors vs. Ken Patera, One Man Gang & Ted Dibiase

 

The Sinister Six team won when Dibiase hit Hawk with the loaded glove, followed by a running splash by One Man Gang

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AWA All-Star Wrestling for March 2nd

 

“Crusher” Jerry Blackwell vs. “Wildman” Jack Armstrong

 

Armstrong has been getting caught in the crossfire of the Sinister Six’s war with Hulk Hogan but hasn’t let that shake him, showing no fear of the big “Crusher” and going all out with big rights and lefts. Eventually, though, Blackwell was able to grind him down until finally the Mountain from Stone Mountain caught him in a powerslam to get the win.

 

Al Perez vs. Paul Diamond

 

This match pitted two relative newcomers to the AWA in a fast paced singles match. Paul Diamond was no stranger to some dirty tactics as part of Badd Company but for the most part, he stayed within the rules and got a number of very near falls on Perez. He thought he was finally able to put him away when he got Perez in a schoolboy rollup, but Perez was able to kick out and reverse it into a German Suplex for the final pin. Perez offered to shake Diamond’s hand after the match but instead took a slap at Perez before dashing out of the ring. So much for good sportsmanship.

 

Masked Superstar vs. Iceman Parsons

 

Masked Superstar has been on a rampage since arriving in the AWA, tearing through his opposition with a vengeance. The always popular Iceman, however, was clearly not going to go down without a fight, clearly catching Superstar off guard with his fiery offense. He even had Superstar set up for a piledriver, but Superstar powered out and , when Parsons got back to his feet, Superstar nailed him with the Corkscrew Neckbreaker for the victory.

 

Ron Garvin vs. Manny Fernandez

 

The feud between the Garvins and Col. Robley’s Army is really starting to catch fire, and this match pitted the crazy Ragin’ Bull against the determined Ron Garvin. This match was as insane as you could imagine, with Garvin pounding on Fernandez and Fernandez refusing to go down, leading to both men being a bloody mess. Fernandez missing the Flying Burrito led to Garvin hitting a running Hands Of Stone punch to finally get the decision, but this was not enough for Garvin, who kept jackhammering Fernandez with punches to the head long after the bell. It finally took his brother Jimmy coming in to get him off the Ragin’ Bull, who was still screaming at him from the ring as the brothers walked away.

 

“Champagne” Gerry Morrow vs. Master Gee

 

This singles matched pitted members of the Cuban Commandos and the Mothership Connection against each other, and Master Gee was clearly looking to stake the Connection’s claim on a shot against the Commandos’ AWA Southern Tag Titles. Master Gee went for progressively more risky moves, with flying tackles and headscisors , before trying to cinch in the Masterlock. Morrow seemed to have this move spotted, however, and grabbed a fistful of trunks as he reversed the attempt into an inside cradle. The crowd was displeased with this result but Morrow didn’t care

 

Ted Dibiase vs. Da Crusher

 

Dibiase , who came to the ring with Masked Superstar at his side, had made no secret of how little he thought of anyone in the AWA outside of the Sinister Six, which clearly has drawn the ire of AWA stalwart Da Crusher. Crusher came out swinging against Dibiase , which seemed to take him back a bit but Dibiase came back hard against the Man Who Made Milwaukee Famous. Both men had the advantage at different points in the match but ultimately Dibiase got Crusher in the ropes and started choking him with the bottom ropes. When the ref forced him to stop and step back from the ropes, Superstar took advantage of the distraction and nailed Crusher in the head with a chair. Dibiase then hit a fistdrop on the unconscious Crusher and got the tainted victory as the crowd exploded with rage.

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AWA show at the Met Center, Bloomington, March 2nd

 

Moose Cholak vs. Pat Tanaka

 

Cholak won with the running power slam

 

Rip Oliver vs. Samu

 

Samu won with the Dynamite Dive

 

The Mothership Connection vs. The Assassins

 

Both teams went to a 20 minute time limit draw

 

AWA Southern Tag Title Match : The Cuban Commandos vs. The Can-Am Express

 

The Commandos won when they hit the double DDT on Zenk

 

The Garvin Brothers & Greg Gagne vs. Manny Fernandez, Mike Shaw & Super Destroyer

 

Both teams were disqualified when they would not stop brawling in the ring

 

AWA Southern Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Mr. Olympia

 

Rose won when he got the Inside Out Backbreaker on Olympia

 

The Road Warriors & Tito Santana vs. Ted Dibiase, Masked Superstar & Paul Orndorff

 

The Warriors and Santana won by DQ when Dibiase hit Hawk with the loaded glove right in front of the ref

 

AWA World Title Match : Hulk Hogan © vs. “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell

 

Hogan was really put through the ringer by the massive Blackwell, who mercilessly worked over both his ribs and his injured neck. It seemed like it was all over for the Hulkster when Blackwell hit a big running splash that clearly seemed to hurt his damaged ribs. Hogan was just barely able to kick out at the last second, but he was able to rally, and when he hit a desperation Axe Bomber that knocked Blackwell out of the ring, Blackwell was not able to get back in the ring in time and Hogan won by countout. He was not able to enjoy his victory for long, however, as he was ambushed from behind by Ken Patera, who locked him in the Full Nelson, exacerbating his existing injury. The AWA officials were able to get Patera off the champ, but the damage had been done.

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Back in the game, kids.

 

AWA All-Star Wrestling for March 9th

 

Pat Tanaka vs. Vinnie Valentino

 

This was a singles match up of two tag team contenders that proved to be as fast paced as one can imagine. Tanaka kept up a flurry of offense on Valentino, with rapid fire strikes and martial arts kicks. But the “Handsome Italian” ™ kept his cool and when Tanaka tried to finish him off with a thrust kick, Valentino blocked it and countered with a rollup to get a quick pin. Badd Company had shown some poor sportsmanship in their reactions to some losses of late, but they hit a new low this time as Paul Diamond charged the ring and the two beat down Valentino until Al Perez rushed in to run them off.

 

AWA Southern Tag Titles match : The Cuban Commandos © vs. The Can-Am Express

 

The Commandos had been on a real rampage since arriving in the AWA, winning the Southern Tag titles and ravaging their opponents. The looked to continue their streak as they brutalized the rookie Tom Zenk , keeping him from tagging in Phil Lafon and double teaming him every chance they got. Zenk was able to tough it out and fought back as much as he could, rallying the fans behind him, until he was finally able to dive into his corner and tag in Lafon. Lafon came in the proverbial house afire as he dropkicked both Commandos across the ring. He kept up his attack until he was able to get Angel Acevedo in place for the Cobra Clutch suplex, but the Cuban Assassin dug in and blocked the move long enough for the bell to ring, signaling a 15 minute time limit draw.

 

“Wildman” Jack Armstrong vs. Paul Orndorff

 

Armstrong has been a real gadfly to the Sinister Six of late, giving them a lot of trouble in individual matches. Mr. Wonderful clearly decided that this would end now, bowling him over right out of the blocks with a running tackle before levelling him with a series of power moves before polishing him off with the piledriver. Orndorff has his sights set on the top of the AWA and from the looks of things, nothing is going to stop him from getting there.

 

Greg Gagne vs. “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre

 

This was a match up of the technical skill of Greg Gagne against the bare knuckle brawling of Lefebvre. For much of the match, Gagne was able to stay one step ahead of the Mad Dog, countering out of bear hug attempts and peppering him with shots while being to duck out of the way of counter attacks. Lefebvre was able to catch him with a right hook and was starting to get his own attack in when Da Crusher showed up at ringside and taunted Lefebvre. Lefebvre started to jaw back at him but that gave Gagne the chance to recover and dropkick him out of the ring. Crusher and Lefebvre brawled at ringside until the ref called for the bell, signaling a count out victory for Gagne.

 

Super Destroyer vs. Da Crusher

 

While Super Destroyer was never a particularly easy going opponent, he has seemed to crank up the viciousness since joining, err, enlisting in Col. Buck Robley’s Army. He unloaded his massive power offense on the veteran Crusher, who fought back hard but seemed overwhelmed by the huge masked man. Da Crusher would not knuckle under, however, and started inching back into the match with big clubbing lefts and rights. Just when he was getting his comeback underway, though, who should charge into the ring, swinging his axe handle, but “Mad Dog” Lefebvre, seeking revenge for Crusher’s earlier interference. He attacked Crusher and the ref immediately called for the bell, disqualifying Super Destroyer and giving the match to Da Crusher. Super D indicated he was none too pleased with the result.

 

One Man Gang vs. Mr. Olympia

 

If the big 747 thought he was going to roll right over Mr. Olympia on his way to his world title match with Hulk Hogan, he had another thing coming. Olympia wisely used his speed and mobility advantage on Gang to duck and dodge his offense, while dealing his own damage with running clotheslines and precisions dropkicks. He even looked like he might just pull off the upset by hooking in the sleeper hold on OMG. Gang summoned up his strength and drove Olympia back first into the corner turnbuckle, but just like in the big 12 man tag match, Olympia kept the sleeper locked in tight. Gang went for the same move one more time, but once again Olympia held fast. Gang dug in deep and stood up to his full height and just crushed Olympia in the corner, and the third time proved to be the charm as Olympia let go and dropped to the mat. Gang ascended the second turnbuckle and hit the 747 Splash to put away Olympia. But that was not enough for Gang, who hit a running splash on Olympia after the bell rang, seemingly out of pure spite. Olympia wound up being taken from the ring on a stretcher.

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AWA show at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, March 9th

 

Mr. Olympia vs. Rip Oliver

 

Although he came in with his ribs taped up from the attack by One Man Gang on AWA All-Star Wrestling, Olympia was still able to get the victory with the Powerlock . Post-match, the other members of the Playboy Club charged the ring and kicked Olympia in the ribs a few times before running off

 

Badd Company vs. The Latin Lovers

 

The Latin Lovers won when Al Perez hit the Alley-Copter on Pat Tanaka. True to form, Badd Company ambushed the Lovers after the end of the match.

 

Greg Gagne vs. Ted Dibiase

 

Dibiase won with a loaded glove shot that the ref did not see

 

The Garvin Brothers vs. “The Tank” Mike Shaw & “Ragin’ Bull” Manny Fernandez

 

In a bloody brawl, the Garvins won when Jimmy hit a brainbuster on Fernandez

 

AWA Southern Title match : Buddy Rose © vs. Samu

 

Rose won after getting the Inside Out Backbreaker on Samu

 

AWA Southern Tag titles match : The Cuban Commandos © vs. The Mothership Connection

 

The Commandos won after catching Master Gee in a double DDT.

 

AWA American Title match : Tito Santana © vs. Paul Orndorff

 

Santana and Orndorff went to a 30 minute time limit draw

 

AWA World Tag Titles match : The Road Warriors © vs. The Assassins

 

The Assassins came incredibly close to winning the belts after hitting a huge double back suplex on Animal and getting a 2.9999999 count, but Animal was able to tag out to Hawk, and they were ultimately able to defend their titles when they got a double flying shoulder tackle on Assassin #2

 

AWA World Title match : Hulk Hogan © vs. One Man Gang

 

Gang was accompanied by both Sheikh Kaissie and Ken Patera, but Patera did not get involved in the match other than to glare at Hogan. After a truly epic brawl between the two huge men, the match ended when, out of nowhere, Gang went to ringside, brought back in his chain and hit Hogan in the head with it, leading to an immediate DQ. He proceeded to lash Hogan in the ribs with his chain until the AWA officials interceded and stood between him and the champ. Gang then held the chain high over his head and laughed while looking out to Patera, who nodded approvingly from ringside.

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OMG is a killer, and injuring Mr Olympia on TV, then getting the DQ while taking out Hogan. I like it.

 

Would love to see Orndorff and Santana every show! Those two guys, and during this time period. I'm sold! Love the time limit draw, gets me excited for a possible rematch at some point!

 

Some good title matches all over this card. Road Warriors tease a big loss, but come back at the end to retain, are they finally losing their grips on the titles?!

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I really enjoyed this show and I really enjoyed seeing Hogan getting it taken to him especially by the one man gang. He looks like an absolute monster right now and it's awesome.

 

I love the pairing of Paul with Tito they had an awesome match and the time limit draw was the perfect way to go with it. No need to let either man take the victory just yet. Build it up and sell out the stadiums.

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Wow, the Cow Palace was treated to 5 Championship matches plus Gagne vs DiBiase and other great matches. That is a great show.

 

Agree with the others in that I love seeing OMG put it to Hogan! This is going to be a huge angle going forward. The unstoppable Gang vs the never lose Hogan. I am very interested in seeing what gives here.

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I like to steal from a variety of sources, and I am shamelessly ripping of a classic comic book storyline with the Hogan angle. Stay tuned!

 

I tend to stack the San Francisco shows since they are so far from home base, they would do every thing they can to draw in the big houses. I also have Buddy Rose with a history in the bay area, so I put him in a title defense rather than a tag match.

 

Orndorff and Tito are two guys who are going to be very much front and center this year.

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AWA All-Star Wrestling for March 15th

 

Mr. Olympia vs. Ed Wiskowski

 

Olympia has been deep in an ongoing war with the Playboy Club and this time was taking on the powerhouse “Polish Prince”. Wiskowski opened a barrage of devastating offense on Olympia, looking to do as much damage as he could before the masked man took on Buddy Rose for the Southern Title. Olympia weathered the storm, however, and battled back until he ultimately got the Powerlock (Figure Four) on the Prince, forcing him to give up the match. But that was not enough for Olympia, who refused to let go of the hold after the bell until Rose and the rest of the Playboy Club came into the ring and attacked them. Even after that, the didn’t get him down for long as he proceeded to dropkick all of the Club members out of the ring, and the last thing they saw as they fled was Olympia standing tall in the ring.

 

AWA Southern Title match : “Playboy” Buddy Rose © vs. Tom Zenk

 

Say what you will about Buddy Rose and his tactics, he has ducked no one in defending his newly won AWA Southern title. This time out, he was taking on the fiery young newcomer, Tom Zenk of the Can-Am Express. For his part, Zenk gave a very good accounting of himself , looking at a few points like he just might pull off the upset and win the Southern title. In the end, however, it was his impetuousness that would prove his downfall, as he went up top to finish Rose off with the flying dropkick far too soon. Rose dodged the move and Zenk landed hard on the mat. One Inside Out Backbreaker later, and it was another successful title defense for the Playboy.

 

Tito Santana & the Latin Lovers vs. “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre & Badd Company

 

Throughout the match, Lefebvre was clearly distracted, constantly looking back to the locker room. His paranoia would prove justified as his nemesis, Da Crusher , would come out to the ring and make his presence felt. Lebfebvre would head immediately to the ring aisle and start brawling with Crusher while, in the ring, Santana took advantage of the distraction to hit Tanaka with the Mexican Hammer into a Perez German Suplex for the victory. Badd Company were distinctly displeased with this result but, seeing they were outnumbered, decided not to push the point.

 

Bob Sweetan vs. Master Gee

 

In a match pitting the tough “Bruiser” Bob against the quick Master Gee, Sweetan was able to grind down Master Gee until he was able to hit the Piledriver to get the win. This was not enough for Sweetan, however, who tried to set up Master Gee for a second piledriver after the match. Iceman Parsons immediately came to his partner’s rescue and broke that up, provoking Rip Oliver to come to the ring to take the side of his fellow Playboy Club member and the two sides brawled until the AWA officials split them up.

 

“Crusher” Jerry Blackwell vs. Moose Cholak

 

In a battle of two huge veterans, Blackwell was accompanied at ringside by his Sinister Six/Kaissie’s Krew partner, One Man Gang. This match looked like it could have gone either way, but when Cholak was trying to take down Blackwell with lariats, the Mountain From Stone Mountain caught him with a massive power slam to get the win. The moment after the victory was announced, One Man Gang ran into the ring and hit Cholak with a running splash before he and Blackwell proceeded to beat down the big Moose with the chain, clearly looking to put Cholak out of wrestling for good. “Wildman” Jack Armstrong rushed out to put a halt to this, but got a chain to the face for his troubles. The Road Warriors then came out swinging chairs to run them off but Cholak had clearly been very badly hurt.

 

Hulk Hogan & Jack Armstrong vs. Ted Disbiase & Masked Superstar

 

Armstrong was still hurt from the previous match, so Hogan brought out his good friend, Mr. Olympia , to partner him for his match with two members of the Sinister Six. Dibiase and Superstar took advantage of Olympia still being tired from his earlier match by cutting the ring in half and preventing him from tagging out to Hogan as they beat him down. Olympia was able to rally and dropkick both his opponents before making the hot tag out to Hogan. Unfortunately for him, the ref did not see the tag and, as he was ushering Hogan out of the ring, Dibiase took advantage of the distraction to clobber Olympia with the loaded glove, setting him up to be pinned by Superstar. Superstar then looked to hit the Corkscrew Neckbreaker on Olympia post match, but Hogan charged in to his friend’s rescue and put a stop to that.

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Very nice show. In real life, I was always surprised at the success of Playboy Buddy Rose. I looked at him and always thought he was going down and out of nowhere, he would get the victory. He was truly great and I think you captured him perfectly.

 

Love the Crusher/OMG team. They could cause havoc. Road Warriors better be careful!

 

Mr. Piledriver Bob Sweetan was awesome! I could just see him Sweetan chasing Master Gee around the ring and when he finally catches him, A beat down begins!

 

Keep up the fun shows!

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