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Lot's of great stuff going on in the AWA! Cactus Jack is really coming on strong and not backing down from Piper's Pit. I think Death Sentence are the perfect team for Sullivan. Furnas gets some payback on Sullivan in Winnipeg. I cant wait for Blackwell and Nord to go at it. Razor Boys looking razor sharp as champs. Another draw for Adams. He might not be winning gold but he sure is staying in contention. That Steamboat/Bock match would of gave me my money's worth. I don't think I would ever get bored watching these guys put on classic after classic.

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AWA show from the Saddledome, Calgary, April 26th

 

Too Cold Scorpio vs. Leo Burke

 

Just back from a show in Japan, Scorpio dazzled the crowd when he executed a spectacular Top Rope Somersault Legdrop to beat Burke

 

Phil Lafon vs. Buddy Rose

 

The Playboy won with the Inside Out Backbreaker

 

Jake Roberts vs. Buzz Sawyer

 

Roberts executed the DDT for the victory

 

Tom Zenk vs. Doug Somers

 

Somers was going for the loaded elbow pad shot but ended up eating a Superkick to give the win to Zenk

 

Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo vs. Roddy Piper & Bob Orton

 

Rotundo hit the Varsity Rush on Orton and went for the cover, but Piper broke up the pin. When the ref tried to send Piper back to his corner, Piper hit the Piledriver on the ref. This led to a DQ win for the Varsity Club team

 

AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Brian Pillman

 

Tanaka was coming off a bruising six man tag match in Winnipeg in which he had been put through the wringer. Pillman, in turn, was just returning from a very intense elimination match. In spite of the wear and tear they were both bringing into the match, both men put on a technical gem of a match, with lots of fast exchanges and high flying. The end came when Tanaka ducked under a clothesline from Pillman, then came back off the ropes with a turning leaping forearm smash to successfully defend his title. The fans gave both men a standing ovation after the match.

 

AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Black Irish © vs. The Youngbloods

 

The Youngbloods are also returning from Japan , where they had scored some very impressive victories over tough competition. Blackwell and Wellington really gave the champs a run for their money, in what many in the crowd said was their best match in the AWA. Blackwell even caught Finlay with the flash Bicycle Kick, but in falling back the Irishman was able to tag out to Cameron, who flattened Blackwell with a massive leaping clothesline to score the victory. The fans still gave a round of applause to the Youngbloods afterwards

 

AWA Canadian Title 2/3 Falls Match : Ron Garvin © vs. Chris Adams

 

1st Fall : Garvin caught Adams in a sunset flip out of the corner for the pinfall

 

2nd Fall : Adams pinned Garvin with a belly to back suplex

 

3rd Fall : Both men went to a 45 minute time limit draw . Adams looked like he was about to lose his marbles after yet another time limit draw.

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Love the ending to the Southern Tag Team Title Match. Great veteran ring awareness from Finlay.

 

Nice to see the young guys coming back fired up and confident after doing well in Japan.

 

The Chris Adams time limit draw storyline is very entertaining and original.

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I also like this Chris Adams storyline. I know the Gino died I wasn't sure what I could do with him and you have taken him to a new level. That is awesome and the best part is that everyone wants to see what is going to happen next. When it happens it will be something but the story after the climax is going to be really special. I am really hoping that Spiveymania can find its way back to the top at some point but Piper isn't having that shit.

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Wow, Piper piledriving the Ref is insane! Loved the exciting match between Tanaka and Pillman. Zenk gets another strong singles win over Sommers. Man, Zenk is tearing it up in the singles. That finishing move by Cameron must of been an awesome spectacle. LOL, Adams with yet another draw. I can see why frustration is kicking in, but hey he's still getting title matches.

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This is a comment more from a couple shows ago, but the Snakepit/Piper's Pit feud seemingly establishing Cactus Jack as being a real danger to the likes of Piper and Orton is arguably my favorite thing going on right now. Jake Roberts as a mentor and Roddy Piper as a rival is such an amazing place for Cactus Jack in 86, and I'm sad this didn't actually happen.

 

Overall though, everything you are doing right now works for me. Sullivan feels smart now, but he keeps making more and more enemies and I don't think that's gonna well for him.

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AWA show from the Canada Games Sportsplex, Lethbridge, Alberta, April 27th

 

Fit Finlay vs. Mando Guerrero

 

Finlay won by blocking a German suplex and countering with his own German suplex

 

The Youngbloods vs. British Steel

 

Blackman knocked out Smiley with the “out of nowhere” bicycle kick

 

Brian Pillman vs. Leo Burke

 

Pillman got the victory with a top rope missile dropkick

 

Greg Gagne vs. Larry Cameron

 

Camerson scored the pinfall after a running power slam

 

Roddy Piper vs. Bill Dundee

 

Dundee caught piper with a running cross body press, but Piper countered with a rollover with a fistful of trunks to get the tainted pinfall

 

Doug Furnas & The Can-Am Express vs. Mike Rotundo & Death Sentence

 

Although Rotundo and his partners were clearly not on the same page for most of this match, the Varsity Club were victorious when the members of Death Sentence hit the Execution on Lafon

 

Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers

 

RMT executed the Rocky Mountain Launcher on Somers and came away with the win

 

Shane Douglas vs. Bob Orton

 

Douglas put up a valiant fight but went down to a lariat, followed by the Superplex

 

AWA World Tag Team Title Match : The Razor Boys © vs. The British Bullies

 

Diamond hit the flying back body press on Jones to defend their titles

 

AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Buzz Sawyer

 

Sawyer went all out against Spivey but still went down to the powers of Spiveymania and the Spivey Bomber

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Pillman racking up the wins. The Piper finishes are so heel perfect for him. RMT scores their biggest win to date over the former champs. Death Sentence is on a real win streak. I think they're becoming serious contenders. I loved Orton's finishing sequence. SpiveyMania continues to run wild!

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I'm way behind on this, but the way you use your roster and mix in the young guys with the veterans is always great to see. I will echo the love for the team of Martel and Furnas. There is a lot for Martel to teach Furnas because they are pretty similar. Pillman having success always warms my heart. I like seeing Sullivan finally get the Varsity club (mostly) his way. Piper vs. Dundee would be a match I always wanted to see. Vader under the tutelage of Sarge is definitely a great pairing too.

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