kevinmcfl Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Now that was action packed. I was wondering what the next group of angles would be and you did not disappoint. DeBeers, Sabu, Rotundo and Spivey vs the Varsity Club is going to be wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 AWA show from the Kingdome, Seattle, May 9th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards ) Can-Am Express vs. Mando & Hector Guerrero Furnas pinned Mando after a running Canadian Backbreaker smash Tom Zenk vs. Norman Smiley Zenk made Smiley give up to a Sleeper Hold Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo & ?? vs. Kevin Sullivan & Death Sentence The surprise partner turned out to be Brian Pillman. An action packed bout which ended when Pillman hit Sullivan with a flying dropkick after Rotundo and Spivey clotheslined the members of Death Sentence out of the ring to get the victory for the former Club members The Great Kabuki vs. Jerry Blackwell Blackwell won after hitting an avalanche in the corner Sgt. Slaughter & Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Col. Debeers Debeers pinned Scorpio after a face first piledriver Roddie Piper & Bob Orton vs. Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack Piper got the pinfall on Cactus after a sneak attack by Piper’s mysterious new ally AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Dave Taylor Taylor gave Tanaka an hellacious challenge but Tanaka was finally able to put him down with the turning leaping forearm smash AWA World Tag Team Title Match : The Razor Boys © vs. Larry Zbyszko & Masa Saito Another close one where it looked like Larry would put Perez down with an over the shoulder neck breaker, but Perez blocked it and reversed it into a German Suplex to defend their belts AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Nick Bockwinkel Both men went to a one hour time limit draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Loving the Pat Tanaka push. Seattle got a nice look at a lot of the big time feuds going on in the AWA. Piper vs. Jake tag will almost always be the one I wished I had been there for the most. Pillman getting a pin on Sullivan is big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 AWA show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland,May 10th Tom Zenk vs. Bill Dundee Dundee went for a running cross body press but Zenk countered with a rollover and a fistful of trunks to get the one two three Bob Orton vs. Brian Pillman A very intense match where Pillman was able to hit the Air Pillman to get the win Nord The Barbarian vs. Ken Patera Nord was going for a running kneedrop, but Patera rolled out of the way at the last second, then hit his own second rope kneedrop to take the match Ron Garvin & The Youngbloods vs. Sheikh Adnan Al-Kaissie & The British Bullies In a match with a lot of brutal shots and punches as well as submission work, Garvin was able to make Jones give up to the figure four Steven Regal vs. Leo Burke Regal was able to pin Burke with the Regal Plex Shane Douglas vs. Chris Adams A back and forth match that ended with Shane going down to the Superkick. After the match, Adams raised Shane’s arm as a show of respect Sgt. Slaughter vs. Col. Debeers Both men went to a double countout when brawling at ringside Jake Roberts vs. Roddy Piper Roberts had Piper almost set up for the DDT, but got distracted by Cactus Jack being attacked at ringside by Piper’s new ally, and Piper capitalized with a roll up assisted by grabbing the ropes to get the tainted pinfall AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Kevin Sullivan Spivey won with the Spivey Bomber AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Black Irish © vs. Rocky Mountain Thunder Leon White was going for a power slam on Cameron, but Finlay clipped White’s leg from behind and Cameron landed on top for the one two three AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Buddy Rose Rose was going for the Inside Out Backbreaker, but Tanaka flipped out of it and hit the Crane Kick to defend his title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Great cards in Seattle and Portland. What a treat to see Bockwinkel and Steamboat going Broadway! And the implosion of the Varsity Club is so fun to watch. But never count out Kevin Sullivan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Love the 6-man tag in Portland. Spivey with a big win over Sullivan. Adams is really starting to intrigue me. Pillman going over Orton is awesome. Piper vs. Jake!!! Love Jake as the bad-guy-but-still-babyface role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Two great cards! Zenk continues his winning ways. SpiveyMania is still running wild. Pillman is on fire, getting the pin in the 6 man tag and getting a HUGE victory over Orton. Piper's new ally seems to be helping him out quite a bit. I wonder how Jake will counter this? Slaughter and DeBeers should be a hot feud. Kabuki and Blackwell is a feud I have enjoyed tremendously. The Steamboat/Bock draw is all kinds of awesomeness. Tanaka's run with the Southern title is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Fun cards here and I thought you did a great job of keeping your angles moving in the right direction like Sgt and DeBeers being counted out. You also kept your people are the rise white hot like Zenk and Pillman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Great cards for the often-overlooked fans in the Pacific Northwest. I wish that the Seattle card had happened for real back then. I could have driven down with my friends and made a party of it. We would have marked out like crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 AWA show from McArthur Court, Eugene, May 11th The Can-Am Express vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers Furnas powerslammed Somers for the win Larry Cameron vs. Greg Gagne Cameron won with a leaping clothesline The Youngbloods vs. British Steel Regal just barely dodged Blackman’s Bicycle Kick and trapped him in a single leg roll up for the pinfall Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell Patera managed to catch Scorpio in a shoulder breaker to score the victory Chavo Guerrero vs. Brian Pillman Pillman reversed a Gory Special into a sunset flip and got the one two three Bill Dundee vs. Bob Orton Orton countered Dundee’s running cross body press attempt with a backbreaker to get the win Mando Guerrero vs. Shane Douglas Douglas pinned Mando after a top rope flying cross body press AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Fit Finlay Tanaka managed to counter a lariat by Finlay with a crucifix to get the three count AWA World Tag Team Title Match : The Razor Boys © vs. Death Sentence The Razor Boys won by DQ when Death Sentence hit the Execution on the ref AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey ©vs. Larry Zbyszko Larry pulled out every dirty trick he could fit in but still ended up going face first into the Big Dan Boot, followed by the Big Dan Leg Drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Thunder vs. Patera & Blackwell had to be a Hell of a match. Douglas and Pillman both with big singles wins over Guerreros. Dundee and Orton is a great veteran match-up. Spivey continues to exceed expectations. Tanaka and Finlay is my match of the night though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dragon Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 I love how you have taken guys who many thought would succeed if given a bigger role, and actually put them into a bigger role. If I was running a company right now I'd be willing to pay top dollar for the likes of Al Perez, Dan Spivey, and Pat Tanaka. And I feel like you have put them in a position that I think they would be adjusted to working main event programs right now. Excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 My match of the night is definitely Chavo vs Pillman! And certainly not sleeping over Tanaka vs Finlay. As fun as Badd Company was as a tag team, you're doing fantastic with Pat Tanaka in singles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Yea, Pillman and Chavo is all kinds of excitement. Patera and Blackwell get a nice win over Rocky Mountain Thunder. Orton gets back on track with a victory over Dundee. I'm sure Tanaka fought hard for that win over Finley. Man that poor Ref, taking the Execution. Once again SpiveyMania runs wild, this time over Larry Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 The Big Dan Boot, followed by the Big Dan Leg Drop... hmmm... maybe Real American Machine is Dan Spivey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 The Big Dan Boot, followed by the Big Dan Leg Drop... hmmm... maybe Real American Machine is Dan Spivey! Fact is, no one has ever seen them in the same room at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneJackson95 Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 I know I'm way behind but I loved the debut of Col Debeers and Sabu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 I like the movement of the AWA and how people are falling into place. I look forward to your consistency with this group and how they will build up feuds with one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Redneck Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 I like the name "Playboy After Dark" as it reminds me of an old TV show. I would however like to see some more play by play description for the matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN, May 16th Col. Debeers vs. Jacob Derwin Buddy Rose was looking like the proverbial cat that ate the canary as he led his powerful new cohort to the ring. Less happy about this was young rookie Derwin, who was probably wishing he hadn’t gotten out of bed this morning. Debeers unleashed a savage mauling on Derwin, dropping him hard on his head on multiple occasions before finally polishing him off with the face first piledriver. If Sgt. Slaughter is going to get revenge on Debeers and Playboy After Dark, he certainly has his work cut out for him. The Great Kabuki & Nord The Barbarian vs. Ken Patera & Crusher Blackwell Kabuki and Nord have made for an unusually alliance, with Sunshine’s personal bodyguard and the powerful stalwart of the Snakepit finding common ground in their mutual hatred of Sheikh Kaissie’s men. Patera and Blackwell went at it full force against them, with all four men getting busted open at different points. It was all Kabuki and Nord could do just to survive, but Kabuki was able to catch Patera in a series of vicious kneestrikes to the head, and followed up with a roundhouse kick that was just barely able to get the three count. Kabuki and Nord won this round, but you can bet they aren’t done with the Syndicate. Sabu vs. Brendan Shapiro The mysterious man who attacked Cactus Jack last week turns out to be named Sabu, rumoured to be the nephew of the original Sheikh. He certainly seems to have inherited his uncle’s trademark insanity, mauling young Shapiro both inside and outside of the ring. Roddy Piper was clearly finding all of this incredibly amusing, as he chortled at ringside while he watched the massacre. Sabu seemed to finally put Shapiro out of his misery with a top rope legdrop, but even that wasn’t enough, as Piper proceeded to slap Shapiro’s face as the rookie lay unconscious on the mat. Is it just me, or has Piper’s Pit gotten even crazier? AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Black Irish © vs. British Steel British Steel put in a very concerted effort to wrest the Southern Tag Titles from their hated rivals in Black Irish. They worked hard to keep Finlay in their corner of the ring, tagging in and out and breaking him down with submission holds. Regal nearly had him set up for the Regal Stretch, but Finlay busted out of it by just repeatedly punching him hard in the face and was able to make the hot tag to Cameron. Normally, this would be where it would be all over, but Regal was able to keep ducking and dodging and staying one step ahead, before Cameron was finally able to nail him with the leaping clothesline. One … two … no!!! Regal just got his shoulder up in time! A frustrated Cameron hoisted him over his shoulder to polish him off with the running powerslam, but Regal got out of it with a slide down and sent Cameron chest first into the turnbuckle, following up with a roll up that got a two and a half count. He then tagged in Smiley, who was endeavouring to cinch in the Norman Conquest when the bell rang, signaling a 15 minute time limit draw. Both sides continued to battle after the bell, showing that British Steel’s challenge for the belt will continue. Hector Guerrero vs. Shane Douglas Last week, Shane Douglas pulled off what some consider to be an upset with a victory over Mando Guerrero. His brother Hector was clearly out to show that as just a fluke, as he really took it to Douglas with all of the tricks in his considerable arsenal. Douglas kept at it, with Bill Dundee cheering him on, firing back with dropkicks and high flying. Hector looked like he was going to finally put him down with the double underhook suplex, but Douglas dug in to block it, then powered out with a backdrop. Hector showed his resilience by bridging up, but Douglas was ultimately able to reverse this with a backslide that got the one two three. Douglas and Dundee were jubilant that he had once again been able to pull out the win. Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo vs. Kevin Sullivan & Tom Zenk With Death Sentence currently in Japan, Sullivan brought the newest member of his stable to try to get revenge on the former Varsity Club standouts. The anger that Sullivan and Zenk brought to the bout was, if anything, matched on the other side, as Spivey and Rotundo had clearly had a bellyful of Sullivan’s attitude and were looking to release some pent up aggression on him. The momentum of the match swung back and forth , with Sullivan and Zenk pulling out every underhanded tactic they could think of and Rotundo and Spivey countering with a blend of power and skill. Rotundo had Sullivan set up for the Varsity Rush , but Zenk hit him in the head with Sullivan’s Golden Spike, and then went on to attack Spivey with it as the ref called for DQ. They continued their assault until Brian Pillman rushed to the ring, swinging a chair and running them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 AWA show from the Denver Auditorium, Denver, May 16th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards ) The Can-Am Express vs. The British Bullies Lafon pinned Jones after a flying back body press Masa Saito vs. Bill Dundee Saito won with a Saito Suplex The All-Star Squadron (Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo & Brian Pillman) vs. Kevin Sullivan & Death Sentence An intense, hate-filled bout that ended with Spivey nailed Gaylord with the Spivey Bomber Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers White crushed Somers with a scoop power slam to score the win Roddy Piper & Sabu vs. Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack A crazy match that ended with Sabu piledriving Cactus on the concrete, leading to a countout victory for Piper’s Pit Sgt. Slaughter vs. Col. Debeers Sarge won by DQ when he was attacked by Buddy Rose AWA World Tag Team Title Match : The Razor Boys © vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero An epic battle that ended when Chavo had Perez set up for a German Suplex, but Perez reversed it and Diamond super kicked Chavo into a German Suplex by Perez to defend their belts AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Nick Bockwinkel A long and riveting contest where Steamboat countered a figure four attempt by Bock with an inside cradle to score the hard fought one-two-three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 AWA show from the Great Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, May 17th Jerry Blackwell, Ken Patera & Sheikh Adnan Al Kaissie vs. The Great Kabuki, Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack Blackwell pinned Cactus with a power slam after Sabu slipped into the ring and kicked Cactus in the back of the head Greg Gagne vs. Maxx Payne Payne made Gagne give up to the Payne Killer Brian Pillman vs. Mando Guerrero Pillman won with the Air Pillman Chris Adams & The British Bullies vs. Ron Garvin & The Youngbloods Adams countered the Bicycle Kick attempt by Blackman with a legsweep , then forced him to submit to the figure four AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Chavo Guerrero In an incredibly competitive bout, Chavo was going for a German Suplex, but Tanaka stopped it with a back low kick, followed by a school boy rollup for the one two three AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Black Irish © vs. Bill Dundee & Shane Douglas Black Irish executed a spike piledriver on Bill Dundee to get the win AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Tom Zenk Spivey dodged a top rope flying cross body press, then hit the Spivey Bomber to defend his title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I think I'm gonna be a huge fan of the All-Star Squadron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 I know that in real life Kevin Sullivan's act became somewhat tiresome but I just found him to be so good on the mic that he was awesome. I feel the same way about him in the AWA. To me, ne never needs a title to be the most intriguing player in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Oh man Piper and Sabu vs. Jake and Cactus, DeBeers vs. Slaughter and Steamboat vs Bock, the fans in Denver got their money's worth and then some. Putting Sabu with Piper is genius. I like seeing Zenk as a heel. I think he can really pull this off especially with Sullivan coaching him. Count me in as an All Star Squadron fan. Watching Tanaka defend his Southern title week in and week out has been a treat. Looking forward to more Black Irish/British Steel matches. The AWA is so well balanced, something for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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