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[spaldoni]

Looking forward to the RnR/High Flyers 80s dream match. 

Hall and Michaels seemed to have gotten in the head of the Marvelous Masked Manager LOL. Can they upset the Destroyers? 

Like the mid card feud going between Rogers and Gibson. Good to see them involved in a solid story. 

Rich vs, Wahoo is very intriguing. This match will be a big draw. 

Good job in building up the upcoming matches. Classic TV here. 

 

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #15: 10/13/1984

Results:

Wahoo McDaniel defeated Danny Fargo by DQ at 8:14

Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels defeated Barry O and Dusty Wolf at 4:51

Don Carsen defeated Charlie Fulton at 5:03

High Flyers defeated Mike Miller and Rip Oliver at 12:47

Angle Developments:

George Weingeroff attacked Wahoo McDaniel during his match which drew the DQ. Fargo and Weingeroff put the boots to McDaniel until Tommy Rich ran in for the save. He caught Fargo with the Thesz Press and then managed to hold both men off until Wahoo recovered and they cleared the ring. Rich and Wahoo came face to face for a moment and the tension was visible before Wahoo slapped Rich on the back and thanked him for the save. The walked to the back together talking.

The Marvelous Masked Manager comes out with the Great Lakes Tag Team Champions Super Destroyers. He says that Verne Gagne has it out for his team and that's why this title match is happening in Detroit. So to deal with Verne and his biased decision making. So he went out and got himself an insurance policy. That's why he brought in the Midnight Rider to act as a bodyguard for his team here. The Midnight Rider walks out and Solie asks him a question. The Rider says nothing. MMM says that Hall and Michaels don't have a chance of holding these championship belts while the Super Destroyers have them.

Ricky Gibson is out for an interview. He doesn't have a clue why Rip Rogers attacked him a couple of weeks ago. He says some guys aren't happy unless they're causing trouble. He's going to show Rip why you finish fights if you pick them.

During the main event, Rip Oliver grabbed a pair of knuckles and went to hit Greg Gagne with it when the Rock N Roll Express hit the ring. Gibson and Oliver fought over the knuckles while Morton checked on the hurt referee. Brunzell jumped into the fray and managed to roll Oliver up and the ref managed to count the three and give the win to the High Flyers.

[rainmakerrtv]

Midnight Rider! Can't wait to see how this plays out. 

[Mad Dog]

Detroit, MI card:

Main Event:

Great Lakes Heavyweight Title Match:

Tommy Rich (c) vs. Wahoo McDaniel

 

AWA National Tag Team Title Match:

Rock N Roll Express (c) vs. High Flyers

 

Great Lakes Tag Team Title Match:

Super Destroyers (c) vs. Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels

 

Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Buzz Sawyer

Ricky Gibson vs. Rip Rogers

The Sheik vs. Dick the Bruiser

Ivan and Nikita Koloff vs. Charlie Fulton and Kelly Kiniski

[kevinmcfl]

Really like the angle development section as this sets you up nicely for the New Year.

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #16: 10/20/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

Buzz Sawyer defeated Charlie Fulton at 1:41

Rip Rogers defeated Kelly Kiniski at 3:18

Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Miller at 7:59

Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel defeated Danny Fargo and George Weingeroff at 10:42

Angle Developments:

The Marvelous Masked Manager, Don Carsen, Great Lakes Tag Team Champions The Super Destroyers and Midnight Rider start off the show. MMM says that he can't wait for the upcoming show in Detroit. The Super Destroyers are going to put those young punks Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels in their place. Guys like that have no business challenging for one of the most prestigious championships in the sport of wrestling today. You need to spend years toiling away to get a shot at belts like these, not handed them off of arbitrary decisions by Verne Gagne. Rip Rogers walks out. He tells MMM that he might not have a mask like the rest of his team but he points out that he has been on a roll in the Great Lakes region and he thinks he would be a good fit for this little group. MMM thinks about it for a second and says that he would be happy to have Rip Rogers in the group, he doesn't even have to wear a mask. Rip Rogers thanks MMM for taking him on. Rogers talks about how coming up in Detroit, he's going to put another pretty boy in his place in Ricky Gibson. He's going to climb his way back to the top and take that Great Lakes Championship away from Tommy Rich.

Buzz Sawyer is out for an interview. He's got a match coming up with Thunderbolt Patterson in Detroit. He talks about how he's chased Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Brett Wayne Sawyer out of the region. Now it's going to be Thunderbolt's turn to get run out of town. Great Lakes is his turf and there is only room for Buzz Sawyer.

AWA National Tag Team Champions Rock N Roll Express are out for an interview. Ricky Morton talks about how they couldn't stand aside and watch Mike Miller and Rip Oliver screw the High Flyers out of a win last week. They know first hand how devious and tough Miller and Oliver are as a team. Morton tells the High Flyers that they need to train extra hard for this title match. They are about to face off with the best team in wrestling today.

Ivan Koloff is out for an interview. He introduces his cousin Nikita Koloff. He talks about how the Iron Sheik just wasn't a reliable partner to have so he went back to Russia and chose the best of the best. Koloff hypes up Nikita as a genetic freak and one of the best pure athletes in the world today. They are going to take the tag team division by storm.

After the main event, Wahoo McDaniel grabbed the mic. He told Tommy Rich that it's been fun but all bets are off on Saturday in Detroit. He will do whatever it takes to win that Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship.

[kevinmcfl]

The Koloffs together could mean trouble here.  Very interested in the Wahoo and Wildfire match as I want to see who, if anyone, turns!

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes House Show: 10/26/2019

live from Detroit, MI

 

Brad Rheingans defeated Barry O at 4:59

 

Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Charlie Fulton and Kelly Kiniski at 2:21

 

The Sheik defeated Dick the Bruiser at 5:15

 

Rip Rogers defeated Ricky Gibson at 18:43

 

Buzz Sawyer defeated Thunderbolt Patterson at 12:00

 

Great Lakes Tag Team Title Match:

Super Destroyers (c) defeated Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels at 13:17

Note: The Marvelous Masked Manager tossed Super Destroyer #1 a roll of quarters which he used to KO Michaels and get the win.

 

AWA National Tag Team Title Match:

Rock N Roll Express (c) vs. High Flyers - 60 Minute Time Limit Draw

 

Main Event:

Great Lakes Heavyweight Title Match:

Tommy Rich (c) vs. Wahoo McDaniel - Double DQ at 18:45

Note: Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel starting brawling outside of the ring. They brawled through the crowd and into the concessipn stand area. The referee finally had enpugh and threw the match out. Rich and McDaniel continued to brawl and even fought off security at numerous points. They finally brawled to the back to end the show.

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #17: 10/27/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

Wahoo McDaniel defeated Barry O at 4:11

Great Lakes Tag Team Champions Super Destroyers defeated Charlie Fulton and Kelly Kiniski at 3:06

Rip Rogers defeated Tommy Gilbert at 8:25

High Flyers defeated Ivan and Nikita Koloff by DQ at 10:55

Angle Developments:

Footage was shown of Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel entering the locker room after the Detroit main event. They were both laughing and joking and cracked open a beer. Wahoo told Tommy that it was a great fight and he hoped they could do it again for the title. Tommy agreed and suggested they do it in a cage so they could really go at it without the rules getting in the way. Wahoo thought this was a great idea.

Wahoo McDaniel comes out for an interview. Solie mentions that the fans have been very confused by the way he and Tommy Rich have been acting. Wahoo says that this is personal and about business. He mentions that he and Tommy have been tag team champions in another part of the country in the past. He calls Tommy a close friend and that just because he wants the belt doesn't make them suddenly not friends anymore. He says they have so much respect for each other that it would be insulting if they weren't trying to pummel each other at every turn. He tells the fans to not be confused by their friendship throughout these matches. They have a bond forged in blood and it's not going to be so easily broken.

The Marvelous Masked Manager stops in for an interview after the Super Destroyers victory. He brags that he told everyone that Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels didn't have a chance against his team of the Super Destroyers. He says that the Super Destroyers are the greatest team in the United States today. He says that these men will be AWA World Tag Team Champions before too long. Solie points out that they had to cheat with the roll of quarters and constant interference from the Midnight Rider. MMM says he doesn't recall these incidents but will go back and review the tape.

Ricky Gibson hit the ring after Rip Rogers victory. They brawled back and forth until Gibson hit a dropkick and sent Rogers to the outside. Rogers stormed over to the announce area with MMM. He calls Ricky Gibson a sore loser and storms to the back.

The High Flyers were out for an interview. They expressed disappointment in the time limit draw with the Rock N Roll Express. They say they are hoping to get a rematch and win the belts next time. Ivan and Nikita Koloff interrupt the interview. Ivan says there won't be a rematch because the Koloffs will be getting the next shot at those tag team titles. Gagne says they haven't beaten anyone yet. Ivan offers to get in the ring and maybe wager a shot at the belts. The High Flyers agree.

During the main event, Ivan Koloff tossed a chain to Nikita who blasted Jim Brunzell with it. The referee called for the bell as Nikita choked Brunzell with the chain while Ivan pummeled Greg Gagne with fists and some boots. The beatdown continued until the Rock N Roll Express ran in to make the save.

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #18: 11/3/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Charlie Fulton and Kelly Kiniski at 1:29

Great Lakes Heavyweight Champion Tommy Rich defeated Barry O at 5:18

Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels defeated Danny Fargo and George Weingeroff at 8:07

Midnight Rider and Rip Rogers defeated Ricky Gibson and Tommy Gilbert at 13:42

Angle Developments:

Verne Gagne starts off the show and announces a big card for Thanksgiving night in Minneapolis, MN. He says this will close out the year for Great Lakes as far as big shows go. He is going to announce that inside of a steel cage that Tommy Rich will defend the Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship against Wahoo McDaniel. He also announces that the High Flyers will face off against Ivan and Nikita Koloff and the winner of that match will go on to face the Rock N Roll Express for the AWA National Tag Team Championship later on that very same show. He also wants to announce that this show will feature the first ever Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. Mad Dog Vachon, The Crusher, Dick the Bruiser and himself will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on this very show.

Ivan and Nikita Koloff interview. Ivan says that they will always be willing to take a loss to make a point. Last week they made that point to the High Flyers. When you mess with Russia, bad things happen to you. Coming up in Minneapolis, they are going to take those AWA National Tag Team Titles. He doesn't care how many teams you throw in front of them, they will all be mowed down like the cannon fodder that they are. Ivan says that the AWA National Tag Team Titles are the stepping stone to the AWA World Tag Team Titles which they will also win down the line. 

Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels interview. Hall says that their match with the Super Destroyers was a real learning experience for them. He says that they are hoping to get awarded a rematch for the belts. Michaels thinks that they might have underestimated the Marvelous Masked Manager but he thinks they'll be ready for him if they are granted the rematch. 

Great Lakes Heavyweight Champion Tommy Rich is out for an interview. He echoes Wahoo McDaniel from last week. He says that they are good friends and that he had a blast brawling all over the arena in Detroit. He understands that some fans might find that weird but they both enjoy their profession a lot. Sometimes, you and your buddies just fight for the fun of it. He says there won't be any hurt feelings inside of the steel cage. One man is going to come out of that cage as the new Great Lakes Heavyweight Champion and he hopes it's him.

[spaldoni]

I really love what your doing with Rich and Wahoo. Two buddies fighting it out over the title and maintaining the upmost respect. 

Rogers and Gibson has been a fun feud. Both guys are benefiting from this. 

Buzz Sawyer is making noise. Great Lakes better be ready. 

Your tag division is stacked. Super Destroyers, RnR Express, High Flyers, Hall/Michaels, Oliver/Miller and now the Koloffs! 

The Marvelous Masked manager is one of my favorite characters in the game LOL. 

[kevinmcfl]

The Wahoo/Wildfire angle is a really fun read.

Awesome job catching up

[Mad Dog]

10 hours ago, kevinmcfl said:

The Wahoo/Wildfire angle is a really fun read.

Awesome job catching up

Yeah, I am hoping to be ready to go next weekend with 1985 shows. I have 7 shows left for 1984 with new content. The last two weeks of TV are going to be holiday clip shows.

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #19: 11/10/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

AWA National Tag Team Champions Rock N Roll Express defeated Barry O and Dusty Wolf at 3:17

Ricky Gibson defeated Danny Fargo at 5:01

Great Lakes Tag Team Champions Super Destroyers defeated Batten Twins at 8:52

Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Midnight Rider by DQ at 11:34

Angle Developments:

Gordon Solie visits a local dive bar where Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel are drinking and playing some pool. Solie asks how they are able to maintain their friendship with such an intense and violent match coming up. Wahoo says that just relaxing and having a good time is the best way to keep the tension low. He says that he really wants that Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship belt and he's going to go all out. But if he loses this match, he's still going to raise Tommy's arm in victory and go out for a beer and raise hell afterwards. Tommy agrees. He talks about coming up through the ranks in Memphis and Georgia. He says there you would beat each other up and then go hit the bars together afterwards. He says that's a culture thing there unless you really hate each other. They can have the same goals and still be friends afterwards.

The Marvelous Masked Manager is out with Rip Rogers, Midnight Rider and Great Lakes Tag Team Champions The Super Destroyers. Coming up on Thanksgiving night, he's got a whole mess of things to take care of. First of all the Super Destroyers are being forced to defend their belts against Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels again. He doesn't understand why Verne keeps giving this undeserving team title shots. The Super Destroyers have bigger fish to fry, not babysitting a couple of young punks like Hall and Michaels. His team is going to send them packing for good in Minneapolis. He also brings up that Rip Rogers has a rematch with Ricky Gibson coming up. Rip has been working his way back up to a title shot so he's hoping for another win here. Rip chimes in and talks about how he hates all of the pretty boys running around in Great Lakes right now. He mentions Ricky Gibson, Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels and the Rock N Roll Express. It just makes him sick to his stomach when he hears all of those women losing their minds when those guys are in the ring. He promises that in Minneapolis that he's going to make sure Ricky Gibson isn't so pretty anymore.

The Rock N Roll Express have an interview. Morton says that it's really tough to prepare for a match when you don't know who your opponents are going to be. Is it going to be the Russians or the High Flyers. He says you have to prepare very different gameplans for those teams. The Russians are a couple of powerhouses and you have to prepare a game of hit and run while the High Flyers are technical marvels and you have to be ready to work a high paced match but also be ready to work the mat. It's a complicated issue but he thinks they'll be ready to face whichever team earns the right to face them.

During the main event, the Super Destroyers attacked Thunderbolt Patterson to draw the DQ. They put the boots to Thunderbolt while the Midnight Rider showboats a bit and observes the beatdown. Finally, Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel run in and brawl with the Super Destroyers. The Midnight Rider and Super Destroyers bail out of the ring.  Tommy Rich grabs the house mic and asks them to wait up just for a moment. He says that he sees three men in the ring and three men outside of the ring. Why don't they have a little match next week to settle this little dispute. The Marvelous Masked Manager appears and says that they are on as the show fades to black.

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #20: 11/17/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

Rip Rogers defeated Marty Jannetty at 10:08

High Flyers defeated Barry O and Dusty Wolf at 4:19

Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Batten Twins at 6:41

Midnight Rider and Super Destroyers defeated Thunderbolt Patterson, Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel at 15:31

Angle Developments:

Rip Rogers continued to punch Marty Jannetty after the match ended. Ricky Gibson ran out and chased him off. Ricky Gibson walked over to the announce table. He hears Rip out here week after week running his mouth about too many pretty boys in the Great Lakes region. Well, why doesn't he stay and fight like a man or is he afraid of one of those pretty boys he's always ranting about. He tells Rip that he'll see him on Thanksgiving night.

Harley Race surprises Gordon Solie as he walks out with a championship belt. Race announces that he is back in the Great Lakes region and he's brought back the AWA National Heavyweight Championship. He says that he's taken care of all the competition in Georgia and now he's here to settle some unfinished business in Great Lakes. He sees a lot of new faces here and a lot of guys that are going to be very challenging for him. Wahoo McDaniel, Thunderbolt Patterson and the Rock N Roll Express to name a few. He also owes one to Tommy Rich. It's been a few months but he wants Tommy to know that he hasn't forgotten that he lost that Great Lakes Heavyweight belt to him. He would love to get a chance to win that belt back in the near future.

The Marvelous Masked Manager is out for an interview. He talks about how excited he is for the upcoming Thanksgiving show. Rip Rogers and the Super Destroyers are going to pick up victories and he gets to watch Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel destroy each other inside of a cage. That's just perfect as it will let the Midnight Rider or Rip Rogers swoop right in and scoop up that Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship belt. As 1984 winds down, he wants to have all of the belts in his stable.

Ivan and Nikita Koloff attacked the High Flyers after their match. Security rushed out and managed to break it up. After the Koloffs match, the High Flyers jumped them. This time the Rock N Roll Express ran out and gave the Double Dropkick to everyone in the ring. Gibson and Morton high fived and posed with the belts for the fans.

During the main event, The Marvelous Masked Manager slipped a pair of knuckles to Super Destroyer #1 and he KOed Thunderbolt Patterson with the knuckles and then covered him for the pin. After the match there was a long stand down with the Midnight Rider and the Super Destroyers and Tommy Rich and Wahoo McDaniel. Just as the Rider and Destroyers were ready to attack, Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels hit the ring. They thought better of things now that they were outnumbered and retreated to the back.

[spaldoni]

LOL, I like the chaos the Marvelous Masked Manager is causing. He has quite the characters with Rogers, Super Destroyers and Midnight Rider.

Oh man, Harley Race is back and he's ready for all comers.

RnR Express is looking strong as they make a statement to both the Koloffs and High Flyers.

Rich and Wahoo are playing it cool but once they're in that cage it's going to be one epic brawl! 

 

 

 

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #21: 11/24/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

Batten Twins defeated Danny Fargo and George Weingeroff at 7:19

Ricky Gibson and Tommy Gilbert defeated Barry O and Dusty Wolf at 4:00

AWA National Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Marty Jannetty at 8:06

Buzz Sawyer vs. Wahoo McDaniel - Double DQ at 10:41

Angle Developments:

Buzz Sawyer came out for an interview. He complained that he's done nothing but win and send guys running from this area and he can't buy a title shot for himself. He runs down the fact that he has wins over Brett Wayne Sawyer, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Thunderbolt Patterson and no one will even consider him for a shot at Tommy Rich. Why does a guy like Wahoo McDaniel keep getting title shots when he just comes out here every week beating guys like Barry O and Charlie Fulton. He says it's biased decision making from Verne Gagne. Wahoo McDaniel comes out and says that he would be more than happy to get in the ring with Buzz Sawyer today. He'll even put his Thanksgiving Day title shot up if that will make Buzz feel better. Buzz nods and says he would love to have a match today.

The Marvelous Masked Manager, Midnight Rider, Rip Rogers and Great Lakes Tag Team Champions Super Destroyers come out. MMM says that he's super excited for Thanksgiving this year. He's got a nice big turkey picked out for his guys and after they sweep the show in Minneapolis they are going to have quite the party. MMM invites Frank Dusek to come but tells Solie that he isn't invited. Rip Rogers chimes in. He's eager to watch Buzz Sawyer and Wahoo McDaniel in today's main event. He says there's nothing better than watching a couple of tough guys duke it out. But he warns them that he has that Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship in his sights and they are going to have to deal with him after he takes care of this Ricky Gibson business. He doesn't want Ricky to think he's being overlooked. Oh no, he is going to be 100% ready for Ricky Gibson on Thanksgiving. To get to the top you have to take care of the business in front of you and that's exactly what he's going to do. MMM laughs and agrees with that. He reminds Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels that they have already lost once to the Super Destroyers and they are going to lose again, especially with the Midnight Rider at ringside.

AWA National Heavyweight Champion Harley Race is out for an interview. He announces that next week, he is issuing an open challenge to anyone that wants a shot at the National Heavyweight Champion. He's cleared it all with Verne Gagne and the whole hour is going to be open for this title match. So if you want to try your luck, then come and take the belt.

AWA National Tag Team Champions Rock N Roll Express and High Flyers are out for an interview. The High Flyers are a little sore about what happened last week. Ricky Morton says that it's just business. He talks about how being the champions mean you have a giant target on your back and sometimes you need to make a point. He says it wasn't personal but he wanted the Flyers to remember they are dealing with champions here. He wishes them luck against the Russians and hopes to see them in the title match. Brunzell and Gagne say that they are going to beat the Russians and that those belts are their's.

The main event got called when Wahoo and Buzz started brawling outside of the ring. They started brawling into the crowd and around the studio. The Super Destroyers rushed in and started attacking Wahoo. It was a 3 on 1 beatdown until Tommy Rich and Thunderbolt Patterson ran in. Rip Rogers and Ricky Gibson joined the fray and started brawling with each other. The Midnight Rider hit the scene and just kind of surveyed things. The heels got the better of the faces and tossed them all in the ring. The heels put the boots to the faces and Rip Rogers grabbed a chair out of a crowd and started using it to pummel the faces. The Marvelous Masked Manager even got in the ring and started directing traffic. The Midnight Rider got in the ring and asked Rip Rogers for the chair. The Midnight Rider held the chair for a long time and tossed it out of the ring. Rip asked the Midnight Rider what he was doing and suddenly the Midnight Rider nailed him with an elbow to the head. Rip looked stunned as the Midnight Rider pulled off his mask...

DUSTY RHODES...

The crowd exploded and Buzz Sawyer, the Super Destroyers, Marvelous Masked Manger and Rip Rogers look like someone was just shot in front of them. Dusty Rhodes goes to town as he nails everything that moves in the ring with the Bionic Elbow. He manages to trap the Manager in the corner and goes for the mask but the Super Destroyers manage to pull him out. Dusty Rhodes is standing tall in the middle of the ring as the show fades to black.

[Mad Dog]

Great Lakes Championship Wrestling: 11/28/2019

live from Minneapolis, MN

 

Batten Twins defeated Danny Fargo and George Weingeroff at 8:17

 

Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated High Flyers at 14:11

 

Ricky Gibson defeated Rip Rogers at 11:09

Note: Dusty Rhodes got involved and this allowed Gibson to roll Rogers up for the win.

 

Dusty Rhodes defeated Buzz Sawyer by DQ at 6:03

Note: Rip Rogers and the Super Destroyers ran in and drew the DQ. It was a 4 on 1 beatdown until Ricky Gibson, Thunderbolt Patterson and the High Flyers ran in for the save.

 

AWA National Heavyweight Title Match:

Harley Race (c) defeated Thunderbolt Patterson at 10:58

 

Great Lakes Tag Team Title Match:

Super Destroyers (c) defeated Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels at 18:17

 

AWA National Tag Team Title Match:

Rock N Roll Express (c) defeated Ivan and Nikita Koloff at 13:29

After the match the Koloffs attacked the Rock N Roll Express. Nikita gave both men the Russian Sickle and they put the boots to the Rock N Rolls before heading to the back.

 

Main Event:

Steel Cage Match:

Great Lakes Heavyweight Title Match:

Tommy Rich (c) defeated Wahoo McDaniel at 23:49

[Mad Dog]

AWA All-Star Wrestling #22: 12/1/1984

live from Chicago, IL

Results:

AWA National Heavyweight Title Match:

Harley Race (c) defeated Jim Brunzell at 28:51

 

Dusty Rhodes defeated Barry O at 2:39

Mr. USA The Olympic Grappler defeated Charlie Fulton at 3:05

Angle Developments:

AWA National Heavyweight Champion Harley Race came out and said that it's open challenge time. He tells anyone in the locker room that wants a shot at this belt to come out and take their chance. Jim Brunzell answers the call. After the match Harley Race comes back to the booth and says that this challenge will stand for next week's show as well.

Dusty Rhodes is out for an interview. He talks about how he got a call from the Marvelous Masked Manager and how the Manager wanted to buy his services. Rhodes says that he thought it would be fun to be a desperado for a little bit but that his services are not for sale. He played along because he wanted to teach the Manager a lesson about arrogance. He says that it is very arrogant to try and buy a person like the Manager did. He tells the Manager he doesn't care who it is. Send Rip Rogers or grab some other guy off the street and shove a mask on him. Dusty says that this is personal and he is going to make it his goal to make the Manager's life absolutely miserable.

The Marvelous Masked Manager was out. He laments that things didn't work out with the Midnight Rider so he has a new man this week. Mr. USA The Olympic Grappler is the newest client in his stable. Solie protests this one and says that it's clearly Brad Rheingans in a mask and Solie even points out that he unmasked to wrestle the match. MMM tells Solie to take his Bigfoot and JFK Assassination theories somewhere else. MMM warns Dusty Rhodes that he is playing with fire and now he has Rip Rogers and Mr. USA The Olympic Grappler on his heels.

Wahoo McDaniel is out for an interview. He wants to be the first to congratulate Tommy Rich on retaining the Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship in Minneapolis. He says that it was extremely painful to come up short in such an important match. But he has said numerous times that he and Tommy are friends and that is still true now. Yes, he lost the match and he's extremely disappointed by that but there are other prizes to be had in professional wrestling. He wants Tommy to know that he still has his back when it comes to Great Lakes. Solie asks what else is out there for Wahoo and Wahoo says there is always the National Title or even the World Title. Wahoo points out that he is still a top worldwide contender to any singles belt in the AWA and he is going to weigh his options and then go for it.

[spaldoni]

The American Dream has arrived! Loved the blow off to the Midnight Rider angle. Well done.

The big Thanksgiving card delivers. Dusty is making waves. RnR retain but take a beating from the Koloffs. And Rich retains against Wahoo in a hard hitting cage match.

Brunzell answers the challenge and gives Race a fight but Race prevails. Looking forward to the next open challenge. 

Mr. USA the Olympic Grappler- another creative gimmick. Love that he takes the mask off when he wrestles and the banter between Solie and MMM is great fun. 

Curious to see what Wahoo sets his sights on. 

Man, I hope we get a Rich/Sawyer feud. 

[Mad Dog]

AWA All-Star Wrestling #23: 12/8/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

AWA National Heavyweight Title Match:

Harley Race (c) defeated Greg Gagne at 17:41

 

AWA National Tag Team Champions Rock N Roll Express defeated Danny Fargo and George Weingeroff at 5:59

Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Charlie Fulton and Kelly Kiniski at 3:19

Great Lakes Tag Team Champions Super Destroyers defeated Batten Twins at 7:06

Angle Developments:

Greg Gagne comes out to start the show. He says that he heard Harley Race has an open challenge for that AWA National Championship. His good friend and tag partner Jim Brunzell wasn't successful last week so he wants to right the wrongs and take up the challenge this week. Harley Race comes out and congratulate Gagne on having the guts to come out here and face him.

AWA National Tag Team Champions Rock N Roll Express are out for an interview. Morton talks about how the Russians got the better of them after their match in Minneapolis. He says beatdowns are just part of the game. That wasn't the first time the Rock N Roll got beaten down and it won't be the last. But he reminds the Russians that it happened outside of the ring. The tag team titles are still right here on the shoulders of the Rock N Roll. So the Russians can do all of that outside stuff they want but it won't mean a thing until they can actually win in the ring where it counts.

The Marvelous Masked Manager, Mr USA, The Olympic Grappler, Rip Rogers and Great Lakes Tag Team Champions Super Destroyers are out for an interview. Rip Rogers is very upset about the way Dusty Rhodes attacked him and cost him the match against Ricky Gibson in Minneapolis. He can tell that Dusty is very pleased with himself but this is far from over. All you hear all over the world is how great Dusty Rhodes is. Well, now it's time for Rip Rogers to shine. The world is going to be watching and the name everyone is going to have on their lips when it is done is Rip Rogers. He challenges Dusty Rhodes to a match on next week's show.

[kevinmcfl]

Awesome job here.

You seem to have got your roster all in a pecking order and it seems to be working so smoothly.

Rich, Wahoo, Race, Sawyer, DUSTY, the High FLyers, the RnR Express and the Masked Superstar.... anything could happen and this has become a great read

[Jesse Ewiak]

- Race going over Gagne clean in Chicago shows that we're in true fantasy booking territory. 

- The Koloff's should get a strong push, especially in their continuing feud w/ the Rock 'n' Roll's, as that feud in real life drew tons of money. 

- The MMM saga, with all of hhis maked pals and...Rip Rogers is absolutely hilarous, and this is right group of kooks to face off against Dusty. 

[Mad Dog]

AWA All-Star Wrestling #24: 12/15/1984

taped from Chicago, IL

Results:

Buzz Sawyer defeated Charlie Fulton at 3:01

Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Batten Twins at 6:39

Shawn Michaels defeated Barry O at 4:05

Dusty Rhodes defeated Rip Rogers by DQ at 4:38

Angle Developments:

AWA National Heavyweight Champion Harley Race is out for an interview. Just as he starts to talk, he is interrupted by Buzz Sawyer. Buzz talks about how he held that belt at one point and he thinks it's time he held it again. Buzz brags about all of the people he's chased out of the Great Lakes region and says that Race is next on his list.

Verne Gagne is out. He announces that starting January 1st, that Great Lakes has signed the exclusive rights to the AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ted Dibiase. He says that because they now have sole control of the World Champion that they will be rebranding as the AWA. He also announces that on New Year's Day there is going to be a big prime time special on ESPN.

During the main event, all Rip Rogers would do is stall for time. They finally locked up and the Super Destroyers attacked drawing the DQ. They put the boots to Dusty. Rip grabs a chair and starts nailing Dusty with it when Ricky Gibson runs in. Gibson puts up a valiant effort but the numbers are just too great. Referees come out to try and break it up but Rip and the Destroyers fight them off. Rip places the chair over Dusty's ankle and climbs to the top rope. Wahoo McDaniel hits the ring. It's a stare down for several moments when Wahoo tells them to bring it. The Super Destroyers charge and start double teaming Wahoo in the corner. Wahoo manages to fight his way free with elbows and fists. Both Destroyers get massive chops from Wahoo. Rip hops off the top rope to help but he's met with a big chop from Wahoo. Rip and the Super Destroyers regroup on the outside and get ready to attack again but by this time Dusty and Ricky Gibson have recovered enough to help fend them off. Rip talks massive amounts of trash as they leave the set.

[Mad Dog]

AWA All-Star Wrestling #25: 12/22/1984

This episode recaps the Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship. It covers Harley Race winning the belt and Tommy Rich's injury. It recaps the promos and Rich winning the belt. It then covers Rich's big matches against Rip Rogers, Masked Superstar and Wahoo McDaniel.

AWA All-Star Wrestling #26: 12/29/1984

This episode hypes up Ted Dibiase and the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. It features Dibiase talking about how honored he is to be in the AWA and how he's going to be a fighting champion.