AWA Major League Wrestling

[ErictheDragon]

Night 2, let's rock!

Morrow wastes no time getting under everyone's skin.

Arcidi helps his man escape the Tiger.

Well Gagne clearly taught Andersson a few tricks but they both clearly bought into the idea of "The Ace" too much. Nothing like a few Gagne tears on an AWA supershow.

Jammer most certainly wiped out courtesy of the Barbarian.

The Mavericks show Idol who the real loser is.

Brown said "screw the match, I want payback."

Great night for Muraco as he not only beats Rich but makes Tully quit so loud he can't possibly deny it.

Bossman puts the Hangman down showing what real justice looks like. It doesn't last long however as he gets bushwhacked by Debeers.

Borne sends Houston back to the bunkhouse.

Von Erich just couldn't stand against the Ultimate Warrior.

Demolition survive a war with the Japanese trio.

Hogan gets the win on his way out, like I said. Well, maybe? In any event that whooping he ave Morrow is more than enough to make me happy.

[spaldoni]

 This week in the AWA 

This week's TV show was a WrestleRock recap. Larry Nelson and Ken Resnick ran down the highlights from Puerto Rico and Minnesota. They congratulated new International champ, Konnan and the new world tag champs, Mil Mascaras and El Canek. They also congratulated TV champ Gama Singh, 6-Man champs Demolition and AWA world champ, Kokina for retaining their titles. 

 

And now for the big news. Well, it's official, Hulk Hogan has left the AWA. It was announced on the recap show after showing highlights of him taking down Gerry Morrow in the cage. An hour was dedicated to showing highlights of Hogan's time in the AWA. Included was his world title win over Jumbo Tsuruta. Highlights of his title defenses were shown against the likes of Terry Gordy, Tatsumi Fujinami, Nikita Koloff and Stan Hansen. His feud with Ric Flair was showcased along with his triumph at War Games. Hogan took the AWA to heights never before seen. Because of Hogan, the AWA was able to secure the Sports America TV deal. His movie No Holds Barred, along with Hogan's celebrity connections, brought even more attention to the AWA. Nelson and Resnick thanked Hogan for everything and wished him only the very best. Behind the scenes, the AWA praised Hogan on honoring his contract to the very end. Even with all the stressful negotiations going on, Hogan went above and beyond to end his AWA run on a high note and pack the Metrodome at WrestleRock, which meant big bucks for the AWA. Long live Hulkamania! 

However, the hard part is coming. Will the AWA be able to continue this unbelievable momentum. The doubts are growing because not only did Hogan leave but Kerry Von Erich also departed. This came as a surprise because the AWA had high hopes with Kerry as a main event babyface. Some people think because everybody was so focused on the Hogan dealings, they let Kerry slip away. Kerry and the Ultimate Warrior were getting high praise for their epic match at WrestleRock. Then, just a couple days later, Kerry went in the offices to turn in his resignation. It appears he got an offer he couldn't refuse. 

So, with the losses of Hogan and Von Erich, it looks like the rocket will be strapped to the Ultimate Warrior. Verne's on board but does have some reservations about Warrior's unusual behavior. Verne will test the waters with Warrior because he knows a main event match with Kokina down the line will bring in serious money. 

And it wouldn't be right if Gerry Morrow wasn't mentioned. Morrow has had quite the history with the AWA. He surprised many by getting himself so over that he eventually main evented the biggest event of the year with the biggest star in wrestling. He deserves a ton of credit for making WrestleRock a tremendous success. He definitely has a place in AWA history. 

As for the AWA world champ, Kokina, so far so good with a monster heel champion. Him and Colon sold out Puerto Rico and there's a pretty good list of contenders with Bossman, Muraco and Bad News Brown standing in line for a title shot. 

In other news, Lou Perez suffered a knee injury and will be out of action for a bit. Tom Prichard also sustained an injury which leaves his Heavenly Body partner, Jimmy Del Ray in limbo. Tommy Rich, Ron Garvin, Mr. Saito and Maxx Payne have all left the AWA. This was expected as they were all paid per appearances up until WrestleRock. 

Look for the Barbarian to get a big push and big things are expected for Norman. Also, another planned event will be scheduled in Puerto Rico with a Carlos Colon/Chicky Starr grudge match headlining. 

The remainder of 1991 will look a lot different, that's for sure. The AWA seems confident with some big veteran names but also want to start pushing some youth to prepare for the future. 

 

 

 

[ErictheDragon]

Big changes, some more planned than others, are coming to the AWA.