kevinmcfl Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 Enjoying the build up to Alaska. Can't wait to see which team Baby Doll ends up with. I like how we all quickly rebound from big losses like Chris Adams. I thought your promo with VIn Man was great.... Just introduce Kevin first! Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-12-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Lots of excitement as our champions and their challengers are in Alaska, awaiting Title Night. A historic AWA event indeed. But before we get there, we have an exciting show for you tonight. Carlos Colon takes on Buzz Sawyer. The Gunslingers will face a mystery tag team. Johnny Rich clashes with the Dream Machine. All that and so much more. Right now, you're going to hear pre recorded comments from AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow, who's in Alaska as we speak. Morrow is standing in front of the ring inside Sullivan Arena. Morrow: Greetings from Alaska! It is cold here but de AWA will heat dis place up wit de red hot action at Title Night. Right now, I need to address two items. Greg Gagne approached me earlier dis week with revenge on his mind and has made a loser leaves town challenge to Billy Jack Strong. Billy has eagerly accepted. And so, tonight, it will be Billy Jack Strong verses Greg Gagne's newest client in a loser leaves town match. Next item, due to de departure of Chris Adams, there is a spot open in de upcoming Memorial Day Tournament. So, de winner of de Dream Machine, Johnny Rich match tonight will get entry into de tournament. HAHAHA, enjoy tonight and I'll see all of you at Title Night. Commercial Break Synergy vs. Phil Elliot and Seth Maxwell Ricky Rice and Scott Armstrong have quickly become a cohesive unit and it shows tonight. They double back drop Maxwell and follow with the double dropkick for the win. Nelson: Tremendous win for Synergy. Fans, this weekend, the AWA brings Title Night to Alaska. Ken Resnick will be hosting the televised special. Not only will you be seeing 5 title bouts but a bonus match has been added. United Kingdom's Dave Taylor got his wish and will be facing the Ultimate Warrior. Commercial Break Footage from a couple weeks ago is shown as Billy Jack Strong defeated Mike George in a loser leaves town match. Loser Leaves Town Match! Billy Jack Strong vs.??? Strong waits in the ring with confidence as Greg Gagne strolls in and grabs the mic. Gagne: Listen up Billy Jackass, you thought you got one over on Gagne's Gang, but think again. I told you the muscle was coming and here he is. The man who's going to send you packing, my newest client...Tony Atlas! The crowd boos as Atlas comes down the aisle and into the ring. Atlas hugs Gagne. Gagne points and laughs at Strong before exiting. The Ref signals for the bell. Atlas and Strong lock up. Atlas pushes Strong back and starts flexing. Strong nods his head and locks up again. Atlas rears back and pushes Strong down again. Atlas does more flexing as Gagne applauds. They lock up again, but this time Strong rears back and pushes Atlas down. Atlas is pissed as Strong does some flexing of his own. Atlas gets up and takes a wild swing but Strong ducks and atomic drops Atlas into the turnbuckles. Atlas hits hard and staggers back as Strong grabs him and hits an overhead German suplex. Strong swings off the ropes but Gagne reaches in and trips him. Strong stumbles but turns around and runs out after Gagne. Strong chases him around the ring. Gagne slides into the ring and out the other side. Strong slides into the ring but runs right into a clothesline from Atlas. Atlas works Strong over with punches, thrusts, stomps, chokes and headbutts. Gagne also gets his shots in while Atlas distracts the Ref. Atlas goes for a suplex but Strong fights it and suplexes Atlas! Strong fires up and goes to town on Atlas with slams, back drops and suplexes. Strong hits a backbreaker, hops on the middle ropes and connects with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Strong hoists Atlas up and hits a running shoulder breaker 1..2..(Gagne puts Atlas's foot on the rope) The Ref sees Atlas foot and tells Strong. Gagne's on the apron. Strong grabs Gagne and lifts him off his feet. Gagne's terrified. Atlas nails Strong from behind with a jumping headbutt. Atlas swings Strong to the ropes and puts him down with a double axehandle. Atlas then executes 3 consecutive German suplexes, then hits a bridging back suplex 1..2..3! Gagne runs in the ring, gives Strong a stomp, then raises Atlas's arm in victory. BOOOOOOO! Commercial Break 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Neil Jordan The fans need a pick up and Nikita gives it to them by finishing things off with the Russian Sickle. Nikita cuts a promo about his goal to win the AWA world title and says the Memorial Day Tournament is the first step in achieving that goal. Nelson says the first round tournament match ups will be announced next week. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, the tag team division in the AWA is hotter than ever. Joining me right now is one of those teams, I'm talking about the Glamour Boys. The Glamour Boys comes down the aisle slapping hands and hugging the fans. WHAM! From behind, they're attacked by the HARRIS BROTHERS! The Harris Brothers give quite a beating. They hoist Doll up and throat drop him on the guardrail. They grab Simpson and throw him into the steel post. They head over to Nelson and take his mic. "When we're paid to get a job done, we follow through!" Commercial Break Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Quinton Barnes Fujinami looks outstanding and wins the match with the Dragon Suplex. Nelson mentions that Tatsumi Fujinami is one of his favorites to win the Memorial Day Tournament. Commercial Break Winner gets a spot in the Memorial Day Tournament 'The Wild One' Johnny Rich vs. The Dream Machine The bell rings and these guys rip into each other. They have a furious exchange and fight through the ropes. They hammer each other around the ring. Rich hurls Dream into the ring, but when he slides in, Dream nails him with a knee. Dream grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Rich. Dream chokes Rich on the bottom rope, then swings off the opposite side and comes back with a body guillotine. Dream picks up Rich and delivers a hanging suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Dream chokes Rich and breaks at the Ref's 5 count, then does it again. Dream swings Rich to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Rich kicks him. Dream is staggering as Rich puts him down with a clothesline, then regroups. Rich swings Dream into the corner, hops up on the turnbuckles and punches Dream 10 times as the fans count along. Rich monkey flips Dream to the center of the ring. Dream sits up as Rich executes a neck snap. Rich grabs Dream and hits a Jawbreaker 1..2..Dream barley gets his shoulder up. As Rich gets up. Dream rolls out of the ring. Rich goes towards him but the Ref guides him back. Dream reaches in his tights, pulls out a foreign object and loads his mask. Dream gets towards the apron but Rich sprints over and baseball slides him into the ringside table. Rich goes out and starts messing with Dream's mask. The fans cheer as Rich turns Dream's mask around. The Ref goes out and threatens to count both men out. Rich hurls Dream into the ring. Dream frantically readjusts his mask. As Rich climbs through the ropes, Dream headbutts him with the loaded mask and covers 1..2..3! The fans boo as Dream gets out of there in a hurry. Commercial Break Nelson: Well, under very tainted circumstances, Dream Machine gets a spot in the Memorial Day Tournament. Next week, we'll have the opening round match up announcements. Fans, this weekend, in Alaska at Title Night, you're going to see all the titles on the line plus Dave Taylor vs. The Ultimate Warrior. It will be a historic night indeed. Let's get back to the ring for a special tag team match up. The Gunslingers vs. A mystery team The Gunslingers wait patiently for their unknown opponents. A ring attendant comes in the ring and hands the announcer a note. He announces the mystery team as The Unhinged Outlaws. Jesse Barr and Joel Deaton hit the ring and start brawling with the Gunslingers! The next few minutes is nothing but a pier six brawl. The match never officially begins but there's one heck of a fight happening. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness! I have no idea what that was all about. Apparently, Jesse Barr and Joel Deaton have an issue with the Gunslingers. Jeez, ok let's get back to the ring. Kokina w/Abbuda Iaukea vs. Todd Rooney Kokina hits the Samoan Drop and it's all over. Iaukea cuts a promo and warns Nick Busick that Kokina isn't done with him! Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer The bell rings as Sawyer hits the ring and charges Colon. Colon's taken off guard as Sawyer punches and stomps him into the corner. Sawyer picks up Colon and hangs him upside down in the corner and continues to kick and stomp away on Colon. Sawyer then starts biting Colon. Sawyer yanks Colon out. Sawyer slams Colon, hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a double stomp to the chest. Sawyer paces around the ring like a madman, yelling and laughing. Sawyer slowly walks over and picks up Colon for a slam, but Colon cradles him 1..2..3! Big POP! Colon rolls over but Sawyer starts pounding away on him. Sawyer swings Colon to the ropes and hits his powerslam. Sawyer goes to the outside and grabs his chain. As he heads to the ring, a swarm of security guards and officials run out to stop him. Sawyer starts going crazy and swings his chain around. As all this is going on, a groggy Colon slowly regroups, rolls to the outside and grabs a chair. Sawyer is telling him to bring it as he swings his chain. More Security and wrestlers come out to prevent a bloodbath. The show ends on this chaotic scene. For some reason, I couldn't post pictures. Hopefully I'll figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 Synergy provide an exciting opener. Well Gagne promised muscle and Tony Atlas definitely qualifies. Nikita & Fujinami both look strong heading into the Memorial Day tournament. Speaking of which, Dream Machine is in babay! The Harris Brothers arrive to put in work. Barr & Deaton? Yeah I'd say Unhinged Outlaws is a good description. Kokina sends Busick a painful message. Sawyer vs Colon? Bring on the carnage! Yeah I couldn't post pics here either so I think there's something going on with the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 AWA Title Night @ The Sullivan Arena, Anchorage Alaska 5-13-88 Ken Resnick: Greetings from Alaska and welcome to Title Night! This sell out crowd is ready for action and I know the viewers are too, so let's get to it! The Ultimate Warrior vs. United Kingdom's Dave Taylor The night starts with a bang as Warrior gets this crowd fired up with an onslaught on Taylor. A few minutes in and Taylor finally gains some momentum. Taylor puts his British wrestling skills to work and also batters Warrior with European uppercuts and forearm blasts. Taylor hits a gut wrench suplex followed by a backbreaker but can't put Warrior away. Taylor gets a near fall when he nailed Warrior with his brutal spinning forearm blast, but Warrior survived. The tide turns when Taylor misses a clothesline and Warrior swings back and clotheslines Taylor down. Warrior goes nuts with slams, clotheslines and punches, then hits a flying shoulder block. Warrior presses up Taylor, drops him, swings off the ropes and hits the splash for the 1..2..3! AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Venomous (C) vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin At the last Title Night, the Midnights left Venomous laid out after hitting double DDTs onto chairs. Venomous hasn't forgot. The opening minutes is all Venomous as they throw the Midnights off their game with high flying offense and several stereo moves. After a few minutes of this, Norvell gets desperate and hops on the apron to distract Cobra, which allows Condrey to nail Cobra with a high knee to the back. Midnights get their groove back and execute superb tag team skills, scoring several near falls. Cobra eventually gets the hot tag. Kat cleans house with dropkicks, hip tosses and flying head scissors. Midnights stop the momentum when Rose clips Kat from behind as Condrey follows with a jumping knee drop. Midnights show off more tag team skills with several double team maneuvers, illegal tags and interference from Norvell. Midnights stay in control until Cobra has enough of their (and Norvell's) cheating. All 4 men end up going at it. Norvell hops on the apron but gets dropkicked off. Venomous backdrop Condrey over the top rope. Cobra hits a snap suplex on Rose as Kat follows with a senton for the 1..2..3! Winners of the Match and still AWA National Tag Team Champs- Venomous AWA TV Title Bout Brian Adias (C) vs. Cannonball Griz w/ Norvell Austin Norvell must be reeling because he's not out here. Adias uses his speed and quickness to stagger Griz and keep him off his game. That comes to an abrupt end when Griz catches Adias attempting a flying press and slams him straight down. Griz uses his size advantage to pummel Adias. Griz works him over with clubbing shots, slams, clotheslines and stomps. Griz swings Adias to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash, then follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Griz swings Adias to the corner and charges in with an avalanche, but Adias moves. Adias fires up and pounds away on Griz, swings him to the ropes and nails him with a high dropkick. The fans boo as Norvell makes his way to the ring. Adias continues to work over Griz, until Norvell trips him. Adias stumbles as Griz mows him down with a monster shoulder block. Griz regroups and goes to work on Adias while Norvell cheers him on. Griz swings Adias into the corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. Griz swings Adias to the opposite corner but Adias hops on the turnbuckles and launches back with a reverse flying press 1..2..3! Big Pop! Adias rolls out of the ring as Griz pounds his fist on the mat while Norvell throws a tantrum. Winner of the match and still AWA TV Champ- Brian Adias AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (c) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol Larry pisses off both Idol and the fans with his stalling routine. The Ref finally signals for the bell as Idol runs out, chases Larry, grabs him and hurls him into the ring. Idol punches away on Larry and slams him down, then follows with a jumping fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. Larry tries to get out of the ring but Idol yanks him back and stomps down on him. Idol pulls Larry's legs apart and drops an elbow on the leg. Idol hoists Larry up and drops him with a shin breaker. The fans go wild as Idol clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock but Larry frantically grabs the ropes. Idol releases as Larry rolls out of the ring. Larry hobbles around and falls down, which gives the fans a good laugh. The Ref starts counting and gets to 9 but Idol stops it by going to the outside. Larry rolls back in the ring. Idol gets in the ring as Larry nails him with a spin kick to the mid section, then follows with a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Larry works over Idol with his vast martial art skills and scientific wrestling skills, along with crafty rule breaking. Larry looks to finish things off with his swinging neckbreaker but Idol fights it and back drops Larry. Idol clears the cob webs and pumps his fists. Larry staggers up as Idol scoop slams him down. Idol swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Idol hits a snap suplex, hops on the turnbuckles and hits a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Idol swings Larry into the corner but Larry collides with the Ref. The Ref goes down as Larry stumbles through the ropes. Idol goes to the outside. Wait a minute! LANNY POFFO comes running out, grabs Idol from behind and rams him head first into the steel post, busting him open. Poffo hurls Idol into the ring. Poffo goes to the top rope and hits a moonsault! Poffo exits as the fans throw trash at him. Larry gets back into the ring, regroups, picks up Idol and hits a swinging neckbreaker. The ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! Winner of the Match and still AWA Mid-American Champ- Larry Zbyszko AWA World Tag Team Title Bout 'Mr. Magnificent' Kevin Kelly and 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson (C) w/ The Vin Man vs. Hector and Chavo Guerrero w/Mando Guerrero The bell rings but there seems to be issues going on with the champs. Vinnie is still in the ring. DJ is telling him to get out, but Kelly starts yelling at DJ. This turns into a shoving match. Mando runs in, grabs Vinnie and hurls him over the top rope. Hector and Chavo double dropkick Kelly into DJ. DJ goes through the ropes as Hector rolls up Kelly 1..2..3!!!!! The place explodes! AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow comes in and hands the titles to the Guerreros. The Guerreros celebrate with the fans and hold the titles high. They finally exit. Vinnie and Kelly are on the outside still arguing with DJ. It gets really heated. Vinnie is throwing a fit and poking his finger in DJ's chest telling him it's all his fault. Vinnie then slaps DJ! DJ grabs Vinnie and yanks him in, but Kelly nails DJ from behind and starts kicking away. Vinnie joins in. They hurl DJ into the ring. Vinnie tosses a chair into the ring. Kelly picks up DJ, clamps on the full nelson and slams DJ face first into the chair! DJ's a bloody mess. Kelly picks up DJ, but thank goodness the Guerreros run back in and clear the ring. Massive heat for Kelly and Vinnie as they head back up the aisle. Winners of the Match and NEW AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Guerreros! AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. 'Crippler' Rip Oliver The introductions are made and Alaska's ready to rock. Brown casually walks up to Oliver and stares him down. Brown gives him a smirk and turns around, then turns back around and takes a swing, Oliver blocks it and punches away on Brown, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Brown starts to rise as Oliver nails him with a knee lift 1..2..Kick Out. Brown quickly rolls to the corner and sits there with a shocked look. Brown gathers his composure and rises. He walks over and offers a handshake to Oliver, then tries to kick him, but Oliver grabs Brown's boot, spins him around and atomic drops him. Brown's wobbling as Oliver grabs him and hits a back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Oliver swings Brown to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Brown stops and uppercuts Oliver. Brown falls back and takes a breather. Oliver staggers up but Brown nails him with a running punch. Brown hops on the middle ropes. Oliver rises as Brown nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Brown gives Oliver a pounding for the next few minutes but can't put Oliver away. Brown executes a delayed vertical suplex, swings off the ropes and hits a leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brown grabs Oliver and out of frustration punches away on his head. Brown swings Oliver to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Oliver swings back and sends Brown flying with a high knee. Both men are laid out. Both men start to rise. Oliver shakes his fists and punches away on Brown, swings him into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Oliver follows with several more shoulder thrusts, grabs Brown and belly to belly suplexes him over 1..2..Kick Out. Oliver slams Brown, then goes to the middle ropes. Brown slowly rises as Oliver nails him with a diving forearm blast 1..2..Brown gets his foot on the rope. Oliver gets up. Brown slowly rises as Oliver swings off the ropes and hits a Thesz Press but Brown holds on and hot shots Oliver on the top rope. Brown is on his knees. Oliver is hurting bad. Oliver finally rises but Brown hits the Ghetto Blaster 1..2..3! Brown rolls out of the ring, grabs his world title, takes a deep breath, holds up the title and raises a fist. Winner of the match and still AWA World Champion- Bad News Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Taylor proved a tough test but the Warrior passed regardless. Bad night for Austin as his men go 0-2. Poffo saves Zbyszko's Mid-America title. The feud with Idol just got even more intense. A lightning fast win by Los Guerrero's leads to the break up we all knew was coming. After another stiff challenge, Brown can still raise the world title high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastStopTour Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Nice challenge from Oliver but Bad News Brown keeps rolling along. Raw deal for BJ Strong. Now he goes off into the sunset and Gagne's Gang can continue to terrorize the midcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 Bad News is my man here in the AWA. Larry Z vs Austin Idol is kind of a darling match for me... two guys who had hype from either themselves or others but it would be fun to see it unfold here. The Warrior is primed for greatness or something along those lines in 1988. He may be just what the AWA needs to rise to the top of the wrestling world once again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 First to the Hammond center... I have never seen a Loser Leave Town Match with a mystery partner. Those matches are usually for big blow offs between two stars but it works so well here as Gagne is the real opponent.... Anything to hurt Gagne would be seen as a big deal. Very creative. Tough night for the fan favorites with Atlas over Strong and Dream Machine over Rich. This is a great way to sell tickets in my opinion as we always want to see our favorites overcome the enemies. I think most people always want to see the underdog. Colon vs Buzz Sawyer.... perfectly natural. Thanks for helping out WCCW with Chris Adams and you deserve some extra credit for the quick and painless revamping of some big angles in AWA. Now on to Alaska... Such an awesome venue. Great choice. I got the feeling that this event was used to change up some angles but not to really change the course of the AWA. Very smart considering this was the first time in Alaska and you might want to reward more loyal fans like Minnesota with major changes like a new AWA champ or something. Looking forward to seeing Idol vs Poffo... Old vs New.... Charisma vs Charisma .... Interesting match-up. I am interested to see what is next for Larry Z. I know I have said it before but I hated him in real life but since writing for him and reading your storylines, I can't get enough. Great build up to the Kevin Kelly/DJ split. Another great mid-card feud is born. The Ultimate Warrior Era has begun! Awesome week. I hope Alaska becomes a yearly thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-19-88 Highlights from Title Night are shown including The Guerreros defeating DJ Peterson and Kevin Kelly for the AWA world tag titles. Afterwards, Kelly and Vin Man attack Peterson. Adias, Venomous and Zbyszko all retain their titles. The last image is Bad News Brown holding up his fist and the world title. Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight's names drawn for the TV title contender's match are Pat Tanaka and Johnny Mantell. Those two will wrestle tonight with the winner getting a TV title shot next week. AWA World champ Bad News Brown will be here. Big tag team match as Synergy takes on the Original Midnight Express. We'll also be giving you the first round match ups in the Memorial Day Tournament. Speaking of Memorial Day... Boos as Brenda Britton walks out. Brenda: I'll take it from here Larry, so beat it. Nelson rolls his eyes and exits. Britton: Hi everybody! Please welcome out the best AWA C.O.O. ever, Gerry Morrow! Morrow walks out in his white suit, fedora hat and sunglasses. He smiles and kisses Brenda's hand. Britton: Oh Gerry, you're such a gentleman. Ok, so I understand you have some big announcements regarding Memorial Day? Morrow: Thank you so much Brenda, it is always my pleasure. I'll get right to it. Congratulations to Hector and Chavo Guerrero on winning de AWA world tag team titles. Very well done. Now as you remember, I promised Greg Gagne his Fortunate Ones would get a title shot. Dat will happen at Memorial Day. Britton: Wow! That's going to be an intense match. Now Gerry, I also know you have big news regarding the AWA world title. Morrow: HAHAHAHA! I do indeed. A lot of people are aware that there's an Independent Wrestling promotion in Minneapolis called Pro Wrestling America. Dat is run by Eddie Sharkey. Well Mr. Sharkey invited me to an event dat took place 2 days after I got back from Alaska. At dat event, there was a battle royal. Well, I decided to have some fun and put up some stakes in de battle royal. I told Mr. Sharkey dat whoever wins de battle royal would get an AWA world title shot on Memorial Day in St. Paul. Britton: No way! That is brilliant! So who won? Morrow: You won't believe it but none other than Dick de Bruiser. Britton: How about that! Well, I would certainly call him a legend and I know the fans in Minnesota love that guy. Morrow: HAHAHA! They sure do! Hey, as long as I am de C.O.O. I promise to bring some fun to de AWA. So, on Memorial Day, Bad News Brown will defend de AWA world title against Dick de Bruiser. Can you believe dat? Britton: (smiling while shaking her head) There you have it straight from the AWA C.O.O. Anything can happen and Gerry proved that once again. Until we meet again, toooooodles! 1st Round Match ups for the Memorial Day Tournament-Winner gets a World title shot at WrestleRock Carlos Colon vs. Chicky Starr AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko vs. Tatsumi Fujinami El Canek w/Mando Guerrero vs. Crusher Blackwell w/Greg Gagne Nikita Koloff vs. Dream Machine Commercial Break El Canek w/Mando Guerrero vs. Chuck Doogan Canek suplexes Doogan, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drop for the win. Mando's excited as he cuts a promo congratulating Chavo and Hector on their world tag titles win, then says Canek is ready for the tournament and Blackwell. Mando promises to keep Gagne in his place. Commercial Break Footage from Title Night is shown as Lanny Poffo once again interferes and costs Austin Idol his chance at the Mid American title. 'Luscious' Lanny Poffo vs. Trent Watkins Poffo's antics gets him a lot of heat as he skips and prances around the ring. Poffo gets down to business and wins the match with an exciting moonsault. Nelson: Lanny Poffo! Just what is your deal with Austin Idol? Why can't you confront him face to face? Poffo: Lawrence, you're such a simpleton. I have addressed this with you before and do not have time to explain it again. I am here every week and that pretty boy Idol will not confront me. He is the coward. He is afraid to get in the ring with a real wrestler, a real man. I will not leave this alone until that spineless coward is gone! Nelson: Well, you're going to get your wish. Next week it will be you and Austin Idol, one on one. Poffo: (shocked look) What! I did not authorize this! Nelson: Well, it's going to happen. A commercial cuts as Poffo argues with Nelson. Commercial Break Synergy vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin Fun seesaw battle as both teams show off their chemistry well. Synergy excites the fans with some high octane offense and high flying stereo moves. Midnights cut things off and put their teamwork skills to work. They hit a few double team maneuvers of their own. Things go back and forth for a few more minutes until the 10 minute time limit expires. After the match, tempers flare and both teams get into a shoving match. Norvell gets in there but Synergy punch him down and start hammering away on the Midnights. CANNONBALL GRIZ hits the ring but before he can do any damage, SCOTT PUTSKI slides in and all hell breaks loose as a pier six brawl goes into the commercial break. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness, things got pretty crazy. (deep breath) Joining me now is Greg Gagne. Gagne: You better work on your introductions nerd. Think about that while I talk. Gagne's Gang is on the roll of a lifetime. We've got the muscle in Tony Atlas, who by the way sent Billy Jackass packing. My Fortunate Ones are going to end the Guerreros short and pathetic world tag title run, and of course Crusher Blackwell is going to mow over the competition at the Memorial Day Tournament, starting with that masked moron Canek, who I can't stand. Cheers as Nick Busick comes out. Gagne: Well, what a surprise. If you're looking for a job, Gagne's Gang is all booked up. Busick: Shut up gutless! Last year, Billy Jack Strong and I went through hell beating each other up. What came out of that was mutual respect. He stood up for me and was there for me. He didn't deserve what happened to him. I can tell you this Gagne, if I was here last week, that wouldn't have happened. I'll make this simple. I want you in the ring! Big Pop Gagne: Let me get this straight. You want a match with me? Busick: You heard me just fine. Either you accept or I'll drag you into that ring right now! Another Big Pop Gagne: You've got guts kid. However, I think you have bigger things to worry about. WHAM! Kokina nails Busick from behind! Abbuda Iaukea starts hitting Busick with a kendo stick. Gagne smiles and walks away. Kokina picks up Busick and belly to belly suplexes him on the concrete! Kokina backs up and hits a running splash on Busick! Busick's laid out on the concrete. Kokina puts his foot on Busick's chest as Iaukea raises his arm. Commercial Break Chicky Starr vs. Arnie Goldstein Chicky wins the match with his corkscrew elbow drop. Nelson: Chicky Starr, at the Memorial Day Tournament, you'll be facing Carlos Colon in the 1st round. Starr: (smiling) Carlos! Carlos! Carlos! My old amigo Carlos. AHHHHHHH we meet again after all this time. It will be like old times when I beat you once again Carlos. (smiles) I've been waiting a long time for this day. Commercial Break Footage from Title Night is shown as Kevin Kelly clamps a full nelson on DJ Peterson and slams him down face first into a chair. Nelson: Joining me now is the Vin Man and former AWA world tag team champion Kevin Kelly. Kelly: Don't push my buttons Larry, or you're going to get worse than what Peterson got! Vin: Larbo, you hit a sore spot. Come on, what's with you? I thought we were pals. We had it all! We were champions! And then that stupid dope of a dummy, DJ Peterson had to go and ruin everything! I bought the man a shirt and everything. Even after all that bad history, Kevbo and myself were willing to make this work. But NOOOOOOO, DJ just had to get all ethical on us. Look where that got him. Listen up Peterson! You blew it and we'll never ever forgive you! Once you heal up that ugly face of yours, come on back, so Kevbo can finish the job. Kelly: Bring it on Peterson! I'm going to crush your face...again! As Kelly and Vinnie walk off, Dream Machine runs out. Dream: I did it! I'm in the tournament babay! I can't be beat! I won't be beat! I'm going all the way to the world title babay! Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs Hector and Chavo Guerrero w/Mando vs. Sam Smith and Neil Jordan The fans give the new champs a standing ovation. The Guerreros are on fire tonight. They hoist Jordan on the turnbuckles and execute a double back suplex for the win. Nelson: Let me officially congratulate the new AWA world tag team champs Hector and Chavo Guerrero. Hector: Thank you very much Larry. What an unbelievable feeling. Chavo: Exactly right! We're looking forward to defending these here titles against all comers and that starts with you Fortunate Ones! Gagne, if you stick your nose in our business, we've got Mando in our corner. The fans cheer as the Guerreros smile and hold up the tag titles. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV title shot next week Pat Tanaka vs. Johnny Mantell The Ref allows partners Paul Diamond and Scott Casey to remain but gives them stern warnings. Mantell starts strong with hip tosses, arm drags and dropkicks. Tanaka turns the tide with a flying spin kick and works over Mantell with karate kicks, thrusts and nerve holds. Mantell fires back with roundhouse punches, clotheslines and slams. Diamond tries to get involved but Casey runs over and punches away. The Ref is distracted by this fight on the outside. The UNHINGED OUTLAWS hit the ring and double clothesline Mantell with a bull rope! Outlaws run out. Tanaka rolls over and covers as the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! Pat Tanaka gets a TV title shot. Commercial Break Nelson: The Unhinged Outlaws better be on high alert because I know the Gunslingers will be looking for a showdown. Fans. at the top of the program you heard the major announcement by Gerry Morrow. On Memorial Day, Bad News Brown will be defending the AWA world title against Dick the Bruiser. I grew up watching Bruiser and I have to admit I'm ecstatic about this. Bruiser sent us some taped comments, let's hear them now. Bruiser: It's been a long time since I had an opportunity like this. I may be a bit older and have a few more miles on me, but I promise you this Bad News Brown, I've got a fight left in me and you've got a fight coming! See you on Memorial Day! Back live Nelson: On that note, joining me now is the AWA world champion, Bad News Brown. Brown looks like a million bucks as he comes out wearing his buttoned down shirt with gold chains and world title on his shoulder. Nelson: Bad News, you recently defended that world title in Alaska against a game Rip Oliver. Now I'm sure you're as shocked as we all are, because from out of nowhere you'll be defending your title against Dick the Bruiser. Brown: (pauses) Is this a joke? I can't believe this is even happening. Dick the Bruiser? Really? I mean maybe if this were 1968, I can see it being somewhat of a legit match. But come on! Is that old washed up has been delusional or something? Is everybody in on this joke except me? (pauses) Well, it looks like I'm going to have to make an example out of that poor old fool. It looks like I'm going to have to send a strong message to anybody else who wants to get in the ring with Bad News Brown. Dick the Bruiser, come Memorial Day, I'm going to give you the worst beating you've ever had. I'm going to pound, pummel and put a hurt'n on you like you've never imagined! You all wanna have fun? I'm sure as hell gonna have fun bloodying up Father Time. After I get done with him, everybody's gonna know why he's called Bruiser. And believe me, that's some serious bad news for him! The show ends with Brown holding his fist and title in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Morrow starts the show with a couple of big title match announcements. The Fortunate Ones get their promised tag title shot and Dick the Bruiser returns for one last shot at the world title. Nice angle having him win it at another show. Was Pro Wrestling America an actual promotion? The first round of the Memorial Day tournament looks stacked. Canek is definitely a favorite. Poffo switched gears real quick when he heard he already had a match with Idol. A TV draw leads to a blow up between Synergy/Putski & Austin's crew. Busick tries to stand up to Gagne for BJS but Kokina isn't done with him yet. Chicky isn't sweating his first round match with Colon. Kelly & Vin Man give a actually pretty intense promo....than Dream Machine runs in at the end to celebrate being in the tournament. Lol. Los Guerrero's are ready for their first defense on Memorial Day. Tanaka gets a TV title shot thanks to the Unhinged Outlaws. The champ clearly isn't taking the legendary Bruiser seriously. Let's see how that works out for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jack Punk Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 I like this heel version of Lanny Poffo here. Heel Greg Gagne is fun as well, I really think this could have worked in real life. Dick the Bruiser vs. Bad News is a match I never knew I needed to see, but I'm ready for it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 AWA @ The Brown County Arena, Ashwaubenon WI 5-21-88 'Crippler' Rip Oliver defeated a local talent with the piledriver The Harris Brothers defeated Gene Ligon and Salvatore Bellomo with a double chokeslam on Ligon The Ultimate Warrior defeated Paul Diamond- Diamond's partner Tanaka was on the apron when Warrior swung Diamond into him. Warrior then pressed Diamond up, dropped him and followed with a body splash for the exciting win. Kokina w/Abudda Iaukea defeated Scott 'Powerhouse' Putski- Putski put his strength to good use and had Kokina reeling several times until he was tripped by Iaukea, which caused Putski to stumble into a Samoan Drop. The Gunslingers vs. Unhinged Outlaws was ruled a No Contest when both teams brawled before the bell rang and kept fighting throughout the arena. 'The Man of Steel' Tony Atlas w/Greg Gagne defeated 'The Wild One' Johnny Rich- Rich took Atlas to the limits with his southern fighting style until a distraction from Gagne allowed Atlas to grab Rich from behind and execute a bridging back suplex for the win. 8-Man Tag Team -2 out of 3 falls Match Nikita Koloff/Carlos Colon/El Canek and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Chicky Starr/Dream Machine/Crusher Blackwell and AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko w/Greg Gagne Fall 1- Crusher Blackwell pinned El Canek with a big splash after Gagne (from the apron) hit Canek in the back of his head with Zbyszko's nun chucks. Fall 2- Nikita Koloff pinned Larry Zbyszko- Gagne tried to use the nun chucks again, but a groggy Canek punched Gagne off the apron. A pier six brawl broke out and Zbyszko turned around just in time to catch a Russian Sickle. Fall 3- Ended in a wild double DQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Oliver & The Harris Brothers gets dominant showings. Even two men can't stop the Ultimate Warrior. Iaukea ensures Putski falls to the savage Kokina. The Unhinged Outlaws couldn't wait for the match to start to get their hands on The Gunslingers. Atlas & Gagne with tainted win over Rich. A star studded main event allows you to progress several stories at once. Blackwell Gagne screw over Canek to win the first fall. Nikita pins the Mid-America champ to even the odds then things get crazy in the final fall leading to a tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Really fun TV show with a lot of twists and turns. Morrow goes to Pro Wrestling America and finds Dick the Bruiser... very creative. Really like the 1st round matchups for the Memorial Day Tournament. I could see you going in a number of directions here. Great booking with the Idol/Poffo situation. The heel calls out Idol knowing he is not there but then when the match is signed, he does a quick reversal. I wonder what Poffo's Plan B will be. Synergy and the Original Midnight Express give us exactly what I loved as a kid--- a good ol' Pier Six Brawl! Glad Bully is back but is this beginning of the HUGE build up of Kokina? Again, another of your midcard masterpieces. Dream Machine is good on the mic but maybe time to keep your mouth shut... Nikita seems ready for a big push. I like your format for the TV title. It gives you a constant angle. I might steal this down the road. As for the Brown County Arena... I think I might have been right before as Kokina continues his rise but I have been wrong so many times Bully might just put a stop to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-26-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. We have a big main event for you as Austin Idol takes on Lanny Poffo. Brian Adias will defend his TV title against Pat Tanaka. After what happened last week, Scott Putski will team with Synergy to take on Cannonball Griz and the Original Midnight Express. AWA national tag champs, Venomous will be in the ring. Giant Haystacks returns from his European tour and will take on 3 men. Duke Myers makes his return to the AWA and we'll be talking about this weekend's big Memorial Day card at the St. Paul Civic Center. Well, let's get to the ring. 'The Wild One' Johnny Rich vs. Ray Glader Rich is on fire tonight and finishes things off with a flying elbow drop from the top rope. Nelson: Johnny, we all saw Dream Machine load his mask to get that win over you and win a spot in the Memorial Day tournament. I'm sure you're disappointed. Rich: I'm not going to make any excuses, but I'll say this, Dream Machine! This isn't over! Commercial Break Giant Haystacks vs. Sam Smith, Gus Windsor and Marcus Moreno Haystacks demolishes his opponents, slams them down on top of each other, then drops a gigantic elbow for the win. Nelson: Giant Haystacks, I know you had a very successful tour of Europe... Haystacks: Shut up! I destroyed all the competition over there! I'm back and I'm gunning for you Ultimate Warrior! You beat my partner Dave Taylor and now he's out of here. Well, let's see you try and beat me! I'm going to crush you down to nothing! Commercial Break The Fortunate Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. Arnie Goldstein and Stu Jersky Gagne smiles proudly as Stubbs and Young execute a double DDT for the easy win. Gagne cuts a promo on the Guerreros and says his Fortunate Ones are going to wipe the floor with them this weekend and win the AWA world tag team titles. He also says if Mando gets in his face, he'll knock him down! Commercial Break Scott 'Powerhouse' Putski and Synergy vs. Cannonball Griz and The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin The match starts off with a pier six brawl. Putski sends Griz over the top rope with a clothesline as Synergy double dropkicks the Midnights out of the ring. Norvell quickly runs over to calm his team down. The Ref gets order and the next few minutes is back and forth action. Synergy and the Midnights go back and forth with hot tag action. Putski and Griz go at it with fists flying. Eventually another pier six brawl breaks out. The Ref is trying to break up Synergy and the Midnights. Putski is all over Griz, when Norvell hops on the apron. Putski goes towards him, but Norvell throws powder into his eyes. This allows Griz to grab Putski and powerslam him over. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Venomous vs. Neil Jordan and Rex Manning The champs look great tonight. Cobra hits a snap suplex on Jordan as Kat follows with a frog splash for the win. Venomous cut a promo and say they've really hit their stride and are ready for all challengers. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, this weekend at the St. Paul Civic Center, the AWA brings its annual Memorial Day Tournament. 8 men will compete for a shot at the AWA world title at this year's WrestleRock. The men competing will be Nikita Koloff, Dream Machine, Carlos Colon, Chicky Starr, El Canek, Crusher Blackwell, Tatsumi Fujinami and Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko. Along with the tournament, you'll see 2 big title matches. The Guerreros will defend the world tag titles against the Fortunate Ones. And, Bad News Brown will defend the AWA world title against none other than Dick the Bruiser. We heard the strong comments from Bad News Brown last week. Let's see a special video of Dick the Bruiser. Johnny Cash's 'The Man comes around' plays as highlights from Bruiser's illustrious career is shown. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Brian Adias (C) vs. Pat Tanaka w/Paul Diamond The early moments are back and forth. Tanaka swings Adias to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Adias leap frogs over, swings off the ropes and puts Tanaka down with a shoulder block. Tanaka rises as Adias scoop slams him back down and follows with a fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. Adias swings Tanaka into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Adias grabs Tanaka and gives him an airplane spin, but as he's spinning him, Diamond gets on the apron and grabs Tanaka's legs to stop the momentum. Both men crash down as Diamond denies everything to the Ref. Adias slowly rises as Tanaka nails him with a Karate kick to the head. Tanaka picks up Adias and hits a gut wrench suplex, then follows with a bridging back suplex 1..2..Adias gets his shoulder up. Tanaka swings Adias to the ropes and hits him with a flying forearm blast 1..2..Kick Out. Both Tanaka and Diamond yell at the Ref. Tanaka picks up Adias and goes for a suplex but Adias blocks it and suplexes Tanaka. Adias fires up and goes to town on Tanaka with hip tosses, dropkicks and slams. Adias swings Tanaka to the ropes and back drops him. Diamond gets on the apron but Adias dropkicks him off. Tanaka slowly rises as Adias grabs him and executes a cradle suplex 1..2..3! Adias retains! Adias celebrates with the fans, then exits. Badd Co. are in the ring looking pretty down. There's a commotion as BABY DOLL comes out. She gets in the ring and talks with Badd Co. After a minute, they all walk out together. Commercial Break 'Big Guy' Duke Myers vs. Clinton Stitch Myers looks rough and tough as he finishes things off with a rib breaker. Nelson: Duke Myers, it's been a couple years since we've seen you. What brings you back to the AWA? Before he can speak, Greg Gagne strolls out. Gagne: Well, well, well, look who's back. Been awhile Duker. The last time I saw you was when you failed me as a bodyguard and left me at the mercy of my enemies. So, what? You're back here begging for your old job back? Well, I got news for you, I already have some muscle and he won't ever let me down, unlike you. As a matter of fact, let me introduce you to him. WHAM! Duke is leveled from behind by TONY ATLAS. Atlas pounds away on Duke, picks him up and slams him down hard on the concrete! Gagne: You should've never shown your ugly face here again, Duker. Commercial Break The Unhinged Outlaws vs. Todd Rooney and Trent Watkins Barr executes a backbreaker on Watkins and holds him as Deaton comes off the top rope with a stomp to the chest for the win. Outlaws cut a wild promo. They swing their bull ropes and warn the Gunslingers who the real cowboys are around here. They yell some more and call the Gunslingers cowards and wimps. They tell the Gunslingers they have a fight coming and coming soon! Commercial Break 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. 'Luscious' Lanny Poffo The boos reign down as Poffo skips to the ring. The boos quickly turn to cheers as Idol runs out, grabs Poffo and swings him into the steel post! Idol picks up Poffo and executes a shin breaker. Idol clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock and wrenches away. The match has never officially started. The Ref is trying to get Idol to break the hold, but Idol keeps wrenching away as Poffo screams in pain. Officials run out to help the Ref. Idol continues to wrench away before finally releasing the hold. Poffo rolls over, holding his knee, screaming in agony. Idol starts to walk away, but runs back and stomps away on Poffo's knee, before officials can get him away. The show ends with a shot of Poffo's agonizing face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 Rich gets straight to the point, he's not done with Dream Machine. The monster Haystacks is back and gunning for the Warrior. Austin gives his boys a hand in route to trios victory. Venomous is on point. Tanaka doesn't get the TV title but it looks like he & Diamond win the Baby Doll tag team search. Successful night for Gagne, his Fortune Ones get a win and his new muscle Atlas lays out his ex Duker. The Unhinged Outlaws are out to prove to everyone they're the TRUE cowboys of the AWA. Idol gets his hands on Poffo and the Lucious one is left in a bad way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastStopTour Posted May 27, 2023 Report Share Posted May 27, 2023 Nice win for Brian Adias over a tough competitor in Pat Tanaka. I thought Tanaka who be the one to dethrone Adias as the toughest competition he's had to face. Not a good night for Scott Putski. Equally tough night for Duke Myers. His return might be a short lived one with Tony Atlas on his case, doing Greg Gagne's dirty work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2023 AWA @ The St. Paul Civic Center 5-28-88 Annual Memorial Day Tournament- Winner will get an AWA World Title Shot at WrestleRock Round 1 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. The Dream Machine Just as the Ref signals for the bell, Dream nails Nikita with a running forearm blast. Dream swings Nikita to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Dream stomps away on Nikita and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Dream drops down and chokes away on Nikita. Dream picks up Nikita and swings him into the corner and follows with a charging knee to the mid section. Dream executes a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Dream swings Nikita to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Nikita kicks him. Dream staggers up as Nikita mows him over with a shoulder block. Nikita catches his breath. Dream rises as Nikita scoop slams him down and stomps away. Nikita follows with a jumping fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita picks up Dream, but Dream rakes his eyes and kicks Nikita a bit low. Dream does some foot shuffling as he nails Nikita with jabs. Dream swings Nikita to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Nikita swings back and puts Dream down with a flying shoulder tackle. Nikita picks up Dream, swings him to the ropes and just about knocks his head off with the Russian Sickle 1..2..3! Huge Pop! Winner of the Match and advances to the Semi-Finals- Nikita Koloff El Canek vs. Crusher Blackwell w/Greg Gagne Mando isn't with Canek as Canek told him to stay with his brothers and prepare for their title match later tonight. No love lost here as these two go right at it. Gagne won't get off the apron but Canek handles that by swinging Blackwell into Gagne. Gagne goes flying off. Canek swings Blackwell to the ropes and puts him down with a clothesline. Canek swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Canek continues to work over Blackwell, then swings him into the corner and charges in, but Blackwell meets Canek with a back elbow smash. Canek staggers back as Blackwell clotheslines him down. Blackwell regroups. Blackwell works over Canek with kicks, stomps, choking and powerful slams. Blackwell suplexes Canek, gets up and drops a big elbow 1..2..Kick Out. Blackwell swings Canek into the corner and goes for the avalanche but Canek moves. Blackwell is just lying upright against the turnbuckles. Canek regroups. Canek swings Blackwell into the opposite corner and follows with a running clothesline. Canek swings Blackwell to the opposite corner and hits another running clothesline. Blackwell staggers out as Canek grabs him and body slams him down! The fans are going wild as Canek goes to the top rope. On the outside, Gagne reaches in his sweatsuit jacket and pulls out a lead pipe. Canek crashes down on Blackwell with a flying leg drop. Canek's head is close to the ropes as he covers Blackwell 1..Gagne runs by and nails Canek's head with the led pipe! Canek is knocked out. The ref stands up and looks out at Gagne. Gagne's far away with his back turned. Blackwell slowly rises and grabs the ropes to help himself up. Canek is out cold. Blackwell drags Canek to the center of the ring. Blackwell swings off the ropes and hits the splash 1..2..3! BOOOOO! Gagne runs in and raises Blackwell's arm Canek is eventually helped out by several Medics. Winner of the Match and advances to the Semi-Finals- Crusher Blackwell AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko vs. Tatsumi Fujinami Of course the first few minutes is Larry doing his stalling routine. Larry finally gets into the ring and Tatsumi seizes the opportunity, by grabbing Larry and clamping on a sleeper! The fans are cheering as Larry frantically fights for his life. Larry is able to get to the ropes. The Ref breaks it as Larry slides out of the ring for more stalling. Larry finally gets back in the ring. Tatsumi approaches but Larry nails him with a spin kick. Larry grabs Tatsumi and executes a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Larry puts his martial arts skills to work and mixes in some technical skills and a lot of rulebreaking but can't put Tatsumi away. Larry swings Tatsumi to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Tatsumi hooks Larry's arms and suplexes him over 1..2..Kick out. Tatsumi regroups and executes a variety of suplexes and slams on Larry. Tatsumi swings Larry to the ropes and puts him down with a big chop. Tatsumi picks up Larry and executes a bridging back suplex 1..2..Kick out. Tatsumi swings Larry to the ropes and delivers an incredible belly to back suplex backbreaker. Larry's hurting bad. Tatsumi then executes the dragon suplex 1..2..Ding, Ding, Ding! Tatsumi gets up, thinking he won the match. The Ref explains to him that the 15 minute time limit has expired. The fans and Tatsumi are disappointed. Tatsumi puts his hands on the top rope and lets this sink in. Larry rolls out of the ring and crawls to the announcer's table and grabs his nun chucks. Tatsumi raises his hands to the fans as they cheer him on. Tatsumi exits the ring and starts to walk up the aisle. WHAM! Larry nails Tatsumi on the back of his head with his nun chucks! Larry just starts hammering away on Tatsumi with the nun chucks. Larry picks up Tatsumi and delivers a swinging neckbreaker for good measure. Larry gets nuclear heat and trash thrown at him as he heads up the aisle. Once again, Medics are out helping Tatsumi. He's eventually stretchered out. Official Decision- Time Limit Draw, neither man advances in the tournament. Carlos Colon vs. Chicky Starr These two are no strangers to each other, going back to their Puerto Rico days. The bell rings, Chicky smiles and offers a handshake to Colon. Colon smiles and extends his hand. Chicky tries to kick Colon, but Colon's one step ahead and grabs Chicky's leg, spins him around and atomic drops him into the turnbuckles. Chicky hits hard and staggers back as Colon grabs him and executes an overhead suplex. The opening moments is all Colon as he pinballs Chicky around the ring. The tide turns when Chicky gives Colon a desperate low blow. Chicky clears the cob webs and stomps down on Colon, then gives him a gut wrench suplex. Chicky picks up Colon and rakes his face across the ropes, then chokes him on the top rope and flings him back. Chicky swings Colon into the corner and works him over with chops, punches and kicks. Chicky swings Colon to the opposite corner and charges in but Colon lifts his knees and Chicky hits them head on. Colon takes a breather. Chicky staggers up as Colon puts him down with a dropkick. Colon pumps his fists as the fans cheer. Chicky staggers up as Colon goes off with punches and puts him down with a jumping headbutt. Colon picks up Chicky and spins him around, but Chicky's boot hits the Ref and the Ref goes down. Colon slams Chicky down and goes to the top rope. Chicky staggers up as Colon nails him with a flying clothesline. Colon covers but the Ref is down. Colon goes to check on the Ref. Massive boos as BUZZ SAWYER hits the ring with a chain. Colon stands up as Sawyer clotheslines him with the chain! Sawyer runs out of the ring and back up the aisle. Chicky slowly rises and helps the Ref up. Chicky swings off the ropes and delivers a corkscrew elbow drop on a lifeless and bloody Colon 1..2..3! BOOOOOS! Chicky celebrates like he won the lottery. For the 3rd time tonight, Medics have to come out. Winner of the match and (because of the Zbyszko/Tatsumi draw) advances to the Finals- Chicky Starr The Ultimate Warrior defeats Gene Ligon with a military press drop/body splash. Warrior's gaining serious momentum with the fans. Tournament Semi-Finals 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Crusher Blackwell w/Greg Gagne The bell rings and this time Gagne bails quick when Nikita threatens him. Blackwell takes advantage of the distraction and attacks Nikita from behind. Blackwell pounces down on Nikita, picks him up and slams him down, then slams him down 2 more times. Blackwell picks Nikita up. hoists him up on his shoulder, runs with him and puts him down with a shoulder breaker 1..2..Nikita gets his shoulder up. Blackwell and Gagne berate the Ref. Blackwell argues with the Ref a little too long. Blackwell once again hoists Nikita on his shoulder but Nikita wiggles free, jumps down behind Blackwell and pushes him into the turnbuckles. Blackwell turns around and charges Nikita but Nikita back drops him over! Blackwell slowly rises as Nikita punches away. Nikita punches Blackwell to the ropes. Nikita swings off the opposite ropes and comes back with a running clothesline that sends both men over the top rope! Both men tumble to the concrete. The Ref starts the count. Gagne gets on the apron which stops the Ref's count. The Ref is yelling at Gagne. Nikita and Blackwell slowly start to rise. Gagne turns around and tries a double axehandle on Nikita, but Nikita catches Gagne and throws him into Blackwell. Gagne falls to the side, which leaves Blackwell wide open as Nikita nails him with the Russian Sickle! The Ref's count is at 9 when Nikita slides back into the ring. The Ref hits 10! Big Pop! Nikita raises his arm to the cheering fans. Winner of the match by C.O. and advances to the Finals- Nikita Koloff Kokina w/Abbuda Iaukea defeats Salvatore Bellomo with the Samoan Drop AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Guerreros (C) w/Mando vs. The Fortunate Ones w/Greg Gagne After what happened to Canek earlier, Mando wants a piece of Gagne bad. Gagne taunts Mando and before you know it, all 6 men are fighting! The match hasn't even started but there's one heck of a fight going on. The Guerreros and Fortunate Ones are fighting in the ring. Mando grabs Gagne by his hair and hurls him out of the ring. Mando goes to the outside and pounds away on Gagne. Wait a minute! Here comes Crusher Blackwell! Blackwell nails Mando from behind with a clothesline. Blackwell picks up Mando and powerlams him on the concrete! The Guerreros see this and storm to the outside. They start pounding on Blackwell. The Fortunate Ones each grab a chair and blast the Guerreros from behind! Gagne gets to his feet and tells his Gang to finish the job. The Fortunate Ones pound the Guerreros with chair shots, then pull their heads up to make them watch. Blackwell hits a splash on Mando. Blackwell gets up, backs up and hits another splash on Mando! Gagne smiles as he stomps down on Mando. The Guerreros try to fight but the Fortunate Ones clamp on camel clutches so they can still watch. Blackwell hits a 3rd splash on Mando! Finally, wrestlers and security come out to stop this madness. The heat is insane! The match is ruled a NO CONTEST AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. Dick The Bruiser After what just went down, the fans need a reason to cheer and Bruiser gives them just that. The legendary wrestler gets a standing ovation as he comes down the aisle and into the ring. Brown looks like a man with a mission as he never takes his eyes off Bruiser. The introductions are made. A lot of people can't believe this match is going to happen but here we are. The bell rings and there's a stare down. Brown punches Bruiser. Bruiser holds his jaw and nods, then punches away on Brown. The fans are up and cheering as Bruiser nails Brown with a series of punches. Brown stops the momentum with a knee to Bruisers mid section. Brown gives Bruiser a series a rabbit punches, then stomps down on him. Brown picks up Bruiser and slams him down, then follows with a delayed knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brown continues to rough up Bruiser but there's no quit in Bruiser. Brown goes for a back drop but Bruiser sends him flying with an uppercut punch. Brown starts to rise as Bruiser nails him with a knee lift. Brown staggers up as Bruiser scoop slams him down. Bruiser stomps Brown into the corner and continues with punches, kicks and more stomps. The crowd's going wild. Bruiser picks up Brown and slams him down, then goes to the top rope and comes down with a boot to the chest 1..2..Kick Out. Bruiser picks up Brown and goes for a Russian Leg Sweep but Brown holds onto the ropes as Bruiser crashes down. Brown regroups and looks pissed. He grabs the top rope and drops several knees down on Bruiser. Brown picks up Bruiser and hits 3 consecutive back breakers. Brown swings Bruiser hard front first into the turnbuckles. Bruiser staggers back as Brown delivers the Ghetto Blaster 1..2..3! Brown slides out of the ring. Bruiser is dazed. It takes some time but he finally manages to get up on his own. For this, he gets a rousing ovation. Just as he starts to gather his senses, WHAM! Brown puts him down with another Ghetto Blaster. Brown snatches the mic. "I told you all I was going to send a message. Anyone who wants to challenge Bad News Brown, you think about this!" Brown drops the mic, picks up Bruiser and puts him down with another Ghetto Blaster. Winner of the Match and STILL AWA World Champ- Bad News Brown Tournament Finals- Winner will receive an AWA World Title Shot at WrestleRock 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Chicky Starr Chicky is all smiles and full of confidence as he struts around the ring. Nikita is laser focused and no non sense. The introductions are made and the bell rings. They lock up and Chicky hip tosses Nikita over. Chicky is pleased with himself and flings his sweat down at Nikita. They lock up again, Nikita rears back and pushes Chicky across the ring and down. Nikita gives Chicky a trap pose. Chicky's pissed and charges Nikita but Nikita back drops him. Chicky staggers up against the ropes as Nikita clotheslines him over the top. The fans cheer and Nikita hears them. Chicky finally gets on the apron. Nikita grabs him, but Chicky rakes his eyes and snaps Nikita's head on the top rope. Chicky goes to the top rope. Nikita staggers up as Chicky nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Chicky chokes Nikita on the middle ropes, then backs up and delivers a body guillotine. Chicky picks up Nikita and delivers a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Chicky picks up Nikita and goes for another suplex but Nikita fights it and suplexes Chicky over. Nikita regroups. Chicky rises as Nikita grabs him and executes an overhead suplex. Nikita slams Chicky and follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita swings Chicky to the ropes and charges in but Chicky moves. Nikita hits hard and staggers back as Chicky rolls him up with a handful of tights 1..2..Kick Out. Chicky clears the cobwebs, grabs the top rope and stomps down on Nikita and chokes him with his boot. Chicky swings Nikita to the ropes and puts him down with a high dropkick. Chicky struts and smiles as he swings Nikita to the ropes and nails him with a double thrust shot. Chicky swings off the ropes and goes for the corkscrew elbow drop but Nikita moves. Both men stagger up and trade punches. Nikita gains the momentum and pounds away on Chicky. Nikita swings Chicky to the ropes and powerslams him over 1..2..Kick Out. Nikita picks up Chicky but Chicky rakes his eyes. Chicky swings Nikita to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Nikita swings back and puts Chicky down with the Russian Sickle 1..2..3!!!! Mega pop!!!!! The fans are on their feet as Nikita raises his arms in victory. Nikita is on his way to WrestleRock. Winner of the match and tournament- Nikita Koloff WrestleRock 88 Live on Pay Per View Saturday, July 15th From the Metrodome, Minneapolis MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 29, 2023 Report Share Posted May 29, 2023 AWA medics certainly earned their money having to tend to Canek, Fujinami, Colon, Los Guerreros & I'm guessing Bruiser. His man may not have won the tournament but Gagne's Gang certainly left a mark. Warrior & Kokina both get chances to flex. Bad News gets major cred taking out the legend. Nikita endures three tough opponents to earn himself a world title shot. Nikita vs Brown is gonna tear the house down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastStopTour Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 I thought Nikita might win the tournament to get the shot at Bad News Brown. Maybe not the hardest path to the title but he did have to face three in a night and came out victorious. I'm thinking Bad News is on borrowed time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 The AWA continues to roll. I love the introduction of all the new angles on the TV show. Great way to push Ultimate Warrior... all he has to do is beat the largest wrester in the world. Poor Duke Myers... I wouldn't want to see Atlas coming after me. Awesome match between Adias and Tanaka. This would have been the highlight of almost any TV show I saw as a kid. Poffo and Idol... this is going to be a wild ride. WOW... What a Memorial Day.... And the MVP of the event.... The Medics!!! Can't wait to see BNB vs Nikita. I was not sure which direction you were going to go with BNB vs Colon but for most of his title run, I thought I had an idea where you were headed. For this one... I have no Idea! It's going to be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted June 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 6-2-88 Highlights are shown of the Memorial Day Event. The video ends with a split screen shot of Nikita Koloff on one side, raising his arm in victory and Bad News Brown on the other side, raising his fist and world title. Brenda Britton and AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow are standing in front of the Metrodome in Minneapolis. There's a huge 'WrestleRock' banner hanging behind them. Britton: Hi everybody! Welcome to our first WrestleRock report. WrestleRock 88 will take place right here in the Metrodome on July 15th. Gerry, I know you have a lot to talk about, so the floor's yours my friend. Morrow: AHHHHH Thank you Brenda. Last weekend we had quite de Memorial Day event. I would like to congratulate Nikita Koloff on winning de tournament. As you know, he will now face Bad News Brown for de AWA world title at WrestleRock. There will be a special press conference next week from de Marriot Hotel. Both Brown and Koloff will be there. Now, back to Memorial Day. Dat night we saw chains, chairs, lead pipes and nun chucks. It was utter chaos and our medical staff worked overtime. A lot of wrestlers were hurt physically and very, very upset. I have heard their complaints and they have been addressed. So, at WrestleRock, de following matches have been set. Larry Zbyszko (C) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami- AWA Mid American title bout Carlos Colon vs. Buzz Sawyer- Carribean Death Match Also, The Ultimate Warrior vs. Giant Haystacks The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Synergy Britton: Wow! Gerry, what a line up! Morrow: Oh Brenda, dat is only de beginning. More matches will be announced, including a big one later today. Morrow pulls out a golden trophy in the shape of a fist. Morrow: Brenda, at WrestleRock, there will be a WrestleRock Rumble Match. It will be a taped fist battle royal. The winner will receive dis trophy and a guaranteed world title shot in de near future. Participants will be announced in de coming weeks. And, presenting dis trophy to de winner will be Randall 'Tex' Cobb. Oh yes, de stars are coming out for WrestleRock. Brenda, why don't you conclude dis by telling de people who else will be at WrestleRock. Britton: I would love to! The sensational Irene Cara will be singing the National Anthem! Listen to this, after the wrestling event, REO Speedwagon will perform in concert! Gerry, you've outdone yourself! Until next week's press conference, tooooodles! Commercial Break The Ultimate Warrior vs. Ollie Thompson Warrior storms the ring, pounds away on Thompson, presses him up, drops him and hits a body splash for the win! Nelson: Ultimate Warrior, you've taken the AWA by storm and have beaten all in your path. Giant Haystacks issued the challenge and you accepted. That happens at WrestleRock. Are you prepared for a behemoth like Haystacks? Warrior: The bigger they are, the harder they fall! At WrestleRock, Giant Haystacks will fall to the Ultimate Warriorrrrrrrrrr! (Shakes his head and arms) AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH! Commercial Break 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer vs. Trent Watkins Sawyer tears Watkins to shreds before finishing him off with a powerslam! Nelson: Buzz Sawyer, since you've arrived, you've been causing serious problems for Carlos Colon. Just what is your issue? Sawyer: (Maniacal laugh) I'm just having fun. Nelson: Well, we'll see how much fun you have at WrestleRock, when you face Colon in a Caribbean Death Match. Sawyer: That sounds like a lot of fun! Colon! You think you got me on this, but you fell right into my trap. Now I can beat you up as bad as I want! I can hurt you as much as I want and there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it! Get your affairs in order Colon! Commercial Break Nick Busick and The Gunslingers vs. The Unhinged Outlaws and Kokina w/Abbuda Iaukea We get a wild one here as all 6 men go at it. Busick is still hurting a bit from Kokina's attack a couple weeks ago, but he's going toe to toe with Kokina right now. The Gunslingers and Outlaws are having a serious slugfest. The Ref can't get control and signals for the Double DQ. The bell's ringing but the fists continue to fly into the commercial break. Commercial Break Badd Co. w/Baby Doll vs. Todd Rooney and Ray Glader Obviously Baby Doll has made a quick impact because Badd Co. looks refreshed and focused tonight. Tanaka superkicks Glader into a bridging back suplex by Diamond for the win. Nelson: Well..... Baby Doll: I don't have time for you Nelson. You just saw the resurgence of the very best team in wrestling, Badd Company. Everybody is talking about WrestleRock. Well, I promised my team big things and I always deliver. Next week Badd Co. will face the AWA National tag champs Venomous in a non title match. I have worked out a deal with Gerry Morrow and here it is. If my team loses, all three of us will leave the AWA. However, if we win and we will, my team will get a National tag title shot at WrestleRock. I have faith in Badd Company and therefore I have nothing to worry about. The stars are coming out for WrestleRock and it only makes sense that the biggest stars are there. Commercial Break The Harris Brothers vs. Seth Maxwell and Phil Elliot The Harris Brothers head to the ring. WHAM! They're attacked from behind by the Glamour Boys! The Glamour Boys swing Ron into the steel post and follow with a double dropkick on Don! The Glamour Boys jump down on the Harris Brothers and pound away. Prelim wrestlers run out to break this up. Commercial Break 'The Man of Steel' Tony Atlas w/Greg Gagne vs. Hank Simpson Atlas brutalizes his opponent before finishing him off with 3 consecutive Overhead Suplexes. Crusher Blackwell and the Fortunate Ones join Gagne and Atlas at ringside. Nelson: Well, looks like the gang's all here. I'm sure your all very proud of yourselves after what happened on Memorial Day. Gagne: Watch the sarcasm nerd! First up, I understand Duke Myers has asked for a match with Tony Atlas next week. Tony, tell good old Duker what's in store for him. Atlas: Duke Myers! You're going to pay for letting the great Greg Gagne down. You want me in the ring? Come and get some boy! Gagne: (Smiles) Let's talk about Memorial Day. We finished off that masked freak El Canek and then we not only destroyed Chavo and Hector but we put Mando out of commission. I told you Gagne's Gang rules this place and I was right. Now, the way I see it, my Fortunate Ones should be the world tag team champs. Where's our belts? Go get them nerd, now! Nelson: Funny you should mention the titles. It appears the Guerreros have talked with Gerry Morrow and a match has been signed for WrestleRock. Listen to this. The match will take place inside a steel cage! It will be El Canek teaming with Hector and Chavo Guerrero. Their opponents will be Crusher Blackwell and the Fortunate Ones. And, the world tag titles will be on the line. Gagne: Ok, now you're talking. This is even better! After my boys are done, Canek and the Guerreros can share a hospital room with Mando. Everybody laughs. Nelson: Hold on Gregory, one more thing. YOU will be in the match as well! The fans go wild. Gagne is stunned and shocked and collapses into Blackwell's arms. The Fortunate Ones are yelling at a smirking Larry Nelson. Commercial Break AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko vs. Henry Conway Zbyszko irritates the fans with a pre match nun chucks display. Larry gets the win with a swinging neckbreaker. Nelson: Larry, Tatsumi Fujinami wrestled you to a draw in the tournament and then you knocked him out with your nun chucks. Come on, there was no need for that. However, Tatsumi will get a shot at your title at WrestleRock. Zbyszko: You know Nelson, I can't tell you how good it felt to crack Tatsumi's spud head. At WrestleRock, I'm walking in the match with nothing but confidence and I'm walking out with this Mid American title. It's so simple, even an idiot like you can understand. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV Title Shot next week 'The Wild One' Johnny Rich vs. Chicky Starr Starr made it to the finals of the Memorial Day Tournament and looks to carry that momentum to a TV title shot. However, standing in his way is a fired up Johnny Rich. These two go back and forth for a few minutes. Rich goes on a tear with hip tosses, dropkicks and slams. Chicky rakes the eyes and comes back with rake burns, chokes, stomps and knee drops. Chicky delivers a hanging vertical suplex and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Chicky swings Johnny to the corner and charges in but Rich lunges forward with a clothesline. Rich fires up and goes to town on Chicky. Rich back drops Chicky and follows with a neck snap 1..2..Kick Out. Rich swings Chicky to the corner but Chicky stumbles into the Ref and the Ref goes down. Rich slams Chicky, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop, but the Ref is still down. Boooooos as DREAM MACHINE slides under the ropes with a wooden chair. Rich gets up to check on the Ref as Dream shatters the chair across Rich's back. Dream picks up Rich and drops him with a piledriver. Dream quickly exits. The Ref slowly rises as does Chicky. Chicky swings off the ropes and hits the corkscrew elbow drop 1..2..3! Chicky gets a TV title shot next week. As Nelson closes the show, Dream Machine runs over. Dream: Johnny Boy! You couldn't leave this be. You had to shoot your mouth off last week. You want this to continue? Fine by me babay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 Morrow & Britton start the show with some big announcements. First a press conference between champion and challenger I'm sure will go swimmingly then he unveils four big matches. Zbyszko/Fujinami should be a masterclass while Colon/Sawyer should be a bloodbath. Throw in the WrestleRock rumble and celebrity performances and we're looking at a massive show. Warrior prepares for the biggest challenge of his AWA career. Sawyer saying he's "just having fun" was such a heel line. Things break down in a wild trios match. Baby Doll has her men back in shape and with a chance to earn a title shot. The Glamour Boys give The Harris Brothers a taste of their own medicine. Atlas has a match with Duker while the rest of Gagne's Gang step into a cage with the tag titles on the line. Loved Greg's reaction. Larry Z isn't dreading the Dragon. Thanks to Dream Machine, Chicky is going for the TV title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted June 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 6-9-88 The camera pans across a room in the Marriot Hotel in Minneapolis. The room is full of reporters. There's a huge WrestleRock banner hanging behind a long table, with a podium at the middle. Seated at the table are AWA owner Verne Gagne, AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow, Brenda Britton, various members of the AWA committee and sponsors. On one side of the podium sits Nikita Koloff wearing a nice white suit. On the other sits the AWA World Champ Bad News Brown. Brown's wearing a cool suit, unbuttoned with a couple gold chains showing. The world title sits in front of him. Gagne: As you all know, WrestleRock 88 will take place on Saturday July 15th from the Metrodome in Minneapolis Minnesota. This tremendous event will also be shown live on pay per view. The main event will be Bad News Brown defending his title against the Memorial Day Tournament winner and number one contender Nikita Koloff. Each man will now have a chance to comment. Let's start with Nikita. Nikita stands up and shakes Verne's hand, then steps to the podium. Nikita: A few months ago Nikita come to the AWA with one goal in mind, to win AWA world title. It's been a hard and tough road but Nikita now has his shot. I am in the best shape of my life and have been training non stop. At WrestleRock Nikita will accomplish his goal and become world champion. Nikita sits down. Gagne: Thank you very much Nikita, now we'll hear from the world champ Bad News Brown. Brown sits there a few seconds before standing up. He brushes by Verne and goes right to the podium. Brown: Nikita Koloff talks a big game and thinks he's just going to walk into WrestleRock and beat me for my title. Well Nikita, I have some bad news for you. Not going to happen! I've held this title for a year and have beaten them all! Steamboat, Lawler, Colon, Dick the Bruiser, the list goes on and on and on. Nikita Koloff, you're just the next guy I beat. It's as simple as that. You don't have what it takes. You might have some muscles but I know you're soft and weak. Brown goes and grabs his title. Brown: This here is my title and there's no way in hell a chump like Nikita is going to take it. Nikita stands up and walks up to Brown. They're face to face as cameras flash. Brown is yelling and pointing in Nikita's face. Nikita pushes Brown's hand away. Brown sets his title down and pushes Nikita. Nikita shoves Brown back. The next thing you know, fists are flying! They grab each other and fall through the table! Security, Verne and Morrow are trying to break them up as they roll around on the ground punching each other. Commercial Break Back at the Hammond Center 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson vs. Gale Burgess DJ is wearing a face guard thanks to Kevin Kelly. DJ pinballs his opponent all over the ring before finishing him off with a flying shoulder block from the top rope. Nelson: It's great to have you back DJ. I'm sure you have some words for your former world tag team champ partner Kevin Kelly and of course his manager the Vin Man. DJ: Everyday I look in the mirror I have to think of those two punks and what they did to me. I know a lot of people thought I was crazy to think our partnership would work but I thought holding the world titles would outweigh our rocky history. I thought wrong and now Kelly and Vinnie will feel twice the pain I felt! Commercial Break 'The Man of Steel' Tony Atlas w/Greg Gagne vs. 'Big Guy' Duke Myers Pretty much a back and forth slugfest with both men getting in some hard shots. After a few minutes, trouble starts as Crusher Blackwell and The Fortunate Ones surround the ring. Duke is obviously distracted until the fans are up and cheering when El Canek and The Guerreros storm out! All hell breaks loose as Canek and the Guerreros brawl with Blackwell and the Fortunate Ones. Atlas and Myers end up on the outside as well. The Ref throws the match out. Gagne sprints out of there. After some serious fighting, Blackwell, Atlas and the Fortunate Ones retreat. Nelson: My goodness... wait a sec, Canek, Meyers and the AWA world tag champs Hector and Chavo Guerrero are coming over. Go ahead guys. Chavo: You know Larry Nelson, this should be a happy time for the Guerreros. We have the world titles and should be focused on defending these great titles but instead, we've been in a hospital room with our brother Mando. He's hanging in there but it will be a long road to recovery. Hector: You can rest assured that at WrestleRock, inside that steel cage, we're going to rip Gagne's Gang apart and that includes you too Greg! Yea, these tag titles are on the line and we're more than okay with that because there's no chance we're losing them, not with Canek on our side. Blackwell, Fortunate Ones and especially you Greg, we're doing this for Mando and you all will pay and pay dearly! Commercial Break 'Crippler' Rip Oliver vs. Joe Czack Oliver hits the piledriver and it's all over. Nelson: Great win Rip Oliver. So, what's next on your AWA agenda? Before Rip can answer, RAY STEVENS walks out. Stevens: Well, hello "Crippler" been awhile. What? Did you think I was just going to ride into the sunset? That I was going to just forget about you? Oh no, we're not done, not by a long shot. Oliver: Ray, if you want another match, fine by me. Stevens: I must admit that I am at the tail end of an illustrious career, but I am glad to hear you're up for a match. You see, I'm going to try my hand at managing and after doing some worldwide scouting, I've found someone who's not only a crippler but a bone crushing wrestling machine. If you've got the guts, if you're a real crippler, then you'll agree to face my client at WrestleRock. Nelson: Wait a minute, who is your client? Stevens: Now why would I want to spoil the surprise for all these great fans. What do you say Oliver? Do you have the guts? Oliver: I do and you of all people know I live up to my crippler name. I'll take on your man at WrestleRock and you better be prepared for another defeat. Stevens: (laughs) Oh we'll see about that. Commercial Break The celebrities are coming out for WrestleRock. Irene Cara will sing the National Anthem. Randall 'Tex' Cobb will present the trophy to the WrestleRock Rumble winner. REO Speedwagon will perform a concert after the event. Be There! AWA National Tag Team Champs Venomous vs. Badd Co. w/Baby Doll If Badd Co. wins they get a National tag title shot at WrestleRock. If Venomous wins, Badd Co. and Baby Doll will leave the AWA. Not a dull moment as these teams go at it with some high octane offense. Both teams are evenly matched and the chemistry is unreal. Venomous excite the crowd with some high flying aerial moves, while Badd Co. comes back with double team stereo maneuvers. Even Baby Doll is on the edge. After a few minutes of see saw action, Venomous takes control. Then something strange happens. Two men in yellow suits and yellow masks come out and stand with their arms folded in the corner of Venomous. Cobra is on the apron and keeps looking down at them. Kat is in the ring with Tanaka but keeps looking over at the mysterious men. Kat tries to stay focused as he hoists Tanaka up for a suplex but Diamond takes advantage of the distractions and clips Kat's knees from behind. Tanaka falls on top as the Ref counts 1..2..3! Thanks to this bizarre distraction, Cobra is a second too late. The mysterious men simply walk to the back. Baby Doll is jumping up and down. Badd Co. slide out of the ring and the 3 hug. They're heading to WrestleRock! Commercial Break Nelson: I can't believe it but I think those two men we just saw are the Killer Bees. I have no idea what they're motives or intentions are but I think they're presence just costed Venomous the match. Not sure what to make of that. Well, Badd Co. will now get a National tag title shot at WrestleRock. Switching gears, this weekend the AWA will be at the Treasure Island Casino in Red Wing Minnesota. You'll see such matches as Austin Idol vs. Lanny Poffo. The Glamour Boys vs. The Harris Brothers. Nick Busick vs. Kokina, Scott Putski vs. Cannonball Griz and plenty more. Let's get back to the ring, this should be a wild one. The Gunslingers vs. The Unhinged Outlaws This one never officially starts because the Ref never gets control. Both teams bring bull ropes to the ring and neither team is afraid to use them. It's chaos as both teams swing away at each other. After a quick exchange, the Outlaws slide out of the ring and grab a mic. Barr: Hey Gunslingers! You boys like to fight do you? Well, so do we! Why don't we find out who the real cowboys are here. How about we go at it in a bunkhouse match at WrestleRock. Unless you two city slickers are afraid to get your hands dirty. Casey grabs the ring announcer's mic. Casey: You want a fight? Boys, you got one! Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Brian Adias (C) vs. Chicky Starr Adias controls the opening moments with hip tosses, arm drags and dropkicks. The tide turns when Adias goes for a back drop but Chicky kicks him. Chicky controls the next few minutes with eye rakes, closed fists, slams and knee drops. Chicky goes for an elbow drop but Adias moves. Adias fires up and scores several near falls but can't put Chicky away. Chicky gets back into it with some old fashion rule breaking. The fans pump Adias up and these two start trading blows as the bell rings. The 10 minutes have expired. Both men pause and then start exchanging more punches. Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. Trent Watkins Colon wins the match with a flying clothesline from the top rope. Colon celebrates but BUZZ SAWYER hits the ring with a chain. Colon turns around as Sawyer goes for a clothesline but Colon ducks. Sawyer turns around as Colon kicks him low! Colon yanks the chain away and starts choking Sawyer with it! Colon wrenches away as Sawyer spits up. Prelim wrestlers hit the ring as Colon chokes Sawyer like a mad man. WrestleRock 88 Saturday, July 15th From the Metrodome, Minneapolis MN Live on Pay Per View Singing the National Anthem- Irene Cara AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff STEEL CAGE MATCH! The AWA World Tag Team Titles will be on the line AWA World Tag Champs The Guerreros and El Canek vs. Crusher Blackwell/The Fortunate Ones and Greg Gagne AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (C) vs. Tatsumi 'The Dragon' Fujinami AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Venomous (C) vs. Badd Co. w/Baby Doll Carribean Death Match! Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer The Ultimate Warrior vs. Giant Haystacks Bunkhouse Match! The Gunslingers vs. The Unhinged Outlaws 'Crippler' Rip Oliver vs. ??? w/Ray Stevens Synergy vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin 2 more matches TBA Special message from AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow regarding the WrestleRock Rumble Match Morrow: HAHAHAHA de WrestleRock Rumble Match will be very unique indeed. It will be a taped fist Battle Royal where pins, submissions and over the top rope eliminations will all count. Now, as you all are aware of, there is a lot of bad blood in de AWA. Well, I hope dis match will take care of a lot of it. I'm going to throw them all in there and let them fight. De winner will be presented dis grand trophy by legendary tough guy Randall 'Tex' Cobb. De winner will also receive an AWA world title shot at their convenience. De participants will be, Nick Busick Kokina Johnny Rich Dream Machine Scott Putski Cannonball Griz Tony Atlas Duke Myers The Glamour Boys The Harris Brothers Kevin Kelly DJ Peterson REO Speedwagon will perform a special concert after the wrestling event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 An expectedly tense press conference. Peterson is back and on the hunt for payback. Atlas/Myer's first meeting descends into chaos. Stevens has a new client to send after the man who took his place as Crippler. The Killer Bees are here and seem to have a interest in Venomous. WrestleRock just got bigger with the Gunslingers meeting the Unhinged Outlaws in a Bunkhouse match. 10 minutes isn't enough for Chicky & Adidas. Sawyer tries to jump Colon again and pays for it. Morrow's really turned the WrestleRock Rumble into a pressure cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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