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So the rule of us bringing in foreign talent is a no go? What about for an excursion where they can only wrestle for 3-6 months? Then he’d be free again?

I will sign Yoshihiro Asai - he'll be wrestling under a hood as Azure Dragon I would like resign skandar akbar as my 5th manager id like to make a claim to have Mitsuraha Misawa as Tiger Mask 2

Okay - then I will set a claim for Yoshihiro Asai - he'll be wrestling under a hood as Azure Dragon

I'd like to make a claim on Ultimo Dragon. A young lion at this point in his career but was on his way up.

World Championship Wrestling Saturday April 22 Kansas City, Missouri Currently on tour in Japan: The Road Warriors, Terry Gordy, Great Muta, Dan Spivey, and Chris Benoit. WCW opens with Tony and DDP pumping up the big show. They are joined by Nick Bockwinkle who is holding the WCW Television Championship. He announces that the Great Muta has relinquished the television championship after winning the Japanese championship last week in Japan. Bockwinkle says that Muta will be here next week to address the fans. Tonight, we’ll see a special six-man battle royal and a new television champion will be crowned! The crowd is shocked but excited. Then the crowd pops… it is Randy Savage! He comes out and talks to Bockwinkle… they leave the area… what is happening here? Time to go into our opening match… Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mitchel Simpson via the top rope headbutt! Bigelow walks over and lets DDP and Tony know that he may be a man on his own… but on my own is the way I want to be. Alone, I will walk through the fire and come out hotter than ever! I want everyone to know that Bam Bam is coming and I’ve got a fire coming with me! Jimmy Snuka vs Sabu ends in a DQ when Taz gets involved. Then… to the delight of the fans… here comes KAMALA! Kamala comes out and starts patting his belly and chopping away at Taz and Sabu! Snuka then with a big dropkick and Sabu goes out of the ring. Snuka then holds out his hand… Kamala…. He isn’t sure… but then he holds his hand up and Snuka with a high five! My gosh… is Kamala buddies with Snuka now? We’re back with WCW and DDP is putting over the tv title battle royal tonight. He announces that Haku, Z-Man, Mark Madness, Koko Ware, and Johnny Ace will be involved. Tony asks who the sixth man will be…DDP then shines and says that a secret he knows and the world is going to find out! We then see the debut of a newcomer… he hails from Tombstone, Arizona. The American Psycho… CRUSH! Crush comes out to a lot of confusion. This guy is 6’6”... he’s over 300 pounds… the hair draped over his face… he is a monster. He destroys Mikey Conrad and finishes things with a choke… then a SLAM!Crush gets up and looks in the camera and then makes a slit the throat sign… oh my… As Crush walks into the darkness… we see Randy Savage come back out and he’s got Nick Bockwinkle with him…. Savage then calls out Ricky Steamboat… he’ll join us when we come back! We’re back… Ricky Steamboat comes out… Randy Savage then goes on… Randy: Rick… I am very happy to have you come out tonight brother. You know the last couple of months… we’ve been hanging and banging brother. We’ve been running wild like nothing before. (Steamboat nods in agreement) But brother… things… things sometimes come to an end. (Steamboat looks surprised) This title right here… (US Title)... this is the title of the United States… but I want that title… the WORLD TITLE! Steamboat shakes his head and asks why… Savage points out that he’s the number one contender and he is putting the US title up and cashing in his shot for the world title! Does Steamboat accept?! Bockwinkle then tries to pull Steamboat back… what in the world is he going to choose? The Nasty Boys defeated Sam Wallace & Pauly Koons via the middle rope elbow! The Rockers cut a promo on the Twin Towers who come out and challenge them to a brawl right now… The Rockers know better and get out alive this week. Slick says he has got the contract right here… he is making some arrangements and wants this to be and smooth as he is. Schaivone tries to challenge them to sign it now but Slick says no way no how baby. We’re back on WCW and out walks Konnan and he’s got some buddies with him. He brings out Solar (Red), Silver King (Silver), and Blue Demon Jr! (Blue) He says that it is time for the invasion of WCW with some of the best talents from across the world and these three are going to show everyone what high flying is all about! Solar - Silver King - Blue Demon Jr win a six-man tag against John & Mark Ryans and Vance Coolings via a triple dropkick! Dusty Rhodes walks out to call out the Alliance… he says he is going to get some bad dudes from the Block to come down and whoop some booty baby! He is challenging Koloff… anytime… anywhere… We’re back and out come Harley Race and Bob Orton. Then we see Koloff bring out the Russian Pitbulls. The Russian Pitbulls defeated Sam Joseph & Alvin Styliski via the Russian Hammer (Hart Breaker double finish). We then see everyone over by Schiavone and DDP. Harley Race says that the challenge for Rhodes is for the World at War pay per view next month. He says that these five men are going to put a beating on Dusty Rhodes that he’ll never be able to come back from! Ivan Koloff then says he is going to be here next week and he’s going to challenge Dusty Rhodes to come out and fight him…. He thinks he’ll be too yellow to accept it! WCW is back… and out walks Ricky Steamboat. He says that he and Randy Savage have been in the ring before but he prefers to fight alongside of him rather than against him. Savage then walks out… Steamboat says that he accepts the challenge of Randy Savage… next week for the World Title! They shake hands and Savage holds his arm up. We got a world title match next week! We then see the entrants for the TV Title come out… over the top or pinfall/submission. Then we see the final entrant… The Freebird! Michael PS Hayes! TV Title Battle Royal Johnny Ace - Koko Ware - Z-Man - Haku - Mark Madness - Michael Hayes This is a pretty quick and fun battle royal. We see the strength of Haku and Madness. The teamwork on Koko, Zenk, and Ace is on display. Haku and Madness then start in on one another and start going towards the ropes. On the other side of the ring, Michael Hayes with a clothesline on Ace and he goes out of the ring to the floor! Koko and Zenk then come over and double up to get Haku and Madness but here comes Hayes and he pulls everyone… we see a big tumble to the floor! Hayes thinks he won it… but wait… Koko… Koko goes up top and comes off with a huge dropkick right to the face of Hayes! Koko is one fire and Hayes is reeling from the shots! Koko then with a back body drop and Hayes is in a bad way. Koko then throws Hayes into the corner… Koko runs with a dropkick but Hayes moves and Koko gets caught up in the ropes. Oh my… Koko then falls but Hayes pulls him up for a DDT! Hayes covers for the 1…..2…..3!! We’ve got a NEW TELEVISION CHAMPION! Hayes holds up the belt! He walks over to Schiavone and DDP as DDP celebrates with him! Michael Hayes: I told you! I wasn’t gone baby! I am here! Live and in living color! This title… this is the beginning! I am number one man in this business. I am the number one man in television. And next week… you will all see why I am the number one man in ROCK n ROLL BABAY!

I want to try and bring in some lucha names Silver King Solar Blue Demon Jr. Sato now being known as Dragon Assassin dropping: Buddy Jack Roberts Masa Fuchi Fidel Sierra Iceman Parsons Jose Lothario Mike Davis Tommy Lane Bob Bradley Brad Batten Bart Batten Todd Champion Curtis Thompson

World Championship Wrestling Saturday April 15 Omaha, Nebraska Currently on tour in Japan: Ricky Steamboat, The Road Warriors, Terry Gordy, Great Muta, Dan Spivey, and Chris Benoit. We open WCW this week with Tony Schiavone standing by alongside DDP! They put over the Clash of the Champions. They also talk about some of the talent being in Japan. We then see Ivan Koloff walk out with two huge masked men… Koloff says these are his Russian Pitbulls and he is going to unleash them tonight and then he’ll unleash them on Dusty Rhodes! The Russian Pitbulls destroy Mark Jay and Hank Rogers via top rope Bulldog! Here comes Harley Race and Bob Orton. They join Koloff and the Russians… they put over the issue with Dusty Rhodes and talk about putting an end to him once and for all. Race says that together this is an allied power to destroy Americana and Dusty Rhodes. They will finish what they started and it will be his end! Haku kills Dwight Morton via the throat spike! Jimmy Snuka comes over and he talks about beating Bob Orton the other night and now he is looking at what is next. He says there is plenty of gold out there and he plans to get his hands on it once again! The Twin Towers destroy the Wallace Twins via the 747! The Towers walk over and here come the Rockers! Slick says it is time to find out just who is the cream of the crop if you will. Michaels and Jannetty say they don’t work for peanuts and small crowds but rather for big money in sold out venues across the country. They say to offer up the contract and put some money on it to see who walks out on top! Konnan vs Conquistador 1 turns into a 2 on 1 beatdown. Chris Benoit is in Japan and Konnan is left alone. The Conquistadors work him over before officials and agents come out to break things up. The Mexican champion looks to be in rough shape. Koko Ware flew to victory over Mike Newton via the top rope dropkick! Macho Man and Liz then come out. Randy Savage says he has got to talk to Ricky Steamboat but Tony puts over how he’s in Japan defending the title. Savage asks if he’ll be back next week… Schiavone says yes and Macho says he’ll see him next week! Kamala vs Taz turns out to be a DQ finish after these two brawl all over ringside. Here comes Sabu and now he is joining Taz as they beatdown on Kamala. Wait a minute… OMG… Off the stage here comes Jimmy Snuka! He is coming to the side of… Kamala? What in the hell is going on here. Snuka and Kamala fight off Taz and Sabu… then they look at one another… Kamala runs to the back… what in the hell was that? Dusty Rhodes comes out to cut a scathing promo on Harley Race and his crew. Dusty says that he has been up against the odds before… he has had to fight for his life before… but this is going to be his final showdown. He says that Harley Race has set the stage but the American Dream is going to burn it down baby! He says that on May the 28th… WCW is going to hold an event… a special event called World at War… he is challenging Race for that event… he brings his crew and Dusty will bring his and we’ll see just who has it all when the smoke clears! Michael Hayes defeated Johnny Ace after a nasty DDT! Ace and Michael put on a fun little 8-minute match. Ace gets some offense… looks good… but Hayes is cunning and fights back for the win. Hayes then comes over to DDP and Schiavone… Hayes: Listen up and listen good… the other night they thought they clipped the wings of the Freebirds and maybe that did happen but there is one Freebird standing strong right here. If I leave here tomorrow… would you still remember me? Huh? This Bird you cannot change and brother I am coming with the passion of 1,000 fires up my back! Put WCW on notice… I may be the only one left but damnit I am standing tall and things will never be the same!

Every single match has something to make it special.... very Mid Southian of you... and its a fun way to present things. Butch Reed vs Luger is a fun concept. Luger with Woman is still something I am excited about and how well that could have worked. Dibiase is continuing to be paramount when it comes to heel work and he's setting the stage higher and higher. I want to know if Dr. Death had sleeves on his Ref shirt?

I need to be more familair with some of your talent but I do appreciate the work you've put in so far and how well you fit in with the group. The graphics make things fun as well. I also download a TEW graphics folder to get my pics.

A great territory feel and this is right in your wheel house. Even in our conversations - you seem to be like Memphis in this world of 1988 that is expanding - you're showing how this Territory can be as strong as any other company even though it isn't as big. I will echo the others with Lawler's absence but it almost creates a better dynamic to build things up around him. I am hopeful to see some cream rise to the top and take on Lawler when the time or if the time comes.

I loved that tag tournament concept. Makes it feel important while also building up the Crockett Cup. Champaign Slam is going to be a fun show and your build ups have been great. Bad News and Carlos is a great main event and shows off how diverse the AWA is when it comes to talent... add in Nikita v Adams... and that big 10-man tag.... there's a little bit for everyone on this show.

Brody vs Finlay... I am sure no punches were pulled in that bout. "News from Mid-South Wrestling in Louisiana as Ernie Ladd had agreed to send two tough tag teams to the Crockett Cup. First up are the Mid-South Tag Team Champions Hercules Hernandez and Scott Steiner. Hernandez is a well traveled journeyman while Steiner is a prodigy who has been wowing fans and industry experts alike." This kind of stuff is why I love your product. You put in the little extra effort to make it mean just that much more. I am pumped to see how the CUP shakes out and who is going to face whom.

World Championship Wrestling Presents: Clash of the Champions II! Thursday April 13 Des Moines, Iowa The Z-Man vs Haku started the show off. Zenk was over with the crowd while Haku had some great heat. Z-man was able to fly around a little bit. He catches Haku off guard with a nasty top rope dropkick to finish things off to the delight of the fans! Johnny Ace vs Kamala ends up being a simple showcase… mainly for Kamala who is trying to be rebuilt into a monster. He handles Ace with ease and finishes with a nasty big splash! Bam Bam Bigelow vs Mark Madness is another showcase for Bam Bam who is rising back up in the ranks. He puts an end to Mark Madness here… nothing special but a nice solid ass whoopin for the Bammer. We get a huge powerslam to finish things off! WCW Television Championship Koko B Ware vs The Great Muta © is our first championship match of the night and Muta has risen to another level here in WCW. The special mask and the paint is just the top of the iceberg for this guy. He and Koko have a great match and it gets close to the 15-minute time limit. We near the end and Koko goes for the top rope dropkick but Muta side steps and hits the MYST! Muta winks at the crowd before he goes up top… Koko is slow to his feet and Muta with a moonsault on Koko and then the 3-count with just under a minute remaining in the match! Konnan & Chris Benoit vs the Conquistadors was a good tag team match with some low key lucha moves by Konnan and the Conquistadors with Benoit fitting right in. When Konnan and Benoit seemed to have things bottled up the Conquistadors were able to turn the tide but the fight went out of the ring to the floor. All four men were outside the ring for a double countout. Dusty Rhodes vs Dan Spivey ended up being kind of a messy situation. Dusty was busted open, again, early, and was a stuck pig most of the contest. Spivey looked strong here only for Dusty to fight back and no-sell. We saw a major ruckus take place when Spivey kicked Rhodes in the head and sent him to the ring floor. Out of the crowd - Ivan Koloff shows up and starts hammering away on Rhodes. Race comes over and he joins as well. It’s a 3 on 1 beatdown of Rhodes as officials and agents come out. WCW World Tag Team Championship The Killer Bees vs The Rockers © is a nice - fast paced contest with lots of tags. The Killer Bees really do look good here and have some nice continuity. The Rockers seem to be working on a different level right now and get control of the match. We see a Jannetty superkick set up a Shawn Michaels fist drop for the win and the Rockers continue to roll… that is until the Twin Towers come out and get right in their faces. Slick is in the middle of all of it and this could explode at any time! Jimmy Snuka vs Bob Orton Jr. is another fun little contest. Nothing crazy. Orton works well enough with Snuka and Jimmy is finding a way to be relevant again. He hits the Super Fly for the 3-count! MAIN EVENT BAD STREET BRAWL Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, & Mr. T vs The Fabulous Freebirds is a messy affair… namely with Mr. T and Buddy Jack who don’t appear to be in any shape to wrestle. Gordy carries a lot of the match with his power. Hayes has the showmanship that keeps it interesting. As all hell breaks loose we end up with all six men fighting. Savage and Gordy take their brawl out on the stage. Steamboat hits a huge cross body on Hayes and puts him down. Mr. T finally gets Buddy Jack up for an airplane spin and drops him for Macho Man to come down with an elbow right through his heart for the 3-count! While Steamboat, Savage, and T celebrate… Hayes and Gordy argue… uh oh…

World Championship Wrestling Saturday April 8 Dubuque, Iowa WCW opens this week with Tony Schiavone standing by…. Wait a minute… here’s some rock music… what is this…. Who is this? Good Gawd it is Diamond Dallas Page! DDP comes out and grabs the microphone from Tony Schiavone… DDP says he’s the new co-host of this show and he should be the headliner but the big wigs at WGN don’t know what to do with real talent. DDP says we got a whale of a show tonight… we got the World Champ here… the US Champ is here… and DDP is here… what more could you want? Good Gawd! Schiavone is flabbergasted as we head to the ring for our opening match! The Twin Towers defeated Mac Holliday & Justin Timbs via the 747 Splash! Slick walks over and slaps hands with DDP. They talk jive for a moment and then the Towers get on the line to let the world know they have got no fear when it comes to professional wrestling. They plan on taking down the Rockers and showing the World why they are the most dominant tag team in wrestling. Slick says it is only a matter of time before the world sees the destruction that the Twin Towers can do! We’re back from break and here come the Rockers. They talk about their big match with the Killer Bees this week at the Clash but they know the Twin Towers will be waiting in the wings. Marty and Shawn both point out how these two big bafoons are going to be in a world of hurt when they get done with them. The world is going to know why this gold belongs to the Rockers and there is nothing they can do about it! The Killer Bees defeated Tommy George & Mike Wallace via the Double Dropkick! Harley Race then walks out with Spivey, Orton, & Mark Madness. They make it real simple… tonight Rhodes and Bigelow face Spivey and MAdness and they’ll be lucky to make it out alive… but if they do… haha… at the Clash we will put the finishing touches on them once and for all! Tonight is the beginning of the end for Dusty Rhodes! We’re back from break and we get an elaborate entrance for the WCW Television Champion… the Great Muta! He comes out in his ceremonial head dress for his match and this guy has got star written all over him. The Great Muta defeated Mikey Bryant via the Top Rope Moonsault! Koko B Ware comes out and he let’s Muta know he isn’t going to be fooled this time. He is going to walk out with the tv title! Muta walks over and Koko continues to take some jabs… but then Muta with the MYST! Koko is blinded while Muta is putting the boots to him! Officials and agents run over to try and stop things. Muta makes the throat slash sign and points down at Koko who seems to be in a bad way before he even gets going! We have Johnny Ace and Tom Zenk come out and they work the crowd. They put over their big contests this week with Haku and Kamala. They talk about being contenders for the tv titles and want to get their shot sooner than later. Kamala defeated Skip Jackson and Mark Dukes via the count out when he threw both men out of the ring. Jimmy Snuka comes out to put over his match with Bob Orton this week at the Clash. He talks about wanting to earn his rematch with Muta… he plans to beat Orton and then get his chance at the gold that he doesn’t feel he should have lost. DDP and Schiavone are back and put over the issue with Muta and Koko… they talk about Koko being okay… we’ll see if he can challenge this week for the television title! They talk about the US title and World Champion… Randy Savage and Rick Steamboat who will be joining us when we come back from break. They are going to team with Mr. T and take on the Birds in the Bad Street Brawl. The Faces all put over the Clash and show off their Gold and Titles accordingly. Mr. T says he is going to get his hands on Buddy Jack and put him down for good. Savage says that Gordy is one elbow drop away from a date with his destiny. Ricky Steamboat then puts over how Michael Hayes is going to hear a song… but not his own… it will be the song that is song when the night is over and the Freebirds reign comes to an end! Chris Benoit defeated Jesse Hernandez via the top rope headbutt Benoit and Konnan go over to Schiavone and DDP. They talk about their tag match at the Clash. We then see the Conquistadors walk over… they say something in spanish to the translation of “Vas a estar en un mundo de peligro. No aceptaremos ninguna piedad ni mostraremos ninguna compasión. ¡Tomaremos su máscara y tomaremos sus títulos!” DDP and Schiavone are back with the Freebirds and we see DDP chumming it up with them. They talk about the Clash and how this will be the most Triumphant moment in the history of the Freebirds. They want everyone to come out to Des Moines… take a picture of Savage, T, and Steamboat… because it will be the last time anyone sees them in WCW! Dusty Rhodes & Bam Bam vs Dan Spivey & Mark Madness ends up being a fun little contest with the highlight being the rise of Bam Bam. The crowd is so behind him and Rhodes is working the eye that was injured last week. Mark Madness just doesn’t have the best skillset to get in there and make a difference but he’s doing everything he can. Spivey does a majority of the work. The final moments are winding down while television time is about to expire… we see Bigelow with a huge powerslam on Madness for the 3-count! On the other side of the ring, Orton and Race pull Rhodes out of the ring and throw him into the ringpost! Rhodes is busted open again while Bam Bam makes chase. This is getting out of hand!

Okay - try to keep up with this one.... I made a trade with Kev to get Lanny Poffo I am dropping Skandar Abar With my manager spot - I am moving Brother Love into that position I am then going to trade Lanny Poffo and Brother Love to AWA for DDP (manager) and Crush

World Championship Wrestling Saturday April 1 Rockford, Illinois {WCW opens this week with footage from Triumph! We see the new International Tag Champs the Twin Towers…. The new TV Champ the Great Muta… Chris Benoit losing his mask… the Savage and Gordy brawl… the Dan Spivey turn…. Ricky Steamboat’s Triumph…here we go!} Tony Schiavone is standing by as he puts over the big night of action as we are just 12-days away from the Clash of the Champions II from Des Moines, Iowa. It has been signed… a six-man Bad Street Match… Gordy, Hayes, & Roberts versus Savage, Steamboat, & Mr. T! Also signed… the tag team title match with the Killer Bees taking on The Rockers! So much more will be announced tonight and next week… let’s head to the ring! The Great Muta defeated Bob Marcus via the Moonsault! We get to hear from Koko B Ware who comes out and says that he has got the shot against Muta at the Clash. He may have taken him for granted last time… but now he’s ready and he’s hot and he has got all the right moves to walk away with the GOLD! The Killer Bees defeated The Shadows via the Double Drop Kick! We hear from the Rockers who walk out with the tag titles and let the world know that this is the beginning of the greatest tag team title reign in the history of wrestling. They plan to set them up and drop them one by one as only the Rockers can do. Then… well… things get interesting… here come the Twin Towers and Slick. They are holding the International Tag Titles… Slick is challenging the Rockers… we have some officials come out… well… this is an interesting turn. Dusty Rhodes comes out and he cuts a scathing promo on Dan Spivey… Dusty: Spivey… I took you in… I gave you an inside look at the American Dream and you paid me back in scorn! The jealousy in your eyes and the malice in your heart… brother it overcame you. I don’t know what Harley Race paid you with. I don’t know what he promised you. I can only say this… I will give you the respect you deserve. I will give you the penance you seek… I will give you the forgiveness that you so desperately need. Just come to me and be the man I know you are and not the weasel that Harley Race is paying you to be! The Z-Man defeated Manny Lopez Zenk walks over and he’s joined by Johnny Ace. They put over their matches at the Clash of the Champions. Ace goes one on one with perhaps the most Dangerous Man in Wrestling… Kamala while Z-Man takes on the strong samoan… Haku! They talk about showing up big and making the most of their opportunity at the Clash to get back in the thick of things for the title hunts! Johnny Ace defeated Vance Vincent The Conquistadors defeated Tim Wright & Cael Williams Konnan comes out to cut a promo before the Conquistadors come over… that brings out European Champion, Chris Benoit! He and Konnan have challenged the Conquistadors for a tag match at the Clash. We’ll see if they can answer the call and show exactly what their made of! Harley Race walks out with Spivey, Mark Madness, & Bob Orton. They put over the control they have here in WCW. They talk about taking it apart piece by piece. The first piece is Dusty Rhodes. Spivey goes crazy and says that Rhodees is talking nonsense like usual. He is going to find his way to the bottom of the world and rest in the gutter like he deserves! Race says that at the Clash… Spivey gets to put an end to Dusty Rhodes… but if he doesn’t… Race has got another back up plan and it won’t be pretty! Ricky Steamboat comes out to a big pop with Randy Savage and Mr. T. They put over the Clash and a big six-man Badstreet Match! Come as you want… survive if we let you says Randy Savage as he calls out the Freebirds! Mr. T says that he pities the fool who is going to get in his way. He wants Buddy Jack Roberts and he’s going to put an end to him! MAIN EVENT Bam Bam Bigelow vs Bob Orton Jr. - A good main event with these two who have grown to know each other well. We get some interest from Race and Madness who come out and circle the ring. We get some great offense from Bigelow. Here comes Dusty Rhodes to even things up. Outside the ring… wait a moment… here comes Rhodes and Race…. They are arguing outside the ring. Wait second… Spivey runs from outside the ring and attacks Rhodes! Spivey grabs Rhodes and throws him right into the ring post! Rhodes is busted wide open! Bigelow comes out to try and help out his buddy but all hell has broken loose. The referee calls for the bell as we see a lasting image of Rhode, covered in blood, Bigelow trying to protect him from Race and his cronies.

Okay, use or lose random thought, I have a few people I’d like to move on my roster and I know others do. Would it be plausible to do a shake up draft? Like if I had 10 guys, I’d put them in a pool with 8 from this promotion and 7 from that and so on. I would get 10 picks for my 10 entries. They could be used on the others that are put in. if I put in 7, I get 7. the names I put in are either drafted or if they aren’t picked they go to free agency. thoughts?

I will post some pictures on another thread with all of them and we can continue there. I have a Zeus, Stunning Steve, and Harlem Heat that are pretty good

So the figure collection really started amping up last year in July. I got into customizing... then my roster on here kind of changed... so both world's clashed... now I try to only get talent that I have a figure of.

MONDAY MARCH 27 -Triumph from Chicago Sport Arena, Chicago, Illinois {Triumph opens with Tony Schiavone standing by with Nick Bockwinkle and Jerry Brisco. They are all putting over the big night ahead. We’ve got 5 title matches tonight… we’ve got a mask vs mask match… plus a huge six-man tag and a special four way tag team match. The Killer Bees vs The Nasty Boys vs The Sheepherder vs The Islanders An interesting opener with these four teams letting it all shine out this evening. The match is an elimination bout. The four teams haven’t quite figured out this formula. We get some decent offense as the Killer Bees look good here with some nice double team moves. We also see a nasty spot where Tama falls off the top rope onto the apron and twists his knee pretty bad. This leads to a double dropkick on Haku and then the pinfall. The Nasty Boys show off some good moves and control the rest of the contrast but the Sheepherders bring the fight to them. We end up seeing a double DQ when the Herders and Nasties go outside the ring and we see some chairs involved. The referee calls for the bell and we look inside the ring… there we see the Killer Bees have their hands raised! They will get a shot at the tag titles in a couple of weeks. TV Title - Snuka vs The Great Muta A solid contest with these two men throwing everything out there for the crowd Muta looks like a rockstar right now Snuka looks to be in tremendous shape and also flies around the ring. We see Muta control the middle part of the contest until Snuka makes a valiant comeback The crowd is solidly behind the Superfly and start to cheer We see Snuka hit the ropes and then a flying headbutt on Muta! Superfly is going up top….He makes the sign and leaps from the top…. But MUTA SPITS THE MYST IN HIS FACE and moves! Snuka is rolling around with the green myst covering his face Muta hits the ropes and then a big spinning wheel kick right to the skull! Muta covers for the 3-count…. WE HAVE A NEW WCW Television Champion! Muta holds the title up and walks up the aisle…. A star has been born. MASK VS MASK Wild Pegasus vs Konnan Konnan wins with help of the Conquistadors… but once Pegasus tries to take his mask off… Konnan stops him… he says that the mask is an honor and it must be worn with pride… Pegasus says that he has worn the mask for long enough and it is time to show the world who he really is… CHRIS BENOIT! Benoit and Konnan then shake hands. The Conquistadors make their way to the ring but Konnan and Benoit fight off the Conquistadors and send them packing! INTERNATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Road Warriors © vs The Twin Towers w/ Slick Messy ass match… Road Warriors aren’t playing well with the Towers. Slick is able to get the night stick into Bossan who nails Hawk right in the throat! This leads to a big 747 by the OMG and the 1….2….3! The Towers are the new International Tag Team Champions. Hawk looks to be in a bad way. The Towers celebrate up the aisle while the Road Warriors almost no sell it and go to the back. Interesting take on things… WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Rockers vs Tom Zenk & Johnny Ace Talk about two teams with the looks but only ones got the skills… that’s not the best way to say it but Zenk and Ace just don’t mesh as a team that well yet. They are polar opposites of the Rockers in regards to getting some love from the fans and also selling. The Rockers are arrogant and show offs and they do it in the ring. Shawn even gets a little testy with Ace. The finish sees Zenk get the hot tag and come in like a house of fire. He is rocking and rolling over the Rockers but then hits the ropes and Jannetty pulls it down for Zenk to go flying. Ace looks to go up top and Shawn Michaels runs and dropkicks him off the top rope to the floor and the crowd pops! Jannetty then smashes Zenk’s head into the ringpost and then tosses him in for Michaels to pin for the 3-count. The Rockers retain what is rightfully theirs in the world tag team titles… but what does this mean in regards to the International Titles… UNITED STATES vs JAPANESE UNIFICATION MATCH Randy Savage w/ Elizabeth vs Terry Gordy w/ Buddy Jack A really fun contest with a lot of heat. Gordy and Savage waste no time going out of the ring and brawling. They come in the ring and do some workrate. Savage sells like he’s being murdered in the ring. We see Buddy Jack Roberts come in and try to get involved but Mr. T runs out of the back and pulls him down. He chases Roberts off into the darkness. Out of nowhere… what is going on… Gordy with the US title DESTROYS Savage! The referee calls for the bell as Gordy is beating him down in a bad way. Elizabeth even comes in the ring and Gordy rears back - not seeing her - and elbows her right in the head! Elizabeth is down! Gordy looks shocked! He drops Savage’s title and then goes up the aisle to a chorus of boos and being pelted with debris! SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Dusty Rhodes, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Dan Spivey vs Harley Race, Bob Orton, & The Predator Big time six-man tag here. The crowd is solidly behind Dusty and his buddies. Race, Orton, and Predator get some decent enough head but the story of Rhodes and Race is what everyone wants to see. We get a solid taste of it here but not too much. Bam Bam starts to get frustrated about not getting a tag… Bigelow and Rhodes have been in the entire match. The big moment comes when they do come to him and Spivey comes in like a house of fire… but then he kicks DUSTY IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! Rhodes goes down and Spivey spits on him! My gosh… Bigelow looks to get up and Spivey doesn’t say anything to him… but here comes the Predator with a huge flying shoulder block and Bigelow goes crashing down into the guardrail! The crowd is shocked as Spivey walks to the back. Race and Orton pick up Rhodes… SPIKE PILEDRIVER! 1…..2…….3! What in the world has happened here… WCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP w/ Mr. T as the special guest ring enforcer Ricky Steamboat vs Michael PS Hayes We heard from both men earlier in the evening. We see Mr. T in the aisle way… he says he didn’t get his hands on Roberts but he will Hayes comes out with a ton of pomp and circumstance Steamboat comes out and looks more fierce than ever These guys don’t quite gel…. It just isn’t there Hayes - as a threat just isn’t viable enough at this point when it comes to his offense in the ring Steamboat sells… sells… and sells some more for the crowd to get involved About 18-minutes into the contest we see Buddy Jack walking back down the aisle but this time Mr. T is ready! Roberts acts like he’s going to box him Inside the ring we see the referee get knocked thanks to an errant elbow from Hayes Gordy is trying to get involved… but here comes Randy Savage! Mr. T is chasing Roberts to the back Savage is whaling on Gordy outside the ring Steamboat goes up top and flies with a crossbody on Hayes! 1…..2…..3!!! Steamboat retains the title! The crowd is going wild We see a 3 on 3 showdown on the ramp The Freebirds retreat for the babyfaces to stand tall!

I really appreciate the feel of this promotion. I think that we often look for bigger names and territories where this is small and has a lot of meat on the bone. You've got a great presentation!

Crockett Cup is on the horizon. I have a couple of theories about who will reign supreme but a good tournament always excites the fans. I like the difference in your two shows as well. Gives it the real feel of the NWA in the 80s where all the shows had their own touch.

Memphis has come into its own that quickly. I love how fast this got up and going and now it has a different feel that Mid South. I also like the role that Dutch is playing here. He has some value to this territory and can elevate those around him. I also like seeing Scorpio here. He has a tremendous upside and one of the true underrated stars in the world of pro wrestling.

I love a good cage but now we've got the 2/3 falls to go with it. Then you've got Barry and Hennig on night two. The cage has value and now you've upped it with the talent and extra weight on the line.

Nikia and Adams is something that just feels like a fun 1988 situation. Both men have maybe passed their apex but here they are still at the top of the mountain. Chris Adams continues to be the underdog in our world but always bites off more than the opponent can handle. Also - Bad News - a very proper AWA leader here... very underrated for his ability to be an Ace and you're showing why he's a good fit here.