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TNT Wrestling TV @ The Roanne Fieldhouse, Memphis, TN 5-10-84 Highlights are shown of the recent card in Jackson such as Hulk Hogan retaining the AWA World title over Austin Idol. Terry Funk retains the TNT Title over Harley Race. Tully Blanchard retains the TV title over Bobby Jaggers and The Fabulous Ones defeat the Nightmares to become number one tag team title contenders. Tito Santana takes Nick Bockwinkel to a draw and the Honkytonk Man blasts Jerry Lawler over the head with a guitar. Lance Russell: Hello wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of TNT wrestling here on the USA Network. As you saw at the top of the program a lot went down in Jackson and we'll be talking more about that though out the show. Jerry Jarrett will be here tonight with some big announcements regarding a big upcoming card in Louisville on June 7th. In addition we have some big matches set for tonight as the Sheepherders will take on Rolling Thunder and Jumbo Tsuruta will face the Dream Machine. Let's go to the ring as Bob Roop makes his TNT televised debut. Bob Roop vs. Gary Williams Roop works over the shoulder of Williams. He puts Williams in a hammerlock and body slams him down. Roop picks up Williams and drops him with a shoulder breaker to get the pin! The Ref raises Roop's arm but Roop jerks it away and heads to the podium. Lance: Very impressive win Mr. Roop. Roop: Of course it was! Lance Russell, you and all these fans know my resume and credentials. You're looking at the best all around wrestler in the world. Nobody can match me hold for hold. The reason I'm here is simple, I want that TNT title and a man like Bob Roop doesn't wait in line! Commercial Break Lance: Fans, please welcome out Jerry Jarrett. Jerry, I understand you have some big announcements. Jarrett: Thank you Lance. First off, I want to announce that on June 7th at the Louisville Gardens, Tony Atlas and Hercules Ayala will defend the AWA Southern Tag Team titles against the Fabulous Ones. The Fabulous Ones earned that shot... The fans boo as Stan Stasiak leads out Decimation (Mike Shaw and Randy Colley) Stasiak: Here we go again. Jarrett! You saw what these men did to not just one team but 2 teams. In Jackson they obliviated both the Fabulous Ones and the so called champs! Decimation is undefeated and yet they haven't received a title shot. What gives? I want answers! Jarrett: Hold on Stasiak, although I didn't like that attack, you did get my attention. The Fabulous Ones earned the next shot and that stands. However, I talked with Verne Gagne, and Decimation will be receiving a shot at the AWA world tag team titles in July at the big Summer Blast card to be held in the Mid South Coliseum. Stasiak actually smiles. Jarrett: One more thing Stasiak. The Fabulous Ones aren't going to let that post match attack slide, so next week, live on TV, Decimation will face the Fabulous Ones. Stasiak: Fine by us! But be warned, after Decimation gets done with them they wont make it to Louisville for their title shot. Stasiak and Decimation leave. Jarrett: Next up, also in Louisville, Terry Funk will defend the TNT title. I've decided that next week Nick Bockwinkel will face Tito Santana and the winner will receive that title shot. Lance: Ok, lot's of big news in TNT, fans we'll be right back. Commercial Break AWA Southern Tag Champs Tony Atlas and Hercules Ayala vs. Steve Rooney and Jay Jones The fans are 100% behind the champs as they simply over power their opponents. Atlas presses Jones over his head and slams him down then tags in Ayala. Ayala clamps on a bear hug, rams Jones into the turnbuckles then belly to belly suplexes him over for the pin! The fans cheer as Atlas and Ayala hold the titles up high. The champs cut a promo and say they're ready for the Fabs and haven't forgotten about Decimation. They tell all the teams in TNT to get in line and they'll defend against all comers! Commercial Break Cocoa Samoa vs. Randy Glader Cocoa hip tosses Glader and follows with a high drop kick. Cocoa swings off the ropes and crashes down with a diving headbutt. The fans cheer as Cocoa hops on the middle ropes and hits a splash for the pin! The Ref is raising Cocoa's hand when WHAM!!! Cocoa is nailed with a clothesline from behind by Ratamyus! Ratamyus hasn't been seen since his suspension. Ratamyus stomps on Cocoa then hurls him out of the ring. Ratamyus goes out, picks up Cocoa and slams him head first into the steel post! Cocoa is busted open. Officials run out to stop this madness. Officials help Cocoa up. Ratamyus grabs a chair, runs through the officials and blasts Cocoa over the head with it! Cocoa is a bloody mess as the show cuts to a commercial. Commercial Break Lance: I cant believe what we just saw. What a sickening act by Ratamyus. I didn't know his suspension was lifted. Jerry Jarrett comes back out. Jarrett: Yes, as of today, the suspension of Ratamyus was lifted, however, it's obvious that he hasn't learned a thing as we just saw. Therefore, once again Ratamyus is suspended. Ratamyus storms out and flips over the podium! Lance high tails it out of there. Jarrett runs back. Ratamyus: You cannot stop me! Nobody can! Ratamyus heads towards Jarrett and grabs him by his shirt! The fans are shocked. Ratamyus grabs Jarrett by his throat and starts choking him. Lance is yelling for help. Larry Hennig and members of Security run out and back Ratamyus off. Commercial Break Steve O vs. Clint Walker As officials clean up the podium area, this match starts. Steve O back drops Walker. As Walker staggers up, Steve O nails him with a flying body press for the pin! The fans cheer as Steve heads over to the podium. Steve: I hope you and Jerry are ok. That was a disgusting act. I was in the back with Cocoa and he's being taken to the hospital. Ratamyus needs to be stopped and I guarantee that Cocoa Samoa will be the one to do it! You made a grave mistake Ratamyus! Lance: Fans, I'm still a bit shaken up and I understand Jerry Jarrett is being looked at by medics in the back. I hope to give you an update on his condition soon. Let's go back to the ring. Dan Spivey vs. Samuel Edwards Spivey swings Edwards to the ropes and puts him down with a big boot! Spivey swings off the ropes and crashes down with a big elbow to get the pin! The fans are taking a liking to the big man as he continues to gain momentum. Commercial Break The Sheepherders vs. Rolling Thunder (Putski and McGraw) Hard hitting match up as Rolling Thunder shows they can go toe to toe with the wild Sheepherders. Putski and McGraw swing Luke to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Butch charges in and gets a double clothesline. Putski works Luke over and body slams him then tags in McGraw. McGraw comes off the middle ropes with a forearm drop 1..2..Butch breaks it. Putski runs in but the Ref guides him back. Butch drops a knee on McGraw and drags Luke to the corner and tags himself in. Butch swings McGraw to the ropes but misses a back elbow, McGraw swings back and puts Butch down with a drop kick then tags in Putski. Putski drops a knee on Butch 1..2..Luke breaks it. McGraw runs in and sends Luke flying back with a running forearm blast. The Ref finally gets McGraw back to his corner. Putski picks up Butch but Luke runs in and clips Putski's knee. Butch picks up Putski and rams his head into Luke's boot then tags in Luke. They double body slam Putski and Luke follows with a knee drop 1..2..McGraw breaks it. As the Ref is guiding McGraw back, the Sheepherders swing Putski into McGraw. McGraw goes through the ropes. The Sheepherders pick up Putski and hit a double rib breaker 1..2..3!! The fans boo as the Sheepherders taunt them before exiting. McGraw comes back into the ring after realizing what happened. Putski is hurting and holding his ribs. McGraw slowly helps Putski up then drops him with a short arm clothesline!!! The fans boo as McGraw is yelling down at Putski. McGraw picks Putski up and drops him with a rib breaker! Commercial Break Lance: I don't know what to say... Boos as Rick McGraw storms to the podium Lance: Come on Rick, what was the meaning of that? McGraw: The name is Quick Draw! I came to TNT to make a name for myself but instead I was being held back by a washed up has been! I should of left the Polish Wimp a long time ago but to tell you the truth I felt sorry for him. Well, no more feeling sorry. It's time to look out for number one and believe me when I tell you Lance and all these idiots out here, you will remember the name Quick Draw Rick McGraw! Lance: My goodness, it's been a very unsettling show. Back up to the ring. TV Champ Tully Blanchard vs. Stu Jersky Tully is full on arrogant Tully as he slaps Jersky around then body slams him and follows with consecutive elbow drops. Tully antagonizes the booing fans before hoisting Jersky up and hitting the Sling Shot Suplex for the pin! Tully holds up his TV title with an arrogant smirk, then heads to the podium. Tully: Well, well, well, look who's still holding the TV title. Everybody thought Bobby Jaggers was going to whip me bad but here we are and I'm holding this title. I just have one question. Who's next? I'll answer that. Nobody! There's nobody in TNT left for me to beat. The fans cheer when Chavo Guerrero walks out. Chavo: I've been listening to you and your big mouth Tully. My brother is out with an injury and I need to stay sharp. If your looking for an opponent, well here I am. Fans cheer Tully: (Smiling) You? Is this a joke? Really, you? Jeez, what kind of promotion is this? You haven't earned anything boy. Chavo: Ok, fair enough. How about we have a non title match next week and if I beat you, you give me a shot. Tully (laughs) I'll tell you what, just to prove you're not even in my league, if you last 10 minutes with me, then you can have a shot. I hope you don't mind being embarrassed on national TV. Chavo: I assure you Blanchard, I'll be ready. Tully: Hey, you know what? I'm going to dedicate this match to your fallen brother and then afterwards you boys can have a good ol fashion Guerrero sulk fest. Out of the goodness of my heart I'll supply the piñata. (laughs) Chavo waits until Tully looks at him then puts Tully down with a right fist! The fans go wild! Commercial Break Lance: (Smiling) Wow, I think Chavo left an impression on the TV champ. Well fans, before we get to our main event, please welcome out the current TNT Champion, Terry Funk. Terry, you heard the announcement earlier. Nick Bockwinkel and Tito Santana will wrestle next week for a shot at your title in Louisville on June 7th. Funk: Lance, the Funker is ready for either one of those stooges. I told you, I'm going to hold on to this title by any means necessary! I already beat Bockwinkel so I wouldn't mind beating him again. As for Santana, I have no problem putting him down. It doesn't matter, the end result will be the same. Me holding up this title. Lance Russell, you can bet on that! TV Main Event Jumbo Tsuruta w/Stan Stasiak vs. The Dream Machine It doesn't take long before these guys start slugging it out. Dream punches away as Jumbo comes back with chops. Jumbo gets the upper hand and hits an overhead back suplex. Jumbo follows with a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick out. Jumbo swings Dream into the corner and charges in with a high knee but Dream moves! Dream regroups and body slams Jumbo then hops up on the middle ropes and drops a knee 1..2..Stasiak puts Jumbo's foot on the ropes. Dream looks down at Stasiak and warns him but Stasiak denies everything. Dream swings Jumbo to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Stasiak gets on the apron and distracts the Ref. Stasiak and the Ref are having a heated argument. The fans boo when Jimmy Hart leads George Wells out. Dream swings off the ropes and drops an elbow on Jumbo. As he covers, Wells hits the ring with a pair of brass knuckle and hits a fist drop on Dream's head, Wells exits and him and Hart run to the back. Stasiak drops down from the apron. Jumbo regroups, picks Dream up and powerbombs him down 1..2..3!! Big time boos as Stasiak runs in and holds Jumbo's arm up in victory. Lance: A tainted win for Jumbo Tsuruta.... Jimmy Hart leads George Wells and The Honkytonk Man out. Hart: You keep quiet Lance. Just look at my family, what a gifted group we are. Did the Dream Machine forget about what he did to George Wells in Jackson? Well, Master G just reminded him (Laughs) and hey Honkytonk, where's Jerry Lawler? HTM: Jimmy, he's at home courtesy of the Honkytonk Man baby. Lawler, if you have the guts and want more of the Honkytonk Man then brother I wont mind beating you up again. Come and get it! Hart: I'm telling you, the Hart Family is stronger than ever and I have a surprise coming real soon baby! Jerry Lawler, I know you'll especially love my surprise. (More Laughing as they exit. Lance: Well, I'm not sure what Jimmy Hart is talking about but I'm sure both Lawler and Dream Machine will be coming back for more. Fans, I've been told that Jerry Jarrett will be ok but is at the hospital for evaluation. It's been a rather unsettling show. Don't forget next week we'll have the Fabulous Ones taking on Decimation. If Chavo Guerrero can last 10 minutes with Tully Blanchard, he'll get a TV title shot. And, Tito Santana faces Nick Bockwinkel for a shot at the TNT title. All that and Mr. Wrestling 2 comes to TNT, next week. Fans, Steve Stack will see you at the Junction, next week. So long everybody.

TNT will pick up Dutch Mantell

Nikita continues to dominate the Young Lions tournament. Looks like Gagne gave Dynamite more than he bargained for as Leduc had to interfere. Ox and Sweetan get one over on Sugar and Ware. glad this feud is still going on. Sarge and Anvil are gelling well and might be getting into title contention. That Hart/Martel match would of given me my money's worth. Williams and Fernandez gave the Road Warriors a fight! After what happened in the main event we might be on the verge of a Mega Powers/Sheiks confrontation!

Enjoyed this card. Texas Red is on a winning streak with that Heart Punch. Speaking of winning streaks, thanks to Nord, Larry Z is picking up some wins. Love the Slater/Borne matches. Slater wins this one. The Vachons beat up Diamond and Gold Exchange. Piper and Bundy will be a fun feud as this one goes to a double c.o. Good main event as the Rose Army picks up the win. The Rose Army seems to be clicking.

Effective June 1st, TNT sends Kendall Windham to Florida for Denny Brown.

I have to catch my breath after that show. Great job! Lightfoot, Chick and Madril pick up solid wins. Bass and Bart get the luxury of a bye while the Von Erichs have a hard fought win over OMG and Herc to advance. Islanders show the Russians how tough they are. This should be a good feud. Freebirds get a big win over Paul and the Road Warriors. The Birds needed this one. Windham and Murdoch battle to a wild double DQ which means we get more...YES! Akbar's men look devastating. Lot's of tough heel factions in WCCW. Thanks to the Birds, Bass and Bart defeat the Von Erichs to with the straps. Reunion Arena must of been ready to riot after that one. Awesome main event as JYD and Shultz battle it out for the title! The tournament concludes as JYD wins the title! Great way to end the show.

"That's all you need to know" Great seeing the Baron back on the Superstation. Buzz and Ole look vicious as they get ready for their big match with Tommy and a mystery partner. Man, I cant wait to find out who the partner is. That match is going to be brutal! I agree with everybody, Brad Armstrong is shaping up to be a big star. This feud with Arn has really elevated both of them. Good job on that. I like this aggressive side of Daniels. Nice promo from Afi as he hypes up Yoko. Once again, great job pairing these two up. Fantastics are fired up for the Long Riders but a barb wire match is right up the Riders alley. Fun TV main event as Koloff and Sheik do a number on Hansen. I wouldn't want to be in the way of Hansen's path of destruction when he comes for payback. Fun loop. What I like is that you have the top feuds like Dibiase/Superstar, Reed/Duggan and Rich/Sawyer drawing the crowds, but there's also lower/middle card feuds like Yoko/Hall and Kiniski/Adias that gives everybody something interesting to do. I've also been a fan of prelim matches, it gives teams like Michaels and Powers a chance to develop.

Never a dull moment in Florida as Graham puts the wrestlers to the test. Really liked that Sugar/Brisco/Hickerson storyline with Hickerson ending up with the title in the end. I agree, watching what you do with a lot of low carders IRL is what makes this game so much fun. Will Valentine end up with the title? I hope so, just to watch more of this great Valentine/Graham story. Sullivan and his monsters are causing major havoc!

WOW! The Vachons are reunited. The Diamond and Gold Exchange better watch out! Love that Rose interview. Man that guy was great. He's right, the 4 Families could end up ruling the Pacific. Hickerson is a perfect henchman for Rose. RnR continue to roll as they get their first title defense in. Another solid match up between Yamada and LeFleur. These types of matches really keep the fans on the edge of their seats. LOL, sooner or later it had to happen as Larry Z gets a win. It took a lot of money and Nord to do it but Larry finally pulled one out. Classic stuff.

Shultz gets by Windham with the help of Murdoch while JYD gets a stunning quick victory over Gordy to advance. The finals should be explosive! Just when you think Akbar is out, he comes back in with a new stable of monsters. Always fun seeing an attraction like the Road Warriors. Nice job with the battle royal. Very well written and you put a lot of hard work into it. Awesome seeing Herc win it! Also liked seeing Chick Donovan last until the end.

Really loving Bad News here. Young Lions tourney continues to roll as Nikita and Hot Stuff seem to be heading towards a very interesting match up. LOL, Swede and Baron do a quick promo to get some heat but the heat doesn't last long as Williams and Fernandez destroy them then call out the Road Warriors! Like the Ciclon match as he shows off some aggressiveness until Rheingans makes the save. Rheingans momentum is stopped by the Russians until Sarge and Anvil save the day. Leduc makes some threats towards Verne. Sugar gets a good win over Ox as this tag team feud looks to be continuing. Speaking of tag teams, Davey and Dynamite continue to gel well as they beat the Harts. Patera looks good as he heads into a title match with Hogan. Fun TV main event between Blackwell and Martel until Sheik calls in the Heenan Family. Oh man a Sheik/Heenan alliance could take over the AWA!

Big changes going on in the WWF. Backlund goes heel! I like this spin as Arnold is along for the heel ride as well. This will be very interesting. Like your version of the Killer Bees with Blassie. Magnum TA could be a huge superstar here. Cool seeing Rocky Johnson as the HBO TV title holder. Good call having the Samoans as the tag champs. Things are off to a fast start. Good stuff my friend!

The fans get a blockbuster of a card with Rage in the Cage! Big win for White Lightning as he defeats Rogers. Giant Haystacks gets a good build with a squash over Bret Wayne. Even without the DDT, Jake manages to sneak one past Wrestling 2. Cooley downs Garvin in a lumberjack match. Looks like a feud between Garvin/Rogers- Rich/Armstrong was set up. Humungous continues his terror with a good win over Stomper. Armstrong finally gets some payback on Hamilton as he wins the title in the cage! Fullers and Golden get their revenge as they beat the Assassins. WOW! Kabuki helps Pogo and Kendo win the straps! Upset here. That main event was pure chaos! Brody gets the beatdown from everybody! If anyone can rebound from this it's Brody.

TNT puts the following on the block, Harley Race Billy Robinson Larry Hennig Ivan Putski Rick McGraw

TNT sends Adrian Street (W/Miss Linda) and the Nightmares to SECW in exchange for Carl Fergie, Mr. Wrestling 2 and Jessie Barr.

TNT Wrestling @ The Oman Arena, Jackson TNN 5-3-84 Dan Spivey vs. 'Blonde Bomber' Kerry Brown w/Johnny Valiant Last month Spivey answered the open challenge and sent Brown over the top rope with a big boot to get the C.O. win. Brown said he only lost because he had a 103 degree fever and Spivey just got lucky. As Spivey enters the ring, Brown wastes no time and attacks him. The bell rings and the match officially starts. Brown rakes the eyes and punches away, he swings Spivey to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Spivey swings back and clotheslines Brown down. Valiant gets on the apron and the fans roar as Spivey knocks him off. Brown staggers up and Spivey puts him down with the big boot, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..3!!!! Big pop as Spivey starts the night with a bang! Winner of the Match- Dan Spivey Cocoa Samoa and Steve O vs. Cuban Assassin and Sheik Hassan This feud started when Ratamyus severely attacked Cocoa and was suspended. Steve O came into the picture when he challenged Cuban Assassin. During that match Sheik Hassan interfered. Now here we are. The bell rings and the brawl is on. The Ref gets control. Cocoa punches away on Cuban, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Cocoa tags in Steve O. Cuban staggers up and they put him down with a double punch. Hassan runs in and gets sent back with a double punch. Steve O controls but the tide turns with Hassan hits him with a knee to the back from the apron, Steve O staggers into a clothesline from Cuban. Hassan sticks his boot out and Cuban rams Steve's head on it then tags in Hassan. They double team Steve in the corner with kicks and stomps. Cocoa runs over but the Ref guides him back. Hassan and Cuban work Steve over for awhile. Hassan swings Steve to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Steve kicks him, dives over and tags in Cocoa. Cocoa cleans house as he hammers away on both men. Steve regroups and joins the fight. Steve drop kicks Cuban out of the ring. Cocoa hops on the middle ropes. Hassan staggers up and Cocoa hits him with a flying press 1..2..3!!! The fans cheer as Cocoa and Steve O shake hands and raise them up in victory. Winners of the Match- Cocoa Samoa and Steve O Jumbo Tsuruta w/Stan Stasiak vs. Larry 'The Axe' Hennig Tsuruta came to TNT teaming with Billy Robinson. Stasiak got in the ear of Tsuruta and Tsuruta turned on Billy. Larry Hennig came in to help Billy out. Billy is away on personal business so Larry steps in tonight against Tsuruta. The first few minutes is hard hitting as Hennig hits Tsuruta with some clubbing shots but Tsuruta comes back with hard chops. Hennig gets some momentum going as he swings Tsuruta into the corner and follows with a running forearm blast. Hennig swings Tsuruta into the opposite corner and follows with another running forearm blast. Hennig swings Tsuruta to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash 1..2..Kick Out. Hennig swings off the ropes but Stasiak trips him. Hennig turns around and has heated words with Stasiak. Tsuruta gets up and hits Hennig from behind with a knee strike to the back. Tsuruta follows with a gut wrench suplex and a bridging release suplex. Tsuruta hits a jumping knee drop, then picks up Hennig and displays his strength with a Sheerdrop Powerbomb 1..2..3! Stasiak runs in and raises Tsuruta's arm then yells "We want the title!" Winner of the Match- Jumbo Tsuruta Dream Machine vs. 'Master G' George Wells w/Jimmy Hart This feud started when Wells was DQed in a match with Dream when he choked him with a power cord. They've had heated words and now they're ready to go. The bell rings and Dream is all over Wells. Hart jumps off the apron when Dream raises a fist to him. Dream scoop slams Wells. Wells gets up and Dream scoop slams him again. Dream swings Wells to the ropes and back drops him then follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Wells rolls out of the ring. Hart is comforting him but Dream goes out, punches Wells and hurls him back in the ring. Hart is yelling at Dream through his megaphone. Dream swings Wells to the corner and charges in but Wells moves. Wells regroups and stomps away on Dream. Wells body slams Dream, hops up on the middle ropes and drops a knee 1..2..Kick Out. Wells continues to work Dream over as Hart encourages him through the megaphone. Wells swings Dream to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Wells goes to the top rope but spends to much time bantering with the fans. Dream gets up, runs over and slams Wells off the top rope! The fans are firing Dream up. Hart gets on the apron and Dream runs over but Hart quickly jumps down. Wells sneaks up but Dream turns around and hammers away. Dream sends Wells through the ropes with a big punch. Dream goes to the outside. Dream grabs the power cord and the fans cheer as he chokes Wells with it. Hart goes over but Dream gives him a look and Hart backs off but screams at him. The Ref is warning Dream but Dream continues to choke away. The Ref finally signals for the bell and disqualifies Dream. The bell is ringing but Dream continues to choke away. Winner of the Match by DQ- George Wells Rolling Thunder (McGraw and Putski) vs. The Real Deal (Regal and Wilhoit) w/Johnny Valiant This one started with a series of McGraw/Regal matches when Wilhoit interfered and formed an alliance with Valiant and Regal. McGraw's old partner Putski came in to even the odds. The match is fast paced and back and forth. All 4 men end up in the ring fighting in opposite corners. Rolling Thunder swings Real Deal into each other. Regal staggers around and gets back dropped by Putski. Wilhoit runs into a drop kick by McGraw. The Ref finally gets control. Putski works Wilhoit over with body slams and punches then tags in McGraw. McGraw comes off the middle ropes with an elbow 1..2..Regal runs in to make the save. Putski charges in but the Ref guides him back. Regal body slams McGraw then drags Wilhoit to his corner and tags himself in. Regal works over McGraw then executes a backbreaker and tags in Wilhoit. They hoist McGraw up and double suplex him back 1..2..Putski makes the save. Wilhoit swings McGraw to the ropes and goes for a back drop but McGraw hits a sunset flip 1..2..Kick Out. Wilhoit and McGraw get up and McGraw unloads on him then tags in Putski. They swing Wilhoit to the ropes and double back drop him. Wilhoit staggers up and Putski puts him down with a clothesline 1..2..Regal makes the save. McGraw runs in and everybody is fighting. The Ref is tied up with McGraw and Regal. Valiant wraps something up in his towel. Putski is punching away on Wilhoit in the corner when Valiant gets on the apron and WHACKS Putski over the head with his loaded towel. Wilhoit grabs Putski and hits a belly to belly suplex. The Ref runs over 1..2..3! The fans boo as the Real Deal steals a win. Winners of the Match- The Real Deal Nick Bockwinkel vs. Tito Santana Bock gets control early with an eye rake. Bock pushes Santana into the corner and stomps away. Bock body slams Santana, grabs the ropes and drops several knees then chokes Santana on the bottom rope until the Ref forces him to stop. Santana staggers up and Bock clamps on a headlock. Bock wrenches away but the fans are cheering Tito on. Tito shakes his fist then hoists Bock up and hits a back suplex. Santana fires up, swings Bock to the ropes and drop kicks him down. Santana body slams Bock, swings off the ropes and drops an elbow 1..2..Kick Out. Santana reaches down but Bock gouges the eyes and hits Santana with several forearms to the mid section. Bock grabs Santana and vertical suplexes him. Bock pushes Santana over and stomps on the back. Bock clamps on the Boston Crab! Bock wrenches away as the fans cheer Santana on. Santana uses all his strength and makes it to the ropes. The Ref is telling Bock to break the hold. Bock wrenches a little more then out of frustration releases the hold and stomps away on the back. Bock picks Santana up but Santana grabs him and hits an Atomic Drop! Bock is wobbling, Santana hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a double axe handle. Bock goes down as Santana leans against the ropes favoring his back. The fans rally behind Santana. Santana shakes his fists. Bock staggers up, Santana swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Bock staggers up as Santana scoop slams him. Santana hits a side slam then picks Bock up and hits a vertical suplex. DIng Ding Ding. The bell rings as the time limit expires. The fans cant believe it as Santana had things going his way. Santana has his hands on his hips in disappointment. Santana just proved he's a player in TNT. Official Ruling- Time Limit Draw Intermission TV Title Bout Tully Blanchard (C) vs. 'Hangman' Bobby Jaggers These two have had quite the altercations and battle of words. The match starts with a slugfest that takes them outside the ring. They trade punches around the ring. Tully hits Jaggers with a knee to the mid section then grabs his head and heads towards the steel post but Jaggers elbows Tully and swings him head first into the post! Tully is busted open. Jaggers hurls Tully into the ring. Jaggers swings Tully to the ropes and nails him with a bionic elbow. Tully spins around and down. Jaggers covers 1..2..Tully gets his foot on the rope. The Ref shows Jaggers. Jaggers gets up and Tully slides out of the ring. Tully walks around then falls down. Jaggers goes to the outside. Jaggers picks Tully up but Tully hits him with a mule kick. Both men are down. Tully rises, grabs Jaggers and slams his head on the apron then slides in the ring to stop the count. Tully slides back out, picks up Jaggers and rams his head on the steel post! Now Jaggers is busted open. Tully throws Jaggers back in the ring. Both men are bleeding. Tully drops several elbows on Jaggers, hops up on the middle ropes and hits a forearm drop 1..2..Jaggers gets his foot on the rope. Tully yells at the Ref. Tully works over Jaggers but cant put him away. He swings Jaggers into the corner and charges in but Jaggers runs forward and puts Tully down with a running clothesline. Both men are down and hurting. They both slowly rise and trade slow punches. Both men are almost out on their feet. Tully swings Jaggers to the ropes and on the way back they bust heads. Jaggers falls back and Tully falls on top 1..2..(Jaggers gets his foot on the rope but the Ref doesn't see it) 3! Both men are still down as the Ref reaches down and holds up Tully's arm in victory. Winner of the Match and still TV Champ- Tully Blanchard Anything goes Tornado Match The Guerreros vs. The Sheepherders This one is an all out fight! These guys just tear into each other and everybody is busted up within minutes. The partners take turns fighting each other in and out of the ring. After about 10 minutes of non stop brawling, the Guerreros get the upper hand as Chavo slams Luke's head several times on the turnbuckle while Mando suplexes Butch back in the ring. Luke staggers then falls back. The Guerreros swing Butch to the ropes and hit a double drop kick. Chavo goes to the top rope. Just as he fly's off with an elbow on Butch, Luke lowblows Mando and cradles him. The Ref counts both pins 1..2..3! Mass confusion as both teams score the pin. The Ref is talking with the ring announcer. As they're talking, Luke goes out and gets a chair. The Ring Announcer says there must be a winner and the match will continue. At that point Luke blasts Chavo from behind with the chair! Luke turns around and nails Mando with the chair. Luke helps Butch up. Butch grabs the chair and hits both Guerreros with it. The Guerreros are down and out. Luke and Butch cover Mando and Chavo 1..2..3! Winners of the Match- The Sheepherders Jerry 'The King' Lawler vs. The Honkytonk Man w/Jimmy Hart This all started when HTM showed up on TV and blasted Lawler over the head with his guitar. Lawler has been waiting for this one on one match and as soon as soon as the bell rings he punches away on HTM. Jimmy Hart tries to hit Lawler with the megaphone but Lawler turns around and sends Hart through the ropes with a big punch! Lawler takes the strap off early and continues punching away on HTM. Lawler swings HTM to the corner, hops up on the middle ropes and the crowd counts along as he hammers down with punches. Lawler hops down, body slams HTM, hops back up on the ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..HTM gets his foot on the rope. Lawler lifts HTM up and clamps on the sleeper! Hart gets on the apron and grabs Lawler by the hair. As he's doing this, HTM rams Lawler back into the turnbuckles to break the hold. The Ref warns Hart but Hart denies everything. HTM gives Lawler several shoulder thrusts in the corner and regroups, HTM hits Lawler with several knees to the mid section then chokes him. HTM clamps on a headlock and punches away then drops Lawler with a double cross block. HTM hops on the middle ropes. Lawler staggers up and HTM drops him with a double axe handle to the back of the head, HTM showboats then covers 1..2..Kick Out. The fans are firing Lawler up. HTM tells them to "Shut up!" Hart is cheering HTM on through the megaphone. HTM picks Lawler up and goes for a swinging neckbreaker but Lawler stops it and back drops HTM over. Hart gets on the apron. Lawler and HTM stagger up and exchange punches. HTM is swinging Lawler towards the ropes but Lawler reverses it and swings HTM into Jimmy Hart. Hart fly's off the apron. HTM staggers into a scoop slam by Lawler. Lawler hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a fist drop 1..2..3! The crowd goes nuts as Lawler celebrates. Out of nowhere the Nightmares run in and double clothesline Lawler from behind! They put the boots to Lawler but the fans go crazy when the Fabulous Ones run in and chase them back up the aisle. Lawler is down. HTM staggers up, rolls out of the ring and gets his guitar. Lawler slowly rises. HTM swings the guitar down and SHATTTERs it over Lawler's head! Winner of the Match- Jerry Lawler Number one contender's Match The Fabulous Ones vs. The Nightmares w/Jimmy Hart The fans cheer as the AWA Southern Tag Champs, Tony Atlas and Hercules Ayala are introduced at ringside. Jimmy Hart must still be hurting because he's not out here. From what just happened, these two teams tear into each other. The Ref shows a lot of leniency as he lets the teams go at it. Order gets restored and the match is back and forth for 15 minutes. Nightmares get control as Davis hits Lane with a shoulder breaker and tags in Wayne. Wayne jumps off the top rope with a knee to the shoulder 1..2..Keirn breaks it. Davis charges in and Lane drop kicks him back to the corner. Later, Lane finally tags in Keirn and the Fabs have the momentum. They double hip toss Wayne and follow with a double drop kick 1..2..Davis breaks it and once again everybody is fighting. The Nightmares get control and swing the Fabs to the ropes and go for back drops but Lane kicks Davis and Keirn sunset flips over Wayne 1..2..3! The crowd goes crazy. After the Nightmares leave, Atlas and Ayala get in the ring. The teams stare at each other then shake hands as the fans cheer. That turns to thundering boos as Decimation hits the ring! Colley double clotheslines the Fabs as Shaw double clotheslines Atlas and Ayala from behind. Stasiak runs in and they put the boots to both teams. Colley and Shaw body slam everybody. Colley puts Lane on top of Keirn and Shaw swings off the ropes and body splashes both men! Colley swings Ayala to the ropes and Shaw puts him down with a back elbow drop. They swing Atlas to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Shaw swings off the ropes and splashes Ayala. Colley swings off the ropes and drops a flying knee on Atlas. Stasiak picks up the titles and raises them high to the booing crowd. Decimation has just made a huge statement! Winners of the Match- The Fabulous Ones AWA TNT Title Bout Terry Funk (C) vs. Harley Race The fans have been waiting for this one every since Race defeated Bockwinkel to become the number one contender. Funk says he's more than ready for Race. The bell rings and there's an intense stare down. Race controls early as he snapmares Funk over and works a chinlock. He drives his knee in Funk's back and wrenches away. Race switches gears, clamps on a headlock and hits Funk with several fists. Race follows with a body slam, swings off the ropes and hits a diving headbutt 1..2..Kick Out. Race yells at the Ref. Race goes for a suplex but Funk fights it, spins him around and drops him with a Jawbreaker. Funk regroups. As Race rises, Funk pushes him in the corner and unloads with knife edge chops. Funk swings Race to the opposite corner and charges in with a shoulder block. Funk hits Race with several delayed punches then grabs Race by his legs and pulls up and slams him down. Funk stomps away on the leg then hits a seated senton on the leg. Funk applies the spinning toe hold. Funk wrenches away but Race is able to get to the ropes. The Ref gets Funk off and Race slides out of the ring to regroup. A frustrated Funk goes out after him. Funk grabs Race but Race kicks him low then hurls him in the ring. Race gets back in the ring and clears the cobwebs. He picks up Funk, swings him to the ropes and hits a high knee 1..2..Kick Out. Race picks up Funk and executes a delayed vertical suplex, then swings off the ropes and drops a knee 1..2..Kick out. Race yells at the Ref while holding up 3 fingers. Race chokes away on Funk, picks him up and hits an inverted atomic drop. Funk wobbles, Race grabs him and hits a belly to belly suplex 1..2..Funk gets his shoulder up. Race cant believe it! Race hoists Funk up for the piledriver but Funk fights it and back drops Race over! Both men stagger up and Funk hits a snap DDT! Funk cant roll over and cover. The Ref starts the 10 count. Funk slowly gets up, grabs Race and hits a swining neckbreaker. Funk then hoists Race up and drops him with the Piledriver! Funk covers 1..2..3!!! The crowd cheers. The Ref hands Funk the TNT title and he's on his knees holding it up high. Winner of the Match and still TNT Champion- Terry Funk AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol The match the fans have been waiting for. On TV, Idol attacked Hogan and put the Las Vegas Leglock on him. Hogan demanded this match. The bell rings and Idol gives Hogan and double bicep pose. They're about to lock up but Idol struts back and gives Hogan another pose. They finally lock up and Hogan pushes Idol across the ring. Idol looks on in shock as Hogan gives him some muscle poses. The fans are cheering as Idol kicks the ropes and charges Hogan. Hogan blocks his punches and fires away, swings him to the ropes and presses him over his head then slams him down! Idol bounces around and staggers up as Hogan sends him over the top rope with the Axe Bomber! Idol bounces around and falls over the guard ropes and into the front row. The Ref starts the count but Hogan stops him when he reaches 8. Hogan goes to the outside, grabs Idol and hurls him back in the ring. Idol reaches in his tights and pulls out an object. Hogan gets in the ring and reaches down but Idol grinds the object in Hogan's face. Hogan falls back and down, rubbing his eyes. The Ref checks on Hogan as Idol puts the object back in his tights. Idol stomps on Hogan, drags him to the ropes and chokes him on the ropes. Idol hangs Hogan on the middle ropes, swings back off the ropes and hits a guillotine. Idol grabs Hogan, chokes him on the top rope then snaps him back. Idol picks up Hogan, swings him to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash. Idol gives the booing fans a bicep pose then lifts Hogan up and vertical suplexes him back 1..2..Kick Out. Idol says "It's Over!" Idol picks up Hogan and hits a Shin Breaker. Idol grabs the leg and drops several elbows down then picks up Hogan and drops him with another Shin Breaker! Idol then clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock!! Idol wrenches away as the Ref asks Hogan if he wants to submit. Hogan screams "NO!" The fans are cheering the champ on. Hogan falls back. The Ref counts 1..2..Hogan snaps up and fires up. He grabs Idol's head and punches away. Idol finally falls back and Hogan gets out of the hold. The fans roar as Hogan stands up, limps around then shakes his fists. Idol gets up but Hogan fires away on him. Hogan swings Idol into the turnbuckles. Idol staggers out and Hogan picks him up, twirls him around and slams him down. Hogan picks Idol up, swings him to the ropes and nails him with the big boot. Hogan swings off the ropes and crashes down with the flying leg drop 1..2..3!!!! The fans blow the roof off the place! Hogan parades around the ring, holding up his title! Winner of the Match and still AWA World Champion- Hulk Hogan

Those tag team battle royals looked like a lot of fun and during this era would of been a good draw. Both Hercules and OMG had a dominant loop. Shultz and Murdoch get the best of Lanza and Windham. JYD teaming with the Von Erichs against the Freebirds is money, money, money!

Solid card. Rat Patrol get a big win over the Assassins. Jake gets back on track with a win over Wrestling 2 Like that Flair/Cooley title match as Flair remains champ.

Fantastics defeat the Gunslingers in a fun TV main event to become number 1 contenders. Will the Fantastics finally get the straps? Speaking of the straps, Long Riders dominate a squash and show just why they are the champs. Challenges made as Rich is bringing in a partner to face Ole and Buzz. Brad challenges Arn to a loser leaves town match to finish this once and for all. Poor Terry Daniels gets the loaded boot again. Ut Oh, Poffo brings in Killer Karl Krupp. That means trouble. Dibiase had a great loop. That Rich/Hansen- Sawyer/Ole bunkhouse match was a must see. Hacksaw Reed continues his solid reign as National Champ. He might be in line for an AWA World title shot.

Young Lions continue to impress as everybody involved is looking to make a name for themselves. Sugar and Ware best Ox and Sweetan. As I mentioned, I love this match up. Dynamite retains via a DQ. Looks like Bruce will get a rematch. Savage gets a bit of revenge as he downs Rude. Fun hard hitting tag match between Anvil/Sarge and the Russians. A DCO guarantees the feud is far from over. I could watch Bret/Martel matches forever. Williams and Fernandez get a HUGE win over the Sheiks. Hogan and Bad News lived up to the hype as they put on a brawl. Smart booking as this feud seems to be just getting started.

Really liking this Valentine/Graham storyline. Cant wait to watch this unfold. Davis snaps and becomes a "Maniac"! This new gimmick seems to be working because he took down another Maniac in the Missing Link. I always love the creative gimmicks you come up with to spice up wrestlers. The Contenders Crown should add a lot of intrigue to the title scene. Sweet Brown Sugar comes in and wins the Florida title! Always something happening in Florida!

Mutoh loses the match but spraying the mist gets him over. Hot Stuff is racking up some serious tournament points. Williams and Fernandez aren't playing around as they take it to the Sheiks and challenge all teams. Like the seeds planted for a Sugar/Ware-Ox/Sweetan feud. Those will be fun contrast of styles matches. Anvil and Sarge stand tall as they get the best of the Russians tonight. Wild 6 man tag as things go crazy. Bad News comes in and takes Hogan down! Bad News is one serious threat to Hogan. I cant wait for that collision.

Man you have put together one stacked roster! Magnum and Gordy open the show with a hot match as both the Freebirds and Von Erichs get involved. Magnum looks great but Gordy advances. You really have Precious Paul down. Classic promo as he hypes up the Road Warriors. Percy debuts Hercules and Herc looks like a force! JYD puts the thump on OMG and advances. JYD and Gordy will be a battle! Show doesn't end there as Superstar Graham debuts with his karate gimmick and vows to win the battle royal. That Battle Royal for the TV title is going to be a lot of fun.

The much anticipated Aloha Spectacular exceeds expectations. The Heart Punch is really getting Texas Red over. Even the Spoiler seems a bit concerned. Fantastic technical bout follows with Yamada and Cobra picking up the win. Good sportsmanship follows. Nord and Strong machine give the fans a hard hitting brawl that ends in a double C.O. to keep the feud going. LOL, poor Larry is taking a beating from everybody lately. The sight of Big Jim and Valiant dancing over an unconscious Larry was hilarious. Garvin knocks out Adonis in the sleeper match of the night. New TV champ as Flowers takes advantage of Burke's previous injuries and takes the title via the Piledriver! RnR Express end the California Cowboys great title run. Hoping for some more fun rematches. Big Piper/Rose main event that I'm sure sold a ton of tickets. Piper has things going his way until Bundy interferes and squashes him! That sneaky Rose once again walks away with the title and seems to have new ring allies in Foley and Bundy. This solidifies Bundy as a top heel. Looking forward to seeing how Piper deals with Bundy. Outstanding card!