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Things are moving at a fast pace on All-Star Wrestling! The Light Heavyweight division is really heating up. Buck is going to have his hands full with Dynamite and Gilbert chasing him. Couple of heated feuds going on as the Harts and Crusher are having some serious brawls with Leduc and the Sheepherders. Also, the Sheiks are having a tough time with Martel and Hennig. And now that the Road Warriors have arrived, the tag team scene is getting hotter. Nice debut for Al Perez. The King lays it out for Hogan and Hogan responds. These two are heading for a collision. Zenk advances but man Anvil gave him a pretty good beating. Solid card at the Pavillion. Love that Dynamite/Electricity match. Road Warriors looked dominant. Sheiks/Hennig and Martel still have unfinished business as do Harts and Sheepherders. Bret advances with a credible win over the Superstar. Hogan reigns over Bundy...Again. Hogan looks more than ready for Lawler. Once again your tag division is stacked! Great job Kev!

TNT Wrestling TV @ The Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis TN, 1-4-84 Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to the USA Network television debut of TNT wrestling, sanctioned by the American Wrestling Association. I'm Lance Russell and I'll be hosting the Tennessee television shows. I'm very excited to be a part of the AWA and on that note, I want to bring out the man himself, Verne Gagne. Verne: Thank you very much Lance. 1984 should be a historic year for the AWA. We're very happy to be here on the USA Network. The AWA will be giving the fans the best wrestling action possible, as wrestlers from all over the world will be competing under the AWA banner. I'm very much looking forward to the working relationship between myself, Stu Hart, Joe Blanchard and Jerry Jarrett. Before I leave I want to remind all the fans that on January 23rd at the Mid South Coliseum, live on ESPN, the AWA will present our first joint super card. The main event will be Hulk Hogan defending the AWA World title against Jerry 'The King' Lawler. That's the kind of action the AWA will be bringing to you. Lance, I know you and these great fans are ready for action, so I wont take up any more time. Lance: (smiling) Thank you very much Mr. Gagne. Tonight you will see that action Verne Gagne is talking about. We will crown a TNT TV champion, as Tommy Rich will take on Jimmy Hart's Dream Machine. Also in action will be Tony Atlas, Tully Blanchard and Jerry Lawler. The Soul Patrol, Sweet Brown Sugar and Koko Ware will be in the ring. You'll also see Rick McGraw taking on the Cuban Assassin and a big tag match with the Guerreros taking on the Nightmares. We will also hear from the AWA TNT Champion Nick Bockwinkel and the AWA Southern tag team champs the Fabulous Ones. Right now let's get to the ring as Cocoa Samoa clashes with Adrian Street. Cocoa Samoa vs. Exotic Adrian Street w/ Miss Linda These two have been trading wins on the house shows and now they get things going on TV. Street takes his time as he skips around the ring blowing kisses up at Cocoa. When the bell rings, Cocoa unloads on Street. Cocoa dominates early by pounding away on Street and a headbutt sends him through the ropes. Miss Linda helps Street recover. Street later takes control and wears Cocoa down with an Indian Deathlock. Cocoa makes a comeback but it's stopped by an eye rake. Street swings Cocoa to the ropes, misses a clothesline and Cocoa comes back with a flying body press 1..2..3!! The crowd cheers as Cocoa rolls out of the ring to celebrate with the fans. Linda runs in the ring to console a furious Street. Commercial Break Lance: What a way to kick things off on TNT as Cocoa Samoa gets the win over Adrian Street. Fans, please welcome the current AWA TNT Champ, Nick Bockwinkel. Nick walks out with pure arrogance on his face as he shows off his title to the booing fans. Nick: Mr. Russell, you are looking at the most premier dominant champion in the entire AWA. I beat the so called King for this title. My question is why is Lawler getting the world title shot at Hogan on January 23rd? Is he the TNT champion? No! Hogan is walking around with my world title. It looks like Verne is up to his old tricks again and is protecting his golden boy. Lance: Hold on a minute Nick. Their match was signed before Lawler lost the TNT title. I have been informed that you will meet the winner of that match and get your world title shot. But first things first. You will be defending your TNT title on January 23rd against Wahoo McDaniel. Nick: McDaniel is a formidable opponent but is nowhere near the level I am. I will use the exposure on ESPN to showcase my talents and prove to the world why I should be AWA world champ. It doesn't matter who wins between Hogan and Lawler because the end result will be the same. Nick Bockwinkel will be the AWA world champ. Lance: A strong prediction from Nick Bockwinkel but he better not look past the challenge of Wahoo McDaniel. Wahoo will be in action next week. Fans back to the ring. Tully Blanchard vs. Keith Ramsey Tully puts on a wrestling clinic tonight with a series of take downs. Tully turns it up with a back elbow smash off the ropes then follows with a delayed forearm drop. Tully toys with Keith for a bit then finishes him off with a sling shot suplex for the pin! Tully cuts a promo and says he's the only one worthy to wear the TV title and issues a challenge to the winner of the Rich/Dream Machine match. Commercial Break Mr. USA Tony Atlas vs. Frank Romer The fans are way behind Atlas tonight as he body slams Romer down. Atlas picks up Romer and nails him with a headbutt. Atlas military presses Romer over his head and slams him down then follows with a body splash for the pin! Atlas cuts a promo and says he's here for the gold. Lance: Ok, a fired up Tony Atlas. I'm sure he's going to make a splash here in TNT. Fans joining me now is a legend in wrestling, multi time world champion Harley Race. Race: Lance, as you know I'm a champion and it doesn't feel right walking around without a title. That's going to change real quick but first I need to take care of a nuisance and that nuisance is one Terry Funk. Funk! You're an obstacle on my way to bigger and better things and since you wont stay out of my way, I'm just going to have to knock you down! Commercial Break 'Quick Draw' Rick McGraw vs. The Cuban Assassin The crowd boos as Ratamyus is escorting Cuban Assassin to the ring. Lance Russell doesn't know why Ratamyus is out here. The bell rings and Cuban attacks Rick from behind. Cuban swings Rick to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Rick kicks him. Cuban staggers back and Rick puts him down with a drop kick. Rick starts pumping his fists but Ratamyus jumps Rick from behind and hammers away. The Ref signals for the DQ! Cuban staggers up and joins the beatdown. They pick Rick up and double body slam him then start kicking away. The fans roar as Ivan Putski hits the ring, Putski starts hammering away on both men until they roll out of the ring. Cuban and Ratamyus yell and make threats to Putski as Putski attends to Rick. Lance: Wow, I'm not sure what kind of alliance Cuban Assassin and Ratamyus have but that was interrupted by Polish Power Ivan Putski. With me right now is the Universal Heartthrob Austin Idol. Idol: Lance baby the toast of the coast is here in TNT and brother I'm ready to do some damage. First name on the hit list is that big dummy Hercules Ayala! Where does that guy get off on using the name Hercules? Just look at my body here. I'm the real deal baby. The other night in El Paso, I rammed that thick head of his into a steel post and brother he's still reeling from that. He felt real power and I wouldn't be surprised if he never shows his ugly face in TNT again! Commercial Break The Soul Patrol (Sweet Brown Sugar and Koko Ware) vs. Rudy Thomas and Vic Hillman The Soul Patrol have the fans standing as they are in full offense tonight. They work their opponents over with solid teamwork and high flying moves. The finish comes when Sugar and Koko hit dual missile drop kicks for the pin! The fans are on their feet cheering as the Soul Patrol pump their fists to them. The Soul Patrol cut a fired up promo and say they're here in TNT to face the best and get their shot. Lance: The tag team division is hot here in TNT and the Soul Patrol is sure adding the heat. When we come back, Jerry the King Lawler will be in action. Commercial Break Jerry 'The King' Lawler vs. Gary Williams Lawler hammers away on Williams with some hard fists then body slams him down. Lawler hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with a fist drop to get the pin! Lawler raises his fist to the cheering fans and heads over to talk with Lance. Lawler: Lance, on January 23rd, the King gets his golden opportunity with a AWA world title shot. It hurt me more than you could imagine when I lost the TNT title to Bockwinkel in November. But I want to assure all my fans and especially you Hulk Hogan, that I will be more than ready on January 23rd and when it's all said and done the King will be raising that AWA title high in the Mid South Coliseum. You can bet on that! Commercial Break Mando and Chavo Guerrero vs. The Nightmares These two teams have been involved in some fantastic matches on the house shows. Both teams want a shot at the tag titles and a win tonight would put them in a good position. The action is back and forth and keeps the fans on the edge of their seats. The Nightmares control a segment by working Chavo over in the corner. Davis executes a shoulder breaker and Wayne follows with a knee drop on the shoulder from the top rope, they almost get the pin but Mando makes the save. Chavo eventually makes the tag and Mando comes in fists flying. The Guerreros take control and almost get the win with a double back drop followed by a double drop kick but Wayne saves his partner. Later in the match all four men end up brawling but the bell rings as the 10 minute time limit expires! The bell keeps ringing but the teams keep fighting into the commercial break. Commercial Break Lance: Fans as you just witnessed, all the tag teams desperately want a shot at the titles. Well, let's bring in the AWA Southern tag team champs, the Fabulous Ones. The crowd roars as Steve Keirn and Stan Lane come strutting out with the titles. They're all smiles as they walk around slapping hands with the fans when all of a sudden two men hop the rail and attack them from behind! Lance: Wait a minute! That's Dr. D David Shultz and Bruiser Bob Sweetan! What are they doing here? Shultz and Sweetan put the boots to the Fab Ones then take the titles off them and start hammering away on them with the belts. Sweetan then does the unthinkable and piledrives Stan Lane on the concrete!!! Shultz follows that up by piledriving Steve Keirn on the concrete!!! The fans are going into riot mode. Officials and security run out. Shultz and Sweetan hop over the rail and head out through the crowd. The fans are in a shocked silence as both Keirn and Lane are stretchered out of the arena. Commercial Break Lance: Fans, I'm just as shocked as you are after what we all just witnessed. The Fabulous Ones have been taken to a near by hospital for evaluations. I don't know what to say. I didn't even know Bob Sweetan and David Shultz were signed with TNT. We hope to have an update on the Fabulous Ones next week. Before we get to our big TV title bout, here are some pre recorded comments from both Dream Machine and Tommy Rich. Jimmy Hart: Tommy Rich! You're in a lot of trouble tonight. Don't even think you're walking out with that TV title baby, because that title belongs to the Dream Machine baby. Dream Machine: Rich! You don't have the guts to hold that title boy! You're looking at a real man that needs to represent TNT television. Tommy Rich: Did somebody say something about fired up! Because I'm fired up tonight and Dream Machine you're going to feel the wildfire baby! I want that TV title and I'm going to win it here on TNT! Commercial Break For the TNT TV Title Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich vs. Dream Machine w/Jimmy Hart Another rivalry that's been going on at the house shows and it culminates here for the TV Title. The bell rings and Jimmy Hart is distracting Rich and wont leave the ring. This allows Dream Machine to nail Rich from behind. Dream takes control as he swings Rich to the ropes and hits a clothesline then hits a delayed leg drop 1..2..Rich gets his foot on the rope. The Ref is guiding Dream back as Jimmy Hart chokes away on Rich from the outside. Dream stays in control with punches and stomps. The tide turns when Dream comes off the 2nd rope with a knee drop but Rich moves. Rich fires up and takes control. Rich punches away on Dream, swings him to the ropes and back drops him then follows with a running high knee 1..2..Hart puts Dream's foot on the rope. Rich thinks he won but the Ref is explaining what happened. Dream nails Rich from behind with a clothesline. Both men are regrouping. Dream gets up and stomps on Rich then body slams him. Dream drops an elbow 1..2..Kick Out! The crowd roars as Hart is having a breakdown. Dream is yelling at the Ref. Dream picks Rich up and swings him into the turnbuckles and charges in but Rich moves. Once again both men are trying to recover. Jimmy Hart gets up on the apron and cheers Dream on. Dream staggers up and swings Rich to the ropes but Rich reverses it and swings Dream into Hart. Hart fly's off the apron. Rich grabs Dream, swings him to the ropes and hits the Thesz Press 1..2..3!!!! The fans stand up and cheer! Rich rolls out of the ring and slaps hands with the fans then heads towards Lance. Lance: Congratulations Tommy! Please welcome out Jerry Jarrett. Jerry walks out with the TNT TV Title. Jerry: Tommy, it's my privilege to award you with the first TNT TV title. I know you will represent TNT well. Jerry hands Tommy the TV title and shakes his hand. Tommy: Thank you Lance and you to Jerry. I signed with TNT with the goal of being a champion and here I am standing here in front of all these great fans holding the TNT TV title! Tommy Rich will be a fighting champion and Jerry, I will represent TNT well. Lance: Well fans, that's it for our first edition of TNT Wrestling. Steve Stack will be with you next week from the Junction in San Antonio TX. The show ends with Tommy Rich holding up the TV title.

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TNT Wrestling @ The Special Events Center, El Paso TX, 1-1-84 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas vs. Cuban Assassin Cuban Assassin gets in some good heel offense but in the end, Atlas displays his strength by press slamming Assassin and follows with a splash for the pin! Decimation (Mike Shaw and Randy Colley) w/Johnny Valiant vs. Ivan Putski and Rick McGraw Putski and McGraw show off some good chemistry as they keep Decimation off their game. A distraction by Valiant turns the tide. Colley and Shaw hit a double back elbow smash on McGraw and Shaw follows with a big elbow drop for the pin! 'Exotic' Adrian Street w/Miss Linda vs. Cocoa Samoa These two have been having quite the rivalry of late and it shows tonight as they start off brawling as soon as the bell rings. The finish sees Street nail Cocoa with a loaded purse (handed to him by Miss Linda) to get the pin! Mando and Chavo Guerrero vs. The Nightmares Great back and forth tag match as these top contending teams get their shining moments. In the end, all four men are in the ring fighting. The Nightmares swing the Guerreros to the ropes and go for double back drops but Mando kicks Davis and Chavo sunset flips Wayne for the pin! 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Hercules Ayala Hard hitting match up between two of the strongest. Ayala gets a flash pin victory! When the Ref raises Ayala's hand, Idol attacks him from behind, throws him outside the ring and rams him head first into the steel post, busting Ayala open! Harley Race vs. Terry Funk Battle of two of the all time greats. Both men display pure scientific skill and all out brawling. The brawling gets the best of them as they brawl to a double DQ! This rivalry is far from over. Main Event AWA TNT Champ Nick Bockwinkel, Tully Blanchard and The Dream Machine w/Jimmy Hart VS. Jerry 'The King' Lawler, Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich and Wahoo McDaniel This 6 man tag match keeps the fans on their feet for 30 minutes! The faces give the fans plenty to cheer about as they have plenty of hot moments. At one point Wahoo put Tully down with a big chop and Lawler and Rich followed with a double fist drop. The heels had their moments as Dream Machine and Tully double suplexed Lawler and Bock tried to put him away with he figure four. The big finish came with all 6 men brawling. Rich and Dream Machine ended up fighting to the outside. Jimmy Hart tried to interfere but Rich put him down with a right fist. Lawler punches away on Bock, winds up and sends him flying over the top rope with a big fist. Tully has Wahoo down. Tully turns around and gets nailed by a Lawler fist. Tully staggers back and Wahoo rolls him up 1..2..3!!! The fans roar as Lawler, Rich and Wahoo send them home happy.

TNT Wrestling Update Part 2 Jerry Jarrett and Joe Blanchard have ironed out all the details and are all set for the television debut of TNT Wrestling on the USA Network. Here's how the TV schedule will work. The shows will alternate weeks between the Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis TN and the Junction in San Antonio TX. Lance Russell will host the shows in Memphis and Steve Stack will host the San Antonio shows. Verne Gagne loved this idea and thinks it will give TNT a broader appeal, which is exactly what he wants for the AWA.The debut show will air on January 4th in Memphis. TNT has big plans for their house show loops as they want to bring their promotion all across the Southern States. Of course their staple venues will be the Mid South Coliseum and Hemisfair Arena. With all this going on, the AWA is also gearing up for their first ESPN super show on January 23rd at the Mid South Coliseum. The main event will be for the AWA World Title as champion Hulk Hogan defends against Jerry 'The King' Lawler. ESPN is very excited to have a main event like this and are confident it will draw in some good ratings. Verne has no doubt this will sell out the Coliseum and knows that will look very good on TV. As mentioned, one man who isn't happy about the main event is current AWA TNT Champ Nick Bockwinkel. However, Nick will defend his title on that night against Wahoo McDaniel. Jarrett and Blanchard have already been meshing their talent on recent house shows. They want to make sure everybody is on the same page before they get to TV. So far, things have been clicking well as the house show matches have been delivering. Mando and Chavo Guerrero and the Nightmares have been putting on fantastic tag team matches. Cocoa Samoa and Adrian Street have had a rivalry going with Miss Linda getting involved more than once. Tony Atlas seems to be very over with the crowds. To the surprise of a lot of people, fans in the arenas have taken a liking to the international team of Billy Robinson and Jumbo Tsruta. Their hard hitting style combined with their pure wrestling skill have impressed the southern crowds. Harley Race and Terry Funk headlined a few shows and drew some big crowds. Tommy Rich and Jimmy Hart's Dream Machine have been involved in some heated contests as they get ready for their big match for the TNT TV title on January 4th. Jarrett and Blanchard are working hard to make sure TNT becomes a driving force for the AWA. Be a part of history as TNT comes to you January 4th on the USA Network.

I'm defiantly still interested in seeing you get to Mania. This has been a fun project to read and I had a great time being involved with it. You guys did a remarkable job and it truly was something special. Props to you, Edger, Gene and Rain for taking it all the way

What a show to kick things off! The AWA works out a deal with Stampede, which will no doubt give wrestling fans around the world non stop action. I love the team of Martel and Hennig and look forward to watching them chase the titles. Some nice competitive TV matches to give the fans an idea of what to expect. Enjoyed that Mr. Electricity/Tommy Rogers match up. The Light Heavyweight division should be pretty exciting. The Harts get over with the AWA fans aligning with Da Crusher. Bundy looks like a beast but falls short against Hogan. This really puts Hogan over as the dominant world champ. Looks like the King will have his hands full in Memphis. Great first show as you did an awesome job of incorporating the Stampede talent. Bad News is already over with the footage of that riot. Big things on the horizon for the AWA in 1984!

TNT Wrestling Update A lot is happening as TNT gears up for its television debut on the USA Network. Jerry Jarrett and Joe Blanchard are ecstatic about their new working relationship with Verne Gagne and the AWA. They are more than confident that their TNT roster will be an exciting addition to the AWA. After his world title loss to Hulk Hogan in April, Nick Bockwinkel rebounded well by defeating Jerry Lawler for the Southern Title. With the formation of TNT, the Southern title will be now known as the AWA TNT Heavyweight Championship. Bockwinkel thought for sure this would guarantee him a world title rematch with Hogan. However, before Bockwinkel defeated Lawler, a deal was made during the AWA merger that Jerry Lawler would get a title match with Hogan in Memphis at the first ESPN super card on Jan. 23rd. Needless to say, Bockwinkel is furious and has been very vocal about this. The AWA committee has assured Bockwinkel that he will get a world title shot in the near future. In the meantime, Bockwinkel should stay focused on his TNT title as Wahoo McDaniel, Austin Idol, Tony Atlas, Terry Funk and Harley Race all want a crack at it. Recently signed Leo Burke and Hercules Ayala are coming in with one goal on their minds...the AWA TNT Championship. All these contenders will keep Bockwinkel very busy. The current AWA Southern tag champs, the Fabulous Ones are ready to take on all comers and they have a long line of contenders including the Nightmares, Guerreros, Mike Shaw and Randy Colley, and the international team of Billy Robinson and Jumbo Tsuruta. TNT is going to put a lot of focus on their tag team division. Another team that's coming in with a lot of buzz is Sweet Brown Sugar and Koko Ware. It's been announced that on TNT's debut show on the USA network, a match between Tommy Rich and the Dream Machine will take place to crown the first TNT Television Champion. TNT is looking forward to having a title defended frequently on TV. Tully Blanchard has already issued a challenge to the winner. Tully says he's the only wrestler in TNT that's worthy to hold that title. And finally, rumors are circulating that Jerry Jarrett and Joe Blanchard have been in serious negotiations with Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody. Hansen and Brody are both huge global stars and this would be a major coup for TNT and the AWA. Stay tuned!

Nice NJ house show with Flair/Santana and Hogan/Dr. D. Never get tired of Flair and Santana going at it. Looks like Dr. D isn't done with Hogan after all as he sends a message at the expense of Hillbilly Jim. Good tag team showcases tonight. I like this version of the Nasty Boys. Showing off their toughness with less comedy. Rougeaus are looking strong. Sting and Davey Boy are all kinds of excitement. The Horsemen once again cut classic promos. Main Event 3 is a must see. Fun TV main event as the Russians get a strong win over the Rockers. Good ol Hacksaw and the 2x4 save the day once again.

LOL, love the Garvin/Embry reunion. Brings back great Texas memories. Nikita Koloff and Devastation Inc. continues to cause havoc but oh man Stan Hansen comes in to even things up! I cant imagine a Koloff/Hansen feud, WOW! The tag team scene is off the charts. Ladd walking out on the Fab Ones makes things even more interesting. Looks like The Moscow Machines are creeping up the ranks as well. Reed is back on the singles track. Only a matter of time before he's holding gold. Agree with the Bundy/Luger pairing, so random but works LOL. Things are going up a level in the UWF!

Man JCP is on fire! Lot's of great action as everybody wants the spotlight. I think Koloff might regret walking out on Brown. Speaking of Koloff, him and Ole get a huge win over the Stud Stable. Mark Youngblood is on the roll of a lifetime right now. He might be in line for a US title match. Dibiase vs. Orndorff on TV!!!! Wow that's going to be epic. I was heading towards those two so I'm really excited that your doing it. Johnny V has his boys fired up. Even Johnny saw some action. I'm liking Cooley's new aggression. Greg Gagne seems to be having a career rejuvenation in JCP. Good to see the Professor is doing well as he gets a C.O. win over Kerry. Kerry got payback on the Flame. LOL, poor Kernodle gets his flag torn by DJ. Loving these battlebowl matches. I agree that having JJ will only elevate Prichard. All this and vacant titles to be filled. JCP is riding high.

Show kicks off with an angry and frustrated Simmons. Poor Chavis felt his wrath. I really got a kick out of the Mosh Pit Match LOL. Such an ECW type of thing. Payne gets some good revenge on Shaw here. I wonder if that finishes things between them. Brad issues the one on one challenge to Brian. We'll find out who the better man is. Larry Z explains his actions to Sandman and ends up getting blasted. Looks like these two will be going at it soon. Wild end as Luger and Simmons are now in cahoots with Cornette. I think Eaton is going to need some back up. Looking forward to their No Holds Barred Match. You're doing a great job as you continue to make every week a must watch (read) show.

Good PT as the Rougeaus make their debut, making the tag team scene even hotter. Good follow up promo with Paul E and the Nasty Boys. Oh man OMG returns and immediately goes after Duggan. I'm all for a Mid South style feud between these two. Mulligan with some strong words for Barry. Really fun TV main event as Santana takes advantage of the chaos and gets the pin on Arn. I know that MSG card had the fans standing. Hart comes back from his Muta defeat with a strong win over Muraco. Not the best week for the Horsemen as they fall in a 6 man tag but then again hard to beat a Andre/Mulligan/Santana combo. Wow! Will the decision stand? Is Muta the champ? What a wild finish. Hogan takes down Dr. D the bounty hunter in a bloodbath. One can only wonder who will be next to try and collect. You cant go wrong with a Flair/Savage main event. Chaotic finish. I know Flair has the horsemen but man does he have some huge names coming after him.

Oh man so much going on in Crockett Promotions! I like the idea of continuing the NWA name for your titles. There's just to much history there to abandon. Kerry gets a tough break in having to relinquish the world title. I'm also glad to see your going with Kerry/Dibiase at Starrcade. Wow! Studd ends up as world champ! For a minute I really thought Sweet Brown Sugar was going to pull off the ultimate upset. Studd will make a pretty dominant champ. I wonder what JJ Dillon is up to? Speaking of Dillon, nice to see him acquiring Tom Prichard. Prichard can really be a huge star here. I'm sure you know what stood out most to me out of all this LOL- The departure of Rock Riddle. I think Crews and the Blondes will shine with Johnny V. I bet Davey Baby Crockett is really upset that Riddle is gone LOL. Cooley finally turns! J Tex is formed! Gary Hart has put together quite the stable. I'm going to be watching Jimmy Snuka. I'm really interested in Paul Orndorff. He certainly has a list of challengers for his Mid Atlantic title. I think Orndorff will eventually get to the world title scene. I could really see him becoming the top guy in Crockett. Time will tell. Really fun stuff going on with this entire shakedown.

Fun fast paced match between Muta and Hart. Muta takes it and now we get a bonus as Muta gets a TV title shot. Muta and Hennig should be fantastic. Speaking of Hennig, him and the Rockers get one over on the Hart Family. I wonder where Valentine's frustrations will lead?? Awesome tag title match as the Horsemen really sell tonight. Wild ending with Dr. D! I'm loving this bounty angle and cant wait for that Hogan/Dr. D showdown. The excitement doesn't end there as we get a huge surprise with Paul E!!! Great way to end another great SNME.

Two really cool things stand out here. RnR get a classic Non Title win over the Midnight Express, no doubt setting up a rematch. LOL, I'm talking about these two teams so I should say rematches. Next, we get Nikita laying out Lawler which no doubt sets up a great program between those two. That will be a very intriguing program. With all that going on, Simmons quietly leaves the UWF. HMMMM, I wouldn't mind seeing Reed get some shots at Nikita. Nikita has so many challengers in line, making the UWF a very exciting show to watch.

Whoa! The AWA has gone way up to another level. There is some amazing stuff going on here. First I get excited about the Love Connection team of Perez and Candido. Then I totally mark out for the combination of Slater and Borne! That is one awesome team! Next, we get a rejuvenated Syndicate and they're attacked by a returning Spivey! On top of this there's a great feud going on between British Steel and Death Sentence. And who are these Blonde guys??? Good grief! Look at that team Spivey put together! Backlund, Martel and Simmons all in the AWA! Awesome main event as Race takes Steamboat to the limit, proving he still has fuel in the tank. Zenk continues to roll as TV champ. Jake and Nord continue to be a pretty dominant pair. Tonga Kid is racking up some nice wins in openers. No doubt that Finley/King Tonga match was a hard hitting affair. Vader is steamrolling over the competition. Scott Hall is improving more and more. I agree with Edger, Orton is quietly one of the AWA's top guys as he continues to be a solid Champ. Once again all this great stuff going on and Roddy Piper is around! That proves how stacked this AWA is. Hats off to you Rain.

Jim Crockett Promotions puts on another fun and unpredictable show. That Singh/Lewin match must of been quite a brawl. That's followed by a falls count anywhere match where that sneaky Kernodle interferes. The fans get a treat with a US title open challenge match and who steps up? Sabu! Dibiase continues to infuriate fans by winning LOL. Steve Armstrong gets a big win over Snuka. Bad News keeps his winning ways going with a strong win over Idol. Fuller's ultimate Studd takes the Professor to school.

Things are really heating up now! Davey Boy and Sting, side by side, wow! Watch out Nasty Boys. Same goes for the Hart Family as Hennig has found new allies in the Rockers. Bret vs. Muta...YES!!! What a mega announcement as we get to see Savage and Windham one more time. What an epic feud that has been. Gigantic 6 man tag announced. With everything going on with Mulligan, DR. D and the bounty, who knows what's going to happen. Horsemen are all business during that promo. Fun TV main event as Hacksaw's 2x4 proves to be a good equalizer. Next up SNME, should be a good one.

Good to see you back in full force Gene! Nikita with Akbar only makes Devastation Inc. more devastating. Ernie Ladd has his Fab Ones ready for both RnR and the Midnight Express. I'm also happy to see Brisco remain by Buddy's side. He's guidance is sure paying off. Buddy advances in the TV title tournament. Smart move by JYD. I'm looking forward to his big comeback. What a TV main event! Man, they really did a number on Magnum's ribs. Hot card in Memphis. US Express continue to climb the ranks with a good win over the Long Riders. Love that hard hitting 6 man tag. Nothing gets resolved in the RnR/Fab Ones Match but that's ok because we just get to see more of these dream matches. Taylor gets a nice title defense over Luger. Lawler gets a huge win over Bundy. I wouldn't mind seeing Lawler go for the world title. Speaking of world title, WOW! What a gutsy performance by Magnum but the injured ribs were just to much. Williams did the right thing. I'm all for a Nikita/Williams showdown.

Catching up. So much happening in the AWA. Guerreros win back their 6 man titles! Looks like the Bock/Saito/Larry Z faction is coming to an end. Hall, Tonga Kid, and of course Super Vader are on some hot streaks. I think we're going to get a Steamboat/Vader title match soon. Speaking of Steamboat, he's really knocking off some series challenges from the likes of Orton and Race. I liked the Orton/Kabuki match ups. Leo Burke finally dethrones Garvin for the Canadian title. I really enjoyed that feud. Adams sends Blackwell packing then he suffers the same fate against Patera. The big news there is Dynamite Kid! I really thought Death Sentence was going to win the straps but British Steel fights off the challenge. Zenk is having a solid reign as Southern Champ. Badd Co. and Sheepherders are having some great brawls as are Youngbloods and Can Am's. You know you have something special here when I haven't even mentioned Jake and Piper yet. The AWA is pretty amazing right now.

LOL, Bad News continues to cause problems for Rude and Fernandez. Sooner or later he will get to Dibiase. Wow, JJ acquires Tiger Jeet Singh! Will JJ be able to control him? With St. Clair and Singh as his partners, JJ didn't really have to do much LOL. It's pairings like Brown and Rheingans that make Battle Bowl matches so much fun.

Good follow up show from DOV. Show starts off with a bang as Bobby Eaton's ECW title celebration is interrupted by none other thanJim Cornette!!!! So much history, but Cornette just had to push it and ends up paying the price. I wonder how Cornette will retaliate??? That was one hot Luger. Their rematch will be very interesting next week. Azrael looks strong with a win over The Highway Men. LOL, funny seeing Tommy Dreamer at this stage. That was one eerie promo by Payne. I don't think Shaw knows what's in store for him. War Horse beats a beaten up Levy. I think Levy needs to regroup. Fun main event as SOC gets a big win and title shot. That poor Ref suffers Sid's wrath.

That was one stacked Omni card! Good seeing Reed and SBS doing well. The inevitable Sullivan turn! Poor Mike Graham, he took a couple of bad beatings tonight. Maybe it's time to make that call to Steve Keirn. Sawyer takes the Young Guns title with help from Sullivan. That's one dangerous duo. I'm sure Windham will be back with a vengeance. I know that Omni crowd went nuts when Rich won the title. Rhodes and Dory have an epic match that goes the distance. Dory was literally saved by the bell. New tag champs as Studd and Muraco dethrone the Briscos. I thought for sure Flair was going to walk out with the belt but NO, Wrestling 2 pulls the pin out of nowhere. Whatever Wrestling 2 was doing under the ring, it worked LOL. By the looks of things, Southern States Wrestling is gaining a lot of positive attention and I'm sure will be officially part of the NWA real soon. Airing on WTBS is a powerful thing.

Huge announcements everywhere! Jim Crockett Promotions responds in a big way to the UWF's departure. I cant wait to see your plans with the world titles. Things have become very interesting.