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WHOA! Jake and Gary Hart were just made for each other. Things just went up another level. Bossman was on fire tonight. This really started the show with a bang. Poor Hughes really took a beating. Loved all the promos hyping Survivor Series. Damn! Zeus looked like an absolute monster tonight! Taking out both Owen and Anvil is a big deal. Warrior gets the big pop win, while Andre busts Rude's nose. I think Heenan's family is in trouble. Very fun Raw. All the wrestlers and managers were on their A games pumping up SS.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-25-89 The show kicks off with pre recorded comments from Austin Idol and AWA world champ Hulk Hogan. Idol: (wearing an Idolmania headband) Hogan, darling, time is ticking Jack! Next week in Alaska, your reign at the top comes crumbling down, because Idolmania is going to take the myth of Hulkamania down! The AWA world title is coming home with me daddy! Hogan: Austin Idol! You talk a good game brother, No doubt about it, your big mouth spits out a lot of words. But words wont help you one bit when we meet in Alaska brother. The power of Hulkamania is putting you down! There's only one mania running wild! After I'm down shutting Idol's big mouth, it's on to the match and the movie pay per view. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami will feel the wrath of Hulk Hogan and Nikita Koloff! So, Idol, Tsuruta, Fujinami and Ray Stevens whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on all of you!! Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. Huge night of action for you. The superstar from Mexico, Konnan makes his debut. Justified takes on the Union Jacks. The newest All-Star Glamour Doll will be in action. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami will be in tag action. Steve Disalvo goes one on one with the Soultaker. And get this, I still can't believe it, but the two names drawn for a shot at the TV title were Larry Zbyszko and David Sammartino. Yes, tonight they will wrestle for a shot at the TV title. All that and so much more. Let's get to the action. The Rose Cousins vs. Carl Kellerman and Rance Jones The Roses look great tonight and win the match with the Rose Bomb! Nelson: Ok, Pat and Randy Rose, you two get the chance of a lifetime right here next week when you face the Fantastics for the AWA world tag titles. Pat: It's about time the AWA took notice of the Rose Cousins. Our time has come! Randy: That's right! One shot is all we need and next week we're taking the gold home. Bet on it! Commercial Break Konnan vs. Trent Watkins Konnan makes his AWA debut and immediately excites the fans with high octane offense. Konnan swings Watkins to the ropes, does a somersault and follows with a diving clothesline for the win! Nelson mentions Konnan brings a whole new style to the AWA. Commercial Break Justified vs. The Union Jacks w/Les Thornton Two more teams vying for a tag title shot. This one is hard hitting and aggressive. Neither team gives an inch as they go toe to toe. The Union Jacks take control and work over Oliver. They swing Oliver to the ropes and blast him with double forearms. Dave sends Oliver into the corner with a European uppercut and tags in Smith. Dave holds Oliver as Smith comes off the top rope with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Smith swings Oliver to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Oliver kicks him, dives over and tags in Young. Young cleans house and is on fire. He clotheslines Smith down and covers, but Dave drops a knee on Young's head. The Union Jacks regain control. Smith and Dave tag in and out and keep Young in the corner. They hoist Young up for a double suplex but Oliver runs in and clips the Jacks knees. Thornton is up on the apron. Oliver knocks him off with a punch. The Jacks stagger up. Oliver clotheslines Dave down as Young rolls up Smith from behind 1..2..3!! The Union Jacks roll out of the ring and help Thornton up. Justified celebrates. Thornton points to the ring. The Jacks run back into the ring and attack Justified from behind. They stomp them down good. They pick up Oliver and deliver a double slingshot suplex. They pick up Young and throat drop him on the top rope. Thornton runs in and raises the Union Jacks arms in victory as the fans boo. Commercial Break Leo Burke vs. Joe Canton Burke finishes things off with the sleeper. Nelson: Leo, you've been on a roll and you'll be rewarded with an International title shot next week in Alaska. Burke: I couldn't be happier. Terry Taylor keeps claiming he runs the henhouse and that he's the cock of the walk. Let me remind you Rooster, pride comes before the fall. I'm coming for you and that title. Commercial Break Glamour Doll w/Bill Dundee and Dream Machine vs. Todd Rooney Doll is unbearable in the ring as his new friends from the All-Stars cheer him on. Doll hits a missile dropkick, puts his boot on Rooney's chest and yells "This is way too easy!" as the Ref counts to 3. Wait a minute! Don Muraco, Bob Armstrong, Iceman Parsons, Brutus Beefcake and Sweet Brown Sugar run out! Muraco and Beefcake grab Dundee and swing him into the steel post. Parsons and Armstrong hammer down on Dream Machine and double slam him on the concrete! Sweet Brown Sugar runs in the ring and just gives Doll a beating. Armstrong tosses Sugar a steel bar (just like the one Doll brought out at the War Games) Sugar takes the bar and hits Doll over the head, then hits his leg several times with it. Sugar then clamps on the figure four and wrenches away. Doll's a bloody mess and passes out. Officials run out but Sugar, Armstrong, Parsons, Muraco and Beefcake are satisfied and exit without more problems. That was some serious payback! Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. Ray Glader Colon's fired up tonight and wins the match with a clothesline from the top rope. Colon cuts a promo on Tony St. Clair and says he's more than willing to go at it again in a wrestling match. Just say when! Commercial Break 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo vs. The Soultaker w/Skandor Akbar These two have had quite the rivalry the last couple months and want to end it tonight. The match is brutal as both men lay into each other with some earth shattering shots. Disalvo gets control and puts his muscles to work as he uses a variety of power moves but Taker hangs tough and thanks to interference by Akbar, gains control. Taker pounds away on Disalvo, hoists him up and delivers a running shoulder breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Taker stomps down on Disalvo, hops on the turnbuckles and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Taker gives Disalvo a few more angry stomps, picks him up and slams him down hard, then follows with a jumping fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. Taker swings Disalvo to the corner and charges in but Disalvo runs forward and clotheslines Taker down. Both men slowly stagger up. Disalvo starts punching away on Taker, swings him to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Taker staggers up as Disalvo mows him over with a shoulder block. Disalvo goes to the turnbuckles. Akbar hops on the apron and yells at Disalvo. Disalvo hops down and quickly grabs Akbar and lifts him off his feet. Taker rises, runs over and goes for a high knee from behind, but Disalvo moves as Taker sends Akbar flying off the apron. Disalvo grabs Taker from behind and executes a German Suplex 1..2..3!! Commercial Break We come back and get a pre recorded promo from El Canek. It's in subtitles as he talks about his match with Blackblood in Alaska. Canek says he's going to finish what they started. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami w/Ray Stevens vs. Sam Smith and Arnie Goldstein Tsuruta and Fujinami take turns pinballing their opponents all over the ring. During the match Col. Debeers strolls out to observe. Stevens glances at him with curiosity. The crowd is in awe as Tsuruta and Fujinami hoist Smith up and double power bomb him down! Debeers twirls his mustache, nods in approval and exits. Meanwhile, poor Sam Smith is stretchered out. Nelson: Ray, that young man may never wrestle again.. Ray cuts him off. Stevens: Hogan! Koloff! That was for you! No mistake about it, that's nothing compared to what Jumbo and Tatsumi are going to do to you in St. Paul! I hope all your fans enjoy your movie, because that pay per view will not be a happy ending for Hulkamania. Nikita! You should have never stuck your nose in our business. Hogan! You're finished! Commercial Break Winner receives an AWA TV Title shot 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. David Sammartino Well, thanks to luck, this rivalry continues. The bell rings and Zbyszko rolls out of the ring to stall. David runs out and pushes Zbyszko into the steel post. David slams Zbyszko's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. It's all David as he works over Zbyszko with back drops, slams, punches, and slams. Zbyszko stops the momentum with a mule kick. Zbyszko regroups and works over David with chokes, knee drops and suplexes. Zbyszko gives David a backbreaker 1..2..Kick out. Zbyszko berates the Ref and keeps arguing with him. David slowly gets his senses back. David grabs Zbyszko and atomic drops him. Zbyszko stands cross legged as David dropkicks him down. David's on fire as he hammers away on Zbyszko. David swings Zbyszko into the corner, but the Ref gets tangled in and takes a bump. The Ref goes down. David hoists Zbyszko on the turnbuckles and follows, then delivers a superplex! David has Zbyszko down but the Ref is still out. David goes to check on the Ref as Zbyszko rolls out of the ring. While David is reviving the Ref, Zbyszko slides into the ring with a chair. David turns around as Zbyszko hits him over the head with the chair! Zbyszko slides the chair out of the ring. Zbyszko covers as the Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! AWA @ The Sullivan Arena, Anchorage Alaska 11-2-89 AWA World Title Bout Hulk Hogan (C) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Olympians (C) vs. The Rock n Roll Express AWA International Title Bout 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor (C) vs. Leo Burke El Canek vs. Blackblood w/Skandor Akbar Konnan vs. Moondog Spot w/Moondog Rex and Skandor Akbar The Brawny Boys vs. A Mystery Tag Team Plus more exciting bouts

Manny's been hard hitting lately. Jones blunder costs Uncle Ivan the match as Harley wins the block. What a visual with Bundy just sitting and squashing Garvin. Prichard and Race will battle it out for the Starrcade shot. Halloween Havoc is loaded with a lot of fun matches. Looking forward to the spin the wheel match.

I always liked writing for Keirn as a singles wrestler. He's right at home in Memphis. Not sure who the Executioners are, but they quickly make their presence known. Well, DWB's name says it all as he retains against Armstrong. Huge swerve as Buddy Jack shows up and sides with the Stud Stable!! Nice spin. Tonight's win over Dutch gets Jarrett more over with the fans. NO WAY! Jimmy Hart is back in Memphis!!! Not only that but he brings along HTM and Valentine! The First Family is back and so is Memphis wrestling!!

The Heenan Family might be in serious trouble because they're facing quite the team at SS. I know I would be terrified if Andre was gunning for me. Duggan and team USA are ready for the Colossal Canadians. I think we all know Jake isn't really a team player. SS will be an interesting night for him. Things will get wild and crazy with a match involving the Bushwhackers and Samoans. The Enforcers have such a strong team but Davey has countered well. Savage has a new friend in Tito. Big match signed for SNME! Survivor Series is really heating up.

The annual battle royal is one of my favorite PCW events and once again it delivered. There was a lot of hate in the ring and it probably costed a lot of wresters a chance at the title. I thought Dibiase was going to win it, but in the end it's a dominant Gordy who is standing tall. Damn, Lee taps out on the match as Dustin taps out in the ring. Pillman edges out Adams in a bloody match. Looks like we're going to get another battle. After that finish, Iron and Steel are going to be gunning for Cactus's head. PCW isn't big enough for Stormfront and the SCS. Hashimoto retains after a serious challenge from Scotty. Dreamboats come close yet again. I'm sure Dutch will have a solution for another match. After a crazy feud, Steamboat destroys the Jackal in the cage! I think this feud brought out a different kind of fire in Steamboat and that might be a good thing with Gordy up next. No doubt about it, San Diego is going to be an epic blow off to an epic year in PCW.

AWA TV @The Hammond Center 10-18-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We've got a lot in store for you tonight. AWA World Champion Hulk Hogan will be here. Speaking of champions, for those of you who don't know, we have a new AWA International champion. Let's bring him out right now, the Red Rooster Terry Taylor. Taylor struts out in a sparkling red jacket with the title on his shoulder. Nelson: Terry, you defeated Paul Orndorff just days after the Happening. As you know at the Happening Stan Hansen reinjured Orndorff's neck. Paul went against Doctor's orders and wrestled you anyways. Taylor: I'm going to cut you off right there Nelson. What are you, in love with Orndorff? I earned the title shot and I did what I told everybody I was going to do. I went out and won the International title. Fair and square might I add. See, he isn't so wonderful. How many times do I have to tell you. The AWA is a henhouse and who runs the henhouse? The Rooster! I'm the cock of the walk and brother this title proves I can back up everything I say. That's right, I walk it like I talk it. So, bring on the so called challengers and I'll take them down one by one. Red Rooster is running this place and everybody better get used to it! Commercial Break Blackblood w/Skandor Akbar vs. Jay Thompson Blood destroys his opponent and finishes him off with a knee drop from the top rope. Nelson: Ok Akbar, you really pulled off a dirty trick at the Happening. El Canek wins the match only to find out an imposter was under the mask. As if that wasn't bad enough, the real Blackblood attacks Canek. Akbar: (laughs) Greg Gagne was right, Canek is a moron. Blackblood's mission is to terminate El Canek, so if the moron is stupid enough to want more, come and get it because we'll be waiting! Commercial Break The Renegade Warriors vs. Vinergy w/The Vin Man Both teams are vying for a title shot and show up tonight with their A games. Vinergy show off their speed and strength while the Warriors are in sync with stereo moves. After a few minutes the Warriors are in control. They double chop Putski down, then double slam Dukes. Putski staggers up as Chris hits a flying press 1..2..Vinnie runs into the ring and breaks it. The Ref calls for the DQ. The Warriors grab Vinnie and hoist him up for a double suplex but Vinergy regroups and attacks the Warriors. Both teams keep fighting into the commercial break Commercial Break The Rock n Roll Express vs. Carl Kellerman and Ray Glader The fans are up and cheering as RnR win the match with a double dropkick. Nelson: Ok it's official, you two will get a shot at the National tag titles in Alaska on November 2nd. RnR cut a promo and say now that they're done with the Moondogs, it's time to focus on the gold! They say rock n roll is here to stay in the AWA! Commercial Break 'Sir' Tony St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. Paul Redman St. Clair puts on a wrestling clinic and wins the match with a floating butterfly suplex. Nelson: Les, Tony, at the Happening, Carlos Colon took you to the limit and I think surprised you with his wrestling skills. Thornton: Carlos Colon managed to pull off a once in a lifetime miracle. Rest assured a rematch will be signed and rest assured Sir Tony will show that savage why he's simply the best. St. Clair: Lace up your wrestling boots Colon, because we're going to do this again. Commercial Break 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer vs. 'The Foreman' Spike Huber Sawyer attacks at the bell and is relentless. Huber manages to get in some offense, but Sawyer is on another level tonight. Huber is tough and manages to give Sawyer some more hard shots. Then Sawyer retakes control and is brutal. Sawyer finishes things off with the powerslam! Sawyer paces the ring like a lunatic before leaving. Commercial Break Nelson is in the middle of the ring. Nelson: Coming out now are the winners of the War Games match, I'm talking about the All-Stars, Austin Idol, Chicky Starr, Bill Dundee, Dream Machine and Brian Adias. Boos as the All-Stars slowly enter the ring with smiles. They all hug and high five. Nelson: Austin Idol, because you got the winning fall, you will get a world title match with Hulk Hogan in Alaska. But before we get to that, there was some controversy at the War Games and I'm talking about Glamour Doll bringing you a steel pipe to help finish off Sweet Brown Sugar. Just what the hell was that all about? The All-Stars shrug their shoulders and smile. Idol: Relax darling. You just ruined the surprise. Please welcome the newest member of the All-Stars, Glamour Doll. Doll is elated as he runs into the ring and hugs everybody. Doll: People need friends around here and who could ask for better friends than the most elite group in wrestling, the All-Stars! Idol: Doll, you earned your stripes and we welcome you with open arms. Everybody pats Doll on the back. Idol: Now! As for you Dope Hogan! Kiss your belt goodbye darling because it's coming to the All-Stars! Hey everybody knows that Idolmania has been running wild a lot longer than your weak DopeAmania. I mean, take a look at us, we're what's happening in wrestling. You're nothing but a stooge Hogan. You're a puppet for the network. When I win that world title, the All-Stars are going to change the game forever in the AWA and that's a promise Jack! The All-Stars raise Idol's arms in victory. Commercial Break AWA TV Champ 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Willie Lopez The newly crowned TV champ looks great tonight and wins the match with a flying elbow from the top rope. Nelson: Ok, Tom Brandi, congratulations on winning the TV title at the Happening. I know the TV title contenders drawings will return soon, so a lot of wrestlers will be gunning for your title. Brandi: You got that right but I can assure you and all these great fans that I've never been more prepared and focused in my life. I'm more than ready for all the top competition the AWA has to offer. Commercial Break 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo and Karachi Vice vs. Soultaker and the Moondogs w/Skandor Akbar This match is hard hitting and chaotic! Disalvo and Taker have some brutal exchanges. Of course the Moondogs bring out the heel side of Karachi Vice as they battle. In the end we get a wild pier six brawl. During the melee, Disalvo grabs Moondog Spot and hits a German Suplex for the win. The bell rings but Soultaker runs over and fights with Disalvo. They fight to the outside and all around the ring while Karachi Vice and the Moondogs tear it up inside the ring. Commercial Break The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Carl Kellerman Nikita makes his return to the ring since WrestleRock. Nikita is in total control when there's a commotion at ringside. Nelson: Wait a minute! I know who that is! That's Colonel Debeers!. What's he doing here? Debeers circles the ring twirling his mustache. Nikita stares at him but gets back to his match and finishes things off with the Russian Sickle! Debeers stares at Nikita and calmly strolls away Nikita cuts a promo and says he's back and in the best shape of his life. He also says he has no idea why Col Debeers is here but warned him by saying he better watch himself and the Russian Sickle. Commercial Break Nelson: I've asked Nikita Koloff to stay out here. On November 16th, there will be a special pay per view called No Holds Barred, the match/the movie. Fans will watch the movie No Holds Barred and then afterwards from the St. Paul Civic Center there will be a tag team match. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami will take on Nikita Koloff and this man, the AWA world champion Hulk Hogan! Eye of the tiger blasts as Hogan storms out and into the ring. He shakes Nikita's hand and raises his arm. Nelson: At the Happening, Jumbo Tsuruta made his return but luckily Nikita was on commentary and was there to even things up. Now the match has been signed. But before that Hulk, you will defend your world title against Austin Idol in Alaska. Busy month for you. Hogan: Well you know something Lethal Larry, things got crazy at the Happening but my main man Nikita Koloff saved the day brother. That no good dirty coward Ray Stevens thought he had a master plan but the Russian Nightmare spoiled everything! So, on November 16th after you watch my movie No Holds Barred, Nikita and I are going to handle those two dudes and put them down once and for all. Oh but don't think for one minute I've forgotten about you Austin Idol. You're good at running your big mouth but brother, I'm going to slam you down and put my boot in your mouth and shut you up for good. Then it's onto Jumbo and Tatsumi and whatcha all going to do when Nikita Koloff and Hulkamania run wild on you!!!!! Hogan and Nikita high five and pump up the crowd to end the show.

AWA releases Cannonball Grizzly AWA picks up Col. Debeers

Even though there was some cheating, always love seeing Super D's superplex. Cool that Wahoo was able to get some points. It took 3 superkicks, but Prichard scores a gigantic win over Studd to win the block. Looking forward to next week's matches.

All roads lead to the Survivor Series! Martel puts together quite a team. However, Bossman upstages him with an incredible alliance of Davey, Anvil and Owen! What a moment! Awesome move booking the Dusty/Jake feud. These guys have delivered on the promos and angle. Can't wait for the explosive showdown. Heenan's family is stacked, but a Warrior/Andre alliance is off the charts. Duggan's fighting for the USA and has an army ready to go. Funk and the Dangerous Alliance are ready but looks like Savage has a plan. It's going to get nuts! Every match will mean something at the Survivor Series. Great job with the build.

Portland, The Southern Boys seemed to have brought out the bad in the Blondes. Tenryu gets the best of Blackman, while the other leader Severn gets the best of Chono. I really think Dustin needs to cut his losses and move on from the Terror. Like their fellow countryman Hashimoto, PR are enjoying a solid reign. Rose is giving Steamboat a hard time. This might affect Steamboat in his upcoming encounter with the Jackal. Eugene, I think Dutch has no choice but to give the Dreamboats another shot at the titles. Douglas wins a battle against camp Cornette. I know Dibiase must be proud of the OWC. Regal has been a good ally and friend to Cactus. Great finish by Scotty. Finlay bounces back quick from his tournament loss.

Well, I would say the Jackal is more than ready for Steamboat. Lee with a big confidence builder. Hashimoto is proving to be one credible champion. Williams goes on an onslaught. After an exciting tournament and one tough final match, Regal emerges victorious. Regal is having a stellar year!

AWA releases Mike Miller AWA picks up Konnan

AWA Breaking News!!!!! 'The Red Rooster' Terry Taylor defeated 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff for the AWA International title!! The match took place on Thursday at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque. There is no footage of the title change. Sources say Orndorff suffered another neck injury courtesy of Stan Hansen at the Happening. AWA officials told Orndorff he could post pone the title defense with Taylor, but Orndorff refused and went out to wrestle. Fans in attendance said during the match the Referee went down. Taylor then hit Orndorff's neck with a chair which led to his victory. Orndorff will be out of action for quite some time. Once again, Terry Taylor is the NEW AWA International champion! Other AWA News This week's TV show was a Happening Review. However, there were a few big announcements made by AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow stated that since Austin Idol got the win for his team in the War Games, he will be rewarded a world title shot against Hulk Hogan in Alaska on Saturday November 2nd. Morrow also made a huge announcement saying that on Saturday November 16th, there will be a special pay per view called No Holds Barred; The Match/The Movie. Viewers will see the movie No Holds Barred. After the movie there will be a special tag team match. Hulk Hogan teams with Nikita Koloff to take on Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami with Ray Stevens in their corner. And finally, on Saturday January 3rd from the McNichols Arena in Denver, the AWA will present its flagship card, SuperClash 4!

I agree with the others. It's so great having Memphis wrestling back! Lawler vs. Gilbert is the perfect feud to reignite the territory. Rip Rogers is always at his best when he's looking for a valet. Young Jarrett has paid his dues in our world and now holds the gold. I like the continuity with him and Dutch. I like the new spin on Sid. Him and Fuller will bring a lot of attention on the tag titles. DWB is so underrated and it's great seeing him get a lot of love here. Watch out Memphis, the great Guerreros are coming! Freebirds are partying harder than ever. I just hope they save some energy for the Stud Stable. It's only fitting that a classic Memphis brawl should end the return show. Welcome back Kev!

Koloff gets the best of his old rival. I know Jones loved that. Manny showing signs of frustration. Race gets a crucial win over Bundy to keep him at the top of the bracket.

SNME was a lot of fun! Warrior has a lot of momentum going right now. Jake got in a great showcase. The mist through Martel's mask was a funny touch. WOW! Andre wins the world title! However, Rude and Heenan's argument got through to Tunney. Raw, After a ton of chaos, Rude is declared the world champ. I enjoyed this angle. All roads now lead to the Survivor Series! Earthquake proves to be the factor in the Bravo/Valentine match. Duggan has proven to be a good friend.

Despite Dibiase, Gordy and Williams getting most of the attention, OWC are really clicking. Can't wait until Cactus and Regal square off against Iron and Steel. Watch out, Pillman's on a streak. Damn, Williams and Gordy cannot be stopped! Bret gets a satisfying win over Adams, but I'm sure he's looking ahead to Austin. Vancouver, Condrey sends a message, Nice comeback win for Adams. Hall squashes Starr I think Awesome wanted to upstage Hall. Phoenix Rising are settling in as champs Oh man, Steamboat vs. Rose is such a fun match up. I would've gotten my money's worth on that one. Kelowna, Dreamboats are on the road for another title shot. Azul has been another standout in the LHW division. Blackman scores the fall and tempers didn't flare. One less thing for Dutch to worry about. The Blondes rulebreaking gives the Midnights a scare. Pillman racks up yet another win. The LHW title match closes out the show with Scotty proving he wants to hold on to that title by any means necessary

The much anticipated tournament has arrived! Tonight's matches really set the tone. I thought Doleman's upset would be the buzz of the night, until the next match with Vader. Vader looked like a beast tonight! I can't wait to see how Vader vs. Backlund goes. You did such a great job of building this promotion and giving us a look into the wrestler's backgrounds. I think that is what really puts this tournament over. We now know who all these guys are, so now we're invested in how they do in this tournament. Can't wait for round 2!

AWA Presents THE HAPPENING From the Mecca in Milwaukee In a dark match, Gama Singh defeated Cannonball Griz with a missile dropkick War Pigs by Black Sabbath plays as we see a video to hype tonight's event. Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to The Happening! We have a huge night of action in store for you. Grudges will be settled and titles will be fought for. Ok, enough talking from me, let's kick things off! AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Olympians (C) vs. The Brawny Boys During the announcements, the Olympians berate the Brawny Boys and taunt them with their titles. The Bell rings and the Olympians keep up with the taunting. Jim and Kaz smile at each other, then charge and stereo clothesline the Olympians down. The Ref gets order. Kaz starts off against Rheingans. After a couple of big body slams, Rheingans tags in Patera. Patera wants a test of strength. Kaz has no problem with that. They lock hands and both try to get the upper hand. Just as Kaz starts to gain momentum, Patera tries to kick him, but Kaz quickly grabs Patera's boot, spins him around and atomic drops him into an ear clap by Jim. Kaz tags in Jim. They swing Patera to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Jim follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Jim hip tosses Patera across the ring. Patera bounces around, then tags in Rheingans. Rheingans runs in, but Jim puts him down with a shoulder block. Jim slams Rheingans and tags in Kaz. Kaz swings Rheingans to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug. Kaz wrenches away as Rheingans screams in agony. Patera runs in and clubs the back of Kaz's head. Jim runs in but the Ref guides him back. Patera stomps away on Kaz, the drags Rheingans to the corner and tags himself in. Patera works over Kaz with stomps and chokes. Patera shows off his strength by vertical suplexing Kaz. Patera picks up Kaz and delivers a neckbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Patera tags in Rheingans. They swing Kaz to the ropes and double back drop him. Rheingans delivers a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Rheingans stomps away on Kaz, goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop, but Kaz moves, rolls over and tags in Jim. Rheingans rises as Jim clotheslines him down. Patera runs in, but Jim clotheslines him down. Jim swings Rheingans into the corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. Jim hoists Rheingans up, twirls him around and slams him down 1..2..Patera kicks Jim. Kaz runs in and starts brawling with Patera. Jim swings Rheingans to the ropes and clamps on a bearhug! Once again, Rheingans is screaming in pain. The Ref breaks up Kaz and Patera. While the Ref is guiding Kaz back, Patera reaches in his trunks and pulls out something. He then throws weightlifting chalk into Jim's eyes. Jim releases the hold and is rubbing his eyes. Kaz runs back in and fights with Patera. Rheingans regroups and delivers a spinning gut wrench suplex on Jim. The Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOOO! The Olympians bail out of the ring and grab their titles. Kaz tends to Jim as the Olympians hold up their titles and taunt him. Winners of the Match and STILL AWA National Tag Team Champs- The Olympians Leo Burke vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer As the introductions are made, Sawyer is pacing around the ring laughing like a madman, while Burke stays calm and cool. The bell rings and Sawyer charges, but Burke back drops him. Sawyer gets up as Burke knocks him into the corner with a running forearm blast. Burke unloads on Sawyer in the corner with forearm uppercuts. Burke swings Sawyer to the ropes and clotheslines him down, then follows with a delayed jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Sawyer quickly rolls out of the ring. Burke follows. Sawyer lowblows Burke and regroups. Sawyer starts biting Burke's forehead, then hurls him back into the ring. Sawyer follows and angrily stomps away on Burke. Sawyer picks up Burke and hits a snap suplex. Sawyer smiles, then starts biting Burke's head again. The Ref warns him. Sawyer threatens the Ref with a punch. Sawyer just starts mauling Burke's face with his arm. Sawyer swings Burke to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Sawyer goes to the top rope and leaps off for a frog splash, but Burke moves. Both men are lying there. They finally start to rise. Burke clamps a headlock on Sawyer and unloads with punches to the head. Burke bulldogs Sawyer down 1..2..Kick Out. Burke swings Sawyer to the ropes and clamps on the sleeper! Burke wrenches away as Sawyer frantically fights it. Both men end up through the ropes and on the concrete. The Ref starts the count. Both men stagger up and start punching each other. Sawyer rakes Burke's eyes and slams his head on the announcer's table. Sawyer hurls Burke back into the ring. Sawyer gets in the ring and stomps away on Burke. Sawyer swings Burke into the corner and charges in, but Burke moves. Burke grabs Sawyer and hits an overhead suplex. Once again both men are reeling. They both stagger up and trade punches. Sawyer gouges Burke's eyes, pushes him against the ropes and rolls him up with a handful of tights, but Burke carries the momentum over and rolls Sawyer up with a handful of tights 1..2..3! The fans cheer. Burke rolls out of the ring and raises his arms as Sawyer goes nuts in the ring. Winner of the Match- Leo Burke Carlos Colon vs. 'Sir' Tony St. Clair w/Les Thornton Thorton and Tony have words with Colon during the introductions. The bell rings and Tony smiles and rubs his hands together. He motions for Colon to lock up. They lock up and Colon hiptosses Tony over. Tony is pissed and claims Colon pulled his hair. Thornton gets on the apron and calls Colon a savage. Colon knocks Thornton off the apron with a forearm blast. Tony goes after Colon but Colon back drops Tony over the top rope onto Thornton. The crowd cheers as Colon does a cartwheel. Tony finally gets back into the ring. They lock up again and Colon backs Tony into the ropes. The Ref calls for a break. Colon slowly backs off as Tony nails him with a European uppercut, then follows with a heels first dropkick. Tony spends the next few minutes showing off his technical skills. He puts Colon in all sorts of submission moves but can't put Colon away. Tony goes for a senton but Colon moves. Colon shakes the cobwebs Colon gives Tony an armbar and twist, then arm drags him over. Colon delivers a standing leg drop on Tony's arm. Colon lifts Tony up by his arm and slams his arm on the top turnbuckle. Tony holds his arm and screams in pain. Colon grabs Tony's arm flips him over and applies an arm stretch. Colon's legs are against Tony's shoulder as he stretches the arm. The Ref asks Tony if he wants to submit. Tony screams NO! Thorton gets on the apron and starts berating the Ref. The Ref goes over and warns Thornton. Colon releases the hold and goes after Thronton. Thornton quickly hops down. As Colon turns around, Tony dropkicks him through the ropes. Thornton runs over and stomps on Colon as Tony rubs his hurt arm. Colon slowly gets back in the ring. Tony snapmares him over and applies a rear chin lock, but his arm is still hurting, so he can't wrench away with full strength. Tony picks up Colon and delivers a standing suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Tony goes to the middle ropes. Colon rises as Tony nails him with a double axe handle. Tony swings Colon to the ropes, does a sommersault and nails Colon with a diving headbutt to the mid section 1..2..Kick Out. Both Tony and Thornton yell at the Ref. Tony goes to the top rope. Colon slowly rises, then sprints over and slams Tony off the top rope. Tony rises as Colon grabs him and puts him down with a jumping headbutt. Colon swings Tony to the ropes and punches him in the gut, then follows with a knee lift that sends Tony flying. Colon goes to the top rope. Tony staggers up as Colon nails him with a diving clothesline. Ding, ding ding! The Ref says something to the timekeeper, then to the announcer. The 15 minute time limit has expired. Colon has his hands on his hips and is disappointed. Thornton runs in and helps Tony up. Tony runs over and pushes Colon. Colon pushes back. They have a shoving match, until Thornton leads Tony away, when Colon raises his fists. Official decision- A time limit draw. Mask vs. Mask El Canek vs. Blackblood w/Skandor Akbar Akbar yells over at Canek that he will lose his mask and his pride tonight! The bell rings. Akbar is still yelling at Canek as Blood nails Canek from behind. Blood unloads on Canek with punches, kicks and stomps. Blood swings Canek to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Blood drags Canek to the ropes and chokes Canek with his boot, then drops several knees. Blood chokes Canek on the top rope, then flings him back. Blood swings Canek into the corner and charges in, but Canek nails him with both knees. Canek regroups and goes on an onslaught. He swings Blood to the ropes and nails him with a flying spin kick, the follows with a senton splash 1..2..Akbar puts Blood's foot on the rope. Canek picks up Blood and delivers a front powerslam. Canek follows with a vertical suplex, a German suplex and then an inverted suplex slam. Canek hoists Blood above his head, then follows with an incredible military press slam and backbreaker. Canek hoists Blood above his head again and Gorilla Press slams him down. Canek swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..3!!! Akbar is waving his arms. Canek reaches down and unties Blood's mask. The fans cheer as Canek rips off the mask and holds it up. The camera pans down and reveals Blackblood's identity as Mike Miller??? Wait a minute! From behind, the real Blackblood nails Canek with an axhandle! Blood goes town on Canek with the axhandle! Akbar runs in the ring and his laughing as he tells Blood to give him more. Blood continues to pound away on Canek with the axhandle. Blood goes to the top rope and crashes down on Canek's head with the axhandle. Security rushes the ring as Akbar calmly leads Blood out. Winner of the Match- El Canek For the AWA TV Title 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. 'Lightning' Lou Perez Brenda Britton is the special ring announcer for this match. She introduces the participants, then introduces AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow holds up the TV title and shows it to both Brandi and Perez. The bell rings and starts with a handshake. The first few minutes is back and forth high octane action. Both men brought their A games and are going all out. Brandi gets control and puts Perez down with a beautiful high dropkick. Brandi follows with a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi swings Perez to the ropes and back drops him. As Perez staggers up, Brandi swings off the ropes and hits a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi swings Perez to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Perez leapfrogs over, swings back and dropkicks Brandi down. Perez regroups and takes Brandi over with a flying headscissors. Perez clamps Brandi in a scissorlock. Brandi is finally able to reach the ropes. Perez swings Brandi to the ropes and back drops him. As Brandi staggers up, Perez executes a sunset flip 1..2..Kick Out. Both men rise as Perez hits a German Suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Perez swings Brandi to the ropes and goes for a clothesline, but Brandi ducks, swings back and clotheslines Perez down. Brandi is reeling but shakes it off. Perez rises as Brandi grabs him and hits a German suplex of his own 1..2..Kick Out. Brandi swings Perez into the corner and follows with a running forearm blast. Brandi pulls Perez out and delivers a suplex. Brandi goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop, but Perez moves at the last second. Both men are reeling. They start to rise. Perez grabs Brandi and executes a small package 1..2..Kick Out. Perez swings Brandi to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Perez swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Perez grabs Brandi and delivers a bridging back suplex but Brandi's legs get caught up in the ropes. Perez swings Brandi to the corner and charges in, but Brandi quickly hops on the turnbuckles and comes back with a reverse flying press 1..2..3! Perez kicks out a second too late. The fans give the match a standing ovation. Gerry Morrow shakes both men's hands, then presents the TV title to Tom Brandi. Tom shakes Perez's hand, then raises the title high. Perez exits the ring. As he's going up the aisle, his brother AL PEREZ comes out. Al hugs him and whispers something in his ear, then takes him to the back. The fans cheer as Brandi hops on the turnbuckles and holds the TV title high. Winner of the Match and NEW AWA TV Champ- Tom Brandi TORNADO MATCH! The Rock n Roll Express vs. The Moondogs w/Skandor Akbar The announcements never get made because both teams start fighting in the aisle. Akbar gets out of there quick. The Moondogs get the advantage thanks to their bones. It doesn't take long before both Ricky and Robert are busted open and bleeding. The fans rally behind RnR. RnR fight back and end up getting the Moondogs bones. RnR go wild and make the Moondogs bleed with their own bones. After a few minutes, both teams are a bloody mess. Rex and Robert are tearing into each other in the crowd, while Spot and Ricky fight all over the ring. Akbar grabs a chair and whacks Robert across the back. Rex picks up Robert and throat drops him on the guard railing. Ricky dropkicks Spot into the steel post. Rex grabs Ricky from behind and swings him into the ringside steps. Rex helps Spot up. The Moondogs double slam Ricky on the concrete. They walk over, pick up Robert and swing him into the steel post. The Moondogs grab Ricky and hurl him into the ring. Spot gets in the ring as Rex goes to the middle ropes. Spot executes a backbreaker on Ricky and holds him as Rex follows with an elbow to the throat. Spot covers 1..2..NO! Robert somehow gets up and yanks Spot's boots and pulls him out of the ring. Robert grabs a chair and blasts Spot with it. Robert then falls over in exhaustion. Rex goes to the outside. He tries to help Spot up. Spot falls back down. Rex grabs a trashcan is going to hit Robert, but NO! Ricky baseball slides under the ropes and hits the trashcan into Rex's face! Both teams are hurting bad. Ricky rolls over and helps Robert. Both men slowly get up. Akbar is trying to help his Moondogs. RnR double dropkick Akbar down as the fans go wild! Spot slowly rises as RnR double dropkick him into the guard rail. RnR grab Rex and hurl him into the ring. Ricky throws the trashcan into the ring. RnR enter the ring and put the trashcan on Rex's head, the proceed to double dropkick the trashcan. Rex is down and out as Ricky covers 1..2..3!!! BIG POP! RnR are a bloody and beaten mess but stand tall in the end. Winners of the Match- The Rock n Roll Express INTERMISSION Nelson: Fans, what an incredible night of action this has been. We'll get back to the event in just a moment. Right now I want to bring out a man who's been making quite a name for himself. Joining me now is the Red Rooster Terry Taylor. Taylor's wearing a suit with his hair slicked back into a ponytail. Taylor arrogantly struts over to Nelson. Nelson: Well Terry, it appears people have noticed your unbeaten win streak in the AWA, because I've been told that your next in line for a shot at the AWA International title. Taylor: Look, the powers that be figured out what I've already known for a long long long time, and that Terry Taylor is the best thing going in the AWA. I told you all this was my hen house therefore I'm the rooster that runs things around here. I'm the cock of the walk and soon to be International champion. I don't care if it's Paul not so wonderful Orndorff or that tobacco chewing bad man Stan Hansen. Doesn't matter because this rooster's coming after that title and trust me I'm going to win it! Taylor pats himself on the back and raises his arms in victory. NO DQ MATCH! David Sammartino vs. 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko Larry walks into the ring and gives the fans a nun chucks demonstration. Sammartino comes down the aisle with a 2x4. The bell rings, Larry swings his nun chucks as David swings his 2x4. The nun chucks go flying. Larry tries to run, but David whacks him across the back with the 2x4, sending Larry through the ropes. David goes to the apron. Larry staggers up as David jumps off and hits Larry's back again with the 2x4. Larry is on the ground screaming in pain. David puts the 2x4 under Larry's chin and applies a Camel Clutch. David wrenches back as Larry chokes. Larry feels around and grips his nun chucks. Larry grabs them, swings back and nails David's head with them. David falls back as Larry falls forward. Both men are already banged up as they slowly rise. Larry takes a swing at David with the nun chucks but David ducks and atomic drops Larry into the steel post. David has a cut above his eye. David grabs Larry and slams his head onto the steel post. Now Larry is bleeding. David hurls Larry into the ring. David follows and just starts choking Larry with a vengeance. David picks up Larry by his throat and slams him down. David drags Larry to the ropes and actually ties Larry's head into the ropes. Larry's choking as David punches away on his head. Larry finally gets loose and rolls out of the ring. David goes to the apron. Larry staggers up holding his throat as David nails him with a double axehandle. Larry is down but reaches over and picks up the 2x4. David approaches as Larry swings up and nails David with the 2x4. Larry takes awhile to catch his breath. David stands up as Larry whacks him over the head with the 2x4. Larry tosses the 2x4 and picks up his nun chucks. The Ref checks to see if David is still conscious. Larry pushes the Ref away. Larry raises his nun chucks and his going to hit David, but in a desperate move, David lowblows Larry! Once again, both men are down and out. The Ref checks over both men. Both men slowly start to move. David reaches over and grabs his 2x4 as Larry grabs his nun chucks. Both men take a long time to rise. They slowly stagger up and roll into the ring. Both men slowly rise. They both take a swing with their weapons and connect! David goes down as Larry falls back against the ropes, then falls down on top of David 1..2..3! Neither man can get up. The Medics need to come out and help both men back to the dressing rooms. Winner of the Match- Larry Zbyszko AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Fantastics (C) vs. The Union Jacks w/Les Thornton Both teams are amped up and ready. The Ref gives Thornton a stern warning. The bell rings and both teams start fighting. Smith and Fulton fight in a corner as Dave and Rogers fight in the opposite corner. The Fantastics swing the Union Jacks into each other. They collide and stagger back as the Fantastics stereo dropkick them back into each other. The Union Jacks stagger back into stereo back suplexes but the Ref breaks it up to get order. The first few minutes is all Fantastics as they simple overwhelm the Union Jacks with high flying offense, quick tags and textbook tag team wrestling. The tide changes as Fulton swings off the ropes and Smith gives him a knee to the back from the apron. Fulton staggers into a thundering forearm blast by Dave. The Union Jacks spend the next segment working over Fulton with devastating double team and power moves. Smith body slams Fulton and tags in Dave. They swing Fulton to the ropes and put him down with a double clothesline. Dave follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Dave swings Fulton to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Fution swings back, dropkicks Dave and tags in Rogers. Rogers goes to town on Dave. Smith runs in and gets back dropped. Dave rises and gets dropkicked down. Thornton gets on the apron and Rogers dropkicks him off. Rogers picks up Dave for a slam, but Smith clips Rogers from behind. Dave tags in Smith. Smith hoists Rogers up and delivers a shoulder breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Smith swings Rogers into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Smith follows with several more shoulder thrusts and tags in Dave. The Union Jacks pick up Rogers and execute a double slingshot suplex 1..2..Fulton breaks it! Smith runs in but Fulton punches him back to his corner. Dave gets up as Fulton dropkicks him down. Fulton goes back to his corner and cheers Rogers on. Rogers crawls over and tags him in. Dave charges but Fulton back drops him. Smith runs in and gets back dropped. Fulton picks up the Union Jacks and knocks their heads together. As Dave rises, Fulton swings off the ropes and hits a Thesz Press 1..2..Smith breaks it. Rogers runs in and we've got a pier six brawl. Thornton gets on the apron. The Fantastics swing the Union Jacks into Thornton. As the Union Jacks stagger back, the Fantastics roll them both up 1..2..3!!! Big POP! The Fantastics celebrate and hold their titles high. The winners of the Match and STILL AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Fantastics AWA International Title Bout 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (C) vs. Stan Hansen Both men looked geared up and ready for a fight. The bell rings and the fists start flying. They just pound away on each other. They trade big shots, then fight through the ropes. They keep fighting all around the ring and up the aisle. The Ref has no choice but to start the count. Orndorff and Hansen keep slugging away on each other. The Ref slowly reaches the 10 count and has no choice but to ring the bell. The bell keeps ringing but Orndorff and Hansen keep fighting. Finally a swarm of officials and security come out to break up this brawl. Official ruling- A Double C.O. Nelson: My goodness, fans while the cage is coming down for the War Games match, I quickly wanted to get a word with you Paul Orndorff. That was some fight. I'm sure this isn't the last of it. Orndorff: Stan Hansen! Anytime! Anyplace! You want to fight again, let's do... WHAM! From behind, Stan Hansen drills the back of Orndorff's neck with a devastating lariat! Nelson: Just what the... Hansen grabs Nelson and pushes him down hard. Hansen raises his bullhorn sign and leaves. The Medics have to help Orndorff to the back. We all know Orndorff has dealt with serious neck issues this year. This doesn't look good. The WAR GAMES MATCH!!!! 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong. Iceman Parsons, Sweet Brown Sugar, Brutus Beefcake and 'The Rock' Don Muraco w/Superstar Graham VS. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol, Bill Dundee, Chicky Starr, Dream Machine and 'Blockbuster' Brian Adias The atmosphere is electric as both teams stand on opposite sides of the cage. The fans are going nuts. Armstrong enters the cage and calls out Idol. Idol yells at Armstrong and enters the cage. It's fitting that the two men who started all this will kick off the War Games. The bell rings and Armstrong is all over Idol. Armstrong pounds away on Idol, then swings him face first into the cage. Armstrong picks up Idol and rams his head several times into the cage. Idol is already bleeding. The coin is flipped on the outside and of course the heels win. The buzzer sounds and Dundee charges in. Armstrong back drops him, gets on top and unloads on Dundee's head. Armstrong doesn't stop. Idol finally staggers up and nails Armstrong. Idol helps Dundee up. Dundee is wobbling. Idol and Dundee pick up Armstrong and hurl him into the cage. They pick him up and hurl him face first into the opposite side. Now Armstrong is bleeding. The buzzer sounds and Graham cheers as Muraco runs in. Muraco double clotheslines Idol and Dundee down. Muraco slams Idol down, then picks up Dundee and hurls him into the cage. Dundee is laid out as Muraco puts the boots to him. The buzzer sounds and Chicky Starr enters. He nails Muraco from behind with a running high knee. Armstrong puts Starr down with a clothesline. Armstrong picks up Starr but Idol hits Armstrong from behind. Idol and Starr double suplex Armstrong. The buzzer sounds and in comes Iceman Parsons. Parsons puts Starr down with the booty bump. Parsons puts Idol down with the booty bump. Muraco punches Dundee as Parsons follows with another booty bump. Parsons and Muraco help Armstrong up and they go to work on Idol, Dundee and Starr. The buzzer sounds and in comes Dream Machine. He nails Parsons from behind. Armstrong and Muraco pound away on Dream. They hoist him up and double suplex him. Idol and Dundee attack Armstrong and Muraco. Starr grabs Parsons and hurls him face first into the cage. Parsons is bleeding. Dream gets up and stomps away on Muraco while Idol and Dundee double team Armstrong. The buzzer sounds and Sweet Brown Sugar makes a bee line for Dream. Dream turns around as Sugar grabs him and hits a jumping headbutt. Dream staggers as Sugar grabs him and hurls him into the cage. Starr comes over but Sugar dropkicks him into the cage. Muraco hoists Dundee up and shoots him like a dart into the cage. Armstrong picks up Idol and piledrives him down. Parsons picks up Starr and suplexes him into the cage. The buzzer sounds and in comes Adias. He sprints in, but realizes all the babyfaces are standing tall. He tries to run back out but Muraco grabs him and pulls him back in. Muraco, Armstrong, Parsons and Sugar take turns unloading on Adias. They all grab Adias and hurl him into the cage. Adias is already bleeding. The buzzer sounds. Let the War Games begin!!!! Beefcake comes strutting in. His teammates hold up Adias. Beefcake swings off the ropes and nails Adias with his running high knee. Adias is down and out. Wait a minute! Idol, Dundee, Starr and Dream all lowblow Armstrong, Parsons, Muraco, Sugar and Beefcake from behind. The heels help up Adias. Adias falls back down, so they help him up again. Idol returns the favor and piledrives Armstrong down. Starr slams Parsons and follows with his corkscrew elbow drop. Dundee slams Muraco, hops on the turnbuckles and delivers a Bombs Away. Dream hurls Sugar face first into the cage. Sugar bleeds through his mask. Adias picks up Beefcake and executes his cradle suplex, then picks Beefcake up and hurls him into the cage. The All-Stars are standing tall. The fans and Graham cheer on the babyfaces. While the All-Stars keep celebrating, Armstrong, Muraco, Parsons, Sugar and Beefcake slowly crawl over and all of them stereo lowblow the All-Stars! The fans and Graham are going nuts. Armstrong pounds down on Idol. Parsons hammers away on Starr. Muraco stomps down on Dundee. Sugar drops knees on Dream. Beefcake chokes Adias with his boot. Armstrong throws Idol into the cage, then helps Parsons throw Starr into the cage. There's a commotion in the crowd. GLAMOUR DOLL is running to the cage. He's got some kind of steel bar in his hand. He goes up to the cage and puts the bar in Idol's hand. Graham runs over and chases Doll away. While all the fighting is going on, Idol rolls under the ropes, gets up and whacks Sugar behind his knee. Idol then hits Sugar over the head with the bar. Sugar is knocked out. Idol clamps on the Las Vegas leglock. Dream stomps away on Sugar while Idol wrenches away. Muraco runs over and clotheslines Dream, then puts him down with a tombstone piledriver. The Ref is on the outside and sees that Sugar is unconscious. He signals for the bell. The All-Stars are announced the winners. Security quickly enters the cage to stop any more violence. The All-Stars gather themselves and hobble out. Armstrong, Muraco, Parsons and Beefcake all tend to Sugar. You can tell both teams were in a war tonight. The winners of the War Games- Austin Idol, Bill Dundee, Chicky Starr, Dream Machine and Brian Adias Nelson: (Still a little shook up from Hansen pushing him down earlier) Fans, what can I say, that match was one for the record books. I'm going to have to find out what the hell Glamour Doll was doing out there. Ok fans, up next is the AWA world title bout. Right now I have a very special surprise. Joining me for commentary will be none other than Nikita Koloff! The fans roar as Nikita makes his way out. He waves to the fans and sits down next to Nelson. AWA WORLD TITLE BOUT HULK HOGAN (C) vs. TATSUMI 'THE DRAGON' FUJINAMI w/Ray Stevens The fans boo as Stevens leads Fujinami to the ring. Fujinami is wearing a black kimono with a red dragon on the back. Stevens bows to Fujinami and helps him take off his robe. The place goes bonkers as Eye of the Tiger plays! Hogan comes out wearing white trunks, white headband and a Hulkamania tank top. He points up at Fujinami and Stevens as he heads up the aisle. Hogan enters the ring, rips off his shirt and throws it at Stevens. Stevens is pissed. The introductions are made and the crowd is fired up. The bell rings. Stevens berates Hogan. Stevens exits. Hogan turns around as Fujinami nails him with a karate kick to the face. Stevens cheers as Fujinami stomps down in Hogan. Fujinami swings Hogan to the ropes but misses a chop, Hogan swings back and clotheslines Fujinami down. Fujinami staggers up as Hogan scoop slams him down. Stevens gets on the apron. Hogan runs over and lifts Stevens off his feet. Fujinami staggers up, runs over, grabs Hogan and executes a back suplex. Fujinami regroups. He picks up Hogan and hits a vertical suplex. He hops on the middle turnbuckles and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Fujinami picks up Hogan and hits a gut buster. Fujinami picks up Hogan and applies an abdominal stretch. Fujinami wrenches away as the fans cheer Hogan on. Hogan bobs up and down and hip tosses Fujinami over. Hogan catches his breath. Fujinami staggers up as Hogan grabs him and atomic drops him into the turnbuckles. Fujinami staggers back as Hogan hits a back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Hogan picks up Fujinami but Fujinami kicks him and delivers a swinging neckbreaker. Fujinami regroups as Stevens cheers him on. Fujinami swings Hogan to the ropes and nails him with a bicycle kick. Fujinami picks up Hogan and hits a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Fujinami body slams Hogan, goes to the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Stevens berates the Ref. Fujinami swings Hogan to the ropes but Hogan barrels him over with a shoulder block. Hogan catches his breath. Fujinami staggers up as Hogan swings off the ropes and puts him down with his axe bomber. Hogan swings off the ropes and goes for his leg drop but Fujinami moves as Hogan crashes down. Fujinami listens to Stevens as he regroups. Hogan staggers up as Fujinami nails him with the Enzuguri! Stevens is jumping up and down. Fujinami picks up Hogan and executes his Dragon Suplex 1..2..NO! Hogan lifts his shoulder. Stevens is furious! The fans fire Hogan up. Hogan starts pumping up and regrouping. Fujinami tries to chop him but Hogan just fires away on Fujinami with punches. Hogan swings Fujinami to the ropes and back drops him. Fujinami staggers up as Hogan swings off the ropes and clotheslines him down. Hogan picks up Fujinami and slams him down. Hogan swings off the ropes and hits the leg drop 1..2..Stevens pulls the Ref out of the ring. The Ref yells at Stevens. Hogan goes to the outside, grabs Stevens and punches him down. Hogan gets back in the ring. Stevens staggers onto the apron. Hogan picks up Fujinami, goes over and grabs Stevens, then rams their heads together. Fujinami staggers back as Hogan clotheslines him down 1..2..3!!! The fans stand up and cheer. Hogan gets his title and holds it up. Hogan starts to do his poses. WHAM!!!! From behind Hogan is clotheslined by JUMBO TSURUTA! Jumbo stomps down on Hogan, then helps Fujinami up. They start to double team Hogan. The fans go wild as Nikita Koloff stands up and takes off his headset. Nikita rips off his shirt and sprints to the ring. Nikita hits the ring and double clotheslines Jumbo and Fujinami down. Nikita starts fighting both of them but the numbers catch up. Just when it looked hopeless, Hogan gets up and evens things up. Nikita and Hogan clean house. Stevens escorts Jumbo and Fujinami back as he warns and yells up into the ring. Hogan shakes Nikita's hand and hugs him as the fans are up and cheering. Winner of the Match and STILL AWA World champion- HULK HOGAN

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 10-3-89 Resnick: Hello everyone and welcome to a special edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. As you all know, our big pay per view, the Happening takes place tomorrow night in Milwaukee. What a tremendous event that will be. However, we have 3 main event matches for you tonight that I'm sure you'll enjoy, so let's get to the action. The Renegade Warriors vs. The Rose Cousins These teams have been feuding since WrestleRock and both teams have been on the winning and losing ends since. The bell rings and all four men go at it. The Ref just lets it go. The Roses get the upper hand and swing the Warriors towards each other, but the Warriors lock arms and Irish whip each other into the Roses. The Warriors proceed to chop the Roses, then swing them into each other. The Roses hit hard and stagger back as the Warriors clothesline them down. The Ref gets control. The Warriors work over Pat and put him down with a double suplex. Mark covers but Randy breaks the pin. Chris runs in, but the Ref guides him back. Randy picks up Mark and puts him down with a Russian Leg Sweep. Pat rolls over and tags in Randy. The Roses spend the next few minutes working over Mark. Randy slams Mark as Pat follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Chris breaks it. Randy runs in, but the Ref guides him back which allows Chris to body slam Pat. Mark finally makes the tag to Chris. Chris is all over Pat and nails him with a flying press. Randy runs in and stomps on Chris. Mark runs in and we've got another pier six brawl. Chris clotheslines Randy over the top rope. Pat hoists Mark up for a suplex, but Chris clips Pat from behind. The Warriors hoist Pat up and deliver a double front face suplex 1..2..3!! The Winners of the Match- The Renegade Warriors Commercial Break 'The Mighty Yankee' Steve Disalvo vs. The Soultaker Skandor Akbar is in Milwaukee, so it should be a fair fight. The bell rings and these guys just pound away on each other. They fight through the ropes and all around the ring. Soultaker swings Disalvo towards the steel post, but Disalvo reverses it and swings Soultaker shoulder first into the post. Disalvo hurls Soultaker into the ring. Disalvo swings Soultaker to the ropes and back drops him. Soultaker staggers up as Disalvo mows him over with a shoulder block. Disalvo picks up Soultaker and delivers a backbreaker. Disalvo goes to the middle ropes and comes down with an elbow drop but Soultaker moves. Both men stagger up. Soultaker kicks Disalvo a bit low, then hurls him over with a gut wrench suplex. Soultaker hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Soultaker swings Disalvo to the corner and charges in but Disalvo lifts his knees as Soultaker hits them head on. Disalvo catches his breath and body slams Soultaker. Disalvo swings Soultaker into the corner and charges in with a running forearm. Disalvo swings Soultaker to the opposite corner and charges in for a splash but Soultaker moves. Disalvo hits hard and his laid up against the turnbuckles. The Ref is checking on Disalvo. Soultaker reaches in his tights and pulls out a foreign object. Disalvo slowly turns around as Soultaker blasts him with the object. Soultaker falls on top 1..2..3! The Ref checks on Disalvo's bleeding forehead. As Soultaker stands up, the object falls right in front of the Ref. The Ref picks it up and figures things out quick. He calls for a reverse decision and DQs Soultaker. The fans cheer. Soultaker is livid. He pushes the Ref down, then picks up Disalvo and hurls him out of the ring. Soultaker goes to the outside. He picks up Disalvo and swings him head first into the steel post. Now Disalvo is a bloody mess. Several officials come out. Soultaker's eyes open wide as he lets out a loud evil laugh. Winner of the Match by DQ- Steve Disalvo Commercial Break Justified (Rip Oliver and Gary Young) vs. Vinergy w/The Vin Man Both sides have scores to settle (although Vinnie and Vinergy started all this) and tonight they get that chance. Justified is all over Vinergy in the opening minutes. They work over Dukes pretty good. Young puts Dukes down with a drop toe hold as Oliver follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Putski breaks it. Dukes is finally able to tag in Putski. However, Justified take turns pinballing Putski all over the ring. Vinnie is having a breakdown. Young swings off the ropes, but Vinnie reaches in and trips him. Young gets up and goes to the ropes. Vinnie is laughing and taunting him. Putski comes from behind and nails Young with a high knee, that sends Young through the ropes. Oliver runs in, but the Ref guides him back. Vinnie stomps on Young. Dukes hops off the apron, picks up Young and slams his head on the apron, then hurls him into the ring. Putski takes it to Young and tags in Dukes. Putski holds Young as Dukes comes off the top rope and nails Young with a missile dropkick 1..2..Oliver breaks it. The Ref guides Oliver back. Vinergy double slam Young. Dukes swings off the ropes and hits a body splash 1..2..Kick Out. Dukes tags in Putski. They swing Young to the ropes and put him down with a double elbow smash. Putski swings Young to the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Young kicks him, dives over and tags in Oliver! Oliver is on fire as he unloads on Putski. Dukes runs in but Oliver back drops him. Dukes staggers into the wrong corner and Young grabs him and snaps his head on the top rope. Vinnie hops on the apron. Young goes to the outside and yanks Vinnie off the apron. Young swings Vinnie into the guardrail. Oliver swings Putski to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Dukes staggers up and hits Oliver from behind. Young dropkicks Dukes from behind and sends him out of the ring. Justified grab Putski and put him down with a double DDT 1..2..3!! Huge Pop! Winners of the Match- Justified See you tomorrow night at the Happening!

Studd is really dominating. Thanks to some chaos, Super D picks up some points. Prichard gets another big win and is on Studd's tail. Looks like some hard hitting match ups next week.

Oh man Paul E enlists Terry Funk! Sooner or later, Rude and Warrior are heading for a showdown. Martel wants more than his million dollar title. Dusty's on the hunt for a snake. Steiners take the defeat but stand tall in the end. I wonder how Rude will get past Andre. Bossman and Zeus will be an interesting match up. Looks like Demolition will be keeping an eye on the Rockers/POP match. The tag division is strong in the WWF. Even with bandaged ribs, Savage still manages to get the best of both Muta and Funk. SNME is going to be a wild night!

Lee's not playing around anymore. Like Awesome last week, Iron and Steel didn't like the outside interference. Regal really earned his way into the finals. I hope Steamboat was taking notes because Dibiase is gunning for him. WOF finally get some satisfaction. Condrey vs. Regal in the finals is going to rock!! LA, This time the Southern Boys heel tactics overcome. Yea, a change of scenery is doing Dustin well. Looks like Pillman is getting the upper hand on Adams. It wont be long until Gordy and Williams go for tag team gold. Phoenix Rising rack up another defense against former champs. Steamboat retains after a serious challenge from Austin. Santa Barbara, Awesome gets another awesome win. I always liked that double arm DDT from Cactus. Rose always pulls out a win with his finisher. Eddie and Dean proved they can work well together. The Dreamboats have had the Midnights number lately. Can they win the big one? Scotty's really shining as LHW champ.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-27-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We're only one week away from The Happening, and on that note, AWA world champ Hulk Hogan will be here tonight. We'll also hear from both teams involved in the War Games Match. So much going on so let's just get to the ring. AWA International Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Clinton Stitch Orndorff gets another huge reaction as he finishes things off with the piledriver! Nelson: Ok Paul, next week at the Happening in Milwaukee, you will defend that International title against Stan Hansen. Before we get your comments, here are some prerecorded comments from Stan Hansen. Hansen: Ever since I got rid of all those no good cowboy wannabes in the AWA, I've been kicking butt in Japan. The next butt I'm going to kick is yours Paul Orndorff! I'm coming for you boy, so you best be ready! That International title is mine! Nelson: Ok Paul, your response. Orndorff: First off, nobody is ever going to kick Mr. Wonderful's butt. Stan Hansen, you're a tough man, but brother I'm tougher and at the Happening I'm taking you down and this title stays with me! Commercial Break 'Mean' Mike Miller vs. Trent Watkins Once again Skandor Akbar is out there scouting Miller. Miller wins the match with a shoulder breaker. Akbar nods in approval and walks away. Commercial Break The Renegade Warriors and Gama Singh vs. The Rose Cousins and Cannonball Griz The Warriors and Rose's go at it hard. Gama and Griz are able to get in their moments. Of course tempers flare as the Warriors and Roses start brawling. The Warriors stereo clothesline the Rose's over the top rope, then nail Griz with a double chop. Griz staggers into a roll up by Gama 1..2..3! As the Warriors celebrate with Gama, the Rose's run into the ring and clothesline the Warriors from behind, then exit quickly. Gama helps the Warriors up. The Renegade Warriors will get another shot at the Rose's next week. Commercial Break We come back and the AWA World tag champs, the Fantastics are standing in front of an AWA banner. Rogers: Next week at the Happening, we'll be defending our titles against the Union Jacks. The Union Jacks attacked us from behind last week and left us laid out. Well now we know what kind of team we're dealing with. Fulton: A couple of cowards! Les Thornton, all your men did was showed us how scared they really are. Rogers: That's right! You guys are out of your depth! Fulton: And out of your league! Commercial Break 'Sir' Tony St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. Arnie Goldstein Tony outclasses his opponent with ease and wins the match with a floating butterfly suplex. The Union Jacks join Tony and Les at ringside. Nelson: Ok Les, big night for the Parliament at the Happening. Thornton: Indeed it will be. I heard the comments from the soon to be former world tag champs and believe me, they don't know what they're dealing with. The Union Jacks are a true force and will dismantle the Fantastics in record time. Speaking of dismantling. Once again, Sir Tony will prove why he's simple the best when he outwrestles and simply outclasses that heathen Carlos Colon. AHHHH the Queen will be celebrating next week. Commercial Break The Rock n Roll Express vs. Harold Bannister and Franklyn Jones The fans cheer as RnR hit the double dropkick for the win! RnR cut a passionate and energetic promo on their tornado match with the Moondogs at the Happening. RnR say they're the best team in the world and can do it all. They're going to prove that when they beat the Moondogs at their own game. Commercial Break 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko vs. Carl Kellerman Zbyszko arrogantly steps into the ring and starts a nun chucks demonstration. WHAM! From behind David Sammartino puts Zbyszko down with a 2x4! Sammartino puts his boot on Zbyszko's back and raises the 2x4 as the fans go wild. Commercial Break We see a video of the War Games Cage. War Pigs by Black Sabbath plays as we see highlights from all the drama leading up to the Happening. Austin Idol, Chicky Starr, Bill Dundee, Dream Machine and Brian Adias are standing in front of a War Games poster. Idol: It all comes down to this darling! Look at this All-Star lineup. We're walking into the War Games with one goal. To eliminate and inflict pain on each and every one of those bums! Bobby Boy Armstrong! I'm going to put you out to pasture old man! Dundee: Don Muraco! You're mine! I'm taking you out and then I'm going to get my Superstar name back and if I have to also beat down that washed up loser Billy Graham, then I'll do that too! Dream: Sugar! I carried you for way too long. You don't have what it takes and I'm going to show everybody how gutless you really are babay! Starr: Mi Amigo Iceman, you wont be dancing like a clown after the beating I give you. You will bleed! That is a promise! Adias: When the All-Stars asked me to join up, I didn't hesitate a second. Beefcake, you come in here strutting like you own the place, so I needed to take you down a notch, which I did! But that's only a taste of what you're going to get when the Blockbuster gets a hold of you in the cage! Bob Armstrong, Iceman Parsons, Don Muraco, Sweet Brown Sugar and Brutus Beefcake are standing in front of a Happening poster. Armstrong: This all started with you Austin Idol and I'm going to end it at the War Games, plain and simple! Muraco: Dundee! There's only one superstar in the AWA and that's Billy Graham. You want that name back? Try and take it! Sugar: Oh Dream Machine! You clocked me good brother but I got you back, didn't I! I'm going to pound on your head until you bleed through your mask! Parsons: Chicky Starr, you're nothing but a loud mouth rooty poo and believe me, I'm going to shut you up in Milwaukee! Beefcake: I know I'm new here but being in this War Games match is exactly where I want to be. Brian Adias! You made a big mistake and in the cage, I'm going to see to it that you pay and pay big time! Commercial Break El Canek vs. The Soultaker w/Skandor Akbar Soultaker gives Canek a lot of trouble by breaking out some devastating power moves. Canek regroups and has Soultaker reeling with high flying offense. Canek has Soultaker up for a suplex. Blackblood hits the ring and clips Canek behind the knees! The Ref signals for the DQ. Blood and Soultaker start double teaming Canek. The fans cheer as Steve Dislavo hits the ring swinging a baseball bat! Akbar leads his men out of there as Disalvo helps Canek up. Commercial Break Nelson: Ok lets take you up to Ken Resnick, who's standing in the ring. Resnick: Thank you Larry. Ok. please welcome out the AWA world champion, the immortal Hulk Hogan! The place goes bananas as Hogan walks down the aisle in jeans, tank top and world title around his waist. He steps in the ring and holds his title high as he walks around. Resnick: Hulk, next week in Milwaukee at the Happening, you will defend the AWA world title against Tatsumi Fujinami, who's now aligned with Ray Stevens. Hogan: Well you know something Killer Ken, Ray Stevens has become a pest that just wont go away. At WrestleRock I beat his so called human wrecking machine Jumbo Tsuruta for this title. So what does that mutt do? He soemhow manages to brainwash Tatsumi Fujinami to join him. Oh yea, I felt the wrath of Tatsumi when he put me down a couple weeks ago. But brother, I'm standing here stronger than I've ever been! At the Happening Tatsumi Fujinami is going to find out what Ray Stevens already knows. Hulkamania is the strongest force in the universe and with the power of all my Hulkamaniacs, there's no way I can lose. So, Tatsumi Fujinami, whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you!!!!!! The show ends with a Hogan pose down.