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Like the others have said, your tournaments are so well done. Every match had some kind of heat. I liked how all the storylines were continued. The Russians/Brickhouse/Ross. The Nightmares/Starrs. Then we get intrigue with what happened to Cooley. A heel backfire with Bruno. All great stuff. I really thought Olympia was going to win the tournament but Plowboy spoils it. Olympia does get payback, and, in a way, that helps Brad Armstrong take it all. Good call having a good guy Armstrong hold the title. After all that, we get a bloody and awesome cage fight. Leduc looked like a monster! The General wants more but his sons somehow talked him out of it. The saga continues. Great show!

Ladd once again gives us what we want, Mulligan and El Jefe, one on one! Mulligan might want to think about bringing some backup. Adams is dominant and Hot Stuff has taken notice. Robley makes a strong point tonight as his monsters lay out their upcoming opponents. Who can stop these guys? LOL, I always love the banter between Uncle Ivan and Gordon. Tully neither confirms nor denies his connection with El Jefe. The mystery continues. I'm loving this story. All hell breaks loose in the main event! We now know Adams has join Hot Stuff Inc. He might regret this once Gordy gets his hands on him. Tremendous feud! Stacked card coming to Shreveport!

Oh man it's great to see Siva and Cocoa teaming again! The new Horsemen get in a great interview. However, I don't think they're as united as JJ would want them to be. The Starrcade Cup has added intrigue, along with Hansen making sure he gets his world title shot. You've got something big happening here. The Brutha's have moved on but Slick rebounds quick by bringing in Los Cubanos. The tag team division keeps getting stronger. Adias gets his shot but Smiley proves to be the superior wrestler. I'm looking forward to Smiley's reign. Johnson and Anderson kick off the Cup with an exciting TV match. Thanks to that sneaky JJ, Arn gets the win. Rhodes and Haystacks give the fans a hard hitting fight. I loved that finish. Judging by the first 2 matches, the Starrcade Cup is going to be a lot of fun. Worldwide, Damn! Ox Baker managing the Islanders! Havoc is coming! Can't wait to see how Smiley handles Boone. I can't imagine who Ox is bringing in for the Cup.

The tournament is full of worthy title holders. Looking forward to it. The Movement is back in Twin States! Ever since Bleh gave them their big push, they've remained strong in our world. I think Ross should hear them out. The Armstrong boys remain neutral in their Dad's and Fuller's issues. We'll see for how long. Plowboy doing that little side step cracked me up. HAHAHA, if there's one thing the AWA regrets, it's not having Madril on the Beauty Shop. I think Brenda had a lot to do with that behind the scenes. Hump and the Russians get a good showcase. Madril played it cool and probably thought it was best not to mess with 2 big bad Russians. However, he does get his shots in on Ross's name. The Rich's/Travis story has been so good! The plot keeps getting better. I cant imagine who Travis is bringing in. Awesome stuff. Olympia's frustrations might be the motivation he needs to win the title. Bruno and Embry give all the right answers, but I wonder what's on Dennis's mind. Twin States is on the road again. Cooley still has a friend in Brad Armstrong. Cooley's got to be considered to be a tournament favorite. AD beat me to it! Plowboy's wardrobe provided by Goodwill was too damn funny.

Here we go! After a solid build, Savage vs. Jimmy Jam is on!!!

AWA @ The Mid South Coliseum, Memphis TN, 10-2-87 "The Calgary Flame" Bruce Hart defeated Salvatore Bellomo with the Boston Crab Crusher Blackwell defeated Tim Patterson with a big splash Uncommon Alliance defeated Gene Ligon and Stoney Burke when Kirchner executed a backbreaker on Ligon and held him while Barr came off the middle rope with a knee drop to Ligon's chest. "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. "The Fabulous One" Steve Keirn A lot of heat in this one as these guys just pummeled each other. After a few minutes Keirn clotheslines Idol over the top rope. While Idol's outside, he reaches in his pants and pulls out a foreign object. Idol finally gets to the apron. Keirn rushes over, Idol takes a swing, Keirn ducks and is in the process of back suplexing Idol, but Idol swings down and nails Keirn with the object. Idol crashes down on top as the Ref counts 1..2..3! Idol steals this one and the fans are pissed. Winner of the Match- Austin Idol Phil Hickerson w/Norvell Austin vs. "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk Zenk really frustrates Hickerson with his speed and high octane offense. Hickerson slows things down and methodically beats down Zenk with bruising moves and hits. Zenk comes back hard and his fired up comeback is enough to make a signal to the back. The fans boo when the Midnight Express run towards the ring. But WAIT! From the crowd, the Glamour Boys and Scott Putski jumped the railing in street clothes and are all over Norvell and the Midnights! The crowd is going bonkers! All this allows Zenk to dropkick Hickerson into the corner and roll him up for the pin! Zenk bails. As Hickerson gets up, Putski runs in the ring and puts him down with the Polish Hammer! On the outside, the Glamour Boys are all over the Midnights until a swarm of security runs out. The Glamour Boys are back! Winner of the Match- Tom Zenk AWA National Tag Team Title Bout The Technicians (C) vs. The Quebec Coalition w/Frenchy Martin This match was filled with solid technical wrestling mixed in with some hard hitting aggression. Both teams showed up with their working boots on and by the 15 minute mark, the fans were totally invested. Frenchy gives his team the momentum with some cheap interference. The fans thought the Quebecs were going to regain the titles when Charland hoisted Rheingans up and Lefon nailed him with a leaping clothesline but Fleming saves things. A few minutes later, Technicians come back hard and send Charland flying off the apron with a double forearm blast. They swing Lefon to the ropes nail him with double fists to the gut as Rheingans follows with a cradle suplex for the decisive win! Frenchy runs in to argue with the Ref. The Technicians nail him with double boots to the gut and follow with a crowd pleasing double suplex! Winners of the match and still AWA National tag team champs- The Technicians AWA International Title Bout "Marvelous" Mike George (C) w/Greg Gagne vs. Kokina w/Jimmy Snuka With Snuka keeping his eye on Gagne, Kokina was focused and brought his power as he had George seriously bumping all over the place. George was able to weather the storm and show off his move set. Kokina came back with an impressive side kick to change the momentum. Kokina swung off the ropes and hit George with a diving headbutt. This is when Gagne jumped on the apron to distract the Ref. Snuka runs over and yanks Gagne down, then blasted him with chops. Inside the ring, Kokina hoisted George up for the Samoan Drop but GAMA SINGH and BRUCE HART slide in the ring and both tackle Kokina behind the knees and push him forward with George on top. Gama and Bruce slide to the outside. George rolls over and covers as the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! Winner of the match and still AWA International Champ- Mike George NO DQ- ONE LAST TIME! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Tommy "Wildfire" Rich w/Baby Doll This is it! The intensity is unreal. Tommy gets immediate heat by wearing a T-Shirt that says "Lawler sucks and so does Memphis" The thundering boos turn to earth shattering cheers as Lawler comes down the aisle and storms the ring. These two guys just beat the hell out of each other. They fight in the ring, around the ring, up and down the aisle and into the crowd. At the 10 minute mark, both men are bleeding bad. Lawler gets the upper hand and starts choking Rich with a cable. Baby Doll runs over and nails Lawler's back with her loaded purse. Baby Doll pulls out a can of mace but hold on! TOM ZENK runs out, grabs Baby Doll, hoists her up on his shoulder and runs up the aisle with her! Lawler goes back towards Rich but Rich lowblows Lawler, grabs him and slams his head into the steel post. Rich clears the cobwebs, sets Lawler up and slaps him across the face. Rich taunts the fans and it takes extra security to prevent the fans from going after Rich. Rich then grabs the house mic "What a poetic ending. Right here in Memphis, I'm going to piledrive Lawler through the concrete! Rest in Peace Lawler!" Rich tosses the mic as the fans are in full riot mode. Rich slowly hoists Lawler up but Lawler back drops Rich on the concrete! Both men are laying side by side and both men are a bloody mess. Lawler slowly rises and down comes his strap. The fans are going nuts. OH NO! Here comes Austin Idol, OH YES! Here comes Steve Keirn (With a bandaged head) Keirn is all over Idol, grabs him and hits a reverse DDT on the concrete! Idol is out! Lawler hurls Rich into the ring. He puts his knee on Rich's chest and pounds away on Rich's bloody head. Lawler picks up Rich and piledrives him down. Lawler picks up Rich and once again piledrives him down. Lawler signals one more time to the cheering fans and piledrives Rich a 3rd time! Lawler goes to the top rope, relishes the moment, looks around and really takes it all in. The fans are up and roaring as Lawler nails Rich with his flying fist drop for 1..2..3!!!! The fans blow the roof off the Coliseum! Jerry "The King" Lawler is at home and standing tall!

Richter and Missy get things going with a fast paced roller coaster match. Richter retains in a close one. Penny is put over big time and I agree with her, she deserves more opportunity. The falls count anywhere match was insane! These gals deserve a raise. Monsters win the titles after a brutal finish. After hearing the ruling on Velvet's title defense, I'm questioning Medusa's motives. Then again, maybe she was just looking out for her friend. Perfect placement for the Morgan/Apache match. A clean match that gives the fans a breather. Moretti came with her working boots on and took things past the 30 minute mark, but Medusa had just a little more in the tank to pull out the win and retain.

Tatum picks up another victory but as mentioned can this lead to a Coast to Coast title win. I like Gantner's new look. I'm seeing good things in his future, perhaps a title match with big brother. The question is, which brother would win over the Bullpen. Look at that! Anvil and Young not only team up but get the win. Bob must be proud. Your key to detail and continuity continues to amaze me. Morton's countering of the DDT is a perfect example. Regal and Sawyer steal the show tonight as Buzz edges out the win. Action packed 8 man tag closes the show. Along with a great match we see the return of Doug Furnas. Vancouver, Furnas is back with a bang! Simmons vs. Sid is a power man dream match. Flowers takes advantage of Robbie's injury and piledrives him down for the win. Malenko's get an impressive win over the former champs. Hack finds out what the sharpshooter is all about. Owen comes close but learned one mistake is all Backlund needs.

Olympia racks up another win in the opener. Plowboy's interference backfires this week which gives Steamboat the DQ win. Probably not the satisfying win Vic wanted but still a win. Love the Uptown combo of Brown and Hart. Things turn way up with both Bruno and Embry returning. Twin States is catching fire again. I can see why Ross was distracted. That was some serious heat, literally. The Russians follow with a beat down but luckily Brickhouse was in the building. Mass chaos in the tag title bout! I loved every minute because of the multiple storylines involved. In the end, the Rich's are holding gold. Cooley's the man! He puts a whipp'n on both Bass and Rhodes. Fuller sure got himself a great partner in Stomper. I don't think Bob and Leduc were ready for him. All out brawl ends the show which leads to a cage match for next week. I would have been more than satisfied leaving this show.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-30-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another exciting edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. We've got a lot of action tonight including our big main event with Nick Busick defending the AWA TV title against Billy Jack Strong. We'll also be hearing from both Jerry Lawler and Tommy Rich as they head into their big No DQ match at the Mid South Coliseum this weekend. Fans, before we get to the action, please welcome out the former AWA world champion, Ricky Steamboat. Cheers as Steamboat comes out wearing a suit and waving. Lance: Ricky, I understand you have something to say. The floor is yours. Steamboat: Thank you very much Lance. With a heavy heart I've decided it's time for me to move on. I just wanted to come out here and personally thank all these great fans. I've had the time of my life in the AWA and enjoyed an incredible run with the world title. These fans helped me get through some tough times and never gave up on me. So, once again, from the bottom of my heart thank you. The fans give a standing ovation as Ricky blows them kisses and holds up his arms in victory. Lance: Without a doubt, one of the greatest wrestlers of our time, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs, The Technicians vs. Neil Jordan and Carl Kellerman Technicians show off their outstanding chemistry. Fleming hits a snap suplex and tags in Rheingans. Rheingans executes a gut wrench suplex for the win. Technicians cut a promo on this weekend's title defense against the Quebec Coalition. Technicians look forward to proving their title win wasn't a fluke. Commercial Break "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. Marlon Mason Idol easily wins the match with the Las Vegas Leglock. Resnick: Austin Idol, it's you and Steve Keirn, one on one this weekend at the Mid South Coliseum. It seems things have really heated up between you two since being in War Games. Idol: Yea, you can say I'm heated! Everybody keeps talking about how Stupid Steve Keirn is a war games survivor. Well, guess what? I'm standing tall, right here and now! At the Mid South Coliseum, Tommy Rich and I have scores to settle. Steve Keirn is my target and brother he won't survive because I'm going to make him give up to the Las Vegas Leglock and that's a fact darling! Commercial Break Footage from the Brown County Arena is shown as Matt Borne returns to team with Rip Oliver against the Bruise Brothers. Matt Borne and Rip Oliver vs. Sam Smith and Harold Bannister Oliver puts Smith down with a flying forearm blast from the middle ropes. Oliver tags in Borne and Borne finishes things off with the Bomb's Away! Resnick: Welcome back Matt Borne. You and Rip Oliver gave the champs quite a scare and I understand Jerry Jarrett is working on signing a rematch. Borne: Hey, when my old buddy Rip called me and told me what was going down, that's all I needed to hear. I'm back in the AWA and we're coming after the Bruise Brothers and the world tag titles! Oliver: Bruise Brothers put my crippler partner Kerry Brown out of action and they had to pay. Me and Matt are coming to collect! Commercial Break Resnick: Joining me right now are Tommy Rich and Baby Doll. Thundering boos as Baby Doll walks out with Tommy. Tommy's wearing a T-Shirt that says "Everything is Queen Lawler's fault" Baby Doll: You know the drill Resnick. Stand there and keep quiet. The fans start the "You Quit" clap clap "You Quit" clap clap Rich tears off his shirt and yells at them. Rich: I never said those words! Never! This is what I'm talking about Resnick! Everything's Lawler's fault! Everything! I'll prove it. Last December I beat Lawler fair and square in a loser leaves town match. Then I slayed the Dragon to win the AWA world title. I was defending the title with honor night in and night out. Fast forward a few months and guess who comes back? That sore loser Lawler! And what does he do? Costs me the world title because I beat him up in front of all his fans in Memphis. I can't help it if those animals caused a riot. But that's the reason Jerry Jarrett gave. Now, we all know Lawler is Jarrett's golden boy and they've always been in cahoots. I know that Ref in War Games was paid off because I never ever said I Quit! You see the proof Resnick? Now, after saying all that, I'm out here to make a promise. At the Mid South Coliseum, Lawler's backyard, in front of all his friends and family, I get him one more time in a NO DQ match. And I promise, I will rid the AWA of Queen Lawler once and for all and there isn't a damn thing Jarrett can do about it! Commercial Break The Teamsters vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Spike Huber and Dale Veasey have been making their presence known in the AWA and tonight is no different as they hammer their opponents and win the match with a double gut buster! Commercial Break Footage from the Brown County Arena is shown of the fallout between Carlos Colon and Curtis Iaukea. Kokina w/Jimmy Snuka vs. Todd Rooney Snuka's out for moral support as Kokina tunes up for his AWA International title shot this weekend in Memphis. Snuka applauds as Kokina wins the match with the Samoan Drop. Resnick: Jimmy, your partner Kokina has a tremendous opportunity this weekend. International Champ Mike George and his manager Greg Gagne seem to be taking Kokina lightly. Snuka: Big mistake Brutha! As you can see my man Kokina is hungry and ready! I'll be in Kokina's corner to make sure Greg Gagne stays outta things. I am very proud of Kokina and his time has come. Resnick: Best of luck to you Kokina. Now Jimmy, I have to ask your opinion of what went down between Carlos Colon and Curtis Iaukea. I understand Carlos has gone home to clear his head. Snuka: I have no idea what happened and why. My friendship with Carlos ended a long time ago but I shed no tears for Curtis Iaukea. Commercial Break We come back to Brenda Britton standing in front of a city alley. Britton: Hi everybody! The day has finally arrived. I've been told that Gerry Morrow is back in this alley. I told you all I would find him. I told you I would never ever give up. The time has come, let's get Gerry. The camera follows Brenda as she walks down the long alleyway. She comes up to a box and sees a man laying under some blankets. Britton: Gerry! Gerry! Is that you? The man looks up and it's not Gerry. Britton: I don't get it. I was told Gerry Morrow was here. The Man: Oh Gerry. Yea, he left a couple days ago. Britton: What? Where did he go? The Man: Lady, information costs. Brenda goes to the cameraman and gets 20 dollars from him, then gives it to the man. The Man: Ok, go back to the street, walk a couple blocks, take a right and talk to my man Cecil. If anyone knows, it's my man Cecil. I have to go. Good Luck. The man runs away as Brenda stands there open mouthed. Britton: Dang it! I guess the search continues. Don't worry Gerry, I'll find you! Now lets go see Cecil. Commercial Break Phil Hickerson and The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Ted Ruske, Roy Glader and Dave Penson The Midnight's hit a double flapjack and Hickerson follows with a leg drop for the win. Norvell cuts a promo and brags about his Midnights taking out the Glamour Boys. He boasts about the beating they gave Scott Putski last week. Then he says Tom Zenk's in a world of hurt this weekend in Memphis when Hickerson deals with him. Commercial Break We come back and The Vin Man is standing in the ring. Vin: That's right, the Vin Man is here, yea! I told you I had a big surprise and boy is he. Introducing my newest client who's going to steamroll the competition here in the AWA. I'm talking about EARTHQUAKE FERRIS! AC/DC's Shook me all night long plays as Ferris walks out wearing a Hawaiian Shirt, silver chain and sunglasses. He looks like muscle for a bookie. He takes off his glasses, chain and shirt and hands them to Vinnie. Earthquake Ferris vs. Trent Watkins Ferris destroys Watkins and finishes things off with a corner avalanche. Vinnie runs in and celebrates like he won the Super Bowl. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. Billy Jack Strong The bell rings and these guys come out swinging. Billy rakes Busick's eyes, kicks him and sends him flying with an overhead German Suplex. Billy grabs Busick, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down 1..2..Kick Out. Billy chokes away on Busick, picks him up hits a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Billy swings Busick into the corner and charges in but Busick sticks up his boot and nails Billy in the face. Busick regroups. Billy staggers up as Busick puts him down with a running clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Busick picks up Billy and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Busick swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Billy gets his shoulder up. Busick reaches down but Billy lowblows him, pulls Busick's trunks and sends him through the ropes. Billy regroups and goes to the outside. Billy picks up Busick but Busick starts punching away and swings Billy into the steel post. Billy lays against the post as Busick charges but Billy moves and Busick hits the post shoulder first. Billy picks up Busick and hits a shoulder breaker! The Ref hits 10 as Billy slides back in the ring. Winner of the Match by C.O.- Billy Jack Strong. However, the title does not change hands. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, this weekend at the Mid South Coliseum, Jerry Lawler and Tommy Rich will go at it one more time in a NO DQ Match. Coming out now is Jerry "The King" Lawler. Massive cheers as Lawler comes out with a serious look. Resnick: You heard Tommy Rich earlier and I'm sure you have a lot to say. Lawler: Tommy Rich, you're the biggest cry baby and coward I've ever come across in my life. You've done nothing on your own since coming to the AWA. Whether it's that Jezebel Baby Doll or your stooge Austin Idol. You always need help. Why? Because you're helpless! Not only that but you're a quitter! You can't take a beating when your friends aren't around to help. In the Mid South Coliseum I'm going to make sure I finish the job. No more excuses! Like you say, in front of all my friends and family I'm going to give you an ass kicking that's long overdue! Say your goodbyes Tommy because your time in the AWA is over!

AWA releases Kerry Brown AWA picks up Mando Guerrero

The recap gets us all caught up and reminds us of the hated history between Watts and Ladd. This has been one of my favorite stories in the game. I can't wait to see the blow off. Halloween Havoc is going to be a game changer. Cajun Dome, Action Jackson impresses as he takes Mean Mike to the limit. Nord and Goliath look unstoppable. Uncle Ivan finally gets one over on Wahoo. Tully retains but it looked like Mulligan already got into it beforehand. Poor Doug. Not only did he take a Freebird beating but his own brother didn't even help him. Williams and Nikita tear it down along with the Lumberjacks. I don't think Nikita will be happy with Vlad. October is going to be a money making month for both Ladd and Watts. The heat is on!

Lone Star is the last man standing to retain the 6 man titles. Great way to kick things off. After a classic feud with Radiance and a great chase to the Brutha's, all the hard work pays off as S&S capture the US tag titles! What a feel good story. Congrats! Smiley is the one to finally take down Mega Man and end his TV title reign. After his tremendous title run, McGee is now a star. I would defiantly say the Bees finished things off with the DWBs after that finish. I really enjoyed this feud. We get the shocker of the year as Commonwealth wins the World titles. Haystacks and Linda had a lot to do with this but it's still a huge win over the Road Warriors. I'm glad Street and Dundee are getting a lot of love here. Thanks to JJ, Hansen wins the brawl against Manny. But the real story here is Hansen is a Horsemen! These 4 guys are going to wreak havoc on the NWA! Whoever wins the Starrcade Cup will defiantly earn that shot. Look at the talent competing! Flair and Adonis close out the show on a high note. Adonis looks strong as he goes down in defeat. Hopefully we get one more match. Great card AD!

Youngbloods defiantly get the crowd warmed up with that win over the Jayhawks. Good opener with some heat. You have to get crazy going against the Nasties. That was a brawl! Can't wait for more. Poor Lanny! Oh man that was brutal. Badd Co. look like superstars and shine bright as they beat the Patriots. Great things ahead for these guys. RnR and the Rockers give the fans 25 minutes of epic tag team action! I'll say it again, this could be the feud of the year. Road Warriors and Bigelow standing tall is one heck of a visual. Props to Hall for bringing the fight but dealing with both Barb and Jones is too much for anyone. I don't think Jimmy Jam can talk his way out of this one. Nothing is more dangerous than an irate Savage. Spivey makes the most of his opportunity and probably would've won the title, if it wasn't for Jones. But hey, we're going to get a 10 man tag out of this, so I'm good.

I liked the details with the various injuries from last Monday night. Really adds realism. Nice touch. It appears the Starrs want to do their talking in the ring. Starr Cruncher is such a great finisher name. The Travis/Richs saga continues. Both sides bring up good points. Like Billy and Davey said "We shall see" Fuller responds to Bob's actions with a challenge. Can't wait to see who his mystery partner is. This next chapter in the Fuller/Armstrong feud is going to be so awesome! Bob shares his views and the fans don't like it. Him smoking his such a heel move. I remember him doing this LOL. LOL! Another great Fiesta Garden. Plowboy's improving. Vic Steamboat gets the introduction of a lifetime. Out of all this the "Lance Von Steamboat" line was the icing. Madril's at the top of his game. This did give Vic a lot of attention. Can't wait for their match. Lightning Express come in with a bang. I wonder how long it will be before they seriously address Bob. I also noticed Scott's "King of the Juniors" comment. Could there be something there? Ron Starr better be on high alert because the Nightmares are coming after him. Dirty Rhodes arrives and gives Bass the win. Rhodes is in deep now, messing with Cooley. On the flip side, Bass is a great guy to have on your side. I'm with AD, the post show credits are a lot of fun.

AWA @ The Brown County Arena, WI 9-25-87 Crusher Blackwell defeated Gene Ligon with a big splash Venomous w/Gama Singh defeated Uncommon Alliance- Uncommon Alliance was on the verge of victory when Gama tripped Kirchner and he staggered into a quick cradle by Cobra. Gama got his team out of there quick. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez wrestled to a heated 20 minute draw. Afterwards, Larry demanded 5 more minutes but ran away when Perez accepted. The British Bombers defeated The Honor Roll w/Professor Bill Ash- Kelly and Morgan just couldn't get on the same page and the Bombers took advantage and swung them into each other. As Kelly and Morgan stumbled back, the Bombers atomic dropped them back into each other. Taylor then rolled up Kelly for the win. Afterwards, the Honor Roll almost came to blows but Ash calmed them down and assured them he had the answers. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs. Carlos Colon As promised, there were no partners or managers at ringside. These two went at it with a vengeance. They beat each other into bloody messes. After 15 minutes of brutality, Snuka was in control. He slammed Colon and went to the top rope. The fans went crazy as Snuka flashed the 'I love you' sign. Before he jumped, CURTIS IAUKEA rushed out and pushed Snuka off the top rope. The Ref saw this and signaled for the DQ. Iaukea stormed in the ring and started hitting Snuka with his kendo stick. Colon staggered up and sees this. He goes over and yanks Iaukea away. Colon starts berating Iaukea for his interference. Iaukea starts yelling at Colon saying "I knew you couldn't get the job done! You're pathetic and I had to save you!" Iaukea then slaps Colon. The fans go crazy as Colon unleashes on Iaukea with punches! He grabs the kendo stick and goes to town on Iaukea with it! Iaukea staggers against the ropes as Colon clotheslines him over with the kendo stick! The fans cheer as Colon holds up the kendo stick. Colon helps Snuka up, gives him a nod and leaves the ring as Snuka looks around with a confused look. Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Stoney Burke with a Dragon Suplex AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Bruise Brothers (C) vs. Rip Oliver and ??? The Bruise Brothers decide it will be Cameron and Snowman in the ring with Atlas on the outside. They argue with the Ref and announcer as they wait for their opponents. The crowd goes nuts as Rip Oliver and Matt Borne hit the ring with fists flying! They clean house and the fans cheer when Rip Oliver and Matt Borne are officially announced. The Bruise Brothers are throwing a tantrum. Atlas starts to lead his men out of there. Oliver and Borne chase them and start pounding away on them in the aisle. After a lot of craziness, the match finally gets into the ring. These teams give the fans a hard hitting match, but things get even more wild and the match ends up a double c.o. I'm sure Jarrett will grant a rematch because Oliver and Borne are together again! AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. "Dynamite" DJ Peterson At the 10 minute mark, Brown is in control. The tide turns when he misses a clothesline and DJ swings back and puts Brown down with a clothesline. The fans fire DJ up and he feels it. Brown gets up and charges but DJ back drops him. Brown staggers up, but DJ scoop slams him down. DJ swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. DJ swings Brown into the corner and charges in with a shoulder thrust. DJ hip tosses Brown across the ring. Brown staggers up and back into the turnbuckles. DJ charges in with a running clothesline. DJ grabs Brown and hits a vertical suplex. DJ goes to the top rope. Brown slowly rises as DJ goes for his flying shoulder block but Brown dodges it as DJ crashes to the canvas. Brown rests against the ropes. DJ slowly rises as Brown nails him with the ghetto blaster 1..2..3! Brown rolls out of the ring, grabs his title, raises it up and leaves. Eventually DJ gets up and the fans give him a standing ovation. Winner of the match and still AWA World Champ- Bad News Brown

AWA picks up Rocky Iaukea

Even in victory, Young still can't please Mr. Backlund. I love the fact that Backlund is a heel but doesn't like questionable tactics. Hmmmmm, I wonder what Paul Bearer sees in Texas Red. Rick's set on making a name for himself in solo action. Rose might need more men because Grizzly and Pierre are hot on his trail. Diamond Exchange rack up another win and the Sawyers might have earned themselves a title match. LA, Is there anything hotter than the Diamond Exchange right now? Bret gets another submission win. That sharpshooter has gotten way over. Rick looks more than impressive with that win over Mando. Severn's technical skills outdoes Malenko's. The OMG/Windham saga continues. Could another chain match be coming? WOW! I knew Bock and Hennig would deliver and they exceed expectations with a 1 hour draw! Bock reminded me of Apollo Creed with the "No rematch" line LOL. Santa Barbara, Cool seeing Cactus break out the elbow from apron move. Always loved that. Haynes reminds the fans and Big Cat of his power. I know Eddie relished that win over his elder brothers. Anvilizer (Still love that name) wins another for Neidhart. Man, I hope we're going to get a Midnights/Southern Boys feud. I could watch these guys go at it forever. LHW title matches continue to rock as Pillman defeats Malenko in yet another classic. The Bomb Squad are legit champs after that win over Coast to Coast. Outstanding week!

Exciting way to kick things off with a battle royal for the TV title! Richter wins it and once again has gold. I'm seeing a ratings boost with Richter on TV every week. Winona and Nellie outclass their opponents and win their seasons matches. Both really looked strong this week. Misty gives it her all for a chance at the US title but comes up short. I wonder how long it will be before Velvet wants a shot at Medusa's world title?

The British Magician is back and better than ever. Grapplers gain momentum heading into Labor Day while The Trinity seem to be off sync. Lightfoot gives McGee a scare, but Mega Man retains as Smiley awaits. Lots of fun chaos in the Animal/Haystacks match but the big story is the visual of Animal powerslamming Haystacks! Damn! Blockbuster main event! Manny gets an exciting pin on Hansen! Great set up for Labor Day. Flair and Adonis is going to rock. I wonder what JJ's intentions are with Hansen? Worldwide, Good showcases for Spartanburg, Slinker and Boone. This show does a great job of keeping talent in the spotlight. Smiley's tuned up and ready for Mega Man. I can't wait for the Starrcade Cup. I loved it last time and it really puts importance on the world title and Starrcade.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 9-23-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another exciting edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Are you ready for this? Tonight's main event will be Jerry Lawler and Steve Keirn against Tommy Rich and Austin Idol. My goodness! Also, Bruce Hart takes on Scott Putski. Fans, there's so much going on, lets just get right to the ring. Uncommon Alliance vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Last week Corporal Kirchner and Jesse Barr agreed to team up and give it a try. They're quite a sight as Kirchner comes in wearing his Military fatigues, beret and waving his American Flag while Barr comes in wearing his Lone Ranger Mask, Chaps and swinging his bull rope. They seem to make it work and complement each other well. They win the match with a double gut buster. Commercial Break AWA International Champ "Marvelous" Mike George w/Greg Gagne vs. Sam Smith George toys with his opponent and simply outwrestles him with ease. George hits the Russian Leg Sweep and it's all over. Resnick: Mike George with an impressive win. Greg, as you know, next week at the Mid South Coliseum, Mike will be defending his International Title against Kokina. You've seen the damage Kokina can do. I hope you're prepared. Gagne: (pauses) Resnerd, you make me laugh. I'm laughing because you say all this so seriously. A savage like Kokina shouldn't even be in the ring with the Marvelous One. Mike George has made the AWA great again, that's a fact! And trust me, I'm going to be laughing when I watch that savage try to keep up with the Marvelous One. Mike: I am the AWA International Champ and it's going to remain that way for (pauses) well, forever! Commercial Break Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ray Glader Fujinami looks great tonight and wins the match with the Dragon Breaker (belly to back suplex backbreaker) Resnick: Fans, I understand both Tatsumi Fujinami and Jumbo Tsuruta have decided to go into single's competition. Jumbo is currently in Japan. I have to say, they had an incredible year as a team and I'm sure there's plenty more to come from both of those outstanding global superstars. Commercial Break Footage from the Mayo Center is shown as the Bruise Brothers injure Kerry Brown and send him out on a stretcher. Resnick: Fans, with me now is Jerry Jarrett. Jerry, I understand you have an announcement regarding the upcoming World tag team match this weekend in Milwaukee between the Bruise Brothers and Cripplers. Jarrett: After what happened in Minnesota, Kerry Brown wont be able to compete in the upcoming title bout. I wish him a speedy recovery. In Milwaukee, there will still be a world tag title match, because I have decided that Rip Oliver can choose a partner for the match. Boos as the Bruise Brothers stroll out flexing. Atlas: Jarrett, do you think you got one over on us? You didn't! It don't matter who that blonde bimbo Oliver gets as a partner. The Bruise Brothers are still walking out your World Tag Team champions! Just look at us! Ain't nobody gonna beat us! Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. "The Calgary Flame" Bruce Hart The bell rings and Hart pushes Putski. Putski pushes Hart back and down. Hart gets up and charges but Putski hip tosses him over. Hart gets up as Putski clotheslines him down 1..2..Kick Out. Putski picks Hart up, but Hart rakes his eyes, swings him into the corner and charges in but Putski moves, grabs Hart and hits a German Suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Hart rolls out of the ring and staggers around. Hart yells up at Putski. Putski gets close to the ropes as Hart grabs his legs and pulls him to the outside. Hart slams Putski's head on the apron and hurls him back into the ring. Hart climbs to the top rope. Putski staggers up as Hart puts him down with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Hart executes a delayed vertical suplex, swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Hart starts choking Putski. Hart swings Putski to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Putski kicks him. Putski regroups and pounds away on Hart. Putski swings Hart into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Putski swings Hart hard into the opposite corner, Hart staggers forward as Putski grabs him and hits a powerslam 1..WAIT! PHIL HICKERSON, NORVELL AUSTIN and The MIDNIGHT EXPRESS hit the ring and attack Putski! The Ref signals for the DQ. The Midnight's swing Putski to the ropes and hit the double flapjack. Hickerson swings off the ropes and hits a big elbow drop. Hickerson drops several more elbow drops until officials hit the ring to stop this. Commercial Break AWA TV Champ Nick Busick vs. Clyde Putnam Busick hits the SpineBuster slam for the 1..2..3! Resnick: Nick Busick, next week right here, you will defend the TV title in a rematch with Billy Jack Strong. Your match at Collision at the Coliseum is still being talked about. Busick: Hey, Billy came to fight and that's exactly what he did. We both felt pain for days. But I'm ready to do it all over again. Billy, we're going to fight and when it's over, trust me, I'll be the one standing. Commercial Break Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Todd Rooney Colon fights with serious aggression and finishes things off with a flying clothesline from the top rope. Resnick: Ok, this weekend at the Brown County Arena in Milwaukee, it will be Carlos Colon and Jimmy Snuka one on one, no partners, no outside interference. Iaukea: Jimmy Snuka! Your demise is near. I will be there to watch Carlos Colon make you suffer. Colon: Hold on Iaukea, I told you this is between Snuka and me. It is my fight and mine alone. This will be resolved man to man. I need you to respect that and stay away. Iaukea: I will respect your wishes but you better make him suffer and I mean suffer! Commercial Break The British Bombers vs. Arnie Goldstein and Reese Jackson Bombers are in sync tonight as Smith clips Jackson from behind while Taylor hits the running forearm blast for the win. Resnick: Ok, this weekend in Milwaukee, Professor Bill Ash has handpicked you two as his Honor Roll's first opponents. Smith: Ash is making a big mistake using us as a stepping stone. Taylor: His Honor Roll will be flunking their first test! Commercial Break "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko vs. Carl Kellerman As always, Larry pisses the fans off with his annoying antics. Larry finally ends things with a swinging neckbreaker. The boos turn to cheers as AL PEREZ hits the ring and clotheslines Larry from behind! Perez picks Larry up and hits the Helicopter Drop! Massive Cheers! Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, I understand next week we will have footage of Brenda Britton as she searches for Gerry Morrow. I guess we'll see what that's all about next week. When.... Boos as The Vin Man strolls out. Resnick: Vinnie, I wasn't expecting you. Vin: Oh Rezzy, you know you have to expect the unexpected from me. as you know my main man Kevin Kelly and I parted ways. I can't wait to see the Honor Roll crush those no good Brits. Now! I'm out here to tell you that next week, you and the entire world will be introduced to my new client. This man is big and bad and he's going to steamroll the competition in the AWA. Stay tuned Rezzy, as always, I'm the Vin Man yea! Commercial Break "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. Wes Hightower DJ looks impressive and wins the match with a flying shoulder block from the top rope. Resnick: DJ, this weekend in Milwaukee, you have an opportunity of a lifetime when you go up against Bad News Brown for the AWA world title. DJ: Ken, I'm in the best shape of my life and I've been training like a madman. Brown is taking me lightly and that's fine with me because I'm going to shock him and the world in Milwaukee! Resnick: That match happens this weekend at the Brown County Arena, get your tickets because they're going fast. Commercial Break Jerry "The King" Lawler and "The Fabulous One" Steve Keirn vs. Tommy "Wildfire" Rich and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol w/Baby Doll Before the match starts all 4 men start brawling! Lawler and Rich pound away on each other as Keirn and Idol have a wild exchange. Lawler and Idol end up clotheslining Rich and Idol over the top rope. As Baby Doll runs over to comfort them, the Ref is trying to get some order. Things finally calm down as Idol gets in the ring with Keirn. Idol tries to kick Keirn low, but Keirn grabs his leg, spins him around and atomic drops him into a big punch from Lawler. Keirn grabs Idol and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..Rich comes in and kicks Keirn. Lawler runs in and punches Rich into the corner. The Ref regains control. Idol staggers up but gets scoop slammed by Keirn. Keirn hits a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Keirn tags in Lawler. They swing Idol to the ropes and double back drop him. Rich charges in but Lawler and Keirn put him down with a double punch. Lawler picks up Idol and slams him down, then follows with a standing fist drop 1..2..Idol gets his shoulder up. Lawler picks up Idol for a vertical suplex but Rich runs in and clips Lawler's knees. Keirn runs in but the Ref guides him back. Rich drags Idol over and tags himself in. Rich laughs down at Lawler as he stomps away. Rich drags Lawler over and chokes him on the bottom rope. Rich backs off as Idol chokes Lawler with his boot and Baby Doll slaps Lawler. Rich picks up Lawler, swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Lawler swings back and clotheslines Rich down! Both men roll over and tag in their partners. Idol and Keirn hammer away on each other. Keirn gets the upper hand, swings Idol to the ropes and puts him down with a flying knee. Keirn picks up Idol and hits a reverse DDT! 1..2..Rich comes off the top rope and hits Keirn with a double axehandle to the head. As the Ref guides Tommy back, Lawler drags Keirn over and tags himself in. Baby Doll hands Rich her loaded purse. Lawler picks up Idol and goes for a piledriver. Baby Doll distracts both the Ref and Keirn as Rich runs in and nails the back of Lawler's head with the purse! Rich goes back to his corner. Idol rolls over and tags in Rich. Rich picks up a lifeless Lawler and piledrives him down. Keirn runs in but Idol has enough energy to stall him as Rich covers Lawler 1..2..3! Keirn knocks Idol down but it's too late. Keirn pounds away on Rich but Rich and Idol roll under the ropes. Baby Doll gets them out of there. Keirn tends to Lawler as the show ends.

Adams rides his Pacific wave into Mid South. Steiner keeps racking up wins. Finally! The Ref catches Wright's chisel and Gordy takes advantage to give the Birds the win. What a great segment between Ladd and Gilbert. Ladd gives the fans what they want and so does Michael Hayes. Freebirds vs. Hot Stuff Inc is money! The gauntlet match is full of intrigue, blood and suspense. In the end, Tully is crowned Louisiana Champ. Great call! Dr. Death and The Russian Nightmare is a heavy hitting dream match. Wahoo saves the day and looks like we're going to get another chapter. Ladd has Mid South rock'n!

Olympia keeps his winning ways going. Maybe now he'll get the respect he's been looking for. YES! Uptown Brown is wearing gold! Madril and Plowboy make quite the team as Brickhouse goes down in defeat. Travis adds high stakes to the match and after a crutch shot, Kendo, Tojo and Goto are gone and the Rich's get a title shot. I wonder how Johnny will feel about all this? Great angle. Ross wins another for USA but Hump steals his flag. Big mistake! Mega Starrs retain and even send Wayne out on a stretcher. Good heat for the champs. WOW! Not in a million years did I see this coming! Bullet Bob, oh sorry, I mean the General has arrived! The General has formed quite an army with Barnes and Leduc. I still can't believe it! I think this is the first time Bob's had a heel run in our world. This is going to be epic! After a wild fight, the Cowboys send the fans home happy, but like you said, the fans were still in shock over Armstrong. Awesome card Gene!

Right off the bat we get a Barnes/Fuller main event set for today! The story gets more intriguing with The General. Olympia wants a little more respect and I think I agree. The man is a legend in these parts. Travis and the Rich's put it all out there, I'm not sure who to trust LOL. Soldat will be banned, Hump throws a fit but Boris is unfazed. Ross better be on high alert. Outlaws and Cowboys have a wild brawl. This is going to sell a lot of tickets for this Monday night. And here we go! The Fiesta Garden is back! Bleh has not lost his touch. LOL, only Madril could point out the confusion of a Jarrett led AWA. But hey, at least Madril had a good showing in the War Games. Of course he needs a sidekick and we are introduced to Plowboy Martinez. The interactions were priceless. Brickhouse gets in Madril's face, a beatdown ensues and we have a match set. This was too good. Madril was on his A game. All is right in the game. I'm so glad to see the Jack Hart gimmick. He deserves some love and this gimmick will get him some. Barnes goes nuts by attacking Jackson and strapping Fuller! We get an added strap match this Monday and Barnes might seriously regret this. I agree with Kev, you've done an amazing job putting this roster together and giving us some must see TV, which will pack the houses.

Ladd's the best! I love how he's so into what's going on. The Gauntlet match is set and the stakes are high. Tully and Dark Journey keep Gordon guessing. Steiner beats Furnas in a battle of powerhouses. Missy's the center of the show tonight and what a story it was. After finally convincing Tom to help her, we find out it was all a ruse! Gilbert goes nuts and hangs Tom. Big time heat! What a great angle! As if the Freebirds didn't have enough on their plate, Hayes vows to get revenge on Gilbert. Nikita looks dominant as he heads into a showdown with Williams. Big card coming to the Centroplex. I have a feeling a lot is going to go down.