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Deaton deserves extra pay for doing double duty. Del Rey gets himself a bonus from Slick. Horsemen get big time momentum with a huge 6 man win. Love the Savage/Street booking. The match brought the heat. Spartanburg Vice gets a nice win. These guys do have that fun cult following vibe to them. Mega Man tunes up for Fleming by taking on Tough Guy Myers. Dirty Dutch gets a big win over Adonis. Fun contrast of gimmicks match up. Yamada takes TV champ Fleming to the limit. This is a pretty big deal. Renegade Warriors beat 2 of the Bruthas in Arms. Can they beat the others for the titles? Good loop as the wrestlers get ready for the Spectacular.

AWA releases Ron Fuller and Ray Stevens AWA picks up Steve Strong and George Takano

AWA places Al Perez, Blackjack Mulligan, Kerry Brown, Carlos Colon, Norman Smiley and Abdullah the Butcher on the block.

Renegade Warriors are defiantly tuned up and ready for their upcoming US tag title shot. Nothing like a Stan Hansen squash match. Jeez! Savage better be ready. Posse are in sync and ready for the Trinity. Outlaws put down fan favorites Good & Plenty. Will they do the same to the Road Warriors? Adias brought his A game but the resilient Fleming once again retains. Wild brawl ends the show as things heat up between Flair and Tully. Their match is going to be off the charts! Worldwide The Brutha's send a message to the Renegade Warriors. Savage gears up for Hansen. There's a fight coming on Memorial Day. Another fight coming is the Road Warriors and Outlaws. Fun battle royal to cap the show. Haystacks and Mega Man are the stars and it comes down to them. Mega Man pulls off a mega win and earns himself a TV title shot. Fleming vs. McGee is going to be a solid contrast of styles match up. Bring on the Spectacular!

OK, let's do this! Pacific's staple Leo Burke opens things up with a crowd pleasing win. Rose's top guys do him well by putting down rivals Garvin and Tenta. With that win over Chavo, I would say Owen's back on track. Jack and Sabu become stars after that wild match. Jack gets the win and even shows respect to Sabu. Vindication! Warrior gets his win back in dominating fashion. Get ready Pacific. The best news about the Simmons/Big Cat match is we're going to get more. Billy Jack gets his payback. Very interesting show of sportsmanship after the match. Looking forward to watching what happens with Tatum and old Hollywood. Ed evens things up for the Gantner Brothers. After a long chase, things pay off big time as TDT defeats Badd Co. for the CA titles. Props to you for writing up such good chases. For the record, I did enjoy Badd Co's run. Another fantastic feud concludes as Eddie comes back and beats Barr in a thrilling 3 falls match. Both of these guys were given a tremendous opportunity to shine and they took the ball and scored. Two submission masters go at it with both titles on the line. Severn gives Backlund a real scare but the experience of Backlund prevails. Backlund is now a dual champ. No matter where Bob ends up, he always winds up on top. The night ends with an epic TV title cage match. First off, I love the importance of the TV title here. Bubba and Tony bring it! In the end, Tony puts an end to Bubba's impressive run. Great match! I for one am looking forward to the reign of St. Clair. Night 2! Here we go, Fast paced start as Hector surprises the Hitman. I can't get enough of the Hart's and Guerreros matches. OMG proves he's still the man as he puts down the always game Hennig. Jarrett proves he's back in the game with a nice win over Mando. The Malenko's have arrived! I liked the twist with the Warriors getting the win here. Another man gets his revenge as Pillman gets a showcase win over Young. Man, it looks like the Anvil has lost a bit of confidence. We'll see where this goes. I liked the looks on Paynes and the Ref's face LOL. Konnan gets his big win and unmasks Humungous. However, the big news here is, the game now has SID!!! You got me! I thought for sure Regal was turning but no! British Steel get a huge emotional win and are back on the same page. Can I say it again, Black Tiger is having one of the most entertaining title reigns in the game. HAHAHA! Rose is the slyest fox in the game! Another shocker! Black Gold upsets the Midnight Express and become Pacific Champs! Seattle is one unlucky spot for Cornette! It all comes down to Windham vs. Bock. They put on an absolute classic. Then things get crazy. We get a brawl of factions on the outside while OMG clobbers Windham, allowing Bock to get the tainted win. Nevertheless, Nick Bockwinkel is champ again! As always, Pacific delivers another outstanding supercard. Awesome job!

AWA WrestleRock 87 From the Liberty Bowl, Memphis TN Sunday May 29th (Night 2) The show opens with a helicopter overhead view of Liberty Bowl Stadium. That's followed by highlights from part 1 of WrestleRock. Lance: Hello everybody and welcome to WrestleRock 87. If tonight's card is anything like last night's, then were all in for quite an evening. Another 9 matches lined up, including our huge world title bout as Tommy Rich defends against Dick Slater. Fans, lets' kick the festivities off and get to the ring. The Olympians vs. The Chosen Ones Olympians look strong and confident as they walk down the ramp. On the flip side, the Chosen Ones look a bit distraught and unfocused. Probably because their mentor Greg Gagne is in the hospital, courtesy of Jerry Blackwell. Olympians dominate the early segment as Rheingans uses his technical skills to outwrestle both Barr and Smiley, while Kazmaier uses his superior strength to overpower the Chosen Ones. Rheingans keeps the momentum going as he swings Smiley to the ropes and executes a swinging gut wrench suplex. Rheingans tags in Kaz. Kaz swings Smiley to the ropes and clamps on the bearhug! Kaz wrenches away until Barr comes off the top rope with a double axehandle to the back of Kaz's head. Rheingans comes in but the Ref guides him back. Barr drags Smiley over and tags himself in. Barr swings Kaz to the ropes and nails him with a back elbow smash. Barr body slams Kaz, goes to the middle ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Barr swings Kaz to the ropes and nails him with a kick to the gut, snapmares him over and follows with several elbows to the top of Kaz's head. Barr tags in Smiley. They swing Kaz to the ropes and double kick him, then follow with a double suplex. Smiley goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop 1..2..Rgheingans breaks it. Barr comes in to protest but the Ref guides him back. As Smiley rises, Rheingans runs over and hits a cutter. Rheingans goes to his corner and cheers Kaz on. Kaz crawls over and makes the tag. Rheingans swings Smiley to the ropes and hip tosses him then quickly follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Rheingans swings Smiley to the ropes and back drops him. Smiley staggers up as Rheingans dropkicks him down. Barr runs in and gets back dropped. Barr staggers up as Kaz runs in and clotheslines him down. Rheingans slams Smiley and tags in Kaz. They swing Smiley to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Barr staggers up against the ropes as the Olympians double clothesline him over and to the outside. Kaz picks up Smiley and atomic drops him into a bridging back suplex by Rheingans 1..2..3! Nice pop! Winners of the Match- The Olympians "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Gama Singh Gama gets his share of boos as he yells and angrily raises his fist to the fans. Stevens heads down the ramp to a solid ovation. The old AWA die hard fans just love this guy. The bell rings and Gama stands there berating Stevens. Gama pushes Stevens. Stevens looks out at the crowd and smiles, then pushes Gama to the canvas. Gama gets up and takes a wild swing at Stevens but Stevens ducks and atomic drops Gama into the turnbuckles. Gama hits hard and stumbles all around. Stevens times it well and puts Gama down with a hard right punch. Stevens grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Gama. Stevens hoists Gama up and hits a shoulder breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Stevens swings Gama to the ropes and back drops him. Stevens picks up Gama and the fans cheer as he goes for a piledriver but Gama fights it and back drops Stevens over. Gama regroups and slams Stevens. Gama goes to the top rope. Stevens staggers up as Gama puts him down with a missile dropkick 1..2..Stevens gets his shoulder up. Gama whips Stevens into the corner and follows with a running forearm blast. Gama nails Stevens with several forearm clubs, then hip tosses him to the middle of the ring. Gama runs and hits a neck snap. Gama picks up Stevens and vertical suplexes him 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Gama swings Stevens into the corner and charges in but Stevens raises his knees and hits Gama head on. The fans fire Stevens up. Gama staggers up as Stevens scoop slams him down. Stevens goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Stevens hits a backbreaker, rolls Gama over and clamps on the Boston Crab. Gama screams in pain but manages to grab the ropes. Stevens slams Gama, then goes to the top rope. The fans cheer as Stevens goes for the Bomb's Away, but Gama moves. Both men slowly rise, Gama grabs Stevens and hits an inverted atomic drop, then pulls Steven's legs from under him. Gama puts his own feet on the turnbuckles as he pushes Steven's legs forward 1..2..3! Gama rolls out of the ring and is happy he stole this one. Stevens is disappointed but the fans give him a great ovation. He smiles and gives them a wave. Winner of the Match- Gama Singh Corporal Kirchner vs. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada Estrada strolls down the ramp, wearing his glitter green vest and sunglasses. He stops and lights his cigar. Takes a puff and soaks in all the boos. He walks by the announcer's table, takes another puff of his cigar and blows it in Ken Resnick's face. Boos turn to massive cheers as Kirchner heads down the ramp. Kirchner's wearing an eye patch and waving his American flag, while angrily pointing up at Estrada. Estrada smiles and holds up his cigar, then puts a hand over his eye and points to Kirchner. Kirchner sets his flag down and hits the ring. The bell rings as Kirchner runs in and clotheslines Estrada, which sends his cigar and sunglasses flying. Kirchner swings Estrada into the corner. Kirchner hops up on the turnbuckles and punches down on Estrada's head as the fans count along. Kirchner hops down, swings Estrada to the opposite corner and follows with a running clothesline. Kirchner hops on the turnbuckles and punches Estrada another 10 times as the fans happily count along. Kirchner hops down. Estrada steps forward and collapses. Kirchner picks up Estrada. Kirchner puts his boot up on the turnbuckle and slams Estrada's head on it. Kirchner picks up Estrada and hits a Fall Away Slam. Estrada bounces and rolls out of the ring. Kirchner goes to the outside. Kirchner goes to pick up Estrada but Estrada gives him a lowblow, grabs his pants and hurls him over and into the steel post. Estrada rolls into the ring to stop the count. Estrada lays in the ring trying to regroup. The Ref starts the count on Kirchner. Kirchner gets on the apron at 8 but Estrada sends him back down with a running knee. Estrada shakes the cobwebs and goes to the apron. Kirchner staggers up as Estrada comes down with an elbow to the top of the head. Estrada slams Kirchner's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Estrada gets in the ring and waits. Kirchner gets to his knees as Estrada nails him with a running knee lift. Estrada smiles and drops a knee on Kirchner. Estrada holds up his thumb and jams it into Kirchner's eye patch. Kirchner's in serious pain. The Ref warns Estrada but Estrada threatens him with a fist. Estrada grabs Kirchner and rakes his face across the top rope, clamps on a headlock and sticks his thumb in Kirchner's eye patch. Estrada swings Kirchner to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Kirchner swings back and clotheslines Estrada down. Kirchner holds his eye and tries to get his senses back. Estrada staggers up and heads towards Kirchner but Kirchner kicks him, hoists him up on his shoulders and executes a fireman's carry drop 1..2..Kick out. Kirchner gets up and shakes his fists as the crowd cheers him on. Kirchner picks up Estrada but Estrada rakes his eye patch and hurls him out of the ring. Estrada walks around still reeling in pain. Estrada goes to the outside. Estrada looks over and sees Kirchner's flag. Estrada walks over and breaks the flag, then grabs part of the wood. Estrada grabs Kirchner by his hair and is trying to dig the piece of wood in Kirchner's eye patch. The fans, announcers and Ref are horrified. Kirchner grabs Estrada's hands and fights it. Kirchner uses all his strength and rises with a firm grip on Estrada's hands. The fans cheer as Kirchner kicks Estrada in the gut. Kirchner follows with a flurry of kicks, then slams Estrada on the concrete. Kirchner slams Estrada's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Kirchner picks up the piece of wood and gets in the ring. Kirchner holds up the wood and digs down on Estrada's head! The Ref signals for the DQ. Kirchner just digs into Estrada's head. Estrada's busted open and bleeding everywhere while flailing and screaming in pain. Kirchner stands up and tosses the wood. Everybody is pretty shocked at what just happened. Kirchner looks around and down at Estrada. Officials run in and plead for Kirchner to leave. Kirchner takes a deep breath and walks out as medics attend to Estrada. Winner of the Match by DQ- Jose Estrada AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. "Champagne" Gerry Morrow Morrow's wearing a white suit and white fedora hat. He's carrying a bottle of champagne and strolls over to some important looking business men sitting in the front row. Morrow smiles and hands them the bottle. The announcers overhear one of the men say "There's a lot of money at stake here Gerry, I hope you're prepared" Morrow's smile disappears as he takes back the champagne bottle and sets it on the announcers table. Big time cheers as Busick heads down the ramp, wearing only his black wrestling gear with the TV title strapped around his waist. Morrow takes off his suit and actually looks zoned in on Busick. Busick hands the Ref his TV title and stares down Morrow. The bell rings. Morrow tries to apologize for hitting Busick over the head with a champagne bottle a few weeks ago. Morrow's obviously playing mind games as he offers Busick a handshake. Busick grabs Morrow's hand and follows with a short arm clothesline! Busick picks Morrow up and Irish whips him into the corner. Busick grabs Morrow and whips him into the opposite corner. Morrow staggers into a back drop. Morrow rises but Busick scoop slams him down, swings off the ropes and hits an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Busick swings Morrow to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Morrow stops, grabs him by his head and slams him down. Morrow goes to a knee and shakes the cobwebs. Morrow swings Busick into the corner and follows with a running knee to the mid section. Morrow stomps, chokes, kicks and punches away on Busick in the corner. Morrow pulls him out and drops him with a Hangman's neckbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Morrow hurls Busick out of the ring. Morrow follows, picks up Busick and rams him back first into the steel post, then flings Busick back into the ring. Morrow goes to the top rope. Busick crawls to his knees as Morrow hits a diving headbutt to Busick's back. Morrow swings Busick to the ropes and hits a reverse backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Morrow slams his fist on the canvas and yells at the Ref. Morrow slowly picks up Busick and goes for a suplex but Busick blocks it and suplexes Morrow. Both men are reeling and start to rise. Morrow takes a swing but Busick blocks it and hits Morrow with several fired up punches. Busick swings Morrow to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam 1..2..Morrow gets his shoulder up. Busick picks up Morrow and swings him into the corner. Busick runs full speed and goes for a splash but Morrow moves as Busick hits the top turnbuckle and flies out of the ring. Morrow walks around favoring his back. He looks out at his business associates and smiles, then yells "De TV title is mine and I owe you nothing!" Morrow goes to the apron and hits a double axehandle on Busick. Morrow grabs a cable and chokes Busick. The Ref runs out and threatens Morrow with a DQ. Morrow throws Busick down, stomps away, picks him up and hurls him back in the ring. Morrow picks up Busick and clamps on a sleeper while smiling out at his business associates. Morrow wrenches away while swinging Busick around. The fans try and fire Busick up. Busick clenches his fists. Morrow hops on Busick's back. Busick runs full speed backwards and slams Morrow into the turnbuckles. Busick falls forward as Morrow lays against the turnbuckles. Busick stands up and turns around. Morrow staggers forward but Busick powerslams him over 1..2..Morrow gets his shoulder up. Busick's adrenaline is running high. He swings Morrow to the ropes and clotheslines him down. He swings Morrow to the corner and follows with a running clothesline. He swings Morrow to the opposite corner and hits another running clothesline. He swings Morrow to the ropes and hits the Spinebuster Slam! The fans are up and cheering but Busick doesn't cover. Busick grabs Morrow and applies the Stump Puller! The Ref sees Morrow can't even breath and signals for the bell. Huge POP! Busick stands up and raises his fists. The Ref hands him his TV title. More cheers as Busick hops on the turnbuckles and holds his TV title high. After Busick leaves, the group of business men get in the ring and escort a lifeless Morrow out. One of the men goes and gets the champagne bottle off the announcers table. Winner of the Match and still AWA TV Champ- Nick Busick 6-Man Chain Match! "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Crippler" Rip Oliver and "Maniac" Matt Borne vs. "The Beast" Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders The entrances are quite a spectacle. Morgan and The Sheepherders come down the ramp with chains wrapped around them. They seem to be gnawing on them. Sawyer, Oliver and Borne look just as crazy wearing their chains. It takes a full staff of security, officials and preliminary wrestlers to hook these guys up to 20 foot long chains. Morgan is hooked up to Sawyer. Borne and Butch are linked, and Oliver and Luke are bound together. 3 Refs will be around the ring. Their only job is to count a pin or hear a submission. Once they're hooked up, everybody runs out of the ring. The bell rings and it's on! Sawyer and Morgan tear into each other. Borne and Butch trade chain blows. Oliver and Luke ball up the chain and pound away on each other. Within minutes everybody is bleeding and blood is all over the canvas. Sawyer kicks Morgan, wraps the chain around his arm and clotheslines Morgan. Borne has Butch down in the corner and is choking him with the chain. Oliver wraps the chain around his fist and punches away on Luke. The tide turns when Morgan balls up his chain and hits Sawyer with several rabbit punches. Butch wraps the chain around Borne's neck and pulls. Luke slams Oliver, wraps the chain around his knee and drops a knee drop. The blood brawl goes back and forth. Sawyer puts Morgan in a camel clutch with the chain under his chin. Sawyer wrenches back as blood comes out of Morgan's mouth. Luckily the Sheepherders were close by and stomped on Sawyer to get him off. Borne and Oliver regroup, pull the Sheepherders in and stereo chain clothesline them down. Morgan was able to position the chain between Sawyer's legs and pull it up. Sawyer just keeled over. Sheepherders regain control as they hit a double chain clothesline on Borne, then double chain clothesline Oliver down. Moments later, Borne slams Butch, hops on the middle ropes and hits a chained fist drop. Luke is hanging upside down on the turnbuckles as Oliver whips his mid section with the chain. Sawyer came back on Morgan with a running chained up double axehandle to the head. After all this brutality and near falls and submissions, neither team can finish the other off. After 12 minutes of pure violence both teams are bloody, bruised, banged up and almost dead. Sawyer just starts whipping Morgan with the chain. Borne and Oliver blast away on the Sheepherders with chained fists. Things take a wild turn when Borne is hitting Butch. Luke lowblows Oliver with the chain, then reaches over and chokes Borne with it. This allows Butch to regroup and hit Borne with chained fists. The Sheepherders pick up Oliver and hit a double rib breaker. They pick up Borne and hit a double rib breaker. Sawyer picks up Morgan and powerslams him over 1..2..The Sheepherders break it. Sawyer picks up Morgan and swings him into the Sheepherders but Morgan grips the chain and pulls Sawyer in with him. The Sheepherders and Morgan stomp away on Sawyer, while hitting him with all the chains. Morgan picks up Sawyer and hurls him over the top rope. Sawyer's hanging there while Morgan pulls the chain and chokes him. Borne and Oliver make a last ditch effort but to much damage was already done. The Ref's check on Sawyer. He's unconscious. They signal for the bell. It's over. The staff hits the ring and unhooks everybody. Morgan and the Sheepherders are the winners but you wouldn't know it by looking at them. Winners of the Match- Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders Intermission A behind the scenes piece is shown of all the hard work people put into making WrestleRock happen. A special thank you credit is shown with names of all the companies and groups who participated in this tremendous event. Billy Squire and The Doobie Brothers even gave some fun comments. Ken Resnick was out in the parking lot earlier, interviewing fans at various tailgate parties. Lance: (Smiling) Wrestling, Rock n Roll and Bar B Ques. What more can you ask for? Well Fans, so far we've seen it all. Nick Busick retains his TV title and I have to wonder how broke Gerry Morrow is. And what about that chain match? My goodness, in all my years I've never seen a match quite like that one. Well, plenty more action to come, with of course the world title main event between Tommy Rich and Dick Slater. After all the action, the Doobie Brothers will put the final touches on WrestleRock 87. Now let's get to the ring. Taped Fist Match! "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man Boos as Kelly comes down the ramp wearing a gold boxing robe. Vinnie is wearing a gold boxing trainer like shirt with "Magnificent" written on back. They get into the ring. Vinnie holds up his hands as Kelly moves side to side hitting them with his taped fists. Vinnie grabs the mic "Introducing the one and only greatest prized fighter of all time, Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly! And I'm the Vin Man yea!" Kelly holds up his arms and shuffles his feet while shadow boxing. The crowd pops as DJ comes down the ramp looking gruff and tough with a black vest and taped fists. The bell rings. Kelly starts throwing jabs in the air and mocks DJ. Kelly waves his arms and is ready to go. Vinnie's on the apron and starts throwing mock punches at DJ. The fans go nuts when DJ runs over and sends Vinnie flying off the apron with a big right punch. Vinnie is down and out. Kelly runs over but DJ turns around and fires away with big punches. DJ swings Kelly to the ropes and puts him down with a punch. DJ swings off the ropes and crashes down with a flying fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. DJ swings Kelly into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. DJ follows with several more shoulder thrusts. Kelly stumbles forward as DJ back drops him over. DJ goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop to the head 1..2..Kick Out. DJ swings Kelly to the ropes and goes for another back drop but Kelly kicks him and follows with a right punch. Kelly holds the ropes and shakes the cobwebs. He looks out at Vinnie, who's still laid out. DJ stands up but Kelly drops him with another punch. DJ slowly rises as Kelly winds up and knocks him back down. Kelly does some more shadow boxing and follows with a double bicep pose as the fans boo. Kelly picks up DJ, runs with him and slams his head on the turnbuckle. Kelly slams DJ's head several more times on the turnbuckle. Kelly pushes DJ back into the corner and unloads with punches. DJ has a cut as Kelly punches away on it, really opening it up. Kelly swings DJ to the ropes and back drops him. He waits. DJ staggers up as Kelly swings off the ropes and nails him with a right punch 1..2..Kick Out. Kelly puts his knee on DJ's chest and punches away on his head 1..2..Kick Out. An angry Kelly swings DJ to the ropes but misses a clothesline, DJ swings back and mows Kelly over with a shoulder block. DJ pumps his fists and stomps the canvas as the fans clap along. Kelly gets up but DJ knocks him down. Kelly gets up and DJ knocks him back down. Kelly slowly gets up and DJ scoop slams him down and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. It's DJ's turn as he puts his knee on Kelly's chest and punches away on Kelly's head until it starts to bleed. DJ picks Kelly up, swings him to the ropes and nails him with a back elbow smash. DJ swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop. DJ goes to the top rope. Kelly staggers up and turns around as DJ nails him with a flying shoulder block! The momentum sends Kelly bouncing out of the ring. Vinnie slowly gets up and pulls out a pair of brass knuckles. DJ tries to head out but the Ref is holding him back. Vinnie runs over and puts the brass knuckles on Kelly's hand, then pulls out tape and tapes over the brass knuckles. Kelly slowly gets on the apron. DJ pushes past the Ref. DJ goes to grab Kelly but Kelly nails him with a taped brass knuckles fist! Kelly goes through the ropes and falls on DJ 1..2..3! BOOOOOS! Vinnie runs in and raises Kelly's taped fist. Winner of the Match- Kevin Kelly Loser Leaves The AWA! "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller Fuller walks down the ramp oozing confidence. He's wearing his traditional red robe with "Stud" written on back. He takes off his cowboy hat and raises it to the booing fans as he enters the ring. Huge pop as "Bad to the Bone" plays over the speakers. Armstrong heads down the ramp waving his fist to the cheering crowd. The bell rings and you can cut the tension with a knife during their stare down. Who knows if this will be their final encounter but one thing's for sure, it will be their final AWA encounter. They continue to stare each other down. Fuller backs up a step, then tries to kick Bob low, but Bob catches his leg and trips his other one. Bob grabs Fuller's leg and kicks away on it, then follows with elbow drops to the leg. The fans go bonkers when Bob applies the figure four! Bob wrenches away as Fuller screams in agony. Fuller is finally able to reach the ropes. Bob grabs Fullers legs and yanks him out, then reapplies the figure four! Fuller's about to give up but one last effort gets him to the ropes. Bob picks up Fuller and vertical suplexes him back 1..2..Kick Out. Bob slams Fuller, goes to the middle ropes and hits an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Bob lifts Fuller up but Fuller rakes his eyes, swings him to the ropes, misses a clothesline and Bob comes back with a cross body press 1..2..Kick Out. Fuller frantically rolls out of the ring. Fuller limps around trying to regroup. Fuller gets on the apron at the 9 count. Bob grabs Fuller but Fuller rakes his eyes, drops down and snaps Bob's head on the top rope. Fuller grabs Bob's legs and pulls him to the outside. Fuller slams Bob's head on the announcer's table, then swings him around and hurls him back in the ring. Fuller gets in the ring and stomps down on Bob. Fuller sits Bob up and hits him with several elbows to the top of his head. Fuller backs up and nails Bob with a knee lift. Fuller picks up Bob and gives him a high suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Fuller picks up Bob and hits another high vertical suplex. Fuller follows with several consecutive elbow drops 1..2..Bob gets his shoulder up. Fuller picks up Bob and hurls him to the outside. Fuller goes out, picks up Bob and swings him into the ring steps. Fuller hurls Bob back into the ring. Fuller gets on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop but Bob moves. Bob rolls around and regroups. Fuller staggers up as Bob rises and punches away while the fans cheer. Bob swings Fuller to the ropes and kicks him in the gut, then follows with a knee lift of his own 1..2..Kick Out. Bob swings Fuller into the corner and charges in but Fuller puts his boot up and Bob hits it face first. Fuller drops down and goes to the outside. Fuller grabs a chair and enters the ring. The Ref is warning him. Fuller pushes the Ref out of the way. Fuller goes to swing at Bob, but Bob kicks him and hits a jawbreaker! Fuller's head crashes down on Bob's shoulder and the chair! 1..2..3! Huge Pop! Bob jumps up and celebrates with the fans. Fuller is still down. Another chapter ends in the Armstrong, Fuller saga. Winner of the Match- Bob Armstrong Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin "Hot Blooded" plays as Norvell (wearing a black tuxedo) leads his Express (wearing red glitter vests and bow ties) to the ring. Cheers as Taylor and Zenk bring the energy coming down the aisle wearing matching blue trunks and blue knee pads. Both teams look like a million bucks while introductions are made. Norvell spends a lot of time jawing at Taylor and Zenk. The first few minutes is solid back and forth action with both teams showing off their skills and quickness. Tempers flare and we get all four men in the ring. Midnight's get the advantage, swing Taylor and Zenk to the ropes and go for back drops but Taylor and Zenk hit stereo sunset flips 1..2..Kick Outs. Midnight's get up but Taylor and Zenk dropkick them through the ropes. The fans are up and cheering as Norvell goes over and regroups his boys. The Ref gets control as Taylor and Condrey go at it. Condrey swings Taylor to the ropes and goes for a hip toss but Taylor reverses it and hip tosses him over. Condrey gets up but Taylor dropkicks him down. Rose comes in but Taylor back drops him. Rose stumbles over as Zenk nails him with an ear clap. Taylor atomic drops Condrey into another ear clap by Zenk. Taylor grabs Condrey and hits a back suplex 1..2..Rose breaks it. Taylor tags in Zenk. They swing Condrey to the ropes and double back drop him. Condrey staggers up as Zenk puts him down with a superkick 1..2..Rose breaks it. Taylor sends Rose flying with a running forearm shot. The Ref guides Taylor back, which allows Norvell to run in and clothesline Zenk. Condrey tags in Rose. They double slam Zenk and follow with double elbow drops. Rose hops on the middle ropes and hits a slingshot splash on Zenk 1..2..Zenk gets his foot on the rope. Rose pushes Zenk into the corner. Condrey chokes him while Rose kicks him. Rose grabs Zenk and suplexes him over 1..2..Kick Out. Rose tags in Condrey. Rose swings Zenk to the ropes and hits a drop toe hold while Condrey swings off the ropes with an elbow drop 1..2..kick out. Condrey swings Zenk to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Condrey pushes Zenk to the corner as Rose nails him with a forearm blast. Zenk staggers back into a German suplex by Condrey 1..2..Zenk barley gets his shoulder up. Condrey tags in Rose. They swing Zenk to the ropes bit miss a double clothesline, Zenk swings back and clotheslines them down, dives over and tags in Taylor. Taylor's on fire. He grabs Rose and Condrey and slams their heads together, then dropkicks Condrey back to his corner. Taylor swings Rose to the ropes and hits a flying knee. Taylor swings off the ropes and hits a flying elbow drop 1..2..Condrey breaks it. Zenk runs in and nails Condrey with a high dropkick. Taylor and Zenk swing Rose to the ropes and put him down with a double punch. Taylor gut wrench suplexes Rose and tags in Zenk. Zenk swings Rose to the corner, Rose reverses it but Zenk hops on the turnbuckles and comes back with a flying press 1..2..Kick Out. Zenk slams Rose and tags in Taylor. Zenk atomic drops Rose as Taylor clotheslines him down 1..2..Condrey breaks it. Zenk comes in but the Ref guides him back, this allows Condrey to nail Taylor with a high knee. Condrey drags Rose over and tags himself in. Condrey works over Taylor with slams, stomps, knee drops and closed fists. Condrey tags in Rose. Condrey swings Taylor to the ropes and hits a drop toe hold while Rose swings off the ropes and hits a leg drop 1..2..Zenk breaks it. Rose tags in Condrey. They swing Taylor to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow drop. Condrey goes to the top rope and comes down with a knee drop but Taylor moves. Rose comes in as does Zenk. The Ref guides Zenk back, then turns back to Rose. While Rose is distracting the Ref, Norvell runs over and yells at Zenk. Zenk hops down but Norvell throws powder in his face. Zenk's on the ground, rubbing his eyes. Condrey picks up Taylor but Taylor back drops him and dives over to make the tag but Zenk's still on the outside and can't see what's going on. Condrey tags in Rose. They hit Taylor, swing him to the ropes and double back drop him. Rose works over Taylor while Zenk struggles to get his sight back. Zenk finally gets on the apron but he's out of position. Rose swings Taylor to the ropes and Taylor collides with Zenk. Zenk goes flying off. Condrey runs in. They swing Taylor to the ropes and hit the double flapjack 1..2..3! Norvell is elated. The Midnight Express and Norvell share a big hug as they gleefully head up the ramp. Taylor shakes the cobwebs and looks out at Zenk. Taylor goes to the outside and is questioning Zenk. Zenk's vision is still blurred as he's trying to explain what happened. Taylor clams down and backs off, then runs forward and clotheslines Zenk down! The announcers and fans are stunned. Taylor snaps, picks up Zenk and drops him on the guardrail. Taylor grabs a steel chair and hits Zenk numerous times until officials run out. Taylor throws the chair down and walks away in disgust, leaving Zenk in a bad way. Winners of the Match- The Original Midnight Express Lance: Well, I'm a little speechless on what just happened. I have no idea what got into Terry Taylor. I mean come on, that wasn't Zenk's fault, it was all Norvell Austin's fault. Well fans, what another epic night of WrestleRock. Bob Armstrong has ridded the AWA of long time rival Ron Fuller. What a story that's been over the years. Up next is for all the marbles. The AWA world title match. These two have had an intense grudge over the last couple months and tonight they finally settle it in the ring. Let's do this. AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater Thundering boos that roar through the stadium as Tommy Rich and Baby Doll head down the ramp. Tommy's wearing a new "WrestleRich" T- Shirt while Baby Doll holds up a WrestleRich poster with Tommy's smiling face. Baby Doll also holds up her new WrestleRich purse. Tommy enters the ring and almost causes a riot when he grabs the mic. "Hello everybody and welcome to the event of the year. I'm talking about WrestleRich baby! An event so big it could only be named after yours truly, the greatest world champion of all time!" Much needed cheers as Slater walks down the ramp wearing a sleeveless jeans jacket and headband. Slater never takes his eyes off Rich. He gets in the ring and officials hold him back. Introductions are made. Tommy smiles, kisses his world title and holds it up to the booing fans. The Ref signals for the bell. Baby Doll walks over and looks Slater up and down. Slater grabs Baby Doll and kisses her! The fans love it. Tommy's pissed and charges Slater. Slater tosses Baby Doll aside and clotheslines Rich down. The Ref gets a stunned Baby Doll out of the ring. Slater drops down and grabs Tommy's head, then bounces it several times on the canvas. Slater swings Rich into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Slater clamps on a headlock and hits a running bulldog 1..2..Rich gets his shoulder up. Slater slams Rich and goes to the top rope. Rich staggers up as Slater nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Baby Doll puts Rich's foot on the rope. The Ref and Slater stand up and yell down at Baby Doll. Rich crawls over and lowblows Slater from behind and pushes Slater through the ropes. The Ref is yelling down at Tommy. Baby Doll goes over and rakes Slater's eyes with her nails. Rich staggers up and goes out on the apron. Slater's staggering around as Rich comes down with an elbow to the head. Rich picks up Slater and swings him into the steel post. Rich holds Slater and lets Baby Doll slap him. Rich hurls Slater back in the ring. Rich goes to the middle ropes. Slater stands up as Rich nails him with a bionic elbow 1..2..Kick Out. Rich swings Slater to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Slater stops and uppercuts Rich, then clotheslines him down. Slater regroups. Slater drags Rich to the ropes, sets his head on the bottom rope and chokes him with his boot. Slater runs back off the ropes and hits a guillotine. Slater swings back off the ropes and baseball slides Rich out of the ring. Slater goes to the outside and warns Baby Doll. Slater picks up Rich and rams him face first into the steel post. Rich is bleeding. Slater hurls Rich back in the ring. Slater goes to the top rope. While the Ref is checking on Rich's cut, Baby Doll runs up and pushes Slater off the top rope. Rich rolls around and finally hobbles up. Slater staggers up but Rich mulekicks him and follows with a neckbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Rich vertical suplexes Slater, goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a stomp to the gut. Rich picks up Slater and hits a stomach buster 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Rich hurls Slater out of the ring. Baby Doll kicks Slater. Rich goes out and picks up Slater. My goodness, he's going to piledrive Slater on the concrete. NO! Slater back drops him as the fans cheer him on. Slater walks around and clenches his fists. He starts tagging Rich with punch after punch. Slater hurls Rich back into the ring. Slater gets in the ring, clamps a headlock on Rich and pounds away. Slater lets go as Rich falls down. Slater goes down and continues to unload on Rich's bloody head with punches. Slater picks up Rich. Rich is basically unconscious. Slater swings the spaghetti legged Rich to the ropes and nails him with a running forearm blast. Baby Doll senses the worst as she pulls out her purse. Slater picks up Rich and hits a swinging neckbreaker. The Ref drops down to make the count 1..2..The Ref looks back as Baby Doll whacks him across the face with her purse! The Ref is knocked out. Slater gets up as Baby Doll runs out of the ring. All of a sudden the stadium explodes with cheers! It's JERRY LAWLER! JERRY LAWLER is here!!!!! Lawler is walking down the ramp with another Ref. Lawler points to the ring. The Ref sprints in. Lawler walks over and grabs Baby Doll, then handcuffs her to the ropes. The fans are going wild! The new Ref gets in the ring and says the match is still on. Baby Doll is having a meltdown, trying to break free. Lawler is loving every minute. Tommy Rich slowly gets up and looks around. He goes nuts when he sees Lawler. He can't believe it. Lawler smiles and waves to him. Slater swings Rich around and hits a Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..3!!!! MEGA POP! Lawler grabs the world title and hands it up to the Ref. The Ref hands it to Slater. Lawler gives Slater the thumbs up and heads up the ramp, waving to his Memphis fans. Slater looks at the world title, then holds it high to a stadium full of cheers. Pure electricity! Winner of the Match and NEW AWA World Champion- Dick Slater Lance: HAHAHA! What an ending to WrestleRock! The King Jerry Lawler returns and Dick Slater is the new AWA World Champ. Unpredictable indeed. Fans, I want to thank you for joining me for 2 amazing nights of WrestleRock action. It's been an incredible ride. Stay tuned as the Doobie Brothers will conclude WrestleRock with a bang.

AWA WrestleRock 87 From The Liberty Bowl in Memphis TN Saturday May 28th (Night 1) The camera scans through the parking lot, going by several tailgate parties. It stops and pans on a group of people chanting "Wrestle-Rock, Wrestle-Rock"! We go inside the stadium as Lance Russell is standing at ringside. Both Lance and the camera look around the stadium at the sea of fans. Lance: Hello everybody and welcome to the first night of WrestleRock 87. Tremendous action ahead with 9 all-star bouts, including our big main event inside the steel cage as Ricky Steamboat and Carlos Colon look to end their feud once and for all. And don't forget, capping off tonight's great card will be none other than Billy Squire with a special concert performance. Well fans, I know you've been waiting a long time for tonight, so let's get WrestleRock started! Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Outback Jack Scott Putski waits in the ring as 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport' plays over the speakers. Outback Jack walks down the ramp, jawing with the fans. During the introductions, Jack stands there with his hands on his hips, sizing up Putski. The bell rings. Jack rubs his chin, nods and offers a handshake to Putski. Putski hesitates but eventually extends his hand. Jack shakes Putski's hand, then yanks him forward and drops him with a forearm club. The fans boo as Jack smiles and stomps away on Putski. Jack picks up Putski and rams his head on the top turnbuckle. Jack hoists Putski up and throat drops him on the top rope. Jack chokes Putski on the bottom rope, then stomps down on him. Jack picks up Putski and slams him down, then hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop. Jack stands Putski up, then swings off the ropes and nails the back of Putski's head with a boomerang clothesline 1..2..Putski gets his foot on the rope. Jack berates the Ref, then starts berating the fans. Jack grabs Putski by his hair, swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Putski swings back and nails Jack with the Polish Hammer 1..2..3!!!!! Huge Pop! Putski can't believe it as the Ref raises his arm. Putski shakes the cobwebs and celebrates with the fans while Jack lays on the ground wondering what hit him. Winner of the Match- Scott Putski 10-Man Tag Team Bout Lightning Strike/The Glamour Boys and 2 Cold Scorpio vs. The British Bombers/The Quebec Coalition and Yoshiaki Yatsu w/Frenchy Martin The bell rings and all 10 men go at it! The fans are cheering while the fists are flying. Glamour Boys stereo dropkick Charland and Lefon out of the ring. Frenchy runs over to calm them. The Bombers punch Lightning Strike to the ropes, then go for stereo clotheslines but Horner and Allen back drop them over the top rope. On the other side, Scorpio clotheslines Yatsu over the top rope. The babyfaces pump their fists as the heels try and regroup on the outside. Things finally settle down and the Ref gets things in order. The next few minutes, Lightning Strike, Glamour Boys and Scorpio use their speed and high octane offense. Arm drags, leap frogs, sunset flips, dropkicks, flying presses, stereo back drops. Bombers, Coalition and Yatsu are thrown way off balance and can't get it together. The tide finally turns when Frenchy trips Allen and he stumbles into a clothesline by Charland. It's the heels turn. Bombers dominate with forearm uppercuts and bashes. Coalition combined Charland's brute force with Lafon's smooth athleticism. Yatsu brings his martial arts to the table. Babyfaces manage a few hot tags but the heels quickly regain their momentum. After a few minutes, Smith holds Simpson as Taylor goes for a double axehandle from the top rope but Simpson moves as Taylor blasts his partner. Simpson makes the diving tag to Doll. Doll cleans house! The babyfaces are in complete control. Double back elbow smashes, double dropkicks, double back drops. It's all them! After a few minutes, Tim Horner and Richard Charland are the legal men. Horner rolls up Charland but Taylor runs in and clotheslines Horner. This brings in everybody and we've got another pier six brawl! During the brawl, Scorpio goes to the top rope and totally electrifies the crowd with a 450 Splash from the top rope on Smith! As if that wasn't enough, the Glamour Boys hit their Grand, Slam, Thank You Maam on Lefon! The Ref is trying to get control. Horner picks up Taylor for a body slam but Yatsu nails the back of Horner's head with a karate kick. Horner stumbles as Charland grabs him and hits an inverted piledriver. The Ref sees the legal men and during all the chaos counts 1..2..3! Glamour Boys and Jerry Allen clear the ring and tend to Horner. Scorpio realizes what just happened. With a disappointed look, he simply leaves the ring. Winners of the Match- British Bombers, Quebec Coalition and Yoshiaki Yatsu Bunkhouse Match Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal Cooley and Nelson stand in the ring jawing with the fans. Cooley is wearing a black cowboy hat, jeans, cowboy boots and a white T-Shirt. Nelson is waving his branding iron. The crowd is up and cheering as Mulligan walks down the ramp, wearing his cowboy hat, jeans, boots and red long sleeve shirt. He's also swinging a rope with a cowbell. As soon as Mulligan hits the ring, the Ref signals for the bell. Mulligan clocks Nelson with the cowbell! Nelson falls through the ropes as his branding iron falls down with him. Cooley tries to attack Mulligan but Mulligan turns around and wallops Cooley with the cowbell. Cooley's cowboy hat goes flying and he's already busted open. Mulligan wraps his rope around Cooley's neck and chokes away. He actually pulls Cooley (rope still around his neck) around the ring while Cooley's legs and arms flail. Mulligan drops an elbow 1..2..Cooley gets his foot on the rope. Mulligan drops his rope, grabs Cooley and punches away. A big right punch sends Cooley over the top rope. Cooley is laying next to Nelson. Mulligan goes to the outside, picks up Cooley and slams him on Nelson. Mulligan stomps away on both Cooley and Nelson as the fans roar. Mulligan hurls Cooley back in the ring. Cooley's bleeding bad. Mulligan swings Cooley into the corner and charges in but Cooley moves as Mulligan hits shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Cooley regroups and slowly rises. Mulligan is sitting against the turnbuckles. Cooley staggers over and angrily stomps away. Cooley pulls off Mulligan's boot and hits him several times, busting him open. Cooley picks up Mulligan and rakes his forehead along the top rope, chokes him and snaps him back. Cooley goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Cooley's pissed, grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Mulligan. Cooley picks up Mulligan, clamps on a headlock and goes for a running bulldog but Mulligan uses all his strength and pushes Cooley into the turnbuckles. Both men are bleeding and battered. Cooley staggers out of the corner as Mulligan scoop slams him down. On the outside, Nelson slowly rises and grabs his branding iron. Mulligan grabs the top rope and slowly stomps down on Cooley, then speeds it up as Cooley's body bounces up and down off the canvas. The fans cheer as Mulligan signals for the claw. Mulligan puts his knee on Cooley's chest and clamps on the claw! Mulligan wrenches away, Cooley's almost motionless. WHAM! Nelson hits Mulligan's head with the branding iron! Mulligan falls over. Nelson is shaking Cooley, trying to revive him. Cooley grabs the ropes and slowly helps himself up. Nelson hands Cooley the branding iron. Cooley goes to the middle ropes and crashes down, hitting Mulligan with the branding iron, Cooley drops down on Mulligan 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOS! Nelson runs in the ring and raises Cooley's arm. Cooley's head is a bloody mess and his white shirt is soaked in red. Winner of the Match- Wendell Cooley The Bruise Brothers vs. Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea It's a menacing sight as Iaukea leads the savage looking Kokina and the painted faced TNT down the ramp. The atmosphere changes as 'We are family' blasts over the speakers and the Bruise Brothers head down the ramp, raising their fists. Bruise Brothers hit the ring and mow Iaukea down with a double running shoulder block. When they turn around Kokina and TNT put them down with stereo savate kicks. Kokina hurls Cameron out of the ring. Kokina hits Snowman with a jumping headbutt as TNT quickly follows with a flying spin kick 1..2..Kick Out. TNT and Kokina swing Snowman to the ropes and put him down with double chops. The Ref gets control. Kokina picks up Snowman, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Kokina swings Snowman into the corner. TNT chokes Snowman as Kokina lays in with punches, eye rakes and kicks. Cheers as Cameron runs in and punches TNT off the apron, then unloads on Kokina. The Ref guides Cameron back to his corner. Kokina swings Snowman to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Snowman swings back and clotheslines Kokina down. Snowman tags in Cameron as Kokina tags in TNT. Camaron shoulder blocks TNT down. TNT staggers up as Cameron swings off the ropes and puts him down with a flying shoulder tackle. Cameron picks up TNT, presses him over his head and military slams him down. Cameron follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kokina breaks it with a kick to the head. Snowman runs in but the Ref guides him back. This allows Kokina to hoist Cameron up and hit a Samoan Drop. Kokina drags TNT to his corner and tags himself in. Kokina swings off the ropes and goes for a leg drop but Cameron moves, rolls over and tags in Snowman. Snowman swings off the ropes and crashes down with a fist drop 1..2..TNT breaks it. TNT swings Snowman to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Snowman stops, grabs TNT and sends him up and over with an overhead suplex. Iaukea hops on the apron with his kendo stick. Cameron runs in the ring. The Bruise Brothers swing Kokina into Iaukea, Iaukea goes flying. TNT is doing something with his throat. The Bruise Brothers swing Kokina into TNT just as TNT spins around and sprays mist into Kokina's eyes! Cameron clotheslines TNT down as Snowman covers Kokina 1..2..3! Huge POP! Bruise Brothers pump their fists. They look around at TNT, Kokina and Iaukea. Satisfied, they exit the ring. Iaukea slowly gets in the ring. TNT rises. They have a heated exchange, then both look down at Kokina. TNT is pointing and yelling down at Kokina. Iaukea is agreeing with him. Medics run in to flush Kokina's eyes. After conversing more, TNT and Iaukea hurl the medics out of the ring. Iaukea hands his kendo stick to TNT. The fans boo as iaukea gives Kokina a few stomps. TNT grips the kendo stick and is ready to unleash. There's a huge roar from the crowd. They go wild as JIMMY SNUKA hits the ring! Snuka double clotheslines TNT and Iaukea! Snuka picks up the kendo stick and clotheslines TNT over the top rope. Iaukea staggers up as Snuka unloads on him with the kendo stick! Snuka slams Iaukea. The crowd goes bonkers when Snuka climbs to the top rope, flashes the "I love you' sign and crashes down on Iaukea with the Superfly Splash! Snuka signals for more help as they properly attend to Kokina. Winners of the Match- The Bruise Brothers AWA International Title Bout El Canek (C) vs. Abdullah the Butcher Abdullah looks like a madman he is as he heads down the ramp. Abdullah gets in the ring and chases everyone off. The fans cheer as Canek sprints down the ramp. Abdullah heads out to meet him and they have a furious exchange on the ramp. The Ref says the heck with it and signals for the bell. Canek and Abby punch away on each other. Canek is using closed fists while Abby throws in his thrusts. It's back and forth. The Ref somehow gets them back to the ring. Canek hurls Abby into the ring. As Canek enters, Abby nails him with a thrust to the throat. Abby stomps down on Canek, picks him up, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a double thrust shot. Abby drops a big elbow drop 1..2..Canek gets his shoulder up. Abby chokes away on Canek. The Ref backs Abby off. While the Ref checks on Canek, Abby pulls his fork out. Abby clamps on a headlock and carves Canek's head with his fork. Abby hides his fork. Canek is bleeding through his mask. Abby swings Canek into the corner and follows with a running clothesline. Abby chokes Canek, punches, kicks and thrusts him. Abby pulls Canek out and body slams him. Abby takes a few steps back, then runs up and goes for another elbow drop but Canek moves. The fans fire Canek up. Abby rolls under the ropes and to the outside. Abby's staggering around. Canek swings off the ropes and nails Abby with a suicide dive! The fans are on their feet cheering. Canek gets up and twirls his finger. He picks up Abby and slams him on the concrete! Canek rolls in the ring to stop the Ref's count. Canek goes on the apron and hits a diving elbow drop on Abby. Canek backs up, runs forward and hits a jumping knee drop! Canek rolls in the ring as the Ref hits the 10 count. It's clear Canek got what he wanted. Winner of the Match by C.O. and still AWA International Champ- El Canek Intermission Lance: My goodness fans, what a show thus far. A lot of blood spilled, high flying tag team action, intense brawls, El Canek retains his AWA International title and the return of Jimmy Snuka! I can't wait to get his thoughts as well as Curtis Iaukea's. I've been told that Iaukea has suffered some damage to the ribs and it looks like he will not be accompanying Carlos Colon in tonight's main event. That long awaited cage match happens later tonight. Fan's I do believe we're ready for the second half of tonight's WrestleRock. Let's get back to the ring. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Grizzly Boone w/Greg Gagne If Blackwell wins, he gets 5 minutes with Greg Gagne The fans pelt Gagne and Boone with garbage during their long walk down the ramp. Gagne (wearing his 70s style track suit) has a look of disgust while Boone gives the fans the finger. Huge ovation as Blackwell walks down the ramp, staring daggers at Boone and Gagne. The bell rings but Gagne taunts Blackwell. Gagne walks up to Blackwell with a smug look and just slaps his face. Blackwell grabs Gagne and rips his track suit jacket off. Boone nails Blackwell from behind with a clubbing forearm blast. A shaken Gagne grabs his shirt and chokes Blackwell with it, until the Ref threatens a DQ. Gagne finally exits the ring. Boone grabs Blackwell's face and starts ripping his mouth open. Boone rakes the eyes and elbows the top of Blackwell's head. Boone picks up Blackwell and swings him to the corner. Boone charges in but Blackwell puts a knee up and Boone runs right into it. Gagne yells at Blackwell but Blackwell is focused on Boone. Blackwell unloads on Boone with a series of punches. Blackwell swings Boone to the ropes but both men collide with shoulder blocks. Both men stagger back but neither man goes down. Both men swing off the ropes and once again collide with shoulder blocks with the same result. For the third time, both men swing off the ropes but this time, Gagne reaches in and trips Blackwell, Blackwell staggers into a shoulder block from Boone. Blackwell goes down! Boone lays Blackwell on the middle ropes, swings off the opposite ropes and crashes down on Blackwell with a body guillotine! As Boone gets up, Gagne runs over and slaps Blackwell across the face. Boone chokes Blackwell on the ropes, swings back and hits another body guillotine! Gagne is jumping up and down celebrating. Boone picks up Blackwell and swings him into the corner. Boone lets out a roar and charges in with an avalanche but Blackwell moves at the last second! Both men are reeling. Blackwell rolls over and slowly gets to his feet as the fans cheer him on. Boone is standing face first against the turnbuckles. Blackwell grabs him and swings him to the opposite corner. Blackwell charges and hits the avalanche! The fans are going wild. Gagne is having a breakdown. Blackwell swings Boone to the opposite corner, charges in and hits another avalanche! Boone slowly staggers out and falls to the canvas. Blackwell swings off the ropes and hits a big splash 1..2..3!!! Huge pop! Gagne's in shock. He tries to sprint out of there but several members of AWA security stop him and escort him to the ring. Gagne's kicking and screaming. Security gets him to ringside. Blackwell reaches down, grabs Gagne by his hair and lifts him into the ring. The fans are loving every minute. Blackwell savors the moment, then winds up and puts Gagne down with a big punch. Blackwell picks Gagne up by his hair, holds him and slaps him across the face. Gagne looks like he's crying. Blackwell holds Gagne and slaps him across the other cheek. Now Gagne has tears. Blackwell hoists Gagne up on his shoulder and hits a running powerslam. Blackwell holds his arms up to the cheering fans, swings off the ropes and hits a big splash! Blackwell gets up, swings off the ropes and hits another splash. The fans go wild as Blackwell holds up 3 fingers. Blackwell swings off the ropes and hits a 3rd splash! Blackwell gets up, nods his head and exits with a smile. Greg Gagne is stretchered out of the ring and up the ramp. Winner of the Match- Jerry Blackwell Last Man Standing! The Dream Machine vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown Ken Resnick explains the rules. To sum it up, If a wrestler doesn't answer the 10 count, he loses. The fans cheer as Kerry Brown heads down the ramp. WHAM! He's nailed from behind by Dream Machine. The bell rings and the Ref goes out to the action. Dream slams Kerry on the ramp and stomps away. Dream backs up, then his a running jumping elbow drop. The Ref starts counting 1..2..3..4..5..6, Kerry gets to his knee and stops the count. Kerry slowly rises as Dream puts him down with a clothesline. Dream grabs Kerry, runs with him towards the ring and slams him into the guardrail. Dream stands in front of Kerry and starts doing some dancing shuffle as the Ref counts. Kerry gets up at 8. Dream charges but Kerry back drops him into the crowd. The Ref starts the count on Dream. Dream staggers up at 7 as Kerry grabs a fan's soda and throws it in Dream's face. Kerry regroups and punches away on Dream, then hurls him back over the guard rail. Kerry picks up Dream and suplexes him on the concrete. The Ref starts the count. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Dream slowly gets up. Kerry grabs Dream and hurls him across the announcer's table. Dream slides across and onto the ground. The Ref counts, Dream gets up at 9. Kerry walks towards Dream but Dream grabs a chair and hits Kerry at the knees. Both men are reeling. Dream staggers up and leans against the steel post. The Ref starts the count on Kerry. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..Kerry pulls himself up on the apron and barley beats the count. Kerry limps around as Dream grabs him and executes a knee breaker. Dream picks up Kerry and hits another knee breaker. Kerry falls over as Dream yells at the Ref to make the count. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Kerry uses all his strength and wobbles up but Dream quickly clotheslines him down. Dream is irate and tells the Ref to count faster. Kerry rises at 9. Dream charges but Kerry moves as Dream crashes into the steel post. Once again, both men are down. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Kerry gets up..9..Dream manages to rise. Kerry slams Dream's head on the apron and hurls him into the ring. Kerry gets in the ring, swings Dream to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Kerry limps around, picks up Dream and hits a swinging neckbreaker. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Dream gets to his knees. Kerry grabs Dream and hurls him to the outside. Kerry goes to the apron. Dream staggers up as Kerry nails him with a double axehandle. 1..2..3..4..5..6..Dream staggers around. Kerry grabs him and gut wrench suplexes him on the concrete. Kerry picks up Dream and hits another gut wrench suplex. Kerry picks up Dream and slams him on the concrete. Kerry Irish Whips Dream into the ring steps. Kerry charges with a flying knee but Dream just collapses as Kerry hits the steps with his knee. Both men are down. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..Both men stagger up and fall back down. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Dream gets up..9..Kerry grips the steel post and pulls himself up. Dream goes by the announcer's table and picks up the ring bell. Kerry limps towards Dream. Dream spins around and wallops Kerry's head with the bell! Kerry's busted open and falls down. The Ref counts 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10! Dream drops the ring bell. He's hurting bad but manages a little dance shuffle. He falls back down, regroups, raises his arms and staggers back up the ramp. Winner of the Match- The Dream Machine AWA Titles vs. Titles Bout AWA World Champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. AWA National Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez Big match feel. Man, these guys look like champions. Tsuruta and Fujinami are wearing kimono robes while Larry and Perez are wearing matching shiny silver ring jackets. During the introductions both teams proudly hold up their titles. Jerry Jarrett takes the titles and holds both sets up as the fans cheer. The bell rings. Perez starts off with Jumbo. They lock up. Perez clamps on a headlock, smiles and wrenches away. Jumbo grabs Perez and hits a back suplex. Jumbo gets up, as Perez rises, Jumbo grabs him an overhead German suplex. Larry runs in but Jumbo grabs him and sends him flying with an overhead German suplex. Larry staggers up but faces the wrong corner as Tatsumi chops him. The Ref guides Larry back. Jumbo swings Perez to the ropes and back drops him. Perez staggers up as Jumbo puts him down with a big boot 1..2..Perez barley gets his shoulder up. Jumbo tags in Tatsumi. They swing Perez to the ropes double dropkick him down. Tatsumi picks up Perez and hits a speed backbreaker 1..2..Larry breaks it. Tatsumi swings Perez to the ropes and back drops him. Perez bounces around and tags in Larry. Larry plays the stalling game but finally gets in there, only to stall more. Tatsumi finally gets a hold of him, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down, then follows with a double arm suplex 1..2..Larry gets his shoulder up. Tatsumi tags in Jumbo. Tatsumi holds Larry as Jumbo comes off the top rope with a double axehandle. Jumbo picks up Larry and executes a bridging back suplex 1..2..Perez breaks it with an angry stomp. Tatsumi runs in and chops Perez down. The Ref guides Tatsumi back. Jumbo picks up Larry but Perez clips Jumbo behind the knee. Perez goes back to his corner. Larry crawls over and tags in Perez. Perez slams Jumbo, then goes to the middle ropes. Jumbo staggers up as Perez nails him with a double axehandle. Perez picks up Jumbo and hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Perez swings Jumbo to the ropes and back drops him. As Jumbo rises, Perez nails him with a knee lift, then tags in Larry. Perez holds Jumbo as Larry nails him with a spin kick to the gut. Larry hits a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Tatsumi breaks it. Perez charges in but Tatsumi back drops him. The Ref guides Tatsumi back. Larry swings Jumbo to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Larry picks up Jumbo for a suplex but Jumbo punches away and suplexes Larry, somersaults over and tags in Tatsumi. Tatsumi nails Larry with a side kick, then follows with an enziguri kick 1..2..Perez breaks it. Tatsumi goes after Perez and chops away at him in the corner. Larry staggers up and nails Tatsumi with a high knee to the back. Larry hurls Tatsumi out of the ring and distracts the Ref. Perez slams Tatsumi's head on the apron, bodyslams him in the concrete, then hurls him back in the ring. Larry swings Tatsumi to the ropes and back drops him, then follows with several stomps. Larry tags in Perez. Larry holds Tatsumi as Perez nails him with a flying forearm from the middle ropes 1..2..Tatsumi barley gets his shoulder up. Perez gets angry, grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Tatsumi 1..2..Kick Out. Perez tags in Larry. They swing Tatsumi to the ropes but miss a double clothesline, Tatsumi swings back and clotheslines both men down, dives over and tags in Jumbo. Jumbo goes suplex crazy on Larry and Perez. An exploder suplex sends Perez rolling to the outside. Larry staggers up and into a belly to belly suplex by Jumbo 1..2..Larry gets his foot on the ropes. Jumbo slams Larry and follows with a neckbreaker. Jumbo goes to the top rope but Perez hops on the apron and pushes Jumbo off. Larry rolls over and tags in Perez. Perez slams Jumbo, goes to the top rope and crashes down with an elbow drop 1..2..Tatsumi breaks it. The Ref guides him back as Perez and Larry double suplex Jumbo. Perez tags in Larry. Larry executes a double arm suplex. Larry picks up Jumbo and hits a swinging neckbreaker 1..2..Tatsumi breaks it with a knee drop from the top rope. Larry rolls over and tags in Perez. Perez picks up Jumbo and executes a 360 suplex 1..2..Jumbo gets his shoulder up. Perez can't believe it. Perez spends to much time arguing with the Ref. Jumbo slowly gets up. Perez turns around as Jumbo nails him with a running knee. Jumbo tags in Tatsumi. Tatsumi hits a reverse atomic drop and follows with a clothesline. Tatsumi hits a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Tatsumi swings Perez to the ropes and puts him down with a spinning forearm blast. Tatsumi picks up Perez and hits a belly to back suplex 1..2..Larry breaks it with a stomp to the gut. Jumbo comes in and punches Larry to the corner. The Ref guides Jumbo back. Tatsumi picks up Perez for a suplex but Larry spin kicks Tatsumi in the gut. Perez crashes down on Tatsumi 1..2..Kick Out. Perez slowly gets up, swings Tatsumi to the ropes but Tatsumi leapfrogs over and tags in Jumbo. Jumbo clotheslines Perez down. Larry charges in but Jumbo puts him down with a big boot. Jumbo slams Perez and goes to the top rope. Jumbo crashes down with a flying knee drop. Larry runs in but Tatsumi catches him and hits a Dragon Suplex! Jumbo picks up Perez and hits a Sheer Drop Powerbomb 1..2..3!!!! WOW! The fans give a standing ovation as Jerry Jarrett hands them the World and National Tag Titles. Jumbo and Tatsumi hold them up with pride as they soak it all in. Winners of the Match and now World and National tag team champs- Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami Lance: What a WrestleRock moment as Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami now hold dual championships. Credit to the team of Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez for a tremendous showing. Well fans, you see behind me the steel cage being set up. A lot of bad blood and history between Ricky Steamboat and Carlos Colon. Jerry Jarrett hopes this cage match settles things once and for all. Night 1 of WrestleRock concludes with this epic grudge match. I'm afraid this is going to get extremely violent. Well, at least Curtis Iaukea wont be a factor. This issue should be resolved. Ok, I hear we're ready. Fans, let's get to it. STEEL CAGE MATCH!!! Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon Thundering boos as Colon walks down the ramp with pure evil in his eyes. Colon looks up at the cage and smiles as he enters. Colon walks around shaking the cage and yelling Steamboat's name. Earth shaking cheers as Steamboat walks down the ramp 100% focused on Colon. Colon is begging Steamboat to get in there. Steamboat doesn't hesitate. Steamboat enters, an official locks the door and the fight is on! The fans go crazy as Steamboat and Colon tear into each other. They go toe to toe, blasting away. Steamboat gets the upper hand and just starts to unload with a flurry of punches and chops. Steamboat swings Colon to the ropes and back drops him. Steamboat goes to the top rope and comes down with a brain chop. Steamboat goes to the opposite top rope and hits another brain chop. Steamboat goes to the 3rd top turnbuckle and hits another brain chop. And yes, he goes to the 4th top turnbuckle and hits a 4th brain chop. Colon is in a daze. Steamboat grabs him and throws him head first into the cage. Steamboat picks Colon up and throws him head first into the opposite side of the cage. Colon is busted open. Steamboat grabs Colon and atomic drops him into the cage. Colon just drops down against the cage. Steamboat grabs Colon and drags him to the corner. Steamboat pounds away on Colon's bloody head, then hoists him up on the top rope. The fans roar as Steamboat superplexes Colon! The Ref counts 1..2..Colon somehow gets his shoulder up. Steamboat picks up Colon but Colon lowblows him, picks him up and groin drops him on the top rope. Steamboat sits there and just falls over. Colon falls back and down. Colon finally staggers up and walks around clearing the cobwebs. Colon picks up Steamboat and grinds his face against the cage. Colon slams Steamboat's head several times against the cage and continues to grind his face until it bleeds. Colon grabs Steamboat by the hair and hurls him back into the ring. Colon goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a stomp to Steamboat's gut. Colon stomps away on Steamboat. Colon picks up Steamboat, clamps on a headlock and unloads with punches. Colon hoists Steamboat up and hangs him upside down in the corner. Colon stomps away on Steamboat. Colon backs up, then charges and hits Steamboat with a running knee. Steamboat slowly slithers down the turnbuckles. Colon picks up Steamboat and hurls him into the cage. Colon picks up Steamboat and hurls him to the opposite side of the cage. Colon grabs Steamboat and hits a vertical suplex 1..2..Steamboat gets his shoulder up. The fans cheer as Colon yells at them and the Ref. Steamboat uses the ropes to pull himself up. Colon charges but Steamboat back drops him into the cage. Both men are down. Colon slowly rises but Steamboat dropkicks him back into the cage. The fans roar as Steamboat fires up. Steamboat pulls Colon out by his hair, twirls him around and hurls him into the cage. Steamboat drags Colon back into the ring. Steamboat swings Colon into the corner and charges in but Colon grabs him, spins around and hot shots Steamboat on the top rope. Once again, both men are hurting. Both men slowly stagger up. Colon grabs Steamboat and snake eyes him on the top turnbuckle. Colon grabs Steamboat and throws him face first into the cage. Colon chokes Steamboat with his boot, picks him up and grinds his bloody face into the cage. Colon yanks Steamboat back into the ring. Colon hits a backbreaker, then goes to the top rope. Colon's face is a crimson mask which makes his smile even more evil looking. Steamboat staggers up as Colon levels him with a diving clothesline. Colon puts his boot on Steamboat's chest 1..2..Steamboat lifts his shoulder. The fans chant Steamboat's name. Colon angrily stomps away. Colon goes to pick up Steamboat but Steamboat low blows him. Colon hunches over. Steamboat gets under Colon, rises and executes an electric chair drop. Both men are lying there. Steamboat rises and leans against the ropes. Colon finally staggers up but Steamboat lunges and hits a tornado DDT. Steamboat gets up and the fans cheer as he shakes his fists. Steamboat hurls Colon into the cage. Steamboat picks up Colon, runs with him and hurls him into the opposite side of the cage. Steamboat repeats this several times. Steamboat drags Colon to the center of the ring. Steamboat goes to the top rope and waits. Colon starts to move. Steamboat stands erect but pauses. The fans roar as Steamboat climbs to the top of the cage. Steamboat fully extends. Colon slowly staggers up in a daze. Steamboat leaps off and hits a flying body press from the top of the cage!!!! 1..2..3!!!! Mega Pop! The fans are on their feet cheering. Steamboat has a look of pure exhaustion and elation. The fans cheer louder as Steamboat stands up and raises his arms in victory. Winner of the Match- Ricky Steamboat Lance: My oh my, what can I say. One of the most satisfying victories I have ever seen. Just incredible. Fan's what a first night this has been. And it's only the first night. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night for the second half of WrestleRock. Now, get ready for a very special performance by Billy Squire as he caps off night 1 of WrestleRock.

Triumph! Here we go! Steiner and Rotunda get the best of the Grapplers, once and for all. New Breed really shine tonight as they finish off the RPMs. Kabuki plays his part well and Hall gets more over with the fans. Big things ahead for Scott Hall. Bees give the Savages their toughest challenge but thanks to Akbar, the Savages get the win. Love that finish! Great timing for a hoss match. Khan gets his in but Duggan finishes things off with some raw power. Johnson and Ross fire the fans up but the Dundee and Landel find a way to win. Dundee and Landel are perfect for each other. Snuka and Kamala give the fans a wild and crazy brawl. Damn! That ending sequence by Kamala was devastating. WOW! Bam Bam is in Chicago! Every supercard needs a big surprise and this was huge. The Nasty Boys were nastasized! Adams and Jimmy Jam might of stole the show. Fantastic match! Behind every good (or heel) man is a great woman. Jimmy just might have earned himself a title shot. Bad News and Spivey came to fight! Great blood brawl! Spivey just became a superstar in Chicago with that win. Moretti and Medusa represented the WWW with pride. Medusa barley pulls out the win. Looking forward to a rematch. Now, we get the blow off to one of the best feuds in the game. Idol and Race more than deliver. Race wins the title!!! What a story! Even after all that, respect is shown with a handshake. Awesome show!

Good follow up from WrestleWar. LOL, yea Muta's the one who needs to focus. That Tojo better watch it. Hot Stuff Inc continues to make waves as brother Doug joins the family business. Woman convincedly explains her actions. Wow, Woman, Vader and Barbarian. Things are getting interesting. Classic Watts TV angle that starts a Dibiase/Murdoch feud. Rich man vs. Blue Collar man always draws. Looking forward to the next series of challengers going for gold. It's going to be hard taking the titles off Reed, Williams and Gordy. Mayhem is next! Curious to see what this Revolution is all about.

Haystacks squashing 3 guys is always a spectacle to see. I'll say it again, Radiance and S&S are putting on some classic tag matches. The Savage/Hansen heat is boiling. Their match at the Spectacular is a must see! Tully vs. Dusty will always draw. Flair hitting the ring is a bonus. Props to you for putting a different spin on the Horsemen era. Nice touch having Fleming and Adias scouting each other. The NWA TV title has been one of my favorite storylines. LOL, Yea I can only imagine the Road Warriors putting Haystacks down with the Doomsday Device. This one was all Street. Hase is really finding his groove here. Love the Slick cane/Ritter powerslam combo. Slick's men aren't as lucky in the 6 man tag. Posse retain!

Billy Jack gets one step closer to Victory. Even in a losing effort, Jack and Barr keep their heat just by grinning. Cornette's riding high until he's informed of the upcoming TV title cage match LOL. Bubba's reign has been awesome but I'm pulling for St. Clair. Damn, I really like the Wild Bulls. Well, give credit to Robbie for just stepping in there against Humungous. Hennig gets the fall but I don't think Young is done with him. LA, If you want to get the fans warmed up, book Barr vs. Sabu in the opener. Regal and Eddie have had some built up frustration and take it out on each other. Rose wins a battle against Garvin. I'm enjoying this feud. Their styles just mesh well. Simmons and Dingo might be hunting for some tag gold soon. WOW! Young gives Bock the gift of a lifetime by doing a serious number on Hennig. Bock gets his shot! Midnight's are on fire. I couldn't wait for the blow off and man it delivered. Windham finally puts OMG down at his own game. I wonder how much Windham has left as Bock awaits. UCSB, Eddie's previous matches take a toll. Big win for Jack Hart's vs. Tatum and Victory is a damn good match up. Big Cat's finisher is really getting over. Wild 6 man tag and I'm sure Billy Jack was smiling. Followed by another wild 6 man tag. TDT probably earned another title shot after that win. Backlund defeats a game Pillman. Backlund shows Pillman the ultimate respect with a handshake. Good Grief! Seattle Showdown is stacked! I was inspired so much by your 2 night spectaculars, I had to do it for WrestleRock.

Velvet and Kai kicked the show off with a roller coaster match. Nice visual of Velvet getting the pin while Medusa hits a double clothesline. KC and Vicky have a fun match. KC's heel tactics comes into play for the victory. WOW, Dallas brings the pain in that submission win over Starr. Mitchell's TV reign comes to an end. I love Moretti's run here. Her, Medusa and Richter are red hot and selling tickets.

Duke always puts his pad to good use. I have a feeling Spartanburg Vice is coming back for more. Trinity sends a strong message but the Posse send a stronger one. Good & Plenty get the fans grooving, but Radiance spoils all the fun. Savage vs. Hansen in a street fight...OH YEA!!!!! Smothers shines but Fleming stays one step ahead to retain his TV title. Flair wins round 1 against the Horsemen. Tully's got to be a bit nervous right now. Worldwide, British Justice is clicking. MegaMan continues to excite the fans. Fuller shows how painful the Fullerlock can be. Adias earns a TV title shot. Adias better bring his A game against Fleming. Outlaws do a great job of getting heat by bad mouthing the Road Warriors. I can't wait for that fight. NWA is rocking its way to the Spectacular!

AWA WrestleRock Preview Show Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th From the Liberty Bowl, Memphis TN and available on closed circuit TV Special concert performances by Billy Squire and The Doobie Brothers AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater In January, Tommy Rich shocked the world by defeating Ricky Steamboat for the world title. Since then, he's mastered the art of controversy by managing to retain his title. In April, Dick Slater earned this title shot by winning the annual Mid South Coliseum tournament. The road to WrestleRock got off to a chaotic start when Rich and Slater had an all out brawl at the press conference. A week later, Baby Doll distracted Slater while Rich snuck up and blasted Slater with the title. Rich knocked Slater out with a second shot. Rich even slipped a WrestleRich T-Shirt on an unconscious Slater. The following week, Slater got serious payback when he banged, broke, shattered, and busted up Rich's new Cadillac with a baseball bat. Rich followed this up by hiring fake cops to arrest Slater on TV. With Slater hand cuffed, Rich kicked him low and slammed him head first into the steel post. Will Slater get the last laugh at WrestleRock or will Rich once again escape with the title? One thing's for sure, this will be one of the most intense AWA world title matches ever. STEEL CAGE MATCH Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea This heated feud started last Fall when Colon did the unthinkable and turned on Steamboat. Steamboat was out for a few weeks due to Colon injuring his neck. Things got even more bizarre when Colon's old enemy Curtis Iaukea offered his services. Steamboat and Colon met in November at SuperClash. Steamboat managed to retain the world title. Colon resurfaced in January when him and Iaukea attacked Steamboat and costed him the world title against Tommy Rich. Colon gave Steamboat a piledriver on the concrete, seriously re injuring Steamboat's neck. Steamboat finally made his triumphant return by couldn't get a clean win because Iaukea brought in Kokina and TNT to interfere. On April 30th in Louisville, Colon and Iaukea hit a spike piledriver on Steamboat, allowing Colon to get the win in a 6 man tag and also once again reinjuring Steamboat's neck. Doctor's said there was no permanent damage, so Steamboat has been training non stop in the gym while Colon continues on with his rage and threats. At WrestleRock, these two finally settle it inside the cage! AWA Titles vs. Titles Bout World Champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. National Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez Both teams won their titles at Superclash and have had very impressive reigns. They coexisted by focusing on their own title defenses. That all changed when Jumbo and Fujinami won the NWA's Crockett Cup tournament. Larry and Perez were obviously very jealous and wanted to prove they were the better team. The teams wrestled to a classic 60 minute draw. Larry and Perez wanted a rematch at WrestleRock. Jarrett told them they were obligated to defend their National titles at the event. Larry and Perez said "NO Problem" so they offered to put up their titles against the world titles. At WrestleRock, one team walks out with both sets of titles. AWA International Title Bout El Canek (C) vs. Abdullah the Butcher Canek went to Puerto Rico and defended his title against Abby. Abby brought out the fork and basically carved into Canek's head. Blood soaked through Canek's mask. While Canek was healing, Abby came to AWA TV and just showed up to destroy prelim wrestlers. Canek returned last week and these two fought all over the place while mowing over everybody trying to break them up. Canek will have his hands full with Abdullah come WrestleRock. AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. "Champagne" Gerry Morrow Busick has had a firm grip on the TV title, soundly defeating all challengers. Morrow's road to this match has been an interesting one. On Christmas, he made a million dollar bet with some business associates that he could turn two strangers into tag team champs. That didn't work out. Morrow got back into the ring and was feeling so good that he decided to make the bet double or nothing that he would win the TV title at WrestleRock. During an interview, Morrow shattered a bottle of champagne over Busick's head, outright admitting this would increase his odds of winning. Will Morrow come out an all around winner? Or, will Busick walk out with the title, with Morrow owing 2 million dollars. 6-Man Chain Match! "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "The Beast" Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders This all started between Morgan and Sawyer. The two were set to meet in a chain match. However, the Sheepherders arrived and attacked Sawyer while he was chained to Morgan. They gave Sawyer quite a beating, putting him out for a few weeks. Sawyer returned but he brought along Borne and Oliver. Both sides have been wrecking havoc. Finally Jerry Jarett had enough and wanted this settled the only way he knew how. At WrestleRock, these 6 men will be chained together and can unleash everything they have. Loser Leaves the AWA "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller What can you say except Armstrong vs. Fuller! Back at Big Brawl, Bullet helped send Ron Fuller and Jimmy Golden packing. Of course this didn't sit well with big brother Ron. Ron came to the AWA and immediately called out Bullet. They traded wins back and forth. Fuller hasn't been shy about using things such as a loaded towel to win his matches. On the last TV show, Fuller cracked a chair over Bullet. At WrestleRock, two men enter but only one will remain in the AWA. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Grizzly Boone If Blackwell wins, he gets 5 minutes with Greg Gagne Every since Team Gagne lost at Big Brawl (Giving Jerry Jarrett sole control over the AWA), Greg has been doing everything he can to redeem himself and his father. He put together a faction and wanted Blackwell to join. Greg was humiliated when Blackwell declined. Blackwell was set to wrestle Gagne but out came Boone to attack Blackwell. Boone claimed Gagne was there for him when Boone's Cabin Fever partner Manny Fernandez left for the NWA. Boone and Gagne have been nothing but trouble for Blackwell. At WrestleRock, Blackwell has vowed to destroy both Boone and Gagne! Last Man Standing Match Dream Machine vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown These two were once Syndicate Stablemates, that is until Big Brawl. Dream accidently hit Brown which costed the Syndicate the match. Of course, Dream blamed Brown for the defeat and that was the spark. These guys have been feuding since. Dream even interfered in Brown's world title match with Tommy Rich. Once again, Jarrett wants things settled. At WrestleRock, it's simple, last man standing wins. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk Norvell and his Midnight Express have quickly made their presence known. Taylor and Zenk have done the same. On the Beauty Shop, Brenda didn't appreciate Taylor and Zenk antics. The Midnight's and Norvell were guests the following week. Brenda asked Norvell if his team could teach Taylor and Zenk a lesson. Norvell was happy to do so. The match was signed for WrestleRock. One thing's for sure, this should be a classic. Bunkhouse Match Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal Nelson claimed Mulligan was nothing but a fake Urban Cowboy and that Wendell Cooley is the real deal. Cooley and Mulligan went at it during a TV match. Nelson interfered by hitting Mulligan with a chair. Cooley followed by bulldogging Mulligan on the chair. Since then, Nelson has been bringing a branding iron to the ring and Cooley brands his defeated opponents. Mulligan sent in a promo and challenged Cooley to a bunkhouse match to prove who the real cowboy is. Cooley promises to brand Mulligan at WrestleRock but Mulligan might turn the tables on both Cooley and Nelson. The Olympians vs. The Chosen Ones Greg Gagne had personally hand picked Norman Smiley and Jesse Barr for Team Gagne at Big Brawl. Even though Team Jarrett prevailed, Smiley and Barr referred to themselves as the Chosen Ones. Greg liked this so much, he decided to be their mentor and guide. There's actually some history with this match. Last year at WrestleRock, Brad Rheingans and The Crusher defeated Duke Myers and Greg Gagne in an elimination match. After Myers was eliminated, Rheingans and Crusher gave Gagne a serious beating. Gagne promises his Chosen Ones will avenge him. Rheingans and Bill Kazmaier say no way! Taped Fist Match "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man These two always seem to circle back to each other. They wrestled at the grand stage of Wrestlemania, then feuded in the USWA and here we are again. Things got more heated after Peterson defeated Kelly in the first round of the Mid South Coliseum tournament. Kelly did a post match attack and injured DJ's shoulder. Kelly and Vinnie have been nothing but obnoxious. DJ's back at 100%. With their fists taped, this should be a true heavyweight fight. The Bruise Brothers vs. Kokina and TNT w/ Curtis Iaukea Curtis brought in his Sadistic Assassins to help eliminate Ricky Steamboat. However, he didn't count on the Bruise Brothers to back up Steamboat. Curtis says this was a grave mistake and his Assassins will wipe them out. The Bruise Brothers say they're not only going to destroy Kokina and TNT but they're going to make sure Curtis Iaukea doesn't make it to Colon's match with Steamboat. Corporal Kirchner vs. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada Kirchner wrestled a TV match against Ricardo Santana. Kirchner had enough of Santana's cheating tactics and gave him a fall away slam on the concrete. 2 weeks later, Estrada (Santana's old Cartel partner) showed up and attacked Kirchner. Estrada took a lit cigar and burned Kirchner's eye. Kirchner spent weeks in the hospital with a bandaged up eye. Even with one eye, Kirchner challenged Estrada to a match at WrestleRock. Estrada hasn't seem worried and even blows smoke in Ken Resnick's face, when asked about it. "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Gama Singh To the delight of AWA fans, Ray Stevens has come home. One person who wasn't delighted was Gama Singh, when he found out he was signed to face Stevens at WrestleRock. Gama claims he deserves better than a washed up old timer. Stevens is taking it in stride and says to believe him when he says he still has a lot of fuel in the tank. 10-Man Tag Team Match Lightning Strike/The Glamour Boys and 2 Cold Scorpio vs. The British Bombers/The Quebec Coalition and Yoshiaki Yatsu w/Frenchy Martin Lightning Strike have been feuding with The Quebec Coalition. British Bombers and The Glamour Boys have been going at it every since the Bombers attacked the Boys on TV. Jarrett put all 4 teams in this match with each team getting to choose a partner. Scorpio has been on a bit of a losing streak and was on the verge of a breakdown. Lightning Strike and Glamour Boys came out during Scorpio's promo and said they want his help and can get him back on the winning track. Brenda Britton had Scorpio on the Beauty Shop and introduced him to the opposing partner. Brenda's bodyguard, Yoshiaki Yatsu kicked Scorpio from behind. This led to all 10 men fighting and destroying the Beauty Shop set. This match should be an exciting one. Outback Jack vs. Scott "Powerhouse" Putski Jack will make his in ring debut at WrestleRock but the AWA has seen quite a lot of him through a series of vignettes. Jack says he's going to show all the Yanks how to fight. Says the hunt is on and Putski is the prey. Putski has been keeping his skills sharp and says Jack's going down under courtesy of the Polish Hammer. It all happens next week when the AWA presents 2 action packed nights of WrestleRock! And who knows, maybe Brenda Britton will sing the WrestleRock Rap with Billy Squire and The Doobie Brothers.

Smart move having Steiner open up the show. He impresses with sheer raw talent. Benoit and Cox put on a solid match going to a draw. Things get nasty afterwards as Hyatt brings out Benoit's vicious side. Stubbs gets a chance to show off until Jake hits the DDT! The fans get to cheer loud as Tojo gets the mist and RnR raise the flag. On a sidenote, so awesome seeing Muta share the ring with Ricky and Robert. I knew two great workers like Armstrong and Gilbert would steal the show...and they did! They brought the excitement baby! Thanks to a mysterious fan, Hot Stuff walks away with the TV title. Who was this guy? When the UWF puts on a supercard, you have to throw in a wild 6 man tag. In a shocking turn of events. Woman helps Luger send Sullivan packing. WOW! Didn't see that coming. I'm very curious to see what's next for Vader. I was happy to see Keirn in a key match. He puts up a fight but Dibiase is just to damn good. Dibiase is a big deal right now. Nothing solved as the Hayes/Gordy rivalry continues. I'm sure Watts is going to have these 6 men settle things one way or another. Epic moment with Magnum TA! Very classy! Reed and Lawler close the show with another top notch match. Lawler doesn't go to far and gives Reed a scare. Reed comes back hard and retains. Great sportsmanship with the handshake. I'm sure Lawler will rebound. I have to say, Butch Reed is one of my favorites in this game. I hope his reign lasts a long time. Great show Kev!

Young gets the win but Cactus didn't make it easy. I think Eddie and Art will have to settle things in a gimmick match. Get it all out of their systems LOL. Tenta continues to be a force. Regal is really coming apart. The Bock/Backlund intrigue continues. I couldn't wait for this exchange and of course these two delivered with words. Two pros at their finest. Simmons gives his team the win but Humungous and Konnan are heading for a brutal one on one. Cow Palace, You know it's going to be a wild night when Billy Jack and Texas Red open up against the Wild Bulls. Victory is another guy quietly racking up win after win. TDT gets an impressive win over the Guerreros. Even though he got his team DQed, I'm sure Finlay walked away satisfied. Backlund retains against Owen in another classic. Man, you can't say Barry isn't a fighting champ. He's taken on all comers. Looking forward to his blow off with OMG. Fresno, Jack's recklessness costs him. No reason for Tatum to pout tonight. Backlund might be in serious trouble because Severn's in beast mode. Dingo and Simmons are proving to be quite a team. Yep, Regal's defiantly losing it. Tiger and Pillman give the fans a thrilling bout. I'm loving Tiger's reign. Oh man, St. Clair gets the win but not the one that gives you the title. Does St. Clair have Bubba's number?

Can't go wrong with a tournament. Southern Boys, British Justice and The Outlaws advance. S&S vs. Radiance has been a fun underrated feud. Southern Boys advance to the finals but pay a huge price at the hands of Haystacks. Meanwhile, the Outlaws ease their way in. Defiantly a lot of charisma in the Rhodes vs. Iceman match. Props to the Southern Boys for showing up. Can't say they're not tough. Outlaws get another crack at the Road Warriors on Memorial Day. Can't wait! Greenville, Fans get to cheer early with wins by Brickhouse and Hase. Youngblood and Whatley go at it in singles action. The Outlaw eye rakes and bulldogs his way to victory over the Candyman. I'm telling you, Adonis is set for a major move soon. The man keeps chalking up wins. Slow burning build going on with Lightfoot. Flair beating Ritter defiantly gets him ready for Tully.

WOW! Penny Mitchell ends Little Heart's impressive TV title reign to kick things off. Robin stays focused and racks up a seasonal win. Kai takes advantage of a distraction to get one over on Maxine. Loved the visual of Maxine threatening the entire staff. Majors catches Moretti slipping but Moretti regroups and gets the win. Great main event! Nellie brought her A game, but Richter's back in the zone and stands tall at the end.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-13-87 Footage from last week is shown of Dick Slater destroying Tommy Rich's Cadillac with a baseball bat! Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. The WrestleRock card has been finalized and will defiantly be rock'n and rolling in just 2 weeks. Brenda Britton will have a WrestleRock update later on. Gigantic 8-Man tag team main event tonight. On one side will be Bob Armstrong, Kerry Brown, DJ Peterson and Blackjack Mulligan. On the other side will be Ron Fuller, Dream Machine, Kevin Kelly and Wendell Cooley. My goodness, what a match that will be. Well fans, we all saw what Dick Slater did to Tommy Rich's brand new Cadillac last week. Joining me now, is the unpredictable one himself, Dick Slater. Cheers as Slater comes out. Lance: This past month you and Tommy have really been going at it. Well, at WrestleRock, you get your chance at the AWA world title. Slater: Lance, you, me and the fans have heard Tommy Rich running his fat mouth non stop. He's attacked me from behind and has humiliated me. Dick Slater doesn't just sit back and let that happen. Last week I got to beat up Rich and his car. Rich! That was nothing! At WrestleRock, I'm going to give you another beating and I'm going to take the AWA world title! There's a commotion as 2 Policeman come out. Cop #1: Dick Slater, you're under arrest for destruction of personal property and vandalism. Please turn around and we can do this peacefully. Slater: Don't worry Lance, I'm not going to cause any problems. Slater turns around and lets the policeman handcuff him. The cops start to take him away. Thundering boos as Tommy Rich and Baby Doll come out. The cops stop and hold Slater. Tommy starts laughing and then kicks Slater low! Baby Doll hands each "Cop" an envelope. They smile and leave. Slater is on his knees in pain and still cuffed. Tommy slaps him across the face. Tommy picks up Slater and rams him face first into the steel post! Tommy picks up Slater and slams him on the concrete. Tommy just starts stomping down on Slater. Several officials run out to stop this. Lance: I can't believe what I just saw. I never thought Tommy could sink even lower, but tonight, he did. Tommy Rich runs over, kisses the AWA world title and holds it up to the booing fans. Rich: I'm fired up today! Did you see that Lance? Did you see it? I'm a genius! Looks like I'm the unpredictable one. (Laughs) Did that dope Slater think he would get one over on Wildfire? Hell no! WrestleRich 87 is coming Lance and you better be there! Commercial Break "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Kent Jenkins Stevens suplexes Jenkins, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with the Bomb's Away for the win. Resnick: Ray Stevens, once again, it's great to have to back in the AWA. At WrestleRock, your set to take on Gama Singh. Gama made some disparaging remarks about you last week. Stevens: Yea, yea, I heard him. He called me a washed up has been. Let me tell you something Gama. I might be old and past my prime, but buddy, I'm not washed up and you're going to find that out first hand at WrestleRock! Commercial Special video with Billy Squire and the Doobie Brothers promoting WrestleRock. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Midnight's are in sync tonight and finish things off with a double flapjack! Resnick: Ok Norvell, your Midnight Express go up against Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk at WrestleRock. I'm looking forward to that match, should be a classic. Norvell: Of course it will be a classic you idiot. Anytime the Midnight Express are in a match, it's a classic. Those two pretty boys are just a stepping stone to the world tag titles. Resnick, this is only the beginning. Commercial Break "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Neil Jordan Blackwell hits the big splash for the 1..2..3! Wait a minute! Greg Gagne, Grizzly Boone and the Chosen Ones walk out and circle the ring. Blackwell looks around as he's surrounded. Boone slowly enters the ring as Gagne and the Chosen Ones hop on the apron. Massive cheers as the Olympians run out and yank the Chosen Ones off the apron. They pound away on the Chosen Ones. Blackwell charges Boone and the 2 massive heavyweights trade big blows. Blackwell gets the upper hand but Gagne hits Blackwell from behind. Blackwell turns around with a look of rage. Gagne sprints out of there as Boone exits the ring. Olympians hit the ring and stand with Blackwell. Blackwell yells to Gagne and Boone "You're mine at WrestleRock!" Commercial Break "El Jefe" Jose Estrada vs. Todd Rooney Estrada breaks all the rules, snapmares Rooney over, applies a nerve hold and gets the submission win. Resnick: Corporal Kirchner might only have one good eye right now but after hearing him last week, I still wouldn't want to be in your shoes Jose. Estrada lights his cigar and blows smoke in Resnick's face. Estrada: You refer to me as El Jefe, got it cabron? At WrestleRock, (Looks at his cigar and smiles) I think I'm going to burn Kirchner's good eye. Resnick: Just why would you do something as evil as that? Estrada: (shrugs his shoulders) Because I can! Commercial Break We go to another Outback Jack vignette Jack is standing in a room with stuffed animals mounted on his wall. Jack: Hello mates, the time is at hand. Outback Jack is coming to the AWA to show you yanks what fighting is all about. Scott Putski is first on the list. (Looks around at his mounted animals) I do think he would look good, up here on my wall. Putski, the hunt is on and mate, you're the prey! Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Arnie Goldstein Putski is full of energy tonight and gets the win with his Polish Hammer! Resnick: Scott Putski, you get Outback Jack at WrestleRock. After seeing his last video, I must say I was a bit disturbed. Putski: The man is out of his mind and I'm going to knock him out of his boots with my Polish Hammer! Commercial Break 2 prelim wrestlers are in the ring set for action but plans change for the worse as Abdullah the Butcher storms the ring and viciously attacks them! Abdullah pulls out his fork and starts carving away on the wrestlers! Wild cheers as El Canek hits the ring and unloads on Abdullah! Canek punches the fork out of Abdullah's hand. Abdullah fights back as both men trade punches. Prelim wrestlers hit the ring to break it up. Canek and Abdullah are tossing bodies everywhere! Canek and Abdullah end up fighting outside the ring! More wrestlers come out but Canek and Abdullah toss them aside and continue fighting each other into the commercial break. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness! I've never seen El Canek in that kind of state. It seems Abdullah the Butcher has brought out the dark side of El Canek. Those two will meet at WrestleRock for the AWA International title. Speaking of AWA titles, at WrestleRock, it will be a titles vs. titles match between the National tag champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez and the world tag champs, who are set for action. AWA World Tag Team Champs Tatsumi Fujinami and Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Roy Glader and Peter Paulson Jumbo swings Glader to the ropes and puts him down with a devastating lariat, then tags in Fujinami. Fujinami hits the Dragon Plex and it's all over. The fans boo as Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez stroll out and hold up their National titles to Jumbo and Fujinami. Boos turn to cheers as Jumbo and Fujinami hold up their world titles. Commercial Break Footage from last week as Gery Morrow breaks a champagne bottle over Nick Busick's head! "Champagne" Gerry Morrow vs. Clinton Stitch Morrow slowly takes off his suit, sunglasses and fedora hat, then goes to work. Morrow crashes down with a diving headbutt from the top rope, then follows with a double arm DDT for the win. Morrow grabs a package and heads to ringside. Resnick: Alright Gerry, what's in that package? Morrow: HAHAHA! Inside dis package is de most expensive bottle of champagne on de face of dis planet. However, it is for de special occasion at WrestleRock when I win de TV title and my bet. Resnick: You might be biting off more than you can chew. Yea, you blind sighted Busick with a bottle last week but it's going to be a lot different when your face to face. He could walk out TV title intact and you could walk out owing 2 million dollars. Morrow: Resnick, what's with you? Why are you such a downer? Just for that, you're not invited to my post WrestleRock gala. Good day loser. Commercial Break Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea and Carlos Colon vs. Carl Kellerman and Royce Rutter TNT swings Rutter to the ropes and hits a spinning leg kick, then tags in Kokina. Kokina takes a few steps and hits a leg drop for the pin. Kellerman runs in to check on his partner. Colon clotheslines Kellerman down, picks him up and hits a gourdbuster. Resnick: Curtis Iaukea, you have a busy night at WrestleRock. Kokina and TNT will face the Bruise Brothers. And of course, Saturday's main event will be Carlos Colon and Ricky Steamboat inside the steel cage. Iaukea: WrestleRock will be a glorious night indeed. My Sadistic Assassins, Kokina and TNT will take pleasure in destroying the Bruise Brothers! The Bruise Brothers will rue the day, they stuck their noses in our business. And as for you Ricky Steamboat. You are falling apart! You are disabled and crippled! That is because of this man Carlos Colon. Colon: Time and time again, I have slowly weakened you Steamboat. Piece by piece I have dismantled you. After WrestleRock, you will be no more! Commercial Break Blackjack Mulligan/"Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown/"Dynamite" DJ Peterson and "Bullet" Bob Armstrong VS. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley/Dream Machine/"Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly and "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller w/Nelson Royal and The Vin Man Believe it or not, the first few minutes is a standard tag match with everybody getting in their moments. It doesn't take much for tempers to explode and then all hell breaks loose! Vin Man gets on the apron as Peterson punches away on Kelly. Peterson backs up and hits a charging clothesline, knocking Vinnie off the apron and sending Kelly over the top rope. Armstrong and Fuller fight on the outside. Cooley holds Blackjack as Nelson hops on the apron and swings his branding iron at Blackjack but Blackjack moves as Nelson nails Cooley with the branding iron. The fans go crazy as Blackjack clamps the claw on Nelson! Dream Machine swings Kerry to the corner and charges in but Kerry runs forward and nails Dream with a flying knee 1..2..3! Big POP! On the outside, Fuller grabs a wooden chair and shatters it over Armstrong's head! Armstrong is laid out and bleeding. Mulligan throws Nelson down. Him, Peterson and Kerry run out to check on Armstrong. Commercial Break WrestleRock Update w/Brenda Britton Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the WrestleRock update with of course, me. WrestleRock is shaping up to be the biggest event in AWA history. I'm talking about 2 nights of non stop action along with 2 special concerts with Billy Squire and the Doobie Brothers performing with yours truly. That alone guarantees a sell out. WrestleRock will have it all. Title Bouts, grudge matches, you name it. 18 matches total! Unbelievable! One match that is truly not for the weak hearted will be the triple chain match with Buzz Sawyer, Matt Borne and Rip Oliver taking on Rip Morgan and the Sheepherders. Let's hear from both teams right now. The camera looks at a lake. Morgan and the Sheepherders burst up from the water with chains around their necks. Morgan: Home is where the heart is and we're right at home! Sawyer! I'm hooked up with you and I can't wait to beat you to a bloody pulp! The Sheepherders start biting each other and yelling Borne and Oliver's names while splashing the water with their chains. Luke: A walk in the park, right Butch. Butch: We're going to beat the bloody hell out of you two sissy boys! Segment ends with Morgan and the Sheepherders yelling and hitting the water with their chains. Borne and Oliver are outside swinging chains against a tree. Oliver: Matt! I'm so glad you called because WrestleRock is going to be a party! Borne: Those guys think they're beasts huh? (Smacks the tree with his chain) Think again! The camera swings around and Sawyer is actually hanging from the tree by his chain. He's wearing a black hood and yanks it off. Sawyer: Morgan! You started all this! At WrestleRock I'm going to end it! (maniacal laugh) Britton: (long pause) Oh my, that was, well I don't know. (Regroups) Ok, it's all come down to this. Inside the steel cage, Carlos Colon and Ricky Steamboat will do battle. Let's hear from Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat is at the gym working his neck. He stops. Steamboat: Say what you want Carlos, but you have failed miserably. You may have set me back some but I'm still standing and that's all I need. Inside that cage, you have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Iaukea and his goons will be useless. You and me, one on one! I have survived but the question is, will you? Steamboat goes back to his work out. Britton: It all happens on Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th at the Liberty Bowl. Also available on closed circuit TV. WrestleRock 87! Tooooodles! (See previous post for complete WrestleRock card)

Exciting show this week! Since his feud with the Macho Man, Adonis has been racking up the wins. Gigolo gives Yamada a solid match, but Yamada hits the shooting star and it's all over. Brutha's in Arms look tuned up and ready for the Renegade Warriors. I'm keeping an eye on Lightfoot. Mega Man overcomes the odds to take down Dandy Don. Afi brought his A game but once the champ got rolling it was all over. I agree with the commentators, who can dethrone the Natural? Action packed main event that ends in typical Horsemen fashion. Hold on! Ric Flair cleans house and cashes in at the Spectacular. Tully vs. Flair is going to be money! Worldwide, I loved that finish by Sommers. Hase keeps looking strong on TV. Always fun watching Good & Plenty in action. Smothers beats the Outlaw and earns a TV title shot. I'm sure Smothers will be studying Fleming tapes all week.

I just noticed Ricky Santana and Doug Furnas are on my roster but shouldn't be. They can be put on the Free Agents list. Thanks Kev.

Adams starts the show hot as he tunes up for Jimmy Jam. Steiner and Rotunda get the momentum going as they head into Triumph with the Grapplers. Savages path of destruction continues. Hall takes a beating but Spivey saves the day. Spivey vs. Bad News in a Chicago Street Fight...YES! 30 minutes of 8 man tag action has the fans on their feet. Nasties cheat their way to victory. Awesome selling job by Jannetty. Kamala is an absolute beast! Killer Bees get a nice showcase but we'll see what happens when they meet the Savages. Landel brings in the Superstar! Not the best of debuts as Ross arrives and helps the Soul Man get the big win. Jimmy Jam also tunes up and is ready for Adams. You're right, that was a fun finish. Race gets the fall and it's him and Idol in the cage! The storylines have been so well built. Triumph is going to rock the house!

AWA WrestleRock 87 Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th From the Liberty Bowl in Memphis TN and available on closed circuit Saturday's card Steel Cage Match Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea AWA Tag Team Titles vs. Titles Bout World Champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. National Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez AWA International Title Bout El Canek (C) vs. Abdullah the Butcher Last Man Standing Match Dream Machine vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Grizzly Boone- If Blackwell wins, he gets 5 minutes with Greg Gagne Bunkhouse Match Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal The Bruise Brothers vs. Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea 10-Man Tag Team Match Lightning Strike/Glamour Boys/2 Cold Scorpio vs. British Bombers/Quebec Coalition/Yoshiaki Yatsu w/Frenchy Martin Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Outback Jack and A Special Concert by Billy Squire! Sunday's Card AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. "Champagne" Gerry Morrow 6-Man Triple Chain Match "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne/"Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. The Sheepherders/"The Beast" Rip Morgan Loser Leaves the AWA "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvel Austin Taped Fist Match "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man The Olympians vs. The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne Corporal Kirchner vs. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Gama Singh and A special concert by The Doobie Brothers!

The Harts defeat the Guerreros in a hot opener. I think young Eddie should heed his brother's words. On a same note, Barr should do the same with Burke. Hennig gets past Mando but can he do the same with Bock? British Steel almost come to blows as the tension builds. Tatum is on his A game but Windham pulls it out to retain. Portland, Things get off to a hard hitting start as Big Cat outfights Burke. A win by Billy Jack always pleases the Portland fans. Pillman and Sabu is a show stealing match. Hopefully we get more. Never underestimate the cunning duo of Rose and Easy Ed. Looks like Bock's title match might be on hold as Hennig holds him to a double c.o. Barr and Cactus are defiantly the future of Pacific but for now Badd Co. is still on top. Backlund gives Windham a scare and maybe would of pulled it off. However, Bock puts an end to that. I'm dying for a Bock/Backlund interview segment. Eugene, The Gantner's go 50/50. I'm liking St. Clair's win streak. Grizzly literally makes a splash tonight. Humungous is really getting the better of Konan lately. Another fantastic LHW match up. 20 minutes of this is worth the price of admission. Even though he came up short both times, Tatum's been on his game. Texas Red has some serious momentum going. Warriors and Steel have been thorns to Cornette but tonight his men get the job done.

Great job getting us updated. The UWF is riding high heading into WrestleWar. I've really enjoyed the Reed/Lawler story. They have history and the next match should settle things once and for all. Very interested in how the MVC/Freebirds feud ends. Gordy is the man I'm watching. Dibiase and Keirn is a fun fresh match. I like seeing Keirn going at it solo but I'm sure he wouldn't mind somebody watching his back with Adnan at ringside. Luger and Sullivan has been a great feud in the game. Add in the Vader storyline, mix in Murdoch and Brody, throw in a loser leaves town stipulation and this all makes for one heat filled match. Armstrong vs. Gilbert could steal the show. Curious to see if Gilbert has a trick up his sleeve. That Tojo really knows how to get heat. RnR vs. Muta and Kendo is thrilling enough but the flag stipulation puts it up a level. Jake and Olympia is another fresh match up. I just love these guys styles clashing. America vs. Canada at WrestleWar. Sells itself. I agree, Steiner vs. Rich is a solid opener. Bring on WrestleWar!