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Winona's TV title reign is turning her into a star. Despina gets a little help from her friends to beat Peggy Lee. Hot Trios match and we get a title change! Good to see Kai and Martin holding gold again. Luna goes back to the basics but goes down in defeat. I have a feeling Luna will eventually have a big comeback. Misty Blue gives the new champ one tough match, but Medusa finishes strong and gets the win.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-6-87 Footage from last week is shown as Tommy Rich sneaks up from behind and knocks Slater out with his world title belt. and then hits him again with it! Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Well, we're on the fast track to WrestleRock and we'll be talking a lot about that tonight. Huge main event as the Sheepherders will clash with Rip Oliver and Matt Borne. I understand we're all going to witness Tommy Rich kicking off his promotional tour. I guess we'll see what that's all about at the end of tonight's program. So much going on that we're going to go straight to the ring. Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez The show's off to a hot start as Taylor and Zenk show off their tag team skills. Zenk nails Lopez with a superkick and Taylor follows with a flying five arm for the win! Resnick: Terry Taylor, Tom Zenk, congratulations on that fine win. We all heard the news last week, at WrestleRock, you two will be facing Norvell Austin's Original Midnight Express. Apparently, Brenda Britton set this up with Norvell, after you guys were on her show a few weeks ago. Zenk: Hey, we brought some flare to the Beauty Shop, I guess she wasn't ready for it. All joking aside, you can bet we're 100% focused on the Midnight Express. Taylor: That's right! We don't care how this match got signed, we're going to WrestleRock to show the Midnight's and the world that we're going to do big things in the AWA. Commercial Break Gama Singh vs. Clyde Purdue Gama seems irritated during the match and quickly ends things with a cobra clutch. Resnick: Gama Singh, I would like to officially announce that at WrestleRock, you have been signed to go one on one with Ray Stevens. That must be quite an honor to be wrestling a legend on the grandest stage. Gama: An honor? How is that an honor? I am a legitimate title contender who has been doing nothing but winning matches. And what do I get? A match with an old washed up has been at WrestleRock. What a joke! This is a slap of disrespect! Ray Stevens, I will take this all out on you! Commercial Break "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. Trent Knight It's all Peterson as he wins the match with a flying shoulder block from the top rope! Resnick: DJ, after just watching that, it looks like your back is 100%. It's you and Kevin Kelly at WrestleRock in a taped fist match. I'm sure you have some thoughts. DJ: For 2 years Kelly and I have fought at the biggest events in wrestling. Things have gotten very personal and recently he tried to seriously injure my back. Didn't get the job done! At WrestleRock, this comes to an end! Kelly! I'm going to punch your face until it's black and blue. I'm going to punch your ribs until their broken. And Vin Man, I'm begging you to interfere because I would love to cave in your face as well! Commercial Break Footage from a few weeks ago is shown of Jose Estrada burning Corporal Kirchner's eye with a lit cigar. That's followed by a picture of Kirchner lying in a hospital bed giving a thumbs up with his eye heavily bandaged. That's followed by Estrada's shoulder shrug reaction to Ken Resnick. Estrada then blows smoke in Resnick's face. We then go to a video of Kirchner leaving the hospital with an eye patch. Kirchner: I know I can only see out of one eye but that aint gonna stop me. At WrestleRock, it's going to be me and you Estrada! In other words, it's payback time! Resnick: Ok, we all just heard it. Nobody can say Corporal Kirchner doesn't have guts. I understand he had to sign a waiver for the match and he didn't hesitate. Estrada is a ruthless individual but I wouldn't want to be in his shoes at WrestleRock. Speaking of WrestleRock, my guests right now are Greg Gagne and Grizzly Boone. Boone stares Resnick down. Gagne: Ok Resnick, what was so important that you just had to bring us out here? Do you want to talk about how my Chosen Ones are going to give those doofus Olympians a wrestling lesson at WrestleRock? Resnick: Not exactly. I wanted you to be the first to hear the next match signed for WrestleRock. It's going to be Grizzly Boone taking on Jerry Blackwell! Gagne: (Laughs) Well, that is great news. Boone will finally get his chance to crush Fatwell for good. Boone: You're history Blackwell! When my Cabin Fever partner Manny Fernandez just up and left me, I was puzzled, pissed off and wasn't sure what I was going to do. Then along comes Greg Gagne. Greg was there, Greg cared. And Greg has paid me a lot of money to put you out of commission Blackwell. So again, you're history! Resnick: There's just one more thing. Gagne: Make it quick Ken because I assure you, we have better things to do right now. Resnick: Ok, if Jerry Blackwell defeats Grizzly Boone at WrestleRock, he will get 5 minutes with you Greg. The fans cheer as Gagne's face turns pale. Gagne starts to stutter but Boone calms him down and assures him this is a non issue. Resnick smirks as Boone leads Gagne away. Commercial Break Dream Machine vs. Todd Rooney Dream is all over his opponent and then hurls him out of the ring. Dream slams Rooney on the concrete and follows with a vertical suplex on the concrete. Dream rolls back in the ring and demands the Ref count Rooney out. Rooney doesn't even move as the Ref hits 10. Dream goes to ringside and snatches the mic from Resnick. Dream: That was dedicated to you Kerry Brown! Me and You and WrestleRock! Last man standing! After the beating I give you, you can bet I'll be the last man standing babay! Dream throws the mic at Resnick. Commercial Break The National Tag Team champions Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez are standing with Ken Resnick. Resnick: Gentlemen, I understand you wanted a public word with Jerry Jarrett. And here he comes. Welcome Jerry. Jarrett: Thank you Ken. First off I want to congratulate the National Champs on their performance at the Louisville Gardens. You guys fought the AWA world champs to a 60 minute draw, in what was a tag team classic. Now, what can I do for you? Larry: I'll get right to the point. Al and I want a rematch for the world titles and we want it at WrestleRock. Perez: You know we're entitled to one. Jarrett: No doubt about it but the AWA committee and myself have made a decision that the National titles should be defended at WrestleRock. Therefore... Larry cuts him off. Larry: Hold on one second. We'll make this easy. Al and myself know we can win the world titles from those Japanese Spudheads. That's a given. So, we've decided that we'll put our National titles up as well. Perez: See, wasn't that easy. Geez Larry, maybe you should run the AWA. Jarrett: Well, that does seem logical and I'm sure the fans would want to see a rematch. Ok, consider it done. Titles vs. Titles at WrestleRock. Larry and Al shake hands, hold up their National titles and arrogantly walk away. Commercial Break TV Champ Nick Busick vs. Ray Glader Busick hits the Spinebuster Slam and it's over! Resnick: Nick Busick, you've had an incredible TV title reign, taking on all comers. At WrestleRock, you'll be defending against Gerry Morrow. Morrow seems very confident and has a lot of money at stake. Busick: Yea, I've heard all about it. Big mistake Morrow. You should've just paid the million dollars because at WrestleRock, you're going to be down 2 million brother! Boos as Gerry Morrow comes out with a bottle of champagne. Resnick: Just hold on, please I don't want any trouble. Morrow: HAHAHA! Relax Ken. (Looks at Busick) Look, there is no need for animosity. We are just competitors who will be wrestling for de TV title. I have brought champagne to have a civilized toast to our upcoming match. I like you and as I have said, when I win de TV title at WrestleRock, you will have a job with me. Your choice, butler or chauffer? Busick steps forward but Morrow breaks the champagne bottle over his head!!! Busick is laid out. Resnick: What the hell! Why did you do that?!?! Morrow: To increase my chances of course. HAHAHA! Good day Ken. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down to Brenda. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the number one rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. (Looks at Yatsu) Yoshi, I love your attire today. Those dragons on your robe are scary. Now, big news, this will be the last Beauty Shop for a few weeks because I'll be hosting the WrestleRock updates starting next week. I just have to make sure I keep my voice strong because as you know I'll be singing with Billy Squire on night one and then with the Doobie Brothers on Night 2. I told them I wanted to sing Black Water and they better let me. Now, tonight's guest is somebody who's been looking up at the lights a lot lately. Welcome out Scorpio. Scorpio comes out smiling and raises his fist to the fans. Britton: For a guy on a losing streak, you seem to be in high spirits. Scorpio: Brenda, I sure am. Thanks to the Glamour Boys and Lightning Strike choosing me as their partner at WrestleRock, I feel rejuvenated. And since this is the show for news, I wanted to announce I'm going back to my name of 2 Cold Scorpio. Man I feel great! Britton: Well la dee da! Oh and for the record, I decide what big news is on my show and your name isn't it. I'll tell you what is though. I know who the British Bombers and Quebec Coalition have chosen as their 5th partner. WHAM! Yatsu nails Scorpio with a karate kick to the back of his head! The British Bombers and Quebec Coalition run out. All 5 men put the boots to Scorpio! Massive cheers as Lighting Strike and The Glamour Boys run out with fists flying! Brenda screams and runs away as a pier six brawl breaks out on the Beauty Shop set! Commercial Break Footage from Louisville is shown as Iaukea hits Steamboat on his previously injured neck with his kendo stick. Iaukea and Colon spike piledrive Steamboat! Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Neil Jordan Colon is ruthless and wins the match with a camel clutch! Resnick: Fans, I wanted to update you on the condition of Ricky Steamboat. He's had X-Rays done and thankfully there was no permanent damage done to his neck. I understand he will be here next week. Iaukea and Colon storm over. Iaukea: Ricky Steamboat, you have once again defied all odds. That wont last long because at WrestleRock, you will be facing a man with no emotion. A man who wants nothing more than to destroy you. That man is Carlos Colon and you must face your demise inside the steel cage! Colon: Steamboat! I have punished and punished you but that is nothing. At WrestleRock, when we get into the cage, that is when your real pain begins! I will make you suffer and suffer and suffer! Colon and Iaukea storm out as Resnick pulls himself together. Resnick: I also wanted to add that at WrestleRock, Iaukea's team of TNT and Kokina will be facing the Bruise Brothers. We'll be back. Commercial Break "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal vs. Arnie Goldstein Nelson is holding a branding iron outside the ring. Cooley easily wins the match with a running bulldog. Nelson hands Cooley the branding iron and Cooley proceeds to brand his fallen opponent. Resnick: There was absolutely no need for that. That poor man is now being treated by our medical staff. Nelson: That's a message to you Blackjack Mulligan! You want to fight a real cowboy in a bunkhouse match? Well, that's what your dealing with. Cooley: Mulligan! You fake! At WrestleRock I'm going to beat you and then I'm going to brand you! Commercial Break "Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver w/ "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer vs. The Sheepherders w/"The Beast" Rip Morgan All out brawl! Things get crazy when Morgan runs in with a chain! Things get crazier when Sawyer runs in with a chain of his own! The bell keeps ringing but these guys just tear into each other. They're fighting all over the place. Sawyer and Morgan are hitting each other with their chains! It's pure chaos as a commercial hits. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness, things have finally calmed down. Fans, before we go to Tommy Rich, Jerry Jarrett wants to make an announcement. Jarrett: Ken, I promised that WrestleRock was going to be the place to settle things. Well, after what just happen and what's been going on between those 6 men. I've decided that at WrestleRock it will be Sawyer, Borne and Oliver taking on Morgan and the Sheepherders in a triple chain match! Resnick: Oh my! I can't believe that! I believe that should defiantly settle things once and for all. (takes a deep breath) Ok, let's go to Tommy Rich. As for me, I'll see you next week. Tommy Rich and Baby Doll are standing in front of a car dealership. There's a big WrestleRich banner behind them. A Cadillac drives up with a WrestleRich logo on the driver's side door. On the hood is a painted picture of Tommy smiling with his world title. The car salesman gets out. Salesman: She's all yours champ! Rich looks at the car in awe. Rich: Baby Doll, isn't it beautiful? Baby Doll: I'm speechless. Tommy looks at the camera. Rich: (Points at the side door's logo) Today is a very special day. It's the official kick off to my WrestleRich promotional tour. That's right! Baby Doll and myself are going to drive around all the cities hyping up... me. My event! My world title showcase! I mean come on, after what I did to Predictable Dick Slater last week, I doubt he'll even show. But I will promise to give all my paying fans a spectacle they'll never forget! It's WrestleRich 87 and it's coming soon! Be There! WHAM! Tommy is nailed with a baseball bat from behind by Dick Slater! Baby Doll backs off. Slater puts the boots to Tommy. Slater picks up Tommy and slams his head on the hood! Slater drags Tommy by his hair and slams him head first into the car door. Slater takes his baseball bat and breaks all the windows. Slater pulls out a can of spray paint and writes "Slater" over Tommy's logo. Slater pops the hood and rips it off! Slater yanks down the big WrestleRich banner. A satisfied Slater leaves as Baby Doll runs over and attends to Tommy.

The NWA continues to deliver some well balanced house shows. I cracked up at the visual of Manny chasing Slick with Parsons following. Jayhawks and Trinity could be one wild feud. I enjoyed the tag matches. The teams are so evenly matched, things can go either way. I think Adonis could be back up in the main event scene soon. Smart booking with Rhodes ending the night. Nice touch with Fleming scouting out his next opponent. Shows how much of a pro he is. Outlaws get the win tonight. Can't wait until they face both Road Warriors. Tully keeps his grip on the title, with help from JJ of course.

Zodiac gets some momentum going as the Celestial Trinity get ready for a shot at the Posse. Sommers vs. Southern is the type of match I enjoy. Southern pulls out the crowd pleasing win. Hase gives Ole a bit of trouble, but the Veteran uses his heel experience to get one over on the super rookie. I love the Street/Haystacks combo. I could see these guys wearing gold again. I think Slick knew better than to mess with Manny LOL. Classic TV title match to end the show. Fleming edges out Yamada to retain. Once again, outstanding job with Fleming. He's brought a lot of prestige to the work horse title. Worldwide, Solid showcases for Deaton, S&S and Ritter. Siva earns himself a TV title shot. All titles on the line at the Spectacular...YES!!!!! Savage vs. Hansen is going to be epic!

In a fun change of pace, we get stablemates wrestling for the TV title. Winona proves she's a legit champ by retaining over the group's leader, Peterson. Hard hitting fast paced tag title match gets spoiled by Singh and Bennett. However, we get a twist as the Nasty Girls don't like this and do something about it. Richter and Combs go at it in a high profile rematch from Jailbreak. Combs puts up a serious fight but Richter ends things in a ruthless way and is now a dual champion. I would say Richter is officially back on track. Big time main event that gives the fans over 30 minutes of roller coaster action. Medusa does it and wins the NWA title! WOW! Looking forward to her reign, she deserves it. This was one of the best shows in the game this year. Great job!

AWA @ The Louisville Gardens 4-30-87 "El Jefe" Jose Estrada defeated Gene Ligon with a knee drop from the top rope Steve Doll w/Steve Simpson defeated Phil Lafon w/Richard Charland and Frenchy Martin- Charland and Simpson started fighting on the outside. Frenchy goes to the apron but Doll dropkicks Lafon into him and rolled up Lafon for the pin. Non Title Bout TV Champ Nick Busick defeated "The Vin Man" Vinnie Valentino with the Spinebuster Slam! Not a lot of sympathy for Vinnie. "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver defeated "The Beast" Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders- Wild and crazy match that ends with everybody fighting. During the craziness, Morgan tried to bring his chain into it but Oliver clotheslined him from behind which allowed Sawyer to get the chain and put Morgan down with it for the pin. Sheepherders kept fighting. Gama Singh defeated Bill Kazmaier- Kaz swung Gama into the corner and charged in but Gama moved, grabbed Kaz and executed a belly to back suplex for the win. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell and Greg Gagne never officially started- Before the bell rang, Gagne antagonized Blackwell long enough for Grizzly Boone to attack Blackwell from behind in what was obviously a set up. Boone slams Blackwell and follows with a big splash. Gagne adds insult by clamping the sleeper on Blackwell. Major heat. Carlos Colon/Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea defeated Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Bruise Brothers- These guys give the fans 20 minutes of non stop intense action. The Bruise Brothers, Kokina and TNT end up fighting all around the ring. The Ref is distracted by this. Steamboat is all over Colon and ends up hitting a flying press from the top rope. Steamboat covers but Iaukea runs in and nails Steamboat's previously injured neck with the kendo stick. Colon and Iaukea spike piledrive Steamboat! Iaukea yells at the Ref. Colon covers Steamboat as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! AWA World Tag Team Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami (C) vs. National Tag Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez Instant classic. Both teams show why they're holding gold. Jumbo and Fujinami look incredible tonight and are in total sync, showing off their suplex arsenal, submission holds and power moves. On the flip side, Larry and Perez bring their A game. They control segments with fluid teamwork. Larry works in his martial arts skills as Perez compliments this with his own set of suplexes. Both teams continue to go all out as they battle to a thrilling 60 minute draw.

Johnny Ace is getting some attention. Outlaw gets one over on the Polynesian Prince Renegade Warriors have been racking up some big wins. The Posse prove they're a cohesive unit by retaining their 6 man titles over Radiance. The Exotic One looks pretty good with a submission win over Wahoo. Slick's men go 50/50 tonight but the important thing is the US straps are still with Whatley and Conway. No way Dusty loses a bullrope match. Tully faces a tough challenge from Manny but JJ is the deciding factor. I think Manny deserves a rematch. Dorton S&S and Radiance give the fans a couple solid solo matches. Yamada is having a good run. I couldn't imagine having to take a belly to belly from Haystacks. Road Warriors vs. Stud Stable is a fun main event. RW's send the fans home happy.

WCPW continues to put out stacked shows!

The best thing about Eaton losing to Steamboat was Cornette's meltdown LOL. Thanks to Humongous, Orton gets the win. However, this only adds fuel to Konnan's fire. Damn, I think Backlund better be on high alert because Severn is a man on a mission. The visual of Steel grabbing Jack and Barr cracked me up. Bock is awesome! He had a well thought out answer for everything. Hmmmm, seeds planted for Backlund? I could see this being a fun story with Bock, Backlund and Windham. Classic 6 man tag to end the show with Pillman getting the exciting win. Vancouver, Tenta has been unstoppable, getting big wins over tough competition. Gantner literally beats Garvin to the punch. Payne beats Cactus in the battle of crazies. Nice break for Leo as he gets a good win with the good boys. Friction remains between British Steel. Tick...tick...tick. Tatum spoils another Windham/Backlund classic. The sight of Backlund dragging Tatum by the ear was priceless. Kelowna, Tough Tony puts down Easy Ed. TV champ Bubba better get ready. Owen is rebounding well from his injury. Bock is one smart man, letting OMG soften up Hennig. Tiger gets the best of the technical version of Barr. Well, I would say Red got his payback on Orton. Rainbow Warriors are proving to be a real pain for the Midnight's. Great stuff Rain!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-29-87 Footage from the WrestleRock Press Conference is shown, which of course ends with a brawl between Tommy Rich and Dick Slater. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up. Gerry Morrow and Scorpio will wrestle for a shot at the TV title. I've been told that title shot will happen at WrestleRock. Plenty more action along with a special WrestleRock report. Speaking of WrestleRock, joining me right now is the winner of the Mid South Coliseum tournament and the man who will face Tommy Rich for the AWA world title. I'm talking about Dick Slater. Cheers as Slater holds his fist up to the fans. Lance: Dick, I have to say, that was quite a spectacle that went down at the press conference. In just 4 weeks, you will have a chance at the AWA world title at WrestleRock. Slater: Lance, I made my intentions very clear. I'm going to win the AWA world title at WrestleRock. Tommy Rich is nothing but an arrogant and smug prima donna! Boos as Baby Doll comes out. Baby Doll: Lance, why are talking with this peon? When you should be talking to the greatest world champion in the history of wrestling. Tommy Rich is going to prove that once again at WrestleRich. (runs her finger down Slater's cheek) Slater, you're just not enough man to get the job done. Thundering boos as Tommy Rich slowly sneaks up behind Slater. Slater turns around as Rich blasts him with the world title belt! Baby Doll sits Slater up as Tommy rears back and hits him again with the title! Tommy pulls out a WrestleRich T-Shirt, smiles and holds it up, then puts it on the unconscious Slater. Rich: Lance! WrestleRich 87 is coming! Be there! Commercial Break "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown vs. Trent Watkins Brown is aggressive tonight and gets in a good showcase. He swings Watkins to the ropes and puts him down with a running high knee for the win. Resnick: Kerry Brown, I know you heard the announcement at the press conference. It will be you and Dream Machine in a last man standing match at WrestleRock. Brown: Music to my ears. Dream Machine! This ends at WrestleRock and trust me, it ends with you beaten down and out for the count! Commercial Break The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. Harold Bannister and Nolan Biggs Gagne arrogantly walks around the ring in his 70s style track suit. In the ring, Barr tags in Smiley. Smiley goes to the top rope as Barr applies the Boston Crab to Biggs. Smiley comes off the top rope with an elbow drop to the back. Smiley rolls over Biggs and gets the 1..2..3! Resnick: Greg Gagne, you look pretty confident for a guy set to face Jerry Blackwell tomorrow night at the Louisville Gardens. Gagne: Come on Ken, Fatwell is no challenge for me. It's about time somebody put that big oof in his place and that someone is me. Now, let's talk about the big news. It's now official, the Chosen Ones will face the Olympians at WrestleRock. I'm really looking forward to that. Bradley Rheingans and I have some history at WrestleRock. Resnick: You mean when him and Crusher ended up beating you to a bloody pulp? Barr: Watch your mouth Resnick! Smiley: Do not ever antagonize the Great Gagne again. Gagne: Yea Ken, you do that again and I'll set up a meeting with you and Grizzly. Bottom line, Olympians, WrestleRock is going to be sweet revenge courtesy of the Chosen Ones. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, up next, making his return to the AWA, is a man with a legendary reputation. "The Blonde Bomber" Ray Stevens vs. Todd Rooney Stevens looks tough and gritty as he takes it to his opponent before finishing him off with the bombs away! The fans give him quite the ovation. Resnick: Ray Stevens! Welcome back to the AWA! Judging by these fans reaction, they've really missed you. Stevens: Thank you Ken and I missed them as well. It's so good to come back to my roots. I might be getting up there but I assure you, I still have fuel in the tank. Hell, I'm even thinking about making another run at some gold. Ray winks at the camera and exits. Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot at WrestleRock "Champagne" Gerry Morrow vs. Scorpio Morrow takes his time as he takes off his suit, fedora hat and sunglasses. The bell rings but Morrow keeps shewing Scorpio away. The fans cheer as Scorpio nails Morrow with a dropkick. Morrow staggers up as Scorpio scoop slams him. Scorpio swings Morrow to the ropes and back drops him. Morrow rises as Scorpio dropkicks him through the ropes. Morrow gets up but falls back down. Morrow tries to regroup. He staggers up just as Scorpio dives through the ropes and puts him down again! The fans are going nuts. Scorpio is feeling great as he hurls Morrow back in the ring. Scorpio goes to the top rope but his excitement gets the best of him as he caters to the fans. Scorpio goes for a flying leg drop but Morrow moves. Morrow clears the cobwebs. He picks up Scorpio and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Morrow follows with a neckbreaker. Morrow hops on the middle ropes and executes a diving headbutt. He picks up Scorpio and hits a double arm DDT 1..2..3! Resnick: Well, Gerry Morrow, you've sealed the deal for a TV title match at WrestleRock. Before we get to that, I have to ask. Since your Top Dollar Phils didn't win any gold, are you out one million dollars? Morrow: HAHAHA! Very good Ken. De answer is no. You see, I am a very smart man and I always have a contingency plan. Tonight was step one. I went to my business associates and made de bet double or nothing. If I win de TV title, I owe nothing. HAHAHA! Mr. Busick, I am sorry to say, your title reign comes to an end at WrestleRock. Do not worry, your future will be secure, because I believe you would make a great personal assistant to me. Commercial Break "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man vs. Vic Dutro Vin Man applauds as Kelly clamps on the full nelson for the win. Kelly swings Dutro around and tosses him across the ring. The fans boo as Kelly gives them a double bicep pose. Resnick: Vinnie, your man has a tough task at WrestleRock when he faces DJ Peterson in a taped fist match. I understand Jerry Jarrett signed this match so both of them can finally get this rivalry out of their systems. Vin: Rezzy, I have to laugh. My man Kev has beaten up that dope Peterson so often that its not as fun anymore. Resnick: Well, DJ did beat Kelly in the tournament. Kelly: Shut up! I'm the one who was able to walk out on my own two feet, not him! Peterson! I can't wait to pound on your stupid head! Over and over again! Commercial Break Another vignette with Outback Jack Jack is in a bar drinking a beer when somebody yells out "Hey Jack, I hear you're going to WrestleRock mate" Jack: Indeed I am. It's time the world gets to see what Outback Jack is all about. I'm going to have a stonker with some woos name Putski. (Laughs) Sorry kid, but you're in for the barney of your life and trust me, this doesn't end well for you. Get ready AWA, the great man from down under is coming. The bar mates chant Jack's name while holding up their beer mugs. Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Neil Jordan Putski looks great tonight and finishes things off with the Polish Hammer! Resnick: Ok, Scott Putski, I'm sure you saw the video. Yes, it will be you taking on Outback Jack at WrestleRock. Putski: It seems to me Outback Jack is underestimating me some. Fine by me. The odds are usually stacked against me. Sometimes I win and sometimes I don't but one thing's for sure, I'll give you all I have and I'll give you a fight. Outback Jack's going to see that first hand. Putski exits. Resnick: Fans. I wanted to bring out Scorpio. Scorpio, I know you've been frustrated lately but you have nothing to be ashamed of after that match with Gerry Morrow. Scorpio: (deep breath) Appreciate that Ken, but I just can't seem to get it together lately. Cheers as the Glamour Boys and Lightning Strike come out. Horner: Scorpio, you've got so much talent that I just think you don't know what to do with it. We think we can help. At WrestleRock, we're facing the British Bombers and Quebec Coalition. Each side gets to choose a 5th partner. We all agreed that we want you in that spot. We can help get you back on track and you defiantly can help us. What do you say? The fans cheer as Scorpio smiles. Scorpio: I say, I'm in! Let's do this! Glamour Boys and Lightning Strike pat him on the back and welcome him in. Commercial Break "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer, "Maniac" Matt Borne and "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Sam Smith. JB Jones and Kurt Ryder It's a wild one. Borne holds Jones as Oliver comes down with a double axehandle to the head. Sawyer gets tagged in and finishes things off with a powerslam! Resnick: Fans, tomorrow night at the Louisville Gardens there will be a triple main event. Ricky Steamboat and The Bruise Brothers will face Carlos Colon, Kokina and TNT. In another 6 man tag, Sawyer, Borne and Oliver will face Rip Morgan and the Sheepherders. And, Jerry Jarrett signed it. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami will defend the AWA world tag titles against National tag champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez. What a night of action that will be. Switching gears, you're going to see footage from last week followed by comments from Blackjack Mulligan. Footage is shown of Wendell Cooley and Nelson Royal hitting Mulligan with a chair. Cooley then bulldogs Mulligan on the chair, twice! Mulligan: (Bandaged head) Cooley! Royal! You boys want to play cowboy? Let's play cowboy! Wendell Cooley! I'm challenging you to a bunkhouse match at WrestleRock boy! Let's see what kind of cowboy you really are. Commercial Break Two prelim wrestlers are in the ring set for action. Before the bell rings, ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER hits the ring and destroys both men! Abdullah drops an elbow on each man, then hurls them out of the ring. Abdullah goes outside but Resnick sprints out of there. Abdullah gets out his fork. Other prelim wrestlers run out but Abdullah thrusts each one with his fork. Officials and a swarm of security run out as the commercial hits. Commercial Break Resnick: My goodness! I...I had no idea Abdullah the Butcher was even in the building. (gathers himself) Ok, joining me now is Bob Armstrong. The fans cheer as "Bad to the bone" blasts over the speakers. Resnick: Bob, at WrestleRock, when the match is over, you or Ron Fuller will be gone from the AWA. A lot at stake here. Armstrong: It really couldn't end any other way. Ron Fuller! I'm sending you packing, just like I did your family. You're the last obstacle. Boos as Ron Fuller walks out. Fuller: Armstrong, I just can't wait for WrestleRock. I want to cave your face in right now! Armstrong: We can do this now if you want! Resnick: Look, there's a ref getting in the ring. Go right ahead. Resnick gets out of there as Armstrong and Fuller start trading blows. Impromptu Match "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller After brawling around the ring, the Ref finally gets them inside. As Armstrong goes through the ropes, Fuller nails him with a knee lift. Fuller grabs the top rope and chokes Armstrong with his boot, then rakes it across Armstrong's face. Ron picks up Armstrong and slams him down, then follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Fuller swings Armstrong into the corner and charges in but Armstrong lifts his boot as Fuller hits it head first. Fuller staggers back as Armstrong puts him down with a clothesline. Armstrong stomps away, picks Fuller up and slams him down. Armstrong follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Armstrong swings Fuller into the corner and charges in with a forearm blast. Armstrong hip tosses Fuller across the ring. Fuller rolls around then staggers up as Armstrong nails him with a knee lift. Fuller fly's up then rolls out of the ring. While the Ref is holding Armstrong back, Fuller reaches in his tights and puts on a pair of brass knuckles. Fuller slowly gets on the apron. Armstrong rushes over. Fuller takes a swing but Armstrong ducks and hoists Fuller up to back suplex him back in the rung but while Fuller's in the air, he clocks Armstrong on his head with the brass knuckles. Armstrong crashes down with Fuller on top 1..2..3! BOOOOOO! Fuller quickly rolls out if the ring and hides his brass knuckles. Commercial Break Resnick: Well fans, Ron Fuller gets one over on Bob Armstrong and the Ref tonight. Will that happen again at WrestleRock? Ron Fuller interrupts. Fuller: Bob Armstrong! That's just a taste of what you're going to get at WrestleRock. When it's all over, you're going to have to live with the cold hard fact. A Fuller will always be better than an Armstrong. Fuller smiles and walks away Resnick: (Shakes his head) On that note, we're going to end the show with a WrestleRock report hosted by Brenda Britton. WrestleRock Report with Brenda Britton Brenda is standing in front of a WrestleRock 87 banner Brenda: Hi everybody and welcome to the WrestleRock report with who else but me as your host. Don't worry, I'll be back next week with a Beauty Shop. Brenda announces the matches already signed Tommy Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Dick Slater- AWA World Title Bout Ricky Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon- Steel Cage match Nick Busick (C) vs. Gerry Morrow- TV Title Bout Bob Armstrong vs. Ron Fuller- Loser leaves AWA Dream Machine vs. Kerry Brown- Last Man Standing DJ Peterson vs. Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man- Taped Fist match Glamour Boys/Lightning Strike/Scorpio vs. British Bombers/Quebec Coalition and ? w/Frenchy Martin Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. The Olympians Outback Jack vs. Scott Putski Brenda: Now, if that wasn't enough, three more matches have been signed. El Canek will defend the AWA International title against Abdullah the Butcher. Wow! That's going to be crazy! And since I have all the big scoops. I talked to Wendell Cooley and Nelson Royal and they've happily accepted Blackjack Mulligan's bunkhouse match challenge. And, I'm really looking forward to this one, that second rate team of Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk are going to face the original Midnight Express. Thank you Norvell! More matches announced next week. Geez, it's no wonder WrestleRock will take place over 2 nights. Now let's throw in the Rock. On night 1, Billy Squire is going to perform and then on night 2, the Doobie Brothers are going to rock the stadium. I can't wait. I heard both Billy Squire and the Doobie Brothers are going to let me sing with them. That guarantees a sell out for sure. WrestleRock 87 takes place on Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Also available on closed circuit TV in all the AWA arenas. Special ticket packages if you want to attend both nights. Until next week toooodles.

Spartanburg Vice gives the Stud Stable a fight, but Fuller is lethal with a loaded towel. Irwin ends a very tough match with the bicycle kick. Props to Steve Armstrong for putting up a valiant effort but nobody gets up from a Haystacks leg drop. Hansen and Savage get into a wild brawl! Can't wait for their first showdown. Awesome promo by the Horsemen! I loved the history and explanation. Flair's going to need some friends or at least some allies. Will the Horsemen be recruiting a 4th member? Such an intriguing story. Brickhouse looks strong, but in the end, the Natural retains. Fleming is a wrestling machine. Worldwide, I like Adonis getting TV time. I think he has a lot of value. Nice win for the tough guys. Yamada scores a big victory over Whatley. Love the importance being put on the TV title. Memorial Day will indeed be spectacular for the NWA!

Budro and Jimmy Jam take advantage of the RPMs distraction to get the big win over the New Breed. Great to see Mantel and Casey teaming up again but the Nasties spoil their reunion. Hacksaw is here! HOOOOOO! The woman get a chance to shine in another light and they do. Big time moment as Richter takes the title from Combs. Looking forward to WCPW's working relationship with the WWW. Scott Hall gets in another solid showcase. Rockers and RPMs give the fans a classic. However, it's payback time for the New Breed. Nasties get involved and we've got an 8 man brawl! Killer Bees are on the scene, adding to a stacked tag team division. Cuban Assassin brings some heat but Adams puts him down with the superkick. Duggan comes in with a bang and takes it to Idol. Harley gets involved and they give Idol a fun pounding until Khan and Kabuki arrive. Race and Duggan going at it with Khan and Kabuki is going to pack a good house. Triumph is coming to the Chicago Arena! Exciting and entertaining 2 ring battle royal. Doesn't get any better than bodies flying all over the place. It's down to Jimmy Jam and Harley. Feel good moment as Harley wins it and has earned another shot at Idol. Idol vs. Race definatley sets the tone for Triumph.

AWA WrestleRock Press Conference From the Memphis Hilton Inside the ballroom, Jerry Jarrett is standing behind a podium. Behind him is a huge WrestleRock banner. Seated to his right is Tommy Rich with the AWA world title on the table in front of him. Baby Doll is sitting next to Tommy. On Jarrett's left is Dick Slater. AWA officials and reporters are seated in the audience. Jarrett: I want to thank everybody for coming today to help kick off the road to WrestleRock. Rich: Hold on a second Jerry. Don't you mean WrestleRich? Jarrett: You'll get your chance to speak Tommy. This year's WrestleRock is going to be two nights of tremendous action taking place at the Liberty Bowl on Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th. Now, It's called WrestleRock for a reason. I'm extremely pleased and excited to announce that on night one, Billy Squire will be performing a concert after the matches. That's not all, because on night two, the Doobie Brothers will be performing. We've defiantly got the rock part covered. Switching gears to wrestling. Over the past few months feuds and rivalries have exploded to an all time high in the AWA. I want these settled at WrestleRock. Just so you understand what I mean, here's a few matches set for WrestleRock. "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller- Loser leaves the AWA The Dream Machine vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown- Last Man Standing "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly- Taped Fist Match 10 man tag match- Lightning Strike and The Glamour Boys with a partner of their choosing vs. The Quebec Coalition and British Bombers with a partner of their choosing. Jarrett: Plenty more matches will be announced. Right now I want to announce the two main events. Night one's main event will be Ricky Steamboat verses Carlos Colon inside a steel cage. And of course on night two, Tommy Rich will defend the AWA world title against Dick Slater. Each man will come to the podium to sign the contract and say a few words. We'll start with the challenger. This man recently won a tournament to receive this opportunity. Please welcome Dick Slater. Slater shakes Jarrett's hand and signs the contract. Slater: My goal in this business has always been to be world champion. I've held numerous titles all over the world but never the world title. Winning the tournament has given me the opportunity to achieve my goal. I'm coming to WrestleRock to win the world title, plain and simple. Slater gets an applause as he sits down. Jarrett: Thank you Dick Slater. I would now ask the AWA world champ Tommy Rich to come up and make this official. Baby Doll stands up and wipes down the podium. Baby Doll: Introducing your AWA world champion Tommy "Wildfire" Rich Rich holds his title high and smiles, sets it down and signs the contract, then tosses the pen at Slater. Slater gets up but Jarrett calms him down. Rich: Yea, you better stand down Slater. You know I just have to laugh at what this so called challenger said. I hate to shatter your dreams but if you think you're going to take this title from me, let me give you a history lesson. Since coming to the AWA, I've dethroned a King, slayed a dragon, neutered a mad dog and broke a cowboy. Oh yea and I'm holding the greatest title in the world. Slater calls himself unpredictable but I can tell you without hesitation, the result at WrestleRich is going to be very predictable, me walking out still world champ. Now, I wanted to kick off the road to WrestleRich in style. Baby Doll, get out the shirts. Baby Doll hands Tommy the two shirts. Tommy holds one up. It's a picture of his smiling face holding the world title with "WrestleRich" written on back. Rich: I got you one Slater, so put it on and lets give the reporters some photo shots. Hurry up boy, you're hanging with the champ. Slater: The only thing I would use that shirt for is as a towel to wipe off my sweat, dirt and grime. Tommy's angered by the laughs from the audience. Tommy grabs his water glass, spits in it and splashes Slater's face. An irate Slater gets up and tackles Tommy, knocking over the podium! Slater starts pounding away on Tommy as Security swarms them.

Mr. Excitement gets the crowd warmed up. Poor Shaun Simpson. Love that Slick/Ritter combo finish. I know the Southern Boys got a big pop with that win over the Celestial Trinity. Thanks to the many distractions, Street gets a big win over Wahoo. Savage vs. Golden is a fun match up. I feel bad for anybody in Savage's way right now. Horsemen spoil the fans evening LOL. Off to Athens, Zodiac starts the night on a sour night but MegaMan gets the fans cheering again. Jumping Joe learns there's no way out of the Goodnight Irene. Warriors and War Party align to take down Slick's Brutha's in Arms. Fleming continues his roll of a lifetime. He's brought so much credibility to the TV title. Manny got robbed! He's owed a rematch. I agree with Lowblow, you've made Manny a top star.

Anvil feels the wrath of Humongous. Billy Jack sends a strong message to Victory, and Backlund doesn't seem to care LOL. Cactus gains respect from the Wild Bull. Making Sweet Stan submit puts Blackman up a level. Jarrett gives Backlund a tough match but Backlund goes on an insane flurry before clamping on the chickenwing. Oh man, I sure hope we get a Backlund/Severn submission match. LA, Big Cat keeps his momentum going. Pillman defeats his old rival Orton. I always loved this match up. Wow, not even St. Clair's guidance can get British Steel on the same page. I'm not sure what can. Rose's tricks don't work tonight as Garvin gets the nice win. Fun contrast of styles match between Bock and Simmons. Bock gets the win but Simmons made him work hard for it. Black Tiger matches are becoming show stealers. Backlund gets the fall on Windham, securing himself an inevitable rematch for the title. Santa Barbara, It took a lot but Finlay gets the job done. Sabu upsets Burke and raises his stock. Steel rebounds from his Bubba loss by putting Gantner down hard. Harts vs. Guerreros! Tag team wrestling at its best! Badd Co. retain but Jack and Barr are defiantly on the rise. Big 6 man tag to end the night. It looks like the Midnight's have another team to deal with.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-22-87 Footage from the Mid South Coliseum is shown including Kokina and TNT arriving and joining up with Curtis Iaukea and Carlos Colon. However, luckily the Bruise Brothers arrived in time to help Ricky Steamboat. Tommy Rich retained the AWA world title over Kerry Brown, thanks to interference by Dream Machine. And Dick Slater winning the 8 man tournament! Bonus footage is shown from the locker room as Jerry Jarrett presented Slater with a check for 50.000 dollars. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Yep, you just saw it, Dick Slater is going to Wrestlerock to face Tommy Rich for the AWA world title. Listen to this, tomorrow night at the Memphis Hilton, there will be a special WrestleRock press conference hosted by Jerry Jarrett. Both Tommy Rich and Dick Slater will be there for the official world title contract signing. Can't wait for that. As for tonight, the Glamour Boys will be taking on the Quebec Coalition. Big main event as Wendell Cooley faces Blackjack Mulligan. I do have some bad news to report as far as what went down in Puerto Rico between El Canek and Abdullah the Butcher. More on that later. We're also going to have a special celebration for our AWA tag team champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami, honoring their tremendous win at the NWA's Crockett Cup. All that and so much more, so let's get to the ring. Grizzly Boone w/Greg Gagne vs. Sam Smith The Mid South Coliseum fans were shocked when former Cabin Fever member, Grizzly Boone showed up with Greg Gagne to attack Jerry Blackwell. The fans boo but Gagne applauds as Boone destroys his opponent. Boone swings Smith into the corner and follows with a devastating Avalanche. Boone hoists the lifeless Smith on his shoulder and hits a running slam for the easy pin. Resnick: Grizzly Boone! I can't believe you have aligned yourself with the likes of Greg Gagne Boone: You better get your head on straight Resnick and you better believe it! Gagne: Hey look, Grizzly Boone made the smartest move of his life. I know what this man is capable of and just like my Chosen Ones, I'm going to take him to the top. That started with you Fatwell. I enjoyed every moment of watching Boone destroy you. Fatwell! You're no match for this man. He's bigger, better and badder than you. (pats Resnick on the back) I'm on top of the world Resnick and nobody can stop me. Commercial Break The Olympians vs. Arnie Goldstein and Maurice Thorpe Olympians are in total sync tonight. Rheingans executes a gut wrench suplex on Thorpe and tags in Kazmaier. Kaz swings Thorpe to the ropes and clamps on the bearhug for the win. Olympians cut a promo and say they would be more than happy to go another round with the Chosen Ones. Commercial Break Kokina and TNT w/Curtis Iaukea vs. Todd Rooney and Phillip Rafkin Iaukea looks on with pleasure as TNT puts Rooney down with a flying spin kick. TNT tags in Kokina. Kokina takes a few steps and crashes down with a leg drop for the easy pin. Carlos Colon joins them at ringside. Resnick: Curtis Iaukea, well, it appears you've brought in some serious back up. However, I'm sure you guys weren't expecting to see the Bruise Brothers. Iaukea: Look at these men! I have brought in men who are very hungry. TNT is a young savage ready for the fight. Kokina is an absolute monster, who will not stop until our mission is complete. And anything that has gotten in the way of Carlos Colon has been destroyed! As far as the Bruise Brothers go. If they want to get involved, it will only end with their demise! Which brings me to Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat! It doesn't matter who helps you. It doesn't matter how prepared you are. The ending is the same. Colon: It ends with me terminating you Steamboat! You're done! Commercial Break The AWA World tag team champs Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami are in the ring wearing suits with the titles on their shoulders. They are standing in front of the Crockett Cup trophy. Jerry Jarrett walks in with a mic. Jarrett: Fans, it is my honor and privilege to be here in the ring with the Crockett Cup winners. Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami, I can't tell you how pleased and proud I am of you two. On behalf of myself, the AWA and all these great fans, congratulations. Jarrett shakes their hands and bows as the champs smile and bow back. The fans give a standing ovation as Jumbo and Tatsumi pick up the Crockett Cup trophy and hold it high. Loud Boos as the National champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez slowly walk around the ring, then enter. Jarrett: Hold on, this is their moment, why are you guys out here? Larry and Perez admire the trophy. Larry: Very impressive trophy. To be fair and honest, that trophy should be ours. Perez: That's right! We were cheated and everybody knows it. Larry: For the past 2 weeks all the spudheads have been saying oh wow, Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami must be the best tag team in the world. Oh wow they're so good. Blah, blah, blah. That makes me want to vomit. Just because they got lucky and have that trophy, doesn't mean they're the best. Perez: We're the best! Jarrett: Ok, I've heard enough, this is over. Larry: Wait one minute Jerry. We can settle this rather easily. These National titles say we're the number one contenders. Well, we would like to formally challenge the so called Crockett Cup winners for the AWA world tag team titles. And there's nothing you can do about it. We've earned it and we deserve it. Jumbo and Tatsumi take their titles off their shoulders, look at Larry and Perez and nod their heads. Jarrett: It looks like the world champs are ok with this, so I'll make it happen. Larry: You do that. Larry and Perez point fingers at Jumbo and Tatsumi and say they're taking the world titles. The fans cheer as Jumbo and Tatsumi hold their world titles high. Commercial Break The Glamour Boys vs. The Quebec Coalition w/Frenchy Martin Pretty solid tag match. Glamour Boys start hot with high flying offense. Thanks to a distraction from Frenchy, Quebecs come back hard. Charland's brute force combined with Lafon's fast pace gives the Glamour Boys plenty of trouble. Glamour Boys make a big time comeback and have Charland and Lafon bouncing and bumping all over. Glamour Boys look like their going to take it when the BRITISH BOMBERS hit the ring and attack them! The Ref signals for the DQ. Quebecs stagger up and join in. It's 4 on 2 until LIGHTNING STRIKE hits the ring! They're able to keep things in their favor for a bit but the odds catch up. Not for long, because the Glamour Boys recover and all 8 men fight into the commercial. Commercial Break The Dream Machine vs. Carl Kellerman Dream looks to be in a good mood as he does a shuffle before punching Kellerman down. Dream slams Kellerman, swings off the ropes and wins the match with a jumping elbow drop. Resnick: It didn't surprise me but I still think what you did was terrible. You costed Kerry Brown his chance at the world title. I'm sure your just thrilled. Dream: (Laughs) I am! That doughboy didn't have a chance anyways. Kerry Brown! Listen up babay, if you want another crack at me, I'm all for it because I defiantly want another crack at you! Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, we're going to show you footage from Puerto Rico when El Canek defended the AWA International title against Abdullah the Butcher. This is graphic footage so parental guidance is strongly advised. Canek and Abdullah are fighting on the outside. They fight into the crowd as the Ref signals for the double c.o. The bell's ringing but they keep fighting. Security finally breaks them up. After a minute, Abdullah pulls out a fork. He mauls over the security and attacks Canek from behind. He puts Canek down with a thrust to the throat. Abdullah starts carving away at Canek's head. Blood seeps through Canek's mask as Abdullah keeps carving away. Abdullah picks up Canek and slams him on the announcer's table. Prelim wrestlers run out but Abdullah fights them off. Abdullah goes back to carving Canek's head before the footage is shut off. Resnick: (pauses) That was just appalling. I understand El Canek is recuperating and thankfully will be back in the ring at some time. Commercial Break Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk vs. Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez After making quite an impression on the Beauty Shop, Taylor and Zenk make their AWA in ring debut. The fans take an immediate liking to them as Taylor and Zenk work in smooth fluidity. Zenk puts Lopez down with a superkick and tags in Taylor. Taylor swings Lopez to the ropes and hits the flying Five Arm for the win! The fans pop as Taylor and Zenk high five each other. Commercial Break Resnick: Ok fans, were going to.... The fans roar as BUZZ SAWYER storms out! Resnick: I can't believe it! Buzz Sawyer is back! Buzz gets in the ring and grabs the announcer's mic. Buzz: Morgan! Sheepherders! Right here! Right now! Buzz circles the ring like a rabid animal. Boos as Morgan and the Sheepherders come out with blood thirsty smiles. Before they get to the ring, Buzz charges through the ropes and hammers away on them. Before they can process it, MATT BORNE and RIP OLIVER storm out and pound away on the Sheepherders! Buzz is lighting up Morgan as Borne and Oliver handle the Sheepherders. The fans are going nuts! Commercial Break Resnick: Oh my! I'm here with Buzz Sawyer, Matt Borne and Rip Oliver. Unbelievable! Sawyer: Hey Morgan, Sheepherders! I got friends to! Anywhere! Anytime! Borne: My old buddy Buzz called me and told me what went down. I said, well I know somebody who will be more than happy to help. You guys want a fight? You got one! Oliver: That sums it up! Let's fight! Resnick: That's going to be a war, no doubt about it. Ok, switching gears, the AWA has always prided itself on International competition. This man is coming to the AWA and he's from the land down under. Lets hear from Outback Jack. Outback Jack is sitting on a rock shaving himself with a knife. Jack: You know everybody tells me if you want competition, you've got to go the AWA. I find that a bit laughable because there's no way a yank can provide competition for a man like me. (Chuckles as he cleans his knife) I wrestle alligators for kicks. That's what the AWA will be, just kicks. Good day mates. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the beauty shop. (Looks at Yatsu) Yoshi, have I told you how much your look just works for you? Because it does. Yatsu bows. Britton: I'm really excited about my guests tonight. Managed by that pretty young thing Norvell Austin, the greatest tag team of all time, Loverboy Dennis and Ravishing Randy, the original Midnight Express! Hot Blooded by Foreigner plays as Norvell comes out with sunglasses and a white tuxedo followed by the Midnight's wearing red glittered vests. Norvell: Fabulous introduction Brenda, you might put me out of a job. Britton: AWWWW, you're to kind. It's so great to finally meet such a talented and flawless group. You know, a couple weeks ago, I had another new team in the AWA on. Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk. Norvell: Who? Britton: (Laughs) Exactly! Those guys couldn't lace up the Midnight Express's boots, that's for sure. Norvell: You got that right. The Midnight Express are going to take the AWA by storm and trust me, they're going to be holding gold real, real soon. I'll tell you what Brenda. If you want the Midnight Express to use those two nobodies you mentioned as stepping stones, well, we'll be more than happy to. Britton: Wow! Really? Norvell, I would love to see that. You guys are going to put those arrogant pretty boys in their place. Norvell: That's a fact! The Midnight Express smile and nod. Britton: There you have it, straight from the best of the best. Until next week, tooooodles. Commercial Break Footage from last week is shown as Jose Estrada attacks Corporal Kirchner and burns his eye with a lit cigar. That's followed by a photo of Kirchner in a hospital bed giving a thumbs up with a heavily bandaged eye. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada vs. Neil Jurgens Estrada walks to the ring wearing green knee pads, green trunks and a green vest with "El Jefe" written on the back in black letters. Estrada is ruthless. He drops Jurgens throat first on the top rope and follows with a knee drop from the top rope for the win. Resnick: Jose Estrada, I've seen you do horrible things and last week goes above and beyond. Doesn't it bother you seeing a man laid up in the hospital, blinded in one eye? Estrada lights his cigar and shrugs his shoulders, then blows smoke in Resnick's face. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, just a reminder, tomorrow at the Memphis Hilton, there will be a special WrestleRock Press conference. During that event, will be the official world title contract signing between Tommy Rich and Dick Slater. As far as next week's show goes. Gerry Morrow and Scorpio's names were drawn and will wrestle for a shot at the TV title. Before we get to our main event, joining me now are Ricky Steamboat and the Bruise Brothers. Huge pop as they come to ringside. Resnick: Ricky, you finally got your hands on Carlos Colon after months of anticipation only for Iaukea to bring out TNT and Kokina. That had to be disappointing. Steamboat: Yes it was! Colon! You and I both know you were a beaten man. Trust me Colon, your time is coming. Ken, right now I have to thank these two men the Bruise Brothers. Snowman, Larry, thank you for being there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Snowman: Don't even mention it Ricky. Hey, look, we'll handle TNT and Kokina, you just focus on Colon. Cameron: Yea man, we got your back. You just finish the job on Colon. Steamboat: (Shakes their hands) That I will do. Commercial Break Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/Nelson Royal Cooley and Royal made some disparaging remarks about Mulligan a couple weeks ago and it looks like Mulligan heard them because he starts with a bang. Royal tries to run but Mulligan grabs him and punches him through the ropes. Cooley tries to nail Mulligan from behind but Mulligan turns around, blocks his punch and pounds away. Mulligan swings Cooley to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Mulligan picks Cooley up and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Mulligan stands up and drops an elbow on Cooley 1..2..Cooley barley gets his shoulder up. Mulligan swings Cooley into the corner and charges in but Cooley moves. Cooley takes a breather and regroups. Cooley chokes Mulligan on the bottom rope with his boot. As the Ref backs Cooley up, Nelson runs over and hits Mulligan. Cooley picks up Mulligan and rakes his face across the rope. Cooley swings Mulligan to the ropes and nails him with a knee to the mid section. Cooley picks up Mulligan and hits a gut buster 1..2..Kick Out. Cooley hurls Mulligan out of the ring and distracts the Ref while Royal puts the boots to Mulligan. Cooley goes to the apron and drops a double axehandle on Mulligan. Cooley picks up Mulligan and swings him towards the steel post but Mulligan reverses it and whips Cooley into it. Royal tries to attack Mulligan but Mulligan turns around, grabs Royal and slams his head on the apron. Mulligan hurls Cooley back in the ring. The fans cheer Mulligan on as he swings Cooley to the ropes and back drops him. Mulligan angrily stomps on Cooley's head. The fans go nuts as Mulligan picks up Cooley and applies the claw! Mulligan wrenches away as Cooley drops to his knees. WHAM! Royal nails Mulligan's back with a chair! The Ref signals for the DQ. Mulligan goes down as Royal revives Cooley. Cooley staggers up and gets the chair. Mulligan gets to his knees as Cooley nails his back with the chair, then repeats this several more times. Cooley sets the chair down, picks up Mulligan and bulldogs him on the chair! Cooley picks up Mulligan and again, bulldogs him on the chair! Mulligan is busted open. Officials storm the ring as Cooley and Royal happily exit.

Winona is at the top of her game and once again retains the TV title. Combs has a tough time with Singh but powers her way to victory. Peterson looks impressive in that win over Malia. LOL, loved Malia's cheating accusations. The odds are to much for Apache as Bennett wins their season match. Bennett and Singh get in some good post match heat. Good set up for a tag match. Misty's on fire tonight but Richter puts it out with a sudden powerbomb. Looking forward to watching Richter and Combs going at it at Jailbreak.

The Iceman kicks things off with a win. Him and Slick work so well together. Siva's headbutts his way to victory. The Outlaws run over more opponents. Brickhouse earns himself a TV title shot. I'm sure he's ready but he'll have to bring it all to get the strap off Fleming. Can't wait for the Horsemen's promo. Renegade Warriors want their titles back. I would hate to be the first one to face a pissed off Haystacks. Hansen adds fuel to the fire by taking shots at Liz. Savage vs. Hansen is going to ROCK!

AWA releases Ricky Santana AWA picks up Ray Stevens and Outback Jack

The NWA has some serious momentum, going from the Crockett Cup and right into the debut of WCW. Hase continues racking up impressive wins. Radiance takes a step forward towards a title shot by beating current rivals, SS Express. Youngblood overcomes the odds and defeats Conway. Sugar puts up a valiant effort but goes down to Double A's Gordbuster. Oh yea! Dutch brings shoo baby in to rival Jason's axe. Things are going to get interesting. Big time TV main event as Dusty brings in the Raging Bull to take on the Horsemen. Manny scores the big fall on Tully. However, things turn up a notch as Tully and the Andersons take it to Flair! After a great slow burn build, things explode. Tully vs. Flair is going to rack in the money.

AWA @ The Mid-South Coliseum 4-18-87 Bruise Brothers defeat Two Local Talents with a double running shoulder block. They succeed in warming up the crowd. 8-Man Tournament- Winner receives an AWA world title shot at WrestleRock and 50,000 dollars. Opening Round "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly w/The Vin Man These two old rivals kick things off by going toe to toe. The tide turns several times as both men show off a variety of power moves. Kelly gains the upper hand thanks to a distraction by Vinnie. Kelly picks up DJ for a body slam but DJ cradles him for the 1..2..3! As DJ pumps his fists and celebrates with the fans, Kelly and Vinnie attack him from behind. They stomp away on his back, then hurl him to the outside. Kelly goes out, picks up DJ and rams him back first into the steel post. Kelly picks up DJ and once again rams him back first into the steel post. Vinnie and Kelly exit as officials run out to check on DJ. Winner of the match- DJ Peterson "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller Of course these guys start things off with a furious exchange! They fight to the outside and all around the ring. Things eventually get back inside and they give the fans a pretty damn good match. Fuller works Armstrong's leg to set him up for the Fuller lock but Armstrong is resilient and comes back hard. Armstrong swings Fuller into the corner and charges in but Fuller lifts his knees. Armstrong crashes into Fuller's knees and staggers back. Fuller scoops Armstrong's legs, leans forward with his feet pushing off the turnbuckles and a handful of tights 1..2..3! Fuller quickly exits as Armstrong staggers up and still wants to fight. Winner of the match- Ron Fuller "Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley w/ Nelson Royal Royal tries to be a distraction but right off the bat, Slater punches him through the ropes. Cooley charges but Slater back drops him. The opening moments is all Slater as he ping pongs Cooley all over the ring. Momentum changes when Royal reaches in and trips Slater which sends Slater staggering into a Cooley clothesline. Cooley works over Slater with slams, forearm shots and knee drops but can't put Slater away. Cooley goes for a back drop but Slater stops and drops an elbow on Cooley's head. Slater picks up Cooley and vertical suplexes him. Royal hops on the apron but Slater runs over and grabs him by his collars. Slater is shaking Royal as Cooley staggers up, runs over and hits Slater with a knee to the back but that also sends Royal flying off the apron. Cooley picks up Slater and goes for his running bulldog but Slater uses the momentum and pushes Cooley hard into the turnbuckles. Cooley bounces back as Slater grabs him and hits the Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..3! Winner of the match- Dick Slater "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell vs. Gama Singh Blackwell has Gama bumping around in the opening minutes. Blackwell slams Gama, swings off the ropes and goes for his big splash but Gama moves. Gama regroups and works on Blackwell's knee. Gama sets Blackwell's leg on the bottom rope and drops several knees on Blackwell's knee. Gama pulls Blackwell out and clamps on an Indian Deathlock. Blackwell manages to roll out of it. Gama stomps on Blackwell, then goes to the top rope. Blackwell uses the rope to help himself up, grabs Gama and slams him off the top rope. Blackwell limps around to shake it off. Gama staggers up, swings off the rope but Blackwell back drops him. Gama goes rolling to the outside. Blackwell goes to the outside. The fans boo as Greg Gagne comes to ringside wearing a 70s style tracksuit. Gagne walks around the ring, hops on the apron and starts yelling at the Ref. Meanwhile, Blackwell picks up Gama and hurls him back into the ring. From out of nowhere GRIZZLY BOONE nails Blackwell from behind! Gagne is still distracting the Ref as Boone slams Blackwell on the concrete, then follows with a big splash! Boone exits. Gagne has a few more words with the Ref before leaving. The Ref turns around and is confused by seeing Gama inside while Blackwell is laid out on the outside. The Ref starts the count and hits 10. Gama jumps up and down celebrating as the Ref goes out and checks on Blackwell. Winner of the match by c.o.- Gama Singh The Glamour Boys vs. The British Bombers This match was signed because a few weeks ago on TV, the Bombers brutally attacked the Glamour Boys. The bell rings but both teams just tear into each other. After a wild brawl, the Ref finally gets control but that pretty much sets the tone of the match. Several more pier six brawls break out as the Ref displays a lot of patience. Bombers show off some hard hitting teamwork while the Glamour Boys use their speed and high flying octane. These teams go all out for 20 minutes when yet another brawl breaks out. Bombers get the upper hand and swing the Glamour Boys to the ropes but miss stereo clotheslines. Glamour Boys swing back and hit stereo flying body presses as the Ref counts 1..2..3! Winners of the match- The Glamour Boys Tournament Semi-Finals "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller DJ looks pretty banged up as he enters the ring. Ron Fuller grabs the mic. "Look here Son, there ain't no shame in just walking away. You can walk away saving face because I assure you, if we do this, you're going to be in a hell of a lot more pain. Come on boy, get on outta here" The Ref asks DJ if he can wrestle. The fans cheer as DJ nods his head yes. The bell rings and Fuller just smiles at DJ. They lock up and DJ hip tosses Fuller over. DJ favors his back as Fuller looks pissed. Fuller charges but DJ pounds away and slams Fuller down. DJ favors his back, picks up Fuller, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a shoulder block. Fuller rises as DJ dropkicks him down. DJ picks up Fuller but his back just gives out as both men crumble down. Fuller regroups and goes to work on DJ's back. Fuller hits 3 back breakers in a row, then applies the Boston Crab. Fuller wrenches away. The Ref sees enough and calls for the bell. Fuller releases the hold but gets some heel heat by stomping on DJ's back a few more times. Ron Fuller is going to the finals. Winner of the match by Referee's decision - Ron Fuller "Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs. Gama Singh Both men bring their A game. Gama breaks the rules but also displays some great technical skills. Slater brings out his brawling but also throws in some technical wrestling. 10 minutes in, Gama has things going his way as he nails Slater with a dropkick from the middle ropes. Gama picks up Slater and executes a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Gama vertical suplexes Slater, picks him up, swings him to the ropes and clamps on the sleeper. Gama wrenches away as Slater fights it. Gama hops on Slater's back and continues to wrench away. Slater goes down to a knee but the fans fire him up. Slater slowly rises with Gama hanging on his back. Slater backpedals and slams Gama into the corner to break the hold. Slater turns around and hits Gama with several shoulder thrusts in the corner. Slater grabs Gama and hits a reverse neckbreaker 1..2..Gama gets his foot on the rope. Slater picks up Gama but Gama rakes his eyes and snaps Slater's head on the top rope. Both men are down and trying to regroup. Gama picks up Slater and goes for a back suplex but Slater elbows Gama in the face, spins around Gama and hits a back suplex 1..2..3! Dick Slater is in the finals. Winner of the match- Dick Slater Grudge Match! Ricky Steamboat vs. Carlos Colon w/Curtis Iaukea Thundering boos as Iaukea leads Colon to the ring. Deafening cheers as Ricky Steamboat heads up the aisle. Steamboat hits the ring as the Ref signals for the bell. The fans go nuts as Steamboat pounds away on both Colon and Iaukea. Steamboat grabs their heads and knocks them together. Colon goes flying. Steamboat picks up Iaukea and atomic drops him through the ropes. Colon staggers up as Steamboat unleashes a flurry of chops. Steamboat slams Colon and goes to the top ropes. Colon rises as Steamboat nails him with a brain chop. Steamboat swings Colon to the ropes and puts him down with a big chop. Steamboat picks up Colon and rakes his head across the top rope all around the ring. Colon's chest is beet red and now his forehead is bleeding. The fans are going wild as Steamboat shows no mercy towards Colon. On the outside, Iaukea staggers up, picks up his kendo stick and waves it towards the back. There's a commotion from the fans as KOKINA and TNT come down the aisle. The fans are trying to warn Steamboat, but Steamboat is focused on making Colon suffer. Kokina and TNT hit the ring and attack Steamboat! The Ref signals for the DQ. TNT swings Steamboat to the ropes and puts him down with a spin kick. Kokina swings off the ropes and drops a leg on Steamboat. Iaukea hits the ring and helps Colon up. TNT and Kokina continue to double team Steamboat. They hold him as Iaukea hands Colon his kendo stick. Huge roar as the Bruise Brothers run full speed into the ring and go off on everybody. Iaukea, Colon, TNT and Kokina exit. They look up and threaten the Bruise Brothers. Iaukea is heard saying "Our moment will come" as he leads his men out. Bruise Brothers help Steamboat up and escort him to the back. Winner of the match by DQ- Ricky Steamboat Tournament Final Winner will receive an AWA world title shot at WrestleRock and 50,000 dollars. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller The bell rings and Fuller extends his hand. Slater extends his but Fuller goes to kick him, Slater grabs his foot, swings him around and puts him down with a short arm clothesline 1..2..Kick out. Slater swings Fuller to the ropes and punches him in the mid section, then sends him flying with a knee lift. Slater stays in control for the next few minutes scoring several near falls. Slater reaches down to pick up Fuller but Fuller grabs his tights and pulls Slater through the ropes. Fuller rolls to the outside, picks up Slater and slams his head on the apron, then hurls Slater back in the ring. Fuller slams Slater, grabs his leg and snaps it. Fuller grabs Slater's leg and kicks it several times. Fuller grabs Slater and clamps on the Fuller Lock but Slater manages to grab the ropes. An irate Fuller angrily stomps on Slater, picks him up and hits a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Fuller swings Slater to the corner and charges in but Slater runs forward and clotheslines Fuller down. Slater limps around and regroups. Fuller gets up as Slater punches away, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a big punch. Slater goes to the top rope. Fuller staggers up as Slater comes down with a double axehandle but Fuller punches Slater in the stomach, flipping Slater over. Fuller shakes the cobwebs and stomps away on Slater. Fuller swings Slater to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash and follows with a standing leg drop 1..2..Kick out. Fuller berates the Ref. Fuller swings Slater to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Slater kicks him. Fuller staggers up as Slater swings off the ropes and nails Fuller with a running double axehandle. Slater picks up Fuller and goes for a Russian Leg Sweep but Fuller holds on to the top rope as Slater hits the ground hard. Fuller staggers around, picks up Slater, swings him into the corner and charges in but Slater moves. Fuller hits hard, staggers out as Slater grabs him from behind and rolls him up off the ropes 1..2..3! HUGE POP! Dick Slater is going to WrestleRock! Winner of the match and tournament- Dick Slater! AWA World Title Bout Tommy "Wildfire" Rich (C) w/Baby Doll vs. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown Kerry gets a solid ovation from the fans as he enters the ring wearing a towel around his neck. The boos are beyond thundering as Tommy Rich and Baby Doll make their way down the aisle. These Memphis fans are already in riot mode as extra security surround the ring. What makes things worse is Tommy is wearing a king's crown. Tommy enters the ring and waves at the hostile crowd. The introductions are made, and the boos get even louder when Tommy is introduced. The Ref gets Baby Doll out of the ring before signaling for the bell. Tommy takes his time as he shews Kerry away several times. The fans go wild as Kerry just mows over Tommy, sending the king's crown flying off his head. Kerry swings Tommy to the corner and follows with a running knee to the mid section. Kerry punches, kicks and stomps away on Tommy in the corner as the crowd goes nuts. Kerry picks up Tommy and hits a gut buster. Tommy rolls off the apron and falls to the ground. Baby Doll goes over to help him. Kerry goes to the apron, jumps off and hits a double axehandle to Tommy's back. Baby Doll yells at Kerry but Kerry ignores her, picks up Tommy and throws him through the ropes and into the ring. Kerry climbs to the top rope. Tommy hobbles up as Kerry puts him down with a punch to the head. Kerry picks up Tommy and slams him throat first on the top rope. Kerry suplexes Tommy 1..2..Tommy gets his foot on the rope. Kerry goes to pick up Tommy but Baby Doll reaches in and rakes Kerry's eyes. The Ref just missed this but as he's warning Baby Doll, Tommy hits Kerry with a low blow. Tommy pushes Kerry through the ropes. Tommy distracts the Ref as Baby Doll gives Kerry a back rake. Tommy slowly goes to the outside. A fan tries to hop the railing and go after Tommy but Security stops him. Tommy picks up Kerry and swings him shoulder first into the steel post. Tommy then hurls Kerry into the ring. Tommy gets in the ring. Kerry tries to stand but Tommy puts him down with a bionic elbow to the head. Tommy picks up Kerry and delivers a shoulder breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Tommy chokes away on Kerry, picks him up, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Tommy picks up Kerry and slams him down. Tommy goes to the middle ropes. The fans boo as Tommy bounces then crashes down with a flying fist drop. Tommy counts along with the Ref 1..2..NO! Kerry raises his shoulder! The fans cheer Kerry on. Tommy is livid and yells at the Ref. Tommy picks up Kerry and goes for a piledriver but Kerry back drops him. Kerry pumps his fists as the fans cheer. Tommy gets up and Kerry punches away, swings him to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Baby Doll hops on the apron. The Ref quickly runs over and warns her. Kerry walks over and points at Baby Doll. Tommy staggers up, runs over and nails Kerry with a forearm to the back but the Ref gets caught in between and falls through the ropes. Tommy swings Kerry to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Kerry swings back and nails Tommy with a running high knee! Kerry covers but the Ref is still laid out outside. Kerry gets up and walks towards the outside. The fans erupt with boos as DREAM MACHINE hits the ring and nails Kerry from behind. Dream pulls out a foreign object and puts it in his mask. He picks up Kerry and headbutts him. He picks up Kerry and headbutts him again. Kerry is busted open as he falls back and is out. Dream runs up the aisle as fans throw trash at him. Baby Doll grabs the Ref and slides him into the ring. Tommy slowly gets up, picks up Kerry and piledrives him down 1..2..3! The ring fills up with garbage. Tommy snatches his world title and Baby Doll, then quickly goes up the aisle. He almost gets to the back, when he turns around and blows the fans a kiss. More security comes out. Winner of the match and still AWA world champ- Tommy Rich

LeDuc is too much for Tanaka but can TDT take the straps? LOL, I'm not sure Tatum knows what he's in for. Backlund and Tatum interactions are going to be hilarious. Brookside tries to turn his luck around but Fuchi shoots that down. Konan wants to prove himself by taking Humongous out. That's a huge task. Pringle and the Crazy Gang are going to have to find a way to control Sabu. Owen gets back on the winning track. Regal is ready to explode! Oakland, Damn, nobody is going to get up from a Simmons/Warrior double shoulder tackle. Looks like Tatum is already on thin ice. Rose is sacrificed but is happy with the win. Loved that creative finish. Black Tiger is becoming quite the attraction in the LHW class. Midnight's vs. Harts is worth the price of admission alone. How do you follow a tag team classic? By booking Windham and Backlund to go an hour. AWESOME! Fresno, Barr wins the battle of the wild men. The Bomb Squad continues the woes of British Steel. Orton is flattened by the Quake! Backlund helps his Knights get a big win. I hope Tatum realizes what Backlund brings. Black Gold stays hot by beating the always game Guerreros. Pierre puts up a fight but OMG is to devastating right now. Konan scores the pin but Humungous reminds him what he's capable of. Bubba finally puts down the challenge of US Steel. Bubba's TV title reign has been a Pacific highlight. Another hot week!

Your house show line ups are set up so well. Crazy visual of Jason hitting the Posse with his axehandle. I think Dirty Dutch needs to give Jason a Shoo-Baby lashing. Big win for Fernandez taking down the Tennessee Stud. Speaking of big wins, Fleming gets the biggest win of his career by defeating Wahoo. Fleming's TV title reign has been amazing. You've bult him into a star. Liking the battle royals. The fans get immediately involved with the high stakes. Radiance and S&S exchange solo wins. WOW! NEW CHAMPS as The Posse take down the Brits. The addition of the 6 man titles has proven to be a success. Outlaws still looking dominant. Renegade Warriors hold the Brutha's in Arms to a draw. BTW, your tag division is stacked. So many solid contenders. YES! Fernandez and Ritter in a falls count anywhere match! Fernandez puts Ritter through a concession stand! Big things ahead for the Raging Bull. Tully knocks off another battle royal winner.

Damn! What a show! Winona and Singh give the fans 3 falls of action as they fight for the TV title. Winona pulls it out. Morgan is really finding her groove as she gets a big win over Devine. Combs is ever the pro and stays focused to show Kennedy who she's in the ring with. Oh man Richter's slump is snapped and this will mean bad news for the woman's roster. The cage match was off the charts. Over 30 minutes of solid tag action. Champs retain in exciting fashion. Medusa and Luna go at it hard in their big blow off match. Great visual of Luna's makeup running down her face as she cries out her submission. Satisfying ending. I agree, Moretti is invincible! Two enthusiastic thumbs up!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-15-87 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another exciting edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Fans, before we get the show going, the AWA would like to congratulate our world tag team champions, Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami on winning the NWA Crockett Cup. They faced the toughest tag teams in the world and came out on top. I understand they are in Japan right now for a very special ceremony in their honor. However, they will be here next week and will be honored by Jerry Jarrett and the AWA as well. Once again, congratulations to the 1987 Crockett Cup winners, Jumbo Tsuruta and Tatsumi Fujinami. I would also like to commend the NWA for putting together that truly epic event. Ok, as for tonight, you'll see Nick Busick defend his AWA TV title against Phil Lafon of the Quebec Coalition. As you know, this Monday night at the Mid South Coliseum, 8 men will compete in a tournament for 50, 000 dollars and a world title shot at WrestleRock. You'll see several wrestlers tuning up for that tournament tonight. So, let's get to the ring. "Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs. Trent Watkins Slater's pumped up tonight as he takes it to his opponent before finishing him off with a Russian Leg Sweep! Resnick: Alright, Dick Slater, this Monday night it will be you and Wendell Cooley in round 1. Last week, Cooley and Nelson Royal didn't seem to concern about you. Slater: Well they better be! I came to the AWA with the world title on my mind. This Monday is my chance to get that shot. Cooley! You're in for the fight of your life boy and Nelson Royal is going to nothing but watch you get whooped! Commercial Break The Chosen Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. Neil Jordan and Vernon Wells Gagne's guidance seems to be working because the Chosen Ones are in sync and gelling well as a unit. Barr executes a backbreaker on Jordan, then tags in Smiley. Smiley goes to the top rope as Barr clamps on the Boston Crab. Smiley jumps off the top rope and hits an elbow drop on Jordan's back. Smiley rolls him over for the easy pin. Resnick: Greg Gagne, Chosen Ones, congratulations on another fine win. Gagne: Thank you Ken, I'll take it from here. Last week I heard some things that rubbed me the wrong way. First from Jerry Fatwell. Fatwell, I'm really getting tired of you and you better quit saying my name or else! You know, I also heard those Olympian nerds out here talking about being back on track. That makes me laugh. My Chosen Ones were the ones who took you off track in the first place. Bradly Rheingans, you and I have a bit of history and if you and your glob partner want another crack at the Chosen Ones, come and try us. Commercial Break An advertisement for WrestleRock 87 is shown. Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th from the Liberty Bowl. "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. Todd Rooney The fans give Bob a lot of love and in return he puts his opponent down with a jawbreaker for the win. Resnick: Bob, this Monday night it's you and Ron Fuller in the opening round. What else can I say? Armstrong: That about sums it up. Ron thinks he's going to finish me off and go on to be world champion. Ron Fuller! You better think again! Commercial Break Footage from 2 weeks ago is shown as Corporal Kirchner hits Ricardo Santana with a fallaway slam on the concrete and follows with a c.o. victory. Corporal Kirchner vs. Ray Glader The fans are up and cheering as Kirchner comes down the aisle waving the American Flag. The fans continue to chant "USA" as Kirchner goes to work. Kirchner hits the fallaway slam for the pin! Kirchner gets his flag and parades around the ring. WHAM! He's nailed from behind by JOSE ESTRADA! Estrada stomps away then drags Kirchner to the ropes and chokes him on the bottom rope. Estrada grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Kirchner. Estrada picks up Kirchner's flag. Kirchner staggers up slowly as Estrada clotheslines him down with the flag. Estrada goes to the outside and pulls a cigar from his boot. He grabs a lighter and lights it. Estrada gets into the ring and blows smoke down on Kirchner's face. Estrada takes the cigar and rubs it in Kirchner's eye! Several prelim wrestlers hit the ring to stop this graphic and brutal act. Estrada calmly rolls out of the ring. Resnick: Fans, this scene is chaos as you see the medics rushing into the ring to help Kirchner. They're flushing his eyes as we speak. Jose Estrada! How could you do such a thing? Estrada: (Gets close to Resnick) It's El Jefe. Ricardo Santana is mi amigo. That was payback cabron. Estrada blows smoke in Resnick's face and walks away. In Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Carl Kellerman Scott's skills are sharp tonight. He swings Kellerman to the ropes and puts him down with the Polish Hammer for the win! Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez vs. Arnie Goldstein and Thomas Edmons The champs are extra aggressive tonight as the fans are giving it to them. Larry executes a swinging neckbreaker on Goldstein, then tags in Perez. Perez hits the helicopter drop and it's all over. Resnick: Well guys, I'm sure you're disappointed in your Crockett Cup showing. You predicted you would win it but hey I'm sure it was an honor to be invited. You do have to be impressed by the showing of our world champs Tsuruta and Fujinami. They're bringing that Crockett Cup trophy to the AWA. In a rare moment, Larry is actually speechless. He gets so riled up he can't speak. Perez takes him by the arm and walks him away. The fans continue to taunt them. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign, then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. (Looks at Yatsu) Yoshi, you look like the man of steel. Yatsu bows. Britton: Ok, so this Monday night at the Mid South Coliseum, there will be an 8 man tournament with the winner getting 50,000 dollars and a world title shot at WrestleRock. Tonight, on my show, my guest is the one who's going to win it all. It's my privilege to introduce to you, the number one international wrestling star, Gama Singh. Gama and Yatsu exchange respectful bows. Britton: Welcome Gama. Just so you know, I really do think you're going to win the tournament and I know everything. You've been on such an impressive win streak, there's no way anybody can stop you. You're facing that fat Blackwell in round 1. (Laughs) No way he's going to stop you. Gama: You're absolutely right. It is a joke that a man of my international wrestling credentials has to face a specimen like that fat guy. After I give him a wrestling lesson, I will go on and beat any other inferior wrestler on my way to a world title shot. The champions are afraid of me. The so called International champ El Canek is so afraid, he ran off to Puerto Rico to defend his title instead of facing me. That's ok, because I will soon have the world title. Britton: Spoken like a real wrestling man. That all starts on Monday, and Gama, I look forward to watching you in action. I would say good luck, but you wont need it. Britton and Gama laugh and hug. Britton: Until next week tooooodles. Commercial Break "Dynamite" DJ Peterson vs. Vic Dutro DJ uses a variety of power moves before winning the match with a diving shoulder block from the top rope! Resnick: DJ, this Monday night it will be you and a man you know very well, Kevin Kelly in round 1. DJ: It looks like things have circled back. I've faced Kelly on the grandest stage up north. I've faced him at the biggest USWA events and here we are again. Only this time a world title shot is at stake. Kelly! Get ready because you know the fight I'm bringing and Vinnie, if you get in my way, you're going down! Commercial Break "The Beast" Rip Morgan and The Sheepherders vs. Sam Smith, Royce Jones and Oliver Pitts After a few brutal minutes, Morgan just about tears Smith's head off with a big boot. Sheepherders follow with a double rib breaker and it's all over. Resnick: (Nervously watches Morgan swing his chain and the Sheepherders going crazy) Ah, um, ok, what about that vicious attack on Buzz Sawyer a couple weeks ago? He's been recuperating but will be back soon. I mean, why are the Sheepherders here? Butch: Hey! We're here to help our old friend Rip Morgan! Buzz Sawyer found out what he's dealing with! Luke: Hey cousin Butch, he's dealing with the Sheepherders! Big problem for him! Morgan: Buzz Sawyer! You felt the pain! You want more? Just look at us! Do we look scared? Bring it puppy dog! Resnick runs off as Morgan swings his chain Commercial Break Footage from a few weeks ago is shown as the British Bombers attack the Glamour Boys. Resnick: Fans, I understand The Glamour Boys will face the British Bombers this Monday night. Also that night you will see the 8 man tournament. That's not all. Ricky Steamboat makes his return to face the man who put him out of action, Carlos Colon in a grudge match. And Tommy Rich will defend the AWA world title against the man inside the ring, Kerry Brown. "The Master of Disaster" Kerry Brown vs. Steven Frost Kerry looks tuned up and ready. Kerry swings Frost to the ropes and hits the high knee for the win! Resnick: Kerry Brown, chance of a lifetime this Monday. Last week you defeated your rival Dream Machine to get here and now you get a shot at the world title. Are you ready? Kerry: I've been training for this moment my whole life. Tommy Rich! You've been running your mouth for a long time and I'm tired of it. It's time someone shut it and I'll be more than happy to do the honors and take the world title while I'm at it. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout Nick Busick (C) vs. Phil Lafon w/Frenchy Martin and Richard Charland The bell rings but Charland is distracting the Ref. Busick starts to walk over but Frenchy hits him from behind. Charland continues to distract the Ref as Frenchy and Lafon double slam Busick. The Ref finally clears the ring as Lafon hammers away on Busick. Lafon swings Busick to the ropes and dropkicks him down. Lafon swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Lafon picks up Busick and hits a snap suplex. Lafon swings off the ropes and goes for a senton but Busick lifts his knees as Lafon hits them hard. Busick regroups, swings Lafon to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Lafon staggers up as Busick scoop slams him. Busick swings Lafon into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Busick follows with several more shoulder thrusts. Busick picks up Lafon for a suplex but Charland reaches in and trips Busick. The Ref goes over and sternly warns Charland. Charland denies everything as Frenchy runs around, reaches in and chokes Busick. The fans cheer as Lightning Strike runs out and pounds away on Frenchy and Charland! Lafon gets up and sees what's going on. He heads outside but Busick grabs him, spins him around and hits a spinebuster slam 1..2..3!!! Huge pop! Commercial Break Resnick: Ok, Nick Busick once again retains the AWA TV title. It appears the situation between Lightning Strike and the Quebec Coalition is far from over. Next week we will show you highlights from the Mid South Coliseum. We will also show you highlights from Puerto Rico of the El Canek, Abdullah the Butcher AWA International title bout. Ok, this Monday night, Ricky Steamboat returns to action against Carlos Colon. That's going to be a battle. Joining me now is Ricky Steamboat. The fans cheer as Ricky Steamboat comes out smiling and waving. He gets to Resnick and it's all business. Steamboat: Carlos! Iaukea! You tried to put me out of commission. You almost did it. However, you failed! This Monday at the Mid South Coliseum, it's my turn! I'm not going there for a wrestling match. I've spent the last 3 months thinking of ways to punish you, just like you did to me! The wait is over! Carlos, you're mine! Steamboat exits. Resnick: A very determined Ricky Steamboat. I think Colon and Iaukea made a big mistake. Well fans, before we go, I've been instructed to show this video sent to us by the AWA world champ Tommy Rich. I'll see you Monday night in Memphis. VTR Rich: (The world title on his shoulder) My apologies for not being there live but I felt it was pointless. I'm scheduled to defend this here world title against Kerry Brown on Monday. Is there anybody out there that thinks that doughboy has a chance in hell? Baby Doll, does he have a chance? Baby Doll: None whatsoever. Rich: HAHAHA! There you go! See, I told you. Enough about that doughboy. This Monday I'm going to kick off my road to WrestleRich tour. I'm going to promote the epic event to make damn sure WrestleRich is the greatest event in wrestling history. Remember, it all starts on Monday! And what better place to kick things off than in Memphis? Get ready Memphis because the real King of wrestling Tommy Rich is coming home!