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AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-20-86 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight's main event will be a battle royal and the winner will get a National Title shot on Labor Day in Memphis against Austin Idol. Also tonight, Tim Horner will wrestle Timothy Flowers and the winner will get a TV title shot against Greg Gagne in 2 weeks. All that and a lot more, so let's get to the ring. AWA National Tag Team Champs Cabin Fever vs. Willie Lopez and Vic Dutro Grizzly Boone body slams Dutro down, then tags in Manny. Boone swings Dutro to the ropes and Manny hits the flying burrito for the pin. Cheers as Cabin Fever hold their titles high then head to ringside to talk with Ken Resnick. Resnick: I'm sure you guys were as surprised as I was when AWA world tag champs the Awesome Twosome challenged you to a titles vs. titles match in Labor Day. Manny: Yea we were a bit thrown back but hey if the awesome twosome want to have a match for all the marbles, well then Cabin Fever is game. Every team's goal is to wear those world title straps and Cabin Fever is no different. Come Labor Day we'll be holding all the titles high baby! Boos as the Awesome Twosome come out. Adias: Look, we're... Curt: Hold on a second Brian, I'll handle this. The reason we issued the challenge to you two morons is simple. We want to prove without a shadow of a doubt just who is the best team is in the AWA, which is of course us and we get to prove that on Labor Day. Then, when we're done with you two chumps, it's on to all the other territories and promotions and we're going to win their titles. That's right, we're not only going to prove that we're the best team in the AWA but that we're the best team in the world period! Brian gives Curt a puzzled look. Manny: You know Curt, you seem confident and full of yourself but don't make the mistake of looking past Cabin Fever. Boone: Because that could cost you dearly! Cabin Fever exits. Brian continues looking at Curt with a puzzled look. Curt smiles and puts his arm around him and escorts him out. Resnick: I think Curt Hennig might be looking to far past Cabin Fever. Regardless, that's going to be a great match on Labor Day. Commercial Break "Superstar" Bill Dundee vs. Todd Rooney Dundee is having a great time tonight. He hurls Rooney out of the ring then follows. Dundee lifts Rooney up and chokes him in front of the camera and yells "This is for you Lawler!" Dundee hurls Rooney back in the ring. Dundee executes a vertical suplex. Dundee struts around, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with the Bombs Away for the win. Resnick: Superstar Dundee, it's you and Lawler once again at the Mid South Coliseum on Labor Day. Dundee: Listen up Daddy, Lawler and I have gone around and around and back around again. As you just saw, I'm fired up and ready to beat up on Lawler yet again. I wont be satisfied until I run him out of the AWA and Daddy after I get through with him on Labor Day, that phony King is going to hang his head in shame right there in his hometown! Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot in 2 weeks "White Lightning" Tim Horner vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers w/ The Vin Man The bell rings but Vin Man walks up to Horner and starts berating him. The fans cheer as Horner pushes Vinnie through the ropes. Flowers nails Horner from behind with a forearm blast. Flowers swings Horner to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the gut. Flowers stomps away on Horner and covers but Horner kicks out at 1. Flowers chokes away on Horner, picks him up and slams his head on the turnbuckle. Flowers grabs Horner by the hair and hurls him out of the ring. Flowers distracts the Ref as Vinnie puts the boots to Horner. Horner finally gets up on the apron but Flowers rakes his eyes and suplexes him back in the ring 1..2..Kick Out. Flowers gets up and berates the Ref. Vinnie is up on the apron holding up 3 fingers while yelling at the Ref. Finally Flowers turns his attention back on Horner. Flowers reaches down to pick him up but Horner cradles him 1..2..3! Big Pop! Flowers and Vinnie throw a tantrum as Horner slides out of the ring and celebrates with the fans. Commercial Break The Beasts of Burden and Billy Jack Haynes w/Ox Baker vs. Gary Williams, Trent Watkins and Carl Kellerman Total destruction! Beasts swing Watkins to the ropes and put him down with a double boot shot. They tag in Billy Jack. Billy lifts Watkins up and clamps on the full nelson. The Ref signals for the bell but Billy Jack keeps wrenching away. Williams and Kellerman enter the ring to help their partner but the Beasts beat them down. Billy tosses Watkins across the ring. Ox enters the ring. Billy picks up Watkins and holds him as Ox nails him with his heart punch! Massive boos as Ox leads his men to ringside where a nervous Resnick awaits. Resnick: I...that was just brutal and uncalled for. Just look at the Medics as they're bringing in a stretcher for poor Trent Watkins. Ox: Resnick! This is just the beginning. Last week my Beasts laid waste to those soft Golden Boys. Why? Because my Beasts wanted to show me they still have that killer instinct. (Looks at Morgan and Nord) Mission accomplished, well done! What just happened was icing on the cake. I love it! Now, Ricky Steamboat, I sure hope you watched this. Billy Jack sent you a message and brother you're next to feel the power of his full nelson. Nobody gets out of his vice clamp and I mean nobody! That means you Steamboat! On Labor Day, Billy Jack Haynes is walking away with the AWA world title. That's a fact and a painful fact for you Steamboat! Billy Jack: Steamboat! You're mine boy! Commercial Break We come back to a scene in an expensive restaurant. Priceless (Gerry Morrow and George Wells) are wearing suits and sitting at a table. The waiters set their food down on the table. Morrow: (looks in disgust) What is dis? Dis is not what we ordered! Wells: Take it back! Now! Priceless swipe the plates off the table! The waiters scramble to pick it up and head to the back. Morrow: Such incompetence. It will not ruin our expensive night out. Let us enjoy a bottle of de very best. Wells: A toast, to none other than the good life. It's a shame those stupid waiters messed everything up because they will not be getting a tip. Priceless laugh and toast. The waiters return. Morrow: Do not waste anymore of our time. Do your job and leave immediately! The waiters dump the food on Priceless! The camera pans up and it's the BRUISE BROTHERS! The Bruise Brothers smash their trays on Morrow and Well's heads. Bruise Brothers pick up Priceless and slam them on the floor! Bruise Brothers smile, grab the champagne and pour it all over Priceless. Waiters in the background are cheering. Commercial Break . Dream Machine w/Paul Jones vs. Neil Jordan Dream swings Jordan to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash, then follows with a jumping elbow drop for the pin. Resnick: Paul Jones, your man Dream Machine and Jimmy Snuka are having some issues. We all saw Dream Machine try and put Snuka down with a foreign object in his mask but that failed miserably. Just what is your strategy now? Jones: First of all, Dream Machine would never resort to such cheap tactics. Snuka is nothing but a freak. Trust me Ken, next time they meet, Dream Machine will show that freak who he's dealing with. Dream: That's right babay! Dream Machine wants gold and babay I deserve it! But now I have to get rid of this freak first. I will do just that. The freak's not in my league, it's as simple as that. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the pink glowing "Beauty Shop" sign then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the highest rated segment in wrestling. Tonight will be box office gold because my guest is none other than the legendary Nick Bockwinkle. Bock comes out looking like a million bucks. Britton: Mr. Bockwinkle, this is an absolute honor and privilege to have such a class act on my show. Bock: Please Brenda, call me Nick. Britton: Wow, ok, Nick. On Labor Day, you and Wahoo McDaniel will wrestle one more time and this time the winner will get a world title shot. Let's run down your AWA history with Wahoo. In May during a tournament, you two wrestled to a draw, which I know you would of won with just 1 more minute. At WrestleRock, you got the win by the Referee stopping the match, very wise officiating. Then a few weeks ago he defeated you in a strap match. Now that wasn't fair was it? Bock: You're right, it wasn't fair. You see, Wahoo defeated me in a match meant for savages. Clearly I am the superior wrestler and I proved that in our wrestling matches. I will prove that on Labor Day. There will be no strap, there will be rules to follow, something Wahoo isn't to good at. I will outwrestle and outsmart him. Then when this is all said and done, I will take the AWA world title and put it where it rightfully belongs, around my waist. Britton: You're so articulate. You summed it up so well. This has been a joy. Until next week, tooooodles. Commercial Break The Union vs. Patrick McManus and Arnie Goldstein Cheers as the patriotic team enters the ring. Ross is waving the American Flag as Huber holds up his sledgehammer. Good showcase as the Union is in sync tonight. Ross nails Goldstein with a superkick as Huber follows with a powerslam for the win! WHAM! Soviet Steel hits the ring and nails the Union from behind with their Russian flags! Soviet Steel hammers away with their flags. Cheers as The Olympians hit the ring and clean house. Olympians help up the Union. The Union push the Olympians away and get up on their own. Clearly they're pissed at the Russians. Union calm down and shake hands and thank the Olympians. Commercial Break Tony Garea vs. William Hillman Garea wins the match with an abominable stretch. Commercial Break Larry Zbyszko and Giant Haystacks vs. Sam Smith and Kevin Hodges Larry executes a swinging neckbreaker on Hodges, then tags in Haystacks. Haystacks crashes down with an elbow drop for the decisive win. Resnick: Larry, you and Haystacks make quite the team. I've been informed that on Labor Day, the two of you will meet El Canek and Cobra. Larry: I just have to laugh at the thought of that. You and all these spudheads saw what we did to them. I mean we annihilated them. Why would they want to experience that again? Are they stupid? I guess they are. Haystacks: Canek! We have unfinished business and I will finish it! Haystacks almost knocks Resnick over with a roar. Camera cuts to Lance Russell Lance: Moments like that I don't envy Ken Resnick. Fans next week, the Rock n Roll Express will be in action. Jerry Lawler will also be in the ring. TV Champ The Great Gagne will be here. Soviet Steel clashes with The Union. Listen to this main event. Billy Jack Haynes and The Dream Machine will take on Jimmy Snuka and the AWA world champion Ricky Steamboat. Should be an outstanding match up. Our big battle royal when we come back. Commercial Break BATTLE ROYAL- Winner gets a National Title shot on Labor Day Participants- Ron Garvin, Jose Estrada, Richard Charland (w/Gino Brito), Rene Goulet, Steve O, Earthquake Ferris, Art Crews and Joe Savoldi (W/The Vin Man), Scott Putski, Jerry Allen The wrestlers enter the ring one by one. Estrada is the last man as he arrogantly walks to the ring with a cigar in his mouth. WHAM! Estrada is attacked from behind by SCOTT CASEY! Casey pounds away on Estrada with a cowbell! Casey puts the boots to him while hitting him with the cowbell until security runs out and stops him. Clearly Estrada will not be participating in tonight's battle royal. The bell rings and the wrestlers turn their attention back to each other. Rene Goulet is eliminated by Ron Garvin. . Steve O is eliminated by Earthquake Ferris. Earthquake Ferris is eliminated by Richard Charland. Art Crews, Joe Savoldi, Scott Putski and Jerry Allen all go over in a pile and continue fighting on the outside as Vin Man joins in. Ron Garvin and Richard Charland are the final two. Brito is on the outside yelling up and taunting Garvin. This distraction allows Charland to nail Garvin from behind with a high knee. Charland chokes Garvin on the top rope and tries to eliminate him but Garvin holds on and gives Charland several elbows to his head. Garvin turns around but Charland rakes his eyes, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Brito applauds Charland. Charland swings Garvin into the corner and charges in but Garvin back drops him over the turnbuckles and Charland crashes to to floor! Huge pop! Garvin wins the battle royal! On the outside, Charland regroups and wants to get back in the ring but Brito holds him back and escorts him up the aisle. As Garvin celebrates, Joan Jett's "Do you want to touch me" blasts over the speakers. The show ends as Austin Idol comes out and holds his National title up towards Garvin. Labor Day @ The Mid South Coliseum AWA World Title Bout Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (C) vs. Billy Jack Haynes w/Ox Baker Titles vs. Titles AWA World Tag Champs The Awesome Twosome vs. National Champs Cabin Fever AWA National Title Bout "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol (C) vs. "Rugged" Ron Garvin The Rock n Roll Express vs. The Fabulous Ones Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Superstar" Bill Dundee The Bruise Brothers vs. Priceless Carlos Colon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh Larry Zbyszko and Giant Haystacks vs. El Canek and The Cobra

It's hard enough trying to figure out Luscious let alone having to deal with Woman and Man. Tommy Rich is wasting no time getting his heat back. LOL, I would of bought a ticket just to see Fujinami team with the DWBs. I'm thinking Zenk and Taylor are going to have a long reign. Nothing resolved between Landel and Stubbs...yet. One heck of a main event as Dusty and Magnum send the fans home happy. Surf's Up are making waves. Scott Armstrong superkicks his way to a win over Regal. Spoiler wins the battle of the masked men. Another great tag main event as the Armstrong's get a most satisfying win over the Rich's.

Very creative booking with 3 matches leading to a 6 man tag. Fans got their money's worth for sure. Whatley's open challenge backfires as The Haitian Sensation pulls one over on them and probably earned himself a TV title shot. Moondogs have a firm grip on the tag titles. Only a matter of time before Duk snaps on Tojo. Good job keeping heat on the JJF/Chicky feud. Mantell keeps his stock up with a nice win over Gama. Blockbuster main event as Jumbo and OMG get a huge win over Slater and Funk (With a lot of help from Tojo) This adds fuel to the upcoming Jumbo/Slater title match.

Your tournaments always give us a great night of action while continuing storylines and starting new ones. Bart is in big trouble with a pissed off Brody coming after him. Speaking of pissed off, Rocky Johnson will be coming after Bad News. The Mighty Yankee did very well. Loved that power match with Reed. Dibiase and Williams walk down Bad Street and prevail! Who can stop the champs? I was pulling for Reed and he didn't disappoint. Nice touch having Gordy present Reed with the title.

Phoenix Firestorm is one of the most anticipated events in the game and this year we get 2 nights! YES!!!!

Luscious defiantly has been reborn. He keeps racking up some nice wins. Magnum gets to be the Ref. Fujinami and Khan are just getting started. Oliver and Regal get the shot. I like this duo. Of course I have to mention the final Intern being revealed as none other than Tommy Rich! The fine is paid and the mask is off. One final piece left as we get ready for the loser leaves town match. Continental title match ends in chaos but the fans get a thrill as Dusty Rhodes returns to action. Awesome way to end the show as Taylor and Zenk give the NWA champs a real test. Dibiase and Williams have had an incredible run so no shame in losing to them.

Tony St. Clair continues to impress here in Pacific. Bret shows he can get the job done in both tag and singles competition. Whoever booked that Steiner/Severn match deserves a raise. If Vic Steamboat continues this momentum, Ricky might not be the only Steamboat holding gold in this game. The Wild Bulls are tearing up some teams. They're sure making a lot of enemies. Guerreros are winning again. When they go on these streaks, it's hard to stop them. Adams brings out the kendo stick adding heat to his feud with Rotunda. Smothers doesn't hesitate to bend the rules in order to hold on to his CA title. Avenger and Burke get the big title shot at Firestorm. I've enjoyed this storyline. Busick might not feel the same LOL. Crafty Rose once again retains. Orton and Pillman is one of my favorite feuds in the game. Windham and Simmons put Miller down. Can they do this to Hansen? Bigelow/Adams in a falls count anywhere match! Gilbert/Muta in a Tennessee death match! Phoenix Firestorm is going to be one epic night of action. Candido and Hase give the fans one heck of a main event. These guys have some serious stamina. Great match! Pacific is rock'n this week.

Perez gets things going and then makes it known he wants a shot at the TV title. Akbar promises Labor Day will be a historic day for Devastation Inc and he might be right. Nothing builds up a monster better than beating up 3 guys. OMG is a legit threat. Glamor Boys get a good showcase in. WOW! Dusek with some big announcements. I'm glad you're bringing back the Brass Knuckles title. It's a perfect fit for WSW. Dusek couldn't of picked 2 better guys to fight for it. Dusek's right, WSW isn't big enough for JJF and Chicky. Texas Death Match will be closure for sure. I have a feeling Labor Day will be a bad night for "Crybaby" Embry LOL. Terry Funk ends the show on a high note and the viewers even get a bonus brawl. To the Sports Arena, Slick is really earning his money as a manager. Big win for Kernodle as he puts Sullivan down with a piledriver! Somebody is going to have to find a counter for Jason's hockey mask. Thanks to the Long Riders, Embry continues to live up to his "crybaby" moniker. I've got to give Kendall a lot of credit, he's really taking it to Devastation Inc. Slater continues his incredible momentum by getting the win for his team. Duk is in hot water. Outstanding week as the Labor Day Spectacular approaches.

What a great show with so much good stuff going on. Well I guess if you get a win over Bullet Bob, you can call yourself "Winner". The Rich's are feeling pretty good. Bullet gives one hell of a promo and pays Tommy's fine! Oh man who's going to leave the NWA?? We go right into another outstanding story between Cooley, Stubbs and Budro. Stubbs has it all figured out until the footage is shown. Stubbs vs. Magnum for the Ref spot adds even more intrigue to this. Cooley's pretty smart as he realizes he's got his shot and just goes with the flow LOL. Highwaymen and Hangmen give us another fun brawl. Humperdink feels the Dragon Sleeper but Fujinami feels the wrath of Killer Khan! This show keeps getting better. Zenk and Taylor get rewarded with a NWA tag title shot. This will be a change of pace for the world champs. Interesting match. HAHAHAHA, Poffo, Woman and Man really love Gordy and ask him to use his influence for a title shot. Gordon plays off this so well. I look forward to these segments every week. Damn, that upcoming card shows how stacked your roster is. LOL, time for Budro. I'll give him props, he's very honest with his intentions. However, Stubbs might be right, after all this is over, he might not have any friends left. DWBs end the show with a nice win over a Humperdinkless Akio and Goto. So many creative storylines going on really makes each week must see TV.

Ernie Ladd has my vote as booker LOL. Wow! Williams and Dibiase are fired up and ready to walk down Bad Street! Lot's of intrigue surrounding the briefcase and purse. HMMMMMMM Those are some solid first round match ups, especially Jake vs. Harley. I'm pulling for Reed to win it.

Always enjoyed Santana and Cuban teaming up. I can see some fun matches against US Steel and various partners. Rusty Brooks gives Jimmy Jam a little more than he bargained for. What I remember most about Rusty Brooks was his TV match with Hulk Hogan in 85. After the match, Miss Elizabeth challenged Hogan on behalf of Macho Man. I believe it's on Youtube. Damien coms into play as Jake puts Blackwell down with the DDT. Jake is heating up again. Loving the Masked Yankee story going on. They put in a good outing but this is Reed were talking about. The old mask man switch-a-roo. Works every time. Thanks to Ladd, Johnson advances to the tournament. I liked that visual of Ladd nailing Johnson with the big boot while Johnson had the Boston Crab on Bad News. All the other tournament competitors better be ready because Brody is in it! Action packed main event that no doubt gives us a rematch. That purse must of been loaded to put Dr. Death down.

Devil's Duo capitalize on Jones's miscue to get a nice win. LOL, Chicky does the classic heel move and just walks away. I'm beginning to think Slick really is a genius. Kendall is rolling against Devastation Inc. He's going to need all this momentum when he faces OMG in an inevitable one on one showdown. JJ making Tojo submit is the best way to open a show. I'm liking the FBB, they can go toe to toe with anybody. "Crybaby" Embry, I think this is going to catch on with the fans LOL. That Moondogs/Funks match would have been worth the price of admission. I'm loving the Slater build. He might take the title off Jumbo. Once again, 2 fun loops that I'm sure brought in a lot of money.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-13-86 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up as you will see 2 title bouts. The Great Gagne will defend the TV title against Earthquake Ferris. Also, the Awesome Twosome will defend the AWA world tag titles against the Golden Boys. Speaking of champs, National Champ Austin Idol will be in action and I'll be speaking with AWA world champ Ricky Steamboat as well as Jerry Lawler. Wahoo McDaniel will be in the ring as will Jerry Allen. And the Olympians will take on Soviet Steel. Ken Resnick will be interviewing the Rock n Roll Express. Well we're going to get things rolling with a bang. Let's get to the ring. AWA World Tag Team Title Bout The Awesome Twosome (C) vs. The Golden Boys In Milwaukee, the Golden Boys were on the verge of winning the titles but the champs simply walked away and got counted out. That didn't work for Jeff Jarrett, so he signed the immediate rematch. The champs look more focused tonight but so do the challengers. Golden Boys take it to the champs for the first few minutes. The champs are bouncing and bumping all over the ring. Things change when Kelly has Adias locked in a headlock but Hennig jumps off the top rope and nails Kelly from behind with a double axehandle. Adias and Hennig work over Kelly. Hennig swings Kelly to the ropes and puts him down with a drop toe hold as Adias follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Spivey drops a knee on Adias. Hennig charges but Spivey sends him flying with a big right punch. Spivey goes back to his corner and cheers Kelly on. Adias swings Kelly to the corner and charges but Kelly nails him with a back elbow, then dives over and tags in Spivey. The fans are up and cheering as Spivey swings Adias to the ropes and puts him down with a big boot. Hennig runs in but Spivey clotheslines him down. Spivey picks up Adias and spins him around but Adias's boot hits the Ref and the Ref goes down. Thundering boos as Ox Baker leads the Beasts of Burden to the ring. The Beasts yank Kelly off the apron and double team him, then swing him into the steel post. Spivey runs out and punches away on the Beasts but the numbers game catches up and the Beasts do a number on Spivey. Morgan holds Spivey up as Nord blasts him with his big boot. Nord then picks up Spivey and this time Morgan nails him with his big boot. The Beasts hurl a lifeless Spivey back into the ring. The champs are stunned but shrug their shoulders. Hennig wakes up the Ref as Adias covers Spivey 1..2..3! Before the Beasts leave, they pick up Kelly and drop him throat first on the guard railing. Ox nods and smiles in approval as he leads the Beasts out. Meanwhile, the Awesome Twosome are celebrating like they won the Super bowl. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, what we just saw was nothing short of despicable. The Golden Boys had to be helped out of here. Last week El Canek and The Cobra were brutally beaten by Larry Zbyszko and Giant Haystacks and now this week, the Golden Boys are attacked by Ox Baker's Beasts. And with me now are the world tab team champs, the Awesome Twosome. Clearly you can't be satisfied with that cheap win? Adias: Hey, we had nothing to do with that. But it wouldn't of mattered because you and all these fans saw that we had the match in total control. Hennig: Indeed we did! Now look Resnick, we are the Awesome Twosome for a reason. These belts prove we're the best tag team in the AWA. However, I've been thinking. Since we are that awesome, I think we should have all the gold. That's right, on Labor Day weekend, we want a match with those fake second rate champs Cabin Fever and make it title vs. title. Adias is taken aback by that. Adias: Hold up Curt. You know those Beasts are some bad monsters and Cabin Fever beat them in a cage. Maybe we should think about this. Curt: Brian, are we awesome? Are we the best team in wrestling? Of course we are. So let's solidify all that and be the one and only unified tag champions. Don't worry about a thing, those bar room brawlers don't stand a chance against a superior team like us. They exit but Adias doesn't seem as confident. Resnick: Ok, big challenge made by the world champs. I certainly wasn't expecting that. We'll be right back. Commercial Break Chief Wahoo McDaniel vs. Todd Rooney Wahoo looks good tonight and wins the match with a tomahawk chop. Resnick: Wahoo, come on over. I've been informed that on the big Labor Day Show in Memphis, you and Nick Bockwinkle will go at it one more time and the winner will receive a world title shot. Wahoo: Nick and I have gone back and forth. I'll be honest Ken, it felt really good beating him in the strap match but it's going to feel even better when I beat him and get a shot at the world title. The world title is why I'm here and if I have to go through Bockwinkle for my shot, then that's exactly what I'm going to do. Commercial Break Jerry "Alright" Allen vs. Gary Williams Allen excites the fans with some high flying offense before winning the match with a Superplex! Allen pumps his fists and yells "Alright!" Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, right now we're going to show you a video of what went down a couple days ago in Japan. Tiger Jeet Singh is heading to the ring as fans run away while he swings his sword at them. From behind he's hit by CARLOS COLON! Pure chaos follows as they have a wild 10 minute brawl all over the place. Many wrestlers and security have to get involved. Colon has a look of rage while Singh looks a bit dazed. Resnick: My goodness, I was shocked when I saw this. I had no idea Colon ventured to Japan just to get a crack at Singh. After these events, Jarret has signed Colon vs. Singh on Labor Day. They better amp up security for that one. We'll be back for the debut of a second generation wrestler. Commercial Break Scott "Powerhouse" Putski vs. Willie Lopez The young muscleman has a solid showing and wins the match with a powerslam. Resnick: Scott Putski, welcome to the AWA. I'm sure your dad is very proud of you. Scott: Thanks Ken, I know it's going to be a challenge living up to the Putski name but I'm here in the AWA to do just that. A voice yells "YO! YO! YO!" and then the Vin Man pops up on screen. Resnick: Vinnie Valentino, what in the world are you doing here? Vin: First off, why are you wasting your time with this clown? Resnick: Ok, that's enough. It is Scott's time. Why don't you hold on and I'll talk to you later. Vin: Vin Man waits for no one. Scott: You know, you have a big mouth. Perhaps I should shut it? Vin: Yea, you might want to think twice. You see, the Vin Man is back and back with a vengeance baby! I have put together a stronger, better and more cohesive family. Let me introduce you. First, here's the Hit Sensation Joe Savoldi. Savoldi arrogantly walks out wearing slacks, silk shirt and gold chain. He goes right up to Putski. Savoldi: You came at the wrong time punk because I'm the AWA's newest sensation and you're definitely not. Putski: Seems you both like to talk. Well why don't we match skills in the ring. Vin and Savoldi laugh. Vin: Hold on clown. Let me introduce my other 2 family members. The Ace Art Crews and Diamond Timothy Flowers. Boos as Flowers ( wearing a glitter jacket with diamonds all over) and Crews(wearing a black vest with an Ace card on back) come out then hug Vin and Savoldi. Vin: Just look at this group. I have a hit sensation, an Ace and a diamond. Doesn't get any better. The family surrounds Putski and start pushing him. Putski swings away but the 4 men start beating him down with elbows to the top of his head. Cheers as Jerry Allen runs out but 4 on 1 is to much and Allen takes a beating. Vin: Vin Man's Family is here and everybody better take notice. Vin Man...Yea! Commercial Break AWA National Champ "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. Trent Watkins Idol wins the match with his Las Vegas leglock. Idol puts his foot on his fallen opponent and gives the booing fans a bicep pose. Resnick: Austin Idol, you recently barely walked away with you National title against Jerry Lawler, thanks to some help from Bill Dundee. And now I've been told that next week on TV, there will be a battle royal and the winner gets a National title shot Labor Day weekend. Idol: First things first. I don't need any help beating up Lawler. That's an easy job because I've never considered Lawler a challenge. Now as far as the battle royal goes, I could care less on who wins it because there isn't anybody in the AWA that can take this title from me. Just look at me Resnick, I am the Universal Heartthrob and I'm your National Champion! Commercial Break The Olympians vs. Soviet Steel Pretty good back and forth hard hitting match. Olympians use their combination of power and Technical skills while the Russians break all the rules. Just as the Olympians get some momentum going. The Union hit the ring and attack Soviet Steel. The Ref signals for the DQ as The Union clear the ring of Soviet Steel. Resnick: Ok, the Olympians and Union are heading over. Ranger Ross and Spike Huber, it appears you guys had a score to settle but ended up causing the Olympians their match. Ross: Brad, Bill, we're very sorry. Last week Soviet Steel attacked us and we were fired up. That was selfish of us and again, we're sorry. Brad: Look, we get it. Tempers flared and hey we've all been there. Lets just move on. Huber: Sounds good. Soviet Steel! You've got two teams coming after you and you better be on high alert! Commercial Break A music video with highlights of Iceman King Parsons is shown. "The Iceman is coming!" Resnick: Fans' please welcome out Jerry "The King" Lawler Huge ovation as Lawler comes out in jeans and a collared shirt. Resnick: Jerry, once again, it will be you and Bill Dundee on Labor Day at the Mid South Coliseum. Lawler: You know I heard Austin Idol out here shooting off his mouth and rest assured Idol, I haven't forgotten about you and you and I have unfinished business. Right now my business at hand is you Bill Dundee. You're like that pesky mosquito that just wont go away. On Labor Day I'm going to smash you like a mosquito and make sure you don't get up. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the glowing pink "Beauty Shop" sign then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome to the highest rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. Now, you all know I've been on a roll with the best guests ever. Well I'm afraid tonight's guest might not live up to my previous guests. I'm not sure he even speaks English. Ok, let's just get this over with. My guest is Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Massive cheers as Snuka comes out and flashes the "I love you" sign. Britton: Why do you flash these idiots that sign? Do you really love them? Snuka: Yes, I do. Britton: Yuck, you have horrible taste. And you also have a hard head, which doesn't surprise me. Last week, during your match with Dream Machine, you proved to me that you're nothing but a freak. Snuka: Dream Machine made a grave mistake and I sent him running. Him and I will meet again. Dream Machine, the clock is ticking forward and the Superfly is getting closer. Britton: I can't make sense of anything you just said. Something that does make sense is Dream Machine beating you up and trust me he will. And let's not forget his brilliant manager Paul Jones. You're in big trouble buster. Snuka: We shall see who's the one in trouble. If Paul Jones wants to get in my face then I will be more than happy to rearrange his. Britton: You're a violent person and I fear for my safety. That's it for this week. Until next week tooooodles. Snuka gives Britton a crazy look and Britton screams and runs away. The fans cheer as Snuka smiles and winks at them. Commercial Break Steve O vs. Ray Glader Steve hits a vertical suplex and follows with a jumping knee drop for the win. Commercial Break Resnick: Fans, please welcome out the Rock n Roll Express! Huge pop as RnR high five the men and hug the woman. Resnick: On Labor Day, the AWA is going to get the long awaited match between you two and the Fabulous Ones. You guys have had your run ins and the Fabs reinjured your ankle Robert. I have to ask, will you be 100% by Labor Day? Thundering boos as the Fabulous Ones strut out. Resnick: Just hold on, I don't want anymore trouble out here tonight. Lane: (smiling) There wont be any trouble. We just want to remind these two Fab rip offs and all these turncoat fans just who the greatest team in wrestling is. Keirn: That's right it's the Fabulous Ones. (looks at Morton) How about it punk, is your boy going to be ready or is he going to leave you hanging again? Morton: As a matter of fact we do have something to share. Go ahead and tell them Robert. Robert: The Doctor cleared me! The fans are up and cheering as RnR attack the Fabs! Morton hammers away on Keirn as Gibson lays into Lane. RnR swing the Fabs into each other. Gibson grabs Lane and atomic drops him as Morton puts him down with a punch. RnR hurl Keirn into the ring, swing him to the ropes and put him down with a double dropkick! The fans are screaming and cheering as RnR are pumped up tonight! Commercial Break We come back as a camera zooms in on a yacht. Gerry Morrow and George Wells are sitting on the upper deck sipping away on champagne. Morrow: After our recent victory over the Bum Brothers, Priceless decided to take a few days off to enjoy the good life. Wells: After all, this is what's it's all about. Priceless laugh and have a toast. Commercial Break AWA TV Title Bout The Great Gagne (C) w/Johnny Valiant vs. Earthquake Ferris Gagne and Valiant are oozing arrogance. Gagne is wearing a sweater around his neck and a Newsboy Cap on his head. Valiant takes the TV title off Gagne's waist and raises it high. They have a number of insulting words for Ferris. The bell rings. Gagne and Ferris lock up and Ferris pushes Gagne across the ring. Gagne rolls out of the ring as Valiant runs over and hugs him. This riles up the fans. Gagne takes his time and finally hops on the apron. Gagne argues with the fans while he grips the ropes. Ferris walks over, pulls the ropes and Gagne flips into the ring. Ferris swings Gagne to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Gagne staggers up and tries to run out of the ring but Ferris grabs him, hoists him up and slams him down. Gagne is screaming as he favors his back. Ferris picks Gagne up, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Ferris swings off the ropes and hits a big elbow drop 1..2..Valiant hops on the apron and the Ref stops the count. The Ref and Valiant are arguing. Ferris heads over, grabs Valiant and lifts him up off his feet. Valiant is pleading for his life. Gagne staggers up, runs over and nails Ferris from behind with a high knee. Ferris collides with Valiant, Gagne uses the momentum and rolls Ferris over and pulls his tights 1..2..3! BOOOOOOOS! Gagne rolls out of the ring and helps Valiant up. They grab the TV title and get out of there as Ferris fumes in the ring. Commercial Break Resnick: I have to say, Gagne and Valiant were lucky to get out of there alive. Earthquake Ferris was robbed, what a shame. Switching gears, On Labor Day at the Mid South Coliseum, Ricky Steamboat will defend the AWA world title in a rematch with Billy Jack Haynes. Please welcome out the AWA world champ, Ricky Steamboat. Huge pop as Steamboat comes out in slacks and a white long sleeve dress shirt. The title is on his shoulder. Resnick: Ricky, last time Billy put that full nelson on you and rammed you into the steel post. I'm sure that had you rattled a bit but looks to me like your focused and ready for another match with him. Steamboat: Make no mistake about it, Billy Jack is one of the strongest and most powerful man I've ever been in the ring with. Yea, I felt what it was like to be in his full nelson and my head sure felt that steel post. But guess what Billy Jack? I'm here and I'm still standing! It's going to take a lot more than that to put me down and if that's the best you've got then you're in serious trouble my friend. Come Labor Day, we meet again and I promise you this, you're going down and I'm walking out with this title!

If Luscious keeps racking up these wins, he'll be in the title hunt in no time. That's something I would love to see. I think this is only the beginning as DWBs/Goto-Akio battle to a double DQ. Another Intern unmasked and it's Matt Borne! Bullet Bob makes a huge statement. Will we see Tommy back soon? Zenk/Taylor defending against Spoiler and Regal would of sold me. Big 6 man tag as Magnum gets the fall with the belly to belly baby! Fans get a great main event with a 2 ring battle royal. Magnum once again hits the belly to belly and puts Mulligan down. Magnum is the king of the hill. Surf's Up, gotta love it. LOL, Davey using the "Dangerous" moniker works so well. Highwaymen win a big battle against the Hangmen. Southeastern title match gets the main event slot. Thanks to Miss Betsy, Bass retains over Steve.

One thing about Medusa, she can back up all her talk. I always look forward to the tag match and WWW delivers us a good one tonight. Singh thrives under pressure and her team gets the win and she remains in the group. Big time main event as Moretti barley pulls out the win over a game Velvet. Love that Moretti/Combs stare down.

I'm sure Luscious got that crowd warmed up quick. I can imagine the reaction. Spoiler keeps racking up the wins. In the midst of all the great brawls, it's cool seeing Regal and Scott put on a wrestling clinic for 30 minutes. Thanks to a little help from the Highwaymen, Sugar and Jack get one over on the Hangmen. It didn't take Oliver long to get in the mix of things as him and Brad battle to a double c.o. WOW! That Bullet/Johnny match was full of all sorts of great chaos! The Intern turns out to be RIP OLIVER!?!? NO! Wait a minute, another Intern hits the ring and blasts Bullet with a coke bottle! Johnny gets the upset! This is awesome stuff! What a creative finish as Zenk and Taylor once again retain. It looked like Bass and Mulligan were going to prevail but Budro saves the day and helps Cooley get the win. I guess Budro proved himself to Cooley tonight. Fujinami outwrestles Budro and was on the verge of winning the title until the "babyface" Budro pulls out the heel tactics to retain. Humperdink might want to think twice about going after Fujinami. Cant wait to hear Buddy explain his actions LOL. Such a fun night of wrestling with so much going on. Never a dull moment in Continental.

Thanks to that no good Michael Hayes, Gordy must vacate his NA title. Speaking of Hayes, wild moment as the Rebel reveals himself as Buddy Roberts. Freebirds do a number on Williams and a tag title match is set. The champs better be ready to walk down Bad Street. Mighty Yankee has been causing all sorts of trouble but that might come to an end with Butch Reed coming after him. Uncle Ivan gets a chance to be in the tournament but needs to get by Brody. Good luck Ivan. I think Rocky Johnson is going to give Bad News more than Ladd bargained for. Santana shows his heel colors right off the bat. I'm sure US Steel isn't done with him just yet. Jake brings out Damien! More intrigue surrounding Adnan's money. Patriots end the show on a hot note and have earned themselves a shot at the Superstars. Next stop, the Fairgrounds!

AWA @ The Ellis Auditorium, Memphis TN 8-8-86 "The Ace" Art Crews defeated Brent Atkins with a knee drop from the top rope. "White Lightning" Tim Horner defeated Rene Goulet with the O'Connor roll up "The Hit Sensation" Joe Savoldi and Scott "Powerhouse" Putski battled to a 10 minute draw The Fabulous Ones defeated Tony Garea and Steve O with a double dropkick on Garea. Fans chanted "Rock n Roll" throughout the match. Jerry "Alright" Allen defeated "Diamond" Timothy Flowers by DQ- Allen was in control when Art Crews hit the ring and attacked him. Flowers and Crews doubled teamed Allen until Tim Horner ran in with a chair to chase them off. The Golden Boys vs. The Beasts of Burden w/ Ox Baker Fun hard hitting match as these guys just pound into each other. Beasts are ruthless tonight as they work over Kelly pretty good. After taking quite a beating, Kelly finally makes the hot tag to Spivey. Spivey's on fire as he puts Morgan down with a back elbow smash. Nord runs in but Spivey clotheslines him down. Morgan staggers up and turns towards the wrong corner. Kelly nails him with a big punch, Morgan spins around and into a big boot from Spivey 1..2..3! After the match, Golden Boys exit. Ox regroups his men and has a serious conversation with them. The Bruise Brothers vs. Priceless Heat filled match. Bruise Brothers used their power while Priceless relied on heel tactics. After 15 minutes, all 4 men were in the ring fighting. Snowman and Cash send Wells flying out of the ring with a double jumping headbutt. Bruise Bros swing Morrow to the ropes and double back drop him. The Ref is guiding Cash back to his corner, Snowman hoists Morrow up for a vertical suplex but Wells runs in with a chair and nails Snowman behind the knee. Morrow falls on top. Cash sees this and charges at Wells while the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3. Cash hammers away on Wells but Morrow gets up, runs over and nails him with a forearm blast from behind. Morrow holds Cash as Wells blasts him over the head with the chair. Priceless go to the ringside table, pop open a bottle of champagne and toast to their victory as the fans boo. Morrow gets on the house mic "To show we are not bad guys, this is for our defeated opponents" Morrow is about to pour a bit of champagne on the ground but Wells stops him and they both laugh. "On second thought, they are not worth it" This just infuriates the fans even more. Jerry "The King" Lawler/Wahoo McDaniel and Ricky Morton w/ Robert Gibson vs. AWA National Champ Austin Idol/Superstar Bill Dundee and Nick Bockwinkle Action packed main event that goes over 45 minutes. The match is full of drama and excitement and keeps the fans on the edge of their seats. At the end, Bock and Wahoo are trading punches and chops in the corner. Morton hits a flying press on Idol that sends them both over the top rope. Lawler and Dundee are having a furious Memphis punch exchange in the middle of the ring. Wahoo chops Bock through the ropes. Wahoo climbs to the top rope and comes down with a tomahawk chop on the back of Dundee's head, Lawler covers 1..2..3! As the bell rings, Idol and Morton are still fighting on the outside. The Fabulous Ones run out and attack Morton! They lift him up and slam his head on the apron. They head towards the injured Gibson. Thank goodness Lawler and Wahoo run out to chase them off. As the Fabs leave, Bock, Dundee and Idol run over and continue the fight. The fans get some bonus action as the fight keeps going for another few minutes.

HAHAHA! Great promo by Tojo. I can't believe he called Slater a pig mounting redneck fall down drunk loser. Slater is one guy you don't want to piss off. Watts makes it official as all NWA world titles will be defended on Labor Day. Pride's hard work is rewarded with a TV title shot on Labor Day. That Embry is so arrogant. Looking forward to finding out who answers his Labor Day challenge. Mantell is tuned up and ready for the tournament. Loving Whatley's TV title run. To Amarillo, Good first round match ups with the Funks and monsters advancing. Karachi Vice wins the 4 corners match and get the NWA tag title shot. They're back in the game with a vengeance. OMG advances to the finals with a big win over Dory. Terry advances but pays a dear price as Abby carves him up. Moondogs and Fort Bragg Brotherhood in a bootcamp match! The Labor Day card just keeps getting better. Well, I figured Terry didn't have much of a chance after what Abby did to him. I mean it's hard enough facing OMG at full strength let alone beaten up. Whether it's Nikita or Magnum, OMG is a serious threat. WSW worked some serious TV deals to make sure the Labor Day Spectacular is seen. Nice work.

I have to agree with Dark Journey. Her guys have an off week and now they get TV interview time? LOL, I think Ernie Ladd may have given her a phone call. Russian Chain I Quit match!!! WOW! That's one hell of a main event for Beach Brawl. Great surprise as Brad brings out Bullet Bob! Bullet has revenge on his mind for the Rich's. Lucious is back and more flamboyant than ever. That promo was all sorts of creepy. LOL, poor Gordon. This gimmick is heel gold. It amazes me how you put together these stacked cards week after week. Great job getting the team of Taylor and Zenk over. This team has legs. Olympia is history and Mr. Continental is back. When Dusty gives these serious low key promos you know he means business. Mulligan is in for a fight at Beach Brawl. I'm really into this Buddy, Cooley and Stubbs storyline. Stubbs really stirred it up. A lot going on but Buddy better not forget about Fujinami. After all that Buddy uses heel tactics to beat Sato. For some reason this cracked me up. Continental is on fire!

Savio could become a headliner here. Wow, Von Erich's get booed. Fritz didn't help matters by making them the number 1 seeds LOL. Seems the fans have taking a liking to the Harts. Very interesting story going. I still can't call who's going to win the tag tournament. Madril gets in a solid TV win. Exciting main event as Chief Jay brings in Chief Joe! Great moment. Bruno and the Moondogs bend the rules but the Indians end up with the crowd pleasing win. Can't wait for Summer Blast!

Medusa gets her first TV title defense but if she keeps berating her stablemates she might end up with a short reign. Majors might have earned herself a title shot with that impressive showing. Yes! We get a Combs/Moretti interaction. Things get crazy as Combs ends up with the roll up win. Seeds planted. Great follow up from the Supercard.

The Rebel has become a very entertaining character. I'm sure George was fine with the DQ especially after giving Bart that payback chair shot. When are wrestlers going to learn, you don't mess with Jimmy Jam's squeeze. It wouldn't be Mid South without a patriotic moment. US Steel gives the fans this tonight. It seems Hayes put up a fight but oh man nobody is getting up after multiple Dr. Death stampedes. Dr. Death now has some serious momentum. Hmmmm, was Ladd right all along? Seems Watts was favoring Brody a bit. Can't wait for Ladd's next promo. If this leads to another Brody/Bad News match, I'm all for it. Babyfaces end the night on a huge note. Reed defiantly sends the fans home happy after destroying Adnan for 5 minutes. Will Adnan pursue Dibiase? All that money can be very tempting. Great show Kev!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 8-6-86 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tremendous show lined up as you will see Earthquake Ferris take on Art Crews with the winner getting a TV title shot next week. Larry Zbyszko and his mystery partner will go up against El Canek and The Cobra. National tag team champs Cabin Fever will be in the ring as well as Ron Garvin, the Bruise Brothers, Richard Charland, Jose Estrada and the debut of yet another tag team, The Union. After what went down in Milwaukee, we'll be hearing from Ox Baker and Billy Jack Haynes. I understand we've been sent a special video from Japan with comments from Tiger Jeet Singh. I can only imagine what that's all about. And in our big main event the Dream Machine managed by Paul Jones goes one on one with Jimmy Snuka. What a night of action it will be, so let's get to the ring right now. The Bruise Brothers vs. Trent Watkins and Neil Jordan The former AWA world champs look good tonight and get the fans cheering early. Cash hits the crossbody/headbutt on Jordan, then tags in Snowman. Snowman hoists Jordan up and hits the running powerslam for the win. Resnick: Another great win for the Bruise Brothers. Well, I'm sure you guys saw Gerry Morrow's introduction of George Wells as his new Priceless tag team partner. And now they've got their sights set on you after what you did to Carl Fergie. Cash: I can't believe my old pal George has sunk this low. I have no idea what's gotten into him. If this is the sick game he wants to play, well then the Bruise Brothers are ready to keep the dice rolling. Snowman: What Morrow seems to forget is that he's the one that started all of this. Hey, if he wants to keep this going, fine by us. We'll finish the job and then it's time we go and get our titles back! Commercial Break "El Jefe" Jose Estrada vs. Vic Dutro Estrada just brutalizes his opponent as the fans boo. Estrada finally puts Dutro out of his misery with a high kneelift. More boos as Estrada heads out to Resnick. Estrada lights his cigar. Resnick: You've got some nerve lighting that up after what you did to Scott Casey 2 weeks ago. I would hate to be in your shoes when he returns. Estrada: (smiles) You're not man enough to walk in my shoes and neither is that pendejo Scott Casey. (takes a puff of the cigar and blows it in Resnick's face) Resnick: (coughing) We'll be right back. This is disgusting. Commercial Break Winner gets a TV title shot next week Earthquake Ferris vs. "The Ace" Art Crews Ferris uses his size and has Crews bumping all over the ring. Ferris swings Crews to the corner and charges in but Crews moves and Ferris hits hard. Crews regroups and goes to work on Ferris with stomps. Crews grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Ferris. Crews chokes Ferris on the bottom rope. Crews swings off the ropes and hits a guillotine! Crews pulls Ferris off the rope and covers 1..2..Kick Out. Crews goes to the top rope and attempts a knee drop but Ferris moves. Both men rise, Ferris blasts Crews with several forearm shots, swings him to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Boos as TIMOTHY FLOWERS runs out and hops on the apron. Ferris walks towards him. Cheers as JERRY ALLEN runs out and yanks Flowers off the apron. Allen fires away on Flowers all the way up the aisle. Crews gets up and runs at Ferris but Ferris turns around and clotheslines him down and covers 1..2..3! Big POP! Commercial Break Resnick: Ok, Earthquake Ferris has just earned himself a TV title shot next week against the Great Gagne. Fans, I want to show you footage from the Milwaukee Auditorium and what went down during the AWA world title match between Ricky Steamboat and Billy Jack Haynes. Footage shows them battle to a double DQ. Afterwards Billy applies the full nelson on Steamboat outside the ring, then rams him into the steel post. Steamboat is a bloody mess. Resnick: I've been informed that on Labor Day Weekend at the Mid South Coliseum, Ricky Steamboat will defend the AWA world title in a rematch against Billy Jack Haynes. My guests at this time are Billy Jack and Ox Baker. Ox: You're looking at the uncrowned world champion! Did you see what this man did to the so called champion? He left him lying in a pool of blood. Steamboat is running scared because he knows his days are numbered. I told you and all these idiots that Steamboat couldn't handle this man's power and strength and I was right! Billy: Steamboat, you barely escaped Milwaukee with your title. At the Mid South Coliseum, you will not be as lucky. As a matter of fact, you'll be lucky if you leave in one piece! I'm coming Steamboat and brother you can't stop me! Commercial Break "The Wrecking Machine" Richard Charland w/Gino Brito Jr. vs. Todd Rooney Charland beats his opponent down then picks him up and hits an inverted atomic drop. Charland holds Rooney up, kicks him in the gut and follows with an inverted piledriver for the win. Brito runs in and says something to Charland. Charland stomps on a lifeless Rooney, picks him up and hits another inverted piledriver. Brito yells "One more" The fans are booing as Charland gets ready to hoist Rooney up for another. The fans are up and cheering as RON GARVIN runs in the ring and pushes Charland back. Garvin stands over Rooney with his fists up. Charland is furious as he walks towards Garvin. Brito steps in and holds Charland back. Charland stares Garvin down, then exits. Garvin calls for Medics as a commercial hits. Commercial Break Larry Zbysko and ??? vs. El Canek and The Cobra Canek and Cobra wait in the ring as Larry arrogantly walks around the ring and over to Resnick. Larry: I told all of you spudheads and you two masked jerks that I had a big surprise this week and I always deliver. Introducing my tag team partner...Giant Haystacks! The fans gasp as Haystacks comes walking out. Larry walks over and shakes Haystacks hand, then looks up in the ring smiling. Canek is staring Haystacks down. The last time the AWA saw Haystacks was at WrestleRock when Canek won the match via c.o. due to the top rope snapping. Canek talks with Cobra. Cobra goes out on the apron. Larry gestures towards Canek then pats Haystacks on the back before going out on the apron. Haystacks roars at Canek. The bell rings. Canek swings off the ropes and goes for a shoulder block but Haystacks holds his weight and Canek just bounces off him. Haystacks reaches down and starts choking Canek. The Ref starts the count, reaches 5 and tells Haystacks to break. Haystacks refuses and continues choking away. Cobra runs in and is trying to get Haystacks off but Haystacks sends him flying with a back elbow blast. Larry runs in, picks up Cobra and hurls him over the top rope. Haystacks continues choking Canek. The Ref has no choice but to signal for the bell and DQ Haystacks and Larry Z. Haystacks picks up Canek and drops him with a double hand chokeslam! Cobra gets on the apron but Larry kicks him off. Larry goes to the outside and slams Cobra on the concrete. Haystacks picks up Canek, holds him, then drops him with a front slam! Haystacks swings off the ropes and hits a massive elbow drop. Haystacks leaves the ring. Larry points down at Cobra. Haystacks picks up Cobra and front slams him on the concrete! Massive boos as Larry holds up Haystacks arm. Commercial Break The camera zooms in on the pink glowing 'Beauty Shop' sign then pans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody and welcome once again to the number rated segment in wrestling, the Beauty Shop. Wow! You people don't deserve this but my guest tonight is none other than Superstar Bill Dundee! Boos as Dundee struts out smiling. Dundee: (kisses Brenda's hand) Brenda, the pleasure is all mine. I couldn't think of a better place to return to than the Beauty Shop. Britton: Well, you sir are a true gentleman. And let me be the first to welcome you back. You're back here on TV but you actually returned in Milwaukee when you gave that phony King yet another beating. How many times have you beat that guy up? Dundee: (laughs, then ponders the question) You know Brenda, to be honest, I've lost count. And to tell you the truth, I never get tired of beating up that fool. and I'm going to do it again! Brenda: Is that right? May I ask when? Dundee: This is the best part. I get to do it on Labor Day, in his hometown at the Mid South Coliseum. Oh man, I couldn't ask for anything more. Britton: Well I'm defiantly going to show up for that. And to tell you the truth, I never get tired of watching you beat up Jerry Jarrett's favorite wrestler. What a night that will be. Dundee: Indeed it will. Lawler! You know you can never get rid of me boy. Come Labor Day, get ready for another beating you aint ever gonna forget! Britton: There you have it from the Superstar himself. Until next week toooodles. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Cabin Fever vs. Sam Smith and Arnie Goldstein Cabin Fever are on fire tonight. Boone slams Smith, then tags in Manny. Boone swings Smith to the ropes and Manny nails him with the flying burrito for the win! The fans cheer as Cabin Fever hold up their National titles. Resnick: National champs Cabin Fever show why they're holding the gold. Right now I want to bring out Carlos Colon. Cheers as Colon comes out. Resnick: Carlos, it appears you ran Mr. Ito out of town and we have no idea on the whereabouts of Curtis Iaukea. Before we watch this special video, I have to mention. You were extremely violent in your match with Ito. It's almost like you were a man possessed. Colon: I did what was necessary. I had to fight fire with fire. That is the only way. The only way to defeat monsters sent in by Iaukea. Resnick: Well speaking of monsters, we're about to watch a video straight from Japan with comments by Tiger Jeet Singh. Let's take a look but I must warn our viewers, this could be disturbing. Singh is standing with his sword. Singh: Carlos Colon! It's been a long time. During that time I watched and watched, waited and waited for your demise. I paid Curtis Iaukea a vast amount of money and paid for the most blood thirsty beasts on the planet to annihilate and destroy you. However, one by one they all failed. No more money! I must now take matters into my own hands. It began with you and I and it shall end with your blood on my hands! And I will relish that taste! Colon! I'm coming for you! Beware Colon! Your nightmare has just begun. Back live Colon: Tiger Singh is a deranged and evil man. I've had enough! I will not be the hunted! Singh! It is you who is the hunted. I am the one coming for you! Colon leaves. Resnick pauses and shakes his head then goes to commercial. Commercial Break Footage from Milwaukee as Wahoo McDaniel defeats Nick Bockwinkle in a strap match. Lance: Next week, we'll hear from both Wahoo and Bockwinkle. National Champ Austin Idol will be here. Jerry Lawler will be in action. I'll have an update on the conditions of El Canek and The Cobra after that brutal attack by Haystacks and Larry Z. The Great Gagne defends the TV title against Earthquake Ferris. I'll be speaking with AWA world champ Ricky Steamboat. Listen to this main event. After what went down in Milwaukee, The Awesome Twosome will defend the world tag titles against the Golden Boys. Should be a great show. Let's get back to the ring for the debut of The Union. The Union (Ranger Ross and Spike Huber) vs. Willie Lopez and Grant Putnam Ross is decked out in his airborne Ranger gear and waving the United States flag. Huber is in full construction gimmick. Union have a solid debut and show off some great chemistry. Huber tags in Ross. Huber atomic drops Putnam into a Ross superkick for the win. Resnick: Congratulations Union on your first AWA win. So how did you guys get together? Ross: As you can see we're two guys who love this country. The military and construction industry are the backbone of America. Huber: We're a lot alike and have the same goals and beliefs. The Union is here and.... Boos as Soviet Steel (Markoff and Ustinov) come out waving Russian Flags. Markoff: Ranger Ross you are nothing but a weak American! That's right, our comrades the Koloff's told us all about you. They say you are pathetic and soft. Ross steps up but Ustinov blasts Huber from behind with his flag! Ross turns around and Markoff blasts him with his flag! The Russians stomp away and continue to hit then with their flags. Cheers as The Olympians run out and chase the Russians away. Olympians help up the Union as a commercial hits. Commercial Break Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs. The Dream Machine w/Paul Jones The bell rings but Jones is arguing with Snuka. Snuka grabs Jones but Dream nails Snuka from behind with a knee to the back. Jones exits as Dream stomps down on Snuka. Dream swings Snuka to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash and follows with a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Dream chokes away on Snuka, picks him up and drops him throat first on the top rope. Dream picks up Snuka and executes a delayed vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Dream hurls Snuka out of the ring. Jones runs over and gets a few kicks at Snuka. Dream goes to the outside. He picks up Snuka and swings him towards the steel post but Snuka reverses it and swings Dream into the post! Snuka clears the cobwebs as Jones runs away. Snuka hurls Dream back into the ring. Snuka waits on the apron. Dream staggers up as Jimmy slingshots himself into the ring and nails Dream with a diving clothesline 1..2..Kick Out. Snuka swings Dream to the ropes and puts him down with a chop. Snuka picks up Dream and atomic drops him into the turnbuckles. Dream hits hard and staggers back as Snuka executes a back suplex 1..2..Dream barely gets his shoulder up. Snuka picks up Dream and slams him down. The fans go wild as Snuka goes to the top rope. Jones runs over and tries pulling on Snuka's legs. Snuka hops down and chases Jones around the ring. Inside the ring, Dream rolls over, reaches in his tights and puts a foreign object in his mask. Snuka catches Jones, yanks him back and puts him down with a punch. Snuka slides back in the ring. Dream rakes his eyes, grabs him and hits a jumping headbutt with the loaded mask. Snuka falls back against the ropes and his head is busted open. But wait! Snuka shakes the cobwebs and gets a crazed look on his face as he stares at Dream. The fans are up and cheering. Dream can't believe it. Snuka slowly walks towards Dream. Dream turns around and bolts over the top rope. Jones staggers over and leads Dream up the aisle as the Ref counts to 10. Snuka is bloody but stands tall as the fans cheer.

Duker kicks things off with a decisive win. Love that finish by Goto and Akio. Regal takes Scott to the limit without the presence of Dark Journey. Spoiler has a tougher time without Journey as Brad catches him. Goto and Akio better be ready when the DWB's get a hold of them. Fujinami continues his impressive win streak with a top notch victory over Matt Borne. Heels get the best of the babyfaces tonight. Man, Bass really did a number on Magnum. Cool seeing the Mr. Wrestling 3 name being used. I would've payed to see that Hangmen/Sugar-Jack match. Dark Journey is building up quite the stable. Nice debut win for Crippler. Taylor and Zenk get the B loop main event slot and deliver with a crowd pleasing win over the Rich's. You and WSW are producing 2 solid loops. The AWA is going to have to turn it up.