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We were , more or less, sharing Illinois. I am fine with you running Chicago. I hope you are alright with occasional interpromotional cards in the International Amphitheater.

Sorry, my mistake, have that corrected.

The full lineup for the AWA show at the Met Center tomorrow, the 6th of January, has not yet been released, but there is a lot of buzz about the announced main event : AWA World Title Match : Hulk Hogan © vs. Stan Hansen!

Sorry, last response is a bit redundant at this point. I will expand a bit. We discontinued the absorbtion rule, but I don't see any point in undoing the work that took place when it was in effect. We are talking about all of two cities, and current promotions are using them for marquee shows. There are a plentiful amount of cities still available for other people to run as territories, whether as one city shows or larger.

Georgia and St. Louis were both full on absorbed by existing territories and have shows being run in them by those territories, so should remain unavailable.

Vancouver was technically open until the redistribution draft. And also Ontario is still open as a territory, for all that Big Time moved the roster to Detroit. Much of the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico) is open territories, as is California (although the AWA does run shows in Northern California).

AWA show at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, December 30th Bob Sweetan vs. Samu Bob Sweetan won with the piledriver The Can-Am Express vs. Paul Orndorff & The Super Destroyer The Can-Am Express won when Lafon hit a flying cross body press on Super Destroyer. Tito Santana & The Latin Lovers vs. The Playboy Club During the match, Manny Fernandez came out and attacked Santana. During the distraction of the two brawling, Rip Oliver hit Vinnie Valentino with a chokeslam for the win. Rick Martel, Ron Garvin & Mad Dog Lefebvre vs. Jimmy Garvin & The Brotherhood Of Poland Martel, Garvin and Lefebvre won when Ron Garvin and the Mad Dog both slingshot Martel into the ring for a flying clothesline on Jimmy Garvin AWA American Championship match : Ken Patera © vs. Greg Gagne Both men went to a 20 minute Time Limit Draw The Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. The Wild Samoans & "The Tank" Mike Shaw In a pretty crazy bout, the Samoans and Shaw won when Shaw hit a running splash on Cholak AWA World Championship match : Hulk Hogan © vs. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell Blackwell was joined at ringside by Ken Patera, One Man Gang and Sheikh Adnan Kaissie. When the action spilled to the outside, Blackwell got Hogan up against a corner post and went for a lariat, and Hogan ducked under it but found himself face to face with Patera. Meanwhile, Blackwell was blocked from going into the corner post by being caught by One Man Gang, and while Hogan was staring down Pateran, Blackwell clobbered him from behind with a lariat. He then got a short running splash on the back of the champ and was able to make it back into the ring to get the win by count out.

Sorry to be the spelling noodge, but it is Lightning Express, not Lightening Express.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for December 30th The Latin Lovers vs. Moondog Morretti & Pat Rose This was the fans first chance to see the new Latin Lovers in action and they certainly didn’t disappoint. The women in the audience were certainly appreciative of the newest member, Al Perez, as he dominated the pair of Memphis stalwarts before getting the Ally-Copter (helicopter spin off the shoulder) on Rose for the pin. "Playboy" Buddy Rose vs. Samu Rose came to the ring accompanied by the rest of the Playboy Club consisting of Rip Oliver, Eddie Mansfield and newest member, Bob Sweetan. This proved a distraction for “Samoan Dynamite” , who brought his usual aggressive offense but found it hard to keep up his momentum against the Playboy. When he went up to the top turnbuckle to hit the Dynamite Dive, Oliver and Sweetan advanced on him, looking like they were going to knock him off. He paused to warn them off, but this was enough of an interruption for Rose to recover and throw him from the top turnbuckle. Rose then hit the Inside Out Backbreaker and got a pinfall that shocked the crowd. The Mothership Connection (Iceman Parsons & Master Gee) vs. Mike Jackson & Ted Allen Master Gee had made his AWA debut last week and now was joining one of the AWA’s most popular wrestler in Iceman Parsons for an exciting new team called the Mothership Connection. This new pairing dazzled the crowd with their rapid fire offense and easily dominated Jackson and Allen before Gee hit a big atomic drop on Allen into a top rope Rumper Stumper by Parsons for the win. Greg Gagne vs. Mike George Greg seemed to be gaining some momentum after finally getting a victory over Paul Orndorff. He and the bulky member of the Sheikh’s men had a relatively clean, technical bout that could have gone either way until George went for the shoulder breaker and Gagne countered by sliding down his back. Gagne then took advantage by sinking the Gagne Sleeper on George to get the win. Tito Santana vs. Apocalypse Santana had been in some knock down , drag out fights with Apocalypse’ stable mate, Manny Fernandez, and seemed to be trying to send a message. He swarmed over Apocalypse and never gave him a chance to get in the match, hitting the Mexican Hammer before putting on the Figure Four and forcing him to give up. Ron Garvin & Mad Dog Lefebvre vs. the Brotherhood Of Poland Garvin brought the French Canadian newcomer in to take on the Brotherhood and the Mad Dog seemed determined to live up to his name, savagely brawling with Wiskowski and Putski. At one point, he had Putski in the corner and was pummeling him with lefts and rights. The ref tried to get him out of the corner and got busted one in the face for his trouble. The ref called for the DQ, which caused Lefebvre to get even more angry, and it took both Garvin and Da Crusher to get the Mad Dog calmed down post match. AWA Canadian Championship match : Rick Martel © vs. Jimmy Garvin This marked the return of the Canadian Champion after a long absence, and Martel was clearly set to defend his belt against top competition as he took on the former American champ. This match went back and forth, and at several points it looked like Garvin could take the Canadian title. About mid-way through the match, Garvin’s partners, the Brotherhood Of Poland, showed up at ringside, but Martel kept his focus on the match in the ring. Martel got Garvin set up for the slingshot splash, but Garvin was able to roll out of the way to dodge it. This ended up being a moot point, as the Brotherhood pulled Martel off the ring apron before he was able to execute the slingshot splash, and this led to a DQ victory for Martel. Garvin argued after the match with the Brotherhood, telling them he had the situation well in hand and they shouldn’t have interfered, but Precious was able to get things smoothed over among her men.

Good to see you back and hope you are feeling better. Solid show, building on the foundation of your first.

Might as well get off the dime ... AWA will be releasing Mike George and Apocalypse (Mike Boyette) to make room for Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka.

Wow, that was quick

Lineup for AWA show at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, December 30th Bob Sweetan vs. Samu The Can-Am Express vs. Paul Orndorff & The Super Destroyer Tito Santana & The Latin Lovers vs. The Playboy Club Rick Martel, Ron Garvin & Mad Dog Lefebvre vs. Jimmy Garvin & The Brotherhood Of Poland AWA American Championship match : Ken Patera © vs. Greg Gagne The Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. The Wild Samoans & "The Tank" Mike Shaw AWA World Championship match : Hulk Hogan © vs. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell

Lineup for AWA All-Star Wrestling for December 30th The Latin Lovers vs. Moondog Morretti & Pat Rose "Playboy" Buddy Rose vs. Samu The Mothership Connection (Iceman Parsons & Master Gee) vs. Mike Jackson & Ted Allen Greg Gagne vs. Mike George Tito Santana vs. Apocalypse Ron Garvin & Mad Dog Lefebvre vs. the Brotherhood Of Poland AWA Canadian Championship match : Rick Martel © vs. Jimmy Garvin

Currently entertaining offers on "Samoan Dynamite" Samu. Think I've done a pretty good job building him up, now he is ready to take flight.

Pat Tanaka and leaving the draft. Will fiddle with my roster to get within the cap.

Paul Diamond.

Updated.

Done.

We are making some exceptions, but Hashimoto seems a bit of a push.

AWA show at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, December 23rd Samu & Tito Santana vs. Apocalypse & Manny Fernandez In as wild a match as you can imagine, Samu got the win with the Dynamic Drop on Apocalypse while Santana and Fernandez brawled at ringside. “Wildman” Jack Armstrong vs. “The Tank” Mike Shaw The Wildman unleashed a flurry of offense on Mike Shaw, but could not get the big Tank of his feet. When he tried to hit him with a cross body press, Shaw caught him and drove him down with a crushing front power slam for the win. Mr. Olympia & Greg Gagne vs. “Playboy” Buddy Rose & Rip Oliver In the debut appearance in the ring by the Playboy Club, Eddie Mansfield tried to interfere but was sent back to the locker room. However, while everyone was distracted by Mansfield, “Bruiser” Bob Sweetan (who had never before been seen in the AWA) entered the ring and hit Olympia with a piledriver, leaving Rose to get the cover for a shocking victory. Can-Am Express vs. Super Destroyer & Paul Orndorff Brunzell dropkicked Super Destroyer into a Lafon Cobra Clutch suplex for the win. Ronnie Garvin, Da Crusher & “Mad Dog” Pierre Lefebvre vs. Jimmy Garvin & The Brotherhood Of Poland When Putski got Crusher in a massive Polish Bearhug, Lefebvre nailed him from behind by coming off the ropes with a big double axe handle. He then put Crusher on top of Putski for the win. AWA World Tag Team championship match : The Road Warriors © vs. ? There was much anticipation and discussion in the crowd as to whom would be the challengers for the Road Warriors’ belts. A gasp went up when Col. Buck Robley came out, followed by … The Wild Samoans! Afa and Sika lived up to their reputation, being unfazed by the Road Warriors’ offense and savagely attacking the champs. Ultimately, the match broke down with both teams brawling in the ring and the ref calling for a double DQ. Hulk Hogan & Iceman Parsons vs. Ken Patera & “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell Patera and Blackwell unleashed a furious assault on Hogan and Parsons. The World champ and former American champ did their best to fight back, but when Blackwell hit a running splash on Parsons, that was all she wrote. Blackwell tried to hit a second splash on him after the match ended, but Hogan pulled the Iceman out of the way just in time. Hogan then stood in the middle of the ring, daring Patera and Blackwell to come after him, but he was then attacked from behind by … the One Man Gang! The Big 747 had made his return to the AWA and the three men beat down Hogan until the AWA officials cleared the ring.

And Phil Lafon is currently on the AWA roster.

Ole Olsen Oly Olsen Thomas Ivey Thomas Ivy Duplicate entries.

Shouldn't Baby Doll count as ten picks? Since she's, y'know ... never mind.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for December 23rd The camera comes up on Mean Gene Okerlund, sitting in a comfortable armchair by a fireplace. He is wearing pajamas and a dressing gown and holding a mug of hot chocolate. He turns to the camera and smiles warmly. Mean Gene : Seasons greetings, folks! We’d like to wish all of the wonderful fans of the AWA Happy Holidays and best wishes of this festive season. Most of our great AWA wrestlers are having a bit of a break as they get ready for the holidays , as well as gearing up for our return show to Denver and the big Super Clash card in Atlanta. But we have something special for you tonight, several great interviews with important developments for the AWA going into the new year, plus a couple of great matches including an exciting AWA debut and a major grudge match. So stay tuned for some great AWA action! Interview segment : Mean Gene is standing in the ring. Mean Gene : Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest is one half of the Latin Lovers, Vinnie Valentino! The crowd cheers as Vinnie Valentino, accompanied by several of his Bootie Girls (dressed, of course, in bikini tops and Vinnie Valentino Bootie Underwear TM ), makes his way to the ring, high fiving fans along the way. Conspicuous by his absence is Valentino’s partner in the Latin Lovers, Javier Cruz. Mean Gene : Vinnie, I couldn’t help but notice that your partner, Javier Cruz, is not with us today. Could you fill us in on his situation? Valentino : (scowling) Well, Gino, just recently , Javier got some bad news. His dad is very sick and is in long term care in a hospital in Atlanta. Cruz Control may be a free wheeling bachelor like myself, but he is also a family man, so he went to be by his dad’s side. (Sad faces on the Bootie Girls) The girls and I are going to miss him, but we understand his priorities and wish him the best. Mean Gene : So what does this mean for the Latin Lovers? Are they done? Valentino : (brightening) Not at all, Mean Gene. See, I’ve been able to find a new member of the team. A lady pleaser who is almost as handsome as myself . Ladies and other ladies, welcome the newest Latin Lover … “The Latin Heartthrob” Al Perez! “Winning” by Santana plays over the arena PA as Al Perez heads to the ring, to the sound of squeals by the Bootie Girls and some of the women in the audience. Al Perez : Thanks for the great introduction, Vin Man. When Vinnie here told me his predicament, I knew he had called the right man. I’m looking forward to showing my talents to the AWA fans, especially the many lovely ladies. The Latin Lovers are going to rock the AWA like no team before! Interview Segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Folks , my next guest is the newly crowned AWA American Champion. Along with Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, Mike George, and the newest member of his alliance, “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell … Olympic strongman, Ken Patera! The crowd loudly boos the Sheikh and his men as they head to the ring. They seem completely unfazed by this response and, if anything, looked like they were enjoying it. Mean Gene : Ken Patera, you won the American title in what some would call a shocking upset of the former champion, Iceman Parsons. Patera : Shocking to whom, Okerlund? I wasn’t shocked! It was only a matter of time before I took the belt of that little pipsqueak, and now it is mine. But I’ve got bigger fish to fry. Hogan, I told you I was going to destroy you and I haven’t finished doing that. The big man is back to help me run you out of the AWA, and there is one surprise left, Hogan! Mean Gene : “Crusher” Blackwell, you haven’t been seen in the AWA in some time. What made you decide to come back? Blackwell : Gene, I’ve been up north, destroying everyone who got in my way, but when my old buddy told me that there was a chance to whip the hide of that Venice Beach muscle head, that was too good to pass up. Hogan, the real Crusher has got you in his sights, and I am fixin’ to squash you like a bug. Master Gee vs. Bill Rathke This was the first appearance of Master Gee in the AWA and he was very impressive against Rathke. For all that he was a large, muscular man, Master Gee was very agile and dazzled the crowd with his array of dropkicks and head scissors before making Rathke submit to the Masterlock (modified Fuller leglock). Interview segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Fans, my next guest is a long time favorite here in the AWA, the man who made Milwaukee famous … Da Crusher! The fans go wild as Da Crusher comes out, accompanied by the Hands Of Stone, Ronnie Garvin. Mean Gene : Crusher, you finally got revenge on Ivan Putski for betraying you, and it looks like you brought along a friend to watch your back while you did it. Crusher : Mean Gene, my good friend da Perfesser has decided to move on, and while I wish him the best, it did put me in a tough spot taking on three guys at a time. But when Ronnie here heard what his brother was up to, he came here right away to lend a hand. Ronnie Garvin : That’s right, Crusher. I always knew my little brother could be trouble, but I wasn’t going to stand by and let him drag our family name through the mud. Little Jimmy, I’m going to make you see the light, and if I have to knock some sense in you to do that, then I will do whatever it takes. Mean Gene : But crusher, what of this mystery man who carried off Precious when she tried to interfere? What is his story? Cusher : Well, Gene, I knew that even Ronnie here would not be enough against three guys and there dollie girl. I knew I had a secret weapon. So I asked an old friend. He wasn’t able to come out and help, he has business of his own to take care of, but Mad Dog Vachon (the crowd cheers at the name) told me he knew just the guy to do the job. A guy who took some of the most vicious beatings he has ever dished out, and has given some of the worst beatings Vachon has ever taken. A man who can carry two kegs of beer all through the forest over his shoulder, and drink both of them when he got out. My kinda guy! That guy is … Mad Dog Lefebvre! Lefebvre comes out to appreciative applause of the fans. Lefebvre : That’s right, Crusher. Jimmy Gorgeous! Polish Brothers! You are gonna wish you never messed with my new friend, Crusher! Mad Dog Lefebvre is here in the AWA, and by the time I get through with you goons, you are gonna wish you never heard my name! Interview segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Gang, my next guest is the leader, err, commanding officer of the Army, Colonel Buck Robley! The crowd boos loudly as Col. Robley, along with Apocalypse, head to the ring. Mean Gene : It appears that the ranks of the Army have gotten a bit thin. Where are the rest of your men? Robley : Okerlund, last week, when that Mexican worm Tito Santana sent that chair straight into the Major’s head, he gave him a concussion so bad, I had to give Cal Manson a medical discharge from the army. But it turns out, when I looked to recruit somebody to help me get revenge on Santana, I had no shortage of volunteers wanting to get a crack at him. That’s how I was able to find the latest member of the Army … the Ragin’ Bull, Manny Fernandez! Fernandez joins Robley in the ring. Fernandez : You said it, Colonel. Santana, you stuck up, goody two shoes. You think you are better than everybody else? Just because you obey the rules and kiss up to the fans? Well, I am rougher, tougher, and crazier than you will ever be, and when I get a hold of you, you will know you’ve not just been in a wrestling match, but a fight! Mean Gene : But Colonel, what of the rest of the Army? The Wild Bills and Lord Humongous? Robley : After the last match with the Road Warriors, I made the decision to redeploy the Wild Bills, just for the time being. But don’t you worry, I’ve got something special in store for them in Denver. And as for Lord Humongous … well, after he dismantled Jerry Lawler in Milwaukee, he impressed a very rich and powerful man in Memphis. He was willing to cut a sizable check to the Colonel, and let’s just say the price was right. So I sold him Lord Humongous contract, and took that money and invested it in bringing in some heavy artillery. I’m bringing in “The Tank” Mike Shaw! Shaw joins the rest of rest of the Army. Shaw : That’s right! The Army now has the Tank on their side! I don’t care who you are, the Colonel points me in your direction, and I am going to run right over you. Interview segment : Mean Gene in the ring. Mean Gene : Team, my final guest for the night is someone making what has got to be his last appearance in the AWA, “The Continental Lover” Eddie Mansfield. The crowd explodes into boos as Mansfield heads to the ring with an annoyed look on his face. Mean Gene : Eddie, I guess this will be bon voyage to you, since you lost that match with Mr. Olympia and will now have to leave the AWA. Mansfield : It’s not fair! I’m telling you, Okerlund, it is not fair! Me and the Heartbreakers were strongarmed into taking this match, and we would have never taken it if the AWA hadn’t threatened to suspend and fine us if we didn’t. There’s no way we should have lost that match. It’s a crime, I tell you … Mansfield is cut off by the sound of “Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love” by Barry White playing over the arena PA and “Playboy” Buddy Rose and Rip Oliver, of all people, coming to the ring. Both Mean Gene and Mansfield look very confused. Rose : Eddie, Eddie, Eddie. Good news! Christmas has come early for you. I had my very expensive lawyers have a look at the contract you signed, and while it said that if anyone was pinned or submitted or disqualified or interfered in the match, they would be gone from the AWA, there was no mention of countouts! When you cut and run from that match, you were in fact not running out of the AWA. So the Playboy has saved your career, and you can now repay the debt by becoming a part of my Playboy Club! Mansfield : (stunned) But what about my boys? What about the Heartbreakers? Oliver puts a meaty hand on his shoulder. Oliver : It’s too late for them. We are your only friends now. Rose and Oliver leave the ring, with Mansfield awkwardly in tow. Greg Gagne vs. Paul Orndorff These two had been waging a virtual war with each other and this match raged back and forth, with Orndorff trying to set Gagne up for the piledriver, and Gagne trying to counteract that by wearing down Orndorff’s legs and set up the Gagne Leglock. Orndorff tried to knock Gagne to the mat with a lariat, but Gagne ducked it and got him in the Gagne Sleeper. This was the cue for the Super Destroyer to come out and break it up, but he found himself intercepted on the way to the ring by the Can Am Express, Jim Brunzell and Jim Lafon. Orndorff was still able to break up the hold by kicking back and driving Gagne back first hard into the corner turnbuckle. He then tried to get Gagne up in the piledriver, but it seems the effort of escaping the hold was too much on his damaged legs and he was unable to finish the move. Gagne reversed it into a small package and got the one two three.