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Feeling a bit of a dope right now, Brian Blair was on my draft table and I was about to pick him in the next round. Blair is, of course, on Florida's protected list.

AWA takes Al Perez.

I don't think William Regal is on the table. The Steve Regal listed in the draft is "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, who would later be AWA Tag champ. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Regal

For that matter, does anyone know when Phil Hickerson and Gary Young got back into action?

Gino debuted then was inactive during this period until May of 84.

The AWA selects "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan.

Mid-Atlantic is now up.

I know you asked for help with the fresh face list, it's been a bit frantic on my side, working a weird shift, but I will lend a hand once it settles.

In immortal words of Verne Gagne, "You watch your step, sonny, you're bleedin' asking for it, you are!"

Can't believe I am able to get him ... the AWA welcomes "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.

The AWA selects Rip Oliver.

Superfan is up next.

The first page of the draft topic does need to be updated.

I've got particular slots in my line up and right now my table consists of lists of people I am looking to fill those roles. The last few picks (esp the last one) is seriously depleting those lists and I am on the verge of having to dig in to find new people for those slots.

Dex takes 2 guys from my table ... we have some similar tastes in wrestlers. Pretty happy so far, I have my table set up in two lists, babyfaces and heels. I managed to get 4 out of my top 5 babyfaces and 2 of the heels.

no worries on the late pick, JHawk, these things happen. Let us know if you want somebody to proxy for you.

Damned good pick for Mid Atlantic. I had Borne on my list but at this point I am drafting for specific slots, and his place hadn't come up yet.

Officially 24 hours since the last pick. When JHawk is back on, he can take his next pick and get caught up. The AWA takes the French Canadian sensation, Phil LaFon.

And hey, you can have them feud with the British Bulldogs if you want.

I hate to admit this, but until you mentioned it, I completely failed to take in that Jimmy Jam was going to have to deal with his brother/uncle/step-father coming in. I was just focused on drafting one of my favorite wrestlers. I'm such a great booker, I don't even realize it! This show is a bit of a place holder show, after Hogan heads to Japan but before some of the talent exchange shows. Things will definitely be kicking into high gear towards the end of December.

AWA show at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Nov. 25th The Wild Bills vs. The Wild Italians The Wild Bills won after a double lariat on Russo. Samu vs. Apocalypse Both men went to a double countout when they were both brawling on the floor. Ken Patera & Mike George vs. Iceman Parsons & "Wildman" Jack Armstrong Patera and George won when Patera hit a shoulder breaker on Armstrong. Paul Orndorff vs. Da Crusher Orndorff won with a piledriver. AWA World Tag Titles Match : The Road Warriors © vs. The Brotherhood Of Poland The Road Warriors won when Hawk hit a flying clothesline at Putski. Greg Gagne vs. The Super Destroyer Gagne won when Super D went for a super plex and Gagne countered with cross body. After the match, both Super D and Paul Orndorff attacked Gagne.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for Nov. 25th Apocalypse vs. Tony Russo The mysterious masked newcomer came to the ring accompanied by the Colonel, Buck Robley, and seemed almost zombie-like as he slowly made his way to the ring. The moment the bell rang and Robley gave the order, though, Apocalypse tore straight into Russo, knocking him all over the ring with big tackles and throws before locking in a painful looking Camel Clutch that forced Russo to give up the match. If this is Robley’s next line of defense against Samu, then Samoan Dynamite certainly has his work cut out for him. “Wildman” Jack Armstrong vs. Mike George Armstrong has just recently beaten George’s stable mate , Boris Zukhov, but George was determined not to let him get 2 victories in a row. He used his size and technical skills to try to break down the Wildman, but Armstrong kept wriggling out at the last moment and firing back with big punches and forearms. Finally, Sheikh Kaissie, George’s manager, decided to take matters into his own hands and leaped up on the ring apron and George whipped Armstrong into him. Armstrong managed to reverse at the last moment, however, and it was George who collided with Kaissie. Armstrong once again got a roll up and was able to quickly pin Mike George. Vinnie Valentino vs. Rick Patterson Valentino seemed to be emboldened by the news that the AWA would be taking stern measures if Eddie Mansfield and the members of the Minnesota Heartbreakers kept interfering in each others matches. He opened up a lot of fast paced and high impact moves on Patterson, and at one point it looked like he had gotten too cocky in this match when his attempt at a running crossbody press was reversed by Patterson into a power slam. Patterson then roughed up Valentino for a while before throwing him out of the ring. Valentino caught himself on the top tope and then went up to the top turnbuckle and came off with a high flying move. Patterson had scouted this and ducked down, but this turned out to be part of Valentino’s strategy as he got a flying sunset flip that gave him the victory. Greg Gagne vs. Maj. Cal Manson Gagne was gearing up for a showdown with Paul Orndorff and the Super Destroyer and looked set to take out his frustrations on the second in command of Robley’s Army. Manson never really got a shot in as Gagne blasted him with suplexes and dropkicks before cinching in the Gagne Leglock for the victory. Paul Orndorff vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka Orndorff also looked to be making a show of force before taking on Greg Gagne, but Tanaka was determined not to be looked past. This battle raged back and forth and Tanaka looked like just might squeak out a win by hitting the thrust kick, but Orndorff caught it and countered with a lariat. One piledriver later and Orndorff had the win. Road Warrior Animal vs. Ed Wiskowski These two big bruisers both had their partners at ringside , anticipating some upcoming matchups between the two teams. The match was as wild as one could imagine, with a lot of big swinging haymakers and clotheslines and not a lot of technical wrestling. When Wiskowski his a low blow outside the ref’s field of vision, it looked like he would get an upset win as he set up Animal for the face first piledriver. Animal showed his raw strength, though , as he powered out of it with a back drop and sat down hard on Wiskowski’s chest. He didn’t get as far as a one count because Putski rushed into the ring and hit him with a forearm. The ref called for the DQ as Hawk jumped into the ring as well and both teams brawled into the credits.

The guide looks pretty good to me. If I see anything that needs to be cleared up, I will let you know, but on first glance it seems pretty straightforward and covers all of the bases.

Another round, a couple more people scratched from my table. Cool to see Stampede getting the Islanders a few years before the fact.

The AWA takes the Super Destroyer.