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The AWA welcomes Mike George back to the Midwest.

Super Destroyer will be in the AWA until the end of December and then going back to Mid Atlantic in exchange for select dates for Boris Zukhov. Jeff Sword will be going to Mid Atlantic in exchange for Rick Patterson. Buck Zumhofe will be going to Memphis in exchange for Mike Boyette.

AWA All-Star Wrestling for September 30th. $5000 Battle Royal : featuring Ken Patera, Lord Humongous, Boris Zukhov, Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, Col. Buck Robley, Maj. Cal Manson, Rocky Brewer and Buck Zumhofe This was distinctly one of the oddest matches in AWA history. For a start, none of the other 7 men seemed at all interested in fighting with anyone besides Buck Zumhofe. They would just stand around and watch while Buck was beat up by the other wrestlers. First up, Rocky Brewer whipped him into the ropes and caught him in a huge scoop powerslam. He then set Zumhofe up for a big shoulder tackle … but then missed him by a mile and went flying over the top rope. Next up were Buck Robley and Cal Manson, who hit a double lariat but afterwards went right over the top rope as well. Sheikh Adnan Kaissie got a running kneelift, but also wound up going out of the ring under his own momentum. Boris Zukhov roughly sent him in for the Hammer & Sickle, whipping him into the turnbuckle and clobbering him in the back of the head with a lariat when he came out of the corner, but in his follow through he went sailing over the top rope. This left Zumhofe alone in the ring with Lord Humongous and Ken Patera. Humongous looked like he broke him in half with an over the knee backbreaker, then Patera got Buck in a Full Nelson and held him in place for a clothesline from Humongous, but Patera ducked down at the last second and flipped Humongous over the top to the outside. Patera then laid a huge shoulder breaker on Zumhofe, then hoisted the battered Rock & Roller to his feet. He slapped him in the face and then pointed as his own chin and dared Buck to punch him. The dazed Buck managed an exhausted right cross on Patera … and Patera acted like he had been blasted with a shotgun and went flying over the top. The winner of the Battle Royale and $5000 … “Rock & Roll” Buck Zumhofe? The crowd cheered but was as bewildered as Zumhofe himself seemed. Mean Gene Okerlund stepped into the ring for an interview. Mean Gene : Wow, Buck Zumhofe! Who can believe it, you won the big Battle Royal! $5000 ! What are you going to do with all of that money? Zumhofe : I’m not really sure I understand all of this myself, Gene. I’ve been through a lot lately, and I think it is time for a new start. And it saddens me to say this, but I am going to take this money and use it to move from Minnesota to Tennessee. At this announcement, all of the other participants in the Battle Royal crowd back into the ring. Zumhofe immediately starts to panic. Zumhofe : Oh, please, dear God, don’t hurt me anymore! Patera : Calm down, son, don’t wet yourself. A joke’s a joke, but it’s time to cut the cord. We heard that you were going to be leaving us, so we prepared a little surprise for you. Zumhofe : Ummm, but I only just decided to … Patera : That’s right, an auspicious occasion like this had to be marked with a proper send off. We all got you a little something to remember us by. Tell him, Sheikh. Sheikh : (handing him a suitcase) I have got you a very fine expensive suitcase. I have already packed up the contents of your locker in it so you can leave for Tennessee right away. Patera : Now that is thoughtful! Colonel, you and the army have whipped up a little something for him, haven’t you? Robley : That’s right. I’m an old road dog myself, I know how long a trip it is to Tennessee. It can get cold, dark, lonely. So we thought we’d give you this. (Handing a large, rumpled, brown paper bag to Zumhofe.) Tuna fish sandwiches! Because I’m sure you will get hungry on the trip down. Zumhofe : (suspiciously) What’s in them? Robley : (looking at him like he is an idiot) Tuna fish, of course. What are you, dense? Cal Manson : And mayonnaise and chives and lettuce. Plus the special, secret ingredient. (winking at Robley) Robley : No need to be coy, Cal. Everybody knows the special, secret ingredient is diced celery. No secret about it. Manson : Damn it, Colonel! Rocky Brewer : On behalf of the Minnesota Heartbreakers, I am giving you this … a gift card to Denny’s . So you can have some breakfast when you get there. Patera : Denny’s! Chicken fried steak and eggs with hotcakes and grits! That’s good eatin’! Oh, how I envy you already, kid. Looks like it’s the big guy’s turn. Lord Humongous towers over the clearly terrified Zumhofe . He then , without saying a word, slowly hands him a large coffee mug with the Minnesota North Stars emblem on it. Boris Zukhov : In Mother Russia, is custom with opponent leaves, to give him third favorite hat. Here is third favorite hat. Good Russian hat, keep you warm on cold nights. He puts the big furry hat on Zumhofe, which of course ends up covering most of his head and face. Patera : Very thoughtful! Even down south, it can get cold at night. I have something very special for my gift. I went to Stanley Blackburn himself and got you this, a letter of recommendation. Zumhofe : (lifting up the hat so he can read) “Buck Zumhofe was employed by the American Wrestling Association.” (turns over the paper and sees that the other side is blank) Patera : Inspiring stuff. Hand that over to Jerry Jarrett the moment you get there, I am sure he will find a spot for you. Now no sense dragging this out much further, I am sure you and Jerry Lawler have plenty to talk about when you get there. But as one final tribute, since you are Mr. Rock & Roll, and you are going to Memphis, Tennessee, I think there can be no more fitting send off then an appropriate song. Hit it, guys! The arena PA then proceeds to play … the theme song to the Carol Burnett Show. PA : We’re so glad we had this time togetherrrrrr ……. A thoroughly confused Buck Zumhofe slowly walks from the ring, stops, looks over his shoulder and sees the assembled wrestlers cheerfully waving goodbye to him. And so, Buck “Rock & Roll” Zumhofe gracefully closes out his AWA career. Iceman Parsons vs. Bill Rathke After that bizarre interlude, Parsons came out full throttle and destroyed Rathke, swiftly executing his moves before hitting the Rumper Stumper for the win. He clearly has his sights set on the AWA American Title and Jimmy Garvin had best keep a lookout for the Iceman. Eddie Mansfield vs. Mike Vachon Mansfield came out with all three members of the Minnesota Heartbreakers in tow for his first match on AWA TV and proceeded to beat the stew out of Vachon, easily putting him away with a power slam. The real action came outside during the match while Mansfield was distracted with his opponent. Mr. Olympia appeared out of nowhere and ambushed Jeff Sword, slamming his head into the corner post and press slamming him, ribs first, onto the ringside barricade. Mansfield and the other Heartbreakers rushed over to attack the popular masked man, but he had already made his escape and the damage had been done. Interview with Jimmy Garvin, Ed Wiskowski & Ivan Putski Jimmy Garvin gloated over their recent victory at the Milwaukee show and said that he was going to outsmart Iceman Parsons just like he outsmarted Crusher and Tanaka. Ed Wiskowski said that he had been telling Putski for a long time that he was debasing himself by teaming with a low life slob like the Crusher and that Crusher would never be there for Putski when he needed him, but when he finally saw it with his own eyes, that was when he saw the light. Putski, speaking in a slow monotone, said that was right, he now realized that he was meant for better things and he and Wiskowski were the pure, true Polish blood and that Crusher and Tanaka weren’t fit to breathe his air. Wiskowski then declared themselves the Brotherhood Of Poland and all of the other tag teams in the AWA were less than dirt beneath their feet. The Latin Lovers vs. The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Tom Stanton & Jeff Sword) Word came out that Sword was far too badly hurt and would be replaced by Rocky Brewer, pulling double duty tonight. Eddie Mansfield joined his men at ringside, manically pacing and on the lookout for Mr. Olympia. This was a fast paced match that looked like it was about to be taken when Javier Cruz set Stanton up for a brainbuster, only for Manfield to grab Cruz’s leg from under him and hold it down as Stanton landed on top of him, giving the pinfall to the Heartbreakers. The Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. The Wild Bills & Eric Embry To the shock of many in the crowd, the Road Warriors and Cholak were led to the ring by Eddie Mekka. Mekka proved to be a major thorn in the side of the Army, distracting Robley and Manson whenever they looked to interfere in the match. The Bills and Embry tried to isolate Cholak and beat him down, but the big veteran toughed it out and ultimately bulled his way through to his corner, where he was able to tag in Hawk. The Road Warriors swiftly took control of the match , shocking the Army with a new found ferocity as they dispatched Bill Irwin with a double shoulder block. They managed to get a pinfall win over the Bills but now they need to get the win in a title match.

Relieved to know that his dad has retired to a tropical island, Groovy Greg Gagne returns to Minnesota.

Have just sent PMs to kevinmcfl and peachchaos. My understanding was that ICW would be skipped due to inactivity, so I didn't send one there.

I'm on it.

I am looking to swap out Boris Zukhov for an upper-midcard / lower-upper card babyface to balance out another trade. Who wants a Reagan era Commie to be an evil foreigner?

Wow, dawho5, way to Herschel Walker the takeover. That is some super-impressive tradesmanship, my hat is off.

Arse, I just can't seem to land me a full complement of Irwins. Oh well.

This is just a fascinating , topsy turvy, terrifying alternate universe we are about to to enter, where Georgia wrestling gets absorbed by Alabama and the WWF is taken over by 2 Canadian promotions.

So, did the Parsons vs Studd match actually happen? I see the interview, but I don't see the match result.

Two Dogs On A Leash is such an awesome name for a match. Sterling work as usual.

So you can either loan him out in exchange for getting to use other people, or cut him loose in the draft and whoever gets him in the draft can get the same set up.

Andre IRL worked freelance but he was under contract to the McMahons. I think it should more or less continue as before : if dawho chooses to keep him, he gets Andre but can loan him out and inherits the old commitments. Should he decide to put him in the draft, the person who drafts Andre gets the same.

I don't think announcers went into the draft, they certainly weren't in the original draft and don't recall that happening in previous dispersal drafts. Then again, a dispersal of the WWF is a unique event.

Yeah, I think the best is a combined draft. Besides that, last thing that needs to be set up is the draft order.

Lineup for the AWA show at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, September 30th Eddie Mansfield vs. Bill Cody Mr. Olympia & The Latin Lovers vs. The Minnesota Heartbreakers AWA American Title Match : Jimmy Garvin © vs. Iceman Parsons Da Crusher & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Ed Wiskowski & Ivan Putski Hulk Hogan, The Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. Eric Embry, Lord Humongous, Col. Buck Robley & Maj. Cal Manson Non-Title Cage Match : The Wild Bills vs. The Fabulous Ones (courtesy of Southwestern Wrestling)

Lineup for the AWA All-Star Wrestilng TV show for September 30th $5000 Battle Royal : featuring Ken Patera, Lord Humongous, Boris Zukhov, Sheikh Adnan Kaissie, Col. Buck Robley, Maj. Cal Manson, Rocky Brewer and Buck Zumhofe Iceman Parsons vs. Bill Rathke Eddie Mansfield vs. Mike Vachon The Latin Lovers vs. The Minnesota Heartbreakers (Tom Stanton & Jeff Sword) The Road Warriors & Moose Cholak vs. The Wild Bills & Eric Embry Plus an interview tih Jimmy Garvin, Ed Wiskowski & Ivan Putski

Just to clarify, we are going to put both WWF and Georgia into one big everything draft rather than 2 separate ones, correct?

Gotta say, there are plenty of goodies available for everyone in the draft, but you still have a core of great guys coming into your own territory. This is distinctly win-win (-win).

In the immortal words of Daffy Duck, "Da-rool , da-rool!"

Kind of psyched/nervous for my first draft all to myself ... hope I can keep the streak alive.

10:30 Eastern time. No word from Jim. Time to move ahead. If he says after this that he is interested, hopefully there is some way he can get involved (one promoter has already mentioned he would be welcome to work with them) but there is no sense in putting this off any further.

Now that I have inherited it, could somebody please help me with a list of who will be available for that month? Thanks. Stan Hansen 2nd Memphis 3rd Memphis 6th AWA 9th Memphis 16th Memphis 18th AWA 20th AWA Bruiser Brody 2nd Memphis 7th Memphis 9th Memphis 18th Mid-South 21st Memphis 25th Mid-South Abdullah The Butcher (in Japan up to the 28th) 30th Memphis Andre The Giant 25th Mid-South Women 7th WWA 21st WWA Midgets 21st WWA

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