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AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , July 13th The Embassy vs. The Brigade The match completely broke down with all men in the ring fighting at once. In the middle of the match, Rotunda once again had Boyd set up for the Samoan Drop, but this time, an unknown man entered the ring and clipped Rotunda's leg from behind. The intruder, a large bearded man, then stood Rotunda up and ran at him, taking him down with a Big Boot to the chest. When the ref finally turned around, he could only see Boyd covering Rotunda and made the three count, giving the win to the Embassy. Tracy Smothers vs. Matt Borne Smothers put in a courageous effort against Borne, but in the end the more experienced Borne caught him in a powerslam, then followed up with the Cannonball Splash for the win. After the match, Borne and Dick Slater tried to do more damage to Smothers, but Billy Jack rushed out with a chair to run them off. He then helped Smothers up and to the back. The Assassins vs. The Vachon Brothers The Vachons hit the kneedrop- backbreaker combo on Assassin # 2 to pull out the victory. Both sides continued to fight after the end of the match. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Spoiler & Texas Red © vs. The Hart Brothers Texas Red caught Keith Hart in a chokeslam to successfully defend their titles. King Kong Bundy vs. Hulk Hogan Bundy unleashed all of his massive offense on the former World champion, but Hogan was able to weather out the storm and take him down with an Axe Bomber, following it up with the Big Leg Drop for a hard fought victory. The Buddy Rose Army vs. Roddy Piper & The French Revolution Throughout the match, Rose gave orders to Somers and Wiskowski to go after Piper, but he just kept slipping out of their grasp. Somers tried to execute the Brainbuster on him , but Piper countered with a small package and got the one two three. The Army then tried to swarm him, but Piper deftly dodged out of the ring, pointing at Rose and saying that he was coming for his belt.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , July 12th Jake Roberts vs. Ibrehem Rahman Last week, Jake Roberts appeared out of nowhere to ambush Leo Burke and send a message to Ron Garvin. He made his in ring Pacific debut by coming out with a large bag over his shoulder containing some sort of wriggling mass. The match was over pretty much as soon as it started, as Jake immediately grabbed Rahman and executed the DDT on him, followed by a rather perfunctory three count. But Jake was not done, as he untied the bag and revealed its contents : a very large python, which Roberts proceeded to drape over the unconscious Rahman. As the python slithered over Rahman's prone form, Roberts grinned evilly at the audience. There is a scary new presence in Pacific Coast Wrestling, and all the wrestlers there had best watch their backs. Mike Rotunda vs. Johnathan Boyd Whenever members of the Brigade and the Embassy face each other, all the other members show up in force. This match was no different as both men's colleagues massed in their respective corners, watching for any sign of potential interference from the other side. Rotunda and Boyd went at it fiercely, with Rotunda's amateur expertise balancing Boyd's wealth of experience. Ultimately, Boyd attempted an over the shoulder neckbreaker, only for Rotunda to block it and get him up in a fireman's carry, the send him to the mat in a Samoan Drop to get the pinfall. The Guerrero Brothers looked set to get some post-match revenge on the Brigade, but Boyd waved them off , smiling as he whispered something in their ears. The Guerreros started to smile themselves at what he said to them. Clearly the Embassy has something dastardly planned for the Brigade, but what? The Cobra vs. Chicky Starr In an unusual tactic, Chicky seemed to be waging war on Cobra's mask. Any time he could get the advantage in the match, he would start unlacing the mask from the back of Cobra's head and start pulling on it. This proved to be a very canny plan, as Cobra spent much of the match trying to keep the mask from coming off, considerably hampering his offense. At one point, Chicky yanked hard on the loosened mask, blocking Cobra's vision. The ref tried to interpose himself between the two, but a widely swinging Cobra accidentally punched him in the face. The ref called for the bell the moment he was able to recover, giving the victory by DQ to Chicky Starr. A dirty win, but you don't really expect otherwise from the Starr "Cousins". Tracy Smothers vs. Jim Lynch With the influx of new wrestlers, one of the most exciting is the "Wild Eyed Southern Boy" Tracy Smothers, a young firebrand hailing from Springfield, TN. Smothers was all over Lynch and didn't let him get a single move in before easily polishing him off with the Jawjacker, a spinning flying elbow from the top turnbuckle. Smothers eagerly shook hands with the crowd both before and after the match, winning over many fans with his easygoing charm. Time will tell if this will help him in the always tough competition of Pacific Coast Wrestling. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentleman, my next guest continues to be the Pacific Heavyweight Champion … "Playboy" Buddy Rose! The crowd boos as Rose, joined as always by Ed Wiskowski and Doug Somers, walks to the ring. He doesn't have his cocky strut going this time, though, and sports a black eye and badly swollen lip from last week's attack by Roddy Piper. Bonnema : Buddy Rose, it's a bit of a surprise to see you show your, er, face, after what Piper did to you last week. Rose : (his voice unusually low, solemn and trembling) Piper, you coward, you have showed me what you are. You couldn't face me head on, so you could only take me with a sneak attack. You couldn't beat me with your fists, so you could only do it with a weapon . ( Rose opens up his robe and shows several vicious looking welts and bruises on his ribs and abdomen) You take out my good friend, "Crippler" Rip Oliver, and now I find out that I have to face you in a cage at the end of August for the Phoenix Firestorm. Well nice job, Piper, you got my attention. But now you are going to have to be made to see the consequences of that. You see, the Crippler may be gone, but I still have two good friend (pointing to Somers and Wiskowski) who will be more than happy to cripple you for me. (Both men nod eagerly as Rose talks directly to them.) I want his legs broken . I want his ribs kicked in. I want him in traction. Take him out before Phoenix Firestorm. And Piper, you will end up weeping bitter tears any time you think of the time you dared to cross the Playboy! Larry Zbyszko & Nord The Barbarian vs. Super Strong Machine & ?? ?? Larry and Nord , along with their manager KY Wakamatsu, seemed especially smug as they headed to the ring, confident that they could take care of Machine's partner, regardless of if it were Cobra or Keiichi Yamada. Machine came out on his own, and the ring announcer was at a loss as to what to do next. Machine then whispered into his ear, and he seemed even more confused. At first it looked like he was having a hard time making out Machine's Japanese accent, but it became clear that he just couldn't believe what he was being told. Machine then whispered in his ear again and simply nodded when the announcer asked if it was true. The ring announcer then got back on the microphone and announced Machine's partner … from Venice Beach, California … HULK HOGAN!!!! The crowd exploded in cheers as the former World Champion charged to the ring, while Larry and Nord panicked as they realized just what they had signed up for. Hogan swiftly lariated Nord out of the ring, then headed to ringside and started raining down big punches on the Barbarian while Machine stared down Larry. Zbyszko, realizing that for the first time in a long while he had no back up, fell to his knees and started pleading with the masked man. Machine showed no mercy as he laced into Larry with some nasty kicks, followed by a series of jarring suplexes. He then executed the Devil Windmill Suplex, but instead of going for the pin, he hoisted Larry up in a double chicken wing. Zbyszko screamed and begged for mercy before giving up the match, at which point Super Strong Machine let him drop like a ragdoll face first to the mat. Hogan came back in the ring and held up his partner's arm in victory before daring their opponents to come back in for a second helping, but Wakamatsu's men fled to the locker room. The crowd went crazy cheering on the Hulkster and the Machine and Hogan did his hand to the ear routine. With all of the changes happening in Pacific Coast Wrestling, this one is a real game changer.

I had Slater and Borne as a team called the Marauders in the last days of the 1983 project, I never felt I got to use them to their full potential and liked them so much that I jumped at the opportunity to bring them together. For my tag team and stable names, I tend to steal from movies and other pop culture. The Marauders was taken from a group of comic book villains responsible for the Morlock Massacre in the X-Men. I thought it was evocative of what a team of Slater and Borne would be like : brutal, dangerous, and a bit crazy.

I so want to see Ray Stevens behind the wheel of that Camaro.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, July 6th Four Corners Tag Team Match : The Cobra & Keiichi Yamada vs. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi vs. The Starr "Cousins" vs. The Hart Brothers 1st Fall : Keiichi Yamada hit a flying reverse bodypress on Fuchi to eliminate Fuchi and Hito 2nd Fall : Chicky Starr hit a low blow from behind on Yamada, allowing Ron Starr to cover him and eliminate Yamada and Cobra 3rd Fall : Keith Hart hit a flying forearm on Chicky Starr to eliminate the Starr "Cousins" and win the match The Guerreros vs. Mike Rotunda, Dan Spivey & Al Perez Mando pinned Perez with a German Suplex The Marauders vs. Billy Jack Haynes & Phil Hickerson With Haynes injured and wearing a neck collar, Borne and Slater dismantled poor Hickerson, putting him away with a cannonball splash by Borne and even hitting a Spike Piledriver after the match. Hickerson had to be taken out on a stretcher Roddy Piper vs. Rip Oliver Oliver came out with his knee bandaged from the nightstick attack by a masked man who later turned out to be Roddy Piper. Piper constantly went after Oliver's leg, mangling it with vicious attacks before finally forcing him to give up to a figure four leglock. After the match, when Oliver was struggling to get back up, Piper kicked his leg out from under him. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Rock & Roll Express © vs. The Spoiler & Texas Red Before the match started, the Rock & Rolls were ambushed by Doug Somers and Ed Wiskowski , who slammed Morton face first into the ring post. Morton wrestled the whole match with a gash in his forehead and blood streaming down his face. Gibson tried to wrestle as much of the match on his own as he could, but being outnumbered by such huge opponents proved to be too much for him. Morton eventually tagged himself in, but his bravery could not overcome the damage already done to him. Red stood him up, grabbed him by his bloody hair, and administered the Heart Punch. One two three and that was it. The Spoiler and Texas Red are the new AWA Pacific Tag Champs. AWA Pacific Television Title Match : Ron Garvin © vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers Garvin's partner Leo Burke was at ringside for this return title match. Flowers was attempting a piledriver when Garvin countered with a small package for the pinfall. But while this was happening, somebody grabbed Burke on the outside and gave him a DDT on the concrete. It was Jake "The Snake" Roberts! The Snake stayed long enough to give an evil grin to Garvin when he saw what had happened, then disappeared into the night.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on ESPN / TSN , July 5th The Marauders vs. Willard Smith & James Miller The Marauders are the new team of Matt Borne and Dick Slater. Slater's influence has seemed to have opened up a sadistic streak in Borne, as the once popular favorite brutalized both Smith and Miller. The two rookies never stood a chance, and Slater swiftly hit Smith with a powerslam before Borne came off the top with the Cannonball to finish him off. But the Marauders didn't have long to gloat over their victory, as Billy Jack Haynes and Phil Hickerson rushed out to the ring and attacked them. This wound up proving to be a very poor decision on the part of Haynes, as he was wearing a neck collar from his previous injury, leading to him being taken out with a nasty clothesline to the back of the neck by Borne. The Marauders then gave a harsh beatdown to Hickerson until security came out and cleared them from the ring. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Rock & Roll Express vs. Ed Wiskowski & Doug Somers Although they did take a loss last week, the Buddy Rose Army are always dangerous in any combination. For this match, the Polish Prince would be teaming with the always devious Doug Somers, and the pair gave the champs a real run for their money. The powerful Wiskowski battered and bullied the Express, while Somers always knew what to sneak in and cut off any comeback by the champions. Wiskowski looked about to do some real damage when he whipped Morton hard into the corner and charged in for a lariat, only for Morton to dodge out of the way and catch him with a roll up, getting a very fast 3 count. Wiskowski was furious, but the ref stood by his decision, and the Polish Prince was left in the ring swearing vengeance. Chavo Guerrero vs. Tom Zenk Both the Brigade and the Embassy were out in full force to cheer their respective representatives on. They eyed each other warily throughout the match and there was always a hint that one side or the other might make their presence felt on the match action itself. This never came to pass as Chavo and Zenk had a close technical match. It seemed like Zenk might take it when he had Chavo lined up for the missile dropkick, but it turned out the more experienced Guerrero was just luring him in and dodged at the last moment. He then hit the flying somersault senton and got the victory. After the match , tensions looked like they might boil over as the Embassy looked set to deal some additional damage to Zenk, while the Brigade looked just as determined to make sure no such thing took place. The two sides bumped chests until the ref called in security to separate the two sides and send them back to the locker room. The ref then ordered security guards stay at different spots near the ring to make sure there was no outside interference for the rest of the show. AWA Pacific Television Title Match : Ron Garvin © vs. Chicky Starr With the added security presence at ringside , neither man in this match bothered bringing CanCon or the Diamond Starr Corporation to ringside. Chicky Starr was the first challenger for Garvin's newly won TV title. He kept a string of dirty tactics going against the champ. But the popular Garvin was not easily flustered and kept his cool, blasting back with fiery fists and scientific takedowns. Garvin tried to finish him off with a Sunset Flip , but Chicky blocked it, then pulled some brass knucks on his hands and tried to slug him in the face with it. But Garvin had him well scouted, and dodged the blow, and Chicky wound up driving his own hand hard into the mat. The knucks flew off and Chicky tried to grab for them, but by now Garvin had gotten to his feet and proceeded to stomp hard on Chicky's already damaged hand. He then gave the Garvin Stomp to Chicky before locking him in the figure four, forcing him to give up the match. Garvin is clearly serving notice that he is a champion that will be hard to beat. AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Dino Bravo Speaking of hard to beat champions, it has been seemingly impossible to take the Heavyweight Title from around Rose's pasty waist. Many contenders have looked like have had him dead to rights, but the Playboy has come out with the title every single time. This time, he would defend against one half of the French Revolution, the beloved French-Canadian Dino Bravo. The experience Bravo certainly took it to Rose, with the Playboy doing his traditional stalling and backpedaling throughout the match. Bravo was trying to set up Rose for the airplane spin, but Rose's flailing elbows managed to catch Bravo in the face and he was forced to drop him. Rose then swiftly caught him in a schoolboy rollup, assisted by a double handful of trunks, and managed to keep his shoulders down for the one two three. After the match, Frank Bonnema interviewed Rose from ringside. Bonnema : Well , you certainly seem especially smug today, Buddy Rose. Rose : What you call smug, Bonnema, is simply a calculated and accurate appraisal of my own abilities as a champion. Nobody has come close to taking this title off me. Billy Jack Haynes? He's not going to be getting close to a title shot for a long while. Chris Adams? I sent that limey packing! And now they are sending tag wrestlers after me! Face it, I have gone through all of the contenders and come out on top. The Playboy is going to be the champ for a long … Buddy Rose was cut off as a security guard grabbed him from behind and dragged him over the guard rail. The guard rained down blows with his nightstick on Rose, administering a vicious and brutal beating on the champ. Eventually the other guards rushed over to stop him, but by then he had dashed off to the back. Before he disappeared completely, he took off his cap and showed who he truly was … "ROWDY" RODDY PIPER! The Hot Scot had made his return and placed his bid for a title shot in the most spectacular and violent way imaginable. Security helped Rose to his feet and to the back but clearly a lot of damage had been done.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, June 29th Tournament for the new AWA Golden State Tag Team Titles First Round Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey vs. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi Rotunda pinned Hito after a Samoan Drop The Starr "Cousins" vs. Keiichi Yamada & The Cobra Ron Starr pinned Yamada with a power slam after Chicky hit Yamada in the head with a foreign object The Assassins vs. The Vachon Brothers Both teams brawled to a double DQ Hector & Mando Guerrero vs. The Hart Brothers The Guerreros won by countout when the Starrs pulled down the top rope, causing Bruce to fall out of the ring Leo Burke vs. Eric Embry Burke won with a belly to back suplex Semi-Finals Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey vs. The Starr "Cousins" Chicky was tripped from the outside by the Hart Brothers, setting him up to be hit by Spivey with a Spivey Bomber, followed by the three count Hector & Mando Guerrero got a bye into the finals AWA Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Ron Garvin The Starrs tried to interfere in the match, but were intercepted by the Hart Brothers. As both teams brawled, Eric Embry snuck in the ring and tried to attack Garvin, but Garvin dodged out of the way and Embry hit Flowers instead. Garvin tossed Embry out of the ring, then nailed Flowers with the Hands Of Stone Punch for the pinfall. Garvin became the new AWA Pacific Television Champion. After the match, Flowers and the Starrs beat down Embry and left him laying in the ring. Tournament finals for the vacant AWA Golden State Tag Team Titles : Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey vs. Hector & Mando Guerrero In a long, tense match, Hector was ultimately able to catch Spivey in the Guerrero Clutch to score the victory. The Guerrero Brothers became the first ever AWA Golden State Tag Team Champions.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , June 28th The French Revolution vs. Rip Oliver & Ed Wiskowski The duo of Dino Bravo and Phil Lafleur have been picking up momentum of late, but the French Revolution certainly had their work cut out for them facing two of the Buddy Rose Army. The Polish Prince towered over both of the French-Canadians and Oliver seemed to know every dirty trick in the book. The pair relentlessly double teamed the Revolution throughout the match until the ref finally took a stand and demanded Wiskowski return to his corner. That's when things got really strange, as a man in a black mask appeared out of nowhere and dashed into the ring, whaloping Oliver in the knee with a nightstick before diving out as quickly as he came in. The ref didn't see this but Wiskowski did, and he tore off after the masked stranger. This left Oliver hobbled and alone in the ring with the Revolution, who looked baffled by what happened but took advantage nonetheless, hitting a side slam and flying legdrop combo that got the three count. Only time will tell who this mystery man is who looks set to bedevil the Army. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest is someone whose recent actions certainly need some explaining … Jonathan Boyd! The crowd boos as Boyd heads out, clutching the New Zealand flag and looking as belligerent as ever Bonnema : Jonathan Boyd, it looked like you had joined forces with the California Connection against the Brigade, but your actions have sent them out of Pacific Coast Wrestling. What on earth are you up to? Boyd : What makes you think I care about the California Connection? I've been a champion in 36 countries, mate! I can deal with those snot nosed pups in the Brigade, and I certainly don't need some greaseball and his cowpoke cronies getting in my way! Bonnema : The Brigade may be young, but they are strong and talented wrestlers, and there are four of them. How do you figure on taking them all on by yourself? Boyd : I've always got a plan, Bonnema. I have just the people I need to join my Embassy and take it to those pretty boys … the Guerrero Brothers. The crowd's booing goes to an even higher level as Mando, Chavo and Hector Guerrero come out, waving Mexican flags and laughing maniacally. Hector : Hey, boooooyyyys! You call yourself the Brigade? Well you're going to wish you dodged the draft when you gotta deal with me and my brothers! The Embassy is going to take you kids to school, and believe me, you're going to learn a lesson you will never forget! Boyd : And I've got one more surprise in store, but they are just going to have to wait to see what it is! Super Strong Machine vs. Nord The Barbarian The masked Japanese star has been driven to distraction of late, having to deal with Nord and his partner Larry Zbyszko at the same time. Any time he faced one, the other would stick his nose in. This match was no different, as Machine was able to get the huge Barbarian against the ropes with his vicious kicks, only for Larry to charge in with KY Wakamatsu's megaphone. This led to a DQ win for Machine, but Larry and Nord didn't seem to care as they put the boots to him. When the ring was finally cleared, a furious Machine got on the mike and started screaming in Japanese. When a translator was found, it turned out that Machine was challenging Nord and Larry to face him and a partner of his choosing in two weeks in Portland, a challenge the two gleefully accepted. Bruce Hart vs. Ron Starr The Harts and the Starrs have been intensely feuding in tag matches, but this singles match was a largely technical affair with no interference from their partners. The pendulum of momentum swung back and forth throughout this match, with both men seeming like they could take the win at many points. Bruce was ultimately able to score the pinfall by countering an attempted lariat with a crucifix. The Hart Family prevailed this time, but you can bet the Starrs will do everything they can to even the score. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest have recently been in the middle of a lot of controversy in Pacific Coast Wrestling … Matt Borne and Dick Slater! The crowd explodes in boos as Borne and Slater, both with intense looks on their faces, stride out to the ring. Bonnema : Matt Borne, you had a series of vicious matches with Dick Slater, but now, you are taking sides with Slater and stab your best friend, Billy Jack Haynes, in the back! What is your problem? Borne : Friend? FRIEND? Haynes was never any friend to me. When he was too much of a weakling to take on Dick Slater, they throw me into the line of fire instead. And when he comes back, does he shoulder his share of the matches? No, he just helps himself to title shots with Buddy Rose, leaving me to fight his battles for him. He buddies up with Phil Hickerson and just forgets everything I've done for him. The one time I can rope him into a tag match against Slater and Boyd, he just wanders off to go after Rose again, leaving me alone to try to deal with his feud for him. Well, I'm done being Billy Jack's patsy. Dick Slater has earned my respect, Billy Jack has not, and I know where my loyalties lie from now on! Slater : The deal is this, Bonnema. I came to Pacific Coast Wrestling to get some lumps on that muscle head Billy Jack Haynes. But Haynes was such a lightweight, he went down from one shot. And while he is sitting at home in bed, like the coward he is, they keep putting me in matches with Matt Borne. Match after Match, Matt Borne, Matt Borne, Matt Borne. Like he said, even when Haynes came back, he keeps ducking me and sending me against Matt. I gave Matt the worst beatings of his life, and he gave me the same. So when it comes time for the Seattle Showdown, do I finally get in the ring with Billy Jack? No! They put me against Matt Borne. Well, I ain't never had no problem with Matt Borne! Matt is the toughest son of a gun I have ever faced. So I said , Hell no! I didn't even bother to show up for that match. Instead, Matt and I talked, man to man, and guess what? He is just as sick of Billy Jack Haynes as I am! So we formed a partnership. Haynes, you are going to regret ducking me. Because when the Marauders get a hold of you, we are going to put you and Hickerson out of action for good! Loser Leaves Town Match for the AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title : Buddy Rose © vs. Chris Adams Ever since winning the Heavyweight Title in a tournament, Buddy Rose has kept an iron tight grip on the belt. Challenger after challenger have gone after the title, but by hook or by crook, Rose has come out with the title snug around his waist. "Gentleman" Chris Adams has had to put his standing in the Pacific Coast territory on the line in order to get this title shot and, with his back to the wall, the popular Englishman was determined to make it count. He kept coming after Rose with punches and suplexes, trying to set him up for the Superkick, but the Playboy kept wriggling out of his grasp. Every time Adams seemed close to putting away Rose, Buddy would find some way of escaping. Adams finally whipped Rose hard into the corner and came in for an Avalanche, only for Rose to get his knee up at the last second and hit a nasty low blow on Adams. He then draped his feet over the ropes while the clueless ref made the count, sending poor Chris out of Pacific Coast Wrestling. Can anyone beat the Playboy at this point?

AWA Pacific releases Rip Oliver to get under the roster cap.

Pacific Wrestling releases Phil Hickerson to get under the roster cap.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, June 22nd Losing Team Leaves Town Match : The California Cowboys vs. Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey Jonathan Boyd snuck in the ring and clobbered Tim Brooks in the back of the head with the big gold ring. Spivey then hit a Big Leg Drop and sent the Cowboys packing from AWA Pacific Super Strong Machine vs. Nord The Barbarian Distraction from Larry Z led to Nord hitting Machine with a Big Boot to get the win Rip Oliver & Doug Somers vs. The French Revolution A very intense bout where Bravo was able to catch Somers in a side slam and score a hard fought victory for The Revolution The Hart Brothers vs. The Starr "Cousins" Keith Hart had caught Ron Starr in a sleeper hold, only for Chicky to hit him with a low blow from behind, leading to Ron rolling up Keith and getting the tainted pinfall Ron Garvin vs. Eric Embry Garvin pinned Embry after a Sunset Flip AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Rock & Roll Express © vs. The Spoiler & Texas Red An incredibly violent match where the Spoiler clotheslined the ref when he tried to stop Texas Red from choking Ricky Morton. The Rock & Roll Express won by DQ, but it took Gibson coming in with a chair to get Red off Morton

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Cow Palace , San Francisco , on ESPN / TSN, June 21st Loser Of The Fall Leaves Town Match : The Brigade vs. The California Connection & Jonathan Boyd It looks like the resentment that Adrian Adonis and his crew have for the newcomers to AWA Pacific has reached a boiling point, with Jonathan Boyd adding himself to the mix, and they are determined to run The Brigade out of town. With the stakes as high as they are, the California Connection seemed determined to keep Zenk and Perez in the ring for much of the match, being reticent to tangle with the much bigger Rotunda and Spivey. The two college lettermen ultimately had enough and charged into the ring, only to be met by the California Cowboys. When Boyd tossed Zenk over the top rope, leaving Adonis alone to set up Al Perez for the DDT, it looked like it was all over for the handsome Latin Heartthrob. But that's where the match took a strange turn. Boyd then suddenly hit Adonis with a low blow from behind, followed by an over the shoulder neckbreaker. He then plucked the ring symbolizing the King Of The Bay from the hand of Adonis before running out of the ring and disappearing. Perez was then able to execute the German Suplex on Adonis and send the Golden Boy out of AWA Pacific. It looks like Boyd has implemented his own one man coup to take the Bay Area throne for himself, leaving behind the California Cowboys trying to figure out just what happened. Robert Gibson vs. The Spoiler The Spoiler and Texas Red have announced their intentions to challenge for the AWA Pacific Tag Team Titles held by the Rock & Roll Express, and the masked man's partner was a glowering presence at ringside for this match. Gibson had Ricky Morton watching his back , but Red didn't do much more than scowl at him. Gibson had his hands full with the Spoiler, as he was giving up a couple of inches in height and a fair amount of experience to the masked man. He gamely engaged with Spoiler, using cat and mouse tactics to stay just out of range of his attacks . His luck ran out when Spoiler was able to dodge a dropkick, and Spoiler then whipped Gibson into the ropes before taking him down to the mat with the Claw. One two three and Spoiler had managed an impressive win over one half of the Tag Champs. It looks like the Express' Tag Team Titles are extremely vulnerable right now. The Cobra vs. Chicky Starr It hasn't been that long since Chicky Starr showed up at the side of his "Cousin" Ron , but has swiftly earned a reputation as one of the most devious men in AWA Pacific. He was up against a strong technical opponent in The Cobra and did everything he could to avoid locking up with him. Chicky actually did pretty well in matching up with Cobra's wrestling skills, as the momentum went back and forth throughout the night, but it looked like it would be for naught as Chicky landed awkwardly on a leapfrog and seemed to hurt his knee. Cobra wanted to go after him but the ref kept holding him back to give time to see if Chicky could continue. But it all turned out to be a ruse, as Chicky took advantage of the distraction to pull some brass knucks out of his trunks, out of sight of the ref. When Cobra came over to engage, Chicky slugged him with the loaded punch and got the pin. After the ref counted three, Chicky discretely put the knucks back in his trunks. He then jogged around the ring to mock Cobra, his "injured" knee clearly not bothering him anymore. Chicky Starr is one competitor in AWA Pacific who can not be trusted. Non-Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers vs. Ronnie Garvin Although Flowers' TV Title was not on the line, there was certainly a lot else on the line, as Garvin was gunning for a Title shot further down the line. Indeed , both men had a full complement of supporters at ringside, with Flowers having the rest of the Diamond Starr Corporation and Garvin having Leo Burke and the Hart Brothers. There was a threat of the outsiders getting involved throughout the match, and it came to a head when Flowers signaled to Embry before whipping Garvin into the ropes. This all fell apart, though, when Garvin reversed the whip at the last moment, and Embry accidentally tripped Flowers. Flowers then stumbled out of the ropes, leading to Garvin being able to hit him with a lightning quick Hands Of Stone punch. Garvin then rolled up Flowers for the pin, which will put him in a good position to get that title shot. Flowers berated Embry after the match. Looks like not all is well in the Diamond Starr Corporation. Billy Jack Haynes, Matt Borne, Chris Adams & Phil Hickerson vs. The Buddy Rose Army The past tag matches that Haynes and company have had with the Army have been riddled with interference from members of both sides. This time out, all members of the Army would be directly involved in the match, and tempers were clearly running high. Much of the attention was on Billy Jack, as the Army were clearly looking to take him out of contention for Rose's title, and Haynes was equally determined to prove himself worthy of another title shot. When the ref got caught in between a double clothesline by Rose and Haynes, this was the cue for chaos to completely break out. As both sides brawled with each other, somebody charged into the ring. It was Dick Slater! Slater, who hadn't been seen since he no showed a match with Matt Borne at Seattle Showdown, was brandishing a folded metal chair and was clearly looking to do major damage to Billy Jack. He raised the chair over his head, but was intercepted by Matt Borne. Borne grabbed the chair from Slater … and whalloped Billy Jack in the head with it! As the crowd watched in shock, the two grabbed Billy Jack and gave him a vicious Spike Piledriver onto the chair. They then grabbed the chair and left the ring. At this point, Rose sauntered over with a self satisfied smirk, grandly raised his index finger over his head, and then placed the tip of his finger on Billy Jack's chest. The ref had recovered enough to drag himself over and make the count. One … Two … THREE! Rose and the Army had gotten the win in the most sickening, humiliating way possible. What on earth has gotten into Matt Borne?

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , June 15th The Brigade vs. The California Connection & Jonathan Boyd Mike Rotunda pinned Tim Brooks after a Samoan Drop The Hart Brothers vs. The Starr "Cousins" Bruce Hart was to catch Chicky Starr with a flying lariat to score the pin The Vachon Brothers vs. The Assassins A crazy brawl that went to a double DQ Keiichi Yamada vs. Masanobu Fuchi Fuchi was going for an STF, but Yamada was able to counter with a small package to get the one two three Phil Hickerson vs. Ed Wiskowski A bloody match where "The Polish Prince" was ultimately able to hit the face first piledriver and get the win Super Strong Machine vs. Larry Zbyszko Larry ducked at the wrong time on a backdrop attempt, leading to SSM hitting the Devil Windmill Suplex for the victory. After the match, Larry and Nord The Barbarian attacked Machine and beat him down until Keiichi Yamada rushed to the ring to pull him out. AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title 2/3 Falls Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Billy Jack Haynes 1st Fall : Rose hit a low blow on Billy Jack to set him up for the Inside Out Backbreaker and score the first pinfall 2nd Fall : Billy Jack trapped Rose in the Full Nelson and forced him to give up the second fall 3rd Fall : Rose ducked and dodged and stalled for all he was worth, but Billy Jack was ultimately able to catch him in the Full Nelson one more time. Unfortunately for Haynes, almost immediately after he did that, the bell rang, signaling a 45 minute draw. Rose retained the title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , June 14th Bruce & Keith Hart vs. Jonathan Libby & Jeff Wilson After stopping the Starr "Cousins" from interfering against CanCon last week, Bruce and Keith made their Showcase in-ring debut tonight. The brothers showed why the Hart Family is the benchmark for excellence in Canadian wrestling as they displayed their scientific expertise against their opponents. Libby barely got in the match as the Brothers took apart Wilson before Keith made him give up to the Figure Four leglock. A dominant performance, but would it be enough to counter the sneaky cunning of the Starrs? AWA Pacific Tag Team Titles : The Rock & Roll Express © vs. The California Cowboys There is a plethora of teams clamoring for a shot at the Rock & Rolls tag titles, but the California Cowboys cited their rematch clause and were clearly dead set on taking their belts back. They waged an all out assault on the champs, and Ricky and Robert had to dig deep to stay in the fight. The Cowboys looked set to take back the titles when Orton got Robert up for the Superplex, but Gibson was able to pull of the mid air pivot and instead landed on top of Orton for the one two three. The challengers were clearly steamed at the result, but that was overshadowed by what happened next. Seemingly out of nowhere, while the Rock & Rolls were celebrating in the ring, The Spoiler and Texas Red showed up at ringside. Ricky and Robert got set for an attack, but instead the two big men simply stared at them while shaking their heads, then left. It looks like Spoiler and Red are cutting to the front of the line to challenge for the titles. The Vachon Brothers vs. The Starr Cousins This match never got on the ground as the Vachons were immediately attacked by two masked men. As the two sides exchanged punches, Ron and Chicky Starr, clearly seeing nothing to be gained from the situation, bailed from the ring. Both the Vachons and the masked men brawled fiercely until security came out to separate the two sides, but once that was done, JR Foley came out and got on the ringside mic. He declared that the Vachons might have gotten rid of the Zambuie Express, but he was far from done with them, and he had brought in the Assassins to take them down for good. Tom Zenk vs. Adrian Adonis Zenk was accompanied at ringside by the other members of The Brigade, while Adonis was joined by the California Cowboys, as well as Jonathan Boyd for some reason. While Boyd has had his tussles with The Brigade, up until now he has had no affiliation with the California Connection. He certainly showed his effectiveness when Zenk went up top for the missile dropkick, only to be shoved hard by Boyd down to the mat. As Boyd and the Cowboys brawled at ringside with The Brigade, Adonis picked up Zenk and hit the DDT for the win. But that wasn't enough for Adonis, who went up to the second turnbuckle and indicated he was going to cave in Zenk's face with a kneedrop. He might have been successful had not The Brigade been able to break through the lines and rescue Zenk. Clearly, Adonis and Boyd have decided to join forces to wage war on the newcomers. Billy Jack Haynes , Matt Borne & Chris Adams vs. Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Rip Oliver Haynes and company have been at a distinct numbers disadvantage against the Army, a fact underscored by Ed Wiskowski prowling at ringside, but put in a good showing against Buddy Rose's crew. Just when it looked like they would pull off the win, Wiskowski pulled himself up to the ring apron to interfere … but he was just as quickly pulled off by someone. It was Phil Hickerson! As Hickerson and Wiskowski slugged it out at ringside, Billy Jack took advantage of the distraction and nailed Rose with a belly to back suplex that scored the pinfall. Rose may well now be regretting the way he fired Hickerson from the Army, as it has led to the champ taking a loss.

Where is Chavo Guerrero?

Well, it's not unusual.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria , June 8th Al Perez vs. Jonathan Boyd With the other members of The Brigade at ringside, Perez won with a German Suplex Masanobu Fuchi & Mr. Hito vs. The Cobra & Keiichi Yamada A fast paced bout that ended with Yamada pinning Fuchi after a brainbuster Billy Jack Haynes, Matt Borne & Chris Adams vs. Rip Oliver, Doug Somers & Ed Wiskowski In a match where Haynes and Borne both took a serious pounding, Billy Jack was still able to catch Oliver in a powerslam off the ropes for the win. Buddy Rose was at ringside and, although the Army lost, he seemed very pleased with their efforts. Adrian Adonis vs. Tom Zenk Adonis seemed to have it in for young Zenk and battered him mercilessly, bloodying his nose. Zenk put in an heroic effort and looked like he might pull off a win, but a mistimed attempt at a back body drop led to Adonis nailing him with a DDT and getting the pinfall. The rest of The Brigade were once again at ringside and very supportive of his efforts, and when Adonis tried to go after Zenk post match, they stood over him and protected him. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Rock & Roll Express © vs. Texas Red & The Spoiler In a crazy match, The Rock & Roll Express won by DQ when Texas Red slugged the referee "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, Eric Embry, Ron Starr & Chicky Starr vs. Ron Garvin, Leo Burke, Bruce Hart & Keith Hart Bruce Hart got the win for his team when he caught Embry with a flying lariat

Interest in offers on Chris Adams and Adrian Adonis, would have to be fairly high end.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on ESPN / TSN , June 7th Dan Spivey vs. Tim Brooks Spivey is coming off a tough loss at the Seattle Showdown at the hands of that nonetheless gained him a lot of fans and supporters in the audience for his gutsy performance. In tonight's match, he would be facing the man responsible for that loss, "Killer" Tim Brooks, and was clearly determined not to let it happen again. While Brooks had his partner "Cowboy" Bob Orton in his corner, Spivey had his own section in the form of Mike Rotunda , Al Perez and Tom Zenk. Word has it that these four young men have started calling themselves The Brigade and have sworn to watch each other's backs against the cutthroat Four Families. Spivey went in guns blazing and Brooks was backpedaling for much of the match against Spivey's incredible power. Ultimately Brooks decided to go with what worked for him before and loaded up his elbow pad, charging at Spivey for an elbow smash … only to be stopped dead in his tracks by a Big Boot to the chest. Spivey followed up with a massive lariat that got him the pinfall. Spivey had avenges his loss, and the fans and the rest of The Brigade went wild. The French Revolution vs. John Kenney & Rory Freeman The French Revolution is the new pairing of Dino Bravo and Phil LaFleur. Bravo, who was still recovering from injuries suffered in a match in Baltimore several weeks ago, spent much of the match on the apron. Regardless, he still provided support, advice and encouragement to LaFleur, and helped finish off Freeman with a side slam that combined with a flying legdrop by his partner. The tag team competition in AWA Pacific is certainly heating up, and with the rumours of a second set of tag team titles being added, it is likely to get even hotter. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring. Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest is *deep sigh* still the AWA Pacific Heavyweight champion … "Playboy" Buddy Rose! The crowd explodes as Rose, accompanied by Rip Oliver along with the two newcomers who attacked Phil Hickerson at Seattle Showdown, comes strutting out like he owns the place. Bonnema : Buddy Rose , I couldn't help noticing that Phil Hickerson is no longer with you. After what you did to him at Seattle Showdown, I take it he is no longer in the ranks of the Army. Rose : Perceptive as always, Bonnema. Hickerson the Hick couldn't get the job done against Billy Jack Haynes, so he has been cashiered from the service. I need people who can follow through on their orders, and if you can't deliver, you can be replaced! Bonnema : So would these be his replacements here with you today? Rose : You are just full of great observations today, Bonnema, those new eyedrops your doctor has prescribed must really be working. Yes indeed, these are the newest members of the Army. This man (pointing to the tall man with the waxed moustache) is no stranger to the people of this territory, my good friend "The Polish Prince" Ed Wiskowski! And this man (pointing to the man with bleached blonde hair) is the one other man tough enough, smart enough, and above all, good looking enough to stand in our ranks … "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers! My title has never been more secure with these men watching my back. Chris Adams? You had your shot, and now you are done! Billy Jack Haynes? Lots of luck breaking through this line of defense! Face it folks, "The Playboy" is on top and you can all just learn to love it! Masanobu Fuchi vs. The Cobra These two also had a blazing hot tag match at Seattle Showdown and carried that momentum into tonight's show with a fast paced match that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Fuchi once again used his tough array of takedowns and submission holds on Cobra, but the masked man had that well scouted out this time and was able to roll through much of the moves and either escape or make it to the ropes to block the submissions. He was ultimately able to block an attempt at a backdrop driver and hit a belly to belly piledriver to pull out the win. A big win for Cobra but unlikely to stop any of Wakamatsu's men from taking another shot at him and Keiichi Yamada. Al Perez vs. Jonathan Boyd Once again, the rest of The Brigade joined Perez during this match at ringside. The veteran Boyd clearly was not impressed with these young pretty boys and really went after Perez with both fists flying. Perez was initially taken aback by this assault but rallied with his own scientific skills and takedowns. His technical skill managed to keep pace with Boyd throughout the match, but the always tough Boyd wouldn't let him keep the advantage for long. Boyd managed to legsweep Perez to the mat and put both his feet on the ropes for leverage, but Zenk pointed this out to the ref who stopped the count. Boyd immediately started to argue with the ref, but this only gave Perez the opportunity to get behind him and hit the German Suplex for the one two three. Another victory for The Brigade, but by the look on his face afterwards, Boyd was clearly plotting some sort of revenge. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers & Eric Embry vs. CanCon Both members of the Canadian Connection have had their problems with Timothy Flowers , as well as Eric Embry and the Starr "Cousins" , and the recent revelations that these two factions were in fact together seemed to put Flowers TV Title completely beyond their grasp. Indeed, once it seemed that the momentum of the match was heading towards Garvin and Burke, Ron and Chicky Starr could be seen sneaking down towards the ring to make their usual mischief. But they never made it that far, as they were ambushed from behind by two men. It was the Hart Brothers, Bruce and Keith! The two second generation stars made their AWA Pacific debut by waylaying Ron and Chicky, which proved a sufficient distraction to Flowers, who was clearly banking on their interference, that he turned around and walked straight into the Hands Of Stone Punch. Garvin got the one two three and the fans were jubilant. It looks like CanCon has managed to even the odds against the Diamond Starr Corporation.

AWA Pacific Seattle Showdown from the Kingdome, Seattle, June 1st (as shown on ESPN / TSN) The California Cowboys vs. Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey This match pitted two relative newcomers to the Pacific region in Rotunda and Spivey against the veteran former tag champs. Orton and Brooks were clearly determined to squash the young upstarts but seemed caught off guard by the resiliency of Rotunda and Spivey, who were cheered on from ringside by Tom Zenk and Al Perez. The young up and comers started making impressive gains in the match, combining Spivey's power with Rotunda's considerable technical skills. Ultimately, the Cowboys went to the gutter to pull this match out, with Brooks clobbering Spivey from behind with his loaded elbow pad to score the pin. A disappointing result for the new generation, but they have definitely caught the notice of the fans and the other wrestlers. The Spoiler vs. Phil LaFleur Ever since his mentor Jacques Rougeau was taken out of action, Phil LaFleur has waged a one man campaign against The Spoiler and Texas Red and has been on the end of some nasty beatings. He hoped his luck would change in this one on one match with The Spoiler, but Texas Red was at ringside, and his menacing presence cast a shadow of the proceedings. LaFleur tried to keep it out of his mind and remained focused on Spoiler and held his own for most of the match. Eventually, Texas Red climbed up on the ring apron to interfere, but was swiftly sent to the floor by a dropkick from LaFleur. Looking to capitalize, LaFleur quickly went up to the top rope for his reverse flying cross body, but Spoiler ducked down. This, however, proved to be a feint by LaFleur, who instead went for a Flying Sunset flip and rolled up Spoiler. One … Two … THREE! LaFleur had gotten his most impressive win yet. That was not the end of the action, though as Texas Red came in and attacked him, with Spoiler joining in. The two stood LaFleur up and it looked like it would be the Heart Punch for LaFleur, but someone rushed into the ring and sent Texas Red flying out of the ring with a dropkick before sending Spoiler to join him. It was Dino Bravo, making his Pacific debut! Bravo helped LaFleur up and the two French-Canadians embraced, to the cheers of the fans. Keiichi Yamada & The Cobra vs. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi KY Wakamatsu cranked up the intensity of his battles with the other Japanese wrestlers in AWA Pacific by bringing in the very dangerous Masanobu Fuchi to his stable. The result was a very exciting match which pitted the high flying ability of Yamada and Cobra against the deadly ground attack of Hito and Fuchi. The end came when Yamada tried to finish of Fuchi with a running cross body press, but Fuchi ducked under it, then followed up with a backdrop driver. He then locked Yamada in the STF and, with Cobra tied up with Hito, Yamada had no choice but to give up, taking his first loss in AWA Pacific. We clearly have not seen the last of this rivalry. Matt Borne vs. Dick Slater Very strange. Matt Borne came out when he was announced, but when Slater was announced, nobody came to the ring. They announced him again, but still nobody. The ref was then forced to count to ten and , when nothing happened, awarded the match by countout to Borne, who gave a puzzled shrug and headed back to the locker room. What in the world happened to Slater? Loser Leaves Town Match : The Vachon Brothers vs. Zambuie Express With the intense hatred between these two teams, nothing would settle the feud short of a Loser Leaves Town match. The Zambuies kept their focus on the much smaller Mad Dog, trapping him in their end of the ring and keeping him from tagging in his larger brother. They pounded on him, mangled him, busted open a heavy gash across his forehead, but still the Mad Dog refused to go down. Eventually he had enough and started laying into them with brutal elbow shots. Both Kareem Muhammad and Elijah Akeem took a savage beating at the hands of the Canadian legend. He then dragged Akeem over to his corner and finally tagged in his brother. The Butcher then laid Akeem over his knee while Mad Dog came off the second rope and both brothers got the pin. The Zambuie Express are now gone from AWA Pacific and the Vachon Brothers stand triumphant. AWA Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers (c) vs. Ron Garvin Since taking the title from Leo Burke, "Diamond" Timothy Flowers has been difficult to unseat as TV champion. Although he has lost his main ally Goldie Rogers, he has still survived every challenge to his championship thus far. This time out , he was facing Burke's partner Ron Garvin and it seemed like this would be where his luck ran out. Garvin dominated the majority of the match, with Flowers getting only brief periods of offense usually through low tactics. It looked like it was all over for Flowers, as Garvin was peppering him with hard punches and seemingly winding up for the Hands Of Stone, when the champ started waving to the back of the arena. This was evidently the signal for Eric Embry and the Starr "Cousins" to rush to the ring. It turns out their attacks on Garvin and Burke were directed by Flowers all along. Garvin won by DQ but this did him no good either in getting the title or fending off the superior numbers of Flowers and his cronies. He took a lot of damage before Burke came charging in, at which point Flowers and company headed back to the locker room, laughing all the way. This is a new low for the TV champion. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Phil Hickerson After interfering in a number of Billy Jack's matches, Hickerson had one goal in mind, one assigned to him by Buddy Rose : take the Portland powerhouse out of action for good. Hickerson really took it to Haynes, doing a lot of damage with his attacks. Haynes was no weakling, though, and came back with his own furious power based attack. Hickerson showed just how tough he was, weathering the crushing moves of Haynes and keeping up his assault. Haynes was able to keep chipping away at the tough Tennessean and was able to lock him in the Full Nelson. Hickerson struggled mightily but could not break the hold, and even though he held out longer than anyone might have thought possible, he still had to give up the match. As a sign of respect, Haynes helped him up afterwards and shook his hand before leaving the ring. Less respectful was Buddy Rose, who came out with Rip Oliver to berate Hickerson for failing to get rid of Haynes. Hickerson may have been battered by the match but was still in no mood for Rose's guff, and when the Playboy slapped his face, Hickerson responded by slugging both Rose and Oliver. Immediately, two men, one with bleached blonde hair and the other a tall man with a waxed moustache, raced to the ring and attacked him, joining Rose and Oliver in beating him down. After doing their damage, all four men left Hickerson laying in the middle of the ring. Street Fight : Roddy Piper vs. King Kong Bundy After many battles, Piper finally had Bundy where he wanted him, with no Zambuie Express to tip the scales. He still had his work cut out for him with the Walking Condominium, giving up a considerable size deficit. Still, the Hot Scot used every advantage he could take in this match, from whipping Bundy with his belt to ramming him into the corner post on the outside. Bundy kept advancing on him like a juggernaut and got several near falls on the Rowdy One. It looked like it would be all over for Piper when Bundy whipped him hard into the corner to set him up for the Atlantic City Avalanche. What Bundy didn't realize, however, was that earlier in the match, Piper had loosened the turnbuckle pad, and at the last moment dodged the Avalanche while simultaneously yanking away the protective padding, sending Bundy hard into the exposed bolt. As Bundy staggered back in pain, Piper rolled him up. One … two … THREE! Piper had pulled off the impossible, pinning the New Jersey Leviathan. Now he could resume his quest for the Heavyweight title. AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Rock & Roll Express (c) vs. The East-West Connection Ever since the Rock & Rolls won the tag titles from the California Cowboys, the East-West Connection have been determined to bring back the belts to the California Connection. They certainly took it to Ricky and Robert, but the Rock & Roll Express have come into their own since winning the titles, and weren't going down without a fight. The momentum of the match swung back and forth, with sometimes the size and power of Ventura and Adonis dominating, and sometimes the speed and coordination of the champs. But ultimately it was the Double Dropkick of the Rock & Roll Express that took down Ventura and successfully defended their titles. Bring on the next challengers! AWA Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose (c) vs. Chris Adams Although Rose came out alone for this match, his men had certainly had their effect going in, with numerous attacks on Adams leg compromising his ability to hit the Superkick. That said, the Superkick was not the only weapon in Adams arsenal, and he used everything he had, including some hard suplexes and lariats that sent Rose reeling. The Playboy seemed to be stalling for time, ducking out of the ring every chance he got. Showing his considerable guile, he was able to get the advantage of Adams in a number of exchange through trickery and short cuts. Adams was able to hit the Superkick at one point, but it sent Rose flying out of the ring, and it took so long to drag Rose back inside that he was only able to get a two count. The war raged back and forth until Adams was once more able to hit the Superkick, this time in the middle of the ring. But no sooner had Adams gone for the cover than the bell rang, signaling a 30 minute time limit draw. The wily Rose had once again come out with his belt, and Adams was left in frustration.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, May 25th Mike Rotunda, Dan Spivey, Tom Zenk & Al Perez vs. Bob Orton, Tim Brooks, Dick Slater & Jonathan Boyd A long match with every man getting a chance to shine where Spivey finally got the win by hitting a Big Leg Drop on Boyd Masanobu Fuchi vs. The Cobra Fuchi pinned Cobra after a backdrop driver The Spoiler vs. Phil LaFleur LaFleur won by DQ after Texas Red shoved him off the top turnbuckle. After the match, Spoiler and Texas Red beat down LaFleur until they were sent to the back by the AWA officials Ron Garvin vs. Eric Embry Garvin managed to stay out of the reach of the Starr "Cousins" at ringside and nailed Embry with the Hands Of Stone Punch to get the win Super Strong Machine vs. Nord The Barbarian SSM was holding his own until Larry Zbyszko snuck in the ring and hit him with a set of brass knucks , leading to Nord hitting a bombs away kneedrop and getting the tainted pinfall. AWA Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Leo Burke A hard hitting bout that went to a 20 minute time limit draw Buddy Rose, Rip Oliver, Phil Hickerson & King Kong Bundy vs. Chris Adams, Roddy Piper, Billy Jack Haynes & Matt Borne As crazy a match as you can imagine with Adams ultimately able to get the victory when he hit the Superkick on Oliver

We officially have blockbuster, folks.

Full Lineup for Seattle Showdown from the Kingdome, Seattle, June 1st The California Cowboys vs. Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey The Spoiler vs. Phil LaFleur Keiichi Yamada & The Cobra vs. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi Matt Borne vs. Dick Slater Loser Leaves Town Match : The Vachon Brothers vs. Zambuie Express AWA Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers (c) vs. Ron Garvin Billy Jack Haynes vs. Phil Hickerson Street Fight : Roddy Piper vs. King Kong Bundy AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Rock & Roll Express (c) vs. The East-West Connection AWA Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose (c) vs. Chris Adams

Well , if you think of Rotunda as Flair, Spivey as Windham, Perez as Arn and Zenk as Tully ...

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , May 24th Dan Spivey vs. Brook Geraghty Once again, the show starts off with a newcomer to AWA Pacific. Spivey, a powerfully built former Georgia Bulldog, easily outmuscled Geraghty throughout the match and had no problem with him at all. Early in the match, Mike Rotunda, Tom Zenk and Al Perez made their way to ringside and observed the action, quietly discussing Spivey's performance with each other. After Spivey polished off Geraghty with a running legdrop, the three men accompanied him back to the locker room, talking excitedly with him. Spivey, for his part, seemed interested in what they had to say and was nodding his head at their discussion. Texas Red vs. Phil LaFleur LaFleur has been somewhat at loose ends since his mentor, Jacques Rougeau, went down to the Heart Punch of Texas Red. Rougeau hasn't been seen since then, and LaFleur is keen to get avenge the loss of his friend, but has found himself at a disadvantage of having to deal with both the power of Red and the cunning of his partner The Spoiler. LaFleur put in a valiant effort, keeping Red off balance with is dropkicks and high flying moves, but when he went for his reverse crossbody press, Red was able to catch him and bring him down over his knee in a backbreaker. Red then hit a big flying elbow drop to put an end to LaFleur's challenge. After the match, Red grabbed LaFleur by the hair and dragged him to his feet, looking like he was going to give him the Heart Punch. Instead , he simply slapped him hard across the face and let him drop to the mat. Texas Red and the Spoiler then left LaFleur lying in the ring, humiliated. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi vs. John Palyok & Brady Finta The latest member of KY Wakamatsu's stable (who first appeared last week attacking Keiichi Yamada) turns out to be seasoned Japanese wrestler Masanobu Fuchi. This time out, he teamed with Mr. Hito and the two seemed to take delight in torturing Palyok and Finta, stretching them in all sorts of excruciating holds while Wakamatsu cackled through his megaphone at ringside. Fuchi finally forced Palyok to give up to the STF, holding it for as long as possible even after he submitted and only letting it go when the ref threatened to reverse the decision. They didn't have long to celebrate their victory, however, as Yamada and Cobra swiftly made their way to the ring and attacked them, looking for payback for the previous week's ambush. The two sides went at it until the officials cleared them from the ring. CanCon vs. LA Express Ron Starr and Eric Embry were accompanied, once again, by Starr's Puerto Rican "cousin" Chicky Starr, who was a constant threat at ringside. Leo Burke and Ron Garvin were very wary of Chicky's presence and looked to try to finish off LA Express before he could interfere, but the constant backpedalling and dodging of Embry and Ron made that difficult. Garvin was ultimately able catch Embry flatfooted with the Hands Of Stone punch and get a quick three count, but while he was doing that, the Starrs had pulled Burke off the ring apron and were putting the boots to him. When he saw what was going on, Garvin was able to rush over and run them off, but Burke had taken a few bruises in the meantime. The Vachon Brothers vs. The Zambuie Express As you could expect, there wasn't a lot of scientific wrestling or matwork in this match. An all out, crazed slugfest with blood and violence was what was on offer, with the referee struggling in vain to keep control of the match. This got him a headbutt from both Butcher Vachon and Kareem Muhammed, leading to a double DQ finish. This didn't slow down the combatants any, who kept brawling long after the decision was rendered. It took not just the AWA officials but all of the arena security to get both sides separated. When the ring was finally cleared, the announcement was made that the match between the two teams at Seattle Showdown would be Loser Leaves Town. Clearly, AWA Pacific could no longer contain both teams, and one would have to go. Buddy Rose, Rip Oliver & Phil Hickerson vs. Chris Adams, Billy Jack Haynes & Matt Borne In this match, Rose and Oliver kept their focus on trying to hurt Chris Adams to do as much damage as they could before Seattle Showdown, while Hickerson did the same to Haynes, with Borne getting caught in the crossfire. Despite the best efforts of Rose's Army, Haynes was still able to catch Oliver coming off the ropes in a powerslam and was able to get the three count. Haynes and his friends were triumphant , but had sustained a lot of damage going into Seattle Showdown.