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Bobby Jaggers and Jules Strongbow are on the block.

Very exciting line up for the tournaments, can't wait to see how it plays out.

Pacific has sent Buck Zumhoff to TNT for Leo Burke.

So is Timothy Flowers. Also, Ray Candy is Kareem Muhammad of the Zambuie Express, also on the Pacific roster.

Whoah, just getting caught up but Jesse Barr is on the roster of both Pacific and Georgia.

Breaking news ! Veteran promoter Don Owen has brokered a deal with the AWA promoters to form a substantial territory on the West Coast. While Owen and his Pacific Northwest Wrestling leaving the NWA comes as a shock, it couldn't come as a complete shock as the AWA's increasing west coast presence made Owen's position ever more tenuous, and Owen wound up deciding "If you can't beat them, join them." The result is a bold expansion across the west coast that includes : - The acquisition of Al Tomko's All-Star Wrestling promotion in Vancouver (which had formerly been affiliated with the NWA), as well as the remaining assets of the defunct Big Time Wrestling in San Francisco from Roy Shire and NWA Hollywood in Los Angeles from the Le Bells. - the purchase and refurbishment of the disused Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, along with extended contracts for wrestling shows in the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver and the Cow Palace in Daly City (near San Francisco). This, along with Owen's ownership of the Portland Sports Arena, gives Owen guaranteed access to major venues in all of his main towns. - A contract for a Saturday afternoon wrestling show on ESPN (in the USA) and TSN (in Canada) that will be called Pacific Wrestling Showcase This new promotion, dubbed AWA Pacific, will be majority owned by Don Owen, but with stakes owned by the other AWA promoters, and given their substantial investment , they are expecting a considerable return. Owen is confident that he can deliver the goods, especially anchored by Northwest legend Buddy Rose, a considerable star in both Portland and San Francisco. The other promoters are also helping out : Stu Hart has sent Stampede Wrestling stalwarts Gama Singh, Mr. Hito and Goldie Rodgers, as well as the exciting Japanese high flyer Cobra ; Jeff Jarrett has sent the up and coming tag team of the Rock & Roll Express ; and Stu Hart has sent no less than the former AWA World Champion Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon. Even with this, Owen has promised some big surprises and major signings to get AWA Pacific off on the right foot. Stay tuned for more news when it comes in.

Love Muta taking the TV title . Can't wait to see where you go with this and what Jesse's big announcement is.

Wow, heady stuff. Can't wait for the Battlebowl tournament to see how this plays out.

AWA show from the Saddledome, Calgary, November 1st The Youngbloods vs. The Can-Am Express Blackman caught Lafon flat footed with the bicycle kick for the win Bill Dundee, Brian Pillman & Shane Douglas vs. John Tatum, Jack Victory & Johnny Ace Wayne Bloom tried to interfere by jumping on the ring apron, but somebody came out of the audience and pulled him to the floor. In the ensuing confusion, Pillman hit the Air Pillman on Ace to score the pinfall. After the match, the Stud Squad tried to attack Superstar Unit, but the newcomer sent them all flying with lightning quick dropkicks. It was Calgary's own Owen Hart! After they had cleared out the Hollywood Stud Squad, all four of them celebrated in the ring together Al Perez & The Great Kabuki vs. Black Irish After Finlay clipped Kabuki from behind, Cameron nailed him with a leaping clothesline to get the victory. AWA Six Man Tag Team Title Match : The Guerrero Brothers © vs. British Steel & Dynamite Kid The match ended up a no contest with all members of both teams brawling in the ring Sgt. Slaughter, Cpl. Scott Hall & Too Cold Scorpio vs. Buddy Rose, Harley Race & Leo Burke Scorpio pinned Burke after a top rope splash AWA American Title Match : Bob Orton © vs. Bob Backlund Orton rolled up Backlund with a fistful of trunks to get the dirty win.

Classic finish for the Four Horsemen match, with the Horsemen sacrificing themselves for Flair.

I have been waiting for ages to unleash the Islanders, having them appear on non-televised house shows under their old names until the time was right. I have a great feud to start them off.

AWA show from the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, October 31st (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards) The Marauders vs. The Youngbloods Borne pinned Blackman after the Cannonball (top rope sitting splash) Sgt. Slaughter & Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Buddy Rose & Harley Race Both members of Playboy After Dark really tore into Hall throughout the match, but Hall was able to catch Race in the Corporal Punishment to pull out the win Bam Bam Bigelow, Ken Patera & Dynamite Kid vs. Dan Spivey, Ron Simmons & Bill Dundee Dynamite pinned Dundee after a belly to belly piledriver. Both sides continued brawling after the final bell. No DQ , Loser Leaves Town Match : The Sheepherders vs. ?? ?? The New Zealanders were incredibly cocky as they came out to the ring, jawing with the fans and giving every indication they felt more than a match for anyone Sunshine could send against them. Shortly after, Sunshine, wearing a bikini top and tropical sarong type skirt, made her way to the ring, with Al Perez and the Great Kabuki at her side. The Sheeperder were ready to go after Perez and Kabuki, but Sunshine got on the mic and announced that they were not going to be in the match but were there to watch her back. Instead, the Sheepherders would be facing her newest tag team … Haku … Tama … The Islanders! The Sheepherders were enraged but not intimidated, attacking the Islanders as they entered the ring. But Haku and Tama were loaded and ready to go, and what resulted was a wild and furious battle where all four men ended up getting busted open. Butch Miller tried to take advantage of the No DQ stipulation by bringing a chair into the ring and whalloped Haku in the head with it, but stood slack jawed in astonishment as Haku simply turned around and stared at him. Haku then knocked Miller to the mat with a thrust kick to the jaw, followed by a top rope flying splash by Tama to get the one two three that sent the Sheepherders out of the AWA for good. AWA Canadian Title Match : Leo Burke © vs. Too Cold Scorpio Both men went to a 20 minute time limit draw. AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Death Sentence © vs. British Steel Death Sentence hit a double goozle on Smiley for the victory Ricky Steamboat, Rick Martel & Bob Backlund vs. Roddy Piper, Bob Orton & Super Vader Martel caught Orton in a schoolboy trip, combined with a running cross body block by Steamboat for the pinfall. After the match, Vader went after Steamboat, landing some brutal punches to the head before the AWA officials intervened.

Gah, fixed it. Sorry, should have proofed it before I hit post.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for October 31st Johnny Ace & Wayne Bloom vs. Kent Nelson & Aaron Knight Last week, Ace and Bloom suffered a humiliatingly quick loss at the hands of Pillman and Douglas, so this time out they were determined to take it out on Nelson and Knight. While John Tatum and Jack Victory prowled around the ringside area, wary of any possible interference from Superstar Unit, Ace and Bloom battered their young opponents with a series of power moves before Bloom torpedoed Nelson with a flying shoulder tackle to put him away. A decisive victory, but the Hollywood Stud Squad are still clearly hungry to take out Bill Dundee and his young charges. The British Bullies vs. Mando & Hector Guerrero With two of the most skilled tag teams in the AWA squaring off, one would expect an intense technical showdown, and that is definitely what the fans got. Plentiful matwork and counter-wrestling, followed by an exchange of suplexes, had the crowd on the edge of their seats through much of the match. Unfortunately, Dynamite Kid decided to make his presence felt by nailing Mando with a top rope dropkick while the ref was distracted, allowing Jones to trap him in a double leg rollup to score the pinfall. Chavo charged into the ring to protest the call, but the decision stood. Too Cold Scorpio vs. Ben Morgan After seemingly being driven out of the AWA at the hands of Super Vader, Scorpio came back with a vengeance in front of his home town Denver fans. His colleagues from the Cobra Corps were at ringside, cheering him on (and watching his back) , Scorpio dazzled everyone present with his rapid fire and high flying moves, finally putting down young Ben Morgan with a top rope flying splash. The Cobra Corps are clearly getting new fire with the return of their youngest recruit. Ken Patera vs. Bob Backlund These two had some truly epic bouts when Backlund was WWF champion, and the rivalry between these two titans was clearly still burning. The powerful Patera went all out against Backlund, and Backlund in turn held back nothing against the former Olympian. It broke down into a battle of the Full Nelson vs. the Crossface Chicken Wing, where attempts by both men to get their finishing holds led to them tumbling out of the ring and slugging it out at ringside until the bell rang, signaling a double countout. A disappointing ending, but I don't think we have seen the last of this feud. Al Perez vs. Sabu Young Sabu has been running a gauntlet of tough technical opponents of late, and this time out would face off with perennial favorite and title holder Al Perez. Sabu showed that he has clearly been learning from his experience, blocking attempts at the German Suplex and rolling through multiple attempted submission holds. He kept sticking and moving against Perez, keeping the Latin Heartthrob off balance until he came off the ropes one time too many and Perez was able to catch him in a waistlock and hit the German Suplex. One three count later and Perez stood victorious, but, as has been happening lately, helped up Sabu and shook his hand, congratulating him on a solid effort. AWA American Title Match : Bob Orton © vs. Steven Regal Ever since he won the American Title from Dan Spivey, Bob Orton has been a fighting champion. For all that one might disapprove of his tactics, Orton has taken on all challengers and not loosened his grip on the title. This time out, he was facing one half of British Steel, and the Young Gentleman fought like a lion to try to bring the Cowboy down. Regal has some rock solid technical skills , but seemed determined to let his fists do the talking as he peppered Orton with lefts and rights. Orton was able to regain control of the match on a number of occasions and bring Regal to the mat, but Regal kept maneuvering his way out of jeopardy and coming back with big punches. The Ace took some hard shots, but was able to weather out the storm before luring Regal into a massive lariat. Even that was not enough to keep him down, so Orton hoisted him onto the top turnbuckle and took him down with the Superplex, which finally put a halt to Regal's challenge. A strong showing for the popular Englishman but he came up short this time.

Great way to have the Rougeaus come in. This will really pop Montreal for the WWF.

APOCALYPSE! Love it!

AWA show from the Great Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, October 18th Jake Roberts & Nord The Barbarian vs. The Youngbloods Jake pinned Wellington after the DDT Brian Pillman vs. Johnny Ace Pillman won with the Air Pillman Black Irish vs. Tonga Kid & King Tonga Both teams were counted out while brawling outside the ring The British Bruisers vs. Ron Simmons & Bob Backlund Simmons pinned Jones after a flying shoulder tackle Bill Dundee & Shane Douglas vs. The Can-Am Express Tatum and Victory snuck down to the ring and tripped Douglas comind off the ropes, leading to Furnas pinning him with a power slam The Great Kabuki vs. Sabu Kabuki caught Sabu coming off the ropes with a thrust kick and scored the pinball AWA Southern Title Match : Tom Zenk © vs. Norman Smiley Zenk forced Smiley to give up to the sleeper hold AWA World Tag Team Title Match : Roddy Piper & Bob Orton © vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero Piper and Orton won by DQ when they were attacked by Jake Roberts and Nord The Barbarian. Both sides brawled for a while before security forced them from the ring.

AWA show from the Denver Auditorium, Denver, October 17th (as shown on ESPN / TNS Super Cards) Shane Douglas vs. Wayne Bloom Shane Douglas opened up the match with the belly to belly suplex to get the flash pin on Bloom. The post match was filled with brawling between Superstar Unit and the Hollywood Stud Squad. The Marauders vs. Chavo & Mando Guerrero Slater pinned Mando after a swinging neckbreaker Sabu vs. Rick Martel Martel won with a slingshot splash The Great Kabuki vs. Nick Bockwinkel Bockwinkel blocked a thrust kick with a legsweep and followed up with a double leg cradle to score the pinfall Dan Spivey, Ron Simmons & Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera, Bam Bam Bigelow & Dynamite Kid Simmons pinned Dynamite after a spinebuster slam. Bigelow continued to go after Spivey after the match. The Sheepherders vs. The Love Connection The Love Connection won by DQ after the Sheepherders brought a chair into the ring. Candido seemed to be hurt very badly from a number of chair shots to the ribs. A furious Sunshine then got on the mic and challenged the Sheepherders to face a team of her choosing next week in a no DQ , loser leaves town match, a challenge that the Sheepherders accepted. Playboy After Dark vs. Sgt. Slaughter, Cpl. Scott Hall & ?? ?? Buddy Rose and his crew came out , full of themselves and clearly feeling like they could take on whoever the Cobra Corps could bring out. Slaughter and Hall then made their way to the ring and Slaughter announced their partner, from Denver, Colorado … TOO COLD SCORPIO! The crowd exploded as "Walk This Way" by Run DMC & Aerosmith played over the PA and the Denver native rushed out to the ring, high fiving the fans along the way. Scorpio had been absent from the AWA for several months, ever since being brutalized by Super Vader, but was clearly ready to go. What followed was a fast paced, exciting match that ended when Scorpio pinned Burke with a top rope flying splash. AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Super Vader Steamboat tried to bring the fight to Vader, peppering Vader with chops and dropkicks while dodging out of the way of his blows. But the masked man was relentless and kept advancing on the champion. Ultimately , Steamboat's wound up trying to grapple with him and tore off part of his mask. This caused Vader to completely blow his stack and he started wildly flailing , even knocking over the ref with a backhand. Vader then started raining punches down on the ref until Roddy Piper rushed in and pulled him off. It was then announced that Vader had been fined $1000 for attacking the ref.

Wow, a huge win for Ole and Ivan, this could put them right in title contention.

Love the big shocker at the end. Hogan vs. Funk has the potential to be all kinds of hot.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for October 17th Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mark Wales Bigelow made a fair sized dent when he made his return to the AWA in San Francisco, now affiliated with Sheikh Kaissie's Sinister Syndicate. He went out full force in his attack on Dan Spivey, and he maintained that momentum as he tore young Mark Wales to pieces. He battered Wales from pillar to post, tossing him around like a ragdoll before going up top and crushing him with a Nuclear Splash. Bigelow might just prove to be the atom bomb in the arsenal of the Sheikh, and we'll just have to see what the forces of Spiveymania can do to counteract this. Brian Pillman & Shane Douglas vs. Wayne Bloom & Johnny Ace The two junior members of the Hollywood Stud Squad were facing the junior members of Superstar Unit, and Bloom and Ace were clearly not taking their smaller rivals seriously, striking their traditional beefcake poses and flexing their muscles to the loud boos of the fans. Big mistake, as the moment the bell rang, Pillman came off the top rope with a missile dropkick on Bloom. While Douglas belly-to-belly suplexed Ace out of the ring, Pillman went for the cover and got the lightning quick one two three. Bloom and Ace were livid, and summoned Tatum and Victory to come and attack Douglas and Pillman. The Stud Squad gave some hard lumps to the youngsters before Bill Dundee rushed out and ran them off with a chair. Superstar Unit may have won this battle, but with a numbers disadvantage, how will they prevail in the war? Jake Roberts & Nord The Barbarian vs. The Youngbloods Roberts and Nord have been seriously cranking up their profile of late, after a low key period, with a spate of intense matches. The Youngbloods put in a game effort, but ultimately the furious attack of the Snake and the Barbarian broke them down. After Nord tossed Wellington out of the ring, Jake drilled Blackman into the mat with the DDT to put a brutal end to the match. But even that was not enough for the Snakepit, as Nord came off the ropes and went flying out of the ring, landing hard onto Wellington's chest with both knees. Where are the Snakepit going to go from here? The answer is anywhere they want to. Bob Backlund vs. Sabu In spite of some tough losses, the cult following of Sabu has steadily grown, both in size and enthusiasm. Facing the always popular former World Champion Backlund, Sabu got a fair amount of cheers for his crazy attitude and antics. Backlund, for his part, seemed good naturedly bemused by his unconventional opponent, and what resulted was a fast paced, back and forth battle. It looked like Sabu just might pull it off when he came off the ropes with a high leaping legdrop, but Backlund was just playing possum and rolled out of the way just in time. Backlund followed up by wrapping him up in the Backlund Bridge and got the one two three. Post match, in a show of sportsmanship, Backlund raised the arm of Sabu, to the cheers of the fans. Sgt. Slaughter & Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Harley Race & Leo Burke The Cobra Corps have kept hammering on Playboy After Dark in their quest for revenge, but Buddy Rose's men have just refused to go away. This time out, the Playboy himself was there to rally his troops, and Race and Burke would pull out every dirty tactic they could think of to keep one step ahead of the Corps' offense. Hall took it into his own hands and started just plain overpowering Race with big slams and tackles. He was winding up to nail him with a huge lariat, but Rose pulled down the top rope from the outside, causing Hall to tumble to the floor. Hall was not able to make it back in time, and Playboy After Dark got the win by countout. Rose and crew were looking to continue the attack after the match, but Sarge got on the ringside mic and challenged all three of them to a match at the show in Denver, which Rose accepted. AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : British Steel © vs. Death Sentence Kevin Sullivan's fearsome duo have come very close to taking the Southern Tag Titles before, but against all odds, Regal and Smiley have managed to prevail. Gaylord and Payne were clearly determined that the titles would finally be theirs, as they blasted the champions with double team power moves to try to wear them down. Regal and Smiley kept coming back, showing their trademark grit and determination , but Death Sentence just would not let up. The match broke down when Smiley and Gaylord were brawling on the outside, while Regal and Payne were slugging it out in the ring. Sullivan, taking advantage of the ref's distraction, threw the Golden Spike in to Payne, but Regal intercepted it. Regal contemplated using it on Payne, but thought better of it and tossed the Spike to the outside. This hesitation cost him, however, when Tom Zenk snuck in the ring and Superkicked him in the back of the head. Payne took advantage and went for the cover, and the ref, seeing only Payne on top of Regal, counted the pinfall that spelled the end of British Steel's title reign. The crowd booed ferociously as Gaylord and Payne held the belts above their heads, but regardless of what the fans might want, Death Sentence are the new champions.

I'm good with that.

Classic result in that gauntlet match : Kerry defies the odds and goes the distance, but the monster Studd comes in fresh and takes advantage of the exhausted Von Erich to keep his belt.

AWA show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland, October 11th Sabu vs. King Tonga King Tonga pinned Sabu after a thrust kick out of the corner Tonga Kid vs. Larry Cameron Tonga Kid caught Cameron in a running cross body press near the ropes that led to the two spilling out of the ring. They both kept on brawling at ringside, leading to a double count out. Shane Douglas vs. Johnny Ace A distraction by Wayne Bloom led to Ace blindsiding Douglas with a lariat leading to the win The Marauders vs. The Youngbloods Borne pinned Wellington after the Borne Again (top rope flying sitting splash) Sgt. Slaughter & Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Harley Race & Leo Burke Sarge and Hall nailed Burke with a double Slaughter Cannon to get the victory Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan Martel won with a slingshot splash AWA World Tag Team Title Match : Roddy Piper & Bob Orton © vs. British Steel (The Southern Tag Team Title was not on the line) Regal had hit Orton with the Iron Fist Punch, but Piper had managed a blind tag in, and caught Regal with a schoolboy rollup with a fistful of tights to get the one two three AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Buddy Rose A very intense and vicious match that ended when Steamboat blocked the Inside Out Backbreaker and reversed it into a belly to back suplex to earn a hard fought victory. Rose kept after him after the match.

AWA show from the Cow Palace, San Francisco, October 10th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards) Super Vader vs. Steve Blackman Vader won with the choke slam. He was looking to do more damage after the match ended, but Biff Wellington rushed out and pulled his partner out of the ring. Brian Pillman & Shane Douglas vs. John Tatum & Jack Victory Pillman was going for the Air Pillman springboard clothesline, but Johnny Ace tripped him off the ropes, and Tatum nailed Pillman with a running elbow smash to the back of the head to get the victory. Bob Backlund vs. Larry Zbyszko Backlund rolled up Larry out of the corner with the Natural Bridge to score the pinfall The Sheepherders vs. The Love Connection The Love Connection went all out against the Herders, and Butch and Luke were caught off guard by their onslaught, ultimately resorting to slugging the ref to lead to a DQ. Both teams continued to brawl long after the bell. Bill Dundee vs. Wayne Bloom Dundee caught Bloom off guard right off the bat with a running cross body press and got the flash one-two-three. After the match, the rest of the Hollywood Stud Squad attacked Dundee, which resulted in Pillman and Douglas running out and a big melee breaking out. Dan Spivey & Ron Simmons vs. Ken Patera & Dynamite Kid A predictably hard hitting match that took an unpredictable turn when Spivey and Simmons had gained the advantage, and someone charged into the ring and attacked Spivey. It was Bam Bam Bigelow! Word has it that Bigelow had just signed a full time contract with the AWA, and it looks like he has thrown his lot in with the Sinister Syndicate. While Patera and Dynamite dogpiled on Simmons to prevent him coming to the rescue, Bigelow laid into Spivey with a brutal series of headbutts and slams. Bob Backlund and Rick Martel rushed out to the ring, but were intercepted by the British Bullies. They were ultimately able to break through, but the damage had been done. AWA American Title Match : Bob Orton © vs. Nick Bockwinkel Both men went to a 30 minute time limit draw. AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Harley Race A classic and epic battle that ended when Race was trying to set Steamboat up for an Indian Deathlock and Steamboat pulled him into a small package to successfully defend his title.