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AWA All-Star Wrestling on EXPN / TSN for March 28th AWA Six-Man Tag Team Title Match : The Guerreros © vs. Greg Gagne & The Can-Am Express The Guerreros have lost some ground of late in the AWA, having dropped both the Southern Title and the Southern Tag Team Titles, but they still hold onto the Six-Man Tag belts and are determined to keep them around their waists. Greg Gagne and the newly returned Can-Ams were equally determined to take the titles away from them, but once the brothers had gotten Lafon in their corner, they kept him trapped and put in a concerted effort to break him down. Zenk frantically reached out to tag him out and it looked like he might just make it, but Lafon went for a sunset flip on Mando and Mando rolled through for a two count. He then swiftly got Lafon in a waistlock and hit a German Suplex for the pinfall. A disappointing result for the Can-Ams, but proof positive that the Guerreros are far from done. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Nord The Barbarian Bam Bam has been pretty much rolling over his opposition since arriving in the AWA, but the big Barbarian was looking to provide a much tougher challenge to The Beast From The East. These two rocked each other with big power moves and slugging blows that shook the ring. It looked like Nord just might pull off the impossible when he came after Bigelow with a big running boot, but Bam Bam ducked under it and Nord got caught up in the ropes. Bigelow took him out with a waistlock suplex then followed up with a slingshot splash that took Nord out for the one two three. Who will be able to stop the rampaging Beast? The Sheepherders vs. Bill Dundee & Shane Douglas The wild men from New Zealand have had a big impact on recent AWA house shows, but now they were making their debut on All-Star Wrestling. Dundee and Douglas put up a gallant challenge, but the crazy Kiwis were too much to reign in. They seemed to get sadistic joy out of beating on the handsome young Douglas, although he kept refusing to go down for good. Miller and Williams finally hit the double stomach breaker on Douglas to get the pinfall, then kept putting the boots to him after the match had ended until Dundee pulled his partner out of the ring. Clearly, there is no limit to their viciousness. Steven Regal vs. Fit Finlay After all of the chaos of the three way war between Black Irish, British Steel and the British Bullies, the ref let it be known that there would be no shenanigans tolerated in this match, stating that he would punish any interference from their partners or the Bullies with immediate suspension. Regal and Finlay proved more than capable of providing their own chaos, letting the language of this match be mostly lefts and rights with briefs interludes of technical wrestling. When they were brawling in the corner, the ref tried to get between the two of them and caught a double punch for his troubles, leading to the match being thrown out. The two kept at it long after that, and it looks like nothing is going to keep this war from continuing. Mike Rotundo, Doug Furnas & Brian Pillman vs. Pat Tanaka & The Razor Boys Kevin Sullivan was nowhere to be seen for this match, leaving “Captain” Mike Rotundo to lead the Varsity Club Rush recruits into battle, and the result was an incredibly exciting bout that looked like it could go either way. Highlights included a matwork showdown between Rotundo and Perez, a display of power moves by Furnas on Diamond followed by Diamond taking Furnas down with a flying back body press that came close to getting a three count, and a high flying showdown between Pillman and Tanaka. Tanaka looked to take out Pillman when he whipped him into the ropes for the rolling wheel kick, but Pillman caught himself on the ropes and followed up with the Air Pillman for the shocking three count. The Varsity Club jubilantly celebrated Pillman’s biggest victory yet, and even the members of the Sunshine Boys gave Pillman credit for a well deserved win. AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Cactus Jack Sullivan was definitely at ringside for his man Spivey’s title defense against the unpredictable youngster Cactus Jack. Cactus proved to be quite handful for the powerful champion, showing little regard for his own well being as he threw himself at Spivey, but the self-proclaimed “Danster” kept a cool head in the face of this unconventional offense and kept firing back. Things took a turn for the strange when Roddy Piper showed up at ringside. Both the ref and Spivey started telling Piper to keep his distance, but this just provided the needed distraction for Bob Orton to sneak up from the other side and snap Jack’s neck on the top rope. Spivey turned around to see the staggered Cactus and reflexively hit the Spivey Bomber for pinfall, but once he realized what had happened, he was livid. Sullivan ordered him to accept the win and move on.

That was the late Leroy Brown.

AWA show at Boylan High School, Rockford, IL, March 23rd The British Bullies vs. The Youngbloods Blackman managed to catch Jones with the Bicycle Kick for the win The Cobra Corps & Greg Gagne vs. Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, Jeff Gaylord & Darryl Peterson Gaylord and Peterson hit the Execution on Gagne to score the victory for their team Doug Furnas vs. Leo Burke Furnas won with a running Canadian Backbreaker into the corner The Great Kabuki vs. Sheikh Adnan Al Kaissie Kabuki bloodied the Sheikh before finishing him off with a piledriver Tom Zenk vs. Mando Guerrero Zenk got the win with a Superkick Jake Roberts, Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack vs. Roddy Piper, Bob Orton & Buzz Sawyer A crazy brawl that wound up breaking down completely and being declared a no contest Phil Lafon vs. Chris Adams Adams got the win with a Superkick British Steel vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero A very intense matchup that ended with Regal pinning Hector with the Regal-Plex AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Brian Pillman This was a very exciting technical bout that went to a 20 minute time limit draw. Post match, Tanaka bowed to Pillman in a show of respect, which Pillman returned AWA World Tag Team Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. Bill Dundee & Shane Douglas Rose pinned Douglas after the Inside Out Backbreaker

AWA show from the International Amphitheater, Chicago, March 22nd Darryl Peterson & Jeff Gaylord vs. The Can-Am Express The Varsity Club pinned Lafon after hitting the Execution Brian Pillman vs. Hector Guerrero Brian hit the Air Pillman for the win Mike Rotundo & Doug Furnas vs. Shane Douglas & Bill Dundee Furnas caught a running cross body attempt by Douglas and countered with a power slam for the victory Leo Burke vs. Norman Smiley Smiley pinned Burke after a floatover suplex Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Cactus Jack Cactus put up a hell of a fight but still ended up going down to a slingshot splash AWA World Tag Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The Razor Boys Both teams went to a 30 minute time limit draw Nord The Barbarian vs. Bob Orton Nord won by DQ when he was attacked by Piper and Sawyer. This led to a brawl between Piper’s Pit and the Snakepit AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Chavo Guerrero A very intense match that ended when Tanaka was able to knock out Chavo with a roundhouse kick to the side of the head to defend his belt AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Sgt. Slaughter An incredibly tough battle that went back and forth and only ended when Buddy Rose (who was sneaking around at ringside) pulled down the top rope and caused Sarge to fall out and lose by countout. When Spivey found out afterwards what had happened, he was furious.

AWA show from the Mecca, Milwaukee, March 21st (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards ) Shane Douglas & Bill Dundee vs. The Youngbloods A fast paced match that ended with Douglas making Blackman give up to an Indian Deathlock Doug Furnas vs. Phil Lafon Both men went to a 15 minute Time Limit Draw The Cobra Corps vs. Dan Spivey, Jeff Gaylord & Darryl Peterson While Spivey was able to hold off Sarge and White, Gaylord and Peterson hit the Execution on Scorpio for the victory. The Cobra Corps were very over with the fans, but Spivey was getting a lot of cheers as well Tom Zenk vs. Kevin Sullivan Zenk won with a Superkick Masa Saito vs. Greg Gagne Saito won by KO when Gagne was rendered unconscious by a series of Saito Suplexes Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs. Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack Piper clipped Cactus from behind while Orton hit him with a lariat to give the win to Piper’s Pit AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Chavo & Hector Guerrero ©vs. Black Irish A ferocious battle that ended when Cameron hit a lariat on Hector that looked like it would tear his head off, then he and Finlay hit a spike piledriver to get the one two three. The fans were in shock as Black Irish became the new Southern Tag Tem champs. The Last Roundup – Bunkhouse Barbed-Wire Texas Death Match : Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera As could be expected, this was a long and bloody fight that finally came to an end when Dusty took off his cowboy boot and started repeatedly clobbering Patera over the head with it until he finally hit the mat, then followed up with the Bionic Elbow to put him down for good. Dusty gave a heartfelt goodbye to the fans on the ringside mic before leaving to a chorus of cheers. AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Larry Zbyszko Although he hasn’t been looking too good of late, the Canadian champion put up a pretty tough challenge for Steamboat. Once again, Nick Bockwinkel was at ringside, patiently observing the match. Zbyszko was attempting an over the shoulder neckbreaker, but Steamboat blocked it and countered with a backslide to get the one two three. Post-match, Steamboat engaged in a stare down with Bockwinkel, but Bock just met his gaze before turning and heading back to the locker room with Larry Z trailing behind.

Love the name the Caspian Empire. The Mid-Atlantic tag division is really on fire, and the main event is a great example of that.

Wow, Bad News going out like that is a major shock.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN, March 21st Doug Furnas, Ron Simmons & Brian Pillman vs. Greg Gagne & The Can-Am Express The last time Gagne faced a team of Varsity Club Rush prospects, it was a study in contrasting coaching styles. That was the case once again this time, but the contrast was within the Varsity Club itself. The rookies were accompanied by both Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo, and while the “Captain” of the team gave clear instruction and encouragement from the outside, the self styled “Games Master” seemed to feel that all he needed was a loud voice and belligerent manner. Simmons started the match and dominated the opposition, as he is wont to do, throwing them around with his considerable power and aggression. Rotundo then directed him to tag out, to prevent from burning out to quickly, and it was Pillman’s time to show what he could do. Pillman has been very impressive of late in a number of matches, and his high flying and athleticism kept him on the advantage with Zenk, but then Zenk and Gagne were able to come back with a double dropkick, and the momentum shifted. Sullivan’s disgust at this turn of events was evident, and he let his disapprobation be known with a series of insults directed that way. Gagne grounded Pillman with limbwork to try and set up the Gagne Leglock, and while Furnas trying to reach in and make the tag to save him, both Simmons and Rotundo gave increasingly sour looks at Sullivan’s bad attitude. Pillman kept blocking the Leglock, so Gagne tagged in Lafon, who worked over Pillman some more before shooting him into the ropes for a dropkick. Pillman was able to catch himself on the ropes, sending Lafon falling to the mat, and Pillman was able to tag in Furnas. It was Lafon’s turn to be on the defensive, as Furnas opened up with his jarring array of power moves while Zenk frantically tried to tag in to save his partner. Lafon started to rally and Zenk called on him to tag out, but Lafon tried to take out Furnas with a flying back body press. This cost him , as Furnas caught him in mid air, hoisted him up in an incredibly impressive Gorilla press, then hit a crushing front slam to get the one two three. Furnas then helped Pillman to get to the back, while Rotundo and Simmons interposed themselves between Pillman and Sullivan, so as to spare their partner the ire of the “Games Master”. British Steel vs. Black Irish Before the match started, Regal got on the mic and demanded to know why Finlay, after seemingly saving them from the British Bullies, then attacked him and his partner Smiley. Finlay replied that he had no mercy for any Englishman, and as far as he was concerned, British Steel and the British Bullies were both cut from the same rotten cloth, and both teams could go to hell. This triggered a furious fight between the two teams, with Black Irish bringing a lot of power and viciousness to the battle, and British Steel fighting back with spirit and determination. The battle wound up exploding into chaos when the British Bullies charged out and attacked both teams , leading to the match being thrown out and a brawl that ended up being cleared up by a rush of AWA security. A three way way has erupted in the tag ranks, and only time will show which team will ultimately prevail. The Cobra Corps vs. Playboy After Dark Rocky Mountain Thunder has given a number of challenges recently to the World Tag Team champs, but now they have brought in their leader, Sgt. Slaughter, as they face off against Rose, Somers and Burke. Sarge did his usual stand up job of marshalling his forces, as he and the two rookies were consistently one step ahead of the Playboy’s crew. Every time Rose and company would cheat their way back into contention, the Corps would have each other’s back and seize back control. Rose became consistently more frustrated as the match went on, and he ultimately ended up getting blasted with the Slaughter Cannon to give the victory to the Cobra Corps. After the match, Rose rolled out of the ring and grabbed the Tag Title belts, swearing vengeance on Slaughter and his men. The Great Kabuki vs. Jerry Blackwell Having gotten her revenge on Chris Adams, Sunshine has set her sights on the person she considers ultimately responsible for the attack that temporarily put her out action : Sheikh Adnan Al Kaissie . To that end, she has sent the man she calls her Personal Assassin, The Great Kabuki, to face off with one of Kaissie’s toughest soldiers, “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell. But the Mountain From Stone Mountain was certainly no pushover. While he was brought down for a moment when Kabuki laced into him with several martial arts to the legs, he came back after the Japanese legend with his own devastating power and size. The action wound up spilling to the outside, with both sides knocking over ringside tables and sending each other into the corner posts, until the both were counted out of the ring. I think we have a long way to go before this matter is settled for good. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Biff Wellington Steve Blackman had gotten banged up pretty severely last week, both in the match with Bock and Larry and several intense house show matches, so Wellington came out alone. Nick came out with his retinue of Larry Zbyszko and Masa Saito. Bock has had the fans solidly in his corner since his return to the AWA, but his recent reversion to his old ways seems to have dissolved all of that audience goodwill. Nick didn’t seem to care about the audience reaction one way or another, remaining cool as the proverbial cucumber as a sharp contrast to Wellington’s hot blooded quest to avenge his partner. This gave the advantage to Bockwinkel, as he skillfully drew Wellington into making some key mistakes throughout the match and keeping any cheap shots just out of sight of the ref. Bockwinkel tormented Wellington like a cat toying with a mouse before finally finishing him off with a piledriver. Even after the match, once Wellington made it back to his feet, Bockwinkel tripped him on his way out. Bockwinkel is looking to provide a truly dangerous new challenge to World Champion Ricky Steamboat. Roddy Piper vs. Cactus Jack With members of both Piper’s Pit and the Snakepit at ringside, this match was bound to be chaotic, and it certainly delivered. There was always the threat of raw violence coming from outside the ring, and the spectacle of raw violence was consistently delivered in the ring. Not a lot of finesse , just crazed violence. As could be predicted, the decision came when the ref was disctracted by brawling at ringside, when Cactus went for a second rope elbow smash, but was tripped off the ropes by Bob Orton. Piper swiftly covered him and grabbed a fistful of trunks for leverage to get the pinfall. This didn’t end the fight between both sides, and Jake Roberts managed to hit the DDT on Orton to avenge his friend . The war between these two factions shows no signs of ending soon.

AWA show from McArthur Court, Eugene, March 16th The Sheepherders vs. Rocky Mountain Thunder The Sheepherders pinned Scorpio after a double stomach breaker Steven Regal vs. Marty Jones Regal won with the Regal-Plex Darryl Peterson & Jeff Gaylord vs. The Youngbloods The Varsity Club defeated Wellington with the Execution (second rope elbow drop / back breaker combination) Chris Adams vs. Greg Gagne Adams won with the Superkick The Great Kabuki vs. Jerry Blackwell A Double DQ match with both men getting busted open Paul Diamond vs. Leo Burke Diamond hit a flying back body press for the pinfall AWA Southern Tag Team Title Match : Chavo & Hector Guerrero © vs. Shane Douglas & Bill Dundee Chavo pinned Douglas after a top rope somersault senton Brian Pillman vs. Mando Guerrero Pillman busted out a move that the fans dubbed Air Pillman (springboard clothesline) to defeat Mando AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Dave Taylor A very tough defense for Tanaka where he was able to stagger Taylor with a Crane Kick and follow it up with a roll up to just barely get the one two three AWA World Tag Team Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The Can-Am Express There was a double pin situation with Zenk pinning Somers after a dropkick to the face and Rose pinning Lafon after the Inside Out Backbreaker, but the ref gave the count to Playboy After Dark and the champs retained the titles Jake Roberts vs. Roddy Piper While the ref was distracted by brawling between members of the Snakepit and Piper’s Pit, Jake had Roddy set up for the DDT, but Bob Orton snuck into the ring, flattened Jake with a lariat, and placed Piper on top of Jake. The ref turned around and gave the three count to Piper AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Al Perez A very intense match where Perez sought to neutralize with Spivey Bomber with a series of armlocks. It looked like he might even get him to submit to a short arm scissors, but , in an impressive display of strength), Spivey was able to hoist him up and deliver a mighty slam to force him to give up the hold. Spiver was able to ultimately deliver a Big Boot to the face, followed by the Big Leg Drop to successfully defend his title. The fans applauded both men after the match.

I like interviews but I find them exhausting to write. Piper is such a character that I knew he had to have his say. I don't know how it came out to other people, but I had his voice going in my head and imagined how the words I wrote would sound with him saying them. My jobber names have always had an ongoing theme I love Saito and am glad the Bockwinkel storyline is going into the next phase so he has more of a role.

I had the Sheeps available to me and they had history in Portland with Piper, so I figured I'd take advantage of that.

AWA show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, February 15th Shane Douglas & Bill Dundee vs. Brian Pillman & Doug Furnas Douglas caught Pillman coming off the ropes with a cross body press for the win Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell vs. The Youngbloods Patera pinned Wellington after a shoulder breaker Dave Taylor vs. The Great Kabuki Kabuki won with a piledriver Tom Zenk vs. Leo Burke Zenk went for a Sleeper Hold, Burke reversed it with his own Sleeper, which Zenk in turn countered into a whip into the ropes followed by a precision dropkick to the jaw that got the pinfall Roddy Piper & The Sheepherders vs. Jake Roberts, Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack A crazy, out of control brawl that finally ended when Piper pinned Cactus with a belly to back suplex AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Marty Jones Tanaka hit a spinning, flying forearm off the ropes to defend his title AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Greg Gagne The champion won with a Spivey Bomber AWA World Tag Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. Rocky Mountain Thunder Scorpio was going for a top rope splash on Rose, but Somers knocked him off the top turnbuckle with a loaded elbow smash to the head to get the tainted win for the champs AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Chris Adams Last month, Adams got a lot of support, in spite of his villain status, after going the distance with the then American champ Nick Bockwinkel. This time out , he was up against the World champ, and once again, managed to go to the 30 minute time limit in an intense match that had the fans on their feet throughout it. The two kept at it after the final bell rang but, once they were separated and able to calm down, they did shake hands in respect.

AWA show from the Cow Palace, San Francisco , March 14th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards) Bill Dundee & Shane Douglas vs. The British Bullies Douglas pinned Jones with a cradle suplex Leo Burke vs. Jeff Gaylord Gaylord blocked the Sleeper and countered with a power slam for the win The Can-Am Express vs. Brian Pillman & Doug Furnas Zenk caught Furnas with a running cross body press, but Furnas countered with a rollover to get the three count Darryl Peterson vs. Mando Guerrero Both men got a lot of boos, but actually put on a solidly technical match that ended when Peterson hit a waistlock suplex then made Mando give up to the Wakigatame Sgt. Slaughter vs. Jerry Blackwell Slaughter won by countout when he knocked Blackwell out of the ring with a Slaughter Cannon AWA Southern Tag Team Title match : Chavo & Hector Guerrero © vs. The Youngbloods Hector countered a bicycle kick attempt by Blackman with the Guerrero Clutch to defend their belts Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera The match went to a double DQ with both men brawling in the ring. After the match, it was announced that, owing to family matters, Dusty Rhodes would be returning to Texas. His final match in the AWA would be next week in Milwaukee, a Bunkhouse Barbed-Wire Texas Death Match against Ken Patera . Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs. Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack Piper hit a low blow on Cactus, followed up by a lariat by Orton for the win AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Masa Saito Saito came out with Nick Bockwinkel and Larry Zbyszko . Bock simply stood in his corner and intently watched the match, with a look of deep concentration on his face. Larry looked like he might get involved in the match at a number of occasions, but a quick look from Bock swiftly shut that down. This would prove to be one of Steamboat’s sternest tests in his still new title reign. The Japanese veteran Saito has a well deserved reputation as one of the toughest men in the AWA, and wrenched Steamboat’s limbs with a variety of arm and leg locks to try to set him up for the Scorpion or the Prison Lock. He also had a variety of brutal suplexes in his arsenal that he used to try to break down the champ. Steamboat kept rallying and battling back against Saito, but Saito would not stay down for long. It looked like it might be over when he had the champ set up for his patented Saito Suplex, but Steamboat dug in and blocked it, countering with his own belly to back suplex. He then went up top and came off with a flying cross body press to finally get the hard fought one two three. After the match, Bockwinkel entered the ring and shook Steamboat’s hand … then suddenly slapped him across the face with a vicious backhand! Steamboat stared at him in shock … then went after Bockwinkel with chops and punches. The two went at it for a short while before the AWA officials rushed the ring and separated them. It looks like Nick Bockwinkel has thrown down the gauntlet to the World Champion.

Very fine card. Love to see my AWA gang go over and can't wait for the rematch. Shaw/Bigelow/Hickerson are a super fun heel trio. Baba's Family match is one I would have loved to have watched. The Mexican team vs. Power Rush should be all kinds of great.

I continue to love the Robinson vs. St. Clair feud.

Sad to see Dr. D go but it puts over Bad News as a badass..

Care to see how Power Rush would fare against Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell?

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN, March 14th Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs. Darnell Hamilton & Caleb Reynolds Piper and Orton made a shocking appearance last week on All-Star Wrestling, attacking Jake Roberts. This would be their All-Star in ring debut, with Buzz Sawyer circling the ring and howling. There was a grim intensity on Orton’s face as he easily dominated his opponents, while Piper seemed to find everything he did that hurt Hamilton and Reynolds incredibly funny. After Orton took out Hamilton with the Superplex, all three of them joined Ken Resnick at ringside. Piper swiftly put his arm around Resnick’s shoulders and mussed his hair, which clearly made him uncomfortable. Piper : Heeeeyyyy, Ken Doll! Tell me what’s on your mind! Resnick : *ahem* Roddy Piper, last week, you and Bob Orton were responsible for a heinous attack on Jake Roberts. What’s going on? Piper : What’s going on, Kenny? Well, let me enlighten you. Snakeskin comes into the AWA and assembles his little band of misfit toys and says, oooh, I’m big and scary! I’m the Agent Of Chaos ! Well, buddy, you just got a taste of what chaos really feels like! Don’t taste too good, eh? He says he’s the Wild Card of the AWA? Well, Jakie, looks like I just changed the game! And guess what? *gestures over his shoulder at Bob Orton* I’ve got an Ace up my sleeve! Piper gets cut off by the members of the Snakepit charging in and attacking him, Orton and Sawyer. The two sides brawled until a squad of AWA security came out and separated them. Brian Pillman vs. Tom Zenk Zenk returned to the AWA last week with his partner Phil Lafon as one half of the Can-Am Express, but has also been wrestling in several singles matches of late. This time out, he was facing young Brian Pillman, who has been getting a great response from the fans in spite of being accompanied by the perpetually sour-faced Kevin Sullivan. The result was a fast paced match with a lot of high flying that looked like it go Pillman’s way when he attempted a slingshot clothesline, but Zenk ducked it at the last second and Pillman went crashing to the mat. When Pillman staggered back to his feet, Zenk nailed him with a Superkick and got the three count. Pillman was looking to shake hands after the match, but Zenk left the ring immediately after, leaving Pillman with Sullivan who smacked him in the back of the head and chastised him all the way back to the locker room. Shane Douglas & Bill Dundee vs. Peter Baggenstos & Joaquin Souberbielle The influx of new talent into the AWA keeps rolling with the interesting duo of Douglas , a young graduate of Dominic Denucci’s school, and Dundee, the well regarded Australian veteran. Douglas got a lot of attention from the female fans as he smoothly dominated his opponents, while Dundee got a lot of cheers for his entertaining antics. Dundee caught Souberbielle in a running cross body press while Douglas assisted with a schoolboy trip to finish the match. We will see how they find their place in the busy AWA ranks. British Steel vs. The British Bullies The Bullies have been trying to live up to their name with their younger opponents, but this has just seemed to bring out the fire in Regal and Smiley. When their array of uppercuts and suplexes failed to keep British Steel down, they shifted to hard hitting punches and blows. Regal and Smiley just kept coming back, so Taylor and Jones went straight to the gutter by punching out the ref, then bringing a chair into the ring. It looked like they were set to do some serious damage but the members of Black Irish charged to the ring and ran them off. A grateful Regal reached out his hand in thanks to Finlay … and was answered with a right cross to the face! Finlay and Cameron continued to attack British Steel until the AWA officials forced them to leave. What side are Black Irish on? Al Perez vs. Doug Somers Following up from last week, once again members of Playboy After Dark and the Razor Boys squaring off in a singles match with their partners in their corner. The match opened up with a lock up, which Perez immediately turned into a waistlock and swiftly followed up with a German Suplex. One … two … THREE! Perez had taken out the World Tag Champ in blindingly quick time! Playboy After Dark protested but there was no denying what happened, and the Razor Boys and the fans were jubilant. Larry Zbyszko & Nick Bockwinkel vs. The Youngbloods Larry and Bock were coming out for their rematch with the Youngbloods and it looked like they were just barely able to keep from lighting into each other, only kept in check by Masa Saito walking between them . Larry insisted on starting the match and, through much of it, refused to tag Nick in. In a clear attempt to show up his partner, Zbyszko kept trying to sneak in some underhanded tactics over his young opponents, but in his zeal he kept getting caught out by the ref and shut down. Wellington and Blackman took advantage of this with rapid tags as well as double team and combination moves. They nailed him with a double clothesline and Blackman started lacing into him with martial arts kicks, but while the ref was escorting Wellington back to his corner, Blackman got torpedoed from behind by a vicious clip to his leg by Bockwinkel. Larry stood in confusion , then felt a hard slap to his shoulder that was his partner tagging himself in. Bockwinkel then proceeded to teach a masterclass in ring villainy, dissecting Blackman’s leg with brutal takedowns and submission moves, then working in every cheap shot imaginable when the ref’s eye was elsewhere. He would let Blackman seem like he would almost be able to tag out, then lure Wellington into the ring and brutalize Blackman while the ref forced his partner to leave the ring. After a massive kneebreaker, he wrapped Blackman in the Figure Four Leglock, and even after Steve gave up, kept the hold on afterwards, only releasing it right at the end of the ref’s count. Even the match was over, it didn’t end his viciousness, as when Blackman had finally struggle to his feet, Bock let loose with a nasty back kick to his damaged leg (all out of sight of the ref, of course) that sent him crashing back to the mat, and simply shrugged when the ref demanded to know what happened. Bock then turned to Zbyszko and gave him a hard stare. Larry, for once, had nothing to say, just staring at him in open mouthed shock, much like most of the audience. Bock suddenly raised his hand, as though he was going to give him a backhand slap, and Larry flinched , but the blow did not come. Instead, Nick smirked and turned on his heel to leave the ring, while Larry followed meekly behind. Bringing up the rear was Masa Saito, and the last shot of the show was of his face, which , for the first time since his return to the AWA, bore an expression other than his usual stoicism : a broad, malevolent, evil looking grin …

He's still in the Spiveymania gimmick, so he still rocking the Hogan look. We'll see how that evolves.

Tully Blanchard = what a dick! Love the Satanico vs. Pirata feud, Pirata got quite the victory.

Lots of awesome craziness. Tonga vs Borne would have to be intense. Would love to see Freebirds vs. SST 2/3 falls.

AWA show from the Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, March 9th Mike Rotundo , Ron Simmons & Doug Furnas vs. Chris Adams & The British Bullies Adams pinned Furnas after hitting the Superkick Sgt. Slaughter & Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Gaylord & Darryl Peterson Slaughter and White hit a double clothesline on Sullivan to get the victory Masa Saito & Larry Zbyszko vs. The Onyx Express Saito made Koko give up to the Scorpion Leglock Al Perez vs. Leo Burke Perez hit the German Suplex to get the pinfall The Great Kabuki vs. Jerry Blackwell A bloody match that went to a double countout Nick Bockwinkel vs. Fit Finlay Finlay was going for a piledriver, but Bock blocked it and countered with a small package for the win Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs. British Steel Piper hit a low blow on Regal and followed up with a rollup with a fistful of trunks for the tainted pin Brian Pillman vs. Phil Lafon Lafon won with a reverse back body press AWA Six-Man Tag Team Title Match : The Guerreros © vs. Greg Gagne & The Youngbloods Mando pinned Wellington after a Moonsault AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Tom Zenk Tanaka was able to duck under a Superkick and followed up with a spinning roundhouse kick that knocked Zenk out to defend his title. After the match, Tanaka helped Zenk up and shook his hand, but Zenk was clearly upset with the result. AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Dusty Rhodes Spivey hit the Spivey Bomber for the victory

Steiners vs. Longriders = bar fight I would not want to wander into

Devils Duo + Nasty Boys = most fun 80s Indie Scum alliance ever!

AWA show from Cobo Hall, Detroit, March 8th Greg Gagne & The Youngbloods vs. Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Gaylord & Darryl Peterson Gaylord and Peterson took out Wellington with a double lariat Doug Furnas vs. Koko Ware Furnas won with a running Canadian Backbreaker into the corner British Steel vs. The Sheepherders A knock down, drag out brawl that ended when Smiley was able to pin Miller after a sunset flip out of the corner Masa Saito vs. Tom Zenk Zenk put up a hell of a fight but Saito finally put him down with three straight Saito Suplexes Mando Guerrero vs. The Great Kabuki Kabuki caught Mando coming off the ropes with a thrust kick to the jaw to get the victory Black Irish vs. The British Bullies This went to a double DQ when both sides would not stop brawling AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Brickhouse Brown Tanaka caught Brickhouse with the rolling wheel kick to defend his belt AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Nick Bockwinkel Bock whipped Spivey into the ropes, while Larry Zbyszko pulled down the top rope, but Spivey reversed the whip and it wound up being Bockwinkel who tumbled to the outside and was counted out. Bock and Larry were on the verge of coming to blows when Masa Saito interposed himself between the two AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Mike Rotundo Steamboat has fended off a challenge from Rotundo before, but this one went epically long with the momentum swinging back and forth before Steamboat was finally able to hit the top rope flying cross body press to score the pinfall. After the match , Steamboat helped Rotundo to his feet and shook his hand, which displeased Kevin Sullivan (like pretty much everything else in the world)