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Nope, another thing in the works since I picked them up. Liked their various heel runs in places like Mid-South and Memphis and wanted to bring that here. Also wanted a heel unit to act as a foil for the Sunshine Boys and the Rougeaus.

I tried to make sure to always refer to them as "thrust kicks to the jaw" to keep from completely giving it away. Same reason I resisted the temptation to have him wearing a Union Jack mask. I have been planning the Varsity Club Rush angle for months. That is the reason I went kind of crazy in the draft Special thanks to kevinmcfl, who helped with both a trade and a talent loan to put all of the pieces I wanted in place.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for January 3rd The Youngbloods vs. Blake Towsley & Brandon Bellinger The AWA is looking to have a big year for 1986, and they are kicking it off by introducing the brand new tag team of the Youngbloods, Steve Blackman and Biff Wellington. Blackwell and Wellington are both relative newcomers to the sport of wrestling but were able to get the crowd going, Wellington with a series of suplexes and Blackwell with his martial arts moves. Wellington ultimately polished off Towsley with a jumping piledriver and the Youngbloods start off 1986 and their AWA career with a victory. Killer Khan vs. Jim Lynch Killer Khan lost his guiding light in Tojo Yamamoto at Super Clash and it looks like he has gone completely out of control. He savagely dismantled poor Jim Lynch before knocking him out with the Oriental Thumb choke, but even that was not enough for the crazed Mongolian. He kept on kicking and stomping Lynch before going up to the top turnbuckle and coming off with the flying kneedrop to the sternum. Lynch was taken out of the ring on a stretcher, but even then Khan knocked him off and kept attacking him, only being restrained by a swarm of AWA officials. Can anyone stop his rampage? Interview : Ken Resnick stands in the ring Resnick : Folks, my next guest is the leader of the Varsity Club … “The Games Master” Kevin Sullivan! The crowd boos as Kevin Sullivan comes out, with Fallen Angel, Mike Rotundo and Dan Spivey in tow. Fallen Angel wore her traditional seductive look and not much else, while Spivey and Rotundo were broadly smirking, but Sullivan had one of his peculiarly thoughtful looks, as though he had an ace up his sleeve that nobody would see coming. Resnick : Kevin Sullivan, you seem to be in a strangely good mood today. Hard to believe, given that the Varsity Club recently lost a member in Rick Steiner. Sullivan : (chortling sinisterly) It’s the New Year, Mister Resnick, the time of new beginnings! One door opens, several more open. It is an age of new opportunities, and the Club is giving new opportunities for a lucky few. You see, what I am announcing here is the Varsity Club Rush! I have combed the ranks of collegiate athletics for the top prospects and have found the prime candidates for the Club. The boys and I will put them through training camp and put them through their paces to see who has what it takes and the right mind set to be Varsity Club members. So let me introduce the Varsity Club freshman recruits! (Loud , college football marching band music blares over the arena PA) Sullivan : From the Iowa State Cyclones … Darryl Peterson! The huge Peterson strides impassively out to the ring, his eyes locked forward as he pays no attention to the fans at ringside. Sullivan : From the Missouri Tigers … Jeff Gaylord! Sporting an impressive physique, Gaylord hustles to the ring, seeming annoyed by the fans reaching out to greet him. Sullivan : From the Tennessee Volunteers … Doug Furnas! Furnas is an incredibly powerful looking man who took time to slap palms and high five some of the fans on the way out. Sullivan : From the Miami of Ohio Redskins … Brian Pillman! A decided contrast to the other recruits, the noticeably smaller Pillman enthiastically high fives as many fans as he can before going to the ring. Sullivan : From the Florida State Seminoles … Ron Simmons! Simmons does reach out his hands to the fans but is otherwise all business as he joins the other recruits Sullivan : And last, but far from least, from the Colorado Buffalo … Leon White. White is another huge man and would look intimidating if not for the shy smile he has as he reaches out to the fans. Sullivan : This is the Varsity Club Rush, class of 1986! And we will see what these guys are capable of! British Steel vs. Jesse Barr & Buzz Sawyer British Steel have had some trouble with interference in their matches, but were wanting to put that aside as they took on the tough team of Barr and Sawyer. They were starting to make some head way, with Regal starting to get Barr in a series of armlocks, when the mysterious masked man struck again. But this time, it was with even greater viciousness than before. He yanked Norman Smiley off the ring apron and drove him hard, head first, into the ringside steps, knocking him unconscious. He then nailed Regal with the thrust kick to the jaw as the ref called for the DQ and Barr and Sawyer bailed from the ring. But this was not enough for him, as he grabbed a chair from ringside and used it to batter Regal before laying it on top of him and taking a high running jump on both the chair and Regal underneath it. He finally pulled off the mask, revealing himself to be … “Gentleman” Chris Adams!!!!!! Adams then ran out of the ring, cackling as the medics came out and had to remove young Regal on a stretcher. The Rougeau Brothers vs. Sekhou Bunch, Billy Garcia & JP Calderon After the chaos of the last match, it took a while to get things calmed down, but the crowd was able to get into the special appearance by Jacques, Raymond and Armand Rougeau. They dazzled the fans with their high flying, acrobatics and double and triple team moves before Jacques finally put Garcia away with a missile dropkick. AWA Six-Man Tag Team Title Match : Badd Company & Al Perez © vs. The Guerrero Brothers The champions were coming in at a disadvantage, not only missing their manager Sunshine (still shaken up after being attacked by the masked Chris Adams at Super Clash), but with Diamond’s shoulder heavily bandaged from injuries at Starrcade. They seemed relieved to at least be in the ring with the popular Guerreros. All went well until Tanaka had to tag in Diamond. The Guerreros went at him like sharks with blood in the water, ruthlessly mangling his arm to exacerbate the injury to his shoulder and double teaming him whenever the ref’s back was turned. Diamond tried to escape to the outside, but then Mando rammed him hard, shoulder first, into the turnbuckle post. He then tossed Diamond back in the ring to his brother Chavo, who locked Diamond in the Gory Special. Paul Diamond had nothing left in him to escape it, and was forced to give up both the match and the Six Man titles. His partners, Tanaka and Pereze, demanded to know what gives with the Guerreros, but the three brothers simply shrugged and laughed as they picked up the belts, all while the crowd watched in stunned amazement, shocked at their change of attitude.

Hopefully they have learned their lesson, like IRL

*enormous comedic spit take* Wow, this is a serious blockbuster deal.

I was hoping that big Mike would go to a good home.

There was a major bloodletting in the AWA as many big names have been announced as leaving right at the new year. The promotion is apparently banking very heaviliy on a major influx of new young talent and it has been seen as an "Out with the old, in with the new" move. As for the specific names being let go : The British Bulldogs and Scott Hall have reportedly taken extremely lucrative offers elsewhere, with the Bulldogs unhappy since losing the World Tag belts and Hall finding his Cobra Corps gimmick too limiting. Tony Atlas and Dave Schultz have had a reputation as having attitude problems and causing trouble backstage, so it was only a matter of time before they were encouraged to let go. Rick Steiner has been unsatisfied with the switch in focus from him to the young British wrestlers, and there is word of him getting a special incentive to make the jump to another territory. Regardless, he is leaving on good terms, with a high profile final program with Ricky Steamboat being seen as a final thank you for his hard work throughout the year. Buck Robley considers himself pretty much retired at this point, as indicated by his declining involvement in any major program of late. Bob Roop has had all he can take of the cold midwestern climate and has mentioned he is looking to move back to Florida. Roop may well have jumped before he was pushed, as there is a major shakeup in the AWA training team. With the continued focus on training and development of the younger wrestlers, the continued sqabbles between the Japanese and American trainers have proved too much of a headache for AWA management, with the result of them replacing most of the current training staff. With Leo Burke lately keeping his hands clean of the infighting, it looked like that might just have saved his job, but not only is Roop leaving, but so are Kendo Nagasaki and Tojo Yamamoto (possibly returning to Japan and Memphis, respectively). If Steven Regal is concerned about his two main backers leaving the training team , he can breath easy, as Burke has had a major reversal of opinion on Regal following their recent program together, becoming one of the young Englishman's most vocal supporters. Further more, two recent additions to both the AWA and the training team, Dave Taylor and Marty Jones, have let it be known how much they are looking forward to working with their young countryman and how much faith they have in him. Joining Burke , Taylor and Jones in the training staff will be Mando Guerrero, Jesse Barr and Bob Orton, with Chavo & Hector Guerrero, Greg Gagne and Mike Rotundo acting as associate trainers. There will also still be a Japanese presence in the AWA, with not only Kabuki but a very hush hush big name rumoured to be coming back to the AWA, as well as discussions with Japanese promotions for talent sharing that will give valuable experience to their young wrestlers. This, along with the completion of the new AWA training facilities, shows that, in spite of recent turbulance, the future is shining bright for the AWA.

The following people will be released to free agency by the AWA effective Jan. 1st to make way for the new draft picks : Mike Shaw, Bob Roop, Kendo Nagasaki, Tojo Yamamoto, Buck Robley .

Not sure which of these have been posted, so will get all caught up on the Post Draft trades. Pretty much all of these are effective Jan. 1st : Hercules goes to the WWF for Ken Patera Tony Atlas and Scott Hall go to the UWF for a draft pick. The British Bulldogs , Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid, go to WWC for draft picks Rick Steiner and a player to be revealed later go to the WWF for Bob Orton and Roddy Piper Dave Schultz goes to WCCW for a draft pick. Think that clears it up.

AWA Super Clash 1985 : The Last Chance Saloon, from the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, December 31st 1985 Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Dan Spivey vs. Cpl. Scott Hall Poor Scott Hall’s head (and heart) didn’t really seem to be in this match. Losing his best buddy, Pvt. Mick Foley (now calling himself Cactus Jack) pretty much took the wind out of his sails, and he seemed pretty listless throughout the match as Spivey dominated him throughout. He seemed to rally late in the match with some big power moves, but he then got distracted by Kevin Sullivan at ringside, only turn around and get flattened by a Big Boot from Spivey. One running legdrop later and Hall was done in the AWA. It looks like Sgt. Slaughter now stands alone in the Cobra Corps. Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Kendo Nagasaki vs. The Great Kabuki These two Japanese legends have been going at it, fist and fire, for the past few months, and it would all come to an end here. While Sunshine cheered on Kabuki from the outside, both men threw down with vicious chops and nasty kicks, while the momentum swung back and forth. Nagasaki looked like he would take the match when he unleashed the green mist, but Kabuki got his hands up and blocked it at the last second. He flattened Kendo with a mighty roundhouse kick then got him up in a piledriver, but as he had his back to the outside, the mysterious masked man came out of nowhere … and nailed Sunshine with a thrust kick to the jaw before disappearing just as suddenly! As Sunshine dropped to the floor, Kabuki got the three count, only right after getting his hand raised in victory did he realize that something was wrong. He was quite clearly distraught as he carried Sunshine in his arms and rushed her to the back for medical attention. Losing Team Leaves The AWA Match : Greg Gagne & The Killer Bees vs. Mike Shaw, Dave Schultz & Buck Robley Gagne still had his ribs taped for this match but was clearly very determined to get the last word over Mike Shaw and Col. Robley’s Army. The Army worked over his ribs throughout the match but he and his good friends, The Killer Bees, kept coming at them, eventually with Gagne sinking the Sleeper Hold on Shaw. Shaw kept driving him , back first, into the corner to force him to let go, but Gagne would not release it and the ref dropped “The Tank’s” arm three times then signaled for the bell. Looks like that is it for the Army in the AWA. Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Rick Steiner vs. Ricky Steamboat Steiner has been a persistent thorn in Steamboat’s side as part of the Varsity Club’s state goal of keeping him as far away from Paul Orndorff’s belt as possible. Steiner used his considerable power to try to toss Steamboat around the ring, but Steamboat was able to roll through most of those moves and keep coming back with his own smooth offense. Steiner was able to knock Steamboat out of the ring with a huge clothesline, but Steamboat, as he does, caught himself on the top rope and charged up to the top turnbuckle. He then came off with a flying cross body press but Steiner, who had been caught with this move before, rolled through the move and went for the cover, assisted by a fistful of trunks. One … two … no!!! Steamboat was just able to get his shoulder up in the nick of time. Steiner started celebrating, thinking he had won the match, but then exploded in fury when the ref informed him the match would continue. Steamboat took advantage of this by grabbing him by both arms from behind, bridging back and hitting a Tiger Suplex. One … two … three! The Varsity Club was now down one man and Steamboat was closer in getting to a World Title shot. Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Dusty Rhodes vs. Tony Atlas Tony Atlas was clearly out to run the American Dream out of the AWA , but Rhodes was just as obviously looking to bring the fight to Mr. Olympia. This was a crazy brawl, with both men being busted open and lots of jarring moves and slams. Atlas was able to trap Rhodes in a powerful bearhug and it looked like Dusty was starting to fade, keeping his stay in the AWA a short one. Dusty was able to rally, however, and started raining mighty elbow smashes on Atlas’ face until he was finally forced to let go. Dusty then sent Atlas to the mat with a clothesline before hitting the Bionic Elbow Drop for the one two three. The crowd roared their approval as Dusty stood triumphant in the ring. AWA Southern Title Match : Al Perez © vs. Killer Khan (if Khan wins, Perez leaves the AWA , if Perez wins, Tojo Yamamoto leaves the AWA) Perez was coming to the ring without his manager, Sunshine, and was clearly concerned about her condition, as well as glancing about for possible interference from the masked man. While the masked man didn’t make an appearance this time out, Perez had more than his hands full with the ferocious attacks of Khan , as well as the looming presence of Tojo Yamamoto. Perez tried to battle back with his considerable technical skills, but Khan kept coming at him, several times coming close to cinching the Oriental Thumb Choke , with Perez just barely escaping by getting to the ropes. The Latin Heartthrob gradually was able to work his way back into the match by going after Khan’s legs, kicking and chopping at them and then going for a series of leg based submissions. It looked like he might just pull it off, but he went for a dropkick at a time when Khan was able to grab onto the ropes, so Perez plummeted hard to the mat. Khan then body slammed Perez and hit some massive foot stomps before going up to the top turnbuckle to put him away for good with his Killer flying knee drop. However, Perez was just playing possum and rolled away at the last second, then executed the Indian Death Lock on Khan’s injured leg. Khan struggled mightily but could not escape , and had to give up the match. Who knows what Khan will be like now that he no longer has the influence of Tojo Yamamoto to keep him in check. AWA World Tag Team Title Match with the Losing Team Leaving The AWA : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The British Bulldogs The Bulldogs were still incensed at Playboy After Dark having stolen the titles from them, and had put up their AWA careers to get a shot at taking them back. They proceeded to run roughshod over the Playboy and the Pretty Boy, sending Rose and Somers scattering to the outside on multiple occasions. The champs were able to keep themselves in the match with some deft cheating and double teams, but the tide turned in favour of the Bulldogs when Rose collided with the ref, sending them both to the mat while Davey Boy power slammed Somers. Dynamite Kid went up top for the flying headbutt, but out of nowhere someone grabbed his ankle and yanked him hard down to the ringside area. It was the masked man! He quickly slipped into the ring, nailed the confused Davey Boy with a thrust kick to the jaw, then put Somers on top for the cover before disappearing once more. The ref had by that time recovered and was able to make the count. One … two … THREE! The Bulldogs are now gone from the AWA! The crowd was in shock and the champions seemed as confused as everyone else, grabbing their belts and bailing from the ring. Who is this mysterious masked man and what is his agenda? AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Nick Bockwinkel It was announced before this match that Kevin Sullivan and the Varsity Club woud be banned from ringside for this match. If this fazed Orndorff, he certainly didn’t show it, as all of his attention was clearly focused on Bockwinkel from the get go. Much of the early part of the match involved Orndorff trying to put Bock away quickly with big slams and clotheslines, all while Bock kept his trademark cool and suavely dodging out of the way of possible knockout blows. Gradually Bock asserted control of the match and started to go after Orndorff’s legs, softening him up in hopes of for the Figure Four. He looked like he might get it at a few points, but Orndorff furiously kicked his way out of it. Bock then tried to put Orndorff away with a piledriver, mocking the champ with his own move, but Mr. Wonderful countered with a slingshot that sent Nick hard into the turnbuckle. Orndorff then started opening up with elbows to the back of Bock’s head and neck, trying to break him down in spite of the champ’s own damaged legs. It looked like he would be able to hit his own Piledriver to put an end to Bock’s challenge, but Nick countered with a small package that got a 2.999999 count. Orndorff then tried to come back with an elbow drop, but Bock rolled out of the way and Orndorff went down hard on the mat. As the match ran down, Bockwinkel kept after Orndorff’s legs, looking to get the figure four, but the champ was always able to scramble to the ropes. It looked like Bockwinkel just might pull it off when he was finally able to cinch in the figure four in the middle of the ring, but in spite of Nick’s mightiest efforts and the clear pain it was causing Mr. Wonderful, Orndorff was able to gut it out and the bell rang , signaling a one hour time limit draw. Both men slowly were able to pull themselves to their feet and Bockwinkel offered his hand to Orndorff as a show of respect. Orndorff stared at him for a long time before very begrudgingly shaking his hand, as the crowd cheered both men for their incredible athletic effort.

Also just want to say how happy it makes me to see that Phil Hickerson now has gainful employment.

Oh, and, good to see you back, gordi!

Huzzah! I've got a big crop of rookies I am going to want to send on Japan tours

The regular AWA broadcasting for this week was pre-empted for the Christmas holidays, but I will be getting Super Clash posted fairly soon.

Rumour has it that the reason Leo Burke has not been seen much lately for AWA TV and house shows is that he has been supervising the establishment of new training facilities for the young new wrestlers. This is said to anticipate not only a large influx of new talent, but also a major shakeup of the AWA training staff. Stay tuned for more developments!

One of the things I always loved about Jake, which he pointed out in a shoot interview, was that his character was always very consistent whether he was a heel or a babyface. That way, he always kept you guessing.

I knew this was coming but still sad to read. I had a lot of fun using Mad Dog Lefebvre in the AWA and always enjoyed reading what you did with him. A great talent taken from us all too soon

There is a reason it will be the headliner of my last super show of the year

I would have loved to have a SNME back in the day be this good all the way through. Class show.

AWA show from the International Amphitheater, Chicago, December 21st Jim Brunzell vs. Jerry Blackwell Blackwell pinned Brunzell with a side slam British Steel vs. The Onyx Express Onyx Express won when the masked man snuck in the ring and knocked out Regal with a thrust kick to the jaw Mando Guerrero vs. Leo Burke Mando hit the German Suplex for the victory Dusty Rhodes vs. Ed Wiskowski Rhodes won with the Bionic Elbow Drop Fall Count Anywhere : Kendo Nagasaki vs. The Great Kabuki Kabuki executed three piledrivers in the middle of the audience to get a bloody win in a chaotic match AWA Southern Tag Team Title match : Badd Company © vs. Buzz Sawyer & Jesse Barr Both teams went to a 20 minute time limit draw AWA American Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Tony Atlas Atlas was going for a Full Nelson, but Bockwinkel countered with a small package to successfully defend his title

AWA show from the Mecca, Milwaukee, December 20th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards) Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo vs. Jake Roberts & Nord the Barbarian This match ended in a double DQ with both teams brawling The Killer Bees vs. Col. Buck Robley & Dave Schultz The Bees hit the Bee Stinger on Robley for the victory Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Killer Khan Khan pinned Hall after a running knee drop. Khan then went up top for the flying knee drop, but Sgt. Slaughter rushed to the ring and pulled Hall out in time AWA World Tag Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero Rose blindsided Hector with a blackjack then executed the Inside Out Backbreaker to score the tainted victory AWA Southern Title Match : Al Perez © vs. Tojo Yamamoto Perez forced Tojo to give up to the Indian Deathlock to defend his title. After the match, Killer Khan came out and attacked Perez, but AWA officials separated the two Ricky Steamboat & Sgt. Slaughter vs. Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner Steamboat caught Sullivan with a running crossbody to get the win AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Nick Bockwinkel Bockwinkel won by DQ when he was attacked by the Varsity Club. Orndorff retained the World Title

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for December 20th Buddy Rose vs. Chavo Guerrero If the Playboy’s ego seemed out of control before, he has been especially full of himself since he and Doug Somers won the World Tag Titles. He came out in his full swagger for this singles match, with both Somers and title belt in tow, while Chavo, perhaps sensing potential shenanigans, had both of his brothers at his side. Rose’s ego possibly took a bit of a bruising throughout this match, as his failure to take Chavo seriously let to Guerrero catching him off guards with big moves and takedowns. Chavo even went up to the top turnbuckle to potentially hit a devastating move , but Doug Somers made his presence felt by swatting at him from the outside. This led to Mando charging over to intercept him and, while the ref was distracted by all of this, Hector quickly dashed into the ring and clipped Rose’s leg from behind. Chavo then came off the top with a flying somersault senton and got the one two three. The crowd cheered the victory over the hated Playboy, but were puzzled by the questionable tactics by the brothers. British Steel vs. Robb Zbacnic & Jed Hildebrand After the interference in their last match by a mysterious masked man, Regal and Smiley seemed particularly wary in this match. When one of them was in the ring, the other would be anxiously looking around the ringside area for any interlopers. No interference was forthcoming, and the swiftly dealt with Zbacnic and Hildebrand when Smiley forced Zbacnic to give up to the Norman Conquest. An otherwise uneventful match, but how long before the masked man makes his presence felt again? Mike Shaw vs. Jim Brunzell With the big loser leaves town match coming up at Super Clash, the big “Tank” looked set to do as much damage as he could to Brunzell to give his team the advantage. He pummeled Brunzell with big blows and slams, while the Killer Bee kept in the match with his usualy fast paced moves and precision dropkicks. Brunzell went one step too far when he tried to take Shaw down with a running cross body, only to be caught and brought down with a massive power slam. One running splash later and Shaw got the victory. He tried for another running splash after the final count, but Brunzell rolled out of the way just in time. Interview : Ken Resnick stands in the ring Resnick : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest has been the centre of controversy ever since his recent arrival in the AWA … Jake “The Snake” Roberts! The crowd response is a mixture of cheers and boos as Roberts comes out, paying no heed to the fans. He is accompanied by Nord the Barbarian, who strides impassively beside him, and Mick Foley, whose eyes dart around the audience as he scuttles along to the ring, clad in his new black and leopard-print ring gear. Resnick : Jake Roberts, ever since you showed up in the AWA, nobody has any idea where you are coming from. First you provide distraction in Mick Foley’s match, leading to him losing to the Varsity Club. Then you end up attacking the Varsity Club … and now seem to have lured Pvt. Foley away from the Cobra Corps. Where are you coming from? Roberts : No one knows where a snake is coming from, Resnick. That’s what makes us so dangerous. Sullivan thinks of himself as the deadliest man in the AWA. Well I am going to remind him, every chance I get, nothing is deadlier than the snake. We are the agents of chaos, and nobody know where we will show up next. Resnick : But your recent actions put you at odds with both the Varsity Club and the Cobra Corps, two groups that could only agree on how much they hate each other. Just whose side are you on? Roberts : (slyly grinning) The same side I’m always on, Resnick. The winning side. There is a commotion in the audience as Sgt. Slaughter and Cpl. Scott Hall head out to the ring. Hall looks so distraught he can barely talk, while Sarge is quite clearly livid. Sarge : Now you listen here, maggot! I don’t know what you have done with Pvt. Foley, but he is part of the Cobra Corps and he belongs with us! You let him loose from whatever hold you have on him and return him to us, right now! That’s an order! Roberts : (chuckling) Hey, cool out, my man. I never had any issue with you. But take a good look at my friend here and see that he has no place with you. You did your best, but he is just not a rank and file type of individual. He belongs with others like him. We can give him the guidance to help him become what he was meant to be. And he doesn’t go anywhere he doesn’t choose to. Sarge : (pleadingly) Private Foley … Mick … please … Foley grabs the microphone from him and stares Sarge straight in the eyes. Foley : My name … is CACTUS …. JACK!!!! Roberts, Nord and Foley … errr … Cactus Jack depart the ring, leaving Sarge and Hall behind them, crestfallen. AWA Southern Title match : Al Perez © vs. Bob Roop Perez is staring down the barrel of a match against the terrifying Killer Khan, a match where not only is his title but his AWA career is on the line. With that in mind, he was clearly in no mood to trifle with Roop, shocking the veteran with a devastating series of slams and suplexes. It was clearly not enough for him to pin Roop, as he went after his leg with multiple takedowns and stretches before wrapping him up in an Indian Leglock, keeping him there long after Roop gave up and evidinently doing much damage to the leg. Perez is sending a message to Khan that he is not intimidated. Ricky Steamboat vs. Kevin Sullivan Steamboat is angling to get back at the World Champion, Paul Orndorff, but the Varsity Club are doing everything the can to block him in his attempts. Steamboat kept the upper hand through much of the match, but was kept from scoring the decisive victory when Rick Steiner, still smarting from his defeat last week, rushed out to the ring and attacked Steamboat, leading to the DQ. Steiner and Sullivan kept slugging it out with Steamboat until Nick Bockwinkel ran out and he and Steamboat ran them off. Steamboat then swore that he would get to Orndorff, even if he had to run off everybody in the Varsity Club in order to do it.

Ooch, can't believe I missed this in time for the draft. Gorgeous Gary Young made his return to wrestling in 1986. Not looking to use him myself, but I think he should be available for free agency come January 1st.

Somebody has to make way for the new guys

A major announcement from the AWA with the full card for Super Clash 1985, to be held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on December 31st. The theme for this year's card is The Last Chance Saloon, with every match except the World Title match having a Loser Leaves The AWA stipulation. Fitting for a Las Vegas show, the stakes have never been higher. The full card is as follows : AWA Super Clash 1985 : The Last Chance Saloon, from the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, December 31st 1985 Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Dan Spivey vs. Cpl. Scott Hall Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Kendo Nagasaki vs. The Great Kabuki Losing Team Leaves The AWA Match : Greg Gagne & The Killer Bees vs. Mike Shaw, Dave Schultz & Buck Robley Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Rick Steiner vs. Ricky Steamboat Loser Leaves The AWA Match : Dusty Rhodes vs. Tony Atlas AWA World Tag Team Title Match with the Losing Team Leaving The AWA : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The British Bulldogs AWA Southern Title Match : Al Perez © vs. Killer Khan (if Khan wins, Perez leaves the AWA , if Perez wins, Tojo Yamamoto leaves the AWA) AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Nick Bockwinkel