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All sounds good to me.

How do you get the type of injury?

Going to sort this out in PM, sorry for bringing this up in public.

Just going to start with the disclaimer that this may seem a bit rich coming from the guy who is consistently a month behind, however ... I know that the WWF did run those buildings in real life. But this isn't real life. The WWF did this as part of a move towards not just expansion but aggressive expansion that pushed into a lot of promoters existing territories and was seen by many people (including those promoters) as an attempt to take over and run them out of business. I am sure that is not your intention, but imitation of this aspect of WWF expansion I feel goes against the spirit of benign coexistence that we have tried to maintain in this project. Your expansion looks to have included about 50 new towns or so. Included in these are 3 of the 4 towns in which I am running my TV show loop, in the very same building. You may well be moving into towns and buildings being used by other territories as well. I am all for expansion, but this is going beyond expansion into encroachment on already established territories. I don't think I am asking too much here. I am just asking that, in your expansion, you stay out of the territory that I have already homesteaded.

Ahem?

AWA Show at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Mar. 29th (as shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards) Scott Hall vs. Jack Victory Hall won with a side suplex Steven Regal vs. Mick Foley Regal pinned Foley after a Regal Roll The Fabulous Ones vs. The PYT Express Keirn hit a spinebuster slam on Brickhouse for the victory Dan Spivey vs. Norman Smiley Spivey got the win after a huge running leg drop Curt Hennig & Greg Gagne vs. Bob Roop & Botswana Beast Gagne dropkicked Roop into a belly to back suplex by Hennig to get the pinfall AWA Southern Tag Title match : Wahoo McDaniel & Ronnie Garvin © vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers Garvin had Burke lined up for the Hands Of Stone punch, only for Burke to dodge it and hit his own whalloping right cross that knocked Garvin cold. One ... two ... THREE! Burke and Somers are the new Southern Tag champs! Paul Orndorff & Sgt. Slaughter vs. Killer Khan & Lord Humongous Sarge was about to lock Khan in the Cobra Clutch when two men attacked him from behind, causing a DQ. It was Rick Rude and Lex Luger! They joined the other members of the Sinister Syndicate in beating down Sarge and the World champ until Scott Hall, Curt Hennig and Greg Gagne charged to the ring , swinging chairs. Luger and Rude joined the Sheikh's men as they left the ring. If this is what Sheikh Kaissie meant when he said he was calling in some favors, these are impressive favors indeed. AWA Canadian Title match : Rick Martel © vs. Jacques Rougeau Rougeau had recently taken Martel to the limit in a recent match in Quebec that went almost 45 minutes. This one went all the way to 35 minutes when Rogueau went for a top rope splash, only for Martel to get his knees up at the last second before getting the pin. Both exhausted men embraced as the fans cheered their amazing display of wrestling prowess and fortitude.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for March 29th Al Perez vs. Javier Cruz Perez was now taking on the other half of hist former tag team, the Latin Lovers. There was some confusion at the begining of the match when the introduction of Perez was cut off by a voice over the PA : "... aaaaaand introducing his partner, the other half of the Latin Assassins, from San Juan, Puerto Rico ... "The Cuban Assassin" Mick Foley!!!!" Once again, Foley walked out to the ring with his own microphone, this time with his hair slicked back and wearing a leather jacked with Latin Assassins on the back. Perez was livid at this interruption and it was all the ref could do to prevent him from attacking Foley before ordering the rookie to head back to the locker room. Perez proceeded to take his annoyance out on Cruz, destroying him with a series of brutal slams before dropping him on his head with a nasty German Suplex for the win. Perez is clearly out to prove that he has still got it, and Foley had best stay out of his way. AWA American Title Match : Lex Luger © vs. Greg Gagne Strangely, neither Kevin Sullivan nor the rest of the Varsity Club came out with Luger for this title defense. Gagne showed why he was a long time favorite of the AWA fans as he came incredibly close to getting the pin on Luger on a number of occasions, countering the champions power moves with textbook submission attempts and technical wrestling. In the end, Gagne's attempt to put the Gagne Leglock on Luger was countered by an inside cradle that got a quick three count to end the match. An impressive defense for Luger, but an equally impressive challenge put up by Gagne. AWA World Tag Title Match : The Varsity Club (Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner) © vs. Badd Company This was the first title defense in a while from the Club, as Steiner was returning from a tour of Japan where he had turned a lot of heads. They were in for a tough challenge, as Badd Company have really been on fire of late. They really took the fight to their much bigger opponents, dazzling the fans with rapid fire tags and combination moves. The Varsity Club decided to take a short cut to gain the upper hand as their cheerleader, Missy Hyatt, tripped Pat Tanaka when he was running the ropes and sent him face first to the mat. The smug look on her face, however, was swiftly wiped off when someone tackled her from behind and sent the to the floor. It was an unknown blonde woman who immediately started whaling on Missy with open handed shots. The Varsity Club came over to break it up, only for Badd Company to get involved in the fray. It was only when the AWA officials finally got both sides separated that one could get a clear look at the mystery interloper. It was Sunshine! She hasn't been seen in the AWA in over a year. It looks like she is now affiliating herself with Badd Company as she joined Diamond and Tanaka as they headed back to the locker room Rick Rude vs. Curt Hennig It was Robbinsdale on Robbinsdale violence as the two native Minnesotans did battle. Rude was making his first appearance since his Final Battle with Buddy Rose, and the result of that match clearly didn't sit well with him as he had a particularly vicious edge to his moves. There were no other members of the Bad News Breakers at ringside as he took it to Hennig, who had to fight back hard to try to keep the Ravishing One contained. The momentum swung back and forth throughout the match and it looked like Hennig was finally going to get the win when he had Rude set up for a cradle suplex, but Rude broke it up with a savage face rake that was just out of view of the ref. He then booted Hennig in the midsection and hit a nasty Rude Awakening to get the shocking pin. Rick Martel & Ronnie Garvin vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers This was a 3/4 Canadian match with Doug Somers being the only Canadian as he and his partner, the self proclaimed "Greatest Canadian" Leo Burke, squared off with the Canadian champ and the man with the Hands Of Stone. This wound up being a crazy brawl, with Burke wanting to throw down with both Martel and Garvin. Garvin looked like he would take the match when he hit is trademark Sunset Flip out of the corner, only for Burke to counter it with a fistful of tights and get the tainted victory for his team. Garvin had best be concerned for his grip on the Southern tag title now, with Burke and Somers clearly willing to do anything to win.

AWA Show at the Mecca, Milwaukee, March 15th (as shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards) Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Brickhouse Brown Hall won with a fall away slam Ricky Steamboat vs. Mike Shaw Steamboat won by countout after hitting a top rope flying cross body press on the outside Greg Gagne vs. Mick Foley Gagne made Foley submit to the Gagne Sleeper Badd Company vs. Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey The Varsity Club won after interference by Missy Hyatt led to Spivey hitting Tanaka with a running knee to the side of the head AWA American Title match : Lex Luger © vs. Ronnie Garvin Luger won with a scoop power slam Da Crusher vs. Kevin Sullivan Both men went to a double DQ finish Paul Orndorff & Sgt. Slaughter vs. Killer Khan & Lord Humongous Slaughter hit a spine snapper on Humongous, followed by a second rope knee drop by Orndorff to get the victory

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for March 15th Da Crusher, Norman Smiley & Badd Company vs. The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, Lex Luger & ? w/ Missy Hyatt) With both Steven Regal and Rick Steiner currently on a tour of Japan, all eyes were on the Varsity Club as to who would fill out their team for this match. Sullivan looked well pleased with himself as he started to introduce the latest member of the Varsity Club .... and was annoyed when a voice cut him off from over the PA. "From the State University of New York at Cortland Red Dragons, hailing from East Setauket, Long Island, the newest member of the Varsity Club ... Mick Foley!" Foley then trouped out to the ring, with a microphone in one hand and a lacrosse stick in the other, wearing a collegiate wrestling singlet and letterman jacket with the SUNY emblem on it. He looked very keen to join in the match, but Sullivan and the rest of the club let him know that his presence was not appreciated, and that he was to return to the locker room if he knew what was good for him. Foley returned to the locker room with a forlorn look on his face, and Sullivan, composing himself, got back on the mic. "From the University of Georgia Bulldogs, the *real* latest member of the Varisty Club ... Dan Spivey!" Now this was a truly impressive new addition. The blonde giant towered over the opposing team, who quickly huddled to discuss how to deal with this leviathan. In spite of this, Da Crusher and he team gave as good as they got, compensating for the size disadvantage with quick tags and double team moves. It wound up being an outside factor, namely Missy Hyatt , that spelled the end of the match, as she tripped Smiley coming off the ropes and sent him face first into the match. Spivel followed up with a massive legdrop to the back of Smiley's head and that was that. Badd Company seemed to want to argue with Hyatt post-match for her interference, but the other members of the Varsity Club interposed themselves between Diamond & Tanaka and their cheerleader. Ricky Steamboat vs. Jack Victory Once again, Steamboat showed how he is still a force to be reckoned with as he took on the bodyguard of Col. Robley's Army. Jack Victory actually gave a pretty good accounting himself, with the powerfully built rookie keeping pace with Steamboat throughout the match. In the end, however, Steamboat came off the top rope with a flying cross body press to get the victory over, errr, Victory. Buck Robley was clearly displeased with this result and seemed to be plotting something against Steamboat as he led Victory from the ring. AWA Southern Title Match : Bad News Allen © vs. Buddy Rose Fresh off getting the victory in his Final Battle with Rick Rude, Rose looks to have set his cap towards once more becoming AWA Southern champion. He certainly had his work cut out for him, as the current champ had no intention of stepping aside for the Playboy. On a few occasions, it looked like Allen had Rose set up for the Bad News Blaster, but the canny Rose would throw himself out of the ring and leave Allen furious. Allen in turn managed to escape the Inside Out Back Breaker through some big closed fists. In the end, neither man would be able to hit their finisher as the bell rang to signal a 15 minute time limit draw. I don't think we have seen the last of this match up. AWA Southern Tag Title Match : Wahoo McDaniel & Ronnie Garvin © vs. Doug Somers & Leo Burke Also looking to get their hands on some gold are Allen's stable mates, Somers and Burke, who really took it to the current Southern Tag champs in a furious bare knuckle match up. Garvin and McDaniel certainly weren't intimidated by the Bad News Breakers, and defended their titles with hard punches and nasty chops, but Somers and Burke just kept after them. Garvin was finally able to hit a sunset flip out of the corner on Somers to get the win, but Somers and Burke looked set to keep things going after the final bell. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Mr. Olympia Slaughter had Cpl. Scott Hall in his corner, to ensure no interference from the other members of the Sinister Syndicate. It didn't take him too long to dispatch Olympia, as he knocked the masked man from pillar to post before flattening him with the Slaughter Cannon. But clearly , Sarge was out to make a statement, as he picked up Olympia and locked him in the Cobra Clutch, before uncermoniously dropping him to the mat when the ref called the end of the match. Sheikh Kaissie was clearly angry but also had a calculating look on his face that would seem to indicate he had something up his sleeve that he would pull out when the time was right.

AWA show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum, Feb. 9th Norman Smiley vs. Mick Foley Smiley made Foley submit to the Norman Conquest Leo Burke & Doug Somers vs. The Latin Lovers Burke pinned Valentino after catching him in a power slam off the ropes AWA Six Man Tag Team Title Match : Mike Shaw, Dave Schultz & Buzz Sawyer vs. Ricky Steamboat & The Can-Am Express Schultz knocked Zenk off the top rope with a clothesline and then pinned him with a diving elbow smash Sgt. Slaughter, Cpl. Scott Hall & Curt Hennig vs. Botsawna Beast, Bob Roop & Mr. Olympia Slaughter and Hennig flattened Olympia with a double lariat then got the pinfall AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Killer Khan Orndorff hit a sunset flip out of the corner on Khan to succesfully defend his belt The Final Battle : Buddy Rose vs. Rick Rude After a long and bloody battle, Rude tried to hit the DDT to put away Rose, but the Playboy dug in and kept blocking it until he was finally able to reverse it into the Inside Out Backbreaker and get the Final Victory over his rival.

The Syndicate have some aces of their own to pull out of their sleeves when the time is right.

Only hitch is that haircut would have never passed Marine Corps muster, but I'll spot him a mulligan on that.

My inspiration was actually from a podcast discussing, I believe, the AWA 80s set. The discussion was on who would have been a better pick to be Slaughter's trainee than "Rambo" Greg Gagne. The suggestions included Hulk Hogan (not in the AWA at the same time) and Curt Hennig (not quite the right fit in my books) , and then somebody suggested Scott Hall. I thought this was a genius idea, with the green but powerful Hall pairing up with the more experienced Sarge, and has been waiting forever to try it out.

There is a possiblity, based on the brackets, that Rick Rude and Buddy Rose could face each other in the 3rd round. Although the AWA has declared that the San Francisco and Portland matches would be the final matches would be the final times these two face off, this potential matchup would not be covered by the stipulation as it is outside the AWA.

AWA show from the Cow Palace, San Francisco (as seen on ESPN/TSN Super Cards) Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo vs. Norman Smiley & Bad Company Missy Hyatt tripped Smiley as he came off the ropes, leading to Rotundo hitting him with a leaping clothesline for the pin. After the match, Da Crusher charged the ring and attacked Kevin Sullivan David Schultz & Buzz Sawyer vs. The Brotherhood Of Poland Schultz pinned Putski after he and Sawyer caught him with a spike piledriver Rick Steamboat vs. Jack Victory Steamboat caught Victory in a Tiger Suplex for the win AWA Southern Title Match : Bad News Allen © vs. Ron Garvin Allen nailed Garvin with the Bad News Blaster to defend his belt No DQ match : Rick Rude vs. Buddy Rose Rude was about to get the Rude Awakening on Rose when the Playboy caught him with a brutal low blow back kick, no doubt as payback for all of the low blows in recent matches. Rose then wrapped Rude up in an inside cradle for the win. The Sinister Syndicate vs. The Cobra Corps The Syndicate was out first, with Sheikh Kaissie leading Bob Roop, Mr. Olympia, Killer Khan, Lord Humongous and Botswana Beast to the ring. Sgt. Slaughter came out next, with the Marine Corp Hymn playing over the PA, and got on the mic to announce the members of the Cobra Corps. First out was the World Champion, Paul Orndorff, to huge applause. Then came Greg Gagne and Curt Hennig, who were also cheered by the fans. Slaughter had a sly grin on his face, knowing he was about to reveal the ace up his sleeve. He proceded to introduce the latest member of the Cobra Corps ... CPL. SCOTT HALL!!! The crowd exploded as the huge newcomer rushed to the ring, wearing black trunks and a cammouflage pattern tank top. This threw the Syndicate into a panic as they tried to regroup and face this unknown commodity. There followed a lengthy back and forth match up which finally ended when Sarge whipped Olympia into Hall, who then hit a massive fallaway slam and pinned the masked man. The entire team congratulated each other in the ring as the fans applauded their efforts.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for March 8th Rick Steamboat vs. Mick Foley Steamboat was making his first TV appearance after losing the AWA Southern title to Bad News Allen, and was clearly determined to show that he still had what it takes. He was facing Mick Foley, a shaggy newcomer fresh out of Dominic Denucci's school. Foley showed some decent technical skills in the opening lockup and exchanges with Steamboat, but as Steamboat maintained control of the match, Foley started firing off lefts and rights. Steamboat remained unfazed and soon went up top to polish off Foley with the flying cross body press. After the match, Steamboat offered a handshake as a show of respect to the rookie. Foley was clearly shaking his head but still accepted the handshake before leaving the ring, shaking his head all the while. The Fabulous Ones vs. The PYT Express Once again, the Fabs had the fans solidly on their side as they took on Koko Ware and Brickhouse Brown. The PYTs gave them a much stronger run for the money than the Latin Assassins did the week before, being very aggressive with double team moves on Stan and Steve. This would catch up with them when Koko failed to notice a blind tag by the Fabs and leapfrogged Keirn to go right into a big savate kick by Lane. A quick one two three later and the Fabs had picked up another victory. Al Perez vs. Vinnie Valentino It looks like the Latin Assassins are no more, as Perez came out to the ring declaring that he had dropped Angel Acevedo and from now on, he would only be looking out for himself. He would be facing his former partner in the Latin Lovers, Vinnie Valentino, as he showed no patience for Valentino's antics and went after his right arm. Perez put Valentino through a painful series of armlocks before finally forcing him to submit to an excruciating looking cross armbreaker. Just when you think Perez is down, he shows just how dangerous he can be. Mike Rotundo vs. Norman Smiley With Rotundo and Smiley's partners both being away in Japan for a tour, the remaining members of the newly crowned AWA tag champs and British Steel squared off in a singles match. Rotundo had Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger and Missy Hyatt in his corner, but Smiley was clearly in no mood to be intimidated. He really went after Rotundo, showing technical skills that seemed to catch his more experienced opponent off guard. In the end, however, Rotundo's size and skill won out when he countered out of an attempt at the Norman Conquest and hit Smiley with the Samoan Drop to get the pin. That was not enough for the Varsity Club, however, as Lex Luger came in after the bell and locked him in the Human Torture rack. He kept him in the hold in spite of the protests of the ref, only dropping it when Da Crusher and Badd Company charged to the ring. The Varsity Club then swiftly made tracks, snickering all the way at the damage they had done. Rick Rude vs. Buddy Rose These two had squared off multiple times before, but this match went straight into the gutter from the get go. You could probably count the number of legal moves on the thumbs of one hand, with Rude's offense consisting mostly of low blows and cheap shots, and Rose firing back with eye gouges and biting. The ref tried to get it under control by intervening in Rude choking Rose in the corner, only to get a vicious low blow kick for his troubles. Another ref raced to the ring, only to be immediately side slammed by Rose . As the two continued brawling, the ring ended up being flooded with AWA officials who forced the two to separate. It was then announced that the upcoming matches between the two in San Francisco and Portland would be No DQ matches and that would be the last time these two were allowed to face each other in the ring. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Bob Roop This was Slaughter's first match in the AWA since his surprise appearance at the Met Center, and he clearly had the fans solidly on his side from the get go. The enforcer of the Sinister Syndicate clearly wanted to make Sarge's return short lived, digging into his deep well of technical tricks to get him off his feet and wear him down, but the charismatic Drill Sergeant just kept coming at him full bore. Roop looked like he might just get the Shoulder Breaker on him, but Slaughter was able to flip out of it and blast Roop with the Slaughter Cannon for the pin. He then got on the mic and challenged the Syndicate to take on his Cobra Corps at the Cow Palace.

Mike Stark, as Van Kamp is on my roster.

One correction to my Roster : Angel Acevedo is gone, replaced by Mick Foley.

Don Muraco and Al Perez are on the block.

If anyone can hold fire, it would be Tarzan Goto (or, y'know, Matsunaga).

I will say that is does amuse me to no end to team up fat, sloppy Buddy Rose with Eurasian God Ricky Steamboat.

Buddy Rose was a great babyface for a fair stretch (close to this period) in Portland. I was as suprised as you were but he made it work.

AWA Show from Cobo Hall, Detroit, March 2nd British Steel vs. The Latin Assassins Regal forced Acevedo to submit to a cross armbreaker Jack Victory vs. Javier Cruz Victory pinned Cruz after the belly to back cradle suplex Buzz Sawyer vs. Vinnie Valentino Sawyer won after hitting Valentino with a crushing power slam Curt Hennig vs. Mr. Olympia Hennig got the pinfall with a cradle suplex AWA Southern Tag Title Match : Ron Garvin & Wahoo McDaniel © vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers A bloody, out of control brawl that ended with both teams being disqualified Buddy Rose & Rick Steamboat vs. Rick Rude & Bad News Brown Steamboat thrust kicked Rude into a roll up by Rose for the win

AWA Show from The Met Center, Bloomington, March 1st (as shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards) Badd Company vs. The PYT Express Tanaka pinned Ware after catching him off the ropes with an Inazuma Leg Lariat Greg Gagne & Curt Hennig vs. Mr. Olympia & Bob Roop The Sinister Syndicate spent much of the match working over Gagne's injured arm, but they couldn't stop him making a blind tag out to Hennig, who then flattened Olympia with the Ax Lariat to get the win. Playboy After Dark vs. Rick Rude, Don Muraco & Bad News Allen Allen pinned Putski after hitting him with the Bad News Blaster AWA World Tag Title Match : The Varsity Club © vs. British Steel Steiner got the one two three after catching Regal in a Belly To Belly Suplex AWA American Title Match : Da Crusher © vs. Lex Luger In a wild match, Crusher caught Luger coming off the ropes with a Running Bolo Punch, but knocked him into the ref, who went flying. While Crusher was checking on the ref, a mysterious man ran into the ring and hit Crusher in the back of the head with the blunt end of a steel spike. Luger, who had by this point recovered, picked up the unconscious Crusher in the Human Torture rack and, when the ref came to and saw that Crusher was out of it, called the match in favor of Luger. As Luger and Hyatt celebrated, the mysterious man joined them in the ring. It was Kevin Sullivan! Is he the Big Man? The crowd was furious but Lex is still the new American Champ. AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Killer Khan Khan had Orndorff trapped in the corner and came in with a big knee lift, but Luger dodged out of the way just in time and Khan hit his knee on the turnbuckle. Orndorff swiftly rolled up Khan for the one two three. As Orndorff's hand was held up in victory, Khan and Sheikh attacked him from behind and commenced a beat down. Out of nowhere, a man charged through the crowd into the ring (security sure haven't been earning their pay today) and clotheslined both of them out of the ring. This turned out to be none other than Sgt. Slaughter! Sarge helped Orndorff to his feet and then saluted him as the crowd exploded into cheers.

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for March 1st The Fabulous Ones vs. The Latin Assassins While Stan and Steve had made some guest appearances in the AWA in the past, they were now making their debut appearance as a full time part of the roster, and the crowd was incredibly psyched to see them. The Latin Assassins tried to intimidate them with attempted cheap shots, but the Fabs consistently outfoxed them with a cool , cocky confidence that drew cheers from the fans. They swiftly dispatched Angel Acevedo with a double belly-to-back suplex before leaving the ring to give high fives and sign autographs for the fans. Al Perez was clearly displeased with his partner as they headed out of the ring. Greg Gagne vs. Bob Roop Roop has been pretty much in the background of the Sinister Syndicate for a while, but with the departure of Ken Patera, it looks like he is out to reestablish his claim as one of the most dangerous technical wrestlers in the AWA. He had an long and intense exchange of wrestling and counter wrestling with Greg Gagne, a standout technical wrestler , before a bad fall by Gagne onto his shoulder led Roop to wage war on Gagne's arm. Roop put it through an excruciating series of arm wringers and kneedrops to the elbow before finally dispatching Gagne with a downright sadistic looking Shoulder Breaker. He even looked set to give him another had not the ref intervened. Wahoo McDaniel vs. Doug Somers Ever since joining the Bad News Breakers, Somers and his partner Leo Burke have come out of nowhere to become a force to be reckoned with in the AWA. It seems they have now set their sights on the AWA Southern Tag title, with Somers challenging one half of the current champions in Wahoo McDaniel . Wahoo found it all he could do to keep the "Pretty Boy" (?) contained, as Somers just kept coming at him full bore. Both men were busted open by the time Wahoo was able to catch Somers by suprise coming off the ropes with a big overhand Tomahawk Chop to get the three count, but even then, Somers kept coming at him after the match. It looks like Wahoo and Garvin will end up facing the Bad News Breakers sooner or later. Interview Ken Resnick stood in the ring and introduced Sheikh Adnan Kaissie. The crowd booed loudly as Kaissie came out to the ring with the Sinister Syndicate (Bob Roop, Mr. Olympia, Killer Khan, Botswana Beast & Lord Humongous). Resnick noted that Kaissie seemed strangely pleased with himself, given that he had just lost the services of Ken Patera in the AWA. Kaissie said that Patera was damaged goods, since he was incapable of getting back the World Title to the Syndicate that meant he was no longer of use to the Shiekh. He still had 5 men who could destroy Paul Orndorff, and Killer Khan was going to take care of that job in Bloomington. Kaissie then claimed that he was responsible for the Road Warriors and Jerry Blackwell being run out the AWA. The other stables played their part, but it was the Sheikh's money and planning that made it happen, and pretty soon he would be calling back in those favors. There are big things on the horizon for the Syndicate, he said, and everyone had best watch out when that happened. AWA World Tag Title Match : The Varsity Club © vs. The Can-Am Express This was the first title defense on TV for Steiner and Rotundo, and they were taking on a team that had impressed a lot of people in their recent tour of Japan. The Express showed why as they kept the Varsity Club on their toes with a lot of rapid fire combination and double team moves, tagging in and out with great speed. But Steiner, about to leave on his own tour of Japan himself, caught Zenk in mid-air with a bone crunching power slam then unleashed a series of monstrous suplexes on the young man before tagging in Rotundo to finish him off with a Samoan Drop. After the match, Ken Resnick caught up with them outside the ring and asked Rotundo how he could turn his back on his good friend, Steven Regal, all while Missy Hyatt ran her hands over Rotundo's chest. Rotundo said that Regal had done nothing but drag him into his messes and brought him trouble. The Big Man had shown him the light and he was through with being Regal's babysitter. From now on, Rotundo claimed, he was only going to associate with elite class athletes, and that means the Varsity Club, not punks like Regal and Smiley. AWA American Title match : Da Crusher © vs. Mr. Olympia Crusher came to the ring with the American Title belt around his waist and a keg of beer slung over his shoulder, to the amusement of the crowd. Olympia spent much of the match trying to work Crusher into a Sleeper hold, putting a lot of effort in trying to get it cinched in around Crusher's big bull neck. At one point it looked like he had finally trapped Crusher with the Sleeper, but Crusher drove him hard, back first, several time into the corner turnbuckle to force him to release it , and when Olympia staggered out of the corner, Crusher blasted him with the Bolo Punch to get the pin. After the match, Crusher grabbed a cup and got himself a beer from his keg while the crowd laughed with him.