Posted November 11, 201015 yr comment_5458236 Pre-match Warriors hit the ring and absolutely destroy Brunzell who is supposed to be Steve O's partner, hitting him with a hot shot variation and the diving clothesline. Ellering gets on the mic and starts cackling and cuts a promo. Rheingans hits the ring to take the place of the destroyed Brunzell. Roadies get pissed and rip up Rheingans jacket. Fun to watch the babyfaces fire up on the Roadies and Roadies sell frustration. The fucking crowd is going bananas in part due to the pre-match Brunzell attack and they stay super hot throughout this. Steve O is a really great FIP and they work some really strong teaser segments, including Animal blocking a crossbody attempt with a slam, and Steve O rolling through on a headlock for a near hot tag. Tag to Rheingans is well built to and comes off well. Rheingans does not look very dynamic but they kept his time short and he tagged back out quick. Cool finish with Steve O leapfrogging Hawk and getting blindsided by a lariat from Animal. If you include the pre-match angle this is a pretty strong little match.
February 2, 201213 yr comment_5493924 AWA World Tag Titles: The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) vs. "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell & Steve O (8/16/84) Roadies destroy the faces before the bell rings and nuke Brunzell with an inverted Hot Shot on the top rope that looked brutal as shit before killing him with a diving clothesline off the top. Ellering then talks some shit until Brad Rheingans came out to take Brunzell's place and they run wild on the Roadies sending them to the floor. The faces continued their attack in the ring and it was odd at the time that the Roadies would give so much to the faces. Steve would eventually get caught by the Roadies and worked FIP before getting the hot tag to Brad who runs wild on Animal who sells big for his atomic drop. Steve would eventually come back in and the 4-way brawl was on before Steve ate a big clothesline by Animal as he leapfrogged Hawk. This was a fine match with the Roadies selling more than normal so I'll pass it on as a low-end pick.
May 27, 201213 yr comment_5504156 I thought this bout was a nice representation of the LOD and the buzz they brought with them when they entered the AWA.
