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  1. Anyway back to 80’s wrestling.

    I know I said Kokina and he would be a good monster champion but Terry Funk would have been one hell of an AWA champ.  Don’t know in this universe he’s getting ready to feud with Flair but if not……

    if you could sign Tully that would be another good option.  And I just remembered I did say Barry Windham before months ago.  He could be a face or heel champ.

    I’m just not sure I see a World champion on the roster at the moment other than maybe Kokina who is green but has been pushed.  Hanson and Lawler could be but I don’t think they are regulars.  AWA needs an identity to move forward.

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  2. 1 hour ago, piperrulz said:
    FROM THE WRESTLING NARC NEWSLETTER...
     
    The WrestlingNarc received a leaked memo showing the payout to each of the wrestlers who participated in the Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship Tournament.
     
    Valerie was said to be furious with her payoff and almost quit on the spot until talked out of it by some of the wrestlers.
     
    The low payouts to Adams, Aguyao. Saito and Chono were off-set by First Class travel.
     
    Wahoo and Valentine apparently grumbled about not being the two highest paid guys on the show  since they worked four matches each.
     
    PWHC TOURNAMENT PAYOUTS:
     
    Stan Hansen and Sgt. Slaughter: $1,800 each
     
    Greg Valentine and Wahoo McDaniel: $1,600 each
     
    Carlos Colon: $1,000 (guaranteed)
     
    Tully Blanchard: $700 (guaranteed)
     
    Kokina Maximus and Jerry Blackwell: $600 each
     
    Col. DeBeers: $700
     
    Chris Adams, Perro Aguyao, Bruce Hart, Mr. Saito, Riki Choshu, Tom Zenk: $400 each
     
    The Iron Sheik: $500 (guaranteed)
     
    Jake Milliman: $500
     
    Ken Patera, Larry Zbyszko, Jonnie Stewart: $300
     
    DARK MATCH WRESTLERS
     
    Greg Gagne, Akio Sato, Magnificent Mimi, Wendi Richter, Cactus Jack, Tommy Jammer, Sam Houston, Mike Miller (Portland Wrestling): $200 each
     
    MANAGERS
     
    Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey: $300
     
    Dick Murdoch: $250
     
    Valerie: $150
     
    Masked Doc: $125
     
    TOTAL TICKETS BOUGHT: 5,428
     
    AVG. PRICE OF TICKETS BOUGHT*: $22.00
     
    GATE (EST.): $119,416
     
    TOTAL PAYOUT TO WRESTLERS: $17,125
     
    (Just a shot in the dark guess based on the layout and pricing I had in my mind.)

    Based on that revenue Verne sure looked like he was a little tight with the payoffs.  Even if you throw in another $3000-4000 grand for refs and announcers, he didn’t even pay out 20%

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  3. 47 minutes ago, piperrulz said:

    (PREVIOUS STORYLINE POST: Wrestler Payouts for the PWHC Tournament.)

    Bray Wyatt died unexpectedly today. He was 36. Heart attack. RIP. 😔

    Bray Wyatt early promo:

     

    Holy cow that’s sad.  While I was a fan originally when he was working the Wyatt gimmick, they lost me on it the last couple of years.  He could cut a promo and wasn’t bad in the ring.  I thought I heard rumors of his possible return coming.  Certainly shocking at just 36.  I wonder what illness exactly that he had been battling.  Certainly feel sorry for the whole Windham and Rotunda families.  I believe he married one of the backstage interviewers and they had a young kid.

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  4. Yes I saw that the great Terry Funk passed away earlier today.  What a talent.  He was such a good interview and he changed his style over the years in ways most today couldn’t even comprehend.  Thankfully there is a lot of good Terry Funk stuff on the net.  RIP champ.

     

    on the AWA front with Sarge leaving, what better way to make a splash but to put the belt on a young unproven talent like Kokina.  Watts can leave Sarge splattered on the mat in St Paul but maybe more importantly at WrestleRock on what maybe a big stage.  Message to Vince - choke on it.

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  5. 6 hours ago, piperrulz said:

    Wondered where you went.

    Zbyszko has indeed jumped ship to Vince.

    I always wondered what was in those pictures as well. They just dropped it cold.

    Trooper's gonna be sticking around for a bit. You could argue that his character is somewhat Big Bossman-like.

    Never understood how Stewart never became a star in WWF or WCW. He was a good heel.

    Tully's not signed... at least not yet.

    Murdoch is Sam's Mr. Miyagi. Wax on! Wax off! Paint the fence. Why, there's no way Dick would ever turn on his protege'.

    Glad you're enjoying the story so far. Lots in the works.

    Good seeing you back, heel.

    BTW, I just had to update soemthing in my profile. No big deal.

    Well I was real busy for awhile this summer but now recovering from a surgery (elective one).

    I always like Ray “Big Bubba” but wasn’t a real fan of the cartoony Bossman (but his Hells Angel like WCW was worse).  I see Wilkes as a potential title contender someday, but just not as the Trooper.  Just doesn’t pass the “name test”to me.

    Stewart just disappeared after the AWA folded.  I never saw or heard of him again, not even in a Smokey Mt or USWA type promotion.

  6. Very sorry to hear about your Gram, My condolences to you and your family.

     

    Now as I just read everything tonight I have to say I really enjoyed the new creative direction for the WWF post Rumble.  The Wendi Richter promo was great.  The WWF is not easy to do with all the shows and talent on the roster, so good luck your off to an amazing start!  And teaming Hollywood with HBK is something new, I like it.  Will be very interested in following where you go.

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  7. Well that was quite the saga with Verne.  He had to sell he wasn’t that crazy lol.  So it’s 1990 and the AWA is under new management.  I like the idea of a gradual rebuild of the roster.  With Sarge as the AWA Champion I’m wondering what his contract status is or length remaining.  In the RW after the AWA folded he was off to the WWF along with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie and Sheik.  I think I read somewhere Zbybsko was lured to the WWF (could that be the photo?).  At first when I saw the folder I thought of the ill fated “folder” with the pictures over Dusty (since Crockett is there)….Someone needs to solve that mystery.

    if I’m Watts the next person I bring up on the roster is Del Wilkes.  The Trooper gimmick is so WWF and the guy had some talent.  There is only so far a guy can get wrestling as a police officer.  
     

    Johnie Stewart always reminded me so of Eddie Gilbert in size and look as a heel.  Maybe if Stewart could sit under the learning tree of Tully who could show him how a smaller heel gets over.

    The Sam Houston thing has been interesting with Coach Murdoch.  Of course I thought Murdoch would turn on him.  Murdoch could be a salary cut since he’s just managing one guy and doesn’t get in the ring.  
     

    Anyway I have really enjoyed this AWA saga.  Keep it going.

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  8. It’s January 1986 and the name I’ll bring up competed at WrestleRock 86 and had just left the WWF at the end of 85.  I’ve got 2 words for you……Barry Windham.  Barry was a great babyface and a smooth worker at the time.  He’s had great matches with Flair when he was in Florida which is where he was after leaving the WWF.  Magnum is tearing up the Carolina’s and while he would be fun it’s not realistic that he would leave the JCP at the start of 86.  That would be my #1 target as a babyface.  Building up Windham to be by the summer taking on Stan the Lariat Hanson and winning the AWA World title.  
     

    just my Booker hat as I held Windham in high regard for his talent (too bad he had the rep as unreliable back then). But that said, I look forward to where you go with this diary!

  9. Quick Picks:


    "The Face of QAW" Alina America & "The Queen of Hearts "Danielle Sweetheart vs. Hellcat Hernandez & "The Queen of Professional Wrestling" Ashley Keith

    The Experience w/ Bossman Brayfield vs. The Uprising

     

    Ronin3 [Foxxy, Tameka & Toni] w/ Vinny Cruz vs. The Furies [Emma, Honey & Marie]
     

    "Red Alert" Pamela Rojo w/ Miss Mexico vs. Christy Higgins

     

    The Line [Grover, Houston & Perez] vs. Fallen Angels [Brazzle, Lilly & Rose] w/ Steph Blake

     

    Las Amazonas [Pinky & Mariana] vs. Maribel Mercado & "Miss Perfection" Fuyuko Higa

     

    Optional Bonus for an extra prediction prize

     

    Who do you view as the top rudo?  Foxxy LaRue

     

     

    Who do you view as the top tecnico?  Emma May

     

     

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  10. 53 minutes ago, Old School Fan said:

    That was the US version of Bockwinkel's turn angle.  In Canada, because Greg Gagne had stopped appearing in Winnipeg by about mid-1985, an alternate version of the turn had to be done where Mad Dog Vachon chose Bockwinkel as his tag team partner vs. Boris Zhukov and Chris Markoff at a Winnipeg Arena show and Zbyszko objected to the idea of Bock and Mad Dog teaming, leading to Zbyszko attacking Bock at a Winnipeg TV taping that followed the arena show soon after.

    Love learning new stuff.  Had no idea there was a separate face turn in Canada.  Thanks for sharing that.

    Bockwinkel was a tremendous heel for the majority of his career.  He was a smooth technician in the ring and a silver tongue devil on the mic.  I always enjoyed the heels who never got to over crazy (aka shouting) on the mic.  Nick (Arn Anderson was another) just spoke calmly and rationally how they would take care of their opponents who foolishly would dare step into the ring with them.  Promos are a lost art in wrestling today because most ”superstars” are not good actors with scripted dIalogue.  Wrestlers did promos not some writers idea of a “good” script.  Imo Bock is hugely underrated by a lot of people.

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  11. This is the pivotal year in the AWA.  Succeed and potentially survive, lose a ton of the young talent and not replace the aging vets and slowly fade away.  Good luck to surviving and bringing in some more fresh faces besides the ones like Curt, Hall, the Rockers and a few others.

    I just remember the whole deal with Stan Hansen.  You had a big old hoss of a champion and he never really had a great title challenger.  I love Nick but he was over 50 and while he could still go he was not the guy that was going to lead the AWA.  Some many directions this could have went and if it was planned and promoted I believe Hansen despite his Baba deal would have done business.  So I’m really looking forward to seeing what you do.  I know where I would have gone with this roster as you show it

  12. Opening Match
    Eight Man Tag Team Match
    Thirty Minute Time Limit
    Joey Fili, Ace Youngblood, & The Heartbreak Express vs. The Bootcamp [Triumph, Copperhead, & The Wolf Pack]

    Thinking with the lesser members of the Bootcamp that maybe the babyfaces get a cheap win.  The Heartbreak Express need a little something to be relevant again.

    Mid Atlantic Championship
    Singles Match
    Thirty Minute Time Limit
    Deuce Deadline w/ Lisa Bowen vs. Jaylon Martins (c)

    Deuce hasn’t done enough yet.

    Singles Match
    Thirty Minute Time Limit
    Miller Fforde vs. The Architect w/ Lisa Bowen

    With losses in the first 2 matches and to continue the build for the upcoming match with Blaze, Architect wins

    COTT United States Tag Team Titles
    Finals of Tournament
    Tag Team Match
    Forty-Five Minute Time Limit
    DeMarcus & Gray vs. The Past Masters

    The talk of making DeMarcus a single is still in my mind.

    COTT United States Championship
    Singles Match
    Sixty Minute Time Limit
    Davis Wayne Newton vs. Bradley Blaze (c)

    DWN is a star and would be a good champion.  That said he hasn’t appeared, hasn’t done a promo and is kind of coming in cold.  The big match is Architect vs Blaze

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    Mid Atlantic Wrestling #8 Predictions

    Ten Man Tag Team Match:  Kid Fantastic, Quentin Queen, Jack Allen, and The Heartbreak Express vs. The Bootcamp (The Architect, Trix Triumph, Copperhead, Sean Noggin and Sione Tokoeka)

    Bootcamp needs to continue to build and will do just that against this mish mosh group opposing them.


    Ace Youngblood vs. Deuce Deadline

    going with Ace against Double D

    United States Tag Team Title Tournament: DeMarcus & Gray vs. The Canadian Daredevils

    They want the belts back

     

    What no squash match for Dreadnaught this week?

     
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    • Mid Atlantic Wrestling Episode #7 Predictions

      Gareth Wayne vs. Dreadnought
      Will Dread get over with these matches? 

      Jack Allen & Kid Fantastic vs. Antonio Del Veccio & Annihulus

      Mid Atlantic Championship: Copperhead vs. Jaylon Martins (c)
      US Tag Title Tournament: The Boys from the Yukon vs. The Past Masters

      Looks like Lisa got them a spot now they need to Win!

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