Old School Fan Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 18 minutes ago, piperrulz said: ON THE ROAD WITH... MATT BROCK DATELINE: Sioux Falls, SD I've arrived in Sioux Falls for WrestleRock this Sunday. I just checked into my two-star motel. Giving it two stars is being one-and-a-half stars too generous. This place is a run down hole. I've never met so many women in a parking lot named Candi, Wanda or Naomi before. They're wandering around like it's Night of the Living Dead out there. Gotta look out the window every 20-minutes to see if my rental car is still in the parking lot. Good thing I loaded up on spirits and smokes at the liquor store down the street. The A/C barely works and sounds like a Motley Crue concert. The room reeks of lord knows what. The shower has mold in it. A big roach climbed out of the sink drain. When you flush the toilet, you pray the contents go down and do not come up. The toilet paper is really thin. The bed is like laying on bricks and the pillows are each the size of a postage stamp. The sheets have cigarette burn holes in them.The TV is one where you have to turn the knob on the set to change the channel. The carpet's been here since Eisenhower was President. Excuse me. There's a knock at my door. The person at my door was 'Wanda'. She asked if I wanted to have some 'fun'. Told her I'm not in the mood for a visit to the free clinic after we've had 'fun' and closed the door in her face. She's still pounding on the door and cursing at me through it. This place has no cable TV. There are what appears to be cave paintings mixed with blood on the walls. Some of the new guests just arrived in a covered wagon complete with arrows sticking out of the sides of the wagon and through the lady's bonnet. This is surreal. I'm only here for WrestleRock and then I am gone. I guess I'll head to the famous Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota, to see what that's all about after the matches. But, I'm here to cover the show for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and give my thoughts on it when it is over. But now, I'm gonna give my predictions on the matches: The Trooper, Top Guns, Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans vs. Greg valentine, the Destruction Crew & Badd Company You have the World Tag Team Champions and the Pro Wrestling Heritage Champion on one team. The Destruction Crew has been wreaking havoc for over a year as the tag team champs. Greg Valentine currently looks unstoppable as the Pro Wrestling Heritage Champion.But this is a 10-man tag and anything can happen. There's a lot of bad blood in this match. You've got 10 solid wrestlers in this match and the bottom line is things could go either way. This match is largely a pick 'em... Excuse me. Another knock on the door. Well, 'Wanda' just came back with her male 'friend' in a big purple hat with a long white feather in it. He told me that if I was rude to 'Wanda' again I would regret it for the rest of my life, however long or short that may be. I thanked him for threatening my life and politely closed the door in his face. As I said before I was so rudely interrupted, the 10-man tag is a pick 'em. But, I feel I've got to pick one team. In a wild match, Trooper, Patera, Rheingans and the Top Guns emerge victorious. Open Challenge Match: Kokina Maximus vs. Don Muraco I'll just give it to you up front... Kokina wins and remains undefeated. Kokina has been showing some cracks in the foundation lately as he's gotten tough matches from Jerry Blackwell and Tom Zenk before defeating them. But, those cracks are not yet wide enough to think Kokina loses anytime soon. The case with Don Muraco will be no different. Muraco will give Kokina his toughest test to date since the behemoth arrived in the AWA. But, in the end, Kokina once again proves too powerful and finishes off the valiant fighter Muraco. Powerbomb vs. Powebomb: Magnificent MImi (WC - w/ Valerie) vs. Wendi Richter Valerie will be locked in a shark cage at ringside. This woman has an uncanny knack for helping her wrestler when she's in tough spots. Even though she'll be locked in a cage. I can't help but think Valerie will have some trick up her sleeve that will help Mimi. Look for Mimi, with Valerie's help in some fashion, to powerbomb Richter and win the match. Loser Leaves The AWA/No DQ: Col. DeBeers vs. Sgt. Slaughter This the most interesting match on the card as far as I'm concerned. Col.... Excuse me. Another knock on the door. Well. 'Wanda's' feather-hatted male friend told me I need to pay him a protection fee so nothing bad happens to me tonight. I asked him about the other two nights I was staying here. Do I need to pay 'protection money' for them, too? Feather Hat got flustered and told me I need to pay him $50 bucks a night for him to make sure nothing happens to me. I told Huggy Bear that's double each night what the room is costing. He stomped around and was very demanding. So, I gave him $10 bucks and told him to buy the strongest mouthwash he can find because halitosis is unbecoming of a pimp. Back to the Loser Leaves The AWA/No Disqualification match... I see this as being all-out war. These two men are fighting for their AWA careers. Everything is on the line here. It promises to be extremely violent and extremely bloody. If you're a fan of brawling and crimson masks, then this is a dream match for you. Both men know how to fight. But DeBeers is the master of nastiness in the AWA. This guy would run over his own grandma to beat her in a match. While Sarge has shown in his career that he stoop pretty low, he'll never beat DeBeers in the Stoop Low Olympics. DeBeers wins the match and Sgt. Slaughter, the flagship wrestler in the AWA the last few years, is gone from the promotion. AWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Cactus Jack (WC) vs.Wahoo McDaniel What a story it would be if Wahoo won the World Title. It would be like a perfect Hollywood ending for a man who is in the twilight of his career but can stand toe-to-toe with anyone in the squared circled. Wahoo has stated in interviews the World Championship is the one belt that has always eluded him. I hate to ruin that Hollywood ending... The unpredictable and unorthodox Jack is young and full of piss, vinegar and crazier than Terry Funk or Mark Lewin. I'm going with Jack because of the youth factor. If this was Wahoo of, say, 10 years ago, no question I would go with the great Indian star. But this is a man who has been in the sport now for over 25 years. If you're betting on this match, I'd say go with the youngster over the legend. Cactus Jack retains the belt. There's a loud commotion outside in the parking lot. Excuse me. Well, 'Wanda's' friend Feather Hat has apparently set her ablaze because, as he screamed, she did not meet her quota for the day. Gotta call the fire department. Looks like other lodgers are just using 'Burning Wanda' to roast marshmallows. (Matt Brock is an award winning pro wrestling journalist. That is if he really existed he would be.) Well, that was a bit of nostalgia right there - very reminiscent of the actual columns with the "Matt Brock" byline in the Apter mags, like Looking Back (in The Wrestler) and Plain Speaking (in Inside Wrestling). 😎 If Brock actually had been a real person, I could imagine him sounding like a hard-boiled Brooklyn-accented private eye from those old film noir movies or TV shows from way back when. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 19 hours ago, Old School Fan said: Well, that was a bit of nostalgia right there - very reminiscent of the actual columns with the "Matt Brock" byline in the Apter mags, like Looking Back (in The Wrestler) and Plain Speaking (in Inside Wrestling). 😎 If Brock actually had been a real person, I could imagine him sounding like a hard-boiled Brooklyn-accented private eye from those old film noir movies or TV shows from way back when. Glad you picked up on the 'Matt Brock' vibe I was going for. What other Apter Mag wrestlers weren't real? Liz Hunter wasn't. But I'm stumped after that. I thought Eddie Ellner might be, but apparently he was 100% legit. I always envisioned Matt with a gravel voice from drinking too much whiskey. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 CLASSIC PWI COVER!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 "Is Hulk Hogan burning out?" 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 9 hours ago, DHK1989 said: "Is Hulk Hogan burning out?" 😂 That was a very deep and insightful article about the Hulkster! Those 8 minute matches back then really wore him out! 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) WrestleRock '90 Rock, Roll, Rumble! DARK MATCHES Bob Orton def. Greg Gagne via pinfall with his superplex finisher - 7:51 Jake Milliman def. Jonnie Stewart with his Pateurizer (flying legdrop) finisher - 5:36 AWA WRESTLEROCK '90 - LIVE ON ESPN - SIOUX FALLS ARENA - SIOUX FALLS, SD - 5-20-90 Announcers: Jack Reynolds & David Crockett Ring Announcer/In-Ring Interviewer: Larry Nelson SHOW INTRO Show opened with a shot of new All-Star Wrestling announcers Jack Reynolds and David Crockett seated at the announcer's table. The pair introduced themselves and said they were the new hosts of ASW. They then ran down the show. AWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Cactus Jack (WC) vs. Wahoo McDaniel NO DQ - LOSER LEAVES THE AWA: Sgt. Slaughter vs. Col. DeBeers POWERBOMB VS. POWERBOMB: Magnificent Mimi (WC) vs. Wendi Richter (Mimi's manager Valerie will be locked in a cage at ringside!) OPEN CHALLENGE MATCH: Don Muraco vs. Kokina Maximus (w/ Mgr. Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey & The Masked Doctor) 10-MAN TAG: The Trooper, Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans and the Top Guns vs. Greg Valentine (PWHC), the Destruction Crew (WTTC) & Badd Co. (w/ Mgr. Dallas Page) PLUS! The newest wrestler to join the AWA is revealed! AND... Female metal group Vixen provides the rock in WrestleRock! Announcers then sent it to the ring where Larry Nelson was standing by with AWA President Stanley Blackburn. Nelson: Hello, wrestling fans! Crowd cheered. Nelson: Welcome to WrestleRock '90! More cheers. Nelson: With me right now is AWA President Stanley Blackburn. Stanley, we hear you have some news for us. Blackburn: Thank you, Larry. It's great to be here in the great state of South Dakota. More cheers. Blackburn: This is my last official day as President of the American Wrestling Association. I want the fans to know that we have a new President coming in who will assume his role tomorrow. He is an AWA legend. Would you please welcome the 4-time AWA World Champion and new AWA President... Nick Bockwinkel. Crowd pooped as Bockwinkel made his way down the face aisle to the ring. He was in a suit and tie. Nick stepped in the ring and waved to the crowd and then shook hands with outgoing President Blackburn. Nelson: Welcome, President Bockwinkel! Nick: Thank you. First, President Blackburn, you and I have had, to put it mildly, an interesting relationship with each other over the years. Blackburn (laughed): That's true. Nick: But, we earned each other's respect over time. You have been a fine president, sir. And I want to thank you for your service to the AWA. Polite applause. Nick: I just want to let the people know that I'm excited about the opportunity to be the president of the wrestling promotion that I've always called home. It's an honor to serve in this capacity. I had a wonderful career here. And, while you fans didn't always like me very much, when you embraced me, you did so with open arms. We earned each other's respect. Polite cheering. Nick: And now, I think President Blackburn has something to say. Blackburn: I do, Nick. Let's start WrestleRock '90! Fans cheered. Announcers said the 10-man tag was coming up after the break. Commercials 10-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: The Trooper, Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans and the Top Guns vs. Greg Valentine (PWHC), the Destruction Crew (WTTC) & Badd Co. (w/ Mgr. Dallas Page) Valentine and his team came down the heel aisle to strong boos but also had their fans. Trooper and his team came down the face aisle to a good ovation from the crowd. Before the match could start, the two teams started brawling with each other in the ring and the fans immediately got into the action. Trooper's team drove Valentine's team out of the ring to the floor as the crowd popped like corn. Order restored and the ref called for the bell to kick things off. Lots of back-and-forth action in the match with quick tag ins, some heel shenanigans and some near falls. At the end of the match, Rheingans and Mike Enos of the Destruction Crew were in the ring. Rheingans hit Enos with his fisherman suplex (Perfect Plex) finisher for the pin. 1...2...thr... Bloom hit the ring and stomped on Rheingans to break up the pin try. Patera hit the ring and attacked Bloom. All the other wrestlers hit the ring for another brawl. Ref trying to get things under control. Enos and Rheingans up and Rheingans caught Enos in a small package. Ref saw it in all of the chaos and counted. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd popped. Fighting petered out in the ring. Ref raised Rheingans hand in victory. The unhappy heel squad left the ring in defeat and the faces celebrated in the ring. WINNER: Trooper, Top Guns, Patera & Rheingans - 9:46 Announcers Reynolds and Crockett talked about Trooper's team wining the match and discussed how excited they were to be a part of the new era AWA. Said up next was the Open Challenge Match: Kokina Maximus vs. Don Muraco. Commercials OPEN CHALLENGE MATCH: Don Muraco vs. Kokina Maximus (w/ Mgr. Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey & The Masked Doctor) Loud rumbling noise followed by an explosion filled the arena and Kokina, Sheik and the Doc made their way down the heel aisle to the ring to loud boos. Crowd popped as Muraco came down the face aisle. Shot of the stretcher at ringside. Sheik had final words for Kokina and he and the doc left the ring. Ref called for the bell. Fans buzzing. Kokina charged out of his corner and Muraco moved and Kokina slammed front-first into the buckles, staggered back and Muraco clotheslined big boy to the mat. Muraco climbed on top of Kokina and nailed the big guy with head shots as the crowd roared. Muraco pulled Kokina up by the hair and slammed Kokina's head into the top buckle. Kokina spun around in the corner and Muraco fired away on Kokina with head and body punches and then started biting Kokina's forehead and Muraco broke the illegal move at the count of 4. Kokina staggered out by the ropes holding his head. Muraco clubbed Kokina in the back several times and then went to whip Kokina into the ropes but Kokina reversed and caught Muraco coming off with a savate kick. Muraco crashed to the mat. Kokina briefly shook out Muraco's assault. Muraco getting to his feet and Kokina moved in and clubbed Muraco. Muraco down to a knee. Kokina snapped up Muraco and sent Muraco crashing into the buckles. Kokina moved in, turned around and backed into Muraco three times. Muraco stumbled out of the corner and crashed on his back in the ring. Kokina went for a leg drop but Muraco rolled out of the way and Kokina crashed to the mat to a large pop from the crowd. Both men down. Ref started the 10-count. Muraco recovered enough and dived over on Kokina for the pin. 1...2... Kokina kicked out. Crowd groaned. Reynolds: You've got to figure Muraco's not getting many pin chances during this match. Both men to their feet and Muraco charged at Kokina and Kokina caught Muraco in a fireman's carry and nailed Muraco with a Samoan Drop. Kokina for the pin. 1...2...thr... Muraco kicked out. Crowd cheered. Kokina up and Muraco on all fours when Kokina kicked him in the side of the head. Muraco back down on his face in the ring. Kokina walked across Muraco's back. Kokina picked up Muraco and whipped Muraco into the corner. Kokina charged in with an avalanche and Muraco moved and Kokina slammed front-first into the buckles. Kokina stumbled back out of the corner and Muraco dropped to his hands and knees behind Kokina and Kokina toppled over Muraco and crashed to the mat. Muraco for the cover. 1...2... Kokina kicked Muraco off forcefully and Muraco landed over by the ropes. Ref looking at Kokina and Kaissey punched Muraco in the face from the floor. Muraco left the ring and went at Kaissey and blasted kaissey with a powerful right that sent Kaissey falling back into the arms of the Masked Doc. Crowd loving it. Kokina left the ring for the floor and smashed Muraco from behind. Kokina threw Muraco back into the ring and Kokina followed. Muraco to his feet and Kokina steamrolled Muraco. Muraco crashed to the mat. Kokina now hit a leg drop on Muraco, dragged Muraco to the corner, mounted the middle buckle and came off with his Bonzai Drop (butt drop from the middle buckle to the chest) that connected. Kokina for the pin. 1...2...3! Crowd booed as the ref called for the bell. Kokina up and looked down at Muraco. Sheik quickly hit the ring and put the boots to Muraco. Masked Doc had climbed in the ring and Kaissey grabbed his doctor bag as Kokina pulled the defeated Muraco to his feet. Kaissey pulled out a weapon. Reynolds: Wait a minute! Is that one of those metal blood pressure devices?! Kaissey reared back and took a baseball-like swing with the long, narrow device and smashed Muraco upside the head with it. Kokina let Muraco go and Muraco crumpled to the mat. Fans popped as AWA officials and wrestlers from the face dressing room charged down the aisle and Kaissey and the Masked Doc bolted the ring for the floor but Kokina was not budging. Officials pleading with Kokina to check on Muraco but Kokina just stared at them. Kaissey signaled for Kokina to leave and Kokina did so. Crowd booed the trio on the floor and some trash was thrown in their direction as they made their way back up the heel aisle as Muraco was checked on in the ring. WINNER: Kokina - Pinfall - 6:03 Announcers talked about the attack. Then said the Loser Leaves The AWA/No DQ match was coming up next! Commercials/AWA Tour Update NO DQ/LOSER LEAVES THE AWA: Col. DeBeers vs. Sgt. Slaughter Marine Corps. Hymn played and Sgt. Slaughter, carrying a riding crop, made his way down the face aisle to a huge ovation. Once in the ring, Sarge saluted the fans. Col. DeBeers made his way down the heel aisle to strong boos but also had his fans. DeBeers was wearing an army helmet. DeBeers took off the helmet and quickly climbed in the ring and charged at Sarge to hit Sarge with the helmet but Sarge evaded DeBeers and came back and whacked DeBeers with his riding crop to the delight of the crowd. Ref called for the bell. Sarge kept whipping DeBeers with the riding crop across the back. DeBeers dropped the helmet. DeBeers escaped the assault by bolting the ring for the floor. Sarge followed DeBeers out and peppered DeBeers with punches and slammed DeBeers' head into the top of the steel ring barricade three times. DeBeers staggered off. Sarge grabbed DeBeers and whipped DeBeers into the barricade. Sarge charged in on DeBeers but DeBeers moved and Sarge slammed front-first into the barricade. DeBeers shook out the effects of the match and slammed Sarge's head three times into the top of the barricade. DeBeers grabbed Sarge and threw Sarge back into the ring. DeBeers followed Sarge in and stomped Sarge and picked Sarge up and bodyslammed Sarge. DeBeers with a knee drop to Sarge's head. DeBeers up and repeated the move. DeBeers snapped Sarge up, whipped Sarge into the ropes and caught Sarge coming off with a back elbow to the chest. Sarge fell back against the ropes. DeBeers leaned Sarge against the ropes and popped Sarge with a series of forearm smashes to the chest. DeBeers then raked Sarge's eyes across the top rope. Announcers pointed out that there was nothing the ref could do in the match. Sarge grabbing at his eyes. DeBeers grabbed Sarge and threw Sarge over the top rope and Sarge crashed to the floor. DeBeers climbed out on the apron as Sarge rolled over on his back on the floor. DeBeers jumped off the apron and caught Sarge with a stomp to the gut. DeBeers grabbed Sarge and threw him violently into the ringside barricade. Sarge crumpled to the floor. Crowd chanting: USA! USA! Sarge to his feet and DeBeers caught Sarge with a punch followed by a head slam into the top of one of the announcer's TV monitors. Sarge crumpled to the floor. Crowd booed. DeBeers went over and shoved the timekeeper out of his chair at the timekeeper's table and folded up the metal weapon as a bloody Sarge got to his feet. Sarge facing away from DeBeers and DeBeers came up behind Sarge and slammed him across the back with the chair. Sarge staggered off and rolled back into the ring. DeBeers climbed into the ring as Sarge got to his feet by the ropes. DeBeers went to hit Sarge over the head with the chair but Sarge moved and the chair hit the top rope, bounced back and hit DeBeers in his own head. Crowd popped as DeBeers dropped the chair and crashed to the mat. Crowd buzzing. Sarge up and slowly went over and grabbed the chair as DeBeers made it to his feet. DeBeers turned and walked right into a chair shot over the head from Sarge. DeBeers crashed to the mat. Sarge dropped the chair and stumbled and fell back against the ropes. Ref not counting because his only job was to count pins or call submissions in the match. DeBeers up as Sarge moved away from the ropes and DeBeers caught Sarge with a kick to the gut. DeBeers whipped Sarge into the buckles. DeBeers backed into the opposite corner and charged in looking to hit Sarge with a running shoulder block but Sarge moved and DeBeers slammed shoulder-first into the post and fell out of the ring and crashed to the floor. Crowd popped. Sarge shook out the effects of the match. Sarge left the ring and dropped to the floor. DeBeers up and Sarge moved in and caught DeBeers with a series of punches and then slammed DeBeers' head into the steel ring post. DeBeers stumbled forward and went down on the floor as the crowd cheered. Sarge slowly went over and grabbed DeBeers and pulled him up and DeBeers now bleeding. Sarge threw DeBeers into the ring steps and DeBeers crsashed into them and went down on the floor next to them. Announcers pointed out that pins and submissions could only take place in the ring. Sarge moved in and stomped on DeBeers and snapped DeBeers up and grabbed DeBeers in a side headlock but DeBeers countered by shoving Sarge off and Sarge slamming front-first into the ringside barricade. DeBeers saw Sarge's riding crop on the floor and went over and picked it up and started whipping Sarge across the back with it. Sarge in great pain. Sarge spun around facing DeBeers and DeBeers raked the crop across Sarge's eyes. DeBeers tossed the riding crop and threw Sarge back into the ring. Sarge getting up and DeBeers charged over and blasted Sarge with a running punch to the head. Sarge staggered. DeBeers suplexed Sarge to the mat and stomped Sarge in the head and went for the cover. 1... DeBeers placed a foot on the middle rope for leverage. ...2...thr... Sarge got a shoulder up. DeBeers took his foot off the rope before the ref could see it. DeBeers for the pin try again. 1... DeBeers placed both feet on the middle rope for leverage. ...2... Fans screaming for the ref to notice DeBeers' feet. ...thr... Ref saw DeBeers' feet on the middle rope and ordered a break. DeBeers pulled Sarge up and hit Sarge with a deliberate series of punches and then DeBeers hit the ropes and looked to nail Sarge with another running head punch but DSarge blocked it and found the strength to firer away on DeBeers with a series of head shots. DeBeers stunned. Sarge grabbed DeBeers by the hair and and wound up his right arm and clocked DeBeers with a big roundhouse right. DeBeers crashed to the mat as the crowd erupted. DeBeers up slowly and Sarge kicked DeBeers in the gut and nailed DeBeers with a gourdbuster. Sarge rolled DeBeers over and went for the cover. 1...2...thr... DeBeers kicked out. Crowd groaned. Sarge snapped DeBeers up and whipped DeBeers into the buckles. Sarge moved in and started choking DeBeers out with his boot for several seconds. No ref count in this match. Sarge stopped the choking and DeBeers staggered out of the corner holding his throat. Sarge clubbed DeBeers with a trio of double sledges to the back. DeBeers spun around and Sarge grabbed DeBeers and went to hoist DeBeers up for the piledriver bu DeBeers blocked the move and backdropped Sarge over the top rope down to the floor. DeBeers regained his bearings and left the ring and saw his combat helmet lying on on the floor where the ref had tossed it out at the beginning of the match. DeBeers went over and grabbed the helmet and put it on. Sarge up and DeBeers came over and hit Sarge with a couple of helmet-laden headbutts. Sarge crumpled back to the floor. Debeers looked out at the booing crowd. DeBeers grabbed Sarge as Sarge was getting up and threw Sarge into the ringside barricade and Sarge crumpled to the floor. DeBeers stomped on Sarge and grabbed Sarge and threw him back into the ring. DeBeers climbed back into the ring with the helmet still on and picked up Sarge and bodyslammed Sarge. DeBeers climbed out on the apron and mounted the top rope. Sarge to his feet and DeBeers came off in an attempt to hit Sarge with helmeted headbutt from the top rope but Sarge caught DeBeers with a kick to the gut. DeBeers grabbed his gut and staggered around and walked right into a series of punches from Sarge followed by a gut drop across the knee. DeBeers lost the helmet. Sarge stomped DeBeers in the head, went over and picked up the Army helmet and put it on. Crowd buzzing. Sarge assumed the 3-point stance. DeBeers up and Sarge charged in and blasted DeBeers in the chest with the top of his helmet-laden head. Crowd exploded. DeBeers crashed back to the mat. Sarge tossed the helmet and backed up as the crowd rose to its feet. DeBeers slowly up and Sarge charged in a popped DeBeers with his... Crockett: CANNON! CANNON! CANNON! DeBeers down. Sarge covered DeBeers and hooked the leg. Crowd counted along. 1...2...3... NO! DeBeers got a shoulder up. Loud crowd groan. Sarge reached down to snap up DeBeers and Debeers nailed Sarge with a low-blow. Sarge crashed to the mat holding his goods. Crowd heat intense. Both men down. Ref checked on both men but could do no more. Both men slowly to their feet and DeBeers nailed Sarge with an open-hand throat-thrust that stunned Sarge. Sarge went down holding his throat. DeBeers moved to the corner and removed the top turnbuckle pad exposing the steel underneath. DeBeers punched Sarge and went to whip Sarge into the exposed turnbuckle steel but Sarge reversed and sent DeBeers crashing back-first into it. Crowd popped. Sarge quickly regained his bearings and charged in on DeBeers but DeBeers moved and Sarge slammed chest-first into the exposed steel. Sarge slowly turned and was grabbing his chest and DeBeers caught Sarge with a kick to the gut. DeBeers then hoisted Sarge up and blasted Sarge with a face-first piledriver. DeBeers turned Sarge over for the pin. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as most of the crowd booed loudly but DeBeers also had his core of fans. DeBeers to his feet and the ref ref raised his hand in victory as some trash pelted the ring. DeBeers looked out at the crowd which only made them madder. DeBeers left the ring and threw his fists defiantly in the air to more garbage as he headed back up the heel aisle. Nelson: Col. DeBeers is your winner! Sgt. Slaughter must leave the AWA! WINNER: DeBeers - Pinfall - 16:17 Announcers talked about the wild LLT match between DeBeers and Sarge. Said it's time to rock n roll after the break as Vixen will perform. Commercials Commercial aired for the Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship Tournament video tape. Tape was advertised as two hours of highlights, complete matches and some interviews from the historic event. An 800 number and a mailing address were listed on the screen. Cost of the video: $39.95 + S/H In-ring: Larry Nelson stood center ring with mic in hand. Nelson: Ladies and gentlemen! Please direct your attention to the WrestleRock stage! The AWA gives you the hottest female metal band in the land...Vixen! Fans popped as Vixen started playing. Vixen song set (in order): Rev It Up: https://youtu.be/kv7B2rE6jmg?si=yFa8lYb5beIKYH45 Cryin': https://youtu.be/cxGYHnTRMAw?si=RKIRm7Cv6TC7yebE Edge of a Broken Heart: https://youtu.be/mQOmDUnt8Hs?si=5j2rAS6hChb0-yJJ How Much Love: https://youtu.be/wcn5951z5Q4?si=IC2FZVFgE1r8Jqjs You Ought To Know: https://youtu.be/llgXpZcBfnU?si=n_GjSs-RDaJR-1Mq Nelson: Vixen, everybody! End concert Announcers talked about the great Vixen concert. Said the Powerbomb vs. Powerbomb match was next! Commercials POWERBOMB VS. POWERBOMB: Magnificent Mimi (WC - w/ Valerie) vs. Wendi Richter (Valerie will be locked in a cage at ringside!) Shot of the shark cage Valerie was going to be locked in for the duration of the match. Girls Just wanna Have Fun filled the arena and out came Wendi Richter down the face aisle to a rousing crowd response. Richter slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Invincible by Pat Benatar filled the arena and Women's Champ magnificent Mimi and manager Valerie made their way down the heel aisle. The pair stopped at the shark cage and Val had a concerned look on her face. An AWA official who held the key to the cage ordered Val into it. Val was hesitant. Official ordered her in again. Val started screaming at the official and hitting on him with her fists. Mimi was yelling at the official as well. Crowd popped as Bill Watts made his way down the face aisle and walked up behind Val and Mimi. Watts grabbed Val by the arm and forced her into the cage as the fans cheered. AWA official immediately locked the cage door. Mimi yelled at Watts as Val went into hysterics in the cage. Watts ordered Mimi into the ring. Mimi picked up on a mic. Mimi: Make me! Watts: Alright! Watts hoisted Mimi over his shoulder, walked her up the ring steps onto the apron and dumped her in the ring to the delight of the crowd. Val losing it in the cage. Mimi to her feet, removed her robe and threw it at Watts and took off her title belt and defiantly held it in the air to boos before handing it off to the ref. Watts talked to the AWA official who held the key and the official said he was good to go and Watts shook his hand and left the ringside area and headed back up the face aisle. Announcers said that the first wrestler to powerbomb the other would be declared the winner. Ref called for the bell. The two women came out of their corners and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and, after a brief struggle, Richter drove Mimi into the corner and the ref ordered a break. Clean break. The pair again circled one another and engaged in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and Mimi gained the upper hand and arm dragged Richter. Richter up and Mimi moved in and Richter caught Mimi with an arm drag. Mimi up and walked into another Richter arm drag. Mimi up and Richter hit Miimi with a dropkick, Mimi crashed to the mat and got up and Richter hit Mimi with a kick to the gut and went for a powerbomb but Mimi deadweighted her and dropped to her front side on the mat. Richter reached down and started puling Mimi up when Mimi grabbed Richter's legs and pulled them out from under her and Richter crashed to the mat with Mimi still holding her legs. Mimi catapaulted Richter and slammed face-first into the mat in the corner. Mimi up and stomped away on Richter and then grabbed Richter by the hair and flung Richter across the ring and Richter crashed to the mat. Val liking what she sees from the cage and cheering on Mimi. Mimi snapped up Richter, whipped Richter into the ropes and caught Richter coming off with a high backdrop. Richter slammed to the mat. Crowd cheering on Richter. Mimi stomped Richter in the head and snapped Wendi up and hoisted Wendi up for her sitout powerbomb but when Richter got to the top she nailed Mimi with punches to the head and Mimi crashed to the mat with Wendi on top of her as the crowd cheered. Richter hit Mimi with a couple more head shots, got up, snapped Mimi up and suplexed Mimi and hit Mimi with an elbow smash to the chest. Mimi rolled over. Richter stomped Mimi in the back and snapped Mimi up and slammed Mimi's head multiple times in rapid fire fashion into the top buckle. Mimi spun around in the corner and Richter hit Mimi with some shoulder blocks to the gut. Richter went to whip whip Mimi into the opposite buckles and Mimi but Mimi reversed and sent Richer crashing into them. Mimi charged in and Wendi got both feet up and kicked Mimi in the chest. Mimi doubled over walked around in a circle and Richter caught Mimi in position for the powerbomb and started to hoist Mimi up but Mimi blocked the move, pulled her head out from between Wendi's thighs and drove Wendi hard into the buckles. Mimi laid into Richter with forearms to the chest, pulled Richter out of the corner and whopped Richter into the ropes and caught Richter coming off with a clothesline. Richter crashed to the mat. Val, from the cage, was heard yelling: Finish her off, champ! Richter got up bent over and Mimi hit a knee lift to Richter's chest and Richter crashed to the mat. Mimi grabbed Richter and went to hoist her up for a powerbomb but Wendi twice blocked the move, pulled her head out from between Mimi's thighs and popped Mimi with a clothesline. Mimi crashed to the mat. Richter grabbed Mimi as Mimi was getting up and caught Mimi in a fireman's carry and nailed Mimi with a fireman's carry slam. Crowd popped. Suddenly, the masked mystery man made his way through the crowd and attacked the AWA official from behind who held the key to the cage. Official dropped the key on the floor, Ref saw what was going on and became distracted and went over by the ropes and started yelling and gesturing for the mystery man to leave the area. Crowd buzzing. Mystery man picked up the key and was fiddling with the cage lock when the crowd popped big-time as The Trooper tore down the face aisle to ringside, grabbed the masked mystery man and slammed his head into the cage. Masked man dropped the key. Ref still distracted with what was going on on the floor. Richter picked up Mimi and powerbombed her but the ref didn't see it. Crowd going crazy. Trooper caught masked mystery man with a couple of head shots and masked man took off back up the heel aisle with Trooper giving chase. Ref turned back to the action. Richter thought she'd won. Ref told her he didn't see anything and waved the victory off. Crowd losing it. Mimi managed to slip out of the ring and go over to the cage and Val reached into her coat pocket and handed her a small chain. Mimi slid back into the ring. Richter turned and Mimi went to hit Richter with the chain but Richter ducked the move and came back and stunned Mimi with sitout arm wrench facebuster. Crowd erupted. Mimi lost the foreign object. Val stunned in the cage. Richter signaled it was time for the powerbomb part deux. Richter hoisted Mimi up and powerbombed her and the ref saw this one and called for the bell as the fans roared for Richter. Val deflated in the cage and Mimi down in the ring. Ref raised Richter's hand in victory and Richter left the ring and celebrated at ringside with fans before heading over to the cage. Richter told the now recovered AWA official, who once again had the key, to open the cage door. Val begging the official not to do it. Official held the key up and the crowd begged him to open the cage. Mimi had recovered enough, saw what was going on, came up behind the official and Richter and snatched the key from the official's hand and ran away with it. Richter couldn't get in. But Val could not get out! Richter waved goodbye to Val and blew her a kiss before heading victoriously back up the face aisle as Val remained in the cage and was now yelling for someone to let her out. WINNER: Richter - Powerbomb - 7:32 Announcers discussed the Richter victory. Talked about the new era of the AWA. Said the newest arrival to the AWA would be revealed next! Commercials In-ring: Larry Nelson stood center ring with mic in hand. Nelson: What a day of great rock 'n' wrestling it's been here at WrestleRock in Sioux Falls, South Dakota! Crowd popped. Nelson: As you know, it's a new era here in the AWA! Things are indeed changing here! And they're gonna change even more with my next guest! Would you please welcome the newest addition to the AWA... the 'Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff! Crowd popped and the roar got louder as Koloff made his way down the face aisle to the ring. He was dressed in a suit and tie. Koloff climbed in the ring and acknowledged the fans. His head was shaven once again. Nelson: Nikita, listen to this fantastic crowd response for you! More cheers. Koloff: It is great to be here in the American Wrestling Association, Larry Nelson. You have new blood running the promotion. And the AWA promises to be more exciting moving forward. Nelson: A lot of fans remember you as a Communist and America hater, for lack of a better term. And then, a few years ago, you changed. Koloff: I did change. It wasn't overnight. I had grown up, how you say, deluged with anti-Americanism in Mother Russia. Over time, living here a few years, I came to appreciate America. It is the greatest country on earth. Loud cheer from the fans. Koloff: I am proud to now call my home the United States. The people have been very, very good to me here. Even in the days when I was an America hater and Russian, how you say, supremacist. America is light. Soviet Communism is darkness. God bless America. More cheers and chants of USA! USA! Koloff: And I want to say something about somebody here in AWA. Nelson: Go ahead. Koloff: The great thing about America is you have, how you say, the freedom of the speech. Nelson: Our most important freedom. Fans cheered. Koloff: Col. DeBeers just beat Sgt. Slaughter in a loser leaves town match. Col. DeBeers, I have soemthing to say to you. You hate this country like I did. You, how you say, despise the good American people and how they live. You praise South Africa. I hope that you will one day see the light, Colonel, and embrace a country that has been good to you even though you have not been good to it. Fans cheered. Koloff: But, if you don't want to change and, how you say, embrace American freedom and America, you should pack up and go home. Loud pop from the crowd. Nelson: Definitely words that Col. DeBeers needs to hear. Nikita Koloff, everybody! He's here and the new era of the AWA rolls on! Announcers discussed the arrival of Nikita Koloff and his words for Col. DeBeers. Hyped the World Title match coming up next. Commercials AWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Cactus Jack (WC) vs, Wahoo McDaniel There's No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper filled the arena and out came Wahoo to a strong crowd response. Wahoo was wearing his Indian headdress and ring attire. Wahoo made his way down the face aisle to the ring. Wahopo climbed in and was all business. After a brief pause... Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne filled the arena and out came World Champ Cactus Jack to mostly boos but also a fair amount of cheers. Jack had the belt on around his waist. Jack climbed in the ring and took the belt off, stood on the middle buckle facing the crowd and held the title in the air with one hand. Jack then made the finger gun, pointed and Wahoo and yelled BANG! BANG! Larry Nelson stood center ring with mic in hand. Nelson: Ladies and gentlemen! It is now time for the main event! Crowd cheered. Nelson: This contest is scheduled for one-fall with a 60-minute time limit and is for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship! This match has been sanctioned by the AWA Championship Committee! Introducing first, the challenger! He hails from Midland, Texas and weighs in at 251 pounds... 'Chief' Wahoo McDaniel! Crowd cheered as Wahoo kept his eyes locked on the champ. Nelson: And his opponent! Crowd buzzing. Nelson: He hails from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico! Weighting in at 283 pounds! He is the reigning AWA World Heavyweight Champion... Cactus Jack! Loud boos but also cheers for Cactus. Jack stood in the corner with a belt slung over his shoulder. Nelson: Your referee is Marty Miller! Ref took the belt from Jack and held it up for all to see before handing it off to Larry Nelson. Ref called both men to the center of the ring and laid down the ground rules and patted both men down as the men stared down one another. Ref sent each man back to his corner. Ref called for the bell. The two men came out of their corners and walked to center ring. The two men were saying things to one another. Suddenly, Jack shoved Wahoo. Wahoo returned the favor and shoved Jack. Jack walked around in the ring a little as Wahoo kept an eye on him. The two men engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Wahoo drove Jack against the ropes and the ref ordered a break. Break was clean. The two men circled one another when Jack suddenly smacked Wahoo hard nacross the face. Wahoo responded by laying into Jack with a blistering series of knife-edge chops to the chest that drove Jack back against the ropes and Jack was able to lean out over the top rope to force a break. Jack back in and stunned Wahoo with a quick eye poke. Ref reprimanded Jack. Wahoo grabbed at his eyes. Jack hit Wahoo with punches followed by a discus clothesline that dropped Wahoo. Jack grabbed Wahoo and threw Wahoo out of the ring between the top and middle rope down to the floor. Jack ignored the ref's orders to stand back. Jack to the floor and stomped Wahoo and then hit Wahoo with a side breaker across the knee. Wahoo down on the floor. Jack quickly climbed in and out of the ring to break the 10-count. Jack then ran and jumped off the apron and nailed Wahoo with a flying elbow smash to the chest. Both men down. Ref counting. Jack up and grabbed Wahoo and threw Wahoo back into the ring. Wahoo getting up as Jack moved in and kicked Wahoo in the gut and then went for the stump puller piledriver but Wahoo twice blocked the move and backdropped Jack to the mat as the crowd cheered. Wahoo regained his bearings as Jack got up and Wahoo tore into Jack with a series of open hand chest chops followed by a tomahawk chop to the top of the head. Jack crashed to the mat. Wahoo for the cover. 1...2... Jack kicked out. Wahoo snapped Jack up and and whipped Jack into the corner and Wahoo moved in and Jack charged out of the corner and nailed Wahoo with a running clothesline. Wahoo down. Jack grabbed the downed Wahoo and repeatedly slammed the back of Wahoo's head into the mat. Jack reached down and started to pull Wahoo up when Wahoo caught Jack in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Jack kicked out. Crowd groaned. Both men up and Jack hit Wahoo with a chest chop. Wahoo responded in kind. The two engaged in a chest chop exchange and Wahoo got the better of Jack and drove Jack into the corner. Wahoo continued to pepper Jack with chops and then Jack was able to reach down and pull Wahoo's legs out from under him. Wahoo crashed to the mat. Jack for the cover. 1... Jack grabbed the top rope for leverage. ...2...thr... Ref looked up and noticed Jack grabbing the rope for leverage and ordered a break. Jack grabbed Wahoo and threw Wahoo into the corner and laid into Wahoo with punbches and then started biting Wahoo's forehead. Jack broke the illegal move at the count of 4 and then repeated it and once again broke at the count of 4. Wahoo staggred out next to the ropes. Jack stepped back, charged at Wahoo and hit Wahoo with a running clothesline that sent both men toppling over the top rope and crashing to the floor. Crowd buzzing. Ref started the 10-count. Both men made it to their feet and Jack caught Wahoo with punches and slammed Waho's head into the ring apron and then threw Wahoo into the barricade. Jack climbed in the ring to break the count and quickly climbed out on the apronb and came off with a double sledge attempt but Wahoo moved and Jack slammed front-first into the railing to the delight of the crowd. Jack turned and Wahoo blasted him with knife-edge chest chops and then Wahoo drove Jack back-first into the ring apron. Jack down to a knee. Wahoo grabbed Jack and threw him into the barricade and Jack went down. Wahoo quickly climbed in and out of the ring to break the 10-count. Jack getting up and Wahoo jumped off the apron and caught Jack with a punch to the head. Jack on stagger street. Jack came after Wahoo and Wahoo backdropped Jack on the floor as the crowd popped. Ref counting. Wahoo snapped up Jack and Jack drove Wahoo back-first into the ring post. Wahoo hurting leaned against the post. Jack quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the 10-count. Jack on the apron and stomped Wahoo. Jack dropped back to the floor, backed up and charged in on Wahoo but Wahoo moved and Jack slammed flush into the post as the fans cheered. Jack turned and walked right into a hip toss on the concrete from Wahoo. Wahoo grabbed Jack and threw him back into the ring. Jack on his knees as Wahoo moved in and Jack headbutted the challenger in the groin. Wahoo staggered back and fell against the ropes. Ref reprimanded Jack. Jack moved in and caught Wahoo with some punches and pulled Wahoo away from the ropes and bodyslammed the Chief. Jack went for a running elbow smash but Wahoo rolled out of the way and Jack crashed to the mat. Crowd cheered. Jack up facing away from Wahoo and Wahoo rolled Jack up from behind for the pin. 1...2... Jack kicked out. Crowd groaned. Both men up and Jack went to punch Wahoo but Wahoo blocked the punch try and Jack nailed Jack with a punch of his own and then hit Jack with a piledriver. Crowd popped. Wahoo for the cover. 1...2...three... NO! Jack got his foot on the bottom rope. Ref patted Wahoo on the back. Wahoo got up thinking he'd won the belt. Ref had to inform Wahoo he did not. Cactus made it to his feet. Wahoo turned and walked right into a running swinging neckbreaker. Jack's fans cheered. Jack covered Wahoo for the pin. 1...2...three.. NO! Wahoo kicked out. Majority of the crowd cheered. Both men down. Ref started the 10-count. Both men stirred as the count grew. Both men up and Jack caught Wahoo with a headbutt that sent Wahoo crashing back to the mat. Jack grabbed Wahoo's legs and flipped over on top of Wahoo for the cover. 1...2...thr... Wahoo bridged up and caught Jack in a backslaide for the pinfall. 1...2...3... NO! Jack barely kicked out. Crowd groaned. Both men up and Wahoo swung at Jack and missed and Jack kicked Wahoo in the gut and this time hit Wahoo with his stump-puller piledriver. Jack for the cover. 1...2...3... NO! Wahoo got a shoulder up. Crowd cheered. Jack pulled Wahoo up and went to whip Wahoo into the corner but Wahoo reversed and the force of the whip sent Jack's head crashing into the steel ring bolt that connects the ring post to the turnbuckle. Jack staggered backwards and crashed to his back in the ring. Wahoo quickly shook out the effects of the piledriver and covered Jack and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Jack managed to kick out. Crowd into it. Both men up and Jack punched Wahoo and threw Wahoo front-first into the buckles. Wahoo slammed into them and turned around and walked right into a bodyslam from Jack. Jack mounted the middle buckle and came off with a second rope legdrop but Wahoo rolled out of the way and Jack crashed to the mat as the fans cheered. Jack to his feet and Wahoo to a knee and Jack went to kick Wahoo in the head but Wahoo caught Jack's foot and Jack was caught as Wahoo rose to his feet. Wahoo held the leg and peppered Jack with blistering chest chops, let go of the leg, grabbed Jack by the hair and nailed Jack with a tomahawk chop. Crowd into it. Wahoo whipped Jack into the ropes and caught Jack coming off with his big chop finisher. Jack crashed to the mat. Wahoo for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans erupted. Wahoo got to his feet and was elated. Ref went over and talked to Larry Nelson and took the belt. Ref handed Wahoo the title and raised Wahoo's hand in victory to more cheers. Nelson: In a time of 11 minutes, 46 seconds, your winner... and NEW AWA World Champion... 'Chief Wahoo McDaniel! All the face wrestlers (except Sarge) made their way into the ring to congratulate Wahoo. Ken Patera and The Trooper hoisted Wahoo on their shouldeers and paraded him around the ring as the cheering continued. Larry Nelson climbed in the ring with mic in hand as Wahoo was now standing back on the mat. Nelson: Chief Wahoo McDaniel! You have finally won the AWA World Championship! What do you have to say for yourself! Wahoo: Larry, next to the birth of my children, this is the greatest moment of my life and career! To be so close to being the World Champion all these years and to come up just short was frustrating! After all these years of paying my dues! All the blood, sweat and tears I've poured into this sport, this belt here is the top of the mountain! More crowd cheers. Wahoo: I knew I was running out of time to win the World Championship! If I lost today, there would not have been many more chances left for me! But, I've done it! And I thank you fans for being there for me through the ups and downs that come with being a pro wrestler! More cheers. Nelson: One last question. Will there be a big celebration tonight for the new World Champion? Wahoo (laughed): There will be some partying tonight to celebrate! But first, let's have a celebration right here with these great fans in Sioux Falls! Nelson: Ladies and gentlemen! He is your NEW AWA World Champion... 'Chief' Wahoo McDaniel! Other faces in the ring congratulated Wahoo some more and Wahoo held the belt up for all the fans to see. WINNER: Wahoo - PInfall - 11:46 Announcers did a post-show wrap-up and told the fans again they were the new hosts of All-Star Wrestling. END PROGRAM After the show: Ad aired for the AWA PPV Super Clash 5 - Sunday - Sept. 16 - Mecca Arena - Milwaukee, WI - Bell time: 8pm E/5pm P. Tickets on sale Saturday - June 16 at 10am CST! ATTENDANCE: 4,986 Edited December 3, 2023 by piperrulz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Figured Cactus would've gotten a longer reign than that. Guess he was just a transitional champion because of Slaughter leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 5 hours ago, DHK1989 said: Figured Cactus would've gotten a longer reign than that. Guess he was just a transitional champion because of Slaughter leaving. Sarge would still be the World Champion but then I called an audible and went with the Sarge to the WWF behind the scenes storyline. Jack was just a placeholder. Wahoo was the only one I saw on the roster as a viable WC on the face side at this point despite his advanced years in the biz. Question is: is Wahoo just a transitional World Champ, too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theheel Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 22 minutes ago, piperrulz said: Sarge would still be the World Champion but then I called an audible and went with the Sarge to the WWF behind the scenes storyline. Jack was just a placeholder. Wahoo was the only one I saw on the roster as a viable WC on the face side at this point despite his advanced years in the biz. Question is: is Wahoo just a transitional World Champ, too? Yes he is! But the next champion needs to arrive and get established quickly. But I can see who his manager will be. And it could be a very interesting combo! And boy do I feel for Jonnie Stewart lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 WRESTLEROCK FAN POLL Your opinion of WrestleRock? Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Thumbs in the middle Best match on WrestleRock? Worst match on WrestleRock? Star of the show? Was Vixen the right choice for the rock act on the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theheel Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 WRESTLEROCK FAN POLL Your opinion of WrestleRock? Always remember this is all in good fun 😉 Thumbs Up - I’m giving the show a lean to thumbs up. I’m glad the Jonnie Stewart match was not telecast. I always liked Stewart and while in the dying AWA the Milliman thing was a “fun” joke (I guess), the new AWA is beyond the joke. Shocked Cowboy would go with that decision. While I wouldn’t have gone with Wahoo winning, it’s a nice story and the fans (most of them) went home happy. The undercard was solid, not a real weakness of the cards main show. That said I would have liked to have seen a tag team title defense on a big show. Best match on WrestleRock? If I didn’t know what the outcome was going to be for me it would have been DeBeers vs Sarge. Loser leave is the ultimate high stakes Worst match on WrestleRock? It wasn’t a bad match and I get why it was done, but for me it would be the opening 10-man match. I would have loved to see Bor Orion get in the match if you’re going to have it. Star of the show? Has to go to Wahoo for winning the one title he never had before. Was Vixen the right choice for the rock act on the show? Considering the location, I’d say no. Might be my bias that I never was really interested in them back in the day, but that aside do they fit Sioux Falls? I'm assuming the attendance was a slight disappointment to the AWA but let’s see how they did financially. The rumored signings should be a positive and you never know what the impact of Nikita vs DeBeers might be. I’m of course a heel fan and I liked the true Russian Nightmare better than the Super Powers Nikita, but DeBeers is a good feud to start with especially fresh of that shocking win over Sarge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Your opinion of WrestleRock? I'd go thumbs up, as I thought it was a good first major effort for the AWA under its new ownership, and it can only go up from there. Best match on WrestleRock? Would have to be the Cactus-Wahoo AWA World title main event (Wahoo finally gets a World title reign of his own, but for Cactus, his reign as champion appears to only be the beginning for him), though the drama of the Sarge-DeBeers loser leaves the AWA match makes that match a close runner-up. Worst match on WrestleRock? Kokina-Muraco, if only because of Sheik Adnan's post-match antics against Muraco on Kokina's behalf. Star of the show? Wahoo McDaniel, for finally achieving his career-long dream of winning a World championship after weathering the reckless onslaught of Cactus during their match. I'll also give honorable mention to Bill Watts for how he handled the defiant Valerie and Mimi to kick off the Wendi-Mimi powerbomb vs. powerbomb match. Was Vixen the right choice for the rock act on the show? I'd heard of Vixen but never really gave them a listen, so I had to check out the linked videos - and damn, those are four hotties with musical talent! 😍 So I'd say, yeah, they were the right choice for the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 20 hours ago, Theheel said: WRESTLEROCK FAN POLL Your opinion of WrestleRock? Always remember this is all in good fun 😉 Thumbs Up - I’m giving the show a lean to thumbs up. I’m glad the Jonnie Stewart match was not telecast. I always liked Stewart and while in the dying AWA the Milliman thing was a “fun” joke (I guess), the new AWA is beyond the joke. Shocked Cowboy would go with that decision. While I wouldn’t have gone with Wahoo winning, it’s a nice story and the fans (most of them) went home happy. The undercard was solid, not a real weakness of the cards main show. That said I would have liked to have seen a tag team title defense on a big show. Best match on WrestleRock? If I didn’t know what the outcome was going to be for me it would have been DeBeers vs Sarge. Loser leave is the ultimate high stakes Worst match on WrestleRock? It wasn’t a bad match and I get why it was done, but for me it would be the opening 10-man match. I would have loved to see Bor Orion get in the match if you’re going to have it. Star of the show? Has to go to Wahoo for winning the one title he never had before. Was Vixen the right choice for the rock act on the show? Considering the location, I’d say no. Might be my bias that I never was really interested in them back in the day, but that aside do they fit Sioux Falls? I'm assuming the attendance was a slight disappointment to the AWA but let’s see how they did financially. The rumored signings should be a positive and you never know what the impact of Nikita vs DeBeers might be. I’m of course a heel fan and I liked the true Russian Nightmare better than the Super Powers Nikita, but DeBeers is a good feud to start with especially fresh of that shocking win over Sarge. I agree about the 10-man tag. Honestly, I just did not want to lay it out with all the moving parts. Had to put the 10 guys on the show for a payday. You're tired of the Jake Milliman Hulk Hogan gmmick? 🙃 Watts does need enhancement talent. Things will dramatically change starting with the June TV tapings. Unfortunately for Vixen, they did not hit their stride until the metal decade was winding down and petering out. Think they would have been bigger if they had their first album release in '85 rather than '88 or '89. Attendance was down by like 800 from the Sarge-Lawler house show match there. Ticket prices might have scared them off. But still would have been around a $100,000 house. Tix for the house show would have been much cheaper than WR. 14 hours ago, Old School Fan said: Your opinion of WrestleRock? I'd go thumbs up, as I thought it was a good first major effort for the AWA under its new ownership, and it can only go up from there. Best match on WrestleRock? Would have to be the Cactus-Wahoo AWA World title main event (Wahoo finally gets a World title reign of his own, but for Cactus, his reign as champion appears to only be the beginning for him), though the drama of the Sarge-DeBeers loser leaves the AWA match makes that match a close runner-up. Worst match on WrestleRock? Kokina-Muraco, if only because of Sheik Adnan's post-match antics against Muraco on Kokina's behalf. Star of the show? Wahoo McDaniel, for finally achieving his career-long dream of winning a World championship after weathering the reckless onslaught of Cactus during their match. I'll also give honorable mention to Bill Watts for how he handled the defiant Valerie and Mimi to kick off the Wendi-Mimi powerbomb vs. powerbomb match. Was Vixen the right choice for the rock act on the show? I'd heard of Vixen but never really gave them a listen, so I had to check out the linked videos - and damn, those are four hotties with musical talent! 😍 So I'd say, yeah, they were the right choice for the show. Glad you liked the Watts-Mimi interaction. Just seemed like a fun little bit to throw in there. The fallout from Kaissey's actions are coming soon. We'll see if they can top the show with Super Clash 5. Vixen looked good, their music was good but the expiration date on metal as a major form of music entertainment was fast approaching. The lead singer now works as a dental hygenist(?) in Connecticut, I believe. Thanks to both of you for leaving comments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) AWA WRESTLING ON ESPN - SHOWBOAT SPORTS PAVILION - LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 1990 Announcers: Lee Marshall & Lord James Blears Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Larry Nelson (# Aired on a previous AWA program.) (4TH Taping) (Show taped before WrestleRock.) Show Intro Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and ran down the program: TV MAIN EVENT: The Trooper vs. Bob Orton Jerry Blackwell vs. Manny Fernandez Tom Zenk vs. Jonnie Stewart Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans vs. The Conquistadors And more! Nelson then talked about what a great event WrestleRock was and that they would have lots of news about it next week on the program. Nelson then sent it to the ring in Las Vegas. 'Big' Reggie Bennett (Ladies Professional Wrestling Association) vs. Peggy Lee Leather (LPWA) Leather came down the heel aisle to some boos. Bennett came down the face aisle to a fair amount of cheers. Both women put up a fight but big Reg was just too much and defeated Leather via submission with a split-leg rear chinlock finisher - 4:07 POST-MATCH INTERVIEW: Nelson: Reggie Bennett! Welcome to the AWA! That was an impressive victory! Reg: Larry Nelson. I'm here for one reason. Magnificent Mimi... I'm coming for you and that championship belt that's around your waist. You have been put on notice. Crowd cheered as Reg walked off and left the ring. Nelson: 'Big' Reggie Bennett, everybody! Reggie Bennett finisher: https://youtu.be/iyQze6-NH9c?si=aUFgvWWQkSwsJ6HO&t=214 Pic aired of Patera and Rheingans with the caption: NEXT... OLYMPIANS IN ACTION!!! Commercials Ken Patera and Brad Rheingans def. The Conquistadors when Rheingans pinned C #2 with his fisherman suplex (Perfect Plex) finisher - 5:22 Patera & Rheingans came to the ring down the face aisle to a positive crowd response. During the match, two men came marching down the heel aisle to the ring and marched around the ring holding up a banner that read: KEN PATERA! WORK FOR VALERIE! GOOD BENEFITS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS GUARANTEED! Patera saw the sign during the match and was distracted by it and it almost cost his team as C #1 caught Patera with a roll-up from behind for the pin try but Patera escaped. After a couple of laps around the ring, the banner boys left the area. Pic aired of Manny Fernandez and Jerry Blackwell with the caption: NEXT: BULL VS. MOUNTAIN!!! Commercials/AWA Tour Update Manny Fernandez vs. Jerry Blackwell Fernandez came to the ring down the heel aisle to mainly boos but also had his fans. Blackwell came down the face aisle to a pretty strong ovation. Jerry ate a couple of fans on the way to the ring. Manny took the mic. Manny: You gringos listen up! The Mestizo nation is rising within the nation! We are getting stronger every single day! Soon, you gringos will wake up strangers in your own land!! We didn't cross the border! The border crossed us! Mainly boos but also some cheers. Short but explosive battle between the two with nears falls for each man during the bout. End of the match saw Manny on the offensive. Manny hit Blackwell with punches and whipped Blackwell into the ropes and caught Blackwell coming off with a backhand to the face. Blackwell fell back against the ropes. Manny struck Blackwell with a few more punches and then went to whip Jerry into the ropes but Jerry reversed and caught Manny coming off with a clothesline. Manny crashed to the mat. Crowd cheered. Manny up and Jerry stunned Manny with a dropkick. Manny crashed back to thermat. Jerry grabbed Manny and whipped Manny into the corner. Jerry charged in on Manny and Manny moved and Jerry slammed front-first against the buckles. Jerry started to stumble backwards out of the corner and Manny rolled Jerry up from behind. 1... Manny grabbed Jerry's tights. ...2...3! Ref called for the bell as most fans booed. Manny up and the ref raised his hand in victory and Manny quickly left the ring. WINNER: Manny - Pinfall - 5:09 In-Studio: Nelson talked about Manny beating Blackwell. Hyped for next week on the program, highlights and reaction from WrestleRock. Split-screen pic aired of Tom Zenk and Jonnie Stewart with the caption: NEXT... JONNIE VS. TOM!!! Commercials Tom Zenk vs. Jonnie Stewart Zenk came down the face aisle to a fair amount of cheering. Zenk slapped hands with fans on the way down the aisle. Stewart came down the heel aisle to strong boos. Stewart climbed in the ring and strutted around to more booing. Short, fast-paced match between the two. Zenk almost scored an early victory in the bout. Match was a see-saw battle. End of the match saw Stewart on the offensive. Stewart worked over Zenk and went to whip Zenk into the ropes but Zenk reversed and caught Stewart coming off with a powerslam. Zenk picked up Stewart and bodyslammed him. Zenk went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle as Stewart made it to his feet and Zenk came off with his missle dropkick finisher but Stewart fell out of the way and Zenk crashed to the mat. Both men down. Ref counting. Both men up and Stewart struck Zenk with a punch, whipped Zenk into the corner and caught Zenk with a running back elbow smash to the chest. Zenk stumbled out of the corner and went down on his face in the ring. Stewart picked up Zenk and bodyslammed him. Stewart went out on the apron and mounted the top rope and came off with a big elbow that connected. Stewart covered Zenk and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as Stewart got to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory to more boos. WINNER: Stewart - Pinfall - 7:11 Spit-screen pic aired of The Trooper and Bob Orton with the caption: NEXT... THE MAIN EVENT!!! In-Studio: Nelson hyped WrestleRock highlights and reaction on next week's program. Then sent it to the ring in Vegas. TV MAIN EVENT: The Trooper vs. 'Cowboy' Bob Orton Orton came down the heel aisle to pretty strong boos. Trooper came down the face aisle to a strong ovation. Trooper handed out souvenir speeding tickets on the way to the ring. The two men felt each other out early on before the action picked up. Some good back-and-forth action before Orton gained a clear advantage using some heel tactics but he could not put Trooper away. Trooper then gained the advantage and took control of the match. Orton was able to fight back late and regain the advantage. Orton was on the offensive and went to whip Trooper into the corner but Trooper reversed and sent Orton crashing into the buckles. Trooper moved in and hit Orton with shoulder blocks to the gut. Orton then shoved Trooper back and Trooper collided with the ref and both men went down. Orton stomped on Trooper and snapped Trooper up and went to suplex Trooper but Trooper twice blocked the suplex try and, just as the ref got to his feet, Trooper suplexed Orton into the ref and the ref crashed back down to the mat. Crowd buzzing (or just buzzed). Orton snapped up Trooper and whipped Trooper into the ropes and missed Trooper coming off with a clohtesline and Trooper came back and pulverized Orton with his flying shoulder tackle finisher. Crowd popped. Ref still down. Trooper backed up as Orton got to his feet. Trooper charged in and popped Orton with another flying shoulder tackle. Orton crashed back down to the mat. Trooper went over and checked on the ref. Masked mystery man came through the crowd and hopped the chain barricade and climbed in the ring. He had a cloth and spray can with him. Mystery man held the cloth up and sprayed it. Marshall: What is that smell, Lord James?! Blears: Smells like ether, Lee. Mystery man snuck up behind Trooper and placed the rag over his mouth. Trooper struggling trying to escape the gas. Trooper weakened fairly quickly and passed out on the mat. Orton had recovered enough and crawled over and covered Trooper and the masked mystery man dragged the ref over to count. Mystery man escaped through the crowd. Ref counted. 1.....2.....3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed. A dazed and confused Trooper barely moving. Orton and the ref to their feet and Orton had his hand raised in victory. WINNER: Orton - Pinfall - 10:42 END PROGRAM DARK MATCHES Jerry Blackwell & Announcer Lee Marshall def. Tommy Rich & Cactus Jack (WC) when Marshall pinned Rich after a diving splash - 8:20 PWHC TITLE MATCH: Greg Valentine (PWHC) vs. Don Muraco - Time-limit Draw - 20:00 INDIAN STRAP MATCH: Wahoo McDaniel def. Col. DeBeers by touching all four corners in succession - 8:13 - Both men bled PAID ATTENDANCE: 3,584 COMPS GIVEN OUT: 528 COMPS USED: 277 TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 3,861 (Good growth so far. Is it just the curiosity factor?) CLASSIC PWI COVER!!! Edited December 3, 2023 by piperrulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Don't forget to read the previous post and see what happened to the Trooper! PREDICTION CONTEST WINNER!!! (Winning picks listed in brackets.) The heel - 5/7 (Col. DeBeers, Wendi Richter, Kokina Maximus, Team Trooper, Bob Orton) DHK 1989 - 5/7 (CD, WR, KM, BO, JM) Old School Fan - 4/7 (WM, CD, Team Trooper, WR) JaCeLo3 - 3/7 (KM, BO, JM) We have a tie at the top! Congrats heel and DHK! Speeches, please! Two winners means two videos! VIDEO #1 Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal: VIDEO #2 Spikin' and Hangin' (Florida): Edited December 4, 2023 by piperrulz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 COMING UP... The AWA is about to undergo some major changes now that WrestleRock is over. Lady wrestler Reggie Bennett was just the first new wrestler to arrive in the promotion after WR. Nikita Koloff is here. Intriguing new storylines/angles. Who's next and what's next for the new era AWA?! STAY TUNED... Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle vs. Jay Youngblood & The Renegade (Part 1) - Crowd heat is off the charts! Part 2: Koloff & Kernodle vs. Youngblood & Renegade 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) CURRENT AWA ROSTER (Updated for June 1990) (New addition to the roster) (# As of this posting, there's still one more AWA TV show from late May with Lee Marshall and Lord James Blears as announcers to be posted.) OWNERS - TRIUMPH MEDIA SPORTS Deborah Harry John Waters Jim Crockett Bill Watts Jerry Jarrett PRESIDENT Stanley Blackburn FACES Wahoo McDaniel (AWA WC) Nikita Koloff Ken Patera Brad Rheingans Tom Zenk Billy Jack Haynes Scott Norton Greg Gagne Jake Milliman Top Guns (Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes) 'Big' Reggie Bennett Sam Houston Wahoo McDaniel Don Muraco The Guerrero Bros. Tina Moretti Jerry Blackwell Wendi Richter Tommy Jammer Trooper Del Wilkes HEELS Cactus Jack Kokina Maximus Col. DeBeers The Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos - AWA WTTC) Badd Company (Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka) Manny Fernandez Greg Valentine (Pro Wrestling Heritage Champion) Tommy Rich Magnificent Mimi (AWA Women's WC) 'Cowboy' Bob Orton Heidi Lee Morgan Candi Divine (Tweener) Lelani Kai Jonnie Stewart Akio Sato Ninja Go MANAGERS (F = Face/H = Heel) Dallas Page (Badd Company) (H) Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey (Kokina Maximus) (H) Dick Murdoch (Sam Houston) (F) Valerie (Magnificent Mimi) (H) ANNOUNCERS AWA ON ESPN Joe Pedicino & Bill Dundee (Match Announcers) Larry Nelson (Ring Announcer/In-Ring Interviewer/Alcoholic) ALL-STAR WRESTLING (Syndicated) Jack Reynolds & David Crockett (Match Announcers) Eric Bischoff (Ring Announcer/In-Ring Interviewer) TELEVISION AWA Championship Wrestling (ESPN) AWA All-Star Wrestling (Syndicated) Edited December 13, 2023 by piperrulz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/5/2023 at 2:16 PM, piperrulz said: COMING UP... The AWA is about to undergo some major changes now that WrestleRock is over. Lady wrestler Reggie Bennett was just the first new wrestler to arrive in the promotion after WR. Nikita Koloff is here. Intriguing new storylines/angles. Who's next and what's next for the new era AWA?! STAY TUNED... Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle vs. Jay Youngblood & The Renegade (Part 1) - Crowd heat is off the charts! Part 2: Koloff & Kernodle vs. Youngblood & Renegade I remember seeing this match once on a video store tape I rented years ago, USA All-Star Wrestling (which contained matches taken from the syndicated Crockett shows). That tape brings back memories because the first match on it had Dusty Rhodes, Rick Steamboat and Dick Slater battling Ron Bass, Black Bart and Tully Blanchard in a six-man Bunkhouse Brawl match (with JJ Dillon, the manager of Tully, Bass and Bart at that point, lassoed by Magnum TA to keep him from interfering in the match). 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Wahoo's too old to be a long term champion, at this point in time he somewhere around 50 or so. If anyone on the roster is fit to be the figurehead right now it's Nikita. He's arguably the most famous guy on the card right now thanks to his time in the nwa. Plus he's a Minnesota natives himself out of kayfabe and he was basically Goldberg before Goldberg was a thing. It Might be best if Wahoo drop the belt to one of the top heels like kokina or debeers, then have Nikita beat that guy and take the title. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Old School Fan said: I remember seeing this match once on a video store tape I rented years ago, USA All-Star Wrestling (which contained matches taken from the syndicated Crockett shows). That tape brings back memories because the first match on it had Dusty Rhodes, Rick Steamboat and Dick Slater battling Ron Bass, Black Bart and Tully Blanchard in a six-man Bunkhouse Brawl match (with JJ Dillon, the manager of Tully, Bass and Bart at that point, lassoed by Magnum TA to keep him from interfering in the match). 😎 That's where I saw the match, too! Only it was called Super Star Wrestling and the box was yellow. Don't remember the 6-man, though. The Ric Flair-Kurt Von Hess match I posted a while back was off one of those video tapes as well. P.S. - My profile pic is of a young Rip Taylor. I think only a small number of us here would even know who he was. 13 hours ago, sonny912 said: Wahoo's too old to be a long term champion, at this point in time he somewhere around 50 or so. If anyone on the roster is fit to be the figurehead right now it's Nikita. He's arguably the most famous guy on the card right now thanks to his time in the nwa. Plus he's a Minnesota natives himself out of kayfabe and he was basically Goldberg before Goldberg was a thing. It Might be best if Wahoo drop the belt to one of the top heels like kokina or debeers, then have Nikita beat that guy and take the title. He would have been 51 IRL at this time. I was planning on booking him as champ for 2 years! 😬 Edited December 8, 2023 by piperrulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 47 minutes ago, piperrulz said: That's where I saw the match, too! Only it was called Super Star Wrestling and the box was yellow. Don't remember the 6-man, though. The Ric Flair-Kurt Von Hess match I posted a while back was off one of those video tapes as well. P.S. - My profile pic is of a young Rip Taylor. I think only a small number of us here would even know who he was. He would have been 51 IRL at this time. I was planning on booking him as champ for 2 years! 😬 Oh no dude, it's talk like that why Bobby heenan called the awa the alzheimer's wrestling association. You need youngblood to carry a company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, sonny912 said: Oh no dude, it's talk like that why Bobby heenan called the awa the alzheimer's wrestling association. You need youngblood to carry a company. Never heard Heenan call it that before. LOL! He's right, though. Verne stuck to his guns way too long. Hogan was the future in '83 and he let it slip right through his fingers. You don't want to see Wahoo taking out all the younger AWA talent? I put the strap on Chief because he was the next major name face on the roster. Not to give anything away, but I would not hold my breath on a 2 year run with the big belt. IRL, it would have been a nice reward to cap off his long career IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theheel Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 While Wahoo might be older but it’s a nice story for him to reach the promise land finally. He won’t be a long term champion but you can get some matches out of him. At this point the problem in Kokina is your building a monster. Monsters don’t need belts especially while they are still learning. There is money in the chase, but you put the gold on him now you eventually have to beat him. Build and chase then when he finally gets a shot you have something. Wahoo with the belt is a perfect setup to Tully. Once Blanchard has the belt, you have ready made feuds with Windham, The Trooper and maybe even if he’s still a babyface, Nikita. Kokina can have a run with the Heritage title. Start slow, build slow and you have something special down the line. Just some booking thoughts on the fly, but I can’t wait to see what you do.! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 6:48 PM, Theheel said: While Wahoo might be older but it’s a nice story for him to reach the promise land finally. He won’t be a long term champion but you can get some matches out of him. At this point the problem in Kokina is your building a monster. Monsters don’t need belts especially while they are still learning. There is money in the chase, but you put the gold on him now you eventually have to beat him. Build and chase then when he finally gets a shot you have something. Wahoo with the belt is a perfect setup to Tully. Once Blanchard has the belt, you have ready made feuds with Windham, The Trooper and maybe even if he’s still a babyface, Nikita. Kokina can have a run with the Heritage title. Start slow, build slow and you have something special down the line. Just some booking thoughts on the fly, but I can’t wait to see what you do.! Kokina does pose a bvooking problem. I don't even know who the next WC will be and I write the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED SHOW - HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER - HAMMOND, IN - MAY 1990 ANNOUNCERS: Lee Marshall & Lord James Blears Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Larry Nelson (# Aired on a previous AWA program.) (Show was taped before WrestleRock.) (4th Taping) SHOW INTRO In-Studio: Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Said WrestleRock was a great event and that they would show highlights and interviews from the event next week. TV MAIN EVENT: Col. DeBeers vs. Ken Patera Jake Milliman & Greg Gagne vs. Akio Sato & Ninja Go DEBUT MATCH: Tina Moretti vs. Candi Divine Tommy Rich vs. Sam Houston (w/ Coach Murdoch) And more! Nelson sent it to the ring for a title match in Hammond! PWHC TITLE MATCH: Greg Valentine (PWHC) vs. Tommy Jammer Jammer came down the face aisle to the ring to a modest ovation. We Are The Champions by Queen filled the arena as Tommy made his way to the ring. Valentine came down the heel aisle to mainly boos but also had his fans. In the ring, Valentine removed the belt from around his waist and held it up to more boos before handing it off to the ref. Valentine came to the ring to the strains of The Fight by Giorgio Moroder. Announcers wondered if Jammer could do the unthinkable. Jammer started the match on fire and was able to hit the champ with his Jammer slam (whip opponent into the buckles, opponent bounces out of the corner into a powerslam) and went to pin Valentine. 1...2...thr... Valentine kicked out. Not long after this, Valentine took control of the match, worked over Jammer's left knee area and caught Jammer in the figure four. Jammer quickly submitted. Ref called for the bell and Valentine kept the hold locked on. Ref ordering Valentine to let go but Valentine not listening. Crowd popped as Don Muraco* charged down the face aisle and hit the ring. Announcers pointed out that Muraco had recently beaten Valentine in a non-title match on TV. Valentine quickly released the hold on Jammer and got up and started fighting with Muraco. Valentine gained the upper hand on Muraco and went to whip Muraco into the ropes but Muraco reversed and caught Valentine coming off with a press slam. Valentine up and walked right into a fireman's carry from Muraco followed by a Samoan Drop. Crowd erupted. Valentine rolled out of the ring and crashed to the floor to more cheering. Muraco stood tall in the ring as Valentine stumbled over, grabbed his belt from Larry Nelson and made a hasty retreat up the heel aisle. WINNER: Valentine - Submission - 3:17 (* Recorded before the Muraco-Kaissey angle at WrestleRocxk.) Pic aired of the AWA logo with the caption: NEXT... TAG TEAM ACTION! Commercials Greg Gagne & Jake Milliman vs. Akio Sato & Ninja Go Sato and Go came to the ring to a fair amount of boos down the heel aisle. Gagne & Milliman came down the face aisle to a solid ovation. Once in the ring, Milliman tore off his '2% Forever' t-shirt and threw it into the crowd. The Japanese team gave Milliman and Gagne fits and came close to scoring the victory. End of the match saw Milliman and Ninja Go the legal men in the ring. Go was on the offensive and hit Milliman with a spin kick to the chest. Milliman down. Go bodyslammed Milliman and went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle. Go for a flying body press but Jake rolled out of the way and Go slammed to the mat as the fans cheered. Jake up and grabbed Go, whipped Go into the ropes and caught Go coming off with a powerslam. Jake briefly cupped his hand to his ear to get the fans revved up. Jake ran and hit the ropes and came off with his (Pasteurizer) flying leg drop finisher that connected. Jake for the cover and hooked the leg. 1... Sato climbed in the ring to break up the count. ...2... Gagne hit the ring and caught Sato with a dropkick that dropped Sato. ...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd popped. Miliman up and the ref raised both men's hands in victory. WINNER: Gagne & Jake - Pinfall - 6:38 Pic aired of Sam Houston and Tommy Rich with the caption: NEXT... SAM VS. TOMMY!!! Commercials/Market-specific promos for house show cities/Generic promos for non-house show cities Commercial aired for the Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship Tournament video tape. Tape was advertised as two hours of highlights, complete matches and some interviews from the historic event. An 800 number and a mailing address were listed on the screen. Cost of the video: $39.95 + S/H Tommy Rich vs. Sam Houston (w/ Coach Murdoch) Houston and Murdoch came down the face aisle to a good reaction. Once in the ring, Sam briefly played to the crowd. Rich came down the heel aisle to pretty strong boos. The two engaged in a back-and-forth affair. Both men had pin tries but could not put the other away. End of the match saw Sam on the offensive. Sam drove Rich into the corner and Sam popped Rich with punches and then looked to nail Rich with his running bulldog finisher but Rich shoved Sam off and Sam slammed to the mat. Both men up and Rich dropped Sam with a bionic elbow to the top of the head and then locked Sam up in the spinning toe hold. Rich was really working the hold when Sam reached up and caught Rich in a small package for the pin. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd popped. Sam up and the ref raised his hand in victory as Murdoch stepped in and congratulated Sam. WINNER: Houston - Pinfall - 5:41 In-Studio: Nelson hyped WrestleRock highlights and interviews on next week's program. Pic aired of Tina Moretti with the caption: NEXT... AWA DEBUT!!! Commercials AWA DEBUT: Tina Moretti vs. Candi Divine Divine came down the heel aisle to a mixed crowd reax (she's a 'tweener'.) Moretti came down the face aisle to a pretty good reaction because people recognized her from Vegas GLOW tapings. Divine was in control early before Moretti fought her way back into the match and it became a back-and-forth affair. End of the match saw Moretti on the offensive. Moretti worked Divine over and whipped Divine into the the buckles. Moretti charged in and Divine got her feet up and caught Moretii in the chest. Moretti turned and staggered away and Divine dropkicked Moretti in the back and Moretti crashed to the mat. Divine stomped on Moretti, snapped Moretti up and hit Moretti with a snap suplex. Divine for the cover. 1...2... Moretti kicked out. Fans cheered. Divine up and Moretti getting up and Divine caught Moretti with a knee lift to the chest. Moretti snapped back and fell against the ropes. Divine grabbed Moretti and went to whip Moretti into the ropes but Moretti reversed and caught Divine coming off with a flying crossbody that flattened Divine. Moretti up and grabbed Divine, hoisted Divine across her shoulders and nailed Divine with a Samoan piledriver. Moretti for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Moretti leaped to her feet and the ref raised her hand in victory to a nice crowd response. Moretti left the ring and slaped hands with fans at ringside before heading back up the face aisle. WINNER: Moretti - 5:14 Split-screen pic aired of DeBeers and Patera with the caption: NEXT... THE MAIN EVENT!!! Commercials/Market-specific promos for hoiuse show citites/Generic promos for non-house show cities TV MAIN EVENT: Col. Debeers vs. Ken Patera An uninvited Valerie joined Lee Marshall and Lord James at the announcers' table for the match. Patera came down the face aisle to a very good ovation. DeBeers made his way down the heel aisle to overwhelming boos but also had his core of fans. Before the match, Patera took the ring mic from Larry Nelson and looked right at Valerie. Ken: Valerie. Why do you keep coming out during my matches? I'll say it again. I'm not signing with you and joining your stable! Never gonna happen! Match started out as a feeling out process before DeBeers gained the upper hand early but Patera quickly turned the tables on him. Some near falls during the match and DeBeers also escaped Patera's swinging full nelson finisher by getting his leg out over the middle rope to force a break before Patera could start the swinging part. DeBeers took some shortcuts during the match to gain the advantage. End of the match saw the two men slugging it out in a back-and-forth battle. DeBeers gained the advantage and whipped Patera into the corner. DeBeers moved in and Patera charged out and flattened DeBeers with a big running clothesline. Crowd popped. Patera snapped DeBeers up and nailed DeBeers with a spinning powerslam. DeBeers in trouble. Crowd cheering. Suddenly, Valerie took off her headset and made her way to ringside. Patera had circled around behind the stunned DeBeers and was preparing to lock DeBeers into his swinging full nelson finisher when he suddenly noticed Val standing at ringside. DeBeers moved over by the ropes and started yelling at Val. DeBeers made it to his feet behind Patera and charged up behind Patera and nailed Patera with a running high knee to the back. Patera bounced front-first into the ropes and DeBeers rolled him up from behind for the pin. 1... DeBeers grabbed a handful of tights. ...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans booed. Ref raised DeBeers hand in victory and the Col. then left the ring. Patera to his feet and glaring at Val. Larry Nelson walked up to Val with mic in hand. Val: Ken Patera. I can make you or break you. Take your pick. Valerie walked off as a livid Patera remained in the ring, WINNER: DeBeers - Pinfall - 10:27 END PROGRAM DARK MATCHES AWA WORLD TITLE*: Cactus Jack (WC) def. The Trooper via pinfall with his double underhook DDT finisher - 13:37 AWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES: The Destruction Crew (WTTC) def. The Top Guns via pinfall when Enos pinned Dukes after hitting Dukes in the face with his title belt - 15:09 INDIAN STRAP MATCH: Wahoo McDaniel def. Manny Fernandez by touching all four corners in succession - 9:18 - Both men bled (* Tapings held before WrestleRock.) ATTENDANCE: 2,544 (OK attendance. Fits and starts. Fits and starts.) Edited December 9, 2023 by piperrulz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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