kinnikuniverse Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 9 hours ago, Old School Fan said: Yep, there's that - and it also raises some possibilities (including getting in touch with Vince Sr. and the Cormiers - though Vince Sr.'s friendship with the Fabulous Moolah could complicate things somewhat given the bad blood between Renée and Moolah)... 🤔 He could simply bring in New York's male wrestlers only. Brito, Koloff and Parissi are already wrestling there. Also, i made a mistake. Pat Patterson was in San Francisco, he wasn't wrestling in New York yet. Though he could still come in to help with star power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 All-Star Wrestling @ Pavillon de la Jeunesse May 14, 1971 - Quebec City, Quebec Don Serrano fought Juan Lopez to a time-limit draw. Mike Kelly defeated José Corea by pinfall. Pepe Villa defeated Dick Medrano by disqualification when Medrano threw Villa over the top rope. Johnny Rougeau defeated Pat Kelly by pinfall following a flying dropkick. Tor Kamata (with Eddie "The Brain" Creatchman) defeated Jacques Rougeau by pinfall after a distraction by Creatchman allowed Kamata to use a foreign object to stun Jacques. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Miss X I & II, two falls to one, when Lepage forced Miss X II's submission with a figure-four leglock in the third fall. ASW Canadian Heavyweight Championship Marcel Martel (C) defeated Dick Taylor (with Eddie Creatchman) by disqualification when Creatchman sent Tor Kamata to run in and attack Martel as he had Taylor trapped in a figure-four leglock; after getting out of the hold, Taylor joined Kamata in double-teaming Martel until Jacques and Johnny Rougeau ran in and chased Creatchman and his men out for the save. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 10 hours ago, Old School Fan said: All-Star Wrestling @ Pavillon de la Jeunesse May 14, 1971 - Quebec City, Quebec Don Serrano fought Juan Lopez to a time-limit draw. Mike Kelly defeated José Corea by pinfall. Pepe Villa defeated Dick Medrano by disqualification when Medrano threw Villa over the top rope. Johnny Rougeau defeated Pat Kelly by pinfall following a flying dropkick. Tor Kamata (with Eddie "The Brain" Creatchman) defeated Jacques Rougeau by pinfall after a distraction by Creatchman allowed Kamata to use a foreign object to stun Jacques. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Miss X I & II, two falls to one, when Lepage forced Miss X II's submission with a figure-four leglock in the third fall. ASW Canadian Heavyweight Championship Marcel Martel (C) defeated Dick Taylor (with Eddie Creatchman) by disqualification when Creatchman sent Tor Kamata to run in and attack Martel as he had Taylor trapped in a figure-four leglock; after getting out of the hold, Taylor joined Kamata in double-teaming Martel until Jacques and Johnny Rougeau ran in and chased Creatchman and his men out for the save. Dick Taylor looks a lot like creepy Jimmy Saville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 All-Star Wrestling @ Paul Sauvé Arena May 17, 1971 - Montreal, Quebec Paul LeDuc defeated Del Skinner by disqualification. The Kelly Twins defeated Butch Morgan & Ben Sharkey when Pat Kelly pinned Morgan. Gino Brito & Antonio Baillargeon defeated Don Serrano & Dick Medrano when Brito used a figure-four leglock to force Serrano to submit. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Jane O'Brien & Patty Stevens, two falls to one, when O'Brien was disqualified in the third fall for refusing to stop choking Lepage against the ropes. Two Out of Three Falls Jacques Rougeau defeated Mr. X*, two falls to one, when X was disqualified in the third fall for using a foreign object on Rougeau. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mr. X was a masked identity used by Dutch wrestler Hans Mortier (real name Jacob Grobbe), who also wrestled as Tarzan Zorra in Montreal after getting unmasked. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 As seen in the previous behind-the-scenes post, Johnny Rougeau expressed his concerns about BTS complaints involving some disgruntled wrestlers on his All-Star Wrestling roster that ended up leading to the Vachons establishing some competition for All-Star - well, that competition is now right on Johnny's doorstep as the Vachons, after having already put on a handful of cards around Quebec outside of Montreal, finally put on their first Montreal card... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Grand Prix Wrestling @ Maurice Richard Arena May 20, 1971 - Montreal, Quebec Attendance - 1,200 Jerry Brown went to a time-limit draw with Johnny Fargo*. Dale Roberts defeated Pat O'Neil by pinfall. Yvon Robert Jr. defeated Don Fargo when Robert used a rolling short armscissors to force Fargo's submission. Claude Dassary** defeated Larry Hennig by pinfall following a powerslam. AWA World Heavyweight Championship Verne Gagne (C) battled Édouard Carpentier to a double-countout. Two Out of Three Falls Reggie Parks & Billy Two Rivers fought Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon to a no-contest at one fall each when both teams were disqualified in the third fall for excessive brawling. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AKA Greg Valentine. ** AKA Hercules Cortez. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Lutte gets the AWA World Title defense. Right now I'm putting the lead in the Vachons hands. A big plus that they had no outside interference for their matches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartman Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Ouch, I was wondering if he couldn't get the AWA on his side in the war due to the girls doing so much business with them recently. Forgot that the Vachons were tight with Verne. I wonder if the war lasts long enough if Moolah doesn't make a call to them to offer her girls for some matches. I'm sure with the feminists getting wind of why the war started, eventually, that they'll have to cave at some point. That would further complicate the potential AWA vs WWWF war just over a decade before Junior obliterated them irl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, The Blonde Bomber said: Lutte gets the AWA World Title defense. Right now I'm putting the lead in the Vachons hands. A big plus that they had no outside interference for their matches. And that, of course, is just the first volley fired in the soon-to-unfold All-Star vs. Grand Prix feud (which I've read described elsewhere as being the '70s equivalent of the Monday Night Wars of 1995-2001 IRL - but we'll see how it unfolds ITTL)... 😏 37 minutes ago, smartman said: Ouch, I was wondering if he couldn't get the AWA on his side in the war due to the girls doing so much business with them recently. Forgot that the Vachons were tight with Verne. I wonder if the war lasts long enough if Moolah doesn't make a call to them to offer her girls for some matches. I'm sure with the feminists getting wind of why the war started, eventually, that they'll have to cave at some point. Hmmm... Sounds intriguing. 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 All-Star Wrestling @ Colisée de Québec May 21, 1971 - Quebec City, Quebec Attendance - 12,000+ Don Serrano defeated Luigi Macera by pinfall following a cross-bodyblock. Paul LeDuc defeated Dick Medrano by disqualification. Raymond Rougeau defeated Butch Morgan by submission with a sleeperhold. Pepe Villa & José Corea defeated Sugi Sito & Chin Lee when Villa pinned Sito. Gino Brito & Antonio Baillargeon defeated The Kelly Twins when Baillargeon pinned Pat Kelly following a flying dropkick. Jos LeDuc defeated Tor Kamata (with Eddie "The Brain" Creatchman) by pinfall following a backbreaker. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Jane O'Brien & Patty Stevens, two falls to one. ⦁ First fall - O'Brien pinned Lepage following a powerslam. ⦁ Second fall - Lepage dropkicked Stevens off the second turnbuckle for the pin to even the match. ⦁ Third fall - Martel forced O'Brien to submit to the Alligator Clutch for the win. Jacques & Johnny Rougeau defeated Dick Taylor & Mr. X (with Eddie Creatchman) when Jacques pinned Taylor following a knockout punch. ASW Canadian Heavyweight Championship Marcel Martel (C) defeated Michel "Le Justice" Dubois (with Eddie Creatchman) by disqualification when Dick Taylor and Mr. X ran in and attacked Martel as he was about to put the figure-four leglock on Dubois; Creatchman's men triple-teamed on Martel for a few moments before Jacques and Johnny Rougeau ran in to even the sides and they and Martel battled the heel trio until running them out of the ring soon after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 All-Star Wrestling @ Palais des Sports May 22, 1971 - Sherbrooke, Quebec* Attendance - 3,723 Raymond Rougeau defeated Sugi Sito by submission with a sleeperhold. The Kelly Twins defeated Don Serrano & Del Skinner by disqualification. Luigi Macera defeated Bertrand Proulx** by pinfall following an overhead suplex. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Jane O'Brien & Patty Stevens, two falls to one, when Lepage made Stevens submit to a figure-four leglock in the third fall. Jacques Rougeau & Gino Brito defeated Dick Medrano & Chin Lee when Rougeau pinned Medrano following a knockout punch. ASW Canadian Heavyweight Championship Marcel Martel (C) defeated Dick Taylor (with Eddie Creatchman) when Martel clotheslined and pinned Taylor after fending off attempted interference by Creatchman. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Although Sherbrooke is the hometown of Michèle Richard (both IRL and ITTL), she has, up to this point, consciously chosen to avoid wrestling in her hometown due to her status as a heel - though that could end up changing later. ** Bertrand Proulx is the father of Lutte Internationale jobber Ludger Proulx, who later went on to establish his own indy promotion in the Montreal area, International Championship Wrestling (not to be confused with either the Poffo family's 1979-84 Kentucky outlaw promotion or the Savoldis' 1984-95 Northeast indy promotion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Also as noted in the previous behind-the-scenes post, the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament was going on down South while Renée Martel and Claire Lepage were back at home defending their NWA World Women's Tag Team title in All-Star Wrestling - and down that way, Michèle Richard was dominating the tournament and cleaning up the competition, both during the tournament events themselves and on the AGWA house show circuit. Because of my coverage of Renée and Claire's title defences in All-Star (and the concurrent arrival on the scene of Grand Prix Wrestling as a developing challenger to All-Star for Quebec wrestling supremacy), I didn't cover the first three nights of the Burke tournament - but now that Renée and Claire are heading down to Los Angeles to defend their belts on the final night of the tournament, here's a look at the tourney bracket for the final night of Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament V: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * And now it's prediction time: 😁 Battle royal for the AGWA Television Championship Sylvia Hackney • Irma Acevedo • Lita Marez • Panama Franco • Joyce Becker* • Jane O'Brien • Sister Lavender • Diane Syverson • Sally Vega • Jan Vallow NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship France Gall (C) vs. Barbara O'Leary NWA United States Women's Tag Team Championship Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C) vs. Beverly Shade & Vicki Steppe Bodyslam match (first wrestler to bodyslam her opponent wins) Earlene Brown vs. Baby Rocco NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) vs. Patty Stevens NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) vs. Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski Plus - who will win the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament? Mary Jane Mull • Michèle Richard • Ann Casey • Paula Steele (The winner to receive the Mildred Burke Invitational Trophy and a shot at NWA North American Women's Champion Ann Calvello) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AKA Joyce Fowler / the original Joyce Grable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Battle royal for the AGWA Television Championship Sylvia Hackney • Irma Acevedo • Lita Marez • Panama Franco • Joyce Becker* • Jane O'Brien • Sister Lavender • Diane Syverson • Sally Vega • Jan Vallow NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship France Gall (C) vs. Barbara O'Leary NWA United States Women's Tag Team Championship Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C) vs. Beverly Shade & Vicki Steppe Bodyslam match (first wrestler to bodyslam her opponent wins) Earlene Brown vs. Baby Rocco NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) vs. Patty Stevens NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) vs. Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski Plus - who will win the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament? Mary Jane Mull • Michèle Richard • Ann Casey • Paula Steele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Battle royal for the AGWA Television Championship Sylvia Hackney • Irma Acevedo • Lita Marez • Panama Franco • Joyce Becker* • Jane O'Brien • Sister Lavender • Diane Syverson • Sally Vega • Jan Vallow NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship France Gall (C) vs. Barbara O'Leary NWA United States Women's Tag Team Championship Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C) vs. Beverly Shade & Vicki Steppe Bodyslam match (first wrestler to bodyslam her opponent wins) Earlene Brown vs. Baby Rocco NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) vs. Patty Stevens NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) vs. Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski Plus - who will win the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament? Mary Jane Mull • Michèle Richard • Ann Casey • Paula Steele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 My picks: Joyce Becker, France Gall (C), Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C), Earlene Brown, Judy Arnold (C), Renee Martel & Claire Lepage (C), and Michele Richard... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexterXSR Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 So I just binge read this diary over a couple days, and I am absolutely glued to the screen, so without further ado, my picks. Battle royal for the AGWA Television Championship Sylvia Hackney • Irma Acevedo • Lita Marez • Panama Franco • Joyce Becker* • Jane O'Brien • Sister Lavender • Diane Syverson • Sally Vega • Jan Vallow NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship France Gall (C) vs. Barbara O'Leary NWA United States Women's Tag Team Championship Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C) vs. Beverly Shade & Vicki Steppe Bodyslam match (first wrestler to bodyslam her opponent wins) Earlene Brown vs. Baby Rocco NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) vs. Patty Stevens NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) vs. Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski Plus - who will win the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament? Mary Jane Mull • Michèle Richard • Ann Casey • Paula Steele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 32 minutes ago, DexterXSR said: So I just binge read this diary over a couple days, and I am absolutely glued to the screen, so without further ado, my picks. Battle royal for the AGWA Television Championship Sylvia Hackney • Irma Acevedo • Lita Marez • Panama Franco • Joyce Becker* • Jane O'Brien • Sister Lavender • Diane Syverson • Sally Vega • Jan Vallow NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship France Gall (C) vs. Barbara O'Leary NWA United States Women's Tag Team Championship Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C) vs. Beverly Shade & Vicki Steppe Bodyslam match (first wrestler to bodyslam her opponent wins) Earlene Brown vs. Baby Rocco NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) vs. Patty Stevens NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) vs. Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski Plus - who will win the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament? Mary Jane Mull • Michèle Richard • Ann Casey • Paula Steele Thanks for your predictions, and welcome to the board - hope you enjoyed what you've seen so far. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 (edited) Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament V - Night Four @ The Forum May 25, 1971 - Inglewood, California Attendance - 17,990 Aired the weekend of May 29, 1971 on AGWA Women's Pro Wrestling: Battle royal for the AGWA Television Championship Joyce Becker (formerly Joyce Fowler and the original Joyce Grable), shortly after her return to the AGWA, made her return a triumphant one as she captured the AGWA TV title (left vacant due to previous champion Shirley Hardman's lower back injury at the hands of Ashley Sinclair back in March) by last eliminating a determined Jane O'Brien, marking the start of her second reign with the TV title (other participants in the match, in order of elimination, were Panama Franco, Sylvia Hackney, Irma Acevedo, Sister Lavender, Lita Marez, Jan Vallow, Sally Vega and Diane Syverson). Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament, West Division - Semifinals Michèle Richard (with "The Queen" Mae Young) clashed with Mary Jane Mull in the first semifinal bout, which saw Mull seeking to avenge getting taken out of last year's tournament due to being attacked backstage by Richard (who then took Mull's spot in the tournament). Richard had Young standing by at ringside to yell at Mull to try to get her off guard. Later in the match after a few minutes of trying to catch Richard, who kept running from Mary Jane, Mull made a move toward Young, who was still heckling her. But Mull made a big mistake here, as she turned her back on Richard while threatening Young. Michèle bounced off the ropes and caught her veteran opponent from behind with a knee to the back. After Mull fell to the mat, Richard picked her up, whipped her to the ropes and caught her on the rebound with a spinebuster slam to score the three-count and move on to the final, to await the winner of Ann Casey vs. Richard's Queen's Court stablemate Paula Steele. NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship Barbara O'Leary, already in the ring, awaited the arrival of champion France Gall for their scheduled title match, but as Gall made her way down the aisle toward the ring (with the sounds of the Left Banke's "Pretty Ballerina" playing over the Forum sound system to mark France's arrival), Paula Steele, who had defeated Gall in the opening round of the tournament two weeks earlier, ran out behind her and ambushed the popular French star, beating her down to the arena floor before scooping her up and ramming her back-first into the ringpost. France, due to the onslaught against her by Steele, was unable to do much against the larger and more powerful brawler and only found relief when Renée Martel, Claire Lepage, Joyce Becker and Ann Casey came to the rescue and chased Steele off. Gall's friends and the referee checked on her condition and the ref asked if she wanted to forfeit the match, but Gall, knowing that would lead to her losing her title to O'Leary, refused and insisted on wrestling the match - but as soon as France stepped through the ropes to enter the ring, the opportunistic O'Leary immediately went on the attack on her. After viciously slamming Gall to the mat three times, O'Leary, taking advantage of the champion's weakened state following the brutal attack by Steele, climbed the ropes and came crashing down, knee-first, on France’s back, the target of Steele's previous attack. O'Leary could have pinned Gall at this point, but instead she picked France up and corkscrewed her. That was all the referee decided Gall could take, and he ordered the bell rung to stop the match, call for the World Women's Lightweight title belt and award it to the victorious O'Leary, declaring her the new champion to the fans' chagrin. Martel and Lepage, who had remained at ringside during the match, came into the ring to check on the downed Gall as O'Leary paraded around with the lightweight belt while the fans booed. Immediately after the match, AGWA owner Mildred Burke came to ringside to be interviewed by Dick Lane; during the interview, Burke reported having seen the attack on Gall by Steele from backstage via TV monitor and stated that she was appalled by what Steele had done to cost Gall the lightweight title. Burke then announced that, as a result of her actions against Gall, Steele, who was to have faced Ann Casey in the semifinals, was ejected from the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament and would be replaced by a selected wrestler. Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament, East Division - Semifinals Ann Casey took on Patty Stevens (with Mae Young; subbing for Paula Steele due to the latter's ejection from the tournament) in the other tournament semifinal. Stevens attacked Casey before the match began, kicking her brutally into the corner, but thanks to Casey's conditioning, she was able to escape and recover. Once free, Casey began a tremendous counterattack. Stevens went on the defensive and for a long while the match was at a dangerous standstill. The match seesawed with each woman seeming to have the advantage only to have the other escape. Finally, Casey overpowered the larger Stevens, using a brilliant display of scientific wrestling, before catching Stevens in an airplane spin - but as Casey dropped Stevens to the mat to go for the pin, Steele ran from backstage into the ring and attacked Casey, leading to Stevens' disqualification. Steele, soon joined by Stevens after she recovered from the airplane spin, continued brutalizing Casey until Renée Martel, Claire Lepage and Joyce Becker charged out to the ring again and sent Steele and Stevens running. Steele, however, refused to go quietly as she shoved the ringside timekeeper out of his chair, grabbed the folding chair and threw it into the ring toward the fan favorites, then grabbed the arena mic and went on a tirade, verbally ripping into Mildred Burke for removing her from the tournament, then vowing that every fan favorite in the AGWA would pay the price for Burke's decision. NWA United States Women's Tag Team Championship Ethel Johnson & Marva Scott (C) stepped into the ring to defend their belts against Beverly "The Hammer" Shade & Vicki Steppe in the TV main event. Several times during the match, Johnson and Scott tried to shake hands and maintain a sportsman-like air about the match, but their efforts were in vain as they were met with viciousness and treachery by Shade and Steppe. Disgusted by their challengers' actions, Johnson and Scott turned the tide on their rulebreaking foes and battered them senseless before Scott dropkicked Steppe off the middle turnbuckle and scored the three-count and the popular decision to allow her and Johnson to retain their title. Aired the weekend of June 5, 1971 on AGWA Women's Pro Wrestling: Bodyslam match (first wrestler to bodyslam her opponent wins) Earlene Brown and Baby Rocco (with Mae Young) clashed in the latest chapter of the feud between the two big gals. Rocco’s malicious tactics were evidenced from the opening bell, as before Brown could set herself, Rocco launched a sneak, pre-emptive strike, battering the ex-Olympian against the far ropes. Rocco tried several times during the match to hoist Brown up for a bodyslam but could not do so, while efforts by Brown to slam Rocco were met with either Rocco grabbing onto the ropes or Young grabbing onto Rocco's legs to prevent Brown from getting her rival up, enabling Rocco to retake the advantage with eye rakes and other illegal moves. Finally, Brown had enough as she snared Rocco and rammed her against the turnbuckles. As Rocco rebounded, Brown caught her, hoisted her up and bodyslammed her to finish off the despised Rocco and get the win to the fans' delight. NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) defended her title against Patty Stevens (with Mae Young), who stepped into the ring for the second time tonight following her failed shot at redemption in the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament. Arnold took command from the opening bell with a series of armdrags, armlocks, and perfectly executed flying tackles. Desperately, Stevens lashed out with kicks to Arnold’s head and belly. Arnold, momentarily stunned, couldn’t prevent being whipped into the turnbuckle. Stevens tried to repeat her success, but Arnold reversed the maneuver, then turned the tide in her favor as Stevens found herself bodyslammed three times in a row. When Arnold found her challenger weak enough, she ended the match with a spinning toehold. Stevens called it quits and Arnold won the match via submission as her many fans cheered happily. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) faced the challenge of Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski (with Mae Young) as the champions put their belts on the line. Martel and Lepage began the match in their usual fashion, tagging in and out while displaying their tremendous physical ability and wrestling skills. But quickly, with help from Young with her distractions, Hase and Sowinski took command of the match. The challengers, using double teaming and referee distractions, continually pounded away at both Lepage and Martel. Soon, however, the tide began to turn as Claire and Renée mounted an offensive that had Hase and Sowinski begging for mercy. But the popular duo were determined not to fall for that old trick. In a flash, Lepage executed a beautiful reverse suplex and takedown. Hase’s shoulders were down on the mat as the referee began to count. A split second before the three count Hase managed to get her foot on the ropes, but Lepage, thinking that she had pinned Hase, jumped up jubilantly. However, her joy was short lived and she was in for quite a shock as Hase hit her from behind, knocking her to the mat. In the meanwhile, Paula Steele and Patty Stevens, who had been closely observing the match from backstage, ran out to ringside and attacked Martel. Steele pulled Martel off the ring apron and slammed her back-first against the metal corner post. Then as Lepage lay on the mat, Sowinski joined Hase in the ring and they began to double team Lepage. While Steele and Stevens continued to attack Martel outside the ring, Hase tossed Lepage into the ropes and with the help of Sowinski, they gave Lepage a double clothesline across her throat, knocking her to the mat again. Hase then jumped on Lepage and began choking her and as Hase applied the pressure while Sowinski stomped on the downed Lepage, Steele and Stevens double-suplexed Martel on the arena floor as Young urged her Queen's Court on. The referee, having seen Steele and Stevens get involved by attacking Martel, called for the bell and disqualified Hase and Sowinski for outside interference and then tried to intervene against Hase and Sowinski, but he soon found himself flying across the ring courtesy of Sowisnki. Help soon came for Martel and Lepage as Earlene Brown, Judy Arnold, Joyce Becker, Ethel Johnson and Marva Scott ran out to the ring, and as soon as the Queen's Court saw the cavalry coming, they quickly beat a hasty retreat to the locker room area. Once order was restored, Martel, who managed to get back to her feet, got back in the ring to tend to the half-conscious Lepage. Martel, aided by Arnold, then pulled her friend and partner to the edge of the ring where Brown was waiting, then Brown, with Martel following alongside, carried Lepage away in her arms back to the locker rooms while the rest of the fan favorites followed. Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament - Final Following a ten-minute intermission to allow the fans to cool down from the heat generated by the World Women's Tag Team title match, Michèle Richard battled Ann Casey in the final for the Mildred Burke Invitational Trophy and the right to face NWA North American Women's Champion Ann Calvello for that title. Conspicuous by her absence was Richard's manager Mae Young, who wisely chose to stay backstage owing to the events of the previous match. Richard was the first to come to the ring, to the accompaniment of "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain as boos rained down on her from the fans, before the mood changed as Casey came out to the near-capacity crowd's cheers as Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" played in the background. Despite the earlier beating she took from Paula Steele and Patty Stevens, Casey appeared unbeatable at the start of the match. She came charging out of her corner and hit Richard with three sensational flying dropkicks, then a series of arm drags took Richard to the mat again. Michèle scurried to the ring apron to catch her breath. Getting back to the action, the two engaged in a test of strength. Richard won the test when she grabbed a handful of Casey’s hair, taking her down, then she followed up with forearm smashes, kicks and punches to stagger Casey as she took control of the match for the next few minutes. Richard next clamped Casey in a crushing headlock, but Ann pushed Michèle off and Richard went sailing into the ropes. As Richard came back on the rebound, Casey caught her with another stunning flying dropkick. Casey whipped Richard into the ropes again, hoping to catch her the same way, but Richard sidestepped and Casey went crashing onto the mat—badly hurt. Richard stomped on her worn-down opponent, picked her up and whipped her to the ropes, then caught Casey with a spinebuster slam and went for the pin, with the referee making the three-count to give Richard her second Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament win (her previous win coming two years earlier under her then-ring name of Margot Bouchard). After Young came back out to the ring to join her client following the match's end, Richard got her hand raised in victory by both Young and the referee and was presented with the Mildred Burke Invitational Trophy as the fans booed and jeered, then she got the arena mic and made her victory speech: MICHÈLE RICHARD: Hey, as soon as I was first entered in this tournament, I said I was gonna go all the way and capture it, and I delivered on that promise, just like I did back in 1969. I clobbered Julie Patrick, I mowed over Ethel Johnson, I plowed through Mary Jane Mull, and then I finished off the tournament favorite, Ann Casey, to win it all and capture this trophy. (Holds up the Mildred Burke Invitational Trophy) And just like in 1969, I get a shot at glory by getting a shot at the North American Women's title as my prize for winning the tournament - but this time around, the outcome's gonna be different because the current belt holder, Ann Calvello, won't escape with the belt like Joan Weston did back then. Calvello, consider this your notice - when I get you in the ring, on TV, in two weeks, it's game over for you and I become the new North American Champion. As Richard held up the trophy again, though, the fan reactions began changing from boos to cheers when, to Richard's surprise, North American Women's Champion Ann Calvello (who was not scheduled to wrestle that night but put in an appearance anyway) came from the locker room area and down the aisle to ringside, where she began exchanging barbs and threats with Richard as the episode wrapped up, telling the tournament winner to bring her A-game when the title match took place because she would be ready for her in two weeks' time. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Prediction results: (Thanks to all who made their predictions for this card) @The Blonde Bomber - 6/7 @Lord Byron - 6/7 @Captain Kremmen - 5/7 @DexterXSR - 5/7 All-time prediction results: Lord Byron - 132/192 The Blonde Bomber - 119/160 Herrbear - 78/107 Captain Krennem (FKA piperrulz) - 70/110 Hitman74 - 10/12 kinnikuniverse - 9/10 Theheel - 7/10 Dalton - 6/6 DexterXSR - 5/7 auto45 - 5/6 Sco_xY2Jx - 2/6 Edited January 30 by Old School Fan Link added 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 American Girls' Wrestling Association @ San Diego Sports Arena May 29, 1971 - San Diego, California Attendance - 13,650 Beverly "The Hammer" Shade & Vicki Steppe defeated Carol & Carolyn Kruise when Steppe made Carol Kruise submit to an elevated hammerlock. Michèle Richard (with "The Queen" Mae Young) defeated Marie Vagnone by pinfall following a spinebuster slam. NWA World Women's Lightweight Championship Julie Patrick (subbing for France Gall, who was announced as having been injured after being attacked by Paula Steele at the final night of the Mildred Burke Invitational Tournament on Tuesday) defeated Barbara O'Leary (C) by disqualification when O'Leary threw Patrick over the top rope (O'Leary retained her title due to the DQ). Bodyslam match Earlene Brown defeated Baby Rocco (with Mae Young) when Brown succeeded in slamming Rocco. Post-match, Paula Steele ran into the ring and attacked Brown from behind as she was getting her hand raised in victory, but Brown fought back and eventually ran Steele out of the ring after clotheslining her to the mat. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Paula Steele & Patty Stevens (with Mae Young), two falls to one. First fall - Steele pinned Lepage following a powerslam. Second fall - Martel pinned Stevens with a small package as Stevens attempted to pick Martel up off the mat. Third fall - Martel and Lepage won when, as Martel had Stevens trapped in the Alligator Clutch, Steele ran in and, as the referee was checking for a sign of submission from Stevens, attacked the referee, kicking him in the stomach and throwing him out of the ring, leading to Steele and Stevens' disqualification. Steele then ran over and knocked Lepage out of the ring post-match, then attacked Martel and attempted to brutalize her, but Earlene Brown ran in for the save and chased off Steele (who was subsequently fined $200 for her attack on the referee). NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) defeated Judy Sowinski (with Mae Young) by pinfall via sunset flip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 American Girls' Wrestling Association @ Centennial Coliseum June 1, 1971 - Reno, Nevada Attendance - 5,000+ Panama Franco defeated Texas Red by pinfall. Handicap match Baby Rocco (with "The Queen" Mae Young) defeated Carol & Carolyn Kruise when Rocco big-splashed each of the Kruise twins, then pinned them both at the same time. 3-on-2 Handicap match Earlene Brown & Julie Patrick defeated Barbara O'Leary, Beverly "The Hammer" Shade & Vicki Steppe when Brown pinned Steppe following a big splash. NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship - Two Out of Three Falls Renée Martel & Claire Lepage (C) defeated Georgia Hase & Judy Sowinski (with Mae Young), two falls to one, when Lepage pinned Sowinski with a cross-bodyblock in the third fall. NWA United States Women's Championship Judy Arnold (C) defeated Michèle Richard (with Mae Young) by disqualification when Georgia Hase and Judy Sowinski came into the ring and attacked Arnold as she had Richard caught in a spinning toehold; a triple-team attack by the Queen's Court members on Arnold ensued post-match until Renée Martel and Claire Lepage came in to even the sides and helped Arnold run the heel trio off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 (edited) On 1/21/2024 at 10:42 PM, smartman said: I wonder if the war lasts long enough if Moolah doesn't make a call to them to offer her girls for some matches. As it would turn out, earlier on the same night as the AGWA Reno card above, Moolah - having earlier heard through the grapevine about developing competition for All-Star Wrestling on the promotional front - saw an opportunity to fan the flames, and perhaps also "stick it" to Johnny Rougeau's girls (especially her hated rival Renée Martel), by sending some of her girls up to the Montreal area on that night, which would also see a historic moment occur at the following event... 🤔 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Grand Prix Wrestling @ Verdun Auditorium June 1, 1971 - Verdun, Quebec NOTE: While other matches are understood to have taken place on this card, only the three matches listed below are known to have been documented. Two Out of Three Falls Joyce Grable* & Jan Sheridan defeated The Sisters of Love (Sister Serenity and new partner Sister Rainbow), two falls to one, when Sheridan pinned Rainbow with a sunset flip in the third fall. Jean Ferré (making his North American debut) defeated Cowboy Jones when Ferré pinned Jones following an elbow drop. National Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship** - Two Out of Three Falls The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown & Dale Roberts) defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon (C), two falls to one, to win the title when Roberts pinned Mad Dog Vachon with a bulldog in the third fall. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The second and better-known Joyce Grable (real name Betty Wade), who had just made her debut at this point. ** This title was initially known by that name (probably taken from the earlier National Wrestling Association, which continued to exist in-name-only by this point) upon its introduction in Grand Prix Wrestling before the title's name was changed later in 1971; replicas of the World Tag Team Championship belts worn by the Vachons in the AWA were used to represent the title in GPW. Edited February 3 by Old School Fan Added link for clarification 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Is this coming back or did you wave the white flag on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, Captain Kremmen said: Is this coming back or did you wave the white flag on it? Sorry about that, I've been out of action the last week or so due to a combo of writer's block and being sick with a cold (and what happens from it - coughing, sneezing, lack of proper sleep, just generally feeling crappy, etc., and all that'll sap the creative juices out of anyone 🤒 ), so there hasn't been much on the creative front lately. I'm on the verge of shaking off that cold though, so I'm easing myself back into productivity by finishing work in Photoshop on a bonus content post that'll be coming up shortly, followed by an event post, so... 😁 Edited February 14 by Old School Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Bonus content time once again: 😁 Updating on the previous two posts that featured it, here's a updated listing from the AGWA's arena program of the TV stations carrying AGWA Women's Pro Wrestling as of June 1971, also promoting that the program now has over 100 stations as part of its syndication network, including a few newly-added Canadian stations (new stations carrying the show appear below KOB-TV Albuquerque in the listings). While Mildred Burke has been successful in getting the program's reach expanded, the one market she'd like to get into - the lucrative Northeastern US market (the New England states, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware) - has thus far been kept out of her reach thanks to the Fabulous Moolah, who is aware of the show's existence thanks to her previous spies, going out of her way to convince Vince McMahon Sr. to persuade TV stations in his territory not to pick AGWA Women's Pro Wrestling up; however, Vince Sr., thanks to having seen the show once while out of territory on a business trip, ended up being impressed by what he had seen of the show and the niche it provided, and knowing that other promoters, both NWA and non-NWA, were picking up the show for airing on their local stations as a companion program to their own local wrestling shows for that reason, as well as word-of-mouth spreading about the show into his territory and the resulting demand for the show now starting to come from the Northeast fans (albeit as a faint trickle at first), he knew that delaying the inevitable, much as Moolah herself was demanding that the gates be kept closed in order to protect her position on top of women's wrestling, would only be a fool's errand... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Good seeing this back. Hope you get well soon. Will Brock Lesnar be watching in Saskatchewan since he has nothing to do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, Captain Kremmen said: Good seeing this back. Hope you get well soon. Will Brock Lesnar be watching in Saskatchewan since he has nothing to do? I'm not sure Lesnar was born yet, I'll have to check wikipedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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