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Post by Humanoids4eva on Jan 26, 2019 9:50:28 GMT -5
AWA Road Show at Hartford, CT
Big preview show with Nite Of Grudges fast approaching. Some specialty matches tonight to whet the fans appetite!
#1 Light Heavyweight contender Marty Jannetty b. Ron Hutchison
Jannetty used a ROCKER DROPPER as Marty Party is ready for his Light-Heavyweight Title Ladder Match with Brian Christopher. Who can grab the gold from the ladder? Find out at Nite of Grudges!
Sheepherders W, DQ George South & Rock Riddle.
The unorthodox Kiwis confused and frustrated this makeshift duo. Riddle brought in the flagpole with the New Zealand flag and jabbed Butch with it. While the referee called for the bell, Luke cleared the ring much to fans delight! South was not pleased with his partner as he wanted to duke it out with the Herders.
3-Way Meat Grinder featuring DDP, Buddy Rogers and Iron Sheik.
A coin flip decided the matchups as Rogers was the odd man out so he started the match with DDP. The match is scheduled for three rounds, three minutes each. After three minutes of round 1, the Sheik would take the place of who was ahead on points. Points were earned for tossing over the ropes would earn 2 points, pin or submission attempts earn 2 points and a round would stop if a successful pin or submission occurred with the winner receiving a 4-0 score!
Round 1 - DDP earned 2 points by tossing Rogers over (2-0). Time expired without any scoring.
Round 2 - Rogers tossed Sheik to earn two periods in the second round. Both Rogers and DDP entered the final round tied at 2 points apiece.
Round 3 - Rogers captured 4 points in this round as he was in the meat grinder position by wrestling all three rounds. DDP and Sheik could not work together to earn any points before the final bell.
Winner - Buddy Rogers with 6 points, DDP earns 2 points and Iron Sheik with 0.
1st Intermission
David Taylor b. Bill White, Wild Bill was no match for the precision of the smart Briton.
The nobleman Taylor launched an Attack with Flagpole outside the ring and used a BRITISH SUPLEX inside for the pin.
Strong Man Challenge, Larry The Axe Hennig b, Nikolai Volkoff.
The elder Hennig smashed the Russian with the AXE after connecting with move outside the ring. Volkoff was groggy from landing on the announcer table and was easy pickings for the finish.
2nd Gen Double Challenge - Curt Hennig b. Brad Armstrong.
Hennig controlled this one as he wore down Brad with the Figure Four and used an Axe for the pin. Can the Armstrongs rally in the second leg of this double challenge?
Battle of Super Heavyweights -Bobo Brazil WDQ over King Kong Bundy.
Bundy was vicious and out of control slamming Brazil into two ring posts. Medical staff helped Bobo to his feet, but a bloody Brazil tried to attack Bundy. Ringside officials and security separated them but Bundy is looking to prove he is the best big man in the AWA. These two have signed for a Nite of Grudges rematch.
2nd Intermission before the final set of BONUS Matches:
2G Tag Challenge - The Hennigs WDQ over The Armstrongs
Brad was looking for payback but excessive double-teaming halted the 2nd leg of this challenge.
Masked Mayhem - Dark Invader over Masked Superstar with CORRUPTOR.
The mysterious Invader walloped Superstar and earned a convincing win. Invader would love a shot at some of the other big men around the AWA.
Main Event, MARATHON MATCH, all falls count until one person cannot respond to pin roll.
Starboy over Piranha. The fan favorite was down 2-0 then took 7 of the final 9 falls to win 7-4! Awesome, match of the year candidate.
Falls 1-2: PIRANHA CHOKE gave the Amazon a quick 2-0 lead.
Fall 3: FLYING CROSS CHOP by Starboy started to stir up the crowd.
Fall 4: A Missile Dropkick lead to COR as a befuddled Piranha saw the match tied 2-2
Fallls 5-6: Starboy continued to rely on his finishers using SOMERSAULT KICKs to take the lead 4-2
Fall 7: Double Stomp, got the Piranha back in the match to trail 4-3
Fall 8: The return of the Missile Dropkick gave Starboy a 5-3 lead.
Fall 9 and 10: An Octopus Hold moved the match to 5-4 but led to a prompt DQ in Fall 10 as Starboy 6-4 lead. Piranha was getting desperate and tried to put Starboy on the shelf.
Fall 11; Piranha could not capitalize on the injury with Starboy using FLYING CROSS CHOP as time expired to win 7-4 which concluded an AWESOME bout between two of the oldest rivals in 8MW.
A Standing Ovation for Starboy concluded the evening but there was some cheering and clapping out of respect for Piranha's efforts in the Marathon Match!
What an evening as we head to Nite of Grudges from the scenic New Jersey Meadowlands. Look for a special Wrestling News Bulletin with the complete lineup. See you at ringside from the Garden State!
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Jan 29, 2019 11:48:39 GMT -5
Special Wrestling News Bulletin -NITE OF GRUDGES PREVIEW A big night of wrestling as some hot long-time feuds from across the continent are on the line in this special cross-promotional event. Non-title Lumberjack match: Champion Lou Thesz vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage. If Savage wins he receives a title match inside a steel cage at the end of the night! Steel Cage - Dude Brohan V. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Double Chain Match - Road Warriors V. The Russians. Ivan Koloff and Boris Zhukov claimed they have "chased the Road Warriors" across the highways and byways to get this special match. Kendo Stick Match - Nick Bockwinkel V. Larry Zbyszko. Two rivals bring their feud from a Midwestern promotion to do battle here. Zbyszko's Americas title is not on the line due to the nature of the match. Governing bodies in that part of the country will not sanction this match officially. Falls Count Anywhere - Rob Van Dam V. Jerry Lynn, their East Coast feud comes to Jersey! Ladder Match for AWA LHW Title - Champion Brian Christopher V. Marty Jannetty First Blood Match - Bruiser Brody V. The Crusher! Six-Man Hardcore Texas Death: Rock 'N Roll Express with Barry Windham V. "Dillon's Dynasty" - JJ Dillon with Tully Blanchard and Jet Set Strutter. Taped Fist Slugfest- Stan "The Lariat" Hansen V. "Hacksaw" Duggan Stretcher Match (Coffin Rules) - Rematch from the wild bloodbath in Hartford as Bobo Brazil faces King Kong Bundy! Finisher Match - Jim Brunzell V. Crippler Stevens, can the HIGH FLYING DROPKICK outlast the CRIPPLING PILEDRIVER? Double Dog Collar- It is Dog eat Redhead as The Vachon Bros. tangle with rivals the Flying Redheads. These two battled it out in a stellar match at the Ultimate Tag-Team League II opening round! Last Man Standing - "Boogie Woogie" Jimmy Valiant dukes it out with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine! This feud from the Southern States is signed for Nite of Grudges. 2G No-DQ Tag Challenge: The Armstrongs rematch the Hennigs to settle the score from their Hartford bout. Ally Match - Steve Regal has New Blood partner David Taylor while Red Pirate Rogers has Adventure Squad partner, Arizona Chance watching his back in the opener of unique well-traveled teams! |
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Feb 1, 2019 16:18:59 GMT -5
Nite Of Grudges at Meadowlands, NJ - Part One - Ally Match - Steve Regal with New Blood partner David Taylor WDQ over Red Pirate Rogers with Adventure Squad partner Arizona Chance. Arizona got involved in a 2 on 1, forcing the referee to stop the match "2 G" No-DQ tag match: Armstrongs b. Hennigs. Great back and forth battle as each team broke up a near fall, but Brad caught Curt in the Sleeper to carry on the cudgel for these 2nd generation teams. Last Man Standing - Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant outlasted Greg Valentine. Valiant used a trio of BOOGIE WOOGIE ELBOWS to KO The Hammer. Double Dog Collar - The Flying Redheads upset The Vachon Brothers. Bastien used the chain early to leave Butcher open for a Boston Crab and surprise victory as Lyons kept Mad Dog at bay from making a save. Finisher Match - Jim Brunzell b. Crippler Stevens after a HIGH FLYING DROPKICK. Both men had a chance to put away the other but Brunzell outlasted his old rival to take the win here. - First Intermission - Stretcher Match (Coffin rules) - King Kong Bundy d. Bobo Brazil. Bundy used the AVALANCHE several times to weaken Brazil, while Brazil relied on the COCO BUTT and Big Hammer Punch to bust Bundy open. One last AVALANCHE led to a Big Splash on Brazil, who was carted away. Likely with a rib injury as he was holding his sides before Bundy landed the splash. Brass Knuckles - Stan Hansen b. Hacksaw Duggan. As expected a wild slugfest ensued as Duggan had Hansen bleeding and reeling but the Lariat used three LARIATS to stop Duggan as the Hacksaw kept getting to his feet. What a brawl! Lumberjack Match - Randy Savage b. Lou Thesz (non-title). If Savage won, he would get a cage match for the title later in the card. Macho Man won but not without controversy. First, David Taylor used his BRITISH SUPLEX on Thesz outside the ring. Thesz rallied but a melee ensued after Savage was tossed out and after much confusion, Americas Champion, Larry Zbyszko cracked Thesz with a Karate Kick leaving Savage an opening for pinfall. - Part Two after 2nd Intermission - |
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Feb 4, 2019 9:32:31 GMT -5
Nite Of Grudges Part 2 Six-Man Hardcore - Rock 'N Roll Express with Barry Windham b. Jet Set Strutter, Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon. All six men blazed out of the gate but Windham gained an advantage after the smoke cleared with a Suplex for a near 3-count. Windham connected with a SWEETWATER SUPLEX that wrapped up a popular victory here. First Blood - The Crusher b. Bruiser Brody. Crusher laid into Brody yelling you are no Bruiser. Two CRUSHER BOLOS sandwiched around a CRUSHER NELSON busted open the Bruiser. Brody says things are not finished between them. Ladder Match for AWA Light Heavyweight Title - Brian Christopher successfully defended against Marty Jannetty. Both men used the ladder as a weapon and as a launching pad but it was the champion who landed a Full Nelson Facebuster on the ladder, allowing him to grab the belt. Falls Count Anywhere - Rob Van Dam b. Jerry Lynn as Van Dam whipped Lynn into the railing leading to a pinfall. Kendo Stick Match - Americas Champion Larry Zbyszko b. Nick Bockwinkel. These bitter rivals dished out the welts with the stick with Bockwinkel catching Zbyszko off the ropes then applying the BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. The crafty Zbyszko though hit a dive with the Kendo Stick and used the PILEDRIVER to pin Bock. Double Chain Match - The Road Warriors b. The Russians. Hawk and Animal focused on Ivan Koloff as Zhukov was barely a factor. Animal split Koloff open with the chain and after a series of DOOMSDAY DEVICES the carnage was over much to the fans delight! - 3rd Intermission for Cage Setup - Steel Cage #1 - Dude Brohan b. Superfly Snuka. Snuka was slammed into the cage several times which setup a Bearhug and a BIG BRO LEG DROP as the Dude strutted out of the cage. Steel Cage #2 for AWA Title - Randy Savage b. Lou Thesz to win the title! Savage was on a roll as he tore into Thesz early but the resourceful champion busted Savage open and rallied with a series of toeholds, wristlocks and GRECO ROMAN BACKDROPS. Savage used his agility though with a Neckbreaker Clothesline, Running Knee to Back combo which knocked the champ dizzy. A FLYING ELBOW saw the Macho Man snag the title from Thesz. Some fans cheered, some booed and others were abuzz on this turn of events. A great "nite" of wrestling ended in a title switch as the New Jersey crowd was appreciative of such a series of no-nonsense wrestling. How does this change the course of the AWA, see you soon at ringside to find out! |
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Feb 8, 2019 9:17:39 GMT -5
Wrestling News Bulletin - Champions Roll Call and Ratings After the events of Nite Of Grudges, an update is needed to view the champions and contenders around the AWA. The ratings are derived from recent W/L record, along with promoter's input and recently completed or scheduled title matches. AWA World Champion: Randy Savage 1- Dude Brohan 2- Lou Thesz 3- Larry Zbyszko (Americas Champion?!?) 4- King Kong Bundy 5- Stan Hansen AWA Light Heavyweight Champion: Brian Christopher 1- Red Pirate Rogers 2- Steve Regal 3- Marty Jannetty AWA Tag-Team Champions: Midnight Express 1- Blade Blasters (Lazer and Buzzsaw) 2- Flying Redheads 3- The Vachons |
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Feb 10, 2019 19:49:46 GMT -5
Oakland Convention Center Show opened with a match joined in progress as Stan Hansen DDQ Dr. Death Steve Williams in a true slobberknocker-type slugfest. New AWA Tag-Team Champions Midnight Express rolled over Jake Milliman and George South with a VEGOMATIC. Steve Regal dispatched Kenny Jay with the FORT LAUDERDALE LEGLOCK TV Main Event had a #1 Contenders Match as the Blade Blasters (Lazer and Buzzsaw) W,DQ over Road Warriors, Hawk and Animal with Paul Ellering. Precious Paul distracted the referee after Buzzsaw pounded ANIMAL with an ULTIMATE COMBO and then a COMBAT SPLASH. Warriors were DQ'd when Lazer slapped on the LAZERLOCK on Animal and Ellering slugged Lazer blatantly. The brothers in paint will get another shot at the Midnight Express, as Lazer whooped it up on a ringside interview with Bill Apter! Apter mentioned the special California Stampede event from the famed Cow Palace will host this big match! BREAK Bill Apter provided a bulletin on the next Light Heavyweight Challenger for Brian Christopher. Due to a special top contenders match, he will defend against Red Pirate Rogers. A match was shown as Rogers pinned Steve Regal with the SWASHBUCKLER after some great back and forth action. Regal controlled things early but Rogers used a wicked head butt to switch momentum and earn the title shot. "Pro Wrestling Americas Champion" Larry Zbyszko pinned Jake Milliman with a deathjump. Milliman started off strong as fans felt an upset but a series of neck and back breakers softened the fan favorite for an unusual finish: a deathjump press for the Legend. Barry Windham ws DQ'd against Bill White as Stan Hansen tossed White outside the ring yelling that he wants a match with Windham! Referees and officials seperated the two Texans but a match is set for 1 on 1 Texas Showdown! A special challenge match between rivals Flying Redheads and the Vachons was postponed as both teams engaged in a backstage brawl. Security and medical staff were called in as the squads could not seperate after an intense 12 minutes of brawling! Fines were levied but instead of any suspensions the team will face off in a special cage match at the upcoming California Stampede event in San Francisco! Next up is the Special California Stampede from the famed Cow Palace near San Francisco. Will have an update on some key matches in the lineup. Headlining is the big 20-man California Stampede Battle Royal and that grudge tag-team cage match between the Vachons and Flying Redheads. See you there! |
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Feb 13, 2019 11:05:30 GMT -5
Wrestling News Special Bulletin - The lineup for a special California Stampede event at San Francisco's Cow Palace:
The main event is the 22-man California Stampede Battle Royal as the winner is guaranteed an AWA Title Match!
AWA Champion Randy Savage makes his first defense against California's own Dude Brohan!
AWA Tag-Team Champions, the Midnight Express with Jim Cornette defend the gold against Ultimate Tag-League Runner Up Blade Blasters as another California native, Lazer, tries to bring home the gold!
AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher faces the seaworthy Red Pirate Rogers in what is shaping up as an exciting battle!
A special Steel Cage Opener as the Flying Redheads try to settle the score against the Vachon Brothers!
Finally, Bill Apter of the Wrestling News Bulletin will present his publication's year end award winners for Wrestler, Tag-Team and Match of the Year! See you at the Golden Gate for all the action!
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Feb 23, 2019 11:37:00 GMT -5
Road Show at the famous Cow Palace with the California Stampede Battle Royal. The night before Bill Apter of the Wrestling News Bulletin announced the year-end award winners of his publication in the following categories: Wrestler of the Year - Lou Thesz Tag-Team of The Year - Midnight Express Match of the Year - "Battle of The Belts" as World Tag-Team Champions Midnight Express w/Jim Cornette defeated World Champion Lou Thesz and World Lightweight Champion. Here is a recap of this historic encounter at the Battle of Belts - Lou Thesz and Warhawk vs. Midnight Express with Jim Cornette. The event lived up to its hype as Thesz and Warhawk led off the match with a bang. A diving lariat laid a 2-count on Lane followed by a quick tag-in to Thesz, who had a near fall with the THESZ PRESS. Cornette threw a conniption after another THESZ PRESS as it looked like the belts were slipping away, but the resourceful champs kept it together. Eaton and Lane slowly climbed back into the match with their double-teaming. A ROCKET LAUNCHER on Warhawk led to a near-pin and a VEG-O-MATIC put it away as the champs squeaked by. What a match! Congratulations to all the winners as coincidentally, the top vote getters swept the categories. During the event clips of each award winner are shown in highlight packages. And now onto the action. . . Special Steel Cage Opener, Ultimate Escape Rules: The Flying Redheads b. The Vachon Bros. Mad Dog and Bastien escaped 1st & 2nd respectively leaving their bloodied partners to duke it out. Lyons used a Figure Four to weaken Butcher and then captured victory with a SLEEPERHOLD for the win! AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher b. Red Pirate Rogers. The champion is on a roll using the Full Nelson Facebuster to setup the HIP HOP DROP. AWA Tag-Team Champions, Jim Cornette's Midnight Express (Eaton & Lane) b. The Blade Blasters, Lazer & Buzzsaw. Eaton and Lane teamed up for a VEGOMATIC on Lazer to retain the straps as the Midnights double-teaming kept the bigger Blasters off balance. AWA Champion Randy Savage WDQ over Dude Brohan Controversy abound as the California Dude had Savage on the run, but when Savage tried to use the title belt outside the ring is when things got out of hand as the Dude blocked a shot and used the gold on Savage! Magnum TA won a 22-man "California Stampede" Battle Royal, last eliminating Jim Duggan. Both Duggan and Magnum had the highest number of eliminations as Duggan led the way with six along with Magnum's four accounted for half the field! |
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Mar 9, 2019 15:33:02 GMT -5
Oakland Convention Center - TV event
The broadcast begins with an ad for a couple of Cow Palace return matches with the California Stampede winner earning a title shot against Americas Champion, Larry Zbyszko!
Before we get to the full lineup, we have a match joined in progress: Barry Windham slugging it out with fellow Texan Stan Hansen. Both men were battered in this physical match and Windham almost won with a SWEETWATER SUPLEX. Hansen battled back and caught a bent over Windham with a piledriver. Two Power Bombs and a LARIAT later, got Hansen the win!
Crusher destroyed George South as the Carolina native was tossed to the floor and was greeted with a CRUSHER NELSON. Crusher wanted to make an example before his big taped fist match with Bruiser Brody.
Bay Area native, Crippler Stevens hit BOMBS AWAY on Kenny Jay for a quick win.
Lou Thesz outwrestled David Taylor as Thesz almost earned a COR win with some dropkicks sending Taylor to the floor. However it was two consecutive THESZ PRESSES sealed the pinfall.
Jim Brunzell upset Nick Bockwinkel with a HIGH FLYING DROPKICK. Bobby Heenan was at ringside but his presence backfired. Curt Hennig was also at ringside to counter the Brain and lend some support to fellow Minnesotan Brunzell. The Brain, first saved Nick from a DQ loss, then tried to toss an object to Bock to use on Brunzell. Hennig alerted Brunzell to this move and Jumping Jim intercepted it and slugged Bockwinkel! This allowed Brunzell to capitalize on the miscue with his finisher. The Oakland crowd exploded with the upset!
Full lineup for the Cow Palace return event coming up!!
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Post by Humanoids4eva on Jun 29, 2019 12:09:33 GMT -5
Oakland Convention Center - TV event
An ad for a couple of Cow Palace return matches as a Brody-Crusher taped fist and the California Stampede winner earning a title shot against Americas Champion, Larry Zbyszko!
Before we get to the full lineup, we have a match joined in progress: Barry Windham slugging it out with fellow Texan Stan Hansen. Both men were battered in this physical match and Windham almost won with a SWEETWATER SUPLEX. Hansen battled back and caught a bent over Windham with a piledriver. Two Power Bombs and a LARIAT later, got Hansen the win!
Crusher destroyed George South as the Carolina native was tossed to the floor and was greeted with a CRUSHER NELSON. Crusher wanted to make an example before his big taped fist match with Bruiser Brody.
Bay Area native, Crippler Stevens hit BOMBS AWAY on Kenny Jay for a quick win.
Lou Thesz outwrestled David Taylor as Thesz almost earned a COR win with some dropkicks sending Taylor to the floor. However it was two consecutive THESZ PRESSES sealed the pinfall.
Jim Brunzell upset Nick Bockwinkel with a HIGH FLYING DROPKICK. Bobby Heenan was at ringside but his presence backfired. Curt Hennig was also at ringside to counter the Brain and lend some support to fellow Minnesotan Brunzell. The Brain, first saved Nick from a DQ loss, then tried to toss an object to Bock to use on Brunzell. Hennig alerted Brunzell to this move and Jumping Jim intercepted it and slugged Bockwinkel! This allowed Brunzell to capitalize on the miscue with his finisher. The Oakland crowd exploded with the upset!
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