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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 29, 2023 21:31:52 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION)
(Monday, January 2, 1980) MINNEAPOLIS, MN : Happy New Year in pro wrestling. The big news, Verne Gagne has retired from pro wrestling, as well as he has sold the American Wrestling Association to Superstar Productions and the new owner is James Carlin. Along with that, the AWA will have a new roster. Also, Nick Bockwinkel is still the AWA World Champion, also, with Verne Gagne retired, the AWA World Tag Team Championship was held by Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon, now Vachon will have to pick a new tag team partner to defend the titles from this point on. More TBA.
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 29, 2023 21:42:06 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Tuesday, January 3, 1980) BREAKING NEWS : American Wrestling Association has bought the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from Vincent J. McMahon, thus ending their 17-year run as a promotion from 1963 to 1980. More TBA as far as the WWF wrestlers coming to the AWA.   |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 29, 2023 21:55:35 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Wednesday, January 4, 1980) - American Wrestling Association have taken over a few Northeast territories, with that said, the AWA now runs Maryland, Washington DC, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. - The WWF Intercontinental Championship is renamed to the AWA Intercontinental Champion. The first champion is Pat Patterson.  |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 30, 2023 0:59:47 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Friday, January 6, 1980 @ Boxing & Wrestling Club in Minneapolis, MN) (Debut under Superstar Productions) ________________________________________________ - (OPENING MATCH) Whiplash made Jim Brunzell submit to the Thumbscrew. - Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens (w/Bobby Heenan) by disqualification. - (AWA World Tag Team Championship) Mad Dog Vachon and Quasar defeated Adrian Adonis and Matador of M83 when Vachon pinned Adonis with the Mad Dog Pounce to retain the titles. As a result, Mad Dog Vachon has picked Quasar as his new tag team partner to defend the titles. - (AWA Intercontinental Championship) Pulsar Prime made Pat Patterson (w/Bobby Heenan) submit to the Solar Strain to win the title. - (MAIN EVENT) (AWA World Championship) SD Jones pinned Nick Bockwinkel (w/Bobby Heenan) with the Head Butt to win the title.   |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 30, 2023 12:25:57 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Saturday, January 14, 1980 @ St. Paul Auditorium in St. Paul, MN) ________________________________________________ - (OPENING MATCH) Vlad Hammer pinned Whiplash with the Superpower Summit. - Love Brothers (Hartford & Reginald) defeated The Crusher and Jim Brunzell by disqualification when Crusher bodyslammed Hartford Love on the announcer's table. - (AWA Intercontinental Championship) Pat Patterson (w/Bobby Heenan) pinned Pulsar Prime with the Bombs Away to win the title for the second time. - (No Disqualification Match) Ray Stevens (w/Bobby Heenan) pinned Bob Backlund with the Crippling Piledriver. - (MAIN EVENT) (AWA World Championship) Nick Bockwinkel (w/Bobby Heenan) pinned SD Jones with a cross body block to win the title for the second time.  |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 30, 2023 14:45:07 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Monday, January 16, 1980) BREAKING NEWS : American Wrestling Association have bought out both Big Time Wrestling from Detroit from Frances Flesher and Ed Farhat and Big Time Wrestling from Roy Shire. AWA will have Detroit, MI, Cincinnati, OH, Akron, OH, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA and Santa Rosa, CA. - (manager) Captain Lou Albano has signed with the American Wrestling Association and is the new manager of Iron Sheik, Bounty Hunter and Matador of M83. More TBA.   |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 31, 2023 1:23:03 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Saturday, January 21, 1980 @ Auditorium Arena in Denver, CO) _______________________________________________ - (OPENING MATCH) Ray Stevens (w/Bobby Heenan) pinned (AWA World Tag Team Champion) Quasar with the Bombs Away. - (No Disqualification Match) The Crusher and Jim Brunzell defeated Love Brothers when Brunzell pinned Hartford Love with the Killer Dropkick. - (AWA Intercontinental Championship) Pulsar Prime made Pat Patterson (w/Bobby Heenan) submit to the Solar Strain to win the title for the second time. - (AWA World Championship) Nick Bockwinkel (w/Bobby Heenan) made SD Jones submit to the Figure Four Leglock to retain the title. - (MAIN EVENT) Andre The Giant pinned Matador of M83 (w/Captain Lou Albano) with the Big Splash.  |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Jan 31, 2023 10:43:24 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Saturday, January 28, 1980 @ Capital Centre in Landover, MD) ________________________________________________ - (OPENING MATCH) Eric The Red pinned Larry Zbyszko with a cross body block. - Hartford Love pinned Tony Garea with the Neckbreaker. - Matador of M83 (w/Captain Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones with the Bullwhip. - (AWA World Tag Team Championship) Adrian Adonis and Ray Stevens (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated Mad Dog Vachon and Quasar by disqualification when Vachon nailed Adonis with a chair to retain the titles. - (MAIN EVENT) (AWA Intercontinental Championship) Pulsar Prime made Pat Patterson (w/Bobby Heenan) submit to the Whirlwind to retain the title.  |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Feb 1, 2023 0:07:37 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Friday, February 3, 1980 @ Boxing & Wrestling Club in Minneapolis, MN) _______________________________________________ - (OPENING MATCH) Dreadnaught pinned Dragonmaster with the Guided Missile. - Larry Zbyszko pinned Bounty Hunter (w/Captain Lou Albano) with the Vertical Suplex. - Iron Sheik (w/Captain Lou Albano) made Jim Brunzell submit to the Camel Clutch. - (AWA World Champion) Nick Bockwinkel (w/Bobby Heenan) made Tony Garea submit to the Bockwinkel Sleeper in a Non-Title Match. - (MAIN EVENT) (AWA World Tag Team Championship = No Disqualification Match) Blonde Bombers (Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens) defeated Mad Dog Vachon and Quasar when Stevens pinned Vachon after a face bite to win the titles for the second time.   |
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Post by jimcarlin40 on Feb 1, 2023 14:53:19 GMT -5
(AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION) (Saturday, February 4, 1980 @ Expo Center in Waukesha, WI) _______________________________________________ - (OPENING MATCH) Hartford Love pinned Dragonmaster with a cross body block. - Adrian Adonis made SD Jones submit to the Goodnight Irene. - Bounty Hunter (w/Captain Lou Albano) pinned Larry Zbyszko with the Ambush! - (AWA World Tag Team Championship) Blonde Bombers (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated Mad Dog Vachon and Quasar when Stevens pinned Vachon with the Bombs Away to retain the titles. - (MAIN EVENT) Andre The Giant defeated Eric The Red by disqualification when Red delivered the Running Big Splash on Andre on the announcer's table.  |
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