Post by crimsoncross on Aug 22, 2009 10:46:33 GMT -5
( THURSDAY - SHOW 1 - AUGUST )
Welcome to AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN Classics, professional wrestlings hotest hour. The AWA and ESPN Classics presents wrestling action from pillar-to-post with the worlds best wrestlers. All matches are sanctioned by the American Wrestling Association and now lets go ringside...
Ken Resnick : Welcome wrestling fans back to the AWA and the AWA Championship Wrestling program here on ESPN Classic. The AWA returns with a redefined roster and our first event took place early this week in London, England.
Lee Marshall : Ken you are correct about the AWA debuting in London where we re-crowned the AWA International TV Wrestling Championship and so lets get to the action...
( AWA International TV Title Tournament )
( Round One )
"Playboy" Buddy Rose w/Sherri Martel vs. Antonino Rocca
Note : This match saw the action favor Rocca who dominated Rose and in the end he delivered a FLYING HEAD SCISSORS and your winner is Antonino Rocca!
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Fritz Von Goering
Note : These two men battled hard back and forth, in the end Fritz Von Goering delivered a BACK BREAKER and your winner is Fritz Von Goering!
Red Bastien vs. Roy Heffernan
Note : These two had a good showdown then Heffernan delivers a STEP OVER TOEHOLD and your winner is Roy Heffernan!
After this match these two men continued to brawl with one another, several wrestlers and referee's had to break the brawl up between these two men...
Jimmy Snuka vs. Geeto Mongol
Note : This was a good match that went back and forth, then Geeto Mongol delivered a TOP ROPE KNEE DROP and your winner is Geeto Mongol!
Lee Marshall : That was a very good first round of action Ken, but coming up next we will see the semi-finals...
Ken Resnick : Lee I have to say that match between Vachon and Goering was the tops out of the first four matches and then we saw some bad blood between Heffernan and Bastien, so lets head back to London for more action...
( AWA International TV Title Tournament )
( Semi-Finals )
Fritz Von Goering vs. Roy Heffernan
Note : Heffernan didn't waste much time in this match and delivered a KANGAROO KICK and your winner is Roy Heffernan!
Geeto Mongol vs. Antonino Rocca
Note : These two went toe-to-toe in a good match and then Rocca delivered a ARGENTINIAN BACKBREAKER and your winner is Antonino Rocca!
Ken Resnick : Wrestling fans coming up next in our Main Event we will see the crowning of a new AWA International TV Champion...
Lee Marshall : Ken we have Roy Heffernan and Anotnino Rocca will square off in that Main Event and one of these men will be the champion, but both will have a AWA contract once all is said and done, so lets return to London for our final match...
* MAIN EVENT -
( AWA International TV Title Tournament )
( Finals )
Roy Heffernan vs. Antonino Rocca
Note : This was a pillar-to-post battle that went back and forth, these two men laid in the offense and in the end Heffernan would deliver a STEP OVER TOEHOLD and your winner and new AWA International TV Champion is Roy Heffernan!
Lee Marshall : WOW! Ken that was a stellar main event and I have to say that we haven't seen the end of these two battling one another ...
Ken Resnick : I would say you are correct about that Lee, we haven't seen the last of those two facing one another and so wrestling fans that ends out first show and coming up on our next broadcast we will be LIVE here in St.Paul, Minnesota on Monday so we'll see you then...
The broadcast ends with highlights from this evenings matches...
Venue - The Barberry Park Hall - London, England
Ratings - 4.3