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AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for March 15th

 

Da Crusher, Norman Smiley & Badd Company vs. The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, Lex Luger & ? w/ Missy Hyatt)

 

With both Steven Regal and Rick Steiner currently on a tour of Japan, all eyes were on the Varsity Club as to who would fill out their team for this match. Sullivan looked well pleased with himself as he started to introduce the latest member of the Varsity Club .... and was annoyed when a voice cut him off from over the PA.

 

"From the State University of New York at Cortland Red Dragons, hailing from East Setauket, Long Island, the newest member of the Varsity Club ... Mick Foley!"

 

Foley then trouped out to the ring, with a microphone in one hand and a lacrosse stick in the other, wearing a collegiate wrestling singlet and letterman jacket with the SUNY emblem on it. He looked very keen to join in the match, but Sullivan and the rest of the club let him know that his presence was not appreciated, and that he was to return to the locker room if he knew what was good for him. Foley returned to the locker room with a forlorn look on his face, and Sullivan, composing himself, got back on the mic.

 

"From the University of Georgia Bulldogs, the *real* latest member of the Varisty Club ... Dan Spivey!"

 

Now this was a truly impressive new addition. The blonde giant towered over the opposing team, who quickly huddled to discuss how to deal with this leviathan. In spite of this, Da Crusher and he team gave as good as they got, compensating for the size disadvantage with quick tags and double team moves. It wound up being an outside factor, namely Missy Hyatt , that spelled the end of the match, as she tripped Smiley coming off the ropes and sent him face first into the match. Spivel followed up with a massive legdrop to the back of Smiley's head and that was that. Badd Company seemed to want to argue with Hyatt post-match for her interference, but the other members of the Varsity Club interposed themselves between Diamond & Tanaka and their cheerleader.

 

Ricky Steamboat vs. Jack Victory

 

Once again, Steamboat showed how he is still a force to be reckoned with as he took on the bodyguard of Col. Robley's Army. Jack Victory actually gave a pretty good accounting himself, with the powerfully built rookie keeping pace with Steamboat throughout the match. In the end, however, Steamboat came off the top rope with a flying cross body press to get the victory over, errr, Victory. Buck Robley was clearly displeased with this result and seemed to be plotting something against Steamboat as he led Victory from the ring.

 

AWA Southern Title Match : Bad News Allen © vs. Buddy Rose

 

Fresh off getting the victory in his Final Battle with Rick Rude, Rose looks to have set his cap towards once more becoming AWA Southern champion. He certainly had his work cut out for him, as the current champ had no intention of stepping aside for the Playboy. On a few occasions, it looked like Allen had Rose set up for the Bad News Blaster, but the canny Rose would throw himself out of the ring and leave Allen furious. Allen in turn managed to escape the Inside Out Back Breaker through some big closed fists. In the end, neither man would be able to hit their finisher as the bell rang to signal a 15 minute time limit draw. I don't think we have seen the last of this match up.

 

AWA Southern Tag Title Match : Wahoo McDaniel & Ronnie Garvin © vs. Doug Somers & Leo Burke

 

Also looking to get their hands on some gold are Allen's stable mates, Somers and Burke, who really took it to the current Southern Tag champs in a furious bare knuckle match up. Garvin and McDaniel certainly weren't intimidated by the Bad News Breakers, and defended their titles with hard punches and nasty chops, but Somers and Burke just kept after them. Garvin was finally able to hit a sunset flip out of the corner on Somers to get the win, but Somers and Burke looked set to keep things going after the final bell.

 

Sgt. Slaughter vs. Mr. Olympia

 

Slaughter had Cpl. Scott Hall in his corner, to ensure no interference from the other members of the Sinister Syndicate. It didn't take him too long to dispatch Olympia, as he knocked the masked man from pillar to post before flattening him with the Slaughter Cannon. But clearly , Sarge was out to make a statement, as he picked up Olympia and locked him in the Cobra Clutch, before uncermoniously dropping him to the mat when the ref called the end of the match. Sheikh Kaissie was clearly angry but also had a calculating look on his face that would seem to indicate he had something up his sleeve that he would pull out when the time was right.

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AWA Show at the Mecca, Milwaukee, March 15th (as shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards)

 

Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Brickhouse Brown

 

Hall won with a fall away slam

 

Ricky Steamboat vs. Mike Shaw

 

Steamboat won by countout after hitting a top rope flying cross body press on the outside

 

Greg Gagne vs. Mick Foley

 

Gagne made Foley submit to the Gagne Sleeper

 

Badd Company vs. Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey

 

The Varsity Club won after interference by Missy Hyatt led to Spivey hitting Tanaka with a running knee to the side of the head

 

AWA American Title match : Lex Luger © vs. Ronnie Garvin

 

Luger won with a scoop power slam

 

Da Crusher vs. Kevin Sullivan

 

Both men went to a double DQ finish

 

Paul Orndorff & Sgt. Slaughter vs. Killer Khan & Lord Humongous

 

Slaughter hit a spine snapper on Humongous, followed by a second rope knee drop by Orndorff to get the victory

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AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for March 29th

 

Al Perez vs. Javier Cruz

 

Perez was now taking on the other half of hist former tag team, the Latin Lovers. There was some confusion at the begining of the match when the introduction of Perez was cut off by a voice over the PA :

 

"... aaaaaand introducing his partner, the other half of the Latin Assassins, from San Juan, Puerto Rico ... "The Cuban Assassin" Mick Foley!!!!"

 

Once again, Foley walked out to the ring with his own microphone, this time with his hair slicked back and wearing a leather jacked with Latin Assassins on the back. Perez was livid at this interruption and it was all the ref could do to prevent him from attacking Foley before ordering the rookie to head back to the locker room. Perez proceeded to take his annoyance out on Cruz, destroying him with a series of brutal slams before dropping him on his head with a nasty German Suplex for the win. Perez is clearly out to prove that he has still got it, and Foley had best stay out of his way.

 

AWA American Title Match : Lex Luger © vs. Greg Gagne

 

Strangely, neither Kevin Sullivan nor the rest of the Varsity Club came out with Luger for this title defense. Gagne showed why he was a long time favorite of the AWA fans as he came incredibly close to getting the pin on Luger on a number of occasions, countering the champions power moves with textbook submission attempts and technical wrestling. In the end, Gagne's attempt to put the Gagne Leglock on Luger was countered by an inside cradle that got a quick three count to end the match. An impressive defense for Luger, but an equally impressive challenge put up by Gagne.

 

AWA World Tag Title Match : The Varsity Club (Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner) © vs. Badd Company

 

This was the first title defense in a while from the Club, as Steiner was returning from a tour of Japan where he had turned a lot of heads. They were in for a tough challenge, as Badd Company have really been on fire of late. They really took the fight to their much bigger opponents, dazzling the fans with rapid fire tags and combination moves. The Varsity Club decided to take a short cut to gain the upper hand as their cheerleader, Missy Hyatt, tripped Pat Tanaka when he was running the ropes and sent him face first to the mat. The smug look on her face, however, was swiftly wiped off when someone tackled her from behind and sent the to the floor. It was an unknown blonde woman who immediately started whaling on Missy with open handed shots. The Varsity Club came over to break it up, only for Badd Company to get involved in the fray. It was only when the AWA officials finally got both sides separated that one could get a clear look at the mystery interloper. It was Sunshine! She hasn't been seen in the AWA in over a year. It looks like she is now affiliating herself with Badd Company as she joined Diamond and Tanaka as they headed back to the locker room

 

Rick Rude vs. Curt Hennig

 

It was Robbinsdale on Robbinsdale violence as the two native Minnesotans did battle. Rude was making his first appearance since his Final Battle with Buddy Rose, and the result of that match clearly didn't sit well with him as he had a particularly vicious edge to his moves. There were no other members of the Bad News Breakers at ringside as he took it to Hennig, who had to fight back hard to try to keep the Ravishing One contained. The momentum swung back and forth throughout the match and it looked like Hennig was finally going to get the win when he had Rude set up for a cradle suplex, but Rude broke it up with a savage face rake that was just out of view of the ref. He then booted Hennig in the midsection and hit a nasty Rude Awakening to get the shocking pin.

 

Rick Martel & Ronnie Garvin vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers

 

This was a 3/4 Canadian match with Doug Somers being the only Canadian as he and his partner, the self proclaimed "Greatest Canadian" Leo Burke, squared off with the Canadian champ and the man with the Hands Of Stone. This wound up being a crazy brawl, with Burke wanting to throw down with both Martel and Garvin. Garvin looked like he would take the match when he hit is trademark Sunset Flip out of the corner, only for Burke to counter it with a fistful of tights and get the tainted victory for his team. Garvin had best be concerned for his grip on the Southern tag title now, with Burke and Somers clearly willing to do anything to win.

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AWA Show at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Mar. 29th (as shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards)

 

Scott Hall vs. Jack Victory

 

Hall won with a side suplex

 

Steven Regal vs. Mick Foley

 

Regal pinned Foley after a Regal Roll

 

The Fabulous Ones vs. The PYT Express

 

Keirn hit a spinebuster slam on Brickhouse for the victory

 

Dan Spivey vs. Norman Smiley

 

Spivey got the win after a huge running leg drop

 

Curt Hennig & Greg Gagne vs. Bob Roop & Botswana Beast

 

Gagne dropkicked Roop into a belly to back suplex by Hennig to get the pinfall

 

AWA Southern Tag Title match : Wahoo McDaniel & Ronnie Garvin © vs. Leo Burke & Doug Somers

 

Garvin had Burke lined up for the Hands Of Stone punch, only for Burke to dodge it and hit his own whalloping right cross that knocked Garvin cold. One ... two ... THREE! Burke and Somers are the new Southern Tag champs!

 

Paul Orndorff & Sgt. Slaughter vs. Killer Khan & Lord Humongous

 

Sarge was about to lock Khan in the Cobra Clutch when two men attacked him from behind, causing a DQ. It was Rick Rude and Lex Luger! They joined the other members of the Sinister Syndicate in beating down Sarge and the World champ until Scott Hall, Curt Hennig and Greg Gagne charged to the ring , swinging chairs. Luger and Rude joined the Sheikh's men as they left the ring. If this is what Sheikh Kaissie meant when he said he was calling in some favors, these are impressive favors indeed.

 

AWA Canadian Title match : Rick Martel © vs. Jacques Rougeau

 

Rougeau had recently taken Martel to the limit in a recent match in Quebec that went almost 45 minutes. This one went all the way to 35 minutes when Rogueau went for a top rope splash, only for Martel to get his knees up at the last second before getting the pin. Both exhausted men embraced as the fans cheered their amazing display of wrestling prowess and fortitude.

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Both of those events would be must see TV! Khan and Humongous are great monster heels. I love that pairing. Ronnie Garvin getting paired up with Martel and Wahoo on back to back shows would have been great to see also.

 

Rude seems like he getting ready to take over! I see lots of fun ahead for the AWA.

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