rainmakerrtv Posted May 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 AWA show at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, May 17th (as shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards) Buzz Sawyer vs. Wahoo McDaniel After an incredibly bloody bout, McDaniel was able to get the victory after hitting an overhand running chop Al Perez vs. Ivan Putski Perez caught Putski in a German Suplex to get the win Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowki vs. Greg Gagne & Curt Hennig Gagne pinned Wiskowski after he and Hennig hit a double dropkick The Cobra Corps vs. Botswana Beast & Lord Humongous In an incredible show of strength, Cpl. Hall pinned Beast after a power slam Ricky Steamboat vs. One Man Gang Steamboat hit the flying cross body press on Gang to get the win AWA World Tag Team Title : The Varsity Club © vs. Badd Company Rotundo hit the Samoan Drop on Tanaka in a wild match to succesfully defend their belts AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Rick Rude Both men went to a 30 minute time limit draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneJackson95 Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Mick Foley trying to breakdance owned me. That's what I love about your shows is the fact the cards are so solid but then there's fun stuff thrown in to keep it from being overly serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Oh yeah, agreed on Foley. He steals the show everytime he shows up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 I really like how Bockwinkel totally disrupts that match by simply standing at ringside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentofenton Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Mick Foley...LOL Where's the Dudester?! Tag. Team. Wrestling. Love it. Great finish to the 6-man, Luger clipping Hall and Gang getting the pinfall. Bloody opener on the last show...interesting to get blood so early in the card, set the mood for the entire show. Steamboat over Gang with the Flying Cross Body....that's awesome! Orndorff vs Rude...this can be unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 AWA show at the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, May 18th Buzz Sawyer & Dave Schultz vs. Memphis Vice Schultz pinned Bryant after a running bulldog Al Perez vs. Curt Hennig Hennig caught Perez in a cradle suplex for the victory Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Koko Ware Hall hit the Corporal Punishment for the win AWA World Tag Titles match : The Varsity Club © vs. British Steel Steiner pinned Smiley with a belly to back suplex to succesfully defend their belts Sgt. Slaughter vs. One Man Gang Both men went to a double countout Ricky Steamboat vs. Lord Humongous Steamboat pinned Humongous after a top rope flying cross body press AWA American Title match : Lex Luger © vs. Wahoo McDaniel Lex dodged a running overhand chop then hit a running forearm smash to the face to retain the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Solid card overall again. Love how you're featuring Lex Luger. Already a major player in the AWA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 I'm trying to be very careful with Lex. I had considered having a match with him against Scott Hall, but realized that would have been a terrible match in 1985. That's why I am trying to keep him in with experienced hands who could help him look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 I'm trying to be very careful with Lex. I had considered having a match with him against Scott Hall, but realized that would have been a terrible match in 1985. That's why I am trying to keep him in with experienced hands who could help him look good. I like your thinking there. You have some good veteran wrestlers on your roster, and it's smart to let the young boys learn by working with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Good work Rain. It is hard to know how quick to push the young talent in the game and you are doing a nice job here of keeping Lex working with some older guys to help guide him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexstar Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 I'd buy a ticket or six for Sarge vs. Wahoo, even with Wahoo getting up there. Sawyer/Schultz is an inspired tag team pairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 I'd buy a ticket or six for Sarge vs. Wahoo, even with Wahoo getting up there. Sawyer/Schultz is an inspired tag team pairing. Gah, error on that one that I had to correct. Yes, it would have been a great match, but I didn't want Wahoo wrestling twice in one night (wouldn't be fair, going into a title match having wrestled already.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexstar Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 I thought he was just being a tough guy. Slaughter-OMG is up there for me too though so that's at least one fan who isn't asking for a refund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneJackson95 Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Great card...I think Hennig vs. Perez could have been a potential show stealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for May 24th Nick Bockwinkel vs. Doug Somers After spending the past couple of weeks showing up at ringside, this match marked Nick Bockwinkel’s return inside the AWA ring. He is already proving to be a thorn in the side of Playboy After Dark, who have sent “Pretty Boy” Doug Somers to cut him off at the pass. “Playboy” Buddy Rose was at ringside and gave direction to show no mercy to the former AWA World champ. Somers waged an all out assault on Bockwinkel , showing extra viciousness in his punches and elbow smashes, but Bockwinkel showed his trademark cool, letting Somers wear himself out and using his technical expertise to ward off or dodge most of the attacks. When the “Pretty Boy” was well and truly exhausted, Nick took the opportunity to strike, taking him down to the mat and putting his legs through a painful series of stretches before finally applying the Figure Four. As Somers struggled to escape, Bockwinkel grinned and looked pointedly at Rose, as if daring him to come in. No rescue was forthcoming and Somers had to surrender the match. Rose looked like he was about to go off on Bockwinkel, but a steely stare from Nick was enough to put him off, and Rose was left to plot for his next attempt to take him out. The PYT Express vs. Memphis Vice This would be the PYTs’ second match in as many weeks with the newcomers from Memphis and they were very keen to avenge their earlier loss. They brutally attacked Jerry Bryant before the bell and proceeded to trap him in their corner of the ring, pounding on him and foiling every attempt to tag out. It seemed like a successful strategy for most of the match, but then they got cocky and whipped him into the ropes for a double clothesline, only for him to duck under and make the hot tag to Lou Winston, who flattened them with his own double clothesline. While Bryant held onto Brickhouse by the legs, Winston got the one two three on Koko. Both members of the PYTs continued to argue long after the match. Takashi Ishikawa & Masahiro Chono vs. The Fabulous Ones The visiting Japanese team had an exciting match up with the current top contenders for the World Tag Titles, the Fabulous Ones, that included a chain wrestling exchange between Ishikawa and Keirn, as well as a battle of kicks between Lane and Chono. It came down to Chono trying to polish off Lane with a front kick, only for Lane to block it and then reverse it into a belly to back suplex that got the pinfall. Both teams bowed to each other and shook hands after the match. Sgt. Slaughter, Cpl. Scott Hall & Wahoo McDaniel vs. One Man Gang, Botswana Beast & Lord Humongous This match in Slaughter’s campaign against the Sinister Syndicate was as crazy as you can imagine, but got even crazier when Humongous ducked under a Slaughter Cannon and Sarge accidentally hit Wahoo instead. Gang swiftly hit a running splash on Wahoo while his partners held back Sarge and got the pinfall for his team. After the match, Wahoo was furious with Sarge and would not listen to his attempts to apologize and the two seemed about to come to blows when Cpl. Scott Hall got between them and intereceded. Lex Luger & Rick Rude vs. Paul Orndorff & Ricky Steamboat Two of the biggest guns in the Syndicate went after the World champ and the popular Hawaiian , showing a lot of aggression with plenty of nasty double team moves on both of their opponents. That looked like it would get them another victory as Lex was about to hoist Steamboat up in the Human Torture Rack, but Orndorff took advantage of the ref ushering Rude out of the ring to clip Luger’s leg from behind. As Luger fell, Steamboat landed on top of him and the ref, turning around to see him covering Lex, counted the pinfall. It seems that Orndorff is taking a “fight fire with fire” approach to his battles with the Syndicate, but given the tactics of Sheikh Kaissie and his men, one can hardly blame him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Solid main event there. Wondering where Paul Orndorff is going from here with that new attitude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Love the show of respect from the Fabs! OMG, Botswana Beast, and Humongous! What a trio! Perfect 80s territorial monster bad guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexstar Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Sarge doesn't need to take backtalk from that old Wahoo. McDaniels better get with the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 AWA show at the Mecca, Milwaukee , May 24th (As shown on ESPN/TSN Super Cards) Ivan Putski vs. Mike Shaw Shaw won with an Avalanche in the corner Steven Regal vs. Al Perez In an intense technical match, Perez had Regal set up for the German Suplex, but Regal escapes with a single leg take down then trapped Perez with the Regal Stretch to force him to submit. After the match, Regal offered a hand shake and, surprisingly, Perez accepted. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Wahoo McDaniel In a match leading in from the conflict from their match teaming up on All-Star Wrestling, both men went to a no contest as they would not stop brawling with each other. Once again, Cpl. Scott Hall wound up having to interpose himself between the two of them. Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Leo Burke vs. Nick Bockwinkel, Curt Hennig & Greg Gagne Bockwinkel and Hennig took down Burke with a double lariat to get the win AWA World Tag Title Match : The Varsity Club © vs. The Fabulous Ones Kevin Sullivan threw the Golden Spike in to Mike Rotundo, who hit Keirn in the back of the head with the blunt end of it to get the pinfall Kevin Sullivan vs. Da Crusher Sullivan summoned in Steiner and Rotundo to interfere on his behalf, but they were intercepted by the Fabulous Ones. While Sullivan was distracted by their brawling, Crusher blindsided him with a Running Bolo Punch to get the one two three AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Rick Rude Rick Rude was very close to getting the Rude Awakening on Orndorff, but Orndorff was able to counter it with a small package to successfully defend his belt. After the match, Rude ambushed Orndorff and was able to hit the Rude Awakening before Rick Steamboat came out to run him off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 That feud between Orndorff & Rude is really fun to see unfold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 AWA show at the International Amphitheater , Chicago, May 25th Al Perez vs. Mick Foley Perez forced Foley to submit to a short arm scissors AWA Six-Man Tag Title Match : Mike Shaw, Buzz Sawyer & Dave Schultz vs. Da Crusher & British Steel Sawyer pinned Smiley after a running bulldog headlock Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Bob Roop Hall caught Roop with a side clam to get the victory AWA Southern Title match : Buddy Rose © vs. Curt Hennig After a hard fought match, Rose was able to block a cradle suplex attempt and reverse it into an Inside Out Back Breaker to successfully defend his title AWA World Tag Title match : The Varsity Club © vs. Badd Company Diamond hit a flying back body press on Rotundo, but Rotundo rolled through it and grabbed a fistful of tights to get the pin Nick Bockwinkel vs. Ed Wiskowski Bockwinkel pinned Wiskowski after a piledriver AWA American Title match : Lex Luger © vs. Ricky Steamboat Both men went to a 20 minute time limit draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Doing a pretty good job with Lex Luger, I can't tell you that enough. I bet Steamboat made him look really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneJackson95 Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Would love to see Al Perez work his way into title contention...I think Perez was underutilized in real life. If anyone could manage to drag 20 minutes out of 1985 Lex Luger it's Ricky Steamboat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 I agree with Gene. I enjoyed the Perez-Foley bout here but I think the best bout would be Rose vs Henig. Two great workers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 I was going to have Luger vs. Steamboat be a 30 minute draw, but figured that would be pushing it. I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Al Perez, I keep trying to find spaces to use him. Rose vs. Hennig, in my territory like in reality, just seems like a natural fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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