kevinmcfl Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Nice start for the Varsity Club! Enjoy how well you develop each of your angles/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Whoa!! Two title changes on one TV show! Guerreros running wild! And I wonder who Bock's team-mates are gonna be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Yeah, two title changes is crazy. Varsity Club stuff is as fun as I imagined it would be. How long until Pillman gets kicked out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I started out the Varsity Club Rush with a couple of squash matches so I could give each of them a chance to show off. I am having fun developing their individual personalities in my writing. Â Two title changes in one TV show is a bit much, but I do have a lot of titles It helps to emphasize that, with Sunshine out and Diamond hurt, the Sunshine Boys are in disarray and easy pickings for the newly aggressive Guerreros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 AWA show from the Cow Palace, San Francisco, January 10th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards)  The British Bullies vs. The Youngbloods  Taylor pinned Blackman with the British Suplex (Bridging floatover double underhook suplex)  Cactus Jack vs. Buzz Sawyer  A crazy brawl that ended with both wrestlers DQed  Ron Simmons vs. Leo Burke  Simmons hit a spinebuster slam for the victory  Jesse Barr vs. Jake Roberts  Roberts executed the DDT and got the win  Chris Adams vs. The Great Kabuki  While Sheikh Adnan Al Kaissie distracted the referee , Adams hit Kabuki with his own nunchaku and got the pinfall  Dusty Rhodes vs. Killer Khan  A bloody brawl that ended with Dusty winning by countout after hitting the Bionic Elbow on the concrete  Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey vs. Nick Bockwinkel, ??? & ???  Bockwinkel introduced his partners, who were ….. Larry Zbyszko and Masa Saito! A long and intense match that finally ended when Saito his two of his trademark Saito Suplexes consecutively on Sullivan that scored the win for his team  AWA World Title Match : Paul Orndorff © vs. Greg Gagne  Gagne came in with his ribs still bandaged, fresh off not only his big win at Super Clash but an incredibly tough tag match against Riki Choshu and Rusher Kimura in Japan. Gagne gave Orndorff a ferocious battle that looked like it go either way, but Orndorff was able to ultimately hit the Piledriver to defend his title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Your TV was really fun this week! Chris Adams & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey is a pairing that I never thought I'd ever see, even in fantasy booking but this has lots of potential. The Guerreros are on FIYAH....Looks like the Rougeaus might not be the most dominant brother trio anymore....or are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 The British Bullies are evil foreigners (albeit from a nation where the AWA does have babyfaces), plus Chris Adams did have a feud as a heel with babyface Kabuki (who has heat with the Syndicate) in Texas IRL, so it isn't entirely out of nowhere. The Guerreros and the Rougeaus sounds like a natural matchup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Those last 3 matches from San Francisco look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Appreciate the mention of The High Flyers' fight in Japan. Â Dusty vs Kham sounds like a great brawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Great TV show. Love the development of the Varsity Rush. Man, the British Bullies with Sheik Adnan. That's one threatening stable. Fun feud with Khan and Rhodes. The Guerreros are on fire! I would of went crazy in SF when Zbyszko and Saito came out with Bock. Lots of great stuff happening in the AWA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 AWA show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, January 11th  Brian Pillman vs. Leo Burke  In a match that went very close to the 20 minute time limit, Pillman got the win very close to the last second with a top tope flying clothesline  Kevin Sullivan vs. Nord the Barbarian  An intense brawl that Nord won by countout when he knocked Sullivan off the ring apron with a big boot to the face  Darryl Peterson & Jeff Gaylord vs. The Youngbloods  Peterson forced Wellington to give up to the Wakigatame armbar  Jesse Barr vs. Leon White  White got the victory with a power slam  AWA Southern Tag Title match : Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Norman Smiley & Too Cold Scorpio  Scorpio was a substitute for the injured Steven Regal, Hector pinned Smiley with the Guerrero Clutch  Sgt. Slaughter vs. Jerry Blackwell  Sarge won by DQ after being attacked by Sheikh Adnan Al Kaissie  AWA World Tag Title match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The Killer Bees  An epic match that ended when Rose finally hit a running splash on Blair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Love Nord winning by CO, and Rose headlining in Portland makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 The AWA just continues to roll. I am enjoying the Varsity Club Rush a lot. I also love all the bloody brawls as your roster is perfect for it. Sullivan can go with just about anyone and we get chaos. Same can be said for Sawyer and Khan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I'll second Rose making a lot of sense in Portland. Also, Rose is never a bad choice in any match, the guy is all kinds of entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I also agree with Rose headlining Portland. Rose/Somers vs. Killer Bees is a fantastic bout! I know Slaughter vs. Blackwell was a fun brawl. Varsity Club had a strong showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneJackson95 Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Nord and Sullivan had to be a wild one! Rose/Somers vs. The Killer Bees is an excellent main event anywhere but amazing for Portland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Am actually working ahead of pace on my writing, hope it isn't an issue if I get my shows in a day early. Â Â Â Definitely not an issue for me. Â In fact, I find myself wondering how far out of whack you'd have to get in order for it to bug me. Maybe if you blasted straight through to mid-August and were doing story-lines about guys cramping up because it's too hot in the arena now... but even then I think I could wrap my head around it. Â One day? I can't imagine that being a problem for anyone... but who know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN/TSN for January 17th  The British Bullies vs. Mike Borassi & Russell Swann  This is the first All-Star match for the team of Dave Taylor and Marty Jones, and, despite an overall air of smugness and beligerance to the fans, they wrestled an impressively technical match against Borassi and Swann. Jones easily dominated Swann with smooth takedowns and matwork before Taylor laid into Borassi with punishing uppercuts and clotheslines, finally polishing him off with the British Suplex (Bridging floatover double underhook suplex). If any of Chris Adams’ many enemies want to get back at him, they will have to get through a tough line of defense in the British Bullies.  Darryl Peterson & Jeff Gaylord vs. The Youngbloods  Peterson and Gaylord came to the ring accompanied by Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo , who shouted instructions to them from ringside throughout the match. Although they towered over their opponents, the Varsity Club Rush prospects got quite the fight from the Youngbloods, who kept coming back with their superior speed and mobility. Blackman was in the process of lacing into Peterson with a series of martial arts kicks when he was blindsided by a vicious clip to the leg by Gaylord. Sullivan could be seen nodding approvingly at these dirty tactics while Peterson crushed Blackman with several suplexes, finally putting him away with the Wakigatame armbar. It looks like Peterson and Gaylord have readily adapted to the Varsity Club philosophy.  Larry Zbyszko & Masa Saito vs. Tyrone Davis & Jimmy Tarantino  After their shocking appearance in San Francisco, Saito and Larry Z were warmly received by the fans as the allies of the popular Nick Bockwinkel. These polished ring veterans showed their stuff as they easily handled their opposition, although perhaps they went a bit far after Tarantino landed awkwardly from a slam, showing evidence that he had hurt his neck. Perhaps sensing an opportunity to be exploited, Zybysko hit a swinging neckbreaker before tagging in Saito, who hit three Saito Suplexes that destroyed Tarrantino. A solid comeback for Zybysko and Saito, if somewhat heavy handed.  Chris Adams vs. Norman Smiley  Adams came out with Sheikh Adnan Al Kaissie as well as both of the other members of the British Bullies. If this intimidated Smiley, he certainly wasn’t letting it show, going at it fist and fire with Adams. Kaissie and the Bullies certainly did their best to distract Smiley, taunting him and swatting at him any time he got near the ropes. This eventually proved too much for Smiley, who left himself open for a deadly Superkick from Adams. After the pin, the Bullies proved that their name was appropriate by kicking Smiley when he was down, but somebody charged into the ring swinging a chair and ran them out of the ring. It was Steven Regal, Smiley’s partner who hadn’t been seen since being taken out of action by Adams a couple of weeks ago. He stood in the ring holding the chair, daring them to come in, but the Sheikh and his men instead high tailed it back to the locker room.  Ricky Steamboat & Greg Gagne vs. Dan Spivey & Brian Pillman  For the most part, Dan Spivey and his Spiveymania talk had been all bluster, mostly cheap shot victories over younger, smaller opposition. But Spivey was coming off an incredibly impressive showing in Japan, and displayed a real aggression and polish in his offense. Steamboat, determined to get through Spivey and move on to World Champion Paul Orndorff, had his hands full with the powerful Georgia Bulldog. Pillman, another Varsity Club Rush prospect, also gave a suprising challenge to Steamboat, having several exciting exchanges that wowed everyone watching except Kevin Sullivan , who kept shouting at Pillman to go for cheap shots and cheating tactics. Either Pillman didn’t hear him or he was determined to do it on his own, as he came shockingly close to getting a pin when he caught Steamboat with a sunset flip out of the corner, but Steamboat reversed it and got the three count. Steamboat shook the youngster’s hand after the match as a show of respect, but Pillman was getting hard glares from Spivey and Sullivan as they left the ring.  Sgt. Slaughter vs. Jerry Blackwell  This was , as one could predict, an epic battle between two huge heavyweights. The match rocked back and forth, with neither man holding the advantage for long. Eventually the match spilled to the outside, with both men brawling at ringside, but a crazy match got even crazier when someone came out of nowhere and attacked Sarge. It was Ken Patera! Patera hadn’t been seen in the AWA for almost a year after some legal troubles, but he and Blackwell brawled with Slaughter until Dusty Rhodes ran out and even the sides. Both sides continued slugging it out until the AWA officials came out to separate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 AWA show from the Denver Auditorium, Denver , January 17th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards)  Brian Pillman vs. Too Cold Scorpio  Both men went to a 15 minute time limit draw. The crowd were very enthusiastic for both Pillman and Denver native Scorpio  The British Bullies vs. British Steel  Marty Jones pinned Norman Smiley after a belly to belly piledriver  Leon White & Ron Simmons vs. The Youngbloods  In another match where the crowd strongly cheered both sides, especialy University of Colorado alumnus White, the Varsity Club Rush prospects won when White caught Wellington in a power slam  AWA World Tag Team Title match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The Killer Bees  Rose caught Blair in the Inside Out Backbreaker for the victory  Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes & Greg Gagne vs. Ken Patera, Jerry Blackwell & Killer Khan  In an intense , crazy match , a bloodied Gagne put in an heroic effort at the end before finally being put down by Patera with a shoulder breaker  Ricky Steamboat vs. Dan Spivey  Spivey was going for a Big Boot, but was blocked by Steamboat and countered with a rollup for the pinfall  AWA World Title match : Paul Orndorff © vs. The Great Kabuki  Orndorff pinned Kabuki with a belly to back suplex after Adams ambushed Kabuki with a Superkick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 The Steamboat/Spivey matches look really good. The true highlight here is the Slaughter/Blackwell pair of matches. Those look wild and incredible. I can see Pillman out of the Varsity Club sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 I would've loved to see Chris Adams vs Norman Smiley in that era. And you can't trust Larry Z & Mr. Saito...At least, I don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 As always, you are doing a great job developing your story lines. The Varsity Club Rush is really fun to follow and I am wondering when Sullivan causes the chaos. Â Steamboat vs Orndorff is going to be great and I am already wondering if we will see a new champ. Â With Patera back with Blackwell, your tag division and your possible feuds are heating up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Great shows! Loved the return of Ken Patera and seeing him team up with his old partner Blackwell. A Patera/Slaughter feud will be a lot of fun. The Varsity Club keep on rolling. How long will Pillman stay in? I could see Steamboat mentoring him. Larry Z and Saito looked really aggressive. Man I love that pair. Orndorff escapes again with the title. I'm sure Kabuki is going to be looking for some payback on Adams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I'm just gonna come right out and say it: I'm inviting Patera, Blackwell, and Khan to come to Japan in February or March (4th, 14th and/ or 24th, with the 24th being the biggest show and biggest payday). The Machines, and Baba, Tsuruta, and Misawa are waiting! Â What a superb Monster Gaijin Heel trio that is! Â Adams Taylor and Jones get an open invitation, too. Imagine them vs Fujiwara, Takada, and Funaki, or Fujinami, Kengo Kimura, and Hashimoto... Â (If that doesn't fit your plans, no worries. I just couldn't help but notice how you've put together two excellent heel trios and that got my imagination going). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 AWA show from the Great Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, January 18th  The Onyx Express vs. Brian Pillman & Doug Furnas  Koko pinned Pillman after hitting the Brainbuster  Jesse Barr vs. Too Cold Scorpio  Barr countered a running cross body press into a power slam for the victory  Leo Burke vs. Ron Simmons  Simmons hit a spine buster slam to get the win  Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack vs. Darryl Peterson & Jeff Gaylord  An out of control brawl that ended with both teams being disqualified  Buzz Sawyer vs. Masa Saito  Another crazy fight that Saito won by countout when he gave the Saito Suplex to Sawyer on the concrete  Jake Roberts vs. Mike Rotundo  Rotundo was going for the Varsity Rush, but Roberts blocked it and hit the DDT for the win  The Great Kabuki, Al Perez & Pat Tanaka vs. Chris Adams & The British Bullies  Tanaka was pinned by Taylor with the British Suplex after Chris Adams Superkicked him from behind  AWA American Title match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Dan Spivey  In what many in attendance called Spivey’s best match since arriving in the AWA, he had Bockwinkel set up for a running power slam, but Bockwinkel countered with an inside cradle to successfully defend his title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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