rainmakerrtv Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 AWA show from the Canada Games Sportsplex, Lethbridge, Alberta, March 2nd Larry Cameron vs. Norman Smiley Cameron pinned Smiley after a powerslam David Finlay vs. Chris Adams An intense match that wound up going to a 15 minute time limit draw Steven Regal vs. Mike Rotundo Rotundo blocked the Regal Stretch and countered with a rolling cradle to get the pinfall Jake Roberts, Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack vs. Buzz Sawyer & The Onyx Express Yet another crazy brawl with Nord nailing the running double knee drop on Brickhouse for the win Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Greg Gagne Bigelow once again dominated his opposition before polishing them off with a slingshot splash The British Bullies vs. The Razor Boys A thrilling match where, after a series of moves and countermoves, Perez blocked a straight jacket suplex by Jones and replied with a German Suplex to get the victory Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes & Too Cold Scorpio vs. Jeff Gaylord, Darryl Peterson & Kevin Sullivan Scorpio hit a flying top rope splash on Sullivan for the win Leo Burke vs. Doug Furnas Burke nearly caught Furnas in the Sleeper, but Furnas was able to execute a belly to back suplex and defeat Burke AWA Southern Tag Team Title match : Chavo & Hector Guerrero © vs. The Youngbloods Hector ducked under the bicycle kick from Blackman and came back with a running cross body press to defend their titles AWA Southern Title match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Brian Pillman A very fast paced match that finally ended when Tanaka was able to execute the rolling wheel kick for the win AWA World Tag Team Title match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko There was a lot of tension in the air for this match, as there was always the threat of violence erupting between Bockwinkel and Zbyszko. That being said, they managed for the most part to stay on the same page through this match, which turned out to be a long brutal bout, which ended in double DQ with both teams popping the ref and continuing to slug it out long after the final bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Fun card here. I especially liked the main event as Larry Z is having trouble finding his way here of late. We all know a wrestler with no friends is going to either find some fast or take some beatings. I am interested to see which way this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 It looks like Pat Tanaka is getting more of a push here than he ever received in real life, and I am happy about that. I really like the balance of big hoss type wrestlers, technical wrestlers, and classic heels on your roster, and the way you lay out your cards so everyone has the opportunity to shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Interesting to see Greg Gagne putting Bam Bam Bigelow over but I think it's the right thing to do. Bam Bam can be such a monster on any roster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 Another fun and well balanced card. I really like the Furnas/Burke match. Cameron looked strong. Bam Bam gets a great AWA win over Gagne. Loved the tag title match. I wonder when the inevitable blow up between Bock and Larry Z will happen. Tanaka and Pillman is all kinds of fun. I also like the Tanaka push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I'll agree that the way you use Tanaka is great. I always wondered why he never got a better push. Your tag division may not be traditional big name tag teams, but it is sneaky kinds of great anyways. I'd like to know whether it wasLarry Z or Bock in frustration with Larry Z that hit the ref for his team. Again, I like the way you are building up Bam Bam. Can't wait to see who his first serious challenge is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneJackson95 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Awesome card...but those last two matches especially! Tanaka vs Pillman really stands out and Bock/Larry Z vs. Rose/Somers is an AWA dream match from this era! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 I am all in with the push of Spivey and also Bigelow making waves. The AWA has been a hotbed for new talent and you are showcasing it in a big way to go along with your established top guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN, March 7th Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko vs. The Youngbloods Bockwinkel and Zybysko have not been seeing eye to eye of late, to put it mildly. Bad enough with Bock losing the American title last week, but with Zbyszko’s recent taking of the Canadian title he has become especially insufferable . Nothing Nick did in this match, either in the ring or on the ring apron, seemed to be to Larry’s satisfaction. Not helped by the fact that the Youngbloods were especially determined to prove themselves against the AWA veterans. Every time Wellington and Blackman were able to get one over on them, Zybyszko would blame Bockwinkel for it. During one instance of berating Bockwinkel, Larry was sufficiently distracted to leave himself open for a bicycle kick from Blackman, but unknown to either of them , as Larry fell back, Bock tagged himself in. When Blackman went for a pin on Larry, Nick swooped in with an Oklahoma Roll for the one two three. Even though they got the victory, Larry and Nick continued arguing to the point of shoving each other, and might have come to blows had not the AWA officials intervened. The two did continue bickering all the way back to the locker room. The Can-Am Express vs. Vince Sly & Max Dawson The team of Tom Zenk and Phil LaFon have not been seen in the AWA for a while, as they had been on a tour of other promotions, but received a very warm reception from the AWA fans. Zenk in particular, who wrestled most of the match, dazzled the crowd with his new finesse before coming off the top rope and pinning Dawson with a flying cross body press. The level of competition in the AWA tag team division has gotten much more intense since they were last here, but the Can-Am Express look like they are ready for anything. Chavo Guerrero vs. Larry Cameron The Southern Tag champ was accompanied by his brother and partner Hector, while Cameron had his Black Irish partner Fit Finlay in his corner. Cameron went after Guerrero like an a mad bull, going for big tackles and power moves. The veteran Guerrero was able to keep out of danger for much of the match, but any time Cameron was able to land one of his big moves, you could tell he did a lot of damage. Chavo tried to rein in Cameron with chain wrestling and submission moves, but Cameron was generally too much to control. Chavo managed to get a waistlock to set him up for a German Suplex, but “Lethal” Larry broke it up with several big elbow shots to Chavo’s face. Larry then tried to get him set up for a running powerslam, but Chavo countered with a slide down, flipping behind Cameron’s back. Chavo was certainly not ready for Cameron’s response, when Cameron whirled around and flattened him with a mammoth spinning clothesline. One … two … THREE! Chavo was still groggy well after the final bell, as Cameron and Finlay celebrated in the ring. The champions clearly need to be on their guard if they end up facing Black Irish in a title match. Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. The Onyx Express The new union of Too Cold Scorpio and Leon White had an impressive debut as a team a couple of weeks ago, but becoming part of the Cobra Corps has given them focus and a sense of purpose. With Sgt. Slaughter waving the American flag in their corner, they had the entire crowd solidly behind them as they dominated Koko and Brickhouse, mixing power and speed before polishing off Koko with the Rocky Mountain Launcher. The Cobra Corps is back to being a force to be reckoned with now that these two fine athletes have joined the ranks. Buddy Rose vs. Paul Diamond With Black Irish gunning for the Southern Tag titles, it looks like the new tandem of the Razor Boys have their sights set on the World Tag titles held by Playboy After Dark. Once again, this would be a singles match with each man having their partner in their corner. Rose had a lot of experience in matches with Al Perez, but Diamond was largely unfamiliar to him, and the Playboy found himself on the defensive for much of this match. Diamond kept Rose backpedaling throughout the match with his fast paced offense, and even looked to finish him off with the flying back body press, only for Doug Somers to knock him off the top rope by hitting him with an elbow smash. As the ref called for the DQ to give the match to Diamond, the two teams continued to fight it out both inside and outside the ring. Jake Roberts vs. Buzz Sawyer Sawyer had engaged in a serious of vicious bouts with all three members of the Snakepit, but with Nord The Barbarian and Cactus Jack currently on a tour of Japan, the Snake would take on the Mad Dog one on one. What resulted was an incredibly savage match that clearly took a lot out of both men. The two wild warriors battered each other throughout the match, with Buzz coming close to getting the bulldog on Jake at a number of occasions, but finally getting lured into the DDT. One … two …. Wait, what’s happening? Two men came out of the crowd and rushed the ring to attack Jake! IT’S RODDY PIPER AND BOB ORTON! The two men had never been seen in the AWA before, but now come out of nowhere to assault Jake Roberts. Both of them brutally pummeled Roberts before Piper had Orton hold Roberts down while Piper took off his belt and started to whip Roberts with it! This ghastly attack continued until the AWA officials flooded the ring, at which point the deadly duo collected the still groggy Sawyer and retreated from the ring, with Piper manically cackling all the way. What fresh insanity is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 While each of us have a different style of writing, your storytelling is so easy to follow that it is a pleasure to read. You make each of your matches seem like the most important thing in the entire industry. From Larry Z and Bock to Black Irish to the Snake, the AWA is on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I like the way you book singles matches to set up tag matches down the line. Very effective. With the return of the Can-Ams and the arrival of Piper and Cowboy Bob, the AWA just keeps heating up. Bickering Larry Z continues to crack me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Larry and Bock arguing is very entertaining. Love Bock salvaging it and Larry still not being satisfied. Chavo vs. Cameron is a great way to set up a tag match, kudos. Same for Rose and Diamond. Piper and Orton joining up with Mad Dog Sawyer can only mean good things for anyone watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I didn't include it in the write up, but I figured that Bock saved the day, but Larry getting bent out of shape because he figured Bock still should have kept him from eating the bicycle kick. 80's Troll logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 AWA show from the Met Center, Bloomington, March 7th (as shown on ESPN / TSN Super Cards ) The Can-Am Express vs. Doug Furnas & Brian Pillman A fast paced and exciting bout which ended when Pillman came off the top rope for a flying sunset flip on Zenk, but Zenk rolled through it and got the one two three Fit Finlay vs. Greg Gagne Finlay won with a kneeling reverse piledriver Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs. The Youngbloods Orton pinned Wellington following a superplex Ron Simmons vs. Mando Guerrero Simmons got the victory with a spinebuster slam Playboy After Dark (Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Leo Burke) vs. Sgt. Slaughter & Rocky Mountain Thunder Scorpio got the pinfall for his team after a Rocky Mountain Launcher on Rose Dusty Rhodes vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Rhodes was looking to try to stop a monster that has just rolled over all of his opponents since arriving in the AWA. What resulted was a war that looked like it might literally break the ring. Bigelow looked like he was going to put out Rhodes with a crushing bearhug, but Dusty was able to break free with a series of elbow smashes to Bam Bam’s skull. Dusty then looked to take him down with a big clothesline, but Bigelow caught him coming off the ropes with a belly to belly suplex. He then dazed him with a falling headbutt and went up to the top rope to crush him with the ballistic splash. One … two … THREE? The crowd was in shock as Bigelow got his biggest win yet over the American Dream. AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Koko Ware Another fast paced and high flying match that ended with Koko going for the Brainbuster but it being blocked by Tanaka, who followed it up with a crane kick that got the pinfall NWA World Title Match : Rick Martel © vs. Larry Zybyszko With his recent (dirty) victory over Martel for the AWA Canadian title, Larry Z. has leveraged that into a shot at Martel’s NWA World Title. Larry had Nick Bockwinkel in his corner, but for all of Larry’s badgering him to do so, Bock didn’t seem to show much interest in tipping the scales in Larry’s favor. Zbyszko was extremely aggressive with Martel throughout the match, but Martel kept his cool and showed the ring savvy that was a key factor in why he was such a strong NWA Champion. Larry started bellowing at Bock to get involved, but Nick clearly had no idea what exactly Zbyszko expected him to do. This , however, proved enough of a distraction for the ref, who went over and warned Bock to stay in his corner. This turned out to be part of Larry’s plan, as he took advantage of the diversion to go for a huge low blow kick on Martel. The champion, though, was far too smart to be caught in the same trap twice. He easily blocked the kick and countered with a leg sweep that took Larry down to the mat, following up with a double leg cradle. The ref spotted this and rushed over to count the one two three for the NWA champion. Larry and Bockwinkel proceeded to argue and shove each other back to the locker room. AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Ken Patera This was the toughest match of Steamboat’s title reign so far, fending off the challenge of the former World Champion. The result was an epic battle that had the fans on the edge of their seats for much of it. It looked like Patera had Steamboat dead to rights as he went for the second rope kneedrop, but Steamboat rolled out of the way just in time and Patera landed hard on his own knee. Steamboat then proceeded to work over Patera’s wounded leg before coming off the top rope with the flying cross body press to get the hard fought pinfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 YES! Piper & Ace reunited at last!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Piper and Orton!!!!!! Oh man what a debut! Piper as a heel will be all kinds of awesome and with Bob and Buzz by his side, they could rule the AWA. That was great! The tag team division in the AWA is so hot right now and got hotter with the arrival of the Can Am connection. Cameron gets a dominant win over Chavo, Chavo wont forget that. Bigelow gets the biggest win of his career against the Dream. I would of been in shock along with the crowd. Bigelow is now a proven force to be reckoned with. Martel gets his revenge on Larry Z. Larry and Nick are heading for an explosion. Strong win for recently crowned AWA champ Steamboat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 So much going on here. Larry almost has the World Title in his grasp. Slaughter's new Corps is looking really strong. Steamboat continues to be a great AWA champ. Can-Ams (Without Furnas! Against Furnas!) putting on a show. Oh and some Bigelow guy getting a hard-fought win against Dusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 AWA show from Cobo Hall, Detroit, March 8th Greg Gagne & The Youngbloods vs. Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Gaylord & Darryl Peterson Gaylord and Peterson took out Wellington with a double lariat Doug Furnas vs. Koko Ware Furnas won with a running Canadian Backbreaker into the corner British Steel vs. The Sheepherders A knock down, drag out brawl that ended when Smiley was able to pin Miller after a sunset flip out of the corner Masa Saito vs. Tom Zenk Zenk put up a hell of a fight but Saito finally put him down with three straight Saito Suplexes Mando Guerrero vs. The Great Kabuki Kabuki caught Mando coming off the ropes with a thrust kick to the jaw to get the victory Black Irish vs. The British Bullies This went to a double DQ when both sides would not stop brawling AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Brickhouse Brown Tanaka caught Brickhouse with the rolling wheel kick to defend his belt AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Nick Bockwinkel Bock whipped Spivey into the ropes, while Larry Zbyszko pulled down the top rope, but Spivey reversed the whip and it wound up being Bockwinkel who tumbled to the outside and was counted out. Bock and Larry were on the verge of coming to blows when Masa Saito interposed himself between the two AWA World Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Mike Rotundo Steamboat has fended off a challenge from Rotundo before, but this one went epically long with the momentum swinging back and forth before Steamboat was finally able to hit the top rope flying cross body press to score the pinfall. After the match , Steamboat helped Rotundo to his feet and shook his hand, which displeased Kevin Sullivan (like pretty much everything else in the world) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Kevin Sullivan and Larry Z should hang out together. They could just complain about everything constantly, without listening to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Tanaka vs. Brickhouse sounds like a pretty sweet undercard match to me. Spivey getting any kind of win on Bock is huge. Mando vs. Kabuki is a sneaky good match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I second that Tanaka/Brickhouse match. That would of bee a fun match to watch. Spivey continues to look strong against the AWA's top names. Maybe Spivey can shut Larry Z up LOL. I can imagine those suplexes by Saito, oh man Zenk must of been spinning. I like the sportsmanship with Steamboat and Rotunda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 AWA show from the Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, March 9th Mike Rotundo , Ron Simmons & Doug Furnas vs. Chris Adams & The British Bullies Adams pinned Furnas after hitting the Superkick Sgt. Slaughter & Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Gaylord & Darryl Peterson Slaughter and White hit a double clothesline on Sullivan to get the victory Masa Saito & Larry Zbyszko vs. The Onyx Express Saito made Koko give up to the Scorpion Leglock Al Perez vs. Leo Burke Perez hit the German Suplex to get the pinfall The Great Kabuki vs. Jerry Blackwell A bloody match that went to a double countout Nick Bockwinkel vs. Fit Finlay Finlay was going for a piledriver, but Bock blocked it and countered with a small package for the win Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs. British Steel Piper hit a low blow on Regal and followed up with a rollup with a fistful of trunks for the tainted pin Brian Pillman vs. Phil Lafon Lafon won with a reverse back body press AWA Six-Man Tag Team Title Match : The Guerreros © vs. Greg Gagne & The Youngbloods Mando pinned Wellington after a Moonsault AWA Southern Title Match : Pat Tanaka © vs. Tom Zenk Tanaka was able to duck under a Superkick and followed up with a spinning roundhouse kick that knocked Zenk out to defend his title. After the match, Tanaka helped Zenk up and shook his hand, but Zenk was clearly upset with the result. AWA American Title Match : Dan Spivey © vs. Dusty Rhodes Spivey hit the Spivey Bomber for the victory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Great job progressing all of your major angles. Sullivan and the Larry Z/Bockwinkle have really captured my attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Spivey with another huge win over Dream! I think it's safe to say, Spivey is one of the top names in this world right now. Love the Tanaka/Zenk match. Kabuki/Blackwell was insane! Absolutely love the Piper/Orton team. The AWA continues to put out big time cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 That was a top to bottom amazing card. Second match in had White getting revenge on Sullivan with help from Sarge and things never slowed down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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