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Looks like JYD still has unfinished business with the Stud Stable. I think we're going to get a totally unleashed Abdullah the Butcher. Watch out! I hope the Beasts of Burden get a title shot soon. Always great seeing Budro on TV. I could see him making a run at Garvin. After an amazing slow burn build, Whatley finally seals the deal and goes off on the Jones Army. I really love how Whatley has been treated in our world. Him and Valiant uniting against the Jones Army will be a lot of fun. After some solid TV showcases, I think a Scorpio/Poffo program could be a gem. I have a feeling Brad Anderson is on the verge of breaking out here. Big win for the Samoan Tribe. The NWA seems like a great fit for Kevin Von Erich.

LOL, Debeers gets the upper hand but form only a brief amount of time. He better be ready for Mr. USA! So many big names in the Crowning. I have no idea who's going to win it. I'm liking unhinged Sid. I was wondering if Terri would get fully involved in the Woman's division. Well, that's solved. Great job giving the Woman a nice spotlight. Dibiase playing mind games with the Horsemen is pretty smart. Gets them off their game. I want a Slamburger LOL. Flair vs. Lawler at the Mid South Coliseum! No need to say more. Sells itself.

Fun card in Huntington. Abby gets some serious heat as he goes on a rampage cutting people up. Old school Abby at his best. Always great seeing Super D. He's been booked very well here. Nightmares win the titles and looks like Jones is done with the Sheepherders. Big career boost for the Nightmares. Hahahaha, I liked how Robert got out of there and left his brother at the mercy of JYD. Great stuff.

Can't wait to see what Paul E has in mind for Spivey. I could see Spivey as a serious threat to the world title.

Looks like Taker and Lee will finish things once and for all in Vegas. Hart's tuned up and ready for his showdown with Windham. Whoa, DDP makes an ominous threat to Bigelow. Look at that, Finlay's protege gets his first big win. Hennig and Hall are both going to Vegas, but only one is coming back. Rose is working overtime to make sure he gets Pillman's TV title. Gotta watch that sneaky Jackal. He's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Christopher takes the pin and that might affect his momentum going into Vegas. Man, Tenryu is looking like a beast heading into his title match. Then again, Steamboat looks to be on his A game as well. Sweet finishing sequence by Malenko. FOJ split the night is single's action. People better take notice of Gunn. Regal ends the night with another successful title defense. A lot will be settled in Vegas.

Presents From Market Square Arena Indianapolis IN Live on Pay Per View 4-19-89 Brenda Britton and AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow are standing in the middle of the ring. Brenda is wearing a sparkling red dress. Morrow is wearing a white tuxedo, sunglasses and fedora hat. He's holding a bottle of champagne. Britton: Hi everybody! Welcome to Champagne Slam. Here's the man who created this event, your one and only AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow. Morrow: Ahhhhh Thank you Brenda. Tonight, teams will battle it out in elimination tag team match ups. And trust me, de winners, de last men standing, they will reap de rewards. All dat plus Hansen vs. Funk, de explosive match up between Hulk Hogan and Terry Gordy and finally de AWA world title match between Jumbo Tsuruta and El Canek. (Holds up his bottle, pours Brenda a glass) Now, a toast, to Champagne Slam. Brenda and Morrow raise their glasses as the fans cheer. The Dragon Kings/The San Juan Saints and 'Thrilling' Tom Brandi vs. Sweet Dreams/Vinergy and 'The Fortunate One' Gary Young w/The Vin Man Vinnie leads out the heels as they all wave brooms in the air. The boos turn to cheers as the diverse babyface team heads to the ring. The match starts at a fast pace to get the crowd going. Quick in and out tags so everyone can get a moment to show their stuff. It's Dream Machine and Tatsumi going at it. Dream starts doing a shuffle dance as he throws jabs at Tatsumi. Dream goes for a big right hook but Tatsumi ducks and executes a dragon suplex 1..2..3! Huge Pop! Dream Machine is eliminated. The match continues. The Saints and Vinergy end up in a pier six brawl. Vinergy swings the Saints to the ropes and go for stereo back drops but the Saints hit stereo sunset flips 1..2..3! Another big pop! Vinergy are eliminated and Vin Man is throwing a tantrum. After a minute, Sweet Brown Sugar and Takano are in the ring now. Sugar goes for a missile dropkick but Takano dodges it. Sugar staggers up as Takano executes a bridging back suplex 1..2..3! Sweet Brown Sugar is eliminated. Young gets in there as Takano tags in Brandi. Vinnie is trying to encourage Young but the odds are definitely against him. Young tries to leave but Brandi yanks him back in. They go back and forth. Young gets the upper hand and swings Brandi to the corner but Brandi hops on the middle ropes and comes back with a reverse flying press 1..2..3! Gary Young is eliminated. Vinnie collapses to the ground. It's all over. This was indeed a clean sweep. The Dragon Kings, Saints and Brandi get the heels brooms and wave them in the air as the fans laugh and cheer. The winners of the match- The Dragon Kings/The San Juan Saints and Tom Brandi Leo Burke/'The Foreman' Spike Huber/The Rose Cousins and 'The World's Strongest Man' Bill Kazmair vs. Mean Mike Miller/The High Chiefs/Cannonball Griz and Big Van Vader Miller, the Chiefs and Griz make room as Vader paces around yelling and pumping up. Burke gives his team a pep talk before the bell rings. The Ref gets order and makes the signal. Vader and Huber start things off. Huber gives a valiant effort but things take a drastic turn when Vader swings Huber into the turnbuckles and hits a corner splash. Huber just falls forward as Vader follows with a big splash 1..2..3! Spike Huber is eliminated After more back and forth fighting, Lightfoot tries to use his war club, but Burke nails Lightfoot from behind. This allows the Rose Cousins to finish off Lightfoot with the Rose Bomb. Chief Lightfoot is eliminated That leads to a pier six brawl. Miller clotheslines Randy Rose from behind as Siva Afi follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..3! Randy Rose is eliminated Burke runs in, grabs Afi and hits a bridging back suplex 1..2..3! Siva Afi is eliminated After a few minutes we get the big boys in action as Kaz and Griz have a slugfest. Griz goes on an onslaught but Kaz manages to survive. Kaz comes back and nails Griz with a shoulder block. Griz staggers as Kaz swings off the ropes and nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..3! Cannonball Griz is eliminated Vader gets in there and goes at it with Kaz. Vader gives Kaz a big body slam and goes to the middle ropes. Kaz staggers up as Vader nails him with a Vader Block 1..2..3! Bill Kazmaier is eliminated After more action, Pat Rose swings Miller into the corner. Rose charges in but Miller moves as Rose hits shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Miller executes a shoulder breaker 1..2..3! Pat Rose is eliminated Burke gets in there and is all over Miller. Miller comes back and gives Burke a good beating. Miller goes for a suplex but Burke jumps over and clamps on the sleeper! Miller tries to fight it but Burke puts him to sleep. Mike Miller is eliminated As Burke stands up, Vader twirls him around and short arm clotheslines him down. Vader goes to the top rope and hits an incredible moonsault!!! That gets a big reaction from the crowd. 1..2..3! Vader gets up and raises his arms in victory and flexes. Winner of the match and last man standing- Big Van Vader Stan Hansen vs. Dory Funk Jr. Dory enters the ring wearing a vest and cowboy hat. This legend gets a warm reaction. Things get chaotic as Stan Hansen comes down the aisle swinging his bullrope. Larry Nelson tries to get out of the way, but Hansen pushes him down. The bell rings as Hansen enters the ring. These two Texans trade punches. They fight inside the ring and to the outside. They continue to trade punches and end up back in the ring. Dory takes Hansen down and works the leg. Dory drops several elbows on Hansen's leg, then sets the leg on the rope and drops several knees on it. Dory pulls Hansen's leg out and applies the spinning toe hold. Hansen is in trouble and fights to reach the ropes. Hansen's in pain as he finally reaches the ropes. Dory yanks Hansen out, picks him up and slams him down. Dory picks up Hansen and delivers a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Hansen rolls out of the ring and limps around. Dory goes towards the ropes, Hansen grabs his legs and pulls him to the outside. Hansen picks up Dory and swings him head first into the steel post. Hansen hurls Dory back into the ring. Hansen gets in the ring and limps around. Hansen picks up Dory, slams his head on the turnbuckle several times, then body slams him down. Hansen stomps away on Dory's head. Hansen picks up Dory, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a devastating lariat 1..2..3! Hansen gets up and flashes the bullhorn sign Winner of the match- Stan Hansen 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff/Carlos Colon/'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn and The Gunslingers vs. Sgt. Slaughter/Tony' Simply the Best' St. Clair/Chicky Starr and the AWA National Tag Champs the Olympians There's a lot of arrogance as Slaughter leads his team to the ring. The boos turn to deafening cheers as Nikita leads his team to the ring. Colon gets a nice reaction. The match starts with a brawl! Fists are flying as grudges are being settled. After a good brawl, the Ref finally gets control. St. Clair and Keirn are going at it. Keirn pinballs St. Clair around for a bit. As St. Clair is staggering, Keirn swings off the ropes, but the Olympians nail him with double knees to the back. Keirn stumbles forward as St. Clair grabs him and hits a floating butterfly suplex 1..2..3! Steve Keirn is eliminated After a few minutes, things get wild as Slaughter and Koloff have a furious exchange. These two give the fans an intense back and forth fight. They end up fighting to the outside and into the crowd and into a double countout. Security runs out to calm this situation down. Nikita Koloff and Sgt. Slaughter have been eliminated Patera and Casey are in the ring. Casey works over Patera and hoists him up for a suplex but Rheingans runs in and clips Casey's knee as Patera falls on top 1..2..3! Scott Casey is eliminated After more action, It's now Starr and Colon fighting in the ring. Colon is like a madman as he hammers away on Starr. Starr fights back but Colon is pumped up tonight. Colon nails Starr with a hangman neckbreaker. Colon goes to the top rope. Starr staggers up as Colon nails him with a diving clothesline 1..2..3! Chicky Starr is eliminated Rheingans runs in and gets back dropped. Colon tags in Mantell. Mantell is all over Rheingans and goes for a running bulldog but as he backs up. Patera nails him from behind. Mantell staggers into a cradle by Rheingans 1..2..3! Johnny Mantell is eliminated The fans chant Colon's name as he's the last hope. Colon fires up and goes off on the Olympians and St. Clair. The fans are up and cheering as Colon's a house of fire. As Colon knocks the Olympians heads together, St. Clair nails Colon from behind with a high knee to the back, rolls him up with a handful of tights 1..2..3! The winners of the match and last men standing- Tony St. Clair and the Olympians Hulk Hogan vs. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy Lynyrd Skynrd's Freebird blasts into its guitar riff as Gordy walks to the ring wearing a red vest and black cowboy hat. Gordy gets in the ring and is ready for a fight. The crowd goes nuts as Eye of the Tiger blasts. Hogan appears in his red and yellow gear. He looks around at the cheering fans, then points up at Gordy as he heads down the aisle. Hogan gets in the ring and Gordy attacks! The bell rings. Gordy pounds away on Hogan. Hogan blocks a punch and blocks another, then unloads on Gordy. Hogan swings Gordy to the ropes and a big boot to the head sends Gordy back and over the top rope. The fans go wild as Hogan finally rips off his T- Shirt. Gordy staggers around and then gets pissed. He hops on the apron but Hogan runs over, grabs his head and flings Gordy back into the ring. Gordy staggers up as Hogan grabs him and atomic drops him into the turnbuckles. Gordy hits hard and staggers back as Hogan executes a German Suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Hogan swings Gordy into the corner and charges in but Gordy runs forward and clotheslines Hogan down. Gordy regroups Gordy grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Hogan. Gordy chokes Hogan on the bottom rope. then angrily stomps away. Gordy lifts Hogan up and throat drops him on the top rope. Gordy swings Hogan to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Gordy swings Hogan to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Gordy follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Gordy swings Hogan to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Hogan swings back and puts Gordy down with the axe bomber! Now Hogan regroups. Hogan lifts Gordy up and vertical suplexes him down 1..2..Kick Out. Hogan lifts Gordy but Gordy rakes his eyes and hurls him out of the ring. Gordy goes to the outside. Gordy picks up Hogan and body slams him on the concrete. Gordy picks up Hogan, slams his head on the apron and hurls Hogan back in the ring. Gordy gets in the ring and hoists Hogan up then delivers an Oklahoma Stampede 1..2..Hogan barely gets his shoulder up. The crowd roars as Gordy hits the canvas with his fist and berates the Ref. Gordy is pissed and applies the Asian Spike! Gordy clamps down as Hogan suffers. The fans start to fire Hogan up as he shakes his arms. Hogan starts elbowing Gordy over and over until he breaks the hold. Hogan fires away but Gordy grabs him and choke slams him down 1..2..Kick Out. Gordy swings Hogan to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Hogan swings back and clotheslines Gordy down. The fans are up and cheering as Hogan clears the cobwebs and pumps up. Gordy staggers up and throws a punch but Hogan blocks it and punches away. Hogan swings Gordy into the turnbuckles and follows with a running clothesline. Hogan swings Gordy to the opposite corner and follows with another running clothesline. Gordy staggers out as Hogan lifts him up and slams him down. Hogan swings off the ropes and hits the leg drop 1..2..3!!! The fans blow the roof off the place as Hogan stands up in exhaustion. Eye of the Tiger blasts and it's posing time. Hulkamania is running wild in the AWA brother! Winner of the match- Hulk Hogan Intermission Larry Nelson informs everybody that the next Title Night will be in May and held in Japan. He also announces that the next pay per view will be the biggest event of the summer, WrestleRock 89 from the Metrodome! That will be in July. AWA Mid-American Champ Paul Orndorff/ 'Big' Jim Morris/The Bruisers and Missing Link vs. AWA Southern Champ Larry Cameron/Kokina/The British Bombers and 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer w/Skandor Akbar As we've seen in the past couple of months, there's a lot of hate in this match. Of course it's balls to the walls from the start as everybody gets in their heavy hitting shots. It's Sawyer and Link going at it like two wild animals. Link nails Sawyer with a headbutt. As Sawyer wobbles, Link swings off the ropes but Akbar hits him with a crowbar to the back. Link stumbles forward as Sawyer grabs him and powerslams him over 1..2..3! Missing Link is eliminated After more intense fighting, it's now Busick and Smith going at it. Smith gets in some good moves but from out of nowhere Busick hits the spinebuster slam 1..2..3! Johnny Smith is eliminated More back and forth action and now it's Taylor and Strong exchanging blows. Akbar distracts Strong and when Strong turns around, Taylor nails him with a running forearm blast 1..2..3! Billy Jack Strong is eliminated Orndorff gets in there. Taylor turns around and Orndorff kicks him low and follows with a piledriver 1..2..3! Dave Taylor is eliminated After more hard hitting action it's now the big men Kokina and Morris trading blows. Morris has Kokina reeling and puts him down with a big boot to the head 1..2..Cameron breaks it with a stomp which brings in Orndorff. The Ref is trying to break them up. Sawyer comes in and nails Morris. Busick runs in and fights with Sawyer. Morris staggers up as Kokina grabs him and Samoan Drops him down 1..2..3! Jim Morris is eliminated After the chaos, Cameron nails Busick with a flying shoulder tackle 1..2..3! Nick Busick is eliminated Orndorff runs in but Cameron tags in Sawyer. Orndorff and Sawyer have a brutal exchange. Sawyer goes to slam Orndorff but Orndorff cradles him 1..2..3! Buzz Sawyer is eliminated Orndorff spends the next few minutes fighting both Cameron and Kokina. Cameron and Kokina start double teaming him. They miss a double clothesline and Orndorff swings back and puts them both down with a clothesline and the Ref gets sandwiched in and goes down as well. Akbar runs in and hits Orndorff from behind with a chair. Akbar drops the chair and helps Cameron up. Cameron picks up Orndorff and hits an inverted piledriver on the chair. Akbar throws the Ref over 1..2..3! BOOOOOOO Winners of the match and last men standing- Larry Cameron and Kokina 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong/Iceman Parsons/'Superstar' Bill Dundee and The Fantastics vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol/'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko/AWA TV Champ Brian Adias and AWA Word Tag Team Champs The Guerreros A lot of grudges to be settled in this one. The fans are involved as both teams pull out all stops. We get multi men action as the Fantastics put Adias down with a double dropkick and Dundee follows with the Bombs Away 1..2..3! Brian Adias is eliminated Things get crazy with more pier six brawling. This time the Guerreros execute a double back breaker on Fulton 1..2..3! Bobby Fulton is eliminated As the Guerreros celebrate, Rogers rolls up Hector 1..2..3! Hector Guerrero is eliminated Idol gets in there and works over Rogers. Idol hits a shin breaker and finishes things off with the Las Vegas Leglock Tommy Rogers is eliminated Armstrong races in there and goes to town on Idol. Armstrong bounces Idol all over the ring. Idol goes for a wild haymaker but Armstrong ducks and nails Idol with a Jawbreaker 1..2..3! Big POP! Austin Idol is eliminated After more see saw action, Parsons and Chavo are going back and forth. Parsons back drops Chavo. Chavo staggers up as Parsons nails him with the Hip Attack 1..2..3! Chavo Guerrero is eliminated Zbyszko pulls out a pair of brass knuckles, runs in there and knocks Parsons out with them. Zbyszko follows with a swinging neckbreaker 1..2..3! Iceman Parsons is eliminated Armstrong runs in and clotheslines Zbyszko down. Dundee distracts the Ref as Armstrong grabs the brass knuckles and puts them on. Dundee picks up Zbyszko and atomic drops him into a brass knuckles punch by Armstrong 1..2..3! The winners of the match and last men standing- Bob Armstrong and Bill Dundee AWA World Title Bout Jumbo Tsuruta (C) w/Ray Stevens vs. El Canek Media from both Japan and Mexico surround the ring for this big international world title match. The lightshow starts as El Canek comes out wearing a colorful mask and cape. He stands on the turnbuckles as the Mexican Media take pictures. The spotlight shines up the aisle as Ray Stevens comes out in a brown suit. Jumbo walks out wearing a black robe. They enter the ring as Jumbo unties his robe and shows off the world title while Japan's media has a field day. The introductions are made and the Ref holds up the world title. Here we go! The first few minutes is a stalemate as both men exchange holds and counters. Jumbo gets in the first big move with a double arm suplex. Jumbo body slams Canek and follows with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo hoists up Canek and drops him with a delayed vertical suplex. Jumbo swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Jumbo swings Canek to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Canek does a cartwheel and comes back with a head scissors take over. Canek regroups as he applies a scissor lock on Jumbo. Jumbo fights and makes it to the ropes. Canek picks up Jumbo and hits a Saito suplex. Canek goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop 1..2..Jumbo gets his foot on the rope. Canek hits a snap suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Canek swings Jumbo to the ropes but Jumbo comes back with a crossbody press but Canek catches him and front slams him down 1..2..Jumbo barely gets his shoulder up. Canek goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drop but Jumbo moves at the last second. Stevens is on the outside having a panic attack. Jumbo rolls around and gets his senses back. Both men slowly stagger up and Jumbo puts Canek down with a lariat. Jumbo picks up Canek and delivers an overhead suplex then delivers another one and then delivers a 3rd one! Jumbo hoists Canek in the air and drops him with a brainbuster 1..2..Canek gets his foot on the rope. Stevens yells at the Ref. Jumbo picks up Canek and dropkicks Canek into the turnbuckles. Jumbo swings Canek hard into the opposite turnbuckles. Canek staggers out as Jumbo delivers a big back body drop. Jumbo goes to the top rope and comes down with a big knee drop but Canek moves. Jumbo crashes down and holds his knee while Canek gets a much needed breather. Canek staggers up. Jumbo gets up and limps around as Canek grabs him and executes an inverted suplex slam. Canek picks up Jumbo and hits a kneeling piledriver 1..2..Jumbo just gets his shoulder up. Canek swings Jumbo to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Jumbo swings back as Canek swings off the opposite ropes and nails Jumbo with a flying forearm blast 1..2..Kick Out. Canek hoists Jumbo on the turnbuckles. Canek hops up and delivers a superplex! Canek covers 1..2..Stevens reaches in and pulls the Ref out of the ring. The Ref is arguing with Stevens. Canek swings off the ropes and nails Stevens with a suicide dive! The crowd is going bonkers. Inside the ring Jumbo staggers up. Canek hops on the apron and nails Jumbo with a slingshot shoulder block. Canek picks up Jumbo, hoists him up over his head and Gorilla press slams him down! Canek swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Jumbo somehow manages to get his shoulder up. Canek can't believe it. Canek swings Jumbo into the corner and charges in but Jumbo runs forward and nails Canek with a running knee to the head. Both men are down. The Ref starts and standing 10 count and both men rise at 8. Jumbo swings off the ropes and nails Canek with a big boot to the head. Jumbo goes to the top rope and crashes down with a big knee drop to Canek's head. Jumbo hoists Canek up and powerbombs him down 1..2..3!!! Stevens is still hurting on the outside. The Ref gives Jumbo his title. Flashes from the Japanese cameras go off as Jumbo holds his title high. Gerry Morrow comes out and raises a glass to Jumbo. Winner of the match and STILL AWA World Champion- Jumbo Tsuruta

Night 2! Here we go! The Russians might have lost the match, but they put sportsmanship first. Uncle Ivan paid big time for that slap. Once the Horsemen kick it into gear, watch out! The New Breed found that out. Road Warriors and Demolition ended the way it should have. Hopefully, somewhere down the line these teams will meet again in our game. The Olympians were robbed by Cornette's cheating Express Prichard's injury is the deciding factor as Fuller retains. Steiners beat the Horsemen in a classic! Awesome visual for the finish. Wow! Garvin eeks out the win over Slater. I'm hoping for a rematch. This is such a fun match up. The Midnight Express back up Cornette's words and take home the trophy! This was a great final match up. The Midnights are at the top of their game while the Steiners are on the verge of greatness. Very well written tournament and fun to read. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Crockett Cup! First round, let's do this! Dreamboats were on the verge of advancing until Uncle Ivan put a stop to that. I like the story here with Ivan playing the classic Russian heel while it looks to me Salman and Victor want to keep it clean. Not sure there was anything the Guerreros could do against the raw power of the Steiners. Good description with New Breed's win over the Koslowski Brothers. Made perfect sense. Arn and Tully are such a great cohesive unit. Demolition looked pretty damn impressive. Road Warriors advance and now we have a dream match set for the next round. That's why this tournament is so awesome. Olympians prove that honor and integrity always comes out on top LOL. Thanks for giving their gimmick some NWA love. Cornette really has his Midnights in the zone. Great first night. Bring on night 2!

Things are happening. Really interested in seeing what you do with Spivey. I wonder who Heyman has his eye on??? Dusty and Bossman battling it out for the number one contender spot will be great TV. I'm loving Savage as a tweener champ, Opens up all kinds of possibilities.

Satisfying opener for Terri and the fans. This was a great blow off to a well built story. Sting's in! I'm sure the fans were disappointed with Missy's no show, but it makes total sense. I'm sure now that Gilbert got the win, we'll see Missy pop up real soon. It took a lot of help, but Funk gets in the Crowning. I thought the Woman's match was a blast! The Richter swerve was great. This gives the Woman's division a lot of heat. Debeers does it again. Bringing in Saito was a damn good move. I'll say this, when Debeers gets his comeuppance, that's going blow the roof off the place. I'm sure the Freebirds had no problem taking that win. I think this story has some legs. Big cage match blow off as Lawer looks strong heading into his big title match. Looks like Piper and Jake still might have some unfinished business. Psycho Sid is born! Awesome way to introduce this character. Thanks to the numbers, Flair retains. However, this opens up a Dibiase/Williams-Arn/Tully feud. I'll take it! Great set up to WrestleWar!

Welcome back! I'm excited to see what you do with Central States. Renesto's the man!

Always good to see young lions like Austin and Cactus battling it out. Eddie getting his resurgence on. The Sin City Superstars are back! Man, whoever is behind the triangle has some guts messing with the Oregon Wrecking Crew. Hennig's losing it. Portland, Malenko and Lynn continue to tear it up. The SCS look better than ever. Cornette has his Midnights geared up for Vegas and the Crockett Cup. Hennig snaps but it's on the Widowmaker's time. Awesome is doing a good job of softening Pillman up for Rose. Steamboat retains in a fun champ vs. champ match. Eugene, Lee is looking prime time. Soultaker continues his path of destruction. Looks like Regal has a new contender to face. Come on DDP, that was an impressive win for Bigelow. I think Kawada should be angry with the Triangle, since they pissed off an already unhinged Haynes. Warriors end the night with a fun title defense. YES! Steamboat vs. Tenryu! Bring it on!

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 4-12-89 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to AWA Major League Wrestling. We're only one week away from our next big pay per view, Champagne Slam. That event will take place inside Market Square Arena. You will see five 10 man tag team elimination matches. On that night you'll also see Stan Hansen face Dory Funk Jr. Terry Gordy will take on Hulk Hogan, in an explosive match up. And Jumbo Tsuruta defends the AWA world title against El Canek. What an incredible event that will be. We've got a great show lined up tonight. Listen to this main event. Paul Orndorff teams with the Bruisers to take on Larry Cameron, Buzz Sawyer and Kokina. (deep breath) ok, let's get to the ring. Leo Burke vs. Dave Lavene Burke makes it look easy and wins the match with the sleeper. Burke is joined at ringside by his Champagne Slam teammates, Bill Kazmaier, Spike Huber and the Rose Cousins. Burke says they're not shook by the announcement of Vader coming in as a replacement for Doll. Burke says his team all has scores to settle and they will get settled at Champagne Slam. Commercial Break Sweet Dreams vs. Neil Jordan and Van Moore Sugar hits a missile dropkick on Moore as Dream follows with a jumping elbow drop for the win. Sweet Dreams are joined by their Champagne Slam teammates, Vinergy and Gary Young, along with the Vin man. Everybody is holding a broom. Nelson: What's with the brooms? Dream: At Champagne Slam, you're looking at the winners and it's going to be a clean sweep babay! They all start waving their brooms and laughing as Nelson shakes his head. Commercial Break 'Superstar' Bill Dundee vs. Todd Rooney Dundee is fired up tonight and wins the match with the Bombs Away. Nelson: Bill, at Champagne Slam you'll be teaming with Bob Armstrong, Iceman Parsons and the Fantastics to take on Austin Idol, Larry Zbyszko, AWA world tag champs the Guerreros and a man you've had several issues with TV champ Brian Adias. Dundee: Brian Adias! I've had your number and every time you've cheated and weaseled your way out of things. At Champagne Slam, I'm targeted you! I'm going to put you down and eliminate you as I help my team to victory. Have mercy! Commercial Break Highlights are shown of Big Van Vader demolishing wrestlers in Japan. Big Van Vader will be at Champagne Slam! 'The Fabulous One' Steve Keirn vs. Carl Kellerman Keirn wins the match with a reverse DDT. Nelson: Steve, at Champagne Slam you'll be teaming with Nikita Koloff, the Gunslingers and Carlos Colon. Your opponents will be Sgt. Slaughter, Chicky Starr, the Olympians and a man you wrestled here on TV a couple weeks ago, Tony St. Clair. Keirn: No doubt about it, there's going to be a lot of hate in that ring. Last time we met, old St. Clair pulled a fast one and got me. Listen up St. Clair, that wont happen again and at Champagne Slam, I'm going to be all over you boy. You claim to be the best, but after I get through with you, you'll be simply defeated. Commercial Break Brian Adias is standing on a Hollywood lot. He's wearing a pink tank top, sunglasses and has the TV title on his shoulder. Adias: I'm taking time out from my demanding schedule to address a couple issues. First is you Hulk Hogan. How dare you promote your movie on AWA television last week. Hollywood is my town and you better stay in your own lane and keep out of mine. I'm not going to tell you again. Next up is Champagne Slam. Blockbuster Brian Adias will be there and so will the ratings. I've heard Bill Dundee is still crying about all the butt whippings I've given him. Well Billy, keep crying, because you got another one coming at Champagne Slam. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to give the director my rewritten script. (Brian looks at his script) Oh yea much better. Commercial Break Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy vs. Ray Glader Gordy destroys his opponent and wins the match with the Oklahoma Stampede. Afterwards, Gordy picks up his opponent and clamps on the Asian Spike! Gordy then hurls him out of the ring. Nelson: Come on Terry, all that was unnecessary. Gordy: Hogan! I hope you're watching brother because that's nothing compared to what I'm going to do to you at Champagne Slam! While you're out promoting your little movie, I'm kicking teeth in, stomping heads and kicking ass! You're on my tracks and the Bam Bam freight train is going to run you over! When I'm finished with you, they'll be peeling you off the canvas! Gordy storms out of there. Nelson: Fans, you wont want to miss that one. Right now let's hear some pre recorded comments from the Immortal Hulk Hogan. Hogan's lifting weights and stops. Hogan: I told everybody I was here to conquer Mount AWA. Well at Champagne Slam, Hulk Hogan starts his journey. I'm now faced with a monstrous obstacle in Terry Gordy. Oh, I've taken down monsters and beasts before and I've slayed the biggest dragons in wrestling. But now I'm faced with a challenge like never before. But let me tell you something brother, with the power of all my Hulkamaniacs behind me, there's no challenge big enough that can stop Hulk Hogan. So, Terry Gordy, whatcha gonna do when the power of Hulkamania runs wild on you!!!! Commercial Break AWA Mid American Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and The Bruisers vs. AWA Southern Champ 'Lethal' Larry Cameron/'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer and Kokina w/Skandor Akbar As you would expect this match quickly becomes a no contest. Missing Link hits the ring and attacks Buzz Sawyer. The British Bombers run out and brawl with the Bruisers. Jim Morris charges the ring and goes toe to toe with Kokina. The champs Orndorff and Cameron have a furious exchange. It's chaos once again between these teams. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness, I can't imagine what Champagne Slam will be like. I hope the referees get a bonus that night. (regroups) Fans, at Champagne Slam Jumbo Tsuruta defends the AWA world title against number one contender El Canek. This match has taken the international media by storm. Let's take a look at a special highlight package featuring both men. The show ends with Steppenwolf's Rock me baby playing as highlights are shown of sensational wrestling moves by Jumbo and Canek.

The Assassin's plan seems to be working as his Beasts have given Garvin some brutal matches. Prichard bounces back to get the win. The question is, how bad has his leg been hurt. My teams from the AWA will definitely have their hands full in the first round.

Yamada had his moments but Sekishima's experience comes into play to get the win. Props to Anjo for hanging tough against the odds. Strong ending for Nakano to seal the win for his team. Suzuki and Shamrock gelled really well together. These guys will get some buzz after that performance. Hug impresses the crowd with a striking win over Aoyagi. Smith proves that body shots hurt. Vrij was dominant tonight and shows he's a legit contender. Onita bounces back from his Backlund loss, but Kido didn't make it easy for him. That brutal headbutt definitely sealed the deal as Fujiwara puts Fleming down. Takada catches a break but like they said, a win's a win. I know Ruas will live to fight another day. Fun show