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Post by Moore on Mar 12, 2023 22:33:33 GMT 1
Ace vs. Steamboat in a Ladder Match? Why?
The show was pretty solid, with the main event being a pretty good story development.
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 14, 2023 7:33:10 GMT 1
Ace vs. Steamboat in a Ladder Match? Why? The show was pretty solid, with the main event being a pretty good story development. There is a tape that Steamboat wants to capture. It was exciting to hang it at the top of the ring and arrange a ladder match. |
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 16, 2023 11:11:38 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 3, October 1992
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 972 📺 Rating - 0.03 ✍️ Show Grade - C- (56)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko
AWA International Television Title: Owen Hart
AWA World Tag Team Titles: The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
Tatanka (w/Wahoo McDaniel) defeated Jimmy Del Ray in 4:35 - Tatanka pinned Del Ray with Indian Death Drop. With this match, Tatanka's performance skills improved.
SEGMENT - AWA World champion Larry Zbyszko talks about his rival Butch Reed in an interview with Bischoff. He frankly says he doesn't care much about the match. “I beat Butch once, I'll beat him again. Honestly, it's a shame to arrange such a match! What's this? The confession of a man who repented of his past deeds? Butch Reed, you may regret what you did. But that is not me!"
Jeff Jarrett defeated Jerry Lynn in 5:03 - Jarrett pinned Lynn with Piledriver. Let's see if Jarrett can claim the AWA International Television belt this Saturday.
SEGMENT - Dustin Rhodes, from WCW to the AWA for the World at War show, enters the building. It's obvious that he's very angry. He says Tully Blanchard called himself and cursed on the phone. “If I didn't show up in front of him, he would tell this story everywhere. He'll say I'm a coward! Tully Blanchard, here I am! I'm here this Saturday! Say what you want to say to my face.”
Dustin Rhodes  defeated Chris Candido (w/Lanny The Clever) in 7:36 - Dustin pinned Candido with Running Bulldog. With this match, Dustin's performance skills improved.
THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - Bill Gagne, a guest on The NB Show, says he will make his first move this weekend to return AWA to its former glory and golden days: "Right now, the whole world is wondering who I'm bringing for the weekend. Tell me, you've had such excitement at this company for nearly 2 years. Tell me, Nick! Even without doing anything yet, I've created a stir."
SEGMENT - In an interview with Ricky Steamboat, he says that despite getting bored with Ventura's bullshit, he will find out who ambushed him by winning the ladder match in Gauntlet 11 and go after him. He adds that Johnny Ace knows and appreciates his achievements in AJPW. But it didn't matter as he was burning with vengeance. He would definitely win.
Butch Reed and Ricky Steamboat defeated Simon Diamond and Brian Lee in 7:55 - Steamboat submitted Lee with Chickenwing. With this match, Butch's performance skills improved.
SEGMENT - It's been announced this Saturday that WCW's The Steiner Brothers will be on the show. His opponents would be Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit.
AWA Gauntlet 11: War Stories – Match Card
AWA World Heavyweight Championship Larry Zbyszko (c) vs. Butch Reed
Singles Match Dynamite Kid (w/Frank Reed) vs. ?? (w/Bill Gagne) (Bill Gagne to announce his wrestler on showday)
Tag Team Match Shawn Michaels and Mr. Sandman vs. Unorthodox Cirice (Bam Bam Bigelow and Red Hook Machine)
AWA World Tag Team Championship The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) vs. Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv)
Ladder Match Johnny Ace (AJPW) vs. Ricky Steamboat
Singles Match Tully Blanchard vs. Dustin Rhodes (WCW)
Tag Team Match The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (WCW) vs. Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit
AWA International Television Championship Owen Hart (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
Singles Match Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW) vs. Sabu
WHO IS WHO || Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Red Hook Machine is Taz |
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Post by Moore on Mar 16, 2023 20:53:58 GMT 1
The War Stories card actually looks pretty good. Specially the match between The Steiner Brothers and Malenko & Benoit. Blanchard vs. Dustin makes a lot of sense. Seeing HBK and Sandman team up is hilarious.
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 20, 2023 18:07:29 GMT 1
AWA Gauntlet 11: War Stories Saturday, Week 3, October 1992 St. Louis Arena @ St. Louis, MO (Mid West)
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Magnum T.A. and Baron von Raschke 🏟️ Attendance - 11,896
💲 PPV Buy-rate - 0.61
✍️ Show Grade - C (64)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko AWA International Television Title: Owen Hart AWA World Tag Team Titles: The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
(PRE-SHOW) Jerry Lynn defeated Sean Morley in 5:25 Lynn submitted Morley with Sleeper Hold. Lynn thus took her first win in the AWA.
(PRE-SHOW) Mitsuharu Misawa  defeated Sabu in 5:35 Misawa pinned Sabu with Emerald Flowsion. Misawa and Sabu don't seem to click and it made for an awkward bout. (PRE-SHOW) Six-Man Tag | Racket Club (Phil LaFon, Doug Furnas and Terry Mawashi) (w/Paul Ellering) defeated Tatanka and The Samoan Lancers (Fatu and Samu) (w/Afa and Wahoo McDaniel) in 9:29 Mawashi pinned Fatu with Powerbomb. Fatu off his game tonight. With this match, Furnas' performance skills and Fatu's rumble skills improved. SEGMENT - It was announced that Magnum T.A from WCW was joining the announcers of the night. He was also among the announcers in the World War III PPV last year. AJPW's Giant Baba will also be among the announcers at this year's World at War show. While the announcers were talking among themselves, suddenly Jesse Ventura arrives. Ventura announces that the Unorthodox Crice will re-expand and a new member will join them on Monday. He tells everyone he's going to have a "Halloween surprise" next week. Meanwhile, it is announced that the next Championship Wrestling show will be held in Halloween format. AWA World Tag Team Championship | Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) in 10:04 Eddie submitted Gibson with Gory Special. Los Tiradores thus regained the World Tag title after more than a year. After the match, Lanny The Clever and Chris Candido came to the ring to attack the Gibson/Morton duo. However, Eddie and Salazar came back to the ring and saved them. Los Tiradores thus made a face turn. Morton's performance skills improved with this match. Ladder Match | Ricky Steamboat defeated Johnny Ace in 8:32 Steamboat won the match by seizing the videotape hanging at the top of the ring. Without celebrating his win, he went straight to the backstage to watch the tape. With this match, Ace's performance skills improved. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit in 8:27 Rick pinned Malenko with Steinerizer. It was a solid tag team match. After the match, the two sides shook hands. Malenko was really off his game tonight. Benoit's performance skills improved with this match.
AWA International Television Championship | Owen Hart (w/Jackie Fargo) (c) defeated Jeff Jarrett in 8:39 Owen submitted Jarrett with Sharpshooter. Owen won the match cleanly, retaining the belt for the third time. Owen's performance skills improved with this match.
Tully Blanchard vs. Dustin Rhodes ended by no contest in 13:55 Mick Foley, who came to the ring with his straitjacket torn at the end of the match, attacked both wrestlers in the ring. He can't slow down and attacks the referee in the ring. The officers who chase after him try to recapture Foley, but they are not successful. Foley flees from the audience and leaves the building. The match ends via no contest.
Shawn Michaels and Mr. Sandman drew with Unorthodox Cirice (Bam Bam Bigelow and Red Hook Machine) (w/Jesse Ventura) in 11:46 following a double disqualification The match is eventful. Sandman accidentally hits the referee while trying to hit Red Hook with his kendo stick. The referee's head is split. That's what happens at this time. Everyone bangs each other with the objects they get their hands on. The referee coming from behind the stage continues the match. However, after a while, Bigelow accidentally spears him, this time. After a while, a third referee arrives and disqualifies both teams.
SEGMENT - Bill Gagne enters the ring before the next match. He announces to us his "true" talent that AWA will bring before him tonight: "Dr. Death" Steve Williams! Williams drives to the entrance of the arena and starts walking towards the ring. In the meantime, the footage of the match, which we remember that Williams was in the World War III PPV last year, is also displayed. After a while, Frank Reed comes to the ring with the Dynamite Kid and they start to face each other.
“Dr. Death” Steve Williams (w/Bill Gagne) defeated Dynamite Kid (w/Frank Reed) in 16:53 Williams pinned Dynamite Kid with Doctor Bomb. The match did not go well. Dynamite Kid was exhausted by the end. Dynamite and Frank Reed's chemistry just didn't work. Thus, the match ended in a fiasco. With Williams winning the match, Bill Gagne dealt his first blow to the AWA administration.
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | Larry Zbyszko (c) defeated Butch Reed in 17:45 Zbyszko submitted Butch with LarryLand Dreamer. Before the match, the referee notices the gauze that Zbyszko brought with him and confiscates it. Although Butch was superior in certain parts of the match, Zbyszko managed to defeat his opponent and retain the belt for the sixth time. With this match, Zbyszko's rumble skills and Butch's performance skills improved.
WHO IS WHO || Terry Mawashi is Terry Gordy, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Red Hook Machine is Taz
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Post by Moore on Mar 21, 2023 16:22:12 GMT 1
I definitely think that we need to know the content of Steamboat's tape ASAP.
The show had its bits, it seems. I liked the development to Foley and Blanchard's story. I'd definitely give more time to Steiner Bros vs. Malenko and Benoit, but it's an undercard bout so... it's acceptable.
The World at War is probably going to keep featuring WCW and AJPW wrestlers against your guys, maybe even with Steamboat challenging Zbyszko? I'm excited.
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 22, 2023 20:03:18 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling: Halloween Edition Monday, Week 4, October 1992
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Mr. T 🏟️ Attendance - 2,000 *SOLD OUT* 📺 Rating - 0.74 *NEW RECORD* ✍️ Show Grade - B- (73)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko
AWA International Television Title: Owen Hart
AWA World Tag Team Titles: Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv)
SEGMENT - Bill Gagne cuts promo after last night's win with Steve Williams in the ring. He says Frank Reed isn't on his show for the first time tonight, and he can't seem to come off his embarrassment. "Don't worry, I'm here. As the REAL owner of the company, you can come to me if there's a problem," he jokes with Frank and the AWA management. Bill Gagne was very underwhelming.
Unorthodox Cirice (Bam Bam Bigelow and Mike Enos) (w/Jesse Ventura) defeated The Samoan Lancers (Fatu and Samu) (w/Afa) in 4:33 Bigelow pinned Samu with Diving Headbutt.
SEGMENT - Ricky Steamboat reveals that the mysterious person who attacked him after the Rage in a Cage is JERRY LAWLER! He says he found out that he did this by supposedly injuring himself to become an automatic contendar on the WrestleRock show. He immediately calls Lawler into the ring to face him. But it won't come. Lawler thus has a heel turn.
SEGMENT - After the commercial break, Blanchard calls Foley into the ring and challenges him for that night. However, he is actually doing this to make fun of himself. Because after the Gauntlet 11 show on Saturday, Foley was caught by mental hospital officials and put back in the hospital. Blanchard laughs and says that he will still wait for him in the ring next week.
Brian Pillman defeated Lanny The Clever (w/Chris Candido) in 7:36 Pillman pinned Lanny with Air Pillman. Candido did a good job at ringside. With this match, Pillman's performance skills and Lanny's rumble skills improved. HALLOWEEN SEGMENT - Jesse Ventura's big Halloween surprise turns out to be JIZO! Jizo lost his last fight with Painkiller and was taken to his sick clinic and was never seen again. Ventura invites him to the ring as a new member. Jizo walks among the monks who are wearing white clothes, walks into the ring and takes off his robe. Stitches and scars all over his body draw attention, and everyone in the arena shudders. Just as Ventura is announcing Jizo, who has turned his back to everyone, suddenly Jizo attacks him from behind and slaps the other members out of the ring one by one! Jizo lied. He is still a face character and has not joined Unorthodox Cirice! King Kong Bundy, who was not in the ring at the time, came running to the ringside. However, he does not enter the ring and exchanges a glance with Jizo. SEGMENT - Larry Zbyszko, who defended the AWA World championship in Gauntlet 11 with the start of the World at War month, challenges everyone who comes as a guest from other companies in an interview. He especially catches Dustin's eye. "Dustin Rhodes, having wrestled with your father once, I can honestly say that you're a disgraceful wrestler. You couldn't even complete a match in Gauntlet 11! You fooled the spectators who paid there! Neither you nor anyone else from other companies, no one has this belt from me. He can't take it away!" Big Van Vader defeated Rick Steiner in 11:02 Vader pinned Rick with Vader Bomb. With this match, we learn that Vader is also coming to AWA as a guest from WCW. The match was successful enough to be included in the top 10 matches of 1992. Vader's performance skills improved with this match.
QUICK NEWS
📰 Incident (Bam Bam Bigelow tested positive for soft drugs)
📰 Incident (Eric Embry antagonised Samu)
🏥 Brian Christopher is injured (churchillian neck-nerve damage) and will be out for 5 months 3 weeks
📰 Signed written deal with Big Bossman from WWF
WHO IS WHO || Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, Jizo is Yokozuna, Dr. Painkiller is John Nord
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Post by Moore on Mar 23, 2023 15:37:12 GMT 1
Having Vader vs. Steiner in the main event definitely helped. It's groundbreaking to see a match-up between two guys from a different promotion in 1992.
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 27, 2023 6:35:57 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 4, October 1992
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 991 📺 Rating - 0.03 ✍️ Show Grade - C+ (69)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko
AWA International Television Title: Owen Hart
AWA World Tag Team Titles: Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv)
SEGMENT - At the opening of the show, the announcers share their excitement about the World at War PPV in November. They talk about who the wrestlers from WCW and AJPW are. We learn that Mitsuharu Misawa and Akira Taue from AJPW will be on the ring tonight.
Tatanka and Jerry Lynn (w/Wahoo McDaniel) defeated The Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon) (w/Paul Ellering) in 7:23 - Tatanka pinned Furnas with a surprise cradle. Furnas and LaFon duo greatly underestimate their rivals. However, the rising talent Tatanka, wins the match with a sudden cradle with the support of the audience. Furnas' performance skills improved with this match.
STAR REVIEW WITH TULLY BLANCHARD - Blanchard's topic this week is Shawn Michaels. He talks about Shawn's arrival at the company being overrated: "What, is this kid going to make the AWA beat the WWF? Moreover, where he came from, he had not even achieved a single success. Are you serious Frank? I understand what you're trying to do. You are trying to solidify your place by painting people's eyes. But you can't fool me, Frank. I've been in the pro wrestling world longer than you. I've seen too many maneuvers like this. But you can't fool me! Shawn Michaels, don't be too hard on yourself. There are more formidable wrestlers in this company than you think!” This segment received the show's highest rating.
Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit defeated Mitsuharu Misawa and Akira Taue in 9:59 - Malenko submitted Taue with Texas Cloverleaf. It was a tight competition. Misawa and Taue from AJPW dominated the entire match. However, former AWA World Tag champions managed to take control of the match and win. Benoit's rumble skills improved with this match.
SEGMENT - We learn that AWA president Frank Reed will be on the show next Monday to answer Bill Gagne.
SEGMENT - Eric Bischoff interviews Bob Backlund before the next match. Backlund answers questions with long silences. After a while, we realize that he used mental drugs. So calmer than ever. However, when asked about Blanchard, he gets very angry and starts shouting. When his shouting does not stop, he has to go to commercial break.
Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Ace in 11:31 - Backlund submitted Ace with Crossface Chickenwing. Backlund puts up a pretty tough fight with the anger of the pre-match interview. Ace is surprised at what happened! However, he still takes control of some parts of the match. But the result does not change. With this match, Ace's performance skills improved.
WHO IS WHO || Salazar Luuv is El Dandy |
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Post by creativeleader81 on Mar 29, 2023 22:24:03 GMT 1
Signed written deal with Big Bossman from WWF This is so awesome. Hope he's good for you as a face or heel. |
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