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Post by Frank Reed on Jun 30, 2023 11:07:09 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Monday, Week 1, November 1992 Dickens Athletic Center @ Chicago, IL (Great Lakes)
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Mr. T 🏟️ Attendance - 2,000 *SOLD OUT*
📺 Rating - 0.71
✍️ Show Grade - B- (76)
🎖️ 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 - Jerry Lawler comes into the ring under boos and says what Steamboat said is true. However, he says that he could not understand the reaction shown to him in any way. Because Steamboat has always shown great ambition to regain the AWA title—even when they were tag team champions—and when he showed it, he was met with backlash. "He betrayed me too, when he sold our tag team title match and left, when he wrestled stupidly, I always stayed in the ring to clear the shit he did and got beaten up. Now does that make me the bad guy? I DON'T CARE! I'm the only one," he defends himself and becomes a total bad guy. Lawler cuts a great promo. This segment is one of the best promos of 1992.
Michael Hayes  (w/Jeff Jarrett) defeated Brooklyn Brawler in 5:02 Hayes pinned Brawler with Bulldog. We learn that Hayes came to the company from WCW at Jarrett's invitation and will be on the World at War show. After the match, the two send a message to Owen. THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - Frank Reed on The NB Show makes critical statements. He admits that his reason for not being on the show last week was really a depressed mood. They're not here at the moment, but I still have the Gagne awards given to this company every year to keep the memory of them and their family alive. I and my team got the company back on its feet. Thanks to Mr. Turner, we saved it from bankruptcy. As I said before, I won't leave this company so easily. Just yet. nothing is over! At World at War I will openly show what I have done for this company. And I will do so with the greatest value I have ever brought to this company: with Shawn Michaels, winner of the Crockett Cup 92! Shawn vs. Williams - at World at War ! This is an official match announcement!" While Bockwinkel performed well in this segment, Reed was not so successful. But the segment still received a good rating. Jizo defeated Greg Valentine in 6:30 Jizo pinned Valentine with Banzai Drop. Months later, Jizo successfully defeated his tough rival Valentine in his first singles match and got a big win. With this match, Valentine's performance skills improved. SEGMENT - Tully Blanchard makes fun of Mick Foley in the ring and invites him to the ring. However, contrary to expectations, Foley comes to the match after ripping off his straitjacket from the mental hospital where he was sent in the past weeks! Tully Blanchard defeated Mick Foley in 8:14 via count out Foley's appearance in the match excited the audience. At the end of the match, however, Arn Anderson from WCW returned to the AWA, interfering with the match and attacking Foley. Blanchard won the match with count out when Foley could not return to the ring in time. Thus, former AWA World Tag champions, The Brain Busters, are reactivated before World at War. With this match, Foley's technical skills and Blanchard's rumble skills improved. AWA World Heavyweight Championship | Larry Zbyszko (c) defeated Scott Steiner in 8:43 via DQ Zbyszko hits the pin at the end of the match, but outside the ring Dustin puts Scott's foot on the ropes. The referee realizes this after a while and gives the match to Zbyszko with disqualification. Zbyszko comes out of the ring and attacks Dustin and a big fight begins. The fight escalates as Dustin answers. Thus, Zbyszko retained his belt for the 7th time. This match and the fight after the match got pretty good ratings.
QUICK NEWS
📰 Signed TV extension with TBS for AWA Championship Wrestling
🏥 Johnny Ace (AJPW) is injured (chronic upper back pain) and will be out for 43 days
WHO IS WHO || Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Jizo is Yokozuna
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Post by Moore on Jul 1, 2023 10:19:18 GMT 1
Fantastic! I missed this diary, specially because I love the presentation of it.
Solid show, with a great announcement for World at War. Michaels vs. Williams will be great, I'm sure. The Foley/Blanchard feud is getting more interesting at each time and I'm sure they'll kill each other in the PPV.
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Post by Frank Reed on Jul 8, 2023 9:32:26 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 1, November 1992 Hamburg Field House @ Hamburg, PA (Tri State)
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 867
📺 Rating - 0.03
✍️ Show Grade - C (60)
🎖️ 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)
Michael Hayes and Jeff Jarrett defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) in 7:04 Hayes pinned Pitbull #2 with a handful of tights. Although the Pitbulls put on a good match, Hayes finds the pin and celebrates the win with Jarrett.
SEGMENT - For the next Championship Wrestling show, Ricky Steamboat vs. Jerry Lawler match announced.
Unorthodox Cirice (Bam Bam Bigelow and Mike Enos) (w/Jesse Ventura) defeated Negative Nancy and Mike Barton in 8:31 Enos pinned Nancy with Double Underhook DDT. Bigelow put on a successful performance. With this match, Barton's performance skills and Enos' rumble skills improved.
SEGMENT - Shawn Michaels will be on next Championship Wrestling show.
“Dr. Death” Steve Williams  (w/Bill Gagne) defeated Perry Saturn in 7:29 Williams pinned Saturn with Military Press Slam. Bill Gagne sent a message to Frank Reed with a promo he cut before the game. “A brand new era is beginning for the USA. Just like it will be in this company soon. I congratulate the new President Bill Clinton and wish him success in his term. Williams epitomizes the history of this company! The past will swallow you up and destroy you, Frank!” With this match, Williams' technical skills improved.
Mr. Sandman defeated Chris Candido (w/Lanny The Clever) in 13:30 Sandman pinned Candido with White Russian Legsweep. It's going to be a solid main event. Especially after Lanny was sent to the locker room by the referee for interfering too much, Sandman won the match by gaining the upper hand. With this match, Sandman's performance skills improved.
WHO IS WHO || Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Negative Nancy is Duane Gill, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo |
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Post by Frank Reed on Jul 9, 2023 10:32:42 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Monday, Week 2, November 1992 Georgia Mountains Center @ Gainesville, GA (South East)
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Mr. T 🏟️ Attendance - 2,500 *SOLD OUT*
📺 Rating - 0.69
✍️ 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 - Ricky Steamboat vs. Jerry Lawler match, which would normally be held at the beginning of the show, just couldn't get started. While Lawler was coming to the ring, the two had a long fight after Steamboat's attack from behind. Although the referees try to intervene, they cannot separate the two. Thus, the match is cancelled.
Mike Enos (w/Jesse Ventura) defeated Negative Nancy in 4:26 Enos pinned Nancy with Super Fallaway Slam. SEGMENT - After the previous match, Ventura cuts a promo at ringside: "Jizo, you idiot! You could have had a great career. But what did you do? WHAT DID YOU DO? You tried to be the bona fide giant of this decaying company. I have news for you: we have a giant too. But NOT as GOOD as you. A REAL one! King Kong Bundy!" Ventura performed exceptionally in this segment. The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) defeated Brooklyn Brawler and Dave Taylor in 6:56 Anderson pinned Taylor with Spike Piledriver. After attacking Foley last week, it becomes clear that Anderson is coming to AWA this year as part of the World at War show. This marks the first time The Brain Busters team has played since last year. The team's comeback received a lot of positive feedback from the crowd and boosted the show's ratings. With this match, Anderson's performance skills improved. SEGMENT - After the previous match, the tag team match for World at War was announced: The Brain Busters vs. The Asylum Inhabitants (Bob Backlund and Mick Foley) Let's see what the 1992 Team Challenge Series winners will do in this match. Shawn Michaels defeated James Sandoval in 7:36 Shawn pinned Sandoval with Sweet Chin Music. The match wasn't bad. In an interview with Bischoff after the match, Shawn says Frank Reed honored him. “I knew I came to this company as a star. I was so proud when Mr. Reed named me last week to protect the honor of AWA as this company's most important asset. Bill Gagne, listen to me! In your father's regime I was even better at AWA than I am now. I was a young wrestler. I was naive and handsome. I was in the limelight. But I improved myself when your soon-to-be-dad bastard didn't renew my contract and put me in front of the door. And here I am again. Thanks to Mr. Reed! I won't disregard it! First I'll beat your man, then become the AWA champion in SuperClash. I will literally be the star of the company!” Bischoff and Shawn improvised well in this segment and received positive feedback from the audience. SEGMENT - Michael Hayes, who came from WCW last week, cuts a promo in the ring. He tells Owen Hart that he doesn't want to leave the AWA without success, that he didn't come here as a trade wrestler to increase ticket revenues, and immediately offers Owen Hart a title match for tonight. Owen doesn't show up at first. But when Hayes, with his great promo skills, says bad words about the Hart family, Owen comes in anger and reveals his belt. No matter how much Jackie Fargo wants to prevent it, he cannot stop the angry Owen. AWA International Television Championship | Michael Hayes defeated Owen Hart (c) (w/Jackie Fargo) in 12:15 TITLE CHANGE!!! Hayes pinned Owen with Bulldog following interference from Jeff Jarrett. At the end of the match, Jarrett comes to the ringside. When Hayes takes his opponent under his arm to perform the Bulldog move, Jarrett hits Owen on the head with his chair from outside the ring, and then the pinfall comes in like this. Hayes thus shockingly seizes the belt!
QUICK NEWS
📰 Extended written deal with Tully Blanchard
📰 Incident (Dynamite Kid turned up late)
WHO IS WHO || Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Jizo is Yokozuna, Negative Nancy is Duane Gill, James Sandoval is Booker T
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Post by Moore on Jul 9, 2023 19:59:52 GMT 1
It would be amazing if you marketed the World at War tag team match as "The Brain Busters vs. The Busted Brains". I didn't expect Owen Hart dropping the AWA Int. TV Championship for a special attraction, but I'm ok with it, it makes sense. It's getting interesting!
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Post by creativeleader81 on Jul 10, 2023 15:19:20 GMT 1
Cool shows! Those were a fun read.
It's cool Sandman is gaining performance skills. God knows he needs them.
Michael Hayes getting the victory over Owen Hart is a HUGE upset IMO but done well with the interference.
I really liked the Taboo Hour show.
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Post by Frank Reed on Jul 15, 2023 12:46:12 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 2, November 1992 WG Thomas Coliseum @ Haltom City, TX (Mid South)
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 841
📺 Rating - 0.03
✍️ Show Grade - C+ (66)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko AWA International Television Title: Michael Hayes AWA World Tag Team Titles: Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv)
THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - The Brain Busters team is the guest of this episode of The NB Show. Arn Anderson, from WCW to AWA, speaks: "You remember what happened the last time I left here, Nick? They had a farewell party for us. It's like making fun of... How are the organizers of that party now? They'd kill each other if they could! "Look at us, there's no more copy of our friendship between Tully and I. It can't be! I mean, it's pretty obvious what's happened to those who messed with us. It's pretty obvious what happened to those who messed with us. Whether we win or lose, dealing with The Brain Busters has consequences. Now we're set to match two crazy people. Honestly." I respect crazy people. I want to help them and I do. But in World at War we will not have mercy on crazy people!" This segment received the show's highest rating.
Tatanka (w/Wahoo McDaniel) defeated Tom Prichard in 7:27 Tatanka pinned Prichard with Indian Death Drop. With this match, Tatanka's performance skills improved. Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Jesse Ventura) defeated Leif Cassidy in 9:06 Bigelow pinned Cassidy with Diving Headbutt after Ventura interfered. SEGMENT - Jeff Jarrett came to the ring to congratulate Michael Hayes for capturing the International Television belt on Monday. He then calls her "to abide by the agreement". It's not clear what he means. But Hayes does not come. Jarrett eventually gets angry and starts shouting. This time, new champion Hayes comes to the ring and faces Jarrett. After a while, we realize that Hayes was brought to the company by Jarrett to seize this belt and then deliver it to him. But Hayes bluntly says he won't give the belt to anyone without a clean pin in the ring and leaves. Jarrett, whose plans do not work, freezes in the ring in shock. Hayes gave an amazing performance. Jarrett looked lost out there. Dustin Rhodes defeated James Sandoval in 12:46 via DQ AWA World champion Larry Zbyszko, who came to the ring during the match, attacked Dustin, and the referee disqualified him. The duo continue to struggle on the ground after the match. With this match, Sandoval's rumble skills improved.
SEGMENT - A match is announced for the Championship Wrestling show next Monday: Arn Anderson vs. Bob Backlund
WHO IS WHO || Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, James Sandoval is Booker T |
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Post by Frank Reed on Jul 22, 2023 17:43:48 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Monday, Week 3, November 1992 Hart Recreation Center @ Worchester, MA (New England)
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Mr. T 🏟️ Attendance - 2,000 *SOLD OUT*
📺 Rating - 0.69
✍️ Show Grade - B- (75)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko AWA International Television Title: Michael Hayes AWA World Tag Team Titles: Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv)
SEGMENT - Excitement is at its peak for the main event of the night. Arn Anderson and Bob Backlund will share their trumps.
Unorthodox Cirice (Bam Bam Bigelow and Mike Enos) (w/Jesse Ventura) defeated Cave State Boys (Bart Sawyer and Leif Cassidy) in 6:28 Bigelow pinned Sawyer with Diving Headbutt. With this match, Enos' performance skills improved. SEGMENT - After Ricky Steamboat's attack on Jerry Lawler before the match last week and the match could not start, this attack was deemed "unprofessional" by Lawler's complaint and Steamboat was suspended for 1 month. That means he misses the World at War show. THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - As a guest on The NB Show, Dustin vows to smash Zbyszko, his World at War rival. "No one can say those words about me, my father and my family. Zbyszko, you don't deserve to be a champion! I'll show everyone how to be a champion in AWA as well as in WCW! Also come to the show next week, my father has something to say to you!" The segment got a great rating and stole the show. The performances of Bockwinkel and Dustin were dazzling. “Dr. Death” Steve Williams (w/Bill Gagne) defeated Mr. Sandman in 7:25 Williams pinned Sandman with Backdrop Driver after Bill Gagne interfered. After the match, Gagne and Williams begin kicking Sandman on the ground. Shawn Michaels comes running from the locker room and saves his friend Sandman. Shawn and Williams come face to face. But there is no contact. Sandman was really off his game tonight.
SEGMENT - While meditating alone at home, Jizo is attacked by Unorthodox Cirice (King Kong Bundy and Red Hook Machine). But someone unexpected from another salon comes to the rescue: JUNKYARD DOG! Junkyard Dog from WCW rescues Jizo. Jizo did not perform well in this segment. SEGMENT - Owen and Jarrett simultaneously enter Frank's office to ask for a match for the International Television title. They start to scuffle in the middle of the office as they arrive at the same time. Frank yells to calm them down and says that after the latest developments, a three-on-one match for World at War would make sense. All three names could not improvise well in this segment and the segment did not receive a good rating. Bob Backlund (w/Mick Foley) defeated Arn Anderson (w/Tully Blanchard) in 12:03 Backlund submitted Anderson with Crossface Chickenwing. Foley's performance outside the ring was a success. He and Blanchard constantly attacked each other. But the match was still complete. This was the show's best match.
QUICK NEWS
📰 Jizo (Yokozuna) and Terry Mawashi (Terry Gordy) leaves AWA and signs with WWF
WHO IS WHO || Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Jizo is Yokozuna, Red Hook Machine is Taz
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Post by Moore on Jul 23, 2023 23:00:59 GMT 1
Steve Williams and a Gagne kicking Sandman who's rescued by HBK is such a fever dream that made the whole show alone  The rest was also good! |
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Post by Frank Reed on Jul 25, 2023 7:28:26 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 3, November 1992 WG Thomas Coliseum @ Haltom City, TX (Mid South)
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 737
📺 Rating - 0.03
✍️ Show Grade - C+ (66)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko AWA International Television Title: Michael Hayes AWA World Tag Team Titles: Los Tiradores (Eddie Guerrero and Salazar Luuv)
The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) defeated Tatanka and Jerry Lynn (w/Wahoo McDaniel) in 7:14 Del Ray pinned Tatanka by using underhanded tactics. The rising Tatanka and Lynn duo are losing a match by cheating.
THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - Jerry Lawler makes fun of Ricky Steamboat, who has been suspended for 1 month, and says he will already be the champion by the time he returns. Meanwhile, Lawler's World at War match against Dusty Rhodes for the NWA championship is official.
SEGMENT - It is announced that AWA International Television champion Michael Hayes will retain the title at the next Championship Wrestling show.
Junkyard Dog defeated Mike Enos in 8:29 JYD pinned Enos with Thump. JYD, who came from WCW for World at War, thus makes his AWA debut. JYD was visibly tires toward the end.
SEGMENT - Tag team match announced for next Monday: Steve Williams/Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Shawn Michaels/Mr. Sandman
STAR REVIEW WITH TULLY BLANCHARD - Blancard presents Star Review, this time with Anderson. He makes fun of the Backlund/Foley duo by bringing up their mental problems and by showing videos of some of their past awkwardness. The segment carried the show with an excellent rating.
Mr. Sandman and Butch Reed defeated Terry Mawashi and Saniko in 13:24
Sandman pinned Mawashi with White Russian Legsweep. Butch did not perform well today. Also, the chemistry of the Mawashi/Saniko duo did not match as a team. Still, the match got a decent rating. Since this show was pre-taped, we watched Mawashi for the last time, who moved to the WWF.
WHO IS WHO || Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Terry Mawashi is Terry Gordy, Saniko is Samoan Savage |
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The rest was also good!