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AWA Championship Wrestling
Monday, Week 2, June 1991
Dallas Sportatorium @ Dallas, TX
Announcers - Rod Trongard and Frank Reed
Attendance - 3,751
Rating - 0.28
SEGMENT 1 - Championship Wrestling show is on the screen for 1 and a half hours today! In the opening there is chat about the Gauntlet 4 match card. The type of Zbyszko vs. Steamboat match has been determined: 2 out of 3 Falls Match. There is a high excitement for this match. There was also news from The Wendigo. We learn that he is alive and that a pre-recorded promo video will be released during the broadcast today. In the meantime, we learn that the Team Challenge Series PPV, an AWA classic, will return in July. Frank Reed changed the format a bit. As a result of the tournament, which will consist of four different teams, the winning team will win a cash prize of $ 500,000. We'll learn more about the teams in the coming weeks. An amazing main event is being announced for tonight: Lawler & Steamboat vs. Blanchard & Butch Reed
SEGMENT 2 - We learn that erotic photos of Miss Elizabeth are featured on the cover of a playboy magazine this month. It's not actually very erotic, but everyone is attracted to her because Elizabeth is the only woman in the company.
SEGMENT 3 - Dylan “The Shunnote” Dowboy def. Kevin Von Erich (w/Miss Elizabeth) in 5:51 by pinfall - During the match, DDP comes to the ringside and angers Kevin by reading the magazine with Elizabeth on the cover. Taking advantage of this distraction, Dowboy wins the match with a Superkick. After the match, Kevin and Elizabeth start to argue. Apparently, Kevin was disturbed by his fiancée's poses for the magazine.
SEGMENT 4 - We're watching The Wendigo promo. His mask appears to be slightly burnt. Sitting in his chair in a dark room, he speaks: “Kamala, these words are for you. I can understand why you show your respect to your tribe and their gods by playing a match in front of them. But I will not show the same respect. BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOD! You will pay for trying to burn me down for your sick beliefs. I cursed your entire tribe. Whoever tries to destroy The Wendigo, sickness and death will never leave him. I'm coming for you Kamala! Before I forget, I am glad that the package I sent last week has arrived. That package actually carried a message. It symbolized the type of our next match. I invite you to a casket match filled with insects: The Bug Casket Match”
SEGMENT 5 - Owen Hart is in the ring with Jackie Fargo, newcomer to the company! Fargo says Owen was sent to help take care of him by his older brother, Bret. They talk about how close friends the Fargo and Hart family are. Both families had their eyes on the young talent Owen. In short, we are witnessing Fargo's debut.
SEGMENT 6 - Owen Hart (w/Jackie Fargo) def. Steve Dawn in 6:08 by submission - Owen, who tied Sharpshooter with the morale of Fargo's debut and good words, won the match, making his opponent give up.
SEGMENT 7 - The NB Show – Guest: Baron von Raschke - Bockwinkel directly asks where Jackie Fulton is. Von Raschke says we won't be able to see him for a while. Because his chose the profession of wrestling, which was at odds with his family. Fulton's parents dissatisfied about this profession suitable for the noble blood of their families. “They already reacted like this at the beginning of my career. So I'm not surprised. Jackie's insult by those jerks called Racket Club made his parents think so. Jackie won't be here for a while. He will come to a decision by talking among our family. We will not let a few marauders mess with our centuries-old family.”
SEGMENT 8 - AWA World Tag Team Championship | United Nations of Terror (Ivan Koloff and Saniko) (c) (w/Adnan Al-Kaissie) def. Bam Bam Bigelow and Tom Zenk in 8:16 - As a result of Zenk's complaints that lasted for weeks, he was put in a championship match to please himself. However, the result does not change and he loses again. UNOT defends their belt for the fifth time. After the match, Zenk gets very angry and yells at Bigelow.
SEGMENT 9 - Eric Bischoff interviews Jerry Lawler and Ricky Steamboat before the main event of the night. The duo will win the match tonight and send a message to their common enemy Zbyszko. Lawler says he trusts Ricky a lot, he will give the expected lesson in the Gauntlet, and he will prove that Zbyszko is actually his "ass" and not the face of the company.
SEGMENT 10 - Butch Reed and Tully Blanchard def. Jerry Lawler and Ricky Steamboat in 12:54 by pinfall - AWA World Heavyweight Champion Zbyszko is among the announcers throughout the match. Joined today at Blanchard's insistence. Actually, he didn't care at all about this match. “Please don't think I'm taking Ricky seriously. I don't even see him as a competitor. Today is the 100th day of my championship. I don't care about anything else" he says. At the end of the match, Razor comes to the ringside to distract Lawler and throws a razor at him. Taking advantage of this distraction, Butch Reed finds the pin with the Gorilla Press Slam. After the match, things get messy. Lawler and Steamboat are beaten by bad guys. Zbyszko said, “That's why the face of the company is not these people, it's me! Look at this mess. Anyway, I'll go and teach these people a lesson." Brian Pillman comes to the rescue and cleans the ring. He looks at Zbyszko at the entrance from the ring. The program ends at this time.
SEGMENT 2 - We learn that erotic photos of Miss Elizabeth are featured on the cover of a playboy magazine this month. It's not actually very erotic, but everyone is attracted to her because Elizabeth is the only woman in the company.
SEGMENT 3 - Dylan “The Shunnote” Dowboy def. Kevin Von Erich (w/Miss Elizabeth) in 5:51 by pinfall - During the match, DDP comes to the ringside and angers Kevin by reading the magazine with Elizabeth on the cover. Taking advantage of this distraction, Dowboy wins the match with a Superkick. After the match, Kevin and Elizabeth start to argue. Apparently, Kevin was disturbed by his fiancée's poses for the magazine.
SEGMENT 4 - We're watching The Wendigo promo. His mask appears to be slightly burnt. Sitting in his chair in a dark room, he speaks: “Kamala, these words are for you. I can understand why you show your respect to your tribe and their gods by playing a match in front of them. But I will not show the same respect. BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOD! You will pay for trying to burn me down for your sick beliefs. I cursed your entire tribe. Whoever tries to destroy The Wendigo, sickness and death will never leave him. I'm coming for you Kamala! Before I forget, I am glad that the package I sent last week has arrived. That package actually carried a message. It symbolized the type of our next match. I invite you to a casket match filled with insects: The Bug Casket Match”
SEGMENT 5 - Owen Hart is in the ring with Jackie Fargo, newcomer to the company! Fargo says Owen was sent to help take care of him by his older brother, Bret. They talk about how close friends the Fargo and Hart family are. Both families had their eyes on the young talent Owen. In short, we are witnessing Fargo's debut.
SEGMENT 6 - Owen Hart (w/Jackie Fargo) def. Steve Dawn in 6:08 by submission - Owen, who tied Sharpshooter with the morale of Fargo's debut and good words, won the match, making his opponent give up.
SEGMENT 7 - The NB Show – Guest: Baron von Raschke - Bockwinkel directly asks where Jackie Fulton is. Von Raschke says we won't be able to see him for a while. Because his chose the profession of wrestling, which was at odds with his family. Fulton's parents dissatisfied about this profession suitable for the noble blood of their families. “They already reacted like this at the beginning of my career. So I'm not surprised. Jackie's insult by those jerks called Racket Club made his parents think so. Jackie won't be here for a while. He will come to a decision by talking among our family. We will not let a few marauders mess with our centuries-old family.”
SEGMENT 8 - AWA World Tag Team Championship | United Nations of Terror (Ivan Koloff and Saniko) (c) (w/Adnan Al-Kaissie) def. Bam Bam Bigelow and Tom Zenk in 8:16 - As a result of Zenk's complaints that lasted for weeks, he was put in a championship match to please himself. However, the result does not change and he loses again. UNOT defends their belt for the fifth time. After the match, Zenk gets very angry and yells at Bigelow.
SEGMENT 9 - Eric Bischoff interviews Jerry Lawler and Ricky Steamboat before the main event of the night. The duo will win the match tonight and send a message to their common enemy Zbyszko. Lawler says he trusts Ricky a lot, he will give the expected lesson in the Gauntlet, and he will prove that Zbyszko is actually his "ass" and not the face of the company.
SEGMENT 10 - Butch Reed and Tully Blanchard def. Jerry Lawler and Ricky Steamboat in 12:54 by pinfall - AWA World Heavyweight Champion Zbyszko is among the announcers throughout the match. Joined today at Blanchard's insistence. Actually, he didn't care at all about this match. “Please don't think I'm taking Ricky seriously. I don't even see him as a competitor. Today is the 100th day of my championship. I don't care about anything else" he says. At the end of the match, Razor comes to the ringside to distract Lawler and throws a razor at him. Taking advantage of this distraction, Butch Reed finds the pin with the Gorilla Press Slam. After the match, things get messy. Lawler and Steamboat are beaten by bad guys. Zbyszko said, “That's why the face of the company is not these people, it's me! Look at this mess. Anyway, I'll go and teach these people a lesson." Brian Pillman comes to the rescue and cleans the ring. He looks at Zbyszko at the entrance from the ring. The program ends at this time.
AWA Gauntlet 4 - Match Card (Saturday, Week 3, June 1991)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
2 out of 3 Falls Match
2 out of 3 Falls Match
Larry Zbyszko (c) vs. Ricky Steamboat
Tag Team Match
Racket Club (Sid and Terry Mawashi) vs. Baron von Raschke and Jackie Fulton
Singles Match
Jerry Lawler vs. Razor
Singles Match
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kevin Von Erich
Bug Casket Match
The Wendigo vs. Kamala
Singles Match
Jerry Lawler vs. Razor
Singles Match
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kevin Von Erich
Bug Casket Match
The Wendigo vs. Kamala