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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 9, 2024 13:10:31 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Episode 118 Monday, Week 3, June 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Larry Zbyszko 🏟️ Attendance - 5,931 📺 Rating - 3.90 (2,540,130 viewers on DSF, TBS, Telelatino, WGN) *NEW RECORD* ✍️ Show Grade - B (79)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Jeff Jarrett AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
Team Challenge Series Live-Scoreboard Steamboat’s Dragons: 2 pts – 4 pts: Lawler’s Royalists
(PRE-SHOW) "American Sweet" Stan Lane defeated Sean Morley in 4:49 by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock (54)
SEGMENT - As every week, the show opens at the beginning of the draw. The draw is made and tonight's TCS match is determined: Ricky Steamboat vs. Mike Enos! (84)
SEGMENT - Gene Okerlund interviews Leif Cassidy. Cassidy appears to be more confident than in previous weeks. He was confident about the match Lanny had arranged. He says he will beat his opponent, because he has beaten him before. He saw Lanny's portrayal of himself as a "wrestling teacher" as nonsense and was not afraid of him. (70)
Big Bossman defeated Salazar Luuv in 7:22 by pinfall with a Bubba Slam Pillman is also on the commentators table. He explains during the match that he went to visit Eddie last night. He mentioned that he missed wrestling very much. He says that a young wrestler's career is in his hands. This made him nervous. But he was ambitious for the match. Bossman, who performs well, intimidates Pillman for WrestleRock. (64)
SEGMENT - James Sandoval, who will face Shawn Michaels in the main event tonight, cuts a nice promo: We will solve the biggest problem of this company tonight: RACIAL EQUALITY! I'll bring this to AWA tonight. Shawn Michaels, I'm gonna kick your white ass so hard it turns black. Maybe you'll join us later, huh? (73)
Team Challenge Series Round 4 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Mike Enos (w/Jesse Ventura) in 6:58 by pinfall with a Diving Crossbody Ventura made interventions outside the ring throughout the match. After a while, Ventura runs away when Rob Van Dam comes to ringside to take care of him. Steamboat wins the match by gaining the upper hand this way. So the score becomes 4-4! (73)
SEGMENT - Mick Foley can move around the arena a little more comfortably after the contract-free match was official last week. He tries to talk to Backlund in the locker room, just like last weeks. He asks him if he'll be with him at WrestleRock. Backlund still remains silent. He stares at him for a while. There will be an awkward silence for about 3-4 minutes. There is no sound. He then walks away without saying anything. (75)
The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (w/Arn Anderson) defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) (w/Roddy Piper) in 9:18 when Jimmy Del Ray defeated Pitbull #1 by pinfall with a Moonsault Bodyblock Piper and Anderson outside the ring attract more attention than the match. They argue constantly. Anderson's presence outside the ring really gives Prichard and Del Ray a boost and they are getting into the match well. Pitbulls don't put up a bad fight either. At the end of the match, Anderson grabs Pitbull #1's leg from outside the ring and Del Ray manages to pin him in this way. (58)
SEGMENT - Sandman speaks backstage looking at the cameras and says Jarrett will get beaten as soon as he enters the arena tonight. He planned an attack on him. However, at this moment, before he can even finish his sentence, Jarrett appears from behind and attacks him. We see him arrive at the arena before the show and plan the real attack. (64)
SEGMENT - We are watching a new one of the headquarters promos we have been seeing for weeks. This time the man is seen wearing his combat boots. He looks like he is preparing to leave the headquarters and go to war: I've traveled, I've seen the pain, I've felt the struggle of those who suffer under the weight of imperialism. And I refuse to be silent any longer! The powers that be might not want you to know the truth, but I'm here to tell you. Our brothers and sisters in the Middle East, they're not enemies. They're people, just like us, with dreams, hopes, and families. I've witnessed firsthand the consequences of occupation, the devastation caused by decisions made in far-off boardrooms. But soon, I bring the fight here! Again... (63)
SEGMENT - Shawn cuts a pre-match promo: I heard a stupid promo was cut that said my ass was going to be kicked today, which was empty and made up of pure nonsense. Son, I kick ass around here and if there's any ass to be kicked tonight, you're carrying it! (85)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | Shawn Michaels (c) defeated James Sandoval (w/Moadib) in 15:37 via DQ DDP is among the announcers during the match. From the beginning to the end of the match, whenever he gets the chance, he talks about how well-known he is in Hollywood and how important he is. There is a narrowing of the audience now. In the match, we watch a great in-ring performance. Just as Shawn was about to win the match, Moadib hit Shawn in the head with a chair from outside the ring, and the referee decided to disqualify him. (78)
SEGMENT - Just like Moadib, DDP throws away his headset and dives into the ring as soon as the match ends, and Shawn starts getting beaten badly. After a while, people come to save the champion: DOOM! Butch Reed and Ron Simmons clean the ring and save Shawn. (68) AWA WRESTLEROCK '93 - MATCH CARDSunday, Week 4, June 1993(The card so far)AWA World Heavyweight Championship (If DDP loses, he will return to Hollywood)Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page Singles Match for Eddie's freedom(If Pillman loses, he will be punished)Big Bossman vs. Brian Pillman AWA International Television ChampionshipJeff Jarrett (c) vs. Mr. Sandman Dog Collar Match(If Foley wins, he will be freed from DiBiase's contract)Ted DiBiase vs. Mick Foley Tag Team MatchBlack Panthers Rising (James Sandoval and Moadib) vs. Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) Singles Match(If Lanny wins, Cassidy will be his student)Lanny The Clever vs. Leif Cassidy Six-Man Tag Team Match"Rowdy" Roddy Piper and The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) vs. Arn Anderson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)
QUICK NEWS 📰 Extended deal with Lionheart (Chris Jericho) and Bill Gagne (James Mitchell) 📰 Incident (Eric Bischoff provoked a fight with Jim Powers)
WHO IS WHO || James Sandoval is Booker T, Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Red Hook Machine is Taz
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Post by Purotastic on Mar 12, 2024 2:47:10 GMT 1
QUICK NEWS 📰 Extended deal with Lionheart (Chris Jericho) and Bill Gagne (James Mitchell) 📰 Incident (Eric Bischoff provoked a fight with Jim Powers)
Why in the world would Bischoff start a fight with Jim Powers!? LOL!
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 14, 2024 17:22:52 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 3, June 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff, Scott Hudson and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 1,119 📺 Rating - 0.15 (99,090 viewers on SportsChannel America, Telelatino) ✍️ Show Grade - C+ (70)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Jeff Jarrett AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
(PRE-SHOW) Tatanka (w/Wahoo McDaniel) defeated Joel Hawkins in 3:40 by pinfall with a Tomohawk Chop The chemistry between Tatanka and the young name Hawkins was matched. (56)
(PRE-SHOW) The Great Muta (w/Skandor Akbar) defeated Lance Storm in 4:39 by pinfall with a Shining Wizard Muta, who has not yet made his TV debut, has a good chemistry with the young name Storm. (67)
SEGMENT - The show opens with the announcement of AWA president Bill Gagne. He has made a decision that will increase the excitement for the Team Challenge Series season we are in. He planned an advantage match in which 5 members of the two teams will face each other at the WrestleRock event on Sunday next week. The winning team will earn 5 points. He also made a special stipulation for the match: AWA World Tag Team belts will also on the line! If the Steamboat's Dragons team, including Malenko and Benoit, loses, the belts will pass to Bundy and Red Hook from the Lawler's Royalists team. (71)
Arn Anderson defeated Bart Sawyer in 4:41 by pinfall (65)
SEGMENT - Jarrett, who will defend his title tonight, cuts a promo before the match: Sandman, I will defend this title for you tonight. Just so you'll be even more upset about missing out on the championship when I kick your ass next week! (79)
AWA International Television Championship | Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Bobby Fulton in 9:04 by submission with a Figure Four Leglock after blatantly cheating Jarrett and Fulton's chemistry does not match well, but we are still watching a good match. Fulton, who came to AWA with The Fantastics team, has a very good chance with this match. However, Jarrett manages to retains his title for the eighth time. (65)
AWA WRESTLEROCK '93 - MATCH CARD Sunday, Week 4, June 1993 (The card so far) AWA World Heavyweight Championship (If DDP loses, he will return to Hollywood) Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Singles Match for Eddie's freedom (If Pillman loses, he will be punished) Big Bossman vs. Brian Pillman
AWA International Television Championship Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Mr. Sandman
Dog Collar Match (If Foley wins, he will be freed from DiBiase's contract) Ted DiBiase vs. Mick Foley
Team Challenge Series Adventage Match - 10 Man Tag Team Match (Winner gets 5 points - If Lawler's team wins, Bundy & Red Hook will capture the AWA World Tag titles)
Steamboat's Dragons (Ricky Steamboat, Rob Van Dam, Owen Hart, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit) vs. Lawler's Royalists (Jerry Lawler, Jerry Lynn, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy and Red Hook Machine)
Tag Team Match Black Panthers Rising (James Sandoval and Moadib) vs. Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)
Singles Match (If Lanny wins, Cassidy will be his student) Lanny The Clever vs. Leif Cassidy
Six-Man Tag Team Match "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) vs. Arn Anderson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)
WHO IS WHO || Red Hook Machine is Taz, James Sandoval is Booker T, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, Joel Hawkins is AI-Generated
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 17, 2024 21:18:35 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Episode 119 Monday, Week 4, June 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Larry Zbyszko 🏟️ Attendance - 5,333 *SOLD OUT* 📺 Rating - 3.83 (2,491,760 viewers on DSF, TBS, Telelatino, WGN) ✍️ Show Grade - B- (76)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Jeff Jarrett AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
Team Challenge Series Live-Scoreboard Steamboat’s Dragons: 4 pts – 4 pts: Lawler’s Royalists
(PRE-SHOW) Big Bossman defeated Lance Storm in 6:09 by pinfall with a Spinebuster (61)
SEGMENT - The show opens with the draw for this week's Team Challenge Series match: Salazar Luuv vs. Jerry Lynn! We connect to the locker rooms of the two teams and the team captains cut a short promo. Steamboat says they'll be the tiebreaker tonight. Lawler, on the other hand, says that Lynn, the name with the explosive rise of this year, will bring the points to the team. Afterwards, when the two interrupt each other, they agree that the match will start immediately. (66)
Team Challenge Series | Jerry Lynn defeated Salazar Luuv in 9:08 by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission Lawler, who came to ringside from the middle of the match, somehow intervenes in the match. This is how Lynn finally makes her opponent give up. So Lawler's team takes the lead again. (60)
SEGMENT - AWA champion Shawn Michaels and Mr. Sandman duo, who will face Truckers Nest in the main event, are cutting a promo. As they said before, they said they got over their disagreements after Gauntlet 14 and will show it in the ring tonight. (70)
SEGMENT - Before the next match, Gene Okerlund interviews someone very special: Stan Lane! He announces his return to AWA after 7 years. The veteran talent says that he has returned home for American wrestling fans with his "US nationalist" rhetoric. He describes himself as "American Sweet". (58)
Stan Lane defeated Chris Kanyon in 5:07 by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock Lane and Kanyon's chemistry matched. However, the match did not receive the expected ratings. (48)
PIPER'S PIT WITH "ROWDY" RODDY PIPER - Piper's guests are The Pitbulls, a team he started working with in recent weeks. In general, they remind me of their feud with The Brain Busters earlier this year rather than Arn Anderson. They talk about how people supported them but didn't forget their unfortunate loss: You can't cheat this time, Arnie. Because at WrestleRock, our side will have something that you don't have. That's Rowdy Roddy! Don't trust the freaks around you too much, no one will be able to take you away from us! (59)
SEGMENT - We see DDP and Jeff Jarrett backstage. They are giving tactics to Truckers Nest for tonight. At Gauntlet 14, these two defeated Shawn and Sandman, even though they cheated. I guess they are using cheating tactics. Meanwhile, DDP secretly gives an item to Paul Ellering's hand. (66)
Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) in 7:52 Prichard again wants to take the match by cheating, just like last week. But towards the end, Piper runs to ringside and distracts him. The Doom team also recovers and takes the fight. We watched a solid tag match. (66)
THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - We are witnessing a very special episode of NB Show. Contrary to normal, this time the episode does not take place in the studio. Bockwinkel, along with his broadcast team and Pillman, came to the prison where Eddie Guerrero was being held. Pillman and Eddie give each other moral support. Eddie says he is hopeful and has a lot of trust in Pillman. He tells him that he should never feel oppressed and says he feels like he'll be a free man next week. The first thing he would do after he got out was to go after the informant who put him here years ago. He thought he gave Bossman the necessary punishment. And Pillman promises him that he will win this Sunday. Still, we understand from Pillman's facial expressions that he feels pressure. (78)
SEGMENT - Mick Foley comes to the ring sadly and screams and calls his friend Bob Backlund, who has not spoken a word to him for weeks, to the ring. He wanted to make peace with him now and wouldn't leave until he came. No one comes for a while. When Foley feels like crying, Ted DiBiase comes out. DiBiase “This is why I'm so sick of you, you stupid sack of shit! You are a bird-brained fool! You're always beating yourself up for something, you're always wanting something! It makes me sick that you think you deserve so much with your half-mind. He starts attacking Foley by saying, "You don't even deserve to be a slave, damn it!" After a while, Backlund appears at the entrance. But it doesn't do anything! He just watches the attack on his friend. (86)
SEGMENT - Skandor Akbar, whose promos I have seen for weeks, says that he will be at WrestleRock this Sunday and will bring a famous star. (66)
Shawn Michaels and Mr. Sandman defeated Truckers Nest (Mudslide Barton and Mudslide Bradshaw) (w/Paul Ellering) in 9:42 Shawn and Sandman look very compatible with each other. At the end of the match, Ellering throws the item that DDP gave him in the locker room from outside the ring. While the referee is stalling, he tries to hit Shawn with it, but misses. Shawn finishes the job with Sweet Chin Music and wins the match for his team. (69)
AWA WRESTLEROCK '93 - MATCH CARDSunday, Week 4, June 1993(The card so far)AWA World Heavyweight Championship (If DDP loses, he will return to Hollywood) Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Singles Match for Eddie's freedom (If Pillman loses, he will be punished) Big Bossman vs. Brian Pillman
AWA International Television Championship Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Mr. Sandman
Dog Collar Match (If Foley wins, he will be freed from DiBiase's contract) Ted DiBiase vs. Mick Foley
Team Challenge Series Adventage Match - 10 Man Tag Team Match (Winner gets 5 points - If Lawler's team wins, Bundy & Red Hook will capture the AWA World Tag titles) Steamboat's Dragons (Ricky Steamboat, Rob Van Dam, Owen Hart, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit) vs. Lawler's Royalists (Jerry Lawler, Jerry Lynn, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy and Red Hook Machine)
Tag Team Match Black Panthers Rising (James Sandoval and Moadib) vs. Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)
Singles Match (If Lanny wins, Cassidy will be his student) Lanny The Clever vs. Leif Cassidy
Six-Man Tag Team Match "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) vs. Arn Anderson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)
QUICK NEWS 📰 Ron Simmons seems to be clique building, having forhed an alliance between Butch Reed and Mudslide Bradshaw (John Bradshaw) 📰 Incident (Salazar Luuv failed to show up for a meeting) 📰 Incident (Moadib and James Sandoval provoked Jim Powers)
WHO IS WHO || James Sandoval is Booker T, Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, Salazar Luuv is El Dandy, Red Hook Machine is Taz, Mudslide Bradshaw is John Bradshaw, Mudslide Barton is Mike Barton
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 21, 2024 8:03:23 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 4, June 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff, Scott Hudson and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 1,164 📺 Rating - 0.14 (95,040 viewers on SportsChannel America, Telelatino) ✍️ Show Grade - C (65)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Jeff Jarrett AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
(PRE-SHOW) The Great Muta (w/Skandor Akbar) defeated Jim Powers in 5:01 by pinfall with a Shining Wizard
SEGMENT - Opening the show, Gene Okerlund and Jim Cornette go over the WrestleRock match card. The show will be held this Sunday. (76)
THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - In this episode, guests are Arn Anderson and The Heavenly Bodies: I see myself in these two men next to me, Nick. I found myself in these kids. Roddy is also aware of this and is doing his best to shut us down. Can you believe they found him as a teammate? Two dogs! DOG! Hey pitbulls, don't mention The Brain Busters! We ripped you to shreds earlier this year. Look at the result, not whose side the audience is on! (63)
The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (w/Arn Anderson) defeated Sudden Impact (Lionheart and Lance Storm) in 5:07 when Del Ray defeated Lionheart by pinfall with a Moonsault Bodyblock We witnessed a solid team match. Prichard stood out with his in-ring performance. (59)
Brian Pillman and Leif Cassidy defeated Greg Valentine and Simon Diamond in 7:28 when Pillman defeated Valentine by pinfall with an Air Pillman Pillman and the rising talent Cassidy worked in harmony. Let's see if luck will smile on them on Sunday too. (54)
AWA WRESTLEROCK '93 - MATCH CARD Sunday, Week 4, June 1993
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (If DDP loses, he will return to Hollywood) Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Singles Match for Eddie's freedom (If Pillman loses, he will be punished) Big Bossman vs. Brian Pillman
AWA International Television Championship Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Mr. Sandman
Dog Collar Match (If Foley wins, he will be freed from DiBiase's contract) Ted DiBiase vs. Mick Foley
Team Challenge Series Adventage Match - 10 Man Tag Team Match (Winner gets 5 points - If Lawler's team wins, Bundy & Red Hook will capture the AWA World Tag titles) Steamboat's Dragons (Ricky Steamboat, Rob Van Dam, Owen Hart, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit) vs. Lawler's Royalists (Jerry Lawler, Jerry Lynn, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy and Red Hook Machine)
Tag Team Match Black Panthers Rising (James Sandoval and Moadib) vs. Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)
Singles Match (If Lanny wins, Cassidy will be his student) Lanny The Clever vs. Leif Cassidy
Singles Match The Great Muta vs. Perry Saturn
Six-Man Tag Team Match "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) vs. Arn Anderson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)
Talent of the Year Battle Royal Participants: Chris Kanyon, Fatu, Lionheart, Chris Candido, Lance Storm, Saniko, Sean Morley, Sexton Hardcastle, Joel Hawkins, Simon Diamond
WHO IS WHO || Red Hook Machine is Taz, James Sandoval is Booker T, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, Joel Hawkins is AI-Generated, Saniko is The Samoan Savage
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Post by Frank Reed on Mar 31, 2024 6:13:37 GMT 1
Sunday, Week 4, June 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 12,595 💲 PPV Buy-rate - 1.00 (452,990 buys - Shown on GlobeCast WorldTV) ✍️ Show Grade - B- (76)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Jeff Jarrett AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
Team Challenge Series Live-Scoreboard Steamboat’s Dragons: 4 pts – 6 pts: Lawler’s Royalists
(PRE-SHOW) Stan Lane defeated War Cat in 5:22 by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock (47)
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE'S LIVE PERFORMANCE - Rap metal band Rage Against The Machine, who made a name for themselves with their self-titled album released last year, is performing live. The show opens with a lot of enthusiasm.
SEGMENT - At the beginning of the show, Jim Cornette interviews Lawler's Royalists in the locker room. Lawler is very assertive about the advantage match that will be held tonight: Ricky, I will beat you to show you how wrong your team is tonight! Tonight we will double the points difference and EVERYTHING will be over! (69)
AWA International Television Championship | Mr. Sandman defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) in 15:27 by pinfall with a White Russian Legsweep TITLE CHANGE!!!
It's a great opening match. At the end of the match, while the referee is unconscious on the ground, Tatanka, who has not been seen for months due to injury, runs into the ring and attacks Jarrett! He immediately gives him a Tomahawk Chop and Sandman finishes the rest! Thus, after long efforts, Sandman manages to win a championship in the AWA. Jarrett's championship adventure, which lasted about 6 months, is coming to an end. Returning to the entrance after the match, Tatanka exchanges glances with Jarrett, who has come to his senses in the ring. (72)
SEGMENT - AWA champion Shawn cuts a promo for tonight. He is holding a poster of a Hollywood production starring DDP. He's tearing it to shreds: Tonight you'll end up like this poster, DDP, you'll be torn to shreds! (77)
Chris Candido won Talent of the Year Battle Royal in 9:33 A battle royal is held with the participation of Chris Candido, Chris Kanyon, Joel Hawkins, Fatu, Lionheart, Lance Storm, Saniko, Sexton Hardcastle, Sean Morley and Simon Diamond. It is also announced that this battle royal will be held every year at WrestleRock to determine the rookie of the year. Candido knows how to win the match with the oppressive support of Lanny The Clever at ringside and becomes the rookie of the year. After the match, Lanny acts as if he won and does not even congratulate his student on his success. Candido's form has been considered low for a while, but could he have regained Lanny's favor with this win? Moreover, is this win important for Candido? (45)
SEGMENT - This time Jim Cornette interviews DDP. When DDP is asked whether he will really return to Hollywood if he loses, he gets very angry with this question: I've told it many times, AWA management and Bill Gagne kept me here. When will you realize that I am a big star like them? Thank God AWA management is aware of this and they gave me the chance to have this match tonight. Not your little “talent” called Sandman! As for you, Michaels, I could buy the belt you hold with the box office of one of my movies, but I'm not doing that. Why take the easy way out when I can kick his ass? (70)
Dog Collar Contract-Free Match | Mick Foley defeated Ted DiBiase in 12:06 by pinfall with a Double Arm DDT We are watching an incredible in-ring performance. Since Foley and DiBiase already had chemistry together, we might be watching one of the top 10 matches of 1993. A contest in which the superiority comes and goes is emerging. Foley is fighting hard to become a free agent and get out of his contract. Throughout the match, the two strangle each other with their collars and sometimes use them as a belt and beat each other with it. At the end of the match, Foley knows how to win and is released from his contract. After the match, Bob Backlund comes with a very serious attitude. While Foley thinks he will finally talk to him and congratulate him, Backlund slaps him very hard! Foley literally goes into shock and can't do anything. Then the second and third slaps come and Backlund literally attacks Foley! He leaves the ring after stomping on the ground. Foley stares after him. (Match: 79 / Post-match: 73)
SEGMENT - This time, Gene Okerlund is in the locker room of Steamboat's Dragons. They are also very hopeful for tonight's advantage match. Steamboat openly states that his team's wrestlers are more talented. According to him, Lawler also knew this and cheated every time. “Lawler's team has only one tactic, cheating, fighting dirty,” he says. (69)
Leif Cassidy defeated Lanny The Clever (w/Chris Candido) in 7:09 by pinfall with a Snow Plow Lanny, who was in high spirits because his student was the rookie of the year at the beginning of the night, aims to beat Cassidy in this match and take her under his protection by force. However, as in the previous match, Cassidy puts up a really good fight in this match, wins the match and avoids being Lanny's student! (58)
SEGMENT - Gene Okerlund interviews Brian Pillman: I know how it looks. There is a man and this man's future, his career, his whole life depends on me. This of course creates pressure. But a deal is a deal. I will defeat Big Bossman tonight and bring Eddie back here. Whatever the cost! (76)
Team Challenge Series Adventage 10-Man Tag Match | Lawler’s Royalists (Jerry Lawler, Jerry Lynn, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy and Red Hook Machine) drew with Steamboat’s Dragons (Ricky Steamboat, Rob Van Dam, Owen Hart, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit) in 22:04 The winning team will receive 5 points and gain a significant advantage in the race. The match starts in a very chaotic way and the wrestlers attack each other as they come to the ring. Since they haven't entered the ring for a long time, we witness plenty of attractions outside the ring when the match does not officially start. We see Red Hook, Bundy, Malenko and Owen stand out throughout the match. RVD and Lynn are generally interested in each other. After a while, when the match becomes more organized, it becomes more watchable. At the end of the match, Owen goes for the pin on Lawler, but when Lynn breaks the pin, chaos ensues and everyone rushes into the ring. The referee despairingly gives the result of no contest. So neither team can score points. (66)
SEGMENT - Skandor Akbar, whose promos we have been seeing for weeks, is debuting in general clothes. And he brings the big star he mentioned to the company: THE GREAT MUTA! (61)
The Great Muta (w/Skandor Akbar) defeated Perry Saturn in 5:30 by pinfall with a Shining Wizard Muta and Saturn's chemistry matches very well and a good match emerges. Muta wins his debut match. After the match, Akbar places the US flag he gave from outside the ring on American wrestler Saturn. Muta then performs a moonsault off the top rope onto Saturn. (71)
SEGMENT - Jim Cornette is accompanied by Piper and The Pitbulls. They're cutting a promo for tonight. Pitbulls will make Anderson give up tonight. They set their minds to it. They were going to get a rematch of The Brain Busters match they lost at the beginning of the year. (62)
Roddy Piper and The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) defeated Arn Anderson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) in 7:38 Especially Piper's performance carries the match. At the end of the match, when the Pitbulls eliminated Prichard and Del Ray as a team, Piper, who was left alone in the ring, managed to pin Anderson. (68)
SEGMENT - Next to Gene Okerlund is Black Panthers Rising. Sandoval speaks: Butch Reed, you're stuck like a fly on shit! Just when we thought we got rid of you, this time you brought your other traitor friend with you. Ron Simmons, I used to have a lot of respect for you, but I don't any more! We'll send you back to WCW, where you came from tonight! (77)
Black Panthers Rising (James Sandoval and Moadib) defeated Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) in 12:04 Team Doom dominates most of the match. There is also support for them from the audience. However, at the end of the match, things turn around when Moadib secretly hits a low blow on Simmons, and the BPR team knows how to win the match very soon. Especially Simmons' performance carried the match. (70)
Brian Pillman defeated Big Bossman in 16:26 by pinfall with an Air Pillman During the match, we see that Bossman's friends from the police station are also following the match from the front rows. In addition, justice officials are following the match at the table where the timekeepers are. The match goes like in the Rage in a Cage show. While Bossman is superior for a while, Pillman turns the match in his favor in the middle. With the support of the audience to Pillman, he catches the momentum and knows how to win the match. So all charges against Eddie are dropped. (73)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | Shawn Michaels (c) defeated Diamond Dallas Page in 22:28 by pinfall with a Sweet Chin Music The main event of the night takes place in a delightful environment. We are witnessing a competition that flows extremely slowly and has strong storytelling. There is a passing advantage. Sometimes DDP comes so close to winning the match that Shawn successfully reverses it every time. He knows how to win at the end of the match and defends his belt for the fourth time. As before, DDP loses his singles match with Shawn and is forced to return to Hollywood. (76)
WHO IS WHO || Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo, James Sandoval is Booker T, Red Hook Machine is Taz, Joel Hawkins is AI-Generated, Lionheart is Chris Jericho, Saniko is The Samoan Savage, War Cat is Brady Boone
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Post by Frank Reed on Apr 24, 2024 11:03:52 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Episode 120 Monday, Week 1, July 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Larry Zbyszko 🏟️ Attendance - 6,022 *SOLD OUT* 📺 Rating - 3.88 (2,524,530 viewers on DSF, TBS, Telelatino, WGN) ✍️ Show Grade - B- (76)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Mr. Sandman AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
Team Challenge Series Live-Scoreboard Steamboat’s Dragons: 4 pts – 6 pts: Lawler’s Royalists
(PRE-SHOW) Stan Lane and Perry Saturn defeated Chris Kanyon and Doug Furnas in 5:51 when Stan Lane defeated Doug Furnas by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock (52)
SEGMENT - At the opening of the show, we watch a video announcing that we are entering the Team Challenge Series month. Afterwards, we are at the machine for the sixth week draw. Tonight's draw is: Rob Van Dam vs. Bam Bam Bigelow! (67)
SEGMENT - Bill Gagne says he will make a special announcement for US Independence Day after the draw. It reminds us briefly and irrelevantly of how incompetent Frank Reed made the transfer of Shawn Michaels last year. He also made a great transfer tonight and is officially announcing it to the whole wrestling world. DAVEY BOY SMITH, whose contract with WCW has expired, is now in AWA!!!! Gagne announces it and Davey appears at the entrance. After greeting the audience, he grabs the microphone from Gagne's hand and lashes out at Gagne. He says that Bill Gagne was never "his guy" because he came to this company. He says he came here just to get some work done and that's why he signed the contract. The issue was Arn Anderson. He says that he will hold him accountable for his dealings with Owen Hart in the past weeks and even for criticizing Stu Hart, who was also his teacher, and the entire Hart family. He challenges him for tonight right now! Let us remind you that this episode, which was screened specifically for Independence Day, is 90 minutes long. (66)
The Great Muta (w/Skandor Akbar) defeated Bart Sawyer in 5:12 by pinfall with a Shining Wizard Japanese star Muta, who recently made his debut, continues to dominate American wrestlers. (68)
SEGMENT - After the match, Skandor Akbar gives an interview to Nick Bockwinkel. He shouts and spits out his grudge against the USA and says that they destroyed an American wrestler on Independence Day: This is the summary of America, this is the man lying in the ring! This is the future of the USA! Today is not Independence Day, it is USA's SHAME DAY! The Great Muta is coming to strike fear into the homes of you Americans! (58)
SEGMENT - Gene Okerlund interviews Arn Anderson backstage. Davey Boy says he accepted Smith's challenge for tonight as soon as he came to AWA and cuts a nice promo. He says he's used to teaching people who were raised by the Hart family. Thus, the main event of the night is official. (80)
Team Challenge Series | Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Jesse Ventura) defeated Rob Van Dam in 10:45 by pinfall At the end of the competitive match, while Ventura distracted the referee from outside the ring, Bigelow choked her opponent on the ropes in the corner and knocked him unconscious, and won the match by pinning him without notice. Thus, Lawler's team makes 8 points and widens the gap. RVD suffered a back injury during the match. (62)
SEGMENT - Brian Pillman comes to the ring and announces his friend Eddie Guerrero, whose charges were dropped after the match at WrestleRock. Eddie returns to AWA after nearly 2 months! He says he's glad to be back, but he's not done with Bossman yet. He says that in the prime of his youth, he would find out who the person who denounced him and put him in prison was. The answer to this was in Bossman. He says he won't let go and will find out. (71)
Leif Cassidy defeated Chris Candido (w/Lanny The Clever) in 7:46 by pinfall with a Snow Plow Lanny, who lost to Cassidy once again at WrestleRock, is now out of his mind. This time he brought his student Candido before him. Candido feels pressure because he sees his teacher Lanny like this and actually doesn't want to play the match. However, Lanny pushes him and forces him into a match. During the match, he constantly distracts people by shouting from outside the ring. Cassidy ultimately beats him too and Lanny freezes. The match received a bad rating because Cassidy and Candido's chemistry did not match at all. (50)
SEGMENT - Mick Foley, now officially free from his contract with Ted DiBiase, gives a half-emotional, half-funny speech in the ring where he thanks everyone. But he says he won't thank one person in particular: Bob Backlund! He says he expects an apology from Backlund, who slapped him in the ring last night, and that he will make him express this apology "by force" if necessary. Afterwards, he screams and repeats the same sentence: "You will apologize to me, you will apologize to me...." (76)
SEGMENT - Tatanka, who returned from injury last night and attacked Jeff Jarrett and won the International TV belt to Sandman, cuts a promo with Wahoo McDaniel next to him. After a short video reminiscing about what happened, Okerlund interviews McDaniel. They say they have finally given Jarrett the punishment he deserved for months. They had been planning this attack for months. Now that they have lost the belt, they have also saved the honor of the American Indians. (65)
Davey Boy Smith defeated Arn Anderson in 13:03 via DQ Davey's debut match goes extremely well and steals the show. At the end of the match, just as Davey was about to finish the job, members of The Heavenly Bodies came and attacked him. The referee immediately decides on disqualification. (78)
SEGMENT - After the match, the attack by Anderson, Prichard and Del Ray continues. After a while, Owen Hart comes to the rescue and clears the ring and saves his brother-in-law! Afterwards, the two shake hands and Owen welcomes him. (72) AWA TEAM CHALLENGE SERIES - MATCH CARDSunday, Week 4, July 1993(The card so far)Team Challenge Series - 1st Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
Team Challenge Series - 2nd Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
Team Challenge Series - 3rd Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
QUICK NEWS 📰 Rob Van Dam injured (back injury) and will be out for 43 days
WHO IS WHO || Bill Gagne is James Mitchell, Lanny The Clever is Lanny Poffo
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Post by creativeleader81 on Apr 24, 2024 15:13:13 GMT 1
Frank ReedGreat shows! The WrestleRock show was awesome! You had Rage Against The Machine open?!?! Mind blowing! In 1993 so many guys on your roster are in peak form and are awesome in the ring.
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Post by Frank Reed on Apr 28, 2024 5:18:26 GMT 1
Wednesday, Week 1, July 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Eric Bischoff, Scott Hudson and Nick Bockwinkel 🏟️ Attendance - 1,127 📺 Rating - 0.14 (93,880 viewers on SportsChannel America, Telelatino) ✍️ Show Grade - C+ (66)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Mr. Sandman AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
(PRE-SHOW) Big Bossman defeated Samu in 4:44 by pinfall with a Spinebuster Bossman and Samu's chemistry matched and the match received a good rating. (69)
Perry Saturn defeated Saniko in 5:57 by pinfall with a Saturn Bomb Rising young talent Saturn wins match. (52)SEGMENT - After the match, Jim Cornette interviews Saturn at ringside. After talking about the match, Saturn celebrates US Independence Day again on Monday. He criticizes "some wrestlers" for disrespecting the country they were in that day, and adds that there will always be someone defending the USA in this company against them. He mentions The Great Muta and Skandar Akbar without naming names. (59)
SEGMENT - An explosive match is being announced for the upcoming Championship Wrestling: Mick Foley vs. James Sandoval. The winner will become the number one contender for the AWA title. AWA champion Shawn Michaels will also be at the show. (71)
Arn Anderson defeated Ricky Morton in 7:44 by submission Anderson was really off his game. Still, he continued his rise by winning the match. (64)
AWA TEAM CHALLENGE SERIES - MATCH CARDSunday, Week 4, July 1993(The card so far)Team Challenge Series - 1st Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
Team Challenge Series - 2nd Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
Team Challenge Series - 3rd Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
WHO IS WHO || Red Hook Machine is Taz, James Sandoval is Booker T, Saniko is The Samoan Savage
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Post by Frank Reed on Apr 29, 2024 18:02:39 GMT 1
AWA Championship Wrestling Episode 121 Monday, Week 2, July 1993
🎙️ Announcers - Rod Trongard, Eric Bischoff and Larry Zbyszko 🏟️ Attendance - 5,573 📺 Rating - 3.97 (2,524,530 viewers on DSF, TBS, Telelatino, WGN) *NEW RECORD* ✍️ Show Grade - B- (74)
🎖️ CHAMPIONS 🎖️ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels AWA International Television Title: Mr. Sandman AWA World Tag Team Titles: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit AWA Texas Heavyweight Title: Red Hook Machine
Team Challenge Series Live-Scoreboard Steamboat’s Dragons: 4 pts – 8 pts: Lawler’s Royalists
(PRE-SHOW) Eddie Guerrero defeated Sean Morley in 4:43 by submission with a Gory Special The match did not get high ratings because Eddie and Morley's chemistry did not match. (55)
(PRE-SHOW) Brian Pillman defeated Sexton Hardcastle in 4:46 by pinfall with an Air Pillman (71)
SEGMENT - Opening the show is tonight's TCS draw: Ricky Steamboat vs. Jerry Lynn! Additionally, the Final Round concept is being reminded again for the TCS format. Accordingly, it is announced that a Final Round match consisting of three matches will be held in the TCS show. The result of TCS will also be determined by these matches. In case of a draw, the captains of the two teams will determine the score in a tiebreak match. (69)
SEGMENT - Mick Foley, who will have a contendership match with James Sandoval for the AWA World championship tonight, gives an interview to Gene Okerlund: Tonight I feel freer than I have ever been and more like a wrestler than I have ever been. I feel like I'm walking in clean spring air. It is possible for this spring to continue forever if I become the champion. And I will do this. (77)
The Great Muta (w/Skandor Akbar) defeated Lionheart in 4:37 by pinfall with a Moonsault Press Muta again dominates and defeats an American wrestler. After the match, the attack continues with Akbar's instructions. (68)
THE NB SHOW WITH NICK BOCKWINKEL - The guest of this episode is Jeff Jarrett, who lost the AWA International Television belt. He is very angry and cuts a nice promo: Tatanka, you can't even imagine the anger inside me! You shouldn't have gotten involved in this, son. You shouldn't have messed with me again. But what did you do? You cost me my belt, which I have protected with great effort for 6 months! THAT'S WHAT YOU DID! And to whom did I lose the belt? To whom did I lose, tell me Nick, yes you tell me. Yes, a LOSER! I lost the belt to the most POOR person in the company! Oh my god I'm so angry, that's enough, let's finish it. We cut! (72)
SEGMENT - We see AWA champion Shawn Michaels enter the arena. Many of his fans want to get his autograph. However, Michaels enters the building in a bit of a hurry. We learn that he will be among the announcers for tonight's main event. (77)
Team Challenge Series | Ricky Steamboat defeated Jerry Lynn (w/Jerry Lawler) in 7:16 by pinfall with a Diving Crossbody We are watching an incredibly good in-ring performance. Rising talent Lynn's performance is also impressive. During the match, Lawler's interference from outside the ring becomes too much, so the referee bans him. Captain Steamboat also wins the match and gives his team a very critical 2 points. With this match, Steamboat's fyling and performance skills improved. (76)
SEGMENT - “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase surprises everyone by coming to the ring with Big Bossman next to him. DiBiase says he has something to say: I heard that Eddie Guerrero, an outlaw and anti-USA guy, is looking for who tipped him off. Hey Eddie, don't worry. I REPORTED YOU! Yes, you heard me. This man you see next to me is as important as me, Mr. Big Bossman. Is it possible to forget what was done to him? Never! What I want to do is not social protection, Big Bossman already does that. Simply put, Eddie, you are a bug. So I called the pest control company and had the room cleaned. I hear you're looking for revenge now. Do your best. I will wait for you! (74)
The Hart Battalion (Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard) (w/Arn Anderson) in 5:44 After Davey Boy came to AWA, his team-up with Owen became official with this match. With this match, Davey Boy took his revenge on Prichard and Del Ray after their attacks last week. (72)
SEGMENT - Before the next match, James Sandoval cuts a promo with Moadib by his side. They say that tonight the quest to become the first black champion in AWA history will begin. Sandoval was both sad and happy about this. What he was sad about was that AWA had never given a chance to black wrestlers until now, and what he was happy about was that this would end tonight. (82)
AWA World Heavyweight Title #1 Contendarship Match | James Sandoval (w/Moadib) defeated Mick Foley in 11:37 by pinfall with an Equality Eruption During the match, Shawn is among the announcers and his chemistry with Trongard is amazing. Shawn says that he is sure that he will beat whoever his opponent is and that 1993 is his year. The advantage in the match is obvious. Both sides are putting on a good match. At the end of the match, while Foley is superior, Backlund comes to ringside and leaves a sock. This is the sock that Foley made to talk like a puppet during his promos at the insane hospital. Foley is paying attention to this sock. He gets down on his knees and touches the sock, and all his attention is distracted. Sandoval comes to his senses at this point and finds the pin with a quick roll-up. Foley continues to stare intently at the sock even after the match. It's like he's disconnected from the world. (69)
AWA TEAM CHALLENGE SERIES - MATCH CARDSunday, Week 4, July 1993(The card so far)AWA World Heavyweight Championship Shawn Michaels (c) vs. James Sandoval
Team Challenge Series - 1st Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
Team Challenge Series - 2nd Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
Team Challenge Series - 3rd Final Round Match TBD vs. TBD
QUICK NEWS 📰 A new tag team called The Hart Batallion (Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart) was formed 📰 Extended written deal with Owen Hart 📰 Extended deal with Bob Backlund 📰 Angelo Poffo enters WCW Hall of Fame
WHO IS WHO || James Sandoval is Booker T, Red Hook Machine is Taz
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