Post by AWA on Jan 8, 2017 3:38:52 GMT
Ken Resnick: Welcome everyone to another great action packed edition of AWA All-Star Wrestling! I am Ken Resnick joined at ringside tonight by Gorilla Monsoon!
Gorilla Monsoon: Thanks for the introduction Ken! And we welcome you to the Omni here in Atlanta, Georgia where we will be for the next two weeks.
Ken Resnick: We are going to get AWA All-Star Wrestling started off with a bang tonight as we have a #1 contenders match for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. The winners of this match will take on the champions, Buddy Rose and Doug Somers in two weeks at our next pay per view, AWA Superdome Spectacular. Already in the ring we have the team of Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask, looking to get a rematch for the belts, taking on the team of Junkyard Dog and “Dr. Death” Steve Williams.
Gorilla Monsoon: What is this? Referee Danny Davis hasn’t even got in the ring yet and these two men along with, is that Captain Lou Albano, have entered the ring and attacked Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask! We have been seeing anarchy reign in the AWA as of late and now it appears that these two men along with Albano have inserted themselves into this match.
Lou Albano: Alright, alright, alright! Calm down now! The Captain is here and the manager of tag team champions around the globe is about to get himself a tag team championship here in the AWA for my trophy case! I present to you my newest, most feared, most maniacal, craziest team I have ever managed anywhere in the world. They are the New Zealand Sheepherders, Butch Miller and Luke Williams!
Gorilla Monsoon: I have heard of the reputation of these two guys over the years and let me just say that everything that Lou Albano just said about them is 100% accurate and then some!
Ken Resnick: I am being informed now that the match has been changed to the Sheepherders taking on the Dog and Williams for the #1 contenders spot now!
Gorilla Monsoon: I do have a little bit of knowledge on these two guys from New Zealand through the little that I can gather through the wrestling grapevine. Their scouting report says that they have a very unorthodox offense when it comes to attacking. We can see that here as Luke Williams is digging his knuckles into the cranium of Junkyard Dog. Not really sure that is going to work on the Junkyard Dog and will only infuriate him as Junkyard Dog has a reputation of having one of the hardest noggins in professional wrestling.
Ken Resnick: No scouting report for that boot to the face needed there Gorilla Monsoon!
Gorilla Monsoon: These two guys are just absolutely nuts! Luke Miller driving that combat boot deep into the chin of the Junkyard Dog. If these guys can handle the Junkyard Dog like this, there’s no telling that type of destruction they may cause here in the AWA!
Ken Resnick: Now Junkyard Dog has his team pointed in the right direction as they are headed along the comeback trail. A big hip toss by the Dog has Williams looking for retreat in the corner and looking for the tag of his partner Butch Miller.
Ken Resnick: We say this time and time again but the pivotal point in a tag team often are situations like this when both men are down and the first to get a tag to his partner will gain a major advantage for his team.
Gorilla Monsoon: /b]The big man from Oklahoma, Steve Williams gets the tag first and he goes to hammering on Butch Miller. The Sheepherders are in trouble here as Steve Williams probably matches the combined weight of both of these men. The Doctor is here and he is about to make a house call to New Zealand!
Ken Resnick: Here we go, the Doctor and the Dog are punching their ticket to New Orleans for AWA Superdome Spectacular right here, the Doctor is about to hit the Oklahoma Stampede on Butch Miller.
Gorilla Monsoon: Well we forgot the one thing that should be on the scouting report for any Captain Lou Albano managed team, the interference of Lou Albano! The Captain has grabbed the ankle of Butch Miller which is holding Steve Williams back from being able to move ahead with the Oklahoma Stampede!
Ken Resnick: C’mon Danny Davis, do you job and get Albano off the ring apron!
Gorilla Monsoon: Look at the anger in the eyes of Dr. Death as he stares down Lou Albano. The Doctor knows that a golden opportunity just slipped through the cracks because of the Captain.
Ken Resnick: Oh no, you can’t take your eyes off either of these guys for even a split second!
Gorilla Monsoon: Danny Davis is down after the Butch Miller school boy roll up pin and we have a three count. Not the way the Doctor and the Dog envisioned this match ending but never the less, the winners of this match and moving onto the AWA World Tag Team title shot at AWA Superdome Spectacular is the team of the New Zealand Sheepherders, Butch Miller and Luke Williams.
Ken Resnick: Would you look at the Captain? All proud of his team, c’mon, he knows they were beat fair and square and had to stick his nose in the match.
Gorilla Monsoon: The decision is final, there’s nothing that can be done now Ken. We’ll be right back after these commercial messages.
Dick Murdoch: Brody, I am really bothered by what went down at AWA When Worlds Collide. First off, let me start out by saying that I apologize for that spell that I fell into at the hands of Jake Roberts. I am not sure what got over me. But what bothers me more is what came over Dusty?
Bruiser Brody: I am not sure Dickie. Dusty assured me that he would never fall for Jake’s spells and magic.
Dick Murdoch: Have you seen Dusty since last week?
Bruiser Brody: I’ve been trying to find him since I stared him down last week after we beat King Kong Bundy and One Man Gang but the entire Snake Pit has seemingly vanished. Nobody can find them!
Dick Murdoch: Well, let’s work out, let me get my towel out of my locker.
Bruiser Brody: Hey! How’d that get in there? We know what that is. They must have been here. I can’t wait to hunt the Snake Pit down and chop them down one by one. And if Dusty gets in our way and aligns himself with Jake, then so be it, he’ll just have to face the wrath too!
Ken Resnick: A creepy scene back there in the locker room as the Snake Pit followers mask was found in Dick Murdoch’s locker room as the Snake Pit has seemingly up and vanished.
Gorilla Monsoon: Back here in the ring at the Omni here in Atlanta, we are back with “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin entering the ring with his lovely valet Precious. Let’s hear what Jimmy has to say.
Jimmy Garvin: ah the Gorgeous one is back. I know you all missed me! I was actually on a tour in Australia and had to step away for a quick minute but I am back. And back with me is the love of my life, the girl that says she belonged with me all along, the lovely Precious! I have come back here to the AWA with one thing in mind, the championships of the AWA. Now I know my cousin Ronnie and I held the tag team gold, but it was short lived unfortunately. If it wasn’t for that no good Eddie Gilbert, we’d still be the champions today. I have the AWA US title on my mind and Flair better watch it because I have the AWA World Title on my mind as well.
Ken Resnick: Hold on a second here, it looks like the Long Riders have come to crash the comeback party of Jimmy Garvin.
Scott Irwin: You know who we are and I must say you don’t look too happy to see us and let me say we aren’t happy to see you either! You see when you interfered in that match many weeks ago and sent both Eddie Gilbert and Rick Rude out of town, you cost us…cost us dearly. You see me and my brother Bill have both been out of work and both been broke. As the security force of Hot Stuff International, Eddie Gilbert paid us, and paid us well. When you sent him packing, you sent our paychecks out the door with him. And now Garvin, we intended on collecting on those lost wages that you’ve cost us all these weeks! Just wait and see Garvin, whether it is paid by the almighty dollar or through pain and punishment, we will get our money back!
Ken Resnick: The Long Riders seem none too happy with Jimmy Garvin about being in the unemployment line and want to do something about it. We’ll be right back after these messages.
Ken Resnick: We are back from commercial break, but can we go back to another commercial instead of this? I don’t want to hear Andy Kaufman!
Andy Kaufman: Hey everybody, it’s me, it’s Andy! I am joined here today with one of the most impactful members of the Andy Kaufman Cabaret of Hollywood Stars, the current AWA United States Champion and last but not least, the ONLY true giant in professional wrestling today, “Big” John Studd! The guy is mammoth, the guy is colossal, the guy is a true one and only. And today he is here to watch over the next installment of the “King’s Crown Challenge”. What man or beast wants to step in the ring with me today? I have defeated some of the best and only the best are who step in the ring with me. So who out there today will put their career and most importantly their life on the line for the title of “King of Professional Wrestling”?
Gorilla Monsoon: I believe that is Bearcat Wright that has entered the ring. Bearcat was a major start throughout the country back in the 60s and 70s, but Bearcat is past his prime at this point and that’s probably why you see Kaufman having him in the ring here tonight to face him.
Andy Kaufman: Bearcat Wright? Man they are really stepping up the competition now, wasn’t this guy a champion all over the country?
Ken Resnick: Bearcat Wright although he may not be in the prime age at this point still has that power we saw in his glory days! He’s got Kaufman up for a press slam! Maybe Andy bit off a little more than he can chew tonight by dismissing Bearcat Wright as over the hill.
Gorilla Monsoon: Bearcat Wright is showing Andy who owns this wrestling ring right now as he is taking the light weight of Kaufman and dispatching it over the top rope like it was a bag of feathers!
Ken Resnick: About time that somebody shuts up Kaufman and puts him in his place…outside the ring, not inside competing in it!
Ken Resnick: Referee Scrappy McGowan has his back turned and here comes “Superstar” Billy Graham in with a 2x4 and drives it right into the back of the head of Bearcat Wright. That should be an immediate disqualification but Scrappy has his back turned counting out Andy Kaufman on the outside of the ring.
Gorilla Monsoon: Bearcat Wright is lying motionless on the mat and I think Kaufman would be in the same state if it weren’t for Studd reviving him and throwing him back in the ring.
Ken Resnick: And here’s a scene we have been accustomed to seeing as after interference from his Cabaret of Hollywood Stars, Andy Kaufman scores the three count on his opponent to barely sneak by in his own challenge matches. This Kaufman is unbelievable.
Ken Resnick: It’s scenes like this that make me absolutely sick as John Studd places the crown on the head of Andy Kaufman even though the guy was barely responsible for the win over Bearcat Wright. I think we saw something from the aging veteran tonight in Bearcat Wright and maybe the former national star has enough gas in the tank for one more run at it. We’ll be right back after these commercial messages from our wonderful sponsors.
Bobby Heenan: Attention! Attention! May I have your undivided attention please?! If you don’t know be by now, you should, but in the case that you don’t, I am the most intelligent man in professional wrestling today. I am the business advisor to the greatest quartet of wrestlers ever assembled, the Four Horsemen. I am here to present to you the greatest professional wrestler to ever grace the hallowed ground of the squared circle, the AWA World Heavyweight Champion, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair!
Ken Resnick: Here comes Ric Flair flanked by his “hitman” of the Four Horsemen, Barry Windham. The Four Horsemen were finally fully reunited from the injured list last week after all the attacks by Harley Race. Flair thought he had cleared the table of all of his problems only to be faced by a man who says he is from Flair’s past and who was wearing a mask to shield his identity, the mysterious Lord Humongous.
Ric Flair: I am out here to address two men who seem to have an issue with me right now, Nikita Koloff and this Lord Humongous. Lord Humongous says that he is a haunted figure from my past. You think I have skeletons in my closet? If you were a real man, you’d reveal your identity and show the world who you are. Enough with you, until you show me your face, I am not going to worry about you. You’re noting to me. Nikita, I’ll admit, I am very pleased with you and don’t have an issue with you. After all you finally ridded the AWA of the biggest thorn in my paw, Harley Race. I am not sure why you just don’t enjoy that $10,000 you made and relax. We could be great business partners if you just stick to the plan.
Jim Cornette: Business partners? Are you nuts Flair? You have yet to live up to your side of the deal as of yet. You know what you owe us.
Ric Flair: I don’t owe you anything!
Jim Cornette: Oh you know that’s not true. There’s a rather large sum that you owe us, more than just that $10,000 that you gave us in that suitcase.
Gorilla Monsoon: It looks like the color is draining from the face of Flair, is there something more than just the money? He looks to be quite nervous.
Bobby Heenan: What’s he talking about? What do you owe him?
Barry Windham: What do you owe him Ric? Don’t worry about it, I can take care of it for you.
Ric Flair: Don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, this is all under control.
Ken Resnick: Something tells me that Flair isn’t tell his Four Horsemen comrades the whole story here. We’ll be right back here on AWA All-Star Wrestling with our huge main event.
Gorilla Monsoon: Here we go with our giant main event here on AWA All-Star Wrestling as it is the team of Mike and David Von Erich taking on the Fabulous Freebirds tandem of Buddy Roberts and Terry Gordy. The Von Erichs are out for a huge sum of revenge here tonight as we just saw at WF Figamania X that Kevin Von Erich was just split seconds from capturing the AWA World title from Ric Flair only to have Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy of the Fabulous Freebirds interfere and cost him the title.
Ken Resnick: The intense stare down between these two teams is thick. You can cut the tension with a knife here as the fans here at the Omni in Atlanta are buzzing with anticipation for what may not be a match, but more of a fight.
Gorilla Monsoon: The Fabulous Freebirds love being in the spotlight. And possibly no other arena provides a bigger spotlight in the southwestern United States than the Omni. Buddy Roberts may be watching the leader of the Freebirds, Michael Hayes, just a bit too much here. Buddy is trying to steal the spotlight here in Atlanta by moonwalking across the ring. Terry Gordy is just rooting him on, these guys are something else.
Ken Resnick: Mike Von Erich has seen enough of the moonwalking of Buddy Roberts and he just set up a bridge that Buddy Roberts is about to trip over!
Gorilla Monsoon: This match may be over in a hurry, Danny Davis is down for the count but Buddy is able to escape the quick pin attempt at the count of two.
Ken Resnick: Apparently all it takes is one quick pin attempt and Buddy Roberts wants to get himself out of there. He is already crawling over to the corner and is begging Terry Gordy for the tag to get some reprieve from the attack of Mike Von Erich.
Gorilla Monsoon: Terry Gordy is your middle of the road meat and potatoes wrestler. He is all business in the ring where as Michael and Buddy can do some showboating. He tends to keep the Fabulous Freebirds team on an even keel. The knees to Mike Von Erich have set the fabulous Freebirds back on track.
Ken Resnick: Mike Von Erich suffers the wrath of one of Terry Gordy’s favorite moves, the powerslam.
Gorilla Monsoon: Terry Gordy just continuing the Fabulous Freebirds domination in this match…
Ken Resnick: Except for that Buddy Roberts trip up at the beginning of the match…
Gorilla Monsoon: You’re right Ken, but Terry Gordy real wrenching down on this side headlock here as David Von Erich is in a lot of pain with this hold.
Ken Resnick: However, David Von Erich is showing us the resiliency that has made him a top contender all over the world. He takes the side headlock that Gordy had applied and has turned it into a back body drop. The Von Erich team looks to be on the comeback trail in this one now.
Gorilla Monsoon: Buddy Roberts decides to stick his nose in this match where it doesn’t belong as he did not make a legal tag. What’s he get for his troubles? A giant David Von Erich clothesline which sends Roberts reeling and flying over the top rope. But the biggest problem has yet to be fully dealt with and that’s Terry Gordy.
Gorilla Monsoon: Michael Hayes is going for that bottle of Freebird Hair Cream!
Ken Resnick: What is Kevin Von Erich doing perched on the top rope looking down at Michael Hayes?
Gorilla Monsoon: I think Kevin is looking for a measure of revenge after he was cheated out of the AWA World title at WF Figamania X. This feud between these two sides is reaching new heights, no pun intended with Kevin standing on the top rope.
Ken Resnick: Now that Kevin has taken care of any potential interference on the outside, David and Mike are applying the Iron Claw to Roberts and Gordy.
Gorilla Monsoon: And that’s it, I believe Roberts was the one that muttered the words, “I Quit”. The winners of this tag team encounter, David and Mike Von Erich.
Ken Resnick: David Von Erich has grabbed the bottle of Freebird Hair Cream from Michael Hayes and is now in possession of it!
Michael Hayes: You give that back to me boy and you give it back right now!
Gorilla Monsoon: These two sides do not like each other and this feud is about to boil over!
Ken Resnick: That’s all the time we have for tonight here on AWA All-Star Wrestling. Join us again next week as we will once again be here live at the Omni in Atlanta. Good night everybody!