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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    NOVEMBER 5, 1989 VERNE VS. VINCE AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN Verne Gagne picked up the phone and dialed. After three rings... Secretary: World Wrestling Federation. How may I direct your call? Verne: May I speak to Vince McMahon? This is Verne Gagne. Secretary: I'll put you through right...
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    BTB Advertisement Thread

    TRIBUNE MEDIA THROWS A MONKEY WRENCH INTO THE WORKS! AWA 1989: https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads/awa-1989-a-financial-savior-is-badly-needed.213325/page-12
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    NOVEMBER 1-4, 1989 A TIME TO BE FRANTIC AWA head cheese Verne Gagne had informed Deborah Harry, John Waters, Jim Crockett and Bill Watts about the extended deadline to make a deal with Vince McMahon. Verne also informed the quartet of Vince's upgraded offer. The quartet was now beginning...
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    What Are You Watching Now?

    U.S. Election coverage.
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    BTB Advertisement Thread

    VERNE CALLS VINCE! AWA 1989: https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads/awa-1989-a-financial-savior-is-badly-needed.213325/page-12 POST #175
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    OCTOBER 31, 1989 HALLOWEEN - HADDONFIELD, IL Verne Gagne was in his office preparing to make the call that could decide the sale of the AWA once and for all. Vince had given Verne until October 31 to accept his $3.5 million dollar offer for the company. Verne dialed the WWF's Titan Towers HQ...
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    The Official 2024 NFL Regular Season Discussion Thread

    Memo To Mark Davis regarding Josh McDaniels: FIRE THE BASTARD!!!
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    The Official 2024 NFL Regular Season Discussion Thread

    How in thee hell, in your first 8 games coaching a team, blow leads of 20-0 and 17-0 twice and not be on the verge of getting fired? Raider Nation is already tried of Josh McDaniels in a big way. This is only going to get worse as the season progresses. He's a terrible HC. And Mark 'Bad Hair...
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    BTB Advertisement Thread

    THE DECISION IS NOW A LOT CLOSER! AWA 1989: https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads/awa-1989-a-financial-savior-is-badly-needed.213325/page-12 POST #174
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    LATE OCTOBER 1989 MAYFAIR HOTEL CONFERENCE ROOM - ST. LOUIS, MO It was two in the afternoon and AWA boss Verne Gagne, son Greg, Jim Crockett, Bill Watts, Deborah Harry and John Waters were assembled around a big conference table. The parties all got the formalities out of the way and settled...
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    SF Giants '77

    SERIES 35 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ NEW YORK METS FRIDAY-SUNDAY/AUGUST 5-7 SHEA STADIUM - QUEENS, NY (PICTURED: Coney Island) 1977 METS ROSTER: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=NYN GAME 1 GAME TIME: 7:30pm GAME TIME TEMP: 78 CONDITIONS: Overcast/Light rain...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    Accidentally posted another baseball post in here.
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    BTB Advertisement Thread

    MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS! AWA 1989: https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads/awa-1989-a-financial-savior-is-badly-needed.213325/page-12 POST #172
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    LATE OCTOBER 1989 AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN The phone rang at the AWA offices and the secretary picked up. Secretary: American Wrestling Association. This is Sally Hardesty speaking. How may I help you? Male voice: May I speak to Verne Gagne, please. Secretary: May I ask who's calling...
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    BTB Advertisement Thread

    THE CLOCK IS TICKING!!! THE CONFERENCE CALL BETWEEN JOHN WATERS, DEBORAH HARRY, BILL WATTS & JIM CROCKETT IS NOW POSTED IN AWA 1989: https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads/awa-1989-a-financial-savior-is-badly-needed.213325/page-12
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    LATE OCTOBER 1989 CHARLOTTE, NC The days were getting shorter and so was the time to make a decision on putting together an offer to buy the AWA from Verne. Jim Crockett's phone rang twice. Jim: Hello. Waters: Hi, Jim. This is John Waters.. Jim: Hey, John. How's it hangin'? John: As I get...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    LATE OCTOBER 1989 AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN AWA boss Verne Gagne had just arrived in his office on a chilly late October morning. After checking his phone messages, reading some notes left for him and perusing the sports section of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Verne pulled the paper with...
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    BTB Advertisement Thread

    Series 34: Giants @ Expos is now posted in the '77 Giants BTB: https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads/sf-giants-77.213324/page-4
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    SF Giants '77

    SERIES 34 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ MONTREAL EXPOS MONDAY-WEDNESDAY/AUGUST 1-3 OLYMPIC STADIUM - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (Pictured: The erector set known as Jarry Park. Stadium the Expos played in before s-hitty Olympic Stadium.) 1977 Expos roster...
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    The Official 2024 NFL Regular Season Discussion Thread

    We Raider fans need to face a fact...this season is lost. Today was pathetic on an epic scale. This was a winnable game coming in. Mark Davis needs to admit that he made a big mistake firing Bisaccia. Josh McDaniels is a good OC not a good HC. He needs to go at the end of the year. And Mark...
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