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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    EARLY FALL 1989 VERNE GAGNE'S HOME ON LAKE MINNETONKA Verne Gagne was relaxing in his recliner and watching some TV when the phone rang. After the second ring... Verne: Hello. Voice: Verne? Verne: Yes... Verne suddenly realized the voice. Verne: Is this Vince McMahon? Vince: Yes, it...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    EARLY FALL 1989 WWF HQ - STAMFORD, CT Vince McMahon was sitting in his office with Howard Finkel and creative wrestling genius Pat Patterson. Finkel was the first employee hired by McMahon and worked in the office as well as did ring announcing at the famed MSG, TV tapings and PPV's...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    EARLY FALL 1989 AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN Verne Gagne was sitting at his desk in his office when his secretary buzzed him on the intercom. Verne: Yes. Secretary: Call on line one from Jim Crockett. Verne: Crockett? Huh. Verne picked up the phone. Verne: Mr. Crcokett. Jim: Mr. Gagne...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    EARLY FALL 1989 CHARLOTTE, NC* Jim Crockett, Jr. took over Jim Crockett, Sr.'s wrestling promotion after the passing 'Big Jim' in 1973 at the age of 63. Crockett Sr. was known as 'Big Jim' because he would have killed a bunch of children in one fell swoop had he fallen on them at Chuck E...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN EARLY FALL 1989 A few days after Greg's spat with dad over bringing in the Fabulous Thunderbirds for $12 grand to do a mini-concert at Super Clash, the heat had died down between them. Greg, Verne and TV producer Al DeRusha sat in the studio where the promos were...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN EARLY FALL 1989 (Some of the stuff in these next few non-wrestling posts may seem a little out of whack timeline-wise. Please just roll with it.) Verne Gagne was sitting at his doing some work when son Greg came barging through the door. Greg then started pacing...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA WRESTLING ON ESPN - SHOWBOAT SPORTS PAVILION - LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 1989 (NOTE: The first 2 tapings of AWA on ESPN and All-Star Wrestling in syndication in this set will air before SC 4. Tapings 3 and 4 of each show will air after SC 4. Also, I'll be laying out each match from...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    THE AWA PRESENTS: SUPER CLASH 4 WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 18 - MECCA ARENA - MILWAUKEE, WI - BELL TIME: 6PM CST TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT ALL TICKETMASTER OUTLETS AND THE MECCA BOX OFFICE!!! ALSO AIRING LIVE ON ESPN! MAIN EVENT! MATCH TO DETERMINE THE UNDISPUTED AWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED TAPING RESULTS - STEVENS POINT, WI - QUANDT FIELDHOUSE - OCTOBER 1989 In-Studio Host: Larry Nelson Match Commentator: Lee Marshall Color Commentator: Lord James Blears 1st Taping Recap Show Intro In-Studio - Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and ran...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    EARLY FALL 1989 AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN THE CALL! The calendar had just flipped over to October. Verne Gagne was sitting at his desk reading the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sports section and drinking a cup of coffee. He was having trouble concentrating on a story about the Vikings...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    EARLY FALL 1989 MANHATTAN'S UPPER EASTSIDE Deborah Harry had just returned to her penthouse after walking her dogs on a beautiful fall afternoon in the Big Apple when the phone rang. After a couple of rings Deb picked up. Deb: Hello. John: Deb. Deb: Oh! Hi, John. John: Hey. Did you get...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    SPRING 1989 AWA HEADQUARTERS - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN It's early fall and the signs were beginning to show in Minnesota. September had been a mixed bag for AWA boss Verne Gagne and October and Super Clash 4 were just around the corner. The West coast house show swing...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    (GOTTA BE BLUNT: Outside of the squash matches on this show, everything else also occured on the most recent AWA on ESPN show as well. Just the way wrestling TV was back then.) AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED TAPING RESULTS - DULUTH, MN - DULUTH ARENA - SEPTEMBER 1989 In-Studio Host...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    (NOTE: I know these shows get very repetitive. Back then, some fans only got the cable show on ESPN or, if you didn't have cable, the syndicated show on a local station. That necessitated showing key moments from both shows on both shows. When Super Clash 4 is over, things will settle down and...
  16. the autumn wind

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    (NOTE: I know these shows get very repetitive. Back then, some fans only got the cable show on ESPN or, if you didn't have cable, the syndicated show on a local station. That necessitated showing key moments from both shows on both shows. When Super Clash 4 is over, things will settle down and...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    LATE SUMMER 1989 AWA HQ - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN It was Friday morning, September 15. All the wrestlers scheduled to be on the West Coast house show swing were standing out front of the AWA offices waiting for a shuttle to pick them up and whisk them to the airport to catch their flight to...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    LATE SUMMER 1989 AWA HEADQUARTERS - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN Verne Gagne picked up the phone and dialed a VIP... After two rings, a woman picked up the phone. Woman: Hello. Verne: Is Stan there? Woman: May I ask who is calling? Verne: Verne Gagne. Woman: Oh. OK. Hold on. Verne waited a few...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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