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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    SPRING 1989 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA Verne and Greg Gagne arrived in Winnipeg just after noon on Winnipeg Jets' owner Barry Shenkarow's private plane. The pair didn't bother to bring luggage as they knew they were being flown back to Minneapolis later that evening. Verne and Greg were...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    SPRING 1989 MEMPHIS, TN It was the day after Verne Gagne sent the cashier's check via overnight mail to its intended recipient. A UPS driver pulled up in front of a fancy home in an upscale neighborhood in Memphis. The driver got out of the truck carrying the envelope Verne had mailed. The...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED TAPING RESULTS - STEVENS POINT, WI - QUANDT FIELD HOUSE - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT Since I'm not sure how they handled the taping schedules back then, I'm just going to pretend the syndicated tapings run a week behind the Showboat tapings...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED TAPING RESULTS - STEVENS POINT, WI - QUANDT FIELD HOUSE - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT I'm still way behind on posting shows. I've decided to go ahead and post the ASW 2nd taping results here. Hopefully will be able to post the 3rd and 4th taping...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED TAPING RESULTS - STEVENS POINT, WI - QUANDT FIELD HOUSE - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT Since I'm not sure how they handled the taping schedules back then, I'm just going to pretend the syndicated tapings run a week behind the Showboat tapings. Example...
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    New Tournament Suggestions

    I don't know if somebody has already listed this... was thinking your Top 3 heels of all-time (and specify the time period)?
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    SPRING 1989 ON THE ROAD TO STEVENS POINT, WI Verne and Greg Gagne were an hour into their 3+ hour drive to Stevens Point, WI, for the night's syndicated All-Star Wrestling syndicated TV tapings. It was a very quiet ride. Verne had hardly said a word since they left his home on Lake...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    SPRING 1989 AWA HEADQUARTERS - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN Greg Valentine was sitting patiently in the waiting area at AWA headquarters. He arrived 20 minutes early for his meeting with Verne Gagne. Valentine was once one of the biggest stars in the business and one of its best heels. He has quite...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA LIVEWIRE BREAKING NEWS! Greg Valentine to meet with Verne Gagne about possibly joining the AWA. Valentine has been unhappy with the way he's been used in the WWF the last couple of years and seeks a new start elsewhere. The meeting is set to take place at AWA headquarters in St. Louis...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA ON ESPN TAPINGS - SHOWBOAT SPORTS PAVILION - LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 1989 (4th Taping Re-Cap) Show Intro: In-Studio - Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and ran down the program: TV MAIN EVENT: Don Muraco vs. Manny Fernandez A look back at Tom Zenk sending Col. DeBeers fleeing to the locker...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    SPRING 1989 AWA HEADQUARTERS - ST. LOUIS PARK, MN Verne Gagne was sitting at his desk in his office at AWA HQ. Across from him were Wally Karbo and Verne's son, Greg. Verne: I've called you guys in here to give you an update on where things stand right now. First, we have another interested...
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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

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    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    BREAKING NEWS! FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE! Jets Owner Interested In Buying Gagne's AWA Barry Shenkarow, owner of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets, has expressed interest in possibly buying the American Wrestling Association from Minneapolis-based owner/promoter Verne Gagne. It's been rumored...
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