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  1. Raider Nation

    BTB Advertisement Thread

    COMING FALL 2024! One of the best largely unknown promotions of all-time! AWA 1989 will continue until the SCW BTB is ready to be released! One of my favorite angles of the '80s: Eric Embry vs. Tully Blanchard from Southwest! The ending is surreal:
  2. Raider Nation

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    NOW POSTED!!! The latest edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN! TV MAIN EVENT - FOR THE PRO WRESTLING HERITAGE CHAMPIONSHIP Greg Valentine (PWHC) vs. Don Muraco PLUS! Jerry Lawler returns for an interview two weeks after his bizarre encounter with Cactus Jack More fallout from the...
  3. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA WRESTLING ON ESPN - SHOWBOAT SPORTS PAVILION - LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 1990 Announcers: Joe Pedicino & Bill Dundee Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Larry Nelson (# Aired on a previous AWA program.) (2nd Taping) Show Intro Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and ran down the program: TV MAIN EVENT...
  4. Raider Nation

    1977 Indians Baseball

    THE PLAIN DEALER INDIANS GM VOWS TO MAKE TRIBE COMPETITORS IN THE TOUGH AL EAST Cleveland Indians General manager Phil Seghi is vowing necessary changes to make the Indians a contender in the AL East. "It can no longer be business as usual here in Cleveland. This town wants a winner on the...
  5. Raider Nation

    1977 Indians Baseball

    INDIANS OWNER/GM/ROSTER (Updated for Opening Day 1977) OWNER Ted Bonda GENERAL MANAGER Phil Seghi ROSTER INFIELDERS Mike Ivie 1B Duane Kuiper 2B Frank Duffy SS Buddy Bell 3B OUTFIELDERS Otto Velez Chet Lemon John Hale Johnny Grubb John Lowenstein Paul Dade (U) DESIGNATED HITTER Rico Carty...
  6. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    (Regarding the recent arrest of Billy Jack Haynes for allegedly killing his wife: Since this is a period piece, Haynes will remain in the AWA as a face and continue to be presented as he has been since he arrived in the promotion.) AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED PROGRAM - MAYO CIVIC CENTER -...
  7. Raider Nation

    1977 Indians Baseball

    1977 INDIANS BROADCAST INFO Flagship Radio Station: WWWE 1100 AM Radio Broadcast Team: Herb Score & Joe Tait Flagship TV Station: WJKW Channel 8 TV Broadcast Team: Harry Jones & Mudcat Grant HOME STADIUM: Municipal Stadium
  8. Raider Nation

    BTB Advertisement Thread

    NOW POSTED! The newest edition of AWA on ESPN! TV MAIN EVENT RE-MATCH Manny Fernandez vs. The Trooper (Will the masked man interfere again and cost Trooper another match against Fernandez?) The first Super Clash 5 Update A look back at the controversial finish to last week's tag match on AWA...
  9. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA WRESTLING ON ESPN - SHOWBOAT SPORTS PAVILION - LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 1990 Announcers: Joe Pedicino & Bill Dundee Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Larry Nelson (# Aired on a previous AWA program.) (1st Taping) Show Intro Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and ran down the program: TV MAIN EVENT...
  10. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    DTP. Thank you for the comments. Much appreciated. Since I did away with the Jr. Heavyweight Title and put the TV Title on ice, I decided to create a new belt: the Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship. Regarding one thing you mentioned in here, be sure to catch the next show post bc it's like...
  11. Raider Nation

    1977 Indians Baseball

    Legendary Indians fan the late John Adams bangs the drum in centerfield in old Municipal Stadium in Cleveland
  12. Raider Nation

    Vince McMahon Sex Trafficking / Resignation Mega Thread

    Good post. I've often wondered about the context of the situation myself. Is this something that was agreed to and spun totally out of control? Did she only come out with this because he never paid the remaining $2 mil on her NDA? (The NDAs may not even be vaild. If that's the case then get...
  13. Raider Nation

    WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Conference Discussion Thread

    Rock announces as ref for the main event and says he'll face Reigns at SummerSlam.
  14. Raider Nation

    1977 Indians Baseball

    Hopefully, I'll finish this one. Came close twice before (Giants/Angels) but did not finish them.
  15. Raider Nation

    1977 Indians Baseball

    1977 CLEVELAND INDIANS!!! DON'T MESS WITH THE TRIBE!!! COMING SOON!
  16. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING SYNDICATED PROGRAM - CASPER EVENTS CENTER - CASPER, WY - JULY 1990 Announcers: Jack Reynolds & David Crockett Ring Announcer/In-ring Interviewer: Eric Bischoff (# Aired on a previous AWA program.) (4th Taping) Show Intro In-Studio: Larry Nelson welcomed viewers and...
  17. Raider Nation

    Vince McMahon Sex Trafficking / Resignation Mega Thread

    Greetings all. I don't know if anyone has said this here yet, but regarding Brock Lesnar, how much did he actually know what was going on? Did he know how Grant was allegedly treated by Vince? Did he just think it was some woman brought into WWE as Vince's sexual plaything and the thing was...
  18. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    (PREVIOUS POST: My use of Vince McMahon moving forward here.) Verne, in terms of the chronology, is back alive! He was brought back from the dead by Benny Hinn! ;) Hope you'll continue reading. Thanks for the comments.
  19. Raider Nation

    BTB Advertisement Thread

    NOW POSTED! The newest edition of AWA Championship Wrestling On ESPN! TV MAIN EVENT - War from the Pacific Northwest has arrived on AWA shores! Billy Jack Haynes & Scott Norton vs. Rip Oliver & Col. DeBeers PLUS! Recently returned Jerry Lawler sees action Barry Windham stops by for a chat...
  20. Raider Nation

    AWA 1989: A Financial Savior Is (Badly) Needed

    (PREVIOUS POST: The latest AWA on ESPN episode.) Regarding Vince McMahon in this Diary/BTB The recent allegations against Vince McMahon have shaken pro wrestling. The complete erasure of a wrestler from a pro wrestling period piece like AWA 1989 is not a cut-and-dried decision...