A NEW ERA. A NEW ATTITUDE.
AWA SLAM! WRESTLING ON ESPN - SHOWBOAT SPORTS PAVILION - LAS VEGAS, NV - AIRDATE - WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 23, 1991
Announcers: Joe Pedicino & Bill Dundee
Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Larry Nelson
(# Aired on a previous AWA program.)
(4th Taping)
Show Intro
In-studio: Larry Nelson welcomed viewers to SLAM! wrestling and ran down the program.
TV MAIN EVENT: Sam Houston & Coach Dick Murdoch vs. Tully Blanchard & Ken Patera (w/ Val)
The first Winter Warfare Report
A look back at what went down between the Grappler and Scott Norton on last week's ASW
A look back at the end of the thrilling Women's Championship match that took place on last week's ASW between champ Mimi and Japanese challenger Harley Saito
A look back at the wild finish between Cactus Jack and Jerry Blackwell on SLAM! and what happened after the match
The Trooper sees action
And more! Nelson sent it to the ring in Las Vegas.
NON-TITLE: Col. DeBeers (WC) vs. Jim Powers
Powers was already in the ring and announced.
DeBeers made his way down the heel aisle to loud boos and some trash thrown in his direction. DeBeers had big silver around his waist.
Powers stunned the champ early, but DeBeers came back and took control of the match.
DeBeers hit Powers with his face-first piledriver finisher to score the 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell and raised the World Champ's hand in victory.
WINNER: DeBeers - Pinfall - 3:15
POST-MATCH INTERVIEW:
Nelson: Colonel, Wahoo has vowed to regain the World Championship in 1991. What are your thoughts on that?
Loud boos before DeBeers even spoke.
DeBeers: You foolish Americans can boo me all you like. But I am still the World Champion!
More boos and some trash.
DeBeers: Wahoo will only win the World Championship again in his dreams! He had his moment and then was defeated by the noble man.
Wahoo's a savage! Why would anyone want a savage to be the World Champion again?! I'm surprised he didn't sell the belt for some fire water and cheap smokes on the reservation!
Crowd getting angrier.
DeBeers: Bottom line: 1991 will not be the Year of the Savage! Wahoo can remember his run as World Champion because that's all he's got left!
DeBeers turned to leave the ring.
Nelson: Wait a minute, Colonel. Here comes Jim Crockett.
AWA promoter Jim Crockett made his way down the face aisle to the ring and climbed in.
DeBeers: Well, Crockett. Are you finally gonna congratulate me for winning the biggest prize in our sport?!
Crockett: Uh... no.
DeBeers: It figures. You're the typical American jackass, Crockett.
Crockett: I came out here because I have an announcement that involves you, Colonel.
At Winter Warfare, you will be defending the AWA World Championship.
DeBeers: Not surprising. Who am I facing? The Trooper? Jerry Lawler? Barry Windham?
Crockett: None of the above.
Col. DeBeers, you will be defending the AWA World Championship at Winter Warfare against Wahoo McDaniel.
Crowd popped.
DeBeers: Wahoo?!
Crockett: And the match will be an Indian strap match!
More crowd cheers.
DeBeers: What???!!! This is outrageous...
Crockett: You're outrageous. See you at Winter Warfare, Colonel.
Crockett left the ring as many in the crowd cheered.
Nelson: Wahoo has never lost an Indian strap match. And with the title on the line...
DeBeers: The AWA Championship Committee is determined to get the World Title off of me because they don't like me having it because I speak the truth!
Now they see fit to put me in a match where savagery is the rule against the savage who is the master of the match!
The AWA is conspiring against me to get the World Title off of me as fast as they can! I will not stand for it!
DeBeers stormed out of the ring as fans cheered his exit.
Video aired of the end of the Cactus-Blackwell match with the caption: NEXT... CONTROVERSY!!!
Commercials
In-studio: Nelson told viewers that beginning Wednesday, February 6th, AWA SLAM! wrestling on ESPN would start airing at its new, regular time of 10pm ET and 7pm PT on Wednesdays.
Larry Nelson intro'd footage from the end of the match between Cactus and Blackwwell on last week's SLAM!.
VIDEO:
# Jerry fell against the ropes regaining his bearings. Jack to his feet and moved in and looked to punch Jerry but Jerry blocked the punch try and caught Jack with another headbutt. Jack staggered. Jerry whipped Jack into the buckles and charged in and pulverized Jack with an avalanche. Jack limp in the corner as the fans cheered. Jerry pulled Jack out of the corner and bodyslammed Jack. Jerry mounted the middle buckle and came off with his diving splash finisher but Jack got his knees up and Jerry crashed into them. Jerry rolled over on his back. Jack up and nailed Jerry with a running elbow smash. Jack for the cover. 1...2... Jerry got his foot on the bottom rope. ...3! Ref up and turned and called for the bell. Fans yelling that Blackwell's foot was on the bottom rope. Ref raised Jack's hand in victory.
Jack strutted around the ring victoriously. Crowd popped as Barry Windham charged down the face aisle and hit the ring. Barry started talking to the ref and gestured that Jerry had his foot on the bottom rope. Ref pointed at his eyes and shook his 'no', that he didn't see the foot. As Barry talked with the ref, Jack came over and had some words with Barry. Jack was overheard telling Barry to mind his own business. After a little more back-and-forth off-mic, Jack turned to leave and Barry made the mistake of taking his eyes off Jack. Jack clubbed Barry in the back. Barry stumbled forward and spun around. Jack caught Barry with some punches and then nailed Barry with a discus clothesline. Barry crashed to the mat. Jack grabbed Barry and dragged Barry into the corner. Jack dropped to the floor, grabbed Barry's legs and pulled them around the ring post. Jack yanked Barry's legs and Barry's nuts slammed into the post. Barry in tremendous pain. Jack prepared to repeat the nut cracker until some face wrestlers charged out of their locker room and chased Jack off. Wrestlers checking on the hurting Barry.
END VIDEO
In-studio: Nelson said they'd have comments from Jack and Windham on next week's show.
Video aired from the end of the match between the Grappler and Scott Norton: NEXT... LONG-SIMMERING HATE!!!
Commercials/AWA Tour Update
In-studio: Nelson intro'd footage from the end of last week's match from ASW between the Grappler and Scott Norton.
VIDEO:
# Norton looked like he was gonna do a fist drop to the gut when he came off the top buckle but Grap got his foot up and Norton slammed face-first into it and crashed to the mat. Both men down. Ref counting. Grappler up and left the ring and grabbed the tag belt off the timekeeper's table. Norton getting up in the ring. Grap hit the ring and slammed Norton across the face with the belt. Ref called for the bell. Grap started stomping away on Norton. Rip Oliver charged down the heel aisle and hit the ring and joined in the stomping parade. Oliver gestured for the title and Grap handed it to him. Oliver started whipping Norton with the belt. Crowd popped as Billy Jack Haynes charged down the face aisle with his belt in tow and hit the ring. Haynes blasted Oliver in the side of the head with his belt and Oliver crashed to the mat and lost control of the title belt he was using to whip Norton. Ref again called for the bell. Haynes started whipping Oliver with his title belt. Grap grabbed the other belt as Norton was still down from the attack. Haynes whipped Oliver a few times and then turned and...
Grap blasted Haynes across the face with Norton's title strap. Haynes crumpled to the mat. Oliver had recovered enough and stomped Norton in the head. Haynes rolled over on his side and was now bleeding.
Face wrestlers charged down the face aisle and hit the ring and Oliver and Grap bailed to the floor... and they had the tag team titles with them.
The pair slung the belts over their shoulders, turned and headed back up the heel aisle as the program ended.
END VIDEO
In-studio: Nelson said the belts were returned to the champs when AWA officials threatened Oliver and Grappler with fines for every day they did not return the belts.
Pic aired of the Trooper with the caption: NEXT... NEXT CHAMPION???
Trooper won a squash match over Vernon Deaton via pinfall when he hit Deaton with his flying shoulder tackle finisher
Trooper got a strong ovation from the fans coming down the face aisle. Trooper handed out little souvenir speeding tickets on the way to the ring.
POST-MATCH INTERVIEW:
Nelson: Trooper, you are really at the top of your game right now. Another shot at the Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship can't be too far in the offing.
Trooper: I have dedicated 1991 to try and win that title from Valentine, Larry. I know that my chance will come.
I've had Valentine on the ropes before with the belt on the line. AWA officials have to believe that I can get the job done and end Valentine's reign.
Crowd cheered.
Trooper: Greg Valentine has been the champion for almost a year now. I give him credit. He has taken on all comers and has walked out of the ring every time with the belt still in hand.
But, there comes a time when even the best lose in sports.
This is...
Crowd booed as Valentine, belt slung over his shoulder, made his way down the heel aisle and stepped in the ring.
Valentine: Trooper! We are standing a foot apart from one another! This is as close to the title as your gonna get, pal!
Your quest in 1991 will be an epic failure! The Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship is staying right her with me! You got that?!
Trooper: I've shown everyone I have what it takes to be the Pro Wrestling Heritage Champion, Valentine! These people out here, they know I can get the job done! I have pushed you to the limit before and I will do it again!
Fans cheered.
Valentine: These people out here know you can beat me, huh? These people know absolutely nothing about this sport! They just pay their money and sit on their butts, get drunk and watch the professionals at work!
These people who you love so damn much will do nothing for you, Trooper! YOU have to beat ME! The fans opinions don't mean anything! They're marks! They can root for you all they want and it don't mean a thing! They're not gonna help you win! You have to beat me on your own!
Trooper: I can do ti! Just give me another shot at that belt, Valentine! I'll finish the job this time!
Valentine: 1991 will be remembered for two things. The Trooper's failure to win the Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship. And Greg Valentine cementing his status even more as the Pro Wrestling Heritage Champion. This conversation is over.
Valentine turned and left the ring and headed back up the heel aisle to boos as the Trooper looked on.
Video aired from the Mimi-Saito Women's Title match with the caption: NEXT... ALMOST THE EX-CHAMP!!!
Commercials
In-studio: Larry Nelson intro'd footage from last week's exciting Women's World Title match between champ Mimi and All-Japan star Harley Saito.
VIDEO:
# Saito held on to Mimi and got up and hit Mimi with another German suplex. Saito released Mimi. Mimi in a bad way. Saito snapped Mimi up in the double chicken wing positiion and blasted Mimi with a tiger suplex into a bridgeout for the pin. Crowd popped. 1...2...3! NO! Mimi somehow managed to kick out. Crowd loud groan. Saito slammed the mat in frustration. Saito reached down and started to pull Mimi up when Mimi caught Saito with a trio of gut punches and pulled Saito's legs out from under her. Saito crashed to the mat. Mimi positioned Saito in the ring and went for the cover. 1... Mimi placed her feet on the middle rope. ...2...thr... Ref looked over and ordered MImi to remove her feet from the middle rope. Mimi did and Saito caught Mimi in a small package for the pin. 1...2...thr... Mimi kicked out.
David Crockett: Say what you will about Mimi's tactics! But she has the fight of a champion!
Both women up and Mimi stunned Saito with a kick to the gut and went to hoist Saito up for her sitout powerbomb finisher but Saito sat up on Mimi's shoulders. Saito caught Mimi with a series of head shots and Mimi lost her balance and crashed to the mat with Saito on top of her. Saito reached back and hooked Mimi's legs for the pin. 1...2...3! NO! Mimi somehow kicked out again.
Reynolds: Maybe we should call her Mimi Houdini!
Saito grabbed Mimi and went to whip Mimi into the ropes but Mimi grabbed Saito around the waist, lifted her off the ground took a couple of steps back, dropped down and sent Saito slamming head first into the top buckle. Saito staggered back and crashed to the mat. Mimi fell against the ropes and was regaining her bearings. Saito slow to get to her feet bent over. Mimi moved in with a running knee lift to the chest that sent Saito snapping back and crashing to the mat. Mimi moved in and grabbed Saito, hoisted Saito up and found the strength to hit Saito with her sitout powerbomb finisher. Mimi for the pin. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed. An exhausted Mimi let go of Saito and dropped to her back on the mat from the sitout position.
Ref went over and talked to Larry Nelson on the ring apron and took the title. Valerie climbed in the ring and helped her client to her feet and hugged the champ. Ref handed Mimi the belt and raised her hand in victory.
Nelson: In a time of 10 minutes, 36 seconds, your winner... and STILL AWA Women's World Champion... Magnificent Mimi!
Val and Mimi remained in the ring as Mimi shook out the effects of the match and both were facing the hard camera, crowd popped as 'Big' Reggie Bennett made her way down the face aisle and climbed in the ring behind the victorious pair. Reg stood behind them for a few seconds and then tapped the champ on the shoulder. Mimi ignored it and waved Reg off. Reg did the shoulder tap on Mimi again and this time an irritated Mimi spun around, saw Reg and stumbled back and dropped to her ass on the mat and quickly left the ring and Val joined Mimi on the floor. Reg just kept a laser-like focus on the pair from the ring as the segment ended.
END VIDEO
Pic aired of the Winter Warfare logo with the caption: NEXT... WARFARE REPORT!!!
Commercials
WINTER WARFARE REPORT
Larry Nelson was seated behind the studio desk in front of the AWA logo.
Nelson: Welcome to the first Winter Warfare update. I'm Larry Nelson.
Winter Warfare will be airing live on ESPN on Tuesday, February 19th with a start time of 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific.
The show will be coming to you from the Icardo Center on the Cal State-Bakersfield campus.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticket Master or by calling the Icardo Center box office at (805) 867-5309 or by visiting the Icardo Center box office in person. Tickets are on sale now.
Well, as you saw earlier in the program, the main event is set for Winter Warfare.
Col. DeBeers will be defending the AWA World Championship against former champion 'Chief' Wahoo McDaniel... in an Indian strap match!
The Indian strap match is Wahoo's specialty. He's the master of it. And, the most important thing to keep in mind... Wahoo has never lost an Indian strap match.
On February 19th, we could be looking at the end of Col. DeBeers' run as World Champion.
We'll announce more big matches in the weeks to come. Winter Warfare is already looking like it's gonna be a huge show.
See you with a new update next week.
END VIDEO
Pic aired of the SLAM! logo with the caption: NEXT... THE MAIN EVENT!!!
Commeercials
In-studio: Nelson told viewers that beginning Wednesday, February 6th, AWA SLAM! wrestling on ESPN would start airing at its new, regular time of 10pm ET and 7pm PT.
TV MAIN EVENT: Tully Blanchard & Ken Patera (w/ Valerie) vs. Dick Murdoch & Sam Houston
Tully, Ken and Val made their way down the heel aisle to strong boos but also had some fans.
Sam and Dick made their way down the face aisle to a good ovation.
Ref called for the bell.
Tully and Sam started for their teams. The to men circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Tully, after a brief struggle, was able to catch Sam in a hammerlock. Tully cinched up on the hold. Sam caught Tully with an elbow strike to the side of the head and reversed and caught Tully in a hammerlock. Sam drove Tully to the mat in the hold and cranked on the hammerlock as Tully winced in pain. Sam then hit a series of swinging knees into Tully's arm, released the hold and mussed Tully's hair. Tully shot to his feet holding his left arm angrily glaring at Sam. Tully turned and tagged in Patera. Patera, now sporting his heel bleach blond hair, stepped in the ring. Patera walked up to Sam and flexed his muscles to mainly boos. Sam, responded by dropkicking Patera. Patera crashed to the mat. Crowd cheered. Sam snapped Patera up and went to whip Patera into the ropes but Patera reversed and looked to catch Sam coming off with a clothesline but Sam ducked the move and back with a flying crossbody but Patera caught Sam, held Sam for a moment in the horizontal position and blasted Sam with a spinning powerslam. Patera shot to his feet. Patera walked over and spat at Murdoch. Murdoch started to climb in the ring to go after Patera but the ref intercepted Murdoch. Sam rolled over on his side and Patera moved in and stomped Sam with three deliberate stomps. Patera picked Sam up, whipped Sam into the ropes and blasted Sam coming off with a vicious clothesline. Sam crashed to the mat. Patera did some jumping jacks over the downed Sam as the crowd booed. Patera picked Sam up and whipped Sam into the heel's corner. Patera nailed Sam with a series of shoulder blocks to the gut and tagged in Tully. Tully in and nailed Sam with knees to the gut followed by a series of elbows to the top of the head. Sam in a bad way. Tully pulled Sam out of the corner, whipped Sam into the ropes and caught Sam coming off with a knee to the gut. Sam crashed to the mat. Tully stomped on Sam and then picked Sam up and bodyslammed Sam. Tully with a series of rapid-fire elbow smashes. Tully for the cover. 1...2...thr... Sam got a shoulder up. Crowd cheered. Tully snapped Sam up and prepared to hit Sam with his slingshot suplex but Sam twice blocked the move and and suplexed Tully to the mat. Sam up and turned to make a tag in the wrong direction and then turned to make a tag to Murdoch, Tully up and tackled Sam from behind. Sam rolled over on his back and Tully blasted Sam with a series of head shots. Murdoch hit the ring and kneed Tully in the side of the head. Patera hit the ring to got after Murdoch but the ref was able to get in between the two before anything happened. Both men back to their corners. Sam up and again slowly moved in his team's direction to make the tag. Just before Sam got close enough to tag in Murdoch, Tully dived over and grabbed Sam's leg. Tully was able to pull Sam down. Tully up and briefly mocked Murdoch. Tully grabbed Sam and started dragging Sam's face across the mat. Tully broke the illegal move at the count of 4. Tully snapped Sam up, whipped Sam into the ropes and went for a backdrop but Sam leapfrogged Tully, dived over and tagged in Murdoch. Crowd popped. Murdoch in and he and Tully engaged in a wild punch exchange. Murdoch gained the advantage, whipped Tully into the ropes and caught Tully coming off with a back elbow to the chest. Tully stumbled back. Murdoch with a series of bionic elbows to the top of the head. Patera hit the ring and Murdoch blasted him with series of bionic elbows to the top of the head as the crowd loved it. Murdoch then slammed Tully's and Ken's heads together. Patera fell back against the ropes and left the ring on shaky legs. Murdoch caught the stunned Tully in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Tully kicked out.
Murdoch snapped Tully up and slammed Tully's head into the top buckle. Murdoch hit Tully with some punches and then Tully stunned Murdoch with a knee to the groin. Murdoch stumbled back. Ref reprimanded Tully. Tully moved in and struck Murdoch with a couple of punches and whipped Murdoch into the ropes and caught Murdoch coming off with a high backdrop. Murdoch slammed to the mat. Murdoch getting up bent over and Tully dived over and slammed Murdoch with a double sledge to the back. Murdoch to a knee. Tully grabbed Murdoch and drove Murdoch into the heel's corner. Tully with more punches on Murdoch. Tully then went over and showed true class when he flipped off Sam. Sam went to get in the ring to go after Tully but the ref intercepted him. As Sam had words with the ref, Patera strangled Murdoch with the tag rope. Tully came over and goaded Sam and Sam tried to go after Tully again but the ref kept Sam at bay. Because of Sam's face stupidity, it allowed Patera to keep strangling Murdoch with the tag rope. Tully threw his hands in the air like nothing was happening and backed off. Patera stopped strangling Murdoch just before the ref turned around. Tully hit Murdoch with a gut shot and tagged in Patera. Patera caught Murdoch with a trio of forearms shivers to the side of the head. Patera whipped Murdoch into the opposite buckles. Patera charged in and went to hit Murdoch with a running shoulder block to the gut but Murdoch moved and Patera slammed shoulder-first into the post and then fell out of the ring to the floor. Murdoch fell on his ass in the ring. Ref counting. Count growing and Patera to his feet on the floor. Val urging Ken to get his arse back in the ring. Patera rolled in under the bottom rope just before the 10-count. Crowd buzzing. Both men up and Patera went to eye poke Murdoch but Murdoch stuck his hand up sideways over his nose to block the poke try (think Curly of the Three Stooges). Murdoch then poked Patera in the eyes to the delight of the crowd. Murdoch fired away on Patera with bionic elbows to the top of the head. Murodch grabbed Patera and drove Patera hard into the buckles. Murdoch with a couple of quick jabs. Murdoch maneuvered around behind Patera, mounted the middle buckle, placed his knee in Patera's back and hit Patera with the calf branding (driving knee to the back from the middle rope that sends the opponent crashing face-first down to the mat.) Murdoch turned Patera over and went for the cover. 1...2...thr... Tully hit the ring and stomped Murdoch in the back to break up the pin try. Tully back to his corner. Both men up and Patera clubbed Murdoch with a series of forearms to the chest. Patera picked up Murdoch and bodyslammed Murdoch. Patera with an elbow smash and then the cover. 1..2... Murdoch kicked out. Crowd cheered. Patera raked his boot laces across Murdoch's face and then snapped Murdoch up and whipped Murdoch into the corner. Patera backed up went for another running shoulder block to the gut that connected. Murdoch stumbled out of the corner and crashed to the mat holding his gut. Patera took the down time to do jumping jacks in the ring to more boos. Murdoch got to his knees and Patera slapped Murdoch hard across the face. Sam hit the ring and struck Patera with a couple of punches before the ref intervened and ordered Sam back to his corner. As the ref got Sam out of the ring, Patera snapped up Murdoch and threw Murdoch over the top rope out of the ring. Murdoch crashed to the floor. Crowd beside itself. Tully dropped off the apron and got a few well-placed stomps in on Murdoch. Tully making it back to his corner as the ref got Sam out on the apron and turned back to the action. Patera ignored the ref order to stand back and left the ring and dropped to the floor. Murdoch getting up next to the apron. Patera clubbed Murdoch across the back and then grabbed Murdoch around the waist and rammed Murdoch back-first into the ring apron a couple of times. Murdoch in a real bad way. Ref counting. Patera threw Murdoch back into the ring. Patera climbed in and took a moment to strike a bodybuilder pose in the ring.
Pedicino: Dick's got a lot of heart. But I don't know how much more of this he can take from Tully and Patera.
Patera was lightly tapping his boot into the top of Murdoch's head and yelling for him to get up. Crowd urging on Dick. Patera pulled Dick up and went to whip Dick into the ropes but Murdoch reversed and caught Patera coming off with an inverted atomic drop. Crowd popped. Patera crashed to the mat... and so did Murdoch. Ref counting. Both men to their feet and Patera got up facing away from Murdoch. Murdoch came up behind Patera, grabbed Patera around the waist and ran the big man into the ropes for a roll-up from behind for the pin. 1...2... Tully hit the ring and broke up the pin try with a vicious running clothesline. Murdoch crashed to the mat. Tully started to do a strut in the ring when Sam hit the ring behind Tully, charged up behind him and nailed Tully with a running bulldog. Crowd exploded. Ref getting Sam back to his corner. Tully down by the ropes. Patera snapped up Murdoch and caught Murdoch in a bearhug. Murdoch trying not to submit. Patera cinched up on the hold. Murdoch then popped Patera with an elbow to the top of the head. Murdoch repeated the move. Murdoch repeated the move a third time and Patera lost his grip on the hold. Murdoch continued with the bionic elbows to the top of the head in rapid-fire fashion. Murdoch whipped Patera into the face team's corner and tagged in Sam. Crowd into it. Tully now sitting up on the apron and Val was talking to him. Sam in and nailed Paterta with punches. Sam whipped Patera into the opposite buckles and charged in popped Ken with a flying dropkick. Sam then mounted the middle buckle over Ken and popped Ken in the head with a series of punches as the crowd counted along. Sam dropped back to the mat, grabbed Patera in a side headlock and tried to hit Patera with his running bulldog finisher but Patera shoved Sam off and Sam crashed to the mat. Patera up as Sam was getting up and kicked Sam in the chest. Sam fell back against the ropes. Ken tagged in Tully. Tully charged in and nailed Sam with punches and knees to the gut. Tully suplexed Sam and and hit Sam with a delayed knee drop. Tully for the cover. 1...2.. Sam kicked out. Tully with a couple of head shots on Sam. Tully pulled Sam up and went to piledrive Sam but Sam twice blocked the move. Murdoch hit the ring and repaid Tully for the earlier clothesline with a running clothesline of his own. Tully crashed to the mat as the crowd was loving it. Patera hit the ring and he and Murdoch exchanged blows. Ref trying to re-store order. Sam snapped Tully up and bodyslammed Tully. Sam went out on the apron and mounted the top rope. Sam came off with a leg drop but Tully rolled out of the way and Sam crashed to the mat. Patera and Murdoch back to their corners. Tully and Sam down. Ref counting. Tully up and Sam getting up. Tully with a knee lift on Sam.Sam fell back against the ropes. Tully whipped Sam into the ropes and caught Sam coming off with a clothesline. Sam crashed to the mat. Tully reached down and started to pull Sam up when Sam caught Tully with gut punches. Sam rose to his feet and, learning from his teacher, popped Tully with a series of bionic elbows to the top of the head to the delight of the crowd. Tully staggered. Sam whipped Tully into the face team's corner and caught Tully with some kicks to the gut and tagged in Murdoch. Murdoch hit the ring and popped Tully with forearms to the chest. Tully staggered out by the ropes. Murdoch clubbed Tully in the back. Murdoch whipped Tully into the ropes and caught Tully coming off with a kick to the gut. Murdoch caught Tully in a front facelock.
Pedicino: He's goin' for the brainbuster!
Murdoch tried twice to snap Tully up in the his finisher, but Tully was able to maneuver over by the ropes and drape his leg out over the middle rope to force a break. Tully went to punch Murdoch and Murdoch blocked the punch try and hit Tully with a bionic elbow to the top of the head. Tully stunned. Murdoch whipped Tully into the ropes and looked to catch Tully coming off with a backdrop but Tully kicked Murdoch in the chest instead. Murdoch snapped back and crashed to the mat. Tully snapped Murdoch up and blasted Murdoch with his slingshot suplex finisher. Tully for the cover. 1...2... Sam tried to make the save but Patera cut him off and threw Sam back into his team's corner. ...3! Ref called for the bell as most of the crowd booed but some cheered. Tully up and the ref raised his and Patera's hand in victory as Val climbed in the ring to congratulate her men.
WINNER: Tully & Patera - Pinfall - 13:21
(A commercial break would have aired during the match, so the actual airtime on TV would have been around 10:20.)
END PROGRAM
DARK MATCHES
AWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Col. DeBeers (WC) and Wahoo McDaniel fought to a Double DQ - 8:07
The Trooper def. Cactus Jack via pinfall with his flying shoulder tackle finisher - 11:23
Nikita Koloff def. Tully Blanchard via pinfall after Patera's interference backfired - 16:16
PAID ATTENDANCE: 4,138
COMPS OUT: 551
COMPS USED: 196
TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 4,334
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