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"Running Wild"
April 24, 1983 in St. Paul, MN
The St. Paul Civic Center drawing 20,000 & The St. Paul Auditorium drawing 5,000 on CCTV
The combined gate was $300,000
Brad Rheingans beat Rocky Stone (9:34).
Buck Zumhoffe beat Steve Regal (11:05).
Jerry Lawler beat John Tolos (8:24).
AWA Women's Tag Team Champions Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable beat Judy Martin & Velvet McIntyre (15:28) when Grable pinned McIntyre.
Chief Wahoo McDaniel beat Dizzy Ed Boulder (9:04).
Jesse Ventura, Ken Patera & Blackjack Lanza beat Rick Martel, Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne (17:03) when Patera pinned Brunzell.
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkle beat Hulk Hogan (20:52) via DQ with Lord James Blears as the special referee.
Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie & Jerry Blackwell (13:28) when Gagne pinned Al-Kaissie.
April 21, 1985 in St. Paul, MN
The Civic Center drawing ???
Tom Zenk & Steve Olsonoski beat The Alaskans (12:01) when Olsonoski made the pin.
Baron Von Raschke & Buck Zumhoffe beat Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal (13:50) when Zumhoffe pinned Regal.
Bob Backlund & Brad Rheingans beat Butch Reed & Larry Zbysko (15:46) when Backlund pinned Zbysko.
Jim Brunzell & Tonga Kid beat Bobby Duncum & Billy Robinson (11:19) when Tonga pinned Robinson.
Verne & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkle & Masahiro Saito (13:58) when Verne Gagne pinned Bockwinkle.
AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors beat Larry & Curt Hennig (6:06) via DQ.
Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell beat The Masked Superstar, Haku & Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie (13:56) in a "Steel Cage Handicap Match" when Blackwell pinned Al-Kassie.
"A Night Of Champions"
September 28, 1985 in Chicago, IL
Comiskey Park drawing 21,000 ($280,000)
AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors beat The Freebirds (14:12) via DQ.
NWA World Midget Champion Little Tokyo pinned Little Mr. T (6:54).
Jerry Blackwell beat Kamala (9:50) in a "$10,000 Bodyslam Match."
AWA American Champion Sgt. Slaughter beat Boris Zhukov (9:34) via DQ.
IWA Champion Mil Mascaras pinned Buddy Roberts (6:57).
AWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu beat The Long Riders & Harley Race (10:57) when Baba pinned Wild Bill Irwin.
WCCW Texas Champion Kerry Von Erich pinned Jimmy Garvin (6:47).
AWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal pinned Brad Rheingans (8:19).
Sherri Martel pinned Candi Divine (11:24) to win the AWA Women's Title.
Scott Hall, Curt Hennig & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkle, Ray Stevens & Larry Zbysko (12:20) when Hall pinned Stevens.
AWA World Champion Rick Martel fought Stan Hansen (2:30) to a double countout.
April 20, 1986 in Minneapolis, MN
The HHH MetroDome drawing 22,000 ($300,000)
Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov (8:00).
Little Mr. T & Cowboy Lang beat Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo when Lang pinned Littlebrook.
Col. DeBeers beat Wahoo McDaniel (5:58) via DQ.
Buddy Rose & Doug Somers beat The Midnight Rockers (13:04) when Somers pinned Marty Jannetty.
The Tiger Mask II beat Buck Zumhoffe (11:01).
Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda beat The Fabulous Ones (14:05) when Windham pinned Stan Lane.
Giant Baba beat Bulldog Bob Brown (7:45).
Harley Race fought Rick Martel (17:32) to a double countout.
Sherri Martel won a "$50,000.00 Women's Battle Royal" (8:20) that also included Debbie Combs, Candi Divine, Rose Divine, Joyce Grable, Kat LeRoux, Despina Montagas, Misty Blue Simms & Luna Vachon.
AWA Americas Champion Sgt. Slaughter beat Kamala (9:02) via DQ.
AWA World Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat The Longriders (15:10) when Hennig pinned Scott Irwin.
Scott LeDoux beat Larry Zbysko (5th - 0:30) in a "Boxing Match" via DQ with Larry Hennig as the special referee.
Nick Bockwinkle beat AWA World Champion Stan Hansen (10:26) via DQ.
Jimmy Snuka & Greg Gagne beat Bruiser Brody & Nord The Barbarian (13:38) in a "Steel Cage Match" when Snuka pinned The Barbarian.
Verne Gagne beat Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie (4:17) in a "Steel Cage Match."
The Road Warriors beat Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (7:00) in a "Steel Cage Match" when Animal pinned Garvin.
Col. DeBeers beat Buck Zumhoffe (11:00) via submission.
Curt Hennig, Scott Hall & Brad Rheingans beat Nord The Barbarian, Boris Zhukov & The Mongolian Stomper (12:00) when Hennig pinned The Stomper.
Larry Zbysko beat Nick Bockwinkle (4:00).
AWA World Champion Stan Hansen fought Sgt. Slaughter (12:00) to a double countout.
The Road Warriors beat The Longriders (10:00).
June 28, 1986 in Oakland, CA
The Convention Center drawing 1,500
Shown live on ESPN
Earthquake Ferris beat Ali Khan.
Sherri Martel beat Candi Divine to win the AWA Women's Title.
Jimmy Snuka beat Jay York.
Nord The Barbarian beat Nick Bockwinkle.
Jerry Blackwell beat AWA World Champion Stan Hansen via DQ.
The Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig beat Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Alexis Smirnoff when Michaels pinned Somers.
October 1986 in Las Vegas, NV
The Showboat Sports Pavilion drawing 1,200
Leon White beat Brian Knobbs.
Alexis Smirnoff & Yuri Gordyenko beat Frankie DeFalko & Chris Bassett when Gordyenko pinned DeFalko.
AWA World Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers fought The Midnight Rockers to a double DQ.
Greg Gagne beat Rocky Stone.
AWA Women's Champion Sherri Martel fought Candi Divine to a double countout.
Boris Zhukov, Alexis Smirnoff & Yuri Gordyenko beat Leon White, Greg Gagne & Earthquake Ferris when Smirnoff pinned Ferris.
The Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers in a "Steel Cage Match" when Jannetty pinned Somers.
December 25, 1986 in St. Paul, MN
Civic Center drawing 8,000
Shown live on Twin Cities PPV
Earthquake Ferris beat Brian Knobbs.
Steve Olsinoski beat Boris Zhukov.
Larry Zbysko, Mr. Saito & The Super Ninja beat Scott Hall, Leon White & Greg Gagne when Saito pinned Hall.
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkle beat Curt Hennig via DQ.
Jimmy Snuka beat Col. DeBeers via countout.
The Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers in a "Steel Cage Match."
May 2, 1987 in San Fransisco, CA
The Cow Palace drawing 2,800
Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie beat Buck Zumhoffe (10:45).
The Super Ninja fought D.J. Peterson (15:00) to a draw.
AWA Women's Champion Sherri Martel beat Madusa Micelli (13:22).
Curt Hennig beat Nick Bockwinkle (26:33) to win the AWA World Title.
The Midnight Rockers & Ray Stevens beat Doug Somers, Kevin Kelly & Buddy Wolfe (15:54) when Stevens pinned Sommers.
Jerry Blackwell beat Boris Zhukov (12:48).
Jimmy Snuka & Russ Francis beat The Terrorist & The Mercenary (13:05) when Francis pinned Terrorist.
December 13, 1988 in Chicago, IL
UIC Pavilion drawing 1,672 ($25,081)
Shown live on PPV (0.5)
Hector, Chavo, & Mando Guerrero beat Cactus Jack & Rock-n-Roll RPMs (6:35) when Chavo pinned Lane.
Eric Embry pinned Jeff Jarrett to win the WCCW Light Heavyweight Title (4:13).
Jimmy Valiant pinned Wayne Bloom (0:24).
WCCW Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons pinned Brickhouse Brown (5:41).
Badd Company & Madusa Micelli beat The Top Guns & Wendi Richter (5:43) when Richter pinned Micelli.
Greg Gagne beat Ronnie Garvin (5:52) via countout to win the vacant AWA International TV Title.
The Syrian Terrorist won a "Beverly Hills Lingerie Street Fight Battle Royal" (8:36). Also in the match were: Bambi, Peggy Lee Leather, Laurie Lynn, Brandi Mae, Malibu, Ivory, Pocohantas, and Luna Vachon.
Sgt. Slaughter beat Col. DeBeers in a "Boot Camp Match."
WCCW Tag Team Champions The Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox (7:53) when Samu pinned Hayes.
Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez (7:48) in an "Indian Strap Match."
AWA World Champion Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich (18:53) to win the World Class Title when the referee stopped the match due to Von Erich's excessive bleeding.
The Rock & Roll Express fought Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller (5:52) to a double countout.
AWA Hulk
Hogan's Highlights 1981-1983
Clips of Hulk Hogan winning a "Battle Royal."
Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant interview.
The Heenan Family interview.
Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant beat Nick Bockwinkle, Ken Patera, Bobby
Duncam & Bobby Heenan in a "Handicap Match" when Hogan pinned Duncam.
Hulk Hogan interview.
Hulk Hogan vs. Nick Bockwinkle for the AWA World Title.
AWA Jimmy Garvin
& Steve Regal: AWA Tag Team
Champions
Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal beat The Road Warriors
to win the AWA World Tag Team Titles when Garvin pinned Animal.
AWA World Tag Team Champions Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal beat Kevin Kelly
& Paul Brown when Garvin pinned Brown.
Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal interview.
Scott Hall & Curt Hennig beat Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal when Hall
pinned Regal.
AWA
Sgt. Slaughter & Company #2
AWA American Champion Sgt. Slaughter beat Larry
Zbysko.
Sgt. Slaughter won a "Battle Royal" that also included The Road Warriors,
Jerry Blackwell, Jimmy Garvin, Nick Bockwinkle, Curt Hennig, Scott Hall,
Greg Gagne, Ray Stevens, Larry Zbysko, Steve Regal, Baron Von Raschke, Rick
Martel, Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts, Terry Gordy, and others.
Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov via DQ.
Sgt. Slaughter interview.
Sgt. Slaughter beat Boris Zhukov & Chris Markoff in a "Handicap Russian
Death Match" when Markoff was pinned.
AWA The Road
Warriors: The Hawk & The Animal
The Road Warriors fought The Long Riders to a double
DQ.
The Road Warriors beat Dru Tosel & Nacho Berrera when Hawk pinned
Tosel.
The Road Warriors interview.
Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal beat The Road Warriors to win the AWA World
Tag Team Titles when Garvin pinned Animal.
AWA The Road
Warriors: The Road To The Championship
Clips of The Road Warriors winning the "Tag Team Of
The Year Award," & Paul Ellering winning the "Manager Of The Year
Award."
AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors beat Curt Henning & Baron
Von Raschke via DQ.
The Road Warriors interview.
AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors beat Curt & Larry Hennig
when Animal pinned Hennig.
The Road Warriors interview.
The Road Warriors music video.
AWA Classic Wrestling Pay-Per-Views
- AWA Classic Main Events -
- AWA In The 1970's -
- AWA Turkey Day Turmoil -
Superstar Billy Graham beat Wilbur Snyder.
Hulk Hogan fought Jesse Ventura to a double DQ.
The High Flyers beat AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors via DQ.
Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkle via submission to win the AWA World Title.
Andre The Giant won a "Battle Royal" that also included Hulk Hogan, Nick Bockwinkle, Adrian Adonis, Ken Patera, Baron Von Raschke, Ray Stevens, Jerry Blackwell, Bobby Duncum, Larry Hennig, Bobby Heenan, Sgt. Jacques Goulet, Brad Rheingans, Otto Wanz, Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie, Jim Brunzell, Greg Gagne & Buck Zumhoffe.