Rosters and Transactions Summer 1988

[Kimmel]

AMERICAN WRESTLING FEDERATION

World Heavyweight Champion:
Hulk Hogan

World Tag Team Champions:
Demolition
(Ax & Smash)

Intercontinental Champion:
"Ravishing" Rick Rude

Promoter: El Topo
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
President: Baron Von Raschke
Play by Play: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff
Color: Paul E, Dangerously
Backstage interviews: Ken Resnick
Ring Announcer: Gary Micheal Cappetta
Referees: Randy Anderson, Tommy Young, Danny Davis
Seen on: ESPN


Andre The Giant
Barbarian
Barry Darsow (Demolition Smash)
Big Bubba Rogers
Bill Eadie (Demolition Ax)
Brutus Beefcake

Captain Lou Albano

Chicky Starr

Dino Bravo

Don Muraco

Greg Valentine
Hercules Hernandez
Hillbilly Jim
Honky Tonk Man
Hulk Hogan
Jacques Rougeau Jr
Jake Roberts
Jimmy Hart (mgr)

Jimmy Snuka

Johnnie Stewart

Junkyard Dog

Ken Timbs

King Kong Bundy

Koko B. Ware

Mark Starr

Marty Jannetty

Nikita Koloff

One Man Gang

Outback Jack

Paul Ellering (mgr)

Paul Roma

Raymond Rougeau
Rick Rude
Road Warrior Animal

Road Warrior Hawk

Shawn Michaels
Sheik Adnan el Kaissey (mgr)
Sherri Martel
Sid Vicious

Slick

Steve Cox

Tim Horner

Ultimate Warrior

Warlord

Wayne Bloom

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CALIFORNIA WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

Promoter: Commish

Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Chairman: Antonio Peña
English Play-by-play: Mauro Ranallo

English Color commentators: Chris Cruise and Hugo Savinovich

English Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon

Referees: Pepe Casas, Tirantes
Seen on: KTLA in Los Angeles and other regional stations

Abdullah the Butcher
Anthony Durante
Art Barr
Atlantis
Blue Demon Jr
Blue Panther
Brad Rheingans
Chris Benoit
Dan Spivey
Diamond Dallas Page (mgr)
Dick Slater
Doug Furnas
Dr Wagner Jr

Eddie Guerrero

El Canek

El Dandy

El hijo del Santo

Gary Albright

Gary Wolfe

Ivan Koloff

John Tenta (Earthquake)

Keiichi Yamada (Jushin Liger)

Kenta Kobashi

Konnan

Lord Steven Regal

Masa Saito
Masahiro Chono
Matt Bourne

Mike Rotundo

Mitsuharu Misawa (Tiger Mask II)

Perro Aguayo

Phil Lafon (Dan Kroffat)

Sabu

Scott Levy

Shane Douglas
Shinya Hashimoto
The Sheik (Ed Farhat)

Tom Brandi

Too Cold Scorpio

Toshiaki Kawada

Ultimo Dragon

Undertaker

[Kimmel]

GLOBAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Global Heavyweight Champion:
TBD

Global Tag Team Champions:
TBD

North American Heavyweight Champion:

TBD

Promoter: Chito McMahon

Headquarters: New York, NY

Commissioner: Jack Tunney
Play by Play: Vince McMahon
Color: Jesse Ventura, Gorilla Monsoon, Billy Red Lyons
Backstage interviews: Gene Okerland
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkel
Referees: Earl Hebner, Gary DeRusha, Robert Warren
Seen on: USA Network and CHCH in Canada


Bill Dundee
Bill Irwin
Billy Jack Haynes

Black Bart

Bob Orton Jr

Bobby Eaton
Bobby Heenan (mgr)

Boris Zuhkov

Brian Adams (Crush)

Bret Hart

Curt Hennig

Davey Boy Smith
Dennis Condrey
Dutch Mantell
Dynamite Kid

Great Muta

Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Haku
Jerry Lawler
Jesse Barr

Jim Cornette (mgr)

Jim Neidhart

Johnny Smith
Kamala
Kerry Von Erich
Larry Zbyszko
Lex Luger
Mike Jones (Virgil/Soul Train Jones)

Mr. Fuji (mgr)

Nikolai Volkoff
Ric Flair
Rick Martel
Ricky Santana
Roddy Piper
Scott Casey

Skandar Akbar (mgr)

Stan Hansen

Stan Lane

Steve Williams

Ted Dibiase
Tom Zenk
Tonga Kid

[Kimmel]

INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING FEDERATION

World Heavyweight Champion:

Scott Hall

World Tag Team Champions:

Paul Orndorff & Mr. Olympia

World Jr. Heavyweight Champion:

Mr. M (Joe Malenko)

World Women's Champion:

Wendi Richter

Promoter: Wattsfan
Headquarters: Jackson, MS
Commissioner: Jim Barnett
Play by Play: Les Thatcher, Bill Watts
Color: Rick Stewart
Ring Announcer: Mike McGuirk
Referees: Jack Howe, James Beard, Tommy Young
Seen on: WGN

Bambi

Bart Batten

Bob Backlund

Brad Armstrong

Brad Batten

Chavo Guerrero
Dark Journey (mgr)
Don Carson (mgr)
El Gran Apollo
Fallen Angel (Woman) (mgr)
Grappler (Len Denton)
Harley Race
Jimmy Golden
Joe Malenko
Judy Martin
Ken Patera
Kevin Von Erich
Leilani Kai

Mike George

Missing Link (Dewey Robertson)

Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie)
Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs)
Nelson Royal
Nick Bockwinkel
Paul Orndorff
Rock Hunter (mgr)
Rockin' Robin
Roger Kirby
Ron Fuller
Scott Hall
Steve Olsonoski

Sue Sexton

Sunshine (mgr)

Tom Prichard
Tony Anthony
Tony Atlas

Wendell Cooley

Wendi Richter

[Kimmel]

UNITED WRESTLING ALLIANCE

UWA Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion:

Big Van Vader

UWA American Heavyweight Champion:
Tito Santana

UWA World Tag Team Champions:

The Sheephearders

(Luke Williams & Butch Miller)

UWA TV Champion:

Chris Adams

UWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion:

”Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert

Promoter: Grigs

Headquarters: Dallas, TX
President: Frank Dusek
Play by Play: Don Coss

Color: Lee Marshall, Magnum TA

Interviewer: Bonnie Blackstone

Ring Announcer: Mark Lowrance
Referees: Sandy Barr, David Manning, Scott LeDoux, Tommy Gilbert and Carl Fergie
Seen on: USA Network
Syndicated west of the Mississippi and throughout Canada

Austin Idol

Bad News Allen

Big John Studd

Big Van Vader

Bobby Jaggers

Brian Blair
Brian Knobbs
Buddy Roberts
Butch Miller
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Cactus Jack

Chris Adams

Col DeBeers (Ed Wiskoski)

Dean Malenko
Dory Funk Jr
Downtown Bruno
Dustin Rhodes

Eddie Gilbert

Fred Ottman

Great Kokina (Yokozuna)

Iron Sheik

Jack Victory
Jerry Saggs
Jim Brunzell
Jimmy Valiant
John Nord
John Tatum
Johnny Ace
Kendall Windham
Luke Williams
Madusa Miceli
Michael Hayes

Missy Hyatt (mgr)

Moondog Rex

Moondog Spot

Pat Tanaka
Paul Diamond

Pez Whatley

Ranger Ross

Ron Bass
Sgt. Slaughter
Sir Oliver Humperdink
Terry Funk
Terry Gordy
Tito Santana

[Kimmel]

WORLD WIDE WRESTLING

World Heavyweight Champion:
Terry Taylor

United States Heavyweight Champion:

Ron Simmons

World Tag Team Champions:

Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard

National Heavyweight Champion:

Vacant

Promoter: Kimmel
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
President: Ole Anderson
Play by Play: Gordon Solie, Lance Russell
Color Commentator: Bob Caudle, Jim Ross
Backstage Interviews: David Crockett
Referees: Nick Patrick, Teddy Long, Mickey Jay, Jerry Callhoun
Seen on: WTBS


Al Perez
Arn Anderson
Baby Doll (mgr)
Bam Bam Bigelow
Barry Windham
Bob Armstrong
Bobby Fulton
Brian Pillman
Buddy Landell

Chris Youngblood

Dick Murdoch
Dusty Rhodes
Fatu
Gary Hart (mgr)
Hector Guerrero

James J Dillon (mgr)

Jeff Jarrett

Jimmy Garvin
Kevin Sullivan
Manny Fernandez

Mark Youngblood

Miss Elizabeth (mgr)

Owen Hart
Precious (mgr)

Randy Rose

Randy Savage

Rick Steiner

Ricky Morton

Ricky Steamboat

Rip Rogers

Robert Fuller

Robert Gibson

Rocky King
Ron Garvin
Ron Simmons
Samu

Scott Armstrong

Scott Steiner

Steve Armstrong

Steve Keirn

Sting
Terry Taylor
Tommy Rich

Tommy Rogers

Tracy Smothers

Tully Blanchard
Wahoo McDaniel

[Kimmel]

WRESTLING ON THE CAPE

Heavyweight Champion:

The Cheetah Kid

Promoter: jeepguy
Headquarters: Hyannis, MA

Announcer: Ox Baker

Play-by-play: Percy Pringle III

Referees: Tom Fornini, Bill Alfonso

Seen on: WCVX-TV, Channel 58

Axl Rotten
Bart Sawyer
Bob Shoup
Caveman Broda
Damian Kane
Fabulous Moolah (mgr)
Jason Knight
Johnny Grunge
Johnny Hotbody
Mike Sundance
Nightmare Danny Davis
Ray Odyssey
Tasmanian Devil
Ted Petty
Tim Renesto
Tina Ferrari (Ivory)
Tom Renesto Jr.
Tony Stetson

[Kimmel]

FREE AGENTS

Abu Wizal

Adam Yawrenko

Adrian Street
Afa

Águila Salvaje
Aguila Solitaria
Aguila Venezolana
AJ Petruzzi

Aja Kong

Akio Sato

Akira Hokuto

Akira Katayama

Akira Maeda

Al Farat

Al Madril

Al Snow
Alacrán de Durango
Alan Dennison
Alan West
Alex G

Alex Porteau

Alexis Smirnoff

Angel Azteca
Angel Mortal
Angel of Death
Angelo Gomez

Animal Hamaguchi

Antonio Inoki

Arafath
Arashi
Ari "El Gato" Romero

Arkangel de la Muerte

Art Crews
Art Dominguez
Athol Foley
Atsushi Onita
Azhor
Barry Hardy

Barry Horowitz

Barry Orton

Ben Alexander
Ben Bassarab
Biff Wellington
Big Boy Williams
Bill Armstrong
Bill Ash
Bill Cody
Bill Dixon
Bill Howard
Bill Murdoch
Bill Snyder
Bill Tabb
Billy Anderson

Billy Jackson

Billy Starr
Billy Travis
Billy Two Eagles
Billy Whitecloud
Bison Kimura
Black Cat
Black Gordman
Black Mamba
Black Terry
Black Tiger (Mexico)
Blackie Guzman

Blackjack Brown

Blackjack Mulligan

Blue Demon
Bob Anderson
Bob Belinski
Bob Boucher
Bob Boyer
Bob Bradley
Bob Crawford

Bob Della Serra

Bob Holly

Bob Owens
Bob Scott

Bob Simms

Bob Sweetan

Bob Tuck
Bobby Bass (mgr)
Bobby Jones
Bobby Kay
Bobby Lane
Bobby Lee Jr.
Bobo Brazil

Bobo Brazil Jr

Boris Malenko (mgr)
Bracito de Oro
Brad Anderson
Brazo de Oro
Brazo de Plata
Brett Sawyer
Brian Adias
Brian Harper
Brian Lucas

Brick Bronsky

Brickhouse Brown

Brittany Brown

Brother Love (mgr)

Bruce Dean
Bruce Hart
Bruce Tharpe
Bruiser Costa
Bruno Sammartino (mgr)
Buck Branigan
Buck Ramstead
Buck Zumhofe
Buddy Rose
Buddy Valentine
Buddy Wayne
Buddy Wolf
Bugsy McGraw
Bull Nakano
Bulldog Bob Brown
Bullman Downs
Bullwhip Johnson
Butch Moffatt
Butcher Hughes
Cachorro Davis
Cal Manson
Candi Devine
Cannonball Grizzly
Capitán Furia
Carl Batterman
Carlos Colon
Cien Caras
Chamaco Becerra
Charlie Fulton
Charlie Platt (announcer)
Chi Chi Cruz

Chi Chi Lothario

Chick Donovan

Chico Flores
Chief Atta Kulla Kulla
Chief Red Eagle
Chief Thunder Mountain
Chief Thundercloud
Chigusa Nagayo

Chris Carter

Chris Champion

Chris Colt
Chris Markoff
Chris Pepper
Christopher Love (mgr)
Chuck Coates
Cinthia Moreno

Claude Gosselin

Cobra (George Takano)

Coco Blanco
Cocoa Samoa
Coliseo Dos Mil
Combat Toyoda

Cooga

Corporal Kirchner

Count Curtis
Crazy Loco

Cuban Assasian (Angel Acevedo)

Curtis Hughes

Curtis Iaukea
Curtis Thompson
Cutie Suzuki
CW Bergstrom
Cy Jernigan

Dale Moore

Dale Veasey

Damien 666
Dan Garza
Dan Greer
Danny Doyle
Danny Little Wolf
Danny Sanchez
Danny War Cloud
Danny Young
Dave Barbie

Dave Bryant

Dave Gobeil
Dave "Fit" Finlay
Dave Kochen
Dave Nevins
Dave Taylor

Davey O'Hannon

Davey Rich

David Anderson
David Cummings
David Deaton
David Jones
David Morgan
David Novak
David Oswald
David Sammartino
David Sierra
DC Drake
Denis Goulet
Dennis Upton
Denny Brown
Derrick Dukes
Devil Blue (Tony Marino)

Diluvio Negro #1

DJ Peterson

Doby Gillis

Don Bass

Don Diamond

Don Gilbert
Don Harris

Don Kent

Don Kernodle

Don Kolov
Don Serrano
Don Stevenson

Don White

Dos Caras

Doug Gilbert

Doug McColl

Doug Sommers

Doug Vines
Dr. Jerry Graham Jr.
Dr. Paul Christy
Dr. Wagner
Drill Instructor Bob Carter
Duke Kolov
Duke Myers
Dump Matsumoto

Dynamite Kansai

Eagle Sawai
Eclipse

Ed Atlas

Ed Whalen (announcer)

Eddie Carson
Eddie Creatchman (mgr)
Eddie Lopez

Eddie Sullivan

Eddie Watts

El Bracero (Jose Martinez)
El Brazo

El Brillante

El Cosmonauta
El Diablo de Oro
El Fantastico
El Gran Markus
El Medico
El Monarco
El Pantera
El Picudo
El Samurai
El Sanguinario
El Satanico
El Sicodelico
El Signo
El Solitario
El Texano
El Torero

El Zapata

Elijah Akeem (Leroy Brown)

Elton Stanton

Enrique Vera

Eric Embry

Eric Frolich
Eric Spracchia
Ernest Rheault
Escudero Rojo
Espectrito
Espiral Negro
Etsuko Mita
Evan Latour
Fantasma
Fantasma de la Quebrada
Fantastik
Farmer Boy Ipo
Fidel Cortez
Fishman
Floyd Creatchman (mgr)
Forajido
Forsaken
Frank Blues
Frank DeFalco
Frank Marconi
Frank Monte
Frank Morrell
Frank Savage
Frank Starr
Frankie Laine
Frankie Lancaster
Frankie Williams
Fred Peloquin
Freddie Freeman

Frenchy Lamonte

Frenchy Martin
Fuerza Guerrera
Gama Singh
Gary Gold
Gary Lawler

Gary Royal

Gary Young

Gene Lewis

Gene Ligon (Thunderfoot)

Gene Madrid
Gene Yates
Geoff Portz
George Gillette (mgr)
George Guimond
George McCleary

George South

George Steele

George Weingeroff
George Wells
Gerald Finley
Gerry Morrow
Giant Haystacks (Loch Ness)
Giant Kimala #2
Gigante Guerrero
Gino Lombardo
Glacier
Glenn Lanethe
Golden Eagle
Goldie Rogers
Gordon Nelson
Gorgeous George Jr.
Goro Tsurumi
Gran Apache

Gran Hamada

Great Goliath

Great Malumba

Great Mephisto (mgr)

Greg Gagne

Great Kabuki

Greg Winston

Greg Wojokowski (Great Wojo)

Grizzly Evans
Guy Chabot
Guy Lambert
Guy Mitchell (Jerry Valiant)
Hacksaw Higgins
Halcón Negro
Halloween
Hangin' Judge (Jim Richardson)
Hans Schroeder
Harley Saito
Head Hunter A
Head Hunter B
Heidi Lee Morgan
Henri Cardenal
Henry Garcia
Hidetoshi Yamamoto
Hiro Matsuda (mgr)
Hiroshi Wajima
Hisakatsu Oya
Hubert Gallant
Huracán Jr.
Hurricane Castillo Jr
Hurricane Hunt

Hurricane Ramirez

Iceman Parsons

Igor Volkoff

Invader I (Jose Gonzales)

Iron Mike Sharpe

Isamu Teranishi

Isao Takagi

Italian Stallion

Ivan Putski
Ivory
Izzy Slapowitz (mgr)
J.R. Foley
Jack Armstrong
Jack Kreuger
Jack Poure
Jack Reynolds (announcer)
Jack Towers
Jackie Anderson
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Ruffen
Jake Banman
Jake Milliman
Jamie West
Jason Friday
Jason Walker
Javier Cruz
Jay Lightfoot
Jay Strongbow Jr
Jay York
Jeanne Basone
Jeff Craney
Jeff Gaylord

Jeff Gray

Jeff Sword

Jeffrey Parker

Jerry Blackwell

Jerry Brown
Jerry Bryant
Jerry Grey
Jerry Jacobus
Jerry Johnson
Jerry Mahoney
Jerry Monti
Jerry Novak
Jerry Oates
Jerry Oske
Jesse Hernandez
Jim Dalton
Jim Kelly
Jim Kent (mgr)

Jim Mitchell

Jim Powers

Jim Wilson
Jimmy Backlund
Jimmy Holiday (Mgr)
Jimmy Ladd
Jody Hamilton (Assassin)
Joe Abby

Joe Apollo

Joe Cagle

Joe Cox
Joe Cruz

Joe Lightfoot

Joe Pedicino

Joe Savoldi

Joe Turner

Joe Valenzuela

Joel Deaton

Joey Cagle
Joey DiMonte
Joey Maggs
Joey War Eagle
John Adams
John Baker
John Banman
John Cosman
John King

John Londos

John Paul

John Quinn
John Richmond

John Ringer

John Tolos (mgr)
John White
Johnny Blaze
Johnny DePaulo
Johnny Graham
Johnny Kincaid
Johnny Mantell

Johnny Rapone

Johnny Rich

Johnny Rodz
Johnny Saint
Johnny Valiant (mgr)
Johnny White
Johnny Wilhoit
Jon Cortex
Jonathan Boyd
Jonathon Anderson

Jonathon Sayers

Jos LeDuc

Jose Chavez
Jose Estrada Jr. (Super Medico II)
Jose Estrada Sr. (Super Medico I/Conquistador I)
Jose Lothario
Jose Luis Feliciano
Jose Luis Rivera (Conquistador II)
Jose Peron
Josh Stroud
JT Lightning
JT Southern
Juan Savata
Juan Vega
Jules Strongbow
Jumbo Baretta
Junior Banks (Big Bad O)
Kantoro Hoshino
Kanzaki Fumie
KAORU

Kaoru Kage

Kareem Muhammad (Ray Candy)

Kat LeRoux

Kato Kung Lee

Kazuo Yamazaki

KC Houston
Keith Eric
Keith Hart
Keith Howard
Keith Larson
Kelly Kiniski
Ken Mantell (mgr)
Ken Milsap

Ken Raper

Ken Wayne

Kendo Nagasaki (Sakurada)

Kendo Nagasaki (UK)

Kengo Kimura
Kenny Bolin
Kenny Rogers
Kerry Brown
Kevin Featherstone
Kevin Jeffries
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Stewart

Killer Kim

Killer Tim Brooks

King Cobra
King Kaluha
Kintaro Oki
Kip Kelly
Kortsia Korchenko
Krusher Knopf

Kuniaki Kobayashi

Kurt Von Hess

Kyoko Inoue
La Chola
La Diabólica
La Parka Jr.
La Rebelde
La Súper Estrella
Lady Apache
Lance Von Erich

Lanny Kean

Lanny Poffo

Larry Anson

Larry Cameron

Larry Jones
Larry Lane

Larry Sharpe

Lars Anderson

Leatherface (Rick Patterson)
Lemús #2
Leo Burke
Leo Sykes
Leroy Redbone
Levi Banks
Lioness Asuka
Little Hamada
Lizmark
Lon Maxwell
Lord Alfred Hayes

Lord Asteroth

Lord James Blears

Lord Saltien
Lou Fabbiano
Lou Winston
Louis Laurence
Luis Cirio
Luis Martinez

Luke Graham

Luna Vachon (mgr)

Luscious Larry
MacDuff Roesch
Mach-1
Mad Dog Boyd
Mad Dog Marion
Mad Maxine (mgr)
Mad Maxx (Eli the Eliminator)
Mal Sanders
Malcolm Monroe
Malia Hosaka
Manami Toyota
Mano Negra
Manuel Villalobos
Marcela
Mario Valenzuela
Mark "Rollerball" Rocco
Mark Dupree
Mark Fleming
Mark Green
Mark Lewin
Mark Ragin

Marvin Turner

Masa Fuchi

Masa Ito
Masakatsu Funaki
Máscara Año Dos Mil
Mascara Sagrada
Masked Marvel (Luc Poirer)
Master Lee
Max Blue
Max Thrasher
Maxx Payne
May Flowers
Mayumi Ozaki
Megumi Kudo
Megumi Nakamae

Michelle Starr

Mighty Inoue

Miguel Garcia
Mika Takahashi
Mike Allen
Mike Barber
Mike Blood

Mike Boyette

Mike Davis

Mike Dupree

Mike Fever

Mike Graham

Mike Hennesy
Mike Howell
Mike Jackson
Mike Kelly

Mike Masters

Mike Miller

Mike Moore
Mike Prater
Mike Ragin
Mike Ree
Mike Shaw
Mike Starbuck
Mike Stark
Mike Stone
Mike Vachon
Mike York

Miki Handa

Mil Mascaras

Mima Shimoda

Minoru Suzuki

Miss Linda (mgr)

Misty Blue Simms

Mitch Snow
Mitsuko Nishiwaki
Mock Hiyato
Mohammed Saed
Monje Negro Jr.
Moondog Moretti
Moose Cholak
Mr. Hito
Mr. Pogo
Mr. Toyo
Mr. Wrestling II
Mujer Demente
Nacho Berrerra

Nano Ortega

Naoki Sano

Neftali
Negro Azteca
Negro Casas
Negro Navarro
Neil Carr
Nelson Veilleux
Nick Busick
Nick DeCarlo

Nick Kiniski

Norman Smiley
Norvell Austin
Obie Davis
Octagon
Ole Olsen
Orestes Antonation
Osamu Hoshina
Osamu Kido
Otto Wanz
Pablo Fuentes
Pantera Asesina
Pat Hutchinson
Pat Kelly
Pat Murray
Pat Rose
Patrick Roach
Paul Atlas
Paul Demarco
Paul Garners
Paul Jones (mgr)
Paul Lloyd
Paul Morton

Paul Peller

Peligro
Pete Caparella
Pete Doherty
Pete Sanchez
Peter Flowers
Phil Belanger
Phil Hickerson
Pierre Carl Ouellet
Pirata Morgan
Plowboy Pete
Plum Mariko
Polvo de Estrellas
Porkchop Cash
Preston Steele
Princess Paula
Príncipe Franky
Príncipe Orquídea
Queen Kong
Ralph Pulley
Randy Barber
Randy Coles
Randy Scott
Randy Witt
Raul Castro
Ray Evans

Ray Harris

Ray Lloyd

Ray Stevens

Razama
Red Eagle
Red Flamer
Reggie Rapone
Reibun Amada
Rex King
Rey Guerrero
Rey Mysterio
Reynald Dube
Rhyuma Go
Ric McCord
Richard Charland
Richard Cumming
Richie Brooks
Rick Bassman (Mgr)
Rick Conners

Rick Davidson

Rick Davis

Rick Jones
Rick Link
Rick Renslow
Rick Smith

Ricky Bruno

Ricky Gibson

Ricky Johnson
Ricky Knight (UK)

Ricky Reno

Ricky Rice

Ricky Starr
Ricky Thompson
Rikki Nelson
Ringo Mendoza

Ringo Rigby

Rip Morgan

Rip Oliver
Rip Smith
Ripper Savage
Roadblock
Robbie Ellis
Robbie Royce
Robbie Stewart
Robert Reed
Roberto Soto
Rockin' Randy
Rocky Brewer
Rocky Della Serra
Rocky Johnson
Rocky Lee
Rod Trodgard (announcer)
Roger Smith (Dirty Rhodes)
Roger Theriault
Rolling Thunder
Ron Harris
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Kessler
Ron Ritchie

Ron Sexton

Ron Starr
Ron Wright (mgr)

Rooster Griffin
Ross Hart
Roy Lee Welch
Rufus R. Jones
Rumi Kazama
Rusher Kimura
Rusty Riddle
Sachiko Koganei
Sailor White (Moondog King)
Saka Moena
Salvatore Bellomo

Sam Darrow

Sam Houston

Samoan Leroy Brown
Samson Fuyuki
Sandy Barr
Sangre Garcia
Saul Creatchman (mgr)
Savio Vega
Sayuri Nakajima
Scorpio Jr
Scott Bishop
Scott Doring
Scott McGee
Scott Putski
Scotty Campbell
Scrap Iron Scranton

SD Jones

Sean Royal

Seiji Sakaguchi
Serge Jodoin

Shaun Koen

Shaun Simpson

Sheik Ali (Stephen Petitpas)

Shinichi Nakano

Shiro Koshinaka

Shunji Takano

Sika
Silvano Sousa
Silver King
Siva Afi
Skayde
Skip Young (Sweet Brown Sugar)
Spike Huber

Stan Frazier

Stan Stasiak (announcer)

Steve Blackman
Steve Brinson
Steve Casey
Steve Casey (UK)
Steve Collins
Steve Cooper
Steve DiSalvo
Steve Doll
Steve Dupree
Steve Estes
Steve Grey
Steve King
Steve Lawler

Steve Logan

Steve Lombardi (Brooklyn Brawler)

Steve Pardee

Steve Rickard

Steve Simpson

Steve Sybert
Steve Wilde
Steve Wright
Stormy Granzig
Stu Hart
Sunni War Cloud
Súper Boy
Super Maxx (Sam DeCero)
Super Samoan Sakalia
Súper Yens
Superfly Tui
Susie Spirit
Suzuka Minami
Sweet Daddy Siki (manager)
Takashi Iizuka

Takashi Ishikawa

Tapu

Taras Bulba (Juan Reynoso)
Tarzan Goto
TC Reynolds
Ted Allen
Ted Arcidi
Ted Ellis
Ted Grizzly
Ted Heath
Ted Oates
Teddy Marshall
Terry Adonis
Terry Bull
Terry Crestman
Terry Daniels
Terry Ellis
Terry Gubb
Terry Kadillac
Terry Latham
Terry Manton
Terry Scholl

Terry Simms

The Spoiler

Thomas Ivey

Tiger Chung Lee

Tiger Conway, Jr.

Tiger Jeet Singh

Tiger Mask (Sayama)
Tigre Rojo
Tim Gerrard
Tim Shea
Timothy Flowers

Tiny Anderson

Tio

Tito Senza
TJ Powers

Todd Champion

Tojo Yamamoto (mgr)

Tom "Rocky" Stone
Tom Andrews

Tom Barrett

Tom Jones (Mr. Ebony)

Tom Lintz
Tom Shaft
Tommy Lane
Tommy Reynosa
Tommy Sharpe

Tommy Yates

Tony Benetto

Tony Charles

Tony Condello
Tony De Mayo
Tony DeVito
Tony Falk
Tony Garea
Tony Hernandez
Tony Montana
Tony Parisi
Tony Puccio
Tony St. Clair
Tony Zane
Toro Bill
Toro Negro

Toshiyo Yamada

Treach Phillips Jr.

Troy Graham

Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

Tug Taylor
Tux Newman (mgr)
Twin Devil I
Twin Devil II
Tyler Mane
Tyree Pride
Universo 2000
Velvet McIntyre
Vengador Águila
Verne Siebert
Vértigo
Vic Rossitani (Vic Rain)
Vic Steamboat
Victor Mercado
Viento Infenal
Villano I
Villano II
Villano III
Vince Apollo
Vinnie Valentino
Violencia
Virus
Vladimir Peterov
Voltron
Voodoo Malumba

Wayne Bridges

Will Hitch
Winona Little Heart
Woody Lee
Xóchitl Hamada

Yuko Miyato

Yoshiaki Yatsu

Yoshinari Ogawa

Yumiko Hotta
Yvon Cormier
Yvon Lavardue

[Kimmel]

WWW releases Brooklyn Bralwer, Greg Gagne, Al Madril, and Bob Holly

WWW signs Chris Youngblood and Gordon Solie

[topo]

AWF releases

Sam Houston
Jim Powers
Wendi Richter
Brother Love/ Bruce Prichard
Paul Roma

Adds Verne Gagne as AWF President

[topo]

AWF replaces Verne Gagne with Baron Von Raschke as President

AWF replaces its MTV affiliation with ESPN

To reach roster maximum, we acquire:

Doug Somers
Johnnie Stewart
Mike Davis
Outback Jack
Shaun Simpson
Steve Cox
Steve Simpson
Tim Horner
Wayne Bloom

[grigs]

UWA releases Tracey Smothers and Iron Mike Sharpe. We sign free agents Fred Ottman and Hangman Bobby Jaggers. Ottman will be billed as US Steel as he was IRL around this time frame.

The UWA also adds referee Tommy Gilbert.

[wattsfan]

IWF brings in Wendi Richter & releases Misty Blue Simmes.

[topo]

AWF sends Bill Watts to IWF

[Kimmel]

WWW signs Rip Rogers, Tracey Smothers and Robert Fuller

[Chitohausen]

WWK announces the passing of Bruiser Brody on July 17, 1988.

[grigs]

The current UWA Junior Heavyweight Champion is "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert.

[Kimmel]

WWW trades Mike Rotundo to WWK for Jim Niedhardt

[grigs]

OK, I intended to release Art Barr when I transitioned from Portland Wrestling to the UWA, but I guess I didn't.

Thus, UWA releases Art Barr. The UWA, against it's better judgment, signs South African mercenary, Colonel DeBeers.

[grigs]

To get under roster limits, UWA regretfully releases Steve Keirn, Kabuki, and Mike Graham. We reserve the right to use Keirn and Kabuki on next week's TV

[Kimmel]

WWW releases Luna Vachon, Gene Ligon, Don Kernodle and Chic Donovan


WWW signs Steve Keirn

[grigs]

Chris Adams is the new UWA TV Champion.

[wattsfan]

IWF is fixing to have a summer house cleaning.
Released today are:
Bob Sweetan
DJ Peterson
Don Diamond
The Iron Sheik
Larry Cameron
The Spoiler
Tim Brooks
Tom Jones
Tony Charles

We sign the Missing Link

[wattsfan]

Paul Orndorff & Mr. Olympia are the new IWF World Tag Team Champs on 8-20-88.

[topo]

AWF releases

Shaun Simpson
Steve Simpson
Mike Davis
Doug Sommers

Acquires:

Paul Roma
Mark Starr
Chicky Starr
Ken Timbs