AWF Monday Night Wrestling 8/8/88: DEBUT SHOW!
Aug 9, 2022 4:08:15 GMT
Post by topo on Aug 9, 2022 4:08:15 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
ESPN 8-p.m. Monday night
8/8/88
LIVE 8/8/88 from FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
Slightly repackaged version used for syndication upcoming weekend.
First 34 seconds of this music is used with AWF highlights as the intro:
Promoter: Topo
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
President: Baron Von Rashcke
Play by Play: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff and Paul E. Dangerously
Interviews: Ken Resnick
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Referees: Randy Anderson, Tommy Young, Danny Davis
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Tony: “We come to you from Fort Wayne and welcome as ESPN premiers MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING ON ESPN, I’m Tony Schiavone, with me is Eric Bischoff and . .
Paul: “I’LL DO MY OWN INTRODUCTION, Tony Schiavone . . .I just happen to be . . . PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY---AND YOUR'E NOT!
Tony: “Be that as it may, in the next hour it’s AWF World Champion Hulk Hogan! It’s a night of champions as AWF champions DEMOLITION will wrestle . . . the Ultimate Warrior, Greg “The Crippler” Valentine and the Rockers are all scheduled to appear!
Eric: “That’s right Tony we will also hear from AWF World TV Champion RICK RUDE as he will join Ken Resnick along with this man . . . Paul E. Dangerously.
Paul E: “CORRECT Bischoff Rick Rude is on his way to proving he is the greatest TV champion of all time, and as a broadcast journalist I have the inside scoop, THE NEW AWF Commissioner will also have a major announcement this week!
Tony: “You’re right Paul!
Tony: “Let’s go to our first match right now!
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Wayne Bloom is in the ring when “EYE OF THE TIGER” PLAYS THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING!
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HULK HOGAN! He is lead to the ring by Captain Lou Albano, and this version of the Hulk is in his early 80s white trunks, no headband or torn up tank top.
NON TITLE MATCH
HULK HOGAN w/Captain Lou Albano V WAYNE BLOOM
Eric: “A big test for Hogan, Wayne Bloom is no small fry!”
Paul: “You know how I said as a journalist I scooped that THE NEW AWF COMMISSIONER had a big announcement today?
Tony: “To be fair Paul, me and Eric also know what the big announcement is too . . .we just dont know who. . . .
Paul: “DON’T TALK OVER ME Tony! Well, NEXT week I will have another scoop and a BIG announcement as it pertains to the World title! I bet you have no idea what that is going to be do Ya, smart guy?
Tony: “Well . . . I must admit I don’t know Paul, you have me there!
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Hogan wins with a leg drop.
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Pretape with Sheik Adnan and his tag team One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy!
“HALALHALALHALALALALAL!!!!
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Shaun and Steve Simpson are in the ring when its . . .
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. . plays and here they are the AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPS, DEMOLITION ALONG WITH MANAGER SLICK!
DEMOLITION w/Slick DEF THE SIMPSONS with the Demolition Decapitation!
Eric: “I know a tag team that is not going to be impressed by this and the ripping off their persona . . . THE ROAD WARRIORS!
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Baron: “Ken Resnick, DER PEOPLE VANT TO KNOW! Vat is the next major pay per view in vrestling? I am here to announce it vill be HALLOWEEN NIGHT, IN CHICAGO AT THE AMPHITHEATER, IT VILL BE CALLED:
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“SUPER CLASH! And I promise the people THIS: IT VILL feature ALL the top stars of the AWF!
Ken: “FANS, YOU JUST HEARD THE BIG NEWS, SUPER CLASH IS COMING HALLOWEEN NIGHT FROM CHICAGO! If you cannot make it to the Windy City details on how you can see it on pay per view and closed circuit will be coming over the next several weeks, lets go to the ring!
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Johnnie Stewart is in the ring when:
THE IMMIGRANT SONG BY LED ZEPPELIN PLAYS AND ITS:
THE UUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLTIMATE WARRIAAAAAHHHHHH!
ULTIMATE WARRIOR def. JOHNNIE STEWART
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BREAK
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Ken Resnick greets his next guest:
David Rose’s “The Stripper” plays and here is AWF TV Champion RICK RUDE with manager Paul E. Dangerously!
Ken: “Paul E. I must ask you because its my job, earlier tonight you said you have a big announcement as it pertains to the World Heavyweight title, with this man the TV champion Rick Rude here in front of us, is there anything else you would like to add?
Paul: “Boy you are nosy Ken Resnick, how dare you try to put me on the spot with my protégé here on national television!
Rude stands in front of Paul: “Let me step in here, Paul E. You see Ken Resnick, I don’t NEED to be part of the World Heavyweight Championship conversation right now, because I am the TV champion! And when the time is right, I trust THIS man, Paul E. Dangerously, to get me whatever title shot I deserve!
“So let’s keep it to this, the AWF World Television championship! Jimmy “Superflea” Snuka? Junkyard Mutt? Cuckoo B Ware? Hey, maybe even you, Jake . . . haha “Little Snake” Roberts . . . any time, any place, just sign on the dotted line ALL of you will be fodder as I build my legend, and then WHEN the time is right Ken Resnick, I will take on and BEAT Hulk Hogan for the World title!
“Now, what I want is for each and everyone of these FORT WAYNE FATSOS to stand up, pay attention, and see what a REAL man looks like as I take off my robe, HIT THE MUSIC!
The music plays and Rude does his thing!
Ken Resnick: “There you have it fans the TV champion taking on all comers lets go to the ring!
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Tim Horner is in the ring when LOOK AT THIS, its GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE with manager Jimmy Hart, and a medic pushing a stretcher with a IV attached to it!
Tony: “WOW, how intimidating!
GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart def. TIM HORNER with the figure four as Jimmy cheers him on with his obnoxious megaphone BUT WON'T LET GO! Finally Valentine lets go after the referee threatens to reverse the decision, but Horner cannot walk and has to be placed on the stretcher!
WAIT! Valentine goes out of the ring and FLIPS THE STRETCHER OVER, AND finally leaves!
Tony: “There was no call for that!
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Tony: “Fans next week on Monday Night Wrestling, wow, Nikita Koloff in action as well as Rick Rude, we will also see the return of the Ultimate Warrior and One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy!
Eric: “We will also hear from Andre the Giant as he answers General Adnan’s challenge, and Demolition!
Paul: “And get this, THE ROAD WARRIORS will be here in action and words from HULK HOGAN! PLUS, don’t forget, I will have an announcement next week that will BLOW everyone’s mind!
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“Livin’ after Midnite” by Judas Priest plays and are the ROCKERS!
THE MIDNIGHT ROCKERS defeat DOUG SOMMERS + MIKE DAVIS
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BREAK
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HONYTONK MAN def. KING KALUHA
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Tony: “FANS THANK FOR JOINING US FOR MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
ESPN 8-p.m. Monday night
8/8/88
LIVE 8/8/88 from FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
Slightly repackaged version used for syndication upcoming weekend.
First 34 seconds of this music is used with AWF highlights as the intro:
Promoter: Topo
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
President: Baron Von Rashcke
Play by Play: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff and Paul E. Dangerously
Interviews: Ken Resnick
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Referees: Randy Anderson, Tommy Young, Danny Davis
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Tony: “We come to you from Fort Wayne and welcome as ESPN premiers MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING ON ESPN, I’m Tony Schiavone, with me is Eric Bischoff and . .
Paul: “I’LL DO MY OWN INTRODUCTION, Tony Schiavone . . .I just happen to be . . . PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY---AND YOUR'E NOT!
Tony: “Be that as it may, in the next hour it’s AWF World Champion Hulk Hogan! It’s a night of champions as AWF champions DEMOLITION will wrestle . . . the Ultimate Warrior, Greg “The Crippler” Valentine and the Rockers are all scheduled to appear!
Eric: “That’s right Tony we will also hear from AWF World TV Champion RICK RUDE as he will join Ken Resnick along with this man . . . Paul E. Dangerously.
Paul E: “CORRECT Bischoff Rick Rude is on his way to proving he is the greatest TV champion of all time, and as a broadcast journalist I have the inside scoop, THE NEW AWF Commissioner will also have a major announcement this week!
Tony: “You’re right Paul!
Paul: “I KNOW I’m right, Schiavone!
Tony: "Except who is the new commissioner, Paul?
Paul: "How the heck should I know?
Tony: “Let’s go to our first match right now!
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Wayne Bloom is in the ring when “EYE OF THE TIGER” PLAYS THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING!
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HULK HOGAN! He is lead to the ring by Captain Lou Albano, and this version of the Hulk is in his early 80s white trunks, no headband or torn up tank top.
NON TITLE MATCH
HULK HOGAN w/Captain Lou Albano V WAYNE BLOOM
Eric: “A big test for Hogan, Wayne Bloom is no small fry!”
Paul: “You know how I said as a journalist I scooped that THE NEW AWF COMMISSIONER had a big announcement today?
Tony: “To be fair Paul, me and Eric also know what the big announcement is too . . .we just dont know who. . . .
Paul: “DON’T TALK OVER ME Tony! Well, NEXT week I will have another scoop and a BIG announcement as it pertains to the World title! I bet you have no idea what that is going to be do Ya, smart guy?
Tony: “Well . . . I must admit I don’t know Paul, you have me there!
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Hogan wins with a leg drop.
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BREAK
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Pretape with Sheik Adnan and his tag team One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy!
Adnan: “HALALHALALHALLALALAl! BIG ANDRE GIANT! I have OPEN CONTRACT for you to wrestle one of these men! Prove you are the so-called True Giant of Wrestling, in two weeks, one of these men will finally end career!
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“HALALHALALHALALALALAL!!!!
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Shaun and Steve Simpson are in the ring when its . . .
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. . plays and here they are the AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPS, DEMOLITION ALONG WITH MANAGER SLICK!
DEMOLITION w/Slick DEF THE SIMPSONS with the Demolition Decapitation!
Eric: “I know a tag team that is not going to be impressed by this and the ripping off their persona . . . THE ROAD WARRIORS!
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BREAK
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Ken Resnick: “Fort Wayne please welcome the NEW President of the AWF, the legendary:
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. . . . . BARON VON RASCHKE!
Baron: “Ken Resnick, DER PEOPLE VANT TO KNOW! Vat is the next major pay per view in vrestling? I am here to announce it vill be HALLOWEEN NIGHT, IN CHICAGO AT THE AMPHITHEATER, IT VILL BE CALLED:
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.
.
.
.
“SUPER CLASH! And I promise the people THIS: IT VILL feature ALL the top stars of the AWF!
Ken: “FANS, YOU JUST HEARD THE BIG NEWS, SUPER CLASH IS COMING HALLOWEEN NIGHT FROM CHICAGO! If you cannot make it to the Windy City details on how you can see it on pay per view and closed circuit will be coming over the next several weeks, lets go to the ring!
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Johnnie Stewart is in the ring when:
THE IMMIGRANT SONG BY LED ZEPPELIN PLAYS AND ITS:
THE UUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLTIMATE WARRIAAAAAHHHHHH!
ULTIMATE WARRIOR def. JOHNNIE STEWART
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BREAK
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Ken Resnick greets his next guest:
David Rose’s “The Stripper” plays and here is AWF TV Champion RICK RUDE with manager Paul E. Dangerously!
Ken: “Paul E. I must ask you because its my job, earlier tonight you said you have a big announcement as it pertains to the World Heavyweight title, with this man the TV champion Rick Rude here in front of us, is there anything else you would like to add?
Paul: “Boy you are nosy Ken Resnick, how dare you try to put me on the spot with my protégé here on national television!
Rude stands in front of Paul: “Let me step in here, Paul E. You see Ken Resnick, I don’t NEED to be part of the World Heavyweight Championship conversation right now, because I am the TV champion! And when the time is right, I trust THIS man, Paul E. Dangerously, to get me whatever title shot I deserve!
“So let’s keep it to this, the AWF World Television championship! Jimmy “Superflea” Snuka? Junkyard Mutt? Cuckoo B Ware? Hey, maybe even you, Jake . . . haha “Little Snake” Roberts . . . any time, any place, just sign on the dotted line ALL of you will be fodder as I build my legend, and then WHEN the time is right Ken Resnick, I will take on and BEAT Hulk Hogan for the World title!
“Now, what I want is for each and everyone of these FORT WAYNE FATSOS to stand up, pay attention, and see what a REAL man looks like as I take off my robe, HIT THE MUSIC!
The music plays and Rude does his thing!
Ken Resnick: “There you have it fans the TV champion taking on all comers lets go to the ring!
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Tim Horner is in the ring when LOOK AT THIS, its GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE with manager Jimmy Hart, and a medic pushing a stretcher with a IV attached to it!
Tony: “WOW, how intimidating!
GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart def. TIM HORNER with the figure four as Jimmy cheers him on with his obnoxious megaphone BUT WON'T LET GO! Finally Valentine lets go after the referee threatens to reverse the decision, but Horner cannot walk and has to be placed on the stretcher!
WAIT! Valentine goes out of the ring and FLIPS THE STRETCHER OVER, AND finally leaves!
Tony: “There was no call for that!
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BREAK
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Tony: “Fans next week on Monday Night Wrestling, wow, Nikita Koloff in action as well as Rick Rude, we will also see the return of the Ultimate Warrior and One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy!
Eric: “We will also hear from Andre the Giant as he answers General Adnan’s challenge, and Demolition!
Paul: “And get this, THE ROAD WARRIORS will be here in action and words from HULK HOGAN! PLUS, don’t forget, I will have an announcement next week that will BLOW everyone’s mind!
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“Livin’ after Midnite” by Judas Priest plays and are the ROCKERS!
THE MIDNIGHT ROCKERS defeat DOUG SOMMERS + MIKE DAVIS
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BREAK
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HONYTONK MAN def. KING KALUHA
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Tony: “FANS THANK FOR JOINING US FOR MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!