AWF Monday Night Wrestling 8/22/88: "NIGHTMARE" CHALLENGE
Aug 23, 2022 5:06:49 GMT
Post by topo on Aug 23, 2022 5:06:49 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
8/22/88
TAPED 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 Rascke
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: “MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING IS ON THE AIR! This week on ESPN, the World Tag Team Champions DEMOLITION ARE HERE!
Paul: “And don’t forget Schiavone and Bischoff, the debut of my DANGERZONE with my guest: NIKITA KOLOFF AND WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY!
Eric: “Paul E you said Hulk Hogan better be paying attention to what happens on the Dangerzone so we all can’t wait for that! Ken Resnick is also getting ready to speak to THE ROAD WARRIORS, RIGHT HERE TONIGHT, and Ken will also be in a prerecorded interview with JIMMY HART’S FIRST FAMILY OF WRESTLING!
Tony: “Let’s go to the ring!
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MIDNIGHT ROCKERS def MASKED TERRORISTS
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Pretape: Ken Resnick is with Jimmy Hart and his charges . . . Don Muraco. . . Hercules Hernandez . . . and Greg “The Crippler” Valentine with a hospital bed at his side.
Ken: “My oh my look at this cast of characters, Jimmy Hart, you have built quite a stable in the First Family here in the AWF!
Jimmy: “That’s RIGHT Ken Redneck! Don Muracco, the pride of Hawaii! He’s won titles all over the world and is here in AWF to win more, baby! We all saw two weeks ago what the Crippler can do, why I just bought stock in hospitals all across the country because I know THIS man Greg Valentine will keep them full! And last but not least . . . take a look at the arms on this specimen, pose for the fans HERCULES HERNANDEZ, THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD, BABY!
Ken Resnick: “Don Muraco what do you have to say to the viewers of Monday Night Wrestling?
Muracco: “The VIEWERS? BLAH! HACK! *spits* I have ZERO respect for the filth, the slime, the scum I see in the GOOFS in the stands and watching at home. I wish I could take each one of these PUKES heads and squeeze juice out them like lemons, but since I can’t do that, I’m gonna take it out on their favorite wrestlers!
Ken: “Greg ‘The Crippler’ Valentine? What is with this hospital bed?
Greg: “I bring this everywhere I go, Ken Resnick and you know why? Deep down I’m a helluva nice fellow. It would be mean of me to just leave my weak, puny opponents in the ring with a broken leg from my figure four without a way to get out!
Ken: “Hold on Greg 2 weeks ago you kicked your opponent out of the stretcher!
Greg: “He didn’t thank me, Resnick!
Hercules: “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS RESNICK, instead of hassling my man the Crippler here, how about we talk about these incredible muscles, my incredible power, there’s NO ONE stronger than me in the AWF, and I’m ready to keep proving it in the ring!
Jimmy as Hercules flexes, Muracco pats him on the back, and Valentine rips the IV off his hospital bed and waves it: “CAN’T YOU SEE KEN RESNICK THE FIRST FAMILY OF WRESTLING IS READY TO ROLL OVER THE AWF, AND TAKE OVER SUPER CLASH! HAHAHAHAHAH!
Ken: “ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT, FANS, WE NEED TO CUT THE CAMERAS!
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HERCULES HERNANDEZ w/Jimmy Hart def. OUTBACK JACK as the First Family keeps racking up the wins!
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Ken Resnick introduces PAUL ELLERING AND THE ROAD WARRIORS to the fans!
Ken: “Paul, at the risk of my own personal safety, world tag team champions Demolition have claimed YOU and Hawk and Animal here ripped off THEIR gimmick and on top of that . . . surpassed you as a tag team!
Paul: “Ken Resnick you will never have anything to fear from us, we are not interested in beating up TV announcers, only our opponents, and besides we heard what they said anyway.
“The fans here in Fort Wayne know the truth about who was the first to wear the shoulder pads and the makeup, but we could care less about that. And we can debate all night long whether Demolition has surpassed the Legion of Doom. But what we cannot deny is yes, Axe AND Smash have the AWF World Tag Team title belts, and we don’t.
“Another thing I heard last week Ken Resnick is Slick dodge your question about wrestling these men. And I heard Baron announce a big card Halloween night . . . SUPER CLASH? What do you say Slick? You say you surpassed us . . . and you have the belts. Why not prove it in the ring!
Animal: “DEMOLITION! You claimed we copied you, well let me tell you WE ARE THE REAL DEAL! We don’t steal gimmicks from other wrestlers: we beat them up and TAKE THEIR MONEY AND TITLE BELTS! Put your money where your mouth is and put those belts on the line at Super Clash! Tell ‘em Hawk!
Hawk: “WELLLLLLL? Super Clash on Halloween night, huh? I can’t think of anything SCARIER than four face painted wrestlers wearing spikes battling for the AWF World Tag Team Championships, and all the better yet, right in our hometown: CHICAGO! Blood will spill, bones will break, and THE LIGHTS WILL BE OFF AND Slick and Demolition? I say you three WILL BE HIDING IN YOUR BEDROOMS INSTEAD OF GIVING OUT CANDY. . . . .. AAAAAAW WHAT A RUSH!
Ken: “Fans the Road Warriors have laid it on the line for Super Clash in their hometown Chicago Halloween Night! How will Demolition respond?
“Let’s go to the ring!
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Johnnie Stewart is in the ring when . .
IT’S JAKE ROBERTS! He has a bag over his shoulder!
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JAKE ROBERTS DDT’S JOHNNIE STEWART for the win, then reaches into the bag: IT’S A BIG SNAKE, AND HE THROWS IT ON TOP OF JOHNNIE.
Paul: “AAAAYEEEE! I’M OUT OF HERE!
Paul runs off!
Johnnie finally comes to, and FREAKS OUT AND CRAWLS FROM UNDER THE SNAKE, rolls out of the ring, staggering and trying to wipe himself off with his hands!*
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Tony: “We are back and now it’s time for the DANGERZONE!
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Sirens wail and a police light flashes as it’s Paul E Dangerously on a stage covered in police tape, safety cones, and warning barriers!
Paul: “I’m Paul E Dangerously and YOU’RE NOT, AND THIS IS:
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"THE DANGERZONE!!!!
“At this time join me in welcoming my very special guest accompanied by the honorable General Adnan . . .and stand up and show respect for:
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" . . . . . . . THE RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE, NIKITA KOLOFF!
They are greeted by a round of boos as they approach the stage and Adnan and Paul shake hands.
Paul: “General Adnan, ignore these dumb capitalist pigs here, I understand you and the Russian Nightmare have something to say!
Adnan waves the USSR flag: “HALALHALALHALHAL!!! USSR NUMBER ONE!!! USA NUMBER TWO!! ALL BEHOLD THE MIGHTY NIKITA KOLOFF IN ALL HIS RUSSIAN GLORY! HALAHLHALLAHALAL!
Paul: “Comrade Nightmare, I understand you have a very special message. But before you deliver it Comrade, allow me to present you with the special gift, this bottle of PREMIUM VODKA!
“The floor sir, is yours!
Nikita hands the bottle to Adnan: “SHASKAKAA PAUL E DANGERLY! Thank you for generous gift!
“For months, for years, I have hungered for one thing: WORLD TITLE! But Nikita, he has been IGNORED! But for no longer, Paul E Dangerly! Nikita hear Baron Rashcke say there is this Super Clash October 31, and Russian Nightmare lay it on table right now:
“Nikita tired of hearing about USA, USA, everywhere I go. Nikita tired of hearing about Gorbachev and this supposed ‘perestroika’. WEAKNESS! USSR STILL NUMBER ONE, and Nikita Koloff, here to say, SOVIET WAY STILL SUPERIOR! NIKITA HERE TO STICK UP AND STAND UP FOR USSR! And . . .comrade Dangerly . . only ONE WAY TO PROVE WHAT RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE SAY IS TRUE:
“SUPERIOR USSR versus USA, for AWF World title held by
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“. . . . HULK HOGAN!!!
Paul: “Whoa wait a minute, and please forgive me Comrade, who am I to interrupt . . . BUT I need to make it clear for all the uneducated American dummies watching out here in Fort Wayne . . . . .but are you going on record demanding a world title match Oct 31 at Super Clash in Chicago . . . against:
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“HULK HOGAN?”
Nikita: “That is true Paul Dangerly what the word want to know is if Hulk Hogan have the GUTS, HE SAY America so great? Prove it to:
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“RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE NILITA KOLOFF!!!
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NIKITA FLEXES AND LETS OUT HIS “YAAAAAAAAAH” yell!
Paul: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A DANGERZONE EXCLUSIVE! Forget Mike Wallace, forget Bryant Gumbel, forget Howard Cosell . . . . .I have the scoop: .
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“ . . . . . NIKITA KOLOFF WANTS HULK HOGANS BELT AT SUPERCLASH!
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NON TITLE MATCH
DEMOLITION w/Slick def. LARRY WILSON + PRINCE KALUJA as Tony and Eric play up what Nikita just announced, as well as wondering what Demolition’s response to the Road Warriors will be?
Tony: “Fans, Super Clash was just announced two weeks ago and is 2 ½ months away, but already the challenges have been laid! This is shaping up to be the BIGGEST WRESTLING EVENT OF ALL TIME!!! We will be right back!
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JACQUES + RAYMOND ROUGEAU def. MIKE DAVIS + WAYNE BLOOM in a competitive match that takes us to the end of the program, and also allows the announcers to breathe in what we saw this week and what is in store next week as we will be in Youngstown Ohio live Monday night RIGHT HERE ON ESPN:
Nikita Koloff, Road Warriors, Rick Rude and the Honkytonk Man in the ring!
Paul: “Don’t forget a BRAND new DangerZone, right here next Monday night!
Eric: “And get this guys . . . Dino Bravo has started a new venture! I wonder what that will be?
Tony: “That and so much more as the countdown to Super Clash Is ON! SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY!
*Promoters note: I am not a big fan of wrestlers taking animals to the ring, in this case I would have hired a professional snake handler for Jake and only sent the snake for TV cards.
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
8/22/88
TAPED 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 Rascke
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: “MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING IS ON THE AIR! This week on ESPN, the World Tag Team Champions DEMOLITION ARE HERE!
Paul: “And don’t forget Schiavone and Bischoff, the debut of my DANGERZONE with my guest: NIKITA KOLOFF AND WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY!
Eric: “Paul E you said Hulk Hogan better be paying attention to what happens on the Dangerzone so we all can’t wait for that! Ken Resnick is also getting ready to speak to THE ROAD WARRIORS, RIGHT HERE TONIGHT, and Ken will also be in a prerecorded interview with JIMMY HART’S FIRST FAMILY OF WRESTLING!
Tony: “Let’s go to the ring!
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MIDNIGHT ROCKERS def MASKED TERRORISTS
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BREAK
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Pretape: Ken Resnick is with Jimmy Hart and his charges . . . Don Muraco. . . Hercules Hernandez . . . and Greg “The Crippler” Valentine with a hospital bed at his side.
Ken: “My oh my look at this cast of characters, Jimmy Hart, you have built quite a stable in the First Family here in the AWF!
Jimmy: “That’s RIGHT Ken Redneck! Don Muracco, the pride of Hawaii! He’s won titles all over the world and is here in AWF to win more, baby! We all saw two weeks ago what the Crippler can do, why I just bought stock in hospitals all across the country because I know THIS man Greg Valentine will keep them full! And last but not least . . . take a look at the arms on this specimen, pose for the fans HERCULES HERNANDEZ, THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD, BABY!
Ken Resnick: “Don Muraco what do you have to say to the viewers of Monday Night Wrestling?
Muracco: “The VIEWERS? BLAH! HACK! *spits* I have ZERO respect for the filth, the slime, the scum I see in the GOOFS in the stands and watching at home. I wish I could take each one of these PUKES heads and squeeze juice out them like lemons, but since I can’t do that, I’m gonna take it out on their favorite wrestlers!
Ken: “Greg ‘The Crippler’ Valentine? What is with this hospital bed?
Greg: “I bring this everywhere I go, Ken Resnick and you know why? Deep down I’m a helluva nice fellow. It would be mean of me to just leave my weak, puny opponents in the ring with a broken leg from my figure four without a way to get out!
Ken: “Hold on Greg 2 weeks ago you kicked your opponent out of the stretcher!
Greg: “He didn’t thank me, Resnick!
Hercules: “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS RESNICK, instead of hassling my man the Crippler here, how about we talk about these incredible muscles, my incredible power, there’s NO ONE stronger than me in the AWF, and I’m ready to keep proving it in the ring!
Jimmy as Hercules flexes, Muracco pats him on the back, and Valentine rips the IV off his hospital bed and waves it: “CAN’T YOU SEE KEN RESNICK THE FIRST FAMILY OF WRESTLING IS READY TO ROLL OVER THE AWF, AND TAKE OVER SUPER CLASH! HAHAHAHAHAH!
Ken: “ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT, FANS, WE NEED TO CUT THE CAMERAS!
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HERCULES HERNANDEZ w/Jimmy Hart def. OUTBACK JACK as the First Family keeps racking up the wins!
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BREAK
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Ken Resnick introduces PAUL ELLERING AND THE ROAD WARRIORS to the fans!
Ken: “Paul, at the risk of my own personal safety, world tag team champions Demolition have claimed YOU and Hawk and Animal here ripped off THEIR gimmick and on top of that . . . surpassed you as a tag team!
Paul: “Ken Resnick you will never have anything to fear from us, we are not interested in beating up TV announcers, only our opponents, and besides we heard what they said anyway.
“The fans here in Fort Wayne know the truth about who was the first to wear the shoulder pads and the makeup, but we could care less about that. And we can debate all night long whether Demolition has surpassed the Legion of Doom. But what we cannot deny is yes, Axe AND Smash have the AWF World Tag Team title belts, and we don’t.
“Another thing I heard last week Ken Resnick is Slick dodge your question about wrestling these men. And I heard Baron announce a big card Halloween night . . . SUPER CLASH? What do you say Slick? You say you surpassed us . . . and you have the belts. Why not prove it in the ring!
Animal: “DEMOLITION! You claimed we copied you, well let me tell you WE ARE THE REAL DEAL! We don’t steal gimmicks from other wrestlers: we beat them up and TAKE THEIR MONEY AND TITLE BELTS! Put your money where your mouth is and put those belts on the line at Super Clash! Tell ‘em Hawk!
Hawk: “WELLLLLLL? Super Clash on Halloween night, huh? I can’t think of anything SCARIER than four face painted wrestlers wearing spikes battling for the AWF World Tag Team Championships, and all the better yet, right in our hometown: CHICAGO! Blood will spill, bones will break, and THE LIGHTS WILL BE OFF AND Slick and Demolition? I say you three WILL BE HIDING IN YOUR BEDROOMS INSTEAD OF GIVING OUT CANDY. . . . .. AAAAAAW WHAT A RUSH!
Ken: “Fans the Road Warriors have laid it on the line for Super Clash in their hometown Chicago Halloween Night! How will Demolition respond?
“Let’s go to the ring!
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Johnnie Stewart is in the ring when . .
IT’S JAKE ROBERTS! He has a bag over his shoulder!
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JAKE ROBERTS DDT’S JOHNNIE STEWART for the win, then reaches into the bag: IT’S A BIG SNAKE, AND HE THROWS IT ON TOP OF JOHNNIE.
Paul: “AAAAYEEEE! I’M OUT OF HERE!
Paul runs off!
Tony: “Paul E. Dangerously? Who knew he was scared of snakes!
Eric: "Is anyone surprised?
Johnnie finally comes to, and FREAKS OUT AND CRAWLS FROM UNDER THE SNAKE, rolls out of the ring, staggering and trying to wipe himself off with his hands!*
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BREAK
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Tony: “We are back and now it’s time for the DANGERZONE!
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Sirens wail and a police light flashes as it’s Paul E Dangerously on a stage covered in police tape, safety cones, and warning barriers!
Paul: “I’m Paul E Dangerously and YOU’RE NOT, AND THIS IS:
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"THE DANGERZONE!!!!
“At this time join me in welcoming my very special guest accompanied by the honorable General Adnan . . .and stand up and show respect for:
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..
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" . . . . . . . THE RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE, NIKITA KOLOFF!
They are greeted by a round of boos as they approach the stage and Adnan and Paul shake hands.
Paul: “General Adnan, ignore these dumb capitalist pigs here, I understand you and the Russian Nightmare have something to say!
Adnan waves the USSR flag: “HALALHALALHALHAL!!! USSR NUMBER ONE!!! USA NUMBER TWO!! ALL BEHOLD THE MIGHTY NIKITA KOLOFF IN ALL HIS RUSSIAN GLORY! HALAHLHALLAHALAL!
Paul: “Comrade Nightmare, I understand you have a very special message. But before you deliver it Comrade, allow me to present you with the special gift, this bottle of PREMIUM VODKA!
“The floor sir, is yours!
Nikita hands the bottle to Adnan: “SHASKAKAA PAUL E DANGERLY! Thank you for generous gift!
“For months, for years, I have hungered for one thing: WORLD TITLE! But Nikita, he has been IGNORED! But for no longer, Paul E Dangerly! Nikita hear Baron Rashcke say there is this Super Clash October 31, and Russian Nightmare lay it on table right now:
“Nikita tired of hearing about USA, USA, everywhere I go. Nikita tired of hearing about Gorbachev and this supposed ‘perestroika’. WEAKNESS! USSR STILL NUMBER ONE, and Nikita Koloff, here to say, SOVIET WAY STILL SUPERIOR! NIKITA HERE TO STICK UP AND STAND UP FOR USSR! And . . .comrade Dangerly . . only ONE WAY TO PROVE WHAT RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE SAY IS TRUE:
“SUPERIOR USSR versus USA, for AWF World title held by
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“. . . . HULK HOGAN!!!
Paul: “Whoa wait a minute, and please forgive me Comrade, who am I to interrupt . . . BUT I need to make it clear for all the uneducated American dummies watching out here in Fort Wayne . . . . .but are you going on record demanding a world title match Oct 31 at Super Clash in Chicago . . . against:
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“HULK HOGAN?”
Nikita: “That is true Paul Dangerly what the word want to know is if Hulk Hogan have the GUTS, HE SAY America so great? Prove it to:
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NIKITA FLEXES AND LETS OUT HIS “YAAAAAAAAAH” yell!
Paul: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A DANGERZONE EXCLUSIVE! Forget Mike Wallace, forget Bryant Gumbel, forget Howard Cosell . . . . .I have the scoop: .
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“ . . . . . NIKITA KOLOFF WANTS HULK HOGANS BELT AT SUPERCLASH!
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NON TITLE MATCH
DEMOLITION w/Slick def. LARRY WILSON + PRINCE KALUJA as Tony and Eric play up what Nikita just announced, as well as wondering what Demolition’s response to the Road Warriors will be?
Tony: “Fans, Super Clash was just announced two weeks ago and is 2 ½ months away, but already the challenges have been laid! This is shaping up to be the BIGGEST WRESTLING EVENT OF ALL TIME!!! We will be right back!
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BREAK
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JACQUES + RAYMOND ROUGEAU def. MIKE DAVIS + WAYNE BLOOM in a competitive match that takes us to the end of the program, and also allows the announcers to breathe in what we saw this week and what is in store next week as we will be in Youngstown Ohio live Monday night RIGHT HERE ON ESPN:
Nikita Koloff, Road Warriors, Rick Rude and the Honkytonk Man in the ring!
Paul: “Don’t forget a BRAND new DangerZone, right here next Monday night!
Eric: “And get this guys . . . Dino Bravo has started a new venture! I wonder what that will be?
Tony: “That and so much more as the countdown to Super Clash Is ON! SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY!
*Promoters note: I am not a big fan of wrestlers taking animals to the ring, in this case I would have hired a professional snake handler for Jake and only sent the snake for TV cards.
Working on it now.