Championship from Honolulu 10/22/88
Oct 26, 2022 6:22:24 GMT
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CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM HONOLULU
10/22/88 on KHON Channel 8, Honolulu, HA
And the next week on SCORE/FNN
And the next week on SCORE/FNN, KHAW CHANNEL 11 in Hilo, and KAII 7 in Kahului
Taped 10/16/88 from KHON studios
President: Sammy Steamboat
Governing body: American Wrestling Federation
President: Sammy Steamboat
Here is your host and ring announcer, LORD JAMES BLEARS!
Lord James: “ALOHA from Honolulu from the 50th state, America! I’m Lord James Blears and it is my pleasure to bring you the most exciting wrestling action Hawaii has to offer! And we are just beginning to recover from a proper archie-bargy that was Blaze at the Blaisdell, as we catch our breath, lets go to the ring for our first match.
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DAVID SAMMARTINO def. JT SOUTHERN
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T.N.T. IS HERE, LIVE in the studio, and he is holding airline tickets. He apologizes to Lord James Blears for not making the big show last week, and shows Blears the refund for his cancelled flight from Puerto Rico.
T.N.T.: “But make no mistake great fans of Hawaii I am here NOW, and as you can see Mr. Blears, I have hotel reservation from now until Thanksgiving night for the big card being held, and am NOT leaving the islands so I can make it up to these fans!
Lord: “All right, and yes fans, while that young man did let the cat out of the bag, I am looking at these documents, and it does appear his inability to wrestle last week was 100% NOT his fault. Because of all that happened last week, another exciting card of wrestling has been set for Thanksgiving night! We will speak with David Sammartino, who has a challenge for that card, next.
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David Sammartino joins Blears and offers comments as a video of Greg Gagne’s match with Adrian Adonis is played from last week at Blaze at the Blaisdell:
MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS
4. GREG GAGNE V ADRIAN STREET w/Miss Linda
This is a classic technical match with the fans marveling at classic holds and submissions, with Gagne getting the pinfall win at 14:43! Now look at THIS, Street offers to shake Gagne’s hand as a show of respect! Fans, maybe Adrian Street is much more of a man than we gave him credit for! Of course Gagne reaches out to accept the show of respect . . . . .
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NO! HE KICKS THE EXOTIC ONE IN THE GUT, AND PICKS HIM UP, BACKDROPS HIM, AND THEN GRABS HIS ARM AND TWISTS IT! Adrian is on the mat screaming in agony as Gagne stands up, with a smirk and is about to step through the ropes . . . . . when MISS LINDA is on the mat, checking on her man.
Greg turns around! He looks at Linda! And points at her.
COME ON GREG, YOU MADE YOUR POINT! THERE IS NO NEED FOR THIS AS GAGNE MENACES LINDA . . . WHO BEGS FOR MERCY, FANS THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR. . . .
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DAVID SAMMARTINO!
SAMMARTINO STEPS IN THE RING, AND GETS BETWEEN GAGNE AND MISS LINDA AND STREET, and begs Gagne to back off, after all there IS a lady involved . . . .! Gagne does, starts to step between the ropes, and Sammartino checks on Street, when . . .
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GAGNE GOES BACK INTO THE RING . . .AND . .
GAGNE KICKS SAMMARTINO!
GAGNE KICKS SAMMARTINO!
GAGNE KICKS SAMMARTINO!
SAMMARTINO GOES DOWN, AND GAGNE LEAVES THE RING, SMIRKS, AND RAISES HIS ARMS! All right, Greg, Adrian Street was having some fun and games with you, but he accepted his loss FAIR AND SQUARE, but frankly THAT WAS A JERK MOVE!
David: “You know Greg Gagne was someone that I looked up to. He overcame his father’s shadow to be an AWA world tag team champion, but for some reason has a chip on his shoulder about it, and frankly I think has been making some backhanded comments about my relationship to my father. Frankly, Lord James ever since Greg got to Hawaii, I think he’s been a bit of a peacock, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
“That was until what we just saw: his opponent, knowing he has been beat, offering to congratulate Greg and Gagne kicks him and injured his arm instead? This the legendary Adrian Street we are talking about. This is not the Greg Gagne I knew. But when I saw Greg tower over Linda, that’s when I knew I had to stop him. You saw it on the tape. I’m like Greg, what are you thinking? Then he gets me too!
“Well, I guess any respect has gone out the window, and if there’s gonna be a big card Thanksgiving night, I want to be part of it, Greg Gagne, let settle this IN THE RING!
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Sam Steamboat is here with the All-Asian Pacific title belts and asks for Siva Afi and Super Samoan Sakalia! Sam announces because of the breakup of the champions Don Muracco and Jimmy Snuka, the belts have been vacated and due to their win verses Sawdi Sudan and Jerry Blackwell, SIVA AFI AND SUPER SAMOAN SAKALIA ARE THE NEW ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!
Afi: “Well, this is quite the honor, Mr. Steamboat, but we want to make this clear: we did NOT earn these beautiful title belts in the ring. While we accept them, we are also gonna ask you Sam Steamboat to sign a match so that we can defend these belts Thanksgiving night against a worthy challenger, Brau!
WAIT! It’s KING CURTIS! Afi and Sakalia bow up but King holds his hands up in peace.
King Curtis: “Congratulations on being given those belts, Afi and Sakalia and yes, you did beat my tag team last Saturday night and you have little to fear from King Curtis as they have been DISMISSED for their incompotence! However, I have found a NEW tag team and Mr. Steamboat I would like them to challenge for those belts!
Sam: “Well, King Curtis, I have heard a little of this and that about a new tag team you just signed and I believe we will see them here on TV very soon, but I also have to consider the Wild Samoans and the Brody Brothers as well.
King Curtis: “I can assure you Sam Steamboat when you see my NEW tag team in action, you will have NO CHOICE but to offer them the tag team title match, and Afi if you decline you will look like COWAAAAARDS!!!!!
Lord: “Things move fast here in Hawaii, Siva, withing just a minute of being awarded those belts, already challengers are stepping up.
Afi: “That makes me and Sakalia happy! We will not feel like we deserve these belts until we defeat someone in a title match for them. And let me add: Sawdi Sudan and Jerry Blackwell might have been fired by that man, they WERE two of the toughest opponents we ever faced! However let us make something clear; as much as I am looking forward to seeing King Curtis’ new tag team, we will leave it up to the wisdom of Mr. Sam Steamboat here to pick the challengers!
Lord James: “Lets take a look at a potential challenger right now, the WILD SAMOANS are ready for action!
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WILD SAMOANS def. BARRY HOROWITZ + BRICK BRONSKY
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Afa and Sika join Lord James Blears as Afa speaks: “First off Lord James we want to congratulate our good friends Siva Afi and Sakalia for being awarded the most prestigious tag team belts in all of wrestling, the All-Asian Tag team title belts! And we appreciate being mentioned as a possible challenger, but unlike Afi and Sakalia, we did not finish our business last week at the Blaisdell Arena! It is clear that the regular confines of a sanctioned wrestling match are not enough to hold the Samoans and the Brody Brothers in the ring! The WIIIIILD Samoans have some paybacks in store for the Brody Brothers, and when the day comes we will challenge for and WIN the tag team title belts, but since there is a card Thanksgiving night, we challenge the Brodys to rematch! And we promise the fans this will be match unlike you have EVER SEEN BEFORE!
MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS
7. ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
JIMMY SNUKA + DON MURACCO V ONE MAN GANG + KING KONG BUNDY w/King Curtis
It’s a slobber knocker but it becomes clear throughout the match Snuka and Muracco might not be on the same page and it costs them several near falls. The finish sees Muracco and Bundy get into it in the ring, but Bundy knocks both Muracco and the ref out of the ring!
Snuka sees the opportunity and Sundays Bundy, splashes him, and as the ref, holding his head, enters the ring: SNUKA ON THE TOP ROPE:
SUPERFLY!
THE REF COUNTS, 1----2----
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SNUKA PINS BUNDY AND THE REF HANDS HIM AND MURACCO, ALSO HOLDING HIS HEAD THE ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM TEAM TITLES!
Snuka HUGS Muracco and holds his title up as Muracco stands behind him, looking at him, looking at Bundy rolling out of the ring . .. .and looks at Snuka.
Snuka turns around . . .
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MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
DOWN GOES SNUKA, MURACCO SPITS AT HIM AND THROWS HIS BELT ON TOP OF HIM AND LEAVES THE RING IN DISGUST!
FANS, WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO DON MURACCO TONIGHT HERE AT BLAZE AT THE BLAISDELL? AND DO WE STILL HAVE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS?
WINNERS, AND STILL? ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, DON MURACCO + JIMMY SNUKA, 14:33
MURACCO SPITS ON IT! GROSS!
“THAT’S HOW MUCH I HATE YOU SNUKA! 'ID RATHER THROW THIS INCREDIBLE BEAUTIFUL TITLE BELT INTO MAUNA LOA AND WATCH IT MELT INTO MOLTEN LAVA THEN EVER SHARE A TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH YOU AGAIN, AND SNUKA, you don’t like it? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I CAN’T WAIT TO BEAT YOU, POUND YOU, MAKE YOU SUFFER, AND RUN YOU OFF MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND ONCE AND FOR ALL!
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Lord James is with Sam Steamboat, who announces the rumors ARE TRUE, there will be a big night of wrestling at the Blaisdell Arena THANKSGIVING NIGHT ON NOVEMBER 24 AT 830PM!
Lord: “There is certainly a lot to sort out! Who WILL challenge for those All-Asian titles? What do the Samoans have in mind for the Brody Brothers? What will Jimmy Snuka’s response be to Don Muracco, and will Greg Gagne accept David Sammartino’s challenge? Who is this new tag team King Curtis is bringing to Hawaii, I understand they will be revealed NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM HONOLULU?
“And of course fans, what about the Pacific Heavyweight Champ ship as it relates to champion Mark Lewin and Rocky Johnson? I can promise all those questions will be answered and more stay tuned!
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T.N.T. def. BEFF WELLINGTON with a savate kick!
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Lord James Blears: “TALLY-HO FROM THE ALOHA STATE!
10/22/88 on KHON Channel 8, Honolulu, HA
And the next week on SCORE/FNN
And the next week on SCORE/FNN, KHAW CHANNEL 11 in Hilo, and KAII 7 in Kahului
Taped 10/16/88 from KHON studios
President: Sammy Steamboat
Governing body: American Wrestling Federation
President: Sammy Steamboat
Here is your host and ring announcer, LORD JAMES BLEARS!
Lord James: “ALOHA from Honolulu from the 50th state, America! I’m Lord James Blears and it is my pleasure to bring you the most exciting wrestling action Hawaii has to offer! And we are just beginning to recover from a proper archie-bargy that was Blaze at the Blaisdell, as we catch our breath, lets go to the ring for our first match.
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DAVID SAMMARTINO def. JT SOUTHERN
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T.N.T. IS HERE, LIVE in the studio, and he is holding airline tickets. He apologizes to Lord James Blears for not making the big show last week, and shows Blears the refund for his cancelled flight from Puerto Rico.
T.N.T.: “But make no mistake great fans of Hawaii I am here NOW, and as you can see Mr. Blears, I have hotel reservation from now until Thanksgiving night for the big card being held, and am NOT leaving the islands so I can make it up to these fans!
Lord: “All right, and yes fans, while that young man did let the cat out of the bag, I am looking at these documents, and it does appear his inability to wrestle last week was 100% NOT his fault. Because of all that happened last week, another exciting card of wrestling has been set for Thanksgiving night! We will speak with David Sammartino, who has a challenge for that card, next.
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David Sammartino joins Blears and offers comments as a video of Greg Gagne’s match with Adrian Adonis is played from last week at Blaze at the Blaisdell:
MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS
4. GREG GAGNE V ADRIAN STREET w/Miss Linda
This is a classic technical match with the fans marveling at classic holds and submissions, with Gagne getting the pinfall win at 14:43! Now look at THIS, Street offers to shake Gagne’s hand as a show of respect! Fans, maybe Adrian Street is much more of a man than we gave him credit for! Of course Gagne reaches out to accept the show of respect . . . . .
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NO! HE KICKS THE EXOTIC ONE IN THE GUT, AND PICKS HIM UP, BACKDROPS HIM, AND THEN GRABS HIS ARM AND TWISTS IT! Adrian is on the mat screaming in agony as Gagne stands up, with a smirk and is about to step through the ropes . . . . . when MISS LINDA is on the mat, checking on her man.
Greg turns around! He looks at Linda! And points at her.
COME ON GREG, YOU MADE YOUR POINT! THERE IS NO NEED FOR THIS AS GAGNE MENACES LINDA . . . WHO BEGS FOR MERCY, FANS THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR. . . .
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WAIT!
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DAVID SAMMARTINO!
SAMMARTINO STEPS IN THE RING, AND GETS BETWEEN GAGNE AND MISS LINDA AND STREET, and begs Gagne to back off, after all there IS a lady involved . . . .! Gagne does, starts to step between the ropes, and Sammartino checks on Street, when . . .
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GAGNE GOES BACK INTO THE RING . . .AND . .
GAGNE KICKS SAMMARTINO!
GAGNE KICKS SAMMARTINO!
GAGNE KICKS SAMMARTINO!
SAMMARTINO GOES DOWN, AND GAGNE LEAVES THE RING, SMIRKS, AND RAISES HIS ARMS! All right, Greg, Adrian Street was having some fun and games with you, but he accepted his loss FAIR AND SQUARE, but frankly THAT WAS A JERK MOVE!
David: “You know Greg Gagne was someone that I looked up to. He overcame his father’s shadow to be an AWA world tag team champion, but for some reason has a chip on his shoulder about it, and frankly I think has been making some backhanded comments about my relationship to my father. Frankly, Lord James ever since Greg got to Hawaii, I think he’s been a bit of a peacock, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
“That was until what we just saw: his opponent, knowing he has been beat, offering to congratulate Greg and Gagne kicks him and injured his arm instead? This the legendary Adrian Street we are talking about. This is not the Greg Gagne I knew. But when I saw Greg tower over Linda, that’s when I knew I had to stop him. You saw it on the tape. I’m like Greg, what are you thinking? Then he gets me too!
“Well, I guess any respect has gone out the window, and if there’s gonna be a big card Thanksgiving night, I want to be part of it, Greg Gagne, let settle this IN THE RING!
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Sam Steamboat is here with the All-Asian Pacific title belts and asks for Siva Afi and Super Samoan Sakalia! Sam announces because of the breakup of the champions Don Muracco and Jimmy Snuka, the belts have been vacated and due to their win verses Sawdi Sudan and Jerry Blackwell, SIVA AFI AND SUPER SAMOAN SAKALIA ARE THE NEW ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!
Afi: “Well, this is quite the honor, Mr. Steamboat, but we want to make this clear: we did NOT earn these beautiful title belts in the ring. While we accept them, we are also gonna ask you Sam Steamboat to sign a match so that we can defend these belts Thanksgiving night against a worthy challenger, Brau!
WAIT! It’s KING CURTIS! Afi and Sakalia bow up but King holds his hands up in peace.
King Curtis: “Congratulations on being given those belts, Afi and Sakalia and yes, you did beat my tag team last Saturday night and you have little to fear from King Curtis as they have been DISMISSED for their incompotence! However, I have found a NEW tag team and Mr. Steamboat I would like them to challenge for those belts!
Sam: “Well, King Curtis, I have heard a little of this and that about a new tag team you just signed and I believe we will see them here on TV very soon, but I also have to consider the Wild Samoans and the Brody Brothers as well.
King Curtis: “I can assure you Sam Steamboat when you see my NEW tag team in action, you will have NO CHOICE but to offer them the tag team title match, and Afi if you decline you will look like COWAAAAARDS!!!!!
Lord: “Things move fast here in Hawaii, Siva, withing just a minute of being awarded those belts, already challengers are stepping up.
Afi: “That makes me and Sakalia happy! We will not feel like we deserve these belts until we defeat someone in a title match for them. And let me add: Sawdi Sudan and Jerry Blackwell might have been fired by that man, they WERE two of the toughest opponents we ever faced! However let us make something clear; as much as I am looking forward to seeing King Curtis’ new tag team, we will leave it up to the wisdom of Mr. Sam Steamboat here to pick the challengers!
Lord James: “Lets take a look at a potential challenger right now, the WILD SAMOANS are ready for action!
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WILD SAMOANS def. BARRY HOROWITZ + BRICK BRONSKY
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Afa and Sika join Lord James Blears as Afa speaks: “First off Lord James we want to congratulate our good friends Siva Afi and Sakalia for being awarded the most prestigious tag team belts in all of wrestling, the All-Asian Tag team title belts! And we appreciate being mentioned as a possible challenger, but unlike Afi and Sakalia, we did not finish our business last week at the Blaisdell Arena! It is clear that the regular confines of a sanctioned wrestling match are not enough to hold the Samoans and the Brody Brothers in the ring! The WIIIIILD Samoans have some paybacks in store for the Brody Brothers, and when the day comes we will challenge for and WIN the tag team title belts, but since there is a card Thanksgiving night, we challenge the Brodys to rematch! And we promise the fans this will be match unlike you have EVER SEEN BEFORE!
Lord James: “Well I am certainly curious as a cat to find out what THAT match might entail, as for the All-Asian Pacific championships, lets go back in time once again to Blaze at the Blaisdell and see why it is clear Jimmy Snuka and Don Muracco felt they had no choice but to vacate those titles:
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MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS
7. ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
JIMMY SNUKA + DON MURACCO V ONE MAN GANG + KING KONG BUNDY w/King Curtis
It’s a slobber knocker but it becomes clear throughout the match Snuka and Muracco might not be on the same page and it costs them several near falls. The finish sees Muracco and Bundy get into it in the ring, but Bundy knocks both Muracco and the ref out of the ring!
Snuka sees the opportunity and Sundays Bundy, splashes him, and as the ref, holding his head, enters the ring: SNUKA ON THE TOP ROPE:
SUPERFLY!
THE REF COUNTS, 1----2----
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3!!!!!!!!!!!!
SNUKA PINS BUNDY AND THE REF HANDS HIM AND MURACCO, ALSO HOLDING HIS HEAD THE ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM TEAM TITLES!
Snuka HUGS Muracco and holds his title up as Muracco stands behind him, looking at him, looking at Bundy rolling out of the ring . .. .and looks at Snuka.
Snuka turns around . . .
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MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
MURACCO CLOBBERS SNUKA WITH THE BELT!
DOWN GOES SNUKA, MURACCO SPITS AT HIM AND THROWS HIS BELT ON TOP OF HIM AND LEAVES THE RING IN DISGUST!
FANS, WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO DON MURACCO TONIGHT HERE AT BLAZE AT THE BLAISDELL? AND DO WE STILL HAVE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS?
WINNERS, AND STILL? ALL-ASIAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, DON MURACCO + JIMMY SNUKA, 14:33
Muracco had these comments after the match from the bowels of Blaisdell Arena: “JIMMMMMMAH SNUUUUKA! YOU BUM! As soon as you didn’t listen to my instructions in the ring, I KNEW we could not continue! When I was handed these title belts, I looked at this All-Asian Tag Team title, with all these jewels, look at all this silver and gold baby, so incredible . .then I looked across the ring and saw you holding the same belt . . .. and realized I had to defend them with YOU . . . .I looked down at this incredible work of art, and thought, this is MINE . . . .
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" . . . . . BUT INSTEAD I DECIDED TO HIT YOU IN THE HEAD WITH IT! The thought of teaming with you swine any longer makes me SICK TO THE STOMACH, SNUKA, AND I TAKE THIS BELT, AND I THROW IT ON THE GROUND, AND . . .
MURACCO SPITS ON IT! GROSS!
“THAT’S HOW MUCH I HATE YOU SNUKA! 'ID RATHER THROW THIS INCREDIBLE BEAUTIFUL TITLE BELT INTO MAUNA LOA AND WATCH IT MELT INTO MOLTEN LAVA THEN EVER SHARE A TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH YOU AGAIN, AND SNUKA, you don’t like it? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I CAN’T WAIT TO BEAT YOU, POUND YOU, MAKE YOU SUFFER, AND RUN YOU OFF MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND ONCE AND FOR ALL!
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Lord James is with Sam Steamboat, who announces the rumors ARE TRUE, there will be a big night of wrestling at the Blaisdell Arena THANKSGIVING NIGHT ON NOVEMBER 24 AT 830PM!
Lord: “There is certainly a lot to sort out! Who WILL challenge for those All-Asian titles? What do the Samoans have in mind for the Brody Brothers? What will Jimmy Snuka’s response be to Don Muracco, and will Greg Gagne accept David Sammartino’s challenge? Who is this new tag team King Curtis is bringing to Hawaii, I understand they will be revealed NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM HONOLULU?
“And of course fans, what about the Pacific Heavyweight Champ ship as it relates to champion Mark Lewin and Rocky Johnson? I can promise all those questions will be answered and more stay tuned!
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T.N.T. def. BEFF WELLINGTON with a savate kick!
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Lord James Blears: “TALLY-HO FROM THE ALOHA STATE!
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