AWF Monday Night Wrestling 11/14/88: BITING THE DUST
Nov 15, 2022 4:57:46 GMT
Post by topo on Nov 15, 2022 4:57:46 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
11/14/88
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
TAPED 10/31/88 from Fargo, North Dakota on ESPN
Slightly repackaged version used for syndication upcoming weekend.
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: “WELCOME TO THE ORIGINAL MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING, only RIGHT HERE on ESPN, fans ALL the big stars are here, Ultimate Warrior, Sid Vicious, Midnight Express, The Chef Dino Bravo are here in live action!
Eric: “Tony and Paul we will also see what happened when Jake Roberts challenged Rick Rude at Super Clash for the TV title and hear words from both principles!
Paul: “I will let my man Rick Rude speak for himself as this week on the Danger Zone, I will have my hands full with JUNKYARD DOG!
Tony: “Fans, its time to go to the ring!
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K.O. B WARE def. DOUG GILBERT
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Paul E: “Hold your hats its time for the SUPER CLASH ON TOUR CONTROL CENTER WITH KEN RESNICK!
SUPER CLASH ON TOUR CONTROL CENTER w/Ken Resnick
11/24 MINNEAPOLIS
11/25 MILWAUKEE
12/1 LAS VEGAS
12/2 SALT LAKE CITY
12/3 SAN FRANCISCO
12/4 DENVER
12/7 SYRACUSE
12/8 ROCHESTER
12/9 BUFFALO
12/10 CLEVELAND
12/11 PITTSBURGH
12/14 COLUMBUS
12/15 CINCINNATI
12/18 OTTAWA
12/21 WINNIPEG
12/25 DETROIT
1/1 TORONTO
12/30 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES ST. LOUIS, MO LIVE ON ESPN!
1/22/89 THE BIG TICKET LIVE ON PPV FROM INDIANAPOLIS
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BREAK
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Ricky Rice and El Hijo del Topo are in the ring when JIM CORNETTE TAKES THE MIKE!
Jim: “SUPER CLASH IS OVER and I’m not happy to be here in Fargo where it feels likes its 30 degrees below zero outside already, please welcome the Heat Miser of Heartbreak and the Snuggable Snowbird, Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan the MIDNITE EXPRESS!
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MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette def. RICKY RICE + TOPO
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BREAK
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ULTIMATE WARRIOR def. KEN TIMBS
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DANGER ZONE starring PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY w/Big Bubba Rogers
Paul: “I’m Paul E. Dangerously and YOU’RE NOT! You know, a lot of wrestlers have claimed that Paul E. Dangerously does not offer EQUAL TIME! Well, while I don’t care what they think, to prove I am a fair man, I would like to welcome this week’s guest on the Danger Zone . . . . THE JUNKYARD DOG!
"One More Bites the Dust" plays and HERE HE IS, the beloved Dog, dancing his way to the stage and swings his neck chain! He dances towards Paul, who backs off, and Bubba squares up! Things calm down and Paul interviews JYD:
“LET ME BE CLEAR, Junkyard Dog, and feel free to put that chain away, sir . . . . .the ONLY reason I have you on this week is because I was told I wasn’t being ‘fair’ and offering ‘equal time’ to . . . .CERTAIN . . .TYPES OF WRESTLERS. Well, Junkyard Dog, I AM here to offer you your . . .. “spot” . . . but not only after I tell you THIS:
“YOU sir are a LOSER, you LOST FAIR AND SQUARE to Hercules Hernandez at Super Clash, and frankly, if it was based on MERIT, you SIR, would NEVER truly earn a spot on the Danger Zone!
“So why don’t you take your chains . . . . why don’t you take your stupid dance. . . .and why don’t you GET THE HELL OFF OF MY SET!
JYD HAS A MIKE: “Can I talk now, can I talk?
Paul: “MAYBE if I let you!!
JYD puts his hands up on Paul E’s collar and grabs him by the neck!
JYD: “YOU AIN'T GOT NO CHOICE BUT TO LISTEN, BOY!
Tony: “THAT WAS A DISGRACE! I AM TELLING ESPN RIGHT NOW IF THAT MAN comes back to the announce booth I am OUT OF HERE!
Eric: “So am I Tony there was NO CALL FOR THOSE ACTIONS!
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Tony: “Fans unfortunately we have to go back to Paul E. Dangerously again lets go back and see what happened at Super Clash when Jake the Snake Roberts challenged Rick Rude for the AWF TV title!
MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS
9. AWF WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
RICK RUDE w/Paul E. Dangerously + Big Bubba Rogers v JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS
This one starts slow as both trade classic wrestling moves. It goes in and out of the ring, and at the 19:00 mark JAKE HAS RUDE IN THE DDT, AND NAILS IT but LOOK AT RINGSIDE!
Paul E. has the bag containing ALEISTER AND HOLDS IT UP TO JAKE! DON’T YOU DARE HARM THAT ANIMAL PAUL E! Jake goes to confront Paul E., shoves him off the apron, and THE BAG OPENS AND PAUL IS COVERED BY THE SNAKE!
But meanwhile, this allows RUDE TO CLIP JAKE'S KNEES, AND COVER HIM:
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3!!! Fans a great match with a rip-off of a finish but the fans get the satisfaction of watching Paul squirm under the snake, begging Rick Rude and Big Bubba to help him, until Jake finally gathers Aleister and PAUL RUNS TO THE BACK FASTER THAN A FLASH!
WINNER, AND STILL WORLD TV CHAMPION: RICK RUDE, 20:23
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Pretaped comments from Jake Roberts: “Well, well well Paul E. Dangerously you want to pick up Aleister's bag and take him? I’ll give you the opportunity: NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES! If Rick Rude puts the TV title on the line . . . I’LL PUT UP ALEISTER! Snake versus title, RIGHT HER NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING ON ESPN, Paul E. Dangerously, how badly do you want to poke the snake out of the woodpile?
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SID VICIOUS DEF. THE GREAT WOJO
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Ken Resnick is backstage with AWF WORLD TV CHAMPION RICK RUDE!
Ken: “Rick, you just heard the comments from Jake Roberts: snake versus title, right here on Monday Night Wrestling, what say you?
Rude: “Let me say this right now . . . .
WAIT! ITS PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY!
“THE SNAKE HAS TO GO, SO OF COURSE WE ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE JAKE ROBERTS!
Rude does a double take at Paul E!
Paul: “THIS MAN is the future of the AWF and will not only crush you NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING, JAKE ROBERTS, but when I get that bag with that fetid serpent, I will demand, I WILL ORDER THIS MAN, RICK RUDE, to deliver KNEE DROP AFTER KNEE DROP ON THAT BAG UNTIL ALEISTER IS FLATTER THAN A PAN-SNAKE!
Rude is shaking his head in disbelief!
Paul: “ITS OKAY ITS OKAY RICK! You are the TV champion! YOU CAN DO IT! And when you do . . . . then we can talk about a WORLD TITLE SHOT!
That seems to calm Rick!
Ken: “Fans YOU JUST HEARD IT, RIGHT HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING NEXT WEEK ON ESPN: SNAKE VERSUS TITLE AS ITS THIS MAN RICK RUDE DEFENDING THE TV TITLE VERSUS JAKE ROBERTS!
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BREAK
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Tony: “FANS, you just heard it next week RICK RUDE VERSUS JAKE ROBERTS for the TV title right here on Monday Night Wrestling, Jake Roberts outs ALEISTER ON THE LINE!
Eric: “I also just received THIS news: while that means we will see Paul E. Dangerously, the DANGER ZONE is suspended from ESPN TV, AS WELL AS BIG BUBBA ROGERS, all due to the incident we all saw with Junkyard Dog!
Tony: “Its good to see some justice there was NO reason for that, lets go to our final match:
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CHEF DINO BRAVO w/Jimmy Hart defeats SCOTT PUTSKI
Tony: “Fans see you next week for more Monday Night Wrestling on ESPN!
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
11/14/88
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
TAPED 10/31/88 from Fargo, North Dakota on ESPN
Slightly repackaged version used for syndication upcoming weekend.
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: “WELCOME TO THE ORIGINAL MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING, only RIGHT HERE on ESPN, fans ALL the big stars are here, Ultimate Warrior, Sid Vicious, Midnight Express, The Chef Dino Bravo are here in live action!
Eric: “Tony and Paul we will also see what happened when Jake Roberts challenged Rick Rude at Super Clash for the TV title and hear words from both principles!
Paul: “I will let my man Rick Rude speak for himself as this week on the Danger Zone, I will have my hands full with JUNKYARD DOG!
Tony: “Fans, its time to go to the ring!
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K.O. B WARE def. DOUG GILBERT
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Paul E: “Hold your hats its time for the SUPER CLASH ON TOUR CONTROL CENTER WITH KEN RESNICK!
SUPER CLASH ON TOUR CONTROL CENTER w/Ken Resnick
11/24 MINNEAPOLIS
11/25 MILWAUKEE
12/1 LAS VEGAS
12/2 SALT LAKE CITY
12/3 SAN FRANCISCO
12/4 DENVER
12/7 SYRACUSE
12/8 ROCHESTER
12/9 BUFFALO
12/10 CLEVELAND
12/11 PITTSBURGH
12/14 COLUMBUS
12/15 CINCINNATI
12/18 OTTAWA
12/21 WINNIPEG
12/25 DETROIT
1/1 TORONTO
12/30 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES ST. LOUIS, MO LIVE ON ESPN!
1/22/89 THE BIG TICKET LIVE ON PPV FROM INDIANAPOLIS
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BREAK
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Ricky Rice and El Hijo del Topo are in the ring when JIM CORNETTE TAKES THE MIKE!
Jim: “SUPER CLASH IS OVER and I’m not happy to be here in Fargo where it feels likes its 30 degrees below zero outside already, please welcome the Heat Miser of Heartbreak and the Snuggable Snowbird, Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan the MIDNITE EXPRESS!
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MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette def. RICKY RICE + TOPO
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BREAK
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ULTIMATE WARRIOR def. KEN TIMBS
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DANGER ZONE starring PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY w/Big Bubba Rogers
Paul: “I’m Paul E. Dangerously and YOU’RE NOT! You know, a lot of wrestlers have claimed that Paul E. Dangerously does not offer EQUAL TIME! Well, while I don’t care what they think, to prove I am a fair man, I would like to welcome this week’s guest on the Danger Zone . . . . THE JUNKYARD DOG!
"One More Bites the Dust" plays and HERE HE IS, the beloved Dog, dancing his way to the stage and swings his neck chain! He dances towards Paul, who backs off, and Bubba squares up! Things calm down and Paul interviews JYD:
“LET ME BE CLEAR, Junkyard Dog, and feel free to put that chain away, sir . . . . .the ONLY reason I have you on this week is because I was told I wasn’t being ‘fair’ and offering ‘equal time’ to . . . .CERTAIN . . .TYPES OF WRESTLERS. Well, Junkyard Dog, I AM here to offer you your . . .. “spot” . . . but not only after I tell you THIS:
“YOU sir are a LOSER, you LOST FAIR AND SQUARE to Hercules Hernandez at Super Clash, and frankly, if it was based on MERIT, you SIR, would NEVER truly earn a spot on the Danger Zone!
“So why don’t you take your chains . . . . why don’t you take your stupid dance. . . .and why don’t you GET THE HELL OFF OF MY SET!
JYD HAS A MIKE: “Can I talk now, can I talk?
Paul: “MAYBE if I let you!!
JYD puts his hands up on Paul E’s collar and grabs him by the neck!
JYD: “YOU AIN'T GOT NO CHOICE BUT TO LISTEN, BOY!
WAIT! BIG BUBBA FLIES ACROSS THE STAGE AND KNOCKS JYD DOWN! HE THEN PICKS UP DOG AND SIDEWALKS SLAMS HIM ON THE STAGE, AND FANS, PAUL E AND BUBBA LEAVE THE JUNKYARD DOG LYING AS THEY ARE ESCORTED off stage by referees!
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Tony: “THAT WAS A DISGRACE! I AM TELLING ESPN RIGHT NOW IF THAT MAN comes back to the announce booth I am OUT OF HERE!
Eric: “So am I Tony there was NO CALL FOR THOSE ACTIONS!
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BREAK
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Tony: “Fans unfortunately we have to go back to Paul E. Dangerously again lets go back and see what happened at Super Clash when Jake the Snake Roberts challenged Rick Rude for the AWF TV title!
MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS
9. AWF WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
RICK RUDE w/Paul E. Dangerously + Big Bubba Rogers v JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS
This one starts slow as both trade classic wrestling moves. It goes in and out of the ring, and at the 19:00 mark JAKE HAS RUDE IN THE DDT, AND NAILS IT but LOOK AT RINGSIDE!
Paul E. has the bag containing ALEISTER AND HOLDS IT UP TO JAKE! DON’T YOU DARE HARM THAT ANIMAL PAUL E! Jake goes to confront Paul E., shoves him off the apron, and THE BAG OPENS AND PAUL IS COVERED BY THE SNAKE!
But meanwhile, this allows RUDE TO CLIP JAKE'S KNEES, AND COVER HIM:
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2
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3!!! Fans a great match with a rip-off of a finish but the fans get the satisfaction of watching Paul squirm under the snake, begging Rick Rude and Big Bubba to help him, until Jake finally gathers Aleister and PAUL RUNS TO THE BACK FASTER THAN A FLASH!
WINNER, AND STILL WORLD TV CHAMPION: RICK RUDE, 20:23
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Pretaped comments from Jake Roberts: “Well, well well Paul E. Dangerously you want to pick up Aleister's bag and take him? I’ll give you the opportunity: NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES! If Rick Rude puts the TV title on the line . . . I’LL PUT UP ALEISTER! Snake versus title, RIGHT HER NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING ON ESPN, Paul E. Dangerously, how badly do you want to poke the snake out of the woodpile?
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.BREAK
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SID VICIOUS DEF. THE GREAT WOJO
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Ken Resnick is backstage with AWF WORLD TV CHAMPION RICK RUDE!
Ken: “Rick, you just heard the comments from Jake Roberts: snake versus title, right here on Monday Night Wrestling, what say you?
Rude: “Let me say this right now . . . .
WAIT! ITS PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY!
“THE SNAKE HAS TO GO, SO OF COURSE WE ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE JAKE ROBERTS!
Rude does a double take at Paul E!
Paul: “THIS MAN is the future of the AWF and will not only crush you NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING, JAKE ROBERTS, but when I get that bag with that fetid serpent, I will demand, I WILL ORDER THIS MAN, RICK RUDE, to deliver KNEE DROP AFTER KNEE DROP ON THAT BAG UNTIL ALEISTER IS FLATTER THAN A PAN-SNAKE!
Rude is shaking his head in disbelief!
Paul: “ITS OKAY ITS OKAY RICK! You are the TV champion! YOU CAN DO IT! And when you do . . . . then we can talk about a WORLD TITLE SHOT!
That seems to calm Rick!
Ken: “Fans YOU JUST HEARD IT, RIGHT HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING NEXT WEEK ON ESPN: SNAKE VERSUS TITLE AS ITS THIS MAN RICK RUDE DEFENDING THE TV TITLE VERSUS JAKE ROBERTS!
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BREAK
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Tony: “FANS, you just heard it next week RICK RUDE VERSUS JAKE ROBERTS for the TV title right here on Monday Night Wrestling, Jake Roberts outs ALEISTER ON THE LINE!
Eric: “I also just received THIS news: while that means we will see Paul E. Dangerously, the DANGER ZONE is suspended from ESPN TV, AS WELL AS BIG BUBBA ROGERS, all due to the incident we all saw with Junkyard Dog!
Tony: “Its good to see some justice there was NO reason for that, lets go to our final match:
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CHEF DINO BRAVO w/Jimmy Hart defeats SCOTT PUTSKI
Tony: “Fans see you next week for more Monday Night Wrestling on ESPN!
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