AWF Monday Night Wrestling 1/2/89: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Jan 9, 2023 6:17:37 GMT
Post by topo on Jan 9, 2023 6:17:37 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
1/2/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
LIVE FROM TOLEDO, OH 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, Friday Night at the Matches is in the books and now all the eyes of the wrestling world are on Indianapolis at its BIG TICKET, LIVE ON PAY PREVIEW 1/22!
Eric: “That’s right Tony, it will be Andre the Giants FINAL MATCH as he challenges the Russian Nightmare NIKITA KOLOFF for the AWF world title, Greg Valentine wrestles The Z-Man Tom Zenk and we will see the Crippler in action this week, Junkyard Dog will be action as he faces Big Bubba Rogers at Big Ticket, Ron Simmons in action just weeks away from his match with Hercules Hernandez, and in a big one the new #1 challengers for the Road Warriors AWF World Tag Team Championship, POWERS OF PAIN in the ring this hour!
Paul: “AND DON’T FORGET in this week’s Danger Zones AWF TV champion Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts lays down the cowardly stipulation for his title defense against Ravishing Rick Rude!
Tony: “Let’s go to the ring!
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MIDNIGHT ROCKERS def. NICK BUSICK + FRENCHY MARTIN
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BIG TICKET CONTROL CENTER w/Ken Resnick
AMERICAN WRESTLING FEDERATION
Proudly presents
BIG TICKET
1/22/88 Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
8-11 pm LIVE ON PPV
MAIN EVENT
ANDRE’S RETIREMENT MATCH
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan V ANDRE THE GIANT
AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering v POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel
AWF TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
STIPULATION TO BE NAMED THIS HOUR
JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS V RAVISHING RICK RUDE w/Paul E. Dangerously
ULTIMATE WARRIOR + SID VICIOUS V ONE MAN GANG + KING KONG BUNDY w/General Adnan
“ALL-AMERICAN” RON SIMMONS V HERCULES HERNANDEZ w/Jimmy Hart
GRUDGE MATCH
JUNKYARD DOG V BIG BUBBA ROGERS w/Paul E. Dangerously
JIM CORNETTE HANDCUFFED TO BARON VON RASHCKE
MIDNIGHT ROCKERS V MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette
GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart v “THE Z-MAN” TOM ZENK
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BREAK
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GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart def. NICK KINISKI
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Pretape with HERCULES HERNANDEZ AND JIMMY HART. During these pretapes, highlights of Ron Simmons beating Hercules Hernandez at Friday Night at the Matches and throwing Jimmy Hart’s cash into the crowd is shown---
Jimmy Hart: “Ron Simmons you just got done taking $25,000 of THIS man’s money and giving it away to the homeless bums of St. Louis on national TV, you are going to pay us back, one dollar at a time at Big Ticket, Baby!
Hercules: “NO ONE humiliates the mighty Hercules in front of the world Rob Simmons! Just like Jimmy said, January 22 at Big Ticket not all the money in the world will stop what I am about to do to you!
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Pretape with Ron Simmons: “Hercules Hernandez don’t cry, don'T whine son, you and Jimmy Hart shot off your mouths, offered the money, and me, All-American Rin Simmons just came down the aisle and TOOK IT, MAN! And it was my pleasure to help inject $25,000 into the St. Louis economy, SON! You think you are big, you are strong, Hercules Hernandez? Take a look at THIS!
Simmons poses!
Ron: “This time, it will take rasslin' not just a tug o war, to determine who is the better man, and Hercules Hernandez, I say that better man is ME and I will beat you again at BIG TICKET!
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JUNKYARD DOG def. CURTIS HUGHES
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Highlights from where Andre the Giant is announced as the challenger to Nikita Koloff at the press conference is shown, following by highlights of Andre the Giant working out lifting weights in the gym, proving Andre is truly taking his last match seriously at Big Ticket!
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Paul: “I’m Paul E. Dangerously and YOU’RE NOT! First as you can see, I have several uniformed reptile experts checking under and all around the set, because of my next guest! But before we get to THAT, let me assure YOU Junkfood Dog, this man, Big Bubba, ain’t no Curtis Hughes, you should have stayed down while you had the chance but at Big Ticket this man is taking you to where you belong: AN EUTHANASIA DOG SHELTER!
Jake: “Paul E. Dangerously, you need not bring out these people to tear apart your set. I did not plant a snake on the Danger Zone this time, why I don’t even have a snake in a bag with me. Check me out man, the Snake is clean!
“But let me tell you something Paul E. Dangerously . . . THERE ARE SNAKES IN THE BUILDING! HAHAHA!
Paul and his minions looks around nervously.
What? At the foot of the ring, next to the walkways, a cover is taken off a GIANT GLASS ENCLOSURE . . . .
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“FULL OF SNAKES!!!!
Jake: “See this is how this is gonna work, Rick Rude. The winner of the match, and this TV title at Big Ticket . . . . IS THE FIRST TO THROW THEIR OPPONENT INTO THAT PIT OF SNAKES! You can call it . . . A SNAKEPIT MATCH! HAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
Rude protests vehemently as Paul and Bubba try to calm him down!
Jake: “RELAX, RELAX, RAVISHING ONE! I have it on good authority . . . ONLY A FEW ARE POISONOUS! HAHAHAHA!
ROBERTS WALKS OFF AS DANGEROUSLY SHOUTS INTO THE MIKE:
“THIS WON’T HAPPEN! WHERE IS THE AWF! WHERE IS THE BARON! WHERE IS HUMANITY AND CIVILIZATION, DON’T WORRY RICK, I WON’T LET THIS HAPPEN! DANGER ZONE IS OVER!
The camera pans over the snake pit!
Eric: “LOOK at all those snakes, Tony!
Tony: “No thanks Eric, this is Rick Rude’s problem at Big Ticket, NOT MINE! We will return!
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POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherry Martel def. SCOTT PUTSKI + CORPORAL KIRSHNER
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Replay of Nick Bockwinkel pretape from Friday Night at the Matches:
A video of a limousine pulls up. Stepping out its . . .
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NICK BOCKWINKEL, dressed to the nines!
Nick: “Hahahahahha, not who you were expecting was it? Don’t worry, don’t worry, Nick Bockwinkel has retired from wrestling. But I have a bigger enterprise now. I have started a NEW consortium, if you will, known as the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. This new concern will be an entente cordial of ONLY the greatest professional wrestlers in the sport today. And January 22, at Big Ticket, not only will I Nick Bockwinkel announce the first two members but make an UNPRECEDENTED offer to two other AWF wrestlers we have deemed worthy of joining our nucleus. But here is the conundrum: the Champions League will make an offer to TWO AWF stars, but only ONE . . . .CAN ACCEPT!
“Intrigued? You should be as well as the entire AWF compendium in the dressing room! Buy Big Ticket January 22 and FIND OUT! Everyone will soon find out the composition of the Champions League: . . . . . .Where Greed is GOOD!
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The announce team takes a look at the UPDATED Big Ticket card:
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AMERICAN WRESTLING FEDERATION
Proudly presents
1/22/88 Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
8-11 pm LIVE ON PPV
MAIN EVENT
ANDRE’S RETIREMENT MATCH
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan V ANDRE THE GIANT
AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering v POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel
AWF TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
SNAKEPIT MATCH
JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS V RAVISHING RICK RUDE w/Paul E. Dangerously
ULTIMATE WARRIOR + SID VICIOUS V ONE MAN GANG + KING KONG BUNDY w/General Adnan
“ALL-AMERICAN” RON SIMMONS V HERCULES HERNANDEZ w/Jimmy Hart
GRUDGE MATCH
JUNKYARD DOG V BIG BUBBA ROGERS w/Paul E. Dangerously
JIM CORNETTE HANDCUFFED TO BARON VON RASHCKE
MIDNIGHT ROCKERS V MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette
GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart v “THE Z-MAN” TOM ZENK
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Tony: “Fans next week the Midnite Express, Rick Rude, The Road Warriors, all in the ring!
Eric: “We will also take another look at Friday Night at the Matches and see what happened when Jake Roberts defended the TV title versus Chef Dino Bravo, and what lead to Big Bubba Rogers and Junkyard Dog’s match at Big Ticket.
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RON SIMMONS def. MIKE SHAW
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Tony: “Fans see you next week for MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING!!!!
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
1/2/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
LIVE FROM TOLEDO, OH 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, Friday Night at the Matches is in the books and now all the eyes of the wrestling world are on Indianapolis at its BIG TICKET, LIVE ON PAY PREVIEW 1/22!
Eric: “That’s right Tony, it will be Andre the Giants FINAL MATCH as he challenges the Russian Nightmare NIKITA KOLOFF for the AWF world title, Greg Valentine wrestles The Z-Man Tom Zenk and we will see the Crippler in action this week, Junkyard Dog will be action as he faces Big Bubba Rogers at Big Ticket, Ron Simmons in action just weeks away from his match with Hercules Hernandez, and in a big one the new #1 challengers for the Road Warriors AWF World Tag Team Championship, POWERS OF PAIN in the ring this hour!
Paul: “AND DON’T FORGET in this week’s Danger Zones AWF TV champion Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts lays down the cowardly stipulation for his title defense against Ravishing Rick Rude!
Tony: “Let’s go to the ring!
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MIDNIGHT ROCKERS def. NICK BUSICK + FRENCHY MARTIN
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BIG TICKET CONTROL CENTER w/Ken Resnick
AMERICAN WRESTLING FEDERATION
Proudly presents
BIG TICKET
1/22/88 Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
8-11 pm LIVE ON PPV
MAIN EVENT
ANDRE’S RETIREMENT MATCH
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan V ANDRE THE GIANT
AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering v POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel
AWF TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
STIPULATION TO BE NAMED THIS HOUR
JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS V RAVISHING RICK RUDE w/Paul E. Dangerously
ULTIMATE WARRIOR + SID VICIOUS V ONE MAN GANG + KING KONG BUNDY w/General Adnan
“ALL-AMERICAN” RON SIMMONS V HERCULES HERNANDEZ w/Jimmy Hart
GRUDGE MATCH
JUNKYARD DOG V BIG BUBBA ROGERS w/Paul E. Dangerously
JIM CORNETTE HANDCUFFED TO BARON VON RASHCKE
MIDNIGHT ROCKERS V MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette
GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart v “THE Z-MAN” TOM ZENK
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GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart def. NICK KINISKI
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Pretape with HERCULES HERNANDEZ AND JIMMY HART. During these pretapes, highlights of Ron Simmons beating Hercules Hernandez at Friday Night at the Matches and throwing Jimmy Hart’s cash into the crowd is shown---
Jimmy Hart: “Ron Simmons you just got done taking $25,000 of THIS man’s money and giving it away to the homeless bums of St. Louis on national TV, you are going to pay us back, one dollar at a time at Big Ticket, Baby!
Hercules: “NO ONE humiliates the mighty Hercules in front of the world Rob Simmons! Just like Jimmy said, January 22 at Big Ticket not all the money in the world will stop what I am about to do to you!
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Pretape with Ron Simmons: “Hercules Hernandez don’t cry, don'T whine son, you and Jimmy Hart shot off your mouths, offered the money, and me, All-American Rin Simmons just came down the aisle and TOOK IT, MAN! And it was my pleasure to help inject $25,000 into the St. Louis economy, SON! You think you are big, you are strong, Hercules Hernandez? Take a look at THIS!
Simmons poses!
Ron: “This time, it will take rasslin' not just a tug o war, to determine who is the better man, and Hercules Hernandez, I say that better man is ME and I will beat you again at BIG TICKET!
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BREAK
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JUNKYARD DOG def. CURTIS HUGHES
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Highlights from where Andre the Giant is announced as the challenger to Nikita Koloff at the press conference is shown, following by highlights of Andre the Giant working out lifting weights in the gym, proving Andre is truly taking his last match seriously at Big Ticket!
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BREAK
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THE DANGER ZONE w/Paul E. Dangerously + Big Bubba Rogers + Ravishing Rick Rude
Several people in uniforms are searching the set with sticks and flashlights, and are tearing apart walls and overturning furniture! What a mess!
Paul: “I’m Paul E. Dangerously and YOU’RE NOT! First as you can see, I have several uniformed reptile experts checking under and all around the set, because of my next guest! But before we get to THAT, let me assure YOU Junkfood Dog, this man, Big Bubba, ain’t no Curtis Hughes, you should have stayed down while you had the chance but at Big Ticket this man is taking you to where you belong: AN EUTHANASIA DOG SHELTER!
“The reason I have this reptile extermination company checking the set for vermin is because we are not taking any chances with my guest at this time, the man who will lose the TV championship to this man Ravishing Rick Rude at Big Ticket . . . . JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS!
Roberts is here, but without Aleister!
Jake: “Paul E. Dangerously, you need not bring out these people to tear apart your set. I did not plant a snake on the Danger Zone this time, why I don’t even have a snake in a bag with me. Check me out man, the Snake is clean!
“But let me tell you something Paul E. Dangerously . . . THERE ARE SNAKES IN THE BUILDING! HAHAHA!
Paul and his minions looks around nervously.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry they aren’t up here. See, a stipulation between you and me Rick Rude for the TV title has been alluded to so let me reveal it now, UNVEIL . . . . .
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. . . . . . . THE SNAKE PIT!
What? At the foot of the ring, next to the walkways, a cover is taken off a GIANT GLASS ENCLOSURE . . . .
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“FULL OF SNAKES!!!!
Jake: “See this is how this is gonna work, Rick Rude. The winner of the match, and this TV title at Big Ticket . . . . IS THE FIRST TO THROW THEIR OPPONENT INTO THAT PIT OF SNAKES! You can call it . . . A SNAKEPIT MATCH! HAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
Rude protests vehemently as Paul and Bubba try to calm him down!
Jake: “RELAX, RELAX, RAVISHING ONE! I have it on good authority . . . ONLY A FEW ARE POISONOUS! HAHAHAHA!
ROBERTS WALKS OFF AS DANGEROUSLY SHOUTS INTO THE MIKE:
“THIS WON’T HAPPEN! WHERE IS THE AWF! WHERE IS THE BARON! WHERE IS HUMANITY AND CIVILIZATION, DON’T WORRY RICK, I WON’T LET THIS HAPPEN! DANGER ZONE IS OVER!
The camera pans over the snake pit!
Eric: “LOOK at all those snakes, Tony!
Tony: “No thanks Eric, this is Rick Rude’s problem at Big Ticket, NOT MINE! We will return!
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POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherry Martel def. SCOTT PUTSKI + CORPORAL KIRSHNER
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Replay of Nick Bockwinkel pretape from Friday Night at the Matches:
A video of a limousine pulls up. Stepping out its . . .
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NICK BOCKWINKEL, dressed to the nines!
Nick: “Hahahahahha, not who you were expecting was it? Don’t worry, don’t worry, Nick Bockwinkel has retired from wrestling. But I have a bigger enterprise now. I have started a NEW consortium, if you will, known as the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. This new concern will be an entente cordial of ONLY the greatest professional wrestlers in the sport today. And January 22, at Big Ticket, not only will I Nick Bockwinkel announce the first two members but make an UNPRECEDENTED offer to two other AWF wrestlers we have deemed worthy of joining our nucleus. But here is the conundrum: the Champions League will make an offer to TWO AWF stars, but only ONE . . . .CAN ACCEPT!
“Intrigued? You should be as well as the entire AWF compendium in the dressing room! Buy Big Ticket January 22 and FIND OUT! Everyone will soon find out the composition of the Champions League: . . . . . .Where Greed is GOOD!
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BREAK
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The announce team takes a look at the UPDATED Big Ticket card:
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AMERICAN WRESTLING FEDERATION
Proudly presents
BIG TICKET
Indianapolis, IN
8-11 pm LIVE ON PPV
MAIN EVENT
ANDRE’S RETIREMENT MATCH
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan V ANDRE THE GIANT
AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering v POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel
AWF TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
SNAKEPIT MATCH
JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS V RAVISHING RICK RUDE w/Paul E. Dangerously
ULTIMATE WARRIOR + SID VICIOUS V ONE MAN GANG + KING KONG BUNDY w/General Adnan
“ALL-AMERICAN” RON SIMMONS V HERCULES HERNANDEZ w/Jimmy Hart
GRUDGE MATCH
JUNKYARD DOG V BIG BUBBA ROGERS w/Paul E. Dangerously
JIM CORNETTE HANDCUFFED TO BARON VON RASHCKE
MIDNIGHT ROCKERS V MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette
GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart v “THE Z-MAN” TOM ZENK
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Tony: “Fans next week the Midnite Express, Rick Rude, The Road Warriors, all in the ring!
Eric: “We will also take another look at Friday Night at the Matches and see what happened when Jake Roberts defended the TV title versus Chef Dino Bravo, and what lead to Big Bubba Rogers and Junkyard Dog’s match at Big Ticket.
Paul: “I have a LOT of questions for my guests on next week’s Danger zone less than two weeks versus their Big Ticket showdown with King Kong Bundy and One Man Gang:
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" . . . . .THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR AND SID VICIOUS!
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RON SIMMONS def. MIKE SHAW
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Tony: “Fans see you next week for MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING!!!!
Working on it now.