AWA TV 1-21-93. Strong words by a snake & pit bulls

[wattsfan]

1-13 Friday Second TV Taping Airs 1-21-93

The second episode kicks off from The Showboat Sports Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the AWA banner superimposed over a shot of the Showboat. We join announcers Nick Bockwinkel & Lee Marshall at the announcer's desk for anther exciting hour of AWA Championship Wrestling. interviewer 'Mean' Gene Okerlund who has returned. Promoter Greg Gagne, son of Verne Gagne, joins the announcers to tell the fans the first two AWA events will be held in Milwaukee, WI @ MECCA Arena Saturday, Feb. 11 and in Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center Sunday, The Saturday show features the crowning the inaugural AWA World Tag Team Champion and AWA Women's World's Champion. Feb. 12.. The Sunday event features the crowing of the AWA World's Heavyweight and AWA World's Junior Heavyweight Champions.

Nick & Lee are joined by 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff. Mr. Wonderful talks about going after the AWA World's Heavyweight Belt. Paul says if he has to go through Hogan, Piper, Blanchard, Martel or anyone else, he is going to do just that to be the AWA champion.

Marshall says featured in action today are the Smokin Guns, Joe Malenko, Tully Blanchard, Susan Sexton & Hulk Hogan.

We go to the ring for the first match of today. All TV matches are 1-fall 10-minute time limit. Ring announcer is Mike McGuirk.

1. 4 Man Tag Team Match. Smoking Guns (Bart & Billy Gunn) defeated the Headbangers Mosh & Thrasher in short match, dominated by the young Gunns. (5:02). Bart with the pin on Mosh.

Okerlund interview with the rough looking Pit Bulls 1# & 2# who proclaim them are golng to be the new World Tag Team Champions. They are going to destroy all their opponents -- Pit Bull styles.

Commercial break

2. Singles Match. Joe Malenko submitted Louie Spicoli to the Texas Cloverleaf. (8:51).

Okerlund interview with second generation star Dustin Rhodes. Dustin says he has a lot to live up to but he will prove to all the wrestling world he deserves the respect when he becomes the AWA World's Heavyweight Champion.

Commercial break

3. Single Match. Tully Blanchard w/Woman beats Tommy Rogers with the Slingshot Suplex. (7:20).

Okerlund interview with Jake 'the Snake' Roberts. The Snake says he plans on getting into the heads of a lot of AWA superstars. Once he does, he will expose them to the darkness of their very souls.

Commercial break

4. Ladies Single Match. Susan Sexton won by dq over Miss Linda w/Adrian Street. (6:53).

Okerlund interview with Magnificent Mimi who states she is going to be the next AWA Women's World's Champion. She has more class, beauty & talent than any other women in the AWA.

Commercial break

5. Single Match. Hulk Hogan defeated an aggressive 'Hustler Rip Rogers with a leg drop for the 1-2-3.. (7:01).

Okerlund interview with

Commercial break

We return to Bockwinkel & Marshall who close out the show telling the fans to tune in next week for more AWA Championship Wrestling on WGN.

[jp1985]

You always do a good job with getting over the championships themselves. The competition for the Heavyweight Title especially is looking like it's going to be a hotly contested one. Hulk Hogan would seem like the favorite, especially after going through Hustler Rip Rogers here in the main event, but with the other names in there, who knows!

Dustin Rhodes will be one to watch as he was just hitting that spot in 1993 where the idea of him as the top champion seemed within reach. Tully Blanchard being here could get interested with the history between Tully and Dusty that you have to work with.

Jake Roberts is another to watch as I have always enjoyed your writing and booking of him. Clearly this is not the fan favorite Snake and leaning more into the heel from 1992 that he had perfected with the gimmick and abandoned far too quickly.

The women's division is looking good here with Susan Sexton getting the DQ won on Miss Linda, and Magnificent Mimi giving them all fair warning on what she's made of.

The Headbangers probably aren't quite at the level of The Smoking Gunns yet, although with their grunge gimmick and Nirvana still going strong in 1993, maybe that helps them out a bit. The Pitbulls could take down Billy & Bart.

[Cory]

Roberts is the one here I am wanting to watch. He was always good at making his opponents fight his fight. Dustin better watch out. Hogan is Hogan is Hogan. I hope Jake DDT's him out of the business. The tag division is pretty solid already. I disagree with JP in that the Pitbulls can take out Billy & Bart. The Pitbulls have their sizes. But they are not "bigger" than Billy & Bart. The Bulls are 5'9 & 6'4. about 240'ish each. Billy & Bart are bigger 6'5 260lbs, and 6'4 270 lbs respectively. Take out the Pitbull size and they have nothing. Gunns all the way. Good stuff here.