AWF Monday Night Wrestling 2/13/89: THE FIX IS IN
Feb 16, 2023 6:16:44 GMT
Post by topo on Feb 16, 2023 6:16:44 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
2/13/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
LIVE from Omaha, NB
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 MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING, only RIGHT HERE on ESPN LIVE FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA! In this hour . . .THE ROAD TO WRESTLEROCK BEGINS! It’s the first match of the 8 man tournament to determine the #1 contender to Nikita Koloff’s AWF World Heavyweight title as its GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE V JIMMY “SUPERFLY” SNUKA!
Eric: “And Tony from there we will see THE Z-MAN, Tom Zenk, The Midnite Express and WORLD TV CHAMPION JAKE ROBERTS WRESTLE!
Paul: “A look at the NASTY BOYS, and I will have Jimmy Hart and the man who will wrestle my Big Bubba Rogers in the second match of that tournament, this week on the Danger Zone!
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ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering DESTROY MARK STARR + BARRY HARDY
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Ken Resnick is backstage with THE Z-MAN, TOM ZENK, who is fired up about this week’s match with Japanese legend Mr. Sato!
Z Man: “Ken Resnick I’m SO excited to be here in the AWF, and while I didn’t make the cut for the tournament, I hope to beat that no good Mr. Sato and work my way back up the ratings!
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AWF #1 CONTENDERS TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL
JIMMY “SUPERFLY” SNUKA V GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart
NO! Valentine rolls out of the way at the last second, and puts Snuka in the figure four and gets a big win to advance!
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TOM ZENK DEF. MR. SATO in a competitive match.
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Joey Saggs: “Let me tell you something Powers of Pain, Midnite Express, and all you other punks in AWF you have NEVER seen a tag team like the Nasty Boys!
Brian Knobbs: “The Nasty Boys are here to clean up and take out the trash in the AWF! AWF fans you just tell us who you don’t like, and me and my man here will TAKE THEM OUT---NASTY STYLE!
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THE DANGER ZONE with Paul E. Dangerously and Bug Bubba Rogers
Paul: “I’m PAUUUUL E. DANGEROUSLY . . . . and YOU’RE NOT!
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“An eight man single elimination tournament is already underway to determine the #1 contender to the AWF Championship and the Road to WrestleRock has already seen one casualty as Jimmy Snuka just did a ‘superfly’ into the gutter!
“My next guest with his manager will face MY MAN here, Big Bubba Rogers, next week on Monday Night Wrestling in the second match of that tournament . . . . .with his manager Jimmy Hart: . . . . . . . CHEF DINO BRAVO!
Jimmy: “You know, heh heh, Paul E., you and I of course have . . . an ‘understanding’, right? Heh, heh! Right baby?
The camera pans on Bubba, who makes no reaction.
Chef Dino: “I want to thank you Paul E., trust me when I . . . . WIN . . . . next week, as a good sport, I will fly you and Bubba in to my new restaurant and personally cook both of you a BIG MEAL, hahahaha!
Paul: “Hold on Chef Dino, and Jimmy, don’t count your chickens before they are hatched! I am SUUUUUUUURE my man Bubba will put in .. . . his best effort . . .next week! Isn’t that right Bubba! HAHAHAHAHA!
Bubba doesn’t make any expression!
Jimmy hands Paul an envelope, and Paul puts it right in his pocket!
Paul: “WHOA WHOA WHOA there Jimmy, be careful . . . . .That’s all the time we have for the Danger Zone!
One last look at a non-plussed Bubba as the heels yuck it up!
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Tony: “I mean, the fix is in, but do you have to show it on national television for crying out loud?
Eric: “I hope the AWF officials and Baron Von Rascke are watching. Could Paul E and Jimmy Hart be MORE blatant? Let’s go to the ring.
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.Bob Bradly and Pete Doherty are in the ring when JIM CORNETTE TAKES THE MIKE!
“HAWK AND ANIMAL, we made our challenge, and we have not heard ONE word from either of you, speaking of challenges, Omaha I challenge ONE woman here to prove they are not a side of beef, and moo away as it’s the Bull of the Pampas and the Stud of the Steers, Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan, the MIDNITE EXPRESS!
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THE MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette v BOB BRADLEY +PETE DOHERTY as Cornette makes a beeline to the announcers desk!
“TONY SCHIAVONE AND ERIC BISCHOFF what is this I hear about a WrestleRock! These men have run the Midnight Rockers out of town and done all they asked since getting here and I demand, I beg, the AWF gives these two men, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane the AWF World Tag team title match they deserve against the Road Warriors! We have the Road Warriors where we want ‘em they got beat up by Demolition, they got beat up by One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy and they are getting beat up from Syracuse to Sacramento by the Powers of Pain why by golly by the time they make it to WrestleRock they will be worn out, beaten down, out of shape, injured and I cant wait form my Midnite Express to take them down and win those AWF belts at WrestleRock!
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Jim joins his boys at ringside just in time for them to win the match.
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GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE and Jimmy Hart join Ken Resnick backstage!
Jimmy: “Jimmy Snuka you were a big star back in the day but the Crippler just showed that there’s no one to stop him on his path to glory and challenge Nikita KOLOFF FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT WRESTLE ROCK, BABY!
Ken: “Hold on Jimmy Hart, didn’t we all just see you bribe Paul E. Dangerously so Big Bubba Rogers takes a dive against your OTHER man, Dino Bravo?
Jimmy: “HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT KEN RESNICK, Chef Dino is gonna beat Big Bubba ON THE SQUARE BABY, why are you always trying to start trouble with me and my men, Daddy?
Greg: “Calm down Jimmy. Here is the bottom line. 1989 is the Year of the Crippler. Forget all the politics, the back deals, Ken Resnick, it’s time to learn that the Crippler is #1 IN THE AWF, and will take out anyone that stands before me, and will wrestle and BEAT Nikita Koloff for the World title. And THAT, is all you need to know!
Ken: “More questions than answers from these men, Jimmy Hart and Greg Valentine, fans we have one more match, don’t touch that dial!
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Tony: “Next week on Monday Night Wrestling . . . Ravishing Rick Rude in action, the Powers of Pain and speaking of tag teams the in ring debut of the Nasty Boys! And get this, AWF WORLD CHAMPION NIKITA KOLOFF WILL WRESTLE!
Eric: “You know speaking of which we have Paul E. Dangerously here Paul E. be straight with us: next week when Big Bubba Rogers wrestles Dino Bravo in the tournament, ARE YOU AND BUBBA ON THE TAKE?
Paul: “Eric Bischoff how DARE you impugn my reputation and the reputation of Big Bubba Rogers! I can assure you it will be a wrestling match every fan wants to see! But speaking of next week my guest on the Danger Zone will be this man with a MAJOR announcement!
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NON TITLE MATCH
JAKE ROBERTS DEF. MIKE STARK
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Tony: “A big announcement next week by that man, the TV champion Jake Roberts? Find out what it is next week on Monday Night Wrestling!
AWF HOUSE SHOW CIRCUIT STARTING 2/1/89
OPEN=OPEN FOR SPOT SHOWS
SOME DATES ALTERED DUE TO TV TAPINGS/SHOWS/PPVS
CLOCK STARTS WITH THE 1ST DAY OF THE MONTH
WEEK 1 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W OPEN
H LAS VEGAS
F SALT LAKE CITY
Sa SACRAMENTO (A), SAN FRANCISCO (N)
Su COLORADO SPRINGS (A), DENVER (N)
WEEK 2 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W SYRACUSE
H ROCHESTER
F BUFFALO
Sa ERIE (A) , CLEVELAND (N)
Su PITTSBURGH
WEEK 3 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W COLUMBUS
H GRAND RAPIDS
F CINCINNATI
Sa TOLEDO (A), DETROIT (N)
Su DAYTON (A), INDIANAPOLIS (N)
WEEK 4 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W WINNIPEG
H OPEN
F MILWAUKEE
Sa CHICAGO
Su MINNEAPOLIS
WEEK 5 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W OPEN
H OPEN
F OPEN
Sa OPEN
Su OPEN
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
2/13/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
LIVE from Omaha, NB
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 MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING, only RIGHT HERE on ESPN LIVE FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA! In this hour . . .THE ROAD TO WRESTLEROCK BEGINS! It’s the first match of the 8 man tournament to determine the #1 contender to Nikita Koloff’s AWF World Heavyweight title as its GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE V JIMMY “SUPERFLY” SNUKA!
Eric: “And Tony from there we will see THE Z-MAN, Tom Zenk, The Midnite Express and WORLD TV CHAMPION JAKE ROBERTS WRESTLE!
Paul: “A look at the NASTY BOYS, and I will have Jimmy Hart and the man who will wrestle my Big Bubba Rogers in the second match of that tournament, this week on the Danger Zone!
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ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering DESTROY MARK STARR + BARRY HARDY
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Ken Resnick is backstage with THE Z-MAN, TOM ZENK, who is fired up about this week’s match with Japanese legend Mr. Sato!
Z Man: “Ken Resnick I’m SO excited to be here in the AWF, and while I didn’t make the cut for the tournament, I hope to beat that no good Mr. Sato and work my way back up the ratings!
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BREAK
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AWF #1 CONTENDERS TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL
JIMMY “SUPERFLY” SNUKA V GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE w/Jimmy Hart
The announcers tell the fans the winner faces the winner of the Tenyru-KO B Ware match later in the tournament. Snuka fights off Valentine and gives no quarter and it looks like he is going to get the big win with Valentine on the map, goes for the BIIIIIIIIG SPLASH . . .
NO! Valentine rolls out of the way at the last second, and puts Snuka in the figure four and gets a big win to advance!
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TOM ZENK DEF. MR. SATO in a competitive match.
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as a video is shown of boots kicking glass bottles away as a cat and a stray dog and a homeless bum flee and as the camera pans up with each cut, its reveals:
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. . . . THE NASTY BOYS!
Joey Saggs: “Let me tell you something Powers of Pain, Midnite Express, and all you other punks in AWF you have NEVER seen a tag team like the Nasty Boys!
Brian Knobbs: “The Nasty Boys are here to clean up and take out the trash in the AWF! AWF fans you just tell us who you don’t like, and me and my man here will TAKE THEM OUT---NASTY STYLE!
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BREAK
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THE DANGER ZONE with Paul E. Dangerously and Bug Bubba Rogers
Paul: “I’m PAUUUUL E. DANGEROUSLY . . . . and YOU’RE NOT!
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“An eight man single elimination tournament is already underway to determine the #1 contender to the AWF Championship and the Road to WrestleRock has already seen one casualty as Jimmy Snuka just did a ‘superfly’ into the gutter!
“My next guest with his manager will face MY MAN here, Big Bubba Rogers, next week on Monday Night Wrestling in the second match of that tournament . . . . .with his manager Jimmy Hart: . . . . . . . CHEF DINO BRAVO!
Jimmy: “You know, heh heh, Paul E., you and I of course have . . . an ‘understanding’, right? Heh, heh! Right baby?
The camera pans on Bubba, who makes no reaction.
Chef Dino: “I want to thank you Paul E., trust me when I . . . . WIN . . . . next week, as a good sport, I will fly you and Bubba in to my new restaurant and personally cook both of you a BIG MEAL, hahahaha!
Paul: “Hold on Chef Dino, and Jimmy, don’t count your chickens before they are hatched! I am SUUUUUUUURE my man Bubba will put in .. . . his best effort . . .next week! Isn’t that right Bubba! HAHAHAHAHA!
Bubba doesn’t make any expression!
Jimmy hands Paul an envelope, and Paul puts it right in his pocket!
Paul: “WHOA WHOA WHOA there Jimmy, be careful . . . . .That’s all the time we have for the Danger Zone!
One last look at a non-plussed Bubba as the heels yuck it up!
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Tony: “I mean, the fix is in, but do you have to show it on national television for crying out loud?
Eric: “I hope the AWF officials and Baron Von Rascke are watching. Could Paul E and Jimmy Hart be MORE blatant? Let’s go to the ring.
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.Bob Bradly and Pete Doherty are in the ring when JIM CORNETTE TAKES THE MIKE!
“HAWK AND ANIMAL, we made our challenge, and we have not heard ONE word from either of you, speaking of challenges, Omaha I challenge ONE woman here to prove they are not a side of beef, and moo away as it’s the Bull of the Pampas and the Stud of the Steers, Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan, the MIDNITE EXPRESS!
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THE MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette v BOB BRADLEY +PETE DOHERTY as Cornette makes a beeline to the announcers desk!
“TONY SCHIAVONE AND ERIC BISCHOFF what is this I hear about a WrestleRock! These men have run the Midnight Rockers out of town and done all they asked since getting here and I demand, I beg, the AWF gives these two men, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane the AWF World Tag team title match they deserve against the Road Warriors! We have the Road Warriors where we want ‘em they got beat up by Demolition, they got beat up by One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy and they are getting beat up from Syracuse to Sacramento by the Powers of Pain why by golly by the time they make it to WrestleRock they will be worn out, beaten down, out of shape, injured and I cant wait form my Midnite Express to take them down and win those AWF belts at WrestleRock!
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Jim joins his boys at ringside just in time for them to win the match.
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GREG “THE CRIPPLER” VALENTINE and Jimmy Hart join Ken Resnick backstage!
Jimmy: “Jimmy Snuka you were a big star back in the day but the Crippler just showed that there’s no one to stop him on his path to glory and challenge Nikita KOLOFF FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT WRESTLE ROCK, BABY!
Ken: “Hold on Jimmy Hart, didn’t we all just see you bribe Paul E. Dangerously so Big Bubba Rogers takes a dive against your OTHER man, Dino Bravo?
Jimmy: “HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT KEN RESNICK, Chef Dino is gonna beat Big Bubba ON THE SQUARE BABY, why are you always trying to start trouble with me and my men, Daddy?
Greg: “Calm down Jimmy. Here is the bottom line. 1989 is the Year of the Crippler. Forget all the politics, the back deals, Ken Resnick, it’s time to learn that the Crippler is #1 IN THE AWF, and will take out anyone that stands before me, and will wrestle and BEAT Nikita Koloff for the World title. And THAT, is all you need to know!
Ken: “More questions than answers from these men, Jimmy Hart and Greg Valentine, fans we have one more match, don’t touch that dial!
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BREAK
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Tony: “Next week on Monday Night Wrestling . . . Ravishing Rick Rude in action, the Powers of Pain and speaking of tag teams the in ring debut of the Nasty Boys! And get this, AWF WORLD CHAMPION NIKITA KOLOFF WILL WRESTLE!
Eric: “You know speaking of which we have Paul E. Dangerously here Paul E. be straight with us: next week when Big Bubba Rogers wrestles Dino Bravo in the tournament, ARE YOU AND BUBBA ON THE TAKE?
Paul: “Eric Bischoff how DARE you impugn my reputation and the reputation of Big Bubba Rogers! I can assure you it will be a wrestling match every fan wants to see! But speaking of next week my guest on the Danger Zone will be this man with a MAJOR announcement!
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NON TITLE MATCH
JAKE ROBERTS DEF. MIKE STARK
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Tony: “A big announcement next week by that man, the TV champion Jake Roberts? Find out what it is next week on Monday Night Wrestling!
AWF HOUSE SHOW CIRCUIT STARTING 2/1/89
OPEN=OPEN FOR SPOT SHOWS
SOME DATES ALTERED DUE TO TV TAPINGS/SHOWS/PPVS
CLOCK STARTS WITH THE 1ST DAY OF THE MONTH
WEEK 1 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W OPEN
H LAS VEGAS
F SALT LAKE CITY
Sa SACRAMENTO (A), SAN FRANCISCO (N)
Su COLORADO SPRINGS (A), DENVER (N)
WEEK 2 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W SYRACUSE
H ROCHESTER
F BUFFALO
Sa ERIE (A) , CLEVELAND (N)
Su PITTSBURGH
WEEK 3 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W COLUMBUS
H GRAND RAPIDS
F CINCINNATI
Sa TOLEDO (A), DETROIT (N)
Su DAYTON (A), INDIANAPOLIS (N)
WEEK 4 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W WINNIPEG
H OPEN
F MILWAUKEE
Sa CHICAGO
Su MINNEAPOLIS
WEEK 5 OF THE MONTH
M OPEN
T OPEN
W OPEN
H OPEN
F OPEN
Sa OPEN
Su OPEN
Working on it now.