AWA TV 2-18-93. 4 champions announced!!!
Feb 19, 2023 18:17:58 GMT
Post by wattsfan on Feb 19, 2023 18:17:58 GMT
AWA Championship Wrestling TV taping 2-17-93 Friday from The Showboat Sports Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV.
Today's 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. Lee says the one-night tournaments are over and we have four AWA World Champions. Nick says that Hulk Hogan is the World's Heavyweight Champion, Woman's Diamond Inc. tag team of Ted Dibiase & Mike Rotoundo are the Tag Team Champions, Eddie Guerrero is the Junior Heavyweight Champion & Sue Sexton is the Women's Champion.
Marshall follows up with the new signing of another superstar to the AWA-- Greg 'the Hammer' Valentine. Bockwinkel adds that Valentine has a history with both Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper.
Interviewer Gene Okerlund tells the fans they can see the AWA this weekend at the following cities.
Sat. Feb. 18 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the Target Center
Sunday, Feb. 19 in Chicago, Ill. at the Rosemont Horizon
Commercial break
We go to the ring with announcer Mike McGuirk. All matches are 1 fall with a 10-minute time limit.
1. Single Match. Greg 'the Hammer' Valentine submitted Mike Rapada with the figure-four leglock..(7:03).
Okerlund interview with AWA World's Junior Heavyweight Champion Eddie Guerrero who says he is a man of his word & defeated a great Asain star in Tatsumi Fujinami. He will defend the title against all comers.
Commercial break
2. Single Match. Lelani Kai pinned Takako Inoue with a roll up. (8:32).
Okerlund interview with AWA Women's World's Champion Susan Sexton. Sexton explains that she defeated one of the greatest women wrestlers ever. The champ says she will the champion for a long, long time.
Commercial break
3. Single Match. The Pit Bulls (Gary Wolfe & Anthony Durante) beat RIcky RIce & John Paul. (7:41). Pit Bulls with a double clothesline on Rice.
Okerlund interview with manager Woman with her AWA World's Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & Mike Rotoundo. Woman adds that Tully Blanchard is the man who is going to take the Heavyweight Belt from Hogan.
Commercial break
4. Single Match. .Jake 'the Snake' Roberts DDT'd Derrick Dukes. (5:23).
Okerlund interview with AWA World's Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan who says this belt means a lot to him. He will proudly carry the belt to make all the Hulkster fans proud of him.
Commercial break
5. 4 Man Tag Team Match. The Smokin' Guns (Bart & Billy Gunn) beat Frankie 'Thumper' Lancaster & 'Dirty' Don Kernodle.
Okerlund interview with Jake 'the Snake' Roberts who talks about getting into the mind & souls of his enemies. He says it's time to settle some old scores.
Commercial break
We return to Bockwinkel & Marshall remind the fans they can see AWA Championship this weekend. Marshall closes out the show reminding the fans to tune in next week for more AWA Championship Wrestling on WGN.
Today's 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. Lee says the one-night tournaments are over and we have four AWA World Champions. Nick says that Hulk Hogan is the World's Heavyweight Champion, Woman's Diamond Inc. tag team of Ted Dibiase & Mike Rotoundo are the Tag Team Champions, Eddie Guerrero is the Junior Heavyweight Champion & Sue Sexton is the Women's Champion.
Marshall follows up with the new signing of another superstar to the AWA-- Greg 'the Hammer' Valentine. Bockwinkel adds that Valentine has a history with both Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper.
Interviewer Gene Okerlund tells the fans they can see the AWA this weekend at the following cities.
Sat. Feb. 18 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the Target Center
Sunday, Feb. 19 in Chicago, Ill. at the Rosemont Horizon
Commercial break
We go to the ring with announcer Mike McGuirk. All matches are 1 fall with a 10-minute time limit.
1. Single Match. Greg 'the Hammer' Valentine submitted Mike Rapada with the figure-four leglock..(7:03).
Okerlund interview with AWA World's Junior Heavyweight Champion Eddie Guerrero who says he is a man of his word & defeated a great Asain star in Tatsumi Fujinami. He will defend the title against all comers.
Commercial break
2. Single Match. Lelani Kai pinned Takako Inoue with a roll up. (8:32).
Okerlund interview with AWA Women's World's Champion Susan Sexton. Sexton explains that she defeated one of the greatest women wrestlers ever. The champ says she will the champion for a long, long time.
Commercial break
3. Single Match. The Pit Bulls (Gary Wolfe & Anthony Durante) beat RIcky RIce & John Paul. (7:41). Pit Bulls with a double clothesline on Rice.
Okerlund interview with manager Woman with her AWA World's Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & Mike Rotoundo. Woman adds that Tully Blanchard is the man who is going to take the Heavyweight Belt from Hogan.
Commercial break
4. Single Match. .Jake 'the Snake' Roberts DDT'd Derrick Dukes. (5:23).
Okerlund interview with AWA World's Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan who says this belt means a lot to him. He will proudly carry the belt to make all the Hulkster fans proud of him.
Commercial break
5. 4 Man Tag Team Match. The Smokin' Guns (Bart & Billy Gunn) beat Frankie 'Thumper' Lancaster & 'Dirty' Don Kernodle.
Okerlund interview with Jake 'the Snake' Roberts who talks about getting into the mind & souls of his enemies. He says it's time to settle some old scores.
Commercial break
We return to Bockwinkel & Marshall remind the fans they can see AWA Championship this weekend. Marshall closes out the show reminding the fans to tune in next week for more AWA Championship Wrestling on WGN.
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