AWF Monday Night Wrestling 2/20/89: KITCHEN IS CLOSED
Feb 24, 2023 7:37:45 GMT
Post by topo on Feb 24, 2023 7:37:45 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
2/20/89
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 WRESTLE ROCK CONTINUES! In this hour it’s the second match of the 8 man tournament to determine the #1 contender to Nikita Koloff’s AWF World Heavyweight title as it’s a VERY controversial match between Chef Dino Bravo and Big Bubba Rogers!
Eric: “The Nasty Boys, Powers of Pain and AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION NIKITA KOLOFF in the ring this week as well, guys!
Paul: “AND SPEAKING OF THE AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Nikita Koloff . . . . .he may want to pay CLOSE ATTENTION to this weeks Danger Zone as my guest will be the other champion here, TV champion JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS!
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Brick Bronsky is in the ring when RAVISHING RICK RUDE comes out to his music, and addressee the crowd:
“CUT MY MUSIC! What I want to happen right now is for all of you Cornhusker CLOWNS to stand up, take a look, and see what a REAL MAN looks like!
Rude takes off his robe and twerks!
RAVISHING RICK RUDE V BRICK BRONSKY
Tony: “The last I checked Paul, you are Rick’s manager, why are you here and not at ringside?
Paul: “You mind your own beeswax, Schiavone, Rick Rude knows exactly what to do in the ring against Brick Bronsky, don’t you worry about it!
Eric: “Why isn’t Rick Rude entered into the tournament, Paul? What is going on?
Paul: “EVERYTHING IS FINE, BISCHOFF, JUST watch Rick as he handles his business in the ring!
Rude gives a Rude Awakening to Bronsky for the win!
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Ken Resnick asks the ROAD WARRIORS AND PAUL ELLERING to enter the camera shot as he announces that they will defend the AWF World Tag Team Championships against the POWERS OF PAIN in a 3/24 rematch at FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES in Cincinnati!
Paul: “We welcome it Resnick because the last I checked at Big Ticket, because of the Powers of Pains tactics, the match ended up with a draw! All I ask is the AWF comes up with a rule change that makes sure there WILL be a true winner, ain't that right Animal?
Animal: “The way things ended with Powers of Pain at Big Ticket was pure BULL, Warlord? Barbarian? You tell US what will settle the issue, and we will solve it, tell ‘em Hawk!
Hawk: “WELLLLLLLL? What a complete rip-off and screwjob finish at Big Ticket! But we ain't gonna waste our time on a rematch unless AWF president Baron Von Raschke can put his head together and come up with a match that will determine a winner and a loser in Cincinnati 3/24 at Friday Night at the Matches. Powers of Pain, the Road Warriors snack on danger, and dine on death, and we aren’t gonna snack or dine until we know if we DEFINTIELLLLLLLY . . . . .win or lose against you! ALL OR NOTHING, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW WHAT A RUSH!
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Mohammed Saed and Chick Donovan wait in the ring as
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AND HERE THEY ARE, SAGGS AND KNOBBS THE NASTY BOYS, WHO ENTER THE RING AND DESTROY THEIR OPPONENTS AND WIN IN LESS THAN A MINUTE!
WINNERS, THE NASTY BOYS, 20 SECONDS
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THE DANGER ZONE with Paul E. Dangerously and Big Bubba Rogers
Paul: “I’m Paul E. Dangerously and YOU ARE NOT! My next guest is someone who I have trouble interviewing despite my credentials as a world famous broadcast journalist, because he is a conniver, a con man, a scoundrel yet a great wrestler, and TV champion, JAKE ROBERTS!
Paul: “First of all Jake Roberts, WHEN will you sir give the rematch to Rick Rude for that TV title?
Jake: “All in good time, all in good time Mr. Dangerously, but business first. You see there is all this talk about this tournament to crown a #1 contender for the AWF World title at Wrestle Rock . . . except one thing has been forgotten. As World TV champion . . . I AM OWED A TITLE SHOT. So let me make it clear to Baron Von Raschke: I am cashing in my chip, and I say what a better place than . . . MARCH 24 AT FRIDAY AT THE MATCHES IN CINCINNATI?
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Vic Steamboat is in the ring when NIKITA KOLOFF’S MUSIC PLAYS AND HERE HE COMES LEAD TO THE ring by General Adnan, the WORLD CHAMPION, but wait!
Koloff sees Jake Roberts exit the Danger Zone stage, and is agitated, hands Adnan his belt, and points and yells at the TV champion!
Jake makes a beeline for the champion and thw2ey are belly to belly, nose to nose as the referees and other officials come out to separate them! FANS, WILL JAKE THE SNAKE AND THE RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE CLASH LIVE HERE ON ESPN NEXT MONTH AT FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES?
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NON TITLE MATCH
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan def. VIC STEAMBOAT
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Ken Resnick is backstage with Jimmy Hart and HERCULES HERNANDEZ, and Ken announces Hernandez will face ALL AMERICAN RON SIMMONS next week at Monday Night Wrestling in a quarterfinal in the Road to Wrestle Rock!
Ken: “And Hercules, Ron Simmons says he has a score to settle with YOU!
Jimmy: “Ron Simmons the only score you have to settle with this man is he has BEATEN YOU all over the AWF, whether it is at Big Ticket, or in Cleveland, or in Minneapolis, or in Denver, Hercules Hernandez has you beat and will beat you again next week right here on ESPN, BABY!
Hercules: “Ron Simmons I have proven to the WORLD I am the strongest man, I will beat you next week right here at Monday Night Wrestling, and move on to face and defeat Nikita Koloff at Wrestle Rock!
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Ken is with ALL-AMERICAN RON SIMMONS backstage for his reply to Hercules Hernandez’ comments about their tournament showdown next week!
Ron: “Hercules Hernandez, you put up a challenge for someone to beat you in Tug O’ War. I took that challenge and beat you. You challenged me to a match at Big Ticket. I would have beat you but you used a chain to take me out. And now next week, I will have eyes on the back of my head. I say I am the better man, and I will be the one challenging Nikita Koloff at Wrestle Rock, and not YOU, son!
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AWF #1 CONTENDERSHIP TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL #2
Chef Dino enters the ring very confident, he knows the fix is on and this should be an easy night, and Paul and Jimmy stand together and conversate as the match starts, and Chef Dino walks up to Bubba, and offers to shake his hand, and Bubba refuses. So, Chef takes his hand and forces him to shake it. Then Chef off the ropes, and a BIG CHOP on Bubba! But look at this! Bubba just stands there, like a statue! Chef looks dumbfounded, and Jimmy remonstrates to Paul at ringside as Paul tries to calm Jimmy down and starts yelling at Bubba.
Chef bounces off the ropes again, and goes for a clothesline, and both Chef and Bubba fly over the top rope onto the floor:
BUBBA LANDS ON HIS FEET, AND STARES AT BRAVO AS HE STANDS UP! Bravo and Hart both point to the ring, and tell Bubba to roll in! Bubba just stares at Dino but as the ref counts, both men roll in, and back in the ring, DINO SLAPS BUBBA!
NO! BUBBA GRABS DINO BY THE NECK! HE LOOKS AT THE FANS! CHOKESLAM!
Then Bubba pics up Bravo, kicks him in the stomach: SIDEWALK SLAM, then off the ropes with a leg drop and a pin cover. . . . . .2. . . .
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THREE! BUBBA ADVANCES ALONG WITH GREG VALENTINE, AND GET THIS: HE WILL FACE THE WINNER OF RON SIMMONS V HERCULES HERNANDEZ NEXT WEEK!
And whatever “deal” Paul and Jimmy may have had appears out the door as Paul quickly runs from an unhappy Jimmy Hart, gathers Bubba and leaves the ring as Jimmy checks on his man! FANS, WHAT A CHANGE OF EVENTS HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING: BIG BUBBA IS NOT GOING TO LAY DOWN FOR ANYBODY!
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A replay of what just happened with Bubba and Dino is shown!
Tony: “I can’t believe what we just saw, and just one more reminder Hercules Hernandez and Ron Simmons battle with the winner facing Bubba Rogers in the semifinals of the Road to Wrestle Rock!
Eric: “THAT match is a main event in any arena in the world Tony but it will be live, for free, right here on ESPN! The Road Warriors, Jake Roberts, and the Champions League all in action next week, plus will we hear an AWF response to Jake Roberts challenge for the AWF title in Cincinnati March 24, and will we see any fallout from Bubba Rogers actions this week?
Tony: “Our first look at another Road to Wrestle Rock participant, Tenyru from Japan, also where and when is Wrestle Rock? We may be closer to finding out! Let’s go to the ring!
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POWERS OF PAIN w/ Sherri Martel def. BOB BRADLEY + PETE DOHERTY
Tony: “Those men are on a collision course with the Road Warriors for the AWF tag team titles March 24 at Friday Night at the Matches! See you next week fans!
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
2/20/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
Taped 2/13/89 from Omaha, NBSlightly 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 WRESTLE ROCK CONTINUES! In this hour it’s the second match of the 8 man tournament to determine the #1 contender to Nikita Koloff’s AWF World Heavyweight title as it’s a VERY controversial match between Chef Dino Bravo and Big Bubba Rogers!
Eric: “The Nasty Boys, Powers of Pain and AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION NIKITA KOLOFF in the ring this week as well, guys!
Paul: “AND SPEAKING OF THE AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Nikita Koloff . . . . .he may want to pay CLOSE ATTENTION to this weeks Danger Zone as my guest will be the other champion here, TV champion JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS!
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Brick Bronsky is in the ring when RAVISHING RICK RUDE comes out to his music, and addressee the crowd:
“CUT MY MUSIC! What I want to happen right now is for all of you Cornhusker CLOWNS to stand up, take a look, and see what a REAL MAN looks like!
Rude takes off his robe and twerks!
RAVISHING RICK RUDE V BRICK BRONSKY
Tony: “The last I checked Paul, you are Rick’s manager, why are you here and not at ringside?
Paul: “You mind your own beeswax, Schiavone, Rick Rude knows exactly what to do in the ring against Brick Bronsky, don’t you worry about it!
Eric: “Why isn’t Rick Rude entered into the tournament, Paul? What is going on?
Paul: “EVERYTHING IS FINE, BISCHOFF, JUST watch Rick as he handles his business in the ring!
Rude gives a Rude Awakening to Bronsky for the win!
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Ken Resnick asks the ROAD WARRIORS AND PAUL ELLERING to enter the camera shot as he announces that they will defend the AWF World Tag Team Championships against the POWERS OF PAIN in a 3/24 rematch at FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES in Cincinnati!
Paul: “We welcome it Resnick because the last I checked at Big Ticket, because of the Powers of Pains tactics, the match ended up with a draw! All I ask is the AWF comes up with a rule change that makes sure there WILL be a true winner, ain't that right Animal?
Animal: “The way things ended with Powers of Pain at Big Ticket was pure BULL, Warlord? Barbarian? You tell US what will settle the issue, and we will solve it, tell ‘em Hawk!
Hawk: “WELLLLLLLL? What a complete rip-off and screwjob finish at Big Ticket! But we ain't gonna waste our time on a rematch unless AWF president Baron Von Raschke can put his head together and come up with a match that will determine a winner and a loser in Cincinnati 3/24 at Friday Night at the Matches. Powers of Pain, the Road Warriors snack on danger, and dine on death, and we aren’t gonna snack or dine until we know if we DEFINTIELLLLLLLY . . . . .win or lose against you! ALL OR NOTHING, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW WHAT A RUSH!
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Mohammed Saed and Chick Donovan wait in the ring as
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AND HERE THEY ARE, SAGGS AND KNOBBS THE NASTY BOYS, WHO ENTER THE RING AND DESTROY THEIR OPPONENTS AND WIN IN LESS THAN A MINUTE!
WINNERS, THE NASTY BOYS, 20 SECONDS
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BREAK
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THE DANGER ZONE with Paul E. Dangerously and Big Bubba Rogers
Paul: “I’m Paul E. Dangerously and YOU ARE NOT! My next guest is someone who I have trouble interviewing despite my credentials as a world famous broadcast journalist, because he is a conniver, a con man, a scoundrel yet a great wrestler, and TV champion, JAKE ROBERTS!
Paul: “First of all Jake Roberts, WHEN will you sir give the rematch to Rick Rude for that TV title?
Jake: “All in good time, all in good time Mr. Dangerously, but business first. You see there is all this talk about this tournament to crown a #1 contender for the AWF World title at Wrestle Rock . . . except one thing has been forgotten. As World TV champion . . . I AM OWED A TITLE SHOT. So let me make it clear to Baron Von Raschke: I am cashing in my chip, and I say what a better place than . . . MARCH 24 AT FRIDAY AT THE MATCHES IN CINCINNATI?
Paul: “FANS, ANOTHER DANGER ZONE EXCLUSIVE, as this man has laid claim to NIKITA KOLOFF’S WORLD TITLE, but let tell you THIS, Jake Roberts, sir, win lose or draw in Cincinnati . . . . the Day of Reckoning WILL come at Wrestle Rock where you WILL face a wrestler managed by ME: Rick Rude or Big Bubba Rogers! Isn't that right Bubba, haha!
Paul E. friend-slaps Bubba on his chest, Bubba doesn't react!
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Vic Steamboat is in the ring when NIKITA KOLOFF’S MUSIC PLAYS AND HERE HE COMES LEAD TO THE ring by General Adnan, the WORLD CHAMPION, but wait!
Koloff sees Jake Roberts exit the Danger Zone stage, and is agitated, hands Adnan his belt, and points and yells at the TV champion!
Jake makes a beeline for the champion and thw2ey are belly to belly, nose to nose as the referees and other officials come out to separate them! FANS, WILL JAKE THE SNAKE AND THE RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE CLASH LIVE HERE ON ESPN NEXT MONTH AT FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES?
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NON TITLE MATCH
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan def. VIC STEAMBOAT
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Ken Resnick is backstage with Jimmy Hart and HERCULES HERNANDEZ, and Ken announces Hernandez will face ALL AMERICAN RON SIMMONS next week at Monday Night Wrestling in a quarterfinal in the Road to Wrestle Rock!
Ken: “And Hercules, Ron Simmons says he has a score to settle with YOU!
Jimmy: “Ron Simmons the only score you have to settle with this man is he has BEATEN YOU all over the AWF, whether it is at Big Ticket, or in Cleveland, or in Minneapolis, or in Denver, Hercules Hernandez has you beat and will beat you again next week right here on ESPN, BABY!
Hercules: “Ron Simmons I have proven to the WORLD I am the strongest man, I will beat you next week right here at Monday Night Wrestling, and move on to face and defeat Nikita Koloff at Wrestle Rock!
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Ken is with ALL-AMERICAN RON SIMMONS backstage for his reply to Hercules Hernandez’ comments about their tournament showdown next week!
Ron: “Hercules Hernandez, you put up a challenge for someone to beat you in Tug O’ War. I took that challenge and beat you. You challenged me to a match at Big Ticket. I would have beat you but you used a chain to take me out. And now next week, I will have eyes on the back of my head. I say I am the better man, and I will be the one challenging Nikita Koloff at Wrestle Rock, and not YOU, son!
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AWF #1 CONTENDERSHIP TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL #2
BIG BUBBA ROGERS w/Paul E. Dangerously v CHEF DINO BRAVO w/Jimmy Hart
Chef bounces off the ropes again, and goes for a clothesline, and both Chef and Bubba fly over the top rope onto the floor:
BUBBA LANDS ON HIS FEET, AND STARES AT BRAVO AS HE STANDS UP! Bravo and Hart both point to the ring, and tell Bubba to roll in! Bubba just stares at Dino but as the ref counts, both men roll in, and back in the ring, DINO SLAPS BUBBA!
NO! BUBBA GRABS DINO BY THE NECK! HE LOOKS AT THE FANS! CHOKESLAM!
Then Bubba pics up Bravo, kicks him in the stomach: SIDEWALK SLAM, then off the ropes with a leg drop and a pin cover. . . . . .2. . . .
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THREE! BUBBA ADVANCES ALONG WITH GREG VALENTINE, AND GET THIS: HE WILL FACE THE WINNER OF RON SIMMONS V HERCULES HERNANDEZ NEXT WEEK!
And whatever “deal” Paul and Jimmy may have had appears out the door as Paul quickly runs from an unhappy Jimmy Hart, gathers Bubba and leaves the ring as Jimmy checks on his man! FANS, WHAT A CHANGE OF EVENTS HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING: BIG BUBBA IS NOT GOING TO LAY DOWN FOR ANYBODY!
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A replay of what just happened with Bubba and Dino is shown!
Tony: “I can’t believe what we just saw, and just one more reminder Hercules Hernandez and Ron Simmons battle with the winner facing Bubba Rogers in the semifinals of the Road to Wrestle Rock!
Eric: “THAT match is a main event in any arena in the world Tony but it will be live, for free, right here on ESPN! The Road Warriors, Jake Roberts, and the Champions League all in action next week, plus will we hear an AWF response to Jake Roberts challenge for the AWF title in Cincinnati March 24, and will we see any fallout from Bubba Rogers actions this week?
Tony: “Our first look at another Road to Wrestle Rock participant, Tenyru from Japan, also where and when is Wrestle Rock? We may be closer to finding out! Let’s go to the ring!
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POWERS OF PAIN w/ Sherri Martel def. BOB BRADLEY + PETE DOHERTY
Tony: “Those men are on a collision course with the Road Warriors for the AWF tag team titles March 24 at Friday Night at the Matches! See you next week fans!
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.