AWF Monday Night Wrestling 3/6/89: ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK
Mar 11, 2023 10:56:29 GMT
Post by topo on Mar 11, 2023 10:56:29 GMT
American Wrestling Federation
MONDAY NIGHT WRESTLING
3/6/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
LIVE from Sacramento, CA
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 SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA! The Road to Wrestle Rock continues as its TENYRU V KOKO B WARE in our second quarterfinal, and we will also see Rick Rude, Chef Dino Bravo and get this Eric: THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR AND SID VICIOUS IN ACTION!
Eric: “We will also hear from the Powers of Pain, and the second Wrestle Rock AND Friday Night at the Matches Control Center!
Paul: “The LOSER, Ron Simmons will offer his comments on his loss to Hercules Hernandez last week on the Danger Zone!
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POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel def. VIC STEAMBOAT + VINCE APOLLO
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BREAK
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WRESTLE ROCK/FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES CONTROL CENTER with Ken Resnick
THE AWF proudly presents
WRESTLE ROCK
LIVE ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
Sunday, April 16 at 5pm EST, 4PM CST from
THE METRODOME, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
MAIN EVENT
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan v WINNER OF ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK TOURNAMENT
TED DIBIASE + CURT HENNIG w/Nick Bockwinkel v SID VICIOUS + THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR
BOTH THE AWF WORLD TAG TEAM AND WORLD TV TITLES WILL BE ON THE LINE
Just added:
Z-MAN V CHEF DINO BRAVO w/Jimmy Hart
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES
LIVE ON ESPN 8-10PM EST
FRIDAY MARCH 24, 1989
FROM CINCINNATI
MAIN EVENT
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan v JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS
FINAL OF THE ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK TOURNAMENT TO FACE THE AWF CHAMPION AT WRESTLE ROCK
AND JUST ADDED:
AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
TEXAS TORNADO RULES
THE ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering v POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel
ALSO:
THE MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette in action!
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RAVISHING RICK RUDE V BARRY HARDY
Rude is again without Paul E. He enters and takes the mike:
“What I would like to happen is for all of you Sacramento Sacks of Potatoes to do right now is the stand up, pay attention, as I show your fat and ugly wives and girlfriends what a REAL man looks like! Hit my music!
The robe comes off and Rude does his dance, then defeats Hardy.
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Ken Resnick is in the back with SHERRI MARTEL AND THE POWERS OF PAIN!
Ken: “Friday March 24 is the time, Cincinnati Ohio is the place and it all goes down right here on ESPN its Friday Night at the Matches as these men, Warlord and Barbarian challenge the Road Warriors for the AWF World Tag Team Championship in a Texas Tornado rules match, fans that means all four men are in the ring at the same time, no tags required, one fall to a finish, Sherri Martel!
Sherri: “Ken Resnick this is a match the Road Warriors have chosen, and we are not fooled. This is simply their Chicago Street Fright but with no tags, well that’s a mistake Paul Ellering because your men have been a tag team longer than my studs, and this takes away your advantage! You really think either of your Road Warriors are at a one on one, or even two on one advantage over THESE MEN? You are seriously mistaken Paul Ellering you have seriously miscalculated, and at Friday Night at the Matches Powers of Pain WILL be new world champions and the world will see it for free on ESPN!
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BREAK
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THE DANGER ZONE with PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY
Paul is without Bubba!
Paul: “BEFORE any of you biased journalists out there spread rumors, EVERYTHING is good between me and Bubba, he has a VERY important match next week against Hercules Hernandez, and is away training for that very important match in the Road to Wrestle Rock tournament.
“Thanks to my courage I will interview this week’s guest WITHOUT a bodyguard. I am especially afraid because he is probably sore because he LOST fair and square at Mr. Hernandez for his failure last week and is OUT, GONE, from the Road to Wrestle Rock! Please welcome my next guest . . . and pray for my safety . . . . . . . .THE ALL-AMERICAN RON SIMMONS!
(During Paul’s intro the match from last week where Greg Valentine helped Hercules beat Simmons is shown).
Paul: “Now, Mr. Simmons, as you can see, Big Bubba is not here this week, so I ask, beg of you, to not physically assault me on live TV!
Ron: “Paul E. Dangerously, if there is anyone I am gonna assault its that no good Greg Valentine but first I wanna piece of HERCULES HERNANDEZ! (Hernandez attacking Simmons with the chain at Big Ticket is shown) This is the second time you got me Hernandez, I say let’s settle this once and for all . . . . MARCH 24 AT FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES!
Paul: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Road to Wrestle Rock might be closed for that man Ron Simmons, but he has possibly at the end of his road for his career as he has indeed challenged Hercules Hernandez at Friday Night of the Matches!
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ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK
QUARTERFINAL MATCH
GENICHIRO TENRYU DEF. KO B. WARE
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BREAK
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THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR + SID VICIOUS V MUSTAFA SAED + CHICK DONOVAN
Warrior and Sid charge the ring, but before they can go after Saed and Donovan, Warrior stops Sid so he can have time to take off his gold chain and now fancy hew ring jacket!
They then unite and end to the match in less than a minute!
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The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering are backstage with Ken Resnick.
Ken: “The match has been made for Friday Night at the Matches March 24 as it is these men defending the AWF tag team titles in a Texas Tornado match, and Paul Ellering, Sherri Martel admits Hawk and Animal are the more experienced tag tam but the rules of this match put THEM at the disadvantage.
Paul: “Ken Resnick when I said we would only defend these belts under Texas Tornado rules, no tags, do you or Sherri Martel or ANYONE on Earth don’t think I had a plan? Sherri Martel you are playing checkers, I am playing chess!
Animal: “All trust in Paul Ellering! Whether I’m matched with Warlord or Barbarian, I’m gonna kick your teeth in, tell ‘em Hawk!
Hawk: “WEEEEEELLL? The first mistake is assuming that this Texas Tornado match will be only ONE Road Warrior versus one Power of Pain. Just maybe, maybe the plan is to take one of you OUT, EARLY, and then its two of the Legion of Doom versus one Power of Pain. OR??? Maybe we'll take both of ya's out. OR?? Maybe Brother Paul has another plan. We will know before you know, boys, because we snack on danger, and DINE ON DEATH! And when the bell rings. . . . . .AWWWWWWW? WHAT A RUSH!
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BREAK
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Tony: “You don’t want to miss next weeks Monday Night at the Matches fans we will indeed see the World Tag Team Champion Road Warriors in action, Chef Dino Bravo, the Champions League and TV champ Jake the Snake Roberts will all compete.
Eric: “We will hear from Greg Valentine as he will wrestle Tenryu in the semi-finals of the Road to Wrestle Rock, comments from the newcomer the Nasty Boys, and I’m told Sherri Martel will respond to what we just heard. And in next week’s main event HERCULES HERNANDEZ VERSUS BIG BUBBA ROGERS, the winner goes on to face either Greg Valentine or Tenyru at Friday Night at the Matches for the right to wrestle the AWF Champion! Is that match going to be on the up and up Paul?
Paul: “Don’t worry about that Bischoff Bubba’s been training, he is in shape and is ready to compete next week! But next week, on the Danger Zone SID VICIOUS and THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR, and get this: SID ASKED FOR THE INTERVIEW, and I think he might have some words for THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR!
Tony: “Paul E. stirring up trouble as always! Let’s go to the ring!
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NON TITLE MATCH
JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS DEF. RIPPER SAVAGE
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Tony: “Fans between if what Paul E says is true and the Bubba Rogers-Hercules Hernandez showdown, what an amazing Monday Night of the Matches awaits us SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
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
3/6/89
ESPN 8-9pm Monday night
LIVE from Sacramento, CA
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 SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA! The Road to Wrestle Rock continues as its TENYRU V KOKO B WARE in our second quarterfinal, and we will also see Rick Rude, Chef Dino Bravo and get this Eric: THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR AND SID VICIOUS IN ACTION!
Eric: “We will also hear from the Powers of Pain, and the second Wrestle Rock AND Friday Night at the Matches Control Center!
Paul: “The LOSER, Ron Simmons will offer his comments on his loss to Hercules Hernandez last week on the Danger Zone!
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POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel def. VIC STEAMBOAT + VINCE APOLLO
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BREAK
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WRESTLE ROCK/FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES CONTROL CENTER with Ken Resnick
THE AWF proudly presents
WRESTLE ROCK
LIVE ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
Sunday, April 16 at 5pm EST, 4PM CST from
THE METRODOME, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
MAIN EVENT
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan v WINNER OF ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK TOURNAMENT
TED DIBIASE + CURT HENNIG w/Nick Bockwinkel v SID VICIOUS + THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR
BOTH THE AWF WORLD TAG TEAM AND WORLD TV TITLES WILL BE ON THE LINE
Just added:
Z-MAN V CHEF DINO BRAVO w/Jimmy Hart
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES
LIVE ON ESPN 8-10PM EST
FRIDAY MARCH 24, 1989
FROM CINCINNATI
MAIN EVENT
AWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NIKITA KOLOFF w/General Adnan v JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS
FINAL OF THE ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK TOURNAMENT TO FACE THE AWF CHAMPION AT WRESTLE ROCK
AND JUST ADDED:
AWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
TEXAS TORNADO RULES
THE ROAD WARRIORS w/Paul Ellering v POWERS OF PAIN w/Sherri Martel
ALSO:
THE MIDNITE EXPRESS w/Jim Cornette in action!
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RAVISHING RICK RUDE V BARRY HARDY
Rude is again without Paul E. He enters and takes the mike:
“What I would like to happen is for all of you Sacramento Sacks of Potatoes to do right now is the stand up, pay attention, as I show your fat and ugly wives and girlfriends what a REAL man looks like! Hit my music!
The robe comes off and Rude does his dance, then defeats Hardy.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Ken Resnick is in the back with SHERRI MARTEL AND THE POWERS OF PAIN!
Ken: “Friday March 24 is the time, Cincinnati Ohio is the place and it all goes down right here on ESPN its Friday Night at the Matches as these men, Warlord and Barbarian challenge the Road Warriors for the AWF World Tag Team Championship in a Texas Tornado rules match, fans that means all four men are in the ring at the same time, no tags required, one fall to a finish, Sherri Martel!
Sherri: “Ken Resnick this is a match the Road Warriors have chosen, and we are not fooled. This is simply their Chicago Street Fright but with no tags, well that’s a mistake Paul Ellering because your men have been a tag team longer than my studs, and this takes away your advantage! You really think either of your Road Warriors are at a one on one, or even two on one advantage over THESE MEN? You are seriously mistaken Paul Ellering you have seriously miscalculated, and at Friday Night at the Matches Powers of Pain WILL be new world champions and the world will see it for free on ESPN!
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.
BREAK
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THE DANGER ZONE with PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY
Paul is without Bubba!
Paul: “BEFORE any of you biased journalists out there spread rumors, EVERYTHING is good between me and Bubba, he has a VERY important match next week against Hercules Hernandez, and is away training for that very important match in the Road to Wrestle Rock tournament.
“Thanks to my courage I will interview this week’s guest WITHOUT a bodyguard. I am especially afraid because he is probably sore because he LOST fair and square at Mr. Hernandez for his failure last week and is OUT, GONE, from the Road to Wrestle Rock! Please welcome my next guest . . . and pray for my safety . . . . . . . .THE ALL-AMERICAN RON SIMMONS!
(During Paul’s intro the match from last week where Greg Valentine helped Hercules beat Simmons is shown).
Paul: “Now, Mr. Simmons, as you can see, Big Bubba is not here this week, so I ask, beg of you, to not physically assault me on live TV!
Ron: “Paul E. Dangerously, if there is anyone I am gonna assault its that no good Greg Valentine but first I wanna piece of HERCULES HERNANDEZ! (Hernandez attacking Simmons with the chain at Big Ticket is shown) This is the second time you got me Hernandez, I say let’s settle this once and for all . . . . MARCH 24 AT FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES!
Paul: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Road to Wrestle Rock might be closed for that man Ron Simmons, but he has possibly at the end of his road for his career as he has indeed challenged Hercules Hernandez at Friday Night of the Matches!
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.
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ROAD TO WRESTLE ROCK
QUARTERFINAL MATCH
GENICHIRO TENRYU DEF. KO B. WARE
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BREAK
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THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR + SID VICIOUS V MUSTAFA SAED + CHICK DONOVAN
Warrior and Sid charge the ring, but before they can go after Saed and Donovan, Warrior stops Sid so he can have time to take off his gold chain and now fancy hew ring jacket!
They then unite and end to the match in less than a minute!
.
.
.
.
The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering are backstage with Ken Resnick.
Ken: “The match has been made for Friday Night at the Matches March 24 as it is these men defending the AWF tag team titles in a Texas Tornado match, and Paul Ellering, Sherri Martel admits Hawk and Animal are the more experienced tag tam but the rules of this match put THEM at the disadvantage.
Paul: “Ken Resnick when I said we would only defend these belts under Texas Tornado rules, no tags, do you or Sherri Martel or ANYONE on Earth don’t think I had a plan? Sherri Martel you are playing checkers, I am playing chess!
Animal: “All trust in Paul Ellering! Whether I’m matched with Warlord or Barbarian, I’m gonna kick your teeth in, tell ‘em Hawk!
Hawk: “WEEEEEELLL? The first mistake is assuming that this Texas Tornado match will be only ONE Road Warrior versus one Power of Pain. Just maybe, maybe the plan is to take one of you OUT, EARLY, and then its two of the Legion of Doom versus one Power of Pain. OR??? Maybe we'll take both of ya's out. OR?? Maybe Brother Paul has another plan. We will know before you know, boys, because we snack on danger, and DINE ON DEATH! And when the bell rings. . . . . .AWWWWWWW? WHAT A RUSH!
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.
.
.
.
.
.
BREAK
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Tony: “You don’t want to miss next weeks Monday Night at the Matches fans we will indeed see the World Tag Team Champion Road Warriors in action, Chef Dino Bravo, the Champions League and TV champ Jake the Snake Roberts will all compete.
Eric: “We will hear from Greg Valentine as he will wrestle Tenryu in the semi-finals of the Road to Wrestle Rock, comments from the newcomer the Nasty Boys, and I’m told Sherri Martel will respond to what we just heard. And in next week’s main event HERCULES HERNANDEZ VERSUS BIG BUBBA ROGERS, the winner goes on to face either Greg Valentine or Tenyru at Friday Night at the Matches for the right to wrestle the AWF Champion! Is that match going to be on the up and up Paul?
Paul: “Don’t worry about that Bischoff Bubba’s been training, he is in shape and is ready to compete next week! But next week, on the Danger Zone SID VICIOUS and THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR, and get this: SID ASKED FOR THE INTERVIEW, and I think he might have some words for THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR!
Tony: “Paul E. stirring up trouble as always! Let’s go to the ring!
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.
.
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NON TITLE MATCH
JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS DEF. RIPPER SAVAGE
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.
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Tony: “Fans between if what Paul E says is true and the Bubba Rogers-Hercules Hernandez showdown, what an amazing Monday Night of the Matches awaits us SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
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.