AWF "Atlantic Wrestling" 4/23/1993
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Atlantic Wrestling Federation
"Atlantic Wrestling"
Transmission Date: 22/04/1993
TV Transmission: ITV 1 in the UK, Eurosport in Europe and RUSSIA-1 in the former Soviet Republics
Hosts: Dynamite Kid and Jim Rosenthal
Jim Rosenthal and Dynamite Kid open this edition of Atlantic Wrestling with a highlight reel of events from last week's event at the Albert Hall"
*The Steiner Brothers defeating Rob Brookside and "Doc" Dean in a classic match, in spite of attempted interference from The Red Bull Army.
*Ulf Herman interrupted August Smisl public show of strength, only to end up choked out with Smisl's weight belt.
*Frank Andersson costing Alex Wright the Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, leading to shocking scenes when new champion David Taylor and his protege Douglas Williams attacked special analyst "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Rosenthal announces that we will have a new segment with Roddy Piper called "The Bottom Line", filmed in Hollywood, where he will address the attack. Plus, The Red Bull Army are here - and so are another colossal tag team, the Northern American duo known as the Natural Disasters! Plus, we have comments from Ulf Herman about August Smisl's attack last week and words from new Atlantic Heavyweight Champion David Taylor and his protege Douglas Williams.
The action moves to the ring for another junior heavyweight showcase match. In recent weeks, Mark Rocco's Black Tiger and Norman Smiley have notched impressive victories and this week, it's Hayabusa of Japan taking on Sabu of Bombay, India. These two have a match that is unlike anything that has been seen on British wrestling before as they trade innovative aerial maneuvers. Sabu goes for a triple jump moonsault and hits it... for a two count. However, when Sabu grabs a chair from ringside and climbs up top, referee Dino Scarlo tries to stop him. As Scarlo tries to pull the chair away from Sabu, Hayabusa is back up! He leaps from the mat to the second rope and then hits a Frankensteiner on Sabu off the top! Hayabusa covers for the three count and a massive victory. After the bell, a frazzled Sabu throws chairs around the ringside area before jumping the rail and racing around until officials usher him backstage.
Commercial break
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Ulf Herman joins Dynamite Kid backstage to say that last week, he was embarrassed in front of the world. Herman has already proved that August Smisl is a phony as a strongman and now he wants to beat him in the ring! 'Herman the German' says he might be rough around the edges, but he has respect for the British people, unlike Smisl. He is sure the fans will be behind him as he gives Smisl a beating that will send him running back to Germany like a scalded dog.
Jim Rosenthal questions whether the ring has been reinforced as the gargantuan duo known as the Natural Disasters, Canadian Earthquake and American Typhoon, hit the ring for their first match on Atlantic Wrestling. The unlucky opponents facing them this week are Chic Cullen and Buffalo Breheny. Earthquake and Typhoon make quick work of the two Brits, winning after Earthquake hits a sit-down splash on Typhoon and Breheny gets a running splash from Typhoon. After the match, the Natural Disasters show a surprisingly soft side as they shake hands with the fans around ringside.
Jim Rosenthal speaks with the Natural Disasters - and admits he's surprised to see them taking to the people. Not all American wrestlers get such a nice reception. Earthquake is intense as he says the Natural Disasters have come here to take the UK "by storm". Typhoon adds that they are deadly serious when the bell rings - and pound for pound, there's not a bigger or badder tag team in the world than the Natural Disasters.
The interview is interrupted at this point when Salman Hashimikov and Victor Zangiev make their way down the aisle ahead of their scheduled match. By their side tonight is a legendary wrestler The Kid identifies as Ivan Koloff aka "The Russian Bear". The Red Bull Army get right in the faces of Earthquake and Typhoon, and the demeanor of the Natural Disasters changes real quick. The two teams begin shoving until the Russians pass by them and make their way to the ring. Earthquake shouts that himself and Typhoon will take on the Russians any time, any place! The Natural Disasters may have to get in line behind the Steiner Brothers.
Commercial Break
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"The Bottom Line" with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper comes direct from a Hollywood backlot where Piper is filming his next movie. Piper talks about how he's done his fair-share of back-jumping in his day but he's at least enough of a man to wait until the other guy gets back up before running away. Piper mentions how he was only supposed to be guest announcing for AWF on one night but that's out the window now. The bottom line is that some time soon, when Taylor and Williams least expect it, Piper will show up and there will be hell to the pay for the new Atlantic Champion!
"Remember, just when you think you've got all the answers, IIIIIIII change the questions!"
Back live in the hall, The Red Bull Army team of Salman Hashimikov and Victor Zangiev, with Ivan Koloff in their corner, tangle with Steve Grey and Johnny Kidd. The Russians make quick tags as they annihilate Kidd with judo throws, one after another, then drop him on his head when Zangiev hits an overhead throw suplex. Kidd is able to tag out to Grey, but he gets the same treatment and is soon pinned after Zangiev underhooks the arms to suplex him over and bribes into a pin.
Following the match, the Red Bull Army speak on Atlantic Wrestling for the first time as Jim Rosenthal interviews them, with aid from an interpreter and their “Russian envoy” Ivan Koloff. When Rosenthal questions the way they have conducted themselves since arriving in AWF, Koloff scoffs and insists they have shown the level of competition here the exact amount of respect they deserve. Koloff explains that to Zangiev and Hashimikov, wrestling isn't a professional or a passion, it's a way of life. They were bred to wrestle, they exist to wrestle and they will not settle for anything but to conquer the professional wrestling scene in Europe. Asked about picking fights with the Steiners and now the Natural Disasters, Koloff doesn't seem concerned as he says that the Steiners are simply the best wrestlers in America... which isn't saying much. As far as Earthquake and Typhoon, all those two are cartoon characters, bloated buffoons who couldn't cut it in the ring against two true wrestlers! Rosenthal expects both the Steiners and the Natural Disasters to have something to say to those comments.
Commercial Break
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A filmed segment with "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright shows him fired up after being cost the Atlantic Heavyweight Championship by Frank Andersson. Wright talks about how he used to respect Andersson, and so did his father Steve Wright, but Andersson has proved himself to be nothing but a prima donna since showing up here in AWF. Wright thinks it's time for Andersson to "put up or shut up" by facing him one-on-one.
At ringside, Jim Rosenthal also gets a quick word with Atlantic Heavyweight Champion David Taylor and his protege "The Anarchist" Douglas Williams. Taylor tells Rosenthal that a smarter man would have taken a beating from himself and Williams as a sign to stay away but if Roddy Piper didn't get enough the first time, they'll be happy to serve up another "bollicking" if he ever shows his face around here again. Williams assures Piper that British healthcare system is much better than the American one so at least he can count on proper medical care on British shores.
This week's Atlantic Wrestling closes with another message from self-proclaimed “Super Athlete” Ludvig Borga, this time standing outside the Albert Hall. Borga says he came here to find Rambo and yet the so-called hero was nowhere to be found. Borga announces he will be competing in the AWF for the first time next week and the challenges Rambo to be his first opponent. Borga looks forward to showing the world that Rambo is as big of a joke as the man he took his name from!
"Atlantic Wrestling"
Transmission Date: 22/04/1993
TV Transmission: ITV 1 in the UK, Eurosport in Europe and RUSSIA-1 in the former Soviet Republics
Hosts: Dynamite Kid and Jim Rosenthal
Jim Rosenthal and Dynamite Kid open this edition of Atlantic Wrestling with a highlight reel of events from last week's event at the Albert Hall"
*The Steiner Brothers defeating Rob Brookside and "Doc" Dean in a classic match, in spite of attempted interference from The Red Bull Army.
*Ulf Herman interrupted August Smisl public show of strength, only to end up choked out with Smisl's weight belt.
*Frank Andersson costing Alex Wright the Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, leading to shocking scenes when new champion David Taylor and his protege Douglas Williams attacked special analyst "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Rosenthal announces that we will have a new segment with Roddy Piper called "The Bottom Line", filmed in Hollywood, where he will address the attack. Plus, The Red Bull Army are here - and so are another colossal tag team, the Northern American duo known as the Natural Disasters! Plus, we have comments from Ulf Herman about August Smisl's attack last week and words from new Atlantic Heavyweight Champion David Taylor and his protege Douglas Williams.
The action moves to the ring for another junior heavyweight showcase match. In recent weeks, Mark Rocco's Black Tiger and Norman Smiley have notched impressive victories and this week, it's Hayabusa of Japan taking on Sabu of Bombay, India. These two have a match that is unlike anything that has been seen on British wrestling before as they trade innovative aerial maneuvers. Sabu goes for a triple jump moonsault and hits it... for a two count. However, when Sabu grabs a chair from ringside and climbs up top, referee Dino Scarlo tries to stop him. As Scarlo tries to pull the chair away from Sabu, Hayabusa is back up! He leaps from the mat to the second rope and then hits a Frankensteiner on Sabu off the top! Hayabusa covers for the three count and a massive victory. After the bell, a frazzled Sabu throws chairs around the ringside area before jumping the rail and racing around until officials usher him backstage.
Commercial break
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Ulf Herman joins Dynamite Kid backstage to say that last week, he was embarrassed in front of the world. Herman has already proved that August Smisl is a phony as a strongman and now he wants to beat him in the ring! 'Herman the German' says he might be rough around the edges, but he has respect for the British people, unlike Smisl. He is sure the fans will be behind him as he gives Smisl a beating that will send him running back to Germany like a scalded dog.
Jim Rosenthal questions whether the ring has been reinforced as the gargantuan duo known as the Natural Disasters, Canadian Earthquake and American Typhoon, hit the ring for their first match on Atlantic Wrestling. The unlucky opponents facing them this week are Chic Cullen and Buffalo Breheny. Earthquake and Typhoon make quick work of the two Brits, winning after Earthquake hits a sit-down splash on Typhoon and Breheny gets a running splash from Typhoon. After the match, the Natural Disasters show a surprisingly soft side as they shake hands with the fans around ringside.
Jim Rosenthal speaks with the Natural Disasters - and admits he's surprised to see them taking to the people. Not all American wrestlers get such a nice reception. Earthquake is intense as he says the Natural Disasters have come here to take the UK "by storm". Typhoon adds that they are deadly serious when the bell rings - and pound for pound, there's not a bigger or badder tag team in the world than the Natural Disasters.
The interview is interrupted at this point when Salman Hashimikov and Victor Zangiev make their way down the aisle ahead of their scheduled match. By their side tonight is a legendary wrestler The Kid identifies as Ivan Koloff aka "The Russian Bear". The Red Bull Army get right in the faces of Earthquake and Typhoon, and the demeanor of the Natural Disasters changes real quick. The two teams begin shoving until the Russians pass by them and make their way to the ring. Earthquake shouts that himself and Typhoon will take on the Russians any time, any place! The Natural Disasters may have to get in line behind the Steiner Brothers.
Commercial Break
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"The Bottom Line" with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper comes direct from a Hollywood backlot where Piper is filming his next movie. Piper talks about how he's done his fair-share of back-jumping in his day but he's at least enough of a man to wait until the other guy gets back up before running away. Piper mentions how he was only supposed to be guest announcing for AWF on one night but that's out the window now. The bottom line is that some time soon, when Taylor and Williams least expect it, Piper will show up and there will be hell to the pay for the new Atlantic Champion!
"Remember, just when you think you've got all the answers, IIIIIIII change the questions!"
Back live in the hall, The Red Bull Army team of Salman Hashimikov and Victor Zangiev, with Ivan Koloff in their corner, tangle with Steve Grey and Johnny Kidd. The Russians make quick tags as they annihilate Kidd with judo throws, one after another, then drop him on his head when Zangiev hits an overhead throw suplex. Kidd is able to tag out to Grey, but he gets the same treatment and is soon pinned after Zangiev underhooks the arms to suplex him over and bribes into a pin.
Following the match, the Red Bull Army speak on Atlantic Wrestling for the first time as Jim Rosenthal interviews them, with aid from an interpreter and their “Russian envoy” Ivan Koloff. When Rosenthal questions the way they have conducted themselves since arriving in AWF, Koloff scoffs and insists they have shown the level of competition here the exact amount of respect they deserve. Koloff explains that to Zangiev and Hashimikov, wrestling isn't a professional or a passion, it's a way of life. They were bred to wrestle, they exist to wrestle and they will not settle for anything but to conquer the professional wrestling scene in Europe. Asked about picking fights with the Steiners and now the Natural Disasters, Koloff doesn't seem concerned as he says that the Steiners are simply the best wrestlers in America... which isn't saying much. As far as Earthquake and Typhoon, all those two are cartoon characters, bloated buffoons who couldn't cut it in the ring against two true wrestlers! Rosenthal expects both the Steiners and the Natural Disasters to have something to say to those comments.
Commercial Break
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A filmed segment with "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright shows him fired up after being cost the Atlantic Heavyweight Championship by Frank Andersson. Wright talks about how he used to respect Andersson, and so did his father Steve Wright, but Andersson has proved himself to be nothing but a prima donna since showing up here in AWF. Wright thinks it's time for Andersson to "put up or shut up" by facing him one-on-one.
At ringside, Jim Rosenthal also gets a quick word with Atlantic Heavyweight Champion David Taylor and his protege "The Anarchist" Douglas Williams. Taylor tells Rosenthal that a smarter man would have taken a beating from himself and Williams as a sign to stay away but if Roddy Piper didn't get enough the first time, they'll be happy to serve up another "bollicking" if he ever shows his face around here again. Williams assures Piper that British healthcare system is much better than the American one so at least he can count on proper medical care on British shores.
This week's Atlantic Wrestling closes with another message from self-proclaimed “Super Athlete” Ludvig Borga, this time standing outside the Albert Hall. Borga says he came here to find Rambo and yet the so-called hero was nowhere to be found. Borga announces he will be competing in the AWF for the first time next week and the challenges Rambo to be his first opponent. Borga looks forward to showing the world that Rambo is as big of a joke as the man he took his name from!
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