AWL: Power Pro Wrestling Episode 1: "Tournament Beginnings"

[gio]

American Wrestling League:
Power Pro Wrestling

Shown at 8am July 6, 1994 on Prime Networks
Commentators: Chris Cruise and Vic Venom.


Week 1:
"Tournament Beginnings and New Alliances"

Opening Segment:

In-Ring Promo: Commissioner Lee Marshall announces the start of the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament leading up to the American Glory PPV. He also hypes the 20-man Championship Rumble for the American Championship at American Glory.



Match 1:
Van Hammer w/El Gigante vs. Joey Maggs

Winner: Van Hammer via pinfall after hitting the Hammer Rocks (swinging neckbreaker).

Post-Match: Van Hammer gets on the microphone and wishes his friend the Eagle luck against Ludvig Borga in the Main Event and says he will be watching



Backstage Segment:

Interview: Todd Pettingill interviews Papa Shango, The Headshrinkers and Harvey Wippleman about their upcoming match in the tag tournament. Harvey Wippleman promises that Samu and Fatu will become the Champions. Shango says he will be in the Rumble at American Glory and will become the American Champion. He threatens Van Hammer, El Gigante and The Eagle.


Match 2: Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Match -
Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Psychosis

Winner: Rey Mysterio Jr via pinfall after a springboard hurricanrana.


Promo:

Pre-Taped Segment: Alex Wright talks about his journey to the AWL and his desire to win the Cruiserweight Championship.


Match 3:
PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) vs. The Barrio Boys (David Sierra and Ricky Santana)

Winner: PG-13 via pinfall after hitting the Hubcap (double team suplex/splash combo) on Ricky Santana.


Backstage Segment:

Interview: Todd Pettingill interviews Ludvig Borga. Borga says he will crush the Eagle and all of America. Borga wants Van Hammer to watch closely because he is next.



Main Event:

Pre-Match:

The Eagle comes out with the American Flag, gets on the microphone and leads everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Match:
The Eagle vs. Ludvig Borga

Winner: The Eagle via DQ when Ludvig Borga attacks The Eagle with a Steel Chair.



Post-Match:
Van Hammer and El Gigante run out to save The Eagle, setting up a confrontation with Ludvig Borga. Borga retreats, taunting the good guys.

[tlyne]

I like it. You have very “interesting” talent. I’m looking forward to reading more.

[gio]

Jul 1, 2024 21:54:47 GMT tlyne said:

I like it. You have very “interesting” talent. I’m looking forward to reading more.

My dad said if I was going to use bad talent I better go all the way with it. I am going to go to school for broadcast production and I like studying about raitings. Anything on Sunshine Network or Prime Networks in the 90's was lucky to get a 0.5! My dad said you started this in "1993" so I picked talent that would have been seen in 1992. And I think mostly kids would watch so I am now doing it very kid friendly. Evil bad guy from another country. Masked guys every where. "Superheroes". Modeling Van Hammer and El Gigante after 80's Hulk and Andre is not something anyone with half a brain would do but my dad has always told me that I only use my head as a hat rack! 

[jp1985]

That is pretty cool - father and son writing in the same league? At least I think that is what I took out of reading the transaction thread.

A good start and I like your explanations of things. You put a lot of thought into your approach.

That Rey Mysterio Jr. match with Psychosis could be a show stealer. I don't know that fans would be ready for that at 8am on a Saturday morning!

The 20 man Rumble at American Glory should be a good one. El Gigante will be hard to get over the top rope if he's in there.

[Kimmel]

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And here is Gio's debut in Fantasy Wrestling, posted 2 days after he was born. Topo claimed the baton was passed. Took almost 19 years. Back then I was writing Hogan, Brody and the WWA. A lot has happened between then and now, but Tom, Chito and Grigs all posted on his birth post and now he is writing show with them. Its freaking insane.

[Grigs2.0]

Insanely cool!

[Grigs2.0]

...and he still has more hair than I do!

[jp1985]

Jul 2, 2024 2:25:07 GMT Kimmel said:

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And here is Gio's debut in Fantasy Wrestling, posted 2 days after he was born. Topo claimed the baton was passed. Took almost 19 years. Back then I was writing Hogan, Brody and the WWA. A lot has happened between then and now, but Tom, Chito and Grigs all posted on his birth post and now he is writing show with them. Its freaking insane.

Wow, that's pretty cool!  This hobby is struggling with getting new writers, and making that into a shared father-son activity is a great way to have a common experience.  He's definitely writing and learning from some of the best here.

Funny enough, I suggested that to somebody a couple weeks ago in trying to start up a new league on another board - asking if any of his boys would be interested in writing when I wished him a Happy Father's Day.  Got a resounding no lol.