AWA ALL STAR WRESTLING (2/8/85)
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AWA ALL STAR WRESTLING
Matches taped February 3, 1985 to air across the territory on February 8, 1985 at the studios of KMSP TV in Minneapolis. Rod Trongard on commentary and Ken Resnick as ring announcer and interviewer.
After the opening, we cut to Ken Resnick in front of the AWA logo.
RESNICK: Welcome to All Star Wrestling! Today, we have a great show for you. You'll see The Road Warriors in action, the former World tag Team Champions. The Platinum Club will be here in six man tag team action with baby Doll in their corner. “Fabulous One” Steve Keirn will wrestle here today. We have an exciting new wrestler here today in Al Perez. Former World Champion Rick Martel will be here in a six man tag with the Hennigs as his partners. Right now, let's go up to the ring.
AL PEREZ VS. BEN ALEXANDER: Perez is given a warm welcome, especially by the female fans. Announcer Rod Trongard puts him over as a rising young star in the sport. Al dominates the action and gets the win after a German suplex and bridge.
RESNICK: I'm joined by the World Heavyweight Champion, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and his advisor Bob Roop. Champ, all of the top names in wrestling are lining up for a shot at the title...
WILLIAMS: Ken, that's what I want! I want to take on all of the top names. Superstar Graham, Ricky Martel, The Barbarian, Antonio Inoki, Greg valentine, Nick Bockwinkel, Pistol Pez Whatley, or anybody else! Paul Ellering is singing the blues because I gave up on the Legion Of Doom! If I had stuck with you jerks, I'd still be waiting for a title shot! I'm glad that I have a man in my corner who looks out for my best interests and helps me with strategy! Ellering, Bob Roop knows more about how to win wrestling matches than you ever will!
ROOP: Thanks, Doc, but all of the credit belongs to this awesome athlete! Former All American at the University of Oklahoma and the most powerful wrestler that I have ever been around. I'm not only advising him, I'm watching his back, too! Ellering, Sheik Adnan, if you jerks or anybody else try to interefere in Dr. Death's matches, you'll have Bob Roop to deal with! Larry Zybysko has already found out that I'm not a man to be trifled with! I see a lot of myself in this young man! If I had somebody like myself looking out for my carer when I was his age, I would have been World Champion!
WILLIAMS: Superstar Graham, any time you want a rematch, I'm not too hard to find!
COMMERCIAL
STEVE KEIRN VS. GOLDIE ROGERS: “The Fabulous One” comes to the ring with no music, bow tie or sequined jacket. Keirn is just wearing his boots and tights. Rogers is no match for Keirn. The Fabulous One gets the pin after a piledriver.
RESNICK: I'm joined by Steve Keirn after an impressive win.
KEIRN: I've been doing things a little bit more like I used to, Ken. I've been going out to meet fans before and after my matches to sign autographs and take pictures. One question I hear a lot is “Do you miss Baby Doll?” No, I don't miss that backstabbing gold digger one bit! There is one thing I miss. I miss being part of a tag team. I miss the Fabulous Ones! So, here's what I want to do: There is going to be a Fabulous Ones team here again in the AWA! If Stan Lane will come back here, that's great, but if he can't , I'll find another Fabulous One! Either way, I'm promising my fans and I'm promising myself that the Fabulous Ones will be back! That's good news for the AWA, but bad news for baby Doll and her goons!
COMMERCIAL
NICK BOCKWINKEL, LARRY ZYBYSKO, & GREG VALENTINE VS. FRED CURRY, GERALD FINLEY, & JOSE LUIS RIVERA: Baby Doll accompanies the members of the Platinum Club. Zybysko and Bockwinkel are wearing new jackets with PLATINUM written on the back in platinum colored letters. The Platinum Club looks awesome and they basically just take their opponents apart. Valentine gets the win for his team as he forces Finley to submit to the figure four!
RESNICK: The Platinum Club and Baby Doll have joined me here...
VALENTINE: Dr. Death, I came here for one reason, to win that belt you have around your waist! When Nick and Larry offered me the opportunity to join their prestigous organization, I knew it was my chance to start at the top! You are looking at the the three greatest wrestlers in the AWA today! And the most beautiful woman! (Baby Doll snuggles up to Valentine) Steve Keirn, you idiot, this lady is not meant to hang out with losers! Go ahead and restart the Fabulous Ones! No matter who you get is no match for Larry or Nick! And you certainly don't measure up to the Hammer!
BABY DOLL: That's right, darlin'!
BOCKWINKEL: Steve Williams, young man, Bob Roop is evidently selling you a bill of goods. You are an impressive specimen and have a fine amateur background. However, despite your AWA Title, I do not feel that you have reached the lite status of the men you now see before you! You are looking at the elite of the lite! I have held that World Title on more than one occasion and, if given the opportunity, I will hold it again! Beating Superstar graham is one thing, Williams, but beating Valentine, Zybysko, or Bockwinkel is a different matter entirely! As for Steve Keirn, you lack the mentality, the class, the ability, and, dare I say it, the machismo of the men in the Platinum Club! Get a partner, whether it be Stan Lane or anybody else, and any two of us will be happy to meet you in the ring and give you a wrestling while beautiful baby Doll watches!
ZYBYSKO: Keirn, call Stan Lane! Call Rick Martel! Or Curt Hennig! Or Steve O! Or Pistol Pez Whatley! You can even go get Mad Dog Vachon or the Crusher or Baron Von Rashke for all I care! No matter who you put that silly bowtie and top hat on, they won't be in our league! We are the class of the AWA, Keirn, and you are a down on his luck loser from Tampa, Florida!
BABY DOLL: Steve Keirn, these men are winners! They are superior to you in every way! If you convince Stan Lane or anybody else to be a Fab, you're just going to get them hurt! And Bob Roop? You has been! If you try to cheat one of my men when they wrestle Dr. Death, I'll slap your face!
COMMERCIAL
RESNICK: I'm joined now by the former World Champion Superstar Graham and his manager Precious Paul Ellering. I spoke with Dr. Death earlier and he's ready for a rematch!
GRAHAM: Dr. Death, you caught the Superstar by surprise last time. I was told by this man that the Legion would step aside so I wouldn't have to worry about any of my brothers in the Legion. But Dr. Death chose royalty over loyalty an he took the the 30 pieces of silver and the belt of gold! Paul Ellering, I want you to use all of your considerable negotiating skills to get me the rematch!
ELLERING: First, I want you to promise not to let me down like you did last time! The Legion is about winners, Graham! You brought the World Title to the Legion, but then you failed us!
GRAHAM: Get off my back, Paul! I didn't hear you ream Hawk & Animal out when they lost the tag titles! Don't worry about the Superstar! I'll take my belt back!
ELLERING: If you don't, you will face the consequences from the Legion!
RESNICK: There appears to be dissension in the Legion Of Doom!
THE ROAD WARRIORS VS. MAX BLUE & MIKE FEVER: With Paul Ellering yelling instructions and brandishing a rolled up Wall Street Journal, Hawk & Animal crush their opponents1 Animal pins Fever after nearly decapitating him with a clothesline!
COMMERCIAL
RICK MARTEL, CURT HENNIG, & LARRY HENNIG VS. BOB BRADLEY, CARL FERGI, & DUKE MYERS: The former World Champ and the father and son combination of the Hennigs have some trouble with their opponents, particularly Myers, but Martel gets the pin on Fergi with a slingshot splash for the win.
RESNICK: Next week on ALL STAR WRESTLING, The Samoans will be here! You'll see Mr. Saito against Jim Powers! World Champion “Dr. Death” Steve Williams takes on the Russian , Boris Zhukov for the title! Curt Hennig against “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly! The World Tag Team Champions, Tony Atlas & Butch Reed will be here as well! A great hour of AWA action that you don't want to miss!
Matches taped February 3, 1985 to air across the territory on February 8, 1985 at the studios of KMSP TV in Minneapolis. Rod Trongard on commentary and Ken Resnick as ring announcer and interviewer.
After the opening, we cut to Ken Resnick in front of the AWA logo.
RESNICK: Welcome to All Star Wrestling! Today, we have a great show for you. You'll see The Road Warriors in action, the former World tag Team Champions. The Platinum Club will be here in six man tag team action with baby Doll in their corner. “Fabulous One” Steve Keirn will wrestle here today. We have an exciting new wrestler here today in Al Perez. Former World Champion Rick Martel will be here in a six man tag with the Hennigs as his partners. Right now, let's go up to the ring.
AL PEREZ VS. BEN ALEXANDER: Perez is given a warm welcome, especially by the female fans. Announcer Rod Trongard puts him over as a rising young star in the sport. Al dominates the action and gets the win after a German suplex and bridge.
RESNICK: I'm joined by the World Heavyweight Champion, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and his advisor Bob Roop. Champ, all of the top names in wrestling are lining up for a shot at the title...
WILLIAMS: Ken, that's what I want! I want to take on all of the top names. Superstar Graham, Ricky Martel, The Barbarian, Antonio Inoki, Greg valentine, Nick Bockwinkel, Pistol Pez Whatley, or anybody else! Paul Ellering is singing the blues because I gave up on the Legion Of Doom! If I had stuck with you jerks, I'd still be waiting for a title shot! I'm glad that I have a man in my corner who looks out for my best interests and helps me with strategy! Ellering, Bob Roop knows more about how to win wrestling matches than you ever will!
ROOP: Thanks, Doc, but all of the credit belongs to this awesome athlete! Former All American at the University of Oklahoma and the most powerful wrestler that I have ever been around. I'm not only advising him, I'm watching his back, too! Ellering, Sheik Adnan, if you jerks or anybody else try to interefere in Dr. Death's matches, you'll have Bob Roop to deal with! Larry Zybysko has already found out that I'm not a man to be trifled with! I see a lot of myself in this young man! If I had somebody like myself looking out for my carer when I was his age, I would have been World Champion!
WILLIAMS: Superstar Graham, any time you want a rematch, I'm not too hard to find!
COMMERCIAL
STEVE KEIRN VS. GOLDIE ROGERS: “The Fabulous One” comes to the ring with no music, bow tie or sequined jacket. Keirn is just wearing his boots and tights. Rogers is no match for Keirn. The Fabulous One gets the pin after a piledriver.
RESNICK: I'm joined by Steve Keirn after an impressive win.
KEIRN: I've been doing things a little bit more like I used to, Ken. I've been going out to meet fans before and after my matches to sign autographs and take pictures. One question I hear a lot is “Do you miss Baby Doll?” No, I don't miss that backstabbing gold digger one bit! There is one thing I miss. I miss being part of a tag team. I miss the Fabulous Ones! So, here's what I want to do: There is going to be a Fabulous Ones team here again in the AWA! If Stan Lane will come back here, that's great, but if he can't , I'll find another Fabulous One! Either way, I'm promising my fans and I'm promising myself that the Fabulous Ones will be back! That's good news for the AWA, but bad news for baby Doll and her goons!
COMMERCIAL
NICK BOCKWINKEL, LARRY ZYBYSKO, & GREG VALENTINE VS. FRED CURRY, GERALD FINLEY, & JOSE LUIS RIVERA: Baby Doll accompanies the members of the Platinum Club. Zybysko and Bockwinkel are wearing new jackets with PLATINUM written on the back in platinum colored letters. The Platinum Club looks awesome and they basically just take their opponents apart. Valentine gets the win for his team as he forces Finley to submit to the figure four!
RESNICK: The Platinum Club and Baby Doll have joined me here...
VALENTINE: Dr. Death, I came here for one reason, to win that belt you have around your waist! When Nick and Larry offered me the opportunity to join their prestigous organization, I knew it was my chance to start at the top! You are looking at the the three greatest wrestlers in the AWA today! And the most beautiful woman! (Baby Doll snuggles up to Valentine) Steve Keirn, you idiot, this lady is not meant to hang out with losers! Go ahead and restart the Fabulous Ones! No matter who you get is no match for Larry or Nick! And you certainly don't measure up to the Hammer!
BABY DOLL: That's right, darlin'!
BOCKWINKEL: Steve Williams, young man, Bob Roop is evidently selling you a bill of goods. You are an impressive specimen and have a fine amateur background. However, despite your AWA Title, I do not feel that you have reached the lite status of the men you now see before you! You are looking at the elite of the lite! I have held that World Title on more than one occasion and, if given the opportunity, I will hold it again! Beating Superstar graham is one thing, Williams, but beating Valentine, Zybysko, or Bockwinkel is a different matter entirely! As for Steve Keirn, you lack the mentality, the class, the ability, and, dare I say it, the machismo of the men in the Platinum Club! Get a partner, whether it be Stan Lane or anybody else, and any two of us will be happy to meet you in the ring and give you a wrestling while beautiful baby Doll watches!
ZYBYSKO: Keirn, call Stan Lane! Call Rick Martel! Or Curt Hennig! Or Steve O! Or Pistol Pez Whatley! You can even go get Mad Dog Vachon or the Crusher or Baron Von Rashke for all I care! No matter who you put that silly bowtie and top hat on, they won't be in our league! We are the class of the AWA, Keirn, and you are a down on his luck loser from Tampa, Florida!
BABY DOLL: Steve Keirn, these men are winners! They are superior to you in every way! If you convince Stan Lane or anybody else to be a Fab, you're just going to get them hurt! And Bob Roop? You has been! If you try to cheat one of my men when they wrestle Dr. Death, I'll slap your face!
COMMERCIAL
RESNICK: I'm joined now by the former World Champion Superstar Graham and his manager Precious Paul Ellering. I spoke with Dr. Death earlier and he's ready for a rematch!
GRAHAM: Dr. Death, you caught the Superstar by surprise last time. I was told by this man that the Legion would step aside so I wouldn't have to worry about any of my brothers in the Legion. But Dr. Death chose royalty over loyalty an he took the the 30 pieces of silver and the belt of gold! Paul Ellering, I want you to use all of your considerable negotiating skills to get me the rematch!
ELLERING: First, I want you to promise not to let me down like you did last time! The Legion is about winners, Graham! You brought the World Title to the Legion, but then you failed us!
GRAHAM: Get off my back, Paul! I didn't hear you ream Hawk & Animal out when they lost the tag titles! Don't worry about the Superstar! I'll take my belt back!
ELLERING: If you don't, you will face the consequences from the Legion!
RESNICK: There appears to be dissension in the Legion Of Doom!
THE ROAD WARRIORS VS. MAX BLUE & MIKE FEVER: With Paul Ellering yelling instructions and brandishing a rolled up Wall Street Journal, Hawk & Animal crush their opponents1 Animal pins Fever after nearly decapitating him with a clothesline!
COMMERCIAL
RICK MARTEL, CURT HENNIG, & LARRY HENNIG VS. BOB BRADLEY, CARL FERGI, & DUKE MYERS: The former World Champ and the father and son combination of the Hennigs have some trouble with their opponents, particularly Myers, but Martel gets the pin on Fergi with a slingshot splash for the win.
RESNICK: Next week on ALL STAR WRESTLING, The Samoans will be here! You'll see Mr. Saito against Jim Powers! World Champion “Dr. Death” Steve Williams takes on the Russian , Boris Zhukov for the title! Curt Hennig against “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly! The World Tag Team Champions, Tony Atlas & Butch Reed will be here as well! A great hour of AWA action that you don't want to miss!
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