AWE - Alliance of Wrestling Excellence

[Carlzilla]

A few notes about the AWE before I start posting "in character" type things.

* It's based around the year 1990, but no real "true-to-life" dates are followed. Meaning I will generally stick with wrestlers from around the time period I'm in, but if someone dies, retires, debuts, etc. on a real life date, they don't have to do the same in the AWE. Sometimes things will be off by a few years, for example, in 1990 I'm already using Money Inc.

* AWE has 2 weekly taped TV programs: AWE Wrestling Stars (Saturdays) and AWE Championship Wrestling (Sundays). In reality they would be taped in large chunks, with one event being split into 2 or 3 episodes. However, for the sake of sanity, I'm splitting them up in TNM.

* AWE runs between 3-5 house shows every week. For the sake of brevity, I'm just going to book one "AWE House Show Circuit" card every week. Assume the results won't change much between house shows for the week.

*AWE has 4 PPVs: Title Royale (in March), WrestleBrawl (in June), Crowning Achievement (in September), and Winter Wars (in December).

* AWE has 4 Prime Time Live TV slots throughout the year on the NBC network. These are unimaginatively called AWE Prime Time. They happen in January, April, July, and October.

* AWE goes overseas (or sometimes just out of the country) 4 times a year. These happen in the months that don't have a PPV or a Prime Time episode (February, May, August, and November).

* I'm running AWE as a mixture of booked and unbooked. I will book storylines how I want them to go, but I will not be booking the outcome of non-storyline matches, or even storyline matches that I could work with either way.

* AWE isn't meant to compete with WWF, WCW, the NWA, or any other wrestling federation. Assume that AWE exists in it's own universe, where none of those exist. Only the AWE.

* Unlike other wrestling promotions in the real world, the AWE vacates it's world title every year to be crowned at Title Royale, a 30 man, pinfall and submission battle royal with staggered entry times. The former champion will ALWAYS be the last person to enter, giving them a better chance at winning, but not guaranteeing it.

* The current AWE champions as I am handed the book are as follows:
AWE TV Champion: Paul Orndorff
AWE Tag Team Champions: Demolition
AWE North American Champion: Rick Martel
AWE World Champion: vacant

[rey619]

Really cool to see you back Carl. Will be watching this!

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestling Stars - 01/06/90

Show opening:
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
Saturday, January 06, 1990
2151 / 3050
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Gorilla Monsoon welcomes everyone to the first AWE event in the 90s. Bobby Heenan promises a big announcement later tonight.


Buddy Rose pinned Dwayne Conrad with the Playboy Dropkick in 0:02:36.
Rating: -* 3/4

The Orient Express (Tanaka and Kato) defeated Justin Rizi and Robert Staubach when Kato pinned R. Staubach with the Superkick in 0:07:22.
Rating: 3/4*

Interview:
Several wrestlers share their new year's resolutions.

The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated Barry Horowitz and Charles Ayodele when Michaels pinned Horowitz after the Double Flying Fistdrop in 0:11:09.
Rating: ** 3/4

Rick Rude pinned Ronan Backman with the Rude Awakening in 0:05:55.
Rating: ** 1/2

Interview:
Bobby Heenan announces that he has secured the talent of the AWE Television Champion, Paul Orndorff. Orndorff cuts a promo saying that Ronnie Garvin has no chance tonight now that Heenan is in his corner.

Don Muraco pinned Gary Vagenas with the Tombstone Piledriver in 0:04:39.
Rating: 1/2*

Big Bully Busick made Kenny Freeman submit to the Stump Puller in 0:09:18.
Rating: 1/2*

Interviews:
Ronnie Garvin talks about his TV Title shot tonight.

A few more wrestlers share their new year's resolutions.

Hulk Hogan officially enters the Title Royale event, becoming the first to sign up.

AWE Television Title Match:
Paul Orndorff pinned Ron Garvin with the Piledriver in 0:06:02.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Paul Orndorff retained the AWE Television Title.)


Card rating: * 1/2

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Match observations:

- Welcome to the 90s everyone. AWE has officially left the UAWA (Umbrella of American Wrestling Associations) and is off on its own.

- Paul Orndorff, who has already held the Television Championship longer than any other wrestler in AWE history, with an impressive 8 month reign, has made himself even stronger with the accquisition of Bobby Heenan as his manager. The two steamrolled over Ronnie Garvin tonight with very little trouble.

- Hulk Hogan has thrown his name into the mix for the Title Royale. He is the first to sign up for the event, which will be held on March 18th at Madison Square Garden.

- Next week on Wrestling Stars:
The Brainbusters, Papa Shango, and Money Inc. will be in action.
Paul Orndorff will defend his title against Roddy Piper.
And finally, the unveiling of the new AWE World Title.

All that plus more. You don't want to miss it.

[Carlzilla]

AWE Championship Wrestling - 01/07/90

Show opening:
Onondaga War Memorial
Syracuse, New York
Sunday, January 07, 1990
4345 / 6159
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated Jim Powers and Luigi Cassella when Knobbs pinned Powers after hitting him with the megaphone in 0:09:19.
Rating: * 1/4
[Jimmy Hart interfered against Jim Powers.]

Interview:
Ric Flair cuts a promo saying the level of competition in the AWE is lacking, and announces his entrance into the Title Royale.

Bob Backlund defeated Brooklyn Brawler when Brooklyn Brawler passed out in the Crossface Chickenwing in 0:05:25.
Rating: ** 3/4

Brutus Beefcake made Damonte Doucette submit to the Barber's Chair in 0:05:12.
Rating: -***

Interview:
Mean Gene TV: Gene Okerlund debuts his new talk segment. The first guest is Sid Justice. Sid uses his time on the show to call out Hulk Hogan. He enters the Title Royale.

The Beverly Brothers (Beau Beverly and Blake Beverly) defeated
The Killer Bees (Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell) when Beau pinned B. Blair after the Beverly Bomb in 0:12:24.
Rating: * 1/2
[The Genius interfered against Jim Brunzell.]

Haku pinned Dwayne Carthon with the Tongan Death Grip in 0:04:27.
Rating: -** 1/4

Interview:
A recap of Bobby Heenan's announcement from Wrestling Stars is shown. As well as a clip of Orndorff beating Garvin.

Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Lennon with the Bearhug in 0:07:25.
Rating: -*

The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated
Barry Horowitz and Justin Rizi when Typhoon pinned J. Rizi with the Big Splash in 0:17:34.
Rating: ** 1/2
[Jimmy Hart interfered against Barry Horowitz.]
[Jimmy Hart interfered against Justin Rizi.]

Bad News Brown pinned Marvin McMartin with the Ghetto Blaster in 0:03:53.
Rating: DUD

The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Luke and Bushwhacker Butch) defeated Dwayne Conrad and Gary Vagenas when Butch pinned G. Vagenas with the Battering Ram in 0:06:03.
Rating: -** 1/4

Interview:
A clip from a recent house show is shown. In the clip you can clearly see Sid Justice in the front row during a Hulk Hogan match. Sid then nails Hogan with some sort of foreign object, leading him to get counted out.

David Schultz pinned Sgt. Slaughter with the Piledriver in 0:11:12
Rating: *** 3/4


Card rating: 1/2*

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Match observations:

- Hogan and Sid really don't like one another, but so far, only Sid has decided to make it public. He did so last week in Springfield MA, when he blasted Hogan with some sort of foriegn object at one of our live events. He then came on to Mean Gene TV and called Hogan out. He entered the Title Royale, not to win the title, he said, but to make sure that Hogan doesn't.

- AWE officials are fining "Dr. D" David Schultz 500 dollars and ordering him to make a public appology next week on Wrestling Stars for attacking a camera man on his way back to the locker room after Championship Wrestling had gone off the air. This is not the first time Schultz has been in trouble for "open hand slap"ping someone he shouldn't.

[Carlzilla]

AWE House Show Circuit - Jan. 8th - 12th

The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) defeated
The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) when S. Lane pinned Jannetty with the Savate Kick in 0:14:30.
Rating: *** 1/2
[Jim Cornette interfered against Marty Jannetty.]

Bad News Brown pinned Jim Duggan with the Ghetto Blaster in 0:12:20.
Rating: 3/4*

Lex Luger made Big Boss Man submit to the Torture Rack in 0:06:33.
Rating: ***

Bret Hart made The Genius submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:12:31.
Rating: **** 1/4

The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) defeated
The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Luke and Bushwhacker Butch) when Blanchard pinned Butch after the Spike Piledriver in 0:15:53.
Rating: ** 1/4
[Bobby Heenan interfered against Bushwhacker Luke.]
[Bobby Heenan interfered against Bushwhacker Butch.]

Jake Roberts pinned Nailz with the DDT in 0:07:15.
Rating: -* 1/4

Bob Backlund made Skinner submit to the Crossface Chickenwing in 0:11:36.
Rating: *** 3/4

Randy Savage pinned Doink the Clown with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:09:10.
Rating: ***

Kerry Von Erich pinned Rick Martel with the Tornado Punch in 0:18:42.
Rating: ***
(Kerry Von Erich won the AWE North American Title.)

Sid Justice and The Barbarian defeated Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Snuka when Justice pinned J. Snuka with the Power Bomb in 0:12:02.
Rating: * 1/2


Card rating: ** 1/4

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Match observations:

- Sid Justice destroyed Jimmy Snuka in their match. Snuka, who was partnered with Hulk Hogan, was used to send a message to the Hulkster. Sid mercilessly powerbombed Snuka 3 times before covering him while The Barbarian held Hogan on the outside of the ring. Snuka had to be stretchered out, but is said to be in OK condition.

- Kerry Von Erich defeats Rick Martel in a great match to become the new North American Champion. Congrats to Kerry Von Erich.