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AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 26

Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, June 23, 1990
11417 / 16182
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to beautiful Toronto, Ontario, Canada for this episode of AWE Wrestle Stars. He says that tonight, the main event will be the 2nd Shawn Michaels Invitational battle royal. Last week, Big Bully Busick won the battle royal, and he'll be in the 4 man elimination match at Boston Gardens. We'll also see The Orient Express, Brutus Beefcake, and Bad News Brown in action. Bobby Heenan says that the idea of the Shawn Michaels Invitational is an affront to teams like The Brainbusters, who deserve the titles more than some ham'n'egger who wins a battle royal.
Rating: $$$ 1/2


Match 1:
Bad News Brown defeated Chris McClen with the Ghetto Blaster in 2:56.
Match rating: *


Match 2 - Dusty Rhodes debut:
Dusty Rhodes defeated Michael Lawrence with the Bionic Elbow in 5:27.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Match 3:
The Orient Express defeated Pablo Gomez & Clement Melton when Kato beat P. Gomez with the Superkick in 6:25.
Match rating: * 1/2


Backstage promo:
Big Bully Busick talks about how he's going to win the Shawn Michaels Invitational and how he'll force Shawn into doing what he wants with the titles.
Rating: $$


Match 4:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Steve Stitch with the Sleeper Hold in 4:49.
Match rating: 1/4 *


Shawn Michaels Invitational Battle Royal #2:
Tito Santana won a battle royal in 20:23.
- Ronnie Garvin eliminated Ric Flair at 8:08.
- The Barbarian eliminated Ted DiBiase at 9:14.
- Tito Santana eliminated The Barbarian at 16:21.
- Tito Santana eliminated Ronnie Garvin at 20:23.
Match rating: *** 1/4


Overall card rating: **

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 27

Portland Civic Center
Portland, Maine
Saturday, June 23, 1990
4750 / 6733
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Heenan says that today, even though the stupid Shawn Michaels Invitational Battle Royal is the 'main event', that Paul Orndorff's Television Title defense against Kerry Von Erich is the real main event. Monsoon says that the brass at AWE apparently disagree with him. He says that we'll also see LOD, Ox Baker, and Jim Duggan in action today.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1:
Jim Duggan defeated Donny Hines with the Three Point Stance in 2:47.
Match rating: * 1/2


Backstage promo:
Tito Santana tells Gene Okerlund that he'd be a great partner for Michaels. He has been a tag team champion before, and he's got a lot he feels he could teach the youngster.
Rating: $$


Match 2:
The Legion of Doom defeated Chris McClen & Steve Stitch when Hawk beat C. McClen the Doomsday Device in 5:28.
Match rating: *


Backstage promo:
Ox Baker says that he's going to rough up his punk opponent today.
Rating: $$$


Match 3:
Ox Baker defeated Michael Lawrence with the Heart Punch in 5:15.
Match rating: * 3/4


Match 4 - Television Title Match:
Kerry Von Erich defeated Paul Orndorff with the Tornado Punch in 5:04.
Match rating: ** 1/4
(Kerry Von Erich won the Television Title.)


Shawn Michaels Invitational Battle Royal #3
Lex Luger won a battle royal in 21:25.
- Sgt. Slaughter eliminated Randy Savage at 1:04.
- Lex Luger eliminated The Genius at 10:11.
- Lex Luger eliminated Sgt. Slaughter at 13:15.
- Lex Luger eliminated Dusty Rhodes at 21:25.

Match rating: ** 1/4


Overall card rating: **

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 28

Springfield Civic Center
Springfield, Massachusetts
Saturday, June 30, 1990
6007 / 8514
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to AWE Wrestle Stars. Today will be the final Shawn Michaels Invitational Battle Royal, and tomorrow night, at Boston Garden, we'll see the finals, a 4 man elimination match, with the winner being crowned the other half of the tag team champions with Shawn Michaels. Also in action tonight, Jake Roberts, David Schultz, and The Bushwhackers.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1:
The Bushwhackers defeated Clement Melton & Pablo Gomez when Luke beat P. Gomez the Battering Ram in 5:44.
Match rating: * 1/4


Match 2:
Jake Roberts defeated Richard Taylor with the DDT in 4:23.
Match rating: * 1/2


Backstage promo:
Gordon Solie talks to Lex Luger about his feelings about being teamed up with Shawn Michaels. Luger says that he'd obviously be carrying the entire team, but that he'd do what it took to put AWE gold around his waist.
Rating: $$ 3/4


Match 3:
David Schultz defeated Donny Hines with the Piledriver in 4:25.
Match rating: *


Shawn Michaels Invitational Battle Royal #4
Sid Justice won a battle royal in 14:24.
- Jim Duggan eliminated Haku at 4:01.
- Nikolai Volkoff eliminated Jim Duggan at 11:10.
- Sid Justice eliminated Nikolai Volkoff at 14:20.
- Sid Justice eliminated Brutus Beefcake at 14:24.

Match rating: 1/4 *


Overall card rating: * 3/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE at the Garden - July 1990

Boston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
Sunday, July 1, 1990
15909 / 15909
A SOLD OUT ARENA!
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Match 1:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Nikolai Volkoff with the Sleeper Hold in 2:54.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Match 2:
The Brainbusters defeated The Bushwhackers when Double A beat Butch the Spike Piledriver in 11:57.
Match rating: ** 1/2
Tully Blanchard suffered a torn ligament. Doctors are saying that it should heal in 5 months.


Match 3:
Jim Duggan & The Legion of Doom defeated The Genius & The Beverly Brothers by countout when Genius was counted out in 1:59.
Match rating: ** 1/2


Match 4:
Roddy Piper defeated Ox Baker with the Sleeperhold in 8:50.
Match rating: ** 1/2


Shawn Michaels Invitational - Finals:
Sid Justice defeated Tito Santana and Lex Luger and Big Bully Busick when Sid beat Luger with the Powerbomb in 15:55.
Match rating: ** 1/2


Match 6:
The Natural Disasters defeated Bob Backlund & Ronnie Garvin when Typhoon beat Garvin the Vertical Splash -> Tidal Wave in 15:12.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Match 7:
Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant with the Big Leg Drop in 11:12.
Match rating: ** 1/4


World Title Match:
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair in 27:57
Match rating: *** 1/2
(Bret Hart retained the World Title.)


Overall card rating: ** 1/2

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 29

El Paso Civic Center
El Paso, Texas
Saturday, July 7, 1990
5644 / 8000
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to AWE Wrestle Stars. He says that in the main event today we'll see Kerry Von Erich defend his Television Title against Arn Anderson. We'll also see Big Boss Man, Demoltion, and Lex Luger in action, plus the debut of The Fabulous Freebirds.

Heenan says that he's bringing the Television title back to the Heenan family.
Rating: $$$


Match 1:
Lex Luger defeated Richard Taylor with the Running Forearm in 4:16.
Match rating: * 1/2


Match 2:
Demolition defeated Donny Hines & Mike Tallman when Smash beat D. Hines the Demolition Decapitation in 5:07.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Buddy Rose Miracle Diet:
Buddy Rose is in the ring to makes another attempt to sell his "miracle diet" to the crowd. He claims it's what keeps him at a slim and trim 180 lbs. No one is buying it.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Match 3:
Big Boss Man defeated Michael Lawrence with the Boss Man Slam in 5:43.
Match rating: **


Backstage promo:
The Freebirds say they're here to take the AWE by storm. They claim that no team in the AWE can match up with them.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Match 4:
Fabulous Freebirds defeated Pablo Gomez & Steve Stitch when J. Garvin beat P. Gomez the Double DDT in 4:32.
Match rating: * 1/2


Backstage promo:
Bobby Heenan makes another promise to bring the AWE TV Title back to the Heenan Family. Arn Anderson says he's sick of sitting on the sidelines while Tully recovers, and that he's going to spend Tully's down time working on some singles gold.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 5 - Television Title Match:
Kerry Von Erich defeated Arn Anderson with the Tornado Punch in 12:28.
Match rating: *** 1/4
(Kerry Von Erich retained the Television Title.)


Overall card rating: ** 1/2

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 30 - Japan Week 1

Ariake Coliseum
Tokyo, Japan
Saturday, July 14, 1990
7055 / 10000
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to JAPAN! He says for the next 3 weeks, AWE will be invading the land of the rising sun. He says that we'll have some special main events showcasing the best of the AWE vs. the best of Japan. Tonight will see Bob Backlund take on Tatsumi Fujinami. We'll also see The Nasty Boys, Dusty Rhodes, Bret Hart, and Roddy Piper in action.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1:
Dusty Rhodes defeated Mike Tallman with the Bionic Elbow in 3:14.
Match rating: * 3/4


Video segment:
Gene Okerlund narrates a video segment showing some of the AWE superstars checking out all the tourist spots in and around Tokyo.
Rating: $$$

Match 2:
The Nasty Boys defeated Clement Melton & Pablo Gomez when Knobbs beat C. Melton with the Running Powerslam in 7:34.
Match rating: * 1/4


Match 3 - Non-title match:
Bret Hart defeated Richard Taylor with the Sharpshooter in 5:22.
Match rating: * 3/4


Wrestling in Japan video segment:
Jim Ross narrates a brief history of wrestling in Japan, highlighting the differences between American and Japanese wrestling.
Rating: $$ 3/4


Match 4:
Roddy Piper defeated Donny Hines with the Sleeperhold in 4:16.
Match rating: **


Tatsumi Fujinami promo video:
Jim Ross introduces the AWE viewing audience to Tatsumi Fujinami. Covering his basic career history, and some of his most spectacular moves and moments.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Match 5 - AWE vs Japan:
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Bob Backlund with the Dragon Sleeper in 17:24.
Match rating: ***


Overall card rating: ** 1/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 31 - Japan Week 2

Nippon Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Saturday, July 21, 1990
9877 / 14000
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to the 2nd week of AWE in Japan. Heenan says that today we'll see his man Arn Anderson take on Mitsuharu Misawa in the main event. Monsoon also adds that we'll see The Beverly Brothers, Bad News Brown, Andre the Giant and Ox Baker in action.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1:
Blake Beverly & Beau Beverly defeated Howard Vaughn & Richard Taylor when Beau beat R. Taylor with the Powerslam in 5:08.
Match rating: * 1/2


Press conference video:
AWE President Pat Patterson presides over the signing of an AWE World Title match between Kenta Kobashi and Bret Hart to take place this Sunday at the Tokyo Dome.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Match 2:
Bad News Brown defeated Mike Tallman with the Ghetto Blaster in 5:03.
Match rating: * 1/2


Match 3:
Ox Baker defeated Pablo Gomez with the Heart Punch in 7:17.
Match rating: * 1/2


Video segment:
Gene Okerlund narrates a video showing more AWE superstars checking out tourist sites.
Rating: $$$


Match 4:
Andre the Giant defeated Donny Hines with the Elbowdrop in 2:07.
Match rating: * 3/4


Misawa video promo:
Jim Ross introduces the AWE fans to Mitsuharu Misawa. Briefly going over his career history, big moves, and spectacular moments.
Rating: $$ 3/4


Match 5 - AWE vs Japan:
Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Arn Anderson with the Emerald Flowsion in 21:19.
Match rating: *** 3/4


Overall card rating: ** 1/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 32 - Japan Week 3

Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan
Saturday, July 28, 1990
11994 / 17000
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to the final AWE Wrestle Stars coming from Japan. Tonight, we'll have a double main event! First we'll see Randy Savage vs. Giant Baba. Then, Heenan adds, Kerry Von Erich, the hack, will have to defend his Television Title against Jumbo Tsuruta. We'll also see The Bushwhakers, LOD, Big Boss Man, and Hulk Hogan in action.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1:
The Bushwhackers defeated Donny Hines & Steve Stitch when Butch beat D. Hines the Battering Ram in 4:10.
Match rating: 1/2 *


Match 2:
Big Boss Man defeated Pablo Gomez with the Boss Man Slam in 3:23.
Match rating: **


President Patterson make an announcement:
AWE President, Pat Patterson, announces that in addition to the world title match at the big Tokyo Dome show tomorrow, that he's sanctioning an AWE vs. Japan elimination tag team match where 5 members of the AWE roster will face 5 of the best that Japan has to offer.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Match 3:
The Legion of Doom defeated Howard Vaughn & Mike Tallman when Hawk beat H. Vaughn the Doomsday Device in 5:14.
Match rating: **


Match 4:
Hulk Hogan defeated Chris McClen by DQ in 5:17 when Chris McClen hit Hogan with a chair.
Match rating: * 1/2


Jumbo Tsuruta video promo:
Jim Ross introduces the AWE viewers to Jumbo Tsuruta. He briefly covers his career history, big moves, and highlights his spectacular moments in the ring.
Rating: $$ 3/4


Match 5 - Television Title Match:
Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Kerry Von Erich with the high knee in 14:21
Match rating: ** 1/2
(Jumbo Tsuruta won the Television Title.)


Giant Baba video promo:
Jim Ross introduces everyone to Giant Baba. He briefly covers his career history, big moves, and importance to the world of Japanese wrestling.
Rating: $$ 3/4


Match 6 - AWE vs Japan:
Randy Savage defeated Giant Baba with the Flying Elbowdrop in 15:23.
Match rating: *** 1/4


Overall card rating: ** 1/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE at the Tokyo Dome - July 1990

Tokyo Dome
Tokyo
Sunday, July 29, 1990
55000 / 55000
A SOLD OUT ARENA!
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Match 1:
The Legion of Doom defeated The Nasty Boys when Hawk beat Sags the Doomsday Device in 11:24.
Match rating: DUD


Match 2 - Television Title Match:
Kerry Von Erich defeated Jumbo Tsuruta in 14:53 with the Tornado Punch.
Match rating: ** 3/4
(Kerry Von Erich retained the Television Title.)


Match 3 - AWE vs Japan:
Ric Flair defeated Keiji Mutoh with the Figure-4 Leglock in 15:29.
Match rating: *** 1/4


Match 4 - For the vacant Intercontinental Title:
Arn Anderson defeated Jake Roberts and Randy Savage when Double A beat Savage with the Spinebuster in 17:25.
Match rating: *** 1/4
(Arn Anderson won the Intercontinental Title.)


Match 5:
Ted DiBiase defeated Brutus Beefcake with the Million Dollar Dream in 8:45.
Match rating: ** 1/2


Match 6 - Tag Team Title Match:
Sid Justice & Shawn Michaels defeated Demolition when Sid beat Ax with the Powerbomb in 11:15.
Match rating: ** 1/4
(Sid Justice & Shawn Michaels retained the Tag Team Titles.)


Match 7 - AWE vs. Japan:
Genichiro Tenryu, Kensuke Sasaki, Akira Taue, Mitsuharu Misawa, & Tatsumi Fujinami won a tag team elimination match against Bob Backlund, Big Boss Man, Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, & Dusty Rhodes in 20:41.
- Hulk Hogan eliminated Tatsumi Fujinami at 0:08 with the Big Leg Drop.
+ Akira Taue eliminated Big Boss Man at 3:18 with the Nodowa Otoshi.
+ Kensuke Sasaki eliminated Tito Santana at 9:24 with the Northern Lights Bomb.
+ Akira Taue eliminated Hulk Hogan at 9:26 with the Nodowa Otoshi.
+ Kensuke Sasaki eliminated Dusty Rhodes at 18:34 with the Northern Lights Bomb.
+ Mitsuharu Misawa eliminated Bob Backlund at 20:41 with the Emerald Flowsion.
Match rating: 1/4 *


Match 8 - World Title Match:
Bret Hart defeated Kenta Kobashi in 36:55 with the Sharpshooter
Match rating: **** 1/4
(Bret Hart retained the World Title.)


Overall card rating: ** 1/4

[Carlzilla]

END OF MONTH 7

Typhoon is requesting his release in order to spend more time at home. AWE has not decided if he'll be let out of his contract or not.

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 33

Cow Palace
San Fransisco, California
Saturday, August 04, 1990
9138 / 12953
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to AWE Wrestle Stars. He says that today, we're back on US soil, and we start the road to Title Royale! He says that tonight, we'll learn the names of the first 5 entrants into the Title Royale. In the main event, we're going to see Ted DiBiase take on Randy Savage to determine the number one contender to the Intercontinental Title. We'll also see The Natural Disasters, Buddy Rose, Mr. Perfect, and The Fabulous Freebirds in action.
Rating: $$$


Match 1:
The Natural Disasters and Richard Taylor & Clement Melton were both counted out at 4:11.
Match rating: * 1/4


Hulk Hogan enters the Title Royale:
Hulk Hogan tells Mean Gene that he's officially throwing his name in the hat for the Title Royale. He's the first official entrant out of 30.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Match 2:
Buddy Rose defeated Steve Stitch with the DDT in 3:14.
Match rating: 3/4 *


During the match:
A cut-in promo is shown during the match where Buddy Rose advertises his "Miracle Diet: Now with 100% more Bacon".
Rating: $ 3/4


LOD enter the Title Royale:
Mean Gene catches up to Hawk and Animal, who officially announce their entry into the Title Royale. 3 of 30 spots filled.
Rating: $ 1/4


Match 3:
Mr. Perfect defeated Howard Vaughn with the Perfect Plex in 5:24.
Match rating: **


During the match:
During the match, Mr. Perfect uses a cut-in promo to announce his entrance in the Title Royale. Now we've only got 26 spots to fill.
Rating: $$ 3/4


Match 4:
Fabulous Freebirds defeated Tanaka & Pablo Gomez when Hayes beat P. Gomez with the Double DDT in 4:58.
Match rating: ***


Andre enters the Title Royale:
Andre the Giant with his manager Bobby Heenan announce his entrance into the Title Royale in an interview with Mean Gene. 5 of the 30 spots are filled, and 25 more superstars remain unannounced.
Rating: $$$


Match 5 - Number 1 Contenders Match for the IC Title:
Ted DiBiase defeated Randy Savage in 10:54 when Savage passes out in the Million Dollar Dream.
Match rating: ** 1/2


Overall card rating: ** 1/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 34

Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada
Saturday, August 11, 1990
8139 / 11536
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Gorilla welcomes everyone to AWE Wrestle Stars. This week we'll learn the names of 10 new entrants into the Title Royale. Today's main event also features AWE Tag Team Champions Sid Justice and Shawn Micheals defending against Demolition.

Bobby Heenan chimes in that Mr. Fuji has been training Demolition hard for this match, and he expects new champions tonight.

Monsoon says that we'll also see The Beverly Brothers, Andre The Giant, Ric Flair, and Rick Rude in action today. Heenan gives a "WOOOOOO" at the mention of Flair.
Rating: $$$


Match 1:
Andre the Giant defeated Michael Lawrence with the Elbowdrop in 2:12.
Match rating: * 3/4


Match 2:
The Beverly Brothers defeated Donny Hines & Steve Stitch when Beau pinned D. Hines after the Shaker Heights Spike in 2:18.
Match rating: * 1/4


10 more entrants to the Title Royale.:
We learn the names of 10 more entrants into the Title Royale match. They are:
Arn Anderson
Bad News Brown
Big Boss Man
Brian Knobbs
Jerry Sags
Lex Luger
Nikolai Volkoff
Ronnie Garvin
Sgt. Slaughter
Roddy Piper

Rating: $$


Match 3:
Ric Flair defeated Mike Tallman with a roll-up in 4:04.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Mean Gene TV:
Mean Gene sits down with AWE World Champion, Bret Hart, to discuss the difficulty of being the champion around Title Royale time.
Rating: $$ 1/4


Match 4:
Rick Rude defeated Howard Vaughn with the Rude Awakening in 3:55.
Match rating: * 3/4


Match 5 - Tag Team Title Match:
Demolition defeated Sid Justice & Shawn Michaels when Smash beat Sid with the Demolition Decapitation in 9:26.
Match rating: ** 1/4
(Demolition won the Tag Team Titles.)


Overall card rating: **

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 35

Denver Coliseum
Denver, Colorado
Saturday, August 18, 1990
7196 / 10200
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to AWE Wrestle Stars. He says that tonight, we'll learn another 10 entrants into the Title Royale match. Also, in the main event today, Kerry Von Erich will be defending his Television Title against Mr. Perfect.

Heenan says that he's got Perfect all set for this match, and that just like last week, he's calling for a new champion.

Monsoon says that very well may be, but Kerry Von Erich will have to go down first. He says also on the card today: The Orient Express, Ronnie Garvin, Brutus Beefcake, and The Barbarian.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1:
Ronnie Garvin defeated Richard Taylor with the Figure-Four Leglock in 3:22.
Match rating: * 1/4


Match 2:
The Orient Express defeated Clement Melton & Pablo Gomez when Tanaka beat P. Gomez with the Thrust Kick in 4:26.
Match rating: * 1/4


10 more entrants into the Title Royale.:
We learn the names of 10 more Title Royale entrants. They are:

Axe
Smash
Kato
Tanaka
Earthquake
Typhoon
Ted DiBiase
Shawn Micheals
The Barbarian
The Genius

Rating: $$$


Match 3:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Michael Lawrence with the Sleeper Hold in 3:23.
Match rating: * 1/4


Match 4:
The Barbarian defeated Mike Tallman after Bobby Heenan interfered on behalf of The Barbarian in 3:38.
Match rating: * 1/2


Backstage promo:
Kerry Von Erich tells Mean Gene that he's not worried about Mr. Perfect and Bobby Heenan. Victory is assured.
Rating: $$ 1/2


Backstage promo:
Mr. Perfect and Bobby Heenan tell Sean Mooney that Texas Tornado will be downgraded to a minor storm after their finished with him.
Rating: $$$

Match 5 - Television Title Match:
A match between Kerry Von Erich and Mr. Perfect was thrown out at 15:00 when the time limit expired.
Match rating: DUD
(Kerry Von Erich retained the Television Title.)


Overall card rating: * 3/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE Wrestle Stars - Week 36

Tingley Coliseum
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Saturday, August 25, 1990
8163 / 11571
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to the final AWE Wrestle Stars before Title Royale. He says that we'll find out who the last 4 entrants into the Title Royale are.

Also appearing today, The Nasty Boys, Big Bully Busick, The Bushwhackers, and Tito Santana.

In our main event, Dusty Rhodes will go toe to toe with Ric Flair in what should be a classic wrestling match.
Rating: $$$


Match 1:
The Nasty Boys defeated Chris McClen & Richard Taylor when Knobbs beat C. McClen with the Running Powerslam in 5:03.
Match rating: * 1/4


Match 2:
Big Bully Busick defeated Pablo Gomez with the Stump-Puller in 4:11.
Match rating: * 1/4


Backstage promo:
Flair says that now that Tully is out of action, Arn Anderson has been spending lots of time with the Nature Boy. AA says he's got Flair's back tonight against Dusty Rhodes.
Rating: $$$


Match 3:
The Bushwhackers defeated Michael Lawrence & Steve Stitch when Butch beat S. Stitch with the Battering Ram in 2:48.
Match rating: * 1/4


Match 4:
Tito Santana defeated Mike Tallman with the Flying Forearm in 4:09.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Match 5:
Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes in 18:54 with the Figure-Four.

After the match, Flair, Anderson, and Heenan work over Dusty Rhodes. They take turns stomping on his legs then stopping to allow Flair to apply the figure four again. This goes on for a minute or two until a familiar music hits.
Match rating: *** 1/2


The return of The Ultimate Warrior:
Out of nowhere, Warrior comes sprinting down to the ring, sending Flair, AA, and Heenan scrambling out of the area. He goes crazy shaking the ropes and pounding his chest. The fans are going nuts.

Gorilla says that before we run out of time, he'd like to announce the last 4 names:

Sid Justice
Ox Baker
Kerry Von Erich
and THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR!
Rating: $$$


Overall card rating: ** 1/4

[Carlzilla]

AWE Title Royale - 1990

Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Sunday, August 26, 1990
17900 / 17900
A SOLD OUT ARENA!
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Intro:
Monsoon welcomes everyone to TITLE ROYALE! He says that tonight's big match is, of course, the Title Royale. A 30 man, pinfall or submission only timed entry elimination match. The winner will take home the biggest prize in the game, the AWE World Title. Since Bret Hart is the current AWE World Champion, he gets the number 30 spot, and will be the final man to enter. Everyone else will enter according the number that they drew earlier in the day. New entrants will be added to the match every 3 minutes.

Other big matches on the card are a match for the AWE Tag Team Titles between Demolition and The Bushwhackers and an Intercontinental Title match between Arn Anderson and Ted DiBiase.
Rating: $$$ 1/4


Match 1 - AWE Tag Team Title Match:
Demolition defeated The Bushwhackers when Smash beat Luke with the Demolition Decapitation in 14:18.
Match rating: **
(Demolition retained the Tag Team Titles.)


Match 2 - Intercontinental Title Match:
Ted DiBiase defeated Arn Anderson with the Million Dollar Dream in 11:29.
Match rating: ** 3/4
(Ted DiBiase won the Intercontinental Title.)


Match 3:
Rick Rude defeated Brutus Beefcake with the Rude Awakening in 6:17.
Match rating: ** 1/4


Match 4:
The Beverly Brothers defeated Tito Santana & Jim Duggan when Beau beat Santana with the Shaker Heights Spike in 9:24.
Match rating: **


Match 5:
Ric Flair defeated Bob Backlund with the Figure-4 Leglock in 16:28.
Match rating: **** 1/4


Title Royale:
Ox Baker won the Title Royale in 1:34:12.
+ Nikolai Volkoff started the match.
+ Roddy Piper started the match.
+ Lex Luger entered the match at 3:00
+ Mr. Perfect entered the match at 6:00
- Lex Luger eliminated Roddy Piper at 8:03 with the Running Forearm.
+ Hulk Hogan entered the match at 9:00
+ Ted DiBiase entered the match at 12:00
+ Kato entered the match at 15:00
+ Shawn Michaels entered the match at 18:00
+ Kerry Von Erich entered the match at 21:00
- Mr. Perfect eliminated Ted DiBiase at 22:08 with the Perfect Plex.
+ Hawk entered the match at 24:00
+ Bad News Brown entered the match at 27:00
+ Ax entered the match at 30:00
+ Animal entered the match at 33:00
+ Smash entered the match at 36:00
- Mr. Perfect eliminated Kerry Von Erich at 36:01 with the Perfect Plex.
- Mr. Perfect eliminated Hawk at 37:02 with the Perfect Plex.
- Ax eliminated Lex Luger at 37:04 with the Decapitation Elbow.
- Nikolai Volkoff eliminated Mr. Perfect at 38:13 with the Russian Sickle.
- Bad News Brown eliminated Ax at 38:19 with the Ghetto Blaster.
+ Sid Justice entered the match at 39:00
+ The Ultimate Warrior entered the match at 42:00
- Shawn Michaels eliminated Animal at 42:10 with the Sweet Chin Music.
- Sid Justice eliminated Kato at 43:19 with the Powerbomb.
+ Typhoon entered the match at 45:00
- Nikolai Volkoff eliminated Smash at 45:09 with the Russian Sickle.
- Bad News Brown eliminated Nikolai Volkoff at 45:12 with the Ghetto Blaster.
- The Ultimate Warrior eliminated Shawn Michaels at 45:17 with the Gorrila Press -> Splash.
- Bad News Brown eliminated The Ultimate Warrior at 45:27 with the Ghetto Blaster.
- Bad News Brown eliminated Hulk Hogan at 45:30 with the Ghetto Blaster.
+ Brian Knobbs entered the match at 48:00
- Sid Justice eliminated Typhoon at 49:04 with the Powerbomb.
+ Big Boss Man entered the match at 51:00
- Sid Justice eliminated Brian Knobbs at 51:03 with the Powerbomb.
- Bad News Brown eliminated Sid Justice at 51:04 with the Ghetto Blaster.
+ Ronnie Garvin entered the match at 54:00
- Big Boss Man eliminated Bad News Brown at 56:10 with the Boss Man Slam.
+ Tanaka entered the match at 57:00
+ Earthquake entered the match at 60:00
- Ronnie Garvin eliminated Big Boss Man at 1:01:10 with the Figure-Four Leglock.
- Ronnie Garvin eliminated Tanaka at 1:02:15 with the Figure-Four Leglock.
+ The Genius entered the match at 1:03:00
+ The Barbarian entered the match at 1:06:00
- Earthquake eliminated The Genius at 1:08:08 with the Earthquake Splash.
- Earthquake eliminated Ronnie Garvin at 1:08:10 with the Earthquake Splash.
+ Sgt. Slaughter entered the match at 1:09:00
+ Arn Anderson entered the match at 1:12:00
+ Andre the Giant entered the match at 1:15:00
- Sgt. Slaughter eliminated Arn Anderson at 1:16:07 with the Cobra Clutch.
+ Jerry Sags entered the match at 1:18:00
- Andre the Giant eliminated Earthquake at 1:20:06 with the Elbowdrop.
+ Ox Baker entered the match at 1:21:00
- Sgt. Slaughter eliminated The Barbarian at 1:23:04 with a Camel Clutch.
+ Bret Hart entered the match at 1:24:00
- Andre the Giant eliminated Sgt. Slaughter at 1:26:58 with the Elbowdrop.
- Ox Baker eliminated Jerry Sags at 1:28:18 with the Heart Punch.
- Ox Baker eliminated Andre the Giant at 1:30:58 with the Heart Punch.
- Ox Baker eliminated Bret Hart at 1:34:12 with the Heart Punch.
(Ox Baker won the World Title.)
Match rating: ** 1/4


Overall card rating: ** 1/2

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END OF MONTH 8
Nothing to report backstage.

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Fun fact: the original Title Royale (when I was testing to make sure AWE wasn't going to die on me doing a 30 man pinfalls/submission timed battle royal) was won by Pat Tanaka.