![]() She sent Martel over the top rope to the floor with a dropkick.Devine snuck around to another side of the ring then behind Martel.After ringing Devine’s bell, Martel tossed her outside the ring.Martel countered an arm bar with a shot to the midsection.Please don’t confuse Candi Devine with singer Candy Devine.Match 2 for the AWA Women’s title: Candi Devine (champion) versus Sherri Martel I have no idea who these ham’n’eggers are, but as long as they do their job, I’m OK with their anonymity. One minor tidbit: The referees involved in this show were not the Gary DeRushas or Marty Millers that AWA fans were accustomed to seeing. Let’s just say her interviewing skills improved dramatically in the WWF and later WCW.īefore the next match begins, we see Rheingans slam Regal on the grass in foul territory. ![]() Sure, Steve, and I’ll sell you some oceanfront property in Phoenix for a great price! Larry interviews Regal who claims he won fair and square. Summary: Not the type of match to pump a crowd for a huge show.Īfter the match, Rheingans gets ahold of Regal and gives him a hard cross-corner whip, but Regal escapes with Garvin. Although the camera missed it, I’m certain he had a handful of tights. After Rheingans nailed Garvin, Regal rolled him up and got the pin.A delayed atomic drop by Rheingans should have received a count, but Garvin got up on the apron.After giving Regal a cross-corner whip, Rheingans delivered a back body drop and got 2.A second slam by Regal, but the second elbow drop missed.Rheingans avoided a monkey flip with a cartwheel.A leapfrog and monkey flip by Rheingans gave him the early advantage.Electricity” Steve Regal (champion) versus Brad Rheingans Match 1 for the AWA World Light Heavyweight title: “Mr. Next, Larry interviews Regal who personifies confidence. Larry interviews Rheingans who is as ready for Regal as he was for the 1980 Olympics had he been able to participate. For those unaware, Comiskey used to be the ball park for the Chicago White Sox named after the long-time owner infamously known as a cheapskate which arguably led to the Black Sox scandal in 1919.īut enough about baseball, let’s get to the show… Instead of running the show at the UIC Pavilion, this show took place at Comiskey Park. I can neither confirm nor deny that David Crockett was involved in negotiations with current AWA talent, but several names from the AWA suddenly appeared on TBS shortly thereafter. In an effort to compete with WrestleMania, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), All Japan, and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) collaborated to create this supershow. HOME CATALOG EMAIL ME TWEET ME LIKE ME ON FACEBOOKīefore we get started, allow me to describe how this event was established.
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