AWA MIDWEST WRESTLING
 
All-Star Wrestling  
Taped: September 4, 1977
Broadcast date:  September 29, 1977
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INTRO
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Roger Kent welcomes us to another great action packed hour of AWA Midwest All-Star Wrestling.  
 
Kent mentions that last week,  Dick Slater won the Midwest TV Title from Dick Steinborn, and we will have a special interview with the new TV Champion.    
 
Also, Percival Pringle III promises that he’s found the ultimate man to team with Blackjack Lanza this week, so who is that man, guess we’ll have to wait and see.
 
Plus a big Tag Team TV Main Event the High Flyers taking on the Masked team of the Mighty Yankees.
 
So let’s go to the ring for the opening contest.    
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”Dr. D” David Schultz (With Professor Boris Malenko) defeats Terry Yorkston following a Pile Driver.
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David Schultz and Professor Malenko joins Al DeRusha at ringside.
 
Schultz mentions that very soon, he’s going to be angry cause he doesn’t have any gold.   He doesn’t care if it’s single or tag team, but very soon he will be wearing some gold.
 
Professor Malenko ends the interview by telling the fans that he will soon have 2 types of gold in his stable.
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COMMERCIAL
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We return to the studio and we see Percival Pringle III and Blackjack Lanza make their way to the broadcast desk.
 
Roger Kent asks Pringle if he’s found the perfect partner for Lanza, in which Pringles responds that he’s found the a great wrestler, and he would really compliment Lanza very well.  
 
Lanza looks at Pringle and tells him that this is his last chance.
 
Lanza proceeds to the ring and out comes his partner, Larry Lane.
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Dino Bravo & Gino Brito defeats Blackjack Lanza & Larry Lane, when Bravo got Lane to submit to the Abdominal Stretch.
 
Following the match, Lanza went crazy once again in the ring, totally demolishing Larry Lane, and leaving him out cold with a Pile Driver.
 
Lanza leaves the ring and gets into the face of Pringle blaming him for Lanza leaving the Midwest area and for all the trouble he’s been having the past month.  Therefore, next week Lanza as already found a man, that he know he can trust and knows that he will be a man that will also leave a trail of destruction with him.
 
With those words, Lanza slaps Pringle across the face and storms off.
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LOCALISE PROMOS
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We return to the Studio, and AL DeRusha is joined in the ring by the AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Roddy Piper.
 
Piper mentions that he’s finaly in the flagship promotion of the AWA, and he’s happy to be here, and to face some of the top stars of the AWA.   He continues by thanking the fans for their support since winning the title, and he’s soon going to be giving the fans something to cheer for, while defending the title in the Midwest area.
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Roddy Piper defeats Golden Boy Appolo following a Shoulder Breaker.
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LOCALISE PROMOS
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[VTR:  Dick Slater inside a dressing room holding the TV Title]
 
Slater mentions that last week, defeating Steinborn was a great accomplishment for him, and that now he knows that he will have several guys gunning for him and the title.  
 
He mentions that he promises to defend this title with pride and be a fighting a champion for all the great fans of the Midwest area.
 
[End VTR]
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High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeats The Mighty Yankees, when Brunzell pinned Yankee # 2, following a double drop kick.
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LOCALISE PROMOS
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Roger Kent welcomes the current Midwest Heavyweight Champion Pedro Morales to the Broadcast desk
 
Kent leads us into footage of the attack last week from the Masked Superstar
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[VTR:  Midwest All-Star Wrestling 09/22/77]
 
Following the match, Superstar refused to release the Cobra Clutch on Oates, which forced Morales charged the ring, and begin beating on Superstar, forcing Superstar to the outside.   Morales turns his attention to Malenko in the corner, and never sees Superstar sneak back in the ring and apply the Cobra Clutch on Morales.    
 
The Superstar has Morales in big trouble, till Dino Bravo, Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell come flying from the dressing room to make the save.
 
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Morales mentions that last week, he got distracted by Malenko in the ring and forgot about Superstar.
 
He mentions that if the Masked Superstar thinks for one second that he’s scared of him, he’s gotta another coming.   Morales gives a warning to Superstar to beware and be ready for a fight, cause this Puerto Rican is ready to get even.
 
Kent sends us to the ring for the final match up.
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Bill Dromo defeats Rip Tyler following a power slam in the most falls to curfew match.
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COMMERCIAL
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Roger Kent recaps the show today and mentions that next week, we will have some newcomers appearing for the first time, and Blackjack Lanza says that he will reveal his partner, which this could be another adventure in itself.
 
Tune in next week for another great action packed program of AWA Midwest All-Star Wrestling.
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CLOSING CREDITS
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© AWA MCW 1977

Lanza slaps Pringle? Now, that's news. I'll tune in to see who Lanza picks.
 
I love the program between Morales and Superstar.
 
The High Flyers are the Rock and Roll of the Seventies.
 
Great to have the AWA flagship back.

Excellent show.
- I'd like to see Dr. D teaming with Malenko on occassion. I just watched tape of Malenko from ICW this past weekend and he was still looking good in the late 70's very early 80's.
- The High Flyers are just another in a long line of great tag-teams competing in the AWA. It continues to amaze me that the Love Bros. are able to hold on to the World Tag-Team titles when I'd probably rank 10 to 15 teams ahead of them. Still that keeps our fans coming out to the arenas in hope that they will see the titles change hands.
- I'd love to see RP defending his title against either Slater or Steinborne.
- Lanza and Lane would have made a great tag-team. Lanza's just lucky that the Funk Bros. aren't confident enough in their abilities to wrestle in the major leagues or one of them would surely be coming to Midwest to get revenge for what Jack did to their cousin.