AWA Heartland Update 10/14 Saint Paul, Minnesota - Saint Paul Civic Center - Nick Bockwinkel won by decision over AWA World Champion Wahoo McDaniel when the referee said Wahoo was too bloody to continue.
- Bob Backlund defended USA Title against Greg Gagne in a classic scientific showdown, when Ken Patera and Johnny Valiant interfered turning the match into a no contest.
- USA International Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura were battered and bloodied by Harley Race and Larry Hennig, but it was the champs picking up the win by disqualification when Race threw the referee out of the ring.
- In a wild Six Man Tag Team Match, Jerry Lawler picked up the win for his teammates, Andre The Giant and The Crusher, when he pinned The Sheik after the Sheik fireballed Andre. Sheik Adnan, The Sheik and Manny Fernandez were chased from the ring by an angry and injured Andre.
- Ken Patera beat Jim Brunzell.
- Leroy Brown defeated American Television Champion Larry Zbyszko by countout.
- Blackjack Lanza, Steve Williams and Bobby Jaggers went to a double disqualification with Doomsday: Paul Ellering, Animal and Konga.
- Sonny Rogers and Larry Sharpe b Kevin Kelly and Brad Rheingans.
- Tim Horner defeated Superfly Tui.
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10/16 TV TAPNG A wild brawl broke out on
Las Vegas International Wrestling while Bruiser Brody was wrestling Bill White, The Sheik and Adnan El Kaissee came in and attacked Brody. Brody was helped by Pacific Rim Tag Team Champions Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki.
Manny Fernandez challenged International Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler, who was talking about his upcoming match for the world title against Wahoo McDaniel. Fernandez attacked Lawler with Andre the Giant making the save. Andre and EMTs helped Lawler to the back. Later in the show, Lawler emerged saying he will give Fernandez a shot at the belt next week on TV.
AWA Heartland/Windy City saw Bob Backlund attacked by Ken Patera. Harley Race and Larry Hennig both say they like what they see in Bobby Jaggers and Steve Williams, who fought off a sneak attack by Sheik Adnan and The Sheik. Blackjack Lanza challenged Paul Ellering to a match in Chicago on 11/11. Greg Gagne tells Jim Brunzell, while he wants a solo career, he feels taking out The Valiant Empire might be more important.
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10/21 Las Vegas, Nevada .
The Dunes Hotel and Oasis Casino - AWA World Champion Wahoo McDaniel beat Jerry Lawler when Manny Fernandez pulled Lawler’s foot off the ropes during the pin.
- Jack and Jerry Brisco defended the AWA World Tag Team Titles against Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura with a disqualification win.
- Bruiser Brody beat Abdullah the Butcher in a bloody match
- Andre the Giant won by countout over Manny Fernandez when Fernandez left the ring and did not return.
- Blackjack Lanza beat Austin Idol.
- The Sheik and Sheik Adnan El Kaissee won the Pacific Rim Tag Team Titles from Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba.
- Kevin Kelly beat The Super Destroyer while Jimmy Holiday looked on.
- Superfly Tui and Prince Maivia narrowly beat Sonny Rogers and Larry Sharpe
- Billy Anderson beat Brad Rheingans when Jimmy Holiday distracted Rheingans
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10/23 TV Las Vegas: Manny Fernandez beat Jerry Lawler for the International Heavyweight Title.
Heartland/Windy City: Jay and Jules Strongbow beat USA Tag Team Champions, Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura in a non-title match. Larry Zbyszko challenges Bob Backlund for the USA Heavyweight Title. The match is set for Winnipeg for 10/28. Also announced, The AWA USA Junior heavyweight title will be awarded during The Verne Gagne Junior Heavyweight Tournament in Winnipeg on the same date.
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10/28 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Gardens Verne Gagne Junior Heavyweight Tournament for the AWA USA Jr. Hwt. Title:
[first round]
- Greg Gagne d. Sonny Rogers
- El Halcon d. Superfly Tui
- Tim Horner d. Prince Maivia
- Brad Rheingans d. Frank Monte
[second round]
- Greg Gagne d. El Halcon
- Tim Horner d. Brad Rheingans
[Final Round]
- Tim Horner with help from Jim Holiday beats Greg Gagne with a cheap shot to win the USA Juniorheavyweight Title. Verne Gagne refused to hand Horner the belt and checked on his son, Greg instead.
Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura successfully defended the USA International Tag Team Titles against Jules and Jay Strongbow.
Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko in 17:22 to defend the USA Heavyweight Title.
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10/30 TV Heartland and Windy City: The tournament to determine the Number One Contenders to the USA Tag Team Champions, Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura was announced and will be held in Denver on 11/10. The winner will face the champions Thanksgiving night in Omaha, Nebraska. That same night it was announced the tournament for The Heartland Heavyweight Title will be held.
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11/4 Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Five Seasons Center - The Crusher beat International Champion Manny Fernandez in a non-title Mexican Death Match.
- Ken Patera and Johnny Valiant beat Bob Backlund and Greg Gagne.
- Jim Brunzell beat Jesse Ventura
- Adrian Adonis beat Larry Hennig
- Larry Zbyszko beat Chief Jay Strongbow
- Steve Williams and Bobby Jaggers beat Paul Ellering and Animal
- Konga defeated Kevin Kelly
- Leroy Brown beat Tim Horner w/Jimmy Holiday.
- Blackjack Lanza beat Larry Sharpe
- Prince Maivia beat Bill White.
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11/6 TV Heartland/Windy City: Andre the Giant is announced as the special referee in the American Television Title Match between Larry Zbyszko and LeRoy Brown in Chicago. Andre says he is looking for a match against The Sheik for revenge for being fireballed. AWA World Champion Wahoo McDaniel and Nick Bockwinkel almost come to blows as the two confronted each other. Their best of three rivalry is set at one win apiece with the two facing each other in a 2 of 3 falls match in Chicago for the belt. Manny Fernandez says he will put his International Title on the line in a cage match against The Crusher in Chicago on the 11th. While Steve Williams and Bobby Jaggers are wrestling Bill White and Billy Anderson on television, they are attacked by Sheik Adnan, The Sheik, Animal, Konga and Paul Ellering. The attack is brief as Harley Race, Larry Hennig, Blackjack Lanza and Andre the Giant comes out and chases them to the back as Windy City Championship Wrestling leaves the air.
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11/10 – Denver, Colorado – McNichols Arena Number One Contender’s Tournament to the USA Tag Team Champions:
[First Round]
- Bobby Jaggers and Steve Williams d. Sonny Rogers and Larry Sharpe
- Domesday: Animal and Konga w/Paul Ellering d. Kevin Kelly and Brad Rheingans w/Jimmy Holiday. After the loss, Holiday and Kelly attacked Rhenigans.
- Jules and Jay Strongbow d. Billy Anderson and El Halcon
- Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki d. Superfly Tui and Peter Maivia
[Second Round]
- Bobby Jaggers and Steve Williams d. The Alaskans: Jay York and Frank Monte
- Domesday: Animal and Konga w/Paul Ellering d. Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell
- Sheik Adnan and The Sheik d. Jules and Jay Strongbow
- Harley Race and Larry Hennig d. Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki
[Semi Finals]
- Steve Williams and Bobby Jaggers d. Doomsday: Animal and Konga w/Paul Ellering
- Sheik Adnan and The Sheik d. Harley Race and Larry Hennig when The Sheik fireballs Race.
[Finals]
- Steve Williams and Bobby Jaggers defeated Sheik Adnan and The Sheik when Jaggers pinned The Sheik.
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11/11 Chicago, Illinois – UIC Pavilion - Manny Fernandez defeated The Crusher in a cage match to retain the International Title.
- With the AWA World Title at stake, Wahoo McDaniel beat Nick Bockwinkel in falls 2 and 3, both via pinfall, to retain the tite and win their best of three series.
- Ken Patera beat Bob Backlund by disqualification in a match for the USA Heavyweight Title.
- Jack and Jerry Brisco successfully defended the AWA World Tag Team Titles against Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura w/Johnny Valiant. After the match, Adonis and Ventura reinjured Jerry’s neck. Buddy Rogers entered the ring and while Valiant told Adonis and Ventura to attack Jack Brisco, Rogers told them not to and the challengers left the ring.
- With Andre the Giant as special referee and allowing LeRoy Brown a lot of liberties in the match, Brown wins the American Television Title from Larry Zbyszko.
- In a wild match, Harley Race (with a patch on his face), Larry Hennig, Steve Williams and Bobby Jaggers defeated Sheik Adnan, The Sheik, Animal and Konga when Race pinned The Sheik.
- Paul Ellering beat Blackjack Lanza
- Jerry Lawler beat Billy Anderson
- Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell beat Sonny Rogers and Larry Sharpe
- Kevin Kelly beat Frank Monte
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11/13 TV Windy City Wrestling: VP of Operations, Buddy Rogers reverses Leroy Brown’s win over Larry Zbyszko saying Andre the Giant proved to be too partial as a referee and made an angry Brown return the American Television belt to an antagonizing Zbyszko. USA Tag Champions, Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura put the belts on the line against Jules and Jay Strongbow. The champions get the win but break Jay’s leg in the process, then boast, “One injun down, three to go!” referring to Jules and Jack and Jerry Brisco.
Heartland: Steve Willaims and Bobby Jaggers tell the audience Adonis and Ventura need not worry about the Briscos or the Strongbows, because they are the champs new headache. Adonis and Ventura later in the show dismissed the boasts as “Ramblings of wannabe cowboys”. Brad Rheingans showed a tape of Kevin Kelly and Jimmy Holiday attacking him after their loss to Domesday in Denver. Brad challenges Kelly to a match and Kelly accepts. Kelly got the win on Brad but afterwards he and Holiday leave Rheingans a beaten man in the ring.
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11/18 Saint Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul Civic Center - Bob Backlund successfully defended the USA Title against Ken Patera
- Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura defeated Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell to defend the USA International Tag Team Titles.
- Manny Fernandez defened the International Title against Jerry Lawler
- Leroy Brown beat Larry Zbyszko in a non title street fight.
- Steve Williams, Bobby Jaggers, Larry Hennig, and Blackjack Lanza defeated Sheik Adnan, Konga, Animal, and Ellering.
- Tim Horner w/Jimmy Holiday defeated Superfly Tui
- Kevin Kelly w/Jimmy Holiday defeated Jules Strongbow
- Prince Maivia beat The Scorpion
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11/19 Memphis: Jerry Lawler defeats Manny Fernandez for the International Heavyweight Title.
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11/20 TV Las Vegas: Mil Mascaras and El Halcon have a confrontation and, in English, Halcon says “Title – Mask, Sunday” Sunday 11/25 at the Dunes Hotel and Oasis Casino, Mascaras puts his Pacific Rim Heavyweight Title on the line against the mask of El Halcon. Bruiser Brody tells The Sheik and Adnan, Andre the Giant will be his partner Sunday!
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Thanksgiving Day Night 1982 – Omaha, Nebraska – Civic Auditorium - 7pm USA Tag Team Titles:
Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura VS Bobby Jaggers and Steve Wiliams
Heartland Heavyweight Title Tournament:
- Sheik Adnan El Kaissee vs-
Blackjack Lanza vs Billy Anderson-
- Paul Ellering vs
Larry Zbyszko vs LeRoy Brown=
- Jim Brunzell vs-
Ken Patera vs Larry Hennig-
- Greg Gagne vs-
Manny Fernandez vs The Crusher-
**** Special Thanks to Mike for his help on the Lawler - Fernandez stuff. Sorry so late, but things should be calmer for awhile
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