ALL AMERICAN WRESTLING
Airing on USA Network
From Ag Hall
And Hamburg Arena
12/22/82
 
Show opens with the stars of the WWF going across the screen, we go to Vince Mcmahon and Bobby Heenan in front of a black curtain. They talk about the new champ in IC champ Don Muraco and how he will be in action today. They show the VTR of him beating Pedro Morales and talk about how at MSG on Jan 6th they will have a rematch. Bobby butts in about how David Sammartino attacked his dad after their match at the Spectrum, a VTR is shown of that and Heenan admires what David did to Bruno. They will hear from Bruno today, David has been elusive. In the Main Event today, Dino Bravo will battle George Steele.
 
Interviews on the show:
 
DON MURACO is with Lou Albano, he laughs when he holds up his IC belt and talks about how beat Pedro to a pulp, Albano cautions Pedro about the rematch at MSG because Muraco will be ready and Pedro will get beat.
 
GEN SKANDOR AKBAR talks about how Fuji and Saito are ready to take the WWF tag belts from Garea and Martel, plus Tenryu is back from his injury and will be ready to dispatch anyone that gets in his way, Akbar brings out his associate he has known for years in ARMAN HUSSEIN, they worked together over in the middle east and Hussein is a great wrestler who is helping Tenryu get back to his old self. Hussein promises that Devastation Inc will rule the WWF.
 
BOBBY HEENAN has Big John Studd with him and Buddy Landel, he talks about how Curt Hennig cost him for the last time, he dumped him to another fed and has signed someone to replace him, the rest of the world will find that out in a few weeks. He talks about how John Studd is going to take up for the family and battle Ivan Putski at MSG, Putski better get ready because the big man is going to make kielbasa out of him. Buddy Landel talks about facing Chavo Guerrero at MSG and he wants to beat him in the middle of the ring to show who the best wrestler is.
 
DINO BRAVO talks about how this is the final conflit at MSG for him and Dibiase, when Ted burned Rick Mcgraw, Dino promised to gain revenge after he beats him at MSG he will get revenge for his friend.
 
IVAN PUTSKI talks about facing John Studd, He beat Hennig and now Heenan is throwing Studd his way, he wants Studd to be wary of his Polish Power and how the Hammer will put Studd on the canvas.
 
TONY GAREA and RICK MARTEL talk about facing Fuji and Saito, they know both Akbar and now Arman Hussein present a problem on the outside, they must be diligent and careful to walk out tag champs.
 
PEDRO MORALES talks about getting his IC belt back and at MSG he will do just that.
 
TED DIBIASE is with Skandor Akbar and Arman Hussein, Dibiase talks about how he is going to beat Bravo and take his WWF belt. Akbar tells him that the time is now, Ted promised big things if Akbar would get him a title shot and he needs to deliver, Hussein talks about how Ted might need a helping hand from him to get the job done.
 
Matches from Ag Hall:
 
DON MURACO w/LOU ALBANO DEF. DOMINIC DENUCCI
Muraco looks great as IC champ, he makes quick work of Dominic and after working him over for a few minutes hits the tombstone piledriver and gets the pin.
 
KING TONGA w/ARMAN HUSSEIN DEF. STEVE TRAVIS
Hussein shows why Akbar brought him in by his first match, he communicates with Tonga and gives him strategy, he makes quick work of Travis using his martial arts to wear him down. Next, he hits a body slam on him and then comes off the top rope with a head butt for the win.
 
MATCHES from HAMBURG ARENA:
 
BIG JOHN STUDD w/BOBBY HEENAN DEF. FRANK DUSEK
Studd overwhelms Dusek from the start and nevers lets him get any offense, he tosses him about like  a child and ends the match with a  body slam for the win.
 
DINO BRAVO vs. GEORGE STEELE w/LOU ALBANO
 
Bravo is attacked at the bell and worked over by Steele, he uses his objects in his tights to really hurt Bravo angering the crowd. Bravo does his best and fights back. He really takes it to Steele, the crowd rises as Bravo looks like the champion he is. He hits a big powerslam on Steele and then gets him up in a side suplex, hooks the leg and gets the pin.
 
BRUNO SAMMARTINO is interviewed by Billy Red Lyons, he talks about how shocked he is that his son David would attack him like that. Billy  asks about the holidays and Bruno talks about not hearing from his son. Bruno says that after what David did, he is going to have to give him some tough love like when he was a kid, no matter what the arena Bruno is going to teach his son a lesson.
 
Vince and Bobby talk about how Bruno is ready to teach his son a lesson and Bobby laughs again talking about how that Dinosaur is not going to be able to beat his son. They talk about Madison Square Garden coming up and Vince wishes everyone a merry Christmas and then signs off.

Really good TV...Muraco will be a good IC Champ here...Good interviews leading into MSG...Looking forward to the drama with the Sammartinos....Nice win for Bravo...great stuff!