I still can’t believe that the AWA went out of business…
AWA WrestleRock ‘86
The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
ATT: 23,000
| Match | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Rheingans pinned Boris Zukhov | Singles match |
| 2 | Little Mr. T and Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook and Little Tokyo | Tag Team match |
| 3 | Colonel DeBeers defeated Wahoo McDaniel by disqualification. | Singles match |
| 4 | Buddy Rose and Doug Somers defeated the Midnight Rockers | Tag Team match |
| 5 | Tiger Mask defeated Buck Zumhofe | Singles match |
| 6 | Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo defeated the Fabulous Ones | Tag Team match |
| 7 | Harley Race & Rick Martel were both counted out of the ring by the referee. | Singles match |
| 8 | Sherri Martel defeated Luna Vachon, Joyce Grable, Kat LeRoux, Rose Divine, Taylor Thomas, Despina Montega, Misty Blue Simmes, Debbie Combs, and Candi Divine. | 10-Woman Battle Royal match |
| 9 | Sgt. Slaughter (c) defeated Kamala by disqualification | Singles match for the AWA America’s Championship |
| 10 | Scott Hall and Curt Hennig (c) defeated The Long Riders | Tag Team match for the AWA World Tag Team Championship |
| 12 | Scott LeDoux defeated Larry Zbyszko by disqualification. | Boxing match with Larry Hennig as the special guest referee. |
| 13 | Nick Bockwinkel defeated Stan Hansen (c) by disqualification. | Singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 14 | Greg Gagne and Superfly Snuka defeated Bruiser Brody and John Nord | Steel Cage match |
| 15 | Verne Gagne defeated Sheik Adnan El Kassey | Steel Cage match |
| 16 | The Road Warriors defeated Michael Hayes & Jim Garvin | Steel Cage match |
It doesn’t get much better than this, folks.
Just think of all the verses left on the cutting room floor: where’s Harley, Col. DeBeers, the Roadies?
I’m Harley Race,
a true ring technician,
I’ll best the former champ,
by pinfall or submission!
Age & experience,
will make the kid humble,
I’ll show him how it’s done,
at the WrestleRock Rumble!
[Can be performed as part of the WrestleRock Rumble, or strangely, as a GLOW Girl Rap.]
Bruiser Brody no-selling former champ Verne’s blows always makes me laugh.
Great cameo by one of my heroes and role models, Ray ‘The Crippler’ Stevens, at 1:46 or so! A fine addition to Team Bockwinkel!
Why is Scott Hall checking out the bootie (1:43) of Shawn Michaels’s kid sister? His niece? His daughter? I don’t want to know!