DAY OF THE KRANE

A.W.A. Supercards (in which Wicked Nick was involved)

1. Andre the Giant beat Chuck Wepner (1:15 - 3rd) via countout in a "wrestler vs boxer" match. This occurred on a WWWF show in Shea Stadium and was shown on closed circuit TV.

2. Antonio Inoki drew Muhammad Ali (15 Rnds) in a "wrestler vs boxer" match. This occurred in Tokyo, Japan and was shown on closed circuit TV. Due to time zone differences this match actually occurred on June 26, 1976.

3. Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton, Jr.

4. The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum.

5. Nick Bockwinkle NC Verne Gagne.

   Super Sunday

   April 24, 1983 in St. Paul, MN
   St Paul Civic Center drawing 20,000
   St Paul Auditorium drawing 10,000 (CCTV)
   The combined gate was $300,000
   

   1. Buck Zumhoffe pinned Steve Regal.

   2. Jerry Lawler pinned John Tolos.

   3. World Women's Tag Champs Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable beat Judy Martin & Velvet McIntyre when Grable pinned McIntyre.

   4. Wahoo McDaniel pinned Eddie Boulder (Ed Leslie).

   5. Rick Martel, Jim Brunzell, & Greg Gagne beat Jesse Ventura, Ken Patera, & Blackjack Lanza.

   6. AWA World Champ Nick Bockwinkle beat Hulk Hogan via DQ.

   7. Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adnan Al-Kassie & Jerry Blackwell

      SuperClash

      September 28, 1985 in Chicago, IL
      Comiskey Park drawing 21,000 ($280,000)
      

      1. AWA Americas Champ Sgt. Slaughter beat Boris Zuhkov (8:24) via DQ.

      2. IWA Champ Mil Mascaras pinned Buddy Roberts (7:57).

      3. Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, & Genichiro Tenryu beat Harley Race, Bill & Scott Irwin (10:57) when Baba pinned Bill.

      4. Sherri Martel pinned Candi Divine (11:24) to win the AWA Women's Title.

      5. World Class Texas Champ Kerry Von Erich pinned Jimmy Garvin (6:47).

      6. AWA Tag Champs Road Warriors beat Freebirds (Gordy & Hayes) (10:05) via referee's decision.

      7. NWA Midget Champ Little Tokyo pinned Little Mr. T (9:36).

      8. Jerry Blackwell beat Kamala (6:50) in a "bodyslam" match.

      9. AWA Junior Heavyweight Champ Steve Regal pinned Brad Rheingans (8:19).

      10. Greg Gagne, Scott Hall, & Curt Hennig beat Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkle, & Larry Zbysko (12:20) when Hall pinned Stevens.

      11. NWA World Six Man Tag Champs Krusher Khruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff wrestled Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, Baron Von Raschke (9:40) when Raschke was pinned.

      12. NWA World Champ Ric Flair pinned Magnum TA (28:00).

      13. AWA World Champ Rick Martel DDQ Stan Hansen (2:30).

          WrestleRock

          April 20, 1986 in Minneapolis, MN
          MetroDome drawing 22,000 ($300,000)
          

          1. Brad Rheingans pinned Boris Zuhkov.

          2. Little Mr. T & Cowboy Lang beat Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo.

          3. Col DeBeers beat Wahoo McDaniel via DQ.

          4. Doug Somers & Buddy Rose beat The Midnight Rockers when Somers pinned Jannetty.

          5. Tiger Mask (Misawa) pinned Buck Zumhoffe.

          6. Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda beat The Fabulous Ones when Windham pinned Lane.

          7. Giant Baba pinned Bob Brown.

          8. Rick Martel DCO Harley Race (16:00).

          9. Sherri Martel won a "battle royal." Also in the match were: Debbie Combs, Candi Divine, Rose Divine, Joyce Grable, Kat LeRoux, Despina Montagas, Misty Blue Simmes, and Luna Vachon.

          10. AWA Americas Champ Sgt Slaughter beat Kamala via DQ.

          11. AWA World Tag Champs Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat Bill & Scott Irwin when Hall pinned Bill.

          12. Scott LeDoux beat Larry Zbysko via DQ in a "boxing" match.

          13. AWA World Champ Stan Hansen beat Nick Bockwinkle (10:00) via DQ.

          14. The Road Warriors beat The Freebirds (Garvin & Hayes) (7:00) in a "steel cage" match when Animal pinned Garvin.

          15. Jimmy Snuka & Greg Gagne beat Nord the Barbarian & Bruiser Brody in a "steel cage" match when Snuka pinned Nord.

          16. Verne Gagne pinned Adnan Al-Kassie in a "steel cage" match.

              AWA/NWA Rage in a Cage

              April 28, 1986 in East Rutherford, NJ
              The Meadowlands drawing 5,000 ($76,000)
              

              1. Col DeBeers beat Davey Gee.

              2. Mike Rotunda pinned Doug Somers.

              3. Bruiser Brody pinned Steve O.

              4. NWA US Champ Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke.

              5. AWA Tag Champs Scott Hall & Curt Hennig beat Konga the Barbarian & Boris Zuhkov when Hennig pinned Zuhkov.

              6. Nick Bockwinkle beat Larry Zbysko in a "Texas death" match.

              7. NWA National Champ Tully Blanchard beat Ronnie Garvin via DQ.

              8. AWA World Champ Stan Hansen pinned Leon White.

              9. Dusty Rhodes pinned Arn Anderson in a "steel cage" match.

              10. The Road Warriors beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a "steel cage" match when Hawk pinned Ivan

                  SuperClash II

                  May 2, 1987 in San Fransisco, CA
                  Cow Palace drawing 2,800
                  

                  1. Adnan Al-Kassie pinned Buck Zumhoffe (10:45).

                  2. DJ Peterson drew Super Ninja (Shunji Takano) (15:00).

                  3. AWA Women's Champ Sherri Martel pinned Madusa Micelli (11:00).

                  4. Curt Hennig pinned Nick Bockwinkle (26:00) to win the AWA World Title.

                  5. The Midnight Rockers & Ray Stevens beat Buddy Wolfe, Doug Sommers, & Kevin Kelly (16:00) when Stevens pinned Sommers.

                  6. Jerry Blackwell pinned Boris Zuhkov (10:00).

                  7. Jimmy Snuka & Russ Francis beat The Terrorist (Brian Knobbs) & The Mercenary (Ron Fuller) (12:00) when Francis pinned Terrorist.
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