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Ready for launch
I send out feelers to throughout the country contacting dozens of unemployed Wrestlers, as well as some of the wrestlers in other promotions that do not have written contracts.
After nearly three weeks of negotiations, manipulations and sales pitches, our beginning roster is set
Main Event:
Steve “Dr. Death” Williams-Heel
Dick Slater-Heel
Mike Awesome-Face
Robert Gibson-Face
Marty Jannetty-Face
Upper Mid Card:
Tatanka-Face
Chris Adams-Heel
Super Crazy-Face
Stevie Richards-Heel
Mid Card:
Steve Corino-Heel
Michael Modest-Heel
Kid Kash-Face
Ace Steel-Face
Hayabusa-Face
Christopher Daniels-Heel
CW Anderson-Heel
Donovan Morgan-Face
Lower Mid Card:
Rhino-Heel
Jado-Heel
Gedo-Heel
Johnny Swinger-Heel
Opener:
Frankie Kazarian-Face
Joe E Legend-Heel
Enhancement:
Christian Cage-Face
Managers:
Missy Hyatt
Robert Fuller
Staff:
Scott Hudson-Announcer
Stan Lane-Color Commentator
Nick Bockwinkle-Authority Figure
Jack Doan-Referee
Les Thatcher-Road Agent
Some Personnel who did not want to work for the new AWA that we pursued were:
Michael Hayes
Great Sasuke
Jerry Lynn
Ricky Morton (really wanted to reunite the Rock and Rolls, but oh well)
Tag Teams:
Gedo and Jado
The New Rockers (Gibson and Jannetty)
Down and Dirty (Williams and Slater)
The Suicide Machines (Kash and Super Crazy)
Stables:
The Stud Stable (Fuller, Slater, Williams and Anderson)
The Down Boys (Hyatt, Corino, Modest, Daniels)
Initial Funds: $500,000.00
Beginning Popularity: D- (All Regions)
This is based pretty much on name recognition only, since we have not run a show and is the least I expect for the Million Dollars that name cost me.
TV Shows: None
Thoughts:
I like the mix we are starting with, as I was able to bring in some names from the recent past, that will hopefully put Asses in the seats while our young talent develops. Corino, Daniels, Kash, Super Crazy and Rhino all give me a lot of hope for the future, so long as I can keep them. I am also very happy having Bockwinkle on board, as he is still quite over in the Midwest and surrounding areas, plus he gives us that legit connection to the old AWA. I am also interested to see how the pairing of Gibson and Jannetty go, as both kind of played the same role in their original “Rock and Roll” tag teams, setting up the more popular “Pretty Boys” as the Team Star. Hopefully one of them will step up to that role. Awesome might be getting too big a push, too soon, but I need a legit Monster to feud with the Stud Stable over the World title and he is the closest we have. My only other option was to turn Chris Adams face, but I decided against it at the last minute.
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