(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Kenneth Dooley, and various news clippings)
American Wrestling Association Results 1989
Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, Iowa, and Manitoba, Canada
Promoter: Verne Gagne
1/7/89 – Las Vegas, NV
Cage Match: Manny Fernandez defeated Wahoo McDaniel
Greg Gagne & Brad Rheingans defeated Iron Sheik & Mike Enos via DQ
AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Magnificent Mimi
Brad Rheingans defeated Iron Sheik
Jay Strongbow Jr defeated Mike Enos
Reported Attendance: 1,117
1/20/89 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
TV Taping
First taping
1-Top Guns Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes defeated Chris Curtis & Tony Leone when Dukes defeated Leone
2-Larry Zbyszko defeated Jim Evans via pin after a piledriver
3-Wahoo McDaniel defeated The Menace via pin
4-Mean Mike Enos defeated Billy Bold Eagle via pin
5-Don Muraco defeated Frankie Defalco via pin after a piledriver
6-Manny Fernandez pinned Pete Sanchez.
Second taping
1-Greg Gagne defeated Tony Leone via pin after two flying dropkicks
2-Wayne Bloom defeated Jake Milliman via pin after a power slam
3-Sgt. Slaughter defeated Frankie Defalco by submission with the Camel Clutch
4-Badd Company Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka drew Brad Rheingans & Tommy Jammer 10:00
5-AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter pinned The Dazzler after an airplane spin
6-Larry Zbyszko double DQ against Don Muraco for fighting outside the ring.
Third taping
1-Top Guns Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes defeated Steve Butler & Pete Sanchez when Rice pinned Butler
2-Col. DeBeers defeated Jim Evans via pin
3-Tommy Jammer defeated Tony Leone via pin
4-Brad Rheingans defeated Chris Curtis via pin
5-Manny Fernandez & Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos defeated The Menace & Chris Bassett & Frankie Defalco when Enos pinned Defalco
(Fourth taping)
1-Mando Guerrero & Hector Guerrero defeated Steve Butler & Jake Milliman when Mando pinned Butler
2-Larry Zbyszko pinned Billy Bold Eagle after a piledriver
3-AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Windy City Women’s Champion Awesome Ondy Austin via pin (Windy City Women’s Title not on the line)
4-Greg Gagne defeated Chris Curtis with a sleeper hold
5-AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Mando & Hector Guerrero by via DQ when Mando was caught with a foreign object. Great match.
(Dark Matches)
1-Sgt. Slaughter double DQ against Colonel DeBeers
2-Cage Match: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez
1/26/89 – San Bernardino, CA
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Colonel DeBeers
AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Mando Guerrero & Eddie Guerrero
Manny Fernandez defeated Wahoo McDaniel via count out
Greg Gagne defeated Terry Funk
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Susan Sexton
Reported Attendance: 400
1/31/89 – Brandon, Manitoba, Canada @ Keystone Centre
Wahoo McDaniel & Guerrero Brothers vs. Manny Fernandez & Bad Company
Midget Match: Karate Kid & Killer Cruise vs. Little Tokyo & Little Brook
Plus Greg Gagne…
2/2/89 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Cage Match, Special Referee: Verne Gagne: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez
AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Mando Guerrero & Hector Guerrero
Greg Gagne defeated Larry Zbyszko
Colonel DeBeers defeated Tom Zenk via DQ
Brad Rheingans defeated Mike Enos
Derrick Dukes drew Wayne Bloom
Reported Attendance: 500
2/7/89 – St. Paul, MN @ the Civic Center
Larry Zbyszko eliminated Tom Zenk to win the AWA title in a Battle Royal
Tom Zenk & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez & Larry Zbyszko
Tom Zenk & Ken Patera defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond via DQ
Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Top Guns Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes
Reported Attendance: 750 paid
2/18/89 – Marshfield, WI
Cage Match:
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko vs. Ken Patera
AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Greg Gagne & Tom Zenk
Brad Rheingans defeated Wayne Bloom
Tommy Jammer defeated Mike Enos
2/25/89 – Kennewick, WA @ the Tri-Cities Coliseum
Wahoo McDaniel vs. Manny Fernandez
International TV Champion Greg Gagne vs. Colonel DeBeers
AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond vs. Mando Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter vs. Madusa Miceli
Al Madril vs. Rex King
plus “The Wild Midgets”.
3/4/89 – Pittsburgh, PA
Sgt. Slaughter defeated AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko via DQ
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez via count out
Greg Gagne defeated Tommy Rich
AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Ken Patera & Terry Gibbs
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Ms. Olympia
Johnny Valiant defeated Dante Denucci
Shane Douglas defeated RC Anderson
Reported Attendance: 3,510
3/25/89 – Rochester, MN
Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans defeated Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond to win AWA tag title
Tommy Jammer drew Colonel DeBeers
4/13/89 – Prairie Duchien, WI
Wahoo McDaniel & Tommy Jammer defeated Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Ken Patera
Tommy Rich defeated Greg Gagne via DQ
Scott Norton defeated Wayne Bloom via DQ
Derrick Dukes defeated Mike Enos
4/14/89 – Mason City, IA
Pat Tanaka in action
4/22/89 – Shawano
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Ken Patera
Greg Gagne & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
Colonel DeBeers defeated Derrick Dukes
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated the Dazzler
Wayne Bloom drew Tommy Jammer (sub Scott Norton)
5/6/89 – Rochester, MN
Car Lifting challenge
Destruction Crew Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos & Johnny Valiant attacked Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans and put them out of action.
Colonel DeBeers defeated Derrick Dukes via DQ
Akio Sato defeated Greg Gagne via DQ
Derrick Dukes & Tommy Jammer drew Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
Derrick Dukes & Tommy Jammer defeated Badd Company- Tanaka & Diamond split up
Wahoo McDaniel & Scott Norton defeated Destruction Crew via DQ
Wahoo McDaniel drew Mike George
Tom Zenk (sub Don Muraco) defeated Paul Diamond
Reported Attendance: 1,500
5/20/89 – Greensburg, PA
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Wahoo McDaniel
Colonel Debeers no contest Derrick Dukes
Tommy Jammer & Ken Patera defeated Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Heidi Lee Morgan
Johnny Valiant defeated Terry Gibbs
Reported Attendance: 500
6/23/89 – Villa Park, IL @ the Odeum
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko drew Greg Gagne
Colonel DeBeers defeated Derrick Dukes
Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero & Hector Guerrero defeated Texas Hangmen & The Executioner (Tom Stone)
Wendi Richter defeated Candi Divine
Ken Patera & Scott Norton defeated Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom via DQ
Akio Sato defeated Paul Diamond via DQ
Tommy Jammer defeated Johnny Stewart
Mike George defeated Rockin Randy
Reported Attendance: 175 paid
6/25/89 – Hinkley, MN
Scott Norton & Ken Patera defeated Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Paul Diamond
Greg Gagne no contest Soldat Ustinov
Colonel DeBeers defeated Derrick Dukes
Tommy Jammer defeated Beef Burton
7/8/89 – Rochester, MN
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Sgt Slaughter via DQ
AWA TV Champion Greg Gagne double DQ against Sheik Adnan
Handicap Match: Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Scott Norton
Derrick Dukes & Tommy Jammer defeated Tokyo Bullets
7/9/89 – Columbus, NE @ the Platte County Fair
AWA TV Champion Greg Gagne defeated AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko via DQ
Tommy Jammer & Derrick Dukes defeated Wayne Bloom & Johnny Valiant
Akio Sato defeated Paul Diamond
Scott Norton defeated Johnny Valiant
Tanya defeated Shirley Black
Mike George defeated TC Carter
7/16/89 – Madison, WI @ the Warner Park 6 PM Start Time
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko vs. Greg Gagne
Plus many more great matches
8/18/89 – St Cloud, MN
Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom vs. Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke
8/26/89 – Rochester, MN
Two Referees
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Sgt. Slaughter via DQ
Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos & Johnny Valiant defeated Tommy Jammer & Derrick Dukes & Russian Brute
Paul Diamond double DQ against Colonel Debeers
AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Judy Martin
Russian Brute defeated Jerry Lynn
Kokina Maximus defeated Butler Stevens
9/2/89 – Clinton, IA
Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Paul Diamond & Tommy Jammer
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Von Raschke via DQ
Derrick Dukes defeated Colonel DeBeers
Mighty Thor no contest Jonnie Stewart
Mike George defeated TC Carter
10/1/89 – Rochester, MN
AWA Tag Title Tournament
Paul Diamond & Greg Gagne defeated Mike George & Johnnie Stewart
Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Baron Von Raschke via DQ
Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Greg Gagne & Paul Diamond to win AWA Tag Title
The Unknown Stranger defeated Mike Enos
Tokyo Bullets no contest Texas Hangman
3 way dance
Trooper defeated Kokina & Johnnie Stewart
Wendi Richter defeated Candi Divine via DQ
Reported Attendance: 1,500
10/28/89 – Rochester, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Scott Norton & Tommy Jammer
Colonel Debeers & Pat Tanaka defeated Paul Diamond & Jake Milliman
Candi Devine drew Magnificent Mimi
Wayne Bloom defeated Unknown Soldier
10/29/89 – Wayne, NJ
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated David Sammartino
Ken Patera defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Reported Attendance: 350
11/11/89 – Berlin, WI
Baron Von Raschke defeated AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko via DQ
AWA Tag Team Champions Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Paul Diamond & Tommy Jammer
Jonnie Stewart defeated Dave Kasper
Scott Norton defeated Johnny Valiant
Rhett Bobzien drew Tokyo Bullet
11/18/89 – Rochester, MN
Nikita Koloff defeated Larry Zbyszko via DQ
Martial Arts Match:
Mr Saito defeated Pat Tanaka
Fantastics Bobby & Jackie Fulton defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom via DQ
Fantastics Bobby & Jackie Fulton & Jerry Blackwell defeated Destruction Crew & Johnny Valiant
Paul Diamond defeated Pat Tanaka via DQ
Monster Machine (Koji Kitao) & Mr Saito defeated Jim Evans & Randy Fox
12/6/89 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ the Exhibition Place
AWA Champion Larry Zbyzsko defeated Sgt. Slaughter via DQ
Candi Devine defeated Judy Martin to win AWA Woman’s Title
Paul Diamond defeated Jonnie Stewart
Ricky Johnson defeated Dan Johnson
Indestructible Machine defeated Ned Tyson
Nick DeCarlo defeated Jason Sterling
Reported Attendance: 200
12/16/89 – Rochester, MN
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko dcor Unknown Soldier who unmasked himself during the match revealing Mr. Saito
Paul Diamond & The Trooper defeated Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom to win AWA Tag Title. Decision later reversed, Wrong man pinned.
Amateur Rules Match: Baron Von Raschke defeated Wayne Bloom via DQ
Tommy Jammer defeated Bad Boy Brown by submission
Yukon John Nord defeated The Menace
Texas Hangmen defeated Jamie Magnum and Red Tyler
Mr. Saito defeated Todd Becker via pin
Bodyslam Match: Yukon John Nord defeated Shein Adnan (sub Kokina Maximus)
Football Rules Match: The Trooper defeated Mike Enos
Texas Hangmen won a 3-team tag team battle royal over Paul Diamond & Tommy Jammer and Johnnie Stewart & Unknown Soldier
