
	KHAWKS AWA 
	LEGENDS: JERRY BLACKWELL – 8 DISKS
	VOLUME 1 (Disks 
	1-4): THE EARLY YEARS (1980-82)
	Jerry Blackwell 
	wrestled in many promotions in the 1970's, notably the Mid Atlantic and WWWF
	
areas. It wasn't until 1980 when he arrived in the AWA that he made a 
	true impact as a "giant" of 
pro wrestling.
	
	1) Jerry 
	Blackwell introduction by Verne and Greg Gagne (2:21, VG)
	
	
included more of it. (6:15, F/VG-)
	
	
Blackwell's few title matches as a heel. 2:46, VG, low 
	sound.
	
chances to slam Blackwell in order to collect 
	$1,000. (4:02, VG-)
	
challenge. This time it's a regular match, but whoever 
	slams the other gets $5,000. Bravo is defending the 
Canadian title. 
	(21:16, VG+)
	
	
	Disk 2 (XP dvd, 
	Running time 56:29)
	1) Mean Gene 
	Okerlund interviews Jerry Blackwell about his eating habits. (3:22, VG+)
	2) Jerry 
	Blackwell vs. King Kong Mosca (Minneapolis, clips, 1980). John Studd, 
	Blackwell's tag partner, 
is at ringside near the end. (6:55, VG-/VG)
	
putting up $5,000 if Andre can slam him. 
	(4:05, VG)
	
	
has to pin both men in the allotted time 
	limit to get the win. Rheingans almost breaks Blackwell's neck 
with a 
	TREMENDOUS belly-to-back suplex. (7:33, VG)
	
go Blackwell's way and he attacks Rheingans 
	and injures him. (ASW TV, 1981, clipped) 5:15, F/VG-
	
him even more hated than he already was, and 
	his matches with the smaller Rheingans were good for both 
of them.
	
attacks Rheingans again. This time Hulk Hogan makes 
	the save and slams Blackwell twice.
	
F/VG)
	
watchable.
	
	Disk 3 (1 XP 
	dvd, Running time 58:13)
	
	
	
regular match. Jesse Ventura interferes and 
	he and Blackwell beat on Hogan. This is a pretty rare clip as 
Johnny V 
	is still managing Hogan at the time.
	
So he picks a partner. Andre the Giant. 
	(interview)
	
Quality is VG-/VG)
	
13:43, VG/VG+
	
Kaissie at this point, but it was a beat down 
	of Gagne that set up the next match.. (6:42, VG-/VG)
	
(Minneapolis, 1981, Clipped). Sound is low but 
	it goes to a Double DQ. (8:40, VG/VG+)
	
there's only TWO guys eliminated. Battleroyals were 
	very different back then. Blackwell makes it to the 
end. (7:00, EX-)
	
	
	Disk 4 (1 XP 
	dvd, Running time approx. 54:00)
	One of Jerry 
	Blackwell's longest running AWA feuds was against three of the AWA's elder
	
statesmen: Mad Dog Vachon, and The Crusher. Blackwell had injured Vachon 
	and put him out of 
the AWA for a lengthy period. When he returned, he 
	brought back an old friend to help extract his
	 revenge-Baron Von Raschke.
	
Billed as Mad Dog's first match back in the AWA since 
	Blackwell put him out of action. (24:00, VG-
/VG)
	
Crusher and Blackwell had begun feuding over Jerry 
	using the nickname "Crusher". (6:28, VG)
	
	
The top rope breaks during the bout, and each team 
	uses the broken turnbuckle to their advantage. (8:20, 
EX-)
	
	
and tries to injure Crusher again.
	
knuckles" style. (Total time of clips 5, 6 and 
	7: 7:00. EX-)
	
can use the "Crusher" nickname. Blackwell 
	brings some help to ringside-Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie. 5:40, 
VG+/EX-) This 
	bout marked the beginning of Blackwell becoming Kaissie's tag partner and 
	teammate.
	
identified as Blackwell's new partner. (1:15, EX-)
	
	
	
shows when they ran classic match segments 
	on their weekly TV.
	
	VOLUME 2 (Disk 
	5): BLACKWELL AND SHEIK ADNAN AL-KAISSIE (1982-83)
	
	Disk 5 (1 SP 
	DVD, Running time approx. 1 hour 56 minutes)
	Jerry 
	Blackwell's AWA tenure stalled briefly upon the departure of tag partner Big 
	John Studd. 
His services were quickly scooped up by Sheik Adnan 
	Al-Kaissie. Kaissie, as a singles grappler, had 
failed in his quest to 
	unseat Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World title. With Blackwell adopting a
	
Sheik outfit, the pair sought revenge against common enemies and planned 
	an assault at the AWA 
World tag team titles. Rarely has a team garnered 
	so much hatred in an AWA ring.
	
appearances of Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie in Blackwell's 
	corner. (3:00, EX-)
	
	
	
	
All four men had feuded with each other 
	individually. All four in a match together made for a real war. 
(8:38, 
	VG)
	
Gagne. (7:00, VG-/VG)
	
1982). Rheingans has Blackwell's number, which 
	prompts him and Kaissie to go crazy on the faces until 
several wrestlers 
	run in for the save. Greg Gagne is one of them, and Blackwell Powerslams and 
	splashes 
him on the concrete floor. The Sheiks are interviewed after the 
	match. (11:06, G/VG-, snowy picture).
	
Brunzell. (2:00, VG)
	
slightly JIP). Good bout, strange ending. (12:21, 
	VG+)
	
1982, JIP). Basically the same finish as above but a 
	good match nonetheless. (6:45, VG-/VG)
	
steel cage bout, St. Paul 1982. Clipped Raw 
	footage shot from a ringside camera. Violent match that sees 
the Sheiks 
	lock Brunzell out of the cage after the match and beat down Gagne. Brunzell 
	and Verne Gagne 
make the save. (11:05, VG)
	
Blackwell. (1:30, VG)
	
takes out both the Sheiks with various objects and a 
	chair after the bout. (3:15, F/VG-, lots of snow on the 
picture).
	
footage from an alternate camera angle). Blackwell and 
	Kaissie injure not only Vachon and Raschke, but 
also Verne Gagne, who 
	tried to make the save. The Heat for this bout is off the charts as fans are 
	insane 
with rage. (14:00, VG-/VG, good picture that jumps a bit in 
	spots).
	
retirement to face the Sheiks at Super Sunday. Verne 
	ultimately accepts. (2:51, EX-)
	
Paul). Vachon looks for revenge, Verne wants to hurt 
	Kaissie. He does. (10:00, EX-)
	
Bobby Heenan for the services of Ken Patera, 
	which Heenan ultimately accepts. (AWA TV, 1983). 7:00, EX-
	
team champions.
	
some rougher picture but those segments are 
	pretty short.
	
	Disk 6 (1 SP 
	DVD, Running time approx. 1 hour 56 minutes)
	After the 
	Sheik's arm was broken at the hands of Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon, he 
	decided 
that Jerry Blackwell needed a new tag team partner to try and 
	win the AWA tag team titles. That
 partner 
	was to be Ken Patera.
	1) Sheik Kaissie 
	buys the contract of Ken Patera from Bobby Heenan. (AWA TV, late April 
	1983). 6:20, 
EX-
	2) Ken Patera 
	and Jerry Blackwell vs. Spike Huber and Butch Reed (St. Louis, end clip). 
	The Sheiks get 
their feet wet as a team on St. Louis TV. (3:46, EX-)
	3) Greg Gagne & 
	Jim Brunzell (AWA World Tag Champs) vs. Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell (St. 
	Paul, 
May 26th 1983, JIP). The Sheiks capture the tag team titles with 
	the help of the Sheik on what was 
probably their very first crack at the 
	titles. (10:41, VG/VG+)
	4) Ken Patera & 
	Jerry Blackwell (AWA World Tag Champs) vs. Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell (St. 
	Paul, 
June 1983). Ray Stevens is assigned as the special referee. 
	(22:54, VG-/VG)
	After this bout 
	the Sheiks decided that the High Flyers weren't getting any more title 
	matches.
	
	5) Ken Patera & 
	Jerry Blackwell (AWA World Tag Champs) vs. Steve O & Rick Martel (AWA TV, 
	2/3 
falls, Summer 1983). 13:00, VG-/VG
	
Summer 1983). Mad Dog Vachon was supposed to be Bravo's 
	partner but was late arriving. He's around 
after the bout, though. Good 
	match. (19:20, VG/VG+)
	
Paul, 1983, JIP). This is a non-title match. (7:54, 
	VG-/VG)
	
(St. Paul, 1983, JIP). Rare 80's Twin-Cities appearance 
	for Bruiser. (5:30, VG+, note there is some unrelated footage here for about 
	2 minutes. My bad.)
	
match" was ordered.
	
	9) The infamous 
	Mad Dog Vachon "coffin building" promo for the Death match. (2:40, EX-)
	
when your opponent can't get up by the count of "ten". 
	Kaissie and Patera are at ringside. (14:25, 
VG/VG+)
	
determined that if the High Flyers could win a 
	6-man tag bout against the Sheiks they would get a title 
match. The High 
	Flyers chose Rick Martel to join them.
	
JIP). If the High Flyers win, they finally 
	get a title rematch. (9:49, VG)
	
	
	
	Jerry Blackwell 
	and Ken Patera had held the title since May 26th, 1983 when they defeated 
	the 
High Flyers in St. Paul. They had managed to avoid giving the Flyers 
	another rematch until it was 
decided that if Gagne and Brunzell could 
	win a 6-man tag bout (with Rick Martel as their tag 
partner) they would 
	get another chance. They won that bout, which is where part 2 picks up..)
	
Bay, WI, 3/11/84). Japanese Commentary. 17:10, VG) 
	Blackwell and Patera also ventured outside of 
regular AWA areas to 
	defend their belts:
	
December 1983, clips). Includes promos for the match 
	by both the Sheiks and Morton & Gibson. (total 
time of clips + promos: 
	6:02, VG-/VG)
	
January 1984, clips). Includes promos for the 
	match by both Lawler and The Sheiks. (total time of clips +
	 promos: 5:09, VG-/VG)
	
(Chicago, 3/4/84). Japanese commentary. Mulligan 
	picks up Lawler as a partner since Blackjack Lanza 
had a title shot vs. 
	Jumbo Tsuruta on the same card. (20:08, VG)
	
3/15/84). Japanese commentary. Crusher subs for 
	Brunzell, who had a title match that night against 
Jumbo Tsuruta. 
	(14:41, VG) Crusher and Gagne demanded that they get a bout with the Sheik, 
	and they 
get one:
	
Footage slightly clipped). Ken Patera is at 
	ringside and attacks Crusher after the bout. Blackjack Mulligan 
comes to 
	Crusher and Gagne's aid. (14:36, EX-) Blackwell decided to get some revenge 
	of his own on 
Crusher.
	
end clip). Blackwell costs Crusher and Baron the 
	match with the help of brass knuckles. (2:05, VG-/VG) 
Out of the 
	preceding bout, Baron and Crusher began to get matches for the tag team 
	title against the 
Sheiks:
	
Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell in Green Bay on May 6th, 
	1984. No clip of the match has ever been 
shown but Baron and Crusher 
	celebrating in the dressing room after the title win is. (1:05, VG) Patera 
	was 
out of the AWA almost immediately after losing the tag titles. 
	Blackwell had some unfinished business 
with Blackjack Mulligan.
	
was such a no-contest that many wondered 
	if Blackwell was leaving the territory. Even Sheik Kaissie at 
ringside 
	didn't help. (7:05, VG/VG+) Blackwell's AWA career now officially seemed to 
	be in limbo. 
Events in the AWA over the next few months, however, would 
	give Blackwell an entirely new set of 
enemies to concentrate on and keep 
	him as a prominent figure in AWA rings for years to come.
	
	
in by Terry Funk to destroy Lawler, and 
	Blackwell indeed looks devastating. (9:05, EX-)
	
fashioned brawl. 11:19, VG-/VG
	
should have been on the Blackwell/Kaissie disc. 
	The story here is that after Blackwell injured Greg 
Gagne on TV, 
	Brunzell needed a partner for a match against the Sheiks. Mad Dog 
	volunteered to be 
Brunzell's partner since he was still looking to get 
	revenge on Blackwell. The Dog has his day. (7:30, 
VG/VG+)
	
	
 Blackwell vs. 
	Bruiser Brody.
	
	Disk 8 - JERRY 
	BLACKWELL VS. BRUISER BRODY (1984-86)
	Jerry Blackwell 
	was the most hated man in the AWA for several years. His alliance with Sheik
	
Adnan Al-Kaissie had wreaked havoc throughout the territory. The Sheik 
	expanded his stable of 
wrestlers in early 1984 to include Abdullah the 
	Butcher and Bruiser Brody. These additions 
resulted in a remarkable 
	turnaround in the relationship between Blackwell and the fans. This DVD 
	chronicles how it happened.
	
promptly attacks Brunzell and his partner, Greg 
	Gagne, injuring Gagne's knee and putting him out of 
action for several 
	months. (2:30, VG)
	
Blackwell ends up arguing with Sheik 
	Kaissie after the bout. (1:22, VG)
	
Sheik Kaissie and Blackwell get into it again 
	after the bout and Blackwell walks out n disgust. (7:00, EX-)
	
Brody, which prompts Kaissie and Company to lay 
	a serious, unending beating on him. (11:43, EX-) 
Jerry Blackwell was now 
	a fan favourite.
	
much unconscious. (1:30, EX-)
	
Brody. (3:15, VG)
	
	
save, and he's in over his head. (9:33, 
	VG+/EX-)
	
Kong Bundy tries to make the save. He doesn't 
	fare very well either. (12:30, VG)
	
encounter. Greg Gagne comes in and helps Blackwell 
	score a very strange decision. Gagne and 
Blackwell, once bitter enemies, 
	shake hands after the match. (13:00, EX-)
	
saves Greg Gagne from a two-on-one attack by 
	Kaissie and his newest protégé, The Masked Superstar. 
(2:21, VG+)
	
underway and turns into a huge two-part brawl that 
	ends up involving Greg Gagne. Blackwell and Greg 
Gagne are interviewed 
	in-ring afterwards by Larry Nelson. (10:26, VG)
	
January 1985). Blackwell attacks the ref after 
	the decision goes against his team. 1:38, VG+
	
	
Kaissie is strapped to a debuting Sgt. 
	Slaughter to prevent interference. (8:00, VG+)
	
4/20/86, Minneapolis Metrodome, end clip)--Basically, this 
	was supposed to be Blackwell and Gagne 
settling up their feud with Brody 
	once and for all. Blackwell was either (a) legit too sick to wrestle, or (B)
	
Vince McMahon stooged on Blackwell being unable to pass a physical so he 
	had to be lifted from the 
match. Jimmy Snuka was brought in as his 
	replacement. This should have been the big blowoff match to 
end this 
	long-running feud but unfortunately it didn't happen. (5:00, EX-) Though the 
	feud ended in an 
inconclusive manner, it did serve as the catalyst for 
	many other battles between Blackwell and The 
Sheik's Army, and cemented 
	Jerry as one of the top AWA fan favourites for many years to come.
	Running time: 
	Approx. 100 minutes
	Video Quality: 
	Ranges from VG to EX-.
Note: All listings and quality ratings are that of the originator of the set, KHawk.
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