Brody and Friends talk about the AWA (Brody has no friends)

[BruiserBrody]

Brody vs Blackwell in a No DQ match.

The "Wrestling is REAL" crowd has to explain Brody starting the match by taking 4-6 2x4 shots to his arm and it not playing into the match as a deterrent.

The match ends with Adnan being pinned despite not being in the match.....

And Groovy Greg saves Jerry Blackwell to align with his former major foe (apparently for the 1st time)

The Newsletters at the time were reporting Verne wanted to book the Metrodome for a Blackwell vs Brody tag match main event...a full year and a half before the event actually took place.

Honestly with Pro Wrestling USA hitting its stride in early 85, a Metrodome mega show the same time as Mania would have likely done really well, especially if JCP, Memphis, etc was still sharing talent.

Then again it may have led to JCP and AWA breaking their alliance even quicker than what happened IRL.

4/21/85 – St. Paul, MN @ the Civic Center "Starrcage"
Cage Match:
Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell defeated Sheik Adnan & King Tonga & Masked Superstar
AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors defeated Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig via DQ
Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito
Bob Backlund & Brad Rheingans defeated Larry Zbyszko & Butch Reed
Baron Von Raschke & Buck Zumhofe defeated Jim Garvin & Steve Regal
Jim Brunzell & Tonga Kid defeated Billy Robinson & Bobby Duncum
Steve Olsonoski & Tom Zenk defeated The Alaskans
Reported Attendance: 12,000

That was the big card of the quarter, so a little more crossover with Flair, Magnum, Lawler, etc could have fleshed out the card.
Kamala, Jim Duggan, the Koloffs. Da Crusher, Ray Stevens and the Freebirds had all been on recent AWA cards leading up to this event as well.