| AWE announces card for Night of Legends PPV  A main event featuring Kevin Nash and The Rock-n-Roll Express and an opener pitting Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer in a one-on-one matchup for the first time ever will highlight the Awesome Wrestling Entertainment Night of Legends pay-per-view.
The Oct. 15 show will be broadcast on InDemand, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon and Bell TV beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. It will also be broadcast on Internet pay-per-view at GFL.tv and AWEonPPV.com. In the main event, Kevin Nash and a mystery partner will take on The Rock-n-Roll Express - Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson. The matchup between Nash and Morton has been anticipated for several years. Morton has given several shoot interviews, the first dating back 10 years, trying to pick a fight with the 7'1", 300-pounder over perceived slights from their WCW days. The match featuring Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk will pit student against teacher. The Dreamer-Funk matchup will be their first-ever one-on-one matchup. The two had been booked for a match in ECW back in the late 1990s, but the match never happened. Also on the card - Perry Saturn vs. C.W. Anderson. Saturn returns to the ring after a nine-year absence. - "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Mohammad Akbar. Duggan, Old Glory and his trusty 2x4 in tow, looks to silence Akbar, a young heel on the rise. - Fit Finlay vs. Alex Silva with Buddy Landel. The WCW and WWE veteran looks to teach Silva, a 20-year-old being talked about as a future AWE champion, a few lessons as he works his way up the ladder. - Jamin Olivencia vs. Sonjay Dutt. The two have had a running rivalry in AWE, with each scoring controversial pinfalls over the other in recent weeks. For more information on the AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view, including a full list of legends appearing for pre-event autograph signings and dark matches, go to www.AwesomeWrestlingEntertainment.com. |
Akbar reacts to announced matchup with Duggan  | | Mohammad Akbar |
So you're Mohammad Akbar. You have issues with the way Muslim-Americans are treated in general, and how you as a Muslim-American are used by your employers at Awesome Wrestling Entertainment in particular. The phone rings. Mohammad, congratulations, you're on the AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view on Oct. 15. Yeah. We've got you up against "Hacksaw Jim Duggan. "Who would the powers-that-be have in mind for Mohammad Akbar? None other than an infidel who has made a name for himself and has made a living for 30 years carrying a flag with blind patriotism," Akbar said in an interview with the AWE website to discuss the scheduled match. Akbar was almost speechless at the outset of the interview after learning who his opponent would be. "'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan, when I get my hands on you, sir, I will be undoing 30 years of damage you have inflicted on my people," Akbar said. |
Olivencia matched with Dutt on PPV
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Jamin Olivencia has scored a series of controversial pinfall victories over Sonjay Dutt. Dutt has issues with the cheat-to-win mentality of Olivencia, and he's happy to have a shot at redemption at the Oct. 15 AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view. "And this time, we're on the biggest stage of them all. We're on pay-per-view. And Jamin, I'm going to pin you 1-2-3, and I'm going to show everybody in pay-per-view land why Sonjay Dutt is awesome," Dutt said. The ever-confident Olivencia responded with some "bad news" for Dutt. "Jamin Olivencia is going to walk in there and beat you again like I did the time before. Whether you agree with it or you don't, Sonjay, here's the truth. I'm better than you, I'm better-looking than you, and every time I walk in the room, Jamin Olivencia, I change the atmosphere," Olivencia said. |
| | | | Dreamer to go one-on-one with Funk 
Tommy Dreamer looks up to Terry Funk as his mentor. Student will meet teacher at the AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view on Oct. 15. Funk requested the match with Dreamer, and was dismissive of the ECW Original in an interview with AWE. "Find me somebody that isn't worth a damn. Put me in the ring with somebody that's not too powerful, somebody that's not a great superstar or anything. I've got the guy in the back of my mind. What's his name, what's his name? Put me in the ring with Tommy Dreamer," Funk said in the interview. Dreamer declined the opportunity to respond in kind. "Terry Funk is still middle-aged and crazy, and everything that Terry Funk does, he does for a reason. This is another lesson," Dreamer said. Funk and Dreamer had been gearing up toward a match at an ECW pay-per-view in the late 1990s before that matchup was scuttled when Funk went down with an injury. Dreamer acknowledged the unfinished business in an interview with AWE. "Do I wish this match was maybe 15 years ago? A hundred percent, I do. But it doesn't matter how old Terry Funk is. It doesn't matter how old I am. I'm still going to go at it and basically be taught my final lesson from my mentor," Dreamer said. |
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