AWA Best of Tito Santana

1) All Star Wrestling Intro (:45)

2) The Tito Santana-Sheik Kaissie TV Sword Angle. **NOTE: Edited the version from an AWA PPV (in EX quality) with a regular TV version (not so great quality) to show as much of this as possible. Santana was Kaissie’s first target upon Sheik’s entrance into the AWA. (2:25, F/EX-)

3) Tito Santana vs. Sheik Adnan El-Kaissie (5/14/81, Winnipeg). Complete match in wake of the Sword Angle. (13:40, VG)

4) Nick Bockwinkel (AWA Champion) vs. Tito Santana (5/13/82, Winnipeg, JIP around the 7 minute mark ). Santana challenges for the title in a really fun bout. (19:13, VG)

5) Tito Santana vs. Nick Bockwinkel (Minneapolis 3/1/81, JIP.) A “Top Contender” bout from Minneapolis. Verne Gagne was Champ at this time. (8:45, VG+)

6) A Tito Santana interview after a title challenge in Milwaukee (August 1981). Tito vows revenge against any and all members of the Heenan family in the wake of a loss to Nick Bockwinkel. (1:20, VG-)

7) Tito Santana vs. Bobby Duncum (3/25/82, Winnipeg, JIP). Tito taking on the Heenan family. (6:41, VG-/VG **some picture flash**)

8) Tito Santana vs. Ken Patera (11/5/81, Winnipeg, JIP). Another one vs. the Heenan family. (8:47, VG-/VG)

9) After the above bout, Tito attacks and Piledrives Bobby Heenan before Patera can save him. (1:05, VG+)

10) Tito Santana vs. Billy Robinson (9/24/81,Winnipeg, JIP). A good scientific bout with tempers a touch on edge. (10:55, VG+/EX-)

11) Greg Gagne/Jim Brunzell (AWA Tag Champs) vs. Tito Santana/Rick Martel (St. Paul, July 1982, JIP). We get 5 tremendous minutes of a 30 minute match. Great action! (5:10, VG/VG+)

12) Greg Gagne/Jim Brunzell (AWA Tag Champs) vs. Tito Santana/Rick Martel (St. Paul, August 1982, JIP). The rematch is another stellar bout. (15:20, VG/VG+)

BONUS BOUTS
**These are included at the end of the DVD because they deserve to be here, but the VQ isn’t very good.

a) Tito Santana vs. Sheik Kaissie (Minneapolis, 5/10/81). Short match, very similar to the Winnipeg bout except the beginning of the bout is done opposite of Winnipeg. They probably switched things up every other night as the match went town to town.) 5:11, F/G

b) Tito Santana/Buck Zumhofe vs. Ken Patera/Bobby Duncum (AWA TV, 1982). Tito and Buck sign an open contact to get the bout on TV. Another great “broken boom-box” moment for Buck, and a big Hulk Hogan save at the end. 8:00, G/VG-

c) Tito Santana vs. Jerry Blackwell (Winnipeg 12/11/80, JIP). Good bout. Some tremendous agility shown by Blackwell in a few spots. (12:17, F/VG-)

Total Running time: 2 hours