The AWF

The AWF of Steve Gator Wolf ran for many years with a home base along the Indian reservations of Northern Arizona. Towns like Tuba City, Window Rock and Chinle were regualr stops for him, while he made it into Utah, Colorado and New Mexico as well. He also ran occasional spot shows in other parts of Arizona such a Globe, Mesa and Flagstaff.

Gator Wolf main-evented many of his cards, while utilizing some of his own students and established Indies from Arizona or California.

The late Louie Spicolli was a familiar face for the AWF, both as himself and under a number of hoods, with varied names. He did The Zodiac for a while, as did others on the card, with the mask being passed around a la The Black Scorpion in WCW.

Others who appeared for the AWF at varied times were The Navajo Kid (Navajo Warrior), The Black Mamba, the Mercenaries, Bison Smith, The Apache Princess, Star Man, Stephen De Leon  and The Iraqi Assassin.

De Leon would later meet a tragic end in California when he died in a violent motorcycle crash.

Spicolli would also pass away tragically, as most wrestling fans know.

Another Phoenix-based wrestler who really developed and became a top draw in the AWF was J.T,. Law, a red-neck cowboy type who started as a fan favorite and was horribly mis-typecast in Phoenix. Via Gator Wold, he became a villainous "white heel" to oppose the Native Americans on the reservation land. As such he was lucky to leave many shows alive, but nonetheless vibrated heat few heels could match.

Before retirement, Law made it to both Canada and Mexico to wrestle.

On the same hand, The Border Patrol, made up of Mike Shultz and Steve Dezire, drew well for the AWF. The heat they produced was instantaneous and many times fans had to be restrained or evicted from the building when they tried to attack this pair.

On one special occasion, the AWF even brought in Paul E Dangerously as a manager.

Other who appeared on the AWF cards at one time or another included Tim Tall Tree, Rikki Ataki, Bull Zambrano, Lance Farraro, Miss Vicious, Doink (whoever was doing the routine) and many more.