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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 22, 2020 8:03:38 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - May 1996RosterFaces
Greg Valentine Sgt. Keywon Grant Man Mountain Rock Hakushi David Jericho Robbie Royce Mike Wildside Wahoo McDaniel HeelsLewis O'Day Manny Silva (the Agency) Jesse Hennig (the Agency) Stan Baker (the Agency) Wolfgang Haessler (NEW) Untermenschen (NEW) Black Russian (NEW) Vance Nevada LadiesEmma Bezzlerr Nikita Nikolishin (NEW) Pamela Principal April Cummings Mistress Gloom Julie Fulkerson Tami Kim Tammy Rief Injured
Waylon Mercy River City Wrestling #607
May 4, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
David Jericho defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a missile dropkick at 5:07
**Jericho is on a roll in RCW.
Bout #2
Tami Kim & Tammy Rief defeated Catherine Nolan & Kari Pelletier when Rief pinned Pelletier after a powerbomb at 6:34
**more ladies making their way from the ladies only cards to the main stream cards.
Bout #3
Black Russian (/w Nikita Nikolishin) defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after a Russian Hammer at 6:11
**premiere of the Russian, who had the very stern looking Nikita Nikolishin as his second.
Pre-Match: Nick Bockwinkel came to the ring before the women's match and interrupted. He told Bezzlerr that as he had promised she would live to regret turning him down to join The Agency. Since he couldn't get the belt by acquisition he would have to get it through a hostile takeover. He told Bezzlerr that he was the new manager of Mistress Gloom, she had joined the Agency!
Bout #4 North American Women's Title Match Emma Bezzlerr and Mistress Gloom (/w Nick Bockwinkel) battled to a no-contest at 5:09 [Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title] **a brawl, and after Bock tried to trip up Bezzlerr she left the ring to go after him. The brawl occurred outside the ring and the ref threw the match out.
Post-Match: Jesse Hennig and Stan Baker came out and tried to grab onto Bezzlerr so Gloom could punch away. But from the back emerged two newcomers to RCW, obviously German by their appearance, and there to help Bezzlerr. The Agency was caught off guard and decided to sprint away. Bezzlerr introduced her two countrymen Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (German for sub-human). They insult the crowd just to make sure it is known they are not fan favorites despite their problems with the Agency.
Hour #2
Bout #5 RCW Tag Team Title Match Man Mountain Rock & Hakushi defeated Jesse Hennig & Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall when Rock pinned Baker after an avalanche at 8:52 [Man Mountain Rock & Hakushi retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **not such a good night so far for The Agency, as Bockwinkel has been pretty ineffectual at ringside.
Bout #6 RCW Television Title Match Grant's Last Chance at the TV Title Lewis O'Day defeated Keywon Grant by pinfall after hitting him with brass knux at 12:10 [Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title] **when Grant agreed to the stipulation that this would be his last chance at the TV title as long as O'Day had the belt, he knew he was taking his chances against a tainted ending. And that is exactly what occurred, a tainted victory using brass knux after a ref bump.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title
Wahoo McDaniel handcuffed to Nick Bockwinkel outside the ring
Greg Valentine (/w Wahoo McDaniel) defeated Manny Silva (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by disqualification for outside interference at 10:21
[Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Bock being handcuffed seemed to unnerve Silva despite his wild renegade style in the past. Lots of spots with the action spilling outside the ring and the wrestlers mixing it up with the managers. Valentine though grabbed control of the match, even busting Silva's head open. Valentine had Silva on the verge with a figure-four when Jesse Hennig & Stan Baker hit the ring to attack Valentine, and this allowed Bock to get the drop on Wahoo as well. The beat down was on both inside and outside of the ring. Keywon Grant tried to come out to help but he got a beatdown as well. So not a great night for the Agency on the score sheet but they end the night with an immoral victory and hold the ring as we go off the air.
River City Wrestling #608
May 11, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout Tami Kim & Tammy Rief defeated April Cummings & Julie Fulkerson by submission when Rief submitted Cummings with the Boston crab at 8:50 **Kim & Rief continue their dominance in tag matches. But with no women's tag titles around not sure what the end game will be.
Bout #2 Black Russian (/w Nikita Nikolishin) defeated David Jericho by pinfall after a Russian Hammer (and outside interference) at 6:16 **the Russian looked slow compared to Jericho, but a well timed trip by his valet was all the advantage he needed to put this one away.
Bout #3 Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Robbie Royce & Mike Wildside by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Royce after a release powerbomb at 4:32 **Haessler started the match and grabbed the advantage. His powerful partner then finished it off. Solid premiere for the German duo.
Bout #4 Jesse Hennig & Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Keywon Grant & Wahoo McDaniel by countout when Grant was counted out at 9:06 **even match, lots of tempers flaring. In the end after Grant was brawling with Hennig outside the ring, Bockwinkel hid beside the apron and held onto Grant's leg stopping him from beating the 10 count back into the ring. Having 3 valets/managers in 4 matches is pretty different for RCW where the appearance of seconds has been fairly rare. This is probably related to being on television and needing that little extra something.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Hakushi after a DDT at 7:20
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**Interesting to see one half of the tag champs Hakushi to get a title shot, as he has become a real fan favourite. The lead changed hands every minute in a fast paced frenetic match. Hakushi took a chance and went for his handstand moonsault too early, eating O'Day's knees. The champ then hit a DDT and rolled up the Japanese star for the win.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title
Street Fight
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Gloom with a 10 count in a street fight at 9:16
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**these two powerhouses battled in a streetfight, a level of woman on woman violence not seen in RCW. Even more bizarre was that both women got busted open. It was also quite a coup for the women of RCW to move this far up the card, even ahead of the TV title. The match could not end pure though as the Agency sent out Hennig and Baker, but they were met by Haessler and Untermenschen. Manny Silva then came out with Nick Bockwinkel but were headed off by Grant and McDaniel. In the middle of all that Bezzlerr powerbombed Gloom through a table, and she stayed down for the 10 count.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
CAGE MATCH - 10 COUNT VICTORY
Greg Valentine defeated Manny Silva by 10 count after a diving elbowdrop at 12:07
[Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**cage match but with street fight rules. The way to win was to knock your opponent down for a 10 count. Silva got busted open early by Valentine who then raked his face across the cage wall several times. Silva was a mess by about the 5 minute mark. The challenger though fought back showing how tough he was and hit Valentine with six different suplexes in a row, the final one being his wheelbarrow suplex finisher. However, he lost momentum when he tried to pin the champ, forgetting the rules in a bloody daze, and even wasting time arguing with the ref. Despite that long break Valentine took until an 8 count to get back to his feet. Silva charged him and drove a knee into him. He then locked on a rear chokehold which the ref tried to get him to break. Finally Silva turned it into a sleeper, but Valentine managed to break it by kicking off the cage wall. The two slugged it out, and it became obvious that Silva was wobbly due to his crimson mask. Valentine took him down with a double leg, dropped a leg onto the lower abdomen, then turned him over into a single leg crab. After the break Valentine whipped him off the ropes and nailed a back elbow. He dropped an elbowdrop and stood back as the ref counted to 6 before Silva got back up. The champ then nailed a piledriver..Silva got up at 6...another piledriver...he got up at 8. Valentine scoop slammed Silva, then climbed to the top rope. At his age it was not an easy thing to do. Silva started to move and rolled over onto all 4's. Valentine decided to leap anyway and dropped his elbow across the back of the neck of Silva. Both men were down..the ref counted and both men tried to use the ropes to get to their feet. Valentine managed to hoist himself up at 8..but Silva fell down again and took the 10 count loss.
River City Wrestling #609May 18, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Julie Fulkerson by pinfall after a tombstone piledriver at 5:30
**very similar match to their Oct 28/95 bout. Same result. Gloom is still in the title picture while Fulkerson is more on the periphery. Bout #2
Manny Silva (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 4:18
**squash match. Bout #3
David Jericho (/w April Cummings) defeated Black Russian (/w Nikita Nikolishin) by pinfall after a hurrincanrana at 8:53
**much better match then the first two. April Cummings neutralizing Nikita was the main turning point in this match and allowed Jericho to get his revenge for last week's tainted loss. Bout #4
Non-Title Match - Loser Is Banned From Ringside for the Next Tag Match
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after hitting her with brass knuckles at 4:29
**Bock didn't look to be taking the bout serious as he showed up in sneakers and a track suit. The ref made him take off his rings and his neccklaces, after patting him down. So when Bock left the ring to put his jewelry at the announce table, on the way back he grabbed a pair of brass knux he had stuffed under the ring. He used his track suit well dodging Bezzlerr, slipping between the ropes. Finally Bezzlerr got her hands on him, bodyslam, kneedrop, full nelson into a slam, cover for a 2 count. Bock then dodged between the ropes. Bezzlerr tried to grab him anyway and he reached around the ref and chopped her throat. Bock then went to work with a couple of slams, then a facelock, and then a sleeperhold. Bezzlerr got the break and then after Bock with punches and kicks. Mistress Gloom came down to the ring, distracted the ref and Bezzlerr, which allowed Bock to put on the knux and nail her from behind, and then cover for the pin. Hour #2
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Match
Untermenschen & Wolfgang Haessler defeated Jesse Hennig & Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) when Haessler pinned Baker after a spiked piledriver at 9:33
**Emma Bezzlerr was not at ringside because of losing the previous bout to Bockwinkel, even though it was in controversial style. However, at a critical point in the match a "mysterious" woman in a mask who happened to be wearing the same ring outfit that Bezzlerr had worn earlier in the night came out to confront Bockwinkel. The distraction was enough to allow a pearl harbour and allow the Germans to pick up a victory. The fans seem to side with the Germans in a lessor of two evils. Main Event
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Champion vs Champion
RCW Heavyweight Title Bout
Greg Valentine defeated Lewis O'Day by submission to the figure-four at 8:31
**the dishonour of submitting probably hurt O'Day more than potentially getting his leg snapped, but the Television champion probably had to preserve himself for the next fall. Lewis O'Day defeated Greg Valentine by countout at 13:22
**O'Day evened things up. The two men were brawling outside the ring and O'Day threw Valentine head first into the ring steps and then beat the count back inside. Since its one fall to one fall, even though this one was a countout, if O'Day wins the deciding fall by pinfall or submission he will win the RCW Heavyweight title. Greg Valentine defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after an elbowdrop from the second buckle at 22:54
[Greg Valentine wins 2 falls to 1] [Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **really hard fought match with Valentine busted open from the ringsteps in the second fall. By the end of the bout he was a bloody mess but he absolutely punished O'Day for about the last 4 minutes of the match getting no less than 6 2 count overs, and 2 near submissions to the figure four. Finally Valentine just wore him down enough to get the win. Both men lay on their backs for almost a minute after the bout before getting to their feet again. River City Wrestling #610May 25, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba **All Ladies Event** **Sixteen Woman Tournament** **Winner Gets Title Shot at North American Women's Title** Powerhouse DivisionMistress Gloom Eternity Teagan Clive Lenda Murray Veteran DivisionPamela Principal April Cummings Kat LeRoux Jeanne Basone Glamour DivisionTammy Rief Jamie Ortlieb Dana Loury Heather McTague Fitness DivisionJulie Fulkerson Spice Williams Debbie Kruck Tami Kim Round of 16Mistress Gloom defeated Eternity pic by pinfall after a tombstone piledriver at 4:05
**The Nubian Eternity is good, and uses her height and leverage, but Gloom is too nasty and powerful. Of note is that Nick Bockwinkel was not on hand to manage Gloom. No managers were allowed for this event. Teagan Clive pic defeated Lenda Murray pic by pinfall after a float over suplex at 3:37
**with so many newcomers to wrestling the matches are going to be short. Gives the event an MMA sort of feel, like the early UFC tournaments. These two women have the potential to be stars in the business if thats what they want. April Cummings defeated Pamela Principal by submission to the camel clutch at 6:19
**one of the longer matches tonight because it has two more experienced ladies, familiar with each other from RCW. Both girls are fan favourites so it was a clean bout. This was a rare victory for Cummings who despite being a good grappler and a former champion has found getting to the pay window to be tough the past year or so. Jeanne Basone pic defeated Kat LeRoux pic by pinfall after a flying bodyscissors driver at 7:32
**two more veterans of the ring, LeRoux's first match in RCW and she took the role of villain. Former women's champion Basone ("Hollywood" from GLOW) looks as good as ever. Tammy Rief pic defeated Jamie Ortlieb pic by pinfall after a flying bulldog at 2:34
**not a good introduction to pro wrestling for Ortlieb. Heather McTague bio defeated Dana Loury pic by submission to the Boston crab at 3:36
**the actress (Intimate Obsessions, Beach Beverly Hills) and Bikini Open competitor beat the other bikini open competitor in an uncompetitive bout. Julie Fulkerson pic defeated Spice Williams pic by pinfall after a tiltawhirl slam at 6:14
**Williams, an actress and stunt woman known for her roles in such classics as Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating Crystal, controlled early with some kicks, a couple suplexes, and armbars. But Fulkerson has had more experience in the ring and caught her charging, and then nailed her with a nice finisher. Tami Kim pic defeated Debbie Kruck pic by pinfall after a superkick at 5:30**Kruck surprisingly beat Kim from pillar to post. But like in the match just prior, one mistake, a telegraphed dropkick, and two moves later this match was over. Quarter-FinalsMistress Gloom defeated Teagan Clive by countout at 5:23**fairly even match but Gloom caught a break when Clive landed funny jumping off the ring apron, and couldn't put enough weight on her ankle to get back into the ring. Jeanne Basone defeated April Cummings by pinfall after a flying headscissors driver at 0:44**wow, amazingly short match as one former women's champ quickly disposes of another. Tammy Rief and Heather McTague battled to a no-contest at 4:41**no one likes these kind of double elimination matches except for the lucky person who will get a semi-final draw. It also means that the much anticipated Rief vs Kim match, partner vs partner will not happen. Tami Kim defeated Julie Fulkerson by pinfall after a schoolgirl roll up at 7:27**very good match compared to most of the other ones tonight. Kim is looking really strong tonight and will be hard to beat in the final. Second Chance Battle Royaleorder of elimination (time) 12. Julie Fulkerson 1:00 11. Eternity 1:46 10. April Cummings 2:02 9. Kat LeRoux 2:10 8. Debbie Kruck 4:32 7. Jamie Ortlieb 5:19 6. Dana Loury 5:23 5. Pamela Principal 6:47 4. Heather McTague 8:09 3. Spice Williams 10:05 2. Lenda Murray 10:31 1. Tammy Rief won a 12-Woman Battle Royale at 10:31**commissioner Jim Brunzell came out to say that in RCW there is no free pass. He invited all the girls except for the one's still in the tournament to come back for a chance to get into the semi-final. Teagan Clive could not compete due to injury but the other 12 woman all entered. In the end it was Tammy Rief taking the final spot that her thrown out match had left open. She will now face her tag partner in the semi-finals, but will be pretty worn down after that battle royale and the hard fought no-contest earlier. Semi-FinalsJeanne Basone defeated Mistress Gloom by disqualification for abuse of official at 7:14
**Not a clean victory for Basone, but this was a very even match that ended when Gloom refused to break while boot choking Basone and when the ref tried to force her she bodyslammed him. She continued the beat down after the match leaving the crowd to wonder what kind of shape "Hollywood" would be in for the final bout. Tami Kim defeated Tammy Rief by pinfall after an inside cradle (and a handful of tights) at 4:00
**short match between the partners. They did some criss cross segments, exchanged suplexes, then things started to get rough. Kim countered a Rief suplex with one of her own, then rolled her up, and grabbed a handful of tights for a tainted victory. Rief got into Kim's face following the match about the tight pull and the two got into a slapping exchange, which turned into a brawl. Seems like this partnership is over. Main Event
Tournament Final Match
Jeanne Basone defeated Tami Kim by pinfall after a flying headscissors driver at 8:11
[Jeanne Basone wins Tournament] **not a clean match, which is too bad because for the most part the rest of the card had been clean finishes. First Gloom came down and tried to interfere against Basone, obviously angry about the way their semi ended. After she was escorted to the back Tammy Rief had come down to also interfere, although she didn't try to physically interfere just cheer on Basone. After she was ejected commissioner Jim Brunzell had several security personnel stand around ringside to prevent further meddling. Basone looked worse for wear from her beat down from Gloom but she rallied and got stronger as the bout progressed. Basone finished off Kim with her finisher, a clean win, and will challenge the German Emma Bezzlerr for the North American Women's Title soon. Breaking Kayfabe
Roster
Faces
Greg Valentine (he was past his prime but was exactly what RCW wrestling was all about)
Sgt. Keywon Grant (modelled after Sgt. Craig Pittman, and actually replaced him because Pittman was still active in WCW. A bit taller and leaner then Pittman and younger.)
Man Mountain Rock (aka Maxx Payne. RCW grabbed him up after his release from WWF near the end of 1995. Of course I had no idea back then it was for substance abuse.)
Hakushi (aka Jinsei Shinzaki. Was scarcely being used by the real world WWF by this time so I decided to snap him up for RCW.)
David Jericho (aka Kid Kash. Knew him from wrestling mags, probably liked him because of the name. He did not join the real world ECW until Nov 96).
Robbie Royce (a local Canadian indy wrestler with a long career. A mainstay.)
Mike Wildside (pretty sure a created character. Not really a top level talent). Wahoo McDaniel (way past his prime but still a good draw for RCW. Close to retirement).
Heels
Lewis O'Day (created. Based on Dave Finlay. Finlay was in WCW so I replaced him with O'Day. Name inspired by Daniel Day Lewis - In the Name of the Father)
Manny Silva (the Agency) (created. Will have a long, hall of fame career in RCW. Resembles Manny Fernandez in appearance, and in ring, also Bruiser Brody).
Jesse Hennig (the Agency) (real wrestler, brother of Curt, son of Larry. But his fantasy career both in RCW and in Carl Todd/John Fredrickson's PWA/WWA/NeWA world will far exceed his real life exploits. I signed him after looking at his usage in their world).
Stan Baker (the Agency) (created wrestler, kayfabe the nephew of Ox Baker. Comes from the same world as Jesse Hennig. Created by them.)
Wolfgang Haessler (NEW) (created wrestler. German. sophisticated. Not really based on anyone, but more like a Nick Bockwinkel or Ric Flair in the sense he is well rounded and uses psychology).
Untermenschen (NEW) (created. was originally a gimmick for Scott Norton, but Norton was competing in WCW, so dropped the reference to Scott Norton. But otherwise looks and acts like him. German. Since I removed the Norton reference, I assume he does not speak English)
Black Russian (NEW) (created. Pretty boring Russian gimmick.)
Vance Nevada (another local Canadian indy wrestler with a long career. A mainstay)
Ladies
Emma Bezzlerr (created. German. Looks like a short powerhouse, kind of like Asya - Christi Wolfe).
Nikita Nikolishin (NEW) (created. Maybe based a bit on the song Nikita by Elton John.)
Pamela Principal (created. Schoolgirl/head mistress gimmick, not really sure which, a bit of a mix-up. Not based on the porn movies The Pamela Principle but that's probably where the name came from, or from Victoria Principal).
April Cummings (created. Based on a girl from the neighborhood.)
Mistress Gloom (created. a powerhouse.)
Julie Fulkerson (crossed over from the bikini model world, the California bikini videos that were hot in the 90's).
Tami Kim (same as Fulkerson)
Tammy Rief (same as Fulkerson)
Injured
Waylon Mercy (aka Dan Spivey. loved the gimmick. couldn't believe when WWF dumped him, so I snapped him up for RCW. Had no idea he could pretty much not wrestle due to injuries, so I am rolling with the punches on this one a bit and only using him occasionally but he will have a good run ahead of him).
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 23, 2020 8:05:51 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - June 1996
Roster
Faces
Greg Valentine
Sgt. Keywon Grant
Man Mountain Rock
Hakushi
David Jericho
Robbie Royce
Mike Wildside
Todd Bullett (NEW)
Rad Radford (NEW)
Heels
Lewis O'Day
Manny Silva (the Agency)
Jesse Hennig (the Agency)
Stan Baker (the Agency)
Wolfgang Haessler
Untermenschen
Black Russian
Vance Nevada
Waylon Mercy (Returns from Injury)
Ladies
Emma Bezzlerr
Nikita Nikolishin
Mistress Gloom
Julie Fulkerson
Tami Kim
Tammy Rief
Jeanne Basone (NEW)
River City Wrestling #611
June 1, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Waylon Mercy defeated Vance Nevada by submission to the sleeperhold at 5:36
**Last we saw Mercy he lost to Greg Valentine in the tournament final in January for the vacant RCW Heavyweight title. He had been on the shelf ever since. He made quick work of Vance Nevada, and while he was as insane as ever the fans are eating his character up.
Bout #2
Tami Kim and Tammy Rief battled to a no-contest at 2:30
**total catfight between the two former partners now apparently bitter enemies. Nothing was settled other then both may have lost some hair.
Bout #3
Mixed Tag Bout
Nikita Nikolishin & Black Russian defeated April Cummings & Keywon Grant by pinfall when Nikolishin pinned Cummings after a single arm DDT at 5:57
**rules were ladies could only fight ladies, so a tag meant both teams tagged. However the match's turning point was when the Russian managed to catch Cummings coming off the ropes with a knee to the back which left her exposed for Nikita to hit the single arm DDT for the win.
Post-Match: As Grant saw to Cummings he was jumped from behind by the Black Russian and received a short beating.
Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Jeanne Basone defeated Emma Bezzlerr by countout at 7:11
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**Basone's experience, speed, and repertoire kept the powerful champ off balance. Bezzlerr feigned returning into the ring but slipped off the apron instead to get a last second countout. She took her title and left as quickly as she could.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated David Jericho by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 8:03
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**Jericho looked good but at the end of the day, well O'Day is on a roll and won clean.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Man Mountain Rock & Hakushi by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Hakushi after a release powerbomb at 10:59
[Haessler & Untermenschen Win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**the improbable pairing of Rock & Hak lose the titles in fairly decisive fashion. It became apparent in this bout that Haessler, not Bezzlerr is the leader of this little group of Germans. Also the power of Untermenschen (means subhuman in German) is incredible, as before he nailed Hakushi he actually managed to nail the big Rock with a release powerbomb as well.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Greg Valentine defeated Kamala by disqualification for abuse of official at 8:16
[Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Kamala was a special guest brought in to give Valentine some competition, since he has been rolling over the top competitors lately. Kamala was a beast and he set a frenetic pace to start but Valentine battled back. When things got dicey for the Ugandan headhunter he turned his fury on the ref getting himself disqualified.
Post-Match:
Kamala chopped Valentine in the throat then kneed him in the groin. He then began to give him a beatdown. From the back came Waylon Mercy to a big ovation. Kamala backed up with caution, but Mercy began to lay the boots to Valentine. Kamala joined him in a two on one beatdown until the good guys dressing room emptied to make the save. Even with that it took Jericho, Grant, Rock, and Hakushi and they were no match for Kamala and Mercy. But Brunzell came out and dragged Valentine out of the ring to save him.
River City Wrestling #612
June 7, 1996
Brandon, Manitoba
House Show
Main Event - RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Greg Valentine (c) defeated Waylon Mercy by disqualification
Non-Title Match
Untermenschen & Wolfgang Haessler defeated Robbie Royce & Mike Wildside by pinfall
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated David Jericho by pinfall
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Jeanne Basone by pinfall
Black Russian and Keywon Grant battled to a no-contest
Nikita Nikolishin defeated April Cummings by pinfall
Todd Bullett defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall
River City Wrestling #613
June 8, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Manny Silva defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 3:38
**squash match. No explanation was given for the absence of Nick Bockwinkel tonight or whether the Agency (Bockwinkel, Silva, Hennig, Baker, Gloom) are still operating as a group.
Interview:
Waylon Mercy gives an interview and explains why he turned his anger on Greg Valentine last week. In a nutshell (no pun intended, well maybe) Mercy says he should have been the top contender coming back from his injury because he finished second in the tournament, but instead he was given the role of curtain jerker. Now it's no more Mr. Nice Guy.
Bout #2
Jesse Hennig defeated David Jericho by pinfall after a somersault neck snap at 5:31
**decent showing for Jericho but Hennig seems to be a notch higher in the pecking order in RCW and came up with the win. Again, no Nick Bockwinkel tonight.
Bout #3
Nikita Nikolishin defeated April Cummings by pinfall after a single arm DDT at 4:11
**impressive win for the Russian femme fatale against a former champion who's stock is dropping.
Bout #4
Keywon Grant defeated Black Russian (/w Nikita Nikolishin) by submission to the cobra clutch at 7:57
**good win for Grant to keep him in the running in the heavyweight division. The run of the Black Russian has been less than impressive.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Tami Kim defeated Tammy Rief by pinfall after a superkick at 6:38
**very important match for these two former partners. Not only does it settle the score, but it sets up the pecking order as to who might have a better singles career going forward. Kim was the winner, in fairly clean fashion so it looks like she will get more opportunities in the weeks to come. This was not a popular outcome for the fans who were solidly behind Rief who had taken the high road in this break up.
Bout #6
Six-Man Mixed Tag Team Match
Wolfgang Haessler, Untermenschen, & Emma Bezzlerr defeated Todd Bullett, Mike Wildside, & Jeanne Basone by pinfall when Haessler pinned Wildside after a piledriver at 9:10
**Basone actually got the better of Bezzlerr throughout this bout, and Bullett looked okay but was out muscled by Menschen. And Wildside was by far the weak link in this bout. At the end we had a six person brawl, and it looked like Basone would pin Bezzler after a superplex, but Menschen who had been battling with Bullett outside the ring pulled Basone out of the ring by her feet. This distracted Wildside who was taken down with a back suplex by Haessler, who then nailed the piledriver on him and got the win (despite not being the legal men in the match).
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Greg Valentine defeated Waylon Mercy by countout at 8:52
[Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Mercy was brutal and had uncanny strength. However Valentine hurt his opponent's shoulder early and went after it. In the end Mercy took a countout because of an apparent shoulder injury.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See you next week!
River City Wrestling #614
June 15, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Tami Kim defeated Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall after a superkick at 5:28
**a match which helps set the pecking order in the Women's division which seems overly full of rulebreakers (these two included) and lacking in fan favourites. Nikita looked alright but Kim looks ready to challenge for the title.
Bout #2
Rad Radford defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a spinning spinebuster at 3:10
**coming in as a fan favourite in his premiere Rad Radford (familiar to fans from his short WWF stint) made short work of Nevada.
Bout #3
Robbie Royce & Todd Bullett defeated Black Russian (/w Nikita Nikolishin) & Caveman Broda when Royce pinned Broda after a double dropkick at 4:50
**Royce and Bullett worked really well together for their first time teaming, while Broda makes his return to RCW as the weak link.
Bout #4
David Jericho defeated Manny Silva (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by countout at 6:47
**Silva was at times frustrated by the speed and finesse of Jericho, but we have seen him beat more accomplished grapplers in the past. What he couldn't get past though was the coaching and criticism from his super agent Bockwinkel, and ended up taking the countout so he could argue with Bockwinkel. After the bout the two men walked away separated.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Jeanne Basone by pinfall after a Gorilla press slam at 7:03
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**Bezzlerr is a strong champion, and she beat a strong challenger and former champion Basone. In the end Bezzlerr cheated (because that's what rule breakers do), but for the most part the win was uncontested.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Jesse Hennig & Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Hennig after a release powerbomb at 10:43
[Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**two disliked teams from the fans point of view, but the hatred for Bockwinkel was strong enough that the fans actually cheered for the Germans. Bezzlerr was called upon twice to neutralize Bockwinkel, and in the end a double team by the champs set up the monster Untermenschen to try and drive Hennig through the mat.
Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Keywon Grant by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 6:24
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**even enough and competitive match but O'Day took the former champ down one more time, with a fairly clean win. Maybe the TV champion is ready for another shot at the Heavyweight Champion?
Post-Match
The ring cleared but Nick Bockwinkel came to the ring and called out his troops. Jesse Hennig, Stan Baker, Mistress Gloom, and Manny Silva came to the ring. Bockwinkel berated them for not having won any gold, all of them had failed. Hennig suggested that if they had all failed that maybe the problem was not with them but with their leader (Bockwinkel). Bockwinkel of course disagreed and told Hennig if he didn't like it he could just buy out his contract with the Bockwinel Talent Agency. Hennig didn't like that, things escalated, and finally Hennig said he was out of here. He asked Baker if he was joining him, but the big man hesitated. Then he agreed, but as they left the ring Baker attacked Hennig from behind. When Hennig made a slight comeback Gloom stepped in to make it two on one. In the meantime Manny Silva just shook his head and walked out on Bockwinkel! The two on one beatdown continued until security broke it up.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See you next week!
River City Wrestling #615
June 16, 1996
Dauphin, Manitoba
House Show
Main Event - Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day (c) defeated Keywon Grant by pinfall
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr (c) defeated Jeanne Basone by pinfall
Stan Baker & Manny Silva and Jesse Hennig & David Jericho battled to a no-contest
Tami Kim defeated Mistress Gloom by pinfall
Robbie Royce & Todd Bullett defeated Black Russian & Vance Nevada by pinfall
Nikita Nikolishin defeated April Cummings by pinfall
Mike Wildside defeated Caveman Broda by pinfall
River City Wrestling #616
June 22, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Tammy Rief defeated Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall after a superplex at 5:30
**an interesting pecking order match that sees one of the few fan favourites in the female division get to the pay window.
Pre-Match Interview:
Manny Silva makes it known that he is done with the Nick Bockwinkel "Talentless" Agency. But in case any of the fans got any ideas that he had softened he made sure to insult them enough to get back the jeers. And in case that wasn't enough he attacked Jericho before the opening bell.
Bout #2
Manny Silva defeated David Jericho by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 3:12
**short and violent, could describe either Silva or this match.
Bout #3
Rad Radford defeated Black Russian (/w Nikita Nikolishin) by pinfall after a spinning spinebuster at 6:05
**another good win for the "grungy" Radford. After the bout the Russian took his anger out on his valet by slapping her and then choking her. This brought Radford back to the ring to make the save, and apparently create a connection between himself and the Russian femme fatale.
Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match
Tami Kim defeated Mistress Gloom (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall after a superkick at 5:54
**Bockwinkel was stone cold silent in the corner, hardly moving a muscle while observing the match. Even when Gloom spun out of the ring at one point and walked over to him, he just waved her back into the ring. Gloom controlled the first half of the bout but Kim used her speed and some martial arts moves to turn the tables, and knocked her out with her version of the sweet chin music.
Post-Match:
Bockwinkel entered the ring and shook hands with Kim and announced that Kim would be joining the Agency. He then gave Gloom a boot, and Kim threw her out of the ring and he announced that Gloom was thus terminated from representation. When Gloom looking monstrous and mad got back into the ring she sent Bock and Kim scrambling to the back.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Non-Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzler) by pinfall when Bullett pinned Haessler after a double piledriver at 5:03
**huge upset as the smaller team took it to the champs from the opening bell with a high octane offence. The champs just looked stunned after the bout and they better figure it out because you know that Bullett & Royce just earned themselves a title shot.
Bout #6
Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a heart punch at 9:31
**a bit surprising that Baker would be able to beat his former partner in such a deciding fashion. Bockwinkel did help turn the tables near the end by jumping on the apron to distract the ref which allowed Baker to nail a low blow on Hennig.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Greg Valentine defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after an elbowdrop from the second buckle at 11:46
[Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**the angry Irishman gave the champ a good run for his money, but although he seems to have a firm grasp on the TV title he has not been able to step up and beat the Heavyweight champ. Valentine continues to look calm, experienced, and dominant as the champ.
River City Wrestling #617
June 29, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Bermuda Triangle Match - All 3 Men Are Legal
David Jericho defeated Vance Nevada and Mike Wildside by pinfall when Jericho pinned Nevada after a shooting star press at 8:07
**fast pace match to open the show with three guys near the bottom of the rankings right now trying to claw their way back to relevance.
Bout #2
Mistress Gloom defeated Tammy Rief by pinfall after a tombstone piledriver at 5:39
**Gloom coming off a loss to Kim, and Rief coming off a win against Nikita locked up and with Gloom's big win the momentum of their individual careers reverses. Also, much like Manny Silva, it became clear that although Gloom was kicked out of The Agency she was not going to be taking a shower in the fan favourite dressing room after the bout.
Bout #3
Mixed Handi-Cap Match (Loser - Whomever gets pinned or submits - Has to leave RCW)
Rad Radford & Nikita Nikolishin defeated the Black Russian by pinfall when Nikita pinned Black Russian after a running forearm smash at 6:45
**Radford and Nikita seem to be a thing now, and Nikita has fully embraced the RCW fan base. The Black Russian's run in RCW looks to be over, and it was for the most part unimpressive. Radford set up the Russian and encouraged Nikita to take the tag in and finish him off.
Bout #4
Lewis O'Day & Manny Silva and Jesse Hennig & Keywon Grant battled to a no-contest at 5:13
**strange pairings in this one, but four accomplished singles wrestlers locked up. This match soon lost any semblance of civility and with all four men participating in carnage outside the ring it was thrown out.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Tami Kim (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by disqualification for outside interference at 7:11
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**first time in a while since Bezzlerr was on the receiving end for most of a match. Kim's wrestling skill's have progressed very fast as she must be dedicating herself to learning the craft. However as Bezzlerr was making a comeback Bockwinkel managed to reach in and trip up the champ to take that advantage away. That was missed by the ref, but not by Mistress Gloom who came running from the back and attacked Bock. The manager of Kim tried to escape by sliding into the ring but he collided with Bezzlerr so the ref called for the DQ. After the bout Gloom, Bezzlerr, and Kim ended up in a three way battle inside the ring.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Bullett after a release powerbomb at 9:44
[Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Bullet and Royce maintained their momentum from their non-title win last week and controlled large portions of this bout, including some nice double teams. Probably because of her match just previous, and also maybe because Haessler has taken over control of the German contingent, Emma Bezzlerr was not at ringside for this bout. Bullett and Royce went for their double dropkick but Haessler ran across and speared Royce, while Untermenschen was able to just swat away the feet of Bullet. The monster then hit his finisher and the match was over.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Greg Valentine defeated Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by disqualification for outside interference at 7:30
[Greg Valentine retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Baker was in control early but Valentine battled back and took over the match. He got two near falls after elbow drops from the second buckle. Bockwinkel tried to distract him but Valentine ran Bock head first into the ringpost. Valentine and Baker traded kicks and punches, then Valentine took him down with a double leg, worked over the leg, and put on the figure-four. Baker looked ready to submit when Waylon Mercy hit the ring and started to attack Valentine. Mercy gave Valentine a beat down until the good guys came from the dressing room to break it up.
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 23, 2020 8:08:35 GMT -5
RCW TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY1. Jan 19/1980: Vegas Brothers (Kenny Deeler & A.J. Dice) - tournament final over Chris Lyons & J.P. Moran, Winnipeg, Canada 2. Aug 16/1980: KISS Army (Demon Gene & Superstar Paul) -by pinfall over the Vegas Brothers, Winnipeg, Canada 3. Mar 7/1981: Roughnecks: (Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs) - by pinfall over the KISS Army, Winnipeg, Canada 4. Aug 1/1981: Royal Kiwis: (Kelly Hobin & Keith McIvor) -by pinfall, 2 out of 3 falls, over the Roughnecks, Winnipeg, Canada 5. Mar 20/1982: Mike Valiant & Chris Lyon - by pinfall over the Royal Kiwis, Winnipeg, Canada -Chris Lyon forfeited the titles on Oct 30/82 due to his also holding the RCW Heavyweight Title. 6. Dec 11/82: Roughnecks: (Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs) (2) -Tournament final for vacant titles -by pinfall over the Cuban Assassin & Iranian Assassin, Winnipeg, Canada 7. Aug 4/83: Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum -by pinfall over Roughnecks, Wrestling Summit, Winnipeg, Canada 8. Feb 25/84: Phil Lafleur & Ben Bassarab -by pinfall over Mosca & Duncum, at RCW #134, Winnipeg, Canada 9. Mar 10/84:Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum(2) -by pinfall over Lafleur & Bassarab at RCW #136, Winnipeg, Canada 10. Jul 28/84: Keith & Bret Hart -by pinfall over Mosca & Duncum at RCW #155, Winnipeg Canada 11. Dec 13/84: King Tonga & Abdullah the Butcher -by pinfall over the Hart Brothers at RCW #174, Winnipeg, Canada 5th Anniversary Spectacular -titles stripped on Feb 16/85 when Abdullah and Tonga split as a tag team 12. Mar 23/85: Chris Lyon & Bobby Duncum -by pinfall over Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer at RCW #184, Calgary, Canada -tournament final. Lyon & Duncum had won the RCW bracket. MS & SD had won the North American bracket (said to be a fictional tournament). 13. May 25/85: Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer -by pinfall over Chris Lyon & Bobby Duncum at RCW #191, Edmonton, Canada -Texas Tornado style match 14. Dec 19/85: Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn & Stan Lane) -by pinfall over Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer at RCW #220, Winnipeg, Canada -6th Anniversary Spectacular 15. Feb 22/86: The Longriders (Wild Bill Irwin & Scott Hogg Irwin) -by pinfall over Fabulous Ones at RCW #226, Fargo, North Dakota 16. Jul 11/87: The Terminators: Riggs & Wolff -by pinfall over The Hart Brothers: Bruce & Owen at RCW #291, Winnipeg, Canada -tournament final, the Longriders forced to forfeit titles after injury to Scott Hogg 17. Dec 17/87: Buck Zumhoffe & Baron von Raschke -by pinfall over The Terminators: Riggs & Wolff at the 8th Anniversary Spectacular RCW #313, Winnipeg, Canada 18. Jan 16/88: The Terminators: Riggs & Wolff (2) -by pinfall over Buck Zumhoffe & Baron von Raschke at RCW #314, Winnipeg Canada 19. Feb 27/88: Top Guns: Derrick Dukes & Ricky Rice -by pinfall over the Terminators at RCW #320, Regina, Canada 20. June 11/88: Bryan St. John & Terry Orndorff -by pinfall over the Top Guns at RCW #333, Grand Forks, North Dakota 21. July 23/1988: Owen Hart & Chris Benoit -by pinfall over St. John & Orndorff at RCW #339, Minot, North Dakota 22. Aug 7/1988: The Sheepherders Butch & Luke -by pinfall over Owen Hart & Chris Benoit at RCW #341, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 23. Aug 14/1988: Owen Hart & Chris Benoit (2) -by pinfall over the Sheepherders at RCW #342, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 24. Sep 11/1988: Bad Company: Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond -by pinfall over Owen Hart & Chris Benoit at RCW #345, Brandon, Manitoba 25. Nov 13/1988: Top Guns: Derrick Dukes & Ricky Rice (2) -by pinfall over Bad Company at RCW #353, Winnipeg, Manitoba 26. Mar 18/1989: Bolsheviks: Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov -by pinfall over Top Guns at RCW #367, Regina, Saskatchewan 27. May 13/1989: High Flyers: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell -by submission over the Bolsheviks at RCW #375, Winnipeg, Manitoba 28. Jun 10/1989: Destruction Crew: Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom -by pinfall over the High Flyers at RCW #379, Regina, Saskatchewan 29. Sep 2/1989: Jack Steele & Ricky Rice -by pinfall over the Destruction Crew at RCW #391, Winnipeg, Manitoba 30. Oct 14/1989: The Bruise Brothers: Larry Picone & Dave Koorajian -by pinfall over Steele & Rice at RCW #397, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 31. Feb 3/1990: Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington -by pinfall over The Bruise Brothers at RCW #410, Regina, Saskatchewan 32. Mar 3/1990: The Blackhearts (Matt & Brett Derringer) -by pinfall over Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington at RCW #414, Regina, Saskatchewan 33. Apr 14/1990: Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington (2) -by pinfall over the Blackhearts at RCW #419, Winnipeg, Manitoba 34. June 30/1990: The Texas Hangmen Psycho & Killer -by pinfall over Bassarab & Wellington at RCW # 430, Winnipeg, Manitoba 35. July 21/1990: Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington (3) -by pinball over Texas Hangmen in a Steel Cage match at RCW #433, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 36. Dec 15/1990: Texas Hangmen Psycho & Killer (2) -by pinfall over Bassarab & Wellington at RCW # 449; 11th Anniversary Show. Winnipeg, Manitoba [/p]
37. Feb 23/1991: Ben Bassarab & Kid Gallahad -in a Texas Tornado Bullrope match at RCW #457, Winnipeg, Manitoba
38. May 25/1991: Destruction Crew: Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos (2) -by pinfall over Bassarab & Gallahad at RCW #471, Winnipeg, Manitoba
39. Dec 7/1991: Bob Orton Jr. & Mike Lozansky -by pinfall over Destruction Crew at RCW #485, 12th Anniversary Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba
40. Sep 12/1992: Sebastien Rikard & Archangel -by pinfall over Orton & Lozansky at RCW #504, Winnipeg, Manitoba
41. Dec 5/1992: Mike Lozansky & Lightning Kid -by pinfall over Rikard & Angel at RCW #510; 13th Anniversary Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba
42. Jan 30/1993: Dirty White Boy & Barry Horowitz -by pinfall over Lozansky & Lightning Kid at RCW #513; Winnipeg, Manitoba
43. Mar 13/1993: Baron von Raschke & Brad Rheingans -by pinfall over Dirty White Boy & Barry Horowitz at RCW #516; Winnipeg, Manitoba
44. May 8/1993: Kevin Sullivan & Nightstalker
-by pinfall over Raschke & Rheingans at RCW #520; Winnipeg, Manitoba
45. Aug 28/1993: Super Destroyers 2000 & 2001
-by pinfall over Brad Rheingans & Derrick Dukes by pinfall in a tournament final at RCW #528; Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Sullivan & Nightstalker had been stripped of the titles
46. Oct 9/1993: Brad Rheinghans & Ken Patera
-by pinfall over the Super Destroyers at RCW #531; Winnipeg, Manitoba
47. Oct 23/1993: Sebastien Rikard & Lenny Thompson
-by pinfall over Rheinghans & Patera at RCW #532; Winnipeg, Manitoba
48. Apr 23/1994: Tommy Jammer & The Trooper -by submission over Rikard & Thompson at RCW #543; Winnipeg, Manitoba
49. Jun 4/1994: Destruction Crew: Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos (3)
-by pinfall over Jammer & Trooper at RCW #546; Winnipeg, Manitoba
50. Sep 10/1994: Robbie Royce & Dan Kroffat
-by pinfall over Destruction Crew at RCW #553; Winnipeg, Manitoba
51. Feb 4/1995: Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig -by pinfall over Royce & Kroffat at RCW #562; Winnipeg, Manitoba
52. Jul 8/1995: Destruction Crew: Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos (4)
-by pinfall over Chi Chi Cruz & Eric Freedom in a tournament final at RCW #577; Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Baker and Hennig were stripped of their titles after Baker suffered an injury
53. Dec 9/1995: Fabulous Ones:Steve Keirn & Stan Lane (2)
-by pinfall over Destruction Crew in a Texas Tornado Match at RCW #593; Winnipeg, Manitoba
54. Feb 17/1996: Man Mountain Rock & Hakushi
-by pinfall over Greg Valentine & Stan Lane in a tournament final at RCW #599; Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Fabulous Ones forfeited the title when Lane turned on Keirn
55. Jun 1/1996: Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen
-by pinfall over Man Mountain Rock & Hakushi at RCW #611; Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 24, 2020 7:57:33 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - July 1996
Roster
Faces
Greg Valentine
Sgt. Keywon Grant
Jesse Hennig
David Jericho
Robbie Royce
Todd Bullett
Rad Radford
Mike Wildside
Elmwood Brawler (NEW)
Heels
Lewis O'Day
Manny Silva
Stan Baker (/w Bockwinkel)
Wolfgang Haessler (/wBezzlerr)
Untermenschen (/w Bezzlerr)
Vance Nevada
Waylon Mercy
Guy Incognito (NEW)
Ladies
Emma Bezzlerr
Nikita Nikolishin
Mistress Gloom
Tami Kim
Tammy Rief
Cynthia Rothrock (NEW)
River City Wrestling #618
July 5, 1996
Falcon Beach, Manitoba
House Show
Main Event - RCW Heavyweight Title
Greg Valentine (c) defeated Stan Baker by disqualification at 10:24
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day (C) defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 12:22
Six Man Tag Match
Wolfgang Haessler, Untermenschen, & Emma Bezzlerr defeated Todd Bullett, Robbie Royce, & Tammy Rief by pinfall when Bezzlerr pinned Rief after a Gorilla press slam at 7:57
Manny Silva defeated Keywon Grant by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 17:18
Mistress Gloom defeated Tami Kim by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 8:13
Rad Radford defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a spinning spinebuster at 6:39
David Jericho defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after an inside cradle at 5:56
River City Wrestling #619
July 6, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Guy Incognito defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 3:33
**premiere of Incognito, using the same name as a Simpson's character. Unlike the beloved TV show however, Guy was not liked by the fans.
Bout #2
Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Rad Radford by pinfall after a heartpunch at 6:17
**Rad was doing all right but seemed quite distracted by Bockwinkel, and the manager reached in and tripped Radford at just the right time to turn the match in Baker's favour.
After the bout Radford tried to chase down Bockwinkel but Baker caught him from behind and got in an extra beat down.
Bout #3
Manny Silva defeated Keywon Grant by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 8:02
**solid match but Silva continues to roll while Grant is treading water.
Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr and Mistress Gloom battled to a no-contest at 3:35
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**the match was just starting to pick up steam when Tami Kim hit the ring and attacked both wrestlers. A three way brawl broke out. Haessler and Untermenschen hit the ring to help out Bezzlerr and were followed seconds later by Stan Baker helping out Kim. Just when it looked like Gloom was on her own Manny Silva of all people came to stand with her. Now that is a strange pairing.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after hitting him with brass knuckles at 8:39
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**Hennig used some impressive wrestling skills and a ground attack to give the champ, who has been so dominant, a run for his money. In the end O'Day took advantage of a ref bump to brandish a pair of brass knux getting the win, and busting Hennig wide open at the same time.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzlerr) by disqualification at 10:11
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**this was the rubber match between the teams with the challengers having won a non-title bout, the champions then followed up with a successful title defence. Hard to say if the champs felt like their titles were in jeopardy or they just decided to do damage because they could. However, they managed to isolate Royce after tossing Bullett over the top rope. They delivered two spiked piledrivers, and the ref threw the match out because they ignored his count and continued the assault. After the bout Royce had his neck immobilized and was removed on a stretcher.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Waylon Mercy defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a running bulldog at 9:53
[Waylon Mercy Won the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Mercy got this shot in no small part to his sneak attack on Valentine last week. Valentine had been such a dominant champ, and controlled most of this bout (much of which was spent on the mat). But Mercy had some inner strength to muster a comeback and used a series of choke holds and a hotshot off the neck to set up his bulldog finisher and end an impressive reign of almost 6 months for Valentine (which began of course with a tournament win over Waylon Mercy). Six months ago Valentine was the rulebreaker and Mercy the fan favourite but now those roles have been reversed.
River City Wrestling #620
July 12, 1996
Grand Forks, North Dakota
House Show
Greg Valentine defeated Manny Silva by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 9:10
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day (c) defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a running knee smash at 13:46
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Mistress Gloom by submission to the Boston crab at 7:44
Non-Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Todd Bullett & David Jericho by countout at 10:02
Stan Baker and Rad Radford battled to a double countout at 6:14
Tami Kim defeated Tammy Rief by pinfall after a superkick at 5:25
Guy Incognito defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 6:11
River City Wrestling #621
July 13, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Guy Incognito defeated David Jericho by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 4:45
**a bit of an upset here, thanks to Incognito getting in an undetected low blow, and with his hands lowered to protect his manhood against further assault Jericho was easy pickings for the finisher.
Bout #2
Nikita Nikolishin defeated Tammy Rief by pinfall with a schoolgirl pin at 4:13
**good match to determine the pecking order, and a clean one between two fan favourites.
Bout #3
Wolfgang Haessler (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a piledriver at 6:20
**with Bullett's partner Royce on the shelf, injured from last week's double team, Bullett tried unsuccessfully to extract some revenge.
Bout #4
Manny Silva and Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzler) battled to a no-contest at 3:30
**this one never got too much momentum before these two bulls took it outside the ring and started to try and cripple each other. Bezzlerr then jumped on Silva, which brought Mistress Gloom out (returning the favour from last week when Silva helped her out). The four person brawl got it thrown out.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Street Fight
Jesse Hennig & Rad Radford defeated Lewis O'Day & Stan Baker by 10 count when O'Day was counted down at 13:36
**four man street fight that combined two separate feuds. O'Day and Baker were doing well but Hennig and Radford helped each other out more and eventually took over the bout. Nick Bockwinkel came out to help out Baker, but this brought out Nikita Nikolishin to help out Radford. Nikita jumped onto the back of Bock who then filpped her and put her in a sleeperhold. But this seemed to piss off O'Day who told him to stop. The distraction though bought him a chair shot from behind from Hennig, and he was then counted out while Radford battled Baker.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Bermuda Triangle Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Mistress Gloom and Tami Kim (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall when Bezzlerr pinned Gloom after a superplex at 6:49
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**Both Bezzlerr and Gloom seemed to want to beat up on Kim, whether that was because of previous bad deeds, the presence and mouth of Bockwinkel, or because they thought she was the easiest to get a quck victory from can not be said. However, Gloom soon turned on Bezzlerr and a true 3 way fight was on. Bockwinkel tried to get involved twice and that was enough to see Untermenschen (to back Bezzlerr) and Manny Silva (to back Gloom) to come out to the ring, and they both went after Bockwinkel. Security had to get involved and save Bockwinkel, but although he was the only one allowed to stay (he is the only one with a manager's license) he was successfully neutered and sat near the announce table the rest of the match. Meanwhile during the distraction which sucked in the ref, a chair was introduced and all 3 women tried to use it, wrestle it away, and smash each other. Bezzlerr held the chair in front of Gloom who had been clobbered, and Kim was going to superkick it into Gloom's face, but the behemoth pulled Bezzlerr forward and Kim kicked the chair into Bezzlerr instead. Gloom then speared Kim, covered for a 2 count. Gloom climbed to the top rope, but Kim recovered and tried to superplex Gloom off the top. But Gloom held on, and Bezzlerr also climbed up and knocked Kim off, then punched Gloom and took her over with a superplex and got the pin to retain her title.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Waylon Mercy defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after an inside cradle at 8:58
[Waylon Mercy retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**this was Valentine's return bout after having dropped the title to Mercy last week. Mercy controlled early but when he went for a bulldog finisher Valentine was able to push him off, sending him headfirst into the ringpost. He then went to work on the champ with mostly elbows and knees, and then a figure four which failed to get the submission. Finally Valentine climbed to the second buckle and dropped the elbow...but Mercy rolled out of the way and after Valentine crashed to the mat he rolled him up for the 3 count.
River City Wrestling #622
July 19, 1996
Brandon, Manitoba
Main Event - RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (c) (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Manny Silva & Mistress Gloom by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Gloom after a release powerbomb at 8:30
RCW Television Title Match
Jesse Hennig defeated Lewis O'Day (c) by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 10:54
Bermuda Triangle Match - North American Women's Title
Emma Bezzlerr (c) defeated Tami Kim and Tammy Rief by pinfall when Bezzlerr pinned Rief after a Gorilla press slam at 10:21
Mixed Handi-Cap Match
Rad Radford & Nikita Nikolishin defeated Stan Baker by pinfall when Nikita pinned Baker after a shooting star press at 6:47
David Jericho defeated Guy Incognito by pinfall after a Northern lights suplex at 5:24
Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a Bolo punch at 4:45
**premiere of Brawler who is a cross between the Crusher & Brooklyn Brawler, and hails from the Winnipeg community of Elmwood.
River City Wrestling #623
July 20, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a bolo punch at 3:30
**good TV premiere for the Brawler
Bout #2
Bermuda Triangle Match
Cynthia Rothrock defeated Tammy Rief and Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall when Rothrock pinned Rief after a spinning heel kick at 7:22
**Rothrock makes a triumphant return to RCW TV, she has her sights on regaining her Women's title.
Bout #3
David Jericho defeated Guy Incognito by pinfall after a shooting star press at 4:18
**revenge was sweet for Jericho.
Bout #4
Stan Baker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Rad Radford (/w Nikita Nikolishin) by pinfall after a kneedrop at 6:37
**Was an even match until Bockwinkel tripped up Radford to turn the tables. Nikita tried to return the favour a minute later but Radford had reversed it so Nikita tripped up Rad insead. Baker dropped a big knee and picked up the win.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Manny Silva & Mistress Gloom by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Gloom after a release powerbomb at 8:59
[Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Emma Bezzlerr was not out at ringside with the tag champs, presumably because she was getting ready to defend her title next bout. It's funny how Silva has had such problems before with tag partners, especially temporary ones, as he does not play well with others; yet he seems to be getting along with Mistress Gloom. For her part Gloom is a bit bigger than the average women so she tried to wrestle with the men, and held her own for a bit, with Silva not trying to shelter her at all. However, in the end it was that lack of sheltering that cost them the bout as she tried to match power versus power with Untermenschen and the beast just about drove her through the mat with his finisher.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Tami Kim (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall after a Gorilla press slam at 7:34
[Emma Bezzlerr retained the North American Women's Title]
**good match, possibly the blow off of the mini-feud. Bockwinkel was his usual self but Bezzlerr at one point rung his bell with a DDT outside the ring which left him dazed and confused the rest of the bout. Back inside Bezzlerr anticipated and side stepped some sweet chin music, took the challenger down with a clothesline. About four moves later she hit her finisher and the bout was over.
Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a fistdrop (/w brass knuckles) at 9:10
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**it was deja vu all over again, just like two weeks ago when O'Day did the same thing. Again Hennig was left knocked out and bleeding. This feud is not over.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
Breaking kayfabe;
Looking at the results the fed has swung from mostly real wrestlers two years ago, to a mix, and now more in the flavour of created wrestlers. From this card there were
4 real wrestlers (Vance Nevada, David Jericho (aka Kid Cash), Rad Radford (aka Louie Spicolli), and Jesse Hennig (far better and more over in the fantasy world then the real world)
10 fantasy wrestlers (Elmwood Brawler, Nikita Nikolishin, Guy Incognito (based on the Simpsons character, no idea why, he was in my notes, I'm not even a big Simpsons fan), Stan Baker (not my creation), Wolfgang Haessler, Untermenschen (was based on Scott Norton, but he was signed to WCW so I did a rip off), Manny Silva, Mistress Gloom, Emma Bezzlerr, Lewis O'Day (based on Fit Finlay, but he was signed to WCW so I did a rip off)
3 wrestlers based on real people who were not actually wrestlers (Cynthia Rothrock (Actress, Martial Arts), Tammy Rief (bikini competitor), Tami Kim (bikini competitor)
River City Wrestling #624
July 26, 1996
Falcon Beach, Manitoba
Main Event - Streetfight - RCW TV Title Match
Lewis O'Day (c) defeated Jesse Hennig by 10 count in a streetfight at 12:03
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Untermenschen & Wolfgang Haessler (c) defeated Greg Valentine & Todd Bullett by pinfall when Haessler pinned Bullett after a piledriver at 9:14
North American Women's Title Match
Emma Bezzlerr (c) defeated Tami Kim by pinfall after a Gorilla press slam at 6:50
Stan Baker defeated Rad Radford by pinfall after a heartpunch at 8:33
David Jericho defeated Manny Silva by disqualification for not following referee instructions to break at 8:18
**Silva back to his old penchant for trying to strangle his opponent.
Elmwood Brawler defeated Guy Incognito by pinfall after a Bolo punch at 5:54
Vance Nevada defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after a Northern lights suplex at 6:43
River City Wrestling #625
July 27, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Guy Incognito by pinfall after a Bolo punch at 4:08
**Friday night at Falcon Beach was the dress rehearsal for this bout apparently
Bout #2
Stan Baker defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a heartpunch at 5:20
**Bullett was actually doing quite well, controlled most of the bout, but made one mistake telegraphing a flying cross body block and Baker made him pay. No sign or mention of Nick Bockwinkel tonight.
Bout #3
Manny Silva and Untermenschen battled to a no-contest at 6:11
**another attempt for these two savages to settle things inside the ring for their simmering, on again, off again feud. To no avail, as nothing was settled. Fans hate both men but were thoroughly entertained by the carnage.
Bout #4
Greg Valentine defeated Wolfgang Haessler by disqualification for outside interference (Untermenschen) at 8:43
**very good match, with two guys who work the classical style of bout including as much ring psychology as they can. Valentine controlled most of the bout but Haessler would either take a time out by leaving the ring, or he would sneak in a chokehold or eye rake to extend the bout. Emma Bezzlerr was not in Haessler's corner, presumably again because she is preparing for her title match next. This is also back to back matches tonight for the tag team champions in singles competition. In the end Untermenschen came to ringside and just entered the ring and pounded away on Valentine. The two on one beat down was on. Manny Silva came down to the ring but not to save Valentine, he just tossed Untermenschen out of the ring and then those two battled it out around ringside. This still left Valentine at the mercy of Haessler who by this time had busted him open, hard way. Surprisingly from the back came Lewis O'Day who ejected Haessler from the ring. The Germans regrouped outside the ring and left together. O'Day and Silva left separately with neither checking on Valentine who lay on his back wearing the proverbial crimson mask.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Cynthia Rothrock defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after a spinning heel kick at 7:55
[Cynthia Rothrock Wins the North American Women's Title]
**the end of an impressive run for the German Bezzlerr, having won the title in March. Considering the level of competition for the title, and the rate the title has been switching hands, a 4 month reign is actually pretty impressive. For the diminutive but tough and skilled Rothrock it is the start of her 5th title reign (a record, as she passes Hall of Famer Tawney England who had 4 title reigns). Rothrock controlled early, Bezzlerr though took over the bout. The champ though went for a Gorilla press slam which the challenger dropped out of, ran the champ into the buckle, then nailed her finisher and picked up a decisive win.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Coal Miners Glove Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after hitting him with the Coal Miners Glove at 11:04
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**there have been a couple indications lately that O'Day may be having a bit of a change of heart. First he showed compassion for a lady, Nikita, during a tag bout that got out of hand, and earlier tonight he came to the rescue of Greg Valentine. O'Day, the Irish thug, was interviewed before the bout and said that he respected Valentine because he is the only guy in RCW who has beat him fair and square. He says he still wants to beat Valentine, but now that the Hammer doesn't have the title he doesn't really care that much about it. In case anyone thinks he is going soft he intends to cripple Hennig tonight. For the most part both men ignored the steel glove that was suspended on a pole over one of the turnbuckles. The two men fought inside and outside of the ring, the rulebook was put away on the shelf for this one. The Coal Miners Glove match is an old RCW tradition dating back to the start, and is one of our favourite grudge matches. Eventually both men tried and failed to get enough distance to climb the pole and get the glove. Getting the glove does not assure victory either, as history has shown quite often the opponent can get the glove instead and use it first. In this case though both men ended up climbing the top rope, on either side of the pole, jostling for position. O'Day managed to push Hennig off, grab the glove. It looked like Hennig might be able to get in an attack first, but O'Day used his other hand to deliver a quick, stunning jab, and then nailed the challenger with the steel glove and cover for the 3 count.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Waylon Mercy defeated David Jericho by pinfall after a back elbow at 6:16
[Waylon Mercy retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**the main event was the Heavyweight title match, because as traditionalists the RCW has a pecking order, and the Heavyweight title match comes last (unless there is a cage match). But this bout was a little anti-climatic after two very good and important matches preceding. Jericho had his moments using his speed but Mercy had the whole, shake it off thing going. Mercy though went for his running bulldog finisher and Jericho was able to push him off into the buckle. However, when he followed him in the champ fed him a back elbow that knocked him the *** out.
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 24, 2020 8:00:19 GMT -5
RCW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY
1. The Destroyer
Jan 5/80: defeated Mike Valiant at RCW #1 in a tournament final.
2. Chris Lyon
Jan 24/81: defeated The Mummy in tournament final at RCW #26.
The Destroyer was stripped of his title after not being able to
defend the title for 30 days due to injury.
3. The Mummy
Mar 28/81: defeated Chris Lyons in a cage match at RCW #29.
4. The Destroyer (2)
Aug 1/81: defeated the Mummy at RCW #36.
5. Chris Lyon (2)
Oct 24/82: defeated the Destroyer at RCW #80
6. The Destroyer (3)
Apr 30/83: defeated Chris Lyon at RCW #97.
Best 2 out of 3 falls
7. Chris Lyon (3)
July 9/83: defeated The Destroyer at RCW #106
8. Jim Brunzell
Sep 22/84: defeated Chris Lyon at RCW #162
9. David Schultz
Mar 23/85: defeated Jim Brunzell at RCW #184
10. Jim Brunzell (2)
Apr 20/85: defeated David Schultz at RCW #187
3 falls to 2, 30-minute Ironman Cage Match
11. Jerry Blackwell
June 30/85: defeated Jim Brunzell at RCW #196
12. Bob Backlund
Oct 5/85: defeated Jerry Blackwell at RCW #209
13. David Schultz (2)
Dec 19/85: defeated Bob Backlund at RCW #220
14. Bob Backlund (2)
Feb 15/86: defeated David Schultz at RCW #225
15. Steve Disalvo
Aug 23/86: defeated Bob Backlund at RCW #250
16. Vendetta
Oct 10/87: defeated Steve Disalvo at RCW #304
17. Don Muraco
Mar 18/89: defeated Vendetta at RCW #367
18. Dynamite Kid
Apr 15/89: defeated Don Muraco at RCW #371
19. Don Muraco (2)
May 27/89: defeated Dynamite Kid at RCW #377
20. Davey Boy Smith
Sep 2/89: defeated Don Muraco at RCW #391
21. Dynamite Kid (2)
Dec 14/89: defeated Davey Boy Smith by pinfall in a Coal Miners Glove match at RCW #406 (10th Anniversary Spectacular)
22. Paul Orndorff
May 26/90: defeated Dynamite Kid by pinfall at RCW #425
**vacated July 7th due to injury
23. Steve Disalvo (2)
Aug 4/90: defeated Don Muraco in tournament final at RCW #435
24. Ricky Steamboat
Dec 15/90: defeated Steve Disalvo at RCW #449 at (11th Anniversary Spectacular)
25. Larry Cameron
Mar 14/91: defeated Jerry Lynn at RCW #459 in tournament final
**Vacated by Steamboat due to injury
26. Paul Orndorff (2)
Sep 28/91: defeated Cameron by pinfall at RCW #480
27. Rogue
Feb 15/92: defeated Orndorff in a cage match at RCW #489
28. Vendetta (2) Jun 20/92: defeated Rogue 2 falls to 0 in a best of 3 falls match at RCW #498
29. Dirty White Boy
Aug 15/92: defeated Vendetta by pinfall at RCW #502
30. Jerry Lynn
Dec 5/92: defeated Dirty White Boy 2 falls to 1 in a best of 3 falls match at RCW #510 (13th Anniversary Spectacular)
31. Manny Silva Mar 27/93: defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall at RCW #517
32. Harley Tragger
Sep 25/93: defeated Dirty White Boy in tournament final at RCW #530
**Manny Silva was stripped of the title and suspended for his actions
33. Stan Lane
Dec 4/93: defeated Harley Tragger by pinfall at RCW #535 (14th Anniversary Spectacular)
34. Jim Brunzell (3)
Apr 9/94: defeated Stan Lane by submission at RCW #542 in a steel cage match
35. Greg Valentine
Jun 4/94: defeated Jim Brunzell by referee's decision at RCW #546
36. Harley Tragger (2) Sep 24/94: defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall at RCW #554
37. Stan Lane (2)
Dec 3/94: defeated Harley Tragger by pinfall at RCW #559 (15th Anniversary Spectacular)
38. Jim Brunzell (4)
Oct 21/95: defeated Stan Lane by pinfall at RCW # 587
**Vacated title for retirement after Dec 9/95 title defence.
39. Greg Valentine (2)
Jan 20/96: defeated Waylon Mercy by pinfall at RCW #596
**tournament final for vacant title
40. Waylon Mercy
Jul 6/96: defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall at RCW #619
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 25, 2020 7:37:20 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - August, 1996
Roster
Faces
Greg Valentine
Jesse Hennig
David Jericho
Todd Bullett
Rad Radford
Mike Wildside
Elmwood Brawler
Stan Lane (NEW)
Heels
Lewis O'Day
Manny Silva
Stan Baker
Wolfgang Haessler (/wBezzlerr)
Untermenschen (/w Bezzlerr)
Vance Nevada
Waylon Mercy
Guy Incognito
Gothic Knight (NEW)
Ladies
Cynthia Rothrock
Emma Bezzlerr
Nikita Nikolishin
Mistress Gloom
Tami Kim
Jeanne Basone
Injured
Robbie Royce
River City Wrestling #626
August 3, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a Bolo punch at 5:07
**Brawler seems to be the RCW king of the curtain jerkers.
Bout #2
Jesse Hennig defeated Guy Incognito by pinfall after a running neck snap at 3:38
**Hennig has taken a step back in the pecking order but came out ahead in this bout.
Bout #3
Jeanne Basone defeated Mistress Gloom after a frankensteiner at 5:34
**Basone (previously Hollywood from GLOW) makes her return to RCW. The former champion was cheered on by the crowd but seemed to wrestle with a bit of chip on her shoulder. Gloom made the match tough for Basone with illegal moves and using her size to try to smother Basone. But Basone brought out a new and impressive finisher to get the duke.
Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match
Manny Silva defeated Rad Radford by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 7:45
**Silva is a step ahead of Radford, and the end never really seemed to be in doubt. However, it does set up a rulebreaker vs rulebreaker title bout (or more precisely, a lunatic versus lunatic showdown).
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Cynthia Rothrock defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after a missile dropkick at 5:20
[Cynthia Rothrock retained the North American Women's Title]
**This was Bezzlerr's rematch after losing her belt to Rothrock last week. Bezzlerr was an excellent champion but Rothrock seems to be just a better wrestler. Instead of her usual spinning heel kick however, Rothrock used a top rope dropkick to win the bout.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Stan Baker by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 7:54
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**an outright brawl, neither man seemed interested in pinning their opponent, instead they seemed to want to win by maiming. In the end Baker decided to try and use a steel chair to win and the ref threw the match out.
Main Event
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Greg Valentine & David Jericho by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Jericho after a release powerbomb at 10:00
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**bottom line was that David Jericho was a bit over his head in this bout, he was the weak link. After the bout while Haessler grappled with Valentine, Untermenschen kept up the attack on Jericho, delivering two more release power bombs before the cavalry arrived to make the save.
River City Wrestling #627
August 9, 1996
Brandon, Manitoba
Main Event - RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day (c) defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 12:49
North American Women's Title Match
Cynthia Rothrock (c) defeated Emma Bezzlerr by countout at 9:08
Stan Lane defeated Wolfgang Haessler by pinfall after a superkick at 8:05
Untermenschen defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a release powerbomb at 7:46
Jeanne Basone defeated Mistress Gloom after a frankensteiner at 5:58
Todd Bullett defeated Guy Incognito by pinfall after a bridging back suplex at 8:23
Gothic Knight defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after a chokeslam at 3:55
River City Wrestling #628
August 10, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Gothic Knight defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after a chokelsam at 3:03
**quick match for the television debut of the powerful Knight.
Bout #2
Tami Kim defeated Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall after a superkick at 5:14
**good match for Kim.
Bout #3
Todd Bullett & Elmwood Brawler defeated Guy Incognito & Vance Nevada by pinfall when Brawler pinned Nevada after a Bolo punch at 5:36
**just a mix of guys to get all talent an appearance.
Bout #4
Cynthia Rothrock & Jeanne Basone defeated Emma Bezzlerr & Mistress Gloom by pinfall when Rothrock pinned Gloom after a spinning heel kick at 7:18
**pretty much the top 4 women's wrestlers in RCW mix it up in a tag match with the fan favourites controlling the match. The main story was after the bout when Basone got on the mic and challenged Rothrock for a title shot. Rothrock said she didn't have the power to make matches but she would agree to the match if Commissioner Jim Brunzell agreed. Rothrock made the mistake of turning her back on Basone to call out Brunzell. Apparently Basone didn't want to wait for an answer and attacked the champ from behind. She laid down a beating on the champ until security broke it up.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Non-Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen and Greg Valentine & Stan Lane battled to a no-contest at 12:01
**After the Germans injured Valentine's last tag partner David Jericho they challenged him to go out and get another partner and they would hurt him too. So Valentine shocked everyone and went out and got former RCW Heavyweight champion Stan Lane. This is basically RCW's version of the Mega Powers. The Germans however did not back down, although Haessler spent a long time playing Ricky Morton. In the end all four men seemed happy to let the ref count them all outside the ring as they brawled.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 7:55
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**last week's bout may not have been conclusive since Baker used a foreign object and got DQ'd but this match was decisive. O'Day has been a very strong champion.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Waylon Mercy defeated Manny Silva by disqualification for abuse of official at 11:28
[Waylon Mercy retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Strange card tonight for RCW, as the final two matches featured rulebreaker vs rulebreaker for a title. Mercy controlled the first few minutes, wearing down Silva, using his height and leverage and the occasional chokehold. Silva though battled back with fists and kicks, and when Mercy made the mistake of trying to get outside the ring Silva followed him and tossed him around. Back inside Mercy survived a piledriver, and then fought his way out of a wheelbarrow suplex finisher attempt by Silva, Mercy went to work with a short clothesline, a pair of rabbit punches, choke over the top rope, standing earringer, running clothesline, and a vertical suplex. Silva was in big trouble, so after being whipped into the buckle, as Mercy followed him in, Silva pulled the ref in the way and Mercy smashed into him. All three men were down but Silva was up first, hit another piledriver, covered...no one there. Silva woke the ref, covered, but the ref called for the bell and the DQ on Silva.
River City Wrestling #629
August 16, 1996
Falcon Beach, Manitoba
Main Event - RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Waylon Mercy (c) defeated Rad Radford by pinfall after a running bulldog at 7:57
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day (c) defeated Jesse Hennig by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 12:34
North American Women's Title Match
Cynthia Rothrock (c) and Jeanne Basone battled to a no-contest at 6:19
Manny Silva defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 9:45
Gothic Knight defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a chokeslam at 5:41
Tami Kim defeated Nikita Nikolishin by countout at 7:28
Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a Bolo punch at 4:02
River City Wrestling #630
August 17, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Gothic Knight defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a chokeslam at 3:23
**Knight is looking impressive so far against smaller opponents at the bottom of the card.
Bout #2
Tami Kim defeated Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall after a superkick at 5:32
**pecking order bout and Kim stays in the title picture while Nikita has been having a rough time of it since turning to fan favourite
Bout #3
Stan Lane defeated Wolfgang Haessler by countout at 5:50
**Haessler decided to take a powder which was a good thing since Lane was ready to nail his superkick finisher.
Bout #4
Greg Valentine defeated Untermenschen by pinfall after a schoolboy pin at 7:12
**someone has finally taken down the sub-human German monster. Valentine was getting his butt handed to him, but when Untermenschen went for his powerbomb finisher the Hammer began to pepper him with shots to the head, and just keep wailing away until the big man toppled over, was rolled up and pinned.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Manny Silva & Stan Baker defeated Jesse Hennig & Rad Radford by pinfall when Baker pinned Hennig after a heart punch at 8:45
**just a mixed tag match featuring four of the semi-main eventers here in RCW, with Baker getting the duke over his former partner Hennig.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Cynthia Rothrock defeated Jeanne Basone by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 6:57
[Cynthia Rothrock retained the North American Women's Title]
**Basone went from being a bit edgy, to over the edge. She ended up using a steel chair on the champ, getting herself intentionally disqualified trying to hurt the champ instead of wrestling the title from her.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Waylon Mercy defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a running bulldog at 9:44
[Waylon Mercy retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**another champion versus champion title shot for O'Day at the senior title. He had a couple at Valentine, and likewise with Mercy he just couldn't seem to make the leap from TV title champion to Heavyweight champion. One would think that this failure might push O'Day over the edge, but since he is already so high strung there may not be another level to reach.
River City Wrestling #631
August 24, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Six-Man Tag Match
Todd Bullett, Mike Wildside & Elmwood Brawler defeated Manny Silva, Vance Nevada & Guy Incognito by pinfall when Wildside pinned Nevada after a rocker dropper at 8:02
**Silva was far and away the best competitor in this match but didn't look too happy about being there. In the end after setting his team up with two advantages and having Incognito lose the first one, and Nevada the second, Silva just walked away. Undermanned and over matched the good guys took the honours.
Bout #2
Nikita Nikolishin defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after a sunset flip at 5:35
**Bezzlerr was embarrassed when the former champion telegraphed a back bodydrop and Nikita ended her losing streak with a sunset flip into a roll for the win.
Bout #3
Rad Radford defeated Gothic Knight by pinfall after a Death Valley Driver at 4:44
**a bit of an upset as Radford has been treading water while the Knight has not lost yet. But Radford unveiled a great new finisher that brought the fans to their feet.
Bout #4
#1 Contender Match - Winner Gets Heavyweight Title Shot - Loser Still Gets Consolation Prize of TV Title Shot
Jesse Hennig defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after a running neck snap at 7:51
**not much to say about this one, just a lot of heat still between ex tag team partners.
Hour #2
Bout #5
#1 Contender - Bermuda Triangle Match
Jeanne Basone defeated Gloom and Tami Kim by pinfall when Basone pinned Kim after a Frankensteiner at 8:35
**although one would think Basone was the clear #1 contender to Cynthia Rothrock due to their feud, the office decided to punish her and make her work for it by putting her in this 3 way match. Clear to form both Kim and Gloom teamed up on Basone in the first few minutes and beat her from pillar to post. However, as you knew would have to happen that alliance broke down, Basone pretty much played possum. Then she struck by drop kicking Gloom over the top rope, and nailed her finisher on Kim.
Main Event
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Greg Valentine & Stan Lane 2 falls to 1 at 14:47
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**the arena was electric for this marquee match up and the feeling in the crowd was that the title would change hands tonight. Although Valentine and Lane had only teamed together a couple times both had a world of experience both in tag team wrestling (World Champions) and were top notch individual wrestlers as well. The first fall went according to plan as the champs could not get anything going.
[Valentine & Lane win the first fall by pinfall when Lane pinned Haessler after a spinebuster slam at 6:40]
**the worm turned thanks to Untermenschen's power. Within a couple minutes both Lane and Valentine were rocking and reeling.
[Haessler & Untermenschen win the second fall by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Valentine after a release powerbomb at 9:58]
**the third fall went by the script with both teams gaining an advantage then some 4 way brawls outside the ring. Back inside while Lane was battling with Untermenschen, outside Haessler battled Valentine. Bezzlerr managed to jump on the back of Valentine which allowed Haessler to reach in and trip up Lane as he got ready for the superkick. Untermenschen then devastated him with his finisher to get the win.
[Haessler & Untermenschen win the third fall by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Lane after a release powerbomb at 14:47]
Post-Match: Not happy with a simple victory the Germans, along with their valet Emma Bezzlerr, attacked Valentine and Lane and laid a further beatdown. That may not have been a wise decision though as it will likely mean that the two former RCW Heavyweight champions will not only get another rematch but will even more motivated!
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #632
August 31, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Night of Champions
Instead of being separated strictly into hour #1 and #2 as is usually the case, this time bout #3 started in hour #1 but finished in hour #2.
Opening Bout
North American Women's Title Match
Jeanne Basone defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall after a superplex at 10:59
[Jeanne Basone won the North American Women's Title Match]
**fast paced match to start with lots of fisticuffs, inside and outside the ring. Then a series of criss cross moves and Rothrock took over the bout. She followed this up with a series of martial arts kicks and strikes, and a series of near falls. Basone took back control though with some punches and kicks and then put on a series of headlocks, a surfboard, and a bearhug. Then the bout went back to a series of fisticuffs. Outside the ring the girls took turns smashing each other's heads off the announce table. Rothrock rolled Basone back inside the ring and climbed the top buckle. But Basone got to the top before Rothrock could come off the top, out punched her, and then brought her down to the mat with a superplex for the win. Basone wins her 3rd women's title and her first since 1987.
Bout #2
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 12:50
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**Pier 6 brawl followed by a pier 6 brawl. Lots of Roman Greco punches to the head. Both men ended up busted open hardway. Baker looked like he was going to win, but when he went for the heartpunch O'Day actually caught his fist, twisted until Baker dropped to his knees, and O'Day kneed him in the face. O'Day then laid in a beating on Baker. For about the last 3 minutes O'Day just kept pummelling Baker until he knocked him down and out. The champ then waited in the corner until Baker stumbled to his feet, and O'Day ran and nailed him with the finisher.
Bout #3
RCW Heavyweight Championship Match
Waylon Mercy defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a running bulldog at 13:08
[Waylon Mercy retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Mercy attacked Hennig before the bout started. He then tossed him out of the ring, and four straight times didn't allow Hennig to get back in the ring beating him out. Finally he brought him back in and smashed his head off of each turnbuckle, dropped a couple kneedrops on his head, put on a reverse chinlock. Hennig finally elbowed his way out but lost a collision. Mercy then stomped away. Finally Hennig kind of snapped and nailed the champ with a jawbreaker. He then kicked his legs out from under him, straddled him and punched away. The ref hauled him off but Hennig went right back with a kneesmash. Hennig then threw the champ out of the room and went out after him. The challenger tossed him off the guard rails a couple times, and then rolled him back inside. The champ caught him with a big boot, and then nailed a single arm DDT. Mercy nailed a hanging vertical suplex, floated over for a 2 count. This was followed by a brawl. Hennig nailed Mercy to the ground, laid in a couple kicks to the back, and went for his running necksnap. But the champ moved out of the way, then followed up with a running clothesline, then hit his finisher and retained the title.
Main Event
Cage Match
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Greg Valentine & Stan Lane by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Lane after a slam off the cage wall at 18:24
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**After a couple minutes feeling out process Haessler managed to take Valentine down with an armbar. He and the monster Untermenschen then took turns working over the wing of the Hammer. The strategy worked. In fact when Valentine managed to make a comeback he then went for one of his patented elbows, but his arm just kind of flung out like wet spaghetti and slapped uselessly off the shoulder of Haessler who then took back control with an elbow of his own and then an atomic drop. Untermenschen decided to work over the back of Valentine and put on a Boston crab. Twice Lane came into the ring to try and break it up, both times as the ref put him out Haessler came into the ring and dropped a knee on the lower back of Valentine. The former champ finally managed to get to the ropes. He then used his smaller size advantage to avoid Untermenschen, rolling around the ring, before making the tag to Lane. Haessler entered the ring as well but Lane took them both out, and smashed their heads together, and then one head in each hand smashed them off the cage wall. Lane worked over Untermenschen and when he tagged out to Haessler, Lane worked over him as well. Valentine recovered, tagged in and he and Lane made quick tags in and out and worked over Haessler. Valentine tried to put the figure four on but Haessler kicked out, and tagged in the Monster. He nailed Valentine with a running clothesline, then a big boot to the face, then ran him head first into the cage wall, then dragged his head across the wall. Valentine was now busted open. We were about 11 minutes into the match. Busted open Valentine was not going down easy, as he lashed out with a series of chops, kicks, and then a punch to the throat that dropped the Monster. All four men took turns for a couple minutes in the ring. Then it was surprisingly Untermenschen's turn to play Rocky Morton as the good guys tried to put him away. Finally Lane looked to have the Monster set up for a superkick finisher, but Haessler entered the ring and tackled Lane. This brought Valentine in and the ref put both Valentine and Haessler out of the ring. However, the distraction worked in the Germans' favour as Untermenschen speared Lane, then slammed him off the cage wall and picked up an impressive win for the tag champs.
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 25, 2020 7:40:38 GMT -5
RCW's Woman's Title History
1. Tawney England
Oct 30/82: won an 8 lady Battle Royal at RCW #81
Chalmers Community Club, Winnipeg MB
2. Jeannie Rahib
Dec 11/82: defeated Tawney England by submission at RCW #87
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg MB
3. Tawney England (2)
Jan ??/83 defeated Jeannie Rahib at a house show in Teulon, MB
**rumored to be a phantom title switch.
4. Jeannie Rahib (2)
June 4/83 defeated Tawney England by pinfall at RCW #101
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg MB
5. Judy Martin
July 2/83 defeated Jeannie Rahib by pinfall at RCW #105
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB
[re-name] Canadian Women's Title
5. Judy Martin
[Martin defeats Leilani Kai holder of Maple Leaf Title to merge the two titles into the Canadian Women's Title. RCW #128, Dec 15/1983, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg MB]
6. Natasha
November 3/84 defeated Judy Martin by pinfall at RCW #168
Silver Dollar, Calgary, AB
7. Corrie England
December 13/84 defeated Natasha by pinfall at RCW #174
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg MB
8.. Tawney England (3)
March 23/85 defeated Corrie England and Natasha by pinfall in a Triple Threat match at RCW #184
Silver Dollar, Calgary, AB
9. Corrie England (2)
June 2/85 defeated Tawney England by pinfall at RCW #192
Lethbridge, AB
10. Tawney England (4)
Dec 19/85 defeated Corrie England by pinfall at RCW #220
Winnipeg, MB
11. Misty Blue Simmes
Feb 15/86 defeated Tawney England by pinfall at RCW #225
Billings, MT
[Re-name North American Women's title]
12. Hollywood [Jeanne Basone]
Jul 26/86 defeated Misty Blue Simmes by pinfall at RCW #246 (Wrestling Summit 3)
Edmonton, Alberta
13. Misty Blue Simmes (2)
Aug 16/86 defeated Hollywood by pinfall at RCW #249
Duluth, Minnesota
14. Orca
Dec 18/86 defeated Misty Blue Simmes by pinfall at RCW #265
Winnipeg, Manitoba
15. Madusa Micelli
Sep 12/87 ? at RCW #300 Winnipeg, Manitoba. Madusa showed up on TV having claimed to have won the title from Orca. The day and location were never specified. This was a phantom title switch.
16. Hollywood [Jeanne Basone] (2)
Dec 17/87 defeated Madusa Micelli pinfall at the 8th Anniversary Spectacular RCW #313, Winnipeg, Manitoba
17. Mad Maxine
June 4/88 defeated Hollywood by pinfall at RCW #332, Regina, Saskatchewan
18. Wendy Richter
Dec 16/88 defeated Mad Maxine by pinfall at RCW #358, 9th Anniversary Spectacular, Winnipeg, Manitoba
19. The Terrorist
Sep 30/89 defeated Wendy Richter by pinfall at RCW #395, Winnipeg, Manitoba
20. Magnificent Mimi
Dec 14/89 defeated The Terrorist by pinfall at RCW #406, 10th Anniversary Spectacular, Winnipeg, Manitoba
21. Candi Divine
Feb 17/90 defeated Magnificent Mimi by pinfall at RCW #412, Winnipeg, Manitoba
22. Rockin' Robin
Mar 3/90 defeated Candi Divine by pinfall at RCW #414, Regina, Saskatchewan
23. Wendy Richter (2)
Apr 14/90 defeated Rockin' Robin by pinfall at RCW #419, Winnipeg, Manitoba
24. Bad Girl
Sep 22/90 defeated Wendy Richter by pinball at RCW #439, Winnipeg, Manitoba
25. Donna Spangler
Oct 20/90 defeated Bad Girl 2 out of 3 falls at RCW #442, Thunder Bay, Ontario
26. Bad Girl (2)
Nov 1/90 in Springfield, Illinois (phantom switch?)
27. Desiree Petersen Mar 14/91 defeated Bad Girl at RCW #459, Winnipeg, Manitoba
28. K.C. Houston Jun 8/91 defeated Kelly St. Croix by pinfall in a tournament final at RCW #472, Winnipeg, Manitoba **Petersen vacated the title due to injury
29. Toni Adams Jul 6/91 defeated K.C. Houston by pinfall at RCW #474, Winnipeg, Manitoba
30. Jeannie Adams Aug 3/91 defeated Toni Adams by pinfall at RCW #476, Winnipeg, Manitoba
31. Toni Adams (2) Aug 31/91 defeated Jeannie Adams by pinfall at RCW #478, Winnipeg, Manitoba
32. Desiree Petersen (2) Sep 28/91 won a 9 woman battle royale to win the vacant title at RCW #480, Winnipeg, Manitoba **Toni Adams vacated the title when she left the territory
33. K.C. Houston (2) Oct 26/91 defeated Desiree Petersen by pinfall at RCW #482, Winnipeg, Manitoba
34. Desiree Petersen (3) Nov 9/91 defeated K.C. Houston by pinfall at RCW #483, Winnipeg, Manitoba
35. K.C. Houston (3) Jan 18/92 defeated Desiree Petersen by submission at RCW #487, Winnipeg, Manitoba
36. Fantasy Feb 15/92: defeated K.C. Houston by pinfall at RCW #489, Winnipeg, Manitoba
37. Cynthia Rothrock Mar 14/92: defeated Fantasy by pinfall at RCW #491, Winnipeg, Manitoba
38. April Cummings May 9/92: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #495, Winnipeg, Manitoba
39. Cynthia Rothrock (2) May 23/92: defeated April Cummings by pinfall at RCW #496, Winnipeg, Manitoba
40. Beverlee Hills Jul 4/92: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by submission at RCW #499, Winnipeg, Manitoba
41. Cynthia Rothrock (3) Aug 15/92: defeated Beverlee Hills by pinfall at RCW #502, Winnipeg, Manitoba
42. April Cummings (2) Dec 5/92: won a 16-woman battle royale, last eliminating Beverlee Hills, at RCW #510 (13th Anniversary Show), Winnipeg, Manitoba **Rothrock was stripped of the title due to not defending the belt
43. Cynthia Rothrock (4) Feb 27/93: defeated April Cummings by pinfall at RCW #515, Winnipeg, Manitoba
44. Jacquelyn Jun 5/93: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #522, Brandon, Manitoba
45. Velvet McIntyre Jul 3/93: defeated Jacquelyn by pinfall at RCW #524, Winnipeg, Manitoba
46. Jacquelyn (2)
Jul 17/93: defeated Velvet McIntyre by pinfall at RCW #525, Winnipeg, Manitoba
47. Susan Sexton
Oct 9/93: defeated Jacquelyn by pinfall at RCW #531, Winnipeg, Manitoba
48. Sherri Martel
Oct 23/93: defeated Susan Sexton by pinfall at RCW #532, Winnipeg, Manitoba
49. Bull Nakano
Jun 18/94: defeated Sherri Martel by pinfall at RCW #546, Winnipeg, Manitoba
50. Sherri Martel (2) Dec 3/94: defeated Bull Nakano by pinfall at RCW #559 (15th Anniversary Show), Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Vacated title due to injury
51. Little Beaver Pelt
Mar 4/95: defeated Dawn Whitham by pinfall at RCW #564, Winnipeg, Manitoba
**won an 8 woman Tournament for the vacant title
52. Pamela Principal
Apr 1/95: defeated Little Beaver Pelt by pinfall at RCW #566, Winnipeg, Manitoba
53. Madusa Micelli (2)
Dec 9/95: defeated Pamela Principal by pinfall at RCW #593 (16th Anniversary Show), Winnipeg, Manitoba
54. Emma Bezzlerr
Mar 16/96: defeated Madusa Micelli by pinfall at RCW #600, Winnipeg, Manitoba
55. Cynthia Rothrock (5)
Jul 27/96: defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall at RCW #625, Winnipeg, Manitoba
56. Jeanne Basone (3)
Aug 31/96: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #632, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Post by jacklarkin on Jun 26, 2020 8:20:37 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - September, 1996
Roster
Faces
Greg Valentine
Jesse Hennig
David Jericho
Todd Bullett
Rad Radford
Mike Wildside
Elmwood Brawler
Stan Lane
Heels
Lewis O'Day
Manny Silva
Stan Baker
Wolfgang Haessler (/wBezzlerr)
Untermenschen (/w Bezzlerr)
Vance Nevada
Waylon Mercy
Guy Incognito
Gothic Knight
Ladies
Jeanne Basone
Cynthia Rothrock
Emma Bezzlerr
Nikita Nikolishin
Mistress Gloom
Tami Kim
Guests
African Bulldogs
Pariah & Temple
Massive Damage
Injured
Robbie Royce
River City Wrestling #633
September 7, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
3 Hour Labour Day Weekend Special
Annual Battle Royal & Tag Team Turmoil
20 man battle royale featuring 16 wrestlers who will be part of randomly drawn tag team matches, and 4 special guests, one team from South Africa (African Bulldogs) and one from Ontario (Massive Damage).
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Stan Lane & Gothic Knight defeated Greg Valentine & David Jericho by pinfall when Lane pinned Valentine after a superkick at 11:24
**Knight seemed to bring out the worst in Lane, and he and Valentine had some moments of fireworks. We'll see if anything comes out of this.
Bout #2
Jesse Hennig & Guy Incognito defeated Elmwood Brawler & Mike Wildside by pinfall when Hennig pinned Wildside after a running necksnap at 6:45
**blah
Bout #3
Wolfgang Haessler & Rad Radford defeated Todd Bullett & Lewis O'Day by pinfall when Haessler pinned O'Day after a piledriver at 9:09
**O'Day felt let down by Bullett, and was pretty pissed off about getting pinned. He took his anger out on Bullett by attacking him after the bout.
Hour #2
Bout #4
Stan Baker & Untermenschen defeated Manny Silva & Vance Nevada by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Nevada after a release powerbomb at 7:33
**maybe the worst position in wrestling is to be put into the position as un unwilling tag partner with the maniac Manny Silva. Silva didn't play well with Nevada and did his usual and walked out on him.
Bout #5
#1 contenders Tag Team Bout
African Bulldogs: Pariah and Temple defeated Massive Damage (Steve Rivers & Sean Dunster) by pinfall when Temple pinned Dunster after a Doomsday device at 8:20
**The Bulldogs were the superior team by far. They are the current SAWF Tag Team Champions. Next week they will be back to face the Germans.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Jeanne Basone defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall after a Frankensteiner (and with a handful of tights) at 9:11
[Jeanne Basone retained the North American Women's Title]
**this was Rothrock's return match after losing the belt last week, but she was unable to get past Basone. One note of interest was that Basone came out dressed as her "Hollywood" character from GLOW. Whether this was an indication of how her attitude has turned back to her rulebreaker days or just a bit of nostalgia for the fans was not made clear.
Hour #3
Main Event
Annual 20 Man Over The Top Battle Royale
Winner Gets Heavyweight Title Shot Next Week
Order of Elimination (time eliminated) (who eliminated them)
20. Vance Nevada (0:58) (Silva)
19. Todd Bullett (1:23) (O'Day)
18. Mike Wildside (4:44) (Pariah, Temple)
17. David Jericho (5:18) (Baker, Lane, Valentine)
16. Guy Incognito (5:46) (Rivers, Dunster)
15. Elmwood Brawler (6:09) (Pariah, Dunster)
14. Rad Radford (8:21) (Baker, Hennig)
13. Stan Baker (8:32) (Hennig, Silva, Untermenschen)
12. Sean Dunster (10:56) (Pariah, Lane)
11. Pariah (11:12) (Lane, Valentine)
10. Wolfgang Haessler (13:46) (Hennig, O'Day)
9. Steve Rivers (15:57) (Knight, Valentine, Untermenschen)
8. Temple (16:30) (Knight)
7. Jesse Hennig (18:02) (Valentine, O'Day)
6. Gothic Knight (20:14) (Lane)
5. Manny Silva (22:39) (O'Day, Untermenschen)
4. Lewis O'Day (25:04) (Untermenschen)
3. Greg Valentine (25:10) (Lane)
2. Untermenschen (29:55) (Lane)
Winner: Stan Lane (29:55)
**some more serious fireworks between Greg Valentine and Stan Lane. Great showing for Untermenschen, perhaps he has a singles career ahead.
That's it for a special 3 hour edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #634
September 14, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Manny Silva defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 5:22
**glorified squash match
Bout #2
Gothic Knight defeated Greg Valentine with a big boot at 6:34
**huge upset that puts Knight on the map. Valentine actually controlled most of the bout, Knight had his moments, but after a reverse to the ropes Knight caught the former heavyweight champion with a boot to the chest and knocked him out.
Post-Match: Knight continued to pound on Valentine and then rag dolled him with a full nelson until security broke it up.
Bout #3
10 Woman Battle Royale - Winner Becomes #1 contender
Order of elimination (time) (who eliminated them)
10. Pink Demon (1:10) (Purple Demon)
9. Purple Demon (1:13) (Eternity)
8. Tammy Rief (3:33) (Kim. Nikolishin)
7. Eternity (4:14) (Gloom)
6. Desiree Petersen (6:19) (Houston, Bezzlerr)
5. Nikita Nikolishin (6:56) (Kim, Gloom)
4. K.C. Houston (8:11) (Bezzlerr)
3. Tami Kim (8:40) (Bezzlerr, Gloom)
2. Mistress Gloom (10:14)
Winner Emma Bezzlerr 10:14
Hour #2
Bout #4
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 6:19
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**the only problem was that Bullett managed to drape his foot over the bottom rope during the pin but the ref missed it. Thus pretty much guaranteeing a rematch.
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated African Bulldogs: Temple & Pariah by pinfall when Untermenschen pinned Pariah after a release powerbomb at 10:43
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**good match featuring the South African champions against the RCW champions for the RCW gold. Interestingly, before the bout could begin Haessler sent their usual valet/manager Emma Bezzlerr to the back, telling her not to stay at ringside. It seem's like her effectiveness lately has been lacking. The match went back and forth with Haessler playing Ricky Morton for a long stretch in the middle but Untermenschen broke up two pin attempts to keep the match alive. The Bulldogs had Untermenschen set up for a doomsday device but Haessler managed to slam Pariah off the top rope to the mat below. Untermenschen then nailed both Bulldogs with his finisher and pinned Pariah.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Waylon Mercy by pinfall after a superkick at 8:32
[Stan Lane wins the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**This was the title shot that Lane won last week in the battle royale. He didn't waste the opportunity. Mercy started strong but Lane soon took over the bout. The champ saw an opportunity after a ref bump and left the ring to get a steel chair. From the back though came Greg Valentine who wrestled the chair away from Mercy. Everyone smelled something funny coming but it didn't. Valentine left the ring with the chair. Lane and the ref woke up, the match resumed, Lane grabbed control, hit his finisher and became a 3-time RCW Heavyweight Champion!!
River City Wrestling #635
September 21, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Opening Bout
Handicap Match
Untermenschen defeated Mike Wildside & Elmwood Brawler by pinfall when he pinned Wildside after a release powerbomb at 4:43
**typical Handicap match where one man is dominant over his opponents. The tag champion actually nailed both opponents with his finisher but chose to pin Wildside.
Bout #2
Jesse Hennig defeated Wolfgang Haessler by pinfall after a jumping neck snap at 6:57
**not sure if this one would be classified as an upset or not. But the turning point came when the Germans' sometimes partner/valet/manager/cohort Emma Bezzlerr came down to ringside in the middle of the bout to take the corner of Haessler. She uncharacteristically was wearing heels, a leather skirt, and a pound of makeup. Supposedly she was trying to get back into the good graces of Haessler who had sent her to the back last week, as she seems to be a bit of a bad luck charm as of late. Her plan didn't work though as she distracted her own man who was taken out from behind by Hennig, which set up his finisher.
Bout #3
Mistress Gloom defeated Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall after an avalanche at 5:00
**Gloom is just too much for Nikita, who is just glorified eye candy
Bout #4
Greg Valentine defeated Gothic Knight by pinfall after a piledriver at 6:34
**Valentine avenges his upset loss last week. He had a bit of help though when Knight was edging toward disqualification with some chokeholds and ignoring the ref's requests. This brought RCW champion Stan Lane down to the ring, and up to the apron. He jawed with Knight and told the ref to do his job. Knight and Lane then exchanged punches from the apron. Lane left, and Knight was still on his feet, but so was Valentine. The veteran nailed a kick to the gut, forearm upper, a pair of his patented elbowsmashes, and then a piledriver to pick up the win. It was unclear if Lane and Valentine are back on the same page and helping each other out, or if both men are just pissed off at each other for interfering in their business.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Jeanne Basone defeated Emma Bezzlerr by countout at 6:42
[Jeanne Basone retained the North American Women's Title]
**The former champion started strong, then "Hollywood" took over, then the challenger took control once again. Bezzlerr nailed Basone with her Gorilla press slam finisher and it looked like it might be over. But Wolfgang Haessler came down to ringside and pulled Bezzlerr out of the ring by her feet. He started to yell at her (In German) and point to the back. She argued back (in German). Basone then nailed a baseball slide sending Bezzlerr colliding with Haessler, and the ref counted the challenger out.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Todd Bullett by disqualification for outside interference at 8:16
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**Bullett was showing well against O'Day, but the champion used a pair of hidden brass knuckles to turn the tide of the match. Before he could pin the knocked out challenger though, Bullett's tag partner Robbie Royce who had been injured as of late, came out to make the save. However, he got his man disqualified as a result.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Waylon Mercy by pinfall after a superkick at 7:50
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**not a very good showing for Mercy in his return bout after losing the belt to Lane. The new champion was dominant, and like Valentine has that air of a champion.
Post-Match:
As Lane had his hand raised in victory and was handed the heavyweight title, Manny Silva entered the ring and attacked Lane from behind. The mad Hawaiian laid in a beating, including a wheelbarrow suplex and then wrapping the ring ropes around his throat until security came out to make the save. I guess we know what the main event will be for next week!
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #636
September 28, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Stan Baker defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after the Heart Punch at 5:03
**glorified squash match. After the heart punch Brawler was not able to waken and the EMT's had to come into the ring. This was done to reestablish how dangerous the heart punch is, gave the announcers time to talk about how Stan's uncle Ox actually killed someone in the ring with it. Of course Brawler is a cigar smoking, beer drinking, hell raiser so his cardio vascular health is already suspect.
Bout #2
Mistress Gloom defeated Tami Kim by pinfall after a running splash at 4:46
**a pecking order match, and maybe a bit of a surprise that Gloom got the win over Kim, using her size advantage to maximum effect.
Bout #3
Inter-Gender Match
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Vance Nevada by disqualification for abuse of official at 6:29
**an extremely rate inter-gender singles match in RCW. Bezzlerr wanted the match because she wants to prove herself and is going after some revenge on Wolfgang Haessler. It also looks like Bezzlerr has made the unusual move from rulebreaker to fan favourite. Bezzlerr started strong, but soon Nevada took over the bout, and it looked like he would just embarrass the former women's champion. However, Bezzlerr changed the tone of the bout from a brawl to an actual grappling match and took control back. This was too much for the pride of Nevada who pulled the ref into the way of a Bezzlerr dropkick and thus got himself disqualified.
Bout #4
Lewis O'Day & Greg Valentine defeated Todd Bullett & Gothic Knight by pinfall when O'Day pinned Bullett after a running kneesmash at 9:54
**interesting "mixed" tag match, pairing a fan favourite and a rulebreaker together on each side. The reason it wasn't drawn along party lines was because O'Day and Valentine have had some interesting history lately of helping each other out. In fact their chemistry was much superior to Bullet & Knight who did not seem on the same page. Valentine set up the win with a pair of his patented elbowsmashes between the eyes, made the tag and O'Day used his finisher to pick up the win. Gothic Knight tried to break up the pin attempt but was cut off at the pass by Valetine. After the pin Valentine and Knight continued to brawl, and O'Day decided to put some more punishment on Bullett. This brought out Robbie Royce from the back (Bullet's partner, still on the injured list) to make the save. Valentine disposed of Knight, turned around and saw Royce going after O'Day, so Valentine nailed Royce, and then tossed him over the top rope to the floor below. Very interesting dynamics in this bout.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Ladder Match
Cynthia Rothrock defeated Jeanne Basone when she retrieved the title belt at 8:01
[Cynthia Rothrock wins the North American Women's Title]
**and thus ends a very short 3rd title reign for Basone, a month, and begins the 6th title reign for Rothrock. Typical ladder match spots. But Rothrock put her own spin on it by ducking away from a swinging ladder shot by doing a backward bridge, and then kipping back up and catching the champ with a spinning heel kick driving the ladder into her face. She then climbed the ladder and took back the belt.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Jesse Hennig & David Jericho by pinfall when Haessler pinned Jericho after a piledriver at 9:07
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**not much to report here. Decent match and Hennig and Jericho are game competitors. But this bout mostly came out of Hennig's tainted victory over Haessler, and Hennig and Jericho are not regular tag partners. Emma Bezzlerr did come out at one point, hanging back, watching, but was told to leave ringside by security.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane and Manny Silva battled to a no-contest at 6:15
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**in retaliation for his sneak attack at the end of last week's show, Lane jumped Silva before this bout could even start. It was a pier 6 brawl, inside and outside of the ring. One would assume that kind of match would favour Silva but Lane is no slouch and is experienced fighting the world's toughest opponents including the likes of the Road Warriors. Finally when both men refused to settle down and wrestle inside the ring, when the match poured into the stands, the ref threw it out. The brawl of course continued as we went off the air.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 3, 2020 8:20:28 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - October, 1996
RosterFacesStan Lane Greg Valentine Jesse Hennig David Jericho Todd Bullett Robbie Royce Mike Wildside Elmwood Brawler Heels
Lewis O'Day Manny Silva Stan Baker Wolfgang Haessler Untermenschen Vance Nevada Gothic Knight Ludvig Borga (NEW) LadiesCynthia Rothrock Jeanne Basone Emma Bezzlerr Nikita Nikolishin Mistress Gloom Tami Kim Julie Strain (NEW) 
River City Wrestling #637October 5, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1Opening BoutMistress Gloom defeated Nikita Nikolishin by pinfall after an avalanche at 4:48**the women's division needs a shake up, or a make over Bout #2David Jericho defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after an inside cradle at 5:28**Jericho used his speed to control the match early but Baker caught him mid-air after a crossbody block attempt and slammed him to the mat. Baker went to work on Jericho and looked like he had him set up for his heartpunch...but maybe after last week's near call with the Brawler he has had a change of heart (pun intended)....and so he hesitated, then went for a scoop slam instead but Jericho rolled him up and got the upset win. Bout #3Jesse Hennig defeated Vance Nevada by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 4:07**more fall out from the unusual happenings last week. In this case the usual curtain jerker Nevada came in with an edge to him we hadn't seen, partial determination, and partial humiliation. Regardless, as soon as things turned against him he grabbed a steel chair and nailed Hennig three times, busting him wide open, and left him laying. Bout #4Untermenschen defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a release powerbomb at 5:32**Bullett was on fire with a hit and stick attack. But the monster changed his own tactic too, get hands on Bullett and throw him out of the ring. Everytime Bullett would get some momentum the monster would just throw him out of the ring. Finally Bullett made the mistake of charging in too fast, and the German hit him with a big clothesline, dropped an elbow, hit the finisher and it was over. Post-Match: Robbie Royce joined Bullett in the ring. Royce has been cleared to wrestle next week and the matchmakers have put them back where they were before the injury, as the #1 contenders. As such they will be given a title shot next week against Haessler & Untermenschen. Hour #2Bout #5Emma Bezzlerr defeated Wolfgang Haessler by pinfall after a running legdrop at 5:40**while Bezzlerr had her moments against her former compatriot overall she didn't fair that well. Haessler is much stiffer competition then she faced in Nevada last week. However, that match last week came back into play when Vance Nevada came down to ringside, and attempted to trip up Bezzlerr. However, the former women's champ reversed a whip to the ropes and Nevada unwittingly tripped up Haessler instead (unseen by the ref of course). Bezzlerr swooped in with a legdrop across the back of the neck and got a huge (but tainted) victory. Bout #6RCW Television Title MatchLewis O'Day defeated Gothic Knight by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 9:45
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title] **more fallout from last week as these two were on opposite sides of a tag bout. Knight provided a formable opponent for O'Day, but somehow just has that feeling of a guy who will not move up that next notch on the ladder. Main EventRCW Heavyweight Title MatchStan Lane defeated Manny Silva by disqualification for outside interference at 9:13
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **after last week's match got thrown out as a no-contest, this week's rematch started surprisingly calm, with Lane working some actual wrestling moves, then Silva taking over with a couple power moves and then a Boston crab. That lasted about 5 minutes and then all hell broke out again, and the match went from inside to outside again and again. Lane though looked to have the bout won after slipping out of a wheelbarrow suplex set up, pushing Silva head first into the buckle, then nailing him with his superkick finisher. Cover for a slow count of 1, 2...Mistress Gloom had appeared by the ring and pulled Lane off of Silva. Post-MatchLane was shocked, and then more shocked when Gloom punched him in the head. Lane tried to demure but she kept coming at him. Finally Lane pushed her backward. By this point Silva had recovered and nailed Lane from behind. Emma Bezzlerr came out to make the save, at least trying to even the odds by working over Gloom. This brought out the Germans though who attacked Bezzlerr (or at least Haessler did while Untermenschen looked on passively). This brought out Bullett and Royce who went after the Germans...but then Vance Nevada also came out and helped Gloom attack Bezzlerr. In fact by now Lane had recovered and was beating up on Silva, so Gloom left Bezzlerr to Nevada and helped Silva by nailing Lane from behind...then both dressing rooms cleared out...we had a closing time brawl as we went off air. That's it for an especially wild episode of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!P.S. as we went off air it was announced that next week would be a special attraction. The in ring debut of former Penthouse Pet, actress, and overall femme fatale Julie Strain!! River City Wrestling #638October 12, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba Opening Bout
Gothic Knight defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after a chokeslam at 4:20
**the Brawler is back, but faring no better Bout #2
Ludvig Borga defeated Mike Wildside by submission to the backbreaker rack at 3:07
**impressive premiere for former WWF star Tony Halme as Ludvig Borga. Bout #3
Jesse Hennig & David Jericho defeated Stan Baker & Vance Nevada by pinfall when Jericho pinned Baker after Nevada hit him with a steel chair at 6:31
**Nevada was the weak link in the bout but when Baker got mad at him for his performance he retaliated by getting a steel chair and hitting his own opponent in the back of the head. Bout #4Julie Strain defeated Tammy Rief by pinfall after a swinging neckbreaker at 4:06**Former Penthouse Pet, Julie came in with a dark "gothic" look, but also a superior attitude which took her to the rulebreaker side of the talent ledger. Rief has a handful of matches under her belt so she took the lead on this one, but Strain fought back with some hip tosses, chokes, boot stomps, back bodydrop, and then her finisher. Post-Match: It's announced that even with her lack of experience, because she is famous, Strain has been given a title shot at Cynthia Rothrock on October 26th, which will be the next all women's episode of River City Wrestling. Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title MatchWolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen defeated Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall when Haessler pinned Bullett after a piledriver (and with his feet on the middle rope for leverage) at 9:46
[Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **interesting match, much more even then one might expect. The good guys managed to counteract Untermenschen's power to a large degree by refusing to lock up, avoiding him, double teams, cutting the ring in half. The "sub human" monster grew frustrated but had no answer. Haessler showed no patience, yelling at his partner "just go get him" despite the obvious speed difference. The announce team noted they may have been missing Emma Bezzlerr's guidance on this one. Then Untermenschen got gassed later in the bout and was being taken apart by the challengers. However, the champs battled back with some double teams of their own, Haessler nailed a piledriver and put his feet on the second rope to make sure he got the 3 count, which was missed by the ref. Main Event
Mixed Six Man Elimination MatchStan Lane, Greg Valentine, & Emma Bezzlerr vs Manny Silva, Gothic Knight & Mistress Gloom **There was much opportunity for fireworks in this bout, especially between Lane and Valentine, but for the most part none of that occurred. Gloom and Bezzlerr were not restricted to only wrestling each other so both were careful about locking up with the guys. Unfortunately for Bezzlerr she got caught after a tag and found herself facing off against Gothic Knight who caught her with a kick to the gut and then a chokeslam and got the pin. [Gothic Knight pinned Emma Bezzlerr after a chokeslam at 4:59]**Lane and Valentine then worked well together, first dominating Silva, then doing the same to the Knight. The bad guys were careful not to tag in Gloom even though she was asking for it. After Valentine had been knocked down with a nice running clothesline, the Knight tagged in Silva. However as Lane struggled to his feet Knight feigned that he was tagging out to Gloom who entered the ring. The ref got in front of Gloom to put her out of the ring but Valentine was still fooled and confused. So Knight ran over and nailed Lane off the apron, Silva took out Valentine from behind, nailed him with the wheelbarrow suplex and got the pin. [Manny Silva pinned Greg Valentine after a wheelbarrow suplex at 8:13]**Lane came in a house of fire. First he knocked Silva around, then did the same to Gothic Knight. He got 2 near falls on the Knight. Finally the Knight managed to tag out, but to Gloom not Silva. Lane was a bit hesitant to hook up with a woman but when Gloom raked his eyes he fired back. Lane worked over Gloom. He nailed his superkick finisher, but as Gloom fell backward into the corner, Silva tagged in off her back. Lane did not see the tag because his momentum took him to face the other way. He covered Gloom while the ref tried to get him to break. Silva dropped a knee to the back of Lane's head, nailed his finisher and the bad guys all survived. Pretty much guarantees Silva another title shot next week. [Manny Silva pinned Stan Lane after a wheelbarrow suplex at 12:56][Manny Silva, Gothic Knight & Mistress Gloom all survived] River City Wrestling #639
October 19, 1996
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Gothic Knight defeated Mike Wildside by pinfall after a chokeslam at 2:52
**squash match
Bout #2
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Mistress Gloom by pinfall after a double stomp at 5:23
**solid match between two powerhouses. Bezzlerr has more of an actual athletic/muscular physique while Gloom is just big. They traded power moves and fisticuffs but in the end Gloom tried for a splash, Bezzlerr rolled out of the way, then followed up with a double stomp and got the duke.
Bout #3
Bermuda Triangle Match
Vance Nevada defeated Stan Baker and Jesse Hennig by pinfall when he pinned Baker after a jawbreaker at 6:18
**Nevada is pretty much just nuts now. But the biggest heat in the match was still between former partners Baker and Hennig. In the end Hennig was going for his jumping necksnap on Baker, but Nevada did a baseball slide into Baker to move him, then nailed a dropkick on Hennig. All 3 men on their feet, Baker nailed Hennig with a heartpunch, but then Nevada took him out with a jawbreaker and got the pin. Huge upset win.
Bout #4
Greg Valentine defeated Ludvig Borga by disqualification for abuse of official at 6:41
**Borga attacked Valentine before the opening bell and controlled early. But when the Hammer made his big comeback the Finnish destroyer lost his cool and tossed the referee away. He then chopped Valentine in the throat and began to pound away. He lifted him up in an elevated chokehold then smashed him to the ground. He powerbombed him twice...and Lewis O'Day ran to the ring to make the save. O'Day surprised the crowd by pretending he was on Borga's side then clipping him from behind. O'Day went to work on Borga, the Finn fought back, but then O'Day hit him with a low blow and tossed him over the top rope.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day and David Jericho battled to a no-contest at 4:40
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title]
**as could be expected Ludvig Borga came for some revenge, taking O'Day out from behind, and then tossing Jericho over the top rope. And as could be expected Greg Valentine came out to make the save.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen by pinfall when Bullett pinned Haessler after a double vertical suplex at 8:44
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce Win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**there are certain upsets, even in pro wrestling that really seem like upsets, as in David vs Goliath upsets. Kind of like when Jim Garvin & Steven Regal defeated the Road Warriors for the AWA Tag Team Titles. This match had that feeling. And it was clean, no interference by Emma Bezzlerr. Pure and simple the new tag champs wrestled as a harmonious unit and did their best to isolate Haessler, a strategy that worked. In fact Unternenschen tried to break up the final pin attempt but was too slow and clumsy getting through the ropes to break it up. While this is Bullett's first title in RCW, Royce has previously held the tag title (with Dan Kroffat) back in 1994.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Manny Silva by pinfall after a superkick at 11:10
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**perhaps the blow off match to this feud as it ended clean. Hard fought match with both men having a long stretch where they were in control but could not put their opponent away. Lots of near falls and submission holds. In the end Silva went for his wheelbarrow suplex too early, Lane floated over, drove Silva shoulder first into the ringpost, then nailed his finisher to pick up the decisive win.
River City Wrestling #640October 26, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba **All Women's Halloween Edition** Hour #1
Opening Bout
Kelly Gallant you tube & Tammy Rief you tube defeated Catherine Nolan & Kari Pelletier by pinfall when Gallant pinned Pelletier after a German suplex at 6:42
**Nolan and Pelletier had been an impressive team (at one time holding the North American Women's Tag Team Titles) but tonight Kelly Gallant shone, took over the match and picked up the win. Bout #2
Julie Fulkerson you tube defeated Kawasuki by pinfall after a tilt-a-whirl slam at 3:30
**The win was not as easy as the short time would indicate. The whole match was fast paced and Fulkerson caught Kawasuki mid-air in a cross bodyblock attempt, turned it into a powerslam, hit her finisher and picked up the win. Post-Match:
As Fulkerson walked away Kawasuki leaped off the ring apron bulldogging her from behind. The Japanese youngster continued to beat down Fulkerson until security broke it up. Bout #3
Teagan Clive you tube defeated Tami Kim you tube 17:48 by disqualification for abuse of official at 5:58
**The powerful Clive surprised Kim by shaking off most of her attacks, including a series of Savate kicks which she absorbed and came right back with a running clothesline. A gorilla press slam, and a release overhead suplex would have got the win but Kim pushed the ref out of the ring to avoid a pin and to get disqualified. Bout #4
Kat LeRoux you tube defeated Heather McTague bio by submission to the figure-four leglock at 6:08
**McTague was the fan favourite but Nasty Kat LeRoux was an experienced cheater, and that was the difference in this bout. Hour #2
Bout #5
Jeanne Basone you tube defeated Vine by pinfall after a Frankensteiner at 3:38
**this was billed as Hollywood vs Vine from the GLOW days some 10 years ago. However, in reality Vine had retired and this version of Vine was someone else entirely. The former "Hollywood" Jeanne Basone dominated the match. Bout #6
Streetfight
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Mistress Gloom by 10 count in a streetfight at 11:44
**solid match in a streetfight just like a men's match. Both women even bled which was really unusual and apparently upsetting to some fans. They battled inside and outside the ring, and on the announce table. They used ladders, the ring bell, the guardrail, ring steps, and an uncovered ring post to full effect. In the end Gloom charged at Bezzlerr who flipped her over the top rope and through a table which had been set up. This table shot was enough damage to keep Gloom down for the 10 count. Main Event
North American Women's Title Match
Julie Strain you tube defeated Cynthia Rothrock you tube by pinfall after a swinging neckbreaker at 8:51
[Julie Strain wins the North American Women's Title] **a bit of an upset since this is only Strain's second pro wrestling match that we know about. The femme fatale, actress, and former Penthouse Pet upset the martial artist and actress Rothrock. It was a peculiar match pitting two distinctly different styles. Rothrock always tries to stay in the middle of the ring, keeping her movements concise, always in fighting position, and striking from the center. Only when she has a clear advantage does Rothrock move to the ropes for the kill. Strain fought a cat-like style, where she kept a low center of gravity, even going down to all fours, and always trying to scramble or roll to get behind the champ, or perching up on the second buckle, or twice jumping onto the second rope only to springboard off. Rothrock went after Strain too early and the challenger caught her with a springboard back elbow, nailed a flying elbowsmash from the second buckle, then hit her finisher to complete the upset that was not popular with the fans.
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River City Wrestling - November, 1996
RosterFacesStan Lane Greg Valentine Jesse Hennig David Jericho Todd Bullett Robbie Royce Mike Wildside Elmwood Brawler HeelsLewis O'Day Manny Silva Stan Baker Wolfgang Haessler Untermenschen Vance Nevada Gothic Knight Ludvig Borga LadiesJulie Strain Jeanne Basone Emma Bezzlerr Mistress Gloom Tami Kim Kelly Gallant Kawasuki Teagan Clive Kat LeRoux 
River City Wrestling #641November 2, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba 17th Anniversary show announcement for Winnipeg on December 14th, at the Convention Centre.
World famous, former NWA tag champions Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, the Rock 'n Roll Express have been signed for the event. No word yet on who their opponent will be.Hour #1
Opening Bout
Manny Silva defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 2:45
**Silva came to the ring pissed off, attacked Brawler before the opening bell, and made short work of him. Post-Match: Silva threw Brawler out of the ring, then when the ref put hands on him he punched him in the head and tossed him over the top rope too. Silva then threw Brawler across the table, grabbed a mic and smashed both announcers over the head with it. Not done, when a fan threw a soda at him he grabbed the fan and dragged him over the guardrail and pulled him into the ring. Two security guards tried to stop Silva so he tossed them too. Silva then put the fan into a chokehold and yelled that he wanted Jim Brunzell out here or he would break the fan's neck. When commissioner Jim Brunzell came down to the ring Silva told him he was going to pay for putting him down to curtain jerker status. He challenged Brunzell to settle it like men in the ring. Finally Brunzell relented telling Silva they would do battle at the Anniversary Show. Satisfied Silva released his captive and left the ring. Bout #2
Teagan Clive defeated Kawasuki by pinfall after a float over suplex at 4:04
**Clive looks legit, she has the physical presence and the charisma to be a star. Bout #3
Jesse Hennig defeated Stan Baker by countout at 1:52
**a strange night got even stranger. Baker and Hennig were to lock up one more time, the former tag partners, most recently pitted against each other in a 3 way match against Vance Nevada. Baker complained to the ref, then left the ring, Hennig goaded him on. They locked up a couple times, then Baker just walked out. He was heard yelling that he was done wrestling his ex-partner. Get him somebody new or he is done. Bout #4
Kat LeRoux defeated Kelly Gallant by submission to a figure-four leglock at 7:39
**Gallant controlled early but LeRoux is much more experienced and just bided her time to turn the tables. Hour #2
Bout #5
Lewis O'Day & Greg Valentine defeated Ludvig Borga & Gothic Knight by submission to the sleeperhold at 7:10
**Knight was the weak link in this bout and Borga seemed to be more interested in playing mind games then fighting. In the end after Lewis had set it up, Valentine put the sleeper on Knight. The win looked inevitable, but rather then try and break it up Borga went around the outside of the ring and pulled O'Day off the apron and began a beat down. Valentine could see what was happening but allowed it to go on as Knight was fading. As soon as the win was given Valentine went to make the save, as Borga high tailed it to the back. Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title MatchTodd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen by pinfall when Royce pinned Haessler after a missile dropkick at 6:34[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **rematch for the former champs but they could not get back the titles. Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title MatchStan Lane defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a superkick at 5:35[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **Nevada is looking crazier every day. He started the match by attacking Lane before the bell. He kind of lucked into his win last week in a 3 way match against Baker and Hennig and that's why he received this title shot, despite being a curtain jerker for a couple years here in RCW. That early momentum from the attack allowed him to take control for the first 3 minutes, in and out of the ring. However, once Lane got back control he took over the match, and soon nailed his finisher. Post-Match: Vance Nevada was knocked out cold, and was extremely wobbly as he tried to stand after the ref woke him. He stumbled and fell between the ropes, and the EMT's had to come out and give him aid before taking him off on a stretcher. Details known so far for the 17th Anniversary Show
December 14th 1996; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manny Silva vs Jim Brunzell
signed; Rock 'n Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton
River City Wrestling #642November 9, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1
Opening Bout
Manny Silva defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 5:01
**Commissioner Jim Brunzell perhaps playing mind games with Silva before their match at the 17th Anniversary Spectacular. Silva having complained about being made a curtain jerker last week is placed in the same spot in the rotation this week, albeit against a much tougher opponent. In fact after some good back and forth Hennig just kind of lost momentum and was picked off easy by Silva. Post-Match: Silva refused to be interviewed, so when they tried to interview Hennig instead he also refused, quite abruptly. Bout #2
Kelly Gallant defeated Kawasuki by pinfall after a German suplex at 3:36
**one of those matches who's sole purpose other then to eat up time seems to be to set the pecking order in the rankings. Kawasuki is on an unimpressive losing streak. Bout #3
David Jericho defeated Stan Baker by countout at 4:49
**Baker started strong, had the match in hand. However, Jericho made a short comeback and after being dropkicked out of the ring, for some reason Baker just slammed his hands on the ring apron, tossed a chair around ringside, and took the countout. Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match
Kat LeRoux defeated Megan Clive by submission to the figure-four leglock at 5:31
**For once the exposed turnbuckle ploy done by the rulebreaker actually worked, with Clive ending up going head first into the buckle. LeRoux decided to end the bout with her regular finisher anyway but at that point it was fairly elementary. Hour #2Bout #5Todd Bullett defeated Gothic Knight by pinfall after a missile dropkick at 5:22
**tough bout for one half of the tag team champions Bullett, against the rougher Knight. However in the end skill and agility won the day. Post-Match: As Bullett had his hand raised, Jesse Hennig slid into the ring. This confused everyone and Gothic Knight left the ring but Bullett and Hennig just kind of stated at each other as Bullett asked him what he wanted. Finally, just as Stan Baker slid into the ring behind Bullett, Hennig responded "our tag titles back". And the two on one beat down with Hennig and Baker began. It would seem that the former partners have put aside their differences, ones that began with Nick Bockwinkel, and have decided to team up again where they had the most success. Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Lewis O'Day and Ludvig Borga battled to a no-contest at 7:16
[Lewis O'Day retained the RCW Television Title] **an absolute brawl, with very little scientific merit whatsoever. In the end neither man would follow the ref's instructions and he threw the bout out. Of course they continued to brawl outside the ring until security managed to break it up. 17th Anniversary Spectacular UpdateCommissioner Jim Brunzell came to the ring to give everyone an update on the December 14th show, the biggest event of the year. So far he himself (Brunzell) is signed to take on Manny Silva. The Rock 'n Roll Express: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson will also be on hand, no opponent named for them yet; but that big announcement will come next week! North American Women's Champion Julie Strain will defend her title at the event against none other then former two time Women's champion, Madusa Micelli. Brunzell also says that based on what just happened, Lewis O'Day will defend his Television title again next week against Borga. But for now, pending the outcome of that bout, tentatively signed will be Lewis O'Day against Ludvig Borga at the Spectacular! Finally, the biggest announcement of the night, the main event for the evening. This year we have so much top level talent in RCW that there was no need to entertain bringing in an outside booking. There is only one main event that the fans want to see at that event. The two biggest names in the territory, two of their favourites, current RCW Heavyweight champion "Sweet" Stan Lane against former champion, Greg "the Hammer" Valentine!! And to make it more intriguing, they now know they will face each other, but have to tag next in our main event of the evening! Main EventStan Lane & Greg Valentine defeated Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen by pinfall when Valentine pinned Haessler after a piledriver at 9:40
**the match started with Lane and Valentine dominating the first couple minutes. Then there was an extended period of Valentine being in trouble before making the hot tag. A 4 man brawl erupted in the ring and Lane managed to nail his superkick finisher on Untermenschen. At the same time Haessler had Valentine set up for a piledriver but Valentine back flipped him over, then nailed his own piledriver. Lane was covering Untermenschen but the ref waved it off as they were not the legal men in the ring. So Lane threw the monster out of the ring, and Valentine covered, hooking a leg and got the 3 count. There may have been a bit of stress between Lane and Valentine over their upcoming bout against each other but they were pretty much on the same page tonight. Details known so far for the 17th Anniversary Show
December 14th 1996; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Main Event: Stan Lane vs Greg Valentine
Julie Strain vs Madusa Micelli
Lewis O'Day vs Ludvig Borga
Manny Silva vs Jim Brunzell
signed; Rock 'n Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky MortonThat's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week! River City Wrestling #643
November 16, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1Opening BoutManny Silva defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 5:19**Silva is once again put into the opening bout, and is starting to embrace it, even getting to the ring before the show even started. His opponent tonight is now back from a concussion suffered after the superkick by Stan Lane. Nevada had already been losing his mind before that incident but now looks totally gone (he is embracing the homeless look at the moment). Silva didn't care about his opponent's mental health however as he went right after them. This match was a brawl, which mostly favoured Silva. In fact Silva controlled most of the bout but Nevada was a game competitor. To make things even weirder, after the bout Nevada tried to attack Silva again on the way to the dressing room only to have the Hawaiian happily lay down another beating. Bout #2Emma Bezzlerr & Kelly Gallant defeated Jeanne Basone & Mistress Gloom by pinfall when Bezzlerr pinned Basone after a guerilla press slam at 5:24**good match but not much meaning. Bout #3Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig defeated Robbie Royce & David Jericho by pinfall when Baker pinned Royce after a heartpunch at 6:49**so basically Baker & Hennig are former tag champions, now reunited, who attacked half of the tag champions Todd Bullett last week, putting him on the shelf for this week. Royce wants to avenge his partner, but they can't defend the titles this week because Bullett is out. Plus Baker & Hennig haven't even won a match together since reuniting, so tough to give them a title shot. So Royce got himself a partner in the very capable David Jericho. However, the fans saw this ending coming, as Baker and Hennig are too good together to get beaten by a lessor makeshift team. Of course after the match Baker and Hennig took some liberties with Royce until security broke it up. Bout #4
#1 Contender MatchWolfgang Haessler defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a back body drop (and with his feet on the ropes) at 7:59
**Haessler had come out earlier in the show and challenged that Valentine had just been "given" the #1 contender spot and the main event at the Spectacular. Haessler said this was unfair, nepotism?, and a form of racism?. Anyway of course Valentine offered to beat Haessler and here we go. Valentine controlled early but Haessler took over the bout by going to the throat, and then every time he would lose the advantage he would go right back to the wind pipe. Finally Valentine started a comeback with a series of chops, elbowsmashes between the eyes, and then tried to nail a piledriver. However, Haessler was able to counter that with a back body drop, rolled Valentine up, for 1, 2, put his feet on the ropes for leverage and got the 3. Post-Match: Commissioner Jim Brunzell came out and was not happy. He said that Haessler cheated his way to victory, but won none the less. So Brunzell said that next week Haessler would get his title shot against Stan Lane, and that if he won the title then he would go on to the main event at the Spectacular to take on Valentine. However, Haessler's partner Untermenschen has a title shot tonight against Lane. So if the German can win the title tonight then he, not Lane will go into the main event at the Spectacular, and then it would be Untermenschen locking up with either Haessler or Valentine. Hour #2Spectacular UpdateJim Brunzell announces that the tag team to take on the legendary Rock 'n Roll Express will be none other then Bad Company: Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond, a pairing that are no strangers to RCW fans. In addition the RCW Tag Team champions, currently Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce will take on the South African champions, currently the African Bulldogs:Pariah & Temple. Only the RCW titles will be on the line in that show, but at the joint show on New Year's Day the opposite will be true as the SAWF champions will defend against the RCW champions. Also signed will be former WCW "star" Man Mountain Mike, with no opponent yet named to face him. Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Apartment Wrestling MatchMadusa Micelli defeated Julie Strain by pinfall on the kitchen table at 6:43[Madusa Micelli Won the North American Women's Title]**yes an Apartment Wrestling Match, like in the articles from Wrestling Revue and the Apter Mags of the 70's and 80's. The location was disclosed as Julie Strain's apartment in The Hills, California. That gave her home field advantage as she found things like a cookie sheet, spray cleaner, and a mop handle to use during the fight because of her familiarity with the apartment. Micelli was interviewed before entering the apartment saying she couldn't wait for the Spectacular, and now had heard a rumour that Strain was ditching her match at the Spectacular to shoot a horror movie instead. Micelli called her out on it, the champ told her to come over and settle things, and RCW apparently sanctioned it, sending a referee and two camera men with her. The match was "called" by the announcers later in the studio, the match was not shown live but only on TV. The whole thing seemed very odd. The women went from the living room where they toppled couches, broke a vase, smacked each other with coffee table books...to the bedroom where they were smashed into the gothic looking bedposts, had a pillow fight, almost got thrown out the window, and choked with a clothes hanger, and a scarf. Into the kitchen they went where spray cleaner, a mop, and a bottle of ketchup was used. Strain ended up tripping because of the ketchup on the floor, so Micelli took advantage by putting her into a camel clutch, then pulling her up and hip tossing her onto the kitchen table and getting the pin. Bout #6
RCW Television Title MatchLudvig Borga defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a chokeslam at 9:59[Ludvig Borga Won the RCW Television Title]**O'Day had a great run as TV champion from February 17th until now, an excellent 9 months. This was another slobberknocker although it was slowed down a bit by both men using restholds to try and wear the other one down. The end came with some controversy, when O'Day charged at Borga trying to finish him off with his flying knee. Borga moved partially out of the way, and basically ended up with O'Day getting crotched on Borga's knee. Since it was not apparently intentional the ref let it go. Both men took a few seconds to recover, but Borga hit first with a kick to the "lower" abdomen, and then a chokeslam finisher. Post-Match: Jim Brunzell announced that O'Day would get his rematch at the Spectacular, and that the two men would not meet until then. Main EventRCW Heavyweight Title MatchStan Lane and Untermenschen battled to a television time limit (approximately 12 minutes)[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **Lane controlled early but could not put the monster away. Then the big German took over, worked over the back of Lane with body shots then a couple bearhugs. Lane refused to submit, and managed to kick out of two pin attempts after belly to belly suplexes. Untermenschen went again to the back with a Boston crab...the champ managed to survive about 45 seconds in it before getting to the ropes, but he could not even stand up at this point. Seconds later the big challenger had the finisher back on in the middle of the ring. However, Lane was saved about 20 seconds later by the bell as the television time limit had expired. Post-Match: As the telecast went off the air, and the credits rolled, behind the credits you could see the challenger refuse to break the hold. Valentine hit the ring, as did Haessler, as we faded to black! Details known so far for the 17th Anniversary Show
December 14th 1996; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, ManitobaMain Event: RCW Heavyweight Title Match: Stan Lane or Wolfgang Haessler (c) vs Greg Valentine North American Women's Title: Madusa Micelli (c) vs Kat LeRoux Television Title Match: Ludvig Borga (c) vs Lewis O'Day Manny Silva vs Jim Brunzell Rock 'n Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton vs Bad Company: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka signed; Man Mountain Mike That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!! River City Wrestling #644November 23, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1
Opening Bout
Handi-Cap Match
David Jericho, Mike Wildside, & Elmwood Brawler defeated Manny Silva by pinfall when Brawler pinned Silva after outside interference at 7:31
**The Brunzell making life hell for Silva continued, by not only putting him in another opening bout but against three guys. Of course Silva held his own, but was getting worn down. But he nailed a wheelbarrow suplex on the Brawler and looked ready to get the pin. However, both Wildside and Jericho entered the ring to break it up. The ref got in front of both men and worked at pushing them back. From the back came crazy Vance Nevada, he clobbered Silva from behind with a wrench knocking him out. Brawler managed to put an arm around Silva and get the win. Bout #2
Mistress Gloom defeated Kelly Gallant by disqualification for abuse of official at 4:42
**Gloom frustrated Gallant by constantly skirting the rules, chocking Gallant. Twice Gloom managed to pop Gallant in the head when the ref was trying to get a clean break. The second time Gallant lost her temper and tossed the ref to the side. She then stood there trying to help the ref up, obviously embarrassed by her actions. Then Gloom used the distraction to clock Gallant in the head and left her lying. Bout #3
Lewis O'Day defeated Wolfgang Haessler by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 6:30
**this week was supposed to be Haessler's shot at Stan Lane's title, but because Untermenschen and Lane ended in a draw last week they are having a rematch this week; so Haessler would have to wait a week. It's also possible he could end up facing Untermenschen instead of Lane. Maybe Haessler was distracted, or maybe O'Day was just more dialed in, getting ready for his rematch against Borga, but O'Day had surprisingly little trouble winning this bout. Bout #4
Kat LeRoux defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall while in the figure-four at 5:05
**LeRoux keeps establishing herself as the #1 contender with her scheduled bout against Micelli coming up at the Spectacular. Bezzlerr had her moments in the match for sure, including being able to power out of the first figure four applied by LeRoux. Frustrated, LeRoux ended up removing the top turnbuckle while playing possum in the corner, and then Bezzlerr basically knocked herself out charging in. LeRoux applied the figure four again and this time the ref counted the shoulders down of the former champion. Hour #2Bout #5
RCW Television Title MatchGreg Valentine defeated Ludvig Borga by countout at 7:51[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title] **So O'Day does not get his title shot until the Spectacular, but that doesn't mean that Borga is off the hook. Tonight he faced the stiff challenge of former Heavyweight champion Greg Valentine. Borga controlled the first 5 minutes of the match though, and many began to wonder if Borga should be getting the title shot against Lane at the Spectacular instead of Valentine. But the Hammer made a spirited comeback and got two near falls after a kneedrop and after a piledriver. Borga took a powder to get some time but Valentine went back after him to retrieve. The two fought outside the ring, and Borga rolled Valentine back inside the ring, but instead of following him backed out and took the countout loss. Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig by pinfall when Royce pinned Hennig after a double dropkick at 6:27
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **the winner of this bout, or at least whomever held the titles at the end would go into the Spectacular against the South African champions. The match was pure chaos from the start to the end, making it short but intense. Hennig and Baker seemed over confident and cocky, arguing with the ref, acting like the titles belonged to them. In the end the champs tossed Baker over the top rope, then nailed a double team dropkick on Hennig and picked up the win. Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Untermenschen by disqualification for outside interference at 9:02
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **this was a rematch from last week's time limit draw. The monster Untermenschen controlled early, Lane made a comeback, but was beaten back down by a spinebuster slam. A couple nearfalls, then a mistake by the German, both men struggled to their feet...Lane nailed a superkick...covered, 1, 2 Kickout!! Lane was dragging the German by the hair to his feet, and Wolfgang Haessler hit the ring, attacking Lane from behind. Post-Match:Wolfgang Haessler and Stan Lane were going at it, while Untermenschen just watched and shook his head. Then Greg Valentine hit the ring, this brought Untermenschen suddenly around, and it became a four man brawl. Lane and Valentine took control of the ring as we went off the air. Details known so far for the 17th Anniversary Show
December 14th 1996; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Main Event: RCW Heavyweight Title Match: Stan Lane or Wolfgang Haessler (c) vs Greg Valentine North American Women's Title: Madusa Micelli (c) vs Kat LeRoux Television Title Match: Ludvig Borga (c) vs Lewis O'Day Manny Silva vs Jim Brunzell Rock 'n Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton vs Bad Company: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka Man Mountain Mike vs Untermenschen Royce/Bullett vs African Bulldogs: Pariah & Temple Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig David Jericho vs Vance Nevada Jeanne Basone vs Emma Bezzlerr vs Mistress Gloom vs Kelly Gallant 
River City Wrestling #645
November 30, 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba This is the last card before the 17h Anniversary Spectacular in two weeks. Next week on TV will be a preview of the event.
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Man Mountain Mike defeated Manny Silva by countout at 4:29
**Man Mountain Mike, the former competitor from WCW made his premiere in RCW (there was a different Man Mountain Mike that wrestled for the company back in the 80's), pitted against Silva, as Brunzell's last attempt to weaken Silva before the Spectacular. It worked. Silva had difficulty dealing with the size of MMM. Lucky for him Brunzell is not that size. Bout #2
Teagan Clive defeated Tami Kim by pinfall after a float over suplex at 5:27
**Clive's spot in the 4 way match at the Spectacular was on the line in this bout but Kim could not take it away from her. Bout #3
Jim Brunzell and Gothic Knight battled to a no-contest at 1:47
**This was Brunzell's only warm-up match, and maybe that rather then just revenge was Manny Silva's motivation to hit the ring and attack Brunzell. The match got thrown out, and Knight joined Silva in a two on one beat down of the commissioner, but soon turned his wrath on Silva. That didn't work too well though and soon enough Silva chopped Knight in the throat and threw him over the top rope. But by now Brunzell had recovered and dropkicked Silva over the top rope to join Knight on the floor. Bout #4
Mistress Gloom defeated Kelly Gallant by pinfall after a splash at 6:34
**solid match that could have gone either way. Gallant will get a shot at revenge in the 4-way bout at the Spectacular. Hour #2
Bout #5
Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig defeated David Jericho & Mike Wildside by pinfall when Hennig pinned Wildside after a running necksnap at 6:39
**just like old times, Baker and Hennig looked great, albeit against inferior opponents then they will need to beat to get back to the top. Bout #6
Greg Valentine & Lewis O'Day defeated Ludvig Borga & Untermenschen by countout at 8:02
**Valentine may have been excused if he was a bit distracted tonight as he awaits the results of the main event to see who he will face at the Spectacular. On the other hand O'Day and Borga were dialled in as they will meet at the Spectacular for the Television title. Just prior to the bout it was announced that Untermenschen would have to battle Man Mountain Mike at the Spectacular. This was a brawl and all four men took turns in control, but in the end the bad guys didn't want to finish the bout and risk a psychological loss before the big event. Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Wolfgang Haessler by pinfall after a superkick at 6:45
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **Haessler getting this bout is a bit controversial, since he ended up getting his friend Untermenschen disqualified last week, costing him his shot at the title. The champion from this bout will go on to the Spectacular Main Event to defend against Greg Valentine. During the bout both Untermenschen and Greg Valentine came down to the ring to watch. Jim Brunzell came out and let them stay to watch but only from behind the announce table, and he stayed on to watch. Haessler controlled early but Lane came battling back. The fracas spread outside, and Untermenschen had the chance to interfere when the ref was distracted but chose not to. Soon enough inside the ring Haessler tried to nail a piledriver but Lane countered with a backflip. The two men stood up and Lane nailed his finisher and picked up the win. Post-Match: As Valentine entered the ring to congratulate Lane, the two shook hands, Haessler and Untermenschen had a heated exchange outside the ring, and Manny Silva came out and attacked Jim Brunzell from behind. Silva pounded away as we faded to black. 17th Anniversary Show Line-Up
December 14th 1996; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Main Event: RCW Heavyweight Title Match: Stan Lane (c) vs Greg Valentine
North American Women's Title: Madusa Micelli (c) vs Kat LeRoux
Television Title Match: Ludvig Borga (c) vs Lewis O'Day
Manny Silva vs Jim Brunzell
Rock 'n Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton vs Bad Company: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka
Man Mountain Mike vs Untermenschen
Robbie Royce & Todd Bullett vs African Bulldogs: Pariah & Temple
Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig vs Massive Damage: Steve Rivers & Sean Dunster
David Jericho vs Vance Nevada
Jeanne Basone vs Emma Bezzlerr vs Mistress Gloom vs Kelly GallantThat's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya in two weeks at the Spectacular!!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 6, 2020 13:01:07 GMT -5
River City Wrestling Television/Heritage Championship
1. Clarke Roenick
Tournament final: defeated Bonecrusher by disqualification
#46 Dec 12/1981, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Manitoba
2. Bonecrusher
defeated Clarke Roenick by submisison
#47 Jan 2/1982, Chalmers C.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba
3. Bounty Hunter
defeated Bonecrusher by pinfall in a Bunkhouse Brawl match
#54 Mar 6/1982, Chalmers C.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba
4. Bulldog Bob Brown
defeated Bounty Hunter by pinfall
#80 Oct 24/1982, Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba
5. Bounty Hunter (2)
defeated Bob Brown by 10 count in a Bunkhouse Brawl match
#87 Dec 11/1982, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba
6. The Destroyer
defeated Bounty Hunter by pinfall
#128 Dec 15/1983: Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Manitoba
Destroyer had to relinquish belt after losing a loser leaves town match.
7. Butch Reed
defeated Bad News Allen by pinfall, in a tournament final.
#141 Apr 14/1984: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
8. Ben Bassarab
defeated Butch Reed by pinfall
#174 Dec 13/1984: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
9. Jerry Blackwell
defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall
#190 May 11/1985: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
**forfeits title on July 7/1985 on TV after winning the Heavyweight Title the
previous week.
10. Ben Bassarab (2)
defeated Chris Lyon by pinfall
8-man Tournament Final
#201 Aug 3/1985: Billings, Montana
11. Tod Hestrerey (the Destroyer) (2)
defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall
#209 Oct 5/1985: Billings, Montana
**stripped of title Mar 15/86, unable to defend due to injury
12. Ben Bassarab (3)
defeated Dan Kroffat by pinfall
8-man tournament final
#230 Mar 22/1986: Brandon, Manitoba
**forfeited title on Aug 1/87, to pursue the Heavyweight title
13. Chris Champion
defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall
16-man tournament final
#297 Aug 22/1987: Winnipeg, Manitoba
14. Mike Lozansky
defeated Chris Champion by pinfall
#315 Jan 23/1988: Brandon, Manitoba
15. Rogue
defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall
#340 July 30/1988: Estevan, Saskatchewan
16. Vendetta
defeated Rogue by pinfall
#354 Nov 20/1989: Grand Forks, North Dakota
**Vendetta vacated the belt the next week because he also held the
Heavyweight title
17. Ben Bassarab (4)
won 14-man Gauntlet Royale to win vacant title
#358 - Dec 16/1988: Winnipeg Manitoba
9th Anniversary Spectacular
18. Bobby Jaggers
defeated Ben Bassrab by pinfall
#388 - Aug 12/1989: Regina, Saskatchewan
19. Tommy Jammer
defeated Bobby Jaggers by pinfall
#411 - Feb 10/1990: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
20. The Soultaker
defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall
#418 - Apr 7/1990: Medicine Hat, Alberta
21. Tommy Jammer (2)
defeated Soultaker by pinfall
#431 - Jul7/1990: Brandon, Manitoba
22. The Nightstalker
defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall
#446 - Nov 24/1990; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan **Stripped of title for no-show on April 6, 1991
23. Wahoo McDaniel defeated Johnnie Stewart by pinfall in finals of 16-man tournament #467 - May 4/1991: Winnipeg, Manitoba
24. Freddy Krueger defeated Wahoo McDaniel by pinfall #482 - Oct 26/1991: Winnipeg, Manitoba
25. Baron von Raschke defeated Freddy Krueger by submission in a loser-leaves-town match #490 - Feb 29/1992: Winnipeg, Manitoba
26. Soultaker (2)
defeated Baron von Raschke by pinfall #524 - Jul 3/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
27. Tasmaniac
defeated Soultaker by pinfall
#528 - Aug 28/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
28. Hercules Ayala
defeated Tasmaniac by pinfall
#532 - Oct 23/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
29. Ben Bassarab (5)
defeated Hercules Ayala by pinfall
#535 - Dec 4/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
14th Anniversary Spectacular
30. Vampiro Canadienese
defeated Ben Bassarab in a ladder match
#548 - Jul 2/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
**stripped of title for no-showing title defense Sep 10/94
31. Jimmy Snuka
won a 20-man Battle Royale for the vacant title #554 - Sep 24/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
32. Jack O'Jugular
defeated Jimmy Snuka by pinfall
#559 - Dec 3/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
15th Anniversary Spectacular
33. Nick Mercury
defeated Jack O'Jugular by pinfall
#565 - Mar 18/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
34. Manny Silva
defeated Nick Mercury by pinfall
#590 - Nov 4/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
35. Sgt. Keywon Grant
defeated Manny Silva in a streetfight
#593 - Dec 9/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
36. Lewis O'Day
defeated Sgt. Keywon Grant by pinfall
#599 - Feb 17/1996: Winnipeg, Manitoba
**March 16, 1996: Heritage title renamed TV title**
37. Ludvig Borga
defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall
#643 - Nov 16/1996 |
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 7, 2020 7:44:02 GMT -5
River City Wrestling #646
17th Anniversary Spectacular
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba
December 14, 1996
Opening Bout
David Jericho (5'9" 202 lbs., Johnson City, Tennessee) vs Vance Nevada (5'11" 213 lbs., Souris, Manitoba)
Nevada continues to spiral into crazytown. He attacked Jericho before the opening bell, attacked using nail rakes, eye gouges, wedgies, and a disgusting armpit smother. His best defensive measure was trying to keep the ref between him and Jericho. In the end Jericho imposed his will on Nevada then busted out a new finishing move to wow the crowd.
[David Jericho defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a double jump moonsault at 6:24]
Bout #2
Four-Way Match - All Competitors Are Legal - Falls Count Anywhere
Jeanne Basone (5'7" 125 lbs., Hollywood, California) vs Emma Bezzlerr (5'3" 150 lbs., Leipzig, Germany) vs Mistress Gloom (5'10" 190 lbs. parts unkonw) vs Kelly Gallant (5'9" 155 lbs., New York, New York)
Mass chaos, a different style match for RCW, with two referees on hand, one stationed inside the ring, and one outside. The first few minutes of the bout was everyone fighting with everyone, inside and outside the ring. Then it shook out that everyone teamed up on Gloom since she was the biggest. However, the others soon realized that since the bout was a single fall affair that none of them was willing to let the others pin Gloom, so the alliance broke down. Basone and Gallant took their brawl outside the ring while Bezzlerr and Gloom battled inside. Bezzlerr got 3 near falls on Gloom inside while Basone had Gallant in a Boston crab, and then a sleeperhold outside. Finally, frustrated, Bezzlerr tried to throw Gloom over the top rope but the bigger woman put on the breaks and reversed it, sending Bezzlerr over the top rope. At the same time Basone abandoned her fight outside and was preparing to attack Bezzlerr from behind. Now Basone found herself in the crosshairs of Gloom who gave her an avalanche in the corner and then went to work. In the meantime outside the ring both Bezzler and Gallant slowly struggled to their feet. Inside the ring Gloom chokeslammed Basone to the mat, covered for a 2 count. Outside the ring Bezzlerr caught Gallant with a kick to the gut and then a powerbomb, covered, for a 2 count. Inside the ring Gloom nailed a running powerslam, for a 2 count. Outside the ring Bezzlerr put Gallant into a Boston crab. Back inside Gloom nailed a piledriver, for a 2 count. Gloom slipped outside the ring and nailed Bezzlerr from behind. She then tossed first Bezzlerr, then Gallant into the guard rail. She slipped back inside but Basone caught her with a knee to the head, an inside cradle, 1, 2, kickout. Both women on their feet. Basone went for a kick to the gut, Gloom blocked it and nailed Basone with a clothesline. She followed up with a powerbomb, and as Bezzlerr crawled over to cover Gallant, Gloom covered Basone first and got the 1, 2, 3!
[Mistress Gloom defeated Jeanne Basone, Emma Bezzlerr, and Kelly Gallant in a 4-Way match when Gloom pinned Basone after a powerbomb at 10:05]
Post-Match: Unknowingly the outside ref finished counting Bezzlerr's cover and there was some confusion over who had won the bout. It resulted in some more 4 way brawl outside the ring where Gloom managed to grab a chair and ~waffle~ all three women, leaving them all laid out.
Bout #3
Man Mountain Mike (6'4" 320 lbs., Detroit, Michigan) vs Untermenschen (6'3" 340 lbs., Dresden, Germany)
Two big men, and the fans were hoping to see the German get a taste of his own medicine. The two men collided in the middle of the ring and tried to exert their physical dominance. Their size was comparable but the German was in better shape and withstood the challenge. MMM though snuck under a punch and bull drove the German into the corner. He laid in a few shoulder blocks, tossed him out of the corner, nailed a clothesline, then put on a series of armbars. He managed to keep the German off balance and on the mat for a bit, but the "subhuman" soon grabbed onto MMM's hold with both hands and lifted him into the air, and took him down with a slam that shook and shocked the arena. The German then laid in some boots, and a series of dropping headbutts where he worked his way around the entire body of MMM, finishing with a head on head drop. Because of the collision though he was slow to cover and only got a 2 count before MMM press slammed him off. The two then exchanged punches and UM clotheslined MMM over the top rope, but knocked himself over in the process. The two brawled outside the ring but UM grabbed the advantage and nailed a spinning spinebuster slam onto a steel chair which lay on the ground. Back inside MMM tried another short comeback but the German hit an atomic drop, an impressive overhead suplex, and then a release powerbomb for 1, 2, KICKOUT. The angry German hit another release powerbomb, for 1, 2, 3!!
[Untermenschen defeated Man Mountain Mike by pinfall after a release powerbomb at 9:21]
Post-Match: Unhappy with the way that MMM had managed to kick out of his finisher the German decided to hit him with it two more times. He was setting up for a 3rd time when he finally relented due to security and the threat of losing his purse for the evening.
Bout #4
Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig (combined wt. 490 lbs.) vs Massive Damage: Steve Rivers & Sean Dunster (combined wt. 480 lbs.)
This is Massive Damage's second appearance in RCW, and it's their second loss. They did all right giving credible competition but in the end both Baker and Hennig were given their chance to shine and show off their skills, including cheating and double teaming.
[Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig defeated Massive Damage by pinfall when Baker pinned Dunster after a heartpunch at 7:13]
Bout #5
Rock 'n Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton (combined wt. 451 lbs.) vs Bad Company: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka (combined wt. 455 lbs.)
The first RCW appearance for the R'nR express, and while not everyone in the North knows them, this is a match that probably sold quite a few extra tickets as big wrestling fans were probably excited to see these two legends appear. Bad Company on the other hand are well known to RCW fans including their run as tag champs for two months in 1988. While both teams are a bit slower then in the 80's they worked the crowd and put forth some solid psychology. Right from the start of this bout the crowd perked up, kind of like a delineation point between the front of the card and the back. Of course as a parody of himself, Ricky Morton spent a while at the start playing Ricky Morton. Tanaka brought out a Dragon screw, a couple German suplexes, a roundhouse kick, a savate kick, covered for a 2 count. Then it was Paul Diamond's turn with a scoop slam, sidewalk slam, and a diving reverse crossbody (some smart fans pulled out a chant of "Mooooonnnn" referring to his using the move from when he was Max Moon). He covered but only got a 2 count. Unable to watch anymore Gibson tried to make the save but was cut off by the ref. This allowed a double team slingshot DDT, with Diamond hitting a slingshot catapult and Tanaka catching Morton and nailing a jumping DDT. Diamond covered for 1, 2, KICKOUT!! Now Tanaka came into the ring for another double team but this time it was him put out by the ref. As Diamond approached Ricky, Morton got on all fours just as Gibson ran up, springboard off Morton's back and took Diamond out with a hurrincanrana. After a slow recovery Morton got over and made the hot tag to Gibson. Now it was the R'nR turn to hit some signature moves with Gibson hitting some flying dropkicks, arm drag takedowns, hanging vertical suplex, slingshot suplex, and Ricky Morton tagged in to hit his own dropkicks, flying crossbody block, and a DDT. Tanaka tried to interfere but the R'nR hit him with a double dropkick. Back inside Ricky Morton locked in the figure-four on Diamond. But Tanaka from the floor, unseen by the ref, nailed Diamond who had returned to his corner, in the back with a steel chair. Tanaka then ran into the ring and kicked Morton in the head with a vicious snap kick. The ref put Tanaka out of the ring but the damage was done. Diamond caught Morton with a kick to the gut, a powerbomb, and then tagged out to Tanaka. The Asian sensation nailed a running kneesmash, then a rolling wheel kick. Covered, for 1, Gibson had recovered but was too late getting into the ring, 2, 3. Tainted victory.
[Bad Company defeated Rock 'n Roll Express by pinfall when Tanaka pinned Morton after a rolling wheel kick at 9:12]
Bout #6
Jim Brunzell (5'10" 235 lbs., White Bear Lake, Minnesota) vs Manny Silva (5'11" 245 lbs., Hawaii)
This match was a long time coming as the RCW commissioner Jim Brunzell returns to the ring to take on Silva whose life he had made miserable by putting him in the curtain jerker match each week. Silva's pent up frustrations came out when he attacked Brunzell before the opening bell. He pounded away, nailed a couple suplexes, forearm uppers, isolated him in the corner with kicks, forearms, and shoulderblocks, and then climbed to the second buckle for leverage. Brunzell managed to comeback briefly by taking Silva down with an atomic drop, but he was still hurting and Silva took back control of the match. The Hawaiian went to the ground with a series of armbars, neck vice, and headlocks (some slipping down to a choke). He nailed a piledriver for a 1 count, another for a 2 count, looked to set up his wheelbarrow suplex finisher but Brunzell slipped out of the ring. Silva gave chase and tossed the commish into the guardrail. But when he tried to follow up with a running clothesline Brunzell took him face first into the guardrail with a droptoe hold. Back inside the ring it was Brunzell's turn to attack with some high knees, hip tosses, standing earringer, float over suplex for a 2 count. Then it was his turn to work it on the ground with a rear chinlock, then a kneeling surfboard, and finally an abdominal stretch. The match spilled out of the ring and the two brawled outside the ring, then inside, then outside again, then back inside, then outside again, and finally inside. The two went through a criss cross segment which concluded with Brunzell trying a flying crossbody block but Silva used his power to back into the ropes, then lift Brunzell up, and release him backward over the top rope to the floor below. Silva looked content to try and win this bout by countout but Brunzell managed to get back in at a count of 9. The two went at it again, but when Brunzell went for his flying dropkick finisher Silva managed to hold onto the ropes and Brunzell crashed to the mat. Silva nailed a running kneesmash, then his wheelbarrow suplex and got a huge victory over the legendary Brunzell.
[Manny Silva defeated Jim Brunzell by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 12:58]
Bout #7
North American Women's Title Match
(champion) Madusa Micelli (5'10" 150 lbs., Milan, Italy) vs Kat LeRoux (5'2" 125 lbs., New Orleans, Louisiana)
There was no clear fan favourite as both women wrestled with an edge, and both have a history in RCW of breaking the rules. LeRoux had her stretches and moments in this bout that went back and forth, but Madusa used her size advantage and martial arts skills to basically bully her way to the win. Madusa worked a sleeperhold, a hangman, hit a swinging neckbreaker, for a 2 count. LeRoux made a short comeback but charged hard into the corner and ate an elbow from the champ, who then came off the second buckle from behind the challenger and bulldogged her to the mat, for another 2 count. Madusa then nailed a bridging German suplex and got the win.
[Madusa Micelli defeated Kat LeRoux by pinfall after a bridging German suplex at 7:22]
[Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title]
Bout #8
RCW Tag Team Title Match
(champions) Robbie Royce & Todd Bullett (combined wt. 430 lbs.) vs African Bulldogs: Pariah & Temple (495 lbs.)
The Bulldogs are of course the reigning South African Wrestling Federation champions, but only the RCW titles were on the line for this bout. The challengers used cheating, double teams, and their size advantage to control most of the first 8 minutes of the bout, and it really looked like an uphill battle for the good guys. They slowly inched their way back however and soon got the smaller Pariah into trouble, and cut the ring in half. However a ref bump allowed Temple to enter the ring and lay out both Royce and Bullet. The South Africans had Royce set up for a doomsday device, but the local ref was stumbling to his feet and stumbled into the corner where Pariah was perching. This knocked Pariah down, crotching himself off the top. Bullett hit Temple from behind with a legwhip, and while Royce bulldogged Temple into the mat, covered, and got the 3 count.
[Robbie Royce & Todd Bullett defeated the African Bulldogs by pinfall when Royce pinned Temple after a bulldog at 11:31]
[Robbie Royce & Todd Bullett retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
Bout #9
RCW Television Title Match
(champion) Ludvig Borga (6'3" 300 lbs., Helsinki, Finland) vs Lewis O'Day (5'9 230 lbs, Derry, Northern Ireland)
First thing to note, this bout seems to solidify that O'Day has made a shift into the fan favourite category of your program. The former champ tried to fight it out, fist for fist with Borga, and while he did really good considering his size disadvantage, eventually it became obvious that this was not going to be the way he would win the title. So O'Day started to use the ring to his advantage, wrapping the leg of the champ around the ringpost, smashing it off the apron, and using the ropes for leverage when the ref wasn't looking. O'Day then grounded Borga and worked first an armbar and then a nerve hold on the same side. While he didn't get the submission it made the champ's dominant arm almost useless for the next few minutes. O'Day tried to put the champ away, and got 2 counts after a pilederiver, and after a front layout suplex. But the champ kept exerting his power, and when the feeling in his arm came back he went after the challenger with renewed vigour. Inside and outside the ring he began to toss the Irish challenger around. He then worked over the back, and then applied a couple bearhugs but didn't get the submission. The champ tried to show off with a gorilla press slam but O'Day countered by dropping behind the champ and then running him into the buckle. O'Day went to work with a series of kneedrops and then elbowdrops but could not get the win. He went for his running kneesmash finisher but the champ moved out of the way. Borga went to work on the challenger again, but once again he made a mistake, this time going to the top rope and taking too long. O'Day brought him crashing down to earth. Once again the challenger worked the champ but was unable to get the win. This time when he went for his running kneesmash finisher, the champ exploded into a spear, crushing the challenger. He covered and got the 3 count.
[Ludvig Borga defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a spear at 16:38]
[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title]
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
(champion) Stan Lane (6'1 225 lbs.,Greensboro, North Carolina) vs Greg Valentine (6'0 255 lbs., Seattle, Washington)
No titles have yet to change hands tonight, which by the law of averages is making the arena a buzz with anticipation for a heavyweight title change. The two men started the match with a tentative hand shake. They may have been getting along lately but they are still both professionals with a history of back stabbing and being stabbed in the back. The match started tentatively but Lane got the first advantage with some standing armbars. He took it to the ground but Valentine stood him back up and into the corner. Lane didn't think he backed off fast enough so he pushed Valentine off but the Hammer pushed back. Things cooled down and then Valentine put on a couple armbars but Lane grabbed back the advantage. Lane worked a double wristlock and then a hammerlock. Valentine battled back with a hip toss, scoop slam, and a vertical suplex. Valentine went for a figure-four but it was way too early and Lane reversed with a cradle. Back on their feet things got heated again as both men exchanged chops, and then Valentine tossed Lane out of the ring. We were about 5 minutes into the bout at this point.
Lane entered the ring but Valentine was right on him. The champ cried foul not getting enough time to get back into the ring and punches were thrown. Valentine grabbed the advantage and began to work over the legs of the champ. He set him up for the figure-four and locked it in. Lane managed to get to the ropes for a break but the challenger applied the move again. This time Lane managed to roll over and reverse it to get a break. The champ tried to get a recovery break outside the ring but Valentine was right no him, sensing victory. Back inside the ring though Lane took over with a series of chops, an atomic drop, and a spinebuster slam. Lane had been trained by the great Ric Flair so he also knew the figure-four and weakened the legs of Valentine and then slapped it on. Valentine reached the ropes, then managed to toss Lane out of the ring. We were about 10 minutes into the match at this point.
This time when Lane was entering the ring he stopped on the ring apron, and exchanged punches with Valentine who was inside. Lane tried to smash Valentine's head off the top buckle but the Hammer slammed on the breaks. Valentine then tried to smash Lane's head off the ringpost itself but Lane blocked it, and then snapped Valentine's neck off the top rope. Back inside the two had a short brawl and then Valentine locked on a bear hug. Lane blasted his way out of it and then took the challenger down with a series of 3 German suplexes. Lane came flying off the ropes with a cross bodyblock for a 2 count. A criss cross segment followed and resulted in a bump between Valentine and the ref who were both knocked out. Lane covered but there was no one to count. When the champ went to revive the ref he was attacked from behind by Manny Silva. The mad Hawaiian managed to lace in a few punches and kicks before Lewis O'Day hit the ring and took out Silva from behind. Silva and O'Day brawled to outside the ring and security managed to intervene and get both men to the back. In the meantime Valentine and recovered and hit a piledriver, for a 2 count. He then revived the ref but Lane took him down with an inside cradle, 1, 2 Kickout!! We were about 14 minutes into the bout now.
Lane nailed a belly to belly crossed arms suplex for a 2 count. The champ followed this up a pair of elbow smashes catching Valentine coming off the ropes. He went for his superkick finisher but Valentine anticipated it, ducked under, and took the champ down with a double leg takedown, and turned it into a cloverleaf. Slowly Lane managed to make his way to the ropes. The champ tried to escape by crawling out of the ring but Valentine was relentless, laying in boots to the back of the champ, not making a clean break. The ref tried to push Valentine off and Lane delivered a back heel kick to Valentine's groin. Lane then nailed a DDT and covered for a 2 count. Lane nailed a pair of over the shoulder arm drags, and then a pair of legdrops, covered for a 2 count. Valentine fought back with some forearm shivers, then a scoop slam. The challenger came off the second buckle for an elbowdrop but the champ rolled out of the way. Valentine got back to his feet but Lane was set first, hit the superkick, and covered for the 1, 2, 3!!
[Stan Lane defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a superkick at 18:17]
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
That's it for another Anniversary Spectacular, and the 17th year of River City Wrestling.
See ya in 1997!!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 8, 2020 7:57:36 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - January, 1997
Roster
Faces
Stan Lane
Greg Valentine
Lewis O'Day
Todd Bullett
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Man Mountain Mike (NEW)
Darcy McGee (NEW)
Ben Bassarab (NEW)
Heels
Manny Silva
Stan Baker
Jesse Hennig
Untermenschen
Vance Nevada
Ludvig Borga
Paul Diamond (NEW)
Pat Tanaka (NEW)
Bas Rutten (NEW)
Victor Zangiev (NEW)
Ladies
Madusa Micelli
Jeanne Basone
Emma Bezzlerr
Mistress Gloom
Kawasuki
Teagan Clive
Kat LeRoux
River City Wrestling #647
January 1, 1997
Sun City, South Africa
The Annual tradition of RCW taking its stars on a working vacation continues, as they also increase their ties to the SAWF in South Africa with this joint production.
Opening Bout
Duane van Staden defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a flying dropkick at 5:51
Bout #2
Dennis Cale & Hank Armstrong defeated Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig by countout at 7:08
Bout #3
RCW Television Title Match
Ludvig Borga defeated Man Mountain Mike by pinfall after a top rope clothesline at 5:36
[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title]
Bout #4
Manny Silva and Lewis O'Day battled to a no-contest at 8:55
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Madusa Micelli defeated Jeanne Basone by pinfall after a superkick at 6:04
[Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title Match]
Bout #6
SAWF Tag Team Title Match
African Bulldogs: Pariah & Temple defeated Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall when Temple pinned Royce after a doomsday device at 10:28
[African Bulldogs retained the SAWF Tag Team Titles]
**a measure of revenge for the SAWF champs who beat the RCW champs after losing to them at the RCW anniversary show in December.
Bout #7
SAWF Heavyweight Title Match
Vendetta II defeated Vendetta by countout at 13:38
[Vendetta II retained the SAWF Heavyweight Title]
**a rare appearance for the original Vendetta, a former RCW and SAWF champion, who is in semi-retirement.
Main Event
Greg Valentine & Stan Lane defeated Linley Tolbert & Frans van der Heever by pinfall when Lane pinned van der Heever after a superkick at 11:10
**two RCW stars against two SAWF stars, but with the SAWF stars being bad guys the fans allegiances were mixed. In the end Valentine and Lane are two veterans who have seen every trick in the book and countered everything their opponents could throw at them.
River City Wrestling #648
January 11, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Year End Awards: Special Guest Ben Bassarab
Hour #1
Awards:
Feud of the Year: Greg Valentine vs Stan Lane
Match of the Year: May 18: RCW #609: Best 2 out of 3 Falls : Greg Valentine defeated Lewis O'Day (the TV champion) 2 falls to 1 to retain the RCW Heavyweight Title
**Valentine, Lane, and O'Day were all on hand in the ring to accept their awards, presented by commissioner Jim Brunzell, and RCW Hall of Famer Ben Bassarab (who was announced as the greatest TV/Heritage champion in RCW History).
Opening Bout
Teagan Clive defeated Kawasuki by submission to the cobra clutch at 4:31
Special Interview:
Bas Rutten (MMA star and self-declared "International Observer of all Combat Sports") and Victor Zangiev (Soviet, former amateur World Cup Champion, and professional star in Japan). They run down the entertainment of modern wrestling compared to the pure sport.
Award:
Tag Team of the Year: Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen
Untermenschen was awarded on behalf of his team by Ben Bassarab. UM did not look overly happy at winning an award.
Bout #2
Man Mountain Mike defeated Untermenschen by countout at 3:47
**a measure of revenge for MMM after losing to UM at the Anniversary show
Awards
Woman of the Year: Emma Bezzlerr
Manager of the Year: Nick Bockwinkel
**Neither winner was on hand to receive their awards but Brunzell said some nice things about Bezzlerr (the second winner of the award, as the new award was won last year by Pamela Principal), and tried to say some nice things about Nick Bockwinkel (who is winning the award for a record 5th time).
Bout #3
Mistress Gloom defeated Jeanne Basone by pinfall after a chokeslam at 5:05
**Gloom asserts herself as the #1 contender for Madusa Micelli's North American Women's title
Bout #4
Manny Silva and Lewis O'Day battled to a no-contest at 2:19
**the ring could not contain the bad feelings between these two after their tussle at the Anniversary show where Silva injected himself in the main event but was then neutralized by O'Day. The two had a wild brawl after this bout which lasted several minutes, and a few security guards were tossed around like rag dolls.
Hour #2
Award:
Wrestler of the Year: Greg Valentine
**Presented by Commissioner Jim Brunzell. Bas Rutten and Victor Zangiev came out and took issue with the awarding to a man who still fought like it was the 1970's. Of course a match was then set-up.
Bout #5
Victor Zangiev (/w Bas Rutten) defeated Greg Valentine by submission to the Carousel (after outside interference) at 6:23
**Zangiev controlled early with a ground and pound attack but the Hammer took back the bout with chops and elbows. But at the right time, the "International Observer" Bas Rutten tripped up Valentine and Zangiev quickly followed up with a kneedrop to the back of the head, a Samoan driver, and then his finisher Carousel (which is basically Zangiev putting on a grounded bridging double chickenwing, then twisting his body around a couple times, and ending with a Fujiwara armbar).
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Bad Company: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka by disqualification for double teaming at 7:27
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**thus assuring a rematch
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Ludvig Borga by countout at 8:11
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**the two were brawling outside the ring after a very even match, and Lane managed to slip back inside the ring, just beating the TV champion who was counted out in this champion vs champion bout.
Post-Match:
After the bout was over, as the show was wrapping up, Ben Bassarab had been doing guest commentary and was taking off his headset, when he was attacked by Ludvig Borga. By now Lane had left the area, and the house lights were on. In fact we were just being told that this was another edition of River City Wrestling, and see ya next week...when the cameras cut back to the action. We could only stay for about 30 seconds of the action as the credits rolled on top, and Borga slammed Bassarab's head off the guardrail, slammed him on the table and was choking him...
River City Wrestling #649
January 18, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Update and some more footage of Ludvig Borga's attack on Ben Bassarab at the end of last week's show. Bassarab was removed by ambulance and was taken to the hospital over night, but was released with a sore neck and whiplash. Borga is then brought out for an interview where he says what set him off was not that he was cheated out of the Heavyweight title but that the announcers called Bassarab the greatest TV champion of all-time. Borga points out that he has the title right now, which to him, means he is the greatest of all time. Man Mountain Mike comes out and says he is signed to meet Borga tonight for the TV title, and it's time the Finn takes on someone his own size, and gets what's coming to him.
Opening Bout
Darcy McGee defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a frogsplash at 4:56
**McGee is of Irish descent (like O'Day) but was not very spectacular in his debut, however, his finishing move was a thing of beauty.
Bout #2
Mistress Gloom defeated Kat LeRoux by pinfall after a chokeslam at 3:29
**Gloom says Micelli can't duck her any longer, they have a title match next week.
Bout #3
RCW Television Title Match
Ludvig Borga defeated Man Mountain Rock after a top rope forearm smash (and a handful of tights) at 5:59
[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title]
**the champ couldn't execute an over the shoulder gutbuster and was in some trouble. He managed to stop a superplex attempt though, nailed a forearm smash from the top, but used a handful of tights to assure the tainted victory.
Bout #4
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Bad Company: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka by pinfall when Bullett pinned Tanaka after a double dropkick at 9:47
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**impressive victory for this "throw together" tag team championship team
Hour #2
Bout #5
Street Fight
Manny Silva defeated Lewis O'Day by 10 count at 12:44
**a brutal and bloody fight
Main Event
Stan Lane & Greg Valentine defeated Bas Rutten & Victor Zangiev by disqualification when Rutten used a foreign object at 11:50
**solid tag match with Zangiev seeing most of the action with Rutten looking a bit awkward at times. In the end the writing seemed to be on the wall so rather then risk losing clean Rutten grabbed a chair, entered the ring and ~waffled~ both his opponents. The beatdown continued until we went off the air.
River City Wrestling #650
January 25, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Manny Silva defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 2:47
**the McGee winning streak ends at 1
Bout #2
Bermuda Triangle Match
Teagan Clive defeated Kat LeRoux and Kawasuki by pinfall when she pinned Kawasuki after a DDT at 4:14
Bout #3
Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig defeated Elmwood Brawler & Man Mountain Mike by pinfall when Hennig pinned Brawler after a jumping neck snap at 6:09
**Baker and Hennig return. With Bad Company having lost last week it looks like Baker & Hennig may be in line for another title shot.
Bout #4
RCW Television Title Match
Ludvig Borga defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after an over the shoulder gutbuster at 7:15
[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title]
**one half of the tag champions gets a title shot but came up short, as his speed was no match for the power and violence of the Finn.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Madusa Micelli and Mistress Gloom battled to a double countout at 7:21
[Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title]
**nothing was settled but Gloom will have to wait until the next All Women's show on February 15th for her rematch.
Bout #6
Bas Rutten defeated Greg Valentine by submission to a neck crank at 6:32
**a bit of an upset, at least to RCW fans. After the bout Rutten refused to break the hold and risked a reverse decision until the last possible second.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Victor Zangiev (/w Bas Rutten) by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 9:17
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**these matches are a bit dreadful at times, as there is little chemistry yet between Zangiev/Rutten and their opponents. The Russian wanted to keep the match slow and grounded but Lane wanted a faster, more traditional match. The end occurred after a ref bump, when Zangiev was passed a steel chair by Rutten who ~waffled~ Lane. He covered for the pin, but the ref saw what happened out of the corner of his eye, and disqualified Zangiev.
Post-Match: It was a two on one beat down until Greg Valentine returned to help out Lane but he didn't fare too much better.
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 8, 2020 8:01:29 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - Annual Awards History
Wrestler of the Year:
1980: The Destroyer
1981: The Destroyer
1982: The Destroyer
1983: Chris Lyon
1984: Chris Lyon
1985: Jim Brunzell
1986: Bob Backlund
1987: Steve Disalvo
1988: Vendetta
1989: Davey Boy Smith
1990: Steve Disalvo
1991: Larry Cameron
1992: Baron von Raschke
1993: Manny Silva
1994: Ben Bassarab
1995: Stan Lane
1996: Greg Valentine
Woman of the Year:
1995: Pamela Principal
1996: Emma Bezzlerr
Tag Team of the Year:
1980: Vegas Brothers: Kenny Deeler & A.J. Dice
1981: Roughnecks: Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs
1982: Mike Valiant & Chris Lyon
1983: Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum
1984: Keith & Bret Hart
1985: Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer
1986: The Longriders: Wild Bill & Scott Irwin
1987: The Longriders: Wild Bill & Scott Irwin
1988: Top Guns: Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes
1989: The Bruise Brothers: Larry Picone & Dave Koorajian
1990: Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington
1991: Destruction Crew: Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom
1992: Bob Orton Jr. & Mike Lozansky
1993: Super Destroyers 2000 & 2001
1994: Robbie Royce & Dan Kroffat
1995: Destruction Crew: Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom
1996: Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen
Manager/Valet of the Year:
1981: Shiek Fal-Had
1982: Shiek Fal-Had
1983: Tawney England
1984: Miss Hartel
1985: Miss Hartel
1986: Lisa Caress
1987: Madusa Micelli
1988: Bob Orton Jr
1989: Bob Orton Jr
1990: Nick Bockwinkel
1991: Nick Bockwinkel
1992: Nick Bockwinkel
1993: Nick Bockwinkel
1994: Jon Paul Demans
1995: Cory Everson
1996: Nick Bockwinkel
Rookie of the Year:
1980: Chris Lyon
1981: Jeannie Rahib
1982: Tawney England
1983: Rob Flett & Neil Sutherland
1984: Robbie Royce
*1985: n/a
1986: Shawn Cummings
1987: Mike Lozansky
1988: Troy Galveston
*1985 saw Tod Hestrerey originally declared the Rookie of the Year. However after subsequent events it became known he was the Destroyer and not a rookie so he was stripped of that honor. With no obvious second place finisher the award was not handed out.
Feud of the Year
1980: Destroyer versus Dean Jarrett & Moose Morowski
1981: Destroyer versus Chris Lyon
1982: Destroyer versus Clarke Roenick
1983: Chris Lyon versus Mike Valiant
1984: Angelo Mosca versus Bobby Duncum
1985: Jim Brunzell versus David Schultz
1986: Bob Backlund versus David Schultz
1987: Vendetta versus Steve Disalvo
1988: Rogue versus Nick Mercury
1989: Ben Bassarab versus Ricky Rice
1990: Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington versus Texas Hangmen: Psycho & Killer
1991: Toni Adams versus Jeannie Adams
1992: Vendetta versus Rogue
1993: Baron von Raschke versus Nick Bockwinkel
1994: Jim Brunzell versus Greg Valentine
1995: Ben Bassarab versus Jesse Hennig
1996: Greg Valentine versus Stan Lane
Match of the Year
1980: Jan 5th RCW #1
Finals for the New River City Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.
The Destroyer defeated Mike Valiant when he countered a piledriver with a sunset flip then arched back and made the pinfall holding Valiants legs. 28:27
[The Destroyer wins the RCW Heavyweight Championship]
1981: March 28th: RCW #29
CAGE MATCH RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Lyons (ch) v The Mummy (/w Shiek Fal-Had)
The Mummy wins via submission at 16:16.
[The Mummy won the RCW Heavyweight Championship]
1982: Oct 24th: RCW #80
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Lyon defeated The Destroyer by pinfall with a bridging pin at 32:46
[Chris Lyon wins the RCW Heavyweight Title]
1983: August 27th : RCW # 113
#1 Contenders Match - No time Limit
Ray Stevens defeated Dyanmite Kid by stoppage due to excessive blood loss at 48:24
1984: July 25th: RCW #154 (Wrestling Summit 2)
Former World Champions Collide
Harley Race defeated Bob Backlund by countout at 31:22
1985: Dec 19th: RCW #220 (6th Anniversary Show)
Fabulous Ones: Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer by pinfall to win the RCW tag team titles at 33:53
1986: Jul 26th: RCW #246 (Wrestling Summit 3)
Former World Champions Collide
Bob Backlund defeated Bruno Sammartino by pinfall at 23:50
1987: Dec 17th: RCW #313 (8th Anniversary Show)
Cage Match for the RCW Heavyweight Title
Vendetta defeated Steve Disalvo to retain his title at 31:18
1988: Dec 16th: RCW #358 (9th Anniversary Show)
NWA Tag Team Title Match - 2 out of 3 falls
British Bulldogs defeated Road Warriors 2 falls to 1, but Road Warriors retain the world titles at 22:29
1989: Dec 14th: RCW #406 (10th Anniversary Show)
Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco by pinfall at 28:03
1990: Feb 24th: RCW #413
#1 Contenders Match
Davey Boy Smith defeated Ricky Steamboat by pinfall after a running powerslam at 17:40 (thanks to outside interference by Pat Brady).
1991: April 6: RCW #463 Best 2 out of 3 Falls Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco in an extra fall 2-1-1 at 23:55
1992: February 29: RCW #490 Jerry Lynn and Ben Bassarab batted to a time limit draw 25:00
1993: December 4: RCW #535 (14th Anniversary Show)
Stan Lane defeated Harley Tragger by pinfall after a diving elbowdrop at 25:20 to win the RCW Heavyweight Title
1994: April 23: RCW # 543
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Midnight Express: Stan Lane & Dennis Condrey defeated Killer Bees: Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair 2 falls to 1
1995: Dec 9. #593 (16th Anniversary Show)
Thrillseekers defeated African Bulldogs by pinfall when Jericho pinned Pariah after he was put through a table at 24:15
1996: May 18: RCW #609
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Greg Valentine defeated Lewis O'Day (the TV champion) 2 falls to 1 to retain the RCW Heavyweight Title
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 9, 2020 7:44:54 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - February, 1997
Roster
Faces
Stan Lane
Greg Valentine
Lewis O'Day
Todd Bullett
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Man Mountain Mike
Darcy McGee
Ben Bassarab (NEW)
Heels
Manny Silva
Stan Baker
Jesse Hennig
Vance Nevada
Ludvig Borga
Bas Rutten
Victor Zangiev
Masa Chono (NEW)
Jason Yakimow (NEW)
Ladies
Madusa Micelli
Mistress Gloom
Kawasuki
Teagan Clive
Barbie Wired (NEW)
Catherine Nolan (NEW)
Eternity (NEW)
Mia Finnegan (NEW)
River City Wrestling #651
February 1, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a discus punch at 4:29
**battle of the jobbers
Bout #2
Jason Yakimow defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall after a sidewalk slam at 5:10
**Yakimow is new to RCW, and new to wrestling. The rare rookie has a bit of a big strong farm boy thing going, but he has come out as a heel.
Bout #3
Teagan Clive and Eternity battled to a double countout at 5:32
Bout #4
Mia Finnegan defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a sit-out powerbomb at 3:37
**both ladies mark their return to RCW
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Stan Baker & Jesse Hennig by pinfall when Royce pinned Hennig after a Northern lights suplex at 8:01
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**the champs continue to roll, and you have to wonder if this is the end of the line for the team of Baker and Hennig after another failed attempt at the gold.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match - Bermuda Triangle
Ludvig Borga defeated Manny Silva and Lewis O'Day by countout at 6:26
[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title]
**First Borga was really pissed off at having to defend his title in a 3-way match where he could lose it without even being involved in the final outcome. This seemed to weigh heavily on him in the match as he fought conservatively, trying to keep his back to a buckle and letting Silva and O'Day duke it out. The others got wise to it though and for a brief couple minutes double teamed Borga. However this didn't last and the hatred between the two challengers spilled out of the ring. O'Day and Silva fought and were counted out while Borga was only too willing to take the countout victory.
Post-Match:
Borga had his hand raised and called for his belt, but it wasn't there. Ben Bassarab had already appeared, grabbed the belt from the announce table, entered the ring, tapped Borga on the shoulder and then nailed him in the head with the belt. Bassarab knocked him out, and dropped the belt on his chest. Bassarab declared this partial revenge for Borga attacking him last month. Bassarab says that they had it right, he is the greatest TV champion in RCW history, and even though he is in the Hall of Fame, he is tired of sitting at home. Ben Bassarab is coming back to RCW, and he has a title shot against Borga next week!!
Main Event
Cage Match - Texas Tornado Tag Team
Bas Rutten & Victor Zangiev defeated Stan Lane & Greg Valentine by pinfall when Zangiev pinned Lane after a superplex at 12:37
**quite simply an all out brawl which saw all four men busted open by the six minute mark, and all 4 wearing a crimson mask by the time it ended. With Rutten and Valentine tied up, Lane and Zangiev went to the top. They fought it out, but Zangiev went to the low road (literally) with a knee to the groin, and then took Lane down with the superplex to get the pin. Looks like Zangiev has put himself in contention for another title shot.
River City Wrestling #652
February 8, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall after a discus punch at 4:48
**Yakimow's rookie win streak ends at 1
Bout #2
Six-Woman Tag Match - Elimination Style
Teagn Clive, Catherine Nolan, & Barbie Wired defeated Mia Finnegan, Eternity, & Kawasuki in a six-woman tag match at 9:18
-Kawasuki eliminated by Barbie Wired by pinfall after an Ape Hanger at 2:51
-Catherine Nolan eliminated by Eternity by pinfall after a running clothesline at 4:15
-Eternity eliminated by Teagan Clive by pinfall after a doomsday device at 7:10
-Mia Finnegan eliminated by Teagan Clive by pinfall after a float-over suplex at 9:18
[Teagan Clive & Barbie Wired survive]
**premiere of Barbie Wired who is going for a leather clad image like Pam Anderson in "Barb Wire", or like Sable in the WWF.
Bout #3
Manny Silva defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex (and a handful of tights) at 8:56
**these two have a good rivalry, with a lot of heated matches. This is two in a row that Silva has come out on top, even if this one was very tainted. Not sure if this feud is over, or over for now.
Hour #2
Bout #4
Loser Leaves Town
Greg Valentine defeated Bas Rutten by pinfall after a second rope elbowdrop at 7:09
**The result of this match was not only important because someone may have to leave town, but because it was mandated that if either Valentine or Rutten lost they would be out of RCW IMMEDIATELY. This would mean that either Rutten would not be available to be in the corner of Victor Zangiev in the main event, or Valentine would not be in the arena in case his buddy Stan Lane needed help. Thankfully for Lane and for the fans, Valentine came out on top. Rutten's (and Valentine's) gym bags were already at ringside. Security thrust Rutten's bag in his hand and escorted him out of the arena as he hastily put on a track suit (and no shower) and went out in the cold Winnipeg winter night.
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ludvig Borga defeated Ben Bassarab by disqualification for use of a foreign object (ring bell) at 9:45
[Ludvig Borga retained the RCW Television Title]
**Bassarab did not look as fast, or in quite as good shape as he did before he retired, maybe about 10 pounds heavier. However, he still managed to hold his own against Borga who resorted to retrieving the ringbell and using it on the challenger to get himself intentionally disqualified. Next week is an all women's edition of RCW, but these two will hook up again for a rematch in two weeks time.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Victor Zangiev by countout at 7:56
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**fairly even match but Zangiev seemed to be missing Rutten at ringside. In the end he grew frustrated at not being able to put away Lane and ended up getting counted out while arguing with the ring announcers and fans.
Post-Match:
From out of the pan and into the fire, commissioner Jim Brunzell announces that in two weeks another international star is crossing the border to try and win the RCW title. That man is Japanese star Masa Chono!!
River City Wrestling #653
February 15, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
This is the annual All Women's Valentine "Heartbreakers" edition of River City Wrestling!! Welcome to a world of spandex and glitter!!
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Allie Myles defeated Jane Dirt by pinfall after a flying crucifix at 4:46
**Myles was new to RCW, and a raw rookie, so she might be forgiven for busting out the Destroyer's finishing move. Jane Dirt was also new to RCW, a Canadian version of Dirty White Girl.
Bout #2
Kawasuki defeated Purple Demon by pinfall after an inside cradle at 3:03
**oh those dastardly demons.
Bout #3
Barbie Wired defeated Tami Kim by pinfall after the Ape Hanger at 6:12
**Kim made an unsuccessful return to RCW, when the latex clad Wired avoided a superkick and nailed her own finisher; a facebuster but while holding her opponents arms straight out and upward, like Ape handlebars on a motorcycle.
Bout #4
Eternity defeated Nikki Milne by pinfall after a running clothesline at 4:40
**fairly easy win for the Nubian goddess.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Catherine Nolan defeated Kari Pelletier by pinfall after a flying cross bodyblock at 5:55
**no known bad blood between the two former partners, but they were matched up against each other anyway. Nolan was the face with her bubbly personality, her thick curly hair and all Canadian girl image. Pelletier took the role of heel with her French accent and aloof demeanour.
Bout #6
#1 Contender Match
Mia Finnegan and Teagan Clive battled to a double countout at 7:19
**Finnegan surprised everyone by carrying a good portion of the bout. So there is no clear cut #1 contender waiting in the wings for the main event results.
Main Event
North American Women's Title Match: 2 out of 3 falls:
Madusa Micelli (c) vs Mistress Gloom
[Mistress Gloom pinned Madusa Micelli after a piledriver at 4:42]
[Madusa Micelli pinned Mistress Gloom after a superplex at 9:05]
[Madusa Micelli pinned Mistress Gloom after a German suplex at 11:57]
**real tough match for Micelli but she held onto the title
River City Wrestling #654
February 22, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a piledriver at 3:17
Bout #2
Darcy McGee & Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada & Jason Yakimow by pinfall when McGee pinned Nevada after a double discus punch at 5:50
Bout #3
Teagan Clive & Barbie Wired defeated Mia Finnegan & Eternity by pinfall when Wired pinned Finnegan after the Ape Hanger at 7:44
Hour #2
Bout #4
Six-Man Tag Match
Thug Life: Joe E. Legend, Sexton Hardcastle, & Christian Cage defeated Todd Bullett, Robbie Royce, & Elmwood Brawler when Hardcastle pinned Bullett after a leaping DDT at 6:20
**Hardcastle & Cage are a young, but very charismatic and athletic tag team who have been burning up the Canadian Indy scene. They served notice in this one that they are coming for the tag titles.
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Ludvig Borga by pinfall after a flying cross bodyblock at 5:43
[Ben Bassarab Won the RCW Television Title]
**even though he is a Hall of Famer, and a 5 time Heritage/TV champion, this still had to be seen as an upset.
Post-Match: As Bassarab was given the title belt he was assaulted from behind by Borga who gave him a sore loser beat down.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Masa Chono by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 15:49
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title Match]
**Lane started the match in command and applied a series of wristlocks and armbars. Chono then took a turn in control with some side headlocks and front facelocks that he would work into a chokehold. The two then did several rope criss cross type exchanges that saw dropkicks, hip tosses, and a flying crossbody block from Lane that Chono rolled through and got a 2 count. Back on their feet Lane clotheslined Chono over the top rope, only to have the challenger grab him by the feet and pull him outside the ring. The two exchanged punches and kicks outside the ring but brought it back inside to avoid having the bout tossed out. Chono then took it to the mat again working some leg locks, before Lane took the bout back and again went to the arm with some armbars. Chono took the match back with some punches to the head, then head scissors. Smelling blood Chono went to work with an inverted atomic drop, then drove Lane head first into the top buckle, followed by a snap suplex for a 2 count, and a flying shoulder tackle for another 2 count. Lane fought back and once again went back to the arm locks, then a neck vice, and finally got a chickenwing submission that Chono narrowly escaped by getting to the ropes. Chono went for a kick to the gut but Lane caught his leg, but it was a set-up as Chono nailed him with a enzuigiri. Chono locked on a STF (Dragon sleeper) but Lane was able to get to the ropes for a break. It was becoming obvious from his constant shaking of them that Chono was having problems with his arms from all the work done by Lane. So the challenger took a powder outside the ring trying to shake his arms out. Lane managed to reach outside and grab Chono by the head, but the ref was dragging Lane back into the ring so he lost his grip. Lane fell backward and took the ref down with an accidental elbow to the nose. Lane tried again to reach outside the ring to grab Chono but the Japanese star gouged his eyes. When Chono returned to the ring he brought a steel chair with him and swung it at Lane. The champion managed to roll out of the way, take Chono down with a leg sweep, and then take the chair and smash Chono in the head. The ref woke up and called for the bell. Everyone assumed that it would be the champ disqualified but apparently the ref had saw Chono bring the chair into the ring and gave the match to the champion Lane.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 9, 2020 7:51:48 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - Television/Heritage Title History
1. Clarke Roenick
Tournament final: defeated Bonecrusher by disqualification
#46 Dec 12/1981, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Manitoba
2. Bonecrusher
defeated Clarke Roenick by submisison
#47 Jan 2/1982, Chalmers C.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba
3. Bounty Hunter
defeated Bonecrusher by pinfall in a Bunkhouse Brawl match
#54 Mar 6/1982, Chalmers C.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba
4. Bulldog Bob Brown
defeated Bounty Hunter by pinfall
#80 Oct 24/1982, Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba
5. Bounty Hunter (2)
defeated Bob Brown by 10 count in a Bunkhouse Brawl match
#87 Dec 11/1982, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba
6. The Destroyer
defeated Bounty Hunter by pinfall
#128 Dec 15/1983: Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Manitoba
Destroyer had to relinquish belt after losing a loser leaves town match.
7. Butch Reed
defeated Bad News Allen by pinfall, in a tournament final.
#141 Apr 14/1984: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
8. Ben Bassarab
defeated Butch Reed by pinfall
#174 Dec 13/1984: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
9. Jerry Blackwell
defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall
#190 May 11/1985: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
**forfeits title on July 7/1985 on TV after winning the Heavyweight Title the
previous week.
10. Ben Bassarab (2)
defeated Chris Lyon by pinfall
8-man Tournament Final
#201 Aug 3/1985: Billings, Montana
11. Tod Hestrerey (the Destroyer) (2)
defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall
#209 Oct 5/1985: Billings, Montana
**stripped of title Mar 15/86, unable to defend due to injury
12. Ben Bassarab (3)
defeated Dan Kroffat by pinfall
8-man tournament final
#230 Mar 22/1986: Brandon, Manitoba
**forfeited title on Aug 1/87, to pursue the Heavyweight title
13. Chris Champion
defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall
16-man tournament final
#297 Aug 22/1987: Winnipeg, Manitoba
14. Mike Lozansky
defeated Chris Champion by pinfall
#315 Jan 23/1988: Brandon, Manitoba
15. Rogue
defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall
#340 July 30/1988: Estevan, Saskatchewan
16. Vendetta
defeated Rogue by pinfall
#354 Nov 20/1989: Grand Forks, North Dakota
**Vendetta vacated the belt the next week because he also held the
Heavyweight title
17. Ben Bassarab (4)
won 14-man Gauntlet Royale to win vacant title
#358 - Dec 16/1988: Winnipeg Manitoba
9th Anniversary Spectacular
18. Bobby Jaggers
defeated Ben Bassrab by pinfall
#388 - Aug 12/1989: Regina, Saskatchewan
19. Tommy Jammer
defeated Bobby Jaggers by pinfall
#411 - Feb 10/1990: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
20. The Soultaker
defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall
#418 - Apr 7/1990: Medicine Hat, Alberta
21. Tommy Jammer (2)
defeated Soultaker by pinfall
#431 - Jul7/1990: Brandon, Manitoba
22. The Nightstalker
defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall
#446 - Nov 24/1990; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan **Stripped of title for no-show on April 6, 1991
23. Wahoo McDaniel defeated Johnnie Stewart by pinfall in finals of 16-man tournament #467 - May 4/1991: Winnipeg, Manitoba
24. Freddy Krueger defeated Wahoo McDaniel by pinfall #482 - Oct 26/1991: Winnipeg, Manitoba
25. Baron von Raschke defeated Freddy Krueger by submission in a loser-leaves-town match #490 - Feb 29/1992: Winnipeg, Manitoba
26. Soultaker (2)
defeated Baron von Raschke by pinfall #524 - Jul 3/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
27. Tasmaniac
defeated Soultaker by pinfall
#528 - Aug 28/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
28. Hercules Ayala
defeated Tasmaniac by pinfall
#532 - Oct 23/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
29. Ben Bassarab (5)
defeated Hercules Ayala by pinfall
#535 - Dec 4/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
14th Anniversary Spectacular
30. Vampiro Canadienese
defeated Ben Bassarab in a ladder match
#548 - Jul 2/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
**stripped of title for no-showing title defense Sep 10/94
31. Jimmy Snuka
won a 20-man Battle Royale for the vacant title #554 - Sep 24/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
32. Jack O'Jugular
defeated Jimmy Snuka by pinfall
#559 - Dec 3/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
15th Anniversary Spectacular
33. Nick Mercury
defeated Jack O'Jugular by pinfall
#565 - Mar 18/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
34. Manny Silva
defeated Nick Mercury by pinfall
#590 - Nov 4/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
35. Sgt. Keywon Grant
defeated Manny Silva in a streetfight
#593 - Dec 9/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
36. Lewis O'Day
defeated Sgt. Keywon Grant by pinfall
#599 - Feb 17/1996: Winnipeg, Manitoba
**March 16, 1996: Heritage title renamed TV title**
37. Ludvig Borga
defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall
#643 - Nov 16/1996
38. Ben Bassarab (6)
defeated Ludvig Borga by pinfall
#654 - Feb 22/1997
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 10, 2020 7:53:48 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - March, 1997
Roster
Faces
Stan Lane
Ben Bassarab
Greg Valentine
Lewis O'Day
Todd Bullett
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Darcy McGee
Heels
Manny Silva
Jesse Hennig
Vance Nevada
Ludvig Borga
Jason Yakimow
Joe E. Legend (NEW)
Sexton Hardcastle (NEW)
Christian Cage (NEW)
Ladies
Madusa Micelli
Mistress Gloom
Kawasuki
Barbie Wired
Catherine Nolan
Mia Finnegan
Allie Myles (NEW)
Jane Dirt (NEW)
River City Wrestling #655
March 1, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom defeated Jane Dirt by pinfall after a piledriver at 2:43
**squash match
Bout #2
Allie Myles defeated Kawasuki by pinfall after a flying crucifix at 3:36
**second straight win for Myles
Bout #3
Joe E. Legend defeated Elmwood Brawler after the Legend cutter at 4:05
**Legend is fairly impressive in his single match, but overall his other partners in Thug Life (Hardcastle & Cage) have much more charisma
Bout #4
Jesse Hennig defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a jumping neck snap at 7:50
**Hennig's victory was impressive on paper, but in reality he cheated his way to a tainted win.
Hour #2
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Match
Barbie Wired and Mia Finnegan battled to a double countout at 5:40
**obviously nothing was settled in this one
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Ludvig Borga by pinfall after a flying crossbody block at 7:21
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**impressive win for the champ
Main Event
Non-Title
Bermuda Triangle Tag Team Match
Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage defeated Stan Lane & Greg Valentine and Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall when Cage pinned Bullett after a DDT at 10:55
**interesting tag match with 3 powerhouse teams. Hardcastle and Cage had issues at first with the other two teams joining forces against the newcomers. However, things soon became heated all 3 ways, and with everyone but Cage and Bullett battling outside the ring, Joe E. Legend was able to go unnoticed when he tripped up Bullett which led to the tag team champion taking the loss.
River City Wrestling #656
March 8, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Ludvig Borga defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after an over the shoulder gutbuster at 4:49
**squash match
Bout #2
Greg Valentine defeated Jason Yakimow by submission to the figure-four leglock at 3:42
**squash match. Prior to the match however, as Valentine was making his way to the ring he had an encounter with Borga who had stayed to have words with first the announcers and then some fans. The two got into a heated pushing match which was broken up by security, but makes it appear as if they will meet next week.
Bout #3
Mistress Gloom defeated Allie Myles by pinfall after a piledriver at 4:11
**a very competitive bout, Myles looks good for a raw rookie.
Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match
Barbie Wired defeated Mia Finnegan by pinfall after the Ape Hanger at 5:13
**in the rematch Wired comes out on top, and the leather clad hottie has earned a date with champion Madusa Micelli.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Manny Silva & Joe E. Legend defeated Ben Bassarab & Lewis O'Day by pinfall when Silva pinned Bassarab after a wheelbarrow suplex at 7:31
**pretty much just trying to freshen things up a bit by making some good ad hoc tag teams. For once Silva didn't punk out his own partner, he must be mellowing in his old age.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage by disqualification for outside interference at 6:59
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**When things did not look like they were going well for the challengers, Cage got himself tangled up with the ref which allowed Legend to nail Royce with a steel chair. Thankfully though the ref actually managed to see it just in time and disqualified the challengers. The beatdown was then 3 on 2. Surprisingly from the back appeared Emma Bezzlerr, who had left RCW. She was in street clothes and entered the ring, laid out Legend, then grabbed the steel chair which sent Hardcastle and Cage scurrying out of the ring.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a superkick at 11:33
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**solid, solid, match with two guys who can really wrestle. The match went back and forth, and for the most part it was Hennig trying to slow down the action, either by taking refuge out of the ring or relying on a ground attack. In the end Lane countered a suplex takeover with a swinging neckbreaker, then nailed his superkick finisher to pick up a well deserved victory.
River City Wrestling #657
March 15, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
St. Patrick's Week Shenanigans - Hall of Fame Announcement
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Jesse Hennig defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall after a Northern lights suplex at 3:22
**squash match. McGee came out in full Irish regalia but didn't look totally recovered from yesterday's festivities.
Bout #2
#1 Contender - 4 Way Match - Luck of the Irish (Anything Goes)
Allie Myles defeated Mistress Gloom, Catherine Nolan, & Mia Finnegan when she pinned Nolan after a flying crucifix at 5:04
**Myles won, but it felt like she took the easy way out by picking off Nolan while Finnegan and Gloom (two stronger opponents) fought outside the ring.
Bout #3
Lewis O'Day defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 3:08
**squash match. O'Day is also of Irish heritage and came out representing his homeland. He also looked a little worse for wear but still had no problem with Nevada.
Bout #4
Thug Life: Sexton Hardcastle, Christian Cage, & Joe E. Legend defeated Todd Bullett, Robbie Royce, & Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall when Legend pinned Bezzlerr after a Legend Cutter at 7:29
**as a result, Hardcastle & Cage will get another shot at the tag champions. The boys looked a little preoccupied by trying to keep Bezzlerr safe, and in the end she was the weak link.
Hour #2
Hall of Fame Announcement: The majority of the hall of fame committee are on hand. Jack McAdam, Stan Mullen, The Destroyer, Chris Lyon, and Mike Valiant are all in the ring when it is announced that this year's inductee, the 10th member, will be Jumpin' Jim Brunzell. He will be inducted in April. Brunzell of course is a former AWA Tag Team Champion, perhaps best known for being half of the High Flyers with Greg Gagne. Brunzell has held the RCW Heavyweight title 4 times and the tag titles once with Greg Gagne. He is currently serving as RCW Commissioner. The choice is very popular with the fans who give Brunzell a standing ovation.
Bout #5
Greg Valentine and Ludvig Borga battled to a no-contest at 4:10
**a lot of hate building between these two
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Madusa Micelli defeated Barbie Wired by pinfall after a superplex at 7:01
[Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title]
**this match really could have gone either way, it was a barn burner, that went from in the ring to out of the ring. The end came with both women posed at the top, exchanging shots, but it was Micelli who nailed a chop to the throat which allowed her to then prey on Wired and take her down.
Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Manny Silva by disqualification for abuse of official at 8:55
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Silva controlled early and for quite a while, beating Bassarab from pillar to post. In fact Bassarab's head was busted open from a shot into the ring steps. However, Bassarab finally made a comeback near the end as the two men battled in the middle of the ring. They exchanged suplexes, and then Bassarab nailed a piledriver and looked like he was on the verge of victory. Not wanting to take a clean loss Silva pulled the ref into the way as Bassarab went for his flying cross bodyblock finisher.
Post-Match: As Silva laid a beat down on Bassarab, Jesse Hennig hit the ring to make it two on one. Silva didn't look too happy about someone butting in but for now took the help. Seconds later Joe E. Legend also joined the fray and we had a 3 on 1 beatdown. When Lewis O'Day tried to get into the ring he was beaten back by Hennig and Legend while Silva continued to punish Bassarab, choking him unrelenting now as the ref tried to break it up. Then Greg Valentine tried to help but he too was beaten back. Finally O'Day and Valentine had to coordinate their attack so it wasn't 2 on 1, and this time they were able to make the save. Bassarab was a bloody, choking, mess.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #658
March 22, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler & Darcy McGee battled Vance Nevada & Jason Yakimow to a no-contest at 4:38
**strange ending for basically a throw together match with the roster's enhancement talents. All four men lost their temper and were brawling outside the ring.
Bout #2
Mistress Gloom defeated Mia Finnegan by pinfall after a piledriver at 5:30
**Gloom keeps herself in the conversation for a title shot.
Bout #3
Allie Myles defeated Barbie Wired by pinfall after a snap suplex (and with her feet on the ropes) at 3:59
**kind of a defacto #1 contenders match. Myles won but it was tainted and Wired went right after her as her hand was raised. The two brawled until security broke it up.
Bout #4
Lewis O'Day & Greg Valentine defeated Ludvig Borga & Manny Silva by disqualification for use of a foreign object (steel chair) at 5:43
**tough, hard fought match, with no weak links between the 4 competitors. In the end though it didn't seem like the heels cared if they won or lost, they were not even in trouble when they both decided to leave the ring and return with steel chairs. Borga nailed Valentine, but O'Day managed to kick Silva's chair into his own head, then wrestle away the chair from Borga and lay him out as well.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after a flying cross bodyblock at 7:11
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Bassarab has sworn revenge against the three men who jumped him at the end of last week's show. He has offered them each (Hennig, Silva, Legend) a title shot, but if he beats them then they will be "pied" with a pie in the face. Hennig was first up and this was a good back and forth match between two guys that can really wrestle. Hennig tried for a superplex but Bassarab knocked him off, then flew off the top with his finisher. After the bout Bassarab picked a kid, a boy about 10 years old, who was given a lemon merengue pie, and while Bassarab and security held Hennig's arms behind his back he was pied.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullet & Robbie Royce defeated Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage by pinfall when Royce pinned Cage after a double slingshot suplex at 10:51
[Todd Bullet & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Title]
**very fast paced bout, with the champions actually the slower team for once. However, after a four man brawl Hardcastle was tossed over the top rope and the tag champs finished off Cage.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Joe E. Legend by pinfall after a superkick at 6:47
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Legend hadn't really done enough to earn a title shot, but after he was one of the 3 that jumped Bassarab last week, Lane wanted a piece of Legend. The Thug Life leader told Lane he would only face him if the title was on the line. Legend was over his head, and played some hide and seek and was pretty much dominated. However, Hardcastle and Cage came out to interfere. This brought out Valentine and Bassarab though to even the fight outside the ring. Back inside Lane took control of the bout, nailed his finisher and got the win. After the bout Bassarab got into the ring to get a piece of Legend but Hardcastle and Cage pulled him out and got away.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #659
March 29, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Catherine Nolan defeated Jane Dirt by pinfall after a slingshot suplex at 4:23
Bout #2
Sexton Hardcastle defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a jumping DDT at 6:19
**the tag champion on his own looked a little overwhelmed by the pure athleticism of Hardcastle.
Bout #3
Christian Cage defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall after a German suplex (with his feet on the ropes) at 2:54
**really quick victory for half of the Thug Life tag team over the other champion thanks to some timely cheating.
Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match - Bermuda Triangle Match
Barbie Wired defeated Allie Myles and Mistress Gloom when she pinned Myles after the Ape Hanger at 5:50
Hour #2
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Manny Silva by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 9:30
**another chapter in this feud, another hard fought rough bout without a lot of scientific skill. Silva was on the verge of winning but he went for his wheelbarrow suplex and O'Day blocked it, and countered with a back to back suplex and then hit his finisher. Silva threw a fit after the bout, beating up O'Day, beating up a ref, then a couple security guards. Finally Ben Bassarab came out to make the save but Silva beat the crap out of him too. That beat down was ominous because Bassarab had a title defence next.
Ben Bassarab vs Joe E Legend - Cancelled by commissioner Jim Brunzell due to Bassarab being hurt. Legend insisted that the default means he should get the title, but Brunzell says he was more inclined to suspend Legend. They decided to split the difference and Brunzell is going to wrestle Legend (wearing his street gear).
Bout #6
Joe E. Legend defeated Jim Brunzell after the Legend cutter at 4:35
**Legend was getting his butt handed to him but managed to pull his finisher out of nowhere and pick up the win.
Main Event
LOSER LEAVES TOWN - CAGE MATCH
Greg Valentine defeated Ludvig Borga by submission to the figure four leglock at 10:23
[Ludvig Borga has to leave RCW]
**not an overly bloody cage match with only Valentine showing a bit of colour. Borga showed some impressive power, but Valentine was an experienced vet and their are no real rules inside a steel cage. Rakes to the eyes, low blows, and chokes were all used by Valentine. He put the icing on the cake with making Borga yell "I Quit".
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 11, 2020 8:43:15 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - April, 1997
Roster
Faces
Stan Lane
Ben Bassarab
Greg Valentine
Lewis O'Day
Todd Bullett
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Darcy McGee
Heels
Manny Silva
Jesse Hennig
Vance Nevada
Jason Yakimow
Joe E. Legend
Steele (NEW)
Shane Ballard (NEW)
Shannon Ballard (NEW)
Ladies
Madusa Micelli
Mistress Gloom
Kawasuki
Barbie Wired
Catherine Nolan
Mia Finnegan
Allie Myles
Jane Dirt
River City Wrestling #660
April 5, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom defeated Jane Dirt by pinfall after a piledriver at 2:54
**squash match
Bout #2
4 Corners Bout
Vance Nevada defeated Darcy McGee, Jason Yakimow, and Elmwood Brawler when he pinned McGee after a top rope legdrop at 5:25
**fall out from the tag match which was thrown out with these 4 competitors. This is kind of a battle of the enhancement talents, and although it briefly started with allegiances (Brawler & McGee vs Yakimow & Nevada) that quickly broke down.
Bout #3
#1 Contenders Match
Allie Myles defeated Barbie Wired by pinfall after a flying crucifix at 5:08
**a bit of an upset as Wired was on a roll. Wired made the mistake of charging into the corner too early, Myles moved out of the way, came off the second rope with an elbow smash, waited for Wired to get up and hit her finisher for the win.
Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match for the Heavyweight Title
Greg Valentine defeated Manny Silva by pinfall while in the figure-four at 9:01
**solid bout with a lot of brawling, and a lot of energy. Both men were gassed at the end. Silva got put into the figure four but refused to submit, but his shoulders were counted down as he passed out from the pain.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce defeated Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage by pinfall when Bullett pinned Hardcastle after a top rope splash at 8:34
[Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**a return match for Thug Life after they beat the champs in singles action last week. As a tag team though the champs came through with better teamwork.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Special Guest Referee - Jim Brunzell
Ben Bassarab defeated Joe E. Legend by pinfall after a flying cross bodyblock at 8:06
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Brunzell was not really needed, other than being a bit stricter and keeping Legend in line. He also physically moved Legend on two occasions to enforce rope breaks. At one point when Bassarab was down, instead of pushing his advantage he leaned on the ropes and signalled for someone from the back (we assume fellow Thug Lifers Hardcastle & Cage) but no one showed. Bassarab recovered, hit some punches, a pair of snap suplexes, a high back body drop, and then his finisher to pick up the decisive win.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane and Lewis O'Day battled to a no-contest at 6:10
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**bout between two faces, but neither held anything back. The match was just really starting to get nasty when Manny Silva decided to ruin the party with a run-in. Silva took out both men, but the save was made by Greg Valentine.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #661
April 12, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Jesse Hennig defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after a jumping neck snap at 3:47
**squash match
Bout #2
Barbie Wired defeated Mia Finnegan by pinfall after the Ape Hanger at 5:00
**good win by Wired to keep her in the hunt for a title shot
Bout #3
#1 Contenders Match
Joe E. Legend & Steele defeated Shane & Shannon Ballard by pinfall when Legend pinned Shane Ballard after the Legend cutter at 7:10
**interesting bout because it featured 3 newcomers to RCW, and both teams were apparently heels. Steele is Sean Morley who has made a name for himself in Mexico.
Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Madusa Micelli defeated Allie Myles by pinfall after a superkick at 6:09
[Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title]
**Micelli just seems to be a step ahead of all the competition she has faced lately in RCW.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a flying crossbody block at 8:31
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Nevada earned this title shot by winning the 4-way match last week. He gave it a good try but was over matched.
Main Event
Non-Title - 4 man elimination match
Stan Lane vs Greg Valentine vs Lewis O'Day vs Manny Silva
-Greg Valentine pinned by Manny Silva after a diving clothesline at 6:04
-Manny Silva pinned by Stan Lane after a superkick at 9:11
-Stan Lane pinned by Lewis O'Day after a running kneesmash at 14:35
[Lewis O'Day wins the 4 man elimination match at 14:35]
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #662
April 19, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
The show began with the Hall of Fame Induction of Jim Brunzell (the 10th member in the hall). On hand, and in the ring to congratulate him were fellow Hall of Famers; The Destroyer, Chris Lyon, Mike Valiant, Tawney England, Corrie England, Marty Gold, and Ben Bassarab. The induction went off without drama.
Opening Bout
Allie Myles & Catherine Nolan defeated Kawasuki & Jane Dirt by pinfall when Myles pinned Dirt after a flying crucifix at 5:07
**fairly one sided match, but Nolan had the win assured, when Myles made the tag in off her back, hit her own finisher and picked up the win. Nolan and Myles had words after the match but nothing else came of it.
Bout #2
Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated Elmwood Brawler & Darcy McGee by pinfall when Shane pinned McGee after a double flying clothesline at 4:40
**The Ballard Brothers get on the win sheet after losing in their premiere last week.
Bout #3
Greg Valentine and Jesse Hennig battled to a no-contest at 7:12
**pretty good match featuring two wrestlers from true wrestling families. In the end the tenacity of both men could not be held within the ring.
Hour #2
Bout #4
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Joe E. Legend & Steele defeated Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall when Steele pinned Royce after a half-nelson slam (and outside interference by Emma Bezzlerr) at 6:15
[Joe E. Legend & Steele win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**not sure what was more improbable, the tag run by Bullett and Royce who always looked overmatched on paper, or the fact they lost it to Legend and Steele who are teaming for only the second time. Royce managed to avoid the Legend cutter, but with all four men brawling and the ref distracted, Emma Bezzlerr showed up, entered the ring and instead of saving Royce from Steele, she delivered a lowblow on Royce. Steele then hit his finisher and picked up the win.
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Manny Silva by disqualification for use of a foreign object (ring bell) at 8:10
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Back on March 15th Bassarab successfully defended his title against Silva who got intentionally DQ'd instead of losing. After that bout Silva was joined by Jesse Hennig and Joe E. Legend in a beat down of Bassarab. The champ extracted his revenge in subsequent bouts against Hennig (March 22nd), then had his bout with Legend cancelled on the 29th after being beaten down by Silva after trying to make the save of Lewis O'Day (who had saved Bassarab on March 22nd). Bassarab though went on to beat Legend on April 5th. This was the last match to finish his tour of revenge. However, once again Silva preferred to just take a DQ instead of risking an out right loss.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a superkick at 10:42
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**a rematch of their April 5th battle which was ruled a no-contest due to the ring being invaded by Manny Silva. This time Jim Brunzell made it clear that any interference in this bout would be punishable by a long suspension. So once again these two fan favourites locked up, but despite being friends really laid into each other. The match went in and out of the ring and turned into an all out brawl. In the end O'Day despite having had his legs worked on by the champ, went for his running kneesmash finisher, but was too slow, hobbling along. Lane nailed a kick to the leg of a charging O'Day, then nailed his finisher.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #663
April 26, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Shane Ballard defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a reverse Russian legsweep at 3:35
Bout #2
Shannon Ballard defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall after a Samoan drop at 2:57
Bout #3
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Kawasuki after a Gorilla press slam at 4:04
Bout #4
Allie Myles defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a sunset flip (with a handful of tights) at 7:16
Hour #2
Bout #5
Mystery Partner
Jesse Hennig & Kevin Northcutt defeated Greg Valentine & Lewis O'Day when Northcutt pinned Valentine after a double underhook piledriver at 7:03
**Northcutt was the mystery partner for Hennig, and while he was not too well known by most fans, they were immediately impressed with his physical stature; 6'6 275 pounds, with a muscular but athletic build. Physically Northcutt dominated his opponents but it was not enough to win the bout, as the cagey Valentine battled back. It took Hennig clocking Valentine from behind, while on the apron, with a boot to the back of the head, to set up the win for the big newcomer.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Joe E. Legend & Steele (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall when Legend pinned Bullett after the Legend cutter at 6:28
[Joe E. Legend & Steele retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**before the match began Emma Bezzlerr got on the mic and explained her actions. She had helped Bullet and Royce back in March, but instead of thanking her they discarded her. She is now a woman scorned, but also a woman avenged. During the bout Bezzlerr made herself known, twice jumping on the ring apron to distract the former tag champions, both times costing them the advantage. The end came when Bezzlerr got tangled up with Royce outside the ring leaving Bullett at the mercy of both his opponents.
Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Coal Miners Glove Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Manny Silva by pinfall after Silva fell off the top rope at 8:51
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Bassarab started strong taking control of the first few minutes, keeping Silva off balance and under control. Seemed like once he fell behind Silva became overly concerned with the prospect of Bassarab climbing the corner pole and retrieving the coal miners glove. The glove can be used, its the only foreign object that is legal, but a pinfall or submission (or countout/DQ) still must be made to end the match. Silva eventually figured it out though and fought back with his usual rampage. He busted Bassarab open by slamming his head a few times off the announce table. Back inside the men traded suplexes, and then Bassarab went to the top too early and Silva pushed him off the top. But when the mad Hawaiian retrieved the glove himself he lost his balance and fell off the top buckle, backward, landing hard on his back. Bassarab didn't even have to use the glove, he just rolled up a stunned Silva and made the pin.
Post-Match:
Manny Silva was embarrassed, and that is never a good thing for those around him. Silva retrieved the coal miners glove and took out Bassarab with a punch to the head. Bassarab was already wearing the proverbial crimson mask and was now a bloody mess as we went off air.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 12, 2020 16:22:43 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - May, 1997
RosterFacesStan Lane Ben Bassarab Greg Valentine Lewis O'Day Todd Bullett Robbie Royce Elmwood Brawler Darcy McGee HeelsManny Silva Jesse Hennig Vance Nevada Jason Yakimow Joe E. Legend Steele Kevin Northcutt (NEW) Shane Ballard Shannon Ballard LadiesMadusa Micelli Mistress Gloom Kawasuki Barbie Wired Catherine Nolan Mia Finnegan Allie Myles Jane Dirt Emma Bezzlerr (NEW) River City Wrestling #664May 3, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall after a bolo punch at 4:31 Bout #2
#1 Contender - 9 Woman Tragic Triangle Match
Mistress Gloom won a 9 Woman Tragic Triangle Match at 21:12
**the rules were that 3 women were drawn randomly to start the bout. All 3 women are legal. Once a woman is eliminated (pinfall/submission/countout/DQ) another name will be drawn so there is always 3 women at one time. Obviously once all names have been drawn it goes down to 2 remaining combatants. Draw: Emma Bezzlerr, Kawasuki, and Barbie Wired [Kawasuki eliminated by Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after a gorilla press slam at 2:36] Draw: Mia Finnegan; Emma Bezzlerr, Barbie Wired [Barbie Wired eliminated by Mia Finnegan after a top rope clothesline at 5:40] Draw: Catherine Nolan, Mia Finnegan, Emma Bezzlerr [Catherine Nolan eliminated by submission by Emma Bezzlerr in a Boston crab at 8:17] Draw: Kari Pelletier, Mia Finnegan, Emma Bezzlerr [Kari Pelletier eliminated by Emma Bezzlerr after a gorilla press slam at 10:02] Draw: Jane Dirt, Mia Finnegan, Emma Bezzlerr [Jane Dirt eliminated by Mia Finnegan after a double superplex at 10:55] Draw: Allie Myles, Mia Finnegan, Emma Bezzlerr [Mia Finnegan eliminated by Emma Bezzlerr after a gorilla press slam at 14:44] Draw: Mistress Gloom, Allie Myles, Emma Bezzlerr [Allie Myles eliminated by Mistress Gloom after a chokeslam at 17:52] [Emma Bezzlerr eliminated by Mistress Gloom after a piledriver at 21:12] **Emma Bezzlerr was not popular with the crowd after having helped Thug Life win the tag titles over Bullett/Royce, but she earned their respect with a great showing, surviving from the start to the end. Mistress Gloom had an easier time of it, being drawn last and coming in fresh. Pretty much all the girls in the RCW women's division are "tweeners" although some are more popular with the crowd then others. Gloom is definitely a tweener. Gloom will now get a title shot against Madusa Micelli at the next all women's card on May 24th. Hour #2Bout #3Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce by pinfall after a spinebuster slam/running legdrop double team finisher at 6:49 **The ex-champions lose again, perhaps marking the end of them as a tag team. On the other hand the Ballard Brothers are probably in-line now for a title shot. Main Event
8-Man Elimination MatchStan Lane/Greg Valentine/Lewis O'Day/mystery partner vs Jesse Hennig/Kevin Northcutt/Joe E. Legend/Steele **the match was ready to start with no mystery partner coming out. Finally the ref decided to apply a 10 count to count out the mystery partner. As the ref faced the back, the partner of course came in from the crowd and slid into the ring. The crowd went crazy as former RCW Heavyweight champion, the Voodoo master, the man with all the Mojo, "Vendetta" is back in RCW!! [Joe E. Legend eliminated by Vendetta by pinfall after a jumping DDT at 3:55] **it didn't take Vendetta long to make a big impact. But after making the first elimination he was victim to a double team which led to the Haitian playing Ricky Morton for a couple minutes before making the tag out to Greg Valentine. The Hammer, then O'Day, and then Lane all worked over Jesse Hennig, with Lane finishing him off. [Jesse Hennig eliminated by Stan Lane by pinfall after a superkick at 10:04] **it was now 4 on 2 but the heels made a good show of it, with quick tags and isolating Lane. But they got worn down and it didn't take Valentine long once he got the hot tag to take care of business. [Steele eliminated by Greg Valentine by submission to the figure-four at 14:47] **Four on one, but you can still only have one man in the ring at a time, and Kevin Northcutt cut the ring in half, cheated, used the ref to his advantage and took care of Lewis O'Day. [Lewis O'Day eliminated by Kevin Northcutt by pinfall after a double underhook piledriver at 17:09] **Greg Valentine went right after Northcutt but he walked into a big elbow, then a spinebuster, 1, 2, Northcutt put his feet on the middle buckle, 3. [Greg Valentine eliminated by Kevin Northcutt by pinfall after a spinebuster slam (and with his feet on the ropes) at 17:26] **Vendetta and Lane took a more careful approach now that the newcomer had eliminated two of their team single handedly. They made a series of quick tags and wore down Northcutt. Finally Vendetta hit his finisher and ended the threat. [Kevin Northcutt eliminated by Vendetta after a jumping DDT at 20:41] [Stan Lane and Vendetta survived] [Stan Lane, Greg Valentine, Lewis O'Day, & Vendetta defeated Jesse Hennig, Kevin Northcutt, Joe E. Legend, & Steele at 20:41]
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #665May 10, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1
Opening Bout
Robbie Royce defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall after a top rope elbowdrop 4:24 **half the former tag champions got back into the win column. Bout #2
Vance Nevada defeated Todd Bullett by pinfall after a top rope legdrop at 6:30 **a bit of an upset as Nevada defeated the other half of the former tag champions. Bout #3
Mistress Gloom defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after a piledriver at 4:47 **Gloom successfully defends her claim to be the #1 contender. Bout #4Kevin Northcutt defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a double underhook suplex at 8:08 **big upset for Northcutt and shoots him right to the top of the singles rankings. Northcutt controlled early, then Valentine made a comeback. Jesse Hennig came out and caused a distraction which allowed Northcutt to make another comeback. But the big native of Louisiana made a mistake taking too long going to the top rope, and Valentine moved out of the way of a clothesline attempt. The veteran went to work and looked ready to close out the match, but he went for a piledriver and Northcutt countered with a backflip, then dropped down on Valentine and gave him a flurry of punches. The strong youngster then pulled up Valentine, nailed a short arm clothesline, then nailed him with his own piledriver (as if to say "you have to hook the arms stupid old man"). Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated Joe E. Legend & Steele by disqualification at 6:45 [Joe E. Legend & Steele retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **the champs solidified the role of the Ballards in this one as the faces. The champs were not really in jeopardy of losing the bout but just seemed to want to send a message. They were double teaming Shane and refused to leave the ring. Shannon came in but they just double teamed him. The ref disqualified the challengers but the champs continued the beatdown until security was able to intervene. Bout #6
RCW Heavyweight Title MatchStan Lane defeated Jesse Hennig by disqualification for outside interference at 6:06 [Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **Hennig started strong but Lane took the match over. Then from the back came Kevin Northcutt who attacked the champ and the two on one beatdown was on until Greg Valentine made the save. Main Event
CAGE MATCH
RCW Television Title MatchBen Bassarab defeated Manny Silva by countout at 9:30 [Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title] **perhaps the first time a cage match has ended in a countout. This was a strange one. First of all the match came about as part of a challenge. Silva was unhappy and embarrassed with his loss 2 weeks ago when he basically fell off the top turnbuckle while retrieving the coal miners glove. He said that was Bassarab's match with all the climbing and jungle jim type thigs. He challenged Bassarab to man up and give him a shot in his kind of match; a cage match. Contained in a cage with a wildman like Silva was a big ask of the Hall of Famer, but he accepted of course. Silva controlled more of the bout then Bassarab although the champion certainly had his stretches of control. However, Stan Lane came out to ringside, grabbed the mic, and ignoring what was going on in the cage, demanded a match with Northcutt or Hennig or both next week. He was calling out Northcutt and Hennig and commissioner Jim Brunzell. Manny Silva decided to leave the cage by climbing over the top and out. He then attacked Lane just seconds ahead of Northcutt and Hennig arriving to do the same. Bassarab was trying to get the cage door open to no avail, so he climbed overtop and managed to help make the save just after Greg Valentine arrived on scene. It was a massive six man brawl outside the ring. Inside the ref decided he had counted out Silva before Bassarab left the cage and that's how we got ourselves a countout in a cage match. That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!River City Wrestling #666May 17, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1
Bout #1
Lewis O'Day defeated Caveman Broda by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 3:34 **squash match Bout #2
Allie Myles defeated Mia Finnegan by pinfall after a flying crucifix at 5:37 **seen this match before. Building exposure and a pecking order for next week's all women's card. Bout #3
Robbie Royce and Vance Nevada battled to a double countout at 4:59 **look's like we will get a rematch. Nevada upset Royce's former partner Todd Bullett last week, and is bragging that Bullett has packed his bags and left. Nevada says he will do the same to Royce. Bout #4
Mistress Gloom defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a piledriver at 3:09 **squash match Hour #2
Bout #5
Intergender Six Man Tag Match
Shane Ballard, Shannon Ballard, & Barbie Wired defeated Joe E. Legend, Steele, & Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall when Shannon Ballard pinned Legend after a Legend cutter at 8:43 **lots of heat between Bezzlerr and Wired so we will likely see them face off next week. The Ballards have earned another title shot as well. The icing on the cake in this bout was Shannon Ballard winning the match against Legend with his own move. There was a big brawl of course after the bout with Legend/Steele/Bezzlerr getting the upper hand. Main Event
Texas Tornado Cage Match (All Six Men Are Legal)Stan Lane, Greg Valentine, & Ben Bassarab defeated Manny Silva, Kevin Northcutt, & Jesse Hennig by pinfall when Bassarab pinned Hennig after a flying crossbody block at 17:51 **hard to describe the action in a match like this, but both teams had enough advantages to make it a long hard fought contest. There was also enough hard feelings created during the match to keep some of the feuds going. However, after the bout Manny Silva attacked the referee and an official who was trying to get the cage door open. The bad guys closed the cage door after the bout and went to work on the faces. River City Wrestling #667May 24, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Another All Ladies Edition of River City WrestlingHour #1Bout #1Mia Finnegan bio defeated Daisy Rhodes by pinfall after a swinging neckbreaker at 4:26 **Rhodes' first match in RCW. She is a bit on the chunky side, but that didn't stop her from wearing a pair of daisy dukes in the ring. Bout #2
King of the Hill - Six Woman MatchTeam Global: Amanda Garrity (Australia), Alexandra Beres (Hungary), Carmen Moreno (Spain) defeated Team USA: Karen Hulse (Pennsylvania)Teresa Hessler (Baltimore), Michelle Bellini (California) at 5:50 link to Arnold Sports Festival Fitness 1997 - featuring all 6 of these ladies**Only Beres has competed in RCW before, and only Beres has wrestled before. Despite that Hessler and Hulse from team USA both looked decent. All six of these women compete in fitness and bodybuilding. The match rules were everyone was legal, and to win one team had to be completely in the ring while their opponents were on the floor below. Team Global had almost won but Hulse managed to get onto the ring apron. Global were confused though and thought they had won which allowed Team USA to regroup. Bout #3Deep Blue defeated Allie Myles by pinfall after a twisting moonsault at 7:41 **if there was one nice surprise tonight, in what is often more of a flesh fest, it was the emergence of the masked Deep Blue who looks like she has had some lucha training. The name itself might come from the glittering mask, but it looks like it comes after the computer that is playing Russian chess master Kasparov in a world event. Hour #2Bout #4
Six-Woman Tag Match - Texas Tornado MatchRocki Roads, Catherine Nolan, & Jane Dirt defeated Oshean, SaRenna Lee, & Kawasuki by pinfall when Dirt pinned Kawasuki after a German suplex/running leg drop double team at 4:25 **pure foolishness. Roads on the one side, and Oshean and Lee on the other side are adult video "stars" who have no place in the ring. In the end those three got into a tussle outside the ring, with all 3 women going at each other, which more fans watched then what was going on inside the ring. Inside it was two on one and Nolan and Dirt nailed a double team finisher to pick up the win. Bout #5
StreetfightBarbie Wired defeated Emma Bezzlerr in a streetfight with a 10 count at 8:02 **This one was fought more out of the ring then in. Wired had rode her Harley down to the ring and it became fair game with Bezzlerr going after it both in attacks on Wired and as a distraction. The end came when Wired used it as leverage to deliver a sliding savate kick, then hit her finisher to get the 10 count. Big win for Wired which puts her back into the title picture. Main Event
North American Women's Title MatchMadusa Micelli defeated Mistress Gloom by pinfall after a superkick at 12:20 [Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title] **really even, hard fought bout. Micelli controlled early with some restholds like a standing headlock, and then bodyscissors on the mat. She then worked over the back of the bigger Gloom before twice locking on a Boston crab which Gloom kicked out of. Madusa made her first mistake coming off the top rope for a crossbody, but Gloom caught her and powerslammed her to the mat. Somehow Madusa was able to kick out after a 2 count. Gloom worked some kicks and punches, bodyslam, three mini avalanches in the corner, then a rope assisted sitdown splash, for 1, 2, Madusa trying to kick out causes Gloom to grab onto the ropes, the ref spots it and calls for a break. After a short argument with the ref Gloom tosses Madusa over the top rope. The two battle outside the ring, then back inside, then outside again, and back inside Gloom applies a bearhug, then a standing surfboard. A pair of backbreakers gets a 2 count. Gloom goes for a piledriver but Madusa reverses it with a back bodydrop. Both women are kind of tweeners and the crowd is pretty much split 50/50 in support. The match spills outside once again where the two battle around and on the announce table. The ref is quite lax in his count. Back inside Madusa catches Gloom by spinning around on the ropes and kicking her in the head, and then dropping a legdrop across the back of her neck. Madusa tries for a DDT but Gloom blocks it, so Madusa twirls around to behind her and takes her down with a big belly to back suplex. Gloom gets up, Madusa hits her with the superkick and picks up the win. Excellent match, which along with the emergence of Deep Blue salvages the show. That's it for this All-Ladies edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!River City Wrestling #668May 31, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1The show begins with the announcement that due to his actions on May 17th Manny Silva has been suspended for 60 days as of that day. This is Silva's second suspension in RCW. Opening Bout
Bermuda Triangle MatchCatherine Nolan defeated Jane Dirt and Kawasuki by pinfall when she pinned Dirt after a Northern lights suplex at 4:20 **fast paced woman's action to start the show. Bout #2Robbie Royce defeated Vance Nevada after a top rope elbowdrop at 5:04 **return match for these two, and this one seems to have settled it clean. Nevada may have been able to beat Todd Bullett but he was in turn beaten by Royce. Bout #3Deep Blue defeated Mia Finnegan by pinfall after a frankensteiner at 6:42 **DB continues to impress after her debut at the all women's show. After the bout though as she was about to be interviewed (we don't know where she hails from, what she sounds like, does she even speak Enblish?) she was attacked by Finnegan who laid the boots to her. She pulled the mask off of DB but security used a jacket to allow DB to cover her face. Bout #4
#1 Contender MatchGreg Valentine and Lewis O'Day battled to a double countout at 7:51 **both "good guys" seemed to be in a bad mood, and this one turned ugly, into a real punch fest out of the ring. Hour #2Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title MatchJoe E. Legend & Steele (/w Emma Bezzlerr) defeated Shane & Shannon Ballard by pinfall when Steele pinned Shane after a half-nelson slam at 6:33 [Joe E. Legend & Steele retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **Bezzlerr played the difference maker, jumping up on the apron and distracting the ref just at the right time to allow a double team of first Shannon, then Shane. Bout #6
RCW Television Title MatchBen Bassarab defeated Jesse Hennig by pinfall after an inside cradle at 9:09 [Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title] **a revival of the 1995 RCW Feud of the Year award winner. As could be expected the match was fast paced, even, and hard fought. In the end though Hennig seemed to get a bit gassed, and ran out of offensive weapons while Bassarab just kept on attacking like a rabid wolverine. Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title MatchStan Lane defeated Kevin Northcutt by disqualification for outside interference (Jesse Hennig) at 7:15 [Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **Northcutt controlled the first 5 minutes of this bout and it looked like he had the champion's number. But Lane made a comeback, so Hennig came to the ring and tripped up Lane. However, the trip was seen by the ref who called for the bell. Post-Match:The two on one beatdown was on with Northcutt and Hennig going to work on Lane. From the back came Lewis O'Day and the heels scrambled out of the ring. But O'Day then clobbered Lane from behind. While Hennig held Lane over the bottom rope from the ring floor, Northcutt joined O'Day in the beatdown. Hennig though pulled Lane out of the ring and was helping him up, and yelling at Northcutt and O'Day "enough". While Northcutt and O'Day exited the ring, Greg Valentine emerged from the back as well to help Hennig with Lane so this backed O'Day and Northcutt up. Until Valentine clobbered Hennig from behind and began another beatdown. This time it was Valentine, O'Day, and Northcutt all beating up Lane and Hennig. This continued until Brunzell, Bassarab, and security emerged to break it up. Inside the ring, Northcutt called Hennig a wimp who cost him the title tonight, then cost him his vengeance. Valentine and O'Day said that instead of fighting each other tonight the two friends realized that it was Lane's fault because he was defending against Northcutt (no offence big guy) and ignoring them. Valentine and O'Day say they realized they both want to be the Heavyweight champ and they can't do that and be friends with Lane at the same time. That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 13, 2020 7:43:42 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - June, 1997
Roster
Faces
Stan Lane
Ben Bassarab
Jesse Hennig
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Darcy McGee
Vendetta (NEW)
Devon Storm (NEW)
Ace Darling (NEW)
Heels
Greg Valentine
Lewis O'Day
Joe E. Legend
Steele
Kevin Northcutt
Vance Nevada
Jason Yakimow
Jeff Fox (NEW)
Ladies
Madusa Micelli
Mistress Gloom
Barbie Wired
Catherine Nolan
Allie Myles
Jane Dirt
Emma Bezzlerr
Deep Blue (NEW)
Suspended
Manny Silva (July 17th)
River City Wrestling #669
June 7, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Jeff Fox defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after a swinging neckbreaker (with his feet on the ropes) at 5:18
**unlike Brawler's rustic image, Jeff Fox is a plain, pasty, white guy with a bland offensive attack; but he cheated enough to win.
Bout #2
Deep Blue defeated Mia Finnegan by pinfall after a reverse piledriver at 4:23
**Blue continued to impress but when she went for the frankensteiner again Finnegan blocked it and power bombed Blue. But Blue kicked out from the pin attempt and when Finnegan went for another powerbomb Blue fought out of it and nailed a reverse piledriver to pick up the win.
Bout #3
Joe E. Legend defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall after a Legend cutter at 5:47
Bout #4
Steele defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall after a half-nelson slam at 3:20
Hour #2
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Bout - Four Femmes Fatale
Barbie Wired defeated Mistress Gloom, Allie Myles, & Catherine Nolan when she pinned Myles after a flying kneesmash at 6:38
Bout #6
Extremists: Devon Storm & Ace Darling defeated the Ballard Brothers by pinfall when Storm pinned Shane after "The Extreme" (double team slingshot catapult/missile dropkick) at 5:02
**new to RCW Storm and Darling lit the ring on fire (figuratively of course). Quite an impression and immediate fan favourites. They are gunning for Thug Life's tag titles.
Main Event
Six-Man Tag Match
Kevin Northcutt/Greg Valentine/Lewis O'Day defeated Stan Lane/Ben Bassarab/Jesse Hennig by pinfall when Northcutt pinned Hennig after a double underhook piledriver at 10:40
**big brawl of course with everyone trying to get some justice. In the end we had the other 4 men battling outside the ring, but after Valentine had sent Bassarab hard into the announce table he was able to trip up Hennig from outside, and this was all the big Northcutt needed. A savate kick, a legdrop, then his finisher while Valentine and O'Day punished Lane outside the ring.
Post-Match:
Commissioner Jim Brunzell made the unusual move of coming out after the match (along with security to break up the two on on on his champ). Bassarab looked injured too and was treated gingerly by medical staff. Inside the ring Brunzell says that Northcutt has earned a return title shot against Lane, a match he is sure Lane wants as well. And just to make sure there is no monkey business in that bout there will be a special guest referee for that bout; Vendetta!! Furthermore, even though Valentine and O'Day seemed to be working together and turned their backs on the fans, Stan Lane, and common decency, they have unfinished business. The two of them will wrestle next week as well, in a #1 contenders match. The winner will get a title shot against either Lane or Northcutt as soon as possible.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #670
June 14, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Jeff Fox defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall after a swinging neckbreaker (and a handful of tights) at 3:41
**second straight tainted victory for Fox
Bout #2
Vendetta defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a jumping DDT at 1:35
**squash match for the returning former RCW Heavyweight champion from Haiti. He is likely the 3rd most loved figure in RCW history (after the Destroyer & Jim Brunzell) and was given quite the pop from the crowd. During the short bout Greg Valentine, Lewis O'Day, and Kevin Northcutt all came out to ringside to scout (or more likely try to intimidate) Vendetta. After the bout Vendetta invited them into the ring just as Stan Lane slid into the ring to join Vendetta. The villains decided to not risk the beating.
Bout #3
Deep Blue defeated Emma Bezzlerr by disqualification for abuse of official at 5:17
**match up of agility/high flying versus power. Bezzlerr controlled the first couple minutes with her strength but DB made a roaring comeback. But when DB came off the top, Bezzlerr pulled the ref into the way to take the hit instead of risking a clean loss. Bezzlerr worked DB over after the bout and was d'qd for her actions earlier.
Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match
Greg Valentine defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a second rope elbowsmash at 9:41
**the two did their best to stay on the same page, even starting with a real awkward looking handshake. But after only about a minute of the bout the two were exchanging punches and kicks. The brawl continued but Valentine is more experienced and came out on top.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired defeated Madusa Micelli by pinfall after the Ape Hanger at 6:44
[Barbie Wired wins the North American Women's Title]
**big upset. Wired started strong and kept the champ off balance for the first couple minutes. But Micelli struck back with some chops, then some of her marital arts kicks. Then the champ went to the hair and the throat with some blatant cheating. Micelli punished wired for the next 4 minutes, including a half dozen near falls. Wired though blocked a superkick attempt, nailed the champ with a big clothesine, then a spinning heel kick of her own, and then her finisher. New champion! Micelli's third reign as champ had started on November 16, 1996 when she defeated Julie Strain in an apartment wrestling match in California. This is Wired's first title reign, and it is the 60th title reign in RCW/North American Title history.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Thug Life: Joe E. Legend & Steele (/w Emma Bezlerr) by disqualification for outside interference at 7:25
[Joe E. Legend & Steele retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**the Extremists are just taking the tag team division to a higher level with their high energy, quick tags, and high flying moves. The champs were in danger of losing the titles so Emma Bezzlerr came into the ring and attacked Darling to get the DQ.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Special Guest Referee: Vendetta
Stan Lane defeated Kevin Northcutt by pinfall after a superkick at 10:11
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**With the special guest referee you knew one of two things was likely to happen; either he would help Lane retain or he would turn on him. Well Vendetta stayed true, and when O'Day came down to distract him, Vendetta ordered him to the back. This though was a distraction to allow Valentine to enter the ring. However, Lane held his own, then Vendetta gave him a hand by nailing Valentine with a DDT and rolling him out of the ring. Seconds later Lane hit his finisher and picked up the win. Northcutt seemed frustrated by Vendetta, but also by Valentine and O'Day and was yelling at all of them to stay out of his business. He got into a pushing match with Vendetta but it didn't escalate, and the two may settle it inside the ring instead.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #671
June 15, 1997
Minot, North Dakota
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane (c) defeated Kevin Northcutt by pinfall
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Extremists defeated Thug Life (c) by countout
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (c) defeated Allie Myles by pinfall
Greg Valentine defeated Ricky Rice by submission
Jesse Hennig defeated Derrick Dukes by pinfall
Deep Blue defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall
Lewis O'Day defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall
River City Wrestling #672
June 21, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Kevin Northcutt defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall after a flying clothesline from the top rope at 5:34
**a bit of a different finisher from Northcutt instead of his usual double underhook piledriver. In addition he premiered a wicked looking superkick (maybe a message to champion Stan Lane that he isn't done with him yet?). For his part the Brawler actually had a pretty good effort tonight, making this match qualify as a "glorified squash match" instead of simply a "squash match".
Bout #2
Special Guest Referee: Tawney England
Deep Blue defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after a frankensteiner at 6:32
**solid match. RCW Hall of Famer Tawney England was a surprise add as special guest referee. She made no bones about it, if Bezzlerr laid her hands on the ref, which has been her recent trend, then she would get hit back. At one point there was a shoving match but Bezzlerr declined to escalate it further. DB should be in line for a title shot now.
Bout #3
Lewis O'Day defeated Vendetta by pinfall after a flying kneesmash at 6:02
**a fairly big upset, but not a clean one. The match was pretty even but O'Day produced what looked like bear spray or some sort of mace from under the ring after a ref bump. With Vendetta flaying away he was easy pickings for O'Day. The ref made the count while still groggy, but once he was fully aware and saw the damage, and obviously could smell the spray in the air as it was bothering his eyes as well. While he was mad, there wasn't anything he could do, as he explained he can't call what he didn't see. In the meantime Vendetta was receiving medical attention.
Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired defeated Allie Myles by submission to the Cloverleaf at 5:37
[Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title]
**last week there were no title matches, this week all four titles are being defended. Micelli did not come back for a rematch so Myles was elevated to the top contender status. She did all right but Wired is just on a roll right now. Wired use a different finisher this week, rather then her usual Ape Hanger.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Jeff Fox by pinfall after a flying cross bodyblock at 4:50
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Fox had two straight wins going into this but both tainted victories. Quite frankly Fox was over matched. However he tried his old tricks , this time putting his feet on the ropes. But Elmwood Brawler (his first victim) had come down to the announce table and was ready, getting on the house mic and yelling at the ref "feet on the ropes, feet on the ropes" which worked to draw his attention to the infraction. A minute later and Bassarab cleaned it up.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Thug Life: Joe E. Legend & Steele (/w Emma Bezzlerr) by pinfall after "The Extreme" (double team slingshot catapult/missile dropkick) at 8:56
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm Win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**the Extremists are one of the most impressive teams to come to RCW in years. They dominated most of the bout, but needed some help from Deep Blue who came out to neutralize the interference of Bezzlerr. The challengers hit their finisher and won in a decisive fashion.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane and Greg Valentine battled to a no-contest at 12:15
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**a ton of hatred between these two former friends. They didn't wait for the opening bell and started the brawl as they both entered the ring. The match was never really in control but the ref let it go. The problem came when Lewis O'Day came out to interfere. Vendetta tried to come out but he obviously was still having problems seeing so security was holding him back for his own sake. Both dressing rooms emptied as everyone chose sides and some tried to restore order. It was pure chaos as the show came to an end.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #673
June 22, 1997
Grand Forks, North Dakota
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane (c) defeated Greg Valentine by disqualification
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Ace Darling & Devon Storm (c) defeated Joe E. Legend & Steele by pinfall
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab (c) defeated Jeff Fox by pinfall
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (c) defeated Allie Myles by pinfall
Deep Blue defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall
Lewis O'Day defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall
Robbie Royce defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall
River City Wrestling #674
June 28, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Elmwood Brawler defeated Jeff Fox by pinfall after a bolo punch at 6:10
**revenge is sweet
Bout #2
Steele defeated Devon Storm by pinfall after a half-nelson slam at 4:14
**one of the former champs beat half of the current champs.
Bout #3
Joe E. Legend defeated Ace Darling by pinfall after a Legend cutter at 7:34
**longer bout, included some serious wear down holds. In the end both former champs picked up wins. In one on one competition the former champs seem to be a step ahead, but the current champs excel at teamwork.
Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired and Deep Blue battled to a no-contest at 3:47
[Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title]
**just as the match was starting to really heat up, Emma Bezzlerr entered the ring and attacked first the champ, then Deep Blue.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Kevin Northcutt by countout at 7:19
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Bassarab started strong, then Northcutt took back control using his power. He worked some surfboards and armbars. Bassarab made his own comeback, but when he came off the top rope for a flying crossbody, the athletic Northcutt caught him mid-air and turned it into a powerslam. The ref counted 1, 2...Northcutt pulled him up!! He then climbed to the top, posed, and then climbed down to the ring apron...and left the ring..walked to the back and took the countout. Very strange indeed.
Bout #6
Hooded Bull Rope Match
Vendetta defeated Lewis O'Day by disqualification in a hooded bull rope match at 9:59
**Vendetta wanted revenge after O'Day using the mace on him last week. Unfortunately he was still suffering from some blindness so he could not be cleared to wrestle. However, he was still going to fight O'Day and put himself in danger, so Jim Brunzell found an alternative. The two men would be connected by a bull rope, and each would wear a hood with no eye holes so they could not see anything. The hoods were fastened with rope as well, if either man removed the hood they would be disqualified.
Vendetta took it to O'Day early, he tied him up and beat him, including putting him upside down suspended from the top buckle. O'Day managed to make a comeback by getting outside the ring and attacking Vendetta from the apron. He also managed to uncover the top buckle and ram Vendetta's head off the top. He knocked Vendetta out cold but couldn't navigate his way back inside the ring, the ropes getting tangled up. Then when he did pin the Haitian, the former champ put his feet on the ropes, but of course O'Day couldn't see it because he was hooded. The two fought back and forth but O'Day missed a running knee attempt because he got tangled up in the ropes. Frustrated he worked at and removed the hood. He got disqualified but with the advantage he was able to lay a good beating on Vendetta before security was able to break it up.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Lumberjack match
Stan Lane defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a superkick at 8:40
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**typical lumberjack match with the rest of the roster getting into it with each other and dishing out lumps to the combatants when they were tossed out. Inside the ring it was fairly even but of course full of malice. The end came when Greg Valentine was on the top rope, and with the others brawling outside the ring about four guys crashed into the ring and bumped it. Valentine stumbled, and Lane brought him down to the mat with a slam. He then hit his finisher and picked up the win.
Post-Match: Immediately after the bout one of the lumberjacks, Kevin Northcutt, entered the ring and attacked Lane from behind. He laid the boots to the champ until the ring filled up with more of the lumberjacks squaring off.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #675
June 29, 1997
Fargo, North Dakota
Main Event - CAGE MATCH
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane (C) defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab (C) defeated Lewis O'Day by disqualification
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Ace Darling & Devon Storm (C) defeated Joe E. Legend & Steele and Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes by pinfall in a Bermuda Triangle rules match
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (C) defeated Allie Myles by pinfall
Kevin Northcutt defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall
Deep Blue defeated Jane Dirt by pinfall
Elmwood Brawler defeated Jeff Fox by pinfall
Jason Yakimow defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 13, 2020 7:45:46 GMT -5
River City Wrestling Women's Title Lineage
1. Tawney England
Oct 30/82: won an 8 lady Battle Royal at RCW #81
Chalmers Community Club, Winnipeg MB
2. Jeannie Rahib
Dec 11/82: defeated Tawney England by submission at RCW #87
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg MB
3. Tawney England (2)
Jan ??/83 defeated Jeannie Rahib at a house show in Teulon, MB
**rumored to be a phantom title switch.
4. Jeannie Rahib (2)
June 4/83 defeated Tawney England by pinfall at RCW #101
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg MB
5. Judy Martin
July 2/83 defeated Jeannie Rahib by pinfall at RCW #105
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB
[re-name] Canadian Women's Title
5. Judy Martin
[Martin defeats Leilani Kai holder of Maple Leaf Title to merge the two titles into the Canadian Women's Title. RCW #128, Dec 15/1983, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg MB]
6. Natasha
November 3/84 defeated Judy Martin by pinfall at RCW #168
Silver Dollar, Calgary, AB
7. Corrie England
December 13/84 defeated Natasha by pinfall at RCW #174
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg MB
8.. Tawney England (3)
March 23/85 defeated Corrie England and Natasha by pinfall in a Triple Threat match at RCW #184
Silver Dollar, Calgary, AB
9. Corrie England (2)
June 2/85 defeated Tawney England by pinfall at RCW #192
Lethbridge, AB
10. Tawney England (4)
Dec 19/85 defeated Corrie England by pinfall at RCW #220
Winnipeg, MB
11. Misty Blue Simmes
Feb 15/86 defeated Tawney England by pinfall at RCW #225
Billings, MT
[Re-name North American Women's title]
12. Hollywood [Jeanne Basone]
Jul 26/86 defeated Misty Blue Simmes by pinfall at RCW #246 (Wrestling Summit 3)
Edmonton, Alberta
13. Misty Blue Simmes (2)
Aug 16/86 defeated Hollywood by pinfall at RCW #249
Duluth, Minnesota
14. Orca
Dec 18/86 defeated Misty Blue Simmes by pinfall at RCW #265
Winnipeg, Manitoba
15. Madusa Micelli
Sep 12/87 ? at RCW #300 Winnipeg, Manitoba. Madusa showed up on TV having claimed to have won the title from Orca. The day and location were never specified. This was a phantom title switch.
16. Hollywood [Jeanne Basone] (2)
Dec 17/87 defeated Madusa Micelli pinfall at the 8th Anniversary Spectacular RCW #313, Winnipeg, Manitoba
17. Mad Maxine
June 4/88 defeated Hollywood by pinfall at RCW #332, Regina, Saskatchewan
18. Wendy Richter
Dec 16/88 defeated Mad Maxine by pinfall at RCW #358, 9th Anniversary Spectacular, Winnipeg, Manitoba
19. The Terrorist
Sep 30/89 defeated Wendy Richter by pinfall at RCW #395, Winnipeg, Manitoba
20. Magnificent Mimi
Dec 14/89 defeated The Terrorist by pinfall at RCW #406, 10th Anniversary Spectacular, Winnipeg, Manitoba
21. Candi Divine
Feb 17/90 defeated Magnificent Mimi by pinfall at RCW #412, Winnipeg, Manitoba
22. Rockin' Robin
Mar 3/90 defeated Candi Divine by pinfall at RCW #414, Regina, Saskatchewan
23. Wendy Richter (2)
Apr 14/90 defeated Rockin' Robin by pinfall at RCW #419, Winnipeg, Manitoba
24. Bad Girl
Sep 22/90 defeated Wendy Richter by pinball at RCW #439, Winnipeg, Manitoba
25. Donna Spangler
Oct 20/90 defeated Bad Girl 2 out of 3 falls at RCW #442, Thunder Bay, Ontario
26. Bad Girl (2)
Nov 1/90 in Springfield, Illinois (phantom switch?)
27. Desiree Petersen Mar 14/91 defeated Bad Girl at RCW #459, Winnipeg, Manitoba
28. K.C. Houston Jun 8/91 defeated Kelly St. Croix by pinfall in a tournament final at RCW #472, Winnipeg, Manitoba **Petersen vacated the title due to injury
29. Toni Adams Jul 6/91 defeated K.C. Houston by pinfall at RCW #474, Winnipeg, Manitoba
30. Jeannie Adams Aug 3/91 defeated Toni Adams by pinfall at RCW #476, Winnipeg, Manitoba
31. Toni Adams (2) Aug 31/91 defeated Jeannie Adams by pinfall at RCW #478, Winnipeg, Manitoba
32. Desiree Petersen (2) Sep 28/91 won a 9 woman battle royale to win the vacant title at RCW #480, Winnipeg, Manitoba **Toni Adams vacated the title when she left the territory
33. K.C. Houston (2) Oct 26/91 defeated Desiree Petersen by pinfall at RCW #482, Winnipeg, Manitoba
34. Desiree Petersen (3) Nov 9/91 defeated K.C. Houston by pinfall at RCW #483, Winnipeg, Manitoba
35. K.C. Houston (3) Jan 18/92 defeated Desiree Petersen by submission at RCW #487, Winnipeg, Manitoba
36. Fantasy Feb 15/92: defeated K.C. Houston by pinfall at RCW #489, Winnipeg, Manitoba
37. Cynthia Rothrock Mar 14/92: defeated Fantasy by pinfall at RCW #491, Winnipeg, Manitoba
38. April Cummings May 9/92: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #495, Winnipeg, Manitoba
39. Cynthia Rothrock (2) May 23/92: defeated April Cummings by pinfall at RCW #496, Winnipeg, Manitoba
40. Beverlee Hills Jul 4/92: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by submission at RCW #499, Winnipeg, Manitoba
41. Cynthia Rothrock (3) Aug 15/92: defeated Beverlee Hills by pinfall at RCW #502, Winnipeg, Manitoba
42. April Cummings (2) Dec 5/92: won a 16-woman battle royale, last eliminating Beverlee Hills, at RCW #510 (13th Anniversary Show), Winnipeg, Manitoba **Rothrock was stripped of the title due to not defending the belt
43. Cynthia Rothrock (4) Feb 27/93: defeated April Cummings by pinfall at RCW #515, Winnipeg, Manitoba
44. Jacquelyn Jun 5/93: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #522, Brandon, Manitoba
45. Velvet McIntyre Jul 3/93: defeated Jacquelyn by pinfall at RCW #524, Winnipeg, Manitoba
46. Jacquelyn (2)
Jul 17/93: defeated Velvet McIntyre by pinfall at RCW #525, Winnipeg, Manitoba
47. Susan Sexton
Oct 9/93: defeated Jacquelyn by pinfall at RCW #531, Winnipeg, Manitoba
48. Sherri Martel
Oct 23/93: defeated Susan Sexton by pinfall at RCW #532, Winnipeg, Manitoba
49. Bull Nakano
Jun 18/94: defeated Sherri Martel by pinfall at RCW #546, Winnipeg, Manitoba
50. Sherri Martel (2) Dec 3/94: defeated Bull Nakano by pinfall at RCW #559 (15th Anniversary Show), Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Vacated title due to injury
51. Little Beaver Pelt
Mar 4/95: defeated Dawn Whitham by pinfall at RCW #564, Winnipeg, Manitoba
**won an 8 woman Tournament for the vacant title
52. Pamela Principal
Apr 1/95: defeated Little Beaver Pelt by pinfall at RCW #566, Winnipeg, Manitoba
53. Madusa Micelli (2)
Dec 9/95: defeated Pamela Principal by pinfall at RCW #593 (16th Anniversary Show), Winnipeg, Manitoba
54. Emma Bezzlerr
Mar 16/96: defeated Madusa Micelli by pinfall at RCW #600, Winnipeg, Manitoba
55. Cynthia Rothrock (5)
Jul 27/96: defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall at RCW #625, Winnipeg, Manitoba
56. Jeanne Basone (3)
Aug 31/96: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #632, Winnipeg, Manitoba
57. Cynthia Rothrock (6)
Sep 28/96: defeated Jeanne Basone in a ladder match at RCW #636, Winnipeg, Manitoba
58. Julie Strain
Oct 26/96: defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall at RCW #640, Winnipeg, Manitoba
59. Madusa Micelli (3)
Nov 16/96: defeated Julie Strain by pinfall in an Apartment Style Match at RCW #643, The Hills, California
60. Barbie Wired
Jun 14/97: defeated Madusa Micelli by pinfall at RCW #670, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 14, 2020 13:13:09 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - July, 1997
Roster
Faces
Stan Lane
Devon Storm
Ace Darling
Vendetta
Ben Bassarab
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Darcy McGee
Heels
Greg Valentine
Lewis O'Day
Joe E. Legend
Steele
Kevin Northcutt
Vance Nevada
Jason Yakimow
Jeff Fox
Hysteria (NEW)
Enigma (NEW)
Ladies
Madusa Micelli
Mistress Gloom
Barbie Wired
Catherine Nolan
Allie Myles
Jane Dirt
Emma Bezzlerr
Deep Blue
Suspended
Manny Silva (July 17th)
River City Wrestling #676
July 5, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a piledriver at 3:51
Bout #2
Deep Blue defeated Allie Myles by pinfall after a frankensteiner at 2:36
Bout #3
Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada & Jason Yakimow by pinfall when Brawler pinned Yakimow after a bolo punch at 5:53
Bout #4
Streetfight
Vendetta defeated Lewis O'Day in a streetfight by 10 count at 10:24
**blow off match for the feud. Typical streetfight including the action spilling in the crowd. Lewis O'Day broke the bank by dumping an entire concession boy's Cokes all over Vendetta. O'Day made the mistake of uncovering all four buckles, wasting a lot of time. A couple minutes later it was a slingshot into that buckle by Vendetta that knocked O'Day out. Vendetta nailed his jumping DDT just to make sure but it looked like O'Day was already out cold.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Thug Life: Joe E. Legend & Steele by pinfall when Darling pinned Steele after "The Extreme" (double team slingshot catapult/missile dropkick) at 7:05
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**once again the Extremists prove they are the better tag team, if not the better individuals.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title - Bermuda Triangle Match
Barbie Wired, Emma Bezzlerr, and Deep Blue battled to a no-contest at 7:36
[Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title]
**the match got totally out of control, and nothing was settled, except some bad blood was created between Deep Blue and Barbie Wired.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title - Bermuda Triangle Match
Stan Lane defeated Greg Valentine and Kevin Northcutt by pinfall when Lane pinned Valentine after a superkick at 10:48
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**this particular three way match saw a ton of time with one guy against one guy while the third guy was knocked out. Northcutt was more physical then the other guys, taking on both at one time and smashing their heads together at one point. The end came when Valentine put Northcutt into a figure-four, but before he could get the submission Lane recovered and delivered a superkick to the side of Valentine's head. Lane climbed on Valentine for the win, and Northcutt tried to get untangled but couldn't manage it, so Lane got the 1, 2, 3.
Post-Match:
Northcutt argued with the ref, and then Jim Brunzell came down to the ring. Northcutt argued that he was on top of Valentine's legs so technically he was pinning Valentine as well. No decision was rendered as we went off the air.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!
River City Wrestling #677
July 6, 1997
Brandon, Manitoba
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane (C) defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (C) defeated Allie Myles by pinfall
Ace Darling, Devon Storm, & Deep Blue defeated Joe E. Legend, Steele, & Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall when Blue pinned Bezzlerr
Vendetta defeated Lewis O'Day by disqualification
Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada & Jason Yakimow by pinfall
Mistress Gloom defeated Jane Dirt by pinfall
Kevin Northcutt defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall
River City Wrestling #678
July 12, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Vance Nevada defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall after a missile dropkick at 4:01
Bout #2
Deep Blue defeated Mistress Gloom by pinfall after a twisting moonsault at 4:47
Bout #3
#1 Contenders Match
Hysteria & Enigma defeated Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler by pinfall when Hysteria pinned Royce after a Mexican Facebuster at 6:30
**the pair of Mexican luchadores are clearly the #1 contenders, much better then the throw together team they faced.
Bout #4
Joe E. Legend defeated Vendetta by pinfall after hitting him with brass knuckles at 8:09
**Legend seemed to be overmatched, but some frustrating hide and seek, cheating, and when that didn't work he resorted to a ref bump and then brass knuckles for a tainted victory.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title
Emma Bezzlerr defeated Barbie Wired by countout at 6:15
[Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title]
**Wired controlled more of the bout then Bezzlerr, but when the brawl spilled outside Bezzlerr threw Wired head first over the announce table, and she collided into the guardrail. The challenger took the countout win but not the title.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Steele by pinfall after an inside cradle at 7:50
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**Bassarab controlled the majority of the first 5 minutes of the title fight. Steele made a comeback, but after a 2 count he decided to argue with the ref which allowed Bassarab to crawl over, roll him up and get a fast count victory. Steele was not happy with the way it went down and gave the ref a push. Bassarab tried to intervene but that is what Steele was waiting for and nailed him with a mule kick then went to work on him; pretty much guaranteeing him a second crack at the title.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Kevin Northcutt by pinfall after a superkick at 14:13
[Stan Lane retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Despite being a heel one has to admire that all Northcutt wanted was a fair fight, no interference, just a slobberknocker. The champ was quite willing to give that to him, and this was a great match. Lane started with a stick and move attack, and then some standing side headlocks where Northcutt would try and push the champ off, but Lane would just hold on. Lane hip tossed Northcutt to the mat, and tried to drop an elbow but the challenger raised his knees into the champs gut. Northcutt stayed on the mat and worked an armbar, before standing it up, and levelling the champ with a short arm lariat. He then picked up the champ and nailed a pumphandle slam. Northcutt reached down for the hair of the champ but Lane pivoted and kicked Northcutt in the chin, then took him down with an armbar. Northcutt stood it up, pinning Lane's shoulders to the mat but the champ refused to release the hold, lifting a shoulder. Finally Northcutt was able to walk the champ to the ropes and got a break. But instead of a clean break Northcutt began to stomp away at the champ, and then boot choke him. He then kicked the champ out of the ring and went right after him. The challenger tossed him into the ring apron a couple times punishing his back. After rolling him inside the ring he punished Lane with a couple bodyslams, then stomps to the back, and then he bent him over his knee after a backbreaker to try and get a submission. Northcutt released the move and went for his double underhook piledriver but Lane powered Northcutt backward to the buckle. He then nailed him with shoulders to the gut. Lane tried to whip the challenger out of the corner but Northcutt reversed it, sending Lane face first into the buckle. He nailed an inverted DDT and got a 2 count. He tried to just cover him two more times but each time Lane lifted a shoulder. Northcutt tried for a double knee smash but Lane lifted his own knees. Lane then put on a figure-four but Northcutt was able to get to the ropes. Lane was going for his superkick finisher but Northcutt held onto the ropes and Lane stutter stepped. Northcutt charged the champ for a clothesline but Lane took him down with a drop toe hold. Lane picked up Northcutt and nailed a belly to back suplex, then a second belly to back suplex, then nailed his finisher, and got 1, 2, 3!!
River City Wrestling #679
July 13, 1997
The Pas, Manitoba
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane (C) defeated Kevin Northcutt by pinfall
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab (C) and Steele battled to a double disqualification
North American Women's Title Match - Bermuda Triangle Match
Barbie Wired (C) defeated Emma Bezzlerr and Deep Blue by pinfall
Vendetta defeated Joe E. Legend by disqualification
Hysteria defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall
Robbie Royce defeated Enigma by pinfall
Mistress Gloom defeated Jane Dirt by submission
Darcy McGee defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall
River City Wrestling #680
July 19, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Robbie Royce defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a missile dropkick at 4:59
-two long time enhancement talents in RCW, but both can work a good match and got the crowd going.
Bout #2
Bermuda Triangle Match
Catherine Nolan defeated Jane Dirt and Allie Myles by pinfall when she pinned Dirt after Myles hit her with a diving headbutt at 3:31
-Myles took Nolan out with a flying crucifix, knocking her out of the ring. She then went to the top and nailed Dirt with a diving headbutt. But when she was too stunned to make the cover, Nolan slid into the ring and covered the prone Dirt.
Bout #3
Mixed-Tag Match
Joe E. Legend & Emma Bezzlerr defeated Vendetta & Barbie Wired by pinfall when Legend pinned Wired after a Legend cutter at 5:03
- Legend is really proving himself to be a grade A a-hole.
Bout #4
Kevin Northcutt defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall after a double underhook piledriver at 8:18
-very good match, with the fans actually behind Northcutt who has proven himself to be a tough, lone wolf. Northcutt exacted his revenge for what he saw as Valentine's interference costing him the heavyweight title.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Hysteria & Enigma by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 5:06
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**not happy with the way the match was going the luchadores took a coordinated slide out of the ring, then slid back in with steel chairs. All four men battled with the chairs and the champs once again sent the challengers scrambling out of the ring.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Ben Bassarab defeated Steele by pinfall after a flying crossbody block at 7:12
[Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Television Title]
**good outing for the TV champ, still trying to recover a bit from the stigma of having Kevin Northcutt just walk out of his TV title challenge.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Manny Silva defeated Stan Lane by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 12:!8
[Manny Silva won the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**pretty big upset as Silva came back from his suspension, and Lane wanted a chance to exact revenge. Unfortunately for the champ he did not get his revenge, instead he lost his title which he had held since September 1996. A 10 month run is a pretty good run with any title in RCW. Silva begins his second title run (his first one was back in 1993), the 42nd title run in RCW Heavyweight Title history, and ended Stan Lane's 3rd title run (only Jim Brunzell has held the title on 4 occasions). The match was very even, it went back and forth, in and out of the ring. Lane seemed to try to win by wearing down the challenger, and using a figure-four, but Silva would not quit. The challenger continually went to the throat of the champ and by the end of the bout you could see bruising and the champ was having problems breathing. Lane went running into the corner to splash Silva, but the challenger moved out of the way causing Lane to smash his solar plexes off the buckle. He grasped at his throat and seemed to have knocked the wind out of himself. This made him easy pickings for Silva with a knee lift, a piledriver, and then his finisher. The crowd was not happy with this result at all!!
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #681
July 20, 1997
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Manny Silva (C) by disqualification
RCW Television Title Match - Bermuda Triangle Match
Ben Bassarab (C) defeated Steele and Joe E. Legend by pinfall when he pinned Steele
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Ace Darling & Devon Storm (C) defeated Hysteria & Enigma by countout
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (C) and Emma Bezzlerr battled to a no-contest
Kevin Northcutt defeated Elmwood Brawler by pinfall
Robbie Royce defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall
Catherine Nolan defeated Allie Myles by pinfall
River City Wrestling #682
July 26, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a piledriver at 4:31
Bout #2
Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler defeated Jeff Fox & Jason Yakimow by pinfall when Brawler pinned Fox after a bolo punch at 5:23
Bout #3
Vendetta defeated Joe E. Legend by countout at 6:02
**Legend was all but beat, finally, by Vendetta. Instead of losing like a man though Legend took a countout.
Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired defeated Emma Bezzlerr by pinfall after the Ape Hanger at 6:34
[Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title]
**a good, clean victory for the champ. The women's division is in need of a make over.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match - Bermuda Triangle Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Hysteria & Enigma and Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington by pinfall when Storm pinned Wellington after a DDT at 9:24
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**A big surprise for fans when Ben Bassarab brought out his former tag partner who held the RCW tag titles three times together. Wellington has had some health problems so his in-ring appearances have been slim the past couple of years. Three men were legal at all times, one from each tag team. Wellington didn't spend too much time in the ring and when he did he was double teamed by Storm and Enigma. However, Storm got the drop on Enigma after the two had double teamed Wellington, and then hit a DDT to finish things.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Manny Silva defeated Stan Lane 2 falls to 1
[Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Silva attacked Lane before the match started, but Lane was ready for him. After some fisticuffs though Silva got the advantage and was relentless and risked DQ by refusing to break chokes, and constantly punching Lane with closed fists. Finally Lane countered by pushing Silva into the corner and going after him. The two then took it outside the ring and threw each other around. Back inside Lane nailed a superkick to the chin of Silva and got the first fall.
[Stan Lane won the first fall by pinfall after a superkick at 7:33]
**Lane went right after Silva, trying to capitalize, but Silva snuck in a low blow. The new champ then went after Lane with bodyslams, backbreakers, hanging vertical suplex, and then got a 2 count after a piledriver. Lane though battled back and looked like he was closing in on getting the title back. But for the second time in the fall Silva snuck in a lowblow. This time he follows up first with a Samoan drop, then his finisher.
[Manny Silva won the second fall by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 13:03]
**the third fall got totally out of hand, as the two battled in and out of the ring. They threw each other into everything they could. The ref did his best not to toss it out, each man dropping something (Silva his title belt) , Lane (the ring bell) instead of using it and getting DQ'd. Finally however it was Lane who could not hold off any longer after getting choked by Silva. Lane grabbed a steel chair and smashed Silva over the head and got disqualified.
[Manny Silva won the third fall by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 17:45]
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #683
July 27, 1997
Falcon Beach, Manitoba
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Stan Lane defeated Manny Silva (C) by disqualification for use of a foreign object
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Ace Darling & Devon Storm (C) defeated Hysteria & Enigma by pinfall
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (C) defeated Emma Bezzlerr by submission
Vendetta and Joe E. Legend battled to a double countout
Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington defeated Jeff Fox & Jason Yakimow by pinfall
Mistress Gloom defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall
Robbie Royce defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 14, 2020 13:14:33 GMT -5
RCW Heavyweight Title History
1. The Destroyer
Jan 5/80: defeated Mike Valiant at RCW #1 in a tournament final.
2. Chris Lyon
Jan 24/81: defeated The Mummy in tournament final at RCW #26.
The Destroyer was stripped of his title after not being able to
defend the title for 30 days due to injury.
3. The Mummy
Mar 28/81: defeated Chris Lyons in a cage match at RCW #29.
4. The Destroyer (2)
Aug 1/81: defeated the Mummy at RCW #36.
5. Chris Lyon (2)
Oct 24/82: defeated the Destroyer at RCW #80
6. The Destroyer (3)
Apr 30/83: defeated Chris Lyon at RCW #97.
Best 2 out of 3 falls
7. Chris Lyon (3)
July 9/83: defeated The Destroyer at RCW #106
8. Jim Brunzell
Sep 22/84: defeated Chris Lyon at RCW #162
9. David Schultz
Mar 23/85: defeated Jim Brunzell at RCW #184
10. Jim Brunzell (2)
Apr 20/85: defeated David Schultz at RCW #187
3 falls to 2, 30-minute Ironman Cage Match
11. Jerry Blackwell
June 30/85: defeated Jim Brunzell at RCW #196
12. Bob Backlund
Oct 5/85: defeated Jerry Blackwell at RCW #209
13. David Schultz (2)
Dec 19/85: defeated Bob Backlund at RCW #220
14. Bob Backlund (2)
Feb 15/86: defeated David Schultz at RCW #225
15. Steve Disalvo
Aug 23/86: defeated Bob Backlund at RCW #250
16. Vendetta
Oct 10/87: defeated Steve Disalvo at RCW #304
17. Don Muraco
Mar 18/89: defeated Vendetta at RCW #367
18. Dynamite Kid
Apr 15/89: defeated Don Muraco at RCW #371
19. Don Muraco (2)
May 27/89: defeated Dynamite Kid at RCW #377
20. Davey Boy Smith
Sep 2/89: defeated Don Muraco at RCW #391
21. Dynamite Kid (2)
Dec 14/89: defeated Davey Boy Smith by pinfall in a Coal Miners Glove match at RCW #406 (10th Anniversary Spectacular)
22. Paul Orndorff
May 26/90: defeated Dynamite Kid by pinfall at RCW #425
**vacated July 7th due to injury
23. Steve Disalvo (2)
Aug 4/90: defeated Don Muraco in tournament final at RCW #435
24. Ricky Steamboat
Dec 15/90: defeated Steve Disalvo at RCW #449 at (11th Anniversary Spectacular)
25. Larry Cameron
Mar 14/91: defeated Jerry Lynn at RCW #459 in tournament final
**Vacated by Steamboat due to injury
26. Paul Orndorff (2)
Sep 28/91: defeated Cameron by pinfall at RCW #480
27. Rogue
Feb 15/92: defeated Orndorff in a cage match at RCW #489
28. Vendetta (2) Jun 20/92: defeated Rogue 2 falls to 0 in a best of 3 falls match at RCW #498
29. Dirty White Boy
Aug 15/92: defeated Vendetta by pinfall at RCW #502
30. Jerry Lynn
Dec 5/92: defeated Dirty White Boy 2 falls to 1 in a best of 3 falls match at RCW #510 (13th Anniversary Spectacular)
31. Manny Silva Mar 27/93: defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall at RCW #517
32. Harley Tragger
Sep 25/93: defeated Dirty White Boy in tournament final at RCW #530
**Manny Silva was stripped of the title and suspended for his actions
33. Stan Lane
Dec 4/93: defeated Harley Tragger by pinfall at RCW #535 (14th Anniversary Spectacular)
34. Jim Brunzell (3)
Apr 9/94: defeated Stan Lane by submission at RCW #542 in a steel cage match
35. Greg Valentine
Jun 4/94: defeated Jim Brunzell by referee's decision at RCW #546
36. Harley Tragger (2) Sep 24/94: defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall at RCW #554
37. Stan Lane (2)
Dec 3/94: defeated Harley Tragger by pinfall at RCW #559 (15th Anniversary Spectacular)
38. Jim Brunzell (4)
Oct 21/95: defeated Stan Lane by pinfall at RCW # 587
**Vacated title for retirement after Dec 9/95 title defence.
39. Greg Valentine (2)
Jan 20/96: defeated Waylon Mercy by pinfall at RCW #596
**tournament final for vacant title
40. Waylon Mercy
Jul 6/96: defeated Greg Valentine by pinfall at RCW #619
41. Stan Lane (3)
Sep 14/96: defeated Waylon Mercy by pinfall at RCW #634
42. Manny Silva (2)
Jul 19/97: defeated Stan Lane by pinfall at RCW #680
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Post by jacklarkin on Jul 15, 2020 7:49:29 GMT -5
River City Wrestling - August, 1997
RosterFacesStan Lane Devon Storm Ace Darling Vendetta Ben Bassarab Tito Santana (NEW) Koko B Ware (NEW) EZ Ryder (NEW) Leaving/EnhancementRobbie Royce Elmwood Brawler Darcy McGee HeelsManny Silva Joe E. Legend (/ Oshean(NEW)) Kevin Northcutt Hysteria Enigma Craig Pittman (NEW) Brick Bronsky (NEW) (/w G.Q. Bronsky (NEW)) Doug Flex (NEW) Bobby Duncum Jr (NEW) Leaving/EnhancementVance Nevada Jason Yakimow Jeff Fox LadiesMistress Gloom Barbie Wired Catherine Nolan Emma Bezzlerr Deep Blue Alexandra Beres (NEW) River City Wrestling #684
August 2, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout Kevin Northcutt defeated EZ Ryder by pinfall after a double underhook suplex at 5:04 **Ryder makes his return to RCW, and while he gives it his best shot, Northcutt just looks superior to him in the ring.
Bout #2 Tito Santana defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall after a flying forearm smash at 3:10 **Santana makes his RCW debut. The Latino star is extremely popular with fans (for some unknown reason) and makes short work of Nevada.
Bout #3 Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) and Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler battled to a double disqualification at 4:59 **For Bronsky it is a return to RCW, but now as a heel. He brings with him his fellow gym monster Doug Flex, and to top it off Brick's little cousin G.Q. was their manager/mouthpiece. Despite their size they had their hands full with Royce and Brawler and all four men ended up in a big melee that saw the record book tossed out the window, and then the match as well.
Bout #4 North American Women's Title Match Deep Blue defeated Barbie Wired by countout at 6:45 [Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title] **Wired may have finally met her match in the high flying DB. The fans like both women and reaction was mixed, but the challenger probably got a bit more support. In the end DB nailed a plancha on the champ, a move that thrilled the crowd. However the challenger made it back in the ring but the champ was slow to get up and was counted out.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Hysteria & Enigma by pinfall when Storm pinned Hysteria after a double team dropkick at 8:44
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**fairly even match but the champs prevailed, pulling a double team out of the hat at the end. After the bout though Enigma was angry with Hysteria for taking the loss and after a shoving match, feigned a handshake, and instead attacked his partner.
Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Joe E. Legend defeated Ben Bassarab 2 falls to 1
[Joe E. Legend wins the RCW Television Title]
**the first fall was fast paced, and Bassarab made a mistake charging to the buckle at the wrong time. Legend made him pay with his finisher.
[Joe E. Legend wins the first fall by pinfall after the Legend cutter at 3:09]
**the second fall was much slower and more methodical. Bassarab controlled most of it, and seeing the writing on the wall Legend took the opportunity outside the ring to nail Bassarab across the knee with a steel chair shot. He got himself disqualified so decided to continue chair shots to the leg, and landed a solid five more. By the end of the assault Bassarab was having problems standing.
[Ben Bassarab wins the second fall by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 12:47]
**Bassarab tried to give it a go in the third fall but couldn't even really support his own weight. Legend picked away at him and his bad knee. In the end he was easy pickings and the most decorated TV/Heritage champion in RCW history goes down in defeat. This ends Bassarab's unparalleled 6th title reign, and begin's Legend's first (and the 39th reign of this title). Bassarab was hurt and very mad about the way the loss went down.
[Joe E. Legend defeated Ben Bassarab by submission to the figure-four leglock at 14:20]
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #685
August 3, 1997
Brandon, Manitoba
Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Joe E. Legend (C) defeated Tito Santana by disqualification
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Ace Darling & Devon Storm (C) defeated Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex by pinfall
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired (C) defeated Deep Blue by pinfall
Hysteria and Enigma battled to a double countout
Kevin Northcutt defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall
EZ Ryder defeated Vance Nevada by pinfall
Elmwood Brawler defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall
River City Wrestling #686
August 9, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tonight's show will feature an 8-Man #1 Contender Tournament, as well as a Heavyweight rematch featuring; Manny Silva vs Stan Lane
Opening Bout Quarter-Final #1
Non-Title Match Vendetta and Joe E. Legend battled to a double countout at 5:05
**the seething hatred for each other continued in this bout. Vendetta refers to Legend as a "first world problem". Legend's TV title was not on the line in this one, and Ben Bassarab is reported to be on the shelf now due to the knee injury he sustained from Legend's chair shots. The double countout assures the winner of the next bout a bye to the final (after a long rest).
Bout #2
Quarter-Final #2
Tito Santana defeated Kevin Northcutt by pinfall after a running forearm smash at 4:47
**Santana controlled early, but soon Northcutt took the bout over and punished the Latin star. The experienced grappler though took advantage of Northcutt dropping his head too soon for a back body drop, and Santana made him pay with a knee lift, then a back body drop of his own, and then his patented finisher. Unhappy with the loss though Northcutt attacked Santana from behind after the bout, and tossed him head first into the ringpost, busting him wide open. We'll see what kind of shape Santana is in for the final.
Bout #3
Quarter-Final #3
Koko B. Ware defeated Craig Pittman by pinfall after the ghostbuster at 6:11
**two newcomers to RCW. Real hard fought match. Ware looked more like the serious athlete Sweet Brown Sugar then he did the Birdman. Pittman is a bulldog and tried his best to keep Ware in close so take away any agility he still had in his 40 year old body. Despite that Ware showed a great ground game and ended up beating Pittman at his own game.
Bout #4
Quarter-Final #4
Bobby Duncum Jr defeated EZ Ryder by pinfall after a flying bulldog at 3:06
**Duncum follows in his father's footsteps and comes to RCW. Bobby Sr of course is a former RCW Tag Team champion. Ryder has had a tough time since coming back to RCW and was overwhelmed by the size and ferocity of Duncum's attack. For the record though, the fans don't think any higher of Jr then they did of Sr.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Semi-Final
Bobby Duncum Jr defeated Koko B. Ware by pinfall after a flying bulldog at 4:13
**with only about an 8 minute rest between matches Duncum had to be happy about how fast he finished off Ryder, and then did virtually the same to Ware, a much higher level of opponent.
Bout #6
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Manny Silva defeated Stan Lane by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 7:15
[Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**he may have cheated at every turn, and risked DQ, but in the end Silva's victory was fairly clean. It looks like he is now past the former champ and ready to face tonight's tournament winner.
Main Event
#1 Contender - Tournament Final
Tito Santana defeated Bobby Duncum Jr by pinfall after a flying forearm smash at 8:52
-solid match that Duncum carried, heavy on psychology, light on flippity floppity action.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #687 August 10, 1997 Morden, Manitoba
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Manny Silva (C) defeated Stan Lane by pinfall
RCW Television Title Match
Vendetta defeated Joe E. Legend (C) by disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. by pinfall
Koko B. Ware defeated Craig Pittman by pinfall
Deep Blue defeated Mistress Gloom by pinfall
Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler defeated Vance Nevada & Jason Yakimow by pinfall
Kevin Northcutt defeated EZ Ryder by pinfall
River City Wrestling #688August 16, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1Opening BoutKevin Northcutt defeated Koko B. Ware by pinfall after a double underhook piledriver at 6:05 **pretty much no jobber matches tonight, with an excellent opening bout. While Northcutt came away the winner we might get a rematch as the Birdman was not too happy with how Northcutt cheated his way to victory. Bout #2
#1 Contenders MatchBrick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) defeated Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler by pinfall when Flex pinned Royce after a double team powerbomb at 5:07 **while this was a rematch, it was pretty one-sided. In fact the only time the losers got any momentum going it was snuffed out by a timely trip by G.Q. The finisher was impressive as you had two muscle bound jocks lifting Royce into the air and slamming him to the mat together. Bout #3Hysteria and Enigma battled to a double countout at 4:44 **nothing was settled between these two former partners and luchadores. Bout #4
North American Women's Title Match
Best 2 out of 3 FallsBarbie Wired defeated Deep Blue 2 falls to 1 in 10:07 [Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title] **once again the fans were pretty much split between these two. DB was a better technician and has some high flying lucha moves, but Wired has a sort of underlying toughness and ferocity, without having to cheat. The first fall ended when Wired was able to nail her finisher, and it was starting to look like this could be a one-sided match. [Barbie Wired pinned Deep Blue after the Ape Hanger at 4:10] **the second fall started out all Wired but DB made a huge comeback. She ended up nailing her Frankensteiner out of thin-air. While the falls were tied 1-1, Wired had controlled most of the bout and DB was looking gassed. Fortunately for the challenger there was a longer then normal break before the third fall as it was going to have to conclude during the second half of the show. This bought her a nice 5 minute break. [Deep Blue pinned Barbie Wired after a frankensteiner at 7:16] Hour #2**Deep Blue took it right to the champ from the opening bell, and it began to look like the champ was lacking stamina. Wired made a short comeback but when DB took the bout over again she tried to take a short timeout on the floor. The challenger though decided to try and fly over the top rope with a plancha. Wired though had it well scouted and moved out of the way. DB wrecked herself on the floor and was counted out. [Barbie Wired defeated Deep Blue by countout at 10:07] Bout #5 Streetfight - Non-Title MatchVendetta defeated Joe E. Legend by 10 count in a streetfight at 13:30 [Edited for TV] **It's been a few years since a match had to be edited for content. Vendetta wanted a piece of Legend, and demanded a streetfight. He even suggested that the TV title not be on the line, first because he believes it belongs to Ben Bassarab who will come and get it soon when he is healthy, and secondly because he wants Legend to be fighting for his life tonight, not to keep a title. It was an ominous challenge but one that Legend accepted. This match was of course out of control and spent more time out of the ring then in, and went into the stands. Both men were busted open by about the 5 minute mark. Vendetta nailed a DDT on the announce table but Legend was able to beat the 10 count. Legend responded with a trio of chair shots and then a Legend cutter, but Vendetta was up at the count of 9. However, at about the 9 minute mark Vendetta just took over the bout, using first the same dented steel chair used by Legend, then the ring bell, then he set up a table and slammed Legend from the ring apron through the table. Legend was out on his feet but instead of letting the ref count the 10 count he just kept punishing Legend. It was at this point with Legend wearing the proverbial crimson mask that we left the TV broadcast. The ref argued with Vendetta to let him count the 10 count but the Haitian refused. Brunzell finally came out with security (right after Vendetta DDT'd Legend through another table), and ordered security to restrain the Haitian. While they did that the ref counted a pretty fast 10 count (although this was obviously to just get it over with, as there was no way Legend was getting back up). Vendetta ended up getting the 10 count but didn't care as he tried to beat the ref's count and tossed around the 3 security guards, and when Brunzell got in his way he blasted him with a kick to the gut and a DDT. By now Vendetta's face was a mask of blood as well. Security took another approach now and instead of restraining Vendetta they removed Legend. Wild. Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Tito Santana defeated Manny Silva by disqualification at 8:12 [Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **For every attack that Silva launched, the veteran Santana had an answer, and only had to expend half the energy. Silva became so frustrated that he decided to lock on a chokehold sleeper and refuse to break, until the ref disqualified him. After the bout Silva was up to old tricks trying to choke out Santana using the top and middle ropes. Koko B. Ware tried to come to Santana's aid but he was destroyed by the champ, as were Robbie Royce and the Elmwood Brawler. Finally all 3 of them along with security officers and Jim Brunzell managed to free Santana. River City Wrestling #689August 17, 1997 Gimli, Manitoba Main EventRCW Heavyweight Title Match Manny Silva (C) defeated Koko B. Ware by pinfall RCW Heritage Title Match
Joe E. Legend (C) defeated EZ Ryder by pinfall North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired defeated Deep Blue by pinfall Hysteria defeated Enigma by pinfall Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex defeated Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler by pinfall Oshean defeated Purple Demon by countout Darcy McGee defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall River City Wrestling #690August 23, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1At the top of the show commissioner Jim Brunzell came out to announce the fall out from the last show. For abusing security (and himself) Vendetta has been suspended for two months. As popular as he is Vendetta is the same as everyone else and has to be governed by the rule of the land. Manny Silva likewise has been fined and warned for his actions last week against Tito Santana. Another outburst like that and he will be suspended and stripped of his title. None of this was popular with the fans and for perhaps the first time in his RCW career Jumpin' Jimmy heard boos from the crowd. Bout #1Mistress Gloom defeated Oshean by disqualification for outside interference at 2:00 **Oshean, a low level adult film actress from the local area, has no business in a wrestling ring. She was outclassed and getting her silicon enhancements tossed around the ring, when Joe E. Legend showed up and attacked Gloom from behind. He hit her with a Legend cutter before sharing a long embrace with Oshean and fawning over her injuries. Bout #2Craig Pittman defeated EZ Ryder by submission to the code red (cross armbreaker) at 4:48 **Pittman gets a much needed victory. Ryder has slid down to jobber status. Bout #3 Alexandra Beres defeated Pink Demon by pinfall after a sitout powerbomb at 3:36 **Beres has appeared in RCW before, in some of the all ladies events. By background she is a Hungarian born fitness star who won the 1996 Ms. Fitness World. She has some rudimentary skills in the ring, but is a natural athlete. Bout #4Hysteria defeated Enigma by pinfall after a Mexican Facebuster at 5:49 **great match featuring chain wrestling, competitors sliding in and out of the ring, using the ring apron as an extension of the ring instead of a boundary, and some planchas and topes. Hysteria nailed a corkscrew moonsault then a sitout inverted suplex slam (Mexican facebuster). After the bout Hysteria tried to remove the mask of Enigma but the villain was able to escape his clutches before that could happen. Hour #2Bout #5
RCW Television Title MatchRobbie Royce defeated Joe E. Legend by countout at 5:21 [Joe E. Legend retained the RCW Television Title] **Legend was having a bit of a problem handling the two time RCW Tag Team champion, the champ seemed to come into the match over confident and cocky. Oshean appeared from the back to distract Royce with her bolt on's, which worked. So Mistress Gloom came out and smashed the trailer trash into the ring apron and chased her away. Legend left the ring and Gloom caught him with a kick to the crotch, then Royce nailed him with a double axhandle from the top buckle. Both men spilled to the mat, but Gloom rolled Royce back into the ring so that he would beat the count. Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title MatchThe Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm and Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) battled to a no-contest at 6:25 [Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles] **the strategy of the gym rats was pretty evident; don't worry about winning the titles tonight but try and hurt the champs and win in a rematch. Other then hurting the champs the rest of their plan was on target. The challengers did manage to exert their physical dominance in the battle outside the ring after the bout, and left the champs laying. Main EventTito Santana & Koko B Ware defeated Manny Silva & Kevin Northcutt by pinfall when Santana pinned Silva after a flying forearm smash at 9:38 **the surprise of the match wasn't necessarily the outcome but the fact that Silva took the fall. Northcutt spent a few minutes early playing Ricky Morton, but once the villains made a comeback they were able to handle both Santana and Ware. However, when the good guys got back to fast tags and double teams off the tags they took the match back over. Silva is known as the king of the double cross when it comes to tag teams so it was a bit refreshing to see Northcutt decide to refuse a tag at the end and allow a battered and surprised Silva to be taken out by Santana. Northcutt is proving to be a bit of a "tweener". River City Wrestling #691August 24, 1997 Falcon Beach, Manitoba Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title MatchTito Santana defeated Manny Silva (C) by countout RCW Tag Team Title MatchAce Darling & Devon Storm (C) defeated Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) by pinfall Robbie Royce & Mistress Gloom defeated Joe E. Legend & Oshean Koko B. Ware defeated Kevin Northcutt by pinfall Hysteria defeated Enigma by disqualification Craig Pittman defeated EZ Ryder by submission Alexandra Beres defeated the Purple Demon Elmwood Brawler defeated Jason Yakimow by pinfall River City Wrestling #692August 30, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hour #1Opening BoutBrick Bronsky (/w G.Q. Bronsky) defeated Ace Darling by pinfall after a powerslam at 4:45 **one half of the tag challengers beating one half of the tag champions in an effort to reestablish as top contenders. The win came thanks to a timely trip from G.Q. Bronsky. Bout #2Devon Storm defeated Doug Flex by pinfall after a 5 star splash at 3:48 **The other half of that tag team matchup. Flex came out with G.Q. Bronsky too, but Jim Brunzell came out and ordered the manager to the back. He showed Flex paperwork that G.Q. was only listed as a manager for Brick, and that if he was going to appear with Flex in singles action he would need to reapply. This seemed to throw off the muscular Flex, and Storm showed off his wrestling ability and his high flying moves. Bout #3Hysteria defeated Craig Pittman by pinfall after the Mexican facebuster at 6:13 **a match to determine the pecking order in the challenger ranks, and the luchadore came out on top. Bout #4
Mixed-Tag Team MatchRobbie Royce & Mistress Gloom defeated Joe E. Legend & Oshean by pinfall when Gloom pinned Legend after a piledriver at 6:50 **Oshean was the weak link, by a mile. Legend made the mistake of tagging her in once when Gloom was weakened, but she tried to pick up Gloom and went crashing down with the bigger lady on top of her. Legend had to make the save and that was the last time Oshean saw the inside of the ring. That made Legend pretty easy pickings. The end was significant though as it was the female Gloom picking up the win on Legend. Hour #2Bout #5Kevin Northcutt and Bobby Duncum Jr battled to a double countout at 5:53 **interesting match between two guys kind of cut from the same cloth. Double tough, rulebreakers, but pretty much lone wolfs which makes them tweeners. In the end the two wouldn't budge an inch and were counted out brawling outside the ring. Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
4-Way MatchBarbie Wired defeated Alexandra Beres, Deep Blue, & Catherine Nolan when she pinned Beres after the Ape Hanger at 7:16 [Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title] **always a tough task for a champ to defend her title in this sort of match, because she can lose it without being the one beaten. As such Wired was careful to stay in the ring at all times, not chasing other combatants as they brawled outside. And if she was tossed out of the ring she immediately slipped back inside. The end came after Wired saved Beres from a double team which was looking like a near fall, and then Wired and Beres formed an alliance and ended up tossing both Nolan and Blue out of the ring. As they looked at their opponents Wired gave Beres a nice pat on the back, and then took her out with a dragon legwhip. Wired nailed a snap suplex, then her finisher and just beat out Deep Blue breaking up the pin. Tough but valuable lesson taught to the newcomer Beres. Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title MatchManny Silva defeated Tito Santana by pinfall thanks to outside interference at 10:00 [Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Title] **Silva controlled the first half of this bout and it looked like it was going to be a short night's work for the champ. But Tito fought back and slowly started to take over the match. Then we had a ref bump, and while he was knocked out Kevin Northcutt came to the ring with a steel chair. He wound up as if he was going to hit Silva, but the champ pulled Tito in the way. Northcutt stopped short, then shrugged his shoulders and ~waffled~ Tito. Silva kicked at the downed Tito until the ref woke up and then made the pin. That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!River City Wrestling #693August 31, 1997 Dryden, Ontario Main Event
RCW Heavyweight TitleManny Silva (C) defeated Tito Santana by pinfall RCW Television Title MatchJoe E. Legend (/w Oshean) defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall RCW Tag Team Title MatchAce Darling & Devon Storm (C) defeated Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) by pinfall Bobby Duncum Jr defeated Kevin Northcutt by disqualification Hysteria defeated Enigma by pinfall Deep Blue & Alexandra Beres defeated Barbie Wired & Catherine Nolan by pinfall Craig Pittman defeated EZ Ryder by pinfall Vance Nevada defeated Darcy McGee by pinfall
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River City Wrestling - September, 1997
Roster
Faces
Tito Santana
Koko B Ware
Devon Storm
Ace Darling
Hysteria
EZ Ryder
Guest
Glenn Kulka
Enhancement
Robbie Royce
Elmwood Brawler
Darcy McGee
Heels
Manny Silva
Joe E. Legend (/ Oshean)
*Kevin Northcutt
Enigma
Craig Pittman
Brick Bronsky (/w G.Q. Bronsky)
Doug Flex
*Bobby Duncum Jr
Nikolai Kishka (NEW)
*denotes wrestlers seen as tweeners
Enhancement
Vance Nevada
Jason Yakimow
Caveman Broda (NEW)
Ladies
Mistress Gloom
Barbie Wired
Catherine Nolan
Emma Bezzlerr
Deep Blue
Alexandra Beres
Suspended
Vendetta (mid-October)
Injured
Ben Bassarab
River City Wrestling #694
September 6, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Enigma defeated Koko B. Ware by pinfall after a standing moonsault (with his feet on the ropes) at 4:50
**tainted victory for El rudo luchadore by using his feet on the ropes to make sure of the pin.
Bout #2
Craig Pittman defeated EZ Ryder by submission to the code red at 4:01
**glorified squash match
Bout #3
Alexandra Beres defeated Catherine Nolan by pinfall after a powerslam at 3:32
**Beres is still finding her way in the ring and was handled early by Nolan. However her natural athleticism came through and she caught Nolan going for a cross bodyblock and turned it into a powerslam.
Bout #4
Hysteria defeated Bobby Duncum Jr by disqualification for abuse of official at 5:55
**Hysteria brought out every trick and cheat he could to frustrate the more straight forward Texan. Finally Duncum became so frustrated not only with Hysteria but with the ref who tried to hold him back when he was going to leave the ring to get at Hysteria. So Duncum threw the ref over the top rope in a form of a tope and he landed right on Hysteria. Of course that got him disqualified, but the spot brought the fans to their feet in cheers.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
IronWorx: Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Flex) defeated The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 7:11
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**much like the previous match tonight, the newly named "IronWorx" team cheated, including the use of their manager G.Q. Finally after a ref bump that saw the challengers devastate both champs with double team powerbombs Darling returned to the ring with a steel chair laying out all 3 of IronWorx, but was seen and DQ'd.
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Bermuda Triangle Match
Joe E. Legend (/w Oshean) defeated Robbie Royce and Mistress Gloom by pinfall when Legend pinned Gloom after a Legend cutter at 6:42
[Joe E. Legend retained the RCW Television Title]
**the thought may have been after last week's mixed tag match that Legend would be in big trouble if Royce and Gloom teamed up. Well that team up lasted about 30 seconds until Gloom took an opportunity to legwhip Royce from behind. After that it was every man and woman for themselves. The end came when Royce was recovering after Gloom nailed him with a piledriver, and as Gloom got up she was nailed by the champ with the cutter. Royce's efforts to get to his feet to break up the win were nullified by Oshean who reached in and held onto his leg.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Bermuda Triangle Match
Manny Silva defeated Tito Santana and Kevin Northcutt by pinfall when Silva pinned Santana after a wheelbarrow suplex at 10:24
[Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**The first five minutes of this bout were tough for the champ as Santana and Northcutt kept double teaming him. However, neither would allow the other the win, and they would turn and fight each other, but as soon as the champ was back they would immediately double team him. Finally Silva took a powder and sat at the announce table until Santana and Silva took notice. They left the ring and we had a 3 man brawl outside the ring. Silva managed to come out on that on top. Back inside the ring he worked over Northcutt and every time Santana would try and get back in the ring Silva would nail him back to the floor. However, fighting on two fronts he could not get enough time to win the bout outright. Frustrated the champ tossed Northcutt out of the ring and grabbed Santana back inside. Tito though had a short spirited comeback. When Northcutt tried to join the fight he was grabbed by Bobby Duncum Jr who appeared from the back. Northcutt and Duncum fought outside the ring, as they had some unfinished business, and inside Santana was distracted. This was all Silva needed as both Tito and the ref watched outside the ring the champ nailed Santana with a low blow, then nailed his finisher and picked up the win.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #695
September 13, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Tonight we have the annual battle royale, where the winner will get a title shot on September 27th against Manny Silva. In addition to the regular roster of RCW stars we have also brought in former CFL great recently turned wrestler, Glenn Kulka to compete. Also returning are former RCW tag champions (Top Guns) Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes. In the past we have done random drawing tag team matches before the battle royale, starring the participants. This year instead commissioner Jim Brunzell has played matchmaker and put together some intriguing tag matches. All 20 participants will compete in a preliminary tag match.
Opening Bout
Tito Santana & Koko B Ware defeated Vance Nevada & Nikolai Kishka by pinfall when Santana pinned Nevada after a flying forearm smash at 6:12
**premiere of Russian Nikolai Kishka in RCW. The youngster comes in at 6'0 250 lbs, is a bit of a bulldog but also knows his wrestling. A bit of Nikita Koloff or maybe the Tasmanian Devil in style. Kishka acquitted himself well in this but but his partner Nevada turned out to be the weak link.
Bout #2
Hysteria & Derrick Dukes defeated Enigma & Rick Rice by pinfall when Hysteria pinned Rice after a triple moonsault at 5:05
**former lucha partners face off against each once again, but also the Top Guns were broken up. Judging by Rice's bad attitude and cheating in this bout this was by design as they seem to have a difference in philosophy these days.
Bout #3
EZ Ryder & Glenn Kulka defeated Robbie Royce & Elmwood Brawler by pinfall when Kulka pinned Royce after a gorilla press slam at 4:40
**matchup of two face tag teams. Ryder carried most of the bout but Kulka came in and used his impressive 6'3 275 lb frame to finish off the much smaller Royce.
Bout #4
Kevin Northcutt & Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Joe E. Legend & Craig Pittman by pinfall when Duncum pinned Pittman after a running bulldog at 6:34
**Northcutt and Duncum have a mini-feud going right now, but they seemed to put it aside and act professionally for this bout; which was bad news for Legend and Pittman. After the bout it looked like the winners would then square off against each other, but decided to hold on and save it for the battle royale.
Hour #2
Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated IronWorx: Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) by pinfall when Darling pinned Flex after a double team flying cross bodyblock at 8:04
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**possible blow off match for this short feud. The champs took it up a notch with this bout, going back to the quick tags, double teams, and high flying moves. It almost cost them though when Darling came off the top for a crossbody but Flex caught him mid-air. But before the challenger could do anything Storm followed his partner to the top, and came flying off, onto his partner, which drove Flex to the mat. Storm also scrambled to his feet to neutralize Bronski who was attempting to come in and break up the pin. Solid win for the champs.
Main Event
20-Man Battle Royale: Winner Gets Heavyweight Title Shot
order of elimination (time) (who eliminated them)
20. Elmwood Brawler (Nevada, Royce) 2:08
19. Enigma (Kulka) 3:36
18. Doug Flex (Kulka, Ryder, Darling) 4:10
17. Ace Darling (Ryder, Bronsky) 4:21
16. Derrick Dukes (Rice) 5:18
15. EZ Ryder (Santana, Duncum) 5:30
14. Robbie Royce (Nevada, Kishka, Ware) 6:57
13. Vance Nevada (Legend) 7:13
12. Hysteria (Rice) 8:50
11. Devon Storm (Bronsky, Pittman) 10:09
10. Koko B. Ware (Northcutt, Duncum) 10:45
9. Tito Santana (Northcutt, Duncum) 11:14
8. Ricky Rice (Kulka, Kishka) 12:35
7. Joe E. Legend (himself - accidentally) 13:01
6. Craig Pittman (Kulka) 13:04
5. Nikolai Kishka (Kulka, Northcutt, Bronsky, Duncum) 14:47
4. Brick Bronsky (Northcutt, Duncum) 15:05
3. Kevin Northcutt (Kulka) 15:14
2. Glenn Kulka (Duncum) 16:20
Winner: Bobby Duncum Jr.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #696
September 20, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Mistress Gloom defeated Alexandra Beres by pinfall after a piledriver (and her hands on the ropes) at 4:08
**Beres continues to improve every week, but still had trouble with the more experienced and larger Gloom. However, Gloom's victory was still tainted because after delivering a piledriver she did a pin by kneeling on the shoulders of Beres, but used the ropes for leverage (unseen of course by the ref).
Bout #2
Hysteria defeated Caveman Broda by pinfall after a standing moonsault at 1:35
**squash match
Bout #3
Nikolai Kishka defeated Koko B. Ware by pinfall after a jumping spinning leg lariat at 5:31
**impressive win for newcomer Kishka. Ware's run in RCW has not been stellar.
Bout #4
EZ Ryder & Glenn Kulka defeated Brick Bronsky & Doug Flex (/w G.Q. Bronsky) by pinfall when Kulka pinned Bronsky after a powerbomb at 8:12
**impressive win for the newly paired Ryder/Kulka team. Ryder tried for a powerslam earlier in the bout but did not have the size and power to nail it. This prolonged the bout but Kulka showed that even if he did not have the show muscles of his opponents he was still very capable of going into beast mode.
Hour #2
Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Barbie Wired defeated Deep Blue by pinfall after the Ape Hanger at 5:09
[Barbie Wired retained the North American Women's Title]
Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match
Joe E. Legend (/w Oshean) defeated Tito Santana by countout at 6:50
[Joe E. Legend retained the RCW Television Title]
**not what you would call a fast paced bout. Santana lost in the end because as he tried to get back into the ring, Oshean held on to his leg and prevented him from beating the 10 count. Santana ended up accidently kicking Oshean right in the face. He felt terrible and tried to help her up only to have Legend attack him from behind. The post match beatdown was on, until Koko B. Ware came out to make the save.
Main Event
Kevin Northcutt & Bobby Duncum Jr defeated Manny Silva & Craig Pittman by pinfall when Northcutt pinned Pittman after a double underhook piledriver at 10:17
**the relationship between Northcutt and Duncum is a strange one. At times they have been at each other's throats, like two alphas, two lone wolfs, but at other times they have been able to co-exist as a tag team. Pittman was the weak link in this bout but heavyweight champ Silva couldn't get anything going in this bout either, and tried his best not to get locked up with Duncum ahead of their title bout next week.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
River City Wrestling #697
September 27, 1997
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hour #1
Opening Bout
Craig Pittman defeated Elmwood Brawler by submission to the code red at 3:12
**glorified squash match, Pittman gets back into the win column.
Bout #2
Enigma defeated Robbie Royce by pinfall after a shooting star press at 5:26
**Another rulebreaker gets a much needed victory to stay relevant.
Bout #3
Alexandra Beres defeated Mistress Gloom by pinfall after an inside cradle (with a handful of tights) at 4:41
**Gloom controlled most of this rematch after her tainted victory last week. This time after hitting the piledriver she went for the pin using the ropes again. This time not only did the ref see the cheat but got angry and was lecturing Gloom. This allowed Beres to crawl over and wrap up Gloom. As Gloom tried to get out of the pin Beres grabbed the tights. It was unclear whether it was just instinct or intentional.
Bout #4
Kevin Northcutt defeated Hysteria by pinfall after a double underhook piledriver at 5:30
**this was an important match in the pecking order of the title picture. Hysteria was on fire and kept the bigger Northcutt off balance. However, in the end Northcutt was able to turn a flying headscissors attempt into a powerbomb, then nailed his finisher for a quick ending.
Hour #2
Bout #5
Joe E. Legend & Nikolai Kishka defeated Tito Santana & Koko B.Ware by pinfall when Legend pinned Santana after the Legend Cutter at 8:05
**Koko had a tough match, spending quite a bit of time playing Ricky Morton. However it was Tito that took the loss, when Legend hit his finisher out of the blue. Kishka continues to impress.
Post-Match:
A frustrated Koko helped Santana to his feet but then began to argue with him. Santana was dumb founded but not about to back down. Finally Koko nailed a low blow on Tito and then a rocker dropper. He laid the boots down on Tito a few times before leaving.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated EZ Ryder & Glenn Kulka by submission when Storm submitted Kulka with the figure-four at 8:30
[Ace Darling & Devon Storm retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Kulka was a monster but Ryder got controlled easy and then later Kulka got controlled as well. Storm and Darling are a slick combination. Kulka though was on a roll at the end of this bout between two fan favourite teams. However, he missed a running knee and wrecked himself against the ring post. Darling and Storm went right after it with kneesmashes from the top rope, then locked on the figure four and forced the big guy to tap out.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Manny Silva and Bobby Duncum Jr battled to a no-contest at 6:46
[Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**This was not a wrestling match, it was a brawl. There were no pin attempts made just brawling, in and out of the ring. Silva was getting the upper hand, and the ref looked like he was going to throw it out, and then Kevin Northcutt hit the scene and went after Silva. But Duncum didn't appreciate the interference and it turned into a three way brawl.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!
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