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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

56. Oct 19/1996: Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce
-by pinfall over Wolfgang Haessler & Untermenschen at RCW #639; Winnipeg, Manitoba

57. Apr 19/1997: Thug Life: Joe E. Legend & Steele
-by pinfall over Todd Bullett & Robbie Royce at RCW #662; Winnipeg, Manitoba

58. Jun 21/1997: The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm
-by pinfall over Joe E. Legend & Steele at RCW #672; Winnipeg, Manitoba

59. Nov 15/1997: African Bulldogs: Pariah & Temple
-by pinfall over the Extremists at RCW #704; Winnipeg, Manitoba

60. Jan 24/1998: Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage
-by pinfall over the African Bulldogs at RCW #712; Winnipeg, Manitoba

61. Jun 6/1998: Joe E. Legend & Eric Freedom
-by pinfall over Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage at RCW #731; Winnipeg, Manitoba

62. Nov 7/1998: The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm (2)
-by pinfall over Joe E. Legend & Eric Freedom at RCW #766; Winnipeg, Manitoba

63. Dec 5/1998: Spinebusters: Bryan Caruthers & Jerry Orth
-by pinfall over Ace Darling & Devon Storm at RCW #770; Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Spinebusters stripped of the titles after they do not sign with the new RCW for 1999

64. Feb 11/1999: Jim Neidhart & Stan Baker
-by pinfall in a triangle match over Rising Son & Pitbull Kid and Vincent Regliatti & Derek Graves at RCW #771; Winnipeg, Manitoba
**Neidhart & Baker vacate the titles due to irreconcilable differences. Baker had been a reluctant fill in for a no-show Vic Gate.

65. Feb 13/1999: Stan Baker & Boss Strickland
-by pinfall over Jim Neidhart & Vic Gate for held up tag titles at RCW #772; Fargo, North Dakota

66. Feb 27/1999: Rising Son & Spyder
-by pinfall over Stan Baker & Boss Strickland at RCW #774; Madison, Wisconsin

67. May 15/1999: Jesse Hennig & Darkstar
-by pinfall over Rising Son & Spyder at RCW #787; LaCrosse, Wisconsin

68. May 29/1999: Derek Graves & Gary Goodridge
-by submission over Hennig & Darkstar at RCW #791; Duluth, Minnesota

69. Jun 26/1999: Manny Silva & Ben Bassarab
-by submission over Graves & Goodridge at RCW #796; LaCrosse, Wisconsin

70. Jul 24/1999: The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm (3)
-by pinfall over Silva & Bassarab at RCW #801; Gary, Indiana

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River City Wrestling #802
July 31, 1999
Columbus, OH

Special 2 1/2 hour edition of Rage, with some affiliates joining 30 minutes in (a few minutes into bout #2)

RCW Rage opens with Heavyweight champion Steve Corino in the ring talking with announcer Joe Aiello about Summer Sizzle. Basically Corino says he doesn't care who he fights, and has a lot of respect for both challengers as wrestlers (Duncum and Goodridge). However, he said he personally doesn't care much for Bobby Duncum Jr as a person. At this point Becky Hennig came to the ring wearing a very short sundress. She flirts with Corino, and offers to be his manager (and girlfriend). He toys with her before telling her to get her skank ass out of his ring. She slaps him, and then Jesse Hennig appeared behind him and clocks Corino with a chair shot. Wiked Klown joined in and the 2 punked Corino until Jim Neidhart shows up and chases them off. Corino and Neidhart tell them to come back for a match; which we get right after the commercial break.

Opening Bout
Steve Corino & Jim Neidhart defeated Jesse Hennig & Wiked Klown (/w Becky Hennig) by pinfall when Corino pinned Wiked Klown after a shoulder block at 12:20
**Becky's Boys did a good job isolating and working on Neidhart, who just returned from injury. When Corino finally managed to tag in he didn't fare much better. Eventually though Corino turned the tables with a fantastic flying bulldog on Hennig. In the end Corino used a rather basic shoulder tackle to set up the pin.

Balls Mahoney is interviewed from the back telling Vendetta II how he was going to eliminate Pvt. Pain tonight. Then at Summer Sizzle their match (Mahoney vs VII) was going to be a "blackjack match".

Vendetta II is shown in the pRophecy's dressing room providing council to Pvt. Pain. Telling him he would not be alone tonight. Creepy.

Bout #2
Hardcore Match
Balls Mahoney and Pvt. Pain (/w Barbie Wired) battled to a 20 minute time limit draw
**Mahoney controls the majority of the action in this match against the man formerly billed as Michael Modest. Pain however does gain control outside the ring and throws Mahoney around pretty good. Inside Pain lands his top rope cradle suplex but Mahoney kicks out at the 2 count. Mahoney finally makes a comeback, only to be attacked by Kutlu Warrior outside the ring. He is double teamed but manages to hang on until the bell rings. All 3 men are juiced.

After the bout Mahoney grabs a chair and goes berserk. He clocks both Pain and Kutlu, leaving them laying. He even shoves Wired to the ground. Vendetta II enters the ring and attacks him from behind with Kutlu's kendo stick.
That's two straight weeks where Mahoney has been unable to defeat Pvt. Pain.

After a commercial break we come back to Vendetta II who accepts Mahoney's Blackjack stipulation for Summer Sizzle. Then he calls out anyone from the back with enough balls to come wrestle him. ANYONE he repeats.
We see some arms throw Sick Boy out from behind the curtain, and he reluctantly makes his way to the ring.

Bout #3
Vendetta II defeated Sick Boy by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 11:13
**Sick Boy actually gives an excellent account of himself hitting some excellent high risk moves to stay in the battle. Eventually however, VII used a couple low blows and some power moves to gain control. He hit his finisher and it was over.

When we return, already into the 2nd hour we have The Alliance in the ring.
They talk about the upstart "Family" and how there will be no power blocks in RCW except for the Alliance. They challenge the Family to bring out their best to face the Alliance in a tag match.
From that challenge and Lord Zoltan's response from the top of the ramp, we get the following tag match.

Bout #4:
The Alliance: Jody Christmas & Nick Mercury (/w Mistress Gloom & Big Albert) defeated The Family: Derek Graves & Bart Gunn (/w Sharon Montgomery & Lord Zoltan) by disqualification for outside interference at 29:14
**The Alliance isolates and works on Bart Gunn early in this match. Graves tags in but fairs no better with Christmas nailing him with a great piledriver. Graves catches Christmas coming into the ring and gets a sleeperhold, then tags out to Gunn who continues to work on Christmas with a bulldog.
Christmas tags out to Mercury who goes to work on Gunn and slaps on the Boston crab. Gunn fights out of the move after a full minute. Graves tags in and the Family double team Mercury. The Alliance returns the favor and gets Graves in trouble. Mercury has to fight out of a figure-four by Graves. Gunn has Mercury in trouble so Gloom enters the ring with a chair, but Gunn moves out of the way and Gloom nails Mercury instead.
Both teams trade some near falls. Manny Silva comes to ringside as Gloom pulls down the top rope sending Gunn to the floor. Mercury attempts a tope but Gunn moves and Mercury misses badly. All 4 men are brawling outside the ring. Gloom keeps Zoltan and Montgomery at bay. Then Gloom enters the ring and nails Graves with a chair. Graves though fights through it and nails Christmas with that abandoned chair but still can't get the pin. Christmas fights back and has Gunn hurt. He climbs the top turnbuckle but Silva throws him off. The ref finally calls for the bell.

After the bell we get a huge brawl inside the ring with Christmas and Mercury joined by Joe E. Legend, Yoshi Kan, Big Albert, and Mistress Gloom battling against Manny Silva, Derek Graves, Bart Gunn, and Lord Zoltan, who are joined by the Elmwood Brawler (but no Kamala). Eventually The Alliance manages to rule the ring. Quite a wild brawl.

Bout #5:
Scarlett Birmingham (/w Lady Victoria) defeated Darkstar (/w Becky Hennig) by submission to the cobra clutch at 7:22
**Darkstar attacks Birmingham before the bell. They almost get counted out brawling outside the ring. Birmingham fights back including a sleeperhold and a double underhook suplex. Darkstar tries to take the action outside the ring again, but Birmingham dominates him there as well. Back inside Birmingham slaps on the cobra clutch to get the submission victory.

After this match Birmingham takes the opportunity to grab a pair of scissors and cut off the mask of Darkstar. He reveals him to be none other than Brian Lee (a.k.a. Chainz). Chainz and Becky Hennig vow revenge on Birmingham at Summer Sizzle. Jesse Hennig looks pretty pissed off at Lee and Becky.

Main Event
Hardcore Rules
RCW Toughman Title Match & #1 Contender For Summer Sizzle Match
Bobby Duncum Jr defeated Gary Goodridge by pinfall after a running bulldog at 22:22
[Bobby Duncum Jr. retained the RCW Toughman Title]
**Goodridge gets busted open early in this match on a very innocent looking bodyslam and boot rake. Goodridge blocks two bulldog attempts and then no sells a vertical suplex. Goodridge then goes to work on Duncum, but is bleeding quite bad. In turn though he busts Duncum open just using a punch. Outside the ring Goodridge is in control throwing Duncum into the ringsteps, and guardrail in several places. Goodridge gets the knee lock submission on but is too close to the ropes. Duncum battles back with an abdominal stretch, bodyslam, and backbreaker. Duncum hits his running bulldog but is too slow to cover so Goodridge kicks out at 2 1/2.
Kamala comes to ringside as the two are fighting toe to toe.
Both men's faces are masks of blood. As Goodridge goes against the ropes, Kamala pulls down the top rope, sending him to the floor. Duncum comes out and works on Goodridge while barking at Kamala to back off. Goodridge battles back sending Duncum into the ring post and then nailing a frankensteiner on the floor. It looks like Goodridge is in control when Goodridge throws Duncum back into the ring. Goodridge makes the mistake of taking time to jaw with Kamala, and when he re-enters the ring Duncum plays possum and catches Goodridge with a forearm upper, neckbreaker, and then his running bulldog to get the pin.

Steve Corino comes out to the top of the ramp after the match and gives Duncum a golf clap. Duncum turns around and calls Corino to the ring. Goodridge goes charging past Corino to find Kamala. Duncum charges up the ring at Corino who stands ready to meet his charge. But we are out of time.

Fade to Black

[Booking note: Sick Boy, This was supposed to be Blitzkrieg's spot but he no-showed]

Wrestling wise that was an excellent RAGE. However, the matches were so long it didn't leave much room for story development. It was a good preview of the kinds of action we will see at Summer Sizzle.

RCW Ratings as of the end of July

Heavyweights
Champion - Steve Corino
1) Derek Graves (TV champion)
2) Bobby Duncum Jr (Toughman Champ)
3) Gary Goodridge
4) Vendetta II
5) Kurrgan
6) Joe E. Legend
7) Jody Christmas
8) Menele
9) Scarlett Birmingham
10) Balls Mahoney
11) Nick Mercury
12) Manny Silva
13) Jesse Hennig
14) Ben Bassarab
15) The Sandman

Tag Teams
Champions - The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm
1) Ben Bassarab & Manny Silva
2) Derek Graves & Gary Goodridge
3) Elmwood Brawler & Kamala
4) Boss Strickland & The Sandman
5) Nick Mercury & Yoshi Kwan

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River City Wrestling #803
August 7, 1999
Chicago, IL

Warm-up on some affiliates

Opening Bout
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Steve Corino defeated Pierre Oulette by submission to the figure-four at 8:50
[Steve Corino retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Corino actually has more than his share of troubles with his rival Canadian.

Vendetta II comes out early for his next match and he and Corino have a face to face until Jim Neidhart comes out to face VII.

Bout #2
Vendetta II (/w Barbie Wired) defeated Jim Neidhart by pinfall after hitting him with a steel chair at 24:57
**Wiked Klown and Jesse Hennig come to ringside to watch this bout.
Hennig has an argument with Neidhart which allows VII to hit him with an inverted DDT outside the ring. Neidhart battles back, and VII misses a baseball slide taking a nasty bump. Neidhart weakens Vendetta II with a bearhug. VII has to fight his way out of the Anvilizer. Finally, while Klown distracts the ref Hennig passes VII a steel chair which he uses to clock Neidhart. There is no rhyme or reason why two memebers of Becky's Boys would be out helping a member of the pRopheCy or why some of Neidhart's friends wouldn't have come out to even the odds.

Although Vendetta II leaves the ring victorious, Hennig and Klown stay around to punk Neidhart. Finally Corino shows up but is met on the ramp by VII, and those two square off. Scarlett Birmingham shows up with a chair and starts to lay out Becky's Boys. Brian Lee (Darkstar) though shows up and nails Birmingham from behind. Corino manages to send VII packing and rescues Birmingham and Neidhart from further harm. Then Birmingham and Neidhart get into a brawl between the two of them with Corino trying to break it up.

Bout #3
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Becky's Boys: Jesse Hennig & Brian Lee (/w Becky Hennig) by pinfall when Storm pinned Hennig after a Northern lights suplex at 7:20
[The Extremists retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**This is a quick paced back and forth match. The first big advantage came when Ace Darling nailed Hennig with an asai moonsault. He followed up with a DVD and would have got the pin except for Becky who draped Hennig's foot over the bottom rope. Hennig makes a comeback and hits Devon with a swinging neckbreaker. Instead of making the tag though Hennig tries to put Devon onto the top turnbuckle. Storm pushed him off then hit a northern lights suplex to get the duke.

After this match Lee got quite angry with Hennig and the two began to push each other. Lee then punched Hennig. Scarlett Birmingham rushed into the ring with a chair and laid out Lee. Hennig grabbed the chair and was about to clock Birmingham when Jim Neidhart rushed in and nailed Hennig in the back with his knee. Hennig's momentum caused him to smash into Lee on the ground; nailing him with the chair.
Birmingham and Neidhart then got into a pushing match as the warm-up ended.

RCW Rage opens with

The Family is in the ring being interviewed by Joe Aiello. Basically they declare war on each member of the Alliance and claim that they don't know where Ben Bassarab is or how he stands, but that Bassarab & Silva have a match tonight with Legend & Christmas. Then we segue into our first match which contains other Family vs Alliance combatants.

Opening Bout
Nick Mercury (/w Mistress Gloom & Big Albert) defeated Elmwood Brawler (/w Lord Zoltan) by submission to the Boston crab at 19:29
**It's all Mercury early and he hits an awesome head tope onto Brawler outside the ring.
Manny Silva comes to ringside.
Elmwood Brawler makes a comeback and then we have a near doublepin. The action goes back and forth until Silva hits Mercury in the back with a chair. Brawler looks to have a sure win, but Mercury recovers to hit Brawler with an elbow coming off the ropes. He then gets Brawler to submit to the Boston crab before Silva can interfere.

Manny Silva viciously attacks Nick Mercury until Jody Christmas and Joe E. Legend come in to run Silva and Brawler off.

Stan Baker is shown in the back getting a few pointers from Steve Corino on how to wrestle against Bobby Duncum Jr.

Nick Bockwinkel in the ring, first announces a Four-corners match for next week between Neidhart, Birmingham, Hennig & Lee.
Bock also fills us in on tonights main event. A hardcore triple- threat elimination match between Kutlu Warrior-Sandman-Balls Mahoney.
Then he interviews Bobby Duncum Jr, who basically grabs the mic and mocks Corino on how he lost twice to this jobber Baker. Duncum then passes on some unflattering things that his Daddy Bobby Duncum has said about Stan's uncle Ox Baker.

Steve Corino comes out to do guest commentary during the next match.

Bout #2
RCW Toughman Title Match
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Stan Baker by pinfall after a running bulldog at 6:12
[Bobby Duncum Jr. retained the RCW Toughman Title]
**Baker attacks Duncum before the bell and throws him out of the ring. Baker is all over Duncum and looks to be in control but Duncum blocks a dobule underhook suplex attempt and nails a bulldog. Duncum is too slow to cover. Baker continues to battle back, only to have Duncum pull out a forearm uppercut, followed by a running bulldog to get the decisive victory.

After the match Duncum offers his hand to Baker. Baker hesitates and looks towards Corino. Duncum kicks him in the gut and hits another bulldog. Corino hits the ring and the two go toe-to-toe with the king of old school knocking Duncum out of the ring. Duncum feined like he was leaving only to turn around and get back in the ring. He started to pound on Corino. Corino though pushed Duncum off when he went for a running bulldog attempt, and then security and officials were there to break it up.

Baker the forgotten man managed to slip Duncum's bullrope over Duncum's neck and then leaped off the ring apron, hanging Duncum in the process. He then tried to pull Duncum over the top rope while Duncum's hands grabbed at his own neck. The officials managed to get a hold of Duncum's feet and keep him in the ring, but this just choked Duncum more. Finally, Baker let go.

Corino is shown in the back arguing with Nick Bockwinkel who is mad over Baker's actions. Corino insists he had nothing to do with it.

We are treated to a tribute to Chicago wrestling and wrestlers that includes Verne Gagne, Mad Dog Vachon, & The Legion of Doom.

Bout #3
RCW European Title Match
Menele defeated Blitzkrieg by pinfall after a front face DDT at 7:02
[Menele retained the RCW European Title]
The two combatants trade high risk moves early in this match. Menele grabs an advantage outside the ring with the jumping DDT. Blitz battles back inside the ring, so Menele takes it outside again. Outside the ring Menele hits 3 different suplexes. Back inside he follows up with a front face DDT and the pin.

Lord Zoltan is in the ring and says that he has no idea where Ben Bassarab is, and therefore the Family has to withdraw from their tag match. Of course, Nick Bockwinkel has to come out and tell the Family they will have to substitute another member of their family.
Kamala then attacks Bockwinkel until the Alliance comes out to save him, and we begin our next bout after the ref has sent most of the entourages to the back.

Bout #4
The Alliance: Jody Christmas & Joe E. Legend (/w Mistress Gloom) defeated The Family: Manny Silva & Derek Graves (/w Sharon Montgomery & Lord Zoltan) by disqualification for outside interference at 17:11
**Gloom throws Christmas a cookie sheet which he uses to nail Silva. Silva gets up but Christmas nails him with the superkick. Somehow Silva gets a shoulder up.
Silva makes a comeback, then all 4 men are in the ring fighting. Gloom throws Christmas a chair which he hits Silva with but can only get a 2 count. The Alliance controls most of the action despite some interference by Montgomery. Christmas gets another nearfall after a moonsault on Graves.
Alliance isolates Graves for awhile, but Graves comes back and gets the figure- four on Christmas. Christmas fights back and nails the superkick but isn't quick enough to cover Graves. Christmas climbs the top turnbuckle but Montgomery throws him off. Montgomery enters the ring to try and hit Legend with a chair, but he moves out of the way and she hits Graves instead.
Graves battles back and gets a figure-four on Legend. Then he almost gets the pin with a small package. Gloom enters the ring and nails Graves with a chair. Legend is coming off the ropes when Kamala suddenly appears at ringside and nails Legend with a chair. It's the first chair shot the ref has managed to see and he calls for the DQ.

Soon the ring fills up with Alliance and Family members. All hands are on deck with Christmas, Legend, Gloom, Mercury, Kwan fighting Graves, Silva, Gunn, and Kamala. Ben Bassarab appears at the top of the ramp and just stands there watching the action.
Gary Goodridge suddenly goes running past Bassarab with a chair in his hand. Inside the ring Mercury, Christmas, Silva, and Lord Zoltan all receive chair shots before the ring clears.
Steve Corino comes out to the top of the ramp, says something to Bassarab, and then the two of them leave the ramp together.
After the break Goodridge is still in the ring and calls out Kamala.
Instead Lord Zoltan appoints Bart Gunn to enter the ring.

Bout #5
Gary Goodridge defeated Bart Gunn (/w Lord Zoltan) by submission to the knee lock at 11:16
**Goodridge basically takes Gunn apart in this match, and almost gets the victory with a guillotine choke. Gunn makes a comeback with a swinging neckbreaker, russian legsweep, and the big left punch, but Goodridge kicks out before the 3 count. Kamala tries to throw Gunn a fire extinguisher, but Goodridge takes it away and nails Gunn. Goodridge puts on the knee lock submission.

Kamala enters the ring but when Goodridge gets off of Gunn and stands to face Kamala, the big man bails out instead. Goodridge catches Lord Zoltan trying to flee and applies the knee lock submission.
Lord Zoltan is being carted off in a stretcher as we return from the break.

The Alliance challenges the Family to a 10-man tag team match at Summer Sizzle. Nick Bockwinkel shows up to make the match a done deal; elimination style.

Kutlu Warrior is in the ring with Barbie Wired and for some reason begins to go on about how he doesn't need Vendetta II or the pRopheCy if he doesn't want, because he can make it on his own. Then he talks about how Sandman used to always whine about guys wrestling him stiff in barbedwire city. Sandman comes down to the ring, stands face to face with Kutlu and talks about the beating that Kutlu is going to get at Summer Sizzle.

Balls Mahoney hits the ring, and he and Sandman get things started.

Main Event
Hardcore Triangle Match
Kutlu Warrior (/w Barbie Wired) defeated Balls Mahoney and The Sandman in a hardcore triangle match at 23:17
**Sandman hits Mahoney early with a DDT, and then busts him open using the singapore cane. Sandman then throws Mahoney around ringside, and then applies a DDT onto a table. Mahoney makes a short comeback, until Sandman hits him in the head with the singapore cane again. Sandman then piledrives him onto a table. Mahoney makes a comeback including a doublearm DDT onto the table. That's the 3rd major bump that table has taken without breaking! Sandman tags out to Kutlu after the indestructible table takes a couple more bumps. Kutlu executes a jumping DDT, and a elbowsmash from the 2nd turnbuckle onto Mahoney on the table. Still cant get the pin.
Pvt Pain comes to ringside as Mahoney is making a comeback. Mahoney piledrives Kutlu onto the table, which still doesn't break. Mahoney is bleeding like crazy, and tags out to Sandman. Boss Strickland comes to ringside. Kutlu and Sandman's brawl spills to outside the ring where Kutlu busts a hockey stick over Sandman. Kutlu then hits him with the ringbell. Kutlu hits a slingshot somersault splash onto Sandman on the table, which still doesn't break. Sandman hits Kutlu with a bullrope and uses the rope to cut open Kutlu's forehead. Strickland throws Sandman a road sign, but Kutlu snatches it away and nails Sandman. Kutlu tags out to Mahoney, who is immediately tripped up by Pvt Pain. Sandman takes it to Mahoney, and when the action spills outside Pain helps Sandman doubleteam Balls. Sandman executes a flying somersault splash onto Mahoney and the table actually, and finally breaks!!
Mahoney uses the announcers table on Sandman, who retaliates with a chair. When Pvt Pain interferes again he is ejected from ringside by the ref. Finally Sandman hits Mahoney with a bodyslam outside the ring, and then inside the ring a piledriver on the chair, and pins him.
[Mahoney is eliminated by pinfall (Sandman) 21:18]
**Kutlu is a little better rested and takes it to the Sandman. Strickland has to distract the ref to stop a pinfall count on Sandman. Sandman makes a comeback with a piledriver, but Kutlu moves out of the way of a flying legdrop. Kutlu hits a swinging neckbreaker and the jumping DDT to get the pin.
[Sandman is eliminated by pinfall (Kutlu Warrior) 23:17]

Strickland and Sandman attack Kutlu at the end of the match. They get the better of him as we see Menele appear at the top of the ramp.
Vendetta II though also appears and stops Menele from helping (retaliation against Kutlu who said he didn't need the pRopheCy anymore).
Mahoney recovers and runs up the ramp to attack Vendetta II.
Menele then abandons VII and runs into the ring and tries to help Kutlu against Strickland & Sandman. Sandman DDT's Menele onto a chair as we

FADE TO BLACK

Summer Sizzle stands as follows:

Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Corino v Bobby Duncum Jr.
Blackjack Match: Vendetta II v Balls Mahoney
10-Man Elimination Match: The Alliance v The Family
Hardcore Tag Match: Sandman/Boss Strickland v Kutlu Warrior/Menele
Gary Goodridge vs Kamala
Scarlett Birmingham v Brian Lee

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River City Wrestling #804
August 14, 1999
Green Bay, WI

Warm-up on some affiliates

10-Man tag Team Elimination Match
Shaggy, Ace Darling, Devon Storm, Kevin Quinn, Erin O'Grady
v
Pierre Oulette, Menele, Pvt. Pain, Darren Dalton, Wiked Klown (/w Barbie Wired & Becky Hennig)
[Pvt Pain] was the first eliminated by Ace Darling at 8:43 after a double team elevated front face slam.
[Shaggy] is eliminated next by Ace Darling at 12:34 after a hotshot.
[Oulette] is eliminated next by Ace Darling at 14:10 after a double team elevated front face slam.
[Menele] is eliminated next by Ace Darling at 21:35 after a top-rope frankensteiner.
[Dalton] is eliminated last by Devon Storm at 25:33 after a double team elevated front face slam.
Winners Shaggy, Ace Darling, Devon Storm, Kevin Quinn, Erin O'Grady
**all survived but their teammates were not too happy with Extremists.

RCW Rage opens with

...Bobby Duncum Jr, Steve Corino, and Nick Bockwinkel in the ring. Duncum tells Bock that he wants payback tonight for last week's hanging. He wants both Corino & Baker in the ring in a handicap match. Bock tells him okay but its going to be a tag team match, so find a partner. Then Corino tells Bock that the only way he'll go into the ring with Duncum tonight is if Duncum puts his gold up. Duncum says fine. Bock proclaims that the person who gets the pinfall or submission from either team will walk away with the Toughman Title tonight.

Opening Bout
Hardcore Match
Balls Mahoney defeated The Sandman after a piledriver on a chair at 0:21
**so that was a short match. Sandman entered the ring with a chair, but Mahoney kicked him in the groin, hit him with the chair, then delivered the piledriver on the discarded chair and got the quick win. Shocking.

After the bout as Mahoney celebrates, they realize that Sandman isn't moving. As Mahoney checks on him help arrives from the back. While Sandman is getting medical attention, Vendetta II arrives from the audience and lays out Mahoney from behind. Kutlu Warrior arrives from the audience on the other side of the ring and begins to kick at Sandman as they try and transfer him to a spinal board. Boss Strickland enters with a chair and sends Kutlu and VII packing. Kutlu and VII leave separate, without even looking at each other.

Bobby Duncum Jr. is seen leaving a dressing room that is labeled "Jobbers", with a big smile on his face. He tells Joe Aiello when asked who his partner is tonight, that he has one, but it doesn't matter who it is, as long as the dumb ass stays on the apron.

Bout #2
Yoshi Kwan (/w Big Albert) defeated Boss Strickland by submission to the Wakigatame armbar at 7:35
**Kwan surprises Stirckland by taking control of this bout early. Strickland has his moments but misses a top rope splash attempt. Strickland manages to avoid a cobra clutch attempt and put on a last flurry, but Kwan strikes back and gets his deadly finisher.

Kutlu Warrior hits the ring again after this match, but surprisingly Kwan stops Kutlu from punking Strickland. Kwan puts his sword between himself and Kutlu until Strickland is able to roll out of the ring.

A brawl has broken out backstage between Gary Goodridge and Kamala.

Commish Nick Bockwinkel comes to the ring with the big announcement for the next PPV in September. It will be an Ironman event, and will consist of a round robin points tournament between RCW's 4 top singles wrestlers. Proudly he announces those participants to be Steve Corino, Bobby Duncum Jr, Jody Christmas, and Vendetta II.

The backstage brawl between Goodridge and Kamala has concluded with Kamala getting a little help from Bart Gunn to stuff Goodridge into a BFI trash container.

Bout #3
Four Corners Elimination Match
Jim Neidhart defeated Scarlett Birmingham (/w Lady Victoria), Jesse Hennig, and Brian Lee in a Four Corners Elimination Match at 23:44
**Neidhart and Birmingham start things off but Hennig and Lee are already jawing at each other. Becky Hennig is not at ringside for this match, maybe not wanting to choose sides between her cousin and Brian Lee. Birmingham and Lee preview their PPV match with a hot exchange. Lee has Birmingham in all sorts of trouble and throws him around outside the ring. Back inside Birmingham is finally able to tag Hennig who comes in to face stable mate Lee. A fresh Hennig is all over Lee with a piledriver and then a flying headbutt.
[Lee is eliminated at 10:06 by Hennig]
**Hennig then battles Birmingham who is thrown outside the ring, but instead of battling Birmingham he leaves to chase Lee up the ramp, as Lee taunts him.
[Birmingham is eliminated at 11:21 by Hennig]
**Neidhart has the advantage over Hennig, until Hennig hits a swinging neckbreaker to take control. Hennig goes for another swinging neckbreaker, but Neidhart reverses it to apply a suplex, only to have Hennig counter with spinning headscisors. Hennig then followed up with another devastating swinging neckbreaker. Neidhart makes a comeback though and gets a nearfall after a slingshot. The action spills outside, and then Hennig comes up with several near pinfalls. Finally Neidhart comes back with the Anvilizer to get the win.
[Winner by submission Jim Neidhart 23:44]

Lee, and Birmingham are seen backstage still brawling as Becky Hennig and Lady Victoria screech their disapproval. Jesse Hennig arrives after his bout and joins the melee turning it into a 3 man brawl until security breaks it up.

Joe Aiello interviews Kutlu Warrior who again reiterates that maybe it was time for him to prove that he didn't need Vendetta II. Kutlu says that if VII hadn't been so soft he would have hit Sandman with the chair after he hit Mahoney.
Vendetta II shows up and tells Kutlu that if he wants to fly on his own than he should take care of his own enemies and not expect him to do it for him. Kutlu says he can take care of himself, and brushes by VII, who says "we shall see". No sooner than Kutlu has turned the corner than Strickland ambushes him nailing him with the steel chair.

Bout #4
Mistress Gloom (/w Joe E. Legend) defeated Elmwood Brawler (/w Lord Zoltan) by pinfall after a double underhook faceslam at 9:42
**Zoltan is sporting crutches as his knee was injured last week by Gary Goodridge. Gloom has control early in this match until Brawler comes back with two powerslams. Brawler would have had the pin after a Samoan drop except Legend jumped on the apron to distract the ref. This match is an Alliance vs Family matchup preceding their big 10-man elimination match at Summer Sizzle. Gloom then takes her turn distracting the ref while Legend enters the ring and nails Brawler with a chair. Gloom executes her finisher and picks up the win. Zoltan was frustrated by his inability to intervene due to being on crutches.

Gloom and Legend are joined by the rest of the Alliance in the ring to quickly repel an attempted attack by The Family.

Bout #5
Non-Title Triangle Match
Joe E. Legend (/w Mistress Gloom) defeated Gary Goodridge and Derek Graves (/w Sharon Montgomery) when Legend pinned Graves after a Legend cutter at 3:53
**Legend attacked Goodridge before the bell and gets a near pin. Goodridge tags out to his former partner Graves.
Kamala appears at ringside.
Graves has control of Legend and is poised to drop down with a fistdrop but is distracted by Goodridge and Kamala who have started to brawl outside the ring, and it looks like Montgomery is caught in the crossfire. Legend reaches up and nails Graves with a low blow. Then he delivers a kick to the gut followed by the Legend cutter for the win.

Manny Silva joins Kamala outside the ring and the two put another punk job on Goodridge until Legend and the rest of the Alliance come out to fight The Family.

Prior to the main event Kurrgan's music comes on. Nick Bockwinkel seems to assume that Kurrgan, who we haven't seen in a few weeks is coming down to commentate for the main even. Instead Kurrgan grabs a mic and stands in front of Bockwinkel. Face to face inside the ring Kurrgan tells Bock that he considers himself to be one of the top 4 in RCW and is pissed off to be left out of the Ironman. Bock explains that it was a tough decision, but the other 4 men are more fundamentally sound, and have more stamina, two things that are needed for Ironman success. Kurrgan loses his temper and throws Bock to the ground. He then prepares to chokeslam him but Balls Mahoney hits the ring. Balls talks to Kurrgan and convinces him to put Bock down. Kurrgan looks read to kill Mahoney, but Mahoney gets on the mic. He turns to Bock and calls him an asshole for choosing those 4 prima donnas when there are others in the back working their asses off for the company. He says that everyone should get a shot at the Ironman. Kurrgan seems to agree with Balls and they menace Bockwinkel together. The commish just nods but he doesn't actually agree to anything. Kurrgan and Balls let him go, telling him to "sleep on it".

Main Event
Special Stipulation: Whoever makes the pin wins the RCW Toughman Championship
Bobby Duncum Jr & Blitzkrieg defeated Steve Corino & Stan Baker by pinfall when Duncum pinned Corino after a running bulldog at 11:09
[Bobby Duncum Jr retained the RCW Toughman Title]
**The crowd pops when Corino and Duncum face off to start the match. Corino gets the better of Duncum, and then Blitzkrieg tags himself in on Duncum's backside. Baker enters the ring and throws Duncum out while Corino gets a fisherman suplex and a 2 count on Blitzkrieg. Duncum and Corino are back against each other soon, and the match spills outside the ring. Duncum takes Corino apart with several whips into the guardrail and a piledriver. Duncum gets the bulldog on Corino but his feet are in the ropes. Blitzkrieg tags himself in again, and this pisses off Duncum! Outside the ring Blitzkrieg springs off a chair and nails Corino with a sidekick. Corino comes back with a clothesline. Baker comes over to make it 2-on-1 but is headed off by Duncum as the two big men brawl. Blitzkrieg tags out to Duncum, and then the two of them actually join forces to double team Corino. Inside the ring Duncum nails Corino with a piledriver and a running bulldog to take the victory. Oddly Baker didn't even legally get into the match.

After the match Duncum offers his hand to Blitz. Blitz feints an acceptance and then nails Duncum with an enziguiri! Baker comes over but is nailed with a bulldog by a recovered Duncum. Corino comes over and blocks a bulldog attempt. Corino and Duncum go toe to toe as we

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River City Wrestling #805
SUMMER SIZZLE PPV
August 15, 1999
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

It was announced that Brian Lee had no-showed the PPV. His replacement would be Shaggy.

Opening Bout
Scarlett Birmingham (/w Lady Victoria) defeated Shaggy (/w Becky Hennig) by submission to the STF at 13:06
**Birmingham has the early advantage and busts Shaggy open on the guardrail outside the ring. Shaggy comes back with a powerslam followed by a powerbomb. Lady Victoria pulls down the top rope on Shaggy and sends him to the floor. The battle continues and this time Lady Victoria trips up Shaggy. The referee warns her one more time and Birmingham is disqualified. But the damage is done and Birmingham is all over Shaggy. He hits a piledriver to set up the STF.

Right after the match was complete Jesse Hennig hit the ring with a chair and laid out Birmingham. He then grabbed a mic and berated Brian Lee for being chicken, Shaggy for losing, and Becky for hanging out with these losers. He tells Becky that they are through.

Bout #2
Falls Count Anywhere Hardcore Match - Managers Banned
Gary Goodridge defeated Kamala by pinfall after a frankensteiner at 16:37
**Kamala attacks Goodrige before the bell rings. The match is fairly even in the early going but Kamala grabs the advantage and hits a piledriver, and then wears down Goodridge with a front face lock. The action spills outside where Kamala still has control and uses a pair of brass knuckles to bust Goodridge open. Next Kamala uses the ringbell on Goodridge with several hits. Goodridge is pretty much out of it as Kamala throws him over the guardrail and into the crowd. Kamala continues his assault on Goodridge this time using a steel chair. Finally Goodridge shows some signs of fight and grabs a frying pan and nails Kamala with two hard shots. Goodridge comes back with a half boston and a Yakuza kick, to get a 2 count. Kamala tries to hit Goodridge with a hockey stick but Goodridge ducks, grabs the stick and nails Kamala. Goodridge then throws Kamala into a row of chairs and puts on a crossface. They're brawling in the stands and Kamala goes for the Tongan death grip but Goodridge manages to break out. Goodridge grabs a hammer and nails Kamala. Both men are busted wide open. He follows up with a frankensteiner and gets the pin.

Bout #3
Hardcore Tag Team Match
Menele & Kutlu Warrior (/w Barbie Wired) defeated Sandman & Boss Strickland by pinfall when Menele pinned Strickland after a front face DDT (with a handful of tights) at 12:43
**Kutlu grabs the first big advantage of the match nailing The Sandman with a ddt right on his injured neck. Outside the ring Sandman & Strickland double team Kutlu. Back inside, Sandman drives Kutlu through a table with a legdrop. Menele and Kutlu doubleteam Strickland with a double powerbomb. Menele nails Strickland with a baseball bat, and then he and Kutlu double team Strickland. Strickland battles back, snatching a hockey stick from Menele and using it, following up by throwing Menele around ringside.
All 4 men are into it, it shakes down to Menele and Strickland, and Menele nails the front face DDT. Menele pulls the tights and gets the three count.

After the match Menele and Barbie Wired celebrate but Kutlu refuses to celebrate with them and leaves through the crowd. The Sandman and Strickland also seem to have their problems after the match but they leave the ring together.

Bout #4
10-Man Elimination Tag Match
The Alliance: Jody Christmas, Joe E. Legend, Nick Mercury, Yoshi Kwan, & Mistress Gloom
v
The Family: Bart Gunn, Derek Graves, Manny Silva, Elmwood Brawler, & Lord Zoltan

The Family comes to the ring, Lord Zoltan says that Ben Bassarab missed his connecting flight so he couldn't be here tonight. He proposes to make it an 8 man tag match. Nick Bockwinkel comes into the ring and says no - that Zoltan will have to take Bassrab's place. And Bock says Zoltan will have to start the action against Mistress Gloom!!

**Zoltan tags out to Gunn after about 45 seconds. Christmas and Graves have the first prolonged exchange, and they match up pretty even. Silva comes in to try and doubleteam but Gloom comes in and lays out Silva, and then joins Christmas in double teaming Graves. Graves battles back and gets the figure four on Christmas. Even though Christmas breaks the hold he is hurt, and Graves tags in Silva. Silva isolates Gloom in the ring as she valiantly tries to tag out. Brawler tags in and almost finishes Gloom off with the swinging neckbreaker. Finally Brawler uses the sleeperhold on Gloom.
[Gloom eliminated by submission (Brawler) 13:55]
**Bart Gunn and Joe E Legend have a long exchange, with both men having the advantage. They tag out to Silva and Kwan. Silva surprises Kwan with a powerbomb, and then a wheelbarrow suplex to get a quick pin.
[Kwan eliminated by pinfall (Silva) 19:43]
**Silva softens up Mercury and then tags in Brawler who gets two near pinfalls. Mercury reverses things outside the ring, and then inside he hits moonsault but Brawler gets his foot over the rope to break the count. Mercury follows up with the Boston crab to get the submission.
[Brawler eliminated by submission (Mercury) 26:59]
**Mercury immediately drags Lord Zoltan into the ring and starts to maul him. Zoltan actually manages to nail Mercury with his swinging neckbreaker but Mercury tossed him off of the attempted cover. Zoltan grabs the advantage again outside the ring and actually busts Mercury wide open on the guardrail. Mercury tags in Christmas who nails Zoltan with the superkick. Silva does Zoltan no favors by entering the ring and breaking the cover attempt. Zoltan nails Christmas with his cane gets a 2 count, and tags out to Graves. Graves weakens Christmas with a sleeperhold, and then puts the figure-four on Christmas who passes out.
[Christmas eliminated by submission (Graves) 36:17]
**Remaining participants: Legend & Mercury v Silva, Graves, Gunn, & Zoltan. Mercury is bleeding like a faucet and is isolated by Silva. Gunn tags in and finishes Mercury off with the big left punch.
[Mercury eliminated by pinfall (Gunn) 41:09]
**Legend tries to fight off Family, but Gunn nails him too with the big left punch.
[Legend eliminated by pinfall (Gunn) 43:21]
Winners The Family (Silva, Graves, Gunn, and Zoltan survivors)

Bout #5
Blackjack on a Pole Match
Vendetta II (/w Barbie Wired) defeated Balls Mahoney by pinfall after a hurricane DDT (and feet on the ropes) at 23:30
**VII grabs the early advantage with a gorilla press slam, a throw into the guardrail, and a bulldog. Mahoney comes back and grabs a frying pan which he uses to nail VII. VII uses 3 consecutive low blows to grab back the advantage. Pvt Pain comes to ringside as the two men brawl. VII tries for a baseball slide but misses badly. Mahoney is distracted by Pain and allows VII to recover who nails an inverted DDT.
Vendetta II climbs the pole but is hauled down by Mahoney. Pvt Pain pulls down the top rope sending Mahoney to the floor. VII nails him with a baseball slide and then climbs the pole and grabs the blackjack. VII nails Mahoney with the blackjack but only gets a 2 count. Mahoney makes a comeback with a flying clothesline, and grabs the blackjack. He misses though, VII grabs the blackjack and nails Mahoney again.
VII throws Mahoney around ringside, until Mahoney grabs a hockey stick and nails VII. Mahoney sets VII up on a table, but Vendetta II moves out of the way of an elbowdrop and Mahoney goes through the table. VII continues to dominate outside the ring, and Pvt Pain continues to distract Mahoney. Mahoney battles back though and
grabs the testicular claw. Pvt Pain enters the ring and pulls Mahoney off VII. Vendetta II nails Mahoney with a hurricane DDT and uses the ropes for leverage to get the pin.

MAIN EVENT
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Bobby Duncum Jr defeated Steve Corino by pinfall after a flying bulldog at 20:20
[Bobby Diuncum Jr wins the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Corino is all over Duncum from the start of the match, working over his legs. He also hits him with a nice flying clothesline and a German suplex. Corino throws Duncum out of the ring and nails him with a plancha. Corino is really showing a killer's instinct tonight, and whips Duncum into the ringsteps. Duncum begins a comeback by nailing Corino with a clothesline. Corino blocks a bulldog attempt, but Duncum continues to rally. Duncum hits a piledriver and gets a one count. It's all Duncum now as he applies an abdominal stretch and follows up with an airplane spin. Corino hits his russian legsweep, but Duncum rolls out of the way of an elbowdrop from the second rope. Duncum hits one piledriver, but Corino counters a second attempt. Duncum blocks Corino's attempt at a figure-four around the ringpost, and manages to hit Corino with a Samoan drop. Somehow Corino manages to kick out of the cover attempt. Duncum is in control now and uses a lot of punches and kicks to further subdue Corino. The action spills to the floor where it is still all Duncum. Time seems to be running out for the Champion. Duncum seems to just be getting stronger when Corino rallies with a russian legsweep, an elbowdrop from the second rope, and a 2 1/2 count.
The crowd goes crazy as the two wrestlers exchange control of the match back and forth. They stand in the middle of the ring exchanging blows. Suddenly Duncum hits a forearm uppercut and nails the flying bulldog, and covers smack dab in the middle of the ring to get the pin.
Winner and NEW RCW CHAMPION..Bobby Duncum Jr. !! Thus ends Steve Corino's second title reign at less than a month, and begins Duncum's first title reign, and the 52nd title reign in the lineage.

After the match ends Corino extends his hand to Duncum who looks at him suspiciously before refusing. Corino leaves the ring in disgust as Duncum celebrates.

As we FADE TO BLACK

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RCW Heavyweight Title Lineage

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

43. Vendetta (3)
Dec 13/97: defeated Manny Silva by pinfall at RCW #708 (18th Anniversary Spectacular)

44. Masa Chono
Feb 21/98: defeated Vendetta by pinfall at RCW #716

45. Vendetta (4)
Apr 4/98: defeated Masa Chono by pinfall at RCW #722
**Vendetta forfeited the title after his defence at the 19th Anniversary show, on Dec 5/98

46. Jody Christmas
Feb 11/99: defeated Steve Corino by pinfall at RCW #771
**4 man tournament for the vacant title

47. Steve Corino
Mar 26/99: defeated Jody Christmas by submission in a cage match at RCW #778 (RiverWars PPV)

48. Stan Baker
May 16/99: defeated Steve Corino by pinfall at RCW #788 (Return of the Vendetta PPV)

49. Vincent Regliatti
May 22/99: defeated Stan Baker by pinfall at RCW #789
**no-showed title defence May 26 in England. It was determined that due to a prior drug conviction that
Regliatti would not be able to freely travel to shows in the U.S. from Canada. Therefore, he was stripped of
the title on May 29/99

50. Vendetta II
June 20/99: defeated Stan Baker, Steve Corino, and Kutlu Warrior in a Fatal 4 Way match at RCW #795

51. Steve Corino (2)
July 18/99: defeated Vendetta II by pinfall at Locked & Loaded PPV, RCW #800

52. Bobby Duncum Jr
Aug 15/99: defeated Steve Corino by pinfall at Summer Sizzle PPV, RCW #805

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River City Wrestling #806
August 21, 1999
Iowa City, IA

RCW RAGE opens

with Nick Bockwinkel & the new RCW Heavyweight Champion Bobby Duncum Jr in the ring. Duncum is giving a typical "acceptance speach" when the Kurrgan hits the ring with a chair and lays out the champ. Only a timely arrival by Balls Mahoney saves Bockwinkel from a chokeslam. Faced by Mahoney & Kurrgan, Boickwinkel announces that the IronMan will have 4 qualifying brackets of 3 men each. Both Mahoney and Kurrgn will be included. Duncum revives and grabs the discarded chair and lays out both Mahoney and Kurrgan before berating Bockwinkel as being yellow.

When we come back from break Balls Mahoney is still in the ring and talks about how he has been unable to get a clean victory over Pvt Pain in their 2 meetings. He challenges him to a Loser Must leave the RCW Trash Can Match - Now.

Opening Bout
Hardcore Trash Can Match - loser must leave the RCW
Balls Mahoney and Pvt. Pain (/w Barbie Wired) battle to a 20-minute time limit draw
**It's all Pvt Pain early in this match, including a nice double underhook suplex. Mahoney battles back with a DDT, nails Pain into the big trash can, and then almost chokes him out. Pain grabs the advantage again with a spinebuster slam, and follows it up with his normal finishing move the Top Rope Cradle Suplex. Mahoney shows signs of life so Pain nails him again with a spinebuster slam, and tries to put him in a sleeper, but Mahoney counters with a jawbreaker. Mahoney manages to battle back and lock on the testicular claw. Pain survives and comes back with a sleeperhold. They brawl outside the ring where Pain again grabs the advantage. Finally Mahoney comes up with a flourish that includes a testicular claw, double arm DDT, and a slingshot suplex. Mahoney has Pain stuffed into the trash can but can't get the lid down.
Soon after that the bell rings to call the match a draw.

Scarlett Birmingham is interviewed in the ring by Joe Aiello who announces that due to his recent winning streak the Championship Committee has granted him a shot at Bobby Duncum's title on Rage in 2 weeks time.
Jesse Hennig comes down to the ring. He says that because Brian Lee no-showed he petitioned the RCW to fire the S.O.B. - which they agreed to do. He also says that he has fired Becky as his manager, and that she can continue to hang out with that loser Wiked Klown. But he says that Birmingham would never have beaten Lee if he had showed up; and could certainly not beat him (Hennig). He challenges Birmingham for the title shot. Birmingham agrees.

Bout #2
Winner gets a shot at the RCW World Title
Jesse Hennig defeated Scarlett Birmingham (/w Lady Victoria) by pinfall after Lady Victoria hit Birmingham with a steel chair at 4:15
**The match starts with both men attacking viciously. Hennig grabs the first big advantage with an enziguiri, followed up with a gutwrench suplex, and an armbar submission hold. Hennig hits another enziguiri and has Birmingham all but beat, but accidentally knocks the ref out while springing to his feet. He continues to beat on Birmingham, but when he goes for the pin there is no ref to count. Lady Victoria enters the ring and tries to hit Hennig with a chair but he moves out of the way and she waffles Birmingham instead. The Brit is out cold. Hennig revives the ref and he makes the 3 count.

Nick Bockwinkel is in the ring to announce the qualifying brackets for the Ironman but before he can finish the feed breaks up into static and then comes back with a picture of a wrestling ring inside a small venue, perhaps an armory, with only a couple hundred folding metal seats. The place is empty but a disguised and distorted voice does a mic-over berating the WWF, WCW, RCW, and ECW for destroying the independent wrestling Feds during the 80's and 90's. The voice says that in retribution his indy fed would be pirating RCW air time each week.
Then the feed returns to a frazzled Nick Bockwinkel. Bock doesn't finish the brackets but does manage to get out that the first bracket would be tonight and would consist of Steve Corino, Manny Silva, and Nick Mercury.

Bout #3
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Menele & Kutlu Warrior (/w Barbie Wired) defeated The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm by pinfall when Menele pinned Ace Darling after a T-bone suplex at 5:24
[Menele & Kutlu Warrior win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Kutlu tries to send Barbie away from ringside, but Menele insists that she stays. The two partners are arguing as the match starts. Kutlu gets the first big shot, with a powerbomb on Storm and a 2 1/2 count. Kutlu gets an advantage over Darling and then tags in Menele. Menele gets one near fall, and then Storm runs in to interfere, and allows Darling to nail Menele with a frankensteiner. Menele makes a quick comeback and nails a T-bone suplex on Ace Darling to get the pinfall.

After the match Menele leaves with Wired and Kutlu stays in the ring to call out Vendetta II. VII stands at the top of the ramp as Kutlu tells him its time for VII to either step it up a notch or stand aside. Kutlu claims VII is past his prime and no longer able to deliver the prophecy. Suddenly, Kurrgan sneaks into the ring behind Kutlu and lays him out with a steel chair.

Bout #4
IRONMAN QUALIFIER - BRACKET #1
Manny Silva (/w Lord Zoltan) defeated Nick Mercury (/w Big Albert) by pinfall after a wheelbarrow suplex at 13:22
**Mercury and Big Albert come out without Mistress Gloom. Silva takes the matchup outside the ring early where he throws Mercury around good until Albert interferes and allows Mercury to make a comeback. Next it is Mercury's turn to take the match out of the ring where he whips Silva around pretty good. Silva battles back with an awesome powerslam to get a 2 count. Mercury grabs the advantage again, and tries to put the half-Boston on Silva but can't get the wild man turned over. Silva throws Mercury out of the ring, and then catches him coming in with a powerslam. Silva nails an avalanche, and only Big Albert distracting the ref prevents the 3 count. Mercury grabs the advantage again, but once again can not get the Boston locked on. Silva blocks a kick to the midsection and lays out Mercury with a vertical suplex. Silva finishes off Mercury with a wheelbarrow suplex.

The Family comes to the ring to celebrate Silva's victory. Suddenly they turn on the Elmwood Brawler and lay a beating on him, before throwing him out of the ring. They call him the weak link as the only member eliminated in the 10-man tag match.

The Alliance comes out to the top of the ramp, and Jody Christmas challenges Derek Graves to a TV title match next week. Lord Zoltan accepts on behalf of Graves but says in return next week, Mistress Gloom would have to agree to wrestle against a Family member. Gloom agrees. Zoltan says it will be Manny Silva. The Alliance tries to get her to change her mind but Gloom wants to do it.

Bout #5
IronMan Qualifier Bracket #1
Manny Silva (/w Lord Zoltan) defeated Steve Corino by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 6:04
**Corino uses a couple of his signature moves, the Russian legsweep and flying clothesline to grab an early advantage. Silva kicks him off when he tries to go for a figure-four around the ringpost. Silva nails a powerslam and a 2 count. Silva gets near falls after a chokeslam, another powerslam, and a splash. Corino comes right back with a flying bulldog, goes for the sharpshooter, but can't turn the bigger man over (reminiscent of how Mercury couldn't turn Silva over for the Boston). Silva comes back with a clothesline, an avalanche, and then as Corino is on his knees a running kneesmash for the surprise pinfall.
[Manny Silva qualifies for the IronMan PPV]

Silva wins the first bracket and is going to the Ironman PPV. It also renders tonight's Main Event to be of no consequence as far as the PPV is concerned.

Gary Goodridge is interviewed in the back. He is furious that he has again been passed over for the likes of Birmingham and Hennig to receive a title shot, when he is the reigning Last Man Standing. He says that he has one of the remaining qualifying spots and expects to win the ironman, no matter what it takes.

Nick Mercury is stopped by security trying to leave the building. They slow him down long enough for RCW Official Vic Gate to arrive on the scene and give Mercury the ultimatum to go to the ring and wrestle Corino or be suspended. Mercury argues that the match is meaningless; but Gate says "maybe not to the King of Old School".

MAIN EVENT
IRONMAN QUALIFIER BRACKET #1
Steve Corino defeated Nick Mercury (/w Big Albert) by submission to the figure-four at 4:39
**Corino uses a backbreaker, a headbutt, and a fisherman suplex to gain the early advantage. Mercury makes a modest comeback before Corino nails him with a flying bulldog. Corino continues to punish Mercury who seems more interested in trying to get away from Corino then actually fighting. Corino nails a flying clothesline, and headbutt to set up the figure-four finisher.

After the match as Mercury leaves up the ramp Lord Zoltan grabs the mic and taunts Mercury as having gone soft, and being more worried about his hairlocks then his headlocks.

FADE TO BLACK

Well that's what happens when you run unbooked. Silva won two straight making the main event an after thought and a loser leaves town match ends in a time limit draw.

jlamb Midcarder Posts: 104	River City Wrestling Sept 10, 2020 22:42:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jlamb on Sept 10, 2020 22:42:00 GMT -5 Love the idea of some random indy pirates getting their matches on a show feed. Also love a loser leaves town match that ends in a draw. Just means you gotta up the stakes next time they wrestle!

River City Wrestling - News Updates

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The following is a summary of news stories regarding River City Wrestling between their Nothing Else Matters PPV October 10, 1999 and their next show the 20th Anniversary Show PPV December 4th 1999.

October 11, 1999
-Multiple reports that RCW wrestlers were told via phone that Rage has been cancelled for the foreseeable future. The company which has been around since 1980 is not planning on folding, but are just regrouping after having stretched themselves too thin.

October 12, 1999
-RCW wrestler Devon Storm told Dave Meltzer in an interview that he was told by Nick Bockwinkel that the 2 hour syndicated television show has imploded. As advertising fell over recent months the amount of guaranteed advertising dollars the company had to pay to the syndicate affiliates kept rising. The pay per views were also reported as money losing.
-Dave Meltzer also reported an anonymous contact on the business side saying that Jack Larkin has lost almost a million dollars on the company this year and is trying to regroup.

October 14, 1999
-River City Wrestling (RCW) officially announces it has ended its syndicated weekly program RAGE. While no indication was given as to the next steps, they emphasized that the company was not folding.

October 18, 1999
-Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that Bobby Duncum's angle of his contract expiring while the RCW champion was based on truth, but that he had worked out a new working agreement. Duncum was in the process of looking for additional bookings which would allow him to continue as a full time wrestler when RAGE was cancelled. With no pending bookings with RCW Duncum apparently signed an agreement for a month tour of Japan. No exact dates were announced or which company (but bets were the month of November in All Japan Wrestling).

October 18, 1999
-Mike Samuda (Misawa) published an online interview with RCW stalwart Jody Christmas. Not much new here although Christmas did indicate that there was growing tension between the old school bookers Jim Brunzell and Nick Bockwinkel and the owner Jack Larkin's ideas of entertainment. Christmas seemed to indicate that the workers grew frustrated with the half-pregnant attitude. Christmas also mentioned specific names of Kamala and Stan Baker being upset with bookings and dollars going to the "new style" wrestlers represented by the Indy armoury angle. For himself of course he indicated he got along with everyone, but did seem to let it slip that many of the guys felt Chi Chi Cruz had developed a huge ego from his overseas success.

October 19, 1999
-valet Sharon Montgomery gave an interview with Wade Keller. It sounds like there was real life bad blood between Jack Larkin and Montgomery's real life boyfriend Derek Graves, and it was obvious that Larkin had expressed affections for the statuesque lady. Keller also reported these feelings were confirmed to him anonymously by two other sources within the company.

October 25, 1999
-River City Wrestling announced today that they will be holding their next show, a pay per view, December 4th in their former home base Winnipeg, Canada. This show will be known as the "20th Anniversary Spectacular" and represents the continued and uninterrupted yearly anniversary show. It was announced that in addition to appearances by legends Jim Brunzell and Nick Bockwinkel, that the main event will be RCW Heavyweight Champion Bobby Duncum Jr in a title vs title match against South African Wrestling Federation (SAWF) champion Linley Tolbert. A second bout signed will be SAWF Tag Champions Dennis Cale & Ken Van Beselaere coming all the way to Canada to take on former RCW Tag Champions The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers.

October 28, 1999
-Another interview held by Mike Samuda (Misawa), this time with "bimbo" valet Barbie Wired. Seems like Sharon Montgomery was not the only female talent that was approached by owner Jack Larkin with an indecent proposal. She also told Samuda that Larkin was afraid of Kurrgan (7 foot Robert Maillet) and didn't seem to realize what a sweetheart Robert actually was. She indicated that Maillet cemented being a backstage favourite by playing an "epic" rib on Jack Larkin but wouldn't reveal any details. She also indicated that yes some wrestlers had heat with Chi Chi Cruz who thought he was all that and a bag of chips, and that specifically Maillet had heat with Cruz.

October 30, 1999
-Wrestling Observer (Dave Meltzer) had a piece on Jack Larkin's business interests. Based out of Toronto, Larkin's investment company Larkin VenCap has done amazingly well investing in the Dot Com craze. River City Wrestling is one of a couple vanity projects of his. While a million dollar a year loss is absorbable by Larkin, no one likes to lose that sum of money. More importantly as of late it did not seem to be as much fun for the millionaire as there was a great deal of tension backstage with the wrestlers and the office staff. The wrestling culture of course is no stranger to Jack as his Grandfather Lazarus Larkin began to promote wrestling in Toronto and elsewhere as early as 1947.

October 31, 1999
-On his weekly Winnipeg wrestling radio program on 92.1 Citi-FM Joe Aiello, known as the play by play voice of River City Wrestling, along with his No Holds Barred radio co-host finally opened up a little about his RCW days. Previously out of respect for his employer (former?) he had refused to talk about anything not generally known by the public. Aiello insisted that RCW was coming back, and that the Annivesary show is a way to just keep the fires burning. Aiello predicted a scaled back RCW would emerge early in 2000 and that Winnipeg would be a big part of the circuit. Don Callis (better known as WWF's Jackyl or ECW's Cyrus the Virus) had good things to say about RCW, and that he would love to work with them one day. Callis made a point of standing up for his buddy Chi Chi Cruz, and Aiello didn't have very nice things to say about "the Indy" angle. Aiello says that Larkin has amazing business acumen but he needs to treat the company like a business and not a toy if he wants to make money. Aiello indicated that he has signed on for the 20th Anniversary show as the play by play man for the PPV.

November 3, 1999
-River City Wrestling officially announced that the 20th Anniversary Show would take place at the Winnipeg Convention Centre (in the past the seating capacity has been around 3,000). A 3rd match was announced and it was a big one. RCW Tag Team Champions Tatanka & Vic Grimes will defend their title against The Road Warriors: Hawk & Animal. One has to wonder if the angle here is bringing in the bad ass Road Warriors as punishment to the Indy upstarts.

November 7, 1999
-On his radio show "No Holds Barred" Joe Aiello announced that tickets had gone on sale yesterday for the 20th Anniversary show and that ticket sales were "brisk". His co-host Don Callis was not in studio as he was at ECW's November to Remember PPV. Then Aiello had a phone call from a man who claimed to be the mysterious cloaked figure from the RCW - Indy angle. Aiello sold it as legit, so maybe they were using the radio show to continue the angle? Anyway the man said he would be at the 20th Anniversary show, and would be bringing in two of his toughest guys. Aiello laughed at him and asked if they weighed more than 120 pounds each. The mystery man just told Aiello to send an invitation to Jim Brunzell and Nick Bockwinkel to get in the ring with them. One has to wonder if Don Callis is perhaps the mysterious leader of the Indy fed.

November 9, 1999
-River City Wrestling has announced some additional matches for the 20th Anniversary Show.
The North American Women's title will make a return and champion Strawberry Fields will defend against former champion Nikki Kixxx.
A Fatal Five Way Match will be held for the TV title. Gary Goodridge will defend the title that he basically walked into by default at the Gauntlet Cage Match. To make up for that he will have to beat 4 challengers. Reckless Youth, Donovan Morgan, and Derek Graves, with one more to be named. Reckless Youth of course "won" the stolen TV title belt at Nothing Else Matters, and as a condition of getting a legitimate shot at the belt he has agreed to bring the belt to the show. Donovan Morgan likewise will be required to bring in his bogus RCW Lightweight title so it can be retired in exchange for this shot at an actual title. And owner Jack Larkin has decided to lift his life time suspension of Derek Graves and allow him a shot at the title he had to relinquish because of injury. However, since it would seem that Graves had been in at least partial cahoots with the Indy fed since it seems like he may have facilitated the stealing of the TV belt, right now it looks like Goodridge is facing off against 3 men who may be allied together. Makes you wonder who the 5th man could be.

November 12, 1999
-Wade Keller reports that Vendetta II has confirmed with him that he has no current interest in working with RCW. He is accepting bookings back in South Africa as well as New Zealand for December and January.

November 14, 1999
-Joe Aiello reported on his "No Holds Barred" radio show that Chi Chi Cruz was not offered a spot back on RCW shows as there seems to be some bad blood. On that same show Jimn Brunzell called in for an interview. He told Aiello that Bockwinkel was basically too old to step back into the ring but not to worry, he had himself two partners; fellow RCW Hall of Famer Baron von Raschke, and RCW head trainer (and former wrestler) Vic Gate. Gate of course wants revenge for being taken hostage by the Indy fed. In addition while not wrestling, 5 Time RCW Manager of the year, Nick Bockwinkel will be in their corner.
Aiello broke down the 20th Anniversary Card so far;
Champion vs Champion: RCW vs SAWF: Bobby Duncum Jr vs Linley Tolbert
RCW Tag Champion Match: Tatanka & Vic Grimes (C) vs Road Warriors
Women's Title Match: Strawberry Fields (C) vs Nikki Kixxx
Fatal Five Way TV Title Match: Gary Goodridge (C) vs Reckless Youth vs Donovan Morgan vs Derek Graves (/w Sharon Montgomery) vs (TBA)
SAWF Tag Team Title Match: Dennis Cale & Ken Van Beselaere vs Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers
Six Man Tag Match: Jim Brunzell, Baron von Raschke, & Vic Gate (/w Nick Bockwinkel) vs (TBA - Indy Armoury Crew)

November 15, 1999
-Wrestling Observer (Dave Meltzer) wrote that part of the reason that Joe Aiello was retained for the PPV was that he was willing to use his radio show to promote the PPV to hopefully help sell tickets. Aiello is not only a wrestling announcer, but has a full time lucrative gig as the morning show co-host on Winnipeg's #1 FM station, as well as owning his own wrestling memorabilia store "Jabroni's" and his No Holds Barred radio show.

November 21, 1999
-On "No Holds Barred" Joe Aiello and Don Callis help reveal the rest of the card which will happen in just under 2 weeks time.
Gary Goodridge did a phone interview where he acknowledged that he was in trouble having to face 3 hostiles. However, he was able to handpick the 5th match member for the Fatal Five Way, and he has selected a fellow MMA star who has appeared in RCW before; Bas Rutten! An MMA legend!
Jim Brunzell gives an interview where he announces that RCW has signed an agreement to bring in some stars from CSW - Central States Wrestling based out of Kansas City. CSW Heavyweight Champion Derrick Darkstorm will defend his belt against his CSW rival Sam Holiday.
RCW's own Stan Baker, who has also spent considerable time in CSW, will face off against another competitor from Central States; Al Hardamann.
The final match added will be a special attraction tag match. Straight from ECW will be the Impact Players: Lance Storm & Justin Credible (/w Dawn Marie) who will take on RCW's own 4 time tag champions The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm.

November 28, 1999
-On "No Holds Barred" Joe Aiello and Don Callis had a call from the "mystery" leader of the Indy Armoury Crew. He refused to reveal his identity ahead of his appearance on December 4th but did name his two partners; Kurrgan and Manny Silva. This was a big shock as most had expected the wrestlers to be some of the Indy wrestlers like Erin O'Grady.

November 29, 1999
-Wade Keller is saying multiple sources confirming that RCW is close to having another TV deal in place. The new arrangement would be very similar to their last deal except one hour instead of 2, less affiliates to start, and a return to more wrestling and less "sports entertainment".

November 29, 1999
-Mike Samuda (Misawa) reporting that Barbie Wired who's biker chick gimmick was already based on real life, has left the wrestling industry and is now an "old lady" for a high ranking officer in the Rock Machine (an outlaw Motorcycle gang out of Montreal, Quebec). Given the allegations made by her against owner Jack Larkin one has to wonder if he is at all worried about his personal safety.

December 2, 1999
- Wrestling Observer (Dave Meltzer) had a breakdown of the upcoming RCW 20th Anniversary Show. But he also had a story about other wrestlers that are not appearing, and why they are absent from the card. The reasons are summarized below.
-Jody Christmas - relations between RCW and this up and coming star seem quite strong. Christmas may be back with RCW if they start promoting regularly again but for now is trying to ply his trade in some Indy feds in California and Mexico.
-Joe E. Legend - rumoured to be a favourite of Larkin's but the rest of the office thought he was so-so. He is on an extended tour of Europe and sounds like he might want to return home to the Indy's of Ontario. There is also a slim possibility that either Christmas or Alliance team member Legend is the "mystery" leader of the Indy fed.
-Mistress Gloom - word is that if RCW brings back the women's division she may have a spot going forward.
-Kamala - as previously reported there may have been some heat between Kamala, Larkin, and the Indy fed.
-Lord Zoltan - ream name Ken Jugan. Was very well liked by the boys in the back, including Vid Gate and Nick Bockwinkel. Has been taking bookings down in the Southern states. Outside chance he could be the mystery man.
-Scarlett Birmingham (and Lady Victoria) - sounds like he went back to Europe to compete in the IPW
-Keywon Grant - Seems to have dropped off the face of the earth, no reported sightings since the last show. Could he be the mystery man?
-Chi Chi Cruz - as previously reported it sounds like Cruz had heat with various other wrestlers and members of the office. Cruz is currently on a tour of Europe.
-Vendetta II - as previously reported he is booking with South Africa and New Zealand. Sounds like he may be done with RCW.
-Johnny Devine - is taking various Indy bookings, mostly in Western Canada but also into the U.S.
-Steve Corino - this one is a bit surprising. Maybe they just didn't have a spot for him and wanted to shake it up with some new talents from ECW bringing in the Impact Players instead? Seemed to be on good terms with everyone. Outside chance he is the "mystery" man.
-Balls Mahoney - not as much of a mainstay in RCW as Corino, but also working with ECW and other indys. Seems to be on good terms with RCW and may be used again.
-The Sandman - had a horrible run with RCW. Looks like he is back to ECW and the Indys. He does not speak very fondly of RCW.
-Ben Bassarab - the aging veteran seems like he needs a lot of time off between cards but has not announced retirement.
-Jesse Hennig - another guy that got along great with everyone, and is kind of local, so maybe they just didn't have a spot for him. Seems like he is content wrestling in smaller mid-West promotions especially those in Minnesota.
-Becky Hennig - despite the gimmick originally comes from West Virginia not Minnesota. Last we saw she had hitched her wagon to Steve Corino and had turned on Jesse Hennig. Maybe she will appear in RCW in the future. She has not worked any shows that we know of since October.
-Menele - seems to be spending time both with Central States as well as ECW.
-Boss Strickland - seems to still be part of RCW's future plans and is well liked by Brunzell and Bockwinkel. Maybe just didn't have a spot for him on the show. Is wrestling in mid-west Indy feds a couple times a week and is rumoured to be working part-time as a waiter in a high end Minneapolis steak house.
-Nick Mercury - another surprise omission. Maybe there was just no spot for him? Mercury is currently working in Winnipeg as a waiter/actor at a dinner show.
-Barbie Wired - as previously mentioned had some heat with Larkin, accusing him of some inappropriate conduct. Montgomery had also complained but she is back for the show and has done some recent back peddling on her accusations. On the other hand Wired seems to be willing to burn bridges. To make matters worse it seems she is now connected with the dangerous Rock Machine motorcycle club in Quebec. Her days in pro wrestling may very well be over.
-Kutlu Warrior - aka Johnnie Stewart has gone back to SouthEast Asia where he made his reputation learning the hardcore wrestling, shoot style, and even pit fighting.
-Erin O'Grady - has signed with the WWF where he will be known as Crash Holly
-Pvt. Pain - aka Michael Modest. Sounds like he had heat with Jack Larkin, as it was Larkin who had forced him to to adopt the Pvt Pain persona against his wishes. He may have burned that bridge. Is currently working California indies like APW and XPW.

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