Post by managermike99 on May 3, 2013 8:12:36 GMT -5
December 9, 1982
River City Wrestling #85
Keystone Center, Brandon MB
RCW Women's Championship Match
Tawney England defeated Jeannie Rahib by pinfall with a schoolgirl roll-up at 8:44
[Tawney England retains the RCW Women's Title]
**Corrie England provided a timely bit of interference to help her sister retain the title.
Special Tag Team Match
The Roughnecks: Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs defeated the Cuban Assassin & The Iranian Assassin by pinfall when Rodgers pinned the Iranian after a piledriver at 11:16
**This marked the return of the former RCW tag champions the Roughnecks to RCW. They came in the same way they left, as fan favorites.
The Bounty Hunter defeated the Bonecrusher by pinfall after the Lariat at 10:03
**A bloody fist fight that easily could have resulted in a no-contest if the ref hadn't granted both men a lot of leniancy.
Extra Special Tag Team Match
Big John Studd & Ron Richie defeated The Mighty Igor & Rufus R. Jones by pinfall when Studd pinned Jones after a heartpunch at 13:34
Keith & Bruce Hart defeated Mike Valiant & Clarke Roenick by submission when Keith submitted Valiant in the figure-four leglock at 7:02
**This was the first pairing of Valiant and triumverate partner Roenick who will be trying to win the tag belts that Lyon & Valiant had to forfeit due to Lyon becoming the Heavyweight champ. It wasn't a very good premiere for the duo.
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title Match
Angelo Mosca defeated Buddy Lane by pinfall at 6:35
[Angleo Mosca retains the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title]
NWA United States Title Match
Greg Valentine and Bulldog Bob Brown battled to a double countout at 13:57
[Greg Valentine retained the NWA United States Title]
**This match marked the first time this prestigious belt was defended in RCW, and served to highlight the growing operations of RCW and the growing relationship between the NWA and RCW.
MAIN EVENT - STEEL CAGE MATCH
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Lyon defeated The Destroyer by pinfall after an atomic drop into the steel cage at 17:09
[Chris Lyon retains the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**A significant win for Lyon against the former champion, and in relatively clean fashion as well.
December 10, 1982
River City Wrestling #86
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB
Warm-up card for the 3rd Anniversary show the following night. Tonight was the first two rounds of the tag team tournament for the vacant RCW Tag Team Titles, with the final two rounds to occur at the anniversary show.
Round of 16:
Dean Jarrett & Buddy Lane defeated Kenny Ho & Shiek Fal-Had by pinfall.
Mike Valiant & Clarke Roenick defeated Brent Beck & Bonecrusher by DQ.
Keith & Bruce Hart defeated The Hooligans by pinfall.
The Outsiders defeated Paul Superstar & Chrisscat by countout.
Mighty Igor & Rufus R. Jones defeated Kenny Jay & Puppy Dog Pelequin by pinfall.
Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs defeated Jacques LaToque & Luc Lagimodiere by pinfall.
Greg Valentine & Ron Richie defeated Bob & Kerry Brown by submission.
Cuban & Iranian Assassin defeated John Studd & Angelo Mosca by DQ.
Quarterfinals:
Mike Valiant & Clarke Roenick defeated Dean Jarrett & Buddy Lane by pinfall.
Keith & Bruce Hart defeated The Outsiders (Paul Best & Quinn Cyr) by submission.
Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs defeated Mighty Igor & Rufus R Jones by pinfall.
Cuban & Iranian Assassin defeated Greg Valentine & Ron Richie by pinfall.
[glow=red,2,300]3rd Anniversary Show[/glow]
December 11, 1982
River City Wrestling #87
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, MB
RCW Women's Title Match
Jeannie Rahib defeated Tawney England by submission with the Indian Deathlock at 12:14
[Jeannie Rahib wins the RCW Women's Title]
**Originally Tawney got the 1, 2, 3, after some nice interference help by Corrie England. However, when Tawney Tataryn came out and complained to the ref, who then consulted with the announcers who confirmed the interference, he ordered the match to re-start, and banned Corrie from her manager position. Needless to say, in the straight up match Jeannie came out ahead.
**Music was used for the first time in RCW histroy as well, as Tawney came out to "No One Like You" by the Scorpions to get the crowd pumped up.
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final
The Cuban & Iranian Assassin defeated Keith & Bruce Hart by pinfall when the Cuban pinned Keith following a belly-to-belly suplex from a bearhug position which he had been applying for about two minutes. 14:03
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final
The Roughnecks: Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs defeated Mike Valiant & Clarke Roenick by submission when Riggs pulled out a Texas brainbuster submisison on Valiant who delighted the fans by squealing under the pressure. 9:00
RCW Television Title Match:
Bunkhouse Brawl:
The Bounty Hunter defeated Bulldog Bob Brown by 10 count at 12:27
[Bounty Hunter wins the RCW Television Title]
**A very short title reign for Brown indeed.
Special Appearance:
Big John Studd defeated the Bonecrusher by pinfall following the heart punch at 6:34
**Bonecrusher was removed via stretcher with EMS attendents following the devastating heart punch.
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title Match
Rufus R. Jones defeated Angelo Mosca by disqualification at 8:38
[Angelo Mosca retains the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title]
NWA United States Heavyweight Title Match
Greg Valentine defeated Buddy Lane by submission with the figure-four leglock at 17:45
[Greg Valentine retains the NWA United States Title]
**Originally this match was advertised as being Valentine v Bob Brown, and the Bunkhouse Brawl was to be Bounty Hunter against Kerry Brown. This late change and the dropping of the TV title by Bob Brown to the Bounty Hunter sent a clear signal that Bob Brown was done with the RCW.
SEMI-MAIN EVENT
Tag Team Tournament Final
For the vacant RCW Tag Team Titles
The Roughnecks: Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs defeated the Cuban Assassin & The Iranian Assassin by pinfall when Rodgers pinned the Cuban following a stuffed piledriver at 15:54
[The Roughnecks win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
MAIN EVENT - STEEL CAGE MATCH
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Lyon defeated The Destroyer by pinfall following a release German suplex which bounced the Destroyer off the cage wall at 22:47
[Chris Lyon retains the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Post-match Lyon got on the mic and replying to all the boos he received told the fans off, and that if he had followed them he would be watching the Destroyer still the champion, protected by the promoters. Instead he stands there, bloodied but triumphant. He then calls out his triumverate team mates Mike Valiant and Clarke Roenick, who were unsuccesful tonight in winning the RCW tag titles. While he waits he says he also wouldn't be standing here the champion without their help, and he wants to share the moment of glory with them. However as the two walk down the aisle, they stop half way, and then actually get cheered as they turn their back on Lyon and walk away.
The past 3 years cards have been pretty accurate from the actual cards run by our live action fed, as well as pen and paper feds. The next couple months will feature only abbreviated results as the make-up of the roster changes quite a bit. Officially, the RCW is increasing its ties with the NWA as well as the Maple Leaf Booking office and Stu Hart's Stampede as well. The reality of the situation back then was that although Verne Gagne's AWA was set up to appear as independent from the NWA power structure, to get around anti-trust problems, the fact was that the AWA and the WWWF were still protected under the same umbrealla as the NWA member feds from competition in their area. In other words there is no way that the NWA would have helped out a rogue fed like RCW compete with Gagne back in 1983. However, at the time I didn't know that. Going forward I will be making brand new cards using the TNM simulator. I have many partial feds, short lived, overlapping, that were run with pen and paper. I will try and keep as much of the spirit of those feds alive over the next few years results in the mix of wrestlers, who got pushed, the champions etc. I will be continuing as well with using some created wrestlers, often replacing real world wrestlers who I don't have TNM exports for, and who I don't have enough info to make an export for, with a created wrestler instead. I'm very much looking forward to the new format which should begin with the March 1983 cards.