July 1984

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July 7, 1984
River City Wrestling #151
Exhibition Auditorium, Regina SK

Opening Bout:
Tex Cobb defeated Bruce Dean by pinfall after a bolo punch at 4:22
-squash match

Announcement:
Marty Goldstein and head referee George Gadasky announce the unfortunate retirement of Buddy Lane due to reoccurring injuries. However, RCW is happy to add Lane to the staff of referees. The referee roster now consists of George Gadasky (head), Kenny Jay, Wyatt Hall, and Buddy Lane.

Footage:
November 21, 1983: WWF, Madison Square Garden, NewYork
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar at 17:21, avenging his MSG loss via countout to Masked Superstar following a corkscrew neckbreaker on the floor on Oct 17th.
[approximately 12 minutes of footage showing]
- Come see Bob Backlund take on Harley Race, in Chicago at Wrestling Summit II, July 25th

Bout #2:
Valkrye & Anton Rojack defeated Ben Bassarab & Phil Lafleur by pinfall when Valkrye pinned Bassarab after a full nelson slam at 8:37
-Bad News Allen had come out to the ringside area and was talking smack at Lafleur. He made the unwise choice to abandon his tag partner and chase Allen to the back. This distracted the ref and allowed a double team which was Bassarab’s undoing.

Promo; New Show, This Day in History tonight, features the following two items for July 7th.
1876. The Jesse James gang robs $17,000 from a Missouri-Pacific train. James rode with his brother Frank and many others who came away from the Civil War with a hardened attitude and with no way to make a real living. They terrorized Missouri for more than 20 years. Governor Thomas Theodore Crittendan offered a reward of $10,000 for James' capture, dead or alive. In 1882 he was shot in the back, in his home in St. Joseph, Missouri, by a former member of his gang, to collect the reward
1981. Sandra Day O'Connor is nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan. In September, O'Connor became the Court's 102nd justice and its first female member. Reagan had promised to appoint the first woman to the Supreme Court to offset criticism of his opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment in 1980. He got the opportunity when Justice Potter Stewart retired in June 1981. The Senate approved her nomination with 91 votes.

Main Event
Television Title Match
Butch Reed (champion) and Angelo Mosca fought to a no-contest when the match was thrown out due to interference by Kevin Kelly and Bobby Duncum at 9:42
[Butch Reed retains the RCW Television Title]
-Reed and Mosca were having a half decent match with both men on equal footing. However, Desiree Petersen came out and distracted the referee George Gadasky which allowed Kevin Kelly to hit the ring and attack Reed from behind. Mosca came to the aid of his foe, trading punches with Kelly. Reed made it two on one and Gadasky not knowing what to make of the situation threw the match out. Bobby Duncum hit the ring next but seemed unsure what to do. This distracted Mosca who had a bit of a staredown with his tag partner from across the ring. Kevin Kelly got the upper hand on Butch Reed again. When Mosca tried to come to his aid again his partner Duncum tried to hold him back. Mosca and Duncum exchanged words and then blows. Kelly nailed Mosca from behind. Duncum was again unsure how to react, not sure whether to attack Kelly, attack Mosca, or defend Mosca. Finally he decided to lay the boots into his own tag partner at the urging of Kelly and Petersen. Duncum and Kelly were stomping away at Mosca and Reed as the show came to an end.

That’s it for another edition of River City Wrestling.

See ya next week!!



July 14, 1984
River City Wrestling #152
Saskatoon, SK

Opening Bout:
Vic Gate defeated Sonny Two Rivers by pinfall with a rolling reverse cradle at 5:56
-Gate dominated most of the match.

In-ring Celebration;
“No One Like You” by the Scorpions plays, and the England Sisters precede RCW Champion Chris Lyon and RCW Tag Champion Bobby Duncum to the ring. Noticeable by his absence is Angelo Mosca the other half of the tag champions. The falling out between Mosca and the rest of the Triumvirate members would seem to be complete.
However, in despite of that we are treated to streamers, party hats, and confetti.
Chris Lyon grabs a mic. He tells the crowd that as of this week it will be one full year that he has been their RCW Heavyweight Champion. They boo this announcement unmercifully. Lyon though makes it worse when he informs the crowd that once he beats Angelo Mosca at Wrestling Summit II, his title reign will be the longest in RCW history, surpassing the first reign of the Destroyer. He reminds the crowd that while the Destroyer was elected to the RCW Hall of Fame over himself, that he defeated the masked freak and sent him out of town. Lyon says this will be the final touch on eclipsing the Destroyer’s legacy with his own.
“Real Canadians” by Trooper plays and Angelo Mosca makes his way down to the ring. The fans cheer. He is wearing the other half of the tag belts around his waist.
Duncum challenges him to enter the ring but he stops in front of the announce table and gets a microphone of his own. He says he has some announcements of his own to make thanks to Marty Goldstein. First off, Chris does not only have to get past him at Wrestling Summit to hold onto his belt, but he will have a warm-up match next week here on TV against none other then NJPW Superstar Tatsumi Fujinami. Mosca tells Lyon to cheer up though because if he loses to Fujinami then Mosca will meet the Japanese star at WSII and Lyon will not have to fight him. As for his tag partner Duncum, a match has been set up for next week because of what happened at the end of the show last week. Mosca says he will be teaming with Hacksaw Butch Reed in a tag match against Bobby Duncum and Kevin Kelly. Duncum takes the mic from Lyon and asks Mosca how that is possible, to have the tag team champions against each other in a match? Mosca then tells Duncum he doesn’t know but that it will happen, but before that, tonight, they are going to have to defend their titles. Duncum says he doesn’t want to team with Mosca any more then he has to, and asks what teams can possibly be left in RCW that they haven’t beat? Mosca tells Duncum that this team is not from RCW. They have come all the way from Montreal, Tony Parisi and Gino Britto Jr.
Lyon and Duncum are speechless as Mosca leaves the ringside area with a huge smile on his face and the appreciation of the fans reigning down on him.


Bout #2:
Bad News Allen defeated Phil Lafleur by pinfall after an enzuigiri at 11:17
-a hard fought victory for Allen.


Footage:
Tatsumi Fujinami is spotlighted as clips of him in various six-man tags from the WWF tour of NJPW in February of 1984 are shown.


Promo; Wrestling Summit II, July 25th, Chicago, ILL
Current lineup

RCW Title Match: Chris Lyon v Angelo Mosca
Legends Collide; Harley Race v Bob Backlund
Coal Miners Glove Match (Billy Robinson referee): Dynamite Kid v Davey Boy Smith
Ben Bassarab/Phil Lafleur v Keith & Bret Hart
Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW) v (RCW) Bad News Allen
The Tonga Kid (WWF) v Riki Choshu (NJPW)
Tony Atlas (WWF) v Kevin Kelly (RCW)


Main Event
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum (champions) (/w Corrie England)
V
Tony Parisi & Gino Britto Jr.

A bit of a strange match as the fans cheered for Mosca when he fought the French duo, but jeered Duncum’s participation. To make matters worse Mosca was constantly distracted by Corrie England at ringside who was badgering him. Mosca missed a tag from Duncum at one point because he had left the apron to have words with England. Otherwise Mosca and Duncum still functioned as a tag team, tagging in an out civilly and even combining for a few double team moves. However, due to England’s distractions Parisi and Britto held the advantage for more of the match then not. Just when Mosca and Duncum seemed to get on the same page Parisi ducked away from a big elbowsmash that caused Mosca to nail Duncum. The big Texan went right after Mosca, and the two took the fight to the floor. They were counted out as Parisi and Britto looked on in amazement.

Parisi & Britto Jr. defeated Mosca & Duncum by countout at 10:27
[Mosca & Duncum retain the RCW Tag Team Titles]

Post-Match:
England raked Mosca’s back with her nails which allowed Duncum to nail him with a big lariat. Duncum followed up with a bulldog on the floor. Chris Lyon came out and made it two on one, until Butch Reed came out and evened the odds.

That’s it for another edition of River City Wrestling.

See ya next week!!



July 21, 1984
River City Wrestling #153
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB

Opening Bout:
Bad News Allen defeated Ben Bassarab by disqualification due to outside interference at 7:29
-fairly even match with Bassarab using his speed to keep Allen off balance. However, once Allen started to cheat out came Bassarab’s tag team partner Phil Lafleur (who was beaten by Allen last week). Lafleur lost his composure ran into the ring and attacked Allen getting his partner disqualified.

Footage;
Feb 1st 1984 from Otaru Japan.
Riki Choshu & Animal Hanaguchi defeated Kantaro Hoshino & Akira Maeda when Choshu defeated Hoshino via submission with a Scorpion Death Lock
-clips shown mostly focused on Riki Choshu who is competing at Wrestling Summit II against The Tonga Kid.

Bout #2:
Bobby Duncum & Kevin Kelly (/w Desiree Petersen) defeated Butch Reed & Angelo Mosca by pinfall when Duncum pinned Mosca after a bulldog at 12:35
-miscommunication occurred between Reed and Mosca which resulted in Mosca punching Reed, and then falling prey to a double team himself which set up the finish.

Post-Match: Bobby Duncum challenged Butch Reed to put his TV title on the line at Wrestling Summit II. Of course Reed accepted.

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Chris Lyon by disqualification for outside interference at 9:09
[Chris Lyon retains the RCW Heavyweight title]
-Fujinami controlled most of this match having Lyon on the run. A potentially great match however was cut short when Fujinami’s opponent at WSII., Bad News Allen hit the ring and attacked the Japanese star with a series of Judo chops and kicks. Mosca hit the ring to make the save but was followed by Duncum. Lyon and Duncum went to work pounding on Mosca as the show came to an end.

That’s it for another edition of River City Wrestling.

See ya at Wrestling Summit II

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[glow=red,2,300]Results of Wrestling Summit 2:[/glow]
July 25th, 1984
Chicago, Ill


Opening Bout:
“Mr. USA” Tony Atlas, 250 lbs., Roanoke, Virginia (WWF)
v
“Magnificent” Kevin Kelly, 279 lbs., Oakland, California (RCW)
(/w Desiree Petersen)

A little cat and mouse at the start with Kelly trying to avoid locking up directly with the muscular Atlas. The WWF fan favorite takes Kelly down with a shoulderblock. He follows up with a clothesline and a backbreaker. Atlas sends Kelly to the ropes and goes for a gorilla press slam but Kelly counters with a rake of the eyes. Kelly though sends Atlas to the ropes and is on the receiving end of a clothesline in return, and this sends the match outside the ring.
Kelly kicks Atlas and then drags his head across the bottom strand. He takes Atlas back inside the ring. Kelly is unable to hold a couple of advantages, and whenever Atlas mounts an attack the Magnificent one counters with a rake of the face, or a thumb to the eye or throat. Both men go down after a double clothesline. Kelly is to his feet first and goes to work with an elbowsmash, and a roundhouse right that sends Atlas through the ropes.
Kelly continues the punishment on the floor with another elbow, followed by a throw into the guardrail, and then a piledriver on the mat outside the ring. Back inside the ring Kelly attacks with a blatant chokehold, and gets to apply it for quite awhile thanks to the distraction of Desiree Petersen.
When Kelly tries to scoop Atlas up for a slam, the fan favorite fights back fire with fire, raking the eyes of Kelly. When Atlas goes for a powerslam its countered by a lariat. Kelly follows up with a bodyslam. Atlas though blocks a punch, and nails Kelly with a headbutt. Mr. USA goes to work with a shoulderblock but when he goes for a back suplex its broken up once again by a facerake. Kelly tries to reapply the chokehold but Atlas kicks him in the gut. Atlas rakes the face of Kelly, nails him with a belly to belly suplex, and then applies the bearhug in the middle of the ring to get the victory. This was a dreadful match.

Tony Atlas made Kevin Kelly submit to the Bearhug in 0:08:16



Bout #2:
RCW Television Title Match

Butch Reed (champion) 265 lbs., Kansas City, Missouri
V
Bobby Duncum 275 lbs., West Texas, USA
(/w Corrie England)

Reed goes right after Duncum, backing him into the corner with forearms and slaps. He nails Duncum with a lariat against the turnbuckles.
The TV champ continues the punishment with a dropkick(!), double underhook suplex, and a reverse neckbreaker. He makes the mistake though of getting suckered into a distraction by Corrie England and is nailed from behind by Duncum. The Texan attacks with a powerslam and gets a 2 count. After a lariat he tries to end it with his bulldog finisher but Reed pushes him off into the buckle.
They take turns whipping each other into the ropes, and hitting each other with shoulderblocks. Duncum goes for a gorilla press slam but Reed kicks him in the gut and then nails the Texan with his own gorilla press slam. Reed nails a backdrop and short lariat for a one count.
The two strong men trade the advantage back and forth a few times. The match spills out of the ring where Duncum takes the advantage. Back inside he nails the champ with a side suplex, and then pulls him back down to the mat with a pull of hair, and covers for a one count.
Duncum complains about a slow count which allows Reed a surprise cradle and a near fall. Reed goes for a football tackle but Duncum counters with a kneelift. The two men exchange punches in the middle of the ring. Reed gets the better of it and nails Duncum with a reverse neckbreaker and follows it up with his flying shoulderblock finisher. He would have got the 3 count but Corrie England put the foot of Duncum over the bottom rope to get the break. Reed doesn’t let up, hitting a lariat and getting a 2 count. He whips Duncum into the ropes, but the Texan ducks under a clothesline attempt, comes off the ropes with a clothesline of his own, but Reed ducks under that one, and when Duncum comes off the ropes the champ finally takes him down with a clothesline. Reed goes for a Boston crab but Corrie reaches into the ropes, grabs a hold of the hands of Duncum and pulls him free. Duncum rocks Reed with a closed fist and then tries to send him to the buckle, but Reed reverses it. Reed runs shoulder first into the buckle but Duncum lifts his knee and feeds it to the champ. Duncum hits a side suplex, a kneedrop, and an armbreaker. But when he goes for another facerake its blocked by the champ, who then rakes the eyes of the challenger. Reed comes off the ropes and obliterates his opponent with a flying shoulderblock. As he goes for the pin England jumps up on the apron. Reed goes flying into the ropes, bumping England off, and then drops a knee on Duncum. He applies the pin and gets the 3 count.

Butch Reed pinned Bobby Duncum with a kneedrop in 0:11:23.
[Butch Reed retains the RCW Television Title]




Bout #3:

Dominic De Nucci, 245 lbs., Venice, Italy (WWF)
V
Riki Choshu, 251 lbs., Yamaguchi, Japan (NJPW)

It had been advertised as the popular Tonga Kid to compete in this match, but for some reason the WWF sent veteran De Nucci, who has been more of a trainer then a wrestler the last couple of years. The substitution did not go over well with the fans, and despite being the good guy De Nucci had trouble rallying the fans behind him.
Choshu took the early advantage with a fisherman suplex and almost ended this match in the 2nd minute. An enzuigiri to the face, followed by a heelish laugh drew the ire of the Windy city crowd. De Nucci fought back and held his own until Choshu hit a DDT to again take a dominate advantage. But when he tried for another DDT it was countered with an inverted atomic drop by the veteran De Nucci.
The Italian got the crowd to their feet with an airplane spin, but seconds later was caught in an abdominal stretch. Choshu cheated using the ropes for extra leverage. The fans were now starting to rally behind De Nucci.
The match went to the outside where Choshu hit another enzuigiri and then took advantage by sending his opponent head first tumbling into the announce table. Back inside the ring the men traded advantages and took turns with flying clotheslines. De Nucci used the airplane spin once again and got a 2 count on the dazed Puroseau star.
The wrestlers took turns trying to nail a waistlock suplex, with both men countering, De Nucci with a go-behind, and Choshu by breaking the grip of his opponent and then sliding under his legs. Choshu nailed a bodyslam, dropped an elbow, and then finally nailed a waistlock suplex, and got a 2 count. He then got within a whisker of a win following a powerbomb. Choshu changed tactics putting on a Boston crab that took De Nucci about 20 excruciating seconds to break via the ropes. Choshu attacked fast and hard with an elbowdrop, back suplex, and then an Indian deathlock but was too close to the ropes and De Nucci got the break. Choshu nailed the Riki Lariato and once again would have got the pin except he was too close to the ropes. This time the Japanese star lost his temper and instead of breaking clean started to lay in a few boots. Referee Buddy Lane would have none of it though and separated Choshu from his down opponent. This was the break that De Nucci needed and he countered a DDT attempt with a fireman’s carry into a slam and got a 2 count. He locked on an armbar but Choshu managed to get to the ropes for a break. De Nucci then sent Choshu into the ropes but he telegraphed a back body drop. The Japanese star stunned the WWF veteran with a kick to the head, and then nailed an inverted DDT to pick up the win. Best match of the night so far.

Riki Chosyu pinned Dominic De Nucci with an inverted DDT in 12:04.



Bout #4:
Tatsumi Fujinami, 238 lbs. Japan (NJPW)
V
Bad News Allen, 270 lbs., Harlem, New York (RCW)

Allen cut an in-ring promo before the introduction of his opponent that was borderline racist, just to make sure the fans would get solidly behind his Japanese opponent after just having jeered Choshu. It worked quite well indeed as Fujinami looked every bit the young lion ready to exact some vengeance.
The first couple minutes were a feeling out process, but Fujinami held a bit of an advantage nailing a fisherman suplex and a reverse neckbreaker. Allen though almost stole the match with an inside cradle, but Kenny Jay noticed the handful of tights at the last moment and stopped the count.
Fujinami goes for a standing headlock, but Allen tries to counter with a back suplex, only to have Fujinami flip behind him. Allen turned around and almost ate an enzuigiri but he ducked at the last second, sent Fujinami to the ropes and nailed him with a football tackle. A great sequence and a good reaction from the crowd.
No clear advantage for the next couple minutes, lots of counters and blocks. Then the two men smash into each other with a double cross body block and barely get to their feet before the 10 count. They trade advantages back and forth with Allen twice successfully blocking tiger suplex attempts by Fujinami. The New Japan star nails a swinging neckbreaker, and follows up with a faceslam and a back suplex. He places Allen on the top turnbuckle. Allen blocks the suplex attempt and they stand at the top, balancing and swinging, until Allen just drives Fujinami down to the mat with a lariat like attack. Allen hits a German suplex and gets a 2 count. Neither man is able to get enough of an advantage to get the 3 count.
Fujinami turns to submission moves with an abdominal stretch and then a Dragon sleeper, but Allen holds his own. Allen shows agility by fighting back with a dropkick, but Fujinami blocks a European uppercut and then backdrops Allen. He nails a DDT but is too winded to go for a quick cover.
Fujinami tries to put Allen onto the top turnbuckle but Allen fights back and ends up putting Fujinami on top instead. He takes him down with a superplex! Instead of going for the pin however he tries to go for one more superplex. Fujinami though blocks it and kicks Allen off the ropes, and follows him down with a knee to the head. He only gets a 2 count, and in desperation Allen pulls on the tights of Fujinami and they spill out of the ring.
Outside the ring they trade uppercuts, suplexes, and clotheslines, neither man caring about the count. Referee Wyatt Hall had no alternative but to end the match at the 10 count.
The verdict: A DOUBLE COUNTOUT !

Bad News Brown and Tatsumi Fujinami battled to a double countout in 0:15:15.




Bout #5:
Keith Hart & Bret Hart, combined wt. of 446 lbs.
V
Ben Bassarab & Phil Lafleur, combined wt. of 449 lbs.

These two fan favorite teams lock-up once again. Familiarity breeds contempt so we would expect to see a bit more of an edge between these teams then the last time out. Plus the Chicago fans are not familiar with these wrestlers, so they will need to impress the locals with their skill and pace to get the crowd active.
Early in the match Phil Lafleur enters the ring to do a two-on-one attack against Bret Hart. Bassarab doesn’t look happy about it but goes along with the double snap suplex, followed by a double dropkick.
Bassarab is all over Hart with a running lariat and a tombstone. He nails his flying bodypress finisher but is too close to the ropes so Bret is able to reach for the break. After a Samoan drop only brings a 2 count the match spills outside the ring. Lafleur comes around the ring apron and nails Bret with a running lariat. The fans boo Lafleur.
Keith Hart comes over and nails Lafleur from behind, and Bret scoops up Bassarab and gives him a backbreaker. Bret takes the match back inside the ring and begins to work over the back of Bassarab.
Eventually Basarab makes the tag out to Lafleur and the Hart brothers go ballistic, doubleteaming him, with Bassarab unable to intervene because of fatigue.
Lafleur fights back and gains the advantage on Bret nailing an Exploder suplex, a German suplex, a fireman’s carry, a shoulderblock, a Japanese armdrag takedown, but still not able to get the pin. Lafleur sets up Bret on the turnbuckle and brings him down with a belly-to-back superplex but still only gets a 2 count. Lafleur pulls out all the stops with a cobra clutch suplex and a tiger suplex but still can’t get the 3 count. He does everything to win, except tag in his partner Bassarab.
Lafleur sets up Hart on the turnbuckle again but this time Bret nails him in the gut. Lafleur falls onto the top rope, crotching himself, and Bret takes him down to the mat with a clothesline. Bret tags out to Keith.
Keith goes to work on Lafleur, and soon Bassarab can’t take it anymore and enters the ring to make it 2 on 1. This brings in Bret and we have all 4 men brawling inside the ring. Order is restored and Bret tags in from Keith. Bret goes to work on Lafleur with a DDT, an elbowdrop, and a flying bulldog. Lafleur ducks under a clothesline and dropkicks Bret out of the ring. Finally Lafleur tags in Bassarab but when he urges his partner to follow Bret out of the ring and attack, he ends up in a shouting match with Bassarab.
The match transitions into all 4 men taking their turns in the ring. Hostilities are strongest between Lafleur and Bret Hart.
Lafleur hits Bret with a Russian legsweep and then tags out to Bassarab who nails Bret with a flying kneedrop. Bret makes a tag to Keith, who enters the ring and nails Bassarab with a short lariat, and then a crucifix for a 2 count. Bassarab blocks a bodyslam attempt and hits Keith with a punch and a kick before tossing him out of the ring.
The match gets nastier between Bassarab and Keith then it had been as both men use the guardrail. Lafleur tries to interfere but Bret cuts him off and all 4 men are now going at it outside the ring.
The next few minutes of this match are noticeably nastier with all 4 men not holding back.
Lafleur and Bassarab double team Bret with a double elbowsmash. Bassarab nails him with a gutwrench suplex for a 2 count. Bassarab then nails a backbreaker for another 2 count. Bassarab sends Bret to the ropes and the two men take turns ducking clotheslines and bouncing off the ropes. Bret ends up hitting Bassarab with a clothesline and then tosses him out of the ring. Bret punishes him outside the ring with a hiptoss into the guardrail, and then back inside he puts on the figure-four. Bassarab inches his way over to the ropes. Lafleur is reaching inside to try and grab onto his partner, but Keith runs around the ring and blindsides Lafleur with a flying forearm smash to take him out of the equation. Finally Bassarab has no option but to submit.

Keith Hart and Bret Hart defeated Ben Bassarab and Phil Lafleur when B. Hart made
Bassarab submit to the figure-four leglock in 0:18:58.

Post-Match:
Bassarab approaches the Hart brothers to try and soothe some of the hostilities. At first they want no part of him as Lafleur looks on. Finally though they grudgingly accept a handshake from Bassarab and a short embrace. Lafleur however just walks away.


Bout #6:
Coal Miner’s Glove Match
Special Guest Referee: Billy Robinson

Davey Boy Smith, 245 lbs., Leeds, England
v
Dynamite Kid, 207 lbs., Manchester, England

The Coal Miner’s glove is suspended on a pole above one of the ringposts. It is a legal foreign object and can be used, but the match is still decided by pinfall or submission.
Dynamite Kid starts strong and nails a double underhook suplex, drawing the ire of the crowd. Side suplex, and a monkey flip, and DK is on his way up to get the glove. DBS pulls him down. But DK has the advantage and pushes it. His first mistake though is after throwing DBS out of the ring he tries to nail him with a plancha and DBS moves out of the way. They battle outside the ring and then back inside.
Davey Boy Smith whips Dynamite Kid into the ropes. They trade the advantage back and forth and DK seems to settle down a bit, even working a sleeperhold. DK takes the advantage, and after a headbutt tries again for the glove. This time DBS follows him up and brings him back down to the mat with a superplex that rattles the ring. Try as he might to hold an advantage it seems that DBS is just too winded by the early damage he has sustained and DK keeps control of most of the match. The other things that become apparent in the match is that both men share a common repetoire of moves, and that referee Billy Robinson is letting them settle this between themselves, as he is very lenient.
DK takes DBS down with a single leg but when he tries for the figure four DBS kicks him off. Smith nails Kid with a powerslam and gets a 2 count. DBS complains about a slow count which seems to piss off Robinson. DBS comes off the ropes and rocks DK with a clothesline. He then nails a running powerslam but only gets a 2 count as DK reaches the ropes with his fingers. The crowd is behind Davey Boy Smith all the way.
DBS slows things down with a sleeperhold, and then a fireman’s carry. DBS tries to climb the turnbuckle but DK grabs him by the tights and pulls him down. Kid nails Smith with a dropkick. DK tries to follow up with a gutwrench but DBS counters with a backdrop, but DK turns it into a sunset and gets a near fall. DK is all over DBS with a headbutt, a piledriver, and a gutwrench suplex but only gets a 2 count. DK loses the advantage when DBS side-steps a dropkick attempt. DBS hits his usual clothesline and powerslam but only gets a 2 count. The two Brits exchange headbutts in the middle of the ring and then begin to throw fists. DK takes the match outside the ring where he punishes DBS by tossing him into the guardrail. He nails a snap suplex on the ground and then applies the sleeperhold until DBS gets out by using a jawbreaker. Back inside the ring DBS hits an inverted atomic drop and then a clothesline which knocks DK out of the ring. Outside the ring DK takes the advantage back with a dropkick to the knee. Back inside he punishes DBS with a gutwrench suplex and a double underhook suplex. DBS though fights back and hits DK with another powerslam. He climbs the pole and has the glove in his grasp, but DK pulls him back down. The glove falls to the mat. DBS puts DK into a sleeperhold, but the Kid reaches the ropes after a few seconds. DBS bodyslams DK and covers for a 2 count. He then goes to get the glove but DK clips him from behind. As DBS goes down he knocks the glove out of the ring. DK sends DBS to the buckle, and DBS tries to clothesline his opponent on the bounce back but DK ducks under it and then throws DBS into the corner. DBS leaves the ring and recovers the glove but as he is entering the ring DK pulls up on the ring ropes and crotches his cousin. DBS falls into the ring and the glove falls to the mat again. DK tries to put it on but DBS has recovered and nails Kid with a hard punch that knocks the glove flying. DBS and DK both scramble for the glove. Referee Billy Robinson is in the way though and ends up colliding with DBS. It really looks like he was trying to get into DBS’ path though, and the fans begin to revolt. DK puts the glove on as DBS untangles himself from Robinson. But as he passes by Robinson the referee sticks his leg out and trips Smith, again looking like it may have been an accident but likely was on purpose. As DBS regains his footing DK steps forward and clocks DBS right in the head with the Coal Miner’s Glove. Smith is out cold and DK makes the pin for the tainted victory.
Dynamite Kid and Billy Robinson are being booed like there is no tomorrow.

Dynamite Kid pinned Davey Boy Smith after hitting him with the Coal Miner’s Glove at 0:13:54.

Post-Match:
Billy Robinson quickly leaves the ring. He is being jeered by the crowd and walks away with a cocky expression on his face. Back inside the ring DK adds insult to injury by coming off the ropes and nailing DBS with a flying headbutt.



Bout #7
Semi-Main Event
Former World Champions Collide

Bob Backlund, 234 lbs., Princeton, MN, (WWF)
V
Harley Race, 260 lbs., Kansas City, MO (NWA)

Much to the surprise of the announcers and fans, there is very little feeling out process to begin this match. In fact both men come out hitting hard and the match spills to the outside and to the guardrail in the 1st minute.
Back inside the ring Race tries to stick with simple and quick to execute attacks, while Backlund finds himself on the defensive trying to counter the NWA legend’s attacks. The crowd is about two-thirds behind Backlund. The former WWF champion gets the advantage and presses with a double underhook suplex, a neck snap, and an elbow before falling prey to a clothesline. Race tries for a kneebreaker but Backlund stops it with an elbow between the eyes. They trade the advantage back and forth several times and the match goes in and out of the ring. Backlund has tried for several submission moves like an abdominal stretch and a sleeperhold but Race is quick and frantic to get out of the holds before they do any real wear and tear. But after a short exchange outside the ring, Backlund is on top and applies the abdominal stretch 4 times in a period of a couple of minutes. Then just after it looks like Race is safe he falls victim to the crossface chickenwing. Race spends about 45 excruciating seconds in the hold before finding the ropes. Backlund is all over Race with 3 legsweeps. Race resorts to a ropeburn to gain some time. Race controls the action for a couple of minutes but the closest he could come to a pinfall was a 1 count after a fisherman suplex. Race gains back his breath by punishing Backlund for a couple minutes in a front facelock before nailing another fisherman suplex and this time getting a 2 count.
The action goes to the floor again and this time referee Kenny Jay tries to separate the two men but ends up going down in a ref bump instead. Race gouges the eyes of Backlund and then nails him with a piledriver. He rolls him back inside the ring and goes for the pin but there is no ref to count. Race brings a chair into the ring to hit Backlund with but the Minnesota native gets up in time and wrestles it away from Race. They exchange punches and kicks and Backlund gets Race in the crossface chickenwing again, but only for a few seconds as they were too close to the ropes. The two men exchange punches and kicks in the middle of the ring. Race gets the advamtage and preses it with a belly-to-back suplex and a 2 count. Backlund takes back the advantage and applies the sleeperhold on Race on 3 times in a row. Backlund goes for a headlock but Race pushes him off the ropes and then gives him a snap mare. Backlund sweeps his leg from the mat and brings down Race. He tries for the crossface again but Race counters with a punch to the face. Race kicks Backlund a few times and then rakes his forehead across the top rope. Race goes for the sleeper but Backlund counters with a go-behind and locks on the sleeper. Race reaches the ropes within a few seconds. Backlund then goes for the abdominal stretch, but Race counters with a go-behind and puts Backlund in the stretch instead. Backlund reaches the ropes quickly. Race though does not break cleanly as he chops and then punches Backlund. Race goes for the sleeperhold but Backlund counters once again with a go-behind. Race reaches the ropes after a few seconds but instead of reaching for the ropes he goes through them, and he and Backlund tumble to the ground below. Both men are slow getting up. Race is on his feet first but Backlund nails him with a punch to the breadbasket from his knees. Backlund bodyslams Race on the ground and then tosses him back in the ring. He nails another bodyslam on Race. He locks on the sleeperhold in a sitting position and Race is in a world of trouble. Race spends almost a complete minute in the sleeperhold before reaching the ropes. Backlund nails Race with his Atomic drop finisher but somehow Race manages to get a leg over the bottom strand for the break. Backlund drags Race to his feet and sets him up for the piledriver. This could be all if he hits it. Instead Race blocks it once, and when Backlund tries it a second time Race backdrops him through the second and third ropes. Backlund bounces off the ropes, off the ring apron and hard to the ground below. Race is on his knees in exhaustion but manages to make it to a neutral corner. Backlund looks hurt and can’t make it back before Kenny Jay applies the 10 count.

Harley Race defeated Bob Backlund by countout in 0:31:22.



Bout #8
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Lyon (champion), 236 lbs., Winnipeg, Manitoba ( /w Tawney England)
V
Angelo Mosca, 288 lbs., Hamilton, Ontario

Lyon takes Mosca down with an armdrag to start and then a pumphandle slam. But Mosca is so heavy that Lyon can only muster a half decent height on the slam. Lyon’s back is hurting from the slam but he manages to keep his advantage with a thumb to the throat. He continues to work the arm of Mosca and then another slam. He goes for a piledriver but Mosca backdrops him over, and its obvious that Lyon’s back is hurting. Mosca works the lower back of Lyon with forearms and when the champ tries to take a timeout by leaving the ring the former CFL star follows him out. Lyon goes right back inside the ring and catches Mosca with a punch. He tries to trade punches with King Kong and of course comes off on the short end of the stick. Mosca returns earlier favors with his own pumphandle slam followed by a series of kneedrops to the head of the champ. Mosca works a bearhug and after the break he nails a vicious looking heart punch on the champ and comes within a fraction of a second of getting a 3 count. Mosca sends the champ to the ropes but Lyon reverses it and tries to take Mosca down with a shoulderblock, but the bigger man doesn’t move. Lyon comes off the ropes again and tries for a clothesline but he still can’t knock the challenger off his feet.
Mosca goes right to work on the back, with a backbreaker and then a Boston crab. After a lariat he gets a 2 count and the champ appears to be in some trouble. Mosca abandons the back for now going to a basic attack of punches, kicks, elbows, and chops. Lyon fires back with a monkey flip and a dropkick. He tries to choke the veteran against the ropes but Mosca brings up a knee to the champ’s gut. Lyon though fires back and presses the advantage with chops, a cobra clutch, a reverse Russian legsweep for a 2 count. But when he tries for another pumphandle slam his back isn’t up to the task and Mosca counters with a backbreaker. He follows up with a lariat for another 2 count. Mosca’s size advantage and Lyon’s bad back conspire against Lyon as the challenger continues to control most of the match. Tawney England gets involved from the floor as a distraction and irritant to the challenger. Mosca is able to hit his elbowdrop finisher but England pulls his leg to the ropes for a break. Referee George Gadasky has seen enough and sends England to the back. Lyon tries to run and hide and use a hit and stick attack, but Mosca keeps on coming on. Mosca with an elbowsmash and a bodyslam. He blocks another cobra clutch attempt and slams Lyon to the mat. Lyon takes a powder out of the ring and waits for the count of 9 before returning. Mosca goes for a backbreaker but Lyon counters with a facelock variation of the DDT. He covers and gets a 2 count. Both men are slow to get to their feet.
They trade punches in the middle of the ring before Lyon buys time with a side headlock. Lyon goes to the midsection, followed by a high knee, and a monkey flip. He whips Mosca into the ropes, ducks away from a lariat attempt and puts King Kong in a cobra clutch. Mosca counters with a back suplex. He follows up with a backbreaker and then a Boston crab. Lyon is in agony as the crab punishes his lower back.

Bobby Duncum comes down to ringside. He has no business here as he doesn’t have a manager’s license. For some reason he has both tag team belts over his shoulders, his and his estranged partner Mosca’s.

Due to the imminent nature of a Lyon submission referee Gadasky elects not to try and remove Duncum at this time but to keep asking Lyon if he submits. Finally, somehow, Lyon makes his way to the ropes for a break after over a minute in the hold. As Mosca releases the hold Lyon brings his foot up and nails Mosca right in the crotch. The challenger covers his privates and wobbles around the ring. When he gets close to the side of the ring where Duncum is standing his tag partner nails him in the head with his tag team title belt while the referee is busy checking on whether Lyon wishes to continue. Mosca is down like a rock. Lyon crawls over to him and applies the pin. Gadasky hesitates looking at Duncum suspiciously but has no choice. He applies a very slow count, and Lyon gets 1 2, Kickout!
Lyon recovers enough to put Mosca in the Boston crab. The challenger suffers for about 30 seconds before rolling Lyon over and breaking the hold. Mosca whips Lyon to the buckle, follows in with a big elbow but the champ moves out of the way. Lyon rolls him up with his feet on the bottom rope for leverage, and gets 1, 2, Gadasky sees the feet and calls for the break. Lyon climbs to the top rope, he waits, Mosca turns in, seems to see it and tries to move, but its too late. The champ nails Mosca with a missile dropkick although only one foot connected with Mosca’s chest. The champ rolls him up and gets the 1, 2, 3!!

Chris Lyon pinned Angelo Mosca after a missile dropkick in 0:23:15.
[Chris Lyon retained the RCW Heavyweight Championship.]

Post-Match:
Bobby Duncum hits the ring and nails Mosca in the head again with the tag belt, this time busting him open. He throws Mosca out of the ring and then chucks the belt at him, narrowly missing his head. Duncum helps Lyon to his feet as George Gadasky hands him his RCW Heavyweight Championship belt. The fans boo the remaining two members of the Triumvirate as they are joined by the England Sisters in the ring.

That’s it for the second Wrestling Summit.

See ya later in the week for another edition of River City Wrestling!!

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July 28, 1984
River City Wrestling #155
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB

Opening Bout:
“Great” Gama Singh beat Larry Anson by submission to the Calcutta Clutch at 3:59
-squash match for the premiere of the east Indian veteran, recently from Stampede wrestling.

Interview:
In-ring after the match Gama cuts the typical heel promo of I’m better then everyone, especially the Canadians and Americans. He takes time to single out his former Stampede adversaries the Hart Brothers, Ben Bassarab, and Phil Lafleur.

Promo;
Warner Brothers proudly releases “Purple Rain” to theatres across the nation this weekend, starring Prince.
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs.

Bout #2:
Billy Robinson beat Louis Laurence by pinfall after a double arm suplex at 5:01
-squash match, a clinic put on by Robinson.

Interview:
After the match Robinson was interviewed and asked why he helped Dynamite Kid defeat Davey Boy Smith at Wrestling Summit 2 when he was supposed to be the impartial referee. Robinson says that when the match began he saw it as a meeting of two equals who needed someone at their own level, or above, to officiate a clean match. But as the match progressed it became obvious that Smith was a cheater, and worse a whiner. He says it is very un-British to whine and cry to the official. The British he says should be conquerors not the vanquished. He praises Dynamite Kid as a true Brit. In fact he calls out Dynamite Kid, and we listen to some mutual appreciation before they are interrupted by the RCW television champion Butch Reed. The champ cuts a “we kicked your ass off this continent” promo which gets the Brits quite upset. DK challenges Reed to a match for his title which the champion accepts.

Promo; “Good Rockin’ Tonight” hosted by Terry David Mulligan will feature the videos for “When Doves Cry” by Prince, “Legs” by ZZ Top, “Sister Christian” by Night Ranger, “What’s Love Got To Do With it” by Tina Turner, and “New Girl Now” by Honeymoon Suite.

Bout #3:
RCW Television Title Match

Butch Reed (champion) v Dynamite Kid
Robinson tries to stay for the match but is sent to the back by referee Wyatt Hall. Reed goes right after DK and this match takes about 30 seconds before it spills outside. Hall manages to convince the wrestlers to get back into the ring. DK takes the advantage and presses it with a snap suplex, and a diving headbutt for a 2 count. He tries for a piledriver but Reed counters with a backbody drop, only to have DK counter with a sunset flip and roll him up for 1, 2, kickout. Reed catches DK with a lariat, and then punishes him with a pair of bodyslams, a knee drop, hanging vertical suplex, and gets a 2 count. He goes for his flying shoulderblock finisher but DK hangs onto the ropes and takes a powder out of the ring. Reed follows and we have our second big brawl outside the ring. This time they get the announce table and the guardrail involved, and once the brawl spills into the crowd Hall calls for the bell.
Double countout at 7:24
[Butch Reed retains the RCW Television Title]

In-ring celebration;
We have another “Triumvirate” party with Chris Lyon, Bobby Duncum, Tawney & Corrie England congratulating each other on Lyon surpassing Destroyer’s longest Heavyweight title reign in RCW history. They each give him a present, except for Tawney who whispers what her “present” is going to be into the champ’s ear. Lyon quickly tries to end the party and take Tawney away but the rest of the group convince him to stay. Duncum comments on how much better it is without the 5th wheel Mosca hanging around. As if on cue King Kong comes down to ringside. He says he hates to break up the party but they (Mosca & Duncum) have a match defending their titles tonight against the Hart Brothers. After some conspiratory chatter amongst the Triumvirate they vacate the premises except for Duncum. Mosca enters the ring and hands Duncum his title belt. They go nose to nose until the Hart Brothers arrive with referee Buddy Lane to start the match.

Promo; On Tonight’s Evening News
• Preparations for opening ceremonies of Los Angeles summer Olympics
• USSR reported accusing United States of planning test of anti-satellite weapon next month as effort to avoid talks on banning space weapons
• China (PR) reported willing to join United States and USSR in nuclear weapons reduction talks.
• Scheduled bartenders' strike in Dublin, Ireland, reported postponed


Main Event
RCW Tag Team Title Match

Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum (champions) (/w Corrie England)
V
Keith & Bret Hart

Helped by the dissension in the ranks the challengers start strong, and use frequent tags to overcome the size difference. They manage to ground Duncum and work him on the mat for a while before he can tag in Mosca. The champs then take over the match pressing their size difference. Even with Mosca’s recent change of heart he still wrestles a tough and hard style. All four men end up in the ring in a brawl. In the process Keith Hart ends up colliding with referee Buddy Lane and both men go down. Duncum nails Bret with a bulldog and then tells Mosca to go get one of the title belts. Mosca returns to the ring with the gold while Duncum is holding back the arms of Bret Hart. Mosca winds up, but instead of Bret Hart he intentionally nails Duncum squarely on top of his head. He drops his elbowdrop finisher to top things off while a stunned Bret Hart makes the cover. Mosca cuts off Corrie England from interfering. After a few seconds of prompting Buddy Lane recovers and makes the 1, 2, 3 !!! New champions!

Keith & Bret Hart defeated Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum by pinfall when Bret pinned Duncum after Mosca hit Duncum with the title belt at 11:11
[Keith & Bret Hart win the RCW Tag Team Titles]

Post-Match:
Chris Lyon comes down to the ring, livid at what just happened. Mosca dares Lyon to enter the ring but during that distraction Tawney and Corrie pull Duncum out of the ring and the Triumvirate leave, vowing revenge. The Hart Brothers celebrate their big title run with the crowd.

That’s it for another edition of River City Wrestling.

See ya next week!!