January 1990

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January 13, 1990
River City Wrestling #407

Brandon, Manitoba

Untelevised matches:
Timothy Flowers defeated Sumu Hara
Jim Brunzell and Pat Brady battled to a double countout
Matt Derringer defeated Ricky Rice by pinfall

Televised matches:

Non-title match:
Bruise Brothers defeated Alex Knight & Danny O'Brien by pinfall when Picone pinned Knight after a powerbomb at 4:25
**squash match, first time we saw Knight and O'Brien

Brett Derringer defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall after a piledriver at 7:16
**huge upset but Brett got a little help from his brother Matt. In their post match interview they were refered to as the Black Hearts. They challenged Bassarab to get himself a partner and face them next week.

#1 Contenders Match for a TV Title match
Tommy Jammer defeated Konga the Barabarian by pinfall after the Jammer Slammer at 8:40
**another huge upset tonight with Jammer looking very impressive in defeating the very powerful Barbarian.

Taped promo with Ricky Steamboat announcing he is coming back to RCW next week and wants to get into the Heavyweight title picture.

Main Event
Return Match
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Dynamite Kid defeated Davey Boy Smith by pinfall after a flying headbutt at 10:50
[Dynamite Kid retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Competitive even match up, but in the end DK looked like month off did his back a world of good. He was just a bit better then DBS tonight and held onto his title.

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January 20, 1990
River City Wrestling #408

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Untelevised matches:
Non-title: Bruise Brothers defeated Johnnie Stewart & Ron Ritchie by pinfall
Davey Boy Smith defeated Reno Riggins by pinfall
Sumu Hara defeated Timothy Flowers by pinfall
Len Crazy Horse defeated Skull Mason by pinfall

Televised matches

Ricky Steamboat defeated Dan Denton by pinfall at 4:18
**The Dragon makes it clear that he is here in RCW to take the heavyweight title away from Dynamite Kid

Pat Brady & Brent Sampson defeated Jim Brunzell & Mike Powers by pinfall when Brady pinned Powers at 7:12
**Sampson clobbered Powers from the ring apron, and the legal man Brady made the pin with his feet on the ropes. The Windy City contingent pick up another tainted win and Jim Brunzell is sick and tired of it.

#1 Contenders Match
Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington defeated The Blackhearts (Matt & Brett Derringer) by disqualification for double teaming at 6:54
**After last week the Blackhearts had challenged Bassarab to find himself a partner and take them on. Not only did Bassarab reach out to his former Stampede mate Wellington but commish Baron Von Raschke made this a #1 contenders match. In the post match interview of Bassarab and Wellington the Blackhearts came back out to say that because it was a DQ from a trigger happy referee that it has not been settled yet, you can not win a #1 contenders match on a DQ. This brought out Baron von Raschke who told them that was nonsense, that was for title matches, and that they have only themselves to blame for cheating. Next week Raschke says that Bassarab and Wellington will have their title shot at the Bruise Brothers.

Main Event
RCW TV Title Match
Bobby Jaggers and Tommy Jammer battled to a double countout at 8:09
[Bobby Jaggers retained the RCW TV Title]
**This match took a nasty turn early with tempers flaring. Jammer fell right into Jaggers trap and the two left the ring and battled into the crowd before being counted out. The brawl continued after the official decision and the dressing rooms had to empty to pull these two apart. During that melee the Blackhearts took the opportunity to jump Bassarab and Wellington as well.

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January 27, 1990
River City Wrestling #409

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Untelevised matches:
Davey Boy Smith defeated Brent Sampson
Tommy Jammer defeated Dan Denton
Blackhearts; Matt & Brett Derringer defeated Len Crazy Horse & Mike Powers

Televised matches;

1989 Annual Awards presented by Baron von Raschke & Nick Bockwinkel
Wrestler of the Year; Davey Boy Smith
Tag Team of the Year; The Bruise Brothers
Manager/Valet of the Year; Cowboy Bob Orton Jr
Feud of the Year; Ben Bassarab vs Ricky Rice
Match of the Year; Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco at the 10th Anniversary Show

Rubber Match
Sumu Hara defeated Skull Mason by pinfall at 7:57
**After splitting their past 2 matches which were untelevised, Hara picked up the deciding win tonight.

Tag Team Title Match
The Bruise Brothers and Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington battled to a no-contest when the Blackhearts jumped the challengers at 6:00
[The Bruise Brothers retained the Tag Team Titles]
**Both teams were unhappy with the interference and it turned into a 3 way brawl after the match.

**Nick Bockwinkel is named special referee for Jaggers/Jammer rematch next week for TV title. Last week they battled to a double count out and Raschke wants to make sure that next week we get a clear winner. As a warm-up Bockwinkel will also referee next week's tag team title match which will feature the Bruise Brothers defending against Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington.


Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Dynamite Kid defeated Jim Brunzell by pinfall after a diving headbutt at 10:42
[Dynamite Kid retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**excellent challenge for the champion against the former RCW champ. Just before we went off-air though Pat Brady, Bobby Bass, and Brent Sampson (The Chi-Town Crew) jumped Brunzell as he left the ring. They triple teamed him until Ricky Steamboat ran in with a steel chair to send them scrambling.