May 1990

[managermike99]

May 5, 1990
River City Wrestling #422

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Untelevised

Non-title; Ben Bassarab & Biff Wellington defeated Skull Mason & Reno Riggins
Jonnie Stewart & Len Crazy Horse defeated Timothy Flowers & Dan Denton by pinfall
Russian Brute defeated Jason Anderson
Texas Hangmen defeated Todd Becker & Mike Justice
Non-title; Dynamite Kid defeated Nelson Royal

Televised

Dirty White Boy (/w Dirty White Girl) & Doug Somers defeated Paul Orndorff & The Trooper by pinfall when Dirty White Boy pinned The Trooper after a victory roll at 6:46
**Orndorff and Trooper had their opponents outclassed and overmatched, but once again The Trooper was distracted by Dirty White Girl and this allowed Somers to KO him and DWB to then roll him up for the win.
**After the match Orndorff was furious with the Trooper telling him to get his head straight and his priorities sorted out, and that DWG was nothing but a hussy. Trooper was mad, and looked ready to go at it with Orndorff, until Mr.Wonderful just said that he was done with The Trooper and warned him to stay away.

Tommy Jammer defeated John Nord by disqualification at 3:49
**short match but Nord seemed to have his mind set on hurting the youngster instead of winning the bout, and ended up just brutalizing him. He was disqualified after using a steel chair shot to bust Jammer wide open.

Night Stalker (/w Ox Baker) defeated Davey Boy Smith by pinfall after a sitdown powerbomb at 9:02
[approximately 7 minutes shown on television]
**power versus power match that brought the fans to their feet and exclamations of surprise as each man did the best to drive the other through the canvas to hell below. However, Stalker had one big advantage, and that was the interference of his manager Ox Baker. Baker interfered successfully twice, and the second time was the advantage his man needed to put away the former RCW champion.


Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
The Soultaker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Ricky Steamboat by pinfall after a tombstone piledriver at 8:55
[The Soultaker retained the RCW TV title]
**another hard fough match that could have gone either way. However Steamboat tried for a diving crossbody block finisher, and the power of the champ allowed him to catch the challenger(although he stumbled backward towards the ropes and Bockwinkel leaped up to the ring apron to steady him). Soultaker then nailed a shoulderbreaker, a couple of kneedrops, scooped up Steamboat and nailed his finisher.
**after the match as Soultaker and Bockwinkel celebrated, it was noticed that Steamboat was not moving. EMT's were called down to the ring, but before they could get there Soultaker scooped up Steamboat and nailed another tombstone piledriver!!
**Jim Brunzell and Davey Boy Smith came down to the ring to send Soultaker away, but not until after he had laid out one EMT with a clothesline and another with a tombstone. Steamboat was taken off on a stretcher.

[managermike99]

May 12, 1990
River City Wrestling #423

Brandon, Manitoba

Untelevised

Russian Brute defeated Jesse Hernandez
Nelson Royal defeated The Menace
The Trooper defeated Doug Somers
The Soultaker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Jim Brunzell

Televised

Handi-cap Match:
Night Stalker & Ox Baker defeated Davey Boy Smith by pinfall when Ox Baker pinned DBS after a heartpunch at 7:51
**DBS thought he might as well take on both of them, that way he could keep an eye on Baker since it was 2 on 1 last week anyway. However, his opponents proved to be just too much for him with their constant double teams and referee distractions. Finally after a double team on a ref bump, Stalker held DBS arms behind his back while Baker delivered the heart punch to pick up the win.

Injury Update;
Ricky Steamboat's neck is not a severe injury, but he does have some swelling and pain. He will be out for a few weeks and has returned to North Carolina to rehab.

#1 Contenders Match for Heavyweight Title
Paul Orndorff defeated Dirty White Boy (/w Dirty White Girl) by pinfall after a piledriver at 6:03
**Orndorff dominated most of the match but with DWB and DWG the result is always in doubt until the end. DWG tried to interfere by jumping onto the apron and grabbing Orndorff's face from behind. However, Mr. Wonderful spun around instinctively and his elbow made contact with DWG's broken nose sending her screaming to the mat. Orndorff then exploded from the ropes and nailed DWB with a clothesline, followed by another pair of running clotheslines, a short lariat, and then the piledriver finisher.
**by the time Mr. Wonderful was administering the piledriver The Trooper had come out to check on DWG. He was furious with Orndorff and hit the ring just while Orndorff was getting his arm raised. Trooper nailed him from behind and began to lay the boots to him. He then nailed a samoan drop outside on the floor to leave Orndorff a wreck. By this time, DWB and DWG were long gone.

RCW Tag Team Title Match
Biff Wellington & Ben Bassarab defeated Texas Hangmen Psycho & Killer (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall after Bassarab pinned Psycho following a top rope splash at 10:30
[approximately 7 minutes televised]
[Biff Wellington & Ben Bassarab retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**well if champions retaining their belts was ever considered an upset this may have been the time. The Hangmen controlled the first 8 minutes or so of this match with Wellington playing the part of Ricky Morton. After the hot tag to Bassarab was made Bockwinkel tried to interfere but after Bassarab reversed a whip to the ropes Bockwinkle tripped up his own man Killer. The champs went to work with turnabout being fair play, a series of double teams broken before the refs 5 count, and Bockwinkel losing his mind outside the ring. Finally Wellington nailed Bockwinkel off the apron, Bassarab did the same to Killer. They then nailed Psycho with a double hanging vertical suplex. Wellington dropped a couple knees across the head of Psycho and held down his legs while Bassarab went to the top and came down with a splash. Killer tried to interfere but the champs sent him headlong across the ring, where he collided with Bockwinkel about to enter the ring. Bassarab made the pin and got the 3 count.

Main Event
Streetfight
John Nord defeated Tommy Jammer by a 10 count in a streetfight at 12:23
[approximately 6 minutes televised]
**some of this match could not be televised due to the graphic nature of the two men brutalizing each other throughout the arena. Jammer was a game competitor but in the end Nord was just too tough.
**after the match Jammer was attended to by EMT's and they were carrying him out on a stretcher when Nord returned to the scene. Everyone feared a repeat of the Soultaker / Steamboat incident, but instead Nord just walked up said a few words to Jammer, and have him a gentle pat on the shoulder.

[managermike99]

May 19, 1990
River City Wrestling #424

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Untelevised

Jason Anderson defeated Zan Panzer
Russian Brute & Doug Somers defeated Todd Becker & Jesse Hernandez
Davey Boy Smith defeated Terry Paris
Kathy Weathers defeated Iron Maiden
Non-title; Biff Wellington & Ben Bassarab defeated Dan Denton & Timothy Flowers

Televised

Non-title
The Soultaker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Baron von Raschke by pinfall after the tombstone piledriver at 7:55
**sometimes a legend can just be too old, and this looked like the case as Raschke was handled by the TV champion.
**After the bout though the Soultaker was attacked inexplicably by The Night Stalker. Ox Baker attacked Nick Bockwinkel at the same time. Soultaker and Bockwinkel were lef lying until The Texas Hangmen came out to send the attackers packing.

John Nord comes to the ring and calls out former TV champion Tommy Jammer. He says that despite their feud, and rather because if it, he has garnered new respect for the California native, and that he is tougher then he looks. When Jammer comes out tentatively, Nord offers to help Jammer win back the TV title by toughening him up. He points out the brawl we just saw with Soultaker and Night Stalker, two beasts, and each with a conniving manager. Nord tells Jammer he will have to change his game if he wants to win. Jammer turns down Nord's offer but the two seem to leave on good terms.

The Texas Hangmen Psycho & Killer (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Jim Brunzell & Jonnie Stewart by pinfall when Psycho pinned Stewart after a stuffed piledriver at 9:01
**Stewart was hurt after this match, so the Hangmen went right after Brunzell at the orders of Bockwinkel. Davey Boy Smith had to run in to make the save.

Dirty White Boy (/w Dirty White Girl) defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall after a chokeslam and some outside interference at 6:20
**strange match. Jammer controlled most of the bout but then The Trooper came out to confront DWG. She calmed him down, even gave him a nice big kiss. She then convinced him that Jammer was cheating, and so when the time was right Trooper got on the apron and nailed Jammer in the back of the head. DWB took full advantage and picked up the win. After the bout DWB and DWG left arm in arm, while Jammer confronted Trooper. The Trooper responded to a Jammer push with a knee to the groin and then a DDT. Trooper then laid the boots to Jammer until the California surf boy was saved by John Nord.

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Paul Orndorff and Dynamite Kid battled to a double countout at 8:07
[Dynamite Kid retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**not much of a match as neither man seemed wanting to waste any brilliant offense in a match that was destined from the start to be a brawl and a DCO.

[managermike99]

May 26, 1990
River City Wrestling #425

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Untelevised

Len Crazy Horse defeated Robbie Idol
Jason Anderson and Timothy Flowers battled to a double countout
Unknown Soldier defeated Dan Denton
**premiere of the Unknown Soldier
North American Women's Title Match: Wendy Richter defeated Kathy Weathers by pinfall
Tag Team Title Match; Biff Wellington & Ben Bassarab defeated Russian Brute & Doug Somers by pinfall
Texas Hangmen Psycho & Killer (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Davey Boy Smith & Jim Brunzell by disqualification

Televised
John Nord & Tommy Jammer defeated Trooper & Dirty White Boy (/w Dirty White Girl) when Jammer pinned DWB after a Jammer Slammer at 8:01
**strange match as Nord showed some tough love for Jammer making this pretty much a handi-cap match, refusing tags in when Jammer was in trouble. He even interfered one time against Jammer to hand the advantage back to their opponents. In the end though when tensions grew between Trooper and DWB over the latter's verbal abuse of DWG, Jammer rallied, and when he hit the Jammer slammer on DWB and went for the pin Nord took out Trooper with a forearm to keep him from breaking up the tag.


RCW Television Title Match
The Soultaker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) and Night Stalker (/w Ox Baker) fought to a no-contest when Bam Bam Bigelow interfered at 6:20
[The Soultaker retained the RCW Television Title]
**as if two crazy behemoths were not enough running around RCW, out of the blue Bam Bam Bigelow made his first ever apperance in RCW doing a run in at an advantagous moment and left both wrestlers laid out on their backs outside the ring

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Paul Orndorff defeated Dynamite Kid by pinfall after a piledriver at 15:43
[Paul Orndorff Won the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Orndorff controlled the first third of this match, then Dynamite Kid took over, and spent quite a bit of time taking the bout to the arena floor as well as working off the apron. Orndorff battled back and the two had several segments where they went toe to toe. Orndorff took over and nailed a couple clotheslines, bodyslam, knee drops. When he tried for a backbody drop DKid slid beneath him and popped him in the face, rolled him up for a 2 count. Two snap suplexes and a diving headbutt, but too long to recover so the champion only got another 2 count. Kid then went for a hotshot but Orndorff countered with a hard DDT. Both men staggered to their feet, Dkid kicked the challenger in the gut, went for a DDT of his own but the challenger countered with bodyshots, and then an overhead suplex. The fans were on their feet as the challenger whipped Kid to the buckle and nailed him with a flying clothesline. The piledriver followed seconds later and we had a new champion.