February 2003

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River City Wrestling #943
Saturday Morning Squash
taped Grand Forks, North Dakota
Air Date: February 1st, 2003

Announce Crew: Joe Aiello (play by play), Linley Tolbert (Color Commentary), and President Jack Larkin (guest 3rd wheel).

Mr. Wrestling defeated Kenny Omega by submission with the crossface chickenwing. 3:31

Via e-mail President Larkin is asked;
What is your opinion on the WWA-NWA merger?
Larkins response was that it was a sad day to see the WWA brand name disappear. Despite PWAs claims to keeping the lineage alive he feels that PWA is by no means an alliance of any sort. He says that it seems that PWA wants to have an alliance of promoters and writers working for PWA instead of as independents. This way they control all the talent and can use whichever talents they want for the top shows. Larkin admits to suggesting to Fredrickson that he sue and remove the current PWA owners and step back into the role. A step back would be preferable to the current set-up. Regardless of how many shows they claim to be able to run, having over 200 wrestlers on the roster does a grave injustice to smaller feds. Larkin closes by admitting to being WWA in his heart and soul, but is still happy at the prospects of joining the NWA fraternity.
Ed. Note] These comments were taped before recent changes to the WWA-NWA alliance restricting the use of talent.

Sugarbear Baker defeated Eddie Chavez by pinfall after a top-rope splash at 4:34

Via e-mail Larkin is asked;
What is your opinion on the balance between Sports Entertainment and real wrestling?
Larkin says the bottom line is you have to market your product properly to the audience you are aiming for. He admits that his in-ring approach and old school angles may not have the potential for as high of ratings as the sensationalism you see in some other feds. However, its audience base is more stable, and less likely to take big hits due to competition and economic setbacks, and should go up and down based more on the product itself then these exterior factors.

Tony Gold defeated Will Damon after a backflip cradle at 7:01

Backstage:
Asp Evergreen is having a conversation with Eddie Chavez, Shane Stevens, and John Schoffner. He tells them that they are all being held down by the office, and that they really have to make their own breaks in this business. Stevens laughs at him and asks if being squashed by Vendetta is considered a break. Chavez tells Stevens to shut-up, that at least Evergreen made it onto the "A" show. Stevens walks away shaking his head. They ask Schoffner what he thinks, and he responds by pulling out a quarter and telling them hes going to call his Dad and ask his advice.

Via live audience question, Larkin is asked;
How have you fared financially during the recent economic downturns, and do you have any tips on how to make money this year?
Larkin says that he lost a lot of money initially, but grew wise early enough to make it all back by using shorts. He suggests staying in the market, but not to listen to the hands-off approach suggested by many brokers. The key to making money this year is having the right information about the right stocks. It is going to be a professionals market. As far as the wrestling market is concerned, well there is a saying that pretty much covers the economics of wrestling. The way to make a small fortune in pro wrestling, is to start with a large fortune. He says they are budgeted to lose around $800,000 this year.

Shane Madison and Shane Stevens battled to a no-contest at 3:34.
[Asp Evergreen entered the ring and laid both men out with chair shots]

Fade to Black

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River City Wrestling #944
February 5th, 2003
Brookings, South Dakota
Frost Arena, South Dakota State University
Attendence: 2,955


Opening segment:
A tape is played of a statement made by President Jack Larkin. Here are the hi-lights.
A lot has happened in the world of wrestling since last Rage just one week ago. In that time the working rules of the NWA and WWA have changed drastically. The end fall out is a great chance for RCW to add to the talent pool. These additions while not causing RCW to have to release any talent for the time being, none the less, require a departure from planned matches and bookings in the near future, and the long term future. Things will be a bit chaotic over the next little while in RCW. This week you will see the arrival of the man I was talking to on the phone last week the infamous "Vicious" Manny Silva. Rumors of Silva's wrong doings are greatly exaggerated. He has never actually decapitated or killed another opponent in the ring. But as was done by the Seven Tigers Fighting Organization in Asia where Silva has been competing, the RCW has made it clear to Silva that the decapitator move that made him infamous is illegal, and the use of that move would not be tolerated here in RCW. Furthermore, to make certain that Mr. Silva follows through on his commitments to RCW, a performance bond of $25,000 has been demanded by RCW, and has been delivered by Mr. Silva's lawyer. Also appearing tonight will be some former stars of RCW that have recently been signed, "Total Destruction" Steve Riley, and Menele.
Finally, it is true that Sam Holiday, Stan Baker, The Patriot, and Raymond Bingham have been re-signed to appear in RCW. However, due to time constraints they will not appear until next week's Rage. They will not have a shot at entering into the Eight Ball scramble at Alive, as the integrity of the qualifying match-ups will remain intact, despite all the late signings of talent to RCW.
Enjoy the show.

[commercial break]


Our opening match of the night will see the winner advance to the Eight ball scramble at Alive for the RCW Heavyweight Championship.

Opening Bout
"The Green Dragon" Jason Pharo (6'3 270 lbs., West Creek, NJ)
V
Dr. John Manfried (6'2 275 lbs., Ft. Worth TX)

Two men with a good deal of size squared off in this match, but except that both are very attack orientated they couldn't be any more dissimilar. Pharo comes from a martial arts background and prefers submission moves. Manfried has no amateur sports background. He was reputed to have been a medical doctor and uses his knowledge of the anatomy as a weapon in the ring. Manfried also has a screw loose and is a tenacious brawler.
Pharo gave it a good effort keeping the big man off guard with some armbars and surprise pinning combinations. But Manfried survived everything thrown at him. Referee Jimmy Appleseed was bumped out of the ring, and when given the chance Manfried went into one of the many pockets he has on the cargo pants he wears to the ring. From his pocket he pulled out a roll of coins and nailed Pharo with a punch. The New Jersey native went down in a heap. Referee Appleseed crawled into the ring and questioned Manfried about the coins, who just pointed to the heavens to explain their appearance. Manfried made the mistake of trying to pick up all the coins and by the time he went over to pin Pharo, he got surprised with a rollup. Manfried kicked out at 2, and immediately delivered a kick to the groin on Pharo which Appleseed was shielded from due to poor positioning. Manfried then delivered a Russian legsweep and followed it up by calling for and delivering the Big Leg Drop. He tossed Pharo into the corner and delivered a series of chops before nailing Pharo with a double underhook piledriver. He went for the pin, but pulled Pharo up at the two count. With Pharo lying face down Manfried drove a knee into his spine and applied the Manfried claw to his armpit. Pharo screeched in pain and immediately tapped out with his other arm.
[Dr. John Manfried defeated Jason Pharo by submission with the Manfried Claw at 9:48]

Backstage:
Interviewer Deane Moore is with the Great Canadians (Vincent Regliatti / Eric Scott)
Moore] Gentlemen, as fate would have it, after your comments last week about driving Stan Baker from River City, he has been signed to a free agent deal to come to the RCW. Comments? Concerns?
Regliatti] And why would we be concerned? Just because he is a 300 lb psychopath with our names on the top of his hit list?
Scott] Moore, I hope you're not having too much fun with this. I would hate to have to beat that smirk off your face. I don't care if Baker, or anyone else comes back to the RCW. We are tag team specialists, and quite frankly we're not concerned with the singles division, and I don't see any reason for Stan Baker to concern himself with us.

At that moment Sugarbear Baker walks by the hallway.

Scott] Hey Baker!
SbB turns around and just stares at the Great Canadians.
Scott] Have you heard the news? Stan Baker is coming back to RCW. I can't help but notice that you two share the same last name. Are you two brothers?
The Great Canadians have a good laugh at the expense of SbB.
Regs] Look buddy if I was you I would consider changing your name. My good buddy Stan ain't going to like you sharing the same last name. He might have to rip that 'fro right off your head.
Baker just screws up his face and turns and walks away, fuming.
Scott] See Moore, does it look like we're afraid?

[commercial break]


Public Address Announcer] Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome back "Total Destruction" Steve Riley !!!
<<< cue "We Will Rock You" by Queen >>>
The fans boo and jeer Riley as he strolls to the ring. He is escorted to the ring by 4 local strippers, a lawyer, an accountant, and two trainers. He enters the ring alone though and waves his entourage to the backstage area.
Already in the ring was Armand Rougeau Jr., and the winner of this match will get a spot in the Eight Ball Scramble at Alive. The announce team are pretty certain that Riley will emerge the victor in this match.

Bout #2
Steve Riley (6'5 280 lbs., Denver, Colorado)
V
Armand Rougeau Jr. (6'1 214 lbs., Montreal, Quebec)

Squash. Rougeau can't get his high powered aerial attack off the ground. Riley is just too big and strong. Two spinebuster slams, and a powerbomb is all it took.
[Steve Riley defeated Armand Rougeau Jr. by pinfall after a powerbomb at 3:03]

Post-Match:
Riley grabs a mic and calls out Larkin. He talks about how last time he had to play second fiddle to that glam boy Nick Mercury, and the aging whore Kimberly. He was sick of wrestling puny guys like Rougeau and Steve Corino, and wanted some real competition. He also wanted to be reimbursed by Larkin for the time he missed while he was rehabbing his knee, and Larkin was off somewhere investing in Bermuda.
Despite his words President Larkin does not make an appearance.

<<< cue "Dirty Deeds" by AC/DC >>>
From the crowd, behind Riley, Vendetta appears and slips into the ring. The tall, dark man from Haiti is wearing black sweatpants and an orange Amnesty International Shirt. His hair is done up as usual in dreadlocks with green, orange, and white beads.
He catches Riley by surprise from behind with a bulldog. He then delivers a piledriver for good measure much to the pleasure of the crowd. He pulls out a small vial and dips two fingers into the vial. Then he traces a "V" on Riley's forehead in blood from the vial before leaving back into the crowd.

[commercial break]


<<< cue "Burning Heart" by Survivor >>>
The crowd erupted when "comb-over" Al Collins ran down to the ring flipping his hair to one side, and right behind him was his tag partner of the last 2 years "Gung-Ho" Joe Blum in full commando gear.

Bout #3
Shane Madison & Will Damon ( 440 lbs. combined)
V
Al Collins & Joe Blum (500 lbs. Combined)

The love fest didn't have long to live though as Madison and Damon left the ring and attacked Collins and Blum outside. Madison used Blum's shirt to choke him while Damon lowered the guard rail over the throat of Collins.
Referee Buddy Lane couldn't disqualify the tandem because the match hadn't started yet, and they refused to let go. Finally Lane went into the ring and started to count to 10, declaring that if he reached 10 it would be a no contest.
Madison and Damon happy with their handiwork took the match into the ring. They dominated both men for the first 5 minutes of the match. However Blum got a comeback rolling using a series of forearm shots with his back on the ropes. He then managed a tag to Collins who gave both opponents a succession of bodyslams. Collins gave Damon a double-stomp, and then executed a painful looking stump puller. Next up was an airplane spin into a slam, and this caused Madison to enter the ring. But Blum cut Madison off and sent him out of the ring. Collins delivered a well measured elbowdrop to the chest of Damon from the second turnbuckle and picked up the win.
[Al Collins & Joe Blum defeated Shane Madison & Will Damon by pinfall when Collins pinned Damon after a 2nd rope elbowdrop at 10:08]

During the preceding match, the announcers told us that at Alive there would be 4 teams entered into a mini-tournament for the vacant RCW Tag Team Titles. Those 4 teams are to be the two we were just watching, as well as the two we saw compete last week, The Great Canadians, and the Young Guns. A random draw will be held at Alive to determine the semi-final pairings.

[commercial break]


Next up we have the second match in Bracket B, in the round robin tournament to determine who will meet at Alive for the Heritage Title.
Vic Gate enters this match with a win already under his belt after defeating Kitnitsov last week. If he can beat Mr. Wrestling then he wins the bracket.

Bout #4
Mr. Wrestling (6'1 232 lbs. Atlanta, GA)
V
Vic Gate (6'1 235 lbs., St. Louis, MO)

This was a classic mat wrestling match-up, except that Mr. Wrestling is really fond of taking shortcuts, such as poke to the eye, choking on sleeperholds, putting his feet on the ropes for extra leverage, and holding the tights. Finally Gate became so upset that he resorted to going toe to toe with Mr. Wrestling. After exchanging a few punches Gate blocked a right cross, floated under the arm, and then took Mr. Wrestling down with a textbook armbar. He would have got the submission but they were too close to the ropes and Mr. Wrestling managed to hold on.
The masked grappler rolled out of the ring and then grabbed Gate by the foot and dragged him out. The two started to brawl around ringside when suddenly Gregor Kitnitsov ran down from the locker rooms and made this a 3-way brawl. Mr. Wrestling and Kitnitsov seemed to work in concerted effort to keep Gate from getting back into the ring. They were counted out.
[Vic Gate and Mr. Wrestling battled to a double countout at 14:35]

[commercial break]


Backstage:
Deane Moore is followed by a cameraman. They are approaching Cael Sanderson and newcomer to RCW Rulon Gardner. These two are world class amateur wrestlers both recently turned pro. They are shaking hands as Moore approaches for the interview.
But before he can get to them they are blindsided by Boss Strickland who is sporting a tire iron. Strickland lays into both athletes several times, leaving them lying in a heap.
Strickland grabs Moore by the throat and says next time you want to interview a world class Greco-roman wrestler you come see me first. He waits for Moore to nod his understanding before walking away.

Our next match is another which will see the winner get a spot in the Eight Ball Scramble at Alive.


<<< cue "Flee" by Kindred >>>
The madman of River City, the nightmare that Brujah created, Menele is thoroughly boo'd by the crowd as he makes a return to RCW.

Bout #5
Menele (6'0 255 lbs. Parts unknown)
V
Sugarbear Baker (6'3 330 lbs. The Bronx)

Baker looks exceptionally nervous and it manifests itself in spending extra time patting down his 'fro. But it doesn't stop him from grabbing the mic and giving a holla out to his fans.

Baker] Hey yo, South Dakota, say hi-lo to the jell-o. I'm the bro with the 'fro, and you just gots to know....

Whatever he was going to say next was lost as Menele attacked him from behind dropping him to his knees with a kick to the back of the knee. He then slapped on the cobra clutch and we were inches away from having a real quick ending to this match.
Menele managed to get the big man over with a belly-to-back suplex, as well as hit a devastating DDT. But Baker kept battling back. He nailed Menele with a series of headbutts to counter another suplex attempt and then locked on a big bearhug. Menele fought his way out but was soon on the receiving end of a flying hip attack. Menele was reeling and in big trouble. But Baker made the mistake of going to the top turnbuckle and took too much time. Menele caught him with a punch to the gut, then climbed up top where he took Baker down with a superplex that shook even the people in the cheap seats. This one was over.
[Menele defeated Sugarbear Baker by pinfall after a superplex at 7:43]

Backstage:
Asp Evergreen leads a cameraman down the hallway telling him to hurry. He was going to talk to Larkin again about all the bullshit conditioning drills that Ken Jurgan was making the Butte students do every day. Evergreen isn't watching where he is going, watching the camera man instead, and as he barges into the office he walks smack into the chest of Dr. John Manfried. The camera scans Larkin who is sitting in his chair behind a desk looking as white as a ghost. Manfried pushes Evergreen out of the way, and is about to leave when he hears the youngster call him mental. He turns around with a wicked smile on his face and then sticks his hand into Asp's mouth surprising him with a mandible claw. He turns it into a chokeslam taking Evergreen down hard on a catering table on the other side of the office. Asp lays there, food all around, and Manfried seems puzzled that the table didn't break. The camera pans to Larkin who seems to be regaining some color in his face. Suddenly referee and overall hard body babe Melissa Coates pops up from behind Larkin's desk. President Larkin looks at her and says "I need better security". The camera pans to Manfried as he looks under the table and examines it when suddenly there is a rush of movement and Manfried is nailed in the back with the camera. The camera hits the ground and all we see are feet, and we hear several shots being laced in. Asps voice rings out, "Chavez lets get the hell out of here", and apparently the two take off.

[commercial break]


Next up we have the much anticipated premiere of "Vicious" Manny Silva. The veteran jaws with the fans on the way to the ring and then tries to intimidate referee Jurgen Hermann. Much to his surprise though he is attacked from behind by his opponent Moses Luke who apparently had seen enough.

Bout #6
Manny Silva (6'2 259 lbs., Oahu, Hawaii )
V
Moses Luke (6'2 310 lbs., Seattle, Washington)


Silva is reminiscent in size, strength, and style to such brawlers as Manny Fernandez and Ivan Koloff. He is rugged, dirty, and strong. Luke is a much younger, big but green brawler, who patterns himself after Rhino.
After an initial flourish Luke gets winded and as soon as he slows down his attack Silva is able to turn the tables, apparently having played a bit of rope-a-dope. Silva chops Luke right across the throat and after that the youngster seems more concerned with how he will get his next breath then he is defending himself against Silva.
Because of the size of his opponent Silva has to modify his attack slightly, going more towards kneedrops, elbows, and submissions, and not DVDs, Gorilla Press Slams, etc.
None the less Silva uses a neck snap to set up the camel clutch and gets the submission.
[Manny Silva defeats Moses Luke by submission with the camel clutch at 6:57]

Taped Segment:
In front of a stately looking townhouse in Chicago, Derek St. Holmes, ESQ has a message for RCW's fans. He is returning to River City, but will not be coming back alone. In his last stint with the WWA he managed The Spinebusters to RCW Tag Team titles. Now he will be doing the same with his new tag team. He promises it won't be pretty.

[commercial break]


Our Main Event match for the evening is the second match in Bracket A of the Heritage championship round robin. It features two very scientific mat wrestlers with international pedigrees, Gabriel Argos and Union Jack. Argos has his back to the wall in this match because he already lost to Den Graves. He needs a win to stay alive.

Main Event
Gabriel Argos ( 6'2 252 lbs. Cyprus)
V
Union Jack ( 5'10 234 lbs. Liverpool)

The two began the match with a handshake.
Argos started off using his size and height for a leverage advantage in lock ups with UJ. The Brit then took Argos off his feet to the mat to take away the advantage. The two then traded roll-up moves, and attempted key-locks, before UJ managed to put Argos in an arm scissors. Argos got to the ropes and both men got to their feet.
Argos rocked Jack with a forearm smash that changed the tone of the match in a hurry, to more adversarial.
Den Graves, the 3rd member of the bracket, came down to do special commentary at this point in the match.
Argos pressed his advantage with a legsweep facelsam, snap suplex, and then a surfboard. UJ managed to rock his way out of the submission, roll up Argos, and then roll through and put on the Texas Cloverleaf. Argos quickly scrambled to the ropes and got the break.
UJ didnt even let him get to his feet before he slapped on an armbreaker and dragged Argos to the middle of the ring. He took Argos to the mat and worked the armbar. Finally Jack managed to get a break by rolling out of the move, and after a kick to the gut he delivered the Doctor Bomb on UJ and got a 2 count.
The match continued to go back and forth until Union Jack went for a flying crucifix but Argos stood his ground and countered with a Samoan drop. Two snap suplexes were followed up by his atomic drop finisher sending UJ to the buckle, and then rolling him up into a pinning combination on the rebound.
[Gabriel Argos pinned Union Jack after the Atomic Drop at 9:23]

Post-Match:
The two men had a bit of a stare down with Den Graves following the match, inviting him into the ring. Ultimately Graves just did a little taunting and left the invitation unanswered.

Backstage:
A camera is in the office of President Jack Larkin. We see that Silva has Larkin by the collar and is threatening to pound on him.
Silva] You better start feeding me some real competition Larkin and not these wet behind the ears pipsqueaks.
Larkin] I thought I was doing you a favor.
Silva] Next time I want a favor from you Larkin I'll beat it out of you, like I did your girlfriend over there.

The camera pans to Melissa Coates sprawled out on the floor of the office, not moving.

Larkin] Let me go.
Silva] Or what Larkin?

At that moment Chrome comes busting into the office and grabs Silva, throwing him against the wall. He presses Silva against the wall, holding him there while he looks around the room.

Chrome] You're the big tough bully huh? Calls himself Vicious. You don't look so tough to me.
Silva] Wait until Alive, when I get my hands on you, the only thing left Alive will be your misfortunate legacy as my second in-ring kill.
Chrome] Big brillo pad on your head, so much back hair you could braid it. You don't look Vicious to me Manuel, you look like a yappy Poodle. And at Alive I'm going to have you fixed. As for you Larkin, it would be too easy to say I told you so, so I'm not going to say that. But this is the last time I help you out Larkin unless you start to smarten up.

With that Chrome smashes Silva one more time into the wall and then leaves the office, retreating from Silva.

Larkin] Wait, Chrome, don't leave me here with him. Come back, oh dear God.

FADE TO BLACK

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River City Wrestling #945
Saturday Morning Squash
Air Date: February 8th, 2003

Announce crew: Joe Aiello (play-by-play), Linley Tolbert (color commentary), and Chrome (guest 3rd wheel)

Dave Mysterio beat Inbred Jed after a hurancanrana at 5:32

Via e-mail Chrome is asked:
What made you decide to return to North America from the orient?
Chrome's response is simple, he missed being home. At first its fun to live in the orient, like being a part-time wrestler and part-time tourist. But after a while, you want to settle down to a regular routine, and a regular life. You start thinking it would be nice to start a family and lay down roots. But you're not home, you're a stranger in a strange land. The money was right, but sometimes it's not all about the money.

Will Damon beat Chris Parys after the Players Drop (DDT) at 6:39
Dark note: *Parys is injured after the match and has to be helped to the back. It is believed that he may have a torn ACL *

Via e-mail Chrome is asked:
Who do you think is the best pure wrestler in RCW?
Chrome starts off by saying that he may just be the worst. As for the best, it's hard to say. Cael Sanderson or Rulon Gardner would be the best in the purest sense of wrestling, but they haven't proven it on a professional level, where it's a different game. Boss Strickland is pretty damn good, but for his money Chrome says he would take Gabriel Argos, Union Jack, or Vic Gate. After a few more seconds of thought he finally says definitively that it's got to be Vic Gate. The man knows how to hook you, and stretch you.

Chrome beat Stoen Cold Chalupa after the Chrome Driver at 2:40

Chrome is asked by an audience member:
Why are you afraid of Manny Silva?
The question comes out of the blue and ruins a cordial affair. Chrome goes ballistic and security has to restrain him from jumping the rail to get at the fan who has on a "You Feel My Pain" Manny Silva t-shirt. He's joined by his buddy who is wearing a "When All About you Others are Losing their Head" Manny Silva shirt. The two taunt Chrome as he is restrained. Suddenly, Silva appears from the crowd and floats a brass knux assisted punch over the security and knocks an unsuspecting Chrome out cold.

Shane Stevens over Asp Evergreen by countout at 5:45 after Evergreen wrecked himself with a missed head tope.
Post-Match:
Eddie Chavez appears in street clothes and uses a belt wrapped around his fist to start nailing Stevens with punches. Evergreen is still laid out on the floor. Finally, shooter John Schoffner comes out of the dressing room and makes the save.

Fade to Black

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River City Wrestling #946
February 12, 2003
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Holiday Park Arena
Attendence: 1,025

<<< cue "Ain't Going Down 'till the Sun Comes Up" Garth Brooks >>>
The fans are on their feet to open the show when former RCW Heavyweight champion Sam Holiday runs to the ring. He is wearing a black RCW t-shirt, blue jeans, and snake skin boots. He slides under the bottom rope, rolls to the middle of the ring, and then on his knees lifts his arms in salute to the fans who cheer him on. After a good 30 seconds of applause he finally grabs the mic and jumps to his feet.

Holiday] Good gosh, it's great to be back in the heart of America!

The fans eat it up.

Holiday] I've been invited back tonight by my good ol' pal from Canada, Jack Larkin to usher in a new era in RCW. Y'all look like your ready for some Holiday!


<<< cue "Rest in Peace" Extreme >>>
The fans give "Sinister" Stan Baker a mixed reaction as he comes down to the ring. He snatches the mic out of Holiday's hand.
Baker] You're not the only one invited back Holiday. But as usual you're the only one who can't stay out of the limelight past the opening montage. I have a lot to say about you Holiday, and even more about those punk Great Canadians, Scott and Regliatti. But, as of right now there is something more pressing. That is Jack Larkin is not here tonight.

The fans boo, and Holiday gives him a puzzled shrug of his shoulders.

Baker] That's right, I just got word from one of his henchmen that after last week's run in with Manny Silva, Larkin will not be back until he can get proper security in place.


<<< cue "Won't Be Fooled Again" by The Who>>>
From the back appears Vice-President Dale Kuentz.

Kuentz] Gentlemen. It's true that Mr. Larkin couldn't make it tonight. And yes its true that it's due to a lack of security. However, the actual specifics are that he is right now interviewing candidates for a head security job. Also, I do have the pleasure tonight of leading a very special mass contract signing right there in that ring tonight. You two guys, Raymond Bingham, The Patriot, Lash LeRoux, and Allen Funk will all be signing on the bottom line tonight.

The fans cheer.

Bingham's presence though will be a formality as he has already signed his contract and will wrestle tonight before the contract signing. Gentlemen, we will adjourn until later tonight.

Opening Bout
Winner is entered into the Eight Ball Scramble at Alive
Chrome (6'9 328 lbs. Black Hills, SD)
V
Lord Valmont (6'0 250 lbs. South of France) (/w Sherry Valmont)
Chrome out powers Lord Valmont right off the start. Valmont manages to sneak in an eye gouge but when he goes for a second Chrome blocks it with a wristlock takedown. Valmont bails out early and Chrome goes right after him. Valmont's wife and valet Sherry Valmont gets squashed between the two wrestlers. Chrome re-enters the ring but Valmont bails, to the backstage area with his wife.
[Chrome defeats Lord Valmont by countout at 3:56]

Post -Match:
Chrome looks disgusted at the behaviour of Lord Valmont as he walks up the ramp after the match. Suddenly he is attacked by a charging "Vicious" Manny Silva from the back. Silva knocks Chrome down and then puts a noose around his neck and starts to drag him down to the ring. He sits Chrome on the ring apron and then goes into the ring. Once inside he loops the rope over the top rope and then kicks Chrome off the apron. Yanking on the rope draped over the top rope Silva is pulling Chrome up so the noose is choking him. He's trying to hang him. RCW officials though swarm the ring and after a few intense seconds manage to get him to release the rope.

Bout #2
The winner of this match gets the last spot in the Eight Ball Scramble
Raymond Bingham (6'2 235lbs., Tampa, FL)
V
Hombre Muerto Recorre (6'2 262 lbs. Mexicali)
Bingham comes down to the ring with his 2001 PWI Rookie of the Year Trophy. He gets on the mic and starts to insult the fans, establishing himself firmly as the villian tonight.
HMR pours on the offense but makes a mistake going for a moonsault which Bingham rolls away from. He then rolls up the deadman from Mexico, holding onto a handful of tights.
[Raymond Bingham defeats Hombre Muerto Recorre by pinfall after a roll-up assisted by a handful of tights at 8:20]


The 8 competitors for the Eight-Ball scramble at Alive to crown the RCW Heavyweight championship are now set;
Raymond Bingham, Chrome, Boss Strickland, Dr John Manfried, Manny Silva, Menele, Vendetta, Steve Riley.

4 teams will be competing in a mini-tournament at Alive for the vacant RCW Tag Team titles. Those teams are;
Eric Scott/Vincent Regliatti; Will Damon/Shane Madison; Joe Blum/Al Collins; Greg Pawluk/Johnny Devine


The next match was to shake the participants up a little by having them cross over in a tag match between teams.

Bout #3
Eric Scott & Will Damon
v
Joe Blum & Johnny Devine
This match was filled with confusion and explosion of egos. In the end it took a mistake by Johnny Devine to walk into a double "rock bottom" by Scott & Damon to end the match.
[Eric Scott & Will Damon defeated Joe Blum & Johnny Devine by pinfall after a doubleteam forward lifting slam at 10:11]

Post-Match:
During the match Derek St. Holmes, Esq had come down to do commentary on the match. However, all he could talk about was his mystery team, claiming they were former World Tag Champions. He promised that they would be at Alive to make their mark.

The next match was set up last week when Boss Strickland viciously attacked both Rulon Gardner and Cael Sanderson with a tire iron. This also marks Gardner's first match in RCW.


Bout #4
Boss Strickland (6'3 256 lbs. St. Cloud, Minnesota)
V
Rulon Gardner (6'2 262 lbs. Afton, Wyoming)
Gardner did quite well against Strickland as would be expected on the ground and in the middle of the ring. But like in his match against Cael Sanderson, Strickland used the corners, ropes, and outside the ring to his advantage (and often illegally) as a seasoned pro wrestler. Still not enough though to get the win Strickland tried to take advantage of a ref bump by bringing a steel chair into the ring. However, Cael Sanderson charged into the ring and grabbed the chair away from Strickland. Referee Jurgen Hermann gained consciousness long enough to see Sanderson standing there with the chair. Strickland did a face flop, to feign being hit and Hermann called for the bell.
[Boss Strickland beat Rulon Gardner by disqualification for outside interference at 12:38]


The next match was the final match in Bracket A of the round robin to determine the two combatants for the Heritage title at Alive. Den Graves is 1-0, Gabriel Argos is 1-0, and finally Union Jack is 0-1. Graves just needs a draw or a win to clinch his spot at Alive.

Bout #5
Den Graves (6'3 260 lbs. Wiggan School of England, via Potsdam, Germany)
V
Union Jack (5'10 234 lbs. Liverpool, England)
Before the match can start Graves has a microphone. He asks UJ why his country is playing lap dog to the U.S. over the Iraq situation. He accuses England of selling out to the Imperialistic views of the U.S. Graves says it only means they will invade you last. UJ does his best to just ignore Graves. But by the time the match starts it begins immediately with fisticuffs. Striking is not UJ's forte, and Graves presses his proficiency in such tactics. Once he has the advantage he slows the match down looking for a submission. UJ though floats out of an armbar attempt and locks Graves in a full-nelson. He nails him with a full-nelson slam and then follows up with a double underhook suplex for the win. This was a great match, and almost 17 minutes long.
[Union Jack beats Den Graves by pinfall after a double underhook suplex in 16:49]

Post-Match:
Vice-President Dale Kuentz has to come down to the ring where Union Jack and Den Graves have been joined by Gabriel Argos. All 3 men appear to be arguing over who won the bracket. Kuentz though declares it a 3-way tie as all men are 1-1. He sets a special Triple Threat match next Wednesday Rage to decide who gets to go to Alive.

The next match was the final match in the other bracket, Bracket B. Vic Gate is 1-0-1, while Mr. Wrestling is 0-0-1, and Gregor Kitnitsov is 0-1.
So basically Mr. Wrestling with a win would set up a tie between him and Vic Gate for the win in Bracket B. Kitnitsov is mathematically eliminated.

Earlier in the night we saw what appeared to be a friendly talk between Mr. Wrestling and Gregor Kitntisov. They were laughing and Kitnitsov was pretending to get hurt and get pinned.

In response to those fears, head of officials, Buddy Lane has designated a special guest referee to keep this match in-hand.


Bout #6
Special guest referee Vic Gate
Mr. Wrestling (6'1 232 lbs., Atlanta, GA)
V
Gregor Kitnitsov (5'10 225 lbs. the former U.S.S.R.) (w/ Sammy Yip)
The match started with Mr. Wrestling and Kitnitsov going through the motions, and Kitnitsov trying to take the fall. Gate though would have nothing of it and refused to do the count. He then went on to demonstrate the proper way to apply a German suplex on Gregor Kitntisov instead of the "fake" one being done by Mr. Wrestling. He then repeated the move on Mr. Wrestling. When both men got to their feet Gate tried to have them lock-up again but they attacked Gate instead. They double teamed Gate until he was saved by Union Jack and Gabriel Argos. After he recovered Vic Gate called for a no-contest decision.
[Gregor Kitnitsov & Mr. Wrestling battled to a no-contest at 7:03]

Post-Match:
Vic Gate wins Bracket B with a record of 1-1, while Mr. Wrestling finishes at 0-0-2, and Kitnitsov finishes at 0-1-1.


Contract Signing
In the ring with Vice-Presidents Dale Kuentz and Selita Segal are;
Sam Holiday, Stan Baker, The Patriot, Raymond Bingham, Lash LeRoux, and Allen Funk.

Much to everyone's surprise President Jack Larkin joins the festivities via television. On his command Kuentz puts out contracts on a table for LeRoux, Funk, and Bingham to sign. They all do so, and are now contracted wrestlers in RCW.

Then contracts are put out for the 3 veterans who are about to sign them when Holiday suddenly turns the table over and throws his pen to the mat. He picks up his contract and looks at it, and then does the same to one of the others. Baker and Patriot look on bewildered. Finally when Holiday speaks he asks Larkin what the hell is going on, as these are all contracts to be road agents.

Baker and Patriot look shocked until Holiday shows them the contracts and then they begin to boil over as well.

Larkin says that the 3 of them are over the hill, that wrestling has passed them by. However, tradition is important to RCW and he wants all 3 of them around to help with the company and the new stars.

Holiday says he's far from done, and if he can't wrestle here in RCW he'll wrestle somewhere else.

Larkin gets mad at the ungrateful attitudes of Holiday, Baker, and Patriot as all 3 appear ready to walk. So, he tells them that he will prove they are past their best before date. At Alive the 3 of them will team up against the 3 youngsters they see in the ring in a Six-Man tag. If they can win then they will get proper wrestler contracts, but if they lose then they will have to sign the road agent contracts. They agree. Bingham and Funk have a good laugh at the 3 veterans before departing, but LeRoux looks apologetic as he shakes hands with all 3 in turn.


Tonight's main event features two of our premier attractions, and two guys who will be part of the Eight Ball Scramble at Alive. This match was predicated by Vendetta attacking Steve Riley last week after Riley was calling out Larkin.

Main Event
"Total Destruction" Steve Riley (6'5 280 lbs. Denver, CO) (/w entourage)
V
Vendetta (6'4 261 lbs. Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
This was one of those matches filled with too much intensity and hatred to be retained by the squared circle. These two fought all over ringside, and head referee Buddy Lane gave both men a lot of leeway in using the ringsteps, guardrail, chairs, and tables. This was the most vicious match in the short return so far of RCW. Both men were bloodied when they squared off in the middle of the ring, exhausted, at the 12 minute mark. Vendetta took over with a clothesline, and then a springboard back elbow. He tried for a piledriver but was flipped over by Riley. Steve Riley then poured it on with a bodyslam, kneedrop, and then a series of mounted punches. Vendetta tried to fight back after Riley grabbed him by the dreadlocks, but Riley's hair is cut too short to get a hold. Riley nailed a belly-to-back suplex. He waited for Vendetta to get to his feet and then charged with a spear. Vendetta though managed to leap/somersault over top of a charging Riley. The heel bounced head first off the second turnbuckle and stumbled backward. Vendetta was waiting and locked in a modified STF. Riley's arm reached out for the ropes, trying to grab them as they were only inches away. After several attempts he appeared to tap out.
[Vendetta defeated Steve Riley by submission with the STF at 13:37]

Post-Match:
Steve Riley complained vigorously to Buddy Lane that he hadn't tapped out, that he had just been reaching for the ropes. Lane would hear none of it and left his decision to stand.


FADE TO BLACK

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River City Wrestling #947
February 19, 2003
Butte. Montana
Civic Center
Attendence: 2,902





Opening segment:
Jack Larkin returns via electronic feed, behind his locked office door. He challenges "Vicious" Manny Silva who trashed his office and gave him a beating two weeks ago to a match tonight - against his new head of security. In fact he told Silva he was taking the match, as per their contract, or he would surrender the appearance bond he posted.

Larkin also says he hasn't forgotten, or forgiven, Chrome for leaving him to the mercy of Silva. So tonight, Chrome is booked in a triple threat match against two other of his opponents for the 8-ball scramble; Dr. John Manfried and Menele. He reminds us that both those guys are certifiable.

Finally tonight, RCW is proud to present a contract to a remarkable athlete. Tenacious Z may have only one leg, but he has the heart of two men. The new "Z" man will be on hand tonight.



The first match tonight is a warm-up for the big six-man tag match at Alive.

Opening Bout
Sam Holiday & The Patriot (w/ Stan Baker) 553 lbs. cominbed
V
Allen Funk & Lash LeRoux(/w Raymond Bingham) 472 lbs. combined
LeRoux got into open clashes with his six-man tag partners Bingham and Funk, trying to stop them from cheating. In the end it was LeRoux's getting into fisticuffs with Bingham outside the ring that allowed the Patriot to hit the Patriot Missile and get the win.
[Holiday & Patriot beat Funk & Leroux when Patriot pinned Funk after the Patriot Missile at 7:14]


Bout #2
Menele (6'0 255 lbs., parts unknown)
V
Dr. John Manfried (6'2 275 lbs., Ft. Worth, Texas)
V
Chrome (6'9 328 lbs. Black Hills, South Dakota)
If this match was supposed to punish Chrome it didn't turn out that way. Much bigger then the other men, Chrome used his big boot and long reach to keep his opponents off balance, and staggering. He showed a lot of patience not going for the pin too early while the 3rd man was still strong enough to stop the pin. Finally Manfried and Menele combined their attacks somewhat to counter Chrome. But when they went for a double chairshot Chrome ducked out of the way and the two villains nailed each other with the steel chairs instead. Chrome then gave each man a chokeslam before devastating Menele with the Chrome Driver from the top rope.
[Chrome defeats Dr. John Manfried and Menele in a triple threat match when he pinned Menele after the Chrome Driver at 10:39]


Bout #3
Damien Demento (6'2 288 lbs. the Outer Reaches of your mind) defeats Armand Rougeau Jr. (6'1 214 lbs. Montreal, Quebec) at 6:33 after the Demento kneedrop.


Backstage:
VP Dale Kuentz looking uncomfortable walks up to Lash LeRoux. He tells him that he has a message from President Larkin. LeRoux is not to screw up the six-man tag match at Alive with his false sense of allegiances. If he screws it up for the President his life will be miserable here in RCW. Kuentz apologizes to Leroux and then walks away.


The next match is like last week where we mix up the tag partners that will be competing in the 4-team mini tournament at Alive for the tag team titles. Tonight we have the other 4 participants that did not compete in the match last week.

Bout #4
Vincent Regliatti & Shane Madison (combined wt of 456 lbs.)
V
Al Collins & Greg Pawluk (combined wt of 463 lbs.)
This match goes heavily in the favour of Al Collins and Greg Pawluk with each man being very proficient. They really have Shane Madison in a world of trouble when suddenly from the crowd emerges the Insane Clown Posse, guided by Derek St. Holmes. So this is the "World Championship" team that St. Holmes has been touting for the last couple of weeks?
The ICP open up fire extinguishers to blind everyone in the ring before laying out Collins, Pawluk, and Regliatti, with X-factors and bulldogs. Strangely enough, whether by design or mistake they leave Shane Madison alone.
[No contest at 8:31]

Post-Match:
As the mayhem subsides and tag partners come out to help each other out, Sinister Stan Baker makes a surprise appearance on the ramp with a lead pipe. He proceeds to use that lead pipe on the knees of Eric Scott and Vincent Regliatti, The Great Canadians. He tells them as they lay prone to keep their mouths shut next time.

Contract signing:
Vice-Presidents Dale Kuentz and Selita Segal come to the ring and introduce the one-legged wonder, Tenacious Z, to a huge applause by the crowd.

Not only does he sign a contract but Kuentz annouces that Z will premiere in RCW at "Alive".

This news brings out Asp Evergreen from the back in street clothes. Evergreen says this is a bunch of crap. He and guys like Chavez have been busting their butts in Butte, and this Johnny hop lately gets a PPV shot? Z looks a little pissed off at Evergreen but is holding his tongue. Finally, Evergreen gives Z a push, and the newcomer retaliates with a standing dropkick!

But when he regains his footing he is attacked from behind by Eddie Chavez who has climbed under the ropes. The 2 on 1 beatdown is on, and Z never has a chance.


Backstage:
After a commercial break we go backstage where Tenacious Z has got a hold of Deane Moore and Dale Kuentz. He asks Kuentz if an opponent has been named yet for his match at Alive. After Kuentz says there isn't one yet, Z asks him for Asp Evergreen. Kuentz gets a big smile on his face and says that Larkin will like that very much.


Videotape:
Earlier today RCW cameras were on hand in a local gymnasium where amateur greats Rulon Gardner and Cael Sanderson got down on the mats for a little amateur exhibition match.

"Freestyle amateur wrestling match"
Rulon Gardner v Cael Sanderson
Sanderson is no match for Gardner simply based on weight alone, but he gives it a good effort. After about 2 minutes of sparring Gardner is leading 4-0 when suddenly Boss Strickland shows up and starts berating both men for not inviting him to this exhibition.
Gardner invites Strickland to take Sanderson's place and he agrees.
"Freestyle amateur wrestling match"

Rulon Gardner v Boss Strickland
After about 30 seconds Gardner has been unable to take Strickland down, but the Boss has failed to mount any offence. After a break, when they cinch up again the Boss snakes out a right fist and nails a sucker punch to the head of Gardner. He follows up with a knee to the gut, a kick to the groin, and then sets up a double underhook, but is tackled by Sanderson before he can do any more damage.

Sanderson and Strickland are rolling around on the ground exchanging punches and have to be broken up by several of the on-looking wrestlers.


The next match came about as a result of a 3-way tie in their bracket to see who would go on to Alive to battle for the Heritage title.

Bout #5
Triple Threat Match
Union Jack (5'10 234 lbs., Liverpool, England)
V
Den Graves (6'3 260 lbs. Wiggan School of England, by way of Potsdam, Germany)
V
Gabriel Argos (6'2 252 lbs. Cyprus)
Graves was at a big disadvantage in this match as his past actions have made him the target for both Argos and UJ. In fact the only time Argos or UJ attacked each other was to break up pin attempts on Graves or when the German was obviously out of it.
That all changed quickly after an inadvertent ref bumb by Union Jack. As the Englishman tried to revive referee Melissa Coates behind his back Den Scarraman appeared from the crowd, grabbed a chair and blindsided Argos who was battling Graves. Scarraman was last seen in 2002 buried in the PWA roster. Next he nailed Union Jack in the back with the chair. Graves revived the ref and locked the STF onto a limp Union Jack.
[Den Graves defeated Union Jack and Gabriel Argos in a triple threat match after Graves made Union Jack submit to the STF at 16:29 after outside interference]

Post-Match Interview Backstage:
Den Graves welcomes his friend Den Scarraman (who also hails from Germany) into RCW. Graves said he felt he needed some backup. They call their alliance "Den of Thieves" and remind Argos and Union Jack that there is no honour amongst thieves.


Jack Larkin makes his way to the ring. He says he wants everyone to welcome to RCW his new head of security...formerly known as Farooq...but originally, and better known as RON SIMMONS !!!
The fans pop for this major announcement and cheer as Simmons reaches the ring.
Simmons takes the mic from Larkin. He says he doesn't always agree with Larkin's calls, but he does believe that there needs to be order amongst the workers, in the backstage area, and in the office. He is here to maintain that order.


Main Event:
"Vicious" Manny Silva (6'2 259 lbs., Oahu, Hawaii)
V
Ron Simmons (6'2 260 lbs. Perry, Georgia)
Simmons controlled early with a series of flying shoulderblocks, but Silva bounced back a double ax-handle chop and followed up with a well executed wheelbarrow suplex. That really showed Silva's power. This match went back and forth and the fans really got under Silva's skin chanting "poodle, poodle" making him grab his hair and yell at the ref Buddy Lane to make them stop. After a while Silva wasted even more time by going out of the ring and getting into the face of Larkin. This was a mistake though as Simmons scored with a double ax-handle off the ring apron. He then tossed Silva around the ringside area drawing blood from the Hawaiian's forehead.
Both men were eventually counted out.
[Double countout at 10:48]

Post-Match:
They refused to quit however and fought over to the announce table. Silva got battered but managed to grab a hold of the ring bell and swing around clocking Simmons who dropped like a stone. Silva tried to go after Larkin with the ringbell but suddenly Chrome ran down from the back and nailed Silva in the back. Chrome continued to pound on Silva for a few seconds when just as suddenly Steve Riley appeared in street clothes and brandishing a pair of brass knuckles. He tried to coldcock Chrome but his punch was blocked. The two big men continued to trade punches as Silva and Simmons were regaining their feet. As the four men scramble into the ring and went toe-to-toe, they were joined by a charging Vendetta!! All 5 of these 8-ball challenge finalists now slugged it out in the middle of the ring, and as we came to a close it looked like Vendetta was getting the best of everyone.

FADE TO BLACK

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"Ten pounds of gold, eight men, one match concept. Who will remain Alive?"

River City Wrestling #948
Saturday, February 22nd 2003


7:00pm CST

Live, only on PPV


from






Eight-Ball Scramble for the vacant

RCW Heavyweight Championship

Chrome, Vendetta, Boss Strickland, Manny Silva,

Steve Riley, Raymond Bingham, Dr. John Manfried, Menele

As the men were being introduced and entered the ring they couldn't wait for the bell to ring and began to fight it out before everyone had entered. The rest of the field quickly ran down from the locker room and got right into it as head referee Buddy Lane just threw up his arms and let them go to it.

Chrome and Silva locked horns right away and went out of the ring. Silva threw Chrome into the crowd and the two began to hammer it out in the midst of the fans.

Vendetta also had a target in mind as he went right after Steve Riley and punished him with several splashes and headbutts in the corner. Only an inadvertent move with Dr. John Manfried whipping Menele into the back of Vendetta gave Riley a chance to survive.

Boss Strickland managed in the middle of the melee to hit a frog splash on Raymond Bingham as Manfried held Bingham's feet down. Manfried and Menele watched as Strickland pinned Bingham.

**Raymond Bingham eliminated by Boss Strickland at 5:34

Using the elimination as a breather Buddy Lane and Jurgen Hermann managed to restore order. They had Strickland and Menele lock up in the ring and managed to get Manfried, Riley, and Vendetta to take up position around the ring apron. However, Chrome and Silva continued to battle into the crowd. Hermann was sent by Lane to get them to the apron but he was ineffectual as usual, getting accidentally bumped and knocked out.

Back inside the ring Strickland tagged in Riley, and then Vendetta tagged himself in off the back of Menele. The chaotic monster Menele though didn't take kindly to the tag and nailed Vendetta from behind with a double ax-handle. This gave Riley the advantage. For the next few minutes Riley dominated Vendetta but couldn't put him away. Manfried and Menele called out for the tag but Riley refused. Soon Vendetta made a comeback, punching his way to his feet and then smashing Riley into the corner. A series of headbutts, a biel out of the corner, and then a pair of running clotheslines. In total Vendetta and Riley took up the last 8 minutes of the 10 minute period with neither one being able to put the other away, and neither one willing to make a tag.

The horn blasted for the scramble period and all hell broke loose. Manfried, Menele, and Riley all triple teamed Vendetta but somehow the man from Haiti managed to survive without being eliminated. In the meantime Boss Strickland had a seat at ringside and watched the action. Hermann was back to his feet now and trying to get Chrome and Silva, both who were now busted open, to return to the ring. The horn blasted to end the 3 minute scramble period.

The next one-on-one period commenced with the same two who ended the last one, Vendetta and Riley. However, as they fought Buddy Lane began to apply a 20 count, telling Chrome and Silva over the house mic that if they failed to heed the count they would be eliminated. Both men grudgingly made it back to the apron.

In the meantime inside the ring this time Riley was willing to make several tags in and out with Manfried and Menele. However, Manfried went for his Manfried Claw too early and Vendetta took him down with a nasty looking chokeslam that bounced Manfried's head off the mat. Lane counted the 1, 2, 3.

**Dr. John Manfried eliminated by Vendetta at 21:55

About a minute and a half later the horn blew and the next scramble period began. Of course Chrome and Silva went right at it, and this time Strickland could not hide from Menele. Vendetta and Riely took their feud out of the ring, and Vendetta dived down out of the way of a spear causing Riley to crash head first under the ring apron. Vendetta grabbed a chair and when Riley finally managed to emerge from under the ring he nailed him with a running chairshot and then pinned him.

**Steve Riley eliminated by Vendetta at 26:02

When the next one-on-one period began it started with Vendetta and Menele. The period was 5 minutes long and saw a couple of quick eliminations. Manny Silva managed to catch Boss Strickland on the rebound after receiving a punch in the corner by Vendetta, and nailed him with a full-nelson slam to get the pin.

**Boss Strickland eliminated by Manny Silva at 28:47

Then after a few successive tags Menele and Silva double teamed Chrome with a stuff piledriver. Menele picked up the pin.

**Chrome eliminated by Menele at 31:18

When the horn blew to start the next 3 minute scramble period at 31:34 there were 3 more men remaining in the match; Vendetta, Silva, and Menele.

Silva and Menele double teamed Vendetta. They went for a double stuff piledriver, but Vendetta managed to kick hard enough to throw Menele off balance, causing all 3 men to crash into a heap. The horn sounded to start the next 5 minute one-on-one period at 34:34.

Vendetta punished Menele for almost the whole 5 minutes. Silva tried to interfere but Buddy Lane and Jurgen Hermann worked as a team to keep him out of the fray. However, with about one minute left in the period, both refs were tied up trying to once again keep Silva out of the ring. From the back ran down previously eliminated Steve Riley who caught Vendetta from behind with a vicious spear in the back. Menele managed to tag in Silva, and seconds after the horn blew to start the scramble period Silva nailed Vendetta with his finisher, a front layout superplex.

**Vendetta eliminated by Manny Silva at 39:50

Menele was a real cinderella story making it into the final two and went right after Silva. He took the match outside the ring where he nailed Silva with the ringbell and tried to choke him out with the television cable. Silva though lying on his back while being choked out, snaked his fingers out under the ring and managed to pull out a steel chair which he jabbed into the back of Menele. He then nailed the former RCW protege with 3 successive blasts of the chair to the head, before clotheslining him to the ground. Belly-to-back suplex, and then he rolled Menele back into the ring. He took him to the top and brought him back down with a front layout superplex.

**Menele eliminated by Manny Silva at 42:58

["Vicious" Manny Silva won the 8-Ball Scramble]
["Vicious" Manny Silva won the RCW Heavyweight Championship]

Best 2 of 3 Falls Match

For the vacant RCW Heritage Championship



Vic Gate

v

Den Graves

The first fall showed that both these men are well trained in mat wrestling and submission moves and counters. Graves played it rough but surprisingly clean. However, right after the ring announcer said there were 20 minutes expired he seemed to take the action up a notch, using a hidden string of tape to choke Gate repeatedly behind the ref's back. The crowd moaned when Graves managed to lock Gate into an Angled Reverse Figure-Four leglock. Gate tried to rock his way out of the hold but that just caused too much pain. Finally he managed to inch his way to the ropes and get the break. It took a full 5 count though by ref Jimmy Appleseed before Graves would break the move.

The rest of the fall you could see that Gate was hurting, but Graves seemed content to go after his head now, punishing him with punches and headlocks. When he finally went back for the leg's and shot in, Graves managed to counter with a front facelock, and turn it into a hangman. Finally he released the hold with a neckbreaker. Three consecutive German suplexes and then a roll up and Gate had the first fall.

**Vic Gate wins the first fall by pinfall after a German Suplex at 31:07


The match broke down into fisticuffs and brawling in the second fall. It went in and out of the ring. Finally Graves battered Gate into the ringsteps and tried to get into the ring to beat the count. But Gate managed to hold onto one leg of Graves and cause a double countout.

**2nd fall ends in a double countout at 39:10


This posed an interesting question. What would happen if the 3rd fall went to Graves? For that matter color commentator Linley Tolbert claimed that the match should be over, that 3 falls had expired and that it was 2-1 for Gate. But since the title can not change hands on a DCO it should be held up? Amidst all the confusion, referee Jimmy Appleseed called for the bell and started what he deemed to be the 3rd fall.

Both men seemed pretty tired by now, and the match slowed down quite a bit. The younger man Graves took over with a series of wear down holds, and some high impact suplexes and powerbombs. However, Gate is an extremely tough man to pin who knows how to stay close to the ropes.

Graves went for an Indian deathlock but Gate reached across and grabbed ahold of Grave's kneepad. He pulled him forward and then rolled him up, but only got a 2 count. Gate was on fire with a belly-to-belly, a couple of dropkicks, and then nailed a crucifix into a cradle to get the pin.

As Gate was finishing off Graves, Den Scarraman appeared from the back and was making his way to the ring. However, he was chased from behind and clipped by Union Jack who made sure that Scarraman did not interfere in the match.

**Vic Gate wins the 3rd fall by pinfall at 49:42 after a flying crucifix.

[Vic Gate wins the vacant RCW Heritage championship]

Mini-tournament, 4 Teams

for the vacant RCW Tag Team Championships



Great Canadians: Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti

Will Damon & Shane Madison

Al Collins & Joe Blum

Young Guns: Greg Pawluk & Johnny Devine

Well, that is the way the PPV was advertised but a change occurred. Earlier in the night Derek St. Holmes Esq, came to the ring and called out V.P. Dale Kuentz. He presented the VP with a signed contract from Will Damon & Shane Madison signing over their spot in the tournament tonight for $2,000 in cash, to the Insane Clown Posse. Kuentz wasn't happy about it, but Al Collins & Joe Blum came to the ring to confront Holmes. They told Kuentz they had no problem wrestling ICP tonight and would enjoy beating their clown asses after their sneak attack on Rage. Speaking of sneak attacks, at this moment, the ICP hit the ring with their fire extinguishers, but Collins and Blum anticipated it and got in punches before the ICP could react. Blum and Collins drove the clowns from the ring, and Holmes had to do a head tope out of the ring onto the floor to escape.


Semi-Final #1

Insane Clown Posse v Al Collins & Joe Blum

The ICP were no match for the veterans. Everything they tried back fired as the good guys anticipated everything. In the end Blum battered Violent J and Holmes outside the ring as Collins nailed Shaggy with the big boot to get the pin.

[Al Collins & Joe Blum beat ICP when Collins pinned Shaggy 2 Dope after the big boot at 6:52]


Semi-Final #2

Vincent Regliatti & Eric Scott v Greg Pawluk & Johnny Devine

Hard fought match, went back and forth. Both teams lost their temper a lot. Both Regs and Scott had their knees wrapped heavily thanks to the attack last week by Stan Baker. Scott really shined through as the tough veteran as this match went along. Devine was in a world of trouble, and Pawluk tried to help him out, but referee Jurgen Hermann escorted Pawluk out of the ring. While he was doing that the Great Canadians nailed a double brainbuster and then Scott picked up the pin.

[The Great Canadians defeated The Young Guns by pinfall when Scott pinned Devine after a double brainbuster at 6:06].

Post-Match: Devine really tore a strip into Pawluk for distracting the ref and allowing him to be double teamed.


Finals

Vincent Regliatti & Eric Scott v Al Collins & Joe Blum

This was just like old times in RCW as these 4 men renewed acquaintances. Collins & Blum controlled early but the villains managed to escape several pin attempts by the illegal man entering and breaking up the pinfall. There was a major skirmish with all 4 men going at it, and Collins pinned Scott after a big boot. However, Melissa Coates upon protest by the Great Canadians reversed her decision, as Collins was not the legal man. As Collins and Blum protested the Great Canadians used the distraction to don brass knux and nail their opponents from behind. Scott nailed the Northern Spike (brainbuster) on Collins and picked up the tainted victory.

[The Great Canadians beat Al Collins & Joe Blum by pinfall when Scott pinned Collins after the Northern Spike brainbuster at 9:01]

[The Great Canadians, Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti won the vacant RCW Tag Team Championships]

Six-Man Tag Match

The veterans need to win the match to earn contracts with RCW

"the veterans" Sam Holiday, Stan Baker, The Patriot

V

"the youngsters" Raymond Bingham, Lash LeRoux, Allen Funk

Quite frankly, the old timers just had too much game for the youngsters, and too much at stake - a career full of pride. Bingham and Allen Funk did all they could to cheat to win, but LeRoux played it straight. In the end, rather then LeRoux costing his team the win as Larkin threatened would happen, Bingham and Funk grew so frustrated with LeRoux's unwillingness to cheat that they turned on him during a six-man skirmish. The only problem was that LeRoux was the legal man in the ring at the time. When it was all sorted out Stan Baker nailed the heartpunch and pinned LeRoux.

[Sam Holiday, Stan Baker, and The Patriot beat Raymond Bingham, Lash LeRoux, and Allen Funk when Baker pinned LeRoux after the heartpunch at 8:17]

[Holiday, Baker, and the Patriot all get active wrestling contracts with RCW]

12-Man Battle Royal

Winner to receive NWA World Title Shot

Order of elimination

xx Hombre Muerto Recorre (by Jason Pharo) 1:34

xx Lord Valmont (eliminated self) 2:44

xx Gregor Kitnitsov (by Damien Demento) 3:01

xx Moses Luke (by Ron Simmons) 3:55

xx Cael Sanderson (by Mr. Wrestling) 4:03

xx Mr. Wrestling by (Rulon Gardner) 4:24

xx Jason Pharo & Damien Demento (double elim) 5:15

xx Gabriel Argos (by Union Jack & Gardner) 6:33

xx Union Jack (by Ron Simmons) 7:59

xx Rulon Gardner (by Ron Simmons) 12:05


Winner: Ron Simmons

[Ron Simmons wins the right to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Cyberwar]

Special Attraction

Tenacious Z

v

Asp Evergreen

The first match of the night started off with Asp Evergreen coming to the ring with his friend Eddie Chavez. Asp had a sling on his arm, and said he couldn't wrestle tonight due to his injury. The crowd jeered Asp, and Tenacious Z grabbed the mic and asked Asp why he could wrestle with only one leg, but Asp couldn't wrestle with one injured arm?

Evergeen thought about it for a minute, seemingly taken aback by the question, before responding to Z, "but you're used to being a cripple. Being a gimp is new to me. I could wrestle but I would need a doctor's clearance first. But I tell you what. Since the fans have come to see you wrestle, they obviously like watching minorities wrestle, let's give them a suitable replacement. My buddy Eddie here is from a minority too, he'll fight you."

Z was pissed off but wanted to fight someone so he agreed.


The match between Z and Chavez went on for about 8 minutes and it was high paced excitement with both men holding their own. Then just as Z was pressing his advantage Asp Evergreen returned to the ring. He had some papers with him and entered the ring.

Referee Melissa Coates called for the bell and seemingly DQ'd Chavez.

Evergreen though got on the mic and said that due to Z's insistence he has gone out and got doctor's clearance which he presents to Coates. Coates gets a mic and confirms the clearance (Asp isn't wearing a sling anymore) but says that the match has already finished, that Z is the winner by DQ.

[Tenacious Z beats Eddie Chavez by disqualification due to outside interference at 8:27]



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From the back, carrying a briefcase comes Derek St. Holmes, ESQ, better known as the new manger of ICP. He opens the briefcase and pulls out a contract. He says this is a valid contract between Evergreen and Z for a match tonight. He says that the contract has not been fulfilled and needs to be carried out. Z agrees but is then coldcocked from behind by Chavez.

Coates calls for the bell to start the match. Z is a game competitor but the deck is stacked against him with already having wrestled 8 minutes, and having been attacked from behind. He tries to make comebacks but Evergreen just keeps punishing him. With Z on his back after a brainbuster, Evergeen humiliates him by feigning trying to put on a figure-four on the one legged wrestler. Instead he stomps on his lower midsection. After an elbowdrop he climbs to the top rope and comes off with his twisting moonsault finisher.

[Asp Evergreen beats Tenacious Z by pinfall after a twisting moonsault at 5:22]