March 2003

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River City Wrestling #949
March 5, 2003
Boise, Idaho

Bronco Gym

Attendance: 1,223 (sold out)


Den of Thieves opens the show (Den Graves & Den Scarraman). They rile up the crowd by saying at Alive they performed in front of a crowd that wore shirts saying "IDAHO". At least the women in this state KNOW what they are, Ho's. But tonight we look out at the crowd and see a bunch of ugly chicks wearing shirts that say "boys" (BOISE). You look like a bunch of cross dressing guys, so maybe it's possible, who knows?

Onto business, the D of T complain that they were robbed of the Heritage title at Alive. When the second fall ended in a double countout that should have ended the match. No third fall should have happened. They say they have sent in a formal written protest to NWA offices. In the meantime they issue a challenge to Vic Gate to put up his title and set the record clear.

Vic Gate appears to a huge ovation from the crowd, wearing the Heritage title around his waist. He says if Graves wants to be taken to school by Daddy one more time, then buckle up baby. But Graves demurs, and says that this time Scarraman will be getting the title shot. Vic Gates accepts the match for later tonight.


Opening Bout
Lash LeRoux vs Allen Funk

Lash LeRoux comes to the ring along with referee Buddy Lane. LeRoux says that he did not cost his team the match at Alive, so Larkin's threats to make his life miserable don't mean a damn thing. However, he's pissed off that he was punked by Bingham and Funk during the match, and that resulted in him being pinned. He challenges Bingham, Funk, or both to come out and fight. Allen Funk emerges to take the challenge. LeRoux controls most of the bout. 
Lash LeRoux beat Allen Funk by pinfall after a wheelbarrow driver at 7:28



Backstage:
Will Damon and Shane Madison are talking with V.P. Dale Kuentz. Kuentz is very upset that they sold their shot at the tag titles at Alive for $2,000 to ICP.
Damon and Madison say they never agreed to anything, sure didn't receive even a penny, and spent the entire PPV locked in a dressing room. They say they want their revenge on ICP. Kuentz says to give him a couple of days to confirm their story and if it holds up they will get their match against ICP on Saturday Squash. Also, if it holds up he says he will fine ICP the $2,000 and hand it over to Damon & Madison.

Gregor Kitnitsov & his mouthpiece Sammy Yip come to the ring waving the North Korean and old USSR flags. Yip lays into America warning them that if they enter into wars with Iraq and North Korea they will be joining the likes of Israel, Northern Ireland, and Croatia in a time of eternal war and vigilance. There will be no turning back. He thanks the people of France, Germany, and Russia for their support. At this point Kitnitsov grabs the mic. He laughs at America saying even their attempts to put in CIA run puppet gangsters in control of mother Russia has not turned out the way they wanted it. Just like their creation of Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq wars. He says America has no one to blame but themselves...

<<< cue "Star Spangled Banner" by Jimi Hendrix >>>

The crowd goes nuts when the Patriot answers the call to action. Carrying a HUGE American flag he makes his way to the ring. Yip has to restrain Kitnitsov in the corner. Sammy Yip carefully tossed the mic to a very angry looking Patriot.
Patriot catches the mic, and after a few false starts to find his words says "Hell boys I didn't come down here to talk with you, I came to kick your ass".

With that it's on and Kitnitsov and Patriot go at it. Security soon floods the ring to separate the two. Official Buddy Lane is in the ring with a mic and says to clear the ring, after a short commercial break these two can settle their differences in the ring.

Bout #2
The Patriot and Gregor Kitntisov battle to a double countout at 10:42.


In-ring interview:
Deane Moore calls to the ring Asp Evergreen. The youngster comes out accompanied by his friend Eddie Chavez. They defend their actions at Alive as being on the up and up. Moore questions the validity of Evergreen being able to go out on a moment's notice and within minutes return with doctor's clearance. Asp thinks about it for a moment and then declares that what he meant by not having doctor's clearance was that he had forgotten it in his gym bag, not that he didn't have it all together.
From the back comes Tenacious Z to the ring. Chavez and Evergreen make a big show of trying to hold open the ropes for the youngster to come into the ring. Instead Z uses the top rope to vault up and over the top strand and into the ring. He gets the mic.
Z challenges both of them to a tag match with his new partner, Shane Stevens, who comes to the ring. Evergreeen is pissed off at Stevens saying he has turned his back on the hard working boys of Butte, and teamed up with this guy who has had everything handed to him on a silver platter just because he's missing a limb.
Evergreen accepts the challenge for a tag match on Saturday Squash but says that Chavez will get the night off, and that the newest member of their little group will be unveiled as his tag partner.


Bout #3
Cael Sanderson & Rulon Gardner vs Boss Strickland & Mr. Wrestling

The next match continued the feud between Boss Strickland and RCW's two legit amateur stars Cael Sanderson and Rulon Gardner. In this tag match Mr. Wrestling steps forward to be Strickland's partner. Mr. Wrestling addresses Sanderson and Gardner and takes exception to their claims of freestyle greatness. It is he, that is known as Mr. Wrestling, and for good reason.
What could have been an excellent show of wrestling skill turned into a messy brawl, that saw all 4 men in the ring more often than not. At that frantic pace it didn't take long until Strickland and Mr. Wrestling were able to incapacitate Cael Sanderson with a shot into the ringpost. Two on one Gardner didn't have a chance and the duo finished him off with a version of the doomsday device.
Boss Strickland & Mr. Wrestling beat Cael Sanderson & Rulon Gardner by pinfall when Strickland pinned Gardner after the doomsday device at 5:36.


Backstage:
A very nervous looking Sugarbear Baker roams a hallway. Finally he sees Sinister Stan Baker emerge from the bathroom and calls out to him. SbB welcomes Stan Baker to RCW and says he just wants to clear the air regarding the use of the name Baker. He says he meant no disrespect to Stan or the Ox at all, and that it was all Larkin's idea. SbB says Larkin wanted to model a wrestler after the bear on his favourite cereal, Sugar Crisps. In fact he says Larkin wanted to call him Sugar Crisps Baker. Finally, Stan just holds up a hand for silence. He puts a hand on the shoulder of SbB and says its okay. He understands. Then Stan says that despite the gimmick SbB still hasn't been getting much time on TV, and the arrival of all these new stars like himself hasn't helped. He offers SbB a match tonight on Rage to get him some air time.
SbB looks very pleased and accepts.


Bout #4
Damien Demento vs Derek St. Holmes, Esq.

Derek St. Holmes, ESQ comes out in his wrestling gear looking very displeased. He says he has been forced into a match tonight against a mad man just because he did his duty to his clients at Alive. He is being punished because he lived up to his Hypocrite Oath.
Damien Demento beat Derek St. Holmes by pinfall after the Demento knee-drop at 5:14.

Post-Match:
ICP hits the ring and while Violent J distracts Demento, Shaggy 2 Dope nails him in the back of the head with a fire extinguisher.


Bout #5
Non-title Tag Team Match
The Great Canadians (Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti) (champions) beat Mentello & Peregryne when Regliatti pinned Peregryne after a Northern Lights Suplex at 11:35.
-This was a tremendous match-up. Scott a brawler, and Regliatti a mat wrestler, matched up well with the high-flying duo of masked youngsters from the Butte school. The match really showcased Mentello & Peregryne's athletic ability in their Rage debut.


Office:
Manny Silva, with the RCW Heavyweight title around his waist, forcefully enters the office of President Larkin, where he is meeting with his head of security Ron Simmons.
Silva says that as RCW champion he should be getting the title shot at Cyberwar against NWA World Champion Texas Lightning. Larkin just scoffs at him standing up and says that if Silva had what it took to be a real champion then he would start by getting that belt off his shoulder and around his waist where it belongs. That's why they make it as a belt nimrod.
Silva takes it off his shoulder but instead of putting it around his waist he lashes out nailing Simmons in the side of the head. He then tries to leap across the table at Larkin but Simmons manages to grab an ankle and pull the champ down. The two men wrestle around the ground until security shows up to break them apart.

Bout #6
Sinister Stan Baker vs Sugarbear Baker

Sugarbear Baker comes out for his match. He grabs a mic and interrupts the ring announcer. He says that upon reflection he has decided to change his name back to his original in-ring name, Brickwall Bradley.
Sinister Stan Baker comes out and the two shake hands before locking it up for their match. Bradley is a game competitor but Baker has just too much raw power for Bradley to compete with. In a relatively clean affair Baker asserts himself with a powerbomb, and then the heartpunch to get the win.
Sinister Stan Baker beat Brickwall Bradley by pinfall after the heartpunch at 7:59.

Post-Match:
Baker suddenly turned on Bradley and locked him in a camel clutch, refusing to let go. From the back finally came Sam Holiday. These two were enemies in mid-America for years. They seem to have finally buried the hatchet, but now Holiday had to drag Baker off of Bradley. Baker then turned on Holiday with a lowblow, a verical suplex, and then lined him up and nailed him with the heartpunch. Baker left the ring with Holiday and Bradley down and out.


In-ring:
<<< cue "We Will Rock You" by Queen >>>
"Total Destruction" Steve Riley comes out with his usual entourage of lawyers, agents, accountants, trainers, and girlfriends. In total he has 8 people with him today. In a very crowded ring Riley proclaims his pure hatred for the Haitian Voodoo prince, Vendetta. He says that Vendetta has got in his way of the gold for the last time. Riley's lawyer produces a contract, which already bears Riley's signature as well as the signature of President Larkin. The contract is for a CAGE MATCH at Cyberwar between Riley and Vendetta.
Vendetta answers the call by coming to the ring. He menaces the entourage to make room, then takes the pen and signs the contract. He tells Riley that his nickname Total Destruction will become a self-fulfilled prophecy at Cyberwar.


Main Event:
RCW Heritage Championship Match
Vic Gate (c)
v
Den Scarraman

Scarrman is not the technician that his partner Den Graves is, and no where near the level of Vic Gate. So this match turned into a brawl started by Scarraman. Graves risked DQ by interfering when the action spilled to the outside. Back inside the ring Scarraman really risked DQ by refusing to break a choke hold, and then firing off some eye gouges. Finally any pretense to a wrestling match broke down as Den Graves entered the ring with a chair and smashed it over the back of Vic Gate who unable to see was trying to pull him self up on the ropes.
[Vic Gate beat Den Scarraman by disqualification after outside interference by Den Graves at 6:15]
[Vic Gate retains the RCW Heritage Title]

Post-Match:
Union Jack and Gabriel Argos came out of the dressing room to the rescue of Vic Gate as they hammered Den of Thieves out of the ring.

FADE TO BLACK

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River City Wrestling #950
March 8, 2003
Saturday Squash

Your hosts for Saturday Morning Squash, as always are Joe Aiello (play by play) and Linley Tolbert (color commentary). Today's special guest in the 3rd chair is none other than Asp Evergreen.

Jason Pharo beat Puta Masculina by submission to the cobra clutch at 8:32

Question for Asp Evergreen, submitted via e-mail;
Why do you continually stick your nose into business that doesn't concern you, instead of just spending your time in Butte getting better as a wrestler, cause you suck.

Asp is taken aback by "the question" and grabs Joe Aiello by the collar. He demands to know who sent in the question. Asp says its obviously not a question but just some pre-puberty wanker acting like he knows something. Finally Asp forces his way so he can see the computer screen, and the question is signed Dr. John Manfried!!


Boss Strickland beat Don Spartan by pinfall at 5:38 after the frog splash.

Question for Asp Evegreen via e-mail;
Asp, how would I go about breaking into the business as a manager?
Your friend Brandon.

Asp laughs (a little too loudly actually) before answering. He says this is obviously some pimple infested pencil neck geek. Kid, if you're not big enough of a man to step into the ring then don't become a manager just to hang around with the real athletes. It's pathetic. Go join the chess club, or mensa or something.

Next up we have an announcement from V.P. Dale Kuentz. He says that he has had it confirmed that it appears the story of Shane Madison and Will Damon is true. It appears that before the Alive PPV, the ICP and Derek St. Holmes locked Damon and Madiso into an empty dressing room where they stayed until after the PPV when custodial staff noticed the door had been kept closed with a crowbar. Kuentz says the match between the two teams will happen next and that he has fined ICP the $2,000 they say they paid Madison and Damon for the title shot, and will hand the money over to the pair as compensation.

Madison and Damon are no strangers to breaking the rules, but they are strangers to the absolute mayhem that the two clowns can unleash. Add to that the interference of Derek St. Holmes and they are easy pickings for ICP.

Insane Clown Posse beat Shane Madison & Will Damon by pinfall after outside interference by Derek St. Holmes at 7:44


Live Audience question for Asp Evergreen;
Some kid who looks to be around 12 years old has the mic. He is about to ask his question when he is blindsided by Inbred Jed, one of the other workers at Butte. Jed coldcocks the kid and then takes the mic. After the initial shock has worn off Asp enjoys a good laugh at the kid's expense.

Jed asks Asp Evergreen if he can join his new group with him Eddie Chavez, and the mystery wrestler. Asp says he'll have to think about it. He tells Jed that although he is a young, raw recruit, he thinks Jed has a lot of potential but he's just not sure yet about joining the group. Asp tells Jed he'll get back to him on that question.


Main Event:
Mystery Partner Match
Tenacious Z & Shane Stevens
v
Asp Evergreen & Steve Chamberlain

When Chamberlain comes down to the ring and is introduced no one can figure out why he was the mystery partner. Then it became clear as he showed off his prosthetic leg. He only has one leg like Z (his though is lost just above where the knee once was) and he wears a prosthetic whereas Z goes on one leg. Chamberlain is also a good size bigger than Z (about 40-50 pounds heavier).
The match itself was one big clusterfrig with Evergreen actually controlling and directing most of the match. In the end Eddie Chavez came out to distract the ref, Evergreen took out Stevens, and then Inbred Jed hit the ring and nailed Z with a side suplex. Then Chamberlain put Z in a half-Boston crab until he gave it up.
[Asp Evergreen & Steve Chamberlain beat Tenacious Z & Shane Stevens by submission when Z sumbitted to the half-boston crab by Chamberlain at 10:54]

FADE TO BLACK

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River City Wrestling #951
March 12, 2003
Wednesday Night Rage

Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck Civic Center
Attendence: 1,829


The show opens with someone knocking on the office door of President Larkin. He is beckoned to enter which he does. Larkin is sitting at his desk. On a couch elsewhere in the office is head of security Ron Simmons. The camera pans to the newcomer, and it's a young Asian man.

Young man] Mr. Larkin, hi, I'm Scott, we talked on the phone?
Larkin] Yes, Scott come on in, meet Ron Simmons.
Young man shaking Simmons hand] Its a pleasure sir to meet someone of your stature in the business.
Simmons] So, I've heard that you think you're tough enough to compete in RCW? Just because your some sort of reality TV star doesn't mean a damn thing inside that ring.
Young Man] I know sir.
Larkin] And thats why I've assigned you Ron Simmons to train young Scott here. You're going to make sure that he reaches his full potential.

Simmons gets a bit of a disgusted look on his face.

Young man] But Mr. Larkin, you'll have to find me a new trainer soon, because Mr. Ron is going to win the NWA World Title at Cyberwar, and then he'll be far too busy traveling to train me.

This brings a big smile onto the face of Simmons, who puts his arm around Scott.

Simmons] Lets go then Scott, I'll go around and introduce you to the guys.


Tonight we are having a 4-man mini-tournament to decide who will get the shot at the NWA TV title at Cyberwar.

Semi-Final #1
Boss Strickland (6'3 256 lbs., St. Cloud, MN)
V
Rulon Gardner (6'2 262 lbs. Afton, WY)

This is a re-match from Feb 12th Rage which saw Strickland win by DQ by fooling the ref into thinking Gardner had hit him with a chair. Cael Sanderson came down to the ring to second Gardner but after Strickland put up a fuss, referee Jimmy Appleseed sent the rookie to the back.
The match went back and forth, and for the first time Gardner looked like he might be able to solve the dirty tactics of Strickland. But just as he was pressing the advantage, down came Mr. Wrestling from the back. He distracted Gardner enough to allow Strickland to attack him from behind. With the Boss in charge once again Appleseed forced Mr. Wrestling to the back. Strickland pressed the advantage but on a release German suplex, the flying leg of Gardner caught Appleseed flush in the head. With the ref down and out, from the back again came Mr. Wrestling. Strickland held onto Gardner and ordered Mr. Wrestling to nail him with the chair. Mr. Wrestling wound up but brought the chair crashing down on the head of Strickland instead!
A surprised looking Strickland fell face down to the mat. Mr. Wrestling rolled Gardner on top and revived the ref. Applessed counted a very slow 1, 2, 3.
[Rulon Gardner defeated Boss Strickland by pinfall at 12:12 after outside interference]

Post-Match:
As Gardner and Mr. Wrestling celebrated in the ring, and a befuddled looking Appleseed and Strickland looked on, another Mr. Wrestling ran down to the ring and started to jump up and down and complain to the ref. The first Mr. Wrestling pulled off his mask to reveal Cael Sanderson. Strickland and Mr. Wrestling went nuts. Sanderson and Gardner tried to convince Mr. Wrestling to unmask but of course he would have no part of it.


Semi-Final #2:
Union Jack (5'10 234lbs., Liverpool, England)
V
Den Graves (6'3 260lbs., Wiggan School of England, via Potsdam, Germany)
The heated rivalry between Union Jack/Gabriel Argos and Den of Thieves continued in this match. Like in the previous match referee Melissa Coates chose to send Den Scarraman and Gabriel Argos to the backstage area.
This was a scientific match where the two men traded sleeperholds, getting their opponent in a sitting position for extra leverage while locking on the sleeper. Whenever Graves did it he would slip the forearm down to a choke position. The match pace picked up near the end. UJ tried for a reverse neckbreaker but Graves fought through it to nail UJ with the reversal. He then locked in the STF and got the tap out victory.
[Den Graves beat Union Jack by submission with the STF at 15:35]

Backstage:
Chrome is being interviewed by Deane Moore. Chrome says he is one of the top contenders for Manny Silva's title and will do whatever it takes to secure the top contender spot. From nowhere comes Menele running into the picture carrying a trash can that he smashes over the head of Chrome. The biker is busted wide open, and Menele locks in a cobra clutch until security come in to break it up.
As security attempts to restrain Menele he screams "I'm the top contender you stupid idiot. It was me who was last in the 8-ball with Silva. No one tries to take what is mine."

Bout #3
Lord Valmont (6'0 250lbs., South of France) w/ Sherry Valmont
V
Dirty Don Spartan (6'2 285 lbs. Detroit, MI)
Valmont has gained quite a reputation lately for his lack of "stick-to-it-ness", and he seemed ready to flee when he saw veteran brawler Spartan would be his opponent. But instead he stayed and fought, and along with every old school dirty tactic he could muster including managerial interference, eye gouges, nail rakes, boot chokes, tag rope chokes, and finally feet on the ropes for the pin he stole a victory.
[Lord Valmont beat Don Spartan by pinfall after a piledriver at 8:27 with his feet on the ropes for leverage]


Bout #4
Six-Pack Junior-Heavyweight Match
Winner gets shot at NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title at Cyberwar
NOT elimination style first pinfall wins
Armand Rougeau Jr. v Cael Sanderson v Greg Pawluk v Mentello v Shane Madison v Dave Mysterio

Sanderson looked a bit like a fish out of water as he tried to ground and pound the high flying competition. Wrestlers flew in and out of the ring. Shane Madison came close to winning the match on two occasions getting near falls over Mysterio.
Then Asp Evergreen and Eddie Chavez came down and all hell broke loose. Evergreen is pissed off that he was not entered into the event. He and Chavez attacked the competitors. With the ref and security involved in that, the Insane Clown Posse ran in from the crowd and sprayed Madison with the fire extinguisher. Mentello was "Johnny on the spot" and landed a moonsault. Seeing this referee Buddy Lane left the big fracas and entered the ring to make the count.
[Mentello wins the Six-Pack match when he pins Shane Madison after a moonsault and outside interference at 12:30]

In-ring:
Chrome comes down to the ring, his head is bandaged. He rants on Menele, saying that if he says he is the #1 contender then he is the #1 contender, and theres not a damn thing "Menele the Mental Midget" can do about it! This brings out the psycho Menele to the ring. He goes to take the mic from Chrome and suddenly Chrome strikes out with his left hand which had been hidden at his side. He is wearing brass knux and drops Menele with one punch. Chrome says if Menele wants more, then he can come get more at Cyberwar.


The next match was between former PWI rookie of the year Raymond Bingham and Lash LeRoux. This was set up at Alive when Bingham and Funk punked out LeRoux, their partner, during a six-man tag match. Last week LeRoux got some revenge by beating Funk, now he turns his attention to Bingham.

Bout #5
Raymond Bimgham (6'2 235 lbs. Tampa, FL)
V
Lash LeRoux (5'11 221 lbs. New Orleans, LA)
These two really turned it up a notch. The match wasn't long, but was filled with attack, counter-attack, and reversals. LeRoux had Bingham on the mat but when he tried for a springboard splash, Bingham brought his knees up. On his feet Bingham lifted LeRoux up only to take him down with a standing dropkick. He followed this up with two flying dropkicks, a snap suplex, and a series of mounted punches. But as he delivered the punches he lifted himself up too much and LeRoux was able to bring his legs up and hook Bingham, rolling him backwards, and getting the 1, 2, unbelievable kick-out by Bingham. The two scrambled to their feet, LeRoux went for a front facelock, but Bingham countered with a jawbreaker. Kick to the gut, front faceslam and the pin.
[Raymond Bingham defeated Lash LeRoux by pinfall after a front faceslam at 6:53]


Main Event
Winner gets shot at NWA TV Title at Cyberwar
Rulon Gardner (6'2 262 lbs., Afton, WY)
V
Den Graves (6'3 260 lbs., Wiggan School of England, via Potsdam, Germany)

Tough fought match, almost exclusively down on the mat. Then after about 6 minutes both wrestlers spilled out of the ring. Graves got in a kick to the groin, then hotshoted him off the ring apron. After rolling back in the ring to break the count, Graves tossed Gardner into the ring apron, his head disappearing under the ring. When Graves pulled Gardner out from under the ring his head was busted wide open. Referee Buddy Lane assessed the situation and quickly called for the bell and for medics from the back.
[Den Graves defeated Rulon Gardner by referee stoppage at 7:35]

Post-Match:
With a few minutes left in the broadcast the announce crew quickly went over the Cyberwar line-up for Saturday's big show. Then turned their attention once again to the paramedics who were busy immobilizing the neck of Rulon Gardner.
Suddenly from the back came Boss Strickland!! He knocked over a couple of the paramedics and began to slug it out with security trying to get to Gardner. Finally Cael Sanderson came from the back and managed to tackle Strickland, float over and put him in a rear naked choke.
Sanderson had Strickland tapping out for dear life as we went off the air.

FADE TO BLACK

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River City Wrestling #952
March 15, 2003
CYBERWAR





"It will be virtual annihilation"


Grand Forks, North Dakota

7:00pm Bell Time






Opening Match:


Chrome (6'9 328 lbs., Black Hills, South Dakota)

v

Menele (6'0 255 lbs., parts unknown)

The card started with a bang when Menele couldn't wait for Chrome to get in the ring. The two met on the apron and started to trade punches. Eventually Chrome ducked under a Menele punch and then tackled him off the apron, both men crashing into the floor. The action stayed outside the ring for awhile as both men took turns using the guardrail and the steel steps. Menele was busted wide open. When the match finally got inside the ring it was a pure brawl. It was not until Chrome took control of the match that some power moves were traded. Chrome nailed Menele with a powerbomb, held on, pulled him up, and drove the 255 pounder back down to the mat again. Somehow Menele managed to kick out. Chrome nailed a chokeslam but again Menele kicked out. The big man from the Black Hills took Menele to the top for the Chrome Driver, but Menele punched his way out of it, and took Chrome down with a top-rope DDT. He would have got the 3 count but Chrome managed to drape a foot over the bottom rope. Both men were looking exhausted and Menele was wearing the proverbial crimson mask. Chrome blocked a suplex attempt and countered with a brainbuster, but again could only get a 2 count. He took Menele up top and this time nailed the Chrome Driver for the tough win.

[Chrome beat Menele by pinfall after the Chrome Driver at 9:00]





Bout #2
Flag Match:


The Patriot (6'4 251 lbs., Columbia, SC)

V

Gregor Kitnitsov (5'10 225 lbs., the former USSR)


Kitnitsov came to the ring with his manager Sammy Yip. Both men presented their flags to officials and they were attached to poles on two separate turnbuckles. The first one to bring down his own flag would be declared the winner.

Before the match could officially start though Sammy Yip nailed The Patriot across the back of the calfs with the flag pole of his North Korean flag. Kitntisov was all over Patriot working on his legs, clipping him and stomping away. Patriot could only stand with help from the ropes or his opponent. Kitnitsov then went to work with a series of 3 snap suplexes and then some mounted punches. His first mistake in the match was trying to take off the mask of the Patriot. The difficulty allowed Patriot to punch Kitnitsov and then knee him off. Patriot climbed on top and started to pepper the Russian with punches. He tried to stand but his legs gave out on him. So back down on the mat the Patriot locked in a front facelock for a bit, before turning it into an armbar, and then a surfboard. Patriot's shoulders were down on the mat for this move causing Sammy Yip to plead with referee Melissa Coates to count to 3, but pinfalls can not win this match, nor can a submission. Patriot finally released the hold and crawled over to the corner where the US flag hung. Using the turnbuckle for support the Patriot began to climb up. However, as Kitnitsov hung on to Coates trying to drag himself to his feet, and by doing so distracted her, Sammy Yip wrapped a large strap around the foot of the Patriot and then tied the other end to the turnbuckle under the ring. The Patriot was stuck, with not enough slack to pull the strap off his foot, he had to leave the ring to undo the strap. Kitntisov was on his feet now and slowly making his way to the USSR hammer and sickle. Yip tried to slow down the Patriot but was easily punched out. Patriot got the strap off and then ran around the ring to the other side. Kitnitsov was climbing the pole when the Patriot climbed up the other side, wrapped the strap around the neck of the Russian and pulled him down to the floor below!! Both men hit with a sickening thud. Patriot was on his feet first and went for his flag. As he climbed up the turnbuckle Kitnitsov rushed him from behind and nailed the back of his leg with the edge of a steel chair. Patriot went down and could not get back to his feet. Kitntisov went to his corner, climbed the turnbuckle and retrieved his flag.

[Gregor Kitnitsov beat The Patriot in a flag match by retrieving his flag at 10:20]




Bout #3
Grudge Match - Taped Fists


Sam Holiday (6'9 302 lbs., Odessa, TX)

V

"Sinister" Stan Baker (6'2 300lbs., Kansas City, KS)


A decade of hatred was renewed and exploded all over the arena. This was a straight ahead brawl that favoured Baker but Holiday's guts and determination held him strong. They fought all over the ringside area and into the stands. Back inside Holiday reversed strategies and began to actually wrestle Baker, including a vertical suplex, abdominal stretch, and a pair of inverted atomic drops each followed by a stiff looking clothesline. Two running clotheslines later and Holiday attempted the Holiday legdrop (from the top rope) but Baker managed to roll out of the way. Baker rolled out of the ring and pulled out a bucket from under the ring. The bucket contained a mix of sticky resin and glass and when Baker emerged his left hand (he's a southpaw) was covered in glass. Inside the ring he nailed Holiday twice in the head busting him open. The blood began to spread quickly and Holiday looked woozy. Baker helped Holiday to his feet and lined him up for the heartpunch. But Holiday alertly grabbed the arm of Baker and twisted it behind his back in an armbar. He then heaved on the arm lifting Baker into the air, before bringing him back down, wrapping his arm around the neck of Baker and taking him down with an inverted DDT.

[Sam Holiday beat Stan Baker by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 8:31]




Bout #4
NWA World Junior-Weight Championship


Juventud Guerrera (champion)

V

Mentello


The fans initial excitement over seeing a world title match quickly dissipated as the match turned into a spotfest, not really in the traditional kind of action expected by RCW fans. After about 5 minutes of spots the two got down on the mat for a few pinning sequences after each man traded DDT's, then brainbusters.
Juvy got the advantage and nailed Mentello with an exploder suplex that looked very dangerous as he dropped the local challenger on his head, bringing down the wrath of the crowd. He tried for the pin but Mentello kicked out at 2. Mentello managed a comeback with a facecrusher and then went to work on the legs with a hanging kneebreaker and then a series of kicks. He nailed a gourdbuster but only got a 2 count.
Juvy fought back with a kick to the groin, an eye rake, and then a ground cobra twist into a pinning cradle for the win.

[Juventud Guerrera beat Mentello by pinfall after a ground cobra twist at 8:41]
[Juventud Guerrera retained the NWA World Junior-Weight Championship]




Bout #5
NWA World Television Championship

Vic Grimes (champion)

V

Den Graves

Graves used his typical ground and pound attack to neutralize and frustrate Grimes early in this match. However, after several failed attempts to pin the champ or make him tap out Graves got a bit more aggressive. This allowed some brawling comebacks by Grimes. Ultimately Graves made the mistake of being too aggressive. He climbed to the top rope for a knee drop but Grimes rolled out of the way and quickly put Graves in a figure-four. This brought Den Scarrarman into the ring to break up the hold and cause the disqualification.

[Vic Grimes beat Den Graves by disqualification at 12:51 when Den Scarrman interfered]
[Vic Grimes retained the NWA World Television Championship]


Post-Match:
A Den of Thieves double team on the TV champ was broken up by Union Jack and Gabriel Argos who came in to clean house.




Bout #6
NWA World Tag Team Championships

Villanos IV & V (champions)

V

Great Canadians (Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti)

Before the match could begin the Great Canadians came out wearing the RCW Tag Team titles. They got on the mic and declared themselves to be the best tag team in the NWA. They said it was beneath them to have to challenge for tag team belts which are nothing but a sham. They accused the Villanos of rotating family members and friends in and out of the masks and asked where they won their titles "Rio de Janiero"? They asked the Villanos who were under the masks today, Dusty Rhodes? Roddy Piper? Barry Windham? Chris Champion? The Villanos grabbed a mic but as they turned they were attacked by the Great Canadians who nailed them in the head with the title belts. The Great Canadians continued to hit the Villanos repeatedly in the head with the title belts until crimson blood flowed from under the masks and pooled on the worn canvas mat.

It took RCW security led by Ron Simmons and even Jack Larkin's presence to pull the Great Canadians off of the visiting champions. The match was declared a no-contest as it never got underway.

[No-contest]
[Villanos IV & V retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles]





Bout #7
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Texas Lightning (champion)

v

Ron Simmons

The match started with a handshake between the two men, but soon the match degenerated into a knock out, drag out, fist fight. The ring could not contain these two warriors who stood toe to toe at the railing trading punches even as they had to use their off hands to steady themselves on the rail.

Head referee Buddy Lane cut both men a lot of slack with slow counts, but even then had to encourage them to re-enter the ring. President Jack Larkin came down to ringside and slipped a chair into the ring. Ron Simmons went to grab it but Texas Lightning also grabbed a hold of it. The two men began to struggle over the chair but TL suddenly let go, and the chair flew up and smashed Simmons in the face. Larkin jumped up on the apron and called for the bell. After some heated discussion with Buddy Lane and a disgusted TL, Lane gave in and declared Simmons the winner by DQ.

[Ron Simmons defeated Texas Lightning by DQ after TL "hit" Simmons in the head with a steel chair at 10:54]
[Texas Lightning retains the NWA World Heavyweight Title]




Main Event
CAGE MATCH

"Total Destruction" Steve Riley

v

Vendetta

Vendetta started strong in this match. His efforts to out punch Riley didn't work but a few well placed boots and a swinging neckbreaker and he held the advantage. Immediately he began to use the cage to his advantage, rubbing Riley's face across the cage and smashing it into the cage until he was a bloody mess. Vendetta nailed a pair of inverted DDT's but both times Riley kicked out after a 2 count.

Unsure how to attack next Vendetta went to a front face lock, but Riley managed to punch and then power his way out of the hold. He devastated Vendetta with 2 back suplexes, and then a piledriver. But he wasted time posing for the crowd and only got a 2 count. Next the big man from Denver used a couple of hand holds of Vendetta's dreadlocks to swing him around and smash him into the cage.

Riley had been using his wrists to wipe the blood from his eyes but now his vision was severely hampered and his arms were also a bloody mess. He wasted time to get passed a towel from one of his entourage through the cage. As he was wiping his face with the towel he was attacked from behind by Vendetta who drove him into the cage. the Haitian Voodoo warrior went on the attack using the bloody towel to choke Riley as he stood on the bottom rope for extra leverage. Riley managed to turn around, nail Vendetta twice in the gut and then hotshot him headfirst into the cage wall.

Both men were down and when they got up at the count of 9 Vendetta too was bloodied.

The men traded brawling and power moves for the next few minutes neither gaining an advantage. Finally Riley surprised Vendetta with a standing sidekick that stunned him, and then nailed him with a spear. Riley peppered the bleeding head of Vendetta with mounted punches before dragging him to his feet by the dreadlocks. He scooped him up and slammed him down to the mat, but the Haitian upset Riley by pulling him down by the ankle and rolling him up for a near fall. Vendetta followed up with 4 consecutive running clotheslines and got another 2 count.

At this point several members of the Riley entourage began to climb the steel cage walls. One by one Vendetta had to bodyblock them off the wall. But when he turned around after knocking one of them off he was met by Riley and a big belly-to-belly suplex.

Riley was in charge again and began to work over the back of Vendetta with punches and power moves. He worked him over for a good 5 minutes but the Haitian managed to hang in there. Riley sent Vendetta to the cage wall, but he surprised Riley by bouncing back with a springboard back elbow. Vendetta quickly followed up with a float behind and when he cinched it on Riley began to turn. But Vendetta also turned to maintain the cinch and nailed a belly-to-back suplex.

Next Vendetta went to the top, climbing the top turnbuckle. But Riley recovered and went after him. So Vendetta began to walk the ropes, and then sprung off catching a still woozy Riley from behind. Vendetta managed to get the big man in a headlock then used his feet to spring off the cage wall, and bulldogged Riley's head into the ground.

Referee Melissa Coates counted the 1, 2, 3.

[Vendetta defeated Steve Riley by pinfall after a springboard bulldog at 22:16]

Vendetta celebrated in the ring and told Manny Silva that he was coming for the RCW Heavyweight title next.


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River City Wrestling #953
March 19, 2003
Brookings, South Dakota
Frost Arena, South Dakota State University
Attendence: 2,256


Opening segment:
The show opens with an interview from Vendetta. He declares himself to be the #1 challenger to the RCW Heavyweight title held by Manny Silva. He wants Silva on Rage or at Lock & Load on April 5th.
But from the back comes Chrome shaking his head. The two fan favourites go nose-to-nose as Chrome disputes Vendetta's proclamation as the #1 challenger. He says the last guy to do that was Menele and he got his ass handed to him at Cyberwar. Vendetta responds that he is no Menele.
Vice-President Dale Kuentz comes to the ring and tries to get things settled down. He tells the boys to calm down and the two can meet as gentlemen next week on Rage, in the main event. The winner of that match will be declared the #1 contender for Lock & Load.


Opening Bout
Ron Simmons beat Johnny Rivale by pinfall at 3:28 after a running clothesline
Simmons was seconded by "Tough Enough" Scott in this match. We saw a vignette of Simmons training a rather hopeless looking Scott. At the end of the vignette Simmons told Scott to come watch him on Rage and maybe he would learn more from watching an actual match than he is learning here in the gym. As it turns out Simmons squashed Scott's fellow Butte Wrestling school student Johnny Rivale.

Backstage:
Boss Strickland finds Mr. Wrestling backstage. He berates the masked man for letting him down on Rage last week. He can't believe that Cael Sanderson got a hold of a Mr. Wrestling mask and impersonated him that way. Strickland asks Mr. Wrestling what the hell he was doing, having a shower? Eating a bucket of chicken? Mr. Wrestling just shrugs his shoulders. Suddenly Strickland gets really agitated and asks if that really is Mr. Wrestling under the mask, and then says not that it matters since he really doesn't know who the blue hell he is anyways. He tells Mr. Wrestling to unmask so he can see for sure that it hasn't been Cael Sanderson all along. Finally Mr. Wrestling speaks, telling Strickland he is paranoid. He tells Strickland to put his fears to rest and to second him to the ring now as he beats up on Sanderson. Strickland agrees.

Before the match can start we get an interview with Cael Sanderson backstage. He says that Rulon Gardner is doing all right. He had some minor swelling on the vertebrae but the doctors are just being cautious keeping him under observation for a few more days.

Bout #2
Mr. Wrestling pinned Cael Sanderson after an elbowdrop from the top rope (with Boss Strickland holding onto the feet of Sanderson) 11:18
Sanderson put up a good fight against Mr. Wrestling but the constant threat of Strickland outside the ring caused him too much distraction. In the end that threat turned into a reality as the sneaky Strickland managed to hold onto the feet of Sanderson to help Mr. Wrestling get the pin. After the match the two men beat down Sanderson until security including Ron Simmons came out to break it up.


The next match came about as fall out for Asp Evergreen and Eddie Chavez interfering in the Junior Heavyweight six-pack match that saw Mentello pick up the win and advance to take on Juvy at Cyberwar.

Bout #3
Greg Pawluk & Johnny Devine defeated Asp Evergreen & Eddie Chavez by pinfall when Pawluk pinned Chavez after the Pistol Pulverizer (a top-rope tombstone) at 14:24.
Good match that saw Evergreen and Chavez come close to an upset.

Post-Match:
The ICP hit the ring and helped Evergreen & Chavez beat up on Pawluk & Devine. ICP's manager Derek St. Holmes helped out making it 5 on 2 until Tenacious Z, Mentello, and Dave Mysterio hit the ring to even out the odds. Steve Chamberlain then entered to help put Evergreen's faction while Shane Stevens followed soon after to even the scales once again. Even with RCW security helping out it took almost 5 minutes to break this clusterfrick apart. During that time Tenacious Z made the mistake of getting too close and personal with color commentator and former all-around wrestling cheat Linley Tolbert who responded by DDT'ing Tenacious Z on the floor.
Before the skirmish was broken up Ron Simmons who was out leading his security forces was attacked from behind by Vicious Manny Silva who nailed him in the back of the head with the RCW Heavyweight title. Silva continued to punk out Simmons and several of his security forces until finally subdued. In fact so many of the security was required to subdue the champ that the main brawl got started again for a couple more minutes until security could subdue that brawl as well.

In-Ring:
The 2nd hour began with President Jack Larkin making a rare in-ring appearance. He came out with several security officers and warned the likes of Silva and Steve Riley not to screw with him tonight. He said that what just happened was a disgrace to RCW, to the fans, and to pro wrestling. He singles out Linley Tolbert saying that announcers in RCW do not get into the action. He tells Tolbert he is fined 1 week's pay for his actions. He then turns his attention to "that little gnat" Asp Evergreen and his loser friends. He tells Evergreen that he is officially kicked out of Butte. He is no longer welcome there to learn the ways of a pro wrestler as he doesn't understand the first thing about being a "pro". He says Chavez gets the boot too. He tells Evergreen that he isn't playing with a full deck. Finally he turns his attention to Silva. He was warned about how "vicious" Silva could be (at this point the fans start to chant "Poodle" making Larkin break from his speech in laughter). But he says that tonight Silva crossed the line.
Manny Silva then came to the ring to answer the charges. He goes face to face with Larkin and calls him a "pussy". Larkin gets red in the face, and then when one of them puts a hand on Silva's shoulder he turns around and kicks a security guard in the groin and follows up with a big knee lift. He then proceeds to thrash all 5 security guards and Larkin takes off up the ramp. Silva gives chase but as he reaches the top of the ramp he is cold cocked by Ron Simmons who appears from the backstage area with a 2x4.
Simmons then begins to wear out Silva with the wood. Larkin has a mic and tells Silva that in tonight's main event he will defend his RCW Heavyweight title against Ron Simmons.


Bout #4
Gregor Kitnitsov defeated Jason Pharo by pinfall after a Superplex at 7:44

Post-Match:
Kitnitsov and his manager Sammy Yip get a mic and begin to mouth off about America and how they have had their butts handed to them in every war starting with Yip's home country Korea.
Surprisingly it is not an American who answers the challenge but Gabriel Argos from Cyprus. He says the Americans have been good friends to his people over the years, and he feels obliged to pay back some of that goodwill. He charges the ring but the Russian and the Korean slip out under the ropes and run for cover.

Backstage:
Ron Simmons is walking around with a beer in one hand and a cigar in the other. He passes a card table where Damien Demento, Dr. John Manfried, and Menele are sitting playing cards. Simmons asks them if he can join their poker game. Manfried just looks at him with contempt before replying, "we're playing Cheat. Care to join us?". Simmons just shakes his head and says he knows when he is outclassed and walks away. Manfried lays down some cards and says "six four's". Demento calls "cheat" but when he tries to turn over the cards Manfried punches him in the head. The card table is over turned and the 3 men begin to slug it out.


Bout #5
Sam Holiday defeated Will Damon by pinfall after the Holiday Leg Drop at 6:54

Post-Match:
Raymond Bingham comes out after the match and from the top of the ramp gives Holiday a "golf clap". He says its really good for a veteran and former River City champ like Holiday to be beating a green rookie like Damon. But how about trying on someone his own level? He says it's been a couple of years since he was a Rookie, and then reminds everyone that he was the PWI Rookie of the Year in 2000. Holiday invites Bingham to get it on now, but the villain just laughs and says he will get Holiday when the time is right.


Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Championship Match

"Vicious" Manny Silva (champion)
v
Ron Simmons

This was a knock down, drag out brawl. The most scientific move was a knee lift. The match alternated inside and outside the ring. Simmons worked over the back of Silva and wore him down but couldn't get the win. Silva turned things around with a clip of Simmons' knee. He continued to work the knee, and would later smash it into the steel ringpost on several occasions. Outside the ring Silva laid the steel guardrail across the leg of Simmons and then had a really obese couple from the audience sit on the rail. But as they sat and bounced up and down on the rail Silva came from behind with a diving double clotheslines to the backs of the obese fans. He began to stomp on them causing Buddy Lane to call for the bell.
[Ron Simmons defeated Manny Silva by disqualification at 17:04]
[Manny Silva retained the RCW Heavyweight Championship]

Post-Match:
RCW security emerged from the back very quickly to come to the rescue of their fallen leader Simmons. Several of the security members brought batons and even blackjacks with them and began to take their vengeance on an outgunned Manny Silva. The champ lay on the ground being beaten by the security guards as the show came to a close.

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