River City Wrestling #478
August 31, 1991
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Battle Royale Announcement
Jim Brunzell announces that in addition to Rogue and The Sheik who were entered last week, more names have been finalized for the annual battle royale which will happen in two weeks for a $5,000 prize and a shot at the heavyweight title. The biggest news is that returning from injury will be Mr. Wonderful himself "Paul Orndorff". This brings the champion Larry Cameron to the ring to complain. Not really sure why he would be complaining but he tries to no avail. However, Cameron does ask that as champion he should be able to put forward a challenger of his own and asks that a spot be reserved for a special guest of his own that will make sure that Orndorff does not win the battle royale. Jim Brunzell agrees saying that Orndorff is not afraid of anyone. In addition the following wrestlers will be entered; Wahoo McDaniel, Chris Adams, Ben Bassarab, EZ Ryder, Terminator Riggs, Lance Storm, Mike Lozansky, Charlie Norris, Johnnie Stewart, Wayne Bloom, Mike Enos, The Natural, and Chi Chi Cruz. So that's 17 names in all including Cameron's entry. That leaves 3 spots open. One of those will go to a new entry a man who bills himself as the master of horror, Freddy Krueger! The remaining two spots will be filled by none other then himself Jim Brunzell, and Baron von Raschke!
Opening Bout
Jason Power defeated Charlie Norris by pinfall after a full nelson slam at 5:53
-Power is a newcomer, with muscles but not a lot else going on.
Bout #2
Terminator Riggs and Rogue battled to a double disqualification at 6:56
-the strange cloak wearing man who talks in some Medieval tongue is back, and he and Riggs quickly got their hate on. The two battled after the match until other wrestlers and security intervened to get between the two.
Bout #3
Timothy Flowers & Dan Denton defeated Randy Thatcher & Red Bastien Jr. by pinfall when Denton pinned Bastien after a stuffed piledriver at 6:06
-filler, nut as tasty as the jam in the middle of a donut, no where near as tasty.
Bout #4
Ben Bassarab defeated Johnnie Stewart by pinfall after a flying bodypress at 10:27
-Return bout from last card when Stewart was dq'd for putting a steel bar into his knee pad. Best match of the night so far, as it was hard fought, lots of impact and scientific moves, both men holding advantages. However referee Buddy Lane got caught in the crossfire of a flying dropkick and got knocked out. At this point Stewart took out a metal rod and loaded his knee brace again. But running down to the ring, reaching in and holding onto Stewart's leg was Bassarab's former partner out with an injury Kid Gallahad. By the time Stewart kicked his way out of it he walked right into a superkick, followed by a snap suplex, and then Bassarab went to the top and nailed the flying bodypress to pick up the win.
Post-Match: Kid Gallahad in the ring with Ben Bassarab says he has been cleared to wrestle and wants in to the Battle Royale. Commissioner Jim Brunzell comes down to the ring and says Gallahad deserves respect as half of the former tag champions. He tells Gallahad that the battle royale is full but that he will withdraw himself and give his spot to Gallahad. He also mentions that as former tag champions Bassarab and Gallahad never received their rematch because of Gallahad's injury. So as part of the undercard to the Battle Royale they will get their title shot against whoever the tag champs are after tonight; either the Destruction Crew or Bullet Train.
Bout #5
Natural & Chi Chi Cruz defeated EZ Ryder & Chris Adams by disqualification for use of a chair at 9:59
-Natural and Cruz are on a roll. Using good tag team double teams and cheating where they could they kept their opponents off balance. Finally Chris Adams just snapped and got a chair and hit both his opponents over the head. He also threatened inept referee Jurgen Hermann with a chairshot before calming down and dropping the chair. Toni Adams' match is next so she was not at ringside to help her husband.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Strap Match
Toni Adams defeated Jeannie Adams by touching all 4 corners in a strap match at 8:16
[Toni Adams won the North American Women's Title]
-another very short reign of a women's title holder, as Jeannie did not successfully defend her belt even once. This was a vicious brawl, with a strap match being set up after the "I Quit" match last time. Toni just seemed to be a bit better and a bit more determined then the champion.
Bout #7
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Destruction Crew: Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom (champions) vs Bullet Train: Lance Storm & Mike Lozansky
This was a return match after Destruction Crew just walked away from their last title defense. This time Jim Brunzell came down to the ring prior to the bout and told the champs that if they walked away again, or got themselves intentionally disqualified then he would strip them of the titles. The champs seemed cocky and confident when they walked into the room but after the dressing down they received from Brunzell they seemed a bit flustered. The challengers used this to control the first few minutes, with quick tags and double teams on the transitions. But Bloom used his power to turn the tables, driving Lozansky into the corner and then roughing him up. The champs then used their strategy of cutting the ring in half and always having a hold on their opponent. No whips to the ropes, not even a back body drop, they literally had a hold on Lozansky for the next 5 minutes. Eventually though Lozansky managed to slide under Bloom's legs while still in a wristlock and then pulled straight up causing Bloom to crotch himself. The champs complained to ref Jurgen Hermann about the low blow but Hermann pointed out that Bloom technically did it to himself. In the meantime Lozansky got the tag and Storm did the whole house of fire thing taking care of both champions. He then settled into punishing Enos, and when Lozansky was recovered they reverted back to their quick tags. This lasted until Bloom was able to catch Storm coming off the ropes with a rabbit punch to the back of the head, and then hit him with a hotshot as he leapt off the ring apron to the floor below. Then he yanked Storm out of the ring and laid the boots to him while Hermann was busy restraining Lozansky. Bloom rolled Lozansky back into the ring and then tagged in from Enos. The assault was on now and they worked over the knee of Storm which seemed damaged from his fall out of the ring. Storm managed to tag out once but Hermann was distracted by Bloom so missed the tag. Finally Enos put Storm into the figure four and you could hear his screams from the cheap seats. Lozansky came in and laid the boots to Enos to break it up. But Enos just reapplied the figure four and Hermann warned Lozansky if he did it again he would be dq'd. This time Storm had no choice but to submit.
Destruction Crew defeated Bullet Train by submission when Enos submitted Storm with a figure-four at 13:13
[Destruction Crew retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
Main Event
Title vs Title - Both Titles on The Line
Larry Cameron (Heavyweight Champion) vs Wahoo McDaniel (Heritage Champion)
Last time these two faced off McDaniel was Dq'd for losing his temper and choking Cameron past the 5 count. However, Jim Brunzell recognized that Cameron had been cheating throughout the match. He therefore granted McDaniel a rematch, and it had to be this card, the last one before the Battle Roayle. However, since McDaniel needed to also defend his Heritage title (30 day rule) Brunzell made it a title vs title match.
McDaniel started strong, and referee Buddy Lane kept a closer eye on the shenanigans of the champion. Eventually however Cameron got working on the lower back of McDaniel and pounded that for a while including a Boston crab. The match of course spilled outside where it was a pier 6 brawl. Back inside the fisticuffs continued and then once again spilled outside the ring. Cameron managed to smash McDaniel back first into the steel barricade, and then beat the 10 count back into the ring to get the victory but no title changes.
Larry Cameron defeated Wahoo McDaniel by countout at 8:40
[Larry Cameron retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
[Wahoo McDaniel retained the RCW Heritage Title]
Post-Match: Larry Cameron returned to the ring with a mic. He announced to the crowd that he had already secured his ringer to appear at the Battle Royale and he would give Paul Orndorff fits. His ringer is none other than Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. !!!
