October

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River City Wrestling #482
October 26, 1991
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Halloween Horror

Opening Bout

Chi Chi Cruz defeated Jason Power by pinfall after a Cruz Missile (diving spinning heel kick) at 6:02

-some redemption for Cruz after being easily handled last card by Terminator Riggs in under two minutes.

Bout #2

Keisha defeated Kristy Kanyon by pinfall after a victory roll at 4:13

-very attractive wrestlers who's bolt-on's are more impressive then their skill sets

Bout #3

Mike Lozansky defeated The Natural by pinfall after a top rope missile dropkick at 10:06

-top notch match between two guys who can work. Natural plays a great old school heel getting heat from the crowd while Lozansky has that true "baby" face appeal. In the end Lozansky made a spirited comeback and won a clean and decisive victory.

Bout #4

Triangle Match - All 3 Men Are Legal - No Disqualification - First Fall Wins

Rogue defeated Ben Bassarab and Kid Gallahad in a triangle match when he pinned Gallahad after a DDT at 12:50

-the real story of this match was the continuing disintegration of friendship between former tag team champions Bassarab and Gallahad. In the end it seemed the only thing left was the custody battle of who was going to get the fans. Rogue played possum near the end after being the one to introduce a chair into the ring. Bassarab and Gallahad battled over the chair, and finally Gallahad prevailed nailing Bassarab with a dropkick which drove the chair into his face, and knocked him from the ring. As a winded Gallahad then bent over to retrieve the chair Rogue made his miraculous recovery, and nailed Gallahad with a DDT right on the chair and covered for the win.

Bout #5

North American Women's Title Match

KC Houston defeated Desiree Petersen by pinfall after a running bulldog (and with her feet on the ropes) at 8:54

[KC Houston Wins the North American Women's Title]

-pretty even match with Petersen controlling most of the early action but Houston turning the tables with some underhanded tactics to control the last few minutes. In the end even though Houston nailed her finishing move there was still controversy as she also put her feet on the ropes for extra leverage just to make sure. The women's title continues to change hands on a rapid basis.

Bout #6

RCW Tag Team Title Match

Destruction Crew: Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair by pinfall when Bloom pinned Brunzell after a double underhook suplex at 13:17

[Destruction Crew retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]

-a treat for the fans on Halloween week, seeing the Killer Bees reunited. No particular reason for them to get a title shot but there is no other real top tag team right now in RCW so why not? Killer Bees controlled early and kept the champions off their game. However the champs used a double team to gain back momentum around 7 minutes into the match. Blair then played Ricky Morton for a few minutes before making the hot tag out. First Brunzell went to work on Enos, then it was Blair's turn. The turning point came when Bloom managed to give Brunzell a hot shot from his position as the illegal man outside the ring, then tag in off the back of his partner, nail his finisher and get the unpopular win.

Co-Main Event

STEEL CAGE MATCH - PINFALL ONLY

RCW Heritage Title Match

Wahoo McDaniel (champion)  vs  Freddy Krueger

The match began as expected as a brawl. McDaniel clobbered Krueger around the ring as the Master of Horror tried to get away. However, Krueger managed to stick a thumb into the throat of McDaniel and then apply a chokehold. He backed the champ into the corner, still with the choke, and climbed the buckles to get more leverage on the choke. Finally as he was on the 2nd buckle McDaniel exerted his power and slammed the latex mask wearing freak to the mat. McDaniel went to work on the arm of Krueger and then put on a hammerlock submission. Krueger seemed to be almost rubber armed though so finally McDaniel let go after throwing him head first into the steel cage. The champ then disrespected the challenger with a series of open handed slaps across the face, backing him into the cage wall, and then a big elbowsmash between the eyes. McDaniel continued the punishment until Krueger managed to close for a clinch and deliver a Greco-Roman knee to the nuts. Krueger went to work on the leg of McDaniel with stomps, and then a bite! He then put on an Argentine leglock but McDaniel was able to kick off. The champ though couldn't make his way to his feet, trying to use the corner buckle, and Krueger attacked with a series of stomps, and then climbed to the top buckle and used his shin to drive McDaniel's head into the mat. The first cover of the match only got a count of 1 which made the fans settle back for a longer bout. Krueger went back to his repertoire of chokes; a standing choke, a straddle choke slamming the head into the mat, using the top rope to choke, a boot choke, and finally tried for a chokeslam but only got part of the bigger man up. McDaniel fought back with a series of kicks, then punches, then elbows. He then went on the war path, making circles around Krueger before closing with a knifehand chop to the chest and then a big scoopslam, followed by a double bootstand on the chest. McDaniel then slammed the challenger's head into the steel cage on each of the four sides and followed up with a powerslam, to get the 1, 2, KICKOUT. Amazing that the challenger would kick out, but then again he is not from this world, he is from your nightmares. McDaniel tried for a Tomahawk chop but Krueger blocked it, put on an armbar and drove McDaniel head first into the cage wall, then hit with a reverse Russian legsweep to the mat, covered and got 1, 2, KICKOUT. By now there was blood dripping out of the bottom front and side of Krueger's mask, and McDaniel was also wearing the proverbial crimson mask. The two hammered at each other, dropping to a knee, kept hammering, dropping to both knees, kept hammering. McDaniel nailed a headbutt and fell forward onto Krueger, for the 1, 2, shoulderup. From the bottom Krueger wrapped his legs around the arm and neck of McDaniel and twisted away but could not get the submission. Krueger went for a piledriver but McDaniel backflipped him, then drove him again into the cage wall. McDaniel though stumbled backward, looked groggy and was really bleeding hard now. Krueger took him down with a single leg takedown, then nailed him with a slingshot into the sidewall, and when McDaniel was stumbling back Krueger took him down with a legwhip. As both men got up, back to back, Krueger locked Wahoo's arms and brought him down for the pin.

Freddy Krueger defeated Wahoo McDaniel by pinfall with a backslide pin at 13:48

[Freddy Krueger won the RCW Heritage Title]

Co-Main Event
STEEL CAGE MATCH - PINFALL ONLY
Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton Jr.  vs.  Larry Cameron & Terminator Riggs
The addition of Riggs to Cameron's team was a surprise and a heel turn. Riggs is simply chasing the Heavyweight gold, and now that it belongs to Orndorff that is his new target. The match started as a 4 man brawl, and when it shook out Cameron and Riggs had the advantage and Orton was playing Ricky Morton. For a solid 5 minutes the heels punished Orton while the champ Orndorff grew frustrated. Finally the hot tag was made and Cameron couldn't get out of the ring fast enough. This allowed Riggs to sucker punch Orndorff and once again take control of the match. But as soon as Cameron got tagged in Orndorff came alive and went to work on the former champion. This brought Riggs back into the ring but he was headed off at the pass by Orton. Orton whipped Riggs into the corner, but the former tag champion collided with referee Buddy Lane who was looking the other way at the legal men. With the ref down all hell broke lose with the 4 combatants. Cameron nailed Orndorff with a low blow and then he attacked Orton from behind who was being held by Riggs. They then hoisted Orton up in the air and drove him backward into the steel cage. They then went back and did the same to Orndorff. Buddy Lane was back on his feet and Cameron was working over Orndorff as the legal men. He tossed him hard into the buckle, Orndorff's head collided into the steel cage, and then delivered a belly to back suplex for a 2 count. Orndorff and Orton were both bleeding from the head now. Cameron tagged out to Riggs, threw Orndorff off the ropes and Riggs stepped in with a big boot to the face of the RCW Heavyweight champion, then delivered a powerslam but only got a 2 count. They then went for a form of the doomsday move but Orton stepped in and took the legs out from under Riggs. That was all the break Orndorff needed and he won a battle of fisticuffs with Cameron. The champ nailed a backbreaker, high knee, a flying forearm smash for a 2 count, and then even a dropkick. Riggs tried to make the save but Orton took him out, and Orndorff nailed the piledriver and got the win.
Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton Jr defeated Larry Cameron & Terminator Riggs by pinfall when Orndorff pinned Cameron after a piledriver at 16:42