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River City Wrestling #497

June 6, 1992

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Opening Bout
Bret Como defeated Donny Brook by pinfall after a moonsault at 5:23
-glorified squash match

Bout #2
Sebastien Rikard defeated Stan Saxon by pinfall after a swinging neckbreaker at 7:25
-premiere of Stan Saxon a 6'1 250 lb indy wrestler from the Canadian prairie scene. Saxon put up a good fight but when you lose your opening bout clean its not a good omen for your future.

Bout #3
Beverlee Hills defeated Keisha by submission after a smothering press at 5:29
-premiere of Beverlee Hills, this was basically a match between two "enhanced" adult star wannabes. Lots of face slaps, hair pulls, and nail rakes. Hill's finisher was basically to lie down on her opponent, use her weight and height advantage to pin down the legs and arms, and use her airbags to smother her opponent until the ref hear's a gurgled "i give".

Bout #4
J.W. Storm defeated Lenny St. Claire by pinfall after a neckbreaker drop at 9:34
-yet another premiere, the 3rd straight match with a newbie and the second straight win. Storm is a big guy at 6'5 290 lbs, from Los Angeles, and has wrestled in both WCW and WWF. St. Claire cheated his way to an early advantage but soon found himself overmatched and overpowered.

Bout #5
No Disqualification - No Countout
Sandy Beach defeated Sonny Trout by pinfall after hitting him with an old ladies purse at 10:39
-blowoff to a feud between the two curtain jerkers, which ended when they were battling through the crowd and Beach was passed a purse by an old lady and he used it to nail Trout and pick up the win.

Bout #6
Brian Bosworth defeated The Natural (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall after a football tackle at 3:14
-Bosworth made quick work of his opponent, which angered Bockwinkel who tore a strip from his client. The two ended up in a pushing match and Bockwinkel said next week he would teach the Natural some respect as the two will lock up in a singles match.

Bout #7
Ben Bassarab (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Harley Tragger by pinfall after a diving crossbody at 10:20
-good match, and even though Bassarab is considered a heel he pretty much sticks to the rules with only the occasional minor transgression. Tonight though, not wanting to see his men lose two straight, Bockwinkel was a factor distracting Tragger.

Bout #8
North American Women's Title
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Cynthia Rothrock defeated April Cummings 2 falls to 1 at 13:33
[Cynthia Rothrock retained the North American Women's Title]
-This was the rubber match after trading the title back and forth. As such they started off with a bit more caution and a bit more respect. 
-Cynthia Rothrock defeated April Cummings by pinfall after a spinning heel kick at 5:56
-April Cummings defeated Cynthia Rothrock by pinfall after a facebuster at 9:04
-Cynthia Rothrock defeated April Cummings by pinfall after a superplex at 13:33
-Rothrock got a measure of absolution when she managed to win the final fall using a superplex, the last time she had attempted that move it backfired and she lost the title to Cummings.

Bout #9
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Bob Orton Jr & Mike Lozansky defeated Nick Bockwinkel & The Soultaker by pinfall when Orton pinned Bockwinkel after a piledriver at 11:01
[Orton Jr & Lozansky retained the RCW Tag Titles]
-The story of the first half of this bout was Soultaker's ability to take over the bout with his power and size. However as the match progressed and the challengers, and Lozansky in particular, proved more resilient and would not be pinned. The match then turned to be focused more on a 1 on 1 battle between two very proud veterans Orton and Bockwinkel. A sleeperhold that slipped down into a choke was used by Bock to gain the advantage, and then he set up Orton for a piledriver. But as Orton's feet went into the air, he struggled and brought them back down. Orton then backdropped the former AWA champion, then dropped a knee to the head, then hit his own piledriver. Soultaker tried to break up the pin but was cut off by Mike Lozansky. This was an excellent match that brought the crowd to their feet and cheering the ending.

Bout #10
RCW Heritage Title Match
Baron von Raschke defeated Dirty White Boy by submission to the clawhold at 6:55
[Baron von Raschke retained the RCW Heritage Title]
-DWB actually controlled much of this bout thanks to cheating. But when he tried to finish him off during a ref bump he was stopped by Sandy Beach of all people. This allowed the Baron to make the comeback and regain his title. If not for the actions of Beach it seems likely the title would have changed hands.

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title
Vendetta defeated Rogue by disqualification for use of an illegal object when Rogue hit Vendetta over the head with a steel chair at 14:41
[Rogue retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
-This was the rematch after Rogue held on to his title last card by taking a count out. This time around it was another in and out of the ring slobberknocker, with the only thing new under the sun being Vendetta being able to kick out of a pin attempt after the champ hit him with his inverted DDT finisher. With a title change looking imminent Rogue managed to retrieve a steel chair and ~waffle~ the champ and get himself disqualified. Referee Buddy Lane backed Rogue off initially and looked like he was going to let the match continue but Rogue jumped on Vendetta again and at this point the ref had no choice but to throw the bout out. After the match Rogue continued to attack until officials came out to break it up. One of those officials was commissioner Jim Brunzell who declared that this crap, two cards in a row, had to stop. Next card these two would lock up again for the title but this time it would be a 2 out of 3 falls match so the better man would win, no flukes, and if Rogue took the easy way out yet again that he would be stripped of the title.

River City Wrestling #498

June 20, 1992

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Opening Bout
Jerry Lynn defeated Stan Saxon by submission to a Gory Special at 7:29
-fairly easy win for Lynn

Bout #2
Sebastien Rikard defeated Mike Lozansky by countout at 9:08
-good match that saw Rikard go over on one half of the tag team champions with a narrow countout win

Bout #3
Beverlee Hills defeated Tiffany Brannigan by pinfall while in the smother at 6:41
-second straight win for Hills and both times with the controversy smother. This time Brannigan was counted with her shoulders down on the mat. Commissioner Jim Brunzell came out after the bout to confer with referee Jurgen Hermann. On the mic Brunzell explained to Hills that her move caused a lack of air which is the same as a chokehold, and is illegal. Hills claimed she was just trying for a pin and its not her fault that God gave her large breasts (which of course caused everyone to laugh since she is obviously not natural). Brunzell said he would check with the board of directors and come up with a ruling next card. That is the bad news for Hills, the good news is that based on this victory she is now the #1 contender for the North American title and will get her shot next card against Cynthia Rothrock.

Bout #4
Sandy Beach defeated Dirty White Boy by reverse decision at 5:08
-DWB got his revenge on Beach for the interference against him in his title bout last card against Raschke. He beat Beach with his chokeslam finish. In fact he hit it once, got a 2 count and lifted Beach up. He hit it twice and did the same thing. Finally after a third chokelsam referee Buddy Lane warned DWB one more time and he would be disqualified so this time he made the pin. However, after the match he continued to beat on Beach and hit 2 more chokeslams. Having seen enough Lane called for the bell and gave the match to DWB.

Bout #5
J.W. Storm defeated Kid Gallahad by disqualification for a chokehold at 9:11
-The big Storm surprised many by getting the better of Gallahad much to the fans delight. However, Gallahad fought back tooth and nail, and when given the opportunity when he slipped a reverse chinlock into a choke he refused to break it and was disqualified.

Bout #6
Soultaker (/w Nick Bockwinkel) defeated Bob Orton Jr by countout at 7:45
-Soultaker had the better of the match, but in the end Orton's dislike of Bockwinkel led him to mix it up with the manager outside the ring and get counted out.

Bout #7
Nick Bockwinkel defeated The Natural by submission to the sleeperhold at 10:31
-Well it took longer then he wanted but Bockwinkel ended up teaching a lesson to The Natural by putting him to sleep.

Bout #8

#1 Contenders Match

Harley Tragger & Troy Galveston defeated Brett Como & Lenny St. Claire by pinfall when Galveston pinned St. Claire after a discus punch at 8:47

-on the surface the better team won, but Como and St. Claire had the advantages that cheating brings. Both these teams have been kicking around RCW for a few months, so this might mean the ascension of one team and the dissolution of another.

Bout #9

RCW Heritage Title Match

Baron Von Raschke defeated Ben Bassarab (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by disqualification for outside interference at 5:51

[Baron von Raschke retained the RCW Heritage Title]

-Bassarab controlled early but Raschke did his version of Hulking up, including the goose stepping, and the clawhold. Unable to watch his man go down without a fight Bockwinkel reached into the ring, grabbed the ankles of Raschke and pulled him down to the mat, and then out. The 2 on 1 beat down was on until The Natural joined the fight to make it 2 on 2, turning on Bockwinkel.

Main Event

RCW Heavyweight Title Match

Best 2 out of 3 Falls

Vendetta defeated Rogue 2 falls to 0 at 13:04

[Vendetta Won the RCW Heavyweight Title]

-Rogue had been threatened that if he took the easy way out in this match, for the 3rd consecutive time, that he would be stripped of the title. RCW are sticklers for rules and processes, so a title can not change hands on a DQ or countout. For that reason the title can only be stripped and not change hands for the DQ/CO. -Vendetta actually attacked Rogue just as the bell rung and got his pent up energy out early. The two brawled in and out of the ring. Vendetta worked several sequences where he sent Rogue to the buckle and then worked him over in the corner. On the 3rd sequence he climbed to the top rope and drove Rogue's head into the mat, and covered him for a quick fall. 2:54

-The second fall took longer with Rogue cheating to gain an advantage and then working several chokeholds into his onslaught. Unable to finish Vendetta off after the challenger squirmed out of the finisher inverted DDT, the champ took the match to the floor. He smashed the challengers head repeatedly into the ring apron, and then threw him head first into the ringsteps. Back inside a hanging vertical suplex, and top rope elbowdrop yielded only a 2 count. Vendetta backdropped his way out of a piledriver attempt and then took the match over. He punished the champ, and after a series of 4 running shoulderblocks, nailed his DDT finisher. The pin however was too close to the ropes and the champ managed to drape a foot over the bottom strand. Vendetta however thought he had won and the delay allowed the champ to play possum, he rolled up Vendetta, grabbed the tights and got 1, 2, no...referee Buddy Lane saw the hand of tights, called for the break, and warned Rogue of a DQ, which would also mean the stripping of his title. The two men now went toe to toe in the middle of the ring. Despite the danger Rogue snuck in a knee to the groin which allowed him to work over Vendetta. Eventually he threw the challenger out of the ring, nailed him with a baseball slide, then bodyslammed him on the concrete floor after pulling away a mat. Back inside he locked on an STF but after almost a minute in the hold Vendetta was able to roll into the ropes. The challenger fired back with a kick to the gut, forearm upper, running kneelift, monkey flip into the corner..enzuigiri...cover 1, 2, KICKOUT. Vendetta went to the top rope but Rogue caught him and bodyslammed him off the top. The champ went to work again on the challenger, but after a couple minutes he went for his inverted DDT finisher again, but Vendetta managed to block it, squirm out of it, drive Rogue into the corner, hit a pair of dropkicks, and then nail the DDT finisher in the middle of the ring, for 1, 2, 3 !!! 13:04

-New Champion!!