September

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September, 1992
Roster

Faces
Vendetta
Baron von Raschke
Jerry Lynn
Bob Orton Jr
Mike Lozansky
Harley Tragger
J.W. Storm
Paul Youngbear
Emerald Dragon
Barry Horowitz (New)

Heels
Rogue
Dirty White Boy
Ben Bassarab
Soultaker
Brett Como
Kid Gallahad
Sebastien Rikard
Archangel
Alleycat Anderson
Joe Gauthier
Paul Gauthier
Moondog Rex (New)
Moondog Spot (New)

Ladies
Cynthia Rothrock
Beverlee Hills
Hollywood Jeanne Basone (New)
Sweet Georgia Brown (New)
Luna Vachon (New)
Ashley Nicole (New)


River City Wrestling #504
September 12, 1992
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Opening Bout:

Barry Horowitz defeated Alleycat Anderson by pinfall after a bridging Northern Lights Suplex at 5:57

-premiere of "Winner" Barry Horowitz, who was set up as a face and received some real love from the crowd.

Bout #2

Rogue defeated Paul Youngbear by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 0:12

-how the mighty have fallen. Former RCW champion Rogue got the same treatment many former champs in RCW have received, having to go back to the start and climb the ladder again. Well he didn't waste anytime; collar elbow, knee to the gut, forearm uppercut, inverted DDT..pin.

Bout #3

Harley Tragger defeated Brett Como by pinfall after a powerbomb at 9:04

-solid outing for Como but he still came up a bit short. It was mentioned by the announcers that Tragger's partner Troy Galveston has left the territory and that Tragger will be pursuing fame and fortune on the singles circuit.

Bout #4
Kid Gallahad defeated Emerald Dragon after a top rope missile dropkick at 7:08
-Gallahad got his revenge after Dragon upset him last card.

Bout #5
J.W. Storm & Jerry Lynn defeated Soultaker & Ben Bassarab (/w Nick Bockwinkel) by pinfall when Storm pinned Bassarab after a neckbreaker drop at 10:11
-good pace to this match with all 4 men taking turns giving and receiving. Bassarab was very frustrated after being pinned.

Bout #6
Cynthia Rothrock & Sweet Georgia Brown defeated Beverlee Hills & Hollywood Jeanne Basone by pinfall when Sweet Georgia Brown pinned Hills after a release German suplex at 11:51
-solid match with two thrown together teams. The heels fell into the usual cheat and distract the ref ploys. Once Rothrock & Brown got the momentum though they really went to work, especially on Beverlee Hills. In fact Hills tried to take a countout but Hollywood talked the ref into letting the match continue. She didn't do her partner any favours though as the beating continued until Brown nailed her finisher. After the match Hollywood attacked Hills for good measure.

Bout #7
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Sebastien Rikard & Archangel defeated Bob Orton Jr & Mike Lozansky 2 falls to 1 in 17:33
[Rikard & Archangel Won the RCW Tag Team Titles]
-Orton & Lozansky controlled the first 5 minutes of the match but couldn't put them away. Rikard played Ricky Morton but Archangel fared better. Archangel worked Lozansky over with a bearhug, a couple backbreakers, and a surfboard. He then put him in a torture rack but Orton came in and tackled Archangel to get the break. While referee Jurgen Hermann was putting Orton out of the ring Rikard came off the top rope with a knee to the head of Lozansky. Archangel nailed a piledriver and made the pin.
-Archangel pinned Lozansky after a piledriver at 8:20
-The second fall started where the first left off, but eventually Lozansky made the hot tag to Orton. The veteran went to work on Rikard, and when Archangel tagged in the cowboy tackled him, reigned down punches from above, nailed a series of hip tosses, then speared him to the mat, for a 2 count. Rikard tried to come off the top rope illegally, but Orton moved out of the way and Rikard nailed Archangel in the head. Orton then nailed a piledriver and got the fall to even things up.
-Orton Jr pinned Archangel after a piledriver at 12:34
-the third fall was a slobberknocker with all 4 men making quick tags and illegally breaking up any tag attempts. The match went outside the ring where all 4 men brawled. Three men made it back in but Orton had taken the worst of it and was slower. Nick Bockwinkel ran in and nailed Orton with a knee to the back, then hit a piledriver outside the ring to Orton. Back inside Hermann was distracted putting Rikard out of the ring and this allowed Archangel to pull out a roll of coins and nail Lozansky in the head. Just to finish the pattern for the night Archangel then nailed a piledriver on Lozansky and pinned him. Thus ends a 9 month title reign by the team of Orton & Lozansky.
-Archangel pinned Mike Lozansky after a piledriver at 17:33

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Dirty White Boy defeated Vendetta by pinfall when his shoulders were counted while in the figure-four at 15:02
[Dirty White retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
Vendetta started strong trying to get his title belt, beating DWB from corner to corner. The champ tried to escape the ring a couple of times but Vendetta caught him trying to get out and pulled him back in. After a pair of dropkicks he got a 2 count, then a flying elbowsmash yielded another 2 count. Changing tactics the former champ worked an abdominal stretch, then an STF, but couldn't get the win. Finally he made a mistake going to the top. The champ tossed him off the top and Vendetta landed awkwardly on his knee. DWB went straight to work on Vendetta kicking away at the knee, then putting on a knee lock. A couple kneebreakers, followed by a pair of running clotheslines yielded a 2 count. DWB went for a belly to belly suplex but it was blocked by the champ who filpped the champ off and worked an armbreaker. Back on their feet the two men went at it with old fisticuffs. The match went outside and they took turns whipping each other into the ring barricade. Back inside DWB put on a sleeperhold which was broken with a jawbreaker. Vendetta went to work with a surfboard but after failing to get the win he followed up with a fireman's carry - but his leg gave out. DWB went back to work on the knee, this time though he used the ring apron and ring post to inflict extra damage. The Haitian though made a comeback, but when he went to put the champ into the DDT, DWB struck out with a knee to knee attack. After recovering from his own knee pain DWB put a figure-four on Vendetta who fought it as long as he could, getting close to the ropes only to be pulled back and the figure four put back on. This time Vendetta could not escape and his shoulders were counted down.
-Post-Match: DWB was leaving the ringside area with his title belt, and Vendetta was being helped by referee Buddy Lane when DWB got that look in his eyes. So he slid back into the ring and attacked Vendetta, going right after the knee. He left the ring and retrieved a chair, put it across the knee...and things looked like they would go from bad to worse when Rogue ran in from the back. However, Rogue removed the chair and swung at DWB. It was a glancing blow and DWB took the damage, left the ring with his belt, and called it a day. Rogue immediately left the ring as well, leaving through the crowd.

River City Wrestling #505
September 26, 1992
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Opening Bout
Brett Como defeated Barry Horowitz by pinfall after a somsersault clothesline at 6:22
-This one could have gone either way but the heel Como picked up a much needed win for his career.

Bout #2
Rogue defeated Emerald Dragon by pinfall after an inverted DDT at 0:20
-Rogue continues to climb the ladder back to the top, and doing it quickly. In fact this match was so quick that by the time Vendetta came down to confront Rogue for saving him last card his arch-nemesis was gone.

Bout #3
Luna Vachon defeated Ashley Nicole after a moonsault at 4:26
-two premieres. Luna Vachon is a hard nosed combatant with famous roots but made sure the fans knew that she was not to be cheered. The loser Ashley Nicole was a tall, thin combatant, easy on the eyes but not with much skill.

Bout #4
Harley Tragger & Jerry Lynn defeated Moondogs Rex & Spot by disqualification for double teaming at 9:17
-the Moondogs are a chaotic and vicious duo but Tragger and Lynn fought fire with fire and caused the Dogs to lose their temper, refuse to follow ref instructions and get disqualified. Unfortunately for Tragger and Lynn the Dogs used their dog bones to beat the heck out of them after the match until security broke it up.

Bout #5
Vendetta and Ben Bassarab (/w Nick Bockwinkel) battled to a 20-minute draw
-Bassarab attacked Vendetta before the bell could sound so was able to control the first 3 minutes or so of the match with a fast pace, never letting up. However, as soon as he did let up Vendetta took over the match. The next 10 minutes were all Vendetta, but the determination and courage of Bassarab (and the distraction of Bockwinkel) managed to keep him alive. Finally Bassarab made a spirited comeback, taking the match to the mat with a front chancery, crossface, and a Boston crab. At this point Bassarab wasn't really trying to win the match, just recover and survive. As the announcers made the call that only 5 minutes remained the two men traded punches, kicks, and then took the match outside. The match went in and out of the ring now. Vendetta almost won by countout after nailing a spinebuster slam on the floor, but Bockwinkel rolled his charge back inside. Vendetta nailed a belly to back suplex, a pair of running legdrops, and then a sidewalk slam but only got a 2 count. As it was announced there was 1 minute left in the match Vendetta set up for the inverted DDT but Bockwinkel reached in and grabbed the leg of Vendetta sending him off balance; undetected by the referee. Both men staggered to their feet, Vendetta tried for a kick to the face but Bassarab blocked it, spun him around and clotheslined him to the mat. Bassarab came off the ropes with a running kneesmash, then followed up with a German suplex for a 2 count. Bassarab then came off the ropes with a crossbody...but Vendetta caught him...powerslammed him to the mat...time ran out. We have a rare draw.
After the match Bassarab shocked everyone by offering a handshake to Vendetta. The former champion seemed in doubt, especially with Bockwinkel by Bassarab's side, but he carefully extended a hand and the two men shook hands.

Bout #6
#1 Contenders Match
J.W. Storm defeated Soultaker (/w Nick Bockwinkel)  by disqualification for outside interference (Nick Bockwinkel) at 7:43
-Soultaker controlled most of this bout but Storm made a couple comebacks. However, Bockwinkel lost his patience and having already been warned once, he tripped up Storm coming off the ropes but got caught.

Bout #7
North American Women's Title Match
Cynthia Rothrock and Hollywood Jeanne Basone battled to a no-contest at 9:06
[Cynthia Rothrock retained the North American Women's Title]
-spirited bout would be an understatement as Rothrock tried to use her martial arts skills and keep the fight at a distance while Basone wanted to pull hair, choke, rake nails, etc. Before the match could be decided however, and it was still in doubt, Luna Vachon hit the ring and joined the fray attacking both women. The match was thrown out.

Bout #8
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Sebastien Rikard & Archangel defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Mike Lozansky by pinfall when Archangel pinned Orton after a full nelson slam at 12:13
[Rikard & Archangel retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
-well it wasn't really a clean victory, but clean enough, just your every day typical cheating. The finish though was clean and it looks like Orton & Lozansky have failed to recapture their tag titles. 

Main Event
Title vs Title - Heavyweight vs Heritage Title
Dirty White Boy defeated Baron von Raschke by countout at 8:20
[Dirty White Boy retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
[Baron von Raschke retained the RCW Heritage Title]
-DWB tried all his usual shenanigans, but the Baron was able to shake most of them off and keep coming. Then DWB played hide and seek for a while which caused the Baron to lose his patience and lead him to get kicked in the head while entering the ring. DWB finally got a sustained advantage but it only lasted for a couple minutes when Baron made a comeback again. The match spilled outside the ring where Nick Bockwinkel came out and this drew he ire of Raschke. The German went after Bockwinkel chasing him around the ring, and he walked right into a chokeslam from DWB. The Heavyweight champion slid back into the ring and Raschke was counted out. 
After the match the fans were sent home happy though when Raschke exacted a measure of revenge on both Bockwinkel and DWB.