November

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November 1993
Roster

Faces
Harley Tragger
Tasmaniac
Brian Blair
Brad Rheingans
Ken Patera
Ben Bassarab
Mike Lozansky
Jerry Fury
Billy Two Eagles
Bobby Blaze (NEW)

Heels
Hercules Ayala
Stan Lane
Derrick Dukes
Jerry Lynn
Sebastien Rikard
Lenny Tompson
Jon Paul Demans
U.S. Male
Randy Rudd
Dusty Wolfe (NEW)

Ladies
Jacquelyn
Susan Sexton
Sherri Martel

River City Wrestling #533
November 6, 1993
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Opening Bout
Jon Paul Demans defeated Bobby Blaze by pinfall after a piledriver at 4:53
-not a great premiere for Bobby Blaze

Bout #2
Jerry Fury & Billy Two Eagles defeated Dusty Wolfe & Randy Rudd by pinfall when Eagles pinned Rudd after a tomahawk chop from the top rope at 6:19
-this one could have been subtitled "when enhancement talents team up"

Bout #3
Mike Lozansky defeated U.S. Male by pinfall after a top rope missile dropkick at 5:40
-Lozansky gets revenge for his unfortunate countout loss last card to U.S. Male

Bout #4
#1 Contenders Match - Winner gets title shot at 14th Anniversary Show
Susan Sexton defeated Jacquelyn by pinfall after an electric chair drop at 11:36
-these two women teamed up for the best match of the night so far. They went at it tooth and nail, took turns complaining to the ref, and flirting with the ref. Outside the ring Jacquelyn managed to tie Sexton's hair around the ringpost and then tried to get the ref to count her out. Sexton survived a piledriver, and then countered a second one with a backflip but Jacquelyn countered that with a roll up, and put her feet on the ropes for leverage. It looked like she got the 3 count but the ref waved it off having seen the infraction. They then went at it tooth and nail, Sexton went for a DDT but Jacquelyn pushed her off, she collided with the ref, Jacquelyn went for a DDT, Sexton countered with a swinging neckbreaker but there was no ref to count. Jacquelyn nailed her from behind as she checked on the official, then nailed a German suplex, went to the top rope for a splash...but Sexton rolled out of the way. Sexton then nailed Jacquelyn with a DDT...got a 2 count...set her up on the top rope, and nailed her electric chair drop finisher for the win.

Bout #5
Ben Bassarab defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall after a flying cross bodyblock at 12:16
-another spectacular match put on by these two which started with a series of chain wrestling that was both men standing, and countering armbars, bearhugs etc. Bassarab took Lynn down and worked a leglock for a bit. He then worked over the leg with stomps and twists before putting on a figure-four which Lynn managed to survive. The fisticuffs then began, starting inside the ring but spilling outside. The two then used the ring apron, the inside of the ring adjacent to the apron, and the top of the turnbuckle for a series of moves and countermoves. Lynn nailed Bassarab with a bodypress from the top buckle, and Bassarab nailed him later with a hot shot from the apron. Bassarab got a near fall after a bridging Dragon suplex, only for Lynn to hit the same move for a 2 count, and then follow up with a superplex for another near fall. Bassarab though was not to be out done and took back the advantage, nailed a pair of snap suplexes, another hotshot, an elbowdrop from the second buckle...2 count...elbowdrop from the top...Lynn rolled out of the way. Lynn went to work whipping Bassarab to the buckle, following in with a reverse lariat, then a springboard back elbow for a 2 count. Lynn set up Bassarab for his cradle piledriver finisher, but Bassarab turned it into a fireman's carry. He tried to drop Lynn over the top rope but Lynn countered with an Octopus hold until the ref made him break. When Lynn tried to get back into the ring Bassarab nailed him with a baseball slide, then followed him outside the ring. Bassarab nailed an atomic drop, followed by a running clothesline that sent Lynn into the crowd. As Bassarab caught his breath, hands on knees, Lynn vaulted off a chair and nailed Bassarab with a bulldog onto the floor. The match went back inside where Lynn whipped Bassarab to the corner but was fed an Albertan boot on his way in. Bassarab then nailed a gutwrench suplex, followed by a superkick for a 2 count....reverse piledriver for another 2 count..then his finisher for the win.

Bout #6
Harley Tragger & Brian Blair defeated Stan Lane & Derrick Dukes by disqualification for use of a foreign object (steel chair) at 10:57
-the Heavyweight champion and Brian Blair teamed up to take on mutual enemies Lane & Dukes who have formed a friendship. Lane let Dukes take most of the in ring action, and he had trouble at times, but Lane would cheat to bail him out and then make a tag in. At one point Tragger really lost his temper and beat Lane from pillar to post risking disqualification. He got into the ref's face when he was lectured and this let Lane superkick him from behind. Tragger now played Ricky Morton while Blair stomped his feet on the apron imploring the tag which you knew would eventually come. Blair was a house on fire and took care of both his opponents. He would have got the pinfall but while covering Dukes he was legdropped from behind by Lane. This brought Tragger in who tossed Lane over the top rope. Blair nailed a flying dropkick to the chin of Dukes who was out cold. He covered for 1, 2, Lane was back in the ring with a steel chair that he used to ~waffle~ first Blair making the pin, and then Tragger making the save. Lane pulled Dukes out of the ring and the two made for the hills.

Bout #7
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Sebastien Rikard & Lenny Thompson defeated Brad Rheingans & Ken Patera by disqualification for outside interference (Baron von Raschke) at 8:34
[Rikard & Thompson retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
-rematch for Rheingans and Patera after losing the titles. Jon Paul Demans came down to interfere, making a successful and timely trip not seen by the ref. Suddenly the Baron who has been injured for months made an appearance coming down and clotheslining Demans. Demans then rolled through a corner of the ring unseen by the ref, but when the Baron did the same he was intercepted by Thompson. The ref saw this and called for the DQ as Baron was trapped in the ring. A six man brawl erupted after the call.

Main Event
RCW Heritage Title Match
Hercules Ayala defeated Tasmaniac by pinfall after an overhead suplex at 8:50
[Hercules Ayala retained the RCW Heritage Title]
-another title rematch. Absolute slobberknocker that at times slowed down to a crawl as the two stood toe to toe and slugged it out with kicks, punches, and suplexes. The match spilled outside and the two were allowed to brawl around the ring announce table and even into the crowd. The ref stopped a DQ from happening though when he snagged a chair away from Tasmaniac and let him off with a warning. The end came when Tasmaniac went for a fireman's carry into a drop of some sort but Ayala managed to grab his tights and send the two to the mat. Ayala then nailed a brutal knee to the throat, a side Russian legsweep, a front layout suplex, and then an overhead suplex for the win. But it was the knee to the throat that did the most damage and had Tas holding his throat after the bout. 


Some details have been announced for the year ending 14th Anniversary Show.
The card will be held on December 4th, in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.

RCW Heavyweight Title Match; Harley Tragger vs Stan Lane
RCW Tag Team Title Match: Sebastien Rikard & Lenny Thompson (/w Jon Paul Demans) vs Brad Rheingans & Ken Patera (/w Baron von Raschke)
North American Women's Title Match: Sherri Martel vs Susan Sexton
RCW Heritage Title Match: Hercules Ayala vs Ben Bassarab
Abdullah the Butcher vs Stan Hansen
Sabu vs Tasmaniac
Derrick Dukes vs Ricky Rice
Great Muta vs Mike Lozansky
Jerry Lynn vs ?
Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell vs ?

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River City Wrestling #534
November 20, 1993
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Opening Bout
Dusty Wolfe defeated Bobby Blaze by pinfall after a spinning neckbreaker at 4:12
-not a good career statement when you lose to Dusty Wolfe

Bout #2
Brad Rheingans defeated Sebastien Rikard by countout at 6:32
-first of two bouts splitting up the tag teams that will battle for the belts at the Anniversary show. The champ Rikard got his butt handed to him through most of the match. Jon Paul Demans tried to come out and interfere but he was cut off by Baron von Raschke who beat him to the back. When that didn't work Rikard took the opportunity when thrown from the ring to come up lame, and get counted out. Rheingans wanted to go after him but was warned off by the ref, who then finished counting out Rikard. As soon as the match was finalized and Rheingans left the ring, suddenly Rikard's ankle was healed enough to allow him to sprint to the dressing room.

Bout #3
Lenny Thompson defeated Ken Patera by disqualification for abuse of official at 7:56
-Thompson may be big and awkward but he is also totally unoriginal. When his bout did not go as planned he did what Rikard did and feigned an ankle injury after throwing himself from the ring. As the ref applied the count Patera tried to go after him, but was held back by the ref, but as he reached through the ropes Thompson took the opportunity to punch him in the head. This set off Patera who tossed the ref across the ring and then gave chase to Thompson. Patera caught him on the way to the dressing room and punched him back to the ring. This started a brawl that would end with Thompson, Rikard, and Demans fighting and getting beaten by Patera, Rheingans, and Raschke.

Bout #4
Ben Bassarab defeated Derrick Dukes by pinfall after a flying crossbody block at 9:04
-warmup match for Bassarab as he prepares to fight the bigger Hercules Ayala for the Heritage title at the Anniversary show. Dukes is talented and athletic but was soundly beaten by Bassarab. 

Bout #5

Tasmaniac and Jerry Lynn battled to a double disqualification at 8:28

-another match between these two that started with some nice chain wrestling inside the ring which favored Lynn, but then Tas nailed a couple power moves to take over. However, the match soon degenerated to a brawl outside the ring where a table was produced and used by both men until the match was thrown out. Tas has a date with Sabu at the Anniversary show while Lynn's opponent has not yet been named. However, after the match it was formally announced much to the displeasure of Lynn that his opponent at the Anniversary Show would be none other then Road Warrior Hawk!

Bout #6

Jon Paul Demans & U.S. Male defeated Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair by pinfall when Demans pinned Brunzell after a flying crossbody block at 10:05

-this was supposed to be a warm up match for the former Killer Bees reunited once again, because their opponent for the Anniversary show had not yet been named. The first half of this bout was all Brunzell and Blair as they thwarted every cheating attempt of their opponents and took them down with drop toe holds, nailed dropkicks, double team backbody drop and a double team vertical suplex that would have got the pin but Demans came in to break it up. A short 4 man brawl ensued and when it sorted out U.S. Male had Blair in trouble. The bad guys pressed for the next few minutes with Blair narrowly beating pin attempts and Brunzell narrowly missing tag ins. Finally Blair ducked under a clothesline attempt and tagged in Brunzell who went to work on U.S. Male. The tag was made to Demans but Brunzell was a house of fire and went right to work on Demans. However, when Brunzell came off the ropes with a crossbody block, so did Demans and the two collided hard in the middle of the ring. The ref counted to 8 as both men laid out, but then Demans managed to drape an arm over Brunzell who was on his back, and got the 1, 2, 3 count for the big upset. After the bout the commissioner and Blair were so livid with the strutting and celebrating being done by Demans and U.S. Male that the Bees demanded a rematch at the Anniversary show...which of course Brunzell approved himself.

Bout #7

RCW Heritage Title Match

Hercules Ayala defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall after an overhead suplex at 8:57

[Hercules Ayala retained the RCW Heritage Title]

-a good warm up match for Ayala before he takes on Ben Bassarab at the Anniversary show because of style similarities between Bassarab and Lozansky, and Lozansky will have his hands full at the year end card with the guest appearance of Great Muta. The match went back and forth with Ayala mostly leaning on Lozansky to ground him and to wear him down with size and leverage. Lozansky kept trying to open things up but Ayala found ways to slow it down. Finally Lozansky made the mistake of coming off the top buckle with a missile dropkick too early, and Ayala moved out of the way. The champ then nailed Lozansky with an elbowdrop, a powerbomb, and then the overhead suplex to pick up the win.

Main Event

RCW Heavyweight Title Match

Harley Tragger defeated Stan Lane by countout at 15:14

[Harley Tragger retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]

-preview of the main event for the Anniversary show, the only question is who will go in to that match as champion. Lane started strong after a rake of the eyes he worked a standing side headlock with some chokes worked in. Several hip tosses, rear facelock, kneedrops, bodyslam...low impact low risk attack. Tragger made his comeback with a big lariat, a series of stomps, a whip to the ropes and a thundering powerslam for a 2 count. Lane took a powder outside the ring and jawed with the crowd. When Tragger went to fetch him Lane rolled back into the ring, then back out. Tragger was held at bay by the ref, and finally Lane was on the apron and nailed the champ with a hotshot across the top strand. He then pulled the champ to the corner and crotched him on the ringpost, then slammed his knee three times into the ringpost. Back inside Lane went to work by stomping away at the knee, then coming off the second buckle with a kneedrop to the knee. Lane then applied the figure four and it took Tragger over a minute to get to the ropes. Lane applied it a second time but this time Tragger got to the ropes quicker. Lane then tried for the ringpost smash again but this time the champ kicked him in the face. The two tangled inside the ring with kicks and punches, but then losing that battle Lane just kicked the champ in that knee and dropped him. Except Tragger now fought back from his knees with punches to the gut, then a single leg takedown. Tragger worked over the challenger on the mat. Eventually he got to his feet but he telegraphed a backbody drop and Lane kicked him in the knee again. Lane hit some elbowdrops to Tragger's head, then a hanging vertical suplex, followed by two kneebreakers. Lane went for the pin and got 1, 2, 3....Lane is celebrating but wait...the ref noticed as he counted the 3 that Tragger had grabbed the ropes. The ref tries to tell Lane but the challenger is already on the apron calling for the belt. Tragger takes a run at him driving his shoulder into the back of Lane vaulting him off the apron. Lane wrecks himself on the floor and inside the champ is having a hard time standing. Tragger is on his feet at 6, Lane is on his feet outside the ring at 7...but instead of reengaging he is so upset at the non-win that he just takes the 10 count and waits for a new day.


Final Line-Up for the 14th Anniversary Show
The card will be held on December 4th, in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.

RCW Heavyweight Title Match; Harley Tragger (c) vs Stan Lane
RCW Tag Team Title Match: Sebastien Rikard & Lenny Thompson (c) (/w Jon Paul Demans) vs Brad Rheingans & Ken Patera (/w Baron von Raschke)
North American Women's Title Match: Sherri Martel (c) vs Susan Sexton
RCW Heritage Title Match: Hercules Ayala (c) vs Ben Bassarab
Abdullah the Butcher vs Stan Hansen
Sabu vs Tasmaniac
Derrick Dukes vs Ricky Rice
Great Muta vs Mike Lozansky
Jerry Lynn vs Road Warrior Hawk
Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell vs Jon Paul Demans & U.S. Male