September 1998

[managermike99]

Roster

Faces
Vendetta
Ben Bassarab
Adam Knight
Mike McFly
Rising Son
Gary Goodridge
Chris LeLand (NEW) (/w Sharon Montgomery)
Patrick LeLand (NEW) (/w Sharon Montgomery)

Heels
Joe E. Legend (/ Mercedes)
Eric Freedom
Nikolai Kishka
Pitbull Kid
Darren Dalton
Eric Freeze
Manny Silva
Brujah
Ace Allen (NEW) 

Ladies
Christine Law
Runaway Jane
Nikki Kixxx
Becky Hennig
Combat Girl
Sheona Stewart
Tina Rigdon (NEW)
Strawberry Fields (NEW)

Guest
Papi Chulo

Officials
Commissioner - Nick Bockwinkel
Referee - Buddy Lane
Referee - Bambi Beaulieu
Referee - Jennifer Greaves
Referee - Mike Valiant

[managermike99]

River City Wrestling #757
September 5, 1998
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hour #1

Opening Bout
Eric Freedom defeated Mike McFly by pinfall after a death valley driver at 5:49
**a different finisher for one half of the tag team champions in singles action.

Bout #2
Joe E. Legend (/w Mercedes) defeated Adam Knight by pinfall after a diving elbowdrop at 6:41
**the other half of the tag champions also busts out a new move.

Bout #3
Chris & Patrick LeLand (/w Sharon Montgomery) defeated Darren Dalton & Ace Allen by pinfall when Chris pinned Allen after a dropkick/school boy at 9:01
**premiere for a pair of Australian brothers, who look to be classically trained mat wrestlers with a bit of flare and aerial moves mixed in. Their valet is the tall, picturesque Montgomery adorned in an evening gown, who we first (and last) saw at the May 30th all women's show where she did not fair well as a grappler. She seemed more like an agent, talent scout, and advised a bit on tactics, but was not actively involved in the bout. Of course she didn't need to be as her charges kept the pace fast and kept their opponents off balance. This was also the premiere of Ace Allen, who looks like a curtain jerker and took the loss.

Bout #4
Combat Girl defeated Runaway Jane by pinfall after a cobra clutch suplex at 8:57
**a bit of an upset in this rematch from last week's double countout, as Jane is a former champion and seemed to be well situated in the "elite 3" of the women's division (along with Christine Law and Nikki Kixxx). Seems like CG has put herself in that elite company.


Hour #2

Bout #5
Loser Leaves Town - Triangle Match
Manny Silva defeated Angel and Ben Bassarab by pinfall when Silva pinned Angel after a wheelbarrow suplex at 10:10
[Angel is out of the RCW]
**so the stipulation was only the person who gets pinned had to leave town. There was some animosity between the competitors over the past few weeks but this seemed to escalate fast. Silva and Angel both wore the proverbial crimson masks after getting busted open in a bout that Buddy Lane treated like a no DQ, no countout bout. The ending was interesting as Bassarab and Angel collided in the middle of the ring after a criss cross segment and were both knocked out. Silva assessed the situation and decided to deliver his finisher to Angel instead of choosing Bassarab. The fans serenaded Angel with "na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey hey hey goodbye".

Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match - Triangle Match
Nikolai Kishka defeated Rising Son and Pitbull Kid when he pinned Son after hitting him with brass knuckles at 8:05
[Nikolai Kishka retained the RCW Television Title]
**there was more animosity between the former tag team partners then with the champ who was able to sit back a bit. Son had Kid laid out after a running bulldog. Kishka though did not want to lose his title as an observer and broke up the pin, reached into his trunks, and nailed Rising Son, unseen by new referee (RCW Hall of Famer) Mike Valiant. The pin was then elementary. 

Main Event
CAGE MATCH
Brujah defeated Gary Goodridge by pinfall after kicking him off the cage wall at 11:19
**this was the tale of two bouts. The first one lasted around six minutes and it was all Brujah who seemed to specialize in using the ring ropes to choke Goodridge, and the cage wall to rake his head. Goodridge was busted wide open. However, the MMA trained star made a comeback and controlled the last four minutes. However, Brujah climbed the cage wall and looked like he was trying to escape. The Canadian Goodridge gave chase and caught Brujah, but then ate a big boot that dropped him from the cage wall on his back. Brujah was able to climb a few feet back and then leap down and cover for the win. Goodridge was very slow to get up both because of the bump and also because he had been bleeding quite bad.


That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!

[managermike99]

River City Wrestling #758
September 12, 1998
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tonight will be the annual battle royale with the winner getting a title shot at Vendetta. The heavyweight champion has been nursing some injuries after a sneak attack by Brujah, but will return next week and defend his title against the culprit. The winner of tonight's battle royale will then be next in line for a title shot. Additionally, tonight again is "Commissioner's choice" where Bockwinkel makes the matches pairing up wrestlers that will be in the battle royale in any manner he wishes.

Hour #1

Opening Bout
Ace Allen & Joe E. Legend (/w Mercedes) defeated Adam Knight & Eric Freedom by pinfall when Legend pinned Freedom after a Legend cutter at 7:51
**tag team champions Legend and Freedom are pitted against each other in this bout. The deciding factor was Mercedes showed her true loyalty by pushing Freedom off the top buckle while Allen was distracting the ref. This made him easy pickings for a Legend cutter. While Freedom was angry about the situation nothing else came of it.

Bout #2
Mike McFly & Darren Dalton defeated Eric Freeze & Caveman Broda by pinfall when Dalton pinned Broda after a release powerbomb at 4:45
**the face McFly and heel Dalton made short work of their opponents, with Broda being the weak link and taking the pin.

Bout #3
Rising Son & Patrick LeLand defeated Pitbull Kid & Chris LeLand by pinfall when Son pinned Kid after a diving headbutt at 6:13
**former tag partners Son & Kid already had animosity, but the LeLands kept it civil between themselves, refusing to participate in the shenanigans. Valet Sharon Montgomery was at ringside but remained neutral throughout the bout. 

Bout #4
Papi Chulo & Derrick Dukes defeated Ricky Rice & Devon Storm by pinfall when Chulo pinned Rice after a 450 splash at 9:10
**really good, high octane match. Chulo (aga Aguilara, Essa Rios) made his RCW debut and was really popular with the crowd and was the top performer of the show so far. 


Hour #2

Bout #5
Ben Bassarab & Manny Silva defeated Gary Goodridge & Nikolai Kishka by pinfall when Silva pinned Kishka after a wheelbarrow suplex at 8:27
**really good match with Bassarab and Silva partnered after Silva's choice to eliminate Angel in a 3 way dance sending him packing instead of Bassarab. Goodridge (face and Kishka (heel) also made an effective team, even if they had differences of opinion which slowed them down. 

Bout #6
Tina Rigdon defeated Sheona Stewart by pinfall after a springboard legdrop at 4:33
**Premiere of Rigdon a fitness competitor turned grappler. She is 20 years old, and comes in at 5'4 119 lbs, from Maysville, Kentucky. link

Main Event
20 Man Battle Royal - Winner Gets Heavyweight Title Shot
in order of elimination (who eliminated them) (time)
20. Eric Freeze (Dalton) 1:03
19. Darren Dalton (Knight) 3:10
18. Caveman Broda (Goodridge, Chulo) 3:34
17. Nikolai Kishka (Silva, Bassarab) 5:04
16. Ace Allen (Freedom, Legend) 5:35
15. Joe E. Legend (Dukes, Storm, Freedom) 7:29
14. Mike McFly (Freedom, Kid) 7:34
13. Pitbull Kid (Son, Freedom) 7:50
12. Derrick Dukes (Rice, Storm) 8:36
11. Patrick LeLand (Silva, Goodridge) 9:02
10. Ben Bassarab (C. LeLand) 9:10
9.  Adam Knight (Goodridge) 9:56
8.  Eric Freedom (Silva, C. LeLand) 11:03
7.  Chris LeLand (Silva, Chulo) 11:11
6.  Devon Storm (Rice) 12:40
5.  Ricky Rice (Goodridge) 13:12
4 & 3. Rising Son & Papi Chulo (each other) 14:26
2.  Manny Silva (Goodridge) 17:04
Winner: Gary Goodridge 


That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!

[managermike99]

River City Wrestling #759
September 19, 1998
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hour #1

Opening Bout
Papi Chulo defeated Darren Dalton by pinfall after a 450 splash at 6:14
**this is the second appearance for Chulo, and the last as it was just a guest appearance.

Bout #2
Strawberry Fields defeated Becky Hennig by pinfall after a Samoan drop at 5:47
**premiere of Strawberry Fields who has been wrestling in the indies for just over a year. She is a comely blonde, who in RCW played a bit of a ditz, but has some good talent in the ring.

Bout #3
Mixed Six-Man Tag Match
Patrick & Chris LeLand & Sharon Montgomery defeated Joe E. Legend, Eric Freedom, & Mercedes by pinfall when Chris LeLand pinned Mercedes after a DDT at 7:19
**neither lady was very capable in the ring, but the one time they locked up against each other Mercedes used an eyer rake and then chokes to get the advantage. In the end it looked like Freedom may have been able to interfere and break up the DDT finisher but chose not to. Legend was tied up with Patrick at the time.

Bout #4
Rising Son and Pitbull Kid battled to a no-contest at 3:30
**this match never really go any rhythm going as it spilled outside and referee Buddy Lane couldn't get control of it so he threw it out. The two continued to battle long after the decision and both former partners mixed it up with security in an attempt to renew hostilities.


Hour #2

Bout #5
North American Women's Title Match
Christine Law defeated Combat Girl by pinfall after a jawbreaker at 6:23
[Christine Law retained the North American Women's Title]
**two faces here, and they wrestled hard but honest. CG did well, and was looking to hook in her cobra clutch to end things when Law countered with a jawbreaker and got the quick pin.

Bout #6
RCW Television Title Match - Triangle Match
Nikolai Kishka defeated Manny Silva and Ben Bassarab by countout at 9:55
[Nikolai Kishka retained the RCW Television Title]
**solid match with three good workers, both in work rate and in psychology. Any budding alliance, as strange as it may have seemed, between Silva and Bassarab was torn apart in the second half of this bout. The first half they both seemed to want to go after Kishka, but soon turned on each other. In the end the champ did the smart thing and stayed inside the ring and allowed referee Mike Valiant to count out both his opponents as they threw down.

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Vendetta defeated Brujah by countout at 10:57
[Vendetta retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**countout victory makes it sound cheap or tainted, but this one was anything but. The match started outside the ring, and given the history, rather then try and get the combatants inside the ring referee Buddy Lane called for the bell and allowed them to brawl. The first four minutes or so was spent outside the ring and Lane elected to let it go. Brujah had his moments but Vendetta busted him open and got stronger and stronger. Finally Brujah fled into the ring and then caught Vendetta with a boot to the head as the champ climbed inside. Brujah lorded over the champ and kept driving him to the mat with his butt, his knees, and stomps. He then put on a camel clutch that Vendetta took awhile to get out of. Brujah went to kicks and punches, and then went for a powerbomb, but Vendetta punched his way out of it. Now the champ went to work with running elbows, knee drops, a couple different suplexes, and a flying clothesline from the top rope. The champ covered and got a 2 count, and the challenger elected to leave the ring. The champ chased him and they brawled, but it was pretty much Vendetta in control now. The Haitian whipped the devil into the guard rail and then clotheslined him over top. The champ came smashed him into the ringsteps and then came off the apron with a bulldog. Vendetta then took the challenger on top of the announce table and nailed him with his jumping DDT finisher. Instead of trying to bring him back in for the pin, the champ left him outside the ring to be counted out in convincing style. Brujah didn't even get to his knees until the 9 count and fell face first trying to get up.


That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!!

[managermike99]

River City Wrestling #760
September 26, 1998
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hour #1

Opening Bout
Strawberry Fields defeated Sheona Stewart by pinfall after a Samoan drop at 6:27
**second straight win for Fields.

Bout #2
Darren Dalton & Ace Allen defeated Adam Knight & Mike McFly by pinfall when Dalton pinned McFly after a release power bomb at 7:05
**just a throw together match

Bout #3
Tina Rigdon defeated Combat Girl by pinfall after a slingshot (and a handful of tights) at 4:58
**Second straight victory for Rigdon as well but a very tainted one.

Bout #4
Manny Silva and Ben Bassarab battled to a double disqualification at 6:36
**yet another battle between these two RCW stalwarts, after it seemed like they might be flirting with an alliance. This one put to rest any chance of that detente.


Hour #2

Bout #5
Dog Collar Match
Rising Son defeated Pitbull Kid by touching all 4 buckles in a dog collar match at 10:56
**possible blow off match between former tag partners. Even match, both men bled, entertaining, but not really much to describe. Rising Son wins it, and from his previous matches with Kishka and Pitbull Kid it really looks like he may be on his way up the RCW ladder, more so then Kid.

Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Patrick & Chris LeLand (/w Sharon Montgomery) defeated Joe E. Legend (/w Mercedes) & Eric Freedom by countout at 6:04
[Joe E. Legend & Eric Freedom retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**the running theme of this match was that the champs continually made up things to complain about to referee Mike Valiant; phantom hair pulls, tight pulls, etc. Finally after getting their butts handed to them in a 4 man brawl, the champs took a powder, complained one more time to the ref about cheating, grabbed their belts and left.

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Vendetta and Gary Goodridge battled to a no-contest at 9:33
[Vendetta retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**As much experience as Goodridge has in MMA he was foiled by Vendetta who knows the pro game. Finally after about 5 minutes of that Goodridge took it to the mat and went from one hold to another, ground and pound. Vendetta though made a comeback, nailed a trio of running clotheslines, then a shoulderblock from the second buckle, and had him set up for his jumping DDT but was pushed off. Goodridge then nailed a kick to the gut, and a DDT of his own. Brujah came down to ringside though and grabbed the leg of Goodridge when he went for the pin. Goodridge left the ring and brawled with Brujah, but the villain nailed him with a steel chair. He was about to hit him again but Vendetta clobbered him from behind. Vendetta and Brujah then battled. Goodridge recovered and joined Vendetta in pounding at Brujah who quickly climbed the ring barricade and took off.


That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling. See ya next week!!