February 1999

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River City Wrestling #771
February 11, 1999
House Show
Winnipeg, Manitoba

JODY CHRISTMAS NEW RCW CHAMPION!!
BALLS MAHONEY WINS 3 MATCHES TO WIN TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!
LEWIS O'DAY WINS MATCH FOR NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP!!
STAN BAKER & NEIDHART WIN THE RCW TAG TEAM TITLES!!

A solid 3 1/2 hour action packed house show as RCW returns to Winnipeg under new management.


Bout #1: Triangle Match for the vacant RCW Tag Team Titles
Vincent Regliatti & Derek Graves (/w Sharon Montgomery) vs Jim Neidhart & Stan Baker vs IBZ: Wiked Klown & Shaggy
The Spinebusters: Bryan Caruthers & Jerry Orth were stripped of the titles when they did not sign to wrestle with the new RCW. A three way match was set up to crown new champions. Sharon Montgomery who had been the manager of the Spinebusters was allowed to bring in a tag team and she introduced us to Vincent Regliatti & Derek Graves. Regliatti is from Vancouver, BC and has the stoner snowboarder vibe, while Derek Graves is apparently also the new boy friend (or boy toy) of Montgomery, and at 6'2 255 lbs., is a physical and athletic specimen. All three of them have egos the size of Texas. The next team was supposed to be Jim Neidhart & Vic Gate but it was announced that Gate had missed his flight. Neidhart asked for a replacement from the back and he got "Sinister" Stan Baker. He didn't seem to like the fact he got a rulebreaker for a tag partner but Neidhart had no other real options so agreed. The final team were the IBZ; Wiked Klown and Shaggy (Insane Clown Posse rip offs apparently).
Baker was the first man to juice tonight getting busted wide open. Wiked Klown of the IBZ of the got the pin over Vincent Regliatti to eliminate Montgomery's team. (17:20)
However, it was Wiked Klown who would then be pinned by Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart to give Neidhart and Baker the tag belts.
Winners by pinfall Jim Neidhart/Stan Baker (19:02)
[Jim Neidhart & Stan Baker win the RCW Tag Team Titles]

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Jack Larkin (the new owner) came to the ring to introduce himself to a mix of cheers and jeers. He gave everyone an update on all the title situations, what they would see tonight, and the addition of a new title (The European Title). The hope would be that RCW would start to do more co-branded shows with European partners. And a 4-man mini-tournament would be held next to determine the first champion.


Bout #2: European Title Tournament Semi-Final
Spyder pinned Scarlett Birmingham after a 5-star splash 7:27
**upset as Spyder is just a local worker while Birmingham is a veteran star of the NWA and was one of the big signings of the new RCW. The fans loved it though.

Bout #3: European Title Tournament Semi-Final
Lewis O'Day pinned Boss Strickland while applying the figure-four in 6:18
**O'Day makes a triumphant return to RCW. Strickland is another newcomer signed by RCW. He has only been a pro for a year or so, but comes from a solid amateur background. Despite that classical wrestling background he is an arrogant heel who would prefer to cheat then fight fair.


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Cobra had also elected to return to SAWF and was stripped of his Television title, and that set the stage for another tournament to crown a new champion.

Bout #4: Television Title Tournament Quarter-Final
Ben Bassarab pinned Kutlu Warrior Johnny Stewart after a lariat in 8:49
**Fans were excited to see Bassarab return to RCW. Johnny Stewart has made a major transformation over the past two years from a fast paced wrestler to a hardcore legend having spent time in Singapore and in the NWA. 

Bout #5: Television Title Tournament Quarter-Final
Balls Mahoney pinned Nick Mercury after a running legdrop in 17:30
**Balls Mahoney beating Nick Mercury was the best match of the night so far that saw Mahoney juice badly. Nick Mercury made his return to RCW but much to the surprise of the fans came back as a heel, a spoiled prima donna, with his out of shape personal security guard Big Albert. At one point Mercury was going to leave the match but Albert talked him into staying.

On the other side of the tournament;

Bout #6: Television Title Tournament Quarter-Final
Joe E. Legend (/w Mistress Gloom) pinned Menele after the Legend cutter in 9:29
**although Legend managed to win both men were bleeding and busted up pretty good by the end of the match. Legend has stayed with RCW but has a new manager, apparently dumping Mercedes for Mistress Gloom (a heavier set BDSM looking monster). Speaking of monsters, the mysterious Menele does not speak, is built like a brickhouse, wrestlers with singlet and shaved head, and no desire to follow the rules.

Bout #7: Television Title Tournament Quarter-Final
Jesse Hennig pinned Gary Goodridge after the running necksnap in 14:30
**Big upset for Hennig over Goodridge. Both these men of course have been in RCW before, and Goodridge seems to have converted back to a face following his main event loss last year to Vendetta.


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The last RCW Heavyweight Champion of course was Vendetta who abdicated his title back at the Anniversary show. A 4 man mini-tournament is held tonight to crown a new champion.

Bout #8: Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Final
Steve Corino defeated Bobby Duncum Jr by pinfall after a spingboard back elbow at 14:48
**Corino is not well known to the crowd but the fact he hails from right here in Winnipeg gave him a big pop against the return of a well known heel. Duncum controlled Corino for most of this match but the local boy kept fighting back. Duncum survived being in a sharpshooter for over a minute but was caught off guard by what turned out to be the finisher.

Bout #9: Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Final
Jody Christmas defeated Kurrgan by pinfall after a flying cross bodypress (with his feet on the ropes) at 16:32
**excellent match. Jody Christmas was a big signing for RCW. He has cut his teeth in indies and in the NWA for several years now and had a short stint with a WWF developmental territory. However, he couldn't tow the corporate line in WWF and was released. He is in the Shawn Michaels, Stan Lane, Michael Hayes style of wrestler. Good in the ring, but even better on the mic. He cut a heel promo before the bout to make sure the fans knew what was what, and so the paying public happily embraced the former "Oddity" Kurrgan who looked like the absolute monster that he is. Kurrgan controlled most of the bout. Christmas missed a plancha and landed heavily on the floor. Kurrgan nailed a tombstone piledriver but Mistress Gloom (who we had seen earlier in the corner of Joe E. Legend) had come out to ringside and put Christmas' leg across the bottom rope to save him. She then distracted Kurrgan which allowed an attack from behind. Christmas nailed a short flurry of moves then a flying crossbody and put his feet on the ropes for extra leverage to pick up the win.

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Bout #10: Television Title Tournament Semi-Final
Balls Mahoney pinned Ben Bassarab after a gutwrench suplex in 4.39
**The night's most disappointing effort.

Bout #11: Television Title Tournament Semi-Final
Joe E. Legend (/w Mistress Gloom) pinned Jesse Hennig after the Legend Cutter in 10:56


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Bout #12: European Title Tournament Final
Lewis O'Day pinned Spyder by pinfall after a running kneesmash at 5:33
[Lewis O'Day wins the tournament for the vacant European Championship]
O'Day also injured his knee but would only miss one week's action.

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Bout #13: Television Title Tournament Final
Balls Mahoney defeated Joe E. Legend (/w Mistress Gloom) by pinfall after a running legdrop at 11:58
[Balls Mahoney won the RCW Television Title]

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Main Event: RCW Heavyweight Title Tournament Final
Jody Christmas (/w Mistress Gloom) defeated Steve Corino by pinfall after a superkick at 6:24
[Jody Christmas won the vacant RCW Heavyweight Title]
Christmas controlled early, and every time that Corino made a comeback Gloom was there to do something to aid her man in getting back control. The match turned into a brawl, and Christmas was able to pull off a surprise superkick and pick up the win.



Vincent Regliatti

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River City Wrestling #772
February 13, 1999
RCW Rage
Fargo, North Dakota

VENDETTA II MAKES A SURPRISE ARRIVAL IN THE RCW!!
MAIN EVENT AT RIVERWARS SET: CHRISTMAS V CORINO LADDER MATCH!!
BAKER AND STRICKLAND NEW RCW TAG CHAMPIONS!!

River City Wrestling is back on TV, throughout the mid-west with a two hour syndicated show called RCW Rage! It's also announced that on Saturday, March 27th RCW will be having its first ever PPV event, "RiverWars" , live from Minneapolis, Minnesota!

The show opened with RCW Commisioner Nick Bockwinkel with the mic in the ring.
He announces first that Stan Baker and Jim Neidahrt, who won the tag titles on the 11th have had a difference of opinion. They will each have new partners tonight and face off for the RCW tag team titles. Basically, Neidhart believed that
he and Vic Gate should be champions; that Baker was only filling in for Gate and should relinquish his belt. So tonight it will be Neidhart & Gate against Baker & Boss Strickland.
Then Bock introduces your RCW World Champion; Jody Christmas! Christmas  is actually fairly graceful about his win over Corino and invites Corino to the ring. Corino seems skeptical but then Bock announces that it will be these two men in the main event at RiverWars. However, Christmas wants it to be a ladder match - to which Corino agrees.
Then the ringing of cowbells signifies...the arrival of Bobby Duncum Jr.. He says he is the best wrestler in RCW and promises that a clean main event will never happen at this RiverWars unless he has his fair chance. Corino agrees to put up his RiverWars shot against Duncum Jr in the main event tonight. Duncum says he wants a Dog Collar Match, and Corino agrees saying he likes it extreme!
Bock makes the match official and then announces that the ref for that match will be none other than the champ - Jody Christmas.


Bout #1: The new team of Rising Son & Spyder set the ring on fire in a pretty good match against the IBZ. Rising son gets the pin on Shaggy following a flying senton at 8:59. 


Lewis O'Day is interviewed. His injury is minor and says he will put up the title, which he claims is now a true "European" title, next week. His opponent will be Scarlett Birmingham. There is no love lost between the Irish and the English so this one should by dynamite.


Bout #2: Jesse Hennig started out strong against Joe E. Legend, but a big masked man came down to ringside; sending Becky Hennig packing. The masked man then lowered the top rope and dragged Hennig to the floor. When Legend distracted the ref the masked man hit Hennig with a DDT outside the ring. Legend followed with the pin at 2:36.
**worth noting that Hennig had a new valet, his cousin Becky, and they seemed a bit too close to each other for family. On the other hand Legend was not seconded tonight by Mistress Gloom.

Joe Aiello announces that a new championship belt has been created. It will be defended only on Rage, and will be fought under Toughman rules (no dq, no countout).
Tonight we will see the first 2 of 4 quarter-final matchups.


Bout #3: Toughman Championship Quarter-Final
Kurrgan vs Menele
A tremendous match which saw both men busted open. Then the crowd went nuts as VENDETTA II (VII) CAME FROM OUT OF THE CROWD and went down to ringside, sporting his "Crow" look and carrying a Louisville slugger. Some fans probably thought at first that it was Vendetta (and some may have thought it was Sting). Menele actually attacked VII first, which caused VII to later extract revenge with a scorpion death drop from behind. Menele managed to avoid being pinned. Menele DDT'd Kurrgan on the concrete floor, returning the favour for Kurrgan's earlier piledriver on the floor. Inexplicably the bell rang to call the match to a halt at the 20 minute mark.
20 Minute time limit draw.


After the commercial break Bockwinkel came out to announce that from now on the Toughman matches will be no time limit, and that Kurrgan and Menele will have a rematch next week.


Bout #4: Toughman Quarter-Final
Gary Goodridge defeated Nick Mercury
One would not typically think of Nick Mercury when you think Toughman but he did very well. His man valet Big Alberts is becoming more involved in the action in the RCW, tripping up Goodridge. Mercury used a chair early in this match both to smash Goodridge, as well as to spring off to hit some high risk moves. Goodridge was busted wide open. Mercury did an Asai moonsault off the ring apron and onto Goodridge through a table! Goodridge fought back and made Mercury submit to the guillotine choke. Time 21:19. 

After the match Mercury complained that he had been screwed again by the RCW since they changed the rules in the middle of the night. The match should have been declared a draw at the 20 minute mark he claimed.


Bout #5: For the Held-up Tag Team Championships
Stan Baker & Boss Strickland defeated Jim Neidhart & Vic Gate
Boss Strickland hit the overhead suplex on Vic Gate to give the team of Baker & Strickland the tag belts. This match got the crowd chanting "boring". 8:44 

After a commercial break, Gate and Neidhart were still in the ring arguing. Steve Corino came out to play peacekeeper but was attacked in the aisle by Bobby Duncum Jr.. Our main event begins as the officials break up the wrestlers and attach them by dog collars and a chain.


Main Event: Dog Collar Match - Falls Count Anywhere
The Winner goes to RiverWars in the main event
Special Guest Referee - Jody Christmas
Steve Corino defeated Bobby Duncum Jr
Christmas turns out to be a very leniant ref, only there to count pinfalls. Duncum opens up Corino's head with a fire extinguisher. Corino returns the favour later and opens up Duncum on the wall. Up the aisle Corino uses the ringbell and then the chain to gain an advantage. Corino spots Vendetta II's Louisville Slugger lying around the announce table and whacks Duncum with it! He then follows up immediately with a fisherman suplex and the pin. A VERY QUICK 3 COUNT BY CHRISTMAS!
Time 10:05

Corino and Christmas jaw at each other...as we


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Boss Strickland

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River City Wrestling #773
February 20, 1999
RCW Rage
Minneapolis, MN

SCARLETT BIRMINGHAM NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPION!!
MAHONEY DEFEATS BASSARAB!!
MORE MATCHES SET FOR RIVERWARS!!

RCW Rage begins with commissioner Nick Bockwinkel announcing that Vendetta II is in the building and will do an interview tonight.

Opening Bout
Rage Toughman Quarter-Final
Kurrgan defeated Menele by pinfall after a tombstone piledriver at 12:30
**the winner of this bout goes on to meet Gary Goodridge in the semi-finals. Kurrgan ha control early and nailed a piledriver outside the ring, and apperas ready to get the pin when he is distracted by the Kutlu Warrior Johnny Stewart coming down to ringside for no apparent reason, carrying his singapore cane of course. Menele makes a comeback, and then Vendetta II came down to ringside carrying his Louisville slugger and sporting red, white and blue face paint. VII stands in a different corner from Stewart. Old time fans of RCW can't understand why this is allowed to be happening, but welcome to the new RCW. Toughman contests are no DQ so Stewart passes his cane to Menele who nails Kurrgan with it. But Kurrgan kicks out form the subsequent pin attempt. Kurrgan grabs the cane and nails Menele, but Stewart distracts the ref giving Menele time to recover. The ending is a bit anti-climatic as Kurrgan basically beats down Menele and clobbers Stewart from the ring apron before delivering the finisher.

Joe Aiello comes in to announce two more matches have been added to RiverWars.
Bobby Duncum Jr vs Ben Bassarab
Spyder vs Menele

Aiello then interviews Ben Bassarab who says that his RW mach against Duncum will be a TV title match after he beats Balls Mahoney for the title tonight.

Bout #2
Bobby Duncum Jr defeated Darren Dalton by pinfall after a running clothesline at 8:58
**Much to the amusement of the crowd, Dalton came out dressed exactly like Duncum with the same black boots, cowboy hat, leather vest, and chaps. This little ploy backfired though as Duncum jumped on him right away. Dalton though gave a good account of himself early, giving as good as he received. Duncum nailed a running clothesline of the floor though that damn near killed Dalton, then repeated it inside to get the pin.

A video taped interview with Becky Hennig is shown where she brags about all her ex-boyfriends in the business. She even alludes to having polished the belt buckle of Steve Corino.

Bout #3
Six-Man Tag Match
Steve Corino, Jim Neidhart & Vic Gate defeated Nick Mercury, Jesse Hennig & Mr. Modest (/w Big Albert & Becky Hennig) by pinfall when Neidhart made Modest submit to the Anvilizer at 10:46
**This match didn't have much good in-ring action, although Mercury took it to Corino from the opening bell. Neidhart and Modest actually saw the most actio, with Modest making a good RCW debut. Hennig never got into the action as the big mysterious masked man came down to ringside again and stalked Becky who fled to the back. This caused Jesse to leave his partners and go after Becky, and not return. Prior to the masked man's arrival it was funny to watch Big Albert try to act suave for Becky...oh and by the way...Neidhart finished off Modest to win the bout.


Vendetta comes out to the ring alone with a mic to being the second hour.
He talks about his early days wrestling in South Africa as a hero, and how he idolized RCW's original Vendetta. But the company turned their back on him, and he never regained the status he deserved. Now he wants to rebuild his career one step at a time, starting with his first match next week against Tajiri. Then he talked about how he always admired the stalwarts of RCW, Vendetta, Manny Silva, Ben Bassarab, Jim Brunzell. Some of his remarks though seemed somewhat sarcastic, and the fairly subdued crowd gave him a mix of cheers and boos.

Bout #4
European Championship
Scarlett Birminghan (/w Lady Victoria) defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall after a victory roll at 10:18
[Scarlett Birmingham won the RCW European Championship]
**a bit of a surprise victory in that the title was just created and won by O'Day. The win was in no small part due to the help of Birmingham's new, tall, leather clad valet Lady Victoria.

An interview with Nick Mercury and Big Albert where Mercury talks again about how the RCW screwed him. First they changed the rules of his match last week with Goodridge, then this week they stuck him with a jobber and a chicken in a six man tag match. He says he wants both those Jabronis in a match on next week's Rage.

Bout #5
Jody Christmas & Joe E. Legend (/w Mistress Gloom) defeated Vincent Regliatti & Derek Graves (/w Sharon Montgomery) by submission when Legend submitted Regliatti with a scorpion deathlock at 14:11
**Graves had Legend in the figure-four ready to submit but there was no ref as he was distracted by Gloom and Montgomery's dispute outside the ring. Gloom and Montgomery got quite involved in this bout (again welcome to the new RCW), and Legend turned a sharpshooter attempt from the Canadian Regliatti into a scorpion deathlock, getting the submission.

A video tour of the streets of Belfast...courtesy of Lewis O'Day.

Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Balls Mahoney defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall after a collision at 9:07 
[Balls Mahoney retained the RCW Television Title]
**A see-saw match with a weird ending. Mahoney was set to go for a sleeperhold, but Bassarab twisted out of it to go for a jawbreaker. But instead the two heads collided on the way to the mat. Mahoney ended up on top, although both men were out of it, and the ref counted the 1, 2, 3.

Mahoney and Bassarab both lay motionless in the ring as we

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Menele

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River City Wrestling #774
February 27, 1999
RCW Rage
Madison, Wisconsin

VENDETTA II LOSES IN DEBUT AGAINST TAJIRI !!
RISING SON/SPYDER NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPS !!
LEWIS, MODEST, NEIDHART ALL TURN IN UPSET WINS !!

Wow, what a screwy night it was indeed...

RCW Rage opened with Steve Corino, Jim Neidhart, and Vic Gate in the ring. Corino said he would face the winner of tonight's Jody Christmas - Vic Gate match at RiverWars, and that he hoped Gate would indeed win the Heavyweight title tonight. Corino also extended an olive branch to fellow Canadian Vincent Regliatti, asking him to join this group in the fight against the Christmas/Legend team. Regliatti came to the ring but refused the invitation, calling Corino an egomaniac. This upset Gate the most who challenged Regliatti to a match next week.

Opening Bout
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Rising Son & Spyder defeated Stan Baker & Boss Strickland by pinfall when Son pinned Strickland after a flying senton at 5:23
[Rising Son & Spyder win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**this was a big upset and seemed to come out of the blue. Just when it looked like the challengers would get out muscled, Rising Son pulled out a swinging DDT followed by a flying senton to get the win and the titles.

After the bout there was a big argument between Baker & Strickland but it did not get physical.

Second instalment of a video of the streets of Belfast seen through the eyes of Lewis O'Day.

Bout #2
Toughman Quarter-Final Match
Lewis O'Day defeated Ben Bassarab by submission to the figure-four at 5:42
**bit of an upset for O'Day as he out brawled Bassarab who is more of a high flyer and technician. O'Day applied the figure-four and Bassarab refused to submit but ended up passing out.

Interview with Jody Christmas, Joe E. Legend, and Mistress Gloom who promise that Vic Gate will be hurt before the night is over. They then call out Vincent Regliatti to the ring as if they are recruiting him, only to turn around and punk him. Corino finally came out to Regliatti's rescue sending the others back to the dressing room by swinging a chair. Corino and Regliatti proceeded to get into a pushing match. No word on where Regliatti's partner Derek Graves is.

Bout #3
Triangle Match
Mike Modest defeated Jesse Hennig (/w Becky Hennig) and Nick Mercury (/w Big Albert) when he pinned Hennig after a powerbomb at 18:31
**once again Albert hams it up for Becky, who spends most of the bout trying to avoid him. This turned out to be the best match of the night. Modest powerbombed Hennig on a chair and looked to be in charge. The masked man came down to ringside, speaking for the first time, identifying himself to the crowd as "Darkstar", and then tossed Modest a road sign to use. Hennig intercepted the sign however and smashed it over the head of Modest. Mercury was in trouble next but kicked out after a running necksnap by Hennig. A minute later and it was Modest forced to kick out after a running necksnap from Hennig. Jim Neidhart came down to ringside (for some reason?) and pulled down the top rope on Mike Modest, and then powerslammed him on the floor. Darkstar threw Modest back into the ring to avoid the 10 count. Modest made a comeback and had Hennig pinned but Neidhart distracted the ref. Then Hennig had Modest pinned only to have Darkstar distract the ref from making the pin count. Mercury grew frustrated that neither man was tagging him in, so he just left. Hennig set up Modest for a top rope frankensteiner but Modest countered with a powerbomb to pick up the win.

An interview followed with an ecstatic Mike Modest.

Bout #4
Toughman Quarter-Final
Jim Neidhart defeated Kutlu Warrior Johnny Stewart by submission to the anvilizer at 11:06
**Menele came out and helped Stewart by tripping up Neidhart. Later Menele would throw Stewart a frying pan which he used to ~waffle~ Neidhart. Stewart had to fight his way out of an anvilizer early in the bout. Neidhart took over control of the bout using his power. Kurrgan came down to ringside and held down the top rope sending Stewart to the floor. Stewart was busted wide open. Back inside the ring Neidhart put the anvilizer on Stewart and this time got the submission victory. For a highly touted signing it's been a tough ride so far for Stewart.

Nick Bockwinkel came down to ringside to officially sign and welcome Vendetta II to RCW. VII was wearing green, yellow, and black tights (the colour scheme of the independent South Africa) and matching face paint. VII called out Steve Corino and wanted to shake hands with the "best wrestler" in RCW. Reluctantly Corino came out to do so, but then abruptly left instead. However, VII just continued to gush out his feelings for the fans for a couple more minutes in a display that seemed to lack sincerity.

Bout #5
Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Vendetta II by pinfall after a Buzzsaw kick at 7:59
**what a huge upset for the premiere of Tajiri. Using his high flying moves Tajiri seemed to leave VII gassed, and then nailed his finisher basically knocking his opponent out.

Bobby Duncum Jr came out to the ring demanding a better opponent for RiverWars then "Bassett" (purposely butchering the last name of Ben Bassarab), who he says has been on a losing streak and is over the hill. Bassarab was not here to defend himself, but Gary Goodridge came to the ring instead and offered to fight Duncum. They wanted it right now but Nick Bockwinkel came out to delay the festivities until next week.

While he was in the ring Nick Bockwinkel said that there has been a lot of confusion over the allegiances of certain RCW wrestlers, such as Menele, Stewart, Kurrgan, Darkstar, etc..He has a solution; let them fight it out next week.

Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Jody Christmas (/w Mistress Gloom) defeated Vic Gate by pinfall after a superkick at 6:32
[Jody Christmas retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**this was a good match and saw Christmas juice. Gloom threw Christmas a chair that he used on Gate to set up the superkick finisher. Even with that double combo Christmas still felt in necessary to grab a handful of tight to ensure the three count.

After the bout Christmas and Gloom were joined in the ring by Joe E. Legend, and the trio continued to beat down on Gate. Corino and Neidhart were running out to make the save but Neidhart got jumped from behind by Mike Modest. In the ring the trio managed to beat down Corino who entered the ring on his own, until Vincent Regliatti also stormed the ring with a steel chair. The trio fled. Regliatti though then proceeded to ~waffle~ Corino over the head with the steel chair...as we

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**Breaking kayfabe. The total anarchy, and lack of structure is what new owner Jack Larkin was going for. It emulated the every man for himself era of WWF with DX, Stone Cold, Bret Hart, Vader, etc, instead of the WCW faction heavy delineation of NWO vs WCW. The other issue was that I was running the cards unbooked which led to some major problems. At some point soon I began to make the conversion to booked cards as it was just too random and chaotic. 
 

Jesse Hennig