March 2001

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Roster

Faces
Sam Holiday
Al Hardamann
Adam Knight
Darren Dalton
Road Warrior Hawk
Road Warrior Animal
Shane Madison
Sumu Hara 
Matt Fairlane
Ryan Price
Zakk Wylde
Joe Malenko (NEW)
Stan Malenko (NEW)


Heels
Bryan Caruthers
Jerry Orth
Stan Baker
Eric Scott
Vincent Regliatti
Donnie DiCaprio
Will Damon
Chris Parys
Chrome
Tiger Khan
Derek St. Holmes, Esq
"Venom" Paul Diamond (NEW)


Women
Jessica Judd
Stacey Lynn
Chris Lydon
Allison Corino (NEW)


Injured
"Total Destruction" Steve Riley


Other
Jack Larkin - Owner
Greg Gagne - Commissioner/Head Booker
Buddy Lane - Head Referee/Booker
Jennifer Greaves - Referee/Road Agent
Shiela Bloom - Referee/Road Agent
Joe Aiello - Play by Play/Interviews
Linley Tolbert - Color Commentary
Vic Gate - Trainer/Road Agent

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River City Wrestling #866
March 3, 2001
Fargo, North Dakota

Dark Matches Before RAGE

Opening Bout
Eric Scott defeated Matt Fairlane by pinfall after a flying kneesmash at 6:15
**Scot picks up a much needed victory.

Bout #2
"Venom" Paul Diamond defeated Zakk Wylde by pinfall after a superkick at 4:04
**Paul Diamond returns to RCW this time wth a new look "Venom", and he is not a very nice guy.

Bout #3
Sumu Hara defeated Will Damon by pinfall after a bridging back dragon suplex at 7:22
**Solid win for Hara over one of the members of the Players Club.

Bout #4 
Tiger Khan (/w Derek St. Holmes) defeated Ryan Price by pinfall after a Tiger Driver (and outside interference) at 9:40
**St. Holmes came out with Khan, but also praised Price, and offered to manage him. Price declined and had some discourteous words for Holmes and Khan. Price had been on a bit of a roll lately with two straight curtain jerker victories. He looked like he might make it three, but a well timed trip by St. Holmes was all the advantage Khan needed to finish him off.

Bout #5
Stan Baker defeated Shane Madison by pinfall after a heart punch at 8:28
**Interesting match up here and the two had some decent old school chemistry. The match got vicious toward the end and that ended up favouring Baker. Big win for Baker not only picking up the duke, but also being able to deploy his dreaded finisher again after facing a couple opponents who had managed to neutralize the move.


RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode

As always the show begins with highlights of the dark matches from earlier tonight.

Bout #6
Chris Lydon defeated Stacey Lynn by disqualification for failure to follow referee instructions at 5:26
**former friends, and it has become obvious that Lynn thought Lydon was just her second and friend, and became jealous when Lydon got a title shot at Jessica Judd. This was a catfight. Referee Shiela Bloom disqualified Lynn when she kept smashing Lydon's head off the mat and ignored the five count. After the bout referee Jennifer Greaves joined Bloom to try and separate the two combatants.

Bout #7
Non-Title Match
Chrome defeated Al Hardamann by submission to the STF at 9:31
**Interesting set up for this bout. Last week of course Hardamann had his hands full with Steve Riley, and the match ended after the two collided knee to knee. We have been told that Steve Riley suffered an injury in that bout and will be out for a while. Then in the next bout Chrome was disqualified against Sam Holiday in their Heavyweight title match for using a steel chair, and then continued to beat down the champ after the bell. Holiday's friend Hardamann felt bad that he couldn't be there to watch his buddy's back because he was getting his knee worked on. Hardamann is not 100% but he says he's good enough to take out a green, wannabe goof like Chrome. However, Greg Gagne said this would be a non-title bout as he didn't want to reward Chrome after the way he acted last week. Sure enough Hardamann came out to exact revenge and had the big man reeling and rocking in and out of the ring. However, eventually Chrome caught Hardamann when he was going for a flying forearm and turned it into a tilt-a-whirl slam. The last half of this bout then pretty much belonged to Chrome, although Hardamann did manage a few short comebacks. Hardamann wisely tapped out according to Colour Commentator Linley Tolbert, as he can't get banged up any more before having to defend his title again. Tolbert suggests that if the title was on the line this match would still be going on. That comment though did not sit well with Chrome as he passed by, and the big man attacked Tolbert with a choke slam, and then locked on the STF until Hardamann and security broke it up. Remember Tolbert is no slouch, being a former RCW Heavyweight champion as well as South African Wrestling Heavyweight champion.


Main Event
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated The Road Warriors: Hawk & Animal by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 8:09
[The Road Warriors retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Instead of their usual tactic of two on one's, distractions, cutting the ring in half etc, the Busters used a slightly different tactic to try and get their belts back; walking a thin line to a DQ. Orth used his unwrapped wrist tape to choke, and Caruthers almost won the bout for the former champs by using a pair of brass knux on Animal; Hawk was forced to make the save. When the match spilled outside and Animal was completely busted open from the knux the champions went nuts, holding nothing back. They absolutely battered the challengers with steel chairs, much to the appreciation of the fans. However, referee Buddy Lane did not see it as justice and disqualified the champs.

Post-Match:
A few RCW officials tried to come to the rescue including Shiela Bloom, Jennifer Greaves, and Vic Gate but they were all forcibly moved out of the way. No one came from the face locker room to help out the Busters of course, and a few guys came out of the heel dressing room, took one look at the mayhem and went back to the showers. Even Commissioner Greg Gagne came out but Animal just grabbed him by the head and tossed him into the crowd. Finally the 'busters were able to get enough people in the way, and both of them now wearing the proverbial crimson mask, managed to stagger to the back and out of trouble.

FADE TO BLACK
 

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River City Wrestling #867
March 10, 2001
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Dark Matches Before RAGE

Opening Bout
Eric Scott defeated Darren Dalton by pinfall after a Northern lights suplex bridge at 8:06
**Scott is slowly building his resume back up.

Bout #2
"Venom" Paul Diamond defeated Adam Knight by pinfall after a superkick at 5:09
**second straight win for the native of Thunder Bay Ontario as he tries to ascend the pecking order here in RCW with his new look and attitude.

Bout #3
#1 Contenders Match for the TV Title
Vincent Regliatti and Shane Madison battled to a no-contest at 6:22
**nothing was settled as neither man would budge an inch and the brawl could not be contained inside the ring.

Bout #4
Sumu Hara & Ryan Price defeated Tiger Khan & Derek St. Holmes, Esq by pinfall when Hara pinned Holmes after a superkick at 9:24
**solid enough match but Holmes really doesn't have much in ring talent, but might make a decent manager. 

Promo: Joe Aiello comes inside the ring to interview a newcomer to RCW, Allison Corino. He introduces her to the crowd as their Canadian cousin, just an hour and a half up the road in Winnipeg. Yes she is the sister of Steve Corino. The crowd gives the youngster some polite applause. Corino talks briefly about breaking into the business after becoming friends with Francine from ECW. Her brother Steve as well as Rapid Fire Maldonado have helped train her. She is used to the rough stuff after playing hockey for years against the boys, and that also taught her how to stand up for herself in a dressing room. Fans may know her as Allison Danger from IWA, and IWF, but now she feels the need to compete closer to home. Next week in Winnipeg she will make her in-ring debut.

Promo: Commissioner Greg Gagne then comes to the ring. He says next week's card will have a bit of extra intensity and incentive to it than a normal week. After what happened last week RCW has no choice but to suspend the Road Warriors for their atrocities and for shoving their officials. Because they are being suspended indefinitely, The Road Warriors are also stripped of the tag team titles. So next week a special 8 team tournament will be held for the tag titles, and yes the Spinebusters will compete. We will be looking to bring in teams from outside RCW as well, so the exact number of teams and format may change from the simple 8; it is still a work in progress, and they are busy working the phones. Also, earlier tonight was supposed to be a #1 contender bout for a shot at Al Hardamann's TV title, but the two men showed no level of sportsmanship or self-control. There is way too much of that going on these days in RCW and in pro wrestling in general. So they have lost their chance to qualify for that match. However, two men impressed him earlier tonight in their victories; Paul Diamond and Sumu Hara. So if the crowd will indulge him they will have one extra added match tonight; next; that will be the #1 contender bout between Diamond and Hara. The winner will get a TV title shot on the 24th.

Bout #5
#1 Contenders TV Title Match
"Venom" Paul Diamond defeated Sumu Hara by pinfall after a top rope twisting DDT at 6:58
**yes the story of this match was a bit of fatigue from both men but more so from Hara. Also, each man knew the other was fond of using the superkick and each managed to avoid the move on two occasions. The finish came when Hara was going for a superplex but Diamond countered by bringing him to the mat with a DDT.


RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode

The show begins with highlights from the dark matches and interviews from earlier tonight.

Interview: The Great Canadians come to the ring and Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti are pissed off. Regliatti is not happy that his chance at the TV title was taken away by Gagne, and Scott isn't happy that Diamond and Hara got the nod in the replacement match when he had also won his bout earlier in the night. They say they better be in the tag tournament next week and they will take home the belts, because nobody in RCW can touch them. New entrance music plays "Ice 9" by Joe Satriani plays, and we have newcomers to River City Wrestling; The Fabulous Malenkos; Joe & Stan Malenko. They say the GC are two individuals and not a tag team and they will prove it at the tournament. However, next they have a match with the Players Club.

Bout #6
The Fabulous Malenkos: Joe & Stan Malenko defeated The Players Club: Will Damon & Donnie DiCaprio by disqualfication for not following referee instructions at 8:50
**Joe is getting up there in age, now 46 years old, and Stan looks to be a cousin (maybe kayfabe) a bit younger, but not as talented. However the two worked a solid if not exciting wrestling game like the Patriarch Boris or the more famous Dean Malenko. Everything their opponents tried to cheat and steal victory was eventually turned around by the newcomers. Joe had Damon in the Texas Cloverleaf when not only did DiCaprio decide to break it up (his second time doing so) but then refused to leave the ring. Stan came in to even the odds, and referee Shiela Bloom threw out the bout but instead of making it a no-contest she showed some smarts and DQ'd the perpetrators.

Post-Match:
The Great Canadians joined the Players Club in a post-match beat down on the Malenkos until RCW officials could break it up.

Bout #7
Strap Match
Stacey Lynn defeated Chris Lydon in a strap match at 6:28
**blow off from their mini-feud after Lydon surprised with a victory last week. Hard fought bout but Lynn was able to drag her opponent around the ring and tap all four corners for the win.

Post-Match: Instead of allowing it to end Lynn pushed away referee Jennifer Greaves and kept attacking Lydon. Coincidently Allison Corino had been invited down to do guest commentary by Joe Aiello since Linley Tolbert was absent, getting ready for the main event. So Corino was able to come to Lydon's rescue getting into a brawl with Lynn.


Pre-Match:
After what transpired the last couple weeks, tonight's main event was scheduled to be a tag team match pitting Sam Holiday & Al Hardamann against Chrome & Stan Baker. However, Chrome had baited retired wrestler, now commentator, Linley Tolbert into taking Hardamann's place. Holiday doesn't really seem to trust Tolbert though as the man worked mostly as a heel during his years in the ring, and takes a bit of that bent with him to the announce table. Al Hardamann was allowed to second them though and was keeping a close eye on Tolbert.

Main Event
Chrome & Stan Baker defeated Sam Holiday & Linley Tolbert (/w Al Hardamann) by submission when Chrome submitted Tolbert with the STF at 10:10
**Holiday carried most of the bout. Since Tolbert retired fairly young one would have to assume it was injury driven so he didn't show too much in the ring. However, he stuck in the bout and was loyal to Holiday. The end occurred when Baker had been playing Ricky Morton for several minutes but managed to come out of the buckles and nail his heart punch on Tolbert who dropped like a rock. Instead of going for a pin, Baker only had enough energy to crawl over to his partner and tag in Chrome. The big man nailed a shoulderbreaker, and then put the STF on Tolbert who quickly tapped out. Al Hardamann hit the ring after the bout to make sure there were no post match liberties taken.

FADE TO BLACK

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River City Wrestling #868
March 17, 2001
Winnipeg, Manitoba

St. Patrick's Day Shenanigans

Tonight we have a tournament for the vacant RCW Tag Team titles, that were stripped from the Road Warriors who were also suspended when they went crazy attacking the Spinebusters, but also manhandled several RCW Officials.

Originally it was scheduled to be an 8 team tournament but it has been expanded to 10 teams; so the bottom ranking 3 teams will have a preliminary triangle match with the winner advancing to the top 8.


Dark Matches Before Rage

Opening Bout
Triangle Match - Winner Receives Spot in the Tag Team Tournament
Opening Bout
Adam Knight & Darren Dalton defeated Ryan Price & Matt Fairlane and Tiger Khan & Derek St. Holmes, Esq by pinfall when Knight pinned Fairlane after a release powerbomb at 8:09
**big win for the Canadian Outlaws.

Bout #2
Tag Team Tournament Quarter-Final 
The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated Players Club: Will Damon & Donnie DiCaprio (/w Chris Parys) by pinfall when Storm pinned DiCaprio after a missile dropkick at 6:51
**former tag champions The Extremists returned again to RCW and were the much better team, even with the aid of Parys at ringside for the PC

Bout #3
Tag Team Tournament Quarter-Final
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated Sam Holiday & Al Hardamann (/w Linley Tolbert) by pinfall when Caruthers pinned Hardamann after hitting him into an exposed turnbuckle at 9:40
**okay quite a bit going on in this one. First off this is a powerful draw with the former champs (and odds on favourites to win) facing off against probably the biggest wild card in the tournament, the Heavyweight champ and the TV champ. Tolbert left the announce table to second his new found friends (who obviously still don't trust him). His spot at the announce table was taken by former RCW Heavyweight champion Steve Corino who was there to do colour, talk about his sister Allison arriving in RCW, and what he has been up to in ECW and other places. At one point Chrome came out to ringside to menace Holiday and Hardamann, and when Tolbert tried to stand up to the monster he was run into the ring post. This brought Corino to Tolbert's aid and he went toe to toe with the giant. While all this was going on Jerry Orth was quietly exposing the turnbuckle. The action outside the ring including Sam Holiday leaving the apron to check on things was just the distraction the 'busters needed to use the exposed turnbuckle to pick up the win.

Post-Match:
Steve Corino challenged Chrome to a Hardcore Rules match tonight. That match will happen as an untelevised dark match main event!


Bout #4
Tag Team Tournament Quarter-Final
Joe & Stan Malenko defeated Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti by disqualification for use of a foreign object when Regliatti hit Stan with a steel chair at 6:44
**well the Fabulous Malenkos move on in the tournament but Stan looked pretty banged up.

Bout #5
Tag Team Tournament Quarter-Final
Team Extreme: Kit Carson & Khris Germany defeated Adam Knight & Darren Dalton by pinfall when Germany pinned Knight after a Doomsday device at 8:25
**the former NWA World Tag champions make another appearance in RCW, and perhaps make a statement using the Road Warriors' finisher to win their first round match.

Bout #6
Allison Corino and Stacey Lynn battled to a no-contest at 5:36
**the in ring premiere in RCW of Allison Corino (aka Allison Danger), and we only got a teasing of her developing in ring ability and she looks quite proficient in her wrestling skills. She is probably the most skilled wrestler already in RCW's women's division. Lynn though used a rake of the eyes to turn things around when her former friend Chris Lydon hit the ring with a steel chair (the weapon of choice here in RCW). Lynn turned around and raised her hands in front of her face for protection as referee Jennifer Greaves called for the bell...but, Lydon bypassed Lynn and ~waffled~ Corino! Lynn and Lydon shared a brief hug while Greaves got rid of the chair, and then the two blondes started to stomp away at the newcomer. Finally, Allison's brother Steve Corino came to the ring and the girls scattered.


RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode


Bout #7
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated The Extremists: Ace Darling & Devon Storm by countout at 6:01
**match between former RCW Tag champions. Storm wrecked himself after Orth moved out of the way of a suicida plancha and was counted out.

Bout #8
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final
Joe & Stan Malenko defeated Team Extreme: Kit Carson & Khris Germany by submission when Joe submitted Carson to the Texas cloverleaf at 7:47
**very even match, but the Malenkos are technicians, while Extreme are brawlers. So when referee Shiela Bloom insisted on law and order being kept it heavily favoured the Malenkos.

Special Hall of Fame Announcement
River City Wrestling Hall of Fame committee members, Jim Brunzell, Tawney England, Stan Mullen, The Destroyer, Chris Lyon, and Mike Valiant are all on hand and in the ring as the spokesman Brunzell makes the announcement. This year's inductee is a legend in the wrestling world, having succeeded the great Bruno Sammartino as the heir apparent to the WWWF championship and pretty much carried the company between the Sammartino era and the Hulk Hogan era (the mention of Hogan brings jeers from the crowd). He first appeared in RCW in July of 1984, and won the Heavyweight title in October 1985 defeating Jerry Blackwell. He soon lost the title to fellow Hall of Famer Dr. D David Schultz but then won it back from him in 1986, holding it for an impressive 6 months. He lost it again to another fellow Hall of Famer Steve Disalvo. He was awarded RCW's wrestler of the year in 1986, the same year his feud with Schultz garnered them Feud of the Year. But perhaps his most memorable contributions to RCW came at Wrestling Summit 2 in July of 1984 when he lost by countout to Harley Race, and then again at Wrestling Summit 3 in July of 1986 when he defeated Bruno Sammartino; both those bouts won RCW's match of the year, and both were considered "Dream Matches" by fans all over the world. In April we will have a special ceremony on RAGE to induct Mr. Bob Backlund as the 14th member of the River City Wrestling Hall of Fame!


Televised Main Event
Tag Team Tournament Final
For the Vacant River City Wrestling Tag Team Titles
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated Joe & Stan Malenko by pinfall when Orth pinned Joe after a top rope kneedrop at 16:43
[The Spinebusters win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Due to time this match was heavily edited for television. Only about six minutes of the bout was able to be shown.
There was a long feeling out process between the two teams which helped the fans settle into this being more of a PPV or house show style show than a TV match. Both teams are technically sound, wrestle old school, and are not afraid to risk "boring" chants from the crowd as a trade off to wear down their opponents. The Malenkos frustrated the Spinebusters early by having a counter for everything they tried. Than Jerry Orth played Ricky Morton for about 5 minutes of constant beating. The Busters though were able to mount a comeback and turned the tables with quick tags, working the double teams on the tags, cutting the ring in half, etc. The end came after Joe was trying to put Caruthers into the Texas Cloverleaf and Orth was able to run in and clothesline him off. Referee Buddy Lane was distracted having to put Stan out of the ring which allowed a quick double team with each buster hitting their finisher. Caruthers sent Joe to the ropes and then nailed him with his spinebuster. He left Joe lying in the perfect spot, and Orth was already perched on the top rope, and came off with his kneedrop to pick up the win and the titles.
This will begin the Spinebusters 4th title reign. They have been very prolific at winning the belts but so far have not had long title reigns. This will be the 79th reign in the title lineage, and the Spinebusters are now tied for the most runs with The Extremists: Ace Darling/Devon Storm and Destruction Crew: Mike Enos/Wayne Bloom who have also had 4 title reigns each.
 
FADE TO BLACK


Untelevised Main Event
Hardcore Rules Match
Chrome defeated Steve Corino by submission to the STF at 9:46
**Despite giving away a lot of size Corino is an expert in hardcore matches and this was an even fight with both men drawing blood. However, it was not a fair fight as the women got involved as the match spent as much time out of the ring as in. First Stacey Lynn and Chris Lydon attacked Corino to aid Chrome, and then Allison Corino came to her brother's aid. However, the damage had already been done and Chrome nailed a chokeslam outside the ring putting Corino through a table, and then locked on the STF. Corino didn't actually submit but he was unresponsive, knocked out from going through the table, so referee Jennifer Greaves had to call for the bell.

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River City Wrestling #869
March 24, 2001
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba

A bit of a smaller venue and smaller production this week following in the footsteps of a big card last week.

Dark Matches Before RAGE

Opening Bout
Matt Fairlane defeated Derek St. Holmes, Esq by pinfall after a somersault splash at 8:46
**good opener to get some heat going with the crowd, featuring a young earnest baby face over coming a cheating, whiny, heel. 

Bout #2
Tiger Khan defeated Ryan Price by pinfall after the Tiger Driver at 7:30
**Khan didn't have, and didn't need Holmes in his corner to win this rematch. He also didn't need to cheat this time.

Bout #3
Vincent Regliatti defeated Shane Madison by submission to the figure-four at 10:23
**statement match for former RCW champion Regliatti who seemed intent on either winning by damaging his opponent or getting himself disqualified in the process. He really worked on the leg of Madison the whole match including using the ring post for a figure-four earlier to set up the legal finisher. Madison needed help to leave the ring after the bout.

Bout #4
Canadian Outlaws: Adam Knight & Darren Dalton defeated Players Club: Donnie DiCaprio & Will Damon by pinfall when Knight pinned DiCaprio after a release powerbomb at 8:55
**a bit of an upset here. Fairly evenly matched teams but overall the PC seem to be a notch above, but not tonight.


Pre-Match: Originally this was billed as Allison Corino vs Stacey Lynn. Lynn came out with her "friend again" Chris Lydon to explain that yes the heat between them was real, and they had some good battles. However at the end of the day they know they work better together than apart. Corino comes out and says she wants a piece of both of them, not just Lynn, and has herself a tag partner. The heels agree to the match, site unseen and then regret it when "Girls With Guitars" plays and North American Women's champion Jessica Judd comes to the ring as Corino's surprise partner.

Bout #5
Allison Corino & Jessica Judd defeated Stacey Lynn & Chris Lydon by pinfall when Corino pinned Lydon after a springboard bulldog at 10:39
**despite being a newcomer Corino controlled the ring, showing that she is the most technically sound of all the women in the division. Even Judd looked a bit weary of her when she was celebrating the victory. In fact the two kind of had a weird stare down after the bout before Judd gave her the nod, and the two shook hands.


RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode

The show of course begins with highlights of the action from earlier in the night, the dark show matches and interview.

RCW then chooses to play last week's tag match final in its entirety, as they were only able to show about a six minute edited version last week.

Replay match from March 17, 2001
Tag Team Tournament Final
For the Vacant River City Wrestling Tag Team Titles
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated Joe & Stan Malenko by pinfall when Orth pinned Joe after a top rope kneedrop at 16:43
[The Spinebusters win the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Due to time this match was heavily edited for television. Only about six minutes of the bout was able to be shown.
There was a long feeling out process between the two teams which helped the fans settle into this being more of a PPV or house show style show than a TV match. Both teams are technically sound, wrestle old school, and are not afraid to risk "boring" chants from the crowd as a trade off to wear down their opponents. The Malenkos frustrated the Spinebusters early by having a counter for everything they tried. Than Jerry Orth played Ricky Morton for about 5 minutes of constant beating. The Busters though were able to mount a comeback and turned the tables with quick tags, working the double teams on the tags, cutting the ring in half, etc. The end came after Joe was trying to put Caruthers into the Texas Cloverleaf and Orth was able to run in and clothesline him off. Referee Buddy Lane was distracted having to put Stan out of the ring which allowed a quick double team with each buster hitting their finisher. Caruthers sent Joe to the ropes and then nailed him with his spinebuster. He left Joe lying in the perfect spot, and Orth was already perched on the top rope, and came off with his kneedrop to pick up the win and the titles.

Televised Main Event
RCW Television Title Match
Al Hardamann defeated "Venom" Paul Diamond by disqualification for abuse of official at 7:07
[Al Hardamann retained the RCW Television Title]
**fairly even match between two guys who wrestle a similar style. Both men managed to kick out after being hit with DDT's. Diamond managed to avoid getting locked in for the vertebreaker. He nailed a superkick, covered, put his feet on the middle strand for extra leverage, 1, 2, caught by referee Jennifer Greaves who called for the break. Diamond was not happy about that and jawed with Greaves. He then went after Hardamann who had a hold of the ropes, so Greaves got between them for the break. Diamond lost his temper and pushed Greaves to the mat. He then nailed a tornado DDT and Hardamann was completely knocked out. Diamond covered for what would have been at least a Bundy count, but Greaves called for the DQ. Diamond was smart enough not to push his luck any further, as we

FADE TO BLACK


Untelevised Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Sam Holiday defeated Chrome by pinfall after a top rope legdrop at 9:13
[Sam Holiday retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**basic storyline. The champ came out all vim and vigour, but then Chrome used some cheating to turn things around, and then kept control with his massive power. Holiday made a spirited comeback. Chrome decided to use a steel chair. This probably would have got him disqualified by referee Buddy Lane, but then Linley Tolbert hit the ring, and grabbed the chair out of the hands of Chrome from behind. Chrome slugged Tolbert knocking him out of the ring, but by now Holiday was able to attack the challenger driving him into the corner buckle. He followed up with a belly to back suplex, a side slam, and then came off the top with his finisher. The fans went home happy.
 

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River City Wrestling #870
March 31, 2001
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Dark Matches Before RAGE

Opening Bout
Chris Parys defeated Zakk Wylde by pinfall after a Parysault at 7:32
**decent opener

Bout #2
Shane Madison defeated Eric Scott by pinfall after a Kamikaze at 5:26
**shorter bout. Although Madison lost to Regliatti last week he managed to beat his Great Canadian tag partner this week.

Bout #3
Stan Baker defeated Sumu Hara by pinfall after a heartpunch at 7:05
**Baker is still a top level competitor in RCW.

Bout #4
Tiger Khan defeated Matt Fairlane by pinfall after a Tiger Driver at 8:27
**pretty good bout with both men getting their share of the action. Again though Khan won without the help of Derek St. Holmes.

Bout #5
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated Canadian Outlaws: Adam Knight & Darren Dalton by pinfall when Orth pinned Dalton after a top rope kneedrop at 10:46
[The Spinebusters retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**One supposes that the Outlaws got the title shot after beating the Players Club last week, but not sure that anyone actually expected a title change here.


RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode

Bout #6
Allison Corino (/w Jessica Judd) defeated Stacey Lynn (/w Chris Lydon) by pinfall after a springboard bulldog at 7:08
**JJ was forced to neutralize Lydon which allowed Corino to pick up the win.

Bout #7
RCW Television Title Match
Al Hardamann defeated "Venom" Paul Diamond by pinfall after a vertebreaker at 8:31
[Al Hardamann retained the RCW Television Title]
**Diamond is a game competitor, but Hardamann won clean to keep the belt.

Main Event
Special Guest Referee: Linley Tolbert
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Sam Holiday defeated Chrome by pinfall after a top rope leg drop at 10:12
[Sam Holiday retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**Everyone seemed to wait for the inevitable, a Linley Tolbert heel turn. It never happened. This match was a brawl inside and outside the ring, and Tolbert let them go at it, but kept them honest, taking steel chairs away from both men. Inside tempers flared between Chrome and Tolbert often, and at one point Tolbert pushed Chrome away from Holiday to force a break. The end came when Holiday countered a chokeslam with a Russian legsweep. Holiday showed off his strength with a hanging vertical suplex on the big man, and then two running legdrops before going to the top to nail his finisher. Holiday and Tolbert shook hands after the bout as we,

FADE TO BLACK