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Post by managermike99 on Dec 23, 2020 9:10:15 GMT -5
Roster
Faces
Sam Holiday
Al Hardamann
Adam Knight
Darren Dalton
Shane Madison
Joe Malenko
Stan Malenko
Raymond Bingham (NEW)
Bob Backlund (NEW-Guest)
Matt Fairlane
Ryan Price
Zakk Wylde
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
Max Pain (NEW)
Women
Jessica Judd
Stacey Lynn
Chris Lydon
Allison Corino
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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Post by managermike99 on Dec 23, 2020 9:28:42 GMT -5
River City Wrestling #871
April 7, 2001
Duluth, Minnesota
Dark Matches Before RAGE
Opening Bout
Raymond Bingham (/w Bob Backlund) defeated Zakk Wylde by pinfall after a Northern Lights suplex at 5:17
**Backlund who is getting inducted into the Hall of Fame later tonight brought a new protege to the ring for his RCW premiere, and worked his corner. Bingham is an athletic looking guy at 6'2 235 lbs, and hails from Montreal, Quebec. Even though he went against a fellow face tonight, this was skill against skill and Bingham is a typical howdy doody babyface in Backlund's mold.
Bout #2
"Venom" Paul Diamond defeated Darren Dalton by pinfall after a superkick at 6:12
**another fairly short bout.
Bout #3
Stan Baker defeated Adam Knight by pinfall after a heart punch at 7:56
**the other half of the Canadian Outlaws faired no better than Dalton. Knight though did give Baker a lot of trouble in this battle of the big men.
Bout #4
Great Canadians: Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti defeated Matt Fairlane & Ryan Price by submission when Regliatti submitted Price to the figure-four at 6:23
**a glorified squash match and three straight victories for heels.
Bout #5
RCW Television Title Match
Al Hardamann defeated Tiger Khan by disqualification for use of a foreign object at 8:44
[Al Hardamann retained the RCW Television Title]
**Although Khan is the heel, he is also the superior technical wrestler to the champ. So Khan did his best to keep this match clean, using tight holds, chokes etc only when the ref couldn't see. He frustrated Hardamann and made the champ look like the heel, and even had referee Buddy Lane spitting mad at Hardamann. However, eventually that broke down, and outside the ring Khan used a steel chair on the champ and got himself disqualfied. Khan was not happy with himself after the bout and his lack of discipline.
RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode
Rage of course begins with highlights from the dark matches earlier tonight.
Special Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony of Bob Backlund
Commissioner Greg Gagne is joined by RCW Hall of Famers Jim Brunzell, Baron von Raschke, Chris Lyon, and Marty Goldstein in the ring for an induction ceremony of Bob Backlund. As usual in RCW it goes down without a hitch or trouble.
Bob Backlund 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. Mr. Bob Backlund is the 14th member of the River City Wrestling Hall of Fame!! Backlund gives a short acceptance speech where he thanks the officials like Goldstein, his good Minnesota friends like Brunzell, and the fans. He also makes sure to mention the young up and comers like Raymond Bingham who make this sport so much fun to watch.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Allison Corino defeated Jessica Judd by countout at 9:07
[Jessica Judd retained the North American Women's Title]
**very good match for the women's division with Corino carrying the action. Both women wrestled as faces, and while tempers flared it stayed controlled. In the end instinct took over and Corino rolled into the ring to beat a 10 count, but then immediately regretted it as it took away her chance to get the title. The match began and ended with a handshake. Corino will likely soon get a rematch.
Televised Main Event
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Texas Tornado Rules
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated Joe & Stan Malenko by pinfall when Orth pinned Stan after a spiked piledriver at 10:51
[The Spinebusters retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**Texas tornado rules is each man is legal. While the match is technically not a no DQ no countout there is much more leniency in the bout than normal. RCW also used two referees for this bout, Buddy Lane and Shiela Bloom, so when the 4 paired off if there was at least one pair outside the ring than Bloom was there to police the action. In the end the Busters used a drop toe hold on Joe to drive him head first into the ringsteps. Stan made the mistake of looking in on Joe, and fell victim to a sneak attack. The tag champs took the bout back inside and hit the double team finisher while Joe was finally starting to stir outside (and was now wearing the proverbial crimson mask). Solid win for the champs!
FADE TO BLACK
Untelevised Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Sam Holiday defeated Chrome by pinfall after a top rope leg drop at 13:10
[Sam Holiday retained the RCW Heavyweight Title Match]
**clean win for the champ although Chrome had another good showing. This sent the fans home happy.
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Post by managermike99 on Dec 26, 2020 14:22:13 GMT -5
River City Wrestling #872
April 14, 2001
Lacrosse, Wisconsin
Dark Matches Before RAGE
Opening Bout
Max Pain defeated Ryan Price by pinfall after a Death Valley Driver at 4:41
**dominating premiere by the big newcomer.
Bout #2
Stan Baker defeated Zakk Wylde by pinfall after a heart punch at 4:03
**squash match.
Bout #3
Raymond Bingham defeated Derek St. Holmes by pinfall after a Northern lights suplex at 7:35
**second straight win for Bingham. The only reason this bout went longer then the previous two was that St. Holmes went to the Larry Zbyszko school of match pacing.
Post-Match:
After the bout, for no apparent reason, Stan Baker returned to the ring and beat the hell out of Raymond Bingham. Later he would say on the mic that Bingham should still be in school, and that its not right that he gets matches further up the card than him just because Bob Backlund pushed for him. He says Bingham is a boy competing against men.
Bout #4
Shane Madison defeated Chris Parys by submission to the figure-four at 10:09
**two good workers both in ring and psychology. We've seen this bout before, and it ends with Madison staying in the title hunt.
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Match
Great Canadians: Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti defeated Joe & Stan Malenko by pinfall when Scott pinned Stan after a stuffed piledriver at 8:34
**a bit of a surprise victory because it sets up a heel vs heel title match against the Spinebusters. The GC had to cheat to win but they still won.
RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode
Show begins of course with highlights of the dark matches from earlier.
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Jessica Judd and Dawn Marie battled to a no-contest at 3:11
[Jessica Judd retained the North American Women's Title]
**this originally was supposed to be the return bout for Allison Corino, but had to be switched because Corino has abruptly left RCW to pursue opportunities overseas. Dawn Marie came in with an edge to her; she was here for the gold. This was a catfight - brawl and there was no way referee Shiela Bloom was going to let chaos reign, and soon threw it out. The brawl continued for a couple more minutes until officials broke it up.
Bout #7
RCW Television Title Match
Al Hardamann defeated Tiger Khan by disqualification for outside interference (Derek St. Holmes) at 8:54
[Al Hardamann retained the RCW Television Title]
**Khan had his moments for sure, and showed a good ground game, but the champ would not be denied his vengeance is this rematch after being hit with a steel chair. However, with victory assured Derek St. Holmes who has not been at the side of Khan for several weeks came into the ring and attacked the champ. Khan looked legit surprised making it seem this was not planned, but he soon got with the program on the two on one beatdown.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Bunkhouse Brawl
Sam Holiday defeated Chrome by 10-count in a Bunkhouse Brawl at 9:20
[Sam Holiday retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**this bout put the decisive end, the exclamation mark, on this little feud. A brawl between two big men that spent a lot of time around ringside and some in the crowd. In the end Holiday jumped off the top buckle delivering a fist to the head of Chrome who was on his knees on the floor outside the ring.
FADE TO BLACK
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Post by managermike99 on Dec 27, 2020 18:41:59 GMT -5
River City Wrestling #873
April 21, 2001
Youngstown, Ohio
Dark Matches Before RAGE
Opening Bout
Ryan Price defeated Matt Fairlane and Zakk Wylde by pinfall when Price pinned Fairlane after a too rope hurancanrana at 7:29
**interesting opening bout with 3 curtain jerker faces going at it. They put on a good show to get things kicked off and Price pinned his frequent tag partner Fairlane to get the win.
Bout #2
"Venom" Paul Diamond defeated Darren Dalton by pinfall after a superkick at 6:42
**Diamond is a notch above Dalton.
Bout #3
Six-Man Tag Match
Joe & Stan Malenko & Shane Madison defeated Players Club: Chris Parys, Donnie DiCaprio & Will Damon by submission when Stan submitted DiCaprio in the Texas Cloverleaf at 10:54
**decent match for a six-man. Shane had a long stretch near the start playing Ricky Morton, and Damon then had his turn being beaten from pillar to post. The final of course came right after a six-man brawl with Stan getting DiCaprio to tap out in the middle of the ring.
Bout #4
Max Pain defeated Adam Knight by pinfall after a death valley driver at 5:10
**Pain's victory wasn't a big surprise, but the short duration and his total control over Knight was a bit of an eye-opener. He also served notice by continuing the beatdown of Knight after the bout with a second DVD, and would have hit a third but referee Jennifer Greaves made it clear that would cause a reverse decision, so he relented and left the ring.
Bout #5
Stan Baker defeated Raymond Bingham (/w Bob Backlund) by disqualification for outside interference at 7:45
**Bingham did quite well for most of the bout using his superior technical skills. He also took a powder a couple times to confer with his special manager for the night, recent RCW Hall of Fame inductee Mr. Bob Backlund. Baker though succeeded in turning the bout into a brawl which favoured the big man. Outside the ring as Backlund tried to help Bingham to his feet Baker assaulted Backlund and knocked him out with the heart punch. While Bingham was checking on Backlund, Baker nailed Bingham from behind and then nailed a powerbomb outside the ring. Back inside he nailed a second powerbomb, covered, 1, 2, he picked him up. He then set him up for the heart punch...but Bob Backlund had recovered and entered the ring and attacked Baker. He managed to save Bingham from further harm but lost him the bout for his interference.
RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers and The Great Canadians: Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti battled to a no-contest at 7:59
[The Spinebusters retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**simplified, the challengers were cheating to win after a ref bump and so Joe & Stan Malenko came out and made it a 3-way brawl. Referee Shiela Bloom woke up, saw what was happening and threw the bout out. The Malenkos have no love lost for either heel team but they don't want to be eliminated from title contention on a screw job title change.
Bout #7
North American Women's Title Match
Hardcore Rules
Dawn Marie defeated Jessica Judd by pinfall after putting her through a table at 6:22
[Dawn Marie wins the North American Women's Title]
**a brawl. Jessica Judd used her guitar and it was almost enough to win, but Dawn Marie managed to avoid a pinfall loss. DM then fought back using a Singapore cane she grabbed from under the ring. To finish things off she drove Judd off the ring apron and through a table on the floor which had been previously set up. Referee Jennifer Greaves applied the count outside on the floor because it was hardcore rules. Judd may not have understood the rules because earlier when she used her guitar she wasted time brining the bout back inside to make the pin. She argued with Greaves after the bout to no avail.
This will be Dawn Marie's first title run, the 71st in the title lineage, and ends Judd's second title run. Coincidentally, Youngstown is the city that JJ won her first women's title in that huge upset against TrummerFrauen.
Main Event
Handi-Cap Match
Chrome, Tiger Khan & Derek St. Holmes defeated Sam Holiday & Al Hardamann by pinfall when Khan pinned Hardamann after a Tiger Driver at 9:10
**St. Holmes was a liability but did his best to only tag in when the match was in hand. H&H seem preoccupied with him and this worked against their interests. In the end Chrome was battling Holiday outside the ring when St. Holmes nailed Hardamann in the back of the head from the ring apron, allowing Khan to nail his finisher and pick up the win. This likely means another round of title shots.
FADE TO BLACK
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Post by managermike99 on Dec 29, 2020 13:50:28 GMT -5
River City Wrestling #874
April 28, 2001
St. Paul, Minnesota
Dark Matches Before RCW RAGE
Special event tonight with the match makers putting friends vs friends in the first four matches, and the main event as well. Commissioner Greg Gagne came out to warn everyone that they needed to give a full 100% effort tonight or they would be suspended.
Opening Bout
Ryan Price defeated Matt Fairlane by pinfall after a top rope hurrancanrana at 8:32
**high flying opening bout. These two are frequent tag partners, but last week Ryan pinned Fairlane in a triangle match. Tonight he was able to repeat that victory in one on one action. Fairlane eventually accepted a handshake and the two left together.
Bout #2
Stacey Lynn defeated Chris Lydon by pinfall after a springboard clothesline at 6:40
**these two ladies were allies, then it seemed to rip asunder, but they patched things together again. Tonight though they reluctantly squared off one more time. Things started tentatively but soon enough it heated up. Lydon went for a springboard bulldog but Lynn was able to counter by pushing her off and then hit her own springboard move and pick up the win. The two did not leave together.
Bout #3
Adam Knight defeated Darren Dalton by submission to an armbar at 6:09
**tag partner baby faces facing off. Dalton has kind of lived in Knight's shadow, as Knight is a bit bigger, a bit more experienced, and a bit more polished. Dalton though looked like he might win the bout when he nailed a powerbomb. However Knight was ready and fought through the pain to complete a gator roll into an armbar submission and picked up the win. After the bout Dalton needed the doctor to look at his arm, and he waved off Knight's attempts at reconciliation.
Bout #4
Chris Parys and Donnie DiCaprio and Will Damon battled to a no-contest at 0:00
**The three members of the Players Club did not go against Greg Gagne's instructions. In fact this was a total brawl that began when Damon jumped Parys during the introductions. The three spilled outside the ring, and never got back in. They brawled for a good 5 minutes with only referee Shiela Bloom trying to maintain order. Finally when it looked like the men were not going to get back into the ring Bloom tossed the bout out without it ever having officially started. After the bell Parys made peace with the other two and the brawl slowly stopped. Damon had been busted open and was bleeding like a faucet, and the other two had to help him to the back.
Bout #5
Stan Baker & Max Pain defeated Raymond Bingham & Bob Backlund by pinfall when Pain pinned Bingham after a Death Valley Driver at 12:47
**good match, but lots of rest holds, and delays. Bingham played Ricky Morton for a long stretch, but then he and his mentor Backlund took back control and worked Baker over and then Pain over. However, a four man brawl turned things around for the heels and they were soon able to finish it off. Howdy Doody Bob did not attempt to break up the pin, however he rushed in to protect his partner from further harm once the 3 count was applied.
RCW RAGE - One Hour Episode
Highlights of the dark matches from earlier in the night.
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
Triangle Match
The Spinebusters: Jerry Orth & Bryan Caruthers defeated Great Canadians: Eric Scott & Vincent Regliatti and Joe & Stan Malenko by pinfall when Orth pinned Stan after a top rope kneedrop at 10:58
[The Spinebusters retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
**one man from each team was legal at all times. End came when the GC double teamed Stan Malenko with a spiked piledriver, but then the champs swooped in with Caruthers taking out Regliatti and Orth coming off the top rope on the already fallen Stan Malenko for the win.
Main Event
Fatal Four Way
RCW Heavyweight Title & RCW Television Title Match
Al Hardamann defeated Sam Holiday, Chrome and Tiger Khan (/w Derek St. Holmes) by pinfall when he pinned Khan after a vertebreaker at 13:05
[Sam Holiday retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
[Al Hardamann retained the RCW Television Title]
**so all four men are legal. There are 2 refs, one inside the ring who is the only one able to count pinfalls/submissions (Buddy Lane) and one outside (Jennifer Greaves) who is there to count out wrestlers or disqualify if they cross the line. If either Holiday or Hardamann is pinned or submit they lose their title to the victor. This led Chrome and Khan to team up against the champs to start who then watched each others backs. It seemed at times that Derek St. Holmes was helping and advising both challengers, not just Khan. However, in the end it looked like Khan was going to be able to get a victory over Hardamann, so Holmes lowered the top rope sending both Holiday and Chrome spilling over the top rope to the floor below (they also took out St. Holmes from the apron at the same time). But inside the ring Hardamann countered a suplex attempt with a DDT, then hit his finisher to pick up the win.
After the bout Chrome was not happy with St. Holmes and chased him and Khan to the backstage area.
FADE TO BLACK
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