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As far as your tag list goes you forgot one big duo. Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers were an amazing tag team and I think get forgotten in the great tag team discussion far too often. I would agree the Albright/Kawada match should be viewed more as a testament to Kawada's ability to work with alternative styles as well as he did. I enjoyed that match a lot and thought Albright was at least an intelligent worker despite his limitations and positioned himself for Kawada's big spots well enough. Taue was the #3 guy behind Kawada at this point in time. Kobashi doesn't pass Taue until sometime in 1997 in my opinion, mostly due to Taue taking the title in 1996 and Kobashi still working his way up post-Misawa to the big January 97 match. This match was also the first time Taue headlined a major card without Misawa, Kawada and Kobashi around. Very big moment for him, as pointed out t me after I watched it. Hansen was starting to decline by this point. Putting him on a team with Williams would have been counterproductive because Hansen teams tended to be Hansen-dominated. Williams was the new #1 gaijin and needed to be the #1 guy on his own team in the eyes of the fans. Steven was correct about Misawa's role in tags. He was there to tease his next big matchup and give the rub to whoever he was tagging with. Another great listen and I'm sad that you skipped the 4/20/96 six man because I would have loved to hear Parv and Steven's reactions to how Kawada treats Akiyama. It ties directly into Akiyama "having something to prove" in the 5/23 match. Also, the spot where Misawa comes in in the 5/23 match and clears Taue out of the ring so Akiyama can be alone with Kawada and gives him the "get it done" gesture is awesome.

I know there has been at least one topic like this, but it's something that ought to happen now and again. It is always a far more fascinating thing for me to see the journey rather than the end result. Or rather, now it is a fascinating thing for me to see the journey rather than the end result. Wasn't always that way even if I didn't realize it. I enjoy seeing other people's journey represented because it gives me an idea as to why they like the wrestling they do. Even if I can't stand that wrestling style or wrestler it is a fun exercise to see how different people got to where they are.

International Wrestling November 11th, 1983 (Taped November 9th, 1983, Palais des Sports, Sherbrooke, QC) 3,646 fans, sellout Opening Interview/Match 0:00 - 12:30 The opening montage cuts to Jacques, Sr. in the ring with Eddie Creatchman and all four of his clients. Jacques, Sr. Looks none too happy to be there and Creatchman seems to be as happy as we’ve ever seen him. Jacques, Sr.: Welcome to International Wrestling, fans. Tonight we have another 90 minute version of the show for you. Tonight I have the distinct displeasure of interviewing one Eddie Creatchman on behalf of his two teams, the Midnight Express and Earth & Sky. Creatchman: Would you care to inform the fans why you’re interviewing us for the first time in over a month, Rougeau? Jacques, Sr.: I have been informed that it is my duty to interview everyone scheduled for interview time by the IWA as a condition of my employment. What they have done is secondary to that, according to my bosses. Creatchman: Imagine that, having to actually do your job to keep it. Jacques, Sr.: You didn’t request this time to insult me in front of these fans, Eddie Creatchman. How about you get to the point? Creatchman: Didn’t I? I’d say it’s hard for you to know that, Rougeau. Condrey and Rose say something to Creatchman. Creatchman: You aren’t totally wrong Rougeau. What I came here to talk about was how I led these four men to sending your two older sons packing and putting your youngest son out for almost a month. You see these fans here worship the Rougeaus, Gino Brito and Dino Bravo. But their precious Rougeaus are gone and Brito is next on the way out. Soon Brito and his little buddy Parisi will be a bad memory and the fans will recognize the Midnight Express as their real heroes. Jacques, Sr.: I notice that you swept Dino Bravo aside rather quickly. Perhaps because you and your men don’t have an answer for him? Creatchman: So he shows up every two or three weeks and the IWA uses that as an excuse to force the Canadian International Tag Team champions to wrestle? How is that in any way impressive, Rougeau? Jacques, Sr.: May I remind you, Eddie Creatchman, that they are employed as wrestlers and have an obligation to do so, champions or no? Creatchman: May I remind you, Rougeau, that you have an obligation to interview any and all who have interview time? There are a few moments of uneasy silence. Jacques, Sr.: It seems your interview time is coming to an end. I imagine you have something to say on behalf of your masked team. Creatchman: First, try not to waste so much of me time when I’m out here next. There will be a formal complaint. Your family is weak, Rougeau, and these two men will continue to prove that against your youngest son and his crazy uncle. It’s one thing to be the weak member of a family, but to be the weakest member of the Rougeau family is laughable. Creatchman exits the ring and sends the Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express to the back. The Marcus Brothers come out of the back to almost no reaction. Jacques, Sr. knows the Marcus boys are hopelessly overmatched but hopes they can give Earth & Sky a run for their money. Earth & Sky vs. The Marcus Brothers Kamiguchi and Ishimoto make short work of Bob & Joe Marcus, with a short comeback by Joe that ends after a Kamiguchi dropkick catches him coming off the ropes. Kamiguchi scoops Marcus off the ground and spins him around on his shoulders before falling to his back. Ishimoto, who tags Kamiguchi mid-move, is in perfect position to hit a falling headbutt to the midsection for the three. Stonehead Ishimoto over Joe Marcus by pinfall after an airplane spin samoan drop/falling headbutt combination 4:48 The camera cuts back to Jacques, Sr. who has to admit that Earth & Sky are indeed a formidable team, despite their actions. He runs down the rest of the card, highlighting the Cowards Way Out match, Hercules Ayala against Gino Brito and the Quebec Tornado match in the main event. The camera cuts back to the ring with Alex Gerrard awaiting his opponent. Newcomer Jake Roberts comes out of the curtain to not much reaction. Roberts slithers his way into the ring as Jacques, Sr. puts him over as a very dangerous and unpredictable wrestler. Jake Roberts vs. Alex Gerrard Roberts seems to be toying with Gerrard from the start, the young upstart finally getting what seems like a big advantage and following up with a dropkick. Roberts looks like he’s down & out for a few moments before hitting a big swinging knee lift and dropping Gerrard to the canvas. Roberts grins and leans back against a turnbuckle, allowing Gerrard to recover. Gerrard is just regaining his feet when Roberts stomps on the back of his head several times and again heads back to the corner. Roberts slithers over as Gerrard is recovering, looking him right in the face, before standing up and kicking a seated Gerrard right in the face to put him back on the mat. A pickup is followed by an arm wrench, which leads to a short clothesline. Roberts picks Gerrard up and hits a DDT for the easy three before slithering back out of the ring and heading to the back to boos. Jake Roberts by pinfall after a DDT 3:41 Jacques, Sr. isn’t quite sure what to make of Roberts after that. The man is clearly sadistic and unhinged though. The Cowards Way Out match is next, so don’t go anywhere! Commercial Break 12:30 - 24:30 We come back from commercial with Jacques, Sr. giving us a rundown of the Goldie Rogers/Dave Kochen feud over the past few months as Kochen is on on his way to the ring to cheers, his forehead still bandaged from last week. Rogers comes out to big boos and seems especially intent on making every woman in between him and the ring his target tonight. Kochen seems to be getting impatient and heads out of the ring to charge at Rogers. Rogers catches Kochen with a big right just as he gets into range and grins, resuming his hip grinding. Dave Kochen vs. Goldie Rogers in a Coward’s Way Out match Rogers starts beating up on Kochen halfway down the aisle, banging his head off of the railing to open up the cut he made last week. This continues as Rogers pulls Kochen towards the ring and a slam of Kochen’s head into the apron sends Kochen back into the ring. Rogers works over Kochen in the ring and drops him throat-first over the top rope before using both feet to shove him out of the ring under the ropes. Kochen is slow to recover and Rogers points to the entrance curtain. Kochen tries getting back into the ring only for Rogers to lay in another beating and shove him right back out. This time Rogers follows him out and whips him into the guard rail just to the left of the entrance aisle. Rogers again points to the back as if to order Kochen away from ringside. Kochen is up and moving slowly over to Rogers and the two have an exchange of punches that sees Rogers retreat. Kochen catches a boot to the midsection as he gives chase, followed by more working of the cut and he is again sent into the guard rail. Rogers drags him into the aisle and slams him down, then grabs a chair and sits down. He urges Kochen to go to the back, but the young man only crawls to the chair and another punch exchange ensues. Rogers retreats into the corner of the ring and comes out the other side. He tries to whip Kochen into the rail again after working the cut some more and gets it reversed. Rogers comes rushing at Kochen only to take a dropkick from the youngster. Kochen straddles Rogers and ebgins punching wildly at his face. Rogers struggles to get Kochen off of him and stand up, but Kochen comes right back with more right hands and sends Rogers reeling back near the ringpost. Kochen bangs Rogers head off of the ringpost, but Rogers connects with a low blow from the floor that puts both men on their backs. Rogers is busted open but doesn’t seem to notice as both men get to their knees. Rogers decks Kochen and sends him back to the mat, but not before Kochen gives him a grin. Rogers gets a puzzled look on his face and puts his hand up to his own face, seeing the blood on his hand. The shock on Rogers’ face seems to give both the crowd and Kochen energy as Kochen fights to his feet through enraged Rogers punches and fires back. Kochen again bangs Rogers head off the ringpost before slumping down with his head on the ring apron. Rogers again puts his hand up to his face and this time uses his other hand to check his hair. When his hair comes up bloody, Rogers gets a look of absolute horror on his face. He backs towards the entrance aisle, shaking his head no and pointing at Kochen. Rogers stops and looks like he’s reconsidering before he again checks his hair and all of his resolve fails him. He turns around and runs to the back, giving Kochen the win. Kochen over Rogers when Rogers retreats to the back 9:36 The crowd is going absolutely nuts for Kochen, who seems mostly out of it. He raises his arm weakly as he stumbles towards the back. Tony Parisi, Louis Laurence and Tony Ricco come out to aid him, but Kochen refuses help. The three congratulate him and celebrate with Kochen, raising Kochen’s arm in victory just as they reach the curtain to a big pop, before all four disappear to the back. Jacques, Sr. has been commending the young man on his courage, determination and intelligence since his first comeback in the match. Commercial Break 24:30 - 35:30 The camera is on Jacques, Sr. as we come back from commercial and he recaps the events that have transpired so far. Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland, Dan Johnson and Steve Regal emerge from the curtain to boos. Jacques, Sr. can’t stand seeing Charland with the belt he has done nothing but cheat to hold on to. Tony Parisi, Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco are greeted with cheers as they walk to the ring. Jacques, Sr. is convinced that Louis Laurence will be the one to take the Quebec Heavyweight title away from Charland. Charland leads a pre-match attack that leaves Laurence in the ring with Parisi and Ricco on the apron recovering. Tony Parisi, Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco vs. Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland, Dan Johnson & Steve Regal The heels beat on Laurence for a short time, but the young man comes firing back on Charland. The champion is quick to clear the ring, allowing Laurence to tag Parisi. Parisi and Ricco work over Regal until Johnson catches Ricco from behind and slams him down. All three heels start in on Ricco, Charland twice bringing Laurence into the ring to distract referee Pierre Bertrand so the heels can triple team Ricco. Ricco makes a few comeback attempts before one sticks and he tags in Laurence. Laurence clears the ring and seems to have had enough of Charland, making a beeline for him. In the ensuing chaos, Bertrand loses track of who the legal man is and Laurence ends up breaking up a Regal pin attempt on Ricco at two. Ricco gains the upper hand and climbs up top, hitting a flying crossbody for the three. Tony Ricco over Steve Regal with a flying crossbody 9:18 Jacques, Sr. is pleased that the right team got the win. Laurence certainly looked like a man who could wrest the championship from Charland tonight. Brito vs. Ayala is up next! Commercial Break 35:30 - 47:30 Gino Brito comes out to big cheers and Jacques, Sr. is always happy to see his longtime friend come to the ring. Hercules Ayala comes out to a pretty big reaction from the crowd. Jacques, Sr. puts over how well Ayala did against Andre the Giant despite his loss. Gino Brito vs. Hercules Ayala The two work a slower-paced match around a headlock for Brito, trying to control the strongman from Puerto Rico. Ayala is impervious to Brito’s attempts to shoulderblock him, but Brito finds several clever ways of getting back to a headlock each time rather than engage the younger, stronger man in a duel of strength. Ayala finally turns things around with a slam as Brito comes off the ropes. Brito takes a beating until he avoids an elbow drop and goes back to the headlock. Ayala starts brawling, with Brito eagerly fighting back with some brawling of his own. The brawl becomes heated and spills outside, where head referee Adrian Desbois has no choice but to count both men out. Both men counted out 9:57 Jacques, Sr. is impressed with both Brito’s ability to make the younger, stronger Ayala wrestle his match and Ayala’s raw power. The two men stop brawling shortly after the bell and settle down enough to shake hands, much to the crowd’s delight. Jacques, Sr. puts Ayala over as a very strong and talented young man and hopes he will be coming back again soon. Commercial Break 47:30 - 60:30 Jacques, Sr. is in the ring with Sergeant Slaughter when we come back from commercial. Slaughter is looking very agitated tonight. Jacques, Sr.: You’re looking a little upset tonight, Sgt. Slaughter. What’s on your mind? Slaughter: That little punk Lafon got one over on me last time I was here, Jacques, Sr. Would you let something like that stand? Jacques, Sr.: For one, Lafon is a young man who has improved very quickly. He will have a very successful career if you ask me. And I might add that you were more than a little distracted by your own brass knuckles leading up to that rollup. Slaughter: Improving. That’s the word you use for it? He’s a punk who doesn’t know when to shut his mouth. If he did, there would be no need for any brass knuckles. And he even goes so far as to use my hold to win matches. How can you not see that this kid is doing everything he can to show me up? Jacques, Sr.: From what I have seen he’s been defending himself against a bully. Slaughter: Well then he has you fooled, Jacques, Sr. Tonight his little game is up though. No Brunzell to save him, because you see tonight he has to face the Sarge one on one. And I will show him how to properly apply the cobra clutch. Not that it will help him win this match. The crowd boos Slaughter as Jacques, Sr. exits the ring. Phil Lafon comes out of the back to cheers, looking very intense. Jacques, Sr. hopes Lafon is ready for a one on one match with a man as dangerous as Slaughter. Phil Lafon vs. Sgt. Slaughter Lafon is hot at the start, but Slaughter stalls to slow him down after a few punches and kicks each time. Finally Lafon unloads on Slaughter, taking it to the bigger man. Slaughter rolls out of the ring only to have Lafon follow him out and bounce his head off of the apron. Lafon works a front facelock until Slaughter backs him into a corner and begins unloading with big punches of his own. The big man works Lafon over with brawling and chinlocks, cutting Lafon off each time he tries to get to his feet. A hair pull draws the ire of the crowd and seems to fire Lafon up. Lafon gets the upper hand after standing up and ending an exchange with a big kick to the head. He goes to lock in the cobra clutch, but Slaughter is close to the ropes and grabs them tight. While referee Andre Roy is separating the two, Slaughter kicks back and up between Lafon’s legs, dropping the youngster. Roy is suspicious of Slaughter’s actions, but did not see what happened. Slaughter pulls Lafon up and locks in the cobra clutch for the win. Sgt. Slaughter by submission with a cobra clutch 11:08 Jacques, Sr. is disgusted by the tactics Slaughter used to win the match, putting Lafon over as an up and coming star, capable of pushing the likes of Sgt. Slaughter. Commercial Break 60:30 - 76:00 We come back from commercial to a shot of the ring with Armand Rougeau and Rene Goulet making their way down the aisle to cheers. Jacques, Sr. knows these two have a big challenge tonight, but they are up for it. The Quebec TV Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors, with Lou Albano, emerge from the curtain to big boos. Jacques, Sr. is not fond of the things the Terrors are willing to do, but they are a dominant tag team. Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet vs. Quebec TV Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors in a title match (15 minute Time Limit) Armand is on fire at the beginning of the match, keeping John off-balance with a mix of brawling and speed. It takes the better part of three minutes of quick tags by Goulet and Rougeau to finally take the big man off his feet. The faces work on the left leg of Tonga John, but King Tonga is soon in to equalize things and stomps on Goulet. The Terrors work Goulet over with their brawling tactics and King Tonga’s martial arts strikes, as well as nerve holds. Goulet tries struggling out of a King Tonga nerve hold only for John to come in and stomp him in the face to put Goulet right back on the mat. The two Tongans tag and Goulet makes it to a neutral corner after several Tonga John chops. King Tonga is in illegally to double team him, but referee Pierre Bertrand is busy putting Armand back on the apron. Goulet crawls through King Tonga’s legs and makes the tag to Rougeau, but Bertrand was distracted by Albano jumping on the apron and didn’t see the tag. Goulet rolls up Tonga John with a schoolboy, positioning himself between John and Armand so he is propelled into his partner when John kicks out. Armand comes charging in with punches and staggers John back to the heel corner. King Tonga comes in and runs into a barrage of Rougeau punches. King reverses a whip into the corner, but Armand hops onto the second turnbuckle and jumps off with a back elbow. Armand gets a two and King Tonga looks very angry. Armand runs right into a big savate kick and Tonga follows that up with a HUGE elbow drop after hitting the ropes. The King hits a thumb spike on Armand for the three. King Tonga over Armand Rougeau with a thumb spike 13:41 Jacques, Sr. is pleased with his son’s efforts in the match as well as Goulet’s. They were overmatched by the big Tongans but fought valiantly. The Quebec Tornado match is up next! Commercial Break & Upcoming Events 76:00 - 93:00 Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles Poisson are heading to the ring as we return from commercial to boos, with some cheers still. Jacques, Sr. runs down the feud between Lefebvre & Poisson and the Invaders as well as the problems Lefebvre and Poisson have been having recently. The Invaders come out to a big pop, playing to the crowd. They get serious as they get closer to the ring, focusing on Lefebvre & Poisson. Jacques, Sr. puts the Invaders over as a double tough, extremely capable tag team that have done well for themselves in Quebec. Tonight is their last night in the area and he hopes it ends well for the Invaders. The Invaders vs. Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles Poisson in a Quebec Tornado match There are no rules in this match and both teams take advantage early. All four men are brawling around ringside and in the ring. Chairs, the ringposts and the announce tables are all in play throughout the match. Head referee Adrian Desbois is only there to make counts or check for submissions and he doesn’t get many opportunities as these two teams hate each other enough to just lay into each other for most of the match. All four men end up bloody and both the Invaders masks are ripped by halfway through the match. By the time we reach the finish Invader 3’s mask barely stays on his head. Poisson has 3 in a bearhug, but an Invader 1 dropkick sends both toppling out of the ring. Lefebvre blindsides Invader 1 and sends him off the ropes, only for Invader 1 to hit a running crossbody. He doesn’t go for the pin, instead punching away at Lefebvre’s bloody forehead repeatedly. Lefebvre staggers to his feet after Invader 1 stops, only for the Puerto Rican to hit him with a heart punch that gets the three count. Invader 1 by pinfall after a heart punch on Lefebvre 14:12 Jacques, Sr. is happy to see the Invaders leave on a high note. He signs off as Lefebvre and Poisson appear to get into another argument after the match. Remember to tune in next week when the Can Am express challenge the Tongan Terrors for the TV titles! Dark Matches Pre-Show Joel Deaton defeated Frederic Tremblay with a big boot Mike Sharpe defeated Etienne Bergeron with a delayed vertical suplex Jim Brunzell defeated Tim Gerrard with a dropkick Post Show Gino Brito & Tony Parisi come out and put the Invaders over for the live crowd, wishing them well back home in Puerto Rico

I always felt like Akiyama had to go along with Kobashi's bad tendencies because he was the junior wrestler in the match. I have a hard time blaming him for Kobashi using the half nelson suplex as a transition spot (which he constantly did even against guys who were the underdog against him) and blowing off the leg selling. It's one of the reasons I think people other than Kawada or Taue working on Kobashi's leg, because they could reel him in, was a mistake. It's kind of a corollary to my thought that juniors should lay off the legwork to set up big submissions until really late because it's almost impossible to sell the leg in most juniors matches. Same for working Kobashi as an "underneath" guy. Leave the leg be and find something that won't throw a wrench into the way Kobashi likes to work.

Well-hidden thigh slapping is not the worst thing. It's the fact that most wrestlers don't even bother trying to hide it.

It's not about making sense to me. It's about Takayama having the hubris to believe that he has such a huge advantage over Nishimura that he can wrestles Nish's match and still come out on top. Others have looked at it as a more "exhibition" match and I can see that viewpoint. I tend to go with Takayama getting overconfident because of his size advantage and the (perceived) major advantage in striking he had. Once it becomes apparent that Nishimura can put Takayama away in the match that Takayama has been wrestling, Takayama changes up the gameplan and finds out that it's not going to be as easy as he thought to put the old, frail-looking guy away.

I tend to agree that he was almost too defensive, but there are times that works in his favor. When he's in against a bigger heavyweight who can dominate him physically (I'm thinking of Takayama especially here) it makes for a great dynamic. I loved the king of the mountain bit he and Fujinami did because it fit the Fujinami aggression and the Nish having to find a way to counter. But then you look at matches like vs. Kanemoto and it detracts from the bout because Koji is a junior. The match isn't supposed to go the way it does because Nish as a heavyweight ought to have the advantage. It's a good match and I won't ever say it isn't, but it doesn't feel right.

International Wrestling, November 4th, 1983 (Taped November 2nd, 1983, Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC) 4,700 fans 0:00 - 6:30 The opening sequence leads to a shot of the ring with Dino Bravo, Gino Brito and Tony Parisi in the ring with Jacques, Sr., the crowd going nuts. Jacques, Sr.: Mr. Bravo, the last time we saw you the Midnight Express got all they could handle in that big six man tag. Tonight you have another match, this time with Invader 3 joining you and Gino Brito against the Midnight Express and Mad Dog Lefebvre. Bravo: Tonight, we’re going to give these fans a win! Last time emotions were running high and we just went after them. Tonight we are still going to take it to the Midnight Express, but we’re going to finish it right. Brito: We’re going to hit them where it hurts. They pride themselves on being the best wrestlers around. When they lose, it not only costs them the winner’s purse. It hurts their pride. Jacques, Sr.: They have claimed that as champions, they should not be wrestling on free TV. Parisi: So they won’t lose on TV, Jacques, Sr. But Frank Valois has made this match tonight without their consent as far as I know. That means Gino, Dino and Invader 3 will have to be on their guard. Bravo: I won’t stand here and tell you they aren’t great wrestlers. And they are willing to do whatever they need to in order to win. We have our work cut out for us tonight, Jacques, Sr., but you and these fans all know that we’re capable of getting the job done. The three wrestlers leave the ring and Jacques, Sr. heads back to the announce table as the crowd roars it’s approval. Jacques, Sr. lets the fans at home know that tonight’s show will be 90 minutes instead of 60 as there is just too much to fit into an hour. Joel Deaton comes out to some boos, but not a big reaction. Jacques, Sr. puts him over as a dangerous competitor. Tim Gerrard comes out to the ring with Jacques, Sr. talking about the challenge ahead of him. Valentine attacks before the bell, prompting the crowd to more boos. Joel Deaton vs. Tim Gerrard Deaton is all over Gerrard throughout, but the young Gerrard fights back with a lot of spirit. A big boot from Deaton knocks Gerrard cold, getting an easy three count. Joel Deaton by pinfall after a big boot 3:47 Jacques, Sr. isn’t sure that kick is entirely legal given the fact that Gerrard is still out after the match. Deaton is certainly a skilled competitor, but might not be putting his opponents away honestly. Commercial Break 6:30 - 22:30 We come back from commercial to a shot of the ring with the Marcus Brothers awaiting their opponents. The Can Am Express emerge from the curtain to a lot of cheers. Jacques, Sr. Talks about how Lafon and Brunzell have been trying to come back from their crushing loss to the Tongan Terrors. The Can Am Express vs. The Marcus Brothers The Can Am Express continue their run of aggressive matches, rolling right over the Marcus Brothers. Bob Marcus never had the chance to tag in before Brunzell hit a dropkick on Joe Marcus after tagging Lafon. Lafon locked in the cobra clutch for the quick victory. Phil Lafon over Joe Marcus by submission with the cobra clutch after a Brunzell dropkick 4:17 Jacques, Sr. puts over the Can Ams as a team on the rise again as they celebrate in the ring. The camera cuts to Jacques, Sr. and he runs down the rest of the card after putting over both Valentine and the Can Ams. The camera cuts back to the ring as the crowd erupts into big boos. Lou Albano leads the Quebec Television Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors out to the ring, Albano playing up the belts all the way. Jacques, Sr. Is not overly happy that the Terrors are the champions, but admits that they will be tough to get those belts off of. The crowd loses it’s breath as the Sailor Whites make their return, stomping to the ring. Jacques, Sr. is immediately worried that the fans in the arena may not be safe from the fury these two teams will unleash upon one another. Quebec Television Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors vs. The Sailor Whites in a title match (15 minute time limit) This is a pier-six brawl from the get-go. The Sailor Whites are able to match the ferocity, size and power of the Tongans from the start. Head Referee Adrian Desbois cannot keep two men in the ring, then cannot get anyone back in the ring. All four wrestlers brawl into the crowd as Desbois reaches ten for the double count-out. The match ends in a double count-out 3:52 The two teams brawl back and forth in the crowd, displacing hundreds of fans and making generous use of the chairs cleared by that. As well as the ring bell, timekeeper’s table, announce table and several microphones (as well as their cords) not being used by Jacques, Sr. on said table. All four are bleeding when the Can Am Express come charging into the fray and a three way brawl ensues. Jacques, Sr. is frantically calling the action and finally security, every referee in the back and the entire undercard come out to pull the six men apart as we go to commercial. Commercial Break 22:30 - 24:00 The Tongan Terrors are destroying the Gerrard Brothers backstage when we come back. King Tonga savate kicks Tim Gerrard and Tonga John hits a running big boot on Alex before both stalk over to Albano, who walks ten feet towards a waiting Jacques, Sr. in the backstage interview area. Jacques, Sr.: I’m not sure what Tim and Alex Gerrard did to deserve that beating from your charges, Mr. Albano. Albano: Does it matter? They were in our way and these two are in the mood to hurt somebody, Rougeau! Jacques, Sr.: You do enjoy taking advantage of your men holding those television titles, don’t you Mr. Albano? Albano: It is a perk, buddy. I don’t see why we wouldn’t. What I’d really like to know is why Lafon and Brunzell keep sticking their noses into our matches. We already have something in store for those schmucks, but they just keep asking for more. Jacques, Sr.: I’d say they have good cause to be angry with you and your team, Mr. Albano. Albano: I could care less about cause, Jacques, Sr. Those two have been a constant thorn in the side of my monsters. And it’s about time we dealt with it. Another thing, Jacques, Sr. It seems to me Lafon only attacks me when my monsters aren’t around. Are you sure that is the kind of man you and these fans want to get behind? Jacques, Sr.: You do have an interesting way of looking at things, Mr. Albano. Albano: And you are always an interesting man to talk to, Mr. Rougeau. Not interesting enough that I wouldn’t have my monsters tear you apart if need be, though. Just remember that. The Tongan Terrors and Albano walk off, Jacques, Sr. an amazed and confused look on his face as we go to commercial. Commercial Break 24:00 - 35:00 We come back from commercial to a shot of the ring with Louis Laurence and Tony Ricco emerging from the back to cheers. Jacques, Sr. talks about Laurence’s ongoing struggle to wrest the Quebec Heavyweight Championship from Richard Charland. Charland and his partner Dan Johnson come out next to boos, Charland playing up the belt around his waist. Jacques, Sr. is amazed that Charland has hung on to the title so far given his lack of real wins as champion. Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco vs. Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson Laurence immediately goes after Charland, who hides half outside the ropes while referee Andre Roy holds Laurence back. Charland sneaks in a cheap shot before heading out of the ring and jawing with the fans at ringside. The match drags until Johnson is tagged in and Laurence immediately takes his anger out on Johnson. Laurence and Ricco work over Johnson until Laurence is caught chasing Charland off the apron. Several forearms to the back of the neck from Johnson set up a hotshot from Charland, back on the apron. The heels work over Laurence with several rollups and a tag missed by Roy as he contains Charland keeping Laurence in the ring. Ricco finally gets the tag and comes in hot. Charland attacks Laurence on the outside while Ricco works Johnson over. Charland is put back in his corner by Roy and tags in, leading Laurence to demand the tag from Ricco. Ricco asks if Laurence is ready to come back in before tagging. Charland hides in the corner several times from Laurence before bursting out with a clothesline on the break. Three Charland punches put Ricco on the floor. Charland drags Laurence back to his corner where Johnson is perched on the second rope. A spike piledriver gets Charland the three count and the win over his rival Laurence. Richard Charland over Louis Laurence by pinfall after a spike piledriver 9:24 Jacques, Sr. understands how Laurence could lose his cool given all the time he’s spent chasing Richard Charland. The crowd boos as Charland celebrates, telling Laurence he will never get his hands on the belt. Commercial Break 35:00 - 45:00 Steve Regal is in the ring when we come back from commercial. Tony Parisi comes out to a good reaction from the fans. Jacques, Sr. recounts Parisi’s recent run-ins with Regal’s partner Goldie Rogers. Tony Parisi vs. Steve Regal Parisi has a clear advantage over Regal from the start. Regal goes to the eyes and punches Parisi in the throat to gain the advantage. Parisi fights back and eventually comes back, working over Regal’s ribs to set up his flying senton for the three. Tony Parisi by pinfall after a flying senton 7:44 Jacques, Sr. puts Parisi over as a solid veteran that is a credit to the IWA. Parisi has always been willing to fight for what’s right and will continue to do so against Rogers and the Midnight Express. The camera cuts to Eddie Creatchman and the Midnight Express in the interview area. Creatchman: It’s amazing that I didn’t make this happen earlier. For years i put up with that overbearing a- Condrey and Rose interrupt Creatchman and say something off microphone to him. Creatchman: *ahem* There are bigger fish to fry. We would like it to be known that if the IWA continues to book these men in television matches there will be consequences. I can just imagine the question here. But what can you do, Eddie Creatchaman? Just remember, nobody believed I could orchestrate the title match and nobody believed the Midnight Express could win the match. But it happened. So I am warning the people who make the decisions around here that if they want these belts to stick around they had best start to listen. As far as tonight is concerned, do you think the return of Dino Bravo matters one bit? He’s just another crony of Frank Valois and the Rougeaus. Everyone has seen how we handle their ilk. So tonight all of you completely undeserving fans will be seeing the Midnight Express wrestle on TV for the last time. You will see them surgically destroy some hand-picked team meant to show you that the Midnight Express are not the best wrestlers you will ever see. And you will again not appreciate these men behind me for how great they truly are. Which is why you will never see them on TV again as long as they are champions. Creatchman drops the microphone and the three men walk off angrily. Commercial Break 45:00 - 58:30 We return from commercial to a shot of Earth & Sky, Eddie Creatchman and Goldie Rogers on their way to the ring. The crowd is booing and throwing garbage. Rogers is in no way discouraged from his usual displays towards the women in the first few rows. Jacques, Sr. is thoroughly disgusted at all four. Armand Rougeau, Rene Goulet & Dave Kochen enter the arena floor to a good amount of cheers. Jacques, Sr. is happy to see that his son is doing well after the scare with his neck. Armand Rougeau, Rene Goulet & Dave Kochen vs. Earth and Sky & Goldie Rogers This match is another brawl, the team of Earth & Sky finally getting things going in their favor after Rogers pulls Kochen out of the ring and posts him. Referee Pierre Bertrand is distracted by Stonehead Ishimoto, the only reason this wasn’t a disqualification. Kochen, now busted open, is the subject of a beating at the hands of all three heels. He is cut off several times before he manages to crawl over and tag to a red hot Armand Rougeau. Rogers is cowering at the guard rail after several Armand punches when Kochen flies in and nails him with more rights. The faces work Kamiguchi over before Creatchman jumps on the apron to distract Armand. Ishimoto attacks from behind, but Armand is able to tag in Kochen. Kochen gets some offense in on Ishimoto as Rogers has a word with Creatchman on the floor. Ishimoto rolls over to the ring apron and takes something from Creatchman as Rogers baits Kochen and referee Bertrand follows. Kochen runs right into a loaded headbutt and Ishimoto tags in Rogers, who hits a neckbreaker on Kochen for three. Goldie Rogers over Dave Kochen by pinfall after a neckbreaker 9:51 The heels celebrate in the ring as Jacques, Sr. expresses his disgust with how that match ended. Armand and Goulet help a groggy, bloody and beaten Kochen over to the announce table and say something to Jacques, Sr. Jacques, Sr.: Fans, I’ve been told that Dave Kochen has something he wants to say to Goldie Rogers. Rogers turns back to the ring as he was just reaching the entrance aisle. He gets an amused look on his face and motions for Kochen to go ahead. Kochen: It’s about time we settled this, Rogers. So I got a win on you? That means that every time I....I come out here. Kochen pauses to catch his breath. Kochen: I have to watch for every dirty tactic in the book even if you’re not in the match. How about we decide this like men in the ring next week? Rogers laughs and motions for Kochen to bring the microphone over. Kochen walks most of the way over and throws it into Rogers’ chest with a loud thump. Rogers catches the mic. Rogers: I must’ve struck a nerve, Jack. You have no chance of beating me, but here you are. You know that cut on your head looks pretty bad, so I’ll take that as you being a little out of it. Listen up, Jack, and listen good. I’m gonna let you off the hook. But if you still want a match, any match you like, we’ll do it. How’s that sound? Rogers, laughing, throws the mic back at Kochen the same way he got it. Kochen does not catch the mic and slowly picks it up. Rogers looks like he’s ready to attack, but Armand and Goulet are too close. Kochen uses his free hand to wipe some blood off of his face and smiles. Kochen: You’re right, this cut is pretty bad. It’ll probably be something you use against me next week. But I know exactly what kind of match I want. You and me in a Coward’s Way Out match! The crowd erupts, but Rogers just laughs and turns around to leave. Jacques, Sr. hypes the Cowards Way Out match next week as we go to commercial. Commercial Break 58:30 - 72:30 The camera is on the ring as we come back from commercial, Invader 1 making his entrance to loud cheers. Gilles Poisson emerges from the back to boos with his forehead taped over, but seems not to notice the fans. Jacques, Sr. talks about the history these two have over the last few months. Invader 1 vs. Gilles Poisson The match becomes an all-out brawl from the start. Invader 1 is on the short end after a few punches from the 280 pound Poisson. The Puerto Rican wrestler fires up and comes back big, ending a flurry with a dropkick that takes the big man off his feet. Poisson eventually pulls Invader 1 throat and chest-first across the top rope to turn the tides in his favor. Invader 1 is cut off from coming back by Poisson using every and any dirty trick. Poisson gets caught in a quick sleeper from Invader 1, but makes the ropes and both men end up outside. Poisson hits a big slam on the outside, rolls the vulnerable masked man back into the ring and locks in a bearhug in the center of the ring. Invader 1 can’t fight off the hold and referee Pierre Bertrand raises Poisson’s hand in victory. Gilles Poisson by submission with a bearhug 12:52 Jacques, Sr. doesn’t like some of Poisson’s tactics, but has to admit that he is a very capable and dangerous wrestler. Commercial Break & Upcoming Announcements 72:30 - 92:30 The teams of The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre (with his forehead taped up) and Dino Bravo, Gino Brito & Invader 3 are in the ring when we get back from commercial. Bravo and Brito are itching to go, the Midnights are conferring with Creatchman on the apron and Lefebvre & Invader 3 look ready to charge one another and start brawling. Jacques, Sr. is excited for the start of what promises to be a great main event! Dino Bravo, Gino Brito & Invader 3 vs. The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre Bravo and Brito make a concerted effort to start things off slow and steady, but Condrey and Rose attempt to bait them into brawling at every opportunity. Creatchman makes frequent trips over to the announce table to shout about how the champions should not be wrestling into Jacques, Sr.’s microphone. Invader 3 and Lefebvre tear into one another, which is just the opening the Midnights were looking for. The heels work Invader 3 over and he is unable to make the tag after several valiant efforts, the last being a big dropkick. Invader makes the tag to Brito after a back body drop under a Condrey punch! Brito is a house afire, but Rose and Lefebvre take advantage when Brito gets too close to their corner and Brito is soon in trouble after momentarily fighting off all three. Brito gets worked over, hitting a series of punches to both Condrey and Rose before being dragged back into the wrong corner. He starts attacking Condrey’s leg desperately, barely missing the tag on Bravo when Lefebvre drags him back across the ring. Brito again attacks the knee as Lefebvre tags in, locking on a figure four before getting stomped by both members of the Midnight Express. Bravo and Invader 3 clear the ring of the Midnights, head referee Adrian Desbois restoring order rather quickly as both Bravo and Invader 3 very quickly get back to their corner. Bravo takes the tag from Brito as Lefebvre is struggling to move after the figure four. Bravo runs the Midnight Express out of the ring single-handedly and Invader 3 attacks Rose on the floor. Bravo picks Lefebvre up for the airplane spin, Brito cutting Condrey off with punches and following him to the floor. Bravo dumps Lefebvre after a few spins, getting the three to a huge pop. Dino Bravo over Mad Dog Lefebvre by pinfall after an airplane spin 16:44 Jacques, Sr. is going nuts on commentary, putting over how big this win is for the IWA after what the Midnight Express did to the Rougeaus. Poisson comes down to ringside as the Midnight Express leaves and begins berating Lefebvre, presumably for losing the match. The two have a shoving match that is quickly broken up when Invader 1 comes charging down to ringside and both Invaders attack. The two teams are quickly pulled apart, Brito and Bravo escorting the Invaders to the back. Jacques, Sr. walks out to where Lefebvre and Poisson are glaring at one another at ringside. Jacques, Sr.: It seems like you two have been having some troubles of late. Poisson: Ever since Pierre had his match with Vachon, he seems to think he’s the leader of this team. I’m getting sick of his attitude. Lefebvre: No, what I think is that you need to get it together and stop costing us matches. Poisson: Who won their match tonight? Who took the fall in theirs? Lefebvre: You’re kidding me, right? How often have I had to drag us to victory when you were right on the verge of losing? Jacques, Sr.: Now I’ve known the two of you for many years and I don’t think either of you are being fair to the other. Together you make a very formidable tag team. Poisson: Jacques, you have a point. If we work together there aren’t many who can stand against us. And if we don’t the Invaders are going to take us down one at a time. Pierre? Lefebvre: You’re not wrong about that. I think it’s time we ended this fight. Lefebvre and Poisson confer for a moment and seem to agree on something. Lefebvre: Next week, we want the Invaders in a Quebec tornado match. Let’s see if they’re as tough as they think they are! Jacques, Sr.: First the Coward’s Way Out match and now a Quebec tornado match! Fans, we’re out of time, but don’t miss next week’s show!

Oct 29th, Colisée de Laval, Laval, QC (3,500, sellout) Steve Regal defeated Alex Gerrard with a schoolboy Joel Deaton defeated Bob Marcus with a big boot Tony Parisi defeated Joe Marcus with a flying senton, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson defeated Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco with a Charland O’Connor roll with a handful of tights, Goldie Rogers & Steve Regal attacked post-match, Dave Kochen & Tony Parisi made the save Mad Dog Lefebvre, Gilles Poisson & Goldie Rogers defeated Armand Rougeau, Rene Goulet & Dave Kochen with a Poisson bearhug on Goulet Lou Albano cut a promo on Gino Brito Invader 1 defeated Stonehead Ishimoto after loaded headbutt, Kamiguchi attacked post-match & Invader 3 made the save leading to a standoff Cnadian International Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express & Hurricane Kamiguchi defeated Invader 3 and the Can Am Express with a Condrey full nelson facebuster on Lafon October 31st, 1983, Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, QC (4,000, sellout) Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles Poisson defeated the Gerrard Brothers with a bearhug/second rope superlex combo Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet defeated the Marcus Brothers with a flying fist drop/scorpion claw hold combo, Lefebvre/Poisson attacked post-match Goldie Rogers, Steve Regal & Dan Johnson defeated Louis Laurence, Dave Kochen & Tony Ricco with a Rogers neckbreaker on Ricco Lou Albano & The Tongan Terrors cut a promo on Gino Brito & Tony Parisi, Brito & Paris interrupted the promo Gino Brito & Tony Parisi went to a DCO with Quebec TV Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors Jim Brunzell defeated Dennis Condrey by DQ when Randy Rose attacked, Phil Lafon made the save Randy Rose & Earth & Sky defeated the Invaders & Phil Lafon after a wild brawl with an Ishimoto loaded headbutt to Invader 1 November 1st, 1983, Colisée de Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres, QC (3500, sellout) Joel Deaton defeated Alex Gerrard with a big boot Jake Roberts defeated Tim Gerrard with a DDT Louis Laurence, Tony Ricco & Dave Kochen defeated Goldie Rogers, Steve Regal & Dan Johnson with a Ricco flying crossbody on Regal Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express defeated the Marcus Brothers with a suplex lift into a second rope powerslam on Joe Marcus Gilles Poisson & Earth and Sky defeated Invader 1, Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet with a Kamiguchi schoolboy after an Ishimoto loaded headbutt from the apron on Rougeau Invader 3 & The Can Am Express defeated Quebec TV Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors & Mad Dog Lefebvre with a Lafon Canadian Rocky Buster on Lefebvre, Poisson came out to argue with Lefebvre post-match, but they were quickly jumpbed by the Invaders and it turned into a four team brawl November 3rd, 1983, Centre Civique, Drummondville, QC (4,000, sellout) The Marcus Brothers defeated two local jobbers with a Bob Marcus vertical suplex Dan Johnson defeated Alex Gerrard with a power slam Joel Deaton defeated Tim Gerrard with a big boot Rene Goulet, Dave Kochen & Tony Ricco defeated Stonehead Ishimoto, Goldie Rogers & Steve Regal with a Kochen abdominal stretch on Regal Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland defeated Louis Laurence with a schoolboy and both feet on the ropes in a title match Invader 3 & The Can Am Express defeated Quebec TV Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors & Mad Dog Lefebvre, wild, bloody brawl with a Brunzell O’Connor roll on Tonga John Hurricane Kamiguchi went to a DCO with Armand Rougeau Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express & Gilles Poisson defeated Gino Brito, Tony Parisi & Invader 1 with a Poisson bearhug on Invader 1 November 4th, 1983, Palais des Sports, Sherbrooke, QC (3,646, sellout) Joel Deaton defeated Bob Marcus with a big boot Jake Roberts defeated Joe Marcus with a DDT Louis Laurence defeated Dan Johnson with a half crab in an even match Tony Parisi, Dave Kochen & Tony Ricco defeated Goldie Rogers, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Steve Regal with a Ricco flying crossbody on Regal The Can Am Express & Armand Rougeau defeated Quebec TV Television Champions Stonehead Ishimoto defeated Rene Goulet with a loaded headbutt Quebec TV Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors & Hurricane Kamiguchi with a Rougeau schoolboy on Kamiguchi The Invaders & Gino Brito defeated Dennis Condrey, Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles Poisson with a Catapult on Poisson, Lefebvre & Poisson got into an argument post-match that the Invaders interrupted and set off a brawl November 5th, 1983, Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, QC (4,000, sellout) Tonga John defeated Tim Gerrard with a running big boot Jake Roberts defeated Alex Gerrard with a DDT Dave Kochen & Tony Ricco defeated Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson with a Ricco flying crossbody on Johnson Goldie Rogers defeated Louis Laurence with a neckbreaker after hitting Laurence with a low blow, Laurence bled most of the match, but Rogers was barely able to make the ropes on a half crab just before the low blow Tony Parisi defeated Steve Regal with a flying senton Rene Goulet went to a DCO with Gilles Poisson, Armand Rougeau and Mad Dog Lefebvre emerged from the back to brawl alongside their partners Armand Rougeau defeated Mad Dog Lefebvre with a flying fist drop after taking a tremendous beating, Poisson came out and missed Armand with a chairshot from ringside, hitting Lefebvre to set up the finish, Lefebvre and Poisson argued King Tonga defeated Gino Brito by countout in a wild brawl around ringside with a thumb spike on the floor The Midnight Express defeated the Can Am Express with a second rope powerslam/running leg drop combo on Lafon in a strong showing for the Can Ams, who had several very close nearfalls The Invaders defeated Earth & Sky with an Invader 1 heart punch on Ishimoto, the match was an all-out brawl with lots of mask ripping and both Invader 3 and Kamiguchi busted open by loaded headbutts Gino Brito and Tony Parisi came out to give the victors a big sendoff for the Montreal crowd

I have to think that Lawler's win is a bit more heelish than expected and the lack of Idol in the aftermath has ominous tidings attached. Ladd can complain about interference with little to no hypocrisy. Not saying it's a bad choice, just an interesting one that sets up different things than expected going in. I like it better than the pat "babyface goes over" result that was expected in a lot of ways.

Great run of posts here! I'm going to have to remember where this is before I jump into the lucha set. Thank you for doing this Matt.

I imagine it helps that the British style is not as strike-based as the American style of wrestling. You'd get maybe a few "martial arts" strikes in and go back to the matwork after some kind of takedown. Not like it had to be 50% or more of the actual contest.

Depends where you are coming from. If you're Hogan, Nash or Hall things certainly went better than the alternative.

Pass on the month

Loved the opening by Johnny and also thought the Clash naming game was pretty good. Don't have to have everyone getting the answer for a good game. Looking forward to the next!

That 10/25/82 comeback is ridiculous kinds of good. Only better one is in the 1986 Lawler/Dundee LLT match. I kind of wish they had skipped a lot of what had come after it and gone to the finish faster because I still like the Bock match better overall, despite the better comeback.

Great way to lead into Halloween, with the Army seemingly thriving despite the best efforts of Lawler, Idol and Lars. Morton and Gibson have their work cut out for them, but they play the underdog role so well. The Grahams appear to be a force for good, but I wonder if they won't overstep their bounds once the Army is defeated and end up on the wrong side of things. I'm guessing I know which Graham will be leading that charge if it happens.

If you aren't sure on how to write a match for somebody either keep it the way you did or youtube it enough to figure out what they can do and how you want to package it. Good first effort though, the tournament is a nice way to restart the promotion and give new direction.

Yeah just do what you can. Trying to do too much ends up leaving it dead for a while.

There's no way Nash and Hogan were going to let Goldberg be anything but a midcard guy squashing "vanilla midgets" and leaving them alone. They knew he was something big and the only way they were going anywhere near Goldberg was to kill his heat.

I like that both organizations have weekly highlight shows that put the spotlight on some great feuds that a lot of people would eat up, but just wouldn't be able to see otherwise. Seems like it would have changed the way wrestling worked in a lot of ways though. It would be much harder to bring people in in a different role somewhere else after a dastardly heel run that got national TV.

I like the Stud Stable getting a lot of gold. Gives Rich and Cook somebody to chase for a while. I wonder who the next tag team to challenge the Heavenly Bodies will be since Gibson and Horner can't tag. Seems like your hottest feud is still the Armstrongs vs. the Fire Gang.

Eaton winning in his hometown after insulting it is great. What a dick. Janetty and Scott Armstrong seem like they'd be an enjoyable "young lion" type team for a while. Whatever happened to Denis Goulet working in the AWA?

October 27th, 1983, Arena Dave-Keon, Rouyn Noranda, QC (3,500, sellout) Joel Deaton defeated Etienne Bergeron with a big boot Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco defeated the Marcus Brothers with a wishbone snap/half crab combo on Joe Marcus Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express defeated the Gerrard Brothers with a second rope powerslam/running leg drop combo Tony Parisi defeated Dan Johnson with a flying senton Armand Rougeau defeated Steve Regal Mad Dog Lefebvre, Gilles Poisson & Goldie Rogers defeated the Invaders & Dave Kochen with a Rogers neckbreaker after dropping Kochen throat-first over the ropes Gino Brito defeated Hurricane Kamiguchi with a figure four The Can Ams & Rene Goulet defeated Quebec TV Tag Champions The Tongan Terrors & Stonehead Ishimoto with a Lafon Canadian Rocky buster on Ishimoto October 28th, 1983 Palais des Sports, Val d'Or, QC (3,504, sellout) Joel Deaton defeated Alex Gerrard with a big boot Jim Brunzell defeated Bob Marcus with a dropkick Randy Rose defeated Tim Gerrard with a second rope powerslam Louis Laurence defeated Dan Johnson with a half crab Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland defeated Tony Ricco to retain his title Goldie Rogers & Steve Regal defeated Tony Parisi & Dave Kochen with a Rogers neckbreaker after dropping Kochen over the top rope Dennis Condrey & Earth and Sky defeated Gino Brito, Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet with an Ishimoto loaded headbutt to Goulet The Invaders defeated Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles Poisson in a war that saw all four bleed and both Invaders with ripped masks