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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, November 15th Cactus Jack vs. Joe Dowdle While no match has as yet been announced, you can bet that Cactus is headed for a confrontation with Iron & Steel at San Diego Battleground. He certainly made a statement to Atlas and Cameron with this match, tossing poor Dowdle around like a ragdoll before polishing off the rookie with a Double Arm DDT. Iron & Steel may well be wondering if drawing the fury of the man from Truth Or Consequences is worth the money. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are headed towards an epic confrontation at San Diego Showdown … the Brigade! The crowd cheers as Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Billy Gunn, Brian Lee and Dustin Rhodes head out to the ring, but the Brigade are decidedly dour in disposition. Brian Lee, in particular, has an especially sour expression on his face. Windham : If you don't mind, Don, I think we need to take care of this ourselves. *Coss agreeably hands Windham the microphone* OK, I am going to get right down to brass tacks … what the hell is wrong with you, Lee? *Brian Lee bristles* You have been sandbagging our matches with the Terror Collective, and even walked out of the end of your last tag match, leaving Dustin to fend for himself. What is your deal? Lee : Hey, I didn't pick no fight with the Terror Collective, and I didn't ask to be saddled with this dead weight! *now Rhodes gives him the evil eye* I joined the Brigade because I was told you were the best of the best and I thought it would be a good way to make a name for myself. Now I find myself in endless damn matches with the Terror Collective. I proved I can win matches on my own, so I have no patience with being dragged down by Rhodes here. He got taken down by the Terror Collective, I saw there was no chance I could pull his fat out of the fire, so I left him to his own devices. Rhodes : Now hold on! I have done my best , and I have gotten wins too. But we're facing the Terror Collective, and it's hard enough to win, but it's impossible if I don't have any support from my partner. Hall : Cut it out, the pair of you! Do you understand what is at stake here? We are going into the match at San Diego Battleground where the loser of the fall will be out of PCW. And I won't be in the match with you ! * shocked looks from the other members of the Brigade * That's right, I am booked in a Loser Leaves Town Cage Match with Mike Awesome. So I won't be able to help you, and you won't be able to help me. So we need everyone to pull together, otherwise, it could be the end for the Brigade. Can you do that? Lee : I swear to you, Scott … at San Diego Battleground, I will go all out. Jerry Lynn vs. Dennis Condrey As announced, these two will be facing each other in a tag match at San Diego Battleground , along with their partners Shane Douglas and Big Bully Busick. Lynn was certainly full of pep and vigour, throwing a lot of fast flying moves at the veteran Condrey. It proved to be the razor sharp instincts of Condrey that spelled the difference . Loverboy Dennis caught Lynn attempting a running cross body and turned it around into a shoulder breaker for the win. Lynn and Douglas will really need to up their game if they want to survive against Jim Cornette's men. Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle) vs. The Juice Crew (Beetlejuice & Big Juice) This was another bizarre match. Beetlejuice was once again in a plain singlet, and was barely wearing any facepaint. Even more strangely, the Sinister Minister seemed to be guiding Beetlejuice to keep his time in the ring as brief as possible, leaving most of the heavy lifting to Big Juice. The trap seemed to be sprung when the Jackal rushed out to the ring and savagely attacked Vic Steamboat. Very soon after, Maxx Payne charged out to slug it out with the Jackal, causing the ref to declare a No Contest. The two sides brawled until security came out to separate them, except for Beetlejuice, whose absence was conspicuous from the post match fray. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Reno Riggins The Sin City Superstars can't seem to catch a break. The Beast From The East steamrolled over poor Riggins, hitting every power move in his considerable arsenal before crushing him with an Atomic Splash. Riggins and Starr must me looking with concerns at their prospects of staying in Pacific Coast Wrestling. Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams vs. Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) The Superstars' rivals Stormfront had just about as bad of a draw in facing the Juggernaut that is the Terror Collective. They did somewhat better in their match, keeping just out of range of Dibiase and Williams' attacks and connecting on some double team moves. Their time ran out when Williams bowled over Porteau with a thundering running tackle. Dibiase followed up with the Power Driver Fistdrop , and the Collective had scored another victory.

Glad to see you back. Great start, awesome chaotic ending. Can't see where you go from here.

And he bore an uncanny resemblance to Captain Kangaroo.

Konnan is showing still on the free agent list but I believe is now on the AWA roster.

New champs in the Rock & Rolls! My man Burke got robbed, he is certainly owed a rematch. Karachi Vice, the Moondogs, Taker/Black Blood and Canek/Konnan has the makings of a super fun 4 way feud.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, November 10th Shane Douglas vs. Dennis Condrey Throughout the match, Cornette kept trying to cajole his bodyguard Big Bully Busick to intervene in the match, but Busick responded with nothing more than an annoyed glare. Despite the distractions from ringside, the veteran Condrey was able to catch Douglas in the Full Nelson Facebuster for the victory. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. The Fighting Irish (Fit Finlay & Erin O'Grady) The Dreamboats were clearly buoyed by the announcement of their Golden State Tag Title shot , and let that energize them to a victory over the Irish, with Shane taking out O'Grady with the Glamour Profession (top rope diving elbow smash). Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase Dibiase showed that his self confidence is well placed, defeating Gunn with the Power Driver Fistdrop. Scott Hall vs. Big Juice Once again, the Sinister Minister kept pushing his man to use rough tactics in this match. Big Juice dutifully obeyed, and he got in some hard shots on Hall. The Gator fought back hard and was able to pull out the win with the Gator Breaker (Fallaway Slam). California Title Match : Steven Regal © vs. Gary Albright Perhaps inspired by his partner Dave Young's challenge the day before, Albright took it hard to the English Lion, battering him with power moves and weardown holds. Regal toughed it out and scored his own shots, but couldn't do enough to get a decisive victory, and the match went to a 20 minute time limit draw. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle) The evening closed out with a fast paced tag title bout. The Midnights weren't about to let the Dreamboats show them up, and pulled out every trick in their encyclopedia sized book against Wings Of Fire. A well placed tennis racquet shot from Cornette left Vic Steamboat vulnerable to the Veg-O-Matic, and the Midnight Express emerged triumphant.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, November 9th Cactus Jack vs. Mark Starr Starr's woes continue as the Madman from Truth Or Consequences went wild on him, destroying him with the Double Arm DDT Jerry Lynn vs. Mike Awesome Lynn put in a valiant effort but was overpowered by Awesome and his Awesome Bomb. Steve Blackman vs. Terry Gordy The top contender took on the Lethal Weapon in a thrilling match that went back and forth before Gordy exploded out of the corner with a huge clothesline , bowling over Blackman and leaving him easy prey for a high angle belly to back suplex. Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Buddy Rose & Scotty The Body Stormfront did a much better job than the Sin City Superstars have been of late, but the trickery of the senior members of the Playboy Club turned out to be too much to overcome, with a low blow from behind by Scotty on Porteau set him up for the Inside Out Backbreaker by Rose. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Phoenix Rising (Kensuke Sasaki & Toshiaki Kawada) © vs. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) The Suicide Blondes continued to show improvement, despite their continuing disrespect for the rules. They held their own against the champs before Kawada was able to take out Candido with a Brainbuster. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. David Young After his impressive performance in the six man tag team match last week, the Terror Collective leveraged that into getting David Young a shot at the Pacific Heavyweight Title. The rookie was full of enthusiasm and was clearly gunning for the champion. Nevertheless, he seemed to understand that his main job was to do as much damage as possible to the champ, a role he took to with great relish. Steamboat had to dig in deep to withstand the furious assault for the Oregon Wrecking Crew member, and just barely avoided his dreaded Spinebuster Slam. It took nearly all Steamboat had to get him over in a Tiger Suplex, but he was able to hold him down for the three count and successfully defend his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, November 8th Brian Lee vs. Reno Riggins Riggins got a real scare last week, with Commissioner Dutch Savage informing him and Mark Starr that the Sin City Superstars' San Diego Battleground match would be Double Jeopardy and their time with PCW may well be coming to an end. Not a great time to be facing a newly resurgent and aggressive Brian Lee. The Bulldozer ran over Starr, tossing him around the ring like a sack of dirty laundry before planting him with the Prime Time Slam. Not a good omen for Starr. Eddie Guerrero vs. Beetlejuice Lately, Beetljuice has taken a strangely normal turn, wearing a straightforward singlet instead of his usual ragged gear. For this match, he was noticeably wearing much less facepaint than he had before. Odder still, the Sinister Minister was much more reserved, being mostly silent for the match and watching with intense focus as Beetlejuice squared off with his former partner. This wound up being an actual technical duel, and it was mostly even throughout the match until Guerrero trapped Beetlejuice in La Majistral for the win. Despite the loss, the Minister had his arm around Beetlejuice's shoulder as they left the ring, nodding thoughtfully as they walked to the locker room. Interview : Don Coss stands in the Crow's Nest with Dutch Savage standing beside him. Coss : *nervously* Errrr, my next guests are … coming out next … Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express! The crowd boos loudly as Jim Cornette leads Stan Lane, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey and Big Bully Busick to the Crow's Nest. They are all laughs and confidence, apart from a glowering Busick. Cornette : Well , if it isn't Big Dutch! The man so tall, he grew higher than his hair! I am sure you are planning some big announcement for us. But I know one thing you won't be saying … anything about some sort of stupid Loser Leaves Town stipulation! You see, my mother only hires the best lawyers, and unlike that goofball Buddy Rose, they aren't given days off. So there is no way they are going to let any of my boys have their livelihoods put on the line. Savage : Well … you are right on that count. Your mother's lawyers have been a complete pain in the neck, and Loser Leaves Town was off the table. *Cornette cackles with glee* But Pacific Coast Wrestling has some pretty good lawyers too, and only gave up that stipulation through getting major concessions. So this is how it will go. Earlier in the card at San Diego Battleground, Dennis Condrey and Big Bully Busick will have a tag team match against Shane Douglas and Jerry Lynn. Once that match is finished, they get to enjoy the rest of the night enjoying the hot spots of San Diego. Because after that match, they are barred from the arena, particularly during the Midnight Express match. If they show either hide or hair of themselves after that, they will be fired immediately from PCW. *Condrey and Busick eye each other warily* As for the Golden State Tag Team Title defense between the Midnight Express and the Dreamboats , it will be two out of three falls with no time limit. And furthermore, not only are Condrey and Busick barred from the arena, but you, Jim Cornette, will be handcuffed at ringside to Trisa Hayes! Cornette : *sputtering* What? WHAT? That trollop! That hoyden! My mother strictly forbids me from even going near women like that! I am going to immediately call my mother's lawyers to get this overturned! Savage : Her lawyers have already signed the contracts. This is a done deal. Time to man up … if you can. The Jackal vs. Maxx Payne The Minister may have been quieter in the earlier Beetlejuice match, but was back to his loud cantankerous self for this bout. On his orders, the Jackal ambushed Maxx Payne before the match started, knocking the big man to the match and raining elbow shots to the back of his skull. Payne had been in a bit of a slump lately, but this attack seemed to reignite a fire in him, and he was able to start firing back at the masked man. It didn't take too long for the match to go out of control, with the ref declaring the match a no contest. Speaking of not a great time for this to happen … Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. Jerry Sims & Spencer Duhm The team of Atlas and Cameron have been quite dominant since their return to PCW, and look to be headed towards some kind of showdown with Cactus Jack and Steven Regal at San Diego Battleground. They used this match as a show of force, jackhammering the two rookies with power moves before crushing Sims with a Spike Piledriver. Oddly, there were some cheers mixed in with the boos. Regardless, they are coming into San Diego Battleground with considerable momentum. Interview : Don Coss stands in the Crow's Nest with Dutch Savage standing beside him. Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are headed towards some very big matches at San Diego Battleground … the Terror Collective! Just straight boos and jeers as Ted Dibiase, Terry Gordy, Steve Williams , Gary Albright and David Young strut to the Crow's Nest. Dibiase : Commissioner Dutch … it seems like you have something you want to say to us. Well, you've got nothing on the Terror Collective. Unlike these other peons you are dealing with us, we get our business taken care of inside the ring. Savage : You'd think so, huh? Well, to give the devil your due, you haven't been as much of a problem lately as others have been. But I have a very good memory. Before you arrived in PCW, you were behind all of that nonsense with the arena lights and harassing Barry Windham. Not to mention your outside attack ultimately leading to Billy Jack Haynes being run out of Pacific Coast. And to top it all off, I have had enough of your squabbles with the Brigade. So Terry Gordy, you earned your shot at Ricky Steamboat and the Pacific Heavyweight Title … congratulations. You have earned your safety . As for the rest of you … you will be facing the Brigade in an 8 man tag match at San Diego Battleground. The loser of that fall will be out of PCW. If I could, I would be rid of all of you, but this will do for now. Albright and Young in particular look concerned, but Dibiase holds up a hand. Dibiase : Men, this is nothing to be concerned about. The Brigade are falling to pieces and are hardly any threat to us. This will just be another jewel in our crown. And an even bigger jewel will come later in the night, as my man Terry here will trounce Ricky Steamboat for the Pacific Heavyweight Title! Gordy : Steamboat, I was the most dominant Heavyweight champ in this history of Pacific Coast Wrestling. You took my belt from me, and for years I have been waiting to get my revenge. Hope you have been having a good time as pretender to my title, because it is all going to come to an end in San Diego. I've got several years of frustration to take out, and I am going to take it all out on your face! Three weeks, Steamboat, and the clock strikes midnight. Get ready for a new champion … the one true champion. Vic Steamboat vs. Steve Austin Another wrestler who has found himself drawing some cheers along with the boos has been "Stunning" Steve Austin. He had initial support from the fans upon his debut in PCW, but it quickly turned against him upon his betrayal of his former mentor, Bret Hart . Lately , though, there has been an element of the crowds who have been drawn by his cocky, Go To Hell style, and they have become more vocal as time has gone on. Diamond Dallas Page was his usual boisterous self at ringside, but this time, Austin looked a bit pained at the constant stream of bragging and chatter. Vic Steamboat gave him a good fight, but Austin worked hard to keep his focus, and caught the Demon coming off the ropes with a Stun Gun for the win. Austin is staying competitive in the lead up to his big cage match with the Hitman.

Jason Broyles then drop.

PCW takes Chris Hamrick and David Cash.

Whose got the stuff? WWF has the Stuff!

First 4 picks : Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, Sean Waltman, RVD

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, November 3rd Steve Blackman vs. Big Bully Busick Busick seemed quite annoyed by Jim Cornette's constant dialogue at ringside, but still kept his focus and, despite a game effort from Blackman, took the win with the Bully Breaker (hangman neckbreaker). Cactus Jack vs. Tony Atlas More furious brawling between these two, leading to a double countout. Scott Hall & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) Hall showed a lot of encouragement to Dustin, and Rhodes was able to score the win with a running bulldog headlock on Riggins, closing out a very bad weekend for the Sin City Superstars. California Title Match : Steven Regal © vs. Dennis Condrey Condrey was very determined to avenge his loss to Regal in the Tournament Of Lions Finals. It wound up being for not when Tony Atlas and Larry Cameron charged to ring to attack Regal, resulting in a DQ decision. Cactus Jack came out with a chair to rescue Regal, but you could tell that Cornette and Condrey were incredibly displeased by the interference of Iron & Steel. Dean Malenko & Eddie Guerrero vs. The Fighting Irish (Fit Finlay & Erin O'Grady) Malenko and Guerrero continued to gel together as a team, and the former rivals had a gripping match with the Irishmen. Malenko was able to hold back Finlay, allowing Gerrero to roll up O'Grady in a sunset flip and score the pinfall. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) After all of the craziness over the weekend, this match was blissfully free of outside interference, apart from the motormouth of Jim Cornette. Unlike the Sin City Superstars, Stormfront kept their heads in the match and gave the Golden State Champs a real scare before Eaton's Alabama Jam on Porteau put an end to their challenge.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , November 2nd Barry Windham vs. Larry Cameron Windham is gearing up for San Diego Battelground by taking on a double tough opponent in one half of Iron & Steel. The was an incredibly hard hitting match, but Windham was able to finally put Cameron down with as Western Lariat. Shane Douglas & Jerry Lynn vs. The Southern Boys Douglas and Lynn gave a very good showing against the former Pacific Tag Team champs, but Smothers took down Lynn with a Spinning Back Fist to pull out the win. Maxx Payne vs. Steve Williams Williams continued to stampede over the opposition, defeating big Maxx Payne with the Doctor Bomb. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Phoenix Rising (Toshiaki Kawada & Kensuke Sasaki) © vs. The Juice Crew (Beetlejuice & Big Juice) Big Juice brought his trademark chaos to the match, but it was a more serious Beetlejuice, once again wearing a standard singlet rather than his usual ragged gear. The acquitted themselves well, but the champions prevailed with Kawada executing a Brainbuster on Big Juice. Bret Hart, Brian Pillman & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Chris Adams & The Destruction Crew Much of this match involved Pillman going at it Fist & Fire with Adams, but Bigelow was the one to take the win with a Slingshot Splash on Bloom. Ricky Steamboat & Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle) vs. Terry Gordy & The Oregon Wrecking Crew There were some ferocious exchanges between Ricky Steamboat and Terry Gordy during this match, however the finish wound up being David Young defeating Vic Steamboat with the Spinebuster Slam.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, November 1st Dragon Azul vs. Dan Kay In his time in PCW, Dragon Azul has steadily built up a reputation as a Light Heavyweight to watch, thrilling the fans with exciting performances every time he has stepped in the ring. The rookie Kay didn't put up much of a fight, but that didn't keep Dragon from unleashing some spectacular moves, including a corkscrew moonsault to finish the match. The masked star is making a solid case for a shot at Scotty The Body's Pacific Light Heavyweight Title. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring with Dutch Savage standing beside him. Savage : Hope you don't mind, Don, I am going to be sitting in on the next few of these interviews you do. Coss : Errrrr, no problem at all, Mr. Commissioner! So, uh, I guess, my next guests are … well, you know who they are … The Playboy Club! The fans erupt into boos as the Playboy Club make their way to the ring. Mark Starr and Reno Riggins are laughing and taking nothing seriously, but while Mike Awesome's usual cocky smile is toned down to a smirk, Tina Ferrari held herself with clear tension, Scotty The Body looks wary and Buddy Rose seems uncharacteristically grim. Unusually, he has nothing to say when they get the ring, so PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage is the first to speak. Savage : Well, I never thought I would say this, but here we are … just the men I wanted to speak to! Specifically, you two … Riggins and Starr. The so-called Sin City Saints. I told you time and time again that I was reaching my limit with you idiots, and at Calgary Combat, you pushed me too far. That match with you and Stormfront was a disgrace. I gave you plenty of warnings, and now I am dropping the hammer. I am sick to death of both of you teams and I never want to see any of you again. I said that the theme of San Diego Battleground would be the Last Chance Saloon. And for you, I have something special planned. You see, you and Stormfront will have a unique kind of match. It will not only be Loser Leaves Town, but it will be Double Jeopardy. What that means is that the losing team will immediately be gone from Pacific Coast Wrestling. The winning team … well, the pain won't be over for them yet. You see, right after that match, they will immediately have to face each other in a singles match. The loser of that match will also be gone from PCW. The remaining wrestler … well, hopefully they have learned a lesson they won't forget. * Riggins and Starr are shocked, but try to come back with bravado * Riggins : Yeah, that's what you think! The Playboy Club have the best lawyers in the world on retainer, and there is no way the Playboy is going to let any of this go through! Rose : Ummmmmmmm, actually …. No. * Riggins and Starr go from shocked to full on stunned* Much as I hate to admit it, Savage is right. This has gone too far. I've indulged you to a certain extent, you have generally done what I have asked of you. But you haven't really helped the bottom line of the Playboy Club. Riggins : Hey , we won the Pacific Tag Team Titles! Rose : That was quite some time ago, Riggins, and that wasn't you. Scotty was Mark's partner when that happened, and I am starting to think that he was the one carrying that team. He has kept on bringing gold to the Club, while you have brought fines we have had to pay. I stood by you and paid your bills, but the ride on the Buddy Rose gravy train is over. Money that we could have spent on champagne and lobster has instead been drained from our wallets because you just couldn’t keep from getting caught. This match is going to happen, and when it is done , one or both of you will go back home to England and …. Reno or wherever the hell it is you are from. If either of you are left at the end of this, there may be a place in the Playboy Club for you. But you are going to have to work hard to get yourself back into my good graces. Starr : But Boss … Rose : Enough. Your time is up. End of discussion. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Can-Am Express The Suicide Blondes have disappointed a lot of their fans with their increasingly unscrupulous tactics of late. For what it is worth, they have kept it down to a dull roar and escaped the notice of Dutch Savage, but they certainly took plenty of shortcuts in their match with the Can-Ams. They did incredibly well in this match, keeping it close until Lafon hit an incredible diving reverse body press on Spicolli and got the win. Credit where it is due, the Blondes still managed a very impressive showing against the former Pacific Tag Team champs. Dan Severn vs. Mark Starr This hits just kept on coming for Starr, as he had to face the two time former Pacific Submission champ. Tellingly, both Tina Ferrari and Reno Riggins were absent from ringside, and Starr had to go it completely alone. Starr is actually quite an accomplished technical wrestler when he bothers to be, but he just couldn't get his head in the game. Severn dominated him with ease, forcing him to tap out to a Bodyscissors Sleeper. Starr had best wake up soon if he wants to stay in PCW. Billy Gunn vs. Terry Gordy Hot off his big win in the Calgary Combat Battle Royal and headed towards a meeting with Pacific Heavyweight champion Ricky Steamboat, Gordy rode his momentum into this match and rolled over Billy Gunn. Gunn certainly tried, but Gordy was far too much to contain, defeating the genial Texan with a brutal Power Bomb. You can certainly bet that Steamboat is watching this match with concern. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring with Dutch Savage standing beside him. Coss : My next guest will be in one of the big main events at San Diego Battleground … "Stunning" Steve Austin! Austin and "Diamond" Dallas Page are greeted by substantial boos, but some cheers for Austin can also be heard. Stunning Steve is his usual cocky self, but DDP seems especially full of himself. DDP : Well, if it isn't the dirty Dutch boy! I know what you are going to tell me, so you might as well get it over with : the cage match at San Diego Battleground between my man here and Bret Hart is going to be Loser Leaves Town, so the fans better stock up on hankies for their tears when they wave bye bye to the Hitscum! Savage : Ummmmmmmm, actually …. No. * DDP and Austin are caught off guard * The match at San Diego Battleground will be a cage match, and it will be the last match between the two, but it won't be Loser Leaves Town. Bret Hart drew the line at that, and he is worth too much to Pacific Coast Wrestling to make an issue of it with him. DDP : Ha! I knew it! Hart is a yellow livered coward, and he knew he had no choice against Stunning Steve! Savage : Far from it. Hart said quite clearly that he didn't want it to be Steve Austin's last chance in PCW and that he didn't want to rob the fans of getting to see Steve's talent in the ring. For once, Austin is caught speechless, but DDP was more than willing to fill the space. DDP : That's what he says! If you ask me, he is just plain afraid! Savage : Whatever. It seems like Bret Hart still has some faith in you, Steve. The question is : do you deserve it? Pacific Television Title Match : Shinya Hashimoto © vs. Reno Riggins The hits just kept on coming for the Sin City Superstars as Riggins stepped into the ring against the TV champ. This time out, Tina Ferrari, Scotty The Body and Buddy Rose were all at ringside, but they were clearly much more interested in observing Hashimoto than supporting Riggins. Like Starr, Riggins was clearly rattled by his earlier dressing down by the Playboy, and was careless throughout. He went for the Reno-Plex (Fisherman Suplex) far too early, and a swift and brutal DDT put an end to his challenge. After the match, Tina, Scotty and the Playboy were in deep discussion on the way back to the locker room, completely ignoring Riggins.

DiSalvo hoisting Soultaker in a German Suplex would be very impressive to watch. Can't wait to see my man Leo Burke challenge the Red Rooster.

And with that, we are now 5 weeks away for the final Pacific Coast Wrestling Mega Show for 1989. We can now announce the main events of this two night spectacular, and both should be thrilling for the fans. Pacific Coast Wrestling San Diego Battleground Night One from the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego Cage Match : Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin Pacific Coast Wrestling San Diego Battleground Night Two from the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Terry Gordy

Pacific Coast Wrestling Calgary Combat from the Saddledome, Calgary 20 Man Battle Royal for a Pacific Heavyweight Title Shot at San Diego Battleground : Entrants are Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Billy Gunn, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bret Hart, Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, Shane Douglas, Jerry Lynn, Ted Dibiase, Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, Mike Awesome, Buddy Rose, Steve Austin, Masahiro Chono, Genichiro Tenryu, Dennis Condrey, Nick Busick, Fit Finlay Calgary Combat started off with an incredibly big and important match, the Battle Royal with a prestigious Pacific Heavyweight Title shot at San Diego Battleground on the line. All of the wrestlers were eager to get at it, so when the bell rang, they wasted no time in getting right down to business. Two major players were taken off the board right away. Scott Hall and Mike Awesome were so focused on tackling each other , that it left them prey to Steve Williams, Bret Hart, Bam Bam Bigelow, Dennis Condrey and Dan Severn capitalizing by ganging up and tipping them over the top rope. The pair of them kept battling as they headed back to the locker room. Bret Hart and Steve Austin also locked in on each other from the jump, but other wrestlers got involved in the brawl and the two were soon separated. Condrey and Busick soon ganged up on Jerry Lynn and tossed him from the ring. Condrey seemed set on doing the same with Shane Douglas, and was signalling to Nick Busick to join him, but Bigelow intercepted Busick and Condrey wound up double dropkicked out of the ring by Bret Hart and Barry Windham. Condrey immediately started arguing with Busick from ringside , but this only proved to distract the Big Bully while he got press slammed out of the ring by Bigelow. The three members of the Terror Collective in the match worked together and did a lot of damage, tossing out Blackman, Finlay and Chono in quick succession. Buddy Rose played his expert duck and dodge game, sneaking around among the fray and tossing out an already battered Shane Douglas. Severn and Tenryu continued their long war, and , although it took a lot out of him, Severn was able to hit a gutwrench suplex to knock the wind out of the Japanese legend before finally hoisting him over the top rope. The effort left him so exhausted that Rose was able to dump him to the outside. Rose then took time to gloat, which cost him dearly. Bigelow crushed him in the corner with an Avalanche , then shoved him out of the match. Dibiase then directed Williams and Gordy to go after Bigelow. The Beast From The East would have more than held his own against either of them, but the pair proved too much to deal with on his own, and after some brutal double teams, they hoisted him to the outside. It was now down to seven : Barry Windham, Billy Gunn, Bret Hart, Ted Dibiase , Terry Gordy, Steve Williams and Steve Austin. It quickly went down to six when Austin recklessly charged Hart, only for the Hitman to duck down at the last second and back body drop him out of the ring. When Dibiase and Williams grabbed Hart and whipped him into the ropes, Austin pulled down the top rope from the outside, sending Bret tumbling to the floor. These two also kept slugging it out until they were separated by security. The final five would be the last standing two members of the Brigade against the core of the Terror Collective. Not good odds for the Brigade but they bravely stood their ground. Williams scored first blood, press slamming Gunn out of the ring. Windham immediately retaliated by dropkicking Williams in the back to send him flying out of the ring. Dibiase and Gordy kept double teaming Windham, but he valiantly kept coming back, and hit a lightning quick Western Lariat to eliminate Dibiase. Windham had evened the odds, and the crowd were excited, thinking he might just pull it off. But Terry Gordy was standing behind him with an evil grin on his face. Windham put in an heroic effort fending him off, but too much damage had been done already. Gordy planted him to the mat with a power bomb, then dragged him to his feet before tossing him over the top. Gordy stood triumphant and Dibiase and Williams joined him in the ring. Gordy would challenge for the Pacific Heavyweight Title he once held for a long and dominant reign, facing the man who had defeated him for the title years ago. Brian Lee & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) The OWC seemed buoyed by the success of their fellow Terror Collective members, and were particularly aggressive in this match. The Brigade's cause was not helped by a rather sluggish and disinterested effort by Brian Lee, who spent much of the match standing on the ring apron. Dustin did all he could but couldn't carry the entire weight on his own. He managed a rally when he took down Young with a running bulldog headlock, then tried mightily to drag himself to the Brigade's corner. Lee half heartedly reached out in a token effort to make the tag, but Albright swept in and took Rhodes over with a brutal Dragon Suplex. He pulled Young into his corner and tagged himself in, then locked Rhodes in a Dragon Sleeper. Lee was already headed to the locker room when Rhodes tapped out. Lee needs to get his head back into the game, because he had no business abandoning his partner like this. Brian Pillman vs. Chris Adams These two have had some incredible matches with each other, but this was by far the most heated. Both were actually busted open during the match, and it seemed that there was a palpable hatred emerging as things went on. Flyin' Brian seemed to be going for the Air Pillman, which Adams spotted and ducked. But it proved to be a feint for Pillman, who actually went for a slingshot Sunset Flip, scoring the three count. Regardless, things between these two were set to blow sky high. Steven Regal & Cactus Jack vs. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) Cactus looked to be in a bad spot, with both Atlas and Cameron gunning for the bounty on his head. But he got some unexpected support from the California champ, and he and Regal quickly became friends and brothers in arms. They did a credible job against the powerhouse duo, and Cactus pulled off something of an upset by knocking Cameron out of the ring with a running elbow smash, scoring a win by count out. A good win, but you can bet that it won't stop Iron & Steel from coming after them. Stormfront (Alex Porteau & Al Snow) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) These two teams did their best to keep things under control, but after a while they could not keep themselves from giving in to their baser instincts. The match descended to a chaotic brawl, with the ref knocked to the mat and ultimately declaring a no contest. Something tells me that Commissioner Dutch Savage is about to drop the hammer on these two teams. Pacific Television Title Match : Shinya Hashimoto © vs. Scotty The Body Ever since winning the TV title, Hashimoto has proved to be a fighting champion, defending against all comers. One of the more persistent challengers has been the Light Heavyweight champ, Scotty The Body. Tonight, he put in his most determined challenge yet, and came very close to taking the title at several points. Hashimoto was able to turn around an attempted Body Shot (DDT) into a bridging back suplex to successfully defend his title, but it is clear that, sooner or later, he will have to face Scotty again. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) The Midnight Express have faced the Dreamboats before, but lately, they seem to be running scared from the young team. Tommy and Shane came after them hard, and the Express were scrambling for most of the match. Jim Cornette was screaming orders from ringside, but it didn't seem to do Lane and Eaton much good. Cornette got set to toss his tennis racquet to his men, but found himself tackled by Trisa Hayes. The racquet wound up landing on the mat, and while Eaton was able to get to it first, by this point, the ref had spotted what was going on and called for the DQ. A victory, but once again, not the title for the Dreamboats. Something has to be done to ensure a conclusive result for these two teams. Pacific Heavyweight Title Cage Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. The Jackal Speaking of conclusive results, Dutch Savage declared that this would be the final match between these two hated enemies. Throughout his career in PCW, no matter what the fates or his opponents have thrown at him, Ricky Steamboat has been the quintessential gentleman, keeping to a code of fair play and clean sportsmanship. All that went out the window for this match. With the Jackal's scurrilous attacks on himself, his friends, and his family, the Dragon decided enough is enough, and he would stop the threat of the masked man by any means necessary. The Jackal's mask was in tatters and was dripping blood from the fury of Steamboat's attack. The Jackal got in some cheap shots, but nothing was going to stop the champ as he rammed the challenger's head into the cage time and again. Steamboat finally lifted the Jackal up in the double chicken wing, forcing the challenger to scream out his surrender. After the match, it seemed like Steamboat would go after the battered Jackal again, but he thought better of it. But that would not be the end of things for Steamboat, as the moment he left the cage, he was greeted by Ted Dibiase, Steve Williams and Terry Gordy. They didn't go near him , but Williams and Dibiase sarcastically slow clapped and Gordy pointed at Steamboat as he walked past. Even after this furious match, it looks like the champ may have gone from the frying pan to the fire.

Nice work in redeeming the Red Rooster gimmick, tailoring it, ahem, into something that fits TT's smug and cocky attitude.

Here is the Draft Order, with some trades in the first round noted. If there are any further trades that haven't been included, let me know and I will update it. 1990 Rookie Draft Order 1) PCW: 2) NWA: Traded to WWF , then traded to PCW 3) Memphis : Traded to PCW 4) AWA: Trade with WWF , then traded to PCW 5) WWF 6) WWF 7) AWA 8) Memphis 9) NWA 10) PCW 11) PCW 12) NWA 13) Memphis 14) AWA 15) WWF 16) WWF 17) AWA 18) Memphis 19) NWA 20) PCW 21) PCW 22) NWA 23) Memphis 24) AWA 25) WWF 26) WWF 27) AWA 28) Memphis 29) NWA 30) PCW

Hey, gang. We are just a couple of weeks from the 1990 Rookie Draft. We did it in early November last year, if it's OK I will set an arbitrary date this time out of November 1st. If that date doesn't work for anyone, let us know and we will see about shifting it. First up, I have set up the list of potential draftees. Huge amount of credit to Control21 and Last Stop for their very hard work in the initial lists on the other thread. Most of what I did was a compilation of the two lists, weeding out any Japanese or Mexican wrestlers and anyone who was already on somebody's current roster. If any of the promoters in the game notice anyone missing from this list, please let me know and I will add them. Al Poling / 911 The American Kickboxer / Frank Mullins Awesome Kong (of the Colossal Kongs) Bad Crew #1 Bad Crew #2 Barry Hardy Bill DeMott Billy Black Bobby Clancy Bobby Jay Bodacious Pretty Boy Boogie Woogie Brown Buff Bagwell Cheetah Master Chris Hamrick Chris Jericho Chris Von Erich Damien Demento / Mondo Kleen Dave Sullivan / The Equalizer David Cash Debbie Malenko Dino Casanova Duke Droese Dynamite D Earl Kennedy EZ Ryder Freight Train Fulton Gemini Kid Duane Gill / Gillberg Glen Osbourne Hack Meyers Harley Johnson Horace Hogan Ian Rotten Ice Train Jason Broyles Jeannie Clark (manager) Joe Gómez José Estrada Jr. JT Smith Kevin Krueger Kevin Nash Krusher Kong / King Kong Lance Storm Leroy Howard Lester Speight Marc Mero Mike Samples / Leatherface Mike Winner Mitch Ryder Paul Atlas Ray González The Renegade Rich Myers Rick Fuller Rob Van Dam Romeo Valentino RT Williams Scott Taylor / Scotty 2 Hottie Scotty Summers Sean Waltman Shane Morton Steve Lynskey Robert Kellum / The Maestro Tasha Simone Terri Runnels / Alexandra York / Marlena Thrasher / Glenn Ruth Tony Halme / Ludvig Borge Trevor Blanchard T. Rantula Big Vito Lograsso / Skull Von Krush Vladimir Koloff

Woo hoo! Dr. Tom defeating Big John is huge!

We are now a week away from the penultimate Mega Show for Pacific Coast Wrestling, and we are now able to release the full lineup. With San Diego Battleground coming up just a month afterwards, you can bet that PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage will be watching closely, looking for "volunteers" for the Last Chance Saloon. Here is that lineup in full : Pacific Coast Wrestling Calgary Combat from the Saddledome, Calgary 20 Man Battle Royal for a Pacific Heavyweight Title Shot at San Diego Battleground : Entrants are Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Billy Gunn, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bret Hart, Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, Shane Douglas, Jerry Lynn, Ted Dibiase, Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, Mike Awesome, Buddy Rose, Steve Austin, Masahiro Chono, Genichiro Tenryu, Dennis Condrey, Nick Busick Brian Lee & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) Brian Pillman vs. Chris Adams Steven Regal & Cactus Jack vs. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) Stormfront (Alex Porteau & Al Snow) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) Pacific Television Title Match : Shinya Hashimoto © vs. Scotty The Body Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) Pacific Heavyweight Title Cage Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. The Jackal

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, October 20th The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Fighting Irish (Fit Finlay & Erin O'Grady) These two teams had several very highly regarded matches with each other earlier in the year. This match was a different story, with the Blondes taking the low road throughout. Candido hit a low blow on O'Grady, and Spicolli followed up with a Samoan Drop, getting a win but losing even more respect with the fans. Dragon Azul vs. Phil Lafon Any bad taste left in the mouths of the fans by the last match was washed out by this match. The two light heavyweights had an exciting showdown that went long, with Dragon Azul coming out on top with the Asai Moonsault. Barry Windham vs. Doug Furnas Another strong match with Windham finding his way back to redemption by hitting the Western Lariat , earning a hard fought victory over a game Furnas. Steve Blackman vs. Mike Awesome Blackman offered considerably more resistance than Awesome's usual opposition, but still went down to the Awesome Bomb. Brian Pillman vs. Beetlejuice Oddly, Beetlejuice was wearing his familiar facepaint but not his usual ragged gear, fighting with a grim intensity and presenting quite a challenge for Flyin' Brian before finally being pinned following the Air Pillman. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Scotty The Body © vs. Dean Malenko An evening with two other great light heavyweight matches closed out with another first class bout. Scotty was able to hold off the Texas Cloverleaf and trap Malenko in an inside cradle to successfully defend his title.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 19th Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) Stormfront were keen to get even after their loss to the OWC last week, and did well for themselves. At least, they did until, the Sin City Superstars made their way down and interfered in the match, leaving Snow prey to a Spinebuster Slam by Young. Dustin Rhodes vs. Masahiro Chono Try though he might, Dustin just can't seem to get back in gear, tapping out to an STF from Chono. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) In a case of tit for tat payback, Stormfront got back at the Superstars and let Riggins get run down in Dream Street (diving double clothesline). Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Phoenix Rising (Kensuke Sasaki & Toshiaki Kawada) © vs. The Southern Boys The former champ Southern Boys gave another tough challenge to the champions, but Sasaki and Kawada ultimately prevailed with a stuff power bomb on Smothers. Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase The young Texan seemed to catch Dibiase off guard, keeping the Man Of Means on the back foot for much of the match. Dibiase got desperate and pulled out the gutter tactics, clobbering Gunn from behind with a loaded glove before following up with a Power Driver Fistdrop to steal the win. 2/3 Falls Pacific Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Buddy Rose After 2 indecisive results in the past week, it was all on the line in this 2/3 Falls Match. Steamboat dove out of the way of an attempted elbow smash in the corner, then swiftly rolled up Rose to take the first fall. The Playboy came back hard, pulling out some incredibly dirty plays before luring the champ into the Inside Out Backbreaker to even things up. There was an extended duel between the two until Steamboat went up top to hit the Diving Crossbody Press, earning the hard fought and well deserved win.