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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, August 9th Cactus Jack vs. Tony Atlas Cactus may be seemingly done with the Wild Things, he has drawn the ire of the newly reconvened Iron & Steel. As proof of that, Larry Cameron was in Tony Atlas' corner and getting in every shot he could behind the back of the ref. Eventually, Cactus had enough, diving out of the ring with a double axehandle and started slugging it out with Cameron. Atlas soon joined them, and as they brawled outside the ring, the ref called for a double countout. Cactus battled against the numbers until Steven Regal, who hadn't been seen since Deseret Storm but was looking for payback against Iron & Steel, charged out to even the odds. As security separated the two sides, it was clear that a new war had blown up on the West Coast. Dennis Condrey vs. Dave Cruser Since returning to PCW, "Loverboy" Dennis has proven himself to be a reliable clutch player for Camp Cornette. Condrey easily dominated Cruser, dispatching him with the Full Nelson Facebuster. Condrey certainly has become a tough man to beat in Pacific Coast Wrestling. Brian Lee vs. Terry Gordy Despite the full force of the Brigade uniting behind Barry Windham in his struggles with the Terror Collective, they have found it very tough going. After being eliminated by the Collective at Deseret Storm, Lee finds himself facing the always rowdy Terry Gordy. Despite a gutsy performance, Lee wound up going down to a high angle belly to back suplex, and the juggernaut that is the Terror Collective just keeps crushing everything in its path. Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) It's a testament to the caliber of competition in the Pacific tag team division that two teams the quality of Wings Of Fire and the Superstars are having to fight their way up the ranks for title contention. The two teams had a tense duel that would end up going to Wings Of Fire when the Eagle pinned Starr after the Screaming Eagle (top rope missile dropkick). An impressive result, we will see how far it can propel Wings Of Fire in the rankings. Shane Douglas vs. Scotty The Body Two individuals who are definitely on the rise in PCW are Shane Douglas and Scotty The Body. Douglas has gained a lot of attention with his feud with Jim Cornette's men while Scotty has emerged as a shining star of the Playboy Club. It would be Douglas' feud that spelled the difference, as Cornette and Dennis Condrey came down to ringside during the match. Condrey would jam the tennis racquet into Douglas' back while Cornette distracted the ref, setting him up for the Body Shot (DDT) and defeat. Condrey and Scotty continued to put the boots to Douglas until Jerry Lynn rushed out, leading them to make a strategic defeat. Douglas will need to cultivate that friendship with Lynn, as he clearly needs someone to watch his back. Dan Severn & Steve Blackman vs. The Blood Syndicate (Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono) While much of the focus had been the feud between Severn and Tenryu, it has been Blackman and Chono who have been taking it to the next level. The Lethal Weapon and the Steel Machine have had some fierce battles in the past few weeks, and they carried that into this match. Severn and Tenryu seemed shocked at how savagely their partner's tore into each other , and they were both a bloody mess when Chono pinned Blackman following a Shining Kenka Kick. Both men still tried to go after each other following the pinfall , and had to be pulled away from each other by their partners. It looks like Tenryu and Severn are going to have their hands full keeping their young charges in line.

Taylor is such an insufferable prick, can't wait to see what he does in the AWA.

Garvin and the Roadies make for an incredibly tough team, can't wait to see who the 4th partner turns out to be.

The most terrible movie I could never stop watching.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, August 4th The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Southern Boys The Blondes gave a fierce challenge to the former champs, but Armstrong was able to get the pin on Candido following a Flying Clothesline Erin O'Grady vs. Beetlejuice Two of the most unpredictable wrestlers on the West Coast had a crazy match that went to Beetlejuice with the Frog Splash The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) The Dreamboats are vying for a shot at the Midnight Express and their Golden State Tag Team Titles, and proved that they are worthy contenders. They took down their old rivals the Sin City Superstars when Dreamer submitted Riggins with the Dream Weaver (modified Sleeper Hold) Brian Pillman vs. Scotty The Body This was a ferocious battle between two of the fastest rising young stars on the West Coast. Tina Ferrari was the one who tipped the balance, interfering from ringside to allow Scotty to sneak in the Body Shot (DDT) for the victory Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Dean Malenko © vs. Dragon Azul The evening closed off with a thrilling Light Heavyweight match that climaxed with a battle of rollups, ultimately going to Malenko by way of a crucifix.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , August 3rd Alex Porteau vs. Fit Finlay These two took it to the mat early in the match and wound up becoming a gripping technical showdown, with Finlay forcing Porteau to tap out to the Celtic Knot. Billy Gunn vs. Big Juice Gunn put in a determined effort and was able to defeat Big Juice with the Sidewinder (Spinning Side Suplex) Barry Windham & Brian Lee vs. The Miracle Violence Combination The Brigade were still licking their wounds after Deseret Storm, and despite giving it their all, the MVC still came out on top after Williams crushed Lee with the Oklahoma Stampede. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Chris Adams Bigelow's momentum just keeps rolling on, as the Beast From The East defeated his British nemesis with the Slingshot Splash. California Title Match : Steve Austin © vs. Shane Douglas Austin's rage from the day before continued unabated today, and while this did lead to some mistakes from which Douglas was able to briefly capitalize, Stunning Steve came out on top with the Stun Gun. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Can-Am Express © vs. Phoenix Rising A match that many had been anticipating for a long time delivered a tag team classic that went to a time limit draw after 30 minutes of thrilling action.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, August 2nd Jerry Lynn vs. Dennis Condrey Condrey came out accompanied by his manager, Jim Cornette, along with Cornette's bodyguard, Big Bully Busick. Cornette's crew were caught offguard by Lynn being backed up by Shane Douglas. Cornette, of course, protested, but the ref countered by saying that he would send Douglas back to the locker room only if Cornette agreed to send back Busick as well. The Louisville Lip was not about to go without his only protection, so Shane ended up staying. Shane and Busick were giving each other the evil eye throughout the match, but seemed to neutralize each other by their presence alone, so Lynn and Condrey got on with their business of the match. Lynn did very well for himself, all things considered, but the experience of Condrey was just too much to overcome. Condrey planted Lynn with a front layout suplex and got the three count. After the match, Shane got in the ring to help Lynn to his feet, which seemed to be enough to discourage Cornette from attempting any post match shenanigans, but Cornette was clearly grinding his teeth in frustration in spite of his man's win. Larry Cameron vs. Steve Morris Among many of the exciting moments at Deseret Storm, one of the most shocking was the return of "Lethal" Larry Cameron as he attacked "The British Lion" Steven Regal. His Iron & Steel partner Tony Atlas was at his side for his return to in ring PCW action. Poor Steve Morris tried to chicken out of the match, but nothing doing. Cameron demolished Morris, coming in like a wrecking ball before destroying him with the Harlem Hammer (running double axe handle to the back of the head) . He and Atlas high fived in the ring, and things got just a little scarier for the competition in PCW. Scott Hall vs. Mark Starr At Deseret Storm, Hall was eliminated by countout from his match after being ambushed by Mike Awesome. An enraged Hall is clearly gunning for revenge on Awesome, but for the time being will have to settle for Awesome's fellow Playboy Club member Mark Starr. Hall quickly trampled over Starr, swiftly dispatching him with the Gator Breaker (fallaway slam) , but certainly won't be satisfied until he gets his hands on the awesome one. Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle) vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) The Oregon Wrecking Crew made an impressive debut at the start of the year , but have really started coming into their own since joining up with the Terror Collective. Showing a distinct development in confidence, they easily dominated this match. Despite a game effort from Wings Of Fire, the Crew put them down hard when Young hit his trademark Spinebuster on the Eagle. Despite being the new boys in the Collective, the OWC are not to be taken lightly. Al Snow vs. Reno Riggins Although both men are currently known as tag wrestlers, both Snow and Riggins proved themselves equally capable in singles action. This was a fast paced match that captivated the fans, with Snow being able to block the Reno-Plex (Fisherman Suplex) and get the win with a spectacular moonsault. Pacific Television Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Bret Hart This match never got started. As Bret made his way to the ring, he was brutally attacked from behind by Steve Austin. Hart was knocked hard to the ground and was not able to defend himself as Austin savagely pummeled him while Rose simply stood in the ring grinning. PCW officials tried pulling Austin off Hart, but Stunning Steve just kept breaking loose and getting more shots in on the Hitman. By the time they were able to force Austin to leave, Hart was a bloody mess and had to be helped back to the locker room. The feud between the former teacher and pupil has kicked up into a new, dangerous level.

Jim Mitchell is still listed as a Free Agent but is currently a manager for PCW.

Rick Martel vs. Leo Burke

Buddy Landell is such an amazing choice for champ.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Deseret Storm from the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City Squadron Battle : Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau), Maxx Payne & Cactus Jack vs. The Blood Syndicate (Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono) , The Can-Am Express, & The Southern Boys Pacific Coast Wrestling kicks off its annual Deseret Storm event with a Squadron Battle featuring the newly resurgent Dan Severn leading the Citadel against the Blood Syndicate and their cohorts. The Citadel had been busily training together, along with Cactus Jack, in the weeks leading up to this match, and that work paid off when they drew first blood. Stormfront were able to hit the Storm Warning (modified double Flapjack that drives the opponent down onto his head) on Steve Armstrong, sending him out of the match. It was the Can-Ams who evened things up, with Lafon spin kicking Maxx Payne into a German Suplex by Furnas. It was the Blood Syndicate who then took the lead after Tracy Smothers knocked Alex Porteau out with a spinning backfist, only for Cactus to eliminate Smothers with a Double Arm DDT to level the playing field again. The Can-Ams struck again after Lafon eliminated Snow with a reverse flying body press, but it didn't take long for Blackman to hit the running bicycle kick on Lafon, making the sides 3 each. Both sides really dug in for a hard hitting battle, and it didn't look like either was about to break. Severn finally broke the stalemate by taking Furnas down with a legsweep and forcing him to tap out to a heel hook. Chono charged into the ring and put a real battering on Blackman and Cactus, but after doing a lot of damage, he got reckless and ran right into a thrust kick from Blackman that caught him flush on the chin. It was now Tenryu standing alone against Cactus and two of the Citadel. The Citadel had the numbers, but had been battered and bruised by the Blood Syndicate. Tenryu did much more damage, and came close to eliminating his opponents , only for the count to be broken up by one of the other teammates. Blackman was finally able to make a rolling tag out and bring Dan Severn into the ring. The Beast and Tenryu waged war with several near falls from both until Severn exploded in a series of backdrop suplexes that were finally able to put the Japanese legend down. The first match ended with Severn and his teammates standing tall. Final Survivors : Dan Severn, Steve Blackman and Cactus Jack. Squadron Battle : Jerry Lynn, Shane Douglas & The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. Dennis Condrey, Big Bully Busick & The Midnight Express Jim Cornette's side were bolstered by the return of Golden State Tag Team champs the Midnight Express, fresh off their impressive run in the WWF. Even so, all eyes were on Shane Douglas and Big Bully Busick, as this would be the first time the two former friends would be facing each other in an official match. The fans would have to wait a while, as every time Douglas got in the ring, Busick would tag out. The first elimination was a shocker, with the Dreamboats taking down Stan Lane with a double dropkick and getting the pinfall. The rookie team getting a pin on the Golden State Tag Champs caught everyone off guard, and Cornette was livid at ringside. Eaton and Condrey regrouped, working together as though the years of separation had never happened. A racquet shot from Cornette from the outside set up Glamour Boy Shane for a clothesline by Eaton, who followed up with a flying kneedrop and sent him packing. Despite a brave effort from Tommy, Condrey was able to eliminate him with a Full Nelson Faceslam. Jerry Lynn was able to make it two on two with a package piledriver on Eaton, but it didn't take long for Busick to put him down with the Bully Breaker (over the shoulder neckbreaker). Busick immediately tagged out, and Condrey and Douglas battled long and hard, but Loverboy Dennis eventually had to tag back out. Busick briefly hesitated, but then started unloading on Douglas with jarring forearm shots. Douglas fought back hard, not letting his memories of their past friendship hold him back. He did well for a while, but when he tried to take Busick down with a Thesz Press, the Big Bully caught him and crushed him with a spinebuster slam, putting an end to his challenge. It looked like Cornette was about to demand a Bully Blaster (Heart Punch), but the trademark glare from Busick froze Cornette in his tracks. Regardless, for the night at least, the Louisville Lip came out on top. Final Survivors : Dennis Condrey and Big Bully Busick Squadron Battle : Bret Hart, Bam Bam Bigelow, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko vs. Chris Adams, Steve Austin & The Destruction Crew The focus of the match, unsurprisingly , would be the feud between Bret Hart and his former pupil Steve Austin. Somewhat more surprising would be Eddie Guerrero on the same side as Dean Malenko. The two second generation stars had intensely feuded over the Light Heavyweight titles, but after some initial friction, they started fluidly tagging in and out and working together. They were even responsible for the first eliminations, with Dean whipping Mike Enos into a flying dropkick by Eddie, and then Eddie in turn setting up Wayne Bloom for a brainbuster by Dean. It all came to an end with retaliation from the Diamond Exchange, after Austin took out Eddie with the Stun Gun and Adams eliminated Dean with a Superkick. It was now down to Bret and Bam Bam against Adams and Austin. The Diamond Exchange used every cheap shot they could, but couldn't prevent Adams from being pinned following a slingshot splash from Bigelow. Despite being the rookie of this match, Steve Austin was not intimidated by the prospect of taking on both such accomplished opponents. He tore into both of them, particularly in the case of Hart, savagely pummeling the Hitman and busting him open. Unfortunately for Austin , he took too long showboating, giving Hart the chance to recover and surprise him with a Schoolboy Rollup. Hart just barely held his shoulders down for a three count, putting an end to the young upstart's challenge. Austin tried to go after Hart after the match, but Adams and DDP held him back. Undoubtably, it is only a matter of time before these two clash again. Final Survivors : Bret Hart and Bam Bam Bigelow Squadron Battle : Ricky Steamboat, Steven Regal, Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle), & The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Jackal, Tony Atlas, The Juice Crew (Beetlejuice & Big Juice) , & The Fighting Irish (Fit Finlay & Erin O'Grady) The Jackal has been spearheading a series of vicious attacks lately on Ricky Steamboat and his friends of late, which have only gotten more devious with the arrival of the Sinister Minister. Having recently lost the Soultaker to a Loser Leaves Town match, the Minister bolstered his side with Tony Atlas and the Fighting Irish. At first, it looked like his strategy was not working, with O'Grady going down to a Samoan Drop from Spicolli followed by Vic Steamboat pinning Finlay with a Demon Suplex (Tiger Suplex). But then, it showed that the Minister was acting as chessmaster and was simply sacrificing the Irish as pawns. One by one, they started picking off the opposition. First one to go was Candido, taken out by the Juice Crew with the Juice Loosener (Bearhug by Big Juice into a slingshot lariat by Beetlejuice). Spicolli soon followed following a crushing Piledriver from Atlas. After the Wild Things steadily worked over the Demon's back, Atlas then forced Vic Steamboat to give up to a mighty Bearhug. A big clothesline from Big Juice set up the Eagle for the Betrayal (Flying Kneedrop) from the Jackal. Now, the Wild Things had gone from deficit to advantage. The Sinister Minister cackled, as he had sent his men after the Pacific Heavyweight champ in the preceding weeks and felt he had the Dragon well scouted. But while the Minister was scouting the champ, Steamboat had been scouting the Wild Things. Working together, Steamboat and Regal regained their momentum against the Wild Things. Regal set up Big Juice with a schoolboy trip into a Running Cross Body by Steamboat to eliminate the big man. Steamboat was then able to Karate Kick Beetlejuice into the Regal Suplex, and now it was 2 on 2. Things got down to the nitty grit, and the Wild Things decided to go into the gutter. The Jackal pulled out a big mitt full of the Crimson Death Dust and hurled it right at Ricky Steamboat . Steamboat ducked at the last second, and the Dust went right into the face of the referee, who immediately collapsed. Steamboat started to unload on the Jackal with chops, at which point the Sinister Minister took matters into his own hands. He entered the ring and, when Steamboat turned to face him, he hurled a huge fireball into the chest of the Dragon. Steamboat collapsed to the ground in pain, and Regal immediately went over to protect him. By this point, a second referee had come out to take over the match, disqualifying the Jackal and ruling Steamboat unable to continue. It was now down to Regal and Atlas. Atlas did everything to out muscle Regal, but the British Lion used his considerable technical expertise to escape. Atlas did manage to get Regal set up for his deadly piledriver, but Regal was able to counter it with an inside cradle. One … Two … THREE! Regal was able to pull out the victory for his team. But then, out of nowhere, someone entered the ring and attacked Regal from behind. It was "Lethal" Larry Cameron! Cameron hadn't been seen on the West Coast in over a year, but was now making his return to ambush Regal. He worked with his old colleague from Iron & Steel to hit a brutal Spike Piledriver on Regal. The two continued their attack until Cactus Jack ran out with a metal chair to run them off. Cactus then helped Regal to his feet to assist him to the back. Regal may have been the last man standing, but now he was not able to stand on his own. Final Survivor (?) : Steven Regal Squadron Battle : Brian Pillman, Shinya Hashimoto, Dragon Azul , & Phoenix Rising (Kensuke Sasaki & Toshiaki Kawada) vs. Buddy Rose, Scotty The Body, Mike Awesome, & The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) Ever since winning the Pacific Television Title, Buddy Rose has been reestablishing his power base in the territory he always thought of as his own personal domain. To that end, he has gathered an impressive club around him, which he brought into this Squadron Battle to show what they could do. They had a bit of a rough start when Dragon Azul pinned Reno Riggins following the Asai Moonsault. Scotty and Mark Starr proceeded to gang up on Dragon before Starr took him out with the Starrburst Suplex (slingshot suplex). Starr didn't last long, with Phoenix Rising battering him before Sasuke forced him to tap out to the Strangle Hold Gamma. It was then that Rose decided to let the monster off the leash. Mike Awesome went on a rampage, taking out Kawada with a spectacular top rope splash and bludgeoning Sasaki to set him up for an Inside Out Backbreaker from Rose. This success seemed to go to Rose's head, as he was insufficiently cautious with Shinya Hashimoto. He thought the Japanese star had been sufficiently softened up and went for the Inside Out Backbreaker, only to get a hard elbow smash to his face. Hashimoto then hit a Leaping Spike DDT and got the shocking pinfall on the TV champ. Scotty and Awesome swiftly went on the attack and Awesome hit a lariat from behind to set him up for the Body Shot (DDT) to give the pin to Scotty. It was now down to Flyin' Brian, standing alone against 2 of the rising superstars of the Playboy Club. He did well in the game of cat and mouse, frustrating Awesome by peppering him with moves and then dodging out of reach. He had no one to watch his back, though, which allowed Scotty to sneak up and hit a low blow from behind. This allowed Awesome to hit his patented Awesome Bomb, giving the final factory to the Club. Final Survivors : Scotty The Body and Mike Awesome Squadron Battle : Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Brian Lee, Dustin Rhodes & Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy & The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) The Terror Collective made one of the most devastating debuts in PCW history, savagely attacking Barry Windham and having been a force of, well, terror ever since. Little by little, the Brigade have rallied behind Windham to take a stand against Dibiase's group, but it has still been very rough going. Now up to full strength, the Brigade were now about to enter the battlefield with their enemies. The Terror Collective quickly showed just how terrifying they could be, with Dustin Rhodes being pinned by Albright with a devastating German Suplex and Young dispatching Gunn with a Spinebuster Slam. The Brigade fought back hard, and Lee was able to take out Young after the Prime Time Slam. The Brigade did everything they could to wear down Albright, and Windham was finally able to put him out with the Western Lariat. Things weren't even for long, as Dr. Death crushed Lee with the Oklahoma Stampede, making it 3 on 2. Windham and Hall worked well together, and it seemed for a while like they might just beat the odds. It all came crashing down when Dibiase clotheslined Hall out of the ring. While the Collective distracted the ref by ganging up on Windham, Mike Awesome snuck down to ringside and flattened Hall with a lariat. He then hit a power bomb on the floor before stealing away into the night. The ref counted out Hall, leaving Windham to stand alone. He put up a valiant fight, but three top contenders were just too much to overcome. Gordy hit a huge piledriver on the tall Texan and that was that. The Terror Collective stood triumphant. Will anyone be able to stop them? Final Survivors : Ted Dibiase, Steve Williams and Terry Gordy

Believe it or not, the mystery partner was Barry Horowitz.

After the success of last year's event in Utah, PCW is bringing back Deseret Storm as an annual event from Salt Lake City. Once again, this event will be based around Squadron Battles, elimination matches between teams. We've got 6 big matches coming up, and here is the full lineup. Pacific Coast Wrestling Deseret Storm from the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City Squadron Battle : Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau), Maxx Payne & Cactus Jack vs. The Blood Syndicate (Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono) , The Can-Am Express, & The Southern Boys Squadron Battle : Jerry Lynn, Shane Douglas & The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. Dennis Condrey, Big Bully Busick & The Midnight Express Squadron Battle : Bret Hart, Bam Bam Bigelow, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko vs. Chris Adams, Steve Austin & The Destruction Crew Squadron Battle : Ricky Steamboat, Steven Regal, Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle), & The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Jackal, Tony Atlas, The Juice Crew (Beetlejuice & Big Juice) , & The Fighting Irish (Fit Finlay & Erin O'Grady) Squadron Battle : Brian Pillman, Shinya Hashimoto, Dragon Azul , & Phoenix Rising (Kensuke Sasaki & Toshiaki Kawada) vs. Buddy Rose, Scotty The Body, Mike Awesome, & The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins) Squadron Battle : Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Brian Lee, Dustin Rhodes & Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy & The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young)

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, July 21st Maxx Payne vs. Mike Awesome Despite a determined effort from Maxx Payne, Awesome prevailed in an incredible show of power, hitting the Awesome Bomb on big Maxx. Barry Windham & Scott Hall vs. The Destruction Crew Windham and Hall showed they are back in synch as they took down the former Pacific Tag Team champs, with Windham hitting the Western Lariat on Enos. Dan Severn vs. Masahiro Chono A couple of weeks ago, Chono had a furious battle with another member of the Blood Syndicate in Steve Blackman. This week, he took on the leader of the Citadel, and the Beast and the Steel Machine waged an out and out war. Chono was able to escape the submission traps that Severn laid for him, but Severn was finally able to pin him with a backdrop suplex. A hard fought win for Severn, but the Steel Machine proved himself even in a losing effort. The Eagle vs. The Jackal In a battle of two masked men, the Jackal forced the Eagle to give up to the Claws Of The Jackal (Iron Claw). Al Snow vs. Reno Riggins Snow was able to hit a spectacular moonsault and defeat Riggins. California Title Match : Steve Austin © vs. Eddie Guerrero Austin has gotten more and more cocky as his California Title reign rolls on, but he is going to really need to pay more attention to his matches. The Submission Champ Eddie Guerrero is certainly not someone to dismiss, and Austin was caught by surprise a number of times to give Guerrero several close counts. Stunning Steve was able to catch him in the Stun Gun and defend his title, but it was a very close call for him.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, July 20th Steven Regal vs. Big Juice The British Lion was able to pin one half of the Juice Crew with the Regal Plex. Vic Steamboat vs. Tony Atlas The always angry Atlas put down the Demon with a Piledriver. Bret Hart vs. Scotty The Body Scotty gave it his all and nearly went the distance with the Hitman before Hart was able to catch him in a roll up out of the corner and hold him down for the three count. Pacific Television Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Jerry Lynn Lynn gave a very spirited challenge to the Playboy but Rose able to execute the Inside Out Backbreaker and successfully defend his title. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Can-Am Express © vs. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) The Can-Ams and the Blondes had a riveting tag team duel that went to a 20 minute time limit draw. Pacific Heavyweight Title : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Beetlejuice The Dragon was able to put down the last member of the Wild Things standing between him and the Jackal, pinning him with the Diving Crossbody.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, July 19th Big Bully Busick vs. Anthony Robinson Another week, another match of Big Bully Busick destroying some poor schlep. The Bully folded, spindled and mutilated Robinson, wrapping him up in the Bully Bender (stump puller) until he screamed surrender. After the match, it seemed like Jim Cornette was about to demand that he put Robinson through the Bully Blaster (Heart Punch), but a stern look from Busick shut that down. Looks like even Cornette might be starting to fear the Big Bully. Alex Porteau vs. Genichiro Tenryu Although he couldn't quite seal the deal in winning the Pacific Heavyweight Title at Seattle Showdown, it didn't take long for Genichiro Tenryu to reassert himself on the West Coast as a dominant force. While Porteau showed a lot of spunk and did well in some exchanges on the mat, inevitably Tenryu took control and pinned Porteau following a high angle belly to back suplex. Once again, Tenryu is a force to be reckoned with. Shane Douglas vs. Dennis Condrey Shane Douglas has found himself on the wrong side of Jim Cornette's men a number of times recently, not helped by the presence of his former friend, Big Bully Busick. As he has done lately, Douglas did his best to shut that out and focus on the match at hand. Condrey hit hard and ruthlessly , but Douglas was equally fierce in response. Then, out of nowhere, Douglas caught Condrey in a belly to belly suplex and scored a shocking three count. Cornette was livid, immediately demanding Busick attack Douglas in retaliation. Once again, he got a cold stare in response, giving Douglas the chance to escape to the locker room. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. The Southern Boys In their first year in PCW, the Dreamboats have had some high profile feuds and gained quite a following among the fans. They have steadily been building up momentum against the Southern Boys, in spite of the more experienced team's new alliance with the Blood Syndicate. Tommy and Shane were certainly feeling their oats against Armstrong and Smothers, having an absolutely furious tag battle. The Southern Boys weren't about to roll over for the Dreamboats, but the young contenders dug in and Dreamer was able to lock the Dream Weaver (modified Sleeper Hold) on Smothers long enough to score their biggest win yet. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are always in the middle of the action in PCW … The Brigade! The crowd cheers when Scott Hall, Brian Lee, Dustin Rhodes and Billy Gunn head out but cheers even louder when Barry Windham follows them to the ring. Coss : Well, Scott Hall, I'm not entirely surprised after last week to see Barry Windham come out with you. Does this mean that he is back in the Brigade? Hall : That's right, Don. It's been too long, but Barry is back in the fold and we couldn't be happier. Brian : After what he did in the past, I was the most skeptical about Barry's intentions. But when Scott and I saw him take a beating from the Terror Collective, protecting Dustin like a brother, we knew he was the real deal. Barry : Don, I knew I would have to prove myself. It would take a lot to earn redemption for the things I had done. But I wasn't about to let those creeps get away with trying to injure my good friend Dustin here. The Terror Collective has to be stopped, and the Brigade will be facing them in a Squadron Battle at Deseret Storm. We are going to show them that the Brigade are a wall that they are not going to break through. Loser Leaves Town Match : Cactus Jack vs. The Soultaker The heat between Cactus and the Soultaker has steadily built up until they just couldn't stand each other any more. After interfering in each other's matches last week, both of them insisted on signing this Loser Leaves Town Match. With their very PCW careers on the line, these two bruisers threw down in a bloody brawl that left crimson traces all over the mat. As the match ground away at the combatants , they seem to wear down but refused to give in to the other. Cactus was able to hold out the longest and hit the Double Arm DDT and finally put out the one two three. The Soultaker was now gone from the Pacific Coast. The crowd cheered Cactus for his hard fought victory, but the cloud wrapping itself around this silver lining was the Sinister Minister having a sly look on his face as he left the ring. What could he possibly be planning now?

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, July 14th Shinya Hashimoto vs. Fit Finlay A hard hitting match between two tough contenders that Hashimoto took with a Jumping Spike DDT. Vic Steamboat vs. Genichiro Tenryu The Demon put in a credible and valiant effort until Tenryu finally knocked him out with the Enzuigiri. Phoenix Rising (Toshiaki Kawada & Kensuke Sasaki) vs. The Destruction Crew Phoenix Rising continued their , err, rise, with Kawada taking down Bloom with a brainbuster. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Soultaker When Cactus Jack came down to ringside, Soultaker came out and brawled with him, leading to a loss by countout. Pacific Submission Title Match : Eddie Guerrero © vs. Alex Porteau Guerrero was able to overcome the technical expertise of Porteau and force him to submit to the Gory Special Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Dean Malenko © vs. Beetlejuice In a fast paced match, Malenko wrapped the Juice Crew member in a Natural Bridge to remain Light Heavyweight champ.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, July 13th The Eagle vs. Mike Awesome Awesome overwhelmed the Eagle and flattened him with the Awesome Bomb. Scott Hall & Brian Lee vs. The Sin City Superstars (Reno Riggins & Mark Starr) Although the Superstars kept the Brigade on their toes, Lee was able to plant Starr with the Prime Time Slam to get the win. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) A David vs. Goliath story, with the David team of the Blondes keeping just ahead of the OWC until Young caught Candido with the Spinebuster Slam to score the victory. Cactus Jack vs. The Jackal A battle of crazies between the face of the Wild Things against their defector. While the Sinister Minister was distracting the referee, the Soultaker snuck in the ring and levelled Cactus with a mighty clothesline. The Jackal came off the top with the Betrayal (flying kneedrop) and got the tainted win. Pacific Television Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Al Snow Despite a determined challenge from Snow, Rose blocked and attempted running bulldog headlock and turned it around into the Inside Out Backbreaker to successfully defend his title. Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes & Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase & The Miracle Violence Connection The Terror Collective have had enough of messing around with Windham and friends and have brought out the big guns. Dibiase and company seemed to focus most of their aggression on young Dustin Rhodes, but the Son Of A Son Of A Plumber just refused to break. They eventually threw the rulebook out the window with Albright and Young charging into the ring and gang up on the Texans. As the ref threw out the match, Young brought in a metal chair and gave it to Dibiase. The Man Of Means approached the downed Rhodes with the chair, clearly with evil intent, but Windham threw himself on top of Rhodes to protect him. Dibiase gave Windham three brutal shots across the back with the chair, yet Windham would not get out of the way. Ultimately , Scott Hall and Brian Lee rushed out to the ring, causing the Collective to scatter. They then assisted Windham to his feet and helped him and their fallen comrades back to the locker room. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Big Juice The Wild Things attack on the Dragon continued with one half of the Juice Crew challenging for the Pacific Title. Steamboat took a battering but came back with a belly to back suplex to come out on top.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, July 12th Big Bully Busick vs. Gary Stritesky It hasn't taken long for Big Bully Busick to become a figure of terror on the Pacific Coast . Once again, Busick completely dismantled his opposition before forcing Stritesky to give up to the Bully Bender (Stump Puller). As always, Jim Cornette insisted on Stritesky being given the Bully Blaster (Heart Punch) and, while the Bully gave Cornette a cold look, he blasted Stritesky. Busick is certainly leaving his mark in PCW. Shane Douglas vs. Erin O' Grady Speaking of Busick, it seems like Shane Douglas is doing his best to put his former friend behind him and focus on his own career. While clearly still distressed at Busick's turn to the dark side, he got right down to business with the always pugnacious Irish Leprechaun. It was a fierce , fast paced match with Douglas catching O'Grady coming off the ropes with a Belly To Belly Suplex for the win. Hopefully, Douglas can put his past troubles behind him and get back to his promising rise. California Title Match : Steve Austin © vs. Steven Regal Despite his ongoing feud with Tony Atlas, Regal has not forgotten the loss of the California Title to "Stunning" Steve Austin, and showed great determination in this TV match to regain it. Austin was all smug confidence for much of the match until Bret Hart came down to ringside. Diamond Dallas Page immediately got in Hart's face, but the Hitman ignored him and fixed Austin with an icy stare. It got to be too much for Austin, who started jawing with Hart in the ring, being greeted with noting but stoney silence in return. This nearly led to catastrophe for Austin, as the distraction allowed Regal to roll him up for a 2 ¾ count. Austin was able to kick out just in time, but seemed rattled through the rest of the match, which went to a 15 minute time limit draw. Austin is going to have to choose sooner or later between defending his title or continuing his feud with his former mentor. Steve Blackman & The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. Masahiro Chono & The Southern Boys It seems like the Southern Boys area aligning themselves with the Blood Syndicate, as once again one of the Japanese group is teaming up with them to take on a trio including the Dreamboats. The rookie team of Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas have been making big strides of late, and continued to show their resolve against Chono and the Southern Boys. The match broke down somewhat when the action spilled to the outside, but Shane was able to hit a diving clothesline off the ring apron to Armstrong and make it back in time to get the win by countout. The Dreamboats are gaining more in confidence as the weeks go on. Dragon Azul vs. Scotty The Body After some initial friction with Buddy Rose, Scotty The Body has risen to become a die hard MVP for the Playboy Club. With his brash personality and cutthroat tactics, the man from Atlantic City has drawn a lot of attention, both good and bad. He showed a new side in his match with the popular Dragon Azul, focusing more on showing off his in ring skills and actually acquitting himself quite well. He was even able to block an attempt at a Dragon Sleeper and turn it around into the Body Shot (DDT) to get the win. Clearly Scotty is destined for big things.

The good thing (if you can call it that) about Vince Russo in interviews is that he is transparently a complete fucking blithering idiot. With his constant "Bros!" and pronouncing wrestling with 3 syllables, there is not much danger of someone taking him seriously. Bischoff is a bit trickier. Bobby Heenan neatly summed him up in 3 words : used car salesman. He is very polished in demeanor and speech, and far too much of what he said was put out uncontested. Case in point : the Disney tapings. He presents them as one of his early triumphs, but they were actually a terrible move (an audience of non-wrestling fans led to a very stale environment, it was for syndicated shows in bad time slots, and by doing them in blocks of 4 months in a couple of weeks it gave away title changes that were immediately leaked). The show opened and ended with him, and ultimately, he gets the last word and took no accountability.

I've been watching a lot of Volk Han lately, and the match with Smith on this card was quite the exciting dream match.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, July 7th Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Destruction Crew The evening kicked off with an exciting tag team match between two former Pacific Tag Champs. Stormfront ultimately prevailed after Snow hit a Moonsault on Enos. Brian Lee vs. Tony Atlas These two powerful men went at in a match that went to Atlas after a crushing Piledriver. Kensuke Sasaki vs. Doug Furnas Furnas pinned Sasaki with a German Suplex. Steven Regal vs. Erin O'Grady The English Lion took on the always feisty Leprechaun and forced him to tap out to the Regal Stretch. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Phil Lafon Kawada knocked down Lafon with a spinning back heel kick and got the three count. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Eddie Guerrero © vs. Dean Malenko Malenko was clearly looking for revenge for Guerrero taking his Pacific Submission Title last week. Malenko broke out a lot more high flying moves, hitting several precision dropkicks on the double champ. When Guerrero dodged one, he quickly went up top for the Frog Splash, on his way to successful defense. But Malenko was only playing possum, and rolled out of the way at the last second. Guerrero crashed hard onto the match, and Malenko picked him up and drove him down with a crushing Brainbuster. Three seconds later and, for the second week in a row, a championship changed hands, with Malenko winning the Light Heavyweight Title.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , July 6th Maxx Payne vs. The Soultaker This match went to the Soultaker as he flattened Payne with a huge clothesline coming off the ropes. Cactus Jack vs. Fit Finlay A fierce brawl that went to Cactus when he planted the Fighting Irishman with a Double Arm DDT. Steve Blackman vs. Masahiro Chono This was an all out war between the members of the Citadel and the Blood Syndicate. It went long and bloody, with Blackman finally able to get Chono down long enough for the three count after landing a thrust kick to the jaw. Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes & Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase & The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) Speaking of war, the conflict between Barry Windham and the Terror Collective rolled along with this match. Dibiase seemed to be trying to single out Dustin Rhodes as the weak link, but the second generation star remained defiant. He was finally pinned after Dibiase caught him coming off the ropes with a power slam, but the "Man Of Means" was clearly fuming after the match, taking umbrage at the impertinence of young Dustin's performance in the ring. Bret Hart & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Chris Adams & Steve Austin This wasn't war, this was pure chaos, with the ref ultimately calling a No Contest with all four men brawling in the ring at the same time. Ricky Steamboat & Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle) vs. The Jackal & The Juice Crew (Beetlejuice & Big Juice) Deep into this match, the Soultaker came down to try to tip the balance in favour of the Wild Things , only to be intercepted by Cactus Jack. In the ensuing confusion, Vic Steamboat was able to hit the Demon Suplex (Dragon Suplex) on Big Juice and give his team the win.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, July 5th Big Bully Busick vs. Anh-Tuan Bui Another day, another Big Bully mulching. Busick steamrolled over poor Bui, tossing him about like ragdoll before putting him away with a brutal shoulder breaker. Jim Cornette then ordered Busick to hit the Bully Blaster (Heart Punch) on Bui post match, and Busick once again complied. It seems that Cornette only has to give the word, and Busick does his bidding. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Reno Riggins & Mark Starr) In the always competitive PCW Tag Team division, the Suicide Blondes have been fighting hard to establish a name for themselves, and have built up a considerable grass roots fanbase. After an exciting series of matches with the Fighting Irish, they are now tangling with the Playboy Club's always dangerous duo of Riggins and Starr, the Sin City Superstars. The Superstars pulled out their usual array of dirty tricks, but the Blondes just coming after them, and when Spicolli was able to catch Riggins with a Samoan Drop, Candido held off Starr with a dropkick to allow the three count. An impressive win for Candido and Spicolli. Dennis Condrey vs. Shane Douglas Apart from the occasional glance of concern, Douglas did his best to shut out the presence of his former friend Big Bully Busick at ringside. Busick , for his part, just gave a stony stare and stayed by the side of Jim Cornette. Even so, one could tell that Douglas' attention was being pulled in several different directions, which allowed Cornette to trip him coming off the ropes. This led him to be vulnerable to a DDT from Condrey, giving the win to Camp Cornette. This situation is clearly weighing heavily on Douglas' mind, but he is going to need to learn to focus on what is in front of him. Brian Pillman vs. Scotty The Body Flyin' Brian has had a considerable hatred for the Playboy Club ever since losing the Pacific TV Title to Buddy Rose, and of late , his ire has been focused on Scotty The Body. They have had a series of ever more heated matches, and they certainly didn't cool down for this match. This duo got progressively faster as the match went on, with a lightning quick flying head scissors out of the corner getting Pillman the count in this bout. You can bet that this will not stop Scotty from coming back after him. Shinya Hashimoto & The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. Genichiro Tenryu & The Southern Boys There were a number of surprises in this match. First of all, the seemingly incongruous match of Tenryu and the Southern Boys worked together incredibly well, with the Japanese legend joining Smothers and Armstrong in some high impact combination moves. That said, the Dreamboats had some surprises of their own, with the rookie team showing real grit and determination in holding their own against the more experienced wrestlers. Tenryu proved the difference as he folded up Shane in a Power Bomb, but still the Dreamboats really proved themselves in this match.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, June 30th Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Blood Syndicate (Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono) The former tag team champs faced the fearsome Blood Syndicate and, despite their best efforts, Snow went down to a Yakuza Kick from Chono to give the match to the Japanese team. Brian Pillman vs. Scotty The Body These two continued their feud with a mistimed attempt at a backdrop by Pillman giving the opening for Scotty to hit the Body Shot (DDT) for the win. Dan Severn & Steve Blackman vs. The Sin City Superstars (Reno Riggins & Mark Starr) The Citadel showed that they are still a force to be reckoned with, as Severn pinned Riggins following a takeover suplex. Jerry Lynn vs. Erin O'Grady A fast moving duel between the energetic Lynn and the pugnacious O'Grady. It was Lynn who would come out on top, following a Package Piledriver. Steven Regal vs. Terry Gordy Gordy seemed caught off guard by the fight he got from the "British Lion", but after a long and brutal battle, was finally able to hit the Power Bomb for the win. Pacific Submission Title Match : Dean Malenko © vs. Eddie Guerrero Strangely for a Submission match, Guerrero seemed to be focusing mostly on high flying moves. His strategy ultimately was able to pay off when a flying head scissors from Guerrero set up Malenko for the Lasso From El Paso. Malenko was forced to tap out, giving Guerrero the Submission Title as well as the Light Heavyweight Title. Guerrero was now the first dual champion in PCW since Bob Backlund.