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Bob Backlund could be available in the new year for draft picks.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, November 5th The Eagle vs. Steven Regal Regal defeated the Eagle with the Regal Roll Brian Lee vs. Bob Backlund After his defeat last week at the hands of Scott Hall, Backlund was determined to take it out on Hall's Brigade colleague Lee. Perhaps this made him reckless, as he wound up walking into the Prime Time Slam, giving a huge victory to the Bulldozer. Jim Neidhart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Despite the best efforts of the Anvil, Bigelow crushed him in the corner with an Avalanche before a Slingshot Splash for the win to go to the Beast From The East Rick Steamboat vs. Fit Finlay This was a ferocious battle, with the Dragon holding his own against the Belfast Bruiser and finally pinning him following a takeover suplex Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Chris Candido The champ and the former champ had a highly competitive match that went to a 20 minute time limit draw Pacific Television Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Al Snow The night closed out with a taught technical battle, where Flyin' Brian blocked an attempted Snow Bomb and countered with a Schoolboy Rollup to successfully defend his title.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, November 4th The Can-Am Express vs. Joe & Dean Malenko LaFon pinned Joe Malenko following a front layout moonsault Brian Adams vs. Cactus Jack "The Crusher" Adams defeated the leader of the Wild Things with a Spinning Backbreaker Eddie Guerrero vs. Black Tiger Eddie scored a big win over the former Light Heavyweight champ with a Frog Splash Buddy Rose vs. Alex Porteau Porteau gave a good accounting of himself against the Playboy, but despite his considerable technical skills, he fell victim to an eyerake that left him vulnerable to the Inside Out Backbreaker, giving the victory to Rose California Title Match : Dustin Rhodes © vs. Art Barr While "Beetlejuice" proved to be quite a handful for the Texas native, Rhodes was able to finally put him down with a Running Bulldog Headlock. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. The Patriot The Patriot gave Windham such a challenge that the champ took the low road, loading up his black glove to knock out the masked man. The ref saw this and gave the decision to the Patriot by DQ, but Windham still got away with his Heavyweight Title around his waist.
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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, November 3rd Tony St. Clair vs. Louie Spicolli Louie Spicolli has faced some challenges since his return to the Pacific Coast, but has taken them on with good humour and determination. While he might not have won too many matches, he has certainly won the respect of his opponents. "Tough" Tony St. Clair was certainly not going to take it easy on young Spicolli, and Spicolli fearlessly stood his ground with the veteran English wrestler. He blocked every attempt from St. Clair to get him in the Floating Butterfly Suplex, and it took a huge spinning forearm smash to put him down for the count. Little by little, Spicolli is becoming his own man and getting into the mix in PCW. Dragon Azul vs. Silver King These two young stars haven't been in PCW for too long, but have caught the eye of the fans with several thrilling matches and have lit up the ranks of the already competitive Light Heavyweight division. This was another high velocity barn burner that ended with Dragon hitting an Asaii Moonsault to the outside and making it back to the ring before Silver King to get the win by countout. Dragon and King are inspiring their fellow Light Heavyweight competitors to up their game considerably. Maxx Payne vs. Gary Albright Albright had a brief but impactful run in PCW at the start of the year, and since his return has picked up right where he left off. He was definitely not facing a pushover in Dan Severn's protégé Maxx Payne, and the two fought a ferocious battle to try to force the other to tap out. In spite of a considerable effort from Payne, Albright was able to trap him in the Dragon Sleeper and get the submission. It looks like it is going to take a lot to try to tame the Animal. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, here's a surprise. Guess who my next guests are? …… The Playboy Club! As the crowd gives their traditional boos, Buddy Rose stalks out with a scowl on his face, while Scotty The Body and Mark Starr are glancing warily at each other. Tina Ferrari's face is an unreadable, inscrutable mask. Rose : Hand it over, Coss, this is Club business. *Coss hands over the microphone* OK, I had to lay down the law last week and set an example for you two idiots. You keep on screwing up my matches with your outside interference and I have had it up to here with it. What , do you think I can't get it done anymore? What do you have to say for yourselves? Scotty : *awkwardly* Ummm, well, Buddy , Mister Rose, didn't mean any disrespect. But, hey, time takes its toll and you , well, you're not the same wrestler you were years ago. *Rose bristles at this* We just figured we could lend a hand … Rose : Listen, punk! This is the Playboy Club and I am the Playboy. I've forgotten more than you will ever know about winning a match and I can take care of myself. If you don't think you can accept me as a leader, you can hit the road! Ferrari : *grabbing the microphone away* Now, you listen! (Rose , Scotty and Starr stare at her in shock) I am sick of listening to you guys squabble like spoiled children. The name Ferrari is associated with winners, and you are acting like losers! I joined the Playboy Club because it was supposed to be the most elite group on the whole Pacific Coast, and I find a bunch of cranky toddlers! Well, that ends here. Scotty, Mark, you guys are young, talented, ruthless, you have unlimited potential. But you still need to learn and you still have to work in a group. Buddy, you are the top dog of the West Coast. You have the experience, you have the know how, you can get it done and beat anyone they throw at you. But you know that it is best to have a group to have your back. You guys are going to work together, if I have to break every bone in your bodies to make you learn to play nice. Now shake hands like men! Don't make me ask you twice! Rose stares for a while at the Sin City Superstars … then holds out his hand. First Scotty then Starr shake it, and the Playboy Club leave the ring united. Bret & Owen Hart vs. The Destruction Crew While the Diamond Exchange have come on strong against the Hart Family, the brothers have fought back and scored some victories against DDP's men. Last week saw Bret score a win against Mike Enos, so this week the brothers would face off with both members of the Destruction Crew. The men in the hard hats have really come into their own under DDP's leadership, and pulled a lot of nasty double teams on the Harts. But the Calgary natives had plenty of tricks of their own, and had fought the Crew to a stalemate. It was then that DDP tried to tip the balance by sliding the sledgehammer into the ring. Bloom went to grab it, but Bret was able to intercept, and the two men battled for possession of the hammer. While the ref was distracted by this, Chris Adams snuck into the ring and nailed Owen with a Superkick. By the time the ref turned around, Adams had left the ring and Enos was covering Owen, so the ref had no choice but to make the three count. The Harts are fighting back, but it is hard to overcome the numbers disadvantage. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Curt Hennig Billy Jack has won the Battle Royal to earn a shot at Barry Windham and his Pacific Heavyweight Title, so the Neighborhood Of Evil have brought out their big guns to make sure he is in no condition to take advantage of that shot. You can't get much of a bigger gun than the former Heavyweight champ himself, and Mr. Perfect held nothing back trying to slow down the big Oregon native. No matter what Hennig threw at Billy Jack, Haynes powered out and came back hard. When Hennig tried a running cross body, Haynes caught him and turned it around into a jarring Shoulder Breaker. Normally, that would be the end of the match, but Billy Jack pulled Hennig back up to his feet and locked him in the Full Nelson . With his damaged shoulder, it didn't take long for Hennig to tap out. However, Haynes kept the hold on until the ref ordered him to let it go, at which point he let Hennig drop hard to the mat. Sunshine seemed quite shocked at her man's ruthless behaviour, but it seems like he won't let anything get in his way on the path to San Diego Battleground.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, October 29th Dragon Azul vs. Black Tiger Dragon Azul kept his momentum going by pinning the former Light Heavyweight champ with the Asai Moonsault The Patriot vs. Art Barr The Patriot was in no mood for Barr's monkeyshines and finished him off with the Uncle Slam Jim Neidhart vs. Genichiro Tenryu The Anvil fought hard but went down to a gutwrench suplex from Tenryu Scott Hall vs. Bob Backlund Gunning hard towards his shot at the Undertaker at the end of the month, Hall was able to best the former dual champion by pinning him with a small package Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Joe & Dean Malenko Eaton blindsided Joe by clipping him from behind, leaving him easy prey for a Stan Lane Savate Kick and a victory for the Midnights Pacific Television Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Silver King Flyin' Brian had another exciting defense, this time against the impressive Mexican newcomer, and was able to come out on top with a flying top rope Sunset Flip
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , October 28th Alex Porteau vs. Steven Regal In spite of his more recent nefarious tactics, Regal showed his considerable technical acumen in this match, having a scientific showdown with the Stormfront member and forcing him to submit to the Regal Stretch. Brian Lee vs. Jimmie Lee Although there doesn't seem to be any relation between the two Lees, they fought like feuding siblings until Lee, errr, Brian Lee took the Gravedigger down with the Prime Time Slam Al Snow vs. Chris Candido The two former Bomb Squad partners had a tautly contested bout where Candido was able to come out on top with a Power Bomb Rick Steamboat vs. The Vampire Warrior The Dragon was able to stake the vampire when he hit a Top Rope Flying Cross Body Press to score the pinfall Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Southern Boys © vs. The Can-Am Express These two top teams went to a 20 minute time limit draw Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Owen Hart The youngest of the Hart Siblings went all out against the Widowmaker, and really gave the champ a run for his money before a big boot from Windham knocked him off his feet. Windham then took him up top for a Superplex and another successful title defense.
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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, October 27th Leo Burke vs. Louie Spicolli Give credit where it is due, for all that Spicolli has faced an uphill struggle ever since his return to the Pacific Coast, it hasn't diminished his determination at all. In spite of several tough losses, the California native has kept at it, even getting a win in a tag match last week. The General of the Army was pretty stern competition, but Spicolli impressed many by holding his own, fighting like a tiger to get out of attempts to get him in the Sleeper Hold. It wound up taking a belly to back suplex to put Spicolli away, but Burke paid him the respect of helping him up afterwards and shaking his hands. Perhaps things might turn around for young Spicolli after all. Tony St. Clair vs. The Undertaker Ever since his transformation into the Undertaker, the former Texas Red has torn through the PCW ranks like a wrecking ball, knocking down anyone who has dared to stand in front of him. Lately, though, it seems like big Scott Hall has been closing in on him, so the Dead Man was looking to make an example of St. Clair and possibly send a message to the Gator. "Tough" Tony did the best he could, but the Undertaker was on a rampage, driving him hard into the mat with his dreaded Tombstone. With Undertaker and Hall set to meet one on one at San Diego Battleground, this is bound to be a titanic battle with only one left standing. The Eagle vs. Eddie Guerrero With Cactus Jack deep in his feud with Brian Lee and Art Barr going further into his bizarre Beetlejuice persona, Eddie Guerrero has seemed progressively distant from his Wild Things colleagues. He came out alone for his match with the masked man and put in a concerted effort to triumph over one half of the Force Of July. The battle went back and forth, but the Eagle got the upper hand and went up top for the Screaming Eagle (top rope missile dropkick). It was at this point that Barr made an appearance, sneaking down to ringside to shove the Eagle off the top rope. This wound up happening within the eyesight of the ref, who immediately called for the DQ. Eddie Guerrero was seething as he left the ring, and was not interested in hearing Barr's excuses. Something tells me that the pairing of Guerrero and Barr is not long for this world. Jerry Lynn & The Footloose vs. Buddy Rose & The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) Relations between Buddy Rose and the rest of the Playboy Club have been rather strained of late, and it wasn't a huge surprise that the Superstars and Tina Ferrari came out without the Playboy. It seemed something of a surprise to them based on the confused looks on their faces, and Lynn and the Footloose capitalized on their confusion. The Army made the most of their numbers advantage, tagging in and out, and it was a struggle for the Club to get in gear. They took the low road by going for some cheap shots and double teaming on Jerry Lynn, but even this drew negative attention from the ref. It was at this point that Buddy Rose made his dramatic appearance, creeping down to the ring holding onto a folded metal chair. While the ref was lecturing Scotty and Starr, Rose clobbered Toshiaki Kawada from behind with the chair, then yanked Ricky Fuyuki off the ring apron and slammed his face into the ring post. He then drove the bloodied Fuyuki headfirst into the ringside steps before stalking over to the Playboy Club's corner. He demanded to be tagged in , and a shocked Scotty and Starr acquiesced. Rose proceeded to go to town on Lynn, battering him with kneedrops and elbow smashes before folding him in half with the Inside Out Backbreaker. An incensed Rose then ordered the rest of the Club to follow him from the ring. Scotty and Starr gave each other a nervous glance before meekly complying, but Tina Ferrari was subtly grinning as she followed them back. Bret Hart vs. Mike Enos Last week, the Hart Family got a big win over the Diamond Exchange in front of their home town fans when they defeated Chris Adams and Bam Bam Bigelow in Calgary. Looking to keep that momentum going, Bret was facing one half of the Destruction Crew in "Mean" Mike Enos. Enos didn't seem intimidated by the Hitman, and was more than willing to slug it out with Bret and try to out muscle him. Bret stayed fired up and, little by little, battled his way back and ground down Enos. Enos tried to hoist him up in the Whirlybird, but Bret cut that short with an elbow shot to the back of the head. Wayne Bloom ran towards the ring to try to aid his partner, but found himself instead intercepted by Owen Hart. As the two battled in the aisle, Bret brought Enos to the mat with a running Bulldog headlock and got the pinfall. The Hart Family are not about to cave in to the Diamond Exchange any time soon.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling Calagary Combat from the Saddledome, Calgary 20 Man Battle Royal for a Pacific Heavyweight Title Shot at San Diego Battleground : Entrants are Cactus Jack, Gary Albright, Billy Jack Haynes, Buddy Rose, Fit Finlay, Leo Burke, Jim Neidhart, Tony St. Clair, Genichiro Tenryu, Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto, Vic Steamboat, Jerry Lynn, Silver King, Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, Alex Porteau, Bob Backlund, Maxx Payne The Battle Royal for a shot at the Pacific Heavyweight Title has become something of an annual tradition, and this year it is the centrepiece of its own special. With many of the stars of PCW having history in Calgary, particularly the Hart Family, the fans came out in droves for this first PCW show in the home of the Stampede. The past few winners of the Battle Royal have gone on to win the big belt at San Diego Battleground, so the wrestlers were all up for this prime opportunity. Leo Burke and Fit Finlay saw each other and immediately went after each other like wild dogs. Unfortunately for them, their single minded focus left them easy prey for the other wrestlers. Tenryu, Albright and Payne were able to toss the battling duo over the top rope and send them out of the match. The Can-Am Express and Stormfront carried on their tag team duel, with the Can Am's clotheslining Al Snow out of the ring, only for Alex Porteau to catch Phil Lafon in a belly to belly suplex and then toss him out of the match. Furnas then retaliated by press slamming Porteau out of the ring, but took too long to stare down Porteau afterwards, as he was sent flying outside by a double dropkick from Jerry Lynn and Silver King. This odd pairing didn't have much time to follow up, as Tenryu and Chono attacked them and eliminated them as well. As opposed to his usually ducking and dodging tactics in past Battle Royals, Buddy Rose was very aggressive, surviving some massive shots from Jim Neidhart and even eliminating Tony St. Clair. Tenryu and Chono worked well together and tossed out Vic Steamboat, but Hashimoto was able to cut the duo down to a single by eliminating Chono. Tenryu showed his considerable power by tossing out Hashimoto, but this made him a target for everyone else. Rose, Albright, Cactus, Billy Jack, Payne and Neidhart all worked together to throw the Japanese legend from the ring. After that, it was back to every man for himself. Cactus lasted quite a long while given his reckless style, but it finally caught up with him when he went for a clothesline on Billy Jack, only for the Oregon native to backdrop him out to the floor. Maxx Payne impressed many by eliminating Bob Backlund, but Rose and Albright were able to catch him off guard and toss him out. A nasty eye rake from Rose on Neidhart left him easy prey for Albright to eliminate the one time Calgary mainstay. This left just Rose, Albright and Billy Jack. Rose and Albright tried to gang up on Billy Jack, but when they had him cornered, he exploded out of the blocks and leveled them with a mighty double clothesline. He then hurled Rose out of the ring and, after a struggle, was able to hoist Albright to the outside. Billy Jack Haynes was the last man standing, and stood triumphant as the crowd cheered him. He would be the one to take on Barry Windham in San Diego for the Pacific's ultimate prize Dragon Azul vs. Chris Candido Dragon Azul has not been in PCW long, but has gotten a lot of attention for his fast paced style and high flying action. He and the former Light Heavyweight champ had a thrilling match that got the fans rocking and reeling, and despite the best efforts of Candido, Dragon was able to pull out the win with an Asai Moonsault. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Southern Boys © vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero Barr and Guerrero had an incredible run as Golden State Tag Champs, but have had increasing difficulty since losing the titles in seeing eye to eye. Barr's new Beetlejuice persona may have the approval of Wild Things leader Cactus Jack, but Guerrero has just found it confusing. Not a good idea in facing a tough team like the Southern Boys while not functioning at full capacity, and while they did give a good effort, a double flying clothesline from Smothers and Armstrong on Guerrero gave the match to the champs. Barr and Guerrero were conspicuously avoiding eye contact with each other as they left the ring. Scott Hall, Ricky Steamboat & Brian Lee vs. Barry Windham, The Undertaker & Curt Hennig The Brigade's ongoing war with the Neighborhood Of Evil rolls on, bringing in new ally Ricky Steamboat to face the Undertaker along with two former Brigadiers. Steamboat was fearless in battling Windham and Hennig, while Hall focused much of his attention on his hated rival the Undertaker. Young Brian Lee gave a very good accounting of himself, but his lack of experience caught up with him when Windham nailed him with the Western Lariat. The champ got the one two three and this round went to the NOE. Bret & Owen Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Adams One feud that has ignited and exploded ferociously in a short amount of time is the one between the Hart Brothers and the Diamond Exchange. DDP's men have had the jump on the brothers for much of their feud, but Bret and Owen were in front of their home town fans, and they were determined not to let their supporters down. Bigelow and Adams came at them hard, but no matter what was thrown at them , the Calgary natives kept battling back. Owen was able to dodge Adams' Superkick and come back with a back heel kick that knocked him to the ground. He then went up top and, while his big brother held off Bigelow, Owen hit a spectacular Moonsault that got the one two three. The fans exploded in cheers as their hometown boys were triumphant. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Black Tiger This was as hot a match as you can imagine, not only pitting two masked felines against each other but a legendary past Light Heavyweight champ against the current holder of the belt. These two had the proverbial game of human chess, going from taught matwork to higher risk moves. It seemed like Black Tiger might once again be champion when he got the Kid set up for a Black Tiger Bomb, but the champion powered out with a backdrop. He followed up with a power bomb and successfully retained his title against one of his toughest challengers. Pacific Television Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Scotty The Body The last match of PCW's first show in Calgary would be a big match for the Pacific Television Title, and there was a lot of interest in the main event. Scotty The Body has had a lot of singles success of late, and was looking to follow up his run as one half of the Pacific Tag Team Titles with a title for himself. Meanwhile, Flyin' Brian has been one of the most popular stars on the Pacific Coast ever since his arrival, and as a former member of the Calgary Stampeders, it was no surprise who the fans were solidly behind. Scotty unleashed a torrent of dirty tricks on the Cincinnati native, doing everything he could to get the upper hand. But Pillman was made of sterner stuff, battling back with hard hitting chops and high flying moves. Scotty ultimately went for his own stand by of a low blow kick to set up the Body Shot. Pillman, however, had him well spotted, catching his leg in mid kick and countering with a rollup that held Scotty's shoulders to the mat for the three count. In spite of Scotty's gutter tactics, Flyin' Brian won the day.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling brings wrestling back to Calgary with a one night special event from the Saddledome : Calgary Combat. Along with the annual tradition of the 20 man Battle Royal for a shot at the Pacific Heavyweight Title at San Diego Battleground, this special has not one but two amazing main event matches : Bret & Owen Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Adams And Pacific Television Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Scotty The Body
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, October 15th Jim Neidhart vs. Robbie Brookside The Anvil exploded out of the blocks and bowled Brookside over with a running tackle before forcing him to give up to the Anvilizer Leo Burke & Jerry Lynn vs. Fit Finlay & Louie Spicolli Finlay completely ignored his own partner and went right after Burke before the bell. The two brawled to the back and disappeared for the rest of the match. Lynn and Spicolli gave a puzzled look and then got on with having a solid singles match that went to Spicolli with a Samoan Drop. Both men amiably high fived after the match. Brian Adams vs. Chris Candido "Crusher" Brian Adams defeated Candido with a spinning backbreaker Toshiaki Kawada vs. Masahiro Chono Tenryu's protégé seemed to be taking a page from his mentor's book when he pinned Kawada following a Power Bomb Pacific Submission Title Match : Dan Severn © vs. Gary Albright It was a war of attrition between these two tough grapplers that went to a 20 minute time limit draw Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Dragon Azul Dragon proved himself to be a rising young star of the Light Heavyweight division when he came close on a few occasions to taking the title before being pinned by Cheetah Kid with a Sunset Flip
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 14th Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Can Am Express These two teams had a tag team showcase that went to a 20 minute time limit draw. Vic Steamboat vs. Scotty The Body Vic came out alone for his match. After the ref was knocked down, Scotty called on Tina Ferrari for assistance. Tina seemed a bit reluctant but still tossed him a can of hairspray. Scotty clocked Vic with the hairspray can and then covered him when the ref recovered and made the three count. Rick Steamboat vs. Silver King Silver King may be relatively new to PCW, but showed a lot of fire in his match with the Dragon before ultimately going down to the Flying Cross Body Press Bret Hart & The Southern Boys vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & The Destruction Crew A hart hitting battle between the two sides that went to the Diamond Exchange after Bam Bam crushed Smothers with a Slingshot Splash Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Hollywood Vampires (The Vampire Warrior & Jimmie Lee) The Vampires bringing in the Grave Digger's shovel led to the Express bringing in the Tennis Racquet, leading to a double DQ. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Owen Hart Despite a fiery effort from the youngest Hart Brother, Windham was able to plant him on the top rope and take him over with the Superplex to successfully defend his title
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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, October 13th Steven Regal vs. Mark Caruso Since joining up with the Knights Templar, Regal has left his tag team niche and focused more on singles matches. He has enjoyed a fair amount of success, and continued that with a dominant performance over Caruso. He folded, spindled and nearly mutilated the rookie with painful stretches and holds before forcing him to tap out to the Regal Stretch. Regal will stop at nothing to get a shot at one of the singles titles on the West Coast. Brian Lee vs. Curt Hennig The Brigade have had to deal with a couple of high profile defections to the Neighborhood Of Evil at the top of the year, but new member Brian Lee has remained faithful. The big Bulldozer has eagerly put himself in the front lines of the Brigade's war, and even with his current feud with Cactus Jack, he couldn't resist a chance to take down his former colleague Mr. Perfect. He certainly gave it a good go, bouncing Hennig all over the ring. Hennig's experience and ring savvy wound up proving the difference as he was able to duck a reckless clothesline from Lee and knock him to the mat with a precision dropkick. He followed up with a jumping neck snap and the Perfect Plex for the win. A tough loss for Lee, but he still stands tall in the eyes of the fans for the game effort he showed in this match. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests have made a big impact in a short amount of time … the new Diamond Exchange! The crowd boos loudly as Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Adams, Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos head to the ring, but the Exchange are all smiles. Page seemed to have an extra bounce to his exaggerated strut. Page : Donnie Boy, you can take that word "new" out of the equation. There is only one Diamond Exchange worth mentioning, baby, and its initials are DDP! Coss : Ahem …. The question still remains : why have your men kept on targeting the Hart Family and their friends? Bigelow : Those lousy Harts have been acting like they are hot stuff for too long! They were handed their careers by their daddy and people think that makes them something special. Well, my old man didn't give me nothing! I went out and took what I wanted for myself. We are taking over the Pacific Coast, and we are going to start by running right over the Harts? Adams : That's right! The Hart Family are a bunch of punks, and that wet behind the ears juvenile Owen is the worst of all . If it is the last thing I do, I am going to run him right out of PCW! Billy Jack Haynes & The Southern Boys vs. Gary Albright, Joe Malenko & Dean Malenko While the Southern Boys and the Malenkos had an exciting tag duel, most of the eyes were on Haynes and Albright. Two of the biggest and toughest competitors in PCW were in the ring against each other on a few occasions in this match, and they fought each other to a stalemate. Neither man would give an inch to the other, and resisted all take downs and attempted power moves. Even though Haynes wound up taking the win with a Shoulder Breaker on Joe Malenko, he and the Animal were still staring each other down after the match. If he is really focused on getting a shot at the Pacific Heavyweight Title, Billy Jack really can't afford this considerable distraction. Tony St. Clair vs. Genichiro Tenryu The Japanese star Tenryu has just been mowing down the opposition ever since his arrival on the West Coast, and the question has arisen as to just who is going to stop him. "Tough" Tony St. Clair certainly gave it his best shot, and the British veteran held his own against Tenryu. The leader of the Blood Syndicate ultimately stopped St. Clair in his tracks with an enzuigiri, then followed it with a Power Bomb to put a stop to St. Clair's challenge. It's going to take a considerable effort to bring Tenryu down. Ricky Steamboat vs. Buddy Rose Rose was conspicuously only accompanied for this match by Tina Ferrari, with the Sin City Superstars being kept in the locker room. The Playboy didn't want any distractions as he faced a fellow former Pacific Heavyweight Champion. The Dragon was coming in with a lot of momentum, but Rose used his considerable guile and cunning to stay on an even keel in this match. Steamboat was eventually able to knock Rose off his feet with a flying karate chop. Trying to buy Rose some time to recover, Tina Ferrari jumped on the ring apron to distract the ref. It was at this point that Scotty The Body came racing into the ring for his traditional low blow kick. Steamboat swiftly intercepted this by catching his leg, leaving Scotty hopping on one foot. Unfortunately for both Scotty and Rose, it was at that point that the ref turned around and, seeing Scotty in the ring, called for the DQ. Scotty and Rose were arguing all the way back to the locker room, and it was all Tina could do to keep them separated.
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Buddy Rose is one of my absolute all time favorite wrestlers. He wasn't always the look that most people remember him, managed to stay an exciting competitor for a long time despite the deterioration of his physical conditioning until it did catch up with him. At this point, he is about a year and a half away from the Blow Away Diet, and would likely be just the sort that a conventionally handsome and fit wrestler like Scotty The Body wouldn't take seriously. I am hoping to show that the old dog still has a few bites left in him.
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This is a bit of my process. The big city shows often feature more storylines and feuds, while the smaller market shows tend to be more "workrate" intensive, often with a Light Heavyweight Title match in the main event.
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Great developments in UWF. Can't wait to see what the Koslowskis do.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, October 8th Chris Candido vs. Black Tiger Black Tiger was the one who was able to end Candido's long run as Light Heavyweight champ, and while Candido showed his considerable growth since then in this match, Tiger was still able to take him down with the Black Tiger Bomb. The Eagle vs. Art Barr Barr was continuing his bizarre "Beetlejuice" persona and that seemed to put the Eagle off his game. The masked man ran into a thrust kick from Barr in the corner, and Barr followed up with the Frog Splash to win the match Shinya Hashimoto & The Footloose vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Masahiro Chono, & Gary Albright While much of the focus of the match fell on the exchanges between Hashimoto and Tenryu, it wound up being "The Animal" Gary Albright who spelled the difference, forcing Ricky Fuyuki to tap out to a Dragon Sleeper Brian Christopher vs. Eddie Guerrero A race to the bottom as both men broke out increasingly dirtier tactics until an eyerake from Christopher set up the Chris Cross (Full Nelson facebuster) for the win Leo Burke vs. Fit Finlay A bloody and chaotic brawl that went to a No Contest when the ref realized he had no way of getting any control over the match Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Al Snow Another standout title defense from the Cheetah Kid, where despite a determined challenge by Snow, the Kid prevailed with a top rope flying senton
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 7th Maxx Payne vs. Jimmie Lee Payne took it to his former Neighbor and defeated the Grave Digger with the Payne Threshold (front layout suplex) Scott Hall vs. The Undertaker Undertaker hit a front slam on Hall on the concrete and just barely made it back into the ring ahead of him, getting a win by countout Dragon Azul & Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Candido & Silver King An exciting tag match between four fast rising young light heavyweights that was won by Silver King with a Moonsault on Dragon Azul. Rick Steamboat vs. Steven Regal An intense match where Steamboat was able to dodge a brass knucks shot from Regal and trap him in a rollup for the one two three. Jim Neidhart vs. Buddy Rose Tina Ferrari and the Sin City Superstars were at ringside for this match, cheering on their leader. The Anvil hit hard against Rose, but the Playboy did what he could to bounce back. While the ref was distracted , Scotty the Body snuck into the ring and hit the Body Shot (DDT) on Neidhart. Rose took the pinfall, but seemed annoyed as he left the ring. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Southern Boys © vs. The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) This would be a rematch from Phoenix Firestorm. Buddy Rose was out with his Playboy Clubmates, but did not interfere in the match, instead simply glowering at Scotty and Starr. Perhaps they had been counting on his lending a hand, as Starr was looking towards him when Steve Armstrong blindsided him with a diving Bulldog, giving the win to the champs. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Dustin Rhodes Windham got a serious challenge from his fellow Texan and former friend from the Brigade, and while the California champ gave him a real run for his money, the Widowmaker was able to flatten Rhodes with the Western Lariat
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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, October 6th Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Adams vs. Jimmy Tarrantino & Tyrone Davis Seemingly out of nowhere, the new Diamond Exchange has crystalized to become one of the most feared factions in all the Pacific Coast. At the forefront have been Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Adams, who have set PCW alight with their relentless attacks on the Hart Family and their friends. Bigelow and Adams gave a considerable show of strength , easily dominating Tarrantino and Davis. The young rookies never stood a chance and when Adams hit his patented Superkick, it seemed like that would be it. But the Exchange were looking to make an example of Tarrantino, and Bigelow went up top for the Nuclear Splash to really put the exclamation mark on their victory. Something tells me the Harts will not go down so easily. Brian Adams vs. Robbie Brookside While the Diamond Exchange have drawn the ire of the PCW fans, Brian Adams has returned to a much more welcoming perception. The good natured man from Hawaii has gotten right back into the thick of things and has taken on all comers. Tonight, he would face a member of the Knights Templar, and while the young Englishman gave him a fierce battle, the American Ninja stayed the course and took Brookside down with the Spinning Backbreaker. Adams may well be destined for great things on the West Coast. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are one of the main factions in Pacific Coast Wrestling … the Playboy Club! The crowd rains down boos as the Playboy Club heads to the ring. Scotty The Body and Mark Starr are laughing and joking with each other, but Buddy Rose is looking unusually downcast, and Tina Ferrari's face is an unreadable mask Coss : Buddy Rose, while you have had a long period of dominance on the Pacific Coast, it has to be said that the Playboy Club is in a bit of a decline. The Sin City Superstars are no longer Pacific Tag Team champs and you lost the California Title at Phoenix Firestorm to Dustin Rhodes. Rose : Now you better watch your mouth before I slap the taste right out of it , Coss! Yes, the Club have suffered some setbacks , but they are only temporary. The Superstars are still strong contenders for both tag team titles, and they may even take both of them at the same time! And that punk Rhodes better keep that title belt nice and polished, because it is coming back to me first opportunity! The Club is just as strong as it ever was, and … Scotty : *cutting off Rose* That's for sure, Buddy, nothing to worry about it. The Playboy Club is still good times central! Tina is still the foxiest lady in the land, the hot tub is still the place to be, and Buddy here makes sure to keep the fridge well stocked, heh heh heh! *patting Rose's belly as he says so* Scotty and Starr are chuckling as he says this, but Rose is giving him a death glare, and Tina is giving them all a wary glance as she takes a half step back. Rose : As I was saying … the Playboy Club is still the most dangerous group in PCW. Anybody who thinks otherwise will learn their mistake in the worst way possible! Bret & Owen Hart vs. The Destruction Crew While Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Adams appeared earlier in the show, their rivals the Hart Brothers would be facing their Diamond Exchange cronies the Destruction Crew. Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos have had a real revival since joining the Exchange, and brought a newfound confidence to their battle with the Harts. They had a ferocious match with the Brothers, but when Owen started to apply the Sharpshooter to Enos, Bloom took the low road by bringing in the sledgehammer and hitting Owen square in the chest with the handle. While the ref called for the DQ, he got in a few more shots before Bret took him down with a dropkick. Seeing the fire in the eyes of the Hitman, Bloom, Enos and DDP headed for the hills, satisfied with the damage they had done. Brian Lee vs. Cactus Jack Cactus Jack was out first, and didn't even bother entering the ring, instead grabbing a chair and waiting outside the entrance curtains for Lee. This ambush tactic was successful some months ago against Vic Steamboat, but perhaps he shouldn't have gone back to the well a second time. Unexpectedly, Lee just came roaring out of the entrance and immediately booted the chair out of Cactus' hands. The two brawled all around the ringside area and up and down the aisles, never going into the ring, and the ref had no choice but to count both men out. Cactus Jack may think of himself as the King Of Chaos, but the Bulldozer is making an incursion into his Kingdom. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Bob Backlund Billy Jack Haynes has been a long time mainstay of Pacific Coast Wrestling, but thus far, the top prize has escaped his grasp. He is now making a determined run to go for the Pacific Heavyweight Title held by Barry Windham, and has been seeking out top competition to cement his claim on a shot. He is certainly hunting big game in the leader of the Knights Templar. Not only is Backlund a former World champion, he is the only double champion in the history of PCW. He was certainly no pushover, being one of the few wrestlers in the same strength class as Billy Jack, and held the big Oregon native to a stalemate in several power duels. Backlund did all that he could with his considerable technical ability , but Billy Jack's determination and fury would not be denied. He blocked several attempted takedowns and was able to get Backlund in his devastating shoulder breaker. Instead of going for the pinfall, he dragged Backlund up to his feet and locked him in the Full Nelson. Backlund struggled with all of his considerable might, but he was trapped in the middle of the ring and had no choice but to submit. Billy Jack had gotten perhaps his most impressive victory yet, forcing a former World Champion to surrender.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, October 1st Dragon Azul vs. Robbie Brookside Dragon Azul is gaining a reputation as a hot new Light Heavyweight to beat, defeating Brookside with an inverted DDT. The Footloose vs. The Destruction Crew The DC showed their refreshed confidence under DDP as they pinned Fuyuki following the Wrecking Ball Brian Adams vs. Cactus Jack Adams continued his impressive return to the West Coast, putting away Cactus with a crushing front slam Jim Neidhart vs. Gary Albright In another Phoenix Firestorm rematch, Albright was able to put down the Anvil with a Waistlock Suplex Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Dean & Joe Malenko A ferocious tag team duel with the Express coming out on top after executing the Veg-O-Matic on Joe Malenko Pacific Television Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Silver King Flyin' Brian continued his TV title reign by taking on a PCW newcomer in young Mexican standout Silver King. Silver King was set on proving himself, being very aggressive with the champion, and Pillman had to dig deep to hold him off. But Brian was able to keep his cool and hit the Air Pillman to come out on top.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , September 30th Jerry Lynn vs. Louie Spicolli A battle between two young PCW rookies that went to Lynn when countered an attempted Samoan Drop with a slide down and a sunset flip Maxx Payne vs. Steven Regal Regal snuck in a shot from a set of brass knucks to get the win Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero A frantic match where Stormfront won by hitting the Storm Warning (modified double Flapjack that drives the opponent down onto his head) on Barr. Art and Eddie seemed to struggle to get on the same page in this match. Scott Hall vs. The Undertaker The ref ended up getting caught between the two in this match, getting slugged by both men for his troubles. The end result was a double DQ. Bret Hart & Owen Hart vs. Rick Steamboat & Vic Steamboat This would be a highly anticipated match between two of the most respected pairs of brothers on the Pacific Coast. This would be the first time the Steamboats would be teaming in a PCW ring, and Jim Cornette was conspicuously absent from Vic Steamboat's side for this match. The two teams put on a technical masterpiece that kept the fans on the edge of their seats throughout. It would be Owen who put the final touch on the match, coming off the top with a reverse flying body press on Vic to score the pinfall. Both teams shook hands and embraced after the match as the fans gave them a standing ovation. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Dan Severn This would be a rematch from Phoenix Firestorm and, while Windham would not have to cope with the injured arm he was dealing with in Arizona, he would also not be able to pull out the loaded glove on Severn. The Submission champ had spotted that trick and wasn't going to fall for it twice. Severn ground down Windham with suplexes and weardown holds, determined to become a double champ. But the Widowmaker would not go down easily, using his long limbs to force the break on any attempted submissions. Windham was able to rally and ultimately prevail, but it took a huge top rope flying lariat to put Severn down for good.
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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, September 29th Leo Burke vs. Mark Starr The leader of the Army has found himself in a position of having to defend his charges against the rampage of Fit Finlay. If he thought he would get some respite from this in his match with Mark Starr, he had best think again. He had managed to get the Sin City Superstar trapped in the corner when Finlay ran out and attacked him from behind. While the ref called for the DQ, Finlay knocked Burke to the ground and was raining down blows to the back of his head. Finlay resisted all attempts by the ref to pull him off Burke, and it took Shinya Hashimoto and Jerry Lynn to finally get him away. This looks set to be one of the most heated feuds in PCW. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Masahiro Chono Not only has been Genirchiro Tenryu been incredibly dominant in his time in PCW, but he has brought in a tough new protégé in Masahiro Chono who has also proven very hard to beat. Tenryu was in the corner of his Blood Syndicate pupil as he faced another young Japanese star in what turned out to be an incredibly hard hitting affair. Neither man held anything back, and both men's chests were red with welts by the end of the match, a testament to the stiff chops they had unleashed. Hashimoto was able to avoid the Yakuza Kick by grabbing onto the ropes, then followed up with a spinning heel kick to score the pinfall. An impressive win for Hash, but one senses he has his eye on Tenryu. Tony St. Clair vs. Scotty The Body Scotty may no longer be Pacific Tag Team Champion, but he has managed to pull off several singles wins in the past few weeks. Dirty wins, true, but he seems to be adopting the philosophy of, "They don't ask how, they only ask how many." True to form, while "Tough" Tony was trying to set him up for the Floating Butterfly Suplex, Scotty was able to shove him back hard enough to knock down the ref. Tina Ferrari then swiftly got on the ropes and gave a vicious eyerake to St. Clair. Scotty then put his feet on the ropes and pinned St. Clair when the oblivious ref recovered. Scotty seems to be looking to become the dirtiest wrestler in PCW. Then again, he learned from the best (or the worst). Brian Christopher vs. Chris Candido Someone else who has embraced the shadier side of the street has been James E. Cornette, which has to be disappointing to the fans who have embraced the Louisville Lip. While Vic Steamboat has thus far not fallen to the same depths as Cornette, Christopher has eagerly followed his mentor's lead. While Candido was trying to run the ropes, Cornette tripped him by snagging his leg with the tennis racquet, leaving him easy prey for a boot to the midsection and the Chris Cross (Full Nelson facebuster) from Christopher. Will Cornette and Christopher course correct or will they fully go over to the dark side? Billy Jack Haynes vs. Curt Hennig Long time Pacific Coast favorite Billy Jack Haynes has lately been fighting his way up the ranks, looking to become the number one contender for the Pacific Heavyweight crown, held by Barry Windham. He faced a considerable roadblock in Windham's fellow Neighbor Of Evil and former Heavyweight Champ Mr. Perfect. Hennig certainly looked like he was going to nip Haynes' challenge in the bud, keeping him off balance with precision dropkicks. But then Billy Jack came roaring out of the blocks and leveled him with a running clothesline. He then picked up Hennig and hit a crushing shoulder breaker and got the one two three. Barry Windham had best start looking over his shoulder right away, because Billy Jack is coming for him.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, September 24th Alex Porteau vs. Gary Albright Albright overpowered the Stormfront member and forced him to tag out to a Dragon Sleeper Dragon Azul vs. Eddie Guerrero These two had a fast paced and exciting light heavyweight bout that went to Guerrero following a flying victory roll out of the corner. After the match, Eddie shook Dragon's hand in an uncharacteristic show of sportsmanship from the Wild Thing. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Bob Backlund These two had a protracted battle where Haynes resisted Backlund's attempts at the Backlund Bridge before pinning him following a lightning quick power slam off the ropes. California Title Match : Dustin Rhodes © vs. Chris Candido Backlund's favorite son gave a considerable challenge to the California champ before finally going down to Rhodes' running bulldog headlock. The Midnight Express & Brian Christopher vs. The Can-Am Express & Black Tiger Christopher used Cornette's tennis racquet to trip Tiger coming off the ropes, leaving the masked man easy prey for the Double Goozle from the Midnight Express. Pacific Television Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Steven Regal Regal brought a ferocious fight to Flyin' Brian, and it took everything Pillman had to hold off his challenge and go to a 30 minute time limit draw.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, September 23rd Jerry Lynn vs. Art Barr The always unpredictable Barr pinned Lynn with a Frog Splash. Maxx Payne vs. Robbie Brookside Big Maxx Payne was able to take down the scrappy Brookside by hitting the Payne Threshold (front layout suplex) Al Snow vs. Scotty The Body Scotty continued his ongoing display of dirty tactics, hitting a low blow kick to set up Snow for the Body Shot (DDT) Ricky Steamboat vs. Masahiro Chono The Dragon has had a very well received run since his return to the West Coast, but faced his sternest test in Genichiro Tenryu's prize pupil. Steamboat really had to bring his A game as Chono was not about to mess around. It was a truly titanic clash between the young gun Chono and the more experienced Steamboat, but after dodging the Yakuza Kick, Steamboat was able to come off the ropes with a running cross body press and score the pinfall. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Southern Boys © vs. Joe & Dean Malenko These two had an epic tag team duel, with the champs just barely outlasting the Malenkos when Smothers hit the Jawjacker on Dean. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Brian Lee The Bulldozer gave the champ a real run for his money, even dodging the dreaded Western Lariat to take Windham down with a crushing spear. Windham ended up going to dirty tactics, loading up his dreaded black glove to knock out Lee before putting him down for good
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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, September 22nd Ricky Fuyuki vs. Fit Finlay Fit Finlay has come back to PCW as ornery as ever, and has seemingly made the younger members of the Army as the targets of his bad temper. Fuyuki did all he could, but the Footloose member could not hold off the unrelenting fury of the Belfast Bruiser. Finlay completely lost control when he had Fuyuki trapped down in the corner and just kept stomping on him. The ref tried to get him to stop, but only got a right cross for his trouble. Once again, Leo Burke rushed out to clash with the Fighting Irishmen, which in turn led to security intervention. It won't be long before these two take their grudge to the ring. Brian Adams vs. Louie Spicolli Adams and Spicolli are both recent returnees to the Pacific Coast, but have been on separate trajectories. While the American Ninja has returned to fan support and in ring success, Spicolli has struggled to get any sort of momentum. Spicolli certainly gave it the old college try, holding his own in several slugfests with the big Adams. Adams was able to finally take him down with an explosive clothesline out of the blocks, following up with a running Bombs Away kneedrop to finish him off. Looks like back to the drawing board for Spicolli. Owen Hart vs. Vic Steamboat The fans were certainly looking forward to a clean , scientific match between two of the younger brothers of a couple of the most popular and well respected families in wrestling. For the most part, that was what they were treated to, a gripping technical showdown. Then things took a strange turn. Owen was able to stagger Vic with a spinning heel kick, then went to the corner , likely for a high flying move. It was then that Jim Cornette, Steamboat's manager, jumped on the ring apron and jabbed Owen hard in the ribs with his tennis racquet. Owen doubled over in pain and Vic, who hadn't seen what Cornette had done but only saw that his opponent was at a disadvantage, capitalized with the Demon Suplex (Tiger Suplex). Disappointing behaviour from Cornette, but it did get his man the win. Jim Neidhart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Another returnee to PCW is Bam Bam Bigelow, who made a huge splash with his victory over no less than Bret Hart. Tonight , the New Jersey Fireball would take on the Hitman's brother-in-law and former partner Jim Neidhart. The Anvil gave Bigelow a ferocious battle, landing some jarring forearm shots on the Beast From The East. Bigelow proved to be too much to overcome, squashing Neidhart with an avalanche in the corner and following up with a slingshot splash for the win. The Fireball just keeps burning his way through the opposition. Bret Hart vs. Chris Adams Speaking of Bret Hart, he came out for the next match taking on Bigelow's Diamond Exchange ally Chris Adams. Adams has had his own issues with Bret's brother Owen and saw Bret as a fitting target for his ire. The two had an incredibly vicious match, with the ref doing everything he could to try and keep things under control. Adams tried to take Hart out with his patented Superkick, but Hart was able to dodge it and counter with a rollup, just barely holding his shoulders down for the three count. Almost immediately, Bam Bam Bigelow rushed out to attack Hart, with DDP joining in to make it a three on one. Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart came out to the rescue, and the Diamond Exchange headed for the hills. Whatever the reason for the Exchange's grudge against the extended Hart Family, they have certainly stirred up a hornet's nest.
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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, September 17th Jim Neidhart & The Cheetah Kid vs. Masahiro Chono & Black Tiger After scoring a pinfall over Cheetah Kid last week in a Six Man Tag Match, Black Tiger was fixated on the Light Heavyweight champion, but got careless when he was caught with a powerslam by Neidhart. Cheetah Kid then hit a tope rope senton on Black Tiger for the win. Vic Steamboat vs. Mark Starr Jim Cornette seemed a bit detached during this match as his man Steamboat pinned Starr with the Demon Suplex (Dragon Suplex) Shinya Hashimoto vs. Art Barr Barr continued his bizarre Beetlejuice antics, but Hashimoto was all business, hitting a Leaping Spike DDT for the win Toshiaki Kawada vs. Genichiro Tenryu Tenryu continued to mow down the opposition, crushing fellow Japanese star Kawada with a Power Bomb Owen Hart vs. Eddie Guerrero These two kept a blistering pace for the entirety of their riveting match, with the result going to Owen with a belly to belly suplex off the ropes Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Can-Am Express The two Expresses had an epic tag team war that went to a 30 minute time limit draw.