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Had to edit that result due to some ambiguous wording. The mystery man attacked Neidhart, not Flowers.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, August 13th Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Masa Fuchi & Yoshiaki Yatsu Stormfront got another impressive upset over no less than the Blood Syndicate, hitting the Storm Warning (modified double Flapjack that drives the opponent down onto his head) on Fuchi for the win. Scott Hall vs. Cactus Jack Hall was looking to take out his pent up frustrations on the New Mexico Madman, but Cactus Jack was not about to be a pushover, and gave the Gator a tremendous battle before going down to the Gator Breaker (Fallaway Slam) Tony St. Clair vs. Genichiro Tenryu "Tough" Tony was not able to hold off the onslaught of Tenryu, who pinned him with a Power Bomb Shinya Hashimoto vs. Dean Malenko Another hard hitting battle for Hashimoto who overcame a considerable effort from the younger Malenko to hit the Leaping Spike DDT for the victory The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. The Can-Am Express A titanic tag team battle that went to the Can-Ams with Lafon pinning the Eagle following a diving Senton Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Jim Neidhart The Anvil finally got a title shot in his home town and kept his Fresno winning streak going, although not in the way he probably would have wanted. While Neidhart was trying to get Flowers in the Anvilizer, a huge masked man rushed into the ring and attacked Neidhart , hitting him with several vicious headbutts before running off into the night. The ref had no choice but to give the match to Neidhart by DQ. Flowers seemed as confused as everyone else, but came out with his title intact.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, August 12th The Footloose vs. Bob & Crash Holly A dominant win for the Footloose with Fuyuki forcing Bob to tap out to the Stretch Plum Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Steven Regal Regal pinned Ouellet with the Regal-Plex. Brian Lee vs. Jimmie Lee Brian Lee was out to avenge his fallen Brigade teammates and defeated the Grave Digger with the Prime Time Slam. California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Owen Hart Rose faced another tough challenge in the form of former California champion Owen Hart, and it came down to Tina Ferrari snagging Owen's ankle as he attempted a Moonsault, sending him tumbling hard to the mat. Rose was able to hit a running splash to just barely come out with his title. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Bruiser Bedlam It looks like everything that Billy Jack has witnessed and experienced in the last while has brought him to his boiling point, as he full on destroyed Bedlam. He hit a devastating shoulder breaker on the Bruiser, but instead of going for the pinfall, he locked him in a Full Nelson. Bedlam screamed out his surrender, but Billy Jack refused to release the hold, only doing so when the ref threatened him with suspension. Haynes then scornfully tossed Bedlam to the mat before leaving the ring. The big man from the Pacific Northwest has clearly had all that he can take. Dan Severn & Maxx Payne vs. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig Windham was clearly favoring his right arm in this match and did what he did to keep his time in the ring brief, letting Hennig shoulder much of the load for his team. Severn and Payne targeted the wounded arm every chance they could, but the Neighborhood used every underhanded tactic they could think of the try to equalize. When they tried to double team Severn, this prompted an enraged Scott Hall and Billy Jack Haynes charged out to the ring and attacked them. The ref threw the match out, and it took considerable effort from PCW security to clear up the ensuing brawl.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, August 11th Brian Christopher vs. Cyrus The Virus Brian Christopher has had a relatively brief stay so far in his PCW career, but he has come quite far in a short amount of time under the guidance of Jim Cornette. Cornette's influence showed in an absolutely dominant performance over Cyrus The Virus, easily polishing him off with the Chris Cross (Full Nelson facebuster). With the man with the tennis racquet leading the way, it looks like the sky is the limit for Christopher. Alex Porteau vs. Joe Malenko The relatively new team of Stormfront, after a bit of a slow start, have come out of nowhere to go on a win streak. This streak started with a victory over the Malenko Brothers. You can bet that the brothers will be wanting a second shot at the men of the Citadel, but for now, Joe would have to settle for a singles match against one half of the team. Porteau may have been a bit of an unknown coming into the Pacific Coast, but has considerable technical wrestling skills, and the two had a riveting scientific showdown. It seemed like it would come down into a duel of rollups, but Joe displayed impressive physical power when he hoisted up Porteau in a German Suplex for the pinfall. Brian Pillman vs. Art Barr Two wrestlers heading in somewhat different directions would be featured in the next match. Brian Pillman is on a high after winning the inaugural Tournament Of Lions and is heading into Phoenix Firestorm for a challenge for "Diamond" Timothy Flowers' TV Title. Art Barr, on the other hand, while still half of the Golden State Tag Team Champs, has become more known for his increasingly eccentric behaviour. Between his facepaint and ragged clothes, he has taken on a persona reminiscent of the title character from the recent box office smash Beetlejuice. While Pillman was keen to get right down to business, Barr's twitching and cavorting made it hard for him to figure out what to do. This may well have been an actual calculated strategy on the part of Barr, who came very closing to stealing a pinfall on several occasions. Pillman was able to maintain focus and ultimately come out of the corner with a Sunset Flip for the win. Lou Perez & Tom Magee vs. Curt Hennig & The Undertaker Since their inception, the Neighborhood Of Evil have been fighting off the Brigade in many epic battles. It seemed like they have finally decided to try to put them away for good as they came out incredibly aggressively against the two youngest members of the Brigade. No matter what they tried, Perez and Magee found themselves overwhelmed by Hennig and the Undertaker, and it wasn't long before Perez was pinned by the Perfect-Plex. But the Neighborhood weren't done by a long shot , and the Undertaker grabbed Magee by the throat as Hennig brought in a metal chair, and as the crowd watched in horror, gave the Tombstone onto the chair. Undertaker then grabbed Perez, and Scott Hall and Billy Jack Haynes tried to rush out for the rescue, but were blocked by Bruiser Bedlam and Jimmie Lee. Undertaker gave another devastating Tombstone to Perez on the chair, and by the time Hall and Billy Jack were able to break through the lines, it was too late. As Mr. Perfect and the Undertaker stalked off, Perez and Magee were taken away on stretchers as a very aggrieved Hall and Billy Jack followed them. It looks like the Neighborhood Of Evil is pretty much unassailable at this point. Losing Manager Leaves Town Match : The Midnight Express vs. Destruction Crew It seems that James E. Cornette and Ronnie P. Gossett are so sick of the sight of each other that they have put their PCW careers on the line, and after tonight, there would only be on manager left with a pretentious middle initial on the west coast. Both teams went all out to fight for the career of their managers, and the crowd was on the edge of their seats with every near fall. The tension got to be so much that Gossett couldn't stand it any more, grabbing one of his men's sledgehammers and taking an awkward swing at Eaton. Eaton easily dodged it, and Gossett caught Mike Enos in the ribs with the handle of the sledgehammer. Eaton hit a swinging neckbreaker on the staggered Enos and, while Lane fended off Bloom and Gossett with Savate kicks, got the one two three. Gossett was all blubbering apologies to the Destruction Crew after to the match, but they wanted nothing to do with him, levelling him with a double clothesline before leaving the ring. An ignominious end to Gossett's controversial PCW career.

The correct spelling of one of my wrestlers' names is Louie Spicolli. And Ivory is listed under available women when she is part of the PCW roster as a manager. Lou Perez is no longer part of the PCW roster (apart from one final appearance).

The potential return of Sayama is a real game changer.

"A plague on both your houses."

Alex Porteau's name is misspelled. The booker name is missing from the WCW profile.

As if it wasn't impossible already to take him seriously, it doesn't help the credibility of Russo at all that he can't get through a single sentence without saying "Bro".

Precious and Baby Doll were both active in the NWA in 1988, although not much (if at all) afterwards.

Makes sense, his pro career didn't really amount to much more than the proverbial cup of coffee. Even when he showed up in the WWF, it was as "UFC star Ken Shamrock". Given how rich this particular draft is, I don't see a reall issue in this one guy staying in the shoot style realm, since that was his bread and butter.

I would say that Freddie Blassie at this point is effectively retired as a manager.

Pretty sure this hasn't changed yet.

To make way for the new roster additions, PCW will be cutting Masa Fuchi, Don Callis, Bull Pain, Pierre Carl Ouellet, Mike Miller, Tom Magee, Bob Holly, Crash Holly, Bruiser Bedlam and Yoshiaki Yatsu. If possible, I would like one week of shows to write some of these guys out.

For the draft, Yoshihiro Asai/Ultimo Dragon/Dragon Azul should be on the old WCW roster.

I have worked it out, Kevin, and I apoligize that I was inflexible with this. Control can have Albright, I have plenty to work with as it is.

Gary Albright goes back to PCW as he was taken in the unprotected draft.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, August 6th The Footloose vs. The Can-Am Express Another barn burner of a tag match that the Can-Am's won when Furnas pinned Kawada with a German Suplex Owen Hart vs. Chris Candido Another duo coming off strong showings in the Tournament Of Lions had a highly competitive match which Owen took with a Moonsault Leo Burke vs. The Undertaker The Undertaker kept on digging his way through the competition, burying Burke with a Tombstone Pacific Submission Title Match : Dan Severn © vs. Masanobu Fuchi Severn kept looking strong for his upcoming Pacific Heavyweight Title challenge, forcing Fuchi to tap out to a cross armbreaker Steve Armstrong vs. Genichiro Tenryu The Tenryu Express kept rolling on, knocking out young Armstrong with an enzuigiri Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Dean Malenko It what was perhaps his most competitive challenge yet, Cheetah Kid was just barely able to hold down Malenko with a Victory Roll for the One Two Three.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, August 5th Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman) Stormfront continued their run of upsets by hitting the Storm Warning (modified double Flapjack that drives the opponent down onto his head) on the Hangman. But the big news came when Snow yanked the mask off the Hangman, revealing him to be … Bull Pain! PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage soon got on the ringside microphone and stated that, since he had already lost a Loser Leaves Town Match, the Hangman/Bull Pain was now banned from Pacific Coast Wrestling. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Bruiser Bedlam A knock down, drag out brawl that Haynes wound up winning with a Shoulder Breaker Brian Lee vs. Mark Starr Starr was still battered and bruised from the previous day's donnybrook with the Southern Boys, and Lee was able to take him down with the Prime Time Slam California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Lou Perez Rose continued his path of running scared, barely making it out of several attempted submission holds and hitting a nasty eyerake to set up the Inside Out Backbreaker, just barely coming out of the match with his title. Brian Pillman vs. Eddie Guerrero Pillman showed his win in the Tournament of Lions was no fluke with an intense and fast paced match with Eddie Guerrero, emerging triumphant with the Air Pillman Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Maxx Payne Dan Severn was at ringside for his newest pupil, Maxx Payne, who gave the champion a real run for his money, working over his right arm to try to set up the Payne Killer. Windham was able to take down Payne with a lariat from his left arm, but was clearly favoring his right arm as he left the ring.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, August 4th Brian Christopher vs. Art Barr As the weeks have gone on, Art Barr has seemingly gotten more and more unhinged and bizarre. Tonight , he came out dressed in ragged clothes and his dark eye makeup had expanded to white face. Christopher seemed unsure of what to make of Barr's erratic behaviour , and the Wild Thing kept him off balance for much of the match. Christopher was able to bid his time, though, and when Barr missed a dropkick, Christopher capitalized by pulling him up from the mat and hitting the Chris Cross (Full Nelson facebuster) for the win. Barr seemed unfazed by the loss, and was laughing uproariously as he left the ring. Jerry Lynn vs. Cactus Jack You can imagine that Barr's Wild Things leader Cactus Jack would be nodding his head (or shaking it manically) in approval at this evolution in his attitude. He brought a similarly crazed attitude to his match with Jerry Lynn. He was more successful than Barr, in spite of a brave effort from Lynn, and the double arm DDT gave the match to the New Mexico Madman. It's been said before, but Cactus is clearly a bad influence on his colleagues. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest *eyeroll* is the California Champion, "Playboy" Buddy Rose! The crowd rained down boos as Buddy Rose, Scotty The Body, Mark Starr and Tina Ferrari came out to the ring. For a change, the loudest boos were directed at Scotty The Body, although that was not too surprising given his recent dastardly attack on Sunshine. Rose : *grabbing the microphone* Before we get down to it, I want to give a shout out to my good friend, the late great Adrian Adonis! Miss you, buddy, you will always be the King Of The Bay! Coss : My first question is for Scotty The Body. Scotty, many people were appalled, including myself, when you executed a DDT on Sunshine! Scotty : Hey, she knew the risks when she signed the match. If she wants to get involved in the business of men, she better be prepared to face the consequences. Tina here knows the score, and she can take care of herself. *Tina gives a bicep flex behind him* Buddy : Enough of this chit chat. Let's get down to business. I have to keep dealing with this punk Dustin Rhodes getting in my way. He grew up thinking that his dad was a big deal, he doesn't recognize a truly great athlete like me when he sees one. *silent snickering behind him from Scotty, Starr and Tina* I've got to face him for my California Title at Phoenix Firestorm, and I find out that the Playboy Club are banned from ringside! Well, this isn't my first rodeo, so I made sure that the Brigade are also banned! So it is just going to be you and me, Rhodes! Coss : But the Diamond Exchange have also been banned from ringside! Rose : Do what now? Uhhhhh, well, no matter, the Playboy always has something up his sleeve and will figure this out. Don't you worry about me! Tracy Smothers vs. Mark Starr It wasn't long before Mark Starr came out again, but the scheduled match never took place. Smothers stormed the ring on his own and just tore into Starr and the bell never rang. Soon, Steve Armstrong and Scotty The Body joined the fray and a chaotic brawl erupted, with the Southern Boys intent on avenging their fallen manager. The ref threw out the match and it took PCW security coming out to get both sides back their locker rooms. It looks like Scotty's actions have poured gasoline on the bonfire that is the feud between the Sin City Superstars and the Southern Boys. Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Pierre Carl Ouellet Flowers has had an incredibly strong run as TV champion, but the challenges have gotten progressively tougher and tougher. They don't come much tougher than the fighting French Canadian, PCO, and certainly gave a fierce battle to Flowers. No matter what Flowers did to him in the ring, he was not able to keep Ouellet down for a three count . He ended up hitting a piledriver on the outside and PCO was unable to make it back in the ring, giving the win to Flowers. Bret Hart vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Hart and Miller have been fiercely feuding since "Mean" Mike's return to PCW, but the Hitman seemed determined to be will and truly done with Miller in this match. He tore Miller apart with ferocity, not letting the Diamond Exchange member get a single offensive move in before locking him in the Sharpshooter and forcing him to tap out. Bret Hart is looking to the top of Pacific Coast Wrestling and isn't about to let anyone stand in his way.

Low Blow will be running WWF and the WCW roster will go into the draft. Given that Leon White/Vader was still in what would be mostly a professional wrestling career, with only a relatively brief detour into shoot style, I think he should go to one of the regular rosters. That said, should whoever picks Vader up in the draft be open to it, you could arrange to have Vader appear in UWF on a special appearance basis. Speaking as someone who tends to use monster heels sparingly to preserve their mystique, it would be a way for them to "earn some money" while still being available for whatever their main roster would need them for. Sort of like what Vince Sr. did with Andre.

I didn't realize Crash Holly was so popular Writers tend to go whichever way they choose with regards to using early or later gimmicks, as long as it isn't too out of keeping with the times. I have Flyboy Rocco Rock as Cheetah Kid, Mick Foley as Cactus Jack instead of Mankind, Scotty The Body instead of Raven. I kept Mark Callaway as Texas Red for a long time before morphing him into the Undertaker 2 years early. I also have the Patriot, the Eagle, Crash Holly etc. some years ahead of those gimmicks. It was all for what I needed of them at the time for my writing and roster. It's up to the individual writer's discretion and , as I said, as long as it isn't completely inappropriate for the time period, it's all good. (I have personally refrained from the "Simply The Best" nickname and theme music for Tony St. Clair because Tina Turner's most famous version of that song hadn't come out until mid 1989). Besides, if a particular writer prefers an earlier gimmick for a wrestler, they can write them back into it when they get them onto their own roster.

I am fine with things the way they are now and don't have any problems writing this way.

*cough* Teijoh Khan *cough*

I can at least address address the topic of when wrestlers died. This is a holdover from the previous project. When that project started, there were 3 options available with regards to the deaths of wrestlers : 1) Some sort of random death generation process ("Sorry, buddy, Ric Flair just died.") which would be creepy and weird. 2) Nobody ever dies ("1988 NWA World Champion David Von Erich!") which would be creepy and weird. Or 3) People die when it happened IRL, which has the bizarre side effect of people being able to manage their booking around the deaths of the wrestlers (which the real life bookers certainly couldn't do), which was also a bit creepy and weird but ultimately seemed to be the best of the three otpions. As far as retirement goes, it is a fairly generous rule, with the writers getting to use the wrestlers right up to the end of the year they retired. Along with the rookie rule, it helps to keep the rosters fresh and interesting for the writers and anyone reading.