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We are one week away from Phoenix Firestorm, and Pacific Coast Wrestling is proud to unveil the full lineup. Pacific Coast Wrestling presents Phoenix Firestorm from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night One ?? ?? & ?? ?? vs. The Hollywood Vampires (The Vampire Warrior & Jimmie Lee) Brian Christopher vs. Black Tiger Owen Hart vs. Chris Adams Shinya Hashimoto & Leo Burke vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Masahiro Chono Billy Jack Haynes vs. Louie Spicolli Tony St. Clair vs. Steven Regal Falls Count Anywhere Match : Vic Steamboat vs. Cactus Jack Jim Neidhart vs. Gary Albright Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero © vs. The Midnight Express California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Dustin Rhodes 2/3 Falls Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Robbie Brookside Pacific Coast Wrestling presents Phoenix Firestorm from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night Two Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Joe & Dean Malenko Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Candido Dragon Azul vs. Silver King The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. The Destruction Crew The Footloose vs. The Can-Am Express Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Brian Lee & Scott Hall vs. The Undertaker & Curt Hennig Maxx Payne vs. Bob Backlund Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) © vs. The Southern Boys Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Brian Pillman Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Dan Severn

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, August 20th Brian Christopher vs. Louie Spicolli The third return in as many days came from Louie Spicolli, this time without the backing of the Knights Templar. Spicolli gave quite a fight to Christopher before the Chris Cross (Full Nelson facebuster) took him down Alex Porteau vs. Bob Backlund Spicolli's former mentor Mr. Bob Backlund had his hands full with Alex Porteau, whose considerable technical skills enabled him to keep pace with the former World Champion. In what has become a trend for him, Backlund wound up blindsiding Porteau with an elbow to the fact to set up the Backlund Bridge for the win. Vic Steamboat vs. Cactus Jack The Demon and the New Mexico Madman wound up going to a double countout as they were both brawling outside the ring Brian Pillman vs. Joe Malenko In his last match before challenging for the Television Title at Phoenix Firestorm, Flyin' Brian had a gripping match with the older Malenko Brother. Joe nearly had Pillman set up for a German Suplex, but Brian blocked it, then turned it around into a backslide for the win. Pacific Submission Title Match : Dan Severn © vs. Steven Regal Severn fought off a tough challenge from the young Englishman, barely escaping attempts at the Regal Stretch and forcing Regal to tap out to a cross armbreaker Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Chris Candido Candido gave a long and intense battle to try to regain the Light Heavyweight title he once held. He was able to block an attempted Power Bomb by the masked man and turn it into a small package, but Cheetah Kid reversed the small package to score the pinfall.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, August 19th Leo Burke vs. Gary Albright In another surprising return to the PCW ring, Gary Albright came back to pin the tough veteran Burke with a Dragon Suplex. Owen Hart vs. Eddie Guerrero These two second generation stars put on a wrestling showcase that went to a 20 minute draw. The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. The Destruction Crew Enos and Bloom seemed lost without their departed manager Ronnie P. Gossett, and the Patriot was able to pin Bloom following the Patriot Missile (top rope clothesline). Dustin Rhodes & The Southern Boys vs. Buddy Rose & The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) After the match the day before, you can bet this was a chaotic and heated affair, with Rhodes able to hit a Running Bulldog Headlock on Starr to pull out the win for his team, but the brawling of course continued long after the pinfall. Al Snow vs. Robbie Brookside Brookside showed he was worthy of his upcoming main event slot by taking Snow down in an intense bout with a Northern Lights Suplex Scott Hall, Billy Jack Haynes & Brian Lee vs. The Undertaker, Curt Hennig & Jimmie Lee Another frenzied six man tag between hated rivals, with Scott Hall executing the Gator Breaker (fallaway slam) on Jimmie Lee to score the victory.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, August 18th Dragon Azul vs. Ben Browning Over the past couple of years, the Light Heavyweight division has grown in stature and prestige in Pacific Coast Wrestling. The latest addition to their ranks is an exciting young prospect going by the name of Dragon Azul. A masked wrestler hailing from Mexico by way of Japan, Dragon eagerly shook hands with the fans before getting down to business. Although young, he flew around the ring with an easy confidence, dazzling the fans and flummoxing Browning. After a quick but breathtaking match, Dragon pinned Browning with an Asai Moonsault. It looks like the competition in the Light Heavyweight division has gotten quite a bit tougher. Jerry Lynn vs. Masahiro Chono With the recent departures of Yoshiaki Yatsu and Masanobu Fuchi, Genichiro Tenryu is now trying to restructure the Blood Syndicate. To that end, he has brought in a young protégé by the name of Masahiro Chono who seems cut from the same fierce cloth as Tenryu. Jerry Lynn was a game competitor but found it hard to come back when Chono knocked him off his feet with a Yakuza kick, then proceeded to dominate him with devastating throws and painful submissions. While Tenryu looked on in stone faced pride, Chono forced Lynn to tap out to the STF. The faces and names may change, but the Blood Syndicate always remain a terrifying prospect. Dustin Rhodes vs. Scotty The Body With Dustin gearing up for his shot at Buddy Rose's California Title next week, the Playboy is throwing all of the blockers he can in his way to do as much damage before the big match. Scotty did what he could, even using the interference of Tina Ferrari to get every advantage he could. That turned out to be like waving a red flag in front of a bull, because it prompted the Southern Boys to storm out to the ring and attack Scotty. Armstrong and Smothers clearly had not forgiven Scotty for what he had done to their manager Sunshine and weren't going to wait until Phoenix Firestorm to get revenge. Mark Starr soon made his own way into the fray and the ref threw the match out. It looks like the Phoenix Firestorm could very well turn into an inferno for the Playboy Club. Silver King vs. Russell Swann Another new contender in the Light Heavyweight ranks is Silver King. Hailing from Mexico by way of Mexico, Silver King was less friendly with the fans than Dragon Azul but displayed a cool confidence as he was all over Swann from the get go. Swann never stood a chance and Silver King easily pinned him with a Moonsault. This is clearly a Golden Age for the PCW Light Heavyweight division. Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Bret Hart Another wrestler heading towards a big title match at Phoenix Firestorm is "Diamond" Timothy Flowers , who will be defending his TV title against the winner of the Tournament Of Lions, Brian Pillman. Before he got there, he would have to make it past the man from whom he took the title, Bret Hart. The Hitman was focused on taking the title back for himself, and it took all of the tricks in Flowers' considerable arsenal to keep him at bay. But for the second time in two weeks, a large masked man ran into the ring and attacked Flowers opponent with headbutts, leading to a DQ. Once again, Flowers seemed flummoxed at this unwanted "assistance" and the masked man bodyslammed Hart to the mat and hit a running splash before pulling off his mask and revealing himself to be … BAM BAM BIGELOW? The Beast From The East had not been seen in PCW in over a year and , when he was here, certainly wouldn't have aligned himself with somebody like Flowers. Bigelow nodded to the Diamond One before leaving the ring, leaving flowers and the fans in considerable confusion.

Since Jeff "JW Storm" Warner is in, I also noticed his partner in Maximum Overdrive, Tim "Hunter" Hunt also made his debut in 1989.

I have had some teenagers on my roster, but 14 is pretty young. To borrow a line from Letterkenny, maybe we need to let the paint dry a bit on Rey. Tajiri is listed as debuting in 1989 in wrestling data, but doesn't show any matches until later. Maybe split the difference on both and say 1991?

Rick Gantner (Bull Pain) is listed as still being on the PCW roster, but he has been cut to free agency. Gary Albright and Maxx Payne are missing from the PCW roster.

Free agency, as far as I know. He was cut to make way for new draft picks.

The Destruction Crew were not shown the door, only their manager, Ronnie P. Gossett.

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.