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You know, you could have said "Rhodes is on the road to Rose" ;)

Pacific Coast Wrestling Deseret Storm from the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City Shinya Hashimoto, Leo Burke, Jim Neidhart, Dustin Rhodes, Dan Severn & Doug Furnas vs. Buddy Rose, The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) , Genichiro Tenryu, Yoshiaki Yatsu & Masa Fuchi From the home of the Utah Jazz, PCW brings a brand new Mega Show with a band new concept. Buddy Rose has had no shortage of enemies for himself and the Playboy Club, so he has brought in some considerable reinforcement in the form of the terrifying Blood Syndicate. They were still facing some fierce opposition in a team made up of members of the Army and the Citadel, as well as the Anvil and the Natural. It was the Syndicate who, appropriately, drew first blood, taking down Burke with an enzuigiri from Tenryu. But their opponents quickly rallied. Severn and Fuchi had a duel of matwork, and while Fuchi came close to trapping the Beast in submission holds several times, Severn was the one who was able to lock in a Waikgatame (Fujiwara arm bar) to force him to tap out of the match. Starr quickly entered the match, taking advantage of an exhausted Severn. He very nearly trapped him in the Heel Hook, but Severn was just barely able to escape and was able to tag in a fresh Doug Furnas. Starr did what he could but Furnas overpowered him, hoisting him up in the Volunteer Slam (running Canadian Backbreaker into the corner) to eliminate the Sin City Superstar. It was then that Tenryu and Yatsu got to work. They did a real number on Furnas, taking him apart with cold precision. Furnas was till able to summon the wherewithal to kick out, and even when he was nearing the end of his rope, his partners were able to break up the pin. It seemed like Yatsu had him dead to rights when Furnas summoned a burst of energy and dove back to his corner, tagging in Jim Neidhart. The Anvil charged in like a mad bull and, with no thought to his own self preservation, torpedoed right into Yatsu, knocking them both out of the ring. They fell hard outside the ring and were both counted out. Rose, sensing the match slipping away from his team, ordered Scotty The Body into the match. Scotty gave him an "Are you kidding me?" look but gamely went at it with Hashimoto. He gave a good accounting of himself but could not hold off the Jumping Spike DDT. It was now four against two and Rose had Tenryu get in the ring. The Japanese star held his own but even he needed some respite. However, every time he went to his corner, Rose told him to keep going. This eventually got to be too much for Tenryu, who gave a long appraising look to Rose, smirked, then walked out of the ring, heading towards the locker room . The panic truly set in for the Playboy, with a recovered Furnas slingshotting him into the ring and the other wrestlers bouncing him around like a pinball. Rhodes put him down for good with a running Bulldog headlock, giving his team the first win for the first ever Deseret Storm. Survivors : Shinya Hashimoto , Dustin Rhodes, Dan Severn and Doug Furnas Tony St. Clair, The Cheetah Kid, Lou Perez, Jerry Lynn & The Footloose vs. Bob Backlund, Chris Candido, Steven Regal, Robbie Brookside, Joe Malenko & Dean Malenko After something of a down period, the newly ruthless Knights Templar are on a bit of a resurgence with the addition of Regal and Brookside. Their former friend Tony St. Clair was out for revenge and had assembled quite a team to go after the nights. Much of the early action was a duel between the Footloose and the Malenkos. The Malenkos were able to get the first elimination , with Joe pinning Fuyuki with a German Suplex, but Kawada was able to take out Joe with a Power Bomb. Dean and Kawada had a long and intense battle that finally went to Dean, executing a Brainbuster to score the pinfall. Jerry Lynn was able to capitalize on Dean's exhausted state and hit a Package Piledriver to take him out of the match, then found himself face to face with Chris Candido. The two young stars had a ferocious battle that went to Candido with the New Jersey Jam. The leader of the Knights then entered the fray, having a showdown of attempted submission holds with Lou Perez. Perez was able to fight Backlund to a standstill, so once again Backlund took the low road with a nasty eye gouge to set up the Backlund Bridge. The Cheetah Kid came into the match, and Brookside was eager to take on the Light Heavyweight champ. The two had a very intense exchange, and it looked like the masked man would prevail. He had Brookside set up for a DDT, but with incredible quickness, Brookside countered with a Northern Lights Suplex and got the one two three. This left St. Clair on his own against all four Knights, and while he put in an heroic effort, the numbers were too much. Regal locked him in the Regal Stretch, and while St. Clair refused to give in for as long as he could, he eventually passed out in the hold. The Knights Templar are back with a vengeance. Survivors : Bob Backlund, Chris Candido, Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside Bret Hart , Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, Pierre Carl Ouellet, & The Force Of July vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, "Mean" Mike Miller, The Holly Cousins, & Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) The Snowbirds and the Force Of July looked on paper like a dream team going into the match, and once the match started, they were just as good if not better. The Force took on Muscle Beach and were able to dispatch the fighting narcissists, Patriot taking out Price with the Uncle Slam and the Eagle eliminating Cairo with the Screaming Eagle (top rope missile dropkick). The Hollys sprang into action, having a wild fray with Owen and PCO. There were plentiful near falls for both sides, but the Canadians came out on top with a Cannonball Splash from PCO on Bob and a belly to belly suplex from Owen to eliminate Crash. A down and dirty scrap between Bret and "Mean" Mike came close to taking out the Hitman, but Bret was able to pin Miller with a Schoolboy Rollup. This left Flowers on his own against all six men. Unlike his friend Buddy Rose, the leader of the Diamond Exchange was not intimidated , daring the opposition to come at it. Fair play to Flowers, he held out for a long time and made his opponents pay some considerable dues before Flyin' Brian hit him with the Air Pillman to put an end to the match. A convincing victory for the Dream Team. Survivors : Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Pierre Carl Ouellet, Brian Pillman & The Force Of July (The Patriot and the Eagle) The Midnight Express, Vic Steamboat, Brian Christopher, & Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Cactus Jack, Cyrus The Virus, Art Barr, Eddie Guerrero & The Destruction Crew Camp Cornette have quickly gotten embroiled in a heated feud with the Wild Things, and the presence of their hated foes The Destruction Crew added more fuel to the fire. Things got to a crazy start right off the bat, with Steamboat and Cactus having an out of control brawl that swiftly spilled out of the ring. Both men were counted out, taking them out of the match right off the bat, but they kept going at it until security forced them apart. The Destruction Crew showed why they have quickly gained a reputation as a tag team on the rise, eliminating Snow with the Wrecking Ball. Porteau was able to get some revenge with a side suplex to pin Enos, but Bloom soon took him out of the match with a Butterfly Suplex. Bloom should have kept his eye out, though, as Bobby Eaton rushed in to hit a swinging neckbreaker to even the sides. It was now Christopher and the Midnights against three of the Wild Things. Christopher and Cyrus went at it with Cyrus devious cunning matched up against the manic energy of Christopher. Cyrus came close to pinning him on several occasions, but Cornette steadied down his young pupil and Christopher lured him into the Chris Cross (Full Nelson Facebuster) for the pinfall. Christopher then let his partners go at it with Barr and Guerrero. The Wild Things seemed caught at a disadvantage, being unsure what to do with a team just as skilled if not more so at ruthless tactics and subterfuge. Lane caught Barr flat footed with a Savate Kick, then the Express executed the Veg-O-Matic on Eddie to put a bow on the match. Camp Cornette was triumphant, and you can bet that we will be hearing about this from the man with the Tennis Racquet for quite some time. Survivors : Brian Christopher and the Midnight Express Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, Brian Lee, Billy Jack Haynes & The Southern Boys vs. Barry Windham, The Undertaker, Maxx Payne, Makhan Singh & Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman) The war between the Brigade and the Neighborhood Of Evil continues to rage on, bringing in Billy Jack and the Southern Boys to the fray. It wasn't a good omen for the Brigade that Hennig came in with a bandaged knee, showing that he still hadn't fully recovered from hurting it in the previous week. Nevertheless, he insisted on going first, squaring off with Maxx Payne to open up the match. He did everything he could, but it seemed like his injury was too much to overcome. Payne eventually had him set up for the Payne Threshold (front layout suplex), but it was then that the match took a bit of an odd turn. Makhan Singh ran into the ring and broke it up with a double clothesline before dumping both men over the top rope. Hennig was clutching his knee in agony, and both men were counted out. Hennig had to be helped back to the locker room. It seemed like Payne had been tossed out of the NOE for good , but it was a strange time for him to get his pink slip, right at the start of the match. Regardless, the Neighborhood kept going, and Death Sentence were able to tip the numbers into their team's favour by pinning Armstrong with a Spinal Grinder (Spinebuster Slam) from the Grave Digger. Tracy Smothers avenged his partner with a Jawjacker on the Hangman and the teams were even once more. He was able to get one more pinfall with a running kneelift on Lee, but his luck ran out when Singh crushed him with the Monster Mash (front slam) . It was now down to three on three, and Billy Jack and the Brigade dug in against intimidating opposition. They did what they could, but the Undertaker went on a rampage , taking out Lee with a chokeslam and then double teaming Billy Jack along with Windham. The big Gator Scott Hall was not going down with a fight and when he was able to knock Singh and Windham off the ring apron and clothesline the Undertaker to the mat, the fans got their hopes up that he might just pull off the impossible. Then, out of nowhere, somebody took him down with a top rope dopkick. It was Curt Hennig! Hall's supposed friend was back in the ring, seemingly hale and hearty, and hit him with a Hennig-Plex! The Undertaker then drove Hall down with the Tombstone and that was that. Hennig had clearly cast his lot in with the Neighborhood Of Evil, and the sinister alliance laughed while the fans looked on in shock. Survivors : Barry Windham, The Undertaker & Makhan Singh

PCW has the 1st draft pick in the 2nd round from a trade with WCW.

That he is, just read the latest IPW show and smacked myself on the forehead.

Not sure of what the ruling on this would be, but was looking into the career of manager Christopher Love/Bert Prentice. I saw him at ringside for Tully Blanchard in a 1990 AWA match and tried to dig into when he would have started. Given that he was a manager in smaller territories, it was hard to find where his debut was, with most of what I could find focusing on his work in Memphis in the early 90s, but this article on his passing says he started in 83 in Joe Blanchard's southwest territory ( https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/08/04/longtime-promoter-and-former-manager-bert-prentice-passes-away/ ) . Would he be available for this draft?

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, June 18th Jim Neidhart vs. Masa Fuchi The Anvil's unbeaten streak in his hometown of Fresno was really put to the test by Masa Fuchi, but Neidhart was able to gut it out and force Fuchi to give up to the Avilizer (modified Cobra Clutch) Jerry Lynn vs. Robbie Brookside These two had a fast paced match that went to Brookside when he pinned Lynn with a Northern Lights Suplex Brian Lee, Lou Perez & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Makhan Singh & Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman) This was a furious brawl that Billy Jack was able to pull out for his team when he hit the Shoulder Breaker on Jimmie Lee The Southern Boys & Storm Front (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) & Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) With four men to protect and keep an eye out for her, Sunshine was still wary in this match, with Tina Ferrari glaring at her from across the ring. Her team was still able to emerge victorious, with Porteau catching Cairo in a takeover suplex to score the pinfall. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Bob Backlund PCO was able to fight his way out of numerous attempts to procure the Cross Face Chicken Wing, only to get pinned with the Backlund Bridge The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. The Destruction Crew A hard hitting match between two athletic young teams that went the way of the FOJ when the Eagle was able to hit the Screaming Eagle (top rope missile dropkick) on Enos Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Doug Furnas The big Oklahoman proved a fearsome challenger for Flowers, but the champ was able to use trickery, luring Furnas into the ropes then catching him in a rollup assisted by a fistful of trunks as well as both feet on the ropes, stealing the victory.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, June 17th Lou Perez vs. Steven Regal The newest recruit to the Knights Templar managed to outlast the submission attempts from the Ladies Man and force him to tap out to the Regal Stretch. Owen Hart vs. Genichiro Tenryu The youngest of the Hart Brothers fought an heroic battle against the human threshing machine that is Tenryu, but the leader of the Blood Syndicate knocked him out with an Enzuigiri. Brian Pillman vs. Bob Holly With his sights now set on "Diamond" Timothy Flowers' Television Title, Flyin' Brian did battle with another of the Diamond Exchange in the always feisty Bob Holly and was able to score the victory with the Air Pillman. The Footloose vs. Joe & Dean Malenko In what has become one of the hottest rivalries in Pacific Coast Wrestling, these two teams put on a wrestling clinic and fought to a 20 minute Time Limit Draw. California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Leo Burke After the scare he got last week from Dustin Rhodes, the Playboy was taking no chances this week, waiting until the ref was knocked down for Tina Ferrari to pass him a set of brass knucks. He used them to KO Burke for the dirty win. Bret Hart vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Miller showed his worth as the enforcer of the Diamond Exchange, having a grim and gritty slugfest with the Hitman that wound up going to a double DQ decision. Barry Windham & The Undertaker vs. Curt Hennig & Scott Hall Windham and Undertaker clotheslined Hennig out of the ring, but the Minnesota native took a bad fall as he landed. Hennig seemed to have hurt his knee, clutching it on the ground and was unable to make it back in the ring in time, giving the Neighborhood Of Evil a win by Countout.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, June 16th Dustin Rhodes vs. Rod Price Last week, "Playboy" Buddy Rose got a real scare last week from young Dustin Rhodes. First, "The Natural" pinned him in a six man tag match, and the next evening, Rose had to resort to slugging him with the California Title Belt to get out of the match with his title intact. This week, Rose sent out one of his minions in the form of one half of Muscle Beach to take Rhodes out of contention. The California Stud did everything he could to break down Rhodes, and certainly was able to do some damage. But Rhodes was fired up and rallied to hit a running Bulldog Headlock to win the match. Rhodes has the Playboy in his sights and won't be satisfied until he faces him again in the ring. Brian Lee vs. Makhan Singh In a short period of time , the Neighborhood Of Evil has become one of the most feared factions in PCW, and The Monster has been one of their most dominant members. The big Bulldozer of the Brigade, Brian Lee gave a good accounting of himself in trying to slow Singh down, but the Monster was too much to overcome. Singh crushed him in the corner with an Avalanche , then hit a running splash to put him away for good. The Monster's rampage just keeps on going. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are constantly the centre of controversy in Pacific Coast Wrestling … the Knights Templar! The crowd loudly boos as Mr. Bob Backlund leads Chris Candido, Robbie Brookside, and the latest Knight, Steven Regal to the ring. Coss : Steven Regal, I am going to start with you . I am shocked by your recent actions. How could you turn on your good friend Tony St. Clair and join up with the Knights Templar? Regal : Well, that just shows how much you know, Coss. Robbie and I were very young when we came over from England and started working for Pacific Coast Wrestling. We worked hard as a team, we moved our way up the rankings, and eventually, we won the Pacific Tag Titles. We had fulfilled our dreams, but it didn't last long. Not long after, the Midnight Express took the titles back from us, and we fell down the rankings. Loss after loss piled up, and I got frustrated. I started thinking of life beyond the tag team division. I had ambitions. But my so-called friend Tony St. Clair was always in our ear. Think of the team, he kept saying. It got so irritating, I almost took my frustrations out on Robbie. We nearly came to blows. But our heads cleared and we focused on the team. We battled back and won the Golden State Tag Team Titles. We had a good long run, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I still had dreams of being a singles wrestler. Robbie was a good friend, but British Steel had run its course as a tag team. I kept going out of personal pride, but we eventually lost the titles to the Wild Things. Right away , St. Clair was at it again, saying we should stick at it and win back the titles. I looked at Robbie and saw something I hadn't expected to see. I saw him roll his eyes. I spoke with him privately afterwards and found out that he was just as keen to get started as a singles wrestler as I was. But St. Clair didn't want that. I realized that he wanted us to stay as a tag team so he could keep all of the singles title shots to himself. Some friend! Robbie and I understood each other, supported each other's individual ambitions like good friends should. Not long after, Mr. Bob Backlund made his offer and we accepted. He can help us fulfill our ambitions, and we will help him with his. Coss : Bob, err, Mr. Bob Backlund, I hope you are proud of yourself. You have come between friends, and you have gotten dirtier and dirtier with your tactics in every new match. For someone who says they are on a moral crusade, you are showing no hesitation about taking the low road. Backlund : *glowering at coss* I tried, Coss! I tried! I tried to be nice with people, to set an example. But the plebians of this God forsaken territory wouldn't listen. They just kept on living lives of wickedness, and ignoring my moral crusade. So the time came to get my hands dirty. I tried doing it the Lord's Way, now we are going to do it the bare knuckle way. And I find just the right men to help me in my crusade. If you want to have Knights, you are going to need some British Steel. These men know what it takes to get the job done, and they are going to take any singles title they set their eyes on. And as for Chris … (turns to Chris Candido) Oh, Chris , my Golden Boy. Others have proven themselves unworthy. Al Snow. Jim Neidhart. Louie Spicolli . But you have always been my constant , my shining star. You are destined for greatness, son, and I have absolute faith in you. Candido : *beaming* Thank you, sir, I promise I won't let you down. Backlund : You never have, boy, and you never will. The Knights are on a crusade, and we will triumph … by any means necessary ! Shinya Hashimoto vs. Cyrus The Virus Speaking of steel, Shinya Hashimoto has swiftly gained a reputation as being as hard as forged iron, dominating the opposition ever since his arrival in PCW. The always devious Cyrus tried his array of tricks and mind games with Hashimoto, but the Japanese star stayed the course and bowled him over with a spinning back heel kick before putting him away with the Leaping Spike DDT. With the forces of chaos seemingly running rampant over PCW, hopefully wrestlers like Hashimoto can hold the line against the tidal wave of evil. Brian Christopher vs. Cactus Jack With Cactus' dastardly ambush of Vic Steamboat a couple of weeks ago, the Wild Things have gone to war with Camp Cornette. James E.'s young protégé Brian Christopher tried his hand in taking down the New Mexico Madman and was able to keep even with Cactus throughout the match. Cactus paid this no mind and eventually dashed out of the ring to grab a ringside chair. Before he could do so, he found himself face to face with Vic Steamboat. The Demon himself clobbered Cactus with the chair, leading to a DQ win for Cactus Jack. It looked like Steamboat might take another shot, but Art Barr and Eddie Guerrero rushed out, swiftly followed by Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton, who backed up their manager and colleagues. Barr and Guerrero settled for carrying their leader out of the fray, but you can bet that nothing else was settled and won't be for some time. Submission Title Match : Dan Severn © vs. Maxx Payne Big Maxx Payne has been on something of a decline lately, seemingly having lost the support of his manager and his Neighborhood Of Evil comrades. He went into this Submission Title match alone and actually gave a very good accounting of himself. He surprisingly showed considerable wrestling acumen beneath the rough and tumble exterior, managing some impressive takedowns and doing well against Severn on the mat. He came close on a few occasions of sinking in the Payne Killer, but the champ was savvy enough to escape. Payne tried to take Severn over with a backdrop suplex, but Severn was able to counter and sink in a Guillotine Sleeper to force Payne to tap out. Severn immediately released the hold when the bell rang, helping Payne up and slapping his palm in respect.

Kensuke Sasaki would be available for this draft as this was when he started working in Calgary.

Can definitely see the Cuban Assassin vs. The American being a hot feud, always thought Cuban Assassin was an underrated worker.

Pacific Coast Wrestling is a couple of weeks away from its newest Mega Show, coming from the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City , Utah, home of the Utah Jazz .... Deseret Storm! (Note : This is not a typo. The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation /ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ (listen),[1] contemporaneously /dɛsiːrɛt/)[2] was a proposed state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by settlers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Salt Lake City. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the United States government. The name derives from the word for "honeybee" in the Book of Mormon. Thank you Wikipedia) The concept for this show is a bold new one, never before seen in wrestling (Ummm, apart from all of the other territories where it has been seen before ) The Squadron Battle! A single night event consisting of 5 matches where teams of 6 will square off in elimination matches to see whose team will reign supreme! The matches are as follows : Shinya Hashimoto, Leo Burke, Jim Neidhart, Dustin Rhodes, Dan Severn & Doug Furnas vs. Buddy Rose, The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) , Genichiro Tenryu, Yoshiaki Yatsu & Masa Fuchi Tony St. Clair, The Cheetah Kid, Lou Perez, Jerry Lynn & The Footloose vs. Bob Backlund, Chris Candido, Steven Regal, Robbie Brookside, Joe Malenko & Dean Malenko Bret Hart , Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, Pierre Carl Ouellet, & The Force Of July vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, "Mean" Mike Miller, The Holly Cousins, & Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) The Midnight Express, Vic Steamboat, Brian Christopher, & Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Cactus Jack, Cyrus The Virus, Art Barr, Eddie Guerrero & The Destruction Crew Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, Brian Lee, Billy Jack Haynes & The Southern Boys vs. Barry Windham, The Undertaker, Maxx Payne, Makhan Singh & Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman)

Just a reminder that Ivory has been picked up from the Women as a manager.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, June 11th Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Candido These two young stars had a fast paced and exciting match where Candido prevailed when he caught Lynn coming off the ropes with a side suplex. Brian Lee vs. Maxx Payne Once again, Payne was on his own as he gave a good accounting of himself but ultimately went down to a Western Lariat from the Bulldozer. Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Destruction Crew This was a highly competitive tag match between two young teams where the Crew were able to score the victory when Enos hit the Whirlybird (Spinning Crucifix Toss) on Porteau Owen Hart & Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman) Death Sentence continued their campaign of mayhem, losing by DQ when Lee clobbered PCO with his shovel Shinya Hashimoto vs. Masa Fuchi These two Japanese stars went to war, with Hashimoto coming out on top with a Jumping Spike DDT Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Robbie Brookside The champ did his best to hold off Brookside's challenge until he was attacked by Chris Candido and Steven Regal, leading to a DQ. The three continued their assault until security cleared them off.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, June 10th Jim Neidhart vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu Newly sprung from the Knights Templar, Jim Neidhart faced a stern test in one of the newly arrived Blood Syndicate. Yatsu was a fearsome competitor, but the Anvil was not about to knuckle under to anyone. After 15 minutes of hard hitting action, the two were still slugging away at each other when the bell rang, signaling a time limit draw. The Footloose vs. Joe & Dean Malenko These two teams have sparked a fierce rivalry ever since the Japanese team has arrived in PCW, and this match was packed full of intense action. This time out, it was the brothers who prevailed, with Joe catching Kawada in a German Suplex to pull out the victory. Lou Perez vs. Bob Backlund Backlund seems to be feeling more smug now that he has brought British Steel into the fold. Facing a resurgent Lou Perez, Backlund was almost trapped a number of times in one of the Ladies Man's patented submission hold, but grabbed a fistful of trunks for the dirty pinfall. He wore a self satisfied smirk as he left the ring. California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Dustin Rhodes If the Playboy was reluctant the night before, he was terrified this evening, doing all the stalling he could to delay the match getting started. In once it got underway, he was constantly backpedaling, using all the cheap tactics and ploys he could to avoid Rhodes. When the heat got to be too much, he slugged Rhodes with the title belt and then ran back to the locker room, taking the DQ loss but keeping his title. Rose is a slippery devil, but one of these days he will get cornered. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) © vs. The Southern Boys To the surprise of many, the champs were accompanied by a woman in a sparkly purple outfit and a black leather jacket. This woman, announced as Tina Ferrari, was at their side as they did battle with the Wild Eyed Southern Boys until she made her way around the ring and started to harass Sunshine. Sunshine was clearly terrified by this woman, which led to Smothers and Armstrong rushing over to her rescue. This proved to be enough of a distraction for the Superstars to catch them off guard, with Starr hitting the Starrbust Suplex (Slingshot Suplex) for the win. Scott Hall, Curt Hennig & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Barry Windham, The Undertaker & Makhan Singh Unsurprisingly, Sunshine did not come out with her man Billy Jack for this match, but it was no surprise at all that this match was a crazy battle between the Neighborhood Of Evil and Haynes and the Brigade. The two sides went at it fist and fire, with eventually all six men in the ring at once and Billy Jack pulling off a miraculous power slam on the huge Singh for the hard fought victory.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, June 9th Tony St. Clair & Steven Regal vs. Bob Backlund & Robbie Brookside Last week, Robbie Brookside turned on his ally Tony St. Clair and joined up with Bob Backlund and the Knights Templar, which a move that disappointed many but probably surprised few. For the past few weeks, St. Clair and Steven Regal have struggled to reign in Brookside and get him to be less headstrong and reckless, but to no avail. Now they face him across the ring, standing side by side with Mr. Bob Backlund. Both of the British wrestlers seemed reluctant to lock up with Brookside, but he certainly didn't hold back, and they got down to the business of the match. Brookside was eager to follow the lead of his new mentor, and didn't hold back any cheap shots or dirty tactics. The British wrestlers stayed the course and worked well together until they whipped Brookside into the ropes , only for Brookside to catch himself and stop his momentum. Then, out of nowhere, Regal clobbered St. Clair with a brutal forearm to the back of the head. A gasp went up from the crowd as Regal and Brookside put the boots to St. Clair as Backlund nodded approvingly. Regal then put St. Clair in the Regal Stretch as Brookside sneered in his former friend's face. When Regal finally released the hold, Backlund grabbed his and Brookside's hands and raised them before leading them away from the ring. The Knights Templar now have both members of British Steel, and it is a sad day for Pacific Coast Wrestling. Dustin Rhodes & The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. Buddy Rose & Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) If you are looking for the portrait of reluctance, you could take a picture of Buddy Rose and see how little he wanted to get involved in this match. Faced with a trio of powerful and fast rising rookies , he was set on letting Price and Cairo do the heavy lifting in this match. The two muscle men did the best they could, but it was an uphill battle with little support from their leader. They did manage to get the Eagle down with some double teaming, and it was at that point that Rose tagged himself into the match. Unfortunately for the Playboy, he failed to notice that Eagle had tagged in Dustin Rhodes. The tall Texan doubled over Rose with a boot to the midsection, then brought him down with the Bulldog Headlock. The Force Of July held off Muscle Beach and Rhodes got the pinfall. Dustin had pinned the California champ for perhaps the biggest win of his brief career. Bret Hart & Brian Pillman vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers & "Mean" Mike Miller Flowers hasn't wasted any time in reorganizing the Diamond Exchange, bringing in veteran "Mean" Mike Miller to take over the role of Enforcer. Miller showed his worthiness for the role as he got down and dirty with Bret Hart, eagerly scrapping with the second generation star. The two wound up brawling at ringside, but Flowers maybe shouldn't have focused so much on Hart and paid more attention to Pillman. Flyin' Brian surprised Flowers with a Sunset Flip and got a flash 3 count. Once again, a champion had been pinned and it looks like we might have a couple of new title contenders. Leo Burke vs. Genichiro Tenryu Burke was accompanied by Shinya Hashimoto, who attentively observed his Army colleague as he squared off with the head of the Blood Syndicate. Burke has a well earned reputation as one of the toughest men in PCW. But Tenryu was something else entirely. The Japanese star was merciless as he battled with Burke, and the General had to fight hard to stay in the match. Burke held out for as long as he could, but an enzuigiri brought him down and gave the match to Tenryu. Hashimoto stood protectively over Burke after the match, but Tenryu just stared him down before leaving the ring. It hasn't taken long for the Blood Syndicate to become one of the most feared factions in PCW. Brian Christopher & The Midnight Express vs. Cyrus The Virus, Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero After being ambushed by Cactus Jack last week, Vic Steamboat is still out of action but Jim Cornette returns tonight, sporting a bandage on his head but irate as ever. Cactus was at ringside for his men, cackling madly while the rest of the Wild Things did battle. Christopher and the Midnights were set on evening the score for their comrade and manager and were quickly tagging in and out to outperform their young opponents. Cornette was tightly clutching his tennis racquet in case Cactus tried anything, but the New Mexico Madman stayed on his team's side. The end came when Eddie whipped Lane into the corner and rushed in, only for Lane to knock him sparko with a Savate Kick. Lane tagged in Eaton, who swiftly went up top and came off with a flying kneedrop for the win. For the third time tonight, someone scored a pinfall over a champion. You can be certain that the Midnight Express will now start gunning for the Golden State Tag Team Titles.

Suggestion that the WWW roster should have some indication as to which wrestlers are also on the rosters of other promotions. I almost grabbed Luna Vachon before I realized she was working somewhere else.

PCW sends Sherri Martel to WCW for the first pick in the second round of the 1989 rookie draft. PCW picks up Ivory to fill the 5th manager slot in their roster.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, June 4th Leo Burke vs. Masa Fuchi Two of the top technical grapplers of PCW had a taught scientific wrestling showcase where Burke nearly had Fuchi cinched in the Sleeper Hold, but Fuchi kicked back from the corner turnbuckle and bridged back to get the pinfall The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) Two muscular teams had a power struggle where the FOJ came out on top with the Screaming Eagle (the Patriot whips Price into a top rope Missile Dropkick from the Eagle) Doug Furnas vs. Maxx Payne Once again, Payne came out alone but still was a fearsome presence against Furnas before going down to a flying shoulder tackle Tracy Smothers vs. Genichiro Tenryu Smothers did what he could but found himself overwhelmed by the Japanese veteran, getting pinned following an enzuigiri Owen Hart vs. Crash Holly Owen was able to partially avenge his team's loss at Seattle Showdown, scoring the victory with a Moonsault Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Eddie Guerrero Guerrero gave a fierce challenge for the Light Heavyweight title, coming close on several occasions to taking the belt. Cheetah Kid tried to put him away with a Power Bomb, but Guerrero countered out of it with a Sunset Flip. Kid in turn countered with a rollup to take the win.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , June 3rd The Footloose vs. Bob & Crash Holly Two of the fast rising teams in PCW had a real barn burner of a match, with the Footloose coming out on top with Kawada hitting an elevated brainbuster on Crash Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Candido These two gifted light heavyweights kept up the wicked pace of the show with another intense match, with Candido hitting the New Jersey Jam for the win. Brian Lee & Curt Hennig vs. Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman) Death Sentence kept up their reputation for mayhem with a crazy brawl that wound up ending in a No Contest. Brian Christopher vs. Cyrus The Virus Although Christopher was without his mentor James E. Cornette this evening, his lessons stuck with him, and he was able to withstand the dirty tricks of the Virus long enough to execute the Chris Cross (Full Nelson Facebuster) to pull out the victory Bret Hart vs. Art Barr Hart continued to show that he is a force to be reckoned with as he had a ferocious battle with another second generation star, forcing one half of the Golden State Tag Team champs to tap out to the Sharpshooter Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Pierre Carl Ouellet Ouellet confirmed his reputation as one of the toughest men in PCW, really taking it to the TV champ and even kicking out of a Piledriver until a second one from Flowers was able to keep him down for good.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, June 2nd Masa Fuchi vs. Danny Brown At Seattle Showdown, Masa Fuchi made his return to PCW, giving a tough fight before ultimately going down to Vic Steamboat. Possibly looking to show that he is still a threat, Fuchi folded, spindled and mangled Brown with a series of jarring throws and excruciating weardown holds, finally putting him away with a backdrop suplex. The Blood Syndicate has somehow become even more dangerous with the addition of Fuchi to their ranks. Lou Perez vs. The Undertaker Lou Perez had a bit of a struggle to find his own identity in the early days of his career, but has really carved out a niche for himself lately with a series of submission wins, culminating in his unsuccessful but still impressive challenge at Seattle Showdown for Dan Severn's Submission Title. Facing the huge Undertaker, Perez certainly had his work cut out for him, as the Dead Man seemed too big to take down. Changing tactics, Perez started sniping at Undertaker's knee with kicks and dropkicks before backing off. Undertaker got increasingly frustrated at his inability to get Perez in his clutches, as well as the increasing damage to his knee. Perez kept up his hit and run tactics until his luck ran out and Undertaker caught him by the throat in his gloved hand. He planted Perez with a chokeslam, then pulled him up one more time for a Tombstone that put an end to the challenge of the Ladies' Man. But that was not enough for the Undertaker. He told Paul Bearer to slide in a metal folding chair and got set to Tombstone Perez on top of the chair. He was looking to put Perez out of action permanently. Before he could do so, Scott Hall came storming out to the ring and attacked the Undertaker. He kicked the chair out of the ring and started hammering Undertaker with big punches. Undertaker was eager to throw down, but Paul Bearer ordered him out of the ring, and the two stalked back to the locker room. Undertaker has had his way with the PCW roster so far, but big Scott Hall is not likely to be easy pickings. "Mean" Mike Miller vs. Ace Gordon Another wrestler who returned to the PCW roster at Seattle Showdown was "Mean" Mike Miller. With the Crazy Gang having morphed into the Neighborhood Of Evil, there was some speculation as to how Miller would adapt. That was answered when he came out accompanied by "Diamond" Timothy Flowers. Miller has thrown his lot in with the Diamond Exchange, and seems to be as ornery as ever. He battered poor Gordon across the ring, hitting a brutal Coffin Nail (over the shoulder neckbreaker) to put him down. It looks like Flowers has chosen well to fill the role of enforcer for the Exchange. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest is now one of the more controversial figures in Pacific Coast Wrestling … Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart! The crowd responds with scattered applause and subdued murmuring . Neidhart heads to the ring with a grim look on his face. Coss : Jim, what everyone here wants to know is : what is the situation with you and the Knights Templar? Neidhart : Well, DON! When I first joined up with Mister Bob and his boys, I was at a crossroads in my life. I had spent so long as part of a team, I felt like I was in the shadow of my partner. I wanted to make a name for myself. The Knights made me an offer. I took it. It was my choice, and I made it. I believed what they told me about their so-called moral crusade. But it didn't take long for the cracks to show. Mister Bob Backlund likes to talk a big game, but he doesn't deliver. Hey, I'm not a stranger to a bit of rough and tumble myself. But I don't put myself up in an ivory tower and say I am better than anyone else. He took short cut after short cut and it made me sick. I don't need to have some holy joe telling me what to do while doing the opposite. I got to the point where I had enough. I made my break and I am done with those creeps. From now on … Neidhart is cut off as there is a commotion at the back. The ring curtain parts and Bret Hart steps through, followed by Owen Hart, Pierre Carl Ouellet and Brian Pillman. The ensemble walks out to the ring and Bret asked for the microphone. Bret : Jim, I am really sorry to interrupt you, but I have been listening to everything you said. I have been hoping and praying some day you would see the light. I hated seeing you with those losers. Just so you know, if you want to get the team back together, you are welcome back. Neidhart : Bret, old buddy, I appreciate the offer … but I can't take it. I've been part of the Hart Foundation, then I was part of the Knights Templar. Now I have to make my own name. You're done some great things on your own, and I need to prove to myself that I can do great things too. But I hope we can be friends again, and if you ever need a hand, you can call on me. Bret : That's all I can ask, brother. The two men shake hands, then hug as the crowd cheers. Vic Steamboat vs. Cactus Jack Cactus was the first one out, but instead of entering the ring, he grabbed the metal folding chair that had earlier been kicked out by Scott Hall, then waited by the ring apron. When Vic Steamboat came out, he was ambushed by Cactus, who clobbered him with the chair. A horrified Jim Cornette was next and was sent flying by a swing from the man from Truth Or Consequences. Cactus then picked up a dazed Steamboat and executed a Double Arm DDT on the chair. PCW security swarmed out to separate the two, but the damage had been done. Cactus Jack laughed maniacally as Steamboat was taken out on a stretcher. Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. Dan Kay & Marcus Lehman The new team of Stormfront made their debut at Seattle Showdown and, in spite of a game effort, came up short against the Blood Syndicate. That loss didn't diminish their spirit, and they easily handled Kay and Lehman with a variety of suplexes and double team moves. They finished off Lehman with a punishing move called the Storm Warning (modified double Flapjack that drives the opponent down onto his head). It looks like the Citadel have a tough new team added to their ranks. Tony St. Clair & Robbie Brookside vs. Bob Backlund & Chris Candido Brookside's attitude has ground quite problematic over the past few weeks. In spite of his colleagues Tony St. Clair and Steven Regal's efforts to corral him, his behaviour has grown increasingly out of control. While previously, he had insisted on wrestling an entire tag match on his own, this time out he stayed out of the match. No matter how many times St. Clair came to his corner, Brookside refused to tag in. In spite of having to take on two men by himself, St. Clair did his best and managed to get Candido set up for the Floating Butterfly Suplex. He never got to complete it, as he was clipped in the leg from behind by Brookside. Candido immediately went for the cover and got the one two three. Brookside left his partner laying in the ring as he left with Backlund and Candido, to the deafening boos of the crowd.

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Pacific Championship Wrestling Seattle Showdown from the Kingdome, Seattle, Night Two Jerry Lynn vs. Robbie Brookside While Steven Regal has worked his way up to contendership for the TV title, his partner Robbie Brookside has gotten progressively more out of control. Jerry Lynn didn't seem to know what to make of Brookside's unstable personality, treating him cautiously throughout the match and was on the defensive for much of it. This left him vulnerable for a nasty eye gouge from Brookside, who followed up with a rollup assisted by a handful of tights to steal the win. Brookside's behaviour is starting to be a source of concern. Brian Lee & Scott Hall vs. Cactus Jack & Cyrus The Virus Slowly but surely, Scott Hall has been making his way back after a knee injury and the loss of the California Title. Teaming with the promising rookie Brian Lee, he squared off against the always unpredictable Wild Things. While Cactus and Cyrus gave them quite a handful, Hall and Lee showed great fortitude in withstanding their attack and Hall was able to put Cyrus away with the Gator Breaker (Fallaway Slam). It looks like Hall and Lee have put their losses behind them and have their sights set on the sky. The Undertaker vs. Brian Pillman Brian Pillman has been coming off a high profile reign as the Light Heavyweight champ, and looked like he would be a stand up fixture of the division for quite some time. But the former Cincinnati Bengal had ambitions beyond the Light Heavyweight ranks, showing a fearless desire to take on bigger opponents. He certainly had his work cut out for him when he took on the always terrifying Undertaker. Pillman was able to bounce back from much of what Undertaker threw at him, and was able to keep the Dead Man off balance for most of the match. Flyin' Brian's luck ran out when Undertaker caught him coming off the ropes and planted him with a huge chokeslam. A valiant effort from Pillman, and although he came up short, he has nothing to feel ashamed of. Tony St. Clair vs. "Mean" Mike Miller "Tough" Tony has been one of the most respected members of the PCW roster ever since his arrival on the West Coast, and whether he won or he lost an individual match, he was always a force to be reckoned with. Facing the returning "Mean" Mike Miller, himself a notorious scrapper, St. Clair got right down to brass tacks and took the battle right to Miller. The two went at it fist and fire until St. Clair caught Miller flat footed with a spinning forearm smash to win the match. Just goes to show, it doesn't pay to mess with "Tough" Tony. Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Blood Syndicate (Genichiro Tenryu & Yoshiaki Yatsu) Perhaps the most intimidating new arrival from Japan has been the group calling themselves the Blood Syndicate. Seasoned grapplers Tenryu and Yatsu have left a wake of broken bodies across PCW, including putting an end to the Lethal Weapons. Al Snow has quickly regrouped by forming the new team of Stormfront, bringing in Alex Porteau. Porteau is a fit young wrestler with a wealth of amateur wrestling experience, and the newly forged pair gave a creditable effort, holding their own with Tenryu and Yatsu. Ultimately, the experience of the Japanese team proved to be the difference, with Tenryu flattening Snow with an enzuigiri. A tough loss for Stormfront, but they certainly showed a lot of potential. Billy Jack Haynes & The Southern Boys vs. Makhan Singh & Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & The Hangman) While they have been through a series of changes, the Neighborhood Of Evil have been a force for chaos throughout 1988. While they have experienced considerable success , they have also made quite a few enemies, notably with Sunshine's men Billy Jack Haynes and the Southern Boys. Both sides went all out in a crazy brawl that wound up breaking down with all 6 men inside the ring. The ref finally called for the bell and the match was declared a no contest, but it took a full complement of security to restore order. California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Doug Furnas Through his many years in PCW, Rose has had many challengers for many titles, but for the first time, seemed genuinely scared of his opponent. The powerfully built Furnas was a truly intimidating opponent, and Rose did everything in his considerable abilities to stall and avoid locking up with him. Even when the match got underway, the Playboy did a lot of ducking and dodging throughout. When Furnas was able to make his moves, he made them count, bouncing Rose around the ring with his incredible power moves. Furnas was attempting to hoist Rose up for the Volunteer Slam (running Canadian Backbreaker into the corner), but Rose's ungainly shape and size allowed him to tip over and counter with a rollup. Rose put his feet up on the corner turnbuckle and that gave him the pinfall. The Playboy had stolen another one. Curt Hennig vs. Bob Backlund Hennig is another wrestler on the comeback trail after losing his Pacific Heavyweight Title to Barry Windham. One of the factors in his loss was a shoulder injury suffered in a defense against Bob Backlund, and Hennig had a score to settle in this match. Backlund was even more dyspeptic than usual , being particularly disgruntled after the departure of Jim Neidhart from the ranks of the Knights Templar. Backlund went right for the shoulder that he had previously injured, but Hennig was having none of it, and used it to lure Backlund into several hiptosses and armdrags. No matter what Backlund threw at him, Hennig had a response. Hennig was able to knock him off his feet with a spectacular dropkick, then pick him up and pin him with the Hennig-Plex. It looks like Curt Hennig is all the way back and ready to show what he is capable of. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Sin City Superstars (Scotty The Body & Mark Starr) © vs. The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) Scotty and Starr have proved to be quite eager pupils of their Playboy Club leader Buddy Rose, winning the Pacific Tag Team Titles by guile and skullduggery. Even so, they seemed very concerned at facing the masked team of the Patriot and the Eagle. The Force Of July have quickly proved to be one of the most popular tag teams in PCW, and they were determined to make the most of their title shot. The FOJ had the champs on the back foot for much of the match. It seemed like the titles would be there when the Patriot went up top for the Patriot Missile on Scotty. At the last second, Scotty reflexively grabbed the ref and threw him into the path of the Patriot. The Patriot was still able to get up from that and hit the Uncle Slam on Scotty, but by the time he went for the cover, the ref had called for the DQ. The Force Of July won the match, but the Superstars were still champs, much to the disappointment of the fans. Submission Title Match : Dan Severn © vs. Lou Perez Little by little, Lou Perez has been making a name for himself as someone who could quickly make his opponent tap out. With his recent success, it was inevitable that he would earn a shot at Dan Severn's Submission Title. Severn was clearly taking Perez seriously, cautiously testing him in the opening stages of the match. It seemed like Perez might take it early on when he swiftly took Severn down with an armdrag and went for a cross armbreaker, but Severn rolled through the move and got to the ropes. The two engaged in a game of human chess held the fans spellbound. Perez was nearly able to get Severn in an Indian Deathlock, but Severn was able to reverse it and trap him in a modified Half Crab. No matter what he tried, Perez was unable to escape and reluctantly tapped out. After the match, Severn helped Perez to his feet and shook his hand, to the cheers of the fans. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Bret Hart The event capped off with a hotly anticipated Heavyweight title match, with champion Barry Windham defending against the extremely popular Canadian star. Hart's star in PCW started to truly rise over a year ago with several challenges during the early part of Windham's first reign, so he was a clear choice to be up for a shot in Windham's first Mega Show defense since regaining the title. The two second generation stars had each other well scouted, so it was tough for one to hold the advantage over the other for long. Windham was able to use his long, powerful legs to kick out of Bret's attempts to lock him in the Sharpshooter. Hart was in turn able to draw on his considerable instincts and technical expertise to avoid Barry's big moves, including fighting out of an attempt to get him up top for the Superplex. After a long stretch of trying to out wrestle each other, they got incredibly vicious, getting down and dirty in a nasty brawl. As the match wore on, the two just started blasting each other with big punches and kicks, wearing each other down till they reached their limits. Windham was able to draw on his last reserves of energy to level Bret with a Western Lariat and was just barely able to keep him down for the three count. A hard fought win that was a fitting end to two great nights of wrestling.

Pacific Championship Wrestling Seattle Showdown from the Kingdome, Seattle, Night One Vic Steamboat vs. Masa Fuchi Pacific Coast Wrestling makes its annual return to Puget Sound and the crowd was buzzing for this opener. Steamboat had made his return to PCW a few months before and now would be facing the newly returning Masa Fuchi. Fuchi came to the ring wearing a black satin jacket with Blood Syndicate written on the back, so we know who he is now aligning himself with. While Steamboat has been on something of a roll of late, Fuchi was no pushover, taking him to the mat catching him in some painful submission holds that it took a lot for Steamboat to escape. The Demon was able to open up with his own offense, but Fuchi would not go down easily. Steamboat was able to stagger him with a thrust kick before coming off the top with a Flying Cross Body Press for the win. A hard fought win for Steamboat that showed that Fuchi was definitely back and not to be taken lightly. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Chris Candido Hashimoto is another of the new Japanese talent that has made such an impact recently in the ranks of Pacific Coast Wrestling. If Candido was at all intimidated by Hashimoto, he did a good job of keeping it to himself, as he gave a fierce effort to try to bring down the Japanese Juggernaut. Hashimoto proved to be too much for him, taking him off his feet with a spinning heel kick before a Jumping Spike DDT put a decisive end to the match. A convincing win for Hashimoto, but Candido still made his mark. The Footloose vs. Joe & Dean Malenko Continuing the array of newly arrived Japanese wrestlers, the team of Kawada and Fuyuki have made a very strong start in PCW with some very impressive wins. Tonight, they would face a team with a lot of experience in Japan, and the Malenkos wasted no time in getting right down to it with the Footloose. This was an incredibly tightly contested bout, where at several points it seemed like either team might take the bout. Kawada was able to elevate Dean for Fuyuki to hit a seated senton off the top rope, and the Footloose had scored their biggest win yet. Leo Burke vs. Jim Neidhart The crowd was buzzing as Neidhart came to the ring, since he had just made an acrimonious split with Bob Backlund and the Knights Templar. He was as hard hitting as ever when squaring off with the leader of the Army, but when he sent Burke flying out of the ring, the Anvil notably stood back and let Burke take the time he needed to get back in. While it was a cleanly fought match, it was no less hotly contested, with Neidhart just barely able to hold down Burke after catching him in a scoop powerslam for the one two three. After the match, Neidhart helped Burke to his feet and shook his hand, a display of sportsmanship that hopefully is a sign of things to come from the Anvil. Dustin Rhodes vs. Maxx Payne Dustin Rhodes suffered a tough loss at Vegas Vengeance to Maxx Payne, but such is the spirit of the son of the American Dream that he was determined to get back on the horse and get a rematch. Strangely, Paul Bearer was not at ringside for one of the members of the Neighborhood Of Evil, but that did not seem to affect the determination of the man from the State Of Euphoria. Payne wrenched Rhodes' arm seven ways from Sunday and took him down to the mat with some jarring suplexes. Rhodes fought his way back and was able to stagger Payne with several big punches. Rhodes battled back but still faced a steep uphill climb. The tide turned when Rhodes ducked a lariat and Payne went hard into the corner. Rhodes swiftly hit a Bulldog Headlock with his good arm and pulled out the win, avenging his earlier loss. Owen Hart & Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Bob & Crash Holly When the Holly Cousins aligned themselves with the Diamond Exchange, they dropped themselves right into the middle of a feud with Hart and Ouellet. The Canadians certainly were looking to rid themselves as these two young pests, but the Hollys managed to always get just out of reach. Bob tried to get a pinfall on Ouellet with a Sunset Flip, but PCO reversed it. However, while the ref was escorting Owen from the ring, Crash snuck in and ambushed Ouellet with a running forearm to the face, and when the ref turned around, he made the count, giving an upset win to the Cousins. 2/3 Falls Match : The Midnight Express vs. The Destruction Crew Ever since soon after their arrival in Pacific Coast Wrestling, the Destruction Crew have engaged in a brutal feud with the Midnight Express, accomplishing the seemingly impossible feat of turning Jim Cornette and his men into fan favorites. After exchanging wins, it has come down to this two out of three falls match. The Midnights came charging out from the get go and ambushed the DC, hitting the Double Goozle on Bloom to score the first pinfall. Ronnie P. Gossett's men were enraged and determined to make the Express pay, battering them throughout the second fall before pinning Eaton following a double clothesline. Both teams went all out in the third fall, with Cornette and Gossett getting progressively more agitated as it went on. The ref tried to put a stop to their antics, which led to the Crew trying to take advantage of the distraction. Bloom brought in one of their sledgehammers and tried to hit Eaton whiled Enos held him. But Eaton pulled away at the last moment and instead Bloom hit Enos in the midsection. Lane sent Bloom out of the ring with a Savate Kick while Eaton executed a swinging neckbreaker that was able to get the one two three, finally giving the match and the feud to the Midnight Express. Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Steven Regal Coming off a solid reign as one half of the Golden State Tag Team Champions, Regal has been spending more time of late as a singles wrestler, consciously distancing himself from his troublesome British Steel partner Robbie Brookside. Regal was able to impress enough in his singles match to earn a shot at Timothy Flowers' TV title. The canny champion was full of his usual dirty tricks to hold back the young contender, but the British lion showed just how tough he was, knocking Flowers for a loop and keeping him backpedaling through much of the match. Flowers wound up going right to the gutter by sneaking in a low blow to set up a Piledriver, stealing the win. A disappointing result for Regal, but his day will come. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero © vs. Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) In a bit of a surprise, the Wild Things' first Mega Show challengers for their Golden State Titles would be the rookie team of Muscle Beach. Price and Cairo were nursing a grudge from Barr and Guerrero's interference in an earlier title match, and they were dead set on getting both the titles and revenge. As you can imagine, this was far from a clean cut match, with both teams seemingly going through the rulebook to make sure that every rule was duly broken. This caught up with Muscle Beach when Cairo brought a chair into the ring, only for Guerrero to dropkick it right into Cairo's face. Barr then rolled up the dazed Cairo for the win. For the moment, both the Golden State Titles and title of dirtiest team in the game stay in the hands of the Wild Things. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Brian Christopher The night closes off with another rookie challenging for a title, in this case the Cheetah Kid's Light Heavyweight Title. After a promising start, Christopher has truly bloomed under the tutelage of James E. Cornette. Christopher really gave the new champ a run for his money in an exciting match that had the fans rocking and rolling throughout. It seemed like Christopher might just pull it off when he had the champ set up for the Chris Cross (full Nelson facebuster). But the masked man was able to block it and flattened Christopher with a clothesline. The Kid then went up top and hit a flying somersault senton to successfully defend his title. The fans gave both men a standing ovation for a great capper to the first night of Seattle Showdown.

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