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PCW sends Makhan Singh to Stampede for Phil LaFon. PCW drops Rod Price and Tommy Cairo and picks up Bruiser Bedlam and Tom Magee from Free Agency.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, July 9th Brian Christopher vs. Art Barr Christopher continued his hot streak by defeating one half of the Golden State Tag Team champs with the Chris Cross (Full Nelson facebuster) Leo Burke vs. Cactus Jack Burke had his hands full with his former pupil, and Jack was able to stagger Burke with a running elbow smash before hitting the double arm DDT for the win. Alex Porteau vs. Steven Regal Porteau brought considerable scientific wrestling expertise to this match, and the two had quite the technical showdown before Regal was able to pull out the victory with the Regal-Plex. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Mark Starr This time , it was Starr's turn to shine, displaying an impressive amount of ring acumen before finally going down to Hashimoto's Leaping Spike DDT. Ricky Fuyuki vs. Doug Furnas Furnas cemented his departure from the Citadel by coming out alone and overpowering the Footloose member, crushing him with the Volunteer Slam (running Canadian Backbreaker into the corner) for the dominant win. The Southern Boys vs. The Destruction Crew Sunshine's men got right down to it with Ronnie P. Gossett's crew in a furious battle that went to the Southern Boys thanks to a running bulldog from Armstrong on Enos Pacific Television Title Match : "Diamond" Timothy Flowers © vs. Tony St. Clair St. Clair was trying to suplex Flowers from the ring apron into the ring when Steven Regal, who had snuck down to ringside, tripped him from the outside and held his leg down while Flowers covered him, robbing "Tough" Tony of the TV title.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, July 8th Jim Neidhart vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu These two tough as nails warriors had a knock down , drag out fight that spilled over outside the ring, leading to a double count out. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Genichiro Tenryu Ouellet did the best he could and put up a credible fight, but the leader of the Blood Syndicate ultimately prevailed with a Power Bomb. Can anyone stop Tenryu? The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. Muscle Beach (Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) Looking to prove themselves, Muscle Beach took the low road every chance they could in this match, even bringing a chair into the ring when the ref was knocked down. But the Eagle was able to dropkick the chair into Cairo's face, knocking him to the match. The Patriot then clotheslined Price out of the ring, and when the ref recovered, he made the three count, giving the match to the masked men. Scott Hall & Lou Perez vs. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig Hall worked hard to rally the remnants of the Brigade against their former friends, but the team of the Heavyweight Champ and the newly dubbed Mr. Perfect was too much to overcome, with Hennig pinning Perez with the Hennig, errr, Perfect-Plex. California Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Brian Lee As is his usual operation procedure these days, Rose did everything he could to avoid engaging with the big Bulldozer, and when he did, worked in every underhanded tactic he could. When the ref was knocked down during the match (the PCW refs sure have gotten clumsy lately), he called in Muscle Beach , who came running out with chairs in hand. But Price and Cairo found themselves stymied by the Patriot and the Eagle, who chased them down and prevented them from assisting Rose. In desperation, Rose called out to Tina Ferrari , who tossed him in a pair of brass knucks. Just as he attempted to hit Lee with them, the ref came to and immediately disqualified him. Rose argued with Price and Cairo after the match, eventually telling them to get out of his sight and never come near him again. Loser Leaves Town Cage Match : Billy Jack Haynes vs. Makhan Singh After a series of ferocious battles, Billy Jack and the Monster had finally had enough, and it came down to this match where both men would enter a cage and only one would come out still a member of the PCW roster. This was out and out carnage, as both men were battered bloody by the midway point of the match. This was a brutal war of attrition, but Billy Jack was able to gut it out and level Singh with a clothesline before going up top and hitting a flying legdrop to put him away. After and short but impactful run, Makhan Singh was gone from Pacific Coast Wrestling.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, July 7th Tournament Of Lions Round 1: Owen Hart vs. Masanobu Fuchi The Tournament Of Lions rolls on with the youngest of the Hart siblings facing the seasoned Japanese veteran. Owen knew he was in for a tough battle, as the Blood Syndicate have been incredibly dominant since arriving in PCW. Knowing of Owen's impressive aerial skills, Fuchi sought to ground him by immediately taking him down to the mat. But Owen had been trained on the mat by his father, the legendary Stu Hart, and was able to keep pace with Fuchi. Fuchi wound up attempting a leglock submission, but Owen was able to block and counter it. It took considerable effort, but Owen was able to get Fuchi in the Sharpshooter, the signature move of his brother Bret. Fuchi held out for as long as he could but eventually had to tap out, and Owen had earned his place in the second round. Tournament Of Lions Round 1: Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Candido Lynn and Candido have had several thrilling matches on house shows of late, and this one was no different. A true rivalry has sparked between these two emerging stars, and they got the crowd going with their fast paced offense. The two kept trying to one up each other to pull out the victory, but it came down to an attempted Beel Throw by Lynn that was blocked by Candido and countered with a side suplex for the pinfall. An impressive win for Mr. Bob Backlund's favorite son. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest now finds himself a free agent in Pacific Coast Wrestling … Maxx Payne . Payne faces a muted reaction from the crowd as he stalks out to the ring, bearing and incredibly dejected hangdog expression Coss : Maxx Payne, you recently found yourself kicked out of the Neighborhood Of Evil, at the start of a Squadron Battle Match at Deseret Storm no less. How does that feel? Payne : Coss, I did everything that the Neighborhood Of Evil asked of me. I faced everyone they told me to face, did my best to do as much damage as I could. It wasn't good enough. I wasn't good enough. Maybe they are right . Maybe I should just give up. Maybe … Payne is cut off as "Animal" by Def Leppard plays over the arena PA, and Dan Severn, leading Al Snow and Alex Porteau , heads out to the ring. Severn : Maxx, I heard what you were saying and feel the need to offer a rebuttal. I saw how they used you. Their enforcer, their dumb muscle. Just some brainless goon to go out and do their dirty work until it was time to dispose of you. * Payne glowers at him * Well, that's is a load of crap! I've faced you in the ring and you have given me some of the toughest matches I have ever competed in. You have a lot of skill, you know what you are doing on the mat and how to get someone to tap out. You are a lot smarter than the Neighborhood think you are … and a lot smarter than you give yourself credit for. Doug Furnas and I recently had a difference of philosophy and there is now an opening in the Citadel. If you let me, I can help you find your true potential and become the complete wrestler that I know you can be. What do you say? Payne : Dan Severn, I say …. You're on! Tournament Of Lions Round 1: Al Snow vs. Eddie Guerrero The next match of the tournament featured two wrestlers from the highly competitive PCW Tag Team Division, with Snow representing the newly formed duo of Stormfront and Guerrero being one half of the Golden State Tag Team Champs with Art Barr. Snow was certainly not intimidated by Eddie's status as champion, and gave the second generation star as good as he got. But Eddie proved to be just the more cutthroat, blocking an attempted backslide with a vicious backwards low kick and following up with an over the shoulder neckbreaker to move on in the tournament. Tournament Of Lions Round 1: Vic Steamboat vs. Cyrus The Virus The first round closes off with a duel between the Demon and the Virus. Steamboat is embroiled in a heated feud with Cyrus' Wild Things leader Cactus Jack and looked to be trying to take out some of his frustrations on the young Canadian. Cyrus tried to fight back with his customary deviousness and subterfuge, but found himself overwhelmed , and Steamboat was able to pin him with the Demon Suplex (Tiger Suplex). On to the second round! Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Robbie Brookside © vs. The Cheetah Kid Last week in Kelowna, Robbie Brookside shocked the whole of Pacific Coast Wrestling by taking the Light Heavyweight Title from the Cheetah Kid. A rematch was immediately signed, and the masked man did all he could to try to make Brookside's reign a short one. Brookside had Mr. Bob Backlund in his corner, and the leader of the Knights Templar was ready with support and guidance throughout the match. Cheetah Kid paid no nevermind to Backlund, maintaining a steely focus on trying to regain the title. The momentum of the battle swung back and forth throughout the match, but it looked like it would ultimately tip in favor of Brookside when he got Cheetah Kid set up for the Northern Lights Suplex. Quick as a flash, Kid countered with a small package. One … two … no! Brookside was able to kick out just when it looked like Kid would take back the title the same way he lost it. Brookside pulled Kid up to his feet, but Kid immediately took him down with a lightning quick dropkick. Cheetah Kid then raced up to the top rope and came off with a somersault senton. One … two … THREE!!! The crowd exploded in cheers as the Cheetah Kid once again became Light Heavyweight Champion! Brookside and Backlund protested that it was a fast count, but the ref ignored them and the decision stood. Brookside was clearly upset as he left the ring, but Backlund had his arm around him and was overheard giving him words of encouragement.

Early ECW mainstay Jason Knight was active in this time.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, July 2nd Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Candido These two have formed quite a rivalry of late, on this night opening things up with a duel that went to a 15 minute time limit draw. Bryan Christopher vs. Cyrus The Virus These two had another skullduggerous battle, with Christopher bouncing back from his defeat a couple of days before to score the victory with the Chris Cross (full Nelson facebuster) Brian Pillman vs. Crash Holly Flyin' Brian had a fast paced bout with a game Crash Holly, hitting the Air Pillman for the win Jim Neidhart vs. Genichiro Tenryu The Anvil was able to take a lot of hard shots from Tenryu and kept coming back, but was unable to withstand a Power Bomb that gave the victory to the Japanese warrior The Midnight Express & Vic Steamboat vs. Cactus Jack, Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero As could be expected, this was a wild and crazy match, with both sides pulling out all the stops until Eddie tried to sneak attack Eaton, only to get blindsided by a Savate Kick to the head from Lane that turned the match in favor of Camp Cornette Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Cheetah Kid © vs. Robbie Brookside Robbie Brookside has been on a real tear of late, particularly since casting his lot with Mr. Bob Backlund and the Knights Templar. He has given some serious challenges to Cheetah Kid for the Light Heavyweight title, and this match was another intense bout. It looked like it would be another successful defense for the masked man when he got Brookside set up for a power bomb. Then, out of nowhere, Brookside countered and cinched in a small package. One … two … THREE!!! In a shocking result, Brookside had defeated the Cheetah Kid and become the new Light Heavyweight champion!

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , July 1st Pierre Carl Ouellette vs. Bob Holly Hot on the heels of the six man tag match the night before, PCO went at it with Bob Holly in another fired up effort, once again scoring the win with the Canonball Splash which was a very pleasing Canada Day opener for the Canadian fans. The Footloose vs. Joe & Dean Malenko These two teams have had a series of classic tag matches and this was no different, going to the Malenkos with Joe pinning Fuyuki with a German Suplex Billy Jack Haynes, Lou Perez & Brian Lee vs. Makhan Singh & Death Sentence (Jimmie Lee & the Hangman) Another down and dirty match between these two sides. Lee was able to pull out the win with the Prime Time Slam on the Hangman, but Billy Jack and Singh kept brawling long after the end of the match, having to be separated by security. Something has got to give between these two. Dustin Rhodes, The Southern Boys & The Force Of July vs. The Playboy Club (Buddy Rose, Scotty The Body, Mark Starr, Rod Price & Tommy Cairo) Hard on the heels of the Club's dismal showing at Deseret Storm, the Playboy was not very keen to get directly involved in this match, letting the rest of his men shoulder the brunt of the action. He was particularly keen on letting the men of Muscle Beach keep everyone away from him, which cost his team when the Force Of July hit a thundering double flying shoulder block on Rod Price to win the match. Rose was clearly displeased with Muscle Beach as they left the ring. Pacific Submission Title Match : Dean Severn © vs. Maxx Payne Having just been booted from the Neighborhood Of Evil, Payne seemed dejected as he came out to the ring and put in a rather listless effort in the early stages of the match. Severn was having none of it, peppering him with slaps and forearm shots and challenging Payne to come at him. This seemed to wake up Payne, who was much more aggressive for the rest of the match. Severn might have regretted waking the sleeping giant, taking some heavy blows and crushing throws, but weathered out the storm and locked in a half crab to force the submission. After the match, Severn helped Payne to his feet and shook his hand as a show of respect. Bret Hart vs. Cactus Jack The co-main event of the evening was a Canada Day special with Canadian favorite Bret Hart facing the always dangerous Cactus Jack. The two had a ferocious fight that went all over ringside as well as in the ring. Bret tried to put Cactus away with a piledriver, but like his old rival PCO in his recent match with "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, the man from Truth Or Consequences would not go down that easily, and it took a second piledriver to keep him down for good. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Doug Furnas Dan Severn was out again in the corner of his Citadel colleague Doug Furnas, who gave Windham a serious challenge and landed some crushing power moves on the champ. Windham seemed to realize that Furnas meant business, battling back hard to defend his title. It was a momentary lapse in concentration that cost Furnas, pulling of a leapfrog only to turn around right into a lightning quick lariat from Windham to give the victory to the champ. After the match, Severn tried to be encouraging, but a sullen Furnas wanted nothing to do with him, walking on his own back to the locker room.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, June 30th Tournament Of Lions Round 1 : Brian Pillman vs. Art Barr Hot on the heels of Deseret Storm comes another new concept from Pacific Coast Wrestling. With so much talent on the PCW fighting to rise in the ranks, the Tournament Of Lions has been created to give them their own chance to shine. The Tournament will play out on TV over the next few weeks, with the ultimate winner being awarded a substantial prize of $100 000. Enough incentive for hungry young wrestlers to go all out, and the first two competitors certainly rose to the occasion. Pillman is coming off a strong run as the Light Heavyweight champion, and Barr is one half of the Golden State Tag Team champs, and they put on a match worthy of their championship caliber. It was a real nail biter of a match with many close calls, but Flyin' Brian was able to execute the Air Pillman on Barr to get the first win of the tournament. Tournament Of Lions Round 1 : Brian Christopher vs. Robbie Brookside The second match of the tournament featured two opponents more leaning towards subterfuge then the sweet science. The newly cutthroat Brookside was accompanied by his new leader Mr. Bob Backlund while Christopher was backed up by his mentor James E. Cornette, but they were both content to stay in their respective corners and leave the action to the men in the ring, confident their men had what it took to get the job done. Their confidence was justified as the two did everything in their respective emerging bags of tricks to outsmart each other, but it came down to a pure wrestling move when Christopher went for the Chris Cross (full Nelson facebuster) and Brookside was able to block and counter with the Northern Lights Suplex for the pinfall. An impressive win, but both competitors have a lot to be proud of. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests have all of PCW in an uproar … the Neighborhood Of Evil! The crowd rains down boos as Paul Bearer leads Barry Windham, The Undertaker, Curt Hennig, Makhan Singh, Jimmy Lee and the Hangman to the ring. The fans are especially hostile towards Hennig, who recently betrayed the Brigade to take up residence in the Neighborhood. Coss : Curt Hennig, I will get to you in a moment, but I want to talk with Paul Bearer first. You recently threw Maxx Payne out of the Neighborhood Of Evil in the middle of a match. He has been nothing but loyal to you , but you cast him aside like he was nothing. Why would you do that? Bearer : He is nothing! He could no longer get the job done and we no longer needed him. Payne? Everyone here can inflict pain better than he can! Who needs Payne when you can have … perfection? Hennig : That's right, Paul! The Brigade was doing nothing for me, and were no more than a bunch of stumbling rookies and muscleheads getting in my way. I was angry with Barry over the way he took the title from me, but he calmed me down and showed me that I needed to change my focus. I'm no longer going to worry what the fans or those goofballs in the Brigade think is best for me. I moved to the perfect Neighborhood and made the perfect choice for … Mr. Perfect! Tournament Of Lions Round 1: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Scotty The Body Both competitors are part of hot young tag teams, with Kawada having taking PCW by storm with the Footloose, while Scotty has gotten his career off to a roaring start by becoming Pacific Tag Team champ as part of the Sin City Superstars. Scotty seemed somewhat taken aback by Kawada's hard hitting Japanese style, but battle back with his own cunning and athleticism. The New Jersey native acquitted himself well until Kawada caught him flat footed with a spin kick that sent him to the mat. Kawada then hit a Power Bomb for the well earned victory. Tournament Of Champions : Lou Perez vs. Dean Malenko This was a technical showcase between two men who had been frequent contenders for the Pacific Submission Title. They had a gripping scientific showdown where it took all they had to escape the submission traps set by the other. Perez came ever so close to putting Malenko away for good but Dean's superior experience proved to be the deciding factor as he was able to block an attempted Indian Deathlock and work Perez into a Texas Cloverleaf, forcing the Ladies Man to tap out. Bret Hart, Owen Hart & Pierre Carl Ouellette vs. "Mean" Mike Miller, Bob Holly & Crash Holly Most of the matches this evening have been technically based, the closing match threw all of that out the window. The hatred between the Snowbirds and the Diamond Exchange has reached a fever pitch and that exploded in this match was an out of control brawl. The ref gave the wrestlers a fair amount of leeway but seemed at his wits end throughout. It wound up being PCO who was able to pull it out the win for the Snowbirds, hitting a Cannonball Splash on Crash Holly and scoring the pinfall.

Gary Hart is listed as being on the PCW roster but he was traded to WCW.

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.