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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, July 13th Stormfront (Al Snow & Jeryr Lynn) vs. Sabu & Rob Zakowski Another furious battle between these two sides, with Snow hitting a spectacular Snow-Sault on Sabu for the hard fought win. The Thunder Dragons (Jushin Liger & Dragon Azul) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero The Hexagon came back with a victory after Barr pinned Dragon following a Tombstone Piledriver. Dan Severn vs. Big Vito Lograsso The enforcer for Camp Cornette gave Severn a considerable amount of bruises, but the Beast came roaring back, taking the wind out of the Italian Stallion's sails with a takeover suplex before forcing him to tap out to the Body Scissors Sleeper. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) © vs. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) The OWC successfully defended their titles against the former champs, with David Young pinning Dreamer following his feared Spinebuster Slam. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Scotty The Body Hashimoto took out his old rival with a Brainbuster. California Title Match : Dennis Condrey © vs. Chris Hamrick Confederate Currency's hard work paid off with a shot at the California title. Hamrick certainly showed what he had, putting a scare in Condrey at several points. Ultimately, the experience of the champ spelled the difference as he put a stop to Hamrick's challenge with an Inverted DDT. A disappointing result for the challenger, but Hamrick should be proud of his effort in his first major turn in the singles spotlight.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, July 12th Pacific Submission Title Match : Steve Blackman © vs. Dean Malenko Blackman has been focusing lately on tag team action, but he is still the Submission champ and he is still the standard to which other submission wrestlers must aspire. The evening opened with an intense defense against former champ Malenko. The two put on a technical showcase where Blackman ultimately took Malenko down and got him in a Wakigatame Armbar to maintain his grip on the title belt. Larry Cameron vs. Steve Williams Members of the Miracle Violence Combination and Iron & Steel faced off in singles action in a bruising power duel that went to Dr. Death with a brutal Backdrop Driver on Cameron. Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Jimmy Del Ray The Man From Powerhouse Hill continued his acclaimed and popular title reign, forcing the Gigolo to give up to the Bully Bender. Tony Atlas vs. Terry Gordy Atlas avenged his partner's earlier loss, fighting his way out of an attempted Asiatic Spike and taking down Gordy with a huge piledriver to even the score with the MVC. Bret Hart & Roddy Piper vs. Buddy Rose & Brian Lee As crazy a match as you can imagine, culminating in Bret dropkicking Lee into a belly to back suplex by Piper to get the win over the Playboy Club. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ted Dibiase © vs. Barry Windham It looked like Dibiase was caught off guard by the intensity of Windham's challenge, as he was backpedaling for much of the match. Not matter what roadblocks the champ threw in front of him, the big Texan would power right through them. Dibiase wound up resorting to pulling the ref into the path of a Western Lariat. Windham followed up with a waistlock suplex, but the ref didn't make the count when he recovered, instead disqualifying Dibiase. That will likely cost Dibiase some money, but the Man Of Means hardly cares about so long as he keeps his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, July 11th Chris Adams, Mike Awesome & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Ben Browning, Russell Swann & Shannon Elkins From the ashes of the Diamond Exchange has risen the League Of Gentlemen. Along with Harlem Heat, Adams has helped shape Awesome and Dangerous K into serious contenders, and this match showed why. They really went to town on their young opponents, with Adams and Kawada battering Browning bloody with brutal kicks, before Awesome put the final stamp on it by crushing Elkins with an Awesome Bomb. With the various factions fighting for dominance in PCW, the League are coming out of nowhere to become a dangerous new element. The Thrillseekers vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) If one thing can be said about Coast 2 Coast, it is that they have a distinct distaste for pretty young tag teams. Their previous feud with the Dreamboats was steeped in hatred, and in this match, they clearly didn't like the Thrillseekers any more. For their part, Jericho and Storm were not intimidated, and fired back at Tatum and Victory with equal intensity. The battle raged back and forth, and it just barely went to the former champs when Jericho attempted a springboard clothesline on Tatum, only to be met with a California Kick. Victory held off Storm just long enough to get the three count, but you can bet that Coast 2 Coast are not done with the Thrillseekers just yet. Chris Hamrick vs. Billy Black Little by little, Chris Hamrick has been rising above the crop of promising young rookies and proving himself to be an exciting new talent. "Confederate Currency" went toe to toe with the "Redneck Casanova", and in spite of several attempts at interference by Jim Cornette, Hamrick caught Black coming off the ropes with the Franken-Hamrick and got the one two three. Hamrick looks to have a bright future ahead of him on the West Coast. Shane Douglas vs. David Young Two more young contenders are Shane Douglas and David Young, with Douglas being a rallying point of the Citadel and Young being one half of the Golden State Tag Team champs. They certainly proved their mettle tonight in a tightly contested bout that ended when Young attempted his deadly Spinebuster Slam, only to have it blocked by a boot to the face. Douglas followed up with the Belly To Belly Suplex and that was that. With these young contenders coming into their own, it looks like the future of PCW is in good hands. The Sons Of The Beach (The Sandman & Cannonball Grizz) vs. The Suicide Blondes The evening closed out with another chapter in the heated rivalry between the SoBs and the Blondes. Much of their matches have fallen into the hands of the Surfing Superstars, but the Blondes were dead set on getting back on the board. It was a chaotic match, as one would imagine, but the Sandman was set to put it away with a top rope legdrop on Spicolli . Tina Ferrari swiftly jumped on the ring apron and shoved Sandman off the top turnbuckle, sending him crashing to the mat. Peaches tackled Tina, but the damage had been done, and Candido nailed a running legdrop on Sandman to score the pinfall. The Blondes had stolen the win, but that isn't going to hold back the SoBs for long.

Wow, Christopher sure is earning his keep with the pounding he just took. Huge win for the Bossman and the mystery of Lawler's enemy deepens.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, July 6th Chris Hamrick vs. Stan Lane "Confederate Currency" scored a huge upset over "Sweet Stan", taking him down with an arched big boot and defeating him with the Dixie Drop. The Thrillseekers vs. Harlem Heat The beloved rookies played cat and mouse with the much bigger team and kept one step ahead of them for much of the match until Booker T caught Storm with the Bookend, giving the win to Harlem Heat . Jason Jett & David Cash vs. The Midnight Express Interestingly, this would be the Eaton and Condrey configuration of the MX, and they showed they had not lost a step, putting down a game Money Train duo, with Condrey taking down Jett with a lariat followed by Eaton's Alabama Jam. Jushin Liger vs. Edddie Guerrero A thrilling light heavyweight bout that went to Liger with a shooting star press. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Scotty The Body Scotty was out for revenge from the earlier pinfall loss to the Fighting French Canadian , but PCO blocked the Body Shot (DDT) and countered with a choke slam for the win. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Art Barr © vs. Dragon Azul These two had another classic as Dragon fought hard to regain the title, with Barr hitting a spectacular dropkick and then landing the Frog Splash to successfully defend his title.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , July 5th Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Zakowski While much of the attention has been paid to the battles between Al Snow and Sabu, their partners have been holding up their end of the fight, and had a fast paced and exciting duel. It looked like it would be another victory for Zakowski when he went up for a Split Legged Moonsault. At the last second, Lynn got his knees up, causing much pain for Zakowski. Lynn got back to his feet and scooped up Zakowski for a Tombstone Piledriver, pulling out something of an upset. Steven Regal vs. Makhan Singh These two hated enemies had a heated brawl until Regal was able to knock Singh out of the ring with a spinning forearm smash to the face. As Singh was trying to get back into the ring, Regal nailed the Monster with the Knee Trembler to the side of the head, causing Singh to fall back out and be counted out. Dan Severn & Steve Blackman vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) Severn and Blackman are proving themselves more and more in the tag team ranks, and pulled off a big win over the former champs with Blackman taking Tatum out with a Running Bicycle Kick. Shane Douglas vs. Jimmy Del Ray Douglas may be young but has developed at a considerable rate in PCW, catching the Gigolo with a Belly To Belly Suplex for the win. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mike Awesome The feud between these two continues to roll on. After an absolute war, Awesome was able to dodge an attempted avalanche from Bigelow, then follow it up with a bulldog off the second turnbuckle to put down the Beast From The East. Ted Dibiase & The Miracle Violence Combination vs. Rick Martel, Bret Hart & Barry Windham Speaking of wars, both sides of this match were clearly coming out ready for battle and wasted no time in getting right down to it. This was an epic battle, with both teams going all out and being determined to come out on top. After a long conflagration, Dibiase got set to put out Martel with the Million Dollar Legsweep, but the French Canadian superstar blocked it and countered with a schoolboy rollup. As Windham and Hart cut off Gordy and Williams with dual dropkicks, Martel held Dibiase's shoulders down for the count of three. The fans exploded in cheers at the victory of their Canadian hero, now even more determined than ever to get Dibiase back for a title match.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, July 4th Rick Martel vs. Billy Black Canadian legend Martel has made an impressive return to the West Coast, but you just know he will not be satisfied until he gets another crack at Ted Dibiase and the Pacific Heavyweight Title. Tonight , he would be facing Billy Black, and while the "Redneck Casanova" got some hard shots in , the much more experienced Martel hit a reverse diving cross body for the win. His fellow Canadians applauded his victory, but Martel has his sights set higher. Al Snow vs. Sabu These two have sparked a pretty fierce feud, and just can't seem to stay away from each other. While there was certainly a fair share of fierce brawling, this actually came down to a battle of rollups, with a Sunset Flip by Sabu scoring the three count. This has quickly become the centrepiece of the war between the Citadel and the Hexagon. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest is a big favorite here in PCW … "Rowdy" Roddy Piper! The crowd explodes in cheers as Roddy Piper comes out to the sounds of "Scotland The Brave" on bagpipes. Hot Rod takes time to slap palms with the fans, but you can tell he has something on his mind. Coss : Roddy, your ongoing battle with the Playboy Club has taken a bit of a different turn of late. Piper : You ain't just blowing smoke, Donny Boy. Sure, I love playing little pranks on Jelly Roll. All just good natured shenanigans, of course. Boobsy loves it, even if he would never admit it. But now he has to get some tall drink of water called the Bulldozer involved. Not sure that is entirely fair, there, Buddy Boy. Well, I'm not really one to play fair myself, so the Bulldozer is going to get some sand thrown in his gears. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and you're going to hear a big TIMBERRRRRRR!!!! When I cut him down to size. Prime Time is about to be cancelled, no doubt about it. Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Jack Victory The Man From Powerhouse Hill may have started his return to PCW on the wrong side of the tracks, but it didn't take long for him to get back on the right path, proving to be a beloved and dominant TV champ. He wasn't thrown by the dirty tactics of the Big V, having walked that path himself he knew how best to counteract them. Busick held his ground and took down Victory with the Bully Breaker (hangman neckbreaker) to the great pleasure of the fans. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are perhaps the most dominant faction in PCW … the Terror Collective! The fans rain down boos on Ted Dibiase as he leads Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, David Young and Gary Albright head out to the ring, with Dibiase giving his trademark laugh in response. Dibiase : What is this "perhaps" nonsense, Coss? We ARE the most dominant faction in PCW. Look at us! Five men, five title belts, zero flaws. We are the gold standard of wrestling, and there is no one who comes close. They are so desperate to find someone to try to take the title from around my waist, they are sending out Barry Windham, someone who has already lost the title twice! One of the absolute lowest forms of life, a Texan! In fact, the only thing possibly lower than a Texan … is a Canadian! *the crowd boos even louder* And they are throwing two of those at me … Rick Martel and Bret Hart! Well , tomorrow night , me and my boys Terrence and Steven here will be facing all three of them in Vancouver. And when we are done throwing those three idiots back on the scrap heap, there will be no doubt about it. The Terror Collective rule all, and no one comes even close. Glamour Boy Shane vs. Toshiaki Kawada Kawada's rampage continues, with one half of the Dreamboats doing what he can to stop him. Shane put in a brave effort, but the Japanese Nightmare could not be contained, and while Chris Adams cheered him on from ringside, Dangerous K put Shane away with a Folding Power Bomb. Kawada is certainly proving to be an incredible asset for the League Of Gentlemen. Bret Hart vs. David Young With Ted Dibiase's earlier declaration in mind, it looks like he sent Young out to do as much damage as he could before Hart goes on to face the Collective tomorrow. He certainly proved his worth, hitting hard and often, and the Hitman had to dig deep to withstand it. Hart was not quite able to get on the Sharpshooter, but a jarring piledriver was able to put down Young for the One Two Three. A tough battle, but the real trial will be in the Six Man Tag tomorrow.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, 29th The Sons Of The Beach (Cannonball Grizz & The Sandman) vs. The Suicide Blondes The Sons Of The Beach have been riding high since their arrival on the west coast, and the California fans certainly took to the surfing duo as they rode that wave over the Blondes, with the Sandman defeating Spicolli with a Flying Legdrop. David Cash vs. Toshiaki Kawada Poor Cash Flow. Kawada tore into the rookie like a starving jackal before using a sheer fall brainbuster to put him down for the count. California Title Match : Dennis Condrey © vs. Chris Hamrick While showing some concern for what had happened to his Money Train comrade in the previous match, Hamrick was set on giving a good accounting of himself against the California champ. The rookie certainly proved himself, all things considered, and seemed like he might actually pull out a huge upset when he went for the Franken-Hamrick. Unfortunately, Condrey spotted it and countered with a Power Bomb to put an end to the challenge. Regardless, Hamrick certainly turned some heads with his performance in this match. Shane Douglas vs. Genichiro Tenryu Another competitor wrestling over his head was Shane Douglas. The Pittsburgh native was facing a full on Japanese legend in the form of Tenryu, and gave him an enthusiastic battle before finally being knocked out by an Enzuigiri. Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Big Vito Lograsso A Big Battle between the current and former enforcers for Jim Cornette, the Italian Stallion threw everything he had at Busick, only for the Man From Powerhouse Hill to turn it around with his Spinebuster Slam for the win. Bret Hart & Roddy Piper vs. Buddy Rose & Brian Lee The evening ended with an incredibly heated match with plentiful vicious action, particularly between Piper and Lee. Ultimately, it came down to Hart and Rose, with the Hitman hitting a top rope bulldog on the Playboy and scoring the pinfall.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, 28th The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. Jimmy Del Ray & Billy Black The masked duo pinned Del Ray after a Flying Double Shoulder Block. Stormfront (Al Snow & Jerry Lynn) vs. Sabu & Rob Zakowski Another close match between these two sides, this time with Lynn hitting a Cradle Piledriver on Zakowski to come out on top. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Scotty The Body Early in the year, it was Scotty who took the TV title from Hashimoto to end his impressive run. Since then, Scotty has lost title to Big Bully Busick while Hash finds himself reinvigorated by his joining the Peach Patrol. Peaches and Tina Ferrari gave each other the evil eye, but the action was kept mostly in the ring. Hash avoided falling for Scotty's tricks and held his shoulders to the mat after a German Suplex for the victory. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mike Awesome These two have been having some raucous matches, and Bigelow was looking to balance the books after his countout loss last week. He was able to back body drop Awesome out of the ring when the Master Of The Awesome Bomb charged him for a clothesline, then followed up with a spectacular Slingshot Splash to the outside. The Beast From The East made it back into the ring to win by countout, evening the score. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Miracle Violence Connection © vs. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) The long awaited match between these two teams was a chaotic brawl, with the ref struggling to get some sort of semblance of control. In the end, he threw in the towel as all four men were slugging it out in the ring, and security had to come out and force the teams to return to the locker rooms. Pacific Title Match : Ted Dibiase © vs. Barry Windham Dibiase faced his toughest test yet in the two time former Pacific champ from Sweetwater. This match went very long and looked like it might go to a time limit draw, but Dibiase was able to fight his way out of an attempted superplex and hit a top rope power driver fistdrop and maintain his grip on the title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, June 27th Chris Adams vs. Mike Borassi Adams has definitely been feeling his oats since he took over the group he dubbed the League Of Gentlemen. Borassi got the worst end of this when Adams decided to make an example of him. The English Gentleman seemed to take sadistic glee in tormenting Borassi with martial arts moves and suplexes, finally putting the rookie away with a Superkick that might well have put him in the concussion ward. Make no mistake, Chris Adams is not to be trifled with. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Chris Candido PCO scored an incredible victory last week in a six man tag where he pinned no less than the former TV champ Scotty The Body. This has put him on the radar of the Playboy Club, and Buddy Rose has sent out young Chris Candido to test the mettle of the Fighting French Canadian. The former Light Heavyweight champ definitely took it to Ouellet, but PCO overcame his considerable skill with sheer ferocity, pinning Candido following a package piledriver. A fire has clearly been lit under Ouellet, and it's only a matter of time before it grows into an inferno. The Thunder Dragons (Jushin Liger & Dragon Azul) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero Two factions that find themselves on the rise are the Peach Patrol and the Hexagon. They found themselves on the opposing sides of the ring and proceeded to put on a Light Heavyweight showcase as the LH champ and his best friend faced these Japanese stars. The match wound up going to a 15 minute time limit draw, leaving the fans a bit frustrated, but you can be certain these two teams will get another go round. Dan Severn & Steve Blackman vs. Harlem Heat Chris Adams was back out in the corner of his men Harlem Heat. Booker T and Stevie Ray have been gaining a name for themselves as a team with a lot of potential. If this intimidated the duo from the Citadel at all, they certainly didn't show it, as Severn and Blackman went toe to toe with the powerful duo. Having recently faced off with the MVC, the Citadel didn't take a single back step with the Heat, and Adams resorted to tossing the slap jack in to Stevie Ray, who used it to slug Blackman from behind. This set him up for the Bookend by Booker T, and that was enough for the pinfall. Harlem Heat had stolen the win, but that just goes to show you : never take your eyes off the League Of Gentlemen. Pacific Trios Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Steven Regal & The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) At the end of last year, the Dreamboats defeated the Midnights for the Golden State Tag Team Titles. This time, they were challenging for the Trios Title, and they were hoping that history might repeat. The feud with Coast 2 Coast took their game to a whole new level, and the addition of Steven Regal has made them truly a force to be reckoned with. A lapse of concentration wound up costing them, as Dreamer didn't notice that Condrey had tagged in, and the Loverboy caught him off guard with an inverted DDT to keep the titles. Regardless, the Dreamboats have come a long way in their year an a half on the West Coast.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, June 22nd Bobby Eaton vs. Jason Jett Eaton was able to overcome an enthusiastic Jett when Jett ran into a Singing Neckbreaker, then Beautiful Bobby came off the top with the Alabama Jam for the win. Steven Regal vs. Makhan Singh These two brawled their way to a double DQ, with the ref struggling in vain to get some sort of control in the match. Stan Lane vs. Chris Hamrick The Money Train came steaming back with Hamrick catching Lane with the Franken-Hamrick for the win. Cannonball Grizz vs. Fit Finlay Finlay hit hard but couldn't overcome the size and power of Grizz, who crushed him with a running splash. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Art Barr © vs. Too Cold Scorpio The current and former champs had a classic Light Heavyweight duel that went to 20 minute time limit draw. California Title Match : Dennis Condrey © vs. David Cash "Cash Flow" David Cash gave it his best shot, but the canny Condrey hit an inverted DDT to maintain his grip on the title.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, June 21st Dan Severn & Steve Blackman vs. The Suicide Blondes The Blondes continue to seem rattled by the actions of the Peach Patrol, and the Citadel duo capitalized, dominating their opponents with Blackman taking down Candido with the running bicycle kick. The Eagle vs. Toshiaki Kawada The newly aggressive Kawada tore into the masked man, forcing him to tap out to the Kawada Crab. Bret Hart, Roddy Piper & Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Buddy Rose, Scotty The Body & Brian Lee For a match with much of the focus on the brawling between Piper and Lee, it wound up coming down to PCO. The Fighting French Canadian survived being targeted by the Playboy Club and pinned Scotty following the Cannonball. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) Another strong showing by Iron & Steel, with Atlas forcing Tatum to give up to a crushing Bearhug. Rick Martel vs. David Young It looks like Dibiase sent out the youngest member of the Terror Collective as a roadblock for Martel. Young hit hard and did some damage, but Martel was able to come back and pinned him with a top rope Sunset Flip. Barry Windham & The Thrillseekers vs. Ted Dibiase & The Miracle Violence Combination It looks like Dibiase has more to worry about than just Martel, as Barry Windham came after him very aggressively in this six man match. The former 2 time champ came close to pinning the Man Of Means on several occasions, but the MVC pulled their boss' fat out of the fire with Gordy taking down Jericho with a Power Bomb.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, June 20th The Thunder Dragons (Jushin Liger & Dragon Azul) vs. Spencer Duhm & Joe Dowdle In her brief (and mostly covert) time in PCW, Peaches has rapidly assembled quite a powerful group of wrestlers to her Peach Patrol. The newly dubbed Thunder Dragons wasted no time at all in rolling over the rookie duo, with double pins by way of tandem ranas while dazzling the fans with their thrilling moves. This duo could challenge for either of the tag titles or the light heavyweight strap at a moment's notice. Shane Douglas & Stormfront (Al Snow & Jerry Lynn) vs. Sabu, Rob Zakowski & The Lightning Kid The Hexagon made a bold statement of intent last week and have immediately moved into action. Their targets are clearly the Citadel, but Shane Douglas and his colleagues are far from pushovers, and gave the Sinister Minister's men a ferocious battle. Al Snow and Sabu were particularly focused on each other , but Lynn and Lightning Kid seemed to be sparking furiously off each other as well. Lynn had Kid set to be put out with a Sleeper Hold, but that was broken up by a vicious legsweep from Zakowski. Kid then capitalized with the Lightning Strike (Tombstone Piledriver) to get the win, but it was certainly a close one. The Sandman vs. Louie Spicolli The Peach Patrol continued to show their strength as Peaches joined her man The Sandman as he took on one half of the Suicide Blondes . While Peaches and Tina Ferrari gave each other the evil eye, Spicolli seemed intimidated by the Surfing Superstar, who easily dominated the Blonde and defeated him with a jarring piledriver. It didn't take long for the Sons Of The Beach to get into the heads of their opponents. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. Harlem Heat Ever since the former Diamond Exchanged rebranded themselves the League Of Gentlemen, they have seemed much more sure of themselves. The young team of Harlem Heat have definitely found a new confidence, which they showed in this match with the former Golden State Tag Team champs. Dreamer and Shane put in a courageous effort, but the power of Booker T and Stevie Ray was too much to overcome, with Stevie taking out Shane with the Slapjack. Harlem Heat are clearly a team to keep an eye on. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mike Awesome Last week's match between these two behemoths ended in a double countout, leaving the fans wanting a more. As predicted, a rematch was immediately signed , and the two went at it with renewed intensity. They both heated up the match with bigger and bigger moves, until Awesome clotheslined Bigelow over the top rope and out of the ring. The fans were agog as Awesome, running at top speed, hit a spectacular dive through the ropes, crashing hard into the Beast From The East. It looked like it might be another double countout, but Awesome got back to his feet and just barely made it back into the ring, getting the win by countout. A victory, but it didn't seem to be satisfying to Awesome, and these two are sure to square off again.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, June 15th 2/3 Falls Match : Stormfront (Al Snow & Jerry Lynn) vs. Rob Zakowski & The Lightning Kid 1st Fall : Lightning Kid took down Lynn with the Lightning Strike (Tombstone) 2nd Fall : Lynn got the submission on Kid with a Sleeper Hold 3rd Fall : Both teams went to a 20 minute Time Limit Draw Final Result : Draw Shinya Hashimoto vs. Billy Black Hashimoto, with Peaches watching his back, pinned Black following a Brainbuster Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young) © vs. The Thrillseekers The rookie challengers gave it their best go, but a takeover suplex by Albright on Storm put an end to their challenge. Dan Severn vs. Fit Finlay A rugged battle between two rugged men, neither were able to get the tap out but Severn was able to come out on top with the bridging back suplex. Shane Douglas vs. Jimmy Del Ray Douglas was able to lure Del Ray into his Belly To Belly Suplex, continuing his run of hot matches Pacific Trios Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Money Train (Jason Jett, Chris Hamrick & David Cash) The Money Train gave it their all to win back the titles they once held, but the experience of the Midnights was too much to get past, with Condrey defeating Jett with an inverted DDT.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, June 14th The Sons Of The Beach (The Sandman & Cannonball Grizz) vs. The Suicide Blondes As promised the day before, the SoBs were full of confidence and determination going into this match, and despite Tina Ferrari trying to tip the balance into her men's favor, Peaches shut that down, clearing the way for a Peach Patrol victory by way of a Beach Break (stuff power bomb) on Spicolli. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Makhan Singh PCO was still carrying the damage from his head first collision the day before, and was in no shape to take on Singh, who crushed him with the Karachi Crunch (Avalanche). Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) Iron & Steel continued their rise, defeating the former champs when Cameron hit the Harlem Hammer (running double axe handle to the back of the head) on Victory Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Miracle Violence Combination © vs. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) Coming off their big win over Coast 2 Coast at Seattle Showdown, the Dreamboats went all out against the MVC, and seemed to catch the champs a bit off guard. Ultimately, the power and intensity of Williams and Gordy proved to be too much to overcome, but Trisa Hayes' men certainly gave a creditable effort. Barry Windham vs. Buddy Rose Despite having taken some losses lately, the Playboy was still determined to show he was a force to be reckoned with. Facing another former two time Pacific Heavyweight Champ, Rose used his considerable savvy to keep in the game with his younger opponent, luring Windham into some dirty tricks and still showing considerable vigor. Windham was able to flatten him with the Western Lariat, but Rose showed his is not to be looked past. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ted Dibiase © vs. Steven Regal Dibiase has been through considerable challenges, but has still kept the Title Belt around his waist. Tonight, he would take on a young favorite of the crowd who had already held several titles and was now going for the big one. Regal certainly looked set to make the most of his chance, going toe to toe, and it seemed like tonight might be the night for a big upset. We will never know, as Makhan Singh charged out to attack Regal. Dibiase bailed while the ref called for the DQ, all while Regal and Singh duked it out in the ring. This continued until PCW security came out to separate the two. It looks like , before Regal can move on, he is still going to have to deal with the Monster.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, June 13th Sabu vs. Jerry Sims The wrestlers in PCW have learned to have a sense of trepidation when seeing their name opposite Sabu on the matchlist, especially after his match with Bam Bam Bigelow at Seattle Showdown. While he lost that match, the Bombay Madman showed savagery and absolute fearlessness against the Beast From The East, and that carried over into this match. Poor Sims was on the wrong side of Sabu's daredevil moves, ultimately losing to a slingshot legdrop. No doubt about it, Sabu is an opponent to be approached with extreme caution. Interview : Don Coss stands in the Crow's Nest Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest may have only been on the West Coast for a short time as a team, but they have been the center of a lot of drama … The Sons Of The Beach! The fans cheer as Cannonball Grizz and the Sandman head out to the Crow's Nest. They are led by the mystery woman. No longer masked and robed, she reveals herself to be a blonde, blue eyed, long legged woman in a slinky black dress. She smiles as she strides out with her Kendo stick casually slung over her shoulder. She is followed by Shinya Hashimoto , Jushin Liger and Dragon Azul. Coss : Well, folks, quite the retinue. Seems like there have been a lot of changes in the Sons Of The Beach. Grizz : Ha ha, you bet, Donnie! The Playboy Club thought they had gotten the better of us, but we knew what we were doing. Who is laughing now, Rose? Sandman : What my enthusiastic pal means is that we had a plan, and nearly everything went according to that plan. You see, before we came to PCW, my boy Grizz filled me in on just what a crumb Rose was. But he also told us how dangerous and cunning he was. Yeah, I'll give the Doughboy his due. We certainly didn't, heh heh, take him lightly. We knew Grizz coming back would draw his attention, and sooner or later, we would have to deal with the Playboy Club. It was just the two of us against the six of them, and good as we are, we can't overcome those numbers. So I went to the one person I trusted more than anyone else, even more than my buddy Grizz … my girl Peaches! *the blonde woman smiles broadly* I sent Peaches in undercover and she started recruiting the team. She got this team organized by negotiating with Hash and the Thunder Dragons , and got everyone in place. Coss : Wait, you speak Japanese? Peaches : What, you don't? Coss : * muttering * Of course you speak Japanese, everybody speaks Japanese but ole Don … Sandman : We were nearly set. But then Seattle Showdown came up sooner than we were ready. We did what we could, but it's tough to fight a match when you constantly have to look over your shoulder. Tina Ferrari cost us the match, and the Suicide Blondes got the win. But we knew it was only a matter of time, and a week later, the jaws of the trap snapped shut. Peaches here put one over on them and got us a rematch , which we of course won. Not only that, we showed the full strength of the Peach Patrol, and the Playboy Club are going to think twice before they mess with us. Peaches : That's right, honey! Tina Ferrari, you had best stay out of my way, unless you want to get a taste of the stick! The Sons Of The Beach, the Thunder Dragons, and Shinya Hashimoto … I put together the toughest group of wrestlers in PCW, and the Playboy Club and the Hexagon had best keep that in mind. I've got the best tag team around, two of the greatest Light Heavyweights in the world, and someone who can take anyone out in the blink of an eye. It's not just a Beach Party, it's a Peach Party with the Peach Patrol! The fans cheer more as Peaches and the Sandman kiss in the ring. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mike Awesome Both men are coming off big matches at Seattle Showdown, and both are looking to move up in the rankings from there. Bigelow wants to keep his considerable momentum going, while Awesome seeks to bounce back after Steve Austin ended his unbeaten streak. The two went at it, fist and fire, with neither man wanting to give an inch to the other. The action spilled outside the ring and the two wound up both being counted out. It won't be long before a rematch is signed. Interview : Don Coss stands in the Crow's Nest Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are coming off a rough outing at Seattle Showdown … the Hexagon! The fans boo as the Hexagon emerge. Sabu, Art Barr, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Rob Zakowski and the Lightning Kid are stone faced, but the Sinister Minister is clearly just barely holding back white hot rage. Coss : Ummm, Minister, your men lost all of their matches at Seattle Showdown. That must … Minister : SILENCE, INFIDEL! The Pacific Coast have showed themselves unready and unworthy of the greatness of the Hexagon. That trollop who spoke earlier dared to insult us. Well, it looks like we are going have to start making examples of people. We showed earlier just what Sabu is capable of. *Sabu points to the sky* All six sides of the Hexagon are equally deadly, and anyone who doubts that will do so at their peril! Bret Hart & Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Scotty The Body & Brian Lee If the Playboy Club were intimidated by the earlier declaration from Peaches, they weren't showing it. If anything, they were more aggressive than usual, ambushing Hart and Ouellet outside the ring. Ouellet was sent crashing head first into the ring steps, but the Hitman fought back hard against the odds. Then, rushing out of the crowd … Roddy Piper! The Hot Scot had not been seen in several weeks after being attacked by Lee, but now he was back with (literally) a vengeance. Piper started whipping Lee with his thick leather belt, and Scotty tried to intervene but Hart held him off. Things took an even wilder turn when Piper started to throttle Lee with the belt. Hart tried to get him to stop but it took considerable effort to get Piper away from the Bulldozer. While Hart dragged Piper off, Scotty helped Lee back to the locker room. Too Cold Scorpio vs. Jimmy Del Ray The fans were certainly glad to see the return of Too Cold Scorpio last week. The former Light Heavyweight champ has clearly developed in his time away from PCW, and showed off several more thrilling moves against the Gigolo, including a moonsault legdrop that was dubbed the Tumbleweed and got the pinfall. Scorpio is clearly back and on track. Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Big Vito Lograsso So far in his title reign, Big Billy Busick has taken on all challengers, earning a reputation as a fighting champion. Tonight, he would be taking on the man who took his place as Jim Cornette's enforcer, Big Vito Lograsso. The Italian Stallion has been gaining his own reputation as one tough customer, so this wasn't a refined, technical match. This was an out and out clubberin', with all four fistises flyin'. The two bruisers threw down and threw all sense of decorum out the window. Big Vito went for broke by going for the Sicilian Smash (running forearm smash to the face), but Busick ducked it and then caught him coming off the ropes with the Spinebuster Slam for the win. A tough challenge, but the Man From Powerhouse Hill survived.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, June 8th Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) Iron & Steel overpowered the former champs when Atlas took Tatum down with a Piledriver. Shane Douglas vs. Eddie Guerrero Douglas was able to hit the Belly To Belly suplex to beat Guerrero The Eagle vs. Gary Albright The Eagle did his best but Albright pinned him with a Dragon Suplex. Mike Awesome vs. Lance Storm Awesome was another wrestler looking to regain his dominance after Seattle Showdown, and crushed poor Storm with the Awesome Bomb. The Patriot vs. David Young The masked hero fought hard and was able to defeat the Golden State Tag Champ with the Patriot Missile. California Title Match : Dennis Condrey © vs. Chris Jericho The Thrillseeker gave it an enthusiastic effort, but Loverboy Dennis continued his impressive title reign with an inverted DDT.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , June 7th Al Snow vs. Sabu A bit of a rivalry has sparked between the Snowman and the Bombay Madman, leading to a fast paced and frantic match that went to a double countout. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Genichiro Tenryu One of the biggest wins of Bam Bam's career was over the Japanese legend, and despite a ferocious effort from Tenryu, the Beast From The East was able to repeat with a top rope flying headbutt. Jerry Lynn vs. Brian Lee Lee was looking to reassert himself after his loss to Barry Windham at Seattle Showdown, and crushed Lynn with the Prime Time Slam. Dan Severn vs. Steve Williams The Beast and Dr. Death had a bruising battle that shook the ring with big slams and suplexes. Williams was ready to put Severn away with the Oklahoma Stampede, but Severn shut that down with a slidedown from his back. He then trapped Williams in an Oklahoma Roll to get the one two three in a major upset. Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Scotty The Body The normally cool Scotty was livid after losing the TV title at Seattle Showdown. Combine that with Tina Ferrari's anger at getting shown up by the SOBs the night before. The two unleashed a series of underhanded tactics at the Big Bully in an attempt to regain the title. The Man From Powerhouse Hill kept a steady course and hit the Bully Breaker (hangman neckbreaker) to remain TV champ. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ted Dibiase © vs. Rick Martel Coming after a near escape with his title at Seattle Showdown, Dibiase would tonight be facing a Canadian legend in front of his countrymen. The Vancouver fans were solidly behind Martel as he challenged for the biggest prize. Martel clearly knew he would be in for a long battle, pacing himself early in the match and holding back on his flashier moves to focus on wearing down Dibiase. Dibiase had a wealth of experience himself, and did all he could to shut down Martel's challenge. It looked like the title would go to Martel when he trapped the champ in the middle of the ring in the Quebec Crab, but Dibiase was able to fight his way to the ropes. The two continued their struggle, until Martel sent Dibiase to the mat with a dropkick, the followed up with a Slingshot Splash. One … two … the bell rang. Martel and the fans were ecstatic, thinking he had won the title, but the ref said that the match went to a 60 minute time limit draw. Martel and the fans were disappointed, but it had been an epic match.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, June 6th Too Cold Scorpio vs. Dan Kay After the huge success of Seattle Showdown, PCW comes back with the return of a past favorite. Scorpio, a previous Light Heavyweight and Golden State Tag champ, was a much loved wrestler who is now back from great success in other promotions. The fans were ecstatic as he high fived them on the way to the ring, but were in for a surprise. While he was certainly an exciting in ring performer in his first run, his years away from the West Coast have taken his offense to the next level. The fans were agog at his spectacular high flying moves, finishing off Kay with a breathtaking 450 Splash. With the return of Scorpio and arrival of Jushin Liger, the Light Heavyweight division looks ready to go to the next level. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, at Seattle Showdown, my next guest went the distance with Big Vito Lograsso … "Gentleman" Chris Adams! Adams has his usual sour look on his face as he headed out to the ring. He was joined by Mike Awesome and Harlem Heat. Conspicuous by his absence is Diamond Dallas Page, but Adams has the other wrestlers gathered behind him as he speaks with Coss. Coss : Well, Chris Adams, I couldn't help noticing that someone is missing … Adams : No! Do not say that name! Our former supposed leader couldn't handle a tiny little piledriver on the concrete, so he is trying his luck elsewhere. What you are looking at right here is the League Of Gentlemen! (The other wrestlers nod in agreement, with Harlem Heat high fiving each other.) It's a new day and a fresh start, and we will accomplish what the other bloke couldn't do. We are ready for war, and we now have the unbeatable weapon in our arsenal … Dangerous K! The fans are stunned as Toshiaki Kawada, with a face as sour as Adams', stalks out to the ring. Coss : Toshiaki Kawada? What on earth …? Adams : I will speak for my friend here. Kawada has for a long time been fed up with Hashimoto and Sasaki holding him back, keeping with some idiotic code of supposed honor. I met with him in secret and we agreed that our philosophies are much the same. Coss : Wait, you speak Japanese? Adams : What, you don't? I have made many tours of Japan and am well versed in the Japanese language, among others. It didn't take long for us to reach an understand. We know he can be an incredible asset to the League, and the League can help him reach his true potential. What you are looking at are the five greatest wrestlers in the world today, and PCW is about to be taken over by the League Of Gentlemen! Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Fit Finlay The next match would be a duel of two rough , tough scrappers and neither of them were going easy on the others. They hit hard and often in a bruising battle, with the youth and fire of Ouellet matched by the grit and experience of Finlay. It was a close match, but it wound up going to PCO by way of a package piledriver. The crowd cheered the Canadian favorite, but he seems to be looking for new and bigger challenges. David Cash & Jason Jett vs. Harlem Heat True to his word, Chris Adams was out to back up his tag team and light a fire under them. While the Money Train duo of Cash and Jett certainly had plenty of fire to them, the power and rage of Harlem Heat were too much to overcome, and Cash wound up pinned after the Harlem Hangover. An impressive start to the new League of Gentlemen. Chris Hamrick vs. Makhan Singh While Singh was on the losing side of the big six man cage match at Seattle Showdown, the Monster still has yet to be pinned since his return to the West Coast. Despite an heroic effort from Hamrick, he was not the man to stop Singh at this time, being squashed by the Monster Mash (front slam). Makhan Singh continues to be unstoppable in PCW action. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest came out of the Seattle Showdown Night One main event victorious … Stunning Steve Austin! The crowd cheers loudly as Austin comes out, but the blonde Texan seems to be dealing with mixed emotions. Coss : Steve, that was truly an incredible victory you had, defeating the previously undefeated Mike Awesome in the cage! Austin : Thanks a bunch, Don. It took a lot, but I knew I could beat him, no matter how big he was. It was a hell of a match … and I can't think of a better note to go out on. *cue gasps from the crowd* Coss : Stunning Steve, what are you saying? Austin : Just what it sounds like, Don. When I got to PCW , I was just starting out in the business. I knew that I would only be here for a short time … but , despite my ups and downs, I came to enjoy the West Coast and its fans. We had us a good ole time … however, I knew, sooner or later, it would be time for this ole Texas boy to move on. When I finally beat the one guy I couldn't beat before, I realized it was time. Time for me to face some new challenges in a new place. Before I go, though, I want to tell you that I've had the time of my life and I will never forget you crazy knuckleheads! The crowd gives him a standing ovation as Pierre Carl Ouellet comes out and gives his friend a manly farewell hug. He raises Austin's arm in triumph as Stunning Steve goes on to fulfill his destiny. The Thunder Dragons (Jushin Liger & Dragon Azul) vs. The Suicide Blondes The new duo of the Thunder Dragons made a sensational debut at Seattle Showdown, and a lot of the fans were eager to see what they would do next. They would be facing the Suicide Blondes, themselves victorious at Seattle Showdown, and the Thunder Dragons were accompanied by the mysterious robed and cowled woman. Things took an unusual turn before the match even started, as Cannonball Grizz and the Sandman came out and interacted with the robed women. They mostly mimed their conversation, but the robed woman seemed to understand the gist of what they were trying to say. She raised her Kendo stick and gestured to the back, and Liger and Dragon dutifully returned to the locker room. Strangely, the robed woman stayed at ringside, to the clear displeasure of Tina Ferrari. The Blondes seemed confident, having defeated the Sons Of The Beach at Seattle Showdown, but the reason they won, Tina, was effectively neutralized by the presence of the robed woman. While the Blondes and the SOBs fought it out in the ring, the robed woman was always one step ahead of her. Tina eventually got fed up and attacked the robed woman , but got a shock when she pulled off the cowl, showing that the mystery woman had blue eyes and shoulder length blonde hair. The ref came over to break up the kerfuffle, and while Tina argued with the ref, the mystery woman underhanded her Kendo stick into the ring. The Sandman grabbed it and whalloped it across the back of Louie Spiccoli, who was then hit by a running cross body press from Grizz. The ref turned around and made the three count, giving the revenge victory to the Sons Of The Beach. Tina tried to go after the blonde woman again, but the mystery woman was now surrounded, not just by the SOBs but also the Thunder Dragons and Shinya Hashimoto. Tina and the Blondes beat a hasty retreat while the Sandman kissed the blonde woman and the fans wondered just what on earth was going on.

Playboy has been an interesting project with me. One of my favorite wrestlers, he has always been central to Portland wrestling and the straw that stirs the drink in the territory, my Jerry Lawler as it were. But the inevitable fact was that his physical deterioration IRL over the years would make it hard to justify him as the top man in a territory with the likes of Bret Hart, Barry Windham, Ted Dibiase , etc. (In the real timeline, this would be when he would be doing the Blow Away Diet skits, pretty much washed up in his late 30s). I did my best to keep his value up so that it could be a major win for Bret to defeat him, and not damage Rose's name because I had worked hard over the years to make Bret a top singles contender. Meanwhile, although Rose would no longer be the main guy in Portland, he still had a place in my plans as the spider in the middle of the web of the Playboy Club, still causing trouble and driving action.

Small clarification, but the Thrillseekers are part of the Brigade, not the Citadel

War in the tag division, Savage vs. Hennig, loving the hot action in Memphis.

Missing from my roster : John Tatum

Whoops, posted in the wrong thread ... Following the posting of Seattle Showdown, PCW sends DDP to WCW for JTL, errrr, Jushin Thunder Liger. PCW also drops Billy Gunn and picks up Peaches. From that, Billy Gunn now goes to WCW.

Following the posting of Seattle Showdown, PCW sends DDP to WCW for JTL, errrr, Jushin Thunder Liger. PCW also drops Billy Gunn and picks up Peaches.