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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, November 19th Owen Hart vs. Mr. Hito These two had a tense battle that ended with Hart pinning Hito following a Moonsault. Leo Burke vs. One Man Gang Burke put up a good fight but was ultimately overwhelmed by the big 747 who crushed him with a running splash Ron Simmons vs. Rick Gantner These two big hosses when at it in a titanic battle that ended with Simmons hitting a running spear for the pin Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Joe & Dean Malenko A fast paced and exciting tag match that ultimately went to the Malenkos when Joe pinned Shane with a German Suplex Texas Red vs. Maxx Payne This was a strange one. Paul Bearer was in the corner of his man Maxx Payne, shouting encouragement as he tore into Texas Red. But whenever Red got on offense, Bearer laughed with glee at every move he landed. No matter what Red threw at him, Payne kept relentlessly advancing, until the big Texan was finally able to put him down with a thundering Western Lariat. As he led Payne from the ring, Bearer had an encouraging arm around him and congratulated him for a job well done. What on earth was he talking about? Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Tony St. Clair In his last title defense before San Diego , Bockwinkel varied from his recent run of matches with up and coming young stars to face the British veteran "Tough" Tony St. Clair. The two had a long and gripping technical showdown that had the fans on the edge of their seats. Bock finally pulled it out when he dodged the spinning forearm smash and caught St. Clair in a roll up to get the one two three.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, November 18th Hector Guerrero vs. Sid Vicious After the strict sanctions put into effect by Commissioner Dutch Savage, there was a sense in this match of Sid Vicious being on what passes for his best behaviour. He seemed more than a little bit lost at having to reign himself in, and Hector capitalized with an effective hit and run offense on the big man. It all came crashing to a halt when Vicious was able to catch him coming off the ropes with a clothesline. Vicious followed up with a devastating chokeslam, then a Power Bomb to put an end to the match. Vicious was once again looking to inflict some post match damage, but Paul Bearer, not wanting to risk the wrath of Dutch Savage (or, for that matter, Ron Simmons), called him off. Bret Hart vs. Gary Young Gary Young has managed to pull off a series of increasingly dirty victories over the past few weeks, and was looking to continue his momentum going into his Loser Leaves Town Match with Jim Neidhart at San Diego Battleground. If he thought his match with Bret Hart was going to be more of the same, he got a rude awakening. The Hitman was distinctly unimpressed with Young, having been well schooled by his father and brothers, and knew every counter and response to his gutter tactics. In desperation, Young attempted a low blow kick, only to find his leg easily caught by Hart. Bret them took him down with a legsweep and followed up with the Sharpshooter, forcing Young to tap out. Not an auspicious lead up for Young's match with Bret's former partner. Curt Hennig vs. Curtis Hughes While Nick Bockwinkel has been facing some tough challengers on the road to his San Diego Battleground title defense, his Battleground opponent Curt Hennig has not been taking it easy either. Tonight, he would have to deal with the big roughneck Curtis "The Cat" Hughes. Hughes was incredibly aggressive with Hennig, raising some doubts as to what condition Hennig would be in for his title match. But Hennig bounced back and hit some big clotheslines to knock Hughes around before going up top for a flying dropkick to score the pinfall. A big win, but the biggest challenge will come in San Diego. Chavo Guerrero vs. Big Bubba Rogers In spite of his man staring down the barrel of a Loser Leaves Town Cage Match with Texas Red, Jim Cornette was all smiles and confidence as he led Big Bubba to the ring. His confidence looked well placed, as the huge Louisville Slugger overwhelmed Chavo, beating him from pillar to post before pinning him with the Big Bubba Slam. A convincing victory that sends a signal to Red that he might have to up his game if he wants to come out of San Diego Battleground still a part of Pacific Coast Wrestling. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero The evening finished off with two of the fastest rising tag teams in PCW having a real barn burner of a match. With their own big San Diego Battleground matches coming up, they were both keen on maintaining their momentum and went all out in a match with lots of double team and combination moves. Barr and Guerrero kept up a wicked pace throughout the match, but this wound up costing them when Barr didn't see Tatum tag out to Victory, and leapfrogged Tatum only to be caught by Victory with the Victory-Plex. A convincing win for Coast 2 Coast that sets them up well for the upcoming Pacific Tag Team Title Match, but both teams looked very impressive.

Dumb question, what is the source of the matches you are watching?

I have Todd Wright listed on my roster, that should be Todd Morton.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, November 13th Steve Blackman vs. Jim Neidhart The Lethal Weapon and the Anvil had one of the hardest hitting matches in quite some time, with shots that echoed around the arena. After a long battle, Neidhart was able to bowl Blackman over with a running shoulder tackle, then followed up with a running powerslam to give the match to the hometown Fresno native. Cannonball Grizzly vs. Mr. Hito Hito made him work hard for it, but Grizzly was still able to pull out the win with the Cannonball Crush (top rope splash). Tony St. Clair & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Maxx Payne , Buzz Sawyer & Hack Sawyer A long and fierce six man tag match that Payne took for his team with a front layout suplex on Brookside. Chavo Guerrero vs. Curtis Hughes The Cat mauled Chavo throughout this match, finally putting him away with the Cat's Claw (modified side slam onto the knee) Dan Severn vs. Teijo Khan Khan was a lot to overcome, but the Beast used his considerable technical expertise to pick him apart until forcing him to tap out to the body scissors sleeper. California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Barry Windham Backlund and Windham had a match for the ages that spilled out of the ring when Windham clotheslined Backlund over the top rope, then followed up with a top rope clothesline to the outside. Unfortunately, neither man was able to make it back into the ring after that, resulting in a double countout.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, November 12th John Tatum vs. Chris Candido Both Jack Victory and Al Snow were in their respective partners' corners for this singles match, but the ref announced before the opening bell that he had been given full authority by Commissioner Dutch Savage to impose full sanctions if there was even the slightest sign of them interfering, up to and including suspension without pay. Snow and Victory stayed quiet but attentive on the sidelines as Tatum and Candido went at it full bore, but when the ref was knocked down, Candido called on his partner to sneak in and attack Tatum. Snow, not wanting to risk being caught by the ref and suspended , refused, much to Candido's displeasure. Candido spent too long arguing with Snow, as he turned around and caught a Superkick from Tatum right to the face. The ref recovered in time to make the count for Tatum. Candido and Snow continued arguing as they left the ring. Black Tiger vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers Tiger gave Flowers a real fight, but in the end, the "Diamond" one's deadly Piledriver proved too much to overcome Doug Furnas vs. Bobby Eaton It was a battle of Speed vs. Power, with both men having the advantage at different points in the match. Furnas was eventually able to tip the balance decisively in his favour when he caught Eaton coming off the ropes, then hit a crushing front slam for the one two three. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Cactus Jack In what is becoming something of a trend for these two, both men were counted out while brawling in the aisle. Curt Hennig vs. The Angel Of Death Counting down the days to his big Pacific Heavyweight Title shot at San Diego Battleground, Hennig faced a considerable challenge in the big Angel Of Death. The big Playboy Club member hit a lot of hard shots on Hennig, but Hennig was able to duck under the Death Sentence (top rope flying clothesline), then follow up with a jumping neck snap on the prone Angel for the win. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Jeff Jarrett Hennig's San Diego Battleground opponent, Pacific Heavyweight champ Nick Bockwinkel, faced his own considerable challenger in young Jeff Jarrett. The second generation star thrilled the fans with a number of near falls that got the fans hoping there would be a new champion tonight. Alas , it was not to be, as Bockwinkel hit a belly to back suplex, then put his feet on the ropes for the bridge to successfully defend his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, November 11th Super Strong Machine vs. Al Snow Last week at a house show, Machine and Snow had a match that got a lot of positive buzz from the fans. PCW swiftly signed a rematch, and these two did not disappoint. They cranked it into an even higher gear, with more and faster big moves and a truly wicked pace. It seemed like the match would go to Snow when he went up top for a flying splash, but Machine rolled out of the way just in time, and followed up with the Devil Windmill Suplex to score the pinfall. After the match, Machine bowed to Snow in respect, and the two got a round of applause from the fans. Hector Guerrero vs. Gary Young Gary Young has sunk deeper and deeper into dirty tactics the harder he has tried to get his PCW career back on track. Case in point would be this match. Tellingly, none of the other Knights Templar were present for his match with Hector Guerrero. Frustrated at every turn by the fiery star's razzle dazzle and skill, Young broke out of an attempted Butterfly Suplex with a nasty low blow kick, then followed up with a DDT to score the tainted victory. Young may be getting more wins now, but he is certainly not gaining anyone's respect. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen , my next guests are heading for a date with destiny at San Diego Battleground … "Playboy" Buddy Rose and the Playboy Club! The crowd explodes into boos as Buddy Rose, Teijo Khan, and the Angel Of Death make their way to the ring. Khan and AOD are impassive as always, while Rose bore an especially broad grin of smug self confidence. Coss : Buddy Rose, Commissioner Dutch Savage certainly dropped the hammer on you last week. First of all, at San Diego Battleground, your two men, Teijo Khan and the Angel Of Death, will be facing Cannonball Grizzly and Pierre Carl Ouellet in a match where the loser of the match will be forced to leave PCW. Then later that same evening, you will have your own loser leaves town match with your nemesis, Fit Finlay. What's more, if Khan or the Angel interfere in any way in that match, you will all be kicked out of PCW. It seems like they really have you behind the eight ball and this could very well be the end of the Playboy Club! Rose : A particularly dimwitted conclusion on your part, Coss, which comes as no surprise to me. You see, the Playboy has some excellent lawyers, and while they weren't able to get those stipulations overturned, they were able to add a few stipulations of our own. While my men have been banned from ringside, Cannonball Grizzly and Pierre Carl Ouellet will also be banned with the same conditions. And the match will be under a No DQ or countout stipulation as well. So it will be just you and me, Finlay, just the way I always do business! (Coss is clearly rolling his eyes behind him, but Rose ignores him.) No rules, no excuses, and no way out! After my boys here get rid of the Doughball and the Frenchman, I will get you out of my silky platinum tresses once and for all. And, as always, the Playboy Club will reign supreme! Shane Douglas vs. "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo As the Army has gone to war with the Diamond Exchange to avenge their fallen comrade Todd Morton, Angel Acevedo has proved an especially tough nut to crack. Hard as a coffin nail, the Cuban Assassin has been a ruthless opponent in any match they have had with the Exchange. Shane Douglas found this out the hard way, as he struggled to get any kind of footing in this match. Acevedo shut down an attempted Belly To Belly Suplex with a brutal elbow shot to the jaw, and followed up with a Piledriver to take the match. Not a good omen for the Army as they head for San Diego Battleground. The Southern Boys vs. Joe & Dean Malenko The tag team division of Pacific Coast Wrestling has always been hot, and it has gotten even hotter with the recent arrivals of the Southern Boys and the Malenko Brothers. These two teams were quite evenly match, and seemed to know each other's moves before they were even executed. They were still going at it when the bell rang to signal a 15 minute time limit draw. There can be no doubt that these two teams are headed for a rematch somewhere down the line. Tony St. Clair vs. Teijo Khan On the way to his showdown with Maxx Payne at San Diego Battleground, St. Clair finds himself across the ring from another big bruiser in the form of Teijo Khan. The hit man of the Playboy Club threw a lot of big bombs at St. Clair, but the English veteran proved why he is known as "Tough" Tony by surviving this assault and coming back with his own hard shots, finally putting down Khan with the Spinning Forearm Smash. An impressive win, but it remains to be seen if he can get the same results against Maxx Payne.

You are up next in the 1988 Rookie Draft, BTW.

Gotta think that Al Madril winning the title had to have the fans livid. The next Fiesta Gardens will be a riot.

Sorry to be a pain, Gene, but you are up in the 1988 Rookie Draft.

Well earned and well deserved praise, you always have awesome shows. Congrats!

Important distinction : they are on probation, not suspension. The wrestlers are on probation so they will still be wrestling matches between now and San Diego, but one slip, and they are gone. Also, Backlund didn't have back to back defenses. It was Bockwinkel one night, and Baclund the next.

With the recent announcement from PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage, Pacific Coast Wrestling can now reveal the full lineup for San Diego Battleground, taking place over 2 months at the end of November. Pacific Coast Wrestling San Diego Battleground from the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, Night One, "The Last Chance Saloon" Tony St. Clair vs. Maxx Payne Doug Furnas vs. Mr. Hito Jeff Jarrett vs. Rick Gantner Leo Burke & Todd Morton vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers & "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo Submission Match : Dan Severn vs. Akira Maeda Loser Leaves Town Match : Gary Young vs. Jim Neidhart Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero Loser Leaves Town Match : Texas Red vs. Big Bubba Rogers Golden State Tag Team Title Match : British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) © vs. Buzz & Hack Sawyer California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Super Strong Machine 2/3 Falls Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Owen Hart Pacific Coast Wrestling San Diego Battleground from the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, Night Two, "The Last Chance Saloon" Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Joe & Dean Malenko Loser Of The Fall Leaves Town Match : Cannonball Grizzly & Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Teijo Khan & The Angel Of Death Dingo Warrior vs. Curtis Hughes Loser Leaves Town Match : Ron Simmons vs. Sid Vicious Black Tiger vs. Sabu Loser Leaves Town Match : Fit Finlay vs. Buddy Rose Billy Jack Haynes vs. Cactus Jack The Southern Boys vs. The Midnight Express Loser Leaves Town Street Fight : Barry Windham vs. The One Man Gang Pacific Television Title Match : Ed Gantner © vs. Bret Hart Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) © vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Curt Hennig

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, November 6th Super Strong Machine vs. Al Snow The evening got off to a rip roaring start with a very hot match between one half of the Pacific Tag Team champs and the masked Japanese star. Snow has come seemingly out of nowhere to have several highly rated singles match, and kept this up with his match with Super Strong Machine, with plenty of near falls that ended when Snow tried to go for a Wheelbarrow Suplex, but was countered with a small package by Machine that gave the match to the masked man. Leo Burke vs. "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo The sheer hatred between Burke and Acevedo proved to be too much for the ring to contain, leading to both men being counted out while brawling at ringside. Chavo Guerrero vs. Jim Neidhart In spite of Chavo's best efforts, Neidhart overpowered him before forcing him to surrender to the Anvilizer (modified Cobra Clutch) Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) vs. Buzz & Hack Sawyer Two of the top tag teems in PCW had a down and dirty fight which went to Coast 2 Coast when Victory pinned Hack with a Victory-Plex Tony St. Clair vs. Chris Candido The other half of the tag champ had his own outstanding singles match, squaring off with the English veteran "Tough" Tony St. Clair. The former Light Heavyweight champ gave St. Clair quite a battle before getting caught flatfooted coming off the ropes with the spinning forearm smash that gave the win to "Tough" Tony California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Fit Finlay Mr. Bob Backlund has had some intense wrestling matches as dual champ, but the Belfast Bruiser gave him an out and out fight . The two men went at it fist and fire with Backlund ultimately fighting out of an attempted Tombstone Piledriver and trap him in a Backlund Bridge to pull out the victory

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, November 5th Buddy Rose vs. Black Tiger Buddy Rose came out severely disgruntled by the recent announcement of his Loser Leaves Town match with Fit Finlay, and seeming more than a little bit distracted. Not a good idea to not be giving one's full attention to the former Light Heavyweight champion, and Black Tiger proved to be a considerable opponent for the Playboy. The masked man was trying to get Rose up for the Black Tiger Bomb when a wildly swinging elbow smash from the Playboy caught him full in the face. Rose then followed up with the Inside Out Backbreaker to just barely pull out the win. Texas Red vs. Cactus Jack Once again, Paul Bearer was an unwanted presence at ringside, observing everything that Texas Red did. Red certainly didn't appreciate having anything drawing his attention away from the match, as the wild man from Truth Or Consequences proved to be plenty for him to try to contend with. Cactus threw everything he had at the big Texan, and nothing Red did seemed to be able to put him down for long. He finally was able to hit a Tombstone piledriver to finally get the three count on Cactus Jack. It looked like Bearer might follow Texas Red back from the ring, but Red gave him a disgusted look, and Bearer thought better of it and left by a separate route. Billy Jack Haynes vs. The Angel Of Death Two big, powerful men had a mighty battle that made the ring shake with every move. Angel tried to hit the Death Sentence (top rope flying clothesline) , but Billy Jack ducked it, then hit a lariat on Angel to get a hard fought win. Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. Rick Gantner & Curtis Hughes While Ronnie P. Gossett's men outweighed the Odd Couple, Severn and Jarrett brought a boatload of grit and determination to the match, and more than held their own against the young Bull and the Cat. Jarrett was even able to catch Gantner off guard with a top rope flying cross body press and score the pinfall. A bit of an upset that certainly upset Gantner, but his partner and his manager were able to get him calmed down after the match. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) © vs. The Midnight Express These two teams have been rivals ever since the Midnights arrived in PCW, and Cornette's men gave a considerable challenge to the two young English gentlemen. The match ended up going right out the window when the Southern Boys, still smarting from yesterday's ambush, rushed out and attacked Lane and Eaton. The Midnight Express won the match by DQ but did not get the titles. This time, the attack led to Commissioner Dutch Savage getting on the ringside microphone and announcing that the two teams were forbidden from interacting until San Diego Battleground, and unless they wanted that match to be Loser Leaves Town, they had best leave the ring right away. Both teams, suitably chastened and not wanting to risk their PCW careers, immediately headed back to the locker room. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Brian Pillman In the lead up to San Diego Battleground, Bockwinkel has not been making it easy on himself, taking on challenges from some of the finest young contenders in PCW. Tonight, he was facing no less a competitor than the Pacific Light Heavyweight champ Brian Pillman, and the Cincinnati native was certainly on fire tonight. The two had a gripping battle that thrilled the fans until Pillman attempted a natural bridge, only for it to be reversed into a roll up by Bockwinkel that decided the contest in favor of the veteran.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, November 4th Leo Burke & Fit Finlay vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers & "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo Leo Burke has been gunning for the Diamond Exchange ever since they injured his pupil Todd Morton a few weeks back. Trying to keep the members of Black Gold out of the line of fire, he turned to his good friend Fit Finlay to try to make the Exchange pay some dues. The result was a hard hitting match where neither side held back and it was all the ref could do to maintain some kind of order. The arrogant Flowers thought he would humiliate Burke by forcing him to submit to his own Sleeper Hold, but he failed to notice Finlay going to the top rope and coming off with an elbow smash to the back of his head. Burke then made the cover while Finlay held off Acevedo and got the one two three. The Diamond Exchange were seething at this defeat and swearing revenge as they left the ring. Shane Douglas vs. Cactus Jack Douglas may have been spared the match with the Diamond Exchange, but he might have felt like he had gone from the frying pan to the fire as he faced his former colleague in the Army, Cactus Jack. Although they may have been friends a long time in the past, that seemed to all have gone out the window as the two threw down in a vicious battle. Ultimately , Cactus proved to be too much to overcome as he caught Douglas coming off the ropes with a diving elbow smash to pull out the victory. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest is the Commissioner of Pacific Coast Wrestling … Dutch Savage. The crowd cheered Savage as he made his entrance, but he was all business as he headed out to the ring. The normally genial Commissioner and much beloved retired veteran wrestler bore an expression of barely unchecked rage as he joined Coss. Coss : Dutch … Commissioner … I understand you have some declarations to make. Savage : (making an effort to keep control of his anger) That's right, Don. Like many in the PCW community, I am disgusted at the behaviour of some of the wrestlers at the show in Vancouver. First, the Playboy Club affected the results of the match between Buddy Rose and Fit Finlay. Then , the semi main event match between the Brigade and Camp Cornette, a match that many had been looking forward to, was ruined by interference from Sid Vicious, One Man Gang, and Texas Red. The whole show was turned into a complete mess because of their irresponsible actions. Well, I have had it up to here with their nonsense and I am taking action. I am laying down the law and I am not playing favorites. Effective immediately, the following wrestlers are all on probation : Buddy Rose, Fit Finlay, Teijo Khan, The Angel Of Death, Cannonball Grizzly, Pierre Carl Ouellet, Sid Vicious, Ron Simmons, Barry Windham, The One Man Gang, Texas Red, and Big Bubba Rogers. What that means is, between now and San Diego Battleground, they are under orders to steer clear of each other. If any of them interferes in any way in the match of the other, BOTH WRESTLERS are immediately fired! I don't care who is responsible, they are both gone. No appeal, no time off for good behaviour … they are out of here! Coss : Wow, that is a stern punishment, Commissioner! Savage : Oh, I am not stopping there. Much as it pains me to admit it, Mr. Bob Backlund has given me a good idea. As we all know, Pacific Coast Wrestling prides itself on accepting and developing new talent. We have scouted out some amazing young prospects that I am sure the fans will love. It is an exciting time in PCW. But to make way for the new, we need to move on some of the old. And it looks like our probationers have just volunteered to help out in that respect. I was mentioning San Diego Battleground earlier. This year's San Diego Battleground will have a special theme : The Last Chance Saloon. That is because it will be the last chance for several wrestlers to save their jobs. Bob Backlund has put two of his men, Gary Young and Jim Neidhart, in a match with each other where the loser will be forced to leave PCW. A good start, but PCW is not going to stop there. It's going to be a proper house cleaning, making way for the new talent and hopefully ridding me of several headaches in one night . To that end, the following matches have been signed : Teijo Khan and the Angel Of Death will face off with Cannonball Grizzly and Pierre Carl Ouellet in a match where the loser of the fall will be gone from PCW. Ron Simmons will face Sid Vicious in a Loser Leaves Town Match. Texas Red vs. Big Bubba Rogers … Loser Leaves Town Cage Match! One Man Gang vs. Barry Windham … Loser Leaves Town Street Fight! And as for my old nemesis, Buddy Rose …. Ohhhh, I have something special for you. Buddy Rose will square off with Fit Finlay in a Loser Leaves Town Match with a very special stipulation. If either Teijo Khan or the Angel Of Death make any appearance, either at ringside or in the ring, during the course of the match, the entire Playboy Club will be immediately fired from PCW. If your goons try to come to your rescue, Rose, you are all gone, and if Fit Finlay does what I know he can do to you, I might just have you out of my hair anyway. We'll clear the decks and I'm sure have an amazing show to close off 1987 with a bang. Then we will be back in 1988 for another great year in Pacific Coast Wrestling! Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Gary Young Gary Young has found himself an outcast in his own group as his ongoing friction with Jim Neidhart has led to Mr. Bob Backlund and the rest of the Knights Templar turning a cold shoulder to him. With a Loser Leaves Town match with Neidhart on the horizon, Young finds himself desperate to prove himself, and to that end, has pulled out all of the dirty tactics he could against Ouellet. The rough and tough French Canadian was far from amused at this, and fired back with shots whose impact could be heard in the back rows. This was less a wrestling match than a bar fight, but Ouellet tried to get a clean victory with a rollup. Young grabbed two fistfuls of tights to reverse it and pulled out a tainted victory. Young may have gotten the win, but he is certainly not impressing anyone, least of all the Knights Templar. Barry Windham vs. Mr. Hito Another wrestler looking to reestablish themselves is Barry Windham, although he has been sticking to the straight and narrow to do that. After losing the Pacific Heavyweight Title to Nick Bockwinkel, Barry has found himself mired in a lengthy feud with the One Man Gang. Now staring down the barrel of a Loser Leaves Town match with the big 747 and, should he survive that, is determined to get back on the path to great things. Hito gave him quite a fight, but Windham would not be denied. He leveled Hito with a Western Lariat, but then did something unexpected. For the first time, he applied the Claw hold, the same move made famous by his father, Blackjack Mulligan, and forced Hito to tap out. If he can make it past San Diego Battleground, it looks like the sky is the limit for young Windham. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) © vs. The Southern Boys While their victory over Black Gold for the Pacific Tag Team Titles took a lot of people by surprise, the Bomb Squad have proved to be fighting champions and have not ducked any challengers. Tonight, they would face the wild eyed Southern Boys who have been on a roll since returning to PCW. They had a closely matched battle where is looked like the Southern Boys might just take the titles. But when the ref was distracted trying to maintain order, the Midnight Express snuck into the ring and clobbered Steve Armstrong in the back of the head with Jim Cornette's tennis racquet . Candido gleefully swept in for the pinfall, but Snow looked annoyed as he watched Lane and Eaton dash out of the ring. Regardless, they came out of the match with the titles still in their possession.

We are just a few weeks from the last big PCW show of the year, San Diego Battleground, and Pacific Coast Wrestling is set to close out an epic year with a bang. PCW management are now able to announce the main events for both nights. Night One 2/3 Falls Pacific Light Heavyweight Match : Brian Pillman (c) vs. Owen Hart Night Two Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Curt Hennig In the past year, the profile of the Light Heavyweight Title has risen dramatically, with many great matches that have generated a lot of excitement in the fans. This match pitting the champ against his best friend is bound to be another classic. And closing out the event is what is set to be the biggest match of the year for PCW. Curt Hennig has gotten pinfalls on Nick Bockwinkel in tag matches, and in spite of Bock's declaration that he would not get a rematch, Hennig earned one more shot at the title with his victory in the big battle royal. Will he be able to bring home the gold? We will see!

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, October 30th Dan Severn vs. Teijo Khan Severn weathered out a ferocious assault from Khan and came back with a series of suplexes before pinning him with a backdrop suplex Dingo Warrior & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Rick Gantner & Curtis Hughes A jarring battle of big heavyweights that ended when Billy Jack Haynes caught Gantner coming off the ropes with a power slam to get the win Jeff Jarrett vs. Akira Maeda Jarrett put in a valiant effort before Maeda forced him to tap out to a Guillotine Sleeper Leo Burke vs. "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo The popular Canadian veteran went to war with his hated rival from the Diamond Exchange. The match ended when Acevedo went for the DDT, but Burke blocked it by grabbing the ropes, then followed with a double leg takedown and cradle to pull out the victory. Black Tiger & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, Buzz Sawyer & Hack Sawyer A hotly contested six man match that went to the Diamond Exchange when Flowers pinned Regal following a piledriver Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Eddie Guerrero In what the fans called the best match of the night, the popular champion from Cincinnati defended his title against the promising second generation star. These two had a long battle with plenty of aerial moves and near falls that ultimately went to Pillman when he pinned Eddie following a flying victory roll.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , October 29th Fit Finlay vs. Buddy Rose After the ref was knocked down in a collision , Finlay was going to set Rose up for a piledriver when the Angel Of Death ran out and hit the Death Sentence (top rope flying clothesline) on Finlay. When the ref came to, he counted the pinfall to give the win to Rose. After the match, Finlay , Angel Of Death and Teijo Khan tried to beat down Finlay until Cannonball Grizzly and Pierre Carl Ouellet rushed out to run them off. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Mr. Hito In what was a very hard hitting match, Ouellet pinned Hito following a package piledriver. Hector Guerrero vs. Art Barr A high flying affair with Barr pulling out the win with a Frog Splash Tony St. Clair vs. Maxx Payne St. Clair got the win by DQ when Payne got him in the Payne Killer too close to the ropes but refused to release it Barry Windham, Curt Hennig & Ron Simmons vs. Big Bubba Rogers & The Midnight Express Hoo, boy. After a long and highly competitive match, the whole thing devolved into chaos when One Man Gang and Sid Vicious both charged into the ring to attack the Brigade. Cornette ordered his men to retreat from the ring and stay out of the way, but Big Bubba pretended not to hear him to get his own licks in on the Brigade. This wound up being a mistake by the Louisville Slugger as this prompted Texas Red to come in swinging a chair. He clocked Bubba with a chair, busting him open. As Rogers lay dazed and bloodied in the ring, Red looked set to do even more serious damage when Simmons and Hennig grabbed his chair, begging him not to do anything he might regret. Red was angry and looked like he might go after them, but suddenly the lights went out in the arena, and when they came back on, there was a full complement of PCW security in the ring separating the wrestlers. A livid PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage got on the ringside microphone , ordering the wrestlers to return to the locker room under threat of immediate suspension. The wrestlers complied as Savage stood at ringside, shaking his head in anger. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Bret Hart Bockwinkel was clearly annoyed that Curt Hennig, the man to whom he declared "No rematch!" , had earned a title shot at San Diego Battleground, and was looking to take his frustrations out on Bret Hart . Bad idea, as the Calgary native was nobody's pushover and gave the champ everything he had. Both men went all out in a long, intense battle, and on several occasions, it looked like Hart just might pull out the upset. He finally had him set up for the Sharpshooter, but Bockwinkel was able to catch him in an inside cradle and just barely hold him down for the three count. A narrow escape for the champ, but one that he worked hard for.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, Sid Vicious vs. Chet Welch For the past few weeks, Sid Vicious has been administering a series of truly brutal beatings on PCW rookies, both during and after his matches. He continued this trend with an absolute drubbing of poor Chet Welch. Vicious beat Welch from pillar to post before pinning him after two power bombs. This time, however, Vicious was looking to take his sadism to sickening new heights. He went outside the ring, grabbed a steel chair, and got Welch set up for a powerbomb on the chair that would have put Welch out of action for good. He never got a chance to complete this atrocity, as Ron Simmons came roaring into the ring and knocked Vicious to the ground. The two time All American unleashed furious punches on him until Vicious made it back to his feet. The two kept slugging it out and it took a full complement of PCW security to pull them apart. Owen Hart vs. Sabu The Light Heavyweight division has truly caught fire in the past year, generating plenty of matches that have gotten the fans excited. This match featured two of the hottest young talents in PCW, and the match certainly lived up to expectations. These two daredevils went at it full bore, with plenty of high flying and near falls. Owen was able to knock down Sabu coming off the ropes with a spinning back heel kick. He followed up with a moonsault that got the three count. A convincing win that would have to rocket Own up to the top of the Light Heavyweight ranks, where his best friend Brian Pillman reigns as champion. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are a dominant faction that has been experiencing some internal strife as of late … the Knights Templar! The crowd rains down boos as Mr. Bob Backlund leads his men to the ring. Al Snow and Chris Candido both looked nervous, Gary Young had a petulant look, Jim Neidhart bore a determined expression, but Backlund's face had the distinct look of barely checked fury. Backlund : Give me that microphone! Young, Neidhart , I have had just about all I can take from you. I give you direct orders to stay clear of each other, and you still keep squabbling like spoiled children. Young : But sir, he … Backlund : I DON'T CARE! I give you two orders and I expect them to be followed! You both had so much promise, but I am coming to regret bringing you into my circle. Frankly, I am sick to death of the pair of you. So I am laying down the law. At the end of November will be San Diego Battleground. At that event, you two will get in the ring and square off like men. When the match is over , one of you will stay and the other will be gone. Not just from the Knights Templar but from Pacific Coast Wrestling! *the Knights and the fans react with shock* Whoever loses the match, I never want to see you again. And whoever wins, well, maybe I can whip you into shape from there. Until that day, I don't want you going anywhere near each other. THAT'S AN ORDER! With that, Backlund turns on his heel and leaves the ring, with the rest of the Knights awkwardly following from behind. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Buzz & Hack Sawyer Last week, Todd Morton was taken out of action due to the horrific acts of the Diamond Exchange. Tonight, Black Gold were looking to avenge their fallen comrade by taking on two of the Exchange in the Sawyer Brothers. Blackman and Douglas gave it their best shot, but in the end, the Sawyers were just two rough, tough and violent, with Buzz pinning Shane with a crushing scoop powerslam off the ropes. Doug Furnas vs. Dean Malenko Ever since his return to PCW several weeks ago, Furnas gave notice to his former comrades in the Pride that he expected them to give him a wide berth, but they have just kept on crossing his path. In this match, the younger of the two Malenko Brothers did battle with Furnas, and the two had a tightly contested duel that matched up Dean's considerable technical expertise against the impressive power of the Oklahoma native. They did battle until Dean tried to take out Furnas with a brainbuster. Furnas blocked it and countered with a mighty vertical suplex, followed by a German Suplex that gave him the pinfall. Battle Royal for a shot at the Pacific Heavyweight Title at San Diego Battleground : Buddy Rose, Angel Of Death, Teijo Khan, One Man Gang, Sid Vicious, Big Bubba Rogers, Cactus Jack, "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, Akira Maeda, Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart, Tony St. Clair, Barry Windham, Curt Hennig, Ron Simmons, Leo Burke, Dan Severn, Jeff Jarrett, Billy Jack Haynes, Super Strong Machine This would be the most highly anticipated Pacific Wrestling Showcase main event in quite some time. A battle royal for title shot at the biggest PCW show of the year. Once all of the men were in the ring, the action got started as intensely as one could imagine. No surprise that Vicious and Simmons immediately tore into each other, battling so furiously that they ended up eliminating each other right off the bat. They continued fighting all the way to the back. One Man Gang went on a tear, tossing out Super Strong Machine and Jeff Jarrett , before Windham, Hennig, Severn, St. Clair, Haynes, Khan and Angel of Death put aside their differences to, errr, gang up on the big 747 to hoist him out of the ring. May hot feuds were evident, as Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart, Dan Severn and Akira Maeda, and Leo Burke and Timothy Flowers all went after each other. Severn and Burke were able to work together to eliminate Maeda and Flowers, while Neidhart overpowered his former partner to toss him from the ring. Buddy Rose was content to avoid as much contact as possible, instead setting his men Khan and Angel Of Death to do his dirty work for him. The Playboy Club took advantage of the distraction of the other wrestlers by attacking Severn, Burke and Neidhart all from behind to eliminate them. St. Clair was able to catch up with Rose and do a lot of damage, but the Playboy was able to duck under a spinning forearm smash to backdrop him out of the ring. Cactus Jack, in fitting with his crazy reputation, threw everything he had at Billy Jack Haynes, but ultimately got two reckless, and was caught by the powerful Oregonian who hurled him over the top ropes. Quick as a flash, the Playboy Club swept in and hit a double clothesline from behind that eliminated Billy Jack. It came down to a final five of Rose, Khan, Angel Of Death, Hennig and Windham. The Playboy Club took advantage of the numbers to wear down the men of the Brigade. But then they got overconfident, with Rose taking time out to gloat to the crowd. He failed to notice Windham and Hennig recover to double back body drop both Angel Of Death and Khan out of the ring. He turned around and was aghast to discover he was all alone against both Windham and Hennig. They did some damage but Rose went right to the gutter with his usual dirty tactics, giving a nasty eyerake to Hennig followed by a low blow kick to Windham. He then hurled Windham out of the ring, but Barry was able to catch himself on the top rope and pull himself back up to the ring apron. Unfortunately for him, the temporarily blinded Hennig was able to grab Rose and whipped him into the ropes, causing a collision that led to Windham crashing to the floor. Hennig then hit a dropkick that sent Rose flying out of the ring, leaving Hennig as the last man standing. An angered Windham rushed into the ring and confronted Hennig, but once it was explained what had happened, he calmed down and congratulated his comrade, even raising his arm in victory. Hennig was triumphant, and in spite of Nick Bockwinkel's declaration that he would not get a rematch, would face the champ for the Pacific Heavyweight Title.

Breaking news from the office of PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage : Pacific Coast Wrestling is excited to announce in advance the main event of next week's Pacific Wrestling Showcase from Victoria, BC ... Battle Royal for a shot at the Pacific Heavyweight Title at San Diego Battleground : Buddy Rose, Angel Of Death, Teijo Khan, One Man Gang, Sid Vicious, Big Bubba Rogers, Cactus Jack, "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, Akira Maeda, Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart, Tony St. Clair, Barry Windham, Curt Hennig, Ron Simmons, Leo Burke, Dan Severn, Jeff Jarrett, Billy Jack Haynes, Super Strong Machine In what is becoming an annual tradition in PCW, 20 of our top superstars will duke it out in the ring for a chance of becoming the Pacific Heavyweight Champion. Last year, Barry Windham not only won the Battle Royal but went on to win the title from Buddy Rose. You can bet he is determined to get a shot at winning his title back, but it won't be easy, with Rose and 18 other top level stars vying for the same shot. It's bound to be a great match, coming up on the next Pacific Wrestling Showcase!

I was realizing I had a few dream match ups I had to cram in the last stretch before Bock retires

BaddCo and the Nasties is a match I would have loved to have seen.

Glad to see my boy Young Steamboat win himself 15 Grand, hope he doesn't spend it all in one place. The Armstrongs are triumphant but I don't see this ending any time soon.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, October 23rd Fit Finlay vs. Mr. Hito A hard hitting match between two seasoned competitors that Finlay took with a Tombstone Piledriver. John Tatum vs. Jim Neidhart These two had a furious battle where Tatum was able to escape attempts at the Camel Clutch and the Anvilizer, but the Anvil was still able to hit a running powerslam to get the pinfall. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) & Black Tiger vs. Art Barr, Eddie Guerrero & Sabu These two teams had an absolute barn burner of a match, which ended when Tiger ducked a spinning back heel kick from Sabu coming off the ropes, then followed up with the Black Tiger Bomb to score the victory. Shane Douglas vs. Maxx Payne Big Maxx Payne dominated young Shane Douglas and forced him to tap out to the Payne Killer Doug Furnas vs. Rick Gantner A power battle between another two rising young stars of PCW, where Furnas was finally able to put down the young Bull with a flying shoulder tackle. Pacific Television Title Match : Ed Gantner © vs. Jack Victory The big Bull seemed caught off guard by how much of a battle the New Jersey native gave them, and the two were still battling when the bell rang for a 30 minute time limit draw. Gantner seemed noticeably drained following the match.