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Wow, Tommy Rich is a major Bombshell! Can't wait to see what kinds of chaos he and Billy Joe raise.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, October 9th Black Tiger vs. Todd Morton Morton was still showing some damage from the attack from the Diamond Exchange a couple of nights before, but still gave a game effort in a very competitive match that ultimately went to Black Tiger who pinned Morton with a Schoolboy Rollup. Tony St. Clair vs. Maxx Payne "Tough" Tony put up a courageous battle against Payne, but wound up being overpowered and pinned following a belly to belly suplex. Barry Windham vs. Gary Young Windham dominated Young, who seemed to be showing a loss of confidence, and got the win with a Superplex. Jeff Jarrett vs. "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo These two had a very intense match where the Cuban Assassin ultimately prevailed with the DDT. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) © vs. The Midnight Express Jim Cornette tried to tip the tide in his men's favor by tossing in his tennis racquet. But Texas Red limped out to ringside, still bruised from the night before, and grabbed it from him. Big Bubba Rogers then came to his manager's aid, and he and Red stared each other down while Cornette stood terrified between them. While all of this was going on, British Steel hit the Lawbreaker (double slingshot belly to back suplex) on Eaton and get the win. California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Ron Simmons The young powerhouse Simmons gave Backlund a lot to handle, it Backlund seemed at a loss to figure out who to corral the All American. Simmons was even able to use his incredible strength to power out of an attempted Backlund Bridge. Simmons tried to finish Backlund off with the running Spear, but Backlund dodged out of the way at the last second, and Simmons went flying out of the ring. The fall stunned Simmons enough that he was not able to make it back into the ring, and Backlund won by countout.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 8th Fit Finlay, Pierre Carl Ouellet & Cannonball Grizzly vs. Buddy Rose, Teijo Khan & The Angel Of Death When the match broke down with all 6 men brawling, Cactus Jack snuck in the ring and hit the Cactus Needle (double underhook DDT) on Ouellet. Khan swiftly hit a running kneedrop on Ouellet and got the win for the Playboy Club. Curt Hennig vs. Jim Neidhart The big Anvil gave a real battering to Hennig and even blocked and broke out an attempted Cradle Suplex. Hennig was able to rally and pinned Neidhart after a top rope missile dropkick. Leo Burke & Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Cactus Jack, Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero While the ref was distracted, Pierre Carl Ouellet snuck in the ring and levelled Cactus with a clothesline. When Cactus got to his feet, he was met with a running bicycle kick by Blackman and the Army scored the victory. Texas Red vs. Big Bubba Rogers Red won by DQ when Rogers hit him with Jim Cornette's tennis racquet. Bubba did a real number on him after the match with the racquet until security rushed out to separate the two. The Southern Boys vs. Joe & Dean Malenko These two teams went at it in a long tag team war that had the fans thrilled throughout. There were points during the match where it looked like it go either way, but Smothers was able to hit the Jawjacker on Joe to ultimately give the decision to the Southern Boys. 2/3 Falls Pacific Television Title Match : Ed Gantner © vs. Bret Hart Gantner, still smarting from his loss the day before, ambushed Hart before the opening bell and immediately hit the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face), swiftly getting the first pinfall. Gantner continued to attack Hart, and it didn't look good for the Calgary native. But the Hitman gradually fought back and rallied to trap him in a Victory Roll to even up the match at one fall a piece. The two warriors then kicked it into top gear, going all out to become the ultimate victor. It looked like Hart just might become the new champ when he attempted another Crucifix on Gantner. But the big Bull stood his ground and countered with a Samoan Drop that took the wind out of Hart's sails, scoring the final pinfall and successfully defending his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, October 7th Todd Morton vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers Last week, young Todd Morton scored a major upset over the Cuban Assassin, Angel Acevedo. This week, Acevedo's Diamond Exchange partner "Diamond" Timothy Flowers set out to even the score. Morton's mentor Leo Burke was cheering him on from his corner, while Flowers was accompanied by Acevedo, who gave Morton the evil eye throughout the match. It was an uphill struggle for Morton, who was outmatched by Flowers in both power and experience, but acquitted himself well, coming close on several occasions to getting a surprise pinfall. Flowers kept up his assault on Morton and had him set up for a piledriver. But once again, Morton was able to block and counter with a small package. Could he pull off a come from behind upset two weeks in a row? One … Two … NO! Acevedo charged into the ring and broke up the pin with an elbow smash. The ref called for the DQ while the two double teamed Morton until Burke came to his young charge's rescue, at which point the Diamond Exchange bailed from the ring. Morton may have earned the support of the fans and the Army, but he has made some powerful enemies in the Diamond Exchange. Texas Red vs. Teijo Khan Once again, Texas Red found himself facing one of the big bruisers of the Playboy Club. Like Red's previous match with the Angel Of Death, Paul Bearer showed up at ringside to observe the big Texan. Khan ambushed Red before the match could start with a clotheline from behind and continued to use every dirty trick he could against him. It took a lot of effort to overcome this, but Red was able to put him down with a choke slam. After the match, Red demanded the ring side microphone and got in the face of Paul Bearer. Red : That's two weeks ago that you have showed up unasked for my matches, pale boy! What is your deal, sticking your nose into my business? Bearer : Because I am the only one who give you the guidance you need! There is a darkness inside you, and you need to acknowledge it and tap into it if you are ever to truly succeed. You see how much trouble you had with Teijo Khan? If you knew to embrace the darkness, you would have dispatched him with ease. Let me show you the way! Red : Is that so, fat man? Well the day I let a creep like you lead me, it will be a cold day in hell! Red stalks back to the locker room, but Bearer has an evil grin on his face as he watches him. Sid Vicious vs. Mikey Bortone Bearer was back out soon after, accompanying his man Sid Vicious to the ring. Vicious certainly doesn't have any problem embracing his dark side, rampaging over poor Bortone like he was owed money. Vicious put the hapless Bortone away with not one, not two, but three power bombs, and the rookie was left looking like a bug that hit a windshield. But that was not enough for Vicious, who kept hitting legdrops on Bortone after the end of the match. This prompted Ron Simmons to rush out to rescue the rookie. Vicious wanted to throw down with Simmons, but Bearer ordered him to leave with him. Doug Furnas vs. Chavo Guerrero After his surprising reappearance in PCW last week, there has been much discussion among the fans as to what Doug Furnas' plans would be. There was increased buzz in the crowd as Gary Hart and the rest of the Pride showed up at ringside during his match. Furnas paid them no mind and worked hard to overcome the considerable skill of Chavo, taking him down with the Volunteer Slam (running Canadian backbreaker into the corner followed by a slam to the mat). After the match, Gary Hart and his men entered the ring with a microphone to speak to Furnas. Hart : Dougie! My man! So good to see you again. You should have called. We were caught a bit off guard when you came back, we thought you had gone for good to Oklahoma. But don't worry about any of that, we can certainly make some space for you in the organization. Furnas : Oh, really? Very kind of you to offer me a seat at the end of the table. Well , I did go back to Oklahoma. I went to spend time with my family and think things over. You managed to sweet talk your way into taking over the Pride, and wasn't comfortable with that. The Pride had turned it's back on what it stood for by joining up with someone like you. Someone who would stab someone in the back as soon as look at them! (Hart starts to cloud up) And someone like this guy (gestures to Akira Maeda) who struts around like a big man just because he sucker shot a guy who was unable to defend himself. (Maeda glowers at him) So , no, I don't think I will be returning to the Pride. I am going to make it on my own. And if you have any brains at all, you will stay out of my way. Hart and the Pride look like they are going to attack, but Dan Severn, Jeff Jarrett, Leo Burke and Black Gold come out and stand at Furnas' side, ready to back him up. Hart summons his men and leave the ring. Furnas gave a quick glance to Severn and the rest, but left on his own. Leo Burke & Black Gold (Shane Douglas & Steve Blackman) vs. Art Barr, Eddie Guerrero & Sabu Ever since he left the Army, Art Barr and the other members of the Wild Things have had several matches with his former comrades. But coming back from their recent appearance in Japan, there seemed a difference in the Wild Things. Where they had been cocky before, there was now more of a smooth confidence to them. They had a new precision in their double team moves, and they tagged in and out and broke up pinfalls like they were telepathic. When Barr hit Douglas from behind with a Superkick to the back of the head, Eddie swiftly followed up with a Frog Splash for the victory. The Wild Things have been one of the most promising groups in PCW, but it looks like they are truly starting to unlock their potential. Bret Hart, Owen Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Curtis Hughes & The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mr.jpghttp://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/e/edgantner/02.jpg Ronnie P. Gossett's men had a distinct size advantage over Pillman and the Harts, and the TV champ Ed Gantner was especially dismissive. But the Hart Brothers were trained well in their father's notorious Dungeon, and Pillman was a former Cincinnati Bengal who had overcome much in his life and matched his partners in toughness and resiliency . They more than held their own and gave a ferocious fight to Hughes and the Wild Bulls. Ed Gantner thought he had things well in hand when he lined up Bret for a huge lariat. But Bret dodged it and countered with a crucifix that got Gantner's shoulders to the mat. One … two … THREE!!! Bret had just pinned the Television Champion ! The fans were jubilant while Gossett and his men were furious.

This War is going to be epic!

Woo hoo! Bradley takes the title! Although it had to be a bittersweet evening for him with the additional family strife.

Pacific Coast Wrestling/New Japan Pro Wrestling Co-Promotional Show from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, October 5th Doug Furnas vs. Kazuo Yamazaki There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Doug Furnas ever since his recent return to PCW. His match with Yamazaki showed that he hasn't lost a step in his brief time away. He was able to escape all of Yamazaki's submission attempts and overpower the rising Japanese star before pinning him following the Volunteer Slam (running Canadian backbreaker into the corner followed by a slam to the mat). The Southern Boys vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero This was a top level display to the Japanese fans of the excitement to be found in the PCW tag team division. Two of the fastest rising young teams in PCW squared off in a thrilling bout with plenty of double team moves and near falls. Armstrong was able to pull off the victory with a top rope missile dropkick on Eddie, but both teams got a round of applause from the appreciated crowd. Super Strong Machine vs. Seiji Sakaguchi At the previous co-promotional show, Super Strong Machine appeared representing New Japan. This time out, he is a full time member of the Pacific Coast Wrestling roster. The masked man gave his all against the veteran Sakaguchi in a tough technical duel where Machine emerged triumphant with the Devil Windmill Suplex. Bret & Owen Hart vs. Buzz & Hack Sawyer These two teams had met once before in PCW , with the Sawyers coming out on top. The Harts were determined to avenge their earlier loss. Perhaps it was being in a Japanese ring or his recent match with Steven Regal, but Buzz was reining in his dirtier tactics and matching up well with the Harts in scientific wrestling. This was a long, tense match, and it seemed at several points that it could go in either direction. It wound up being Owen who tipped the balance, hitting a reverse flying bodypress on Hack to score the pinfall. Tony St. Clair vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara This was an eagerly awaited battle between two of the toughest men on either roster. The two had a titanic war with both men determined not to give an inch to the other. St. Clair tried to finally put Fujiwara away with his spinning forearm smash, but Fujiwara blocked it and sent him to the mat with a brutal single arm takedown. He then locked St. Clair in his namesake Fujiwara Armbar, and the Englishman was unable to escape, having no choice but to tap out. Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Kengo Kimura Another fast rising team in PCW is the duo of Joe and Dean Malenko, who have helped put the Pride on the map as a faction to be respected and feared. They showed why in an incredibly competitive match with two of the top stars of New Japan. They survives the onslaught of Koshinaka and Kimura and ultimately prevailed when Dean hit a brutal brainbuster on Koshinaka. Black Tiger vs. Nobuhiko Takada This is a rematch from the previous co-promotional show, where Tiger was able to successfully defend his Pacific Light Heavyweight Title. He is no longer champion, but was no less determined to win out over Tanaka. The two went at it like gladiators, with Tiger once again able to work his way out of the submission traps that Takada set for him. But he wasn't able to dodge a spinkick from Takada that caught him in the head and knocked him cold. Takada was awarded the match by knockout. Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. Akira Maeda & Mr. Hito Last time Severn and Maeda faced off in Japan, it was a brutal bout that ended in a no contest. Their mutual hatred has not diminished one iota since then, and this match was just as vicious, with Jarrett and Hito getting caught between the two. Severn ultimately was able to pin Hito with a capture suplex, but both sides kept at it after the finish, with a contingent of PCW and NJPW wrestlers coming out to separate the two sides. Gary Young vs. Riki Choshu Young absorbed an hellacious beating at the last co-promotional show, but was still on the winning side when his partner, Bob Backlund, pulled out the victory. This time out, he didn't have Backlund or any of the other members of the Knights Templar in his corner, and would be facing Riki Choshu on his own. Credit where it is due, Young put up a valiant effort, doing everything he could to stem Choshu's attack. But in the end, it was too much to overcome, with Choshu taking him down with a Riki Lariat before forcing him to tap out to the Scorpion Hold. Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Brian Pillman It was the consensus of the Japanese fans that the breakout star of the previous co-promotional show was Brian Pillman, and everyone was keen to see how he would do against the Junior Heavyweight champ. Although both men were champions in their respective promotions, neither title would be on the line, with the two men fighting for honour and glory. The two men started slowly, testing each other and trying to spot a weakness. After a period of matwork, they started to open up their offense a bit more. Each man took more and more risks as the match went on, but neither man was able to get the other down for the three count. The bell rang at 30 minutes with both men standing tall, and the match was declared a time limit draw. The fans gave them a standing ovation for their outstanding efforts. Nick Bockwinkel & Antonio Inoki vs. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig http://pwtorch.com/artman2/uploads/3/HennigAWA2_1.jpg Speaking of time limit draws, Bockwinkel and Inoki went at it for 60 minutes at the previous show in an epic battle. This time out, they would be joined together in a super team against two of the young lions of the Brigade. This was truly a battle for the ages, with the youth and vigor of the Brigade being matched by the skill and experience of Inoki and Bockwinkel. Things seemed to be going the way of the veterans when Windham and Hennig turned the momentum on it's head with a double dropkick that sent him flying out of the ring. Bock tried to come at them, but was sent to the mat by a double lariat. There was a moment of confusion when they were uncertain who would go for the pin, but as Hennig was the legal man in the ring he went for the cover and got the one two three. The Brigade had pulled out an incredible victory and soaked in the cheers of the Japanese fans.

I'm calling Wahoo and Dr. D vs. the Koloffs as a blood bath. Tully vs. JYD is going to be explosive.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, October 2nd Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Cactus Jack Another furious brawl between these two young up and comers where Ouellet ducked under a clothesline from Cactus Jack and backdropped him out of the ring. Ouellet then followed up with a running senton from the apron onto Cactus on the floor, then made it back into the ring in time to win by countout. Cannonball Grizzly vs. The Angel Of Death After the referee was knocked down, Teijo Khan ran into the ring and ambushed Grizzly from behind with a big kick to the back of the head. A staggered Grizzly was then easy prey for a Death Sentence (top rope flying clothesline) that got the win for AOD. Barry Windham vs. The One Man Gang Another knock down, drag out brawl, where Gang wrapped his chain around his arm and tried to clothesline Windham. Windham ducked under and Gang hit the referee instead. Once the ref recovered, he gave the match to Windham by DQ, but the two men kept at it long after the decision was rendered. Fit Finlay vs. Buddy Rose Once again, this feud kept rolling on in a chaotic match. Rose tried to summon in Teijo Khan and the Angel Of Death, but they wound up being intercepted in the aisle by Cannonball Grizzly and Pierre Carl Ouellet. During this distraction, Finlay hit Rose with a Tombstone Piledriver for the win. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Chris Candido An intensely competitive title defense that saw Pillman prevail over the former champion after a hangman's neckbreaker. Pacific Television Title Match : Ed Gantner © vs. Hector Guerrero The Big Bull had his hands full with the always fiery Hector, but ultimately came through with the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face).

Another wrestler active at this point, Visine spokes model Mongolian Mauler.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , October 1st Doug Furnas vs. Chavo Guerrero After his shocking appearance at the previous night's show, Furnas made his in ring return tonight, overpowering Chavo and hitting the Volunteer Slam (running Canadian backbreaker into the corner followed by a slam to the mat) for the win. Ron Simmons vs. Sid Vicious Both of these two powerhouses went at it, fist and fire, and ended up being counted out while brawling outside the ring. Robbie Brookside vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers Brookside put up a courageous fight, but the leg injury suffered at the hands of the Sawyer Brothers proved to be too much to overcome, and Flowers took the match with a Piledriver Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Joe & Dean Malenko The former Pacific Tag champs and the Brothers had a long, intense tag battle that went to the Malenkos when Dean pinned Shane following a Brainbuster Bret Hart vs. Hack Sawyer Bret threw everything he had at the younger Sawyer Brother and was finally able to get him to tap out to the Sharpshooter California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Owen Hart Owen gave a furious challenge and came close to regaining the California Title on several occasions. But Backlund bided his time and was able to roll out of the way of an attempted Moonsault, then trapped Owen in the Crossface Chicken Wing to retain his titles.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, September 30th John Tatum vs. Al Snow Coast 2 Coast have been embroiled in a red hot feud with their former comrades the Bomb Squad, with both teams getting victories in tag team and six man matches but the belts remaining around the waists of Snow and Candido. Tatum was coming off being pinned by Snow in a title match, but that seemed to only make him all the more determined to avenge his loss. The two had a hotly contested battle, and it looked like history would repeat itself when Snow whipped Tatum into the ropes to set him up for the Snow Bomb. But Tatum was able to catch himself on the ropes, and when Snow looked up, he caught a Superkick to give the win to "Hollywood" John. A crowd pleasing win, but only time will tell if he can turn that momentum into a title victory. Rick Gantner vs. Aaron Reisberger More and more, Rick Gantner has been coming into his own outside the shadow of his big brother Ed. Perhaps in an effort to stand out more on his own, the young Bull came out sporting a new look, with a shaved head and studded vest giving him a very distinct appearance. His look may be new, but it was a familiar story in this match, with Gantner tearing into the rookie Reisberger with bludgeoning blows and crushing power moves. He finally put it to rest with the Hangman's Drop (two handed chokeslam) and once again, the younger Gantner Brother stood tall in the ring. Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Gary Young & Jim Neidhart With Young and Neidhart seeming to be constantly at odds, it's strange that they find themselves teaming together in this match. Mr. Bob Backlund was at ringside, keeping his traditionally stern gaze on his two wayward charges throughout the match. The two teamed well, albeit without much comradeship, and when Neidhart caught Hector in a scoop powerslam, Young was able to hold off Chavo long enough for the Anvil to get the pinfall. A convincing victory, although seeing their cold disposition to each other after the match, we're not about to call Young and Neidhart best friends just yet. Todd Morton vs. Angel Acevedo Since his unexpected return to PCW, young Todd Morton has had the support of both the fans and the Army, but has had a bit of a tough time getting victories. Angel Acevedo certainly didn't seem to be taking him seriously, and one can hardly blame him, given how dominant the Diamond Exchange have been of late. Leo Burke was at ringside to cheer on his young pupil, but this only seemed to increase the derision of the Cuban Assassin. It looked like it would be another Diamond Exchange victory when Acevedo had him set up for the DDT. But after losing to Gary Young's DDT last week, Morton had clearly been working on a defense, and was able to block it and bail out of trouble. Acevedo continued his attack and soon had Morton set up again, but the young man was able to block and escape again. Acevedo was getting more and more frustrated, but finally was able to get Morton hooked up for what he knew would be the end of the match. However, he waited too long, and Morton countered the DDT with a small package that just barely got the three count. Acevedo was agog in disbelief while the fans and Burke erupted in cheers for Morton's underdog victory. Acevedo tried to go after Morton after the match, but Morton slid out of the ring and celebrated with the fans. One can't imagine the Diamond Exchange are going to let this go unanswered. Steven Regal vs. Buzz Sawyer Speaking of the Diamond Exchange, last week , Buzz Sawyer was able to pin Robbie Brookside, one half of the Golden State Tag Team champs, in an 8 man tag match. This week, he faced Brookside's partner, Steven Regal, one on one. While Sawyer had a bit of an advantage with regards to experience, the two were actually quite evenly matched. Regal took him to the mat early on, attempting to use his scientific wrestling skills to tie him up. But Sawyer was a former state high school amateur champion, even facing Dan Severn in the national semifinals, and used his unheralded technical abilities to escape any trap Regal set for him. Sawyer then went to his more traditional wheel house of rough and tumble brawling. But the young Englishman proved to have knuckles just as hard as him, with Regal knocking Sawyer for a loop a couple of times with some well timed and placed punches. The match swung back and forth until Sawyer was able to counter an attempted Regal-Plex with his own German Suplex and get the pinfall. A hard fought victory, but one where both men impressed the fans. Dan Severn, Bret Hart, Owen Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Akira Maeda, Dean Malenko, Joe Malenko, & Mr. Hito Severn has fought a long and brutal war against Akira Maeda, and to that end he has brought in Bret Hart and the Snowbirds to take on the entirety of the Pride. As could be expected, the two sides had a titanic battle, with none of them men wanting to give an inch. However, the match did take a turn to the unexpected when someone appeared during the match and stood in the aisle. The spotlight eventually shone on them, revealing them to be …. DOUG FURNAS? The big Oklahoman was thought to have left both PCW and the Pride a few weeks ago, but here he was, large as life and giving a cold stare to his one time allies. The Pride looked as shocked as everyone else at his reappearance, but Furnas simply shook his head and returned to the back. His brief appearance rattled the Pride enough that they seemed to be off balance through the rest of the match, with Hito ending up being pinned by Bret Hart with a crucifix. Even with the loss, the big news from this match was the return of Furnas, and the mystery as to what this would mean for the Pride.

We might just be able to span both UWFs at the same time. Herbie Cookies all round!

Italian Stallion is showing as being both on Mid South's roster and a free agent

Also, both the Power Twins, Dave and Larry Power. Edit : and Solomon Grundy

Some more obscure ones : cagematch has both members of Herb Abrams' UWF mainstay tag team Wet & Wild, Wild Thing Steve Ray and Sunny/Sandy Beach as being active in this time.

Quick note on Baron Von Raschke. He is listed as retiring at the end of 1989. I was checking cagematch and they do have a scattering of matches for him through the early 90s, but more significantly, he does have over 10 matches in 1990 (he would have probably had more had the AWA not been running on fumes at that point). Would that put him as active at least for 1990?

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, September 25th Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Cactus Jack Jack knocked Ouellet and himself out of the ring with the Cactus Clothesline, then followed with a running elbow drop off the ring apron to the floor. Cactus was able to make it back into the ring to get a countout win. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Curtis Hughes The powerhouse Oregonian and the big roughneck had a hard hitting war that Billy Jack was able to take with a shoulder breaker on Hughes. Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero Eddie hit a Frog Splash on his older brother Chavo to win the match. Shane Douglas vs. Jim Neidhart The Anvil forced young Douglas to submit to the Anvilizer (modified Cobra Clutch) The Southern Boys vs. The Midnight Express A hotly contested match where Jim Cornette tried to turn the tide for his men by throwing in the tennis racquet to Bobby Eaton. It was intercepted by Smothers, but when Tracy then used it on Eaton, the ref saw it and disqualified the Southern Boys. Pacific Light Heavyweight Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Dean Malenko Pillman and Malenko had a long light heavyweight classic that ended when Pillman trapped Malenko with a Victory Roll to successfully defend his title. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) © vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) These two teams had a furious war where on a number of occasions, it looked like Coast 2 Coast would take the title. The match wound up going to the champs when Snow was able to pin Tatum with the Snow Bomb (sitout side slam spinebuster).

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, September 24th "Diamond" Timothy Flowers vs. Leo Burke These two rivals had their first match against each other in several years. As can be imagined, they tore into each other with a white hot fury in a battle that ended with Flowers hitting the Piledriver for the win. Bret Hart vs. Mr. Hito These two knew each other well from their times in Stampede together and had a tense technical battle that Bret won by submitting Gary Hart's Japanese Enforcer with the Sharpshooter. Mando Guerrero vs. Rick Gantner The young Bull continued his run of impressive matches by overpowering Mando with the Hangman's Drop (two handed chokeslam) Dan Severn vs. Joe Malenko This was another tightly matched technical showdown with the Beast and the Southern Shooter going hold for hold with each other. Severn was ultimately able to block an attempted German Suplex and counter with a belly to back suplex for the win. Barry Windham & Ron Simmons vs. One Man Gang & Sid Vicious When the ref was knocked down, Gang wrapped his chain around his arm and hit a loaded clothesline on Windham to get the dirty pinfall Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Curt Hennig Bock seemed a bit off his guard in this match, with him having to backpedal throughout from Hennig's offense. He was able to kick out of a number of pinfall attempts and score some takedowns and shots of his own, but Hennig was relentless. When the match wound up going to a 60 minute time limit draw, the champ seemed even more drained afterwards than in previous such draws he had. Bockwinkel could be heard snarling, "No rematch! No rematch!", as he left the ring.

Looks like I completely spaced on posting this trade when it happened. PCW sent Pat Tanaka and Paul Diamond to Windy City for Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, September 23rd Todd Morton vs. Gary Young Ever since his return to PCW, Todd Morton has been keen to prove himself, both to the fans and to his new compatriots in the Army. Another man looking to prove himself is Gary Young, owing to the new arrival in to the Knights Templar of Jim Neidhart and the resulting friction in the ranks caused by Young's jealousy. Both men were joined by their respective mentors, and their expressions were a study in contrasts. While Leo Burke was clearly proud of Morton's efforts in the ring, Mr. Bob Backlund looked sternly judgmental of Young. This was not helped by Young struggling in the early stages , as Morton was full of enthusiasm and vigor, baffling Young with his rapid fire offense. Young took control after a stealthy low blow on Morton, which led to a sour look from Backlund. Young then proceeded to beat on poor Morton until hitting a DDT for the win. He hit a second one after the match and looked like he was going to inflict more damage before he was stopped, both by Burke rushing into the ring and a summons from Backlund. Again, the two leaders couldn't have been more different, as Backlund was clearly disappointed in Young despite the win, while Burke was concerned but supportive as he helped Morton back to his feet. Texas Red vs. The Angel Of Death The Angel Of Death has cut an impressive figure in PCW ever since his recent arrival as part of the Playboy Club. But Texas Red, returning after being temporarily put out of action by Big Bubba Rogers, was not intimidated, and the two had an intense hard hitting bout. Strangely, part way through the match, Percy Pri- , errr, Paul Bearer came to ringside and observed the match. Red seemed annoyed at this unwanted presence, but otherwise focused on his opponent, managing to put away the big man with an incredibly impressive Tombstone Piledriver. After the match, Red gave Bearer a dirty look as he left the ring, but Bearer simply continued to observe him before leaving on his own. Jeff Jarrett vs. Rick Gantner The young Bull Rick Gantner has been working hard to establish a name for himself, with his big brother Ed focusing on singles action as TV champ. Tonight , he was facing a game Jeff Jarrett, and the two engaged in a game of cat and mouse. Jarrett used his speed and agility to try to keep one step ahead of Gantner, but when Gantner was able to land a shot, he made it count. Gantner was finally able to catch Jarrett in a side slam, then followed up with the Hangman's Drop (two handed choke slam) for the win. A well earned victory, but both men came out having impressed the fans. Cannonball Grizzly vs. Teijo Khan With one of his men still recovering from a Tombstone received earlier and the other still in the ring, Buddy Rose was clearly nervous at ringside, constantly looking over his shoulder. Cannonball Grizzly was giving him a lot to be nervous about, coming out extremely aggressively with a grudge against the Playboy and giving Rose significant looks throughout. But Teijo Khan had plenty of aggression of his own, and the two big beasts tore into each other in a bone jarring showdown. They went at it with such ferocity that , when the ref tried to get in between them, he got knocked to the mat by both of them. When he called for the double DQ, the two kept going at it, but when Pierre Carl Ouellet rushed out to back up Grizzly, Rose gave the order to Khan and the two high tailed it back to the locker room. Black Tiger & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo, Buzz Sawyer & Hack Sawyer In their short time back in PCW, "Diamond" Timothy Flowers' Diamond Exchange have quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with , scoring a series of decisive victories. They certainly weren't taking on easy competition, and definitely not tonight, as they faced the former Light Heavyweight champ and current Golden State Tag Team title holders. With Flowers at ringside cheering them on, the Diamond Exchange faced an uphill struggle against the British Invasion until Hack Sawyer stole the advantage with a nasty clip from behind to Brookside's leg. They continued to work over his injure leg until Buzz put him away with a Power Slam for the dirty victory. It doesn't look like anything is going to put a halt to their momentum any time soon.

I have him as turning 20 in 1988, with a birth date of September 24th , 1968.

Latest bunch. AWA late season tag team the Top Guns, Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes, both showing active with matches in Cagematch. This one is a bit fiddly. Long time northeastern ICW mainstay Eric Sbraccia. The Wikipedia article has him starting in 1984 and lists several title reigns in the 80s. Cagematch has nothing from him at all, Wrestlingdata has very little but does list one match in 1986.

Was trying to get more information on DeMento and Mahoney to confirm but my computer was being stupid and couldn't bring the web pages up. Looking at early ECW rosters and east coast indies and have a few more, going by the Wikipedia debut dates, if they don't qualify for other reasons I understand. Tom Brandi, Bill Demott, both members of the Cream Team (Dino Casanova and Rip Sawyer), Chris Hamrick, Dr. Luther, Steve Gillespie/Dr. Hannibal Edit : OK, DeMott is a bit of a strange case. Wikipedia has his debut as 1988, where others have it as 1990. Here is the direct quote from the Wikipedia page. DeMott was trained by Johnny Rodz in his New York City wrestling school beginning in 1988. From there he began working at small independent promotions using the name Big Sweet Williams. In 1992 DeMott began wrestling for the Americas Wrestling Federation and started using the name Crash the Terminator. A bit of a grey area, can't find any matches in Cagematch from that early period. Any judges ruling on this is fine with me, just want to give people options.

Last one for the night : Phil Theis, AKA Damien DeMento/Mondo Kleen.