rainmakerrtv

PCW drops Steve Wright for Teijo Khan.

Off to a great start, can't to see where you go from here. Love the format and writing style.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Phoenix Firestorm from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night One Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) vs. Joe & Dean Malenko http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/j/johntatum/04.jpghttp://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/m/malenkos/05.jpg The Arizona fans were psyched for the first night of Phoenix Firestorm and it kicked off with a bang with two of the hottest tag teams in PCW. Ever since they left Mr. Bob Backlund and the Knights Templar, Tatum and Victory have pulled off some impressive wins as well as developing quite a fanbase among the Pacific Coast crowds. The Malenkos , in turn, have set a high standard for in ring excellence and have become even more dangerous now that the Pride have taken on Gary Hart as their manager. Hart was at ringside to provide guidance for his newest clients, keeping a watchful eye on the action. This was an extremely competitive match, with the Malenkos' technical expertise balanced by Coast 2 Coast's almost telepathic ring synergy and double teams. It was Joe Malenko who pulled it out in the end by dodging a Superkick from Tatum and getting behind him to nail the German Suplex. It was the Malenkos who got the win but both teams had greatly increased in respect among the fans. Ron Garvin vs. Jim Neidhart Up next was a contest between two of the toughest men in PCW. The Anvil and the Hands Of Stone were both keyed up and ready to go, laying into each other with powerful shots. The arena echoed with the punches and chops of Garvin and the mighty forearm smashes of Neidhart. They chipped away at each other, neither man wanting to give an inch. They wrenched each other's limbs in all sorts of painful way, but no man wanted to surrender. Ultimately, Neidhart came exploding out of the blocks and bowled Garvin over with a huge shoulder tackle. He knocked Garvin to the ground and pounded on him with forearm smashes before dragging him up and wrapping him up in the Anvilizer (Cobra Clutch). For all that Garvin struggled , there was no escaping, and he had no choice but to tap out. Neidhart callously dropped him to the mat and stalked out of the ring. Mr. Bob Backlund was not at ringside, but one could imagine him nodding in approval at the Anvil's ruthlessness. US Steel vs. Cannonball Grizzly Another wrestler looking to impress someone is Cannonball Grizzly, whose dedication to Playboy Buddy Rose has been as loyal as it has been puzzling to others. US Steel soon found himself overwhelmed by the all out assault of the big Grizzly, with even his own considerable power not being enough to hold him back. Grizzly crushed Steel in the corner with an avalanche, then went up top and hit the Cannonball Crush (top rope splash). Even that was not enough for the young star, who executed a second Crush before finally going for the pinfall. US Steel had to be helped from the ring and Grizzly had made a statement that was impossible to ignore. Texas Red vs. Big Bubba Rogers These two big behemoths have been going after each other for quite some time, and their hatred of each other was undiminished when the faced off against each other. This was a battle of super heavyweights that shook the ring and had the fans roaring with every slam and throw. Texas Red did everything he could, but it wound up being a massive Western Lariat that was able to put the Louisville Slugger down. Even then, it was just barely for the three count. After the match, Big Bubba wanted to keep going, but Jim Cornette calmed him down, saying to him, "Next time." Bret & Owen Hart vs. ?? ??? Originally, the Hart Brothers were slated to face Badd Company, but with the recent departure of Pat Tanaka and Paul Diamond for Windy City Pro Wrestling, their opponents tonight were unknown, and both the Harts and the audience were curious to see who they would be. Whoever they might have guessed, it's a reasonable bet that they were all caught off guard when through the curtain came … THE WILD EYED SOUTHERN BOYS? The appearance of the Southern Boys came as a shock to everyone. It had been a long time since anyone had seen Tracy Smothers, and even longer since they had seen Steve Armstrong. In fact, the last we had seen them together, Smothers had turned his back on Armstrong and blazed his own trail as the so called Mr. Hollywood until his partners deposed him before becoming the Knights Templar. Regardless of the past, Smothers and Armstrong had clearly made amends as they came out together and eagerly shook hands and high fived the crowd as they made their way to the ring. The pair were clearly in high spirits and keen to get to it with the Harts, and when the bell rang, it was on. The two teams had an exciting and fast paced match, and the fans watched intently, wondering who would come out on top. When Bret hit a big clothesline on Smothers, he moved swiftly to apply the Sharpshooter. Armstrong raced in to try to break it up, but was hit with a tackle from Owen that sent them both tumbling out of the ring. As the ref went to check if they were okay, Bret tried to get the hold cinched in. However, out of nowhere, Jim Neidhart raced into the ring, clobbered Bert in the back of the head with a massive forearm shot, then got the hell out of Dodge. When Smothers got to his feet, he saw Bret dazed on the mat, looked at Armstrong and Owen on the outside, and quickly came to the realization that the only explanation was outside interference. Instead of going for the cover, he called over the ref and held up his hands to indicate that he had nothing to do with it. As he and Owen tried to help Bret to his feet, the two teams agreed to declare a draw, given that Bret was in no condition to continue. A disappointing ending, but if nothing else, it confirmed that the Southern Boys were back and determined to walk an honorable path. John Tenta vs. Maxx Payne Further surprises came in this match with the entrance of Percy Pringle and Maxx Payne. In contrast to his normal golden hair and suit, Pringle came out in a black suit with his hair dyed black to match. Normally loud and blustering, he was solemn and silent, with his man looming behind him as they headed out. Payne ambushed Tenta as he tried to enter the ring, and did a lot of damage with the Payne Killer before Tenta was able to force the break by making it to the ropes. Tenta tried valiantly to rally, but the damage had been done, and when he tried to powerslam Payne, his damaged arm wouldn't allow it. Tenta toppled backward with Payne on top, and while that only got a two count, Payne gave Tenta a hard knee to the head sending him back down to the mat. Payne followed up with a big running legdrop and that was enough to get the three count. The new look Pringle and Payne had pulled off a shocking upset, and it looks like a new Nightmare is being unleashed on PCW. Dan Severn vs. Akira Maeda When Maeda ambushed Severn 3 months ago, it ignited a war that raged all over the Pacific, from the West Coast all the way to Japan. These two have had some truly savage matches, and anticipation was keen as to what would go down tonight. Severn had been sporting a plastic face protector due to the cracked cheekbone he had suffered due to Maeda's attack, but the mask was off now, and he would be at full strength for this showdown. The match did not disappoint, with both men dropping bombs throughout the match, unleashing a hurricane of chops, punches, knees, and kicks. They fought hard to try get each other in a submission hold, but neither were able to close the deal without the other finding a way to escape. Severn finally was able to hit a crushing belly to belly suplex that knocked the wind out of Maeda, and that proved to be just enough to put him down for the three count. Severn had gotten his revenge, but would it be enough? Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) (c) vs. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) Even though they have lost some matches by DQ, the two big French Canadians have been impressive champions, and it has seemed impossible to get the title belts off their waists. But Regal and Brookside have come out of nowhere to become top challengers. British Steel have proved to be the comeback story of the year. 1987 started out rough for them, losing the Pacific Tag Team Titles to the Midnight Express, and got worse from there with a series of losses and strife between the partners that threatened to split the team. But they pulled back from the brink, reforging the bond between them and pulling out some spectacular wins. TDT were taking no chances, attacking them right at the bell. But Regal and Brookside fought back with equal fire, replying to every shot with two shots of their own. Everything that the champs threw at them, British Steel gave back and then some. Leduc tried to take Regal out for good with an over the knee backbreaker. But before he count execute it, Brookside hit a dropkick on his partner that sent Leduc falling over backwards with Regal on top. This only got a two count, but as they were getting to their feet, Regal hit the Regal-Plex. One … two … THREE!!!!! The crowd roared in approval as the ref's hand hit the mat for the third time. British Steel had completed their comeback and were now the Golden State Tag Team Champions! Pacific Television Title Match : Tony St. Clair (c) vs. Ed Gantner http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/e/edgantner/02.jpg For most of his time in Pacific Coast Wrestling, Ed Gantner has been a tag wrestler as one half of the most imposing tag team in PCW, the Wild Bulls with his younger brother Rick. But lately, he has been making a name for himself as a singles competitor, and by pinning St. Clair in a six man tag match, has earned himself a shot at the TV title. Gantner loomed over St. Clair before the match started, being 3 inches taller than the English star. But the champ refused to be intimidated, meeting Gantner's gaze with a steely glare of his own. Gantner worked hard to overpower St. Clair, using his considerable muscles and devastating offense. "Tough" Tony, in turn, used his considerable skill and resiliency to try to outlast the big Bull. It seemed like he just might pull it off when he staggered Gantner with a series of forearm shots and then geared up for the spinning forearm smash. But Gantner cut that short with a boot to the midsection, then came roaring back with the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the head). Gantner leveled St. Clair and went for the cover. One … two … THREE! The crowd was in shock, Ronnie P. Gossett was ecstatic, and a big whoop went up from the Bullpen as Gantner raised his arm in victory. There was a new TV champion and he had taken the title in convincing fashion. 2/3 Falls Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger (c) vs. Brian Pillman Ever since he won the Light Heavyweight Title from Chris Candido, Black Tiger has raised the prestige of that title to new heights. Through a series of consistently excellent and gripping matches, the masked man has taken it from the opening match to a show headliner, culminating in this first night main event of one of the biggest shows of the year. His challenger is perhaps the fastest rising young star in PCW, Flyin' Brian Pillman. The two men shook hands before the opening bell and then eagerly got to it. The first fall was an exhilarating display of technical wrestling, with plenty of matwork and counter wrestling. It came down to a battle of rollups, with Black Tiger able to keep Pillman down for a three count with a victory roll. In the second fall, the action started to open up, with both men taking more risks and going for more high flying moves. Pillman took a big risk but it paid off when he went up top and hit a flying clothesline to even up the match at two falls apiece. This set the stage for the final fall, with both wrestlers kicking it into overdrive. Both champion and challenger went all out, doing everything they could to come out on top. The fans were on the edge of their seats as they watched move and counter move, near fall after near fall. The match kept going on for a long while and both men were exhausted but it looked like it would be another successful defense when the champion went for the Black Tiger Bomb. But, out of nowhere, Pillman countered out of it with a sunset flip. He threw everything he could into it and was able to hold Tiger down for the three count. The crowd were jubilant that the young firebrand had pulled it off. The long reign of Black Tiger had come to an end, and he had every right to be proud of his championship run, but now it was Pillman's time. Tiger insisted on putting the title belt around Pillman's waist, and the two men embraced as the fans gave them a standing ovation. This capped off a thrilling first night, and we will be back for the second night of Phoenix Firestorm.

Whoops, sorry, that makes sense. I guess I didn't realize what the highlighting meant.

I did notice that Ernie Ladd is on the 1985 retiree list, which would mean he would be available as a manger or for a one off special appearance. He should be taken off that list as he is in use as an authority figure for Mid South Revolution.

Pacific Coast Wrestling are now able to reveal the full lineup for their Phoenix Firestorm from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Colisseum : Night One Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) vs. Joe & Dean MAlenko Ron Garvin vs. Jim Neidhart US Steel vs. Cannonball Grizzly Texas Red vs. Big Bubba Rogers Bret & Owen Hart vs. A Mystery Team John Tenta vs. Maxx PAyne Dan Severn vs. Akira Maeda Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) (c) vs. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) Pacific Television Title Match : Tony St. Clair (c) vs. Ed Garner 2/3 Falls Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger (c) vs. Brian Pillman Night Two Ron Simmons vs. Curtis Hughes Fit Finlay vs. Buddy Rose Dingo Warrior vs. Rick Gantner Konnan vs. Sid Vicious Curt Hennig vs. Gary Young Losing Team Leaves Town Match : The Rainbow Warriors (Brian Adams & Vic Steamboat) vs. The Midnight Express Leo Burke, Chavo Guerrero, Hector Guerrero & Mando Guerrero vs. The Wild Things (Cactus Jack, Sabu, Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero) Falls Count Anywhere Match : Barry Windham vs. The One Man Gang California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) (c) vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Billy Jack Haynes

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, August 21st Texas Red vs. Doug Furnas The big Texan and the Oklahoma powerhouse had a hard hitting match that went to Red after hitting a Tombstone Piledriver. Brian Adams vs. Akira Maeda Adams did his best against the Japanese Assassin, but Maeda was merciless, wrecking Adam's knee with brutal kicks before forcing him to tap out with a nasty half crab. Adams was clearly limping as he walked away from the ring. Barry Windham, Curt Hennig & Ron Simmons vs. One Man Gang , Joe Malenko & Dean Malenko The Brigade gave a titanic battle to Gary Hart's men , with Windham hitting a spectacular top rope dropkick to put down One Man Gang US Steel vs. Maxx Payne After his recent loss to Barry Windham, Payne was looking to prove he was still a force to be reckoned with, and US Steel would be made to pay for that. Payne took sadistic glee in brutalizing the big man, ultimately forcing him to give up to the Payne Killer. Tony St. Clair & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Ed Wiskowski & Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) In a ferocious battle, the British Invasion ultimately prevailed with Regal pinning Leduc with the Regal-Plex California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Owen Hart Once again with the rest of the Knights Templar silently observing from ringside, Mr. Bob Backlund defended his dual titles against the youngest member of the Hart Family. Owen gave it his all in an incredible match, and the fans were on the edge of their seats at the thought he might just pull off the upset. Ultimately, the veteran skills of Backlund proved the deciding factor, as the champion was able to trap Owen with the Backlund Bridge to score the pinfall.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, August 20th Bret Hart vs. Buddy Rose The Playboy faced a stern test in one of the fasted rising young stars in PCW. No matter what tricks Rose pulled out of his sleeve, Bret had a ready counter for it. But he had one last game to play. When Bret tried to apply the Sharpshooter, Rose pulled a set of brass knucks out of his trunks and clocked him with them. Having cannily done this outside the eyesight of the ref, Rose rolled up Hart to steal the win. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Curtis Hughes Just one week from his big match with Nick Bockwinkel, Billy Jack faced a considerable challenge in Curtis Hughes . The big roughneck and the Oregon powerhouse went at it fist and fire, and it took Billy Jack coming off the top rope with a devastating flying clothesline to put Hughes down for good. Konnan vs. Ed Gantner Gantner was heading for a big challenge of his own in the Pacific Television champ Tony St. Clair, and was in no mood to trifle. No matter what Konnan did, the Big Bull kept tearing at him, and when Gantner hit the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face), the masked man went down for the count. Dan Severn vs. Gary Young Mr. Bob Backlund and the rest of the Knights Templar were at ringside for this match, but Backlund ordered them to stand down and simply observe. Young threw everything he had at Severn, but the Beast maintained an icy cool until Young wore himself out, then kicked it in gear with a series of crushing suplex, followed by a body scissors sleeper that forced him to tap out. As he led Young and his men away from the ring, Backlund was silent, but his look of stern disapproval spoke volumes. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Black Gold © (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Badd Company Badd Company gave Black Gold an incredible run for the money in this match, coming very close on several occasions to taking the titles, but Blackman was able to hit a lightning quick Bicycle Kick on Tanaka to pull out a successful defense. After the match, Paul Diamond asked for the ringside microphone. He then said that , after a long and successful run in Pacific Coast Wrestling, Badd Company's time their was done. While they had not always done what the fans wanted of them, they had always enjoyed their time on the west coast and done everything the could to be top competitors, but it was time to move on, and they would be starting a new run in Windy City Pro Wrestling. No matter what side of the battle lines they were on, the fans always showed respect for their abilities, and for that, both Pat and Paul were grateful. The fans applauded as Tanaka and Diamond shook hands with Blackman and Douglas before leaving the PCW ring for the last time. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Ron Garvin For his last defense before Phoenix Firestorm, Bockwinkel would face the Man With The Hands Of Stone. Garvin went full bore against Bockwinkel, and by the end of the match, Bock's chest was beet red from the merciless chops he was given, but Bockwinkel prevailed after hitting not one but two piledrivers.

Good plan, I had a lot of fun with him in the previous project as a manager.

Yeah, for all I know, this could be totally kayfabe. Or just my memory playing tricks on me.

For some reason, I had recalled reading somewhere that he started as a wrestler, switched over to managing early on after an injury, then switched back to managing in 1991. I have searched and found no verifiable evidence or matches from this. Yes, he certainly should be available as a manager, he was managing Badd Company at this time.

Wow, just found another big one : Diamond Dallas Page.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, US Steel & Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Jim Neidhart & The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/steveblackman/05.jpg Last week, after no doubt getting a stern talking to from Mr. Bob Backlund, Neidhart and the Bomb Squad rallied to pull out some big victories. This week, they came together to face the Army in a six man match that was all action. The Knights were reinvigorated by their recent success and were extremely competitive with the army. But things took a turn when all men wound up brawling in the ring. As the ref struggled to get some sort of control, Gary Hart snuck in the ring and hit a DDT on Douglas, leaving him for Snow to go for the cover. However, the ref caught sight of what he did out of the corner of his eye, and instead of making the count he called for the DQ. Backlund was furious with Young for costing his team the victory, and Neidhart and the Bomb Squad were equally angry. Backlund was clearly lambasting Young as they left the ring. Sid Vicious vs. Dan Barry This was quick and nasty. Sid Vicious simply stormed the ring, grabbed Barry, drove him to the mat with a massive power bomb, and placed his foot on the unconscious Barry's chest while the ref made the count. Percy Pringle barely had time to waddle to ringside in time for the ref's hand hitting the mat for the third time. With a big match upcoming at Phoenix Firestorm, Konnan certainly has his work cut out for him if he wants to come out on top. Leo Burke vs. Cactus Jack While Burke looked saddened when he saw his former pupil across the ring from him, he didn't have much chance to feel any kind of remorse, as Cactus didn't wait for the ring bell and went after him right away. The seasoned veteran didn't take long to get his bearings, and the two had an intense battle, with Cactus recklessly throwing everything he had at Burke and Burke maintaining a steely determination. Cactus went for broke when he tried to hit the side Russian Legsweep, but Burke grabbed the ropes to block it, then levelled Cactus with a clothesline for the win. Burke gave Cactus a disappointed look as he left the ring, but all Cactus had in return was a deranged grin. Brian Pillman vs. Sabu This was one of the fasted paced match of the night, with Pillman and Sabu kicking things into gear at blinding speed with plentiful high flying moves and hard shots. While Sabu was his usual crazy self, Pillman was showing the increased toughness that he has been displaying lately, leathering Sabu's chest with intense backhand chops and charging back no matter what Sabu hit him with. Pillman was able to go up top and hit a flying clothesline that brought him one of his most hard fought victories yet. Vic Steamboat vs. Cannonball Grizzly http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/v/vicsteamboat/03.jpg Buddy Rose was in Grizzly's corner for his match, and whispered something in his ear when the bell rang. Whatever it was he said, it was certainly motivating, as Grizzly proceeded to toss young Steamboat all over the ring. Steamboat tried hard, but the big Grizzly just plain overwhelmed him. Grizzly went up top and hit the Cannonball Crush (top rope flying splash) and it seemed like that was that. But in an act of what could only be pure sadism, Rose ordered him to go back up again and hit a second Crush, and Grizzly obliged before finally getting the pinfall. Steamboat was clearly in agony from his ribs as he left the ring, and that doesn't bode well for his upcoming match at Phoenix Firestorm against the Midnight Express. Ron Simmons vs. Ed Wiskowski The Playboy was conspicuous by his absence for this match, but the Polish Prince didn't let that hold him back any, hitting hard and viciously against the former Florida State All American. Simmons gave everything back with interest, and the two powerful warriors had a titanic struggle. Although Wiskowski was a lot to overcome, Simmons was able to finally put him down with a running spear and get the one two three. Simmons had his hand raised in victory, but he certainly had to work hard for it.

Have spotted two more for the draft : Brian Lee and Del Wilkes both made their debut in 1988.

Looking forward to enjoying your creativity.

Small correction on the Twin States roster : Konnan is listed as retiring in 1988 but he is not.

So it is. Will stay with Steve Wright, then.

Also dropping Steve Wright for Super Strong Machine.

Change of plans, dropping Miguel Perez Jr for Timothy Flowers.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, August 14th Leo Burke vs. Jim Neidhart Mr. Bob Backlund kept up his run of appearing in his men's corner with this match, but remained silent and simply thoughtfully observed throughout. The Anvil had a tough matchup with the veteran Burke, but was able to fight his way out of an attempted Sleeper and was able to hit a running powerslam for the pinfall. Backlund nodded approvingly and patted him on the shoulder after the match. If nothing else, it looks like Neidhart has worked his way back into his mentor's favor. Brian Pillman vs. Cactus Jack One of the rising young stars of PCW faced perhaps the wildest man in the Wild Things in an out of control match where Pillman was just barely able to keep down Cactus with the Air Pillman. Vic Steamboat vs. Stan Lane Bobby Eaton snuck in the ring and clipped Steamboat from behind, setting him up for a Savate Kick from Lane that gave the win to the Midnight's side. Texas Red vs. Ed Wiskowski A battle between two big men that Texas won after knocking Easy Ed to the mat with a Western Lariat Chavo Guerrero vs. Ed Gantner Chavo did his best but was flat out overpowered by Gantner who took him down with the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face) British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero A super fast paced and exciting tag match with plenty of near falls that could have gone either way but wound up going to British Steel when Brookside pinned Eddie with a Sunset Flip California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Jeff Jarrett Mr. Bob Backlund ordered the Knights Templar to stand at the back of the arena and observe from afar for his match. That might have proved to be a mistake, as Jarrett wound up giving him an incredible fight, which went long and ended up spilling to the outside when they ended up getting counted out while brawling in the ringside area.

To fill the gaps on my roster, PCW picks up : Angel Acevedo Miguel Perez Jr. Mr. Hito Todd Morton Steve Wright

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, August 13th Gary Young vs. Paul Diamond As usual, Mr. Bob Backlund was at ringside for his man Young's match. Young was particularly aggressive with Diamond, leading to several mistakes during the match. He was still able to hit the DDT, and Backlund ordered him to go for the pinfall, but Gary wanted to administer more punishment, and hauled Diamond back to his feet for another DDT. Diamond still had the wherewithal to counter the attempt with a small package which came very close to getting the 3 count. A disgruntled Young then hit a running elbow smash on Diamond that finally scored the pinfall. Backlund was giving Young an earful as he led him away from the ring. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) & John Tenta vs. Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) & Cannonball Grizzly Leduc tried to get Victory in a Bearhug, but Victory blocked it and countered with the Victory-Plex for the win Shane Douglas vs. Chris Candido Like the day before, both men had their partners and mentors in their corners. The two young stars had a tightly contended technical match where Douglas tried for a belly to belly suplex, but Candido countered by knocking him to the mat with a diving clothesline. He then went up top and hit a New Jersey Jam (flying legdrop) for the victory . Out of nowhere, the Bomb Squad have put themselves in contention for the Pacific Tag Team Titles. Konnan & Ron Simmons vs. Sid Vicious & Maxx Payne Another chapter in the war between Konnan and Sid Vicious. This time out, Vicious was able to hit the Power Bomb on Konnan while Payne held off Simmons to score the one two three. Hector Guerrero vs. Buddy Rose Guerrero came very close to pinning Rose on several occasions, but ultimately the Playboy was able to draw him into the Inside Out Backbreaker and emerge victorious Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger © vs. Owen Hart This was another Light Heavyweight Title classic that went long and had the fans on the edge of their seats throughout. Owen tried to finish off Tiger with a victory roll, but Tiger blocked it partway through and held Owen's shoulders to the mat for the three count. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig vs. Nick Bockwinkel & One Man Gang While Windham and Gang slugged it out, Bockwinkel was setting Hennig up for a belly to back suplex, but Hennig turned it around into a Cradle Suplex to pull off a major victory.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, August 12th Jim Neidhart vs. Pat Tanaka After all of the shenanigans of last week, Mr. Bob Backlund was out to keep a close eye on his newest pupil. He had a deep scowl on his face as Neidhart took on one half of Badd Company, but the Anvil paid close attention to the words of his mentor, taking his cues from every command that was given. He bowled over Tanaka with jarring tackles and slams before putting him in the Camel Clutch, almost immediately forcing the tap out. Neidhart released the hold when Backlund told him to, and while it seemed like he wanted to administer more punishment to Tanaka, he left the ring on the orders of Backlund and followed him dutifully back to the locker room. It looks like Backlund is going to tolerate no more misbehavior from his charges. Akira Maeda vs. Doug Furnas In the past few weeks, Maeda has had some matches with various members of the Pride. While Maeda has come out victorious, his manager Gary Hart has taken a particular interest in the Pride, closely observing the matches. Furnas came out with his fellow Pride members Dean and Joe Malenko, who stood either side of him as Maeda and Hart entered the ring. Furnas and Maeda had a long stair down until Hart came over and said something to him. He and the Malenkos listened intently to whatever it was he was saying … then they shook hands with Hart and Maeda and all left the ring together without a match taking place. Uh oh. Steve Blackman vs. Al Snow http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/steveblackman/05.jpg Once again, Mr. Bob Backlund was out to keep an eye on one of the Knight's Templar, as well as Snow's Bomb Squad partner Chris Candido. Snow in turn brought out Shane Douglas and Leo Burke to even the sides. At several time, Candido looked like he wanted to interfere on behalf of his partner, but Backlund ordered him to stay put and watch the match, and Candido obeyed. Snow and Blackman had a gripping match that looked like it would go to Blackman when he whipped Snow into the ropes and went for the running bicycle kick. But Snow dodged it and caught Blackman in a roll up. Blackman kicked out, but the moment he got back to his feet, Snow took him down again with a back heel kick. Snow then followed up with a wheelbarrow suplex that got the three count. Backlund nodded in approval, and well he should, as his man had pulled off a victory over one half of the Pacific Tag Team champs. Brian Adams vs. Bobby Eaton This would also be a singles match between tag wrestlers, and once again , their partners would be at ringside, with Stan Lane joining Jim Cornette in Eaton's corner while Vic Steamboat was present to watch Adams' back. Lane and Eaton were much less reluctant than the Knights Templar to interfere in the match , and Steamboat was frequently protesting to the ref at their actions. Eventually, he had enough and went over to pull Cornette off the ring apron. He wound up brawling with Lane, and Eaton tried to take advantage of this distraction by sneaking up on Adams, but Adams had him spotted and swiftly hit a devastating spinning backbreaker. The ref dashed over and made the count. A big victory for the Rainbow Warriors, but you can bet that Cornette and the Midnight Express aren't going to take this lying down. Curt Hennig vs. Rick Gantner http://pwtorch.com/artman2/uploads/3/HennigAWA2_1.jpg With his big brother Ed gunning for Tony St. Clair's Television Title, Rick Gantner has fought to get respect for his own abilities. He certainly had his work cut out for him tonight, as he was facing one of the most respected young wrestlers in Pacific Coast Wrestling. Gantner gave Hennig quite the battle , and Hennig had to struggle hard on a number of occasions to escape the Hangman's Drop (two handed chokeslam) . No matter what Hennig did, he could not get the cradle suplex on the big Wild Bull. He was finally able to stagger Gantner with a precision dropkick before finally taking him down for the count with the Axe Lariat. Hennig might have gotten the win, but Gantner proved he is a force to be reckoned with , and Ronnie P. Gossett has nothing to be ashamed of for his efforts tonight.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, August 7th British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Badd Company Hot on the heels of Golden State Tag Champs TDT, British Steel had a hotly contested match with Badd Company but prevailed when Regal hit the Regal-Plex on Paul Diamond. Mando Guerrero vs. Joe Malenko This was an intense technical showdown with plenty of mat wrestling that went to Malenko when he executed a German Suplex US Steel vs. Gary Young With the new arrival to the Knights Templar of Jim Neidhart, Gary Hart has been out to reestablish himself, and went all out against US Steel. He kept the big man off balance, but Steel was able to rally and ended up crushing Young with the Steeldriver (front slam) Hector Guerrero vs. One Man Gang Hector did the best that he could, but the Big 747 was too much to overcome, and Gang pinned him after a front layout suplex. Bob Backlund & The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) vs. Brett Hart, Owen Hart & Brian Pillman Mr. Bob Backlund was clearly less than happy with the performance of his Knights Templar and was determined to take command of his men and lead them back to victory. The result was a war with Pillman and the Harts where the momentum of battle swung back and forth but came to a head when Pillman hit the Air Pillman on Chris Candido and pulled out the victory. Backlund looked extremely disgruntled as he led his men away from the ring. Pacific Television Title Match : Tony St. Clair © vs. Curtis Hughes The Cat gave quite a mauling to St. Clair, attacking him with a relentless fury, but "Tough" Tony was able to withstand the assault and shut down Hughes with the Spinning Forearm Smash.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, August 6th Ron Garvin & John Tenta vs. Cannonball Grizzly & Ed Wiskowski Garvin and Tenta continued their war with the Playboy Club with Garvin knocking out Wiskowski with the Hands Of Stone Punch Konnan vs. Doug Furnas Two of the young guns of PCW had a power battle with Furnas blocking an attempted Implant DDT by Konnan and countering with a bridging back suplex for the win Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero Initially, all four members of the Wild Things came out together, but the ref ordered Cactus Jack and Sabu to the back and threatened them with a fine if they interfered in the match. Regardless, Art and Eddie gave a considerable challenge to Coast 2 Coast until Tatum was able to hit the Superkick on Eddie and pull out the win. Fit Finlay vs. Buddy Rose Late in the match, Cannonball Grizzly and Ed Wiskowski came out to interfere, but were intercepted by Ron Garvin and John Tenta. While this distraction was going on, Finlay leveled Rose with a lariat to score the pinfall. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) © vs. Cactus Jack & Sabu Unlike their mentors, Blackman and Douglas showed no reluctance at all in throwing down with their former friends, and the result was a crazy match that ended then Douglas hit a flying cross body press on Sabu to successfully defend their titles. 2/3 Falls Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Curt Hennig While not quite as lengthy as some of his recent matches, this was still an epic match for Bockwinkel as he faced a challenge from Curt Hennig. Bockwinkel took the first fall with a belly to back suplex. Hennig evened things up when he hit a top rope missile dropkick. It seemed like just might pull it off when he set up Bockwinkel for a cradle suplex, but the champ countered with a small package for the victory.