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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.

Adding to the list of early ECW guys, I see also as active DC Drake, Tough Tony Stetson, and Johnny Rotten AKA Johnny Grunge.

So was John Rechner, AKA Abudda Dein/Singh, Boo Bradley, Balls Mahoney, Xanta Klaus, etc.

I see that future occasional ECW wrestler and manager Damien Kane would have been active during this time.

I could imagine that Dr. Death vs. Nikita battle would have been a crazy hard hitting match.

Zenk and Putski is a pairing that is going to get the ladies' hearts aflutter. Glad to see how you are continuing to use my man Busick. Can't wait to see the next (final?) round of Lawler vs. Rick.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, September 18th Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Cactus Jack Having lost both his partner Big Jos Leduc and his membership in the Playboy Club, Ouellet is looking to establish himself as a credible singles competitor. Meanwhile, across the ring, Cactus Jack has fought hard in recent matches but has had a hard time getting wins. The result is two men both with something to prove and prove themselves they did in a down and dirty fight where both men held back nothing. They went at it, fist and fire, until the action spilled outside the ring and they were both counted out. You can bet that they will both be itching for another shot at each other. Super Strong Maching vs. Gary Young Another man with something to prove is Gary Young, trying to reestablish himself in the eyes of his mentor Mr. Bob Backlund and the rest of the Knights Templar. To that end, he want after Super Strong Machine hard, tearing at his mask and pulling out every dirty trick that he had. Machine kept his poise and waited for his chance, punishing Young with a series of jarring suplexes until hitting the Devil Windmill Suplex for the win. Todd Morton vs. Jim Neidhart Young Morton put in a spirited effort against the Anvil, fighting his way out of attempts at both the Anvilizer and the Camel Clutch. Neidhart was not about to be shown up in front of his home town Fresno crowd, and was able to pin Morton with a running powerslam, but did help Morton up afterwards in acknowledgement of the tough fight he had been given. Bret & Owen Hart vs. Buzz & Hack Sawyer The two sets of brothers went at it hard, in a very fast paced and hard hitting match. The Sawyers went to the gutter when Hack clobbered Owen from behind with his brother's chain, just out of eyesight of the ref. Buzz then capitalized with a German Suplex on Owen to get the tainted win. I can't imagine that the Harts are going to let this slide. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Robbie Brookside Hot off his Golden State Tag Title defense the night before, Brookside gave a considerable challenge to Pillman in an intense match with plenty of near falls. Pillman took a page out of Brookside's book and was able to pin the young Englishman with a crucifix. Pacific Television Title Match : Ed Gantner © vs. Jeff Jarrett The plucky young Jarrett was difficult to keep down, but in the end, the big Bull was able to overpower Jarrett and defeat him with the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face).

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, September 17th Rick Gantner vs. Hector Guerrero The younger Gantner Brother went all out and pinned hector following the Hangman's Drop (two handed chokeslam) Barry Windham, Dan Severn, Dingo Warrior, & The Southern Boys vs. One Man Gang, Akira Maeda, Mr. Hito & The Malenko Brothers This was an absolute war, which would be no surprise , given the personalities involved. While there were plenty of brutal showdowns between Windham and Gang, as well as Severn and Maeda , it wound up being Tracy Smothers who got the pinfall after hitting the Jawjacker on Hito. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) © vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero The Wild Things gave the champions a real run for their money in an exciting match that ended with Regal successfully hitting the Regal-Plex to defend their titles Cannonball Grizzly vs. Buddy Rose The Playboy did everything he could to duck and dodge, stick and move against his much larger and angrier opponent, but with the big Grizzly bearing down on him, he went to familiar tactics and had Teijo Khan and the Angel Of Death bail him out and attack the former member of the Playboy Club. As the ref called for the DQ, the new Playboy Club continued their triple team until Fit Finlay and Pierre Carl Ouellet rushed out and ran them off. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) © vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) This was a rematch from Phoenix Firestorm, a hotly contested match with Black Gold determined to regain their titles. They gave it their best shot, but the Bomb Squad emerged triumphant when they hit the Detonator (wheelbarrow suplex by Snow followed by a top rope flying legdrop by Candido) on Douglas. Curt Hennig & Ron Simmons vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Sid Vicious Simmons was able to hold of Vicious while Hennig was able to block a belly to back suplex by Bockwinkel and counter with a rollup to pin the champ.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, September 16th Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) & Billy Jack Haynes vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) & Jim Neidhart Although there has been a fair amount of drama surrounding the Knights Templar, the Bomb Squad are riding high, having won the Pacific Tag Team Titles at Phoenix Firestorm. The former Knights, Coast 2 Coast, are coming off a tough loss at the hands of the Malenko Brothers, but are determined to regain their momentum as quickly as possible. While there were some hard hitting exchanges between Billy Jack and the Anvil, the story of much of this match was between Coast 2 Coast and the Bomb Squad, with plenty of near falls just barely interrupted by partners coming in to break up the count. The Bomb Squad's luck ran out when, out of nowhere, Tatum was able to take out Candido with the Super Kick and score the pinfall. A big with for Tatum and Victory, but I don't think they will truly be satisfied until the titles are theirs. Cactus Jack vs. Steve Morris Ever since he left the Army and formed the Wild Things, Cactus Jack has had a bit of a difficult time scoring wins. He apparently decided to make an example of the rookie Morris , ambushing him before the match and dragging him out of the ring. He then drove him head first into the corner post , and Morris' face was a blood mess through the rest of the match. Cactus proceeded to beat the stew out of Morris, battering him severely before hitting the Cactus Needle (double underhook DDT) for the pinfall. Whether he wins or loses, the man from Truth Or Consequences is not to be taken lightly. Super Strong Machine vs. Big Bubba Rogers Big Bubba Rogers has had a long reign of terror in PCW, including a substantial run as TV champ. Super Strong Machine has been absent for most of it, but even though the Louisville Slugger outweighed him, the masked Japanese star refused to be intimidated. Machine showed that he was tough as nails as he took the hardest shots that Bubba could dish out and dealt it back in turn. But little by little, the big monster wore him down and it looked like Bubba would get the better of the masked man. Then out of nowhere, someone charged into the ring and attacked Bubba. It was Texas Red! The big Texan hadn't been seen since he had been ambushed by Bubba a few weeks ago, but now he was back and out for revenge. The ref called for the DQ while the two slugged it out, and it took a full complement of security to separate the two. It looks like this feud won't end until one of them takes the other out for good. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests have recently made their surprising return to Pacific Coast Wrestling … Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong, the Wild Eyed Southern Boys! The crowd warmly cheers the Southern Boys as they make their entrance. Armstrong and Smothers eagerly slap hands and exchange hugs with the fans, smiling all the way. Coss : Tracy Smothers, it's safe to say that the PCW fans were more than a little caught off guard by the return of the Southern Boys at Phoenix Firestorm. The last we saw of the two of you together, you and Steve were at each other's throats. And the last we saw of you, you were calling yourself Mr. Hollywood and were running the Hollywood Knights until Jack Victory sent you packing. Care to comment? Smothers : (His smile is immediately replaced by a serious expression) Everything you said was true, Don Coss. Here's the deal. I was first in PCW on my own for a short while. The fans were supportive, but I didn't make much of an impact. Then I came back as part of a team with my good friend Steve here. The Southern Boys had some success, and again, the fans were behind us. But then I started to get a big head. The California fans were so good to me, I started thinking I was the King of California. I thought I was bigger than the team. I turned my back on Steve and started calling myself Mr. Hollywood. Surrounded myself with a bunch of guys called the Hollywood Knights and started bossing them around. The fans didn't support me anymore. At the time, I didn't care, but the fans knew better than I did. They didn't like me as some phony baloney Hollywood big shot. They liked me before for who I was! A good ole boy from Tennessee. I forgot my roots, started believing my own hype, and it cost me. I became such a jerk, even the Hollywood Knights got sick of me, and kicked me out with authority. That turned out to be the wake up call I needed. I took some time out to collect my thoughts, then I reached out to Steve. Understandably, he was skeptical at first. But after several long talks, we hashed things out. I apologized to him, and God bless him, Steve forgave me. We started teaming up again. Then , when it was time, we made the return to Pacific Coast Wrestling. The fans welcomed us back with open arms, and we are grateful for that. As for Jack Victory, he and I settle things in the ring. After our match, we went out for a few drinks with Coast 2 Coast. And boy, those two know how to have a good time! They don't like the so called Knights Templar any more than we do, and we are glad to call them friends now. So now it's just clear sailing for the Southern Boys, and we are ready to show the PCW fans what we can really do! Armstrong : That's right , Tracy. We've wrestled all over America, but we always knew we wanted to return to PCW. They have the best friends, and that is where the Tag Team competition is the hottest. The best teams in the world compete here, and were out to prove themselves. The Southern Boys are back, and we are going for gold! Todd Morton vs. Dave Cruser It's been a few weeks since Todd Morton made his shocking return to PCW, and in that time, he has worked hard to show that he has turned over a new leaf. Joining up with the Army in their time of need, he has proved himself a loyal member, and is on the road to reestablishing himself. Although the rookie Cruser was bigger than him, Morton couldn't be matched in fire or relentlessness. He went after Cruser from the moment the bell rang and wouldn't let up until he hit a top rope flying elbow drop to finish him off. It looks like anyone who overlooks Todd Morton does so at their peril. Chavo & Mando Guerrero vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers & "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo "Diamond" Timothy Flowers and his Diamond Exchange had been gone for years before their recent return to PCW, but they haven't wasted any time in becoming a force to be reckoned with. They faced a considerable challenge in the veteran Guerrero Brothers, who weren't about to roll over for the Exchange. The two sides had a determined battle, and it was tough to tell just which one would prevail. In the end it was the skullduggery of the Diamond Exchange that prevailed, as they were able to keep the ref distracted long enough to hit a spike piledriver on Mando to get the pinfall. The rest of PCW had best be on their guard against Timothy Flowers' crew.

Whoah, also good catch. Yeah, you are right, math doesn't add up.

Not nearly as significant, but I do see a 1988 debut for William Jones, AKA Chilly Willy of the last years of ECW.

Oooh, good catch.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, September 11th Jeff Jarrett vs. Eddie Guerrero The two young second generation stars had a real barnburner of a match, with Eddie scoring something of an upset with the Frog Splash. Tony St. Clair vs. Mando Guerrero Eddie's older brother didn't have as much success, having a competitive battle with St. Clair but ultimately going down to the spinning forearm smash. Billy Jack Haynes & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Big Bubba Rogers & The Midnight Express Big Billy Jack was out to get revenge for his friend Texas Red after the recent ambush by Big Bubba Rogers, and managed to hold him off long enough for Brookside to pin Lane with a crucifix. Black Tiger vs. Sabu These two have had several intense matches already, and this one was no exception. It looked like it would be another victory for Black Tiger when he had Sabu set up for the Black Tiger Bomb. But Sabu flipped out of it and countered with a Sunset Flip that got the shocking three count. Sabu had pulled off a major upset and score probably the biggest win of his young career. Dan Severn vs. Cactus Jack Like many before, Severn wasn't sure what to make of Cactus Jack. The Man From Truth Or Consequences seemed to find a way to squirm out of any attempted submission holds, and his unconventional offense and wild brawling managed to land some shots that knocked the Beast for a loop. Little by little, Severn was able to take control of the match, but it took a series of suplexes to keep Cactus down for good. 2/3 Falls Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) © vs. Joe & Dean Malenko 1st Fall : Snow pinned Dean with the Wheelbarrow Suplex 2nd Fall : Joe pinned Candido with a German Suplex 3rd Fall : Both teams went to a 45 minute time limit draw Result : Draw

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, September 10th The Southern Boys vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory) The last time Tracy Smothers saw Jack Victory, Victory was sending Smothers out of the Hollywood Knights by way of a Victory-Plex. Smothers seemed to be carrying a bit of a grudge, singling out Victory in the early part of the match, but there didn't seem to be any ill will on the part of the newly popular Coast 2 Coast. As the match warmed up, it got more competitive, with both teams breaking out the quick tags and combination moves. The crowd was thrilled as both teams continued to up the ante, and little disappointed when it ended up going to a time limit draw. They cheered, however, when both teams shook hands afterwards, with Smothers and Victory patting each other on the back, having squashed their beef for good. Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers & "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo The Diamond Exchange continued their winning ways with a double team spike piledriver on Chavo. Dingo Warrior vs. Mr. Hito The newly returned Hito was one of Dingo's first rivals in PCW, and while Dingo has great improved since his debut, Hito still presented quite a challenge, with his considerable skill and veteran instincts balancing out Dingo's power and aggression. Dingo was ultimately able to put him down with a flying shoulder tackle, but he had to work hard for it. Fit Finlay, Cannonball Grizzly & Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Buddy Rose, Teijo Khan & Angel Of Death It didn't long for lines to be drawn between Rose's new Playboy Club and the now outcast members, and the result was a chaotic brawl that ended when Khan hit a diving headbutt on Ouellet. Both sides continued scuffling after the end of the match. Bret Hart, Owen Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Bob Backlund, Jim Neidhart & Gary Young Young's stock in the Knights Templar continued to drop, as his attempted DDT on Owen was interrupted by a clothesline from Bret that gave the win to the Snowbirds. Young protested to both the ref and his partners, but Neidhart and Backlund both ignored him as they left the ring. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Rick Gantner The young Bull continued to impress as he gave a considerable challenge to Bockwinkel, keeping the champ on his toes before ultimately being trapped in a rollup for the one two three. After the match, Bockwinkel shook his hand as a sign of respect.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, September 9th Buzz & Hack Sawyer vs. Anh-Tuan Bui & JP Calderon Last week saw the return of "Diamond" Timothy Flowers to PCW, forming a new Diamond Exchange with "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo. This week, evidently the Diamond Exchange is expanding, as Flowers and Acevedo led the Sawyer Brothers to the ring. Buzz and Hack brought their trademark roughhouse brutality to the match, tossing Bui and Calderon around like ragdolls before Buzz finally put Bui out of his misery with a powerslam. After a few years away from PCW, Flowers has come out of nowhere to create one of its most dangerous factions. Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests seem to have undergone a change in look and disposition of late … Percy Pringle III and the Crazy Gang! The crowd boos as Pringle, followed by Sid Vicious and Maxx Payne. Like their leader, Vicious and Payne are dressed all in black. Coss : Percy Pringle, you … Pringle : DON'T CALL ME THAT NAME! *his voice is even higher pitched and shrieking than usual* I hate that name! That name is the bane of my existence! All I wanted to do was live my own life and be left alone. I had a job that I loved, the simple trade of mortician. That and watching wrestling were the two things I truly enjoyed. But that wasn't enough for my family. They told me I had a name to uphold. Responsibilities. I was forced to leave my beloved job and take up the mantle of the Pringle Dynasty. They compelled me to become a man of business, something I never wanted to be. But my father, Percy Pringle the Second, gave me no choice. I was miserable! But I was patient, bided my time. I did what I was told, but little by little, I gained more control of my fate. As my father grew old and infirm, my influence in the Dynasty grew. I took my own steps. I even pursued a sideline as a wrestling manager. My father disapproved, but now, he could do nothing. And then he passed … and I was free! I could do as I pleased, liberated from the burden that my family had placed on me. But I couldn't go back to my old life. I had seen too much, perceived the world for what it was. The world may deny it, but beneath it's mask, it is nothing but corruption. Greed, ambition, the values tried to force upon me. Pretending to aspire to something higher, while it was all selfishness! Denying the darkness that is in us all. Well, I'm going to strip that away from everyone, like my youth was stripped away from me by my family. My boys know what I am talking about! * Vicious and Payne both nod in agreement * And there is another … one more wrestler that I know has a darkness within him. He might be in denial, but I will make sure he embraces his true self , one way or another. So don't you ever call me Percy Pringle again. That name was forced upon me by my family. It is gone, just like the Crazy Gang are gone. From now on, call me Paul Bearer , and Pacific Coast Wrestling will be swallowed up by … the Neighborhood Of Evil! ?? ?? & ?? ?? vs. Gary Stritesky & Anthony Robinson The fans were curious as to who the mystery would be, and even more so when Buddy Rose, Cannonball Grizzly, and Pierre Carl Ouellet came out and the Playboy got on the microphone. Rose : As you can see, the Playboy Club is short a couple of members. Easy Ed is off on a secret mission, and Big Jos Leduc went back to the Great North Woods. But I've got a couple of guys who will more than fill the gap … Teijo Khan and the Angel Of Death! http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/t/teijokahn/03.jpg The two big men charged out to the ring and went through Stritesky and Robinson like a hot knife through butter. They crushed the two rookies with devastating power moves until Angel Of Death put down Stritesky with the Death Sentence (top rope flying clothesline). After the match, Rose got on the mic again. Rose : Khan, AOD, glad to have you aboard. Great hustle! I'm sure you will do a lot better job of doing the Playboy Club proud than these two mooks, heh heh heh. Grizzly and Ouellet glance at each other. Ouellet : Hey, what's the big idea! I was just Golden State Tag Champ! Rose : Yes, and you lost it! Bad enough I had to carry your useless chump of a partner, I still have to have you and this clumsy idiot weighing me down! Grizzly : Excuse me, Pierre is the toughest guy I know! And I just ran US Steel out of town. Rose : Maybe so, but what have you ever done for me? I was counting on you to do what needed to be done against Fit Finlay, and you let me down. Then a week later, I have you guys as my supposed partners in a six man tag, and you still fail to protect me. I ask so little and have such low expectations of you, and you still let me down. You're lucky I even let you losers breathe the same air as me. Grizzly : I can't believe I used to look up to you. We did everything you told us to , and you still treat us like this. Well, I've had enough, and I bet it's the same for Pierre. (Ouellet nods) We're done cleaning up your messes for you. If these morons want to be in your little Club, they can have it. We're done! Angel Of Death then takes a swing at Grizzly, but Grizzly hits first. The new and former members of the Playboy Club commence to brawl, with Rose diving out of the ring, until security comes out to separate the two sides. Todd Morton vs. Chris Candido Some time ago, Morton and Candido were partners in a team called the Suicide Blondes. That may seem like a distant memory for Candido, who has since given himself over to Mr. Bob Backlund and the Knights Templar, but Morton still is trying to get through to him. Candido was accompanied by both Backlund and his Bomb Squad partner Al Snow, while Morton has his new ally Leo Burke. Initially, Morton seemed to be holding back against his former friend, but when he saw that Candido was not pulling any punches, he responded in kind. He was showing a little bit of ring rust earlier in the match, but got more confident as the match wore on , and even got Candido in position where Morton went up top for a potentially devastating high impact move. When he was reaching the top turnbuckle, Backlund gave the signal and Snow attacked, leading to the ref calling for a DQ. The Bomb Squad got a in a brief double team on Morton before Leo Burke came in to run them off. In spite of this result, Morton has made a good start on showing that he can get it done without his former partner. Super Strong Machine vs. Art Barr Another return to the PCW roster, the masked Japanese star Super Strong Machine got a very warm response from the fans as he made his way to the ring. He was facing the hot headed Wild Thing Art Barr, who certainly kept Machine on his toes with his speed and high flying moves. Machine landed some hard hitting moves, but Barr kept at him, and kept him off balance through much of the match. But Machine kept on track and managed to shut Barr down with a big boot to the chest, then followed up with the Devil Windmill Suplex for the win. He had to fight hard for it, but Super Strong Machine was triumphant in his first match back. Curt Hennig vs. Curtis Hughes Curt Hennig has been rapidly rising in the ranks of Pacific Coast Wrestling, and faced a stern test in the form of the big roughneck Curtis "The Cat" Hughes. Hughes threw a lot of raw power and anger against the second generation star, and every blow landed took quite a toll on Hennig. But Hennig showed considerable resilience, bouncing back and knocking Hughes around with high impact dropkicks. He was able to wear the Cat down enough to execute the Hennig Plex and pull out the win. It looks like Hennig has become the man to watch in PCW.

Guess I can now post the post-Labor Day trades. PCW sends Ed Wiskowski to the NWA for the Angel Of Death PCW sends Ron Garvin, John Tenta and Doug Furnas to Mid-South Revolution for Buzz Sawyer , Brett Wayne Sawyer, Super Strong Machine and the first and second round 1988 rookie draft picks acquired from Twin States Wrestling.

In between stints in the WWF, Jim Neidhart had a cup of coffee in WCW in the early 90s. During his brief time there, he used as his finisher a modified Cobra Clutch called the Avilizer. When he came back to the WWF shortly after Owen's heel turn, he was using a Camel Clutch. When I split him off from Bret, I decided to have him use those moves, as they were still appropriate to the time period and would fit in with both the increased use of Submission holds in PCW and his siding with Bob Backlund. The thing with my Light Heavyweight division is that I crowned the first LHW champ relatively early on in the project when it was still in the "AWA Territories" period. I created a LHW champ so I would have someone to challenge for the big AWA Light Heavyweight Title. Shortly after I created the title, the "AWA Territories" system ended and there was no big title to go for. My first champ, Keiichi Yamada (the future Jushin Liger), was a good champion, but after that I got into a bit of a rut with the champions being one half of a tag team, so they weren't available for title defenses much of the time. The title fell into the shadows. Then I got Mark "Rollerball" Rocco in a trade, AKA Black Tiger. As I've said before, I only intended him to be a temporary member of the British Invasion and planned on cutting him soon afterwards. But it quickly hit me that Black Tiger would make an ideal Light Heavyweight Champion and was the perfect wrestler to build the division around. I found I really enjoyed writing his matches and wound up including more and more of them. I ended up giving him a long title run and the title matches wound up working their way up to sometimes being in the main event. I hope I can continue the run with Brian Pillman. No spoilers, but I have a major match planned for the next big show (San Diego Battleground) and it is a real humdinger.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, September 4th Leo Burke vs. Curtis Hughes Hughes was coming off a tough loss at Phoenix Firestorm at the hands of Ron Simmons and looking for redemption. The veteran Burke did an admirable job of trying to corral the big roughneck, but in the end Hughes overpowered him, executing the Cat's Claw (modified side slam onto the knee) for the win. Ron Simmons vs. One Man Gang Gang came into the match with a serious mad on. So, what else is new? If he was looking to take out his aggression on Simmons, the All American was having none of it. This was a ring shaking battle that ended when Gang took his chain and used it to attack Simmons. While the ref called for the DQ, Gang continued his assault, busting Simmons open while battering him until Barry Windham ran into the ring, swinging a chair and running off the big 747. Chavo Guerrero vs. Akira Maeda Coming back after his first loss to Dan Severn, Akira Maeda was laser focused on re-establishing his dominance in the PCW ranks. Chavo did his best, but ultimately Maeda knocked him cold with a spinning kick to the head. Owen Hart vs. Gary Young Young's quest to redeem himself in the eyes of Mr. Bob Backlund hit a major stumbling block in the form of Owen Hart. While Gary threw everything but the kitchen sink at the younger Hart Brother, Owen fielded it all with an easy confidence , and Young was clearly starting to panic. Young thought he had him set up for a DDT, but it was all a ruse by Owen, who pinned him with a Northern Lights Suplex. Better luck next time, Gary. Pacific Television Title Match : Ed Gantner © vs. Cactus Jack Gantner's first challenger for the TV title was, surprisingly, the always unconventional Cactus Jack. Cactus brought his own brand of chaos to the match , and managed to catch Gantner off guard on a number of occasions. The big Bull eventually unleashed his considerable power offense, and got the win when he sent Cactus flying across the ring with the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face). Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Brian Pillman © vs. Sabu The brand new Light Heavyweight champ had one hell of a first challenger in the unpredictable Sabu. Both men went all out in this match, and it looked on several occasions that Sabu might make Pillman's reign a short one, but Flyin' Brian got the whole crowd behind him as he rallied and pinned Sabu after a top rope dropkick.

A few days early, but on September 5th, Scott Irwin will pass away.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , September 3rd Bret Hart vs. Ed Wiskowski Bret Hart had a knock down, drag out battle with Easy Ed and was able to force the big man to tap out to the Sharpshooter. Hector Guerrero vs. Jim Neidhart Bret's former partner was even more aggressive in this match and, although Hector put up a valiant struggle, the Anvil forced him to surrender to the Anvilizer (Cobra Clutch). Fit Finlay & The Southern Boys vs. Buddy Rose , Cannonball Grizzly & Pierre Carl Ouellet This intense match eventually broke down into a brawl with all six men in the ring. Rose tried to hit a low blow on Finlay, but the Fighting Irishman blocked it and countered with a boot to the face. Grizzly and Ouellet tried to bail him out, but the Southern Boys held them back while Finlay hit a Tombstone Piledriver and got the pinfall on the Playboy. The Diamond Exchange ("Diamond" Timothy Flowers & "The Cuban Assassin" Angel Acevedo) vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) Flowers was back in PCW and in his old stomping grounds of Vancouver, determined to show that the new Diamond Exchange were a force to be reckoned with. They really took it to the former Pacific Tag Team Champs, and the result was a tense battle with both sides coming close to taking it on several occasions. Acevedo was able to hit the DDT on Douglas to put them down for good, but the Diamond Exchange had to work hard to prove themselves. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) © vs. Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero At Phoenix Firestorm, British Steel pulled off the comeback of the year by winning the Golden State Tag Titles. Their first defense would be against one of the hottest young teams in PCW, the Wild Things duo of Barr and Guerrero. This was a fast paced and exciting match, with both teams putting the pedal to the metal throughout. Regal scored the pinfall with the Regal-Plex on Guerrero, but the Wild Things certainly made an impression as hot competitors. California & Submission Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Jeff Jarrett The main event tonight was a rematch from Phoenix Firestorm, with Backlund defending his dual titles against Jeff Jarrett. Before the match, Backlund brought out the rest of the Knights Templar and lined them up at ringside, giving them orders to observe only and take no hand in the match. He was clearly looking directly at Gary Young as he said this. He then had a taut technical match with Jarrett, and while the second generation star held his own against the champ, Backlund's veteran instincts were the deciding factor, pinning Jarrett with the Backlund Bridge. After the match, Backlund ordered his men to follow him in single file from the ring.