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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, October 1st Black Tiger vs. Ben Morgan After making his first appearance in a tag match with Tony St. Clair, the mysterious Black Tiger makes his singles debut tonight. The masked man was all over the rookie Morgan, tying him in knots with a serious of weardown holds and flummoxing him with super fast flying moves. He finally drove him to the mat with a Tombstone Piledriver and got the pinfall. The British Invasion has gone through a lot of changes, but the addition of Black Tiger might well help them break into the upper ranks of PCW. Mike Rotunda vs. One Man Gang Another relative newcomer to Pacific Coast Wrestling is the One Man Gang, and he has been pretty much mowing through anyone he has faced. Mike Rotunda was a game challenger and did everything he could, but nothing he attempted was able to put a dent in the big 747. In a desperation move, he tried to get him up in a Samoan Drop, but the Gang's towering mass was too much for the Syracuse letterman , and the two crashed to the match. Gang was able to get up and hit two elbowdrops, followed by a running splash for the one two three. That was not enough for the Crazy Gang member, as Percy Pringle tossed him his chain. One Man Gang looked like he was going to do some serious damage on Rotunda, but then a cheer went up from the crowd as Barry Windham, making his return, charged out and sent Gang out of the ring with a dropkick to the back. Windham hovered protectively over Rotunda, and Gang looked like he was going to get back in the ring, but Pringle ushered him back to the locker room. It looks like Windham is drawing a line in the sand and is determined that the One Man Gang's rampage goes no further. The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. Chris Adams & Brian Adams While Gary Hart's men have had some wins over the Thundercats, the American Ninja's headstrong attitude is clearly grating on both Hart and Chris Adams. Once again, he tried to shoulder the bulk of the action in the match, and while he landed some big moves on his smaller opponents, you could see him getting some dirty looks from his manager and teammate. His newfound confidence got the better of him when he was beating down Smiley in the corner, but had failed to notice that he had tagged in Scorpio. Scorpio came in with a top rope Sunset Flip, and with an assist of leverage from Smiley, he held Adams' shoulders to the mat for the count of three. Brian Adams was downcast after the match, and Hart and Chris Adams kept berating him all the way back to the locker room. Badd Company vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) In a very short time, The Bomb Squad has become one of the most exciting teams in the crowded PCW tag ranks. In spite of Candido's bratty attitude, their high speed, high risk style has captured the attention of he fans who love their dynamic in ring ability as much as they hate their insufferable disposition. Tonight, they would be facing another exciting team, Badd Company (who were surprisingly out without their manager, Missy Hyatt). The two teams engaged in an incredibly quick paced match, which led to the fans nearly gasping for breath as they tried to keep up with the action. It looked like it would go to Badd Company when they had Snow set up for their Thrust Kick/German Suplex combo. But Candido intercepted Diamond before he was able to hit the Thrust Kick, and Snow took Tanaka down with a legsweep. He then followed up with a Wheelbarrow Suplex that scored the pinfall. After that impressive win, the Bomb Squad are clearly exploding to the top. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests have suffered some setbacks lately in Pacific Coast Wrestling … the Five Man Army. The crowd cheers as the Five Man Army head to the ring, but the Army are clearly not in a jovial mood. Leo Burke looked miserable, while Bam Bam Bigelow, Nick Busick, Shane Douglas and Steve Blackman looked equally grim. Once they got to the ring, Burke asked Bonnema for the microphone. Burke : Thank you, Frank, I can take this from here. There's something I need to say to the men in front of everyone. * The Army give him their full attention * Army, face it. I blew it. I didn't listen to you and I trusted the Masked Avenger, and it cost us. I was betrayed by him and he left my lying in the middle of the ring. And now, Bam Bam is no longer the television champ because of him. I screwed up, and if you guys want to say "I told you so" … well, now is your chance. I sure deserve it. Bam Bam looks to the others, who nod their heads, agreeing that he will speak for all of them. Bigelow : Leo, no way we are going to do that. The Army is not an "I told you" kind of team. You made a mistake … well, so have the rest of us. No sense beating yourself up over things you can't change now. You trusted someone and it turned out badly. Well, you trusted us too. Hell, you took a chance on me, a yahoo from Asbury Park, and I will always be thankful for it. Burke : Well, thank you, Bam Bam. That is very generous of you. Bigelow : None of that, boss. We're a team. We're going to move forward as a team and take care of business. The Masked Avenger stabbed us all in the back, and we are going to make him pay. If it is the last thing we do … we are going to run the Masked Avenger out of Pacific Coast Wrestling! Steven Regal vs. Dennis Condrey British Steel have been hot on the heels of the Pacific Tag Champs the Midnight Express, but Jim Cornette's men have been thus far able to keep the titles out of their grasp. While Regal's partner Robbie Brookside was by his side for this singles match, Condrey was backed up by Bobby Eaton, Jim Cornette, and Cornette's huge bodyguard Big Bubba Rogers. With all of these distractions at ringside, it was difficult for Regal to get much traction in the match, but he certainly did his best. Unfortunately, when the action spilled out to ringside, Cornette was able to draw the attention of the referee while Big Bubba hit the Bubba Slam on Regal. Regal was not able to make it back in the ring, leading to a countout win for Condrey. Brookside helped his partner up and the two were livid at the result, but Cornette's men didn't seem to care, cackling all the way back to the locker room. Tony St. Clair vs. Ed Wiskowski Someone else gunning for PCW gold is Regal and Brookside's British Invasion stablemate, "Tough" Tony St. Clair. He is hot on the trail of the Pacific Heavyweight champ Buddy Rose, but tonight, he would have to face the Playboy's closest ally, the big "Polish Prince" Ed Wiskowski. Easy Ed was in no mood to trifle and threw plenty of big bombs as he was clearly out to hurt St. Clair. But they didn't call St. Clair "Tough" Tony for nothing, and the Englishman weathered out the storm and started throwing bombs of his own. He was ultimately able to hit the spinning forearm smash to knock out Wiskowski for the victory. No one is going to get in St. Clair's way on his path to the Playboy

An excellent start for the new Florida promotion. Nice to see that, years after I first paired them, the Glamour Boys are still making an impact Kazaharu certainly seems like he will be a major player for Akbar's crew. You definitely have the start of a first rate tag division, I certainly wouldn't want to meet the Highwaymen in a dark alley.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, September 19th Badd Company vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) A long and competitive match where the Bomb Squad won in something of an upset when Candido caught Tanaka in an attempted cross body press and reversed it so that he and Snow hit a spike tombstone piledriver for the win Barry Windham vs. Ed Wiskowski A bruising battle between two big heavyweights which Windham won with a Western Lariat Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) A very tightly contested match that Blackman won for his team when he knocked Steiner out with the running bicycle kick Mando & Chavo Guerrero vs. Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase Another spectacular tag team battle which ended when Mando pinned Yamada with a German Suplex Scott Hall , Tom Magee & Mike Rotunda vs. The Hart Foundation & Mr. Hito Magee pulled out the win for the Brigade by catching Hito coming off the ropes with a thrust kick to the jaw Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) British Steel put up a fierce challenge for the Golden State titles but the Midnights came out on top when Condrey blocked an attempted Regal Plex by Regal and countered with a DDT.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on ESPN / TSN Pacific Super Cards, September 18th Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) Jarrett dropkicked Rose into a takeover suplex by Severn for the victory One Man Gang vs. Too Cold Scorpio Gang pinned Scorpio after an Avalanche followed by a running splash Brickhouse Brown vs. Jack Victory Brickhouse won with a top rope missile dropkick Nick Busick vs. The Masked Avenger The Avenger was beating down Busick in the corner when Bam Bam Bigelow charged into the ring and attacked him, leading to a DQ win for the masked man. It took both Busick and Leo Burke to pull Bigelow away from the Avenger Ron Simmons vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Simmons flattened Miller with a devastating spear to score the pinfall Brian Pillman vs. Hector Guerrero Another heated and fast paced match that ended when Hector caught Flyin' Brian in the Guerrero Clutch to get the one two three Eddie Gilbert & Vic Steamboat vs. Bob Orton & Joel Deaton Gilbert pinned Deaton after a piledriver 2/3 Falls Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Tony St. Clair 1st Fall : Rose pinned St. Clair with a roll up in the corner assisted by a fistful of trunks and his feet on the ropes 2nd Fall : St. Clair evened up the match after hitting a spinning forearm smash 3rd Fall : The match went to the 45 minute Time Limit Result : Draw

Can't wait to see the first show!

Steamboat vs. Bock will be a classic for the ages.

Kevin Sullivan, always bringing the chaos!

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , September 17th One Man Gang vs. Ben Morgan Last week, One Man Gang made a big splash with his first appearance in Pacific Coast Wrestling by attacking Barry Windham. This sent shockwaves throughout PCW, and young Ben Morgan was clearly terrified to be facing the big 747. His fears were proved well founded as Gang mauled him like a bear before putting him out with a front layout suplex. But Gang and Percy Pringle were looking to make an example of Morgan, and Pringle ordered Gang to give a literal big splash on the prone Morgan's back, to which Gang eagerly obliged. Morgan was taken out of the ring on a stretcher, and the other wrestlers in PCW have to be more than a literal concern. Ron Simmons vs. Joel Deaton The Crazy Gang may be on a high with the addition of the One Man Gang to their ranks, but Ron Simmons is clearly looking to bring them back down to earth. Still smarting from a tough loss at Phoenix Firestorm to Stan Hansen, Simmons is looking for redemption and Joel Deaton is the first one in his sights on the road to that goal. Deaton was certainly not going to lie down for the intense Brigade member, and the match was back and forth for much of its duration. Then it seemed like Simmons simply had enough and he opened fire on the lanky Texan with a series of mighty power moves, before he hit the running Spear to get the win. A big victory for Simmons, but you know he won't be satisfied until he finally is able to defeat Stan Hansen. The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. Brian Adams & Chris Adams A feud has quickly blown up between these two duos, with Adams in particular seeming to want to prove himself. The American Ninja was quite impressive with how he was able to dominate his smaller opponents, taking up most of the time in the ring for his team. This started to annoy both Chris Adams and Gary Hart, who tried to get his attention to tag out, but either Brian didn't hear them or didn't care. This would come to haunt him as the Thundercats managed to catch him off balance with a series of double team moves, but he was still able to catch Scorpio coming off the ropes and drop him throat first onto the top rope. He then hoisted him up an impressive press slam before dropping him to the match and following up with the spinning backbreaker to put him away. Brian seemed quite enthused by his victory, but Chris Adams and Gary Hart could be seen exchanging unhappy looks as they left the ring. Tony St. Clair & ?? ?? vs. Buddy Rose & Fit Finlay With the news that Dave Taylor had to return to England to attend to family business, the fans were buzzing as to just who would be Tony St. Clair's partner in the match. Some of the questions were answered when St. Clair introduced the latest member of the British Invasion, Black Tiger. The masked wrestler had made a big name for himself in Japan, but was still pretty much a mystery to the Pacific Coast fans. Regardless, he was able to tie up Fit Finlay any time they locked up, leaving St. Clair to focus on Buddy Rose. The Pacific Heavyweight Champion was running scared from St. Clair for most of the match, and having his big equalizer neutralized by Black Tiger had clearly rattled him. This might explain why he was caught so flat footed by a surprise spinning forearm smash by St. Clair, which scored the Englishman the one two three. An important victory for St. Clair, but he still needs to get the pinfall in a title match. Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow © vs. Big Bubba Rogers The Beast From The East has been a fighting champion ever since winning the TV title, seeing off a host of worthy contenders. But few have been as big and scary as the Louisville Slugger, Big Bubba Rogers. The personal bodyguard for Jim Cornette has destroyed nearly everyone who has crossed his path, and has come in hell bent looking to add more gold to Cornette's roster. Bigelow backs down from no challenge, and went all out against Big Bubba. Both of these men went at each other with an intensity that seemed like it could very well demolish the Portland Sports Arena. The ref did his best to maintain control, but wound up being crushed when he got between Rogers executing an avalanche on Bigelow in the corner. Bigelow was able to recover and take Rogers down with a clothesline, then followed up with a slingshot splash. Normally, this would be the end of the match, but the ref was completely out of it and unable to make the count. Bigelow went over and tried to help the ref regain consciousness. But then, out of nowhere, the Masked Avenger entered the ring and ambushed Bigelow from behind. He brutalized Bam Bam with nasty elbow smashes and slams. Cornette seemed caught by surprise , but got his man out of the ring while the Avenger did his damage, cackling all the while. When the Avenger had finished and left Bigelow a crumpled heap in the ring, only then did Cornette have his man go back in the ring and make the cover. By then , the ref had recovered enough to make the three count, and just like that, Big Bubba Rogers was the new Television champion. The crowd was shocked and disappointed, both that their favorite had lost his title and that he had lost it in such an ignoble manner. Can anything stop the rampage of the Masked Avenger?

Never turn your back on those dirty Rich Boys. Glad to see Jerry Stubbs in the main event, always thought he was an underrated worker.

Excellent work as always. Can't wait to see who Poffo's mystery opponent is!

I believe that Mark Pile/Pyle on the current Free Agent Roster and Pvt. Pile/Pyle on the draft list are both the same person (Mark Scarpa, son of Chief Jay Strongbow).

PCW drops Dave Taylor and picks up Savio Vega.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, September 12th Mike Rotunda vs. Mr. Hito A very tight contest between the leader of the Brigade and the Japanese veteran that Rotunda was able to take with a Samoan drop. Brickhouse Brown vs. One Man Gang Brickhouse put in a gallant effort but the big 747 was just too much for him and Gang won with a Gourdbuster Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) A fast paced match with Jarrett just barely able to pin Del Ray with a sunset flip out of the corner Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) Pure chaos that rapidly descended into an out and out brawl with all four men swinging chairs and the ref declaring a no contest Too Cold Scorpio vs. Chris Adams Both Norman Smiley and Brian Adams were at ringside leading to a lot of tension and the threat of outside interference for a match that ended with Chris Adams catching the former Light Heavyweight champ with a Superkick for the win. Bam Bam Bigelow & Leo Burke vs. Big Bubba Rogers & The Masked Avenger A bizarre match. The Avenger came out separately from Rogers and Jim Cornette and seemed reluctant to tag into the match, only coming in when he had a chance to attack Burke. When Big Bubba was was knocked out of the ring by a running headbutt from Bigelow, the Avenger jumped off the ring apron and walked back to the locker room, ignoring the pleas of Cornette. The end result was a countout victory for the Five Man Army and puzzled faces all round. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) Black Gold have really been coming into their own as a team, and scored another victory for the Army in a hard fought match with the always tough Dog Pound when Blackman pinned Knobbs following a vicious spinning knee strike to the side of the head. California Title Match : Tracy Smothers © vs. Hiroshi Hase Hase gave "Mr. Hollywood" a real run for his money in this match, but Smothers was able to successfully keep his title when he blocked an attempted Northern Light Suplex and countered with a small package for the pinfall.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , September 11th The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) Smiley came in still banged up from the previous night's attack by Brian Adams. The Bomb Squad capitalized by ganging up on him, ultimately pinning him with a double back suplex. Tom Magee vs. Bret Hart Magee has been getting a lot of attention with his good looks and exciting moves. He has been picking up momentum with some big wins, but Bret Hart was looking to nip that momentum right in the bud. The second generation star went after the Megaman hard, and the Canadian fans were rapt in attention at the battle between their two countrymen. Bret finally whipped Magee hard into the corner and came charging in, only to get cut off by a thrust kick from Magee. Magee followed up with a slingshot somersault legdrop that got him his most impressive win yet. Nick Busick vs. The Masked Avenger Busick was out to avenge the betrayal of his mentor Leo Burke by, err, the Avenger at Phoenix Firestorm. But the masked man had no interest in playing fair, backhanding the ref before grabbing a chair from ringside and clobbering Busick, which led to a DQ. He had Busick trapped in a corner and looked like he would do some serious damage, but Bam Bam Bigelow and Leo Burke rushed out to rescue their comrade. Avenger had no interest in facing them 3 on 1 and left the ring, but who knows what this masked menace might do next. Scott Hall vs. Jim Neidhart This was a power showdown between two big beasts, with the ring rocking throughout with their crushing moves. Hall showed considerable strength by hoisting the former Oakland Raider up in a side suplex, then dropping a second rope kneedrop for the victory. With two singles victories over the Hart Foundation in one night, Megaman and Gator have to be moving in to top contendership for a shot at the Harts' Golden State Tag Team Titles. Ron Simmons & Vic Steamboat vs. Stan Hansen & Joel Deaton An intense battle between rivals that ended when Hansen levelled Steamboat with a lariat Brian Pillman vs. Hector Guerrero In what the fans in attendance called the hottest match of the night, the dynamic Flyin' Brian and the always feisty Hector dazzled everyone present with an amazing duel of matwork and aerial moves that culminated in a battle of rollups with Pillman coming out on top with a double leg cradle. Hector was still keen to keep going with Pillman, and Pillman seemed ready to oblige him, but the ref ordered them back to the locker room. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) & Dave Taylor vs. The Midnight Express & Big Bubba Rogers The Pacific Tag Champs didn't seem to be taking the young Englishmen seriously at first, but soon found themselves rapidly backpedaling from the technical prowess of Regal and Brookside. They ended up having to call on the huge Rogers to pin Brookside with a Bubba Slam, but for a while they got quite a scare. The Midnights have been very cocky lately, but have to be concerned about this new challenge from the UK. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Tony St. Clair Speaking of champions running scared, Rose got the fright of his life from Tony St. Clair. In his short time in Pacific Coast Wrestling, St. Clair has proven to be someont to watch, and he gave Rose a ferocious challenge. Rose ended up going to underhanded tactics, calling in Fit Finlay to attack St. Clair, losing the match by DQ but keeping his title. Rose managed to wriggle out of this one, but can only dodge St. Clair for so long.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, September 10th Brickhouse Brown vs. Jack Victory The first PCW show after Phoenix Firestorm kicks off with the firebrand of the Brigade facing the muscle of the Hollywood Knights. Victory towered over the always popular Brickhouse, but Brown took advantage of his quickness and energy by dodging away from a lot of Victory's blows. This frustrated the big New Jersey scrapper to no end, so once he was able to corner Brickhouse, he laid in his shots with a lot of anger. He thought the match would be his when he tried to hit the Victory-Plex, but Brickhouse blocked it, then whirled around Victory and caught him in a backslide. One .. two … THREE! Brickhouse had scored an amazing victory over his much bigger opponent! But he didn't get long to enjoy his win, as Victory blindsided him with a forearm shot to the back of the head. Victory continued his temper tantrum by putting the boots to Brickhouse until security rushed out and forced him to return to the locker room. Pretty poor sportsmanship there, "Hollywood" Jack. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) vs. Kent Nelson & AK Knight Speaking of the Hollywood Knights, it looks like there has been a shift in their lineup, with Chris Candido forming a new team with Al Snow. Al Snow is an up and comer from the Midwest, and even though he is only 23 years old, he is a 4 year veteran of wrestling with spells in several independent promotions as well as a recent run in the WWF. Snow is keen to show just what he is capable of, and he and Candido seemed to go together like bacon and eggs. They swiftly tagged in an out of the ring with rapid paced combination moves and double teams that easily dominated Nelson and Knight. After knocking Knight down with a double clothesline, they both went up top and came off with a double flying headbutt that got them to win. It remains to be seen how much of a dent they can make in the highly competitive PCW tag team ranks, but they are certainly off to an impressive start. Norman Smiley vs. Brian Adams "The American Ninja" is quite clearly carrying a lot of anger from his loss to Mike Rotunda at Phoenix Firestorm, and was looking to take out his frustrations on Smiley. Smiley tried to stick and move with Adams, but Adams would not be denied and kept coming at him. Adams mauled Smiley with power moves and shook off everything the Thundercat threw at him. He finally finished him off with a spinning backbreaker, but kept attacking after the match ended. Smiley's Thundercats partner Too Cold Scorpio rushed out to his aide, but this prompted Chris Adams to come out and stand by his Gary Hart International colleague. The two sides stared each other down before finally returning to the locker room. Eddie Gilbert vs. Bob Orton Both men are coming off long exhausting feuds that finished off at Phoenix Firestorm, Gilbert with the Great Muta and Orton with Brian Pillman. Both men seemed a bit slow out of the blocks, clearly showing the toll that those feuds took on them. But as the match warmed up, they started showing more fire, clearly not wanting to be shown up by the other. Their punches started to have more meaning, each man getting more invested in proving himself the longer they went. This determination led to the action spilling to the outside and both men getting counted out while slugging it out with each other. I think that they will be looking for another crack at each other sooner rather than later. Barry Windham vs. "Mean" Mike Miller This is a rematch from Phoenix Firestorm, and it seemed to be heading to the same result when Windham gained the advantage over the leader of the Crazy Gang. But things took a drastic turn when Percy Pringle gestured towards the locker room, and a huge man came charging out and attacked Windham with a chain. It was the One Man Gang! The big 747 had not been seen before in PCW, but he was certainly making a huge impact in his first appearance. He and Miller savagely battered Windham while the ref called for the DQ, and kept at it until the rest of the Brigade (barring Brickhouse Brown, still recovering from Jack Victory's earlier attack) rallied to Windham's rescue. Miller, Gang and Pringle returned to the locker room, cackling all the way. If this is how Miller is attempting to get revenge for his Phoenix Firestorm loss, he certainly has brought in a big gun to try to get it for him.

Definitely getting things off to a roaring start! Can't wait to see who comes out with the TV title.

Lisa Moretti is a heat machine but the more titles she has, the more people will be gunning for her.

Can't wait to see what the new era for Mid Atlantic has in store.

Great to see my man Butch Reed get the best of the Snake and crew. The patriotic fans of Baton Rouge must have been livid at Dibiase getting robbed.

Wow, looks like CCW is in for a major refresh. Can't wait to read the results.

PCW drops Todd Morton and picks up Al Snow.

I was of the belief that loans do not count towards roster cap, as they are not a permanent part of the roster. I am good either way , just want some clarification.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Phoenix Firestorm from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night Two Four Corners Elimination Tag Team Match : The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. The Snowbirds (Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase) With the competition in the PCW tag team ranks as hot as it is now, all eyes were on this match as a possible springboard for greater things for the competitors. All four teams were very keen to make their mark in this match, and took risks they might not normally take to make an impression. The Vice Squad showed the cunning that had previously earned them the Pacific Tag Team Titles by doing everything they could to set the other teams against each other and ducking in and out of the ring to make quick, cheap shots. But their luck ran out when Jimmy Del Ray failed to notice Steve Blackman had made a blind tag to Shane Douglas, and Douglas hit a belly to belly suplex on Del Ray that put the Vice Squad out of the match. Things kicked into an even higher gear, with all three teams going all out to score the next pin, with a rapid fire duel of rollups between Too Cold Scorpio and Hiroshi Hase with Hase reversing an attempted sunset flip and holding the former Light Heavyweight champs shoulders to the mat for the count of three. This put it all on the Snowbirds and Black Gold, and the two teams had the fans spellbound with every exchange and near fall. It looked like it would go to the Snowbirds when Yamada whipped Blackman into the ropes for the running palm thrust. But instead , Blackman caught the Japanese star flat footed with a running bicycle kick and went for the cover. Douglas was able to keep Hase from breaking up the pin and Blackman was able to get the final pinfall. The Snowbirds embraced the winning team as a sign of respect, and even the Thundercats came back out to the ring to congratulate them. The Vice Squad were not nearly as sportsmanlike, sulking back at the locker room, but hey, three out of four ain't bad. No DQ Match : Mike Rotunda vs. Brian Adams The big American Ninja has taken it upon himself to bully some of the younger wrestlers in Pacific Coast Wrestling. This has drawn the ire of Mike Rotunda, who has stood up to Gary Hart's bodyguard on behalf of the downtrodden. The result was this match, where Adams took advantage of the No DQ stipulation by bringing a kendo stick to the ring. The American Ninja battered Rotunda with the stick, dishing out some nasty welts and bruises, and the fans started to wonder just how much he could withstand. But the Syracuse letterman was made of sterner stuff , and toughed out the assault before unloading with some big shots of his own. He was able to knock the kendo stick out of his hands and nailed him with a series of leaping clotheslines. Adams nearly was able to reach for the kendo stick, but Rotunda cut him off with an Oklahoma Roll that got a two count. He then hoisted Adams up across his shoulders and hit a Samoan Drop that scored the pinfall. The captain of the Brigade had scored an important victory over the towering Adams. Barry Windham vs. "Mean" Mike Miller The young stallion of the Brigade has been having a heated feud with the chief of the Crazy Gang, leading to some brutal matches fueled by rage and hatred. This match was certainly no exception, with a minimum of technical wrestling a lot of big haymakers. These two battered each other with wild, swinging lefts and rights, with both men determined not to give an inch. Eventually, Miller wore down Windham enough to get him set up for the over the shoulder neckbreaker, and it seemed like that was that. But Windham, fighting fire with fire, hit a backwards low kick that staggered "Mean" Mike. He then came off the ropes with a crushing bulldog headlock and that was enough to put away. A huge win over the Crazy Gang that would have to springboard Windham up the rankings. California Title Match : Tracy Smothers (c) vs. Owen Hart Smothers was all smirking smugness as he came out, not just with the California Title Belt but also joined by Jack Victory, Chris Candido and Todd Morton. Owen Hart came out, took one look at the crowd in Smothers' corner, and gestured towards the back. Immediately, Brian Pillman, Keiichi Yamada and Hiroshi Hase came out, ready to back their Snowbirds partner against the Hollywood Knights. The ref was clearly not pleased with this and gave a very strict edict that , if he sensed one hit of interference in the match, he would respond with heavy fines. The two groups pretty much behaved themselves but were still a noisy presence at ringside, rooting for their men. In spite of the ref's stern warning, Smothers still worked in some dirty shots, but still had the skill to hold his own with the young challenger. But Owen had been trained well by his legendary father and kept coming back against the champ. Again and again, it looked like Owen would take the title, but the cunning "Mr. Hollywood" was always able to escape danger. Owen finally hit him with a running cross body press and the ref dashed over and made the count to two … only for the bell to ring, signalling a 20 minute time limit draw. Owen was clearly frustrated, but the rest of the Snowbirds rallied around him , assuring him that his day would come soon enough. Ron Simmons vs. Stan Hansen This match between two titans has been brewing for a long time, with the young lion Simmons and the dangerous veteran Hansen having fought to a stalemate on a number of occasions. Both men were keyed up and ready to go for this match, with neither man holding back in the slightest. The match seemed like it just might shake the ring apart, with huge slams and tackles that made the audience blink every time they landed hard on the mat. Little by little, they wore each other down, but their determination remained undimmed. Simmons let his guard down when he tried to whip Hansen into the ropes in order to hit the running spear, but Hansen cut it off with a brutal short lariat. He then dragged Simmons to his feet, whipped him into the ropes and nailed him with a massive lariat. There was no getting up from that and Hansen covered Simmons for the one two three. A disappointing result for Simmons, but the crowd still applauded his valiant effort. Falls Count Anywhere No DQ Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Chris Adams After a number of battles between these two went to countout finishes, it seemed the only thing that could be done was to put them in a falls count anywhere match. The DQ stipulation was suspended for the match, so there would be nothing holding these two warriors back. And they certainly didn't hold back , battling at ringside, in the aisles, and even among the fans. Chris Adams started hurling chairs at Bigelow, bloodying the Beast From The East but not slowing him down. It came down to the two in the ring, with Bigelow in the ring and Adams on the ring apron, exchanging blows. Bigelow finally grabbed Adams by the head and unleashed a series of devastating headbutts until Adams fell to the floor. Bigelow then grabbed the ropes and, in a move that got a gasp from the fans, went sailing over the top with a slingshot splash to the floor that crushed the Englishman. The ref counted to three and that was that. Bigelow had survived his toughest test with his title intact. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express (c) vs. Leo Burke & The Masked Avenger The alliance between Leo Burke and the mysterious Masked Avenger has caused stress within the ranks of the Five Man Army. Regardless, they have been successful enough together to earn a shot at the Pacific Tag Titles held by the Midnight Express. One again, the Avenger had changed up his gear, coming out in almost all black with only a small amount of red in the mask. Clearly, he was sending the message that he meant business. The Midnight Express were quite wary of the masked monster , with the normally vociferous Jim Cornette hiding behind Big Bubba Rogers for much of the match. Eaton and Condrey did their best to avoid the Avenger and keep Burke in the ring for as much as possible. But this didn't slow down the challengers, with the Avenger charging in any time the Express tried to double team and knock them for a loop. Eventually, in frustration, Cornette slid his tennis racquet into the ring , but it was intercepted by Burke. Fed up with the shenanigans of the Express, Burke started blasting Eaton and Condrey with racquet shots, causing the ref to call for the DQ. Despite the loss, the Avenger came in the ring and raised Burke's arm …. then flattened him with a huge clothesline! He picked him up and executed a devastating spine snapper backbreaker, and then a crushing powerslam before dropping repeated elbows on the helpless Burke. The audience watched in shocked silence, but Cornette was laughing out loud, shouting, "I knew it! I knew it!" Nick Busick and Black Gold rushed out to try to rescue their mentor, but were intercepted by Big Bubba and the Midnight Express. Finally, Bam Bam Bigelow, still battered from his draining TV title match but determined to save Burke, broke through the lines and pulled him out of the ring, but the damage was already done. Cornette tried to give the Avenger a high five as he headed to the back, but the masked man gave him a look and Cornette retreated back to cowering behind Big Bubba. What on earth is the Masked Avenger's deal? Tennessee Death Match : Eddie Gilbert vs. The Great Muta Ever since Muta cost Gilbert the Pacific Heavyweight Title, these two have been locked in a blood feud with no sign of ever ending. In an attempt to finally put this to rest, PCW have booked them in a Tennessee Death match. A pinfall would not be enough to finish the match, one would have to keep their opponent down for a ten count after the pin to get the ultimate victory in this match. The Great Muta didn't even wait for the match to start, immediately spraying Gilbert in the face with the green mist, blinding Gilbert for the early part of the match. Muta kept on savagely attacking Gilbert, taking a terrible toll, but Gilbert's hatred of Muta would not let him give up. He started firing back with lefts and rights, and soon Muta would find his own face decorated with the proverbial crimson mask. The two tore into each other like hungry wolves with a white hot fury that didn't abate throughout the match. Muta was able to knock Gilbert to the mat with a spin kick, then raced up top for the Moonsault. He hit it and got the three count, but Gilbert was able to pull himself to his feet before the subsequent 10 count could complete. Muta then gave Gilbert a backbreaker followed by another Moonsault, but once again Gilbert hauled himself up before that final 10 count was done. Muta started wondering what it would take to keep this man down for good, but when he went to press his attack again, Gilbert staggered him with a desperation lunge punch that knocked the Japanese star for a loop. He kept firing away with punches before he hit a big boot to the midsection that doubled Muta over. Gilbert swept in for the kill, executing a piledriver. But Hot Stuff knew this would not be enough, and picked him back up and hit another piledriver. Surely, this would be enough, but it wasn't enough for Gilbert, who drove him down to the mat with a third piledriver. After that, it was all academic, with Gilbert getting the three count and Muta stayed down for the ten. Gilbert looked like he wanted to still go after Muta, but Missy Hyatt pulled him away, ending the capper to probably the most brutal feud in PCW history. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose (c) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan The show would close off with a big match for the crown jewel title in Pacific Coast Wrestling. Jim Duggan has to his credit a major pinfall victory over Rose, but has yet to score a decisive victory in a title match. He was determined to come out of Phoenix Firestorm with the title around his waist. But Rose was equally determined to keep the title for himself. Surprising many, Rose directly engaged Duggan, foregoing his usual stalling and dodging tactics and showing his considerable ring savvy to keep Duggan on his toes. But Duggan was focused, whalloping the champ with bit tackles and forearms that made it increasingly more difficult for Rose to bounce back. He had Rose lined up for the three point clothesline , but Rose ducked at the last second, and Duggan accidentally hit the ref. Duggan went over to help him up, but the official was dazed and confused. Hacksaw then tried to continue his attack, but Rose trapped him in a small package. Unfortunately for the champ, the ref was in no shape to make the count. When he and Duggan got back to their feet , Hacksaw started clobbering him with forearms shots. But Rose was able to dodge one , and Duggan's momentum sent him spinning around. Rose capitalized on this by executing the Inside Out Backbreaker, and this was enough to get the deciding pinfall. Despite the best efforts of Jim Duggan, the Playboy still reigned supreme.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Phoenix Firestorm from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night One Nick Busick vs. Mr. Hito PCW's big show of the Summer kicks off with the Man From Powerhouse Hill squaring off the double tough Japanese veteran. While the gruff but lovable Busick had the fans on his side, Hito was a dangerous competitor who wasn't about to be a pushover. Hito was able to stymie a fair amount of Busick's power offense with blistering kicks and chops as well as excruciating submission holds. But Busick would not be denied, unleashing a flurry of power moves culminating in a jarring Spinebuster Slam that got the one two three, which got a huge response from the fans. Dave Taylor vs. Ed Wiskowski Dave Taylor and his group of British wrestlers has been waging a determined campaign against the Playboy Club. The Polish Prince is the Playboy's top lieutenant and is equally determined to make sure this campaign go no further. These two gladiators went at it with everything they had, with neither one giving an inch. But ultimately, Easy Ed was able to wear down Taylor enough to hit the Face First Piledriver and that was it for the Englishman. Scott Hall, Tom Magee & Brickhouse Brown vs. Mando, Chavo & Hector Guerrero While the younger contingent of the Brigade have managed to pull out a few singles wins over the Guerreros, any time the brothers faced them in tag team or six man matches, their superior experience and coordination prevailed. As he did in their matches with the Crazy Gang, Brickhouse took command of his team, and made the shocking decision to keep Scott Hall out of the match, with himself and Magee shouldering pretty much all of the action for much of this match. Hall seemed quite frustrated by this , and the decision seemed even more questionable once the Guerreros trapped Brickhouse in their corner and proceeded to work him over. The longer this wore on, the more Hall seemed antsy to get in the ring, but ultimately Brickhouse was able to break free and make the hot tag to Hall, and it was then that the genius of the strategy emerged. Hall was fresh, angry and ready to go, and nothing that the Guerreros did made a dent in the big Gator. He hit the Gator Breaker (fallaway slam) on Hector, and Magee flattened the other two brothers with a double clothesline to stop them breaking up the pinfall. It was a rough road, but the Brigade had scored another impressive win. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) These two teams are certainly no strangers to each other, but the war between the British and the Playboy Club have kicked up their matches into a whole new dimension. Both teams put it all out there, with Regal and Brookside using a lot of double team moves and matwork with the Dog Pound sticking with their usual brawling. Most of the crowd were clearly rooting on the young Englishmen, but the Wild Dogs were very much present and loudly barked at every move their favorites did. The Dog Pound kept hammering on British Steel, but no matter what they threw at them, Regal and Brookside kept popping back up. Steiner finally hit Brookside with a pair of brutal belly to back suplexes and was able to keep him down for the pinfall. After the final count, the Dog Pound helped Brookside back to his feet and, while they didn't shake hands, they did give British Steel a nod of respect before they left the ring. Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Todd Morton) PCW's Odd Couple have become a strangely effective pairing, with several convincing wins under their belts. The Suicide Blondes were initially out to gain revenge on Severn for leaving the Hollywood Knights, but after Severn started tossing them around with several crushing takedowns and judo throws, they chose to focus their attention on Jarrett. They were up to their usual shenanigans, with lots of underhanded tactics and Candido getting in the face of the ref with every decision that was made, allowing Morton to sneak in some dirty moves while the ref is distracted. But Severn and Jarrett are truly coming into their own as a team, working in some combination moves of their own and ultimately getting dominance over the Blondes when Jarrett dropkicked Morton into a takeover suplex by Severn. There are clearly great things on the horizon for the duo of Severn and Jarrett. Vic Steamboat vs. Joel Deaton Young Steamboat has had a slow burning feud with Deaton, having some hot battles with the Outlaw. Steamboat was working at a disadvantage against his bigger opponent, but did not let that get him down, and used his considerable skill to keep one step ahead of Deaton. It looked like he just might pull it off when he went up to the top rope for the flying cross body press. But Percy Pringle, just out of sight of the ref, cracked Steamboat across the knee with his cane, and Steamboat tumbled to the mat. He tried to get back up, but Deaton put him down with a boot to the back of the head. He then hit a bulldog headlock and kept Steamboat down for good. A disappointing loss for Steamboat, but we will see where he goes from here. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) These two teams had a hot series of matches back when the Wild Bulls were Pacific Tag Team champs. But with the Bulls making their return with a shocking ambush of Iron & Steel, their feud has erupted in a blazing inferno. Appropriately, this feud would blaze even hotter at Phoenix Firestorm. Surprisingly, most of the fans were now solidly behind Atlas and Cameron , although the Bullpen were still vocal supporters of the Gantner Brothers. This was a mighty battle that threatened to tear apart the ring. Both teams unleashed their considerable arsenals of power moves that shook the ring. At different times, both teams looked like they would emerge victorious, only for the other to escape the pinfall at the last second. As the match wore on, both teams were bloody, battered and bruised. It looked like it would wind up being another victory for the Wild Bulls when Ed had Cameron lined up for the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face). But Cameron ducked just in the nick of time, and caught Ed as he rebounded off the ropes with a boot to the midsection . He then tagged in Atlas and the pair flattened Ed with a double running shoulder tackle. Cameron held off Rick as Atlas hit a running splash. One … two … THREE! Iron & Steel had pulled off a tremendous victory over the former Tag Champs, and the crowd cheered them on as they celebrated. Brian Pillman vs. Bob Orton These two competitors have swapped wins over the summer but this would be the climax of their feud. Pillman is the hot young rookie looking to make his mark, while Orton is the veteran looking to put the young upstart in his place. Pillman got things off to a sizzling start by opening up on Orton with a series of blistering chops. Orton withstood this attack, then unloaded with some thundering lefts and rights that rocked Pillman. This match was a real nailbiter, with Pillman's youth and athleticism evenly matched by Orton's size and cunning. Orton was finally able to wear down Pillman and set him up on the top turnbuckle to put him away with the Superplex. But Pillman fought back like the Bengal tiger that is the namesake of his former football team. He kept slugging it out with Orton from his precarious perch atop the turnbuckle until he was able to kick Orton down to the mat. Flyin' Brian then flew off the top rope and nailed Orton with a flying clothesline. This was enough to put away the big Cowboy. I think it is safe to say that Brian Pillman has truly arrived as a rising star to watch. Tony St. Clair vs. Fit Finlay This has been an evening of some major feuds, but for sheer hatred in a short period of time, it is hard to match Tony St. Clair and David "Fit" Finlay. These two draw on the age old conflict between England and Ireland and this made for a bloody and relentless battle. St. Clair is a veteran with a wealth of experience and finely honed skills. Finlay, on the other hand, is hard as a coffin nail and has a furious intensity that would be hard to put out. These two went at it fist and fire, with their deep well of antagonism fueling them as the match went on. St. Clair was able to catch Finlay with a series of elbow smashes that was able to stagger the Belfast Bruiser. St. Clair swiftly capitalized with a running forearm smash to the head and was just barely able to keep the Fighting Irishman's shoulders to the mat for the count of three. St. Clair was able to prevail in probably the hardest fought decision of the night. 2/3 Falls Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Badd Company The capper of the show is the big Golden State Tag Team Title match between two of the top teams in PCW. These two have had some memorable matches, so the decision was made for this one to be a two out of three falls match. The first fall was shockingly quick as the Harts ambushed Badd Company from before the opening bell, tossing Diamond from the ring and battering Tanaka until hitting the Hart Attack to get the pinfall. This put Badd Company one fall down and it looked like that would be it for them, as Hart and Neidhart cut the ring in half and kept working over Tanaka. But the resilient Sensei caught Hart offguard with a rolling wheel kick and made the hot tag to Diamond. Tanaka and Diamond unleashed some rapid fire double team moves before hitting a double thrust kick and evened things up with one fall apiece. Both teams proceeded to pull out all the stops, kicking the match into overdrive. Both teams took bigger risks in an all out effort to win the day. It came down to Diamond going up top and coming off for a diving reverse crossbody on Jim Neidhart. The Anvil showed considerable strength by catching him in mid-air and reversing into a powerslam. This knocked the wind out of Diamond and gave the third and final fall to the Hart Foundation. The champs had managed to hold onto their titles in the closing match of a great night of wrestling. On to night two!

We now have the full lineup for both nights of the upcoming Phoenix Firestorm show from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Night One Nick Busick vs. Mr. Hito Dave Taylor vs. Ed Wiskowski Scott Hall, Tom Magee & Brickhouse Brown vs. Mando, Chavo & Hector Guerrero British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Todd Morton) Vic Steamboat vs. Joel Deaton Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) Brian Pillman vs. Bob Orton Tony St. Clair vs. Fit Finlay 2/3 Falls Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Badd Company Night Two Four Corners Elimination Tag Team Match : The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. The Snowbirds (Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase) No DQ Match : Mike Rotunda vs. Brian Adams Barry Windham vs. "Mean" Mike Miller California Title Match : Tracy Smothers (c) vs. Owen Hart Ron Simmons vs. Stan Hansen Falls Count Anywhere Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Chris Adams Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express (c) vs. Leo Burke & The Masked Avenger Tennessee Death Match : Eddie Gilbert vs. The Great Muta Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose (c) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan