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AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on Pacific Super Cards, May 2nd Flamboyance vs. Mando & Hector Guerrero Poffo pinned Hector after the Skydrop Eddie Gilbert vs. Mr. Hito Gilbert won with the Hot Shot Leo Burke vs. Buddy Jack Roberts A hard hitting match between two veterans that ended when Burke was going for the Sleeper Hold, but Roberts countered with a small package assisted by a fistful of trunks that got the three count Crusher Blackwell & Nord The Barbarian vs. The Untouchables A crazy match that could have gone either way but finally concluded with Blackwell hitting a running splash on Strong that gave his team the victory Pacific Television Title Match : Terry Taylor © vs. White Angel Angel won by DQ when Taylor pulled the ref into the way of a lariat by White Angel. Taylor retained the title. Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes vs. Billy Jack Haynes & Bam Bam Bigelow A lengthy match that went back and forth until Billy Jack trapped Hayes in the Full Nelson and forced him to give up

PCW releases Brian Knobs and Jack Victory

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on ESPN / TSN , May 1st The Royal Family vs. Bob Orton & ?? ?? Bob Orton's campaign of revenge against the Royal Family took a heavy blow with the news that his partner, "Doctor D" David Schultz, had left Pacific Coast Wrestling, following his suspension due to attacking a referee. With the announcement that he was bringing in a new partner to this match, Boyd and Morgan both had sour looks on their faces, clearly ready to be displeased with whoever came out. They weren't any happier when a smirking Orton announced who would be joining him … "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka! The Polynesian superstar raced out and immediately went after the Royal Family. If the matches with Schultz were chaotic, the presence of the Superfly somehow made things even more so, and the match seemed like it might go completely out of control on a number of occasions. Even when Snuka hit the Superfly Splash on Boyd and got the three count, this did not end the action, as both sides kept slugging it out. It looks like Snuka is a lit match being dropped into the gunpowder of this feud. The Playboy Club vs. The Vice Squad The Vice Squad had scored some shocking victories over their formers allies since their split with the Playboy Club, and were hoping to continue their success in this six man tag match. While the attention before had been on the battles the tag champions, Buddy Rose and Doug Somers, had with Jimmy Del Ray and Brian Knobs, this time out the Playboy Club's MVP was Ed Wiskowski. While the other men were battling in the ring, the Polish Prince ambushed Jack Victory by dragging him off the ring apron and driving him head first into the ring steps. He then bloodied Victory with several well placed shots with a chair. This provided a sufficient distraction for Knobs, who fell prey to several nasty double teams at the hands of Rose and Somers, until the Pretty Boy finally administered the coup de grace with a brainbuster. But this wasn't enough for the Playboy Club, who continued to batter and bloody Knobs with a chair until Del Ray came in with his own chair to run them off. As he stood helplessly over the broken bodies of his partners, it looks like Jimmy Del Ray would have to go forward in this feud on his own, outnumbered 3 to 1. Tracy Smothers vs. Ron Starr While lately, much focus has been on the title matches between Smothers friend, the Light Heavyweight champ Keiichi Yamada, and Ron Starr's partner in Flamboyance, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, this match gave "Rotten" Ron and "The Wild Eyed Southern Boy" plenty of reasons of their own to hate each other. The veteran Starr ripped his young opponent with shocking viciousness, clearly looking to rid himself of the young upstart in decisive fashion. But this only served to get Smothers blood up, and the man from Springfield, Tennessee, kept firing back with equal intensity. The ring proved to be not enough to contain their fury, as the action spilled to the outside and both men were counted out . These two may have taken second billing so far to the feud between their partners, but they now have clearly grabbed the spotlight for themselves. Al Perez vs. Don Muraco While he may not have gotten the high profile of his partners in the Brigade, Al Perez has been quietly impressing with some hard fought victories of late. His combination of technical expertise and submission moves has gotten him noticed by discerning wrestling fans, while his Latin good looks has gained him favour with the female fans. Squaring off against the powerful and ruthless Muraco, Perez certainly had his work cut out for him, but he gamely faced the challenge. The Magnificent One clearly had Perez scouted, with big power moves and a crushing bearhug that wore down his back and neutralized the German Suplex and the Ally-Copter. Perez kept trying, using takedowns and limb locks to chip away at his much bigger opponent. It looked like he might just pull it out when going for a one arm take down to set up the Japanese Armbreaker, but Muraco blocked it and levelled him with a mighty lariat, followed by a belly to belly piledriver to get the one two three. A tough loss for Perez, but one that still gained him the respect of many of the fans in attendance. The Freebirds vs. Billy Jack Haynes, Leo Burke & Bam Bam Bigelow With his good friend Texas Red temporarily out of action from a leg injury at the hands of the Freebirds, Billy Jack Haynes has had to look elsewhere for allies in his war against the men from Badstreet. To that end, he has lined up with the cagey veteran Leo Burke, who brought with him his dynamic young charge, "The Beast From The East" Bam Bam Bigelow. Bigelow was showing a new focus since his battles with the Royal Family, and the Freebirds clearly had no idea what to do to contain the New Jersey fireball. Not only was Bigelow dominant in most exchanges in the match, he managed to knock around the Heavyweight Champion Terry Gordy with some shocking power moves. After he flattened Michael Hayes with a clothesline and followed up with a slingshot splash to get the victory, he was then greeted with the news from PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage that the match had been set up for Bigelow to challenge Gordy for the title at Seattle Showdown. The Freebirds were livid while Haynes and Burke cheered and congratulated their young partner for the plum opportunity.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, March 29th Badd Company vs. Flamboyance Flamboyance won when Poffo hit the Skydrop on Tanaka Larry Cameron vs. Doug Somers The veteran Somers worked over Cameron, but the powerful "Lethal" Larry came back and hit the Harlem Hammer for the win Eddie Gilbert & Brutus Beefcake vs. Kendo Nagasaki & The Great Kabuki An intense match where Beefcake was bloodied but battled back and pinned Kendo after the Final Cut Ed Wiskowski vs. Jack Victory Wiskowski won with the face first piledriver Ricky Steamboat, Crusher Blackwell & Nord The Barbarian vs. Don Muraco & The Untouchables Steamboat came off the top rope with the Flying Cross Body Press on Steve Strong Chavo & Mando Guerrero vs. Ragin' & Ravishing Rick Rude pinned Chavo after the Rude Awakening Pacific Light Heavyweight Match : Keiichi Yamada © vs. Hector Guerrero A fast paced and exiting match where the returning Hector came close to winning the title on a number of occasions but Yamada prevailed when he caught him in a Dragon Suplex Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi © vs. The Thundercats An epic match that wound up going to a 30 minute time limit draw.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, March 28th Michael Hayes & Buddy Jack Roberts vs. Leo Burke & Bam Bam Bigelow Bigelow put a real scare into the Freebirds, knocking them about the ring with impunity, but Buddy Jack managed to trick him into chasing him around the ring while Hayes was able to ambush Burke and pin him after a bulldog headlock. Rick Rude vs. Al Perez Perez worked over Rude's arm with armlock submissions, neutralizing the dreaded Rude Awakening. In the end, the two were both counted out while brawling outside the ring. Bob Orton & Dave Schultz vs. The Royal Family The Royal Family won by DQ after Schultz attacked him with an axehandle. After the match, when the ref tried to take it from him, Schultz brutally clobbered the ref with the axeandle. It was then announced that Schultz would be indefinitely suspended. Jerry Blackwell vs. Steve Strong A hard hitting match that Blackwell won after a side slam Pacific Tag Team Championship Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. The Vice Squad The Playboy Club really had to scramble against their former proteges, and wound up going to dirty tactics to protect their titles. Rose hit a low blow on Jimmy Del Ray to set him up for the brainbuster by Somers California Title Match : Tom Zenk © vs. Manny Fernandez Fernandez went all out against Zenk, and it was all Zenk could do to try to corral the Ragin' Bull, but he still prevailed after hitting the Missile Dropkick Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Terry Gordy © vs. Texas Red Texas Red was coming in with an injured knee, suffered at the hands of the Freebirds, but still put in a valiant effort against the champ. Even though Gordy relentlessly worked over his damaged leg, Texas Red kept battling back, but when he went for the chokeslam, his knee went out from under him, and Gordy hit a huge piledriver to score the victory.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN , March 27th Bob Orton vs. Jonathan Boyd Many were shocked last week when Bob Orton ambushed Jonathan Boyd in the middle of a match where they were partners against the Brigade. In the subsequent week , the reasoning came out : back in June, Orton was sent packing from PCW when Boyd betrayed him and his then partner Tim Brooks in a Loser Leaves Town Match. Ever since his return, Orton has been biding his time and waiting for his shot at revenge. But Boyd was certainly not going to take that lying down, and the two tore into each other like wild animals. The appearance of Rip Morgan and Dave Schultz, battling at ringside, certainly didn't help, but did provide sufficient distraction for Orton to blindside Boyd with a lariat to the back of the head. He followed up with a backbreaker to get the one two three, but things didn't end there, as both sides continued to slug it out until they were forced to return to the locker room. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi © vs. The Thundercats Gary Hart's team has been ruthless in defending the Golden State Tag Titles since winning them in December, as many times have found to their chagrin. But Norman Smiley and Too Cold Scorpio, tempered by a series of Pacific Tag Title challenges to the Playboy Club, came in loaded for bear and caught the Japanese veterans off guard. With their blend of speed and skill, the two young superstars kept frustrating the champs, leading to several exciting near falls. When Scorpio hit a flying cross body on Hito on the outside and was able to make it back to the ring in time, the Thundercats had won the match by countout but not the titles. Regardless, the popular new team had certainly staked their claim on a rematch. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. Billy Jack Haynes & Texas Red Given that , in past matches, the Freebirds have done everything they can to avoid locking up with Texas Red, it certainly seemed odd that they insisted he be the one to start the match for his team. Their plan revealed itself a few minutes into the match when, after Red bounced both men over the ring with his considerable power, Michael Hayes caught him from behind with a nasty clip to the leg that brought him down. The two then relentlessly worked over the damaged leg, blocking every attempt to tag out. In the end, though, his sheer size won out, as he was able to fall back and his long arms reached Billy Jack. Haynes levelled Michael Hayes with a mighty lariat before blasting Buddy Jack with a series of power moves, culminating in a powerslam that got the pinfall. Haynes and Texas Red had won the match but the Freebirds had done a lot of damage, as Billy Jack had to help Texas back to the locker room. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Keiichi Yamada © vs. Ron Starr While Ron Starr has gotten a few shots at Yamada's title before, he seemed especially keyed up for this match. Both men had their partners in their corner, but while Tracy Smothers loudly cheered on Yamada, Lanny Poffo seemed more than a little detached, coolly observing with a thoughtful look while stroking his mustache. There were several points in the match where it looked like Starr just might take the title, notably when he had Yamada in a waistlock and set up for a German Suplex. But Yamada was able to dig in with his legs and block it, then reversed the waistlock into his own German Suplex to put an end to Starr's challenge. Even though his partner had lost the match, Poffo looked quite pleased as he helped Starr back to the dressing room. Cage Match for the Pacific Television Title : Terry Taylor © vs. Chris Adams This is it. After throwing every obstacle he could in Chris Adams path, Terry Taylor had no way out. His closest ally, Jake Roberts, has abandoned him, and he had no escape. He had to defend his title in a cage, with no way to run away and no help coming his way. You could tell that Adams was psyched up for this match, and charged right after Taylor. Taylor did his best to back away, but there is only so much room to run in the cage, and took some brutal shots from Adams. To his credit, Taylor has a considerable amount of wrestling skill at his disposal, no matter how much he may prefer to make use of short cuts, and put up a game effort against the English Gentleman. But Adams would not be denied for long, and battered Taylor before trapping him in the corner and setting him up for the Superkick. However, at the last second, Taylor dodged out of the way, and Adams found himself caught with his leg stuck between the turnbuckle post and the cage. Taylor seized the opportunity and nailed the vulnerable Adams with a vicious low blow. He then followed up with the Fivearm and got the tainted one two three. After the door to the cage was unlocked, Taylor got on the mic and declared that Adams had just had his final TV title shot, to the tremendous disappointment of the fans.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, March 22nd Ragin' & Ravishing vs. Mando & Chavo Guerrero Manny Fernandez pinned Chavo after hitting the Flying Burrito Eddie Gilbert & Brutus Beefcake vs. Kendo Nagasaki & The Great Kabuki Gilbert caught Kendo in the Hot Shot for the victory Leo Burke & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts Hayes pinned Burke after the running bulldog Bill Dundee vs. Doug Somers Dundee won with a running cross body press Al Perez vs. Masanobu Fuchi Perez was able to pull out the German Suplex for the win Larry Cameron vs. Buddy Rose Rose trapped Cameron in a roll up in the corner with his feet on the ropes to get the dirty pinfall California Title Match : Tom Zenk © vs. Mr. Hito In a tightly contested match, Zenk was able to successfully defend his title with the Missile Dropkick Ricky Steamboat vs. Don Muraco Both men went to a 1 hour time limit draw

Love the buildup of the Baby Bull! You know that Tojo will be out for revenge.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on Pacific Super Cards, March 21st Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mando Guerrero A highly competitive match that Bigelow won with a slingshot splash Leo Burke vs. Larry Cameron Both men went to a 20 minute time limit draw. Bill Dundee was in Cameron's corner. Both men shook hands after the match. Badd Company vs. Kendo Nagasaki & The Great Kabuki A very intense battle that ended after Kabuki caught Tanaka with a thrust kick off the ropes No DQ Match : The Brigade vs. The Royal Family , Bob Orton & David Schultz A crazy bout where out of nowhere, Orton nailed Jonathan Boyd in the back of the head with a lariat. This set Boyd up for Dan Spivey to hit a Big Leg Drop and get the pinfall. Schultz seemed as surprised by his partner's actions as everyone else, but when Rip Morgan attacked him in revenge, he and Orton slugged it out with the Royal Family all the way back to the locker room Six Man Tag Match : The Playboy Club vs. The Vice Squad Doug Somers had Jimmy Del Ray set up for a brainbuster, but Del Ray countered with a small package that got the one two three. The Vice Squad were jubilant after the match while the Playboy Club were livid with the decision. Golden State Tag Title Match : Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi © vs. The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) Scorpio hit a top rope flying splash on the outside to Fuchi and made it back in the ring in time to get the win by countout. Hito and Fuchi still retained the titles. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Terry Gordy © vs. Billy Jack Haynes An incredibly hard hitting match, as you can imagine. Haynes had Gordy lined up for a mighty lariat, but Michael Hayes reached from the outside and tripped him coming off the ropes. Billy Jack staggered coming out and Gordy caught him in a massive piledriver to defend his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Cow Palace , San Francisco , on ESPN / TSN, March 20th Al Perez vs. Jonathan Boyd After an intense match last week between Tom Zenk and Rip Morgan, the Brigade have drawn the attention of the Royal Family. Both Morgan and Zenk were in the corners of their partners, as Perez displayed his deep scientific wrestling skills against Boyd, while the wily veteran used his deep reserves of cunning to get out of the traps that the Latin Heartthrob set. The two were evenly matched throughout, so it was a bit of a disappointment when Morgan attacked Perez with a lariat, leading to a loss by Boyd by DQ. Zenk joined Perez in battling the Royal Family, and their fellow Brigade members Mike Rotunda and Dan Spivey rushed out to back them up, only to be waylaid by Bob Orton and Dave Schultz. Chaos reigned until security interposed themselves, and it was announced that both sides would have a No DQ 8 man tag match at the Oakland show. Tracy Smothers vs. Lanny Poffo "Leaping" Lanny Poffo has made a big impact in PCW since his arrival as Ron Starr's partner in Flamboyance, including a pinfall in a tag match over Pacific Light Heavyweight champion Keiichi Yamada. In this match he would be facing Yamada's compadre Tracy Smothers and , while their partners were supporting them from their corners, the ref let it be known that he would not tolerate any shenanigans like the previous match. Both men went all out in a match that really got the fans on their feet with several near falls. Poffo was ultimately able to knock down Smothers long enough to hit the Skydrop and get the win. Poffo has leapt to the front of the queue to become the top contender for the Light Heavyweight belt. "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell & Nord The Barbarian vs. The Untouchables These two teams first faced each other in a 6 man match where Blackwell and Nord made their PCW debut last week (or return, in the case of Nord). Now it would be two on two in a match that frequently threatened to literally break the ring. Neither team held back in an incredibly intense bout. Steve Strong took some brutal shots and slams from Blackwell, but held his own including hitting an extremely impressive powerslam on the Mountain From Stone Mountain. The dueling Barbarians too turns blasting each other with mighty clotheslines and running kicks . It all wound up being too much for the ring to contain, as the action spilled to the outside and the match ended in a double countout. These two teams will certainly face off again, and hopefully by then they can reinforce the ring. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my guests today currently hold the Pacific Tag Team Titles … "Playboy" Buddy Rose and the Playboy Club! The crowd erupts into boos as Buddy Rose, Doug Somers, Ed Wiskowski and the Vice Squad walk to the ring. They all look upset, but Rose looks especially annoyed, and Jimmy Del Ray looks positively livid. Rose : *grabbing the mic from Bonnema* You might want to watch your mouth with that "currently" business, Bonnema, if you want to keep your dentures in place. This is Playboy Club business and you are surplus to requirements. It has come to my attention that there has been some grumbling in the ranks. Some people are getting dissatisfied with their place in the grand scheme of things. So if anyone has any grievances that they want to air , now is your chance to speak up. *looking pointedly at Jimmy Del Ray* Del Ray : Oh, I've got grievances, alright . You came at us with a lot of fancy talk, made all sorts of big promises, stuck us with this babysitter *gesturing to Ed Wiskowski, who glowers in response* , had us do all of your dirty work for you, and what did the Vice Squad get in return? Nothing! Rose : Nothing ? I gave you exactly what I promised : provisional … Del Ray : … associate status with the Playboy Club, yeah, I know. What the hell is that supposed to mean? From what I can see, it means we take out your garbage while you sit on your throne with the tag titles. We did everything you told us to do, so give us our damned title shot! Rose : Hey, for one thing, we never promised you any title shot. Secondly, we gave you one job, keep the Thundercats away, and you screwed that up! Del Ray : Don't blame us for that, it was this gorilla who cost us that match. *gestures again to Wiskowski, who is clearly getting more angry* When they got the title match, we bailed you out and kept them from winning, and we got no thanks for it. So one last time : where is our title shot? Rose : Oh, I've got your title shot right here! Rose then hits Del Ray in the face with the title belt, knocking him down. This triggers a fight between the Playboy Club and the Vice Squad. Bill Dundee and the Thundercats rush out to get involved, only for all three factions to slug it out with each other until, once again, security comes out and clears them from the ring. Chris Adams & The White Angel vs. Terry Taylor & Jake Roberts Another alliance that seems to be on shaky ground is that between Terry Taylor and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Ever since Taylor accidentally struck Roberts during a tag match, Roberts has been acting distant to his young ward, leaving him to do the bulk of the work in other tag matches. Given that Roberts has played a big part in the longevity of Taylor's Television Title reign, this has to make Taylor feel uneasy about his future prospects. Roberts continued his dismissive behaviour in this match, staying on the apron and telling Taylor he was doing fine every time he tried to tag out. Taylor took quite a beating at the hands of Adams and Angel but finally made it over to his corner, only for Roberts to jump off the apron, give a dismissive wave, and head back to the locker room. With no rescue in sight, Taylor turned around to get an Adams Superkick right in the face, knocking him out and leaving him to take the pinfall. Without his now former mentor to back him up , it could be that Taylor's days as Television champ are now numbered.

Terry Taylor missed his flight, so Zenk stepped up for a title match. (Actually, I wanted one more babyface win in that spot, so made Zenk do double duty.)

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, March 15th Chavo & Mando Guerrero vs. The Untouchables Konga pinned Mando after the Front Kick Of Fear Bill Dundee vs. Brian Knobs Dundee caught Knobs in a running cross body press to score the victory Keiichi Yamada & Tracy Smothers vs. Flamboyance In a major shock, Poffo pinned Yamada after the Skydrop Larry Cameron vs. Jack Victory A knock down, drag out fight that ended when Cameron was able to execute the Harlem Hammer Al Perez vs. Bob Orton An intensely competitive bout where Perez worked hard to get the Oriental Armbreaker but Orton blocked it and hit a nasty backbreaker to get the three count Billy Jack Haynes, Texas Red & Chris Adams vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Adams pinned Hayes after hitting the Superkick Pacific Television Title Match : Terry Taylor © vs. The White Angel White Angel executed the Moonsault, but it was right at the 30 minute mark, and the result was a time limit draw Elimination Match : Hyatt International vs. Gary Hart's Far East Enterprises 1st Elimination : Diamond thrust kicked Fuchi into a German Suplex by Tanaka 2nd Elimination : Hito pinned Tanaka after a backdrop driver 3rd Elimination : Kabuki pinned Diamond after the piledriver 4th Elimination : Beefcake pinned Hito after the Final Cut 5th Elimination : Beefcake and Gilbert pinned Kendo after a spike piledriver 6th Elimination : Gilbert pinned Kabuki after he hit the Hot Shot (assisted from the outside by Beefcake) Sole Survivors : Eddie Gilbert & Brutus Beefcake

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards, March 14th Tracy Smothers vs. Lanny Poffo A fast paced and exciting match that Poffo won with the Skydrop Eddie Gilbert vs. The Great Kabuki A crazy brawl that went to a double DQ Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Buddy Jack Roberts Bigelow won with a Nuclear Splash The Brigade vs. The Crazy Gang Bob Orton pinned Dan Spivey after a lariat Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley Interference from the Vice Squad set up Scorpio to be pinned by Rose after the Inside Out Backbreaker. After the match, both the Playboy Club and the Vice Squad beat down the Thundercats. Larry Cameron ran in to help his partners but was outnumbered until somebody else ran into the ring, swinging a chair and scattering the Playboy Club and the Vice Squad. It was Bill Dundee, making his first appearance on the Pacific Coast. Dundee then sat himself down on the chair in the middle of the ring and dared them to come in, but they fled back to the locker room. Looks like the Superstar is taking the side of the Thundercats. California Title Match : Tom Zenk © vs. Rip Morgan Zenk, wrestling for the second time tonight, was able to defend his belt by hitting the Missile Dropkick on Morgan Don Muraco & The Untouchables vs. Ricky Steamboat & ?? & ?? The Sheikh's forces came out laughing and unimpressed by Steamboat's arrival on his own. Steamboat swiftly turned the tables by getting on the mic and introducing his partners … Crusher Blackwell and Nord The Barbarian! The result was a wild and hard hitting match that ended when Steamboat caught Muraco in a top rope flying crossbody press. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Terry Gordy © vs. Texas Red The night closed off with an epic match that went to a 30 minute time limit draw

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , March 13th Flamboyance vs. Shannon Elkins & Jimmy Johnson With the intense competition in the tag ranks and the always shifting landscape of Pacific Coast Wrestling, the fans were very curious to see just who was this new tag team called Flamboyance. The first person out was Ron Starr, on his own since his "Cousin" Chicky was sent packing from PCW last week. He got on the mic and introduced his new partner in Flamboyance … "Leaping" Lanny Poffo. The fans weren't sure what to make of Poffo as he strode to the ring in a blue sequined jacket, twirling his waxed moustache. Their confusion wasn't helped by his rather eccentric ring style, with plenty of showboating and somersaults. But they certainly couldn't deny his considerable talent. "Leaping" Lanny, a member of the legendary Poffo family, easily dominated both Elkins, working with Starr like they had been teaming their whole life before dispatching Elkins with the Skydrop (short range Moonsault). It looks like Ron Starr is going to pick up right back where he left off. Brutus Beefcake vs. The Great Kabuki Beefcake has gotten some impressive victories over Kendo Nagasaki, but in this match he would square off with Gary Hart's most vicious enforcer, The Great Kabuki. Missy Hyatt and Eddie Gilbert were both in Beefcake's corner, cheering him on, and Brutus put up a brave fight against the Japanese veteran. Kabuki certainly put him through the wringer, with painful nerve holds hampering his ability to apply the sleeper hold, but Brutus kept battling his way out. He was able to whip Kabuki into the ropes to attempt the Final Cut, but Kabuki caught himself on the ropes, then fired back with a thrust kick to the jaw that got three count. After the match, Gilbert and Hyatt helped Brutus to his feet and provided consolation and encouragement as he made his disappointed way back to the locker room. He may have lost the match, but he is determined to bounce back. Buddy Jack Roberts vs. Texas Red With both Billy Jack Haynes and Texas Red gunning for Terry Gordy's Pacific Heavyweight Title, Buddy Jack Roberts finds himself on the Freebirds front lines trying to block them. He was certainly more than a little reticent about this match, doing everything he could to put off locking up with the huge Texan. To his credit, the wily veteran was able to stick and move, doing some notable damage to Texas Red. But eventually, Red decided enough is enough and started levelling Roberts with powerful blows, finally finishing him off with a huge chokeslam. The Freebirds will have to do better than this if they want to get Texas Red off their trail. Number One Contenders Match for the Pacific Tag Team Title : The Thundercats vs. The Vice Squad The war between the Thundercats and the Vice Squad could be described as a game of two halves. The Thundercats came out strong and got several big wins over the Vice Squad early on. But with the Playboy Club taking an interest in them and the mentorship of Ed Wiskowski, along with the emergence of Jimmy Del Ray as a leader in his own right, the Vice Squad have had the momentum of late. For a while, the Thundercats had Mad Dog Vachon backing them up to help even up the sides. But with Vachon being taken out of action, the fan favorite team have been at a distinct disadvantage. Even with Larry Cameron in their corner for this match, Norman Smiley and Too Cold Scorpio were still down in the numbers, with Wiskowski and Jack Victory backing up Jimmy Del Ray and Brian Knobs. The Thundercats were clearly distracted by the potential of outside interference, while the Vice Squad were all confidence as they regularly got the upper hand . The popular Cats managed several rallies throughout the match, but Del Ray was regularly able to shut it down with a well placed cheap shot or by distracting the referee. He got Scorpio set to whip him into the ropes, but Scorpio was able to reverse it at the last moment. Wiskowski clearly wasn't paying close enough attention, as he reached in and tripped Del Ray, thinking it was Scorpio. Del Ray staggered out of the ropes and was caught by Scorpio in a big belly to belly suplex that managed to get the surprise pinfall. The Thundercats were triumphant while the Vice Squad argued vehemently with Wiskowski back to the locker room. Don Muraco vs. Ricky Steamboat Another man down in the numbers is Ricky Steamboat . His allies, the French Revolution, were sent out on stretchers by the Untouchables, and he is now forced to stand alone against the Sheikh's men. Steve Strong and Konga The Barbarian prowled ringside like angry dogs, and any time Steamboat got near the ropes, one of them would try to sneak a shot in. He did his best to keep focused on Muraco, but when the Magnificent One clotheslined him out of the ring, his allies swept in for the kill. Steamboat swiftly grabbed a folded steel chair and batted them away, then returned to the ring and hit Muraco with the chair, resulting in a DQ win for Muraco. Any one of the Sheikh's men who tried to enter the ring got a taste of the chair, until Steamboat got a house mic and challenged them to a six man match against him and 2 partners of his choosing. The Sheikh accepted, and that match will take place at the Portland Memorial Coliseum.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, March 1st Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Jonathan Boyd Bigelow won with a Nuclear Splash Chavo & Mando Guerrero vs. Ragin' & Ravishing Rick Rude pinned Mando after the Rude Awakening Larry Cameron vs. Doug Somers Cameron pinned Somers after hitting the Harlem Hammer Brutus Beefcake vs. Leo Burke A match between two fan favorites that had both men dueling to apply their respective Sleeper holds went to a 15 minute time limit draw. Beefcake and Burke shook hands after the match. Too Cold Scorpio vs. Buddy Rose The rookie Scorpio gave the Pacific Tag champ a hell of a fight, but ultimately the Playboy was able to execute the Inside Out Backbreaker to pull out the victory Al Perez vs. Buddy Jack Roberts This match very nearly went to the 20 minute time limit but Perez was able to hit the German Suplex at the last second and pin Roberts Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi © vs. Badd Company Another epic title match that ended when Fuchi was able to counter an attempted axe kick by Tanaka with a legsweep and then forced him to surrender to the STF California Title Match : Tom Zenk © vs. Jimmy Del Ray Both men went all out in this match with Zenk prevailing in the end when he caught Del Ray coming off the ropes with a thrust kick to the jaw Hawaiian Strap Match : Don Muraco vs. Ricky Steamboat An intense battle where Steamboat was able to leapfrog over Muraco to touch the 4th turnbuckle and win the match

To make room for the draft selections, Pacific Coast releases Mad Dog Vachon, Chicky Starr, Phil LaFleur /LaFon and Dino Bravo.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, February 29th Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Rip Morgan Bigelow won with a slingshot splash Eddie Gilbert vs. Kendo Nagasaki Gilbert hit the Hot Shot for the victory Dave Schultz & Bob Orton vs. Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey Orton pinned Rotunda after hitting a lariat Loser Of The Fall Leaves Town Match : Keiichi Yamada & Tracy Smothers vs. The Starr "Cousins" Yamada executed a brainbuster on Chicky Starr to get the win. Chicky Starr now must leave Pacific Coast Wrestling Mad Dog Vachon & The Thundercats vs. Ed Wiskowski & The Vice Squad The Thundercats won by DQ when Wiskowki attacked Vachon with a chair. He hit him over the head with a chair multiple times, busting him open, over the protests of the Vice Squad. Mad Dog Vachon was taken out on a stretcher. Terry Taylor & Jake Roberts vs. Chris Adams & The White Angel The White Angel pinned Taylor after a moonsault. Jake Roberts seemed very reluctant to help his partner during the match. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Terry Gordy © vs. Billy Jack Haynes The match went to a double countout when both men were brawling outside the ring.

Like a snake!

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN , February 28th Bob Orton vs. Russell Swann Bob Orton made his first appearance in a long time last week (his first since losing a Loser Leaves Town Match, in fact), and has clearly thrown his lot in with the Crazy Gang. Dave Schultz was at ringside for this match, but the Cowboy had no need to call on his help as he pretty much tore Russell Swann to pieces. Every lariat, slam and backbreaker seemed to have an additional edge of viciousness to it, and by the time he hit the Superplex, it was pretty much academic and he was putting Swann out of his misery. Dave Schultz on his own is dangerous enough, but Doctor D and the Ace is a pairing that has to have the Pacific Coast locker room scared. Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title Match : Keiichi Yamada © vs. Chicky Starr Since becoming the inaugural Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight champion, Keiichi Yamada has taken on all challengers, but the Starr "Cousins" have been persistent thorns in his side. Despite Chicky bringing his usual cheating and melodrama to the match, Yamada handled it with a cool confidence, shutting down every Chicky Starr rally as soon as they happened. Yamada was able to catch Starr in a running cross body and got a quick three count, but Chicky took umbrage at the speed of the count. As much as Chicky argues, the ref stood firm, so Starr then went after Yamada again . This led to their respective partners, Tracy Smothers and Ron Starr, to get involved, and when Chicky got on the mic and challenged them to a Loser Of The Fall Leaves Town match at the Sports Arena, Yamada and Smothers quickly agreed. Chris Adams vs. Jake Roberts Chris Adams has had his sights set on Terry Taylor's Television Title, but has had to deal with Jake Roberts' protection of the Champion at every turn. The help of the White Angel has kept Adams in the hunt , but thus far he has not been able to win the title. This match would not necessarily get him a title match, but Adams clearly was looking to work out some frustration on the Snake. Adams was so relentless in going after him that Roberts seemed caught off guard, but he fought back with his traditional nastiness. A ref bump seemed to open up an opportunity for Roberts, and his acolyte Terry Taylor rushed out to the ring to hit Adams with the Fivearm, but Adams ducked at the last second and Taylor hit Roberts instead. Adams tossed Taylor out of the ring and hit the Superkick on Roberts. By now, the ref had recovered and made the three count. Taylor was all apologies as they made their way back to the locker room, but while Roberts said nothing the whole time, he was quite clearly livid. The French Revolution vs. The Untouchable Speaking of people looking to work out some frustration, the members of the Untouchables are coming off some solo losses to Ricky Steamboat and were looking to reestablish their initial aura of dominance. The French Revolution are close allies of Steamboat and that made them ripe targets for the wrath of Sheikh Kaissie's men. Barbarian swiftly sent Bravo hard to the concrete with a brutal front kick while Bravo was on the ring apron. He and Steve Strong then proceeded to maul poor Phil LaFleur, tossing him about the ring like a ragdoll. Eventually, Strong hoisted LaFleur up in a bearhug and the Barbarian came off the top rope with a flying clothesline, which put an end to the match but not the carnage. Strong then picked up LaFleur in another crushing bearhug while Barbarian lariated Bravo on the outside, then followed up with a top rope flying headbut to the concrete. Both of the Revolution had to be taken out on stretchers. Leo Burke & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Royal Family Perhaps the king of frustration right now is young Bam Bam Bigelow. Leo Burke's student made a huge splash (no pun intended) in his first matches, catching the imagination of the fans with his combination of charisma, strength and agility. But lately, a series of losses at the hands of the Royal Family have halted his momentum and led to some whispers that perhaps he was just a flash in the pan. Clearly this has led to some anxiety for Bigelow, as he would frequently allow himself to get tricked or caught off guard by Boyd and Morgan. Burke would keep pulling Bigelow in and calming him down, which seemed to help the New Jersey fireball to regain some focus and confidence. Bigelow managed to take Rip Morgan down with a lariat, then set him up for a slingshot splash. Once again, Boyd went for a lariat on the outside to sweep his legs out from under him, but this time, Bigelow jumped at the last second to avoid the subterfuge, and followed it by diving off the ring apron and crashing into Boyd. He then picked up Boyd in a mighty military press and tossed him into a row of chairs that had previously been occupied by now fleeing fans. By this time, Morgan had recovered in the ring, but Leo Burke tackled him and drove him into the mat with a piledriver. Burke then pointed to the corner turnbuckle, from which Bam Bam came off the top with a Nuclear Splash that shook the ring. One two three and it was all over. The Beast From The East is quite clearly back and on track.

Working to get my show written and posted and then will be able to post who I am cutting to make way for the new draft picks.

I will send the Pacific Tag Team champions, Buddy Rose and Doug Somers.

Good with me.

AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, February 23rd Tracy Smothers vs. Ron Starr Smothers won with the Jawjacker Leo Burke vs. Dan Spivey Spivey won with the Spivey Bomber (running lariat) Mando Guerrero vs. Jack Victory Victory pinned Mando with the Victory-Plex Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mr. Hito Hito really put Bigelow through the wringer, but Bam Bam managed to rally and pull out the win with the Nuclear Splash Dino Bravo vs. The Great Kabuki Kabuki pinned Bravo after a thrust kick to the jaw Mad Dog Vachon & Norman Smiley vs. Ed Wiskowski & Jimmy Del Ray Del Ray caught Smiley in a sunset flip out of the corner to score the pinfall Al Perez vs. Chicky Starr Perez made Starr give up to the Japanese Armbar Pacific Coast Television Title Match : Terry Taylor © vs. Chris Adams Both men went to a 30 minute time limit draw Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title Match : Keiichi Yamada © vs. Phil LaFleur Yamada was able to defend his belt with a Tiger Suplex Ricky Steamboat vs. Don Muraco This match completely broke down and wound up as a double DQ

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on Pacific Super Cards, February 22nd Jonathan Boyd vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Boyd lured Bigelow into chasing him around the ring, setting him up to be ambushed by Rip Morgan, who drove Bam Bam head first into the ringsteps. Boyd then won by countout Larry Cameron & Norman Smiley vs. Jack Victory & Brian Knobs Cameron hit the Harlem Hammer on Knobs to get the victory for the Thundercats Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey vs. Dave Schultz & Bob Orton Orton pinned Spivey after a lariat Eddie Gilbert & Brutus Beefcake vs. Kendo Nagasaki & The Great Kabuki Beefcake hit the Final Cut on Nagasaki to score the pinfall Too Cold Scorpio vs. Jimmy Del Ray An exciting bout that Del Ray won with a flying legdrop White Angel vs. Mr. Hito Angel won with the Moonsault Pacific Coast Tag Team Title Match : Buddy Rose & Doug Somers © vs. Keiichi Yamada & Tracy Smothers A very fast paced and gripping match where the younger team put up an incredible challenge but in the end, Buddy Rose caught Smothers in the Inside Out Backbreaker to successfully retain the titles California Title Match : Tom Zenk © vs. Masanobu Fuchi Zenk hit the missile dropkick to get the three count Don Muraco & The Untouchables vs. Ricky Steamboat & The French Revolution Steamboat pinned Barbarian after the top rope flying cross body press Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title Match : Terry Gordy © vs. Billy Jack Haynes Haynes was attempting to apply the Full Nelson when he was attacked by Michael Hayes and Buddy Jack Roberts, leading to a DQ victory for Haynes. Texas Red then came out to the rescue. Gordy retained the title.

As part of an agreement between myself and Edger, Pacific Coast has OG Kabuki and Mid Atlantic has Magic Dragon Kabuki.