Pacific Coast Wrestling

[kevinmcfl]

Sorry for falling so far behind.  PCW seems to have a pretty big shift but you have it all heading in a great direction.

No more Dibiase

New Champ

Piper passing Playboy.

This will be fun a new age in PCW.

 

[spaldoni]

This is definitely a career breakthrough year for the Thrillseekers 

Modest shows what he can do as a single's competitor 

Cornette's a smart man using Big Vito as a roadblock to Condrey. 

Taz is quickly making a name for himself 

The return of Elizabeth! The Randy/Liz package is back! OOOOOHHHH YEA! 

Hart found a massive ally. This feud is going to get brutal 

Cow Palace 

Since losing the titles, Iron and Steel seemed to be getting stronger. That's not good for the other teams 

Loving Martel's heel run. So much potential here 

What's it going to take to get Wright 100% focused 

If you haven't guessed, the Spinebuster Slam is probably my favorite finisher in this game 

Oh man, the Martel/Windham feud is going to go off the rails after what just happened 

Fresno 

Smoking Gunns are off to a solid start 

Finlay leads by example 

Douglas is in contention for comeback of the year 

PCO racks up another W 

My guys the FOJ retain. I give Scotty and Stevie a lot of credit. They've worked hard to get into title contention and I'm sure they'll get another shot 

Kid and Lynn tear it up and end the weekend on yet another high note for the LHW's 

 

[rainmakerrtv]

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, June 26^th , 1991

 

The Tazmaniac vs. Colton Cumbie

 

Once again, the show kicks off with the Sinister Minister bringing out his latest, errrrr, thing.  The Tazmaniac was all grunts and snarls before the match started, but once the bell rang, he tore into Cumbie like a rotisserie chicken. Tazmaniac savagely battered Cumbie from pillar to post, and then came the closing stretch. The wild man unleashed a series of textbook suplexes … if the book was How To Drop Someone On Their Head. The ref decided that Cumbie had been knocked out and called the match, but that was not enough for Tazmaniac, who locked in the Tazmission after the match. Despite the ref's orders, Tazmaniac would not release the hold, all while the Sinister Minister cackled away. It looked like he might so some serious damage until Steve Blackman came running out and forcing him with a series of kicks to release the hold. Tazmaniac looked like he was going to go after the Living Weapon, but when Dan Severn arrived to back up his friend, the Sinister Minister pulled the Tazmaniac away. I don't think this is the end of things.

 

Chris Candido vs. Stevie Richards

 

Not that long ago, Stevie Richards being sent out to face a former Playboy Club member would have been a punishment, intended to humiliate him by having him be pummeled and made a fool of. Times certainly have changed, and the Dancin' Fool has proved himself enough to be sent out to make Candido pay some dues. Despite his goofball attitude, Richards really took it to Candido, getting some heavy shots in on the New Jersey native. Candido rallied and took Richards down with a side slam, but when he went up top for the New Jersey Jam, he was ambushed from behind by Scotty The Body, who shoved him hard off the top turnbuckle. The two double teamed Candido until Roddy Piper ran out, brandishing his leather belt like a whip and ran them off. He may be a clueless putz, but it's dangerous to take Richards too lightly.

 

Fastball (Bobby Horne & Robert Thompson) vs. The Serial Thrillaz

 

The tag team scene in PCW is as dynamic as ever, and with a crop of promising new teams rising up, there are now shortage of future contenders. Two rookie tag teams getting attention are Trisa Haye's duo of Fastball and Fit Finlay's pupils the Serial Thrillaz. The two had a quick but intense match, with the fast pace of the Thrillaz met by the power offense of Fastball. Horne was able to catch Shane Helms with a DDT to take the match, but both duos came out looking like they had a promising future.

 

The Sons Of The Beach (Cannonball Grizz & The Sandman) vs. John Cody & Brad Culpepper

 

Another new duo on the rise are the Surfing Superstars, Cannonball Grizz and the Sandman. The founding members of the Peach Patrol, they have showed that they can get serious in their recent feud with the FBI. They easily dominated their opposition, dispatching Culpepper with the Wipeout (while Grizz holds the opponent over his knee, Sandman hits a top rope legdrop). A convincing victory for the Sons.

 

The Smoking Gunns vs. The Dudley Boys

 

Ever since the Smoking Gunns arrived in PCW, the fans have taken the handsome cowboys to their hearts. The Dudleys, on the other hand, have a less warm view of Billy and Bart. As part of their ally Rick Martel's war with Barry Windham, the boys from Dudleyville have targeted the Texas cousins for destruction. No matter what the Dudleys threw at them, the Gunns held the line and fired back in kind. The Dudleys were finally able to hit a double lariat to just barely put down Billy for the three count, but even then, the cowboys seemed eager for another shot at them. The Dudleys may have scored a victory, but they have far from broken the spirit of the Smoking Gunns.

 

Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Eddie Guerrero

 

Big Bully Busick has now been Pacific TV champ for over a year, and has understandably established a reputation as the most dominant wrestler to ever hold that title. One challenger he has yet to decisively defeat has been Eddie Guerrero. Busick and the second generation star have locked horns a couple of times so far, never to a decisive finish. Guerrero came out for this match loaded for bear, taking the fight right to Busick. The champ fought back hard, making every shot count, but Guerrero had a seemingly boundless ability to bounce back. The two were still going at it when the bell rang, signalling the end of TV time and resulting in a draw. Could Guerrero be the one to finally take the title from Busick?

 

[rainmakerrtv]

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, June 27^th , 1991

 

Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Headbangers

 

Last week's match between these two teams showed that I&S have not lost a step since losing the titles, but this time out the story has become the surprising toughness of the Headbangers. No matter what Atlas and Cameron threw at them, Mosh and Thrasher kept up their attack, and it took a brutal Spike Piledriver on Thrasher to put them down long enough for a three count.

 

Dean Malenko vs. David Cash

 

Malenko was able to hold off a game Cash, forcing him to tap out to the Texas Cloverleaf.

 

Shane Douglas vs. Sabu

 

The Bombay Madman brought the insanity and Shane rose to the challenge, surviving Sabu's insanity and hitting the Belly To Belly Suplex for the win.

 

Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Chris Adams

 

Adams was able to overcome the Fighting French Canadian by way of his trademark Superkick.

 

Randy Savage & The Thrillseekers vs. Brian Lee & The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young)

 

A ferocious battle that eventually descended into sheer chaos with all six men in the ring, resulting in a No Contest.

 

Sgt. Slaughter & The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) vs. The Midnight Express

 

Another war, with Sarge getting the win by hitting the Slaughter Cannon on Lane .

 

Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Toshiaki Kawada © vs. Barry Windham

 

A rematch from last week, this time, thankfully, without the interference from Rick Martel. This match went very long, with Windham nearly hitting the Western Lariat, but it was cut off by a spinning back heel kick from Kawada. The champ followed up with a Power Bomb to retain his title.

 

[rainmakerrtv]

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, June 28^th , 1991

 

Jerry Lynn vs. Alex Wright

 

Lynn pulled off something of an upset by defeating the second generation star with a Package Piledriver.

 

Michael Modes vs. Little Guido

 

Surprisingly, this was a tight , purely technical battle, which Modest was able to take, pinning Guido with an Oklahoma Roll.

 

Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Big Vito

 

This was not so technical, being more of a slugfest, with both men battered and bloody at the end. Vito hit very hard, but Bigelow hit that much harder, and was finally able to overcome the Pugnacious Paisano with a slingshot splash.

 

Steven Regal & Tommy Dreamer vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory)

 

There seems to be a new resolve in Dreamer, a fire in his eyes, inspiring him to defeat the former Tag Team champs when he and Regal hit a double DDT on Tatum.

 

Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Lightning Kid © vs. Ultimo Dragon

 

A gripping light heavyweight duel, with the Kid coming out on top by way of a moonsault body press on the former champ.

 

California Title Match : Rob Van Dam © vs. Steve Blackman

 

These two were having a very closely contested title match until the Tazmaniac charged in to attack Blackman. Lucky for the Living Weapon, his mentor Dan Severn was in his corner and rescue him from the double team.