Pacific Coast Wrestling

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, October 11^th, 1991

 

Cannonball Grizz vs. Big Vito

 

This was a down and dirty fight, with Grizz refusing to take a back step to Vito, but the Pugilistic Paisano hit his always deadly LBK (Legitimate Businessman's Kick) to pull out the win.

 

Fastball (Bobby Horne & Robert Thompson) vs. The Headbangers

 

Two of the rising young teams in PCW had an exciting bout that went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

 

Steve Blackman vs. Mike Awesome

 

Awesome simply overwhelmed Blackman, folding him up with the Awesome Bomb.

 

Pacific Submission Title Match : Gary Albright © vs. Tommy Dreamer

 

Despite his best efforts to sink in the Dream Weaver , Dreamer was crushed be a series of suplexes from Albright, who forced him to tap out to a Dragon Sleeper.

 

The Thrillseekers vs. The Dudley Boys

 

The Thrillseekers continued to show they are on top of their game, overcoming the intimidating Dudleys by pinning Bubba Ray following a double top rope dropkick.

 

Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Scotty The Body & Stevie Richards © vs. Special Forces (The Eagle & The Scorpion)

 

In a chaotic match, when the champs refused to stop double teaming the Eagle, the Scorpion slugged Stevie with a baseball bat, leading to a DQ .

 

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A lot going on in the 6 man tag. Could Wright, Malenko and Eddie be joining Modest on the babyface side? And are the Thrillaz heading for a heel turn? Very interesting 

Candido's got his own buzz going 

Anvil just got a wakeup call 

Savage and Lee take advantage of the leniency with an all out brawl 

Damn, it took a lot to get Sandman down but Condrey looks ready for Slaughter 

Portland

Good thing Candido got Piper's head back in the game. A Piper/Sabu feud could be epic. 

Even injured, Rose still finds a way to contribute 

Guido's in the Cornette doghouse 

Midnights get a confidence win for Camp Cornette 

Douglas's streak is red hot 

Kawada takes down the Rocket 

Eugene 

Vito wins the battle of the big men 

The PCW tag division is incredibly stacked and competitive 

Another Awesome win for Mike 

Albright goes on a suplex rampage to retain 

The Thrillseekers might win some gold real soon. 

The Special Forces show they can fight lowdown and dirty when they have to. 

 

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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, October 16^th , 1991

 

Michael Modest vs. Jackson Fox

 

Just one week to go before Calgary Combat and one of the undoubted highlights of that show will likely be the finals of the 1991 Tournament Of Lions . Michael Modest will be one of the two finalists and showed why in this match. He showed poise and confidence as he capable handled the rookie Fox, easily dispatching him with the Reality Check . It's no wonder that , in the eyes of the fans, he is considered one of the breakout stars of the PCW 1991 rookie class .

 

Chris Hamrick vs. David Young

 

For much of his time as part of the Oregon Wrecking Crew , David Young has been in the sizable shadow of his partner, Gary Albright. Lately, though, Young has made a bit of a name for himself and has been gathering momentum in his most recent matches. He was facing an extremely capable and determined opponent in Confederate Currency, who came close to taking the match at a few different points in the match . Young managed to stay strong and planted Hamrick with his dreaded Spinebuster Slam for the win. Word has it that Young has started referring to himself as the Messiah Of The Spinebuster. Hmmm , something tells me that Big Bully Busick might just have something to say about that.

 

Steve Williams vs. Mosh

 

The Headbangers have had an impressive amount of success on their own for a young team. That said, they might be regretting their loose affiliation with the League Of Gentlemen . Dr. Death may have been facing Mosh, but was clearly seeing Mike Awesome as he basically rolled over the Headbanger, crushing him with a backdrop driver on the way to a dominant win. Mosh was clearly wobbly legged as he left the ring.

 

Alex Wright vs. Zach Wurtenberger

 

Wright, the other finalist for the Tournament Of Lions, stands in a stark contrast to Michael Modest. Das Wunderkind arrived in PCW full of confidence, overly so. The second generation wrestler was clearly blessed with considerable athletic gifts, but a roving eye for pretty women led to a well earned reputation as someone lacking in focus. The efforts of Dean Malenko to get Wright's feet on the ground paid off with some key wins, earning him a spot in the finals of the Tournament Of Lions. Now, with Wright on the verge of breaking through to the next level, the Sinister Minister seems hell bent on undoing all of that work with his constant nagging from ringside. Even after Wright easily defeated Wurtenberger with a German Suplex, the Sin Min was still on his back for not getting it done sooner, and Wright had a dejected look on his face as he returned to the locker room . The Sinister Minister may well be on the verge of ruining a good thing .

 

Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Rick Martel

 

Ever since turning his back on the fans and his former friends, Martel has mostly been dealing with Barry Windham, but his fellow French Canadian Pierre Carl Ouellet is also clearly disappointed in him. There seemed a bit of a personal edge with every shot PCO fired at Martel, and he was firing a lot of them. Martel held his own, but seemed a bit taken by surprise at how infuriated his countryman was with him. PCO nearly got him pinned with a rollup out of the corner, but Martel rolled through and just barely got the three count assisted by a fistful of tights. A very close escape for Martel, but he is learning fast just how many fan favorites are angry with him .

 

Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : The Lightning Kid © vs. Little Guido

 

Little Guido is another wrestler who can's seem to make his manager happy, but while Alex Wright has been successful in the teeth of his manager's disappointment, Guido has made some unfortunate blunders to earn the ire of Jim Cornette. And Wright can at least count on the support of Dean Malenko, Guido is finding his cousin Big Vito just as disapproving , despite initially having his back. Both Cornette and Vito were at ringside for this match, but gave Guido's efforts a frosty reception as he took on the Light Heavyweight champ. Guido did the best he could , but the champion proved too much for him, and the Lightning Kid took the victory with the Lightning Strike (Tombstone). Guido got no support from his manager or his cousin after the match, and had to help himself back up and to the locker room .

 

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco,  on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 17^th , 1991

 

Steve Blackman vs. Dennis Condrey

 

Condrey was clearly on top of his game, defeating Blackman with the Gourdbuster .

 

David Cash vs. Sabu

 

Sabu seemed keen to take advantage of Dutch Savage's recent announcement about relaxation of rules enforcement, particularly with his use of tables being mentioned. Cash was actually able to take advantage of this, coming back to attack Sabu whenever he tried to get at or set up a table. He even busted open Sabu by slamming his head on the edge of a table. After a big dive from Cash , landing on Sabu outside the ring, neither man was able to make it back in the ring, leading to a double countout finish.

 

The Smoking Gunns vs. The Dudley Boys

 

The Dudleyville Duo bested the genial cowboys by way of the Three D on Billy .

 

Bret Hart vs. Fit Finlay

 

In a fierce battle, Hart was unable to get Finlay in the Sharpshooter but was still able to take down the Belfast Bruiser with a running clothesline .

 

Barry Windham vs. Buddy Rose

 

Rose has had some incredible battles with Windham in the past, but coming in with bruised and bandaged ribs was too much of a disadvantage, and Windham beat the Playboy with the Western Lariat.

 

Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Toshiaki Kawada © vs. Sgt. Slaughter

 

Sarge put in a determined challenge for the top title, but Dennis Condrey snuck down to ringside and ambushed him with the Full Nelson Facebuster on the floor, leading to Kawada winning by countout.

 

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, October 18^th, 1991

 

Shane Douglas vs. John Tatum

 

Douglas continued his comeback, taking down Hollywood John with the Belly To Belly Suplex .

 

The New Foundation vs. The Headbangers

 

Mosh was still not back to full strength from his earlier match with Steve Williams, getting pinned after the Rocket Launcher .

 

Jerry Lynn vs. Eddie Guerrero

 

Both of these wrestlers are on incredible hot streaks, and put on an absolute barn burner of a match. It looked like it would go to a 20 minute time limit draw, but Eddie was able to hit a brainbuster at around the 19 minute mark, and swiftly followed up with the Frog Splash for the win .

 

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

 

In a battle of speed vs. power, Jericho and Storm squared off against the former champs and were able to pin Atlas when Jericho caught him in a Victory Roll , giving the Canadian duo one of their biggest victories yet.

 

California Title Match : Rob Van Dam © vs. Jason Jett

 

Perhaps inspired by his partner's efforts against Sabu , Jett put in an incredible effort against the California champ. Partway through the match, Sabu came down to the corner of RVD, leading to David Cash's arrival to back up Jett. Eventually, Sabu attacked Jett, and when Jett jumped in to defend his partner, the ref ended up declaring a no contest.

 

Chris Candido & Special Forces (The Eagle & The Scorpion) vs. Sean Morley , Scotty The Body & Stevie Richards

 

Candido and Morley were eager to tangle with each other, Scotty and Stevie were less keen to face Special Forces. Regardless, Scorpion was able to catch Stevie with the Scorpion Death Drop and pull out the victory .