Pacific Coast Wrestling

[kevinmcfl]

Great set of shows here.  Ricky Gibson better be careful in a year or two as Red is no the come!

Madril helped out Playboy but Playboy might not have returned the favor as we get the Loser Leave Town match with Piper.

Rock n Roll Express-East West Connection could be a great feud of opposite styles.

Slater vs Billy Jack... Awesome.  Slater is so good and bringing the heat.... This one could sell some real tickets!

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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Cow Palace , San Francisco , on ESPN / TSN, March 16^th

Dick Slater vs. Robb Zbacnik

 The previous week, Slater made his shocking debut in AWA Pacific by attacking Billy Jack Haynes and taking him out with a vicious piledriver on the concrete. Slater has clearly not lost any intensity in the days since as he tore apart Zbacnik with every nasty move in his arsenal before putting him away with not one but two piledrivers. The always unpredictable Slater is going to be an incredibly volatile ingredient in the AWA Pacific roster.

Texas Red & The Spoiler vs. Ricky Gibson & Baron Von Raschke

 Texas Red has had a very difficult time of late with Ricky Gibson, losing matches by DQ and countout to his much smaller opponent. He wasn't going to leave any room for error this time out , bringing in his mentor the Spoiler for a tag match. Gibson partnered with Baron Von Raschke, but Red and Spoiler were determined not to let the Baron be a factor, keeping Gibson in their corner and working him over for much of the match.  Any attempt by the Baron to join the fray would be shut down by the ref, leading to Red and Spoiler working over Gibson even more. Their double teams would lead to their downfall when Spoiler was holding Gibson in place for a big lariat by Red, only for Gibson to wriggle out of the way and hit Spoiler instead. Gibson rolled up Red, and Spoiler tried to break it up, only to run right into the Baron's Iron Claw. One … two … THREE! Gibson scored a huge pinfall win over Texas Red! Red and Spoiler were furious, but the pinfall was good and Gibson and Baron celebrated their victory at ringside.

Mad Dog Vachon vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers

 The Mad Dog has been on a serious tear of late, scoring victories over Eric Embry as well as Flowers' teammate Goldie Rogers.  He showed no signs of letting up as he took on the self proclaimed "King Of Canada" .  Flowers clearly had no idea what to do with the Canadian legend, as no matter what he did to Vachon, the Mad Dog just kept charging back with both fists swinging. He finally went to his last resort, calling in Goldie Rogers to attack Vachon and bust him open, but this only seemed to make the Mad Dog angry, and the Diamond & Gold Exchange fled in terror. Flowers and Rogers look like they had best be on their guard if they cross paths with the Mad Dog in the future.

AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. The Glamour Boys

 The young Glamour Boys have been presenting a very determined challenge for the Tag Titles of late,  and the Cowboys been equally determined to keep their grip on the belts. For this match, however, it seems that the Cowboys are set to put a stop to this challenge once and for all. The Glamour Boys owned the first part of the match with their energetic, high speed offense. Like the last time they faced off, the Cowboys changed the direction of the match with a shot from Brooks'  loaded elbow pad to Steve Doll. This time, though, the Cowboys didn't stop there, but rather the start of a vicious beatdown on the Glamour Boys. Orton and Brooks savagely pummeled Doll, busting him open,  while knocking Simpson to the floor every time he tried to break it up. They finally polished off Doll with a crushing Spike Piledriver and stood over his body with the belts held high. What will it take to get the titles off the California Cowboys?

Loser Leaves Town Match : Roddy Piper vs. Al Madril

 Piper has his guns trained on AWA Pacific Heavyweight Champion Buddy Rose, but Rose's ally Al Madril has just kept getting in the way. The result is that Rose threw Madril into a Loser Leaves Town challenge from Piper, much to the chagrin of Madril. While Rose was at ringside for this match, he didn't seem too interested in interfering, simple observing with a very intense look. Madril, on the other hand, was clearly panicking throughout the match, stalling and backing off from Piper every chance he got.  Nothing he did could hold back Piper for long, and Piper finally got frustrated enough that he finally trapped Madril and hit a pair of belly to back suplexes for the one two three. Rose , for his part, simply shrugged and walked away from the ring as Madril was sent out of AWA Pacific. An unusually nonchalant response to losing one of his closest allies, but knowing Rose, he likely has some more devious trick up his sleeve.

[Blehschmidt]

Slater making short work of some nobody to let people know he means business! 

Ricky Gibson pulls another one over on Texas Red and the big rookie has gotta be fuming! But experience will get you every time and The Baron and Ricky bring it.

I had high hopes for The Glamour Boys in the title match, but The Cowboys just proved too much for them. 

Between the Cowboys team, and the Spoiler/Red team, I could certainly see Slater hooking up with either outfit to make it a trio.

Piper sends Madril packing to Texas, but Buddy Rose not caring may be the most telling part of the whole thing. You have to think Buddy has more back up somewhere if he is that uncaring about losing his ally.

Great Show Man! (Though I think the date on it should read March instead of February.)

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7 minutes ago, Blehschmidt said:

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Great Show Man! (Though I think the date on it should read March instead of February.)

Gah! Thanks, fixed it.

[GeneJackson95]

Excited to see Slater here!

Piper vs. Al Madril- Loser leaves town is a match i would have went out of my way to see live!

[kevinmcfl]

Nice show here that would have had the fans on the edge of their seats in the Loser Leave Town Match.  Big Red still has a bit of a learning curve but when he gets it.... Oh My!

[spaldoni]

Love seeing Slater here. I'm sure you have a lot of awesome stuff lined up for him. 

LOL,  Gibson just has the number of Texas Red. 

You're right, Vachon has been on a tear lately and Flowers and Rogers are at the top of his list. 

Good grief, the Cowboys looked devastating in their match with the Glamour Boys. It's going to be hard getting the titles off them. 

And just like that Piper sends Madril packing. I laughed at the reaction of Rose who simply didn't care. I wonder what's up his sleeve???

 

[Captain Redneck]

Slater as a heel was much better then Slater the face. Maybe Salter will be helping out Rose?

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AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, March 17^th

 Jacques Rougeau vs. Ron Starr

 Rougeau reversed a cross body press with a rollover for the pinfall

Gama Singh vs. Super Strong Machine

 Machine won with the Devil Windmill Suplex

Scott McGhee vs. King Kong Bundy

 McGhee put up a tough fight but went down to Bundy's Atlantic City Avalanche

Jimmy Valiant vs. Larry Zbyszko

 Larry was going for an over the shoulder neckbreaker, but Valiant countered with an inside cradle and got the one two three

The Rock & Roll Express vs. The East-West Connection

 Adonis was attempting a powerslam on Gibson, but Morton dropkicked Gibson, tipping over Adonis and allowing Gibson to get the pinfall.

Dick Slater vs. Matt Borne

 Slater won by piledriver

Buddy Rose & Rip Oliver vs. Roddy Piper & Chris Adams

 Adams Superkicked Rose out of the ring while Piper hit a belly to back suplex on Oliver to score the victory.

 

 

[Captain Redneck]

Never knew Piper did the Belly to Belly.

[GeneJackson95]

Big win for Slater over Matt Borne!

Two tremendous tag matches here with the Rock & Roll against Ventura/Adonis and then the main event with Piper/Adams against Rose/Oliver will likely do sell out business across the territory!

[spaldoni]

Solid card in Oakland! 

The Bundy/McGhee match up intrigued me and went down well with McGhee fighting hard but Bundy prevailing. 

LOL, I bet Larry Z had a meltdown after that loss to Jimmy V. 

I could watch RnR go against The East West Connection for months. 

Slater's win over Borne is huge! Slater is heading for big things.

Awesome Portland style main event. Oliver and Rose is such a classic heel team but they go down to Piper and Adams. Cant wait for the inevitable Rose/Piper title match. 

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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN , March 22^nd

 Texas Red vs. Ricky Gibson

 While Texas Red made a big splash in his first AWA Pacific appearance, of late it has seemed that Ricky Gibson. Try though he might, Red has fallen short in several matches against the much smaller Gibson. Determined to get revenge, Red has demanded a rematch, and was clearly boiling mad as he went after Gibson. Gibson kept his cool and used hit and run tactics on Red, scoring damage while keeping the big Texan too angry to think. It looked to be the same old story as Gibson went up top to take Red out with the missile dropkick, but it turned out that the Texan was playing possum and dodged out of the way , sending Gibson crashing to the mat. Red grabbed Gibson by his hair, forcing him to his feet, then jackhammered his fist hard into the centre to his chest.  Gibson collapsed to the mat, and Red contemptuously put his foot on Gibson to get the one two three while the fans' mouths hung open in shock. For a moment, it looked as though Red would go back to Gibson to try to inflict more damage,  but his mentor, The Spoiler, pulled him away. Gibson's brother, Robert, rushed out to the ring with his partner Ricky Morton to try to help him from the ring, but Gibson had to be taken out on a stretcher, having still failed to regain consciousness. Texas Red has been intimidating before, but now has taken an even more terrifying dimension.

CanCon vs. The Zambuie Express

 After some recent tough losses to the Rock & Roll Express, the Zambuies came out clearly looking to show that they were not to be overlooked. They unleashed an all out attack on Burke and Garvin, notably inflicting a lot of damage to Burke's ribs. Burke and Garvin are two of the toughest men in AWA Pacific and would not be kept down for long, battling back hard. All four men wound up being busted open before Garvin was finally able to hit Kareem Muhammed with the Hands Of Stone Punch to send him down for the three count. A hard fought victory, but Burke was clearly in a lot of pain as he left the ring.

Nord The Barbarian vs. Ryan Aiken

 KY Wakamatsu's huge enforcer has been waging his own campaign of terror through AWA Pacific ever since he arrived. Aiken was clearly terrified of locking up with him, and the enormous Barbarian knocked him from pillar to post before tossing him from the ring. That wasn't enough for Nord, who ran back and forth between the ropes before leaping from the ring and landing on Aiken with a crushing double knee drop. Needless to say, Aiken was not able to make it back into the ring, and Nord won by countout. If Super Strong Machine wasn't concerned about his upcoming match with Nord at the Aloha Spectacular in Hawaii, he certainly should be now.

 Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring

Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my guest will be challenging Buddy Rose for the AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title at the upcoming Aloha Spectacular in Honolulu, Hawaii … "Rowdy" Roddy Piper!

The Auditorium fills with the sounds of audience cheers and bagpipes playing "Scotland The Brave" as Piper heads out to the ring.

Bonnema : Roddy Piper, you are on quite a roll recently. You send Al Madril packing from AWA Pacific, and now you are getting a title match with Buddy Rose in Honolulu.

Piper : You're not wrong, Frankie Boy. But it's not all sunshine and roses for the Hot Scot. True, it was a pleasure and a privilege to run Chiquita Madril out of town. But getting that title match did come at a cost. I had to agree to it being a No Countout, No DQ match.

Bonnema : Whoah, are you sure that is a wise decision? That leaves you open to be attacked by Rip Oliver and who knows who else.

Piper : Very true, Franco. That's why I put in my own condition. Not only is Rip Oliver banned from ringside during the match, but so are all of the Four Families. That means the Diamond & Gold Exchange, the California Connection, even Larry and his buddies. If anyone of them shows up during the match, they get fined and suspended. That means it is just you and me, Jellyroll. When I come home from Hawaii, I am bringing back that title belt!

Big Jim vs. Larry Zbyszko

 Larry Z has been having a lot of bad luck lately with, well, everyone. He has failed in his attempts to get back the gold ring from Roddy Piper, he is treated as a joke by the other of the Four Families, his partners the LA Express have distanced themselves from him, and lately has suffered losses to "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. Likely looking for some revenge, Larry took on Valiant's young protégé, Big Jim. Naturally, Larry took offense at pretty much everything Big Jim, from his dancing with the fans to his offer of a handshake. It took a long time for Larry to lock up with Jim, and throughout the match, Larry did everything to avoid fighting fair, sneaking in every cheap shot and dirty tactic he could think of. Ultimately , Larry got Jim trapped in the corner, pinning him with a rollup assisted by a fistful of Jim's overalls and putting his feet on the ropes to get the one two three … only he didn't, as Jim got his shoulder up at the last second. Larry celebrated his seeming victory, only to be informed that the match was still going, then walked straight into a Big Boot from Jim. Jim got the pinfall and celebrated with the fans, while Larry threw his usual tantrum. Looks like Larry's luck continues to be out for him.

Chris Adams vs. Rip Oliver

 Not only has Roddy Piper  been hot on the heels of Buddy Rose, but Piper's good friend Chris Adams has been chasing the champion as well. For this match, Rose sent out his right hand man, "Crippler" Rip Oliver , to head Adams off at the past. Showing the veracity of his "Crippler" nickname, Oliver relentlessly went after Adams' legs, mangling them with cheap shots and leglocks and diminishing the power of the Superkick. Rose was at ringside for this match, once again observing but not interfering.  Adams was not able to land the Superkick but still was able to prevail by hitting a very quick lariat for the pinfall. In contrast to his indifference at Al Madril's earlier loss, Rose nodded in approval at Oliver's efforts in spite of the loss, and helped his cohort out of the ring.

[Captain Redneck]

I think Gibson's dead.

[SirEdger]

What a great way to introduce the Heart Punch as that devastating finisher. Simple and efficient as it strikes fear and awe to everyone in attendance.

[spaldoni]

I agree, what a way to debut the Heart Punch! That was devastating. 

Liked that hard hitting CanCon/Zambuie match. 

Another big man Nord has an impressive showing. 

Solid promo from Piper as he hypes up his big No DQ title match with Rose.

LOL, Larry Z just cant catch a break these days.

Fun TV main event as Adams gets the big win over Oliver. 

Great job hyping the big show in Hawaii, cant wait for that one. 

[kevinmcfl]

Great development of Texas Red.  The way you described the Heart Punch makes him a real threat in AWA Pacific.

Piper vs Jellyroll.... Awesome work here as you are getting so much out of this angle.

I could just picture Larry Z's face after his loss to Big Jim.  Larry was so good at whining!

[GeneJackson95]

You've done a great job so far developing Texas Red here and the Heart Punch just adds a whole new element of danger to him and really puts him in forefront here....love it!

Great promo from Piper!

Love the use of Zbyszko....great stuff!

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AWA Pacific Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, March 23^rd

 Texas Red vs. Baron Von Raschke

 Red won with the Heart Punch. The Baron ended up being taking out on a stretcher.

Keiichi Yamada vs. Goldie Rogers

 Yamada won with a top rope flying splash.

Big Jim vs. Nord The Barbarian

 Nord hit a running Bombs Away kneedrop on the outside and won by countout

Rock & Roll Express vs. LA Express

 The Rock & Rolls hit the Double Dropkick on Embry for the victory

Mad Dog Vachon vs. Tony Anthony

 A knock down, drag out brawl that ended in a double DQ

AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. Jacques Rougeau & Phil LaFleur

 The French Canadian team put up a ferocious challenge for the champions, so much so that Brooks resorted to the loaded elbow pad to the back of LaFleur's head to pull out the dirty victory

Buddy Rose, Rip Oliver & Larry Zbyszko vs. Roddy Piper, Chris Adams & Scott McGhee

 Adams Superkicked Larry into a rollup by Piper to score the win for their team. Rose and Oliver seemed content in letting Larry get pounded on by the other team for most of the match, and after the loss left him alone in the ring.

[Captain Redneck]

How come I don't feel sorry for Zbyszko?

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3 minutes ago, Captain Redneck said:

How come I don't feel sorry for Zbyszko?

Because he is right up there with Kevin Sullivan and Tully Blanchard as one of the most naturally detestable people in wrestling.

[SirEdger]

That is absolutely true. Those are the guys that you pay to see get their asses kicked.

Meanwhile, Killer Tim Brooks is low key having a great run lately. AWA Pacific Tag Champ AND AWA Atlantic Coast TV Champion. Who knows, he might get a nice singles run here down the road as well.

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AWA Pacific Aloha Spectacular from Neal S. Blaisdell Arena , Honolulu , on ESPN / TSN , March 29^th

 The Spoiler & Texas Red vs. The Glamour Boys

 Red pinned Doll after the Heart Punch. After the match, he looked like he was going to go after Simpson as well, but Spoiler pulled him back.

Jacques Rougeau & Phil LaFleur vs. The Cobra & Keiichi Yamada

 A very exciting technical match with lots of high flying moves where Yamada pinned LaFleur after a reverse cross body press. All four men shook hands after the match.

 Nord The Barbarian vs. Super Strong Machine

 An intense fight that ended with both men chopping each other outside the ring, leading to a double countout.

 Dick Slater vs. Matt Borne

 Slater was about execute a piledriver on Borne when someone charged into the ring and attacked Slater. It was Billy Jack Haynes, returning to get revenge. Slater won by DQ, but Haynes was able to save his friend.

 Larry Zbyszko & LA Express vs. Mad Dog Vachon, Jimmy Valiant & Big Jim

 Mid-way though the match, while Larry was being mauled by Vachon, Embry and Starr looked at each other, shrugged, and left the ring, walking back to the locker room and leaving Larry to his fate. After a long period of Larry being bounced around the ring by the other team, Valiant ended up putting him out for good with the sleeper hold. After the match, Valiant and Big Jim were dancing around the unconscious form of Larry Z, to the cheers of the fans.

 Adrian Adonis vs. Ronnie Garvin

 A hard hitting slugfest where Garvin ended up with a bloody nose but was still able to tag Adonis with the Hands Of Stone Punch to get the three count.

 AWA Pacific Television Title Match : Leo Burke © vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers

 Burke came in with heavily bandaged ribs from his recent match with the Zambuie Express. Sensing weakness, Flowers went after Burke's ribs, hammering them with punches and knee shots. Burke took a lot of damage but fought back valiantly. It seemed like he might just pull it out when he was able to lock Flowers in the Sleeper, but Flowers kept hitting hard elbow jabs to the ribs that forced him to break the hold. With Burke doubled over in pain, Flowers executed the Piledriver and scored the pinfall. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers is the new AWA Pacific Television Champion.

 AWA Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The California Cowboys © vs. The Rock & Roll Express

 Determined to maintain their grip on the Tag Team Titles, Brooks and Orton waged an all out war on Gibson and Morton, pounding them with huge punches and power moves, busting open both men . But the Rock & Rolls seemed equally determined, bouncing back from everything the Cowboys threw at them and firing back with their own quick offense. It seemed like it was going to be another successful defense for the Cowboys when Orton put Morton on the top turnbuckle for the Superplex. But Morton was able to pivot in mid air and ended up landing on top of Orton. Brooks tried to break up the pin, but Gibson was able to intercept him, and Morton got the one two three. The Rock & Roll Express are now the AWA Pacific Tag Team Champions, to the immense cheers of the fans.

 No DQ AWA Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Roddy Piper

 With all of the other AWA Pacific titles changing hands earlier in the card, Piper was looking to make it a clean sweep. He was going in with a No DQ stipulation, but secure in the knowledge that all of the other members of the Four Families were banned from the match under threat of fines and suspension. Rose was in full retreat mode for much of the match , bailing from the ring every chance he got. If he was looking to tire Piper out by forcing him to chase him, he clearly underestimated the Rowdy One, as the Hot Scot seemed to have boundless energy as he went after the Playboy. It took an even worse turn for Rose as he attempted a running kneelift on Piper in the corner, but Piper dodged out of the way and Rose hurt his knee. Sensing that his moment had come, Piper locked Rose in a Figure Four Leglock in the middle of the ring. But then a commotion broke out as somebody came charging to the ring. It was King Kong Bundy, with his manager JR Foley trailing behind! Bundy broke up the figure four with a huge splash, then hauled up Piper by the hair, whipped him hard into the corner and came in with a crushing Atlantic City Avalanche. After one more splash, Bundy then  stood back as Rose went for the cover and Foley ordered the ref to make the three count. The ref was reluctant but had no choice and Rose had successfully retained his title. To add insult to injury, Bundy plucked the big gold ring from Piper's finger and handed it to Rose, who then grandly presented it to Foley while shouting out, "The new King!" Laughing evilly, all three of them left the ring together, to the crazed booing of the fans.

[SirEdger]

OK, I totally jinxed Killer Tim Brooks in my last post, now that the Rock N' Roll Express are the new Pacific Tag Team Champs lol

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26 minutes ago, SirEdger said:

OK, I totally jinxed Killer Tim Brooks in my last post, now that the Rock N' Roll Express are the new Pacific Tag Team Champs lol

LOL Brooks is still a big part of my promotion but this title change was in the works for a whole. Knowing what I was going to do to them in the main event, I wanted to give the fans something to be happy about.