Pacific Coast Wrestling

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 12^th

 

The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Southern Boys

 

The Blondes showed more of their evolving unscrupulous nature, leading to a chaotic match that ended in a No Contest with all four men brawling in the ring at the same time.

 

Steve Blackman vs. Genichiro Tenryu

 

Blackman showed incredible grip and spirit in this high profile match, but ultimately was taken down by the Japanese legend with a German Suplex.

 

Dan Severn vs. Masahiro Chono

 

These two took it to the mat for much of the match, engaging in a submission duel with Severn coming out on top, forcing Chono to tap out to a Cross Armbreaker.

 

Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Ted Dibiase & Terry Gordy

 

The Brigade's woes against the Terror Collective continued, with Gordy pinning Rhodes following a mighty Power Bomb

 

Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Phoenix Rising (Kensuke Sasaki & Toshiaki Kawada) © vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins)

 

Phoenix Rising continued their dominant run as champs, with Sasaki caught Riggins coming off the ropes with the Ipponzei.

 

Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Buddy Rose

 

Bolstered by his taking the champ to the limit last week, the Playboy was even more determined in his home base of Portland to retake the title that had been his twice before. Rose pulled out all the stops, and his devious cheating and the interference of Tina Ferrari clearly took a toll on the Dragon. Steamboat fought back and wound up diving out of the ring onto Rose, leading to a double countout result. On to round Three …

 

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, October 13^th

 

The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. The Can-Am Express

 

The Dreamboats continued with their campaign to get another shot at the Golden State Tag Titles in an impressive victory over the former Pacific champs, catching Phil Lafon in Dream Street (diving double clothesline).

 

Shane Douglas vs. Bobby Eaton

 

Despite his recent losses at the hands of Dennis Condrey, Douglas got some measure of revenge against Camp Cornette by pinning the Midnight Express member following a Belly To Back Suplex.

 

Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young)

 

The OWC continued to rise in the PCW tag ranks with a convincing victory over the former Pacific champs, Albright getting the duke with a crushing Dragon Suplex on Porteau.

 

Cactus Jack vs. Tony Atlas

 

Cactus had his friend Steven Regal in his corner, while Atlas was backed by his partner Larry Cameron. In a back and forth match, Atlas came out on top with a huge Piledriver. After the match, Iron & Steel looked to be doing more damage on the felled Cactus, but Regal protectively standing in their way made them think better of it.

 

Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Scotty The Body © vs. Jerry Lynn

 

Lynn got a second shot at the title this week, and came incredibly close to taking it at several points. Unfortunately a mistimed attempt at a back body drop left him prey to the Body Shot (DDT), and Scotty maintained his hold on the title.

 

Pacific Submission Title Match : Fit Finlay © vs. Eddie Guerrero

 

The weekend closed out with Fit Finlay defending the Submission Title against the man from whom he won it. In a gripping bout, Finlay fought out of attempts at both the Gory Special and the Lasso From El Paso, forcing Guerrero to give up to the Celtic Knot.

[Autistic Dragon]

Portland.

The Jackal reasserts himself ahead of his big title match.

Lee continues to shine on his own.

Hashimoto has a firm grip on the TV Title.

Williams continues the Collective's dominance.

Regal is the Lion of PCW.

The Blondes and the SB's continue to get wild.

Tenryu & Severn take turns beating the other's students.

The TC owns the Brigade!

The Playboy Club goes 0-2 in title matches.

Eugene.

The Dreamboats continue their rise.

Douglas recovers from his recent loss.

The OWC make it a perfect weekend for the Collective.

Atlas gets the win but Regal prevents he & Cameron from collecting the bounty.

Another pair of successful title defenses to close the night.

[spaldoni]

Well, I would say the Jackal is more than ready for Steamboat. 

Lee with a big confidence builder. 

Hashimoto is proving to be one credible champion. 

Williams goes on an onslaught. 

After an exciting tournament and one tough final match, Regal emerges victorious. Regal is having a stellar year! 

[spaldoni]

Portland,

The Southern Boys seemed to have brought out the bad in the Blondes. 

Tenryu gets the best of Blackman, while the other leader Severn gets the best of Chono. 

I really think Dustin needs to cut his losses and move on from the Terror.

Like their fellow countryman Hashimoto, PR are enjoying a solid reign. 

Rose is giving Steamboat a hard time. This might affect Steamboat in his upcoming encounter with the Jackal. 

Eugene,

I think Dutch has no choice but to give the Dreamboats another shot at the titles. 

Douglas wins a battle against camp Cornette.

I know Dibiase must be proud of the OWC.

Regal has been a good ally and friend to Cactus. 

Great finish by Scotty.

Finlay bounces back quick from his tournament loss. 

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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, October 18^th

 

The Miracle Violence Combination vs. Danny Brown & Ace Gordon

 

This match could best be described as a bug impacting with the windshield of a Mack Truck on the highway. Or rather, two bugs impacting with the windshields of two Mack Trucks on the highway. The MVC tore through Brown and Gordon like they were stewed chickens, with Dr. Death squashing Gordon with the Oklahoma Stampede. True to their name, the Miracle Violence Combination are setting new standards for pure sadism on the west coast.

 

Eddie Guerrero vs. Steve Austin

 

Speaking of violence, it was a bit of a surprise when Eddie Guerrero came in and matched Stunning Steve in intensity. The Latino Superstar went shot for shot with Austin, refusing to back down an inch from the former California champ. Eddie got careless and wound up running into a Stun Gun to give the win to Austin, but even then, seemed more than willing to keep going at it after the match. Who poured the hot sauce onto his Cheerios?

 

Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Big Juice

 

The Beast From The East has had considerable success since his return to PCW, but now finds himself on the hunt for his next challenge. While the powerful Big Juice did give him some resistance, he was still ultimately overwhelmed by Bigelow's power and enthusiasm, getting pinned following the Slingshot Splash. Bigelow is looking to move up to the next level in PCW.

 

Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Wings Of Fire (Vic Steamboat & The Eagle)

 

The Midnight Express have kept an iron grip on the Golden State belts ever since they won them from the Rainbow Warriors in April at Vegas Vengeance. The Rainbow Warriors are no more, but one half of that team, Vic Steamboat, brought his current team Wings Of Fire in a concerted effort to be a champion again. They did well, and the Eagle came close to getting a pinfall at several occasions, but Vic wound up going down to the Double Goozle. The Midnights are laying a strong claim to be possibly the most successful team in PCW history.

 

Alex Porteau vs. Mark Starr

 

Well, they tried … at least for a while. These two opened up by taking it to the mat with a surprising amount of technical wrestling. As things wore on , though , tempers flared and it was only a matter of time before their partners, Al Snow and Reno Riggins , got involved and the whole match wound up being thrown out the window. Somewhere, Dutch Savage is reaching for his blood pressure meds and a bottle of bourbon …

 

California Title Match : Steven Regal © vs. Scotty The Body

 

Regal has been on an incredible hot streak this year, reaching a new high last week with his victory in the Tournament Of Lions over Dennis Condrey. The British Lion follows that up this week with a California Title defense against the also red hot Light Heavyweight champ, Scotty The Body. The match delivered on all expectations, with both men going all out to come out on top. Scotty did cut corners throughout the match, as could be expected, but Regal was always able to bounce back. Regal shut down an attempted Body Shot (DDT), then turned it around into a Bridging Belly To Back Suplex  to score the three count. Regal is starting to reach his true potential as a superstar.

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco,  on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, October 19^th

 

Stormfront (Al Snow & Alex Porteau) vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young)

 

Stormfront were keen to get even after their loss to the OWC last week, and did well for themselves. At least, they did until, the Sin City Superstars made their way down and interfered in the match, leaving Snow prey to a Spinebuster Slam by Young.

 

Dustin Rhodes vs. Masahiro Chono

 

Try though he might, Dustin just can't seem to get back in gear, tapping out to an STF from Chono.

 

The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins)

 

In a case of tit for tat payback, Stormfront got back at the Superstars and let Riggins get run down in Dream Street (diving double clothesline).

 

Pacific Tag Team Title Match : Phoenix Rising (Kensuke Sasaki & Toshiaki Kawada) © vs. The Southern Boys

 

The former champ Southern Boys gave another tough challenge to the champions, but Sasaki and Kawada ultimately prevailed with a stuff power bomb on Smothers.

 

Billy Gunn vs. Ted Dibiase

 

The young Texan seemed to catch Dibiase off guard, keeping the Man Of Means on the back foot for much of the match. Dibiase got desperate and pulled out the gutter tactics, clobbering Gunn from behind with a loaded glove before following up with a Power Driver Fistdrop to steal the win.

 

2/3 Falls Pacific Title Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. Buddy Rose

 

After 2 indecisive results in the past week, it was all on the line in this 2/3 Falls Match. Steamboat dove out of the way of an attempted elbow smash in the corner, then swiftly rolled up Rose to take the first fall. The Playboy came back hard, pulling out some incredibly dirty plays before luring the champ into the Inside Out Backbreaker to even things up. There was an extended duel between the two until Steamboat went up top to hit the Diving Crossbody Press, earning the hard fought and well deserved win.

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno,  October 20^th

 

The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Louie Spicolli) vs. The Fighting Irish (Fit Finlay & Erin O'Grady)

 

These two teams had several very highly regarded matches with each other earlier in the year. This match was a different story, with the Blondes taking the low road throughout. Candido hit a low blow on O'Grady, and Spicolli followed up with a Samoan Drop, getting a win but losing even more respect with the fans.

 

Dragon Azul vs. Phil Lafon

 

Any bad taste left in the mouths of the fans by the last match was washed out by this match. The two light heavyweights had an exciting showdown that went long, with Dragon Azul coming out on top with the Asai Moonsault.

 

Barry Windham vs. Doug Furnas

 

Another strong match with Windham finding his way back to redemption by hitting the Western Lariat , earning a hard fought victory over a game Furnas.

 

Steve Blackman vs. Mike Awesome

 

Blackman offered considerably more resistance than Awesome's usual opposition, but still went down to the Awesome Bomb.

 

Brian Pillman vs. Beetlejuice

 

Oddly, Beetlejuice was wearing his familiar facepaint but not his usual ragged gear, fighting with a grim intensity and presenting quite a challenge for Flyin' Brian before finally being pinned following the Air Pillman.

 

Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Scotty The Body © vs. Dean Malenko

 

An evening with two other great light heavyweight matches closed out with another first class bout. Scotty was able to hold off the Texas Cloverleaf and trap Malenko in an inside cradle to successfully defend his title.

 

 

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We are now a week away from the penultimate Mega Show for Pacific Coast Wrestling, and we are now able to release the full lineup. With San Diego Battleground coming up just a month afterwards, you can bet that PCW Commissioner Dutch Savage will be watching closely, looking for "volunteers" for the Last Chance Saloon. Here is that lineup in full :

 

Pacific Coast Wrestling Calgary Combat from the Saddledome, Calgary

 

20 Man Battle Royal for a Pacific Heavyweight Title Shot at San Diego Battleground : Entrants are Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Billy Gunn, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bret Hart, Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, Shane Douglas, Jerry Lynn, Ted Dibiase, Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, Mike Awesome, Buddy Rose, Steve Austin, Masahiro Chono, Genichiro Tenryu, Dennis Condrey, Nick Busick

 

Brian Lee & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young)

 

Brian Pillman vs. Chris Adams

 

Steven Regal & Cactus Jack vs. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron)

 

Stormfront (Alex Porteau & Al Snow) vs. The Sin City Superstars (Mark Starr & Reno Riggins)

 

Pacific Television Title Match : Shinya Hashimoto © vs. Scotty The Body

 

Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane)

 

Pacific Heavyweight Title Cage Match : Ricky Steamboat © vs. The Jackal

 

[Autistic Dragon]

Oakland.

The MVC are tearing through the tag ranks.

Something set Eddie off.

Bigelow spills some Juice.

The Midnights remain the best tag team in California.

Somebody better tell Dutch that mixing meds and booze can be tricky.

Regal ensures there'll be no Scotty two belts.

San Francisco.

Rhodes' downturn continues.

Stormfront and the Superstars take turn screwing the other over.

PR stave off the Southern Boys.

Gunn surprises Dibiase but still comes up short.

Steamboat finally moved past the Playboy.

Fresno.

The Blondes are really sinking to new depths.

Azul lifts the crowd's spirits.

Windham is finding his footing.

Blackman gives him a fight but Awesome is on a roll.

Pillman bests a somewhat cleaned up Beetlejuice.

Scotty with another big defense,

Stacked card coming to Calgary. Scotty two belts may come to pass yet.

[Scarlet-Left]

Eddie Guerrero versus Steve Austin is such a treat!

The Wings of Fire are always going to be a really good team to put up against the Midnight Express!

Nice to see Steven Regal getting such a solid main event win!

Two Out Of Three Falls, with Ricky Steamboat and Buddy Rose is great wrestling!

Calgary Combat is very exciting!

 

[kevinmcfl]

Fun finally catching up with PCW.  Such an awesome roster with so many great storylines.  

Loved your description of the MVC taking on Danny Brown and Ace Gordon.  

The event in Calgary has an awesome card and like how you have connected the Battle Royal in the Saddledome to your big event in San Diego.  This helps to sell tickets.  Nice booking.