Pacific Coast Wrestling

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The Tournament of Lions seems to be a lot more intense this year. These lions are hungry! The final four is set. Any one of these guys can pull it off but I think I'm going with PCO. 

Busick once again pleases with the always devastating Spinebuster Slam! 

Cow Palace

Stormfront pulls off the upset and might have earned a title shot with that big win 

Kawada's still on a rampage. I would love to see a showdown with him and Busick for the TV title 

Piper will always give the fans their money's worth

Slaughter and the FOJ remain a cohesive unit 

I can't see the MVC being stop. However, I know Iron and Steel are chomping for a rematch 

Dibiase pulls it out again 

Fresno

You know the night is off to an exciting start when Scorpio busts out a moonsault in the opener

Lee's plowing down again 

The Sicilian Smash, love that name 

Regal's on a roll again 

Douglas quickly bounces back into CA title contention 

Speaking of the CA title, Condrey's got a grip on that 

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Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, September 19th

 

Mike Awesome vs. Matt Bischoff

 

Despite Bam Bam Bigelow getting the final duke in their feud, Mike Awesome remains a figure of fear on the West Coast. Awesome utterly trampled all over Bischoff , crushing him with power moves and squashing him with the Awesome Bomb. Clearly , it is only a matter of time before the next big impact from Awesome.

 

The Sons Of The Beach (Cannonball Grizz & The Sandman) vs. Jimmy Del Ray & Billy Black

 

The Surfing Superstars have wasted no time in becoming big favorites among the PCW fans, with their fun attitudes and all out offense. Facing off with two members of the Hollywood Heartbreakers, they had the crowd solidly behind them as they took out Del Ray with the Beach Break (Stuff Power Bomb). The Peach Patrol are on the rise and the SoBs are at the crest of that wave.

 

Tournament Of Lions Semi Final Match : Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Rob Zakowski

 

Up next is the first of two Semi Final Matches in the 1990 Tournament of Lions. PCO has gotten to this point by way of grit and ferocity, while Zakowski has used his speed and incredible moves. Ouellet did everything he could to shut down Zakowski's offense with hard punches and slams, but Zakowski came out of nowhere with a blinding quick spinning knee to the side of the head that took down the Fighting French Canadian and gave the win to the Hexagon member.

 

Interview : Don Coss stands in the ring

 

Coss : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest is currently the most successful manager in Pacific Coast Wrestling … Jim Cornette!

 

The Louisville Lip is his usual swaggering self as he leads the Midnight Express and the Hollywood Heartbreakers to the ring.

 

Cornette : You can cut out this balloon juice about "currently", Coss! Camp Cornette is on top of the world, as we have been and always will be! The Hollywood Heartbreakers are the team of the future, the Midnight Express are the Trios champs, and Loverboy Dennis can't be stopped as California Champ! We are so amazing, they are running out of teams to send us to beat! I mean, now they are sending this bunch of hockey himbos called the Thrillseekers in the ring with us. Why waste our time? That won't take more than a minute or two. Come on, gentlemen, let's get this over and done with.

 

The Thrillseekers vs. The Midnight Express

 

Cornette couldn't have been more wrong if he had set out to be. Storm and Jericho had clearly heard what he had said, and were completely fired up for this match. The Midnights tried their usual dirty tricks, but they were swiftly shut down by the Thrillseekers. The Express got a few near falls, but could not put them away, and the Thrillseekers were still going strong when the match went to a 15 minute time limit draw. Jericho and Storm were still game to keep going, but Cornette hastily pulled his men from the ring and brought them back to the locker room.

 

Bret Hart vs. Big Vito Lograsso

 

Another of Cornette's men was out for the next match, and he certainly had an uphill climb against the Hitman. The Italian Stallion was not going to roll over against the Canadian superstar, and hit hard and often. Vito gave a strong accounting of himself, fighting off every attempt at the Sharpshooter, but a diving Bulldog Headlock was enough to put him down for the three count. In spite of the loss, Lograsso continues to show what a tough customer he is.

 

Tournament Of Lions Semi Final Match : Chris Hamrick vs. Chris Candido

 

The night closes out with the second Semi Final match, and it was set to be a real barn burner. Both Hamrick and Candido have had strong years, emerging from the Money Train and the Suicide Blondes to have breakout performances in singles matches. The two had a fast paced match that kept the fans on the edge of their seats until Confederate Currency broke out the Franken-Hamrick to get a flash pinfall. The stage was now set. Hamrick would square off with Rob Zakowski in the Tournament Of Lions finals, taking place at Calgary Combat in a few weeks.

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN, September 20th

 

The Dreamboats (Tommy Dreamer & Glamour Boy Shane) vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Chris Adams

 

The League Of Gentlemen seem locked in lately and showed it in this match. Trisa Hayes' men did their best , but Kawada wound up putting them down hard by forcing Shane to tap out to the Kawada Crab.

 

Rick Martel vs. The Lightning Kid

 

The Lightning Kid has shown himself a game competitor, putting his name on the line to face a host of top talent. He put in a very commendable effort against the French Canadian, but Martel has been on top of his game and spotted Kid's attempt at a running cross body press. Martel reversed it with a rollover and got the one two three.

 

The Sandman vs. Brian Lee

 

The Sandman was as feisty as you could imagine, but the Bulldozer was able to put a stop to him with the Prime Time Slam.

 

Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Force Of July (The Patriot & The Eagle) © vs. Harlem Heat

 

This clash of gladiators was so heated, it wound up spilling to the outside and both sides wound up being counted out as they brawled at ringside.

 

Dan Severn & Stormfront (Al Snow & Jerry Lynn) vs. Ted Dibiase & The Miracle Violence Connection

 

This was a bit peculiar. Severn was looking to get another shot at Dibiase, but seemed to be having a bit of trouble wrangling in Stormfront, who kept going after the MVC. Snow and Lynn proved quite effective, though, riling up Williams and Gordy while staying out of their grip. When Severn was able to get a hold of Dibiase, he was able to do a fair amount of damage on the champ. He ultimately caught the Man Of Means coming off the rope with a single armed Judo throw, then trapped him in a brutal armlock. The MVC came in to break it up, but were met by dual dropkicks by Snow and Lynn. Swiftly realizing help would not be forthcoming     and concerned about getting injured again, Dibiase panicked and tapped out. Severn released the hold the moment the ref made the call, but you could tell he was wishing he could do more damage. He kept giving a puzzled look to Snow and Lynn as they left the ring. Dibiase in turn gave the MVC quite a tongue lashing as they walked away, furious that they hadn't made the save. Williams and Gordy were clearly holding their own tongues, but were scowling as they went back to the locker room.

 

Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bully Busick © vs. Buddy Rose

 

Busick has been having an incredible TV title reign, facing off a host of top level contenders and coming out on top. Tonight, he would be facing the legend of the Pacific Northwest. The Playboy used his considerable guile to keep up with the Man From Powerhouse Hill, but in the end, the champ put rose down for the count with his devastating Spinebuster Slam.

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Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, September 21st

 

David Cash & Jason Jett vs. Coast 2 Coast (John Tatum & Jack Victory)

 

The Money Train members put in a considerable effort against the former champs, but Coast 2 Coast got the pinfall on Cash with the Coastal Crash (California Kick into the Victory Plex).

 

Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Louie Spicolli

 

The Beast From The East took out Spicolli with a Slingshot Splash.

 

Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Oregon Wrecking Crew (Gary Albright & David Young)

 

Iron & Steel earned a hard fought victory over the former Golden State Tag Champs, with Atlas hitting a piledriver on Young.

 

Barry Windham vs. Makhan Singh

 

Windham took some bruises from the Monster, but came out on top with a top rope flying lariat.

 

Too Cold Scorpio & The Thunder Dragons (Jushin Liger & Dragon Azul) vs. Art Barr, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko

 

A thrilling Six Man Light Heavyweight duel, with Liger defeating Barr with a top rope flying rana.

 

California Title Match : Dennis Condrey © vs. Steve Blackman

 

Blackman was determined to bounce back after losing the Pacific Submission title to Terry Gordy, and put incredible pressure on Condrey, taking the champ to a 20 minute Time Limit Draw.

 

[ErictheDragon]

LA night 1.

Awesome shows everyone he's down but not out.

The sons are hanging ten brah.

Cornette letting his mouth write a check his men's asses can;t cash? Must be a day that ends in y.

Zakowski v Hamrick in the Tournament of Lions finals. Bring it on.

LA night 2.

The League rocked the boat.

Martel catches Lightning.

Sandman gets Bulldozed.

The Force prove they can stand the Heat.

Hmm. Looks like the cracks in the TC are wider than I thought.

Busick bullies the Playboy.

Santa Barbara.

Coast 2 Coast are still in continuation.

Bigelow continues his roll.

The OWC continue their slump.

Liger scores a huge win by pinning the Light Heavyweight camp.

Bit of a rough loop for Camp Cornette.