Show #8
Detroit Championship Wrestling
Cobo Arena
February 27, 2013
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The show opens with Rob Van Dam in the ring with a microphone in hand.
RVD "As you all know I haven't won a match in 2013...and that's unacceptable for the Whole (Censored) Show! So this Sunday at Clash of the Champions I'm making it simple...I challenge any wrestler on the roster...in fact any wrestler in the whole world...to a 1 on 1 match!"
Jim Ross "Rob Van Dam with an open challenge! The question becomes who will answer it?"
Bobby Heenan "Van Dam better hope his plan doesn't go up in smoke! Of course most of his plans involve things going up in smoke..."
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Match 1: Buddy Rogers forces Jimmy Valiant to submit to a Figure 4 Grapevine at 3:01. 0*
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Match 2: Al Snow and D-Lo Brown defeat The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff at 6:38 when D-Lo traps Volkoff in a figure 4 for the submission win! 2 1/2*
After the bell the two teams continue to brawl. They simply hate each other!
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In the back "Mean" Gene Okerlund is standing by with The Million Dollar Corporation.
Okerlund "Ted Dibiase tonight you and your men step into the ring for an 8 man tag, but I've just learned some news that you might be interested to hear. This Sunday at Clash of the Champions your man Ox Baker will go one on one with Frank Gotch!"
Dibiase "You think that worries us Okerlund? You idiot! I'm glad! Frank Gotch is sticking his nose where it doesn't belong! He stepped up to take Harley Race's place in the eight man tag tonight! Well Ox Baker is gonna put him on the shelf just like he did Race!"
Baker "Frank Gotch! Ted Dibiase doesn't like you! And that means I don't like you! And that's trouble! Tonight I'm gonna hurt you! And at the Pay Per View I'm gonna end you!"
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Match 3: Elimination Tag Match: Andre The Giant, The Road Warriors and Frank Gotch vs. Ted Dibiase, King Kong Bundy, The One Man Gang and Ox Baker.
King Kong Bundy crunches Hawk with the Avalanche at 8:35 and earns a 5 count to eliminate him.
The One Man Gang submits to Frank Gotch's Toehold at 14:22.
Ox Baker is disqualified at 21:03 for a chair shot to Gotch's back on the floor.
Ted Dibiase earns a blatant DQ for a low blow on Animal in front of the referee at 23:15.
Animal is disqualified for shoving down the referee at 26:04.
King Kong Bundy is counted out after a top rope splash from Frank Gotch at 30:19.
Frank Gotch and Andre the Giant survive! 3*
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Coming Up Next: Clash of the Champions 2
DCW Heavyweight Title: Andre The Giant (c) vs. Ted Dibiase
DCW Tag Titles: The Valentines (c) vs. The Road Warriors
Respect Match (Loser must shake winner's hand): Nick Bockwinkel vs. Bryan Danielson
Open Challenge: RVD vs.
No Disqualification Tag War: Al Snow/D-Lo Brown vs. Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff
Ox Baker vs. Frank Gotch
Jimmy Snuka/Red Bastien vs. The Love Brothers
Buddy Rogers vs. Jimmy Valiant