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Post by Pariah on Aug 25, 2019 10:56:48 GMT -5
Simply at a loss for words, my friend... When Catrina decides to make a change, she REALLY makes a change... And now that we've witnessed the apparent end of Mil Muertes and the Temple in Boyle Heights, it has me wondering... How will Lucha MAX possibly top what we've just witnessed? Really looking forward to the next chapter in this intriguing woman's story... Spectacular work!
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Post by Bri on Aug 25, 2019 12:01:32 GMT -5
Simply at a loss for words, my friend... When Catrina decides to make a change, she REALLY makes a change... And now that we've witnessed the apparent end of Mil Muertes and the Temple in Boyle Heights, it has me wondering... How will Lucha MAX possibly top what we've just witnessed? Really looking forward to the next chapter in this intriguing woman's story... Spectacular work! Word! How awesome was that card Pariah!
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Post by cruefan68 on Aug 26, 2019 17:30:49 GMT -5
Thanks Bri, Troy and Pariah very much for the great feedback on Lucha Underground. I have been wanting to go in a different direction with it for a while and so this is how it is going. Lucha MAX is actually a take off on Catrina's prior ring name of Maxine, just shortened to MAX of course but it fits as it is basically Lucha Libre presented at it's maximum, or best. The vibe will probably stay the same but I'm going to focus more on the in-ring action over the supernatural elements and since I am a huge fan of CMLL it feels right to have the shows come from Arena Mexico.
I loved writing that end scene as I could just picture it in my mind. Mil Muertes is gone mainly because I am once again phasing out the bootlegs from my fed. The only boots that will remain are the enhancement guys like Pete Doherty, Rusty Brooks etc. since it was always said that the official Mr. X could represent any enhancement talent. We have so many official cards I just want to get rid of the boots completely once again.
The way that whole Muertes thing played out would have read the same even if Muertes had won the match. He still would have been assaulted and left for dead, so to speak. Cage winning was just an added bonus. Now if we are lucky enough to get an official card for Muertes, or any of his other personas, I will gladly bring him back for some revenge.
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Post by Bri on Aug 30, 2019 13:07:59 GMT -5
Thanks Bri, Troy and Pariah very much for the great feedback on Lucha Underground. I have been wanting to go in a different direction with it for a while and so this is how it is going. Lucha MAX is actually a take off on Catrina's prior ring name of Maxine, just shortened to MAX of course but it fits as it is basically Lucha Libre presented at it's maximum, or best. The vibe will probably stay the same but I'm going to focus more on the in-ring action over the supernatural elements and since I am a huge fan of CMLL it feels right to have the shows come from Arena Mexico. I loved writing that end scene as I could just picture it in my mind. Mil Muertes is gone mainly because I am once again phasing out the bootlegs from my fed. The only boots that will remain are the enhancement guys like Pete Doherty, Rusty Brooks etc. since it was always said that the official Mr. X could represent any enhancement talent. We have so many official cards I just want to get rid of the boots completely once again. The way that whole Muertes thing played out would have read the same even if Muertes had won the match. He still would have been assaulted and left for dead, so to speak. Cage winning was just an added bonus. Now if we are lucky enough to get an official card for Muertes, or any of his other personas, I will gladly bring him back for some revenge. Hey cruefan68! Pretty cool the way you phased it out of Los Angeles and into Mexico - makes sense to me. I can also appreciate the on again off again appeal of bootlegs. Fantastic ending of that chapter for sure. I would love to see Mil Muertes seek his revenge but we will just have to see. Looking forward as always to the next LOW event!
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Post by cruefan68 on Sept 1, 2019 11:23:16 GMT -5
LOW Pacific Coast Wrestling - Lane County Fairgrounds - Eugene, OR (Card #1255)
Quick Results:
1) Tiger Conway Jr. defeated “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal by Count Out
2) Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated S.D. Jones & Ricky Landell (Nikolai Volkoff pinned Ricky Landell – Backbreaker Drop)
3) Wrestling Is Fun: Cornelius Crummels, Sonny Defarge, Archibald Peck & Lucas Calhoun defeated Mike Quackenbush & The Colony (Fire, Soldier & Green Ant) (Archibald Peck pinned Soldier Ant – Great Expectations)
4) Don Muraco (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Tugboat Taylor (Pinfall – Counter Running Lariat)
5) LOW Tex-Arkana Television title: The Mountie (with Sherri Martel) defeated Austin Aries (with Percy Pringle III) to win the title (Pinfall – Shock Stick)
6) The Warlord (with Jimmy Hart) defeated “The Punishment” Damien Martinez (Pinfall – Falling Forearm Smash)
7) “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas, Dutch Savage & Pepper Gomez defeated Playboy Buddy Rose & Texas Hangmen (Killer & Psycho, with Sherri Martel) (Dutch Savage pinned Psycho – Clothesline)
8) Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka defeated “King of Men” Fred Blassie by DQ
Match Highlights:
A great opening contest saw Tiger Conway Jr. make his PCW debut taking on another relative area newcomer in “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal. Conway, whose father Tiger Conway Sr. recently signed a contract with Golden Age Wrestling, looked good early until Regal took over. Regal went on a nice offensive run which included a backbreaker and cover for a two count. After nearly being counted out, Conway mounted a nice comeback using an aerial attack. A flying headscissors and hook of the leg resulted in a two count before a huracanrana sent Regal over the top rope to the floor. Regal took a bad bump on the ring apron and unfortunately was unable to get back in resulting in Conway being awarded a count out victory.
The LOW All-Star Wrestling pairing of S.D. “Special Delivery” Jones & Ricky Landell had a tough draw in taking on the big Russian tag team of Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov. Jones surprised the larger Volkoff early catching him with a nice suplex and a float over cover for a two count. Volkoff found himself on the defensive until a counter tag brought Zhukov in. Zhukov impressively took over on Landell and set up the Soviet Stomp for a big near fall with Jones making the save. Volkoff, who had been tagged in on that move, then executed the Backbreaker Drop on Landell for the pin. Volkoff and Zhukov have proven to be a team to contend with in PCW.
Although the new independent group is called Wrestling Is Fun, there was plenty of roughhousing to go along as “Lightning” Mike Quackenbush and The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant & Green Ant) took on “The Dirtiest Players in the Game” Cornelius Crummels & Sonny Defarge, Archibald Pack & Lucas Calhoun. Ring announcer Gavin Loudspeaker was barely into his introductions when Crummels grabbed his guitar and set off a wild brawl. Quackenbush managed to wrestle the guitar away from Crummels and smashed it over his head. Referee Bryce Remsburg, unable to gain control of the action, called for a double disqualification but after pleading from both sides he agreed to restart the match. The restart was just as heated and, amidst another melee, it was Crummels and Defarge laying out Soldier Ant with their tandem move called Great Expectations as Peck snuck in and crawled on top of him to score the pin.
A hoss battle pitted the 325-pound Tugboat Taylor against the muscle bound 273-pound “Magnificent” Don Muraco of the First Family. Manager Jimmy Hart was in the corner for Muraco agitating ringsiders as he yelled out encouragement to his man. Muraco needed it early as the bulky Taylor crushed him with a running splash in the corner and a big powerslam. Muraco struck back using his controversial taped thumb assisted Asiatic Spike and nearly got a count out win after running Taylor throat first into the guard rail. The finish came out of nowhere as Taylor attempted another corner splash but Muraco bounced out hitting a brutal Counter Running Lariat to score the pin. Muraco has been on a great roll of late and could definitely find himself in the championship picture in LOW.
The long awaited LOW Tex-Arkana Television title rematch between “A Double” Austin Aries and The Mountie took place and was just as wild as the first match. That match took place on an IWA card in Chicago Ridge, IL (Card #1229), the home promotion of Aries, and the Milwaukee, WI, native captured the gold in a controversial bout. Much of that controversy was due to Aries manager, Percy Pringle III of the Pringle Dynasty, and The Mountie’s manager, Sherri Martel of SSA, Inc., getting heavily involved. After dropping the title to The Patriot, Aries regained the gold in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Card #1250) at Supercard of Honor 4 and headed to PCW to honor his initial rematch clause with The Mountie.
This match was just as controversial as their Chicago bout. Late into the action, The Mountie used his Shock Stick on Aries and went for the pin, but Pringle rang the timekeeper’s bell on the two count causing a huge distraction. Aries then blitzed The Mountie and went up top hitting the 450 Splash for a big near fall. The Mountie battled back scoring a near fall with the Short Choke Slam before Martel got involved distracting the referee. That led to another Shock Stick attack by The Mountie who rolled up Aries to score the pin. Pringle was beside himself at ringside arguing with the referee while Martel grabbed the belt and handed it to the victorious Mountie, now a two-time LOW Tex-Arkana Television champion. When Aries recovered from the literal shock of losing the title, he slammed the mat in frustration and also argued with the referee calling for a disqualification reversal. That was not going to happen and so The Mountie escaped with the championship much to the delight of Martel.
A big marquee match saw the PCW debut of “The Punishment” Damien Martinez as he took on The Warlord, a member of the First Family managed by Jimmy Hart. It was over several episodes of LOW All-Star Wrestling that Hart and a number of other managers attempted to recruit Martinez. His attempts became especially irritating to Martinez who was distracted in his matches. Martinez, formerly a member of Kevin Sullivan’s Army of Darkness in the CWA, not only rejected Hart but also got a release from his CWA contract for the express purpose of heading to the west coast to take on the manager and his First Family. The crowd were clearly on the side of “The Punishment” as he entered the ring to face The Warlord. This was a great physical battle with both men delivering some strong offense. The Warlord managed to prevail in the end thanks to Hart who held down the legs of “The Punishment” from the outside on a pin attempt after a Falling Forearm Smash. The Warlord spoiled the PCW debut of Martinez much to the delight of Hart but there is no question that “The Punishment” will continue to go after the First Family.
The popular trio of “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas, Dutch Savage & Pepper Gomez took on the equally hated SSA, Inc. trio of Playboy Buddy Rose and the Texas Hangmen (Killer & Psycho), who had their manager Sherri Martel at ringside. This was an all action bout from start to finish. Rose took a heck of a beating from all three men in the early going and was nearly pinned by Savage with the Running Piledriver. The Hangmen saved Rose there and later Sherri tried to save him with interference but that backfired when Gomez caught her shoe and hit Rose with it for a big near fall. Rose eventually broke free and the Hangmen took over helping turn the match around. It was Rose coming back in and scoring a big near fall on Gomez with the Bombs Away, but Atlas broke up that pin. The referee had a hard time keeping control when the action went to the floor, which it did several times, but he held back from throwing the match out. The finish of a hard fought bout saw Savage get the better of Psycho before hitting him with a big Clothesline to score the pin.
The main event saw Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka take on the “King of Men” Fred Blassie in a battle featuring two former LOW World Heavyweight champions. Snuka saw a lengthy rivalry with “Rowdy” Roddy Piper end when he defeated the “Hot Rod” in a Steel Cage Match in Los Angeles, CA (Card #1236). With Piper and his bodyguard Cowboy Bob Orton having left PCW for the CWA, Snuka was looking to go in a new direction when the opportunity to face Blassie came up. Both men went into this one knowing that a victory would be huge, so they went all out attempting to attain it. Blassie was particularly brutal, biting and eye gouging Snuka multiple times. Snuka fought back and hit a flying head butt that sent Blassie flying out of the ring. Blassie took a bad spill and barely beat the ten count back into the ring. Snuka took full advantage of that and went to the top turnbuckle setting up for the Superfly Leap when he was suddenly shoved off by Pampero Firpo! The “Wild Bull of the Pampa” then jumped into the ring and began assaulting Snuka as Blassie looked on feigning innocence to the referee. That lasted about two seconds as Blassie joined in and the bell sounded resulting in Snuka getting a disqualification victory. Blassie and Firpo did a number on Snuka until a host of LOW officials along with Tony Atlas and Pepper Gomez ran in to clear the ring. One has to wonder what this new alliance between Blassie and Firpo is all about coming out of this heated main event.
PCW Top 10 Rankings:
1) Jimmy Snuka 2) Fred Blassie 3) Don Muraco 4) Dutch Savage 5) Sabu 6) Pepper Gomez 7) Angelo Mosca 8) Tony Atlas 9) Playboy Buddy Rose 10) Pampero Firpo
* current champions not included in rankings
Coming next in LOW...
LOW Golden Age Wrestling - Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI (Card #1256)
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons vs. The Sicilians Tiger Conway Sr. vs. Iron Mike Dibiase Yukon Eric vs. Gorgeous George Joe Blanchard vs. Wild Bull Curry LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Roy Heffernan vs. Marty Scurll© Lou Thesz, Frank Gotch & Dick Hutton vs. George Hackenschmidt, Killer Kowalski & Bob Orton Sr. Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens LOW World Heavyweight title: AJ Styles© vs. Buddy Rogers
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Post by "Dr Death" Ric Anderson on Sept 1, 2019 12:00:22 GMT -5
Snuka vs Blassie would be an amazing match. Great work as always.
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Post by Pariah on Sept 1, 2019 13:35:32 GMT -5
So awesome to see the LOW Tex-Arkana TV Championship back where it belongs! EH?
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Post by cruefan68 on Sept 2, 2019 8:53:27 GMT -5
So awesome to see the LOW Tex-Arkana TV Championship back where it belongs! EH? It was a great victory alright, and another real fun match between The Mountie and Austin Aries. I'm happy that you got to see The Mountie get his man, and his championship back. As for the upcoming card my friend, I warn you to avert your eyes. It could take a couple of days for you to recover
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Post by cruefan68 on Sept 2, 2019 8:57:04 GMT -5
LOW Golden Age Wrestling - Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI (Card #1256)
Quick Results:
1) Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated The Sicilians (Lou Albano & Ilio DiPaolo) (Billy Red Lyons over Lou Albano by submission – Sleeper Hold)
2) Tiger Conway Sr. defeated Iron Mike Dibiase by Count Out
3) Gorgeous George (with Cherie Dupre) defeated Yukon Eric (Pinfall – Rolling Hiplocks)
4) Joe Blanchard defeated Wild Bull Curry by DQ
5) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Roy Heffernan vs. “The Villain” Marty Scurll© was a DDQ
6) Lou Thesz, Ed “Strangler” Lewis & Dick Hutton defeated “Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt, Killer Kowalski & Bob Orton Sr. by DQ
7) Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Ray “The Crippler” Stevens (with Sir Oliver Humperdink) (Butcher Vachon pinned Ray Stevens – Big Boot to Face)
8) LOW World Heavyweight title: “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers defeated “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles to win the title (Submission – Figure Four Grapevine)
Match Highlights:
The opening contest was a real barn burner as the “Flying Redheads” of Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons took on The Sicilians (Lou Albano & Ilio DiPaolo). Both teams went all out in an attempt to secure the victory. The Sicilians relied on a roughhouse attack, particularly when Albano was in the ring, and they got the heat on Lyons for an extended stretch. They also got a near fall when Albano hit the Sicilian Slam on Bastien. The Redheads made a great comeback and it was the Sleeper Hold that would end it as Lyons scored the submission on Albano while Bastien successfully fended off a save attempt by DiPaolo.
Tiger Conway Sr., making his debut in Golden Age Wrestling, took on another veteran star in Iron Mike Dibiase. Conway Sr. put on a great performance as he dominated the bout from start to finish. He wore down Dibiase using strong submission holds like the figure four leglock and sleeper hold before going for a deathjump attack. The ensuing jumping headbutt knocked Dibiase clean out of the ring and he took a bad fall on the floor. Dibiase was unable to beat the ten count back into the ring so the decision was awarded to Conway Sr. Ironically his son, Tiger Conway Jr., also won a count out decision in his recent debut match with Pacific Coast Wrestling.
The powerful Yukon Eric out of Fairbanks, AK, took on the “Toast of the Coast” in one Gorgeous George, who was accompanied by his valet Cherie Dupre. After Dupre sprayed down the ring with the perfume atomizer, George insisted that she spray under Eric’s arms as well. Eric did not take too kindly to that and chased her out of the ring. Eric then took it out on George bouncing him around the ring for a good stretch, including delivering the bodyblock into the turnbuckle. He also locked on the Kodiak Krunch, but George escaped by grabbing the ropes. George came back and used the Spinning Toehold on Eric but that was also broken up in the ropes. George made a late counter out of a full nelson and locked on the Gorgeous Grip before executing a barrage of Rolling Hiplocks to score the pin.
The double tough Joe Blanchard was matched up with Wild Bull Curry, one of the best brawlers in the business. Blanchard held his own early including trapping Curry in the Abdominal Stretch. Curry managed to escape and after a counter piledriver on a backdrop attempt he took the match out to the floor for a lengthy attack. Back inside he delivered a hard bodyslam for a two count. Blanchard was reeling but he managed to fight back until another counter by Curry led to him using a pair of Brass Knuckles for a knockout blow. Curry went for the pin, but the referee saw him use the weapon and awarded a disqualification win to Blanchard.
Roy Heffernan, one-half of the Fabulous Kangaroos along with Al Costello, made a bid to win the LOW Junior Heavyweight title from “The Villain” Marty Scurll. A former holder of the LOW Junior Heavyweight title (Card #227–259, seven successful title defenses), Heffernan accepted the challenge from Scurll during a recent tour of Japan. Costello and manager Wild Red Berry accompanied Heffernan to the ring but returned to the locker room before the match got underway. Scurll was very impressive in the early going including scoring a two count with Black Plague. He also smashed Heffernan with his umbrella. Heffernan stormed back and sent Scurll flying out of the ring after a Kangaroo Kick. That led to a strong offensive by Heffernan that nearly saw him regain the title.
The finish was controversial as both battled outside the ring where a hooded ringsider hopped the guard rail and hit Heffernan from behind. The man was quickly revealed as Zack Sabre Jr., Scurll’s tag team partner in LDRS in World of Sport. That led to Costello running down from the back and all four men engaging in a brawl that resulted in a double disqualification decision. It was a successful version six title defense for Scurll, but he and Sabre Jr. were not likely happy with the follow-up announcement that LDRS will take on the Fabulous Kangaroos on the next WOS card at Royal Albert Hall in London, England (Card #1260).
A big six-man tag team match saw Lou Thesz and his mentor Ed “Strangler” Lewis joined by Dick Hutton in taking on the “Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt, Killer Kowalski and Bob Orton Sr. This was an all-out battle from the opening bell with both sides having nice runs on offense. Lewis and Hackenschmidt had some really great exchanges that popped the crowd. The heel contingent took liberties outside the ring including Kowalski smashing Lewis with a chair shot. Kowalski almost won it for his team with the Kowalski Claw on Lewis, but the “Strangler” fought out of it. Hutton enjoyed a solid run in the match and nearly got a submission on Kowalski with the Abdominal Stretch. A wild finish saw Thesz have Kowalski pinned after the Greco-Roman Backdrop, but Orton Sr. came off the top rope with a knee to break it up. The referee immediately called for the bell due to the illegal pin save coming from the top rope and so Thesz and his partners won it on a disqualification, earning the fourth technical decision of the night.
Two of the top tag teams in all of LOW squared off as Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon took on Nick Bockwinkel & Ray “The Crippler” Stevens, who were accompanied by their manager Sir Oliver Humperdink. With both teams looking for a shot at the LOW World tag team titles the importance of this match was magnified. Humperdink experienced some anxious moments as his men battled the rugged Vachon brothers. He would also involve himself in the match several times and at one point was tossed out of the ring by the 290-pound Butcher. Stevens took a heck of a beating in this one and was busted open and a bloody mess by the time it was over. Bockwinkel used the Bockwinkel Sleeper on Mad Dog hoping to put him away but he broke free from the hold. The Vachon’s bounced back hitting the Quadruple Foot Stomp on Stevens but Bockwinkel made the save. Bockwinkel also made the save for Stevens when Mad Dog had him pinned after the Piledriver/ The bloody Stevens was out of it, though, and the finish saw Butcher blast him with a Big Boot to the Face to score the pin.
The capacity crowd at Cobo Hall were in for a big surprise prior to the main event as Benton Harbor, MI, native Bobo Brazil, a three-time LOW World Heavyweight champion, made his way to the ring. Ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta handed the mic to Brazil and said that he was thrilled to be back home in Michigan, especially at Cobo Hall. The crowd cheered and a smiling Brazil asked them to listen as he had some big news and he wanted them to hear it from him first and so he announced that he was recently granted a release from his contract with the Capitol Wrestling Alliance and has now signed with Golden Age Wrestling. The roof just about blew off the building as Brazil, one of the most popular stars in LOW, has now joined Golden Age Wrestling. He also announced that he has been signed to compete on the next tour for Kings Road United in Japan (Card #1262-1264) and that he hopes to be successful there before returning to the U.S. to compete for GAW.
The main event saw “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles put the LOW World Heavyweight title on the line against triple crown champion “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers in what was a highly anticipated match. It has been incredibly over eight years since Rogers last held a championship in LOW and the determination on his face was noticeable as he climbed into the ring. His arrogant strut was replaced by an intense look as he stared across the ring at Styles who was equally intense knowing that the “Nature Boy” was not any ordinary challenger. The champion got off to a quick start and made a statement hitting the Styles Clash for a two count. He also went up top and hit the Spiral Tap. Another deathjump attempt was foiled by Rogers who picked him off with a bodyslam. Rogers then locked on the Figure Four Grapevine, but Styles was able to reverse out of the punishing hold with both men rolling into the ropes.
These kinds of exchanges built up in what turned into an incredible match. The agile Styles pitting his great mat based and aerial technique against the skill and cunning of Rogers. The crowd was at a fever pitch by the finish which saw Rogers, after unsuccessfully using the ropes for leverage on a pin attempt, again trap Styles in the Figure Four Grapevine. The fatigue gripped both men by this point and Styles tried in vain to reverse out of it or get to the ropes for a break. Rogers cinched the hold on, and Styles was forced to tap out ending a great struggle. After eight long years, Rogers once again claimed gold and was now a two-time LOW World Heavyweight champion. His trademark strut returned as he exulted in victory strapping the title belt around his waist. Styles looked on in frustration as his second title reign came to an end on a memorable night in Detroit.
Transactions:
* Golden Age Wrestling announced the signing of Bobo Brazil following his contract release from the CWA. In addition, and almost lost in the news of the Brazil signing, is that GAW has also acquired the contract of The French Angel, one of the more feared stars in LOW, in a cash exchange with World of Sport. Both men are expected to make their in-ring debuts with GAW on the next card at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO (Card #1273).
GAW Top 10 Rankings:
1) Lou Thesz 2) The Crusher 3) Antonino Rocca 4) Frank Gotch 5) Jim Londos 6) Ed Lewis 7) George Hackenschmidt 8) Gorgeous George 9) Killer Kowalski 10) Bob Orton Sr.
* current champions not included in rankings
Coming next in LOW...
Hotstuff International Inc. presents Extreme CHIKARA Wrestling - Knoxville Civic Coliseum - Knoxville, TN (Card #1257)
Mike Bailey vs. Blind Rage Chris Candido vs. Sweet Brown Sugar Keith Lee & Cedric Alexander vs. DJ Hyde & Chri$ Ca$h LOW Tex-Arkana Television title: Juan Francisco de Coronado vs. The Mountie© Open Challenge by the Devastation Corporation The Sandman vs. Mystery Opponent
plus much more including an appearance by Ox Baker and the debut of a new tag team signed to ECW...
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Post by TTX on Sept 2, 2019 9:54:38 GMT -5
Nice to see the Conways both grabbing wins and Mountie getting some gold.
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