LOW - Legends of Wrestling

[Pariah]

Say what you will about the Cleaner and his irreverent attitude - the man is making bold moves within KRU... Perhaps feeling the weight of AJ's shadow pressing down on him, Omega makes the challenge of a lifetime... Can't wait to see him face off with Rikidozan at the Seibu Dome...

That being said... How is Adam Cole (Bay-Bay!) being rewarded for his consistent efforts within Bullet Club... After all, if not for his quick thinking, Omega most certainly would have been pinned earlier in the match... Just thinking out loud here.

Really impressed by the determination displayed by Shynron... Those were some tough hombres he was stuck in the ring with and he did not back down an inch...

And thoroughly enjoyed Sting vs Muta, part 2... Quite unfortunate that Muta couldn't even things up because I would have liked to see this turn into a trilogy... But, it would be great fun to see the face painted legend join forces... Wonder who would team up to oppose them...

Exceptional stuff, as always!

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Aceldamas, Bri and Pariah.

aceldamas: The way things are going Giant Baba & The Destroyer vs. Devastation Corporation is a definite possibility for the finals and I agree that could be epic. There are still more matches to go so we will have to see if that will indeed be the final. Have no worries as Lance Russell will always have a home in my fed. I can't think of anything better than reliving the great memories of Memphis television and I know you love it when I have Jimmy Hart, Jim Cornette or others harass our favorite announcer. Good ol' Lance will still be feeling worked up after dealing with those guys

Bri: Kenny Omega is the top heel in modern day New Japan Pro Wrestling running the Bullet Club. As such he has found himself in the same role in my fed and we shall see how he fares one-on-one against Rikidozan at the Seibu Dome. As far as what is coming next it will be the CWA with back-to-back cards at MSG and the Philadelphia Spectrum. The first show at MSG is headlined by AJ Styles & Bobo Brazil vs. Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan and the second at the Spectrum is headlined by Magnum T.A. vs. Rick Rude.

Pariah: You bring up some great points especially about Adam Cole but as far as that is concerned he is second in command to Omega in the Bullet Club. Whether that will stand the test of time or not remains to be seen especially if Omega keeps commanding the spotlight. There is also the idea that both Omega and Cole want a shot at AJ Styles for the world title so tension could be created there. As for Sting and the Great Muta, unfortunately the dice didn't cooperate as I was hoping that Muta would even it up so I could book a third match at the Seibu Dome. I instead decided to have it end in a show of respect so now Sting & Muta will team up at the big event and I already have a team in place to face them which will be announced in due time.

[cruefan68]

With a very busy weekend coming up and a big work week ahead I'm afraid that my dice rolling time will be limited so getting this show done was important to me. This was a fun one to roll out for sure, I hope you enjoy the action from MSG...

LOW Capitol Wrestling Alliance - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (Card #1135)

Quick Results:

1) “The Enforcer” C.W. Anderson (with J.J. Dillon) defeated “Rajin Cajun” Lash Leroux
(Pinfall – Shotgun Superkick)

2) “Million $ Man” Ted Dibiase (with Virgil) defeated Curt Hennig
(Submission – Cobra Clutch)

3) Angelo “King Kong” Mosca (with J.J. Dillon) defeated Steve “Dr. Death” Williams
(Pinfall – Running Clothesline)

4) KRU Real World Tag League - B Block: War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) defeated Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
(Rowe pinned Bastien – War Machine, a sideslam and top rope legdrop combo)

5) KRU Real World Tag League - A Block: The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese
(Fulton pinned Gulak – Fantastic Flip, a tandem top rope senton splash)

6) Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk, with Paul Ellering) & Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Kevin Sullivan, Lord Zoltan & “The Punishment” Damien Martinez
(Animal pinned Sullivan – Powerslam)

7) KRU Real World Tag League - B Block: Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive) defeated Power Surge (William Forve & Paul Pope)
(McMassive pinned Pope – Sit-Out Chokeslam)

8) LOW International Heavyweight title: Bruiser Brody defeated The Sheik© (with Abdullah Farouk) by DQ

9) LOW World tag team titles: Midnight Express (“Loverboy” Dennis Condrey & “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, with Jim Cornette) defeated Midnight Rockers (Stan Lane & Marty Jannetty) to win the titles
(Eaton pinned Lane – Rocket Launcher)

10) Andre the Giant & Big John Studd (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) defeated “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles & Bobo Brazil
(Andre pinned Styles – Headbutt)

Match Highlights:
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan pulled off a real coup in the main event at Madison Square Garden and one that will no doubt rock LOW to its very core. Heenan was supposed to team up with Andre the Giant against LOW World Heavyweight champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles and Bobo Brazil in the main event but the manager came out to ringside limping. Heenan grabbed the microphone from ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta and claimed that he tweaked his right knee when he recently teamed up with Andre for a tune-up match on LOW All-Star Wrestling. He said that under doctors’ orders he would not be allowed to compete and therefore he had the right to select a replacement. The crowd jeered that announcement while Heenan winced and grabbed his knee as he held on to Andre for support.

LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox entered the ring and questioned Heenan who produced a note apparently from his personal physician in Beverly Hills, CA. Cox seemed perturbed by the situation but announced that the note was legit and that Heenan could indeed select a replacement. Styles and Brazil looked on with doubt about this when suddenly manager J.J. Dillon and his charge Big John Studd walked down the aisle. Studd stepped over the top rope and stared at Andre, his longtime rival, while Heenan shook hands with Dillon. Heenan then handed Dillon an envelope which he peered into before smiling and leaving the ring. Heenan then grabbed the mic and said that he had purchased the contract of Studd and that he would take his place in the match. Andre wasn’t sure what to think of that as he stared at Studd but then he extended his hand and the two giants shook hands drawing more jeers from the crowd. Heenan smiled with joy as he slowly made his way down to ringside.

The match itself was an amazing contest as Styles, coming off two major singles wins over Andre, looked to beat the giant for a third time. Brazil hoped to do the same but neither man was prepared for Studd who combined with Andre made for possibly the largest tag team in professional wrestling history. A dramatic moment in the match saw Brazil stun Andre with a Coco Butt and dive on him for a big near fall. Heenan breathed a huge sigh of relief when Andre kicked out. Studd used his massive size to batter both opponents and at one point trapped brazil in the Backbreaker but he managed to escape it. Styles used his great speed advantage against both giants and frustrated them often. His luck ran out, however, when he went for a deathjump against Andre but missed it. Andre then dropped a big elbow on Styles who managed to kick out before the three-count drawing a big pop from the crowd. Andre reacted quickly, though, and blasted Styles with a Headbutt to score the pin as Studd fended off a save attempt by Brazil. It was some sweet revenge for Andre against Styles but more importantly it may have been the start of a new and scary era in LOW. PWI Editor Bill Apter cornered Heenan backstage and the manager, surprisingly not limping this time, called Styles a “paper champion” and said that in one night Andre gained a measure of revenge on Styles and formed a partnership with Studd that will no doubt make everyone “cower in fear”.

The LOW World tag team titles changed hands as the Jim Cornette-led Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) became six-time champions by regaining the belts from the Midnight Rockers (Stan Lane & Marty Jannetty). It was a very intense match that saw both Lane and Jannetty busted open but refusing to go down. That gave Cornette some very anxious moments at ringside. That also led to Cornette involving himself in the action as he tossed powder into the eyes of Lane setting him up for the Rocket Launcher but Jannetty made a last second save. Condrey followed up with a Face First Leg Sweep on the bloody Lane but again he kicked out. The crowd rallied behind the Rockers who were attempting to make their first successful title defense after winning the belts from the Express. The effects of battle were too much for Lane, though, and a second Rocket Launcher did him in resulting in a very happy Cornette who clutched the title belts at ringside. In the other title match on the card, Bruiser Brody made a bid to win the LOW International Heavyweight title from The Sheik but came up short. It was a brief and violent battle that largely took place outside the ring where The Sheik was disqualified for choking out Brody with the microphone cable. It was a successful version six title defense for The Sheik who along with his manager Abdullah Farouk quickly fled to the back as an angry Brody grabbed his chain and went after them.

The ongoing Real World Tag League sponsored by Kings Road United continued with one A Block match and two B Block matches. The Fantastics picked up a key win in the A Block as they defeated Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese of Evolve. That put them two points behind block leaders Giant Baba & The Destroyer and the two teams will face each other upcoming in The Fantastics adopted hometown of Los Angeles, CA (Card #1137). That is a must win match for The Fantastics who can tie for the lead and then must hope for Baba and Destroyer to lose their remaining match. In the B Block, Devastation Corporation may have ended the hopes of Power Surge as they won their head-to-head battle. Devastation Corporation now stands atop the B Block in first place and while Power Surge could potentially tie them based on the remaining results the head-to-head win by DC would be the tiebreaker. In the other B Block match, War Machine picked up their second win by beating Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a hard-fought battle. Neither team has a chance to win the block at this point so it is more about fighting for pride in their remaining matches.

Besides selling the contract of Big John Studd to Bobby Heenan, J.J. Dillon also made news as he was at ringside for “The Enforcer” C.W. Anderson for his opening match win over Lash Leroux of LOW All-Star Wrestling. Dillon afterward spoke to PWI Editor Bill Apter and said that he sees something in Anderson who came to the CWA after competing for Kings Road United in Japan where he trained in the company dojo under Rikidozan. Anderson joins Angelo Mosca and Rick Rude under the management of Dillon. Speaking of Mosca, he scored a big win over Steve “Dr. Death” Williams in a battle of former football standouts. It was a great bout filled with football tackles and clotheslines and included Mosca using the loaded Big Nasty Elbow Drop to set up his win…The “Million $ Man’ Ted Dibiase picked up a big win over Curt Hennig in a show stealing match. Hennig scored near falls with the Hennig Plex and The Axe before Virgil, Dibiase’s bodyguard, got involved. He decked Hennig from behind allowing Dibiase to lock on his Cobra Clutch which he rode to a submission victory…and, the Road Warriors joined Hacksaw Jim Duggan for a big battle against Army of Darkness members Kevin Sullivan, Lord Zoltan and “The Punishment” Damien Martinez. The Army of Darkness lost the bout but did not go down without a fight including Martinez impressively battling against Hawk and Animal.

Updated KRU Real World Tag League Standings:

A Block:

(5-0) 10 Points – Giant Baba & The Destroyer
(4-2) 8 Points – Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
(4-2) 8 Points – The Fantastics
(3-3) 6 Points – Giant Bernard & Dan Spivey
(2-3) 4 Points – Jushin Liger & Wani
(1-3) 2 Points – The Sheepherders
(1-4) 2 Points – Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese
(1-4) 2 Points – Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov

B Block:

(5-1) 10 Points – Devastation Corporation
(4-2) 8 Points – Antonio Inoki & Tiger Mask
(3-2) 6 Points – Power Surge
(3-2) 6 Points – Young Bucks
(3-3) 6 Points – Da Hit Squad
(2-3) 4 Points – Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
(2-4) 4 Points – War Machine
(0-5) 0 Points – Johnny Saint & Zack Sabre Jr.

[Pariah]

As expected, Heenan 'weasels' his way out of the main event... However, he threw everyone (especially Styles and Brazil) a major curve by signing another giant to his family... Andre & Studd are a pairing that should strike fear into the hearts of everyone... And if they decide to team up on a regular basis, the LOW tag division may never be the same...

Andre managed to gain some revenge against the reigning LOW World Heavyweight champion, but one fact remains... AJ is STILL the Face that Runs this Place!

Any match between Brody and The Sheik is bound to be a wild affair... It would be cool to see these two face off again for the International belt... And Cornette leads his team to glory once again...

Thoroughly enjoyed that six man meeting as well... Even though Punishment Martinez was in the losing side of this particular battle, expecting him to have an impact on things to come...

Some totally wicked action from MSG, my friend... Absolutely entertaining!

[TTX]

Cool to see Anderson winning, glad Devastation Corporation win. Midnight battle was tough for me since I like all of them.

[Bri]

Hey cruefan68!

Fantastic action from MSG.

Have to agree with Pariah whole heartedly about the tag team of Andre and Studd - IF they can co-exist they will more than likely destroy just about every team in this.

Absolutely brilliant to pair these two up. I could totally see this going one of two ways (at least):

1. They jive together as a tag team and reign supreme eventually as world champs with perhaps a record setting reign.

2. They start out strong but eventually that rivalry erodes and this disintegrates into a War of The Gargantuas feud where they try to beat each other to death with Heenan.

Can't wait to see how this develops - anyway it does though, this pairing is a Richter Scale event - like 10.0 on the rest of the fed. Bravissimo!!

Also enjoyed Sheik vs Brody - Also vote for an extremely violent and supremely disturbing rematch - the possibilities are mind boggling with these two.

Top to bottom this MSG card killed it.

But putting together Andre and Studd was a stroke of genius as far as I'm concerned. There will be "blood in the streets" however this plays out my friend.

This fed rules!

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Pariah, Troy and Bri. While Bobby Heenan did "weasel" his way out of the main event they don't call him "The Brain" for nothing. The combination of Andre the Giant & Big John Studd could go down in LOW history as the biggest and baddest of all time but as you guys noted they will need to be able to co-exist. I have to admit that I was happy to see Andre get a little revenge on Styles as those two losses to Styles really had to be eating away at the giant. I am really looking forward to Andre and Studd having a run in the tag division and I know one guy (Pariah!) that will be happy to see Andre off of the world title track. I am also thinking of expanding the Heenan Family but one step at a time as they say.

As for the rest of the card it was a fun one to roll out with the six-man tag and the tag title change being exceptional matches in my opinion. Bruiser Brody vs. The Sheik could happen again, we shall see. As for me the dice rolling time is very limited for me right now so it could be a little bit before I get the next show posted. Hopefully soon.

[cruefan68]

LOW Capitol Wrestling Alliance - Philadelphia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA (Card #1136)

Quick Results:

1) S.D. Jones defeated Frank Dalton by Count Out

2) Joyce Grable defeated Krissy Vaine
(Pinfall – Middle Rope Dropkick)

3) Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg “The Hammer” Valentine) defeated “Rapmaster” P.N. News & Scott Taylor
(Valentine over News by submission – Figure Four Leglock)

4) KRU Real World Tag League - A Block: Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Jushin “Thunder” Liger & Wani
(Zhukov pinned Wani – Diving Headbutt)

5) Sabu (with Abdullah Farouk) defeated Chris Sabin
(Pinfall – Hurricanrana)

6) KRU Real World Tag League - B Block: Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Da Hit Squad (Monsta Mack & Dan Maff) was a DDQ

7) Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pampero Firpo
(Submission – Claw Hold)

8) “Ravishing” Rick Rude (with J.J. Dillon) defeated Magnum T.A. by DQ

Match Highlights:
A wild night of action in Philadelphia was headlined by the popular Magnum T.A. taking on “Ravishing” Rick Rude, who was accompanied by his manager J.J. Dillon. Both men are eyeing title opportunities in LOW so going in they knew that a main event win would be huge. Rude was very aggressive early and twice caught Magnum with the Rude Awakening but both times he managed to get his foot over the bottom rope to break up the pin. Dillon argued with the referee over a slow count on the second delivery of the move by Rude. Magnum battled back blasting Rude with the running forearm for a two count. A battle on the outside decided this one as Dillon attempted to hand a chair to Rude but Magnum intervened. He grabbed the weapon and delivered several chair shots to the back of Rude which unfortunately resulted in a disqualification loss for Magnum. The heated battle continued post-match until Dillon and Rude bailed out heading to the back. CWA officials announced that the two will have a rematch on the next card at The Omni in Atlanta, GA (Card #1144).

Real World Tag League action saw a bitter B Block confrontation between Bullet Club members the Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) and Da Hit Squad (Monsta Mack & Dan Maff) representing Combat Zone Wrestling. Da Hit Squad were in their backyard in Philly and looked to end their tag league participation with a victory over the Bucks. The Bucks were outsized, but they still managed to get in some solid offense including executing More Bang For Your Buck on the 280-pound Mack for a big near fall. This one ended up on the outside and resulted in a double disqualification when both teams refused to listen to the instructions of the referee. As a result, both teams were awarded one point in the B Block which keeps the Bucks away from a chance of winning the block with only one match remaining for them. Over in the A Block it was the big Russian duo of Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov scoring an unpopular victory over Jushin Liger & Wani. They dominated Liger for a good stretch before Zhukov put Wani away with the Diving Headbutt. Both teams are out of the running for the top spot with one match each remaining.

Former LOW Tex-Arkana Television Champion Blackjack Mulligan impressed in the semi-final match by scoring a strong win over Pampero Firpo, the “Wild Bull of the Pampas”. It was a battle of the Claw Hold of Mulligan against the El Garfio claw of Firpo and neither man wasted anytime trading blows at the bell. Mulligan won the rather quick bout when he used his version of the claw for a submission victory…The match of the night went to Chris Sabin vs. Sabu who tore the house down with a fierce battle. Sabin was busted open but showed great resiliency as he avoided defeat surviving the Camel Clutch, Arabian Facebuster and the Triple Jump Moonsault during the match. A flash finish ended it as Sabu caught Sabin in a Hurricanrana and cradled his legs for the pin…The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) beat a new combination of the “Rapmaster” P.N. News & Scott Taylor in feature tag team action. News and Taylor were teaming for the first time and looked great and that included News scoring a near fall on Beefcake with the Broken Record. Valentine broke up that pin and later put news away with his trademark Figure Four Leglock… and, the crowd was wound up for the opener as Philadelphia’s favorite son S.D. “Special Delivery” Jones took on Frank Dalton. The two LOW All-Star Wrestling stars had a spirited match which was won by Jones when he nailed Dalton with a Headbutt leading to a count out victory.

Updated KRU Real World Tag League Standings:

A Block:

(5-0) 10 Points – Giant Baba & The Destroyer
(4-2) 8 Points – Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
(4-2) 8 Points – The Fantastics
(3-3) 6 Points – Giant Bernard & Dan Spivey
(2-4) 4 Points – Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
(2-4) 4 Points – Jushin Liger & Wani
(1-3) 2 Points – The Sheepherders
(1-4) 2 Points – Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese

B Block:

(5-1) 10 Points – Devastation Corporation
(4-2) 8 Points – Antonio Inoki & Tiger Mask
(3-2-1) 7 Points – Young Bucks
(3-3-1) 7 Points – Da Hit Squad
(3-2) 6 Points – Power Surge
(2-3) 4 Points – Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
(2-4) 4 Points – War Machine
(0-5) 0 Points – Johnny Saint & Zack Sabre Jr.

CWA Top Ten Rankings:

1) Andre the Giant
2) Bobo Brazil
3) Bruiser Brody
4) Blackjack Mulligan
5) Ted Dibiase
6) Rick Rude
7) Magnum T.A.
8) Angelo Mosca
9) Sabu
10) Tommy Rich

* current champions not included in rankings

[TTX]

Never tire of Rude vs Magnum....too bad Magnum was injured before Rude hit his prime outside LOW.

[Crimson Cross]

It's always good to see the Dream Team win, plus Magnum catching Dillon with the chair and then he himself using it on Rude was crazy good, but then Rude winning was a bigger thing from that fight. Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov with a 2nd win is nice to see, too bad they didn't have a better showing early on in the series...