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[cruefan68]

LOW Capitol Wrestling Alliance - Nassau Coliseum - Long Island, NY (Card #1145)

Quick Results:

1) Rock n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe & Savage-T (with KJ Hill)
(Gibson pinned Sharpe – Double Dropkick)

2) Pampero Firpo defeated Brutus Beefcake
(Submission – El Garfio)

3) KRU Real World Tag League - A Block: Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese defeated The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) by DQ

4) Ring Angels title: Tina Moretti defeated Mildred Burke© by Count Out

5) “Ravishing” Rick Rude & C.W. Anderson (with J.J. Dillon) defeated Magnum T.A. & Curt Hennig
(Anderson pinned Magnum – Shotgun Superkick)

6) Andre the Giant & Big John Studd (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) defeated Midnight Rockers (Stan Lane & Marty Jannetty)
(Andre over Lane by submission – Snake Eyes – Bearhug)

7) KRU Real World Tag League - B Block: Power Surge (William Forve & Paul Pope) defeated Flying Redheads (Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons)
(Pope over Lyons by submission – Wristshotlock)

8) LOW World Heavyweight title: “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles© defeated Angelo “King Kong” Mosca (with J.J. Dillon) to retain the title
(Pinfall – Spiral Tap)

Match Highlights:
On a day when three major names signed contracts with the CWA, a capacity crowd of 14,500 jammed the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY, to witness AJ Styles defend the LOW World Heavyweight title against Angelo “King Kong” Mosca in the main event. Styles was at LOW offices in New York City earlier in the day where he officially had his contract transferred from the Kings Road United roster to the CWA. His match against Mosca was a rematch of the PWI Invitational Cup Tournament finals at WrestleCade 11 (Card #1100 in Minneapolis, MN) which Styles won. Styles dominated the initial action including trapping the challenger in the Calf Killer. It was a distraction by manager J.J. Dillon that helped Mosca turn it around and he blasted Styles with a running clothesline for a big near fall. Mosca also delivered a loaded Big Nasty Elbow Drop on the champion. Styles weathered the storm, however, and bounced back connecting with the Phenomenal DDT. Mosca was busted open late and was again saved by Dillon after a Pele Kick. Styles didn’t miss a beat and dropkicked Dillon off the ring apron before coming off the top rope with the Spiral Tap for the pin. It was a successful version seven defense of the title for Styles who evaded the bloody Mosca as he attempted a post-match attack.

Although the LOW World Heavyweight title eluded the camp of J.J. Dillon, the shrewd manager did pull off a real coup earlier in the night as he guided his team of “Ravishing” Rick Rude and “The Enforcer” C.W. Anderson into battle against Magnum T.A. & Curt Hennig. It was an explosive battle between the two teams, but it was some apparent miscommunication late that led to a shocking finish. During a battle outside the ring Rude pushed Magnum into Hennig making Hennig think that he was hit intentionally by his partner. Hennig took offense to it and shoved Magnum backward into a Rude Awakening by Rude. Hennig then tossed Magnum into the ring where Anderson blasted him with the Shotgun Superkick to score the pin. The crowd jeered the decision and those jeers grew louder as Dillon pulled an envelope out his jacket handing it to a smiling Hennig. Rude and Anderson then raised the arms of Hennig as Dillon applauded the scene. Adding insult to injury Hennig pulled up Magnum afterward and slapped him in the face before tossing him over the top rope to the floor much to the delight of Dillon, Rude and Anderson.

After fifty-six matches across forty-four shows the Real World Tag League tournament sponsored by Kings Road United came to an end with the final A and B Block matches being held. Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese, representing Evolve, claimed fifth place in the A Block by winning their match with The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams). It was a fantastic battle that featured multiple near falls, Miller being busted open and The Sheepherders getting disqualified for a brutal assault on the outside of the ring. Over in the B Block, the rising KRU team of Power Surge (William Forve & Paul Pope) claimed sole possession of second place over the Young Bucks as they defeated Golden Age Wrestling representatives Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons, the Flying Redheads. Power Surge mounted an impressive comeback to win the match as Pope trapped Lyons in the Wristshotlock earning a submission victory. The tournament finals take place at the Seibu Dome in Seibu, Japan (Card #1150) with A Block winners Giant Baba & The Destroyer facing B Block winners Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive) of CHIKARA.

Ring Angels champion Mildred Burke was fortunate to leave the building with her title as she survived a strong challenge from Tina Moretti. Burke survived the Jumping Facebuster three times along with a counter roll-up out of the corner before Moretti won the match via a count out. Burke retained the title in her version nine defense, but a title rematch has been ordered between the two women on a Golden Age Wrestling card in Detroit, MI (Card #1152)…Former LOW World tag team champions the Midnight Rockers (Stan Lane & Marty Jannetty) nearly shocked the world with a victory over Bobby “The Brain” Heenan’s devastating new tag team combination of Andre the Giant & Big John Studd. They used their speed and teamwork to frustrate their larger opponents and Jannetty nearly pinned Andre after blasting him with the Superkick. Andre and Studd wound up winning the bout but a post-match brawl led to a rematch being ordered between them on the next edition of LOW All-Star Wrestling (Card #1151)…and, hours after signing their official contracts with the CWA the Rock n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) made a successful in-ring debut beating the ASW pairing of “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe & Savage-T finishing things off with their trademark Double Dropkick.

Final KRU Real World Tag League Standings:

A Block:

(6-1) 12 Points – Giant Baba & The Destroyer
(5-2) 10 Points – The Fantastics
(5-2) 10 Points – Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
(4-3) 8 Points – Giant Bernard & Dan Spivey
(3-4) 6 Points – Drew Gulak & Anthony Nese
(2-5) 4 Points – Jushin Liger & Wani
(2-5) 4 Points – Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
(1-6) 2 Points – The Sheepherders

B Block:

(6-1) 12 Points – Devastation Corporation
(5-2) 10 Points – Power Surge
(4-2-1) 9 Points – Young Bucks
(4-3) 8 Points – Antonio Inoki & Tiger Mask
(3-3-1) 7 Points – Da Hit Squad
(3-4) 6 Points – Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
(2-5) 4 Points – War Machine
(0-7) 0 Points – Johnny Saint & Zack Sabre Jr.

CWA Top 10 Rankings:

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

* current champions not included in rankings

[Crimson Cross]

I wonder if Power Surge can come off that key win to keep it going and they also need the Devastation Corporation to lose, but the KRU World Tag League continues to be fun stuff. A highlight for me is reading that Rick Rude & C.W.Anderson winning their match and Anderson getting the win for his team is top stuff, I'd love to see Rude Anderson earn a title shot in the future. A good start for Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, it'll be fun to see if they end up with tag gold sooner or later...

[Pariah]

Some truly memorable moments on this card... From another exciting performance by the newly arrived Rn'R Express... To the brilliant doublecross executed to PERFECTion by JJ Dillon and Curt Hennig... And of course, there's no way to forget Marty Jannetty nearly gaining a pinfall on Andre the Giant... Holy snap!

However, the highlight of the show has to be...

PHENOMENAL! VII

[TTX]

Andre teaming with Studd..interesting. Fun show overall.

[ajcostello]

Great card, as per usual, cruefan68

every time I see the team of Andre the Giant and Big John Studd together I shudder to think who might have the sand to defeat that tandem

excellent stuff

[Bri]

The wrestling excellence continues (as if there was any doubt!) with this fed of yours which is nothing short of mythic my friend.

First off I have to agree with the comments from - Crimson Cross, TTX, Pariah, and ajcostello. I second those emotions.

Glad to see Pampero Firpo with the victory.

A.J. Styles with a version 7 title defense. Would love to see a Backlundesque title reign from him.

Really looking forward to the KRU Real World Tag League finals. Gonna need another league in here Crue! It's addictive as all hell.

Strong Kudos to the bookers for the much needed Ring Angels rematch - not to mention a rematch between The Midnight Rockers vs 800 lbs of problems - Andre & Studd. Two hot rematches to say the least.

Enjoyed The Long Island Screwjob (I guess for Magnum he pronounces it as Wrong Island). Mr. Perfect better relish and enjoy this moment because and hope that the cage that holds Magnum on this side of a murder rap holds tight. Man is gonna get medieval soon.

Would love to see Andre & Studd get the titles and then see who could actually topple them?

The Road Warriors maybe - if they can fire on all cylinders.

cruefan68 - in a word - Phenomenal!

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Crimson, Pariah, Troy, AJ and Bri. Your support and comments are always appreciated. Crimson, Power Surge finished second overall in the B Block edging out the Young Bucks. Devastation Corporation took first place and will face A Block winners Giant Baba & The Destroyer in the finals. Bri, as much as I loved the tag league and I'm happy you enjoyed it as well I need a break from that format for now. It ran for half of my fed year. If I do it again in the next year I might try to make it a shorter time frame. Andre & Studd are an awesome pairing and I agree that the Road Warriors would be a good choice to go against them. I definitely hope to put that match together at some point.

Pariah, I knew if anyone was going to be happy about AJ Styles retaining the world title it would be you my friend. Mosca gave him a good fight but Styles had his number in the end. As for as the double cross on Magnum T.A., it sets up J.J. Dillon managing a Horsemen like unit of Rick Rude, Curt Hennig, C.W. Anderson and Mosca. Magnum is going to have to recruit some help against those four. Bri, I loved the way you coined it the Long Island Screwjob. Good stuff.

Coming up next, as in right now, is a special Christmas Day presentation of the wild and wacky world of 80's Mania Wrestling, I hope you enjoy it...

[cruefan68]

80's Mania Wrestling - Hungry Like The Wolf - Empire Gardens (Card #1146)

* A joyous and festive Honest Al was outside the arena wearing a Santa’s helper hat and assisting Santa Claus and his helpers, including several lovely lady elves, hand out gifts to young children coming into the building. Al sidled up to the lady elves more than once while exclaiming “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!”, though it was no secret why Al was so happy. When it was time to go live on the 8MW Tron in the arena Al said that he had some big surprises for everyone including a major musical act that would be performing live. His feed suddenly went out and then Rex Spectrum appeared on the video wall instead saying that with all four acting 8MW commissioners away on holiday vacations it was his left up to him to run the show. The robotic announcer said that with Al busy with his elves he was going to announce the major musical act instead as they were ready to take the stage – Duran Duran led by singer Simon Le Bon! The popular music group belted out a couple of their hit songs including Hungry Like The Wolf, appropriate for the theme of the show. The crowd went wild for the appearance of the band and that set the stage for a big night of action to come.

Quick Results:

1) Bug Buster defeated Tennis Pro
(Pinfall – Zap Trap, a drop toehold into the turnbuckle)

* Honest Al, obviously unaware that Duran Duran had already played, took to the stage to introduce them drawing looks of bewilderment from the crowd. Al tried to introduce them again but was oblivious to the fact that the band had already played and left the building. A robotic laugh then filled the building as Rex Spectrum appeared on the 8MW Tron to inform Al that he had missed the show. A dejected Al began sulking off to the back when he was cut off by Santa Claus who grabbed his arm and brought him back out to center stage. Santa grabbed the mic and howled before informing Spectrum that it was not his show to run as 8MW Commissioner Mr. Fantasy had already put him in charge. Spectrum balked at that announcement and began arguing with Santa when Jolly Old Saint Nick waved his arm and off went the video feed much to the delight of Al.

Santa wished Al a Merry Christmas and then pulled off his hat and beard revealing none other than Santa Wolf! A frightened Al ran off as Wolf howled at the top of his lungs drawing cheers from the crowd. Hailing from the North Pole of Andromeda, Wolf is famous for his exploits in Champions of the Galaxy along with being a part of the early days of LOW. He informed the crowd that since he was in charge for the night he was adding a special bonus match to the card as a holiday gift – Dude Brohan vs. Pierre the Enormous! The building shook with that announcement but Wolf wasn’t done. He then said that he was making himself the Special Referee for the No DQ Match between challengers The BladeBlasters (Lazer & Buzzsaw) and 8MW World tag team champions The Master Minds (Cobalt Commander & Skullgore), a rematch from the last 8MW card. Wolf howled again and said that there would be a clear-cut winner and that anyone that got in his way would suffer from the Savage Face Claus!

2) Warhawk, Red Pirate Rogers & Rad Racer vs. Hammerhead, Johnny Kobra & The Piranha was a Draw

3) Star Boy defeated Keith Blood (with Gothica)
(Pinfall – Flying Cross Chop)

4) Arizona Chance defeated Ace Arcadium by Count Out

5) Mighty Leo defeated Slashmaster (with Gothica) by DQ

6) Pierre the Enormous defeated Dude Brohan
(Pinfall – Bodyslam and Press)

7) 8MW World tag team titles – No DQ Match – Santa Wolf as Special Referee: Master Minds© (Cobalt Commander & Skullgore) defeated BladeBlasters (Lazer & Buzzsaw) to retain the titles
(Cobalt Commander pinned Buzzsaw – Poison Powder)

8) 8MW World Heavyweight title: Dark Invader defeated Jet Set Strutter (with Big Boss Jr.) to win the title
(Pinfall – The Corruptor, a power bomb)

Match Highlights:
While the surprise appearance of Santa Wolf may have made headlines, it was the main event at the Empire Gardens that stole the show. The Dark Invader, a monstrous force from The Shadow Side, ended the long reign of Jet Set Strutter to claim the 8MW World Heavyweight title. The arrogant Strutter, who originally won the belt from Arizona Chance at the Tokyo Dome (Card #1001), had avoided the challenge of Dark Invader several times but was finally backed into a corner and ordered to defend the belt against him. Big Boss Jr., the manager of Strutter, was not pleased with the situation and made requests of both Mr. Fantasy and acting commissioner Santa Wolf to have the match cancelled but it was to no avail. Strutter impressively battled his larger foe early on and had him on the defensive for a good stretch. Strutter used a chair on the knee of Invader during a battle on the outside and then applied the Six-Figure Leglock but somehow the changer reversed out of the hold. After the match nearly went to a double disqualification during another battle outside, Invader began dominating Strutter who was busted open by this time. Interference by Big Boss Jr. failed to save Strutter and it was The Corrupter delivered by Dark Invader that led to him claiming the title.

The semi-final match saw Santa Wolf don a referee shirt to officiate the 8MW World tag team title match between challengers the BladeBlasters (Lazer & Buzzsaw) and champions the Master Minds (Cobalt Commander & Skullgore) in a No DQ Match. Skullgore got on the bad side of Wolf early leading to a shoving match that allowed Lazer to take control. Those antics aside this turned into a tremendous battle between the two teams with Wolf doing an excellent job of officiating. In the end it was Cobalt Commander taking advantage of the no disqualification rules as he blinded Buzzsaw with the Poison Powder and covered him for the pin with Wolf reluctantly making the three count. It was a successful version three title defense for the Master Minds but afterward Cobalt Commander got into it with Wolf claiming that he had favored the challengers. As the BladeBlasters ran Skullgore out of the ring, Wolf applied the Savage Face Claus to Cobalt drawing a big pop from the crowd.

The highly anticipated showdown between Dude Brohan and Pierre the Enormous saw Brohan dominate early including delivering a bodyslam on the 500-pound Pierre. The French giant was able to recover, however, and went on a strong offensive including preventing a Bro Up! attempt by Brohan. Brohan impressively kicked out after taking a Ginormous Drop but the damage was done as a subsequent Bodyslam and Press by Pierre resulted in the three count…A battle of good guys saw Arizona Chance and Ace Arcadium engage what many called the match of the night. There were a ton of near falls, including Chance kicking out after taking the Cheat Code, a powerslam from the top rope. The finish saw both men exhausted and battling it out on the floor where Chance avoided a charge by Arcadium sending him over the ring barrier. Chance then managed to roll back into the ring in the nick of time scoring a hard-fought count out victory…and, Keith Blood and Slashmaster, the team known as Little Shop of Horrors, split up for singles matches. Slashmaster lost via disqualification in a quick match against Mighty Leo due to a violent attack outside the ring. Blood also came out on the losing end against Star Boy in a great bout. Gothica, the seductive manager of Blood, saved him from a fall late but paid for it as Star Boy took her to the woodshed to the delight of the crowd. Blood took advantage of that distraction and nearly won it with the Vampire Bite before Star Boy rallied and connected with the Flying Cross Chop for the pin.

8MW Top 10 Rankings:

1) Jet Set Strutter
2) Arizona Chance
3) Pierre the Enormous
4) Dude Brohan
5) Ace Arcadium
6) Star Boy
7) Mighty Leo
8) Bug Buster
9) Warhawk
10) Keith Blood

* current champions not included in rankings

[TTX]

Always fun to see 80sMania in action. Big win by the Invader.

[Pariah]

Thoroughly enjoyed that main event and I've gotta feeling Dark Invader might hold onto that title for awhile... Always great to see a special appearance by the savage Santa Wolf... HO-HO-HOWOOOOOOO!