Bithlo Championship Wrestling

[The Creek Rises]

YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 5

Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium

Commissioner Chad opened the card by saying that since Giant Baba and Jushin Liger were the new BCW world tag-team champs, and the Fabulous Kangaroos were gone from the fed, a new No. 1. Contender needed to be found. And since there was already a U.S. heavyweight title tournament going on, he wasn’t going to hold another tournament. Instead, he would be evaluating the various tag teams to see which one would “step up” into the spot. With that out of the way, he said, it was time for some wrestling!

“Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce made his BCW debut by d. Johnny Rodz using his JUMPING PILEDRIVER. Afterward, Sir Oliver Humperdink came to ringside, shook Pearce’s hand, and the two went to the back together.

Diamond Dallas Page, in his return from injury, d. George South using a discus clothesline. Afterward, Page celebrated at ringside with fans, who seemed happy about his return to action.

Claudio Castagnoli, in his BCW debut, d. Larry Sharpe when he pinned Sharpe after his springboard European uppercut. Castagnoli was joined at ringside by Sir Oliver Humperdink and Adam Pearce, apparently making him yet another addition to the growing House of Humperdink.

Commander Lou Albano came out and said that if the commissioner wanted to evaluate potential tag-team title contenders, then he had a team for them, calling out his newest acquisition, the Mongols. Albano then boasted that if anyone in the back wanted to challenge his championship contenders, then come on out. The Biggest Show on Earth then headed to ringside, much to Albano’s apparent dismay.

The Biggest Show on Earth d. the Mongols (w/ Commander Lou Albano) by DQ when Mad Dog Vachon, in an effort to help his new teammates, hit Bruiser Brody with a foreign object at ringside, only to be caught by the referee. Before the DQ, the match was a long, drawn-out affair with lots of pounding but no pin attempts.

Bill Apter interviewed the new BCW world tag-team champions, Jushin Liger and Giant Baba. Liger said he was glad to rid BCW of the Fabulous Kangaroos, and they hoped to defend the tag belts with honor. But before the interview could continue, the Biggest Show on Earth, fresh off their match with the Mongols, invaded the set. King Kong Bundy said that Baba might be a big guy, but they could barely see Liger, and come Bithlo Bash, they would be the No. 1 contenders, and then they’d be going home with the belts. The two teams stared at one another before Bundy and Bruiser Brody left the interview area.

In a U.S. heavyweight championship quarterfinal match, Don Leo Jonathan d. Ray Stevens using his MORMON SWING. Stevens was on defense for most of the match, as Jonathan looked determined to regain the U.S. title and revive a wrestling career that had been stuck in neutral lately.

Harley Race came to ringside, grabbed a microphone and said, “Johnny Valentine … I know you have a title match at Bithlo Bash, so why don’t I just beat you senseless now and take your spot?” Valentine sprinted to the ring to take on Race.

Harley Race d. Johnny Valentine after catching him by surprise with a swinging neckbreaker at the end of a long, brutal match that featured five pin attempts between the two before the finish. Valentine was on offense for most of the match, but Race caught a break and made it pay. Race was so weary afterward, officials were able to get to ringside before he could exact extra revenge on Valentine.

In a U.S. heavyweight championship quarterfinal match, Rick Rude d. Pepper Gomez by DQ when a frustrated Gomez slammed Rude to the floor outside the ring. Rude had controlled most of the match by hook or by crook, and a few cheap shots agitated Gomez.

And speaking of agitation, an agitated Mil Mascaras came to ringside and said he was tired of constantly being attacked and beaten down by the Foreign Legion. He said that tonight was not about the BCW world heavyweight title, he just wanted the Legion’s best, George Hackenschmidt, right here, right now, one on one. Hackenschmidt headed to ringside as Commander Lou Albano, mindful of Hackenschmidt’s upcoming three-way match for the No. 1 contender’s spot, tried to stop him.

BCW world heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras d. George Hackenschmidt (w/ Commander Lou Albano) in a nontitle match when he pinned Hackenschmidt following a CROSS-BODY ATTACK. The match was fierce and barely in control, as Hackenschmidt had Mascaras in the RUSSIAN BEAR HUG at one point, and two earlier pin attempts by Mascaras were thwarted due to interference by Albano. After the pin, Mascaras scampered out of the ring before the rest of the Foreign Legion could attack him, and he posed near the entrance of the auditorium with the world heavyweight belt.

[The Creek Rises]

YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 6

Orange County Convention Center

Necro Butcher and Larry Sweeney d. S+S when Butcher pinned George South after a Death Valley Driver. Butcher brutalized South during their time in and out of the ring. South fought back gamely but couldn’t gain an edge. Afterward, Sweeney took a microphone and announced, “We’re not title contenders, but just wait – the House of Humperdink has some coming … very soon!”

Bobo Brazil d. Mad Dog Vachon (w/ Commander Lou Albano) when he caught Vachon with a big hammer punch. Vachon had quite a run during the match, repeatedly biting Brazil on the forehead, but Brazil finally slipped in a punch to take out the Foreign Legion member, much to the dislike of Albano. Afterward, other members of the Foreign Legion came to ringside and put the boots to Brazil before officials broke things up.

The New Age Outlaws came to ringside, and Kip James called out Ray Stevens. “We owe you, Ray, and there’s no one who is going to team with you, so come to ringside and take your beating like the man you aren’t!” Stevens headed out from the back to ringside, but before he could get halfway there, another voice came over the microphone: “I’ll team with him.” The voice belonged to Brad Armstrong, who came to ringside to join Stevens. The New Age Outlaws appeared to be puzzled by the latest development.

Ray Stevens and Brad Armstrong d. the New Age Outlaws by DQ when Kip James jumped into the ring and gave a Cobra Clutch Slam to Stevens, who had just connected on a BOMBS AWAY knee drop against B.G. James. The new team of Armstrong and Stevens seemed to work well together, and Stevens gave him a somewhat-restrained handshake once order was restored after the match.

King Kong Bundy and Bruiser Brody came out, and Bundy announced that “we want to see the tag-team champs out here right now for a match. You don’t need to bring the belts … yet. We just want to see if you’re worthy enough to face us!” Out came Giant Baba and Jushin Liger.

The Biggest Show on Earth d. the BCW world tag-team champions Giant Baba and Jushin Liger by countout in a nontitle match when King Kong Bundy gave Liger a vicious clothesline outside the ring, and Liger was unable to get back into the ring before the 10-count. The match was relatively short, as the Biggest Show on Earth isolated Liger and punished him in the ring before finally finishing him outside the squared circle.

Paul Ellering and the Road Warriors came to ringside and called out the commissioner. After Commissioner Chad arrived, Ellering asked him, “We want to know why we haven’t gotten a title shot now that the ban is over with the Kangaroos gone.” The commissioner replied: “In the past, when you’ve won the BCW world tag-team title belts, you haven’t held on to them all that long – in fact, I believe five cards was the max. Before you go another round, you probably need to do some more community-service work – and here’s the community you get to work on – the House of Humperdink!" The full House of Humperdink came to ringside before Claudio Castagnoli and Adam Pearce were nominated to take on the Road Warriors.

The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) d. Adam Pearce and Claudio Castagnoli (w/Sir Oliver Humperdink, House of Humperdink) when they unleashed the DOOMSDAY DEVICE on an already-battered Pearce. Pearce jumped Hawk before the bell, but that was about the last clean shot he got, as he (and to a lesser extent, Castagnoli) were punished by the Warriors, who seemed extremely motivated at a chance to be back in the title hunt – or else extremely offended at the mention of their three previous short title reigns. Even blatant interference couldn’t keep them from their goal. Afterward, the rest of the House of Humperdink got into the ring, only to be tossed out by the Warriors.

In a U.S. heavyweight tournament semifinal match, Curt Hennig d. Buff Bagwell when he pinned Bagwell following a HENNIG PLEX. Bagwell started strong, but eventually was worn down by the wily Hennig, who advanced to the final.

Commander Lou Albano came to ringside with the Mongols and called out BCW world heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras. “Mil, my new tag team really hasn’t had a good chance to pummel you yet, and they’d like a shot, if you could find anyone to partner with you … but I doubt it.” Mascaras shook his head, got into the ring and motioned his hands as if to say “bring it,” but then out from the back came … Johnny Valentine! Valentine picked up a microphone and said he and Mascaras would be opponents for the title at Bithlo Bash, but for one night, they could be teammates against “Albano’s goons.” Albano yelled, “You’ll be sorry, Valentine,” but the two heavyweights stood side by side in the ring.

Johnny Valentine and BCW world heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras d. the Mongols (w/ Commander Lou Albano) when Valentine pinned Geeto Mongol after an ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER. Mascaras dominated much of the match and put the hurt on Bepo Mongol, but it took him a long time to tag in Valentine, who seemed irritated before he finally polished off Geeto. Afterward, the two combined to throw the Mongols and Albano out of the ring, then Valentine turned around, punched Mascaras and gave him an ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER, and left him lying in the ring, with the heavyweight title draped over him.

George Hackenschmidt won the three-way match against Rob Van Dam and Harley Race to secure the title shot against the BCW world heavyweight champion at Card No. 9. Race was eliminated early when, due to past frustrations with Van Dam, he slammed RVD to the floor outside the ring and was DQ’d. Van Dam barely made it back into the ring and was nearly taken out by Hackenschmidt’s RUSSIAN BEAR HUG. However, he eventually rallied and set up Hackenschmidt for the FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH, only to have Commander Lou Albano sneak to ringside and pull Hackenschmidt out of the way at the last minute. While Van Dam went outside the ring to regain his composure and the referee was tied up with Albano, Race returned to ringside and gave RVD a swinging neckbreaker. Van Dam was unable to make it back to the ring by the 10-count, meaning a somewhat-surprised Hackenschmidt was declared the winner.

[The Creek Rises]

YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 7

Sanford Barn

The Oilmen d. Necro Butcher and Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Sir Oliver, Larry Sweeney) by DQ when Butcher earned the ref’s ire by slamming Hodge to the ground outside the ring. The rest of the House of Humperdink at ringside looked ready to attack Hodge, but one glare from Yukon Eric backed them down a bit. Hodge had come out carrying the Hodge Championship belt, obviously proud to have the unofficial light heavyweight belt back in his possession – something that probably further infuriated the group that once counted Delirious among its members.

After the wrestlers left, Sir Oliver Humperdink remained at ringside and called out “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce. He told Pearce that “class” was in session once again, and he had “procured” a good teacher for Pearce – Rob Van Dam!

Adam Pearce (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) d. Rob Van Dam when he caught RVD with his JUMPING PILEDRIVER! The key moment came just before, when Sir Oliver used his walking stick to trip up Van Dam, leading to a Pearce reverse slam followed by his finisher. Afterward, Humperdink and Pearce celebrated, then Sir Oliver took a microphone and said, “Maybe you need some protection, Robert. Consider the House of Humperdink if you do.” A recovering Van Dam looked frustrated at the outcome of the match.

Brad Armstrong and Ray Stevens d. Page and Pepper when Armstrong got the quick pin on Pepper Gomez after a dropkick. The match was pretty even, but the new team of Armstrong and Stevens seemed to be on a roll.

BCW world heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras d. George South via his FLYING BODYPRESS in a warm-up match for his world title match against Johnny Valentine at Bithlo Bash. Mascaras showed off a variety of moves before putting the overmatched South away.

Commander Lou Albano came out to announce that since George Hackenschmidt had a date with the BCW world heavyweight champion at Card No. 9, he would not be bothering with the Battle Bowl at Bithlo Bash at Card No. 8. That brought out Commissioner Chad, who said he was happy for Hackenschmidt that he’d be preparing for this title shot, but part of that prep would be on this card in a tag match. Albano started to throw a fit, and the commissioner said he’d better put a “rush” on it as the Road Warriors and Paul Ellering headed to the ring.

Mad Dog Vachon and George Hackenschmidt (w/ Commander Lou Albano) d. the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) by DQ when Hawk slammed Vachon to the concrete floor outside the ring. As that was happening, the Mongols ambushed Animal and Ellering and then, along with Hackenschmidt, attacked Hawk, dropping him throat-first over a guardrail at ringside and injuring him. During the match, Hackenschmidt would not tag in, leaving Vachon to absorb the punishment ahead of the DQ finish.

In a U.S. heavyweight tournament semifinal match, Rick Rude (w/ Ida Mae) d. Don Leo Jonathan when he caught Jonathan with a vicious clothesline and got the pin. Jonathan battered Rude for the first part of the match, but the tide turned when Ida Mae got up on the ring apron and tossed something into Jonathan’s eyes while the referee was distracted by Rude. That allowed Rude, who had been pummeled in the turnbuckle by Jonathan, to connect on a big clothesline, get the pin and move to the final against his former tag-team partner.

Harley Race came out and said it would be best for the other Battle Bowl contestants to simply jump out of the ring and give him the title shot, or else “a lot of people will get hurt between me and the belt.” “And you’ll be the first one, Harley!” shouted rival Jimmy Snuka as he headed to ringside to face Race.

Harley Race d. Jimmy Snuka by DQ when Snuka smashed Race into the ringpost and the guardrail at the end of their physical match. Race began to rally back outside the ring, but officials were able to separate the two before more damage was done.

Commissioner Chad came to ringside to announce that Giant Baba and Jushin Liger had requested another match with the Biggest Show on Earth, with Baba particularly vehement in the demand. Down to ringside came the four combatants for the nontitle match.

The Biggest Show on Earth d. BCW world tag-team champions Giant Baba and Jushin Liger in a nontitle match when King Kong Bundy pinned Liger following an AVALANCHE. Baba started out in the ring and was a house afire, battling both Bundy and Bruiser Brody. When he eventually tagged out, Liger, too, held the advantage for a while, until a reversal into the turnbuckle started his downfall. Afterward, Bundy took the microphone and yelled, “Next time, at Bithlo Bash, the belts are coming home with us!”

[The Creek Rises]

YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 8

Bithlo Bash PPV – Bithloplex

Commissioner Chad came out at the beginning to set the stage for the PPV. He said there would be three Battle Bowl rounds, with 12 wrestlers, randomly selected, in each round. The two finalists in each round would move to the final, with the winner of the final getting a match with the BCW world heavyweight championship at the next PPV, and the runner-up getting a U.S. heavyweight title shot at the next card. The commissioner noted that along with 23 BCW wrestlers, there would be 2 wrestlers each from the AWA and FSW, and nine from “outside those organizations and BCW.” There also would be three title bouts on the card.

FIRST BATTLE BOWL

(Pundit Predictions: Harley Race, Rob Van Dam, Animal)

(Eliminated/by whom)

Brian Kendrick (Animal)
Ilio DiPaolo (Geeto Mongol)
Animal (Necro Butcher – caught Animal by surprise)
Rob Van Dam (Geeto Mongol and Harley Race)
Yukon Eric (Pepper Gomez)
Geeto Mongol (Kevin Sullivan)
Kevin Sullivan (Harley Race)
Brad Armstrong (Pepper Gomez, following an amazing struggle between the two)
Necro Butcher (Magnum TA)
Harley Race (by Pepper Gomez, who caught Race with a perfect dropkick to eliminate him)

Race threw a fit, but the winners of the first Battle Bowl were Pepper Gomez and Magnum TA.

In the finals of the BCW U.S. heavyweight tournament, Rick Rude (w/ Ida Mae) d. Curt Hennig by using his RUDE AWAKENING to become a three-time holder of the U.S. title. Hennig had taken an earlier RUDE AWAKENING and kicked out of the pin attempt at the last second. He would later regain the momentum and go on the attack, but Rude finally countered and finished his former tag-team partner. Afterward, it looked like Rude was going to try to injure Hennig, but instead he just left him lying and departed with Ida Mae and the belt.

SECOND BATTLE BOWL

(Pundit predictions: Antonio Inoki, Don Leo Jonathan, Diamond Dallas Page)

(Eliminated/by whom)

Drake Younger (Terrible Turk)
Diamond Dallas Page (Kip James, while Page trying to help Don Leo Jonathan)
Don Leo Jonathan (Kip James, after a flurry of power slams)
Claudio Castagnoli (Mad Dog Vachon – Harker Dirge got there too late)
Mad Dog Vachon (Harker Dirge – Mad Dog was trying to keep Bepo Mongol from going over)
Kip James (D’Lo Brown)
Terrible Turk (Bepo Mongol)
Roderick Strong (Harker Dirge)
D’Lo Brown (Antonio Inoki)
Bepo Mongol (Harker Dirge)

Winners of the second Battle Bowl were Antonio Inoki and Harker Dirge.

Giant Baba and Jushin Liger d. the Biggest Show on Earth by DQ in a BCW world tag-team title match when the referee DQ’d Bruiser Brody for using a twisting vertical suplex to put Jushin Liger through a table at ringside. The match had been a mostly even affair up until that point, with all four men getting their licks in and Liger holding his own, unlike previous matches with the Biggest Show on Earth. Brody and King Kong Bundy were angry afterward about the DQ, while officials had to help Liger to the back.

THIRD BATTLE BOWL

(Pundit predictions: Jimmy Snuka, Bobo Brazil, Ray Stevens)

(Eliminated/by whom)

Ox Baker (Larry Sweeney as Baker was about to unleash a HEART PUNCH on Adam Pearce)
Larry Sweeney (Jimmy Snuka)
Butcher Vachon (Bobo Brazil)
Adam Pearce (George “Animal” Steele)
Buff Bagwell (Danny Hodge)
George “Animal” Steele (Jimmy Snuka)
Patriot III (Danny Hodge)
Bobo Brazil (Ray Stevens – the two tussled for a long time)
B.G. James (Danny Hodge)
Ray Stevens (Jimmy Snuka)

Winners of the third Battle Bowl were Jimmy Snuka and Danny Hodge.

In a BCW world heavyweight championship match, Mil Mascaras d. Johnny Valentine in a five-star outing to retain the title. The match went back and forth, with moves and countermoves galore and each man having three pin attempts against him before Mascaras got the final pin using his FLYING BODYPRESS. Afterward, the rest of the Foreign Legion came to ringside to put the boots to Valentine. When Mascaras tried to break it up, they put the boots to him, too, then dragged the woozy wrestler out of the ring to the back.

FINAL BATTLE BOWL

(Eliminated/by whom)

Harker Dirge (Magnum TA)
Pepper Gomez (Antonio Inoki)
Danny Hodge (Jimmy Snuka)
Magnum TA (Antonio Inoki, after an epic back-and-forth struggle in which Snuka unsuccessfully tried to save Magnum TA)

Down to Snuka and Inoki as the final two – two former Battle Bowl winners (Snuka Year One, Inoki Year Two)

Antonio Inoki got Jimmy Snuka over the ring ropes to cap a triumphant return to BCW and win Battle Bowl for a second time, securing a shot at the BCW world heavyweight champion at Tag-o-Rama. Snuka will face Rick Rude for the U.S. title at the next card.

[The Creek Rises]

YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 9

Hollywood Sportatorium

George South d. Ivan Koloff (w/ Commander Lou Albano) by DQ in Koloff’s return from injury when he was caught using his chain on South. Koloff looked to be back in form, with Albano bragging afterward, “He wants the U.S. belt back, Rude!”

Chris Hero (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink), in his return from injury, d. Johnny Rodz using his HERO’S WELCOME rolling cutter. Humperdink looked overjoyed at Hero’s return.

King Kong Bundy and Bruiser Brody came to ringside, with Bundy taking a microphone to complain: “We’re not getting our rematch tonight for the belts, probably because Baba and Liger fear us. So instead, we decided to engage in a little long-overdue beat-down – send down the New Age Outlaws!” The New Age Outlaws headed to the ring.

The New Age Outlaws d. the Biggest Show on Earth when B.G. James pinned King Kong Bundy after a DDT. The match was a long one, with seven pin attempts and wild swings of momentum. Afterward, the NAO taunted the Biggest Show on Earth from a distance, using the microphone to say, “Maybe WE should be having the title shots.”

In a U.S. heavyweight championship match, Rick Rude (w/ Ida Mae) d. Jimmy Snuka to retain the belt in a great match that included a botched SUPERFLY LEAP by Snuka and interference by Ida Mae at a key moment when Rude was in trouble. Snuka was seeking to become the second career Triple Crown winner (having held all three major belts) in BCW history (Bobo Brazil was the first), and he had all the momentum early. But Rude rallied, in part due to Ida Mae, and finished Snuka off with a piledriver.

Necro Butcher (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink, Adam Pearce) d. Animal (w/ Paul Ellering) when Butcher connected on his TIGER DRIVER after interference by Pearce. Animal and Butcher spent as much time out of the ring as in, which helped allow interference by Pearce as the feud between the two groups continued. Afterward, Animal and Ellering fended off an attempted attack by Butcher and Pearce.

Commissioner Chad came out and called out BCW world tag-team champions Giant Baba and Jushin Liger. He said he was going to give the champs a break in that they wouldn’t be facing the Biggest Show on Earth on this card, “a team you obviously have some trouble with.” But a break from them did not mean a break from defending the belts, as their opponents would be Page and Pepper.

BCW world tag-team champions Jushin Liger and Giant Baba d. Page and Pepper by DQ when King Kong Bundy and Bruiser Brody came to ringside to attack Liger. Officials quickly tried to separate the Biggest Show on Earth from the others, but were unable to stop Bundy from giving Liger an AVALANCHE on the mats near ringside. Before the attack, the match was a pretty equal one, with Liger nearly being counted out after taking a discus clothesline from Diamond Dallas Page outside the ring.

Rob Van Dam d. Danny Hodge using his Rolling Thunder. Van Dam stayed on offense through most of the match against Hodge. The two men showed good sportsmanship by shaking hands after the match.

In a fantastic bout, George Hackenschmidt (w/ Commander Lou Albano) d. Mil Mascaras to win the BCW world heavyweight title and become the second Triple Crown champion in BCW history. The match was long and featured a total of eight pin attempts. A late Hackenschmidt reversal of a Mascaras move put Mascaras in a RUSSIAN BEAR HUG from which he could not escape. Afterward, the rest of the Foreign Legion came to ringside to celebrate with Hackenschmidt and put some boots, mostly by Mad Dog Vachon, to Mascaras, who fought gamely during the match but seemed somewhat weary after his PPV victory and post-match beat-down at the last card. As officials came to get Mascaras out of the ring, Albano took the mic to say, “Congratulations, Mascaras. You are officially OUT of the Foreign Legion!”

[The Creek Rises]

YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 10

City Auditorium, Ocala

BCW world tag-team champs Giant Baba and Jushin Liger d. S+S in a nontitle match after Liger pinned George South following a Liger Dive. The match was an unexpectedly long one, with Liger showing the effects of the recent beatings he’d taken. Afterward, the Biggest Show on Earth came to ringside, and Bruiser Brody took the mic to ask, “Just how long are you going to keep ducking us to have another match like this one?” That brought out Commissioner Chad, who said, “No longer, Brody. They need a challenge, and I’m going to give them one worthy of a champion. At Night of Champions, in two cards, you’ll get your shot at the belts – in a no-DQ match!” Baba and Liger looked unhappy at the turn of events.

Adam Pearce (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) d. Johnny Rodz using his JUMPING PILE DRIVER. Afterward, Sir Oliver took the mic to ask why HIS wrestler wasn’t at Night of Champions with an opportunity to take home the U.S. belt, at the very least. The crowd booed his statement.

Curt Hennig d. Brad Armstrong, pinning him after a running knee lift. Armstrong had momentum at the beginning of the match against Hennig, who looked to have a wrestling hangover after losing the bout for the U.S. title two cards earlier. But Hennig eventually rallied to finish off Armstrong.

Commissioner Chad came back to ringside and called out Ray Stevens. He said he knew Stevens had kind of ended up in a tag team with Brad Armstrong even though he wanted to explore singles action. So the commissioner was going to give him a gift – a singles match against Pepper Gomez.

Pepper Gomez d. Ray Stevens in an awesome match when Gomez connected on his MEXICAN CRADLE. The match was back and forth , with five pin attempts between the two wrestlers and plenty of action in and out of the ring.

Bill Apter’s “Hot Seat” featured Diamond Dallas Page, who started the interview by applauding the victory of his tag-team partner, Pepper Gomez. He said he enjoyed teaming with Gomez, but didn’t know if they’d get another tag-team title shot anytime soon, and he wanted to shift his focus some to getting back on his game in singles action and making himself into a viable title contender. Out came Adam Pearce, who said Page should do everyone a favor and just get out of the way and retire. Pearce added that there was a youth movement going on in BCW, and Page was just an old never-was in need of a rocking chair. Page then yelled, “Rock this!” and decked Pearce. He then challenged Pearce to a “falls count anywhere” match on the next card.

Sir Oliver Humperdink came to ringside and said, “Seems Mr. Pearce will have a challenge on the next card, for which I am pleased. As for this card, my tag-team supreme, known as the Kings of Wrestling, need a challenge, and since the Road Warriors are, ‘cough,’ indisposed, why not take on the challenge of those unhappy tag-team combatants, the Biggest Show on Earth?” Down to ringside came the Biggest Show on Earth, apparently looking perplexed that someone challenged them for a change.

The Kings of Wrestling (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) d. the Biggest Show on Earth when Claudio Castagnoli got the pin after connecting on a springboard European uppercut against King Kong Bundy, who had been distracted by Humperdink’s antics at ringside. The crowd seemed stunned at the outcome, but once again Humperdink was on the mic asking why his team wasn’t getting a title shot. Meanwhile, the Biggest Show on Earth was frustrated at the outcome of the match.

Rick Rude (w/ Ida Mae) d. Ivan Koloff (w/ Commander Lou Albano) via his RUDE AWAKENING in a U.S. heavyweight title match. Koloff had an early advantage and even got to use his chain on Rude, thanks to some timely distraction efforts by Albano. But Rude survived the attack and eventually got enough momentum to defeat the wrestler he took the U.S. title from. Albano berated a groggy Koloff afterward for his loss.

Johnny Valentine came out to ringside, took the mic and said, “I’m not going to wait to see who the commissioner appoints to face the world heavyweight champion at Night of Champions. Instead, I’m going to make his choice easy – by calling out Harley Race and beating him right now, right here, so there’s no doubt who the real No. 1 contender is!” Out came Race to answer the challenge.

Johnny Valentine d. Harley Race in a long, amazing match when he caught Race coming off the ropes with a piledriver, then finished him with an ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER. Race was resilient, surviving seven earlier pin attempts against him, while Valentine escaped two of his own as the men grappled back and forth and the audience was on edge. Afterward, the commissioner came out and applauded the effort of both men, but did not announce that Valentine was the No. 1 contender.

Commander Lou Albano came out with BCW world heavyweight champion George Hackenschmidt to announce that, from now on, they were reinstituting the best two-out-of-three-falls format for heavyweight matches, starting with Hackenschmidt’s rematch against Mil Mascaras on this card. “So bring your best, Mil,” Albano said. “Of course, it won’t be enough.”

Mil Mascaras d. BCW world heavyweight champion George Hackenschmidt (w/ Commander Lou Albano) by DQ, meaning Hackenschmidt retained the belt in the best two-of-three-falls match. In the first fall, the match was back and forth, with a total of nine pin attempts, before Hackenschmidt went into the turnbuckle in a failed attempt to smash Mascaras. One FLYING BODY PRESS later, Mascaras had the pin. In the second fall, Hackenschmidt was still woozy, but he hung in there until he came off the turnbuckle with a move at the same time that Mascaras hit him. Both men went down. Mascaras recovered first, but before he could launch into a FLYING BODY PRESS, he was waylaid by Albano. The referee had no choice but to call for the DQ, giving Mascaras the match but not the title. Mascaras quickly exited the ring to avoid an attack by the rest of the Foreign Legion, while the fans booed.

[The Creek Rises]

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YEAR SIX, CARD NO. 11

CARD No. 11 – Eddie Graham Sports Stadium

Commissioner Chad came out with S+S, who demanded a match with the Biggest Show on Earth ahead of their title shot at Night of Champions in order to show that they were title contenders, too! The commissioner called out King Kong Bundy and Bruiser Brody to see if they were willing to face such a “challenge.” He was answered by the two giants heading to the ring.

Biggest Show on Earth d. S+S when Larry Sharpe succumbed to a running leg drop by Bruiser Brody. Sharpe had tried posing in front of Brody before the match began, and that was all it took for Brody to beat him down. King Kong Bundy didn’t even tag in, and George South didn’t appear to want to!

The New Age Outlaws d. Ivan Koloff and Mad Dog Vachon when B.G. James pinned Mad Dog Vachon after Vachon missed James with a clothesline and hit the turnbuckle, making him easy prey for James. The two tag teams appeared to be using the match as a warm-up for the upcoming Tag-o-Rama PPV tournament, and both teams appeared well-tuned.

Commissioner Chad came back out before Diamond Dallas Page and Adam Pearce were to face off in a “falls count anywhere” match to say he decided that Sir Oliver Humperdink would get his wish: If Pearce won, he’d get a shot at the U.S. title at Night of Champions, and the same would be true for Page. He finished with “So, have at it, boys.”

Diamond Dallas Page d. Adam Pearce (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) when Page gave Pearce a DIAMOND CUTTER out on the floor. Pearce fought gamely, and Humperdink even tried to interfere, but Page seemed very motivated by a shot at the U.S. title. It was the first singles loss of Pearce’s BCW career.

Commissioner Chad came back out to address a somewhat-desponded Sir Oliver Humperdink: “Sir Oliver, that didn’t go so well. But I’ll tell you what – let’s give another of your youngsters a good ‘training opportunity.’ How about a nontitle match with U.S. champion Rick Rude, right now? That would be good for, say, Claudio?” Down to ringside came Claudio Castagnoli, followed by U.S. heavyweight champion Rick Rude.

U.S. heavyweight champion Rick Rude (w/ Ida Mae) d. Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) in a nontitle match when connected on a swinging neckbreaker to get the pin. Claudio was the aggressor early, but after a few times in and out of the ring for both wrestlers, Rude finally got enough of an advantage to make it pay off. Afterward, Commissioner Chad came back out to say, “Guess it’s just not your day!” to a gloomy Sir Oliver Humperdink.

Ray Stevens and Brad Armstrong d. the Mongols (w/ Commander Lou Albano) when Stevens pinned Bepo Mongol after a double underhook suplex. Stevens was helped by the appearance of Animal at ringside, which distracted the Mongols long enough for Stevens to get the pin. Afterward, the Mongols and Animal pointed at one another and vowed revenge. Meanwhile, it was another tough loss for the Mongols as teams jockeyed for position ahead of Tag-o-Rama in five cards.

The Oilmen d. BCW world tag-team champions Giant Baba and Jushin Liger by DQ when Antonio Inoki came to ringside and attacked Danny Hodge, tossing him into the guardrail. Afterward, Inoki stared at Baba and Liger, then departed, leaving the crowd and the wrestlers in the ring baffled. Before the incident, the nontitle match had been mostly even, albeit relatively short.

Jimmy Snuka came out and said he was still bummed about losing the U.S. title match to Rick Rude and needed a pick-me-up. So he was going to pick on an old rival who also was a loser – Harley Race, who lost to Johnny Valentine at the last card. “One of us is going to feel better shortly,” Snuka said as Race came to the ring.

Harley Race d. Jimmy Snuka via a PILEDRIVER in a match that was in the ring, out of the ring and all over the place. Race showed little emotion in finishing off his longtime rival, and he left the ring immediately afterward.

In a match to decide who would face BCW world heavyweight champion George Hackenschmidt at Night of Champions, Mil Mascaras d. Johnny Valentine using is octopus hold. Valentine seemed a step slow, as it appeared that the match with Harley Race at the previous card had lasting effects on him. Mascaras took advantage using his speed and agility to get the victory and the right of another rematch with the man who took the world title from him.

[The Creek Rises]

Once again, the posting of the card timed out. Hmm ...