Tommy's LWF

[roninnoir]

Oct 21, 2008 15:50:25 GMT -5 jasonjaconetti said:

I really like your set up. This is a great read

Thanks, I'm enjoying it too...gets across my results and highlights without killing myself typing them up.

I appreciate it!

[roninnoir]

Oct 21, 2008 15:58:42 GMT -5 holland227 said:

Snuka now has held them all!!

Yes!

He joins Giant Baba, Bobo Brazil and The Valentines in the Triple Crown club.

At this point, Harley Race and Buddy Rogers are lacking the Tag Titles for the Triple Crown, and Iron Sheik is missing the World title.

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really enjoying catching up with the history of your LOW fed Tommy.

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LWF Mat Wars Card #81

Cowboy Bob Orton pinned Red Bastien...Jim Brunzell stung Brutus Beefcake...The Midnight Express beat The Sandman & Sabu by DQ...World Champion Jimmy Snuka & The Destroyer smashed Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose...Harley Race beat Johnny Valentine by DQ...US Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Killer Kowalski by DQ...

LWF Mat Wars Card #82

Killer Kowalski broke Koko B. Ware...The Midnight Express defeated The Sandman & Sabu DQ...Cowboy Bob Orton dropped Don Leo Jonathan...Harley Race beat Johnny Valentine by DQ...Dick Hutton & Red Bastien beat Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik by pinfall...King Kong Bundy crushed Jim Duggan...World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors smashed The Dream Team...

LWF Tag Team Invitational

First Round Matches: Don Leo Jonathan & Mil Mascaras got past Jim Duggan & US Champion Ted DiBiase...Dick Hutton & Red Bastien beat Sandman & Sabu by DQ...The Valiants upended The Midnight Express...Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel dropped World Champion Jimmy Snuka & The Destroyer...Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski beat World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors when Bobby Eaton interfered...The Killer Bees defeated The Dream Team by DQ...Giant Baba & Bobo Brazil defeated King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker...Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose...Quarterfinals: Don Leo Jonathan & Mil Mascaras beat Dick Hutton & Red Bastien...Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel hammered The Valiants...Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski thwarted The Killer Bees...Giant Baba & Bobo Brazil smashed Nikolai Volkoff...Semifinals: Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel eliminated Don Leo Jonathan & Mil Mascaras...Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski thwarted Giant Baba & Bobo Brazil...Non-Tournament Match Johnny Valentine pinned Cowboy Bob Orton...Finals: Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel beat Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski by submission when Bockwinkel used the ropes for leverage...

- Race & Bockwinkel win by submission, but once the cheating is found out, a rematch is ordered for the next show!

LWF Mat Wars #84

Bobo Brazil pinned Virgil...Frank Gotch dropped Cowboy Bob Orton...Dick Hutton & Red Bastien beat Sandman & Sabu by pinfall...The Dream Team got a submission win over The Killer Bees...Buff Bagwell took out Gorgeous George...World Champion Jimmy Snuka crushed Buddy Rose...Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel defeated Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski...

- Virgil made Bobo Brazil a bloody mess before Brazil rallied and pinned him.

LWF Mat Wars Card #85

Koko B. Ware defeated The Iron Sheik by DQ...The Sandman & Sabu smashed The Midnight Express...Ox Baker hammered Red Bastien...Bobo Brazil pinned US Champion Ted DiBiase to regain the United States Title...Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel defeated World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors to win the World Tag Team Titles...

- Race joins the Triple Crown and Bockwinkel is one title away, needing only the US belt! Hawk had gotten his foot on the ropes when Race went for the pin, but Bockwinkel kicked his foot off before the ref saw it!

- As Brazil had DiBiase on the ropes, Virgil hit the ring, but Brazil fought him off...and DiBiase even busted out his loaded glove...but Brazil would not be denied! However, fans began to question DiBiase after the match!

LWF World Champion: "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
LWF World Tag Team Champions: Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race
LWF United States Champion: Bobo Brazil

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LWF Face-Off

King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker, Cowboy Bob Orton, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware & The Killer Bees in an elimination match with the order of elimination being as follows: 1. Iron Sheik pinned Ware. 2. Ted DiBiase DQed for hitting Orton with a LOADED GLOVE. 3. Blair put Volkoff to sleep. 4. Bundy crushed Blair. 5. Sheik pinned Brunzell. 6. Baker pinned Duggan. Survivors: Iron Sheik, Cowboy Bob Orton, King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker...The Dream Team & The Valiants defeated Johnny Valentine, Buff Bagwell, Dick Hutton & Red Bastien with the order of elimination being as follows: 1. Greg Valentine pinned Bagwell after a double team. 2. Johnny Valentine was DQed. 3. Jimmy Valiant pinned Bastien. 4. Jimmy Valiant pinned Hutton. Survivors: Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant...Gorgeous George, Buddy Rose & The Midnight Express defeated The Road Warriors, The Destroyer & World Champion Jimmy Snuka with the order of elimination being as follows: 1. Destroyer was counted out. 2. Lane pinned Hawk after the VEG-O-MATIC. 3. George pinned Animal while holding the tights. 4. Snuka crushed George. 5. Eaton pinned Snuka after the ROCKET LAUNCHER. Survivors: Buddy Rose & The Midnight Express...World Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race, Buddy Rogers and Killer Kowalski defeated Giant Baba, US Champion Bobo Brazil, Mil Mascaras & Don Leo Jonathan with the order of elimination being as follows: 1. Race pinned Brazil. 2. Rogers upset Baba. 3. Mascaras stunned Kowalski. 4. Don Leo eliminated Bockwinkel. 5. Race pinned Mascaras. 6. Rogers made Don Leo submit. Survivors: World Tag Team Champion Harley Race & Buddy Rogers...

- Face-Off ends! The villains run wild, even scoring one shut-out!

- Starrcade is coming on card 96!

LWF Mat Wars Card #87

Jim Brunzell beat Gorgeous George by DQ...Buff Bagwell put down Frank Gotch...Ted DiBiase beat Cowboy Bob Orton...Giant Baba & US Champion Bobo Brazil beat King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker by DQ when Virgil interfered...World Champion Jimmy Snuka & The Destroyer beat The Midnight Express by DQ...Johnny Valentine pinned Greg Valentine...The Road Warriors beat World Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race for a record setting 7th title reign...

- As The Road Warriors went up the ramp in celebration, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane attacked! They beat down the weakened Road Warriors...and launched them off of the high stage, leaving Animal and Hawk very, very injured!

LWF Mat Wars Card #88

Giant Baba dropped Virgil...Koko B. Ware defeated Nick Bockwinkel by DQ...King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker smashed Dick Hutton & Red Bastien...Killer Kowalski crushed Sabu...Don Leo Jonathan pinned Nikolai Volkoff...US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Ted DiBiase by DQ when DiBiase used the LOADED GLOVE...World Champion Jimmy Snuka & The Destroter beat The Midnight Express by DQ...

- LWF officials reluctantly announced that The Road Warriors would be stripped of the LWF tag team titles, as they were announced to be too injured to defend the gold!

- DiBiase lays out Brazil with the glove, and Jim Duggan argued with DiBiase post-match!

LWF Mat Wars Card #89

Mil Mascaras & Don Leo Jonathan dropped The Dream Team...Buddy Rogers defeated Jim Duggan...The Killer Bees beat Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose...Nick Bockwinkel beat Koko B. Ware by DQ...Killer Kowalski defeated Johnny Valentine by DQ...Giant Baba & Bobo Brazil defeated King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker by DQ...World Champion Jimmy Snuka pinned Bobby Eaton...

- Nick Bockwinkel made a special introduction before his match with Ware...his new manager: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan!

- Nick Bockwinkel confronted Jimmy Snuka post-match and told him it was high time to "stop ducking the real challengers!" Snuka lunged at Bockwinkel, but security kept them apart. Bockwinkel left with a smirk as Snuka told him "anytime, anyplace!"

LWF Mat Wars Card #90

Red Bastien beat Frank Gotch by DQ...The Killer Bees defeated The Valiants...Harley Race spiked Dick Hutton...The Sandman & Sabu defeated Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik...Nick Bockwinkel put Koko B. Ware away...Giant Baba pinned King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage Match...

LWF World Champion: "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
LWF World Tag Team Champions: Vacant
LWF United States Champion: Bobo Brazil

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LWF Mat Wars Card #91

Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose beat Jim Duggan & Ted DiBiase by DQ...Frank Gotch trounced Brutus Beefcake...Red Bastien beat Cowboy Bob Orton via pinfall...The Midnight Express downed The Killer Bees...Killer Kowalski defeated US Champion Bobo Brazil by DQ...Buddy Rogers downed Mil Mascaras...Nick Bockwinkel defeated World Champion Jimmy Snuka to win the World Heavyweight Title...

- Bockwinkel becomes the second 3-time champion, tying Johnny Valentine!

LWF Mat Wars Card #92

Dick Hutton & Red Bastien defeated Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff by DQ...Buff Bagwell defeated King Kong Bundy by countout...Ted DiBiase & Jim Duggan defeated Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose by DQ...Frank Gotch stopped Ox Baker...The Sandman & Sabu put down The Dream Team...The Destroyer beat Virgil by submission...Killer Kowalski & Buddy Rogers fought to a no-contest against Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race when Kowalski turned on Rogers...

- Buddy Rogers came out at the beginning of the show, and said he felt he deserved a shot at Nick Bockwinkel's World title...Bobby Heenan said he would have to earn it: In a tag team match! The stablemates paired off, Kowalski and Rogers vs Bockwinkel and Race...but when Rogers got the upperhand, Kowalski nailed him! Bockwinkel, Race and Heenan made it a four-on-one, but Jimmy Snuka hit the ring and saved Rogers!!

LWF Mat Wars Card #93

Koko B. Ware stunned Cowboy Bob Orton...Don Leo Jonathan put away Buddy Rose...Johnny Valentine stopped King Kong Bundy...Dick Hutton & Red Bastien defeated Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik by DQ...Gorgeous George beat Ted DiBiase by DQ...US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Kowalski by DQ...Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race defeated Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers by submission...

- Orton tried to attack Koko B. Ware...but Jim Duggan laid into him with the 2x4!

- Antonio Inoki was officially introduced to the LWF crowd!

LWF Mat Wars Card #94

Virgil stunned Antonio Inoki...The Valiants beat The Sandman & Sabu...Stan Lane picked up a DQ win over Giant Baba...Gorgeous George toppled Ted DiBiase in a Texas Death Match...Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated Dick Hutton & Red Bastien....Ox Baker defeated Jim Duggan by DQ...World Champion Nick Bockwinkel trounced Mil Mascaras...

- Duggan went wild post-match, chasing off Baker and Virgil!

LWF Mat Ward Card #95

The Valiants defeated Dick Hutton & Red Bastien...Virgil shocked Ted DiBiase...The Destroyer beat Buddy Rose by DQ when Gorgeous George attacked...King Kong Bundy collapsed Buff Bagwell...Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki handled The Midnight Express...Ox Baker defeated Jim Duggan by DQ...The Killer Bees beat The Dream Team by DQ....Jimmy Snuka pinned Gorgeous George...US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Frank Gotch by DQ when The Sandman, Sabu and The Sheik attacked Brazil...

- Duggan laid into Baker with the 2x4, hurting him!

- Paul Ellering made his debut, coming to the ring mid-show for a special announcement: Animal and Hawk would return at Starrcade...to face The Midnight Express in a Skywalkers Scaffold Match!!!

- After Snuka pinned George, Harley Race, Killer Kowalski and Nick Bockwinkel surrounded the ring...but Buddy Rogers made the save!

- The Sheik debuted alongside Sabu and The Sandman in a brutal attack on Bobo Brazil! Sabu and Sandman held Brazil in place for a Sheik fireball!! Gotch questioned them about it, and they turned on him! Gotch tried to retreat...when Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and Nikita Breznikov cut him off and told him his days were numbered!!!

LWF World Champion: Nick Bockwinkel
LWF World Tag Team Champions: Vacant
LWF United States Champion: Bobo Brazil

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LWF Starrcade II

Johnny Valentine put Buddy Rose away...Killer Kowalski crushed Koko B. Ware...Dick Hutton & Red Bastien defeated The Dream Team...Frank Gotch and The Sheik fought to a double DQ when first Sabu & Sandman ran in, followed by Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon...Don Leo Jonathan stopped The Sandman...The Valiants beat Extreme Impact...Gorgeous George defeated The Destroyer by DQ...The Killer Bees stung Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik...Mil Mascaras pinned Sabu...Giant Baba pinned Antonio Inoki...King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker & Virgil beat Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase & Buff Bagwell in a Steel Cage Match when DiBiase slugged Jim Duggan with a loaded glove...Harley Race pinned Jimmy Snuka...World Champion Nick Bockwinkel and Buddy Rogers fought to a double DQ....The Road Warriors defeated The Midnight Express in a Skywalkers Scaffold Match. Animal fell off first, stumbling after slamming Eaton, then Hawk dropped Lane and then Eaton off the scaffold...

- What a huge night! Animal and Hawk return, defeating their rivals in their trademark match!

- Extreme Impact is Chris Candido and Justin Credible, by the way.

- The Masked Superstar debuted, attacking The Destroyer after his match with Gorgeous George.

- As Rogers and Bockwinkel were brawling, The Valiants hit the ring and attacked Rogers! They have left Albano for Heenan!

- The biggest news story was DiBiase's betrayal. DiBiase blasted Duggan with the glove...and joined Bundy, Baker and Virgil in beating Duggan down! Koko B. Ware tried to run in, but Bob Orton attacked him from behind, then entered the cage himself! As they were beating Duggan down, Buff Bagwell grabbed the loaded glove and they held Duggan in place...but he slugged Bundy, and then Baker! Bagwell began unloading with the loaded glove, dragging Duggan from the cage! DiBiase threw a fit, because he was convinced Bagwell was "in" on it!

- The LWF announced huge changes were coming! First off, a tournament was finally set to begin for the LWF World Tag Team titles...plus, Card #100 would be the last LWF Mat Wars, and the first ever Television Champion would be crowned! Finally, beginning with Year Three, LWF would move to a "tour" system!

LWF Mat Wars Card #97

Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose to advance in the Tag Team Title Tournament...Chris Candido stunned Buff Bagwell...Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik advanced in the Tag Title Tournament with a DQ win over The Valiants...Mil Mascaras beat The Masked Superstar...The Killer Bees stopped King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker to advance in the Tag Title Tournament...The Destroyer beat Justin Credible by DQ when Masked Superstar attacked The Destroyer...The Road Warriors wiped out The Dream Team to advance in the Tag Title Tournament...Frank Gotch and The Sheik fought to a no contest in a Lumberjack Match when all the lumberjacks brawled...

- Earlier in the show, Ted DiBiase brought out Virgil, King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker and new recruit Cowboy Bob Orton...the all new DiBiase Enterprises! Jim Duggan told DiBiase it was far from over...and introduced The Missing Link and Bruiser Brody!

- Gotch took a powder as the lumberjacks brawled...and bumped into George Hackenschmidt in the entryway!!

LWF Mat Wars Card #98

Chris Candido put away Koko B. Ware...Killer Kowalski thwarted The Missing Link...The Vachons beat The Midnight Express by DQ...Bruiser Brody thumped Virgil...Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik to advance in the Tag Team Title Tournament...Dick Hutton upended Harley Race...The Road Warriors beat The Killer Bees to advance to the finals of the Tag Team title tournament...Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers fought to a double DQ with The Valiants when the Heenan Family stormed the ring, followed by Lou Albano, Johnny Valentine and The Dream Team...

- Albano reunites The Valentines against The Heenan Family! What an amazing standoff!

- The Road Warriors only have to beat Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki to regain the titles they never really lost!

LWF Mat Wars Card #99

Buff Bagwell & Koko B. Ware bounced King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker...Brutus Beefcake thwarted George Hackenschmidt...Chris Candido dropped Jim Brunzell...The Sheik beat Red Bastien by DQ...The Midnight Express topped The Vachons by countout...Greg Valentine stunned Killer Kowalski...Mil Mascaras pinned The Sandman...The World Tag Team Title Final between The Road Warriors and Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki went to a double DQ; the titles remained vacant...

- Frank Gotch berated George Hackenschmidt after losing to Brutus Beefcake!

LWF Mat Ward Card #100

TV Title Tournament First Round: Gorgeous George beat Sabu by submission...Cowboy Bob Orton beat Jim Brunzell by countout...The Sandman pinned Koko B. Ware...The Destroyer defeated Buff Bagwell...Dick Hutton beat Jim Duggan...Red Bastien toppled King Kong Bundy...Ted DiBiase defeated Greg Valentine...Buddy Rose shocked Ox Baker...TV Title Tournament Quarter Finals: Gorgeous George defeated Cowboy Bob Orton...The Destroyer made Sandman submit to the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK...Dick Hutton beat Red Bastien...Ted DiBiase thwarted Buddy Rose...Semi-Finals: The Destroyer put Gorgeous George to sleep...Ted DiBiase dropped Dick Hutton...In a non-tournament match, Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat The Road Warriors in a Texas Death Match to win the World Tag Team Titles...Finals: Ted DiBiase beat The Destroyer to become the first LWF Television Champion...Johnny Valentine pinned Nick Bockwinkel to win the World Heavyweight Title for the fourth title...

- Ted DiBiase becomes the very first LWF Television champion!

- Johnny Valentine makes history with his win over Bockwinkel!

- After Hutton beat Bastien, they shook hands...but Extreme Impact attacked them both, disgusted by their display of respect!

LWF World Champion: Johnny Valentine
LWF World Tag Team Champions: Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki
LWF United States Champion: Bobo Brazil
LWF Television Champion: "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

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Year Two Awards

Wrestler of the Year: Nick Bockwinkel
First Runner Up: Jimmy Snuka
Second Runner Up: Ted DiBiase
Third Runner Up: Buddy Rogers

- Bockwinkel, again, is the man to beat in the LWF! Bockwinkel dominates the title scene in the LWF, singles or tag, whatever he opts to do. Jimmy Snuka had a great year, ending Bockwinkel's second title reign, while Ted DiBiase broke the United States title record. Buddy Rogers, while not racking up belts, consistently ranked at the top.

Tag Team of the Year: The Road Warriors
First Runner Up: The Killer Bees
Second Runner Up: Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose
Third Runner Up: Nick Bockwinkel & Harley Race

- Deja vu all over again. The Road Warriors picked up four more tag titles in Year 2, and were consistently top ranked. The Killer Bees managed to be their closest rivals, and while their wins were considered upsets at first, they soon became too numerous to write off. Only the tag belts truly eluded the Bees. George & Rose really gelled this year, consistently in the title mix. Bockwinkel & Race earned a spot in the last part of the year, winning the tag invitiational and even a short-lived tag title run.

Most Popular Wrestler of the Year: Jimmy Snuka
First Runner Up: Jim Duggan
Second Runner Up: Bobo Brazil
Third Runner Up: Buff Bagwell

- Snuka had a banner year, fending off Buddy Rose and then tackling the fearsome quartet of Bockwinkel, Race, Rogers and Kowalski! This, combined with his US, Tag Team and World title reigns earned him a legion of fans! Jim Duggan, while not racking up the best win-loss record, also gained a massive following...who cheered as he tried to redeem Ted DiBiase, cried when DiBiase betrayed him and stood in awe when he got his revenge by unleashing Bruiser Brody and The Missing Link! Brazil's following slipped a bit as Snuka moved to the forefront...and newcomer Buff Bagwell's brash attitude won many fans over, especially when he refused to back down from guys like Nick Bockwinkel!

Most Hated Wrestler of the Year: Nick Bockwinkel
First Runner Up: Ted DiBiase
Second Runner Up: Greg Valentine
Third Runner Up: Gorgeous George

- Bockwinkel wins this year, only because DiBiase spent most of the year playing a fan favorite before stabbing Jim Duggan in the back. Greg Valentine infuriated tons of people with the depths he sank to in his battle with his father, including planting Brutus Beefcake as a partner for Johnny Valentine before snapping a trap closed with Beefcake, Albano and the Valiants. And George supplemented his grating personality with tag gold, which sat well with no one, except Buddy Rose and Cherie Dupree.

Feud of the Year: Ted DiBiase & Jim Duggan vs King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker & Virgil
First Runner Up: Destroyer & Jimmy Snuka vs Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose
Second Runner Up: Frank Gotch, Sandman & Sabu vs Mil Mascaras & Don Leo Jonathan
Third Runner Up: Johnny Valentine vs The Dream Team

- DiBiase and Duggan waged a mid-card war with Ted's former charges King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker and Virgil after a gangpile by Gotch, Sandman and Sabu on DiBiase led to Duggan saving him...it was bloody and intense, involved Koko B. Ware, Cowboy Bob Orton and Buff Bagwell by the end and ended with DiBiase slugging Duggan in the face with his infamous loaded glove. Destroyer & Snuka wound up trouncing George & Rose in a cage match and ended a tag title run, as just one of many great encounters before Snuka wound up chasing Bockwinkel. It was the Arabian Facebuster heard 'round the world...Sabu crushed Mil Mascaras, setting off a feud with his allies, most notably Don Leo Jonathan. The feud saw Sabu try to cripple Mascaras and Don Leo battle Sandman in a Singapore Cane match and later evolved into a war involving Mascaras, Don Leo, Sandman, Sabu, Bobo Brazil and debuting wrestler The Sheik. Late last year, Johnny Valentine was stabbed in the back by his own son as they were defending the tag titles against The Valiants. Captain Lou led Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake (who also turned on Johnny later), in a feud that wound up having a series of dog collar matches that Johnny used to beat his son and friends up with.

Match of the Year: Ted DiBiase beats Harley Race for the US title, LWF Mat Wars
First Runner Up: Jimmy Snuka beats Nick Bockwinkel for the World title in a cage, Slamboree
Second Runner Up: The Road Warriors regain the tag titles from Bockwinkel & Race, LWF Mat Wars
Third Runner Up: Ted DiBiase beats Destroyer for the vacant TV title, LWF Mat Wars

- Two MOTYs for DiBiase, Race and Bockwinkel! DiBiase's US title win as so good that it spoiled the rest of the show! Snuka's cage match was a historic event, ending with a big Superfly Leap that made history. The Road Warriors' win over Bockwinkel & Race was their 7th title win, which was cut short in a brutal assault by the Midnight Express. DiBiase's bout with Destroyer was very dramatic, as Jim Duggan even tried to get involved, but DiBiase was still crowned the first ever TV champ.

Newcomer of the Year: Mil Mascaras
First Runner Up: Killer Bees
Second Runner Up: Dick Hutton
Third Runner Up: Don Leo Jonathan

- Despite no gold, Mascaras made an impact, consistently ranking highly and battling all manner of foul forces. The Killer Bees stunned everyone with their tag team success, fending off Volkoff & The Iron Sheik and even getting a one week tag title reign. Dick Hutton entered the company taking on all comers, but found himself teaming with Red Bastien after a 2/3 Falls match made them realize their mutual respect for each other...it was one of the few truly shining moments of sportsmanship. Don Leo Jonathan also never won gold, but like Mascaras has never backed down from anyone.

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LWF Year Three

The Dream Team vs. The Heenan Family

“Captain” Lou Albano vs. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan

The Captain, after a year of making life Hell for our heroes, has turned over a new leaf brought on by the betrayals of The Valiants! Bobby Heenan emerged in the LWF at the side of Nick Bockwinkel, prompting his men to kick Buddy Rogers to the curb and recruit The Valiants! Well, Albano is furious and he’s assembled a stable to stand against The Heenan Family! Managing to get Greg & Johnny Valentine to reconcile, Albano’s approach did put a rift in the Hutton/Bastien alliance with Johnny, as they refuse to associate with Albano and The Dream Team. Which manager will lay claim to “The Greatest Manager in Wrestling History”? And what will Paul Ellering and Jim Cornette have to say about the one who does?

“Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers vs. Nick Bockwinkel

Fresh off of his betrayal at the hands of Killer Kowalski, Buddy Rogers has emerged as one of the top favorites in the LWF! While it was Kowalski that stabbed him in the back and brutalized him, Rogers knows that Bobby Heenan and Nick Bockwinkel masterminded the assault. For Rogers, Kowalski’s day will come soon…but he plans to cut the two heads off the beast first! Look for Rogers and Jimmy Snuka to unite against Bockwinkel & Race! Bockwinkel is no dummy, though…he wouldn’t have cut Rogers loose if he didn’t have a plan to handle him.

“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka vs. Harley Race

When no one else would come to the aid of the fallen Rogers, Jimmy Snuka saved the day! Now Snuka and Rogers have found allies in The Valentines, Albano and Beefcake! While Snuka will happily battle Kowalski or Bockwinkel, he’s concentrating on bringing Harley Race down a notch this year! But many fans can’t help but look at Snuka’s team and see a group of guys with less than stellar reputations. Should Snuka be watching out for his partners as well as his enemies? And how long will Harley Race be happy playing second in command to Nick Bockwinkel…especially since Heenan arrived, Race is now the third man on the totem pole?

Johnny Valentine vs Killer Kowalski

One of the biggest shockers in the LWF has to be Lou Albano reuniting father and son! Johnny and Greg reconciled and have joined forces nearly a year after their split, to wage war with the Heenan family! While Johnny would love to get his hands on Harley Race another time or two this year, his primary focus will be the sadistic Killer Kowalski! On the flipside of that shocking reconciliation is the heartless betrayal of Kowalski against Rogers after two years of teaming. In addition to battles with Valentine, Kowalski will have his hands full with challenges from Rogers as well.

The Dream Team vs The Valiants

Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake being cheered? Is it possible? It appears so! Valentine and Beefcake are being pointed at The Valiants by Albano, who’s ready to pull the trigger! But are Valentine and Beefcake the kinds of guys that the fans really want to cheer? And can they handle the crafty double-teaming of The Valiants?

Hacksaw’s Enforcers vs. DiBiase Enterprises

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs Ted DiBiase

Poor Hacksaw was wrong. After being deceived for a year by Ted DiBiase, the “Million Dollar Man” stabbed him in the back and tried to cripple him. Were it not for Buff Bagwell and an uncharacteristic show of compassion, he would have succeeded! Now Duggan is out for blood, and he plans to extract it from DiBiase! DiBiase, for his part, says that he’s always been the same guy…he’s just richer now. Duggan has introduced two of the most volatile elements in wrestling history to the LWF in his revenge efforts: Bruiser Brody and Missing Link! When the smoke clears, will anyone be left standing?

Buff Bagwell vs “Cowboy” Bob Orton

Bagwell stunned many, not the least of which being Ted DiBiase, when he DIDN’T stab Duggan in the back! DiBiase assumed that he and Bagwell were on the same page and is paying for it now! DiBiase was unshaken by Bagwell’s refusal to join forces, however, recruiting Bob Orton to handle the energetic fan favorite! Will the tough guy handle the charismatic Bagwell?

Bruiser Brody vs King Kong Bundy

Lord only knows what Jim Duggan has done now. Perhaps opening a floodgate that cannot be closed, in his efforts for revenge, Duggan has unleashed the savage Bruiser Brody on the LWF and King Kong Bundy! As savage as Brody is, the most frightening thing about his is that, underneath it all, he’s not an animal like The Missing Link…a cold cunning is there…as if Brody fully understands what he’s doing. Can a man like that be trusted? Outwardly, Bundy shows no fear…but how can you not be uncertain with a guy like Brody around?

The Missing Link vs Ox Baker

Ox, meet The Link! Ox is known for being a brutal thug, but the Link is an animal! Ox has never faced anything quite like this before. Can he handle the unorthodox Link? Can Duggan control the Link? Occasionally, Brody and Link form an unpredictable tag team to combat Bundy & Baker!

Koko B. Ware vs. Virgil

Ted DiBiase’s bodyguard has been given the task of destroying the popular Koko B. Ware! Is Virgil up to the challenge? The combinations of Koko, Buff & Duggan sometimes battle Orton, DiBiase & Virgil in various tag alignments.

The Legion of Doom vs. The Midnight Express

“Precious” Paul Ellering vs. Jim Cornette

Now you have done it, Cornette! After the Express struggled for a year in the LWF, they exacted a deadly vengeance on the Road Warriors with a vicious assault that culminated in both men being thrown off of a high staging area to the floor below! Missing the last part of the year, many feared that the Road Warriors would never grace another LWF ring…but they are back, and they have Paul Ellering in tow to get his hands on James E. Cornette!

The Road Warriors vs. The Midnight Express

Well, they couldn’t take the Road Warriors in the ring, so the Express attacked them out of the ring during a match with Bockwinkel and Race…but they made one fatal mistake: They left the job undone! Hawk and Animal are back and there will be Hell to pay! They have one thing to say to the men that tried to throw them to their dooms: Skywalkers! The scaffold match is HERE!

Giant Baba vs. Antonio Inoki

This is one of the most interesting relationships in the LWF, and one of the most intense! Both men being students of the same mentor, they are sharing space the only way they know how! Baba has ended his longtime partnership with Bobo Brazil upon Inoki’s arrival, and the two Japanese legends are locked in an intense feud…with a catch! While they battle each other regularly, they also take on all comers as a tag team together! They sometimes even face Baba’s old partners Bobo Brazil and Mil Mascaras in tag action!

Gotch’s International Alliance vs. The Foreign Powers

Nikita Breznikov (manager of The Foreign Powers)

Breznikov, Volkoff & Sheik have performed a coup! When Orton left the group for DiBiase’s money, they were momentarily at a loss…until George Hackenschmidt fell in their laps! Hackenschmidt arrived in the LWF looking for Frank Gotch, and a plan was formed. Volkoff and Breznikov preyed on Hackenschmidt’s bitterness towards Gotch as well as his Russian heritage to convince him that they were noble crusaders trying to bring Gotch down as well…while an unbiased figure could see through this, Hackenschmidt is blinded by his fury towards Gotch! To make it worse, whenever he’s tried to convince the fans of Gotch’s nature, Gotch has used George’s affiliation with Volkoff, Breznikov and Sheik to poke holes in his credibility!

Frank Gotch vs. George Hackenschmidt

Though many fans may not realize it, they’re probably cheering for the wrong guy here! Hackenschmidt is an otherwise upstanding and intelligent man, who has been blinded by his fury for Gotch! Will he see through the lies of his comrades? What will he think when he realizes that, in his short LWF career, everyone he’s associated with has been a liar or a manipulator? More importantly…can he get revenge in the ring?

The Vachons vs. Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik

Frank Gotch’s alliance with Sandman and Sabu came to an abrupt halt recently when another family reunion took place. Gotch took exception to Sabu inviting the Sheik onto their squad, and when he tried to complain about it to his hardcore charges, was nearly mauled by them. Gotch backed off and went out, recruiting two more hardcore legends: The Vachons! Sending them after Volkoff & Sheik, Gotch has also directed them to try to cripple Sabu and The Sheik for stabbing him in the back! As for the Vachons, well, they don’t care who they hurt, so long as they’re hurting someone.

The People’s Choice vs. Hardcore Legacy

Bobo Brazil vs. The Sheik

The blood runs free in the LWF tonight! The Sheik has arrived and he, Sandman and Sabu are on the prowl, hunting some Legends! Sheik, in his crazed mind, recognizes Bobo Brazil and his murderous instincts are primed! Brazil says “bring it on!” Feud of the Year will be hotly contested this year!

Mil Mascaras vs. Sabu

Shortly after Sabu’s debut last year, he crossed Mascaras with a mean Arabian face buster…and now that spark blows wide open, as Sabu is targeting Mascaras for annihilation! This feud will be death-defying and high-flying! Mascaras and Bobo Brazil have also agreed to team up to battle the First Family of Hardcore in an intense tag feud as well!

Don Leo Jonathan vs. The Sandman

The Sandman has targeted Don Leo’s head for his mantle, and fully intends to collect! Can even the Singapore cane put the giant down? Can anything?

Destroyer & Killer Bees vs. George’s Gentlemen’s Club

The Destroyer vs. The Masked Superstar

George has decided that the best way to settle his feud with the Destroyer is to get The Masked Superstar to do it for him! The Superstar is stalking Destroyer with glee, standing in his way, keeping him from touching Gorgeous George! The masked war is on!

The Killer Bees vs. Gorgeous George & “Playboy” Buddy Rose

George & Rose thought they had Destroyer down on a 3-1 advantage, but The Bees have saved they day! Look for great tag team action in this feud, as George & Rose are one of the most successful teams in LWF history! And all six men will happily team in six man action as well!

Hutton & Bastien vs. Extreme Impact

Dick Hutton vs. Justin Credible

If there’s one thing Hutton hates, it’s a loudmouth! And Justin, well, he plans on shoving your cane down your throat! Can Credible make a name for himself at the expense of former US champion Hutton? Also, this year Hutton and Bastien are splitting their time among singles and tag action, given their lack of success in the past year in the tag ranks.

Red Bastien vs. Chris Candido

The similarities are there, but the differences are profound, especially in attitude. Bastien prepares to resume singles wrestling, while Candido wants to use his established name as a stepping stone to LWF gold! Candido and Credible will also team up as Extreme Impact and go for tag gold!

[holland227]

Great as always!