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Post by cruefan68 on May 1, 2017 0:17:30 GMT -5
The Sandman injured again and out for eight cards, ouch. Ox Baker is mean and nasty and that Heart Punch is a literal killer. This was a great show for the high school gym audience, especially what seemed like a classic between Frank Gotch and Gorgeous George.
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Post by bookerbill on May 2, 2017 16:33:33 GMT -5
Thank you for the feed back. I was looking to book Destroyer and George in a program but Destroyer's success in the tournament and against George cooled that idea off. Gotch vs George has proven to be an interesting bout perhaps worthy of a mid card program coming out of the title tournament. Expect Sandman back in action shortly after I crown the first champion and looking for some payback.
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Post by bookerbill on May 3, 2017 5:41:31 GMT -5
21.01.01.22 @ High School, Freehold, NJ (0.75)
Injuries: Road Warrior Hawk 1 card; Sandman 8 cards
Nick Bockwinkel needed just five moves to down Nikolai Volkoff with a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. D
The Destroyer looked very impressive against Playboy Buddy Rose getting the win with an intelligent sleeper hold. 1.0
In a battle of the big men, Killer Kowalski survived an AVALANCHE to come back and defeat King Kong Bundy with a CLAW HOLD. 2.0
Frank Gotch over Gorgeous George by disqualification when George send Gotch into the ring post. D
Road Warrior Animal unleashed a perfect power attack against Johnny Valiant in and out of the ring and picked up the three count with a POWER SLAM. Hawk hits the ring in his street clothes and joins his partner for two on one beat down. DOOMSDAY DEVICE leaves Valiant in a heap. Valiant is injured for one card. D
In a wild match from start to finish, Jimmy Snuka overcame Johnny Valentine by disqualification when Valentine cracked Snuka with a chair shot. 1.5
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Post by cruefan68 on May 3, 2017 16:39:57 GMT -5
What a show in Freehold, holy cow. I loved the run in by Hawk for the Doomsday Device on Johnny Valiant. Injury time is over for Hawk and now JV goes on the shelf for a card. Snuka vs. Valentine sounded awesome and both The Destroyer and Nick Bockwinkel looked tremendous in their wins. I am very happy to see The Destroyer doing so well.
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Post by bookerbill on May 10, 2017 5:20:31 GMT -5
22.01.01.22 @ Sunnyside Garden, Queens, NY (0.75)
Injuries: Sandman 7 cards; Johnny Valiant 1 card
In a hard fought contest, Ox Baker dropped Dick Hutton with a HEART PUNCH. Hutton is stretchered out from the move and injured for one card. 1.0
Block B action
Harley Race started slow but stepped it up and crushed Iron Sheik with a PILEDRIVER. 1.0
Ted DiBiase wrestles a flawless match and dominated Road Warrior Hawk getting the win with a figure four leglock. Hawk has no offense the entire match. D
Giant Baba made a comeback against Greg Valentine and picked up the win with his first offensive move of the match, NECKBREAKER DROP. D
It took five COCO BUTTS but Bobo Brazil kept Jimmy Valiant’s offense to zero and picked up two big points late in the tournament. 1.0
Buddy Rogers weathered an early attack by Red Bastien but managed to battle back and get the submission win with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. 1.5
With just one round to go, Buddy Rogers and Bobo Brazil are tied at twelve points each with Rogers holding the victory over Brazil early in the tournament. If they end tied, Rogers will win the group and advance to the title match.
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Post by bookerbill on May 10, 2017 20:19:50 GMT -5
23.01.01.23 @ Westchester County Centre, White Plains, NY (1.83)
Injuries: Sandman 6 cards; Dick Hutton 1 card
In a controversial opener, Johnny Valiant defeated Nikita Breznikov (sub for Sandman) with a Boston Crab after the referee had been knock down for twelve moves earlier in the contest during which time Valiant had Breznikov beat several times. 3.0
Group A action
In a classic back and forth encounter, Dick Hutton got the best of Johnny Valentine with a cross body block deathjump for the pin after a lengthy contest. 4.0
Road Warrior Animal dominated Killer Kowalski but took things too far outside the ring and was disqualified for battering ramming Kowalski into the ring post. 1.0
Jimmy Snuka dominated his match against Ox Baker but missed a SUPERFLY LEAP which allowed Baker to catch him with a HEART PUNCH for the win. 2.0
Frank Gotch was in control of his match against Gorgeous George when George rammed Gotch into the steel post and was disqualified. D
The Destroyer was able to capitalize an early opportunity and defeated Nick Bockwinkel with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. 1.0
The Destroyer and Nick Bockwinkel end the round robin with fourteen points each by Destroyer wins the group with his victory over Bockwinkel tonight and will now face the winner of Group B for the World Title. It has been announced that Bockwinkel will now compete for the Intercontinental Title against the runner up of Group B. Frank Gotch and Killer Kowalsky closed out the tournament with ten points each while Johnny Valentine, Ox Baker & Dick Hutton each picked up eight points. Animal and Gorgeous George finished with six points while Jimmy Snuka could only pick up two wins and ended up with four points.
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Post by Pariah on May 10, 2017 20:53:06 GMT -5
Excellent work by The Destroyer... Can't wait to see who he will face for the top prize!
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Post by bookerbill on May 10, 2017 21:02:33 GMT -5
24.01.01.23 @ Civic Centre, Glens Falls, NY (1.5)
Injuries: Sandman 5 cards
Playboy Buddy Rose used every trick in the book to render King Kong Bundy a bloody mess but it was Bundy who was disqualified for running Rose into the ring post. 2.5
Group B action
Giant Baba pinned Jimmy Valiant after a NECKBREAKER DROP. D
In a short and violent contest, Greg Valentine gained the win over Road Warrior Hawk with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. D
In an intense back and forth contest that featured plenty of interference from Virgil, Ted DiBiase bested Harley Race by disqualification when Race rammed DiBiase into the ringside rails. After the match, Race takes out Virgil with a PILEDRIVER in to the middle of the ring. 3.5
In a thrilling contest that started with a handshake and ended in a hug, Bobo Brazil bested Red Bastien with a big hammer punch. 3.0
Iron Sheik stunned Buddy Rogers by disqualification after only four moves when Rogers rammed Sheik face first into the rails by the fans. D
With all the matches in the books, Bobo Brazil has won Group B with fourteen points and will advance to the World Title Match. Buddy Rogers will have to accept second place after losing his cool tonight and dropping his match via disqualification. He ends up with twelve points along with Greg Valentine. Ted DiBiase ended his tournament with eight points along the same total for Red Bastien and Iron Sheik. Jimmy Valiant, Giant Baba & Harley Race all ended up with six points.
All eyes will be on the Clarke Arena in Manchester, CT as we determine the first World and Intercontinental Champions.
For the World Title, Bobo Brazil v. The Destroyer
For the Intercontinental Title, Nick Bockwinkel v. Buddy Rogers
Grudge Matches on the undercard!
Road Warriors v. Valiant Brothers
Jimmy Snuka v. Greg Valentine
Gorgeous George v. Frank Gotch
Plus . . . Battle of the Big Men
King Kong Bundy v. Giant Baba
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Post by cruefan68 on May 11, 2017 16:24:13 GMT -5
Very cool to see The Destroyer earn that spot and he will now face Bobo Brazil to determine the world champion. It is hard to pick a winner but I would kind of like to see The Destroyer take it. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Buddy Rogers for the IC title has all the makings of a classic.
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Post by bookerbill on May 11, 2017 21:04:30 GMT -5
25.01.01.24 @ Clarke Arena, Manchester, CT (0.92)
Injuries: Sandman 4
In a wild match, Frank Gotch defeated Gorgeous George by disqualification when George rammed Gotch into the rails by the fans in bout that saw plenty of brawling on the floor mixed with some fantastic mat game from Gotch. George continues his assault after the bell including a SPINNING TOE HOLD. Gotch needs assistance leaving ringside and is injured for five cards. 2.5
King Kong Bundy pinned Giant Baba with a running powerslam that nearly broke the ring in a slow paced, rather short encounter. After the match, Bundy continues his attack running Baba back first into the post and then crushing him with a pair of AVALANCHES. Baba is removed on a stretcher! Eight card injury. D
Greg Valentine beat Jimmy Snuka with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK in a short contest. D
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant gained the win over Road Warriors by disqualification when Animal rammed Jimmy Valiant into the ringside rails by the fans busting him open. Both team brawled after the match back to the dressing room. D
Buddy Rogers just kept pouring on the offense against Nick Bockwinkel until he finally picked up the victory with dropkicks to capture the Intercontinental Title. TITLE CHANGE! D
In a real back and forth contest that could have gone either way, The Destroyer used an intelligent sleeper hold to down Bobo Brazil and capture the World Title. TITLE CHANGE! 3.0
Buddy Rogers is the first IC Champion and Destroyer is the first World Champion! Their work has just begun.
Rumour has it that Giant Baba will be “recovering” from his injury back in Japan.
Up next . . . Buddy Rogers first title defense will headline the card from New Haven when he defends against one of the competitors who defeated The Nature Boy in the round robin tournament, Road Warrior Hawk!
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