The Excalibur Club Tournament for the World Title
Night One - DQ's are allowed
Match 1: Bobo Brazil v Al Costello
Strong performances by both men. Al kept it going when it seemed he was finished. But following the 3rd Coco Butt of the match, which split open Costello's noggin', he was done.
Winner: Bobo Brazil
Time: 9 minutes and 46 seconds
Rating: *** (out of 4 stars)
Match 2: Gorgeous George v Missing Link
After a very physical match, including multiple chair shots by Missing Link (which the Ref permitted), the Gorgeous One was DQed for refusing to stop using Link as a battering ram against the steel ring post outside of the ring. Missing Link was busted open. Gorgeous George was livid for being DQed after his opponent got away with so much that he had to be detained by EC Security.
Winner: Missing Link by DQ
Time: 14 minutes and 16 seconds
Rating: *** (out of 4 stars)
Match 3: The Rock v Animal
Nice back and forth match but towards the end The Rock caught fire and put Animal away following The Rock Bottom.
Winner: The Rock
Time: 10 minutes and 54 seconds
Rating: *** (out of 4 stars)
Match 4: Eduoardo Carpentier v George Hackenschmidt
Eduoardo overpowered George from the midway point on. After busting Hackenschmidt wide open outside of the ring, resulting in a heavy loss of blood as George bled profusely all over the mat (seriously it was getting soaked!), Carpentier put his opponent out of his misery following a Flying Somersault.
Winner: Eduoardo Carpentier
Time: 4 minutes and 1 second
Rating: *** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Match 5: Curt Hennig v Jerry 'The King' Lawler
Curt controlled much of the match but towards the end Lawler tossed a fireball into his face and was DQed. Hennig moves on.
Winner: Curt Hennig by DQ
Time: 5 minutes and 17 seconds
Rating: ** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Match 6: Frank Gotch v Tito Santana
Tito was clearly not ready for Gotch's mat ability. Frank used various locks to wear down Santana and finally put him away following a Grinding Hammerlock. Gotch spit at the fans and held his middle fingers high in the air as he walked to the locker room.
Winner: Frank Gotch
Time: 3 minutes and 3 seconds
Rating: * 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Match 7: Hulk Hogan v Johnny Valentine
Hogan held the advantage for most of the match. But Valentine would not give up. Neither would the Hulkster. Johnny executed 6 Atomic Skullcrushers (causing loss of blood by Hulk) before Hogan had nothing left and Valentine wins the match in a hard fought battle.
Winner: Johnny Valentine
Time: 18 minutes and 53 seconds
Rating: *** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Match 8: Giant Baba v Dick the Bruiser
After a back and forth evenly fought match, Baba got carried away outside of the ring and the Ref DQed him.
Winner: Dick the Bruiser by DQ
Time: 4 minutes and 9 seconds
Rating: ** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Match 9: Kerry von Erich v Youssuf 'The Terrible Turk' Ishmaelo
Kerry had the fans on his side and he did the best he could not to disappoint them. But tonight Youssuf was too tough and after a 2nd Stranglehold (which the Ref permitted) von Erich tapped.
Winner: Youssuf 'The Terrible Turk' Ishmaelo
Time: 6 minutes and 35 seconds
Rating: *** (out of 4 stars)
Match 10: Don Muraco v The Sheik
These two absolutely hated each other. Muraco did his best to pin The Sheik but The Sheik continued to use illegal tactics to regain momentum. The conclusion came however, when the Ref saw The Sheik throw fire into Don's eyes while in the corner. The Sheik was DQed and the fans were POed.
Winner: Don Muraco by DQ
Time: 8 minutes and 35 seconds
Rating: *** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Match 11: Nick Bockwinkle v Andre the Giant
Nick had the horrible task to face Andre in the opening round. Andre just about put Bockwinkle away early following a Gorilla Press Slam, but Nick recovered. About midway into the match Bockwinkle gained confidence and fought back. Following being tossed out of the ring, the Giant followed and used Bockwinkle as a battering ram against various steel objects around the ring. The Referee saw enough and DQed Andre.
Winner: Nick Bockwinkle by DQ
Time: 7 minutes and 3 seconds
Rating: *** (out of 4 stars)
Following Night Two of the EC Tournament the matches will be as follows:
Bobo Brazil v Missing Link
The Rock v Eduoardo Carpentier
Curt Hennig v Frank Gotch
Johnny Valentine v Dick the Bruiser
Youssuf 'The Terrible Turk' Ishmaelo v Don Muraco
Nick Bockwinkle v the winner of the 11th Match on Night Two between Playboy Buddy Rose and Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine
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