Classic Wrestling Alliance

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CWA Rankings as of August 31, 2089

SINGLES

ch) VACANT
1) The Great Muta (1)
2) Lou Thesz (2)
3) "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (-)
4) Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake (-)
5) "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (5)


TAG TEAMS

ch) "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude (ch)
1) The Road Warriors (1)
2) The Blood Tribe (2)
3) Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (3)
4) The Fantastics (4)
5) The Sheepherders (-)

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Third Interlude...

Melanie Blood hadn't called an actual team meeting since the early days of planning for "Project Idaho," which would eventually become the Classic Wrestling Alliance. In fact, Melanie's dislike for team meetings was legendary, which is why, since those beginning days, meetings had been held virtually over the Colonial Cyberlink. Today, however, she had insisted everyone meet in her hometown of Honolulu--in person--and she had said that anyone who didn't show up should consider themselves and their creations removed from the CWA.

Melanie had secured a conference room in the luxurious Honolulu Nova Imperium Hotel, a five-star resort in the heart of the city, and all of the programmers and advisory staff who made up the CWA brain trust were there: Scott Wray, Melanie's right-hand man who had programmed some of the classic CWA "talents" like Lou Thesz and Buddy Rogers; Andy Harris, a brilliant coder from Des Moines who also specialized in tag teams like the Road Warriors and the Sheepherders; a very weary Victoria Lang, Melanie's cybersecurity expert who happened to be a fan of (and had coded) the CWA's virtual General Manager, Teddy Long; Sonny Tupuola, a Samoan programmer with a penchant for wild men like the Blood Tribe and the recently-corrupted and deleted Ultimate Warrior; and a dozen or so others.

Melanie was there, of course, as was her boyfriend Benjamin Hutton, who had no active hand in the CWA (someone had to keep the lights on at Luminex Holographic Industries, after all) but was regarded as Melanie's inspiration for creating those first program matrices, AI engines, and the proprietary interfaces that allowed the CWA wrestlers to do what they did. Melanie looked around the room, frowning slightly, and indulged in a small sigh. Benjamin laid a hand on her shoulder and gave a slight squeeze. Her frown briefly flickered into a smile as she glanced his way.

"Alright," she began, "everyone's here." Her eyes flicked from face to face as she leaned on the podium at the head of the room. "As you all know, we had some technical problems at the last show. The files for Flair and the Warrior became corrupted and the match between them and Hennig and Rude had a bizarre ending. We've been able to spin it with the fans as an alien invasion or something--that's what they wanted to believe, anyway--but that doesn't excuse the fact that something went horribly wrong with the system. Scott, Victoria, and I spent the last few days looking through the system logs, and we think we know what happened."

She continued to shift her gaze from one person to the next, looking for a sign of...well, anything. Guilt. Relief. A sudden desire to confess. But she saw none of these things, so she continued.

"Well, as a couple of you know, I just lied. It wasn't some random system malfunction. It was a virus, planted in our system. It infected Warrior first, then Flair, and Scott worked overtime to find it, isolate it, and ultimately purge it, leading to the 'alien invasion' from the last show." She glanced around the room one more time; no one seemed inclined to panic or bolt. "Victoria here was running a backtrace program at the same time, because we knew that while the virus first showed up in the Warrior's program matrix, it didn't start there. Actually, once we identified the coding structure of the virus, it took no time at all to find the initial line of the virus' code. It was in the program matrix for Buddy Rogers."

Every set of eyes turned towards Scott Wray, who looked utterly stunned.

"It was actually ridiculously easy to find the link to your files, Scott. I went to bed last night thinking I was going to fire your ass and sue you into oblivion." He tried to stammer a few words, but nothing came out. "But something got Victoria and me thinking."

"It took us weeks to find the barest trace of code that suggested there was a virus," Victoria explained. "And weeks more to try and pick through each line of code to isolate the virus' root structure. So why, after all that, would you leave a trail of breadcrumbs so wide a blind snail could have followed it?"

"She had a point, Scott," Melanie continued. "A really good one. It just didn't make sense. I'm a coder--I don't like it when things don't make sense. So I asked Victoria to spend the night sifting through the remaining backlog of program reports, just to make sure we didn't miss anything. And you know what? We almost did." Scott's expression had transformed from utter disbelief to total confusion, but was steadily making its way into an impressed realization. "When we peeled back that first layer of code, linking Warrior's virus to Buddy Rogers, we found that it was a false trail. It had been laid there to hid the real virus...which had been coded into the Ultimate Warrior all along!"

Unlike Scott Wray's reaction of stunned disbelief, Sonny Tupuola immediately jumped up out of his chair. "That's ridiculous! You just said the trail led to Buddy Rogers! What are you accusing me of?"

Melanie shook in anger, unable to find words, so Benjamin spoke for her. "What she's accusing you of, Tupuola, is trying to crash the whole CWA and wreck everything for everyone."

The enraged Samoan pushed past his colleagues to head for the door. "I'm not going to stand for this, I--" Words failed him when he saw that two armed security guards had slipped into the room during Melanie's little talk. And they were coming towards him.

"This is what you get," Sonny shouted. "This is what you get for making your own wrestler the first champion! This what you get for making him unbeatable! This is what you get for keeping titles off my creations, when you all know they deserve to be there!" He continued shouting as the security guards grabbed him by the arms and walked (half-dragged, really) him out of the conference room. Several programmers reached over to pat Scott Wray on the back, and he shot a relieved smile towards Victoria, who gave him a nod and a smile in return. Immediately, conversation broke out between small groups of programmers: who was everybody working on? Who would make the cut for the next system expansion? Who could help with this one tricky little line of code for a move called the MELTZER DRIVER?

Melanie watched her team and breathed a sigh of relief as excitement for "Project Idaho" began to build in the room. She sank into a chair at the head table, and Benjamin relaxed his legs to lean against the table's edge. "What's wrong with him?"

"Same old, same old, Mel. A wrestler--or a coder--starts to believe his own hype and becomes a mark for his own work." He grinned as Melanie swatted him for using a tired wrestling expression. "So, What's next?"

Melanie looked up at him, her head already spinning with new plans, new ideas, new roster moves. "Oh, well...I fire Sonny and sue him for everything he has, I delete all his creations from the roster, and..."

"And...?"

"And I crown a new World Champion."

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September 11, 2089

Sparks. Lasers. Smoke. Explosions. Pulsing lyrics...

We don’t have to take this, back against the wall...
We don’t have to take this, we can end it all...
All you’ll ever be is a fading memory of a bully...

The echoes of Shinedown's Bully had barely faded from the Kaiser Convention Center before another song took its place:

You know it's the MacMilitant...
Coming to get it on...

General Manager Teddy Long made his way down the aisle without dancing: this was a night for business, and he intended to handle it accordingly. As soon as he stepped through the ropes, microphone in hand, he signaled for the music to stop. "Well," he began, taking in the capacity crowd, "that was weird." The gross understatement earned cheers and laughter from the crowd, which was all too eager to learn more about the "alien abduction" of Ric Flair and the Ultimate Warrior.

Melanie Blood had ordered her team to keep their lips sealed on the matter, so the fans' speculation was based on what had happened towards the end of the Tag Team Title match at the last show, a few strategically chosen releases of information from CWA officials, and rampant rumormongering by the fans all over the Colonies. The story had taken on a life of its own, and it had gotten so detailed and intricate (despite the lack of factual information) that fans were starting to forget these were programmed holograms and not actual wrestlers!

The GM continued. "As you all know by now, Ric Flair is no longer with the CWA, and he took a few other superstars with him: the Ultimate Warrior, Bruiser Brody, and Jimmy Snuka. We wish them all well in their future endeavors. But that leaves us with a major problem right now: we don't have a World Champion! I gave it some thought, and went through all sorts of scenarios: a battle royal for the belt...an eight-man ladder match...awarding it to the top contender...but in the end, I decided on a good old-fashioned single-elimination tournament, playa!"

The crowd, loving a good tournament, cheered enthusiastically.

"So I looked at the names we had for tournament competition, and wouldn't you know it, previous commitments took some wrestlers out of the running, and some failed to qualify based on their won-loss records, so we came up two names short. Cue Genie Teddy Long and his New Talent Initiative! I found two hungry, top-tier wrestlers who wanted a shot at the CWA World Title, so I granted their wish and put them into the tournament. And we're going to have the first match featuring one of those new guys right now! Holla!"

Walk by Pantera brough Rob Van Dam out to the ring, and he vaulted over the top rope, giving a brief wave to the fans before going into some limbering and stretching exercises. The crowd cheered politely, but they were clearly interested in who he would be facing. As RVD prepared for his match, the lights went out. Synthesized music straight out of the 1980's began to play, and within a few notes, the crowd exploded, realizing who would be coming down the aisle...


CWA World Heavyweight Championship Qualifier: Rob Van Dam vs. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson
Referee: Dave Hebner

RVD took an early advantage with a drop toe hold and a series of karate kicks to Danielson while he was down. Van Dam went for a monkey flip off the ropes, but the American Dragon put on the brakes and stomped his opponent in the face. Seizing the advantage, Danielson trapped RVD's arm and began driving elbows into his opponent's face. The referee almost stopped the match right there, but RVD waved him off and managed to reach the bottom rope with his feet, forcing a break. Danielson went for a discus elbow, but Van Dam ducked beneath it and hit a roundhouse kick in retaliation. RVD pressed his advantage and ultimately hit a FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH, but Danielson managed to kick out at one! Not to be denied, Van Dam lifted Danielson up for a Finlay Roll, transitioned into a split-legged moonsault, and finally hit another FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH for the pinfall.

WINNER: Rob Van Dam via pinfall (11:11) *


CWA World Heavyweight Championship Qualifier: Lou Thesz vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Referee: Tommy Young

DiBiase took an early advantage with an eye rake, but Thesz would not be denied for long. He quickly reversed an Irish whip into the corner, but DiBiase collided with Tommy Young, who went down hard. DiBiase was stunned by the collision as well, and Thesz went right to work, tossing him around the ring with GRECO-ROMAN BACK DROPS and working him over with an STF. Joey Marella finally ran down to the ring to take Tommy Young's place, but by that time, DiBiase had managed to turn the tide in the match and take Thesz down with a power slam. The action spilled out of the ring, where DiBiase and Thesz began mixing it up. Marella steadily counted towards ten, and DiBiase whipped Thesz into the ringpost. The Million Dollar Man rolled into the ring, but Thesz was still down and out on the floor and could not beat the ten count.

WINNER: "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase via count out (10:08) **


CWA Holovision Championship Match: The Great Muta (ch) vs. Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake
Referee: Morgan Dollar

The length of this match belied how one-sided it was: despite a few rallies by the Barber, Muta controlled the entirety of the match, battering Beefcake with kicks and finally scoring the pinfall after a handspring elbow.

WINNER and STILL CWA Holovision Champion: The Great Muta via pinfall (9:09) *½


CWA World Tag Team Championship Match: "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude (with Bobby "the Brain" Heenan) (ch) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & Hillbilly Jim
Referee: Earl Hebner

Rude and Duggan locked up to start the match, which was closely fought (if a bit plodding). Double teaming by the champions kept Duggan on the mat, until Mr. Perfect climbed to the top rope, thinking high risk move, but Duggan climbed up after him and superplexed him to the mat. Hennig rolled out to the floor, and when Duggan followed, he ate a steel chair to the head. Earl Hebner called for the bell immediately, and the pair of Jims won the match, but not the titles.

WINNERS: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & Hillbilly Jim via disqualification (9:00) **


Thirty-Minute Iron Man Match: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Gorgeous George (with Cherie Dupré)
Referee: Joey Marella

First Fall: Both men came out of the gates swinging (which was somewhat uncharacteristic of George), as this match was all about pride. George was the first man to score a meaningful takedown after Cherie Dupré climbed onto the apron to draw the attention of both Roddy Piper and Joey Marella. With both men distracted, George crept up from behind and hit Piper with a low blow, sending him crashing to the mat. George began working over Piper's leg with a figure four leg lock, softening him up for the SPINNING TOE HOLD, but Piper refused to submit. Frustrated, George tried to outmuscle Piper with a body slam, but even with a wounded leg, the Rowdy Scot was able to block the move, poke George in the eyes, and hit a bulldog for a two-count. As his opponent staggered to his feet, Piper circled behind him and clamped on his SLEEPER HOLD, from which George could not escape. (13:06) * Piper 1 - George 0 *

Second Fall: After a thirty-second rest period, Piper went right after George, scoring with an atomic drop and a running neckbreaker in quick succession. George struggled to his feet and managed to counter with an airplane spin, then he tossed his opponent through the ropes and out to the floor. Piper grabbed George's leg and dragged him out as well, then--frustrated--he grabbed Dave Prazak's chair and slammed it across George's back. Unfortunately for Piper, Joey Marella saw everything, and called for the bell. (15:11) * Piper 1 - George 1 *

Third Fall: Another thirty-second rest period came and went, and Piper went on the attack as soon as the bell sounded, peppering George with punches and driving him into the mat with a bulldog for a long two-count. George quickly slithered out of the ring, but Piper followed and pummeled the Gorgeous one relentlessly. The beating was so bad that Piper was able to make it back into the ring before Joey Marella reached a count of ten, but George was not. (18:53) * Piper 2 - George 1 *

Fourth Fall: The rest period expired, and of course, Piper went on the attack, but after absorbing an uppercut and a head into the turnbuckle, George stunned his opponent with a stinging slap across the face. The Gorgeous one immediately attempted to exploit his advantage by going for a body slam, but this remained an ineffective strategy as Piper blocked it and delivered one of his own. A double forearm clap, a bulldog, and a SLEEPER HOLD later, and George was out on the mat. (24:56) * Piper 3 - George 1 *

Fifth Fall: Piper charged across the ring after the rest period and attacked George, planting him with a bulldog that only earned a two-count, but that bloodied George's forehead. Incensed, Piper put the boots to George and finally clamped on his SLEEPER HOLD to put an exclamation point on his decisive advantage. (27:23) * Piper 4 - George 1 *

Sixth Fall: George must have gotten his second (or third, or fourth, or whatever) wind during the rest period, because when Piper came charging towards him, the Gorgeous one responded with a dropkick that put his opponent flat on his back. George turned on the heat, going after the Scot's weakened leg (Remember that?) with a figure four leg lock and almost scoring a submission. In the waning moments of the match, he whipped Piper into the turnbuckles, but Piper charged out with a lariat that sent his opponent crashing to the mat. Piper placed a foot on his fallen opponent's chest as the final bell sounded, standing tall and sending the fans home happy.

WINNER: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, four falls to one (30:00) ****½


Kaiser Convention Center Capacity: 5,492
Paid Attendance: SELLOUT
Cyberlink Views: 120,693

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CWA Rankings as of September 30, 2089

SINGLES

ch) VACANT
1) The Great Muta (1)
2) "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (3)
3) "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (5)
4) Lou Thesz (2)
5) Gorgeous George (-)


TAG TEAMS

ch) "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude (ch)
1) The Road Warriors (1)
2) Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (3)
3) The Fantastics (4)
4) Jump Street (-)
5) The Sheepherders (5)

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October 5, 2089

Sparks. Lasers. Smoke. Explosions. And…new music!

The silence, the silence, the blinding ultraviolence...
Knocking at your door, pacing back and forth...
What now?


CWA World Heavyweight Championship Qualifier: “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. “Handsome” Harley Race (with Bobby “the Brain” Heenan)
Referee: Dave Hebner

Savage had a really difficult time getting going in this match, as Race outwrestled him at every turn. When Savage threw a punch, Race ducked it and countered with a suplex, a backbreaker, and a pinfall attempt. Race scored some major points with an arm breaker across the top rope, followed up by a pair of shoulder breakers that left Macho Man hurting.

Savage managed a brief turnaround with a reversal of a whip into the corner and a school boy roll-up—Race was left stunned enough that Savage could climb to the top rope and hit his FLYING ELBOW DROP, but Heenan climbed onto the apron to distract Dave Hebner and Macho Man’s moment was lost. While Savage threatened Heenan, Race recovered and came up to hit his opponent with a fierce head butt to the back of the head that bloodied both men. Savage was worse for wear, however, and Race hit a DIVING HEAD BUTT for a two-count, then followed up with a PILEDRIVER to earn the duke.

WINNER: “Handsome” Harley Race via pinfall (19:10) ****½


In-Ring Promo: “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers

Rogers came out to an incredible fanfare, strutting out in a fancy robe and insisting that Joey Marella hold the ropes open for him. He acknowledged that he was the sole remaining “Nature Boy” in the CWA with Flair gone, adding “to a nicer guy, it couldn’t happen.” He went on to discuss Teddy Long’s New Talent Initiative, observing that he had drawn the “new talent” for the night. Rogers insisted that no matter who came through the curtain, he would be easily handled.”

And then, Boomer Sooner erupted from the loudspeakers.


CWA World Heavyweight Championship Qualifier: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs. “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers
Referee: Joey Marella

The Nature Boy started out with the advantage, using a combination of dirty tactics and classic technique to keep Williams off his game, and he held his position until he made the fatal error of trying to take Dr. Death down with a shoulder tackle. Williams sent him crashing to the mat, roared once, and hit a Doctor Bomb, an Oklahoma Stampede, and finally a BACKDROP DRIVER for the one-two-three.

WINNER: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams via pinfall (6:19) ½


The Fantastics vs. The Sheepherders
Referee: Morgan Dollar

Before the Fantastics made their way to the ring, Luke Williams and Butch Miller cornered referee Morgan Dollar, threatening that he had better call the match in their favor, or else. Before any harm could befall the official, the babyfaces hit the ring to force the Sheepherders to back off. Emboldened by the Fantastics’ presence, Dollar began shouting back at the Kiwi tag team, and it was clear he was going into the match with a bone to pick with both of them.

Tommy Rogers and Luke Williams started the match for their respective teams, and the New Zealander and his partner took an immediate advantage with brutal double teaming and vicious tactics. They could not keep Rogers down for long, however; his youthful athleticism and endurance kept him in the match until he could tag in his partner, Bobby Fulton. The popular duo began working over the Sheepherders—especially Luke Williams—with their own double teaming and high-flying offense. (It did not help the Sheepherders’ cause that Morgan Dollar was immediately on them for any infraction of the rules, applying a lightning quick five-count.) The end came when the Fantastics sent Miller tumbling over the top rope with a double dropkick, then turned their attention to Williams, the legal man. They set him up and hit a FANTASTIC FLIP, Dollar dove into position, and counted to three so quickly that no one was prepared for the bell to ring.

WINNERS: The Fantastics via pinfall (11:03) *½


“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Referee: Earl Hebner

To call this a plodding match would be an insult to plodding matches everywhere. Duggan held the advantage for most of the encounter, but relied primarily on rest holds and the occasional piledriver (he hit five in the match) to pop the crowd, but DDP was able to pull himself to the ropes or slither out of the ring every time. After one such escape, an enraged Duggan followed Page to the floor and picked up his trusty two-by-four, chasing his opponent all the way around the ring. DDP was focused more on the threat behind him than on where he was going, and ran straight into one of the ring posts, knocking himself silly. Duggan threw him into the ring and hit a FLYING SPEAR for the three-count, mercifully ending this match.

WINNER: “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan via pinfall (17:13) ½


CWA World Tag Team Championship Match: “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig & “Ravishing” Rick Rude (with Bobby “the Brain” Heenan) (ch) vs. The Road Warriors (with “Precious” Paul Ellering)
Referee: Tommy Young

This was just a good old-fashioned ass-kicking. Hawk and Animal attacked their opponents during Gary Michael Cappetta’s ring introductions and never let up the advantage for more than a moment or two. Both members of the Heenan family were battered severely, and Curt Hennig was even busted open after having his head rammed into the announce table. Bobby Heenan did his best to help his men cheat their way to victory, but in the end, neither a distraction from him, nor an attempted pin save from Rude (Hawk cut him off) could spare Hennig from eating the pinfall by Animal after a DOOMSDAY DEVICE.

WINNERS and NEW CWA World Tag Team Champions: The Road Warriors via pinfall (9:28) ***


Post-Match Drama

After the match, as Rude helped his partner to the back and Bobby Heenan beat a hasty retreat, unfamiliar rock and roll music began playing from the loudspeakers. Once the Heenan Family were safely out of the way, the curtain parted, and Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson—the Rock & Roll Express—emerged from the back! They stayed well up the aisle, pointing at the new champions and gesturing to their own waists, pantomiming title belts. In the ring, Paul Ellering seethed because Morton and Gibson were upstaging his team’s championship celebration, and he shouted threats at the new arrivals in the CWA to close the show.


Kaiser Convention Center Capacity: 5,492
Paid Attendance: SELLOUT
Cyberlink Views: 123,107

[Slymm]

This is great stuff homie. You really put a lot of effort into your fed and it shows.

Also I LOVE seeing Muta on the roster!

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Nov 28, 2020 14:14:42 GMT -5 Slymm said:

This is great stuff homie. You really put a lot of effort into your fed and it shows.

Also I LOVE seeing Muta on the roster!

Thanks, man. I really appreciate the kind words.

It’s not just Muta on the roster: they are currently out with injuries, but Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat are also represented in the CWA, thanks to some awesome bootlegs...

[Slymm]

Nov 28, 2020 15:18:43 GMT -5 @poisonedshadows said:

Nov 28, 2020 14:14:42 GMT -5 Slymm said:

This is great stuff homie. You really put a lot of effort into your fed and it shows.

Also I LOVE seeing Muta on the roster!

Thanks, man. I really appreciate the kind words.

It’s not just Muta on the roster: they are currently out with injuries, but Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat are also represented in the CWA, thanks to some awesome bootlegs...

That makes me happy to hear. Glad you like them

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October 28, 2089

So, Melanie…
Yeah?
Why the change in music?
What’s wrong with the music? I love Shinedown.
Well, sure. I like Classic Rock, too. But the old theme was by Shinedown, too.
Oh. Well…Benjamin convinced me that the old music was too depressing. It could have been about suicide or something.
Oooohh.
Don’t you have a system check to run?
Roger that, boss…

Sparks. Lasers. Smoke. Explosions. Pulsing lyrics...

The silence, the silence, the blinding ultraviolence...
Knocking at your door, pacing back and forth...
What now?


CWA World Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Rob Van Dam vs. “Handsome” Harley Race (with Bobby “the Brain” Heenan)
Referee: Joey Marella

Prior to the match, Race instructed his manager not to get involved under any circumstances, believing he could beat Van Dam entirely on his own. The Handsome one’s overconfidence almost cost him the match, however, as after a lengthy exchange of holds, counter holds, and reversals, RVD got Race outside the ring and draped across the guard rail, allowing the highflyer to hop up to the apron and hit a corkscrew leg drop. It was obvious that Heenan wanted to rush over and assist his charge, but he honored Race’s instruction even as the referee reached a count of eight before Race was able to make it back into the ring.

Van Dam attempted to power Race up for a body slam, but the Handsome one blocked the move and countered with a slam of his own. Sensing an opportunity, Race began targeting RVD’s ribs, knowing that if he softened them up sufficiently, it would take away his opponent’s biggest weapon: the FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH. A pair of backbreakers, a falling knee drop across the spine, and a shoulder breaker just for fun left RVD on the mat, clutching his ribs. Race scooped him up and hit a vicious PILEDRIVER for one…two…and Van Dam got his foot across the bottom rope! Incensed, Race dragged his opponent to the center of the ring, mounted the top rope, and delivered a DIVING HEAD BUTT. The Handsome one made the cover, and Van Dam managed to kick out, but not until Joey Marella had counted to 3.1.

WINNER: “Handsome” Harley Race via pinfall (14:21) *


Jump Street vs. Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik
Referee: Tommy Young

Chaz Taylor started the match by charging at Volkoff for a shoulder tackle, but when he ran into the big Russian, Taylor dropped to the mat like a stone. After absorbing a bit of punishment at the hands of Volkoff, Taylor managed to tag in Marty Jannetty, and the match became a tale of two advantages: when Volkoff and the Sheik were on top, the match slowed to a crawl as they bullied their opponents around the ring and slowly ground them down, while a Jump Street edge meant a fast pace with lots of quick tags and, at one point, a double dropkick that put the Iron Sheik down for a count of 2.9.

After several exchanges and switches in momentum, the Iron Sheik got dropkicked face-first into the ring post and began bleeding from a cut on his forehead. Jannetty and Taylor zeroed in on the wound like smart bombs: Jannetty hit a running knee strike to the Sheik’s head, then followed up with a DDT for a two-count. A quick tag brought Taylor in, and he hit a nasty superkick that put the Sheik on his back for another long two. The end came when Jannetty hit the Sheik with an atomic drop, then tagged in his partner who hit another atomic drop. Taylor rolled the wounded Sheik up with a schoolboy, and Tommy Young dove into position: one…two…and the bell rang. Time had expired with Jump Street very close to picking up their first CWA win.

NO WINNERS: Time Limit Draw (30:00) **


Hillbilly Jim vs. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Referee: Morgan Dollar

DiBiase requested this match, wishing to face off against a big man in advance of his Semi-Final Match in the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament against “Dr. Death” Steve Williams. Incredibly, DiBiase was able to match Jim’s strength game, powering out of a full nelson and hoisting Jim up for a backbreaker and a power slam in short order. The Million Dollar Man picked up the duke after stunning the big man from Mudlick, Kentucky with a pair of clotheslines right across his throat.

WINNER: “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase via pinfall (3:42) ½


Lou Thesz vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson
Referee: Earl Hebner

This was an amazing, scientific match…for about two minutes. Thesz went for a German suplex, but Danielson flipped up and over, landing on his feet. The American Dragon nearly pinned Thesz after a belly-to-back superplex, then immediately clamped on his CATTLE MUTILATION. Thesz knew he was in trouble and submitted immediately.

WINNER: “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson via submission (3:32) ½


CWA Holovision Championship Match: The Great Muta (ch) vs. Gorgeous George (with Cherie Dupré)

Muta dominated his challenger, who never got in a single offensive move and was forced to submit to a figure four head scissors.

WINNER and STILL CWA Holovision Champion: The Great Muta via submission (3:29) *½


Kaiser Convention Center Capacity: 5,492
Paid Attendance: SELLOUT
Cyberlink Views: 130,493

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CWA Rankings as of October 31, 2089

SINGLES
ch) VACANT
1) The Great Muta (1)
2) "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (2)
3) "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (3)
4) "Handsome" Harley Race (-)
5) "Dr. Death" Steve Williams (-)


TAG TEAMS
ch) The Road Warriors (1)
1) "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude (ch)
2) The Fantastics (3)
3) Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2)
4) The Sheepherders (5)
5) Jump Street (4)