Classic Wrestling Alliance

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November 15, 2089

Okay, let’s run a Systems Check…
Stationary Emitter Array online…
Drone Emitter Alph—
Scott?
Yeah, Melanie?
Are you sure the virus is completely wiped out of our system?
Positive. I ran four separate bots to isolate and eliminate the virus code. Everything is thoroughly scrubbed.
Then why is Teddy Long walking out to the ring?
What?
Look at the monitor.
Dammit! Alright skip the Systems Check. Bring all systems online. Patch in to the Cybernet. We are live…now!


In-Ring Promo: CWA General Manager Teddy Long

The GM danced his way down the aisle to his theme music, microphone in hand. Climbing into the ring, he waved to the crowd at the Butte Civic Center and tapped his microphone to make sure it was operational. Long welcomed the fans briefly, but quickly turned his attention to the last show’s match between “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson and Lou Thesz. Long said that he—and everyone else—was expecting a classic encounter, but instead, they got (“with all due respect to Bryan Danielson”) a fluke submission win. Long said that he didn’t “play that,” and announced that there would be a best-of-seven series between the two men, with Match Number Two opening the night’s show. Furthermore, to incentivize the two men (especially Danielson, who felt that he had nothing to prove against Thesz after defeating him), the winner of the series would receive a match against the World Heavyweight Champion, whoever that may be, in the new year.


Best of Seven Series—Match Two: Lou Thesz vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson     Danielson leads series 1-0
Referee: Tommy Young

Now, this match lived up to the hype. After a brief feeling out process, the competitors absolutely tore into one another, trading strikes and suplexes alike, while each scored several near falls. Just like their first match, Danielson flipped out of a German suplex attempt, hit a belly-to-back superplex, and clamped on his CATTLE MUTILATION…but this time, Thesz managed to hold out long enough to stretch his foot to the ropes and break the hold. A discus elbow by Danielson bloodied Thesz’s nose, but the CWA’s elder statesman came roaring right back with an airplane spin that put his opponent on his back for a long two-count. After several exchanges of that nature, Danielson had Thesz in trouble and climbed to the top rope for a missile dropkick. Danielson flew, but Thesz sidestepped and swatted him to the mat; the American Dragon crashed and burned and Thesz made the cover for one…two…three!

WINNER: Lou Thesz via pinfall (15:39) ***


The Rock & Roll Express vs. The Sheepherders
Referee: Earl Hebner

Call it the rookie curse, but the Rock & Roll Express just couldn’t get it together in this match. The Sheepherders isolated Robert Gibson in their quarter of the ring and worked him over with brutal double team moves. After a RUNNING KNEE SMASH, Luke Williams made the cover; Ricky Morton tried to make the save, but Butch Miller cut him off and the Sheepherders took the lopsided victory.

WINNERS: The Sheepherders via pinfall (3:54) ½


“Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs. “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers
Referee: Dave Hebner

This match could have been called the Battle of the Piledrivers, as each man went for the move often, but neither could properly execute the move due either to the opponent’s defenses or the amount of sweat on each man, causing the defensive wrestler to slide out of his opponent’s grasp. After trading sever attempts at the move, Rogers faked Piper out by signaling for the piledriver, but kicking him in the knee, instead. The Rowdy Scot crumpled to the mat and Rogers immediately applied his FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE, but Piper simply refused to submit.

Frustrated, Rogers broke his own hold and finally hit Piper with a piledriver, making the cover for a long two. The Nature Boy threw Piper out of the ring to argue the cadence of the count with Dave Hebner, but the Rowdy one is well at home outside the ring. While Rogers had his back turned, Piper climbed onto the apron, reached around, and gouged at the Nature Boy’s eyes. Blinded, Rogers stumbled forward while Piper climbed into the ring and clamped on his SLEEPER. The exhausted Nature Boy immediately sank down to the canvas and Dave Hebner checked his arm once, twice, and three times before calling for the bell.

WINNER: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper via submission (9:42) *½


CWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Referee: Morgan Dollar

As soon as Morgan Dollar called for the bell, DiBiase withdrew a bundle of hundred-dollar bills from his coat pocket, fanning them out in front of Williams and offering them to him, then pointing down at the mat. Williams considered a moment before taking the stack of cash in his fist…then driving that fist into DiBiase’s head! The match that followed was a masterful technical display; DiBiase’s cunning gave him an advantage, but there was no accounting for Dr. Death’s power. Though the Million Dollar Man managed to score a near-pinfall after a power slam, Williams fought back and scored a huge win via his BACKDROP DRIVER.

WINNER: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams via pinfall (10:27) *½


Butte, Montana Street Fight: “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs. “Handsome” Harley Race
Referee: Joey Marella

Hacksaw’s music had barely stopped playing when Race came charging down the aisle. Grabbing Dave Prazak’s chair (to Prazak’s extreme annoyance), he slid into the ring and crushed Duggan across the back as the official was checking him for foreign objects. Once the bell sounded, Race went to the top rope for a DIVING HEAD BUTT, but Duggan recovered, intercepted him, and press slammed him down to the mat. Race recovered almost immediately and hit a huge backbreaker for a two-count, followed by a DIVING HEAD BUTT that not only connected, but broke open a cut across Duggan’s forehead. After that, it was a simple matter for Race to scoop Duggan up for a PILEDRIVER and secure the victory.

WINNER: “Handsome” Harley Race via pinfall (6:04) **½


Butte Civic Center Capacity: 7,500
Paid Attendance: 6,871
Cyberlink Views: 82,210

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CWA Rankings as of November 30, 2089

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


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

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December 6, 2089

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

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


In-Ring Promo: CWA General Manager Teddy Long

Once again, Teddy Long shimmied and shuffled his way down the aisle and into the ring, waving to the appreciative fans. He greeted those in attendance with a merry, “How you doin’ playas?” The crowd gave a cheer in response and the GM got down to business.

He announced that the CWA World Heavyweight Championship match between “Handsome” Harley Race and “Dr. Death” Steve Williams had been postponed until later in the month, on December 23rd, “right here in Butte, Montana!” Of course, the crowd reacted to Long’s search for cheap heat, and he smiled. He went on to say that the reason it had been postponed was so that they could make arrangements for the match to take place…inside a steel cage! The fans went wild for this announcement, but Long was not done.

He continued, informing the live audience and those viewing via the Colonial Cyberlink that both Race and Williams were in the arena tonight, and that he had sanctioned a pair of “Pick Your Poison” matches. Each man was permitted to select an opponent for the other—someone he thought could soften up the other contender for the vacant World Title. He promised that the first of those matches would be coming up “in just a little bit,” and he invited the live audience to sit back and enjoy the ride.


Hillbilly Jim vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage
Referee: Joey Marella

Savage seemed to have his opponent’s number right from the opening bell, as he rocked the big man with a back elbow, stunned him with a piledriver, then went to the top rope, targeting Jim for a FLYING ELBOW DROP…but Jim rolled out of the way while Macho Man was in mid-air. Savage crashed and burned, and Jim draped an arm across his chest for a mere one-count.

In the following minutes, Jim worked over Savage’s neck with a fierce clothesline, a full nelson that almost forced Savage to submit, and a big leg drop across Macho Man’s throat. The Hillbilly made a cover, but Savage got a shoulder up at two. Jim scraped his opponent off the mat and clamped on a BEAR HUG; Savage was in big trouble, but he was also coated in a thin sheen of perspiration, and this allowed him to slip free of Jim’s grasp and roll out to the floor. Jim followed and the two men started throwing heavy punches. Savage took control after an eye rake and an Irish whip into the ring steps, but Joey Marella had been counting steadily throughout the brawl. Macho Man rolled Jim back into the ring at nine, but could not make it back in himself before the referee reached a count of ten and called for the bell.

WINNER: Hillbilly Jim via count out (11:02) **½


In-Ring Promo: “Handsome” Harley Race and Bobby “the Brain” Heenan

Race came out in an angry mood, and the Brain was not much better. Both men demanded to know who their “mystery opponent” would be, and Heenan claimed the Pick Your Poison matches were part of the “Shadow Authority Conspiracy” to keep Harley Race and the rest of the Heenan Family down. He was about to make another unsubstantiated claim when the opening notes of Badstreet U.S.A. began playing through the Butte Civic Center’s sound system and a very large man made his way out from the back.

Pick Your Poison Match: Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy vs. “Handsome” Harley Race (with Bobby “the Brain” Heenan)
Referee: Dave Hebner

Steve Williams’ hand-picked opponent for Harley Race seemed to be a great choice in the opening minutes of the match, as he battered the Handsome one from corner of the ring to the other. Gordy’s advantage could not last forever, though, as his opponent executed a standing switch before the big man could execute a belly-to-back suplex, and Race planted the Freebird with a suplex of his own.

The referee went down courtesy of a stray elbow by Race, and the two competitors began laying into one another with heavy punches and ultimately tumbled out of the ring. With Dave Hebner still down, Heenan was able to provide enough of a distraction to allow Race to come up from behind and hit Gordy with a low blow. Race rolled back into the ring as Hebner regained his senses, and Heenan shouted at the official to make the count. Gordy was unable to return to the ring after the low blow, and while Race got the duke, the match revealed that the Handsome one might struggle against larger, stronger opponents.

WINNER: “Handsome” Harley Race via count out (14:14) *½


Best of Seven Series—Match Three: Lou Thesz vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson     Series tied 1-1
Referee: Tommy Young

For the first five minute of the match, neither man was able to secure a lasting advantage. Body slams were countered into roll-ups that barely registered a one-count. Suplexes were blocked and reversed only to have the victim pop up to his feet and begin throwing forearm shots. When it came to an exchange of blows, the heavier Thesz took the advantage, but Danielson scored the first two-count of the match after catching his opponent’s arm, twisting him into a full nelson, and landing a bridging Dragon suplex.

The American Dragon took advantage of his fallen opponent, grabbing both of his wrists and delivering a series of stomps to his head. It seemed for a moment that Thesz was defenseless, but Tommy Young did not call for the bell, which caused Danielson to release his opponent and argue with the official. During the argument, Thesz rolled Danielson up with a schoolboy for two, but on the kickout, Thesz was propelled into Tommy Young; the two men’s heads collided and both went down hard.

As Danielson and Thesz exchanged blows, Dave Hebner rushed down the aisle to replace the dazed Tommy Young. Danielson fought hard, but by this point, the match had become a power game, and that gave Thesz the edge. The elder statesman of the CWA lifted his opponent onto his shoulders and delivered a lengthy airplane spin that resulted in a long two-count. They traded the advantage twice more once Danielson had staggered to his feet and regained his sense of balance before Thesz was able to outmuscle his opponent with a shoulder tackle and drop him with a piledriver for one…two…three!

WINNER: Lou Thesz via pinfall (16:15) ***½


Post-Match Drama

After Earl Hebner had raised his hand, Lou Thesz walked over to his opponent, attempting to help him to his feet, but Danielson shoved him away, cursed at him, and rolled out of the ring to walk (more or less) to the back under his own power.


Pick Your Poison Match: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs. “Ravishing” Rick Rude (with Bobby “the Brain” Heenan)
Referee: Earl Hebner

Whatever weakness Harley Race was hoping to expose by selecting his stablemate as Williams’ opponent seemed to backfire, as Dr. Death tossed Rude around the ring like a rag doll before scoring a pinfall after a Doctor Bomb.

WINNER: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams via pinfall (6:16) *½


Post-Match Drama

Once the bell had sounded, Heenan and Race’s master plan became clear, as “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig tore down the aisle. Unfortunately, Williams had been prepared for this, too: Terry Gordy shot out of the back right after him, and actually leveled him with a lariat from behind. Bam Bam continued his charge to the ringside area, where Heenan was scurrying away from the scene like…well, like a weasel…while Dr. Death dragged Rude out to the floor. Gordy hauled Dave Prazak out of his chair, and the reunited Miracle Violence Connection put Rude through the table with a spike power bomb. Williams and Gordy threw up their hands as the crowd cheered, while medical officials appeared on the scene to tend to Rick Rude.


Non-Title Match: The Rock & Roll Express vs. CWA World Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (with “Precious” Paul Ellering)
Referee: Morgan Dollar

Whether it was a deliberate deception or a particularly bad day in their last outing, this was not the same Rock & Roll Express who had lost their debut match against the Sheepherders. Though Hawk’s power gave him a brief advantage over Robert Gibson at the very start of the match, the smaller man’s agility allowed him to escape serious punishment and rock the Tag Team Champion with dropkicks and even an enzuigiri. A quick tag—the first of many—brought in Ricky Morton, and the two fan favorites systematically dissected Hawk first, and then Animal, once he had the chance to tag in.

Animal took the fight to the floor, and this allowed him to turn the tide of battle and make a tag to Hawk, who went straight to work on Gibson’s neck. Another tag allowed Animal to come in and hoist up his opponent as Hawk climbed the top rope. DOOMSDAY DEVICE! Animal made the cover for one…two…thr—no! Morton with the save: a knee drop to the back of Animal’s head! The reunited fan favorites dragged Animal to their corner and Morton slipped through the ropes so Gibson could tag him in. Animal got whipped into the ropes and the Rock & Roll Express nailed him with a DOUBLE DROPKICK for one…two…three!

WINNERS: The Rock & Roll Express via pinfall (15:12) *½


Butte Civic Center Capacity: 7,500
Paid Attendance: 7,352
Cyberlink Views: 87,965

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December 23, 2089

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

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


“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs. “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers
Referee: Earl Hebner

After a brief opening exchange of counters, Duggan overreached on an attempted atomic drop. Rogers was flipped over Duggan’s head and somehow landed on his feet. He planted ol’ Hacksaw with a piledriver, then locked on his FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE for an easy submission.

WINNER: “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers via submission (1:31) –


CWA Holovision Title Match: The Great Muta (ch) vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Referee: Tommy Young

Both competitors struggled to put together a sustainable offense during the opening minutes of the match—credit each man’s tenacity and counter wrestling ability for that. Gradually, Piper began to wear down the champion, scoring a near-pinfall after a bulldog, then clamping on his SLEEPER in an attempt to knock Muta out. The champion was able to rally back, however, hitting Piper with a pair of elbows to break the hold, then following up with a jumping savate kick before rolling out to the floor for a breather.

Shaking off the cobwebs, Piper followed Muta to the floor, only to get met with Muta’s mysterious green mist. Temporarily blinded, Piper fell prey to Muta’s martial arts expertise, and once back in the ring, the Pearl of the Orient climbed to the top rope for a MOONSAULT. Muta launched himself through the air but Piper sensed what was coming and brought up his knees at the last second, catching his opponent in the midsection. Wiping the mist from his eyes, Piper scooped Muta up off the mat and hit an atomic drop before rolling Muta up with a schoolboy: one…two…ding ding ding! The bell sounded, and Tommy Young leaned through the ropes to discuss the matter with Dave Prazak, who served as timekeeper as well as play-by-play man.

NO WINNER: Time Limit Draw (15:00) **½


Best of Seven Series—Match Four: Lou Thesz vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson     Thesz leads series 2-1
Referee: Joey Marella

During his ring introduction, Danielson became incensed at Gary Michael Cappetta, claiming that Cappetta had not called out his name with sufficient enthusiasm. The ring announcer held up his hands and begged off, but Danielson grabbed him by the lapels of his jacket and threatened him. Before any harm could be done, Lou Thesz rushed out to make the save, forcibly separating the two men and laying into Danielson with forearms and a knee lift.

With his opponent dazed, Thesz whipped Danielson into the corner, but Danielson got his foot up as Thesz charged and caught him in the face. The American Dragon went for an Irish whip of his own, but it was reversed, and reversed again, and this time when Thesz charged, he was sent over the top rope with a back body drop. Danielson took advantage of Thesz’s absence to catch his breath, and as his opponent rolled into the ring, the American Dragon climbed to the top rope, only to get caught with a superplex from Thesz. The CWA’s elder statesman ran the ropes…THESZ PRESS for one…two…thre—Danielson gets a shoulder up at the very last split second to avoid going down 3-1 in the series.

Another defensive exchange followed until Thesz hit another THESZ PRESS for an even longer two-count than his previous attempt. Frustrated, he stomped on Danielson’s chest as the American Dragon rolled towards the ropes and out of the ring. He baited Thesz into following before grabbing hold of Dave Prazak’s chair and (as Prazak complained to Joey Marella that he was tired of being ousted from his seat) smashing him with it. Danielson dropped the evidence as Joey Marella turned around, and rolled his unconscious opponent into the ring. CATTLE MUTILATION and, with Thesz out cold, Marella had no choice but to call for the bell.

WINNER: Bryan Danielson via submission (9:05) **½


The Dream Team vs. Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik
Referee: Dave Hebner

During ring introductions for this match, Dave Prazak got into a heated exchange with color commentator Mike Tenay and wound up walking off in a huff. Distracted by the exchange, Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine were blindsided by their opponents, who tossed the Barber out of the ring as the Sheik focused on the Hammer.

The Sheik and Volkoff systematically beat Valentine down, though he managed to survive both the CAMEL CLUTCH and Volkoff’s BACKBREAKER DROP. Relatively quick tags kept the Hammer on his knees (or on his back) for most of the next five minutes, though he was able to reverse a whip into the ropes and level the Sheik with a huge clothesline, charging across the ring to make a tag. Beefcake came in like a mad man, tearing into his opponent and almost putting him away after a running high knee to the bridge of the Sheik’s nose. Blood welled from the wound, though the Iranian legend was able to get a shoulder up at Dave Hebner’s count of two.

Beefcake hauled the Sheik to his feet and clamped on his SLEEPER HOLD, and it seemed like the Iranian’s lights were about to go out. Volkoff charged into the ring to make a save, but the Hammer intercepted him, armed with Dave Prazak’s abandoned chair. Volkoff wisely left the ring, and the Hammer turned and suddenly smashed the chair across his partner’s back, breaking the SLEEPER HOLD. Beefcake went down like he’d been shot, but wound up with an arm across the Sheik’s chest for one…two…thr—no! The Sheik’s instincts took over and he got a shoulder up just in the nick of time.

Wounded and clutching at his back, the Barber struggled to his feet just in time to see his partner make an obscene gesture at him and walk up the aisle to the back, drawing the ire of the sellout crowd. Beefcake shouted after his partner demanding an explanation, but before he could get an answer, the Sheik crept up from behind and clamped on an abdominal stretch. The move was agonizing, but Beefcake held on until Volkoff tagged in, hit a huge BACKBREAKER DROP, and made the cover to score a win for his team.

WINNERS: Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik via pinfall (19:13) ***


Steel Cage Match for the vacant CWA World Heavyweight Championship: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs. “Handsome” Harley Race

Race scored immediately with a belly-to-back suplex and a shoulder breaker before trying to escape the cage, but it was much too early, and Williams grabbed his ankle. Race stomped on his hand and tried again to walk out the cage door, but Dr. Death was having none of it. Race laid into his opponent with stomps, but Williams shook them off and regained his feet. He tossed Race into the ropes…duck under…drop down…and a HUGE clothesline from Williams put the Handsome one on his back.

Williams signaled for the door to be opened, but he didn’t even make it halfway there before Race lunged at him. The door swung shut even as Williams began stomping on Race’s leg, setting him up for a spinning toe hold which had the Handsome one pounding the mat in agony. Williams backed up a bit, waited for Race to regain his feet, then crushed him with a shoulder tackle from the three-point stance. He whipped Race into the ropes one more time, and connected with a back body drop that left his opponent on the mat.

Williams hit a pair of spinebusters, but a whip into the ropes ended disastrously as he ducked his head too early for a back body drop and Race kicked him dead in the face. Somewhere between having his head rammed into the steel cage and taking a falling knee drop from his opponent, Williams’ forehead began to bleed, and Race went after him like a great white shark. A PILEDRIVER seemed to spell the end for Williams and Race walked to the door, waited for it to open, then stepped through the ropes and onto the stairs…only to have Williams reach over the ropes and haul him back into the ring! A DIVING HEAD BUTT and another PILEDRIVER followed, but Williams somehow shook off the effects and once again prevented Race from simply strolling out the cage door.

Race made a huge tactical error in charging at his opponent for a shoulder tackle; the much stronger Dr. Death stood his ground, and the Handsome one went down. Williams went back to the leg with a spinning toe hold, and seemed to have his opponent weakened enough that he could try to escape, but Race wasn’t having any of it, and he intercepted Williams, though he ate a huge clothesline for his trouble. Williams whipped Race into the corner, but as he charged in, the Handsome one brought his foot up and caught Dr. Death in the mouth. Race pulled himself up the ropes and flew from the top turnbuckle with another DIVING HEAD BUTT, right onto Williams’ cut forehead. The blood was really flowing now, and it was all Dr. Death could do to roll over and try to stop the damage. Race saw his opportunity and walked out the cage door to take the win and the title.

WINNER and NEW CWA World Heavyweight Champion: “Handsome” Harley Race (22:33) *****


Post-Match Drama

As Race lifted the title belt above his head and celebrated his win, he was joined by his manager Bobby “the Brain” Heenan (who had been barred from ringside) and his stablemates “Ravishing” Rick Rude and “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig. The four men raised the arms in triumph, but their victory march was premature. With Dr. Death still out on the mat, his friend and partner Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy came out, entering the cage to check on Williams’ injury. Heenan ordered his men back into the cage, and all three of them followed his instructions, surrounding Gordy and the fallen Williams.

Suddenly, Gordy charged at Rick Rude, taking him down with a huge clothesline. A thumb to the throat stunned Mr. Perfect, and a POWER BOMB left him crumpled on the mat. Now it was just Gordy and the new champion, who opted for a preemptive strike by swinging his title belt towards the Freebird’s head. Gordy ducked and drove his shoulder into Race’s midsection, all but carrying him all the way to the corner. Gordy stepped through the ropes, hauled Race up to the second turnbuckle, and drove his forehead not into the cage, but into the support bar in the corner. Race’s forehead exploded in a bloody mess, and he dropped to the ring apron while Gordy assisted his partner through the cage door and to the back.


Butte Civic Center Capacity: 7,500
Paid Attendance: SELLOUT
Cyberlink Views: 91,203

[Gunslinger]

Nice post match drama. Harley Race has NEVER beaten Terry Gordy for me, b&w or color, and they've fought five or six times.

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Dec 4, 2020 8:12:00 GMT -5 Gunslinger said:

Nice post match drama. Harley Race has NEVER beaten Terry Gordy for me, b&w or color, and they've fought five or six times.

Thanks! I thought I was gonna spit when the Feud Table came up with a result of 3, but it gave me the chance to create some drama and, thankfully, I only rolled a two-card injury for the champ, so I don't have to worry about NXT-ing the title.

I really appreciate your following along and your comments. Thank you so much.

[Ken West]

Hopefully we'll see a Muta - Piper rematch! Gordy is a beast and Race may not be keeping that belt long if they meet.

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Dec 4, 2020 8:42:25 GMT -5 Ken West said:

Hopefully we'll see a Muta - Piper rematch! Gordy is a beast and Race may not be keeping that belt long if they meet.

Thanks for tuning in, Ace!

Not to worry: Piper - Muta II is aready booked! I agree Gordy is a powerhouse, but that Race card (Ha! I played the Race card!) is hard to beat: with only one down-3 (and a PIN, of course), it's hard to keep him on Level 3 Defense. But he can be beaten, so it will be interesting to see how it goes...IF Gordy gets a match. His immediate attention is going to be occupied with fending of a vengeance-hungry Rude & Hennig team. Golly, I wonder who he'll pick as his partner...

Thank you for the like and the comment. It's nice to know I'm not talking to myself out here.

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2089 Year End Awards

Match of the Year: Curt Hennig & Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair & the Ultimate Warrior (08/20/89)

It was definitely the most controversial match in CWA's limited history, but it catapulted the startup federation into the Colonial spotlight and created the biggest buzz of the year.


Feud of the Year: Buddy Rogers vs. Ric Flair

The "Battle of the Nature Boys" captured the imaginations of both hardcore and newly-discovered fans, and also helped the CWA gain mainstream attention due to the real (well, programmed) animosity between two legendary names in the sport.


Tag Team of the Year: The Road Warriors

And it wasn't even close. "Precious" Paul Ellering's Legion of Doom dominated their competition, holding the World Tag Team titles for the majority of the year and suffering defeat only twice.


Wrestler of the Year: The Great Muta

This result left a bad taste in a lot of fans' mouths as it was leaked through the Colonial Cybernet that "Nature Boy" Ric Flair had received (and arguably earned) the largest number of votes. However, since Flair was "no longer with the CWA" (i.e., his programming had been deleted) and part of the super virus fiasco, CWA management deemed him ineligible to receive the award, so it went to the runner-up: long-term Holovision Champion the Great Muta.

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January 1, 2090 

Okay, first time in New Mexico, and we go live in fifteen minutes. System ch—
Hillbilly Jim is on his way to the ring.
What? We didn’t schedule—
I know. Yet there he is.
What is going on with our programming?
Are you sure the virus is—
Yes, the virus is gone!
No time to talk about it now—play his music.


In-Ring Promo: Hillbilly Jim

The big man from Mud Lick, Kentucky came out, waving to the fans in Farmington’s Memorial Coliseum, who greeted him with cheers, whistles, and applause. Climbing into the ring, he requested Gary Michael Capetta’s microphone and addressed the crowd, reminding them that a couple months ago, Ted DiBiase requested a match against him, and “ol’ Hillbilly” came up short. Now, he was requesting a rematch against the Million Dollar Man to even up the score.

Money, money, money, money, money…

Upon hearing his name, DiBiase came out to accept the challenge, claiming that he had beaten Jim once, and he could easily do it again.


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

Second verse, same as the first. After a momentary flurry of offense to start the match, DiBiase regained control after Jim missed an elbow drop and never let up. It took just over three minutes for the Million Dollar Man to secure the victory with his MILLION DOLLAR DREAM.

WINNER: “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase via submission (3:10) –


The Rock & Roll Express vs. The Sheepherders
Referee: Tommy Young

Ricky Morton was fired up as he started this match against Luke Williams, but just like their first encounter, once the Sheepherders gained control, they refused to let up. Morton and his partner Robert Gibson managed to stay in the match with some key desperation tags, but the Kiwi soldiers kept coming back and ultimately, Butch Miller pinned Ricky Morton after a BATTERING RAM.

WINNERS: The Sheepherders via pinfall (11:17) ½


Best of Seven Series—Match Five: Lou Thesz vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson   Series tied 2-2
Referee: Earl Hebner

As Gary Michael Capetta made his introductions, Danielson took issue with his “tone of voice” and grabbed him by the lapels. Never one to see an innocent ring announcer abused, Lou Thesz rushed over and spun his opponent around, laying him out with a forearm to the face as Earl Hebner called for the bell. Thesz wanted to follow up with a German suplex, but Danielson flipped out of the attempt and countered with a push into the corner and a belly-to-back superplex. The American Dragon poured on the offense, but his opponent caught a European forearm and hit a knee lift. Thesz dropped Danielson to the mat after an airplane spin and worked him over for almost ninety seconds before putting him away with a GRECO-ROMAN BACK DROP.

WINNER: Lou Thesz via pinfall (5:00) *


CWA Holovision Championship Match: The Great Muta (ch) vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Referee: Morgan Dollar

Prior to the opening bell, referee Morgan Dollar informed both men that he expected a clean contest…and he almost got one. The champion started off hot, laying into Piper with karate kicks and knife edge chops. The Rowdy Scot managed to turn things around by reversing a whip into the turnbuckles and following Muta in with a fierce clothesline. Piper grabbed Muta in a side headlock and turned away from Morgan Dollar so the official could not see the challenger punch his opponent in the throat.

With the champion struggling for air, Piper clamped on his SLEEPER, and while Muta seemed to be fading, he managed to power his way to the ropes and force a break. Piper slid out of the ring and dragged the champion after him, then rammed him into the ring steps. Muta was rolled back into the ring and Piper went for a cover, though both men were in the ropes, so Dollar refused to make a count.

Muta came firing back with a jumping savate kick and a handspring elbow for a two-count, and a MOONSAULT also failed to put Piper away. The two men climbed to their feet and locked up, each jockeying for position until they reached the ropes and fell through them. They continued to struggle for advantage on the floor, but Piper broke free and rammed Muta’s head into the announce table. The Rowdy one tossed the champion back into the ring and went for a figure four leg lock, but Muta immediately reversed it and began applying pressure to the challenger’s leg. Piper struggled mightily and was ultimately able to drag himself to the ropes, forcing a break, but Muta immediately followed up with a figure four head scissors. Piper seemed to be in big trouble, and it appeared that he might submit when the bell sounded. The crowd began booing as Dave Prazak told the referee that time had expired…again.

NO WINNER: Time Limit Draw (15:00) ***½


The Miracle Violence Connection vs. “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig & “Ravishing” Rick Rude (with Bobby “the Brain” Heenan)
Referee: Dave Hebner

Gary Michael Capetta had barely begun the ring introductions when all four men charged to the center of the ring and began throwing fists. The Miracle Violence Connection got the better of the fisticuffs, and sent Bobby Heenan’s men fleeing to the arena floor for a consultation with their manager. After a brief discussion, both men slid back into the ring and were immediately taken down by a pair of clotheslines from the two big men.

Once order was established by Dave Hebner, it came down to Curt Hennig against Terry Gordy in the ring. Hennig circled his larger opponent and scored with a dropkick, then made an immediate tag to his partner, who attempted a clothesline. The move connected, but Gordy would not leave his feet. That became the story of the match for nearly six minutes: the Heenan Family threw everything they had at Gordy, and even Williams once he managed to tag in, but neither man would go down to the mat. Eventually, Rude and Hennig seemed to punch themselves out and Williams took over, slamming both of Heenan’s men to the canvas.

The Miracle Violence Connection went on a long streak of tags and hard-hitting offense, and now it was their turn to grow frustrated. They hit one big move after another, but neither Rude nor Hennig would take a pinfall, even after the Ravishing one was busted open and bleeding from the forehead after a Gordy piledriver. A POWER BOMB seemed to put Rude down for good, but Hennig made the save and began exchanging punches with the former Freebird. Slowly, Rude recovered and entered the fray, bringing Williams into the ring as well. As the four men brawled for the second time in the match, Dave Hebner tried desperately to regain control…and the bell sounded. Hebner waved it off, saying he had not called for a disqualification, but Dave Prazak (earning a heavy round of boos) indicated that the time had expired for the second match in a row.

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


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