Royal Wrestling Alliance in conjunction with the
World Territory Wrestling AlliancePro-Wrestling this WeekGordon Solie is hosting solo this week as
Bill Apter is traveling.
The Show's highlights come from
The Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.We kick off the show with Bill Apter in the ring announcing the NEW
RWA Heavyweight Champion, Pat Patterson!
The crowd goes crazy and confetti falls as Patterson comes down to ringside. Commissioner Frank Tunney is there and presents Patterson with the belt.
Apter asks the standard "How does it feel?" ...like nothing I've ever experienced in my life." "A grueling tournament..." "..But I've come through it and am ready for all comers." "What's next Champ?" "..I plan on facing everyone in your top five over the next five weeks. Then, I'll let the Commissioner bring me the best."
At this...
Bobby Heenan walks out from the curtain and Announces the Eighth Wonder of the World is here! ...and
Nick Bockwinkle strides to ringside.
He takes the mic from Heenan and announces that later tonight, he will be facing one of the up and coming tag teams tonight, alone. He is the true wonder here.
Big Bully Busick wins by Count Out over Iron Mike Sharpe -
* 1/2Mike is on the ropes late in this one and tries escaping to the outside, Busick smashes Sharpe with a hidden pipe that the ref doesn't see. Sharpe tries, but can't make the count. J.J. Dillon comes out with Sgt. Slaughter and while Dillon puts the boots to the downed Sharpe, Slaughter runs down the "frozen Eskimos" of northern Canada. Pat Patterson comes back out and puts a stop to both the boot giving and the running down of the fans. "That's enough! Slaughter, shut your face. This isn't how you get over. You need to win and up to the point of tonight and the dirty tactics outside the ring, Mike Sharpe has been winning. If I can survive S.D. Jones, who has been on fire of late, I'll grant fellow top five wrestler Iron Mike Sharpe a shot in two weeks."
Feud MatchKiller Khan losses to
Bruiser Brody -
*Brody looks very strong in this one as he takes all of Khan's blows and sends the receipts back with interest. After, George Steele tries a sneak attack ordered by Mr. Fuji, but Ox Baker tackles him before he can get to the ring. Of course a brawl ensues.
In a pre-tapped interview, Frank Tunney announces the brackets of the upcoming Tag Team Tournament:
Block A:
Ranked #1 and receiving a by in the first round: The Flying RedHeads, Lyons and Bastien
#8 - Don Leo Jonathan & Yukon Eric vs #9 - JJ Dillon & SGT Slaughter
Block B:#4 - The Bolsheviks, Koloff & Smirnoff vs #13 - The Unstoppables, Mike Jackson & Nacho Barrera
#5 - Crusher & Bruiser vs #12 - The Mulkeys
Block C:
Ranked #2 and receiving a first round by, The Vachons
#7 - Killer Khan and George Steele vs #10 - Bruiser Brody & Ox Baker (Major Feud Match)
Block D:
Ranked #3 and receiving a by in the first round, Thunderbolt Paterson & Sputnik Monroe
#6 - Stan Stasiak & Mark Lewin vs The Sheepherders
Two of those matches are coming up later tonight!
Nick Bockwinkel defeats the tag team of The Unstopables, Mike Jackson and Nacho Barrera -
* 1/2Not a complete squash as Nacho Barrera puts up a pretty good fight to the Eighth Wonder of the World, which Bobby Henann makes sure everyone understands on comentary. He also mentions that Bockwinkel holds a title opportunity against the WTWA World Champion, Ric Flair.
First Round Tag matchThe Bruiser and the Crusher near squash Randy & Bill Mulkey -
1/2Skaaland leads his wrestlers to the ring. Looks like he is the full manager of this very terrifying team.
Mulkeys get in a little offense on Bruiser, so, he tags in The Crusher who grabs Randy and delivers the Crusher Bolo. Randy needs to be helps from the ring.
First Round Tag MatchThe Sheepherders over come Stasiak & Lewin -
** 1/2Very good Tag Match. Three double gutbusters from Luke Williams on Mark Lewin in a row ends the match, but Williams continues. Stasiak snaps and starts beating the hell out of Butch Miller. The Hearders retreat.
Feud MatchSputnik Monroe wins by DQ versus Ivan Koloff -
*Match goes back and forth for a lengthy amount of time with no pin attempts, all in the ring... but Koloff gets frustrated and heads outside, drawing Monroe out too. Koloff grabs a chair from under the ring and clobbers Sputnik with it. Just enrages Sputnik and a big fight ensues. The bell just seems to be making them madder.
Tables Match - Feud Match, duh. Fuji, Baker, Kahn, Steele and Brody barred from ringside.Gorilla Monsoon falls to
Bad News Allen -
*** 1/2Lots and lots of fighting before the first table even enters the match. Bad News Allen takes a lot of punishment, but as everything looks bleak, he delivers a Harlem Head Butt and drops Monsoon. He stacks two tables on top of each other and puts Mosoon on top. Then, delivers a flying elbow drop for the win!
He slowly gets up and grogally starts beating Monsoon with a chunk of one of the tables. Of course this brings the heard down and a major fight erupts around ringside. The feed cuts off with Commissioner Frank Tunny shouting over the Edmonton Garden's mic to stop this fight.
Bad News Allen, your winner of the first ever RWA Tables Match!
That's all the time for this week. Join us next as the Tag Team Tournament gets well and truly underway and.... I've been handed a note. Bill Apter called in from the road and says that next week's first round tag tournament match between Khan/Steele and Brody/Baker will now be fought as a Trios Elimination tag match. That'll headline next week's show. Be sure to tune in. Good night wrestling fans.