[TB's LOW] Legendary Wrestling Federation

[roninnoir]

I know I have been archiving show results on a prior thread...I would like to keep that one around until I get it caught up with where this one is beginning, if the moderators don't mind.

Here I plan on doing a summary of the LWF up to now, and then begin posting cards from where I am currently at in the game.

IN THE BEGINNING...

The LWF formed with a roster of 24 legendary superstars vying for the LWF World, Tag Team and United States titles.

The singles tournament was double-elimination, and Nick Bockwinkel emerged victorious, defeating Buddy Rose, Buddy Rogers and The Destroyer to become the first ever LWF World Heavyweight Champion.

The Road Warriors, perhaps inevitably, were crowned the very first LWF World Tag Team Champions.

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers defeated Killer Kowalski, Jimmy Snuka and The Destroyer to become the first holder of the LWF United States Title.

Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, Buddy Rogers and Killer Kowalski quickly formed a union that would haunt and terrorize the LWF for some time.

Ted DiBiase acquired the services of King Kong Bundy and Virgil, waging war on The Road Warriors as well as the foreign menace of Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik and the arrogant duo of Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose.

Showdown at Shea Stadium was the very first LWF Supercard and Harley Race defeat Jimmy Snuka inside a Steel Cage, Nick Bockwinkel defend the World title against Red Bastien, Buddy Rogers thwart The Destroyer in a US Title match and The Valiant Brothers stun The Road Warriors in a Texas Death Match to win the World Tag Team Titles.

Strange bedfellows aligned against Bockwinkel, Race, Kowalski and Rogers, as they had issues with The Destroyer, The Valentines, Red Bastien and Jimmy Snuka, Giant Baba and Bobo Brazil. Brazil and Baba formed a popular friendship that energized the LWF fans.

Johnny Valentine wrested the United States title from Buddy Rogers in a Brass Knuckles Match, only to lose it to Harley Race days later.

The fans roared with delight as Giant Baba and Bobo Brazil won the World Tag Team Titles and Brazil captured the US Title to become the first dual title holder in the LWF.

LWF's Omni Onslaught bore witness to the first Chicago Street Fight, when the unsavory team of The Sandman and Ox Baker beat The Road Warriors in their own match, and Harley Race beat Frank Gotch and The Destroyer in a #1 Contender's Match to face his own tag team partner for the World title in the main event. Race ended Bockwinkel's first World title reign, but just as quickly lost it to Johnny Valentine in revenge for Race's earlier US Title victory.

Dick Hutton became the first newcomer to arrive in the LWF, quickly having issues with Ted DiBiase and Virgil. Killer Kowalski became the third member of the villainous power faction in the LWF to taste the World Title, defeating Johnny Valentine and brutally injuring him.

Giant Baba ended Kowalski's World title reign, and fended off the challenge of Buddy Rogers while Dick Hutton shockingly beat Bobo Brazil for the US Title.

LWF Slamboree saw Dick Hutton and Red Bastien wage war in a classic 2 out of 3 falls match, ending with a Hutton victory and a new respect between the new stars. They shook hands and an alliance was formed. The Road Warriors, once more Tag Team champions, held off Harley Race and Nick Bockwinkel in an epic clash, while Killer Kowalski became a two-time World Champion, defeating Giant Baba in a Steel Cage.

The Iron Sheik stunned Dick Hutton to win the US title, but the most surprising moment was when The Sandman attacked Hutton, and brutally caned Red Bastien when Bastien tried to make the save and in an upset Greg Valentine rolled up Killer Kowalski to win the LWF World Title.

At LWF Face-Off, Frank Gotch joined The Million Dollar Team in a losing effort against Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose and was punished for it when DiBiase ordered his men to attack Gotch and beat him down. Giant Baba, Bobo Brazil, Dick Hutton & Red Bastien fended off The Valiants, Sandman & Ox Baker while Bockwinkel, Race, Rogers & Kowalski defeated The Road Warriors & The Valentines.

Greg Valentine introduced a new manager, Captain Lou Albano. The Valentines then beat their allies The Road Warriors for the World Tag Team titles, when Albano and Greg hit Hawk with a cheapshot. This gave Greg Valentine both the World and World Tag Team titles. Johnny Valentine questioned just what was going on and paid for it when The Valentines defended their titles against The Valiants...a match that saw Greg blast his own father and hand over the belts to The Valiants. Albano and Greg Valentine's masterplan had come together, and Albano had become the manager of champions in mere weeks.

New stars began to emerge at this time...The Killer Bees, Jim Duggan, Mil Mascaras and Don Leo Jonathan.

Bockwinkel's crew interrupted a press conference heralding the arrival of Mascaras and Don Leo Jonathan, attacking the new stars and establishing enmity right out of the gate.

LWF Starrcade saw the debut of Cowboy Bob Orton, who aligned himself with Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik. Giant Baba won a Battle of the Giants, defeating Don Leo Jonathan and King Kong Bundy. The Sandman & Ox Baker beat Dick Hutton & Red Bastien in a First Blood Elimination Match. The Road Warriors battled Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski in a Street Fight that was interrupted by Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane who launched a vicious assault on the LWF's Alpha Team. As Frank Gotch was about to finish off Ted DiBiase, Ox Baker came out of nowhere and attacked him to the surprise of everyone, not the least of which being The Sandman. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan stunned Harley Race in a Dog Collar Match to win the LWF United States title. In the main event, a furious Johnny Valentine destroyed each Valiant Brother and Lou Albano to get his hands on Greg Valentine at the end of a Gauntlet. Johnny bludgeoned his son unconscious and stood tall as the new World Heavyweight Champion.

The last show of the year saw Sandman confront Ox Baker and get attacked. Ox officially joined Ted DiBiase's team. Koko B. Ware debuted alongside The Killer Bees in a six-man match and The Road Warriors defeated The Valiants to regain the World Tag Team titles for a record setting third time. Johnny Valentine proved once more that success is fleeting...losing his World title once more, this time to the only member of the fearsome foursome to have yet held the LWF World title...Buddy Rogers.

Next: Year Two!

[roninnoir]

LWF Year Two

The year began with surprising title changes and more amazing debuts. Sabu defeated King Kong Bundy in his first match, while Iron Sheik took the US Belt from Jim Duggan, Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose shocked The Road Warriors for the Tag Team titles and Bobo Brazil delighted the fans by beating Buddy Rogers for the World title.

Frank Gotch, eager for revenge against Ted DiBiase, brought Sandman and Sabu into the fold with him and Jim Duggan to wage war on DiBiase...but when Gotch, Sandman and Sabu gave DiBiase a huge three on one beatdown, Duggan quickly broke from them in disagreement with their actions.

The following week, DiBiase helped Duggan defeat Cowboy Bob Orton and told Duggan he would walk away from his team if they could be friends again...Duggan, confused and unsure, walked away without giving an answer.

While DiBiase picked fights with his own wrestlers (Bundy, Virgil and Ox Baker), Giant Baba picked up the US title from Iron Sheik, putting the singles belts in the hands of the most popular wrestlers in the company.

That didn't last for long, as Greg Valentine completed the trifecta and beat Baba for the US title on the same night Buddy Rogers won the World title back from Brazil. The hot potato continued with Jimmy Snuka pinning Greg Valentine in a cage to win the US belt and Johnny Valentine putting Buddy Rogers down to regain the World title.

Showdown at Shea Stadium saw the patient Nick Bockwinkel take advantage of Johnny Valentine's inability to hold onto the World title, winning it for the second time. Jim Duggan and Ted DiBiase formally teamed against King Kong Bundy and Ox Baker in a wild brawl that raged all over the place and saw no clear winner. US Champion Jimmy Snuka & The Destroyer beat World Tag Team Champions Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose in a non-title cage match, setting up the chain of events a few weeks later that saw them actually unseat the tag champs.

Nick Bockwinkel once more became a dominant champion, fending off Ted DiBiase and Mil Mascaras, but The Valiants once more became tag champions, defeating Snuka and Destroyer.

Omni Onslaught saw Sandman get some revenge against Ox Baker in a Texas Death Match, Ted DiBiase crush his former bodyguard Virgil in a Dog Collar Match, Buddy Rogers and Killer Kowalski injure Don Leo Jonathan, the Killer Bees shock the Valiants for the Tag Team titles, Jimmy Snuka and Harley Race in a crazy brawl for the US belt and Bockwinkel fend off Frank Gotch.

Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose once more captured the Tag titles, while Harley Race defeated Snuka for the US strap. Buff Bagwell and Brutus Beefcake debuted, though the fans didn't take too fondly to either.

Hawk and Animal, routinely fending off the Midnight Express, defeated Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose to capture the Tag Team belts once more and Killer Kowalski & Buddy Rogers defeated Giant Baba & Bobo Brazil in a cage.

The LWF hosted a Battlebowl Event with a Lethal Lottery tournament. Harley Race and Bobo Brazil came to blows but still managed to beat Buddy Rose and Virgil. Buff Bagwell and Sandman perhaps upset Jimmy Snuka and Johnny Valiant. Mil Mascaras carried Nikita Breznikov to victory over Killer Kowalski and B. Brian Blair, then had to save Blair from Kowalski when Kowalski blamed Blair for the loss. When Bobby Eaton and King Kong Bundy beat Iron Sheik and Frank Gotch, Gotch attacked The Sheik. This led to Nikolai Volkoff, Cowboy Bob Orton and Nikita Breznikov laying a beating on Gotch, Sandman and Sabu. In the amazing battle royals that followed, Buff Bagwell was left in one ring, facing off with Mil Mascaras in the other...and Bagwell shocked Mascaras and the world by pulling out a win.

Bagwell came close enough to beating Bockwinkel to make him nervous, but couldn't unseat the World champion. Johnny Valentine agreed to team with Brutus Beefcake against The Valiants, but paid for it when Beefcake turned on him and joined forces with Albano, Greg Valentine and The Valiants to reform The Dream Team.

More changes ensued for the belts, with Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik taking the tag belts and Ted DiBiase pinning Harley Race for the US title in the Match of the Year.

In a massive two night tournament, Jimmy Snuka beat Frank Gotch, Bobby Eaton, Jim Duggan, Don Leo Jonathan and Bobo Brazil to become triumphant and earn a title shot. The two nights of the tournament also saw The Road Warriors regain and lose the World Tag Team titles as Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose shocked them once more.

LWF Slamboree came and went, with Johnny Valentine beating his son Greg in a Dog Collar Match...Gorgeous George and Buddy Rose escaped the Road Warriors by getting disqualified and Jimmy Snuka completed his destiny by defeating Nick Bockwinkel to become the World Heavyweight champion.

The Road Warriors regained the titles once more, in time for the LWF Tag Team Invitational, where Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel trounced Jimmy Snuka & The Destroyer, The Valiants, Don Leo Jonathan & Mil Mascaras and Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski...when Bockwinkel used the ropes for leverage to force stablemate Buddy Rogers to submit.

The two teams fought in a rematch, and Bockwinkel once more prevailed, this time putting Kowalski down with surprising ease. Race and Bockwinkel beat the Road Warriors for the Tag Team titles with trickery, infuriating the fans.

LWF Face-Off saw King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker, Bob Orton, Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeat Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware & The Killer Bees. The Dream Team & The Valiants defeated Johnny Valentine, Buff Bagwell, Dick Hutton & Red Bastien. Gorgeous George, Buddy Rose & The Midnight Express upset The Road Warriors, Jimmy Snuka & The Destroyer. Completing the good night for the bad guys, Harley Race, Nick Bockwinkel, Buddy Rogers & Killer Kowalski thwarted Giant Baba, Bobo Brazil, Mil Mascaras & Don Leo Jonathan.

The road to Starrcade began with The Road Warriors regained the Tag Team titles once more...and being brutally attacked by The Midnight Express and hurled from the stage! The injured Road Warriors were eventually forced to vacate the titles.

Bobo Brazil, who had won the US title from Ted DiBiase before Face-Off despite DiBiase using his loaded glove and Virgil getting involved gave DiBiase a rematch...DiBiase once more used the loaded glove, and Jim Duggan came to the ring, arguing with DiBiase over his actions.

As Nick Bockwinkel prepared to face Koko B. Ware, Bockwinkel introduced his new manager Bobby Heenan, which came as a complete surprise to Buddy Rogers! Rogers and Bockwinkel argued about it, but Bockwinkel blew him off. Later that night, Snuka retained the title once more, this time against Bobby Eaton, and Bockwinkel confronted Snuka.

Bockwinkel, in fact, defeated Snuka two weeks later to begin his third World title reign. Buddy Rogers demanded a World title shot, but Bobby Heenan said he could only have one if Rogers and Kowalski could beat Bockwinkel and Race! Rogers agreed and paid for it when Kowalski turned on him and savagely beat him! Bockwinkel, Race and Heenan joined in, but Jimmy Snuka hit the ring to make the save!

Snuka and Rogers teamed against Race and Bockwinkel but came up short. Antonio Inoki debuted in the LWF, and began a strange team/alliance with Giant Baba...ending Baba's partnership with Bobo Brazil to the dismay of fans. Jim Duggan began his war with DiBiase's old team in earnest, injuring Bob Orton with a 2x4, then going after Bundy, Virgil and Baker.

Baba and Inoki defeated The Midnight Express, and as The Express were recovering, Paul Ellering walked on the stage...announcing the return of The Road Warriors! Frank Gotch was battling Bobo Brazil for the US title and wasn't in any real danger of losing...when The Sheik, Sandman and Sabu attacked Brazil! Gotch tried to confront them about it...and the three turned on him! Gotch tried to backpedal...when Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and Nikita Breznikov cut him off and told him that his days were very much numbered!

At Starrcade, Gotch battled The Sheik and revealed his insurance policy: The Vachons! This led to a crazy brawl with Sandman and Sabu involved as well! The Masked Superstar also debuted, attacking Destroyer after his match with Gorgeous George! King Kong Bundy, Ox Baker and Virgil defeated Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan and Buff Bagwell in a cage when DiBiase turned on Duggan and slugged him with his loaded glove! Koko B. Ware tried to save Duggan, but Cowboy Bob Orton shanghaied him! As they began beating Duggan down, DiBiase offered the loaded glove to Bagwell...who hammered DiBiase and started laying out his own team! Starrcade also saw World Champion Nick Bockwinkel fight to a double DQ with Buddy Rogers in a fight that only ended when The Valiants attacked Rogers! In the main event, The Road Warriors defeat The Midnight Express in a scaffold match!

After Starrcade, a Tag Team title tournament began with Baba & Inoki, Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff, The Killer Bees and The Road Warriors advancing in the first round. Ted DiBiase officially unveiled DiBiase Enterprises...but Jim Duggan announced his new recruits: The Missing Link and Bruiser Brody! Frank Gotch fought The Sheik in a lumberjack match that ended in a huge brawl...and when Gotch tried to escape, he walked right into George Hackenschmidt, who had been brought in by Breznikov and Volkoff!

The Road Warriors and Baba & Inoki advanced to the finals of the tournament as the year drew to a close. The Valiants fought Jimmy Snuka and Buddy Rogers but when the Heenan Family attacked, Lou Albano brought out The Dream Team and Johnny Valentine, forming a surprising new face stable to fight the Heenan family!

In the last show of the year, a tournament was held to crown the LWF TV Champion. During the tournament Dick Hutton faced Red Bastien and won, and the partners shook hands...only to be interrupted and attacked by Extreme Impact - Justin Credible and Chris Candido! Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki shocked the Road Warriors to win the World Tag Team titles, and Ted Dibiase beat Greg Valentine, Buddy Rose, Dick Hutton and The Destroyer to win the TV title. In the last show of the year, Johnny Valentine stunned Nick Bockwinkel to win the World title once more!

Next: Year 3 begins with the all new tour schedule!