CanAm Classic Wrestling by Sniperniles

[sniperniles]

CAN AM Classic Wrestling

Card # 1
Saturday, January 5, 1980
All-Star Wrestling

Gordon Solie welcomes the fans to Can/Am All-Star Wrestling. Solie mentions that he will be talking about the World Heavyweight Title Tournament that will be taking place next week.

The Destroyer defeats George South with the Bombs Away.

Gordon Solie announces the match ups for the Can/AM World Title tournament. He mentions that the match ups were randomly drawn, and there is a massive match up in the first round.

Terry Gordy Vs. Jimmy Snuka
Bobo Brazil Vs. Buddy Rogers
Jim Duggan Vs. Steve Williams
Randy Savage Vs. Bruiser Brody
Ted DiBiase Vs. Larry Hennig
The Destroyer Vs. Bill White
DDP Vs. Pampiro Firpo
Lou Thesz Vs. Harley Race

Harley Race (With Bobby Heenan) defeats Ron Hutchinson following a Pile Driver.

Gordon Solie is joined by Race and Heenan.

Race warns Lou Thesz that next week, he will finish Thesz and send him to retirement. The World Title will be is. Thesz comes out and tells Race that next week he hopes that he leaves it all in the ring, because it will be his last time.

Miracle Violence Connection (Terry Gordy & Steve Williams) defeats Randy and Bill Mulkey, when Gordy pinned Bill following a Power Bomb.

**During the match Bobby Heenan came out and watched the match. Once the match over, Heenan talked to both Williams and Gordy, who follows Heenan to the back.

Lou Thesz defeats Steve Lombardi following the Thesz Press.

Pampiro Firpo (With Rock Riddle) defeats Mike Jackson with El Garfio.

**Jackson almost pulled of the victory multiple times, however in the end the Wildman survived.

Gordon Solie is joined by the Lonestar Cowboys who says that they will defend the pride of the USA and Canada.

Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeats Lonestar Cowboys (Scott Casey & Johnny Mantell) when Volkoff pinned Mantell following a Running Stomp.

**Following the match Iron Sheik and Volkoff continued their assault and Sheik applied the Camel Clutch to Mantell, until Jim Duggan came out from the back with a 2X4 to clear the ring. Mantell is in bad pain and appears that he’s going to miss the next fight card.

[neilybob]

COOL NEW FED.

[TTX]

Solid lineup for the World Title tournament.

[sniperniles]

Card # 2
Tuesday, January 8, 1980
House Show

Can Am World Title Tournament
Round 1

Terry Gordy (1) defeats Jimmy Snuka (0) by DQ, when referee Joey Marella disqualified Snuka for using a chair on the outside of the ring

Buddy Rogers (4) defeats Bobo Brazil (2) following a Figure Four Grapevine.

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan (0) battles Steve “Dr. Death” Williams (2) to a Double DQ, when both men brawled all over the ringside area, and referee Dick Woehrle DQ’d both men

Randy “Macho Man” Savage (0) defeats Bruiser Brody (2) with a Vaulting Neck Snap.

**Savage dominated the match from the opening bell and demolished Brody with ¾ of the moves being on Level 3.

Larry “The Axe” Hennig (0) demolishes “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase (0) following the AXE.

The Destroyer (0) defeats “Wild” Bill White (1) following the Figure Four Leglock.

Pampiro Firpo (0) (With Rock Riddle) defeats Diamond Dallas Page (0) by Countout, when Firpo grabbed Page in a Bear Hug and rammed him in the steel post on the outside of the ring.

**Prior to our last match, Referee Morgan Dollar decides that this match up needs to be 1 on 1 and ejects Bobby “The Brain” Heenan from ringside. No managers will be allowed at Ringside. Heenan and Race complain, but Dollar says that if Heenan does not leave, he will DQ Race immediately. Heenan leaves while complaining to all the way locker room.

Lou Thesz (1) defeats Harley Race (0) with a Greco Roman Backdrop.

[sniperniles]

Card # 3
Thursday, January 10, 1980
House Show

Can/Am World Title Tournament Quarter Finals

Buddy Rogers (0) defeats Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy (2) with the Figure Four Grapevine.

The Destroyer (1) defeats Larry “The Axe” Henning (2) following the Bombs Away.

Lou Thesz (0) defeats Pampero Firpo (5) (With Rock Riddle) following a Thesz Press.


Tag Team Tournament Qualifier match

US Express (Barry Windham (0) & Mike Rotundo (0)) defeats Iron Sheik (2) & Nikolai Volkoff (0), when Windham pinned Sheik following a Power Slam.

**Windham and Rotundo making their debut looked amazing gaining the upper hand early and dominating the Sheik who never managed to tag out

Can/Am World Title Semi-Finals

Randy “Macho Man” Savage (1) defeats Buddy Rogers (4) following a Flying Elbow Smash.

Lou Thesz (2) defeats the Destroyer (4) with the Greco-Roman Backdrop.


Tag Team Tournament Qualifier Match

Heavenly Bodies (Chris Candido (0) & Tom Pritchard (0)) (With Tammy Fytch) defeats the Lonestar Cowboys (Scott Casey (1) & Johnny Mantell (4)), when Candido pinned Mantell following a Diving Headbutt.

Can/Am World Title Finals

Randy “Macho Man” Savage (2) defeats Lou Thesz (2) with a Knee to the back which drove Thesz in the Turnbuckle and Savage rolling him up for the 3 count.

**Following the match, Thesz offered Savage his hand to congratulate him, however Savage just smirked and left the ring with the title.**