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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 11:44:42 GMT -5
Golden Gate Cup Night 1
Ventura and Solie welcome the fans to the show. Ventura says they’ll let the matches speak for themselves as much as they can. Solie says that starting with Legacy of Gold 4.53, the episodes will be expanding to two hours. Ventura tells Solie to settle down and introduces the first match.
1. Kurt Angle vs. Angelo Mosca
Mosca bulldozes Angle at the opening bell and locks on the Sleeper. Angle taps out.
Winner - Angelo Mosca by submission
2. Konnan vs.Pepper Gomez
Konnan and Gomez battle back and forth. Gomez hits the Mexican Leap followed by the Mexican Cradle for a two count. Gomez hits another Mexican Cradle for a two count. The two men battle outside the ring and Gomez hits a flying head scissors. Konnan barely beats the count back into the ring. Konnan makes a comeback and hits the Niagara Driver for a two count. Konnan and Gomez brawl outside the ring. Gomez gets the upper hand but Konnan turns things around and hits the Niagara Driver for a two count. Gomez makes a comeback and hits a flying head scissors for a two count. Gomez hits the Mexican Cradle for the win.
Winner - Pepper Gomez by pinfall
3. Jerry Lynn vs. Dutch Mantell
Jerry takes Mantell down and hits the guillotine leg drop for a two count. Jerry and Dutch battle back and forth. Jerry hits the cradle piledriver for the win.
Winner - Jerry Lynn by pinfall
4. Great Gama vs. Dan Severn
Severn attacks Gama like a shark and hits a belly to belly throw for a two count. Gama makes a comeback and hits a Gama Throw for a two count. Severn makes a comeback but Gama shuts him down and hits a Gama Throw for the win.
Winner - Great Gama by pinfall
Ventura and Solie say Great Gama vs. Jerry Lynn next round might be the best match of the tournament. They introduce the next match and the crowd erupts for Bob Backlund.
5. Bob Backlund vs. Rick Rude
Backlund explodes at the opening bell and locks on the Boston Crab. Rude fights his way to the ropes. Backlund hits the Atomic Drop and Rude waddles across the ring and collapses. Backlund covers him for a two count. Rude and Backlund battle back and forth. Rude hits a piledriver for a two count. Backlund turns things around and hits another Atomic Drop for a two count. Rude rolls up Backlund with a handful of tights for a two count. Rude hits a Rude Awakening but Backlund gets his foot on the ropes before the three count. Rude hits another Rude Awakening and Backlund kicks out! Rude jaws with the referee. He hits a third Rude Awakening for the win!
WInner - Rick Rude by pinfall! Rick Rude has defeated Bob Backlund!
6. Curt Hennig vs. Les Thatcher
Hennig and Thatcher battle back and forth. Thatcher locks on the abdominal stretch, wearing Hennig down. Hennig turns things around and nails Thatcher with The Axe for a two count. Hennig hits the Hennig Plex and Thatcher kicks out at two. Hennig hits the Axe a second time for a two count. Hennig hits the standing dropkick for the win.
Winner - Curt Hennig by pinfall. Hennig will wrestle his best friend, Rick Rude, in the second round
7. Mil Mascaras vs. One Man Gang
Mascaras and Gang battle back and forth. Mascaras gets some momentum going and locks on the Octopus Hold but Gang fights his way to the ropes. Mascaras hits two flying body presses but can’t put Gang away. Mascaras hits two crossbody attacks but still can’t put Gang away. Mascaras wears Gang down with the bow and arrow and hits another flying body press for the win.
Winner - Mil Mascaras by pinfall
8. Freddie Blassie vs. Blackjack Mulligan
Mulligan throws Blassie all over the ring. Blassie makes a comeback and gnaws on Mulligan’s forehead. Blassie hits the southern neckbreaker for the win.
Winner - Freddie Blassie by pinfall
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 11:47:09 GMT -5
Golden Gate Cup Night 2
Ventura and Solie welcome the fans and run down the second round bracket.
Pepper Gomez vs. Angelo Mosca
Jerry Lynn vs. Great Gama
Curt Hennig vs. Rick Rude
Mil Mascaras vs. Freddie Blassie
1. Pepper Gomez vs. Angelo Mosca
Gomez and Mosca battle back and forth. Gomez clamps on the stomach claw but Mosca won’t submit. Mosca makes a comeback and hits the elbow smash to the face. Mosca hits a running power slam for a two count. Gomez makes a comeback and clamps on the stomach claw. Mosca taps out.
Winner - Pepper Gomez by submission
2. Jerry Lynn vs. Great Gama
Lynn and Gama battle back and forth. Lynn hits a springboard dropkick for a two count. Gama makes a comeback and hits a waistlock suplex for a two count. Gama hits another waistlock suplex for a near fall. Gama hits the Gama Throw for the win.
Winner - Great Gama by pinfall
3. Curt Hennig vs. Rick Rude
Hennig and Rude are reluctant to lock up. The two men grapple back and forth. Rude gets some momentum going and hits the Rude Awakening for a two count. Rude hits a second Rude Awakening but Hennig kicks out again. Hennig makes a comeback but Rude shuts him down. Hennig and Rude trade the momentum back and forth. Rude hits a third Rude Awakening for the win.
Winner - Rick Rude by pinfall
4. Mil Mascaras vs. Freddie Blassie
Mascaras takes over at the bell and nearly gets the win with a slingshot plancha. Mascaras goes to the top and hits the flying body press for a two count. Mascaras hits another flying body press for the win.
Winner - Mil Mascaras by pinfall
Ventura and Solie tell the fans Pepper Gomez vs. Great Gama and Rick Rude vs. Mil Mascaras are the third round matches. They introduce the tag team title match.
5. Miracle Violence Connection vs. Blond Bombers - LWF World Tag Team title match
Gordy and Stevens start the match. Stevens goes on a tear and the Blond Bombers wear down Gordy with a double team. Patterson wears down Gordy with a figure four. Gordy and Patterson battle outside the ring. Gordy gets the upper hand and hits a Samoan Drop for a two count. Gordy hits a power bomb for a two count and tags in Williams. Williams hits the Oklahoma Stampede for a two count. Williams throws Patterson out of the ring and press slams him on the guard rail. The referee calls for the bell.
Winners - The Blond Bombers by DQ
Gold Gate Cup - Third Round Matches
6. Pepper Gomez vs. Great Gama
Gama quickly goes to work on Gomez, taking him down with a double leg slam. Gama hits a Gama Throw for a two count. Gama hits two more Gama Throws but can’t put Gomez away. Gama hits two more Gama Throws but Gomez still won’t stay down! Gama hits a sixth Gama Throw for the win.
Winner - Great Gama by pinfall
7. Rick Rude vs. Mil Mascaras
Rude tears into Mascaras at the opening bell. Rude hits a backbreaker for a two count. Rude hits the Rude Awakening for the win.
Winner - Rick Rude by pinfall
Ventura and Solie remind the viewers that the last time Great Gama and Rick Rude wrestled was in the Tokyo Cup and Gama came out on top. They introduce the LWF World Heavyweight title match.
8. Nick Bockwinkel with Bobby Heenan vs. Jim Londos - LWF World Heavyweight title match
Londos takes control at the opening bell and locks on the Grecian Sleeper Grip but Bockwinkel escapes the hold. Londos locks on the Boston Crab but Bockwinkel drags them to the ropes. Londos hits the fireman’s carry slam. Bockwinkel makes a comeback. Bockwinkel locks on the abdominal stretch, wearing Londos down. Bockwinkel hits a back suplex for a two count. Bockwinkel clamps on the Bockwinkel Sleeper but Londos fights his way out of the hold. Bockwinkel goes for the Bockwinkel Sleeper again and Londos backs him into the corner, breaking the hold. Bockwinkel locks on the Bockwinkel Sleeper a third time and Londos taps out.
Winner - Nick Bockwinkel by submission, his first title defense
Ventura and Solie introduce the finals of the Golden Gate Cup tournament, saying the winner will face Nick Bockwinkel for the LWF World Heavyweight title at a future date.
9. Great Gama vs. Rick Rude - Golden Gate Cup finals
Rude attacks Gama the same way he did Mascaras. Rude hits some big moves and gets a two count with a top rope sledgehammer. Rude is relentless and hits a Rude Awakening for a two count. Gama makes a comeback and hits a Gama Throw for the win.
Winner - Great Gama by pinfall. Gama has won the Golden Gate Cup!
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 11:51:21 GMT -5
Thoughts from the halfway mark:
I'm halfway through the year. I still like not having to build everything toward PPVs and the two shows a week model still works for me. I'm expanding the shows to two hours in the second half of the year, partly to get a couple more tag matches in per week and partly to slow me down a little. I was twenty shows ahead of what I had posted for a while and didn't like it much. Now that I say that, my playing time will probably dry up.
Jerry Lynn has been the biggest surprise of the first half of the year. I'm not happy about Jim Londos dropping the belt after one defense after he ended Bob Backlund's history making reign but Bockwinkel seems like he's going to hold the strap for a while.
I kind of wish we had more scrub teams. I might have to dig into the cards I'm not using.
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Post by TTX on Jan 26, 2023 11:52:06 GMT -5
About time Gama won something big. Lots of low card guys who teamed in various places.
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 11:57:23 GMT -5
About time Gama won something big. Lots of low card guys who teamed in various places. Yes and yes. I might create a masked jobber team gimmick and put whomever I feel like under the masks each match. |
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Post by Pariah on Jan 26, 2023 12:48:07 GMT -5
Damn! Almost got that Gama vs. Mil matchup that I've been waiting for... Still, I'm stoked that the GREAT ONE claimed such a monumental victory!
This fed is a real inspiration, my friend... You've developed a brilliant formula to keep things moving at an excellent pace and it's always entertaining... Very nice work!
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 13:15:20 GMT -5
Damn! Almost got that Gama vs. Mil matchup that I've been waiting for... Still, I'm stoked that the GREAT ONE claimed such a monumental victory! This fed is a real inspiration, my friend... You've developed a brilliant formula to keep things moving at an excellent pace and it's always entertaining... Very nice work! Thanks! I think year 5 will look a lot like this year. I like having four yearly tournaments and letting everything else happen organically. |
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 14:21:07 GMT -5
LWF Legacy of Gold 4.53
Ventura and Solie welcome the fans to the show and plug the main event of The Miracle Violence Connection vs. the Blond Bombers in a No DQ match for the LWF World Tag Team titles. Ventura announces that Jerry Lynn and Jim Londos have each opted to take a few weeks off but both have committed to return in the future. Great Gama, meanwhile, will receive a shot at Nick Bockwinkel and the LWF World Heavyweight title on Legacy of Gold 4.55.
Solie leaves the booth to get a word with Kurt Angle before his match. Angle says he let the fans down when he lost to Angelo Mosca but knows he can beat Mosca if they wrestle again. Mosca comes out and says he’ll wrestle Angle next week and if Angle loses, he has to leave the territory. Angle agrees and Mosca sucker punches him. Steinborn goes on the attack and Mosca leaves ringside laughing.
1. Kurt Angle vs. Keith Steinborn
Steinborn puts a beating on Angle. Angle recovers and locks on the Ankle Lock. Steinborn quickly taps out.
Winner - Kurt Angle by submission
Ventura says he wouldn’t want to be Angelo Mosca right now, or any other time for that matter. Solie introduces the next match.
2. Rich & Patterson vs. The Midnight Express with Jim Cornette
Rich and Condrey start the match. Condrey takes the early advantage but Wildfire comes back and hits a fist drop for a two count. Rich wears Condrey down with the Wildfire Sleeper and hits the Thesz Press for a two count. Rich tags in T-Bolt. T-Bolt hits a double chop to the neck for a two count. Thunderbolt hits a right uppercut for a two count. Condrey rolls out of the ring to regroup. T-Bolt goes out after him and the two men brawl into the crowd. T-Bolt nails Condrey with a chair and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners - The Midnight Express by DQ
Solie says we haven’t seen the last of these two teams. Ventura introduces the next match.
3. Les Thatcher vs. Rick Rude
Thatcher and Rude battle back and forth. Rude gets some momentum going and hits a Rude Awakening but Thatcher gets his foot on the ropes. Rude hits a swinging neckbreaker for the win.
Winner - Rick Rude by pinfall
Ventura puts over Rick Rude and says he has to be in line for a title shot after making it to the finals of the Golden Gate Cup tournament. Solie introduces the next match.
4. Angelo Mosca vs. Henry Irslinger
Mosca bulldozes Irslinger and hits a tackle for the win.
Winner - Angelo Mosca by pinfall
Ventura says Kurt Angle has his work cut out for him next week. Solie introduces the next match.
5. Konnan vs. One Man Gang
Gang mauls Konnan for the opening minutes but can’t keep him on the mat. Konnan makes a comeback and hits a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Gang and Konnan battle outside the ring and the Gang comes out on top. Gang throws Konnan back out of the ring and hits the face first suplex on the concrete. Konnan beats the count back into the ring but is on rubber legs. Twice Konnan tries making a comeback but twice One Man Gang shuts him down. Gang throws Konnan out to the floor and the two men brawl all over the ring area. Gang throws Konnan back into the ring. Konnan makes a comeback and hits the NIagara Driver for the win.
Winner - Konnan by pinfall
Ventura says Konnan won the match but it might not have been worth all the punishment. Solie introduces the main event.
6. Miracle Violence Connection vs. The Blond Bombers - No DQ for the LWF World Tag Team titles
Gordy and Stevens start the match. Gordy and Stevens battle back and forth. Gordy hits a power bomb for a two count and tags in Williams. Williams hits a backdrop driver for a two count. Williams hits an Oklahoma Stampede for a two count and tags Gordy back in. Stevens makes the hot tag to Patterson. Gordy rolls up Patterson for a two count after a missed turnbuckle charge. Patterson wears Gordy down with a figure four. Gordy hits a back suplex for a two count and tags in Williams. The MVC hit the double football tackle. Williams hits a backdrop driver but Stevens makes the save. Williams tags in Gordy. Gordy hits the Bamm Bamm Slam for the win.
Winners - Miracle VIolence Connection by pinfall, their eighth title defense
The MIracle VIolence Connection celebrate with the belts after the match when the arena goes dark. “Reach for the Sky, Boy!” sounds from the speaker and the Briscoes hit the ring and attack the champions! Jay and Mark Briscoe have entered the LWF!
Ventura and Solie tell the fans to tune in next week for Kurt Angle vs. Angelo Mosca in the main event. If Kurt loses, he’s gone. Plus Solie will try to get a word with the Briscoes!
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Post by Pariah on Jan 26, 2023 14:28:37 GMT -5
HAHA! YES! Love this unpredictable swerve you've just thrown our way... Looks like the MVC are gonna have to MAN UP! Dem Boys are IN THE HOUSE!
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 26, 2023 14:35:20 GMT -5
HAHA! YES! Love this unpredictable swerve you've just thrown our way... Looks like the MVC are gonna have to MAN UP! Dem Boys are IN THE HOUSE! I had to after Jay passed away. I'm using the first set of ROH Briscoe cards instead of the more singles oriented ones. |
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