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[bookerbill]

Card 01 “The Rising” Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford, Ontario – 01/22/09

Match 1: Playboy Buddy Rose v. The Sandman
Great heat for Rose who demands that Gary Michael Cappetta announce him at 217 pounds rather than 271. Sandman has the crowd on their feet during his entrance. So much for the no smoking by-law. It is all Rose from the opening bell. The action spills to the floor and Rose maintains control thanks to a chair shot that busts Sandman open. Sandman continues to struggle managing only the occasional forearm or elbow. Sandman is able to block a hip toss and lands a forearm pummel that sets up a Heinekenrana for the surprise three count (R3/P3).

Match 2: Ted DiBiase w/Virgil v. Red Bastien
DiBiase cuts a solid heel promo before the match running down Brantford. DiBiase then pays a fan to polish his boots telling everyone that this will be the fan’s only opportunity to make money all year. DiBiase takes the early control but Bastien avoids a spinning neckbreaker (ch) and takes over. A pair of flying head scissors brings the fans to their feet and puts DiBiase’s shoulders to the mat (R7/P2) for a 1 count. Bastien connects with an ATOMIC DROP for another near fall (R6/P4) before tossing DiBiase to the floor. Bastien climbs the corner and falls onto both DiBiase & Virgil at ringside. The crowd is roaring! DiBiase crawls back into the ring and is trouble. A deathjump clothesline sends DiBiase to the mat and Bastien connects with flying dropkicks that topples DiBiase over the ropes to the floor. DiBiase drags Bastien to the floor and whips him into the steel ring post. Bastien is busted open. DiBiase nearly ends the match with a deathjump cross body block (R5/P2) and Bastien needs to grab the ropes to escape a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER (R4/P3). It is all DiBiase now but Bastien manages to counter a clothesline with one of his own and both men crash to the mat. Bastien is up first but cannot capitalize before DiBiase takes over again. Backward elbow off the ropes gives DiBiase a near fall (R8/P4) before a deathjump smash ties Bastien up in the ropes. DiBiase hammers away on his helpless opponent and the referee gets shoved to the mat. The bell sounds and DiBiase has been disqualified. More PWO officials arrive to break up the attack and a bloody and battered Bastien is left lying in the ring.

Match 3: Greg & Johnny Valentine v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Both teams draw heat from ringside during the introduction. The Valiant Brothers keep Johnny busy with defensive tags. Greg tags in and takes the fight to Jimmy Valiant. Valentine chops drop Jimmy for a 2 ½ count (R4/P3). FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK but Johnny makes the save. Johnny Valentine tags back into the action and takes the fight to the floor tearing up ringside with Jimmy Valiant. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for a 2 count (R7/P5). Valentine connects with a forearm hammer and pins Valiant (R6/P6) while Greg stops Jimmy from making the save.

Match 4: Bobo Brazil v. Nick Bockwinkel
The reaction for Brazil is off the charts. The action starts slow but heats up when Brazil whips Bockwinkel into the steel ring post shoulder first. Brazil enjoys the advantage until Bockwinkel avoids a full nelson suplex and traps Brazil in an abdominal stretch but Brazil breaks free (R8/P1). Bockwinkel Irish whips Brazil into the rails at ringside. Brazil and Bockwinkel brawl around the ring and the fans eat it up. Brazil escapes a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK (R8/P3) and the action returns to the floor. Bockwinkel eats the ringside table and Brazil takes over the match. Bockwinkel reverses a whip into the corner but Brazil avoids Bockwinkel’s charge and Bockwinkel crashes hard into the buckles setting up a near fall (R8/P3). Brazil slows the match down with bear bug that nearly makes Bockwinkel give up (R7/P4). COCO BUTT for a 2 count (R8/P5) but a second COCO BUTT ends the match (R4/P6). Huge win for Brazil and the crowd loves it.

Match 5: Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré v. The Destroyer
Long intro for George who takes several minutes “preparing” at ringside before he will step into the ring. George starts strong and downs Destroyer for a 1 count with an airplane spin (R7/P2). Destroyer turns things around ramming George into the rails at ringside. A single leg Boston Crab sets up a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK but George survives (R6/P5) by grabbing the ropes. Destroyer drags George to the middle of the ring and applied the hold a second time but Dupré is able to distract Destroyer and the action continues. It goes back and forth until the match spills to the floor and George clocks Destroyer with a chair shot across the back and is disqualified. Destroyer recovers but George is long gone.

Match 6: King Kong Bundy v. Giant Baba
Media from Japan fill ringside to cover Baba’s PWO debut. The two giants trade power moves and it Bundy who scores first with a running power slam that shakes the ring and gives him a 2 count (R4/P2). AVALANCHE for the five count (R 6/3 P7).

Match 7: Jimmy Snuka v. Buddy Rogers
Rogers works the crowd for heat before the match and the fans are all over him. The crowd is into this one from the opening bell and cheer Snuka’s every move. Snuka avoids Rogers’ charge in the corner and rolls him up for a 1 count (R6/P1). SUPERFLY LEAP (2) for a 1 count (R9/P4). Rogers tries to take a breather at ringside but Snuka leaps over the ropes onto Rogers at ringside. The crowd explodes. Rogers is reeling and Snuka does not let up. Rogers tries to escape to ringside again but Snuka scales the corner and leaps onto Rogers at ringside! A backbreaker sends Rogers to the floor once again but this time Snuka misses his offense off the buckles and crashes hard into the ringside rails. Rogers takes over the action but Snuka is able to come off the ropes with a cross body block. The fans are counting with the referee but Rogers gets his shoulder up at the last possible second. (R5/P4). SUPERFLY LEAP (4) and Rogers kicks out at 2 (R10/P8). Snuka cannot believe it but climbs the corner again for another SUPERFLY LEAP (4). There is no kick out this time and the arena erupts (R8/P9).

Match 8: Road Warriors v. Foreign Legion w/Nikita Breznikov
Incredible heat for Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff with their pre-match mic work. Both teams uses tags on defense to keep the action going back and forth. The Warriors crush Volkoff with a spike piledriver. Sheik tries to make Animal submit to a Boston Crab but Animal powers out (R8/P3) but Sheik keeps up the attack with a vertical suplex and a pair of sidewinder suplexes for a near fall (R7/P4). Animal is finally able to hot tag in Hawk and the momentum changes. Volkoff relieves Sheik sending Hawk into the ropes but the Road Warrior gets the best of the shoulder block and executes a perfect vertical suplex on Volkoff for the three count (R5/P5) with no pin save effort from Sheik or Breznikov.

Match 9: Frank Gotch v. Harley Race
The crowd is psyched for this one. Both men are focused during the introductions. Race tries to counter wrestle with Gotch and quickly finds himself on the mat. An Iowa backdrop puts Race on this back for 1 count. (R7/P2). Gotch keeps up his attack and Race bails to the floor to escape a crossface and armbar. Gotch follows him outside and body slams Race onto the floor. The action continues with Race escaping to the floor again and again. Gotch is frustrated and comes outside after Race with a series of punches. Back inside, Gotch traps Race in a GOTCH TOE HOLD and Race cannot escape (R6/P7).

Rankings for January

1. Frank Gotch
2. Bobo Brazil
3. Jimmy Snuka
4. Nick Bockwinkel
5. Johnny Valentine
6. Buddy Rogers
7. Giant Baba
8. The Destroyer
9. Greg Valentine
10. Harley Race

1. Road Warriors
2. Greg Valentine & Johnny Valentine
3. Foreign Legion
4. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant

[bookerbill]

Next card the PWO returns to Brantford for another solid night of action. Promoters have promised 9 matches for the fans including the crowing of the first PWO Champion in a Four Man Iron Man Tournament. Already signed to compete in the tournament are Frank Gotch and Bobo Brazil. The newly formed PWO Championship Committee continues to go through the selection process to determine who will be invited to fill the final two spots in the tournament. In addition to the title tournament, a huge six man tag team match has been signed as The Destroyer, Giant Baba & Red Bastien take on the team of Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy and Gorgeous George. Plus, Bill Apter premiers the Hot Seat with special guest Ox Baker.

[bookerbill]

Card 02 “Iron Man” Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford, Ontario – 02/19/09

This one sells out early and hundreds of fans are turned away at the door. Tonight we determine the first PWO Champion.

Gary Michael Cappetta explains the rules of the Iron Man Tournament. Each competitor will face the other once over three rounds with points awarded on the following basis. A win by pinfall, 20 points, a win by count- out 15 points, a win by disqualification 10 points and 5 points in the event of a draw. The winner will be the competitor with the most points at the end of the tournament and will be our first PWO Champion!

Iron Man Tournament – Round One

Match 1: Bobo Brazil (1) v. Nick Bockwinkel (4)
The PWO championship committee was split on the inclusion of Nick Bockwinkel in the tournament after his loss last month to Brazil. Many members thought Johnny Valentine should have been in the tournament but in the end, Bockwinkel won out by one vote and is competing for the title. Bockwinkel tries to keep his larger opponent on the mat with a series of figure four leglocks (ch) but Brazil eventually powers his way into control and scores with a Bobo body slam for a 1 count (R9/P3). Brazil takes to the top of the buckles twice connecting with a pair of deathjump smashes. COCO BUTT and Bockwinkel kicks out (R9/P4). Another deathjump COCO BUTT combo give Brazil a 2 count (R7/P5). Bockwinkel and able to avoid a knee lift and takes advantage of Brazil’s error. Bockwinkel uses a chair on Brazil’s leg at ringside. Bockwinkel with back suplex for a ½ count (R9/P1). Brazil escapes a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER (R10/P4). Bockwinkel chokes Brazil on the rails at ringside and the when the action returns to the ring plants him with a piledriver. Brazil backs Bockwinkel into the corner to break a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Bockwinkel quickly applies the hold again and Brazil cannot escape (R2/P6). Bockwinkel with a huge comeback win.

Match 2: Jimmy Snuka (3) v. Frank Gotch (2)
A handshake starts the match. Snuka is all over Gotch both in and out of the ring. Snuka rams Gotch’s face into the rails at ringside and draws some heat from ringside. Gotch avoids Snuka’s assault at ringside and the Superfly crashes into the rails. The action stays outside with both men brawling around the ring. The crowd is frantic. Snuka dives over the ropes on Gotch at ringside and lights up the crowd again. SUPERFLY LEAP (5) but Gotch kicks out a 2 ½ (R8/P6). Snuka cannot believe it and tosses Gotch to the floor. Snuka rams Gotch’s face into the ringside rails this time busting Gotch open. The referee calls for the disqualification. Snuka is not pleased with the result and neither are the fans. There is no handshake to end the contest.

Match 3: Red Bastien, Giant Baba & The Destroyer v. Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy & Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré and Virgil
The red carpet is laid out for George who tosses out Georgie Pins to the fans who promptly toss them right back. Media from Japan cover the action from ringside. Bastien & Destroyer work over George for several minutes before Baba puts him down for a near fall with a Russian legsweep (R11/P2). George blocks Destroyer’s charge into the corner with a knee to the chest and tags in Bundy. Baba tags in and takes down Bundy with a Baba Chop and Russian legsweep for a 1 count (R10/P4). Bundy sends Baba into the steel ring pole at ringside. It is DiBiase and Bastien trading moves in the ring. Bundy and Baba both tag in and trade blows. Baba sends Bundy into the corner but Bundy avoids Baba’s charge and Baba topples over the ropes to the floor. Bundy taunts the crowd which allows Baba to catch him from the floor and drag him to ringside. Bundy goes into the ring post and is busted open. Baba is disqualified. The action continues after the bell with the faces cleaning house.

Iron Man Tournament – Round Two

Match 4: Nick Bockwinkel (4) v. Jimmy Snuka (3)
The crowd is solidly behind the Superfly during the introductions. Bockwinkel quickly bails to the floor to escape Snuka’s early offense and rams Snuka’s face into the ringside table. Bockwinkel with a cross body block deathjump for a 2 count (R6/P4). Bockwinkel follows with a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER and picks up his second win (R3/P7).

Match 5: Frank Gotch (1) v. Bobo Brazil (2)
Handshake starts the match off. Gotch quickly turns a forearm smash into a cross face and arm bar and then moves to a rolling knee bar. Gotch then attacks with a guillotine choke and Brazil submits in shocking fashion (R5/P5). Brazil congratulates Gotch after the match.

Ox Baker is on the Hot Seat with Bill Apter. Baker tells everyone he has come to Ontario to hurt people and he has an open contract for next month for anyone who has the guts to sign it.

Match 6: Harley Race v. Killer Kowalski
Kowalski makes his PWO debut tonight and the fans are not very happy to see him. Both men battle hard in and out of the ring. Kowalski rams Race’s face into the steel ring pole busting Race open. Kowalski crashes hard into the corner when Race steps away from a charge giving Race a near fall (R10/P3). Kowalski comes off the ropes with shoulder tackle that downs Race. Kowalski slows the pace of the action and nearly forces Race to submit to a pair of stomach claws (R3/P2). Kowalski dominate the action with a mixture of brawling and science. Race crawls back into the ring into a FACE CLAW and is pinned (R2/P5).

Match 7: Road Warriors v. Johnny & Greg Valentine
The fans are psyched for this match. The Warriors take the early lead planting Johnny with a spike piledriver leading to a POWERSLAM by Animal for a 1 count (R9/P2). Animal hits a second POWERSLAM and that is all she wrote (R3/P3). Greg makes no effort to save his father and Johnny is not happy about after the match getting in his son’s face.

Iron Man Tournament – Round Three

Match 8: Jimmy Snuka v. Bobo Brazil
With both men mathematically eliminated from the tournament, this one was about pride. Both men received a monster ovation from the fans and shake hands at the bell. Both man are fatigued from their two previous rounds of action so a quick start is critical. Snuka get the early edge with his speed and downs Brazil with a leap frog and chop followed by a piledriver for the win (R4/P6).

Match 9: Nick Bockwinkel v. Frank Gotch
Bockwinkel has 40 points heading into the match and Gotch has 30. The crowd gives Gotch a solid ovation during the introductions. Bockwinkel sets the early pace and looks to be in total control after a deathjump smash. Bockwinkel goes to the top of the corner for a second deathjump but Gotch is able to shake the ropes and Bockwinkel falls to the mat in a heap. Gotch strikes immediately with the GOTCH TOE HOLD and Bockwinkel submits (R7/P9). Frank Gotch is the first PWO Champion.

PWO Champion: Frank Gotch (1)
1. Nick Bockwinkel (4)
2. Jimmy Snuka (3)
3. Buddy Rogers (5)
4. Giant Baba (7)
5. Johnny Valentine (5)
6. King Kong Bundy (-)
7. The Destroyer (8)
8. Ted DiBiase (-)
9. Bobo Brazil (2)
10. Iron Sheik (-)

1. Road Warriors (1)
2. Foreign Legion (3)
3. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (4)
4. Greg & Johnny Valentine (2)

[Humanoids4eva]

This is shaping up as a nice fed! Looking forward to future results.

By the way I assume those numbers after each pin attempt are what you rolled and what the rating was during the roll?

[bookerbill]

Thanks for the feedback Gorillasrus.

Your right, the numbers are the roll and the pin rating.

The next card will feature an eight team tag team tournament to determine the first PWO Tag Team Champions. Already signed to complete are the Road Warriors, Foreign Legion, Greg and Johnny Valentine and the Foreign Legion. In the main event, Frank Gotch defends the PWO Title against Nick Bockwinkel in a return match. Plus we find out who will answer Ox Baker’s challenge.

[bookerbill]

In a huge announcement, the PWO competition committee has announced the signing of another team to participate in the upcoming PWO Tag Team Title Tournament. Jim Cornette will lead the Beautiful Bobby Eaton and Sweet Stan Lane to ringside next card as the Midnight Express have arrived in the PWO and will be looking for capture the titles in their debut. The Valiant Brother, Road Warriors, Valentines and Foreign Legion are already in so there are three more spots open. Rumor has it that the final three spots will be filled by teams who will be new to the PWO.

[Spider Kid]

Go Midnight Express, I do hope they capture the gold.

[bookerbill]

New Item: Final Tag Team Title Tournament Announced

After much rumor and speculation, the PWO Championship Committee in conjunction with the PWO Competition Committee has finally determined the eight teams who will battle for the PWO Tag Team Titles. Three teams will make their first PWO appearance as part of the tournament. Here is the tournament breakdown:

(1) Road Warriors v. (8) Last of the Famous International Playboys

Brutus Beefcake & Buff Bagwell might have the ladies at ringside on their side but can they survive the blitzkrieg attack of the Legion of Doom?

(4) Johnny & Greg Valentine v. (5) Giant Baba & The Destroyer

A great match on paper and should be even better in the ring.

(2) Foreign Legion v. (7) Killer Bees

Fans are hoping that the heat between B. Brian Blair and Iron Sheik explodes in this one. The Bees will likely have their hands full.

(3) Jimmy & Johnny Valiant v. (6) Midnight Express

These two teams could steal the show.

Plus, Frank Gotch defends the PWO Title for the first time against Nick Bockwinkel and we find out who will answer Ox Baker’s challenge.

Results coming soon….

[Spider Kid]

I'll also be cheering for the Valiants, especially Jimmy.

[bookerbill]

Card 03 “March Mayhem” Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford, Ontario – 03/19/09

Another early sell out as the PWO will determine the first Tag Team Champions and Frank Gotch defends the PWO Title against Nick Bockwinkel in a rematch of the tournament final.

PWO Tag Team Title Tournament – Round One
Match 1: Road Warriors (1) v. The Last of the Famous International Playboys (8)
The Playboys are the first of three teams making their PWO debut tonight and Brutus Beefcake and Buff Bagwell thrill the ladies at ringside. Things get much more serious when the Warriors hit the ring. Animal is a powerhouse and tosses around Beefcake and then Bagwell. At ringside, Animal battering rams Bagwell into the ring post and Bagwell is nearly counted out of the ring. Hawk is in but Beefcake manages to take control of the action with a series of running stomps and studded arm bar smashes. Animal tags in but Beefcake catches him on top of the buckles and tosses the Road Warrior to the mat. Bagwell rocks Animal with a pair of dropkicks for a near fall (R5/P3) before Bagwell takes the action to the floor and rams Animal into the ring pole. Hawk tags and a deathjump smash traps Bagwell in the ropes. Hawk hammers away on Bagwell. The referee steps in but Hawk tosses the official to the mat and continues to batter a helpless Bagwell. The referee calls for the disqualification and the Road Warriors are eliminated from the tournament! Beefcake rescues his partner and escapes to the back while the Warriors tear up ringside.

Match 2: The Destroyer & Giant Baba (5) v. Johnny & Greg Valentine (4)
Media from Japan cover this match closely. The Valentines make defensive tags trying to get something going. Baba catches Greg with a Russian legsweep for a 1 count (R7/P4). Destroyer is in and takes Valentine to the floor ramming his face into the steel rails by the fans. Back inside, Destroyer traps Greg Valentine in a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK while Baba ties up Johnny Valentine. Greg cannot escape and submits (R5/P7).

Match 3: Foreign Legion (2) w/Nikita Breznikov v. Killer Bees (7)
The heat for Breznikov and his team is off the charts but they are now the tournament favorites with the Road Warriors gone. The Bees struggle early on against the Iron Sheik. B. Brian Blair is double teamed at ringside by Breznikov & Sheik resulting in a near count out. Blair manages to turn things around against Nikolai Volkoff dragging the big Russian to the floor and ramming him shoulder first into the ring post. Jim Brunzell tags into the action with a flying head scissors that nets him a 1 ½ count (R8/P4). Brunzell takes out the referee with a dropkick off the buckles. The referee is out for 16 moves and the action goes back and forth during that time with all four men being involved. Sheik backdrops Blair to the floor and Breznikov whips Blair into the ring post. Blair cannot recover and is counted out of the ring. The fans are not happy.

Match 4: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (3) v. Midnight Express (6) w/Jim Cornette
Cornette draws so much heat that the fans back the Valiant Brothers. Jimmy Valiant is cut off early on from his corner and Stan Lane bloodies him at ringside. ROCKET LAUNCHER but Valiant kicks out of Bobby Eaton’s cover (R12/P5). Johnny Valiant is finally able to hot tag into the action but quickly falls to Eaton’s offense. A Double Goozle puts Johnny Valiant on his back for a 1 count (R9/P5). Jimmy tags back in and the match turns but only for a moment. Eaton catches Jimmy with a running slingshot and then the Express put down Valiant with a Double Goozle for a near fall (R8/P5). The action spills to the floor and Valiant blocks a falling double hammer with a punch. Johnny tags in with a deathjump cross body block on Eaton for a 1 count (R8/P3). Valiant with a deathjump smash and then the Valiant Brothers connect with TOP ROPE ELBOW but Lane makes the save. Jimmy Valiant eats the ring pole and is busted open yet again. Both teams make tags and Johnny looks good against Lane slowing the match down with bear hug. TOP ROPE ELBOW on Lane for the 3 count (R4/P6).

Playboy Buddy Rose is on the Hot Seat with Bill Apter and attempts to convince Apter that he is the premier light heavyweight wrestler in PWO weighing 217 pounds. Apter does not bite and invites Rose to step on the scales right now. Rose turns on Apter but Superfly Jimmy Snuka arrives and Rose quickly retreats to the back.

Match 5: Ox Baker v.
Baker comes out and addresses the fans telling everyone he posted his contact on the wall in the back and no one had the guts to sign it. Baker likes to hurt people and demands that someone show some guts and come to the ring. Metallica’s guitar riff starts followed by the drum beat and the Civic Centre is rocking. Enter The Sandman! Sandman cracks a beer over his head and hits the ring. This one is going to be as ugly as your granny’s panties. Baker overpowers Sandman in the ring but Sandman avoids a charge in the corner and Baker crashes to the floor. Baker drags Sandman outside and rams Sandman’s head into the steel ring post busting him open. Baker rolls Sandman back into the ring drops him with a HEART PUNCH for the win (R3/P6). Huge heat for Baker as he stands over the fallen Sandman.

PWO Tag Team Title Tournament – Round Two
Match 6: The Last of the Famous International Playboys(8) v. Giant Baba & The Destroyer (5)
Handshakes start the action and the fans show their appreciation. Destroyer blocks Buff Bagwell’s back drop with a piledriver and quickly goes for the win with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Bagwell powers out (R11/P7). Both teams make tags and Baba dominates Brutus Beefcake. A piledriver stuns Beefcake before Baba downs his opponent with a Baba Chop for a 2 ½ count (R5/P4). Baba with a back suplex followed by a NECKBREAKER DROP. Destroyer blocks Bagwell but Beefcake gets his shoulder up at the last second (R9/P8). Baba is frustrated and tosses Beefcake to the floor following him outside. Baba rams Beefcake’s face into the steel rails at ringside busting him open. The referee calls for the disqualification and the International Playboys are onto the finals. The crowd hates the call as Bagwell assists his partner from ringside.

Match 7: Foreign Legion w/Nikita Breznikov (2) v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (3)
The fans back the Valiant Brothers for the second time tonight especially after Sheik runs down the fans during the introductions. The legion cuts off Johnny from this corner from the opening bell. Sheik traps Valiant in a Boston Crab but Valiant easily escapes (R11/P6). Sheik misses a falling double hammer at ringside and Jimmy tags into the match. Sheik drags Jimmy Valiant to the floor and posts him busting Valiant wide open. Sheik loads up his boot and Valiant spills more blood onto the mat. Both teams make tags and Jimmy collapses at ringside. Johnny eats the steels rails at ringside and is quickly a bloody mess. Sheik is in against Jimmy Valiant and some of the fans are screaming for the match to be stopped. Sheik downs Valiant with a kick with a loaded boot and makes the cover. Volkoff blocks Johnny but Valiant kicks out at 2 (R11/P7). Sheik goes to work on Valiant’s back with a loaded boot kicks, a Boston Crab and sidewinder suplex. CAMEL CLUTCH. Johnny breaks up the hold with a thumb to the eye and then hot tags into the action. Johnny with a deathjump cross body block on Sheik for a 2 count (R6/P3). Valiant batters Sheik and the crowd cheers every blow. Sheik goes into the corner but avoids Valiant’s follow up and Valiant crashes into the buckles. Sheik covers but Valiant rolls his shoulder at the last second (R8/P7). Volkoff tags in with a BACKBREAKER DROP. 1, 2, 3 (R10/P10)

Match 8: PWO Title Match – Frank Gotch (ch) v. Nick Bockwinkel
Solid pop for Gotch during the introductions. Bockwinkel takes the early advantage catching Gotch with a backwards elbow coming off the ropes. Bockwinkel chokes Gotch on the ropes and then scores a 1 count (R8/P1). Bockwinkel brawls with Gotch at ringside and then traps the champion in a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER but Gotch escapes (R10/P4). Gotch reverses out of FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK (R7/P4) and Bockwinkel goes to the top of the buckles for a deathjump smash. Gotch rolls clear and Bockwinkel crashed to the mat. Cover 1, 2 kick out (R6/P3). Gotch cannot maintain his advantage and Bockwinkel forces Gotch to the floor with an abdominal stretch. Bockwinkel follows Gotch to ringside starting a wild brawl. Bockwinkel grabs a chair but Gotch manages to wrestle it away and decks Bockwinkel. The referee calls for the bell and disqualifies Gotch. Bockwinkel is announced as the winner and receives huge heat. Gotch pleads his case but the decision stands.

PWO Tag Team Title Tournament – Finals
Match 9: The Last of the Famous International Playboys (8) v. Foreign Legion w/Nikita Breznikov (2)
Incredible heat for Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff during the introductions making the Playboys the most popular team in the PWO at the moment. Brutus Beefcake looks good against Volkoff early on. A running stomp sends Volkoff to the floor and Beefcake shocks his opponent with a falling double hammer onto Volkoff at ringside. Beefcake tries the move again moments later but Volkoff catches him in bear hug. Sheik tags in and works over Beefcake including a boot to the back with a loaded boot. Buff Bagwell hot tags in and the crowd explodes. A dropkick downs the Sheik and Bagwell Irish whips Sheik into the corner following through with a shoulder tackle. Sheik moves aside and Bagwell hits the corner hard. Sheik covers Bagwell for the pin (R6/P6) while Volkoff cuts off Beefcake from making the save. The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff are presented with the PWO Tag Team Titles drawing monster heat from ringside.

PWO Champion: Frank Gotch (ch)
1. Jimmy Snuka (2)
2. Buddy Rogers (3)
3. Giant Baba (4)
4. The Destroyer (7)
5. King Kong Bundy (6)
6. Johnny Valentine (5)
7. Bobo Brazil (9)
8. Ted DiBiase (8)
9. Harley Race (-)
10. Greg Valentine (-)

PWO Tag Team Champions: Foreign Legion (2)
1. Road Warriors (1)
2. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (4)
3. Giant Baba & The Destroyer (-)
4. The Last of the Famous International Playboys (-)
5. Johnny & Greg Valentine (3)