2009 - The Year in Review!
The Rising - Brantford, Ontario. 1/22/09: The Sandman over Playboy Buddy Rose . . . Red Bastien over Ted DiBiase by disqualification . . . Greg & Johnny Valentine over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant . . . Bobo Brazil over Nick Bockwinkel with a COCO BUTT. . .The Destroyer over Gorgeous George by disqualification . . . King Kong Bundy over Giant Baba with an AVALANCHE . . .Jimmy Snuka over Buddy Rogers with a SUPERFLY LEAP. . . Road Warriors over Foreign Legion . . . Frank Gotch over Harley Race with a GOTCH TOE HOLD
Iron Man – Brantford, Ontario. 2/19/09: Nick Bockwinel over Bobo Brazil with a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER . . . Frank Gotch over Jimmy Snuka by disqualification. Ted DiBiase, Gorgeous George & King Kong Bundy over Giant Baba, Red Bastien & The Destroyer by disqualification . . . Nick Bockwinkel over Jimmy Snuka with a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER . . . Frank Gotch over Bobo Brazil . . .Ox Baker appears on the Hot Seat with Bill Apter . . . Killer Kowalski over Harley Race with a FACE CLAW . . .Road Warriors over Greg & Johnny Valentine . . . Jimmy Snuka over Bobo Brazil . . . Frank Gotch over Nick Bockwinkel with GOTCH TOE HOLD to win the PWO Title
March Mayhem – Brantford, Ontario. 3/19/09: The Last of the Famous International Playboys over Road Warriors by disqualification . . . Giant Baba & The Destroyer over Johnny & Greg Valentine when Destroyer used a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK on Greg Valentine . . . Foreign Legion over Killer Bees by count-out . . . Jimmy & Johnny Valiant over Midnight Express with a TOP ROPE ELBOW on Stan Lane . . . Ox Baker over The Sandman with a HEART PUNCH . . . The Last of the Famous International Playboys over Giant Baba & The Destroyer by disqualification . . . Foreign Legion over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant when Nikolai Volkoff used a BACKBREAKER DROP on Johnny Valiant . . . Nick Bockwinkel over PWO Champion Frank Gotch by disqualification . . . Foreign Legion over The Last of the Famous International Playboys to win the PWO Tag Team Titles
Strive to Survive – Brantford, Ontario. 04/16/09: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant over Killer Bees . . . Ox Baker over The Sandman by disqualification . . . Bobo Brazil over Killer Kowalski with a COCO BUTT . . . Jimmy Snuka over Playboy Buddy Rose with a SUPERFLY LEAP . . . Road Warriors over Midnight Express . . . Harley Race over Buddy Rogers by disqualification . . . Giant Baba, Destroyer & Red Bastien over Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy & Gorgeous George in a Survivor Match. DiBiase is disqualified, Baba over Bundy with a NECKBREAKER DROP and George is disqualified . . . PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over The Last of the Famous International Playboys when Iron Sheik used a CAMEL CLUTCH on Brutus Beefcake . . . Nick Bockwinkel over PWO Champion Frank Gotch to win the title
Steel Cage Showdown – Brantford, Ontario. 05/21/09: Playboy Buddy Rose over Bobo Brazil by disqualification . . . Killer Bees over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant with BEE STING on Johnny Valiant . . . Johnny & Greg Valentine over Midnight Express . . . The Sandman over Ox Baker by count out . . . Killer Kowalski over Jimmy Snuka with FACE CLAW . . .Buddy Rogers over Harley Race with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE . . .PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over Road Warriors by disqualification . . . Frank Gotch over PWO Champion Nick Bockwinkel by disqualification . . . Giant Baba, The Destroyer & Red Bastien over King Kong Bundy, Ted DiBiase & Virgil in a Cage Match
London Invasion – London, Ontario. 06/25/09: The Last of the Famous International Playboys over Midnight Express . . . Johnny Valentine over Killer Kowalski . . . Bobo Brazil over Playboy Buddy Rose with a COCO BUTT . . . Killer Bees over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant when Killer Bee #1 used a SLEEPER on Jimmy Valiant . . . Jimmy Snuka is on the Hot Seat with Bill Apter and is attacked by Playboy Buddy Rose . . . Ted DiBiase over Red Bastien with a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER . . . Ox Baker over The Sandman in a Texas Death Match with a HEART PUNCH. . . Harley Race over Buddy Rogers with a PILEDRIVER . . . Giant Baba & The Destroyer over PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion by disqualification . . . Frank Gotch over PWO Champion Nick Bockwinkel to capture the title
Pursuit of Glory – Brantford, Ontario. 7/23/09: Greg Valentine over King Kong Bundy . . . Road Warriors over The Last of the Famous International Playboys . . .Koko B. Ware & Red Bastien over Ted DiBiase & Virgil by disqualification . . . Jimmy Snuka over Playboy Buddy Rose with a SUPERFLY LEAP . . . Jimmy & Johnny Valiant over Killer Bees by count-out . . .Ox Baker over The Sandman with a HEART PUNCH in a Taped Fist Match . . . Harley Race over Buddy Rogers with a PILEDRIVER . . . PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over Giant Baba & The Destroyer by disqualification . . . PWO Champion Frank Gotch over Nick Bockwinkel
Summer Meltdown – Brantford, Ontario. 8/20/09: Killer Kowalski over The Destroyer with a FACE CLAW . . . The Last of the Famous International Playboys over The Midnight Express . . . Nick Bockwinkel over Jimmy Snuka by disqualification. . . Johnny Valentine over Harley Race by disqualification . . . The Sandman over Ox Baker with SINGAPORE CANE . . . Ted DiBiase & Virgil over Red Bastien & Koko B. Ware when Virgil used a COBRA CLUTCH on Bastien . . .Buddy Rogers over Bobo Brazil with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE . . . Killer Bees over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant when B. Brian Blair used a SLEEPER on Jimmy Valiant . . . PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over Road Warriors when Iron Sheik used a CAMEL CLUTCH on Animal . . . Giant Baba over PWO Champion Frank Gotch to win the title
Tokyo, Japan 09/12/09: Antonio Inoki over PWO Champion Giant Baba with an OCTOPUS HOLD to win the title
Quest for Excellence – Brantford, Ontario. 9/17/09: Playboy Buddy Rose over The Destroyer with a BOMBS AWAY. . . Killer Kowalski over King Kong Bundy with a CLAW HOLD . . . Greg Valentine over Buddy Rogers with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK . . .Nick Bockwinkel over Jimmy Snuka with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant appear on the Hot Seat with Bill Apter. During the segment, the Killer Bees come out and are attacked by the Foreign Legion and Nikita Breznikov . . .Red Bastien over Ted DiBiase with an ATOMIC DROP . . .Johnny Valentine over Harley Race with an ATOMIC SKULL CRUSHER . . .Frank Gotch over Giant Baba with a GOTCH TOE HOLD . . . . PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over Road Warriors (substituting for the injured Killer Bees) by disqualification . . . Ox Baker over The Sandman with a HEART PUNCH in a steel cage match
London Calling – London, Ontario. 9/24/09: Virgil over Koko B. Ware with a COBRA CLUTCH . . . Giant Baba & The Destroyer over Midnight Express . . . Harley Race over Killer Kowalski with a PILEDRIVER . . . Ox Baker over Johnny Valentine by disqualification . . . Red Bastien over Ted DiBiase by disqualification . . . Jimmy & Johnny Valiant over The Last of the Famous International Playboys when Johnny used a SPINNING NECKBREAKER on Buff Bagwell . . . Nick Bockwinkel over Greg Valentine with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK . . . Buddy Rogers over Bobo Brazil with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE . . . Road Warriors & Paul Ellering over Foreign Legion & Nikita Breznikov by disqualification . . . Frank Gotch over PWO Champion Antonio Inoki with a GOTCH TOE HOLD to win the title for the 3rd time.
Higher Ground - Brantford, Ontario. 10/15/09: The Sandman over Playboy Buddy Rose . . . Jimmy Snuka over King Kong Bundy with a SUPERFLY LEAP . . . Road Warriors over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant when Animal used a POWERSLAM on Johnny Valiant . . . Buddy Rogers over The Destroyer with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE . . . Bobo Brazil over Killer Kowalski by disqualification . . . Red Bastien & Koko B. Ware over Ted DiBiase & Virgil by count-out . . . Harley Race over Giant Baba with a PILEDRIVER . . . Nick Bockwinkel over Johnny Valentine . . .Killer Bees over PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion by disqualification . . . Antonio Inoki over PWO Champion Frank Gotch by count-out.
International Implications - Brantford, Ontario. 10/29/09: Greg & Johnny Valentine over Midnight Express by disqualification . . . Jimmy & Johnny Valiant over The Last of the Famous International Playboys . . . Red Bastien & Koko B. Ware over Ted Dibiase & Virigl when Ware used a GHOSTBUSTER on Virgil . . . Bobo Brazil over Killer Kowalski by disqualification . . . Giant Baba & The Destroyer over Road Warriors by disqualification . . . Harley Race battled Nick Bockwinkel to a double disqualification . . .PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over Killer Bees by count out . . . PWO Champion Frank Gotch over Antonio Inoki with a GOTCH TOE HOLD . . . The Sandman over Ox Baker in a Loser Leave Town Steel Cage Match with a SINGAPORE CANE. After the match, Sandman is attacked by Sabu.
Disintegration – Cambridge, Ontario. 11/19/09: Antonio Inoki over Playboy Buddy Rose . . . Harley Race over King Kong Bundy with a PILEDRIVER . . . Greg & Johnny Valentine over The Midnight Express when Greg Valentine uses a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK on Stan Lane . . . Buddy Rogers over Jimmy Snuka with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE . . . Bobo Brazil over Killer Kowalski with a COCO BUTT . . . Jimmy & Johnny Valiant over Killer Bees by disqualification . . . The Destroyer & Giant Baba over The Road Warriors by disqualification . . . PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion over Koko B. Ware and Red Bastien when Iron Sheik used a CAMEL CLUTCH on Red Bastien . . .Nick Bockwinkel over Frank Gotch with a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER to capture the PWO Title.
Last Dance - Oshawa Ontario. 12/17/09: Killer Kowalski over Red Bastien by count out . . . Bobo Brazil over King Kong Bundy with a COCO BUTT . . . The Sandman over Sabu with SINGAPORE CANE . . .Last of the Famous International Playboys over Midnight Express when Brutus Beefcake used a FLYING KNEE SMASH on Stan Lane. As a result, Buff Bagwell gets five minutes in the ring with Jim Cornette . . . Jim Cornette over Buff Bagwell with TENNIS RACKET . . . Killer Bees over Jimmy & Johnny Valiant when B. Brian Blair used a SLEEPER on Jimmy Valiant . . . Buddy Rogers over Harley Race with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE . . . Johnny & Greg Valentine over Road Warriors by disqualification . . . Giant Baba & The Destroyer over PWO Tag Team Champions Foreign Legion to win the Titles when Baba uses a NECKBREAKER DROP on Nikolai Volkoff . . . PWO Champion Nick Bockwinkel over Frank Gotch with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK.
Year End Awards
Wrestler of the Year: Frank Gotch
Runner Up: Nick Bockwinkel
Tag Team of the Year: Foreign Legion
Runner Up: Killer Bees
Match of the Year: Frank Gotch v. Antonio Inoki 9/24/09
Runner Up: Killer Bees v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant 5/21/09
Feud of the Year: Killer Bees v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Runner Up: Sandman v. Ox Baker
Most Popular of the Year: Red Bastien
Runner Up: Bobo Brazil
Most Hated of the Year: Foreign Legion
Runner Up: Ted DiBiase
Manager of the Year: Nikita Breznikov
Runner Up: Captain Lou Albano
New Comer of the Year: Killer Bees
Runner Up: Last of the International Playboys
Most Improved of the Year: Red Bastien
Runner Up: The Sandman
Up next, The PWA returns to Hamilton on January 14th for a jammed packed card. Here is the line up.
- Koko B. Ware meets Playboy Buddy Rose in singles action
- Midnight Express continue to look for the their first win when they face The Last of the Famous International Playboys in a rematch from Last Dance
- Greg Valentine takes on Antonio Inoki
- In another rematch from Last Dance, Red Bastien takes on Killer Kowalski
- Sabu continues his feud with The Sandman
- Harley Race meets the Superfly Jimmy Snuka
- In a battle of top contenders, former PWA Champion Frank Gotch takes on Buddy Rogers
- PWA Tag Team Champions Giant Baba & The Destroyer give the Foreign Legion their return match
- PWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defends against Johnny Valentine.