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Post by smathis on Dec 2, 2009 22:13:16 GMT -5
Hi everybody. I decided I'd start posting results for the fed I've been running since 2003. I'm kind of at a happy point with it. And I hope you all will be too. Since 2003, I've run 200 cards. Yes, I know. Slacker. But why not celebrate my bicentennial card with a new fed forum?
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Post by du5tin on Dec 2, 2009 23:03:00 GMT -5
I'm really enjoying reading this, Smathis!
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Post by smathis on Dec 2, 2009 23:04:22 GMT -5
Thanks, Dustin!The Tale Thus FarUp to this point (LWF199)... - Rikidozan became LWF World Champion at LWF197, defeating Lou Thesz for the title. Since then, Rikidozan has become embroiled in a hard fought rivalry with Gene Kiniski.
- Larry Zybysko won this year's Money in the Bank match at LWF190. He has not cashed it in for a title shot yet.
- After dominating the tag ranks for almost three years, The Valiants lost the LWF World Tag Titles to The Fantastics at LWF198.
- Ray Stevens won the Legends Heritage title at LWF198. Yes, somehow he worked his way into the Cruiserweight division.
- Managers Sherri Martel and Larry Sweeney created the first inter-federation stable by combining forces to form Sensational Sweet & Sour Inc. at LWF192 when Martel's protege Hulk Hogan attacked Bobo Brazil outside the ring during a match with Larry Sweeney's wrestler, Larry Zybysko.
- In a follow-up match at LWF193, Hulk Hogan injured Bobo Brazil. Brazil returned to the LWF at LWF199 and is trying to fight his way up the card to get revenge on Hogan.
- Manager Nikita Brezhnikov has reassembled the Axis of Evil with Kruscher Kruschev & Nikolai Volkoff as the Red Menace in the tag ranks and the Iron Sheik in singles competition. Previously, the Axis of Evil (Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik) were LWF World Tag Champions and one of the most dominant tag-teams in LWF history.
- Bobby Heenan, voted PWI Manager of the Year for four years in a row, once dominated the LWF when his stable held the World Championship under Nick Bockwinkel and the World Tag Titles under The Valiants. This has been a bad year for the Heenan Family because the World Championship has been out of his grasp for quite some time and The Valiants just recently lost the LWF World Tag belts. Recently, Ray Stevens won the Legends Heritage belt. That is the only gold the Heenan Family have been able to bring home this season.
Points of Interest- Sherri Martel has been the LWF's longest reigning champion, holding the LWF Women's Title since 2006.
- The longest reigning LWF World Champion is Jimmy Snuka. The second longest reigning World Champion is Nick Bockwinkel, the man Snuka defeated to become LWF World Champion.
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Post by smathis on Dec 2, 2009 23:07:49 GMT -5
LWF at the Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA - LWF200- Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Sheik & Kruscher Kruschev (w/Nikita Brezhnikov) def. Chief Jay Strongbow, Samu & Alofa
Samu & Alofa do surprisingly well against the Red Menace. This one goes down to the wire with some good tag action on both sides. The Iron Sheik gets the pin with a rollup off the ropes. (28:15) ****
- Lanny Poffo (w/Jimmy Hart) def. The Destroyer
Poffo is on a roll, pinning the Destroyer after a dropkick. (11:30) ***
- The High Flyers and Skull Murphy & Killer Kowalski (w/Capt. Lou Albano) went to a TIME LIMIT DRAW
Greg Gagne locks in the Gagne Sleeper on Skull Murphy after Murphy & Kowalski dominate the match. Albano distracts the ref before he sees Murphy fade out. Time runs out. (30:00) ****1/2
- Jimmy Snuka def. Larry Zybysko (w/Larry Sweeney) by DQ
Zybysko improbably kicks out of the Superfly Splash. Sweeney lures Snuka to ringside and Zybysko ambushes him with a steel chair for the DQ. (6:30) **1/2
- Lou Thesz def. Hulk Hogan (w/Sherri Martel) & Carlos Colon in a Triangle Match
Hogan and Colon go at it for most of the match. Again, Colon puts up a heck of a fight against Hogan. Colon almost gets a pin but Thesz breaks it up. Thesz blind tags Hogan and takes Colon down with a Side Salto. (23:15) ***1/2
- Gene Kiniski def. Rikidozan in a Non-Title, No Disqualification match
Kiniski delivers a beating to Rikidozan. The match spills out to the floor on a couple of occasions. Rikidozan wanted to show that he could stand toe-to-toe with Kiniski but he was eventually pinned after a jumping knee smash. (16:30) ***
- The Fantastics (c) and The Heartbreak Express (w/Jonny Fairplay) went to a TIME LIMIT DRAW for the LWF World Tag Titles
Sean Davis hits the Heartbreaker and nearly pins Fulton but Tommy Rogers breaks up the Pin at the last minute. This one goes all the way down to the wire. (60:00) ****1/2 Highlights- Rikidozan has now faced Gene Kiniski twice (LWF199 and LWF190 before he was champ). Both times Rikidozan won by DQ. He has never beaten Kiniski cleanly.
- The Heartbreak Express are the reigning LWF US Tag titleholders. While other tag-teams have won both tag titles before, no one has ever held them at the same time.
- Lou Thesz and Hulk Hogan have never faced one another in singles competition in my LWF.
- Hogan has never held an LWF title. He's also a heel in my LWF.
- The Heartbreak Express, Samoan Island Tribe, Larry Sweeney, Johnny Fairplay, Jimmy Hart and Lanny Poffo are all on loan from the developmental feds
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Post by smathis on Dec 3, 2009 9:28:47 GMT -5
LWF Proving Grounds at the Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY - LWF201- Skull Murphy & Killer Kowalski (w/L. Albano) vs. The High Flyers - TIME LIMIT DRAW
These two teams take it to another time limit draw. Murphy & Kowalski dominate the match early on. Then the team of Gagne and Brunzell kick it into high gear. (30:00) ****
- Ray Stevens (c) (w/Bobby Heenan) def. Lanny Poffo (w/Jimmy Hart) in a Legends Heritage Title match
This was a really good match. Stevens seemed to have a hard time figuring out how to get some momentum against Poffo but gained the upper hand after taking the match to the floor. Poffo attempted a deathjump but paid the price. Stevens takes the pin. (21:30) ***1/2
- The Destroyer vs. Carlos Colon vs. Iceman Parsons vs. King Kong Mosca vs. Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Iron Sheik vs. Jimmy Snuka in an 8-Man Gauntlet
Destroyer def. Carlos Colon with Bombs Away Kneedrop (7:30) **1/2 Destroyer def. Iceman Parsons with Bombs Away Kneedrop (7:15) ** Destroyer def. King Kong Mosca with Figure Four Leglock (21:45) ***1/2 Chief Jay Strongbow def. Destroyer with War Dance Kneelift (5:15) ** Chief Jay Strongbow def. Ted DiBiase with War Dance Kneelift (39:15) **** Iron Sheik def. Chief Jay Strongbow with a Power Slam (8:30) **1/2 Jimmy Snuka def. Iron Sheik with a backbreaker (5:30) **1/2
- Krusher Kruschev & Nikolai Volkoff (w/Nikita Brezhnikov) def. Samoan Island Tribe
Alofa & Samu put up a pretty good fight in this match. Volkoff gets the submission with a Russian Bear Hug. (28:30) **1/2
- Hulk Hogan (w/Sherri Martel) def. Red Bastein
Bastein puts up a good fight. Hogan takes the match outside the ring and bloodies Bastein on the ringpost. Hogan controls the match from there on. Hogan gets the pin following a backbreaker. (17:15) **
- April Hunter vs. Ida Mae Martinez vs. Trinity DeNucci vs. Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze vs. Penny Banner - 6-Woman Battle Royal
1. Ida Mae Martinez eliminated Sara Del Ray with a Dropkick (4:15) 2. Trinity DeNucci eliminated Penny Banner (9:30) 3. April Hunter eliminated Ida Mae Martinez (25:00) 4. Trinity DeNucci eliminated April Hunter and Daizee Haze (32:15) Winner: Trinity DeNucci ***
- Bobo Brazil def. Larry Zybysko (w/Larry Sweeney) by DQ
Brazil looks like a man on a mission in this match, beating the stuffing out of Zybysko. Sweeney is joined by Hulk Hogan at ringside and the two ambush Brazil in the ring to force the DQ. A bandaged Red Bastein runs in to chase off Sensational Sweet & Sour, Inc. (10:30) *1/2
- The Valiants (w/Bobby Heenan) def. Black Gordman & Great Goliath
The former two-time LWF World Tag Champions let the LWF know they still mean business by ripping apart the team of Gordman & Goliath. The Valiants came out as aggressive as they were two years ago when they won the LWF Tag Titles for the first time. Johnny Valiant pins Great Goliath after a kick to the groin. (13:30) **1/2
- Don Muraco (w/Bobby Heenan) def. Lou Thesz
Muraco scores the upset of the night by overpowering the former LWF Champion. Muraco gets the pin after an Asiatic Spike. (9:45) **1/2
- The Heartbreak Express (w/Jonny Fairplay) def. The Fantastics (c) in a No-Time-Limit match for the LWF World Tag Titles
Scratch that. The upset of the night happened here with Superstar Sean Davis pinning Tommy Rogers after a short-arm clothesline. WE HAVE NEW LWF WORLD TAG CHAMPIONS!!! THE HEARTBREAK EXPRESS ARE THE FIRST TEAM TO HOLD TWO TAG TITLES AT THE SAME TIME!!! (14:30) ***
- Rikidozan (c) def. Gene Kiniski in an "I Quit" match for the LWF World Title
An incredible match. Rikidozan wanted to prove he could stand toe-to-toe with Big Thunder Kiniski and therefore was a worthy champion. Kiniski wanted an all-out brawl for what he felt would be his best shot at the title. This one went all over the ring area. Rikidozan bloodied Kiniski's chest from his chops. Both men put on a marathon match. Rikidozan eventually chopped Kiniski into submission. (27:30) *****
Highlights- Rikidozan earned my respect as champion in this "I Quit" match. He's a tough SOB.
- "Magnificent" Muraco earned a shot at Rikidozan's title with his win over Lou Thesz.
- The Heartbreak Express became the first tag-team to ever hold the World Tag titles and the US Tag titles at the same time. Not bad for a team that was just coming into the LWF for a short exhibition match or two.
- The old guard of the LWF seem to have come out resurgent with former LWF World Champion Jimmy Snuka and former LWF World Tag Champions The Valiants both getting impressive wins on this show.
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Post by smathis on Dec 3, 2009 21:33:45 GMT -5
LWF at the New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA - LWF202- Krusher Kruschev & Nikolai Volkoff (w/Nikita Brezhnikov) def. The Valiants (w/Bobby Heenan) by DQ
The Red Menace dominated the former LWF Tag Team champions. Heenan drew a disqualification rather than seeing his team pinned. (25:00) **1/2
- Penny Banner def. Daizee Haze (Sunset Flip)
Banner kicked out of two Mind Trips by Haze and took the action outside the ring on a number of occasions. (12:30) ***
- Red Bastein vs. Iron Sheik (w/Nikita Brezhnikov) - DOUBLE COUNT-OUT
Last time these two met, the Iron Sheik was an LWF World Tag Champion and Bastien was a member of the Flying Redheads. Now they're facing off to stay on the Singles ladder. Iron Sheik and Red Bastein brawl out into the crowd. Nikita Brezhnikov gets involved. Ref rules a double count-out instead of a DQ. (13:00) **
- Jimmy Snuka & Andre the Giant def. Black Gordman & Great Goliath
Gordman & Goliath get in a surprising amount of offense in this match. Andre pins Goliath after a Big Splash. (14:30) **1/2
- Larry Zybysko & Hulk Hogan & Larry Sweeney def. Lanny Poffo & Bobo Brazil & Chief Jay Strongbow in a 6-Man Tag Elimination
1. Bobo Brazil counted out after Hulk Hogan slammed him through the announcer's table (5:10) 2. Larry Sweeney pinned by Lanny Poffo after a Cross-Body Block (11:00) 3. Lanny Poffo pinned by Hulk Hogan after a Legdrop (23:00) 4. Chief Jay Strongbow pinned by Hulk Hogan after a Legdrop (23:30)**1/2
- Ray Stevens (c) def. The Destroyer in a Legends Heritage Title match
A bit of a slow, meandering match. Destroyer controlled most of the action but couldn't seal the deal. Stevens rolled Destroyer up for a pin almost out of the blue. (19:00) *1/2
Highlights- Not a great show. Women's match was the best of the bunch. Not much to say.
- Jimmy Snuka & Andre the Giant debuted as a tag-team in the LWF. Snuka's flying high after an impressive win at the 8-Man Gauntlet on LWF201.
- The Valiants continued their inconsistent performance this card, following up an impressive win at LWF201 with an embarrassing loss.
- Hulk Hogan and Bobo Brazil built tension in the 6-Man tag match when Hogan put Brazil out of the match by slamming him through the announcer's table.
- What was up with that main event? Legends Heritage champion Ray Stevens has also been vacillating this season between fantastic performances and downright yawners. No psychology in that match. And very little heat. The Heenan Family is going to have a tough time of it if this is the best they can do.
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Post by smathis on Dec 3, 2009 22:02:36 GMT -5
Whew. Caught up now!Rankings as of LWF202LWF World TitleRikidozan (c)1. "Magnificent" Don Muraco 2. Hulk Hogan 3. Gene Kiniski 4. Bobo Brazil 5. Lou Thesz 6. Larry Zybysko Legends Heritage TitleRay Stevens (c)1. Lanny Poffo 2. The Destroyer 3. Red Bastien LWF World Tag TitlesThe Heartbreak Express (c)1. The Fantastics 2. The Red Menace (Krusher Kruschev & Nikolai Volkoff) 3. The Valiants LWF Women's TitleSherri Martel (c)1. Trinity DeNucci 2. April Hunter 3. Penny Banner Coming on LWF204Warvivor SeriesFour teams from each federation face off in a Survivor Series tag elimination matches to earn a chance to go up against each other in a War Games match for the bragging rights of the LWF! Get ready for the LWF, Ring of Victory, Championship Rasslin' and an all-new Legends International team of European and Japanese wrestlers to fight to the finish and find out who is the best in the LWF. Team Captains for the Warvivor Series are: - Ring of Victory: Bryan Danielson
- Championship Rasslin: Former LWF Southern Champion "Superstar" Bill Dundee
- Legends International: Legends Europe Champion George Hackenschmidt
Full team lineups will be announced after LWF203. Tune in to LWF203 at the Mid-South Coliseum to find out who will lead the LWF's team to victory! Coming on LWF203- An LWF Women's Title match.
- Rikidozan, Jimmy Snuka & Andre the Giant take on Don Muraco & The Valiants in a 6-Man Tag Match
- The High Flyers face off against Skull Murphy & Killer Kowalski in a No Time Limit tag-team battle
- Lou Thesz, Hulk Hogan, Gene Kiniski and Bobo Brazil meet in a Scramble Match to determine who will be the Captain of the LWF Warvivor Team.
- The Heartbreak Express defend the LWF World Tag-Team Titles against The Fantastics in a Two-out-of-Three Falls rematch!
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Post by smathis on Dec 10, 2009 8:40:49 GMT -5
LWF at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN - LWF203- Don Muraco & The Valiants (w/B.Heenan) def. Rikidozan & Jimmy Snuka & Andre the Giant in a 6-Man Tag Match
A surprisingly short contest. Johnny Valiant pinned former LWF World Champion Jimmy Snuka after a falling knee to the head. Andre wasn't fast enough to beat the three-count for his partner. (4:30) *1/2
- Larry Zybysko (w/Larry Sweeney) def. Lanny Poffo (w/Jimmy Hart)
A tense, back-and-forth contest with a number of near falls. Poffo kicked out of a pin following a piledriver and Zybysko survived two Top Rope Suicide Somersaults as this match went down to the wire. Zybysko won by wrapping Poffo up with an abdominal stretch in the center of the ring. After the match, Zybysko offered to shake Poffo's hand. Then he smashed Poffo over the head with the Money in the Bank briefcase before walking back to the dressing room with his manager, Larry Sweeney. (18:00) ****
- The High Flyers def. Skull Murphy & Killer Kowalski (w/Lou Albano) in a No Time Limit match
The previous two contests between these teams (LWF200 & LWF201) ended in Time Limit Draws. This match could not end in a draw. Murphy & Kowalski dominate the match, toying with the smaller team of Gagne & Brunzell. When the result seemed all but sealed Brunzell caught Murphy in a Sunset Flip off the ropes to take the pin! After the match, Murphy & Kowalski took out their frustrations on Brunzell & Gagne. (14:30) ***
* - Brunzell is injured for one card. Gagne is injured for two cards.
- Trinity DeNucci (#1) def. Sherri Martel (c) by DQ in an LWF Women's Title match
Sensational Sherri was accompanied to ringside by Hulk Hogan. DeNucci and Martel had a very competitive back-and-forth match. Martel dominated the action but DeNucci always seemed to find another opportunity. Frustrated by her opponent, Martel left the ring to regroup. DeNucci pursued. As DeNucci closed in, Hogan grabbed Trinity and pushed her into the guardrail. The referee immediately disqualified Martel for outside interference. Martel retains the title but DeNucci takes the win. (12:00) **1/2
- Gene Kiniski def. Lou Thesz, Hulk Hogan and Bobo Brazil in a Scramble Match to determine the Captain of LWF Warvivor Team
Lots of heated action in this match. Brazil blind-tagged in off of Kiniski early on and began wailing on Hogan. Hogan escaped to the outside. Thesz entered the ring and punished Brazil, scoring a number of near falls -- until Hogan made his way back into the ring. Thesz dominated Hogan and then Kiniski entered the fray. Thesz and Kiniski looked to be evenly matched. Brazil blind-tagged Thesz but proved to be no match for Kiniski, who pinned Bobo after a series of slingshot chops. (21:30) ***1/2
- The Heartbreak Express (c) (w/Johnny Fairplay) def. The Fantastics (#1) in an LWF World Tag Title 2/3 Falls Rematch
1. Phil Davis pins Tommy Rogers after a Heartbreaker. The Heartbreak Express dominated the Fantastics through the first fall. (9:30) 2. Bobby Fulton pins Sean Davis after hitting him with his own foreign object. The Fantastics were robbed of a pinfall at around the 15-minute mark when the Heartbreak Express' manager, Jonny Fairplay, distracted the ref after the Fantastics landed a Rocket Launcher on Phil Davis. The teams battled back-and-forth until Phil Davis tried to slip Sean an object of some sort. Fulton took the object and blasted Sean. (27:00) 3. Sean Davis pins Tommy Rogers after a Heartbreaker. Bobby Fulton and Sean Davis brawled for almost the entirety of this fall, even taking the fight outside the ring for a time. Manager Jonny Fairplay saved his team another pinfall after Fulton and Rogers hit Sean Davis with a Press Slam Splash. A Fantastic Flip and another Press Slam Splash later and Sean Davis improbably kicked out of a long two count. Then the Heartbreak Express were able to isolate Rogers, hit the Heartbreaker and take the decisive pin. (34:30) ****
Notes- A much better card than the last one.
- After winning the position of Captain of the LWF Warvivor Team, Gene Kiniski ripped up the list given to him by the LWF Board of Commissioners, saying it was "too American". Kiniski vowed to hand-pick his own team of non-Americans for the Warvivor Series
- The Heartbreak Express barely hung on to their titles in a nail-biter of a match against former champs, The Fantastics. After the match, it was announced that The Heartbreak Express' next title defense will be at the Warvivor Series (LWF204) against the Red Menace
- The LWF Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to give Trinity DeNucci another shot at the LWF Women's Title at Warvivor Series (LWF204) in a Lumberjill Match
- As punishment for interfering in the LWF Women's Title match, Hulk Hogan will face Lou Thesz in their first ever face-to-face match in the LWF. Officiating this match will be Special Guest Referee Bobo Brazil
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Post by smathis on Dec 10, 2009 8:44:31 GMT -5
Teams for the 2009 Warvivor Series - LWF204LWF- Gene Kiniski (Team Captain)
- Iron Sheik
- Skull Murphy
- Killer Kowalski
Legends International- George Hackenschmidt (Team Captain)
- Davey Boy Smith
- Dynamite Kid
- Tiger Mask
Ring of Victory- Bryan Danielson (Team Captain)
- Eddie Kingston
- Ricky Landell
- Trent Acid
Championship 'Rasslin- 'Superstar' Bill Dundee (Team Captain)
- Brad Armstrong
- Jerry Jarrett
- Tojo Yamamoto
Notes- Previous team competitions for the different brands were stopped in 2005.
- There were three prior. The LWF won all three. Once with Superstar Graham as team captain and twice with Nick Bockwinkel.
Coming on LWF204- The LWF 2009 Warvivor Series!
- Lou Thesz meets Hulk Hogan for the first time ever in the LWF. Bobo Brazil will be special referee
- An LWF Women's Title Lumberjill rematch between Sherri Martel and Trinity DeNucci
- Rikidozan defends the LWF World Title against Magnificent Muraco
- ...and much more!
Coming Soon- The 2009 Legends Cup is coming on LWF205
- Last year's winner was the current LWF World Champion Rikidozan
- Already signed for the 2009 Legends Cup are...
- Jim Londos
- Austin Idol
- Bret Hart
- Bryan Danielson
- Mil Mascaras
- Buddy Rogers
- ...and Rob Van Dam!
- 9 more competitors to be announced!
- Plus a special event of The Road Warriors versus the Midnight Express in a Tag-Team Elimination match.
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Post by smathis on Dec 23, 2009 15:22:57 GMT -5
LWF204 Warvivor Series is Coming Soon!- The holidays have bogged me down a bit. But I'm planning on running this super-card sometime after Christmas
- Originally, Andre the Giant was approached by Gene Kiniski to join his Warvivor Team of great non-American wrestlers. But Andre refused!
Warvivor Match Rules- Qualifying rounds feature two four-man teams in a Tag Team Elimination match. The winning team moves on to the final match
- The two finalist teams in the Warvivor Series then meet one another in a War Games style match. Each team has one member enter a round cage (ala the Elimination Chamber) at random intervals of 2-4 minutes.
- Team-members can be eliminated via pin or submission anywhere within the steel cage
- The team with the last member left wins the Warvivor Series. The winning team-member of the Warvivor Series often (but not always) gets a title shot for the LWF World championship
2009 Legends Cup - List of Participants (LWF205)- Full list of participants:
- Jim Londos
- Austin Idol
- Bret Hart
- Bryan Danielson
- Mil Mascaras
- Buddy Rogers
- Rob Van Dam
- Frank Gotch
- John 'Tigerman' Pesek
- Les Thatcher
- Nigel McGuinness
- Eddie Kingston
- Gorgeous George
- Big John Studd
- Magnum TA
- Andre the Giant
- Ranking and match line-ups for the first round coming soon!
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