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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 30, 2009 15:53:00 GMT -5
St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN (Card #53)
Halcon Oro defeated Battle Kat (pinfall - Ave de Rapina) Buff Bagwell defeated George Steele (pinfall - Buff Blockbuster) Don Leo Jonathan, Killer Kowalski, & King Kong Bundy defeated Killer Bees & Koko B. Ware (Kowalski over Blair by submission - Claw Hold) Ricky Steamboat defeated Virgil (pinfall - Flying Bodypress) Giant Machine defeated Brutus Beefcake (pinfall - Machine Crush) George Hackenschimdt defeated Frank Gotch (submission - Russian Bearhug) - Gotch injured and out for 6 cards Antonio Inoki & Mil Mascaras defeated Ted Dibiase & Cowboy Bob Orton (Inoki pinned Orton - Enzuigiri) LOW International Heavyweight title: Bobo Brazil defeated Giant Baba (pinfall - Coco Butt) to win the title LOW World Heavyweight title: Bruno Sammartino© vs. Johnny Valentine was a DDQ (fighting outside ring) - Sammartino retained the title
(Note: Bobo Brazil tasted championship gold again in LOW by beating Giant Baba for the International title on this show.)
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 30, 2009 15:54:52 GMT -5
Minneapolis Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN (Card #54) Ox Baker defeated Chief Omega (pinfall - Heart Punch) Exotic Adrian Street defeated Butcher Vachon (pinfall - London Bridge Leglock) Mad Dog Vachon defeated Playboy Buddy Rose (pinfall - Roll-Up) The Missing Link defeated The Executioner (pinfall - Back Flying Headbutt) Valiant Brothers defeated The Sheik & Sabu (Johnny pinned Sabu - Elbowdrop) Greg Gagne defeated Bobby Heenan (submission - Gagne Sleeper) Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, & The Destroyer vs. Harley Race, Bruiser Brody, Masked Superstar, & Greg Valentine was a DDQ LOW World tag team titles: Dick Hutton & Red Bastien defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Buddy Rogers© by count out - Bockwinkel & Rogers retain the titles (Note: Exotic Adrian Street, the bootleg version, made his debut on this show but was later replaced by the official card
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 30, 2009 15:55:52 GMT -5
International Ampitheater - Chicago, IL (Card #55)
Koko B. Ware & Battle Kat defeated Justin Credible & Chris Candido (Battle Kat pinned Candido - Handspring Avalanche Cradle) King Kong Bundy defeated George Steele (pinfall - Avalanche) Giant Machine defeated Wolf (pinfall - Machine Crush) Killer Bees vs. Midnight Express was a DDQ Don Leo Jonathan, Killer Kowalski, & George Hackenschmidt defeated Ricky Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake, & Buff Bagwell (Kowalski pinned Beefcake - Top Rope Kneedrop) Antonio Inoki defeated Cowboy Bob Orton by DQ (cast shot) Elimination Match: Road Warriors defeated Massacre & Brute (Animal pinned Brute; Massacre pinned Animal; Hawk pinned Massacre) LOW World Heavyweight title: Bruno Sammartino© defeated Mil Mascaras (submission - Italian Backbreaker) to retain the title
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 31, 2009 18:58:44 GMT -5
Tulsa Convention Center - Tulsa, OK (Card #56)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Spaceman Frank Hickey (pinfall - Flying Spear) Exotic Adrian Street defeated Greg Gagne by count out Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon (Volkoff pinned Mad Dog - Double Throat Drop on Top Rope) Superstar Billy Graham defeated The Sandman by DQ (Singapore Cane shot) Bruiser Brody defeated The Missing Link (pinfall - Piledriver) Jimmy Snuka defeated Gorgeous George (pinfall - Superfly) Harley Race & Masked Superstar defeated Giant Baba & The Destroyer (Race pinned Baba - Swinging Neckbreaker) LOW International Heavyweight title: Bobo Brazil© defeated Greg Valentine (pinfall - Roll-Up) to retain the title
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 31, 2009 19:00:06 GMT -5
Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX (Card #57)
Halcon Oro defeated Battle Kat (pinfall - Ave de Rapina) Cowboy Bob Orton defeated Koko B. Ware (pinfall - Superplex) Ricky Steamboat defeated Chris Candido (pinfall - Flying Bodypress) George Hackenschmidt defeated Jim Brunzell (submission - Russian Bearhug) Don Leo Jonathan & Killer Kowalski defeated Massacre & Brute (Kowalski over Brute by submission - Claw Hold) Johnny Valentine defeated Brian Blair (pinfall - Forearm Hammer) Ted Dibiase & Giant Machine defeated Brutus Beefcake & Buff Bagwell (Machine pinned Bagwell - Corner Crush) LOW International Heavyweight title: Antonio Inoki defeated Bobo Brazil (pinfall - Enzuigiri) to win the title LOW World tag team titles: Nick Bockwinkel & Buddy Rogers© defeated Road Warriors by DQ (chair shot) to retain the titles
(Note: Antonio Inoki captured his first gold in LOW by beating Bobo Brazil for the International title on this show.)
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 31, 2009 19:01:57 GMT -5
Reunion Arena - Dallas, TX (Card #58)
Exotic Adrian Street defeated Chief Omega (pinfall - Flying Bodypress) Ox Baker & The Executioner Valiant Brothers (Exutioner pinned Jimmy - Headsman Guillotine) Sgt. Slaughter defeated Playboy Buddy Rose (submission - Cobra Clutch) Iron Sheik defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan (submission - Camel Clutch after a loaded boot kick) Dick Hutton & Red Bastien defeated The Sheik & Sabu by DQ (excessive double-teaming) Andre the Giant defeated Nikolai Volkoff (pinfall - Splash) Bruser Brody, Masked Superstar, & Greg Valentine defeated Giant Baba, The Destroyer, & Jimmy Snuka (Brody pinned Destroyer - Clothesline) LOW World Heavyweight title: Harley Race defeated Bruno Sammartino© by count out - Sammartino retained the title
(Note: The bootleg Sgt. Slaughter had a successful debut on this show which also saw Harley Race nearly dethrone Bruno Sammartino for the LOW World Heavyweight title.)
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 31, 2009 19:03:39 GMT -5
Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV (Card #59)
Ricky Steamboat defeated Halcon Oro (pinfall - Flying Bodypress) Justin Credible & Chris Candido defeated Koko B. Ware & Battle Kat (Candido pinned Ware - Blonde Bomb) Brian Blair defeated George Steele (pinfall - Bee Sting) Midnight Express defeated Brutus Beefcake & Buff Bagwell (Lane pinned Beefcake - Veg-O-Matic) Jesse Ventura defeated Jim Brunzell (pinfall - Reverse Atomic Drop) King Kong Bundy defeated Wolf (pinfall - Avalanche) Bobo Brazil defeated Johnny Valentine by DQ (outside ring attack) Ted Dibiase, Cowboy Bob Orton, & Giant Machine defeated Mil Mascaras & Road Warriors (Machine pinned Mascaras - Corner Splash)
(Note: Bobo Brazil finally got his hands on Johnny Valentine again winning on a DQ while underneath the bootleg Jesse Ventura made a successful LOW debut.)
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Post by cruefan68 on Dec 31, 2009 19:06:06 GMT -5
Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA (Card #60)
The Destroyer defeated Spaceman Frank Hickey (submission - Figure Four Leglock) Exotic Adrian Street defeated Johnny Valiant (pinfall - London Bridge Leglock) Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Gorgeous George & Playboy Buddy Rose by DQ (George hit the referee) The Executioner defeated The Sandman (pinfall - Headsman Guillotine) Superstar Billy Graham defeated Greg Gagne by DQ (chair shot) Jimmy Valiant defeated Ox Baker (pinfall - Super Elbow) Bruiser Brody defeated The Missing Link (pinfall - Jumping Kneedrop) Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka vs. The Sheik & Sabu was a DDQ LOW World Heavyweight title: Giant Baba defeated Bruno Sammartino (pinfall - Jumping Neckbreaker Drop) to win the title
(Note: History was made in L.A. as Giant Baba beat Bruno Sammartino to became the new LOW World Heavyweight champion. It marked the start of a solid title reign for the founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling.)
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Post by cruefan68 on Jan 1, 2010 14:04:34 GMT -5
Cow Palace - San Francisco, CA (Card #61)
Ox Baker defeated Chief Omega (pinfall - Heart Punch) King Kong Bundy defeated Buff Bagwell (pinfall - Avalanche) Justin Credible & Chris Candido defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Wolf by DQ (Duggan with a 2x4 shot) Jimmy Snuka defeated Brutus Beefcake (pinfall - Superfly) Ricky Steamboat defeated Ted Dibiase by DQ (interference by Giant Machine) Johnny Valentine, Killer Kowalski, & George Hackenschmidt defeated Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil, & Frank Gotch (Hackenschmidt pinned Brazil - Knee Smash) LOW International Heavyweight title: Bobby Eaton defeated Antonio Inoki© by DQ (Inoki with Tennis Racquet shot) LOW World tag team titles: Dick Hutton & Red Bastien defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Buddy Rogers (Bastien pinned Rogers - Atomic Drop) to win the titles
(Note: A big upset in the main event with Dick Hutton & Red Bastien beating Nick Bockwinkel & Buddy Rogers for the tag titles. That one caught me off guard. Bobby Eaton got a shot at the International title in the semi-final and scored a controversial DQ win over Inoki when Jim Cornette's tennis racquet came into play. Incidentally Eaton has been a solid performer in singles matches in my fed.)
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Post by cruefan68 on Jan 1, 2010 14:05:48 GMT -5
Rose Garden - Portland, OR (Card #62)
Sabu defeated Battle Kat (pinfall - Triple Jump Moonsault) Greg Gagne vs. Stan Lane was a DDQ (fighting outside the ring) Sgt. Slaughter defeated Virgil (submission - Cobra Clutch) Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated The Sandman & The Missing Link (Sheik over Sandman by submission - Camel Clutch) Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Sheik by DQ (Sheik used a spike) Valiant Brothers defeated Gorgeous George & Playboy Buddy Rose by DQ (interference by Cherie Dupre) Harley Race, Masked Superstar, & Greg Valentine defeated Road Warriors & The Destroyer (Valentine pinned Destroyer - Falling Elbow Hammer) Andre the Giant defeated Bruiser Brody (pinfall - Big Elbowdrop)
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