Interview: Vendetta

Interview: Scott Hall & Bob Orton

Interview: Baron von Raschke & Don Muraco

Interview: Rogue

 

 

9th Anniversary Spectacular from the Winnipeg Arena, December 16th.

Road Warriors  v  British Bulldogs - Best 2 out of 3 Falls

14-man Gauntlet Royale for the vacant RCW Television Title

 

Ron Strong & Ken Resnick walk us through highlites of the untelevised portion of the show as well as a preview of tonight's 3 matches will all act as seeding for the big Gauntlet Royale at the 9th.

 

-huge upset win for Chris "the kid" Nevada, after having beaten Tanaka's partner Paul Diamond last week the kid does it again, and will get a delayed entry into the Gauntlet Royale as a result.

 

Baron von Raschke announces that as mentioned last week RCW is bringing in an outside challenge for the Top Guns to face at the 9th Anniversary Show. Their opponents have been making waves over in the Carribean, and come from two great wrestling families; Vic Steamboat & Ricky Santana!!

 

Promo:

Highlites of Vic Steamboat & Ricky Santana are shown.

 

Still in the ring Baron von Raschke announces another surprise. The four men who are coming back to RCW to compete in the Gauntlet Royale and a chance to win the RCW Television title. Former TV champion Ben Bassarab, former top contenders Manny Silva and Larry Cameron, and former RCW Heavyweight champion Steve Disalvo!! The Baron then has a fan come into the ring and draw names from a hat. The first two names drawn will be the early seeds, with the remaining two names receiving a late seed. The early seeds are drawn as Ben Bassarab & Steve Disalvo, leaving Manny Silva & Larry Cameron to receive delayed seedings.

 

-extremely hard fought and even match-up between these two former friends. Mercury will now get the delayed seeding for the Gauntlet Royale

 

Baron von Raschke once again takes to the ring to announce another match-up for the 9th Anniversary show. North American Women's champion Lady Maxine will be returning to RCW to defend her title against none other then the most popular women's wrestler in the 1980's, Wendy Richter!!

 

Promo:

Highlites of both Lady Maxine and Wendy Richter are shown.

 

Promo:

Still in the ring Baron von Raschke is joined by Don Muraco says he has another match to make for the 9th Anniversary show, and this one is a bit more personal. He says that Bob Orton is mistook if he thinks just because the Baron is the commissioner he won't step back into the ring and make him cry with the clawhold. Baron says he's going to do just that at the 9th. He and his partner Don Muraco will be taking on Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. and Scott Hall. Muraco says he couldn't find a more passionate and better partner then the Baron and together they are going to put a stop to the ways of Orton and Hall. Baron says that is all the people need to know.

 

-Perez cheated and punched his way to a late seeding for the Gauntlet Royale. The biggest pop of the night may have been when Wellington decked Holliday outside the ring.

 

RCW Heavyweight Champion Vendetta comes to the ring dragging a ladder behind him. He climbs to the top of the ladder with a mic in his hand and the title belt draped over his shoulder.

He says he is sick and tired of the tactics of Rogue, and sick and tired of him cheating and using foreign objects and sneak attacks. So they are to meet one more time at the 9th Anniversary Spectacular for the belt. Well, what better way to do it then to bring a weapon in the ring. Vendetta says he was thinking of a brass knuckles on a pole match, or maybe a chain match, or a coal miners glove match, but then he was talking to his friends Owen Hart and Chris Benoit the other day and they suggested a ladder match. They were even kind enough to send him some tapes to watch. Vendetta says he knows this is the kind of match he wants to have with Rogue, not only because the winner will be definitive, not only because he can get revenge and hurt Rogue, but also because it gives them the opportunity to steal the show. So, on December 16th, in the main event, the RCW Heavyweight title will be suspended from the rafters. He and Rogue will do battle, and whoever can climb that ladder and retrieve the belt will be the champion. And Vendetta predicts that will be the end of Rogue's days.

 

9th Anniversary Spectacular - December 16th, 1988, Winnipeg Arena

 

RCW Heavyweight Title Match - Ladder Match

Vendetta (champion)  v  Rogue

 

Semi-Main Event

Dream Match - Best 2 out of 3 Falls

British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)

v

Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) (/w Paul Ellering)

 

14-Man Gauntlet Royale

For the vacant RCW Television Title

Another ball will be drawn every 90 seconds

 

RCW Tag Team Title Match

The Top Guns (Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes) (champions)

v

Vic Steamboat & Ricky Santana

 

Tag Team Grudge Match

Don Muraco & Baron von Raschke

v

Bob Orton Jr. & Scott Hall

 

North American Women's Title Bout

Lady Maxine (champion)  v  Wendy Richter

 

That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling.

 

See ya next week!!

 

 

 

 

 

Interview: Bad Company

Interview: Baron von Raschke & Don Muraco

Interview: Ben Bassarab

 

 

The 9th Anniversary Spectacular coming to the Winnipeg Arena, on December 16th

 

Ron Strong & Ken Resnick talked us through highlites of the untelevised portion of tonight's proceedings including the return of Ben Bassarab as a fan favorite. They then ran down the upcoming 3 matches including 2 for Gauntlet seeding and a huge main event with the British Bulldogs on hand to take on Bob Orton & Scott Hall.

 

The British Bulldogs get a huge ovation from the crowd. They talk about their legacy and that of the Road Warriors and how important this match is to the entire wrestling community. They also talk about negotiating to stay in RCW after this event, and if that comes to pass they will definetly be taking the Top Guns up on their offer for a title match. This gets a large pop from the crowd.

 

-glorified squash match, and Diamond gets the delayed entry seeding into the Gauntlet Royale at the 9th.

 

Bad Company are not in a good mood. Sure they are happy that Diamond won, but they might not get to work together in the Royale because Tanaka says he was cheated by that kid Chris Nevada. The same kid that beat Diamond last week. Bad Company says they will be gunning for Nevada. They are also wish they were getting the tag title shot against the Top Guns instead of RCW bringing in a team. They promise they are going to make things miserable for their opponents at the Royale.

 

Promo:

"Ironman" by Black Sabbath...highlites of the Road Warriors.

 

Rogue accepts the challenge put forth by Vendetta last week for a ladder match at the 9th. Rogue says he is much more familiar with a ladder then Vendetta as he is a 2nd story man, and he doubts that there are too many ladders in the ghettos of Port-au-Prince Haiti.

 

Promo:

Former RCW Heavyweight Champion Steve Disalvo says he is coming to RCW to win the TV title so he can get himself an instant shot at Vendetta's title and get it back where it belongs; around the waist of the strangler.

 

-fairly even match, not one that was well received by the fans however.

 

Kim Schau is given about 20 seconds to tell the fans why he's going to win the Gauntlet Royale.

 

Manny Silva is returning to RCW and promises that he has not changed his ways. He will be looking to choke someone out.

 

Promo:

"We Don't Need Another Hero" Tina Turner...highlites of Lady Maxine.

 

Promo:

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper...highlites of Wendy Richter.

 

-the Bulldogs were immensly popular with the crowd. Hall started the match and got the better of Davey. But Orton couldn't hold the advantage and first Dynamite and then Davey worked Orton over. Finally the Cowboy was able to tag out to Hall but the big man was dropped by some timely double teaming by the Bullodgs. Orton broke up one pin attempt, then a second and refused to leave the ring, pounding away on Davey. This caused the disqualification.

 

With Davey down the rulebreakers double teamed Dynamite as well. This ended though when Don Muraco and Baron von Raschke hit the ring and laced into Orton and Hall. The four men exchanged kicks and punches as security began to flood the ring.

 

"Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'n Roses provides the music while RCW sets the line-up for December 16th's , 9th Anniversary Spectacular!!