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8th Anniversary Spectacular

November 7, 1987
River City Wrestling #307
Calgary, Alberta
 
Opening Bout:
Premiere of Magnificent Mimi
Magnificent Mimi defeated Ultra Vixen by pinfall after a spinning heelkick at 4:11
-squash match for Mimi's first appearance, an athletic, pretty, and martial arts inclined competitor
 
Interview:
Magnificent Mimi gives a bit of a background bio of herself and makes it clear she is here to challenge Madusa for the North American Women's title.
 
Bout #2
Owen Hart defeated Tom Stone by submission to the sharpshooter at 3:43
-squash match
 
Interview:
Ron Strong tries to congratulate Owen Hart on his victory over Ben Bassarab last week, but Owen takes a somber tone. He says not to forgot that he lost a good friend out of this to the path that Ben chose to take, and he's hoping that therapy will bring him back. Moving on Hart says he has his sites firmly set now on taking the TV title from the cocky and annoying Chris Champion.
 
Bout #3
Steve Disalvo & Joe Mirto defeated the Queen City Killers by pinfall when Disalvo pinned Cambridge after a piledriver at 4:17
-Mirto wanted to start the match off but Disalvo just stared him down. It was basically a handi-cap match as Disalvo never bothered to tag in Mirto even when he ran into a bit of trouble for about a minute. After the match when the ref went to raise both Disalvo and Mirto's hands, Disalvo just stared down both Buddy Lane and Joe Mirto instead.
 
Interview:
Steve Disalvo wishes Vendetta good luck tonight against Kevin Kelly. He wants his title back, but he also wants to hurt Vendetta, so being able to do both at one time would be preferable.
 
Promo:
"Top Guns" Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes give another "we're coming to RCW" promo, which also shows some of their match highlites from throughout the mid-west.
 
Bout #4
Mike Lozansky defeated Bobby Bold Eagle by pinfall after a flying dropkick at 6:31
-good competitive match but Lozansky was superior, and keeps himself in the running for the top titles in RCW
 
[end of first hour]
 
Promo: "Championship Material" with Chris Champion
Guests: Owen Hart & Mike Lozansky
Champion calls out both these guys for another edition of his segment. He starts with Owen saying that he heard Owen wants a shot at the TV title, but he has to wonder who he has beaten to deserve a title shot. After listening to Hart's rebuttal he turns to Lozansky and asks the Bullet if he doesn't think he should be the #1 contender. Mike says that with all due respect to Owen, he never really felt like he was done with the TV title, never felt he got a fair match. Champion baits them both to the point they go nose-to-nose. Champion settles them down and says he would be more then happy to defend against the better man, so he tells them to wrestle for it next week, and the winner will get a TV title shot. Lozansky and Hart agree to these terms.
 
Bout #5
Non-title match
Madusa defeated Sandra Lennox by pinfall after a superkick at 3:59
-squash match
 
Interview:
Madusa says she's never heard of this Magnificent Mimi before, and that it really pisses her off because it's her boyfriend Kevin Kelly who is truly the Magnificent one of RCW. Madusa says she is going to hurt Mimi because of her arrogance.
 
Video:
"Faith" by George Michaels provides the music while RCW chronicles the short, often injury interrupted, and fast rising career of RCW champion Vendetta.
He defends in tonight's main event against Kevin Kelly.
 
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Terminators defeated Buck Zumhoffe & Shawn Cummings by pinfall when Wolff pinned Zumhoffe after hitting him with a chain at 8:34
[The Terminators retained the RCW Tag Team Title Match]
The Terminators dominated most of this match, with Cummings having a long stretch playing Ricky Morton. Finally the challengers made the spirited comeback after a hot tag. However, the tag champs were determined to hold onto their titles, so while Riggs argued with Cummings and ref Jurgen Hermann on the ring apron, his partner Wolff used a chain that Riggs had passed him to catch Zumhoffe in the head. That was all that was needed for the win.
 
Interview:
After a commercial break we come back and Buck Zumhoffe (holding a bloody bandage on his head) and Shawn Cummings are as you would expect, hopping mad and demanding a rematch next week.
 
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Vendetta defeated Kevin Kelly by disqualification for outside interference at 7:51
[Vendetta retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
After Kelly had some initial success he ran into problems with his limited offense. Vendetta was able to shake off some of the power moves because of his own size and athletic prowess and stamina. He fired back at Kelly with punches and kicks, but also mixed in with suplexes, and other wrestling moves. He had Kelly set up for the DDT finisher when Kelly's valet Madusa entered the ring and nailed Vendetta in the back of the head with her North American Women's Title.
 
Post-Match:
Magnificent Mimi entered the fray going after Madusa. But Kevin Kelly grabbed her by the hair from behind and put her into a full nelson. Madusa laid in a kick to her gut, Kelly released her, and then Madusa nailed her with a superkick.
Kevin Kelly then lifted the champ to his feet and nailed a reverse neckbreaker. Kevin Kelly and Madusa stood over their fallen foes, celebrating.
 
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling.
 
See ya next week!!

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November 14, 1987
River City Wrestling #308
Regina, Saskatchewan
 
Pre-Match:
In a very unusual occurence, Joe Mirto was in the ring to take on Bobby Bold Eagle, and Mirto had the audacity to call out Steve Disalvo who had been his partner last week. His beef with Disalvo was that he disrespected him, not tagging him in, and then showing him up at the end of the bout. Mirto asks Eagle to step aside and let him take on Disalvo instead. Steve Disalvo comes to the ring and is very amused by the whole thing. Eagle refuses to step aside so Disalvo throws him over the top rope.
 
Opening Bout
Steve Disalvo defeated Joe Mirto by pinfall after a piledriver at 0:50
-squash match. Punch, punch, kick, punch, kick, whip to the buckle, clothesine. Bodyslam, running clothesline, running clothesline, piledriver, 1, 2, 3.
 
Interview:
Steve Disalvo gives Mirto credit for having more guts then brains. He says that last week Kevin Kelly proved nothing, Vendetta proved nothing. After watching that boring fiasco of a main event he should be the #1 contender again, and then the champ. Ron Strong asks how he feels about the main event tonight being a mixed tag match with Kevin Kelly & Madusa taking on Vendetta & Magnificent Mimi. Disalvo answers by walking away in disgust.
 
Promo:
Get ready RCW fans because we are almost at the end of the year, and that means the 8th Anniversary Spectacular!! This year the season ending big event comes to you live from the Winnipeg Arena on December 17th.
 
Bout #2
Non-title match
Chris Champion defeated Brian Jewel by pinfall after a superkick at 4:13
-Jewel had something going in the first couple minutes, but as soon as he got the advantage Champion went to work quickly and deadly.
 
Interview:
Chris Champion tries to remain sincere in his hopes that the best man wins tonight between Owen Hart and Mike Lozansky and he is looking forward to defending his title belt against the winner.
 
Promo:
TriStar pictures is proud to release to theatres this weekend, "The Running Man" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonsa, Jim Brown, and Jesse Ventura.
A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show.
The year is 2019. The finest men in America don't run for President. They run for their lives.
 
Bout #3
Nick Mercury defeated Boyscout Richard Ryan by pinfall after a hotshot at 5:28
-fairly even match, but filler, with the result never really in doubt.
 
Interview:
Kevin Kelly & Madusa insist that Vendetta did not have Kelly in a DDT, he was choking him out, and the referee Buddy Lane refused to do anything so Madusa was forced to take matters into her own hands. They tell Mimi she should have stayed out of their business and tonight they will make her pay.
 
Promo:
"Top Gun Anthem" provides the music again from Harold Faltermayer & Steve Stevens, while RCW shows clips of the Top Guns, Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes in action.
 
Bout #4
Premiere of the Top Guns
"Top Guns" Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes defeated Hoyt Daill & Tom Stone by pinfall when Rice pinned Stone after a double dropkick at 6:40
-well there was a lot of glitz and a lot of energy in the long awaited premiere of the Top Guns, but maybe not as much in ring substance as some fans would like to have seen, judging on the mediocre reaction they received after the bout.
 
Interview:
The Top Guns tell The Terminators that like 1987, their time is almost up. If Cummings and Zumhoffe don't manage to take the straps tonight, the Top Guns tell them that tapping on their shoulders will be the Top Guns ready to finish the deed.
 
[end of first hour]
 
Promo:
Tonight on the evening news;
-Response of Nicaragua president Ortega to diplomatic cold shoulder from President Reagan
-Attempts by United States arms negotiator Max Kampelman to finalize medium and shorter-range missiles treaty between United States and USSR
 
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Match for the TV Title
Mike Lozansky defeated Owen Hart by pinfall after a bridging reverse roll-up at 9:15
-tremendous match between these two high flyers that began with a handshake. After a first minute of chain wrestling and counters, Owen grounded Lozansky for a bit with a side headlock, then an armbar. Things picked up again with a couple of criss cross sequences as both men traded hiptosses, and counters with legwhips. Lozansky worked over the legs of Owen, softening him up, but when he tried to lock on a figure-four Owen kicked him into the corner. Owen made the first big misake of the match telegraphing a dropkick from the top buckle so Lozansky was able to move out of the way. But after not getting a quick pinfall Lozansky made the second big mistake of the match telegraphing a back body drop, and having it turned into a reverse neckbreaker. Lozansky though refused to be pinned and after a series of chain wrestling, Lozansky got behind his opponent, pushed him into the ropes, rolled him up from behind, bridged back and got the big win.
 
Post-Match:
Mike Lozansky and Owen Hart shook hands in the ring. A frustrated looking Chris Champion watched on from the announce table where he had come half way through the match to add his commentary. He got on the house mic and told Owen he should kick Lozansky's butt for that pin, he was holding the tights. Owen just shook his head saying that isn't how it happened. Even more frustrated Champion grabbed his belt and looked like he was going to invade the ring. But when Lozansky and Hart backed up a step to allow him to enter, he decided better of it and left.
 
Promo:
Interview with Jesse "the Body" Ventura and scenes from the movie "The Running Man", as he talks about wrestling, making the transition to movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and what its like to be a Hollywood star.
 
Bout #6
RCW Tag Team Title Match
The Terminators defeated Buck Zumhoffe & Shawn Cummings by pinfall when Riggs pinned Cummings after a doomsday device at 7:03
[The Terminators retained the RCW Tag titles]
-Zumhoffe and Cummings actually showed better throughout this match then they had in their previous attempt. No advantages were held by either team for more then a few seconds which created a match with a pretty frenetic pace. The end came after a ref bump, a four man brawl, and a two on one attack on Cummings.
 
Post-Match:
With Zumhoffe knocked out of the ring the enraged tag team champs continued to work over the youngster Cummings. They gave him not one but two more doomsday devices before finally leaving the ring.
 
Post-Match:
After a commercial break we return to the ring to see them taking Shawn Cummings off on a stretcher. In fact due to this being a taped show we see that the ring ropes have been taken apart and the house lights are turned on, as every precaution is being made not to move the neck of Cummings. Buck Zumhoffe is visibly shaking as he watches his partner receive medical attention.
 
Interview:
Vendetta and Magnificent Mimi are interviewed backstage due to the ropes being put back on inside the ring. There is a somber tone to the interview as Vendetta expresses his disgust with what the Terminators did. He says thats why the casual kind of threats thrown out by Kelly and Madusa that they are going to "hurt" Mimi can not be taken lightly. Mimi says she is confident she can take care of herself, but after Kevin Kelly showed last week he is willing to hurt a women, she is glad that Vendetta is her partner tonight.
 
Main Event
Mixed Tag Match
 
Vendetta & Magnificent Mimi  v  Kevin Kelly & Madusa
 
Kevin Kelly refused to start the match and sent in Madusa which meant that Mimi would have to start. Twice Mimi handled Madusa frustrating the North American Women's champion, but when she tried to tag out to Kelly he refused, giving her advice instead. But the advice worked as Madusa brought Mimi into their corner where Kelly held back the arms of Mimi and Madusa kicked her in the gut. This brought Vendetta into the ring but as Buddy Lane put him out it allowed Madusa a chop to the throat, and then a chokehold. Madusa worked over Mimi but couldn't get the pin, and finally after ducking away from a superkick Mimi caught Madusa with a savate kick, then rolled over to make the tag to Vendetta.
By the rules of an RCW mixed tag this meant that Kelly had to come in, but he stalled for time first. When Vendetta finally got his hands on the challenger he went to work with chops, kneedrops, a bodyslam and then smashed his head off of each turnbuckle. When he smashed Kelly into the corner though where Madusa stood, the cowardly Kevin Kelly made the blind tag in. Vendetta protested but Mimi had to return to the ring.
This time though she was ready and took Madusa down with a football tackle followed by a series of mounted punches. A whip to the corner and then a monkeyflip. Madusa though recovered and when Mimi came charging at her she nailed Mimi with a clothesline. Madusa went to work and tried to get a pinfall with her feet on the ropes but Vendetta knocked them off. This brought in Kevin Kelly and we had a four man brawl. Madusa tried to use the distraction to bring out a pair of brass knux but her punch was blocked by Mimi and then brought Madusa down with a backslide, and would have got the 3 count but Buddy Lane was too slow to get over and count. Madusa made the tag out to Kevin Kelly and the men returned to action.
Kelly went to work with a kick to the "lower abdomen", and the kicked at the back of Vendetta's thighs to take his legs out from under him. He then worked a nerve hold with the RCW champion forced down to his butt, and then a front facelock. It looked like he had the champ worn down enough to hit the reverse neckbreaker finisher but Vendetta was able to counter it with a swinging neckbreaker of his own. Madusa tried to get at Vendetta but Mimi used her own partner's back as a launching pad and flew across the ring to nail Madusa with a tremendous looking flying forearm. Both girls rolled out of the ring. Vendetta nailed Kevin Kelly with two well measured elbowsmashes between the eyes, then nailed his DDT finisher to pick up the win.
 
Vendetta & Magnificent Mimi defeated Kevin Kelly & Madusa in a mixed tag match by pinfall when Vendetta pinned Kevin Kelly after a DDT at 10:27
 
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling.
 
See ya next week!!
 

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November 21, 1987
River City Wrestling #309
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
 
Opening Bout:
Magnificent Mimi defeated Shelly Salter by pinfall after a spinning heel kick at 4:09
-fairly even match but the end was never in doubt
 
Interview:
Magnificent Mimi and Vendetta are interviewed together. Mimi says she proved she can take out Madusa and has been granted a title match next week. She also says she can understand that Madusa would try to cheat, but she is disgusted that Kevin Kelly would have stooped to physically holding back a woman to help Madusa win.
Vendetta thanks Mimi for an excellent match last week, one that he calls "fun". But he says the fun ends tonight, when in the main event he will defend his RCW Heavyweight title against Kevin Kelly. He also announces one more thing. In order to combat the interference of Madusa at ringside he has received a managerial license for tonight so that Mimi can be in his corner.
 
Promo:
Buck Zumhoffe is broken up, and fighting back the anger and tears informs us that his young partner Shawn Cummings suffered a broken neck at the hands of the Terminators last week. The doctors assure him he will be able to walk again, but may require more surgery after spending almost 24 hours under the knife last week. Zumhoffe says even if things go well for Cummings it is possible he may never wrestle again, and certainly is going to be out somewhere between 18 and 24 months at the least. Grave news indeed. But Zumhoffe says he isn't done with the Terminators and has a match against Riggs next.
 
Bout #2
Buck Zumhoffe defeated Terminator Riggs by disqualification for outside interference at 5:16
-after being dominated in the early going by Riggs who jumped him before the opening bell, Zumhoffe had just made a comeback when the other Terminator (Wolff) entered the ring and attacked "Rock 'n Roll" from behind.
 
Post-Match:
The fan favorite dressing room empties as Owen Hart, Mike Lozansky, Nick Mercury, and The Queen City Killers all come out to drive the Terminators from the ring as they attempt to set up Zumhoffe for a doomsday device.
As the Terminators walk to the back, they are greeted by two more fan favorites, the Top Guns. They exchange punches and kicks before the Terminators finally flee through the crowd.
 
Interview:
The Queen City Killers: Jett Black & Alex Cambridge are in the ring and they say they are sick and tired of watching the Terminators run rough shot over these make shift teams in RCW. They want another title shot to end this tyranny.
But then the Top Guns, Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes come to the ring and say, not so fast. They may be new to RCW but unlike the QCK they haven't had their shot yet, and they want it. They challenge the QCK to a match tonight to determine a new #1 contender for the tag titles. The QCK accept.
 
Promo:
RCW presents the 8th Anniversary Spectacular from the Winnipeg Arena, on December 17th. All the RCW titles will be defended. There will also be plenty of special guests, including one of the world's greatest, most feared, and most unpredictable wrestlers who will be announced later tonight.
 
Bout #3
Nick Mercury defeated Nolan Christopher by pinfall after a hotshot at 3:56
-squash match. Christopher seemed to have put on about 5 pounds since we saw him last, looking a spry 165 pounds now.
 
Interview:
Nick Mercury says he is just chillin' right now, kind of slacking without a lot of challengers. But as he looks across the RCW landscape he's amused to see all this talk about the Top Guns against the Terminators, its like the clash of the best action movies ever. When Ron Strong asks him how he thinks it will end, Mercury says, "Goose dies...and...I'll be back"
 
Promo:
"The Running Man" was #1 at the Box Office in its premiere last week, so if you haven't checked out icon Jesse Ventura taking on Arnold Schwarzenegger in this futuristic game of death, you'll want to check it out this weekend to see what everyone is talking about.
"He's playing for a prize. The Prize is his life."
 
Bout #4
Owen Hart defeated Bobby Bold Eagle by pinfall after a German suplex at 5:47
-competitive match, but filler none the less
 
Interview:
Kevin Kelly and Madusa are interviewed. Madusa says Mimi proved nothing last week, except that she needs a man to bail her out when she's in trouble. She assures Mimi that no man will help her next week.
Kelly says tonight he will nail his deadly reverse neckbreaker on Vendetta and not only end his title reign but all the feeling in his body from the 4th vertebrae down.
 
[end of first hour]
 
Bout #5
#1 Contenders Match
Top Guns: Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes defeated the Queen City Killers: Jett Black & Alex Cambridge by pinfall when Rice pinned Cambridge after a double dropkick at 7:57
-high energy match that went back and forth with no huge advantages held by either team. Ricky Rice looked especially strong in this outing. The end came when the QCK went for their QCK finisher, but Derrick Dukes knocked Black off the top buckle, and then he and Rice nailed a double dropkick on Cambridge and picked up the 3 count.
 
Interview:
The Top Guns say that finally the Terminators are going to meet a pair of guys who are every bit as much teammates as they are to each other. Derrick Dukes calls them a couple of Road Warrior wannabees, and Ricky Rice promises that their tag title reign will be terminated next week.
 
Promo:
Today in College Football, "Game of the Century II' will feature the # 1 ranked Nebraska at 10-0 against the Oklahoma Sooners ranked #2 at 10-0.
Oklahoma will not have starting QB Jamelle Holieway. Nebraska is so confident that star linebacker Broderick Thomas has even promised a Husker victory.
 
Bout #6
RCW TV Title Match
Chris Champion defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall after a belly-to-back suplex and his feet on the ropes at 7:03
[Chris Champion retained the RCW TV Title]
Lozansky controlled the first couple minutes of the match but couldn't get the pinfall. Champion took over the next couple minutes but Lozansky had the superkick well scouted and avoided it on three occasions; once by hanging onto the top rope, once by ducking, and once by getting his arms up and taking the force on the forearms. The last time drove him out of the ring favoring his arms. This made him somewhat easy prey for Champion, but even after whipping him around ringside, and then nailing a suplex inside the ring, he still had to drape his feet undetected by inept Jurgen Hermann over the middle strand to get the pin.
 
Post-Match:
Owen Hart of all people came to the ring to complain to Hermann about the tactics of Champion. Lozansky though seemed to think Owen was trying to get himself back into the title picture, but then seemed to calm down when he saw what Hart was really arguing about. Chris Champion then snuck back onto the ring apron, and Owen Hart who was standing close enough to the ropes received the TV title to the back of the head from Champion standing on the ring apron knocking him out. Champion left before Lozansky could get his hands on him.
 
Promo:
Young singing sensation Tiffany will undertake a series of concert appearances in shopping malls to promote her debut album, and new single "I Think We're Alone Now".
 
Promo:
Big announcement for the 8th Anniversary Spectacular. Never before in an RCW ring, one of the wildest, toughest, most insane and undpredictable wrestlers in history will be coming to the Winnipeg Arena.
Brusier Brody!!
 
Taped Footage:
 
 
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
 
Vendetta (champion) (/w Magnificent Mimi)
v
Kevin Kelly (/w Madusa Micelli)
 
Madusa provided the distraction at the outset going after Mimi which was just a decoy and allowed Kelly to attack Vendetta from behind. He risked disqualification early on with some blatant chokeholds, obviously feeling that he might now win this match straight up.
The challenger then went to power moves including a backbreaker, neckbreaker, stump puller, abdominal stretch, and finally a powerslam but only got a 2 count. Uncharacteristically Kelly went to the top rope, but it took too much time and Vendetta caught him, slamming him down to the mat.
The champion still needed a breather to recover though and Kelly caught him with a knee to the gut as they locked up. The challenger went back to work with two high knee lifts, then a choke against the ropes before literally slapping Vendetta down the ropes. He continued to defy referee Buddy Lane by openly putting his boot against the throat of the fallen Vendetta and using the top rope for leverage as he boot choked him. Then when Lane backed him up to have a discussion Madusa came over to continue the choke. This came to an abrupt end though when Mimi came over and tackled Madusa to the ground.
This catfight though distracted referee Buddy Lane which allowed Kelly to go back to the boot choke, then as Lane directed Mimi to her corner Madusa passed Kelly a pair of brass knuckles. But emulating Mimi's move from last week Vendetta ducked the punch attempt, went back to back with Kelly and slid him down for a near fall. Kelly had no choice but to toss the foreign object back out of the ring to Madusa who stashed it away.
Kelly went back to work but Vendetta was able to reverse a whip to the ropes, then caught Kelly with a clothesline. He followed up with a pair of standing side kicks, then a big back body drop. A German suplex netted the champ a 2 count, but when he went for another he ate a back elbow from Kelly, followed by a mule kick to the groin which went undetected. Kelly came off the far ropes and nailed a running boot to the hanging head of the champion. He covered and got 1, 2, foot on the ropes!!
Kelly continued to work on the champ but the champ began to block moves, and then fire back with some punches. The two men stood in the ring and exchanged punches and kicks, and Vendetta won, backing Kelly to the corner. On the break Kelly tried to lash out, but Vendetta blocked the punch, gave him an elbow between the eyes. He went for the DDT but Kelly was able to push him off.
Kelly then went for a knee clip but Vendetta heard him coming, lept up into the air, landed to the sides of Kelly, and put him into a Boston crab. Kelly was too fresh for that though and managed to scamper to the ropes for a break.
Vendetta though had all the momentum and was not going to be denied. He worked over Kelly with forearms, a pair of bodyslams, boot rake of the forehead, a belly-to-belly suplex, and then the DDT.
Madusa tried to get into the ring to break the count but Mimi pulled her out and then delivered a nice flying headscissors to get her out of the way.
Inside Vendetta covered and got 1, 2, 3 !!
 
Vendetta defeated Kevin Kelly by pinfall after a DDT at 14:41
[Vendetta retained the RCW Heavyweight Title]
 
Post-Match:
Vendetta and Magnificent Mimi celebrated in the ring as Vendetta strapped on his title and pointed to the waist of Mimi where she might have the North American Women's title displayed at the end of next week.
 
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling.
 
See ya next week!!!

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November 28, 1987
River City Wrestling #310
Fargo, North Dakota
 
Opening bout:
Steve Disalvo defeated Jett Black by pinfall after a running clothesline at 4:23
-Disalvo easily handled the smaller but faster of the two Queen City Killers
 
Post-Match:
Steve Disalvo wasn't happy with that effort and challenged Black's tag partner to come out and face him next.
 
Bout #2
Steve Disalvo defeated Alex Cambridge by pinfall after a piledriver at 4:55
-Cambrdige actually controlled the first two minutes of this match, which just made Disalvo prolong the punishment of the rest of the bout.
 
Interview:
Steve Disalvo sends a message to Vendetta, he's coming back for his title.
 
Interview:
Owen Hart and Mike Lozansky are both pissed off at Chris Champion. Owen says he has no problem with Lozansky getting the title shot as he won it fair and square, but that Champion is not giving Lozansky his fair title shot. Owen says he still wants to get his hands around Champion's throat, title shot or no title shot, wrestling match or no wrestling match, it doesn't matter.
Chris Champion comes out and says that its not his fault that Lozansky couldn't get the job done, couldn't seal the deal. He says he has an offer they can't refuse. He will find himself a tag team partner later tonight and will take on Hart and Lozansky in a tag match. If they win then Lozansky will get his title shot, but if Champion and partner win then Champion will not have to defend his title again until the 8th Anniversary show. Hart and Lozansky agree to the terms.
 
 
Promo:
RCW presents the 8th Anniversary Spectacular on December 17th, at the Winnipeg Arena, with special guest Bruiser Brody!!
 
Bout #3
Buck Zumhoffe defeated Hoyt Daill after a second rope splash at 6:36
-a real good test for "Rock 'n Roll" as the big man Daill punished Buck's back throughout the bout.
 
Interview:
Buck Zumhoffe says he's not done with the Terminators by a long shot after what they did to his partner Shawn Cummings. Buck says he's getting himself a new partner and is going after the Terminators whether they hold the belts after tonight or not.
 
Video:
"Helter Skelter" by the Beatles is used as we see some St. Louis Wrestling Club footage of Brody.
 
Bout #4
Bobby Bold Eagle defeated Jeff Gillies by submission to the Native Indian Death Lock at 3:31
-squash match
 
Promo:
The Stampede International Tag Team Champions, Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman are coming as special guests to the 8th Anniversary Spectacular where they will put their titles on the line.
 
Bout #5
Boyscout Richard Ryan defeated Nick Mercury by pinfall after a schoolboy rollup at 5:50
-After Mercury won the first bout between these two, it looked like he had the second one well in hand as well until a mysterious looking figure in a tattered cloak and hood, and with a black theatre mask under the hood, showed up at ringside. He didn't interfere in the match but just walked straight to the apron and his eerie presence distracted Mercury long enough for Ryan to roll him up for the win. The cloaked figure immediately turned and left.
 
Video:
A couple minutes of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" plays as we see highlites of Vendetta's last few matches.
 
[end of first hour]
 
Promo: Championship Material with Chris Champion
guests: Vendetta and Steve Disalvo
Chris Champion proclaims that the powers that be have finally made it official, now that Vendetta has beaten Kevin Kelly, that Steve Disalvo is once again the #1 contender for the RCW Heavyweight title. Champion also announces that Vendetta will defend his title against Steve Disalvo at the 8th Anniversary Spectacular, in the main event.
But as the champ and challenger jaw at each other Disalvo challenges Vendetta to put the title on the line sooner. Vendetta asks if tonight is soon enough? How about right now?
This brings out matchmaker Marty Goldstein, telling them to keep their skirts on. He says RCW has a lot invested in this title match for the big show and he can't afford to give it away for free (this draws jeers from the crowd). But Goldstein also admits that these two will likely implode if they have to wait, so next week they can lock it up in a one-on-one encounter, but its going to be a non-title match.
Disalvo doesn't like it but says he'll accept it because after he cripples Vendetta he will be awarded the title.
 
Bout #6
North American Women's Title Match
Madusa Micelli defeated Magnificent Mimi by pinfall after a superkick at 7:17
[Madusa Micelli retained the North American Women's Title]
Once again when push came to shove, with her back up against the wall, Madusa performed and cheated her way to victory.
 
Interview:
Madusa says no one is going to take this belt from her, she has beaten everyone thrown at her and will beat anyone else stupid enough to try.
 
Bout #7
Chris Champion & Kevin Kelly defeated Mike Lozansky & Owen Hart by pinfall when Kelly pinned Hart after a reverse neckbreaker at 7:32
-Kevin Kelly was Champion's surprise partner for this match, and it was obvious that Kelly still held hard feeling for both his opponents as he was ruthless in this bout carrying most of the match. Now Champion does not have to defend the TV title until he meets Lozansky at the 8th Anniversary Spectacular.
 
Interview:
The Terminators show their limited vocabulary and grunt their way through a 30 second interview where they threaten to hurt the Top Guns tonight, very badly.
 
Main Event
The Terminators: Riggs & Wolff defeated The Top Guns: Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes by pinfall when Riggs pinned Rice after a doomsday device at 9:30
[The Terminators retained the RCW Tag Team Titles]
A good showing for the Top Guns, even though Dukes had an extended time playing Ricky Morton. They used their speed and moves to keep the champs off balance but their high risk moves were also their undoing as they were thrwarted going for a slingshot suplex with the other man coming off the far ropes and nailing a running legdrop. Wolff stood on the apron and lowered the top rope sending Rice to the floor below. They then doubleteamed Dukes, sent him to the floor, retrieved Rice, nailed him with the doomsday device and picked up the win.
 
Post-Match:
The Terminators continued to work on Ricky Rice. His partner Derrick Dukes tried to make the save but he was thrown out of the ring. Finally Buck Zumhoffe came running into the ring with his boom box and used it as a weapon nailing both Terminators in the head. The tag champs took a powder, grabbed their belts, and left licking their wounds.
 
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling.
 
See ya next week!!