River City Wrestling (since 1980)

May 1982
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May 1, 1982
River City Wrestling #61
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg MB
 

Kenny Jay defeated Puppy Dog Pelequin by pinfall at 5:25

 

Royal Kiwis (Kelly Hobin & Keith McIvor) defeated Kenny Ho & Eric Lee by disqualification when Ho was DQ’d for a low blow against McIvor at 7:12

 

Women’s Midget Action:

Darling Dagmar defeated Marie LeVoe by pinfall at 6:08

 

Dean Jarrett & Bonecrusher defeated Shiek Fal-Had & Brent Beck by submission when Jarrett submitted Fal-Had with the figure-four leglock at 10:27

 

Tawney England defeated Corrie England by pinfall after a flying cross body block at 8:56

 

RCW Tag Team Title Match

Gene & Kelly Kiniski defeated Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant by disqualification when Valiant used a chair to break up an attempted pinfall by Kelly Kiniski on Lyon at 16:04

[Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant retain the RCW Tag Team Titles]

 

Non-Title Match: Winnipeg Street Fight

Bounty Hunter defeated Clarke Roenick by pinfall after hitting him with a table at 10:31

 

Special Match: No Disqualfication, No Countout

Abdullah the Butcher defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka by pinfall after hitting him in the head with a hammer at 12:45

 

NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title Match

The Destroyer defeated Angelo Mosca by disqualfication when Mosca used the title belt on the Destroyer while battling outside the ring at 20:04

[Angelo Mosca retains the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title]

 

MAIN EVENT

Indian Death Match – Ring Filled With Indian Mud, Baked Hot under the spotlights

Can only win via a 10 count on your downed opponent

The Shiek defeated Tiger Jeet Singh in his own match after choking him out with the edge of a steel chair at 15:43

 

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May 2, 1982
River City Wrestling #62
Chalmers Community Club, Winnipeg MB
 
For broadcast on CJAE Ch 11 on May 6 & 13
 

Danny Younger defeated Brent Beck by disqualfication when Shiek Fal-Had was caught interfering on behalf of Beck at 4:55

**After the big upset Beck and Fal-Had got into an angry pushing match. It resulted in Beck delivering a devastating shoulderbreaker to the Shiek and leaving him lying in the ring, much to the pleasure of the crowd.

 

Dean Jarrett defeated Rick Presonka by submission with the sleeperhold at 9:34

 

RCW Tag Team Title Match

Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant defeated Chrisscat & Paul Superstar by pinfall when Lyon pinned Chrisscat after a German suplex (and thanks to Valiant holding down ‘cat’s legs from outside the ring to prevent a kick out) at 11:05

[Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant retain the RCW Tag Team Titles]

 

RCW Television Title Match

Bounty Hunter defeated Buddy Lane by pinfall after a lariat at 8:02

[The Bounty Hunter retains the RCW Television Title]

 

 

Bonecrusher defeated Eric Lee by submission to the bearhug at 5:40

 

The Outsiders (Johnny Rivale & Curtis Simpson) defeated Ashley Shade & Kenny Jay by pinfall when Simpson pinned Jay after a flying shoulderblock at 6:41

 

Special Stipulations: If Tawney wins then Corrie must leave the RCW; if Corrie wins then she becomes Tawney’s official manager

Corrie England defeated Tawny England after a superplex off the top turnbuckle at 6:58

**Tawney has no choice but to leave with her sister Corrie

 

MAIN EVENT

RCW Heavyweight Title Match

The Destroyer defeated Kenny Ho (/w Shiek Fal-Had) by submission with the bow-and-arrow submission at 13:30

[The Destroyer retains the RCW Heavyweight Title]

**It didn’t take Shiek Fal-Had long to rebound from his breakup with Brent Beck. Knowing that Kenny Ho had a title shot tonight he immediately offered Ho a briefcase full of cash to sign with him, which Ho accepted prior to the match. However, it was to no avail as the champion is a juggernaut that is turning away all challengers.

 

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May 11, 1982
River City Wrestling #63
Chalmers Community Club, Winnipeg MB
 

Klondike Bill defeated Kerry Brown by pinfall after a side suplex at 5:47

 

Corrie England defeated Ultra Venus by pinfall after a flying dropkick off the 2nd turnbuckle at 3:41

 

Royal Kiwis defeated The Outsiders by pinfall when Keith McIvor pinned Johnny Rivale afer a powerslam at 9:30

 

Bonecrusher defeated Shiek Fal-Had by pinfall after a flying forearm at 5:22

 

Tawney England defeated Jeannie Rahib by pinfall thanks to outside interference by Corrie England at 11:32

 

Non-Title Match

Bounty Hunter defeated Clarke Roenick by countout at 9:49

 

Buddy Lane defeated Dean Jarrett by pinfall after a flying dropkick from the top turnbuckle at 18:05

 

RCW Tag Team Title Match

Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant defeated Chrisscat & Paul Superstar by disqualification when Superstar was DQ’d for hitting both Lyon and Valiant with a steel chair at 13:36

[Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant retain the RCW Tag Team Titles]

**After becoming frustrated with Lyon & Valiant’s constant cheating Superstar finally snapped and got disqualified.

 

MAIN EVENT

RCW Heavyweight Title Match

The Destroyer defeated Kenny Ho (/w Shiek Fal-Had) by pinfall after a flying crucifix into a pin at 17:08

[The Destroyer retains the RCW Heavyweight Title]

 

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May 15, 1982
River City Wrestling #64
Chalmers Community Club, Winnipeg MB
 
For broadcast on CJAE Ch 11 on May 20 & 27
 

Kenny Ho (/w Shiek Fal-Had) defeated Puppy Dog Pelequin by submission with the Asian Spike at 1:50

 

Bonecrusher defeated Jacques LaToque by submission with the bearhug at 4:00

 

Grudge Match 

Brent Beck defeated Shiek Fal-Had by countout at 6:42

**Fal-Had refused to give his former charge the satisfactory of victory and simply walked away from the match after being battered by Beck.

 

RCW Television Title Match

Bounty Hunter defeated Rick Presonka by pinfall after a full nelson into a slam at 11:52

[Bounty Hunter retained the RCW Television Title]

**An excellent outing for Presonka who has struggled in his RCW run, but fought the impressive champion toe-to-toe.

 

 

RCW Premiere

The Hooligans (Paul Best & Quinn Cyr) defeated Ashley Shade & Kenny Jay by pinfall when Best pinned Shade after a Samoan drop at 6:55

**Hooligans making their premiere in RCW. The British duo taunted the fans before the match to let them know exactly where they stood. Best has decent enough size at around 5’11 250 lbs, but Cyr is a little yappy gent with short, spiky, bleached hair coming in at about 5’6 and 150 lbs.

 

Clarke Roenick defeated Todd White by pinfall after a powerslam at 0:57

**Roenick set the RCW record for quickest victory over the newcomer Todd White.

 

Tawney England (/w Corrie England) defeated Jeannie Rahib by pinfall after an elbowdrop, thanks to a trip up assist by Corrie, at 8:23

**Tawney argued with her sister after the match, but when Jeannie tried to get back at Corrie she accidently hit Tawney instead. While Jeannie tried to revive Tawney, Corrie left the ring and returned with a steel chair which she used to knock out Jeannie from behind.

 

RCW Tag Team Title Match

Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant and The Destroyer & Dean Jarrett battled to a double disqualification at 15:08

[Chris Lyon & Mike Valiant retain the RCW Tag Team Titles]