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June 25, 1983
River City Wrestling #104
Winnipeg Convention Cente, Winnipeg, MB
We are welcomed by the hosts Ron Strong & Mike Stone.
Opening Bout:
Keith Hart & J.D. Miller,
combined weight of 412 pounds
V
Rob Flett & Neil Sutherland,
combined weight of 430 pounds
Flett and Sutherland are
new to the territory and have the look of young rookies. They are native Canadians, but do not use any of the stereotypical
ring attire or gimmicks to associate themselves with their ethnicity. Instead they very much look like a couple of greasy
headbangers. Keith Hart had very little trouble staying with the fast pace that Flett and Sutherland set, but Miller fell
prey to some double-teaming and proved to be the weak link in the match. The end came when Flett climbed to the top rope,
with Sutherland holding Miller’s hands behind his back, and the referee distracted keeping Hart from entering the ring.
Flett jumped down with a chop right between the eyes of Miller to knock him out and get the pin.
Rob Flett & Neil
Sutherland defeated Keith Hart & J.D. Miller by pinfall when Flett pinned Miller after a top-rope tomahawk chop at 9:40.
Post-Match:
Flett and Sutherland are
interviewed and throw out the usual challenge to the current champions. They say they are no cigar store Indians here to amuse
the crowd, that they are the real deal and will dress and act however they want.
Promo for Orion productions
"Yellowbeard" coming to movie theatres this weekend. starring Cheech & Chong and many of the crazy guys from Monty Python.
"Swashbucklers, pirates, public floggings, saucy tarts, beggars, queens, & jolly rogers."
Bout #2:
Chris Pepper, 240 lbs., Winnipeg,
Manitoba
V
Greg Valentine,
243 lbs. Seattle,
Washington
Match Finish:
Chris Pepper goes for a punch,
but Greg Valentine blocks it.
Greg Valentine whips Chris
Pepper into the turnbuckle.
Greg Valentine runs shoulder-first
into the corner.
Greg Valentine uses a vertical
suplex on Chris Pepper.
Greg Valentine goes for a
double underhook suplex, but Chris Pepper
counters it with a backdrop.
Chris Pepper takes Greg Valentine
down with a punch.
Chris Pepper goes for a wristlock,
but Greg Valentine counters it with a lariat.
In turn, Chris Pepper counters
it with a duck-down move.
Greg Valentine throws Chris
Pepper out of the ring.
Greg Valentine goes through
the ropes.
Wyatt Hall counts: 1.
Greg Valentine executes a
double underhook suplex on Chris Pepper.
Greg Valentine hits Chris
Pepper with a double underhook suplex.
Wyatt Hall counts: 2.
Greg Valentine reenters the
ring.
Chris Pepper follows him
back in.
Greg Valentine is going for
the pin.
Wyatt Hall counts: One, two,
kickout.
Greg Valentine executes the
Figure-Four Leglock on Chris Pepper.
Chris Pepper is valiantly
trying to break the hold.
Chris Pepper is struggling
to reach the ropes.
Chris Pepper tries to fight
the pain.
Chris Pepper submits after
16 seconds.
Greg Valentine is starting
to get under the crowd's skin.
The winner is Greg Valentine.
Greg Valentine made Chris
Pepper submit to the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:03:59.
Promo: "Wrestling Summit"
coming to the Winnipeg Arena, August, 1983
Highlights are shown of two
of the tremendous wrestlers coming to the Wrestling Summit, set to "For Those About to Rock" by AC/DC.
First off we get the madness
of Abdullah the Butcher as he battles the Shiek in Detroit, Pampero
Firpo in Puerto Rico, and Hercules Ayala in Montreal, including
opening up his own forehead with a fork. We finish the highlights with moments from his infamous Indian Death Match at the
Winnipeg Arena in 1982 against Tiger Jeet Singh right here in River City Wrestling.
The next wrestler that we
see highlights of are Jerry Blackwell. We see him fighting the Crusher in the AWA, then Ric Flair in St.
Louis, and finally we see him delivering an awesome dropkick on Baron von Raschke despite being almost
500 pounds.
Tickets for that great event
go on sale Monday morning.
Bout #3
Ray Stevens,
247 pounds, San Fransisco,
CA
V
Pat Patterson,
250 pounds, Montreal, PQ
Despite being the fan favorite
Stevens attacks his arch-enemy before the bell has even rung, Stevens goes to work with a stomachbreaker, some kneelifts to
the gut, and then a front facelock. It’s a coordinated attack aimed at taking away Patterson’s breath, trying
to get an early submission. Patterson though counters with a facerake and then goes to work mostly with punches, but also
with armdrags, and a firemans carry into a slam. The match spills out of the ring where it turns ugly with Patterson whipping
Stevens into the ringpost, then the guardrail and then choking him under the guardrail. Patterson controls most of the match,
and holds onto control by distracting the ref and on two occasions delivering a lowblow to Stevens. Patterson also applies,
and reapplies the sleeperhold, allowing his forearm to slip down until it is a chokehold. Stevens fights back and gets the
sleeperhold onto Patterson but can’t quite finish him. He follows up with a piledriver but still only gets a 2 count.
Patterson changes the tone with a thumb to the throat of Stevens, and then applies the sleeperhold again. But Stevens is ready
for it, and counters with a jawbreaker. He then delivers a piledriver and climbs to the top turnbuckle for the bombs away.
Patterson though decides to grab the ref by the ankle and topple him to the ground right on top of himself, which stops Stevens
from jumping. Referee Lynn Powell though calls for the bell.
Ray Stevens
defeated Pat Patterson by disqualification for abuse of official at 19:05
[approximately 12 minutes
shown on television]
Roster Report:
Ron Strong tells us that
Mike Valiant is having some problems with the muscles in his legs and will be resting for a while
before returning to the ring.
Buddy
Lane likewise is day-to-day trying to rehab after being attacked by Kerry Brown after their match. Lane is hoping to
avoid surgery on his knee, but only time will tell.
Speaking of Kerry
Brown, rather then pay a fine levied by the promotion for his cowardly attack on Lane, Brown has left the territory
in the middle of the night without saying goodbye to anyone or giving proper notice.
In-ring interview:
Judy
Martin calls out Jeannie Rahib, and this week the RCW Women’s champion is in the building.
Martin challenges her, and then starts into her usual I’m a pro, you’re an amateur spiel. Rahib though is not
having any of it and grabs the mic from Martin and tells her to bring that attitude of over confidence with her to the ring
next week. Rahib though has her hands on the mic, so Martin deftly grabs the title belt off the shoulder of Rahib and clocks
her upside the head. Martin says she’ll bring more then her attitude, she’ll bring the Women’s title as
well. With that Judy Martin leaves for the back with the title belt in hand.
Local news promo; following
the story of the US Supreme Court declaring many local abortion restrictions unconstitutional, Sally Ride the first
US women astronaught in space aboard the space shuttle challenger, Pope John Paul II meets with Solidarity founder Lech
Walesa, and a special report on last week's execution by hanging of 10 women in Shiraz, Iran.
Main Event
RCW Heavyweight Title
Match
The Destroyer (champion),
252 pounds, parts unknown
V
Chris Lyon, 236 pounds, Winnipeg, Canada
(/w Corrie England)
The two greatest stars in
the 4 year history of the promotion hook up one more time for the promotion’s greatest prize.
Lyon
makes an awkward lunge at Destroyer who is too agile, and drops down, grabs the wrists of Lyon and
monkey flips him head over heels. Destroyer though can’t hold the advantage and this match goes back and forth for a
couple minutes until the Destroyer manages to get a bow and arrow submission on Lyon. The challenger though manages to make
it to the ropes and returns the favor a minute later by trying to lock in the Boston
crab. He has to settle for a half-boston though and that allows Destroyer to reach the ropes after about 20 seconds in the
hold. The two continue to battle tooth and nail, and it stays mostly in the middle of the ring which keeps Corrie England
out of the equation. However, once it does spill out of the ring the jezebel helps Lyon by attacking
Destroyer from behind. This allows Lyon the advantage but can only get a 2 count after a slingshot
suplex. Destroyer grabs the advantage again with a bodyslam, vertical suplex, and an armwringer. He then nails Lyon
with a pumphandle suplex and goes for the pin. He gets the 1…and suddenly there is someone running into the ring. The
newcomer delivers a big boot to the ribs of the champ, causing him to roll over. The big man drops a knee right to the bridge
of the Destroyer’s nose, stunning him completely.
It’s Big Bad
Bobby Duncum!!
The Destroyer defeats
Chris Lyon by disqualification for outside interference by Bobby Duncum at 16:16.
[approximately 10 minutes
shown on television]
[The Destroyer retains the
RCW Heavyweight Championship]
Post-Match:
Duncum and Lyon high-five
and embrace as they are joined first by Corrie England, and
then by Tawney England. They pick up the Destroyer and after
a big clothesline try to take off his mask. It looks like they might get it off
as the Destroyer is sitting down in the ring, Bobby Duncum has his arms immobilized and Lyon is ripping
off the mask, but we are out of time.
That’s it for another
edition of River City Wrestling, see you next week.
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