Wrestler of the Year:
1980: The Destroyer
1981: The Destroyer
1982: The Destroyer
1983: Chris Lyon
1984: Chris Lyon
1985: Jim Brunzell
1986: Bob Backlund
1987: Steve Disalvo
1988: Vendetta
Tag Team of the Year:
1980: Vegas Brothers: Kenny
Deeler & A.J. Dice
1981: Roughnecks: Stan Rodgers
& Russel Riggs
1982: Mike Valiant &
Chris Lyon
1983: Angelo Mosca &
Bobby Duncum
1984: Keith & Bret
Hart
1985: Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer
1986: The Longriders: Wild Bill & Scott Irwin
1987: The Longriders: Wild Bill & Scott Irwin
1988: Top Guns: Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes
Manager/Valet of the Year:
1981: Shiek Fal-Had
1982: Shiek Fal-Had
1983: Tawney England
1984: Miss Hartel
1985: Miss Hartel
1986: Lisa Caress
1987: Madusa Micelli
1988: Bob Orton Jr
Rookie of the Year:
1980: Chris Lyon
1981: Jeannie Rahib
1982: Tawney England
1983: Rob Flett & Neil
Sutherland
1984: Robbie Royce
*1985: n/a
1986: Shawn Cummings
1987: Mike Lozansky
1988: Troy Galveston
*1985 saw Tod Hestrerey originally declared the Rookie of the Year. However
after subsequent events it became known he was the Destroyer and not a rookie so he was stripped of that honor. With no obvious
second place finisher the award was not handed out.
Feud of the Year
1980: Destroyer versus Dean
Jarrett & Moose Morowski
1981: Destroyer versus Chris
Lyon
1982: Destroyer versus
Clarke Roenick
1983: Chris Lyon versus
Mike Valiant
1984: Angelo Mosca versus
Bobby Duncum
1985: Jim Brunzell versus
David Schultz
1986: Bob Backlund versus
David Schultz
1987: Vendetta versus
Steve Disalvo
1988: Rogue versus Nick
Mercury
Match of the Year
1980: Jan 5th RCW #1
Finals for the
New River
City Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.
The Destroyer
defeated Mike Valiant when he countered a piledriver with a sunset flip then arched back and made the pinfall holding Valiants
legs. 28:27
[The Destroyer
wins the RCW Heavyweight Championship]
1981: March 28th:
RCW #29
CAGE MATCH
RCW Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Lyons
(ch) v The Mummy (/w Shiek Fal-Had)
-Lyons
was a house on fire for most of this match, until Fal-Had passed the Mummy a nail file that he stuck into his bandages, and
then used on Lyons whenever the opportunity presented itself. The biggest opportunity
came when the Destroyer came down to ringside to complain to the referee, and then when Shiek Fal-Had got into his face he
dropped the manager with a right hand. All of this action however distracted the ref and allowed The Mummy to savage Lyons
with the nail file as well as bites. Lyons' face was a bloodied mess. The Mummy
put on the Arabian Spike nervehold and Lyons' was out in seconds. The Mummy wins
via submission at 16:16.
[The Mummy
won the RCW Heavyweight Championship]
1982:
Oct 24th: RCW #80
RCW Heavyweight Title
Match
Chris Lyon defeated The Destroyer
by pinfall with a bridging pin at 32:46
[Chris Lyon wins
the RCW Heavyweight Title]
**This was the official title
shot won by Lyon in the October battle royal. These two men have always put on a good match over the
past 3 years in RCW and this was perhaps their best outing. Lyon did his best to cheat but the match
remained one on one throughout. Lyon ended up getting the champ in the Boston
crab on successive occasions, with the Destroyer spending long, damaging amounts of time in the move. Finally with the champ
almost passed out, Lyon turned him over, bridged himself backward and pinned the champ.
1983:
August 27th : RCW # 113
#1 Contenders Match - No time Limit
Ray Stevens defeated Dyanmite
Kid by stoppage due to excessive blood loss at 48:24
1984: July 25th: RCW #154 (Wrestling
Summit 2)
Former World Champions
Collide
Harley Race defeated Bob
Backlund by countout at 31:22
1985: Dec 19th: RCW #220
(6th Anniversary Show)
Fabulous Ones: Stan Lane &
Steve Keirn defeated Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer by pinfall to win the RCW tag team titles at 33:53
1986: Jul 26th: RCW #246
(Wrestling Summit 3)
Former World Champions Collide
Bob Backlund defeated Bruno Sammartino
by pinfall at 23:50
1987: Dec 17th: RCW #313
(8th Anniversary Show)
Cage Match for the RCW Heavyweight
Title
Vendetta defeated Steve Disalvo
to retain his title at 31:18
1988: Dec 16th: RCW #358
(9th Anniversary Show)
NWA Tag Team Title Match - 2 out
of 3 falls
British Bulldogs defeated Road
Warriors 2 falls to 1, but Road Warriors retain the world titles at 22:29
