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August 20, 1983
River City Wrestling #112
Winnipeg Convention Cente, Winnipeg, MB
We are welcomed by the announcers Ron Strong & Mike Stone.
Pre-Match:
The Triumverate come to the ring (Chris Lyon, Bobby Duncum, and Angelo Mosca).
They are accompanied by Tawney and Corrie England. Mosca and Duncum no longer wear the Kung-Fu and Minister
costumes, but Lyon is still decked out in Superstar Billy Graham like boa, tie-dye and big sunglasses. Duncum takes the mic
and tells the crowd that while Ray Stevens and Dynamite Kid are fighting it out tonight to see who will be the #1 contender
for Chris Lyon to face, in the meantime the Reverend Billy...err...Chris Lyon has put the names of all the less fortunate
wrestlers from the dressing room into a hat. Tawney shows the camera a derby hat with a bunch of pieces of paper inside. He
will draw tonight to see who he will grant an impromptu title match too. It's his way of giving back to the people.
Chris Lyon steps forward and draws a piece of paper out of the hat. He hands it to Mosca who opens
it. He and Corrie England both look at it with mouths wide open - and then shake their heads no. Lyon is too busy prancing
around the ring to notice, so Duncum goes over and looks. He too looks concerned and is about to put the paper back in the
hat when Chris Lyon snatches it away. The champ says that all men must be given a chance at glory, that it would be unjust
to discriminate. Lyon looks at the name, just stares...then looks down at his feet for a few seconds. Finally he takes the
mic and announces...his opponent for tonight will be none other then...
Keith Hart..
and the Triumverte all break out in laughter.
Opening Bout:
RCW Heavyweight Championship Match
Chris Lyon, (champion) 236 lbs. Winnipeg, Manitoba, (/w Tawney England)
v
Keith Hart, 214 lbs. Calgary, Alberta
Hart is fired up at being mocked by the Triumverate and is a house of fire to start the match. This
lasts about 2 minutes until he is distracted by England jumping onto the ring apron. Lyon nails him from behind, bounces him
off the top rope with a slingshot suples, and then locks on the Boston crab to secure the win.
Chris Lyon defeats Keith Hart by submission with the Boston crab at 2:52.
[Chris Lyon retains the RCW Heavyweight Title]
Movie Promo; ComWorld presents "Getting it On" opening
in theaters this weekend. Martin Yoast and Heather Kennedy star in this light minded romp.
"Don't Miss the Stripped Down Fun and Hot Wired Action"
Bout #2:
Vic Gate & The Destroyer
v
Rob Flett & Neil Sutherland
Gate gets on television 3 straight weeks, not bad for a rookie. Teamed with his mentor it's obvious
that they are too skilled for the young Native Canadian duo. Destroyer makes a late tag and allows his protege to pick up
the win.
Gate & Destroyer defeat Flett & Sutherland by submission when Vic Gate got Neil Sutherland
to submit to a reverse figure-four leglock at 5:11
Bout #3
RCW Tag Team Title Match - return match
Bobby Duncum & Angelo Mosca (champions) (/w Corrie England)
v
The Roughnecks: Stan Rodgers & Russel Riggs
Strictly a streetfight in this encounter. Mosca and Duncum have a slight advantage as Riggs seems
to be the weak link. As the match progresses the champions begin to work on the knee of Riggs and soon it becomes obvious
he is in a world of hurt. Riggs makes a short comeback before trying to deliver an atomic drop, and his legs just give out.
Riggs is down and holding his knee, screaming in pain. Duncum continues to go at it so Rodgers enters the ring, nails Duncum
and then keeps Mosca at bay. He keeps this up too long however as Riggs is still down, so referee George Gadasky calls for
the bell.
Angelo Mosca & Bobby Duncum defeat The Roughnecks by referee stoppage due to injury to
Russel Riggs at 9:48
[Mosca & Duncum retain the RCW Tag Team Titles]
Promo; NBC National News stories tonight August 20th, 1983;
>the aftermath of Hurricane Alicia which ripped though Houston and surrounding territory
>heat wave grips the lower eastern coastal states
>continued hostilites between Libya and Chad
>aide to PLO chairperson Yassir Arafat, Col Mahmoun Muraish assassinated in Greece
>windsurfing o be included in 1984 Olympics
Main Event
#1 Contenders Match
Ray Stevens, 247 lbs., San Fransisco, California
v
Dynamite Kid, 209 lbs., Manchester, England
Dynamite Kid attacked Ray Stevens before the bell. He used Steven's ring robe to choke him, and then
tie him up as he peppered him with punches. Only the threat of disqualification got him to break.
DK continued on the offensive and controlled the first 5 minutes of the match but never seemed to
get close to pinning the veteran.
Stevens launched a comeback and then grounded DK with headscissors, armbar, and front facelock. He
then went to work with impact moves like a belly-to-belly, bulldog, avalanche, and a piledriver. He set him up for the Bombs's
Away but DK was able to roll out of the way at the last second, and Stevens crashed his knee into the mat.
Ever the opportunist DK went right to work on the knee. He lifted him up and brought him down with
a kneebreaker, and then repeated the same move. He tried for the figure-four but Stevens was able to roll out of it before
it could get locked on.
Stevens rolled right out of the ring and DK followed. He crashed the injured leg into the ringsteps,
and then off the concrete floor. The match got sent back into the ring where DK continued to work on the leg.
The ring announcer proclaimed 1 minute remaining in the 20 minute time limit.
DK gave up on the knee, nailing Stevens with a piledriver instead, but only got a 2 count. He then
nailed a snap suplex and got another 2 count.
20 seconds remaining in the match.
DK nailed a second snap suplex and made the cover, 1, 2, DK grabbed the tights, 3, no. Ref George
Gadasky saw and waives off the 3 count this time. DK was incensed, and Stevens rolls him up from behind.
But the bell rings. Time has expired.
20-minute time limit draw.
The show ends with confusion as we have no clear #1 contender.
That's it for another edition of River City Wrestling.
See ya next week.
on to the next card
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