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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, May 8th Shane Douglas vs. Ed Gantner The big Bull hit the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face) to defeat Douglas Tony St. Clair vs. Rick Gantner "Tough" Tony hit the spinning forearm smash for the win Steve Blackman vs. Cannonball Grizzly Blackman put up a fight but went down to the Cannonball Crush (top rope splash) Ron Simmons, Konnan & Dingo Warrior vs. Maxx Payne, Lord Humongous & "Mean" Mike Miller A hard hitting battle where Humongous wound up ambushing Konnan with a hockey mask assisted headbutt to the back of the head, allowing Miller to execute an over the shoulder neckbreaker to give the win to the Crazy Gang Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger © vs. Masanobu Fuchi A tense technical battle that ended up going to a 20 minute time limit draw Texas Red vs. John Tatum Billy Jack Haynes and Sunshine were in Red's corner for this match. Tatum had Jack Victory in his corner supporting him, but Knights Templar leader Mr. Bob Backlund was conspicuous by his absence . Coming off his challenge for the Pacific Heavyweight Title, Tatum gave Red a considerable battle, but the big Texan was finally able to pin him after a chokeslam. The Rainbow Warriors (Vic Steamboat & Brian Adams) & US Steel vs. The Midnight Express & Big Bubba Rogers After a fiercely competitive match, Steamboat had Lane in a Schoolboy Rollup, but Eaton came in and hit a kneedrop on Steamboat, then reversed the pin to give the win to the Midnight Express and Big Bubba

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on ESPN / TSN Pacific Super Cards, May 7th Leo Burke vs. Curtis Hughes This was a knock down, drag out scrap that left both men bloody where the Big Cat was just able to put down Burke with the Cat's Claw (modified side slam onto the knee) Billy Jack Haynes vs. Mr. Hito Billy Jack withstood an initial onslaught from Hito to come back and overpower the Japanese veteran with the shoulder breaker Brian Pillman vs. Sabu An exciting match between two high flying daredevils where Pillman ultimately prevailed by hitting the Air Pillman Fit Finlay & Ron Garvin vs. Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski Rose hit a low blow on Garvin from behind, setting him up for a face first piledriver from Wiskowski to give the win to the Playboy Club Curt Hennig vs. Nick Bockwinkel Hennig was determined to avenge the earlier losses by his Brigade brothers and went all out against Bockwinkel. After a long battle, the action spilled to the outside of the ring, leading to a double countout result. Golden State Tag Team Titles : Badd Company © vs. Cactus Jack & Art Barr Another ferocious challenge by the wild things of the Army that ended when Tanaka was able to hit a cartwheel kick to the top of the head on Barr 2/3 Falls Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Bob Backlund First Fall : Backlund pinned Windham with the Backlund Bridge Second Fall : During the second fall, Nick Bockwinkel came out to ringside to observe the match. Windham was able to reverse a small package by Backlund to even up the falls Third Fall : While Windham was standing on the ring apron, Backlund attempted to vertical suplex him back into the ring. When he did so, Bockwinkel reached in and tripped Backlund, causing Windham to land on top of him. Bockwinkel then held down Backlund's leg, allowing Windham to get the decisive pinfall. After the match, Backlund was livid, but Bockwinkel was long gone. Final Result : Barry Windham won 2 falls to 1, successfully defending his Pacific Heavyweight Title

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN, May 6th Bret & Owen Hart vs. Hector & Eddie Guerrero With Jim Neidhart for the moment on the shelf, Bret Hart has formed a temporary team with his younger brother Owen that has gotten a lot of attention. They came in and faced another pair of brothers , with Hector Guerrero continuing to mentor his youngest brother Eddie. The two teams had a thrill packed match that had the fans going the whole time. As the match went on, Eddie seemed to be taking more time in the ring and more risks, in spite of his older brother calling him to tag out. This wound up costing him, as he ran straight into a boot to the midsection by Owen that was followed by a gutwrench suplex that gave the win to the Harts. Eddie was quite upset by the result, and while Hector tried to give him words of support and advice after the match, it was clear that Eddie was not listening. Art Barr vs. Masanobu Fuchi Another junior member of a team who has become something of a loose cannon, Art Barr has been very adamant about walking his own path, even as a member of the Six Man Army. Cactus Jack has certainly played a part in egging him on, but there have been traces of his headstrong attitude even when away from the man from Truth Or Consequences. Army leader Leo Burke was at ringside for this match, and unlike Eddie Guerrero , he seemed to be listening to Burke's advice as he squared off with the seasoned Japanese pro Fuchi. This was a very tight technical battle , with the rookie giving a good accounting of himself against Fuchi, but the finely honed instincts of Gary Hart's man proved to be the deciding factor as he lured Barr into a bridging backdrop that gave the match to him. Unlike Eddie Guerrero, Barr was completely stone faced as he left the ring, but still didn't seem to be paying much heed to the words of Burke as he headed towards the back. Curt Hennig vs. Mando Guerrero With Seattle Showdown less than a month away, Curt Hennig finds himself as the last line of defense between Nick Bockwinkel and a challenge to his Brigade brother Barry Windham's Pacific Heavyweight Title. Before his match tomorrow with Bockwinkel, Hennig would have to face a fellow second generation star in Mando Guerrero. Mando was definitely not going to be overlooked, and gave a ferocious match to Hennig before finally going down to the Cradle Suplex. Hennig was able to prevail, but you just know that he has got to be wondering what he can do to put the brakes on Bockwinkel. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) One ongoing story that has saddened the fans has been the ongoing fracturing of British Steel. Regal and Brookside not only have been losing matches, but have seemed to be unable to get on the same page at all. That continued in this match, with Regal increasingly looking to cheap shots and short cuts while Brookside tried to keep him on the straight and narrow. Things came to a head when Regal held Snow up for a clothesline from Brookside, only for Snow to pull out of the way as Brookside hit Regal. As Candido rushed in to tie up Brookside, Snow executed the wheelbarrow suplex on Regal and British Steel had suffered another loss. After the match, Regal and Brookside started to argue, which broke down into a shoving match. Tony St. Clair and Black Tiger ran out and separated their young allies, but things are clearly coming to a head between these two young British stars. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. John Tatum Barry Windham is in for a tough week, not only having to have a 2/3 falls rematch with Bob Backlund tomorrow but tonight dealing with a challenge from one of Backlund's Knights Templar. Last week, Tatum's interference cost Backlund his previous shot at the belt. Both Backlund and Jack Victory were at ringside, with Victory loudly cheering on his friend, but Backlund, still displeased with Tatum, kept a stern look on his face at all times. There were times when it looked like Victory might try to put his hand in to help out Tatum, but a firm hand on his shoulder from Backlund was enough to keep him in place. This was something of a coming out party for Tatum, who gave the fight of his life to try to take the title, and Windham had to dig deep to withstand the attack. Tatum whipped Windham into the ropes to try to hit the Superkick, but Windham caught himself on the ropes to stop the momentum. Windham then came roaring out the blocks and levelled Tatum with a lariat. Windham got the three count to put an end to Tatum's challenge. Victory was very supportive of his friend as they headed to the back, but unlike most people this evening, Backlund just had his usual sourpatch expression as he led the Knights away.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, May 1st Tony St. Clair vs. Ed Wiskowski This was a grim and gritty battle between two hardened veterans that ended when "Tough" Tony hit the spinning forearm smash on Easy Ed for the win Owen Hart vs. Sabu Owen continued his return in an exciting match where he pinned the wild man of the Crazy Gang with a Northern Lights Suplex Curt Hennig & Ron Simmons vs. One Man Gang & Nick Bockwinkel Bockwinkel seemed content to let OMG do much of the heavy lifting, but chose his spots to do as much damage to Hennig as possible. Gang ended up getting the pin when he crushed Hennig in the corner with an Avalanche. Gang and Bockwinkel looked like they were set to try to continue the attack on Hennig, but Simmons stood in front of his fallen partner and gave them a menacing look and they thought better of it. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger © vs. Art Barr Away from the influence of his friend Cactus Jack, Barr was a lot better behaved in this match. He and Black Tiger had a tightly contested technical match where it looked Barr just might take the title with a Victory Roll, but Tiger blocked it mid way through to retain. Both men shook hands after the match. Texas Red vs. Bob Orton Red came in bearing a grudge, as Orton had beaten him for the Television Title towards the end of his first PCW run. Orton was certainly no pushover, and the two had a battle for the ages, but Red came out on top after a Tombstone Piledriver. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Rainbow Warriors (Vic Steamboat & Brian Adams) The Midnight Express were running scared through much of this match, and wound up going to desperate measures when Jim Cornette knocked Vic Steamboat off the top turnbuckle with his tennis racquet . The ref gave the match to the Rainbow Warriors by DQ, but the Midnights retained the titles.

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , April 30th John Tenta vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Tenta won with the Big Quake Ron Garvin vs. Ed Gantner Garvin laid in plenty of heavy shots on Gantner, but the big Bull was able to hit the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face) and get the win Cactus Jack vs. Maxx Payne As could be imagined, a crazy match that ended with Payne pinning Cactus following a belly to belly suplex Leo Burke & Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Chavo, Hector & Eddie Guerrero Leo Burke seemed to be relieved to not be trying to corral Art Barr and Cactus Jack and was instead teaming with his two good kids. This was a fast paced six man match that went to the army when Douglas pinned Eddie with a Sunset Flip Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Badd Company, Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi As harmonious as things were tonight with the Army, things remained fragmented among British Steel. Suffering under the weight of a losing streak, Regal and Brookside could not get in synch with each other, and in spite of the best efforts of Leduc and Ouellet, Brookside was pinned by Masanobu Fuchi following a bridging back drop. Regal and Brookside could be seen arguing as they headed to the back of arena Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Bob Backlund After a draining one hour draw two weeks ago with Bob Backlund, followed by Backlund pinning him in a tag team match, Barry Windham was feeling the pressure from Mr. Backlund's challenge. Nonetheless, he was determined to maintain his hold on the title, and dug in to face anything Backlund could throw at him. The result was a gripping match, with Windham working hard to escape the traps that Backlund set for him. It looked like he would prevail when he had Backlund set up for the Bulldog Headlock. But Backlund had it spotted and had grabbed the ropes to block it. However, that never came into play as John Tatum rushed into the ring and Superkicked Windham. The ref spotted this flagrant interference and called for the bell to give the win to Windham by DQ. Backlund was furious with Tatum and dragged him by his ear as he scolded him all the way to the locker room.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, April 29th Vic Steamboat vs. Bobby Eaton After running roughshod over the PCW tag team ranks, the Midnight Express find themselves having to face not just one challenger but two. With Black Gold driving hard for a title shot, the Midnights have also had had the Rainbow Warriors come back to challenge them. After getting a victory over them in a six man tag last week, one half of each team square off tonight in a singles match. Steamboat and Eaton went all out, struggling to achieve supremacy, until Eaton went for a swinging neckbreaker. Steamboat blocked it and countered with a backslide that just barely kept Eaton's shoulders to the mat for the three count. The Rainbow Warriors had gotten another victory and Jim Cornette looked like he was about to have a stroke. Konnan vs. Bob Orton Konnan has pledged to rid Pacific Coast Wrestling of Lord Humongous, a pledge that has not sat well with the rest of the Crazy Gang. "Cowboy" Bob Orton presented a considerable roadblock on his campaign , using his considerable skill to inflict as much damage as he could to the masked man. Konnan proved to be quite resilient , and was able to get Orton in the Tequila Sunrise. It was then that the Crazy Gang sprung their trap. While Percy Pringle distracted the referee, Lord Humongous snuck into the ring and clobbered Konnan from behind. When the ref turned around, Lord Humongous had bailed out of the ring and Orton was covering Konnan. The ref made the count and Orton had stolen the win over Konnan. Orton and Humongous proceeded to put the boots to Konnan until the rest of the Brigade rushed out to save him. If the Crazy Gang think this is the end of it, they need to think again, as Konnan is not about to take this lying down. Pacific Submission Championship Match : Dan Severn © vs. Mando Guerrero Severn came into this match enraged at what had happened last week to his friend and partner Jeff Jarrett at the hands of Mr. Bob Backlund. Mando Guerrero is a skilled veteran and definitely no pushover, but he wasn't prepared for what came next. Severn stormed the ring and destroyed Mando with a series of suplexes. He then swiftly applied the bodyscissors sleeper, and while Mando was unable to tap out due to being unconscious, the ref declared and end to the match. A convincing victory, but you can tell the Severn won't be satisfied until he is forcing Backlund to tap out. US Steel, Cactus Jack & Art Barr vs. Curtis Hughes & The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) With Leo Burke at his wits end trying to get Cactus Jack and Art Barr to try to behave, it looks like US Steel drew the short straw to try to maintain some semblance of order on the wayward sons of the Army. Not helped by his burgeoning issue with the Wild Bulls, who have been increasingly targeting the amiable hard hat. This all made for a chaotic match, with the ref run ragged trying to keep some sort of control over the match. Ed Gantner was able to catch Art Barr coming off the ropes to get the winning pinfall, but Barr and Cactus still wanted to keep going after the end of the match, until Steel grabbed them both and led them back to the locker room. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest has been the centre of controversy ever since his arrival in Pacific Coast Wrestling … Nick Bockwinkel. The crowd gives a blend of boos and cheers as the always confident Bockwinkel suavely strides to the ring. Bonnema : Nick Bockwinkel, you certainly seem satisfied with yourself today. Bockwinkel : As usual, Frank Bonnema, my satisfaction is well deserved. I laid out my plan and it is all coming together. I promised that I would beat all of the members of the Brigade on the way to the Pacific Heavyweight Title. I have beaten Konnan and Ron Simmons. All I have to do is beat Curt Hennig, and then Barry Windham and his title will be all mine. Bonnema : But they are hardly victories to be proud of. Konnan was already injured by Lord Humongous. Bockwinkel : Well, that's hardly my fault, is it? If he wasn't fit to compete, he shouldn't have shown up for the match. If someone is going to make themselves vulnerable in a match, any intelligent wrestler is going to take advantage of it. That is pure common sense. Bonnema : Well, then you cheated to beat Ron Simmons! Bockwinkel : You say cheated, I say outsmarted. A subtle but important semantic distinction. Ron Simmons is a fine athlete, certainly with a world of potential. But I am potential realized. He tried to take me to my limits, but in the end, I was the one putting his shoulders to the mat. Bonnema : Even with these wins under your belt, you are certainly not the only contender for the title. One Man Gang certainly has a claim, and Bob Backlund has a pinfall victory over Barry Windham that would certainly establish him as a front runner. Bockwinkel's grin tightens and he gives a hard look to Frank Bonnema Bockwinkel : Mr. Backlund is a worthy gentleman with a career to his credit. But he is merely a secondary champion. Make no mistake about it. I am the genuine article and it is only a matter of time before that Pacific Heavyweight Title belt is around my trim and toned waist. Bret Hart, Owen Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Gary Young & The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) With Jim Neidhart temporarily out of commission with a shoulder injury, Bret Hart has spent his time teaming with his younger brother Owen. This six man team along with Owen's regular partner Brian Pillman was viewed as something of a dream team among the fans, and they certainly delivered. Facing an incredibly tough trio from the Knights Templar, the fan favorites worked together well and the result was a thrilling match that had the crowd hyped for the entire duration. The Knights were certainly not about to give an inch and there were many near falls on the way to the finish. While Pillman had many heated exchanges with his rival Gary Young, he was able to get the victory by hitting the Air Pillman on Al Snow. A big win closing out a great evening of wrestling.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Show from the UCSB Event Center, Santa Barbara, April 24th Fit Finlay vs. Cannonball Grizzly This was a battle of the size and power of Grizzly and the toughness and ferocity of Finlay. While Grizzly inflicted a lot of punishment on Finlay, the Belfast Bruiser was able to wear him down enough to hit a running kneedrop for the win Leo Burke vs. Sabu The Wild Man from Bombay hit a flying legdrop on the General of the Army, giving Sabu possibly his biggest victory yet US Steel vs. Rick Gantner Bouncing back from his loss last week to Big Bubba Rogers, US Steel pulled off the impressive power move of hitting the Steel Driver (front slam) on big Rick Gantner for the win Owen & Bret Hart vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero With Jim Neidhart taking a bit of time to tend to his injured shoulder, Bret teamed with his younger brother Owen to take on the Guerrero Brothers. The result was a tag team classic where both sets of brothers thrilled the fans and went to a 30 minute time limit draw. Both teams shook hands in respect after the match, getting an ovation from the fans. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Badd Company © vs. Cactus Jack & Art Barr The unconventional duo from the Army gave a considerable challenge to the Golden State champs, getting many near falls before Diamond was finally able to catch Barr in a Sunset Flip to pull out the win. Cactus and Barr might not have taken the titles, but they had certainly gotten a lot of respect for their efforts. Texas Red & The Rainbow Warriors (Vic Steamboat & Brian Adams) vs. Big Bubba Rogers & The Midnight Express In a particularly hard fought battle, Texas Red was able to hold off Big Bubba to allow Adams to hit the spinning backbreaker on Eaton and get a big win for Texas and the Rainbow Warriors

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, on ESPN / TSN Pacific Super Cards, April 23rd Vic Steamboat vs. Curtis Hughes In spite of a game effort from Steamboat , Hughes pinned him after the Cat's Claw (modified side slam onto the knee) Brian Pillman vs. Bob Orton In a highly competitive battle, Pillman beat the Ace of the Crazy Gang with the Air Pillman. Tony St. Clair & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Jack Victory & The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) St. Clair did his best to get his young colleagues on the same page, but British Steel just couldn't seem to get it together, leading to Victory pinning Regal following the Victory-Plex Ron Garvin vs. Buddy Rose Rose pulled out a set of brass knucks and tried to slug Garvin, but Garvin ducked the punch and pulled Rose into an inside cradle for the pinfall Ron Simmons vs. Nick Bockwinkel Bockwinkel was all silky confidence as he came to the ring, but the look that Simmons gave him before the match showed he was not at all intimidated by the former World champion. Bockwinkel had scored his first win in his campaign to beat all of the members of the Brigade, working his way up to Pacific Heavyweight Champ Barry Windham, by taking advantage of Konnan who had been badly hurt in a previous match. Ron Simmons would prove to be a much tougher nut to crack. Bockwinkel tried to use his considerable skills to lure Simmons into wearing himself out. But Simmons was not to be fooled that way, keeping close with Bockwinkel and not giving him a chance to recuperate. The match went long, with Bockwinkel doing everything he could to find some sort of weakness in Simmons, and the former All American keeping the pressure on Bockwinkel. In the end, Bockwinkel dug deep into his bag of tricks and ducked under a forearm smash in the corner and catching Simmons in a roll up, putting both of his feet on the ropes for leverage. A dirty win, but a win nonetheless for Bockwinkel. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger © vs. Paul Diamond Another exciting Light Heavyweight Title match, where Tiger countered a reverse flying cross body press by Diamond with a rollover to successfully defend his title. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig vs. Bob Backlund & Gary Young Speaking of the champ, Barry Windham has been taking a lot of damage lately, while still maintaining his hold on the title. He went to a full hour last week with California Champion Mr. Bob Backlund, and Backlund and his top lieutenant Gary Young were out for blood this week. Windham and Hennig did their best to hold off the Knights Templar in a long and intense match, but Backlund was able to pin Windham with the Backlund Bridge to pull off a considerable upset.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , on ESPN / TSN, April 22nd Lord Humongous vs. Jim Neidhart Lord Humongous has been enraged ever since taking the pinfall to Konan in a tag match last week. The man in the hockey mask was looking to take out his anger on the first victim to cross his path, and Jim Neidhart was unfortunate enough to end up in his crosshairs. The Anvil has struggled ever since injuring his shoulder in a match with Buddy Rose, but still put up a fight, throwing hard forearms left and right to try to hold off the Ayatollah Of Rock & Rollah. It was all for naught, as Humongous closed in and grabbed Neidhart by the throat, lifting him up and driving him to the mat with a mighty chokeslam. But that was not enough for Humongous , as he grabbed Neidhart and dragged him up from the mat and power bombed him, putting his foot on Anvil's chest as he pinned him. Konnan has best be ready for anything when they square off again. Billy Jack Haynes vs. John Tatum Billy Jack has been gunning for Jack Victory ever since Aloha Spectacular, but tonight he would have to content himself with facing off against his Knights Templar cohort John Tatum. Billy Jack certainly had anger to spare for Tatum, who attacked him at Vegas Vengeance. Tatum had both Jack Victory and Mr. Bob Backlund in his corner, but while Victory loudly cheered on his old friend, Backlund silently fixed him with a stony stare throughout. Tatum threw everything he could at Haynes, but nothing he did seemed to make a dent in the Oregon powerhouse, and when Haynes trapped him in the Full Nelson, Tatum quickly tapped out. Victory helped Tatum to the back, but unlike his treatment of other members of the Knights Templar, Backlund had no advice or comfort for Tatum. Cactus Jack vs. Ed Gantner The Wild Bull didn't seem to really know what to make of the cackling daredevil of the Army, but loomed over him before the match, trying to intimidate him. Cactus was having none of it, laughing right in the face of Gantner. With his red faced manager Ronnie P. Gossett bellowing orders from ringside, Ed unleashed his considerable power offense on Cactus. But Cactus just kept bouncing back, fighting like a wildcat every chance he got. Gantner finally landed the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face), putting Cactus down for good. After the pinfall, Gossett looked like he wanted to come in and put the boots to the felled Cactus, but Gantner motioned him back by putting his hand on his chest, then helped Cactus to his feet and shook his hand. If nothing else, it looks like Cactus has gained the respect of the Wild Bull. Steve Blackman vs. Stan Lane With Black Gold hot on the heels of the Pacific Tag Team Titles, Blackman is squaring off against one half of the Midnight Express. This wound up becoming a martial arts duel between the Ultimate Weapon and the man with Educated Feet. Both men battled with takedowns and precision kicks, and the fans were at the edge of their seats throughout. It looked like Lane had it all wrapped up when he had Blackman lined up for a savate kick. But Blackman caught his kick and countered with a legsweep, then swiftly applied a Half Crab submission. With his manager Jim Cornette reduced to gibbering apoplexy at ringside, Lane struggled to escape, but ultimately tapped out. Blackman immediately released the hold, standing triumphant in the ring. This was an important victory, and you know that Black Gold will come at the Midnight Express with even more determination now. California Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Jeff Jarrett Jeff Jarrett has been a raspberry seed in the collective gumline of the Knights Templar, causing them no end of frustration. Lately, Mr. Bob Backlund has gotten directly involved, being driven to put his California Title on the line against the second generation superstar. Backlund had all of the members of the Knights at ringside to observe his title defense. Once the match got underway, Jeff continued to frustrate Backlund, connecting with rapid fire dropkicks but stymying any attempt by Backlund to grapple with him. Backlund was still able to get some jarring throws and slams in on Jarrett, but the challenger kept scrambling out of the way to keep out of range of any submission holds. Jarrett ended up getting a bit overconfident after he leapfrogged Backlund, failing to follow up and leaving Backlund the opening to hit a devastating atomic drop. Backlund quickly followed up with a belly to back suplex and then grabbed his arm and wrenched hard on it. He put Jarrett through an excruciating series of armbars before trapping him in the Cross Face Chicken Wing. Jarrett held out for as long as he could, but ultimately had to give up the match. However, that was not enough for Backlund, who refused to release the hold, trying to inflict as much damage as he could after the match. Dan Severn ran out to try to save his partner , but the rest of the Knights Templar blocked his way. Billy Jack Haynes, Texas Red and Black Gold rushed out to assist him, breaking through the ranks of the Knights to allow Severn to get through and pull Backlund off Jarrett. Jarrett was in an incredible amount of pain as Severn helped him to the back, and Backlund and his men were gloating in the ring as the show ended.

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Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, April 17th Art Barr vs. Sabu Following up from their earlier six man tag match, two of the wildest wrestlers in PCW faced off in a fast paced match that ended when Barr dodged a spinning back heel kick from Sabu, then hit the Frog Splash for the victory British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) British Steel's ill fortune continued as Brookside went down to a piledriver from Candido John Tenta vs. Bob Orton Tenta crushed Orton with the Big Quake Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. Jack Victory & John Tatum Mr. Bob Backlund ambushed Jarrett from behind, setting him up for a Victory-Plex by Jack Victory that gave the win to the Knights Templar Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero Douglas pinned Chavo following a belly to belly suplex Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. One Man Gang Ouellet gave Gang quite a battle, but the Big 747 ultimately defeated him with a front layout suplex Curt Hennig & Konnan vs. Maxx Payne & Lord Humongous A ferocious bout that ended when Hennig caught Humongous by surprise with a dropkick into a Schoolboy Trip from Konnan that just barely held his shoulders to the mat for the three count. After the match, a furious Humongous ambushed Konnan and battered him with several brutal hockey mask assisted headbuts before Hennig was able to fight him off. Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bubba Rogers © vs. US Steel A titanic battle between two big men, where nothing Rogers did to US Steel seemed to be able to hold him off for long. Rogers finally was able to hit a splash from the second turnbuckle to put an end to Steel's challenge.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards, April 16th Ron Simmons & Dingo Warrior vs. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi Simmons and Warrior overpowered the Japanese duo, hitting a mammoth double running shoulder tackle for the win Billy Jack Haynes, Texas Red & Brian Pillman vs. Jack Victory, John Tatum & Gary Young This was a heated bout that ended when Pillman dodged out of the way of a Superkick from Tatum that hit Young instead. Pillman rolled up Young in a Sunset Flip for the victory. There were heated words between Young and Tatum after the match, but Victory managed to get things calmed down Fit Finlay & Ron Garvin vs. Buddy Rose & Cannonball Grizzly When Garvin had Rose trapped in the corner for a series of punches, Grizzly charged in with an Avalanche that crushed them broth. Rose then fell on top of Garvin and scored the pinfall. Rose was woozy after the finish but still celebrated the win. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Black Tiger © vs. Eddie Guerrero Eddie gave the masked man a hell of a challenge before finally going down to the Black Tiger Driver Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Hart Foundation Another classic tag team battle between these two teams that ended when Neidhart had Lane in a bearhug, but Eaton came off the top rope with an elbow smash onto the Anvil's still damaged shoulder to give the match to the Midnight Express Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Bob Backlund Windham was another wrestler coming in with a bandaged shoulder, which certainly presented a tempting target for the California Champion. Backlund went after it every chance he got, looking to set Windham up for the dreaded Crossface Chicken Wing. Barry fought with determination , using his long limbs for punches and kicks to keep Backlund at a distance as much as he could. The Pacific Champ wrestled the smartest match of his reign , keeping within quick reach of the ropes any time Backlund went for a submission hold and taking time out of the ring to recuperate any time he needed to gather his strength. That said, Backlund is a very difficult man to outlast , and whenever Windham got back in the ring, the leader of the Knights Templar was waiting and ready to pounce. Deep in the match, Backlund nearly got the Chicken Wing cinched in, but Windham was able to get his legs on the ropes to break it up. When he got to his feet, Windham was able to hit a lariat with his good arm that knocked Backlund to the mat. It was at that point that the bell rang, signaling a one hour time limit draw. Windham had survived the toughest test of his title reign, but it had clearly taken a lot out of him.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, April 15th Big Jos Leduc vs. Pat Tanaka TDT have been hot on the trail of Badd Company and their Golden State Tag Team titles. The burly French Canadians have scored some victories in six man matches, but as yet have been unable to wrest the belts from Gary Hart's men. Tanaka certainly didn't look keen to lock up with Big Jos Leduc, but still did what he could to wear down the powerful Quebecois. He did score some effective kicks and shots, but got in too close , and Leduc grabbed him and proceeded to toss him like a ragdoll. When he locked him into a crushing bearhug, Tanaka swiftly gave up the match. Another impressive victory, but Tabarnak De Team are hungering for that big title victory. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests have been dominating both the talk and the action here in PCW … the Knights Templar! The crowd boos as Mr. Bob Backlund, Gary Young, Al Snow, Chris Candido , Jack Victory and John Tatum head out to the ring. They all have stern scowls matching the facial expression of their leader Mr. Bob Backlund, except for John Tatum, who is laughing and cutting up on the way to the ring, getting a smirk out of Jack Victory. Bonnema : John Tatum, I was surprised to see you return to the Pacific Coast, but I was full on shocked to see you join up with the Knights Templar. I would figure to be the last person who would be a part of this, uhhh, movement. What gives? Tatum : Well, Frankie boy, I am just a surprised as you are, but here we are! I had conquered everywhere else in wrestling, but I wanted to come back here and show everyone what they had been missing. My good friend Jack here told me what a great opportunity, uhh, for personal growth it would be to accept the teachings of Mr. Bob here. So hey, I'm game! *cue an annoyed look from Mr. Bob Backlund* Bonnema : Well, I can't argue with the results. The Knights Templar have scored some truly impressive victories. And now I find out that you, Bob Backlund … *evil glare from Backlund* errr, Mr. Bob Backlund, will be challenging Barry Windham tomorrow night for the Pacific Heavyweight Title! Backlund : That's right, Bonnema. I wear this (pointing at the California Title Belt) to serve as an example to the poor and ignorant citizens of the state of California and let them know that there is a better way of life available to them. But I need the biggest possible platform to spread my word. The platform that comes with the Heavyweight Title. The Knights Templar will have all of the titles in PCW! The Submission Title will be ours. Gary here can easily take the Television Title (Young nods). The Bomb Squad will have their pick of the Pacific or Golden State Tag Team Titles. Tatum : *interjecting* And Jacko and I will take whichever set of titles is left! HAW HAW!!!! Backlund : *fixing Tatum with a death stare* You will do what I tell you to do! We will remake the Pacific Coast in my image … our image … the image of the Knights Templar! Masanobu Fuchi vs. Robbie Brookside With the flagging fortunes of British Steel, Robbie Brookside and Steven Regal have been trying their hand at singles match, albeit without much success. Brookside was hoping a victory over the experience Japanese wrestler Fuchi might put him line for a Light Heavyweight Title Match against his compatriot Black Tiger. He gave it his best shot, but the veteran instincts of Fuchi turned out to be too much to overcome. Fuchi executed a crucifix that held Brookside's shoulders to the mat, and that was that. It seems like whether it is in singles or tag matches, British Steel just can't catch a break. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests have been the target of several of the factions in PCW … the Brigade! The crowd cheers as Barry Windham, Curt Hennig, Ron Simmons and Konnan make their way to the ring, but the Brigade seem distracted. Konnan in particular seemed especially agitated. Barry Windham's shoulder is taped up following his match the previous week with Maxx Payne. Bonnema : Barry Windham, Maxx Payne sure did a number on your shoulder last week. You've got to be concerned going into your match tomorrow with Bob, err, Mr. Bob Backlund. Windham : Well, it's certainly something to worry about. But I am not one to back out of a challenge, and Bob Backlund is about to find out that even with a bum shoulder, I am not about to give up my Heavyweight Title. But there's something else we need to talk about. Konnan … clearly something is on your mind. Whatever it is, we're here for you, friend. Care to share? Konnan : Barry , I've been letting you guys down. Everybody else in the Brigade has been successful but me. I lost to Nick Bockwinkel. I lost to Lord Humongous. I can't get it done , and feel like I don't deserve my place in the Brigade. Simmons : Now you just stop that right now. We've all had losses and we've all felt our confidence slip before. (Windham and Hennig both nod in agreement) Last year, I lost to Stan Hansen, and I thought that I would never be able to come back from that. But I pulled myself together and got a rematch, and I beat Hansen. You may have lost your confidence in yourself, but we still have confidence in you. You have unlimited potential, and you are a valued member of the Brigade. Konnan : I appreciate that, Ron, but I still feel I need to prove myself. And I am going to do it. If it's the last thing I do … I am going to rid PCW of Lord Humongous! Leo Burke, Cactus Jack & Art Barr vs. "Mean" Mike Miller, Bob Orton & Sabu Lately, Cactus Jack and Art Barr have been showing increasingly wild behaviour in their matches, and the other members of the Army have been finding it difficult to keep them in line. But in this match, Percy Pringle's prediction that Sabu would bring the crazy to the Crazy Gang looked like it was coming a bit too true for his liking. No matter what orders Pringle gave from ringside, Sabu kept charging into the match, fists flying and looking to mix it up. Miller and Orton found themselves quite frustrated trying to keep their young partner heading in one direction, and Sabu ended up getting counted out while slugging it out with Cactus and Barr at ringside, completely ignoring that Leo Burke was the legal man in the ring. Pringle, Miller and Orton all chastised Sabu as they returned to the locker room. Owen Hart vs. Mando Guerrero We haven't seem much of Owen Hart since he lost the California Title to Mr. Bob Backlund at Vegas Vengeance. He had been tending to his injured shoulder, and while he had healed up in his time away, it still presented a tempting target to Mando Guerrero. Mando spent much of the time trying to get Owen set up for the Gory Special, and Owen did a fair amount of scrambling to avoid Mando's clutches. Owen was able to outlast Mando by catching him in a gutwrench suplex and following up with a Moonsault to get the pinfall. It looks like Owen is back and it is only a matter of time before he reaches the next level of the PCW rankings. Steven Regal vs. Curtis Hughes While both members of British Steel have been having a hard time of late, but Steven Regal has been the most frustrated with their decline. This has shown itself in an increased willingness to push the boundaries of the rules and resort to cheap shots. He was particularly hot headed in his match with Curtis Hughes, refusing to be intimidated in spite of the Big Cat's dominance in his past matches. Regal put in a game effort, but the power and anger of Hughes was tough to overcome. Regal wound up going to the outside, grabbing a chair from ringside and bringing it into the ring, but the ref immediately called for the DQ before he had a chance to use it. Hughes was still daring Regal to come at him, but Ronnie P. Gossett, not wanting to risk his prize prospect being injured, persuaded him to return to the locker room with him. Robbie Brookside came out and did his best to try to calm his partner down, but Regal was still boiling mad as he left the ring.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, April 7th Texas Red vs. Gary Young Young gave the big Texan a Hell of a fight, but ultimately went down to the Tombstone Piledriver British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Bomb Squad ( Chris Candido & Al Snow) British Steel continued their slide when they lost by DQ when Regal slugged the ref while fighting with Snow in the corner Curt Hennig vs. Sabu A crazy match where both men fought like wildcats until Hennig was finally able to put Sabu's shoulders to the mat with a Cradle Suplex Brian Adams vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Miller slipped a foreign object into his elbow pad and hit a loaded forearm smash to steal the win Tony St. Clair vs. Eddie Guerrero In what many called the most exciting match of the night, St. Clair was able to pull out the win with the floating butterfly suplex Golden State Tag Team Title Match : Badd Company © vs. Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) Badd Company just barely got out with their titles when Diamond was able to pull off a reverse cross body press on Ouellet Pacific Television Title Match : Big Bubba Rogers © vs. US Steel This match ended in a draw when both men were counted out while brawling outside the ring

Durp, sorry, have retconned the dates to remove the conflict.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on ESPN / TSN Pacific Super Cards, April 6th Brian Pillman vs. Mr. Hito The evening kicked off with a taught duel that ended with Pillman scoring the win with the Air Pillman John Tenta vs. Cannonball Grizzly A bruising battle of super heavyweights that Tenta won after hitting the Big Quake The Hart Foundation vs. Hector & Chavo Guerrero Neidhart's shoulder was still giving him a lot of trouble from the night before, and Hector capitalized when he forced him to give up to the Gory Special Fit Finlay, Ron Garvin & Billy Jack Haynes vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) & Curtis Hughes This was a knock down, drag out fight that ended when Garvin knocked out Rick Gantner with the Hands Of Stone Punch Vic Steamboat vs. Bob Orton A tough struggle where Steamboat was ultimately able to get Orton up in a Tiger Suplex for the victory Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. Maxx Payne Windham won by DQ when Payne refused to release the Payne Killer when Windham reached the ropes. Payne didn't give up the hold until the ref threatened him with suspension 2/3 Falls Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) 1st Fall : Lane pinned Douglas after he ran into a Savate Kick to the jaw 2nd Fall : Douglas pinned Eaton with a Belly To Belly Suplex 3rd Fall : Eaton pinned Blackman after the Alabama Jam Final Result : The Midnight Express won

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , April 5th Jeff Jarrett vs. Al Snow Lately, Jeff Jarrett has , without trying to, become something of a thorn in the side of the Knights Templar. Last week, he scored a convincing victory over Chris Candido, then followed that with a determined challenge for Bob Backlund's California Title. While he wasn't able to take the title, Mr. Bob Backlund was still at ringside for this match, staring daggers at Jarrett throughout. Al Snow did all he could to avenge his partner's earlier loss, Jarrett was able to keep his wits about him and trap Snow in the Figure Four Leglock to take the match. Backlund continued to look bent out of shape by the result, and was intensely talking to Snow as they headed to the back. It looks like Jarrett has gained fierce enemies in the Knights Templar. Leo Burke & US Steel vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) While they might not have won the Pacific Tag Team Titles at Vegas Vengeance, the Gantner Brothers have taken a bit of a meaner edge since taking on the stewardship of Ronnie P. Gossett. With their increasingly belligerent attitude, they tried to bully Leo Burke throughout the match, but the General of The Army was having none of it. He and US Steel fought back fiercely. The just spurred the Bulls to intensified their attack, and kept up their assault until Ed hit the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face) on Burke for the pinfall. He tried to continue to attack Burke, but US Steel was quick to intercede. The Gantners were eager to throw down, but Gossett told them to stand back and led them away. Regardless, I don't think that US Steel is done with the Gantner Brothers. Cactus Jack & Art Barr vs. Mr. Hito & Masanobu Fuchi Last week, Cactus Jack and Art Barr teamed as a duo for the first time and caught a lot of attention for their hell raising style. They continued their crazy ways as they took on the former Golden State Tag Team champs Hito and Fuchi. While the Japanese team did everything they could to try to contain them, they seemed baffled at what to do with this unconventional pair. Things became somehow even more chaotic when Dingo Warrior sauntered down to the ring, giving the evil eye to Hito. This sufficiently distracted Hito to leave him prey to a dropkick from Barr that sent him flying out of the ring. When Hito got to his feet, Dingo was standing right in front of him, but the face painted one didn't lay a finger on him. He just continued his glare and provided a distraction while Cactus came off the ring apron and hit Hito in the back of the head with an elbow smash. Cactus then dragged Hito back into the ring where Barr hit a Frog Splash for the victory. Cactus and Barr may be an odd pairing, but you can't argue with their effectiveness so far. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Chris Candido Billy Jack is gunning hard for the Knights Templar, facing everyone he can in their ranks until he gets his hands on Jack Victory and John Tatum. Candido was probably wishing he had skipped out on this match, as Haynes tore into him with unrelenting fury. To his credit, Candido did his best to use his speed and skill to keep Billy Jack at bay. But the Oregon favorite would not be denied, hitting a crushing shoulder breaker to end the match. I certainly wouldn't want to be Tatum and Victory when they finally see Billy Jack across the ring from them. Jim Neidhart vs. Buddy Rose Buddy Rose has been scrambling of late. With the defection of Fit Finlay from the ranks of the Playboy Club, as well as losses to John Tenta, the Playboy's ego has taken rather a bruising of lately. Seeing that he was going to have to face the Anvil tonight, he had to know that it wasn't just his ego in danger of being bruised. The former pro football nose tackle knocked Rose all over the ring, and the Playboy was struggling to find some way to stay in the match. Then Neidhart had Rose trapped in the corner and came in with a big shoulder tackle. Rose dodged out of the way just in the nick of time, and Neidhart went right between the turnbuckles, jamming his shoulder into the corner post. Neidhart clearly hurt his shoulder very badly, and Rose capitalized by rolling him up, keeping both his feet on the ropes to get the leveraged pin. Rose had turned his fortunes around, albeit by his usual skullduggerous means. We will see if this does anything to restore his flagging confidence. Barry Windham, Ron Simmons & Konnan vs. One Man Gang, Maxx Payne & Lord Humongous Another group that has gone from dominance to disarray has been the Brigade. Not only have they had to fight a war on two fronts against the Crazy Gang and Gary Hart International, but they are now having to face the challenge of former World Champion Nick Bockwinkel. Speaking of whom, Bockwinkel grandly strode to a seat in the front row, bringing along with him a briefcase. After he was seated, he opened up the briefcase and took out a Martini shaker, pouring out the contents into a Martini glass and smugly sipping from it as he observed the match. The Brigade did their best to shut it all out, but in the end they were pulled in too many directions, and when Humongous hit the Power Bomb on Konnan, that was that. Bockwinkel nodded in approval before standing and returning to the back. Whatever his plan is, he certainly seems satisfied with its progress.

I don't believe anyone is using them, so they are all yours.

Quick note for an update that Mike Von Erich should be taken off the list of available Free Agents as he has since passed in our timeline.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, April 3rd Owen Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Jack Victory & John Tatum Owen was clearly still feeling the effects of his Vegas Vengeance match with Mr. Bob Backlund, as despite an heroic effort, he went down to a Superkick from Tatum into a Victory-Plex from Victory Brian Adams vs. Bob Orton Determined to avenge his best friend Vic Steamboat's earlier loss at the hands of the Crazy Gang, Adams flattened Orton with a running boot to the chest to get the win Jim Neidhart vs. Curtis Hughes In a showdown between two former football players, the Big Cat pinned the Anvil after the Cat's Claw (modified side slam onto the knee) Tabarnak De Team (Big Jos Leduc & Pierre Carl Ouellet) & Dingo Warrior vs. Badd Company & Mr. Hito In a match where Dingo was constantly going after Hito, it was Ouellet who got the pinfall after a running senton on Paul Diamond California Title Match : Bob Backlund © vs. Jeff Jarrett After a long and intense battle, Backlund was able to wrap up Jarrett with the Backlund Bridge to successfully defend his newly won California Title. Backlund continued to glower at Jarrett after the match, but did nothing but stare at him until he left the ring. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) & US Steel vs. The Midnight Express & Big Bubba Rogers With their good friend and Army comrade US Steel holding off Big Bubba, Black Gold pulled off a major upset when Blackman dodged a Savate Kick from Lane, then knocked out Sweet Stan with a leaping knee strike to the head.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , April 2nd Billy Jack Haynes & Texas Red vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) As one could imagine, these four big broncos tore up the ring in a match that ended when Billy Jack was able to hit the shoulder breaker on big Rick Gantner for the win. Vic Steamboat vs. "Mean" Mike Miller This fight went back and forth until Steamboat attempted a backslide, which Miller was able to block and counter with an over the shoulder neckbreaker to pull out the victory. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Bomb Squad (Chris Candido & Al Snow) British Steel are clearly getting frustrated with their recent run of bad luck, as shown is Regal getting several warnings to release chokeholds during the match. There was some clear tension between Regal and Brookside, and the Bomb Squad capitalized on this, hitting the Detonator (wheelbarrow suplex by Snow into a flying legdrop by Candido) on Brookside, continuing their momentum from Vegas Vengeance. There seemed to be some fairly tense discussions between Regal and Brookside after the match. Fit Finlay , John Tenta & Ron Garvin vs. Buddy Rose, Ed Wiskowski & Cannonball Grizzly The Playboy Club pulled out a plethora of dirty tricks in the match, but there was no stopping Tenta as he hit the Big Quake on Grizzly. Konnan vs. Nick Bockwinkel Still battered from his recent match with Lord Humongous, Konnan was easy prey for Bockwinkel, who tormented him like a cat with a mouse before forcing him to tap out to the Figure Four Leglock. Bret Hart vs. Hector Guerrero A long and intense bout that wound up becoming a duel of submission holds, with Bret finally getting Hector to tap out to the modified Scorpion Leglock that he calls the Sharpshooter. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Barry Windham © vs. One Man Gang A bruising battle between two big heavyweights that Windham won by DQ when Gang hit him with his chain. The big 747 did some real damage until Konnan, still in pain from his earlier match, hobbled out swinging a chair to run him and Gary Hart off.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, April 1st Dingo Warrior vs. Masanobu Fuchi When Dingo Warrior first arrived in PCW, he went on an incredible streak of dominance, barreling over everyone in his path. That momentum came to a screeching halt at Aloha Spectacular when Mr. Hito knocked him out of the ring, giving him a countout loss that ended his unbeaten streak. Dingo's quest for revenge was stymied by the return of Hito's partner, Masanobu Fuchi. Dingo was clearly looking to take out his frustrations on Fuchi, but this match had a much different tone than his past matches. Instead of storming the ring as he normally does, he slowly walked out and stared daggers at Fuchi, only taking a moment to give a flex pose when his name was introduced. Fuchi approached him slowly, attempting a few kicks but Dingo didn't flinch. Fuchi then tried to lock up and go for a single arm throw, but it was like trying to move a stone wall. Dingo then seized Fuchi and slammed him hard to the mat. Dingo then proceeded to take apart Fuchi, devastating him with a series of power moves before hitting his press slam and running splash combo for the decisive win. If I were Mr. Hito, I would start looking over my shoulder, because Dingo Warrior won't be satisfied until he has him in his sights. Art Barr & Cactus Jack vs. Chavo & Eddie Guerrero Art Barr and Eddie Guerrero have been battling up and down the West Coast ever since their arrival in PCW. The Guerreros came out on top in their last match, a tag match at Vegas Vengeance. This time, the partners changed, with Cactus Jack and Chavo Guerrero replacing US Steel and Hector, and the result was a drastically different match. Unlike US Steel and Leo Burke, Cactus had no interest in trying to rein in Art Barr and get him under control. If anything, Cactus seemed to spur Art to be even more reckless, which caught the Guerreros off guard. Cactus wound up sending both himself and Chavo out of the ring with the Cactus Clothesline, and Art came charging across the ring and dove on top of them. Eddie joined the fray, and both teams ended up being counted out. Out of nowhere, the man from Truth Or Consequences has sent this feud spiraling into a chaotic new direction. Curt Hennig vs. Rick Gantner Curt Hennig is coming in on a major high, having defeated the terrifying Lord Humongous at Vegas Vengeance. He kept up that momentum by going all out against one half of the Wild Bulls. Although Rick Gantner did what he could to try to bully Hennig, with the support of the Bullpen (the Wild Bulls loyal section of fans) behind him, Hennig effectively used his speed and skill to get the better of him. After a precision dropkick sent Gantner to the mat, Hennig picked him up and executed the cradle suplex for the one two three. It looks like the sky is the limit for this talented second generation wrestler. Jack Victory & John Tatum vs. John Kenney & Rory Freeman John Tatum made a shocking return to Pacific Coast Wrestling at Vegas Vengeance, attacking Billy Jack Haynes and casting in his lot with the Knights Templar. Tatum seems like an unlikely prospect for Mr. Bob Backlund's acolytes, but he joined his old friend Jack Victory and was wearing the Knights' trademark black and silver gear. Tatum and Victory slid into their old team habits with ease, rolling right over Kenney and Freeman before Tatum Superkicked Freeman into a Victory-Plex to put an end to the match. Tatum has wasted no time in integrating himself into the Knights. Jeff Jarrett vs. Chris Candido Both of these competitors came off appearances in tournament finals at Vegas Vengeance. Jarrett had faced is best friend Dan Severn in the match to decide the first Submission Champion, while Candido made it all the way to way to the last match in the Moondog Lonnie Mayne Memorial Tag Team Tournament. While both men came out on the short end of their matches, they were very determined to show that they still had what it takes. Candido come out accompanied by his mentor Mr. Bob Backlund, who had his trademark look of stern disdain throughout the match. It increased in scorn when Jarrett, after a fast paced battle, was able to trap Candido in the Figure Four Leglock and force him to tap out. Backlund was fuming as he led his man away from the ring, but Jarrett soaked up the cheers of the crowd. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest shocked a lot of people when he appeared at Vegas Vengeance … former world champion Nick Bockwinkel! A decidedly mixed reaction as Bockwinkel comes out. Plenty of boos, of course, which come as no surprise after his long career as one of the premier villains in wrestling. But a scattering of cheer from those who still respect his considerable legacy as one of the greatest , canniest wrestlers ever to grace ring. He did seem to pay any mind to either faction, maintaining his traditional air of cocksure arrogance as he joined Frank Bonnema. Bonnema : Well, Nick Bockwinkel, you were certainly the last person anyone to be the One Man Gang's mystery partner at Vegas Vengeance. In fact, you haven't worked here on the West Coast in years. What brings you back. Bockwinkel : Well, Frank Bonnema, it is true I haven't worked here in quite some time. But I did get my start wrestling in California, and I dominated here before going on the conquer the world. I went on be World Champion multiple times, and prove myself to be the greatest wrestler of all time. It has been a glorious run, but it can only go on for so long. I can see the end of the road on the horizon, so where better to finish up than close to my home town of Beverly Hills ? Closer to my own type of people, it's worth having to tolerate the cretinous humanoid element of the fans. (Cue the fans booing) And what better way the cap my magnificent career than as Pacific Heavyweight Champion? Bonnema : Wait, are you saying you are challenging for Barry Windham's Heavyweight Title? Even with your considerable credentials, you have only just arrived in PCW! There is a long list of contenders ahead of you. Bockwinkel : Quite true. But Mister Windham has surrounded himself with a pack of young pups who call themselves the Brigade. They think they are quite something. Well, let them face me, one by one. Let them find out the true value of experience and intelligence. And once I have sent all of them running back to their mothers' laps, once I have defeated them all, there will be no denying my title shot. It will be you and me, Barry Windham. And after I run rings around you, your Heavyweight Title will be mine! Konnan vs. Lord Humongous At Vegas Vengeance, Lord Humongous suffered a loss at the hands of Curt Hennig . You could tell that did not go over well with the man in the hockey mask, as he was clearly boiling mad as he came out to the ring. He was looking to take out his frustrations on the first person to get in his way, and if that person was a member of the Brigade, so much for the better. It was into this undesirable situation that Konnan found himself placed. Full credit to him, he gave a good accounting of himself. But Lord Humongous came at him like a freight train, and it was only a matter of time before he got what he wanted. He set up Konnan up for what looked like it would be a piledriver, but instead flattened him back first on the mat, a new move from Japan known as the Power Bomb. He did it with such force that it knocked Konnan unconscious, and Lord Humongous didn't even bother to cover him, instead putting his foot on his chest while the ref counted to three. If I were any member of the Brigade, I would be giving Lord Humongous a very wide berth indeed.

Thank you, have now corrected it.