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Can't wait to see what the new era for Mid Atlantic has in store.

Great to see my man Butch Reed get the best of the Snake and crew. The patriotic fans of Baton Rouge must have been livid at Dibiase getting robbed.

Wow, looks like CCW is in for a major refresh. Can't wait to read the results.

PCW drops Todd Morton and picks up Al Snow.

I was of the belief that loans do not count towards roster cap, as they are not a permanent part of the roster. I am good either way , just want some clarification.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Phoenix Firestorm from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night Two Four Corners Elimination Tag Team Match : The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. The Snowbirds (Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase) With the competition in the PCW tag team ranks as hot as it is now, all eyes were on this match as a possible springboard for greater things for the competitors. All four teams were very keen to make their mark in this match, and took risks they might not normally take to make an impression. The Vice Squad showed the cunning that had previously earned them the Pacific Tag Team Titles by doing everything they could to set the other teams against each other and ducking in and out of the ring to make quick, cheap shots. But their luck ran out when Jimmy Del Ray failed to notice Steve Blackman had made a blind tag to Shane Douglas, and Douglas hit a belly to belly suplex on Del Ray that put the Vice Squad out of the match. Things kicked into an even higher gear, with all three teams going all out to score the next pin, with a rapid fire duel of rollups between Too Cold Scorpio and Hiroshi Hase with Hase reversing an attempted sunset flip and holding the former Light Heavyweight champs shoulders to the mat for the count of three. This put it all on the Snowbirds and Black Gold, and the two teams had the fans spellbound with every exchange and near fall. It looked like it would go to the Snowbirds when Yamada whipped Blackman into the ropes for the running palm thrust. But instead , Blackman caught the Japanese star flat footed with a running bicycle kick and went for the cover. Douglas was able to keep Hase from breaking up the pin and Blackman was able to get the final pinfall. The Snowbirds embraced the winning team as a sign of respect, and even the Thundercats came back out to the ring to congratulate them. The Vice Squad were not nearly as sportsmanlike, sulking back at the locker room, but hey, three out of four ain't bad. No DQ Match : Mike Rotunda vs. Brian Adams The big American Ninja has taken it upon himself to bully some of the younger wrestlers in Pacific Coast Wrestling. This has drawn the ire of Mike Rotunda, who has stood up to Gary Hart's bodyguard on behalf of the downtrodden. The result was this match, where Adams took advantage of the No DQ stipulation by bringing a kendo stick to the ring. The American Ninja battered Rotunda with the stick, dishing out some nasty welts and bruises, and the fans started to wonder just how much he could withstand. But the Syracuse letterman was made of sterner stuff , and toughed out the assault before unloading with some big shots of his own. He was able to knock the kendo stick out of his hands and nailed him with a series of leaping clotheslines. Adams nearly was able to reach for the kendo stick, but Rotunda cut him off with an Oklahoma Roll that got a two count. He then hoisted Adams up across his shoulders and hit a Samoan Drop that scored the pinfall. The captain of the Brigade had scored an important victory over the towering Adams. Barry Windham vs. "Mean" Mike Miller The young stallion of the Brigade has been having a heated feud with the chief of the Crazy Gang, leading to some brutal matches fueled by rage and hatred. This match was certainly no exception, with a minimum of technical wrestling a lot of big haymakers. These two battered each other with wild, swinging lefts and rights, with both men determined not to give an inch. Eventually, Miller wore down Windham enough to get him set up for the over the shoulder neckbreaker, and it seemed like that was that. But Windham, fighting fire with fire, hit a backwards low kick that staggered "Mean" Mike. He then came off the ropes with a crushing bulldog headlock and that was enough to put away. A huge win over the Crazy Gang that would have to springboard Windham up the rankings. California Title Match : Tracy Smothers (c) vs. Owen Hart Smothers was all smirking smugness as he came out, not just with the California Title Belt but also joined by Jack Victory, Chris Candido and Todd Morton. Owen Hart came out, took one look at the crowd in Smothers' corner, and gestured towards the back. Immediately, Brian Pillman, Keiichi Yamada and Hiroshi Hase came out, ready to back their Snowbirds partner against the Hollywood Knights. The ref was clearly not pleased with this and gave a very strict edict that , if he sensed one hit of interference in the match, he would respond with heavy fines. The two groups pretty much behaved themselves but were still a noisy presence at ringside, rooting for their men. In spite of the ref's stern warning, Smothers still worked in some dirty shots, but still had the skill to hold his own with the young challenger. But Owen had been trained well by his legendary father and kept coming back against the champ. Again and again, it looked like Owen would take the title, but the cunning "Mr. Hollywood" was always able to escape danger. Owen finally hit him with a running cross body press and the ref dashed over and made the count to two … only for the bell to ring, signalling a 20 minute time limit draw. Owen was clearly frustrated, but the rest of the Snowbirds rallied around him , assuring him that his day would come soon enough. Ron Simmons vs. Stan Hansen This match between two titans has been brewing for a long time, with the young lion Simmons and the dangerous veteran Hansen having fought to a stalemate on a number of occasions. Both men were keyed up and ready to go for this match, with neither man holding back in the slightest. The match seemed like it just might shake the ring apart, with huge slams and tackles that made the audience blink every time they landed hard on the mat. Little by little, they wore each other down, but their determination remained undimmed. Simmons let his guard down when he tried to whip Hansen into the ropes in order to hit the running spear, but Hansen cut it off with a brutal short lariat. He then dragged Simmons to his feet, whipped him into the ropes and nailed him with a massive lariat. There was no getting up from that and Hansen covered Simmons for the one two three. A disappointing result for Simmons, but the crowd still applauded his valiant effort. Falls Count Anywhere No DQ Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Chris Adams After a number of battles between these two went to countout finishes, it seemed the only thing that could be done was to put them in a falls count anywhere match. The DQ stipulation was suspended for the match, so there would be nothing holding these two warriors back. And they certainly didn't hold back , battling at ringside, in the aisles, and even among the fans. Chris Adams started hurling chairs at Bigelow, bloodying the Beast From The East but not slowing him down. It came down to the two in the ring, with Bigelow in the ring and Adams on the ring apron, exchanging blows. Bigelow finally grabbed Adams by the head and unleashed a series of devastating headbutts until Adams fell to the floor. Bigelow then grabbed the ropes and, in a move that got a gasp from the fans, went sailing over the top with a slingshot splash to the floor that crushed the Englishman. The ref counted to three and that was that. Bigelow had survived his toughest test with his title intact. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express (c) vs. Leo Burke & The Masked Avenger The alliance between Leo Burke and the mysterious Masked Avenger has caused stress within the ranks of the Five Man Army. Regardless, they have been successful enough together to earn a shot at the Pacific Tag Titles held by the Midnight Express. One again, the Avenger had changed up his gear, coming out in almost all black with only a small amount of red in the mask. Clearly, he was sending the message that he meant business. The Midnight Express were quite wary of the masked monster , with the normally vociferous Jim Cornette hiding behind Big Bubba Rogers for much of the match. Eaton and Condrey did their best to avoid the Avenger and keep Burke in the ring for as much as possible. But this didn't slow down the challengers, with the Avenger charging in any time the Express tried to double team and knock them for a loop. Eventually, in frustration, Cornette slid his tennis racquet into the ring , but it was intercepted by Burke. Fed up with the shenanigans of the Express, Burke started blasting Eaton and Condrey with racquet shots, causing the ref to call for the DQ. Despite the loss, the Avenger came in the ring and raised Burke's arm …. then flattened him with a huge clothesline! He picked him up and executed a devastating spine snapper backbreaker, and then a crushing powerslam before dropping repeated elbows on the helpless Burke. The audience watched in shocked silence, but Cornette was laughing out loud, shouting, "I knew it! I knew it!" Nick Busick and Black Gold rushed out to try to rescue their mentor, but were intercepted by Big Bubba and the Midnight Express. Finally, Bam Bam Bigelow, still battered from his draining TV title match but determined to save Burke, broke through the lines and pulled him out of the ring, but the damage was already done. Cornette tried to give the Avenger a high five as he headed to the back, but the masked man gave him a look and Cornette retreated back to cowering behind Big Bubba. What on earth is the Masked Avenger's deal? Tennessee Death Match : Eddie Gilbert vs. The Great Muta Ever since Muta cost Gilbert the Pacific Heavyweight Title, these two have been locked in a blood feud with no sign of ever ending. In an attempt to finally put this to rest, PCW have booked them in a Tennessee Death match. A pinfall would not be enough to finish the match, one would have to keep their opponent down for a ten count after the pin to get the ultimate victory in this match. The Great Muta didn't even wait for the match to start, immediately spraying Gilbert in the face with the green mist, blinding Gilbert for the early part of the match. Muta kept on savagely attacking Gilbert, taking a terrible toll, but Gilbert's hatred of Muta would not let him give up. He started firing back with lefts and rights, and soon Muta would find his own face decorated with the proverbial crimson mask. The two tore into each other like hungry wolves with a white hot fury that didn't abate throughout the match. Muta was able to knock Gilbert to the mat with a spin kick, then raced up top for the Moonsault. He hit it and got the three count, but Gilbert was able to pull himself to his feet before the subsequent 10 count could complete. Muta then gave Gilbert a backbreaker followed by another Moonsault, but once again Gilbert hauled himself up before that final 10 count was done. Muta started wondering what it would take to keep this man down for good, but when he went to press his attack again, Gilbert staggered him with a desperation lunge punch that knocked the Japanese star for a loop. He kept firing away with punches before he hit a big boot to the midsection that doubled Muta over. Gilbert swept in for the kill, executing a piledriver. But Hot Stuff knew this would not be enough, and picked him back up and hit another piledriver. Surely, this would be enough, but it wasn't enough for Gilbert, who drove him down to the mat with a third piledriver. After that, it was all academic, with Gilbert getting the three count and Muta stayed down for the ten. Gilbert looked like he wanted to still go after Muta, but Missy Hyatt pulled him away, ending the capper to probably the most brutal feud in PCW history. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose (c) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan The show would close off with a big match for the crown jewel title in Pacific Coast Wrestling. Jim Duggan has to his credit a major pinfall victory over Rose, but has yet to score a decisive victory in a title match. He was determined to come out of Phoenix Firestorm with the title around his waist. But Rose was equally determined to keep the title for himself. Surprising many, Rose directly engaged Duggan, foregoing his usual stalling and dodging tactics and showing his considerable ring savvy to keep Duggan on his toes. But Duggan was focused, whalloping the champ with bit tackles and forearms that made it increasingly more difficult for Rose to bounce back. He had Rose lined up for the three point clothesline , but Rose ducked at the last second, and Duggan accidentally hit the ref. Duggan went over to help him up, but the official was dazed and confused. Hacksaw then tried to continue his attack, but Rose trapped him in a small package. Unfortunately for the champ, the ref was in no shape to make the count. When he and Duggan got back to their feet , Hacksaw started clobbering him with forearms shots. But Rose was able to dodge one , and Duggan's momentum sent him spinning around. Rose capitalized on this by executing the Inside Out Backbreaker, and this was enough to get the deciding pinfall. Despite the best efforts of Jim Duggan, the Playboy still reigned supreme.

Pacific Coast Wrestling Phoenix Firestorm from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Night One Nick Busick vs. Mr. Hito PCW's big show of the Summer kicks off with the Man From Powerhouse Hill squaring off the double tough Japanese veteran. While the gruff but lovable Busick had the fans on his side, Hito was a dangerous competitor who wasn't about to be a pushover. Hito was able to stymie a fair amount of Busick's power offense with blistering kicks and chops as well as excruciating submission holds. But Busick would not be denied, unleashing a flurry of power moves culminating in a jarring Spinebuster Slam that got the one two three, which got a huge response from the fans. Dave Taylor vs. Ed Wiskowski Dave Taylor and his group of British wrestlers has been waging a determined campaign against the Playboy Club. The Polish Prince is the Playboy's top lieutenant and is equally determined to make sure this campaign go no further. These two gladiators went at it with everything they had, with neither one giving an inch. But ultimately, Easy Ed was able to wear down Taylor enough to hit the Face First Piledriver and that was it for the Englishman. Scott Hall, Tom Magee & Brickhouse Brown vs. Mando, Chavo & Hector Guerrero While the younger contingent of the Brigade have managed to pull out a few singles wins over the Guerreros, any time the brothers faced them in tag team or six man matches, their superior experience and coordination prevailed. As he did in their matches with the Crazy Gang, Brickhouse took command of his team, and made the shocking decision to keep Scott Hall out of the match, with himself and Magee shouldering pretty much all of the action for much of this match. Hall seemed quite frustrated by this , and the decision seemed even more questionable once the Guerreros trapped Brickhouse in their corner and proceeded to work him over. The longer this wore on, the more Hall seemed antsy to get in the ring, but ultimately Brickhouse was able to break free and make the hot tag to Hall, and it was then that the genius of the strategy emerged. Hall was fresh, angry and ready to go, and nothing that the Guerreros did made a dent in the big Gator. He hit the Gator Breaker (fallaway slam) on Hector, and Magee flattened the other two brothers with a double clothesline to stop them breaking up the pinfall. It was a rough road, but the Brigade had scored another impressive win. British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) These two teams are certainly no strangers to each other, but the war between the British and the Playboy Club have kicked up their matches into a whole new dimension. Both teams put it all out there, with Regal and Brookside using a lot of double team moves and matwork with the Dog Pound sticking with their usual brawling. Most of the crowd were clearly rooting on the young Englishmen, but the Wild Dogs were very much present and loudly barked at every move their favorites did. The Dog Pound kept hammering on British Steel, but no matter what they threw at them, Regal and Brookside kept popping back up. Steiner finally hit Brookside with a pair of brutal belly to back suplexes and was able to keep him down for the pinfall. After the final count, the Dog Pound helped Brookside back to his feet and, while they didn't shake hands, they did give British Steel a nod of respect before they left the ring. Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Todd Morton) PCW's Odd Couple have become a strangely effective pairing, with several convincing wins under their belts. The Suicide Blondes were initially out to gain revenge on Severn for leaving the Hollywood Knights, but after Severn started tossing them around with several crushing takedowns and judo throws, they chose to focus their attention on Jarrett. They were up to their usual shenanigans, with lots of underhanded tactics and Candido getting in the face of the ref with every decision that was made, allowing Morton to sneak in some dirty moves while the ref is distracted. But Severn and Jarrett are truly coming into their own as a team, working in some combination moves of their own and ultimately getting dominance over the Blondes when Jarrett dropkicked Morton into a takeover suplex by Severn. There are clearly great things on the horizon for the duo of Severn and Jarrett. Vic Steamboat vs. Joel Deaton Young Steamboat has had a slow burning feud with Deaton, having some hot battles with the Outlaw. Steamboat was working at a disadvantage against his bigger opponent, but did not let that get him down, and used his considerable skill to keep one step ahead of Deaton. It looked like he just might pull it off when he went up to the top rope for the flying cross body press. But Percy Pringle, just out of sight of the ref, cracked Steamboat across the knee with his cane, and Steamboat tumbled to the mat. He tried to get back up, but Deaton put him down with a boot to the back of the head. He then hit a bulldog headlock and kept Steamboat down for good. A disappointing loss for Steamboat, but we will see where he goes from here. Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) These two teams had a hot series of matches back when the Wild Bulls were Pacific Tag Team champs. But with the Bulls making their return with a shocking ambush of Iron & Steel, their feud has erupted in a blazing inferno. Appropriately, this feud would blaze even hotter at Phoenix Firestorm. Surprisingly, most of the fans were now solidly behind Atlas and Cameron , although the Bullpen were still vocal supporters of the Gantner Brothers. This was a mighty battle that threatened to tear apart the ring. Both teams unleashed their considerable arsenals of power moves that shook the ring. At different times, both teams looked like they would emerge victorious, only for the other to escape the pinfall at the last second. As the match wore on, both teams were bloody, battered and bruised. It looked like it would wind up being another victory for the Wild Bulls when Ed had Cameron lined up for the Bull Hammer (running forearm smash to the face). But Cameron ducked just in the nick of time, and caught Ed as he rebounded off the ropes with a boot to the midsection . He then tagged in Atlas and the pair flattened Ed with a double running shoulder tackle. Cameron held off Rick as Atlas hit a running splash. One … two … THREE! Iron & Steel had pulled off a tremendous victory over the former Tag Champs, and the crowd cheered them on as they celebrated. Brian Pillman vs. Bob Orton These two competitors have swapped wins over the summer but this would be the climax of their feud. Pillman is the hot young rookie looking to make his mark, while Orton is the veteran looking to put the young upstart in his place. Pillman got things off to a sizzling start by opening up on Orton with a series of blistering chops. Orton withstood this attack, then unloaded with some thundering lefts and rights that rocked Pillman. This match was a real nailbiter, with Pillman's youth and athleticism evenly matched by Orton's size and cunning. Orton was finally able to wear down Pillman and set him up on the top turnbuckle to put him away with the Superplex. But Pillman fought back like the Bengal tiger that is the namesake of his former football team. He kept slugging it out with Orton from his precarious perch atop the turnbuckle until he was able to kick Orton down to the mat. Flyin' Brian then flew off the top rope and nailed Orton with a flying clothesline. This was enough to put away the big Cowboy. I think it is safe to say that Brian Pillman has truly arrived as a rising star to watch. Tony St. Clair vs. Fit Finlay This has been an evening of some major feuds, but for sheer hatred in a short period of time, it is hard to match Tony St. Clair and David "Fit" Finlay. These two draw on the age old conflict between England and Ireland and this made for a bloody and relentless battle. St. Clair is a veteran with a wealth of experience and finely honed skills. Finlay, on the other hand, is hard as a coffin nail and has a furious intensity that would be hard to put out. These two went at it fist and fire, with their deep well of antagonism fueling them as the match went on. St. Clair was able to catch Finlay with a series of elbow smashes that was able to stagger the Belfast Bruiser. St. Clair swiftly capitalized with a running forearm smash to the head and was just barely able to keep the Fighting Irishman's shoulders to the mat for the count of three. St. Clair was able to prevail in probably the hardest fought decision of the night. 2/3 Falls Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Badd Company The capper of the show is the big Golden State Tag Team Title match between two of the top teams in PCW. These two have had some memorable matches, so the decision was made for this one to be a two out of three falls match. The first fall was shockingly quick as the Harts ambushed Badd Company from before the opening bell, tossing Diamond from the ring and battering Tanaka until hitting the Hart Attack to get the pinfall. This put Badd Company one fall down and it looked like that would be it for them, as Hart and Neidhart cut the ring in half and kept working over Tanaka. But the resilient Sensei caught Hart offguard with a rolling wheel kick and made the hot tag to Diamond. Tanaka and Diamond unleashed some rapid fire double team moves before hitting a double thrust kick and evened things up with one fall apiece. Both teams proceeded to pull out all the stops, kicking the match into overdrive. Both teams took bigger risks in an all out effort to win the day. It came down to Diamond going up top and coming off for a diving reverse crossbody on Jim Neidhart. The Anvil showed considerable strength by catching him in mid-air and reversing into a powerslam. This knocked the wind out of Diamond and gave the third and final fall to the Hart Foundation. The champs had managed to hold onto their titles in the closing match of a great night of wrestling. On to night two!

We now have the full lineup for both nights of the upcoming Phoenix Firestorm show from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Night One Nick Busick vs. Mr. Hito Dave Taylor vs. Ed Wiskowski Scott Hall, Tom Magee & Brickhouse Brown vs. Mando, Chavo & Hector Guerrero British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Todd Morton) Vic Steamboat vs. Joel Deaton Iron & Steel (Tony Atlas & Larry Cameron) vs. The Wild Bulls (Ed & Rick Gantner) Brian Pillman vs. Bob Orton Tony St. Clair vs. Fit Finlay 2/3 Falls Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Badd Company Night Two Four Corners Elimination Tag Team Match : The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) vs. The Snowbirds (Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase) No DQ Match : Mike Rotunda vs. Brian Adams Barry Windham vs. "Mean" Mike Miller California Title Match : Tracy Smothers (c) vs. Owen Hart Ron Simmons vs. Stan Hansen Falls Count Anywhere Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Chris Adams Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express (c) vs. Leo Burke & The Masked Avenger Tennessee Death Match : Eddie Gilbert vs. The Great Muta Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose (c) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Fort Bragg Brotherhood is my favorite team name. Nice to see the Glamour Boys making waves, glad that a pairing of my creation is still kicking around in another promotion. Chicky over Terry Funk has to go down as one of the biggest upsets in the whole project.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Selland Arena, Fresno, August 15th Shane Douglas vs. Bret Hart A close singles match between two tag wrestlers, Hart was able to block an attempted German Suplex and counter with a Russian Legsweep to defeat Douglas. Brian Pillman vs. Randy Rose "Flyin'" Brian clearly had the fans clearly behind him as he beat the former Pacific Tag champ with a top rope flying clothesline Mike Rotunda & Scott Hall vs. Brian Adams & Mr. Hito While Rotunda and Adams went at it fist and fire for most of the match, it was Hall who pulled out the win with a Gator Breaker (fallaway slam) on Hito Owen Hart vs. Jack Victory It was announced before the match that Owen would challenge "Mr. Hollywood" Tracy Smothers for the California Title at Phoenix Firestorm. To that end, "Hollywood" Jack Victory was clearly out to try to cripple Owen before his title shot. Hart showed the fire and skill that has made him a major fan favorite and pinned Victory with a reverse flying cross body press. Nick Busick vs. Big Bubba Rogers The Man From Powerhouse Hill and the Louisville Slugger had an out and out slugfest that ended in a double countout with both men brawling in the aisle Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Chris Candido © vs. Pat Tanaka The second generation star really gave Candido a run for his money, to the extent that the champ took the low road, ducking a crescent kick and hitting a low blow on Tanaka before pinning the challenger with a cradle assisted by a fistful of tights. Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow © vs. Jim Neidhart The Anvil gave the Beast From The East a considerable challenge , hitting blows and tackles that shook the ring, but Bigelow ultimately prevailed with a slingshot splash.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Cow Palace , San Francisco, on Pacific Super Cards, August 14th Vic Steamboat vs. Jimmy Del Ray Del Ray proved a wily and devious opponent for the younger Steamboat, but Vic scored the win with a Top Rope Flying Cross Body Press Barry Windham & Ron Simmons vs. "Mean" Mike Miller & Stan Hansen A knock down, drag out fight that the Crazy Gang won by countout when Miller hit an over-the-shoulder neckbeaker on Windham on the concrete Jim Duggan vs. Ed Wiskowski "Hacksaw" is determined to fight his was to the Pacific Heavyweight Title, and will get his shot at Buddy Rose at Phoenix Firestorm. Despite the Polish Prince doing his best to do as much damage as possible, Duggan was not to be denied, and pulled out the win with a Three Point Clothesline Dave Taylor & British Steel (Steven Regal & Rob Brookside) vs. Fit Finlay & The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) A hard hitting battle between rival teams where Steiner was able to score a hard fought win by catching Brookside in a takeover suplex Brickhouse Brown vs. Mando Guerrero The popular Brickhouse scored something of an upset victory by pinning Mando after a top rope missile dropkick Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) Continuing their comeback, the Thundercats provided a considerable challenge to Cornette's men before Scorpio finally went down to a Double Goozle from the champs. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Tony St. Clair St. Clair went all out against the champ and had Rose running scared, with the Playboy backpedaling through much of the match and "Tough" Tony landed some brutal shots. In the end, Rose took the low road and called in Fit Finlay to attack St. Clair, leading to a DQ finish. A disappointing end but Rose is not likely to continuing dodging St. Clair for long.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Oakland Alameda County Arena, Oakland, on ESPN / TSN, August 13th Brian Pillman & Vic Steamboat vs. Bob Orton & Joel Deaton Pillman and Steamboat have never teamed before but have found common enemies in the Crazy Gang. For a pair teaming for the first time, they gave a good accounting of themselves, keeping their more experienced opponents on their toes for much of the match. Ultimately, Percy Pringle, the Crazy Gang's manager, took matters into his own hands , using his cane to trip Steamboat as he was coming off the ropes. As Steamboat staggered out, Orton and Deaton swiftly capitalized, blasting him in the back of the head with a double elbow smash. As Deaton went for the cover, Orton intercepted Pillman and the Crazy Gang got the three count, despite the protests of Missy Hyatt. A disappointing result, but Pillman and Steamboat would get their shot at revenge at Phoenix Firestorm, where they would be facing Orton and Deaton, respectively, in singles matches. Tom Magee vs. Hector Guerrero The younger generation of the Brigade have been having some intense matches with the Guerreros, and while they have suffered some losses, it has inspired the young men to up their game against the veterans. Tom Magee, possibly the least experienced member of the group, has a considerable reputation for athleticism and innovation, but has had to work on his in ring instincts. To that end, in this match, Magee reigned in his more spectacular moves, saving them for the right spots and to greater impact. The always cocky Hector was initially taken aback, but swiftly regrouped and the result was an exciting battle. To his credit, Hector kept a high degree of good humour throughout this match, seeming overjoyed to getting a challenge from this young upstart, climaxing in a battle of rollups that Hector ultimately won with a double leg cradle. A disappointing loss, but one where Magee had gained the respect of both Hector and the fans. Eddie Gilbert vs. Mr. Hito Gilbert is gearing up for his Tennessee Death Match with the Great Muta, the man who cost him his Pacific Heavyweight Title. But to get to that match, he first had to face off with Muta's stable mate Mr. Hito. Hito was determined to do as much damage as possible to Gilbert, sending him into Phoenix Firestorm as badly hurt as possible. Hito laced into Gilbert with kicks and throws, but Hot Stuff was in no mood to be anyone's punching back. After a while, he had enough and started to tear apart Hito, laying in some jarring haymakers before putting away the Japanese star with a vicious piledriver. After the match , Gilbert looked to punish Hito more with another Piledriver , but Gart Hart's bodyguard Brian Adams interposed himself between the two, and Missy Hyatt was able to persuade her man to back off. If one thing is certain, the Phoenix Firestorm match between Gilbert and Muta is bound to be explosive. The Thundercats (Too Cold Scorpio & Norman Smiley) vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) This would be the first match back in a while for the Thundercats after Scorpio was taken out by a piledriver from Iron & Steel. At least it would have been, but in what is becoming a common occurrence, The Wild Bulls charged out and attacked the Thundercats. The Vice Squad wisely bailed, and it looked like the Thundercats' return would be cut short at the hands of the Gantner Brothers. But just when it seemed like all was lost, Iron & Steel, of all people, charged out and threw down with the Gantners. Atlas and Cameron slugged it out with the Wild Bulls, clearly looking for revenge from the attack a few weeks ago, but the Gantners swiftly exited the fray, swearing that they would come back for their own revenge. Atlas and Cameron then tried to help up Scorpio and Smiley, but were given a sideways look and a cold brush off. The Thundercats clearly want nothing to do with Iron & Steel, and given their past history together, who can blame them? Dave Taylor & Tony St. Clair vs. Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski Another man due for a big match at Phoenix Firestorm is Buddy Rose, set to defend his Pacific Heavyweight title against Jim Duggan. He certainly wasn't keen to risk his well being against the two double tough British grapplers, instead letting his closet ally Wiskowski take on the bulk of the action and only tagging in when he had to. Wiskowski plunged himself into the thick of the fray with relish, but even the big Polish Prince was worn down by the English duo, with St. Clair putting down Easy Ed with a jarring running elbow smash to the head. Rose may be concerned with Jim Duggan, but if he doesn't watch out, St. Clair could easily become the next challenger to his title.

Brutal finish to that tag title match. Doc and Teddy are not to be messed with!

A special announcement from Pacific Coast Wrestling : The action in PCW has never been hotter, with many intense feuds and classic matches. As things built up towards Phoenix Firestorm, the match makers struggled as to what to include and what to leave out on the card. In the end, we just simply give up. To show our appreciation for the hard work that the wrestlers have put in this year, as well as the good fans of Phoenix who have been so patient in waiting for PCW to return to their fine city, the upcoming Phoenix Firestorm show from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum with take place over not one but TWO epic nights! The full card will be posted in not too long, but in addition to the already announced matches , we are proud to announce the headliners for both nights : First Night : 2/3 Fall Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Badd Company Second Night : Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : "Playboy" Buddy Rose (c) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan The fans of Phoenix and PCW will be in for an incredibly exciting couple of nights of wrestling action!

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, August 8th Brickhouse Brown vs. Mr. Hito Brickhouse beat Hito with a swinging neckbreaker Brian Pillman vs. Brian Orton Orton caught Pillman in an attempted running cross body and reversed it into a vicious backbreaker for the win Barry Windham & Ron Simmons vs. "Mean" Mike Miller & Stan Hansen A knock down, drag out match where Windham and Simmons were finally able to put down Miller with a huge double clothesline Dave Taylor, Tony St. Clair & Robbie Brookside vs. Fit Finlay & The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) Another intense battle between these two sides there Taylor and St. Clair pulled out the win with a double vertical suplex on Knobbs from the ring apron to the inside Bam Bam Bigelow & Eddie Gilbert vs. Chris Adams & The Great Muta A bloody war where Muta was able to spray Gilbert in the face with the green mist and followed up with a spin kick to get the one two three. Both teams kept at it after the match and after the were separated by security, it was announced that Bigelow would defend his Television Title against Adams in a falls count anywhere match, while Gilbert and Muta would square off in a Tennessee Death Match. 2/3 Falls Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Chris Candido © vs. Hiroshi Hase 1st Fall : Candido pinned Hase with the Blonde Bombshell (flying legdrop) 2nd Fall : Hase pinned Candido with a Northern Lights Suplex 3rd Fall : Both men went to a 45 minute Time Limit Draw Result : Draw

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on ESPN / TSN Pacific Super Cards, August 7th Owen Hart vs. Todd Morton Owen beat Morton with a reverse flying body press Scott Hall, Tom Magee & Brickhouse Brown vs. Chavo, Mando & Hector Guerrero Hall had Mando up for the Gator Breaker (Fallaway Slam), but Hector dropkicked Mando's back causing Hall to tip over, and Mando got the pinfall Mike Rotunda vs. Brian Adams Rotunda won by DQ after Adams attacked him with a Kendo Stick Pat Tanaka vs. Jim Neidhart Neidhart went for a shoulder tackle in the corner, but Tanaka countered with a Sunset Flip out of the corner for the one two three California Title Match : Tracy Smothers © vs. Jeff Jarrett Jarrett came close to winning the title on a number of occasions, but when it looked like he would trap the champ in a figure four, "Mr. Hollywood" grabbed a fistful of Jarrett's tights to force a roll up for the pin Leo Burke, Nick Busick & The Masked Avenger vs. The Midnight Express & Big Bubba Rogers The Masked Avenger once again changed up his ring gear, this time switching to black mask and gear with red trim. He didn't seem to show much interest in tagging in with Nick Busick, but when Leo Burke found himself in trouble, the Avenger was quick to tag in and ended up pinning Condrey with a crushing front slam. After the match it was announced that, due to the recent injuries suffered by Black Gold, their planned Pacific Tag Team Title shot at Phoenix Firestorm would instead go to Burke and the Avenger. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Steve Regal Young Regal provided a considerable challenge for the Playboy, but Rose was able to block the Regal Plex with a nasty elbow shot to the face. He then followed up with the Inside Out Backbreaker to successfully defend his title.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , August 6th Tony St. Clair vs. Brian Knobbs The arrival of "Tough" Tony St. Clair has poured more fuel on the fire between then English contingent with "Hacksaw" Duggan and the Playboy Club. St. Clair was once again all poise and confidence against Dog Pound member Knobbs. Knobbs came after him with both fists flying, but could not find any gaps in St. Clair's defense. After a series of jarring takedowns, St. Clair stretched Knobbs with some painful leglocks and then put the finishing touch with the Floating Butterfly Suplex. With St. Clair on their side, the English wrestlers are going to be especially tough to keep down. Paul Diamond vs. Bret Hart Badd Company has been waging a concerted campaign to take the Golden State Tag Titles from the Hart Foundation. They have had some intense contests but tonight they would face off in singles action. Diamond went all out against Hart, scoring a number of near falls. In the end, the superior experience of Hart paid off, as he was able to duck under an attempted Reverse Flying Cross Body by Diamond. Diamond crashed hard into the mat and Hart came in with a clubbing elbow smash to the back of the head. He followed up with a piledriver and scored the pinfall. Dan Severn vs. Rick Steiner While both men are involved in their own separate tag team feuds, this match presented a unique matchup between two native Michiganders. While Steiner is known more for his brawling style with the Dog Pound, he, like Severn, has a considerable amateur background and was quite an accomplished grappler at the University of Michigan. This was a mostly technical bout but when Steiner came out on the short end of some exchanges, he started to take advantage of his considerable strength and started nailing some mighty clotheslines. He then got a bit cocky and went for one too many, which Severn ducked and capitalized with a takeover suplex. He swiftly followed by locking him in the Body Scissors Sleeper, and no matter what he did, Steiner could not escape. Steiner gave up the match and Severn had scored an impressive victory. Vic Steamboat vs. Joel Deaton Lately, Vic Steamboat has started to emerge from the shadow of his older brother and gotten a lot of favour from the PCW fans as a beloved underdog. Joel Deaton seemed impressed by none of this, trying to intimidate his smaller opponent. Steamboat refused to knuckle under and fired back with all he had. After a blistering series of exchanges, Steamboat was able to knock Deaton out of the ring with a Karate kick. He then went up top and hit a flying cross body press to the outside. Both men went down hard, but Steamboat was able to make it back in the ring in time to score a countout victory. Deaton was furious but Percy Pringle was able to talk him down, promising him another shot at the young Hawaiian. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) This match never got a chance to get underway. As Black Gold were heading to the ring, they were attacked by the Wild Bulls. Just as they had recently with Iron & Steel, the Gantner Brothers laid a vicious beatdown on Blackman and Douglas. The Midnight Express seemed surprised by the interference, but when Leo Burke and the rest of the Five Man Army rushed out to try to rescue their comrades, Eaton, Lane and Big Bubba blocked the way. Eventually, Burke, Bigelow and Busick were able to break through the line and run off the Wild Bulls, but the time it took cost a terrible toll. Blackman and Douglas were badly hurt, and had to be helped to the back by the rest of the Army. Scott Hall & Tom Magee vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero Gator and the Megaman have had a lot of momentum going for them, with them racking up impressive win after win. The Guerrero Brothers were determined not to be another notch in their score. While the Brigade members had considerable power and athletic ability on their side, the veteran Guerreros had a wealth of experience and guile at their disposal. They crafted a risky strategy of doing everything they could to make Scott Hall mad, hoping that his hot temper would drive him into making a mistake. Eventually Hall's anger got the best of him when he stopped to argue with the ref when being escorted out of the ring. This was enough distraction for Hector to trip up Magee when he was attempting a slingshot legdrop on Chavo. Chavo got back up and hit a running senton, getting a three count while Hector intercepted Hall from breaking up the pin. A disappointing loss for Hall and Magee. Let's see if they can learn from it and come back.

Gah, was listening to Jim Cornette when I posted this, he must have mentioned Dusty. Now corrected. Edit : He was talking about the passing of Dusty Hill, it was late and my brain doesn't work.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from McArthur Court, Eugene, July 11th Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Chris Candido © vs. Norman Smiley Candido won the match by hitting a flying legdrop on Smiley. Scott Hall & Tom Magee vs. "Mean" Mike Miller & Stan Hansen Gator and the Megaman did their best against the veterans from the Crazy Gang, but Miller and Hansen were out for blood, and Hansen put down Hall with a crushing lariat. Nick Busick vs. Jack Victory The Man from Powerhouse Hill was able to score the three count over "Hollywood" Jack after catching him in a Spinebuster Slam Barry Windham & Ron Simmons vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) After what had happened earlier in the show, Windham and Simmons were out to avenge their Brigade brothers. The cunning of the Vice Squad kept them out of their clutches for a while, but eventually Windham and Simmons caught up with them, and scored a convincing victory with a flying double tackle on Del Ray Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation © vs. Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase The Hart Foundation won by DQ after Badd Company , seeking revenge for the night before, raced out to the ring to attack them. Brian Pillman & Owen Hart vs. Bob Orton & Joel Deaton Pillman brought his Snowbirds partner Owen Hart into his feud with Bob Orton. Pillman got the win by pinning Deaton with a slingshot sunset flip California Title Match : Tracy Smothers © vs. Vic Steamboat After several impressive recent outings, the younger Steamboat brother earned himself a shot at Smothers' California Title, and he certainly was looking to make the most of it. Smothers was on the defensive for much of this match, and after a long battle, went to underhanded tactics to defend his title. As Steamboat was working over his leg, Smothers grabbled a fistful of tights to get a roll up and hold him down for the one two three.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Portland Memorial Coliseum , Portland , on ESPN / TSN Pacific Super Cards, July 10th Brickhouse Brown, Scott Hall & Tom Magee vs. Chavo, Mando & Hector Guerrero The younger members of the Brigade had a long, intense struggle against the veteran Guerreros, and it looked like it would go to the full 20 minute time limit draw. But within the last 30 seconds of the time limit, Hall was able to catch Hector with the Gator Breaker (fallaway slam) and score a hard fought pinfall. The Masked Avenger vs. Big Bubba Rogers The Avenger had changed up his gear somewhat for this match, going from all red gear and mask to red gear with black trim. These two big mastodons dropped some heavy bombs on each other, with neither man looking like they were going to give in. But little by little, it looked like the masked man started to chip away at Big Bubba. Too much so for Jim Cornette, who took advantage of the ref being knocked down to enter the ring and slug the Avenger across the back with his tennis racquet. It seemed to have all the impact of a mosquito bit on the Avenger, who whirled around and grabbed Cornette by the throat. Cornette sputtered and panicked for a bit, but soon the Midnight Express charged in to his rescue, and all of his men ganged up on the Avenger. Luckily for the Avenger, Leo Burke and Black Gold charged into the ring and scattered the Express to the four winds. Dan Severn & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) PCW's oddest couple had a tough battle against the former Pacific Tag Champs, but Jarrett countered an attempted DDT by Rose with an inside cradle and held him down for the one two three. Severn rushed into the ring and he and Jarrett celebrated their biggest victory yet as the fans cheered. Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow © vs. Chris Adams Another war between these two heated rivals which Adams won by countout after he was able to Superkick Bigelow off the ring apron. Eddie Gilbert & Vic Steamboat vs. The Great Muta & Mr. Hito A furious encounter where Gilbert and Muta beat each other bloody throughout the match. It wound up coming down to Steamboat hitting a flying cross body press to pin Hito. Gilbert and Muta kept going at it long after the end of the match, with their partners and managers having to pull them away from each other. Pacific Tag Team Title Match : The Midnight Express © vs. Badd Company Badd Company gave the champs a run for their money, but when the Hart Foundation came down to ringside, they tripped Tanaka coming off the ropes, and the Express capitalized with a double clothesline for the ill gotten win. 10 Man Tag Team Match : Jim Duggan, Dave Taylor, Tony St. Clair & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Buddy Rose, Ed Wiskowski, David Finlay & The Dog Pound (Rick Steiner & Brian Knobbs) As one might imagine, this was a crazy match, with Finlay and St. Clair going after each other any chance they got. It was Duggan who got the pinfall after hitting the Three Point Clothesline on Knobbs, but you just know he would have preferred to get it on Buddy Rose.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Portland Sports Arena, Portland , on ESPN / TSN , July 9th Norman Smiley vs. Brian Adams With his Thundercats partner Too Cold Scorpio temporarily out of action, Norman Smiley has faced an uphill struggle in his past few matches. This was particularly evident when he faced the "American Ninja" Brian Adams. Adams towered over Smiley, and was on his own quest to justify his place in Gary Hart's organization. Adams consistently overpowered Smiley and, although he did his best, Smiley just could not put a dent in Gary Hart's bodyguard. Adams hit the spinning backbreaker and got the one two three. But that was not enough for the man from Hawaii, and Adams kept tormenting Smiley by trapping him in an agonizing over the shoulder hangman. It looked like he could do some serious damage to Smiley, but Mike Rotunda charged out from the locker room to the rescue. He got Smiley out of the hold and started to throw down with Adams, who returned fire until Gary Hart ordered him out of the ring. He still continued shouting at Rotunda, and one could tell that these two were not done with each other. Badd Company vs. Iron & Steel (Larry Cameron & Tony Atlas) This match never got off the ground, as Iron & Steel were attacked by two men on the way to the ring. Once the cameras were able to focus on what was going on, it was revealed to be the Wild Bulls, who had not been seen since they lost the Pacific Tag Team Titles to the Midnight Express. Initially , a cheer went up at their return as the Gantner Brothers tore into Cameron and Atlas with a vengeance. But as their attack went on, the fans started to pale at the savage pummeling. Ed and Rick Gantner battered Fire & Steel with chairs until Cameron and Atlas were a bloody mess, and it fell to Badd Company to grab some chairs of their own to bail them out. Cameron and Atlas had to be helped to the back, and while the Bullpen were overjoyed at the return of their heroes, the rest of the fans weren't sure what to make of their violent tactics. Dave Taylor & ?? ?? vs. Ed Wiskowski & David Finlay After Steve Wright was taken out on a stretcher at a recent show, all eyes were on Dave Taylor and what he would do to fill the hole in his ranks. The fans got their answer when "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner played over the arena PA and "Tough" Tony St. Clair came out to the ring. The English veteran was coming off a very strong run in the AWA and fans were eager to see what he could do in PCW. He and Taylor went together like bacon and eggs, with St. Clair showing considerable technical expertise while refusing to back down a single inch to the Playboy Club. That said, Wiskowski and Finlay just kept firing at them, and St. Clair was just barely able to hit the Floating Butterfly Suplex on Finlay and keep his shoulders to the mat for the three count. The English contingent have certainly regrouped with a vengeance and the Playboy Club had best keep an eye out for them. Keiichi Yamada vs. "Mean" Mike Miller "Mean" Mike Miller has been especially ornery of late, with the leader of the Crazy Gang engaging in some knock down, drag out fights with Barry Windham. This time out, he was facing the young Japanese sensation Keiichi Yamada, and in spite of Yamada's considerable technical skills, Miller kept trying to drag the match down into the gutter. Miller would always go into his bag of dirty tricks, no matter what the circumstances. When Yamada looked to have Miller lined up for the Brainbuster, only for Miller to block it with a nasty low blow knee shot. Miller followed up with an over the shoulder neck breaker and got the pinfall. Not a victory to be proud of, but Miller probably doesn't care. Interview : Frank Bonnema stands in the ring Bonnema : Ladies and gentlemen, my next guests are a group of wrestlers who seem to be heading for big things … the Five Man Army! The fans cheer as Leo Burke, Bam Bam Bigelow, Nick Busick, Steve Blackman and Shane Douglas head out to the ring. Contrary to their normally friendly dispositions, their expressions are uncharacteristically sober. Bonnema : Leo Burke, you have been working a lot with the mysterious wrestler known only as the Masked Avenger. Could the Five Man Army soon be a Six Man Army? Burke : Now that is an interesting question , Frank Bonnema. Yes, the Masked Avenger has helped me out against Jim Cornette's crew, and his help has been greatly apprecated. But some of the rest of the Army haven't been as appreciative of him. Douglas : It's not that we haven't been appreciative, Leo. But I just don't know what to make of him. He's been your friend, but he has made no effort to be our friend. We've teamed up with him, but he hasn't wanted to have anything to do with us. Bigelow : I'm with Shane on this. He just shows up out of nowhere, and we are all supposed to just trust him? I mean, what do we really know about this guy, anyway? Burke : Now listen! He has done nothing but be a good friend to me and has saved me on a number of occasions. I don't care what you think of him, I am grateful for all he has done for me. So I will keep on working with him, and that is final! On that awkward note, the members of the Five Man Army keep staring at each other as the show cuts to commercial. Vic Steamboat vs. The Great Muta Not much has been seen from the Great Muta since his return to PCW, but his hatred of the members of Missy Hyatt International continues unabated. He was all over young Steamboat, who fought back valiantly but struggled against Muta's furious attack. But things got even wilder when Eddie Gilbert stormed to the ring and attacked Muta. As the ref called for the DQ, Gilbert and Muta went at it fist and fire, and anyone who tried to separate them just got a punch to the face or a kick to the stomach for their troubles. It took a full complement of PCW security to keep the two apart, but these two are headed for a major explosion sooner or later. Pacific Heavyweight Title Match : Buddy Rose © vs. Robbie Brookside After all the shenanigans that have gone on tonight, the ref started the match by ordering the rest of the Playboy Club as well as Brookside's allies back to the locker room. With the distractions being removed from the match, the fans were treated to a classic showdown of Brookside's youth and athleticism against Rose's experience and cunning. Brookside has pulled off some impressive upsets lately, and the fans rallied behind him, cheering on every time he got a near fall on the champ. In the end, Rose showed the benefit of his finely honed instincts as he caught Brookside in an attempted running cross body and hit an over the knee backbreaker. He followed up with a running splash for the win. Rose was still the champ, but Brookside impressed many with his efforts.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Kelowna Memorial Arena, Kelowna, July 4th Brickhouse Brown vs. Todd Morton After a few tough losses, Brickhouse came roaring back in a fast paced match where he pinned Todd Morton after a swinging neckbreaker. Norman Smiley vs. Jack Victory After his partner Too Cold Scorpio was taken out a few weeks ago with a brutal piledriver, Smiley struggled in singles action against the muscle of the Hollywood Knights. "Hollywood" Jack ended up scoring the, err, victory with the Victory-Plex. Dan Severn vs. Mr. Hito These two skilled warriors kept the crowd spellbound with a technical showdown where Severn was ultimately able to get Hito to give up to a Wakigatame armbreaker. Barry Windham & Ron Simmons vs. "Mean" Mike Miller & Stan Hansen A ferocious battle which eventually descended into chaos and the ref declaring a no contest before bolting from the ring as all four men just kept on brawling. Brian Pillman vs. Bob Orton It looked like the Cowboy would get another victory over the former Cincinnati Bengal when he got him up on the top turnbuckle for the Superplex. But Flyin' Brian was able to pivot in mid air and land on top of Orton, scoring the one two three. Golden State Tag Team Title Match : The Hart Foundation © vs. Keiichi Yamada & Hiroshi Hase The two Japanese members of the Snowbirds put up a hell of a challenge for the Hart Foundation, but the champs were able to prevail when Bret Hart dodged out of the way of Yamada's running palm thrust into the corner, and followed up with a sunset flip to successfully defend their titles. Pacific Television Title Match : Bam Bam Bigelow © vs. Chris Adams In perhaps the biggest grudge match of the night, Adams truly took it to the champion in his quest to win the title. But the Beast From The East found back with unrelenting fury, and won by countout when he hit Adams with a running headbutt when the Englishman was on the ring apron, sending Adams crashing to the outside.

PCW drops Steve Wright.

Pacific Coast Wrestling show from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver on Pacific Super Cards on ESPN / TSN , July 3rd Badd Company vs. The Vice Squad (Jimmy Del Ray & Randy Rose) Pat Tanaka thrust kicked Del Ray into a German Suplex by Paul Diamond to get the win David Taylor & Steve Wright vs. Ed Wiskowski & David Finlay Wiskowski and Finlay brutalized Wright on the outside, with Easy Ed hitting a face first piledriver on the concrete, taking Wright out of the match. Taylor put up an heroic struggle but the numbers disadvantage was too much to overcome, and Finlay hit a belly to belly piledriver to win the match. Wright was taken out on a stretcher. Scott Hall & Tom Magee vs. Mando & Hector Guerrero The Guerreros really took the Gator and Megaman to their limits in a close match but the young members of the Brigade pulled out the win when Magee hit a slingshot legdrop on Hector. Pacific Light Heavyweight Title Match : Chris Candido © vs. Jeff Jarrett A fast paced match that ended when Jarrett hit a running cross body press on Candido, only for Candido to reverse it with a rollover and pin Jarrett with his feet on the ropes. Black Gold (Steve Blackman & Shane Douglas) & The Masked Avenger vs. The Midnight Express & Big Bubba Rogers Strangely, the Masked Avenger didn't seem to want to have anything to do with Black Gold, coming off as disinterested in tagging in or helping in away way as they battled with the Midnight Express. Once Big Bubba entered the match, however, Masked Avenger became interested, forcing the tag and wading into the match to throw down with the Louisville Slugger. It wound up being Dennis Condrey who was pinned by the masked man with a front slam. After the match, the Masked Avenger quickly walked away from his partners, heading straight to the locker room while Blackman and Douglas celebrated in the ring. California Title Match : Tracy Smothers © vs. Owen Hart Early in the match, "Mr. Hollywood" could clearly tell that Owen meant business and got scared. He wound up summoning the rest of the Hollywood Knights, Jack Victory and the Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido and Todd Morton) to ringside for the rest of the match. Ultimately, when Owen had Smothers in the corner for a monkey flip, the Blondes distracted the ref while Victory interfered and drove Owen throat first onto the top rope. When the ref turned around, Smothers was covering Owen and got the one two three. A dirty victory, but how long can Smothers keep this up against young Owen? Jim Duggan & British Steel (Steven Regal & Robbie Brookside) vs. Buddy Rose & The Dog Pound (Brian Knobbs & Rick Steiner) This was a wild struggle with Rose doing everything he could to avoid facing Jim Duggan. It wound up being Brian Knobbs who faced the brunt of Duggan's wrath, taking the three point clothesline to given Hacksaw's team the victory.

Pacific Wrestling Showcase from the Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, on ESPN / TSN, July 2nd The Masked Avenger vs. Randy Rose Recently in Portland, the masked man faced off with Jimmy Del Ray, and tonight he would face the other half of the Vice Squad. "Ravishing" Randy was clearly reluctant to lock up with the leviathan, stalling for as long as he could, but eventually the Avenger got his hands on him and tossed him across the ring like a bag of dirty laundry. Rose tried to stick and move with the Avenger, but nothing he did seemed to make a dent, and when the Avenger hit him, it landed like a falling anvil. It looked like the Avenger had the match when he crushed Rose with a front slam, but just as the ref went over to make the count, Big Bubba Rogers came charging into the ring, with the Midnight Express in tow, and Cornette's Men attacked the Avenger as the ref called for the DQ. While the Avenger was usually more than a match for any challenge he faced, but 3 on 1 was too much for even him, and it looked like Bubba and the Express would do some serious damage. Lucky for him, Leo Burke rushed out to the ring, swinging a chair and scattering Cornette's Men to the wind. Burke helped up the Avenger , who stared at him for a few seconds before offering his hand. The two men shook hands as the crowd cheered. Ron Simmons vs. Tony Atlas This match would be a battle between two of the strongest men in PCW. Ron Simmons is currently embroiled in a feud with Stan Hansen, while Atlas is focusing on tag team action with his Iron & Steel partner Larry Cameron. Regardless, both were clearly taking this match very seriously. Every shot they made meant business, and the ring shook with every power move that landed. The incredible power of Simmons was like a force of nature, and he impressed many when he blocked Atlas' attempt at a Full Nelson with brute strength alone. Atlas, on the other hand, had a fair sized advantage in experience, using it to lure Simmons into traps and capitalize when Simmons made mistakes. The match reached it's climax when Atlas whipped Simmons into the ropes for a clothesline, only for Simmons to duck and come back with a massive Spear. One two three and Simmons had pulled out an incredibly hard fought win. Shane Douglas vs. Dennis Condrey With Black Gold challenging for the Midnight Express' Pacific Tag Team Titles, two members of each team squared off in singles action. Douglas was all enthusiasm, in contrast to the surly, ruthless demeanour of Condrey. His speed and energy got the crowd going, landing many rapid fire shots and drop kicks on Condrey. That said, Condrey proved to be just more cut throat, following up a leapfrog by Douglas with a low blow kick and then nailed him with a DDT to score the pinfall. Even in a singles match, the Midnight Express are a tough act to beat. Owen Hart vs. Mr. Hito Owen Hart certainly impressed many with his run as Golden State Tag Champ along with his partner Brian Pillman. Now that he is focusing more on singles success, he has set his sights on the California Title held by Tracy Smothers. Before he gets there, though , he has to get past the Japanese veteran Mr. Hito and Hito wasn't about to make it easy on him. With vicious precision shots, jarring takedowns and grueling submission holds, Hito really took it to young Owen. But the second generation star was intensely trained in his father's Dungeon and withstood the onslaught to battle back hard. He unleashed the full arsenal of his high flying moves before catching Hito in a belly to belly suplex that got the three count. Owen is proving he can do it on his own and Tracy Smothers had best watch out. Steve Blackman vs. Bobby Eaton This would be the second singles match of the night between the Midnight Express and Black Gold, and if Blackman was discouraged by his partner's earlier loss, he certainly didn't show it. The tough man from Pennsylvania fixed Eaton with a steely glare, determined to even the score for his team. He made sure that Eaton felt every shot that he landed, with martial arts kicks and shots that wore down "Beautiful" Bobby. Never the less, Eaton had plenty of tricks of his own, and the momentum of the match kept switching back and forth. That came to a shockingly sudden end when Blackman caught Eaton flat footed with a running bicycle kick and dashed over for the cover. One … two … THREE! Shane Douglas raced out to the ring and embraced his partner as they jubilantly celebrated their victory. Let's see if they can keep this momentum going into their title matches with the Express. Brickhouse Brown vs. Chavo Guerrero This was Brickhouse's first appearance since being brutally ambushed pre-match by the Crazy Gang. He was looking to show he still had what it took in coming back from his injuries, but faced an uphill battle against the eldest of the Guerrero Brothers. Guerrero took it to the popular Brickhouse, but Brickhouse was game for a fight and fought back just as hard. It was a battle every step of the way, with neither man letting up for a second. Brickhouse tried to put Chavo away with a swinging neckbreaker, but Chavo blocked it, grabbed him and a waistlock and hit a German Suplex that held him down for the count of three. A tough loss for Brickhouse, but one at with he acquitted himself commendably. Barry Windham vs. "Mean" Mike Miller The Brigade and the Crazy Gang have been feuding for a while now. While the Crazy Gang had the upper hand early on in the feud, since scoring some big victories at Seattle Showdown, the Brigade have been on a roll and showing more confidence with every week. This has gotten under the skin of the leader of the Crazy Gang, "Mean" Mike Miller, and he is set on making sure that the Brigade's momentum goes no further. He didn't even wait for the bell to ring, just going after Windham right out of the gate with wild lefts and rights. The big Texan was no pushover and fired back with haymakers of his own. This was no technical match, just an out and out fight and eventually spilled over to the outside of the ring. The ref counted to ten but both men seemed oblivious and kept at it. Even when security managed to get the two separated, Miller was pointing at Windham. It looks like "Mean" Mike isn't done with Windham by a long shot.