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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 3, 2007 8:37:29 GMT -5
TOP ROPE WRESTLING 2005 REVIEW
The new promotion Top Rope Wrestling kicked off on September 3rd of 2005 with the Top Rope Extravaganza which took place on the 3rd and 4th. The war for the United States Heavyweight Title was on between Jimmy Snuka, The Destroyer, Curt Hennig, Gorgeous George and Diamond Dallas Page. Ivan Koloff won the Championship over an injured Destroyer, and Koloff would not lose the belt for the remainder of the year. One of the highlights of 2005 was that war for the United States Championship, but there was more...
Bobo Brazil and Ilio DiPaolo had a friendly battle for the World Heavyweight Championship, and in the end Bobo Brazil won the championship over Ilio. Nick Bockwinkel would have his hands on that World Title, when he and Mad Dog Vachon injured Bobo Brazil. The battle for that World Title would see Antonio Inoki win the championship from Bockwinkel, and at the end of this battle Ivan Koloff would be the World Champion exiting 2005.
Steve Corino and Brad Armstrong would battle for the Top Rope Television Championship, this was a battle that would see the formation of the Extreme Horsemen and the Stronghold. Steve Corino, Konnan, Justin Credible, Chris Candido and Buff Bagwell the Extreme Horsemen have started a war with Brad Armstrong, Bob Armstrong and Mil Mascaras. Konnan at the end of the year would be the Television Champion, and he has waiting in the arms several wrestlers that want a shot at that title... plus, the war between the Stronghold is far from over.
The World Tag Team and United States Tag Team Championships are being battled for by some of the best tag teams in the biz. The Fabulous Kangaroos turned on the fans and are the reigning World Tag Team Champions while true fan favorites the Destroyer and Rikidozan hold onto the United States Tag Team straps.
Other happenings in Top Rope Wrestling, we saw three shows debut... MEGA MONDAY, RINGSIDE and TOP ROPE SATURDAY. New factions have formed... Abdullah Farouk has brought together Harker Dirge, The Sheik and Killer Kowalski to cause havoc in the ring and outside of it. While Bobby Heenan's Family has split for the most part, Curt Hennig has joined up with his father, while Rick Rude has joined Sherri Martel. King Kong Bundy rejoined with Hawk and Animal in the original Legion of Doom, while the Masked Superstar went solo. Bobby Heenan now just manages Nick Bockwinkel and Harley Race.
The TRW only had four months worth of action in 2005, they will have a full year to deliver more Top Rope Wrestling Action!
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 3, 2007 16:50:03 GMT -5
MEGA MONDAY
{ The Bayshore Arena - Oakland, California : 1 / 2 / 06 }
{ Dog Collar Grudge Match }
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT over Iron Sheik
FLYING REDHEADS w/Martinez over Candido ; Bagwell
NICK BOCKWINKEL w/Heenan over Steve Corino
JOHNNY VALENTINE over Ilio DiPaolo
*MAIN EVENT -
BOBO BRAZIL over Yukon Eric
NOTES : Ilio DiPaolo told the crowd that this was his last match in Top Rope for sometime, but he will return. He also told the media that he will be starting his own small wrestling promotion called Northern Heritage Association and it will be held in the North East. Another departure from the TRW is Gorgeous George, he told the press that he will return when he finalizes his grand sceme to win championships in Top Rope Wrestling.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 4, 2007 7:43:13 GMT -5
HOUSE SHOW
{ The Treston Center - Silver City, New Mexico : 1 / 4 / 06 }
THE DIBIASE'S over the Valentine's
{ Top Rope Television Non-Title Match }
KOKO B. WARE over Konnan (C)
BOBO BRAZIL over Diamond Dallas Page
*MAIN EVENT -
{ World Heavyweight Non-Title Match }
{ United States Heavyweight Non-Title Match }
THE DESTROYER over Ivan Koloff (C)
NOTES : This was Top Rope Wrestling's first small venue house show, this event drew 2, 345 fans at the Treston Center in Silver City, New Mexico. The crowd popped when the Birdman Koko B. Ware defeated the reigning Top Rope Television Champion Konnan. They also popped when The Destroyer defeated Ivan Koloff in a heated non-title match.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 4, 2007 7:47:35 GMT -5
RINGSIDE
{ The Northstar Forum - Denver, Colorado : 1 / 5 / 06 }
MIL MASCARAS over Rick Rude w/Martel
HARKER DIRGE w/Farouk over Harley Race w/Heena via DQ
THE SANDMAN over Frank Gotch via DQ
KING KONG BUNDY w/Ellering over Hacksaw Jim Duggan
*MAIN EVENT -
{ United States Tag Team Title Shot Challenge }
ROGERS ; SNUKA over Double Axe Attack
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 4, 2007 7:54:54 GMT -5
TOP ROPE SATURDAY
{ The RN Studios - Tampa, Florida : 1 / 7 / 06 }
NOTE : Red Bastien was going to face Gorgeous George in a Top Rope Television Title Shot Challenge, but with George taking time off, the Masked Superstar told Bastien that he has filled in for George and he'll be his opponent.
{ Top Rope Television Title Shot Challenge }
RED BASTIEN over Masked Superstar
VALIANT BROTHERS w/Albano over DiBiase ; Williams
ANTONIO ROCCA over Ray Stevens
*MAIN EVENT -
{ Top Ropes Television Title Match }
KONNAN w/Credible over Alofa w/Samu via DQ
NOTES : Alofa snapped outside the ring and grabbed the ring bell and smacked Konnan in the head with it... this cost him the match, but moments later Alofa jumped off the top turnbuckle with the ring bell injuring Konnan.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 5, 2007 16:59:25 GMT -5
MEGA MONDAY
{ The Kaufmann Arena - Louisville, Kentucky : 1 / 9 / 06 }
BUDDY ROGERS over Steve Williams
CANDIDO ; BAGWELL over Valiant Brothers w/Albano
KILLER KOWALSKI w/Farouk over Giant Baba
DAN SEVERN over Al Costello w/Berry
*MAIN EVENT -
ED LEWIS over Antonio Inoki
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 6, 2007 16:00:50 GMT -5
HOUSE SHOW
{ The Keller Rec Center - Danville, Virginia : 1 / 11 / 06 }
ARMSTRONGS over DiBiase's
DANNY DORING w/Sandman over Curt Hennig w/Larry Hennig via DQ
STEVE CORINO over Rikidozan
*MAIN EVENT -
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS over Road Warriors via DQ
NOTES : Larry Hennig cost Curt his match when he clotheslined Doring. Steve Corino prior to the match bad mouthed Rikidozan and The Destroyer, when the match ended Corino started to slap Rikidozan around... thats when the Destroyer ran into the ring and delivered a flying knee to Corino which sent him flying over the top rope and onto a ringside table, which injured Corino. The Midnight Express Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton reunited for one night only against the Road Warriors, Condrey is wrestling in a Virginia based promotion.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 7, 2007 17:07:21 GMT -5
RINGSIDE
{ The Edison Forum - Richmond, Virginia : 1 / 12 / 06 }
KILLER BEES over DDP ; Sharpe w/Denucci
DON MURACO w/Albano over Don Leo Jonathan
IRON SHEIK over Iron Mike DiBiase via DQ
*MAIN EVENT -
{ Falls Count Anywhere Match }
ANTONIO INOKI over Timber
NOTES : Timber was introduced and stormed to the ring, he grabbed a mic and started to call out *which shocked the crowd* Antonio Inoki and challenged him to the Falls Cout Anywhere Match, and that he wanted to start close to the top of the food chain with Inoki.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 7, 2007 17:11:58 GMT -5
TOP ROPE SATURDAY
{ The RN Studios - Tampa, Florida : 1 / 14 / 06 }
SAMOAN ISLAND TRIBE over Konnan {inj} ; Corino {inj}
FLYING RED HEADS w/Martinez over DDP ; Sharpe w/Denucci
JOHNNY VALIANT w/Albano over Harker Dirge w/Farouk
*MAIN EVENT -
{ Falls Count Anywhere Match - ReMatch }
ANTONIO INOKI over Timber
NOTES : Timber once again called out Inoki, and Inoki accepted the challenge... but once again Timber could not defeat Antonio... Timber after the match told Inoki that he was the battle but not the war and that he'll be seeing Timber down the road.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 7, 2007 17:18:37 GMT -5
MEGA MONDAY
{ The Olympic - Atlanta, Georgia : 1 / 16 / 06 }
TIMBER over Sabu via DQ
IRON SHEIK over Hacksaw Jim Duggan via DQ
KING KONG BUNDY w/Ellering over Ray Stevens
IDA MAE MARTINEZ over Trinity Denucci
*MAIN EVENT -
BOBO BRAZIL ; JOHNNY VALENTINE over Bockwinkel ; Koloff (C)
NOTES : Timber won the match when Sabu used a steel chair on Timber, after the match Sabu would continue his attack which injured Timber... later on Timber spoke, he said that Sabu will pay and that a war has just started with Sabu's attack. Jim Duggan snapped after being disqualified, and he used his 2x4 on the Iron Sheik and injuring him. The Main Event tonight saw all four men who will be part of the CHASE FOR THE GOLD match at Top Rope Wrestling's SHOCKWAVE pay-per-view... Ivan Koloff will defend his belt against those three men, if he wins he'll defend it a second time on that night and if he wins that a third time, if he loses the winner advances onto the next wrestler.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 8, 2007 16:59:10 GMT -5
HOUSE SHOW
{ The Dover Coliseum - Dover, Delaware : 1 / 18 / 06 }
KOKO B. WARE over Timber {inj}
IRON MIKE DIBIASE over Youssuf Ishmaelo
SHERRI MARTEL over Trinity Denucci
*MAIN EVENT -
{ United States Tag Team Title Match }
DESTROYER ; RIKIDOZAN (C) over The Regulators ( Cowboy Bob Orton ; D*ck Hutton )
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 8, 2007 17:03:29 GMT -5
RINGSIDE
{ The Loblaw Arena - Charleston, West Virginia : 1 / 19 / 06 }
DDP ; LARRY SHARPE w/Denucci over The Regulators via DQ
MIL MASCARAS over King Kong Bundy w/Ellering
LONDOS ; ROCCA over Dream Team w/Martel
*MAIN EVENT -
( United States Heavyweight Title Match }
( Ring Announcer Gary Michael Cappetta )
IVAN KOLOFF (C) over DDP
NOTES : Greg Valentine no showed on this card, but Playboy Buddy Rose stepped in, but Londos and Rocca won the match. Ivan Koloff won his title match and still remains the longest United States Heavyweight Champion in Top Rope History.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 8, 2007 17:08:38 GMT -5
TOP ROPE SATURDAY
{ The Stabler Arena - Harrisburg, PA : 1 / 21 / 06 }
( Table Match )
TIMBER {inj} over Sabu
KILLER BEES over The Regulators
DON MURACO w/Albano over Justin Credible
*MAIN EVENT -
RICK RUDE w/Martel over Brad Armstrong via DQ
NOTES : Martel tossed a steel chair to Rude but missed, Armstrong grabbed it and Rude fell to the mat and the referee disqualified Armstrong. This was the first Top Rope Saturday not held at the RN Studios in Tampa, Florida.
TOP ROPE WRESTLINGS NEXT CARD . . . SHOCKWAVE This is the first ever pay-per-view in Top Rope Wrestling.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 9, 2007 9:20:18 GMT -5
SHOCKWAVE ( PAY-PER-VIEW )
{ The Sure Creek Arena - Baltimore, Maryland : 1 / 22 / 06 }
The show kicked off with a highlight reel of the first 49 cards held, the crowd popped watching this footage. John Reagle walked out after the video package and told the crowd that they will be seeing a great event tonight and he also told the wrestlers backstage that he will be watching them and their actions, some wrestlers better watch their step or they will have to pay for their actions. Reagle told the crowd to enjoy the rest of the night...
{ United States Tag Team Title Match }
Buddy Rogers ; Jimmy Snuka vs. The Destroyer ; Rikidozan (C)
This is what tag team wrestling is all about, these four men battled back and forth, at one point it look like Rogers and Snuka would win this match and the championship... but the DESTROYER delivered a Sensational Suplex which then led to the pinning of Jimmy Snuka.
Yukon Eric vs. Killer Kowalski w/Farouk
This was a fast match, Eric must have been under the weather from his yellowish tint to his skin color. Kowalski used a STOMACH CLAW for a submission victory. Kowalski tried to injure Eric, but Jim Duggan stormed the ring and sent Kowalski over the top rope landing badly on his knee, which in the end was injured.
NOTE : Later in the night, Kowalski laid out Duggan and then through Eric through a glass window which ripped off Eric's ear!
{ Top Rope Television Title Match - Steel Cage Match }
Alofa vs. Konnan (C)
These two wrestlers went at one another liked mad men, the crowd was full of life during this match... it looked like Konnan had the upperhand, but Alofa drew from the crowd and he delivered a SAMOAN DROP and then escaped the Steel Cage and took the victory and the Top Rope Television Championship.
{ The HOT SEAT w/Bill Apter }
GUEST : Iron Mike DiBiase
- DiBiase spoke about him wanting a U.S. Title Shot and that him and Ted DiBiase will be teaming up very soon...
{ Ring Announcer Gary Michael Cappetta }
Danny Hodge vs. Johnny Valentine
Valentine threatens Cappetta, but Hodge storms the ring and gets the upperhand, but this did not help him once Valentine delivered a ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for the victory.
NOTE : The broadcast crew was suprised that Johnny Valentine decided to wrestle this match since he would be in the Main Event in the Chase for the Gold Match.
Antonio Inoki vs Mil Mascaras
What a match, the crowed popped for these two wrestlers, in the end Inoki won the match with a ENZUIGIRI, but both men shook hands at the end and walked off toward the back together.
{ World Tag Team Title Match }
Road Warriors w/Ellering vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (C) w/Berry
This was a domination from the Kangaroos standpoint, the Road Warriors once again look horrible, and Heffernan pinned Animal after the Kangaroos delivered a Face-First Double Suplex.
*MAIN EVENT -
{ CHASE FOR THE GOLD }
{ WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATHC }
MATCH ONE -
Bobo Brazil vs. Ivan Koloff (C)
Bobo Brazil wins his second championship with a COCO BUTT, but Ivan Koloff and Ray Steven injured Brazil when they piledrived him into the concrete floor.
NOTE : John Reagle walked out and told Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens that this was their last warning, if they repeat their actions any time in the future they will be suspended.
MATCH TWO -
Johnny Valentine vs. Bobo Brazil {inj} (C)
Knowing he was injured, Brazil took on Valentine... but he lost the match when Valentine delivered a ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for the victory.
MATCH THREE -
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Johnny Valentine (C)
No Heenan, but this did not stop Bockwinkel from winning his second World Title when he delivered a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK to win via submission.
NOTE : Bockwinkel and Race attacked Valentine after the match and they through Johnny through two stacked tables, and then they used Steel Chairs on the fallen Valentine. Ring Officials camedown to stop Bockwinkel and Stevens... then John Reagle walked out and said thats it, Bockwinkel and Stevens your actions deserve a suspension, Bockwinkel you are also stripped of the TRW World Heavyweight Title! Bockwinkel was ticked and was about to attack Reagle when security stepped in, and Reagle told Bockwinkel that he will be suspended for 15 cards while Stevens will get 10 cards for his actions.
The SHOCKWAVE will be felt far beyond this pay-per-view, STAY TUNED . . .
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 16, 2007 16:02:51 GMT -5
PRESS CONFERENCE { 1 / 23 / 06 : 12:00 pm }
John Reagle walks to the podium and speaks to the media about the status of the TRW World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship which has been vacated.
JOHN REAGLE : I'm here to talk about the TRW World Heavyweight Championship, it will still remain vacated while I find the proper way to secure that this title will gain the respect that it has lost in the last few months. The action in the ring always has been top notch, but it's the actions outside the ring that worries me the most. I know that several members of the TRW Wrestling Commitee disagree with my methods, but I will stand fast and work hard on getting the right results for the World Title. So I will be focusing on that duty and will handoff all other duties to the other members of the wrestling commitee. So with that, I will get back to work on the World Title issue at hand, thank you for coming. The other commitee members spoke several minutes later and told the press that they will let Reagle make the ruling on the TRW World Heavyweight Title and that they will delve into the other issue's at hand.
BREAKING NEWS { 1 / 23 / 06 : 4:06 pm }
The press has learned that Bobby Heenan will step down at this time as a manager in Top Rope Wrestling for some time, but he said that he will return and make an impact both in and out of the ring. He also told John Reagle has won the battle but not the war. What does Heenan have up his sleave and what does his message to Reagle mean!?
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 20, 2007 17:10:09 GMT -5
MEGA MONDAY
{ The Clarksburg Arena - Clarksburg, West Virginia : 1 / 23 / 06 }
VALIANT BROTHERS w/Albano over Chris Candido ; Buff Bagwell
{ Top Rope Television Title Match }
JIM LONDOS over Alofa (C)
DAN SEVERN over DDP {inj}
*MAIN EVENT -
IVAN KOLOFF (C) ; RAY STEVENS over Bobo Brazil {inj} ; Johnny Valentine {inj}
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 21, 2007 19:34:17 GMT -5
HOUSE SHOW
{ The Stonewood Center - Marion, Indiana : 1 / 25 / 06 }
VACHON BROTHERS over the DiBiases
HARKER DIRGE w/Farouk over Hacksaw Jim Duggan
SAVAGE-T over Danny Hodge
*MAIN EVENT -
{ Texas Death Match }
TIMBER over Koko B. Ware
NOTES : The crowd was shocked that Savage-T pulled out the upset over Hodge, this was a great back and forth battle between these two men. Timber gets his revenge in this Texas Death Match over Koko B. Ware who defeated Timber in their first meeting.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 22, 2007 18:08:24 GMT -5
RINGSIDE
{ The Bluebird Arena - Columbus, Ohio : 1 / 26 / 06 }
DANNY HODGE over Savage-T
ROGERS ; SNUKA over Zbyszko ; Eaton
STEVE CORINO over S.D.Jones
*MAIN EVENT -
{ United States Heavyweight Title Match }
IVAN KOLOFF (C) over Sabu via DQ
NOTES : Sabu used Air Sabu twice but the ref disqualified him on the second delivery of the move. Steven Hutt a TRW Official was at ringside for both the Rogers ; Snuka victory and Steve Corino victory and he looked pleased with those outcomes. Prior to the main event camera's caught Hutt speaking to Rogers, Snuka and Corino... what was said was far away from the microphones. Ivan Koloff remains the longest running and only United States Heavyweight Champion.
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 23, 2007 13:27:17 GMT -5
NEWS : 1 / 27 / 06 Ilio DiPaolo in association with Top Rope Wrestling will debut his new Northern Heritage Association, which will debut in Buffalo on February 1st. DiPaolo is excited about seeing this small promotion get underway and he will also step in the ring, he told the press that he will not return to the TRW for a few more months and wants to focus in on the NHA. The championships are as follow...
NORTHERN HERITAGE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
NORTHERN HERITAGE TAG TEAM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 23, 2007 13:32:33 GMT -5
TOP ROPE SATURDAY
{ The RN Studios - Tampa, Florida : 1/ 28 / 06 }
{ Top Rope Television Non-Title Match }
JIM LONDOS (C) over Timber
BUFF BAGWELL over Brad Armstrong
DON LEO JONATHAN over Buddy Rogers w/Martel
*MAIN EVENT -
{ World Tag Team Non-Title Match }
FABULOUS KANGAROOS (C) w/Berry over Harker Dirge ; Savage-T
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