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I have been trying to push the George - Sandman feud but the dice keep telling me to move on. Sandman can never seem to get the win (post match Cane shots aside). I was planning to move into a tag team feuding blending this feud with the Snuka - Rose feud but George and Rose took out the Superfly further clashes are on hold for a few cards.

Thanks Tman!

Keep up the great work in your fed as well.

BB

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The second half of the year starts in my home province...

Card #11 – LWF @ Toronto, ON – Maple Leaf Gardens
Injuries: King Kong Bundy 2 cards; Jimmy Snuka 1 card, 2 cards;

King Kong Bundy (2) v. Playboy Buddy Rose
The crowd gives it to Rose when he demands to be announced as 217 pounds. Bundy is selling his neck injury and still is wearing a protective collar. Rose is the quicker of the two competitors and avoids Bundy’s power attack. Rose forces Bundy to the floor with a half Boston Crab. Bundy can get nothing going. Rose connects with a standing dropkick for a 2 count. Bundy comes back outside the ring ramming Rose back first into the steel ring post (great bump!). Rose returns the favour minutes later whipping Bundy shoulder first into the steel. BOMBS AWAY gives Rose a 2 ½ count. A 2nd BOMBS AWAY ends the match.

Virgil v. Red Bastien
The fans love Bastien. Virgil reverses a whip to the corner and crushes Bastien with a running slingshot. Virgil follows with a piledriver and combo punches forcing Bastien to the floor. Virgil comes out of the ring and rams Bastien’s head into the steel rails by the fans busting Bastien open. The referee disqualifies Virgil as the fight continues at ringside. Bastien is quickly a bloody mess as security arrives to break things up.

Dick Hutton v. Buddy Rogers
Rogers’ arrogance infuriates the fans at ringside. Hutton shocks Rogers by sending Rogers off the ropes into a scoop slam. Rogers blocks a shoulder tackle and hits a jumping knee smash, a deathjump and then traps Hutton in a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE but Hutton reaches the ropes. A deathjump leads to a 2nd FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE for the win.

Road Warriors v. Ox Baker & Killer Kowalski w/King Kong Bundy (2)
Kowalski and Hawk trade power moves including an impressive full nelson suplex by Kowalski. Hawk avoids Baker’s charge into the corner and rolls up Baker for the win but Kowalski is able to break up the small package. Animal joins his partner for a DOOMSDAY DEVICE but Bundy interferes dropping an elbow onto Hawk’s head while Kowalski distracts the referee. Baker covers Hawk for a ½ count. Kowalski tags in and connects with a deathjump forearm smash that tangles Hawk in the ropes. The official steps in between Kowalski and Hawk and Kowalski throws the official to the mat and is disqualified. Kowalski and Baker beat down Hawk while Bundy hammers on Animal at ringside. Animal gets the best of Bundy and clears the ring with a steel chair.

Texas Death Match – The Destroyer v. Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov
Japanese media covers the match intensely from ringside. Destroyer endures Baba’s power attack and forces the Baba to the floor with a figure four leg lock and then whips Baba into the steel ring rails. Destroyer nails Baba in the face with a chair shot busting him open. Destroyer and Baba trade mid level offensive moves including a pair of single leg Boston Crabs by Destroyer. Baba catches Destroyer with a running slingshot in the corner and crushes Destroyer with a NECKBREAKER DROP for a ½ count. Destroyer comes back and the action spills to the floor. Destroyer grabs a steel pipe from under the ring but Baba takes the pipe and smashes Destroyer in the head. Both men brawl into the crowd and then Baba uses a steel chair to smash Destroyer in the face. Both men are now bleeding and crowd is electric. Baba with a Baba Chop followed by a NECKBREAKER DROP for a 2 ¾ count. Another NECKBREAKER DROP ends the match.

Cherie Dupré leads out Gorgeous George to a chorus of boos. George tosses out pins the fans drawing incredible heat. Dupré sprays the ring with disinfectant.

LWF World Title Match – Frank Gotch (ch) v. Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré
George opens the match blocking a backdrop with a piledriver and then tosses the champion to the floor. Gotch trips up George from the floor and rams George’s leg off the ring post and is disqualified after only two moves! The fans crap all over the result and fill the ring with trash. George and Dupré are reduced to tears as they are showed with garbage and beer!

We are off to Worchester MA next.

Virgil & Ted DiBiase take on the Valiant Brothers

Jimmy Snuka returns and teams with The Sandman against Gorgeous George & Buddy Rose

Greg Valentine squares off against Johnny Valentine

Road Warriors v. Killer Kowalski & Ox Baker in a Texas Death Match

Giant Baba challenges Bobo Brazil for the LWF United States Title

Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel face Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff for the LWF World Tag Team Championship

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Card #12 – LWF @ Worchester, MA – Auditorium
Injuries: King Kong Bundy 1 cards; Jimmy Snuka 1 cards;

Ted DiBiase is out with Virgil and pays a fan to polish his boots drawing solid heat

Ted DiBiase & Virgil v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
The Valiants stop DiBiase with a double team clothesline (pop from the fans). Johnny Valiant chokes out Virgil with the tag rope but Virgil blocks a double hammer at ringside. Johnny escapes two MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPERS and then runs DiBiase into the steel ring post shoulder first. Jimmy tags into the ring and hits DiBiase with a SUPER ELBOW and Johnny cuts of Virgil giving the Valiant Brothers a much needed victory.

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George and Playboy Buddy Rose to the ring drawing huge heat. George tosses out pins to the crowd and then Dupré sprays the ringside area while Rose demands to be announced at 217 pounds.

Playboy Buddy Rose & Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré v. The Sandman & Jimmy Snuka (1)
Great pop for the returning Superfly whose ribs are tapped up. Snuka ducks George’s charge to the corner and George flips over the ropes to the floor. Snuka dives over the top rope onto George at ringside (LWF! LWF!). Snuka climbs the buckles for a SUPERFLY LEAP but misses! Rose tags into the match with a BOMBS AWAY for a 2 ¾ count. Snuka escapes a sleeper hold. Rose takes the match to the floor but Snuka blocks a double hammer and Rose crashes into the steel rails (solid bump). The action goes back and forth until Dupré interferes and allows George to take over against Sandman ramming Sandman’s head into the ringside table. Sandman escapes a figure four leglock but George maintains control. George rams Sandman’s face into the steel rails by the fans busting him open. Dupré distracts the referee so George is not disqualified. Sandman breaks free of a neck twist and Snuka downs Rose with a backbreaker for a 1 ½ count. Snuka tosses Rose to the floor twice and then crushes him with a SUPERFLY LEAP (3) for the pin.

Greg Valentine v. Johnny Valentine
Johnny reverses a whip to the buckle but Greg moves clear of the corner and Johnny crashes head first into the turnbuckles allowing Greg to score a ½ count. Greg uses a deathjump clothesline to set up a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK that Johnny powers out of. Johnny blocks Greg’s charge to the corner with a knee to chest and works over Greg with forearm bludgeons for a 2 ¾ count. Johnny with a deathjump, forearm hammer and ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for a 2 count. Johnny works over Greg with a tackle in the corner and ends the match uneventfully with a forearm bludgeon (dead crowd at the end)

Texas Death Match – Road Warriors v. Ox Baker & Killer Kowalski w/King Kong Bundy
Bundy is patrolling ringside with his neck collar on drawing great heat. Kowalski & Baker work over Hawk but Baker and Hawk both go for a clothesline at the same time and collide in the center of the ring. Hawk recovers first and Animal tags in taking Baker to the floor whipping Baker to the steel rails (ouch!). Animal rams Baker back first into the steel ring post. DOOMSDAY DEVICE on Baker for a ½ count. Hawk with a deathjump and a DOOMSDAY DEVICE on Baker but Kowalski makes the save. Animal works over Baker and then brings a steel chair into the ring and nails Baker busting him open. Baker blocks a POWER SLAM with low blow (great heat). Kowalski downs Animal with a giant swing and then brawls with the Road Warrior in the fans. Kowalski rams the ringsteps into Animal busting Animal open. Kowalski with a bombs away knee drop but Animal reverses a whip into the steel rails at ringside before grabbing a steel pipe from under the ring and smashing Kowalski with it spilling more blood. Hawk uses a vertical suplex to set up a double clothesline for a 2 ¾ count on Kowalski. Hawk whips Kowalski into the steel rails and then uses a gut wrench suplex to set up a DOOMSDAY DEVICE for a 2 count. A 2nd DOOMSDAY DEVICE puts down Kowalski but Bundy tries to interfere but Hawk takes him out with a clothesline (crowd is over the top!). The Warriors with a double team clothesline and followed by an Irish whip into the steel rails. Hawk crushes Kowalski with a gorilla press slam to end the match.

LWF United States Title Match – Bobo Brazil (ch) v. Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov
The crowd is super hot for this one. Japanese media flood ringside before the bell. Baba sends Brazil to the floor after a Russian legsweep and then rams Brazil’s head into the steel rails busting him open. Baba climbs to the top of the turnbuckles but Brazil catches Baba on the top and tosses him to the mat (ooooohh). After trading power moves Brazil avoids a charge to the buckle and rolls up Baba for a ½ count. Brazil strikes with three COCO BUTTS but Breznikov distracts Brazil saving Baba. Brazil works over Baba with a bearhug and big hammer punch. Brazil tosses Baba to the floor and then traps Baba in another bearhug but Breznikov jumps into the ring and is met with a Brazil clothesline. Brazil then covers Baba for the three count.

Iron Sheik is on the house mic running down America and the fans drawing massif heat.

LWF World Tag Team Title Match – Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff w/Nikita Breznikov v. Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel
Race and Bockwinkel had made it clear in their interviews leading up to this match they did not care whether the fans cheered them or not. They were focused on capturing the titles, not in ring politics. Race faces Volkoff than Sheik avoiding Sheik’s charge into the corner and rolling Sheik up for a ½ count. Race immediately follows with a deathjump cross body block for a ½ count. Bockwinkel tags in with a deathjump cross body block of his own for a ½ count. Bockwinkel nails Sheik in the leg with a chair at ringside. Both teams are able to make several tags and Race takes the fight to Volkoff with a vertical suplex, swinging neckbreaker, diving headbutt and a 2nd swinging neckbreaker for a 1 ½ count. Race and Sheik trade moves and Race catches Sheik with a spinning neckbreaker followed immediately by a PILEDRIVER. Bockwinkel blocks Volkoff and Breznikov cannot distract Race but does distract the referee allowing Giant Baba to come into the ring and nails Race with a boot to the face (monster heat). Sheik rolls up Race for a 2 count. Volkoff takes Race to the floor but Race grabs Volkoff and sends him shoulder first into the steel ring post. Race goes for a deathjump but Volkoff catches Race on the top of the turnbuckles and tosses him to the mat. Race grabs the ropes to escape a CAMEL CLUTCH and kicks out after a vertical suplex. Sheik loads up his boot and Race is a bloody mess and retreats to the floor. Sheik follows him out starting a wild brawl. Race uses a steel chair to deck Sheik and is disqualified. Breznikov gathers the champions and retreats to the dressing room leaving a frustrated Race and Bockwinkel in the ring. Bockwinkel and Race begin to argue in the ring and then exchange punches. Security comes out to break up the fight (great heat from the fans).

The next card will come from the Albany NY and will be headlined by the LWF’s first cage match! Here is the line up….

King Kong Bundy v. Dick Hutton

Jimmy Snuka & The Sandman v. Valiant Brothers

The Destroyer v. Buddy Rogers

LWF World Title Texas Death Match - Frank Gotch v. Gorgeous George

Steel Cage Match - Virgil v. Red Bastien

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Card #13 – LWF @ Albany, NY – Armory

King Kong Bundy v. Dick Hutton
It is all Hutton from the bell with a grinding rear chinlock and a pair of Cowboy backbreakers. Hutton rebounds Bundy off the ropes into a stiff back elbow and follows with an ABDOMINAL STRETCH. Hutton takes the fight to Bundy at ringside ramming Bundy’s head into the steel rails by the fans busting Bundy open and later ramming a bloody Bundy into the ringside table. Incredibly, Bundy rolls clear of Hutton’s deathjump and the Cowboy crashes to the mat. Bundy covers Hutton with one arm for a ½ count. Hutton blocks a backdrop with a piledriver and the action goes back outside the ring. Bundy catches Hutton coming off the buckles with a double hammer in a bear hug and rams Hutton back first into the ring apron. Bundy goes up to the top buckle for a deathjump cross body block (LWF! LWF!) but scores only a ½ count (oohh!). Bundy hits the AVALANCHE for the five count and Hutton is still searching for his first victory.

The Sandman & Jimmy Snuka v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Great reaction for Sandman & Snuka from the Albany fans. Sandman cracks a beer and goes to work against Jimmy Valiant with a body slam, Heinekenrana, eye gouge on the ropes followed by a 2nd Heinekenrana for a ½ count. Snuka tags in and takes Valiant to the floor but Jimmy blocks Snuka’s falling double hammer with a punch to the stomach and Snuka crashes into the steel rails hard (nice bump!). Johnny tags in and rebounds Snuka off the ropes into a kick to the groin followed by a TOP ROPE ELBOW. Johnny cuts of Sandman and Jimmy covers the Superfly for the win.

The Destroyer v. Buddy Rogers
Rogers draws great heat with his strut at the bell. Rogers frustrates Destroyer with a series of headlocks jumping knee smashes and a figure four leg lock. Rogers tosses Destroyer to the floor three times and on the 3rd time Rogers nails Destroyer at ringside with a falling cross body from the top of the buckle (LWF! LWF!). Destroyer catches Rogers going to the top buckle and tosses him to the mat and immediately traps Rogers in a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Rogers escapes and Destroyer uses a single leg Boston Crab and a handstand kneedrop to set up a sensation suplex for a ½ count. Destroyer dominates the action with a pair of deathjump clotheslines and then wins a brawl at ringside. Another FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK forces Rogers to the ropes and Rogers escapes an intelligent sleeper hold before a bombs away kneedrop gives Destroyer the upset victory.

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George to the ring drawing huge heat. Dupré disinfects the ring and the referee while George jars with the fans. Dupré then assists George with his robe and brushes his hair. The process takes several minutes and the fans are going crazy.

LWF World Title Texas Death Match – Frank Gotch (ch) v. Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré
Gotch controls the early action with takeovers and mat holds. George avoids a running shoulder tackle and traps Gotch in a Gorgeous Grip followed by a SPINNING TOE HOLD. George nails Gotch with a perfect chokeslam and Gotch bails to the floor where George uses a chair on the Champion’s leg (Boo!). George rolls up Gotch with a small package with tights followed by an airplane spin for a 2 count. George wedges Gotch’s leg in a chair and stomps away (huge heat!). Gotch reverses an Irish whip into the steel rails and then smashes George in the face with the LWF World Title Belt busting him open (My face! My beautiful Face!). Ms. Dupré is hysterical at ringside. Gotch goes for a GOTCH TOE HOLD but George connects with a kick below the belt (huge heat). SPINNING TOE HOLD. New Champion!!!

Steel Cage Match – Virgil v. Red Bastien
Great pop for Bastien when he is introduced. Bastien explodes from the open bell with a drop toe hold, elbow drop and flying dropkicks for a ½ count. Bastien sends Virgil into the cage several times before Virgil is able to power back with a shoulder tackle rebounding off the ropes. Virgil uses his boxing skills to work over Bastien and then tosses him back first into the steel. Bastien gets his elbow up to block Virgil’s charge into the corner and traps him in a Boston Crab before connecting with an ATOMIC DROP for the win.

Huge upset tonight with Gorgeous George taking home the World Title! The action continues from Landover next with the following card:

Dick Hutton faces another big man when he meets Giant Baba

Jimmy Snuka & The Sandman meet Ox Baker & Killer Kowalski

Harley Race renews his feud against Nick Bockwinkel

Ted DiBiase takes on Red Bastien

Johnny Valentine wrestles Greg Valentine

Undefeated Bobo Brazil puts the United States Title up against Playboy Buddy Rose

The Road Warriors finally get their title shot and will face Tag Team Champions Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff.

What will happen next?

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Card #14 – LWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Center

Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov v. Dick Hutton
Japanese media cover the action from ringside. Hutton receives a nice pop from the fans and controls the match including sending Baba into the ropes and connecting with an impressive fireman’s carry crashing Baba to the mat (oohh). Baba easily escapes a pair of ABDOMINAL STRETCHS and it is all Hutton with Oklahoma siderolls, side saltos, and cowboy backbreakers. Baba powers out of a grinding rear chinlock and takes over with head butts, legsweeps, tackles and a Baba Chop that downs Hutton for a 2 count. BACKBREAKER DROP ends the match.

Jimmy Snuka & The Sandman v. Ox Baker & Killer Kowalski w/King Kong Bundy
Solid ovation for Snuka and Sandman showers the fans with an ice cold Bud. The action goes back and forth with both teams making tags. Kowalski dominates Sandman and takes the action to the floor ramming Sandman’s head into the ringside table. The action returns the floor and Sandman rams Kowalski’s shoulder into the steel ring post and is disqualified. Sandman clears the ring after the bell with his Singapore Cane.

Nick Bockwinkel v. Harley Race
Neither man acknowledges the fans before the bell. This one is going to be intense. Bockwinkel looks good early in the match blocking a backdrop with a piledriver and setting the pace. Race blocks a backdrop with a piledriver of his own but Bockwinkel catches Race on the top of the turnbuckles and tosses Race to the mat. Race escapes a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER and comes back blocking a backdrop with a piledriver. They trade moves for over 10 rolls until Race catches Bockwinkel with a pair of swinging neckbreakers for a ½ count. Race quickly plants Bockwinkel with a PILEDRIVER for the win.

Ted DiBiase offers a fan $100.00 to complete ten pushups. Virgil knocks over the fan at 9 ½ drawing incredible heat.

Ted DiBiase w/Virgil v. Red Bastien
It is all Bastien from the bell with arm drags, flying body press and flying head scissors (huge pop). DiBiase bails to the floor after a Boston Crab and Bastien comes out after him starting a wild brawl. DiBiase nails Bastien with a chair shot busting Bastien open but Virgil is able to distract the referee so DiBiase is not disqualified. DiBiase connects with a deathjump smash followed by a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. DiBiase tosses Bastien to the floor and hits a falling cross body block from the top of the turnbuckles to the arena floor (LWF! LWF!). DiBiase takes the action to the floor again ramming Bastien’s face into the steel rails by the fans and then ends the match in the next move with a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. After the match, DiBiase stuffs Bastien’s mouth with $100.00 bills and leaves him dazed in the ring.

Greg Valentine v. Johnny Valentine
The action starts a fast pace with both men crossing the ropes until Johnny hits a shoulder tackle. Both men exchange moves and Johnny stuns Greg with a big chop to the chest and covers him for the shocking victory (less than 10 moves!).

LWF United States Title Match – Bobo Brazil (ch) v. Playboy Buddy Rose
Rose gets heat from the fans demanding to be announced at 217 pounds but then draws some laughs as well by demonstrating his fitness level with jumping jacks (lol). Brazil is out to a monster ovation and opens with a backbreaker for a 2 ¾ count. Brazil dominates the match with two bearhugs and big hammer punches, Bobo body slams. Brazil covers Rose for a 2 count before coming off the turnbuckles with a deathjump clothesline followed by a COCO BUTT. 1, 2, 3.

Iron Sheik draws great heat with his mic work running down the fans and the Road Warriors. Breznikov tells the fans that after the Road Warriors are defeated tonight, there will be no disputing who the greatest tag team in the world is.

LWF World Tag Team Title Match – Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (ch) w/Nikita Breznikov v. Road Warriors
Great reaction for the Warrior but they could care less. This one is not going to be pretty. Sheik spits at Hawk who responds with a gorilla press slam. Volkoff is in and Hawk blocks a knee to the gut and executes a perfect vertical suplex covering Volkoff for the pin while Animal takes out Sheik. The Road Warriors are the new LWF World Tag Team Champions. The match lasts five moves!

The Next card comes from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The following bouts are scheduled to take place:

Ox Baker & King Kong Bundy v. Valiant Brothers

The Sandman v. Killer Kowalski

Jimmy Snuka v. Playboy Buddy Rose

The Destroyer v. Buddy Rogers

LWF World Champion Gorgeous George v. Frank Gotch

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Ox Baker & King Kong Bundy v. Valiant Brothers

The Sandman v. Killer Kowalski

Jimmy Snuka v. Playboy Buddy Rose

The Destroyer v. Buddy Rogers

LWF World Champion Gorgeous George v. Frank Gotch

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Card #15 – LWF @ Lowell, MA – Lowell Memorial Auditorium

Ox Baker & King Kong Bundy v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
The crowd backs the Valiant Brothers in this battle of heel teams. Bundy makes a pre-match promise to deliver the five count tonight. Jimmy and Johnny work over Bundy including a double team elbow smash. Baker has more success against Johnny including a pair of clotheslines and a shoulder breaker. A neckbreaker gives Baker a 2 count. Bundy is a powerhouse when he returns to the ring crushing Johnny with a deathjump smash, three consecutive elbow drops off ropes and a running power slam. Johnny kicks out of Bundy’s cover at 1. Jimmy saves Johnny from an AVALANCHE. Baker tags in and hits a knee drop to the head for a 1 ½ count. HEART PUNCH! Jimmy Valiant and King Kong Bundy jump into the ring and a wild brawl starts. Both teams are disqualified. Baker and Bundy get the best of the Valiant Brothers and leave their opponents dazed in the ring.

Killer Kowalski v. The Sandman
Great ovation for The Sandman as he showers the front row with beer. Kowalski strikes with a kidney punch that sets up a stomach claw and Sandman needs to grab the ropes to escape. It is all Kowalski in and out of the ring. Kowalski bloodies Sandman at ringside ramming Sandman’s face into the steel rails and later tosses him to the mat with a giant swing. Kowalski shows his power with an overhead body slam followed by a shoulder breaker for a 1 ½ count. Sandman crawls back into the ring from the floor and Kowalski finishes him with a CLAW HOLD. Sandman has no successful offensive moves the entire match!

Jimmy Snuka v. Playboy Buddy Rose
Snuka is over with the fans. Rose draws great heat and whips the crowd into a frenzy demanding to be announced at 217 pounds. Snuka controls the action from the opening bell with chops, headbutts, leap frogs and then wins a wild brawl at ringside. Rose blocks Snuka’s deathjump with a boot to the face and forces Snuka to the floor with a sleeper hold. Snuka avoids Rose’s double hammer from the second buckle and Rose crashes into the steel rails by the fans (nice bump). Rose comes back trapping Snuka in a half Boston Crab and busting Snuka open with a foreign object (huge heat). Snuka connects with a backbreaker for a 1 count. Snuka dives onto Rose at ringside (LWF! LWF!) but Rose catches Snuka charging into the corner with an elbow to the face. Rose sends Snuka into the ropes and both men go for a clothesline and collide in the center of the ring. Snuka recovers first but misses his SUPERFLY LEAP when Rose rolls clear. Rose uses a chair shot on Snuka at ringside and works him over in the ring with a sleeper hold and shoulder tackle. Snuka comes back with a head butt before Rose whips Snuka head first into the steel post spilling more blood. Snuka rolls clear of Rose’s deathjump and covers Rose for a ½ count. A bloody Snuka hits a weak SUPERFLY LEAP (1) for a ½ count. Snuka with a backbreaker followed by back to back piledrivers for the three count. Snuka is not done and goes up top for a 2nd SUPERFLY LEAP followed by a 3rd. The crowd is going insane as security arrives to break things up. Rose need assistance leaving the ring and is injured for 5 fight cards.

Buddy Rogers v. The Destroyer
Prior to tonight’s match, Rogers was telling anyone who would listen that Destroyer was lucky last time they met and next time his luck would run out. Both men counter each other for the first seven rolls of the match and the action spills to the floor. Rogers rams Destroyer’s face into the steel rails by the fans but moments later Destroyer blocks Rogers’ falling double hammer at ringside with a punch to the stomach. Destroyer with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK but Rogers escapes. Destroyer wears down Rogers with a single leg Boston Crab before Rogers blocks a handstand knee drop and rocks Destroyer with a piledriver. Destroyer catches Rogers on the top of the turnbuckles and tosses him to the mat. Destroyer controls the action with a bombs away knee drop, sensational suplex and deathjump clothesline. Destroyer traps Rogers in a single leg Boston Crab and then forces Rogers to the floor with a sensational suplex. Outside, Destroyer rams Rogers’ face into the steel rails by the fans busting him open and then finishes the match in the next move with a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Rogers is humbled yet again!

Cherie Dupré leads LWF World Champion Gorgeous George to the ring drawing incredible heat. Dupré actually sweeps the ring clean and then assists George with his robe and fixes his hair. The process takes several minutes and the crowd is in a frenzy.

LWF World Title Match – Gorgeous George (ch) w/Cherie Dupré v. Frank Gotch
The ovation for Gotch is off the charts. It is all Gotch with a fireman carry, double leg takedown and body slams until Dupré tries to trip up Gotch from the floor allowing George to roll up Gotch from behind for a ½ count. Gotch blocks a snap mare and crushes George with an Iowa backdrop for a ½ count. Gotch wins a wild brawl on the floor but George sidesteps a dropkick. George takes over with multiple face rakes with Georgie pins, Gorgeous Grip, airplane spin and a choke slam. Both men go for a clothesline at the same time and collide in the ring. George recovers first but Gotch is able to escape a figure four leg lock and battle back into the match. The action goes back and forth but Gotch catches George with a Iowa backdrop that sends the champion to the floor. George drags Gotch to the floor and whips him into the steel ringpost. The referee disqualifies George who then grabs his belt and Dupré before fleeing ringside.

Up next, we are off to MSG, Madison Square Garden for a show headlined by a steel cage showdown-Frank Gotch v. Gorgeous George for the LWF World Title! Also signed…

Dick Hutton looks for his 1st win against Killer Kowalski

Giant Baba faces Nick Bockwinkel

Buddy Rogers gets another chance at The Destroyer. Rogers has promised he will leave the LWF if he cannot beat Destroyer this time!

Jimmy Snuka meets an injured Buddy Rose

Red Bastien continues his battle against Ted DiBiase

The family feud continues with Johnny Valentine meeting Greg Valentine

In a Texas Death Match, King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker take on the Valiant Brothers. The winning team will receive the next shot at the Tag Team Champions

Harley Race will received his second opportunity this year against United States Champion Bobo Brazil

Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff will attempt to recapture the Tag Team Titles from the Road Warriors.

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Card #16 – LWF @ New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Injuries: Playboy Buddy Rose 5 cards;

Killer Kowalski v. The Sandman
Sandman gets a solid pop from the fans when he cracks a beer at ringside. Dick Hutton is a no show tonight due to a family emergency. Kowalski opens the bout with an overhead body slam for a 1 ½ count and works over Sandman in and out of the ring including a deathjump clothesline and a giant swing. Sandman blocks Kowalski’s deathjump with a boot to the face (nice pop) and then goes up top himself for a deathjump. Kowalski rolls clear and Sandman crashes to the mat and is easily pinned.

Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov v. Nick Bockwinkel
The Japanese media flood ringside so the fans know that Giant Baba will be on his way to the ring. Both men counter and Bockwinkel forces Baba into an abdominal stretch. Bockwinkel dominates the action with a deathjump smash, choke on the ropes and a two more abdominal stretches. The action goes to the floor and Bockwinkel uses a steel chair to crack Baba across the back and is disqualified. Much to the pleasure of the fans, Bockwinkel chases Baba and Breznikov to the back.

Buddy Rogers v. The Destroyer
Rogers has promised to leave the LWF if he cannot beat Destroyer this time. The crowd is super hot for this one (Make Him Leave! Make Him Leave!). Rogers sets the early pace with forearm uppercuts and a pair of piledrivers. Destroyer can get nothing going as Rogers dominates with forearm uppercuts, tackles in the corner, headlocks and jumping knee smashes. Finally Destroyer breaks through with a series of forearms, running shoulder tackles and an intelligent sleeper hold. Rogers catches Destroyer charging into the corner with an elbow to the face and downs Destroyer with pin using ropes for a ½ count. Destroyer blocks a deathjump with a boot to the face but Rogers recovers and continues to work over Destroyer with jumping knee smashes, piledrivers and dropkicks. Both men block charges to the corner with a knees to the chest and Rogers plants Destroyer in the middle of the ring with a piledriver for a 1 ½ count. It is all Rogers with piledrivers, dropkicks and jumping knee smashes. Rogers nearly ends the match with back to back dropkicks but Destroyer lifts his shoulder at the last second (solid pop). Rogers tosses Destroyer to the floor and moments later finishes the match with a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE (great heat).

Playboy Buddy Rose (5) v. Jimmy Snuka
Rose is on the mic saying his stellar conditioning and low body weight prevented him for being seriously injured at the hand of the Superfly last time they met. Rose’s ribs are heavily taped so it looks like he is wearing a girdle. Monster pop for the Superfly. Rose comes out strong with half Boston Crab and brainbuster before blasting Snuka with a foreign object busting the Superfly open. Rose hits a perfect chokeslam for a ½ count. Snuka comes back with a pair of backbreakers and then rams Rose’s head into the ringside table. Rose whips Snuka into the steel ringpost but the referee allows the action to continue. Rose goes back to the foreign object again and then traps Snuka in a half Boston Crab. Snuka connects with a series of chops and a deathjump clothesline but Rose rams Snuka’s head into the ringside table and then nearly ends the match with a sleeper hold. The action returns to the floor yet again and this time Snuka is able to ram Rose’s head into the ringside table and roll Rose back into the ring. Snuka hits a SUPERFLY LEAP (4) to end the contest. Snuka is not done and he rips off Rose’s protective tape and goes up to the top for a 2nd SUPERFLY LEAP. Rose is removed on a stretcher (8 card injury).

Ted DiBiase is in the ring with Virgil and offers a fan one hundred dollars to heat dog food. The fan does it drawing monster heat

Ted DiBiase w/Virgil v. Red Bastien
The fans love Bastien. The action is closely contested with plenty of counters. DiBiase lands on his feet after a hip toss attempt and catches Bastien with a backward elbow off ropes for a ½ count. Bastien escapes a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Both men counter wrestle and Bastien hits a flying head scissors out of nowhere for a ½ count (great pop). Bastien flips DiBiase to the floor with another flying leg scissors but DiBiase blocks Bastien’s double hammer with a punch to the midsection. DiBiase connects with a deathjump forearm smash that tangles Bastien in the ropes. Virgil is able to distract the referee allowing DiBiase to work over a helpless Bastien. DiBiase tries to end the match with a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER and then a figure four leg lock but Bastien grabs the ropes each time. Bastien rolls clear of a deathjump and covers DiBiase for a 2 ¾ count (ohhhhh!). A Boston Crab forces DiBiase to the ropes but DiBiase catches Bastien in the corner with an elbow to the face and traps Bastien in another MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER but Bastien is able to grab the ropes. DiBiase works over Bastien with knees, neckbreakers and suplexes and then uses final MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER to end the match. After the bell, DiBiase does not release the hold and Virgil quickly makes it a two on one beat down. Both men work over Bastien and then execute a pair of spike piledrivers. Jimmy Snuka arrives with security to break up the attack. Bastien in removed on a stretcher (7 card injury).

Johnny Valentine v. Greg Valentine
Johnny takes his son to school for over 20 moves with clotheslines, chops and forearms. Greg avoids Johnny’s charge into the corner and Johnny crashes hard into the buckles allowing Greg to roll Johnny up for a ½ count. Greg controls the match for a few moves but Johnny comes back with forearms and chops. Johnny sends Greg into the corner but once again Greg steps out of the way and Johnny hits the buckles hard allowing Greg to quickly catch his father in a roll up for a 2 count. Greg’s advantage is once again short lived and Johnny takes over including a perfect back drop. Greg avoids Johnny’s charge into the corner for the third time for another near fall. Johnny immediately recovers blocking a full nelson suplex and trapping Greg in an abdominal stretch. Johnny controls the action for over 20 moves with elbows, chops and forearms. (The crowd is dead and could care less about this match). Johnny cracks Greg with a chair shot and then hits an ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for a ½ count. A 2nd ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER ends the match and likely this feud.

Number One Contenders Texas Death Match – Jimmy & Johnny Valiant v. King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker
The New York fans get behind the Valiant Brothers from the opening bell. Baker does well against both Valiant Brothers but Bundy tags in and destroys Johnny with a punch to the head and big bear hug forcing Valiant to grab the ropes. Bundy Irish whips Johnny into the steel rails before both men brawl into the crowd. Bundy grabs a metal pipe from under the ring but Johnny punches Bundy and takes away the pipe away smashing Bundy with it busting the big man open. Jimmy Valiant tags in with a SUPER ELBOW for a 1 ½ count. Bundy ducks Jimmy’s charge into the corner and Valiant tumbles to the floor where Bundy arms himself with the metal pipe and bloodies Valiant. Jimmy reverses Baker’s Irish whip into the steel rails and tries to finish Baker off with a SUPER ELBOW but Baker catches Jimmy on the top of the buckles with a low blow. Jimmy falls to the mat and Baker grabs a chair from ringside and smashes Valiant with it. Baker takes the fight down the ring aisle and outside the arena ramming Valiant’s head off a car! Baker drags Valiant back to ringside and grabs the metal pipe but Valiant punches Baker and nails him with pipe busting Baker open. Johnny tags into the match and downs Baker with a SPINNING NECKBREAKER for a ½ count. Both men brawling into the crowd and Johnny cracks Baker with a steel chair. Johnny chokes out Baker with his own whip at ringside and downs him with another SPINNING NECKBREAKER for a ½ count. Johnny with a SPINNING NECKBREAKER for a 2 ¾ count. Baker manages to get out of a forth SPINNING NECKBREAKER with a thumb to the eyes. Bundy tags in and gives Johnny a running powerslam on a chair in the middle of the ring! Johnny rolls to the floor and Bundy follows. The fight goes outside the arena again and Bundy rams Johnny head into a car in the parking lot! A big bear hug forces Johnny to the floor where he reverses Bundy’s whip into the steel rails. Baker is all over Jimmy with clotheslines and shoulder breakers. Baker takes Jimmy to the parking lot and rams Jimmy into a parked car. The fight returns to ringside after a brawl in the crowd and Jimmy reverses Baker’s whip into the steel rails and then smashes Baker with a steel chair. Baker reverses Jimmy whip into the steel rails and tries to end the match with a HEART PUNCH but Jimmy blocks the move with a kick below the belt. (The crowd is super hot now!) The Valiant’s hit TOP ROPE ELBOW on Baker and Jimmy covers Baker (roll of 11 for an 11 pin!) for the win while Johnny blocks Bundy from making the save. All four men brawl after the match until security arrives. It is total carnage in the ring.

LWF United States Title Match – Bobo Brazil (ch) v. Harley Race
Brazil is easily the most popular wrestling in the LWF. Race uses a series of head butts to stun Brazil and downs him with an Indian Deathlock. Race tosses Brazil to the floor and then follows up with a deathjump smash and deathjump cross body block for a ½ count. Brazil rolls to the floor after a swinging neckbreaker and Race follows him out. Race rams a steel chair into Brazil’s gut and is disqualified. Race nails Brazil with the chair busting him open and then grabs the United States Title holding it aloft before dropping into onto Brail (Monster Heat!).

Iron Sheik is on the mic running down America drawing huge heat.

LWF World Tag Team Title Match – Road Warriors (ch) v. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff w/ Nikita Breznikov
Hawk is a machine dropkicking Volkoff right into Sheik’s tag and then ducking Sheik’s clothesline crushing Sheik with one of his own followed by a gorilla press slam for a ½ count. Animal tosses Sheik to the floor and then crushes him at ringside with a falling cross-body from the top of the turnbuckles (LWF! LWF!). Sheik crawls back into the ring but Animal tosses him to the floor again and then press slams Sheik back into the ring (monster pop!). Animal then rams Sheik’s face into the steel rails by the fans busting him open but Sheik manages to ram Animal’s face into the ringside table moments later. Animal and Volkoff trade blows before Hawk tears into Volkoff with clotheslines, dropkicks, suplexs and an impressive gorilla press slam. Volkoff escapes an over the shoulder backbreaker buy hooking the ropes with his leg. Animal is back in the match. DOOMSDAY DEVICE for a 2 ¾ count. Sheik saves his partner from Hawks over the shoulder backbreaker but Hawk applies the hold again and this time Animal takes care of Sheik and Breznikov is unable to distract the referee. Volkoff has no choice but to give up.

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George to the ring after a brief intermission in which the steel cage is assembled. George tosses out pins to the fans drawing great heat but he appears petrified when he gets to ringside and demands that Dupré enter the cage first to have it disinfected. The referee will not allow Dupré into the ring and George is beside himself and it takes Dupré several minutes to calm George down.

LWF World Title Steel Cage Match – Gorgeous George (ch) w/Cherie Dupré v. Frank Gotch
Gotch receives a huge pop when he is introduced and takes the fight to George at the bell with takedowns and an Iowa backdrop setting up a GOTCH TOE HOLD but George is able to scramble to the ropes. Gotch rams Georges face into the cage busting the champion open (Dupré is hysterical at ringside) and then traps George in a grinding hammerlock that forces George to grab the ropes. George survives a rolling knee bar and turns a running shoulder tackle into an airplane spin. George quickly applies a SPINNING TOE HOLD but Gotch escapes. George climbs the ropes for a deathjump but Gotch rolls clear and covers George for a 1 ½ count. Gotch traps George in a guillotine choke and moves into a crossface and arm bar to recapture the title!

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Card #17 – LWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse
Injuries: Playboy Buddy Rose 4 cards, 8 cards; Red Bastien 7 cards

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George to the ring drawing monster heat. George tosses out pins to the fans drawing huge heat. Dupré disinfects the ring and then assists George with his robe and fixes his hair.

Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré v. Dick Hutton
Hutton has the crowd behind him as he goes move for move with the former World Champion. Hutton blocks a backdrop with a piledriver and traps George in a pair of ABDOMINAL STRETCHS. George is trapped in the ropes after a deathjump forearm smash and Hutton works over George until the referee steps in. Dupré cannot distract Hutton and George submits to a 3rd ABDOMINAL STRETCH. Hutton has his first win and it is a big one.

The Sandman v. Greg Valentine
Sandman smashes open a beer and the crowd loves it. Both men need a win to get back on track. Sandman bails to the floor after a falling elbow hammer but is able to drag Valentine out and ram him into the steel ring post shoulder first. Sandman nails Valentine with a SINGAPORE CANE and is disqualified. Valentine flees the ring after the bell. The match lasts just four moves.

Ted DiBiase is in the ring with Virgil and pays a fan to eat dog food drawing monster heat.

Ted DiBiase w/Virgil v. Jimmy Snuka
The ovation for Snuka is off the charts. DiBiase sets the early pace but Snuka breaks out of a bear hug and sends DiBiase to the floor after a backbreaker and then dives over the top rope on DiBiase and Virgil at ringside (LWF! LWF!). Snuka takes to the air with three deathjump smashes and a flying head butt for a ½ count. Snuka sends DiBiase to the floor and when the Million Dollar Man crawls back into the ring hits a SUPERFLY LEAP (5). Virgil cannot distract the referee and the match is over.

Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov v. Nick Bockwinkel
Japanese media continue to follow Baba every time he competes. The crowd backs Bockwinkel. It is a stand off in the ring before the action goes to the floor and Bockwinkel uses a steel chair on Baba’s knee. In the next move, Bockwinkel traps Baba in a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK and Breznikov jumps into the ring after failing to distract the referee. Bockwinkel sends Breznikov to the floor with a clothesline and then covers Baba for the pin.

Buddy Rogers v. The Destroyer
The crowd hates Rogers and the Nature Boy draws great heat with his pre-match strut. The action goes back and forth until Rogers rams Destroyer’s leg off the ringpost. Rogers sets the pace with dropkicks, tackles and jumping knee smashes. Destroyer kicks out of a cover at 1 ½. Rogers with piledrivers, dropkicks and jumping knee smashes but cannot keep Destroyer down. Finally, Destroyer bails to the floor and Rogers follows him out starting a wild brawl. Rogers takes out Destroyer with a chop block to the knee and then uses a steel chair on Destroyer’s leg. The referee disqualifies Rogers. The Nature Boy jars with the referee after the bell drawing great heat.

Number one contenders match for United States Title – Johnny Valentine v. Harley Race
Race avoids Valentine’s charge to the buckle and Valentine’s momentum carries him over the buckles to the floor (huge bump!). Race comes off the top of the turnbuckles with a falling cross-body onto Valentine at ringside (LWF! LWF!). Valentine recovers and both men go for a clothesline colliding in mid ring. Johnny recovers first and then whips Race into the corner and charges in for a tackle but Race moves to the side sending Valentine into the buckles face first. Race rolls up Valentine for a 1 ½ count. Valentine with forearm bludgeon, snap mares and headlocks while Race counters with an Indian Deathlock, falling knee drops and headlocks. Race reverses a whip into the corner and charges directly into Valentine’s elbow to the face. Valentine quickly follows with an ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for the win.

LWF World Title Match – Frank Gotch (ch) v. Killer Kowalski
Solid ovation for Gotch during the introductions. It is all Kowalski with a running slingshot in the corner, bombs away knee drop and stomach claw. Kowalski continues his attack with a shoulder breaker and stomach claw that forces Gotch to the floor. Gotch trips up Kowalski from the floor and rams Kowalski’s leg into the steel ring post (heat from the fans). The referee disqualifies Gotch.

We return to Allentown next for a solid card. Here is the line up

The Sandman faces Greg Valentine
Gorgeous George meets Dick Hutton
King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker v. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
Ted DiBiase & Virgil take on Jimmy Snuka & Red Bastien
Buddy Rogers vs. Destroyer in a Texas Death Match
United States Champion Bobo Brazil defends against Johnny Valentine
Road Warriors defend the Tag Team Titles against Valiant Brothers.

[KellyMonro007]

Great stuff. You continually put on tremendous cards, and I dig your write-up!

Kelly

[bookerbill]

Thanks for the feedback Kelly...

Card #18 – LWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall
Injuries: Playboy Buddy Rose 3 cards, 7 cards; Red Bastien 6 cards;

The Sandman v. Greg Valentine
Great reaction for Sandman who cracks open a beer at ringside with his skull. Valentine catches Sandman coming into the corner with an elbow to the face and downs him with a falling elbow hammer but Sandman bails to the floor. Valentine tries a double hammer off the buckle but Sandman lands a punch as Valentine falls towards him. Sandman uses an eye gouge on ropes to set up a White Russian Leg Sweep for a ½ count. Sandman follows up with a HARDCORE DDT for the win.

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George to the ring. George tosses pins to the fans drawing monster heat as Dupré disinfects the ring and the referee! Dupré assists George with his robe and fixes his hair.

Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré v. Dick Hutton
Hutton continues to gain popularity. They trade moves back and forth until George connects with a standing dropkick and follows up with an impressive backdrop and a Gorgeous Grip that forces Hutton to the ropes. Hutton escapes a figure four leglock but George keeps on top of Hutton. Both men block airplain spins and George catches Dutton with an elbow to the face in the corner. Hutton escapes another Gorgeous Grip.Hutton rams George’s shoulder into the steel ring post and downs George with a deathjump clothesline. Hutton attacks with a figure four leg lock of his own but George escapes. Hutton goes for another figure four leg lock but George kicks him off and then rebounds Hutton into the ropes. Hutton shocks George with a flying cross body block for a ½ count. Hutton controls with two Oklahoma Siderolls but George blocks a backdrop with a piledriver. Hutton escapes a SPINNING TOE HOLD. They exchange low level offensive moves until George weakens Hutton with a Gorgeous Grip and uses a figure four leg lock to set up a SPINNING TOE HOLD for the win.

Iron Sheik is on the mic and runs down America and the fans drawing fantastic heat.

King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker v. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff w/Nikita Breznikov
Volkoff and Baker come to blows at the bell and the action spills to the floor. Volkoff rams Baker’s face into the steel rails by the fans and is disqualified when Breznikov can not distract the referee. The match last five six moves. Baker is a bloody mess following the match and goes after Sheik and Volkoff. Killer Kowalski arrive and it is now a six way brawl that continues until security arrives.

Ted DiBiase comes out with Virgil and pays a fan to polish his boots drawing huge heat.

Ted DiBiase & Virgil v. Jimmy Snuka & Red Bastien (6)
This is Bastien’s first appears since being injured at the hands of DiBiase and Virgil and Bastien is wearing a protective neck collar. DiBiase and Virgil work over Bastien but Bastien blocks Virgil’s backdrop with a piledriver. Snuka tags into the bout with a head butt and backbreaker on Virgil for a ½ count. Snuka dives out onto Virgil at ringside (monster pop) but Virgil is able to avoid a second dive and Snuka crashes into the steel rails hard (LWF! LWF!). Back and forth action and the crowd is really into the match. Bastien catches DiBiase on the top of the buckles and tosses him to the mat. DiBiase bails to the floor and Bastien comes over the top rope onto DiBiase outside the ring (LWF! LWF!). DiBiase rolls clear of Snuka’s deatjump smash and covers the Superfly for a ½ count. DiBiase cannot put Snuka down with a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER and Snuka catches DiBiase on the top of the buckles and tosses him to the mat. Snuka dominates Virgil with head butts and chops planting Virgil with a piledriver for a 2 ½ count. Virgil is able to ram Snuka’s head into the table at ringside and DiBiase enters the match again trapping Snuka in a figure four leglock followed by a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER that forces Snuka to the ropes. Snuka rolls clear of DiBiase’s deathjump smash and covers DiBiase for a ½ count. Bastien is in with a Boston Crab, deathjump clothesline and ATOMIC DROP. Snuka and Virgil jump into the ring and a wild brawl starts. The referee disqualifies both teams and all four men brawl to the back.

Texas Death Match – Buddy Rogers v. The Destroyer
Rogers yips to the ringside fans drawing great heat. Rogers controls the match a series of forearms, dropkicks, piledrivers and jumping knee smashes. Both men brawl at ringside and into the fans before Roger’s Irish whips Destroyer into the steel ring rails. Destroyer catches Rogers with a running slingshot in the corner and then smashes Rogers in the face with a piece of chain from under the ring. Rogers is quickly a bloody mess. Destroyer pokes Rogers in the eye and hits a sensational suplex. Destroyer brings a steel chair into the ring and smashes Rogers over the head spilling more blood (oooh!) Destroyer grabs the link of chair and beats Rogers senseless in the ring. Rogers manages to somehow make a comeback with a stationary attack consisting of slaps and headlocks. Rogers grabs a steel pipe from under the ring but Destroyer punches Rogers, takes the pipe and nails Rogers in the knee. Destroyer dominates the match but completely misses a standing dropkick allowing Rogers to recover and attack with a piledriver and jumping knee smashes. Rogers catches Destroyer in a pin using ropes for a ½ count. Rogers goes for the steel pipe but Destroyer again manages to take the weapon from Rogers and smash him in the midsection. Destroyer then smashes the pipe into Rogers’ face. Rogers flees into the fans but Destroyer follows and smashes Rogers again with the pipe (chaos at ringside!). Destroyer goes for FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK but Rogers kicks Destroyer below the belt (great heat). Rogers traps Destroyer in a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE that forces Destroyer to the ropes. Rogers connects with a jumping knee smash onto Destroyer’s leg but Destroyer blocks a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE with a low blow of his own (solid pop). Destroyer applies the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK for the win.

LWF United States Title Match – Bobo Brazil (ch) v. Johnny Valentine
This is going to be a classic. Brazil is over with the fans. The bout starts with a handshake and the action goes back and forth with neither man holding a clear advantage. Valentine escapes a full nelson suplex and forces Brazil to the floor after an abdominal stretch. Valentine cracks Brazil across the back with a steel chair (monster heat). Valentine control with a forearm hammer and abdominal stretch but Brazil drags Valentine to the floor and whips him shoulder first into the steel ring post (pop). Valentine survives four consecutive COCO BUTTS. Brazil comes off the top rope with a deathjump elbow to the head followed by a 5th COCO BUTT for a 2 count. Another COCO BUTT does not end the match and Brazil tosses Valentine to the floor and rams Valentine’s face into the steel rails by the fans busting the challenger open. Brazil traps Valentine in a bear hug and Valentine blacks out.

LWF World Tag Team Title Match – Road Warriors (ch) v. Johnny & Jimmy Valiant
Great ovation for the champions. Animal opens the match with a press slam on Jimmy before Jimmy reverses a whip to the buckle. Animal avoids Jimmy’s charge to the corner and rolls up a stunned Jimmy for a 2 ¾ count. Animal crushes Jimmy with a deathjump smash but Jimmy manages to shake the ropes causing Animal to crash to the mat when the Road Warrior goes to the top a 2nd time. Johnny tags into the match with a choke with tag rope and spinning neckbreaker for a ½ count. The Valiant Brothers down Animal with a TOP ROPE ELBOW and Jimmy covers Animal to capture the titles while Johnny prevents Hawk from saving his partner.

The next card comes from the Arena at Binghamton, NY. The bouts signed are:

Gorgeous George v. Dick Hutton
Ted DiBiase v. Harley Race
Jimmy Snuka v. Giant Baba
Johnny Valentine v. Nick Bockwinkel
Texas Death Match – Ox Baker & King Kong Bundy v. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
LWF World Title Steel Cage Match – Frank Gotch v. Killer Kowalski

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Card #19 – LWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena
Injuries: Playboy Buddy Rose 2 cards, 6 cards; Red Bastien 5 cards

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George to the ring and proceeds to spray the ring while George bad mouths the fans at ringside drawing solid heat. Dupré assists George with his robe and fixes his hair.

Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré v. Dick Hutton
The cowbow is greeted with a nice ovation. Hutton tries a charge to the corner early in the match but George is not there and Hutton’s momentum carries him to the floor where he lands awkwardly on his leg. George tries unsuccessfully to end the match with a figure four leg lock followed by a SPINNING TOE HOLD. Hutton hangs in and George tosses him to the floor coming off the buckles with a falling body block onto Hutton at ringside (LWF! LWF!). Hutton cannot recover and is counted out of the ring.

Virgil leads Ted DiBiase to the ring where DiBiase proceeds to pay a fan to polish his boots drawing solid heat.

Ted DiBiase w/Virgil v. Harley Race
Race does not acknowledge the crowd when he is introduced. DiBiase catches Race with a hammerlock followed by a perfect vertical suplex for a 2 ¾ count. Race tosses DiBiase off the top of the buckles to the mat but moments later, DiBiase catches Race with a elbow to the face in the corner. Race rams DiBiase’s face into the ringside table and punishes the Million Dollar Man with neckbreakers and an Indian Deathlock. DiBiase comes back and connect with a pair of vertical suplexes and a backward elbow off ropes for a 2 count. DiBiase ends the match with a MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. After the match, DiBiase stuffs Race’s mouth full of cash and slaps him awake (Huge Heat!).

Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov v. Jimmy Snuka
Japanese media cover this match from ringside. Snuka is out to a monster pop. Baba tries to overpower Snuka but the Superfly strikes with a leapfrog and chop for a 2 ¾ count. A deathjump smash and flying headbutt give Snuka a 1 count. Baba blocks Snuka’s eye gouge and downs Snuka with a Russian legsweep for a ½ count. Baba attacks with a back suplex and another Russian legsweep for a ½ count. A pair of boots to the face takes the match to the floor where Breznikov holds Snuka allowing Baba to come off the buckles for a double hammer. But Snuka moves and Baba crushes his own manager (Huge pop!). Inside the ring, Baba rolls clear of a SUPERFLY LEAP. Baba rocks Snuka with a piledriver and the Superfly bails to the floor where Breznikov works Snuka over and tosses him back into the ring. Baba plants Snuka with a second piledriver for the win.

Johnny Valentine v. Nick Bockwinkel
Loads of potential in this one provided that Bockwinkel can bring his “A” game. Bockwinkel controls with stiff kick to the ribs and arm bar before moving to a back suplex. Valentine blocks a back drop with a piledriver and nails Bockwinkel with a ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER for a ½ count. After taking the match to the mat, Valentine misses a standing dropkick and Bockwinkel regains control with an abdominal stretch followed by a piledriver. It is all Bockwinkel following a brawl on the floor until Valentine blocks a backdrop with a kick to the head. Valentine with a forearm bludgeon for a ½ count. Bockwinkel catches Valentine on the top of the buckles and tosses Valentine to the mat. Bockwinkel then goes to the top for his own deathjump before choking Valentine on the ropes for a ½ count. A deathjump sets up a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER that forces Valentine to the ropes. Bockwinkel dominates with kicks to the ribs, backdrops and dropkicks. Bockwinkel tosses Valentine into the ropes and connects with a powerslam. Valentine escapes a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER by grabbing the ropes. Valentine breaks free of another BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER and rolls to the floor after a piledriver. Valentine drags Bockwinkel to the floor and whips him into the steel ring post. The referee disqualifies Valentine as both men brawl to the dressing room.

Iron Sheik is on the house mic running down America and the fans drawing huge heat. Sheik tells everyone they have been cheated by American system.

Texas Death Match – Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff w/Nikita Breznikov v. King Kong Bundy & Ox Baker
The fans cannot wait to watch these four powerhouses go at it. Volkoff looks good against Bundy but Sheik and Volkoff miss a double team elbow smash the match turns. Sheik blocks Baker’s backdrop with a boot to the face and hits a sidewinder suplex for a ½ count. After a vertical suplex, Baker blocks a CAMEL CLUTCH with a low blow. Bundy and Sheik brawl in the crowd and Sheik reverses Bundy’s whip into the steel rails. Volkoff runs the steel ringsteps into Bundy at ringside and whips Bundy into the steel rails twice. Bundy ducks a double clothesline and rebounds off the opposite ropes taking out both Sheik and Volkoff with a clothesline of his own. Baker blasts Sheik with a steel chair busting him open and then chokes Sheik with the chair in the middle of the ring. Volkoff reverse Baker’s whip into the steel rails but Baker blocks a BACKBREAKER DROP with a thumb to the eye. Baker and Sheik brawl in the crowd and then fight in the parking lot outside the arena! Baker rams Sheik’s head into a car. Baker whips Sheik into the steel rails and drops Sheik with another chair shot before hitting a neckbreaker for a 1 ½ count. Bundy cracks Sheik in the head with a steel pipe from under the ring. Bundy powerslams Sheik on the steel chair in the ring! Bundy with an elbow drop off ropes before choking Sheik with the chair. Bundy smashes a fire extinguisher in Sheik’s head spilling more blood. Bundy with an AVALANCHE onto a steel chair. Bundy smashes Sheik with the steel chair and then the steel pipe. Sheik is unconscious (pin count has reached 12) and the referee calls the match giving the decision to Bundy and Baker.

World Title Steel Cage Match – Frank Gotch (ch) v. Killer Kowalski
Kowalski is out to solid heat and quickly overpowers the Champion. Gotch rolls clear of a deathjump and covers Kowalski for a ½ count. Both men struggle for control but Gotch downs Kowalski with an Iowa backdrop for a 1 ½ count. Kowalski avoids a spinning neckbreaker and takes the action to Gotch with body scissors, running slingshot in the corner and deathjump. Gotch escapes a CLAW HOLD. Gotch catches Kowalski on the top of the buckles and tosses him to the mat following up with a guillotine choke and a GOTCH TOE HOLD. Kowalski grabs the ropes to escape and Gotch works him over with a rolling knee bar. Kowalski comes back tossing Gotch into the cage wall. Kowalski works over a bloody Gotch with a series of shoulder breakers but Gotch kicks out of a cover. The action goes back and forth. Gotch with a crossface and arm bar but Kowalski grabs the ropes. Gotch senses victory and drags Kowalski into the middle of the ring and applies a GOTCH TOE HOLD. Kowalski quickly submits.

Up next, card #20 from the Civic Centre in Baltimore. This will be the last card before Legend's Rematch is introduced to my fed. Here is the lineup

Greg Valentine v. The Sandman
Johnny Valentine v. Nick Bockwinkel
Lumberjack Match – Dick Hutton v. Gorgeous George
Harley Race v. Giant Baba
Texas Death Match - Virgil & Ted DiBiase v. Jimmy Snuka & Red Bastien
LWF United States Champion Bobo Brazil v. The Destroyer
LWF World Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant v. Road Warriors

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Here is card #20...

Card #20 – LWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Centre
Injuries: Playboy Buddy Rose 1 cards, 5 cards; Red Bastien 4 cards

The Sandman v. Greg Valentine
Sandman cracks open a beer with his skull and we are right to the action. Valentine works over Sandman with a flurry of punches and Valentine chops that down Sandman for a 2 count. A forearm smash stuns Sandman and Valentine scores a 1 ½ count after more Valentine chops. Valentine crushes Sandman with a deathjump smash and then rams Sandman’s head into the ringside table before finishing the match with a full nelson suplex.

Johnny Valentine v. Nick Bockwinkel
Both men receive a mixed reaction from the fans. It is all Valentine with arm locks and knee lifts until Bockwinkel moves out the corner causing Valentine to collide hard with the buckles setting up a quick roll up by Bockwinkel. Valentine easily kicks out and Bockwinkel takes the action to ringside with a falling cross-body from the top of the buckle to the floor (LWF! LWF!). Bockwinkel comes off the rope with a deathjump smash to Valentine’s leg and traps Valentine in a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK forcing Valentine to grab the ropes. Bockwinkel comes off the top of the buckle with a deathjump cross body block for the win.

Cherie Dupré leads Gorgeous George to the ring while George tosses out pins to the fans drawing huge heat. Dupré sprays the ringside area while George taunts the fans. Dupré assists George with his robe and fixes his hair.

Lumberjack Match – Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupre, Greg Valentine, Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Valiant & Ted DiBiase v. Dick Hutton w/ Bobo Brazil, The Sandman, Jimmy Snuka & Red Bastien
Hutton counters George’s speed coming off the ropes with a shoulder tackle. Hutton with a side salto and Oklahoma sideroll for a ½ count. Hutton tosses George to the floor where Snuka and Sandman work him over and toss George back into a ring. George escapes an ABDOMINAL STRETCH. The action goes back and forth for 40 plus moves with neither man gaining an advantage. At one point, George is able to grab a breather at ringside protected by his lumberjack. George slips to the floor a second time but Brazil and Snuka work him over with head butts. The referee leaves the ring to break things up and Greg Valentine enters the ring and drops Hutton with a steel chair (great heat). George crawls back into the ring and covers Hutton for a ½ count. Hutton survives a SPINNING TOE HOLD but George drags Hutton to the middle of the ring and reapplies the hold again. Hutton submits.

Harley Race v. Giant Baba w/Nikita Breznikov
Japanese media cover the match from ringside showing interest in both competitors. Race and Baba counter each other until a swinging neckbreaker forces Baba to the floor. Race comes off the top of the buckles onto both Baba and Breznikov (LWF! LWF). Race plants Baba for a one count with a PILEDRIVER. Race with a swinging neckbreaker and then he sends Baba off the ropes. Both men go for a clothesline and collide in the ring. Race recovers first and executes a second PILEDRIVER for the pin but Breznikov distracts Race allowing the match to continue. Race with a swinging neckbreaker and pair of vertical suplexes (LWF! LWF!). Race rams Baba’s head into the steel rails at ringside busting him open. A 3RD PILEDRIVER gives Race a 2 ¾ count. Race hits another PILEDRIVER and Breznikov jumps into the ring. Race grabs Breznikov and cracks him with a head butt. Baba rolls up a distracted Race for a ½ count. Race comes back outside the ring whipping Baba into the steel ring post. Race works over Baba with a falling knee drop and swinging neckbreaker for a 1 ½ count. Race crushes Baba with another PILEDRIVER for the victory.

Ted DiBiase and Virgil are in the ring and DiBiase offers cash to a fan to bounce a basketball ten time but Virgil boots the ball away at 8 drawing huge heat

Falls Count Anywhere Match - Ted DiBiase & Virgil v. Jimmy Snuka & Red Bastien (4)
Huge pop for Snuka and Bastien when they come to the ring. Bastien is wearing a protective collar for his neck. Snuka ducks Virgil’s swinging chop and then hits a backbreaker for a 1 ½ count. SUPERFLY LEAP (5) finishes the match in three moves while Bastien takes out DiBiase.

LWF United States Title Match – Bobo Brazil (ch) v. The Destroyer
Incredible reaction for Brazil. A handshake starts the contest (nice pop). Destroyer can find nothing that works against the champion as Brazil turns back every move and dominates the action with big hammer punches and Bobo body slams. Brazil continues his attack at ringside ramming Destroyer’s face into the steel rails by the fans and then comes off the top of the buckles with a deathjump clothesline. Brazil beats Destroyer in and out of the ring. Finally, Destroyer is able to ram Brazil’s head into the ringside table and then stuns Brazil with a poke in eye, handstand kneedrop and sensational suplex. Destroyer traps Brazil in a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK but Brazil is able to power free. Brazil drags Destroyer to the floor and rams his head into the steel ring post (heat for the champion!) and then hits a COCO BUTT for a ½ count. A 2nd COCO BUTT ends the match.

LWF World Tag Team Title Match – Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (ch) v. Road Warriors
The Warriors are focused on the Valiant Brothers and pay no attention to the fans reaction when they hit the ring. Hawk beats on Johnny Valiant and then Jimmy Valiant before Animal tags into the match with an overhead body slam on Jimmy. Johnny is back in the match quickly and the Warriors plant him with a spike piledriver for a ½ count. Animal with a POWERSLAM for a 2 ¾ count. Hawk tosses around Johnny with authority including rebounding Johnny off the ropes into a high knee smash. Hawk with a gut wrench suplex for a 2 ¾ count. The Warriors punish Johnny with two more spike piledrivers and Animal hits a perfect POWERSLAM. 1, 2, shoulder up (roll of 11 on pin 10!). A frustrated Animal tosses Johnny to the floor. Johnny manages to grab Animal and whip him into the steel ring post. The referee calls for the disqualification. Jimmy carries his brother from ringside while the Warriors go after the referee.

I am going to try and spend some time restarting my New Beginning Fed in the coming weeks. I plan to bounce back and forth between the LWF and GWF. I cannot wait to start using the Rematch cards.