Disaster Area '99

Interview:
James Lockman clears up the stipulations of the Troy Black/Falcon match and the status of the 
VCW Television Title.Click here to see highlights.

Interview:
Gabriel Black has another task for his "beloved", Jessica Judd.
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[Waste-Of-Time]:
Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck defeated Jessica Judd and Rex Richards when
Slater made J. Judd submit to an abdominal stretch in 0:09:13.
Rating: -1/2*

[Waste-Of-Time]:
Marylin Silvera made Rob Solomon submit to the Sleeperhold in 0:16:53.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Waste-Of-Time]:
Dean Sanders pinned Russel Taylor with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:00:39.
Rating: -1/4*
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[Waste-Of-Time]:
Tim Bell pinned Chris Champlain with the Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 0:17:25.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Tim Bell won the VCW Television Title.)

Interview:
A video package takes us from the Waste-Of-Time to the beginning of Disaster Area.
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The Super Giant Ninja pinned Haigeikobai with the Katana Legdrop in 0:01:09.
Rating: -* 1/2
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MatchLoser-Leaves-Town Match:
Ruby Richard Cage pinned Hunk Higgins with the Ruby Cutter in 0:02:38.
Rating: -* 3/4

Interview:
The Bull Moose Party introduce their partners to the Immortals and Hell's Bikers.
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The Immortals and Hell's Bikers defeated
The Bull Moose Party, Rushmore and Golga when K. Collins made Dreadnought submit to
the California Crossface in 0:09:03.
Rating: 1/4*

Hockey Stick Match:
Rob Solomon pinned Chris Champlain with the Katana Legdrop in 0:12:54.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Jacob Idol pinned Moy Lazzario after a Frankensteiner in 0:25:29.
Rating: **** 3/4

Interview:
The Ontario Color Show interjects themselves into the match between the Annihilators 
and the Manhunters.Click here to see highlights.

Triangle Match:
The Manhunters defeated The Ontario Color Show and The Annihilators when
Manhunter #1 pinned J. Wright after the Double Diving Headbutt in 0:14:51.
Rating: ****

FCA Cubed Match:
Devaccio Pola defeated Bass Rogers in a House of Pain Match by pinfall after 
the Guillotine Kick in 0:10:12.
Rating: *****
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FCA Cubed Match:
Luna Vachon defeated Virginia in a Evening Gown Match in 0:00:40.
Rating: 1/2*
Luna Vachon injured her right knee.  She will be out for approximately 4 cards.
(Erica Whitmore no-showed.)
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Interview:
Lady Erica Whitmore celebrates her "victory" over Virginia, only to be forced into a 
real Evening Gown Match after all.Click here to see highlights.

FCA Cubed Match:
Virginia defeated Erica Whitmore in a Evening Gown Match in 0:07:25.
Rating: 3/4*
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Interview:
Erica Whitmore attacks Virginia after the match, and with the help of Lance Errington adds 
injury to insult.Click here to see highlights.

Interview:
David Wright Hubbard introduces his mystery partner.
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Barbed Wire Death Match:
The Wrecking Crew defeated David Wright Hubbard and Terry Funk when Rock pinned
T. Funk after the Breakdown in 0:24:05.
Rating: ** 3/4
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Interview:
David Wright Hubbard attacks Terry Funk after the match.
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Ladder Match:
Neytron DelArmeggio defeated Melissa DelArmeggio in 0:12:57.
Rating: ** 3/4
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Interview:
Neytron DelArmeggio celebrates his victory... but Melissa cuts his celebration short.
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Marylin Silvera made Tim Bell submit to the Sleeperhold in 0:15:58.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Marylin Silvera won the VCW Television Title.)

Lance Errington pinned Marty Jannetty after a DDT in 0:17:18.
Rating: **
(Lance Errington won the VCW Intercontinental Title.)

Wooden Axe Handle Death Match:
Richard Tobian pinned The Torturer after a dragon suplex in 0:18:26.
Rating: ** 1/2
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Strap Submission Match:
Troy Black made Falcon submit to an armlock leglock submission in 0:37:05.
Rating: **

Interview:
Skip Bizby does the ring announcing for the main event of the evening.
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Gabriel Black pinned Johnny Smiles after the Destiny Hammer in 0:14:29.
Rating: ***
(Gabriel Black retained the VCW World Title.)




Match observations: 

       Well... Disaster Area certainly lived up to its name... violence, 
nudity, and more foreign objects than you can count on both hands. But none of 
the events that took place tonight at Disaster Area can compare to what took 
place on the alternate pay-per-view channel, at the WWF's show Over The Edge. 
Owen Hart, who was supposed to enter the ring via a cable system from the 
rafters as Sting has done in the past in WCW, was killed when something went 
wrong in the process of lowering him to the ring, and he fell from near the top
of the arena. That is truly a shame, and by comparison all of the other events 
of the night are trivial. However, many of the events of Disaster Area are 
likely to impact the future of VCW and its wrestlers, and must be acknowledged 
in this space.
       The first important event tonight was a pair of announcements by James 
Lockman... firstly, that Chris Champlain, by virtue of a double-pin against Tim
Bell, was in fact the VCW Television Champion, and had to defend it against Tim
Bell in the Waste-Of-Time, while the man who would still receive his title shot
later in the show, Marylin Silvera, wrestled Rob Solomon. Tim Bell went on to 
regain his title and win the match... but he was unable to come out victorious 
against Marylin Silvera, who defeated him to earn the VCW Television Title for 
a second time.
       That title wasn't the only important title with a questionable status 
that was decided tonight... the VCW Intercontinental Title, declared vacant 
since Marty Jannetty's underhanded victory over Lance Errington, was won again 
by Lance Errington tonight, though Marty Jannetty certainly came very close to 
winning the title himself. Tonight, Lance Errington just came out ahead.
       In fact, that wasn't the only instance where the Golden Society emerged 
victorious against DeJohnnyration X, when one considers the outcome of the Lady
Erica Whitmore/Virginia fiasco tonight. First of all, faking an injury, Erica 
Whitmore sent Luna Vachon in to do her dirty work against Virginia. Though she 
won the match (being a member of the WWF Women's Division is a good way to 
learn how to win Evening Gown Matches), Luna was mauled pretty badly, suffering
a knee injury in the match. Then, when forced into a match with Virginia anyway
due to the obvious fakeness of her injury, Erica was beaten senseless for over 
seven minutes by Virginia and eventually lost the match, but still came away 
with the last laugh, stripping Virginia topless and, thanks to Lance Errington,
severely injuring her knee as well.
       Even the undercard had a few events of significance. Bunkhouse Buck and 
Dick Slater picked up their first win against credible opponents, defeating 
Jessica Judd and Rex Richards in spite of Gabriel Black's promises of reward 
and punishment for Jessica Judd. Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater, former WCW 
World Tag Team Champions, have proven talent in tag team wrestling... if Stormy
Weathers uses them correctly, he could be managing the VCW World Tag Team 
Champions.
       The other member of Stormy Weathers's unique brand of clients, 
Haigeikobai, wasn't so fortunate... he was destroyed by the much larger, 
although equally untalented Super Giant Ninja. This just goes to show that the 
bigger they are, the harder they hit... and that Haigeikobai can't even beat 
his worthless fellow teammates.
       As a result of the Loser-Leaves-Town Match, Hunk Higgins is gone from 
VCW after losing to his former partner, Ruby Richard Cage. His unique blend of 
arrogance and senility will be missed... ah, no it won't. Who are we kidding!?
       The Bull Moose Party obviously just doesn't have what it takes to be in 
the VCW World Tag Team Title scene, following a loss against Hell's Bikers last
Monday with a loss tonight in spite of tag team partners Rushmore and Golga. 
This means that the Bull Moose Party will not get another title shot against 
the Immortals during this title reign... which could be a while, given the 
success of the Immortals in recent weeks. Adding further confusion the the VCW 
World Tag Team Title picture is the fact that the Manhunters scored a big 
victory over the Annihilators and the Ontario Color Show in a tag team triangle
match, and may have just catapulted their standing in the tag team division to 
a new level.
       The match that truly stole the show tonight, however, was the House of 
Pain Match between Devaccio Pola and Bass Rogers... it may have been the best 
match ever in VCW. Devaccio Pola's high-flying moves and new-found intensity, 
coupled with the deadly hardcore elements of the match served to carry Bass 
Rogers's mediocre abilities into the forming of a classic match. Not only did 
Devaccio Pola put on a great show, but he did it with devestating 
effectiveness, destroying his much larger opponent in the razor wire cage 
through the sheer speed and brutality of his attacks. The past four five-star 
matches in VCW have all involved Devaccio Pola in some way... this guy is 
TALENTED.
       David Wright Hubbard's mystery partner was a pleasant surprise to 
everyone, as Terry Funk came to VCW for this match. Unfortunately, things 
didn't work out for him this time, as the Wrecking Crew (who the crowd was 
booing, even though they were a massively popular face team wrestling one of 
VCW's hated heels) won the Barbed Wire Death Match by laying Terry Funk out 
with the Breakdown. After the match, David Wright Hubbard grew enraged and 
attacked Terry Funk, somehow managing to do his Flying Cross Bodypress (which 
is always performed on a standing opponent) through a table on his former 
partner. Terry Funk was only supposed to be in VCW for this one night, and this
one match... but it's very rare for someone to attack Terry Funk without 
getting paid back for it later, so don't rule out a David Wright Hubbard/Terry 
Funk match in the future.
       Melissa DelArmeggio's career future is now in her brother's hands, as 
Neytron DelArmeggio won the ladder match against Melissa tonight, and received 
complete control over his sister's contract. Unfortunately, he is expected to 
annul her contract and send her away from VCW... so tonight could be the last 
anyone sees of Melissa DelArmeggio in a VCW wrestling ring.
       Richard Tobian won the Wooden Axe Handle Death Match against the 
Torturer tonight, giving him a shot of desperately needed momentum as well as a
measure of revenge for the Torturer's previous attack on his girlfriend, 
Katherine, at Random Casualties. Gabriel Black has to be a little concerned 
now, after seeing him go through the Torturer in his favorite match, something 
that even Troy Black couldn't pull off at Wrestlewar.
       After that came the Strap Submission Match, brought about by a 
malfunction of the Wheel of Violence and Mayhem in James Lockman's pre-show 
announcements, between Troy Black and Falcon. While linked together by the 
strap, Troy Black and Falcon had to make one another submit, much like the WCW 
match between Kevin Sullivan and Brian Pillman a few years ago. After nearly 
forty minutes, Troy Black's seemingly inhuman endurance and pain threshold 
overcame Falcon, who sensibly submitted rather than have his leg seriously 
damaged in an armlock leglock submission.
       The main event match was somewhat of a surprise, as Johnny Smiles 
actually put up an amazing fight against Gabriel Black. A fluke victory over 
Lance Errington is one thing... but several times during this match, Johnny 
came close to beating Gabriel. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be, as Gabriel Black
still managed to finish Johnny off with the Destiny Hammer, continuing his 
winning streak and successfully retaining the VCW World Title.
       Next week, on behalf of VCW, James Lockman will issue an official 
statement on the Owen Hart tragedy, as well as a ten-bell salute in his memory.
Additionally, Hell's Bikers will receive a shot at the VCW World Tag Team 
Titles held by the Immortals, the future of Melissa DelArmeggio's career (if 
any) will be revealed, and much more will take place on the May 24 edition of
VCW Monday Night Wrestling.

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, 09-09-1999