Horror Show '99

Card Information:
 Held in: BARTON COLISEUM
Location: ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: 10/17/99 at 7:00pm

[Waste-Of-Time]:
Tuxedo made Russel Taylor submit to the Bearhug in 0:01:12.
Rating: 1/4*

[Waste-Of-Time]:
Rex Richards pinned The Super Giant Ninja with the Tornado Spin Punch in 0:01:26.
Rating: -**

Interview:
Stormy Weathers brings out Haigeikobai's opponent, a fairly well-known name from 
the world of professional boxing...
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[Waste-Of-Time]:
Peter McNeely pinned Haigeikobai after an uppercut in 0:01:27.
Rating: DUD

[Waste-Of-Time]:
The Manhunters defeated The Bull Moose Party when Manhunter #2 pinned
Dreadnought after the Double Diving Headbutt in 0:08:45.
Rating: 1/4*

[Waste-Of-Time]:
Marylin Silvera made Jacob Idol submit to the Sleeperhold in 0:06:40.
Rating: ***

Interview:
A video package takes us from the Waste-Of-Time to the actual pay-per-view, Horror Show.
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Interview:
Ruby Richard Cage brings out his mystery partner to take care of business 
with the Boise Triad.
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Loser-Leaves-Town Match:
The Middle-Aged Outlaws defeated The Boise Triad (Bunyan and Wham Bam Gigolo) 
when Higgins pinned Wham Bam with the Big Leg Drop in 0:04:10.
Rating: -* 1/4

Bass Rogers pinned Rushmore with the Moonsault in 0:03:11.
Rating: DUD

[Contractual Freedom vs. Wrestling Career]:
Jennie pinned Jessica Judd after outside interference in 0:04:08.
Rating: DUD
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The Technicians (Owen Addison, Paul Canyon and Tim Bell) defeated
Hell's Bikers and Dick Douglas when T. Bell pinned B. Manson with the
Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 0:12:45.
Rating: ** 1/4

DeJohnnyration X (Johnny Smiles and Virginia) defeated
Marty Jannetty and Sensational Sherri when J. Smiles pinned Jannetty with the
Smiledriver in 0:08:22.
Rating: 1/2*

Devaccio Pola pinned Moy Lazzario with the Guillotine Kick in 0:11:59.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Devaccio Pola retained the VCW Television Title.)

The Annihilators defeated The Immortals when J. Wright pinned R. Danson
with the Tiger Driver in 0:13:27.
Rating: ***

The Wrecking Crew defeated
The Golden Society (Dean Sanders and Neytron DelArmeggio) when Blade pinned
N. DelArmeggio after the Breakdown in 0:16:57.
Rating: *** 1/2
(The Wrecking Crew retained the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)

Hockey Stick Ladder and Cage Match: 
Rob Solomon pinned Chris Champlain with the Katana Legdrop in 0:16:55. 
Rating: ** 1/2 
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Crimson pinned The Torturer with the Chokeslam in 0:07:41.
Rating: DUD

Troy Black pinned Lance Errington with the Black Dagger in 0:15:27.
Rating: ****
(Troy Black retained the VCW Intercontinental Title.)

Falcon pinned Richard Tobian after hitting him with the wooden axe handle in 0:16:24.
Rating: **** 1/2
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Interview:
Skip Bizby introduces the main event participants.
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David Wright Hubbard defeated Gabriel Black by disqualification in 0:18:04.
Rating: ****
(Gabriel Black retained the VCW World Title.)
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Match observations: 

       Straight out of the Barton Center in Little Rock, Arkansas came the 
ghoulishly frightening display of wrestling action called Horror Show. With 
allcorny Halloween references aside, there was still a lot of great action 
tonight, along with a few surprises. All in all, there was something for 
everybody on this show.
       The usual time-killing stuff took place during the Waste-Of-Time... and 
then there was a celebrity appearance. Peter McNeely, from the world of 
professional boxing, made a cameo appearance in VCW to fight Haigeikobai. 
Unlike his well-known performance in his fight against Mike Tyson, this time it
was Peter McNeely's turn to dominate his opponent. Haigeikobai's goofy martial 
arts moves and Brooklyn Death Grip didn't save him from losing the match in 
short order.
       The pay-per-view started with the Boise Triad's match against Ruby 
Richard Cage and his mystery partner, the returning Hunk Higgins. In a rather 
unusual turn of events, the Middle-Aged Outlaws actually dominated the match, 
and Higgins made his return a triumphant one when he finished off his opponent 
with the Big Leg Drop, sending the Boise Triad packing from VCW. While most 
fans aren't thrilled about Hunk Higgins's return to wrestling, at least they 
can take solace in knowing that Wham Bam Gigolo and Bunyan are now gone from 
VCW.
       Another person who won't be doing any more wrestling anytime soon is 
Jessica Judd. She was so confident that she'd win tonight's match against her 
former Road Girl, Jennie, that she bet her career on it. And her confidence 
wasn't misplaced, until her significant other, VCW World Champion Gabriel 
Black, interfered against Jessica for an unknown reason, giving Jennie the 
victory, and costing Jessica Judd her career as an active VCW wrestler.
       There are still MORE wrestlers who won't be seen in a VCW ring anytime 
soon, as Marty Jannetty, Sensational Sherri, Rushmore, Bullwinkle, and 
Dreadnought have all been given their releases by VCW. Many members of the VCW 
Executive Committee have evidently decided to cut a few costs by cutting back 
on the roster size, and these five were the wrestlers who apparently didn't 
make the grade. Surprisingly, others such as Haigeikobai, Tuxedo, and the Super
Giant Ninja are still employed.
       The Technicians earned a decisive victory over Hell's Bikers and their 
manager Dick Douglas tonight, settling the lasting issues between Hell's Bikers
and the Ontario Color Show. Evidently former referee Dick Douglas has picked up
a few new moves... he wasn't nearly as inept in the ring as many people 
expected him to be. Unfortunately for his team, that wasn't enough to save them
from the superior wrestling skills of the Technicians.
       On their way out of VCW, Marty Jannetty and Sensational Sherri were 
decisively shown the door, when Johnny Smiles gave Marty one last Smiledriver 
to remember him by in their tag team match tonight. After seeing the one-sided 
outcome of this rivalry, it sure looks like Marty Jannetty made a big mistake 
when he left DeJohnnyration X.
       "Stone Cold" Moy Lazzario failed to assert himself as the toughest S-O-B
in VCW again, this time against Devaccio Pola. What made this match interesting
is that both men have been fighting with a brawling style lately, when they 
both have extensive backgrounds in other styles of competition. Despite a small
weight disadvantage (which one would think Devaccio Pola is used to by now), 
Devaccio Pola overcame Moy Lazzario and retained the VCW Television Title 
successfully.
       It looks like the Immortals will get a chance to put their evening gowns
to use tomorrow night after all, due to their agreement to a stipulation in 
tonight's match that required them to wrestle each other in an Evening Gown 
Match if they lost to the Annihilators. They did indeed lose their match 
tonight to the Annihilators, and tommorow they'll have to make good on their 
promise to compete in an Evening Gown Match. Most fans don't know what to think
of that... it could be funny, or just plain pathetic.
       In further news in the tag team division, the Wrecking Crew successfully
defended the VCW World Tag Team Titles against the Golden Society duo of Dean 
Sanders and Neytron DelArmeggio. While they'll have one less team to look out 
for now that the Bull Moose Party is gone from VCW, the Wrecking Crew still has
to be concerned about several teams closing in for a title shot, such as the 
Annihilators, the Ontario Color Show, and the team that the Wrecking Crew won 
the titles from in the first place, the Manhunters. All of these teams scored 
decisive victories tonight, and they're all closing in on a title shot against 
the Wrecking Crew.
       The Torturer's confrontation with Crimson wasn't pretty, but we knew 
from the start that it wouldn't be. Both of these massive three hundred 
pounders beat the living daylights out of each other, until finally Crimson 
came out on top, drilling the Torturer with a devestating Chokeslam and 
becoming one of the few wrestlers in VCW to score a decisive win over the 
Torturer.
       In spite of his displays of bravado, mind games, and attacks on Troy 
Black over the past month, Lance Errington came up short tonight in his quest 
to win the VCW Intercontinental Title and prove himself as a wrestler who 
should be on top of VCW. He gave Troy Black a very good fight, even dominating 
large portions of the match, but he just couldn't pin Troy Black or make him 
submit. That's not unusual, lately... Troy has really been on a roll since the 
Survival of the Fittest tournament started. There's no shame at all in losing 
to Troy Black, especially not after putting up a fight like Lance did tonight,
but it's obvious this isn't what he really wanted.
       Is Falcon a member of the Inquisition? What seemed like a paranoid 
attempt by Richard Tobian at justifying his third loss to Gabriel Black now 
looks like it may have a kernel of truth to it. During the very close, fast-
paced confrontation between Falcon and Richard Tobian tonight, the tide of the 
match suddenly turned when referee Linda Peterson went down (not like that's 
unusual or anything). The Torturer came to the ring and gave Falcon the wooden 
axe handle, which he used to knock out Richard Tobian for an easy pin. And 
that's not the extent of Falcon's odd behavior tonight.
       To close out the show came the long-awaited title match between Gabriel 
Black and David Wright Hubbard. In spite of his earlier success in brawls with 
other wrestlers, Gabriel Black came up short when he tried to slug it out with 
David Wright Hubbard in a toe-to-toe brawl. A change in tactics where Gabriel 
Black focused his attacks on one of David Wright Hubbard's powerful arms seemed
to work for a while, but then, almost like it was inevitable, David Wright 
Hubbard's power offense put him in decisive control of the match again. Whether
or not that would have been enough to finish off Gabriel Black and win the VCW 
World Title for David Wright Hubbard, we'll never know, because Falcon came to 
the ring and threw the wooden axe handle in. His throw seemed intended for 
David Wright Hubbard, but it flew right over his head into the clutches of 
Gabriel Black, who immediately knocked David Wright Hubbard out cold with it, 
earning himself a disqualification, and thereby retaining the VCW World Title.
       So is Falcon really a member of Gabriel Black's Inquisition? This could 
spell the end of Liberation X, and drastically reduce the active threat to 
Gabriel Black's VCW World Title reign. On the other hand, it's also true that 
Gabriel Black played similar mind games six or seven months ago, convincing 
people that his brother Troy was an Inquisition member, when, in fact, he 
wasn't. Tonight's events raise more questions than they answer as far as 
Falcon's allegiance is concerned.
       Maybe these questions will be answered tomorrow night, on VCW Monday 
Night Wrestling. Whispers backstage circulate that Gabriel Black will introduce
a new ally of some sort on tommorrow night's show, and of course everybody is 
wondering where Falcon stands with respect to Richard Tobian, David Wright 
Hubbard, and the Inquisition after tonight's events. On top of that, you can 
look forward to seeing the Immortals wrestle each other in an Evening Gown 
Match, and the first appearance of the Middle-Aged Outlaws on VCW Monday Night 
Wrestling in close to six months! And as if that isn't enough, many more VCW 
top stars will join us, such as the VCW World Tag Team Champions, the Wrecking 
Crew, as well as Moy Lazzario, VCW Television Champion Devaccio Pola, and many 
more! Don't miss the excitement and mayhem on the next installment of VCW 
Monday Night Wrestling!!

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, 02-03-2000