The Big Fight '99

[The Big Fight]: No-Countout-No-DQ-30-Man Royal Rumble:
Richard Tobian won a 30-man Royal Rumble:
         x Rock and Ninja started out.
         x Chris Champlain entered at 0:02:00
         x Moy Lazzario entered at 0:04:00
         x C. Champlain threw out Rock in 0:04:00
         x C. Champlain threw out Ninja after a flying cross body press in
           0:05:26
         x Rob Solomon entered at 0:06:00
         x C. Champlain threw out R. Solomon after an inverted atomic drop in
           0:06:43
         x M. Lazzario threw out C. Champlain in 0:07:54
         x Johnny Smiles entered at 0:08:00
         x Yoko Fargo Moto entered at 0:10:00
         x Bass Rogers entered at 0:12:00
         x Haigeikobai entered at 0:14:00
         X M. Lazzario threw out Haigeikobai in 0:14:06
         x M. Lazzario threw out Y.F. Moto after a European uppercut in 0:15:08
         x Blade entered at 0:16:00
         x Neytron DelArmeggio entered at 0:18:00
         x Paul Canyon entered at 0:20:00
         x Ruby Richard Cage entered at 0:22:00
         x N. DelArmeggio threw out Blade in 0:22:23
         x Hunk Higgins entered at 0:24:00
         x R.R.C. threw out Higgins in 0:25:35
         x B. Rogers threw out J. Smiles after a Gorilla Press in 0:25:57
         x Jacob Idol entered at 0:26:00
         x Tuxedo entered at 0:28:00
         x B. Rogers threw out P. Canyon in 0:29:51
         x Devaccio Pola entered at 0:30:00
         x M. Lazzario threw out Tuxedo after a monkey flip in 0:30:30
         x Idol threw out M. Lazzario in 0:30:43
         x Lance Errington entered at 0:32:00
         x Brian Rivera entered at 0:34:00
         x Richard Tobian entered at 0:36:00
         x Marylin Silvera entered at 0:38:00
         x Troy Black entered at 0:40:00
         x Owen Addison entered at 0:42:00
         x David Wright Hubbard entered at 0:44:00
         x M. Silvera threw out Idol in 0:45:02
         x Melissa DelArmeggio entered at 0:46:00
         x The Torturer entered at 0:48:00
         x B. Rogers threw out B. Rivera in 0:48:23
         x Rex Richards entered at 0:50:00
         x Jeff Wright entered at 0:52:00
         x D. Pola threw out M. Silvera after an enzuilariato in 0:52:06
         x Tim Bell entered at 0:54:00
         x R.R.C. threw out T. Black after the Ruby Cutter in 0:55:39
         x Marty Jannetty entered at 0:56:00
         x D.W. Hubbard threw out R.R.C. after a sleeperhold in 0:56:32
         x T. Bell threw out B. Rogers after an enzuigiri in 0:57:48
         x Melissa threw out Jannetty in 0:58:23
         x D. Pola threw out T. Bell in 0:59:58
         x D.W. Hubbard threw out L. Errington after the Flying Cross Bodypress
 in 1:05:04
         x Torturer threw out Melissa after a headbutt in 1:06:24
         x J. Wright threw out N. DelArmeggio in 1:06:32
         x R. Richards threw out O. Addison after a small package in 1:08:49
         x J. Wright threw out Torturer in 1:16:56
         x R. Richards threw out J. Wright in 1:23:02
         x R. Richards threw out D. Pola in 1:25:40
         x R. Tobian threw out R. Richards in 1:29:19
         x R. Tobian threw out D.W. Hubbard after a jawbreaker in 1:33:44
Rating: ** 1/4
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Ruby Richard Cage pinned Haigeikobai with the Ruby Cutter in 0:02:34.
Rating: 1/4*

The Manhunters defeated
The Oriental Express (The Super Giant Ninja and Yoko Fargo Moto) when
Manhunter #2 pinned Ninja after a waistlock suplex in 0:03:51.
Rating: -** 1/2

[Winner gets to kiss Bretta "The Barmaid" Biffcork]:
Stormy Weathers pinned Hunk Higgins after hitting him with a fire extinguisher
in 0:04:41.
Rating: -3/4*

Interview:
Stormy Weathers accepts his reward, and the Middle-Aged Outlaws come to a disagreement.
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The Bull Moose Party defeated Hell's Bikers when Dreadnought pinned B. Manson
 after the The Bully Pulpit in 0:07:07.
Rating: 1/2*

Interview:
An announcement concerning the person who will replace Dean Sanders in the match against Tim 
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Tim Bell pinned Steve Regal with the Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 0:18:46.
Rating: ***

Death Match:
Devaccio Pola beat Neytron DelArmeggio 3 falls to 0:
         x D. Pola beat N. DelArmeggio via a flying cross body press in 0:05:49
         x D. Pola beat N. DelArmeggio via a backslide in 0:10:54
         x D. Pola beat N. DelArmeggio via a fisherman suplex in 0:15:30
Rating: *** 3/4

Cage Match:
Marylin Silvera defeated Jacob Idol via pinfall in 0:08:45.
Rating: ** 1/2
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Interview:
Marylin Silvera revives Jacob Idol, who takes it the wrong way and attacks him.
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Lance Errington made Johnny Smiles submit to a bow-and-arrow submission in
           0:17:06.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Lance Errington won the VCW Intercontinental Title.)
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Interview:
Lance Errington and Lady Erica Whitmore celebrate, but it's short-lived when Johnny Smiles 
and Virginia retaliate.Click here to see highlights.

Triangle Match:
The Ontario Color Show defeated The Annihilators and The Immortals when
P. Canyon pinned B. Rivera after the Magic Carpet Ride in 0:32:03.
Rating: ***
(The Ontario Color Show retained the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)

Bass Rogers pinned Richard Tobian after a clothesline in 0:08:34.
Rating: ** 1/4
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Melissa DelArmeggio pinned The Torturer after a crucifix in 0:13:18.
Rating: -* 1/2
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Interview:
The Torturer attacks Melissa DelArmeggio after the match, and Troy Black comes down to save 
her... then he's attacked by David Wright Hubbard.Click here to see highlights.

Troy Black pinned David Wright Hubbard with the Black Dagger in 0:22:05.
Rating: ****
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Interview:
The ring introductions for Falcon and Gabriel Black.
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Ladder Match:
Gabriel Black defeated Falcon in 0:34:03.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Gabriel Black retained the VCW World Title.)
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Match observations: 

       The Big Fight was an excellent follow-up to VCW's last pay-per-view, 
Wrestlewar, and it proved to have some very entertaining results. The matches 
that took place tonight altered the course that VCW is on, as old feuds were 
settled, new feuds were created, and alliances and friendships were stretched 
to the breaking point by the anything-goes, every-man-for-himself atmosphere of
the Big Fight.
       Richard Tobian won the Big Fight itself, lastly eliminating David Wright 
Hubbard and Rex Richards in spite of a dangerous two-on-one situation, and he 
will be the number-one contender for the VCW World Title until Blood and 
Thunder '99, which will go down on August 1st. He may indeed get the title shot
at Gabriel Black that he has wanted for so long. However, he wasn't quite so 
lucky later on in the night, when Rex Richards came out to cost him his match 
against Bass Rogers.
       Ruby Richard Cage did quite well for himself, lasting over a half-hour 
in the Big Fight which included a shocking elimination of Troy Black, then 
going on to defeat Haigeikobai immediately afterwards. However, in his attempts
to help tag team partner "Holiday" Hunk Higgins, he failed, and accidentally 
gave Stormy the easy victory in that match. Afterwards, the Middle-Aged Outlaws
split up, claiming that the problem was "a matter of respect". As if anybody 
respects them anyway...
       While Dean Sanders is taking a sixty-day vacation courtesy of VCW's 
suspension policy against striking a referee, Lord Steven Regal was granted a 
one-night membership in the Golden Society in the hopes that he could defeat 
Tim Bell. Those hopes turned out to be futile, however, as Tim Bell defeated 
Steven Regal in a pretty even match. Likewise, Marty Jannetty was brought in to
replace Dean Sanders in the Big Fight... he wasn't doing anything important 
anyway.
       After all of his boasting and bluster, Neytron DelArmeggio was torn to 
shreds by Devaccio Pola in the Death Match tonight, losing three falls in a row
immediately. Nobody expected Devaccio Pola to be on top of his game like he was
tonight... already, he is being considered for multiple title shots after his 
performance tonight. He was the underdog in this match, yet he destroyed his 
opposition.
       Jacob Idol was defeated quickly by Marylin Silvera after he 
unfortunately took a nasty blow to the skull when he fell against the cage in a
bad way, knocking him cold and making him an easy victim for a pin by Marylin 
Silvera. Jacob Idol's situation then went from bad to worse when his breathing 
became obstructed after he was knocked unconscious, which resulted in quite a 
scare; fortunately, Marylin Silvera was skilled in lifesaving techniques and 
managed to restore normal breathing to him. However, in his dazed state of 
mind, Jacob Idol was unable to tell what had happened, and attacked Marylin 
Silvera after regaining consciousness. Hopefully things can become cleared up 
tomorrow night... it remains to be seen whether the stipulations assigned to 
this match by Marylin Silvera will be upheld.
       Lance Errington won the Intercontinental Title tonight in a match 
against Johnny Smiles, but contrary to what he might claim, this was an 
extremely hard-fought, even match; Johnny came to fight tonight. In the end, 
the in-ring experience and technical skill of Lance Errington enabled him to 
score the victory... but after the match, he and Lady Erica Whitmore became a 
little too cocky in their celebration and abuse of Johnny Smiles and his 
girlfriend Virginia, and each of them paid for it with a Smiledriver through a 
table. Johnny Smiles promised a big surprise tomorrow night... God only knows 
what he's planning.
       The Ontario Color Show, in spite of constant bickering and disagreement 
between Owen Addison and Paul Canyon, managed to work together and defeat the 
Immortals and the Annihilators to retain their VCW World Tag Team Titles. The 
fact that they were able to win a match even with such strong dissention is a 
testament to their greatness as a tag team... they are still VCW World Tag Team
Champions, after putting away the Annihilators in true Ontario Color Show 
fashion.
       Melissa DelArmeggio snuck a win past the Torturer with hit-and-run 
tactics and some quick thinking at the end, but was attacked later on by the 
Torturer and put in the Torture Rack. As Liberation X was tied up in the aisle 
by the Inquisition, Troy Black attacked the Torturer and saved Melissa as he 
had failed to do two weeks earlier. After an embrace in the ring, Melissa ran 
to help Liberation X fight off the Inquisition, and David Wright Hubbard 
stepped into the ring to do battle with Troy Black.
       David Wright Hubbard, through superior size and technique, was able to 
really take the fight to Troy Black, overpowering him in brawls outside of the 
ring and outwrestling him in the ring. However, Troy's superior quickness and 
reflexes, as well as his refusal to stay down no matter how much punishment he 
received, enabled him to hit the Black Dagger and finally put David Wright 
Hubbard away after over twenty grueling minutes in a great match that nearly 
stole the show from the main event.
       The main event ladder match, however, was truly the big event of the 
evening. In spite of some interference by the Inquisition, it was a great 
match, as Gabriel Black and Falcon beat each other senseless in the name of 
trying to capture the VCW World Title. Gabriel Black took a Superkick and 
refused to stay down; and it took two Destiny Hammers in rapid succession to 
keep Falcon down long enough for Gabriel Black to finally climb the ladder and 
claim the VCW World Title. Gabriel Black is still the VCW World Champion, but 
Falcon put up one hell of a fight... one that won't be forgotten soon.       

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, 06-15-1999