VCW Monday Night Wrestling 03/29/99 (VCW 13)

Interview:
Troy Black refuses to be part of the VCW World Tag Team Title defense tonight; Falcon attacks 
him, then the Torturer attacks Falcon.Click here to see highlights.

Interview:
Ruby Richard Cage rambles about the "A Matter of Respect" feud with Hunk Higgins before 
Devaccio Pola comes out to shut him up.Click here to see highlights.

Devaccio Pola pinned Ruby Richard Cage after a frog splash in 0:07:24.
Rating: * 3/4

Interview:
"Double J" Jessica Judd introduces herself to VCW.
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Jessica Judd pinned Russel Taylor with the Final Chord in 0:05:59.
Rating: **

Interview:
DeJohnnyration X members challenge members of the Golden Society; Marty Jannetty and Virginia 
get new nicknames.Click here to see highlights.

Virginia pinned Neytron DelArmeggio with the Spinebuster in 0:12:51.
Rating: ** 1/2

Interview:
Falcon wants to defend the VCW World Tag Team Titles by himself, but James Lockman won't let 
him.Click here to see highlights.

Interview:
Owen Addison challenges Troy Black later on tonight; Paul Canyon challenges the Torturer.
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The Torturer made Paul Canyon submit to the Torture Rack in 0:09:48.
Rating: *** 1/2

Interview:
Gabriel Black comments on his enemies, past and future, and announces an unbelievable main 
event for next week's show. Also, Bass Rogers calls out Rob Solomon.
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Bass Rogers pinned Rob Solomon with the Moonsault in 0:07:38.
Rating: 1/2*

Interview:
Richard Tobian responds to Gabriel Black's challenge to face Moy Lazzario in a Towel Match at 
Random Casualties.Click here to see highlights.

Richard Tobian pinned Manhunter #1 with the Fisherman Suplex in 0:09:28.
Rating: ***

Interview:
Chris Champlain accepts a match against Johnny Smiles.
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Johnny Smiles pinned Chris Champlain with the Smiledriver in 0:12:01.
Rating: ***

Interview:
The Immortals discuss their matches tonight.
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Tim Bell and Robert Danson battled to a double countout in 0:04:11.
Rating: **
(Tim Bell retained the VCW Television Title.)

Interview:
Lance Errington and Lady Erica Whitmore discuss Golden Society business at a swimming pool.
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Marty Jannetty defeated Lance Errington by disqualification in 0:05:28.
Rating: *
(Lance Errington retained the VCW Intercontinental Title.)
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Interview:
Troy Black talks about Falcon, and accepts Owen Addison's challenge.
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Troy Black pinned Owen Addison with the Black Dagger in 0:15:37.
Rating: **** 1/4

Interview:
Falcon confronts Troy after his match, and introduces his replacement tag team partner.
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The Annihilators defeated Haigeikobai and Falcon when B. Rivera defeated Falcon
 by disqualification in 0:17:01.
Rating: * 1/4
(Haigeikobai and Falcon retained the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)
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Interview:
Gabriel Black interferes in the tag team title match, and has some final comments prior to 
his match with Ken Collins.Click here to see highlights.

Gabriel Black pinned Ken Collins with the Destiny Hammer in 0:14:39.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Gabriel Black retained the VCW World Title.)



Match observations: 

       Troy Black's refusal to be Falcon's tag team partner in a title defense 
against the Annihilators in the opening scene of the show added even more 
distrust to their already dubious "alliance", especially when Falcon attacked 
Troy, and even more so when the Torturer saved Troy from a beating at the hands
of Falcon. Though the exact relationship between the three men was in question,
one thing that was for certain after that was the fact that Troy Black would 
not be at Falcon's side to defend the VCW World Tag Team Titles tonight.
       Ruby Richard Cage was next on the VCW booking agenda, as he challenged 
former partner Hunk Higgins to a match at Wrestlewar, continuing the feud that 
has been dubbed the "A Matter of Respect" feud due to the insistence of both 
ex-Middle-Aged Outlaws that the phrase be rammed down the throats of the VCW 
audience. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Devaccio Pola to get irritated 
with Ruby Richard Cage and his delusional ramblings and come out to shut him 
up.
       Next, VCW welcomed its third female competitor in the form of Jessica 
Judd, the newest wrestler to call herself "Double J" and try to pass herself 
off as a country music singer. She displayed a decent amount of technical 
wrestling skill, certainly more than Melissa DelArmeggio and Virginia have 
shown in the past, and defeated her much larger, stronger opponent, Russel "The
Muscle" Taylor. Her VCW debut has been successful so far; but it remains to be 
seen how well she'll do against real VCW competition.
       Speaking of female competitors in VCW, Virginia made quite an impact 
tonight, defeating Neytron DelArmeggio in the first of a series of matches that
saw DeJohnnyration X go 3-0 against the Golden Society. She also spoke on 
camera for the first time, surprising many VCW fans; she's normally the silent 
type. Later on in the night, Johnny Smiles defeated Chris Champlain for a 
second straight victory, and Lady Erica Whitmore intentionally caused Lance 
Errington's disqualification against Marty Jannetty, resulting in Lance 
Errington retaining the Intercontinental Title though the Golden Society went 
0-3 as a result. It was an even match that could have gone either way; perhaps 
Lance and Erica just didn't feel like putting up with Marty Jannetty.
       Bass Rogers, angry as a result of a recent eighteen second loss to Rob 
Solomon, challenged him to a revenge match tonight. This time, the match went 
the other way, as Bass Rogers defeated Rob Solomon with his Moonsault, evening 
up the record between the two men. Even without the Television Title on the 
line, however, it's obvious that both men still feel a great deal of resentment
and dislike of one another; it's more than likely that they'll meet again.
       Gabriel Black had quite a bit of airtime to express himself, and used it 
to make several matches. In addition to throwing out a challenge for Richard 
Tobian to meet Moy Lazzario in a Towel Match at Random Casualties (which Tobian
accepted later in the evening), commenting (or rather, declining to comment) on
his upcoming match against Ken Collins, and "revealing" that Troy Black has 
been on his side all along (that's still highly in question), he also made an 
announcement, almost as an afterthought, that he would be wrestling a "bald-
headed, goatee-bearded WWF champion" who wears black trunks and boots next 
week, which is made possible by the fact that next week's RAW is WAR is a taped
episode. This match, if in fact everything is set in stone and finalized, may 
be the biggest interpromotional event in the history of VCW or the WWF.
       The first half of the double main event, pitted Falcon and a partner 
against the Annihilators in a title shot that was promised last week by Falcon.
The chosen partner, because Troy Black was unwilling to participate in this 
match, ended up being Haigeikobai, who managed to get in a few seconds of 
incredibly weak offense when he got the hot tag from Falcon a couple of times, 
but was mostly useless and always ended up needing to be saved from certain 
defeat by Falcon. This was basically a handicap match for Falcon, who in spite 
of a valiant fight could not overcome a first-rate tag team like the 
Annihilators with only Haigeikobai to assist him. The only reason he and 
Haigeikobai retained the titles is due to the fact that Gabriel Black attacked 
Brian Rivera when a pinfall victory over Falcon was certain.
       Some of the night's biggest news, including the main event, came about 
when two of VCW's top tag teams tried their luck in singles competition, with 
pretty much disappointing results. The Ontario Color Show, holding Troy Black 
and the Torturer responsible for their unfair loss of the VCW World Tag Team 
Titles, challenged them to singles matches, only to be defeated in spite of 
putting up a good fight. The Immortals didn't have much more success; although 
Robert Danson took the fight to Tim Bell, it resulted in a disappointing 
double-countout, and Ken Collins was outclassed, plain and simple, against 
Gabriel Black, though he managed to put up a good fight on his way down.
       If nothing else, due to the VCW World Title match that Gabriel Black 
announced this week, next week's show should be hot. Melissa DelArmeggio, David
Wright Hubbard, and the Wrecking Crew, as well as many more VCW stars, will be 
featured on next week's installment of VCW Monday Night Wrestling. See you 
then.

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, 07-18-1999