VCW Monday Night Wrestling 04/12/99 (VCW 15)

No-Countout-No-DQ-8-Man Battle Royal:
Haigeikobai won an 8-man Battle Royal:
         x R. Richards threw out Ninja after a backdrop in 0:01:30
         x R. Richards threw out Y.F. Moto after a roll away in 0:02:03
         x R.R.C. threw out R. Richards after a crucifix in 0:03:48
         x Higgins threw out Russel the Muscle in 0:04:20
         x Higgins threw out R.R.C. after a Gorilla Press in 0:05:10
         x Higgins threw out J. Judd in 0:09:05
         x Haigeikobai threw out Higgins after an armbar submission in 0:10:30
Rating: -*** 1/2

Interview:
Stormy Weathers fires the Oriental Express, except for Haigeikobai... then Haigeikobai 
attacks his former co-workers unsuccessfully.Click here to see highlights.

Virginia pinned Tuxedo with the Spinebuster in 0:01:26.
Rating: 1/2*

Interview:
DeJohnnyration X makes challenges to the Golden Society... and Lady Erica Whitmore ends up 
being the one to initiate the D-J-X split.Click here to see highlights.

Interview:
The Immortals try to make a promo to intimidate the Bull Moose Party, but a number of things 
go wrong.Click here to see highlights.

Interview:
The Ontario Color Show challenges the Manhunters to a match at Random Casualties, and 
challenges any team in the building to face them tonight.Click here to see highlights.

Triangle Match:
The Annihilators defeated The Immortals and The Ontario Color Show when
B. Rivera pinned R. Danson with the Flying Legdrop in 0:29:47.
Rating: ****

Interview:
Liberation X meets in the ring... Melissa announces her participation in tonight's main 
event match, and Bass Rogers challenges Falcon.Click here to see highlights.

Falcon pinned Bass Rogers with the Superkick in 0:03:05.
Rating: * 1/4

Interview:
David Wright Hubbard shows a video in which he trains himself for his cage match at 
Random Casualties, then calls out his personal trainer for a match.
Click here to see highlights.

David Wright Hubbard pinned Abdullah the Butcher with the Flying Cross Bodypress in 0:13:06.
Rating: -1/4*

The Golden Society (Chris Champlain and Neytron DelArmeggio) defeated
DeJohnnyration X (Johnny Smiles and Marty Jannetty) when N. DelArmeggio pinned
Jannetty with the Piledriver in 0:15:13.
Rating: ** 3/4

Interview:
The Golden Society attacks DeJohnnyration X, then Lance Errington calls out Haigeikobai.
Click here to see highlights.

Lance Errington made Haigeikobai submit to the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:01:27.
Rating: ***
(Lance Errington retained the VCW Intercontinental Title.)

Interview:
Gabriel Black tells Troy Black to show the world whose side he's on... Troy shows them.
Click here to see highlights.

The Inquisition (Gabriel Black and The Torturer) defeated
Troy Black and Melissa DelArmeggio when G. Black pinned Melissa after
a Frankensteiner in 0:20:35.
Rating: ** 1/4

Interview:
The Inquisition attacks Melissa and Troy. Liberation X comes in to save them, and Troy 
Black and Falcon come to an understanding as the show goes off the air.
Click here to see highlights.

[Special Dark Match]:
Liberation X (Brian Rivera, Falcon, Jeff Wright and Melissa DelArmeggio) and Troy Black 
defeated The Inquisition (Bass Rogers, David Wright Hubbard, Gabriel Black, Rex Richards and 
The Torturer) when Falcon pinned Torturer with the Superkick in 0:27:20. 
Jeff Wright suffered an elbow injury. He will be out for approximately 3 cards.
Rating: * 1/4



Match observations: 

       This show was packed, leading into Random Casualties this Sunday, and 
though some matches were questionable, the show overall was a success. It had a
little of everything:  good wrestling, interesting interviews, violence, 
nudity, and a special guest to VCW in the form of Abdullah the Butcher.
       The evening began strangely when Haigeikobai somehow picked up a 
surprise win in an eight-man battle royal for a shot at Lance Errington's 
Intercontinental Title. Stormy Weathers was so disgusted by the other two 
Oriental Express members, who were quickly eliminated by the odds-on-favorite 
to win the match, Rex Richards (believe it or not, he was the most high-profile
wrestler in the ring), that he fired them on the spot and ordered Haigeikobai 
to attack them. The attack wasn't successful, nor was Haigeikobai's attempt to 
win the Intercontinental Title later in the show... though Lance Errington 
actually managed to carry his worthless carcass to a decent, if short, match.
       After a somewhat short match between Virginia and Tuxedo, DeJohnnyration 
X came to the ring, and soon came to the conclusion that they needed to have a 
DeJohnnyration X split. They called out the Golden Society, and words were 
exchanged between the two factions before a brawl broke out and Lady Erica 
Whitmore was chosen to initiate the D-J-X split, in a moment that should 
certainly make the "VCW:  Too Hot For TV" video, when it comes out. The Golden 
Society was so infuriated and driven to revenge by this that they not only 
defeated DeJohnnyration X in a tag team match later in the show, but they also 
went on to give them a severe beating after the match.
       The Immortals certainly don't appear to be training very intensely for 
their match against the Bull Moose Party at Random Casualties; they appear to 
be neglecting their training in favor of partying. They suffered from that 
today, when Robert Danson fell to Brian Rivera of the Annihilators in a tag 
team triangle match, and may pay for it again at Random Casualties... it 
wouldn't be the first time they've underestimated the Bull Moose Party and paid
the price.
       In spite of disagreement between Melissa DelArmeggio and Falcon about 
Troy Black's loyalty, Liberation X certainly appeared to be on top of their 
game tonight; in addition to the Annihilators' victory in the triangle match, 
Falcon destroyed Bass Rogers in three minutes. Additionally, in a special dark 
match after the show went off the air, Falcon again rose to the occasion, 
earning a pinfall victory for the team of Liberation X and Troy Black over the 
Torturer with his Superkick... though Jeff Wright sustained a minor elbow 
injury in that match, so it couldn't be considered an absolute victory for 
Liberation X. His spot in the Random Casualties tournament will be given to a 
VCW wrestler who is not already booked to wrestle there.
       David Wright Hubbard showed a few clips of his brutal training matches 
with Abdullah the Butcher, then called out his trainer for a one-on-one match 
tonight. After a rather brutal match, David Wright Hubbard finally put away his
trainer, and picked up a huge burst of momentum for his Random Casualties match
against Melissa DelArmeggio.
       Troy Black showed the world which side he was on tonight... he laid into 
his brother and the Torturer with a vengance. Unfortunately for Troy and 
Melissa, the Torturer's power advantage and Gabriel Black's determination and 
amazing technical skills led to a victory for the Inquisition... but with the 
hatchet firmly buried between Falcon and Troy Black for Random Casualties, one 
has to wonder which team truly left with the advantage.
       The card of the next edition of VCW Monday Night Wrestling will be 
booked by the winner of the Random Casualties tournament, so it's a mystery for
now. Who knows what could happen when a wrestler becomes a booker and the 
inmates run the asylum!? Tune in next week to find out!!

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, 08-01-1999