VCW Monday Night Wrestling 04/26/99 (VCW 17)

Interview:
James Lockman commands a ten-bell salute for the late Rick Rude.
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Interview:
Stormy Weathers introduces us to his two newest employees.
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Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck defeated The Oriental Express when Slater pinned
Ninja after a figure-four leglock in 0:05:33.
Rating: 1/2*

Interview:
James Lockman announces that the Intercontinental Title will be held up, and a match to 
fill the vacancy will happen at Disaster Area.Click here to see highlights.

Neytron DelArmeggio pinned Rex Richards after a Tombstone in 0:04:57.
Rating: *

Interview:
Lady Erica Whitmore makes a television appearance, challenging Virginia to an Evening Gown 
Match at Disaster Area.Click here to see highlights.

Erica Whitmore made Russel Taylor submit to the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:01:00.
Rating: 3/4*
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Interview:
Ruby Richard Cage calls out Tim Bell for a match.
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Tim Bell pinned Ruby Richard Cage after a flying sunset flip in 0:05:50.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Tim Bell retained the VCW Television Title.)

Interview:
Marylin Silvera challenges Tim Bell to a match at Disaster Area.
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Troy Black pinned Haigeikobai with the Black Dagger in 0:00:48.
Rating: *

Interview:
Troy Black challenges Falcon to a match at Disaster Area.
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Marylin Silvera made Melissa DelArmeggio submit to the Sleeperhold in 0:21:38.
Rating: ** 1/2

Interview:
Neytron DelArmeggio comes out and tries to talk his sister Melissa into retiring.
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Interview:
Jessica Judd tells the world that she's in love... and you'll never guess with whom...
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Falcon pinned Jessica Judd with the Superkick in 0:25:58.
Rating: *** 3/4

Interview:
Falcon accepts Troy Black's challenge, and the Annihilators throw out a challenge to the 
Ontario Color Show, which is also accepted.Click here to see highlights.

The Annihilators defeated The Ontario Color Show when B. Rivera pinned P. Canyon with the 
Flying Legdrop in 0:24:04.
Rating: ****

Interview:
David Wright Hubbard calls out Virginia for a match.
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David Wright Hubbard pinned Virginia with the Flying Cross Bodypress in 0:13:34.
Rating: * 1/2

Interview:
Gabriel Black comments on Jessica Judd, the Immortals, and Johnny Smiles.
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Interview:
The Immortals discuss their title shot tonight.
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Interview:
Chris Champlain and Johnny Smiles exchange words before the Hardcore Cage Match.
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FCA Cubed Match:
Johnny Smiles defeated Chris Champlain in a Hardcore Cage Match in 0:21:18.
Rating: ***
Johnny Smiles suffered an elbow injury.  He will be out for approximately 2 cards.
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Interview:
The Immortals introduce their Head Cheerleader to the crowd; Gabriel Black leaves the ring to 
chase Johnny Smiles, leaving the Torturer to face both Immortals.
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Handicap-Match:
The Immortals defeated The Torturer when K. Collins pinned Torturer after the
Fall from Grace in 0:12:54.
Rating: * 1/4
(The Immortals won the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)



Match observations: 

       The show opened on a sad note, as a moment of silence and a ten-bell 
salute were given for "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who passed away last Tuesday. By 
all accounts, he was a great man in addition to a great wrestler and 
entertainer. The wrestling world, and the friends and family of Rick Rude, have
suffered a great loss.
       The show went on, and two veteran wrestlers made their VCW debut under 
Stormy Weathers. The former WCW World Tag Team Champion team of "Dirty" Dick 
Slater and Bunkhouse Buck has come to VCW, and started their careers 
impressively with a win over the Oriental Express. Time will only tell, 
however, if they can do the same against real competition.
       The Golden Society's situation looks less bleak than it did last week, 
as Lady Erica Whitmore was able to come out and speak on television this week. 
When she did, it was to challenge Virginia to an Evening Gown Match at Disaster
Area. In spite of a demonstration of her wrestling skills in which she tortured
the naive and moronic Russel Taylor, Virginia is the heavy favorite to win that
match. On the bright side for the Golden Society, Neytron DelArmeggio picked up
a victory over Rex Richards, and Chris Champlain, in spite of losing the 
Hardcore Cage Match to Johnny Smiles, managed to injure him in revenge for Lady
Erica Whitmore's humiliation. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Marty 
Jannetty was stripped of the Intercontinental Title by James Lockman, and he 
will face Lance Errington at Disaster Area to determine who is the true 
Intercontinental Champion.
       Tim Bell still managed to hold on to his VCW Television Title against 
Ruby Richard Cage (no surprise there), but was later challenged to defend the 
title at Disaster Area against Marylin Silvera. He accepted that challenge, and
the match is now an official one for Disaster Area.
       After a complete mismatch against Haigeikobai, Troy Black challenged 
Falcon to a match at Disaster Area, further filling out the card for that 
event. Falcon later accepted the match. Any stipulations to the match have not 
been determined yet, but there are expected to be some stipulations.
       Following a loss to Marylin Silvera, Melissa DelArmeggio was approached 
by her brother Neytron, who urged her to retire from wrestling. Though they 
walked away without a definite answer being heard, Melissa definitely seemed 
moved by everything that Neytron had to say. A response from Melissa, 
concerning the future of her VCW career, is expected to come next week.
       Jessica Judd caused quite a surprise among VCW fans and many wrestlers 
alike when she revealed that she was in love with Gabriel Black. This also led 
her to take a match against Falcon, where the odds were definitely NOT in her 
favor. In spite of losing the match anyway, she held on for much longer than 
expected... maybe she has more talent than she's often given credit for.
       For his part, Gabriel Black had bigger things on his mind... such as the 
Immortals and Johnny Smiles. In fact, he ignored his match with the Immortals 
almost entirely in favor of chasing Johnny Smiles, who had recovered enough in 
the minutes following his Hardcore Cage Match to be able to throw a pie into 
Gabriel Black's face and retreat. Because of this turn of events, the Torturer 
was forced to defend the VCW World Tag Team Titles against the Immortals by 
himself... and in spite of a good effort, he was unable to overcome the odds. 
As a result, the Immortals are the new VCW World Tag Team Champions.
       It should be interesting to see how the events of this week play out 
next week. What's in store for DeJohnnyration X following the loss of the 
Intercontinental Title and Johnny's injury? What, if anything, is in Melissa 
DelArmeggio's future with VCW? And how will the tag team title change affect 
the tag team situation in VCW, and the rivalry between Johnny Smiles and the 
Inquisition? Next week should begin to shed light on many of these questions,
and many others as well. Richard Tobian, Lance Errington, the Wrecking Crew, 
the Bull Moose Party, and many more VCW stars will be present next week!

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, 08-14-1999