Spontaneous Combustion '99

Interview:
Haigeikobai's mystery opponent is revealed.
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[Waste-Of-Time]:
[Haigeikobai's Mystery Challenge Match]:
Jim Neidhart pinned Haigeikobai after a powerslam in 0:02:14.
Rating: DUD

[Waste-Of-Time]:
The Middle-Aged Outlaws defeated Russel Taylor and The Super Giant Ninja when
R.R.C. pinned Russel the Muscle with the Ruby Cutter in 0:01:47.
Rating: DUD

[Waste-Of-Time]:
Chris Champlain pinned Jacob Idol with the Split-Legged Moonsault in 0:05:39.
Rating: ***

[Waste-Of-Time]:
The Annihilators defeated Hell's Bikers when J. Wright pinned B. Manson 
with the Tiger Driver in 0:07:30.
Rating: 1/2*

Interview:
The Waste-Of-Time gives way to the actual pay-per-view event, Spontaneous Combustion.
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Card Information:
 Held in: ALAMO DOME
Location: TEXAS, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: 11/21/99 at 7:00pm

The Immortals defeated DeJohnnyration X (Johnny Smiles and Virginia) when
K. Collins pinned Virginia with the Flying Dropkick in 0:08:21.
Rating: * 3/4

Interview:
DeJohnnyration X gets a pair of new members.
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Devaccio Pola pinned Rob Solomon with the Guillotine Kick in 0:11:21.
Rating: ****
(Devaccio Pola retained the VCW Television Title.)

The Technicians (Owen Addison, Paul Canyon and Tim Bell) defeated
The Inquisition (Bass Rogers, Moy Lazzario and Rex Richards) when T. Bell
 pinned M. Lazzario with the Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 0:09:01.
Rating: **

The Wrecking Crew defeated The Manhunters when Blade pinned Manhunter #1
 after the Breakdown in 0:11:21.
Rating: *
(The Wrecking Crew retained the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)

Crimson pinned Neytron DelArmeggio with the Chokeslam in 0:06:19.
Rating: * 3/4

The Golden Society (Dean Sanders and Lance Errington) defeated
The Inquisition (Gabriel Black and The Torturer) when L. Errington pinned
Torturer after a rolling reverse cradle in 0:12:32.
Rating: * 1/2

Falcon pinned David Wright Hubbard after hitting him with the wooden axe handle in 0:12:06.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Interview:
Skip Bizby does the ring introductions for the main event participants.
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Number-One-Contenders-Match:
Troy Black pinned Richard Tobian with the Black Dagger in 0:21:50.
Rating: **** 1/2
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Match observations: 

       Thousands upon thousands of fans watched in the arena or on pay-per-view
tonight as VCW spontaneously combusted a spectacular pay-per-view event. Except
for the fact that nobody actually died a messy death by bursting into flames, 
Spontaneous Combustion definitely lived up to its name. The crowd was, 
figurately speaking, on fire, and many of VCW's most intense feuds were hotter 
than ever before.
       Of course, that's not to say that there weren't some dull moments here 
and there, especially in the Waste-Of-Time. Haigeikobai's mystery opponent was 
possibly one of the more anticlimactic choices available, Jim "The Anvil" 
Neidhart. He beat Haigeikobai, of course... but his appearance certainly wasn't
among the more thrilling or exciting moments of tonight's show. Is there anyone
in VCW who HASN'T beat Haigeikobai yet?
       Once the show got started for real, though, things really took off. The 
opening match, where Johnny Smiles and Virginia faced the Immortals, showcased 
a very interesting contrast in the technical wrestling and teamwork of the 
Immortals with the haphazard brawling and basic wrestling of DeJohnnyration 
X... but the real story is what happened after the match. Following the match, 
the Immortals surprised everybody by revealing themselves as new members of 
DeJohnnyration X!! This makes DeJohnnyration X perhaps stronger than it's ever 
been, and it definitely makes the Immortals more popular than they've ever 
been as well.
       Rob Solomon and Devaccio Pola put aside their friendship tonight, and 
fought in a fast-paced, high-flying brawl that was among the best matches of 
the night. Each man obviously knew his opponent's style quite well, and they 
wrestled a breathtakingly close match until Devaccio Pola finally pulled out a 
victory with his Guillotine Kick. He retains the VCW Television Title, and is 
expected to defend it again tomorrow night on VCW Monday Night Wrestling.
       Speaking of title defenses, Gabriel Black has one to fulfill in the 
coming weeks, as the Technicians defeated the Inquisition tonight to earn a 
prized shot at the VCW World Title for one of their members. One has to think 
that with all of the talk he's been making about Gabriel Black, it will be Owen
Addison stepping up for the challenge, and there's no doubt he'll be ready to 
give Gabriel Black a good fight. 
       After taking two clean pinfall losses to the Manhunters in recent weeks,
the Wrecking Crew redeemed themselves tonight by scoring a big victory when it 
counted, in defense of the VCW World Tag Team Titles. The third time was the 
charm, it seems, and history repeated itself from Blood and Thunder as the 
former VCW World Tag Team Champions, the Manhunters, went down decisively in 
defeat to the Wrecking Crew tonight.
       For all his talk about technical wrestling skill and superiority, 
Neytron DelArmeggio didn't fare well at all against Crimson tonight. While his 
obviously superior skill kept him in the match for a while, he was no match for
Crimson's awesome power, and was put away with the Chokeslam in a mere six and 
a half minutes. That definitely has to be a disappointing ending for Neytron 
after all his talk, but it's also definitely a big victory for Crimson.
       Other members of the Golden Society fared much better, however, as Dean 
Sanders and Lance Errington scored what has to be considered at least a minor 
upset victory over Gabriel Black and the Torturer. They were able to hold their
own against the bottomless wrestling arsenal and killer instinct of Gabriel 
Black and the overwhelming size and power advantage of the Torturer, until 
finally Lance Errington found his chance by outwrestling the Torturer and 
picking up the win with a rolling reverse cradle. This means that Lance 
Errington will get a shot at Gabriel Black's VCW World Title at the next VCW 
pay-per-view event, Deck the Halls, on December twenty-six.
       The Inquisition wasn't done for the night yet, however. While some 
people were prepared to count Falcon lucky if he even survived this match with 
David Wright Hubbard, he not only survived, but with a little help from the 
Torturer and Rebecca Black, he broke the Inquisition's losing streak tonight by
actually defying the odds and beating David Wright Hubbard in the middle of the
ring, which even Gabriel Black failed to do at the last pay-per-view, Horror 
Show. It wasn't a clean victory by any means, but any victory over David Wright
Hubbard these days is a rare thing. Needless to say, David Wright Hubbard is 
ready to go into a homicidal rage after what happened in this match. It's 
doubtful that Falcon has seen the last of him by any means.
       But the highlight of the show was definitely the main event, where Troy 
Black and Richard Tobian fought for the opportunity to face the VCW World 
Champion at Wrestlewar II. Despite a pre-match handshake initiated by Richard 
Tobian, things quickly got ugly as Richard Tobian attacked Troy Black's legs 
unmercifully. But despite Richard Tobian's best efforts, Troy Black fought off 
all of Richard Tobian's attempts to take out his legs. Richard Tobian tried 
once more to win the match with the Fisherman Suplex, but Troy Black kicked out
of it with authority, then put Richard Tobian away in fairly short order after
that. No questions now... Troy Black is going to the main event of Wrestlewar 
despite an impressive showing from Richard Tobian.
       Wow. Going into tomorrow night's show, it looks like big things are 
waiting to happen. How will Richard Tobian react to losing his last possible 
chance at getting a VCW World Title shot in a long time? What kind of mayhem 
does David Wright Hubbard have in store for the Torturer and Falcon after 
tonight's match? And how will Gabriel Black handle the rising pressure of 
challengers like Lance Errington and Owen Addison making bids for his title, 
with his brother Troy Black waiting in the future at Wrestlewar should he 
retain the title? We expect to find clues or answers to all of these questions 
at tomorrow's show. We also expect to see many of VCW's top wrestlers present 
and in action, including Devaccio Pola, the Wrecking Crew, the Torturer, and 
David Wright Hubbard. Make sure you join us tommorow night for all the great 
action when VCW brings us the next episode of VCW Monday Night Wrestling!!

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, 03-04-2000