Survival of the Fittest 2000

Waste-of-Time:
Interview:
All the members of Hell's Bikers talk about tonight's pay-per-view.
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Waste-of-Time:
The Heavy Metal Express defeated Russel Taylor and The Super Giant Ninja when
Jannetty pinned Russel the Muscle with the Double Superkick in 0:04:10.
Rating: -*
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Interview:
A video package (this time set to music!) marks the transition from the Waste-of-Time to 
the actual pay-per-view.
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Card Information:
 Held in: ROSEMONT HORIZON
Location: ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: 09/10/00 at 7:00pm

Dave Adams and Main Street Pete defeated The Middle-Aged Outlaws when Doctor Dave
 pinned R.R.C. after an inverted DDT in 0:04:24.
Rating: DUD
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Moy Lazzario and Steve McMichael defeated Jiro Tobikuma and Arthur Justice when
M. Lazzario pinned Justice after the Michinoku Driver in 0:10:06.
Rating: DUD
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Interview:
Christina Ellis plans to win this match by knocking out Jennie, but Virginia interrupts to 
add a few stipulations to this match that Christina doesn't like.
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Bikini Top Stripoff Match:
Christina Ellis defeated Jennie in 0:01:01.
Rating: 1/4*
(Christina Ellis won the VCW T & A Title.)
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Interview:
After stripping Jennie, Christina Ellis puts her top back on without ever exposing her
to the crowd, then tries to injure her as well with a series of backdrop drivers, but 
Paul Canyon comes in to stop her.
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Crowbar on a Pole Match:
Devaccio Pola pinned Dick Douglas with the Guillotine Kick in 0:11:00.
Rating: ***
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Interview:
Bass Rogers reveals his mystery partner, and they await the entrance of the Annihilators, 
who still aren't seeing eye-to-eye.
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Bass Rogers and Dean Sanders defeated The Annihilators when D. Sanders pinned
J. Wright after a power bomb in 0:09:45.
Rating: 3/4*
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Interview:
Jeff Wright and Brian Rivera get into another argument, and this one ends in violence.
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The Manhunters defeated DeJohnnyration X (Johnny Smiles and Virginia) when
Manhunter #2 pinned J. Smiles after the Double Diving Headbutt in 0:10:26.
Rating: DUD
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The Hammer of the Gods (Jacob Idol and Rob Solomon) defeated
The Ontario Color Show when Idol made O. Addison submit to an armbar submission
in 0:17:30.
Rating: ***
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[Survival of the Fittest -Semi-Finals]:
Randy Savage pinned Lance Errington with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:09:39.
Rating: *
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[Survival of the Fittest -Semi-Finals]:
David Wright Hubbard pinned Julian Page after a running power bomb in 0:13:37.
Rating: ** 1/4
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Interview:
Julian Page and Randy Savage attack David Wright Hubbard after the match.
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The Immortals defeated Hell's Bikers (Butch Manson and Jack Norman) when
K. Collins pinned B. Manson with the Flying Dropkick in 0:15:28.
Rating: *
(The Immortals retained the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)
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Neytron DelArmeggio pinned Falcon with the Piledriver in 0:14:12.
Rating: ***
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Jimmy Lockman pinned Tattoo after a small package in 0:11:06.
Rating: 1/2*
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Interview:
Despite taking a beating earlier in the card, David Wright Hubbard comes out to call out 
Randy Savage for the tournament finals.
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[Survival of the Fittest -Final Round]:
David Wright Hubbard pinned Randy Savage with the Flying Cross Bodypress in 0:17:35.
Rating: ** 3/4
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Interview:
Skip Bizby does the ring introductions for the Iron Cage Axe Handle Match.
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Iron Cage Axe Handle Match:
Troy Black pinned Tony Garcia with the Black Dagger in 0:23:44.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Troy Black retained the VCW World Title.)
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Interview:
Troy Black and Melissa DelArmeggio celebrate after the match.
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Match observations: 

       Tonight, VCW held Survival of the Fittest, a pay-per-view event that may
have helped to set the course of VCW for many months to come. We now know that 
David Wright Hubbard will be in the main event at Wrestlewar, and after 
tonight's title defense, it's looking increasingly likely that Troy Black will 
be as well. It didn't quite compare as a show to Blood and Thunder, but nobody 
could truthfully call tonight's pay-per-view uneventful.
       Even in the Waste-of-Time, we saw the debut of a new team in VCW, the 
Heavy Metal Express. Marty Jannetty returned to VCW competition after nearly a 
year's absence, and brought with him a tag team partner, Lars Coverdale, that 
seems to be athletically talented, but every bit as goofy as Marty Jannetty, if
not moreso. They defeated Russel "The Muscle" Taylor and the Super Giant Ninja 
tonight, but it remains to be seen how well they fare against tougher 
opponents. This tag team could be a success in VCW, but then again, it could 
just be the second coming of the New Rockers.
       As a result of the Middle-Aged Outlaws pestering Nurse Vivacia a few 
weeks ago, "Doctor" Dave Adams and Main Street Pete took them on tonight in the
opening match of the pay-per-view. Despite an abundance of bravado, and their 
attempts to add a stipulation to the match where Nurse Vivacia would leave with
them if they won tonight, the Middle-Aged Outlaws were (not surprisingly)  
unable to win this match. This could be the match where Dave Adams and Main 
Street Pete finally begin to rise to the upper levels of the tag team division 
in VCW.
       The team of Moy Lazzario and Steve "Mongo" McMichael was also successful
tonight, prevailing over the unlikely combination of Jiro Tobikuma and Arthur 
Justice. It was obvious that Arthur Justice and Jiro Tobikuma weren't thinking 
as a team, and despite impressive showings against Moy Lazzario and Mongo in 
singles matches over the past month, they didn't fare so well in this tag team 
match. Mongo and Moy Lazzario, on the other hand, were looking pretty 
impressive tonight; they may have finally found a formula for success by 
teaming up.
       Despite a last-minute ruling from Virginia that moves that result in a 
bump to the top or back of the head and submission moves were illegal in this 
match, the Bikini Top Stripoff Match between Jennie and Christina Ellis for the
VCW T & A Title was a disappointment in more ways than one. Not only did 
Christina Ellis win, taking the title away from Jennie, but she did so by 
taking off Jennie's top in such a way that the crowd couldn't see her breasts, 
then putting it back on again quickly. Jennie put up a decent fight, even 
seeing as though she was about to win the match at one point, but Christina 
Ellis just couldn't be stopped, and took her apart quickly. After the match, 
Christina Ellis tried to injure Jennie with a series of backdrop drivers, but 
Paul Canyon came to the ring and stopped the assault. Regardless of that, 
Christina Ellis is the new VCW T & A Champion, and given her attitudes about 
the division, quite a bit of change is expected.
       The next match, made via a special request from Dick Douglas at the 
beginning of the show, seems to have been a mistake on his part. Dick Douglas 
faced Devaccio Pola in a Crowbar on a Pole Match, and fared rather poorly. 
Throughout the entire match, he took a beating, barely hanging in there, but 
when Devaccio Pola retrieved the crowbar, it was all over. Devaccio Pola 
proceeded to beat the crap out of Dick Douglas with the crowbar, and the 
Guillotine Kick seemed to be a mere formality to finish the match. 
       Bass Rogers's mystery partner, Dean Sanders, returned tonight from a 
severe rotator cuff injury to face the Annihilators. However, the Annihilators 
weren't exactly on the same page tonight either... Brian Rivera was highly 
intoxicated, and as a result Jeff Wright wrestled most of the match himself. In
the end, it almost seemed as though Jeff Wright could win the match more or 
less singlehandedly, but Brian Rivera took it upon himself to help, and 
inadvertently caught his partner with a misguided clothesline, sealing his fate
against Bass Rogers and Dean Sanders. After the match, Jeff Wright verbally 
berated Brian Rivera, but when he turned around, Brian Rivera broke a bottle of
liquor over his head, laying him out. I think it's a safe bet at this point 
that the Annihilators are finished as a tag team. The team of Bass Rogers and 
Dean Sanders, on the other hand, could have a long and successful future ahead 
if they remain together.
       The Manhunters were another tag team that had a lot of success tonight, 
as they scored what some people consider to be an upset win over Johnny Smiles 
and Virginia. The Manhunters are often underestimated, but there's a reason why
they were hand-picked by first Gabriel Black, then Jimmy Lockman as enforcers. 
Their size, power, and experience make them a force to be reckoned with in VCW,
as Johnny Smiles and Virginia discovered the hard way tonight.
       The victory by Jacob Idol and Rob Solomon of the Hammer of the Gods over
the Ontario Color Show would also appear to be somewhat of an upset. But unlike
the Manhunters, who won their match through brute force and size, Jacob Idol 
and Rob Solomon's victory came as a result of the use of Rob Solomon's hockey 
stick. After Owen Addison accidentally nailed referee Linda Peterson with a 
savate kick, Jacob Idol beat the hell out of both Ontario Color Show members 
with the hockey stick, then placed an armbar submission on Owen Addison, who 
had no choice but to submit. Ever since Owen Addison's return, both the Ontario
Color Show and their reputation as the best tag team in VCW history have been 
taking a beating.
       After Blade of the Wrecking Crew was injured, Jack Norman and Butch 
Manson of Hell's Bikers became the number-one contenders for the VCW World Tag 
Team Titles by default, and faced the Immortals tonight. These two teams 
obviously knew each other well from many of their previous meetings, and it was
equally obvious that they still had a lot of built-up resentment for each 
other. Hell's Bikers managed to take control and dominate Robert Danson for a 
period of time, but when he managed to take Butch Manson down with a surprise 
lariat and tag in Ken Collins, it was all over. The Immortals proceeded to take
Hell's Bikers apart, ending with a victory after Ken Collins nailed Butch 
Manson with the Flying Dropkick.
       Neytron DelArmeggio once again stole a victory from Falcon, perhaps in 
multiple ways. Early in the match, Lady Erica Whitmore tripped Neytron, which 
resulted in a stern reprimand from referee Jerry Rogers. As a result, when 
Neytron staggered into a superkick from Falcon after the trip, Jerry Rogers 
wasn't there to count what would have likely been the pin within the first 
fifteen seconds of the match, and Neytron kicked out at two and a half when he 
came back. The match continued, an even contest between Neytron's technical 
wrestling and Falcon's brawling, until Falcon appeared to have the match won 
again with the Falcon Arrow... only to have Stacey Lockman put Neytron's foot 
on the ropes. Falcon still seemed to have Neytron nearly beaten until Stacey 
took things a step further, attacking Lady Erica Whitmore with a chair, then 
distracting Jerry Rogers. Neytron went into his tights, pulled out a pair of 
brass knuckles, and knocked Falcon out with them, then finished him off with 
the Piledriver and covered him to win the match. Neytron DelArmeggio has 
defeated Falcon twice in the span of a month, and neither victory was fair.
       Surprisingly, Jimmy Lockman's victory tonight over Tattoo was almost 
fair in contrast. Jimmy Lockman dominated the match, working over Tattoo's legs
and nailing him with repeated chops and jabs, but Tattoo just absorbed it all 
and kept coming at Jimmy Lockman. After escaping the Figure-Four Leglock, 
Tattoo finally seemed ready to open up and beat Jimmy Lockman senseless, but 
when he went for the Jackhammer, Jimmy Lockman countered it with a small 
package, pulling Tattoo's pants for leverage, and getting the victory as a 
result. 
       Both Randy Savage and David Wright Hubbard advanced in the semi-finals 
of the Survival of the Fittest Tournament, defeating Lance Errington and Julian
Page, respectively. However, after these matches, the advantage seemed to 
belong to Randy Savage. Not only did he make short work of Lance Errington in 
comparison to David Wright Hubbard's match with Julian Page, but in addition he
and Julian Page attacked David Wright Hubbard after his match, laying him out 
and giving him a hell of a beating. 
       Despite that beating, David Wright Hubbard came back strong in the 
finals of the tournament, taking the fight to Randy Savage. Whereas their first
encounter was a brawl, this was more of a wrestling match. Randy Savage 
targeted David Wright Hubbard's neck, which was no doubt weakened from the DDTs
and piledrivers of his encounter with Julian Page, while David Wright Hubbard 
went after Randy Savage's legs, complete with the bad knees that Lance 
Errington had worked over earlier. In the end, after amazingly kicking out of 
the Flying Elbowdrop, David Wright Hubbard rallied and hit Randy Savage with 
everything in his arsenal, but the Macho Man wouldn't stay down. Finally, David
Wright Hubbard pulled out the ultimate weapon in his arsenal, the Flying Cross 
Bodypress, and that was enough to keep Savage down for the three count, making 
David Wright Hubbard the winner of this match and of the Survival of the 
Fittest Tournament. Here are the results of the tournament in full:

       Finally, the main event was next. Troy Black and Tony Garcia stepped 
into the iron cage together, and immediately started beating the crap out of 
each other. Tony Garcia's goal was obvious: to target Troy Black's back. The 
power and size advantage of Tony Garcia was obvious, and within a few minutes 
Troy Black was a bloody mess, being thrown around the cage like a rag doll. 
Tony Garcia pinned Troy Black multiple times, after breaking a wooden axe 
handle over his head, hitting him with a spinebuster slam, and catching him out
of mid-air after an attempted lariat from the top rope and drilling him with a 
powerslam. But due to the rules of the match, Troy Black had to stay down for a
ten-count after being pinned, and he always kept getting back to his feet, 
denying Tony Garcia the victory. 
       With Troy Black seemingly beaten to a pulp, Tony Garcia applied the 
Torture Rack. Troy spent nearly a minute in the Torture Rack, but unbelievably 
he escaped somehow, then somehow started making a comeback against Tony Garcia.
That wouldn't last long, however, before Neytron DelArmeggio and Gabriel Black 
entered the cage, making the conflict three-on-one, and dismantled Troy Black. 
Since this match was a no-disqualification match, the referee had to let it 
continue, despite the fact that Troy Black no longer stood a chance. After 
taking the Piledriver, then Gabriel Black's Destiny Driver, Troy Black was put 
back in the Torture Rack, and this time there didn't seem to be any way he 
could escape.
       But Tony Garcia wasn't the only person who had backup in the arena 
tonight, and Melissa DelArmeggio came to the ring, carrying an axe handle. As 
it appeared that Troy Black was beaten, she climbed to the top of the cage, 
then jumped off and broke her axe handle over Tony Garcia's head, just as she 
did at Wrestlewar. Gabriel Black and Neytron DelArmeggio attempted to stop her,
but she managed to fight them off, at least until the H.A.R.P. Squad came to 
the ring, unlocked the cage door, and forced everyone not legally involved in 
the match to get out. However, on both sides, the damage had been done, and 
Troy Black and Tony Garcia were both laid out on the mat.
       When it seemed as though the match would end as a no-contest due to the 
inability of the particpants to get up, Troy Black sat up to an explosion of 
cheers from the crowd, then climbed to one of the top turnbuckles and dropped 
the Black Dagger on Tony Garcia. Tony Garcia was pinned for the three count, 
but amazingly he got back to his feet at the count of nine. After a double arm 
DDT from Troy Black, then a second Black Dagger, this one from the top of the 
cage, Tony Garcia didn't get up, and Troy Black was the winner of this match. 
Troy Black retained the VCW World Title, won Melissa's contract away from 
Gabriel Black, and survived the match that had nearly destroyed him at 
Wrestlewar. The celebration after the match was no small event either, as an 
attempt at a sneak attack resulted in Gabriel Black taking a Black Dagger from 
the top of the cage, and Melissa kissed Troy as the pay-per-view ended.
       It's difficult to say what will follow tonight's pay-per-view, but 
fortunately we won't have to wait long to find out, as VCW Monday Night 
Wrestling airs in a mere twenty-four hours. What is known is that many of VCW's
top wrestlers will be there, including Falcon, Survival of the Fittest 
Tournament winner David Wright Hubbard, VCW World Tag Team Champions the 
Immortals, and VCW World Champion Troy Black. You won't want to miss any of the
exciting action coming up tomorrow night on VCW Monday Night Wrestling!!

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, 12-13-2000