VCW Monday Night Wrestling 05/08/00 (VCW 69)

Card Information:
 Held in: WINNIPEG ARENA
Location: MANITOBA, CANADA
Date/Time: 05/08/00 at 7:00pm

Bass Rogers pinned Russel Taylor after a power bomb in 0:00:56.
Rating: DUD

Moy Lazzario pinned The Super Giant Ninja after a flying clothesline in 0:02:20.
Rating: -** 1/2

Interview:
Gabriel Black says that the Inquisition is once again fully united, and makes a challenge 
for tonight's main event.
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Interview:
Arthur Justice makes a challenge for Johnny Smiles and Virginia to face him and Steve 
McMichael.
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DeJohnnyration X (Johnny Smiles and Virginia) defeated
Steve McMichael and Arthur Justice when J. Smiles pinned Justice with the
Smiledriver in 0:11:17.
Rating: -**

Interview:
The Immortals make an open challenge, but don't get the match that they had in mind.
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The Immortals defeated The Manhunters when R. Danson defeated Manhunter #2 by
disqualification in 0:08:50.
Rating: -*
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Interview:
The Inquisition attacks the Immortals four-on-two after the match.
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Interview:
Members of the Hammer of the Gods prepare for a three-on-three match with the Wrecking 
Crew and Devaccio Pola, but Hell's Bikers and Dick Douglas want in on the match too.
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Triangle Match:
The Hammer of the Gods (Jacob Idol, Neytron DelArmeggio and Rob Solomon)
defeated Hell's Bikers and Dick Douglas and The Wrecking Crew and Devaccio Pola 
when N. DelArmeggio pinned D. Douglas with the Piledriver in 0:17:02.
Rating: * 1/2

Interview:
VCW Commissioner James Lockman plans to recruit an army to wipe out Johnny Smiles 
and Virginia.
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The Technicians (Paul Canyon and Tim Bell) defeated
Brian Rivera and Russel Taylor when T. Bell pinned Russel the Muscle with the
Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 0:02:06.
Rating: 1/2*
(Jeff Wright no-showed.)

Interview:
Julian Page gloats with his stolen VCW Intercontinental Title, but David Wright Hubbard 
comes out to set him straight.
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Interview:
The absent Jeff Wright shows up in time to request a VCW World Tag Team Title shot from 
Falcon, but things don't quite work out for the Annihilators.
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Interview:
Stacey Lockman interviews Chris Champlain, Lance Errington, and Crimson before the main 
event.
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Chris Champlain, Crimson and Lance Errington defeated
The Inquisition (Falcon, Gabriel Black and Troy Black) when Crimson pinned
Falcon with the Chokeslam in 0:19:21.
Rating: ***

Interview:
After the match, Gabriel Black and Falcon argue and come to blows, but Troy Black steps in 
to make peace.
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Match observations: 

       As VCW rapidly approaches Disaster Area, now only thirteen days away, 
the general scene in VCW looks more and more like a disaster area with every 
passing week. One minute, the Inquisition seems to be on a rampage, the next it
seems to be in its death throes. The Hammer of the Gods seems to have made too 
many enemies, too quickly, yet somehow its members emerge victorious. And when 
it appears that DeJohnnyration X can't win against the ruling powers of VCW, 
somehow they manage to do just that. Will Disaster Area allow the dust to 
settle and battle lines to be drawn, or will it bring still more chaos upon 
VCW?
       Despite spectacular failure and rampant dissention last week, the 
Inquisition opened the show this week with a united front, and it seemed that 
things were back on track at first. Certainly the beating administered to the 
Immortals was a display of power, but it also has to be considered added 
motivation for the Immortals to prevail at Disaster Area. They now have two 
beatings to avenge, including tonight's assault in which Bass Rogers squashed 
Nicole with the Moonsault. This seemed to send a message, at least temporarily,
that the Inquisition wasn't going down so easily.
       The Immortals' fellow members of DeJohnnyration X, Johnny Smiles and 
Virginia, had an easier time of it tonight, defeating Steve "Mongo" McMichael 
and VCW Head of Security Arthur Justice in a match that was the latter's debut 
in active wrestling. However, this victory has come with a price; later in the 
night, James Lockman commanded VCW Executive Assistant Manager of Talent 
Relations Cecil Myers to recruit an army from the independent circuits to take 
down Johnny Smiles and Virginia in a grossly unfair handicap match next week. 
Johnny and Virginia have defied unfair odds before, but can they defeat an army
of wrestlers? It seems highly doubtful.
       The match between the Hammer of the Gods and Devaccio Pola and the 
Wrecking Crew also took an unexpected turn, when Dick Douglas and Hell's Bikers
decided that they also wanted in on the match. As it happened, they didn't fare
as well as they would have liked; Dick Douglas was pinned after Neytron 
DelArmeggio's Piledriver. The Hammer of the Gods may have lucked out here 
tonight; it's well known that Hell's Bikers have no love for either the 
Wrecking Crew or Devaccio Pola, and the Hammer of the Gods was able to pick up 
the pieces after the two power teams beat each other senseless.
       The leader of the Hammer of the Gods, Julian Page, didn't find himself 
so lucky, however. He couldn't resist the urge to gloat with his ill-gotten VCW
Intercontinental Title, proclaiming himself Canada's new national hero and 
making derogatory remarks towards his own country. But as Julian spoke, David 
Wright Hubbard, the real VCW Intercontinental Champion from whom Julian Page 
stole the title belt last week, came to the ring to reclaim his title. In the 
process, he gave Julian Page a world-class beating, and demonstrated once again
why it's not a good idea to fool around with David Wright Hubbard.
       Jeff Wright's failure to show up for his match on time resulted in 
Russel Taylor doing double-duty tonight, and losing to the Technicians, but he 
did make it in time to demand a match against Falcon and Troy Black. Falcon 
seemed agreeable, and allowed them to sign contracts... contracts that promise 
them a title match at Blood and Thunder if they should beat the Manhunters at 
Disaster Area. Considering that Blood and Thunder is about three months away, 
this obviously wasn't quite what the Annihilators had in mind.
       Despite the united front displayed by the Inquisition up until now, the 
team of Crimson, Chris Champlain, and Lance Errington proved to be too much for
them. In a repeat of the scene from Random Casualties, Crimson drilled Falcon 
into the mat with a Chokeslam, laying him out for an easy pin. But Falcon's 
woes weren't over yet; Gabriel Black criticized him for the loss after the 
match. When Gabriel Black wouldn't let the subject drop, Falcon decided he'd 
had enough, and answered with a slap that started a fight. Troy Black broke up 
the fight quickly, and Gabriel and Falcon embraced as the show ended, but it's 
obvious that there's still tension in the Inquisition. The outcome of the 
matches at Disaster Area could be the glue that repairs the crack forming in 
the Inquisition, or the nail that completes the coffin for VCW's most dominant 
and feared alliance.
       There's only one more episode of VCW Monday Night Wrestling before 
Disaster Area, and it's looking as though all hell could break loose there. 
Johnny Smiles and Virginia must face an army of workers from independent 
promotions, and the Middle-Aged Outlaws will be present and in action for the 
first time since their victories over Troy and Gabriel Black. In addition, 
rumors abound that a former WCW World Heavyweight Champion will be appearing, 
maybe even wrestling at next week's show. It's definitely not looking like a 
show you'd want to miss... make sure you catch all the action next week on VCW 
Monday Night Wrestling!!

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, 07-29-2000