VCW Monday Night Wrestling 05/29/00 (VCW 72)

Card Information:
 Held in: REUNION ARENA
Location: TEXAS, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: 05/29/00 at 7:00pm

Interview:
The five dissenters in the Inquisition make a plan to fight back against the rest 
of the Inquisition, but orders from a VCW booker complicate those plans.
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Interview:
David Wright Hubbard challenges Crimson to a match later tonight.
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Interview:
The Middle-Aged Outlaws provide another mind-boggling waste of time when they call 
out the Young Blood... and get an answer.
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The Middle-Aged Outlaws defeated The Young Blood (Silly Kidman and The Frozen One)
when Higgins pinned S. Kidman with the Big Leg Drop in 0:02:25.
Rating: DUD

Interview:
James Lockman makes several announcements, most of them to the disadvantage of 
DeJohnnyration X.
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Interview:
The Technicians and Lance Errington make plans to defeat the Hammer of the Gods tonight 
in a series of matches.
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Interview:
Virginia comes out for her Evening Gown Match with Leslie Edwards and does something 
unexpected.
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Evening Gown Match:
Leslie Edwards defeated Virginia in 0:00:00.
Rating: DUD
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The System (Arthur Justice and Steve McMichael) defeated The Immortals when
Justice pinned K. Collins after outside interference in 0:09:16.
Rating: 1/2*
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Interview:
Johnny Smiles remains determined to oppose the System in his unique way, but gets an 
unpleasant surprise for his mystery partners.
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Elimination Match:
Hell's Bikers (Butch Manson, Dick Douglas and Jack Norman) beat
The Super Giant Ninja, Russel Taylor and Johnny Smiles 3 falls to 2:
         x J. Smiles beat D. Douglas via the Smiledriver in 0:03:20
         x B. Manson beat Russel the Muscle via the Flying Legdrop in 0:03:41
         x J. Norman beat Ninja via a kick to the head in 0:04:23
         x J. Smiles beat B. Manson via a small package in 0:05:26
         x J. Norman beat J. Smiles via the Chokeslam in 0:07:41
Survivors: Jack Norman
Rating: -*

Interview:
Jacob Idol calls out Paul Canyon, and they trade insults before their match.
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Paul Canyon pinned Jacob Idol after a springboard spinning leg lariat in 0:08:19.
Rating: ** 1/4

Interview:
Moy Lazzario calls out Bass Rogers to attempt to avenge the beating he took at Disaster 
Area.
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Bass Rogers pinned Moy Lazzario with the Moonsault in 0:11:31.
Rating: 3/4*

Neytron DelArmeggio pinned Lance Errington with the Piledriver in 0:12:19.
Rating: *** 1/4
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The Manhunters defeated The Inquisition (Falcon and Troy Black) when Manhunter #1 pinned
Falcon after outside interference in 0:12:03.
Rating: * 1/4
(The Manhunters won the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)
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Interview:
Julian Page agrees to put up the VCW Intercontinental Title if Tim Bell puts up the VCW 
Television Title.
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Julian Page pinned Tim Bell with the DDT in 0:14:00.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Julian Page retained the VCW Intercontinental Title.)
(Julian Page won the VCW Television Title.)
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Interview:
Julian Page celebrates his victory and makes a bold challenge for next week.
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Interview:
Rex Richards comes to the ring and calls out Gabriel Black.
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Gabriel Black pinned Rex Richards after a Destiny Hammer in 0:02:09.
Rating: 1/2*
(Gabriel Black retained the VCW World Title.)

Interview:
The rebelling Inquisition members save Rex Richards from a Destiny Driver, and challenge 
Gabriel Black and his remaining loyalists to a match at Gang Wars.
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Interview:
Crimson responds to David Wright Hubbard's earlier challenge.
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David Wright Hubbard defeated Crimson by disqualification in 0:18:55.
Rating: 1/2*
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Interview:
All four members of Hell's Bikers beat on David Wright Hubbard, but the Annihilators and 
the Wrecking Crew come to the rescue.
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Match observations: 

       We're still nearly four weeks away from Gang Wars, which will 
take place on the twenty-fifth of June, but after tonight the possible 
matches for that event are becoming clearer and clearer. Perhaps more 
than any other time in VCW history, factions are emerging on all levels 
of VCW, and alliances are being made, as a power vacuum emerges due to 
the splitting in the most powerful alliance in VCW, the Inquisition.
       Even those people in VCW whose actions mean little to nothing are 
finding themselves busy. The Middle-Aged Outlaws said their usual piece 
about not wanting to "pass the torch" to the "young blood" in VCW, and 
this time they were answered by two men, claiming to be members of the 
"young blood", who have never been seen before in VCW. Calling 
themselves "Silly Kidman" and "The Frozen One", they came to the ring 
and took the fight to the Middle-Aged Outlaws... and lost quickly. I 
think that sums up the impact they're expected to have on VCW nicely.
       The governing powers of VCW, which are now referred to as "the 
System", are now starting to throw their weight around in VCW in 
earnest. VCW Commissioner James Lockman booked a series of unfavorable 
matches for DeJohnnyration X tonight, and not one turned out to the 
advantage of anyone but the System. Virginia, disgusted by the whole 
thing, decided to forfeit an Evening Gown Match to Leslie Edwards by 
taking her own gown off, while the Immortals lost their chance to become 
number-one contenders to the VCW World Tag Team Titles when Steve 
"Mongo" McMichael and Arthur Justice defeated them for that priviledge, 
and Johnny Smiles came out on the short end of the stick when forced to 
wrestle Hell's Bikers with Russel "The Muscle" Taylor and the Super 
Giant Ninja as his mystery partners. Every day, it's looking more and 
more like this is a battle that DeJohnnyration X can't win.
       The Technicians, along with Lance Errington, seem to be preparing 
for a feud with the Hammer of the Gods. But they didn't fare too well 
tonight; though Paul Canyon defeated Jacob Idol once again in a rematch 
from their meeting at Disaster Area, the Hammer of the Gods still came 
out with more wins than losses tonight, as Neytron DelArmeggio defeated 
Lance Errington, and perhaps more importantly, Julian Page defeated Tim 
Bell for the VCW Television Title, now becoming the holder of both that 
title and the VCW Intercontinental Title. After the match, he even 
extended a challenge (which remains unanswered as of now) to Gabriel 
Black, for the VCW World Title. Though tonight didn't go well for them, 
it's a good bet that the Technicians will have plenty of chances to 
avenge these losses; this feud has been going on since before the 
establishment of the Hammer of the Gods, and looks like it'll continue 
for quite some time.
       Perhaps the biggest news of the night involving the factions of 
VCW involves the most notorious faction of all:  the Inquisition. 
Tonight, it's become clear that the Inquisition has split cleanly in 
half, and battle lines are drawn. Falcon, Troy Black, Lady Erica 
Whitmore, Moy Lazzario, and Rex Richards are now rebelling against 
Gabriel Black, while Bass Rogers and the Manhunters remain loyal. The 
Inquisition loyalists swept tonight's matches, with the Manhunters 
picking up the VCW World Tag Team Titles (thanks in no small part to 
outside interference) to boot, but a bigger issue looms overhead:  the 
Inquisition loyalists have been challenged by the dissenters to a four-
on-four meeting at Gang Wars. If both sides are agreeable to this match, 
it will almost certainly be the main event for Gang Wars, and it may 
very well spell the end of the Inquisition as we know it.
       But the biggest story of tonight had to be David Wright Hubbard's 
confrontation with Crimson tonight. In David Wright Hubbard's home state 
of Texas, the challenge was thrown down for a match tonight, and Crimson 
accepted. Despite Crimson's reputation for running over everything in 
his path, David Wright Hubbard took the fight to him, and seemed to have 
him beaten until Crimson's new teammates, Hell's Bikers, interfered, 
causing the disqualification. They proceeded to beat David Wright 
Hubbard mercilessly, and probably would have had the honor of putting 
him out of action in his own home state had not the Annihilators and the 
Wrecking Crew charged the ring and ran them off with chairs. As the show 
came to a close, David Wright Hubbard made a challenge, for all four 
members of Hell's Bikers to find a fifth man and meet himself, the 
Annihilators, and the Wrecking Crew in a match at Gang Wars. Crimson's 
new attitude and "Homicide Road Tour" could come back to haunt him as 
early as Gang Wars; he may have put himself into a dangerous situation 
this time.
       Next week, VCW is preparing for another big show. It is confirmed 
as a result of tonight's events that Arthur Justice and Steve "Mongo" 
McMichael will take on the Manhunters for the VCW World Tag Team Titles. 
In addition, we will see many more top VCW stars such as Devaccio Pola, 
Lance Errington, and Rob Solomon. Don't miss a minute of the great 
wrestling action, and make sure you join us as the road to Gang Wars 
continues on the next episode of VCW Monday Night Wrestling!!

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, 08-25-2000