VCW Monday Night Wrestling 07/03/00 (VCW 77)

Card Information:
 Held in: KEY ARENA
Location: WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: 07/03/00 at 7:00pm

The Middle-Aged Outlaws defeated Russel Taylor and The Super Giant Ninja when
R.R.C. pinned Ninja with the Ruby Cutter in 0:01:09.
Rating: -* 1/2

Lance Errington pinned Bass Rogers after a flying cross body press in 0:07:44.
Rating: *

Interview:
Lance Errington challenges Julian Page to put one or both of his titles on the line at 
Blood and Thunder.
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Randy Savage pinned Moy Lazzario with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:05:47.
Rating: * 1/2

Interview:
Randy Savage accepts David Wright Hubbard's challenge for Blood and Thunder.
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Interview:
Neytron DelArmeggio visits Stacey Lockman to speak with her and give her a present.
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Interview:
Arthur Justice calls out Johnny Smiles for a match tonight.
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Johnny Smiles pinned Arthur Justice with the Smiledriver in 0:05:33.
Rating: 1/2*

Interview:
Johnny Smiles challenges Crimson in spite of being afraid of him, and Crimson comes out 
to respond.
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The Hammer of the Gods (Jacob Idol and Rob Solomon) defeated The Immortals when
R. Solomon pinned R. Danson with the Katana Legdrop in 0:10:46.
Rating: ** 1/4

Neytron DelArmeggio defeated Jiro Tobikuma by disqualification in 0:09:57.
Rating: ** 1/4
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Interview:
Tim Bell assaults Neytron after the match, but Jiro Tobikuma attacks both men.
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Hell's Bikers (Butch Manson and Jack Norman) defeated The Immortals when
J. Norman pinned K. Collins with the Chokeslam in 0:09:46.
Rating: * 3/4

Interview:
Brian Rivera's behavior leads to more dissention in the Annihilators.
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The Annihilators defeated The Wrecking Crew when B. Rivera pinned Blade after
hitting him with a foreign object in 0:10:20.
Rating: *
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Interview:
The Wrecking Crew decides to take a little revenge on Brian Rivera for what just happened.
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Interview:
The Immortals, battered and tired from their two previous matches, speak before their 
match with the Manhunters.
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The Immortals defeated The Manhunters when R. Danson pinned Manhunter #2
after the Fall from Grace in 0:16:41.
Rating: 3/4*
(The Immortals won the VCW World Tag Team Titles.)

Interview:
The Immortals celebrate their victory, but Tattoo loses his temper, laying them out 
and kidnapping Nicole.
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Match observations: 

       Next week, VCW Monday Night Wrestling will be preempted by the San 
Francisco Tennis Invitational. Since there will be no live VCW television 
event for the next two weeks, tonight's show may prove to be an important 
time in terms of getting in the last words or attacks before the two-week 
break.
       After defeating the always-tough Bass Rogers with a flying cross body 
press, Lance Errington made a challenge to the reigning VCW Intercontinental 
Champion and VCW Television Champion, Julian Page, for either or both of Julian
Page's titles to be put on the line in a match at Blood and Thunder. Coming off
a loss to Lance Errington at Gang Wars, Julian Page doesn't have much leverage 
to refuse this challenge if he wants to be a fighting champion. This is looking
like a big opportunity for Lance Errington to finally wear VCW championship 
gold again, if he can defeat Julian Page again.
       Shortly after that challenge was made, another one was answered. After 
making short work of Moy Lazzario, "Macho Man" Randy Savage accepted David 
Wright Hubbard's challenge to a match at Gang Wars. This match, a meeting 
between a legendary figure in professional wrestling and one of VCW's most 
notorious brawlers, has the makings of a classical match. This match is not 
only important for David Wright Hubbard, as a chance to prove that he can 
compete with one of the greatest wrestlers of all time; it's also important to 
Randy Savage, who could defy the critics who claim that age has taken away all 
of his ability with a strong showing in this match.
       After dealing with Arthur Justice's attempt to take him down tonight, 
Johnny Smiles had a reluctant challenge to make. Despite trying to backtrack 
and amend his words several times, Johnny Smiles made a challenge to Crimson 
for a match at Blood and Thunder, attempting to gain revenge after Crimson hurt
Virginia last week. Crimson attempted to dispose of Johnny early, but Johnny 
brought the ropes up as he stepped over them into the ring, buying himself 
enough time to get out of the area. Considering the lack of success he's had in
fighting superior odds these days, what could Johnny Smiles be thinking, 
challenging Crimson to a match like that?
       Jiro Tobikuma, former SJPW Heavyweight Champion, made his VCW debut 
tonight against none other than Neytron DelArmeggio, VCW's self-proclaimed 
master of pure wrestling. Unfortunately, Jiro Tobikuma's debut didn't quite go 
as planned, when Tim Bell rushed onto the scene during the match and attacked 
Neytron DelArmeggio with a chair, perhaps in retaliation for Neytron's attack 
last week. Jiro Tobikuma seemed pretty angry at his VCW debut being spoiled, 
and took out that anger by laying out both Tim Bell and Neytron DelArmeggio. In
an unrelated incident, Neytron presented Stacey Lockman with a painting tonight
as a gift; is he merely sucking up to the boss's daughter to advance his VCW
career, or is there something more?
       After seeing last week's unusual behavior from Brian Rivera, his tag 
team partner Jeff Wright was understandably worried about him causing trouble 
this week, when the Annihilators faced the Wrecking Crew. It turns out that 
those suspicions were well-based in truth, as Brian Rivera earned the 
Annihilators a victory over the Wrecking Crew tonight after nailing Blade with 
a jar of mayonnaise. After the match, the Wrecking Crew made sure to make their
disapproval clear, laying Brian Rivera out with the Breakdown. Whether Brian 
Rivera's behavior is intentional or due to a complete change in attitude, one 
thing's for sure... it's not earning him any respect among his friends.
       The Immortals seemed doomed to fail in their quest for the VCW World Tag
Team Titles tonight from the very beginning. They were defeated by Rob Solomon 
and Jacob Idol of the Hammer of the Gods, as well as Jack Norman and Butch 
Manson of Hell's Bikers. By the time they reached the Manhunters, they were 
battered and exhausted, and the fact that Tattoo was the special referee for 
the match seemed to seal their fate. But after nearly seventeen minutes, the 
Immortals managed to hang in there, gaining the upper hand on the Manhunters 
and connecting with the sunset flip variation of the Fall From Grace. Despite 
his obvious personal bias as a member of the System, Tattoo did the right 
thing, counting the pinfall and awarding the match, and the VCW World Tag Team 
Titles to the Immortals. What happened after the match was a different story, 
however, as Tattoo laid out both Immortals, then abducted Nicole. Obviously, 
the System isn't happy with the outcome of tonight's match, nor are they 
anywhere near being finished with DeJohnnyration X. 
       Next week, VCW Monday Night Wrestling will be preempted by the San 
Francisco Tennis Invitational. But, two weeks from tonight, VCW returns to 
its regular time with a great, action-packed show. Gabriel Black, Troy Black, 
Falcon, Julian Page, and many, many more top stars of VCW are expected to be 
present. It's well worth the wait; you won't want to miss the next VCW show, 
coming up in two weeks. Make sure you join us two weeks from now for the next 
action-packed installment of VCW Monday Night Wrestling!!

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, 09-21-2000