VCW Monday Night Wrestling 08/21/00 (VCW 83)

Card Information:
 Held in: METRODOME
Location: MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: 08/21/00 at 7:00pm

Interview:
The status of the VCW Commissioner's position is brought before the VCW Executive Committee.
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Interview:
Gabriel Black calls out a friend to take his place in the title match at Survival of the 
Fittest.
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Lance Errington pinned The Super Giant Ninja after the Ace Crusher in 0:01:34.
Rating: -*

Interview:
Moy Lazzario and Steve "Mongo" McMichael plot against Arthur Justice and Jiro Tobikuma.
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The Manhunters defeated The Middle-Aged Outlaws when Manhunter #1 pinned Higgins
after the Double Diving Headbutt in 0:03:17.
Rating: -*

Moy Lazzario pinned Arthur Justice after outside interference in 0:07:25.
Rating: * 1/4
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Interview:
Christina Ellis threatens to win her Evening Gown Match tonight by brutally beating 
her opponent until the referee stops the match, and Nurse Vivacia decides not to take 
the risk.
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Evening Gown Match:
Christina Ellis defeated Nurse Vivacia in 0:00:00.
Rating: DUD
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Interview:
The members of the Hammer of the Gods make their plans for the night and enjoy a 
first-class dressing room provided by James Lockman.
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Steve McMichael pinned Jiro Tobikuma with the Tombstone in 0:05:16.
Rating: 1/2*
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Rock pinned Jack Norman with the Flying Shoulder Tackle in 0:03:03.
Rating: *

Interview:
The Annihilators come to a disagreement on their way to the ring.
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The Annihilators defeated The Ontario Color Show when J. Wright pinned P. Canyon
after outside interference in 0:20:19.
Rating: *** 3/4
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Interview:
Falcon and Neytron DelArmeggio exchange words before their tournament match.
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[Survival of the Fittest -Round 1]:
Neytron DelArmeggio pinned Falcon with the Piledriver in 0:13:27.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Butch Manson pinned Blade with the Flying Legdrop in 0:06:06.
Rating: * 1/2

DeJohnnyration X (Johnny Smiles and Virginia) defeated
The Hammer of the Gods (Jacob Idol and Rob Solomon) when J. Smiles pinned
R. Solomon after outside interference in 0:16:24.
Rating: * 1/4
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Interview:
Dick Douglas calls out Devaccio Pola for a match.
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Devaccio Pola pinned Dick Douglas after a springboard spinning leg lariat in 0:08:15.
Rating: * 1/2

[Survival of the Fittest -Round 1]:
David Wright Hubbard pinned Bass Rogers after a lariat in 0:09:47.
Rating: 1/4*

Troy Black defeated Julian Page by disqualification in 0:13:14.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Troy Black retained the VCW World Title.)
(Julian Page retained the VCW Intercontinental Title.)
(Julian Page retained the VCW Television Title.)
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Interview:
Tony Garcia attacks Troy Black after the match, and challenges him to an 
Iron Cage Axe Handle Match at Survival of the Fittest.
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Match observations: 

       As Survival of the Fittest draws closer and closer, it finally looks 
like we're getting a clear picture of what that card may look like. With 
Gabriel Black's recent elbow injury, the planned main event, a ladder match 
between Troy and Gabriel Black, had to be scrapped. However, not only has a new
main event been proposed, but the Survival of the Fittest tournament itself 
continues to develop, and many other feuds and rivalries in VCW seem to be 
springing up that could easily lead to matches at Survival of the Fittest.
       After a meeting of the VCW Executive Committee, the status of the office
of VCW Commissioner is temporarily in limbo. Virginia and Jimmy Lockman 
currently co-hold that office, sharing power with the VCW booking team, and the
VCW Executive Committee continues to review the circumstances of the case. For 
the time being, it makes for an unbiased, balanced product, but this situation 
could easily result in quite a bit of disorder and chaos if the ambiguity isn't
cleared up soon.
       As the show came to a real start tonight, we saw the return of Tony 
Garcia, formerly known as the Torturer in VCW, when Gabriel Black called him 
out to accept the title shot at Survival of the Fittest on his behalf. Tony 
Garcia, still obviously angry after Gabriel Black injured his neck with the 
Destiny Driver many months ago, was hesitant to accept, but after Gabriel Black
pleaded with him and offered to stand by him as Tony had stood by Gabriel 
during his title reign, he agreed to think about it. As we would find out later
in the evening, those thoughts eventually became concrete reality.
       The presence of the alliance between Moy Lazzario and Steve "Mongo" 
McMichael is being felt in VCW, especially by Arthur Justice and Jiro Tobikuma 
tonight. After a victory over Justice in the Survival of the Fittest 
tournament, Moy Lazzario repeated that feat again tonight, once again with help
from Steve McMichael. In addition to that victory, Mongo gained a measure of 
revenge tonight against the man who beat him two weeks ago, Jiro Tobikuma. With
a little help from Moy Lazzario, Mongo overcame Jiro Tobikuma to come out the 
winner tonight. So far, this alliance has been successful, but they've been 
making quite a few enemies in the process, it would seem. Whether that will 
come back to haunt them down the road or not remains to be seen.
       Christina Ellis is rapidly rising in the ranks of the VCW T & A 
Division, without exposing the slightest bit of skin or ripping off anybody's 
clothes. Tonight she reminded us that regardless of what kind of match she's 
participating in, it can always end when one of the participants is rendered 
unable to continue due to unconsciousness or injury. The detail with which she 
described her possible methods of winning the Evening Gown Match tonight 
intimidated her opponent, Nurse Vivacia, to such a degree that she stripped off
her own gown to avoid having to face Christina. It would seem that Christina 
Ellis is rapidly heading for a confrontation with VCW T & A Champion Jennie, 
who has been the most dominant member of the VCW T & A Division so far... but 
can even Jennie stand up to Christina Ellis and her brutally efficient 
wrestling style and ability.
       We still have no answer when it comes to finding out who the dominant 
tag team in VCW is, after the members of the Wrecking Crew split victories 
tonight in singles matches with Jack Norman and Butch Manson of Hell's Bikers. 
Ever since the controversy when their number-one contenders match ended in a 
draw, both of these teams have been trying to emerge dominant over the other 
and earn a title shot against the Immortals at Survival of the Fittest. After 
tonight, all we know is that neither team has proven that they have an upper 
hand just yet.
       Despite their disagreements lately, including a rather ridiculous 
spectacle involving a pizza on the ground tonight, the Annihilators were 
successful tonight, thanks to Rob Solomon and Jacob Idol interfering and 
causing the Ontario Color Show to lose. The Hammer of the Gods is known to have
very little love for the Technicians, including the Ontario Color Show, but it 
also seemed as though Brian Rivera had a hand in the shady victory his team 
acheived tonight, distracting the referee so that Idol and Solomon could do 
their dirty work. That may provide even more fuel for the fires of discontent 
that are beginning to flare up between the Annihilators, and it certainly makes
the rivalry between the Technicians and the Hammer of the Gods that much more 
heated.
       Rob Solomon and Jacob Idol weren't so successful tonight in their own 
match, a meeting with Johnny Smiles and Virginia as a result of a request made 
through Neytron by Jimmy and Stacey Lockman. Their interference in the Ontario 
Color Show's matches came back to haunt them tonight when the Ontario Color 
Show returned to interfere in their match, allowing Johnny and Virginia to pick
up the victory. Of course, it's to be expected that the Hammer of the Gods will
only be that much more eager for a showdown with the Ontario Color Show after 
getting this taste of their own medicine.
       Another member of the Hammer of the Gods, Neytron DelArmeggio, was more 
successful tonight in his Survival of the Fittest tournament match with Falcon,
thanks in no small part to Stacey Lockman. Falcon nearly decapitated the 
referee with the superkick, and that proved to be the opening Neytron needed. 
Stacey Lockman threw him some brass knuckles, which he promptly used to lay out
Falcon. When Lady Erica Whitmore, who was at ringside with Falcon as usual, 
attacked Stacey in retaliation, Neytron took it upon himself to give her a 
Piledriver on the concrete floor of the arena, which required Erica to be taken
away by stretcher to the local hospital. Falcon tried to get up again and 
recover, but another blow from the brass knuckles, followed by the Piledriver, 
caused him to suffer a second loss to a member of the Hammer of the Gods in as 
many weeks.
       In the other Survival of the Fittest tournament match, David Wright 
Hubbard defeated Bass Rogers in a hard-fought power match. Despite claims that 
he would power bomb Bass Rogers to prove his strength in the face of Crimson's 
doubts that David Wright Hubbard could execute the power bomb on him, that 
didn't happen; David Wright Hubbard won this match through hard, physical 
strikes and superior quickness. All the same, however, David Wright Hubbard's 
power speaks for itself; after all, mowing down Bass Rogers with a lariat is no
less impressive a feat than picking him up for a power bomb. At any rate, the 
Survival of the Fittest tournament brackets now look like this:

       Tired of being labelled as "the referee turned manager turned inadequate
wrestler" or "the smallest member of Hell's Bikers", Dick Douglas took it upon 
himself to prove himself tonight, calling out Devaccio Pola for a match. 
Unfortunately for him, he got just what people would have expected from this 
match, when Devaccio Pola beat the hell out of him and laid him out on the mat.
Like fellow VCW Power Plant graduates such as Moy Lazzario and Arthur Justice 
have done in the past and continue to do, to an extent, today, Dick Douglas 
seems to be searching for a path to success in VCW, and not finding one. On the
bright side, he's still young, and that has plenty of time to change.
       In tonight's main event, for the first time in VCW history all three of 
VCW's major singles titles were on the line in the same match, when Julian Page
put up his titles against Troy Black's VCW World Title. As it happened, all of 
the titles stayed with their owners when the match ended by disqualification. 
Despite earlier reluctance and anger when Gabriel Black called him out to offer
him the Survival of the Fittest title shot, Tony Garcia accepted with an 
exclamation point by interfering in this match and beating the hell out of Troy
Black with his axe handle. But he didn't just accept; he wanted to change the 
rules, making the match an Iron Cage Axe Handle Match. We don't yet know 
whether that's the case or not, but we do know that Troy Black didn't stay down
from the beating he was given; he jumped up and attacked Tony Garcia before he 
could even make it backstage.
       As we continue heading to Survival of the Fittest, next week's show will
feature even more exciting VCW action. Julian Page will face Devaccio Pola and 
Virginia will meet Steve McMichael in the final first round matches of the 
Survival of the Fittest tournament. In addition to that, many top VCW stars are
expected to be present, including Jimmy Lockman, DeJohnnyration X, and VCW 
World Champion Troy Black. Make sure you join us so that you don't miss out on 
any of the great action of Violent Championship Wrestling!

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, 11-16-2000