PWL Results for February 28, 1999.
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Opening match: RUDY defeated TRAPEZOID via pinfall in 12:29.
Trapezoid dominated much of the match, and planted Rudy with a Michinoku
Driver II, but as he climbed the ropes for the top-rope moonsault, BUCKEY
of the Fat Albert Gang interfered, pushing Trapezoid onto the turnbuckle.
Rudy recovered, superplexed Trapezoid, and got the pinfall victory.
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In a Women's championship bout, URSA successfully defended the title by
defeating ALICE THE GOON in 9:44. Ursa was in control for the majority
of the bout, confusing Alice with various on-the-mat maneuvers. Ursa
clamped on the cross-face chicken wing, and Alice had no choice but to
submit. It should be noted that for most of the contest, PIT member
DARK ANGEL was standing along the ring curtain, viewing the match.
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THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS wrestled THE THUNDERFEET in a hard fought match.
Surprisingly, this was a rather clean contest, given the usual dirty tactics
of both tandems. A particular highlight was a standing backflip by
SWEET SULLY onto THUNDERFOOT I about seven minutes into the match.
In the end, it went the way of the Express, as BEAUTIFUL BIFF pinned THUNDERFOOT
II following ME's Veg-O-Matic finisher. Time of the match was 14:14.
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ORKO appeared in the ring, and restated his open challenge for any midget
wrestler to face him. When nobody came out from the dressing room,
Orko left the ring to greet the ringside fans. Suddenly, new PIT
member CAP'N CRUNCH arrived and blindsided Orko. Crunch psuhed Orko
into the ring as the referee called for the bell. The evil Cap'n
took control of the match, and nailed Orko with a DDT, two tombstone piledrivers,
and vertical suplex-slam combination. Crunch easily pinned Orko at
the 1:43 mark.
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Intermission.
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By defeating Trapezoid earlier, Rudy earned a cruiserweight title shot
against champion STARSHINE HIPPIE. This match was eerily similar
to the earlier cruiserweight contest, as Hippie was dominant throughout
the contest. Late in the match, hippie climbed the rope, ready to
pounce on Rudy with a moonsault when, sure enough, Buckey made his way
to ringside. Buckey, though, failedto realize that Hippie was prepared
for a moonsault, and therefore had his eyes directed right at Buckey.
Hippie then jumped off the top turnbuckle and outside the ring onto Buckey.
Starshine Hippie appeared to have injured his knee on the move, though,
and was unable to get back into the ring in time. Rudy was declared
the winner (but not champion) via countout in 10:55.
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The three-way dance between COOLEROY, SETH, and HUMAN TORNADO broke down
before it really began. The three combatants were pummeling each
pther with any and all objects they could get their hands on from the outset.
Highlights included: Seth piledriving Cooleroy off the ring apron onto
the floor; Human Tornado slamming Seth's head into a ringside monitor,
breaking the monitor, and busting Seth wide open; and Cooleroy with a powerslam
of Tornado, through a table on which Seth was laid out. With all
three busted open, and several referees knocked out, PWL President GENE
WEST was about to stop the match when Seth performed, of all things, a
moonsault onto Human Tornado. West ran in and counted 1, 2, 3.
Seth was the winner in a time of 16:23. As a result, Seth receives
a PWL World heavyweight title shot at a later date.
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Before the main event, Gene West announced that he had a surprise for the
crowd. "Let me introduce the man who IS the PWL, JOE THE GIANT!!!"
At that, the place erupted, and Joe the Giant walked out and shook fans'
hands as he walked to the ring. Once in, West said, "Joe, you told
me you have something very important to say. Now's your time!"
As the fans still cheered, Joe took the microphone. "Anybody who
has followed the PWL knows that Joe the Giant is the epitome of the PWL.
I contributed everything I had to make the PWL the success that it is,
and it seems that just about everybody in the ring, in the crowd, in the
dressing room knows what Joe the Giant means to this organization.
Everybody but one, that is. Listen up, Terror. For the past
few weeks, you have come out here, you have cut interviews, you have done
everything in your power to ruin the PWL. Well, hear this, stooge.
When you insult the PWL, the wrestlers, and especially the fans, you are
insulting Joe the Giant. I see you are so damn sure you're getting
a World title shot at WrestleRama. Terror, if you want a shot at
Plague, if you want a shot at the PWL championship, you have to go through
the PWL to get there. You have to go through ME. Do you have
the guts? Oh, I know you don't. You say I helped train you,
Terror. Now it's time to get ready for your final lesson, because
once it's over, you are finished, brother!" With that, all the fans
rose to their feet and cheered and screamed wildly.
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MAIN EVENT: PWL World/North American champion PLAGUE and World tag champions
STRIKE FORCE (BEAST & CARNAGE) vs. THE TERROR and THE PILLARS OF PAIN
(GOLEM & QUARTZ). As with the three-way dance earlier, this one
wasout of control from the very beginning. It was a no-holds-barred
brawl, as the ref decided to let the six men have at it, with no need for
tagging in and out. For the first few minutes, Terror was content
to helping out his POP beat up on the tag champions. Plague was finally
able to catch Terror, though, and the savage beating began. To the
fans' shock and dismay, however, it was a savage beating for both wrestlers.
Terror and Plague were dishing out and taking the punishment. All
six men were brawling back and forth, with all sides getting one and two
counts (the crowd was especially stunned to actually see Terror have Plague
down for a two-count). The destruction continued until about the twenty-minute
mark. Beast and Carnage were able to nail Quartz with the Eliminator,
as Golem helped Terror hit the Terror Spike on the World champion.
The referee had to make simutaneous counts, but both kicked out at two
once again. Suddenly, inexplicably, GRIMACE appeared from the dressing
room and made his way to the ring. He faced Plague and, in a moment
sure to be remembered not-so-fondly, spit french fries in the champ's face.
Incensed, Plague started whipping on Grimace. As the ref turned,
he sees this battle and tries to get The Purple One out of the ring.
Plague becomes irate that the referee is breaking up this fight, and Plague
punches the ref out cold. As all seven wrestlers continue fighting,
Gene West comes back out and calls for the bell. The winners, as
a result of Plague's actions, are the PIT by disqualification. The
brawlers didn't seem to hear that the match was officially over, as they
all continued to destroy one another until the hall security finally intervened.
Actual time of the match was 21:07.