PWL BIGTIME WRESTLING

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2002 - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Your Announcers: MIKE HOFFMAN and GENE WEST.

The show began with a rundown of all the happenings from WrestleRama 16. Then, Mike Hoffman interviewed new Quadruple Crown heavyweight champion SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKY. Rocky was dressed in black trunks and boots with a red-and-blue ring robe proclaiming "Schoolhouse Rocky" on the back. Rocky told Bruce and the audience how honored he was to be the wrestler to unify the UWF, CWA, NWA, and WWWF heavyweight championships. "If there is any wrestler in the world capable of defending and retaining four championships simultaneously, it is the Schoolhouse Rock. Furthermore, it goes without saying that not only am I, the Schoolhouse Rock, a great champion, I am also a worthy challenger. I've seen what the PWL and TWO have to offer. Dare I say it, the Schoolhouse Rock could whip both Cooleroy and WillisD from pillar to post and take both World championships. Every challenger, every champion, every wrestling promotion, come one come all, I am the best professional wrestler going today. You may call it arrogance, but as I've proven over these last two years, I can back up my words with results. You know it, the PWL fans know it, and it won't be long before the entire wrestling universe knows it."

Match Number One: THE PINK FLAMINGOS (w/ Prince Vicious) vs.
CONRAD PAIN and PAUL MAUL.

In a sense, as one new team entered, one exited during this match. Longtime ECW star Prince Vicious introduced his "latest finds," Adrian Queen and Wild Pansy, and dubbed them his Pink Flamingos. As the team name would suggest, these two were decked in pink from head to toe: pink tie-dyed tights, pink and white feathered boas, and so on. Despite their unusual attire, there was nothing wimpy about these two, and having teamed together in other promotions before, these rough-and-tumble Flamingos steamrolled to a surprisingly easy win. Following a devastating piledriver, Wild Pansy pinned Paul Maul to end the match in 8:51. Afterwards, Conrad Pain attacked his partner Paul Maul, leaving him battered in the middle of the ring. Conrad stormed off to the back, proclaiming himself to be someone to be feared by all.

Match Number Two: SMOOTH RUDY (w/ Mondo Mbamba) vs. BUBBA SHAKESPEARE.

Mike and Gene were accompanied by a surly Billy Ray Valentine, the reigning World cruiserweight champion. Wearing an elaborate fur coat, Valentine crowed that he was the top cruiserweight wrestler "of all history," having been champion well over one year. Two surprising elements of this match were the return of the "Smooth" gimmick from the man known most recently as Foot of Long Sweet Lips, and the return of Mondo Mbamba to his original PWL role as manager. Even more surprising was that Rudy and Mondo received the majority of cheers from the crowd during the match, leaving newcomer Bubba Shakespeare nonplussed. With the support of the fans and Mondo, combined with Bubba's relative inexperience, Rudy pinned Bubba in 8:10 following his old finishing hold, titled The Smooth Move. Rudy's celebration was interrupted by a sneak attack from Shakespeare's cronies, T-Boy and Dwayne. They were stifled, though, when Tanka Satchmo and Rufus Van Pelt ran to the ring to even the score. Mike Hoffman interviewed Mondo and his friends after the match. Mondo informed everybody that not only was Rudy "smooth once more, but as of this evening, Mr. Van Pelt has re-embraced his heritage. Say hello to the new Russell Brute!" The fans seemed pleased by this, as if they were in on a joke. Mike asked the logical follow-up question, "But what about you, Tanka Satchmo? Will you be Bill once more?" Tanka replied, "Come on, man, wouldn't you rather be called Tanka Satchmo than Bill?" Everybody in the ring laugh heartily at that remark.

Match Number Three: ELMO BLATCH vs. WATT SHROYER.

Blatch, the former UWF heavyweight champion was the odds-on favorite to get the victory in this match against the newest member of the Shroyer clan, "Magic Feet" Watt Shroyer. Taller and heavier than Watt, Elmo took advantage from the opening bell and refused to let up. After only 4:11 of wrestling action, Blatch debuted his new finishing hold, The Best Part, followed by the three-count and win. After Blatch left the ring to grumbling from the crowd, Billy Jo Jive and "Sweet" Susie Sunset made their way to the ring. When Mike questioned them, Billy Jo loudly berated his now-former partner Russell Brute, and especially took offense to Tanka Satchmo's "Bill" remarks. Billy Jo Jive crowed that, with Sweet Susie's guidance, Watt Shroyer and he will be a tandem vastly superior than Tanka and Russell, Billy Jo and Rufus, and Long Sweet Lips put together. Sunset issued a "no comment" when Mike asked her about the whereabouts of Wrongway.

Match Number Four: SUPER HEAVY (w/ Sweet Daddy Williams) vs.
SKOONER, THE WRESTLING LOSER.

After picking up the biggest victory in his brief PWL career at WrestleRama 16, Skooner figured he would have the advantage wrestling Super Heavy, who came up oh-so-short against Fat Albert at WR16. What nobody expected was the Heavy's introduction of his new manager, Sweet Daddy Williams. Williams was attired in a hot pink tuxedo, if that can be believed, with a similarly-colored hat. With that type of chap in his corner, there was no way Super Heavy could be defeated. Flush with his success Sunday evening, Skooner put up quite the fight, but Super Heavy still received the win, pinning Skooner in 7:12 to grind that bout to a screeching halt. In the postmatch interview, Sweet Daddy Williams said the "Super Heavy is only the beginning of my fine family of grapplers extraordinaire." Additionally, both he and Super Heavy made disparaging comments regarding Mondo Mbamba and his wrestlers, but refused to elaborate.

Match Number Five: THE GRITHER vs. TIMOUTHEY.

Another former heavyweight champion, The Grither made the most of his Bigtime Wrestling appearance in this match, thoroughly squashing the "jobber champion" Timouthey for a win via knockout in 0:19. Afterwards, The Grither noted that, as a former CWA heavyweight champion, he deserved a rematch against Schoolhouse Rocky. "And since Rocky's got him four titles now, he'd put them all on the line, if he's any kinda man, dude."

Match Number Six, Women's World championship match:
EVE OF DESTRUCTION (champion) vs. MARGARET THRASHER (challenger).

These two were challengers for the women's gold Sunday night at WR16, and Eve upended champion Phyllis D for the win. As Mike and Gene entertained Phyllis D at ringside in some truly unique TV commentary, Eve and Margaret put on one of the best women's chmapionship matches in recent memory. Whether that's good or bad is a good question, but suffice to say, these ladies know how to wrestle, or else The PWL Suits would have forgotten about them long ago. Eve of Destruction put her foe away to defend her championship in 9:24. Following the contest, Eve and Phyllis jawed at ringside until the ad break began.

Match Number Seven, North American tag championship match:
SOUL GLO (champions) vs.
LARS LUNDQUIST and REYNALDO GUERRERA (challengers, w/ The Woman Monique).

Donnie Gossett and Blackmale were unable to sit back and bask in the glow of their championship, ,as they were inserted into this title defense against Lundquist and Guerrera, who have had remarkable staying power in the PWL given their lack of championship reigns. Much like the new Women's champion, the new NA tag champs did everything in their power to ensure their title reign would last longer than two days. Though Lars and Reynaldo were the crowd favorites (most likely due to the appearance of The Woman Monique), Donnie and Blackmale were clearly the more dominant of the two teams in the ring. Blackmale pinned Guerrera for the victory at 12:29. In the postmatch segment, Soul Glo were interrupted by new Unified tag champions Charles Nelson Manson and Gravy Train Glutz. From this, it appears that a title-versus-title feud between these two teams is inevitable.

Match Number Eight: FAT ALBERT vs. WILSON FISK.

A nearly 500-pound babyface wrestler taking on a nearly 400-pound babyface wrestler. Who would have thought that, ,with well over 800 pounds of singles talent in the ring at once, the match would extend to a full 20-minute draw? Well, ,it happened here, only in the PWL! For two behemoths like Albert and Fisk, they put on a great show, and were in fairly good shape when the time limit expeired. The fans applauded wildly for many reasons: two big-name faces in the ring at once, a 20-minute draw, and because neither man passed out during that time. Of course, both men were winded to the point that they skipped their postmatch interview segments.

Match Number Nine, World heavyweight championship:
COOLEROY (champion) vs.
BILLY JO JIVE (challenger, w/ "Sweet" Susie Sunset and Watt Shroyer).

With his "companion" Susie Sunset and his new friend Watt Shroyer at ringside, Billy Jo Jive received the chance of a lifetime, a match for the World heavyweight championship. World champion Cooleroy went through an exhausting defense against General Zod at WrestleRama 16, and Jive knew that he had the power, ability, and intelligence to become the new World champion in this match. He took the early advantage, and never ceased to amaze the audience, the announcers, and the champion himself. The fans still booed him, though, being the heel and what have you. As was the case the previous ten months or so, Cooleroy proved why he was worthy of being the World champion, taking on and defeating any and all challengers. Cooleroy flattened and pinned Billy Jo Jive after 18:11 to retain the World heavyweight championship.