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Winners = Purple
Match 1
Jimmy Snuka 40 vs Art Barr 3
The TPWW fans were treated to a fantastic fast paced opening match, Barr really got a chance to showcase his skills and leave us all wondering once more just what may have been. Barr started off with a flurry but eventually it would be Snuka who would gain the advantage, with a series of arm drags and a perfectly executed dropkick. The end of the match came when Barr attempted to superplex Snuka off the top rope. However the veteran Snuka blocked it and pushed Barr off, one Snuka splash later and the match was over
YOUR WINNER: Jimmy "SUPERFLY" SNUKA
Match 2
Giant Baba 9 vs Kerry Von Erich 34
Kerry Von Erich scored an upset victory over, the legendary Giant Baba. Going into the match it assumed that Baba due to his distinct height advantage would be the victor. Kerry Von Erich would however prove the old assumption adverb true as he blocked the Baba’s trademark ''16-mon'' kick technique and then in an impressive feat leaping up and in mid air locking on his deadly Claw hold. It was only a matter of seconds before Baba dropped to his knees and then only a few minutes more before he was flat on his back tapping out.
YOUR WINNER: KERRY VON ERICH
Match 3
Tiger Mask 24 vs Antonio Inoki 19
(It still remains unknown just which Tiger Mask showed up for the match against Inoki.)In what would go down as a classical match between two Japanese superstars it was Tiger Mask who would get the win after what was definitely a match that could have gone either way. The end came when Tiger Mask reversed Inoki’s Octopus Hold into the Tiger Suplex. A 3 count later and it was Tiger Mask who got his hand raised.
YOUR WINNER: TIGER MASK
Match 4
Chris Benoit 30 vs Ted Dibiase 13
The TPWW fans were treated to a 5 star classic with this match, both men pulled out all the stops, Benoit nailed the flying headbutt , but only got two. The match also marked the return of Benoit’s patented tope rope powerbomb, a maneuver that had put down many a foe in the past, it would not on this night however as Dibiase would amazingly kick out at 2. Benoit had an intense look of frustration on his face has he picked Dibiase up off the canvas, that frustration turned to sheer anger as he began to triple German suplex Wrestling’s Richest Man. The first two germans were excuted flawlessly, however Dibiase, who quickly followed it up with a go behind, blocked the third and before Benoit knew it he was trapped in The Million-Dollar Dream. Just when it looked like Benoit might tap, he pulled off what will go down in history as one of the most amazing reversals ever, he reached back with his left leg and tripped up Dibiase causing him to lose balance ever so slightly. That slight loss of balance was all Benoit would need as he would grab one of Dibiase’s arms and drop him to the mat while he simultaneously locked in the Crippler Crossface. Moments later Dibiase tapped and Benoit was your winner.
YOUR WINNER: THE CANADIAN CRIPPLER CHRIS BENOIT
Match 5
Jerry Lynn 29 vs Goldberg 14
This match was all Jerry Lynn. From the opening bell Jerry Lynn would assault the artist formally known as Da Man with every maneuver he could think of, dropkicks both standing and off the top rope, a sunset flip powerbomb, he even hit his own version of the 5 star frog splash just to spite RVD. Goldberg however would kick out of every move, refusing to back down, only moments after the sunsetflip powerbomb, Goldberg would spear and Jackhammer Lynn, however much to his shock it would only keep Lynn down for a 2 count, 30 seconds after that Goldberg was hit with the Cradle Piledriver and that would be all she wrote.
YOUR WINNER: JERRY LYNN
Match 6
Curt Hennig 40 vs The Great Sasuke 3
Henning absolutely dominated The Great Sasuke, Sasuke was just not on his game and fell surprisingly quickly to The Perfect Plex. Hennig would then proceed to give a 15-minute demonstration to the fans of why he was truly perfect. This little show included throwing his towel up in the air then spitting his gum out and batting it away and then catching the towel. It was indeed great to once again see Mr. Perfect.
YOUR WINNER: MR.PERFECT CURT HENNIG
Match 7
Roddy Piper 33 vs Ultimate Warrior 10
The Hot rod was on fire, as he unleashed hell on the mentally unstable Warrior, the Warrior tried in vain to get some offense going but he would be quickly denied by a low blow or a thumb in the eye. The end came with Warrior attempting to Press Slam Piper, only for Piper to slip off and lock in the Sleeperhold, 30 seconds later Warrior was out.
YOUR WINNER: THE HOT ROD ROWDY RODDY PIPER
Match 8
Sting 10 vs Kurt Angle 33
In what was arguably one of the most anticipated matches of the evening. Sting and Angle did not disappoint. Both men hit their signature moves. Sting with the Scorpion Death Drop for a two count, Angle with a top rope belly to belly suplex for a two count as well. Neither man would get the other to submit either, Angle would crawl his way to the ropes when he got caught in the Scorpion Deathlock and Sting would Reverse the Ankle lock. The end came when Angle would reverse an attempted Sting superplex into a top rope Angle Slam for the 3 count.
YOUR WINNER: YOUR OLYMPIC HERO KURT ANGLE
Match 9
David Von Erich 18 vs Ivan Koloff 25
David would not follow in the path of his brother Kerry. Though he fought valiantly it would be Ivan Koloff who picked up the victory. The end of the match saw David lock on the Iron Claw only for Koloff to bat him away and lock in the devastating bear hug. David had no choice but to tap out.
YOUR WINNER: THE RUSSIAN BEAR IVAN KOLOFF
Match 10
Raven 23 vs Dynamite Kid 20
In the upset of the night Raven would defeat the legendary British superstar Dynamite Kid. It should however be noted that Raven was given the advantage as the match was fought under Raven’s rules. That is not to take away from Raven’s impressive victory as he did manage to kick out of a Dynamite Kid top rope swandive headbutt. This match-up was back and forth, Dynamite Kid would even kick out of Raven’s brutal drop toehold on a steel chair. The end came with Dynamite Kid attempting yet another diving headbutt, this time however Raven would amazingly get up and catch Dynamite in midair with the Evenflow DDT. Dynamite’s own momentum intensified the impact ten fold and the three count was academic.
YOUR WINNER: RAVEN
Match 11
Vader 13 vs Rick Rude 30
Vader wanted to get this match over quickly as almost 30 seconds into the match he had knocked Rude down and hit a Vader moonsault. Rude however would not fall on this night as he kicked out at two. Vader would dominate a large part of the match however it would be Rude who came out on top. As Vader was perched ready to nail the Vader Bomb, Rude got up and quickly low-blowed Vader, One Rude Awakening off the second rope later and Vader found himself pinned by the Ravishing One
YOUR WINNER: RICK RUDE
Match 12
The Undertaker 39 vs George Hackenschmidt. 4
In what was the night’s biggest clash of styles. George Hackenschmidt’s classic grappling would just not be enough to stop the Supernaturally Powered Undertaker. Taker would win this match easily with the Tombstone, after no selling George Hackenschmidt’s entire offense for a minute or two.
YOUR WINNER: THE UNDERTAKER
Match 13
Dino Bravo 2 vs Brian Pillman 41
The quickest match of the night saw Dino Bravo fall to the Air Pillman 30 seconds in.
YOUR WINNER: THE LOOSE CANNON BRIAN PILLMAN
Match 14
Ric Flair 34 vs Ultimo Dragon 9
No one knew who to cheer for in this match. It was truly a battle between two of the world greats. Dragon would pull off a beautiful Asai Moonsault but only for a two count. Dragon would fight hard, even dominating a good section of the match but however in the end it was Flair who came on top, scoring a rare pinfall via the Figure Four Leg Lock.
YOUR WINNER: THE NATURE BOY RIC FLAIR
Match 15
William Regal 37 vs Mil Mascaras 6
It was the Man of 1000 Masks vs another of Britain’s greats. Mascaras would show the world why he was not only a wrestler but a movie star as well. However in what could only be considered an unlucky break Mascaras would fall to Regal when Regal rolled through Mascaras’ Top Rope High Crossbody and score the pinfall.
YOUR WINNER: WILLIAM REGAL
Match 16
Tully Blanchard 8 vs Jake Roberts 35
In a battle between an original member of the fabled Four Horsemen and The Master of the DDT, it would be the Snake who would win the match. Both men put on a show for the great fans in attendance, Blanchard scored a near victory when he caught Jake Roberts in the Figure Four, Roberts nearly tapped and nearly got pinned as well but he would fight out of the Figure Four and reverse the pressure. Having been forced to relinquish the hold Blanchard would attempt to swoop in on a clearly injured Roberts however a quick DDT out of nowhere by Roberts and that was it for Blanchard. Roberts would celebrate his victory by making the Four Horsemen symbol with his hands in an obvious act of mockery.
YOUR WINNER: JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS
Match 17
Jushin Liger 25 vs Harley Race 18
Liger vs Race, what can be said about Liger vs Race. It was a dream match for some fans as both men were on their A game, Liger would hit not 1, not 2 but 3 Liger bombs and yet still could not score the pinfall. On Race’s part, he would hit Liger twice with the top rope head butt only, just as Liger was, to be denied the victory. The end came finally when Race, attempting to hit a third top rope head butt, got crotched on the top rope by Liger who then immediately hit the top rope Fisherman’s Buster for the three count.
YOUR WINNER: JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER
Match 18
Jack Brisco 7 vs Dean Malenko 36
In what was a submission wrestling fans dream, Malenko and Brisco were on fire, much like the Hart-Vachon match-up that would follow later, no submission hold went unexcuted in this match. Brisco would attempt to lock in his Figure Four Leg Lock only to have Malenko block it and reverse it into The Texas Cloverleaf for the victory.
YOUR WINNER: THE ICEMAN, THE SHOOTER, THE MAN WITH 1000 HOLDS DEAN MALENKO
Match 19
Great Muta 19 vs Lance Storm 24
Another 5 star classic, these two were all over the place as both men would switch between highflying wrestling and submission wrestling. Some highlights include Muta spitting green mist right into Lance Storm’s face as he was perched on the top rope ready to hit a Top Rope Spinning Wheel Kick and the return of Lance Storm’s Rolling Half Crab, neither move would end the match however. After a series of near falls Lance Storm would finally put Muta away as he would duck a second mist attempt and superkick Muta hard in the jaw, the pinfall ensued.
YOUR WINNER: LANCE STORM
Match 20
Pat Patterson 20 vs Shane Douglas 23
It was a battle of former Intercontinental Champions, in what was a definite close match, Patterson scored a very near fall with his devastating Atomic Drop. However it would not be enough as it would be Shane Douglas picking up the victory with The Pittsburgh Plunge.
YOUR WINNER: THE FRANCHISE SHANE DOUGLAS
Match 21
Jesse Ventura 34 vs Verne Gagne 9
This match was all Jesse Ventura. Gagne showed little heart and really seemed disinterested in the match, he would manage to lock in his Sleeperhold but Jesse Ventura merely kicked Gagne hard in the groin forcing him to relinquish the hold. The end came when Ventura locked Gagne in his Over the Shoulder Backbreaker submission hold. Gagne tapped out quickly and that was that.
YOUR WINNER: JESSE THE BODY VENTURA
Match 22
Ricky Steamboat 42 vs Gorgeous George 1
In another quick match Steamboat would score the pinfall within a minute of the opening bell with the Cross-Body Block.
YOUR WINNER: RICKY THE DRAGON STEAMBOAT
Match 23
Paul Orndorff 5 vs Shawn Micheals 38
It was Mr.Wonderful vs The HeartBreak Kid, in what went down as an excellent match. HBK would pull out his old Slingshot Suplex Finisher but only get two, a top rope elbow drop would only get two as well. For Orndorff the match saw him hit his Piledriver finisher only for HBK to kick out at two. The end came when Orndorff made a rare top rope climb, he attempted to come down on HBK with a Double Axe Handle Smash only to get nailed with Sweet Chin Music in mid air, Micheals would then cover him and get the pinfall.
YOUR WINNER: THE HEARTBREAK KID SHAWN MICHEALS
Match 24
Buddy Rogers 18 vs Diamond Dallas Page 25
This match would be close, with DDP pulling off the upset against the original Nature Boy. Rogers would lock in The Figure Four but unlike in Flair’s match it would not be enough to put the opponent down. DDP would fight out of it and reach the ropes. While Rogers disputed the call with the ref, DDP would leap on Rogers’ back, swing forward and out of nowhere hit the Diamond Cutter for the pinfall.
YOUR WINNER: THE MASTER OF THE DIAMOND CUTTER, DDP DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE!!!!!!
Match 25
Ed Lewis aka The Strangler 17 vs Hayabusa 26
In another style mismatch, it was grappler vs Flyer and in a surprising turn of events it would be the high flyer coming out on top. Ed Lewis dominated the early portion of the match by absolutely grounding Hayabusa with various classical grapples. However Hayabusa would amazingly manage to wiggle free from Lewis’ grasps and begin a high-octane highflying onslaught, totally catching Lewis off guard. After nearly 20 minutes of Ali like rope a dope movements from Hayabusa, Lewis would collapse allowing Hayabusa to cover him and score the pin.
YOUR WINNER: HAYABUSA
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