The Chase for the Rocky Mountain Cup March 1994

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BadstreetFields said:

Rocky Mountain Wrestling
Denver, Colorado
Merchandise Mart
March 7, 1994
Referees: John Finnegan, Mac MacMurray

Craig Johnson welcomes fans to the Denver Merchandise Mart for what is sure to be a great evening of professional wrestling. Johnson tells the crowd that while it may almost be time for March Madness on the basketball court, the real March Madness is going to be right here in the Merchandise Mart. For the next three weeks, some of the top wrestlers from around the world are going to compete for the 1st Annual Rocky Mountain Cup. Tonight, there will be eight sweet sixteen matches, with the winners advancing to the final eight, to be held next week right here in Denver, Colorado. Then, in two weeks, we will have both the semi-finals and final matches to determine the winner of the prestigious Rocky Mountain Cup. Johnson tells fans that the booking committee here at Rocky Mountain Wrestling has brought wrestlers from all over the world to compete in the tournament. Some of these first round matches could be main event matches at arenas around the nation. Johnson then runs through the Sweet Sixteen matches for the night:

Billy Jack Haynes v. Col. Debeers
Emilio Charles Jr. v. Angel of Death
Rambo (Luc Poirier) v. Leatherface
Chavo Guerrero Jr. v. Ian Rotten
Billy Travis v. Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin
Scott Putski v. Horace Boulder
Christopher Daniels v. Vampire Warrior
Mando Guerrero v. King Kong Bundy

Johnson then introduces the crowd to the man who will be joining him at the announce table for the next three weeks, the legendary Kevin Von Erich!

Von Erich talks about the strength of the field in the tournament, and how there is no clear cut favorite. He mentions the mix of veterans and up and coming wrestlers. Von Erich notes that the Mile High City is in for three weeks of amazing wrestling action.

Before wrestling action commences, Johnson and Von Erich are joined by King Kong Bundy.

King Kong Bundy tells the crowd that this tournament is a waste of time, as there is no one in professional wrestling who can beat him. Bundy argues that they should go ahead and give him the Rocky Mountain Cup now, because he’s going to win it no matter what. Bundy reminds the audience that he is 6’6, 456 pounds, and tonight, they are going to see the wrath of destruction!

Johnson mentions that Bundy has to be considered one of the favorites in the tournament, then introduces the two competitors facing each other in the opening match, and renewing one of the storied rivalries in professional wrestling

Match #1
Col. Debeers defeated Billy Jack Haynes when Debeers used a foreign object out view of the ref, stunning Haynes and leaving him prey to a double underhook facebuster. (13:01) Debeers taunts the crowd on his way out the ring, telling them he will soon be taking the Rocky Mountain Cup back to South Africa.

Johnson and Von Erich are joined by Mando Guerrero and his nephew, Chavo Guerrero, Jr.

Mando Guerrero tells the crowd that he knows he has a tough challenge tonight when he steps into the ring with King Kong Bundy. Guerrero tells the audience he will do all he can to take down the monster known as Bundy for the great fans in the Mile High City. Chavo Guerrero Jr. says that simply because he’s rookie, he should not be underestimated. If you look at the sports world, Penny Hardaway is making a name for himself as a rookie, and there is no reason he can’t do the same!

Von Erich mentions that he has faced the Guerrero family before, and these two wrestlers cannot be overlooked.

Match #2
Emilio Charles Jr. defeated Angel of Death in impressive style when Charles Jr. landed a flying splash and covered for the pin. (8:54) AoD complained to the ref that Charles Jr. held his trunks, but this false complaint falls on deaf ears.

Match #3
Rambo (Luc Poirier) defeated Leatherface when Rambo landed a drop backbreaker and covered for the pin. (9:12) Before the match began, Leatherface alarmed many members of the crowd when he brought his chainsaw to the ring. Luckily, the chainsaw was confiscated by ring officials, over the vocal protestations of Leatherface.

Match #4
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Ian Rotten via pinfall following a tornado DDT and pinfall. (8:54) Rotten brought a chair into the ring and attempted to use it on Guerrero. However, Guerrero was able to land a quick dropkick, forcing the chair to strike Rotten, and leaving him prey for the DDT.

Before the next match, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin arrives at the announce table. He has some choice words for Kevin Von Erich, before launching into a tirade.

Jimmy Garvin denigrates the city of Denver, referring to it as a dusty cowtown filled with losers. He claims that he’s used to staying at fine hotels, dating beautiful women, two things that Denver does not have! He bemoans that the downside of winning the Rocky Mountain Cup is that he has to stay in this hellhole for three whole weeks. He then focuses his attention on Billy Travis. He says that Travis likes to call himself the party machine. Well, no one parties quite like the gorgeous one! Tonight, he’s going to do to Travis what he did to Kevin Von Erich so many times: pin him 1…2..3!

Match #5
Jimmy Garvin defeated Party Machine Billy Travis in a hard-fought contest when Garvin used brass knuckles out of view of the referee, then landing a brainbuster on the stunned Travis. (10:44)

Match #6
Scott Putski defeated Horace Boulder in a battle of youngsters, when Putski landed a Polish driver then covered for the pin. (8:32)

Match #7
In one of the most enjoyable matches of the evening, Vampire Warrior defeated Christopher Daniels via pinfall in a fast-paced affair, when Daniels missed a top-rope splash, allowing Vampire Warrior to administer an impaler DDT. (17:56)

Match #8
King Kong Bundy defeated Mando Guerrero when the big man simply overpowered the smaller Guerrero, landing a big splash and covering for the pin (8:01) Despite winning the match, Bundy continued to assault his fallen opponent. He landed another big splash…and another. Mando remained unconscious on the ring apron while Bundy continued his brutal assault. Finally, Chavo Jr. ran from the back to aid his Uncle. The smaller Guerrero grabbed a chair on his way to the ring and struck Bundy from behind. The giant was stunned, allowing Chavo to hit him with another shot. Bundy was stumbling when Guerrero landed another chair shot, knocking the big man off his feet! As Bundy lay on the ring apron, medical personnel was able to tend to Mando and assist him out of the ring. Bundy finally regained his senses, and immediately went after Chavo. An irate Bundy was held back by Denver Police officers, while Chavo helped his cousin to the back. Bundy screamed to Chavo that next week, he’d pay for interfering in his business!

Johnson thanks the audience for attending, and reminds them that next weekend, there will be four more tournament matches, as well as a number of other great bouts.

(Old friends, I want to thank Kimmel for allowing me to write a short program for my hometown of Denver, Colorado. For those of you who remember my tendency to fall behind, fear not, as all three cards have already been written. Hope you enjoy!)

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BadstreetFields said:

Rocky Mountain Wrestling
Denver, Colorado
Merchandise Mart
March 14, 1994
Referees: John Finnegan, Mac MacMurray

Craig Johnson welcomes fans to the Denver Merchandise Mart for the second night of the Chase for the Rocky Mountain Cup. Last weekend saw eight incredible matches as contestants from all over the world fought for the right to be declared the winner of the region’s top wrestling honor. Tonight, fans are in for a treat as the final eight contestants will battle for the right to advance to next week’s final four, where both the semi-finals and final match will take place on the same night. Johnson then runs down the eight tournament matches for the evening:

Col. Debeers v. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Emilio Charles Jr. v. Jimmy Garvin
Scott Putski v. King Kong Bundy
Rambo v. Vampire Warrior

Johnson then recaps what transpired last week, when Mando Guerrero faced King Kong Bundy. Bundy’s brutal antics after he’d won the match caused serious injury to Mando, who is being treated for broken ribs. If not for the bravery of young Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Mando could have sustained permanent damage. Johnson then introduces his announce partner for the tournament, the legendary Kevin Von Erich!

Von Erich applauds the young Chavo Guerrero Jr. for sticking up for his Uncle, and mentions that fighting to protect family is something he knows a lot about. He does speculate as to whether Chavo has bitten off more than he can chew, as Bundy is one of the most feared men in all of professional wrestling. He talks about Bundy putting fear into many veterans of the sport, he can only imagine what Chavo must be thinking.

Johnson and Von Erich are then joined by King Kong Bundy and Col. Deebers.

King Kong Bundy tells Chavo that he made the worst mistake of his young life sticking his nose in Bundy’s business. He says the pain that Mando felt is nothing like the pain Chavo is going to feel. He says that he was delighted to see Col. Deebers, another veteran of the sport, draw Chavo in the tournament tonight. He tells Chavo that he has warned Debeers that he should show no mercy on the youngster tonight. Col. Debeers warns Chavo that he messed with the wrong man last weekend. Debeers says he’s tired of these youngsters coming into the sport, trying to make a name for themselves at the expense of the veterans. He says that Chavo is indeed going to make a name for himself tonight: as the man who was retired by Col. Debeers!

Johnson expounds upon the partnership between Bundy and Debeers, mentioning that both men are two of the most feared rulebreakers in the sport. Von Erich mentions that with Mando Guerrero sidelined to injury, Chavo is on his own tonight against the veterans, not an enviable position to be in.

Match #1
Tournament Match
King Kong Bundy defeated Scott Putski when Bundy’s size and strength were simply too much for the second generation wrestler, as Bundy landed a big splash and covered for the pin. (10:04)

Johnson and Von Erich are joined by Emilio Charles, Jr. , who is assisted by a translator.

Emilio Charles Jr. tells the crowd that he’s honored to be involved in this tournament for the Rocky Mountain Cup. He says that wrestling for Cups such as this is a huge part of the Mexican wrestling culture. He vows to win the cup and give the fans a winner they can be proud of. He talks about his upcoming match with the Jimmy Garvin, one the most accomplished wrestlers in America. He says he respects Garvin, but will do everything in his power to the win the Cup!

Von Erich calls Charles Jr. a class act, then mentions that he will take delight in watching Jimmy Garvin lose this evening.

Match #2
Non-Tournament Match
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Angel of Death when the popular Portlander landed a diving knee drop then covered for the pin. (9:04)

Johnson and Von Erich are joined by Vampire Warrior, who faces Rambo in the next tournament match.

Vampire Warrior talks about how his blackheart is going to carry him to victory tonight. He mentions that he will summon the powers from beyond to achieve the glory that his rightfully his. He tells the audience to pay close attention tonight, as soon, they too will be converted to the dark side.

Match #3
Tournament Match
Vampire Warrior defeated Rambo in a face paced contest when Warrior landed an impaler DDT and covered Rambo for the pin. (17:38)

Match #4
Non-Tournament Match
Christopher Daniels defeated Party Machine Billy Travis via pinfall when Daniels landed a springboard back elbow and covered for the pin. (12:40)

Before the next match, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin arrives at the announce table. Garvin heads straight for Von Erich, and launches into a verbal assault on both his former rival and the host city.

Jimmy Garvin says that the only thing he’s going to enjoy more than winning the Cup is getting on the first plane out of this pathetic cowtown. Garvin says that the competition in this tournament is so poor, he felt like he was facing the Von Erich family again. He suggests that Kevin Von Erich lay on the floor to watch his match, because looking up at Garvin making a pin is something Von Erich knows a lot about! He tells Von Erich that he stunk as a wrestler, and he stinks just as bad as an announcer. He mentions that he has an opening as a valet, although he suspects Von Erich would suck at that too!

Von Erich is visibly irritated but attempts to control his anger, as Johnson send the audience to the ring for the next match.

Match #5
Tournament Match
Emilio Charles Jr. defeated Jimmy Garvin in a wild match when interference by Kevin Von Erich left Garvin open to a La Silla and a pinfall. (18:21) During the match, the referee was knocked temporarily unconscious, at which time Garvin used an illegal object to stun Charles Jr. Instead of continuing his assault on his opponent, Garvin directed his attention to Von Erich. He once again verbally assault his former rival. A smug Garvin then went to continue his assault on Charles Jr. Von Erich had enough. He ran onto the ring apron, stunned Garvin with a kick to the midsection, then floored him with a dropkick. Von Erich then clamped on the iron claw!!! After an agonizing minute, Von Erich shook the ref to wake him. By this point, Charles Jr. had regained his bearings, and landed a series of moves on Garvin before finishing him off with a La Silla. As a defeated Garvin realized what had transpired, he immediately attempted to attackVon Erich, before Denver finest escorted him to the back.

Before the final match, Johnson and Von Erich talked about what just transpired. Von Erich tells Garvin if he wants a piece of him, he knows where to find him. He says he’s tired of Garvin’s insults, tired of his antics, and suggests they settle the score next week right here in Denver! Johnson and Von Erich are then joined by Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Chavo Guerrero, Jr. says he knows he picked a fight with someone bigger, stronger, more experienced, but had no choice. What Bundy did to his Uncle Mando was wrong, and he had to protect his family. He tells Bundy and Debeers that they may think he’s young, they may underestimate him, but that’s fine by him. There’s a rookie named Grant Hill that people underestimated, there’s a rookie named Penny Hardaway. He says the wrestling world has been terrorized by men like Debeers and Bundy for too long. It’s time someone took a stand!

Match #6
Tournament Match
Chavo Guerrero Jr. upset Col. Debeers when Guerrero was able to land a back body drop then cover for the pin. (17:56) A furious Col. Deebers could not believe what just happened, as he then attempted to renew his attack the young Guerrero. Chavo was able to combat the onslaught from Debeers. Bundy thn made his way to the ring apron, but was fortunately prevented from engaging Guerrero by ringside police. Bundy and Debeers were escorted to the back, as Bundy warned Guerrero that next week would be the last week of his wrestling career.

Johnson thanked the crowed for attending, then reminded the audience that next week, King Kong Bundy, Vampire Warrior, Emilio Charles Jr. and Chavo Guerrero Jr. will be competing to claim the first annual Rocky Mountain Cup. In addition, there will be a number of other matches, including Jimmy Garvin and Kevin Von Erich renewing their legendary rivalry.