LCW Showdown Television Results 03.19.08

LCW Showdown Television Results (March 19, 2008) live from the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.

Tonight’s edition of LCW Showdown is dedicated in loving memory to Gary Hart (1942-2008).

From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko welcomed everyone to LCW Showdown as the legends of Legends Championship Wrestling began to walk out to ringside and surround the ring and line the entrance way. Ring announcer Gary Michael Capetta informed the audience that Sunday, March 16th, legendary manager and featured legend Gary Hart passed away at the age of 66. Capetta asked for a moment of silence as the bell tolled ten times. After the bell tolled, a video tribute played on the LegendsTron. After the video finished airing, the audience began to chant Hart’s name as the wrestlers returned to the back. From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone announced that LCW Universal Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin Austin would defend his title in a rematch from LCW Showdown last week against Stan Hansen in this week’s main event.

Magnum TA defeated Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) in 7:36 by pinfall after the belly-to-belly suplex. After the match, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone said during the replay, “It wouldn’t consider it an upset, not by a long shot because both of these guys are World Champion caliber competitors, but it certainly is an impressive win for Magnum TA.”

On the LegendsTron, live via satellite from LCW Headquarters in Sacramento, CA, LCW Women’s Champion Madusa Micelli was shown sitting with Mean Gene Okerlund. Okerlund was overlooking his notes while a production crew member put on his lapel microphone. Meanwhile, Madusa had a makeup woman applying makeup to her. From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone said, “Stay tuned for an interview that we’re being told that LCW Women’s Champion Madusa Micelli asked for so she could make an announcement. We know as much about this as you folks at home do and I’m sure we’ll find out what this special interview is all about and why Madusa asked for when we return. Stay with us! Don’t you go anywhere!” The show went to commercial.

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In a sit-down interview, Mean Gene Okerlund interviewed LCW Women’s Champion Madusa Micelli who asked for the interview. Madusa said, “You know, Gene, a lot has happened the past couple of months, a lot of bad things. There’s been a lot of dark moments in my life personally and professionally, but winning this title was one of the good moments. Having all those fans in Japan in my corner supporting me when I beat Luna Vachon, after all my history with some of the Japanese women wrestlers, having the support of the Japanese wrestling fans meant the world to me. And knowing that the fans in America were pulling for me, that meant the world to me as well. But winning the title, with all that’s happened over the past year, without Lex Luger in my corner, it didn’t mean what it should have meant.” An emotional Madusa paused and Gene told her to take a moment. Madusa continued and said, “I just don’t think I can do this anymore, Gene. I’ve been in this business for twenty years. I started wrestling back in 1987. I’ve been the AWA Women’s Champion, I’ve been the WWF Women’s Champion, I’ve been the WCW Women’s Champion, and now I’m a two-time LCW Women’s Champion. But it doesn’t mean what it used to mean to me. This business has changed, my life has changed, and I don’t know if I like how it’s changed and I don’t know if I like how it’s changed me. I just don’t know if I want to be a part of it anymore. I just don’t know if I can do it anymore. I have the heart of a champion, I’m a fighter, a competitor…but Gene…my spirit is broken. I go out to that ring with the heart and spirit of a champion and entertain the fans. And if I cant give the fans 100% as the champion, I don’t… I just don’t want to let them down, Gene. So, I think I’m going to take a break. I’m going to walk away. I’m walking away from the business, I’m walking away from the fans, and, most importantly, I’m walking away from this (looking at the LCW Women’s Championship). I need some time to find myself, to fix my spirit, to be the champion the fans deserve.” Okerlund asked Madusa, “Well, I’m sure you’ll understand my wanting to know as everyone will want to know: will you be coming back?” Madusa paused for a moment and looked at the LCW Women’s Championship and said, “Gene…I honestly I don’t know. At this time, in this moment, all I can is say is…hopefully.” Madusa stood up, took off her lapel microphone, placed the LCW Women’s Championship on her chair and walked away. The camera zoomed in on the title belt as the show went to commercial.

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The Midnight Express and The Stud Stable (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated LCW United States Tag Team Champions The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (with Lady Amazon) and The Wild Samoans in 5:35 by pinfall in an eight-man tag team match when Bobby Eaton pinned Robert Gibson after the Alabama Jam. During the match, Col. Robert Parker kept trying to flirt with and get the attention of Lady Amazon who seemed disgusted by his advances. In an effort to get away from Parker, Amazon jumped on the ring apron only to be accidentally knocked off by Ricky Morton, who was thrown against the ropes by Dennis Condrey. Lady Amazon, hunched over in pain, held her stomach. After the match, the Wild Samoans brawled into the crowd with the Midnight Express. Meanwhile outside the ring, Parker continued making advances towards Lady Amazon, who was still in pain after being knocked off the ring apron. Amazon finally had enough and slapped Parker across the face and left up the entrance ramp. Parker grabbed a microphone and got in the ring with Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater and said, “All right, Amazon. I tried to be a nice guy, but you just wanted to be a bitch! Well, that’s fine with me, but it’s not so good for your boys. So go ahead, run away, but just so you know, this is just a little taste of what’s coming for you and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express at LCW Breaking Point this Sunday.” Orton then picked up Gibson and, with help from Slater, hit him with a spike piledriver. Morton came into the ring with a steel chair and cleared the Stud Stable out of the ring.

In the back, an unusually quiet and sullen Kamala and Abdullah the Butcher were wandering around the arena corridor confused and seemed lost, unable to find their way to ringside without their manager Gary Hart by their side. Kevin Sullivan appeared and guided them in the right direction.

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In the back, Ricky Morton helped Robert Gibson into the locker room and heard Lady Amazon crying in the bathroom. Morton asked her if she was all right. Amazon said she wasn’t and asked Morton to get a doctor. Morton asked what was wrong and Amazon said, “I think I’ve lost the baby!”

LCW Television Champion Manny Fernandez and Koko B. Ware defeated Abdullah the Butcher and Kamala by disqualification after The Genius Lanny Poffo interfered and attacked Manny Fernandez in front of the referee. After the bell, Kamala and Abdullah attacked Ware as Poffo continued attacking Fernandez. Abdullah and Kamala, having sufficiently decimated Ware outside the ring, left him lying at ringside and made their way up the entrance ramp. Meanwhile, in the ring, Poffo stood over a bloody Fernandez with the LCW Television Championship, stared at the title for a moment, and then dropped the title on Fernandez as Iceman King Parsons ran out and jumped into the ring. From the entrance ramp, LCW General Manager Ole Anderson appeared and said he wanted to settle this thing between Iceman King Parsons and Abdullah the Butcher once and for all and it was going to be settled at LCW Breaking Point. Anderson said that before Gary Hart passed he had agreed to allow Abdullah the Butcher to get into the ring with Iceman King Parsons and was even more determined to see Abdullah end Parsons after Parsons attacked Hart last week on Showdown. Footage played on the LegendsTron of Parsons attacking Gary Hart. Anderson said, “While Gary Hart’s passing is tragic and his loss is felt even now, but I know he’d want this feud to continue and, even more, I know he’d want it to come to an end. Well, Iceman it looks like you’re going to get your way because, thanks to Gary Hart, you will get to step into the ring with Abdullah the Butcher this Sunday at LCW Breaking Point in a match dedicated to the memory of Gary Hart.” Anderson continued, “But I’ll make it even more worth your while. I’ll level the playing field for you. You spent the last several weeks in blindness. Well, how about one more night? How about a blindfold match at LCW Breaking Point?” The audience exploded and Parsons agreed to the stipulation. Parsons said he was going to blind Abdullah the Butcher like he blinded him, but the only difference is that he was going to blind Abdullah the Butcher…permanently!

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In the back, Sean Mooney approached a bloody LCW Television Champion Manny Fernandez who said, “Lanny Poffo, I don’t know what you’re deal is, daddy, but you just signed your death warrant, man! You want to start something with me, brother? Well, I’m going to let you start it, but I’m going to finish it!” Fernandez then wiped some blood from his forehead and smeared it across the LCW Television Championship and said, “This is mine and if you want it you’re going to have to kill me for it! If you want it, come get it! I dare ya, daddy!”

Billy Jack Haynes defeated One Man Gang (with Skandor Akbar) by disqualification in 6:18 after Skandor Akbar hit Haynes on the back with his cane while Haynes had Gang in the full nelson. Before the match, LCW General Manager Ole Anderson came out and said the winner of the match would face LCW International Champion Dr. Death Steve Williams at the LCW Breaking Point pay-per-view this Sunday. After the match, Williams appeared with his manager Cowboy Bill Watts and hit Haynes with a spear before leaving the ring with Watts and leaving Haynes lying motionless in the ring.

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In the back, a doctor spoke with Lady Amazon and told her that she had a miscarriage. Ricky Morton tried to comfort her, but she pushed him away and said, “This is all your fault!” Morton said it was an accident and said it was Bobby Eaton’s fault for throwing him against the ropes. Amazon, still grimacing in pain from the miscarriage, said she didn’t want to hear it and staggered out of the room.

LCW World Tag Team Champions The Skyscrapers (with Capt. Lou Albano) defeated The Powers of Pain (with Paul Jones) in 5:47 pinfall when Sid Vicious pinned The Barbarian after the powerbomb. During the match, Capt Lou Albano came out and knocked Paul Jones, who was attempting to interfere, out of the ring with a headbutt. After the match, the Rougeau Brothers came out and attacked the Skyscrapers and knocked them out with Jimmy Hart’s megaphone.

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LCW Heritage Champion Jesse Ventura defeated King Kong Bundy in 3:19 by pinfall after the Body Breaker. After the match, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone noted that Bundy has seemed lost without manager Bobby Heenan by his side. After the match, as Ventura made his way through the curtain he accidentally bumped into Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and the two men began to brawl with each other.

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Brutus Beefcake came for his “Barber Shop” interview segment and introduced his guests: Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji. Beefcake asked Muraco if he was worried about the returning to LCW after what they did to him a few months ago, slamming his head in a steel cage door. On the LegendsTron, footage of the attack played and Muraco and Fuji laughed and Muraco said he’d do it again if he had the opportunity. Muraco said they weren’t worried because he could put Orndorff on the shelf for good if he wanted to. Muraco said he wanted to show Beefcake exactly what he was going to do to Ordorff. Muraco went to punch Beefcake, but Beefcake blocked the punch and leveled Muraco with a couple of right hands. However, when he turned around to look for Fuji, Fuji was waiting for him with a handful of powder. Temporarily blinded, Muraco attacked Beefcake and hit him with a shoulderbreaker and then left the ring with Mr. Fuji.

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From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko reviewed the complete card for this Sunday’s LCW Breaking Point pay-per-view:
- LCW World Tag Team Champions The Skyscrapers vs. The Rougeau Brothers (with Jimmy Hart) in a tag team tables match.
- LCW United States Tag Team Champions The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Stud Stable (with Col. Robert Parker).
- The Wild Samoans vs. The Midnight Express in a match to determine the number one contenders for the LCW World Tag Team Championships.
- Superstar Billy Graham vs. Kevin Sullivan in a falls count anywhere match in which Luna Vachon will be barred from the building.
- Brutus The Barber Beefcake vs. Magnificent Don Muraco.
- Iceman King Parsons vs. Abdullah the Butcher in a blindfold match dedicated to the memory of Gary Hart.
- The return of Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff.
- LCW Heritage Champion Jesse The Body Ventura vs. Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (with Precious).
- LCW Television Champion Manny Fernandez vs. The Genius Lanny Poffo.
- LCW United States Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. Macho Man Randy Savage.
- LCW International Champion Dr. Death Steve Williams (with Cowboy Bill Watts) vs. Billy Jack Haynes.

LCW Universal Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestled Stan Hansen to a no contest in 9:48 after Magnum TA and Big Van Vader interfered and started brawling with each other and with Austin and Hansen. LCW General Manager Ole Anderson came out with security officials and got in the ring with the security officials who kept the four men away from each other. Anderson said, “Hold it, hold it, hold it one damned minute! You know everywhere I go, everyone in the back, everyone out on the streets, everyone in the airports are stopping me and asking me, ‘What’s the main event for the LCW Breaking Point pay-per-view this Sunday?’ I’ll admit. I’ve taken my time because, quite honestly, I was waiting to see how this little thing between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Lariat Stan Hansen was going to play out. But it’s apparent to me know that because of Magnum TA and Big Van Vader this thing has grown into something larger. Well, ladies and gentlemen your main event for the LCW Breaking Point pay-per-view this Sunday is in this very ring right now. That’s right! Stone Cold Steve Austin will team with Magnum TA to face Stan Hansen and Big Van Vader! ‘But, Ole,’ you might be asking, ‘Ole, that’s just a tag team match. Is that main event caliber enough for a pay-per-view?’ And you know what, I thought the same thing. And we’re both right. It’s a great tag team match, but without something on the line, I don’t know if it’s pay-per-view main event caliber. So I’ve decided to add a little stipulation to make things more interesting for everyone involved. If Stan Hansen or Big Van Vader can pin LCW Universal Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin they will be the number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship! Oh, but wait. Magnum, I haven’t forgotten about you. After you’re impressive win over Big Van Vader today, I think you deserve a shot at the title. If you can pin Hansen or Vader this Sunday night, you will be the number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship!” The audience exploded with approval as Austin and Magnum stared at each other. Hansen and Vader broke through security and tried to get at Austin and Magnum again and the two teams began to brawl again as security tried to no avail to regain control as the show went off the air.