LCW Showdown Television Results 12.31.08

LCW Showdown Television Results (December 31, 2008) live from the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, IL.

From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko welcomed everyone to a special year-end edition of LCW Showdown as "Monsters" by Matchbook Romance, the LCW Showdown theme song, played in the background and as fireworks exploded all over the arena. Schiavone and Zbyszko reviewed some highlights from the LCW Endgame pay-per-view last Sunday including the fact that Demolition and the Rock lost their respective Ultimate Endgame matches and that LCW Universal Champion Magnum TA retained his title.

Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard came out with Baby Doll and celebrated Flair’s victory over the Rock in the Ultimate Endgame match. Flair said he sent the Rock back to Hollywood. “I guess you could say, I laid the smackdown on that jabroni’s candy ass,” Flair added, laughing with Blanchard and Baby Doll. Flair continued, “But seriously, I have to be honest and say that I couldn’t have done it without someone else’s help. Well, I could have done it without his help, but he just made it a little easier for me.” Flair called out Paul Roma to the ring and thanked him for his help. Flair said he would be proud to welcome Roma back to the Horsemen. Flair and Blanchard raised Roma’s arms in victory. Baby Doll walked behind them, dropped to her knees, and hit Roma with a low blow before Flair and Blanchard starting putting the boots to Roma. Flair said Roma would never be a Horsemen and the next time he interfered in his business, it would be his last time interfering in anything. Suddenly, Macho Man Randy Savage ran out and cleared Flair and Savage out of the ring. While it seemed for a moment he might be there to save Roma, he climbed to the top rope and hit Roma with the flying elbow smash. Savage grabbed the microphone Flair dropped upon his exit from the ring and said he didn’t care about who is or isn’t a Horsemen, but he does care who is the LCW Universal Champion and until it’s him again he’s going to make everyone’s life a living hell. Savage demanded a title shot tonight and said he was leaving the ring until he got the title shot from LCW General Manager Nick Bockwinkel personally. Bockwinkel came out and said Savage couldn’t have a title shot tonight because, after Magnum TA’s performance at the LCW Endgame pay-per-view, he was giving the champion the night off. Bockwinkel said, however, that Savage could earn the right to be named the number one contender by competing in a 20-man battle royal. Savage said that wasn’t good enough and Bockwinkel said it would have to do. Savage said he said he was leaving until he got a title shot and Bockwinkel said since Savage wouldn’t leave the ring maybe he needed to send someone into the ring to make him leave. Nikita Koloff came out and brawled with Savage until Savage slipped out of the ring an through the crowd. As Koloff called Savage to come back into the ring, Dr. Death Steve Williams, with manager Cowboy Bill Watts, and The Raging Bull Manny Fernandez came out and attacked Koloff from behind, double teaming him until LCW Universal Champion Magnum TA came out and joined Koloff in fighting them out and clotheslining them out of the ring. As Williams, Watts, and Fernandez retreated, Koloff thanked Magnum for helping him and the two friends challenged Williams and Fernandez to come back into the ring, but they continued walking up the entrance ramp to the back as the show went to commercial.

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Ring Roasts 1 - The Iron Sheik Double DVD

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LCW Television Champion Brutus The Barber Beefcake defeated The Iron Sheik (with General Skandor Akbar and Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie) in 6:31 by disqualification after Hollywood John Tatum interfered and attacked Beefcake, hitting him with a neckbreaker before leaving ringside with Missy Hyatt.

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Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection DVD

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Don Muraco (with Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Greg Valentine in 9:47 by reverse decision when Valentine refused to release the figure four leglock. After the match, as Valentine had the figure four leglock applied and refused to release it, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone noted that Valentine seemed to be trying to break Muraco’s leg. Tito Santana came out with a steel chair and chased Valentine out of the ring.

In the back, LCW General Manager Nick Bockwinkel approached LCW Heritage Champion Superstar Billy Graham and asked him if he was going to take part in the battle royal to determine a new number one contender for the LCW Universal Champion. Graham thanked Bockwinkel for asking him, but declined the invitation. Graham said he was still hurting from because of his ladder match with Stan Hansen last Sunday night at the LCW Endgame pay-per-view. Graham asked Bockwinkel about Hansen’s condition after he fell from the ladder and injured himself in the match. Bockwinkel said he didn’t know how bad Hansen’s injuries were but he would find out. Graham thanked Bockwinkel and then walked away.

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Superstar Billy Graham Shoot Interview DVD

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From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko reviewed footage of the developing relationship between Col. Robert Parker and Maw Bass, a relationship which has been developing in spite of arguments against if from their respective tag teams, the Long Riders and Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater. In the back, Bill Mercer interviewed Col. Robert Parker who was with the Stud Stable and said tonight he was focused on one thing and that was making sure that Orton and Slater walk away winners. LCW General Manager Nick Bockwinkel approached them and informed them that if they won they’d be walking away as more than winners, they’d be walking away as the number one contenders for the LCW United States Tag Team Championships and would receive their title shot next week on LCW Showdown.

Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated the Long Riders (with Maw Bass) in 5:43 by pinfall when Slater pinned Ron Bass after Parker hit Bass with Maw Bass’ purse. During the match, Orton and Slater chased Maw Bass away from Parker as she was trying to talk to him and distract him from the match. Maw Bass dropped her purse and Parker picked it up to give back to her. Ron Bass saw him with the purse, and yelled at him between the ropes to give the purse back to his mother. Parker hit Bass with the purse and Slater pinned Bass for the pinfall and the win. After the match, Parker returned the purse to a confused and upset Maw Bass who seemed disappointed that Parker helped his team to win. Maw Bass left ringside with Bass and Bart as Parker celebrated with Slater and Orton in the ring.

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My Side of the Story: Tito versus Greg DVD

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Big Van Vader came out and demanded a rematch with new LCW International Champion Paul Orndorff. Orndorff came out with manager Harley Race who refused, on Orndorff’s behalf, Vader’s demand and said that while Vader did have a rematch clause in contract Orndorff had decided not to defend his title until the LCW Ascension pay-per-view on Sunday, January 18th in Manchester, England. Race said Vader needed to prove he was worthy and Race said he and Orndorff had lined up an opponent for him to face tonight. Race introduced Butch Reed who came out with his manager Slick.

Big Van Vader defeated Butch Reed (with Slick) in 6:43 by pinfall after the Vader Bomb. After the match, LCW International Champion Paul Orndorff ran into the ring and tried to attack Vader, but Vader fought back and the two men brawled until Orndorff slipped out of the ring.

In the back, the Destruction Crew was bragging to the Islanders, the Rougeau Brothers, and the Orient Express about beating Demolition and sending them out of Legends Championship Wrestling. The Nasty Boys appeared and said, “You think you guys have accomplished something? Until you have these (refering to the newly won LCW World Tag Team Championships), you’ve accomplished nothing!” The Nasty Boys walked away as the Destruction Crew angrily looked on.

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The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect DVD

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LCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys defeated the Midnight Express (with Dennis Condrey) in 7:55 by disqualification after the Destruction Crew interfered and attacked the Nasty Boys. After the match, the Destruction Crew continued attacking the Nasty Boys until security officials came out and pulled them out of the ring.

In the back, Paul Roma confronted LCW General Manager Nick Bockwinkel and demanded a match with Ric Flair next week on LCW Showdown. Bockwinkel agreed, but said that if Flair won the match, Roma would have to drop the idea of ever being a member of the Horsemen again. Roma thought about it for a second and then agreed saying he didn’t need the Horsemen to become a legend. Roma walked away and laughed and then said to himself, “Without the Horsemen, nobody would even know who you are.”

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The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment DVD

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From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko talked about the ladder match between LCW Heritage Champion Superstar Billy Graham and Stan Hansen in which Graham retained his title and Hansen was injured. Schiavone announced that Hansen would be out of action for four to six months.

Macho Man Randy Savage won a 20-man battle royal in 17:31 by last eliminating Nikita Koloff to determine the number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship which also included: Billy Jack Haynes, Corporal Kirchner, Ivan Putski, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Iceman King Parsons (with Dark Journey), Ron Garvin, Wildfire Tommy Rich, Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart), Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (with Precious), Hollywood John Tatum (with Missy Hyatt), Kamala (with Kimchee), Kevin Sullivan (with Luna Vachon), Killer Khan (with Mr. Fuji), King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, Dr. Death Steve Williams (with "Cowboy" Bill Watts). Before the match, Magnum TA came out and joined provides guest commentary. During the match, Terry Funk and The Raging Bull Manny Fernandez brawled with each other and eventually eliminated each other. The two men brawled to the back as security officials kept trying to separate them. The match continued and moments later, LCW Television Champion Brutus The Barber Beefcake came out and chased Missy Hyatt around the ring. Hyatt slipped into the ring and Beefcake followed her into the ring. She tried to hit Beefcake, but she missed and he spun her around and hit her with a atomic drop which launched her into Tatum. Tatum caught her and Wildfire Tommy Rich dumped both of them over the top rope. Beefcake left the ring and chased the two up the entrance ramp and to the back.

In the back, Paul Roma was walking to his car when the Rock appeared and brawled with Roma for a moment before hitting him with the Rock Bottom on the hood of a car. Rock got in his car and drove away as the show went off the air.