LCW Showdown at the Chase III Television Special Results 05.06.06

Showdown at the Chase III (May 5, 2006) live from the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tonight’s special edition of “Showdown” is dedicated to the memory of St. Louis wrestling promoter, Sam Muchnick (1905-1998) and his legendary wrestling program, “Wrestling at the Chase” (1959-1983).

Harlem Heat defeated LCW World Tag Team Champion Strike Force (with Sherri Martel) in 7:23 by pinfall when Booker T pinned Tito Santana after a scissors kick after Sherri hit Santana with her purse to win the LCW World Tag Team Championships. After the match, Rick Martel grabbed Sherri, yelled at her and then kissed her. Sherri slapped him across the face and then Harlem Heat attacked Martel from behind. Santana grabbed a steel chair and cleared them out of the ring.

In the back, as new LCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Sister Sherri made their way through the curtain were approached by Mean Gene Okerlund who asked Sherri about what just happened and Sherri said it was simple, she set Strike Force up and Harlem Heat knocked them down and they had the titles and the girl and Strike Force didn’t have anything. She and Harlem Heat laughed as they walked away.

Superstar Billy Graham defeated LCW Heritage Champion Jimmy Snuka in 6:56 by decision after a powerbomb through a table to win the LCW Heritage Championship. During the match, the referee was knocked out and Snuka hit the Superfly Splash on Graham through a table, but since the referee was unconscious the match continued. Graham managed to come back moments later and his Snuka with a powerbomb through the table for the win.

In the back, Sean Mooney interviewed LCW United States Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation and their manager Jimmy Hart about defending the title tonight against The Killer Bees. Bret Hart said he didn’t know what Eric Bischoff’s idea of competition was but The Killer Bees certainly wasn’t their idea of competition. Jim Neidhart said they were going to send The Killer Bees into cardiac arrest tonight and then take on Bischoff’s next “challenge,” Neidhart sarcastically said. Neidhart then said, “Bischoff, we’re begging you, please give us some real competition,” and laughed his evil laugh as they walked away.

LCW United States Tag Team Champion The Hart Foundation (with Jimmy Hart) defeated The Killer Bees in 3:37 by pinfall when Bret Hart pinned Jim Brunzell after the Hart Attack. After the match, Jim Neidhart grabbed the microphone and said, “That was competition?” The Steiner Brothers theme began to play and they came out and Rick Steiner said, “You want competition, punk? You challenge us and you’ll get your competition.” Bret Hart tried to back out, but LCW Commissioner Eric Bischoff came out and said, “Neidhart, you asked for it and now you’ve got it and it’s going to happen at LCW Uprising on May 28, 2006, when you defend your titles against The Steiner Brothers.”

In the back, former St. Louis color commentator Larry Matysik interviewed Demolition about facing The Skyscrapers tonight in a St. Louis street fight. Matysik said he was worried about what Demolition was going to do to the Khorassan Ballroom during their street fight tonight. Demolition Ax said he needed to worry more about what they were going to do the Chase Park-Plaza Hotel and The Skyscrapers. Demolition Smash said they would bring down the “whole damn hotel” to destroy The Skyscrapers.

Demolition wrestled The Skyscrapers (with Theodore Long) to a no contest in a St. Louis street fight in 8:17 when Demolition sent The Skyscrapers and themselves from the entrance stage and through tables set up by the entrance stage. Neither team could continue and had to be taken away on stretchers. The match started in the ring, went throughout the hotel, into the parking lot, and back into the arena before Demolition sent themselves and The Skyscrapers from the entrance stage and through the tables.

Diamond Dallas Page won the 20-man Sam Muchnick Memorial Battle Royal which also included Billy Jack Haynes, Bob Backlund, George Steele, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Hillbilly Jim, Jake Roberts, Koko B. Ware, Ivan Putski, Kevin Von Erich, Abdullah The Butcher (with Gary Hart), Bad News Brown, Bam Bam Bigelow (with Capt. Lou Albano), Baron Von Raschke, Cowboy Bob Orton, Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Hart), Kamala (with Gary Hart), Ken Patera (with Bobby Heenan), Steve Williams (with Capt. Lou Albano), and Sgt. Slaughter (with Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie).
Order of Elimination:
- Abdullah The Butcher was eliminated by Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Koko B. Ware, Jake Roberts, Billy Jack Haynes, and Bob Backlund at 0:32 when all five men dumped him over the top rope.
- Ivan Putski was eliminated by Bam Bam Bigelow at 1:18 when Bigelow clothesline Putski over the top rope.
- Koko B. Ware was eliminated by Greg Valentine at 1:49 when Valentine dumped Ware over the top rope.
- Baron Von Raschke was eliminated by Hacksaw Jim Duggan at 2:13 when Duggan clothesline Von Raschke over the top rope.
- Sgt. Slaughter was eliminated at 3:14 by Bad News Brown when Brown dumped Slaugher and Duggan, who were brawling on the ropes, over the top rope.
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan was eliminated at 3:14 by Bad News Brown when Brown dumped Duggan and Slaughter, who were brawling on the ropes, over the top rope.
- Bad News Brown was eliminated by Bob Backlund at 3:24 when Backlund dumped Brown over the top rope as he taunted Duggan and argued with Slaughter after eliminating them.
- Hillbilly Jim was eliminated by Cowboy Bob Orton at 4:17 when Orton dumped Jim over the top rope.
- Kevin Von Erich was eliminated by Bam Bam Bigelow at 4:56 when Bigelow clothesline Von Erich over the top rope.
- Steve Williams was eliminated by Jake Roberts at 5:13 when Roberts clothesline him over the top rope.
- Cowboy Bob Orton was eliminated by Billy Jack Haynes at 5:49 when Haynes back body dropped Orton over the top rope.
- George Steele was eliminated by Bam Bam Bigelow at 6:14 when Bigelow dumped Steele over the top rope.
- Bob Backlund was eliminated by Kamala at 6:19 when Kamala dumped Bob Backlund over the top rope.
- Kamala was eliminated by Billy Jack Haynes at 7:12 when Haynes clotheslined Kamala over the top rope.
- Billy Jack Haynes was eliminated by Diamond Dallas Page at 7:49 when Page clotheslined Haynes and Patera, who were brawling on the ropes, over the top rope.
- Ken Patera was eliminated by Diamond Dallas Page at 7:49 when Page clotheslined Patera and Haynes, who were brawling on the ropes, over the top rope.
- Bam Bam Bigelow was eliminated by Jake Roberts at 8:42 when a short clothesline from Roberts sent Bigelow over the top rope.
- Greg Valentine was eliminated by Jake Roberts and Diamond Dallas Page at 9:34 when both men dumped him over the top rope after a Diamond Cutter and a DDT.
- Jake Roberts was eliminated by Diamond Dallas Page at 9:45 when Page dumped Roberts over the top rope after the Diamond Cutter. After Roberts and Page eliminated Valentine, Page hit Roberts with the Diamond Cutter when he turned around.

In the back, former St. Louis color commentator Larry Matysik interviewed The Honky Tonk Man and Jimmy Hart. Hart said it was totally unfair that he was going to have to be suspended above the ring in a cage during The Honky Tonk Man’s match against Jerry Lawler. Honky Tonk Man said it was all right and that he had a plan and everything was going to come together and the LCW United States Championship was coming back to him.

In the back, LCW Commissioner Eric Bischoff approached Diamond Dallas Page and said he proved that he deserved to be the number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship and said, “Regardless of the voting, you (Diamond Dallas Page) will face LCW Universal Champion Paul Orndorff at LCW Uprising on May 28, 2006. If you win the voting on LegendsChampionshipWrestling.com it will be a one on one match. If someone else wins the voting on LegendsChampionshipWrestling.com, it will be a triple threat match.” Page said he liked that and walked away.

The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart, who was suspended above the ring) defeated LCW United States Champion Jerry Lawler in 7:13 by pinfall after Honky Tonk Man hit Lawler with a pair of brass knuckles that Hart threw from the cage suspended above the ring that he was locked in to win the LCW United States Championship. Before the match, LCW Commissioner Eric Bischoff came out with security officials who forced Jimmy Hart into a small steel cage which was suspended above the ring during the match.

LCW Television Champion Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) defeated Brutus Beefcake in 9:19 by knockout with the Million Dollar Dream after Virgil hit Beefcake with a steel chair. After the match, LCW Commissioner Eric Bischoff came out and demanded that Virgil be removed from ringside. LCW security officials had to come out and drag Virgil from ringside. As he was being removed from ringside, Dusty Rhodes made his way out to the ring.

Dusty Rhodes defeated LCW Television Champion Ted DiBiase in 12:11 a non-title match to win the Million Dollar Championship. During the match, the LCW Television Championship was not on the line, but the Million Dollar Championship was. After the match, Rhodes put the Million Dollar Championship around his waist and danced around the ring to celebrate the victory.

In the back, Mean Gene Okerlund interviewed The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and James J. Dillon). Flair said he didn’t give a damn about this match tonight because he knew Anderson and Blanchard were going to run down Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho. Flair said he only wants one thing. He said he doesn’t want Douglas in a hospital, or Douglas out of wrestling, he wants Douglas in a grave. “And I’m going to be the man to kill him. Whoo!”

Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho (with Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) wrestled Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard (with Ric Flair and James J. Dillon) to a no contest in 8:12 after Dean Malenko and Ric Flair. After the match, Shane Douglas hit James J. Dillon with his crutch and then got into the ring. Flair went to attack Douglas, but Douglas hit him with the crutch and knocked him out of the ring as Benoit, Jericho, and Malenko knocked Anderson and Blanchard out of the ring. As the Four Horsemen made their way to the back, Flair challenged Douglas to a match at LCW Uprising on May 28, 2006, in a steel cage match whether Douglas is still injured or not. Douglas accepted the challenge.

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin defeated LCW International Champion Big Van Vader and Harley Race in 6:47 in a non-title, handicap match by pinfall when he pinned Big Van Vader after the Stone Cold Stunner. During the match, the original, assigned referee was knocked out and LCW Commissioner Eric Bischoff came out in a referee’s t-shirt to continue as referee. When Austin pinned Vader, he made slow counts and when Vader pinned Austin, he made fast counts. Austin had enough and hit Bischoff with the Stone Cold Stunner. The original referee regained consciouness and made the count. After the match, Austin hit Bischoff with another Stone Cold Stunner.