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March 6, 2022

WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Booker T © vs. Jeff Jarrett

WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Shane Douglas © vs. Dustin Rhodes

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kanyon

Mark Jindrak vs. Sean O'Haire

WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Locker Room Leaders (Konnan & Hugh Morrus) vs. Team Canada (Lance Storm & Mike Awesome)

WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Shane Helms © vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Billy Kidman

March 6, 2022

The latest All-Star Wrestling arena program/newsletter is now out, with some big news to report:

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March 6, 2022

Brody King (#5) VS. Clark Connors (#7)

Ken Broadway (#16) VS. The DKC (#19)

UNIsettle (Bateman & Manders) VS. Misterioso & Clearwater

March 5, 2022

WCW US TITLE MATCH: RICK RUDE © VS. RICKY STEAMBOAT (Rude is just getting started as champion, so I don't see him losing the belt for a while yet)

WCW TV TITLE MATCH: STEVE AUSTIN © VS. STING (Sting wins via DQ, but Austin retains)

PAUL ORNDORFF VS. VAN HAMMER

SHANE DOUGLAS VS. BOBBY EATON

March 5, 2022

Alex Turk Promotions @ Winnipeg Civic Auditorium

August 6, 1966 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Roy McClarty defeated Mighty Ursus by countout when Ursus could not beat the ten-count after McClarty dropkicked him out of the ring.

Margot Bouchard, in her first Winnipeg appearance, ended the Winnipeg winning streak of Renée Martel by dubious means as she defeated Renée by pinfall when Bouchard put her feet on the middle rope for illegal leverage as she pinned Renée with a schoolgirl rollup. Prior to the match, Bouchard debuted her upgraded tough-girl look, complete with entrance music (mentioned in the previous chapter), as she made her way to the ring for the introductions, then taunted the fans and argued with them to rile them up before dominating a good part of the match with her roughhouse tactics against Renée, who later drew support from the crowd and rallied to fight back against Bouchard before the latter took advantage of a missed dropkick by Renée to cheat her way to the win.

Paul Jones defeated Paul DeGalles by submission via the Indian deathlock.

Pat Barrett defeated Red McNulty by submission with a stepover toehold.

NWA International Tag Team Championship (Winnipeg)

Haystacks Calhoun & Don Leo Jonathan defeated John Tolos & Dutch Savage (replacing Tony Borne) © when Savage was disqualified for throwing Jonathan over the top rope (Tolos & Savage retain their belts due to the DQ).

March 5, 2022

I'd sure like to see how things could've gone under a Fusient-owned WCW had it turned out that way instead of Vince swooping in to snap up selected WCW assets (though not the promotion itself). Subscribed.

March 4, 2022

August 1966

Back at Michèle Richard's apartment, she and Renée Martel were in the living room as they finished watching a TV documentary program on the life of Gorgeous George, the pioneering flamboyant wrestler who had died back in 1963, and had watched the program with interest. "Well, that was a pretty good show - if kind of sensationalistic," Renée remarked as the program ended.

"Yeah, I guess it was," Michèle said as she got up and walked over to the TV set to change channels. "Didn't your dad get to wrestle him a few times?"

"He did - and in fact, Gorgeous George was an early opponent of Papa's when Papa was about three years into his career," Renée replied. "I was only about a year old when he first faced George at the Forum back in 1948."

"How'd that match go?" Michèle asked.

"George won," Renée said. "I was too young to have seen the match then, but Papa told me about it years later. They faced each other a few more times after that, in and around Los Angeles while we were living down there and up in San Francisco for Roy Shire. I was there to see it the last time Papa faced George in 1962, when George's career was winding down and Papa was one of his last opponents - and that time, Papa won."

"Ever get to meet him in person?" Michèle said.

"I did, when I went to meet Papa backstage after the card was over and he and George were talking," Renée said. "Even then, he was trying to live up to the image he portrayed in the ring. I'll admit, he was quite an interesting character."

"After seeing that documentary about him, I believe it," Michèle remarked. "And I'll also admit, I also had a reason for inviting you here to watch the documentary with me."

"Oh, what's that?" Renée wondered.

"You know how I've developed my wrestling image as a tough girl over the past two years, right?" Michèle said.

"Sure," Renée said.

"Well, I want to take that image as Margot Bouchard to the next level," Michèle said as she went into her bedroom for a moment, then she came back out sporting a new black leather jacket she had put on. "I bought it at Morgan's after saving up to get it. So, what do you think?"

Renée took a moment to look over the leather jacket. "You know, I think that might work to add to your ring persona," she then said of the jacket. "I like it."

"Good, I thought you would," Michèle said as she then walked over to her stereo system. "And I also thought, if Gorgeous George can come to the ring accompanied by entrance music, I see no reason why I can't do that too. Here, give this a listen," she added as she put a 45 RPM record on the stereo's turntable and played the song, which turned out to be a hard rock tune by a local Francophone band.

After the song finished, Renée was sold on Michèle's idea. "You've got an idea that just might click if you can convince Johnny to go for it," she said.

"That's what I plan to do next time I see him," Michèle said. "In fact, since I'm heading with you to Winnipeg for that Alex Turk event on Saturday, I'm gonna see if I can convince Turk to let me debut my enhanced image at his show. In any case, if I can use this to add to my persona and get more people to come out to see me get my butt kicked or to see an opponent try to shut my mouth, then I've done my job."

"Well, Mr. Turk is a bit of a traditionalist as a promoter," Renée said, "but if you can sell him on your image and convince him to let you use entrance music like Gorgeous George did, then you're halfway there already. After that comes the fans, and they're the ones you really have to sell it to."

"And that's what I'm gonna do," Michèle said with a sly grin.

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This (via YouTube) is the proposed entrance theme song Michèle played for Renée as part of her planned image upgrade (note that it was recorded in French):

(a 1960s Canadian hard-rock group best described as being like a Québécois version of the Rolling Stones)

And here's the look Michèle wanted to go for as part of her Margot Bouchard ring persona, taken from this DAZ Studio-created B&W publicity photo:

March 2, 2022

Sting Vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

The Steiner Brothers Vs. The Fabulous Freebirds

WCW TV Title Match: Steve Austin Vs. Johnny B. Badd

Terrence Taylor Vs. Brad Armstrong

Tom Zenk Vs Scotty Flamingo

Paul Orndorff Vs. Shane Douglas

March 2, 2022

As another tie-in to the upcoming chapter, let's go back in time for a moment to 1962 and check out what was happening in Los Angeles at the time:

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Worldwide Wrestling Associates @ Olympic Auditorium

October 31, 1962 - Los Angeles, California

John Paul Henning defeated Rocky Hunter by pinfall.

Don Manoukian defeated Jack Terry by pinfall.

Marcel Martel defeated Gorgeous George. Though George was nearing the end of his wrestling career at this point, he was still playing up his perennial gimmick as the flamboyant "glamour boy" heel that made him a household name throughout the 1950s as he taunted the fans during his entry and pre-match ritual and utilized his usual stalling tactics and cowardly heel mannerisms (including refusing to even lock up with Martel at times and calling him a "dirty cowboy" at one point), but the popular Martel rallied and brought George's career one step closer to its close by scoring the submission win via the sleeperhold.

WWA International Television Tag Team Championship

Country Boy Calhoun* & Abe Jacobs defeated Sir Alan Garfield & Karl Von Schober © to win the title when Jacobs pinned Garfield following the Kiwi Roll.

WWA World Heavyweight Championship

The Destroyer © defeated former NWA World Champion Dick Hutton by submission via the figure-four leglock.

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* Early ring name used by Haystacks Calhoun.

March 1, 2022

Custom WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (for use in Rise of a Star)

While this was an actual championship in Worldwide Wrestling Associates and its predecessors from 1954 to 1963, I couldn't find any reference photos of the belts that represented that title, so I decided to create a title belt from scratch.

March 1, 2022

While the next chapter is in progress, here's a YouTube clip featuring a prominent early star who will be the subject of that upcoming chapter:

(narrated by Gene Okerlund)

February 28, 2022

STING & ??? VS. DANGEROUS ALLIANCE (RUDE & EATON)

BONUS QUESTION: WHO IS STING’S PARTNER? (On the other hand, if Warrior is available, that could mean a Blade Runners reunion, even if just for one night)

WCW TV TITLE MATCH: STEVE AUSTIN © VS. BARRY WINDHAM

WCW TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: RHODES & STEAMBOAT © VS. THE ENFORCERS (ANDERSON & ZBYSZKO)

WCW US TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: YOUNG PISTOLS (ARMSTRONG & SMOTHERS) © VS. WCW PATRIOTS (CHIP & CHAMPION)

WCW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER © VS. BRIAN PILLMAN

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE: CACTUS JACK VS. VAN HAMMER (Give the edge to the master of the Falls Count Anywhere match)

THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS (HAYES & GARVIN) VS. THE DIAMOND EXCHANGE (STUDD & VEGAS)

THE YORK FOUNDATION (RICH & MORTON) VS. THE ARMSTRONG BOYS (BRAD & BRIAN)

VADER & MR. HUGHES VS. THE STEINER BROTHERS (RICK & SCOTT)

February 28, 2022

I have been really enjoying this diary. Love the presentation.

I honestly did not know Ronnie Garvin and Abdullah the Butcher went as far back as the mid-1960s.

Yep, Garvin got his start back in 1962 while there are varying dates on when Abdullah debuted (Wikipedia claims 1958 as his debut year, while Cagematch.net gives 1961 and Wrestlingdata.com gives 1965, but all agree that he first started wrestling as Abdullah in 1967).

February 27, 2022

US Title: Rick Rude © Vs. Ricky Steamboat (Steamboat wins via DQ but Rude keeps his title)

TV Title: Steve Austin © Vs. Ron Simmons

The Enforcers Vs. The Steiner Brothers

Marcus Alexander Bagwell Vs. Bobby Eaton

February 26, 2022

Chris Hero (#9) VS. Tom Lawlor (#6)

Team Filthy (Dickinson & Gainz) VS. Violence Squad (Gunner Miller & Schaff)

ZERO (Unr) VS. Kevin Knight (#20)

February 24, 2022

Nice start to this diary, BTW. I remember watching WCW back around that time and the Dangerous Alliance vs. pretty-much-all-the-faces feud at that point was red-hot. Though WCW was still a few years from overtaking the WWF in viewership and ratings in the Monday Night War, I'd reckon that a lot of folks were still tuning in to the shows (World Championship Wrestling, Worldwide, Pro, etc.) wanting to see Paul E. Dangerously get his loud mouth shut by Sting, the Steiners or one of the other big faces.

February 24, 2022

Dangerous Alliance Vs. Sting/Natural/Dragon

TV Title: Steve Austin © Vs. Ron Simmons

US Tag Titles: Young Pistols © Vs. Steiner Brothers

Cactus Jack Versus Van Hammer

Vader & Mr. Hughes Vs. WCW Patriots

February 24, 2022

All-Star Wrestling @ Paul Sauvé Arena

July 18, 1966 - Montreal, Quebec

Chief White Eagle went to a time-limit draw with Ron Garvin.

Renée Martel avenged her June 27 loss to Mary Jane Mull when Renée defeated Mull by forcing her submission with the Alligator Clutch.

Marcel Martel & Ti-Blanc Richard defeated The Great Amara* & Baron Gattoni when Amara did not make it back into the ring in time to beat the referee's ten-count after he and Martel brawled around ringside.

ASW World Tag Team Championship

Jacques & Johnny Rougeau defeated The Mighty Yankees © to win the title when Jacques pinned Yankee I following a knockout punch.

ASW World Heavyweight Championship

Fred Blassie © battled Édouard Carpentier to a no-contest when the referee lost control of the match due to Blassie and Carpentier both brawling and was forced to throw it out. Post-match, the locker rooms emptied out as the faces and the heels attempted in vain for several minutes to separate Blassie and Carpentier.

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* The Great Amara was an early ring name used by Canadian wrestler and future hardcore legend Abdullah the Butcher (who, at this point both IRL and ITTL, was considerably slimmer than he would be in his later career).

February 23, 2022

Alex Turk Promotions @ Winnipeg Civic Auditorium

July 16, 1966 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Renée Martel defeated Mary Jane Mull when Renée snared Mull with a small package pin.

Paul Jones defeated Frank Marconi by submission via the Indian deathlock.

Dutch Savage defeated Eric Froelich by pinfall following a running piledriver.

Two out of Three Falls

Haystacks Calhoun, Don Leo Jonathan & Pat Barrett defeated Gene Kiniski, John Tolos & Tony Borne, two falls to one.

First fall - Kiniski pinned Barrett following a shoulderbreaker.
Second fall - Kiniski's team was disqualified for excessive double-teaming against Barrett.
Third fall - Calhoun pinned Borne following a big splash.

February 23, 2022

Hell yeah!

Fred comes in and wins the big belt right away!

If this match were real you could just see him tearing at a cut on Carpantier's head with those sharpened teeth!

Looking forward to see where this goes.

Could you imagine the crowd heat for the re-match???!!!

KUTGW!

When that rematch comes, it's gonna be a big one.

February 23, 2022

All-Star Wrestling @ Paul Sauvé Arena

July 11, 1966 - Montreal, Quebec

Chief White Eagle wrestled George Bollas to a time-limit draw.

Renée Martel & Claire Lepage defeated Margot Bouchard & Marianne Duchesne when Renée pinned Duchesne following a forearm shot off the ropes.

Two out of Three Falls

Marcel Martel & Ti-Blanc Richard defeated Ron & Terry Garvin in two straight falls.

First fall - Richard forced Ron Garvin to submit to a bearhug.
Second fall - Martel pinned Terry Garvin following a clothesline.

ASW World Heavyweight Championship

Fred Blassie © defeated Jacques Rougeau by disqualification when Rougeau accidentally hit the referee after Blassie ducked out of the way of a clothesline intended for him. Post match, Blassie and Rougeau began brawling around ringside and all the way back to the locker room area.

February 22, 2022

Cody Rhodes vs. Miro

Tay Conti vs. Jade Cargill

The Factory (Nick Comoroto & Aaron Solow) vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (I first heard about Luchasaurus in ROH and he's definitely got one of the more unique gimmicks out there today)

February 22, 2022

All-Star Wrestling @ CJPM-TV Studios

July 7, 1966 - Chicoutimi, Quebec (aired July 9, 1966 on Sur le Matelas and Superstars of the Mat)

Eddie Auger defeated Paul DeGalles by pinfall.

Highlights of Marcel Martel & Ti-Blanc Richard vs. The Guillotines from July 4 in Montreal were shown.

Two out of Three Falls

Renée Martel & Claire Lepage battled Margot Bouchard & Marianne Duchesne to a TV time-limit draw after scoring one fall each.

First fall - Bouchard pinned Lepage following an elbow drop.
Second fall - Renée evened the match by making Duchesne submit to the Alligator Clutch.
Third fall - Time expired.

(The main studio camera moves in on ringside post-match for a ringside interview [translated from the original French] for Sur le Matelas)

INTERVIEWER: That was quite a match we just had, and it's easy to see why my two guests at this time are two of the up-and-coming young female stars in All-Star Wrestling, Renée Martel and Claire Lepage. Great match you two had today, Claire.

CLAIRE LEPAGE: Thanks, ______. You know, Margot Bouchard and this new girl Marianne Duchesne are two tough competitors and there's few tougher girls out there than Bouchard, but Renée and me held our own today and they didn't get the win over us. Next time out, they won't be as lucky because we'll give it all we got and work our way to the win - right, Renée?

RENÉE MARTEL: Exactly right, Claire, that's what it's all about. Bouchard, let me tell you this - you and me have been fighting it out in wrestling rings all over Quebec and beyond for over a year now and you've been my most persistent rival. You've stopped at nothing to try to beat me to back up your claims of superiority, but you've tried tricks against me that you've never tried against other wrestlers - and why? Because you know, deep down, that you think I'm the better wrestler and you want to knock me down the ladder and keep me down so you can then say you're the best. But if you need to pull dirty tricks against me to try to win, that tells me all I need to know and all the fans need to know when they see us wrestle. But let me say something else...

MARGOT BOUCHARD: (Coming in to interrupt as the studio audience reacts with some boos and jeering) Just a minute, Martel! Where do you get off saying that I need to use dirty tricks to beat you in our matches, huh? I don't need to use anything fancy to beat my other opponents, and I sure don't need them to beat you! All I need is my skills and a few good fists to put you down for the count!

MARTEL: Is that so? Grabbing tights, putting your feet on the ropes for illegal leverage to get pins - is that what you call using your skills? If you can't beat me clean the way you do other opponents, what's that say about you then?

BOUCHARD: Really? You wanna put your money where your mouth is, then?! Go ahead, then, let's see what you got! (Bouchard then pushes Martel and an argument breaks out pitting Bouchard against Martel and Lepage as the audience reacts to the arguing when All-Star Wrestling promoter Bob Langevin arrives and intervenes)

BOB LANGEVIN: Okay, girls, hang on a minute. We won't settle anything here now by arguing at ringside. Margot, you want another shot at Renée?

BOUCHARD: You bet I do!

LANGEVIN: And Renée and Claire, you want to take Margot on again?

MARTEL: That's what we want!

LEPAGE: Just name it, time and place!

LANGEVIN: Alright, then let's make it official - a rematch with Renée Martel and Claire Lepage against Margot Bouchard and Marianne Duchesne this coming Monday night, July 11 at the Paul Sauvé Arena in Montreal.

BOUCHARD: (Pointing at Martel and Lepage) You both better be at the top of your game on Monday night because I will - and that night, me and Marianne walk out the winners! Count on it! (Bouchard then leaves)

INTERVIEWER: Okay, Renée and Claire, final thoughts?

LEPAGE: Yeah, you bet we'll be at the top of our game! And you know what else, Bouchard? We'll have the fans on our side when we meet Monday night! (The audience reacts with cheers)

MARTEL: That's right, Claire. And just remember this, Bouchard - don't write checks with your mouth that your backside can't cash! We'll see you in Montreal Monday night! (More audience cheering)

INTERVIEWER: And that's going to be some match! We'll be back with more wrestling right after some words from our sponsors!

Highlights of Édouard Carpentier & Johnny Rougeau vs. Fred Blassie & Bulldog Brower from July 4 in Montreal were shown to set up the TV main event.

ASW World Heavyweight Championship

Fred Blassie defeated Édouard Carpentier © via match stoppage to win the title when Carpentier was ruled unable to continue due to excessive blood loss. Post-match, Blassie celebrated with his newly-won title belt and obnoxiously taunted the studio audience, who responded with boos and jeering as Carpentier was tended to by the referee and a ringside doctor.

February 21, 2022

BIG POPPA PUMP, Chuck Palumbo & Billy Kidman vs. Shane Douglas, Jeff Jarrett & Ahmed Johnson

WCW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP

Booker T vs. Sean O'Haire

WCW WILDSIDE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

February 20, 2022

Claudio Castagnoli VS. Malakai Black [C]

(IWGP United States)

Josh Alexander [C] VS. Matt Adams

(STRONG Openweight)

Fred Yehi & Wheeler YUTA VS. Rocky Romero & Warhorse

PACO (#14) VS. PJ Black (#12)

Karl Fredericks, Fred Rosser & West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs) VS. Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Chris Dickinson, Clayton Gainz & Danny Limelight)

El Generico VS. Lance Archer

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