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WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77 (Read 219 times)
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WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77
Oct 19th, 2007, 1:57am
 
WWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
CINCINNATI GARDENS
Cincinnati, OH
10/18/77
Bell Time: 7:00

 
 
 
 
MATCH #1
 
Kengo Kimura  vs  El Sicodelico
 
Good opening contest as these two thrill the crowd with their back and forth action.  In the end, Sicodelico wins with a sunset flip.
 
WINNER:  EL SICODELICO @7:11
 
 
 
MATCH #2
 
Union Jack  vs  Carlos Rocha

The veteran Rocha takes it to the masked Brit early.  The momentum turned and Jack got the victory with the London Bridge, a fisherman's suplex and bridge.

 
WINNER:  UNION JACK @4:55
 
 
 
 
MATCH #3
 
Big Red  vs  Kurt Von Brauner w/Gerhardt Kaiser

Red took the match to Kurt, but was overwhelmed by the brutal onslaught of the German.  Kurt wins following a vicious knee to the back of the head from the top rope.

 
WINNER:  KURT VON BRAUNER @7:49
 
 
 
MATCH #4

Luis Martinez & Joe Lightfoot  vs  Pak Song & Mr. Ito w/Gen. Cannon

 
Great tag action as the Asians put a beating on the fan favorites to begin the match.  Song is particularly vicious in his prelude to his rematch with Abdullah this weekend.  Luis & Joe, however, comeback and Ito is pinned following a double chop and roll-up by Joe.

WINNERS:  LUIS MARTINEZ & JOE LIGHTFOOT @13:01

 
 
 
INTERMISSION
 
 
 
MATCH #5

Antonio Inoki & Mil Mascaras  vs  Wilhelm Ruska & Geto Mongol w/Gen. Cannon & George "Two Ton" Harris

 
This is truly a great match.  The unusual pairing of the 2 time Olympic champion and the Mongolian beast surprise the popular duo of Inoki & Mascaras.  Geto attacks with an all-out assault while Ruska focuses on the arms of their opponents.  Late in the match, Geto brutalizes Mascaras with headbutts and bearhugs.  He tags in Ruska, who immediately locks on the armbar submission.  Mil fights it, but cannot break free.  Inoki has no recourse but to enter the ring and break the hold.  Both wrestlers struggle to reach their corners and make the tags simultaneously.  Inoki charges Geto who catches Inoki in the mid-section with a knee. Geto nails Antonio with five brutal headbutts.  Inoki is out on his feet, but stumbles to his corner to make the tag.  Mil, gaining a second wind, unleashes a series of flying maneuvers on both of his opponents.  Inoki soon enters the fray.  All four men battle while the referee tries to restore order.  Harris climbs to the ring apron and as Mil is thrown into the ropes, he waffles Mascaras with one of his shoes.  Mil goes down and Geto covers him for the three count.  Once again, Geto has scored another impressive victory over a world-wide superstar.

WINNERS:  WILHELM RUSKA & GETO MONGOL @29:36

 
 
 
MATCH #6

WWA JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Dos Caras  vs  Robbie Ellis


This is a really good match as the veteran Ellis attempts once again to unseat Caras as Champion.  Ellis begins by keeping Caras grounded with technical ground work.  Caras suffers for several minutes until he reverses a whip into the ropes.  Caras then goes to work in the air.  Looking like a circus acrobat, Caras stuns Ellis with moves have him sucking wind.  Ellis is completely awestruck when Caras delivers a perfect flying bodyblock on Ellis for the pin.

 
WINNER:  DOS CARAS @18:12
 
 
 
MATCH #7
 
WWA HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Otto Wanz  vs  Karl Von Brauner w/Gerhardt Kaiser

 
Otto looks great as he dismantles the German with relative ease.  Von Brauner never really got out of the blocks as Wanz was way more aggressive than he has been in recent defenses.  Von Brauner's only bright spot came when Wanz missed a clothesline and tumbled to the arena floor.  Wanz gave Kaiser a shot and re-entered the ring.  Once back in the ring, Otto hits six straight versions of suplexes before finishing Karl off with the Samoan drop.  Otto celebrates, but is attacked from behind by Geto Mongol.  Geto uses the title belt to inflict a great amount of punishment before Martinez & Lightfoot can save the day.  Outside the ring, Harris challenges Wanz to defend his title against Geto.  He says that Geto has proven himself worthy recently and will be the one to end the Austrian's reign.  Will Otto answer the challenge?  Only time will tell.
 
WINNER:  OTTO WANZ @12:49
 
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Re: WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77
Reply #1 - Oct 19th, 2007, 8:17pm
 
Wow!! Martinez and Lightfoot over Pak Song and Ito has to be considered a major upset.
Where was Ventura/Lightfoot working in '77 and how was he being pushed. I don't believe he became Lightfoot until he teamed with Jay Youngblood in PNW '80.
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Re: WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77
Reply #2 - Oct 19th, 2007, 8:20pm
 
I've got Lightfoot showing up as Joe Ventura in my Stampede results, I'm pretty sure it was late 1977/early 1978, mostly mid-card matches, he got a few wins, but seemed to just stay in the mid-cards.
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Re: WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77
Reply #3 - Oct 19th, 2007, 8:41pm
 
that was about where he stayed his entire career other than the great run with Jay Youngblood and Jay Youngblood Sr. (Ricky Romero) in PNW '80. I really enjoyed his work though and was excited when he became a member of the GCW roster in '83(?).
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Reply #4 - Oct 21st, 2007, 12:51am
 
Eventhough they lost, I really like the Inoki-Mascaras tag team. I think they'd make a great World Tag Team Championship duo for the AWA at some point. In '77, they were two of the biggest international stars so you definitely have a winning combination on your hands!
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Re: WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77
Reply #5 - Oct 21st, 2007, 5:50am
 
I don't see how Wanz cannot put the WWA title on the line against Geto. He is hands down the number one contender.
 
Another good win by Caras inthis series with Ellis.
 
Looks like Martinez has found his partner in Lightfoot.
 
I, too, like the Mascaras and Inoki pairing.
 
Nice use of the old Ivan Koloff move by Kurt Von Brauner.
 
Union Jack is really appealing.
 
Like it when Sicodelico wins.
 
Great card for the fans in Cincy.
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Re: WWA Champ. Wrestling Cincinnati, OH 10/18/77
Reply #6 - Oct 21st, 2007, 9:40am
 
uh....i commented on this show friday night, i think it was...anyody got an idea where it's at?
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Reply #7 - Oct 22nd, 2007, 1:56pm
 
Good show  Wink
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