LCW Ascension 2010 Pay-Per-View Results 01.24.10

LCW Ascension 2010 Pay-Per-View Results (January 24, 2010) live from the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

Tonight’s event is dedicated in loving memory to Dr. Death Steve Williams (1960-2009).

In the ring, a spotlight shone down from the rafters on a steel folding chair with Dr. Death’s ring gear. The bell tolled ten times as the crowd watched on in respectful silence. When the arena lights rose, a tearful LCW Founder and Chairman of the Board Christian Calaway was shown standing in front of the entire locker room who were with him on the entrance stage and lining the entrance ramp. With Cowboy Bill Watts and Manny Fernandez flanking him on either side, Calaway announced that Dr. Death Steve Williams had passed away from throat cancer a few weeks ago. Calaway said, “For the first time in over four years, I am speechless. I still don’t know what to say. I’m still in shock.” Calaway handed the microphone to Watts who talked about the drama of professional wrestling, the business of professional wrestling and how it shouldn’t be confused with the reality of what goes on behind the scenes. Watts said that when he met Williams he knew he was something special and eventually he became his mentor, but more importantly he became his friend. Fernandez said in spite of their recent in ring drama, Williams was one of his best friends for the very reason that they had in ring drama: his competitive spirit and his heart. Calaway said, “We spent years building him as a monster that mowed down everyone, but in all honest, he was one of the most loving, gentle, caring, and kind people I had ever had the great fortune of meeting and working with.” Calaway said, “Tonight was supposed to be about starting a new chapter in the history of Legends Championship Wrestling, but instead we’re going to make tonight about a celebration of a man who was the very definition of the word legend: Dr. Death Steve Williams. Please join us now as we take a look back at the LCW Night of Horrors 2009 pay-per-view this past October in which Dr. Death defeated Bill Goldberg in what was, without a doubt, the match of the year.” The following match played on the LegendsTron in its entirety:

LCW International Champion Dr. Death Steve Williams defeated Bill Goldberg in 23:36 by pinfall with the Homicide Backdrop Bridge. During the match, referee David Manning was knocked out by LCW United States Champion Diamond Dallas Page came out and tried to hit Williams with the Diamond Cutter. Williams pushed out of the move and Goldberg hit Page with the Spear and then kicked Page out of the ring. From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone said, “It is clear that Bill Goldberg wants to do this on his own.” As Goldberg was rolling Page out of the ring, Williams got in position to hit Goldberg with the three-point stance shoulder block, but didn’t when Goldberg turned around. Instead, Williams went outside the ring, grabbed a bottle of water from ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta and poured it on the referee’s head. The referee regained consciousness and Williams helped him to his feet. From the broadcast booth, Larry Zbyszko said, “These are two men who want to prove to the other that they are the best. This isn’t about a title, Tony. This is about pride and respect for these two men. Williams wants to prove to the young lion that he can still go and Goldberg wants to prove the king of the pride that he belongs.” Unclear what was happening, the referee saw both men standing and told them to start wrestling again. Williams and Goldberg stood face to face before they started exchanging blows to start the match again. Goldberg eventually hit Williams with the Spear and then hit him with the Jackhammer. Williams kicked out of the pinfall attempt and Goldberg, shocked, went into position for another Spear. As Williams slowly made it to his feet, Goldberg launched himself toward Williams who ducked down and caught Goldberg with a vicious spinebuster. Schiavone said, “Those two could have collided head first like two bulls if Williams hadn’t ducked down far enough. They could have killed each other.” Zbyszko said, “I’ve never seen anything like that in my life, Tony!” Williams got to his feet and picked up Goldberg and hit him with the Oklahoma Stampede. Williams made a pinfall attempt, but Goldberg kicked out. Williams then hit Goldberg with the Doctor Bomb, but Goldberg kicked out of another pinfall attempt. As a tired Williams staggered to his feet and Goldberg crawled around and slowly got to his feet on instinct, Williams grabbed Goldberg and hit him with the Homicide Backdrop Bridge for the pinfall and the win! An exhausted Williams was handed the title by the referee who helped Williams to his feet. Williams then walked over to Goldberg and helped Goldberg to his feet. A disappointed Goldberg hugged Williams and raised his arm in victory before leaving the ring and Williams to celebrate with the fans. As Williams celebrated, Schiavone said, from the broadcast booth, “I don’t think anybody was expecting to see the match that we just saw out of those two men, but boy did they deliver in a big way. What a match!” Zbyszko said, “Yeah, that may have been the match of the year right there, Tony.”

In the back, Jesse The Body Ventura interviewed Stone Cold Steve Austin, who talked about being the “other” Steve Williams and what Dr. Death meant to him. Austin admitted that he wasn’t as focused on winning the LCW Universal Championship as he was on kicking Stan Hansen’s ass and making Dr. Death proud.

Mad Maxine defeated Luna Vachon and Akira Hokuto in 2:03 by pinfall in a triple threat match to determine the new number one contender for the LCW Women’s Championship. Vachon and Hokuto attempted to double team Mad Maxine but they received little reward for their efforts. With a mighty big boot, Hokuto was sent tumbling out of the ring and Vachon was driving into the mat with a thunderous chokebomb. The referee tried to raise Mad Maxine's arm but she threw him to the mat.

On the LegendsTron, clips were shown of Dr. Death Steve Williams winning the LCW Television Championship in 2006 from Bam Bam Bigelow.

LCW International Champion Big Van Vader defeated Macho Man Randy Savage in 12:00 by pinfall after the powerbomb.

On the LegendsTron, clips were shown of Dr. Death Steve Williams winning the LCW United States Championship in 2007 from Brutus The Barber Beefcake.

LCW Heritage Champion Kevin Von Erich defeated Abdullah the Butcher (with General Skandor Akbar) in 8:01 by knockout with the Claw.

On the LegendsTron, clips were shown of Dr. Death Steve Williams winning the All-Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship from Mitsuharu Misawa in 1994.

The Bass Brothers (with Col. Robert Parker and Maw Bass) won a twenty-team battle royal which to become the number one contenders for the LCW World Tag Team Championships later in the evening. Also in the battle royal were, the Bushwhackers, the Fantastics, the Rock 'n' Roll Express, the Wild Samoans, the Young Stallions, the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (with Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie), the Destruction Crew, Doom, the Islanders, the Powers of Pain (with Mr. Fuji), the Rougeau Brothers (with Jimmy Hart), Don Muraco and Ken Patera, Greg Valentine and Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart), Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (with Precious) and Hollywood John Tatum (Missy Hyatt), King Kong Bundy and One Man Gang, Koko B. Ware and Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana and Sgt. Slaughter, Tracy Smothers and Wildfire Tommy Rich, Barry Windham (with James J. Dillon) and Tully Blanchard (with Baby Doll).

In the back, Jesse The Body Ventura interviewed the Raging Bull Manny Fernandez and Cowboy Bill Watts about Fernandez’s upcoming match with LCW United States Championships Magnum TA. Watts said tonight was as much about the Raging Bull winning the title from Magnum TA as it is about honoring Dr. Death Steve Williams.

LCW United States Champion Magnum TA defeated the Raging Bull Manny Fernandez (with Cowboy Bill Watts) in 9:42 by pinfall after the belly-to-belly suplex. After the match, Fernandez shook Magnum’s hand and left ringside with Watts.

On the LegendsTron, clips were shown of Dr. Death Steve Williams winning the LCW International Championship in 2009 from Tully Blanchard.

LCW Women’s Champion Madusa defeated Lock in 6:49 by pinfall. Before the match, Madusa came out wearing a "Dr. Death is Dr. Life" T-shirt which she took off, kissed and then threw out into the crowd. During the match, Lock hit Madusa with the Lock, Stock and Barrel. Lock climbed the top rope to deliver the Lock Pick and Madusa rolled out of the way just in time. Madusa placed Lock on the turnbuckle and climbed up on top of it. She held Lock in position and nodded to the fans in response to their cheers and decimated Lock with a Super Piledriver for the pinfall and the win.

On the LegendsTron, clips were shown of Dr. Death Steve Williams winning the UWF Heavyweight Championship from Big Bubba Rogers in 1987.

The Bass Brothers (with Col. Robert Parker and Maw Bass) defeated LCW World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express in 6:25 by pinfall when Outlaw Ron Bass pinned Stan Lane after the Texas Gourdbuster to win the LCW World Tag Team Championships.

On the LegendsTron, clips were shown of Dr. Death Steve Williams and Terry Gordy's run as one of the most dominant tag teams in Japanese wrestling history.

Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated LCW Universal Champion Stan Hansen (with Col. Robert Parker and Maw Bass) in 11:05 by disqualification after Austin blasted Hansen with the steel chair that had Williams’ wrestling gear on it that was setup at ringside. After the match, the Desperados came out and tried to attack Austin, but Manny Fernandez and Cowboy Bill Watts came out with steel chairs and cleared them out of the ring. From the entrance ramp, Hansen realized that he had left the title belt in the ring. Austin unfolded the steel chair that had Williams’ gear on it earlier and set it up on the ring. Fernandez and Watts grabbed Williams’ gear and set it up on the chair. Austin draped the title over the chair and then shared some beers with Fernandez and Watts. Williams’ entrance theme song, “I Love It Loud” by Kiss, played as the show went off the air.