LCW Survival Project 2008 Pay-Per-View Results 09.21.08

LCW Survival Project 2008 Pay-Per-View Results (September 21, 2008) live from the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA.

From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko welcomed everyone to the LCW Survival Project pay-per-view, a 50-man gauntlet series of matches that could last 12 hours depending on the length of the matches to determine the number one contenders for the LCW Universal Championship and the LCW International Championship. Schiavone explained the rules: the first two men would enter the ring for their match. Each match has a 15-minute time limit and decisions are determined by pinfall, submission, countout, or disqualification. The winner advances to face the man who drew number three, four, and so on until he's eliminated. If both men in a match are counted out or disqualified, they will both be eliminated. If the 15-minute time limit expires, both men will be eliminated. Schiavone said, "This is the most unpredictable event in professional wrestling as it could last, as we said earlier, an amazing, action packed 12 hours if all matches go the full the 15-minutes." Schiavone announced that the man with the most eliminations at the end of the night would be the number one contender for the LCW International Championship, but the man left standing at the end of the night will be the number one contender for the most prestigious title in Legends Championship Wrestling: the LCW Universal Championship. Zbyszko analyzed the fact that even if a legend manages to eliminate the most men and become the contender for the LCW International Championship, that legend could still lose to number 50 who would be the number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship.

In the back, LCW Chairman of the Board Christian Calaway was shown in his office watching the event with LCW Universal Champion Magnum TA. Meanwhile, in another part of the arena, LCW International Champion Butch Reed was shown with his manager Slick and they were watching the event on a monitor in a locker room. From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone reminded the audience that as the defending champions, Magnum and Reed would not have to compete in the Survival Project.

In the ring, ring announcer Gary Michael Capetta turned the audience’s attention to the LegendsTron where a special video package about the history of the Philadelphia Specturm, the host arena, was played featuring footage from various wrestling events, musical converts, Philadelphia Flyers hockey games, and Philadelphia 76ers basketball games that took place in the arena. Built in 1967 and scheduled to be demolished in early 2009, the video package noted that LCW Survival Project could be the last professional wrestling event held in the historic arena. After the video package, Gary Michael Capetta explained the Survival Project rules again for the audience in attendance and said, “And now, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to find out who will survive…the Survival Project!”

Kevin Sullivan (2; with Luna Vachon) defeated Superfly Jimmy Snuka (1) in 5:02 by pinfall after Vachon pulled Sullivan out of the ring as Snuka attempted the Superfly Splash.

Terry Funk (3) defeated Kevin Sullivan (2; with Luna Vachon) in 7:42 by pinfall after a piledriver on a steel chair that Luna Vachon had slid into the ring for Sullivan to use. From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone reminded the audience that Funk was entering the Survival Project injured and coming into the Survival Project this early didn’t improve his chances of winning the Survival Project.

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Terry Funk (3) in 6:24 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito. Before the match, Fernandez and Funk shook hands and after the match Fernandez helped Funk to his feet and the two men shook hands again before Funk left ringside.

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Don Muraco (5; with Mr. Fuji) in 5:15 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito.

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Greg The Hammer Valentine (6) in 8:04 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito. After the match, Tony Schiavone noted, “Could this be the first streak of the night? Manny Fernandez has already defeated three legends and he doesn’t show any sign of slowing down.”

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Baron Von Raschke (7) in 3:09 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito.

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (8: with Precious) in 9:51 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito.

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Kamala (9; with Kimchee) in 5:02 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito. After the match, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone noted that Manny Fernandez his victory over Kamala was his sixth elimination.

Manny Fernandez (4) defeated Iceman King Parsons (10; with Dark Journey) in 7:55 by pinfall after the Flying Burrito.

Manny Fernandez (4) wrestled Superstar Billy Graham (11) to a time limit draw in 15:00. After the match, Schiavone reminded everyone that Manny Fernandez had defeated seven men to set the record for the night so far. Schiavone also reminded everyone that as long as no one beats that record that Fernandez will be the number one contender for the LCW International Championship. Schiavone said, "Last year, Manny Fernandez debuted at last year's Survival Project and this year he has set the first elimination record of the night with seven eliminations."

In the back, Dawn Marie was shown walking through the arena corridor and knocked on LCW Chairman of the Board Christian Calaway's office door. Calaway invited her in, introduced her to LCW Universal Champion Magnum TA and asked her to join them. Marie said she'd love to, but she had to prepare the special surprise she promised Calaway last week on LCW Showdown. Calaway said, "Well, just remember what I said, as long as it doesn't have anything to do with Al Wilson, it'll be all right with me." Marie chuckled and said Calaway would be pleasantly surprised with what she had in store for him tonight. Marie left the office and Calaway joined Magnum on the couch to continue watching the show. Magnum looked at Calaway and said, "Al Wilson? He died earlier this year, didn't he?" Calaway looked puzzled and said, "I don't think so, Magnum." Magnum looked puzzled and said, "Al Wilson? The soul singer, right?" Calaway laughed and said, "No, Al Wilson, the father of Torrie Wilson." Magnum said, "Why wouldn't you want..." Calaway interrupted him and said, "Magnum, let me put it this way: if you don't know, you don't want to know."

Rick Martel (12) defeated Hollywood John Tatum (13; with Missy Hyatt) in 5:57 by submission with the Boston Crab.

Rick Martel (12) defeated Dirty Dick Slater (14; with Col. Robert Parker) in 2:08 by pinfall with a small package. After the match, Slater attacked Martel from behind with a savage clothesline over the top rope. Martel landed head first on the floor and, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone questioned if Martel had broken his neck or at least had a serious concussion after reviewing the footage with Larry Zbyszko as Martel struggled to get back into the ring as medical officials kept trying to check on him and get him to quit. LCW General Manager Nick Bockwinkel came out and asked Martel if he wanted to quit and Martel pushed him away and also pushed away the medical officials who were trying to stop him from getting back in the ring and crawled back into the ring and used the ropes to help him to his feet.

Cowboy Bob Orton (15; with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Rick Martel (12) in 3:08 by pinfall after the superplex. During the match, Orton toyed with Martel who could barely stand. After the match, medical officials rushed into the ring to check on Martel.

Tito Santana (16) defeated Cowboy Bob Orton (15; with Col. Robert Parker) in 5:25 by pinfall after a bulldog.

Tito Santana (16) defeated Buddy Landel (17; making his LCW debut) in 3:31 by pinfall with a schoolboy rollup.

Ken Patera (18) defeated Tito Santana (16) in 8:03 by submission with the swinging full nelson. Towards the end of the match, Santana went to hit Patera with a short clothesline, but Patera ducked, pulled on Santana’s arm and locked him in the swinging full nelson for the submission and the win.

Bob Backlund (19; making his return to LCW) defeated Ken Patera (18) in 2:35 by pinfall with a small package rollup. After the match, Patera snapped and attacked Backlund, applying the swinging full nelson on Backlund and refusing the release the hold. Security officials came out and tried to get Patera to break the hold, but they couldn’t pull Patera off of Backlund. Billy Jack Haynes, the next competitor in the Survival Project, came out and forced Patera to break the hold before clotheslining him over the top rope. Backlund had to be helped from ringside by medical officials.

Billy Jack Haynes (20) defeated Bob Backlund (19) in 0:00 by forfeit after Backlund couldn't continue after being attacked by Ken Patera.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Billy Jack Haynes (20) in 5:10 by pinfall after the powerbomb.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Austin Idol (22; making his LCW debut) in 4:48 by pinfall after the powerbomb.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Koko B. Ware (23) in 2:14 by pinfall after the powerbomb.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated King Kong Bundy (24) in 5:08 by pinfall after the Vader Bomb.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Tully Blanchard (25; with Baby Doll) in 8:51 by pinfall after the Vadersault.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Honky Tonk Man (26; with Jimmy Hart) in 0:11 by pinfall after the Vader Clap and a powerbomb. After the match, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone noted that Vader's victory over Honky Tonk Man was his sixth legend eliminated and that he was only two eliminations away from breaking Manny Fernandez’s record from earlier in the day.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Jack Brisco (27) in 5:04 by pinfall after the powerbomb.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Ivan Putski (28) in 2:58 by pinfall after the powerbomb. From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone noted that Big Van Vader had broken Manny Fernandez's elimination record with eight eliminations and was the new number one contender for the LCW International Championship, but had a long night ahead of him if he wanted to be the number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship.

In the back, an angry Manny Fernandez was shown in his locker room and started throwing chairs around the locker room saying, "Damn it, Superstar! Damn it!" From the broadcast booth, Schiavone said, "Clearly, Manny Fernandez is upset that his streak has been broken, which was to be expected having been established so early in the day, but did I hear him blaming Superstar Billy Graham?"

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Rocky Johnson (29) in 6:44 by pinfall after the Vader Bomb.

Big Van Vader (21) defeated Paul Orndorff (30) in 11:08 by pinfall after a powerbomb.

One Man Gang (31) defeated Big Van Vader (28) in 8:53 by pinfall after Harley Race came out and hit Vader with a steel chair. After the match, a dazed Vader chased Harley Race up the entrance ramp and to the back.

The Rock (32) defeated One Man Gang (31) in 6:19 by pinfall after the Rock Bottom.

The Rock (32) defeated Black Bart (33; making his LCW debut) in 7:12 by submission with the Sharpshooter.

The Rock (32) defeated The Great Kabuki (34; making his return to LCW) in 4:22 by pinfall after the Rock Bottom.

Dawn Marie came out introduced the man who drew number 35, her special surprise for LCW Chairman of the Board Christian Calaway..."The Nature Boy" Ric Flair! Dawn Marie accompanied Flair to ringside and stood in his corner during the match.

Ric Flair (35; with Dawn Marie; making his return to Legends Championship Wrestling) defeated The Rock (32) in 9:18 by countout after he hit Rock with a low blow and threw Rock into the steel ring steps head first, knocking him out. After the match, The Rock returned to the ring and hit Flair with the Rock Bottom before leaving the ring.

Sam Houston (35) defeated Ric Flair (34; with Dawn Marie) in 0:26 by pinfall. After the match, a dazed Flair ran up the entrance ramp and to the back, seemingly going after Rock.

Stan Hansen (36; with Lady Amazon) defeated Sam Houston (35) in 2:12 by pinfall after the Lariat clothesline.

Stan Hansen (36; with Lady Amazon) defeated Brutus The Barber Beefcake (37) in 5:01 by pinfall after the Lariat clothesline.

Stan Hansen (36; with Lady Amazon) defeated Wildfire Tommy Rich (38) in 2:57 by pinfall after the Lariat clothesline.

Kevin Von Erich (39) defeated Stan Hansen (36; with Lady Amazon) in 12:02 by pinfall after the discus punch. During the match, Lady Amazon attempted to interfere and Von Erich put the claw on her. Hansen attempted to attack Von Erich from behind, but Von Erich saw him coming and hit him with the discuss punch for the pinfall and the win. After the match, Hansen yelled at Lady Amazon as they walked to the back and as Amazon tried to apologize.

Kevin Von Erich (39) defeated Randy Macho Man Savage (40) in 9:12 by pinfall after Ron Garvin interfered and hit Savage with his cast. During the match, the referee was knocked out and LCW Television Champion The Genius Lanny Poffo came out and tried to interfere. Poffo jumped on the ring apron, but Von Erich locked the claw on Poffo for several seconds before Savage hit Von Erich with a flying double axehandle, forcing Von Erich to release the claw and knocking his brother off the ring apron. Ron Garvin ran out and got in the ring, hitting Savage with his cast allowing Von Erich to score the pinfall and the win. After the match, Poffo yelled at Garvin for interfering and Garvin hit him with the cast, knocking him out.

From ringside, ring announcer Gary Michael Capetta introduced the man who drew number 41…The Genius Lanny Poffo! From the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone said, “The Genius Lanny Poffo, who was just knocked out by Ron Garvin and his cast, a cast that Garvin ins wearing because The Genius Lanny Poffo broke his hand two weeks ago on LCW Showdown. The Genius Lanny Poffo is unconscious at ringside and he’s the next competitor in the Survival Project!” Before the match, Ron Garvin rolled the unconscious Poffo in the ring.

Kevin Von Erich (39) defeated The Genius Lanny Poffo (41) in 0:12 by pinfall after Ron Garvin interfered and knocked Poffo out with his cast before the match. After the match, Garvin left ringside and medical officials came out to escort Savage and Poffo from ringside.

Kevin Von Erich (39) defeated Corporal Kirchner (42) in 3:41 by pinfall with a small package rollup.

Abdullah the Butcher (43; with General Skandor Akbar and Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie) defeated Kevin Von Erich (39) in 6:13 by pinfall after the Sudanese Meat Cleaver.

Diamond Dallas Page (44) defeated Abdullah the Butcher (43; with General Skandor Akbar and Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie) in 4:12 by pinfall after the Diamond Cutter.

Diamond Dallas Page (44) defeated Jesse The Body Ventura (45) in 6:15 by pinfall after the Diamond Cutter.

Diamond Dallas Page (44) defeated Killer Khan (46; with Mr. Fuji) in 3:44 by pinfall after the Diamond Cutter.

Diamond Dallas Page (44) defeated Outlaw Ron Bass (47; with James J. Dillon) in 5:12 by pinfall after the Diamond Cutter.

Dr. Death Steve Williams (48; with Cowboy Bill Watts) defeated Diamond Dallas Page (44) in 2:31 by pinfall after the Oklahoma Stampede.

Dr. Death Steve Williams (48; with Cowboy Bill Watts) defeated Rowdy Roddy Piper in 5:36 by pinfall after the Oklahoma Stampede.

Dr. Death Steve Williams (48; with Cowboy Bill Watts) defeated Nikita Koloff (50) in 13:23 by pinfall after the Oklahoma Stampede. After the match, from the broadcast booth, Tony Schiavone reminded everyone that with his victory over Nikita Koloff in the final match of the night, Dr. Death Steve Williams became the new number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship and as a result of his successful elimination of ten legends from the Survival Project, Big Van Vader is the new number one contender for the LCW International Championship. Meanwhile, LCW Universal Champion Magnum TA came out and stood on the entrance stage and exchanged words with Dr. Death Steve Williams, the new number one contender for the LCW Universal Championship, as the show went off the air.