Night of Legends 3 - March 23rd, 2007
Franklin Area High School - Franklin, PA
Complete results by Joe Dombrowski
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Short-Form Results
Antonio "The Promise" Thomas def. Vendetta
in a pre-show match
IWC Super Indy Champion "Balls Hot" Troy Lords def. Nobutaka Moribe in
a pre-show match
The Patriot def. King Kaluha in a pre-show match
Dennis Gregory def. HENTAI
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart def. Salvatore Sincere
The Hollywood Balds ("DeeeeLicious" Jimmy DeMarco & Vendetta) def. Michael "The
Bomber" Facade & Dean Radford
Dominic DeNucci def. Larry Zbyszko
IWC Tag Team Champions The Gambino Brothers Moving Company (Mickey & Marshall
Gambino) def. Sexual Harassment (Justin Idol & Eric Xtasy), BabyFace Fire (Jason
Gory & Shiima Xion), & The Cleveland Mafia (J-Rocc & Raymond Rowe)
IWC World Heavyweight Champion Ricky Reyes def. "Sweet N Sour" Larry Sweeney
Sterling James Keenan def. "Fabulous" John McChesney on SJK's Road to the Title
Abyss def. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski def. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & "Sweet N Sour"
Larry Sweeney
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After a two year absence, IWC returned to Franklin High
School in Franklin, Pa for its third star-studded tribute to the best stars of
the past, present, and future.
The night started in classy fashion with all of our legends inside the ring, the
IWC roster in full outside the ring, all to pay tribute to one man… Former two
time World champion and wrestling’s true Living Legend Bruno Sammartino. Bruno
was presented with a special plaque as well as the key to the city courtesy of
the esteemed mayor of Franklin himself. Bruno addressed the crowd, and the
athletes surrounding him in a perfect way to start off a truly memorable night.
In the main event, it was a revival of one of the hottest rivalries to ever
surround the then-WWF Intercontinental Title as Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
battled Tito Santana in a battle of two Hall of Famers. Surprisingly, Valentine
felt the need for back-up, enlisting in the services of Larry Sweeney for aid,
but Santana had an answer in the form of “Polish Power” Ivan Putski, yet another
Hall of Famer. When Sweeney attempted to involve himself in the action, he was
on the receiving end of a brutal Polish Hammer, and it was Putski who pinned
Sweeney to close out the evening in style.
Sweeney’s night was not much better when it came to him challenging IWC Champion
Ricky Reyes. Based on his nose injury from the night before, Reyes knew he had
to end the match quickly or else his breathing and equilibrium would become very
hindered as the match went on. Reyes struck quickly and suddenly, and was able
to successfully defeat Sweeney with a very Sammartino-like bearhug.
Tag team champions Mickey & Marshall Gambino successfully retained the IWC Tag
Team Titles in yet another unforgettable four-way match involving top contenders
Babyface Fire, Sexual Harassment, and The Cleveland Mafia. It was a battle that
certainly stole the show in Franklin, but was not without consequence, as
Marshall “The Bull” Gambino required assistance to the back following the match
due to an apparent knee/leg injury. IWCWrestling.com will have further updates
on the injury when they become available.
IWC Super Indy Champion Troy Lords was able to successfully defend the title
against Nobutaka Moribe in Moribe’s final appearance here in the International
Wrestling Cartel before returning home to Japan. Moribe left amidst a huge
ovation of respect from fans and peers alike, and all of us here in the IWC wish
Moribe the best on his return home.
Sterling James Keenan’s road to a title shot continued on this night as well,
with SJK defeating the toughest opponent of his Super Indy Title reign from
2005, “Fabulous” John McChesney. SJK used an elevated backcracker to nearly bend
McChesney’s spine in half, before scoring the pinfall. Much like the night
before, McChesney expressed frustration but thankfully was able to keep his
temper under control tonight.
Dennis Gregory was able to avenge the screw job perpetrated on him the night
before at the hands of HENTAI, defeating him tonight. HENTAI attempted to use a
steel chain, however Gregory was able to foil the plans before the chain was
ever used.
“The Monster” Abyss was victorious over “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, in a match
much different from their past encounters. The more humanistic Abyss was able to
polish off the cockier Styles with the Black Hole Slam.
The 27 year rivalry between Bruno Sammartino and Larry Zbyszko over who the true
“Living Legend” is continued tonight as Bruno’s representative Dominic Denucci
pinned Zbyszko, despite the involvement of Zbyszko’s partner-in-crime Lord
Zoltan. Denucci and Sammartino celebrated as an enraged and embarrassed Zbyszko
floored Zoltan and fled the scene.
The Hollywood Balds were able to squeak out a victory over the newly-formed team
of Dean Radford & Michael Façade. Vendetta had dropped Façade with the Rock
Bottom, when Radford hit Vendetta with the Radicator. DeMarco snuck in, placed
an unconscious Vendetta on top of Façade for the win.
Legendary former tag champion Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart made short work of both
Salvatore Sincere, as well as King Kaluha at ringside, as the Anvil forced Sal
to submit to the Camel Clutch. Meanwhile, King Kaluha fared no better, losing in
embarrassing and revealing fashion to The Patriot.
Chris Maverick’s new tag team, The Heartbreakers, saw their first official IWC
action at least in a way, as “The Promise” Antonio Thomas took on one-half of
the Hollywood Balds, Vendetta. The blatant interference of both Maverick, as
well as Romeo Roselli, was simply too much for even someone as devious as Jimmy
DeMarco to fight off, as The Heartbreakers make their first IWC appearances
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