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Destination Dallas III Night One for 2.25.24
Live from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas
Hosted by J.R. Ewing
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Wade Barrett
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewer: SoCal Val
Referees: Tommy Young, Joey Marella and Charles Robinson
Pre-Show
The upcoming show is discussed and highlighted by a panel featuring Shane McMahon, Bruce Prichard, Molly Holly and J.R. Ewing
Decay (Rosemary and Jessicka Havoc) won a triple threat tag team match over All-Sister Squadron (Gigi Dolin and Nikkita Lyons) and Roxanne Perez and Amber Nova when Rosemary pinned Dolin after the Red Wedding at 12:25. A disgusted Lyons hits a tornado kick on Dolin afterward. Rosemary invites Lyons to walk out with them and places a red cape she wore to the ring of Lyons’ shoulders.
A concert from Dolly Parton features “9 to 5,” Two Doors Down,” “Here You Come Again,” “I Will Always Love You” and “Baby I’m Burnin’” with Kenny Rogers appearing for the close to sing “Islands in the Stream.”
Main Show
“Flyin’” Brian Pillman vs. Viper Pillman
Referee: Tommy Young
Viper Pillman comes out alone and says he chooses to face his father without anyone from the Snake Pit at ringside. Monsoon retorts that he’s sure that has nothing to do with Shane McMahon on the pre-show banning the Snake Pit from ringside.
Viper jumps his dad at the bell and beats him around the ring. They do a crisscross sequence where Brian ducks a back elbow, but Viper drops down on a flying crossbody try coming back the other way. Brian flies to the floor. Viper comes out with a baseball slide and slings Brian into the steel ring stairs. He goes back into the ring and taunts the crowd. Brian gets on the apron. Viper brings him back in with a vertical suplex over the ropes. Viper mounts his dad for several punches. A whip to the corner gets reversed and Brian monkey flips Viper out of the corner. Brian hits several arm drags and works an arm bar. Viper gives a thumb to the eye with Young out of position. Whip to the ropes and Viper flips his dad over to his back on a knee lift to the gut. Fisherman’s driver gets a two count.
Brian does a standing switch on a German suplex try and gets his own with a bridge for two. Viper tries a flash superkick as they stand, but Brian grabs the leg and performs a dragon screw leg whip. Springboard forearm smash gets a two count. Whip to the corner and Brian does the punch count in the corner, but Viper brings his dad out at five and hits an inverted atomic drop, leading to a standing dropkick. Handspring moonsault for a two count. Viper argues the count while standing on Brian’s hand and he writhes in pain on the mat. He stomps the hand and works a hammerlock. Brian drops down out of it into a snapmare into a chinlock. Viper works up into a standing headlock and gets a break by pulling the hair. Whip to the ropes, which Brian reverses. He goes for a sunset flip, but Viper grabs the top rope to stop himself. Young kicks his hands away and Viper goes over for a two count. Viper tries a flash dropkick as he rolls backwards to his feet, but Brian feigns back and Viper flops to the mat. Brian with a basement dropkick that pushes Viper to the floor.
He misses a suicide dive and Viper gets a Snake Eyes on the ring wall. He stands on the ring wall and taunts the crowd. Brian yanks his son’s leg and he crotches himself on the ring wall. Brian gets back into the ring to break the count out and does a running senton over the ropes to Viper on the ring wall. They spill into the front row. Brian drags his son over the ring wall and rolls him into the ring. He goes for Air Pillman, but Viper catches him around the waist and rides his momentum into a belly to belly suplex. Dying Promises neckbreaker gets the win.
Winner: Brian Pillman Jr. by pinfall at 17:11
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SoCal Val has Wendi Richter in the back for a promo on her upcoming WCW U.S. Title match against Taya Valkyrie.
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Tessa Blanchard vs. Kamille Kaine
Referee: Charles Robinson
Kaine uses her strength and size advantage to dominate early. Kaine gets a side slam and then catapults Blanchard into the near corner. Kaine avalanches Blanchard from behind and then gives her a German suplex that folds her in half. Kaine picks her up into a powerbomb, but Blanchard gets a hurricarana to escape it. Kamille sits up on the mat and Tessa kicks her in the front and the back. Blanchard pulls Kaine into a slingshot suplex with a floatover for a two count. Blanchard goes for a tornado DDT, but Kaine blocks and throws Tessa into the corner. She charges and Blanchard moves, so Kaine posts her shoulder. Blanchard pulls Kaine out into the Draping Flatliner for a two count.
Blanchard goes for a jumping cutter, but Kaine turns it into an atomic throw. She crushes Blanchard with a running knee and follows with a Falcon Arrow. She covers for a two count. Kaine does a rolling fireman’s carry into another cover for two. Kaine gets a backbreaker to the knee and holds on, turning it into a swinging side slam for a two count. Kaine wants the spear. She goes for it, but Blanchard ducks and trips Kaine, segueing into an STF. Kaine fights to the ropes for the break. As they get up, Kaine gets a shoulder under Blanchard and flips her over the top rope. Blanchard lands on the apron and comes back in with a Buckshot Lariat. Tessa follows with a butterfly suplex. She goes up top for the Magnum, diving double knee facebreaker. Thom Latimer runs out. Commentary mentions how Latimer is Kaine’s husband and originally debuted to wrestle with her against Rick Martel and Mickie James. This distraction allows Kaine to recover and shake the ropes so Blanchard crotches herself. Kaine with a superplex for the victory. She celebrates with Latimer on the floor.
Winner: Kamille Kaine by pinfall at 11:03
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SoCal Val in the back does a promo with Taya Valkyrie on her upcoming WCW U.S. Title defense against Wendi Richter.
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“The Prizefighter” Kevin Owens vs. “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert
Referee” Joey Marella
Owens wants a test of strength to start, but keeps changing hands on Gilbert and they start doing the disco dancing routine. Gilbert realizes this, gets mad and powders out to the floor. Owens slides out and chases him around ringside. Gilbert slides back into the ring with Owens following. Gilbert comes down on Owens back with a double axehandle. He kicks and punches Owens. Gilbert gets a swinging neckbreaker and struts to taunt the crowd. He goes to pick up Owens, who upends Gilbert with a double leg takedown. He drops two elbows on the knee and goes into a kneebar. Gilbert rakes the eyes from behind to break and gets a warning. Gilbert scores a side Russian leg sweep. He stomps Owens and taunts the crowd. Owens backdrops out of a piledriver try. He turns into a superkick.
Buckle Bomb leads to a Cannonball. Gilbert moves out of the way of a swanton bomb try. Gilbert with a seated dropkick to the back and goes to an abdominal stretch. Gilbert uses the ropes for leverage. Marella eventually catches him and knocks his hand away, allowing Owens to hip toss out. Owens brings Gilbert up and hits him with a head and arm TazPlex. Package piledriver almost gets the victory. Gilbert swings out of the F-Cinq into an inverted DDT. He gets a fist drop from the second rope for a two count. He goes back to the second rope, does the point and ‘what is that’ distraction to Marella. Gilbert quickly pulls the small chain he used at the Tremendous Tussle out of his trunks and wraps it around his fist for a second rope fist drop, but Owens gets his foot up and Gilbert takes it on the chin. Gilbert drops the chain onto Owens and he grabs it as he stands. Marella questions him about the chain and Owens claims it’s not his. Gilbert schoolboys Owens from behind with a handful of tights for the victory and then runs for the hills with Owens giving chase.
Winner: Eddie Gilbert by pinfall at 12:57.
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SoCal Val has the Hulkamaniacs in the back with Hulk Hogan delivering a rambling promo on the nWo while Tugboat Thomas and Brutus Beefcake look on.
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WCW U.S. Women’s Title
Taya Valkyrie © with Maria Kanellis-Bennett vs. Wendi Richter
Referee: Charles Robinson
Valkyrie gets the best of a lockup to start and rag dolls Richter around the ring. She gets a couple hair pull snap mares and Robinson warns her. Taya stands on Richter’s hair as she pulls on her arms. Robinson threatens disqualification. Valkyrie screams that she doesn’t care as she goes to pick Richter off the mat. Richter delivers a few punches to the gut and backdrops Valkyrie. Wendi misses an elbow drop as Valkyrie rolls to the floor. Richter reaches through the ropes and gives Taya and Maria a double noggin knocker. Richter rocks Valkyrie with three forearm shots. Maria jumps on Richter’s back. She bucks Maria off and Valkyrie catches her. Richter dropkicks Maria and they fall back into the ring steps. Richter breaks the count out and plays to the crowd.
Valkyrie re-enters the ring and wants another lockup, but this time she delivers a stiff knee lift as Richter goes to lock up. She clubs Richter down. Valkyrie works a body scissors on the mat, which includes her rocking back and slamming Richter butt first on the canvas. Richter can’t pry Taya’s legs apart, but with the crowd behind her, she manages to get a rocking motion going and rolls them into the ropes for the break. Valkyrie works on the lower back and goes to a bear hug. Richter breaks with a bell ringer. She gets a standing dropkick that staggers Valkyrie, but her back won’t let Richter followup. Whip to the corner and Valkyrie gets a corner double knee attack. She brings Richter out with a Northern Lights Suplex into a La Lanza. Split leg drop into a cocky cover for a two count.
Valkyrie goes for the Road to Vallhalla, but Richter fights against it and gets a headlock takeover into a chinlock. Taya powers up and throws Richter into the ropes. Richter does a clothesline and gets a flying crossbody coming back the other way. Valkyrie presses her off to the floor. Valkyrie distracts Robinson while Maria kicks Richter on the floor. Richter gets up while holding Maria’s foot. Maria begs off, but pulls the hairspray can out of her purse. Valkyrie comes over and reaches through the ropes as Richter spins Maria by the foot toward Taya and Maria sprays Valkyrie in the eyes. Richter with a top rope sunset flip to the blinded Taya for the win. Taya and Maria argue post-match.
Winner and new WCW Women’s U.S. Champion: Wendi Richter by pinfall at 14:33.
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Shane McMahon puts over All-Elite Wrestling having a recent tournament honoring Owen Hart, WCW wrestler and one-half of the UWA Universal Tag Team Champions. To reciprocate, WCW will have a 16-man tournament over the course of several weeks with the winner facing the AEW International Champion at SuperBrawl in April. The title is defended outside of AEW and was last up for grabs in WCW at Starrcade International in December.
We then cut to J.R. Ewing in the ring with the Nitro Girls. He displays the gold coins imprinted with his face that will be used in the next match. The Nitro Girls then distribute coins to fans at ringside. Ewing and the Nitro Girls hangout and watch the next match from ringside.
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Power of the Punch Match
Roll of Gold Coins Imprinted with J.R. Ewing’s Face Must be Retrieved from a Pole and Used
One Man Gang with “Number One” Paul Jones vs. “The Man With the Hands of Stone” Ronnie Garvin
Referee: Tommy Young
Big slugfest to start. Garvin delivers three jumping headbutts that stagger Gang. He falls back into the ropes and gets his arms tied up. Garvin fires three punches on him and climbs for the roll of coins. Young and Jones get OMG free. Gang brings Garvin off with a running powerbomb. He follows with a gourdbuster and climbs, but doesn’t get too far. Garvin with an electric chair drop and he does the Garvin Stomp. Jones gets on the apron and Garvin goes over and grabs him by the jacket. Gang attacks from behind and clubs Garvin around the ring. Gang with a Bossman Slam and he goes for the 747 Splash, but eats knees. Both men are down. Jones recovers and starts climbing himself for the roll of coins.
The Nitro Girls encourage J.R. Ewing to stop Paul Jones. Since he thinks this will get him somewhere with the ladies, Ewing jumps up on the apron and pushes Jones in the knees. Jones windmills his arms as he tries to hold his balance and the roll of coins goes flying. Garvin catches them and comes around with a big right hand to OMG. The roll breaks and coins fly everywhere. Gang falls back into the ropes and then springs forward into a Superman punch by Garvin, which leads to the win. Garvin, Ewing and the Nitro Girls celebrate to the back.
Winner: Ronnie Garvin by pinfall at 8:43.
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WCW Trios Titles
The nWo (L.A. Knight, Will Hobbs and Killer Kross) with Maria Kanellis-Benett vs. The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake and Tugboat Thomas)
Referee: Joey Marella
Knight starts out jawing and pointing at Hogan. Beefcake brandishes his clippers and charges at Knight who puts his hand on his hair to protect it and takes the apron. Hobbs attacks Beefcake and clubs him around the ring. Hobbs with a bearhug that Beefcake breaks with a bellringer. He tags Thomas, who runs into an impressive pop up spinebuster by Hobbs. World’s Strongest Slam for a two count. Tag to Kross who nails the Kross Hammer. Thomas fights out of the Final Prayer and gets a scoop slam off the ropes. Whip to the corner for an Avalanche. Tag to Hogan. He gets a back suplex. Hogan leans into the ropes and is nailed from behind by Knight on the apron. Hogan turns to confront Knight, who drops to the floor. Beefcake comes around with his clippers and chases Knight. He throws Maria at Beefcake and he threatens to cut her hair. Mike Bennett, Maria’s husband, runs out to stop Beefcake, but he nails Bennett with an elbow smash and throws him into the ring. Meanwhile, Hogan had tossed Kross to the floor and nailed Hobbs on the ring apron. Bennett slides to his feet right into the big boot and then eats the leg drop. Hogan covers him for the victory. Knight is freaking out on the floor, because Bennett was designated to be in the match. Both sides brawl madly to the back.
Winner and new WCW Trios Titles Champions: The Hulkamaniacs by pinfall of Hogan on Bennett at 7:19.
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A promo video airs for the second night of Destination Dallas.
We then cut to the back where security is keeping the Hulkamaniacs and nWo apart. Shane McMahon comes in. Knight protests how Mike Bennett wasn’t even in the match, so how could he get pinned? McMahon said Freebird Rules. Any member of the group can defend at any time. Knight calls McMahon a dummy, yeah. He tells Kross and Hobbs to hold him back. McMahon tells Knight this is what they’ll do. Main event of the first Tubi special featuring the AEW International Title Tournament will feature a hair vs. hair match with Knight vs. Beefcake with winner take all on the belts. The WCW Trios Titles and WCW Wild Card Title will all be on the line.
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Texas Death Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Last Title Match Between the Two
“Stunning” Steve Austin © with Col. Robert Fuller vs. “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes
Referee: Tommy Young
Rhodes gets the Weaver Lock, but Austin backs Rhodes into the near corner to break. Austin stomps a mudhole and walks it dry. Austin pulls himself up by the top rope and drives both his feet into Dusty’s gut. Austin pulls Rhodes out of the corner with a bulldog. He covers for a pin and Rhodes is up at seven. Austin goes for another Thesz Press, but Rhodes catches him and delivers a spinebuster. Rhodes leans into the ropes and winds up for a big elbow drop, but Fuller grabs his leg from the floor. Rhodes goes to the floor and confronts Fuller. Austin comes off the ring apron with a double ax handle and throws Rhodes into the ring steps. Austin smacks Rhodes in the head with the ring steps and he’s bleeding. Austin goes to cover Rhodes on the floor, but Young tells him all pinfalls must be in the ring. Austin tries to get Dusty up, but he’s basically a wet bag of cement. Austin finally gets Rhodes into the ring and covers for a pinfall, but Rhodes is up at eight. Austin with a jumping forearm to the bleeding Rhodes and he goes to the Rattlesnake Dream. Rhodes collapses to the mat and Austin covers for a pinfall. Rhodes stumbles up at nine.
Austin goes for a Stunner, but Rhodes blocks and delivers an atomic throw. Austin stands up in the corner and eats an avalanche. Rhodes with a belly to belly suplex out of the corner. Fuller is on the apron with the load loafer, but Rhodes nails him with a big elbow smash and takes the shoe. He nails Austin with it and covers for a pinfall. Austin up at eight. Rhodes goes for another loafer shot, but Steve kicks him in the gut and he drops the loafer. Austin with a DDT on the loafer. He covers for a pinfall and Rhodes is up at nine. Austin goes ballistic and just kicks and punches Rhodes down to the mat. Austin with a Stun Gun and a cover. Rhodes up at nine again. Austin gets a chair from outside, but Austin smacks it with an elbow and Austin takes the chair to the face. Rhodes with a double arm DDT to the chair. Cover and Austin is up at nine. Rhodes with a pump handle slam on the chair and cover. Austin is up at nine. Fuller rushes the ring again, but Rhodes nails him with the chair and tosses him to the floor. He turns around into a kick, wham, Stunner. Cover and Rhodes is up at nine. Austin lines up a big chair shot, but Rhodes moves and the chair ricochets off the ropes and nails Austin. Weaver Lock by Rhodes. Austin doesn’t break this time and passes out cold. Cover and Austin valiantly tries to get up, but doesn’t beat the 10 count.
Winner and new WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Dusty Rhodes by pinfall at 27:35.