IWF American Champion "Supersonic" KC Bonilla battles Glenn Burgess for the title in this classic contest of speed vs. strength!
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00:00And welcome back to Wrestling on the Rat, giving you the greatest wrestling matches on the radio.
00:10My name is Davey Mack, of course, of the Morning Rat Race.
00:14Make sure you're listening to Dave and Carl and Gotts every weekday, 6 to 10 a.m. on 95.9 The Rat.
00:20But with me for the wrestling matches is the one and only, the doctor of style, Roy Harder.
00:27David, I cannot tell you how excited I am about this next match.
00:30We have IWF American Champion, Supersonic, KC Bonilla.
00:35Wow, what a talent.
00:36Versus Glenn Burgess.
00:40This is going to be your classic confrontation, Roy, of athleticism versus power.
00:46And a title match, David.
00:47Okay, for the American IWF Championship, let's get to it right away.
00:53It's Wrestling on the Rat.
00:57Well, Roy, Glenn Burgess is a man with a thunderous left hand.
01:08You're going to want to watch that left arm of Glenn Burgess's.
01:13He is a southpaw, and with it, it's like Thor's hammer.
01:16He brings the thunder with that thing.
01:19He definitely looks like he's got a bit of Thor in him.
01:21Yes, it's the left hand, Roy.
01:23Clearly working up the ring right now.
01:25He looks ready to go.
01:26He looks a bit angry.
01:28Listen, Glenn Burgess can get a little bit, you know.
01:31New York, rated at 212 pounds, he is the IWF American Champion, Supersonic, KC Bonilla.
01:44And here you go, Roy, the ever-popular IWF American Champion, Supersonic, KC Bonilla.
01:53Show champion, David, working the crowd.
01:55KC Bonilla is someone who can do a highlight for you, Roy.
02:02He makes wrestling highlight films all the time.
02:06He is someone who takes to the sky, great aerial maneuvers, fantastic dropkicks, a wonderful athlete.
02:13Like we were saying, this is going to be about athleticism versus pure power.
02:19Here he comes in the ring, David.
02:22He is, I'm going to say, not just a great athlete, but a wonderful showman, too, clearly.
02:28Absolutely, loves giving back.
02:30Working the crowd.
02:31He's the IWF fans.
02:35The thing about KC Bonilla, he can attack you from anywhere.
02:39Because of the athleticism, he knows how to hit you with any move in any situation.
02:47Showing off the belt, the IWF belt there.
02:49But do not underestimate Glenn Burgess, who will knock your lights out if given the opportunity to connect with that left hand.
02:57No joke there, David.
02:59Let's see, the ref going over the rules.
03:03Love this match.
03:04No leather allowed in the ring.
03:05Your classic, Roy, your classic of speed versus strength.
03:09Who do you like here?
03:10I'm going to put you on the spot right now.
03:13Early predictions, speed, KC Bonilla, Bonilla, strength, Glenn Burgess.
03:18I like a guy with a little bit of flash, and KC definitely has that flash.
03:23You were always a fan of KC and the Sunshine Band?
03:25Yep, yep.
03:26And you loved KC Stangle, who also had a lot of flash as a baseball manager.
03:30That's right.
03:31Of the Yankees.
03:31Yes.
03:31I wonder if KC Bonilla, I wonder what songs he chooses if he ever does karaoke.
03:37He's walked out to Supersonic by Oasis a couple times.
03:41I know that.
03:43Anyway, here begins the match.
03:45These guys are locked up, feeling each other out right now.
03:48By the way, let's understand this.
03:51There is no love loss between KC Bonilla and Glenn Burgess.
03:56These two used to be friends.
03:58They used to be close.
03:59They used to have an alliance.
04:01Yes.
04:01That alliance is totally dissipated.
04:03Yeah, I believe they actually share the same hairdresser.
04:06Oh, my.
04:07It's going to be odd when they walk into that barbershop together after this match.
04:11Let's just hope that they get different appointments, Roy.
04:14Different times.
04:15Maybe even different days at that hairdresser.
04:19Here comes Glenn Burgess with the head locked out.
04:22That hair is starting to look like a weapon, David.
04:24It's got some beads in there.
04:25It can land in your eyes.
04:26Glenn just knows what to do.
04:27Oh, yeah.
04:28That's a nice headlock takeover from Glenn Burgess, who puts KC Bonilla right on the mat.
04:33Well, there is definitely a weight advantage on Mr. Burgess' side here.
04:37This is what we're talking about.
04:38Glenn Burgess would love to keep that size, keep that weight on KC Bonilla, and to keep
04:44KC Bonilla on the mat.
04:47He can't get to the air.
04:48He can't get to that top turnbuckle if he's on the ground.
04:51He definitely looks like he's trying to get up there, but, oh, he gave up a hand, and
04:55Bonilla reverses.
04:56There is the mistake.
04:57Wrist lock of his own, though.
05:00KC Bonilla.
05:01Bonilla bringing him down to his knees.
05:04Bonilla keeping that lock.
05:08Perfectly in place there as Glenn Burgess down to one knee.
05:12Oh, yeah.
05:14That hurts all right, David.
05:15Oh, he gets a bite.
05:16I'll tell you what.
05:17Burgess responds with a left knee right into Bonilla's stomach.
05:20Right into the solar plexus, David.
05:22Oh, whoa!
05:23DDT from Bonilla on to Burgess.
05:26Yeah, that hurt him.
05:27Big touch.
05:28Holy mackerel, did that hurt him.
05:29He just got face-planted right in the middle of the canvas.
05:34Goodness gracious.
05:35I don't know if he's going to be able to come back from that one, David.
05:38But even the ref is saying, well, Bonilla now looking to get a lock on him, keep him
05:47submitted, maybe get him fatigued a little bit here, Roy.
05:50Not sure what's going on there with the ref.
05:54Well, you know, I'm not trying to bury the referees, but, you know, the last month's
05:58referee, as we all know, he likes to, you know, smoke the ganja.
06:01Yeah.
06:02This guy's all about the Jim Beam is what I've been led to understand here.
06:06But, you know, I mean, with all due respect, I mean, hey, listen, I love him, but, you
06:10know, you have some shady referees.
06:12Of course.
06:13You know, it's just the way it is.
06:14I'm just wondering if that's going to help or hurt one of those guys.
06:17I don't know.
06:18That's a great question.
06:19I think it's going to make this match unpredictable.
06:22And there's that left.
06:24Clubbing blow on the back.
06:25And if he keeps hitting Casey Bonilla like that.
06:28Oh, my God.
06:29Just picked him up and placed him right down on the top rope.
06:34Nearly cut the man in half.
06:37And there's the left right onto his back as Bonilla falls into the ring.
06:42And that's just a one count.
06:44Just a one count, David.
06:45For Glenn Burgess.
06:46But looking good is Glenn Burgess right now.
06:49I've seen a few wrestling matches so far, David, and I would wager to say that oftentimes
06:53it's not over on the first pin.
06:56That's a good observation, Roy.
06:58I think you tend to be right about that.
06:59But when you're a professional wrestler, Roy, you have so much in the gas tank.
07:04It's difficult to pin a professional who is used to this kind of punishment on that first pin.
07:10And elbow from Bonilla.
07:12Another elbow from Bonilla.
07:13He gets out of it.
07:14Burgess says, look, and there's the double drop.
07:16I was talking about earlier.
07:17Now that's the athleticism that...
07:18And here we go.
07:20Bonilla says, I'm going to take to the sky.
07:22It's pretty early on in the match.
07:24But here it goes, Roy.
07:26Casey climbing to the top of the charts.
07:28And...
07:28That was smart.
07:29Burgess rolled out of the way.
07:31And...
07:31Oh, my God.
07:33What a spying buster from Glenn Burgess.
07:36Oh, my God.
07:37I'm not sure if Casey Bonilla is going to be able to get up from that.
07:41Referee just checked if he had a pulse, David.
07:43I mean, Burgess slammed him down like a sack of potatoes, Roy.
07:48Which is not how you slam down...
07:51You shouldn't be slamming down sacks of potatoes,
07:53especially if you're Irish and you experienced that famine all those years ago.
07:57Then those potatoes were gold.
07:59You wouldn't be slamming them down like that.
08:01So, we have an interesting move here.
08:04He's just trying to wear him out, Roy.
08:05Yeah, we...
08:06He's...
08:07Glenn Burgess is positioning himself on Casey Bonilla's back.
08:11He's got those legs on him.
08:13And he's just trying to wear him out.
08:14He's just trying to squeeze and squeeze and squeeze.
08:16Get Casey Bonilla fatigued.
08:18It's a smart strategy from Glenn Burgess, if you ask me.
08:22Because the more tired Bonilla gets,
08:25the less likely he's going to be able to get into the air.
08:28Well, I don't know, David.
08:29David, he's back on his feet.
08:31He is.
08:32But look at the suplex.
08:34A big time.
08:35Your favorite move, Roy.
08:36A German suplex.
08:38And another German suplex from Glenn Burgess.
08:42Looking good.
08:43Double German suplex, David.
08:44Good count, but he's got to get those...
08:46Burgess's got to get those feet underneath the bottom rope there.
08:50I'm not sure that count would have even counted anyway.
08:53Is he going for the triple German suplex, David?
08:56Okay, not sure the accent is necessary, Roy.
09:00We all know your ancestry, and sometimes when you speak like that, you frighten me.
09:05Big left blows from Glenn Burgess onto Bonilla's back.
09:08But Bonilla responds with a little bit of an elbow, and here's a right hand.
09:12Let's see if Bonilla can just punch his way back into this thing.
09:15Oh, my God.
09:16Man.
09:17Whoa, what a chop from Burgess.
09:19Listen.
09:20A lot of hair.
09:21Whoa.
09:22A lot of hair being whipped around in this match, David.
09:26Whoa, daddy.
09:28Glenn Burgess bringing the chops.
09:30Let's listen again, Roy.
09:31No.
09:33Here we go.
09:34Listen to this.
09:35Oh.
09:36Ouch.
09:36Ow.
09:37He's right.
09:38Nice.
09:38Whoa.
09:39Bonilla with a chop of his own.
09:40Another chop.
09:42And a forearm.
09:43Oh, my God.
09:46These guys are chomping the heck out of each other like they're a couple of butchers.
09:51Glenn Burgess not seemed very faced by those punches.
09:54Oh, what is Glenn Burgess trying to do here?
09:57He might have this match.
10:00He just bounces up and down.
10:01He could absolutely break Casey Bonilla's back.
10:04There he goes.
10:05He could break Casey Bonilla's back.
10:06I think he's going to.
10:07I think this match is over, Roy.
10:11Burgess has got to go up and down, though.
10:12Oh, get that back rocking now.
10:16Bonilla gets out of it.
10:19A foot from Bonilla.
10:20It emerges his stomach.
10:22And a cross body from Bonilla off the second rope.
10:25He's got two.
10:26He's got two.
10:27Oh.
10:28Whoa.
10:29Almost had that third one, David.
10:30What a shocking win that would have been if Casey Bonilla could have pulled that one out.
10:35Well, he's still got some gas in that tank, David.
10:36But that's what we're talking about.
10:39Wrestling on the rat.
10:40Giving you classic matches every single month, baby.
10:44That's like what they say, David.
10:46It's not over until the black lady sinks.
10:48It's the fat lady.
10:50Well, I don't know.
10:51It's not over until the fat lady sinks.
10:53I'm not one to make fun of anyone's weight, Dave.
10:56Glenn Burgess now with some kind of looks like an abdominal stretch that he tried to get on Casey Bonilla,
11:02but Bonilla working his way out of it.
11:04Some clubs of his own.
11:06Now he's got Burgess.
11:07And he's got a German suplex, Glenn Burgess.
11:10Casey Bonilla striking back.
11:12Oh, yeah.
11:13That's it, David.
11:14I tell you what, these guys are working, Roy.
11:17Oh, they sure are, David.
11:19You can see the fatigue on both Supersonic Casey Bonilla, your IWF America champion,
11:26and the challenger Glenn Burgess.
11:29Both men bringing the lightning today and the thunder.
11:35Looks like they've actually sweat out all of the oils that they've applied.
11:38Oh, a huge right forearm from Bonilla.
11:43Another.
11:46I'm just disregarding the sweating out the oils comment there.
11:49Oh, my God.
11:50It looked like a Russian leg sweep.
11:51It was just countered.
11:53I don't know how Glenn Burgess got him up for a power slam.
11:58Wow.
11:59What strength.
12:02Unbelievable strength from Burgess.
12:04I am not sure how he just got Casey Bonilla out of that maneuver into a power slam.
12:12Well, he got out, David.
12:13That's all that matters.
12:14Unbelievable.
12:15How he got out.
12:16I'm not going to say it was 100% legal, but.
12:19Oh, he's taking down the straps.
12:21This is a move that we haven't seen from Jerry the King Lawler.
12:25He is taking down the straps now.
12:27Glenn Burgess meaning business when you take down that strap, Roy.
12:31Last time I saw a strap get taken.
12:33Well, you know what, David?
12:33This is a family show.
12:34I'm not even going to go into it.
12:35I don't want to know what's even in your mind.
12:39It's such a scary place.
12:42The thoughts that go in Roy Harder's head, folks.
12:45Scarier than any creep show movie.
12:48Oh, what is this?
12:49I got to tell you, Glenn Burgess, a Samoan drop down.
12:54One, two.
12:55This is going to do it.
12:56And what?
12:57Not yet, David.
12:59I cannot believe Casey Bonilla has just kicked out of that.
13:04Looks like he's got a little bit more fight left in him, buddy.
13:07Unbelievable match.
13:08Wrestling on the red on fire tonight.
13:11Oh, my God.
13:14Burgess versus Bonilla is becoming a classic right in front of our very eyes.
13:20Challenging him to stand up to his feet.
13:22There's the left.
13:23Looks like Bonilla wants to.
13:26Oh, and there's a reversal, David.
13:28Bonilla, what's he going for here?
13:29Whoa.
13:31Oh, my God.
13:32Look like a modified edge security.
13:34Look at that.
13:35Roy's going to tap him out.
13:36Oh, my God, Roy.
13:38Not yet, David.
13:38He's almost got him like in a reverse guillotine.
13:40He might submit him.
13:41This is an unbelievable turnaround from supersonic Casey Bonilla.
13:45Oh, but Burgess got out of there with an eye poke.
13:48Oh, my God.
13:49A desperate move from Burgess who got out of there with a little bit of a poke to the eyes.
13:54Brilliant.
13:55Not sure that's legal there.
13:56Shouldn't he get a yellow card for that, David?
13:58The referee's hung over.
14:00He's not paying attention to what's going on.
14:01Look at this.
14:02Can he hit him with another Samoan drop, Roy?
14:04I'm going to say yes, David, because he's already in the air.
14:07Oh, no.
14:09Reversed.
14:10Two.
14:10Oh, my God.
14:12Oh, my God.
14:15Supersonic Casey Bonilla got out of what looked to be a Samoan drop attempt and somehow pinned
14:21Glenn Burgess.
14:24And Casey Bonilla will retain his IWF American Championship.
14:29Wait, are you sure it's over, David?
14:32It's over, Roy.
14:34You are correct, David.
14:35It is, in fact, over.
14:36The crowd goes wild.
14:39Unbelievable.
14:40Burgess, he was having the match of his life.
14:45I thought Glenn Burgess had just gotten his first ever IWF and Wrestling on the Rat Championship,
14:54but somehow the champion, Supersonic Casey Bonilla, was able to reverse it.
15:01Get the three count.
15:04Now he's shaking hands with the front rows as the kids love him.
15:07Kids love him.
15:08The moms love him.
15:08Look at that kid.
15:09Looks like a little Roy Harder right there.
15:11Yeah, he does.
15:11And there he is, your champion, your IWF American Champion, Casey Bonilla, once again.
15:21Well done, Casey.
15:22Champion of the people.
15:24Look at that.
15:25And the kids love him.
15:29And welcome back to Wrestling on the Rat.
15:32What a match, Roy Harder.
15:35Wow.
15:35As Supersonic Casey Bonilla retains the IWF American Championship by beating Glenn Burgess in a thrilling match.
15:46Very thrilling.
15:46You know, David, I expect that one.
15:48I expect to see a rematch on that one.
15:50Those two men were perfectly matched up.
15:51I think we might get a sequel to Burgess vs. Bonilla if we're all lucky.
15:58It's been another classic match.
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