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Between the Sheets mentioned this bomb recently...Part of the GAB tour
JCP @ Tampa, FL – Stadium – July 6, 1988 (4,500)
Al Perez defeated Kendall Windham
Bugsy McGraw defeated Tiger Conway Jr.
Sting, Ron Garvin, & Ron Simmons defeated Ivan Koloff, Larry Zbyszko, & the Russian Assassin
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Sheepherders
NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a handicap match
Jimmy Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Lex Luger, & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry windham, Kevin Sullivan, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames
They pretty much put all the star power in one match, so the undercard is sort of bleh. Express/Fantastics were feuding. Dr Death had something going with the Varsity Club heading into the PPV. The Rock and Roll Express were in and out since Jan. Morton matches were airing on AWA TV around this point IIRC. I think we even have Groovy Greg and Gibson as a team for a taping too.
If you are going to run a stadium you really should deliver the A show as much as possible. Just trading Jim Garvin in for Simmons makes that match make a lot more marque.
Plus it's Tampa so they don't have the excuse like when the Memphis stadium show drew 400 fans a year earlier. They were in a firm JCP hot bed.
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To compare WWF's stadium effort a few weeks later:
You get filler matches were new talents (Bossman, PoP, Hennig get wins) but Hogan/Andre have a rare match (in a cage no less), plus the WWF title program is featured, Jake/Rude, Bret/Bad News (for whatever that was worth), the rising babyface vs the hated manager in the gimmick match the locals knew and loved (we can argue how many AWA 1981 fans were still on board), and a fun IC title match with the hated heel vs one of the featured babyfaces.
WrestleFest 88 – Milwaukee, WI – County Stadium – July 31, 1988 (25,866)
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/22/88: The Big Bossman pinned Scott Casey (sub. for Jerry Allen) at 4:15 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman attacked his opponent with the nightstick
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/15/88: Brutus Beefcake pinned Hercules at 9:37 with a roll up after Hercules hit the corner
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell at around the 14 minute mark when Jacques pinned Brunzell after Raymond punched Brunzell in the face behind the referee’s back, with Jacques falling on top for the pin
Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart at 6:26 with a roll over and holding onto the tights for leverage; after the bout, Jim Neidhart came to the ring to argue the decision, allowing Bret to sneak up on Bad News from behind and throw him into the ring where Neidhart quickly sent him back to the floor
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/22/88: Jim Duggan defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 4:38 when Hart tripped Duggan as the challenger prepared to hit the champion with his trademark running clothesline; after the bout, Duggan cleared the ring with his 2×4 before smashing Honky’s guitar with it
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov at 6:47 when the Barbarian pinned Zhukov following the running powerslam / headbutt combo
Jim Neidhart pinned Lanny Poffo with a powerslam at 2:34
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) with a small package at 14:52; afer the bout, Dibiase and Virgil double teamed the champion, with Dibiase shoving the referee out of the way before taking possession of the title belt; moments later, Savage threw a chair into the ring, clearing Dibiase and Virgil from ringside (Macho Madness)
Curt Hennig pinned Terry Taylor at 4:52 with a forearm to the head immediately after Taylor threw Hennig into the corner (The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect)
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out at 15:44 when Rude tried to walk out of the match but was attacked in the aisle by Roberts; after the bout, Roberts threw Damien on his opponent – who then choked Rude until he could free himself and retreat bakstage
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/22/88: King Haku pinned Sam Houston (sub. for the Junkyard Dog) at 5:04 with a diving headbutt
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan with a sleeper hold in a Weasel Suit match; the Crusher was the guest ring announcer for the bout but his involvement was never shown on video (The Ultimate Warrior, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan)
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 7:08 when Smash pinned the Dynamite Kid after Ax hit Dynamite with Mr. Fuji’s cane as the challenger had the Octopus applied on Smash
Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera at 3:28 with the side suplex following a clothesline
Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a steel cage match at 10:03 by escaping over the top after hitting Andre with a foreign object which was brought into the ring by an interfering Heenan, tying Andre’s arms in the ring ropes, and throwing Heenan into the cage
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WWF ran Tampa that month too, with a solid 4 matches to draw fans (maybe slightly stronger than their average house show to try and ruin JCP's day????)
WWF @ Tampa, FL – SunDome – July 21, 1988
Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors
The Ultimate Warrior defeated the One Man Gang
The Junkyard Dog (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) defeated Hercules
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase
JCP @ Tampa, FL – Stadium – July 6, 1988 (4,500)
Al Perez defeated Kendall Windham
Bugsy McGraw defeated Tiger Conway Jr.
Sting, Ron Garvin, & Ron Simmons defeated Ivan Koloff, Larry Zbyszko, & the Russian Assassin
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Sheepherders
NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a handicap match
Jimmy Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Lex Luger, & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry windham, Kevin Sullivan, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames
They pretty much put all the star power in one match, so the undercard is sort of bleh. Express/Fantastics were feuding. Dr Death had something going with the Varsity Club heading into the PPV. The Rock and Roll Express were in and out since Jan. Morton matches were airing on AWA TV around this point IIRC. I think we even have Groovy Greg and Gibson as a team for a taping too.
If you are going to run a stadium you really should deliver the A show as much as possible. Just trading Jim Garvin in for Simmons makes that match make a lot more marque.
Plus it's Tampa so they don't have the excuse like when the Memphis stadium show drew 400 fans a year earlier. They were in a firm JCP hot bed.
==
To compare WWF's stadium effort a few weeks later:
You get filler matches were new talents (Bossman, PoP, Hennig get wins) but Hogan/Andre have a rare match (in a cage no less), plus the WWF title program is featured, Jake/Rude, Bret/Bad News (for whatever that was worth), the rising babyface vs the hated manager in the gimmick match the locals knew and loved (we can argue how many AWA 1981 fans were still on board), and a fun IC title match with the hated heel vs one of the featured babyfaces.
WrestleFest 88 – Milwaukee, WI – County Stadium – July 31, 1988 (25,866)
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/22/88: The Big Bossman pinned Scott Casey (sub. for Jerry Allen) at 4:15 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman attacked his opponent with the nightstick
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/15/88: Brutus Beefcake pinned Hercules at 9:37 with a roll up after Hercules hit the corner
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell at around the 14 minute mark when Jacques pinned Brunzell after Raymond punched Brunzell in the face behind the referee’s back, with Jacques falling on top for the pin
Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart at 6:26 with a roll over and holding onto the tights for leverage; after the bout, Jim Neidhart came to the ring to argue the decision, allowing Bret to sneak up on Bad News from behind and throw him into the ring where Neidhart quickly sent him back to the floor
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/22/88: Jim Duggan defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 4:38 when Hart tripped Duggan as the challenger prepared to hit the champion with his trademark running clothesline; after the bout, Duggan cleared the ring with his 2×4 before smashing Honky’s guitar with it
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov at 6:47 when the Barbarian pinned Zhukov following the running powerslam / headbutt combo
Jim Neidhart pinned Lanny Poffo with a powerslam at 2:34
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) with a small package at 14:52; afer the bout, Dibiase and Virgil double teamed the champion, with Dibiase shoving the referee out of the way before taking possession of the title belt; moments later, Savage threw a chair into the ring, clearing Dibiase and Virgil from ringside (Macho Madness)
Curt Hennig pinned Terry Taylor at 4:52 with a forearm to the head immediately after Taylor threw Hennig into the corner (The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect)
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out at 15:44 when Rude tried to walk out of the match but was attacked in the aisle by Roberts; after the bout, Roberts threw Damien on his opponent – who then choked Rude until he could free himself and retreat bakstage
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/22/88: King Haku pinned Sam Houston (sub. for the Junkyard Dog) at 5:04 with a diving headbutt
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan with a sleeper hold in a Weasel Suit match; the Crusher was the guest ring announcer for the bout but his involvement was never shown on video (The Ultimate Warrior, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan)
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 7:08 when Smash pinned the Dynamite Kid after Ax hit Dynamite with Mr. Fuji’s cane as the challenger had the Octopus applied on Smash
Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera at 3:28 with the side suplex following a clothesline
Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a steel cage match at 10:03 by escaping over the top after hitting Andre with a foreign object which was brought into the ring by an interfering Heenan, tying Andre’s arms in the ring ropes, and throwing Heenan into the cage
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WWF ran Tampa that month too, with a solid 4 matches to draw fans (maybe slightly stronger than their average house show to try and ruin JCP's day????)
WWF @ Tampa, FL – SunDome – July 21, 1988
Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors
The Ultimate Warrior defeated the One Man Gang
The Junkyard Dog (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) defeated Hercules
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase
