This Day in Pro Wrestling History

[BruiserBrody]

1964 - Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification in Pittsburgh, PA.

1968 -WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Victor Rivera fought Gorilla Monsoon & Virgil the Kentucky Butcher to a time-limit draw.
(Whaaaaaaaaa?)

1974 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff via countout in the main event of a card in Philadelphia, PA.

1979 - NWA World champion Harley Race fought Ron Fuller to a double DQ in Knoxville, TN on a Southeastern Championship Wrestling event. Other results from the card saw:
Alexis Smirnoff beat Ronnie Garvin to win Southeastern Title
Mongolian Stomper beat Ken Lucas
Crusher Blackwell & Dean Ho beat Bob Roop & Bob Orton Jr by DQ
Thunderbolt Patterson beat Prof. Boris Malenko
Kevin Sullivan beat Mike Graham to win United States Junior Title
Mr. Fuji beat Terry Gibbs

1980 Green Bay, Wisconsin:
AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura in a no DQ match
Dino Bravo went to a double DQ with Jerry Blackwell

1981 - A live event in Greenville, SC saw the following result:
Gene & Ole Anderson beat The Masked Superstar & Mr. Wrestling II

1982 - NWA World champioin Ric Flair defeated Teddy Gordy in Mobile, Alabama.

1982 - A Mid-Atlantic Wrestling event in Raleigh, NC saw the following results:
Don Muraco beat Sgt. Slaughter
Wahoo McDaniel beat Roddy Piper

1984 - NWA World champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Superstar Billy Graham in Lake City, FL, headlining a Championship Wrestling from Florida card.

1984 - Gino Hernandez is claimed to have defeated Jimmy Garvin for the World Class Championship Wrestling America's Title in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The title change was actually a phantom change with no match ever having taken place.

1984 - World Class Championship Wrestling ran Dallas, Texas with the following results:
Kevin Von Erich beat Michael Hayes by DQ
Jules Strongbow beat Missing Link by DQ
Chris Adams & Iceman Parsons beat Terry Gordy & Killer Khan by DQ

1985 - Jim Crockett Promotioins ran Greensboro, NC at the Coliseum with the following results:
-NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landell.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham.
-NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Tyler.

1987 - WWF ran at Madison Square Garden in New York City with the following results:
- Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated Bob Orton & Don Muraco.
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Harley Race. After the match, Race attacked Hogan with the title belt and bloodied him, leading to Hogan challenging Race to a No Holds Barred match at the next MSG show.
- Ken Patera defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ

1988 Evansville, Indiana:
- AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Bill Dundee
- Robert Fuller went to a no contest with Jeff Jarrett
- Curt Hennig beat Scott Steiner


1991 - WCW ran Daytona Beach, FL with the following results:
-Dustin Rhodes pinned Black Bart.
-Big Josh fought Dan Spivey to a double countout when both men began brawling on the floor.
-WCW U.S. Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a double disqualification.
-Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed.
-Bobby Eaton pinned Terrance Taylor.
-El Gigante defeated the One Man Gang via disqualification.
-Sting & Brian Pillman defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & Barry Windham in a steel cage match.

1996 - WCW ran Lake Charles, LA, drawing 4,000 fans with the following:
-The Booty Man defeated Kevin Sullivan.
-Dick Slater defeated Lord Steven Regal via countout.
-Randy Savage defeated Arn Anderson.
-Sting defeated Ric Flair.
-WCW World TV Champion Lex Luger defeated Eddie Guerrero.
-Public Enemy defeated the Nasty Boys in a streetfight.
-WCW World Champion the Giant defeated Jim Duggan

1997 WCW Slamboree: Charlotte, North Carolina:
- Yuji Nagata defeated Pat Tanaka
- The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
- Steven Regal defeated Ultimo Dragon to win the WCW TV Title
- Madusa defeated Luna Vachon
- Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Yuji Yasuraoka
- Glacier defeated Mortis (with James Vandenberg) by disqualification
- Dean Malenko defeated Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
- Meng defeated Chris Benoit (with Woman) in a Death match
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Konnan and Hugh Morrus (with Jimmy Hart)
- Steve McMichael (with Debra McMichael) defeated Reggie White
- Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Kevin Greene defeated Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx

2002 - Davey Boy Smith passed away due to a heart attack while on vacation in British Columbia, Smith, a former WWF Tag Team, European and Hardcore champion, was only 39 and at one point, was one of the biggest singles babyfaces in the world for WWF during the time period in the early 1990s when the company began touring the UK regularly.

2002 - Erich Kulas, whose one match stint in ECW as Mass Transit led to one of the most infamous moments in recent wrestling history, passed away at his home in Cranston, RI, on 5/14 due to complications stemming from a recent gastro-bypass surgery. He was only 22 years old

2003 WWF Judgment Day: Charlotte North Carolina:
Hurricane defeated Steven Richards
John Cena and The Full Blooded Italians (Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli) (with Nunzio) defeated Rhyno, Spanky, and Chris Benoit- La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and René Duprée) defeated Test and Scott Steiner (with Stacy Keibler)
- Eddie Guerrero & Yoshihiro Tajiri won the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin in a ladder match
- Christian won a battle royal to win the Intercontinental Title
- Mr. America (with Zach Gowen) defeated Roddy Piper (with Sean O'Haire)
- Kevin Nash defeated Triple H by disqualification to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
- Jazz with Theodore Long) defeated Victoria (with Steven Richards), Jacqueline, and Trish Stratus to retain the WWE Women's Championship
- Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship

2008 WWF Judgment Day: Omaha, Nebraska:
Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes defeated Santino Marella and Carlito to retain the World Tag Team Championship
John Cena defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield
John Morrison and The Miz defeated Kane and CM Punk to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
- Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho
- Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix and Melina Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Women's Championship
- The Undertaker defeated Edge to win the vacant World Title
- Jeff Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter
- Triple H defeated Randy Orton in a Steel Cage match to retain the WWE Championship

2009 - In a story that garnered WWE tons of publicity, The Pepsi Center in Denver found themselves double booked with The Denver Nuggets vs.Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Finals and a Raw broadcast. WWE was offered The Denver Coliseum to move the 5/25 Raw taping there. Since it's a smaller building, there was not be enough room for the amount of fans who have already purchased advanced tickets.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Wow, 12 years since Mr. Kennedy's last WWE appearance!

Jim Duggan headlining over Savage, Flair, and Sting? Was he a draw in LA? HOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Louisiana was the old Mid South territory so Duggan was always super over there even into his WCW run. Cool that he got one last World Title shot (and I think he got one on Nitro around this same time...and I feel like he might've gotten one against Edge during his weird '00s comeback run too...)

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Stealing @BruiserBrody 's thunder here but Heavenly Happy 75th Birthday to Andre The Giant!

 

[BruiserBrody]

1905 - Tom Jenkins defeats Frank Gotch to retain the American Heavyweight Championship in Madison Square Garden in New York City in a bout with a total match time of two hours, fifteen minutes and thirty four seconds. The first fall was taken by Jenkins in 1:27:57. Gotch scored the second in 36:27, and Jenkins won the match in 11:10 of the third fall.

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1963 - The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeats the legendary Rikidozan in Osaka, Japan, making him an instant star in that country. It marks the last time that Rikidozan would ever lose a singles match.

1973 - WWWF ran Philadelphia, PA at the Arena with the following results:
-WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Freddie Blassie in a steel cage match at 5:42.

1973 Peoria, Illinois:
- Dusty Rhodes won a 10 man battle royal by eliminating The Crusher
- The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes

1977 - WWWF Champion Superstar Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko in the main event of a WWWF event in Worcester, MA.

1978 St. Louis, Missouri:
- Missouri Champion Dick Murdoch defeated Jack Brisco (Pat O’Connor was special referee)
- Dick the Bruiser won a handicap tag match from Blackjack Lanza and Ivan Koloff

1980 -WWF ran Madison Square Harden in New York City with a card televised on the MSG Network, featuring the following results
-Larry Zbyszko won a 16-man $15,000 battle royal at 11:25 by last eliminating Dominic DeNucci and Bobby Duncum at the same time when, as DeNucci had Duncum in an airplane spin, Zbyzsko dropkicked them both to the floor. Zbyszko earned a world title shot for the next show at MSG.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match at 22:56 with a crossbody off the top.
(Voted Match of the Year)

1981 - It was officially announced by the American Wrestling Association that, due to Verne Gagne retiring and vacating the AWA World Heavyweight Title, Nick Bockwinkel, the former champion and current number one contender, was being awarded the belt.

1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Wahoo McDaniel
Non Title: Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell

1984 -WWF ran Landover, MD at the Capital Centre in a card that was televised on the USA Network, featuring:
-WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Wendi Richter. This bout was not televised.
-George Steele (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Akira Maeda via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:13.
-Jesse Ventura (sub. for Israel Matia) pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 4:51 with an elbow drop.
-Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 4:50 when the momentum of a crossbody by Garea put Valentine on top.
-Sgt. Slaughter fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification at 10:24 after both men shoved the referee down; after the bout, Slaughter had to be pulled off the Sheik by Akira Maeda, Jose Luis Rivera, and Rene Goulet.
-Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, & David Schultz defeated Rocky Johnson, SD Jones, & Bobo Brazil (sub. for Tony Atlas) at 9:32 when Piper pinned Jones after hitting him in the back of the head with a foreign object; after the bout, Monsoon interviewed Brazil at ringside. The match marked Brazil's return to the WWF after a 6-year absence,
Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 5:5

1985 Columbia, SC at the Township Auditorium :
-Dick Slater defeated Ivan Koloff.
-NWA World TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA.
-Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikita Koloff.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a streetfight.

1986 - WWF ran New York City, NY in Madison Square Garden with a card broadcast on the MSG Network, featuring:
-Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner at 11:30.
-King Kong Bundy pinned Tony Atlas at 8:04 with an elbow drop after blocking an attempted splash.
-Jake Roberts defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at 7:03 when Steamboat shoved the referee.
-Jim Neidhart fought Jim Brunzell to a 20-minute draw.
-Tito Santana fought WWF IC Champion Randy Savage to a no contest at 9:59 when Adrian Adonis interfered and attacked guest referee Bruno Sammartino and then Santana, Sammartino attacked Adonis until Savage and Adonis double teamed Sammartino, Santana made the save with a steel chair.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake

1986 Fayetteville, North Carolina:
- NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dusty Rhodes & NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA

Birmingham, Alabama:
The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification

Mr. Perfect vs. Tito Santana IC Title - WWF Superstars of Wrestling May 19 1990

Will Tito Santana reclaim the gold he's already had? Or will Mr. Perfect join a glorious list of IC title holders and take one giant step towards immortality...

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1990 - The NWA held their "Capital Combat" Pay-per-view in Washington, DC at the DC Armory. Here are the results:
- The Road Warriors & Norman The Lunatic defeated Kevin Sullivan, Bam Bam Bigelow & Cactus Jack.
- Mark Callous (later to become the Undertaker) defeated Johnny Ace.
- The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samoan Savage) defeated Mike Rotundo & Tommy Rich.
- Paul Ellering defeated Teddy Long in a hair vs. hair match in under two minutes.
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk to win the U.S. Tag Team Title.
- The Rock N' Roll Express defeated The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) in a Corporal Punishment (strap) match.
- Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification in a steel cage match. The Four Horsemen interfered, and put Sting, who was at ringside, in a smaller cage used earlier in the night to prevent Jim Cornette from interfering in the Midnight Express. Robocop came down and "bent" the bars of the cage to free Sting.

1991 - WCW holds the very first Superbrawl Pay-per-view at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Bayfront Center. Here are the results:
- The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong to win the vacant United States Tag Team Title.
- Danny Spivey defeated Ricky Morton.
- Nikita Koloff defeated Tommy Rich.
- Dustin Rhodes defeated Terrance Taylor.
- Big Josh defeated Black Bart.
- Oz (Kevin Nash doing a horrible gimmick based off the Wizard Of Oz) defeated Tim Parker in under thirty seconds.
- Barry Windham defeated Brian Pillman in a taped fist match.
- El Gigante defeated Sid Vicious in a Stretcher match in under three minutes without actually using the Stretcher. Gigante pinned Sid with a claw, and Sid just walked away while the One Man Gang and Kevin Sullivan attacked Gigante. This was the final match of this run in WCW for Sid, who had already agreed to go to the WWF.
- Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed in a steel cage match.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sting & Lex Luger when Scott pinned Sting after Nikita Koloff interfered and hit Sting (he was aiming for Luger) with a chain.
- Bobby Eaton defeated Arn Anderson to win the WCW Television Title.
- WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tatsumi Fujinami. As far as the NWA records go (this is during the muddy period where Flair had one title belt, but the NWA was separate from WCW), Flair regained the NWA World Title from Fujinami.

1992 - Nailz made his WWF in-ring debut during a WWF Superstars taping in Lexington, Kentucky.

1994 - WCW ran Salisbury, MD drawing 350 with the following results:
-Johnny B. Badd defeated Terra Ryzing (the future Triple H).
-Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys in a non-title match.
-Paul Orndorff defeated Erik Watts.
-Dustin Rhodes & Brian Pillman defeated WCW U.S. Champion Steve Austin & Bunkhouse Buck.
-Vader defeated the Guardian Angel (Ray Traylor).
-Ricky Steamboat defeated Lord Steven Regal.

350!!

1995 - Razor Ramon defeats Jeff Jarrett in Montreal, Quebec to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a Ladder match, marking Ramon's third title reign. The rest of the results from the Forum, before 8.500 fans, saw:
-Jean Pierre Lafitte pinned Jerry Lawler; Lawler originally won the match with his feet on the ropes but another referee disputed the call.
-Man Mountain Rock defeated Mantaur.
-WWF World Champion Diesel pinned Psycho Sid.
-Bret Hart defeated Hakushi via submission with the Sharpshooter.

1996 - One of the most infamous moments in the history of wrestling at Madison Square Garden (and at the time, a really controversial one) took place as The Kliq, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Diesel and Hunter Hearst Helmsley broke kayfabe following the main event of WWF's card in the Garden, which was also Kevin "Diesel" Nash and Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall's final contracted night before leaving for WCW.

WCW Slamboree: Baton Rogue, Louisiana:
- The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) defeated The Shark and Maxx
- Road Warrior Animal and Booker T fought Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger to a double countout
- The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Chris Benoit and The Taskmaster
- Rick Steiner and The Booty Man (with the Booty Babe) defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman and Scott Steiner
- VK Wallstreet and Jim Duggan defeated The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Squire David Taylor)
- Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton defeated Disco Inferno and Alex Wright
- Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian defeated Meng and Hugh Morrus
- Fire and Ice (Scott Norton and Ice Train) defeated Big Bubba Rogers and Stevie Ray
- Ric Flair and Randy Savage (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero
- Dean Malenko defeated Brad Armstrong to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
- Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton defeated VK Wallstreet and Jim Duggan
- The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Ric Flair and Randy Savage by forfeit
- Diamond Dallas Page and the Barbarian defeated Rick Steiner and the Booty Man (with the Booty Babe)
- Konnan defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Barbarian, Earl Robert Eaton, Ice Train, Scott Norton, Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge and Dick Slater in Battlebowl
- The Giant (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Sting (with Lex Luger) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

1999 - The second annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show was promoted by Les Thatcher's Heartland Wrestling Association in Cincinnati, OH at the Cincinnati Gardens featuring with the following results:
-Shark Boy pinned Matt Stryker.
-Terry Taylor defeated Tom Pritchard.
-Al Snow defeated Road Dogg.
-Mankind pinned D-Lo Brown.
-Konnan & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko when Mysterio pinned Malenko.

2002 WWF Judgement Day: Nashville, Tennessee:
- William Regal defeated D'Lo Brown to retain the WWE European Championship
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Trish Stratus (with Bubba Ray Dudley) defeated Stacy Keibler (with Reverend D-Von and Deacon Batista) to retain the WWE Women's Championship
- Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy)
- Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Big Show and Ric Flair in a Handicap match
- Edge defeated Kurt Angle in a Hair vs. Hair match
- Triple H defeated Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match
- Rikishi and Rico defeated Billy and Chuck Tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
- The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan to capture the WWE Undisputed World Title

 

[BruiserBrody]

That 96 Slamboree card earned groans from us even at the time. The earlier shows had one or maybe 2 partners who were feuding, but WCW went ahead and booked almost every team to be either guys feuding or a real team. I wonder if DDP's title match (which was taken from him for his cheating at the event IIRC) was going somewhere else before the nWo angle took over the show a few weeks later?

Starrcade 90 and SuperBrawl 1 are 2 of my absolute favorite WCW events due to Green Bay actually getting the syndicated TV in 90-91 in a Sunday AM slot IIRC. The GAB is the last event I can recall the build for as either the show was dumped or moved to some time slot a 9 year old wasn't seeing. I know a year later I watched Simmons beat Vader on a replay on Worldwide that was airing at Midnight.

Anyway Sting/Luger vs the Steiners was mind blowing to comprehend for me. Plus Sid/Gigante was HOSStastic and a must see. DOOM terrified me in 1990, so I'm sure I was thrilled at the thought of that match too. I also loved me some Freebirds and Bobby Eaton.

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1965 -WWWF ran Washington DC at the Capital Arena headlined by Bill Miller defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification. According to newspaper reports, Miller petitioned the WWWF for the title but the organization stated that it was non-title and Sammartino competed in an 'outlaw' contest

1974 – Bruno Sammartino pinned Killer Kowalski in a Texas Death match to retain the WWWF World Heavyweight Title at a house show in Madison Square Garden.

1976 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc went to a no contest with Baron Von Raschke & Mad Dog Vachon
- Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum beat Russ Francis & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell in 2 out of 3 falls

1977 Bloomington, Minnesota:
- Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson & Ray Stevens beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum

1983 Houston, Texas:
- WWF Champion Bob Backlund beat Afa the Samoan
- Junk Yard Dog & Mr Wrestling II beat King Kong Bundy & Mr Olympia
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Dusty Rhodes
- Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer beat Tito Santana & Mil Mascaras
- Hacksaw Duggan beat Kendo Nagasaki

1985 Memphis, Tennessee:
- Jerry Lawler beat Bruiser Brody via DQ

1987 Portland Oregon:
Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana
- WWF Tag Team Champions Hart Foundation defeated British Bulldogs in a steel cage

1987 - A Memphis court judge ruled that due to Jerry Lawler's lawsuit against the WWF for promoting Harley Race as "the King of Wrestling" Race could not use the nickname in Tennessee nor could he come to the ring wearing his crown and robe. Lawler, who had been used the moniker for many years, took offense to WWF nationally promoting Race with that nickname.

1988 Norfolk, Virginia:
- Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Sting, & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification

1989 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Rick Martel pinned Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Big Bossman & Akeem via disqualification
WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage

Greensburg, Pennsylvania:
AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko beat Wahoo McDaniel
Tommy Jammer & Ken Patera beat Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
Colonel Debeers no contest Derrick Dukes

1990 - NWA ran Atlanta, GA before 2,200 fans with the following results:
-Scott Steiner pinned Michael Hayes.
-Norman & Mike Rotunda defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker when Norman pinned Parker
-NWA Tag Team Champions Doom defeated The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson when Ron Simmons pinned Gibson after Butch Reed came off the top behind the referee's back onto Gibson as Gibson had Simmons covered.
-The Junkyard Dog pinned Mark Callous (the future Undertaker) at the 39-second mark.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA World TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham defeated the Road Warriors & Rick Steiner at the 20-minute mark when Road Warrior Hawk was pinned following a spike piledriver from Flair and Windham.

1992 Ft. Irwin, California:
- Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
- Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes
- WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
- WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton)
- Nikita Koloff pinned Terry Taylor
- WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
- WCW World Champion Sting pinned Steve Austin

1993 - Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue defeat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams for the All Japan World Tag Team Title in Sapporo, Japan. This would mark the end of the fifth, and final reign for Gordy & Williams, the most successful American tag team in the history of All Japan Pro Wrestling. Gordy & Williams held the tag belts five times, tying the record set by Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu.

1994 - WCW ran Upper Marlboro, MD before 200 fans with the following results:
-Johnny B. Badd defeated Terra Ryzing (the future Triple H).
-Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys in a non-title match.
-Paul Orndorff defeated Erik Watts.
-Dustin Rhodes & Brian Pillman defeated WCW U.S. Champion Steve Austin & Bunkhouse Buck.
-Vader defeated the Guardian Angel.
-Ricky Steamboat defeated Lord Steven Regal.

200!!!!! Is it any wonder Hogan got the dump truck full of money to come in at this point?

1994
SMW Volunteer Slam: Knoxville, Tennessee:
- Tracy Smothers defeated Kendo The Samurai
- The Thrillseekers, Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Well Dunn
- SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido (with Tammy Fytch) defeated The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a No DQ, no time limit match
- Bruiser Bedlam (with Jim Cornette) pinned Randy Savage (with Bob Armstrong)
- Jake Roberts vs. Dirty White Boy ended in a Double Count Out in a SMW Heavyweight Championship match

1995 SMW Charlotte Memories: Charlotte, North Carolina:
Swede Hanson, Abe Jacobs, Magnum TA, Nelson Royal, Johnny Weaver, and Tim Woods were on hand
- Boo Bradley defeated Killer Kyle in a falls count anywhere match
- Steve Armstrong defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
- NWA World Champion Dan Severn defeated Bobby Blaze
- Tracy Smothers & the Dirty White Boy defeated New Jack & Mustafa in a streetfight
- SMW Tag Team Champions Al Snow & Unabom defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a steel cage match

1996 - WCW broadcast Monday Nitro from Monroe, LA at the Civic Center before 4,000 fans (3,029 paid):
-Rick & Scott Steiner fought Scott Norton & Ice Train to a double count-out at 5:27 when all four men began brawling on the floor
-Ric Flair (with Elizabeth & Woman) pinned Eddie Guerrero at 19:43 with the figure-4 as Flair held onto Woman from the floor for leverage; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Flair, Elizabeth, & Woman at their VIP table about Randy Savage and the challenge of Steve McMichael & Kevin Greene; after the commercial break, Flair joined the commentary team with food and champagne from his table; Flair then provided guest commentary for the remainder of the show.
-WCW Tag Team Champions Sting & WCW TV Champion Lex Luger defeated Meng & the Barbarian at 10:52 when Luger pinned Barbarian after Sting hit a splash off the top; after the match, Eric Bischoff announced Randy Savage was at the building
-Diamond Dallas Page pinned Brad Armstrong at 7:47 with the Diamond Cutter; during the bout, it was noted the show would expand to 2 hours beginning the following week; after the contest, Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with DDP regarding his Battlebowl win at Slamboree; Page then cut a promo on WCW World Champion the Giant, who he would challenge at the Great American Bash; moments later, Okerlund cut him off, saying WCW officials reviewed footage of how he won the match and have decided that his win would stand but he would not get a title match at the Bash; Okerlund then said WCW TV Champion & WCW Tag Team Champion Lex Luger would challenge the Giant instead
-WCW World Champion the Giant (with Jimmy Hart) pinned Arn Anderson (with Kevin Sullivan) at 3:38 with the chokeslam; prior to the bout, Sullivan told Hart at ringside that he was only there to make sure Anderson got a fair shot; after the bout, as the show ended, Bobby Heenan walked off with items left at the broadcast area from Flair's VIP table,

2001 – WWF ‘Judgement Day’ came from Sacramento, California. In the main event WWF Champion ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin retained the title against The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match and Triple H lost the Intercontinental Title to Kane in a Chain match. Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit showcased another wrestling clinic in a Two-out-of-three-falls match with Angle’s Olympic medals on the line. Benoit won the first fall in a regular singles match, Angle won the second fall by submission with an Angle Lock, and Angle retrieved his gold medal to win the contest in a Ladder Match. Later in the evening Benoit teamed up with Chris Jericho to win a Tag Team Turmoil match and became the number one contenders for the WWF Tag Team Titles. In Chyna’s final appearance the WWF she defended the Women’s Championship successfully against Lita.

2007 – At WWE ‘Judgement Day’ from St Louis, Missouri, WWE Champion John Cena retained the WWE Championship in the main event by making The Great Khali submit. Bobby Lashley defeated the team of Umaga, Vince & Shane McMahon in a Handicap match for the ECW Championship. However, Lashley did not win the title as he did not pin the ECW titleholder Vince McMahon. Also, MVP defeated Chris Benoit for the United States Championship in a Two-out-of-three-falls match and Edge retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista.

2011 – Randy “Macho Man” Savage sadly passed away aged 58 in Seminole, Florida. Savage had suffered a heart attack whilst driving in his Jeep Wrangler which tragically collided with a tree. Savage is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers to have ever lived.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

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TNA! TNA! TNA!

 

[snuffbox]

I had to look up Virgil the Kentucky Butcher. I'd never heard of him but looks like he worked almost 30 years. He even won a tag team match that included Mike Webster, the greatest center in NFL history, on the other side!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Over The Limit 2012 also happened on this day in history. We ordered it cause it's my birthday and wanted to see the first WWE PPV Punk Vs Bryan match. At least, first one on PPV. I feel like they had a Champion Vs Champion match on RAW 4 or 5 months earlier.

That match was great----but the show ended with bad Cena comedy against Johnny Ace in a Power Ranger suit.

 

[alkeiper]

I had to look up Virgil the Kentucky Butcher. I'd never heard of him but looks like he worked almost 30 years. He even won a tag team match that included Mike Webster, the greatest center in NFL history, on the other side!

He's an oddity in that he worked near the top in the WWWF but become known under a different name, "Mighty" John Quinn. He experienced most of his later success on the UK scene.

 

[BruiserBrody]

I had to look up Virgil the Kentucky Butcher. I'd never heard of him but looks like he worked almost 30 years. He even won a tag team match that included Mike Webster, the greatest center in NFL history, on the other side!

Now that Al said it was John Quinn, I recognize the (real?) name.
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Dusty also worked Jack Victory in 1999 ECW on this date, which I didn't add.

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One of the fun little discoveries I made when I was doing the month by month breakdown articles was that Link was signed from Florida, and then put right on the tour that was going through Florida to maximize the WWF flex
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@King Kamala I like to think wrestling died with Benoit, so anything after that is purely from the mind of an autistic child staring blankly into a snowglobe at a hospital.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

1981 - Tommy Rich won a tournament for the Georgia Heavyweight championship at the Omni in Atlanta, GA. The full results of the event saw:

Round One:
Tommy Rich beat Bill Irwin
Ken Patera beat Ray Candy
Dusty Rhodes beat French Angel
Greg Valentine beat Mr. Wrestling II
Mike Sharpe beat Jim Duggan
Nikolai Volkoff received a bye.

Semi Finals:
Tommy Rich beat Nikolai Volkoff
Dusty Rhodes went to a double DQ against Ken Patera
Greg Valentine beat Mike Sharpe

Finals
Tommy Rich beat Greg Valentine to win the Georgia Heavyweight title.

This sounds fucking siiiick, right down to the fact that instead of doing an 8 or 16-man tourney they turned up the gimmickry with a bye, a semi final featuring six dudes and a double dq finish to turn that into a one on one finals. so rasslin

 

[BruiserBrody]

This sounds fucking siiiick, right down to the fact that instead of doing an 8 or 16-man tourney they turned up the gimmickry with a bye, a semi final featuring six dudes and a double dq finish to turn that into a one on one finals. so rasslin

We are still doing the Steiner math to determine how the Sheepherders worked twice in the 1988 2nd round of the Crockett Cup.

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Classic example of "Things Brody thinks are awesome that he would hate today"
- Bret holding the American flag earned a bonus chuckle.
- Demolition feels a little out of place among most of the mid-carders, not only in their rank but in their gimmicks compared to most of the guys in the ring.
- This was a nice set up for the Studd/Duggan vs Andre/Haku matches that went awry not long afterward. Even broken down 1989 Andre feels a little wrong being involved in this goofiness. But his run was over as a true monster

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

WWF @ Sunrise, FL - Musical Theatre - May 21, 1994
The Bushwhackers defeated the Heavenly Bodies
Koko B. Ware defeated the Genius
Bastion Booger defeated the Cuban Assassin
Duke Drose defeated Dave Heath
Yokozuna defeated Typhoon (sub. for Earthquake)

Thinking about crappiness of '94 WWF and wanted to see what was happening OTD. If this hasn't gotten brought up during our recurring Worst WWF House show lineups then it SHOULD be. Just imagine watching '94 WWF and getting to see it live and getting Koko B. Ware (still there) Vs The Genius (still there!?), Bastion Booger Vs Dave Sierra and Duke The Dumpster Vs a pre Gangrel David Heath.

 

[alkeiper]

On the other hand, the Kiwis vs. the Heavenly Bodies and Koko Ware against Lanny Poffo would look awfully good in Knoxville.

 

[snuffbox]

I think Norman vs Cuban Assassin happened somewhere on 1990 WCW tv.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I wonder who played the face in that Booger Vs Cuban Assassin match? I'm guessing Booger maybe since had a mini face turn earlier that year but maybe Cuban Assassin since the show was in South Florida?

 

[BruiserBrody]

Oh man....Apparently Chris Benoit and Nancy shared today as a birthday....
On a happier note, my man MR T is celebrating today as well.

1952 - Lou Thesz defeats Baron Michele Leone in Los Angeles to merge the California-version of the World Title with the National Wrestling Alliance and National Wrestling Association World Titles. Those three title wins, along with a non-title win over American Wrestling Association champion Gorgeous George, makes Lou Thesz the undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. The title would remain undisputed for five years, until a Thesz-Edouard Carpentier match ends in controversy, splintering the titles again.

IIRC Leone just went in the WWE HOF this year.

1966 Chicago, Illinois:
- In a non title match, Dick the Bruiser beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon

1969 - WWWF ran Baltimore, Maryland with the Civic Center:
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout.

1970 - WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena with the following results:
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bepo Mongol (Volkoff) to a draw.

1976 - WWWF ran Harrisburg, PA at Zembo Mosque with the following results:
-Gorilla Monsoon pinned Crusher Blackwell at 12:07.
-Ivan Putski pinned Ernie Ladd at 12:51.

1976 St. Louis, Missouri:
- Jack Brisco and Gene Kiniski defeated NWA Champion Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr
- Missouri Champion Bob Backlund defeated Roger Kirby
- Harley Race defeated Jerry Brisco

1977 - The WWWF and the NWA World championships were both defended at a Championship Wrestling from Florida event in St. Petersburg, FL at the Bayfront Center. WWWF champion Superstar Graham defeated Jos LeDuc while NWA World champion Harley Race fought Dusty Rhodes to a time limit draw.

1982 - Wahoo McDaniel defeats Sgt. Slaughter for the United States Heavyweight Title in Richmond, Virginia, beginning his second title reign.

1983 - WWF ran Baltimore, MD at the Civic Center featuring the following results:
WWF Champ Bob Backlund beat Ivan Koloff

1983 Chicago, Illinois:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest with Jerry Lawler
- Jesse Ventura beat Rick Martel
- Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
- Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza

1984 - WWF returned to New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden, drawing a sellout as well as an overflow crowd watching the card via closed circuit in the adjacent Felt Forum with the following results:
-Akira Maeda defeated Rene Goulet at 9:47
-In his return to the Garden for the first time in two years, Jesse Ventura defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the backbreaker at 4:31.
-WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Wendi Richter via disqualification at 12:20 when the challenger shoved the referee.
-The Wild Samoans defeated Bobo Brazil, Rocky Johnson, & SD Jones at 12:00
-Jimmy Snuka defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 10:05
-Roddy Piper defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification at 4:07 after Putski hit the referee as both men were brawling in the ring.
-Paul Orndorff defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana via count-out at 22:26 after Santana fell to the floor after missing the flying forearm and Orndorff pulling down the top rope.
-Sgt. Slaughter fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification at 14:47 after both men shoved referee Danny Davis.
-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned David Schultz at 5:46 with a clothesline and the legdrop.

1985 - Don Owens Promotions' Pacific Northwest Wrestling, ran their 60th Anniversary card in Portland, OR at Memorial Coliseum featuring talent from all three major promotions as Roddy Piper, a huge star for WWF at the time, worked the show out of respect for Owens while the AWA and NWA sent their reigning World champions. The complete results from the card, which in many ways was the last big hurrah for the company, saw:
-Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo.
-Mega Maharishi defeated Billy Two Eagles.
-Jerry Grey defeated Rocky Venturo.
-Karl Steiner defeated Steve Simpson.
-Bobby Jaggers & Ricky Vaughn defeated Timothy Flowers & Chris Colt.
-Sgt. Slaughter defeated Kendo Nagasaki.
-Roddy Piper defeated Buddy Rose.
-Larry & Curt Hennig defeated AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (with Paul Ellering) via disqualification when Curt was illegally double teamed in the ring; after the match, Billy Jack made the save and helped Curt clear the ring of the Road Warriors.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Billy Jack to a 45-minute time-limit draw; the challenger attempted to apply the full nelson when the time limit expired (Jack's first appearance using Diana Ross' "Muscles" as his theme song).
-AWA World Champion Rick Martel pinned Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion Mike Miller with a cradle at 7:20 as the challenger attempted to apply the Boston Crab.

1986 - The White Ninja (Keiji Mutoh) defeats Kendall Windham for the Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa. This would mark the first North American championship for Mutoh, however, he would later have to return the belt to Windham when replays showed that Mutoh used an illegal karate thrust to win the title.

1987 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran Tallahassee, FL featuring:
-Big Bubba fought Ed Gantner to a double count-out.
-Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated Sting & Rick Steiner.
-Kendall Windham fought Lex Luger to a double disqualification.
-Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.


1988 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Richmond, VA -at the Coliseum, drawing 7,000 fans during a hailstorm with the following results:
-NWA World TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification when Williams threw the champion over the top rope.
-Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Nikita Koloff fought NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting at the 25-minute mark after NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham interfered and hit the challenger with a lariat; there were three judges advertised for the match, should it go to a time-limit draw, but no judges were used.
-The Road Warriors defeated the Powers of Pain in a steel cage match.

1993 - WCW drew its lowest ever crowd to the hardcore mecca of Philadelphia, with only 600 fans at their Civic Center for a show featuring the following results:
-Keith & Kent Cole defeated Joey Maggs & Bob Starr.
-Erik Watts defeated Wrecking Crew Fury.
-Dustin Rhodes defeated Maxx Payne.
-Maxx Payne defeated Kensuke Sasaki.
-Arn Anderson defeated Bobby Eaton.
-NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Ricky Steamboat (substituting for Van Hammer).
-Sting & Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & Rick Rude via disqualification.

1994 - Smoky Mountain Wrestling ran Morristown, TN at East High School with the following results:
Tracy Smothers defeated Killer Kyle
Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Well Dunn
The Dirty White Boy defeated Kendo the Samurai via disqualification
Randy Savage & The Rock N' Roll Express (with Bob Armstrong) defeated Chris Candido (with Tammy Sytch), Brian Lee, & Bruiser Bedlam (with Jim Cornette) when Morton pinned Candido following the double dropkick from Morton & Gibson

1995 – WCW Presented ‘Slamboree: A Legends’ Reunion’ in St. Petersburg, Florida. The main event saw Hulk Hogan and ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage defeat Vader and Ric Flair. Earlier on the card, The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team Championship.
Kevin Sullivan defeated The Man With No Name (Brutus Beefcake) then ran off into the crowd after a mysterious voice (King Curtis) called out his name.
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Dick Murdoch in a Legends match with a flying chop. This bout was aired in black and white during the broadcast to give it a "Legends" feel.
- IWGP Champion The Great Muta defeated Paul Orndorff with a moonsault.
- WCW Television Champion Arn Anderson defeated Alex Wright with a DDT.
- Meng vs. Road Warrior Hawk ended in a double countout.
- The WCW Hall Of Fame inductions were held, hosted by Gordon Solie. Angelo Poffo, Antonio Inoki, Terry Funk, Wahoo McDaniel, John Studd (posthumously) and Dusty Rhodes were all inducted. Rhodes and Gene Okerlund then surprised Solie by revealing that he was also being inducted into the Hall Of Fame. (Solie was apparently legit pissed that Big John Studd was being inducted but went along with the "surprise" twist of getting inducted himself.
- Sting defeated Big Bubba Rogers with a Scorpion Deathlock.

2000

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The other results of the PPV saw:
-Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Kurt Angle & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian at 9:47 after Grandmaster Sexay hit Edge with a legdrop off the top behind the referee's back.
-WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (with Chyna) defeated Perry Saturn and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko when Guerrero pinned Malenko with an Oklahoma side roll after Malenko hit his head on Chyna's loaded bouquet of flowers.
-Shane McMahon pinned the Big Show in a No DQ match at 7:11 after outside interference from Test, Albert, and Bull Buchanon, Shane trapping Show underneath a stereo, and then breaking a cinder block over Show's head.
-WWF Intercontinental champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match at 13:26 when Benoit choked Jericho out with a modified version of the Crippler Crossface.
-X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated the Dudley Boyz in a tables match at 10:55 following an X-Factor off the top onto Bubba Ray after outside interference from Gerald Brisco; the Dudleyz were the first to put their opponents through tables but the referee was knocked out.

2001 – In one of the most famous, and best, bouts in Monday Night Raw history, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit defeated The Two Man Power Trip (Triple H and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. During the bout, Triple H suffered a quad tear that would keep him out of action until January 2002. Miraculously, he still managed to finish the bout almost as planned.

2006 – WWE’s ‘Judgment Day’ PPV took place at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The main event saw Rey Mysterio defeat John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Also on the card, Booker T defeated Bobby Lashley to win the King Of The Ring tournament and the WWE Tag Team Championship changed hands when Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury)


2011 – Sinclair Broadcasting, one of the largest media companies in the USA, announce that they have purchased Ring Of Honor.

 

[BruiserBrody]

1969 WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena with the folllowing results:
-George Steele defeated Arnold Skaaland.
-Killer Kowalski defeated Lou Albano.
-Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Carlos Colon.

1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
In a steel cage match, The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon

1972 MSG
-WWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pampero Firpo at 15:21.

1978 MSG
-Superstar Billy Graham fought Gorilla Monsoon to a double count-out.
-WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera.

1982 - WWF broadcast a Philadelphia, PA card from the Spectrum on the PRISM Network with the following results:
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Intercotinental Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:21 after Morales knocked down the referee. The match was Snuka's Spectrum debut.
-Blackjack Mulligan pinned Steve Travis at 6:46 after hitting a back elbow as Travis came off the top.
-Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 16:12 when, as both men fought outside the ring, Orton wrapped a foreign object around Backlund's neck to hold him back and then got back in the ring himself to win.
-Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match by climbing over the top at 10:37.

1983 Bloomington, Minnesota:
Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell
Wahoo McDaniel & Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza
Ken Patera beat Jim Brunzell by DQ
Baron Von Raschke no contest Jesse Ventura

1984 – A blockbuster card in Tokyo, Japan saw a double main event with NWA Champion Kerry Von Erich and Jumbo Tsuruta fighting to a double count-out and Harley Race defeating Ric Flair.

1986 Jim Crockett Promotions ran San Antonio, TX with the following results:
-Ron Garvin defeated the Barbarian
-Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke
-Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Pez Whatley in a taped fist match
-NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
-The Road Warriors defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a double Russian chain match
-NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard
-Dusty Rhodes defeated. NWA World Champion Ric Flair by DQ.

1987 Jacksonville, Florida:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Florida Heavyweight Champion Mike Rotundo
The Freebirds defeated Sting & Rick Steiner
Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bubba via disqualification

1989 – Lex Luger won the NWA United States Championship from Michael Hayes in Bluefield, West Virginia. This win kicked off a 523 day reign for Luger which still stands as a record today.

1992 – The first ever Smoky Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion was decided in Knoxville, Tennessee when Brian Lee defeated Paul Orndorff by disqualification in the final of a one night tournament.
SMW Volunteer Slam: Knoxville, Tennessee:
- Joey Maggs & Hector Guerrero defeated Rip Rogers & Barry Horowitz
- SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: The Dirty White Boy (w/ Ron Wright) pinned Dixie Dynamite
- SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Brian Lee pinned Buddy Landell
- SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Tim Horner
- SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Robert Gibson pinned Jimmy Golden
- SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Brian Lee pinned the Dirty White Boy (w/ Ron Wright)
- SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Robert Gibson
- SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard defeated Davey & Johnny Rich

93

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1994 – WCW Slamboree: A Legends’ Reunion took place in front of 4,000 fans at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two titles changed hands on the night. The first change saw Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan defeat The Nasty Boys in a ‘Broad Street Bully’ match to win the WCW Tag Team Championship. The main event saw Sting defeat Big Van Vader for the vacant WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. The title had been vacated a few days earlier by Sting. He had been defeated by Rick Rude in a title match in Tokyo, Japan but after the match the win was overturned and the title was offered to Sting who turned it down, thus leaving it vacant. The real life reason for this was because Rude had sustained a back injury in the Tokyo match that consequently ended his in-ring career. Also of note, this was the last WCW PPV to be held before they signed Hulk Hogan.

1995 – Jeff Jarrett defeated Razor Ramon at a house show in Quebec to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship in Quebec. He had lost the title to Ramon at a similar non-televised event in Montreal in a ladder match three days earlier. This began Jarrett’s third reign as champion.

2000 – WCW Monday Nitro took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On the show, Vince Russo stripped Ric Flair of the World Heavyweight Title. Jeff Jarrett defeated Kevin Nash to win the vacant title the same night. This was the fourth time the title had changed hands that month.

2001 – New WWF Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho (Who had won the belts on Raw a few days earlier) were forced by Mr. McMahon to defend the belts in a TLC match against The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz and Edge & Christian. They emerged from the bout victorious.

 

[BruiserBrody]

1906 - Frank Gotch defeats Tom Jenkins to regain the American Heavyweight Championship in a three fall match that lasts 57 minutes.

1967 Duluth, Minnesota:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Harley Race & Larry Hennig beat Verne Gagne & The Crusher via dq

1976 - WWWF ran Steubenville, OH at the St. John Arena, drawing 2,000 fans featuring:
-Haystacks Calhoun defeated Crusher Blackwell via disqualification.
-Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham in an arm wrestling contest.
-Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via countout.

1980 - New Japan Pro Wrestling ran Hasama, Japan, featuring:
-Williem Ruska & Riki Choshu defeated Bad News Allen & Tito Santana when Choshu pinned Santana.
-Strong Kobayashi pinned Chavo Guerrero.
-Andre the Giant defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via countout.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tatsumi Fujinami fought Dusty Rhodes & Stan Hansen to a no contest.
-Antonio Inoki defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification.

1981 Chicago, Illinois:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher via DQ
- Jerry Blackwell beat Baron Von Raschke
- Bobo Brazil beat Paul Christy
- Brad Rheingans beat Ray Stevens by DQ
- Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd

Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
Gen'ichiro Tenryu and Giant Baba defeated Bugsy McGraw and The Destroyer by disqualification (15:22 minutes) 2 out of 3 Falls Match - All Asia Tag Team Titles Match
David Von Erich and Kevin Von Erich defeated Great Kojika and Motoshi Okuma (c) (22:16 minutes) - TITLE CHANGE!!!
2 out of 3 Falls Match
Jumbo Tsuruta and Ricky Steamboat defeated Jimmy Snuka and The Sheik by disqualification (10:11 minutes) by 2 falls to 1


1981 - WWF ran a matinee event in Landover, MD at the Capital Centre featuring the following results:
-Angelo Mosca won a 16-man, $10,000 battle royal; other participants included: the Moondogs, Pedro Morales, Dominic DeNucci, the Hangman, Rick McGraw, Bulldog Brower, SD Jones, Larry Sharpe, Yosiaki Yatsu, Johnny Rodz, Frank Savage, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Garea, and Rick Martel; Sgt. Slaughter was scheduled for the bout but did not appear.
-Rick Martel defeated Chris Canyon. (Should be KK Bundy as a jobber)
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Killer Khan in a no holds barred match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout.

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1985 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Larry Zbyszko
- Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig
- Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
- Butch Reed beat Baron Von Raschke by countout


1986 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran the Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, with the following results:
-NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA & the Road Warriors defeated Baron Von Raschke, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
-Ricky Morton fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a no contest

1992 - Steve Austin defeats Barry Windham for the WCW Television Title in Atlanta, Georgia.

1993 - The first ever WCW Slamboree takes place in Atlanta, Georgia at the Omni, featuring three "Legends" matches. Here are the results:
- 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell defeated Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit when Scorpio hit a corkscrew legdrop on Benoit.
- Sid Vicious, in his return to WCW, defeated Van Hammer in less than a minute with a powerbomb.
- Dick Murdoch, Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka vs. Wahoo McDaniel, Blackjack Mulligan & Jim Brunzell ended in a no-contest as both team brawled.
- Thunderbolt Patterson & Brad Armstrong (subbing for Bob Armstrong) defeated Ivan Koloff & Baron Von Raschke.
- In a special edition of "Flair For The Gold", Ric Flair introduced the new Four Horsemen: Flair, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson, and .... Paul Roma. Tully Blanchard had been used in the advertising for the event, with the idea that it would be a reunion of the original unit, but instead, we got Paul Roma. Blanchard has stated in interviews that WCW had been in contact with him about appearing, but never sent him a contract.
- Dory Funk, Jr. (with Gene Kiniski in his corner) vs. Nick Bockwinkel (with Verne Gagne in his corner) went to a 15-minute draw.
- Rick Rude & Paul Orndorff defeated Dustin Rhodes & Kensuke Sasaki.
- Sting defeated The Prisoner (Nailz).
- Lou Thesz, Mr. Wrestling II, Verne Gagne and Eddie Graham (posthumously) were inducted into the WCW Hall Of Fame.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Steve Austin defeated Dos Hombres in cage match. The masked Hombres were supposedly Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas, but it was actually Steamboat & Tom Zenk. Douglas was out with a shoulder injury, and the announcers pretended that Zenk was Douglas. During the match, Steamboat unmasked, but Zenk never did. Austin pinned Zenk with a Stun Gun for the win.
- NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson after hitting him with the title belt for the pin.
- Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader via disqualification after use of a chair.

1993

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1999 - Owen Hart dies of cardiac arrest after falling from the ceiling in the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri during the WWF Over The Edge Pay-per-view. The fall was not seen on television, as a pre-taped interview was being shown at the time. Owen was to have made a "Blue Blazer" entrance on a cable when his harness malfunctioned, causing the fall. Hart was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead. Owen was 34 years old.

2000 – Kevin Nash won a three-way match against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner at a WCW Thunder taping in Saginaw, Michigan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. This was the fifth time the title changed hands in the month of May.

2005 – In a segment on Raw designed to promote the upcoming ECW: One Night Stand PPV, WWE chairman Vince McMahon, former ECW owner Paul Heyman and former WCW president Eric Bischoff all met together in a ring for the first time.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Slamboree 93 is another of my personal favorite WCW events. For whatever reason my neighbor's family got it and the KOTR 93 PPVs and not a single other one that I can recall over the 1987-1996 time frame where we were close. Once he gave me the tape to watch, Slamboree was viewed dozens of times over the years. A funny bonus I enjoyed was a Slamboree control center that was added on one of the tapes. Solie puts over Verne Gagne as one of the finest technical wrestlers ever meanwhile the film WCW used was Verne throwing punch after punch against Ox Baker (IIRC).

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1973 Kansas City, Kansas:
- Harley Race defeated Dory Funk Jr. for the NWA World Heavyweight Title (This was the title change that was supposed to go to Jack Brisco, but Funk suffered an auto accident and couldn't defend against Brisco so a change with Race in Kansas City was planned)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff beat Wahoo McDaniel & Angelo Mosca in 2 out of 3 falls
- AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch in a no DQ match

1974 St. Louis, Missouri:
- Dory Funk Jr. won the Missouri State Championship by beating Harley Race in 2 out of 3 falls
- Dick the Bruiser defeated Big Bill Miller
- Lord Alfred Hayes and Dick Murdoch went to a time limit draw with Pat O’Connor and Bobo Brazil

1976 Charlotte, North Carolina:
- Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel for the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title in a title vs. hair match

84

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Vincent James McMahon or simply Vince McMahon Sr., died of pancreatic cancer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was 69.


85

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1985 Kobe, Japan:
- King Kong Bundy & the Masked Superstar defeated Shunji Takano & Seiji Sakaguchi
- Iron Mike Sharpe defeated WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiro Saito via disqualification
- Pedro Morales fought Strong Machine #1 to a double countout
- Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura defeated International Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch via count-out to win the titles
- Andre the Giant fought Antonio Inoki to a double countout

1986 UWF TV #10 - 5/24/86:
UWF North American Heavyweight Champion Jim Duggan def Kamala
(w/Gen. Skandor Akbar) by disqualifcation in a non-title match
Ted DiBiase vs Michael Hayes

1987 Chicago, Illinois:
- Tim Horner fought Eddie Gilbert to a draw
- Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts defeated Sting & Rick Steiner
- Terry Taylor fought Chris Adams to a no contest
- The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title Best 2 out of 3 falls match
- Michael Hayes defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
- Manny Fernandez & Vladimir Pietrov defeated Barry Windham & Brad Armstrong
- NWA U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff in a chain match
- Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, & Lex Luger

1990 St. Louis, Missouri:
- Bob Orton pinned Dutch Mantel
- Norman pinned Cactus Jack
- The Road Warriors defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non title match
- Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom via disqualification
- The Junkyard Dog pinned NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title steel cage match

92

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93

Mr. Perfect vs. Doink: Raw, May 24, 1993

Mr. Perfect takes on Doink in Raw's featured match from May 24, 1993.

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97
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99

The Highest Rated Special Edition Of RAW Took Place 21 Years Ago Today

On this day in Pro Wrestling history on May 24, 1999, the World Wrestling Federation presented a special edition of RAW IS WAR titled “RAW IS OWEN”. Tribute to the late Owen Hart (who died the previous night in an accident at Over The Edge 1999) was paid on this episode of RAW. The show […]

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WCW @ Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center - May 24, 1999
Monday Nitro:
Roddy Piper & Chris Benoit fought Ric Flair, Diamond Dallas Page, & Bam Bam Bigelow to a no contest in a handicap match

2009 TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida:
- Amazing Red defeated Kiyoshi
- Eric Young and Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed) defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
- Taylor Wilde defeated Daffney (with Abyss) in a Monster's Ball match
- Suicide vs. Daniels ended in a draw. Suicide retained the TNA X Division Championship
- Angelina Love defeated Awesome Kong (with Raisha Saeed) to retain the TNA Women's Knockout Championshi
- Samoa Joe defeated Kevin Nash
- Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) (with Rob Terry) in the finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament
- A.J. Styles defeated Booker T in an I Quit match to retain the TNA Legends Championship
- Sting defeated Mick Foley, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett

 

[BruiserBrody]

1957 - Verne Gagne and Edouard Carpentier defeat Nikolai and Boris Volkoff for the Chicago version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ending the Volkoffs' second reign. (Not the Nikolai from the Hogan era)

1964 - WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena, featuring:
-Bill Watts defeated Killer Kowalski.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil, & Ernie Ladd defeated Gorilla Monsoon, Jerry & Luke Graham.

1970 - WWWF ran The Civic Center in Pittsburgh, PA, drawing 9,000 fans for the following results:
-George Steele defeated the Battman, Tony Marino.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Waldo Von Erich at 16:12.

1973 - Georgia Championship Wrestling ran the Omni in Atlanta, GA featuring:
-Southern Heavyweight Champion Buddy Colt defeated Norvel Austin (substituting for Jack Brisco)
-NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Bob Orton Jr. After the match, Orton was presented a trophy by Leroy McGuirk for being named the NWA 1973 Rookie of the Year.
-Bobo Brazil defeated U.S. Champion the Sheik (with Abdullah Farouk) in a No DQ match.
-WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Paul Jones.
-Mr. Wrestling #1 & #2 defeated Jack Brisco & Georgia Heavyweight Champion Bill Watts.
-Eddie & Mike Graham defeated Georgia Tag Team Champions the Super Infernos (with JC Dykes) via disqualification.
-Bob Armstrong defeated Bobby Shane; due to pre-match stipulations, Armstrong won Shane's Cadillac; Had Shane won, he would have received $8,500.

1973 Chicago, Illinois:
- Dick the Bruiser & Wahoo McDaniel beat Ernie Ladd & Superstar Billy Graham

Denver, Colorado:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch

1976 - Bob Orton, Jr. defeats Jack Brisco to win the Florida Heavyweight Title, ending Brisco's fourth reign.

Omaha, Nebraska:
- Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc ddq Mad Dog Vachon & Baron VR
- Jim Brunzell went to a draw with Blackjack Lanza

1978 St. Paul, Minnesota:
- Greg Gagne & Verne Gagne & Jim Brunzell went to a no contest with Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr

1979 - WWF ran Albany, NY at the Washington Avenue Armory featuring:
-WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab (the future Iron Sheik) via count-out after the 35-minute mark.

1979 Denver, Colorado:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne
- Super Destroyer Mark II (Sgt. Slaughter) beat The Crusher by DQ
- Mad Dog Vachon beat Bobby Duncum

1980 New Japan Pro Wrestling ran Odate, Japan with the following results:
-Hulk Hogan & Bad News Allen defeated Williem Ruska & Osamu Kido when Hogan defeated Kido via submission with a backbreaker.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Kengo Kimura in a non-title match
-Dusty Rhodes pinned Riki Choshu.
-Seiji Sakaguchi defated Stan Hansen via disqualification.
-Antonio Inoki defeated Ryuma Go via forfeit.
-Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, & Strong Kobayashi defeated Andre the Giant, Chavo Guerrero, & Tito Santana in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Andre pinned Kobayashi; fall #2 - Kobayashi defeated Santana via submission with a backbreaker; fall #3 - Fujinami pinned Guerrero.

1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Richmond, VA at the Coliseum, featuring:
-The Assassin defeated Angelo Mosca Sr.
-NWA U.S. Champion Ricky Steamboat fought Dick Slater to a double countout.
-Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle.

1984 - WWF ran Pittsburgh, PA at the Civic Arena, featuring:
-Rocky Johnson defeated Sika.
-Bob Backlund defeated Afa.
-David Schultz defeated Ivan Putski.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Samula.
-Sgt. Slaughter fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification.

1984 - WWF ran St. Louis, MO at the Kiel Auditorium for a "Wrestling at the Chase" TV Taping, featuring the following results:
*Jimmy Snuka defeated Roddy Piper via count-out at 6:54 when Piper left ringside after Snuka began whipping him with guest referee Lou Thesz’ belt; moments earlier, Piper took Thesz’ belt after the referee was knocked down and began choking Snuka with it until Thesz came to his senses and pulled Piper off.
*WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification after Orndorff attempted to use a foreign object.

1985 Chicago, Illinois:
- Jerry Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter beat Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering
- AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Buddy Roberts (sub King Tonga)
- Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts via DQ
- Butch Reed no contest The Crusher
- Nick Bockwinkel beat Brad Rheingans

1987 - Soldat Ustinov & Boris Zukhov defeat Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Five months later, Zukhov would leave for the WWF, and Doug Somers would take his place in the championship team.

1989 - Russian amateur wrestling great Salman Hashimikov defeats Big Van Vader for the IWGP Heavyweight Title in Osaka, Japan, ending Vader's reign at just one month.

90

1991 - WWF ran Dallas, TX at the Reunion Arena with the following results:
-Jim Duggan pinned Col. Mustafa (Iron Sheik)
-WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect pinned Davey Boy Smith.
-Jake Roberts defeated Earthquake via disqualification.
-The Rockers, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express when Jannetty pinned Tanaka.
-The Berzerker pinned Tugboat.
-The Ultimate Warrior defeated the Undertaker via disqualification.

1994 - WWF taped TV in Erie, PA, featuring the debut of Brian Lee as Ted DiBiase's fake Undertaker in the start of an angle to set up the legitimate Undertaker's return at Summerslam that year. After a live interview segment on Shawn Michaels' Heartbreak Hotel, the fake Taker defeated PJ Walker (the future Aldo Montoya and Justin Credible). On the same taping, an underage Jeff Hardy made his first appearance in a WWF ring, losing to the 1-2-3 Kid. The complete results of the marathon taping saw:
-Raymond Rougeau & Virgil defeated two unknowns
-Razor Ramon defeated Jeff Jarrett
-Jeff Jarrett & IRS defeated Doink the Clown & Tatanka
-In a match taped for the WWF Slamfest '95 home video, Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji) pinned the 1-2-3 Kid with a belly to belly suplex as the Kid leapt off the top. After the bout, Typhoon made the save.
-Lex Luger defeated Crush
-WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart
-Yokozuna & Crush (with Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) defeated the Smoking Gunns when Yoko pinned Billy with a legdrop after Crush hit a gorilla press slam
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers wit Afa & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated the Quebecers (with Johnny Polo) at 7:18 when Fatu pinned Pierre with the splash off the top
Owen Hart defeated Koko B. Ware via submission with the Sharpshooter at 3:19.
-Mabel (with Oscar) defeated Nikolai Volkoff (wth Ted Dibiase) via disqualification at 1:44 when IRS interfered and attacked Mabel; moments after the bout, Tatanka, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, and Bam Bam Bigelow also involved themselves in the brawl as a way to set the stage for that year's King of the Ring PPV.
-Typhoon pinned Quebecer Pierre (with Johnny Polo) at 5:49 with the splash.

1997 - Shawn Michaels & Steve Austin defeat Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith for the WWF World Tag Team Title in Evansville, Indiana. The partners, who did not get along, would vacate the belts soon after.

1999 - The WWF taped the May 31 edition of RAW is WAR in Moline, Illinois, which featured Jeff Jarrett defeating The Godfather for the WWF Intercontinental Title, beginning Jarrett's fourth reign. Jarrett's late tag team partner Owen Hart, who died two nights earlier in an accident at Over the Edge in Kansas City, Missouri, had been scheduled to win the title from The Godfather prior to the tragedy that occurred that night. Also, on the same episode of RAW, The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) won their first WWF Tag Team Title, defeating X-Pac and Kane.

2000 - The 3rd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show was held, featuring talent from WWF, WCW and ECW, in addition to independent talent

Chuck Palumbo defeated Sean O'Haire

Tim Horner defeated Dr. Tom Prichard

The Harris Brothers (Don Harris and Ron Harris) defeated Billy Kidman and Disco Inferno

Vampiro defeated Gen. Rection

Chris Benoit (c) defeated Steven Regal

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Shane Douglas

Justin Credible (c) defeated Raven

D'Lo Brown and Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko

2019 AEW Double or Nothing: Las Vegas, Nevada:
- Hangman Page won the Casino Battle Royale
- Kip Sabian pinned Sammy Guevara
- Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky beat Cima & T-Hawk & Lindaman
- Britt Baker won a four-way over Nyla Rose, Awesome Kong and Kylie Rae
- Chuckie T & Trent Baretta beat Jack Evans & Angelico
- Riho & Ryo Mizunami & Hikaru Shida beat Aja Kong & Emi Sakura & Yuka Sakazaki
- Cody pinned Dustin Rhodes
- Young Bucks beat Pentagon Jr. & Fenix to retain the AAA tag titles
- Chris Jericho pinned Kenny Omega

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Were the Pillman Memorial Shows the only time WWF, ECW, and WCW guys were all on the same card?

Ah nvm. It looks like the Mark Curtis Benefit Show in the Summer of '99 had guys from all three too.

Curtis Comes Home - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That is an indie cards you didn't know existed thread crosspost. I'm weirdly curious at how a Jericho-Terry Taylor match was.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Terry Funk's "retirement" show in 1997 also famously had talent from the three major US companies.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I almost mentioned Terry Funk's "50 Years of Funk"/Retirement Show but it didn't feature any WCW wrestlers. It did feature some FMW talent though!

 

[BruiserBrody]

I was thinking Funker's show too and looked it up. Inoki's Peace Festival card had only WCW guys (no WWF/ECW).

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1397403368767725568

WHAT!?!?!

 

[snuffbox]

Now I want to watch that show.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1397403368767725568

WHAT!?!?!

That’s what happens when Vince is left to his own devices to pick “hip” music for the opening video package.

 

[snuffbox]

WWF Masters of Muscle – May 1989

WWF Masters of Muscle Friday Night, May 26, 1989 TV Special Now here’s a mega rarity! I found this some time back on a wrestling torrent site and I had never heard of this special before! It …

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Now I want to watch it even more.