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WrestleMania V
Posted by Matt
WWF WrestleMania V
April 2, 1989
Atlantic City, NJ
Trump Plaza
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Randy Savage (3/27/1988)
Intercontinental Champion: Ultimate Warrior (8/29/1988)
World Tag Team Champions: Demolition (3/27/1988)
Women’s Champion: Rockin’ Robin (10/7/1988)
This is the only WrestleMania to ever originate from the same location consecutively. On a little more interesting note, the WWF once again wasn’t able to air a WrestleMania without the NWA putting on an awesome Clash of the Champions up against it. Those who decided to watch the NWA over the WWF witnessed a 2/3-falls match with NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair in a 60-minute classic. That is just WRONG to air that against this show. Funny, but so wrong.
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse “The Jesse” Ventura! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Akeem, Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Bad News Brown, Barbarian, Big Bossman, Big John Studd, Blue Blazer, Bobby Heenan, Brain Busters, Bret Hart, Brooklyn Brawler, Brother Love, Brutus Beefcake, Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke, Bushwhackers, Curt Hennig, Demolition, Demolition Ax, Demolition Smash, Dino Bravo, Elizabeth, Frenchy Martin, Greg Valentine, Haku, Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Honky Tonk Man, Hulk Hogan, Jacques Rougeau, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Marty Jannetty, Morton Downey Jr., Mr. Fuji, Mr. Perfect, Owen Hart, Piper's Pit, Powers of Pain, Randy Savage, Raymond Rougeau, Red Rooster, Rick Martel, Rick Rude, Rockers, Rockin' Robin, Roddy Piper, Ron Garvin, Rougeau Brothers, Run-DMC, Shawn Michaels, Slick, Strike Force, Ted DiBiase, Terry Taylor, Tito Santana, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior, Virgil, Warlord, WrestleMania
Royal Rumble 1989
Posted by Matt
WWF Royal Rumble
January 15, 1989
Houston, TX
The Summit
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Randy Savage (3/27/1988)
Intercontinental Champion: Ultimate Warrior (8/29/1988)
World Tag Team Champions: Demolition (3/27/1988)
Women’s Champion: Rockin’ Robin (10/7/1988)
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura! For some reason, Jesse’s dressed like Rocky Balboa when he’s down on his luck. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Akeem, Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Bad News Brown, Barbarian, Big Bossman, Big John Studd, Bobby Heenan, Bret Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke, Curt Hennig, Demolition, Demolition Ax, Demolition Smash, Dino Bravo, Elizabeth, Frenchy Martin, Greg Valentine, Haku, Harley Race, Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Honky Tonk Man, Hulk Hogan, Jacques Rougeau, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Judy Martin, Koko B. Ware, Marty Jannetty, Mega Powers, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Raymond Rougeau, Red Rooster, Rick Martel, Rick Rude, Rockin' Robin, Ron Bass, Ron Garvin, Rougeau Brothers, Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels, Sherri Martel, Ted DiBiase, Terry Taylor, Tito Santana, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior, Warlord
Survivor Series 1988
Posted by Matt
WWF Survivor Series 1988
November 24, 1988
Richfield, OH
Richfield Coliseum
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Randy Savage (3/27/1988)
Intercontinental Champion: Ultimate Warrior (8/29/1988)
World Tag Team Champions: Demolition (3/27/1988)
Women’s Champion: Rockin’ Robin (10/7/1988)
A lot in American wrestling changed in 1988: the AWA had basically gone to being the WORST promotion in the world, media mogul Ted Turner buys a major portion of the NWA (Jim Crockett Promotions) and attempts to salvage the mess that Dusty had made throughout the year, and then you had wrestlers who were either jumping ships or abandoning the ship altogether. What makes 1988 even worse is that we’re given major shows like this where you’ve got maybe one or two things going on that are interesting, is that everything else is just plum whacko.
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Akeem, Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Bad News Brown, Barbarian, Big Bossman, Blue Blazer, Bobby Heenan, Bolsheviks, Boris Zhukov, Brain Busters, Bret Hart, British Bulldogs, Brutus Beefcake, Conquistadors, Curt Hennig, Danny Davis, Davey Boy Smith, Demolition, Demolition Ax, Demolition Smash, Dino Bravo, Dynamite Kid, Elizabeth, Frenchy Martin, Greg Valentine, Haku, Harley Race, Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Hillbilly Jim, Honky Tonk Man, Hulk Hogan, Jacques Rougeau, Jake Roberts, Jim Brunzell, Jim Duggan, Jim Neidhart, Jim Powers, Jimmy Hart, Ken Patera, Koko B. Ware, Marty Jannetty, Mega Powers, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Perfect, Nikolai Volkoff, One Man Gang, Owen Hart, Paul Roma, Powers of Pain, Randy Savage, Raymond Rougeau, Red Rooster, Rick Rude, Rockers, Ron Bass, Rougeau Brothers, Sam Houston, Scott Casey, Shawn Michaels, Slick, Survivor Series, Ted DiBiase, Terry Taylor, Tito Santana, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior, Virgil, Warlord, Young Stallions
SummerSlam 1988
Posted by Matt
WWF SummerSlam 1988
August 29, 1988
New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Randy Savage (3/27/1988)
Intercontinental Champion: Honky Tonk Man (6/2/1987)
World Tag Team Champions: Demolition (3/27/1988)
Women’s Champion: Sensational Sherri (7/24/1987)
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Superstar Billy Graham! Jesse Ventura has refereeing duties tonight. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Barbarian, Baron Von Raschke, Big Bossman, Bobby Heenan, Bolsheviks, Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, British Bulldogs, Brother Love, Brutus Beefcake, Cheryl Roberts, Davey Boy Smith, Demolition, Demolition Ax, Demolition Smash, Dino Bravo, Don Muraco, Dynamite Kid, Elizabeth, Frenchy Martin, Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Honky Tonk Man, Hulk Hogan, Jacques Rougeau, Jake Roberts, Jesse Ventura, Jim Duggan, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Junkyard Dog, Ken Patera, Koko B. Ware, Mega Powers, Mr. Fuji, Nikolai Volkoff, Powers of Pain, Randy Savage, Raymond Rougeau, Rick Rude, Ron Bass, Rougeau Brothers, Slick, SummerSlam, Ted DiBiase, Ultimate Warrior, Virgil, Warlord
Crockett Cup ’86
Posted by Matt
The 1st Annual Crockett Cup
April 13, 1986
New Orleans, LA
The Superdome
The best of Bill Watts’ UWF and Jim Crockett Promotions come together to compete in a day long 24-tag team tournament with a grand prize of a million dollars! Oh yeah, and to honor the late Jim Crockett Sr. too, of course. It’s wrestling history, BAYBEE!
Your hosts are David Crockett and Tony Schiavone. Hooray Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Barbarian, Baron Von Raschke, Bart Batten, Bill Watts, Black Bart, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Bobby Jaggers, Boogie Woogie Man, Brad Batten, Brett Sawyer, Buddy Landel, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Buzz Sawyer, Chavo Guerrero Sr., Crockett Cup, Dennis Condrey, Dick Slater, DJ Peterson, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fabulous Ones, Fantastics, Giant Baba, Hector Guerrero, Italian Stallion, Ivan Koloff, Jack Victory, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jim Duggan, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Koko B. Ware, Luke Williams, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Mark Youngblood, Mid-South Wrestling, Midnight Express, Mike Miller, Mitsuharu Misawa, Nelson Royal, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, Shaska Whatley, Sheepherders, Stan Lane, Steve Keirn, Superstar Bill Dundee, Terry Taylor, Tiger Mask, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, UWF, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
Crockett Cup ’88
Posted by Matt
The 3rd Annual Crockett Cup
April 22-23, 1988
Greenville, SC & Greensboro, NC
Greenville Auditorium & Greensboro Coliseum
So Turner would buy out JCP in the fall, making this the final Crockett Cup. In case you haven’t been following or just don’t know, the winner of this tag team tournament gets a million dollars cash money!
Your hosts are Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Boogie Woogie Man, Bunkhouse Stampede Finals, Butch Miller, Crockett Cup, Dick Murdoch, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fantastics, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Italian Stallion, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, Jive Tones, JJ Dillon, Kendall Windham, Kevin Sullivan, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Luke Williams, Magnum TA, Midnight Express, Midnight Rider, Mighty Wilbur, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Powers of Pain, Precious, Ric Flair, Rip Morgan, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Simmons, Sheepherders, Stan Lane, Sting, Tiger Conway Jr., Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, Warlord, WCW, WWE
Bunkhouse Stampede ’88
Posted by Matt
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede ‘88
January 24, 1988
Uniondale, NY
Nassau Coliseum
Just when JCP thought it was safe to air a PPV without McMahon coming along and tricking the cable companies into choosing to air his PPVs over the NWA’s PPV, Vince airs a free show with the debut of the Royal Rumble over on the USA network. No biggie though, the card wasn’t even that good to begin with and a less than mediocre WrestleMania card was coming.
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Bob Caudle! Read the rest of this entry →
Crockett Cup ’87
Posted by Matt
The 2nd Annual Crockett Cup
April 10-11, 1987
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Arena
WOW! What a huge bunch of wrestling this would’ve been to sit through. Good thing they split it up into two days! There’s like twenty-something teams battling it out in single-elimination tournament style. Luckily, the good people at Turner have cut this tape down to a 2-hr highlights tape. As for the tournament, the top-eight tag teams according to the NWA people get to skip the first round and go right to the next round. Those teams would be the NWA tag champs Rick Rude & Manny “Ragin’ Bull” Fernandez, Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff (or the Super Powers, whichever you prefer), The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express, Giant Baba & Isao Takagi, Ivan Koloff & Vladimir “Don’t Call Me Putin” Petrov, and Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger. Why Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan are together instead of Arn and Tully, I have no idea. Anyways, the winning team gets to split a million smackeroos and a kiss on the cheek all the way from heaven by Jim Crockett Sr. himself!
This intro video is LONG! Clocking in at just over three minutes!
Your host is Tony Schiavone. All this time in the wrestling biz and he couldn’t make ONE friend? Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Barbarian, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Bob Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Brad Armstrong, Crockett Cup, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Hector Guerrero, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Kamala, Lazortron, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Precious, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Garvin, Shaska Whatley, Skandor Akbar, Superstar Bill Dundee, Teijho Khan, Tim Horner, Tully Blanchard, Vladimir Petrov, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
Clash of the Champions #1 (3/88)
Posted by Matt
NWA Clash of the Champions
March 27, 1988
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Coliseum
So the WWF wants to put on a PPV to make cable companies choose which wrestling show they let America watch on Thanksgiving? Fine. The WWF gets two hours on free-TV for the first-ever Royal Rumble show, while we’re trying to have a crappy battle royal inside of a cage called “The Bunkhouse Stampede”? Whatever, that’s cool. But if you think for one second that we’re not going to put on a show during that one day a year where you show forth your abnormal compulsion of “wrestling” and that we’re not going to show you guys up North how it’s done with a two-hour wrestling extravaganza, then you’re DEAD WRONG, mister (McMahon)!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Clash of the Champions, Fantastics, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger, Midnight Express, Mike Rotunda, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Powers of Pain, Precious, Ric Flair, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Stan Lane, Sting, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, Warlord, WWE
Starrcade 1985
Posted by Matt
NWA Starrcade ’85: The Gathering
November 28, 1985
Atlanta, GA & Greensboro, NC
The Omni & Greensboro Coliseum
This is the original show that gave Vince the idea to book a “multi-location” show, except Vince had to one-up Crockett and book his WrestleMania in three different venues ALL over the country. The tape I have starts out in G-boro and then switches back and forth between cities until we reach Flair/Rhodes in ATL, which I can only assume is how it was presented on CCTV.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle, with Johnny Weaver conducting interviews in Greensboro. Shame the man couldn’t be in two places at once, because I would love for a good old school Ric Flair promo to be on here. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Abdullah the Butcher, Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Barbarian, Billy Jack Haynes, Black Bart, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Buddy Landel, Dennis Condrey, Don Kernodle, Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Krusher Khrushchev, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Bass, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, Starrcade, Superstar Billy Graham, Terry Taylor, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel
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