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WWE – Unreleased: Never Before Seen Matches (DISC ONE)
WWE – Unreleased: Never Before Seen Matches
1986-1995
Disc One
I haven’t completed a DVD recap in a while and this one looked pretty interesting, so I thought I would give it a shot. Heck, I haven’t purchased a WWE DVD in forever, so you know this had to have peaked my interest on some level.
AT FIRST GLANCE: Disc one covers the 1980s portion of the set and creeps into 1990 a little bit. Some of the tag matches could be interesting. On disc one, I’m most interested in the handicap match between Hogan and Savage against the Hart Foundation and the Honky Tonk Man. I think that could possibly be a hidden gem. The Powers of Pain against the Rockers could be promising as well. While this doesn’t surprise me that it’s part of the set because it’s WWE, I’m scratching my head over why they would think we would want to sit through Andre the Giant and Big John Studd — in 1989. Nevertheless, let’s get at it.
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WWF: Boston Garden (02.11.89)
WWF: Boston Garden
February 11, 1989
Boston, MA
The current WWF champs were as follows:
WWF World Champion: Randy Savage (3/27/1988)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Ultimate Warrior (8/29/1988)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Demolition (3/27/1988)
WWF Women’s Champion: Rockin’ Robin (11/8/1988)
Your hosts are Rod Trongard (for the last time on NESN) and Lord Alfred Hayes. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Boston Garden (02.08.1986)
WWF: Boston Garden
February 8, 1986
Boston, MA
The current WWF champions were as follows:
WWF World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Tito Santana (7/6/1985)
WWF Tag Team Champions: The Dream Team (8/24/1985)
WWF Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (11/25/1985)
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura. Read the rest of this entry
Championship Wrestling from Florida: (07.31.82)
Championship Wrestling from Florida
July 31, 1982
Tampa, FL
(Taped on 7/28/82)
The NWA & CWF champions were as follows:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair (9/17/1981)
NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Brown Sugar (7/25/1982)
NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion: Brian Blair (7/11/1982)
Your host is Gordon Solie. Read the rest of this entry
WWE: Hulk Still Rules DVD
WWE – Hulk Still Rules
Released: 8/20/2002
Two-Disc Set
DISC ONE
THE PROGRAM (63 minutes): Read the rest of this entry
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (01.23.82)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
January 23, 1982
Charlotte, NC
(taped on 1/20/82)
Your hosts are Bob Caudle and David Crockett.
The NWA representative Sandy Scott announces that Gene & Ole Anderson have been stripped of the NWA world tag team titles and tag team tournaments will be taking place all over the world. EAST vs. WEST! More about that later. Let’s get to the ring. Read the rest of this entry
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (12.05.81)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
December 5, 1981
Charlotte, NC
(taped on 12/2/81)
THANK YOU, WWE 24/7!
Your hosts are Bob Caudle and David Crockett. Read the rest of this entry
Scott & Justin’s Royal Rumble 1989
Royal Rumble
January 15, 1989
The Summit
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 19, 000
Buy Rate: 1.5
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Dark Matches
1) Jim Powers (James Manley) defeated Barry Horowitz
2) Sam Houston defeated Steve Lombardi
3) King Haku (Uliuli Fifita) defeated Harley Race
Actual Show
1) The Hart Foundation & Jim Duggan defeat the Rougeau Brothers & Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano) in a two-of-three falls match
Raymond Rougeau pins Bret Hart at 4:30
Jim Duggan pins Raymond Rougeau at 10:10
Bret Hart pins Dino Bravo at 14:55
Scott: The first PPV match of the New Year is a six-man tag that I’ve always had mixed feelings about. On the one hand, Read the rest of this entry
Scott & Justin’s Wrestlemania II
Wrestlemania II: THREE TIMES THE FUN!
April 7, 1986
Buy Rate: 7.0
Closed Circuit Attendance: 320,000
Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 16,585
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Susan Saint James
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