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IYH XIII: Final Four (02.97)
In Your House: Final Four
February 16, 1997
Chattanooga, TN
UTC Arena
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Vacant (2/13/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Rocky Maivia (2/13/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler in their FIRST PPV together as a team. Is it safe to assume Vince had some last minute booking to oversee? Read the rest of this entry
Thursday Raw Thursday (02.13.97)
Thursday Raw Thursday
February 13, 1997
Lowell, MA
Memorial Auditorium
LIVE!
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Shawn Michaels (1/19/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Since the dog show interrupted Monday Night Raw’s regular timeslot and left WCW’s flagship program completely unopposed considering I highly doubt too many wrestling fans wanted to see which person’s dog took home the gold or whatever happens on those things, the WWF and the USA network fought back with a stacked card just three days before the next In Your House PPV with their own completely unopposed one-night-only wrestling program – THURSDAY RAW THURSDAY!
And they start us off with a bomb shell… “Tonight, the World Wrestling Federation Title will be declared vacant. Thus, this Sunday’s ‘Final Four’ winner will become the new World Wrestling Federation Champion. Tonight…live…Shawn Michaels will forfeit the World Wrestling Federation Championship.”
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Good Ol’ JR, and Jerry “The King” Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
Monday Night Raw (02.03.97)
Monday Night Raw
February 3, 1997
Toronto, ON, CA
The Skydome
(Taped on 1/31/97)
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Shawn Michaels (1/19/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
So WCW does a Monday night dome show, now the WWF does one too? Vince wastes no time in taking a moment to brag that it’s the biggest live audience for a Monday night show that no one is watching.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Good Ol’ JR. Read the rest of this entry
Monday Night Raw (01.27.97)
Monday Night Raw
January 27, 1997
Beaumont, TX
Montagne Center
(Taped on 1/20/97)
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Shawn Michaels (1/19/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Recap of last week is shown. All four individuals are here this week as well. That means it might get CRAZY!
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
Monday Night Raw (01.20.97)
Monday Night Raw
January 20, 1997
Beaumont, TX
Montagne Center
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Shawn Michaels (1/19/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
For those of you who missed the Royal Rumble, some still shots of the PPV are shown before anything can happen.
I must say, they really do need a new intro by this point. LAME.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
Royal Rumble 1997
WWF Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997
San Antonio, TX
Alamodome
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Psycho Sid (11/17/1996)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
Monday Night Raw (01.06.97)
WWF Monday Night Raw
January 6, 1997
Albany, NY
Knickerbocker Arena
(Taped on 12/30/96)
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Psycho Sid (11/17/1996)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler.
TONIGHT: Bret Hart is going to find out what time it is. I’m assuming 9PM, but Vader has a different point of view. Read the rest of this entry
WCW Saturday Night (02.26.94)
WCW Saturday Night
February 26, 1994
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Ric Flair (12/27/1993)
WCW International World Champion: Rick Rude (9/19/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Steve Austin (12/27/1993)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Nasty Boys (10/24/1993)
WCW World Television Champion: Lord Steven Regal (9/19/1993)
We are a week out from Superbrawl IV where Ric Flair retained the WCW world title over Vader in a THUNDERCAGE match. As special referee, The (Big) Boss (Man) was a huge help in that match for Ric Flair which will lead to the Vader-Boss feud that causes Boss to get a name AND gimmick change and takes us WAY into the fall. But before Superbrawl IV, Ricky Steamboat was whipped (WHIPPED LIKE A DOG!) by Vader and now he wants a match with the Mastodon himself! That’s not very bright, Ricky. Heenan thinks that evidently Steamboat has his insurance paid up because that’s the only thing he can come up for a reason to want to get in the ring with Vader.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan. Funny how they updated the show intro, but not the set. Read the rest of this entry
WCW Saturday Night (08.01.92)
WCW Saturday Night
August 1, 1992
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre
The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (7/12/1992)
WCW U.S. Champion: Rick Rude (11/19/1991)
WCW World Television Champion: Steve Austin (6/13/1992)
WCW World Light Heavyweight Champion: Brad Armstrong (7/5/1992)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Dr. Death & Terry Gordy (7/12/1992)
Before the program, we see a past interview where the TV champ Steve Austin calls Ricky Steamboat yellow for ducking a title shot because he was home nursing some hurt ribs. Therefore, no more title shots for Ricky Steamboat. Well, Steamboat rips off his Ralph Lauren polo to reveal taped ribs. That proves everything!
Your hosts are Jim Ross & Bill Watts. Read the rest of this entry
Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 4/28/97
WCW Nitro 4/28/97
Norfolk Scope Coliseum
Norfolk, VA
Announcers: Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko & Bobby Heenan
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