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WWF: Showdown at Shea (08.09.80)
Posted by Matt
WWF: Showdown at Shea
August 9, 1980
Flushing, NY
Shea Stadium
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Ken Patera (4/21/1980)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Wild Samoans (4/12/1980)
NOTE: What an interesting time in wrestling history. There are THREE major cards in THREE different promotions that happen between August 2 and August 9. Collectively, there are over 80,000 people to see these three different cards. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Andre the Giant, Angel Maravilla, Antonio Inoki, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Beverly Shade, Bob Backlund, Bruno Sammartino, Captain Lou Albano, Chavo Guerrero Sr., Dominic DeNucci, Fabulous Moolah, Freddie Blassie, Grand Wizard, Hulk Hogan, Ivan Putski, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Kandi Malloy, Ken Patera, Larry Sharpe, Larry Zbyszko, Pat Patterson, Pedro Morales, Peggy Lee, Rene Goulet, Showdown at Shea, Tatsumi Fujinami, The Hangman, Tony Atlas, Tor Kamata, Wild Samoans
WCCW: TV (05.07.83)
Posted by Matt
WCCW TV
May 7, 1983
Dallas, TX
Sportatorium
(taped on 4/29/83)
The NWA & WCCW champions were as follows:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair (9/17/1981)
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: The Fabulous Freebirds (12/25/1982)
NWA American Heavyweight Champion: Kevin Von Erich (3/4/1983)
NWA American Tag Team Champions: The Fabulous Freebirds (11/26/1982)
NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion: David Von Erich (4/4/1983)
Your host is Bill Mercer.
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WCCW: TV (04.30.83)
Posted by Matt
WCCW TV
April 30, 1983
Dallas, TX
Sportatorium
(taped on 4/15/83)
The NWA & WCCW champions were as follows:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair (9/17/1981)
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: The Fabulous Freebirds (12/25/1982)
NWA American Heavyweight Champion: Kevin Von Erich (3/4/1983)
NWA American Tag Team Champions: The Fabulous Freebirds (11/26/1982)
NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion: David Von Erich (4/4/1983)
Your host is Bill Mercer.
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WWE: Viva La Raza – The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero – Disc Two
Posted by Matt
WWE: Viva La Raza – The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero – Disc Two
Released: 11/11/2008
This one’s for you, TPWW’s Mr. Slackalack!
Chris Jericho – Latino Heat: Jericho did what he couldn’t do with Chyna and that’s make their relationship entertaining. He remembers a story about Eddie taking a water bottle cap and making a monocle out of it. No reason to it, but Jericho loves that memory because he feels it sums up the spirit of who Eddie Guerrero really was. Read the rest of this entry →
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