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Scott & Justin’s Wrestlemania IV
Wrestlemania IV
March 27, 1988
Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Attendance: 18, 165
Closed-Circuit Attendance: 175, 000
Buy Rate: 6.5
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Fun Fact: Before we get into the show itself, let’s get into the reasons why Wrestlemania was set up the way it was. On February 5, 1988, NBC held a special prime time edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. This was on a Friday night, and it was called “The Main Event.” It was the first time in over 3 decades that Read the rest of this entry
Scott & Justin’s Royal Rumble 1988
January 24, 1988
Copps Coliseum
Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 18, 000
TV Rating: USA Network: 8.2
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura
1) Ricky Steamboat (Richard Blood) defeats Rick Rude (Richard Rood) by disqualification at 17:40
Scott: Since this was on cable TV, which means there were commercial breaks, they didn’t need that many matches. Read the rest of this entry
Scott & Justin’s Survivor Series 1987
Survivor Series
November 26, 1987
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 21, 300
Buy Rate: 7.0
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
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WWE – The Best of Saturday Night’s Main Event – Disc Two
WWE – The Best of Saturday Night’s Main Event – Disc Two
Released: 2/10/2009
Your host is Gene Okerlund.
We head into 1988 in a world where Randy Savage is on his Read the rest of this entry
Scott & Justin’s Wrestlemania III
Wrestlemania III
March 29, 1987
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: Somewhere between 78,000 and 93,000
Closed Circuit Attendance: 441, 000
Buy Rate: 8.0
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
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Starrcade 1994
WCW Starrcade 1994
December 27, 1994
Nashville, TN
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hulk Hogan (7/17/1994)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jim Duggan (9/18/1994)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Harlem Heat (12/8/1994) (yet to air)
WCW World Television Champion: Johnny B. Badd (9/18/1994)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry
Clash of the Champions #29 (11.94)
WCW Clash of the Champions 29
November 16, 1994
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Coliseum
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hulk Hogan (7/17/1994)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jim Duggan (9/18/1994)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Pretty Wonderful (10/23/1994)
WCW World Television Champion: Johnny B. Badd (9/18/1994)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry
Halloween Havoc 1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
October 23, 1994
Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hulk Hogan (7/17/1994)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jim Duggan (9/18/1994)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Stars & Stripes (9/25/1994)
WCW World Television Champion: Johnny B. Badd (9/18/1994)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry
Bash at the Beach 1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
July 17, 1994
Orlando, FL
Orlando Arena
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Ric Flair (12/27/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Steve Austin (12/27/1993)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan (5/22/1994)
WCW World Television Champion: Lord Steven Regal (6/23/1994)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan. At the time, this was the biggest PPV gate that WCW had ever generated with a crowd of 14,000. The previous record was the Great American Bash in 1988 with 13,000. Just a little bit of trivia there for you. Read the rest of this entry
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