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Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 3/10/97

WCW Nitro 3/10/97
Spring Break-Out
Club La Vela
Panama City Beach
, FL

Hour 1
Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko

– And we kick off this week’s show with Hollywood Hogan and Read the rest of this entry

Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 2/3/97

WCW Nitro 2/3/97

Mid-South Coliseum

Memphis, TN

Hour 1

Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko
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Bigelow’s Replay: Raw is War: 1/4/99

As we come upon the 10 year anniversary of Mick Foley’s first WWF World Championship victory (12/29/98), I thought I would post this retro review. I attended this Raw taping live and have added a lengthy live notes post to kick it off. Enjoy!

WWF Raw is War 1/4/99 (Taped 12/29/98)

Centrum Centre

Worcester, MA

Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler
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WWE Cruiserweight Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Taka Michinoku Brian Christopher 12/7/1997 IYH:
D-Generation X[1]
Christian Cage Taka Michinoku 10/18/1998 Judgment Day
Gillberg Christian Cage 11/17/1998 Raw is War
Essa Rios Gillberg 2/13/2000 HeAt
Dean Malenko Essa Rios 3/13/2000 Raw is War
Scotty 2 Hotty Dean Malenko 4/17/2000 Raw is War
Dean Malenko (2) Scotty 2 Hotty 4/27/2000 Smackdown
Crash Holly Dean Malenko 3/13/2001 HeAt
Jerry Lynn Crash Holly 4/29/2001 HeAt
Jeff Hardy Jerry Lynn 6/7/2001 Smackdown!
X-Pac Jeff Hardy 6/25/2001 Raw is War
Tajiri X-Pac 8/6/2001 Raw is War
X-Pac (2) Tajiri 8/19/2001 SummerSlam
Billy Kidman X-Pac 10/11/2001 Smackdown!
Tajiri (2) Billy Kidman 10/22/2001 Raw[2]
Billy Kidman (2) Tajiri 4/4/2002 Smackdown!
Tajiri (3) Billy Kidman 4/21/2002 Backlash
The Hurricane Tajiri 5/16/2002 Smackdown![3]
Jamie Noble The Hurricane 6/23/2002 King of the Ring
Billy Kidman (3) Jamie Noble 11/17/2002 Survivor Series
Matt Hardy Billy Kidman 2/23/2003 No Way Out
Rey Mysterio Matt Hardy 6/3/2003 Smackdown!
Tajiri (4) Rey Mysterio 9/25/2003 Smackdown!
Rey Mysterio (2) Tajiri 1/1/2004 Smackdown!
Chavo Guerrero Rey Mysterio 2/15/2004 No Way Out
Jacqueline Chavo Guerrero 5/6/2004 Smackdown
Chavo Guerrero
(2)
Jacqueline 5/16/2004 Judgment Day
Chavo Classic Chavo Guerrero 5/20/2004 Smackdown![4]
Rey Mysterio (3) Chavo Classic 6/17/2004 Smackdown!
Spike Dudley Rey Mysterio 7/29/2004 Smackdown!
Funaki Spike Dudley 12/12/2004 Armageddon
Chavo Guerrero
(3)
Funaki 2/20/2005 No Way Out[5]
Paul London Chavo Guerrero 3/31/2005 Smackdown![6]
Nunzio Paul London 8/6/2005 Velocity
Juventud Nunzio 10/9/2005 No Mercy
Nunzio (2) Juventud 11/15/2005 Rome, Italy
Juventud (2) Nunzio 11/25/2005 Smackdown!
Kid Kash Juventud 12/18/2005 Armageddon
Gregory Helms (2) Kid Kash 1/29/2006 Royal Rumble[7]
Chavo Guerrero
(4)
Gregory Helms 2/18/2007 No Way Out[8]
Hornswoggle Chavo Guerrero 7/22/2007 Great
American Bash[9]

Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: After Survivor Series, the WWF Light Heavyweight title would be abandoned, as the WCW Cruiserweight title becomes adopted by the WWF. After the draft on March 25, 2002, the title becomes exclusive to Smackdown.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Billy Kidman.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also featured Spike Dudley.
[5]: This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open which also involved Paul London, Akio, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley.
[6]: London won an eight-man battle royal to win the title.
[7]: This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open which also featured Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London. Helms, who was part of the Raw roster, moved to Smackdown after winning the title.
[8]: This was an 8-man Cruiserweight Open which also involved Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang and Scotty 2 Hotty.
[9]: On September 28, 2007, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stated that Hornswaggle’s status as Mr. McMahon’s (kayfabe) son and his dimunitive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being. On March 4, 2008, the WWE put the title on the retired section with the other past titles.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

WWE Womens Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Fabulous Moolah Judy Grable 9/18/1956 New Orleans, LA[1]
Wendi Richter Fabulous Moolah 7/23/1984 The Brawl to End It All
Lelani Kai Wendi Richter 2/18/1985 New York, NY
Wendi Richter Lelani Kai 3/31/1985 WrestleMania
Fabulous Moolah (2) Wendi Richter 11/25/1985 New York, NY[2]
Velvet McIntyre Fabulous Moolah 7/3/1986 Brisbane, Australia
Fabulous Moolah (3) Velvet McIntyre 7/9/1986 Sydney, Australia
Sherri Martel Fabulous Moolah 7/24/1987 Houston, TX
Rockin’ Robin Sherri Martel 10/7/1988 Prime Time Wrestling[3]
Alundra Blayze Heidi Lee Morgan 12/13/1993 Poughkeepsie, NY[4]
Bull Nakano Alundra Blayze 11/20/1994 Tokyo, Japan
Alundra Blayze (2) Bull Nakano 4/3/1995 Monday Night Raw
Bertha Faye Alundra Blayze 8/27/1995 SummerSlam
Alundra Blayze (3) Bertha Faye 10/23/1995 Monday Night Raw[5]
Jacqueline Sable 9/21/1998 Raw is War[6]
Sable Jacqueline 11/15/1998 Survivor Series
Debra Sable 5/10/1999 Raw is War[7]
Ivory Debra 6/14/1999 Raw is War
Fabulous Moolah (4) Ivory 10/17/1999 No Mercy
Ivory (2) Fabulous Moolah 10/25/1999 Raw is War
The Kat Ivory 12/12/1999 Armageddon[8]
Harvey Wippleman The Kat 1/31/2000 Raw is War[9]
Jacqueline (2) Harvey Wippleman 2/3/2000 Smackdown!
Stephanie McMahon Jacqueline 3/30/2000 Smackdown!
Lita Stephanie McMahon 8/21/2000 Raw is War
Ivory (3) Lita 11/2/2000 Smackdown![10]
Chyna Ivory 4/1/2001 WrestleMania X-7[11]
Trish Stratus 11/18/2001 Survivor Series[12]
Jazz Trish Stratus 2/4/2002 Raw
Trish Stratus (2) Jazz 5/13/2002 Raw[13]
Mighty Molly Trish Stratus 6/23/2002 King of the Ring
Trish Stratus (3) Mighty Molly 9/22/2002 Unforgiven
Victoria Trish Stratus 11/17/2002 Survivor Series
Trish Stratus (4) Victoria 3/30/2003 WrestleMania XIX[14]
Jazz (2) Trish Stratus 4/27/2003 Backlash
Gail Kim Jazz 6/30/2003 Raw[15]
Molly Holly (2) Gail Kim 7/28/2003 Raw
Victoria (2) Molly Holly 2/23/2004 Raw[16]
Trish Stratus (5) Victoria 6/13/2004 Bad Blood[17]
Lita (2) Trish Stratus 12/6/2004 Raw
Trish Stratus (6) Lita 1/9/2005 New Year’s Revolution
Mickie James Trish Stratus 4/2/2006 WrestleMania 22
Lita (3) Mickie James 8/14/2006 Raw
Trish Stratus (7) Lita 9/17/2006 Unforgiven[18]
Lita (4) Mickie James 11/5/2006 Cyber Sunday[19]
Mickie James (2) Lita 11/26/2006 Survivor Series
Melina Mickie James 2/19/2007 Raw
Mickie James (3) Melina 4/24/2007 Paris, France[20]
Melina (2) Mickie James 4/24/2007 Paris, France
Candice Melina 6/24/2007 Vengeance
Beth Phoenix Candice 10/7/2007 No Mercy
Mickie James (4) Beth Phoenix 4/14/2008 Raw
Beth Phoenix (2) Mickie James 8/17/2008 SummerSlam[21]
Melina (3) Beth Phoenix 1/25/2009 Royal Rumble
Michelle McCool Melina 6/28/2009 The Bash

Footnotes:
[1]: This is a tournament final.
[2]: Moolah wrestled as Spider Lady and unmasked after the victory.
[3]: The title became completely inactive in 1990.
[4]: This was a tournament final.
[5]: Blayze (Madusa Miceli) threw the title belt in the trash upon arrival in WCW, leaving the title once again vacant.
[6]: This was to fill the vacant title.
[7]: Though Debra had her clothes stripped off first in this evening gown match, she was still declared the winner by WWF commissioner Shawn Michaels.
[8]: This was a four-way evening gown match held in a pool that also included Jacquelyn and B.B and had the Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young as special guest referees.
[9]: Harvey Wippleman dressed up as a woman and called himself Hervina in order to obtain the title.
[10]: This was a four-corners match which also included Jacqueline and Trish Stratus.
[11]: The title became vacant when Chyna left the WWF because of a contract dispute.
[12]: This was a six-pack challenge match which also included Lita, Jacqueline, Mighty Molly, Ivory and Jazz.
[13]: This was a tag team match with Trish Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley taking on Jazz and Steven Richards.
[14]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Jazz.
[15]: This was a seven-woman battle royal which also included Trish Stratus, Ivory, Jacqueline, Victoria and Molly Holly.
[16]: This was a fatal-four way match also including Lita and Jazz.
[17]: This was a fatal-four way match also involving Lita and Gail Kim.
[18]: Trish Stratus retired as WWE Womens Champion on the same night she won the belt. Because of her retirement, the title became vacant.
[19]: This was a tournament final.
[20]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Victoria.
[21]: Phoenix teamed up with Santino Marella to take on Womens champion Mickie James and Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston in a “Winner Takes All” match.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

Turning Point 2004

TNA Turning Point 2004
December 5, 2004
Orlando, FL
Universal Studios

The current NWA & TNA Champs were as follows:
NWA World Champion: Jeff Jarrett (6/2/2004)
NWA World Tag Team Champions: 3Live Kru (11/7/2004)
NWA-TNA X-Division Champion: Petey Williams (8/11/2004)

Your hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West. Read the rest of this entry

Victory Road 2004

TNA Victory Road 2004
November 7, 2004
Orlando, FL
Universal Studios

The current NWA & TNA Champs were as follows:
NWA World Champion: Jeff Jarrett (6/2/2004)
NWA World Tag Team Champions: Bobby Roode & Eric Young (10/12/2004)
NWA-TNA X-Division Champion: Petey Williams (8/11/2004)

Your hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West. Don makes our first flub of the night during the introductions ~ “It’s going to be interesting to see how this transfolds.” Read the rest of this entry