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AWA: War in the Windy City (06.89)
AWA: War in the Windy City
June 23, 1989
Chicago, IL
Odeon Pavilion
The current AWA Champs were as follows:
AWA World Champion: Larry Zbyszko (2/7/1989)
AWA World Tag Team Champions: Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans (3/25/1989)
AWA International Television Champion: Greg Gagne (12/13/1988)
AWA Women’s Champion: Wendi Richter (11/26/1988)
I can’t believe this is the first complete AWA show that I’ll review. I figured it would be a SuperClash, Super Sunday, or even WrestleRock for crying out loud. But nevertheless, this is what you’re getting.
Your hosts are Eric Bischoff and Lee Marshall (without his signature burly mustache). Shows how out of touch Verne was, Marshall is the cool kid on the block. Read the rest of this entry
WWF Boston Garden (03.08.86)
Boston Garden
March 8, 1986
Boston, MA
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes. Jesse Ventura is away on a special assignment! 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 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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Royal Rumble 1988
WWF Royal Rumble 1988
January 24, 1988
Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Copps Coliseum
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Honky Tonk Man (6/2/1987)
World Tag Team Champions: Strike Force (10/27/1987)
Women’s Champion: Sensational Sherri (7/24/1987)
Once again, Vince wouldn’t let JCP have a big event on the same night without him, so he uses Pat Patterson’s idea and turns it into a special cable television event on the USA network. Nevertheless, what only started out as a big “screw you” to Jim Crockett in the ongoing promotional wars, turned into an annual affair that would set up many of the main event feuds heading into WrestleMania.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura! Read the rest of this entry
Survivor Series 1987
WWF Survivor Series 1987
November 26, 1987
Richfield, OH
Richfield Coliseum
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Honky Tonk Man (6/2/1987)
World Tag Team Champions: Strike Force (10/27/1987)
Women’s Champion: Sensational Sherri (7/24/1987)
It’s the first-ever Survivor Series! Vince decided that Ted Turner shouldn’t have ALL the fun on Thanksgiving with Starrcade, so he started a tradition of his own. A festivus for the rest of us, if you WEEL.
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse “The Pilgrim” Ventura. Read the rest of this entry
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