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WrestleMania X

WWF WrestleMania X
March 20, 1994
New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden

The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Yokozuna (6/13/1993)
Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon (9/27/1993)
World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (1/17/1994)
Women’s Champion: Alundra Blayze (12/13/1993)

Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler – making not only his WWF PPV announcing debut, but his first WWF appearance since the statutory rape charges in the fall of ’93. Read the rest of this entry

NWA World Television Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Danny Miller Ole Anderson 2/27/1974 Raleigh, NC[1]
Ivan Koloff Danny Miller 5/10/1974 Richmond, VA
Paul Jones Ivan Koloff 7/8/1974 Charlotte, NC
Ivan Koloff (2) Paul Jones 10/24/1974 Anderson, NC
Paul Jones (2) Ivan Koloff 12/26/1974 Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair Paul Jones 2/8/1975 Winston-Salem, NC
Paul Jones (3) Ric Flair 8/8/1975 Richmond, VA[2]
Angelo Mosca Mr. Wrestling 4/14/1976 Raleigh, NC[3]
Paul Jones (4) Angelo Mosca 6/30/1976 Raleigh, NC
Mr. Wrestling Paul Jones 10/16/1976 Greensboro, NC
Greg Valentine Mr. Wrestling 11/8/1976 Raleigh, NC
Rufus R. Jones Greg Valentine 11/30/1976 Charleston, SC
Greg Valentine (2) Rufus R. Jones 1/19/1977 Raleigh, NC
Rufus R. Jones (2) Greg Valentine 2/15/1977 Raleigh, NC
Ric Flair (2) Rufus R. Jones 4/4/1977 Greenville, SC
Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair 6/15/1977 Raleigh, NC
Baron Von Raschke Ricky Steamboat 10/12/1977 Raleigh, NC
Johnny Weaver Baron Von Raschke 3/5/1978 Charlotte, NC
Baron Von Raschke (2) Johnny Weaver 3/26/1978 Greensboro, NC
Paul Jones (5) Baron Von Raschke 6/7/1978 Raleigh, NC
Ricky Steamboat (2) Paul Jones 6/10/1978 Asheville, NC
Masked Superstar Blackjack Mulligan 4/1/1980 Raleigh, NC[4]
Roddy Piper 11/1/1980 Richmond, VA[5]
Sweet Ebony Diamond 4/29/1981 Raleigh, NC[6]
Greg Valentine (3) Sweet Ebony Diamond May 1981
Sweet Ebony Diamond (2) Greg Valentine 5/30/1981 Charlotte, NC
Greg Valentine (4) Sweet Ebony Diamond Summer 1981
Ron Bass Greg Valentine 9/6/1981 Asheville, NC
Ivan Koloff (3) Ron Bass 11/3/1981 Charlotte, NC
Jimmy Valiant Ivan Koloff 1/2/1982 Hampton, VA
Ivan Koloff (4) Jimmy Valiant Spring 1982
Jimmy Valiant (2) Ivan Koloff 6/6/1982 Toronto, Ontario
Ivan Koloff (5) Jimmy Valiant Fall 1982
Jimmy Valiant (3) Ivan Koloff 10/17/1982 Toronto, Ontario
Jos LeDuc Jimmy Valiant Fall 1982 [7]
Bad Leroy Brown 11/27/1982 Greensboro, NC[8]
Mike Rotunda Bad Leroy Brown 12/25/1982 Charlotte, NC
Dick Slater Mike Rotunda 2/22/1983 Columbia, SC
Roddy Piper (2) Dick Slater 3/27/1983 Asheville, NC
Dick Slater (2) Roddy Piper 4/3/1983 Greensboro, NC
Jos LeDuc (2) Dick Slater 4/30/1983 Richmond, VA
Great Kabuki Jos LeDuc 5/23/1983 Greenville, SC
Jimmy Valiant (4) Great Kabuki 11/24/1983 Starrcade[9]
Mark Youngblood Dick Slater 3/7/1984 Spartanburg, SC[10]
Tully Blanchard Mark Youngblood 5/1984
Dusty Rhodes Tully Blanchard 3/16/1985 Greensboro, NC
Tully Blanchard (2) Dusty Rhodes 4/28/1985 Charlotte, NC
Dusty Rhodes (2) Tully Blanchard 7/6/1985 Great American Bash
Arn Anderson Wahoo McDaniel 1/4/1986 Greensboro, NC[11]
Dusty Rhodes (3) Arn Anderson 9/9/1986 Pro
Tully Blanchard (3) Dusty Rhodes 11/27/1986 Starrcade
Nikita Koloff Tully Blanchard 8/1/1987 Pro
Mike Rotunda (2) Nikita Koloff 1/26/1988 Pro
Rick Steiner Mike Rotunda 12/26/1988 Starrcade
Mike Rotunda (3) Rick Steiner 2/20/1989 Chi-Town Rumble
Sting Mike Rotunda 3/31/1989 World Championship Wrestling[12]
Great Muta Sting 9/3/1989 Atlanta, GA
Arn Anderson (2) Great Muta 1/2/1990 Power Hour
Tom Zenk Arn Anderson 12/4/1990 World Championship Wrestling
WCW withdrew from the NWA in January 1991.

Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final to crown the first NWA Mid-Atlantic TV champion.

[2]: Paul Jones had won the NWA US title on November 27, 1975, and gave up the TV title.

[3]: This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy.

[4]: Steamboat vacated the title in December 1978 when he won the US title. This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy.

[5]: Piper vacated the title after winning the US title on January 27, 1981.
[6]: This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy.

[7]: LeDuc was soon stripped of the title for excessive cheating.
[8]: Bad Leroy Brown won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[9]: Valiant dropped his ‘Charlie Brown’ persona and vacated the title.
[10]: This was the final round of a tournament to determine the NWA TV champion. Dick Slater’s US title, of course, was not on the line in this match. Also note that in a semifinal encounter vs. Assassin #2, Mark Youngblood put his feet up on the middle ropes to gain the pinfall.

[11]: This was a tournament final. The title was declared vacant when Dusty Rhodes was unable to defend the belt due to an injury.

[12]: Due to a controversial finish at the Great American Bash in July 1989, the NWA world TV belt was held up. Tapes later showed that Muta’s shoulders were off the mat.

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

NWA United States Heavyweight Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Harley Race Johnny Weaver 1/1/1975 Tallahassee, FL[1]
Johnny Valentine Harley Race 7/3/1975 Greensboro, NC[2]
Terry Funk Paul Jones 11/9/1975 Greensboro, NC[3]
Paul Jones Terry Funk 11/27/1975 Greensboro, NC
Blackjack Mulligan Paul Jones 3/13/1976 Greensboro, NC
Paul Jones (2) Blackjack Mulligan 10/16/1976 Greensboro, NC
Blackjack
Mulligan (2)
Paul Jones 12/15/1976 Greensboro, NC
Bobo Brazil Blackjack Mulligan 7/7/1977 Norfolk, VA
Ric Flair Bobo Brazil 7/29/1977 Norfolk, VA
Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair 10/23/1977 Greensboro, NC
Blackjack
Mulligan (3)
Ricky Steamboat 1/1/1978 Greensboro, NC
Mr. Wrestling Blackjack Mulligan 3/19/1978 Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair (2) Mr. Wrestling 4/9/1978 Greensboro, NC
Ricky Steamboat (2) Ric Flair 12/18/1978 Toronto, Ontario
Ric Flair (3) Ricky Steamboat 4/1/1979 Greensboro, NC[4]
Jimmy Snuka Ricky Steamboat 9/1/1979 Charlotte, NC[5]
Ric Flair (4) Jimmy Snuka 4/19/1980 Greensboro, NC
Roddy Piper Ric Flair 1/27/1981 Raleigh, NC
Wahoo McDaniel Roddy Piper 8/8/1981 Greensboro, NC[6]
Sgt. Slaughter Ricky Steamboat 10/4/1981 Charlotte, NC[7]
Wahoo McDaniel (2) Sgt. Slaughter 5/21/1982 Richmond, VA
Sgt. Slaughter (2) 6/7/1982 Greenville, SC[8]
Wahoo McDaniel (3) Sgt. Slaughter 8/22/1982 Charlotte, NC
Greg Valentine Wahoo McDaniel 11/4/1982 Norfolk, VA
Roddy Piper (2) Greg Valentine 4/16/1983 Greensboro, NC
Greg Valentine (2) Roddy Piper 4/30/1983 Greensboro, NC
Dick Slater Greg Valentine 12/14/1983 Shelby, NC
Ricky Steamboat (3) Dick Slater 4/21/1984 Greensboro, NC
Wahoo McDaniel (4) Ricky Steamboat 6/24/1984 Greensboro, NC[9]
Wahoo McDaniel (5) Manny Fernandez 10/7/1984 Charlotte, NC[10]
Magnum TA Wahoo McDaniel 3/23/1985 Charlotte, NC
Tully Blanchard Magnum TA 7/21/1985 Charlotte, NC
Magnum TA (2) Tully Blanchard 11/28/1985 Starrcade
Nikita Koloff Magnum TA 8/17/1986 Charlotte, NC[11]
Lex Luger Nikita Koloff 7/11/1987 Great
American Bash
Dusty Rhodes Lex Luger 11/26/1987 Starrcade[12]
Barry Windham Nikita Koloff 5/13/1988 Houston, TX[13]
Lex Luger (2) Barry Windham 2/20/1989 Chi-Town Rumble
Michael Hayes Lex Luger 5/7/1989 Wrestle War
Lex Luger (3) Michael Hayes 5/22/1989 Bluefield, WV
Stan Hansen Lex Luger 10/27/1990 Halloween Havoc
Lex Luger (4) Stan Hansen 12/16/1990 Starrcade
The belt becomes part of WCW. Multiple reigns will continue on.

Footnotes:
[1]: Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final.
[2]: Johnny Valentine vacated the title after suffering a plane crash on October 4, 1975.
[3]: This was a tournament final.
[4]: Flair was forced to vacate the title after winning the NWA World tag team championship days earlier.
[5]: This was a tournament final.
[6]: Wahoo vacated the title after being injured by Abdullah the Butcher.
[7]: This was a tournament final.
[8]: Sgt. Slaughter was awarded the title when Wahoo McDaniel was unable to show up for a title match as the result of having sustained an injured left leg at the hands of Don Muraco and Roddy Piper.
[9]: The title was held up and vacated after this bout due to the interference of Tully Blanchard, who hit Ricky Steamboat in the head with a chair.
[10]: This was a tournament final.
[11]: This match was the final bout in a best-of-seven series to fill the vacancy created in May 1986 when Magnum TA was stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Bob Geigel.
[12]: Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title after beating NWA President Jim Crockett with a baseball bat in April 1988.
[13]: This was a tournament final.

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

Saturday Night’s Main Event #23 (10.89)

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #23
October 14, 1989
Cincinnati, OH
Riverfront Coliseum
(taped on 9/21/1989)

The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (4/2/1989)
Intercontinental Champion: Ultimate Warrior (8/28/1989)
World Tag Team Champions: The Brain Busters (7/18/1989)
Women’s Champion: Rockin’ Robin (10/7/1988)

Tonight, Roddy Piper has to deal with *HAKU* tonight. Bless me. But first, Randy Savage plans to be a royal pain in Jimmy Snuka’s behind. OOO YEAH! Somebody call my momma, the Bushwhackers are here! Oh, and can’t forget about this next one. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Ted DiBiase and Zeus are together. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! And finally, Hulk says all of DiBiase’s money can’t buy him the WWF title. Umm, somebody roll the tape from I believe the date was February 5, 1988 in Hogan’s life. His memory not so good. This is all so confusing, so it must be time for Saturday Night’s Main Event!

Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Male Cleopatra” Ventura. Read the rest of this entry

Saturday Night’s Main Event #7 (10.86)

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #7
October 4, 1986
Richfield, OH
Richfield Coliseum
(Taped on 9/13/1986)

The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Randy Savage (2/8/1986)
World Tag Team Champions: The British Bulldogs (4/7/1986)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (7/9/1986)

Tonight, does Jake Roberts and Damien really take showers together? Only they know for sure. Plus, the Dream Team look to send the Bulldogs to the dog pound and take back their tag team belts. Can you really send people to the dog pound merely because a nickname? With that logic, you could say lighting Dynamite Kid on fire would cause him to eventually explode! And later on, Kamala makes his return to the WWF! It seems he’s already in talks with the Dungeon of Doom nine years ahead of time. Must be a hard club to get into! But first, Benedict Orndorff calls Hogan a crybaby. OH NO HE DIDN’T! Yes he did. It’s time for Saturday Night’s Main Event!

Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jesse “The Buckwheat” Ventura. 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

WrestleMania VIII

WWF WrestleMania VIII
April 5, 1992
Indianapolis, IN
Hoosier Dome

The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Ric Flair (1/19/1992)
Intercontinental Champion: Roddy Piper (1/19/1992)
World Tag Team Champions: Money Inc. (2/7/1992)

Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan! Read the rest of this entry

Saturday Night’s Main Event #30 (02.92)

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 30
February 8, 1992
Lubbock, TX
Municipal Coliseum
(Taped on 1/27/1992)

The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Ric Flair (1/19/1992)
Intercontinental Champion: Roddy Piper (1/19/1992)
World Tag Team Champions: Money Inc. (2/7/1992)

AND WE’RE BACK! Man, this is the first WWF show I’ve watched since I reviewed SNME #29 back in early June. Since then, as most of you might know, I’ve been checking out six months of WCW Worldwides, which has been a great time. Sorry for those of you who were looking forward to SummerSlam ’91 and the Royal Rumble ’92, I just don’t have those shows yet. Maybe some day, because I would really love to review them. Anyways, let’s get started.

This is the first SNME airing from FOX, so we get a new logo and a new style added to the intro.

Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan! Read the rest of this entry

Royal Rumble 1992

WWF Royal Rumble 1992
January 19, 1992
Albany, NY
Knickerbocker Arena

The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: vacant (12/4/1991)
Intercontinental Champion: The Mountie (1/17/1992)
World Tag Team Champions: The Legion of Doom (8/26/1991)

Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan! Read the rest of this entry

Clash of the Champions #20 (09.92)

WCW Clash of the Champions XX
September 2, 1992
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre

The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Ron Simmons (8/2/1992)
WCW U.S. Champion: Rick Rude (11/19/1991)
WCW World Television Champion: Steve Austin (5/23/1992)
WCW World Light Heavyweight Champion: Brad Armstrong (7/5/1992)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Dr. Death & Terry Gordy (7/12/1992)

This was a special show for WCW because not only was this the 20th Clash of the Champions special, but also the 20th anniversary of wrestling on TBS. There’s tons of honored guests here including Bruno Sammartino, Hank Aaron (he works with TBS) and the last American television appearance of Andre the Giant alongside Gordon Solie.

Your hosts are Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura. Read the rest of this entry