July 29th
On this day in history in ....
1963 - WWWF ran Philadelphia, PA featuring:
The Black Shadow defeated Gene Kelly
Buddy Austin & Johnny Barend defeated Bob Boyer & Pete Sanchez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Shadow
1964 - Lord James Blears & Neff Maivia defeat Mr. Moto & Nikita Mulkovich for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title in Honolulu, starting the fourth run with the belts for Blears & Maivia.
1965 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Sailor Art Thomas defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Bill Watts in the main event of a WWWF event in Washington, DC.
1966 - The WWWF had a double-shot featuring the following results:
Asbury Park, NJ:
Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Little Beaver & the Jamaica Kid defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Curtis Iaukea defeated Arnold Skaaland
Antonio Pugliese defaeted Jerry Graham
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich
Philadelphia, PA:
Curtis Iaukea defeated Pete Sanchez & Jack Ostermiller in a handicap match
Jerry Graham defeated Angelo Savoldi
Ricky Sexton defeated Ronnie Etchison
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Smasher Sloan
1967 - WWWF ran Baltimore, Maryland at the Civic Center with the following results:
Lou Albano defeated Frank Holtz
Tony Altimore defeated Arnold Skaaland
Arman Hussein defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Eduard Carpentier defeated Bill Miller
Gorilla Monsoon fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification
1969 - WWWF ran Atlantic City, NJ with the following results:
Antonio Pugliese defeated Joe Cox
Tony Altimore defeated Arnold Skaaland
Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Victor Rivera & Haystacks Calhoun to a no contest
George Steele defeated John L. Sullivan
Killer Kowalski defeated Luke Graham
1971 - WWWF ran Washington, DC at the National Arena with the following results:
Bull Molino defeated Tito Torres
Bull Pometti defeated Bill White
Mike Pappas defeated Jack Evans
Louis Torres defeated Tomas Marin
Mike Monroe defeated Miguel Feliciano
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Luke Graham to a draw
1972 - WWWF ran Madison Square Garden in NYC, featuring:
Chuck O'Conner defeated Thomas Marin
El Olympico defeated the Blue Demon
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
The Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green at 5:44
George Steele defeated Gorilla Monsoon via countout
Paul Jones defeated Jerry Brisco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to a 60-minute draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler
1976 - Tiger Jeet Singh defeats Seiji Sakaguchi to become the first NWF Asian Heavyweight Champion (a New Japan title) in Osaka, Japan. Tiger, never fond of doing jobs, would hold the belt until 1981, when he jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling.
1976 - WWWF ran Worcester, MA at the Memorial Auditorium featuring the following results:
Jose Gonzalez fought Doug Gilbert to a draw
Stan Hansen won an 18-man, $10,000 battle royal; order of elimination: Bruiser Brody, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Rodz, Skandor Akbar, SD Jones, Man Mountain Mike, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners, Kevin Sullivan, Rocky Tomayo, Bobo Brazil, Billy White Wolf, Doug Gilbert, Ivan Putski, Jose Gonzalez, Baron Mikel Scicluna, and Chief Jay Strongbow
Bruiser Brody pinned Man Mountain Mike
WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #1 defeated Johnny Rivera with a backbreaker
Stan Hansen defeated Billy White Wolf via disqualification when Chief Jay Strongbow interfered
WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #2 pinned Kevin Sullivan; the referee didn't notice Sullivan had his foot on the rope during the pinfall
Ivan Putski pinned Skandor Akbar
Bobo Brazil pinned Rocky Tomayo
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
1977 - Ric Flair defeats Bobo Brazil in Richmond, Virginia to win the NWA United States Championship for the first time in his career.
1977 - WWWF ran North Attleboro, MA at Witschi's Sports Arena with the following results:
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification
Rocky Tomayo defeated Pete Austin
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele in an Indian Strap Match
1978 - WWWF ran Springfield, MA at the Civic Center, featuring:
Frank Rodriguez pinned Jose Estrada at 10:21 with a neckbreaker
SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe at 7:13 with a headbutt
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via countout at 9:38
Jim Raye defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:04
Stan Stasiak defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 7:01
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 7:58 with an airplane spin
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele in a steel cage match at 11:38 by escaping through the door
1978 - WWWF ran Pittsburgh, PA at the Civic Arena featuring:
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Billy Red Lyons at 13:33
Johnny DeFazio pinned Vic Rossatani at 8:44
Dominic DeNucci pinned Dewey Robertson at 10:21
Luke Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 9:04 when the match was stopped due to blood loss from Monsoon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via countout at 19:02
Tony Garea & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 18:28
1980 - Bill Dundee defeats Paul Ellering for the Southern Heavyweight Title in Louisville, Kentucky, starting his second reign with the belt.
1980 - WWF ran Allentown, PA at Agricultural Hall for a Championship Wrestling TV taping featuring the following results:
Pedro Morales defeated BB Coleman via submission with the Boston Crab at 5:11
Sgt. Slaughter, in his WWF debut, (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Billy Berger via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:15.
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Paul Figeroua at the 19-second mark with a suplex and a kneedrop to the head; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who came to the ring and shook hands with everyone, with Race firmly grabbing Backlund's hand and staring him down; Vince McMahon then briefly interviewed Backlund at ringside, where he said he was here to study Race as he no doubt would be wrestling him soon, Backlund then left, and Race was interviewed, where he said he had been chasing Backlund all over the world, and that Backlund couldn't run from him in his own back yard, and said that he was here so there would be only one world champion
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ron Lee via submission with the Hangman Hold at 7:29
Rick Martel pinned Jose Estrada at 6:43 with a hurricanrana; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Martel at ringside
Pat Patterson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:44 following a dropkick to the back causing Scicluna to run into the corner
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:20 in a non-title match with the atomic drop; during the bout, Tony Garea was shown in the audience; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Backlund at ringside
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Kid Sharkey
Larry Zbyszko pinned Billy Berger at 3:35; after the bout, Tony Garea came to the ring and stood on the apron and was attacked from behind by Zbyszko and had his shirt ripped off of him; Bruno Sammartino then left the broadcast booth and went up to Garea, who said to Sammartino to do him a favor tonight and break every damn bone in Zbyszko's body (referring to the Shea Stadium match that night)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Rick McGraw at 6:25 when Sika pinned McGraw with a headbutt; after the bout, Goulet cleared Albano from the ring
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Marc Pole via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:56
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Rick McGraw with a suplex at 3:50
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Rene Goulet at 2:17 with a backbreaker over the knee
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee at 9:49 when Moolah pinned Lee with a roll up after Lee missed a dropkick
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the abdominal stretch at 5:13; after the bout, Bruno Sammmartino interviewed Garea at ringside (Garea's first match after an 18-month absence)
WWF Intercontinental Champion Ken Patera defeated an unknown
Dark match after the taping: Pedro Morales fought WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Patera to a double countout
1981 - WWF ran Waterville, ME at the Armory featuring:
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Doherty at 16:38
Rick Martel defeated George Steele via disqualification at 12:59
SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Moondog Spot) & Moondog Rex in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter at 20:19; Curt Hennig (sub. for Rick McGraw) was the guest referee for the bout
1982 - WWF ran Rochester, NY at the War Memorial with the following results:
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo (sub. for SD Jones)
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
1983 - Jimmy Valiant & Bob Orton Jr. defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Kabuki & Gary Hart in the main event of a Jim Crockett Promotions event in Culpeper, Virginia at Junior High School.
1984 - The WWF ran Hartford, CT at the Civic Center featuring the following results:
Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Peggy Lee & Peggy Peterson
Mr. Fuji defeated Gama Singh
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Billy Travis
Samula defeated Charlie Fulton
The Wild Samoans defeated Butcher Vachon & Rene Goulet
The Iron Sheik defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea
Bob Backlund defeated B. Brian Blair
Roddy Piper defeated Jimmy Snuka
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff at 13:53
1985 - Jerry Lawler defeats Bota The Witchdoctor in Memphis, Tennessee for the Southern Heavyweight Title. This would start title reign number twenty-four with this particular title for "The King".
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Greenville, SC with the following results:
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Ricky Reaves
Sam Houston pinned George South
Joel Deaton defeated Lee Ramsey
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landell via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant pinned Paul Jones
NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock N' Roll Express fought Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev to 60-minute time-limit draw
1985 - WWF held an All Star Wrestling/All-American Wrestling taping in Brantford, Ontario at the Civic Centre featuring the following results
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Sal Gee after hitting him with the loaded forearm support at 5:34
The Junkyard Dog & George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated John Rizzo & Frank Marconi at 3:12 when JYD pinned Rizzo with a powerslam
Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Brian Mackney via submission with a sleeper at 3:50; after the bout, Funk branded his opponent
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Bigfoot at 3:10 when Blair pinned Bigfoot with a sit-down splash off the top
Ricky Steamboat pinned AJ Petruzzi at 2:53 with the flying bodypress
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Gary Starr at 1:30 when Bret pinned Starr following a backbreaker
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Tiger Chung Lee in a non-title match at 3:05 with the legdrop
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Jerry Adams at 3:46 when Windham pinned Adams with a bulldog
WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:57 with the flying forearm
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lanny Poffo & Joe Marcus at 1:56 when Marcus submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch
Randy Savage pinned Jose Luis Rivera with the flying elbowsmash at 2:47
Uncle Elmer (w/ Hillbilly Jim) pinned John Rizzo at 1:23 with a bodyslam and legdrop
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated George Wells & Al Diamond at 4:43 when Diamond submitted to Valentine's figure-4
Paul Orndorff pinned AJ Petruzzi with the piledriver; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano joined Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura at ringside and argued why he should be named Manager of the Year, while also offering his support for Hillbilly Jim
Uncle Elmer defeaed Bigfoot
The Junkyard Dog & Ricky Steamboat defeated Ted Grizzly & Tiger Chung Lee
Terry Funk defeated Keith Diamond
Lanny Poffo & George Wells defeated Steve Lombardi & Jerry Adams
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Rick McGraw at 5:13 with the flying elbowsmash
1986 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran a TV taping in Rock Hill, SC at Winthrop Coliseum with the following results:
Ron Garvin & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Randy & Bill Mulkey
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated George South & Ben Alexander
Nikita Koloff defeated Mark Fleming
Jimmy Garvin pinned Gene Ligon
Buddy Landell defeated Rocky King via submission
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard pinned Vernon Deaton
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson defeated Mike Simani & Rocky Kernodle
NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Rocky Kernodle
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Ron Rossi & Randy Mulkey
The Warlord pinned Mark Fleming
Buddy Landell defeated George South via submission
Todd Champion pinned Vernon Deaton
Magnum TA pinned Thunderfoot
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson
1986 - WWF ran Newmarket, Ontario, featuring the following results:
Brickhouse Brown defeated Terry Gibbs
Cousin Luke defeated Moondog Rex
Harley Race defeated Scott McGhee
Junkyard Dog defeated Don Muraco
Adrian Adonis defeated Tito Santana via count-out
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
1987 - WWF ran Sacramento, CA at the Arco Arena featuring:
Brady Boone defeated Barry Horowitz
Butch Reed defeated Steve Gatorwolf (sub. for Billy Jack Haynes)
Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated the Shadows
King Harley Race defeated Tito Santana
Jim Brunzell & Hillbilly Jim (sub. for B. Brian Blair) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification
Randy Savage (sub. for Jake Roberts) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion the Honkytonk Man via disqualification
1987 - WWF ran Huntsville, AL at the Von Braun Civic Center with the following results:
Steve Lombardi pinned Sam Houston
Killer Khan pinned Lanny Poffo
The Jumping Bomb Angels defeated WWF Womens Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin via count-out
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
George Steele defeated Danny Davis via count-out
Kamala & Sika defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
1987 - WWF ran Asbury Park, NJ at the Convention Hall , featuring:
Omar Atlas defeated Jose Estrada; the bout replaced the scheduled match between Pedro Morales and Tiger Chung Lee
Outback Jack defeated Frenchy Martin
Ron Bass defeated Jerry Allen
Koko B. Ware defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Muraco
The British Bulldogs defeated Demolition
1988 - Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy defeat Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu in Takasaki, Japan to win the All Japan Tag Team Championship (PWF World & NWA International Titles).
1988 - Yoshihiro Asai defeats Ray Richard in Mexico City, Mexico for the UWA World Welterweight Title. Asai would go on to become better known as Ultimo Dragon.
1988 - WWF ran Tacoma, WA at the Tacoma Dome featuring the following results:
Curt Hennig pinned Scott Casey
The Big Bossman pinned Porkchop Cash
Haku pinned Sam Houston
The British Bulldogs defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Demolition Ax) & WWF Tag Team Champion Demolition Smash
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
Rick Rude fought Jake Roberts to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase in a No DQ match with a roll up after DiBiase collided with Virgil on the ring apron
1989 - Super Medic I defeats Chicky Starr for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico, ending Starr's third run with the belt.
1989 - WWF ran Greensboro, NC at the Coliseum featuring the following results:
Barry Horowitz pinned Ken Shamrock
Tim Horner pinned Tom Magee
The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification
Greg Valentine defeated Brutus Beefcake via forfeit; Beefcake had to fill in for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan in Nashville
Dusty Rhodes pinned Ted Dibiase
Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain
1990 - WWF ran Hartford, CT at the Civic Center with the following results:
Haku pinned Jim Brunzell
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Barry O
Buddy Rose pinned Dustin Rhodes
Koko B. Ware pinned the Genius
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (Smash & Crush) defeated The Hart Foundation
Jim Duggan & Tugboat defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo
WWF ran Honolulu, Hawaii for a rare house show, featuring:
Shane Douglas defeated Black Bart
The Barbarian defeated Jimmy Snuka
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Boris Zhukov
Hercules Hernandez defeated Jim Powers
Jake Roberts defeated Bad News Brown
The Rockers defeated the Orient Express
WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Rick Rude
1991 - Bobby Heenan, holding the NWA World championship belt, announced during a TV Taping in Worcester, MA that Ric Flair, the "Real World's champion" was coming to the WWF during a segment of Paul Bearer's The Funeral Parlor. Results from the taping saw:
Jesse Bolt defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Sid Justice pinned Typhoon
The Natural Disasters defeated Paul Perez & Mike Scrooge
Shane Douglas defeated Bob Bradley
The Big Bossman, Jim Neidhart (sub. for Jake Roberts), & the Legion of Doom defeated the Mountie, Earthquake, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Brian Knobs with the flying clothesline
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Chris Michaels
Jim Powers defeated Centurian Marsella
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) at 4:34 with a roll up after Taker accidentally knocked Bearer off the ring apron
The Bezerker (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Dave Millison via count-out after throwing his opponent to the floor at 2:12
Kerry Von Erich pinned Pete Doherty with the Tornado Punch at 2:48
Skinner pinned Mario Mancini with the reverse DDT at 1:43 (Skinner's TV debut)
The Legion of Doom defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Gill following the Doomsday Device at 3:11
Jimmy Snuka pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the splash off the top at 2:47
WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect (w/ Coach) defeated Mike Daniels via count-out at 1:14 after beating on his opponent and not bothering to bring him back into the ring.
Road Warrior Hawk pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Brian Knobbs (w/ Jimmy Hart) with the flying clothesline at 7:40
Bret Hart pinned the Barbarian at 11:52 by reversing a poweslam into the ring into a small package; during the bout, Coach watched the match from ringside
Ricky Steamboat, Davey Boy Smith, & Kerry Von Erich defeated the Orient Express (Kato, Tanaka, & Sato) (w/ Mr. Fuji) when Steamboat pinned Kato with the flying crossbody at 10:28
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Gen. Adnan & Col. Mustafa) via disqualification when Col. Mustafa and Gen. Adnan interfered at 6:25; after the bout, Sid Justice came to the ring, scaring away the Triangle of Terror, before then taking Hogan's steel chair away from him
Virgil pinned a mystery man (Barry Darsow) (w/ Ted Dibiase & Sensational Sherri) at 4:53 after blocking an attempted kneedrop
Ricky Steamboat defeated Jim McPherson
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Bill Pierce
Koko B. Ware defeated Dick Warning
IRS pinned Mark Thomas with the Write Off Samoan Drop at 1:58
The Natural Disasters (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Andy Garcia & Ross Greenberg when Earthquake pinned Greenberg with the sit-down splash after a splash from Typhoon
Bret Hart defeated Bob Bradley
The Big Bossman defeated Barry Hardy
Big Bully Busick defeated Ross Greenberg in Busick's WWF TV debut.
Davey Boy Smith defeated Brian Donahue
Ted Dibiase defeated Mario Mancini
Greg Valentine pinned Phil Apollo
Jim Duggan defeated Tony Richter
The Beverly Brothers defeated Jim Powers & Tony Diamond
1991 - Awesome Kong defeats Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Lawler's eighth run with the belt.
1991 - WCW ran San Antonio, TX at the Hemis Fair Arena with the following results:
PN News pinned Johnny B. Badd
Dustin Rhodes pinned Richard Morton
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Mike Graham
Black Bart defeated Rudy Boy
Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Dusty Wolfe & Solomon Grundy
WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Big Josh
Sting, El Gigante, the Yellow Dog (a masked Brian Pillman, who had lost a Loser Leaves Town match) & Tom Zenk defeated Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, the One Man Gang, & the Diamond Studd (Scott Hall)
1993 - WWF ran Erie, PA featuring:
Virgil defeated Damien Demento
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little Louie
Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification
Bret Hart pinned Mr. Hughes
1993 - WWF ran Vienna, Austria featuring the following results:
Tito Santana defeated the Predator (Horace Hogan)
Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry Taylor
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via countout
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Owen Hart defeated Papa Shango
Jim Duggan defeated Bastion Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification at 13:00 when Mr. Fuji broke the challenger's cover after he hit the legdrop; after the bout, Hogan cleared Yoko from the ring after hitting him with Jimmy Hart's megaphone.
1994 - WWF ran Los Angeles, CA at the Great Western Forum featuring the following results:
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Quebecer Pierre
WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers defeated the Heavenly Bodies
Jerry Lawler defeated Duke Drose via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Crush
Adam Bomb defeated Kwang
Razor Ramon defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Diesel via disqualification
Mabel defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF World Champion Bret Hart (w/ Bruce Hart) defeated Owen Hart in sudden death of a 60-minute Ironman match, 2 falls to 1.
1995 - WCW ran Fayetteville, NC with the following results:
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
Jim Duggan fought Kamala to a double count-out
WCW World TV Champion the Renegade defeated Paul Orndorff
Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW U.S. Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
1995 - WWF ran three events:
Stateline, NV featuring:
Adam Bomb defeated Tatanka
Waylon Mercy defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Bertha Faye
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Allied Powers, Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith
WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated IRS
The Undertaker defeated Kama in a casket match
Jean, NV at the Star of the Desert Arena:
Fatu defeated Henry Godwinn
WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Bertha Faye
Waylon Mercy defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Adam Bomb defeated Tatanka
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith
The Undertaker defeated Kama in a casket match
WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated IRS (sub. for Sid)
Hampton, NH at the Hampton Beach Casino, featuring:
Aldo Montoya defeated Skip
Razor Ramon fought Hunter Hearst Helmsley to a double countout
Bob Backlund defeated Man Mountain Rock
Savio Vega defeated Hakushi
The Smoking Gunns defeated Jacob & Eli Blu
King Mabel defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
1996 - WCW broadcast Monday Nitro from Disney's MGM Studios in Orlando, FL featuring the following result:
Jim Duggan pinned Mike Enos at 7:30 after hitting him with a taped fist; during the bout, Tony Schiavone questioned whether WCW US Champion Ric Flair had joined the New World Order because he wasn't at the previous week's show; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Duggan regarding Hulk Hogan in which Duggan said the first words his oldest daughter said were Hulkster and that he didn't want to wrestle Hogan, he wanted to beat him up
Sting, Randy Savage, & WCW TV Champion Lex Luger fought WCW US Champion Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, & Steve McMichael (w/ Elizabeth, Woman, & Debra McMichael) to a double count-out at 13:23 when all the participants went backstage after Jimmy Hart came ringside and said Scott Hall & Kevin Nash were backstage; during the bout, it was announced Benoit would face Dean Malenko at Hog Wild and that Sting & Luger would face Hall & Nash; late in the match, a cameraman showed Hall & Nash, holding a baseball bat, standing over Arn Anderson and Marcus Alexander Bagwell; moments later, Scotty Riggs came out of a trailer and was laid out as well; WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. then leapt from the trailer onto Nash but Nash caught him in mid-air and threw him head-first into the trailer; moments later, Savage jumped on the Outsiders' limo as they drove off; after the commercial break, ambulances arrived as Sting, Luger, Alex Wright, the Horsemen, Hart, and Eddie Guerrero tended to the injured; during the segment, Mysterio said that there were four attackers; Mysterio was unmasked after he was placed on the stretcher but covered his face with his hands; Wright left with Mysterio, telling Guerrero to stay for his match; moments later, Meng confronted Benoit with Benoit and McMichael telling Meng now wasn't the time; following the commercial break, Eric Bischoff & Bobby Heenan joined the broadcast team for the second hour, with Heenan quickly saying he wasn't going to do the show because he already had a history of neck problems and WCW couldn't guarantee his safety; as most of the activity was outside of the crowd's view, chants of "boring" were heard as the remainder of those injured were placed on stretchers; Bagwell and Anderson shared an ambulance, with Flair, Woman, and Sting riding in the same ambulance
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated High Voltage (sub. for Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs) at 4:46 when Scott pinned Rage following a modified tombstone; prior to the segment, WCW TV Champion Lex Luger was shown backstage tending to Scotty Riggs as Riggs was put into an ambulance; during the contest, Rick stood on the floor while not the legal man and watched the backstage area to make sure he wasn't attacked from behind until Scott eventually got him focused on the match
Eddie Guerrero pinned Big Bubba (w/ Jimmy Hart) (sub. for WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr.) at 10:47 with a sunset flip into the ring as Bubba attempted to use Hart's megaphone as a weapon; during the match, Bischoff said WCW had been contacted by a national news agency about the backstage incident earlier in the show
WCW World Champion the Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Greg Valentine (sub. for Arn Anderson) after hitting a chokeslam as Valentine stood on the middle turnbuckle and then following with a second chokeslam at 1:42
1998 - WCW ran Baton Rouge, LA with the following results:
Ernest Miller defeated Ciclope
Lizmark Jr. defeated Damien
Chris Adams defeated Fit Finlay
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Raven defeated Perry Saturn
Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match when Scott Hall interfered; moments later, Kevin Nash made the save
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Scott Hall
1999 - WWF ran Baltimore, MD at the Arena, featuring:
The Godfather & Val Venis defeated Mideon & Prince Albert following the Ho Train and Money Shot on Mideon
Hardcore Holly defeated Viscera with his feet on the ropes
WWF Women's Champion Ivory defeated Tori following two bulldogs
WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman defeated Test in a nightstick match after hitting Test in the face with the nightstick
WWF Tag Team Champions the Acolytes defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Edge & Christian in an elimination match; Edge pinned a Hardy with a spear; Gangrel interfered to allow the Acolytes to win
Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman in a steel cage match with the ankle lock
Road Dogg defeated Billy Gunn in a dog collar match by reversing the Fameasser into a pump handle slam
WWF Intercontinental & WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned Jeff Jarrett by reversing a sunset flip attempt
Mankind, Kane, & X-Pac defeated Triple H, the Big Show, & the Undertaker when Kane pinned Taker with a chokeslam
2000 - WCW ran Moline, IL at the Mark of the Quad Cities featuring the following results:
Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, Tank Abbott defeated Yang, Kaz Hayashi, & Jamie-san
Crowbar defeated David Flair
WCW Hardcore Champion Big Vito defeated Norman Smiley
Cpl. Cajun defeated Juventud Guerrera
WCW World Tag Team Champions Kronik defeated Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo
Gen. Rection defeated Lex Luger
Mike Awesome defeated Rick Steiner
Kevin Nash defeated Scott Steiner
WCW World Champion Booker T defeated Ernest Miller
2000 - WWF ran Pittsburgh, PA with the following results:
Too Cool defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow
The Godfather defeated Crash Holly
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz in a tables match
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Mideon
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert
WWF Intercontinental Champion Val Venis defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
WWF World Champion the Rock, Kane, & Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit, Triple H, & Kurt Angle
2001 - WWF ran Wilkes-Bairre, PA at the First Union Arena with the following results:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage
Perry Saturn pinned Mark Jindrak with the spinning fisherman's suplex
WCW Tag Team Champions Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when O'Haire pinned Jeff after Palumbo used one of the title belts as a weapon
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac pinned Justin Credible with the X-Factor
WWF Intercontinental Champion Lance Storm defeated Albert via disqualification after Albert accidentally hit referee Nick Patrick
Raven & Hugh Morrus defeated Hardcore Holly & Billy Gunn when Raven pinned Holly with the DDT
Kurt Angle & Kane defeated WCW World Champion Booker T & Rhyno when Angle pinned Booker with the Olympic Slam
WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam, Tazz, & Mike Awesome defeated Chris Jericho, William Regal, & Tajiri when RVD pinned Tajiri with the Five Star Frog Splash after Tommy Dreamer came out of the crowd and interfered on behalf of the Alliance team
Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Shawn Stasiak & Chris Kanyon in an elimination match; Stasiak & Kanyon were eliminated following Christian's Impaler; Edge pinned Bubba Ray with the DDT after Spike Dudley interfered with a hockey stick
2002 - The Rock wrestled Ric Flair during a Raw taping in Greensboro, NC. Complete results of the taping saw:
Crash Holly & Danny DeNucci defeated Shawn Stasiak & Sean O'Haire when Holly pinned Stasiak with a roll up
Matt Hardy pinned Steven Richards with the Twist of Fate off the top
Shelton Benjamin pinned Justin Credible with a spin wheel kick
Johnny Stamboli pinned Spike Dudley with a modified Rock Bottom
Goldust pinned William Regal with a roll up; after the match, Regal knocked Goldust out with brass knuckles
Raw:
Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero with the scissors kick after Guerrero was dropped head-first onto an unprotected turnbuckle
Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus defeated the Big Show (sub. for William Regal) & WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly following the Doomsday Device; after the match, Bubba saved Trish from an attempted chokeslam through a table by the Big Show
Jeff Hardy pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after a Swanton off the top of a ladder
Johnny Stamboli pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Jeff Hardy to win the title after a spinebuster
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Johnny Stamboli to win the title after Bradshaw hit the Clothesline from Hell on the champion, only to be sent out of the ring by Dreamer after a cane shot
Chris Benoit pinned WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam to win the title when RVD seperated Benoit's hands to break the Crippler Crossface, turned it into a roll up, and Benoit reversed it into his own roll up to score the win with his feet on the ropes
The Undertaker pinned Christopher Nowinski with the powerbomb in an impromptu match; after the match, Lance Storm, Christian, and Test attacked Taker - with Storm and Christian hitting two Con-Chair-Twos
WWE World Champion the Rock pinned Ric Flair in a non-title match with the Rock Bottom; after the match, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance by interrupting Flair's important announcement, rumored to be his retirement speech, and hit Flair in the face with a steel chair
2003 - WWE ran a Smackdown taping headlined by a rare teaming of Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar in the main event in Colorado Springs, CO at the World Arena featuring the following results:
Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli defeated Slater Slayne & Derek Stryker
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Spanky with the Twist of Fate after avoiding a moonsault
The Ultimo Dragon pinned Nunzio with the flipping neckbreaker
Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Shaniqua) & Sean O'Haire defeated the Acolytes & Sho Funaki when O'Haire pinned Funaki with the crucifix powerbomb
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. (w/ Billy Kidman) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas) in a non-title match with a victory roll after Kidman prevented Haas from interfering
Chris Benoit defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for Rhyno) via submission with the Crippler Crossface after executing the diving headbutt off the top; the bout was to have been a tune-up for Benoit's scheduled match with Rhyno but after the contest Rhyno left the building
WWE U.S. Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Tajiri with the frogsplash after hitting the challenger in the head with the title belt, moments after the referee had been sprayed in the eyes by the challenger's green mist; prior to the match, Tajiri hid in the trunk of Guerrero's car before attacking him and spraying green mist into his face; the champion attempted to get out of the match due to injury but was forced to compete or forfeit his championship
Shannon Moore (w/ Matt Hardy) pinned Zach Gowen with a roll up after Gowen hit a springboard clothesline off the ropes onto an interfering Hardy; after the bout, Hardy attacked Gowen and hit the Twist of Fate
John Cena pinned Orlando Jordon with the FU; prior to the contest, Cena challenged the Undertaker to a rematch for the following week
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle & Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show & Albert (mystery opponents picked by Vince McMahon) when Angle made the blind tag in and pinned Show after he suffered Lesnar's F5; after the bout, Lesnar took exception to Angle getting the win and hit the F5 on the champion before Vince McMahon came out and made two stipulations to his scheduled match with Lesnar the following week - not only would it now be a steel cage match but the special referee would be Kurt Angle
2005 - Ohio Valley Wrestling ran Louisville, KY at Six Flags featuring the following results:
Paul Birchill & Seth Skyfire co-won a battle royal
OVW Tag Team Champions Chad & Tank Toland defeated Paul Birchill & Seth Skyfire
Beth Phoenix defeated Alexis Laree (Mickie James)
Ken Anderson defeated Matt Cappotelli
Randy Orton defeated Ken Doane via disqualification
Brent Albright defeated Daniel Puder in a tap out match
2005 - WWE Raw ran Hampton Beach, NH at the Casino Ballroom featuring the following results:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Hurricane & Rosey defeated the Heart Throbs
Viscera defeated Gene Snitsky
Kerwin White defeated Chris Cage
Christy Hemme defeated Victoria
The Big Show defeated Chris Masters
WWE Intercontinental Champion Carlito defeated Shelton Benjamin
Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair
Eugene defeated Kurt Angle
WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Edge
2006 - CZW ran their Fifth Annual Tournament of Death in Smyrna, DE. Ed Sherriffs filed the following live report:
Before I start, I should mention that this is the first CZW event I'd ever been to, and the first time I'd seen any more than a couple of matches of the product. Most of the previous live events I went to were WWE products, and obviously they don't compare. This was also the first show I went to that was basically held at a bar (it was in the yard behind one), and that made some of the crowd members...interesting.
Round 1, Match 1: Brandon Prophet vs. Nick Gage vs. Andy Sumner
Nick Gage was more over than both of the other participants. Andy Sumner was announced as wrestling the sambo style, and was the only technician in the tournament. This should have tipped me off that he was going to lose, but Brandon Prophet was bleeding a ridiculous amount in the first couple minutes, so I thought he would be eliminated. The faceplants spot on three chairs was simply brutal. Sumner took some nasty bumps there, but he dished it out early in the match, breaking light tubes over Prophet's head and cutting his chest open with them. A nice introduction into the CZW style. Prophet and Gage advance.
Round 1, Match 2: Drake Younger vs. JC Bailey vs. Lobo
Lobo was the most over competitor in this match. Lobo took a sick bump onto the barbed wire spider web (can a bump on to that not be sick?). Black Out interfered to a lot of heat, and the crowd favorite in the match was out. Lobo was later walking around with crutches. Younger and Bailey advance.
Round 1, Match 3: Brain Damage vs. Necro Butcher vs. Toby Klein
Butcher was the most over of any competitor. Some of the weapons were crazy and disturbingly innovative. There was a VCR...with light tubes tied to it. A Styrofoam panel with a bunch of CDs stuck in it, and a baby doll with tacks all over it, among many others. The spot off of the U-Haul truck was insane, but would be topped later. Butcher got two shots on Damage with the computer hard drive (it was a big hard drive, too). The first was partially blocked by Damage, and the crowd booed. The second was full impact on his head. Butcher busted himself open early on with a series of stiff head-butts. The three were working very stiff with the series of punches. Butcher and Brain Damage advance.
Round 1, Match 4: DJ Hyde vs. Danny Havoc vs. Zandig
Havoc has a huge afro. Maven Bentley was out first and acted scared of coming to the ring. The light tubes got some good distance when they broke in this match. Hyde got major heat throughout the match and the crowd seemed to legitimately hate him. The dueling weed whackers spot was fun, but Zandig not advancing was met with a lot of jeers, for obvious reasons. Hyde and Havoc advance.
Non-tournament triple threat match: Eradication vs. Dragon Boy vs. Blood
Eradication was jeered with "Booker T" chants during the match. Dragon Boy looks like a goof playing wrestler with a mask on. This was kind of like an intermission, since it was just a traditional wrestling bout with a lot of restholds, save for Blood using his giant fork at one point. Eradication got the win.
Black Out (Ruckus & Robby Mireno ) vs. Jimmy Dream and Drew Gulak
Mireno is an awesome heel. Of all the acts and wrestlers in the show, he looks most like the kind of wrestler that could work in WWE or TNA. Dream and Gulak looked like they just got out of wrestling school. Ruckus did a cool spot where he did a double backflip followed by a flying forearm to Dream in the corner. The finish saw Ruckus break up an attempt by Dream and Gulak to suplex Mireno off the top, putting Dream on his shoulders, and Mireno hitting the Blockbuster off the top rope. That was a great tag finisher. Black Out wins.
Post match, this kid who couldn't be more than ten or eleven slapped Mireno in the arm as he walked out of the ring. Mireno stared at him as if to say, "Are you kidding me?" The kid then SPIT on Mireno . Mireno spit back at him and walked away. Yes, a wrestler spit on a ten year old kid. I can't say it was undeserved, and there was no adult supervision around the brat. As Dream and Gulak walked out, the kid then spit on Gulak! Gulak stared at him, but walked away. Security finally came up and said if he did anything like that again, he would be tossed. He should have been thrown out right then. Tournament of Death is no place for kids, let alone kids that physically confront wrestlers.
Intergender match: Chad Austin vs. Kylie
This was easily the funniest thing I've ever seen at a wrestling show. I was cracking up for the whole match. Austin was great in the Andy Kaufman role and was off the charts lecherous. Before the match, he pointed out a "dame" in the crowd and told her she had "great stems". The match started with a collar and elbow tie up where he backed Kylie into the corner. When they broke up, he cupped her breasts. He followed that up with a powerslam, but before he gave it to her, he held his hand up and bragged because he would be touching her, well you know. Kylie got in some offense and countered an irish whip with the most botched hurracanrana ever. Austin dropped her on the mat, paused for a minute, then finally flipped down. Hilarious! Another collar and elbow was followed by Austin sucker punching Kylie, and then punching her some more. Finally, Kylie smacked him with a light tube that she was handed to get the pin. Again, this was hysterical. Austin is tremendous in his role. This kind of match should be on every CZW card as a break for the crowd.
Semifinal Match #1: Brain Damage vs. Brandon Prophet vs. Necro Butcher vs. Nick Gage
I couldn't see a lot of the action since the brawls went into the crowd, but given that it was Necro Butcher in action, the shots were once again stiff. Necro Butcher did a funny spot where he took Prophet's boots off and then dropped him feet first onto some light tubes. Prophet went through the rest of the match with no protection on his feet and had to be helped to the back. The crowd was really surprised when Butcher lost, but Brain Damage was accepted as the person who was able to do it. The fans got behind him.
Semifinal Match #2: DJ Hyde vs. Danny Havoc vs. Drake Younger vs. JC Bailey
Hyde was the first one out, and the fans were happy to see that. No one liked him, and I think he had some X-Pac heat with a few crowd members. He took a sick double stomp when he was pinned in the ladder, though. Havoc's suplex with the light tube on Younger was one of the best spots of the night. The crowd loved it and started to rally behind Havoc. A second attempt on Bailey was blocked. The light tube sleeping bag was insane, and Havoc must be nuts to take that double stomp. Then he took a crazier spot to boot through the light tubes on the ladder placed on the chairs. Younger and Bailey advance. Post match, they put over Havoc in a big big way, telling the fans to chant his name. They than carried him out of the ring to the back. Havoc may not have won the tournament, but he won over the crowd and one day this may be looked at as the match that made him.
Chris Cash Memorial Scholarship Match: George W. Boss vs, Joe Dacey
Sloppy, but I don't think either of these guys has much formal training, and probably didn't know what they would be doing until the show started. Boss won with an awful looking TKO. Just horrendous.
Tournament of Death Finals: Brain Damage vs. Drake Younger vs. Nick Gage vs. JC Bailey
More interesting weapons from the fans. Among them were a full sized Paris Hilton cardboard poster with tacks all over it, a baby carriage with light tubes tied around it, a chair with a bunch of light tubes on it, and a TV with the screen replaced by...you guessed it, light tubes! During the match, Gage did a sick piledriver on Bailey off the second rope, but that only got a two count. The finish was simply nuts, and very fitting for the show. Gage took out Bailey and Younger at the same time when he jumped off the truck, through the glass, chairs, and tables. He didn't seem too fazed by it when he accepted the trophy from Zandig.
Notes: It was a nice place to see a show like this, but I don't know if they can come back next year since a bunch of houses are going up nearby that are ready for families to occupy...I had a good time at the show, but it isn't the kind of thing that I could go to often. I respect the hell out of these guys, but I have no clue why they do it...Bailey's double stomps were innovative each time he did one...CZW should REALLY consider keeping younger children out of these events. I was shocked to see a few of them there, and the kid who spit on TWO wrestlers is begging for trouble. He was sitting right by the entrance way and there were no adults around him...I thought Bailey was going to go over, and even though I'm not really familiar with the product, I think he should have. Gage already has a belt and Bailey could have used it more...The tournament did a fantastic job of putting over younger talent. Bailey, Younger, and Havoc could be big stars for the company...Did I mention how funny Chad Austin was?
2006 - WWE's version of ECW ran Durham, NH at the Whittemore Center Arena featuring the following results:
Balls Mahoney pinned Eric Perez
Derrick Neikirk & Ryan O'Reilly defeated Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke
Mike Knox pinned Stevie Richards
Francine defeated Kelly Kelly in a bikini contest; moments later, Jazz attacked both women
CM Punk defeated Kevin Thorn via submission with the Anaconda Vice
The Sandman defeated Justin Credible via disqualification in a dueling canes match when Mike Knox interfered; moments later, the Sandman came out to make the save for Dreamer against Knox and Test
The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Test & Mike Knox when Sandman pinned Knox with the White Russian legsweep
ECW World Champion the Big Show pinned Sabu with a chokeslam through a table
2006 - WWE Raw ran Hampton Beach, NH at the Casino Ballroom, featuring the following results:
Harry Smith defeated Shelton Benjamin
Oleg Prudius defeated Val Venis
Umaga defeated Jim Duggan
WWE Tag Team Champions Nicky & Johnny defeated Robbie & Rory McAllister after Johnny dropped Robbie with a superkick; the other three members of the Spirit Squad were sent backstage early in the bout after interfering
WWE Intercontinental champion Johnny Nitro pinned Carlito after Melina interfered
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Torrie Wilson
Randy Orton pinned Kane with the RKO
John Cena defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification at 14:02 when Jonathan Coachman, who was at ringside for the match, pulled guest referee Ricky Steamboat out of the ring after Cena dropped Edge with the FU; after the bout, Cena and Steamboat fought off Edge, Lita, and Coachman; moments later, Umaga ran out and also sustained the FU from Cena
2007 - TNA came to terms to bring in Andrew "Test" Martin. He would be gone from the promotion after only a few appearances.
2007 - WWE Smackdown and ECW ran a combined house show in Perth, Australia at the Burswood Dome, featuring:
Ric Flair defeated Chris Masters via submission with the figure-4
WWE World Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino defeated Brett & Brian Major after Deuce hit the kick to the head
Victoria pinned Michelle McCool after faking an injury
Elijah Burke pinned Stevie Richards
Kane pinned Finlay with the chokeslam
ECW World Champion John Morrison pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Snapshot
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the 619 and springboard legdrop
Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Great Khali via disqualification when Finlay and Hornswoggle interfered; after the bout, Kane made the save leading into a tag team match
Batista & Kane defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Great Khali & Finlay when Batista pinned Finlay with the sit-down powerbomb after Batista & Kane hit a double chokeslam on Khali; after the bout, Kane hit a chokeslam on Hornswoggle
2007 - WWE Raw ran Prescott Valley, AZ at Tim's Toyota Center featuring:
Val Venis defeated Sylvan
Jim Duggan pinned William Regal
Carlito Caribbean Cool defeated Super Crazy
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Paul London & Brian Kendrick
Booker T pinned Santino Marella
Ken Kennedy pinned Cody Rhodes
WWE Women's Champion Candice Michelle defeated Melina
WWE World Champion John Cena pinned Randy Orton
2008 - Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's second child, Murphy Claire Levesque, was born
2008 - Dawn Marie launched Wrestler's Rescue. A mission statement issued by Marie in regard to the organization reads:
Wrestlers Rescue
Mission statement
Wrestlers Rescue’s mission is to create awareness and to help raise monies to support the health care needs of Retired Professional Wrestlers due to a career choice in wrestling.
Wrestlers rescue will be focusing on three stages of growth.
· 1st stage is to create awareness of the need and to raise funds.
· 2nd stage is to put in place a financial advisory for the active wrestling community to call on for advice on how to plan for their future. Including retirement, pension, college funds, family needs ect.
· 3rd stage is to set in place a Health care program that can be bought into at a group rate so that the community can afford care for themselves and their families.
We are dedicated to improving the lives of the professional and their families. By educating the person on how to expand their opportunities and how to reach their full potential in life.
2008 - WWE broadcast ECW on SyFy. Mike Johnson filed the following TV Report:
Welcome to the first post-Adamle (WOOOHOOOOOOO!) edition of ECW on Sci Fi.
ECW opened with a video recap of Matt Hardy earning his Summerslam PPV ECW title shot against Mark Henry.
Tazz explained that Mike Adamle had gone on to become the Raw General Manager, so his new co-host is Todd Grisham. I expect a lot of people will be angry it's not Joey Styles, but if it wasn't going to be Joey, it should have been Grisham or Josh Matthews, both of whom have patiently been waiting for their chance.
Matt Hardy came to the ring for a promo. He said he was psyched when he was drafted to ECW. Hardy said he's always been an ECW fan and given that he's had some of the most extreme matches in WWE history, it was a perfect fit. Hardy said he has a big opportunity at Summerslam and challenging for the ECW title is the biggest one he's ever gotten.
Mark Henry's music hit and the ECW champion came down to the ring with Tony Atlas. Atlas told Hardy that he knows Hardy is intimidated by Henry. He said Henry was drafted to ECW, just like Hardy. He says that since Henry was drafted, he's beaten Kane and Big Show for the belt. Since Hardy was drafted, he hasn't done anything but lose the United States belt.
Atlas said they came out to show Hardy a special demonstration. Someone handed Henry a bar of steel. Atlas said that bar of steel was tougher than Hardy. Henry bent the bar in half. Atlas told Hardy that's what he has to look forward to at Summerslam and the only difference is Matt won't bend, he'll break. Henry mockingly handed the bent bar to Hardy. Hardy said that at Summerslam, they aren't having a bar bending contest, but a wrestling match. Hardy said inanimate objects don't fight back, but he does. Hardy said Henry will never break his spirit and promised he'll become the next ECW champion. Solid segment.
Ricky Ortiz' sophomore in-ring appearance is next. Finlay & Hornswoggle vs. Morrison & Miz is plugged for later.
Ricky Ortiz vs. Chavo Guerrero (with Bam Neely)
As Chavo came to the ring, Grisham did a better job giving exposition 15 minutes into his first episode than Mike Adamle did his entire tenure. They locked up with Chavo grabbing an armwringer, but Ortiz scooped and slammed Guerrero. Guerrero backed off and had words with Neely at ringside. Guerrero went for a side headlock. Ortiz shoved him into the ropes, but missed a clothesline. Guerrero went for a high cross bodyblock but was caught, then pressed and dropped. The Afro Warrior!
Ortiz went to the middle turnbuckles and hit a flying shoulderblock. Maybe he really is channeling Warrior! Guerrero kicked up at two. Ortiz ended up slingshot onto the ropes and Chavo choked him against them. Guerrero locked on a rear chinlock and bent Ortiz backwards. Guerrero floated around and cinched in a front facelock. Ortiz made his way to his feet, picked up Guerrero and powered him into the turnbuckle.
Ortiz nailed several right hands (awful!) and a dropkick. Guerrero cut him off with a drop toehold into the corner. Guerrero rolled up Ortiz and put his feet on the middle rope for leverage. Neely pulled down on Guerrero's feet to help but the referee spotted it and disqualified Guerrero.
Your winner by DQ, Ricky Ortiz!
Guerrero and Neely worked over Ortiz. Guerrero nailed a top rope frog splash as Neely held Ortiz and prevented him from moving. Guerrero sent Neely to ringside but Evan Bourne hit the ring with a springboard dropkick into the ring on Chavo. Neely got back on the apron but was dropkicked off onto the floor. Bourne left the ring before Guerrero and Neely could mount a comeback.
As a match, not much here but in terms of building up Bourne, a good segment.
Backstage, Tony Atlas and Mark Henry were talking. Colin Delaney came up to them. He said that he was wondering why they left him last week and said he thought they were all on the same page. Atlas said that they were trying to give him a chance to prove himself. Atlas said that he's going to have to do something spectacular to prove he can roll with the ECW champ. Delaney asked for the chance. Atlas said that he can do that by softening up Matt Hardy for Mark tonight and promised to be in his corner tonight.
The Miz & John Morrison vs. Hornswoggle & Finlay
Finlay and Miz started the bout. Finlay avoided a charge and wrestled Miz down to his knees, then elbowed him in the jaw. Finlay dug into Miz's trapezoids, then shoulderblocked him down for a near fall. Finlay locked on a side chinlock. Miz worked his way to his feet and elbowed into an escape. Morrison tagged in and worked over Finlay with a neck crank. Hornswoggle helped Finlay regain control and the former Tag champs retreated to the floor to regroup as they went to commercial.
When they returned, Morrison had control of Finlay, but missed a corkscrew elbow. Finlay locked on a single leg Boston Crab but Morrison grabbed the ropes. Finlay continued to control Morrison but was unable to get a three count. Finlay stomped his hand, then clubbed him across the chest. Morrison mounted a comeback but was nailed with a clothesline. Finlay went for a pin, but Miz pulled him odd. Morrison ran Finlay into a ringpost on the floor.
Morrison maneuvered him back into the ring and locked on an armbar. Finlay caught Morrison with a boot and went to the ropes, but Hornswoggle tagged himself in. He charged Morrison, who easily turned an attempted head scissors into a faceplant and scored the pin.
Your winners, John Morrison and The Miz!
After the pin, Mike Knox hit the crowd and channeled Bruiser Brody with a big boot to the face and a wild look in his eyes. He eyed Hornswoggle. Finlay grabbed the shillelagh but Knox booted him again and left the ring.
They plug the new Ric Flair DVD, which you can order from our friends at www.highspots.com.
Todd Grisham and Tazz review the closing moments of the tag match. The story seemed to be that Finlay was trying to protect his son until he tagged himself back in. They showed Knox laying them out.
Lena Yada caught up to Mike Knox backstage and asked him why he attacked Finlay. Knox said that Finlay is running around with Leprechauns and that means he's soft. Knox said, "Here, being soft means you are a target and I just took my shot." In one short promo, we had a better idea of who Knox was and what he was about than we have since the first episode of ECW. Good to see.
Backstage, Braden Walker came up to Matt Hardy and told him he had Hardy's back tonight. Hardy and Walker shook hands. That was so out of nowhere, I wonder if Walker is going heel. If not, wow, where the hell did Tommy Dreamer go? Talk about your forgotten personalities!
Colin Delaney vs. Matt Hardy
Mark Henry and Tony Atlas remained at the stage, as opposed to being at ringside as they promised. Hardy controlled Delaney early with ease. Hardy missed an elbowdrop. Delaney hit a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle. Delaney scored a two count but Hardy escaped. Hardy hit a back suplex on Delaney. Hardy called for the Twist of Fate, nailed it and scored the pin.
Your winner, Matt Hardy!
Mark Henry came to the ring. He pressed and dropped Delaney to the floor. It was a NASTY bump. Hardy and Henry faced off in the ring. Hardy told him he wasn't afraid.
Overall, a solid episode building storylines. Todd Grisham was much more comfortable in his role than Mike Adamle ever was, so kudos to WWE for making the move.
2010- Former ECW World champion Mikey Whipwreck commented via his Facebook about the TNA Hardcore Reunion show, writing, "For the record, I have no intentions of doing the TNA PPV. I'm happy for the guys that are doing it but its nice to see the little bingo hall company everyone "blew off" back in the day as "insignificant" is called upon every time business is in the toilet."
2010 - SyFy began promotion for Smackdown coming to their cable network.
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