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1959 - Dick Gunkel defeats Fred Blassie for the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia, ending Blassie's ninth reign with the title and starting his second reign.
1967 - WWWF ran New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden with the following results:
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Holtz
Guillotine Gordon defeated Bob Taylor
Bobo Brazil fought Bill Miller to a draw
Eduard Carpentier defeated Luke Graham
Irish Jackie & the Jamaica Kid defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Gorilla Monsoon & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion via disqualification
1967 - WWWF ran Atlantic City, NJ, featuring the folowing results:
Al Smith defeated Chuck Richards
Sam Rubin defeated Frank Hickey
Smasher Sloan defeated Angelo Savoldi
The Sicilians, Lou Albano & Tony Altimore defeated Miguel Perez & Pete Sanchez
Batman Tony Marino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
1968 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated Lou Albano & Tony Altimore in the main event of a WWWF TV Taping in Pittsburgh, PA.
1969 - WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena with the following results:
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Chuck Richards & Miguel Feliciano
Antonio Pugliese & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Lou Albano & Tony Altimore
Antonio Pugliese beat Luke Graham
1970 - WWWF ran Harrisburg, PA at Zembo Mosque, featuring the following results:
Chief Jay Strongbow (substitute for Manuel Soto who was stuck in traffic) pinned Mike Conrad at 15:00
Miguel Feliciano vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Mongols defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Rivera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - the Mongols won at the 14-minute mark; fall #2 - Monsoon & Rivera won at the 18-minute mark; fall #3 - Rivera could not reenter the ring before the referee's 20 count
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via submission with a sleeper at 16:00
1971 - WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Luke Graham when the match was stopped due to blood in the main event of a WWWF event in Springfield, MA.
1972 - WWWF ran Atlantic City, NJ with the following results:
Arnold Skaaland defeated the Blue Demon via disqualification
Chuck O'Conner defeated Sal El Din
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
Joe Turco defeated Thomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King & El Olympico
1973 - Tim Woods defeats Paul Jones for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa, ending the second title reign for Jones.
1976 - Hurricane Castillo defeats Jose Lotario in Bayamon, Puerto Rico for the Caribbean Heavyweight Title.
1976 - WWWF ran Philadelphia, PA at the Spectrum with the following results:
Executioner #1 won a battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, he earned a world title shot in the main event
Doug Gilbert pinned Johnny Rivera at 12:57
Executioner #2 pinned SD Jones at 5:37
Billy White Wolf pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:18
Stan Hansen pinned Jose Gonzalez at 7:22
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Executioner #1 at 11:32
Ivan Putski pinned Rocky Tomayo at 6:20
Bruiser Brody defeated Pat McGuiness via submission at 4:32
Kevin Sullivan pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:18
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Scandar Akbar at 5:38
1978 - WWWF ran Totowa, NJ with the following results:
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double countout
Tony Garea defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via countout
1979 - Pampero Firpo defeats Abdullah The Butcher in Bayamon, Puerto Rico to win the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title.
1979 - WWF ran Allentown, PA at Agricultural Hall with the following Championship Wrestling TV taping results:
Dark match: Vivian St. John pinned Kitty Adams
Andre the Giant defeated Frank Rodriguez & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 4:01 by pinning Pole with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Billy Berger with a piledriver; after the bout, as Berger was being carried out on a stretcher, Hanson knocked him off of it
Tony Atlas in his WWF debut, pinned John Schmidt
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 6:14 with a leglock into a bridge
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable in a non-title match at 6:43 after reversing an airplane spin into a cradle
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera
8/11/79:
Roddy Piper, in his WWF TV debut, defeated Steve King; prior to the bout, Piper got ring announcer Joe McHugh to hold the microphone while he played his bagpipes in the ring until the referee had heard enough and made him stop playing
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:16 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee
Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the full nelson at 3:08
Jimmy (sub. for Johnny) & WWF Tag Team Campion Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 8:54 when Jerry pinned Jones following a back drop and elbow drop
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ron Lee
Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:58 with the Polish Hammer
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Lee
Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Frank Rodriguez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Joe Mascara
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Ted DiBiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
1982 - WWF broadcast a card from the Philadelphia Spectrum on the PRISM Network, featuring the following results:
The Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Vivian St. John & Peggy Lee at 9:47 when Moolah pinned St. John with an inside cradle
Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Tony Garea) pinned Pete Sanzhez with a sunset flip at 11:12
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 10:49 when Saito pinned Jules following a double team behind the referee's back
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 21:06 when Capt. Lou Albano, who Snuka brought ringside early in the contest, interfered as Backlund had the Crossface Chicken Wing applied, with a brawl ensuing between Backlund & Skaaland against Snuka & Albano, and several other wrestlers, including Salvatore Bellomo and the Demons, having to come out to pull Backlund and Snuka apart
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 9:16 via count-out after Andre kicked Mulligan off him as the two were fighting outside the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 2:14 after causing him to crotch himself on the turnbuckle
WWF Intercontinental Champion Pedro Morales pinned Swede Hanson at 1:33 with a roll up as Hanson charged him in the corner; Morales had his ribs taped following a recent attack from Jimmy Snuka
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas, said to have transportation problems) (w/ SD Jones) pinned Demon #2 (Charlie Fulton) at 1:36 with the Polish Hammer
1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Raleigh, NC at the Dorton Arena featuring the following results:
Tom Shaft defeated Doug Vines
Johnny Weaver defeated Bobby Bass
Rufus R. Jones defeated Jesse Barr
Brian Adidas defeated Buzz Sawyer
Assassin #3 defeated Adrian Street
Jimmy Valiant defeated Assassin #1 in a lumberjack match
1984 - WWF holds their first-ever TV Taping at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, a venue that would become a regular haunt for their tapings for many, many year. The Championship Wrestling taping featured Piper's Pits with numerous guests, including Kamala and Brian Blair as well as an angle where Wendi Richter, after being presented with a new WWF Women's championship, was attacked by the Fabulous Moolah, as well as the following results:
The Wild Samoans defeated Robbie Parliament & Rene Goulet at 5:50 when Afa pinned Parliament following a double diving headbutt
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 5:07 by hoising him up in a gorilla press and then dropping him across his knee
The Iron Sheik defeated Jose Luis Rivera via submission with the Camel Clutch at 4:50
Rocky Johnson pinned Charlie Fulton with a sunset flip at 5:52
WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated SD Jones & Jeff Lang at 5:14 when Adonis pinned Lang after a belly to back clothesline off the top double team
Ivan Putski pinned Ron Shaw at 2:54 with the Polish Hammer; during the bout, Brutus Beefcake appeared ringside (Beefcake's debut)
Ken Patera pinned Billy Travis with an elbow drop at 4:46
Kamala (w/ Freddie Blassie & Friday) pinned Steve Lombardi at the 45-second mark with a splash; prior to the bout, Hulk Hogan appeared at ringside and gave encouragement to Lombardi
Greg Valentine defeated Mario Mancini via submission with the figure-4 at 2:12
WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana pinned Dave Barbie at 5:57 with the flying forearm; during the bout, Brutus Beefcake appeared at ringside
Brutus Beefcake, in his WWF debut, pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 2:52 with a sit-down splash
The Spoiler defeated Jeff Lang via submission with a claw hold at 3:24; during the bout, David Wolff joined the commentary team of Vince McMahon & Tony Garea and announced that the Fabulous Freebirds were on their way to the WWF
9/1/84 - featured Nikolai Volkoff & Freddie Blassie as guests of Piper's Pit:
B. Brian Blair pinned Charlie Fulton at 6:30 with an abdominal stretch into a roll up
Jesse Ventura defeated Billy Travis via submission with the backbreaker at 4:53; David Wolff did guest commentary for the bout
Big John Studd pinned Jeff Lang at 1:58 with an elbow drop
1984 - Giant Baba defeats Stan Hansen to win the PWF World Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan starting his fourth and final reign with the title.
1986 - All Japan Pro Wrestling ran a show at Budokan Hall, headlined by Stan Hansen defeating Jumbo Tsuruta for the NWA International Heavyweight Title. The card also saw Hiro Saito defeat Brad Armstrong in a tournament final to determine the first PWF World Junior Heavyweight Champion, and Riki Choshu defeat Killer Khan in a Death Match.
1986 - WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy in the main event of a WWF house show at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City.
1987 - Jim Crockett Promotions closed out the 1987 Great American Bash tour in Miami, FL at the Orange Bowl before 16,000 fans featuring the following results:
Scott Hall defeated Bob Cook
Jimmy Valiant & Bugsy McGraw defeated Ricky Santana & the Cuban Assassin
Manny Fernandez (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Randy & Bill Mulkey in a handicap match following a flying forearm
UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham pinned Incubus with a clothesline off the top
NWA Florida Tag Team Champions the Sheepherders fought Ron & Jimmy Garvin to a double disqualification
NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Mike Rotundo pinned Ivan Koloff (w/ Paul Jones) with an inside cradle and fast count from referee Earl Hebner, moments after the challenger shoved Hebner
Kevin Sullivan defeated Dory Funk Jr. in a Texas Death Match
NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification at 10:15 when Lane accidentally hit Eaton with Cornette's tennis racquet; after the bout, Cornette hit Morton with the racquet before Eaton & Lane dropped Morton with a spike piledriver
Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, the Road Warriors, & Paul Ellering defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger, & the War Machine (Ray Traylor) (substituting for an injured JJ Dillon) at 19:38 when War Machine submitted as Road Warrior Animal repeatedly rammed a spike elbowpad into War Machine's eye
1987 - WWF ran three live events in the same night, featuring the following results:
West Palm Beach, FL at the Auditorium:
Rick Rude defeated Jim Young (sub. for Joe Mirto)
Steve Lombardi defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
WWF Women's Tag Team Champions The Glamour Girls, Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated the Jumping Bomb Angels
Kamala & Sika defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
George Steele defeated Danny Davis in a lumberjack match
Las Vegas, NV at Thomas & Mack Center:
Brady Boone pinned Barry Horowitz
Tito Santana fought King Harley Race to a time-limit draw at 17:40
Butch Reed pinned Steve Gatorwolf
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Jim Brunzell & Hillbilly Jim (sub. for B. Brian Blair) when Brunzell was pinned
Scott Casey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
The Young Stalllions, Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated the Shadows (Randy Culley & Jose Luis Rivera)
WWF Intercontinental champion the Honkytonk Man defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Savage hit the referee
Landover, MD at the Capital Centre featuring:
Jerry Allen defeated Jose Estrada
Outback Jack defeated Frenchy Martin
Koko B. Ware defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Paul Orndorff fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Ken Patera & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Hercules & King Kong Bundy
Killer Khan defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via countout.
1988 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeat Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy in Hokodate, Japan to win the All Japan Tag Team Title for the second time.
1988 - WWF held their "Wrestlefest" event at the Milwaukee County Stadium in Wisconsin, drawing a crowd of 25,866 fans for a 15-match card. The show was later released on Coliseum Home Video. Here are the results:
- Big Boss Man defeated Scott Casey.
- Brutus Beefcake defeated Hercules Hernandez.
- Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell) when Raymond hit Brunzell with a low blow as he was about to slam Jacques, allowing Jacques to get the pin.
- Bad News Brown defeated Bret Hart by reversing a rollup and grabbing a handful of tights for the pin.
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man via disqualification when Jimmy Hart interfered.
- The Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zuhkov) after a flying headbutt by Barbarian on Zuhkov.
- Jim Niedhart defeated Lanny Poffo with a powerslam.
- WWF World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase.
- Curt Hennig defeated Terry Taylor
- Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude ended in a double countout when Rude left the ring and Roberts chased after him.
- Haku defeated Sam Houston.
- Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan in a "loser wears a weasel suit" match with a sleeper.
- WWF World Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) when Ax pinned Dynamite after hitting him with Mr. Fuji's cane.
- Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera with a side slam.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Andre The Giant in a steel cage match when Hogan climbed out of the cage after hitting Andre with a legdrop (and throwing around Bobby Heenan).
1988 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Detroit, MI at Cobo Arena, drawing 7,000 fans with the following results:
Larry Zbyzsko fought Bugsy McGraw to a draw after the 10-minute mark
Jimmy Garvin pinned Ivan Koloff at 5:45; after the bout, Paul Jones argued with Koloff over the loss
Ron Garvin pinned Tim Horner at the 50-second mark with the right hand punch
Ricky Morton & Brad Armstrong defeated the Sheepherders at 12:00
Rick Steiner pinned Kendall Windham
Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian Chain Match
Sting & Lex Luger, & The Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham, NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard when Luger pinned Blanchard at the 21-minute mark; the bout was advertised as a steel cage match
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a scaffold match
Dusty Rhodes & the Original Sheik defeated Kevin Sullivan & Dick Murdoch in a steel cage match at 3:55 when Rhodes pinned Sullivan; after the bout, the Sheik attacked Rhodes until Murdoch made the save
1989 - WWF ran Warwick, RI at the Musical Theater, featuring:
Paul Roma defeated Boris Zhukov
The Genius defeated Koko B. Ware
Jim Neidhart defeated Haku via disqualification
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Rockers, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Honkytonk Man
1989 - WWF ran Augusta, GA at the Civic Center, headlined by The Ultimate Warrior pinning Andre the Giant with two clotheslines and a splash at around the 45-second mark.
1991 - WWF ran Scranton, PA at CYC with the following results on top:
Bret Hart defeated the Brooklyn Brawler via submission with the Sharpshooter
Ricky Steamboat pinned Big Bully Busick
Jim Neidhart (substitute for Jake Roberts) (with Andre the Giant) defeated the Barbarian (substiute for Earthquake)
1992 - The Ebony Experience (Booker T & Stevie Ray, later known as Harlem Heat) defeat Gary Young & Steve Dane to win the Global Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title in Dallas Texas. On the same show, Alex Porteau defeats Terry Simms for the GWF Light Heavyweight Title.
1992 - WWF ran Los Angeles, CA at the Sports Arena with the following results:
Virgil pinned Skinner
The Big Bossman defeated Nailz via disqualification
The Legion of Doom & Paul Ellering defeated the Beverly Brothers & the Genius
Tito Santana pinned Kato
WWF Tag Team Champions the Natural Disasters defeated Ted DiBiase & IRS via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair
The Undertaker pinned the Berzerker
1993 - WWF ran Pittsburgh, PA at the Civic Arena, featuring the following results:
Virgil defeated Damien Demento
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion Shawn Micheals defeated Mr. Perfect
Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Bret Hart interfered
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler & Little Louie
Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
Bret Hart defeated Mr. Hughes
1993 - WWF ran Offenbach, Germany with the following results:
Papa Shango defeated Owen Hart
Tito Santana pinned the Predator (Horace Hogan)
Brutus Beefcake pinned Terry Taylor
Tatanka pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Jim Duggan pinned Bastion Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji broke the pin attempt
1994 - Atsushi Onita & Mitsuhiro Matsunaga defeat Mr. Pogo & Hisakatsu Oya to win the FMW World Brass Knuckles Tag Team Title in Yokohama, Japan.
1996 - WCW ran Corpus Christi, TX at Memorial Hall, headlined by Randy Savage defeating WCW U.S. Champion Ric Flair in a non-title match.
1997 - Bull Pain defeats Ian Rotten in Louisville, Kentucky for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title.
1998 - WCW ran Shreveport, LA at Hirsch Coliseum, featuring the following results:
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Lizmark Jr. & Silver King defeated Damien & Ciclope
Chris Adams defeated Fit Finlay
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Dean Malenko fought WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to a no contest in a non-title match
Perry Saturn defeated Raven
Lex Luger defeated WCW U.S. 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 Scott Hall & WCW U.S. Champion Bret Hart
1999 - WCW ran Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena featuring:
Vampiro defeated Chris Adams
The Barbarian defeated Lash Laroux
Jerry Flynn defeated Dave Taylor
Disco Inferno defeated Vincent
Curt Hennig defeated Jim Duggan
Perry Saturn defeated Kanyon
Sting & Booker T defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Diamond Dallas Page & Bam Bam Bigelow in a non-title match
Buff Bagwell defeated WCW TV Champion Rick Steiner in a non-title match
Kevin Nash defeated Randy Savage
1999 - ECW ran a show at their home base, the ECW Arena, that saw Giant Kamala II (aka The Botswana Beast from All Japan Pro Wrestling) debut, and shoot to the main event, all in one night. Kamala II wrestled and defeated David (Kid) Kash early in the card, then ended up being the surprise partner of Justin Credible & Jerry Lynn in a winning effort against the Dudley Boyz & Rob Van Dam later in the show. Kamala II would be renamed 'Uganda' for the remainder of what turned out to be a brief ECW run. The remainder of the results of the card featured:
-Jerry Lynn defeated Jason
-Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Little Guido via submission
-Danny Doring & Roadkill defeated CW Anderson & Vito
-Justin Credible fought D-Von Dudley to a no contest
-Chris Chetti & Nova defeated Simon Diamond & Super Crazy
-ECW World Tag Team Champions Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley defeated New Jack & Axl Rotten when Balls pinned Axl
1999 - WWF ran East Rutherford, NJ at the Continental Airlines Arena with the following results:
The Godfather & Val Venis defeated Mideon & Prince Albert following the Money Shot and Ho Train
Al Snow pinned Gangrel after hitting him with Head
WWF Women's Champion Ivory defeated Tori
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned Jeff Jarrett by blocking a sunset flip
WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman pinned Test in a non-title nightstick-on-a-pole match after hitting Test with the weapon
Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman via submission with the ankle lock in a steel cage match
Hardcore Holly defeated Viscera
WWF Tag Team Champions the Acolytes defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Michael Hayes) and Edge & Christian in an elimination match; Edge pinned Jeff Hardy with the spear; Bradshaw pinned Edge after Gangrel interfered and hit the DDT
The Road Dogg pinned Billy Gunn in a dog collar match by tying Gunn's legs up following a missed Fameasser
The Rock, Kane & & X-Pac defeated Triple H, the Big Show, & the Undertaker via disqualification after the Undertaker hit Kane with a chair
2000 - WCW broadcast Nitro from Cincinnati, OH at the FirstStar Center, featuring the following results:
Big Vito defeated Buff Bagwell
Kwee Wee defeated the Artist
WCW U.S. & WCW Hardcore Champion Lance Storm defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Gen. Rection & Cpl. Cajun) to win the title at 3:22 via submission with the Canadian Maple Leaf after reversing a hurricanrana attempt.
Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett
WCW World Tag Team Champions Kronik defeated Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire and Vampiro & the Great Muta
Shane Douglas defeated Billy Kidman in a Viagra on a poll match
Ms. Hancock (Stacy Keibler) defeated Major Gunns in a hardcore match
Scott Steiner defeated Kevin Nash in a straightjacket match
WCW World Champion Booker T defeated Sting
2000 - WWE held a TV taping in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome, featuring the following results:
Dark Matches:
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated the Dupps
Just Joe pinned an unknown
Jakked:
Crash Holly pinned Essa Rios at 4:28 with a bulldog
Too Cool defeated the Mean Street Posse
Test & Albert defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz
Raw broadcast:
X-Pac & the Road Dogg defeated Al Snow & WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman in a hardcore match at 6:15 when X-Pac pinned Blackman with the X-Factor onto a steel chair after Snow accidentally hit his partner in the back of the head with a trash can lid
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 4:36 when Christian pulled referee Jack Doan out of the ring and punched him after Jeff hit the Swanton on Edge and made the cover; prior to the bout, the champions did a 5-second pose to portray the Atlanta Braves as the New York Yankees' bitch; after the bout, the champions attacked the Hardy Boyz, with Jeff sustaining a double chairshot to the head; later in the show, Matt Hardy interrupted a backstage interview with Edge & Christian and attacked both champions for their attack on his brother (the debut of the Con-Chair-Two)
Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) & Kurt Angle defeated the Dudley Boyz at 7:20 when Benoit pinned Bubba Ray after the Big Show interfered and hit the chokeslam on Bubba; during Angle's entrance, Lilian Garcia accidentally announced him as being from "Pittsburgh, Philadelphia"
The Acolytes defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) at 1:28 when Farooq pinned Buchanon by catching him coming off the top and hitting a powerslam; prior to the impromptu match, the Right to Censor cut an in-ring promo, during which the two hos were shown in the crowd with their signs; after they jumped over the barrier, Steven Richards had security hold them back; at the same time, a fan jumped into the ring but was quickly pulled out by security; moments later, after Richards made an open challenge, the Acolytes came out to accept; after the bout, the APA were beaten down by all three members of the RTC
Rikishi pinned Tazz at 3:33 by reversing the Tazzmission into a Samoan Drop; after the bout, Too Cool came out to celebrate and dance with Rikishi
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated WWF European Champion Perry Saturn & WWF IC Champion Val Venis at 3:33 when Guerrero pinned Saturn by reversing a tilt-a-whirl slam into a hurricanrana
Kane fought the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) to a no contest when both men began brawling on the floor before the bout began, with Kane eventually being beaten down by Show, Shane, Chris Benoit, and Kurt Angle until the Dudley Boyz ran out to help clear the ring
WWF World Champion the Rock & Lita defeated Triple H & Trish Stratus (sub. for WWF Women's Champion Stephanie McMahon) at 6:06 when Lita pinned Trish with a moonsault; after the bout, Rock hit Triple H over the head with a steel chair so that he fell on top of Trish in a 69 position
2001 - WWF ran Washington DC at the MCI Center for a TV Taping featuring the following results:
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Jerry Lynn with the Five Star Frog Splash after sending the challenger off the top onto a steel chair laid out in the ring
Hardcore Holly pinned Shawn Stasiak with the Alabama Slam
The Big Show & Billy Gunn defeated Raven & Justin Credible
Perry Saturn defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Smackdown:
WCW Tag Team Champions Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when O'Haire pinned Jeff at 5:34 after Palumbo hit the Jungle Kick
Kane defeated WCW US Champion Chris Kanyon via disqualification at 1:53 when Kanyon grabbed referee Nick Patrick as Kane prepared for the chokeslam
The Dudley Boyz & Rhyno defeated Chris Jericho, Edge, & Christian at 5:01 when D-Von pinned Jericho after Rhyno hit the Gore as Jericho had the Walls of Jericho applied on D-Von
Kurt Angle defeated WWF IC Champion Lance Storm in a non-title match via submission with the ankle lock at 5:38
WCW World Champion Booker T fought the Undertaker to a no contest at around the 10-minute mark; the Rock made the save for the challenger late in the segment.
2002 - WWE officially opened a division in Los Angeles that will work to find movie and television roles for WWE stars. The group, WWE Films (later re-named WWE Studios) was initially run by producer Joel Simon (X-Men, Wild Wild West), who was quoted in a Variety article about the launch as saying the WWE stars are an "untapped creative resource for Hollywood". Simon describes his job as being "to show how the WWE brand and its Superstars can be used to best advantage to bring its global audience of teens and young adults to new film and television projects."