Zincdust
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Post by Zincdust on Mar 10, 2017 14:59:59 GMT -5
Howdy folks;
Thought it'd be a fun idea to see what the curtain jerk & main event matches were of the first live shows that everyone had attended.
My first live event was a small house show in Boise, Idaho in February of 1988.
Opening match: S.D. Jones VS. Luscious Johnny Valiant
Main event: Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow VS. Ted DiBiase & Virgil (w/Andre the Giant)
How about YOURS?
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Post by Funk The Revival on Mar 10, 2017 15:25:15 GMT -5
Opener: William Regal defeats Santino Marella - Intercontinental Championship
Main Event: Batista & Rey Mysterio defeat Chris Jericho & Randy Orton
Not sure why it took me until 2008 to go to a show live in The UK, odd
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Post by rowdy1971 on Mar 10, 2017 16:28:42 GMT -5
WWF @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - May 24, 1985
Bret Hart pinned SD Jones at 14:00. Who knew Hart would go onto be one of the greats??
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Don Muraco at 14:00 with a roll up after Muraco accidentally collided with Mr. Fuji on the ring apron; prior to the bout, Oprah interviewed both participants; after the bout, Hogan chased off both Muraco & Fuji before celebrating with Oprah. This was before Oprah was OPRAH. She hosted a daytime Chicago show called "AM Chicago".
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marklud
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Post by marklud on Mar 10, 2017 16:36:37 GMT -5
Had to look up one of the opponents, but it was July 28, 1993 -- opener was Virgil/Damien Demento (forgot Demento, figures lol) ... main event was a great IC title match with HBK and Mr. Perfect. Was a small venue outside of Buffalo, sadly it was torn down a few years ago. Sat in the balcony and vividly remember leaving my program under my seat by accident when I left ... would do anything to have that today!
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Eugene69
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Post by Eugene69 on Mar 10, 2017 16:38:46 GMT -5
1994 house show few weeks before wrestlemania 10
Us air areana near DC
Opener - Owen Hart vs. Tatanka
Main event - Bret Hart & Lex Luger
vs. Yokozuna & Ludvig Borga
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havoc7179
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What is this?
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Post by havoc7179 on Mar 10, 2017 16:40:09 GMT -5
Oh how I hate and love my first show.
It was the July 29, 1996 Monday Night Nitro. It was during a time where there was no Titantrons.
Hacksaw Jim Dugganbeat Mean Mike Enos in the opener.
Then disaster. My favorites Lex Luger, Macho Man Randy Savage and Sting faced the Horsemen (Flair, McMichael and He Who Shall Not Named. According to my grandma, and subsequent replays of it, I made hte camera about 15 different times that night. Midway through the match, Jimmy Hart comes screaming out and all 6 go to the back. For the next hour, we sat in boredom. The crowd didn't know the nWo had attacked wrestlers in the back. No one knew what was going on.
Eventually,Steiners came out to beat High Voltage. Guerrero beat Big Bubba, and the main event saw Giant defend his title against the Hammer Greg Valentine.
So my first live match had Hacksaw beat Enos on a card where the Main Event saw Giant beat Valentine.
Yeah. If it wasn't for seeing Sting at Nitro, making it on TV a lot, and being outside in Disney, the card would be a bust. (Well it was a bust but had we been shown/told waht was going on, it'd be a different story).
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koreygunz
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Post by koreygunz on Mar 10, 2017 19:59:24 GMT -5
My first live show was in 1992. I vividly remember Bret Hart vs Mountie and Randy Savage vs Jake Roberts. I know Sid was there too. He either faced Undertaker or Hogan...
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 10, 2017 20:16:13 GMT -5
It was in London Ontario, in November 1994.
123 Kid and Bob Holly fought to a draw
Lex Luger beat Tatanka
Oddly enough, that was the same night that in New York that Diesel beat Bob Backlund for the WWE Title. So as New York fans got to see Big Daddy Cool win his first and only WWE Title, I got to see Lex beat Tatanka haha Oh well.
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Post by GBGav on Mar 10, 2017 20:23:40 GMT -5
Newcastle, UK. 18th March 2004.
Billy Kidman beat Rhyno in the opening match.
Main event was for the WWE title. Eddie Guerrero beat Big Show.
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Post by Evil Abed on Mar 10, 2017 20:28:05 GMT -5
Smackdown 7/11/02
Opening match: Hulk Hogan & Edge vs. Billy & Chuck — WWE Tag Team Titles
Main Event: The Undertaker & John Cena vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho
Side note: Rock made one of his many returns of his career on this show.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Mar 10, 2017 20:37:13 GMT -5
WWF Birmingham, England October 8, 1991
Opener: Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Typhoon
Main event: British Bulldog vs Earthquake
Though Roddy Piper vs Undertaker was also on the show, and I'm guessing that would've been the main if the same roster was on a house show in the USA.
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 10, 2017 21:05:23 GMT -5
I went to like 3 shows in the early 80's, but was so young I honestly don't remember matches, just wrestlers who were there.My "2nd run" with live shows started in 1992, so I'll go with that :
Opening Match : Virgil vs Kamala ... yeah.
Main Event : WWF Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs "Nature Boy" Rick Flair
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Post by 5th Horsewoman on Mar 11, 2017 4:07:55 GMT -5
First match: was either Goldberg vs Stevie Ray or DDP vs Jericho.
Main Event: Sting & Luger vs Hogan & Savage.
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Post by PJ on Mar 11, 2017 6:39:35 GMT -5
Saturday Main Event #2 at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford NJ. (Uncle Elmer's Wedding)
First match was a flag match between Hogan and Volkoff
Last match was the Dream Team vs Garea & Poffo.
The best match for me was Piper vs Orndorff.
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dixol
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Post by dixol on Mar 11, 2017 15:32:52 GMT -5
February 5, 1987. Don't remember the 1st match. But there was a Bunkhouse Battle Royal won by Blackjack Mulligan. Main Event was Piper v Adonis. I remember the last 30 seconds of that match like it happened yesterday.
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Post by k5 on Mar 11, 2017 16:22:29 GMT -5
very jealous of a lot of you guys getting to experience so many great past events! my first show wasn't until i was 14 for summerslam 2004:
rvd defeated renee dupree
and of course benoit lost his title to randy orton
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Post by HHH316 on Mar 11, 2017 16:30:16 GMT -5
My first show was a house show in September 1997.
Opener: Rock-A-Billy vs. "Double J" Jesse James
Main Event: Bret Hart vs. The Undertaker
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Post by drifter on Mar 11, 2017 17:07:15 GMT -5
Actually was able to find the card, but my first show as December 26, 1992, opening up with Jim Duggan beating the Brooklyn Brawler, and ending with Bret Hart retaining the WWF Title over Ric Flair. I always remember the main event, but had to look up to find the opening match.
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Post by T on Mar 11, 2017 17:23:15 GMT -5
RAW - Manchester, UK - October 2004
First - Maven vs Robbie Brookside
Main event - Benoit, HBK & Edge vs Evolution
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Post by hbkjason on Mar 12, 2017 4:14:14 GMT -5
My first even was the WWF UK Rampage in Glasgow in 1991 it was the first ever WWE show in Scotland.
The first match on the card was Jimmy Snuka vs The Brooklyn Brawler
The main even was Roddy Piper vs Ted Dibiase.
I loved the show! The best match was The Rockers vs The Orient Express, but my main memory of the show was during the match with Texas Tornado vs The Warlord. Kerry Von Erich was a huge hero of mine as a kind and there was a spot in the match where the Warlord slammed him into the steps. The sound from that is still something I can hear in my mind to this day! I cannot tell you another thing about that match, but that sound will probably be with me until the day I die.
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