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Post by hitmancmedge on Jul 20, 2021 8:27:16 GMT -5
So I had been a WwF fan when I was little from 1990, but it wasn’t til 1992 that I begged my dad to take me because my favorite Bret The Hitman Hart was the world champion. I begged and begged and begged to go see the hitman with the world title and he finally relented and here is that card.
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - December 5, 1992 (5,500)
Lance Cassidy pinned Terry Taylor with a backslide
The Berzerker pinned Tito Santana when the momentum of a flying bodypress by Santana put Berzerker on top
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento with the Samoan Drop
The Undertaker defeated Razor Ramon via disqualification when Razor used the urn as a weapon
Crush defeated Papa Shango via submission with the head vice
Bob Backlund pinned Kamala with a roll up after Kamala accidentally hit Kimchee on the apron; after the bout, Kamala and Kimchee fought until Harvey Wippleman intervened
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification when Dibiase broke up a cover after IRS sustained Saggs' flying elbowsmash
As a kid I obviously didn’t know how house shows work! I was devastated.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jul 20, 2021 8:28:57 GMT -5
So I tried again for the January show that had Bret advertised but my dad said no cause he didn’t particularly enjoy himself so I my Uncle eventually agreed to take me.
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - January 8, 1993 (6,300)
Virgil defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners (Barry Hardy & Duane Gill) (sub. for Double Trouble)
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker with a roll up
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty; the bout was scheduled to take place before intermission but Jannetty attacked the champion before the bell sounded; Sgt. Slaughter then appeared and said the match would go on regardless of Michaels' condition and it was postponned until after intermission
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware when Fatu scored the pin with the top rope splash
The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango (sub. for Nailz)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair at 27:15 with an inside cradle as Flair attempted the figure-4; after the match, Flair knocked Hart to the floor before leaving ringside
Obviously a much much better show. So yea interested in hearing about the first live wrestling you saw in person.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Jul 20, 2021 9:05:43 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio def. Eddie Guerrero
M&M def. Booker T & Bob Holly
Funaki def. Chavo
Heidenreich def. Mark Jindrak
Paul London def. A Crusierweight
Carlito def. Big Show
John Cena def. JBL & Kurt Angle with Stone Cold as special referee
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Post by Grenouille on Jul 20, 2021 9:38:36 GMT -5
WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - February 12, 1989 (8,539)
Hercules defeated Bad News Brown
Greg Valentine defeated Jim Neidhart
King Haku defeated Jim Powers
The Bushwhackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin defeated Sensational Sherri
Red Rooster defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Paul Roma defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jul 20, 2021 9:41:52 GMT -5
WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - February 12, 1989 (8,539) Hercules defeated Bad News Brown Greg Valentine defeated Jim Neidhart King Haku defeated Jim Powers The Bushwhackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin defeated Sensational Sherri Red Rooster defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Paul Roma defeated Iron Mike Sharpe Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out You were lucky enough to see the huge Hogan vs Boss Man run but that undercard is rough! |
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Post by hbkjason on Jul 20, 2021 10:57:18 GMT -5
UK Rampgage 1991
Glasgow Scotland
Jimmy Snuka defeated The Brooklyn Brawler
The Texas Tornado defeated The Warlord by DQ
Jake Roberts defeated The Berzerker
The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated The Orient Express (Kato & Tanaka)
Jim Neidhart defeated Haku
The British Bulldog defeated Earthquake by Count Out
The Barbarian defeated Greg Valentine
Roddy Piper defeated Ted DiBiase
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Post by Evil Abed on Jul 20, 2021 11:02:30 GMT -5
Smackdown 7/11/02
Edge & Hogan def. Billy & Chuck w/Rico to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles
Molly Holly def. Torrie Wilson to retain the WWE Women's Title
Batista & Rev D-von def. Mark Henry & Randy Orton
Rikishi def. Test w/Lance Storm & Christian
Billy Kidman & The Hurricane def. Jamie Noble & Tajiri w/Nidia
John Cena & The Undertaker def. Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho
The Rock also returned during the event
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Post by Grenouille on Jul 20, 2021 11:42:25 GMT -5
WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - February 12, 1989 (8,539) Hercules defeated Bad News Brown Greg Valentine defeated Jim Neidhart King Haku defeated Jim Powers The Bushwhackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin defeated Sensational Sherri Red Rooster defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Paul Roma defeated Iron Mike Sharpe Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out You were lucky enough to see the huge Hogan vs Boss Man run but that undercard is rough! Yeah, that attendance was predicated entirely on Hogan. When I was young they used to run Portland every 3-4 months, but after '89 became more of a B-show town when it came to house shows. |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jul 20, 2021 17:19:04 GMT -5
Okay, so as everyone on here knows by now, I am a huge fan of Diesel and Shawn Michaels.... I mean, it's no secret. So this was my first WWF live event I ever seen....
WWF @ London, Ontario - London Gardens - November 26, 1994
Duke Drose defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Bob Holly fought the 1-2-3 Kid to a draw
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Heavenly Bodies
WWF Women's Champion Bull Nakano defeated Alundra Blayze
Jim Neidhart defeated Doink the Clown
Owen Hart defeated Adam Bomb
Lex Luger defeated Tatanka
Now, that's not bad, right?? New Generation era which I love so much, so I can't really complain too much..... Right...??
ON THE VERY SAME NIGHT!!
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 26, 1994 (7,300)
Action Zone - 11/27/94: Diesel (sub. for Bret Hart) pinned WWF World Champion Bob Backlund in a No DQ, no count-out, no time-limit match to win the title at the 9-second mark following a boot to the midsection and a powerbomb; Diesel's involvement in the match was not announced until WWF Superstars aired that morning; it was announced on local TV during the Nov. 5-6 weekend that Randy Savage would be the guest referee for the originally scheduled Hart vs. Backlund match but that announcement was never mentioned again
That's right, I got to see Lex Luger defeat Tatanka on the very same night that New York fans got to see Diesel win the WWF Title off Bob Backlund!!!
Ugh....
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Post by Zincdust on Jul 21, 2021 13:47:16 GMT -5
I love thinking about my first show. I was a star-struck teen whose dad thought he was finally old enough to go and see the WWF live! It was February 28th, 1988 in Boise, Idaho (at the old Boise State University Pavilion):
S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones def. Luscious Johnny V.
Outlaw Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone
Dangerous Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
The Jumping Bomb Angels defeated the Glamour Girls
Ken Patera pinned one of the members of Demolition (I THINK it was Smash)
The Ultimate Warrior & Hercules Hernandez fought to a double-countout
Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil (with Andre the Giant)
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Post by Stuart? on Jul 21, 2021 13:59:00 GMT -5
August 5th 2001 at the San Diego Sports Arena:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hurricane Helms defeated Tajiri & X-Pac
Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Test to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship
Jacqueline & Lita defeated Stacy Keibler & Torrie Wilson
Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire (c) defeated The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship
Lance Storm (c) defeated Billy Gunn to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Kane & Kurt Angle defeated Kanyon & Steve Austin
The APA (Bradshaw & Faarooq) (c) defeated Tazz & Tommy Dreamer to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championship
Albert defeated Raven
The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley) defeated Edge & Christian and Mike Awesome & Shawn Stasiak in a Three Way Tag Team Elimination Match
The Rock defeated Rhyno
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jul 21, 2021 17:49:24 GMT -5
WWF @ Washington, NJ - Warren Hills Senior High School Gym - January 27, 1983
Debut in Washington, NJ
Bob Bradley vs. Barry Hart went to a 20 minute draw.
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz.
Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada.
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Curt Hennig.
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens.
My brother was part of the organization that arranged this. He got autographs from Gorilla Monsoon, Pat Patterson, Curt Hennig & Jimmy Snuka. He lost them a long time ago, though.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jul 21, 2021 18:26:50 GMT -5
I love thinking about my first show. I was a star-struck teen whose dad thought he was finally old enough to go and see the WWF live! It was February 28th, 1988 in Boise, Idaho (at the old Boise State University Pavilion): S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones def. Luscious Johnny V. Outlaw Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone Dangerous Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston The Jumping Bomb Angels defeated the Glamour Girls Ken Patera pinned one of the members of Demolition (I THINK it was Smash) The Ultimate Warrior & Hercules Hernandez fought to a double-countout Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil (with Andre the Giant) That is another 80’s card that was legit an arena full of people waiting for Hogan. |
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Jul 21, 2021 18:57:39 GMT -5
I went to wcw ans wwf in 97/98, but thought this was more interesting to post because it was 23 matches long lol There used to be a clip of Stevie Ray saying "im gonna get all up in yo butt" to mr perfect, that came from this show Date Tuesday, 1999/05/11 Venue Cape Girardeau, Missouri (United States of America) wcw tv taping for wcw global, WCW Saturday night 5/15, 5/22, and 5/29 1 WCW World Tag Team Titles Match Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) defeated Disorderly Conduct (Tough Tom and Mean Mike) 2 Johnny Swinger defeated Adrian Byrd 3 Al Green defeated Damien 4 Fit Finlay defeated Kendall Windham 5 David Flair defeated Frankie Lancaster by disqualification 6 Brian Adams defeated Erik Watts 7 Meng defeated Dale Torborg 8 Barry Darsow defeated Bull Pain 9 Kanyon defeated Silver King 10 Juventud Guerrera defeated Jerry Flynn 11 Disco Inferno defeated Barry Horowitz 12 Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated El Dandy 13 Vincent defeated Lizmark Jr. 14 Mike Enos defeated  15 Kenny Kaos defeated Steve Armstrong 16 Ernest Miller defeated Scott Armstrong 17 Scott Norton defeated Dave Taylor 18 Kaz Hayashi defeated Súper Caló 19 David Flair defeated Al Green by disqualification 20 WCW World Television Title Match Booker T (c) defeated Bobby Eaton 21 Curt Hennig defeated Stevie Ray by disqualification 22 Scotty Riggs defeated Lash LeRoux 23 First Family [2] (The Barbarian and Hugh Morrus) defeated Raven and Perry Saturn by disqualification |
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Jul 21, 2021 19:12:55 GMT -5
FOUND IT! LMAO
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Post by Artie Kendall on Jul 21, 2021 19:34:36 GMT -5
I'd have to do some research as I can't remember the date but my dad was a huge Jack Brisco fan and back then as a kid the toughest guy I knew besides my dad was Harley Race. Let's face it when you are kid you think your dad is tough. But I thought Race was so tough but my dad always reminded me that Jack Brisco beat Race. So I was a huge fan of Jack Brisco even though I really had no connection except my dad liked him and he beat Harley Race. My dad took me to see a WWF event and it was basically because I wanted to see the man that beat Harley Race in person. Never mind the fact that by this point Race had lost a ton and had held the NWA title like 6 times after Brisco beat him. I didn't know I was a kid. But the event was in Atlanta at the Omni and the only things I remember about it are The Brisco Brothers vs The North-South Connection and Andre vs Studd. It was either 84 or 85, it was a long time ago.
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Post by Retrospect on Jul 21, 2021 20:31:38 GMT -5
My first show was WCW Nitro from 2/12/96. Attendance was so low that they had to sit everyone on one side of the arena to make it look like it was full attendance. Incredible to think that less than a year later they’d be selling out arenas just about every week. There were some dark matches but I don’t remember what they were. I specifically remember Johnny B. Badd wrestling. Here was the main card.
Randy Savage d. Hugh Morrus
Loch Ness d. Scotty Riggs
Konan d. Devon Storm
Arn Anderson d. Hulk Hogan
I remember being pissed that Hogan lost. Also my brother was so sad that he wanted to throw his Hogan foam souvenir away. 😂
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Post by dixol on Jul 21, 2021 21:20:34 GMT -5
February 5 1987
Only matches I remember is Blackjack Mulligan winning a bunkhouse battle royal. Lanny Poffo wore a suit of armor.
And Roddy Piper pinned Adrian Adonis. I very clearly still remember the last 30 seconds of this match like it happened yesterday.
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Post by Zincdust on Jul 22, 2021 9:21:30 GMT -5
I'd have to do some research as I can't remember the date but my dad was a huge Jack Brisco fan and back then as a kid the toughest guy I knew besides my dad was Harley Race. Let's face it when you are kid you think your dad is tough. But I thought Race was so tough but my dad always reminded me that Jack Brisco beat Race. So I was a huge fan of Jack Brisco even though I really had no connection except my dad liked him and he beat Harley Race. My dad took me to see a WWF event and it was basically because I wanted to see the man that beat Harley Race in person. Never mind the fact that by this point Race had lost a ton and had held the NWA title like 6 times after Brisco beat him. I didn't know I was a kid. But the event was in Atlanta at the Omni and the only things I remember about it are The Brisco Brothers vs The North-South Connection and Andre vs Studd. It was either 84 or 85, it was a long time ago. I may have found a winner for you!: WWF @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - February 3, 1985 (4,200) Les Thornton defeated Rick McGraw (sub. for Sika) Mr. Wrestling II defeated Moondog Spot Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Rex David Sammartino defeated David Schultz Paul Orndorff defeated George Wells Roddy Piper defeated Tito Santana (sub. for the Tonga Kid) via count-out Andre the Giant fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco; there were two referees for the match Source: History of WWE - 1985 |
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Post by Artie Kendall on Jul 22, 2021 15:21:49 GMT -5
I'd have to do some research as I can't remember the date but my dad was a huge Jack Brisco fan and back then as a kid the toughest guy I knew besides my dad was Harley Race. Let's face it when you are kid you think your dad is tough. But I thought Race was so tough but my dad always reminded me that Jack Brisco beat Race. So I was a huge fan of Jack Brisco even though I really had no connection except my dad liked him and he beat Harley Race. My dad took me to see a WWF event and it was basically because I wanted to see the man that beat Harley Race in person. Never mind the fact that by this point Race had lost a ton and had held the NWA title like 6 times after Brisco beat him. I didn't know I was a kid. But the event was in Atlanta at the Omni and the only things I remember about it are The Brisco Brothers vs The North-South Connection and Andre vs Studd. It was either 84 or 85, it was a long time ago. I may have found a winner for you!: WWF @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - February 3, 1985 (4,200) Les Thornton defeated Rick McGraw (sub. for Sika) Mr. Wrestling II defeated Moondog Spot Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Rex David Sammartino defeated David Schultz Paul Orndorff defeated George Wells Roddy Piper defeated Tito Santana (sub. for the Tonga Kid) via count-out Andre the Giant fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco; there were two referees for the match Source: History of WWE - 1985Yes! This was it. I honestly don't remember most of that card but seeing it now I do remember Piper being there. I knew I had only seen him in person once in his prime but couldn't remember the event. |
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