Rebooking Wrestlemania 5

Welcome everybody to the fifth of my rebooking series, this time I’m rebooking Wrestlemania 5. This show had a massive 14 match card and there’s a lot to pick away at it. Results Stipulations Hercules defeated King Haku (with Bobby Heenan) Singles match The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man) (w/ Slick) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) Tag team match Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) ended in a double countout Singles match The Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch) defeated The … Continue reading Rebooking Wrestlemania 5

Bunkhouse Stampede 1988

|Date: January 24, 1988|Venue: Nassau Coliseum |City: Uniondale, New York|Attendance: 6,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Bob Caudle and Jim Ross welcomes us to the the finals of the Bunkhouse Stampede. Nikita Koloff (c) vs. Bobby Eaton – World Television Championship match Background: For weeks Jim Cornette has had his sights set on the Television Championship held by Nikita Koloff. He’s actually been hyping up Stan Lane … Continue reading Bunkhouse Stampede 1988

Starrcade ’87

|Date: November 26, 1987|Venue: UIC Pavilion |City: Chicago, Illinois|Attendance: 8,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross welcome us to Starrcade 87 and they are excited about 5 title matches tonight. Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin & Sting vs. Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner & Larry Zbyszko Background: There isn’t really much background to this feud but in UWF Michael Hayes and Eddie Gilbert have a … Continue reading Starrcade ’87

The Great American Bash 1987 – Miami

|Date: July 31, 1987|Venue: Orange Bowl |City: Miami, Florida |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Manny Fernandez vs. Randy & Bill Mulkey Previous PPV matches: This is a first PPV match involving these three men. Great American Bash PPV Record: Manny Fernandez is 3-1 at this event, The Mulky Brothers debut tonight. Match: We join this match already in action with Manny Fernandez in control. Fernandez has control … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1987 – Miami

1989 Stat Pack

For this post I am going back in time to the 1989. 1989 was the second year of the “big four” PPV’s with Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam and Survivor Series. You’ll find all the stats, facts and figures from those events in this stat pack. 1989 PPV Ranking 1. Survivor Series 89 (61/100)2. Royal Rumble 89 (50/100)3. Summerslam 89 (48/100)4. Wrestlemania V (43.07/100) Most 1989 … Continue reading 1989 Stat Pack

The Great American Bash 1987 – Atlanta

|Date: July 4, 1987|Venue: The Omni, |City: Atlanta, Georgia |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A few of these matches were not on my recording so I shall just list off the results for these matches. Kendall Windham defeated Gladiator #1 Sting defeated Thunderfoot #1 Lazer Tron defeated Spike Jimmy Valiant defeated Basher Barry Windham vs. Rick Steiner – NWA Western States Heritage Championship match Previous PPV matches: … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1987 – Atlanta

Starrcade ’86

|Date: November 27, 1986|Venues: Greensboro Coliseum Complex & Omni Coliseum |Cities: Greensboro, North Carolina & Atlanta, Georgia|Attendance: 30,000 (combined) |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tom Miller welcomes us to the show, we get the American National Anthem and then Tony Schiavone and Rick Stewart say hello before throwing to Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver. Tim Horner & Nelson Royal vs. Don & Rocky Kernodle Previous PPV matches: … Continue reading Starrcade ’86

The Great American Bash 1986 – Greensboro

|Date: July 26, 1986|Venue: Greensboro Coliseum |City: Greensboro, North Carolina |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Italian Stallion & Denny Brown vs. The Barbarian & Black Bart Previous PPV matches: This is a first time tag team match between these two thrown together teams. The Great American Bash PPV Record: Denny Brown drew his previous GAB match, Barbarian and Black Bart lost their previous matches. Italian Stallion … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1986 – Greensboro

The Great American Bash 1986 – Charlotte

|Date: July 5, 1986|Venue: Memorial Stadium |City: Charlotte, North Carolina |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with skydivers jumping out of planes. It’s an unusual way to kick off a pay per view. It goes on way too long. The national anthem follows. Denny Brown (c) vs. Steve Regal – Junior Heavyweight Championship match Background: Steve Regal is not the Steven Regal we all … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1986 – Charlotte