Wrestlewar 91

|Date: February 24, 1991|Venue: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |City: Phoenix, Arizona|Attendance: 6,800 |Buys: 160,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tony Schiavone voices a very basic and quick opening package.  Tony then welcomes us to Wrestlewar before running down the card and throwing to the commentary team of Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes.  Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich & The Junkyard Dog (c) vs. State Patrol (Sgt Buddy Lee … Continue reading Wrestlewar 91

Starrcade 1990

|Date: December 16, 1990|Venue: Kiel Auditorium |City: St Louis, Missouri|Attendance: 7,200 |Buys: 165,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a quick opening video before Jim Ross welcomes us to Starrcade. He’s joined by Paul E. Dangerously. Sam Muchnick thanks everyone for this event. Z-Man vs. Bobby Eaton Previous PPV matches: This is a first singles PPV match between these two men. Starrcade PPV … Continue reading Starrcade 1990

The Great American Bash 1990

|Date: July 7, 1990|Venue: Baltimore Arena |City: Baltimore, Maryland|Attendance: 14,000 |Buys: 200,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a video package depicting some of WCW’s stars as old paintings of presidents. Jim Ross and Bob Caudle welcome us to the show. Brian Pillman vs. Buddy Landell Previous PPV matches: This is a first PPV match between these two men. Great American Bash PPV … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1990

Capital Combat 1990

|Date: May 19, 1990|Venue: D.C. Armory |City: Washington D.C.|Attendance: 7,500 |Buys: 160,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger After a short video it’s Tony Schiavone that welcomes us to the show. He’s the host and he runs down the title matches before introducing a marching band. Tony then throws to commentators Jim Ross and Bob Caudle.  The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) & Norman vs. Kevin Sullivan, Cactus … Continue reading Capital Combat 1990

Chi-Town Rumble 89

|Date: February 20, 1989|Venue: UIC Pavilion |City: Chicago, Illinois|Attendance: 8,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcomes us to the event, they run through the card for tonight before linking to a montage of some of the wrestlers on the show tonight. Bob Caudle is backstage with Michael Hayes who is amped up. He also hypes the card. Michael Hayes vs. Russian Assassin … Continue reading Chi-Town Rumble 89

Wrestlemania XL Sunday

|Date: April 7, 2024|Venue: Lincoln Financial Field |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 72,755 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Michael Cole welcomes us to Wrestlemania Sunday and we’re shown Damage CTRL and Bayley arriving. Meek Mill then narrates the opening package, much like last night.  War And Treaty sing the National Anthem.  Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre – World Heavyweight Championship match Background: As a result of winning the … Continue reading Wrestlemania XL Sunday

Starrcade ’88

|Date: December 26, 1988|Venue: Norfolk Scope |City: Norfolk, Virginia|Attendance: 10,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a video package hyping up the matches between Ric Flair & Lex Luger, Barry Windham & Bam Bam Bigelow and The Road Warriors vs. Dusty Rhodes & Sting. Tony Schiavone welcomes us to the showm he’s the host along with Magnum TA. They throw to Jim Ross … Continue reading Starrcade ’88

The Great American Bash 1988

|Date: July 10, 1988|Venue: Baltimore Arena |City: Baltimore, Maryland|Attendance: 14,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a cheesy montage which displays most of the tonights matches. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (c) vs. Sting & Nikita Koloff – NWA Tag Team Championship match Previous PPV matches: This is a first time match between these two teams. The Great American Bash PPV Record: Sting … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1988

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