A video kicks us off. There’s a run-down of tonight’s card which includes an incorrect graphic with Barry Windham and Brian Pillman’s name’s the wrong way round. Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura welcome us to the show and run down the card again. They then throw to Eric Bischoff who announces that Rick Rude is out for 5 to 7 weeks with a herniated disc … Continue reading Starrcade 92
|Date: October 5, 1992|Venue: Philadelphia Civic Center |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 7,000 |Buys: 165,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show opens with a video package, mostly focused on Sting and Jake Roberts. Other superstars appear as ghosts. Tony Schiavone then welcomes us to the show, he’s joined by Bruno Sammartino. The big news is that Terry Gordy is injured and will be replaced by Stunning Steve Austin … Continue reading Halloween Havoc 92
|Date: July 12, 1992|Venue: Albany Civic Center |City: Albany, Georgia|Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 70,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off with Tony Schiavone running down the card. He then welcomes us to the summertime extravaganza. He’s joined by Magnum TA. We’re told that Nogami is injured and Hashimoto will take his place. They then throw to Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura. They hype … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1992
|Date: June 20, 1992|Venue: Mobile Civic Center |City: Mobile, Alabama|Attendance: 5,000 |Buys: 70,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks things off with some fun animations. Tony Schiavone welcomes us to Beach Blast 92, he’s with Eric Bischoff. They introduce the new man in charge, Bill Watts who talks through tonight’s card. They then throw to Jim Ross, who will be calling it with Jesse … Continue reading Beach Blast 92
|Date: May 17, 1992|Venue: Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |City: Jacksonville, Florida|Attendance: 6,000 |Buys: 105,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s a quick opening video package focused on the main event before Tony Schiavone and Eric Bischoff welcomes us to Wrestlewar. They then throw to Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura at ringside. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & The Taylor Made Man (c) vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael “PS” Hayes … Continue reading WrestleWar 92
|Date: 29 February 1992|Venue: Milwaukee Auditorium |City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Attendance: 5,000 |Buys: 160,000 There’s a rundown of the title matches to kick us off before Tony Schiavone and Eric Bischoff welcome us to the show. They then throw to Missy Hyatt who is backstage and looking to interview tonight. Jim Ross is in the ring and introduces his co-commentator for the night, Jesse Ventura. Jushin “Thunder” … Continue reading SuperBrawl II
| Date: March 14, 2004 | Venue: Madison Square Garden | City: New York City, New York | Attendance: 18, 500 | Buys: 885, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Where it all begins again. That’s the tagline for tonight and it all begins where it all began…Madison Square Garden. There’s a sense of nostalgia surrounding this pay per view as we enter the twentieth year since the WWE began again. There’s going to … Continue reading Wrestlemania 20
| Date: August 22, 1999 | Venue: Target Centre | City: Minneapolis, Minnesota | Attendance: 17, 370 | Buyrate: 600, 000 An out of body experience. That is what Summerslam 1999 will be. Any why? Well, we have a special guest referee for the main event tonight and that man is the same man that referee’d the main event of the very first Summerslam, Jesse “The Body” Ventura. He has been put … Continue reading Summerslam 99
Well here we go folks, another post made up of stats, facts and figures, this time from the first 50 WWE PPVs. That’s quite the milestone. It takes us from the original Wrestlemania all the way through to Survivor Series 1995. So expect to see win records, best title reigns, most PPV appearances and much much more. So let’s get to it. PPV Ranking 1. … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 10
Weeeeeelcome everybody to Stat Pack Volume 9! Expect more up to date stats than anywhere else, all in relation to the first 45 WWE PPVs. It’s all here. Most matches, highest win and loss percentages, best matches and much much more, We go from the initial Wrestlemania all the way through to King Of The Ring 95, from Mr T to King Mabel, Greg Valentine … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 9
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