The Great American Bash 1989

|Date: July 23, 1989|Venue: Baltimore Arena |City: Baltimore, Maryland|Attendance: 14,500 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show opens with a cheesy 80’s video package before Jim Ross and Bob Caudle welcome us to the show. Kevin Sullivan vs. Mike Rotunda vs. Bill Irwin vs. Ron Simmons vs. Brian Pillman vs. Scott Hall vs. Ranger Ross vs. Sid Vicious vs. Rick Steiner vs. Dr Death Steve Williams vs. … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1989

Wrestlewar ’89

|Date: May 7, 1989|Venue: Nashville Municipal Stadium |City: Nashville, Tennessee|Attendance: 5,200 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with catchy titles, showing everyone expected to wrestle tonight. It’s cheesy as hell.  Jim Ross welcomes us to Nashville, he’s joined on commentary by Bob Caudle.  The Oakridge Boys since the national anthem.  Doug Gilbert vs. The Great Muta Background: There’s no background to this match as … Continue reading Wrestlewar ’89

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

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

Greatest Royal Rumble 2018

|Date: April 27, 2018|Venue: King Abdullah International Stadium |City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia|Attendance: 60,000|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show begins with the Saudi Arabia National Anthem. Which is followed by the American National Anthem. A video package plays hyping up this big event. 7 big title matches, John Cena vs. Triple H and the biggest ever Royal Rumble match are on the menu. … Continue reading Greatest Royal Rumble 2018

Wrestlemania 33

|Date: April 2, 2017|Venue: Camping World Stadium |City: Orlando, Florida|Attendance: 75,245|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Wrestlemania kicks off with Tinashe singing America The Beautiful. I have no idea who she is. Some planes fly over too. A video package then plays, first focusing on Wrestlemania being the Ultimate Thrill Ride and then going through the various wrestlers. It’s a really slick video package, … Continue reading Wrestlemania 33

Hell In A Cell 2012

|Date: October 28, 2012 |Venue: Philips Arena |City: Atlanta, Georgia |Attendance: 10,000 |Buys: 199,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Hell In A Cell returns but this show will only have one Hell In A Cell match. CM Punk was given the choice to either defend his WWE Championship against John Cena or Ryback. Cena had been petitioning for a rematch whilst Ryback has been silently working his way up the card and making his presence … Continue reading Hell In A Cell 2012