|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
|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
|Date: February 25, 1990|Venue: Greensboro, Coliseum |City: Greensboro, North Carolina|Attendance: 7,894 |Buys: 175,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with an awful hip hop video. It’s very early 90’s. Jim Ross welcomes us to North Carolina. He’s joined by Terry Funk. Ross tells us that Dan Spivey is injured and won’t wrestle in the Chicago Street Fight tonight. Backstage to Gordon Solie who is … Continue reading Wrestlewar 90
|Date: December 13, 1989|Venue: The Omni |City: Atlanta, Georgia|Attendance: 10,000 |Buys: 130,000 |tweet me: @bastionblogger This show is entirely based around two Iron Survivor tournaments. There is a singles Iron Man and a tag team Iron Team tournament whereby everyone will face each other and if there is a winner by pinfall or submission then they will get 20 points, a win by count out … Continue reading Starrcade 89
|Date: October 28, 1989|Venue: Philadelphia Civic Centre |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 7,300 |PPV Buys: 175,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s a small graphical piece to kick things off. Jim Ross welcomes us to the show, he’s joined by Bob Caudle and they throw to Gordon Solie and then Chris Cruise, both of which will be doing interviews tonight. Z-Man vs. Mike Rotunda Previous PPV matches: This is … Continue reading Halloween Havoc 89
Welcome to my second ever Super Card. Like my previous Super Card post, I am going to analyse the four PPV’s held by WWF and WCW in 1986 and put together a Super Card based on the matches booked that year. I say four, technically it’s a five show year as there were two Great American Bash events. My only rule is that I cannot … Continue reading 1986 Super Card
|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
|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
|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
|Date: November 28, 2022|Venue: Greensboro Coliseum Complex & Omni Coliseum |City: Greensboro, North Carolina & Atlanta, Georgia| Attendance: 30,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a little intro before Bob Caudle and Tony Schiavone welcomes us to the show. They throw very quickly to Johnny weaver who is backstage. “Truckin’” Tom Miller, the ring announcer, welcomes us to Starrcade 85 too. They then … Continue reading Starrcade ’85
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