Halloween Havoc 1990

|Date: October 27, 1990|Venue: UIC Pavillion |City: Chicago, Illinois|Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 160,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s an animated opener to kick things off before Jim Ross and Paul E. Dangerously welcome us to the show. They throw to Tony Schiavone who is with Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich and they are fired up for their match with The Midnight Epress. Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich … Continue reading Halloween Havoc 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

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

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

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