|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
|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
|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
|Date: May 4, 2024|Venue: LDLC Arena |City: Lyon, France|Attendance: 11,628 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Michael Cole welcomes us to Lyon, France. As is now tradition we see some arrival shots. Cody Rhodes, AJ Styles, Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Damage CTRL, Damian Priest and Jey Uso. There’s a video package highlighting all of tonight’s matches. Randy Orton & Kevin Owens vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa & Tama … Continue reading Backlash 2024
|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
|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
|Date: January 27, 2024|Venue: Tropicana Field |City: St Petersburg, Florida|Attendance: 48,044 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with arrivals of some of the top superstars. They do this with the NBA stars. Hulk Hogan then narrates a video package. Michael Cole and Corey Graves welcome us to the show but they’re interrupted by the third commentator for the event, it’s Pat McAfee! 2024 Women’s … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2024
A video package kicks us off, narrated by the various wrestlers we expect to see tonight. Michael Cole welcomes us to Riyadh. There’s a video package for Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre – World Heavyweight Championship match Background: On the October 9 episode of Raw, while Seth “Freakin” Rollins was celebrating his successful World Heavyweight Championship defense at Fastlane, … Continue reading Crown Jewel 2023
|Date: October 7, 2023|Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse |City: Indianapolis, Indiana|Attendance: 14,529 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show opens with a video package voiced by Pat McAfee. Michael Cole welcomes us to Fastlane. He’s joined by Corey Graves. There’s a video package for the tag team championship match. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damien Priest) (c) vs. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso – Undisputed Tag Team Championship … Continue reading Fastlane 2023
|Date: August 5, 2023|Venue: Ford Field |City: Detroit, Michigan|Attendance: 59,194 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show starts with a cold open courtesy of Kid Rock. I like the mention of Summerslam’s gone by before focusing on tonight’s show. Michael Cole welcomes us to the 36th annual Summerslam event. Ricochet vs. Logan Paul Background: At the Royal Rumble in January, Logan Paul and Ricochet were participants in … Continue reading Summerslam 2023
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