WCW/NJPW SuperShow I

|Date: March 21, 1991|Venue: Tokyo Dome |City: Tokyo, Japan|Attendance: 64,500 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show has some Japanese sounding opening titles.  Jim Ross welcomes us to the Tokyo Dome. He’s joined by Tony Schiavone. They throw to some pictures from the press conference that happened the night before. Z-Man, Brian Pillman & Tim Horner vs. Takayuki Iizuka, Kuniaki Kobayashi & Shiro Koshinaka Match: Z-Man kicks … Continue reading WCW/NJPW SuperShow I

Wrestlewar 91

|Date: February 24, 1991|Venue: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |City: Phoenix, Arizona|Attendance: 6,800 |Buys: 160,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tony Schiavone voices a very basic and quick opening package.  Tony then welcomes us to Wrestlewar before running down the card and throwing to the commentary team of Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes.  Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich & The Junkyard Dog (c) vs. State Patrol (Sgt Buddy Lee … Continue reading Wrestlewar 91

Starrcade 1990

|Date: December 16, 1990|Venue: Kiel Auditorium |City: St Louis, Missouri|Attendance: 7,200 |Buys: 165,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a quick opening video before Jim Ross welcomes us to Starrcade. He’s joined by Paul E. Dangerously. Sam Muchnick thanks everyone for this event. Z-Man vs. Bobby Eaton Previous PPV matches: This is a first singles PPV match between these two men. Starrcade PPV … Continue reading Starrcade 1990

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

Capital Combat 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

Starrcade 89

|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

Halloween Havoc 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

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