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

Rebooking Wrestlemania 7

Welcome everybody to the seventh of my rebooking series, this time I’m rebooking Wrestlemania 7. This show had a massive 14 match card and I’m going to do my best to make this show even better. First let’s look at how the show was booked. Results Stipulations The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated The Barbarian and Haku (with Bobby Heenan) by pinfall Tag team match The Texas Tornado defeated Dino Bravo (with Jimmy Hart) by … Continue reading Rebooking Wrestlemania 7

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

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

1990 Stat Pack

For this post I am going back in time to the 1990. 1990 featured the “big four” PPV’s with Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam and Survivor Series. You’ll find all the stats, facts and figures from those events in this stat pack. 1990 PPV Ranking 1. Royal Rumble 90 (56/100)2. Survivor Series 90 (54.58/100)3. Summerslam 90 (51.66/100)4. Wrestlemania VI (41/100) Most 1990 PPV Matches 1= Hercules … Continue reading 1990 Stat Pack

The Great American Bash 1987 – Miami

|Date: July 31, 1987|Venue: Orange Bowl |City: Miami, Florida |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Manny Fernandez vs. Randy & Bill Mulkey Previous PPV matches: This is a first PPV match involving these three men. Great American Bash PPV Record: Manny Fernandez is 3-1 at this event, The Mulky Brothers debut tonight. Match: We join this match already in action with Manny Fernandez in control. Fernandez has control … Continue reading The Great American Bash 1987 – Miami