SuperBrawl I

|Date: May 19, 1991|Venue: Bayfront Center |City: St Petersburg, Florida|Attendance: 6000 |Buys: 150,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s brief opening titles and Brandi Brown then sings America The Beautiful. Jim Ross welcomes us to SuperBrawl 1991, he’s joined by Dusty Rhodes and then hype up the main event between Ric Flair and Fujinami. The Young Pistols (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael … Continue reading SuperBrawl I

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

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 ’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

Bunkhouse Stampede 1988

|Date: January 24, 1988|Venue: Nassau Coliseum |City: Uniondale, New York|Attendance: 6,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Bob Caudle and Jim Ross welcomes us to the the finals of the Bunkhouse Stampede. Nikita Koloff (c) vs. Bobby Eaton – World Television Championship match Background: For weeks Jim Cornette has had his sights set on the Television Championship held by Nikita Koloff. He’s actually been hyping up Stan Lane … Continue reading Bunkhouse Stampede 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