Battle Royal @ Royal Albert Hall, 10/3 in the W/WWF Options

[cawthon777]

WWWF @ Washington DC - October 3, 1963
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Brute Bernard

Adelaide, Australia – October 3, 1966
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Skull Murphy

WWWF @ Lincoln Park - October 3, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea
Peter Miavia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification

WWF @ Blackwood, NJ - October 3, 1980
Hulk Hogan vs. Dominic DeNucci

Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - October 3, 1982
Abe Jacobs pinned Kenny Hall at 6:42
Tony Parisi & Nick DeCarlo defeated the Destroyer & Rick Conners at 6:10
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada at 7:02
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea at 12:24
Pvt. Nelson & Pvt. Kernodle defeated Johnny Weaver & Leo Burke at 24:11
Jimmy Valiant pinned NWA TV Champion Ivan Koloff at 15:03; Koloff remained the champion since the title was only on the line during the first 15 minutes of the bout
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 23:56

WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - October 3, 1984
Desiree Peterson vs. Judy Martin
Rick McGraw vs. Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Srongbow vs. Brutus Beefcake
Tony Garea & Salvatore Bellomo vs. the Moondogs
Ivan Putski vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Sgt. Slaughter vs. the Iron Sheik

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - October 3, 1985
Rick McGraw vs. the Iron Sheik
Saturday Night's Main Event #2 - shown 10/5/85 on NBC:
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) with the legdrop in a flag match after the challenger hit the turnbuckle
Uncle Elmer (w/ Hillbilly Jim & Cousin Junior) pinned Jerry Valiant in 6 seconds with a bodyslam as Valiant charged Elmer
Paul Orndorff fought Roddy Piper to a double count-out at 5:00 when both men brawled to the backstage area
Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification when Bundy and Studd illegally double teamed Andre; after the bout, Hulk Hogan made the save
WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Lanny Poffo & Tony Garea when Garea submitted to Valentine's figure-4

WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - October 3, 1986
Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification

WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - October 3, 1986
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out

WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Gardens - October 3, 1987
Pete Doherty vs. Jerry Allen
Danny Spivey vs. SD Jones
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Butch Reed
Randy Savage vs. Hercules
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Sika
Don Muraco pinned Bob Orton Jr.
Jose Estrada vs. Brady Boone
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Outback Jack
Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. the Islanders

WWF @ Toledo, OH - October 3, 1989
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage

Battle Royal at Albert Hall - London, England - Royal Albert Hall - October 3, 1991
Televised live on SKY Movies+
The Nasty Boys (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Rockers when Saggs pinned Marty Jannetty after Knobbs hit Jannetty with Jimmy Hart's megaphone during a pinfall attempt
Ric Flair pinned Tito Santana with a roll over and using the tights for leverage
Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned the Big Bossman with an elbowdrop after the Mountie came ringside and tripped Bossman
The Mountie (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned the Texas Tornado with his feet on the ropes at 13:16
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification after Duggan used his 2X4 as a weapon; after the bout, Duggan knocked the Undertaker to the floor with the 2X4
WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated Paul Roma & Hercules when Road Warrior Animal pinned Roma by catching him coming off the top and hitting a powerslam
The British Bulldog pinned the Barbarian with the running powerslam; Lord Alfred Hayes was the guest ring announcer for the bout
The British Bulldog won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Typhoon with a backdrop moments after Typhoon accidentally clotheslined the Mountie to the floor; other participants included: the Undertaker, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, the Mountie, the Big Bossman, Jim Duggan, Earthquake, Hercules, the Rockers, the Nasty Boys, the Legion of Doom, Roddy Piper, Paul Roma, Tito Santana, & the Texas Tornado; order of elimination: Hercules accidentally eliminated himself when he went to the floor to grab a chair to use on Road Warrior Hawk, Tornado by Knobbs & the Barbarian, Knobbs by Piper via a two finger push as Knobbs stood on the ring apron, Jannetty by Typhoon, Barbarian by Santana, Santana by Earthquake, Road Warrior Hawk by Saggs, Saggs by Road Warrior Animal & Duggan, Michaels by the Mountie, Duggan by Earthquake, Earthquake by Road Warrior Animal after an assit from Duggan who reentered the ring and hit Earthquake with his 2X4, Flair by Piper, Roma by Bulldog, Road Warrior Animal by the Undertaker, Undertaker by Piper, Piper by the Undertaker after the Undertaker grabbed him by the outside and pulled him over, Bossman by the Mountie after the Mountie ducked a charge and pulled the rope down; after the bout, the Natural Disasters attempted to double team the Bulldog until Andre the Giant came ringside to make the save

WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Gardens - October 3, 1992
Jim Powers defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Tatanka defeated the Mountie
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Double Trouble
Jeff Jarrett defeated Barry Horowitz
Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man
WWF IC Champion the British Bulldog defeated Shawn Michaels via disqualification
The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, & Big Bossman defeated Nailz, Kamala, & Razor Ramon when the Undertaker pinned Kamala

WWF @ Frankfurt, Germany - October 3, 1992

WWF @ Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - October 3, 1993
IRS defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecars defeated Adam Bomb & Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker

WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - October 3, 1997
Rockabilly pinned Flash Funk
WWF Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
DOA defeated the Nation of Domination in a 6-man tag team match
Owen Hart defeated Dude Love
The Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn
Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated the Undertaker via disqualification

WWF @ Fayetteville, NC - Crown Coliseum - October 3, 1998
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Too Much
Mark Henry pinned Golga with a powerslam
DOA defeated Scorpio & Farooq
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) & Dennis Knight when Gunn pinned Knight with the Rocker Dropper
Steve Blackman pinned Owen Hart with a roll up
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned X-Pac with the Lo Down
Sable & Val Venis defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women's Champion Jackie when Sable powerbombed Jackie
The Rock pinned Ken Shamrock with the Rock Bottom
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and Mankind when Austin pinned Kane with the Stunner

WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - October 3, 2000
Sunday Night Heat:
X-Pac defeated Test (w/ Trish Stratus) via disqualification after Billy Gunn interfered and hit the Fameasser on X-Pac
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ WWF Women's Champion Lita) defeated Rodney & Pete Gas (w/ Edge & Christian) when Matt pinned Rodney
Triple H pinned Perry Saturn with the Pedigree
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Val Venis (only shown on the international version)
Smackdown!:
D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Jackie defeated WWF Women's Champion Lita & WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy when Jackie pinned Lita after D-Lo interfered and hit the Sky High; after the bout, D-Lo & Chaz further attacked the tag team champions
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned X-Pac after Billy Gunn interfered and hit the Fameasser on the challenger
The Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, & Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) & the Acolytes when the Goodfather pinned Guerrero after catching him in a crossbody; after the bout, the Acolytes made the save for Chyna against the RTC
Tazz & Raven defeated the Dudley Boyz via disqualification when Bubba Ray hit his opponents with the timekeeper's bell; after the bout, Bubba Ray hit a powerbomb on Raven through a table
Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian defeated Rikishi & Too Cool (w/ Mandy & Victoria) when Angle pinned Sexay with the Angle Slam after Stephanie McMahon pushed him off the top
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) after hitting him with a kendo stick as the champion lept off the top rope
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification when Triple H interfered and had a lengthy brawl with Benoit
Kane defeated WWF World Champion the Rock via disqualification after Rikishi interfered and attacked the challenger

[TheFranchise]

Battle Royal at the Royal Albert Hall was actually the first WWE video i ever bought.

Just thought i'd let you know.

[BifEverchad]

Battle Royal at the Royal Albert Hall was actually the first WWE video i ever bought.

Just thought i'd let you know.

huh?

what video was that again?
and was it a Coliseum Video release?

[IWD]

Battle Royal at the Royal Albert Hall was actually the first WWE video i ever bought.

Just thought i'd let you know.

huh?

what video was that again?
and was it a Coliseum Video release?

It was released by Silver Vision, who marketed the Coliseum videos in Europe.

I've got a copy somewhere.

Cheers.

[DCMaximo]

If anyone is interested, I did a (pretty poor) review of Battle Royal in the Column Corner section about a month ago. It was an awful video though- when LOD vs Power & Glory is the second best match on the tape you've got problems.

By the way, did anyone else notice that the video box hypes the European debut of "Rick Flair"??

[TheFranchise]

If anyone is interested, I did a (pretty poor) review of Battle Royal in the Column Corner section about a month ago. It was an awful video though- when LOD vs Power & Glory is the second best match on the tape you've got problems.

By the way, did anyone else notice that the video box hypes the European debut of "Rick Flair"??

Yes, and who the hell IS Alfred Hayes?

[Guest_ToddRoyal_*]

WWF @ Blackwood, NJ - October 3, 1980
Hulk Hogan vs. Dominic DeNucci

Hmmm... Most of the time in understand when you have results w/ only one match (ie Hogan Def. Someone, Bruno Def. Someone) as its logical to assume that the important title match would be the only one reported.

This, however, would be pre-Hulkamania when Hogan was just a midcard guy, any reason why this match is available as part of that days results but not other matches like the main event?

[MillenniumMan831]

If anyone is interested, I did a (pretty poor) review of Battle Royal in the Column Corner section about a month ago. It was an awful video though- when LOD vs Power & Glory is the second best match on the tape you've got problems.

By the way, did anyone else notice that the video box hypes the European debut of "Rick Flair"??

Yes, and who the hell IS Alfred Hayes?

He was a longtime McMahon employee. I don't know beans about him pre-1984. He had a heavy English accent and would commentate many of the MSG shows in the 1980s (Wasn't half as bad as the CV Exclusives w/ Sean Mooney). He also played Andy Richter to Vince's Conan O'Brien in Tuesday Night Titans (TNT), which was a Tonight Show takeoff in which the guests were wrestlers.

However, by the early 1990s, Al became unbearable and was released/quit/fired/I dunno in 1993ish.

After seeing a pic of him a while back, he doesn't appear to be in too good of health nowadays.

[Guest_Trivia247_*]

WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - October 3, 1986
Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification

WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - October 3, 1986
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out

is that accurate dating? if it is man what a plane ride just to do a double header

[cawthon777]

This, however, would be pre-Hulkamania when Hogan was just a midcard guy, any reason why this match is available as part of that days results but not other matches like the main event?

Hogan was a top tier midcard guy that only lost to Andre on a regular basis. Sometimes adding results means I only get pieces at a time and have to add to them when I can. That's all I've come across at this point.

[cawthon777]

WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - October 3, 1986
Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification

WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - October 3, 1986
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out

is that accurate dating? if it is man what a plane ride just to do a double header

It's doable, especially if the first contest took place prior to intermission and thus allowed Hogan and Orndorff to leave early.

[Guest_Boo_Bradley_*]

If anyone is interested, I did a (pretty poor) review of Battle Royal in the Column Corner section about a month ago. It was an awful video though- when LOD vs Power & Glory is the second best match on the tape you've got problems.

By the way, did anyone else notice that the video box hypes the European debut of "Rick Flair"??

Yes, and who the hell IS Alfred Hayes?

He was a longtime McMahon employee. I don't know beans about him pre-1984. He had a heavy English accent and would commentate many of the MSG shows in the 1980s (Wasn't half as bad as the CV Exclusives w/ Sean Mooney). He also played Andy Richter to Vince's Conan O'Brien in Tuesday Night Titans (TNT), which was a Tonight Show takeoff in which the guests were wrestlers.

However, by the early 1990s, Al became unbearable and was released/quit/fired/I dunno in 1993ish.

After seeing a pic of him a while back, he doesn't appear to be in too good of health nowadays.

He fued with the Crusher in the Late 70's

Ask around at KM.com if you want a REAL answer

[cawthon777]

Lord Alfred worked in the AWA prior to joining the WWF in 84. I believe he had a feud with Bobby Heenan during that time. He has even shown up in a few of the Maple Leaf Garden cards I have posted from before the arena became WWF exclusive.

He co-hosted a ton of the old CHV compilation tapes like 'World Tour', 'SuperTape', etc ... did commentary for Prime Time matches ... even did the "promotional consideration paid for by the following" soundbite for the syndies - which ran until about 96.

I heard he was at last year's pre-WrestleMania fan fest, but is now restrained to a wheelchair. I think he and Vince have a good relationship - he seemed very grateful that he was invited to Access.

[JJMc]

It's Boston Garden, not Gardens. No biggie, I think a lot of people don't know. Peace. -JM