April 6 in W/WWF/E History, JBL chases illegals across the border and more hilarity Options

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WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - April 6, 1965
Wahoo McDaniel & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Bill Watts & Gorilla Monsoon
US Champion Bobo Brazil vs. Waldo Von Erich
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Gene Kiniski
Included 2 other bouts


WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - April 6, 1968
Bull Johnson vs. Sammy Rubin
Johnny Rodz vs. Miguel Perez
Earl Maynard vs. Bull Ramos
Bill Miller vs. Crybaby Cannon
Victor Rivera vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Virgil the Kentucky Butcher defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out


WWWF @ White Plains, NY - April 6, 1970
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out


WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - April 6, 1974
Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil
Mr. Fuji fought Dean Ho to a draw
Prof. Tanaka fought Tony Garea to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ed Sullivan
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez
Otto Von Heller defeated Larry Zbyzsko
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Don Leo Jonathan at 26:41


WWWF @ Portland, ME - Expo Building - April 6, 1976
Gene Dundee vs. Pete Sanchez
Rocky Tomayo vs. Jose Gonzalez
Man Mountain Mike vs. Dominic DeNucci
Crusher Blackwell vs. Kevin Sullivan
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Bobo Brazil
Superstar Billy Graham fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out


WWWF @ White Plains, NY - April 6, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jan Nelson
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Kid defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Billy Whitewolf defeated Doug Gilbert
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak


WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - April 6, 1979
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Fred Curry defeated Frank Rodriguez
Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Miavia


WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - April 6, 1981 (25,302 including 3,334 in Felt Forum)
Televised on the MSG Network:
The Great Yatsu pinned Terry Gunn at 5:11
Killer Khan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 5:19
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Moondog Rex at 9:33
Pat Patterson fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification at 13:36
Mil Mascaras pinned Moondog King at 8:14
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Hansen in a steel cage match by escaping through the door at 8:59 (Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches)
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:53
The Fabulous Moolah & Lelani Kai defeated Jill Fontaine & Suzette Ferriera at 7:08
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & Larry Sharpe at 7:38


WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - April 6, 1982
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bob Orton Jr.


WWF @ Flushing, NY - Queens College Fitzgerald Gym - April 6, 1982
Benefit card for Merit Scholarship Program
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw vs. Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis
Included 4 other bouts and an appearance from Greg Valentine


WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - April 6, 1984
Wendy Richter & Peggy Lee defeated Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre
Terry Daniels defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Charlie Fulton
B. Brian Blair defeated Rene Goulet
Sgt. Slaughter fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski
Bob Backlund defeated Sika


WWF @ St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium - April 6, 1984
Tony Atlas fought Dick Murdoch to a no contest
Spike Huber defeated Dennis Stamp
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Brian Madden
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana fought Adrian Adonis to a draw
Paul Orndorff & David Schultz defeated Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match by escaping through the door (Hulkamania)


WWF / Arena Wrestling Alliance @ Palmerston North - April 6, 1991
Sivi Afi vs. Mad Dog from Baghdad
Don Muraco vs. Royal Viking
Jim Powers vs. the Genius
Koko B. Ware vs. the Brooklyn Brawler
The Bushwhackers vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys


WWF @ Tucson, AZ - Convention Center - April 6, 1993
WWF Superstars taping:

4/24/93 - included a scheduled interview with Bam Bam Bigelow which was interrupted by Sensational Sherri who wanted to talk about Luna Vachon; Bigelow then threatened Sherri when she refused to leave until Tatanka made the save and knocked Bigelow from the interview platform, with both men having to be separated by officials:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Dale Wolfe
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Reno Riggins & Billy Jones
El Matador defeated Louie Spicolli
Damien Demento defeated KC Cleric
Jim Duggan defeated Tim Patterson
Tatanka fought Steve Vega to a no contest when, after Tatanka’s music played several times, footage on the video wall showed an unconscious Tatanka backstage, with Bam Bam Bigelow cutting Tatanka’s dyed hair (1993 Year in Review)
Mr. Hughes defeated Raven Clark

5/1/93 - included Raymond Rougeau conducting an interview with the Undertaker and Paul Bearer regarding Giant Gonzalez; featured the announcement that WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan would defend the title against Yokozuna at the King of the Ring and that Bret Hart had received a first round bye into the KOTR tournament:
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Scott Bazo & Bob Young at 2:46 when Fatu pinned Bazo with the splash off the top
Virgil pinned the White Shadow at 2:04 with a Russian leg sweep
KOTR Qualifying Match: Mr. Perfect fought Doink the Clown to a time-limit draw at 6:39 as Perfect had Doink down in the Perfect Plex
Typhoon pinned Larry Ludden with a splash at 2:31
Lex Luger fought Terry Zeller to a no contest when Luger knocked Zeller out before the match began after Luger caught his opponent checking himself out in Luger's full-length mirror

5/8/93 - featured a closing segment in which Raymond Rougeau interviewed Giant Gonzalez and Harvey Wippleman regarding Gonzalez' KOTR Qualifying match with Tatanka the following week:
Mr. Hughes, WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Kamala (w/ Slick) & the Nasty Boys when IRS pinned Kamala with a roll up at 7:36 after Kamala became distracted after hitting the splash on IRS but not realizing he had to roll him over onto his back
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Sean Dakota with the Bonzai Drop at 2:54
Crush defeated Steve Vega via submission with the head vice at 2:00
KOTR Qualifying Match: Razor Ramon pinned Tito Santana at 3:19 by grabbing the tights for leverage after the momentum of a flying crossbody by Santana put Razor on top for the pin

5/15/93 - included a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; featured the debut of Bonnie Blackstone as she interviewed Lex Luger regarding his steel plated forearm:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mark Ming & Jim Armstrong following the top rope bulldog double team
Mr. Hughes pinned Bobby Young with the sidewalk slam
Bob Backlund pinned Terry Zeller with a body scissors into a roll up
Virgil pinned Jose Martinez with a standing side neckbreaker
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Billy Jones with the superkick
KOTR Qualifying Match: Tatanka defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 2:53 when Gonzalez shoved referee Bill Alfonso with one hand as he had a choke applied on Tatanka with the other; after the bout, Gonzalez continued to choke Tatanka while at the same time sending Alfonso to the floor and scaring referee Joey Marella from the ring as well; after the bout, the two officials helped Tatanka backstage


WWF @ Durban, South Africa - Westridge Stadium - April 6, 1997 (7,500; sell out)
WWF IC Champion Rocky Miavia defeated Savio Vega
Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust
Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated the New Blackjacks
Aldo Montoya defeated Salvatore Sincere
Jesse Jammes pinned TL Hopper
Flash Funk pinned D-Lo Brown
Ahmed Johnson pinned Crush
Bret Hart fought WWF World Champion the Undertaker to a double count-out


WWF @ Berlin, Germany - Deutschlandhalle - April 6, 1998 (8,000)
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus
Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero
Skull defeated Phinneas Godwinn
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown
TAFKA Goldust defeated Cactus Jack
the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kane
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley


WWF (Raw) @ Salt Lake City, UT - E Center - April 6, 2002
Spike Dudley & Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer & Steven Richards when Spike pinned Richards with the Dudley Dog
Brock Lesnar pinned D-Lo Brown
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn Stasiak following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo on Perfect
Bradshaw pinned Justin Credible following the Clothesline from Hell
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Jazz & Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly with the bulldog
Goldust defeated Raven
Kane pinned X-Pac with the chokeslam
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title after hitting him with brass knuckles
Goldust pinned WWF European & Hardcore Champion William Regal to win the Hardcore title
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win the title with the DDT
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title following a powerbomb through a table
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Eddie Guerrero with the Five Star Frog Splash
The Undertaker pinned Steve Austin in a No DQ match after hitting him with a chair


WWF (Smackdown!) @ Davis, CA - April 6, 2002
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Al Snow & Maven defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hugh Morrus following the Snow Plow
Albert & Lance Storm defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton following the Baldo Bomb
Val Venis defeated D-Von Dudley
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri
Hardcore Holly pinned Test
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rikishi & the Hurricane after Rico interfered and kicked the Hurricane
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
Edge pinned Kurt Angle with the DDT
WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree


WWE @ San Antonio, TX - SBC Center - April 6, 2004 (5,000)
Matt Capotelli pinned Sho Funaki by reversing a back suplex into a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage

Velocity:
Doug Basham defeated Paul London
Nunzio defeated Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman, and Akio; due to prematch stipulations, Nunzio became the #1 contender to the Cruiserweight title
Billy Gunn & Hardcore Holly defeated Eddy Craven & Russell Simpson

Smackdown! - included an opening segment in which John Bradshaw Layfield offered to pay a fan $1,000 to clean his car in a minute; after the fan came very close, Bradshaw accidentally spilled a bottle of polish on the hood, costing the fan the money; featured a closing segment in which Kurt Angle brought out all the nominees for the 'Great American Award' (Big Show, John Cena, Charlie Haas, Booker T, and John Bradshaw Layfield), with Angle initially picking Cena as the #1 contender, due to fan votes, but choosing Layfield instead after watching a video of Layfield catching illegal immigrants on the Texas / Mexico border; after breaking off part of the trophy, Eddie Guerrero cleared the ring of both Angle and Bradshaw:
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty in a non-title match when Bubba Ray pinned Scotty following the 3D at 4:27
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Sr.) pinned Jamie Noble at 3:50 by blocking a victory roll and holding onto the ropes for leverage
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Danny Basham (w/ Doug Basham) in a non-title match at 2:57 with the FU, despite interference from Doug Basham
The Big Show & Charlie Haas defeated Booker T & Rob Van Dam at 6:41 when Haas pinned RVD after Show, the illegal man, hit the chokeslam after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Haas; RVD wrestled the entire match himself after Booker T refused to tag in and walked out of the match mid-way through the contest
Rene Dupree (w/ Fifi the poodle) pinned Orlando Jordan at 1:12 with a version of the Snow Plow
Spike Dudley pinned Johnny Stamboli at 2:04 with the Dudley Dogg after Stamboli hit the corner; Spike's original opponent was to have been Teddy Long but Long brought out Stamboli as a 'warm-up' opponent for Spike; after the match, Spike was attacked by Mark Jindrak as he prepared to fight Long

[ChrisMWaters]

Damn, that JBL segment was 2 years ago?

[Richard]

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - April 6, 1974
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ed Sullivan

I guess after his show ended, he fell on hard times.