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Today is May 8th...so let's do one of these. WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - May 1984 (May 8th?) Rene Goulet defeated Akira Maeda B. Brian Blair fought Buzz Sawyer to a draw Rocky Johnson defeated Pete Doherty Tony Atlas defeated Tiger Chung Lee Roddy Piper defeated Salvatore Bellomo Andre the Giant, Sgt. Slaughter, & Jimmy Snuka defeated the Iron Sheik & the Wild Samoans WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via count-out ======= WWF @ Hamburg, PA - May 8, 1985 Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz Rocky Johnson defeated Rene Goulet George Sanders defeated Ken Patera via disqualification The Fabulous Moolah defeated Wenona Little Heart Salvatore Bellomo defeated Steve Lombardi The Junkyard Dog fought WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine to a draw ======== WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - May 8, 1986 (INCOMPLETE) WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Don Muraco ======== WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - May 8, 1987 Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi Brad Rheingans defeated Frenchy Martin Ron Bass defeated Pedro Morales Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau Kamala defeated George Steele via disqualification Jim Duggan defeated the Iron Sheik WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - May 8, 1987 Koko B. Ware defeated Danny Davis WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match Also included Nikolai Volkoff ========= No show for 1988. ========= WWF @ Orlando, FL - May 8, 1989 Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase; minutes after the bout, Roberts was arrested on charges of assault stemming from an incident with a fan following the 12/88 television tapings in Daytona Beach WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - May 8, 1989 Televised on the MSG Network: Mr. Perfect pinned the Blue Blazer Bret Hart fought Greg Valentine to a draw The Honkytonk Man pinned Hillbilly Jim The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF IC Champion Rick Rude via count-out (The Ultimate Warrior 89) Prime Time Wrestling - 6/5/89: Jim Powers pinned Iron Mike Sharpe The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a sunset flip after the Brawler hit the turnbuckle (Best of the WWF Vol. 20) Rick Martel pinned Tito Santana WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Big Bossman & Akeem via disqualification ========= No show for 1990-1991. ========= WWF @ LaCrosse, WI - May 8, 1992 (1,800) WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair WWF @ Orlando, FL - Arena - May 8, 1992 (2,800) The Nasty Boys defeated Owen Hart & Jim Powers (sub. for Koko B. Ware) Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man via disqualification The Legion of Doom defeated the Beverly Brothers The Genius defeated JIm Brunzell Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels The Ultimate Warrior defeated Papa Shango ========= WWF @ Peoria, IL - May 8, 1993 Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the Russian leg sweep Typhoon pinned Damien Demento with the splash Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification after Gonzalez used the urn as a weapon Doink the Clown defeated Crush via count-out when another Doink held Crush's leg, preventing him from getting back into the ring Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala with a roll up Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification when IRS used the steel briefcase to break a pin attempt WWF @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - May 8, 1993 (3,600) Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns Mr. Hughes defeated Tito Santana Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan Mr. Perfect defeated Shawn Michaels Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification =========== WWF @ Nagoya, Japan - Rainbow Hall - May 8, 1994 (2,500) WWF Tag Team Champion Samu pinned Nobukazu Hirai The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jinsei Shinzaki with a German suplex Tatanka pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Fatu with a flying bodypress Owen Hart & Doink the Clown defeated the Smoking Gunns when Doink scored the pin WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze pinned Saki Hasegawa with the German suplex after 10 minutes Masashi Aoyagi defeated Bob Backlund with a neckhold after 10 minutes The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via count-out Genichiro Tenryu & Randy Savage defeated Rick Martel (sub. for Shawn Michaels) & Adam Bomb when Savage applied a neck hold to Martel after 10 minutes WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via submission with the Sharpshooter at 14:30 ============ No show for 1995. ============ WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait - May 8, 1996 Kuwait Cup Opening Round: Steve Austin defeated Marty Jannetty ============= No show for 1997. ============= WWF @ Cincinnati, OH - Cincinatti Gardens - May 8, 1998 Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo Terry Funk pinned Marc Mero Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart defeated Farooq & Steve Blackman The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification Jeff Jarrett defeated Chainz Vader pinned Quebecar Pierre WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley ============== WWF @ Tampa, FL - May 8, 1999 Bob Holly & Val Venis defeated Too Much WWF IC Champion Godfather defeated Goldust The Big Show defeated Mideon Jerry Lawler defeated Test Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated Edge & Christian The Undertaker defeated Ken Shamrock in a casket match WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow & Tori defeated D-Lo Brown & Ivory Kane & Mankind defeated the Acolytes The Rock defeated Billy Gunn WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Big Bossman ================ WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - May 8, 2000 The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse Davey Boy Smith pinned Mideon Jakked: D-Lo Brow pinned Stevie Richards with the Lo Down at 2:11 Val Venis pinned Joey Abs with the Money Shot at 3:48 Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers at 6:49 when Snow & Blackman hit the Stage Dive on Thrasher Hardcore Holly pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) at 2:54 with the Hollycaust Raw is War: WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes via disqualification at 3:33 when Bradshaw hit Edge with the ring bell; the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon attacked the Acolytes after the match WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 5:35 WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned the Godfather with a missile dropkick at 2:26 after D-Lo Brown interfered The Dudley Boyz defeated Test, Albert, & Gerald Brisco in a handicap tables match at 4:37 following the 3D on Test through a table; after the match, X-Pac, Road Dogg, and Tori attacked the Dudleyz, with Brisco putting Bubba Ray through a table WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) via count-out at 3:19 when Show chased Shane backstage after finding out Shane was trying to brainwash him Too Cool defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon at 4:01 following Grandmaster Sexay's Hip Hop Drop on Bossman behind the referee's back; the Acolytes made the save for Too Cool after the match Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko at 3:25 following the Swanton on Malenko after Saturn accidentally hit his partner; after the match, Saturn and Malenko began brawling - despite Eddie Guerrero and Chyna trying to break it up Rikishi defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification at 1:43 when X-Pac & the Road Dogg interfered and used a chair; Too Cool made the save after the match Chris Benoit defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho with the Crippler Crossface to win the title at 7:08 when the special troubleshooting referee - Triple H - stopped the match even though Jericho never tapped out; Too Cool, Rikishi, the Dudleyz, and the Big Show fended off DX and saved Jericho after the match ============ WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - May 8, 2001 (10,711) Charlie & Russ Haas defeated Steve Bradley & Scott Vick Devon Storm defeated Rick Fuller An unknown defeated Tajiri Grandmaster Sexay defeated Val Venis Sunday Night Heat: Billy Gunn defeated Steven Richards X-Pac & Justin Credible (w/ Albert) defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn defeated Dean Malenko Smackdown!: Christian (w/ Edge) defeated Chris Jericho (w/ Chris Benoit) Albert (w/ X-Pac & Justin Credible) defeated Raven Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, & Ivory Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification Spike Dudley (w/ the Dudley Boyz) pinned Crash Holly (w/ Hardcore & Molly Holly) by setting his opponent up for a Russian legsweep and using a roll up Edge (w/ Christian) defeated Chris Benoit (w/ Chris Jericho) WWF Hardcore Champion Rhyno defeated Bradshaw ================ No show for 2002. =============== WWE (Smackdown!) @ Aberdeen, Scotland - Press & Journal Arena - May 8, 2003 WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. and Jamie Knoble by pinning Knoble with the Twist of Fate Sean O’Haire pinned Brian Kendrick with the Widowmaker Albert pinned Rhyno after a failed attempt at the Gore Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli after Eddie hit the frogsplash Chris Benoit defeated John Cena via submission with the Crippler Crossface after avoiding the FU WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Tajiri & Rikishi when Benjamin pinned Tajiri after Haas used one of the title belts as a weapon while the Tarantula was applied Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia with a DDT; Sable was the guest ring announcer for the bout WWE Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show with the F5 =============== WWE (Smackdown!) @ Charlotte, NC – Cricket Arena – May 8, 2004 Rene Dupree pinned Hardcore Holly Mark Jindrak pinned Orlando Jordan after Jordan became distracted by Dupree and Holly brawling their way back to ringside WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Rico defeated Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli when Haas pinned Stamboli with a roll up after Stamboli was kissed by Rico Mordecai defeated Shannon Moore WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jackie pinned Jamie Knoble with a low blow, despite interference before the bout by Chavo Guerrero Jr. Booker T pinned Billy Gunn with the Bookend after Gunn failed an attempt at the Fameasser Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated the Dudley Boyz in a No DQ match when RVD pinned D-Von with the Five Star Frog Splash after Mysterio hit the 619 on both opponents John Bradshaw Layfield defeated WWE Smackdown! World Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification when the champion grabbed a steel chair at around the 5-minute mark =============== As always, some interesting stuff here. We have Jake Roberts getting arrested right after a match with Ted Dibiase...a WWF show in Japan in 1994 (is this where Jinsei Shinzaki caught their eye?)...Chris Benoit beating Chris Jericho for the IC title in 2000...cruiserweight champion Jacqueline (uggh) defeating Jamie Knoble just a year ago...Bret Hart and Lex Luger doing their house show matches, just months before Luger abruptly went babyface...a 1987 steel cage match between the Hart Foundation and the British Bulldogs...Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart for the IC title in 1992...and in 1998, the NEW BLACKJACKS EXPLODE~! Or something. Anyways, feel free to post thoughts, comments, questions, etc.

Downloading it right now, can't wait to see it...

This was also my favorite book in the series. I don't know how they're going to fit it all into two and a half hours, but a lot of the stuff at the start of the book they can skip or cut heavily, at least. The main plot with the Tri Wizard tournament and all that shit is golden.

I think Tyler Black is the Daniels trainee.

This show definitely has that "big" show feel to it. The exposure they got on WB and some people from Maxim there make things interesting. I really hope the show delivers. It should be exciting to see what happens.

Any reason why Yokozuna didn't have a match at Summerslam 1994? The card was already filled or something? Was there any real reason why Yokozuna wasn't really kept around the title picture after Wrestlemania 10? Considering he lost on a "fluke" and was a big monster heel, it's kind of weird that he never was kept in that level ever again or even got a real rematch with Bret.

A lot of people forget that the Steiners won the WWF tag team titles twice.

IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, returned to the Park District Rec Center in Midlothian, IL on Friday night, 5/6. Here's what went down... DAVE PRAZAK and CM PUNK opened the show. Prazak explained to the fans that the IWA World Heavyweight Title, Light Heavyweight Title, and World Tag Team Titles would be defended on the card. Ten wrestlers would participate in a battle royal to determine who would get the World Title shot at JIMMY JACOBS later in the night, with the order of elimination from the royal determining the undercard matches. PUNK would also challenge DELIRIOUS for the Light Heavyweight Title, and a three team tag match would determine which of three teams would get the shot at TRIK DAVIS & RYAN BOZ. Punk shared his memories of CHRIS CANDIDO with the fans of Midlothian, pointing out that he was originally scheduled to wrestle Chris on the show for Candido's NWA Midwest Heavyweight Title. Punk dedicated his match against Delirious to Candido, and the bell was rung ten times in his honor. 1. JOSH ABERCROMBIE won the ten man battle royal to earn a shot at JIMMY JACOBS. Abercrombie and DANNY DANIELS were the final two participants in the battle royal. Jacobs left the commentary table and approached the ring, getting involved to cost Daniels (who has never gotten a rematch since losing the belt to Jacobs) the title shot. Jacobs, dressed in a suit, then attacked Abercrombie and said the title match would begin immediately. 2. JIMMY JACOBS def. JOSH ABERCROMBIE to retain the IWA World Heavyweight Title following a low blow while the referee was out of position. 3. TYLER BLACK def. MATT SYDAL after Matt attempted a shooting star press, Black moved, and as Sydal landed on his feet, Black rolled him up for the three count. Black focused on the bad knee of Sydal for the duration of the match. After the victory, Black asked that the next time they meet, Matt put his NWA Midwest X Division Title on the line. 4. MARCO "Stylz" CORDOVA def. "The Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE to retain the NWA Illinois State Title. During the closing moments of the bout, JIM FANNIN and "Metalhead" STEVE STONE hit the ring on McClure. Fannin took the microphone and announced that since IAN ROTTEN is still on a European tour, he's in charge, and ordered that the referee put the Cordova/McClure match on "pause," and turn the match into McClure vs. Stone. Stone quickly scored the pinfall, followed by Cordova's match becoming "un-paused," and Cordova also scoring a fall on McClure. Such tomfoolery on the part of Fannin and Stone will no doubt be met with much protest when Ian returns to the country. 5. "The Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI def. "Underwear Model" ERIC PRIEST & SILAS YOUNG and BRANDON THOMASELLI & MAREK BRAVE in a three team Texas Tornado style falls count anywhere tag team match to earn a Tag Team Title shot. 6. TRIK DAVIS & RYAN BOZ def. "The Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI in a Texas Tornado style tag team match to retain the IWA World Tag Team Titles. 7. DANNY DANIELS def. "Fast" EDDIE VEGAS following a butterfly piledriver. 8. CHAD COLLYER def. TRACY SMOTHERS & "Outlaw" BILLY GUNN in a three-way bout. 9. DELIRIOUS def. CM PUNK in just over thirty minutes to retain the IWA Light Heavyweight Title. The two battled to a thirty minute time limit draw, just as punk had Delirious locked in the Anaconda Vise. After the match, both Punk and Delirious asked for five more minutes, and Punk asked the crowd "Would Candido want five more?" The bell rang once again to begin the overtime period. Delirious quickly went for a sunset flip on Punk, pulling the back of Punk's tights down on the way over, and scored the pinfall. NOTES: The event was filmed with two cameras by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with commentary by Dave Prazak, CM Punk, and Trik Davis... It was announced to the crowd that IWA-MS management has yet to confirm a new venue for the scheduled 5/28 date for "No Blood, No Guts, No Glory 2005." If a venue cannot be locked in within the early part of this coming week, an announcement will be made on the web site concerning a new date for the event (likely 6/18 at the Hammond Armory if that is the case). NWA Midwest will present an event on Saturday night, 5/7, at the Park District Rec Center in Streamwood, IL with the proceeds going to the Chris Candido Scholarship Fund. Visit www.midwestwrestling.com for more information on the show. IWA-MS returns to action on 5/20 in Salem, IN at the Armory, and 5/21 in Vincennes, IN at the Armory. We're back at the Armory in Valparaiso, IN on 5/27. www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com

Yeah I remember when Paul London was on the show they asked him to tell a road story and he laughed and asked "do I have to stay in kayfabe?" They quckly moved on.

Did Terry Funk explain in his book why he was Chainsaw Charlie in WWF in 1998 and not just Terry Funk?

Wow, over 1100 posts. So Ric Flair was supposed to face Curt Hennig originally for the US title at Starrcade 1997, right? So why was one of their most over babyfaces, DDP, going to be left off the biggest WCW show ever? That's mind boggling. Bam Bam Bigelow wrestled Tommy Rich at Clash 10 in June of 1990. How long was he in WCW for at the time? Clash 13 had Big Cat d. Brad Armstrong...who was Big Cat?

Hell, you should link our WCW tidbits thread.

Last chance, everything needs to be shipped by this Thursday at the latest...

Really, the I Quit match would make more sense between Rey and Eddie at this point. It's not like they can just have a regular match between the two now. I guess another street fight is in order. Sick spot on the steps at the end of the show, though I was worried he was going to do a brainbuster when he had Rey up in the air. Great stuff, I look forward to JD.

Mordecai was brought in as a heel counterpart to feud with Undertaker. Of course he never made it that far.

Test mentioned in his BTR interview last night that he was originally set to debut at the Rock Bottom PPV in December of 1998 and attack Big Bossman, helping the NAO retain the tag titles, and then join DX. They decided against it and put him in the Corporation instead.

Shocker vs. Sonjay should be good.

There is a lot of heat on Romeo Roselli of the Heartthrobs at the moment. There is a feeling among several that I spoke to that Roselli may be getting a little too much of an big head, which has led to him getting the cold shoulder backstage. Roselli recently attempted to get more money out of an independent promotion, Northeast Wrestling, with less than 24 hours before their show last Saturday in Bristol, CT. According to several, Roselli requested more money after being booked for several months because he was a TV star now. One source told me Roselli did so after being instructed to do it by his parents, which is laughable and sad if that is the case. Roselli also voiced complaints about the chances of getting injured the night before he was scheduled to debut on PPV. Now, while that is a valid concern, a number of wrestlers took that to be insulting to the veterans he was scheduled to work with, Mick Foley and Jerry Lawler. He looked doubly bad since Jonathan Coachman also worked the show sick (see below). Roselli was eventually replaced by King Kong Bundy at the indy date, and the real irony is that the show was run by promoter Mike O’Brien, who gave him his first indy dates when he was breaking in. The running joke I’ve heard is that Roselli was lucky he isn’t on the Smackdown roster where he would have to deal with the likes of JBL and Undertaker. There are a few people who wondered if William Regal and Tajiri may have worked snug with the Heartthrobs on the Sunday Night Heat taping this week to send a message to Roselli, as Antonio ended up with a black eye. As noted above, Jonathan Coachman has been suffering from either a bad eye infection or broken blood vessels in his eye. He was said to be in so much pain last wekeend that he hasn’t been able to drive. Since Coachman worked the NEW indy show and took a bunch of bumps for Mick Foley, Roselli looked even worse to many of the wrestlers as here was a non-wrestler gutting through pain and Roselli didn't work a show he was booked for months to appear on. Gangrel is signed to a WWE deal and has been down in Ohio Valley Wrestling training for his comeback to television. I’ve heard from one source he’s been signed for some time, but had been injured, which is why we haven’t seen him. Steve Richards is also down in OVW training to return from his broken nose suffered at the hands of Chris Masters during Masters’ Raw debut. --PWInsider.com

Looks like the WWE have confirmed Piper's return via WWE.com. It says that he'll be acompanying HBK to the ring to face Hassan at House Shows. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/WWE-RAW-061705.jsp http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/WWE-RAW-052905.jsp The shows are in Portland and Victoria, BC, so it makes sense. I wonder if these are just one time deals, or if Piper's going to be back on TV before too long.

How many people slammed Andre the Giant in his career? Anyone other than Hogan and Warrior?

Bumping this because I need to get rid of stuff ASAP. Let me know if you have any interest in anything, just send me a PM.

Don't be upset, they are really not very good at all. The main event and aftermath sounds really good.

They all have interviews. Also, Heidenreich has a poem for all you Heidenreich-lovers out there. Oh and Cena's new rap video.

Velocity: 1) Mark Jindrak vs. Spike Dudley 2) Big Show vs. Jose and Joel Maximo (SAT's) 3) Bashams vs. Funaki and Nunzio 4) Paul London vs. Akio Smackdown: 1) Matt Morgan vs. Rob Eckos 2) Orlando Jordan vs. Booker T 3) MNM vs. Scotty 2 Hotty and Shannon Moore 4) Kurt Angle invitational 5) Carlito vs. Bob Holly 6) Rey Misterio vs. Chavo Guerrero (streetfight)

Are the other two guys friends of Cena's or just random rappers or who?