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I remember seeing that live. Bezerker nailed Taker with his shield and then tried to plunge his sword into Taker while he was still on the mat. Taker moved and the sword got stuck in the ring mat (which leads me to believe it wasn't a gimmick sword). That was quite the angle although it never actually led to anything. That actually sounds pretty cool, it's too bad Berzerker never really got a push.

Were any of the other matches good?

1) What led up to the Bret/Backlund match at Survivor Series 1994? 2) Was it a big shock at the time to the internet community (though it was small) and the "smarts" that Diesel won the title right after SS? Or was it well known that Vince wanted to put the strap on the big man? 3) Was there ever any consideration of having Owen Hart take the title and be the guy who got squashed by Diesel? 4) So I was looking over the Wrestling Classics message board and I saw a post talking about what the nWo angle was inspired by, and found this: "The NWO angle was inspired by the UWFi vs. New Japan feud that Eric Bischoff saw first-hand." Anybody have any info on this feud and what took place in it that was like the nWo angle?

IWA Mid-South Wrestling returns to action this weekend with a loaded double shot of events in Midlothian, IL and Highland, IN. This Friday night, 4/8, IWA-MS debuts at the Park District Rec Center (14500 S. Kostner Avenue) in Midlothian, IL with "Spring Heat 2005." Bell time is 7:30pm. Tickets are $30, $25, $20, and just $10 general admission, and will be available at the door. ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] JIMMY JACOBS vs. CM PUNK ***IWA Light Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] DELIRIOUS vs. BRANDON THOMASELLI vs. JOSH ABERCROMBIE ***Six-Way/Winner Gets IWA World Title Shot in Highland*** DANNY DANIELS vs. CHRIS HERO vs. EDDIE KINGSTON vs. CHRIS CANDIDO vs. CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON ***IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ vs. "Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI vs. ERIC PRIEST & SILAS YOUNG ***NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Title/Finishers Match*** [Champion] DAIZEE HAZE vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES ***Strong Style Challenge*** SAMOA JOE vs. IAN ROTTEN "Classic" COLT CABANA vs. "Sweet & Sour" LARRY SWEENEY TRIK DAVIS vs. "Wonderkid" JONNY STORM EL GENERICO vs. JIGSAW "The Tremendous" EMIL SITOCI vs. "Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE This Saturday, 4/9, IWA-MS returns to the Lincoln Center (2450 Lincoln Street) in Highland, IN for "Simply The Best 6." Bell time is 6pm. Tickets are $35, $30, $25, and $15 general admission, and will be available at the door. ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** Winner of Punk/Jacobs to meet Winner of Six-Way ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** MATT SYDAL vs. EL GENERICO ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** JOSH ABERCROMBIE vs. "Wonderkid" JONNY STORM ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** SONJAY DUTT vs. JAY FURY ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** M-DOGG 20 vs. JIGSAW The winners of the four first round matches will meet in a four-way contest later in the night! ***Strong Style Rematch from 2/4*** SAMOA JOE vs. BRAD BRADLEY ***Tables & Ladders & Chairs Tag Team Match*** BRANDON THOMASELLI & TRIK DAVIS vs. "Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI ***Three Mins with Fannin Versus 30 Days of Managerial Services*** MICKIE KNUCKLES vs. "Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE "Sweet & Sour" LARRY SWEENEY has issued another open challenge! RYAN BOZ vs. TANK Plus, in action (either as part of the IWA World Heavyweight Title match, or in other bouts to be determined after Friday's show concludes): JIMMY JACOBS, CM PUNK, "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON, CHRIS CANDIDO, DELIRIOUS, CHRIS HERO, DANNY DANIELS, "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI, "King of Diamonds" EDDIE KINGSTON, "Underwear Model" ERIC PRIEST, SILAS YOUNG, and "The Tremendous" EMIL SITOCI. Additionally, as part of the "Simply The Best 6" festivities, IWA Mid-South will be honoring a Chicago area legend with a special ceremony in Highland! Several last minute changes to the lineups had to be made as a result of a few developments. With Jimmy Jacobs winning the IWA World Heavyweight Title this past Friday in Herrin, IL, he will now be defending the title against Danny Daniels' original opponent for Midlothian, CM Punk. Unfortunately due to travel issues, B-Boy, Jack Evans, and Super Dragon will be unable to appear on this weekend's events. Dragon was only set to appear on Friday's card, and had to be back to California for an afternoon show on Saturday, which we were unable to make proper arrangements for. In the case of both B-Boy and Evans, we were under the impression initially that both wrestlers would be flying in from cities on the east coast for the weekend's events. Once their new travel information was brought to our attention, airfare prices out of Seattle (Evans) and San Diego (B-Boy) had skyrocketed to amounts which are out of our budget range. Trik Davis has agreed to team with Brandon Thomaselli against The Iron Saints in the TLC match on Saturday night to take B-Boy's spot, while Josh Abercrombie will now get the opportunity to participate in the Junior Tournament in the place of Evans. We will do our best to present two top quality events this weekend despite the changes. UPCOMING EVENT SCHEDULE ------------------------------------- 4/8 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center 4/9 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center 4/22 Burlington, IA @ National Guard Armory 4/23 Muscatine, IA @ National Guard Armory 4/29 Valparaiso, IN @ National Guard Armory 4/30 Herrin, IL @ Civic Center 5/6 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center 5/20 Salem, IN @ National Guard Armory 5/27 Valparaiso, IN @ National Guard Armory 5/28 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center 6/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Viking Hall Call the IWA-MS hotlines at 630-585-3958 in Chicago, 502-569-1701 in Louisville, and 317-579-3230 in Indianapolis. www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com www.midwestwrestling.com

Yeah I think we're all looking forward to a 6-woman tag team match... Maybe add two more and do it Survivor Series style. The fans are demanding it.

Wow, this is crazy.

Thanks for doing the threads. It helps me pinpoint errors like this. Yeah, Owen Hart clones would be kind of strange.

God bless Mr. Perfect. I wish I had a more vivid memory of Repo Man's attack on Davey Boy Smith but I do remember marking out like crazy since I figured Repo was way lower on the totem pole than Bulldog. "Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/92: Tito Santana defeated Repo Man via disqualification at 7:33 when Repo hit Santana with his steel hook and choked him with the rope; after the bout, Repo continued to choke Santana around the steel ringpost until officials sent him backstage (WrestleFest '92)" He must have been getting a slight heel push around this time? Either way, it's two TV tapings of him doing some dastardly stuff. Gotta love Repo Man.

April 8th, in WWF/E history: WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 8, 1984 Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton B. Brian Blair defeated Jose Luis Rivera Tony Garea fought Rene Goulet to a draw WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated the Wild Samoans Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification The Iron Sheik defeated Sgt. Slaughter when the match was stopped due to blood WWF @ Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial Arena - April 8, 1984 Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tiger Chung Lee WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji Roddy Piper defeated Pat Patterson Jimmy Snuka defeated Paul Orndorff WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated David Schultz === No show in 1985. === WWF @ Indianapolis, IN - Market Square Arena - April 1986 (April 8th?) King Tonga defeated Steve Lombardi Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe,Br> Davey Boy Smith defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Bobby Colt The Dynamite Kid defeated Brutus Beefcake Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & the Junkyard Dog defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr. ==== No shows for 1987-1989. ==== WWF / Arena Wrestling Alliance @ Auckland, New Zealand - April 8, 1990 Jim Powers defeated Abbudaa Dein Tom Magee defeated Royal Viking The Pitbulls defeated Steve Strong & Mando Yanez Don Muraco defeated Haku Norman Smiley defeated Bob Orton Jr. The Bushwhackers defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov ==== WWF / Arena Wrestling Alliance @ Christchurch, New Zealand - April 8, 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 @ Kalamazoo, MI - April 8, 1992 WWF Superstars taping: Kerry Von Erich defeated Warren Bianchi The Berzerker defeated Mark Roberts Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/92: Tito Santana defeated Repo Man via disqualification at 7:33 when Repo hit Santana with his steel hook and choked him with the rope; after the bout, Repo continued to choke Santana around the steel ringpost until officials sent him backstage (WrestleFest '92) Prime Time Wrestling - 4/27/92: WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned WWF Tag Team Champion IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 11:15 with the flying elbow drop after IRS ran into his own steel briefcase which was held by Hart on the ring apron (WrestleFest '92) Prime Time Wrestling - 4/27/92: The Bushwhackers defeated Kato & Barry Horowitz when Butch pinned Hardy at 5:15 Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/92: Sid Justice (w/ Harvey Whippleman) pinned Chris Walker with the powerbomb at 2:54; after the bout, Walker was placed on a stretcher but Justice pushed the stretcher from the entranceway into the ring apron WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair WWF Superstars: 4/18/92: The Legion of Doom (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Gill after the Doomsday Device at 2:18 WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated Tom Bennett via submission with the Sharpshooter at 2:19 The Berzerker pinned Mark Roberts with a falling powerslam WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Jim Powers & Buck Zumhoff when Zumhoff submitted to Dibiase's Million $ Dream Kerry Von Erich pinned Warren Bianchi with the tornado punch Rick Martel defeated Red Tyler via submission with the Boston crab 4/25/92 - featured a pre-taped promo from Crush; included an interview with Sid Justice in which Sid mentioned the Ultimate Warrior and claimed to have driven Hulk Hogan out of the WWF: Ric Flair defeated Ron Cumberledge via submission with the figure-4 The Beverly Brothers (w/ the Genius) defeated Eric Collins & Mike Freedom when Beau pinned Collins with the head spike at 1:46; after the match, the Beverlys painted Collins face and painted the letters “LOS” on his chest, in reference to the “Legion of Sissies” Sgt. Slaughter defeated the Brooklyn Brawler via submission with the Cobra Clutch Shawn Michaels defeated George Anderson The Natural Disasters defeated Kent Carlson & Tom Stone Davey Boy Smith pinned Kevin Kruger with the running powerslam at 1:30 The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) fought the Berzerker (w/ Mr. Fuji) to a no contest after the Berzerker hit the Undertaker with his shield, tried to stab him with his sword, and then piledrove him on the floor (1992 Year in Review) 5/2/92: The Big Bossman defeated Mark Roberts Papa Shango defeated Red Tyler Tatanka pinned Brian Costello with the fallaway slam at 2:23; after the bout, Tatanka knocked Rick Martel - who had come ringside - off the apron and was later sprayed in the eyes by Martel's Arrogance for doing so; Martel then stole Tatanka’s eagle feathers (1992 Year in Review) WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Ron Cumberledge & Chris Hahn Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Tom Bennett & Duane Gill The Ultimate Warrior pinned Skinner with a flying shoulder block and splash at 1:35 (The Ultimate Warrior 1992) ==== WWF @ Paris, France - April 8, 1993 (5,000) Frank Anderson pinned Terry Taylor Kamala pinned Kimchee Typhoon pinned Damien Demento Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan with a splash in the corner and the Bonzai Drop at 7:31 after Duggan became distracted by Fuji on the floor (Global Warfare) WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Bob Backlund with a reversal and using the tights for leverage Crush defeated Doink the Clown (Steve Keirn) via count-out at 8:10 when Doink left ringside after sustaining the head vice on the ring apron (Global Warfare) The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification when all four men began brawling and using chairs Mr. Perfect defeated Lex Luger via reverse decision ==== No show for 1994-1996. ==== WWF @ Pretoria, South Africa - April 8, 1997 WWF IC Champion Rocky Miavia defeated the Sultan Aldo Montoya defeated TL Hopper Flash Funk defeated Salvatore Sincere Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated the New Blackjacks Jesse Jammes defeated D-Lo Brown Ahmed Johnson defeated Savio Vega Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust WWF World Champion the Undertaker defeated Crush ==== WWF @ Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle - April 8, 1998 Marc Mero defeated Brackus Bradshaw defeated August Smisl 8-Ball defeated Phinneas Godwinn TAFKA Goldust defeated Cactus Jack Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown Jeff Jarrett defeated Skull WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, Kane, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn ==== No shows for 1999-2001. ==== WWF (Smackdown!) @ Yuma, AZ - April 8, 2002 Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit contest Lance Storm & Albert defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton following the Baldo Bomb on Scotty WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated the Hurricane and Tajiri by pinning Tajiri Hardcore Holly pinned Test WWF Tag Team Champions Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Al Snow & Maven in an elimination match; Snow pinned Chavo with a brainbuster; Chuck pinned Maven after Rico interfered and kicked Maven in the face Christian pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the Unprettier Chris Jericho pinned Rikishi with a low blow and his feet on the ropes Edge pinned Kurt Angle with the DDT WWF @ Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena - April 8, 2002 (13,500; sell out) Sunday Night Heat: Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Steven Richards & Justin Credible following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo Goldust defeated Shawn Stasiak with a Cobra Clutch Crash Holly pinned Jackie with his feet on the ropes Bradshaw pinned the Big Bossman with the Clothesline from Hell after a matter of seconds Raw: WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Goldust following a powerbomb through a table; the original challenger was Booker T but Goldust intervened in the match, taking advantage of the 24/7 rule X-Pac pinned Kane in a falls count anywhere match after Scott Hall and Kevin Nash interfered backstage, using a lead pipe, 2X4, and a steel chair as weapons; Bradshaw made the save after the match Spike Dudley pinned WWF European Champion William Regal to win the title after about 3 seconds by hitting him with brass knuckles that Regal had hidden in the turnbuckle pad The Undertaker pinned WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam in a non-title match with the powerbomb after Eddie Guerrero interfered and hit RVD in the back of the head with the title belt; due to pre-match stipulations, the Undertaker became the #1 contender to the world title Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus with a leg roll up after Jazz hit Trish with the women’s title belt The Big Show pinned Mr. Perfect with the chokeslam Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall (w/ X-Pac) following the Stunner after Bradshaw, X-Pac, the Undertaker, and Ric Flair interfered; due to pre-match stipulations, Austin also became the #1 contender to the world title ==== WWE @ Chicago, IL - AllState Arena - April 8, 2003 Sean O'Haire defeated an unknown Kanyon defeated Tyson Dux Velocity: Albert defeated Chad Collyer Tajiri defeated Shannon Moore Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, & Johnny Stamboli defeated Sho Funaki, Eddie, & Chavo Guerrero Jr. Smackdown! - included the return of the Piper's Pit after a 14-year absence, with guest Vince McMahon; during the segment, Rikishi came to the ring with a coconut in hand - in reference to the infamous Pit in which Piper hit Jimmy Snuka over the head with the food - only for Rikishi to be attacked by Sean O'Haire and Piper smashing the coconut over his head: WWE Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shanon Moore) with the F5 after avoiding the Twist of Fate Brian Kendrick & Torrie Wilson defeated Jamie Knoble & Nidia when Torrie pinned Nidia with a DDT; Sable came ringside during the bout to watch Torrie #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Chris Benoit pinned Rhyno with a backslide; after the bout, the two men hugged out of respect Tajiri & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match when Mysterio pinned Haas with a springboard legdrop Nathan Jones pinned Bill DeMott with a kick to the head after 2 minutes (Jones' in-ring debut) #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: John Cena pinned the Undertaker following interference from the FBI and several chair shots ==== No show for 2004. ==== --A lot of shows missing due to post Wrestlemania breaks and traveling, but still some interesting stuff. We have a Shiek/Slaughter bloodbath of a match. Were those common at the time at house shows? We have Norman Smiley in the WWF in 1990 wrestling Bob Orton Jr. in New Zealand? I'm interested to see Sid at a post-WM TV taping in 1992, winning a squash match and doing an interview mentioning Warrior. Did WWF think he was still sticking around at this point, and were they putting him into a feud with Warrior? We have Berzerker trying to stab Undertaker with his sword? Wow. Does that 1997 house show look horrible or what? We also have a RAW from 2002 in the midst of babyface pushes for Bubba and Bradshaw, plus a 2003 Smackdown with Cena beating Undertaker and Brock Lesnar defending the title against Matt Hardy, plus the return of Piper's Pit to WWE!

Credit goes to www.thehistoryofwwe.com for results. Let's start with April 7th in this post, starting with 1984 because you have start somewhere: WWF @ Altoona, PA - April 7, 1984 Tiger Chung Lee fought Pat Patterson to a draw Roddy Piper defeated Salvatore Bellomo WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated David Schultz via disqualification Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff WWF @ Salisbury, MD - April 7, 1984 Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton B. Brian Blair defeated Charlie Fulton Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre defeated Peggy Lee & Wendi Richter Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Rene Goulet Sgt. Slaugther defeated the Iron Sheik Greg Valentine defeated Bob Backlund via count-out ==== No show for 1985. ==== WrestleMania II - April 7, 1986 Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - Ray Charles performed 'America the Beautiful' to begin the show; the Long Island portion featured Susan St. James as a guest commentator alongside Vince McMahon: Paul Orndorff fought Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) to a double count-out when both men began brawling on the floor WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizebeth) pinned George Steele with a double leg pick up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage moments after Steele kicked out of the champion's flying elbow drop Jake Roberts pinned George Wells with the DDT after hitting a knee lift to Wells as he entered the ring through the ropes; after the match, Roberts wrapped Damien around Wells' head, causing his victim to vomit Mr. T (w/ Joe Frazier & the Haiti Kid) defeated Roddy Piper (w/ Lou Duva & Bob Orton Jr.) via disqualification in Round 4 of a boxing match when Piper shoved the referee to the mat and bodyslammed his opponent; after the match, the two men were held back by their respective parties; the judges for the contest were G. Gordon Liddy, Darryl Dawkins & Cab Calloway; Herb was the guest timekeeper and Joan Rivers was the guest ring announcer for the bout Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - included Kathy Lee Crosby as guest commentator alongside Gorilla Monsoon and Gene Okerlund: WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Velvet McIntyre after the challenger missed a splash off the top at the 58-second mark Crpl. Kirshner pinned Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) in a Flag match at 1:35 after using Blassie's cane as a weapon when Nikolai missed the cane when Blassie threw it in the ring Andre the Giant won a 20-man WWF/NFL battle royal by last eliminating Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart; other participants included: Ted Arcidi, Tony Atlas, B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell, Hillbilly Jim, the Iron Sheik, King Tonga, Pedro Morales, Bruno Sammartino, Danny Spivey, Big John Studd, Jimbo Covert, Bill Fralic, Russ Francis, Ernie Holmes, Harvey Martin, & William Perry; order of elimination: Covert & Tonga by Fralic at the same time, Holmes by Sammartino, Brunzell by Neidhart, Atlas by Perry, Martin & Morales eliminated each other while fighting and both fell over the top rope, Arcidi by Hillbilly, Blair & Dan Spivey, Spivey by the Iron Sheik, Hillbilly Jim & Blair by the Sheik at the same time, Fralic by Sheik & Studd, Sheik by Sammartino, Sammartino by Studd, Perry by Studd, Studd by Perry from the outside after offering to shake Studd’s hand but pulling him out instead, Francis by the Hart Foundation, Neidhart by Andre after a big boot, Bret by Andre by throwing him out over onto Neidhart; Gene Okerlund was the guest ring announcer, Ernie Ladd provided guest commentary, Dick Butkus and Ed Jones were the guest referees for the bout, and Wendy's “Where’s the Beef?” personality Clare Peller was the guest timekeeper Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Ozzy Osbourne) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) to win the titles when Smith pinned Valentine after ramming him head-first into Dynamite; the collision knocked both Valentine and Dynamite out cold (The British Bulldogs, ending featured on Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake) Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - included Elvira as guest commentator alongside Jesse Ventura and Lord Alfred Hayes: Ricky Steamboat pinned Hercules with the flying bodypress after blocking Hercules' top rope attack by lifting his knees Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Uncle Elmer with a top rope attack after Elmer missed a legdrop Terry & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tito Santana & the Junkyard Dog when Terry pinned JYD after hitting him with Hart's megaphone WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a steel cage match at 10:18 by escaping over the top after kicking Bundy from the cage to the mat; after the match, Hogan chased Heenan inside the cage, threw him into the cage bars, and hit an atomic drop which sent Heenan out the door; Tommy LaSorda was the guest ring announcer, Robert Conrad was the guest referee, and Ricky Schroder was the guest timekeeper for the bout (Inside the Steele Cage, Hulkamania 6) ==== No show for 1987-1989. ==== WWF / Arena Wrestling Alliance @ Christchurch, New Zealand - April 7, 1990 Jim Powers vs. Abbuda Dein Tom Magee vs. Royal Viking The Pitbulls vs. Steve Strong & Mando Yanez Norman Smiley vs. Bob Orton Jr. Don Muraco defeated Haku The Bushwhackers defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov ==== WWF / Arena Wrestling Alliance @ Nelson, New Zealand - April 7, 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 @ Toledo, OH - Sports Arena - April 7, 1992 (6,500) Wrestling Challenge taping: Prime Time Wrestling - 7/6/92: WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jim Duggan & Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 8:16 when Duggan hit IRS with the 2X4 Prime Time Wrestling - 4/13/92: Davey Boy Smith pinned Kato with the running powerslam at 1:18 Prime Time Wrestling - 4/27/92: Rick Martel vs. Tito Santana Prime Time Wrestling - 4/13/92: WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Bushwhackers at 8:30 when IRS pinned Butch with a knee to the back and elbowdrop as Butch was distracted by Jimmy Hart on the apron (WrestleFest '92) The Ultimate Warrior defeated Papa Shango WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair after hitting the challenger with Mr. Perfect's brass knuckles, which were intended to be used by Flair 4/19/92: The Undertaker defeated Mike Collins The Beverly Brothers defeated Rock Werner & Jerry Fox Koko B. Ware pinned Barry Horowitz with the missile dropkick at 1:30 Shawn Michaels (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Louie Spicolli with the teardrop suplex at 1:21 Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tom Stone via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:47 Sid Justice defeated Ron Cumberledge 4/26/92: WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated an unknown Skinner pinned an unknown Rick Martel defeated Chris Hawn Tatanka defeated Duane Gill Kerry Von Erich defeated Mark Roberts The Big Bossman defeated an unknown Papa Shango defeated an unknown 5/3/92: The Legion of Doom defeated Tom Stone & Eric Freedom Col. Mustafa defeated an unknown Ric Flair (w/ Mr. Perfect) pinned Jim Powers with the figure-4 at 2:27 after Perfect knocked Powers out by hitting him with a foreign object on the floor The Natural Disasters defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Warren Bianchi Tito Santana defeated Barry Horowitz Davey Boy Smith defeated Repo Man via disqualification at the 4-minute mark when Repo hogtied Davey over the top rope with his bullrope after the referee had been knocked down; after the bout, Davey was helped by officials and taken backstage on a stretcher ==== No show for 1993-1995. ==== WWF @ Dortmund, Germany - April 7, 1996 (7,339) The Bushwhackers & Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the 1-2-3 Kid, Leif Cassidy, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Body Donnas Savio Vega defeated Owen Hart via disqualification when Owen Hart interfered Justin Bradshaw defeated Duke Drose Ahmed Johnson defeated Isaac Yankem DDS Davey Boy Smith defeated Jake Roberts Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Razor Ramon The Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion Goldust via disqualification Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin via submission to the Sharpshooter WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Diesel with the superkick ==== WWF @ Muncie, IN - Worthen Arena - April 7, 1997 (3,353) Leif Cassidy defeated Frank Stiletto The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith via disqualification after about 4 minutes Shotgun Saturday Night: WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Barry Horowitz & Bob Holly in a non-title match when Smith pinned Horowitz with the running powerslam Bart Gunn fought Leif Cassidy to a draw when Mankind interfered and applied the Mandible Claw on Gunn Billy Gunn pinned Freddie Joe Floyd with a top rope DDT Raw is War: 4/7/97: WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn when Owen pinned Henry following a blow behind the referee's back Steve Austin pinned Billy Gunn (w/ the Honkytonk Man) with the Stunner after avoiding a clothesline; after the bout, Honky tried to convince Gunn to be his protege but was punched in the mouth The Headbangers defeated Freddie Joe Floyd & Barry Horowitz when Trasher pinned Floyd following the Stage Dive Ken Shamrock defeated Vernon White via submission in an exhibition 'shoot fight'; White was a graduate from Shamrock's Lion's Den, although that was not mentioned on television Vader (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Frank Stiletto with two Vader Bombs and a powerbomb Steve Austin (sub. for Psycho Sid) fought Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer & Vader) to a no contest when Owen Hart & the British Bulldog interfered but were held at bay by the Legion of Doom and Vader's interference backfired 4/14/97: Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom at 9:00 after Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith interfered and Bulldog hit Road Warrior Animal with his title belt Vader & Mankind defeated the Headbangers via disqualification at 5:45 when Mosh sprayed a substance into Mankind's eyes, blinding him to the point where he mistakingly applied the Mandible Claw on his tag team partner ==== WWF @ Beyereuth, Germany - Oberfrankenhalle - April 7, 1998 Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus Marc Mero defeated Bradshaw Skull defeated Phinneas Godwinn in a Deutschland Streetfight Ken Shamrock & Cactus Jack defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown when Shamrock defeated D-Lo with the ankle lock WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated TAFKA Goldust The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification The Undertaker defeated Kane WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Owen Hart ==== No show for 1999-2001. ==== WWF (Smackdown!) @ Fresno, CA - April 7, 2002 WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Tajiri Lance Storm & Albert defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton D-Von Dudley defeated Val Venis Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Al Snow & Maven Hardcore Holly defeated Test Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit contest Christian defeated Diamond Dallas Page WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rikishi & the Hurricane Kurt Angle defeated Edge WWF World Champion Triple H defeated Chris Jericho WWF (Raw) @ Denver, CO - April 7, 2002 Spike Dudley & Crash Holly defeated Steven Richards & Tommy Dreamer when Spike hit the Dudley Dog on Richards Brock Lesnar pinned D-Lo Brown Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn Stasiak following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo on Perfect Goldust defeated Raven via submission Trish Stratus pinned Molly Holly with the bulldog 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 Justin Credible pinned Ron Waterman with a superkick Scott Hall & X-Pac defeated Kane & Bradshaw when Hall pinned Bradshaw after Brock Lesnar interfered and executed a spinebuster on Bradshaw WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Eddie Guerrero with the Five Star Frog Splash The Undertaker pinned Steve Austin with the chokeslam in a #1 contenders match ==== WWE @ Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - April 7, 2003 Shark Boy pinned an unknown Chad Collyer pinned an unknown with a roll up Sunday Night Heat: Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Ivory with the Widow's Peak Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Ken Anderson Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Mike Bartilucci Rico, Rosey, & Jamal defeated Tommy Dreamer, Maven, & Spike Dudley when Maven was pinned after being caught coming off the top rope and suffering a Samoan Drop Raw: WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus pinned Jazz following the bulldog when the referee failed to notice Jazz’ foot on the bottom rope during the cover Chief Morley pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Rob Van Dam with a DDT after Lance Storm held RVD’s leg from the floor; after the bout, RVD fought off a double team attack Scott Steiner fought Christopher Nowinski to a no contest when Steiner brutally assaulted Nowinski at ringside and on the rampway before the bout following an anti-war tirade from Nowinski The Rock pinned Jeff Hardy at 6:54 with the Rock Bottom following a DDT; after the bout, Rock called out Bill Goldberg to the ring and opted not to face him at Backlash; moments later, Goldberg speared an interfering Christian and then scared the Rock out of the ring The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kane in a handicap match following the 3D; after the bout, Rob Van Dam attempted to make the save but both he and Kane were laid out by the Dudleyz, Morley, and Storm Goldust pinned Steven Richards (w/ Victoria) with the powerslam Shawn Michaels & Booker T defeated WWE Raw World Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) & Chris Jericho when Booker pinned Triple H by reversing the Pedigree into a backdrop and using a roll over; following the bout, HBK and Booker were brutally triple teamed; the Hurricane attempted to make the save but was tossed to the floor; eventually, Kevin Nash made the save and laid Jericho and Flair to waste while Triple H left ringside (Nash's return after suffering an injury that put him out for 10 months) ==== No show for 2004. ==== --Some interesting stuff here, starting of course with Wrestlemania 2, a show you never hear talked about much. --1990 and 1991 have fairly boring shows in New Zealand. --In 1996 we have Bret Hart beating Steve Austin by submission before their feud really started later that year. --1997 gives us Austin wrestling twice on RAW, as he was really starting to get over. --1998, is there any particular reason why HHH vs Owen Hart would headline that house show and not Austin vs. Goldust? I guess the main event doesn't always have to go on last, but still. --2002 has hardcore title changes at a house show, plus Undertaker beating Austin in the main event for the #1 contendership? --2003 has Kevin Nash returning to RAW, Rock vs. Jeff Hardy, and Scott Steiner beating down Christopher Nowinski in their lame "war debate" feud.

1. Is there any particular reason why the WWF/E seems to always have done an international tour right after Wrestlemania? It seems to be a yearly tradition. 2. Was there any particular reason why March/April was chosen to be the time for Wrestlemania and not any other time of the year? Or is that just how it worked out so they kept going with it?

Was there any hesitation by Vince to do Diesel vs. HBK at Wrestlemania 11? We all know Vince's lack of pushing smaller guys, plus having a smaller guy like HBK in the heel spot against a big guy like Diesel was just something you didn't see. Were there ever any other plans, or was it always Diesel and Michaels? And if so, when did they decide to give Diesel the title and make this the Wrestlemania main event? (Well, aside from LT and Bam Bam of course)

That and him taking his shirt off to fight made me laugh the most on this episode by far.

Quality is decent, although two people have already requested it so you might have to look somewhere else to get it. Tapes are selling, so get stuff before its gone!

--Warrior did a speech at the University of Connecticut last night which turned into a free-for-all. Norm Mogyhtaderi, a sociology and history major said Warrior's beliefs were homophobic and racist. There was a major protest group and arguments back and forth, with Warrior screaming and stomping on the stage and saying he would answer all questions after his speech in a Q&AS format. Many people in the crowd were yelling and attacking him verbally as he spoke. Officers were called for back-up and the crowd was at one point told if they didn't stop, the speech would end. Warrior's actions were not supported in the end by the group that brought him, the College Republicans. "We are truly sorry that the Warrior did not measure up to our standards," said Heath Fahle, of the College Republicans .When it was over, the group even sent out a press release apologizing for his speech. They wanted Warrior to engage in a respectful debate. Warrior lost the crowd when he said, "Queering don't make the world work." When an Iranian student asked him a question, Warrior said he needed to "get a towel." As you can imagine, this caused another outburst. Other students then told Warrior he needed to apologize for the remark. Warrior showed a video where he ripped up an Iraqi flag. During the speech, Warrior admitted that he used steroids while in wrestling and called for other athletes to be as honest as he was on the subject. (thanks to Wes Jones) --Wrestlingobserver.com

Yeah, but there are a million ways to bring Lesnar back and he'll be over...this is an easy way they can put over a new guy from OVW, by giving him a big win over Angle, and maybe going with something like Razor/123 Kid from there.

Yeah, there can be a payoff down the road. But they can use it as "rainy day booking" so to speak, so when they have a guy to debut and want to give a good push to, they can use this. But it doesn't mean that they have anyone planned for the spot at this point, or are building to anything yet.

At this point it's just for Angle to do someting on the show without having to do too much work, with the condition he's in these days.

Eddie came into the ring (after OJ interfered) and beat up JBL, getting rey DQ-ed, and furthering the tease for that feud.

Eddie vs. Angle next week should be fun. Carlito having a talk show type thing is a great idea as well. It's too bad they're having a big #1 contender's tournament on Smackdown when the main event for Judgment Day is already being advertised in Minnesota. But the matches should be good.

Velocity: 1) Booker T vs. Spike Dudley 2) Funaki vs. Akio 3) Heidenreich vs. Shawn Ellis 4) Bashams vs. Holly/Haas Smackdown: 1) Paul London vs. Billy Kidman (CW title) 2) Big Show vs. Luther Reigns 3) Kurt Angle invitational 4) Rey Misterio vs. JBL + some diva contest and lots of interviews.

Every single match in a cage... Wow. Dusty is out of his mind.

Here's the cover...

Tonight was the first time I saw this version, and I thought it was very funny. I had heard so many negative reviews but decided to give it a shot and I liked it.

Um, I don't think they're taping SmackDown! at the Supershow, since there's a SmackDown! taping the very next night in Trenton. The 'Raw/SmackDown! Supershow' thing is a way to let people know this will be a special event WITHOUT revealing there will be a draft there (since it hasn't been mentioned in storylines yet). No, its gonna be both shows. Its advertised here in NY as both a Smackdown taping and Raw. Besides, the show starts at 6:45. Edit: I just checked WWE.com. There is nothing scheduled the night after the April 18th taping. I wonder how they're going to do that double taping? They must be taping RAW at 6:45 and then running it at 9:00, because it would be a tight fit to tape Smackdown from 6:45 - 9:00 when RAW goes on live and they wouldn't want to be taping Smackdown until 1 or 2 in the morning eastern time.