Backlund/Race, Wrestling Classic, SkyDome

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Details, finishes, corrections, additions welcome.

 

WWWF @ Washington DC - November 7, 1963

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification

 

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – November 7, 1964

Television taping:

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bulldog Gannon

 

WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 7, 1966

Bobo Brazil fought Bill Miller to a draw

Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Slaon defeated Tony Pugliese & Louie Cerdan

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bulldog Brower

 

WWWF @ Washington DC - November 7, 1968

Television taping:

Bull Ramos defeated Arnold Skaaland

Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz

Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lenny Solomon

Virgil the Kentucky Butcher defeated Frank Durso

Capt. Lou Albano & Tony Altimore defeated Frank Holtz & Pete Sanchez

 

WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - November 7, 1970

Manuel Soto defeated Joe Turco

The Jamaica Kid & Sonny Boy Haynes defeated Little Brutus & Sky Low Low

Tony Marino defeated the Black Demon

Victor Rivera defeated Crusher Verdu

Ivan Koloff defeated Gorilla Monsoon

John L. Sullivan defeated Vincente Pometti

Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Beepo & Gito Mongol in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match

 

St. Louis, MO - November 7, 1975

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Dick Murdoch to a double disqualification

 

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 7, 1977

Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Turco

Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko

Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson

Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak

Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna

Peter Miavia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans

Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out

 

St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium - November 7, 1980

Bulldog Brown & Leilani Kai defeated Akio Sato & Betty Torres

Spike Huber defeated Takachio

Kevin Von Erich defeated Billy Howard

Dick the Bruiser defeated Buzz Tyler

Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones defeated Bob Sweetan & Mike George

Dory Funk Jr. defeated Baron Von Raschke

NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Race pinned Backlund with a vertical suplex; fall #2 - Backlund pinned Race with the atomic drop; fall #3 - Backlund was disqualified after Race was backdropped over the top rope while reversing a piledriver attempt

 

WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - November 7, 1984

Andre the Giant defeated Kamala

 

Wrestling Classic - Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - November 7, 1985

King of the Hill tournament:

Opening Round:

Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Crpl. Kirschner at 2:35 by reversing a suplex into a DDT

The Dynamite Kid pinned Nikolai Volkoff with a missile dropkick off the top at the 6-second mark as Volkoff was singing the Russian National Anthem

Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Ivan Putski with his feet on the ropes at 2:45

Ricky Steamboat defeated Davey Boy Smith via referee's decision at 2:53 after Smith hit the ring ropes, causing a low blow

The Junkyard Dog pinned the Iron Sheik at 3:26 with a headbutt after Sheik released the Camel Clutch, thinking he had won

Moondog Spot defeated Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) via count-out at the 25-second mark when Funk rolled Spot into the ring after a brawl on the floor

WWF IC Champion Tito Santana pinned Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 4:13 with a roll up as Muraco had thought he had won the bout

Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 6:29 after Orton used his arm cast as a weapon

Quarter-Finals:

The Dynamite Kid pinned Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:23

Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Ricky Steamboat at 3:22 after hitting Steamboat with a foreign object while in the middle of a suplex into the ring

The Junkyard Dog pinned Moondog Spot at the 27-second mark

WWF IC Champion Tito Santana fought Paul Orndorff to a double count-out at 8:03

Non-tournament match: WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification at 7:15 when Bob Orton Jr. interfered; Paul Orndorff made the save after the match

Semi-Finals:

Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned the Dynamite Kid with a cradle after suffering a superplex at 4:50

Finals:

The Junkyard Dog defeated Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via count-out at 9:42 following a backdrop to the floor

 

WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - November 7, 1986

Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out

 

WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - November 7, 1987 (matinee)

Dino Bravo vs. Brady Boone

Jim Powers & Paul Roma vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov

Brutus Beefcake vs. Greg Valentine

The Junkyard Dog vs. Virgil

Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Killer Khan

Randy Savage vs. WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man

Demolition vs. Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes

Hercules vs. Ivan Putski

WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana vs. the Islanders

 

WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - November 7, 1987

Brady Boone vs. Dino Bravo

Paul Roma & Jim Powers vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov

The Junkyard Dog vs. Hercules

Greg Valentine vs. Ivan Putski

Demolition vs. Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes

Rick Martel & Tito Santana vs. the Islanders

Brutus Beefcake vs. Virgil

Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Killer Khan

Randy Savage vs. WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man

 

WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - November 7, 1992 (matinee)

Max Moon pinned Terry Taylor

Lance Cassidy defeated Skinner

Crush defeated the Bezerker

Razor Ramon defeated Randy Savage

WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Natural Disasters when IRS pinned Typhoon

Davey Boy Smith pinned Papa Shango

Nailz pinned the Big Bossman in a steel cage match after hitting him with the nightstick

 

WWF @ Cincinnati, OH - November 7, 1992 (matinee)

 

WWF @ Lowell, MA - Memorial Auditorium - November 7, 1992

Randy Savage defeated Papa Shango

The Natural Disasters & Davey Boy Smith defeated Razor Ramon, WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS when Bulldog pinned IRS

Lance Cassidy defeated the Bezerker

Max Moon pinned Terry Taylor

Crush defeated Skinner with the head vice

The Big Bossman pinned Nailz

 

WWF @ Lexington, KY - November 7, 1992

 

WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - November 7, 1993

Rick Martel defeated Marty Jannetty

Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger

Doink the Clown defeated the Brooklyn Brawler

Bob Backlund defeated Diesel via disqualification

The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a non-title casket match

The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecars via count-out

Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga

 

USWA @ Memphis, TN - November 7, 1994

USWA Champion Sid Vicious defeated the Undertaker via disqualification

 

WWF @ Bushkill, PA - Fernwood Resort - November 7, 1994

The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 7:57 after Luke hit an elbowdrop to the back of Timothy Well's head behind the referee's back

WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Jim Neidhart

Lex Luger defeated Tatanka

Monday Night Raw:

11/7/94:

WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart at 15:37 when Bret reversed a small package on Owen, putting the Bulldog on top for the pin

Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Tyron Knox

Doink the Clown pinned Pat Tanaka

11/14/94:

Bob Backlund defeated the 1-2-3 Kid via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing

Mabel pinned the Blue Phantom

Jeff Jarrett pinned Gary Sabough

Aldo Montoya pinned the Brooklyn Brawler (Montoya's WWF debut)

Sunday Night Slam - shown 11/20/94:

Yokozuna defeated Johny Chrystal

11/21/94:

Tatanka pinned Chris Kanyon

Adam Bomb pinned Jason Arndt

IRS pinned Matt Hardy

WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon fought WWF Tag Team Champion Diesel to a double disqualification

 

WWF @ Toronto, ON - SkyDome - November 7, 1997

Tiger Ali Singh pinned Miguel Perez with a bulldog off the top at 4:36

Kama & D-Lo Brown (w/ Rocky Miavia) defeated the Headbangers at 11:00 after Miavia interfered and hit the Rock Bottom on one of the opponents

Ahmed Johnson (w/ Glenn Kulka) pinned Rocky Miavia (w/ the Nation) at 6:43 with the Pearl River Plunge

Savio Vega defeated Goldust via forfeit; Goldust was unable to compete due to a broken wrist

WWF Tag Team Champions Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at 10:40 when Phinneas was pinned following the Doomsday Device after Henry was accidentally hit with the slop bucket

Vader defeated Faarooq via disqualification at 3:36 when the Nation interfered; after the match, Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, and the Legion of Doom made the save

Ken Shamrock pinned Triple H at 8:19 with a roll up after Triple H accidentally nailed Chyna on the ring apron

Steve Austin, Mankind, & the Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, & Davey Boy Smith at 17:18 when Austin pinned Neidhart with the Stunner

 

WWF @ Buffalo, NY - Marine Midland Arena - November 7, 1998

Christian & Gangrel defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor

Jeff Jarrett pinned Edge

Marc Mero & WWF Women's Champion Jackie defeated Steve Blackman & Sable when Mero tripped Sable from the floor and held her leg down so she couldn't kick out as Jackie made the pin

WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Steven Regal with a roll up; earlier in the match, Regal won via count-out but Pat Patterson demanded the match continue so that Regal could win the title

WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball when Road Dogg pinned Skull after Billy Gunn used Paul Elloring's steel briefcase as a weapon

The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock in a Buffalo Style Street Fight via disqualification when D-Lo Brown and Mark Henry attacked Rock

D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz when D-Lo pinned Droz with the Lo-Down while Hawk and Animal were brawling on the floor

Val Venis pinned Goldust with a roll up

Al Snow pinned Tiger Ali Singh with the Snow Plow

Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind after pinning Kane with the Stunner; Patt Patterson was the guest referee but Earl Hebner made the pinfall

 

WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - November 7, 1999

The Godfather pinned Mideon with the Ho Train

Steve Blackman pinned Al Snow

WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Test via disqualification after the challenger used a chair

Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Dudley Boyz

Kane pinned Prince Albert with a chokeslam

D-Lo Brown pinned Gangrel

Val Venis pinned Mankind with a roll up

Big Show pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman with the chokeslam in a non-title match

The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Edge & Christian, Hardcore & Crash Holly, and the Acolytes in an elimination match when Gunn hit the Fameasser on Christian; earlier eliminations saw the Acolytes and the Hollys fight to a double count-out

 

WWF @ Dallas, TX - November 7, 2000

Sunday Night Heat:

Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool

Al Snow defeated WWF European Champion William Regal via disqualification

WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Crash Holly

Smackdown!:

Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Perry Saturn & Terri) via disqualification when Saturn interfered moments after Gunn thought he had won the championship

Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Edge & Christian when Christian was pinned following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo after Lita interfered

The Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho, Kane, and Chris Benoit by pinning Jericho with the powerbomb after Jericho had previously sustained a chokeslam from Kane; due to prematch stipulations, the Undertaker became the #1 contender to the world title

WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards & Ivory) defeated the Dudley Boyz when the Goodfather pinned Bubba Ray after Val Venis interfered and hit the challenger with the title belt

Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) & Steve Blackman defeated Test & Albert in a hardcore match when Crash pinned Test with a kendo stick shot off the top after Molly interfered

The Rock & Steve Austin fought Triple H & Rikishi to a no contest when the Radicalz interfered as all four participants began brawling around ringside

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USWA @ Memphis, TN - November 7, 1994

USWA Champion Sid Vicious defeated the Undertaker via disqualification

 

WWF @ Bushkill, PA - Fernwood Resort - November 7, 1994

The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 7:57 after Luke hit an elbowdrop to the back of Timothy Well's head behind the referee's back

WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Jim Neidhart

Lex Luger defeated Tatanka

Monday Night Raw:

11/7/94:

WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart at 15:37 when Bret reversed a small package on Owen, putting the Bulldog on top for the pin

Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Tyron Knox

Doink the Clown pinned Pat Tanaka

11/14/94:

Bob Backlund defeated the 1-2-3 Kid via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing

Mabel pinned the Blue Phantom

Jeff Jarrett pinned Gary Sabough

Aldo Montoya pinned the Brooklyn Brawler (Montoya's WWF debut)

Sunday Night Slam - shown 11/20/94:

Yokozuna defeated Johny Chrystal

11/21/94:

Tatanka pinned Chris Kanyon

Adam Bomb pinned Jason Arndt

IRS pinned Matt Hardy

WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon fought WWF Tag Team Champion Diesel to a double disqualification

 

Why would Vince allow Taker to miss an entire TV taping to work a match in Memphis?

[cawthon777 0]

At the time, they were hyping the Taker / Yoko casket match at Survivor Series - and Yoko wasn't working too many tapings himself leading up to the PPV. I'm thinking Vince thought they would be fine by just airing the weekly vignettes of Taker and Yoko along with mentioning Chuck Norris' involvement. They were basically just living off the Rumble match to get people interested in this one.

 

I just got a ton of old Observers and it seems as though the USWA shows were often held on Monday night so there was usually at least one WWF guy working in TN instead of the tapings - whether it be Luger, Adam Bomb, Men on a Mission, Tatanka, Crush, or Taker.

[JHawk 0]

I know the USWA always had shows at the Mid-South Coliseum every Monday night and WWF stars were almost always on the show from about 1993 on (essentially once McMahon had Lawler under contract). But it just struck me as odd to have one of the top guys working somewhere else on the night of a TV taping.

[cawthon777 0]

I've done a little looking around since last night and came across several more instances of top names working Memphis instead of the Raw tapings.

 

The day after WrestleMania XI, Razor Ramon won the USWA title off of Bill Dundee in Memphis and, the day after the 95 KOTR, the Undertaker & Dundee teamed up to beat Tommy Rich & Jim Harris in a bodybag match.

[ryankeast 0]

Well Dunn!!!!!!!

 

 

I remember these pebbledashers.

 

What were there real names?

[cawthon777 0]

What were there real names?

Timothy Well and Steven Dunn (also known as Steve Doll in WCW and, I believe, SMW).

[Guest Markingout]

"11/21/94:

Tatanka pinned Chris Kanyon"

 

LOL, just LOL.

[Guest Boo_Bradley]

What were there real names?

Timothy Well and Steven Dunn (also known as Steve Doll in WCW and, I believe, SMW).

Steve Doll was Timothy Well I'm 90% sure of it...

 

He was in the ring when Hall returned to WCW in 96