Stu Hart Tribute, 1st MSG Cage Bout, Armageddon 02

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WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – December 15, 1967

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka

 

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 15, 1969

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich via referee’s decision when the challenger was no longer able to continue

 

WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - December 15, 1971

Al Nelson defeated Mike Monroe

Jimmy Valiant defeated Mike Conrad

The Russians defeated Frank Gotch & Gorilla Monsoon

Victor Rivera & Manuel Soto defeated Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham

Fred Blassie defeated Chief Jay Strongbow

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak

 

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - December 15, 1972

The Mighty Igor defeated the Executioner (Don Lewin)

 

WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - December 15, 1972

WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico

Tony Garea defeated Chuck O'Conner

Little Beaver & the Haiti Kid defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus

Joe Turco defeated Bull Pometti

Ray Stevens defeated Sonny King

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe

 

WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - December 15, 1975

Ernie Ladd & Bugsy McGraw defeated Kevin Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match by escaping through the door at 9:39 after sending the challenger into the corner of the cage; this was the first steel cage match ever held at MSG (Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches DVD)

 

WWWF @ Midland - December 15, 1977

Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Volkoff

Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a draw

WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon

Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna

 

WWWF @ Trumbull - December 15, 1977

Jose Estrada defeated Frankie Williams

Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco

Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Golden Terror

Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji

 

WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - December 15, 1980

Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci

 

WWF @ Fall River, MA - December 15, 1982

Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute draw

Ivan Putski fought Ray Stevens to a no contest

Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson

Jimmy Snuka pinned Mr. Fuji

Curt Hennig pinned Pete Doherty

Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Saito

 

WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - December 15, 1985

Tony Parisi defeated Johnny K-9

Ron Shaw defeated Rene Goulet

Hercules defeated Bob Marcus

Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart

King Tonga defeated Bob Orton via disqualification

Paul Orndorff defeated Ted Grizzly

Dino Bravo defeated Tiger Chung Lee

WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Terry Funk

 

WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - December 15, 1989

The Genius pinned Paul Roma

Dino Bravo pinned Tito Santana

Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart fought Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty to a 20-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Dino Bravo and Tito Santana helped break the brawl up

Rick Martel pinned Brutus Beefcake

Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification

Bad News Brown pinned Mark Young

Mr. Perfect defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out after ramming the champion into the ringpost

 

WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - December 15, 1990

Shane Douglas pinned Black Bart

Saba Simba defeated Bob Bradley

Davey Boy Smith defeated the Warlord via disqualification in an arm wrestling match when the Warlord attacked the Bulldog

The Big Bossman pinned Bobby Heenan

WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Paul Roma & Hercules when Hart pinned Hercules

Sgt. Slaughter pinned Jim Duggan

Roddy Piper defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via count-out

WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Randy Savage

 

WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - December 15, 1990

Jimmy Snuka pinned Haku

Shawn Michaels pinned Demolition Smash

Virgil pinned Dusty Rhodes at around the 35-second mark

The Legion of Doom defeated the Orient Express & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Tanaka

Dino Bravo defeated Tugboat via count-out

Ted Dibiase pinned Kerry Von Erich

Hulk Hogan pinned Earthquake

 

WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - December 15, 1991

Tito Santana defeated Kato

WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated the Mountie

 

WWF @ Madison, WI - Dane County Coliseum - December 15, 1992

Wrestling Challenge taping:

WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys

Crush defeated Tom Stone

Bob Backlund defeated Dusty Wolfe

Marty Jannetty defeated Tom Bennett

WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Brunzell

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated George Anderson

John Smith defeated Jerry Fox

Yokozuna defeated Chad Miller

Tatanka defeated George Petroski

WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty after a slingshot into an exposed turnbuckle

Ric Flair defeated Jim Powers

The Headshrinkers defeated Scott Colton & Carl Almont

The Undertaker defeated Dusty Wolfe

Razor Ramon defeated Jerry Fox

Lance Cassidy defeated Dave Siegfried

The Nasty Boys defeated Dave Siegfried & Steve Jones

The Big Bossman defeated Ric Flair via disqualification

WWF World Champion Bret Hart fought Razor Ramon to a no contest

Prime Time Wrestling:

12/28/92:

Virgil defeated the Bezerker via disqualification when the Bezerker grabbed his sword

Skinner defeated Buck Zumhoff

Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento

Marty Jannetty pinned Repo Man with a crucifix

Papa Shango pinned Todd Becker with the shoulder breaker

1/4/93 (final episode):

Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WT Jones & Red Tyler

 

WWF @ Augusta, ME - December 15, 1993

Wrestling Challenge taping:

Adam Bomb defeated Virgil

Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel

Lex Luger defeated Johnny Polo & WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecars in a handicap match

WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Crush (Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams)

Doink the Clown defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga

WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match by escaping through the door after Mr. Fuji threw salt into the challenger's eyes as he attempted to escape over the cage

 

Stu Hart Tribute Show - Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Corral - December 15, 1995

The Cuban Assassin & Jerry Morrow defeated King Lau & Mike Anthony at 11:27 when Morrow pinned Anthony with a splash off the top; Assassin & Morrow came to the ring to Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild"

Mukhan Singh (w/ manager) pinned the Gothic Knight at 11:00; Singh came to the ring to Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" theme

Rhonda Singh (Bertha Faye) pinned KC Houston at 5:51 by blocking a sunset flip attempt with a sit-down splash; Houston came to the ring to ABBA's "Dancing Queen" while Singh used her WWF theme music

Dan Kroffat fought Jesse ? to a no contest at around 2:30 when two men came ringside and began harassing Kroffat until he invited them in the ring, eventually putting one in a sleeper and then taking his pants off in front of the crowd (unsure of who these wrestlers were); Jesse came to the ring to ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me" while Kroffat used Bob Seger's "Still the Same"

Chris Benoit pinned Rad Radford at 11:28 with a superplex in a WWF vs. WCW match, though Radford's shoulder was clearly up at the 2-count; Radford came to the ring to U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" while Benoit used Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"; prior to the match, the two men shook hands out of respect

The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Keith Hart at 6:37 with an inside cradle as Hart attempted a figure-4; Hart came to the ring to Dan Fogelberg's "The Leader of the Band" while the Kid used something other than his WWF theme music; after the match, Hart thanked everyone for showing up and wished his father a happy 80th birthday

WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Owen Hart at 16:10 by blocking a suplex with an inside cradle; prior to the match, Owen said he was embarrassed to come from such a "cesspool" like Calgary; during the match, the challenger used one of the ring ropes to choke Razor after one of the turnbuckles came unhinged; Hart originally won the title at 12:33 after hitting the champion in the head with the microphone as the referee was busy with the 1-2-3 Kid on the floor - however the match was soon restarted when another referee came ringside and informed the initial referee what had happened; both men used their WWF music

Brian Pillman & Bruce Hart defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Mike Shaw?) via disqualification at 18:19 when Terry hit Bruce with a steel chair as he made a cover on Dory; Pillman & Hart came to the ring to John Anderson's "Heartache Tonight"

WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Davey Boy Smith with a roll over at 12:43; both men came to the ring to their WWF music, while Hart rode ringside on the back seat of a motorcycle; prior to the bout beginning, the champion gave his glasses away to his father who was at ringside; after the match, the champion gave an interview at ringside in front of several TV cameras

 

In Your House "It's Time" - West Palm Beach, FL - December 15, 1996

Brakkus defeated Dr. X (Tom Prichard)

Steve Austin defeated Mankind

Free For All:

Rocky Miavia defeated Salvatore Sincere (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification at 6:01 when Cornette interfered (Free For All)

Pay-per-view bouts:

Flash Funk pinned Lief Cassidy at 10:33 with the 450 splash

WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Razor Ramon II & Diesel II at 10:44 when Bulldog pinned Razor after Owen hit a leg lariat; after the match, Steve Austin attacked the Bulldog

Marc Mero (w/ Sable) defeated WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley via count-out at 14:04 after Goldust attacked the champion on the floor

The Undertaker defeated the Executioner in an Armageddon match following the tombstone, despite interference from Mankind

WWF World Champion Psycho Sid pinned Bret Hart with the powerbomb at 17:06 after the challenger collided with Shawn Michaels, who was doing guest commentary, on the apron

 

WWF @ Little Rock, AR - December 15, 1997

Kane defeated Chainz

The Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion Rocky Miavia in a non-title casket match

Marc Mero defeated Flash Funk

Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Headbangers in a country whipping match

Jeff Jarrett & Jerry Lawler defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification

 

WWF @ Spokane, WA - December 15, 1998

Super Astros - 1/3/99:

Negro Casas defeated Papi Chulo

Miguel Perez defeated Mike Roselli

Armando Fernandez defeated Apollo Dantes

Shotgun Saturday Night - 12/26/98:

Edge defeated Buddy Wayne

Skull & 8-Ball fought Brian Christopher & Kevin Quinn to a double disqualification

Sunday Night Heat - 12/27/98:

Headbanger Mosh defeated Golga via disqualification

Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart defeated the Godfather & Val Venis

WWF Tag Team Champions Ken Shamrock & the Big Bossman defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy

Kane pinned WWF European Champion X-Pac in a non-title match

Raw is War - 12/21/98:

Al Snow pinned Gangrel with the Snow Plow

Billy Gunn pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock in a non-title match; WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels made the match non-title after the bout was over

Steve Blackman defeated the Blue Blazer via disqualification when Owen Hart interfered; Goldust helped Blackman after the match and unmasked the Blazer to reveal him as Jeff Jarrett

The Road Dogg pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman to win the title

Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated the Acolytes via disqualification when the Acolytes were unnecesarily violent

Mankind defeated Shane McMahon via disqualification when the Corporation interfered; DX made the save

The Headbangers defeated D-Lo Brown in a handicap match after D-Lo's partner, Mark Henry, was being whipped backstage by Marlena & Jackie

WWF World Champion the Rock & Test defeated Triple H & X-Pac via disqualification when Kane interfered and chokeslammed every member of DX

 

WWF / IWA @ Caomo, Puerto Rico - December 15, 1999

RastaMan defeated Jesus Cristobal

Huracan Castillo & Apolo Dantes defeated Taka Michinoku & Mideon

Tori defeated Ivory

Val Venis defeated Shawn Stasiak

Savio Vega defeated Prince Albert

Road Dogg defeated Miguelito Perez via count-out

Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Ricky Santana & Ricky Banderas

Kane & the Godfather defeated the Undertaker & Viscera

 

Armageddon '02 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Office Depot Center - December 15, 2002

Sunday Night Heat:

Jeff Hardy pinned D-Lo Brown

Pay-per-view bouts:

Booker T & Goldust defeated Lance Storm & William Regal, the Dudley Boyz, and WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian in an elimination match to win the titles at 17:00; eliminations saw Regal pin Bubba Ray Dudley, Goldust pin Storm, and Booker pin Jericho

Edge defeated Albert via disqualification at 7:00

Chris Benoit defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Crippler Crossface after reversing an attempt at the El Passo Lasso

Batista (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Kane

WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and Jackie by pinning Trish

Kurt Angle pinned WWE Smackdown! World Champion the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) to win the title after Brock Lesnar interfered and hit the F5 on the champion moments after Albert interfered and executed the backbreaker on Angle

Triple H defeated WWE Raw World Champion Shawn Michaels in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the title at 38:30; fall #1 - Triple H pinned Michaels in a hardcore match with the Pedigree after clipping the champion’s injured leg; fall #2 - Michaels pinned Triple H in a steel cage match following a splash off the top of the cage through a table set up in the ring after hitting the superkick on both the challenger and an interfering Ric Flair; fall #3 - Triple H defeated Michaels in a ladder match after knocking the champion off the ladder - sending him over the top rope through three tables set up outside the ring

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Virgil pinned Dusty Rhodes at around the 35-second mark

 

Ouch

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Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart

 

If they tried that result today, the smarks would RIOT!

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Even then, Vince had a Hoss fetish.

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Virgil pinned Dusty Rhodes at around the 35-second mark

It was happening pretty often at the time.

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'WWF World Champion the Rock & Test defeated Triple H & X-Pac via disqualification when Kane interfered and chokeslammed every member of DX '

 

Why did DX lose??