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We've got a lot of stuff here. Unforgiven PPVs, the first RAW ever on TNN, IYH #3, the great HBK/Foley match at Mind Games, One Night Only, Flair and Heenan appearing on the Funeral Parlor and the Barber Shop, and much more. I put in both TV tapings of stuff that aired during this week (though may have been taped earlier) as well as major house shows, in places like MSG, Philly, Chicago, Montreal, etc. I find these topics always generate some good conversation. Enjoy! :)

 

Credit: ThecompleteWWF.com (thanks Cawthon!)

 

This week in wrestling history (September 19-25)

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WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 22, 1984

Televised on the MSG Network:

Brutus Beefcake pinned Salvatore Bellomo

Nikolai Volkoff pinned Chief Jay Strongbow

David Schultz pinned SD Jones

Greg Valentine defeated Jose Luis Rivera via submission

Big John Studd (sub. for Jesse Ventura) defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out; Bobby Heenan made his debut during the match

Ken Patera defeated Rick McGraw via submission

Sgt. Slaughter & the Wild Samoans defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis

B. Brian Blair defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification

Prime Time Wrestling - 9/22/86: Kamala (w/ Friday) pinned Pat Patterson with a splash at 5:21

 

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WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 23, 1985

Televised on the MSG Network:

Scott McGee pinned Les Thornton

Adrian Adonis pinned Rick McGraw

Randy Savage pinned Paul Roma

Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification when Big John Studd interfered (Best of the WWF Vol. 4)

Bob Orton Jr. pinned SD Jones

Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart after Dynamite hit Hart with a diving headbutt off the top behind the referee's back as Hart had Smith covered (Best of the WWF Vol. 7)

The Missing Link pinned Lanny Poffo

Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco via disqualification

Cpl. Kirschner pinned Moondog Spot

The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk via disqualification (Most Embarrassing Moments)

 

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WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 22, 1986

Televised on the MSG Network:

Prime Time Wrestling - 10/9/86: The Islanders defeated the Moondogs when Tama pinned Rex with a splash off the top

Sika pinned Lanny Poffo with the Samoan Drop at 7:28

Prime Time Wrestling - 10/9/86: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart when Jacques, the illegal man, pinned Neidhart with a sunset flip into the ring (The Hart Foundation)

Nick Kiniski pinned Steve Lombardi with a back suplex

Prime Time Wrestling - 10/9/86: SD Jones pinned Mr. X at 8:09 with a standing headbutt from the middle turnbuckle

Prime Time Wrestling - 10/9/86: Steve Regal pinned Jose Luis Rivera

Ted Arcidi defeated Tony Garea via submission

Prime Time Wrestling - 10/9/86: Harley Race pinned Tito Santana

Prime Time Wrestling - 10/9/86: Bob Orton Jr. pinned Billy Jack Haynes

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (as Hulk Machine), Big & Super Machine defeated King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Bobby Heenan at 8:45 when Hogan pinned Studd with a bodyslam and legdrop (Hulkamania 2)

 

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WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 21, 1987

Televised on the MSG Network:

Don Muraco pinned Bob Orton Jr.

The Islanders defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana

Tiger Chung Lee pinned Brad Reinghans with a shoulderbreaker at the 5-minute mark

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the One Man Gang via count-out

Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo to a draw

Scott Casey pinned Steve Lombardi with a bulldog at 9:32

George Steele defeated Sika via disqualification after Sika used a steel chair as a weapon; after the match, Steele chased his opponent backstage with the chair (George 'the Animal' Steele)

The Junkyard Dog fought Ted Dibiase to a no contest when JYD stole $500 from Dibiase, which he offered to JYD to take the night off, and handed it out to the crowd

King Harley Race pinned Hillbilly Jim with a diving headbutt off the top at 5:36

Randy Savage pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man in a non-title match

 

WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - September 23, 1987

Lanny Poffo defeated Steve Lombardi

Scott Casey defeated Tiger Chung Lee

Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo

Don Muraco defeated Bob Orton Jr.

Ted Dibiase defeated Hillbilly Jim

Saturday Night's Main Event #12 - 10/3/87 on NBC:

Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man via disqualification when Bret Hart interfered; during the bout, Jimmy Hart - who was in the champion's corner - was taken backstage by Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart after being knocked out by Savage; after the match, the Hart Foundation held Savage so that Honky could smash his guitar over the challenger's head - which he did but not before shoving Elizabeth to the mat when she begged him not to hurt Savage; after the bout, Hulk Hogan made the save - forming the Mega Powers in the process (highlights included on Macho Madness, Best of Saturday Night's Main Event)

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) at around 8:00 with a bodyslam and legdrop; after the bout, Hogan knocked Fuji off the ring apron and hit an atomic drop on Kimchee while on the floor

King Kong Bundy pinned Paul Orndorff (w/ Oliver Humperdink) at around 8:00 with the Avalanche after Andre the Giant, who came ringside to fill in for Bobby Heenan who was doing commentary, grabbed Orndorff's tights and pulled him into the corner

WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers at 4:35 when Bret pinned Roma with the Hart Attack

 

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WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - September 24, 1988

Barry Horowitz pinned DJ Peterson

Mr. Perfect pinned B. Brian Blair

Jim Powers defeated Iron Mike Sharpe

The Big Bossman pinned Ken Patera

Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau via disqualification

WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid

Bad News Brown pinned the Junkyard Dog

WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase in a steel cage match

 

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WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center

WWF Superstars taping:

9/23/89 - included Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Brother Love Show:

Koko B. Ware defeated Craig Reilly

Randy Savage pinned King Jim Duggan to win the King's Crown after Sensational Sherri interfered; after the bout, Duggan had to be taken from ringside on a stretcher; Duggan continued to wrestle as the King until the match was televised internationally

Dino Bravo defeated Paul Diamond

The Bushwhackers defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Don Champ

Akeem (w/ the Big Bossman) defeated Mark Frear

Ronnie Garvin defeated Sandy Beach

Roddy Piper defeated Chris Duffy

Rick Martel defeated Terry Daniels

 

WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center

Wrestling Challenge taping:

9/24/89:

WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated John Weis

Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated two unknowns

Mr. Perfect defeated Mario Mancini

Ted Dibiase defeated Gary Wolfe

Dusty Rhodes defeated Boris Zhukov

Hercules defeated an unknown

Greg Valentine defeated Jim McPherson

 

WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - September 24, 1989

Dino Bravo defeated Brutus Beefcake

Mr. Perfect defeated Jim Neidhart

The Bushwhackers defeated the Powers of Pain

Ron Garvin defeated Greg Valentine

Jim Duggan defeated Ted Dibiase

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage

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WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena

WWF Superstars taping:

9/22/90 - included Rick Martel as a guest of the Brother Love Show:

Demolition Ax, Smash, & Crush defeated Todd Cumberledge, Mike Morgan, & Ross Lindsey

Akeem defeated Sonny Blaze

Nikolai Volkoff defeated Iron Mike Sharpe

Marty Jannetty defeated Black Bart

WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Barry O

The Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 21, 1990

Televised on the MSG Network:

Dustin Rhodes pinned Paul Diamond with a flying forearm and an elbow drop

Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission with the Camel Clutch

The Barbarian pinned Tito Santana

Paul Roma (w/ Hercules) pinned Marty Jannetty when Hercules swept Jannetty's feet from under him and held the leg down during the pin (SuperTape 3)

Ron Garvin defeated Bob Bradley

Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude via disqualification after Rude pushed the referee

WWF World Champion Ultimate Warrior & the Legion of Doom defeated Demolition Ax, Smash, & Crush when Warrior pinned Smash with the shoulderblock / splash combo (SuperTape 3)

 

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WWF @ Rochester, NY - War Memorial

WWF Superstars taping:

9/21/91 - included Ric Flair & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Funeral Parlor:

Sid Justice pinned Kato at 1:47 with the powerbomb

Big Bully Busick pinned Phil Apollo

Jimmy Snuka defeated Mike Williams

Ted Dibiase defeated Mike Durham

The Big Bossman defeated Dwayne Evans

The Beverly Brothers defeated Sonny Blaze & Scott Keller

 

WWF @ Erie, PA - Civic Center

Wrestling Challenge taping:

9/22/91 - included Ric Flair & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Barber Shop:

Virgil defeated Bubba Monroe

The Bezerker defeated Ron Cumberland via count-out

The Mountie defeated Tony Diamond

Jim Neidhart defeated Duane Gill

Kerry Von Erich defeated Barry Hardy

The Undertaker defeated Chris Hahn

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WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena

WWF Superstars taping:

9/19/92:

Bret Hart defeated Glen Ruth via submission with the Sharpshooter at 2:19

Shawn Michaels (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Ross Greenberg with the side suplex at 2:54

Tatanka defeated the Mountie (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 7:53 when the shock stick was brought into the ring; after the bout, Tatanka fought off the Mountie

Nailz defeated Kerry Davis via submission at 1:00

Kamala pinned Tony DeVito

 

WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - September 19, 1992

The Nasty Boys defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware

Tatanka defeated Shawn Michaels via disqualification

Nailz pinned the Big Bossman

Razor Ramon defeated Randy Savage via count-out

Repo Man pinned Tito Santana

WWF Tag Team Champions the Natural Disasters defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS via count-out

The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango

 

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WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center

Monday Night Raw taping:

9/20/93:

Scott Steiner pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Pierre with the Frankensteiner; this win would have earned the Steiners a rematch for the titles but the Quebecars stated that there were other teams more deserving

Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Laverne Magille

Mr. Perfect pinned Mike Bell

PJ Walker pinned IRS with a roll up after Razor Ramon came ringside and distracted IRS

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 25, 1993

Bastion Booger defeated the 1-2-3 Kid

Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn

Tatanka fought IRS to a draw

WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned the Undertaker

WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecars defeated Adam Bomb & Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out

Jimmy Snuka defeated Brian Christopher

Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel

Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification

 

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WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center

WWF Superstars taping:

9/17/94:

The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Whippleman)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Phil Apollo via submission with the figure-4

Paul Bearer’s Undertaker pinned Tony DeVito with the tombstone

Kwang (w/ Harvey Whippleman) pinned Scott Taylor

Bob Holly pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a flying bodypress

Bob Backlund defeated Tony Roy via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing

 

WWF @ Lowell, MA

Monday Night Raw taping:

9/19/94 - included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Bob Backlund in which Backlund demonstrated the Crossface Chicken Wing on WWF Magazine writer Lou Gianfroddo before snapping and refusing to release the hold; moments later, Randy Savage left the broadcast table and helped several officials in making Backlund break the hold:

Lex Luger defeated the Executioner via submission with the Torture Rack

Duke Drose defeated Jerry Lawler via count-out when Lawler chased Dink the Clown around the ring

The Heavenly Bodies defeated Mike Bell & Steve King

Bob Holly pinned Richie Rich

Yokozuna pinned Phil Apollo

 

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In Your House #3 - Saginaw, MI - Civic Center - September 24, 1995

Fatu pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Goldust pinned Bob Holly

Ahmed Williams pinned Skip

The Undertaker pinned King Mabel

Pay-per-view bouts - included a promo announcing that the Undertaker would face King Mabel at the following month's pay-per-view:

Savio Vega pinned Waylon Mercy at 7:06 with a spin wheel kick

Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Henry Godwinn at 7:23 with the powerbomb; Bam Bam Bigelow made the save for Godwinn after the match, fending off Sid and Kama

Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 12:00 with a powerslam after Bigelow hit the corner

Dean Douglas (w/ Bob Backlund) pinned Razor Ramon at 14:53 with a roll up after Razor pushed the 1-2-3 Kid out of the ring, not wanting to be disqualified for the Kid's interference

Bret Hart defeated Jean Pierre Laffiette at 16:37 via submission with the Sharpshooter

WWF World Champion Diesel & WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith (sub. for Owen Hart) & Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) at 15:42 to win the titles when Diesel hit the powerbomb on an interfering Owen Hart; the titles were later returned to Owen & Yoko the following day due to the fact Bulldog was the recognized champion that night, and not Hart; all three championships were on the line in the contest

 

WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI - Grand Center - September 25, 1995

Monday Night Raw taping:

Marty Jannetty defeated Duke Drose

Razor Ramon defeated Psycho Sid

9/25/95 - included the announcement that Clarence Mason, Jim Cornette's attorney, was able to regain the tag team titles lost the previous night at In Your House since Owen Hart - the man pinned - was not recognized as a title holder in the match (Mason's debut); as a result of the decision, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon made the previously scheduled non-title match pitting Owen & Yokozuna against the Smoking Gunns into a title match; featured Dok Hendrix interviewing Monsoon in the aisle regarding the following month's pay-per-view card, with Monsoon announcing Davey Boy vs. Diesel, Shawn Michaels vs. Dean Douglas, and the debut of Goldust:

Marty Jannetty pinned Skip (w/ Sunny) at 7:39 with a fistdrop off the top (Jannetty's return match after being gone since early 94)

The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) to win the titles at 10:09 when Bart pinned Owen after Owen sustained the Sidewinder and an accidental slash from Yoko; after the bout, Diesel and Shawn Michaels came out to celebrate with the new champions

The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification at 7:29 when King Mabel interfered; after the bout, Diesel and Shawn Michaels came out to clear the ring but were soon surrounded by Owen Hart and Yokozuna at ringside until the Smoking Gunns came out to even the odds; the show went off as Michaels and Diesel posed in the ring

 

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In Your House "Mindgames" - Philadelphia, PA - CoreStates Center - September 22, 1996

Jake Roberts defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Farooq defeated Marc Mero

Psycho Sid defeated Vader

Free For All: Savio Vega defeated Marty Jannetty (w/ Leif Cassidy) (Free For All)

Pay-per-view bouts:

Savio Vega defeated Justin Bradshaw in a Caribbean strap match at 7:07; during the match, ECW stars the Sandman and Tommy Dreamer, who were sitting ringside, were thrown out of the arena after Sandman spat beer in Savio's face

Jose Lothario pinned Jim Cornette with a punch at the 57 second mark

Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns (w/ Sunny) to win the titles when Smith pinned Bart Gunn with the powerslam at 10:53 after Bart collided with Billy on the apron; after the match, Sunny publically fired the Gunns

Mark Henry defeated Jerry Lawler via submission with a bear hug at 5:10

The Undertaker pinned Goldust at 10:22 with the tombstone in a Final Curtain match

WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification at 26:20 when Vader interfered as Michaels had the challenger covered; moments thereafter, Michaels sent Vader to the floor where Psycho Sid came out and brawled with Vader to the backstage area; Michaels was soon knocked out after being hit by Paul Bearer with the urn and later sustained the Mandible Claw from Mankind; the Undertaker then came out of Mankind's casket, which was brought ringside before the match, and stalked Mankind backstage (Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops DVD, Shawn Michaels - From The Vault, Mick Foley - Greatest Hits & Misses DVD, Shawn Michaels: Hearbreak Express Tour)

 

WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - September 23, 1996

Monday Night Raw Taping

9/23/96:

WWF IC Championship Title Tournament Finals: Marc Mero (w/ Sable) pinned Farooq (w/ Sunny) with the Shooting Star Press to win the vacant title after Farooq was hit with Sunny's loaded purse; after the match, Mero was congratulated in the ring by Mr. Perfect; Pat Patterson was the referee for the contest

Vader pinned Henry Godwinn with the moonsault

WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Skip & Zip

Barry Windham pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley

 

WWF @ State College, PA - September 24, 1996

Jake Roberts defeated Salvatore Sincere

WWF IC Champion Marc Mero defeated Leif Cassidy

Diesel II defeated Aldo Montoya

Farooq defeated Barry Horowitz

Freddie Joe Floyd defeated Mike Fury

Farooq defeated Marty Gardner

Mike Fury defeated Jason Arndt

Aldo Montoya defeated TL Hopper

The Smoking Gunns defeated the Spiders (Headbangers)

Al Phillips defeated Bob Starr

Savio Vega defeated Terry Gordy

Steve Austin pinned Zip

The Undertaker & Psycho Sid defeated Goldust & Mankind

WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Vader

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One Night Only - Birmingham, England - NEC Arena - September 20, 1997

Early versions of the line up included Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, the Undertaker vs. Ahmed Johnson, and Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock; featured Jim Ross conducting an in-ring interview with an injured Ken Shamrock in which Billy Gunn interrupted before Shamrock made him tap to the ankle lock

Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) pinned Dude Love with the Pedigree at 12:51 after Chyna put Helmsley's foot on the rope after he sustained the double arm DDT

Tiger Ali Singh pinned Leif Cassidy at 4:06 with a bulldog off the top

WWF Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr. at 13:34 when Mosh pinned Miguel with the Bombs Away

The Patriot pinned Flash Funk at 8:47 with the full nelson slam

The Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at 10:42 when Road Warrior Animal pinned Phinneas following the Doomsday Device

Vader pinned Owen Hart at 12:14 by catching Hart coming off the top and hitting a powerslam

WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated the Undertaker via disqualification at 28:35 when the challenger failed to stop beating on Hart after the champion became entangled in the ropes head-first

Shawn Michaels defeated WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith to win the title at 22:53 when the referee stopped the match as the challenger had a figure-4 applied, with an illegal assist from Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Rick Rude, and Chyna; several minutes prior to the finish, the Bulldog injured his ankle while attempting the powerslam outside the ring and suffered the superkick and Pedigree on the floor; after the match, Bret and Owen Hart made the save for the Bulldog and Diana Smith against Michaels, Helmsley, Rude, and Chyna; the Bulldog's wife, mother, and sister - who was being treated for cancer at the time - all sat ringside for the bout (Wild in the UK UK exclusive, Rebellion '02 DVD)

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 22, 1997

Steve Corino defeated Jimmy Cicero

Jesse Jammes pinned Flash Funk after Jerry Lawler interfered

Vader & the Patriot defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn

The Brooklyn Brawler won a 20-man battle royal to earn a world title shot during the 11/15 MSG event; other participants included: Los Boricuas, DOA, the Truth Commission, Brian Christopher, Scott Taylor, the Headbangers, and the New Blackjacks, among others

Savio Vega & Miguel Perez defeated the New Blackjacks

Crush & Chainz defeated Recon & Sniper via disqualification

WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels by pinning Michaels after the Undertaker hit the tombstone on Michaels but was pulled out of the ring by the Hart Foundation

Raw is War - included Steve Austin hitting the Stunner on WWF owner Vince McMahon during a segment in which McMahon said he would not allow Austin to compete due to his neck injury, laying the foundation for the Austin vs. McMahon feud which took place the following year; it was prior to the telecast that Vince McMahon came to Bret Hart about breaking his contract which ultimately resulted in the Montreal Incident several weeks later and Hart leaving for WCW:

WWF IC Championship Tournament: Ahmed Johnson pinned Rocky Miavia at 4:56 with the Pearl River Plunge; the Nation came to the ring with Miavia but were sent backstage by Sgt. Slaughter before the bout began

The Legion of Doom defeated Farooq & Kama via disqualification when the rest of the Nation interfered; after the bout, Ahmed Johnson attempted to make the save but was also beaten down

WWF IC Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Owen Hart defeated Brian Pillman (w/ Marlena) via disqualification at 7:12 when Goldust interfered and chased Pillman backstage; after the match, Steve Austin attacked Hart from behind

Cactus Jack (sub. for Dude Love) pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) in a streetfight at 13:40 following a piledriver through a wooden table; prior to the contest, Dude Love appeared on the Titantron, saying that streetfights just weren't his thing; after inviting out Mankind as a possible substitute, Mankind said that he had an idea for the perfect replacement, Cactus Jack (Cactus' surprise debut) (Mick Foley - Greatest Hits & Misses DVD)

WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Goldust via submission with the Sharpshooter at 12:50 in a non-title match; after the match, the Hart Foundation and DX brawled inside the ring with the Undertaker eventually laying waste to both Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels

 

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WWF @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena

Sunday Night Heat - 9/20/98:

Jackie defeated Luna (w/ the Oddities); after the match, Sable challenged Jackie to a match on Raw

WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown, Owen Hart, & Jeff Jarrett defeated WWF IC Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn when D-Lo Brown pinned X-Pac with the frog splash

Mankind defeated Dustin Runnels via submission with the Mandible Claw

Edge defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku in a non-title match, despite interference from Kaientai

The Undertaker & Kane defeated Skull & 8-Ball

 

Raw is War - 9/21/98:

WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn pinned Jeff Jarrett

The Headbangers fought the Oddities to a no contest when the Headbangers destroyed Golga's Cartman doll before the match

Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Elloring) fought Mark Cantabury & Dennis Knight to a no contest when Jeff Jarrett came ringside and broke his guitar over Elloring's head

The Undertaker & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn

Al Snow defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a Boot Camp Match; after the match, Snow fought off an attack from Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson; due to prematch stipulations, Snow earned a contract with the WWF

Val Venis defeated Owen Hart via disqualification when Dustin Runnels interfered; after the match, Val beat on Dustin before showing him a porn video starring Val and Dustin's ex-wife Marlena

X-Pac pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown to win the title

Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) pinned Sable when Marc Mero held Sable's legs down during the cover as Sable attempted a suplex into the ring; due to prematch stipulations, Jackie won the reinstated WWF Women's Championship

The Rock, Mankind, and Ken Shamrock fought to a no contest

 

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WWF @ Houston, TX - September 20, 1999

Raw is War:

Chris Jericho defeated Billy Gunn via submission with the Walls of Jericho

The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when Bubba Ray pinned Matt; after the bout, the Acolytes - who were doing guest commentary for the bout - attacked the Dudleyz and Stevie Richards (who was dressed as a Dudley Boy)

Test & Stephanie McMahon defeated WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett & Debra when Stephanie pinned Jarrett after a flying elbowsmash from Test; during the bout, Debra refused to be tagged in and after the match Jarrett put her in the figure-4

The Rock & Mankind defeated Mideon, Viscera (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion the Undertaker), & WWF Tag Team Champion the Big Show in a handicap match following the People's Elbow to win the titles; prior to the contest, the Undertaker made the match under 'darkside rules' and took himself out of the bout before attacking his own tag team partner

Shawn Stasiak pinned Steve Blackman with a roll up after Blackman went to his bag of weapons and pulled out a vibrator, which had been placed inside by guest commentator Val Venis

Hardcore Holly (w/ Crash Holly) pinned the Big Bossman in a hardcore match after Crash interfered

Shane McMahon & Test (sub. for Vince McMahon) defeated Triple H & Chyna via disqualification when Triple H hit both opponents with a steel chair; after the bout, Vince - who had been locked in his dressing room backstage - came to ringside and hit Triple H with a chair

 

WWF @ Dallas, TX - September 21, 1999

Stevie Richards defeated Chaz

Khris Germany defeated Kevin Northcutt

Smackdown!

The Big Show defeated Triple H in a Chokeslam match; Triple H 0-1

X-Pac defeated WWF European Champion Mark Henry via count-out when Henry and D-Lo Brown began brawling at ringside

Triple H defeated Kane in an Inferno match after Mideon and Viscera attacked Kane at ringside after brutally attacking X-Pac backstage; Triple H 1-1

The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Rock & Mankind to win the titles after Gunn hit the Fameasser on Mankind

Mideon & Viscera (sub. for the Undertaker) defeated Triple H in a Casket match; Triple H 1-2

Hardcore Holly (w/ Crash Holly) pinned Al Snow with the Hollycaust after the Big Bossman distracted Snow from ringside

Triple H defeated Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl; Triple H 2-2

Chris Jericho (w/ Curtis Hughes) defeated Ken Shamrock in a First Blood Match after hitting him with a hockey stick and causing Shamrock to cough up blood

Triple H pinned the Rock in a Brahma Bull Strap Match following the Pedigree after guest referee, Davey Boy Smith, hit the running powerslam on the Rock; Triple H 3-2, therefore earning a spot in the 6-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven

 

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WWF @ Milwaukee, WI - September 19, 2000

K-Krush pinned Sho Funaki with a legdrop off the top

Sunday Night Heat:

Scotty 2 Hotty pinned D-Lo Brown with the Worm

Steven Regal defeated Just Joe via submission

Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Grandmaster Sexay with a press slam after Trish interfered

WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Taka Michinku via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf

 

Smackdown!:

Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Scott 2 Hotty with the fisherman's suplex as Scotty attempted to hit the Worm on Richards

WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Taka Michinoku after Taka, Perry Saturn, Test, Albert, Sho Funaki, and Crash Holly interfered in Blackman's title defense against Al Snow

Jerry Lawler & Chris Jericho defeated Tazz & X-Pac via disqualification when Tazz began choking Lawler with a leather strap after Jericho chased X-Pac backstage; Jim Ross replaced Lawler at the commentary table for the remainder of the show

The Acolytes defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather; after the match, the Dudley Boyz and Too Cool made the save against the RTC

WWF World Champion the Rock, the Undertaker, & Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Kane when Triple H pinned Angle after Angle collided with Stephanie; moments earlier, the Rock, TAker, Kane, and Benoit fought their way backstage; after the match, Angle hit Triple H with Triple H's own sledgehammer and kissed Stephanie

 

Unforgiven 00 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center - September 24, 2000

Steven Richards, Bull Buchanon, the Goodfather, & Val Venis defeated the Acolytes & the Dudley Boyz when Venis pinned Bubba Ray Dudley after Richards hit the Steven Kick

Tazz defeated Jerry Lawler in a strap match after Raven interfered and hit the DDT on Lawler (Raven's debut)

WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated WWF European Champion Al Snow, Crash Holly, Test (w/ Trish Stratus), Perry Saturn (w/ Terri), and Sho Funaki in a 10-minute hardcore challenge match; Crash pinned Blackman to win the title; Saturn pinned Crash to win the title; Blackman pinned Saturn to win the title; only the hardcore title was on the line

Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac via submission with the Walls of Jericho

Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian in a steel cage match to win the titles by escaping over the top

WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) defeated Rikishi via disqualification when Rikishi brought Chyna into the ring and kicked her after she prevented him from scoring the pinfall with the Bonzai Drop

Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Kurt Angle in a No DQ match with the Pedigree; Mick Foley was the special referee for the bout

WWF World Champion the Rock defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and Chris Benoit by pinning Benoit with the Rock Bottom; Benoit had originally won the match and title by pinning the Undertaker with a chair shot but Mick Foley had the match restarted

 

WWF @ State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center - September 25, 2000

Jakked:

Too Cool defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz and Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki

WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Just Joe via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf

Perry Saturn defeated JJ Jones via submission

Essa Rios pinned Mike Glowmer

 

Raw is War (1st Raw on TNN):

Kane fought Rikishi to a double disqualification at 2:02 when Kane pushed the referee as Rikishi attempted to use a steel chair; after the match, the two had to be pulled apart

Tazz pinned Bubba Ray Dudley at 4:01 after Raven interfered and hit the DDT on Bubba Ray

WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian in a ladder match at 11:24 after Lita interfered; due to prematch stipulations, E&C would not get any future tag team title shots

X-Pac defeated Chris Jericho in a First Blood Match at 2:50; after the match, Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on X-Pac on top of the commentary table

WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) at 2:31 with a school boy roll up

WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Chris Benoit with the Rock Bottom at 7:34 after Triple H interfered; after the match, Benoit and Kurt Angle attacked the Rock and Triple H, with Benoit headbutting Stephanie McMahon

 

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Unforgiven 01 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - September 23, 2001

Sunday Night Heat: Billy Gunn pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Fameasser at 3:12

Pay-per-view bouts:

WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Show & Spike Dudley, Lance Storm & WWF European Champion the Hurricane, and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match; Show pinned Storm with the chokeslam; Matt Hardy pinned Spike by avoiding the Dudley Dogg and hitting the Twist of Fate; D-Von Dudley pinned Matt after Bubba Ray hit the Bubba Bomb behind the referee's back

Perry Saturn pinned Raven (w/ Terri) with the spinning fisherman's suplex after catapulting Raven into the turnbuckle

Christian pinned WWF IC Champion Edge to win the title after using a steel chair to hit a low blow

WCW Tag Team Champions the Undertaker & Kane defeated Kronik (w/ Steven Richards) when Taker pinned Bryan Clarke with the chokeslam; after the match, Kane hit the chokeslam on Richards; due to the poor performance of the challengers in this bout, they were fired the following day

WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho with the Van Daminator and the Five Star Frog Splash after Jericho was distracted by Stephanie McMahon on the apron

WCW World Champion the Rock defeated Booker T & Shane McMahon in a handicap match by pinning Booker with the Rock Bottom; Earl Hebner made the count moments after Mike Chioda took out WCW referee Nick Patrick and Chioda was thrown to the floor by Booker

Rhyno pinned WCW U.S. Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) to win the title with a T-Bone suplex and the Gore

Kurt Angle defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin to win the title by avoiding the pre-Stunner kick to the midsection and turning it into the ankle lock for the submission victory - even though Austin's hand was gripping the ring apron at the time of the tap out; after the match, the ring filled up with WWF superstars and the Angle family as they celebrated the win

 

WWF @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - September 24, 2001

Crash Holly defeated Scott Vick

The Island Boys defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Charlie Haas when Ekmo pinned Haas with a splash off the top

Jakked:

Raven (w/ Terri) pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the DDT at 3:50

Tommy Dreamer & Chuck Palumbo defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki when Palumbo pinned Taka with the superkick at 5:16

Billy Gunn pinned Hugh Morrus with the Fameasser at 3:52

Albert pinned Mike Awesome by reversing the running Awesome Bomb into a Baldo Bomb at 4:28

 

Raw is War:

Bradshaw, WCW Tag Team Champions the Undertaker & Kane defeated Test & WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz at 4:54 when the Taker pinned D-Von Dudley with the powerbomb

Tazz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) via submission with the Tazzmission at 2:16 while the females began fighting on the floor

WCW U.S. Champion Rhyno pinned Jeff Hardy at 3:36 with the Gore as Hardy came off the top

The Big Show, Spike Dudley, & Molly Holly defeated WWF European Champion the Hurricane, Lance Storm, & Ivory at 4:20 when Molly pinned Storm with a Molly-Go-Round off of Show's shoulders

WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Booker T via submission with the ankle lock at 8:56 after reversing a waist lock into a single leg takedown

Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC Champion Christian via disqualification at 2:33 when Christian hit the challenger with the time keeper's bell as Jericho attempted a springboard dropkick; after the match, Jericho locked Christian in the Walls of Jericho until several referees pulled him off

Kanyon pinned Matt Hardy at 4:04 with the Flatliner after blocking the Twist of Fate and sending Hardy into Lita on the ring apron, knocking her to the floor

William Regal pinned WWF Light Heavyweight / WCW Cruiserweight Champion X-Pac in a non-title match at 2:27 with the modified neckbreaker

WCW World Champion the Rock pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam (w/ Stephanie McMahon) with the Rock Bottom at 8:21 after Stephanie accidentally pushed the referee into the ring ropes, dropping RVD crotch-first on the top turnbuckle as he attempted to hit the Five Star Frog Splash; only the WCW World Title was on the line

 

WWF @ Dayton, OH - Nutter Center - September 25, 2001

Steven Richards pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the Stevie Kick

Sunday Night Heat:

Lance Storm (w/ Ivory) defeated Billy Gunn via submission with the Canadian Maple Leaf at 3:35

Tajiri & Torrie Wilson defeated Tazz & Stacy Keibler at 2:26 when Tajiri pinned Tazz with the kick to the head

Raven (w/ Terri) pinned Perry Saturn with the DDT at 3:55

Spike Dudley pinned Mike Awesome by reversine a top rope Awesome Bomb into a hurricanrana at 3:12

 

Smackdown!:

Booker T & Test (w/ Shane McMahon) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Undertaker & Kane to win the titles at 10:43 when Booker pinned Taker with a chair shot after interference from Shane; late in the contest, Kane and Test battled into the crowd, making the match 1-on-1

Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Kanyon & Rhyno at 4:59 when Matt pinned Kanyon with the Twist of Fate after Lita dropped Kanyon throat-first over the top rope

The Big Show pinned X-Pac (w/ Albert) with the chokeslam at 2:00; after the match, X-Pac and Albert dominated Show and Spike Dudley

WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho at 7:32 with the Van Daminator after ducking a flying forearm from the challenger, which inadvertantly knocked Stephanie McMahon to the floor

Ivory pinned Molly Holly at 2:30 after the two collided

WWF IC Champion Christian fought Bradshaw to a no contest when the champion attempted to leave in the Alliance's limo, with Edge hiding inside the limo and chasing Christian off

WCW World Champion the Rock & WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz via disqualification when Booker T, Test, and Shane McMahon interfered; after the match, the Dudleyz put their opponents through tables with the 3D

 

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Unforgiven 02 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center - September 22, 2002

Sunday Night Heat: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 8:58 with the West Coast Pop

Pay-per-view bouts:

Booker T, Kane, Bubba Ray Dudley, & Goldust defeated Test, William Regal, & WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian at 9:59 when Kane pinned Storm with a chokeslam

WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair at 6:16 via submission with the Walls of Jericho after faking a knee injury

Eddie Guerrero pinned Edge at 11:55 with a sunset flip off the top and holding the tights for leverage after Edge hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle

Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo at 6:38 when Rosey pinned Gunn with a Samoan Drop before Palumbo could make the save; due to prematch stipulations, Smackdown! general manager Stephanie McMahon would have to perform "Hot Lesbian Action"; had Billy & Chuck won, Raw general manager Eric Bischoff would have to kiss Stephanie's ass; later in the card, Eric Bischoff brought out the ugliest fattest lesbian he could find for Stephanie to kiss only for it to turn out to be Rikishi; Rikishi dropped Bischoff with a kick before using the Stinkface

WWE Raw World Champion Triple H pinned Rob Van Dam with the Pedigree after Ric Flair interfered and hit the challenger in the chest with a sledgehammer

Trish Stratus pinned WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly with the bulldog to win the title at 5:46

Chris Benoit pinned Kurt Angle at 13:55 by countering the ankle lock into a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage

The Undertaker fought WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar to a double disqualification at 20:27 when the referee lost control of the bout; late in the contest, Matt Hardy interfered on behalf of the champion only to be laid out by Taker; after the match, the challenger threw the champion through the stage near the entranceway

 

WWE @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - September 23, 2002

Sunday Night Heat:

D-Lo Brown pinned Shawn Stasiak with the Sky High

Spike Dudley pinned Raven with the Dudley Dogg

Johnny Stamboli pinned Justin Credible with the modified Rock Bottom

 

Raw:

WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly and Victoria by pinning Molly with a roll up after a blow from Victoria

The Big Show pinned Jeff Hardy with the chokeslam after a boot to the face

Randy Orton pinned Steven Richards with a crossbody off the top

WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Goldust via submission with the Walls of Jericho after a kick off the top rope

Kane & the Hurricane (mystery partner) defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian to win the titles following a double chokeslam; William Regal was in the champions' corner early in the bout but was sent backstage after both he and Test interfered

Booker T pinned Rico with the scissors kick; after the match, Rosey, Jamal, and Rico beat down Booker and Goldust

WWE Raw World Champion Triple H & Ric Flair defeated Rob Van Dam & Bubba Ray Dudley when Flair pinned Bubba with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after Triple H dropped Dudley throat-first over the top rope; as the show came to a close, RVD hit a top rope legdrop onto Triple H, who was laid out on a table set up in the ring

 

WWE @ San Diego, CA - September 24, 2002

Al Snow pinned Horseshu with the Snow Plow

Juventud Guerrera vs. Shannon Moore

Ivory defeated Molly Holly

 

Velocity:

Crash Holly defeated Billy Kidman

Shannon Moore defeated an unknown

John Cena pinned D-Von Dudley with a roll up

 

Smackdown!:

Rikishi pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Bonzai Drop

Tajiri & Jamie Knoble defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo in an impromptu match after Gunn and Palumbo judged a bikini contest between Torrie Wilson and Nidia, giving the win to Torrie

Edge pinned Eddie Guerrero in a No DQ match with the DDT off the top of a ladder set up in the ring

The Undertaker defeated Matt Hardy; after the bout, Brock Lesnar came to the ring and busted the Undertaker open after hitting him with the world title belt

Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit by pinning Benoit with a hurricanrana after Benoit back suplexed Angle out of the ring (Rey Mysterio 619 DVD)

 

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Unforgiven 03 (Raw) - Hershey, PA - Giant Center - September 21, 2003

Sunday Night Heat: Maven pinned Steven Richards with a flying neckbreaker

Pay-per-view bouts:

The Dudley Boyz defeated Rob Conway, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Sylvian Grenier & Rene Dupree in a handicap tables match to win the titles following a 3D on Dupree through a table

Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) pinned Scott Steiner with the boot to the face after Stacy accidentally hit Steiner with a chair; due to prematch stipulations, Steiner became Test's property; had Steiner won, he would have regained Stacy's services

Randy Orton (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Shawn Michaels after repeatedly hitting him in the face with a foreign object while in the middle of a back suplex; Michaels originally won the match moments earlier with the superkick but Flair put Orton's foot on the bottom rope during the cover and, after the referee noticed and assumed Orton's foot was on the ropes during the cover, the bout was restarted

Lita & Trish Stratus defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Gail Kim when Lita pinned Molly with the moonsault

Kane defeated Shane McMahon in a Last Man Standing Match after Shane hit a senton off the top of the stage; after the bout, Shane was taken from ringside on a stretcher

WWE IC Champion Christian defeated Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho by pinning RVD at 19:05 by blocking the Five Star Frog Splash by holding up a steel chair

Al Snow & Jonathan Coachman defeated Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross when Coachman pinned Ross after Chris Jericho interfered and hit a dropkick on Ross from behind; due to prematch stipulations, Snow & Coachman won the announcing position on Raw

Bill Goldberg pinned WWE Raw World Champion Triple H to win the title with the spear and Jackhammer as the champion attempted a sledgehammer blow inside the ring; had Goldberg lost the bout, he would have been forced out of the WWE; had Triple H been disqualified or counted-out, he would have lost the title

 

WWE @ Washington DC - MCI Center - September 22, 2003

Sunday Night Heat:

Val Venis pinned Steven Richards

Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Jason Porcaro with a spinebuster

Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) pinned an unknown with a spin kick

Scott Steiner pinned Crowbar

 

Raw:

Rob Van Dam defeated WWE IC Champion Christian via disqualification when the champion nailed RVD with the title belt after being thrown to the floor; after the match, Christian brought a ladder into the ring and hit his own version of the Five Star Frog Splash from the top of the ladder

Mark Henry (w/ Rodney Mack & Teddy Long) pinned Tommy Dreamer in a hardcore match with the standing powerslam after Dreamer knocked Mack off the apron

Lita & Trish Stratus defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Gail Kim when Lita pinned Kim with the Twist of Fate

The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Rene Dupree & Rob Conway (w/ Sylvian Grenier) following a double team move on Conway; after the bout, the Dudley Boyz came to the ring to congratulate the victors and to thank the US servicemen in attendance

Triple H, Ric Flair, & Randy Orton defeated Maven, Garrison Cade, & Mark Jindrak when Flair pinned Maven following Triple H's Pedigree

WWE Raw World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Chris Jericho with the spear / Jackhammer combo after Steve Austin pulled special ringside referee Eric Bischoff out of the ring as he was working in Jericho's favor

 

WWE @ Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - September 23, 2003

Spanky & Paul London defeated Bill Gator & Travis Ponco

 

Velocity:

Billy Kidman pinned Nunzio with the Shooting Star Press

Sean O'Haire pinned Crowbar with the Widowmaker

Sho Funaki & the Ultimo Dragon defeated Joey Matthews & Jason Porcaro when Dragon pinned Porcaro with the flip over DDT

Rhyno pinned Orlando Jordan with the Gore

 

Smackdown!:

WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions - US Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore when Eddie pinned Moore with the frog splash; after the bout, Matt hit the Side Effect on Eddie onto one of the title belts; Chavo attempted to make the save but was knocked out of the ring by Charlie Haas, who then put Eddie in the Haas of Pain

Tajiri pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. to win the title after spraying the champion in the face with red mist and following with a kick to the head

Bradshaw & Jamie Knoble (w/ Nidia) defeated Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Shaniqua) via disqualification when Shaniqua attacked Bradshaw as he attempted a cover following the Clothesline from Hell

The Big Show defeated Arch Kincaid & John Walters in a handicap match (not televised); after the bout, Show joined the announce team

WWE US Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Charlie Haas with the frog splash after Haas charged at the champion in the corner and ended up hitting the title belt, which had been brought into the ring moments prior; before the match, the Big Show left the commentary table and rammed an already injured Guerrero into the steel ring post; Chavo Guerrero attempted to check on Eddie but was taken backstage

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One Night Only - Birmingham, England - NEC Arena - September 20, 1997

Early versions of the line up included Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, the Undertaker vs. Ahmed Johnson, and Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock; featured Jim Ross conducting an in-ring interview with an injured Ken Shamrock in which Billy Gunn interrupted before Shamrock made him tap to the ankle lock

I have no recollection of the interview with Jim Ross and Shamrock happening. didnt this happen on a Raw just before WrestleMania 13? or am I going crazy??

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WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels by pinning Michaels after the Undertaker hit the tombstone on Michaels but was pulled out of the ring by the Hart Foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

:headbang:

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WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels by pinning Michaels after the Undertaker hit the tombstone on Michaels but was pulled out of the ring by the Hart Foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

:headbang:

Yeah, that's a pretty cool dark match the fans got to see. Surprised it was never done on PPV. And hell, why not add Undertaker to the Survivor Series 97 main event, put the title on him instead of Shawn, and then give HBK the title at the December IYH? Anyways I'm getting ahead of myself. :)

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I think they did it more than once. Remember, a lot of stuff off the pay per view didn't make the video release.

It's on the video release I have. Is it not on all of them?

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I think they did it more than once. Remember, a lot of stuff off the pay per view didn't make the video release.

It's on the video release I have. Is it not on all of them?

I actually can't remember if it's on mine or not. I know I don't have Hart vs. Taker on mine though. :boxing:

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Only the UK tape has the complete show.

That much I know but I just have the regular North American release. No Taker / Hart, etc. The segment is still included.

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Big John Studd (sub. for Jesse Ventura) defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out; Bobby Heenan made his debut during the match

Was that an odd match result for the time?

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It was the norm, actually.

 

Hogan and the heel would usually trade wins via technicality which would set up the third month's cage, lumberjack, etc match.

 

The same held true for Sammartino and Backlund's title runs. It was standard booking for the WWF.

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WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden

Randy Savage pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man in a non-title match

This finish stuck out, because the card was televised, and in his first shoot with RF Honky said he had an agreement with Vince that he wouldn't do jobs on TV.

 

As for the Studd over Hogan result, cawthon777 is correct in that it was the standard booking pattern for the WWF Champion, even going back to Sammartino and Backlund. I would just add that it didn't happen with every heel challenger, just the ones that were over enough to warrant a three-match program with Hogan. With weaker challengers, Hogan et all would win the first match decisively, and then go on to the next contender. The typical three-match program would see the heel or the champion win the first match by count-out, the champion win the second by a stoppage or maybe a DQ, before the champion got the clean pinfall win in the blowoff. The only exceptions to the clean pinfall ending of the final match that I recall offhand, were with The Sheik and Mil Mascaras, which were for obvious reasons.

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And a lot of times too the stipulation was added that if the champ is CO'd/DQ'd, he loses the title . . . I know this was the case for Hogan/Studd in 84 and Savage/Andre in 88. I'm sure there are more examples though.

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Shawn Stasiak pinned Steve Blackman with a roll up after Blackman went to his bag of weapons and pulled out a vibrator, which had been placed inside by guest commentator Val Venis

Ahhh, Vince Russo...what would wrestling history be like without you? :P

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