Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1988 (Original): Where Hogan Doesn’t Wrestle
We have arrived at the first of the Big Four PPVs, the Royal Rumble. This is one of the true unique matches in wrestling as there isn’t another match like this. Yes it’s a...
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WWF Houston House Show – October 19, 1986: Completely Unacceptable
WWF House Show Date: October 19, 1986 Location: The Summit, Houston, Texas Attendance: 1,700 Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon, Ken Resnick So I’ve been watching a lot of old house shows on the Network as of...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1988 (2013 Redo): When The Rumble Can’t Headline The Rumble
Royal Rumble 1988 Date: January 24, 1988 Location: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Attendance: 18,000 Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura So as I said, this is the first of the Rumbles and it aired...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1988 (Original): Take That NWA
Royal Rumble 1988 Date: January 24, 1988 Location: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Attendance: 18,000 Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura Here we go with the first ever Rumble. This wasn’t actually on PPV but...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1988: There’s Something Odd About This One
It’s December (or it will be when you read this) and that means it’s time for the Road to Wrestlemania to begin. That road starts with the Royal Rumble, which has a very long...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1988: When It Was A Midcard Match
It’s December and that means it’s time for the Road to Wrestlemania to begin. That road starts with the Royal Rumble, which has a very long history to it which we’re going to get...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1988: When Being Petty Gives Us Free Shows
It’s January (or it will be when you read this) and that means it’s time for the Road to Wrestlemania to begin. That road starts with the Royal Rumble, which has a very long...
Survivor Series Count-Up – 1987: The Only Time The Main Event Was Used Properly
Back in the 80s, PPV didn’t mean nearly as much as it did today. Until November of 1987, there was only one WWF PPV a year and that was Wrestlemania. Wrestlemania 3 was a...
WWF Wrestling Challenge – January 10, 1988: Can We Go Back To Superstars Please?
WWF Wrestling Challenge Date: January 10, 1988 Location: Civic Center, Fort Meyers, Florida Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan Hopefully this week is a normal episode in this series. From what I can tell this...
Superstars of Wrestling – January 16, 1988 – They’re Talking About My Birthday
Superstars of Wrestling Date: January 16, 1988 Location: Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama Attendance: 8,500 Commentators: Bruno Sammartino, Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura It’s another show here but we’ve got a new location at least....
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