Wrestler of the Day – January 9: Ludvig Borga
We continue our international trend with perhaps the only major wrestler ever to come out of Finland and a guy I’ve grown to like a lot more in the last few years: Ludvig Borga.
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Royal Rumble Count-Up – 1997: The Rumble Is Stolen
Royal Rumble 1997 Date: January 19, 1997 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 60,525 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Vince McMahon A good deal has changed since last year as we have Sid as...
Wrestler of the Day – January 4: Mick Foley
This is a harder one than usual (and by usual I mean of the three I’ve done) to do because of the huge body of work. Again the selection is due to what happened...
On This Day – November 10, 1993: Clash of the Champions #25: Back When Two World Titles Was A New Thing
Clash of the Champions 25 Date: November 10, 1993 Location: Bayfront Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida Attendance: 6,000 Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jesse Ventura We’re still in 1993 here which means things are pretty bad. The...
On This Day: October 24, 1993 – Halloween Havoc: Mick Foley And Vader Beat Each Other Up
Halloween Havoc 1993 Date: October 24, 1993 Location: Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 6,000 Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jesse Ventura This is a show I’ve kind of wanted to get to for the main...
On This Day: September 30, 1996 – Monday Night Raw: Just Surrender The Wars Now
Monday Night Raw Date: September 30, 1996 Location; Hershey Park Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,923 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Kevin Kelly We’re in an interesting time for the WWF at this point. By...
On This Day: September 20, 1997 – Shotgun Saturday Night: The Saviors Of Tag Team Wrestling
Shotgun Saturday Night Date: September 20, 1997 Location: Worthen Arena, Muncie, Indiana Attendance: 3,329 Commentators: Michael Cole, Jim Cornette This is another show that I haven’t touched on as much as I should. Shotgun...
On This Day: September 9, 1995 – WCW Saturday Night: So Long Vader
WCW Saturday Night Date: September 9, 1995 Location: Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, Georgia Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, Bobby Heenan This is from five days after Nitro debuted, meaning Saturday Night is still the...
Summerslam Count-Up – 1996: Shawn vs. The Monster
Summerslam 1996 Date: August 18, 1996 Location: Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 17,000 Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Mr. Perfect Things have changed quite a bit since last year. For one thing, the NWO...
On This Day: July 21, 1996 – In Your House #9: International Incident: I Was Really Bad Back Then
In Your House 9: International Incident Date: July 21, 1996 Location: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross Attendance: 14,804 We’re a month removed from KOTR 96...
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