Mankind captured the WWF title from Rock due to outside interference from Steve Austin in the main event of the Raw show that airs on 1/4, taped 12/29 in Worcester, MA. It is expected this will be a short-term title change with Rock regaining it at the Royal Rumble. When we received word ahead of time of the prospective change, it was said this was because they were looking for a major counter for the Goldberg vs. Nash match from the Georgia Dome that will air head-to-head, although the idea all along was for Rock vs. Mankind at the Rumble and after two PPV meetings, it would have been somewhat stale without this change to jump-start it. Austin hit Rock with a chair and put Mankind on top. The show ended with Mankind, without his mask on, doing the “Yo Adrian” speech from the original Rocky movie.
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B&V: ROH on Sinclair, NWA World Championship Wrestling, RAW and more!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today and we’ve got tons of stuff to talk about! Full reviews of ROH on Sinclair, NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week, and yes, last but not least (OK, it’s least), Vinny’s review of Monday Night Raw from last week that he legit forgot to watch. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Rumors swirling Daniel Bryan will appear on RAW
Based largely on a photograph showing Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson, 34) boarding a flight from Phoenix to Seattle, the belief is that he will likely be making an appearance on Raw on Monday night.
Raw takes place at the Key Arena in Seattle, WA, considered Bryan’s hometown even though he was actually born and raised in Aberdeen.
Bryan has not appeared on WWE TV in months. While he has been given a clean bill of health by several doctors, WWE’s main doctor, Joseph Maroon, has refused to clear him due to concussion-related issues.
While it may be much ado about nothing, Bryan has cut off all of his hair and trimmed up his beard, which could be an indication he believes he won’t be returning to wrestling in WWE anytime soon.
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WWE Abbotsford, BC, results: Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio
Submitted by Ben Lypka
Enzo Amore and Big Cass (with Carmella) against The Ascension
- Fans did not really know Enzo’s pre-match spiel, pretty silent during their intro aside from the SAWFT line by Cass
- Pretty decent match between the four but I dont think many people knew who Amore and Cass were. The heels get the heat on Enzo and he eventually makes the hot tag to Cass.
- Finish sees Amore hit a splash onto Viktor for the win
Miz vs. AJ Styles
- Major heat for Miz, who got on the mic and complained about Styles breaking his tooth earlier this week
- Styles comes out to a massive pop and before they lock up there are huge “AJ Styles” chants and a light “this is awesome” chant
- Pretty good stuff here, with Miz hitting the skull crushing finale and Styles kicking out. Styles teased the Clash but Miz broke out. Finish saw Styles lock in the calf slicer for the win
Rusev vs. Axel
- Lana works the crowd by bashing Abbotsford and saying how everyone should be so grateful to see herself and Rusev. This brings out Axel (by himself) to not much reaction
- Axel says he will kick Rusev’s ass and then have Lana to himself and shakes his hips like Rick Rude
- Short match follows, with Lana distracting Axel and it leading to a superkick and accolade.
- Rusev then gets on the mic again and asks for competition. This brings out Jack Swagger and another short match that sees Swagger roll up Rusev in a few minutes
New Day vs. Usos/Ryback
- Huge reaction for New Day, who came out first and then had to return to the back because their smoke pyro didnt go off. Light boos for the Usos but Ryback was over. He’s wearing new tights that say “Big Guy” and now wrestles wearing a weight belt.
- Fun match follows, with Ryback eventually catching Woods and hitting the shell shock on him
Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores
- Dragons come out to a decent reaction, while the Matadores come out to crickets. They then establish themselves as heels by taking a Lucha Dragons shirt and wiping their nose/underarm and ass with it.
- Pretty pedestrian match, with the finish seeing Sin Cara hit one of the Matadores with a swanton
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
- Both girls got decent reactions, and the match had some decent spots, including Lynch apply an armbar to Charlotte, who turned it into a powerbomb.
- Lynch reversed the figure eight but moments later Charlotte rolled her up with the tights to win
Main Event: Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio
- Del Rio was over, and was interacting a lot with the crowd. He was behaving like a face to the males over 13. Good reaction for Reigns, with kids and women behind him
- Solid match, but a little long. Reigns eventually goes over after fighting out of the armbar twice. Reigns hits a spear to win.
Biggest Pops:
1) AJ Styles
2) Roman Reigns
3) New Day
Biggest Heat
1) Miz
2) Rusev
3) Charlotte
T-shirts for sale: New Day, Cena, Reigns, Ziggler, Styles, Ambrose and Lucha Dragons. Interesting they had no Kevin Owens items for sale.
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Daily Update: Kevin Greene to NFL HOF, Mooneyham retires
We’re looking for reports on today’s WWE house show in Abbotsford, BC, headlined by Roman Reigns vs. Rusev.
Raw will be Monday in Seattle. Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are scheduled on the show.
Smackdown and Main Event will be taped on Tuesday in Portland, OR. Chris Jericho vs. A.J. Styles is on the show.
Thanks to everyone who did a great job of correspondent work at the shows this weekend including Adam Kirby, Alex Keeling, Jai, Thomas Green, Lee Thomas, Kody Ludwig, Tyler Kemmerer, Ross Hart, Craig Freeman, Todd Bergman, Lou Pickney, Josh Baker, Sean Moore, Dan Thompson and everyone else.
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A look at the past weeks developments in the Hulk Hogan and Gawker lawsuit.Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The Latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter: February 8, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Bret Hart diagnosed with cancer, Nakamura’s final NJPW match
The new double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter looks at Bret Hart’s battle with cancer, his discussions about it, and updates on the situation. The most detailed coverage of the last month of Lucha Underground’s second season, backstage news, season three, lots of business notes. Full coverage of all the Ultima Lucha 2 matches and direction. Nakamura’s final day with NJPW, where Nakamura and New Japan go now, his background and building the IC title, the next two New Japan PPV shows to this weekend’s biggest event.
Fast Lane and WrestleMania, what’s up with Undertaker, WWE injury updates, the next WWE Network special, Licensing issue with new WWE signees, notes on the next NXT Takeover show, a look at all the TV building the next Takeover show, who led to a huge increase in demand for WWE tickets, next WWE show in Madison Square Garden update, Nakamura updates, WWE performer wants to compete in the Olympics and what former pro wrestler went back to the Olympics to medal, Lesnar’s schedule, Tough Enough winner starts out, Other Tough Enough competitors start out, change in Rumble plans, New WWE Network series based on wrestling matches, new WWE movie, WWE’s tour of Germany this coming week, more on The Rock’s segment on Raw.
A detailed look at the Awesome Kong-Reby Hardy situation in Manchester, England. Benson Henderson’s decision to leave UFC for Bellator and take a championship fight, why he made the decision, what both Dana White and Henderson said. We look at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s last major event and where it’s storylines are going.
A huge look at the life and career of Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie, one of the most memorable wrestling characters of his generation, stories about him, his gimmick, how big a star he was in his heyday, his incredibly long career title history, how he was two very different successful characters, and his most famous angles and biggest bouts. We also have a lot of comments from people who knew him, including how he changed the life and career of J.J. Dillon. The life and career of the original Espectrito, the best heel mini of his generation including when he main evented the Los Angeles Sports Arena, a rarity for a mini.
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SUNDAY’S NEWS UPDATE
Kevin Greene, who did a number of high profile matches for WCW in the 90s and actually had great potential as a pro wrestler, was elected into the NFL Hall of Fame. Greene still has the third most sacks in NFL history and coached for the Green Bay Packers when they won the Super Bowl several years ago. Here is the article.
Lucha Underground is releasingfour digital comic books, with the first out right now and the other three out over the next six weeks, free on-line.
Mike Mooneyham, a longtime friend and author of the longest running wrestling column in the country, is retiring from the Charleston Post-Courier but the column will be continuing Read that story here.
Chris Nowinski was in USA Today over the weekend heavily critical of the NFL’s treatment of concussions., saying he doesn’t think the NFL is making a good faith effort to study the effects of concussions.
Even with the Super Bowl and everything related to it, the tenth most searched item on Google today has been Johny Hendricks with 50,000. Maybe people were wondering what happened to him.
WWE
- A video of A.J. Styles who turned to DDP Yoga for help on his bad back (thanks to Ross Blair).
- At last night’s house show in Penticton, BC, they did a double turn in the Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyler Breeze match, but that was only for the house.
- Enzo & Cass worked the house show in San Jose last night, as did Brock Lesnar. Lesnar is scheduled for Raw tomorrow, but not for Smackdown this week.
- A new episode of Ride Along airs after Raw tomorrow night with Sheamus, King Barrett, Renee Young, Summer Rae and R-Truth.
- The first NXT show from the University of Central Florida gym that was taped on 1/21 will air on Wednesday
- Bret Hart tours Calgary
- Here is a story on the New Day saying that are revolutionizing the business
UFC
- The flying knee finish by Diego Rivas on Noad Lahat on last night’s show not only won him a $50,000 bonus but was shown over and over as one of ESPN’s Top Plays of the day. (thanks to Daniel short)
- In predictions last night, Me, John Pollock, Mike Sempervive, Mike Sawyer and Ryan Frederick all went 4-1, only missing the main event in most cases. Josh Nason, Steve Juoin, David Bixenspan and Frontrow Brian were 3-2 and Paul Fontaine was 1-4.
MISCELLANEOUS
- The Sky News app on Friday had the story of the death of Axl Rotten as the fourth leading story in the Showbiz section
- Mike Tyson talks pro wrestling and Vince McMahon in a video preview of Mike Tyson in the Nine Legends film. The full film is streaming now at www.ninelegendsfilm.com
- Absolute Intense Wrestling on Friday night in Cleveland at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel with Ethan Page vs. Josh Prohibition, Jock Samson & Tracy Smothers & Bunkhouse Buck (managed by Col. Rob Parker) vs. Dick Justice & Marion Fontaine & Colt Cabana (managed by Missy Hyatt), Alex Shelley vs. Candice LaRae, Heidi Lovelace vs. Veda Scott for the women’s title, Brian Myers vs. Tim Donst and more.
- Scott Steiner will be doing talk shows next month in the U.K. He’s appearing 3/21 in London at The Garage, 3/22 in Manchester at the Comedy Store, 3/23 in Glasgow at The Classic Grand and 3/24 in Belfast at The Empire. Tickets are on sale here.
- The Globe tabloid ran an article destroying Hulk Hogan and the company that hired him as a spokesman.
- Preston City Wrestling on Friday in Preston, England before 400 to 500 fans: Ken Anderson b Luther Ward, Rampage Brown b Chris Dickinson, Drew Galloway b Martin Kirby, Noam Dar b Timothy Thatcher, Matt Hardy b Lionheart, Billy Gunn b Joey Hayes, T-Bone b Tajiri, Iestyn Rees & Sha Samuels b Dave Rayne & Dave Mastiff, El Liger b Bubblegum. Galloway’s match only took a few seconds. Dar & Thatcher was solid. Gunn got a good reaction. Liger vs. Bubblegum was the match of the night. (thanks to Jan Buxton)
- Preston City Wrestling had two shows yesterday:
- Afternoon show: Tajiri & Luther Ward & Sammy D b Joey Hayes & Martin Kirby & Bubblegum, Drew Galloway b Ken Anderson, Lionheart b Dave Rayne, T-Bone b Billy Gunn, Noam Dar b El Ligero, Iestyn Rees b Chris Dickinson, Rampage Brown b Matt Hardy via DQ
- Evening show: Matt Hardy b Luther Ward, Lionheart b Charlie Garrett, Drew Galloway b Noam Dar, Rampage Brown b T-Bone, Billy Gunn & Ken Anderson & Tajiri (calling themselves The New Age Assholes) b Joey Hayes & Martin Kirby & Dave Rayne, Chris Dickinson b El Ligero, Bubblegum b Iestyn Rees, Rampage Brown b Drew Galloway to win Road to Glory tournament, Sha Samuels b Dave Mastiff to win the PCS title. Galloway “injured” Dar’s arm in the afternoon show to lead to a short win in he evening show. Galloway was sick all weekend but still had two of the best matches with Anderson and Brown. Billy Gunn was announced as returning in June.
- Championship Wrestling Entertainment from Friday night in Fort Pierce, FL: Slade Porter & Josh Parker b Richard Delicious & Derek Steele, El Hero Byronico b Chico Adams, J-Dawg Brooks & Mad Dawg Wilson b Jamal King & Jay Prince, Shaniah Ariyana b Dominque Fabiano, Rhett Giddins won over Braydon Knight, JB Cool and Craig Classic, Raquel (TNA) b Shaniah Ariyana, Lince Dorado & Jon Cruz b Ace Andrews & Rex Bacchus=-DQ, Rhett Giddins won three-way over Tyranus and Irish Jack with Alex Porteau as referee. Next show is 3/18 with Giddins vs. Tyranus and Santana Garrett (thanks to Al Haft)
- IWF has shows at the IWF Centre in Nutley, NJ on 2/13 and 2/20 at 7 p.m. and 2/26 at 8 p.m. They also announced a 4/16 show featuring Tito Santana.
- The Economist talks pro wrestling in election coverage here.
- Sean Carr was announced as joining John Skyler, Papadon and Davey Richards in this year’s ECWA Super 8 tournament on 4/23 in Woodbury Heights, NJ. Well, with Richards’ knee injury, that is questionable in his case.
- NWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling on Saturday night in Kingsport, TN at the Civic Auditorium with Jason Kincaid vs. Vince Brent for the Southeastern title and NWA champion Jax Dane vs. Toby Farley.
- CCW Winter Fallout on 3/6 at the Wish Centre in Chatham, ONT at 2 p.m.
- Future Pro Wrestling from yesterday in Sutton, Surrey, UK before 250 fans: The Warden b Earl Windsor, Ryan Smile b Will Ospreay (crowd gave them a standing ovation), London Riots b GZRS, Jimmy Havoc b Paul Robinson to retain FPW title, Darrell Allen won Rumble (thanks to Darren Rogers)
- Stardom from yesterday in Tokyo: Yoneyama b Azumi, Haruka Kato b Starlight Kid, Keitlin Diamond b Hiromi Mimura, Hiroyo Matsumoto b Alez Lee, Santana Garrett & Kellie Skater & Evie & Viper & Chelsea Green b Io Shirai & Mayu Iwatani & Kairi Hojo & Momo Watanabe & Jungle Kyona
- Marty Jannetty appears on 3/12 for In Your Face Wrestling in Albany, NY at the Polish Community Center. Also appearing are Kevin Nash, Scott Norton, Bob Holly and Cody Deaner. The convention will be 2-6 p.m. with a wrestling show at 7 p.m.
- Dynamo Pro Wrestling from last night in Fenton, MO”: Jack Gamble & Jon Webb b Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez, Billy McNeil b Brandon Aarons, Ozzie Gallagher b Rocket Mapache, Evan Morris b Jayson Khaos, Kiyoshi Shizuka b Shorty Biggs, Outtkast won three-way over Elvis Aliaga and Jayden Fenix, Mike Sydal b Kevin Lee Davidson, Lucy Mendez b Heather Patera, Jake Dirden won four-way over Ricky Cruz, Brandon Espinosa and Mike Outlaw (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
- Lucha Xtreme TV from last night in Fresno: Chat Douglas b Fantastico, Guerrero de la Muerta (formerly Kevin El Devino) b Anthony Idol-DQ (thanks to Jon Southerland)
- NSPW from last night in Quebec City before 472 fans: Matt Angel b Brad Alekxis, Surfer Mitch & Dru Onyx & Shayne Hawke b Alex Price & Dead End, Pee Wee & Judas b Handsome Jean Frais & Jay Phenomenon, Travis Toxic b Michael Style, Frankie the Mobster b Giovanni, Heavy Metal Chaos & Scott Parker b Kickin n Stompin & Shane Matthews, Marko Estrada b Chris Hero to retain the NSPW title. Next show is 3/12 with Frankie the Mobster vs Travis Toxic for the No. 1 contender spot (thanks to Patric Laprade)
- Hoosier Pro Wrestling from last night in Columbus, IN: Lightning Bolt won Battle Royal, Psycho Sytt & Scarecrow b Butcher Manson & Tim Lutz, Dynamite Dillen b Nate Steele, Van Zants won tag titles from Cowboy Marc Houston & Big Country Clint Poe, Amazing Maria b Haley Shadows, Lightning Bolt b TJ Kemp (who thanked the fans for 14 years of support and said he was going to be gone for a while), Timmy Danger NC Flash Flanagan in a strap match. Next show is 3/5 with Vic the Bruiser & Timmy Danger vs. Flanagan (thanks to Jerry Wilson)
- Chikara Pro was featured in an article this weekend on Rolling Stone’s website. “Part badass B-movie, part sugary Saturday morning cartoon, it’s wild, weird and everything WWE isn’t. And that’s precisely the point.” (thanks to Paul Sosnowski)
- Super Fight League on 2/20 in Tacoma, WA at the Emerald Queen Casino.
- WSWF from last night in Yuba City, CA before a sellout 240 fans to honor Darren “Mike” Dean: JJ King & Rik Luxury b Christian & Airon Skye, Scooter McGavin b Victor Sterling, Joe DeSoul & Eddy Vega b Drake Frost & Sir Samurai-DQ, Ethan White b Reggie Bright, Nathan Brick b MPT. (thanks to Jim Davis)
- Former WWE announcer and ”Fabulous Rougeau Brother” Raymond Rougeau talks about his experiences with WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior as an announcer as well as in the WWE dressing rooms as a wrestler.
ON THIS DAY IN WORLD PRO WRESTLING HISTORY: 2/7 IWA Mid South champion CM Punk jobs to Chris Hero
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WWE Main Event results: Paige & Natalya team again to face “Naomina”
The Prime Time Players and The Usos def. Stardust, The Ascension and Tyler Breeze via pinfall
Every participant in this 8-man tag gets a full entrance, which helpfully burns off five minutes of airtime – even Tyler, who is now sporting a rather dashing five o’clock shadow.
Boring 15-minute match here, that meandered along at a glacial pace until the hot tag to Darren Young. Up to that point, Jey Uso had the honour of being beaten up by the heels forever, a portion of the match enlivened only by Jerry Lawler’s excellent commentary. Highlights included berating Titus O’Neil for not splashing out on ringside tickets for the kids he invited to last week’s Smackdown and instructing Rich Brennan on how to tell the Usos apart.
Young ran wild with a belly-to-belly on Stardust, followed by delivering his back suplex on the apron to Viktor. Of course, Titus had to blind tag himself in and steal his thunder, Pay Check-ing Tyler Breeze into Stardust, before hitting the Stinger Splash on both men. Clash of the Titus on Cody wraps it up for Titus and his team. I can’t believe it wasn’t Breeze taking the pinfall there.
– A recap of the Sasha/Becky/Team BAD segment from RAW leads us into a backstage interview segment featuring Naomi and Tamina. Jojo, wearing an unnecessarily large amount of slap on her face, asks the ladies for justification for their actions on Monday night.
Naomi maintains that Sasha betrayed them first, before Tamina goes all Confucius/Cantona by talking about the dangers of baby birds flying too high from the nest, or some such bilge. Naomi finishes by saying that “Naomina” (ugh) never needed Sasha, to which Tamina adds “you can take that to the bank”. Poor Naomi.
Jack Swagger def. Fandango via submission
Pretty funny/sad moment during Fandango’s entrance when they attempt to cut to shots of the crowd dancing to his music; only to find one little kid Fandango-ing in the midst of a sea of bored faces.
Fandango also arrived to the ring wearing a “Let’s Get Weird” jacket, which seems to nod at his old Johnny Curtis gimmick. Or has he always worn it? Answers on a postcard, please.
Nothing match, which wrapped in under three minutes with a Patriot Lock out of nowhere. Crowd did not care one jot. Unfortunate for Swagger, who has impressed on this show when given time in recent weeks.
Naomina def. Paige and Natalya via submission
That Team BAD entrance theme that lasted all of two weeks appears to be dead along with the faction that spawned it; the heels emerge to Naomi’s “amay-yay-yay-yay-zing” tune instead.
Another long tag match that failed to hold the interest here, I’m afraid. Paige’s shine seemed to go on forever, but featured a cute spot where she tried a headbutt on Tamina, only to beg off when she realised the old adage about trying that on a Samoan.
Paige has to resort to screaming about her house on more than one occasion to draw heat, to which Lawler responds “we get the message”. She is also guilty of loud spot calling (of sorts) later on, when she is picked up shouting “Trin! Trin!” on the mic, reminding Naomi to lay the boots to her on the outside as Tamina distracts the ref.
The heat is dull, especially when Tamina is in the ring, although “Nah-eeee” (as Paige calls her) is amusing with her energetic cheerleading on the apron.
Nattie eventually gets the hot tag, only to quickly fall victim to the numbers game to cut her off. Paige trips Tamina from the outside to help her out, but can’t stop Naomi hitting the Rear View on her partner. She does break up the ensuing pinfall attempt, however.
The ref then sends Paige back out of the ring, as Nattie lines up the sharpshooter, only to see Naomi counter it (awkwardly) into her headscissors choke (the Slay-o-mission, apparently) for the win. The finish makes sense, given that the heels are likely going to be featured in a tag feud with Sasha and Becky going forward.
Final Thoughts:
Two disappointing tag matches, bookending a nothing squash, makes this a pretty underwhelming edition of Main Event. Recommendation to skip.
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WOL: Annual SuperBowl show, all the news in wrestling and MMA!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is here on SUPERBOWL SUNDAY with a live show taking your phone calls and emails and talking all the weekend news in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts! And yes, Mike Sempervive has returned! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Q&A, NWA belt, evolution of the pin, Black History Month
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Questions and Answers plus honoring Black History Month by looking at the pioneers of African Americans in pro wrestling. Questions from this edition of the mailbag include pinfall changes from one second to three and how that may have evolved, the make up of the NWA Domed Globe belt and the Canadian flag, Deep Purple and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a big fan weighing in on the discussion. Then we take a look at Black History Month by talking about the first known African American champion Viro Small, early pioneer and actor Woody Strode, Luther Lindsay, Shag Thomas, the barrier breaking Bobo Brazil, Thunderbolt Patterson, and many other African Americans who worked through the segregated history of pro wrestling.
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Daily pro wrestling history (02/07): Larry Zbyszko wins AWA World Title
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Des Moines, Iowa:
– World Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch beat Fred Beell 2 falls to 01952
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Heart of America Champion Bob Orton Sr. beat Enrique Torres in 2 out of 3 falls
– Jack Kennedy and Sonny Myers beat Ray Eckert and Babe Zaharias1956
Dallas, Texas:
– Pepper Gomez and Luigi Macera defeated Duke Keomuka and Tiny Mills to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Titles1957
Amarillo, Texas:
– The Great Bolo defeated Dory Funk to win the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight TitleToronto, Ontario, California:
– Billy Watson and Yukon Eric wrestled Dick Hutton and Gene Kiniski to a draw
– Pat O’Connor beat Guy Brunetti
– The Miller Brothers, Bill and Ed, beat Timothy Geohagen and Red Lyons
– Hard boiled Haggerty beat Joe Brunetti
– The Mighty Ursus beat Mike Gallagher1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Buddy Rogers in a Best-of-Three Falls match, 2-1, to retain the title
– Bulldog Brower and Tara Sakuri beat Gino Morella and Bruno Sammartino
– Johnny Valentine beat Sam Steamboat
– The Beast beat Fred Atkins
– Billy Red Lyons and Hans Schmidt went to a 15:00 draw1969
Los Angeles, California:
– Pepper Gomez and Black Gordman defeated Paul Jones and Nelson Royal for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles1970
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Johnny Barend defeated Pedro Morales to win the NWA Hawaii North American Heavyweight Title1972
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Bob Brown defeated Mark Lewin for the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title1973
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco
– Ripper Collins ddq Neff Maiava in 3rd fall
– Ken Patera beat Tapia
– Paul Jones beat Harley Race dq
– Ed Francis beat Lord Nelson
– Jimmy Snuka beat Pepto Castro
– Bulldog Bob Brown drew Sam Steamboat1974
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) defeated Dick the Bruiser and Bruno Sammartino to win the WWA World Tag Team TitlesKansas City, Kansas:
– Baron Scicluna & Bob Orton defeated Jim Brunzell & Mike George
– Omar Atlas defeated Taro Kabayoshi
– Bull Bullinski defeated Frank Valois
– Don Fargo fought The Viking to a draw
– Handicap Match: Andre the Giant defeated Tokyo Joe & Percy Pringle
– Jack Brisco defeated Roger Kirby1975
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Jerry Oates defeated Terry Martin to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title1976
San Francisco, California:
– Mr. Fuji defeated Pat Patterson to win the San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight TitleChicago, Illinois:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant
– Bobby Duncum beat Verne Gagne dq
– Wilbur Snyder beat Sgt. Jacques Goulet
– Bobby Heenan drew Jim Brunzell
– Jos LeDuc beat Soldier LeBoeuf
– Larry Hennig drew Chuck O’Connor (Big John Studd)
– Sailor Art Thomas beat Kim Duk1977
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Porkchop Cash and Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Bill Dundee and Ricky Gibson to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles1979
Portland, Oregon:
– Roddy Piper defeated Jonathon Boyd to win the NWA Pacific Title1981
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Mr. Fuji and Tenryu defeated Dewey Robertson and George Wells to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title1982
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantel defeated Jerry Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight TitleMinneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan by countout
– Ken Patera beat Hulk Hogan dq
– Tito Santana beat Bobby Duncum
– Baron Von Raschke beat Sgt. Goulet
– Brad Rheingans beat Bobby Heenan by countout
– Buck Zumhofe beat Ricky Hunter1983
Louisville, Kentucky:
– The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles1984
– The Dynamite Kid defeated The Cobra (George Takano) in the finals of a month-long eight-man round-robin tournament to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title
Mobile, Alabama:
– Wayne Ferris (Honky Tonk Man) won a tournament final to win the vacant NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title1985
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Blackjack Lanza (sub Jerry Blackwell) & Sgt. Slaughter beat Masked Superstar & King Tonga (sub King Kong Brody) dq
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq
– Jim Garvin beat Baron Von Raschke
– Tom Zenk drew Steve Regal
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Curt Hennig
– Buddy Lane beat Rick Renslow
– John Nord beat Drew Tossell1986
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Leo Burke and Ron Ritchie defeated Wayne Ferris and Ron Starr to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles1987
Fort Worth, Texas:
– Chris Adams and Terry Taylor defeated Rick Steiner and Sting to win the vacant UWF World Tag Team Titles in a tournament final1989
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Larry Zbyszko won a battle royal to win the vacant AWA World Heavyweight Title
– Tom Zenk & Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez & Larry Zbyszko
– Tom Zenk & Ken Patera beat AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond dq
– Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom beat Top Guns Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes1991
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Charlie Norris defeated Terminator Rigs to win the Pro Wrestling America Heavyweight Title1992
Eugene, Oregon:
– Steve Doll defeated Ron Harris to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight TitleDenver, Colorado:
– Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) defeated The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) for the WWF Tag Team Titles1994
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Doug Gilbert defeated Brian Christopher in a hair vs. title match to win the USWA Title
– Jerry Lawler defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the USWA Unified World Title1998
Sapporo, Japan:
– Jushin Liger defeated Shinjiro Otani to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title2003
Clarksville, Indiana:
– Chris Hero defeated IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a Two out of Three Falls match, 2-1, to win the title2004
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Masato Tanaka defeated Jerry Lynn to become the first WORLD-1 Heavyweight Champion2013
– Bobby Roode & Austin Aries defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr & Hernandez to win the TNA World Tag Team Titles
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DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Just Eamonn For WrestleMania!!!!
DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Just Eamonn For WrestleMania!!!!
This year it is LITERALLY Just Eamonn For WrestleMania. Yes the annual tradition is back again for 2016. Justin , Eamo and Alan embark on the epic journey that is the Road To WrestleMania. In this first addition the guys discuss modes of transport, crystal ball toting wizards, Club Kamikaze 2016, Eamo’s Wrestlecon behaviour pattern, Vince McMahon’s wet dream Mania finish and ssssssoooooooooo much more!!! A heck of a way to kick of the journey. CHECK IT!!!