Bruno Sammartino Interview

This is the first Interview with the "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino after agreeing to go into the WWE Hall of Fame in Madison Square Garden.

WWF at Maple Leaf Gardens - February 4th 1990

WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Mr. Perfect & The Genius in a handicap match, when Hogan pinning Perfect

Ted DiBiase defeated Jake Roberts by countout

Hacksaw Jim Duggan & The Rockers defeated The Powers of Pain & Mr. Fuji

Jim Neidhart pinned The Honky Tonk Man

Richard Charland pinned Jose Luis Rivera

Jim Powers pinned Frenchy Martin

Hercules pinned The Conquistador (Jose Luis Rivera)

Hulk Hogan vs Kamala in a Cage in Toronto

25 years ago tonight Hulk Hogan faced Kamala in a Steel Cage match at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.

Dino Bravo defeated Scott McGhee

Paul Roma defeated Barry O

Jose Luis Rivera defeated Terry Gibbs

Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey

Don Muraco fought Koko B. Ware to a draw

George Steele defeated Johnny V by DQ

Davey Boy Smith & Junkyard Dog (sub. for Dynamite Kid) defeated The Hart Foundation

Jake Roberts fought King Kong Bundy to a double countout

WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala in a steel cage match

WWF At Maple Leaf Gardens October 13th 1985

Tony Parisi defeated Rene Goulet
Scott McGhee defeated Barry O
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Dino Bravo defeated Mr. X
Terry Funk defeated Steve Gatorwolf
Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated George Steele & Cpl. Kirschner by DQ
WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated The British Bulldogs
WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage

The First SummerSlam & One of the Greatest Matches of all Time

Results:
The British Bulldogs & The Rougeau Brothers battled to a draw after 20:04
Bad News Brown pinned Ken Patera at 6:33
Rick Rude defeated The Junkyard Dog by DQ at 6:18 when Jake Roberts interfered
The Powers Of Pain defeated The Bolsheviks when Barbarian pinned Boris Zukhov at 5:17
The Ultimate Warrior pinned I-C Champion The Honky Tonk Man in 28 seconds to win the title
Dino Bravo pinned Don Muraco at 5:28
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The Hart Foundation when Smash pinned Bret Hart at 9:48
Big Boss Man pinned Koko B. Ware at 5:57
Jake Roberts pinned Hercules at 10:06 following a DDT
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant when Savage pinned DiBiase at 13:57 (Jesse Ventura was the special referee )
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Also on this date SummerSlam 92 was held at Wembley Stadium in London, England, the show wasn't shown in the North America until August 31st. Davy Boy Smith defeats Bret Hart to win the I-C title in one of the greatest matches of all time.
Results:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan & The Bushwhackers defeated The Nasty Boys & The Mountie in 12:33, Duggan pinned The Mountie*  
Papa Shango pinned El Madador Tito Santana in 6:00 *
Legion of Doom defeated Money Inc. in 15:10 when Animal pinned Ted DiBiase
Nailz defeated Virgil in 3:55
Shawn Michaels battled Rick Martel to a double-countout in 8:06
WWF Tag Team Champions The Natural Disasters defeated The Beverly Brothers in 10:30 when Earthquake pinned Beau Beverly
Crush defeated Repo Man in 5:41
The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Champion Randy Savage by countout in 28:00
The Undertaker defeated Kamala by DQ in 3:27 when Kim Chee interfered
Tatanka pinned The Berzerker in 5:46 *
Davy Boy Smith pinned Bret Hart in 25:40 to win the I-C Title
*Matches not shown on PPV in North America

The Big Event

25 years ago tonight an event billed as Wrestling Hulkamania took place at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. The show drew a crowd of 61,470, an outdoor attendance record at the time.The event was later released on VHS as The Big Event.

 

Results:
The Killer Bees defeated Jimmy Jack & Dory (Hoss) Funk
Don Muraco & King Tong (Haku) fought to a draw
Ted Arcidi defeated Tony Garea 
Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis by countout
Dick Slater pinned Iron Mike Sharpe.
Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy,  & Bobby Heenan defeated TheMachines & Capt. Lou Albano by DQ
Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts in a "snake pit" match.
Billy Jack Haynes pinned Hercules.
The Rougeau Bros. defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Harley Race pinned Pedro Morales.
WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff by DQ

SummerSlam 91

20 years ago tonight was the 4th SummerSlam from Madison Square Garden in New York City, billed as a Match Made in Heaven and a Match Made in Hell Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior team up to face Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa (Iron Sheik) & Gen. Adnan and wedding of Randy Savage & Elizabeth.
Also Bret Hart wins his first I-C Title by defeating Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig, Legion of Doom defeat the Nasty Boys and become the first tag team to win the AWA, NWA, & WWF tag titles.

Results from show:
In a match not shown on Pay-Per-View Koko B. Ware pinned Kato in 6:03
Ricky Steamboat, "British Bulldog" Davy Boy Smith & Kerry Von Erich defeated The Warlord and Power & Glory in 10:03 when Steamboat pinned Paul Roma after a flying bodypress
Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect to win the Intercontinental Title by submission in 18:04
The Natural Disasters defeated The Bushwhackers in 6:27 when Earthquake pinned Luke
Virgil pinned Ted DiBiase in 13:11 to gain possession of the Million Dollar Belt
Big Boss Man pinned "The Mountie" Jacques Rougeau in 9:38. As a result of a prematch stipulation, The Mountie had to spend a night in a New York City jail
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys in 7:45 for the titles when Animal pinned Sags
Irwin R. Schyster pinned Greg Valentine in 7:07
Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior defeated Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa & Gen. Adnan in 12:40 when Hogan pinned Slaughter, Sid (Vicious) Justice was special referee

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WWF at Maple Leaf Gardens: August 18th 1985

Ricky Steamboat defeated Magnificent Muraco by DQ at 17:21 when Mr. Fuji interfered
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd at 14:18
Junkyard Dog and Terry Funk fought to a double countout at 9:19
Uncle Elmer defeated Tiger Chung Lee at 6:28
King Kong Bundy defeated Jose Luis Rivera at 8:11
Adrian Adonis defeated Lanny Poffo at 7:04
The Hart Foundation defeated The Killer Bees at 9:44
Randy Savage defeated Bob Marcus at 4:54
Dino Bravo defeated Richard Charland at 4:19
Cousin Junior defeated Tito Zenza at 3:59

Paul Orndorff turns on Hulk Hogan

On June 24th 1986 in Poughkeepsie, NY WWF Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff faced the team of  Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) the match ended when Studd & Bundy double-teaming Hogan and knocked the referee to the floor. After the match Orndorff raised Hogan's hand in victory but would then clothesline and piledriver him in the ring. Orndorff, Bundy, Heenan, and Studd left the ring together.

The match aired 25 years today on WWF Championship Wrestling.

The nWo is Born

15 years ago tonight Hulk Hogan joins Kevin Nash & Scott Hall to form the New World Order at WCW Bash at the Beach PPV, afterwords Hogan delivered in my opiniion one of the greatest promos ever.
The nWo storyline was one of the most successful angles in the history of Pro Wrestling catapulting WCW to ratings domination on Monday Nights. It should be noted that on the last Monday Nitro prior to the PPV commenator and former wrestler Larry Zbyszko said "There will be a New World Order this Sunday"

In Your House: Canadian Stampede

On this date in 1997 the WWF presented In Your House: Canadian Stampede from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in the main event The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davy Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, & Brian Pillman) defeated the team of Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust & LOD (Hawk & Animal).

This show was awarded Best Major Show for 1997 by the readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and it was the last time the company would present a 2 hour PPV event.

Results from the show:

• On the Free For All: The Godwinns defeated The New Blackjacks in 5:32
• Mankind wrestled Hunter Hearst Helmsley w/Chyna to a double DQ at 13:14
• The Great Sasuke defeated Take Michinoku in 10:00
• WWF Champion The Undertaker pinned Vader w/Paul Bearer at 12:39
• Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davy Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, & Brian Pillman defeated the team of Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust & LOD (Hawk & Animal) in 24:31 when Owen pinned Austin

Ric Flair Promo 1982

The Hulkster & HBK team up on the 4th of July

Six years ago tonight on a 4th of July edition of Monday Night Raw Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels teamed up to defeat the team of Kurt Angle & I-C Champion Carlito when Hogan pinned Carlito with the legdrop. After the match Michaels hit the superkick on Hogan, this would lead to their one on one match at SummerSlam.