Very first wrestling show you attended?

[Grimmas]

I was on thehistoryofwwe.com and came across the card for the very first wrestling show I attended.

 

The one and only time the WWF/E has ever put on a show in Brockville.

 

WWF @ Brockville, Ontario - Memorial Centre - May 26, 1993
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
Doink the Clown defeated Crush
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Rick & Scott Steiner

 

I actually remember a lot of this. Giant Gonzalez was huge in person. Looking back, this show isn't so bad actually.

 

What do you guys have as your first?

[pantherwagner]

WWF @ Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi - October 5, 1991 (19,000)
Televised on Tele5
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Paul Roma & Hercules at 10:54 when Michaels pinned Roma with a roll up after Hercules accidentally hit his own partner with the steel chain
The Mountie (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Big Bossman via count-out at 9:17 when the Bossman chased Hart up the aisle after hitting the sidewalk slam on the Mountie; after the bout, Bossman assaulted the Mountie with the nightstick
Roddy Piper pinned the Barbarian with a sunset flip at 6:31 (World Tour 92)
Davey Boy Smith (w/ Andre the Giant) pinned Earthquake with a powerslam at 8:15 after Andre hit Earthquake with one of his crutches (World Tour 92, "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith )
WWF Superstars (French & Italian versions): Typhoon (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification at 8:43 when Duggan used his 2x4 as a weapon; late in the bout, Typhoon tried to use the weapon behind the referee's back but was stopped by Duggan
WWF Superstars (Italian version): WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated the Nasty Boys (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 11:40 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Jerry Saggs with the clothesline off the top as Saggs attempted a piledriver to Road Warrior Animal
Ric Flair pinned Kerry Von Erich at 15:15 after knocking Von Erich down with a shoulder through the ropes as he stood on the apron and then sliding in the ring and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage during the cover (WWF Wrestling World Tour)
Tito Santana pinned the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) at 13:53 after escaping from the bodybag, hitting three piledrivers, stealing the urn from Bearer, and hitting Taker with it; after the bout, Santana was interviewed at ringside

 

Some notes...

17,000+ was the number announced at the arena and it was a legit European indoor attendance record at the time.

If you had asked me to tell you every match on this card I'd have missed the first one. I forgot Shawn Michaels was on the first match I ever saw live.

Match order is incorrect and it looks like somebody was taking a guess. LOD vs Nastys was the main (interesting enough, Summer Slam had not aired on TV yet so we did not know LOD were the champs), Santana vs Taker was the semi and Flair was third from the bottom (not from the top).

Santana beating Undertaker is one of those things that could have never happened in the internet world. I have a clear memory of how fake the three piledrivers looked live.

If I told you who the most over heel on this show was, you'd never guess it was Tugboat. People vividly remember him turning on Hogan.

Maybe 10 people in the arena knew who Ric Flair was. This is because he had not debuted on WWF TV yet in Spain. I knew who he was because of the magazines, and because I had seen him several times on NWA Pro TV (which I could get on a station 100 miles south of Barcelona where I'd sometimes go camping). This was an easy crowd but he was getting a reaction that most heels today would kill for.

[Yo-Yo's Roomie]

WCW at the NEC in Birmingham. March of '93 I believe. Main was Sting and Dustin Rhodes Vs Paul Orndorff and Barry Windham in a lights out, bunkhouse match. Vader defended the world title against Cactus Jack.

[subatomic_elbow]

WWE House Show on Guam

 

Hogan vs. DiBiase in the main, LOD vs. Natural Disasters for the tag belts. I remember Kerry Von Erich being there, too.

[Ricky Jackson]

WWF in Calgary, January 1989. Not sure of the exact date or complete card because last I checked it wasn't listed on Cawthon's site. Main event was Savage vs Bad News Brown. Only other match I remember for sure is Demolition vs Powers of Pain

[concrete1992]

If I can remember an earlier card I will put it but I think this is the one. Ten year old me made signs for Lesnar and RVD. One of those sickens me.

WWE Binghamton, 2/2/03

 

Singles Match

D-Lo Brown defeats Spike Dudley

Singles Match

Sean O'Haire defeats Rico

Singles Match

Booker T defeats Steven Richards

Singles Match

Rob Van Dam defeats Christian

Singles Match

Brock Lesnar defeats Batista

World Women's Title Match

Victoria © defeats Jacqueline

Singles Match

Chris Jericho (w/Christian) defeats Test

World Tag Team Title Match

Lance Storm & William Regal © defeat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley)

[Troy]

WCW @ Baton Rouge, LA - July 29, 1998 (7,284 paid)

Ernest Miller defeated Ciclope

Lizmark Jr. defeated Damien

Chris Adams defeated Fit Finlay

Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow

Raven defeated Perry Saturn

Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match

Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match when Scott Hall interfered; moments later, Kevin Nash made the save

Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Scott Hall

[cheapshot]

My first show:

 

Mayhem in Manchester - Manchester, England - Nynex Arena - April 4, 1998 (18,514; sell out)
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus via submission with the figure-4
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a strap match when Henry scored the pin with the Slop Drop
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero with the lariat; prior to the match, Sable was sent backstage by Mero
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown when D-Lo submitted to Shamrock's ankle lock
TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Cactus Jack when, as Cactus attempted a suplex into the ring, Luna swept Cactus' leg out from underneath him and held it down during the cover; after the bout, Sable attacked Luna, with Marc Mero appearing and holding her back; moments later, after Goldust and Luna left ringside, Sable shoved Mero to the mat and left the ring alone
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification when Chyna interfered and hit a low blow on Road Warrior Animal as the challengers prepared to hit the Doomsday Device on Road Dogg
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) with the Stunner after hitting an interfering Chyna with the Stunner
The Undertaker pinned Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) with the tombstone

 

This was the first show after the WMXIV post RAW tapings and was the show where Undertaker had lost his luggage. To cover this, over the PA they announced DX had stolen it.

[PhilTLL]

WCW house show at State Fair Arena in August 1993 that I still can't find the whole card to. But pretty sure it included Steamboat/Regal.

[JAC]

From thehistoryofwwe.com. I went with my Dad with press passes given to us by an uncle. It turns out that press pass = no seats. I had fun anyway and became a lifelong fan.

 

WWF @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Forum - February 10, 1989 (7,500; sell out)
Paul Roma pinned Boris Zhukov
The Honkytonk Man pinned Bret Hart with a roll up as Hart tried to get at Jimmy Hart on the ring apron
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
Rick Martel pinned King Haku
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out

[WingedEagle]

This guy:

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 23, 1992 (matinee) (14,000)
Televised on the MSG Network 2/29/92 - featured Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/92: The Berzerker pinned Jim Brunzell with a falling slam at 8:44
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/25/92: The Nasty Boys (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Bushwhackers at 12:38 when Brian Knobbs pinned Butch after Saggs hit Butch with the ring bell behind the referee's back
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/9/92: The Warlord pinned Chris Walker at 11:14 with a powerbomb
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/92: Sid Justice (w/ Harvey Whippleman) pinned Hercules with a powerbomb at the 25-second mark; prior to the bout, Justice allowed Hercules to leave the ring and forfeit the match but Herc attacked him from behind
WWF IC Champion Roddy Piper pinned Repo Man at 3:31 with an elbow drop after hitting the challenger with his own steel hook; prior to the bout, Repo stole a watch from a woman at ringside only for Piper to return it to her after the conclusion of the match
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Davey Boy Smith at 5:19 after dropping him throat-first across the top rope
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/92: Rick Martel pinned the Big Bossman at 13:49 after hitting him with Bossman’s own nightstick behind the referee's back as the referee prevented Bossman from using Martel's atomizer can as a weapon
Sid Justice won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Hulk Hogan at 16:37; Hogan originally elimiated Justice at 15:50 but the referee inside the ring had been knocked to the floor by Justice; moments later, Sid returned to the ring, hit Hogan with Harvey Wippleman's doctor's bag, rolled Hogan to the floor underneath the bottom rope, and woke the referee up to tell him he threw Hogan over the top; other participants included: WWF IC Champion Roddy Piper, Chris Walker, Rick Martel, WWF World Champion Ric Flair, the Big Bossman, Davey Boy Smith, the Berzerker, Hercules, the Bushwhackers, Skinner, Repo Man, the Warlord, Kato, Jim Brunzell, the Nasty Boys, and the Undertaker; order of elimination: Butch by the Nasty Boys (2:31); the Berzerker by Hogan (5:30); Skinner after Piper ducked a clothesline (5:49); Kato by Piper (6:00); Brunzell by Martel (6:38); Hercules by Hogan (7:09); Martel by Bossman (7:18); Saggs by Hogan (8:25); Luke by the Undertaker (8:36); Walker by the Warlord (8:48); Flair & Repo by Piper (9:45); Piper by Sid (10:06); Taker by Bossman (11:42); Smith by Sid (12:32); Knobbs by Hogan (13:10); Warlord by Hogan (13:33); Bossman by Sid (13:41); the Legion of Doom were to have competed in the match but were replaced

[PeteF3]

WWF @ Columbus, OH - Ohio Center - July 25, 1986
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage vs. the Junkyard Dog
Adrian Adonis vs. George Steele
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Cpl. Kirchner (Boot Camp match)

 

That's all Graham's site has and I can remember very little else. Paul Roma-Iron Mike Sharpe was the opener, which ended with Sharpe in a sleeper and I can't remember if Roma won or if the time limit expired. There's a women's match between Black Venus and somebody, possibly Moolah. Steele didn't wrestle Adonis--he wrestled Iron Sheik. George was well into his "special" babyface gimmick but I still wanted to crawl under my seat anyway when he came out, I think because I thought he might come over the guardrail into the bleachers and eat me not because he was an evil monster, but because he just didn't know any better. During intermission, Steele came back out and invited fans to come into the ring and chew on turnbuckles with him.

[Flyin' Brian]

Besides local shows I have no idea how to find the cards for, first major show was:

 

 

WWE RAW RESULTS

 

December 6, 2004

Charlotte, North Carolina

Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler

 

HEAT TAPINGS:

"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters def C.W. Anderson -dark match-..

Gene Snitsky def Caprice Coleman (from NWA: Wildside)..

Rhyno def Sylvian Grenier..

Val Venis def Steven Richards..

Rob Conway def Tajiri..

 

IN THE RING: Chris Jericho + Vince McMahon + Triple H..

Chris Jericho, who is General Manager for the night, welcomes everyone to RAW IS JERICHO!!!

Chris Jericho says that they will get to the bottom of the World title situation later on..

Chris Jericho says that he's going to throw a party and everybody is going to get laid!

Suddenly a bunch of lays (hawaiian thingies that go around you neck) fall from the ceiling..

Chris Jericho books Trish vs Lita, as well as a Diva limbo contest, plus introduces his band -- Fozzy!

Chris Jericho then shows footage from the end of last week's World Heavyweight title match..

Chris Jericho introduces the only man who can make a decision this big --- Vince McMahon!

Vince McMahon comes down to the ring grinning, and carrying the World title belt over his shoulder..

Vince McMahon says it was obvious that Benoit's shoulders were down, and that Edge was tapping out..

Vince McMahon says that it seems to him that the result of the match was a tie...... therefore......

Suddenly, Triple H's music hits, and Triple H confidently struts to the ring (oh they're really pushing it!)

Vince McMahon congradulates Triple H ---- for being a best selling author ---- and plugs HHH's new book..

Vince McMahon congradulates Triple H again ---- for being a movie star ---- and plugs Blade: Trinity..

Triple H smiles but gets impatient and tries up grab the World Heavyweight title off of Vince's shoulder..

Vince McMahon says he isn't going to name a champion, instead he'll dump it on Eric Bischoff's lap next week!

Vince McMahon says that the World Heavyweight championship is officially vacated so HHH is no long champion!

 

BACKSTAGE: Evolution (Triple H & Ric Flair & Batista)..

Triple H & Ric Flair are flipping out backstage and Batista doesn't seem to be bothered by what happened..

Triple H confronts Batista about his attitude, and Batista

 

Y2J PARTY: Chris Jericho & Christian + Chris Benoit..

Christian comes in and complains about the custume that Jericho has ordered him to wear tonight..

Chris Jericho says ----- oh forget it this segment is too pointless and ridiculous to describe..

Chris Jericho then books himself and Chris Benoit in a match against Triple H & Batista tonight..

 

MATCH: Eugene Dinsmore w/William Regal vs Maven..

This match stems from last week when Maven was eliminated from the battle royal by Eugene and then attacked him!

Maven bounced off the ropes and pretended to trip, tricking the referee into ejecting William Regal from ringside!

Maven then locked Eugene up-side-down in the corner and got disqualied for not releasing a chokehold!

William Regal ran down to chase Maven away and check on Eugene, but got knocked out by a belt-shot from Maven!

 

DIVA LIMBO: Chris Jericho + Christy Hemme & Stacy Keibler & Maria & Candice Michelle & Melina Perez + Muhammad Hassan..

Fozzy plays rocknroll music for this contest --- which was what it was --- which was won by Christy Hemme..

Chris Jericho began singing along with Fozz, while the Divas danced, until Muhammed Hassan came on the screen!

Muhammad Hassan asks how it felt to be having a good time, and suddenly have everything change for you..

Muhammad Hassan says that after he makes his debut, the fans will begin to see how it is, and the party will be over!

 

MATCH: Simon Dean vs The Hurricane..

Simon Dean says that Chris Jericho asked him to wrestle tonight before he promoting his Simon System..

Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler make it sound like this is Simon Deans first wrestling match ever -- that's so wrong!

Simon Dean managed to pick up the victory over The Hurricane..

 

INTERVIEW: The Coach & Randy Orton..

Randy Orton says he's glad Triple H is no longer champion because no he can compete for the World title..

 

IN THE RING: Edge + Randy Orton (for yet another non-wrestling segment on RAW)..

Edge says that he came to RAW prepared to def end HIS World Heavyweight championship..

Edge says that he won the Battle Royal last week, and also won the World title 3-WAY later that night!

Edge says he had the World title in his hands and never felt so good in his life!

Edge says that he blames Randy Orton for having his dreams ripped right out of his hands!

Edge calls out Randy Orton, who comes out and rips off his shirt and grabs the microphone..

Randy Orton says he did Edge a favour last week when he came down and personally took care of Evolution!

Randy Orton says they've kicked eachothers asses before, but Edge should be blaming himself!

Edge says that Randy Orton can say what he wants but when it comes down to it, "You're my BITCH!"

A brawl ensues with Arn Anderson, Johnny Ace, Sgt Slaughter and others trying to pull them apart..

 

IC TITLE MATCH: Shelton Benjamin vs Christian w/Tyson Tomko..

Christian comes out wearing a goofy "Captain Charisma" mask and costume, which Jericho forced him to wear!

Shelton Benjamin ended up winning after a "costume malfunction" and Christian's mask got twisted around..

 

ON STAGE: Chris Jericho..

Chris Jericho books Edge vs Randy Orton in a match next week (can he do that?)..

Chris Jericho and Fozzy sing Nah nah nah nah, Hey Hey Hey, Good bye" to get Christian out of the ring!

 

BACKSTAGE: Lita & Gene Snitsky..

Gene Snitsky says that it's a shame that her husband Kane couldn't be here on Lita's big night..

Gene Snitsky says it's a shame that he ended Kane's career, also says it's a shame her baby isn't there!

Gene Snitsky bullies Lita and pulls her hair and says "Good luck tonight, Lita!"..

 

BACKSTAGE: Triple H & Ric Flair..

Triple H gets Eric Bischoff on the phone and kisses up to him suggesting he look at it from a business standpoint..

Triple H goes on and on and on about how great he is, until Batista takes the phone out of his hand and hangs up..

Batista says it's a huge mistake to bully and threaten the man who holds the power to effect HHH's life..

 

TAG MATCH: Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho vs Triple H & Batista w/Ric Flair..

Lilian Garcia made the mistake of introducing Triple H as the "former World Heavyweight champion"..

Triple H ran down the ramp and chased Lilian Garcia through the crowd and out of the arena!

The Charlotte fans began chanting "We Want Flair!" during the match (Not booking Flair in a match = Mistake)..

Whenever Ric Flair interjected himself in the match (with heel tactics) the crowd would cheer and wooooo!

Triple H went crazy and got disqualified when he whacked Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho.... AND Batista with chairshots!

Triple H tries to help Batista up, but instead leaves the ring in disgust by himself..

 

BACKSTAGE: Trish Stratus & Lita..

Trish Stratus sarcastically asks Lita (The walking kiss of death) who's career she's going to end tonight?

Lita answers simply... "Yours" and gives Trish Stratus a 'symbolic' and understandably 'hot' kiss on the lips!

 

WOMENS TITLE MATCH: Trish Stratus vs Lita..

They showed "flashbacks" during the whole show of some of the events leading up to this grudge match..

~When Trish Stratus pretended to be sympathetic to Lita, but teased her by pretending Kane was behind Lita!

~When Trish Stratus threw a babyshower for Lita along with Molly Holly, Gail Kim & Jazz (Gail & Jazz were edited out)

~When Trish Stratus interrupted the Kane and Lita wedding and offering to be the maid of honor..

Lita took a sick bump on the outside early on, landing in a scarry position after performing a tope on Trish..

Lita pinned Trish Stratus after a Moonsault to capture the Woman's championship!!!

[NotJayTabb]

My parents refused to enable my wrestling fanhood by taking me to a show as a child, so my first ever show was an NWA:UK Hammerlock show in Leamington with my friends when I was 17. I remember very little of the card, except a one night tournament was won by a guy called (I think) the Kung Fu Kid, and Jon Ritchie, Paul Vault and Jon Ryan were on the card. My friends and I became big fans of the heel Ryan after he asked a large woman on the front row if they'd charged her double to come in "because you're so bloody fat".

 

Oh, and local wrestler Majik got a lot of heel heat by announcing himself as hailing from Coventry, which is only 10 miles down the road and, as far as I know, has no rivalry with Leamington.

[PhilTLL]

Sid Justice won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Hulk Hogan at 16:37; Hogan originally eliminated Justice at 15:50 but the referee inside the ring had been knocked to the floor by Justice; moments later, Sid returned to the ring, hit Hogan with Harvey Wippleman's doctor's bag, rolled Hogan to the floor underneath the bottom rope, and woke the referee up to tell him he threw Hogan over the top;

"You want to cheer Sid over Hogan? Let's see you cheer for this, assholes."

[khawk20]

My first show was a Lars Anderson owned promotion that came to town called World League Wrestling. That would have been either late 1979 or early 1980. Lars Anderson (Champion) vs. The Bounty Hunter was the main event. It was low rent but fun. WLW had TV based out of Duluth that we got for some time and they came back a few times after that show. I've looked for tape of the TV for decades but have never found any, which I guess isn't surprising since it would have been on right around when VCRs first became available to the public as a whole (at about a grand per).

[Karl]

I went to a number of UK based shows in the 80's but have very little memory of where or when beyond one show at Dunstable's Queensway Hall...so the first show I can genuinely remember was this:

 

WWF @ London, England - Wembley Arena - October 4, 1991 (12,000; sell out)
Tito Santana defeated the Barbarian
Jim Duggan fought Typhoon to a double count-out
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Hercules & Paul Roma when Jannetty pinned Roma
The Big Bossman defeated the Mountie
Ric Flair pinned Kerry Von Erich with his feet on the ropes
Davey Boy Smith (w/ Andre the Giant) pinned Earthquake after hitting him with Andre's crutch
The Undertaker defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification when Piper used the urn as a weapon
WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated the Nasty Boys when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Sags

 

The sheer volume of legendary guys under one roof was lost on me until just now...

[Loss]

NWA @ Little Rock, AR - April 19, 1989

 

Not the first show I saw, but the first one I specifically remember. Cawthon doesn't have a card posted, but the main event was Ric Flair & Michael Hayes vs Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat. People next to us also got ejected for spitting at the Samoan Swat Team.

 

I later went to a WCW house show in the summer of 1992 where for whatever reason, the audience HATED Madusa -- so much in fact that she hugged the ringpost all night long while fans called her a C U Next Tuesday and a "gutterslut". Lovely.

[kingliam]

WCW @ London, England - Arena - November 10, 2000 (9,138)
Monday Nitro - 11/13/00:
WCW Hardcore Champion Crowbar defeated Big Vito
Lethal Lottery: Sting & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome & Bam Bam Bigelow
Lethal Lottery: Kronik defeated WCW World Champion Booker T & Lex Luger
Kevin Nash defeated Chuck Palumbo, Shawn Stasiak & WCW Tag Team Champion Sean O'Haire via disqualification in a handicap match
Ernest Miller defeated Elix Skipper
Bill Goldberg defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright in a handicap match
Lance Storm defeated WCW US Champion Hugh Morrus to win the title
Lethal Lottery: Sting & Scott Steiner defeated Kronik

 

Don't remember much outside of how over Goldberg was, and that Norman Smiley got the 2nd biggest pop for one of the dark matches.

[Matt D]

WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - April 20, 1991 (matinee)
Rick Martel did not appear as scheduled
Bret Hart fought the Barbarian to a draw
Ricky Steamboat defeated Haku
Ted Dibiase defeated Roddy Piper when the referee stopped the bout due to injury
Kerry Von Erich fought the Warlord to a double count-out
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification
The Berzerker defeated Tugboat
WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect defeated Davey Boy Smith
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express

 

I've told the story before but this is when I, at age 9, got to go backstage and meet Bret right after his match vs the Barbarian. I don't remember anything after Slaughter vs Hogan. Meeting Bret is vivid. The end of the Hogan vs Slaughter match I remember. I remember being disappointed that the building regulations meant that Steamboat couldn't breathe fire. I vaguely remember Piper selling his leg but I couldn't swear by that.

[pantherwagner]

I went to a number of UK based shows in the 80's but have very little memory of where or when beyond one show at Dunstable's Queensway Hall...so the first show I can genuinely remember was this:

 

WWF @ London, England - Wembley Arena - October 4, 1991 (12,000; sell out)

Tito Santana defeated the Barbarian

Jim Duggan fought Typhoon to a double count-out

Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Hercules & Paul Roma when Jannetty pinned Roma

The Big Bossman defeated the Mountie

Ric Flair pinned Kerry Von Erich with his feet on the ropes

Davey Boy Smith (w/ Andre the Giant) pinned Earthquake after hitting him with Andre's crutch

The Undertaker defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification when Piper used the urn as a weapon

WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated the Nasty Boys when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Sags

 

The sheer volume of legendary guys under one roof was lost on me until just now...

 

It's awesome that you beat me by one day (higher up on the thread is my first show ever, a day after yours).

[grapplin' apple]

I don't have the exact date, but it was an indy show in Dubuque, Iowa in 1984. Chief Jay Strongbow (or someone trying to pass themselves as him) was in the main event.

[Blehschmidt]

I attended two local indy shows in 1995, one with Jim Neidhart and The Rock and Roll Express and the other with Jimmy Snuka and Greg Valentine. I have no results for those. My first big show came in 96.....

 

WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - February 25, 1996 (matinee) (9,000)
Included an opening segment where WWF acting President Roddy Piper talked about making two title matches on the show after it was announced Diesel wouldn't be able to wrestle due to having a dislocated shoulder; the 1-2-3 Kid then came out, upset at Piper about the cry baby match at In Your House, slapped Piper and spat at him, with Piper then making a match between he and Kid for later in the card
Fatu pinned Bob Backlund at the 43-second mark with a roll up
Steve Austin defeated Bob Holly via submission at 6:30 with the Million $ Dream
Justin Bradshaw pinned Marty Jannetty at 6:32 with the lariat
Ahmed Johnson pinned Tatanka (sub. for Jeff Jarrett) at 8:35
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skip & Zip at 6:41
Duke Drose pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley at 6:39
Roddy Piper (sub. for Razor Ramon) pinned the 1-2-3 Kid at 12:41 after hitting him with the ring bell
Savio Vega defeated WWF IC Champion Goldust via count-out at 10:02 when Goldust left ringside
WWF World Champion Bret Hart fought the Undertaker to a double count-out at 9:20; the bout was scheduled to have included Diesel as well
Shawn Michaels & Yokozuna defeated Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith at 11:02 when Michaels pinned Owen with the superkick

[Beast]

First 2 shows were in 95/96, local Connecticut shows. Can remember absolutely nothing other than buying an Italian Stallion autograph and seeing in the program that "Cactus Jack and Terry Funk may take their feud to New England in the coming months".

 

This is the show where Shawn and Bret got into a fight backstage and neither were on the show. I'm also on TV briefly when the camera pans up the aisle to Sable selling a T-Shirt. 11 year old boy's eyes have never looked so big.

 

WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - June 9, 1997 (7,164)

Nick Barberry defeated Tony Roy
Raw is War - featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with WWF Tag Team Champion Steve Austin, during which they showed footage of Austin attacking Brian Pillman the night before as part of the King of the Ring and dunking Pillman's head in the toilet; Austin then talked about facing Pillman later in the show, with McMahon then bringing up the Hart Foundation's challenge for a 5-on-5 match at Canadian Stampede and Austin accepting the challenge of being one of those five men to face the Harts:
The Legion of Doom & Ahmed Johnson defeated Farooq, Crush, & Savio Vega at 5:30
WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith fought Goldust (w/ Marlena) to a double count-out at 7:30; after the bout, Ken Shamrock made the save for the challenger (Best of Raw Vol. 6)
The Headbangers defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon at 3:38
Rob Van Dam defeated Flash Funk at 4:24
Psycho Sid pinned WWF IC Champion Owen Hart (w/ Jim Neidhart) in a non-title match with the chokeslam at 4:11; Ken Shamrock did guest commentary for the bout and, late in the contest, hit a belly to belly suplex on Neidhart on the floor (Best of Raw Vol. 6)
Rockabilly defeated Bart Gunn at 2:52
Mankind (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Steve Austin) defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification at 5:00 when WWF IC Champion Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith interfered as Mankind called for the Mandible Claw; during Austin's entrance, he was attacked in the aisle by Owen, Neidhart, & Smith, with Mankind making the save as several referees came out to send the Hart Foundation backstage; after the bout, Austin came out to fight off the Hart Foundation, with Ken Shamrock following close behind; after the Hart Foundation was cleared from the ring, Austin dropped Shamrock with the Stunner (Best of Raw Vol. 6)
Shotgun - 6/14/97 - hosted by Jim Ross & Brian Pillman, who joined the show after the first match had already started; featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Ahmed Johnson, discussing his match teaming with the Undertaker this Monday on Raw against the new Nation of Domination; Undertaker & Paul Bearer also came out, with Bearer cutting off Taker from speaking and telling Ahmed he would be in charge of the team; Ahmed attempted to reason with Taker to try and leave Bearer, that he and the fans didn't care what the secret was, but Taker left the ring when Bearer told him to but shook Ahmed's hand before he left; featured highlights from last Saturday's ECW Wrestlepalooza show, where Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, & Sabu attacked the ECW roster:
Jim Neidhart (w/ Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith) pinned Jesse Jammes at 6:27 with a powerslam; during the bout, Brian Pillman threw water on Jammes while at the announce table and after the bout, came into the ring to celebrate, spilled more water on Jammes and threw the empty bottle at the referee
Rob Van Dam & Jerry Lawler fought the Headbangers to a no contest at around the 8-minute mark after Tommy Dreamer interfered and attacked RVD, with everyone then brawling in the ring as referees attempted to separate them; Paul E. Dangerously appeared with Dreamer at ringside
Henry Godwinn (w/ Phinneas Godwinn) pinned Salvatore Sincere at 3:02 with the Slop Drop
Scott Taylor pinned Steve Ramsey at 3:19 after jumping off the top and ramming Ramsey's head into the mat
Dark match after the show: WWF World Champion the Undertaker, Psycho Sid, & Ken Shamrock defeated Jim Neidhart, WWF IC Chamion Owen Hart, & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith

[Johnny Guitar]

Like Karl, I went to a few uk shows over the years when I was young, but don't really remember what happened during them. Although me and my dad bumped into Giant Haystacks in a supermarket before one of them. We has very cool.

 

The first WWF event I went to was Summerslam 92. My cousin got punched in the face for wearing a bret hart shirt.