Phil Schneider Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I think this deserves its own thread. Fantastic stuff. I agree. I am specifically interested in seeing during what year the drawing gap between Flair and Hogan widened the most. Flair's drawing power at his peak sometimes gets undersold because it wasn't at the level of Hogan's, although he is still in the top handful of all time draws in the U.S. I like mentioning that because some like to make the argument about how most of the biggest draws have been guys who weren't that good in the ring, when really, Hogan is the exception, not the rule. I say that acknowledging that Flair's persona is what made him a draw. But the longevity came because people knew they were getting a show when he headlined. What big draws were bad workers? Hogan, Shiek, Big Daddy. Pretty much everyone else has been pretty good or great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'll stop being cryptic and say that sek has made the argument many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Not to derail things, but I would say that Hogan in the 80's was a good worker. I've been watching a lot of 1982 NJPW, and he's been in a bunch of solid stuff and worked a smarter style than a lot of the guys. His AWA work was fine. Same with WWE if he was matched with competent guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.L.L. Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Lots of cool stuff here. The Pro Wrestling USA stuff is very interesting to me, as they may be the greatest "what if?" scenario in wrestling history to me. As really - and this becomes especially clear looking through all the other stuff that's been put up - it's obvious that the WWF could lose individual battles during their national expansion and it wouldn't really matter because Crockett, Gagne, et al just didn't have the resources to win a long term war with McMahon. I'd think if the territories had any chance of effectively fighting back against Vince's encroachment would be to band together, pool their resources, and present a united front. And 1985 was early enough in the game that they still had a some valuable resources to pool. Part of what made the WWF so successful was that they had created something of a superfed, bringing in some of the biggest talent out there from across the country for one star-studded roster. But they didn't have Flair (yet), or Dusty (yet), or Slaughter (anymore), or Magnum (ever), or the Roadies (yet), or The Freebirds (for long), or Lawler (yet), or Hansen (anymore), or the R'n'Rs (yet), or the MX (ever)....and that's just limiting myself to guys who were actually on these shows. Those are some pretty valuable players, and if they could really commit to the idea, they might have been able to make a go of it. But obviously, that was never going to happen for very long, if only because you're asking very big egos to share the pie they previously had to themselves, even if all their pies are going to get gobbled up by Vince anyway. If nothing else, it's telling to see how big that first number was, and how quickly it fell apart after the second show was just a glorified AWA card, and how they could never really recover from that. I think this deserves its own thread. Fantastic stuff. I agree. I am specifically interested in seeing during what year the drawing gap between Flair and Hogan widened the most. Flair's drawing power at his peak sometimes gets undersold because it wasn't at the level of Hogan's, although he is still in the top handful of all time draws in the U.S. I like mentioning that because some like to make the argument about how most of the biggest draws have been guys who weren't that good in the ring, when really, Hogan is the exception, not the rule. I say that acknowledging that Flair's persona is what made him a draw. But the longevity came because people knew they were getting a show when he headlined. I'm not even sure anymore that Hogan was necessarily an exception as much as it is that he was delivering the kind of matches that the traditional workrate crowd wasn't looking for. If nothing else Hogan at his least as a worker often (though not always) seems to coincide with Hogan at his least as a draw. But I get what you're saying, and I agree. When you talk about long-term popularity of a wrestler - or any performer or performance, for that matter - people don't keep coming back to watch them if they think they suck. You pretty much have to be doing something right as a worker to achieve any significant level of drawing power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I've got my own opinions about hogan in the 80s, but given the title of the note, I will say that Meltzer in early-mid 84 kept calling Hogan's matches the best "action" on the WWF house shows like it was a no brainer to say as much. I'm not sure when he changed his tune. Well, that's so long as he was in there with someone other than Studd, let me add. It's also a testament to the poor undercards, but still worth noting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Before I go to Baltimore I want to look at the very odd pattern of guys that left the territories for Vince but he still allowed them to work a shot or two outside of his promotion. WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - January 3, 1984 Championship Wrestling taping: 1/21/84: David Schultz (w/ Roddy Piper) defeated Steve Lombardi (Schultz & Piper's debut) Piper would work two Toronto dates after this and eventually worked for Don Owen a couple of times also. The Toronto deal was a Toronto thing since JCP & WWF talent working the same card was normal but the Owen thing wasn't and Vince didn't enter that territory until November 1985 and Piper would never work those shows out of loyalty to Owen. JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – January 8, 1984 NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Round 1: The Assassins d. Jay & Mark Youngblood NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Round 1: Dory Funk Jr. & Jimmy Valiant d. Ivan Koloff & Ernie Ladd NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Round 1: Wahoo McDaniel & Buzz Sawyer battled The Road Warriors to a DDQ NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Round 1: David & Kevin Von Erich d. Rufus R. Jones & Bubba Smith NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Quarterfinals: The Assassins d. Angelo Mosca & Angelo Mosca Jr. NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Quarterfinals: Don Kernodle & Bob Orton Jr. d. David & Kevin Von Erich NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Semifinals: Dory Funk Jr. & Jimmy Valiant d. The Assassins US Heavyweight Title: Greg Valentine d. Dick Slater © by DQ NWA World Tag Titles Tournament – Finals: Don Kernodle & Bob Orton Jr. d. Dory Funk Jr. & Jimmy Valiant Ricky Steamboat d. Sgt. Slaughter Then there is this one as Slaughter who was firmly in the WWF at this time but he worked Steamer in his "retirement" match as a favor. Boesch @ Houston, TX – Sam Houston Coliseum – January 13, 1984 Rick Rood d. Tony Torres Jim Neidhart d. Hacksaw Higgins The Midnight Express d. El Bracero & Lanny Poffo Black Gordman battled Jose Lothario to a no contest Tito Santana d. Butch Reed Texas Tornado Match: Hacksaw Duggan & Junkyard Dog d. Krusher Darsow & Nikolai Volkoff Boesch @ Houston, TX – Sam Houston Coliseum – January 27, 1984 Masao Ito d. John King Brian Adias d. Hacksaw Higgins Terry Taylor d. Tom Lintz Jim Neidhart d. Butch Reed by DQ The Midnight Express d. Magnum T.A. & Mr. Wrestling II by DQ Jose Lothario d. Black Gordman Elimination Match: Krusher Darsow, Butch Reed, & Nikolai Volkoff d. Hacksaw Duggan, Junkyard Dog, & Tito Santana Tito works for Boesch here twice right before he wins the IC Title and even gets to go over the rising Hacksaw. WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - January 24, 1984 Championship Wrestling taping: 2/4/84: Greg Valentine defeated Frankie Williams WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - February 14, 1984 Championship Wrestling taping: 2/25/84: Greg Valentine defeated Frankie Williams WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - March 6, 1984 Championship Wrestling taping: 3/17/84: Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - March 20, 1984 (26,092 which included 4,000 at Felt Forum) This card was not broadcast on the MSG Network: SD Jones pinned Rene Goulet with a headbutt at 9:23 B. Brian Blair defeated Charlie Fulton at 9:30 Akira Maeda defeated Pierre Lefebrve Iron Sheik defeated Ivan Putski at 7:04 Sgt. Slaughter defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee in a handicap match by pinning Lee following a clothesline Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka via disqualification at 12:21; Andre was unable to continue mid-way through the match after being hit by brass knuckles by Piper, followed by relentless double teaming by Piper and Bob Orton Jr.; Snuka was disqualified when, after the bout was turned into a handicap match, Andre returned to the ring and attacked his opponents (Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits) WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification at 10:02 WWF IC Champion Tito Santana fought Paul Orndorff to a 20-minute time limit draw Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out at 15:00 JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – March 24, 1984 Larry Hamilton d. Bobby Bass Vinnie Valentino d. Kurt Von Hess Brian Adias d. Barry Orton Junkyard Dog d. The Great Kabuki Russian Chain: Ivan Koloff d. Angelo Mosca Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood d. The Road Warriors Steel Cage: Dick Slater d. Greg Valentine Hair vs. Mask: Jimmy Valiant d. Assassin II JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Coliseum – March 26, 1984 Larry Hamilton & Greg Valentine d. Hans Schroeder & Kurt Von Hess Barry Hart d. Bobby Bass Brian Adias fought Dory Funk Jr. to a draw Jimmy Valiant d. Paul Jones Rufus R. Jones & Jimmy Valiant d. The Assassins Junkyard Dog d. Dick Slater by countout Hammer is maybe the oddest of them all as he was on TV almost 2 months before he worked his last date for JCP so he was working both promotion's TV at the same time for 2 months. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Wasn't letting the wrestlers Vince stole from other territories work a few dates for their old promoters as a favour, a con to lull them into believing he didn't have plans to expand nationally (or not in their markets, at least)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Baltimore was Ole's first salvo into the war with Vince and he was on TV a lot at this time going after WWF cryptically plus he was the first showing WWF workers jobbing to his guys in old clips. Ole hooked up with Gary Juster and they really pimped this show hard on TV. APRIL 7, 1984 – BALTIMORE, MD - CIVIC CENTER (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Ernie Ladd d. the Mystery Man > Tim Horner d. Jerry Brisco > Sweet Brown Sugar d. the Spoiler > Brad Armstrong d. Larry Zbyszko > Wahoo McDaniel & King Kong Bundy d. the Road Warriors by DQ > NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Jack Brisco > National Television Title Match: Ron Garvin d. Jake Roberts © to win title I don't have an attendance but they taped this show and in the clips it looked like a full house. The best part about this was Ole went out and interviewed fans who were overjoyed to see GCW talent in their town while burying Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant by name with Ole cracking up. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 8, 1984 Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton B. Brian Blair defeated Jose Luis Rivera Tony Garea fought Rene Goulet to a draw WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated the Wild Samoans Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification Iron Sheik defeated Sgt. Slaughter when the match was stopped due to blood WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - June 9, 1984 Tiger Chung Lee defeated SD Jones Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea Greg Valentine defeated Salvatore Bellomo; during the bout, the ropes broke Jimmy Snuka defeated David Schultz Sgt. Slaughter defeated Iron Sheik in a bootcamp match Roddy Piper defeated Rocky Johnson Terry Daniels defeated Samula Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. JUNE 9, 1984 – BALTIMORE, MD - CIVIC CENTER (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Nikolai Volkoff d. King Kong Bundy > Harley Race and Wahoo McDaniel went to a draw > Ole Anderson d. Paul Ellering by DQ > Brad Armstrong & Junkyard Dog d. Ted DiBiase & the Spoiler > The Road Warriors battled Austin Idol & Jerry Lawler to a DDQ > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair © d. Ron Garvin Head-to-head and I wish I had numbers. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - August 18, 1984 Susan Starr defeated Peggy Lee SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet David Schultz defeated Rick McGraw Big John Studd defeated Terry Daniels Kamala defeated B. Brian Blair Mr. Fuji defeated Tiger Chung Lee Bob Orton Jr. fought Rocky Johnson to a draw Jesse Ventura defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out AUGUST 18, 1984 – BALTIMORE, MD - CIVIC CENTER (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Steve Travis d. Davey G > Jerry Oates d. Bob Roop > Tim Horner d. 666 by DQ > Ole Anderson & Jerry Oates d. the Assassins > Ted DiBiase d. Brad Armstrong > Larry Zbyszko versus Bruno Sammartino, Jr., ruled a NC > NWA World Television Title Canadian Lumberjack Match: Ron Garvin d. Jake Roberts © to win title Hogan is on the card now and I'm willing to bet that it made a big difference. OCTOBER 11, 1984 – BALTIMORE, MD – CIVIC CENTER (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Bob Roop d. Jerry Oates > The Hollywood Blonds d. The Lightning Express > Tommy Rich d. Mr. Ito > Dusty Rhodes & Ole Anderson versus the Road Warriors ruled a NC > National Heavyweight Title Match: Ron Garvin d. Ted DiBiase © > Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Harley Race WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - October 18, 1984 The Tonga Kid defeated Mr. Fuji The Spoiler defeated Rick McGraw WWF Tag Team Champion Dick Murdoch defeated SD Jones Nikolai Volkoff defeated Samula David Sammartino defeated Moondog Spot David Schultz defeated Bob Bradley Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Adrian Adonis via disqualification WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Salvatore Bellomo Andre the Giant & Junkyard Dog defeated Kamala & Big John Studd DECEMBER 4, 1984 - BALTIMORE, MD (Ole Anderson – Promoter) > Ron Slinker d. Mr. Ito > Ron Ritchie and Bob Roop went to a draw > The Hollywood Blonds d. Jerry Oates & Frankie Lane > Jimmy Valiant d. New York Assassin #1 > Tommy Rich, Ole Anderson, & Dusty Rhodes d. Paul Ellering & the Road Warriors > Ric Flair versus Ronnie Garvin ended in a DCO WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 6, 1984 David Schultz vs. Samula Rocky Johnson vs. Big John Studd Not a full card here so I can't judge this one. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - January 18, 1985 Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones Bob Bradley fought Charlie Fulton to a draw George Wells defeated Johnny Rodz Don Muraco defeated Bret Hart Rene Goulet defeated Jose Luis Rivera Jimmy Snuka defeated Bob Orton Jr. Andre the Giant & Junkyard Dog defeated Ken Patera & Big John Studd Wendi Richter defeated Judy Martin Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V PWUSA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 22, 1985 (5,600) Curt Hennig d. Doug Somers Chick Donovan d. Larry Sharpe Ron Starr d. Italian Stallion Brian Adias fought Jim Brunzell to a draw Ron Ritchie d. Rip Rogers Ronnie Garvin d. Bob Roop AWA World Tag Titles: Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson d. The Road Warriors © by DQ Bob Backlund d. Masked Superstar by DQ Tommy Rich & Sgt. Slaughter d. Bill & Scott Irwin Tag Team Battle Royal: Bob Backlund & Sgt. Slaughter were the winners PWUSA has now taken over in Baltimore with Juster still promoting the cards. FEBRUARY 16, 1985 – BALTIMORE, MD - CIVIC CENTER (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Ole Anderson versus Wahoo McDaniel ruled a NC > Ric Flair d. Sgt. Slaughter by DQ > Magnum T. A. d. Doug Vines > Denny Brown d. Keith Larsen > Jimmy Valiant & Bob Backlund d. Billy Graham & the Barbarian by DQ > Dick Slater d. Dory Funk, Jr. > Manny Fernandez & Dusty Rhodes d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 23, 1985 Brutus Beefcake vs. George Wells Terry Gibbs vs. David Sammartino Tony Atlas vs. Les Thornton Swede Hanson vs. Jim Neidhart Salvatore Bellomo vs. Johnny Valiant WWF Women’s Title: Wendi Richter © vs. Leilani Kai Lumberjack for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title: Greg Valentine © vs. Tito Santana Andre the Giant & Blackjack Mulligan vs. Ken Patera & Big John Studd It was also at this time that WWF would be having Spectrum shows the same day as the competition's shows in Baltimore. FEBRUARY 24, 1985 – WASHINGTON, DC - ARMORY (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Manny Fernandez d. Mark Fleming > Dory Funk, Jr., d. Pinky Larson > Magnum T. A. d. J. J. Dillon > Wahoo McDaniel d. Ricky Steamboat > Dick Slater and Tully Blanchard went to a draw > Jimmy Valiant & Dusty Rhodes d. Ron Bass & Black Bart > Bob Backlund d. Ivan Koloff by DQ WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - March 9, 1985 Rick McGraw defeated Terry Gibbs Jesse Ventura defeated SD Jones Ricky Steamboat defeated Buddy Rose Desiree Peterson defeated Penny Mitchell Tony Atlas defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualifiation Mr. Wrestling II defeated Moondog Spot WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Don Muraco MARCH 14, 1985 – BALTIMORE, MD - CIVIC CENTER (Gary Juster – Promoter) > Tom Zenk d. the Alaskan > The Fabulous Freebirds d. the Rock & Roll RPMs > Billy Graham and Manny Fernandez went to a draw > Bob Backlund d. the Barbarian by DQ > Tommy Rich and Tully Blanchard went to a draw > Ole Anderson, Dusty Rhodes & Sgt. Slaughter d. Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff by DQ > AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel © d. Mr. Saito PWUSA @ Washington, DC – Armory – April 18, 1985 Larry Sharpe d. Sean O’Reilly Handicap: Kamala d. Steve O & Tom Zenk The Wild Samoans d. King Tonga & Masked Superstar Tonga Kid d. Larry Zbyszko by DQ AWA World Tag Titles: The Road Warriors © d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff by DQ AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel © d. Bob Backlund by countout WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 18, 1985 Don Muraco defeated SD Jones King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Garea Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match Ricky Steamboat defeated Moondog Spot The British Bulldogs defeated Charlie Fulton & Rene Goulet Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine & Paul Orndorff WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake I don't know if PWUSA quit running the area for 4 months or what but I don't have results for them until August. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - August 17, 1985 Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary Johnny V pinned Steve Lombardi at 5:04 with a clothesline and elbow drop; after the bout, Johnny V threw his opponent out to the floor (Amazing Managers) Cousin Junior (w/ Hillbilly Jim) pinned Moondog Spot at 12:46 with a mule kick after Spot was distracted by Jim on the floor (Wrestling's Country Boys) Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Garea at 9:57 with the DDT Terry Funk defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the sleeper at 10:47; after the bout, Funk branded his opponent Junkyard Dog & Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji at 13:33 when Steamboat pinned Fuji with a sunset flip; after the match, JYD freed himself from the ring ropes and cleared the ring with his chain (Amazing Managers) The Hart Foundation defeated Swede Hanson & Lanny Poffo at 10:37 when Bret pinned Hanson after Neidhart hit a clothesline to the back of the head Randy Savage pinned Rick McGraw at 9:16 with the flying elbowsmash WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Brutus Beefcake at 12:35 with a roll up after Beefcake accidentally hit Johnny V with the running kneelift as V was on the ring apron (Hulkamania 2, Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake) PWUSA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 17, 1985 Bob Backlund d. Larry Sharpe Jimmy Valiant d. Paul Jones AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel © d. Larry Zbyszko Dusty Rhodes battled Tully Blanchard to a no contest NWA World Heavyweight Title: Magnum TA d. Ric Flair © by DQ WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Center - September 14, 1985 Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary Don Muraco defeated Steve Gatorwolf Bob Orton Jr. defeated Lanny Poffo Jim Neidhart pinned Davey Boy Smith with his feet outside the ring after Smith was dropped face-first on the top turnbuckle (The British Bulldogs) Cousin Junior defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification at 6:01 after Junior became tied up in the ring ropes and Adonis refused to stop beating on him; after the match, Hillbilly Jim made the save by hitting Adonis with his cowbell (Wrestling's Country Boys) Big John Studd defeated Junkyard Dog Prime Time Wrestling - 4/28/87: The Dynamite Kid pinned Bret Hart at 12:25 by blocking a suplex into the ring and reversing it into a roll up; after the bout, Jim Neidhart helped in double teaming Dynamite until Davey Boy Smith made the save (The British Bulldogs) Junkyard Dog won a 21-man $50,000 battle royal; other participants included: Adrian Adonis, King Kong Bundy, Cousin Junior, the British Bulldogs, Uncle Elmer, Tony Garea, the Hart Foundation, Bobby Heenan, Cpl. Kirchner, Blackjack Mulligan, Don Muraco, Bob Orton Jr., Roddy Piper, Big John Studd, David Sammartino, Johnny V, and Steve Gatorwolf WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Greg Valentine PWUSA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 19, 1985 Billy Robinson d. Jerry Oske Brad Rheingans d. Kevin Kelly National Heavyweight Title: Black Bart © battled Ronnie Garvin to a no contest Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko d. Greg Gagne & Sgt. Slaughter by DQ Dusty Rhodes fought Nikita Koloff to a draw The Rock n Roll Express d. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Magnum TA PWUSA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 24, 1985 Mike Moore d. Bill Irwin Boris Zuhkov d. Larry Winters AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel © d. Kamala by DQ Abdullah the Butcher & The Barbarian battled Superstar Billy Graham & Jimmy Valiant to a no contest Magnum TA d. Buddy Landell Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors d. Arn & Ole Anderson, & Tully Blanchard WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 1, 1985 Pedro Morales vs. Tiger Chung Lee SD Jones vs. Rene Goulet Scott McGhee vs. Terry Gibbs Dan Spivey vs. Moondog Spot Terry Funk vs. Junkyard Dog Paul Orndorff vs. Big John Studd Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, & Cousin Luke vs. Johnny V, WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (Best 2 out of 3 falls) Andre the Giant vs. King Kong Bundy WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 25, 1985 Terry Funk vs. Junkyard Dog WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage Also included 9 other bouts PWUSA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 30, 1985 Sherri Martel d. Debbie Combs Ron Bass d. JJ Dillon Arn & Ole Anderson d. Wahoo McDaniel & Baron Von Raschke Arm Wrestling: Superstar Billy Graham d. The Barbarian Superstar Billy Graham d. The Barbarian by DQ The Road Warriors d. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel d. Stan Hansen © by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Ronnie Garvin WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - January 25, 1986 Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary Prime Time Wrestling - 2/3/86: SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet Prime Time Wrestling - 2/3/86: George Wells defeated Barry O Prime Time Wrestling - 2/3/86: Terry Funk defeated Dan Spivey Prime Time Wrestling - 2/3/86: Randy Savage pinned Scott McGhee at 6:18 with the flying elbow drop; before and after the contest, Savage had a verbal confrontation with Gorilla Monsoon The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ricky Steamboat by hitting him in the throat with a foreign object after the referee took Fuji's cane from Steamboat (Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat) WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd JCP @ Washington, DC – DC Armory – January 30, 1986 (1,250) Pez Whatley d. Pat Tanaka Don Kernodle d. Gene Ligon Ron Bass d. Black Bart Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a draw The Rock n Roll Express d. The Midnight Express WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - February 9, 1986 Scott McGhee fought Paul Christy to a draw Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo The Hart Foundation defeated The Killer Bees Junkyard Dog defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco in a martial arts match King Tonga defeated Tiger Chung Lee King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim Hillbilly Jim vs. King Kong Bundy WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Terry Funk PWUSA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 20, 1986 Scott Hall d. Boris Zuhkov Tully Blanchard d. Jimmy Valiant Nick Bockwinkel battled Larry Zbyszko to a no contest Magnum T.A. d. Baron Von Raschke The Midnight Express d. The Rock n Roll Express AWA World Heavyweight Title: Sgt. Slaughter d. Stan Hansen © by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Dusty Rhodes by DQ Steel Cage Match: The Road Warriors d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 31, 1986 Mike Kahlua d. Tom Bradley Jimmy Valiant d. Jimmy Garvin by DQ US Heavyweight Title vs. National Heavyweight Title: Magnum TA © fought Tully Blanchard © to a draw Cornette handcuffed to Valiant: The Midnight Express d. The Rock n Roll Express by DQ Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Dusty Rhodes by DQ WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 20, 1986 Pedro Morales defeated Hercules Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea Jake Roberts defeated SD Jones Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage via count-out Bob Orton Jr. defeated Dan Spivey via count-out Adrian Adonis defeated Hillbilly Jim Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Lanny Poffo Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, & Johnny V defeated Tito Santana, WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 26, 1986 Russian Chain: The Road Warriors d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - May 10, 1986 B. Brian Blair defeated Bret Hart Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo Dan Spivey defeated Paul Christy King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas & Ted Arcidi George Steele defeated Iron Sheik Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner Jake Roberts defeated Ricky Steamboat WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 17, 1986 Denny Brown fought Steve Regal to a draw Black Bart d. Sam Houston Manny Fernandez d. Leo Burke Steel Cage: The Rock n Roll Express d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette Ronnie Garvin d. Arn Anderson Magnum TA battled Tully Blanchard to a no contest Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff, & Baron Von Raschke JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 14, 1986 (5,500) Sam Houston d. Teijho Khan Jimmy Garvin d. Italian Stallion The Barbarian d. Todd Champion Black Bart d. Hector Guerrero Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a draw The Midnight Express d. Ronnie Garvin & Wahoo McDaniel by DQ Barbed Wire: Magnum TA d. Tully Blanchard WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - June 21, 1986 Bret Hart defeated Jim Powers Tony Atlas fought Jim Neidhart to a draw King Kong Bundy defeated Jose Luis Rivera (sub. for Ted Arcidi) Sivi Afi defeated Paul Christy King Tonga defeated Iron Sheik via disqualification Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a bootcamp match Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs via count-out WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana JCP @ Washington, DC – RFK Stadium – July 3, 1986 Baron Von Raschke d. Italian Stallion Jimmy Garvin d. Todd Champion Don Kernodle d. Thunderfoot Ole Anderson d. Hector Guerrero Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel d. Arn Anderson Manny Fernandez & Jimmy Valiant d. The Barbarian & Shaska Whatley Taped Fist Match: Tully Blanchard d. Ronnie Garvin Steel Cage Match: The Rock n Roll Express d. The Midnight Express Baby Doll d. Jim Cornette NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Dusty Rhodes Steel Cage Match: Magnum T.A. & The Road Warriors d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev I don't have a number for this but it bombed. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 19, 1986 Steve Regal d. Rocky King Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev d. Manny Fernandez & Hector Guerrero Ronnie Garvin d. Tully Blanchard Wahoo McDaniel d. Jimmy Garvin The Road Warriors d. The Midnight Express by DQ Magnum TA d. Nikita Koloff Dusty Rhodes & The Rock n Roll Express d. Arn & Ole Anderson, & Ric Flair WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 20, 1986 Jim Neidhart defeated Scott McGhee Iron Sheik defeated Lanny Poffo Sivi Afi defeated Tiger Chung Lee Harley Race defeated Tony Atlas Pedro Morales defeated Don Muraco via count-out George Steele defeated Bob Orton Jr. Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs defeated Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine in a steel cage match WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - August 24, 1986 (20,000; sell out) Cpl. Kirchner defeated Tiger Chung Lee King Harley Race defeated SD Jones Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey The Killer Bees defeated Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine Adrian Adonis defeated Junkyard Dog WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 6, 1986 (9,800) Denny Brown d. George South Misty Blue d. Linda Dallas Handicap: The Warlord d. The Thunderfeet Jimmy Garvin d. Sam Houston Baron Von Raschke d. Todd Bradford Tully Blanchard d. Ronnie Garvin Arn & Ole Anderson d. The Rock n Roll Express NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Dusty Rhodes by DQ It was around this time that JCP would do Philly/Baltimore double shots. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 9, 1986 (7,200) Brad Armstrong d. Grim Reaper Tim Horner fought Shaska Whatley to a draw Ronnie Garvin d. Ivan Koloff Jimmy Valiant d. Baron Von Raschke Ronnie Garvin & Ricky Morton d. Arn & Ole Anderson by DQ Dusty Rhodes d. Tully Blanchard NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Dick Murdoch WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - October 17, 1986 (10,000) Pedro Morales defeated the Red Demon Cpl. Kirchner defeated Steve Lombardi Junkyard Dog defeated Bob Bradley Kamala defeated Lanny Poffo Koko B. Ware defeated Tiger Chung Lee Hercules fought Billy Jack Haynes to a draw WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Honkytonk Man via count-out WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match JCP @ Washington, DC – DC Armory – November 15, 1986 The Barbarian d. Nelson Royal Rick Rude d. Hector Guerrero Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev fought The Lightning Express to a draw Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering d. The Midnight Express by DQ The Rock n Roll Express d. The Midnight Express by DQ The Super Powers d. Tully Blanchard & Ric Flair by DQ WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - November 22, 1986 (matinee) Pedro Morales defeated Jack Crougar Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Lombardi Hillbilly Jim defeated Jimmy Jack Funk Hercules defeated Koko B. Ware Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated the Tonga Kid & King Tonga Kamala defeated King Kong Bundy Roddy Piper & George Steele defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 22, 1986 (14,000) Larry Winters d. Ron Shaw Ricky Lee Jones d. Rocky Kernodle Hector Guerrero d. Tony Zane Jimmy Valiant d. Gary Royal Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering d. The Midnight Express by DQ Texas Tornado: Arn & Ole Anderson d. The Kansas Jayhawks Steel Cage: The Super Powers d. Tully Blanchard & Ric Flair HUGE win for JCP there as Baltimore is starting to heat up. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 13, 1986 Brad Armstrong d. Shaska Whatley The Kansas Jayhawks d. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev Big Bubba Rogers d. Ronnie Garvin The Road Warriors d. The Midnight Express Bunkhouse Stampede won by Dusty Rhodes NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Nikita Koloff WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 25, 1986 Paul Roma defeated Tiger Chung Lee Sivi Afi defeated Steve Lombardi Sika defeated Jose Luis Rivera Butch Reed defeated Jerry Allen WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Leilani Kai The Hart Foundation defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Dick Slater Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake Blackjack Mulligan defeated Nikolai Volkoff Hercules defeated Koko B. Ware WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via disqualification WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - December 30, 1986 (8,000) Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage via count-out JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 5, 1987 (6,000) Bill Dundee d. Alan West Hector Guerrero d. Eddie Roberts Jimmy Valiant d. Mark Fleming Big Bubba Rogers d. Ricky Lee Jones Jimmy Garvin d. Hector Guerrero The Midnight Express d. Ronnie Garvin & Dick Murdoch NWA World Tag Titles: The Rock n Roll Express d. Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude © by DQ NWA World TV Title: Tully Blanchard © fought Barry Windham to a draw Bruno still had some power even at the end of 1986 but there was no Flair on the B-More show either. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - January 18, 1987 Ron Bass defeated SD Jones Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo George Steele defeated Iron Sheik Dino Bravo defeated Billy Jack Haynes via count-out The Killer Bees defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. Junkyard Dog fought King Harley Race to a double count-out Blackjack Mulligan (sub. for the Dynamite Kid) & WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated The Hart Foundation WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification JCP @ Washington, DC – Armory – January 22, 1987 Brad Armstrong d. Jimmy Garvin by DQ Arn Anderson vs. Barry Windham Scaffold: The Midnight Express vs. The Road Warriors WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - January 31, 1987 (14,000) Paul Roma defeated Tiger Chung Lee Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a draw Blackjack Mulligan defeated Iron Sheik Sivi Afi defeated Terry Gibbs Kamala defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jerry Allen Koko B. Ware defeated Honkytonk Man The Killer Bees defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 6, 1987 (11,000) Bobby Jaggers d. Shaska Whatley Dutch Mantell d. Ricky Lee Jones Baron Von Raschke d. Thunderfoot Denny Brown fought Hector Guerrero to a draw The Rock n Roll Express d. Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude by DQ Lex Luger d. Wahoo McDaniel Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors d. Big Bubba Rogers & The Midinght Express NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © battled Nikita Koloff to a no contest The battle is getting really hot here as both houses are great. JCP @ Washington, DC – DC Armory – March 13, 1987 (3,200) Mark Fleming d. Teijho Khan Tim Horner d. Johnny Ace Lazertron d. Shaska Whatley The Kansas Jayhawks d. The Mod Squad Wahoo McDaniel d. Big Bubba Rogers by DQ Jimmy Garvin d. Dennis Condrey by DQ Ronnie Garvin d. Bobby Eaton Steel Cage Match: Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude d. The Rock n Roll Express WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 14, 1987 Jerry Allen vs. Ron Bass The Assassin vs. Siva Afi The Honky Tonk Man vs. George Steele King Kong Bundy vs. Jake Roberts Demolition vs. Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey Billy Jack Haynes, Junkyard Dog, & Ricky Steamboat vs. Hercules Hernandez, Harley Race, & Randy Savage WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - April 3, 1987 SD Jones defeated Jimmy Jack Funk Ron Bass defated Nick Kiniski The Can-Am Connection defeated the Shadows Jim Duggan defeated Iron Sheik Hercules pinned Billy Jack Haynes in a chain match WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs via disqualification Jake Roberts defeated Bobby Heenan Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat via count-out JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 10, 1987 (9,300) Crockett Cup: The Thunderfeet d. Bobby Jaggers & Rocky King Crockett Cup: The Barbarian & Bill Dundee d. Tim Horner & Mike Rotundo Crockett Cup: Teijho Khan & Shaska Whatley d. Lazer-Tron & Jimmy Valiant Crockett Cup: Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin d. Italian Stallion & Ricky Lee Jones Crockett Cup: Denny Brown & Chris Champion d. Bill & Randy Mulkey Crockett Cup: Steve Keirn & George South battled Mike Graham & Nelson Royal to a DDQ Crockett Cup: Bob & Brad Armstrong d. Ivan Koloff & Vladimir Petrov Crockett Cup: The Mod Squad d. Wahoo McDaniel & Baron Von Raschke Crockett Cup: Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude d. The Thunderfeet Crockett Cup: The Super Powers d. The Barbarian & Bill Dundee Crockett Cup: The Road Warriors d. Teijho Khan & Shaska Whatley Crockett Cup: The Midnight Express d. Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin Crockett Cup: Giant Baba & Isao Takagi d. Denny Brown & Chris Champion Crockett Cup: Bob & Brad Armstrong d. Arn Anderson & Kevin Sullivan Crockett Cup: Tully Blanchard & Lex Luger d. The Mod Squad Steel Cage: Ole Anderson d. Big Bubba Rogers JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 11, 1987 (13,500) Crockett Cup: Tully Blanchard & Lex Luger d. Bob & Brad Armstong Crockett Cup: The Super Powers d. Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude Crockett Cup: The Midnight Express d. The Road Warriors by DQ Crockett Cup: Tully Blanchard & Lex Luger d. Giant Baba & Isao Takagi Crockett Cup: The Super Powers d. The Midnight Express NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Barry Windham Crockett Cup – Finals: The Super Powers d. Tully Blanchard & Lex Luger Ambitious running on back to back nights but Crockett pulled off some really good numbers here. WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - April 25, 1987 (6,690) SD Jones defeated Jimmy Jack Funk Jim Duggan defeated Iron Sheik Hercules defeated Billy Jack Haynes in a chain match WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat via count-out Jake Roberts defeated Bobby Heenan Ron Bass defeated Nick Kiniski The Can-Am Connection defeated the Shadows JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 8, 1987 (11,000) Bob & Brad Armstrong fought The New Breed to a draw Arn Anderson d. Tim Horner Vladimir Petrov d. Baron Von Raschke Lex Luger d. Ronnie Garvin by DQ Russian Chain Match: Nikita Koloff d. Ivan Koloff Dick Murdoch d. Dusty Rhodes Texas Death Match: The Road Warriors d. Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Jimmy Garvin d. Ric Flair © by DQ Savage/Steamboat bombed while JCP is on a roll here. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - June 6, 1987 Ron Bass defeated Scott Casey Sika defeated Cpl. Kirchner WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Combs The Islanders defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a draw Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, & Johnny V WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match; since Steamboat's loss of the title to Honkytonk Man on 6/2 had not aired, Steamboat was still in possession of the title JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 13, 1987 (5,200) Ricky Morton d. Mark Fleming Arn Anderson d. Kendall Windham Manny Fernandez d. Brickhouse Brown The Midnight Express d. The Southern Boys Tully Blanchard d. Ronnie Garvin Nikita Koloff d. Lex Luger by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Jimmy Garvin JCP @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 2, 1987 Eddie Gilbert d. Mark Fleming Rocky King d. Thunderfoot II Kendall Windham d. Thunderfoot Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts d. Paul Jones & Ivan Koloff Texas Death Match: Dick Murdoch d. Steve Williams Louisville Street Fight: Big Bubba Rogers d. Barry Windham The Rock n Roll Express d. The Midnight Express by DQ Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, & The Road Warriors d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & Lex Luger JCP finally gets to run the Cap Centre which was a big deal here. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 12, 1987 Misty Blue d. Kat Leroux Terry Gordy d. Thunderfoot Rick Steiner d. Sting Jimmy Garvin d. Manny Fernandez by DQ The Midnight Express d. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts Barry Windham d. Big Bubba Rogers Miss Atlanta Lively d. Bobby Eaton Steve Williams d. Dick Murdoch Nikita Koloff & The Road Warriors d. Arn Anderson, Ric Flair, & Lex Luger Barbed Wire Match: Dusty Rhodes d. Tully Blanchard WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – July 25, 1987 (4,197) Featured an appearance by Mr. T Steve Lombardi defeated Jose Estrada Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe Jim Brunzell & Junkyard Dog defeated Kamala & Sika Don Muraco defeated Bob Orton Jr. Ken Patera defeated Paul Orndorff WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai defeated the Jumping Bomb Angels George Steele defeated Danny Davis Geez what a lineup. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 31, 1987 Jerry Allen defeated Jose Estrada Outback Jack defeated Frenchy Martin Koko B. Ware defeated Nikolai Volkoff Paul Orndorff fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs Ken Patera & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Hercules & King Kong Bundy Killer Khan defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out; after the bout, the British Bulldogs helped Hogan backstage, with the champion holding his eye JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 15, 1987 (5,000) Steve Cox d. Thunderfoot Lazertron fought Nelson Royal to a draw Jimmy Valiant d. Angel of Death Sting d. Eddie Gilbert by DQ The Fabulous Freebirds d. Manny Fernandez & Shaska Whatley The Road Warriors d. The Barbarian & Ivan Koloff NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair fought Ronnie Garvin to a 60:00 draw WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - August 22, 1987 (15,000) Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jerry Allen Barry Horowitz & Steve Lombardi defeated Sivi Afi & Brady Boone Don Muraco defeated Bob Orton Jr. Ted Dibiase defeated Davey Boy Smith Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification when Johnny V interfered WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation defeated Kamala & Sika WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Killer Khan in a Mongolian Stretcher Match WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - August 29, 1987 (12,000; sell out) SD Jones defeated Barry Horowitz Sika defeated Jerry Allen Demolition defeated Chavo Guerrero & Sam Houston WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated the Fabulous Moolah Butch Reed defeated Superstar Billy Graham Tito Santana pinned Hercules Junkyard Dog defeated Kamala via disqualification Brutus Beefcake fought Ted Dibiase to a 20-minute time limit draw WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Bruno Sammartino defeated King Kong Bundy & the One Man Gang when Hogan pinned Bundy (Sammartino's last match for the company) JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 5, 1987 (11,000) Ron Simmons d. The Barbarian US Tag Titles: The Midnight Express © d. The Lightning Express Chris Adams & Sting d. Rick Steiner & Terry Taylor Barry Windham d. Eddie Gilbert Steve Williams d. Ivan Koloff by DQ Nikita Koloff battled Lex Luger to a no contest Steel Cage Match: Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - September 26, 1987 Jerry Allen pinned Frenchy Martin Outback Jack pinned Iron Mike Sharpe The One Man Gang pinned George Steele in under a minute Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated the Islanders Paul Orndorff pinned King Kong Bundy in an Old Fashioned Whipping Match; Bobby Heenan was handcuffed to Ken Patera for the duration of the bout WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma Jim Duggan pinned WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man in a non-title match JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 17, 1987 (8,000) Italian Stallion fought Samuari Warrior II to a draw Kendall Windham d. Samurai Warrior I Mike Rotundo d. Black Bart Sting d. The Terminator US Tag Titles: The Midnight Express © d. The Lightning Express Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard d. The Rock n Roll Express NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ronnie Garvin © d. Ric Flair WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - October 18, 1987 (11,079) Junkyard Dog vs. WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man The British Bulldogs vs. WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation Superstar Billy Graham vs. Butch Reed WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the One Man Gang; Slick was the guest ring announcer for the bout WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - November 8, 1987 Hercules pinned Brady Boone Virgil (sub. for Ted Dibiase) pinned Ivan Putski Greg Valentine pinned George Steele Brutus Beefcake pinned Dino Bravo Demolition fought Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes to a double count-out Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Killer Khan WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Randy Savage via count-out JCP @ Washington, DC – DC Armory – November 21, 1987 The Barbarian fought Kevin Sullivan to a draw Sting d. Larry Zbyszko by DQ Steve Williams d. Rick Steiner Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes d. Eddie Gilbert & Terry Taylor NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ronnie Garvin © d. Arn Anderson The Rock n Roll Express d. The Midnight Express The Road Warriors d. Tully Blanchard & Ric Flair by DQ Dusty Rhodes d. Lex Luger WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 7, 1987 (11,000) Dino Bravo pinned Hillbilly Jim The Islanders defeated The British Bulldogs Rick Rude pinned Junkyard Dog; after the bout, JYD challenged Rude to an immedate rematch Junkyard Dog defeated Rick Rude King Harley Race pinned Jim Duggan after hitting him with a foreign object The Ultimate Warrior pinned Iron Mike Sharpe Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man via disqualification in a lumberjack match after the Islanders interfered Saturday Night's Main Event #14 - shown 1/2/88 on NBC: WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff at 7:56 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; Martel defeated Zhukov with the Boston Crab at 4:26; Santana pinned Zhukov after a miscommunication from the challengers Jake Roberts pinned Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 3:30 with a roll up after Sika hit the corner; after the match, Roberts hit the DDT on Fuji WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Andre the Giant) with the legdrop at 12:04 after Hulking up from two Avalanches and a splash; after the match, Andre attacked Hogan from behind Greg Valentine defeated Koko B. Ware via submission at 7:28 with the figure-4; during the match, Brutus Beefcake came ringside to distract Valentine but was soon sent backstage by the referee JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – December 12, 1987 The Barbarian fought Sting to a draw Nikita Koloff d. Eddie Gilbert Steve Williams d. Terry Taylor Larry Zbyszko d. Mighty Wilbur by countout NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Michael Hayes by DQ 25 Man Bunkhouse Stampede won by Road Warrior Hawk WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 27, 1987 (matinee) (13,000) Barry Horowitz pinned Jerry Allen Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Conquistador Ron Bass pinned Outback Jack George Steele defeated Sika via count-out Greg Valentine pinned Brutus Beefcake after hitting him with a foreign object Ted Dibiase pinned Ricky Steamboat The Islanders defeated The Killer Bees WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & King Kong Bundy when Bigelow pinned Bundy with a splash at 5:42 after Hogan hit the legdrop Also included a midget tag team match JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 3, 1988 NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Michael Hayes WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - January 30, 1988 (5,500) Danny Davis vs. Sam Houston Sherri Martel vs. Velvet McIntyre The Bolsheivks vs. The Young Stallions Sika vs. Koko B. Ware Dino Bravo vs. George Steele Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a double disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated The Hart Foundation WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine defeated Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 12, 1988 Ron Simmons d. The Terminator Arn Anderson d. Kendall Windham Jimmy Garvin fought Mike Rotundo to a draw The Powers of Pain battled Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering to a no contest Ronnie Garvin & Lex Luger d. Tully Blanchard & Ric Flair by DQ Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Barry Windham, & Misty Blue d. The Midnight Express, Dick Murdoch, & Jim Cornette WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - February 21, 1988 Brady Boone defeated Steve Lombardi George Steele fought Sika to a double disqualification Butch Reed defeated Don Muraco Koko B. Ware defeated Dino Bravo Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a double count-out WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau Randy Savage, WWF Tag Team Chapions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man, Bret Hart, & Jim Neidhart JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 10, 1988 NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Sting WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - March 12, 1988 (matinee) (8,500) SD Jones pinned Johnny V Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated The Killer Bees Andre the Giant pinned Bam Bam Bigelow with a boot to the face at around the 3-minute mark Dino Bravo pinned Koko B. Ware Hulk Hogan pinned Virgil (w/ Ted Dibiase) WWF Women's Tag Team Champions the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification when Jimmy Hart interfered Don Muraco & George Steele defeated the One Man Gang & Butch Reed JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 12, 1988 (8,000) Ricky Santana d. Gary Royal Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham Shane Douglas d. Black Bart Jimmy Garvin d. Mike Rotundo by DQ Lex Luger & Barry Windham d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard by DQ Ladder: The Road Warriors d. The Powers of Pain NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Sting JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – April 9, 1988 (9,000) Chris Champion fought Tiger Conway Jr. to a draw Shaska Whatley d. Italian Stallion Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan d. Ricky Santana & Kendall Windham NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo © fought Nikita Koloff to a draw The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain d. Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Sting WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 24, 1988 (4,500) Barry Horowitz pinned Jose Luis Rivera Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest as Bravo was about to lose; as a result of the attack, Patera was unable to compete Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a draw The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules Bam Bam Bigelow vs. the One Man Gang WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel when Santana was pinned after being distracted by Mr. Fuji Ted Dibiase defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage via count-out after Virgil pushed the champion off the top to the floor as Savage attempted the flying elbowsmash JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 7, 1988 (5,500) Larry Zbyszko d. Johnny Ace Dick Murdoch d. Mighty Wilbur Barry Windham d. Tim Horner The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express Nikita Koloff battled Al Perez to a no contest The Road Warriors d. The Sheepherders Dusty Rhodes & Steve Williams d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard by DQ NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Sting WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - June 4, 1988 (8,000) Conquistador #1 pinned Jerry Allen Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a double disqualification Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the One Man Gang The Ultimate Warrior, Rick Martel, & Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji & WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan Don Muraco pinned Hercules Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out It's interesting to see that Roberts/Rude drew 3,500 more fans than DiBiase/Savage. JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 11, 1988 (5,500) Brad Armstrong d. Bounty Hunter Ivan Koloff d. Larry Winters Al Perez d. Mark Fleming The Powers of Pain d. Ronnie Garvin & Mighty Wilbur Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a draw Nikita Koloff & Sting d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard by DQ Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger battled Ric Flair & Barry Windham to a no contest WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - June 25, 1988 (7,000) WWF World Champion Randy Savage vs. Ted Dibiase JCP @ Great American Bash 88 - Baltimore, MD - Arena - July 10, 1988 (13,000) Rick Steiner & Dick Murdoch defeated Tim Horner & Kendall Windham Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone on commentary: Nikita Koloff & Sting fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 20:07; the bell rang as Sting had Blanchard caught in the Scorpion Deathlock, making some fans believe there was a title change; after the bout, Sting & Koloff left ringside with the belts (Ric Flair & the 4 Horsemen) Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers to win the titles when Eaton pinned Fulton after hitting him in the face with a chain after referee Tommy Young was knocked down; pre-match stipulations stated the champions would get to whip Cornette 10 times if they won; Cornette was hung above the ring in a shark cage and wearing a straight jacket for the duration of the bout; after the match, Fulton assaulted Eaton with the chain before he and Rogers chased Cornette into the ring and lashed him 10 times Jimmy & Ron Garvin, the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering), & Steve Williams defeated Kevin Sullivan, NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda, Al Perez (w/ Gary Hart), the Russian Assassin, & Ivan Koloff (w/ Paul Jones) in a Tower of Doom match when Sullivan knocked Jimmy out of the cage after Precious gave Jimmy the key to unlock it; stipulations for the bout stated a wrestler from each team would enter at 2-minute intervals and would battle down the three cages; the team to get to the bottom first would have to go through Precious, who had the only key to the lock; after the bout, Sullivan locked himself in the cage with Precious, with Jimmy then climbing back to the top of the cage and going through each level to get back to Sullivan, with Road Warrior Hawk making the save as Garvin freed Precious NWA US Champion Barry Windham (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Dusty Rhodes with the claw after Ron Garvin interfered and knocked Rhodes out with a punch after referee Tommy Young was knocked down; after the bout, Steve Williams tended to Rhodes in the ring; moments later, footage backstage showed Garvin celebrating with Gary Hart and Dillon NWA World Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Lex Luger when referee Tommy Young, under orders of the athletic commissioner at ringside, stopped the bout due to Luger bleeding above the eye as Luger had Flair caught in the Torture Rack; after the bout, Sting, Steve Williams, and Nikita Koloff came out to celebrate Luger's victory until the official decision was announced The Bash PPV was a big hit in Baltimore but it had that god awful finish for the Flair/Luger match. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 16, 1988 (9,000) Sam Houston defeated Jos LeDuc The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via count-out Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated The British Bulldogs Dino Bravo pinned Bret Hart Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake defeated Ted Dibiase & WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man when Savage pinned Dibiase after Virgil's interference backfired JCP @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 30, 1988 (8,500) Tim Horner d. Rick Steiner Bugsy McGraw fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw Dick Murdoch d. Rip Morgan Russian Assassin d. Mighty Wilbur Brad Armstrong & Ricky Morton d. The Sheepherders Handicap Bunkhouse: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette Mike Rotundo battled Steve Williams to a double countout Tower of Doom: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, The Road Warriors, Sting, & Paul Ellering d. The Four Horsemen, Kevin Sullivan, & JJ Dillon WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - August 20, 1988 Terry Taylor pinned DJ Peterson Curt Hennig (sub. for Iron Sheik) defeated Lanny Poffo The Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation King Haku fought Tito Santana to a draw The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man via disqualification WWF World Champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 3, 1988 (11,000) Brad Armstrong, Ricky Morton, & Ron Simmons d. The Sheepherders & Larry Zbyszko The Fantastics d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin Nikita Koloff d. Rip Morgan Mike Rotundo d. Steve Williams by DQ Dick Murdoch d. Kevin Sullivan by DQ Dusty Rhodes & Sting d. Al Perez & Barry Windham Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard battled The Midnight Express to a no contest NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger d. Ric Flair © by DQ They bring Flair/Luger back and it draws another damn good house so it's working for now. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Center - September 17, 1988 (7,500) The Big Bossman pinned Jim Powers Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tommy Angel The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass via disqualification Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude Mr. Perfect pinned Jim Brunzell King Haku pinned Koko B. Ware Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase JCP @ Washington, DC – Armory – September 24, 1988 (6,100) Al Perez d. Italian Stallion The Russian Assassins d. The Sheepherders Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a draw Sting battled Barry Windham to a double countout Dusty Rhodes d. Kevin Sullivan The Midnight Express d. The Fantastics NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger d. Ric Flair © by DQ WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - October 15, 1988 (2,800) Jim Powers defeated Conquistador #1 Terry Taylor pinned B. Brian Blair Hercules defeated Danny Davis via submission Ted Dibiase pinned Ken Patera The Barbarian pinned Boris Zhukov Dino Bravo defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass Bad News Brown defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage via count-out JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 16, 1988 (6,000) Eddie Gilbert fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw The Fantastics d. Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan The Midnight Express d. The Road Warriors by DQ U.S. Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham © d. Sting by countout The Russian Assassins d. Ivan & Nikita Koloff Al Perez d. Ron Simmons NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo © d. Italian Stallion NWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Steiner d. Ric Flair © by DQ JCP still holding an edge here even with Rick Steiner in the main event. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Center - November 20, 1988 (2,500) The Blue Blazer pinned Danny Davis The Rockers defeated the Conquistadors Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers Ted Dibiase pinned Hercules after Virgil interfered The Big Bossman defeated Hillbilly Jim WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man via disqualification WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - November 23, 1988 (9,000) Steve Williams, Ron Simmons, Eddie Gilbert, the Sheepherders, Al Perez, and Abdullah the Butcher were all scheduled to appear but did not; Abdullah was touring Japan Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated the Italian Stallion & Joey Maggs Tommy Rogers pinned Rip Morgan Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Ted Tyson & Tony Stetson Bobby Fulton defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via disqualification at the 17-minute mark Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated the Russian Assassins in a chain match when Nikita pinned Assassin #2 Dusty Rhodes (w/ Bam Bam Bigelow) defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham to win the title via submission with a sleeper; after intermission, it was announced Windham was still the champion since he knocked out the first referee with a foreign object as he was caught in the sleeper and Rhodes was awarded the match via disqualification Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors to a double count-out at the 13-minute mark NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Rick Steiner at the 15-minute mark with his feet on the ropes for leverage Fucking amazing in that Flair/Steiner was just destroying Savage/Bad News at the box office. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 26, 1988 (12,500) The Blue Blazer pinned Conquistador #1 (Jose Estrada) Steve Lombardi pinned Jim Powers Danny Davis pinned Lanny Poffo The Red Rooster defeated Koko B. Ware Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out Ron Garvin fought Greg Valentine to a draw Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated The Rockers Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man in a steel cage match NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - January 7, 1989 (5,500) Al Perez & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Dustin Rhodes & Kendall Windham The Junkyard Dog defeated Russian Assassin #1 Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated the Fantastics Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Sting defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering Jim Cornette won a manager's bunkhouse battle royal NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Eddie Gilbert NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sting NWA Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Hawk won a bunkhouse battle royal OUCH............Hogan/Bossman was a hot program that people forget about how hot it was and it crushes Flair/Sting here. NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - February 23, 1989 (2,400) Kendall Windham defeated Bob Bradley Steve Casey defeated Russian Assassin #1 NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger & Michael Hayes NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat & Eddie Gilbert defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham Barry Windham defeated Eddie Gilbert NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Kendall Windham NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair NWA TV Champion Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - March 3, 1989 (6,500) King Haku pinned Tito Santana Koko B. Ware defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification The Red Rooster defeated the Brooklyn Brawler The Bushwhackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau Bret Hart fought Honkytonk Man to a double count-out Hercules fought Mr. Perfect to a time-limit draw Jake Roberts & WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant & Rick Rude when Warrior pinned Rude The tide has turned mighty quick here. NWA @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - March 18, 1989 (matinee) (5,000) Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley Butch Reed fought Dick Murdoch to a draw Michael Hayes defeated Joey Maggs Sting defeated Kendall Windham Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - March 31, 1989 (5,000) The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey Eddie Gilbert defeated Kendall Windham Michael Hayes defeated Joey Maggs The Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik via count-out Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane Rick Steiner defeated Mike Rotunda via disqualification Sting defeated Butch Reed NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Steve Williams NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair NWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 29, 1989 (3,300) Shane Douglas d. The Raider Butch Reed d. Bob Emory Rick Steiner d. Joey Maggs Eddie Gilbert d. Great Muta by DQ The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Casey & Junkyard Dog Dick Murdoch d. Bob Orton Jr. by DQ Sting d. Danny Spivey The Road Warriors d. Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat d. Ric Flair & Michael Hayes NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - May 27, 1989 (5,000) Family Appreciation Night - all children 12 years or under could get in for $5, no matter where they sat Ron Simmons defeated Ranger Ross Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeatd Jack Victory & the Raider Mike Rotunda defeated Scott Steiner Dick Murdoch defeated Bill Irwin The Road Warriors fought the Samoan Swat Team to a no contest NWA TV Champion Sting defeated the Great Muta via disqualification Ricky Steamboat defeated Butch Reed NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Michael Hayes in a Badstreet Match NWA @ Landover, MD - Capitol Centre - June 22, 1989 (4,200) The first stop of the Great American Bash tour Bill Irwin defeated Joey Maggs Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated the New Zealand Militia Norman pinned Steve Casey Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Ron Simmons & Al Greene The Road Warriors fought the Samoan Swat Team to a no contest Sting won a 2-ring battle royal; after the bout, Terry Funk attacked Sting and branded him, with Sting then being taken backstage on a stretcher; due to the injury, Funk won his scheduled match against Sting via forfeit Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey defeated Scott Hall & Brian Pillman The Great Muta defeated Eddie Gilbert via count-out in a Dragon Shi match after Gary Hart interfered Terry Gordy, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Steve Williams, Rick & Scott Steiner NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Ricky Steamboat WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - July 14, 1989 (14,000; sell out) The Governor of Maryland was in attendance and had photos taken by the press with him next to Hulk Hogan Sam Houston (sub. for the Blue Blazer) defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Jimmy Snuka pinned Honkytonk Man The Barbarian pinned Jim Neidhart Dino Bravo pinned Hercules Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Rockers Dusty Rhodes pinned Ted Dibiase Randy Savage defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out WWF returns to Baltimroe after being away for months and just blow the doors off but NWA would answer back. Great American Bash 89 - Baltimore, MD - Arena - July 23, 1989 (matinee) (12,500; sell out) Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary: Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey co-won a 2-ring $50,000 battle royal; Vicious won ring 1 by last eliminating Brian Pillman and Spivey won ring 2 by last eliminating Steve Williams following interference from Mike Rotunda; the winners of the two rings would have wrestled in a one-on-one bout to determine the winner but Teddy Long said his two men would split the winner's purse; other participants included: Rick & Scott Steiner, Terry Gordy, Kevin Sullivan, Eddie Gilbert, Ron Simmons, Ranger Ross, and Scott Hall Brian Pillman pinned Bill Irwin at 10:18 with a crossbody from ring 2 into ring 1 as Irwin was arguing with referee Nick Patrick Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace at 10:11 when Spivey pinned Ace with a modified spike powerbomb and a botched powerbomb Jim Cornette defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a tuxedo match at around the 6:30 mark after kicking Dangerously's powder into his own face (The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers) Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda in a Texas Tornado match at 4:42 when Scott hit a crossbody off the top onto Sullivan as Sullivan had Rick in the air, with both Steiners falling on Sullivan for the win NWA TV Champion Sting (w/ Eddie Gilbert) pinned the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) with a back suplex into a bridge at 8:40; after the bout, Sting was announced as the winner after referee Tommy Young made the 3-count but the finish was disputed by original referee Nick Patrick who said Muta had won; moments later, as Young explained the situation to Sting and Gilbert, Muta and Hart left ringside in possession of the title belt NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at 10:26 when Steamboat shoved down referee Tommy Young as Young attempted to grab a steel chair from the challenger, which Luger brought in the ring moments earlier; prior to the bout, the challenger came to the ring with his wife and young son and carrying a komodo dragon; the match was to have been No DQ but prior to the bout Luger said he wouldn't put the title on the line unless Steamboat dropped the stipulation, with NWA official Gary Juster and Steamboat eventually agreeing; after the match, Steamboat repeatedly hit Luger with the chair before chasing him backstage The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering), Steve Williams, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hays & Jim Garvin, Terry Gordy, & the Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) in a Wargames match at around the 22-minute mark when Garvin submitted to a hangman's neckbreaker by Road Warrior Hawk; after the bout, the heels closed the door shut as Road Warrior Animal was assaulted inside the ring for several moments before Hawk made the save NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk (w/ Gary Hart) at around the 17-minute mark by reversing an inside cradle after Funk avoided the figure-4; after the bout, Flair punched out Hart before the Great Muta sprayed green mist into Flair's eyes, with Muta and Funk double teaming the champion and assaulting him with the title belt before Sting made the save for a bloody Flair; just as Sting started to be double teamed as well, Flair made a comeback, assaulted Funk around ringside, and threw Muta to the floor; Flair & Sting eventually brawled with Funk & Muta down the aisle; during the closing moments of the show, Ross announced the TV Title had been held up as a result of the Sting / Muta match earlier in the card NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - August 25, 1989 (4,610) Ranger Ross pinned Al Greene The New Zealand Militia defeated the Ding Dongs Ron Simmons pinned Brad Anderson Brian Pillman pinned Norman Bobby Eaton fought Dan Spivey to a double count-out Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification Sting defeated the Great Muta via disqualification NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team in a steel cage match NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk in a Texas Death Match when Funk couldn't meet the referee's standing 10-count after submitting to Flair's figure-4 in the fifth fall of the bout Amazing that Flair/Funk in a Texas Death rematch a month later had a 7,500 fan dropoff. NWA @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 9, 1989 (4,000) The NWA’s last show at the arena after the WWF demanded exclusivity rights The New Zealand Militia d. Scott Hall & Ranger Ross Eddie Gilbert d. Ron Simmons Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a draw The Skyscrapers battled Rick & Scott Steiner to a double countout Sting d. The Great Muta by DQ Lex Luger d. Eddie Gilbert Texas Death for the NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair © d. Dick Slater NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - October 14, 1989 (4,500) Tommy Rich defeated the Cuban Assassin Tom Zenk defeated Bill Irwin Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated the New Zealand Militia Terry Funk defeated Brian Pillman Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated the Road Warriors via disqualification NWA US Champion Lex Luger fought Sting to a no contest NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Rick & Scott Steiner NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via disqualification WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - November 25, 1989 (matinee) (6,000) Al Perez defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Haku pinned Paul Roma The Hart Foundation fought The Rockers to a draw Randy Savage pinned Jim Duggan Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification Tito Santana defeated Bad News Brown via count-out NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - November 25, 1989 Doom defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via disqualification WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 26, 1989 (matinee) Tito Santana defeated Bob Bradley Honkytonk Man defeated the Red Rooster Tugboat defeated Dale Wolfe WWF Tag Team Champions Andre the Giant & Haku defeated Demolition via count-out Jake Roberts pinned Ted Dibiase; Virgil was banned from ringside for the duration of the bout Koko B. Ware pinned Iron Mike Sharpe Roddy Piper defeated Rick Rude in a steel cage match by climbing over the top NWA @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - December 28, 1989 NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger via disqualification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Wasn't letting the wrestlers Vince stole from other territories work a few dates for their old promoters as a favour, a con to lull them into believing he didn't have plans to expand nationally (or not in their markets, at least)? You could say that maybe but Sarge was out of JCP for 8 months when he did the Steamer match and Tito hadn't worked for Boesch for about the same amount of time plus you had the Valentine situation where he was working both at the same time on TV no less. It was just an interesting time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Arashi (Isao Takagi) in the US in 1987? Man the thought of him vs Luger or Chris Champion... wow. Not sure I could trust Baba afterwards if I'm JCP if he's bringing THAT over with him as the workhorse of the team (since '87 Baba certainly wasn't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Kris: can you C&P this into another thread? It's going to get buried in this one. Perhaps after that, Loss can comeback in here and cut out the posts. I know he can't "split" threads. This is good stuff, and really should be a great reference for future discussions. Also, there's likely more information on crowds in the WONs (especially estimates for the Twin Cities and Chicago). John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Yeah I'm going to create a separate thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Quick add to NY: You want to get in the Meadowlands and Long Island numbers for the WWF as well. I did this once before in a thread to show how Hogan wasn't in MSG as much because he was also used as an anchor for Meadowlands and Long Island cards. There was the Hogan-Muraco series from 04/22/85 to 06/21/85. After that, he wasn't back until 12/30/85. So for 1985-86 (with the Jan 87 completion of a feud): 02/18/85 MSG: Hogan vs Piper 03/08/85 Long Island: Hogan vs Ventura 03/31/85 MSG: Mania 04/22/85 MSG: Hogan vs Muraco 05/10/85 Long Island: Hogan vs Orton (SNME) 05/20/85 MSG: Hogan vs Muraco 06/21/85 MSG: Hogan vs Muraco 06/26/85 Long Island: Hogan & Orndorff vs Studd & Orton 08/02/85 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Beefcake 10/03/85 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Volkoff (SNME) 11/01/85 Long Island: Hogan vs Ventura 12/05/85 Long Island: Hogan & Tito vs Savage & Ventura 12/30/85 MSG: Hogan vs Savage 01/27/86 MSG: Hogan vs Savage 02/17/86 MSG: Hogan vs Savage 03/10/86 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Studd 04/07/86 Long Island: Hogan vs Bundy (from LA at Mania) 04/22/86 MSG: Hogan & Hillbilly Jim vs Studd & Bundy 05/08/86 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Muraco 06/22/86 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Adonis 07/17/86 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Adonis 08/04/86 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Adonis 09/22/86 MSG: Hulk Machine * Big & Super Machine vs Bundy & Studd & Heenan 10/03/86 Long Island: Hogan vs Orndorff 11/03/86 Long Island: Hogan vs Orndorff 11/24/86 MSG: Hogan & Piper vs Orndorff & Race 12/01/86 Long Island: Hogan vs Orndorff 12/08/86 Meadowlands: Hogan vs Savage 12/26/86 MSG: Hogan vs Kamala 01/05/87 Meadowlands: Hogan & Steamboat vs Savage & HTM 01/19/87 MSG: Hogan vs Kamala 31 matches (30 we you kick out Mania II, but Hogan really was the draw at *every* venue that night). Just 13 of them were in MSG. Basically, Hogan was being spread around the New York area, helping block rivals from all three major venue, and giving WWF fans a lot of different matches/cards to chose from in a given month. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I think this deserves its own thread. Fantastic stuff. I agree. I am specifically interested in seeing during what year the drawing gap between Flair and Hogan widened the most. Flair's drawing power at his peak sometimes gets undersold because it wasn't at the level of Hogan's, although he is still in the top handful of all time draws in the U.S. I like mentioning that because some like to make the argument about how most of the biggest draws have been guys who weren't that good in the ring, when really, Hogan is the exception, not the rule. I say that acknowledging that Flair's persona is what made him a draw. But the longevity came because people knew they were getting a show when he headlined. What big draws were bad workers? Hogan, Shiek, Big Daddy. Pretty much everyone else has been pretty good or great. I think it's extremely debatable whether or not Hogan was a bad worker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomk Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 If you notice there is some WWC talent on this show which the reason for that was they had TV on a Spanish channel in New York so they featured Invader & Colon on this card to bring in that fanbase which was very shrewd on their part because WWF wasn't going for that demo at the time. WWF had just run a huge show at the Garden a week earlier and although I don't have a crowd number this Meadowlands show tanked. On some tape I have I remember there being spanish language advertisements for a New York Outlaw group that was running with Backlund v (I want to say) Graham as co -main with Colon v Tully and there may have been an Abby match too. do you have any idea who ran that and if it was before or after this experiment? PWUSA doesn't use Colon again till the December show and their in a match placed low on the card. They don't use Invader again either. -Oh yeah early twenties Maeda v 50+ Candians amuses me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I wasn't really referring to Hogan as a bad worker as much as I was pointing out that it is rare that a guy who isn't much in the ring draws money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 If you notice there is some WWC talent on this show which the reason for that was they had TV on a Spanish channel in New York so they featured Invader & Colon on this card to bring in that fanbase which was very shrewd on their part because WWF wasn't going for that demo at the time. WWF had just run a huge show at the Garden a week earlier and although I don't have a crowd number this Meadowlands show tanked. On some tape I have I remember there being spanish language advertisements for a New York Outlaw group that was running with Backlund v (I want to say) Graham as co -main with Colon v Tully and there may have been an Abby match too. do you have any idea who ran that and if it was before or after this experiment? PWUSA doesn't use Colon again till the December show and their in a match placed low on the card. They don't use Invader again either. -Oh yeah early twenties Maeda v 50+ Candians amuses me. That was part of the paid shows with Crockett & WWC talent w/Backlund in high schools and old WWF small buildings from 84-85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 --On Saturday's "That Metal Show" on VH1 Classic, a member of the audience won a prize for stumping host Eddie Trunk, which was a WWE DVD. Apparently the guy wasn't pleased with his prize and the crowd started laughing. Trunk (who is friends with Chris Jericho) just told the guy to pick a new prize. Was told it really made wrestling look uncool. Too bad it wasn't a UFC DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I wasn't really referring to Hogan as a bad worker as much as I was pointing out that it is rare that a guy who isn't much in the ring draws money. Superstar Billy Graham, JYD were pretty shitty workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 you just beat me to it! Ha! Isn't JYD the poster child for bad worker/great draw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 JYD and Graham got by on charisma, and in JYD's case, he wasn't terrible during the period he actually drew. The point remains that there are more successful guys in wrestling that can work than there are who can't. Also, both guys faded out fairly fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'll stop being cryptic and say that sek has made the argument many times. Anyone who isn't a complete idiot make the argument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 God it is hilarious listening to Dave & Chico get so angry at the RAW show last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Just playing devil's advocate. What about Bruno Sammartino? He drew for almost 20 years without many good matches to show for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Bruno was good in most of the matches that are available of him at his peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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