WWWF Madison Square Garden – WWWF World Heavyweight Title Change
  -The first official World Wide Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title change
  occurred on Friday Night, May 17, 1963 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
          -Bruno Sammartino vs. Buddy Rogers, WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.  
                  Sammartino won by submission with his backbreaker and captured the
                  WWWF Title.
                  -TOM:  48 seconds.
          -Bobo Brazil and Dory Dixon vs. Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy, WWWF United
                  States Tag Team Champions.  Draw.  The match was stopped by the 11:00 p.
                  m. curfew.
          -The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) vs. Vittorio Apollo and
                  Pete Sanchez.  Kangaroos won in one-fall.
          -The Great Mortimer vs. The Great Scott.  Mortimer won by pinfall in 8:29.
          -Magnificent Maurice vs. Karl Steif.  Maurice pinned Steif.
          -Willie Bath vs. Pedro Morales.  Morales pinned Bath.
          -Johnny Barend vs. Tim Woods.  Barend pinned Woods.
          -Pat Barrett vs. Godo Chihuahua.  Barrett pinned Chihuahua.
  Crowd Estimate:  19,639 paying $58,966.

WWWF Madison Square Garden – WWWF World Heavyweight Title Change
  -A World Title change occurred on Monday, February 20, 1978 in New York City at
  Madison Square Garden.
          -Bob Backlund vs. Billy Graham, WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Backlund
                  won the title.
          -Ted Adams vs. Tatsumi Fujinami.  Fujinami won.
          -Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow.  Arion won.
          -Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera.  Patera won.
          -Professor Tour Tanaka vs. Dusty Rhodes.  Rhodes defeated Tanaka.
          -Mil Mascaras vs. Mr. Fuji.  Mascaras won.

Shea Stadium Showdown
  -Took place on Saturday, August 9, 1980 in Flushing, New York at Shea Stadium.
          -Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko – Cage Match.  Sammartino won after
                  leaving the cage.
          -Pedro Morales and Bob Backlund, WWF World Heavyweight Champion vs. The
                  Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika), WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Backlund
                  and Morales won the WWF World Tag Team Title.
          -Tony Atlas vs. Ken Patera, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Atlas won by
                  countout.  No Title Change.
          -Chavo Guerrero Sr. vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, WWF World Junior Heavyweight
                  Champion.  Fujinami won.
          -Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan.  Andre pinned Hogan.
          -Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Rodz.  Putski won by pinfall.
          -Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna.  DuNucci won.
          -Tor Kamata vs. Pat Patterson.  Patterson won.
          -Antonio Inoki vs. Larry Sharpe.  Inoko won by submission.
          -Greg Gagne vs. Rick McGraw.  Gagne won.
  Crowd Estimate:  40,671.

WWF Meadowlands Arena Card
  -A special evening of wrestling took place on Sunday, December 13, 1981 at the Byrne  
  Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  Bob Backlund was in the main
  event, defending his World Heavyweight Title against future Governor, Jesse Ventura.
          -Jesse Ventura vs. Bob Backlund, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Ventura
                  won the match by disqualification, but did not capture the title.
          -Tony Atlas and S.D. Jones vs. Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito, WWF World Tag Team
                  Champions.  Fuji and Saito won the match and retained the belts.
          -Don Muraco vs. Pedro Morales, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Morales
                  retained his belt.
          -Andre the Giant vs. Killer Khan.  Andre won.
          -Tony Garea vs. Greg Valentine.  Valentine defeated Garea.
          -Curt Hennig vs. Johnny Rodz.  Rodz won.
          -Angelo Mosca vs. Ivan Putski.  Putski won.
          -The Executioner vs. Rick Martel.  Martel defeated Executioner.

WWF Madison Square Garden
  -An important WWF Madison Square Garden card was held in New York on Monday,
  June 28, 1982.
          -Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Backlund, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Backlund
                  climbed out of the cage at the 15:10 mark.
                  -Steel Cage Match.
                  -Snuka climbed to the top of the cage and employed a “Superfly” leap.  
                  Backlund moved out of the way and Snuka hit the ring floor just prior to the
                  pinfall.
          -Chief Jay and Jules Strongbow vs. Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito, WWF World Tag Team
                  Champions.  Jay and Jules captured the WWF World Tag Title.
          -Bob Orton Jr. vs. Pedro Morales, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Orton
                  defeated Morales by disqualification, but did not win the title.
          -Adrian Adonis vs. Tony Garea.  Garea won by pinfall.
          -Salvatore Bellomo vs. Baron Scicluna.  Bellomo won.
          -Charlie Fulton vs. Steve Travis.  Travis won.
          -Rick McGraw vs. Johnny Rodz.  Rodz beat McGraw.
          -Swede Hanson vs. Laurent Soucie.  Hanson won.
          -S.D. Jones vs. Blackjack Mulligan.  Mulligan won over Jones.

WWF Madison Square Garden – WWF World Heavyweight Title Change
  -World Wrestling Federation History forever changed after the Monday, January 23,
  1984 show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.  A man named Hulk Hogan ended
  the Iron Sheik’s reign as World Champion and began his own legacy on top.
          -Hulk Hogan, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion vs. The Iron Sheik, WWF World
                  Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan pinned Sheik to capture the WWF World Title.
                  -The Sheik was accompanied by his manager, Ayatollah, Fred Blassie.
          -Andre the Giant and Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson, WWF World Tag Team
                  Champions vs. The Wild Samoans (Afa, Sika and Samala).  Andre, Atlas and
                  Johnson won.
          -Tito Santana vs. Don Muraco, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Double
                  Disqualification.
          -Salvatore Bellomo vs. Paul Orndorff.  Orndorff won.
          -Tony Garea vs. Jose Luis Rivera.  Garea won.
          -Masked Superstar vs. Chief Jay Strongbow.  Superstar won.
          -Rene Goulet vs. Jimmy Snuka.  Snuka won.
          -Ivan Putski vs. Sgt. Slaughter.  Slaughter won by countout.
          -Mr. Fuji and Tiger Chung Lee vs. The Invaders (I and II).  Draw.

WWF Madison Square Garden
  -A show was held on Monday, February 20, 1984 in New York City at Madison Square
  Garden.
          -Paul Orndorff vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan won
                  by countout.
          -Don Muraco vs. Tito Santana, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Santana won by
                  countout.
          -Roddy Piper and David Shultz vs. The Invaders.  Piper and Shultz won.
          -Andre the Giant vs. The Masked Superstar.  Andre won.
          -Eddie Gilbert vs. The Iron Sheik.  Sheik won.
          -Jimmy Snuka vs. Samoan II.  Snuka won.
          -Brian Blair vs. Mike Sharpe.  Blair won.
          -Charlie Fulton vs. Jose Luis Rivera.  Rivera won.
          -Tony Garea vs. Samoan I.  Samoan I won.

The Brawl to End it All
  -The World Wrestling Federation got into the music business in 1984, attracting a new
  crowd to the sport of wrestling.  On Monday, July 23, 1984, the “Brawl to End it All” was
  held in New York’s Madison Square Garden.  Several of the matches were shown on the
  cable channel, MTV (Music Television).
          -Greg Valentine vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan won.
                  -Valentine was managed by Captain Lou Albano.
          -Wendi Richter vs. The Fabulous Moolah, WWF Women’s World Champion.  
                  Richter pinned Moolah to win the World Title.
                  -Richter was managed by Cyndi Lauper.
                  -Moolah was managed by Captain Lou Albano.
          -Terry Daniels and Sgt. Slaughter vs. Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch, WWF
                  World Tag Team Champions.  Adonis and Murdoch retained the title.
          -Bob Orton Jr. vs. Tito Santana, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Santana
                  retained the belt.
          -Battle Royal.  Antonio Inoki won.

WWF Madison Square Garden
  -Held on Friday, December 28, 1984 in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
          -The Iron Sheik vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan
                  defeated the Sheik.
          -The Brisco Brothers (Jack and Jerry Brisco) vs. Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch,
                  WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Draw.
                  -Adonis and Murdoch were managed by Captain Lou Albano. Still?
          -Vacant WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title Match.  The Black Tiger vs. The
                  Cobra.  Cobra won the title.
          -Bob Orton Jr. and Roddy Piper vs. Jimmy Snuka and The Tonga Kid.  Double
                  Disqualification.
          -Antonio Inoki vs. David Shultz.  Inoki won.
          -Brutus Beefcake vs. S.D. Jones.  Beefcake won.
          -Junkyard Dog vs. Paul Kelly.  JYD won.
          -Mr. Fuji vs. Barry Windham.  Windham won.
          -Salvatore Bellomo vs. Johnny Rodz.  Bellomo won.
          -Rene Goulet vs. Mike Rotundo.  Rotundo defeated Goulet.

The War to Settle the Score
  -In continuation of the wrestling-music business relationship, the WWF held it’s second
  live show from Madison Square Garden, in New York City, on MTV.  The event was held
  on Monday, February 18, 1985.
          -Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan won by
                  disqualification.
          -Lelani Kai vs. Wendi Richter, WWF Women’s World Champion.  Kai pinned
                  Richter to win the World Title.
                  -Richter was managed by Cyndi Lauper.
          -The Assassin and The Spoiler vs. The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry
                  Windham), WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Rotundo and Windham won.
          -Moondog Rex vs. David Sammartino.  Sammartino won.
          -Moondog Spot vs. Rick McGraw.  Draw.
          -Salvatore Bellomo vs. Don Muraco.  Muraco pinned Bellomo.
          -Swede Hanson vs. Nikolai Volkoff.  Volkoff won.
          -Tony Atlas vs. Paul Orndorff.  Orndorff won.
          -Bob Orton Jr. vs. Jimmy Snuka.  Snuka pinned Orton.
          -Jose Luis Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz.  Rodz won.
          -Rene Goulet vs. Hillbilly Jim.  Jim won.

King of the Ring ’85
  -The initial King of the Ring Tournament was held in Foxboro, MA, at a large outdoor
  arena on Monday, July 8, 1985.  16 wrestlers converged on Sullivan Stadium that
  Monday to compete.
  KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT – ROUND ONE:
          -Junkyard Dog vs. Don Muraco.  Muraco advanced.
          -Steve Lombardi vs. Les Thornton.  Thornton won.
          -Paul Orndorff vs. Bob Orton Jr.  Double Disqualification.  Both Eliminated.
          -Pedro Morales vs. Johnny Valiant.  Morales won to advance.
          -Terry Funk vs. Tito Santana.  Santana defeated Funk.
          -Jim Brunzell vs. The Spoiler.  Brunzell advanced to the second round.
          -Rick Steamboat vs. Greg Valentine.  Steamboat won.
          -Brian Blair vs. The Iron Sheik.  Sheik won.  Advanced.
  ROUND TWO:
          -Don Muraco vs. Les Thornton.  Muraco won.
          -Pedro Morales advanced to the Semifinals on a bye.
          -Jim Brunzell vs. Tito Santana.  Santana advanced.
          -The Iron Sheik vs. Rick Steamboat.  Sheik won.
  SEMIFINAL ROUND:
          -Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco.  Muraco won over Morales to get to the finals.
          -Tito Santana vs. The Iron Sheik.  Sheik won, advanced to the finals.
  FINAL ROUND:
          -The Iron Sheik vs. Don Muraco.  Muraco won the tournament and became the
                  1985 King of the Ring.

King of the Ring ’86
  -Held on Monday, July 14, 1986 in Foxboro, MA at Sullivan Stadium.  14 wrestlers would
  compete, but two of those would automatically begin in the second round.
  KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT – ROUND ONE:
          -Rudy Diamond vs. Pedro Morales.  Morales won to advance.
          -Junkyard Dog vs. Paul Orndorff.  Junkyard Dog won.
          -Dan Spivey vs. Nikolai Volkoff.  Volkoff beat Spivey.
          -Don Muraco vs. Roddy Piper.  Double Disqualification.  Both eliminated.
          -Harley Race vs. George Steele.  Race won.
          -Billy Jack Haynes vs. The Iron Sheik.  Haynes beat Sheik.
  ROUND TWO:
          -Billy Jack Haynes vs. Mr. X.  Haynes won.
          -Harley Race advanced to the semifinals on a bye.
          -Junkyard Dog vs. Nikolai Volkoff.  Volkoff beat JYD.
          -Pedro Morales vs. Mike Rotundo.  Morales won.
  SEMIFINAL ROUND:
          -Billy Jack Haynes vs. Harley Race.  Race defeated Haynes.
          -Pedro Morales vs. Nikolai Volkoff.  Morales won.
  FINAL ROUND:
          -Pedro Morales vs. Harley Race.  Race beat Morales and became the 1986 King of
          the Ring.

WWF CNE Stadium
  -One of the largest crowds in North American Wrestling History gathered to see the
  Thursday, August 28, 1986 show in Toronto, Ontario at Exhibition (CNE) Stadium.
          -Paul Orndorff vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan won
                  by disqualification.
          -Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine vs. The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and
                  Raymond Rougeau).  Raymond pinned Valentine.
          -The Funks (Hoss and Jimmy Jack Funk) vs. The Killer Bees (Brian Blair and Jim
                  Brunzell).  Bees won.
          -Captain Lou Albano and the Machines (Big and Super Machine) vs. Big John
                  Studd, Bobby Heenan and King Kong Bundy.  Bundy, Heenan and Studd won
                  by disqualification.
          -Adrian Adonis vs. Junkyard Dog.  JYD won by countout.
          -Pedro Morales vs. Harley Race.  Race pinned Morales.
          -Haku vs. Don Muraco.  Draw in 15-minutes.
          -Billy Jack Haynes vs. Hercules Hernandez.  Haynes won by pin.
          -Jake Roberts vs. Rick Steamboat.  Steamboat won.
          -Mike Sharpe vs. Dick Slater.  Slater won.
          -Ted Arcidi vs. Tony Garea.  Arcidi won.
  Crowd Estimate:  74,000.

Paul Boesch Retirement Show – Houston
  -The WWF hosted Mr. Paul Boesch’s Retirement Show on a Friday, August 28, 1987
  Card in Houston, Boesch’s “territory,” at the Houston Coliseum.  Dozens of guests were
  in attendance to honor the legendary businessman and wrestling pioneer.  Among the
  dignitaries at the show were Lou Thesz, Verne Gagne, Bruno Sammartino, Fabulous
  Moolah, Terry Funk, Andre the Giant, Vince McMahon, Boris Malenko, Mil Mascaras,
  Hulk Hogan, Tiger Conway Sr., Bronko Lubich, Jack Tunney, Pat Patterson, Red
  Bastien, Billy Lyons, Cyclone Anaya, Gene Kiniski, Stu Hart, Jose Lothario, Ernie Ladd,
  Danny McShain, the Kozak Brothers and many others.
          -One Man Gang vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan
                  pinned Gang.
          -The Fabulous Moolah vs. Sherri Martel, WWF Women’s World Champion.  Martel
                  retained her belt by pinfall.
          -Bruno Sammartino vs. Hercules Hernandez.  Sammartino won by countout in 6:00.
          -Demolition (Ax and Smash) vs. Mil Mascaras and Tito Santana.  Mascaras and      
                  Santana won by disqualification.
                  -Mr. Fuji caused the disqualification.
                  -Mascaras and Santana were accompanied by Jose Lothario.
                  -Demolition were accompanied by their manager, Mr. Fuji.
          -Tony Atlas and Junkyard Dog vs. Kamala and Sika.  Atlas and JYD won.  The
                  latter pinned Sika for the victory.
                  -Atlas and JYD were accompanied by Ernie Ladd.
          -Chavo Guerrero Sr. vs. Terry Funk.  Funk pinned Guerrero.
          -Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan.  DiBiase beat Duggan with a pin.
          -Brutus Beefcake vs. Johnny Valiant.  Beefcake won with his sleeperhold.
                  -Special Hair vs. Hair Match.
          -Mark Lewin vs. Tom Prichard.  Prichard won.
          -Sam Houston vs. Steve Lombardi.  Houston won by pinfall.
  Crowd Estimate:  10,000.

King of the Ring ’87
  -Held on Friday, September 4, 1987 in Providence, Rhode Island.  Sixteen wrestlers
  appeared at the Civic Center to compete for the top honors of the night.
  KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT – ROUND ONE:
          -Randy Savage vs. Nikolai Volkoff.  Savage won.
          -Ron Bass vs. Jim Brunzell.  Brunzell beat Bass to advance.
          -Danny Davis vs. Tito Santana.  Davis won.
          -Junkyard Dog vs. Tomah.  JYD won.
          -Brutus Beefcake vs. Haku.  Haku advanced.
          -Rick Martel vs. Dan Spivey.  Martel won.
          -S.D. Jones vs. Sika.  Jones won.
          -King Kong Bundy vs. One Man Gang.  Bundy won and advanced.
  ROUND TWO:
          -Jim Brunzell vs. Randy Savage.  Savage won.
          -Danny Davis vs. Junkyard Dog.  Davis beat Dog.
          -Haku vs. Rick Martel.  Double Countout.  Both Eliminated.
          -King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones.  Bundy won.
  SEMIFINAL ROUND:
          -Danny Davis vs. Randy Savage.  Savage won.
          -King Kong Bundy advanced to the finals on a bye.
  FINAL ROUND:
          -King Kong Bundy vs. Randy Savage.  Savage beat Bundy and became the 1987
                  King of the Ring.

WWF Legends’ Battle Royal – East Rutherford
  -A historic wrestling event was held on Monday, November 16, 1987 in East Rutherford,
  New Jersey at the Meadowlands Arena.
          -Legends Battle Royal.  Lou Thesz won the match, last eliminating Pat O’Connor.
          NUMBER ELIMINATED:
                  -Gino Brito, Chief Jay Strongbow, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Garea, Sailor
                  Art Thomas, Pedro Morales, Rene Goulet, Arnold Skaaland, Al Costello,
                  Dominic DeNucci, Edouard Carpentier, Bobo Brazil, Gene Kiniski, Crusher
                  Lisowski, Killer Kowalski, Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel, Pat O’Connor.
          -Battle Royal.  Jake Roberts won the $10,000 prize.
          -Brutus Beefcake and Junkyard Dog vs. Dino Bravo and Greg Valentine.  Valentine
                  pinned JYD for the win.
          -Harley Race vs. Randy Savage.  Savage pinned Race.
                  -Savage was a substitute for Jim Duggan.
          -Ted DiBiase vs. Rick Steamboat.  DiBiase won by pin.
                  -DiBiase was accompanied and assisted by Virgil.
          -Jerry Allen vs. Ron Bass.  Bass won by pinfall.
          -Ax vs. Ken Patera.  Ax won by pin.
                  -Ax was accompanied and assisted by Mr. Fuji.
          -Billy Jack Haynes vs. Smash.  Haynes pinned Smash.
                  -Smash was accompanied by Mr. Fuji.
          -Ivan Putski vs. Dan Spivey.  Spivey defeated Putski by pinfall.
          -Hercules Hernandez vs. Don Muraco.  Muraco pinned Hernandez.
          -Killer Khan vs. Jake Roberts.  Roberts won by disqualification.
  Crowd Estimate:  4,500.

WWF Royal Rumble ’88
  -The initial Royal Rumble was presented by the World Wrestling Federation live on the
  USA Cable Network.  It was held on Sunday, January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in
  Hamilton, Ontario.  In addition to the rumble itself and 3 matches, the event marked the
  contract signing for a February NBC telecast on prime time between Hulk Hogan and
  Andre the Giant.
  ROYAL RUMBLE PARTICIPANTS – 20 Man:
          -Number Entered:  (1) Tito Santana (2) Bret Hart (3) Butch Reed (4) Jim Neidhart
          (5) Jake Roberts (6) Harley Race (7) Jim Brunzell (8) Sam Houston (9) Danny
          Davis (10) Boris Zukhov (11) Don Muraco (12) Nikolai Volkoff (13) Jim Duggan (14)
          Ron Bass (15) Junkyard Dog (16) Brian Blair (17) Hillbilly Jim (18), Dino Bravo (19)
          One Man Gang (20) Ultimate Warrior.
                  -Winner:  Jim Duggan was the 13th man to enter the rumble.  He eliminated
                  Dino Bravo and the One Man Gang to win the event.
          -The Jumping Bomb Angels vs. Lelani Kai and Judy Martin, WWF Women’s World
                  Tag Team Champions.  The Bomb Angels won the WWF Tag Title.
                  -Two-of-three-falls match.
                  1.        Martin pinned Yamazaki.
                  2.        Yamazaki pinned Kai.
                  3.        Tateno pinned Martin.
          -The Islanders (Haku and Tomah) vs. The Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul
                  Roma).  Islanders won.
                  -Two-of-three-falls match.
                  1.        Islanders by countout when Roma was out of the ring.
                  2.        Haku forced Roma to submit.
                  -Islanders were managed by Bobby Heenan.
          -Rick Rude vs. Rick Steamboat.  Steamboat won by disqualification.
                  -Rude was managed by Bobby Heenan.
  Crowd Estimate:  17,500.

WWF WrestleFest ’88
  -A huge, 15-match card was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at County Stadium on
  Sunday, July 31, 1988.
          -Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Savage, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Savage       
                  pinned DiBiase to retain.
                  -Savage was accompanied by Elizabeth.
                  -DiBiase was accompanied by Virgil.
          -The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) vs. Demolition (Ax and
                  Smash), WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Ax pinned Dynamite to retain
                  their title.
                  -Demolition was managed by Mr. Fuji.
          -Jim Duggan vs. The Honky Tonk Man, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Duggan
                   defeated Honky by disqualification after Jimmy Hart interfered.
                  -Honky Tonk Man was accompanied by Jimmy Hart.
          -Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan.  Hogan won after climbing over the cage in 7:00.
                  -Special Cage Match.
          -The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell and Brian Blair) vs. The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques
                  and Raymond).  Jacques pinned Brunzell.
          -The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zukhov) vs. The Powers of Pain
                  (Barbarian and Warlord).  Pain won.
          -Bobby Heenan vs. The Ultimate Warrior.  Warrior won by pinfall.
                  -Special loser-wears-a-weasel-suit match.
          -Bret Hart vs. Bad News Brown.  Brown pinned Hart.
          -The Red Rooster vs. Mr. Perfect.  Perfect won.
          -The Genius vs. Jim Neidhart.  Neidhart won over the Genius with a pin.
          -The Big Bossman vs. Scott Casey.  Bossman pinned Casey.
          -King Haku vs. Sam Houston.  Haku won.
          -Dino Bravo vs. Ken Patera.  Bravo pinned Patera.
          -Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude.  Double Countout.
          -Brutus Beefcake vs. Hercules.  Beefcake won by pinfall.
  Crowd Estimate:  35,000.

King of the Ring ’88
  -On Sunday, October 16, 1988, the King of the Ring Tournament was held at the Civic
  Center in Providence, RI.  The second straight year at the site.
  KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT – ROUND ONE:
          -Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase.  DiBiase won.
          -Ken Patera vs. Nikolai Volkoff.  Patera defeated Volkoff.
          -Ron Bass vs. The Barbarian.  Bass won.
          -Danny Davis vs. Shawn Michaels.  Michaels advanced.
          -Bad News Brown vs. Hercules Hernandez.  Double Disqualification.  Both
                  Eliminated.
          -Virgil vs. Randy Savage, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Savage defeated
                  Virgil to advance.
          -Mike Sharpe vs. Boris Zukhov.  Sharpe won.
          -Marty Jannetty vs. Red Rooster.  Rooster won.
  ROUND TWO:
          -Ted DiBiase vs. Ken Patera.  DiBiase beat Patera.
          -Ron Bass vs. Shawn Michaels.  Bass won.
          -Randy Savage advanced to the semifinals via bye.
          -Mike Sharpe vs. Terry Taylor.  Taylor won.
  SEMIFINAL ROUND:
          -Ron Bass vs. Ted DiBiase.  DiBiase won and got to the finals.
          -Red Rooster vs. Randy Savage.  Savage won.
  FINAL ROUND:
          -Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Savage.  DiBiase defeated Savage and became the 1988
                  King of the Ring.

WWF St. Louis Arena
  -A WWF show was held on Saturday, September 30, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri at the
  St. Louis Arena.
          -Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan
                  climbed out of the cage to retain his championship.
                  -Steel Cage Match.
                  -Savage was accompanied by Sherri Martel, who attempted to help him during
                  the match.
          -The Buchwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) vs. The Powers of Pain
                  (Barbarian and Warlord).  Bushwhackers won by disqualification.
          -Big Bossman vs. Dusty Rhodes.  Rhodes won by pinfall.
          -Rick Martel vs. Tito Santana.  Martel pinned Santana.
          -Bad News Brown vs. Hercules Hernandez.  Brown pinned Hercules.
          -Haku vs. Bret Hart.  Double Countout.
          -Tim Horner vs. Barry Windham.  Windham pinned Horner.

King of the Ring ’89
  -The third straight year at the Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.  Held on         
  Saturday, October 14, 1989.
  KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT – ROUND ONE:
          -Akeem vs. Brutus  Beefcake.  Akeem won.
          -Hercules Hernandez vs. Jim Neidhart.  Double Disqualification.  Both Eliminated.
          -Butch Miller vs. Warlord.  Warlord won.
          -Bad News Brown vs. Tito Santana.  Santana won.
          -Rick Martel vs. Bill Woods.  Martel advanced.
          -Nikolai Volkoff vs. Luke Williams.  Williams beat Volkoff.
          -Barbarian vs. Jimmy Snuka.  Snuka won.
          -Haku vs. Red Rooster.  Haku won.
  ROUND TWO:
          -Akeem advanced to the semifinals on a bye.
          -Tito Santana vs. Warlord.  Santana won.
          -Rick Martel vs. Luke Williams.  Martel advanced to the semi’s.
          -Haku vs. Jimmy Snuka.  Snuka beat Haku.
  SEMIFINAL ROUND:
          -Akeem vs. Tito Santana.  Santana won.
          -Rick Martel vs. Jimmy Snuka.  Martel beat Snuka.
  FINAL ROUND:
          -Rick Martel vs. Tito Santana.  Santana beat his former partner and became the
          1989 King of the Ring.

WWF Madison Square Garden
  -The WWF returned to New York City on Friday, December 28, 1990.
          -Dino Bravo and The Earthquake vs. Hulk Hogan and Tugboat.  Hogan pinned
                  Bravo.
                  -Bravo and Earthquake were managed by Jimmy Hart.
          -Roddy Piper vs. Mr. Perfect, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Piper won by
                  countout.
          -Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) vs. The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and
                  Shawn Michaels).  Draw.
          -General Adnan and Sgt. Slaughter vs. Jim Duggan and Dusty Rhodes.  Adnan
                  and Slaughter won.  Slaughter forced Rhodes to submit.
          -Kerry Von Erich vs. Virgil.  Von Erich won by pinfall.
                  -Virgil was a substitute for Ted DiBiase.
          -Saba Simba vs. Greg Valentine.  Simba won by disqualification.
          -Jimmy Snuka vs. The Warlord.  Snuka won by disqualification.
          -Black Bart vs. Koko B. Ware.  Ware pinned Bart.

WWF WrestleFest ’91
  -The show was held on Sunday, July 14, 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri at Busch Stadium.
          -Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hogan
                  pinned Slaughter to retain his belt.
                  -Special Referee:  Randy Savage.
          -Animal and Big Bossman vs. The Mountie and The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and
                  Jerry Saggs), WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Animal and Bossman won.
                  -Handicap Match.
          -Jim Duggan vs. The Earthquake.  Duggan won.
                  -Duggan was accompanied by Andre the Giant.
          -Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) vs. Bret Hart and Virgil.  Hart
                  pinned DiBiase.
          -Davey Boy Smith vs. Typhoon.  Smith won by countout.
          -Kerry Von Erich vs. The Warlord.  Double Countout.
          -Col. Mustafa vs. Jimmy Snuka.  Mustafa won.
          -Ricky Steamboat vs. Pat Tanaka.  Steamboat won by pinfall.

King of the Ring ’91
  -Held on Saturday in Providence at the Civic Center on Saturday, September 7, 1991.  
  16 wrestlers competed in the 1991 installment of the tournament.
  KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT – ROUND ONE:
          -Hawk vs. Jerry Saggs.  Saggs won.
          -Ted DiBiase vs. Rick Steamboat.  Draw.  Both Eliminated.
          -Jim Duggan vs. Brian Knobbs.  Duggan won over Knobbs.
          -Berzerker vs. Irwin R. Schyster.  Schyster won.
          -Skinner vs. Virgil.  Skinner beat Virgil.
          -Pete Dougherty vs. Bret Hart, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Hart advanced.
          -Sid Justice vs. Warlord.  Justice won.
  -Animal vs. The Undertaker.  Undertaker beat Animal.
  ROUND TWO:
          -Jerry Saggs advanced to the semifinals on a bye.
          -Jim Duggan vs. Irwin R. Schyster.  Schyster won.
          -Bret Hart vs. Skinner.  Hart beat Skinner.
          -Sid Justice vs. The Undertaker.  Double Disqualification.  Both eliminated.
  SEMIFINAL ROUND:
          -Jerry Saggs vs. Irwin R. Schyster.  IRS won the match and advanced to the finals.
          -Bret Hart advanced to the finals on a bye.
  FINAL:
          -Bret Hart vs. Irwin R. Schyster.  Hart defeated Schyster to win the event and
                  become the 1991 King of the Ring.

WWF Berlin, Germany
  -A show was held on Thursday, March 10, 1994 during a European Tour in Berlin,
  Germany at Deutschland Hall.
          -Leliani Kai vs. Alundra Blayze, WWF Women’s World Champion.  Blayze retained
                  her belt.
          -Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Ramon won.
          -Crush vs. Randy Savage.  Savage won.
          -Adam Bomb vs. The Earthquake.  Earthquake won.
          -Jeff Jarrett vs. Rick Martel.  Martel won.
          -Diesel vs. Virgil.  Diesel won.
          -Bastion Booger vs. Sparky Plugg.  Plugg won.
          -Kwang vs. Tatanka.  Tatanka won.

WWF/AJPW Event
  -One of many took place on Wednesday, May 11, 1994 at the Sapporo Tsukisamu
  Dome in Hokkaido, Japan.
          -Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hart won by
                  disqualification when Mr. Fuji hit him with a cane.
                  -Yokozuna was managed by Mr. Fuji.
          -Owen Hart and Tatanka vs. The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu), WWF World
                  Tag Team Champions.  Samu pinned Owen to retain the title.
                  -The Headshrinkers were managed by Afa and advised by Captain Lou
                  Albano.
          -Kyoko Inoue vs. Alundra Blayze, WWF Women’s World Champion.  Blayze pinned
                  Inoue to retain.
          -Adam Bomb vs. The Undertaker.  Undertaker won by pinfall.
          -Masashi Aoyagi vs. Bam Bam Bigelow.  Bigelow won.
          -Randy Savage vs. Genichiro Tenryu.  Tenryu pinned Savage.
          -Bob Backlund vs. Rick Martel.  Backlund won.
          -Doink the Clown vs. Zinsei Shinzaki.  Shinzaki won.
          -The Smokin’ Gunns (Bart and Billy Gunn) vs. The 1-2-3 Kid and Nobukazu Hirai.  
                  Gunn pinned Hirai.

WWF Jacques Rougeau Retirement Show
  -A longtime wrestler and champion, Jacques Rougeau retired and the World Wrestling
  Federation honored him with a special show in Montreal, Quebec on Friday, October 21,
  1994 at the Forum.
          -Jim Neidhart vs. Bret Hart, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Hart won by
                  pinfall to retain.
          -Jeff Jarrett vs. Razor Ramon, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  Ramon retained
                  his title.
          -Jacques Rougeau vs. Pierre Oulette.  Rougeau pinned Oulette.
          -The Bushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) vs. Well Dunn (Steven Dunn
                  and Timothy Well).  Miller pinned Dunn.
          -The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna.  Undertaker won.
                  -Special Casket Match.
          -Diesel vs. Seone.  Diesel won.
          -Bob Holly vs. Irwin R. Schyster.  Schyster pinned Holly.
          -Adam Bomb vs. Kwang.  Bomb pinned Kwang.
  Crowd Estimate:  16,000.

WWF Toronto “Experience” Card
  -Held on Saturday Night, August 24, 1996 at CNE Stadium in Toronto, Ontario.
          -Goldust vs. Shawn Michaels, WWF World Heavyweight Champion.  Michaels won.
                  -Special Ladder Match.
          -Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith vs. The Smokin’ Gunns (Bart and Billy Gunn),   
                  WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Hart and Smith won by disqualification.  
                  Gunns’ retained.
          -The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas Godwinn) vs. The New Rockers (Leif Cassidy
                  and Marty Jannetty).  Phineas pinned Cassidy.
          -Mankind vs. The Undertaker.  Undertaker won.
                  -Special Casket Match.
          -Sid Vicious vs. Vader.  Vicious won.
                  -Lumberjack Match, the Canadian Football League Team, the “Toronto
                  Argonauts” were the special assigned lumberjacks.
          -Aldo Montoya vs. Farrooq.  Farrooq won by pinfall.
          -Steve Austin vs. Marc Mero.  Austin won by countout.
          -Jim Cornette vs. Jose Lothario.  Lothario won.
          -Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Bob Holly.  Helmsley won.
          -Justin Bradshaw vs. Savio Vega.  Vega won.
                  -Strap Match.
  Crowd Estimate:  21,000.

WWF Toronto “Triple Threat” Card
  -Held on Tuesday Night at the Skydome in Toronto on January 21, 1997.  Parts of the
  show were shown on Monday Night Raw later in early February.
          -Bret Hart vs. Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels, WWF World Heavyweight
                  Champion.  Michaels pinned Hart to retain his WWF Title.
          -Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon vs. Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith, WWF World
                  Tag Team Champions.  Furnas and Lafon won by countout, but did not win
                  the belts.
          -Marc Mero vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWF Intercontinental Champion.  
                  Helmsley won by pinfall.
          -Crush and Farrooq vs. Ahmed Johnson and the Undertaker.  Johnson and
                  Undertaker won.
          -Steve Austin vs. Vader.  Vader won by disqualification.
          -Rocky Maivia Jr. vs. The Sultan.  Maivia pinned Sultan.
          -Flash Funk vs. Savio Vega.  Vega pinned Funk.
          -Crush vs. Goldust.  Crush won by pinfall.
  Crowd Estimate:  25,000.







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