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I believe all of it is on the Jake Roberts dvd

1. What have been WWF/E's highest and lowest attendences for RAW, Smackdown and PPVs?2. Have they ran televised events from all 50 states? (I doubt Alaska for one)

Anyone?Also...3. How did Triple H and Cactus Jack come to feud in early 2000?

Maybe this website will help you with attendance figures - www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/results.htmAs for the Cactus/HHH feud, when the McMahon-Helmsley regime came into power they made the Rock & Mankind fight each other in the "Pink Slip on a Pole" match where the first one to get the slip would keep their job, and the other would be fired. Mankind lost and then in the following weeks, HHH and DX would make fun of Mankind including an hilarious video that was made and having Mideon dress up as the fake Mankind.Eventually, the Rock and the entire roster demanded Foley be rehired or they would all quit so they had no choice. Then after a match, (a tag or six man with HHH and Mankind on opposite sides) HHH bloodied Mankind and pedigreed him through a table. Then a few days later Mankind said he didn't want to fight HHH in a Street Fight at the Rumble, and said he knew someone who can replace him, and took his mask and shirt off the reveal a Cactus Jack t-shirt. HHH sold it as if Cactus was someone totally different to Mankind and that he could kill him.Sorry to be so detailed, but I always remember the stuff I enjoy watching, and this feud was one of them.

Cheers. Their match against Earthquake and Dino Bravo must have taken place before WM VII.

It took place about a week before in Madison Square Garden, but was shown on Prime Time 2 days after Mania. Neidhart then went immediately on to commentating full time practically and Bret wrestled singles matches. The Harts last match as a team was actually at the July 1991 MSG house show (their only tag match after Mania) where they faced the Nasty Boys in a rematch from WrestleMania. This bout was also shown on Prime Time Wrestling at some point

The biggest attendance for Raw must be the show in Toronto Sky Dome in February 99 I would imagine (I think it was slightly more than the shows they did in the Georgia Dome). The lowest attendance for Raws must have been some of the early ones where they could fit no more than 2,000 people in the building

3. What was the Tombstone called before the Undertaker was around? (I'm guessing that's his gimmick name for it anyway)

Don Muraco used the move in the WWF for years before the Undertaker came along, and it was just referred to as a reverse piledriver

I remember Triple H pinning him clean at Insurrextion in 2002

They had shows in Australia earlier in 1985 as well. I believe those were the first WWF cards outside of North America (excluding Japanese tours in the early 80s where only some wrestlers would go)

- Did WCW and the WWF ever hold a PPV on the same night?

Starrcade 87 and Survivor Series 87 were both held on the 26/11/1987 on PPV.The Survivor Series began in 87 to counteract JCP's Starrcade. Vince wouldn't let any cable system air Survivor Series that showed Starrcade. So most cable companies chose the WWF's PPV costing JCP a lot of money.

While not strictly a PPV, the first Clash of the Champions clashed with WrestleMania IV.

If your saying that it could be worth pointing out that the WWF ran the first Royal Rumble event in January 1988 on TV (USA Network) to go against an NWA PPV (I think the Bunkhouse Stampede or something?)I'm think that was originally why the NWA booked the Clash of Champions to go against WM4

Following on from the Scott Steiner topic..I was just wondering when was the last time, and when, was Steiner last able to physically execute a "frankensteiner"?Also, did he win any belts in the WWE?Cheers brahs.

He was a tag champion in 1993, or if you are meaning his 2003 run I don't specifically recall him winning any belts but I don't remember a whole lot else about WWE 2003 either

Michaels' original finisher in 92 was I believe known as a Teardrop suplex. But he always used the side kick (or I as I believe Gorilla Monsoon called it a reverse crescent kick) before doing the suplex move

Of course, I remember the crap from last year where HHH lost the belt in a triple-threat (with Benoit and Edge)-- only to win it back at the following PPV... But I honestly don't recall the time before that?!

I don't remember this at all. Can anyone provide more details?

Not sure If this has happened, I can't remember, but when was the last time a wrestler turned heel or face whilst carrying the world or WWE title?

I can only think of 3 instances of this happening:Randy Savage was the face world champion in 1989 when he turned heel again Hogan to set up their WM5 matchAustin (heel - Alliance) beat Kurt Angle (face - WWF) for the title in October 2001, and before he lost it to Chris Jericho at Vengeance 2001, he had turned faceRandy Orton was a heel when he beat Benoit for the title at SummerSlam 2004, and then of course became face the next night

I suggest looking here at Nitro archives to see if he wrestled on any of the shows after Halloween Havoc 98:

 

http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/p...cw/nitroarc.htm

 

You can also check out Thunder archives to see if he appeared there

Another quickie.... Has HBK ever wrestled JBL? I know they were both around in the WWF between 96-98 - but can't remember if they ever hooked up or not.

This is all I could find, probably the only bout they have had:WWF @ State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center - September 24, 1996 (3,189)WWF Superstars taping:9/29/96:Psycho Sid defeated Marty Jannetty (w/ Leif Cassidy)The Sultan (w/ Bob Backlund & the Iron Sheik) defeated Mike KhouryAldo Montoya defeated TL HopperThe Smoking Gunns defeated the Spiders (Headbangers)WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Jose Lothario) pinned Justin Bradshaw with the superkick

Why was WWE Confidential cancelled? I never watched it because it never aired here (although I did see the DVD), but I'm curious as to why it was cancelled.

I believe poor ratings (no other show did any better though) and some people such as Triple H thought the show was "exposing" the business too much. (That's what I remember hearing anyway)

from looking here http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/92.htm

 

Kerry Von Erich wasn't wrestling in the WWF from a two-month period between February and April 1992 and so would have been pointless including him on the show as he was in no feud or anything prior to this anyway

Did Hulk Hogan and Ravishing Rick Rude ever have a one-on-one match?

Yes, only one I know which was recorded, from thehistoryofwwe.com website:WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - January 9, 1988 (13,903)Televised on NESN - included Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan on commentary:Iron Mike Sharpe pinned SD Jones at 7:54 after hitting him in the head with his forearm supportPrime Time Wrestling - 1/18/88: Dino Bravo defeated Jerry AllenDavey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated the Conquistadors when Dynamite scored the pin at 12:56 after the press slam / diving headbutt combo; before the bout, commentator Bobby Heenan left ringside after being threatened by the BulldogsTed Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Jake Roberts with a roll up and holding the tights for leverage at 8:43, after Roberts attacked an interfering Virgil; after the bout, Dibiase became caught in the ropes and Roberts was about to put Damien on him before Virgil pulled Dibiase from the ringWWF Women's Tag Team Champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai defeated the Jumping Bomb AngelsWWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) with the legdrop after Rude thought he had won the match with the backbreaker submission hold; after the bout, the champion was attacked and bloodied by Ted Dibiase (Best of the WWF Vol. 20)Greg Valentine defeated Brutus Beefcake via count-outWWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification when Neidhart hit Santana with Jimmy Hart's megaphone

regarding the Demolition heel turn in 1990, Crush debuted as the third member somehow in June 1990 (I believe still wrestling as faces) then a few weeks later on the Brother Love Show, some type of altercation took place with Demolition and the Hart Foundation (who had been asking for a title shot since WrestleMania VI)Eventually they went back with Fuji as well after a match with LOD and the Orient Express where Demolition got involved after the match

- Was Survivor Series 1996 shown live in the UK? - If not, was there any reason as to why? Were any other events shown 'taped'?- Were the very first In Your House events shown in the UK at all?

Survivor Series 96 was IIRC only shown 9 days after the actual event on the Tuesday (this was because Raw had began airing on a week delay in September, I think some viewers and Sky were unhappy with how some of the WWE product was going, most noticably the Goldust character, so they possibly wanted more time to edit it or something)Royal Rumble 97 was also shown the exact same way, but they started showing the PPVs Live again with WM13In Your House 12 was shown in an edited form on Sky One on Boxing Day in December 96 (I remember this as a special hosted by Dok Hendrix). I don't think any other In Your House's were shown until #14 in April, all the previous ones from 1995 onwards had "highlights" on Superstars or other weekend showsI think that will answer your questions

5: 3hrs 32 mins (uncut on video)6: Approx 3hrs 15 mins including interval before main event (cut to 3 hours on video, some matches edited)7: Approx 3hrs 30 (Sky broadcast ran 3hrs 20 but edited out a skit and an interval) (cut to 3hours on video, some matches edited)

WM5 and WM6 were both cut to about 2 hours 40 minutes on video actually and they edited way too much for my liking. WM7 may have been about 2 hours 50 minutes on video but again they edited too mcuh.

i havent posted what i thought of this show, so here it is:What a disappointment!I am so glad i didn't stay up for this show. The most interesting part to me what the Hall of Fame segment, and the triple threat which was Fantastic. the Undertaker was cool - except the match and the crowd seemed to agree. Paul Bearer was the most interesting thing of that situation. Y2J vs Christian was good, shame about the blown spot but I already predicted teh Trish heel turn in a prediction contest with WWE Mania, so i should get some points for that!The two tag title matches were worthless. The Evening Gown match was surprisingly better than Molly/Victoria and WHY did they have to shave Molly bald?The Cruiserweight Bowl was very disappointing but that wasn't the talents fault. I loved Rock/Foley vs. Ric Flair and the two other guys - who were crap especially Batista but the ending with Orton was good. Eddie vs. Angle was OK but not as good as I hoped.If i ranked all the Manias this was definitely not in the top 10 - but it was much better than last years. It seems liek this show will be sitting on the shelf for a long time.

Name: Richard LandWebsite: http://uk.geocities.com/wrestlinginfo2003/...deosanddvds.htmType of videos: WWF/WWE 1985-present.Approx. delivery time: FastPayment Methods: Cheque/Cashe-mail me at richardland1987@aol.com or add landy1987@hotmail.com to your MSN Messenger and tell me what you want and we can agree on a price!UPDATE (sorry added in wrong thread earlier):WWF/WWE Tapes for sale