Paid Members JNLister Posted December 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 24, 2011 Inspired by the UK No Mercy thread, let's remember the days when you didn't just have two WWF shows splitting the roster, but rather 3 or even 4 shows a night, leaving some suckers in a high school gym with less than a cavalcade of stars. What's the worst house show (either in terms of likely match quality or lack of star power) you can find at www.thehistoryofwwe.com?  Here's a few to start off. (Hint: I searched for "Dino Bravo".)  WWF @ Amsterdam, NY - High School - July 23, 1988 Jerry Allen vs. the Iron Sheik B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau Bret Hart vs. Danny Davis Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo (arm wrestling match) Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo Also included 1 other bout  There were quite a few along these lines, though presumably they didn't all draw this badly:  WWF @ Enfield, CT - September 19, 1988 (350) Paul Roma defeated Barry Horowitz Lanny Poffo pinned George Skaaland Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo The One Man Gang pinned Ken Patera Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors  (Yep, just a few months into their run, the Rockers are already going on last and working 25 minute matches to try to leave fans going home in something close to a good mood.)  Or, of course, the classic "Yep, the first six matches sucked, but Anderson and Blanchard are closing the show.... oh)  WWF @ Allentown, PA - May 22, 1989 Jeff Bronsky defeated Barry Horowitz Dino Bravo defeated Hercules WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin defeated Judy Martin Big John Studd defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification King Jim Duggan pinned Haku Tom Magee pinned Tim Horner The Bushwhackers defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard  Meanwhile the Rougeau Brothers were known for incorporating what is technically known as "house show bullshit" in their squash matches. It's nights like this where they probably got the chance to refine it:  WWF @ Tulare, CA - July 15, 1988 (1,400; sell out) Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Terry Gibbs WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell Hercules pinned Ken Patera Koko B. Ware defeated the One Man Gang via disqualification  Kids, tonight the best advice is *don't* stay in school:  WWF @ Howell High School - March 19, 1986 Ted Arcidi vs. Ron Shaw The Haiti Kid vs. Butch Cassidy SD Jones vs. Barry O Velvet McIntyre vs. Leilani Kai Pedro Morales & Tony Atlas vs. the Moondogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Paul's Bin Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Bloody hell, appualing line-ups. Â I was really disappointed with the house show I saw in Liverpool in November, 2010. Of course it doesn't compare to that but when you pay 60 for what they put out it was rather disappointing. Some will disagree with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Las Cruces, NM 22 July 1988 DJ Peterson beat Barry Horowitz Sensational Sherri beat Rockin' Robin Paul Roma & Omar Atlas beat Barry Horowitz & Siva Afi Frenchy Martin beat Koko B. Ware Tito Santana beat Ron Bass  *edit* actually edit, as the next night in Roswell, NM is worse as Peterson beat Billy Anderson in the opener whilst the rest of the card was the same (plus, Barry Horowitz twice on a show is never a bad thing!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm29195 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Apart from the Mysterio tag this looks poor:  WCW @ Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - April 14, 1999 (3,742 paid) Prince Iaukea defeated an unknown Jerry Flynn defeated Ernest Miller Konnan defeated Mike Enos Hugh Morrus defeated Norman Smiley Rick Steiner defeated Horace WCW Tag Team Champions - WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko Randy Savage defeated Disco Inferno  Apart from the main event this looks crap!  WCW @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Coliseum - May 23, 1999 Kenny Kaos defeated Erik Watts Evan Karagias defeated Bobby Eaton Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea Scotty Riggs defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. Scott Norton defeated Hak in a hardcore match Diamond Dallas Page defeated Stevie Ray WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Benoit  I'm sure this is one that some of you will have been to:  WCW @ Manchester, England - Evening News Arena - March 12, 2000 (16,318; sell out) Norman Smiley defeated Brian Knobbs The Wall defeated David Flair WCW TV Champion Jim Duggan defeated Fit Finlay Curt Hennig & Vampiro defeated Ric Flair & Lex Luger Terry Funk defeated Dustin Rhodes Booker T defeated WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification WCW Tag Team Champions Big Vito & Johnny the Bull defeated Ron & Don Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 WWF @ Howell High School - March 19, 1986 Ted Arcidi vs. Ron Shaw The Haiti Kid vs. Butch Cassidy SD Jones vs. Barry O Velvet McIntyre vs. Leilani Kai Pedro Morales & Tony Atlas vs. the Moondogs  Other than the above. The other house shows would have been really watchable.  Rockers Rougeaus Brain Busters Andre  etc   Yeah, really rubbish, NAWT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 A rather strange one from the WWF in 1994. Â Valley Forge, PA 7 July 1994 Jim Powers beat Damien Demento Mighty Doom beat Little Leopard Sgt. Slaughter beat Pierre Iron Mike Sharpe beat Glenn Osborne Heidi Lee Morgan beat Rustee Thomas Bob Backlund beat Greg Valentine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles1978 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 would be interesting to see if there were any shitty ones spotted from 2000 - Present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles1978 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 double post sorry guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bono Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I remember going to a wcw show at the nec in birmigham and it was shocking,it even made the bbc watchdog show because people complained about there being nobody there  I remember buff bagwell saying at the end well u didnt get goldberg and you didnt get sting but you got buff who is the stuff. I thoght people were going to riot the ring got littered with bottles  Shocking show  They did make up for it with a great tour the year after though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Not a specific show, but I think a show that ended with Diesel and/or Sid having a 3 minute last match to end the show would kill anyone's enjoyment, even if beforehand the rest of the Kliq. Hart and Taker put on stormers. Â The worst card of the year honours for WWF/WWE msut go to the summer tent shows in Hyannis etc. I remember the other year the main events were Matt Hardy vs Mark Henry. Woeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I know WWF did some horrible shows in Australia in the mid 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted December 25, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 25, 2011 WWF @ Howell High School - March 19, 1986 Ted Arcidi vs. Ron Shaw The Haiti Kid vs. Butch Cassidy SD Jones vs. Barry O Velvet McIntyre vs. Leilani Kai Pedro Morales & Tony Atlas vs. the Moondogs  Other than the above. The other house shows would have been really watchable.  Rockers Rougeaus Brain Busters Andre  etc   Yeah, really rubbish, NAWT  The BrainBusters were awesome, but they ain't saving a show working with the Bushwhackers. And you do realise those Andre-Studd matches were so bad that once *Andre* fell asleep in the middle of one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted December 25, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 25, 2011 I know WWF did some horrible shows in Australia in the mid 80s. Â Witness: Â WWF @ Sydney, Australia - Entertainment Center - November 15, 1985 Tony Parisi defeated Tiger Chung Lee Jim Brunzell defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out Leilani Kai defeated Susan Starr Les Thornton defeated the Tiger B. Brian Blair defeated the Iron Sheik Adrian Adonis defeated SD Jones The Junkyard Dog defeated Iron Mike Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Did they ever release the cards beforehand in the 80's or were you just taking a gamble when you bought the ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 25, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 25, 2011 WCW @ Manchester, England - Evening News Arena - March 12, 2000 (16,318; sell out) Norman Smiley defeated Brian Knobbs The Wall defeated David Flair WCW TV Champion Jim Duggan defeated Fit Finlay Curt Hennig & Vampiro defeated Ric Flair & Lex Luger Terry Funk defeated Dustin Rhodes Booker T defeated WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification WCW Tag Team Champions Big Vito & Johnny the Bull defeated Ron & Don Harris I can see plenty of reasons to see this show, I think this is a very harsh inclusion. Flair, Lugar, Hennig, Funk, Dustin, Jarrett, Booker...even Duggan & Finlay. It looks like a slightly better version of the WWA shows that were around in 2002 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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