Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 26, 2011 Behold gentlemen, the card WWF put on the day of my birth: WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI - Stadium Arena - February 22, 1990 (4,000) Paul Roma defeated Conquistador #1 Tito Santana defeated Akeem via disqualification Earthquake pinned Ron Garvin WWF Tag Team Champions Andre the Giant & Haku defeated Demolition via count-out The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Tom Stone Black Bart pinned Jim Evans WWF IC Champion The Ultimate Warrior pinned Dino Bravo after less than 30 seconds  That looks a decent enough B-Show to be fair. Andre, Warrior, Paul Roma. That'd do me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatseeker Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 WWF @ Metheun, MA - High School - June 2, 1986 This card was held by the Methuen Police Union Rene Goulet defeated George Skaaland George Wells defeated Tiger Chung Lee Jean Kirkland defeated Leilani Kai Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Mr. X B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart  WWF @ Exeter, NH - High School Gym - June 21, 1986 Lanny Poffo defeated Rene Goulet Paul Roma defeated Terry Gibbs David Sammartino defeated Les Thornton Velvet McIntyre defeated Penny Mitchell Cousin Luke defeated Iron Mike Sharpe George Steele defeated Bob Orton via disqualification after Orton threw a chair into the ring  WWF @ Coatsville, PA - High School - October 30, 1985 Cpl. Kirchner defated the Spoiler SD Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw Uncle Elmer defeated Iron Mike Sharpe The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 26, 2011 WWF @ Coatsville, PA - High School - October 30, 1985 Cpl. Kirchner defated the Spoiler SD Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw Uncle Elmer defeated Iron Mike Sharpe The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out  That's an ok card! You've got the #2 and #3 faces on there, both in feuds which were notable. Pedro was still over with live crowds as well. That one from Exeter, New Hampshire sucks dick with enthusiasm though. Looks like it was a sold show or fundraiser or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam7398 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I was at the WCW birmingham show in 2000.   I think those house shows were symptomatic of WCWs problems at the time. The company didn't have much of a vision at the top, as the folks in charge seemed to change fortnightly. So without a clear vision, Tel Taylor and Jonnny Ace just muddled through  To be honest, I think the rubbish UK house shows in March 2000 were just down to injuries, creative control and personal issues, rather than a lack of "vision".  Goldberg, Scott Steiner, and DDP were injured. Kevin Nash and Bret Hart, although at the shows, couldn't work matches because of injuries. Sid, who was WCW champion at the time, apparently wasn't allowed back in the country after his incident with Arn Anderson and a pair of scissors at a Blackburn hotel a few years earlier. Scott Hall had been fired a couple of weeks before after getting pissed on the plane to Germany. Hulk Hogan and Sting, apparently, didn't want to go to the UK and because of their contracts, were able to just stay at home.  The shows would have been very different if it wasn't for the injuries and other issues.  I wasn't expecting much from the shows, as I knew Goldberg, Steiner etc were injured, and they had been off TV for weeks. But, I guess the average fan who went to the show probably just watched the weeks out-of-date WCW Worldwide on Channel 5 on Friday nights - and didn't know about the injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 27, 2011 It was also during a total lame duck period, to be fair. Siegel or whomever had probably already sorted the new starting date with Bisch and Russo by then, just waiting for Johnny Ace to appear in the summer and get a bit of power so he could weave his 2001 magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludapan Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hey guys, reading the shitty house show thread got me thinking about the wcw tour from nov 00 I went to the London show and taped that episode of nitro for prosperity! But mislaid it a couple years ago Would anyone know where I could get a copy? Thanks....The card below, Although I'm still embarrassed at how excited the 16yr old me was when buff's music hit!! Â WCW @ London, England - Arena - November 10, 2000 (9,138) Monday Nitro - 11/13/00: WCW Hardcore Champion Crowbar defeated Big Vito Lethal Lottery: Sting & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome & Bam Bam Bigelow Lethal Lottery: Kronik defeated WCW World Champion Booker T & Lex Luger Kevin Nash defeated Chuck Palumbo, Shawn Stasiak & WCW Tag Team Champion Sean O'Haire via disqualification in a handicap match Ernest Miller defeated Elix Skipper Bill Goldberg defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright in a handicap match Lance Storm defeated WCW US Champion Hugh Morrus to win the title Lethal Lottery: Sting & Scott Steiner defeated Kronik Worldwide - 12/2/00: Norman Smiley defeated Kwee Wee (w/ Paisley) Worldwide - 12/16/00: Buff Bagwell defeated Drew McDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 The choice of which match went last was certainly wrong Have the big promotions always had a habit of not putting on the biggest (or even one of the biggest) match last, when it comes to house shows and non-televised events? Royal Rumble 88 had a surprising tag team match to close the show- Young Stallions going over someone IIRC. And when I saw a WWE Smackdown show at Docklands Arena years ago, the main event was Rikishi & Tajiri VS Nunzio & Chuck Palumbo, or someone from FBI. Yet the undercard contained Brock Lesnar VS Big Show for the WWE title, Benoit VS Rhyno (I think), Los Guerreros VS WGTT, Rey Mysterio in a triple threat. Â I always felt partially responsible for you guys getting that main event - I attended the first show of the Tour de Force in Aberdeen, and the Rikishi tag was in the first half. At the end of the match he did "the dance" and the crowd were uber enthusiastic. It felt like everyone (fans, parents, guardians, spouses, arena staff) joined in and made a helluva lot of noise. Â So much so that when I saw the subsequent results from the tour big Kish was on last. In fairness he got a huge response compared to Lesnar who ended the show going over Big Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerTwist Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hey guys, reading the shitty house show thread got me thinking about the wcw tour from nov 00 I went to the London show and taped that episode of nitro for prosperity! But mislaid it a couple years ago Would anyone know where I could get a copy? Thanks.... Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogmVyQVSfMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludapan Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hey guys, reading the shitty house show thread got me thinking about the wcw tour from nov 00 I went to the London show and taped that episode of nitro for prosperity! But mislaid it a couple years ago Would anyone know where I could get a copy? Thanks.... Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogmVyQVSfMA Â Â top man, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Austin Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 WWF @ Brookhaven, NY - Bellport High School - February 12, 1995 Man Mountain Rock defeated Mike Bell Mabel defeated Tony Devito Hakushi defeated Aldo Montoya Doink the Clown defeated the Brooklyn Brawler WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bell & the Executioner King Kong Bundy defeated Adam Bomb Jacob & Eli Blu fought the New Headshrinkers to a double count-out Lex Luger defeated Tatanka in a lumberjack match   As much as I like some of the guys on the card, this is pretty much an entire card of squash matches apart from the top three matches, of which one features a double countout, and one is King Kong Bundy v Adam Bomb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Jones Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - February 22, 1997 (4,426)  Headbanger Mosh defeated Barry Horowitz Brakkus defeated Tony Devito Headbanger Thrasher defeated Freddie Joe Floyd Miguel Perez defeated Jose Estrada Jr. Bart Gunn defeated TL Hopper Marlena defeated Sunny via disqualification in an arm wrestling match Goldust defeated Crush & Savio Vega in a handicap match Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Blackjack Windham & Blackjack Bradshaw via disqualification The Undertaker defeated Farooq in a steel cage match  I believe this was a matinee show too as Smothers made his ECW debut that night losing to Taz at the ECW Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamehhh Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I was at the WCW birmingham show in 2000.   I think those house shows were symptomatic of WCWs problems at the time. The company didn't have much of a vision at the top, as the folks in charge seemed to change fortnightly. So without a clear vision, Tel Taylor and Jonnny Ace just muddled through  To be honest, I think the rubbish UK house shows in March 2000 were just down to injuries, creative control and personal issues, rather than a lack of "vision".  Goldberg, Scott Steiner, and DDP were injured. Kevin Nash and Bret Hart, although at the shows, couldn't work matches because of injuries. Sid, who was WCW champion at the time, apparently wasn't allowed back in the country after his incident with Arn Anderson and a pair of scissors at a Blackburn hotel a few years earlier. Scott Hall had been fired a couple of weeks before after getting pissed on the plane to Germany. Hulk Hogan and Sting, apparently, didn't want to go to the UK and because of their contracts, were able to just stay at home.  The shows would have been very different if it wasn't for the injuries and other issues.  I wasn't expecting much from the shows, as I knew Goldberg, Steiner etc were injured, and they had been off TV for weeks. But, I guess the average fan who went to the show probably just watched the weeks out-of-date WCW Worldwide on Channel 5 on Friday nights - and didn't know about the injuries.  Wasn't Sid on the november 1996 WWF tour IIRC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I was at the WCW birmingham show in 2000.   I think those house shows were symptomatic of WCWs problems at the time. The company didn't have much of a vision at the top, as the folks in charge seemed to change fortnightly. So without a clear vision, Tel Taylor and Jonnny Ace just muddled through  To be honest, I think the rubbish UK house shows in March 2000 were just down to injuries, creative control and personal issues, rather than a lack of "vision".  Goldberg, Scott Steiner, and DDP were injured. Kevin Nash and Bret Hart, although at the shows, couldn't work matches because of injuries. Sid, who was WCW champion at the time, apparently wasn't allowed back in the country after his incident with Arn Anderson and a pair of scissors at a Blackburn hotel a few years earlier. Scott Hall had been fired a couple of weeks before after getting pissed on the plane to Germany. Hulk Hogan and Sting, apparently, didn't want to go to the UK and because of their contracts, were able to just stay at home.  The shows would have been very different if it wasn't for the injuries and other issues.  I wasn't expecting much from the shows, as I knew Goldberg, Steiner etc were injured, and they had been off TV for weeks. But, I guess the average fan who went to the show probably just watched the weeks out-of-date WCW Worldwide on Channel 5 on Friday nights - and didn't know about the injuries.  Wasn't Sid on the november 1996 WWF tour IIRC?  Yup, he beat Farooq in the last match of the NEC show in a stinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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