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National Wrestling Alliance’s (NWA) Starrcade 1985 was one of those events that took place in two locations. This was on the same night, in two separate arenas, nowhere near each other. This is also the first live wrestling event to be broadcast from two separate locations. Do not worry, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) would […]
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NWA Starrcade 1985 Takes Place in Two Locations – North Carolina Edition – November 28th, 1985 – Today in Wrestling History
November 28th, 2020 
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WWF Royal Rumble Review on Super Nintendo
June 7th, 2020 Carl Williams Wrestling games are quite a conundrum of gaming. Some developers get it just right while others have trouble figuring out what exactly a “squared circle” is. For the time, LJN’s WWF Royal Rumble for the Super Nintendo was better than the competition of the time. There was not much competition though. This game was released […]
Posted in News, Video Games, WWE Tags: Acclaim, Curt Hennig, Fabulous Freebirds, Flying Edge, Hulk Hogan, IRS, Jim Duggan, LJN, Mr. Perfect, NWO, Review, Ric Flair, Rick Martel, Royal Rumble, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Tatanka, Ted DiBiase, The Brood, The Model, Undertaker, WWF Royal Rumble No Comments »
World Championship Wrestling Slamboree 1999 Goes Down in Missouri – May 9th, 1999 – Today in Wrestling History
May 9th, 2020 Carl Williams World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1999 was beginning to unravel. The New World Order (NWO), both factions, were a shamble on television due to injuries. Unfortunately, storyline wise, so much depended on the NWO dominance that WCW was in a pickle. With that said, they did continue forward with regular Pay Per View (PPV) events […]
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National Wrestling Alliance Eddie Graham Memorial Show in Forida – May 9th, 1987 – Today in Wrestling History
May 8th, 2020 Carl Williams This was the first Eddie Graham Memorial Show, of two such named events, to take place. The action went down in the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersgurg Florida on May 9th, 1987. There was a total of eight matches with three titles on the line.
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Final WCW Slamboree Takes Place – May 7th, 2000 – Today in Wrestling History
May 6th, 2020 Carl Williams Little did we know when this event aired on Pay Per View (PPV) that it was the last one. That is the sad truth about Slamboree in 2000. It was the final World Championship Wrestling (WCW) produced Slamboree event. This was due to the WWE buying out WCW early the following year. For those wondering, […]
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Charlotte Flair Born Champion Enters World – April 5th, 1986 – Today in Wrestling History
April 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Charlotte Flair, the daughter of Ric Flair, was born today in Charlotte North Carolina. What can be said of the daughter of The Nature Boy? Multi-time champion across NXT, Raw, and Smackdown, Flair has quickly become a cornerstone of the WWE Women’s division.
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Wrestlemania VIII Heavyweight Title Become Midcard – April 5th 1992 – Today in Wrestling History
April 5th, 2020 Carl Williams For many of us Wrestlemania VIII is one of the few Wrestlemania cards that featured the World Heavyweight Title as a midcard title. Yep, this was one of the few “grandest stage of them all” events that didn’t feature the top championship in the main event. This was billed as a “double main event” as […]
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