Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb. 20, 1994: SuperBrawl in the ThunderCage

For one, have you seen the NEW http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com? For two, today’s blog is here! Here’s a big one from 94 — the Flair / Vader rematch, this time in Thundercage. It was a pretty big deal at the time, since … Continue reading

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Thanks for a great 10 years!

On the eve of our 10 year anniversary celebration, I want to give a huge thank you to all those who have helped make The History of WWE what it is today. Never would have thought 10 years ago – a … Continue reading

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Feb. 13, 1993: Saturday Night’s All Right

Got an episode of WCW Saturday Night to talk about today. We’re a week away from SuperBrawl and obviously all the major matches are being pushed — Sting/Vader, Windham/Muta, Cactus/Orndorff, etc. But this is also during the BRIEF partnership between … Continue reading

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Feb. 11, 1996: Irreconcilable Differences

Take away the main event and this is actually a really fun show. You’ve got three solid tag teams — including the returning Road Warriors — in title bouts, you’ve got DDP-Badd Part 6 or 7 or 8 or 51, … Continue reading

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Absolutely Perfect

Social media has blown up today noting the 9-year anniversary of the death of “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig. I grew up as a wrestling fan a huge fan of Curt and his death, moreso than many, touched me. I especially … Continue reading

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Feb. 9, 1988: Six man steel cage war

Taking a look at 1988 today. We’re days removed from the controversial NBC special in which Andre the Giant “beat” Hulk Hogan only to then sell the WWF World Title to Ted Dibiase. On paper, this appears to be a … Continue reading

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Feb. 8, 1971: Morales wins the title

It’s not often I take a look back 30-40 years ago, simply because so much footage from more recent years is readily available. But this is a historic moment that, thankfully, was captured on film. Pedro Morales had recently returned … Continue reading

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Feb. 7, 1992: Money Inc. hits jackpot

This date 20 years ago very well may have been the last appearance of the Legion of Doom in the WWF. A suspension forced this title change — which the LOD made sure would not be filmed for TV — … Continue reading

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Feb. 2, 1993: Watts, Ross demoted

Big day here in WCW. You’ve got the boss as well as the lead announcer demoted. This would lead to Eric Bischoff eventually taking over WCW and Jim Ross jumping to the WWF, effective on TV at WrestleMania IX. As … Continue reading

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Feb. 1, 1991: NBC’s Main Event

If you were born in time to watch this show, congratulations. You’re old enough to drink! This is the last “big” televised event prior to March’s WrestleMania VII. Obviously the big programs are between Hogan-Slaughter and Warrior-Savage. Almost everything else … Continue reading

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