Brendan Byrne / Continental Airlines Arena – 1990-1999 Results
1990
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – March 11, 1990 (just under 10,000)
Al Perez defeated Paul Roma
Greg Valentine pinned Sam Houston
Rick Rude pinned Tito Santana
The Bushwhackers defeated Nikolai Vokoff & Boris Zhukov when Butch pinned Zhukov
WWF Tag Team Champions Andre the Giant & Haku defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
Dusty Rhodes defeated Randy Savage via count-out
Jake Roberts pinned Ted Dibiase after guest referee the Big Bossman punched Dibiase
NWA @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – April 26, 1990 (9,500)
The first New York City market show in 2 years
Mark Callous fought Mike Rotundo to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Norman & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack when Norman pinned Cactus
Robert Gibson & NWA US Tag Team Champion Tom Zenk (sub. for Ricky Morton) defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin when Gibson pinned Hayes; the Freebirds were heavily cheered in the match
NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane; stipulations stated the champions would earn 5 minutes in the ring with Jim Cornette if they won; after the contest, Cornette was pinned around the 30-second mark
Road Warrior Animal defeated Butch Reed via disqualification when Reed used a foreign object; the bout was scheduled for the Road Warriors vs. Doom but Road Warrior Hawk’s EKG results in the pre-match physical prevented him from competing; prior to the contest, Hawk escorted Animal to the ring and Ron Simmons escorted Reed
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Samoan Swat Team when Scott pinned Fatu
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification when Ole Anderson interfered at around the 21-minute mark
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – June 8, 1990 (13,400 paid)
Hercules defeated Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for the Barbarian)
Tugboat pinned Black Bart
Dino Bravo pinned Tito Santana
Jimmy Snuka pinned Akeem
The Bushwhackers defeated Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man
Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification
WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Rick Rude with the splash
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – July 30, 1990 (8,000)
Haku pinned Jim Brunzell
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Barry O
Koko B. Ware pinned the Genius
Dustin Rhodes pinned Buddy Rose
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition Ax & Smash (w/ Crush) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart after Crush interfered and clotheslined Bret
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification after the champion pulled the referee in the way of Santana’s flying forearm
Tugboat & Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo & Earthquake after Duggan hit Bravo with the 2×4
NWA @ East Rutherford, NJ ? Meadowlands ? August 24, 1990 (slightly less than 8,000)
Tom Zenk pinned Dutch Mantel with a backslide at 7:41
Brian Pillman pinned Buddy Landell with a crossbody off the top at 6:25
Big Van Vader pinned Dr. X (Randy Culley) with a splash at 1:23
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane to win the titles at 15:41 when Rick pinned Eaton after Eaton sustained a simultaneous Steinerline from both challengers, one behind him and one in front
Stan Hansen pinned Terry Taylor (sub. for an injured Tommy Rich) at 4:43 with the lariat; after the bout, Hansen hit the referee and assaulted Taylor with the timekeeper’s bell, the ring ropes, and threw him over some tables
Sid Vicious, Barry Windham, & Arn Anderson defeated El Gigante, Paul Orndorff, & the Junkyard Dog at 17:09 when Anderson pinned Orndorff when, as Orndorff had Anderson covered following the piledriver, Windham came off the top behind the referee’s back and put Anderson on top for the win
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Mark Callous with a roll up at 14:51 after Callous collided with Paul E. Dangerously on the apron; after the bout, Callous acted as though he was going to hit Dangerously with the heart punch until Dangerously paid him off
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at 15:10 when Butch Reed pinned Morton when, as Morton had Reed covered, Simmons hit a clothesline behind the referee’s back
NWA World Champion Sting pinned Ric Flair at 26:07 with an inside cradle, despite interference late in the bout by Arn Anderson and Barry Windham
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – October 26, 1990 (10,000)
Ron Garvin pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a sunset flip
Dustin Rhodes pinned Black Bart
Tito Santana pinned the Black Demon with the flying forearm
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission with the Camel Clutch
The Rockers defeated Paul Roma & Hercules via disqualification when Hercules hit Marty Jannetty with his steel chain
The Big Bossman defeated the Barbarian (sub. for Rick Rude)
Randy Savage defeated WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – December 16, 1990 (7,700)
Shane Douglas pinned Black Bart
The Big Bossman pinned Bobby Heenan at the 10-second mark
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Dusty Rhodes
The Legion of Doom defeated the Orient Express & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match
Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel via disqualification
Saba Simba pinned Bob Bradley
Davey Boy Smith fought the Warlord to a double count-out
The Bushwhackers, WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Greg Valentine, the Honkytonk Man, Paul Roma, & Hercules when Bret pinned Valentine (Honky’s last match; his last appearance for 6 years)
1991
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – January 11, 1991 (5,000; the low turnout was partially due to a snowstorm)
WCW TV Champion Tom Zenk pinned the Black Angel (Jose Luis Rivera) at 5:02 with a missile dropkick
Brad Armstrong pinned the Cuban Assassin at 5:45 with the side Russian legsweep
Michael Wallstreet pinned Terry Taylor at 8:48 with a roll over and grabbing both the ropes and tights for leverage; cameras were at ringside to film part of the match for a segment on Wallstreet for “Inside Edition”
Sid Vicious pinned Brian Pillman with the powerbomb at 4:29
El Gigante, Tommy Rich, & Ricky Morton defeated Bobby Eaton, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin when Gigante pinned Garvin at the 12-minute mark with a boot to the face; during the contest, the crowd chanted “We want Stan” at Eaton; after the bout, Hayes & Garvin attacked Eaton, with Eaton fighting back and hitting a double clothesline
WCW US Champion Lex Luger (w/ Lawrence Taylor) defeated Curtis Hughes (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) in a football challenge match at 2:06; both men wore football gear and the goal was to knock the opponent over the top rope
WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Master Blasters at 6:28 when Scott pinned Blade with the Frankensteiner
Ric Flair pinned WCW World Champion Sting at 20:38 to win the title with his feet on the ropes for leverage after knocking the champion’s foot off the bottom rope, moments after the two men collided
Arn Anderson & Barry Windham defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Doom in a non-title steel cage match at 3:54 when Windham pinned Ron Simmons after Butch Reed accidentally hit his partner with a foreign object
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – April 4, 1991 (4,800)
Owen Hart pinned El Cubano
Ricky Morton pinned the Black Angel (Jose Luis Rivera) at 7:30
Dustin Rhodes pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 9:00
Big Van Vader pinned Larry Zbyzsko at 4:00 with a splash
WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification at 6:15 when, after both men collided with referee Bill Alphonso, Koloff hit the champion with a chain; Alphonso then crawled over, as Koloff made a cover, and slapped his hand to the mat three times, with Koloff then thinking he had won the title before the decision was announced; after the match, Koloff left ringside with the title belt, with Luger chasing after him, dragging him back to the ringside area; moments later, Luger used the chain to clothesline Koloff and did the same to Alphonso; after Luger went backstage, he and Koloff continued to brawl before they were pulled apart by Barry Windham, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Dustin Rhodes, Owen Hart and others
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Barry Windham defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong at the 15-minute mark
Sid Vicious pinned Brian Pillman at the 5-minute mark following a backbreaker; after the bout, El Gigante made the save for Pillman
Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed at 5:30
WCW World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting in a steel cage match at 16:00; El Gigante was scheduled as the guest referee but was attacked before the match by Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson; after the contest, Gigante made the save for Sting, with Sting scoring an unofficial pin on Flair
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – July 3, 1991 (5,800)
The start of the Great American Bash Tour – included an announcement that Ric Flair had been stripped of the WCW World Title
Badstreet, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Dutch Mantell, Black Bart, & Deadeye Dick when Badstreet pinned Dick
Big Josh pinned Terrence Taylor
Dustin Rhodes defeated Richard Morton via disqualfiication when Mr. Hughes interfered
Tom Zenk defeated the Diamond Studd by pinning an interfering Diamond Dallas Page
PN News & Missy Hyatt defeated Arn Anderson & Paul E. Dangerously when Missy pinned Dangerously
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Bobby Eaton to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Rick Steiner & Tom Zenk (sub. for Scott Steiner)
Sting, WCW US Champion Lex Luger, the Yellow Dog, & El Gigante defeated Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, & the One Man Gang in Wargames when Sullivan submitted to Gigante’s claw
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – August 29, 1991 (1,800 paid)
Dustin Rhodes pinned Joey Maggs at 7:52
Richard Morton pinned Robert Gibson at 7:25
Terrance Taylor pinned Big Josh at 7:11
Tom Zenk pinned the Diamond Studd in a tuxedo match at 3:22
Ron Simmons pinned Thomas Rich at 3:29
Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip fought WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin to a double count-out; Hayes & Garvin were recognized as the champions as the title change did not air until 9/7/91
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification at 9:23
El Gigante, Rick Steiner, Bill Kazmaier, & Yellow Dog defeated Dick Murdoch, Dick Slater, the One Man Gang, & Oz at 14:17 when Gigante pinned Slater
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Cactus Jack at 7:01; after the bout, WCW World Champion Lex Luger, Harley Race, and Mr. Hughes attacked Sting, with Barry Windham then making the save but being busted open in the process
WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham at 9:52 by putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – October 16, 1991
Canceled
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – December 27, 1991 (5,000 paid)
PN News pinned Terry Taylor at 6:10 with a splash in the corner
Jimmy Garvin pinned Diamond Dallas Page at 5:31 with a running forearm
Tom Zenk pinned Larry Zbyzsko with a small package at 4:15 as Zbyzsko attempted to get back inside the ring; after the bout, Zbyzsko dropped Zenk with a brainbuster
Abdullah the Butcher & Cactus Jack defeated El Gigante & Van Hammer at 5:30 when Cactus pinned Hammer after Abdullah hit Hammer with his staff; after the bout, Cactus and Abdullah hit each other with the staff
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via reverse decision; Sting originally won the match and title at 11:35 after hitting Rude with Paul E. Dangerously’s phone and a replacement referee counting the pinfall; however, the first referee saw Sting use the weapon; after the match, Rude hit Sting with the title belt
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton with a sunset flip off the top at 6:19
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Scott Steiner to a time-limit draw at 14:09; the bell rang just as Scott hit a belly to belly suplex
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger pinned Brian Pillman at 15:45 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Pillman put Liger on top for the win
WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton at 14:38 when Steamboat pinned Eaton with a roll up; after the bout, Larry Zbyzsko, Anderson & Eaton attacked the champions
Rick Steiner fought WCW World Champion Lex Luger to a double count-out at 9:04 when Luger prevented Steiner from getting back in the ring as both men were on the floor
1992
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – March 31, 1992 (4,500 paid)
Richard Morton pinned Mike Graham (sub. for WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman) at 7:15
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor pinned Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Marcus Alexander Bagwell) at 9:10
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes at 8:24 when Simmons pinned Hughes
Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd via count-out at 10:28
Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog defeated WCW Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match at 8:02 when Windham pinned Zbyszko; the match was advertised as a lights out steel cage match
Big Van Vader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 3:47
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification at 12:57
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude at 18:59
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – July 11, 1992 (12,500 paid)
The return to the arena after nearly 18 months; the WWF stopped using the arena over protest of the Meadowlands allowing WCW to use the venue
Tito Santana pinned Skinner
The Mountie defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out
WWF IC Champion Bret Hart pinned Shawn Michaels
The Legion of Doom & Paul Ellering defeated the Beverly Brothers & the Genius when Road Warrior Animal pinned Beau
Virgil pinned Kato
The Big Bossman defeated Nailz via disqualification (Bossman’s return after a 2-month absence)
The Ultiamte Warrior pinned Papa Shango with a clothesline and splash
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – October 1, 1992 (6,700)
Tatanka pinned the Mountie
Jeff Jarrett pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the DDT
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Double Trouble when Ware got the pin with a missile dropkick
WWF IC Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Shawn Michaels (w/ Sensational Sherri) via disqualification when Sherri got on the ring apron and the referee called for the bell
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Powers
Jim Duggan pinned Repo Man
The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, & Big Bossman defeated Nailz, Kamala, & Razor Ramon when Undertaker pinned Kamala with a chokeslam
1993
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – January 9, 1993 (matinee) (8,700)
Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels fought Marty Jannetty to a no contest when Jannetty attacked Michaels before the bell and hit him with the belt; the match was held off for later in the show
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners when Scott got the pin
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty with his feet on the ropes
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware when Fatu pinned Ware
Yokozuna pinned the Big Bossman with the Bonzai Drop at around the 4-minute mark
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via count-out
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – May 22, 1993 (11,000)
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
The Headshrinkers defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
Doink the Clown pinned Crush after a second Doink interfered
Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Virgil defeated Blake Beverly
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – December 12, 1993 (7,000)
Featured an in-ring promo by Jim Cornette where he insulted the crowd and said Randy Savage’s match later in the show vs. Crush would be his last
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger at 5:42 with a roll up after Booger missed a splash in the corner
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a Mission when Samu pinned Mo with a diving headbutt off the top
Rick Martel defeated Virgil at 12:35
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 7:28 after Bigelow was distracted by Dink
Randy Savage fought Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) to a double count-out at 16:14
IRS pinned Marty Jannetty at 9:18 with the Write Off clothesline
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & the 1-2-3 Kid defeated Johnny Polo (w/ Pierre) & Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 10:55 when Razor pinned Bomb with the Razor’s Edge after Polo walked out on his partner when Bomb accidentally hit him
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at 6:42
1994
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – July 8, 1994 (4,000)
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Kwang
Duke Drose pinned Rick Martel at 10:00 with a reverse roll up
WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers defeated Double Trouble (sub. for the Heavenly Bodies) at 8:00
Randy Savage pinned Jerry Lawler at 14:00 with a roll up
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Virgil at 9:00
IRS defeated Tatanka via disqualification at 8:00 when Tatanka shoved the referee
Yokozuna pinned Typhoon at 13:00 with a belly to belly suplex
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart in a 60-minute Ironman match, 3 falls to 2, winning the final fall with the Sharpshooter just before the 60-minute time-limit
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – August 27, 1994 (2,000)
Sparky Plugg pinned Quebecer Pierre
The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Bushwhackers after Butch was tripped by Tom Prichard
WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze pinned Bull Nakano with the German suplex into a bridge
Adam Bomb pinned Kwang with a DDT
WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers defeated Shawn Michaels & WWF IC Champion Diesel via disqualification after the title belts were used as weapons
Jeff Jarrett & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mabel & Doink the Clown when Jarrett pinned Doink with a roll up as Bigelow kidnapped Dink
Tatanka (w/ NY Giants’ Joe Morris) defeated IRS in an Indian strap match when IRS dropkicked Tatanka into his fourth and final corner
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Razor Ramon defeated Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart when Bret reversed Owen’s small package on Razor, putting Razor on top for the pin
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – October 27, 1994 (2,600)
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Heavenly Bodies
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Adam Bomb
Abe Schwartz defeated Jim Powers
Jerry Lawler defeated Doink the Clown
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Jim Neidhart
IRS defeated Duke Drose
Lex Luger defeated Tatanka
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna in a casket match
1995
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – January 15, 1995 (4,500)
Aldo Montoya defeated Steven Dunn
Henry Godwinn defeated Bob Holly
Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith fought King Kong Bundy & Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out
Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart
Wink & Pink the Clowns defeated Sleezy & Cheezy
Duke Drose defeated Timothy Well
WWF Women’s Champion Bull Nakano defeated Alundra Blayze
WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Bob Backlund)
The Undertaker defeated Tatanka
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – June 11, 1995 (6,000)
Jean Pierre Lafitte pinned Duke Drose with the Cannonball
Adam Bomb pinned Henry Godwinn with a small package
WWF Women?s Champion Alundra Blayze pinned Bertha Faye with the German suplex
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Aldo Montoya with the Pedigree
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated the Smoking Gunns in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; Yokozuna scored the first fall with a legdrop; the challengers won the second fall with the backbreaker / kneedrop combo; Yoko won the third fall with a belly to belly suplex
Skip pinned Doink the Clown with a small package
Savio Vega defeated WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett via count-out, even though Jarrett re-entered the ring first
Shawn Michaels & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tatanka & Kama following Bigelow?s diving headbutt
The Undertaker defeated Psycho Sid via disqualification when Kama and Tatanka interfered
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – November 12, 1995 (3,500)
Fatu defeated Skip
Ahmed Johnson defeated Rad Radford
Hakushi defeated Aldo Montoya
Savio Vega defeated Isaac Yankem DDS
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, King Mabel, & Kama defeated Henry Godwinn & WWF Tag Team Champions Smoking Gunns
Dean Douglas defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
Goldust defeated WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon via disqualification when the 1-2-3 Kid interfered
Davey Boy Smith pinned Bret Hart
WWF World Champion Diesel & Shawn Michaels defeated Owen Hart & Yokozuna in a lumberjack match at 12:28 when Michaels pinned Hart after a Rocket Launcher, Yoko accidentally splashing his partner when Michaels moved out of the way, and Michaels hitting the superkick on Yoko, knocking him to the floor; lumberjacks included Henry Godwinn, Aldo Montoya, Ahmed Johnson, Fatu, Isaac Yankem DDS, King Mabel, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Kama, Savio Vega, Rad Radford, Hakushi, and WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns; after the match, the babyfaces brawled with the heels and cleared them to the floor
1996
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – February 24, 1996 (8,500)
Included an opening segment where WWF acting President Roddy Piper talked about making two title matches on the show after it was announced Diesel wouldn’t be able to wrestle due to having a dislocated shoulder; the 1-2-3 Kid then came out, upset at Piper about the cry baby match at In Your House, slapped Piper and spat at him, with Piper then making a match between he and Kid for later in the card
Fatu (sub. for Barry Horowitz) pinned Bob Backlund with a roll up
Steve Austin pinned Bob Holly
Justin Bradshaw pinned Marty Jannetty
Skip & Zip defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Duke Drose after hitting him with the trash can lid
Roddy Piper (sub. for Razor Ramon) pinned the 1-2-3 Kid after hitting him with the ring bell
WWF IC Champion Goldust defeated Savio Vega; the advertised match pitted Razor Ramon & Vega against Goldust & the 1-2-3 Kid
Ahmed Johnson pinned Tatanka (sub. for Jeff Jarrett) with the Pearl River Plunge
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart via disqualification when Goldust prevented the challenger from scoring the pinfall; Diesel was originally scheduled to compete in the match, making it a triple threat contest
Shawn Michaels & Yokozuna defeated Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith when Michaels pinned Hart with the superkick
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – July 5, 1996 (7,309)
There was a Parking Lot Party outside the venue from 4 to 7 p.m. with live music, lookalike contests, and appearances from the wrestlers
Duke Drose pinned Leif Cassidy at 9:22 with the tilt-a-whirl slam
Salvatore Sincere pinned Barry Horowitz at 9:38
Skip & Zip defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Smoking Gunns and Henry & Phinneas Godwinn in a non-title elimination match at 19:51 after Kloudy kissed one of the champions, setting up the pinfall; the Godwinns had been counted out earlier after Phinneas chased Sunny around the ring
WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Vader via disqualification at 6:56 when Goldust interfered; WWF IC Champion Ahmed Johnson made the save after the match
WWF IC Champion Ahmed Johnson defeated Goldust via count-out at 7:10 when Goldust left ringside
Steve Austin pinned Savio Vega in a No DQ match at 14:22 after a low blow
Jake Roberts pinned Justin Bradshaw at 7:34 with the DDT
Marc Mero pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley at 12:42
The Undertaker pinned Mankind with the tombstone at 17:01
1997
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – February 9, 1997 (8,771)
Rocky Maivia pinned Leif Cassidy with the shoulder breaker
Crush pinned Barry Horowitz with the heart punch
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Phil LaFon & Bob Holly (sub. for Doug Furnas) when Smith pinned Holly; the challengers originally won the match but the bout continued due to Owen’s foot being on the bottom rope
Savio Vega pinned Phinneas Godwinn after the NOD interfered
Goldust pinned Mankind after he was hit with the urn
Farooq defeated the Undertaker via disqualification when Taker used a chair
Aldo Montoya pinned Salvatore Sincere
WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Henry Godwinn
The Sultan (sub. for Vader) defeated Ahmed Johnson with the Camel Clutch after Farooq attacked Ahmed with a 2X4
Bret Hart & Psycho Sid defeated WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & Steve Austin when Hart pinned Michaels after Austin accidentally hit the Stunner on his partner
Pay-per-view bouts – included an opening playing of the National Anthem; featured Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Todd Pettingill conducting a podium interview with Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, accompanied by WWF President Gorilla Monsoon & the Headbangers, regarding her work to eliminate state taxes and allow the WWF to return to New Jersey; moments later, Monsoon presented her with a replica WWF World Title belt as a way to thank her for her work; featured footage from earlier in the day of the party held in the parking lot, which drew a reported 15,000 people, with appearances from the Honkytonk Man, Sunny, the Headbangers, Shawn Michaels, Dok Hendrix, the Legion of Doom, and Steve Austin; included Pettingill on the podium with Sable, Sunny, Ryan Chadick from Liverpool, NY, and Patrick Stevenson from Lafayette, LA for the Summer Slam Million Dollar Giveaway; after the two contestants drew numbers, Pettingill attempted to call another entrant but no one picked up; moments later, he tried to call another entrant but that line had been disconnected; a third call saw Pettingill call a man named Michael, who said he wasn’t watching Summer Slam because his cable company didn’t offer it; Sunny then tried the key Michael picked but it didn’t work; Pettingill then called a woman named Rebecca; Sable then tried Rebecca’s key but it also didn’t work; Ryan then tried his key but it didn’t open, nor did Patrick’s; a contest official then revealed that the winning key was #3; featured Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Shawn Michaels about his role as the referee for the main event, with Michaels claiming there was no bad blood between he and Bret Hart and whatever bad blood there was ended at WrestleMania 12 when he beat Hart:
Mankind defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) in a steel cage match at 16:25 by escaping over the top after hitting an elbow from the top of the cage, just before Chyna was able to pull Helmsley out of the ring; prior to the match, footage was shown detailing Helmsley and Mankind’s altercations dating back to Canadian Stampede; after the bout, Mankind laid on the arena floor until Dude Love’s music began to play, with Mankind then coming to his feet and strutting around ringside (Bloodbath: Wrestling’s Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches, Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
Goldust (w/ Marlena) pinned Brian Pillman at 7:16 with botched sunset flip into the ring after Marlena hit Pillman in the face with her purse; pre-match stipulations stated Pillman would have to wear a dress on Raw if he lost the match; prior to the bout, Tiger Jeet Singh & Tiger Ali Singh were shown in the crowd; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Pillman attacking Goldust the previous Monday on Raw; during Pillman’s entrance, pre-taped footage was shown of him cutting a backstage promo about Marlena; after the match, Marlena put a mannequin wearing a dress, which stood ringside for the duration of the contest, in the ring because Pillman would have to wear the dress the following night; moments later, Pillman destroyed the mannequin
The Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at 9:51 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Henry following a spike piledriver; prior to the bout, footage from Shotgun Saturday Night in April was shown in which Henry sustained a broken neck, as well as the LOD being attacked on Raw; after the Godwinns’ entrance, the LOD cut a backstage promo on the upcoming match; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano was shown sitting in the front row
WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification at 7:27 when Shamrock hit Smith in the back of the head on the floor with a can of dog food; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous Monday of Smith attacking Shamrock with a steel chair and smearing him with dog food; during Smith’s entrance, it was announced Smith would face Shawn Michaels Sept. 20 as part of One Night Only in Birmingham, England; after the bout, Shamrock locked Smith in a choke hold, with referees, Tony Garea, Gerald Brisco, Dave Hebner, and Pat Patterson then swarming the ring; after releasing the hold, an enraged and bloody Shamrock dropped several of the officials with belly to belly suplexes as the crowd cheered; pre-match stipulations stated Smith would have to eat the dog food at ringside if he lost
Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, & Jose defeated Crush, Skull, 8-Ball, & Chainz at 9:06 when Miguel pinned Chainz with an elbow drop after Ahmed Johnson, who appeared ringside mid-way through the match with Farooq, Kama, D-Lo Brown, & Rocky Maivia, dropped Chainz with the Pearl River Plunge on the floor; prior to the bout, footage was shown detailing the formation of Los Boricuas and the Disciples of Apocolypse and their recent brawls; after the bout, the three factions brawled in the aisle until the fight was broken up by security
Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion Owen Hart with a roll up to win the title at 16:17; prior to the bout, a video package was shown detailing the feud between Austin and Hart dating back to Canadian Stampede; stipulations for the match stated Austin would have to kiss Hart’s ass if he didn’t beat him; following Hart’s entrance, Michael Cole conducted a backstage interview with Austin regarding the stipulations for the match, with Austin telling him off; during the final minute of the match, Hart dropped Austin with a modified tombstone piledriver, causing Austin to have temporary paralysis; after the contest, several referees helped Austin to his feet and then backstage (The Stone Cold Truth, The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
Bret Hart pinned WWF World Champion the Undertaker to win the title at 28:08 when guest referee Shawn Michaels accidentally hit Taker over the head with a steel chair Hart brought into the ring moments earlier after Hart spat in Michaels’ face when Michaels confronted him about the weapon being in the ring; stipulations for the bout stated if Hart didn’t win the title then he would never again wrestle in the United States and if Michaels favored Taker in his officiating then he too would not be able to compete in the US; prior to the bout, Hart had the Canadian National Anthem played and dedicated the match to his international fans; immediately after the match, Michaels left ringside, with Taker following after; moments later, Hart draped himself in the Canadian flag and celebrated in the ring with Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, and WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith as fans threw trash into the ring (Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker)
1998
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – February 22, 1998 (12,483)
Skull & 8-Ball defated Mark Henry & Kama via disqualification when Kama used a chair to break the cover on Henry
Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher defeated Tom Brandi & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku when Christopher pinned Brandi after Lawler used a foreign object
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers when Mosh pinned Pierre
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated D-Lo Brown & Farooq when Shamrock forced a submission from D-Lo with the ankle lock
Steve Blackman & Chainz defeated Marc Mero & Goldust when Blackman pinned Mero once Mero was distracted by Sable on the outside
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a country whipping match when Phinneas pinned Road Warrior Hawk after a chair shot from Henry; after the bout and after all the other participants had left ringside, Kane entered the ring and laid out Hawk with a chokeslam and tombstone
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for Triple H) & WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg (w/ Triple H & Chyna) in an unsanctioned match when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner; after the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on Triple H
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 13, 1998 (17,569; sell out; 15,620 paid)
Steve Corino defeated Julio Sanchez
Ace Darling defeated Devon Storm
Shotgun – 7/18/98:
Farooq & Scorpio defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo when Scorpio scored the pin with the 450 splash
Edge pinned Quebecer Pierre with the Downward Spiral
Val Venis pinned Papi Chulo with the Money Shot
Dustin Runnels defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) via disqualification when Lee hit Dustin with a chair
Raw is War ? featured Shawn Michaels providing guest commentary alongside Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler (Michaels’ surprise return after a 4-month absence); included the announcement WWF IC Champion the Rock would face WWF European Champion Triple H in a title vs. title Best 2 out of 3 falls match at Fully Loaded and that X-Pac would face D-Lo Brown:
The Undertaker pinned Vader with the tombstone
Brawl for All Tournament: Bart Gunn defeated Bob Holly via judge?s decision
X-Pac & WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Owen Hart & WWF IC Champion the Rock at 6:29 when X-Pac pinned the Rock by reversing a spinebuster attempt into the X-Factor; the match came as a result of Hart coming ringside and assaulting Jason Sensation after Sensation impersonated Owen the previous week during DX?s mockery of the Nation; after Hart applied the Sharpshooter on Sensation inside the ring, DX came out for the save
Steve Blackman pinned Marc Mero with a kick to the chest
Kane & Mankind defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn to win the titles after D-Lo Brown came through the crowd and hit a frog splash, wearing his steel chest protector, as DX and the Nation brawled around ringside (For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley)
Kaientai defeated Brian Christopher, Scott Taylor, & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku following a senton bomb
Brawl for All Tournament: Dan Severn defeated the Godfather
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn fought WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind to a no contest when WWF World Champion Steve Austin and the Undertaker laid out all the participants; Austin and Taker were the guest referees for the match
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – October 4, 1998 (14,017)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy following Brian Christopher’s Tennessee Jam
Steve Blackman pinned Owen Hart with a small package
DOA defeated Farooq & Scorpio after Paul Ellering hit Scorpio with his steel briefcase
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie when Sable pinned Jackie following the Sable Bomb
WWF Tag team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Dennis Knight & Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) after Billy Gunn used the Rocker Dropper on Knight
The Headbangers defeated Golga & Kurrgan after Golga was choked unconscious
The Rock pinned Ken Shamrock with the Rock Bottom
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and Mankind by pinning Kane with the Stunner; Gerald Brisco was the guest referee
1999
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – January 17, 1999 (18,740; sell out)
Steve Blackman pinned Tiger Ali Singh
The Acolytes defeated Val Venis & the Godfather
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Owen Hart
Christian, Edge, & Gangrel defeated Bob Holly, Scorpio, & Al Snow
The Undertaker defeated the Rock
D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Jeff Jarrett defeated Goldust
Test & WWF Tag Team Champion the Big Bossman defeated Triple H & WWF Hardcore Champion the Road Dogg
WWF World Champion Mankind defeated Kane
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – March 29, 1999 (15,213; sell out)
Malia Hosaka defeated Brandi Alexander
Shotgun – 4/3/99:
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Skull & 8-Ball, Public Enemy, & Matt & Jeff Hardy
Al Snow defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Gillberg in a non-title match
Droz defeated Kevin Starr
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Lance Diamond
Super Astros – 4/4/99:
El Merenguero defeated Miguel Perez & Apolo Dantes
El Hijo Del Santo & Negro Casas defeated Taka Michinoku & Pantera
Raw is War – included the new WWF World Champion Steve Austin cutting an in-ring promo to open the show in which he asked Vince McMahon to come out so he could relinquish the world title belt; after giving Vince the belt, Austin had footage shown from Breakdown in which McMahon ran off with the Smoking Skull belt and later said it would be put above his fireplace at home; Austin then demanded that Vince go home and give him back the Smoking Skull belt by the end of the show or he would beat him up; moments later, as Austin was looking the other way, Vince hit him with the title belt and ran backstage; featured X-Pac cutting an in-ring promo in which he said DX would not die and that he and the New Age Outlaws would continue to raise hell, then said he would fight Triple H later in the show; included the Undertaker calling Vince McMahon on the phone backstage to torment him after kidnapping Stephanie; featured Vince McMahon telling Ken Shamrock he would always be indebted to him for finding Stephanie and then telling Shane to simply give Steve Austin his Smoking Skull belt after it was brought to the arena from Greenwich, CT; included a closing segment in which Shane McMahon cut an in-ring promo in which he said that if Steve Austin wanted his Smoking Skull belt back, he would have to go through the Rock; moments later, the Rock came out with the belt over his shoulder and cut a promo on Austin, with Austin coming out soon thereafter and the two men brawling around ringside; the ensuing battle saw Austin hit the Stunner on Shane, Rock hit Austin with the Smoking Skull belt, and other members of the Corporation – including Triple H, Test, and Ken Shamrock – help in beating the champion down; moments later, the Big Show came out to help clear the ring, with Triple H sustaining the chokeslam from Show:
Ivory & Tori defeated WWF Women’s Champion Sable & Jackie when Tori pinned Jackie with a backslide at 1:25 after Sable hit her own partner in the back with the women’s title belt; after the bout, the Ministry – the Undertaker, Paul Bearer, Gangrel, Edge, Christian, Viscera, and Mideon – came to the ring with Taker holding Sable as bait for Vince McMahon to come ringside; after Vince came out, he quickly realized it was a trap; when he ran backstage, he found that Stephanie had gone missing
The Big Show pinned Test with a boot to the face and the chokeslam at the 30-second mark; after the bout, Show cut a promo directed at Vince McMahon, saying no one owns him
WWF Hardcore Champion Hardcore Holly pinned Steve Williams (w/ Jim Ross) after Al Snow came out of the crowd, hit the challenger over the head with a frying pan, and pulled Holly on top of Williams; moments prior to the finish, Williams hit the Oklahoma Stampede powerslam on Holly through a table set up in the ring but referee Tim White had been knocked out; during the bout, JR joined the Spanish commentary team
The Rock (w/ WWF European Champion Shane McMahon) pinned Billy Gunn with the Rock Bottom / People’s Elbow combo at 5:21; during the bout, Shane did guest commentary
Ken Shamrock defeated Gangrel via submission with the ankle lock at 5:35 after hitting a belly to belly suplex; after the bout, the lights flickered and Shamrock was attacked by Edge & Christian, with Shamrock sustaining a bloodbath; when the lights came back on, Shamrock immediately locked Christian in the ankle lock, with Christian confessing that Stephanie McMahon was being held in the basement; after the commercial break, Shamrock was shown searching in the basement for Stephanie where he eventually found her
Goldust (w/ the Blue Meanie) pinned WWF IC Champion the Road Dogg to win the title at 4:09 with the Curtain Call after Meanie hit Road Dogg in the face with the title belt as the champion was against the ring ropes; early in the bout, Ryan Shamrock came out to be in Goldust’s corner but the Blue Meanie and Goldust wouldn’t allow her to be ringside and Meanie quickly sent her backstage; after the bout, Goldust cut a promo saying he now knew who he was and soon everyone else would too
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) defeated the Legion of Doom (w/ Paul Ellering) at 2:49 when Owen pinned Road Warrior Animal after Jarrett broke his guitar over Animal’s back, moments after Hart sustained the Doomsday Device
X-Pac defeated Triple H (w/ Chyna & WWF European Champion Shane McMahon) via disqualification at 3:34 when X-Pac chased an interfering Shane into the ring and sustained a clothesline from Chyna; after the bout, X-Pac was beaten down and sustained the Pedigree until Kane came out; after Kane took a chair shot to the head from Triple H, he quickly sat back up and stalked Triple H & Chyna backstage; Triple H used the “No Chance” McMahon song as his theme
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 31, 1999
The Godfather & Val Venis defeated Mideon & Prince Albert following the Money Shot and Ho Train
Al Snow pinned Gangrel after hitting him with Head
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated Tori
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned Jeff Jarrett by blocking a sunset flip
WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman pinned Test in a non-title nightstick-on-a-pole match after hitting Test with the weapon
Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman via submission with the ankle lock in a steel cage match
Hardcore Holly defeated Viscera
WWF Tag Team Champions the Acolytes defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Michael Hayes) and Edge & Christian in an elimination match; Edge pinned Jeff Hardy with the spear; Bradshaw pinned Edge after Gangrel interfered and hit the DDT
The Road Dogg pinned Billy Gunn in a dog collar match by tying Gunn’s legs up following a missed Fameasser
The Rock, Kane & & X-Pac defeated Triple H, the Big Show, & the Undertaker via disqualification after the Undertaker hit Kane with a chair
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – October 4, 1999
Kurt Angle defeated Ace Darling
JR Ryder defeated Glenn Osbourne
The Big Show defeated Chaz
The Big Bossman defeated the Godfather
Al Snow defeated Steve Blackman
Gangrel defeated the Inferno Kid
Raw is War:
The Acolytes defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg, Kane & X-Pac, and Hardcore & Crash Holly when Bradshaw pinned X-Pac; Kane pinned Farooq at the same time but they were the illegal men in the match
TIT Invitational Best of 7 Series: Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 4:20 when Edge pinned Jeff with a spear, jumping off Christian’s back, as Jeff came off the top rope; Edge & Christian: 2, Hardys: 0; Terri Runnels provided guest commentary for the bout (Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young defeated Miss Kitty (sub. for WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett who decided to do commentary instead) & Ivory when Kitty was pinned; after the match, Jarrett put Kitty in the figure-4 for losing
Chyna defeated Davey Boy Smith via disqualification when Jeff Jarrett interfered and hit Chyna with a coffee can; after the match, Smith called Triple H out and gave him a count of 10 before hitting the powerslam on Chyna – but instead only gave a count of 3 before executing the move
The Dudley Boyz defeated Mankind & Stevie Richards (dressed as Dude Love) following the 3D on Richards as Mankind had the Mandible Claw applied on Val Venis, who was doing commentary
The Rock pinned Chris Jericho (w/ Curtis Hughes) with a Rock Bottom onto a chair followed by the People?s Elbow; after the match, Davey Boy Smith came ringside and began brawling with the Rock