TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 23rd: The Last Crockett Cup
Sting & Lex Luger defeat Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson to win the third – and final – Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup tag team tournament
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TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 22nd: Justin Credible Wakes Up a Dreamer
At the last ECW CyberSlam, Tommy Dreamer finally wins the ECW World Heavyweight title by beating Taz, only to be defeated, minutes later, by Justin Credible
KAYFABE THEATER: Williams & DiBiase Interview
The new Mid-South Tag Team Champions, Steve Williams and Ted DiBiase, are out to talk with Jim Ross about Dr. Death saving someone in a traffic accident
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 21st: Patera wins the Intercontinental title
After being awarded the IC belt in a ‘phantom tournament’, champion Pat Patterson’s inaugural reign ends at the hands of The World’s Strongest Man
KAYFABE THEATER: Dusty Rhodes is The Pizza Man
During his “Common Man” vignettes that accompanied his entrance to the WWF, The American Dream sings while delivering some pig’s feet pizza
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 20th: The AWA keeps on Rockin’
The American Wrestling Association hosts WrestleRock ’86 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, and promotes it with one of the weirdest music videos of all time
THE WRESTLING TERRITORIES: CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
This week, we travel through the South, the Gulf and the Panhandle, as we take a look at Ron Fuller, his family, and memories of the Continental area
KAYFABE THEATER: JJ Dillon can’t hide from the Naked Truth
JJ Dillon is out for an interview with David Crockett, and he’s enraged about a video that shows Ricky Steamboat beating him up and stripping his pants off
KAYFABE THEATER: Jerry Lawler talks about the beating Ken Lucas gave him
1979 – The spoiled brat of Memphis Wrestling does an angry interview, where he chastises the audience for laughing at his injuries, and vows revenge
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 18th: Brody arrives in New Japan
1985 – Bruiser Brody’s short stint with New Japan Pro Wrestling begins, when he faces off against the company’s legendary founder, Antonio Inoki
KAYFABE THEATER: The Freebirds return to the NWA
1987 – The Fabulous Freebirds have arrived back home in Georgia and on World Championship Wrestling, and they say they are looking for a fight
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 17th: Flair & The Dragon battle for the gold again
At Spring Stampede 1994, Ricky Steamboat challenges for the World Heavyweight title in the same city where he beat Ric Flair for the belt, five years earlier
KAYFABE THEATER: Sunshine’s Statement
1983 – In World Class Wrestling, Sunshine gives an emotional press conference regarding the situation that involves Jimmy Garvin and his new valet, Precious
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 16th: The Birth of the Super J Cup
Wild Pegasus defeats The Great Sasuke to win the crown at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s first Super J Cup, a tournament of the world’s best junior heavyweights
KAYFABE THEATER: Black Jack Mulligan & Jake Roberts Interview
Black Jack & The Snake talk about an upcoming card featuring Mid-Atlantic Wrestling stars appearing for promoter Frank Tunney at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens