TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 24TH: Orndorff turns on Hogan
Paul Orndorff attacks the WWF champ in a moment that has been memorialized as “The Great Betrayal”.
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KAYFABE THEATER: Dusty Rhodes discusses he and Manny Fernandez winning the NWA World Tag Team Titles
The Dream talks about pursuing the Tag Team Championship with his good friend, The Raging Bull, and the controversy surrounding their title win
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 23rd: Stone Cold uncorks ‘Austin 3:16’, and ignites a new ATTITUDE
Steve Austin drops a line after winning the King of the Ring that would lay the groundwork on a path to superstardom
KAYFABE THEATER: Ric Flair compares himself to Secretariat
The Nature Boy talks about how he’s going to mow down the list of contenders in the NWA, and then tells the ladies about his romantic prowess
KAYFABE THEATER: Ric Flair says, “I don’t do NO JOBS in front of 70,000 people.”
In a kayfabe-breaking moment from the 1980s, The Nature Boy promises that he won’t be the one staring at the lights in New Orleans
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 22nd: Sabu defeats RVD at Hardcore Heaven
Sabu hits an Arabian Facebuster to defeat Rob Van Dam at Hardcore Heaven ’96, despite the fact that the ring had been broken earlier in the night
THE WRESTLING TERRITORIES: The WWF part 12 – The Mega-Bucks Go Bankrupt
Senior Editor Jim Phillips continues down the long and winding road of World Wrestling Federation history in to the late 1980’s
KAYFABE THEATER: Buddy Landel says he’s here to replace Ric Flair
Nature Boy Buddy Landel and his manager, JJ Dillon, tell Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and all the other contenders that they just don’t match up
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 21st: The American Dream wins his Second World Title
Dusty Rhodes captures his second NWA World Heavyweight title of his career, by defeating Harley Race at the Omni in Atlanta
Is There Still Room For Managers In Wrestling?
Contributing Writer and Cauliflower Alley Club Lifetime member Paul Stratoti travels through the careers of some of wrestling’s greatest managers
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 20TH: The ECW tag titles go back to Dudleyville
With Perry Saturn injured, the Dudley Boyz take on one-half of the Eliminators for the ECW gold
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 19TH: The Emergence of Total Non-Stop Action
TNA hosts their first event, a $9.95 two-hour pay per view on a Wednesday night, sparking a wrestling revolution
KAYFABE THEATER: Steve Cox wins the UWF Rookie of the Year Award… and gets Attacked!
Jim Ross brings out Steve Cox, Shane Douglas, and Davey Haskins out as the finalists for the 1987 Rookie of the Year balloting, and Cox takes home the trophy
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 18th: The Funk Brothers Capture Tag Team Gold
Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk defeat Karl and Kurt Von Brauner to win the Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship
KAYFABE THEATER: Terry Funk Calls Out Terry Taylor & Kevin Sullivan
In Georgia, Terry Funk tells Gordon Solie that all the young wrestlers in the territory are crybabies, and Terry Taylor and Kevin Sullivan take exception