Tag: 1987
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 11th: Dr. Death becomes the...
Dr. Death Steve Williams defeats Big Bubba Rogers in Oklahoma City to win the UWF Heavyweight Championship
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 4TH: The First War Games...
The massive double cage concept - the brainchild of booker Dusty Rhodes - makes its debut in Atlanta on Independence Day
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 2nd: The Honky Tonk Man...
A shocking title change kicks off the legendary reign of 'The Greatest Intercontinental Champion of All-Time', when The Honky Tonk Man defeats Ricky Steamboat
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… MAY 26TH: Turnbuckle Troubles on the...
The Iron Sheik and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan are arrested on drug possession charges after Duggan is pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence on the New Jersey Turnpike
KAYFABE THEATER: The Nature Boy is Gunning for Gold in The...
Ric Flair talks about Starrcade 1987: Chi-Town Heat, and tells Ronnie Garvin that he's leaving that night with HIS NWA World Heavyweight title
KAYFABE THEATER: Jim Cornette says Big Bubba Rogers will put Dusty...
The 'Louisville Slugger' screams into the camera, and tells The American Dream that Mama Cornette's hired bodyguard is ready to send him in to retirement
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… MAY 2nd: Hennig takes the AWA...
At SuperClash II in San Francisco, California, Curt Hennig defeats Nick Bockwinkel to win the AWA World title, when he receives assistance from Larry Zbyszko
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 27th: Lawler gets a Haircut
Memphis nearly EXPLODES when Austin Idol, Tommy Rich & Paul E. Dangerously conspire to shave Jerry The King Lawler's head in the cage at Mid-South Coliseum
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 12th: The Death of Mike...
Another terrible tragedy befalls the legendary Von Erich family, when their second-youngest son, Mike, takes his own life at the age of 23
KAYFABE THEATER: Paul E. Dangerously Interviews Ted E. Bear
In one of the great, comedic moments of his early career, Paul Heyman uses an AWA interview segment to talk to his little, stuffed buddy