Clash of the Champions IX - New York Knockout

Clash of the Champions IX took place on November 15, 1989 at the Houston Field House in Troy, New York. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.9 rating on TBS. This show mainly dealt with fallout from Halloween Havoc PPV and set up the Iron Man / Iron Team tournaments at Starrcade 1989.^[11]

• The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) by disqualification (5:18)
  • The Road Warriors were disqualified when Hawk hit the referee.
  • The Freebirds had actually lost the NWA World Tag Team titles on November 1, but the match had not aired yet, so the Freebirds were introduced as the NWA World Tag Team champions.
• Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Woman and Nitron) defeated Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich (5:15)
  • Doom #1 pins Rich after a double team Clothesline
• The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace and Shane Douglas) (9:22)
  • Eaton pinned Douglas after Jim Cornette hits Douglas with his tennis racket.
  • Jim Cornette was in a neutral corner at the start of the match before deciding to side with the Midnight Express
• Steve Williams defeated The Super Destroyer (1:41)
  • Williams pinned the Super Destroyer with the Oklahoma Stampede
  • This is Jack Victory's 4th “Masked Mystery Man” appearance at a Clash (“Russian Assassin #2”, “The Blackmailer” and “The Terrorist”)
• The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) defeated The Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious) by disqualification (6:08)
  • The Steiner Brothers had actually won the NWA World Tag Team titles on November 1, but the match had not aired yet, so The Steiners were not announced as the champions.
  • The Skyscrapers were disqualified when Doom ran in and attacked the Steiner Brothers.
  • During the match Sid Vicious punctures a lung and is replaced by ”Mean” Mark Callous soon after.
  • Woman's bodyguard Nitron makes his debut during the post match brawl between the Steiners, the Skyscrapers, Doom and the Road Warriors.
• Lex Luger defeated Brian Pillman to retain the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (12:38)
  • Luger pinned Pillman after hitting him with a chair while the referee was down.
  • Sting saved Pillman from further attacks by Luger.
• NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk (with Gary Hart) in an "I Quit" match (18:33)
  • Flair forced Funk to say “I Quit” on the microphone due to the pain of the Figure Four Leglock
  • Gary Hart attacked Funk after the match and was quickly joined by The Great Muta.
  • Sting saved Flair from the attack only to be attacked by Lex Luger.
  • This match received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer.
  • Flair's NWA World Heavyweight Championship was not on the line, making it a non-title match.

Royal Rumble 2014 News and Notes

BATISTA WINS THE 2014 ROYAL RUMBLE
- Here are the results of last night’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view which
took place from the Consol Engery Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The
New Age Outlaws defeated Cody Rhodes and Goldust in the kickoff match to
become the new WWE Tag Team champions; Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan;
Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show; Randy Orton defeated John Cena to retain
the WWE World Heavyweight title; and Batista won the 30-man Royal Rumble
match which also saw Roman Reigns eliminating 12 Superstars to break
Kane’s record, NXT’s Alexander Rusev making his debut, Kevin Nash
returning as a surprise, and Sheamus coming back from the injury. The
final two were Batista and Reigns, who entered in number 2. The crowd
voiced their disapproval of no sighting of Daniel Bryan and Batista was
booed to hell and back after he emerged victorious, booking his own
one-way ticket to the main event of WrestleMania XXX.

> ROMAN REIGNS BREAKS KANE’S RECORD FOR ELIMINATIONS
- Out of the 30 WWE Superstars who participated in the Royal Rumble, only
12 of them managed to eliminate someone, with Roman Reigns being the MVP
this year, eliminating a total of 12 other wrestlers to set a new Royal
Rumble record which was set by Kane over a decade ago. Cody Rhodes, Kane,
Kofi Kingston, Goldust, Kevin Nash, Sheamus, and El Torito each eliminated
one. Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Luke Harper eliminated two. CM Punk
took out three while the eventual winner Batista eliminated four in the
almost 13 minutes he was in. It’s good to note that Kane was already out
eliminated when he came back to eliminate CM Punk from the Rumble.

> BATISTA FLIPS OFF FAN AFTER RUMBLE GOES OFF THE AIR
- Batista’s honeymoon with the fans ended yesterday as the Royal Rumble
winner was showered with boos after they realized Daniel Bryan was not
going to be in the Rumble match. The former WWE and World Heavyweight
champion however lost his cool and ended the night by flipping the bird to
the fans in the Consol Energy Center, not something that a baby face
usually does, unless your name is Stone Cold Steve Austin. On the way to
the back after his win and when cameras stopped rolling, Batista was
welcomed with a middle finger by a fan while he was high-fiving fans by
the security barricade. Eventually Batista returned the favor to draw even
more boos from the already-pissed off crowd. Batista’s gesture was caught
on the big screen by WWE cameras which were still filming the post-show
antics and you can see the photo snapped by a fan at http://w-o.it/1i4ikAj

> DANIEL BRYAN TELLS FANS TO KEEP VOICING THEIR OPINIONS
- Daniel Bryan used Twitter to thank the fans for their support following
his exclusion from the 30-man Royal Rumble match yesterday in Pittsburgh.
With Bryan opening the show - and losing - against Wyatt, fans thought
that he would be making an appearance in the Rumble itself however it was
not meant to be and when the #30 entrant came out, the fans inside the
Consol Energy Center went postal, crapping on the Rumble finale just like
WWE decided to crap on them. “Sorry guys, the machine wanted me nowhere
near the Royal Rumble match. But I thank everyone for their support. YOU
are the #YESMovement,” Bryan wrote after the show. “They try to keep US
down and away from the top spots, but they can’t ignore the reactions
forever. Keep voicing your opinions,“ he added. Opinions will be heard
alright, and if the crowd is anything like yesterday’s, WWE is in for a
very tough night on RAW later today.

> SUMMER RAE JOINS THE CAST OF TOTAL DIVAS SEASON TWO
- There’s a new cast member for season two of the hit reality TV show
Total Divas - Fandango’s dancing partner, Summer Rae! Rae will be taking
the place of newbie JoJo Offerman, who was totally forgotten in the second
part of season one and rarely mentioned in the first part. The 30 year old
blond beauty confirmed her participation on Total Divas in a short message
on Twitter. “The rumors are true… #TotalDivas @eonline,” Rae wrote. The
rest of the season one cast, including the Bella Twins, the Funkadactyls,
Eva Marie, and Natalya, are all returning for a second season which starts
in March.

> FOLEY RIPS WWE A NEW ONE ON RUMBLE ENDING
- WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley was one of the many who expressed his
disgust at the way Daniel Bryan was left out of the Royal Rumble last
night and tore WWE a new one in a message on Facebook. In a post titled
“Hey WWE…what the F?” Foley said that he’s never been so disgusted at the
conclusion of a WWE pay-per-view. “This Daniel Bryan thing is a
phenomenon. You get it. I get it The fans in Pittsburgh got it. But
tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that
be are just not going to get it,” Foley wrote. He said that it makes him
sad, dropping the f-bomb as well to emphasize how sad he is, for people
such as Dolph Ziggler, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and others who have no hope
of getting their shot at WrestleMania. You can read the full powerful blog
at https://www.facebook.com/RealMickFoley

Pro Wrestling Magazine Cover of the Day

July 1989

Blackjack Mulligan & Masked Superstar vs Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka

1980, clip of Blackjack Mulligan and The Mask Superstar against the NWA World Tag Team champions, Ray Steven and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.  The interview with Mulligan is about Bobby Duncam interfering in the match and costing the Superstar and Mulligan the titles.

Clash of the Champions VI

Clash of the Champions VI

Rajun' Cajun'

Superdome

New Orleans, LA

April 2nd 1989

• The Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) (20:32)
  • Fatu hits Bobby Eaton with Paul E. Dangerously's phone without the referee seeing it.
  • This is the continuation of the Jim Cornette / Paul E. Dangerously feud that started when Dangerously brought the “Original Midnight Express” to the NWA.
• The Great Muta defeated Steven Casey (8:11)
  • Muta pinned Casey after a Moonsault
  • Muta's manager Gary Hart was at ringside and tossed Steven Casey back in the ring for the finish
• The Junkyard Dog defeated Butch Reed (9:56)
  • Reed is pinned with a roll up after colliding with manager Hiro Matsuda on the apron.
• Bob Orton defeated Dick Murdoch (9:45)
  • Orton pins Murdoch when manager Gary Hart reaches in and pulls Murdoch's leg out from under him during a suplex.
• The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) defeated The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship (11:40)
  • Steve Williams cradles Hawk for the pinfall
  • Referee Teddy Long refused to count a pinfall for the Road Warriors only moments before.
  • The count on Hawk was super fast, so fast that Teddy Long was fired as a referee over it, Long became a manager shortly after this.
• Ranger Ross defeated The Iron Sheik by DQ (1:56)
  • Rip Morgan ran and attacked Ross in to cause the DQ
  • Junkyard Dog ran in to make the save only seconds later.
• Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeated Dan Spivey and Kevin Sullivan to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (3:51)
  • Gilbert got the pinfall on Sullivan after hitting him with Missy Hyatt's loaded purse.
• Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair in a 60-minute time limit two out of three falls match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship(55:49)
  • Flair pinned Steamboat after reversing an inside cradle in the first fall (19:33)
  • Steamboat forced Flair to submit with a double chickenwing in the second fall (15:21)
  • Steamboat pinned Flair after a failed double chickenwing attempt. Flair fell on top of Steamboat, both men's shoulders were down, but Steamboat got his left shoulder up before the three count in the third fall (21:35).
  • The replay would show that Flair's foot was on the bottom rope, thus allowing him to get one last rematch at WrestleWar 1989.

Wrestling PPV Poster of the Day

WWF Royal Rumble 1993

January 24th 

Arco Arena

Sacramento, CA

Results[edit]

No.	Results[22][26]	Stipulations	Times[1]
Dark	Doink the Clown defeated Jim Powers	Single match	05:57
1	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Beverly Brothers (Blake and Beau)	Tag team match	10:34
2	Shawn Michaels (c) defeated Marty Jannetty	Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship	14:20
3	Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Big Boss Man	Singles match	10:10
4	Bret Hart (c) defeated Razor Ramon	Singles match for the WWF Championship	17:52
5	Yokozuna won by last eliminating Randy Savage	30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania IX	1:06:35
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Lex Luger: Wrestling with the Devil

WE LOVE PRO WRESTLING!

Bret "The Hitman" Hart celebrates winning the 

PWI Wrestler of the Year for 1993

Wrestling Magazine Cover of the Day

Sports Review Wrestling 

March 1984

coverage of the first StarrCade held in November 1983

Match of the Day (Andre vs Stan Hansen)

May 18th 1979

Niigata, Japan

Andre the Giant

vs

Stan Hansen

(with Freddie Blassie)

Wrestling PPV Poster of the Day

Results[edit]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
Dark	Koko B. Ware defeated The Brooklyn Brawler	Singles match	Unknown
1	The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated The Barbarian and Haku (with Bobby Heenan)	Tag team match	10:41
2	The Texas Tornado defeated Dino Bravo (with Jimmy Hart)	Singles match	03:11
3	The British Bulldog defeated The Warlord (with Slick)	Singles match	08:15
4	The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) (c)	Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship	12:10
5	Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel	Blindfold match	08:34
6	The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Jimmy Snuka	Singles match	04:20
7	The Ultimate Warrior defeated Randy Savage (with Sensational Queen Sherri)	Retirement match	20:47
8	Genichiro Tenryu and Kōji Kitao defeated Demolition (Crush and Smash) (with Mr. Fuji)	Tag team match	04:44
9	The Big Boss Man defeated Mr. Perfect (c) (with Bobby Heenan) by disqualification	Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship	10:47
10	Earthquake (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Greg Valentine	Singles match	03:14
11	The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated Power and Glory (Paul Roma and Hercules) (with Slick)	Tag team match	00:59[5]
12	Virgil (with Roddy Piper) defeated Ted DiBiase by countout	Singles match	07:41
13	The Mountie (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Tito Santana	Singles match	01:21
14	Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter (c) (with General Adnan)	Singles match for the WWF Championship	20:26
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match