This Day in Wrestling History (Piper vs. Backlund, Luger vs. Steamboat, Cactus vs. Sandman)
    Submitted by Graham Cawthon on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 10:27 AM EST



    July 28 in Wrestling History
    Graham Cawthon, http://www.TheHistoryofWWE.com

    This is a listing of known WWE, WCW, and ECW related events which have taken place on this day. In some cases, only a few matches from the card or the show’s location is known. If anyone knows of additional information to add to this list, or notice errors which need correcting, visit The History of WWE.com and shoot me an e-mail. Thanks!



    WWWF @ Norwalk, CT – July 28, 1965
    WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich

    WWWF @ Washington DC – July 28, 1966
    Television taping:
    Smasher Sloan defeated Ricky Sexton
    Jerry Graham defeated Arnold Skaaland
    Prince Iaukea defeated Ronnie Etchison
    Little Beaver defeated Sky Low Low
    Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Louis Cerdan
    Dark match: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich

    WWWF @ Portsmouth, NH - Senior High School - July 28, 1969
    Lou Albano vs. John Tsinas
    Arnold Skaaland vs. Joe Cox
    Victor Rivera vs. Luke Graham
    George Steele vs. John L. Sullivan
    Haystacks Calhoun & Antonio Pugliese vs. WWWF International Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka

    WWWF @ Denville, NJ - Morris Catholic High School - July 28, 1971
    Arnold Skaaland vs. Mike Monroe
    Jimmy Valiant vs. Juan Caruso
    Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Black Demon
    WWWF Tag Team Champions Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham vs. Mike Pappas & Manuel Soto
    WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Beautiful Bobby

    WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - July 28, 1972
    Arnold Skaaland fought Chuck O'Conner to a draw
    El Olympico pinned Ben Ortiz at 15:35
    Arnold Skaaland pinned Paul Figoura at 8:22
    Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon via submission at 10:35
    Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out at 9:05

    WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - July 28, 1973
    Gorilla Monsoon vs. Blackjack Lanza
    Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Louie vs. Pee Wee Adams & Little Boy Blue
    WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Freddie Blassie & Mike McCord
    Bruno Sammartino vs. George Steele (Texas Death Match) (Joe Louis as the guest referee)

    WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 28, 1975
    Andre the Giant vs. Bobby Duncum
    WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Waldo Von Erich to a draw

    WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - July 28, 1978
    Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Tony Russo
    Butcher Vachon defeaed SD Jones
    Tony Garea defeated Victor Rivera
    WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci
    Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham

    Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 1978
    Hector Guerrero defeated Buddy Rose
    Tony Rocca & Gama Singh defeated Goliath & Carlos Mata
    Prof. Ito & Pak Chou defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Black Gordman
    Mil Mascaras defeated Moondog Mayne
    WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Roddy Piper

    WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Center - July 28, 1979
    Nikolai Volkoff vs. Joe Mascaro
    Moose Monroe vs. Ivan Putski
    Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Vivian St. John
    Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
    WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower

    WWF @ Wildwood, NJ - July 28, 1980
    Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Candy Malloy & Peggy Lee
    Rene Goulet defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
    Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata
    Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
    Angel Maravilla defeated Ron Shaw

    WWF @ Olean, NY - July 28, 1982
    Included Bob Orton Jr.

    WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Convention Hall - July 28, 1982
    Included Ivan Putski, Blackjack Mulligan, and a women's tag team match featuring the Fabulous Moolah

    WWF @ East Brunswick, NJ - July 28, 1982
    Included WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales and Steve Travis

    WWF @ Oswego, NY - Laker Hall - July 28, 1983
    Pete Sanchez vs. Samula
    Tony Garea vs. George Steele
    Big John Studd vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
    Ivan Koloff vs. Tito Santana
    WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe

    WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 28, 1984
    Afa defeated Rene Goulet
    Bob Backlund defeated B. Brian Blair
    Bob Orton Jr. defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
    Televised on the USA Network - included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
    Charlie Fulton pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 9:26 when the momentum of a crossbody by Rivera put Fulton on top for the win
    Tony Garea pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:39 after jumping into Sharpe and pushing his knees down on the shoulders during the cover
    Sika fought George Steele to a double count-out at 5:30 when both men began brawling on the floor, using the timekeeper's table, and then brawling to the back with a steel chair; prior to the bout, Mr. Fuji escorted Steele to ringside before going backstage
    WWF Women's Tag Team Champions Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre defeated Peggy Lee & Peggy Peterson at 13:15 when McIntyre pinned Patterson with a sunset flip
    Sgt. Slaughter defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 10:36 after Valentine pulled referee Dick Worley into Slaughter as Slaughter attempted to apply the Cobra Clutch; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Valentine to the ring before going backstage
    Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 12:12 after the referee caught Hogan using the challenger's brass knuckles, which Orndorff had been using moments earlier
    Roddy Piper defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 6:17 when Snuka threw Piper back inside the ring after both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, Snuka hit a headbutt on the referee and continued to attack Piper until several wrestlers and officials came out to restrain him
    The Iron Sheik defeated Billy Travis via submission at 3:30 with the Camel Clutch; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted the Sheik to the ring before going backstage

    WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - July 28, 1985
    Spider Lady pinned Susan Starr with a powerslam and grabbing the tights for leverage at 5:08
    George Wells pinned Rene Goulet at 11:19 with a shoulderblock
    Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Swede Hanson at 13:08 after hitting him with a loaded arm pad
    Brutus Beefcake pinned Ben Bassarab (sub. for Tony Garea) with a clothesline at 8:41
    B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart at 22:21 following a flying bodypress
    Terry Funk pinned SD Jones (sub. for Rick McGraw) by grabbing the tights for leverage at 11:44
    Ricky Steamboat & George Steele defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji at 15:15
    Paul Orndorff defeated Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 12:47 in a $25,000 bounty match when Heenan interfered

    WWF @ Davenport, IA - July 28, 1985
    Moondog Spot defeated Jose Luis Rivera
    Lanny Poffo defeated Barry O
    Uncle Elmer defeated Tiger Chung Lee (sub. for Bob Orton Jr.)
    WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine
    Randy Savage defeated Rick McGraw (sub. for Gama Singh)
    WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff in a Texas Tornado match

    WWF @ Brantford, Ontario - Civic Centre - July 28, 1986
    All-Star Wrestling taping (the final taping):
    Owen Hart defeated Steve Lombardi
    WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
    Ted Arcidi defeated Gino Carabello
    Cousin Luke defeated John Rizzo
    Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts
    8/9/86 - featured Dick Slater as a guest of the Body Shop, hosted by Don Muraco; Johnny V did guest commentary for the show, subbing for Bobby Heenan, alongside Gorilla Monsoon:
    Ricky Steamboat, King Tonga, & Sivi Afi defeated Johnny K-9, Don Kolov, & Larry Finnegan at 3:43 when Steamboat pinned Kolov with a crossbody off the top
    Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Brickhouse Brown & Frankie Laine at 3:17 when Bundy pinned Lane with an elbow drop
    WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Terry Gibbs & the Gladiator at 3:02 when Dynamite pinned the Gladiator with a superplex
    Jake Roberts pinned Ivan McDonald with the DDT at 3:18
    Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart & Bob Orton Jr.) pinned Scott McGhee at 3:03 with a forearm off the top
    8/16/86 - featured Freddie Blassie, Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik, & Hercules as guests of the Body Shop, hosted by Don Muraco, in which Blassie introduced Slick and said he had purchased half the contracts from his wrestlers:
    Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jose Luis Rivera with the piledriver at 2:34; after the bout, Heenan joined Gorilla Monsoon at the announce table
    Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Gino Carabello & Les Thornton at 2:18 when Spivey pinned Carabello with a bulldog
    Bob Orton Jr., Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mario Mancini, Ivan McDonald & Terry Morgan at 3:05 when Orton pinned Morgan with the superplex; after the bout, the Funks hogtied Morgan
    Billy Jack Haynes defeated Terry Gibbs via submission with the full nelson at 2:35; after the bout, Monsoon interviewed Haynes at ringside
    Dick Slater pinned Steve Lombardi with an elbow off the top to the head at 2:53
    Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Neil Carr when Carr submitted to Raymond’s sleeper at 4:48
    8/23/86 - featured Slick as a guest commentator for the show alongside Gorilla Monsoon; included Paul Orndorff & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Body Shop, hosted by Don Muraco; Slick did guest commentary for the show, subbing for Bobby Heenan; featured the Super Machine / Tiger Chung Lee bout from the 8/5/86 Poughkeepsie taping:
    The Junkyard Dog & George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated the Moondogs
    Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Frankie Laine with a cradle suplex
    B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Les Thornton & Brian Mackney when Blair pinned Mackney with a clothesline from the second rope after an atomic drop by Brunzell at 3:10
    Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mario Mancini & Sivi Afi at 2:58 when Bret pinned Mancini following the Hart Attack
    WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Terry Morgan at 3:28 with the flying elbowsmash
    8/30/86 - featured the Honkytonk Man as a guest of the Body Shop, hosted by Don Muraco (final Body Shop segment); Jake Roberts did guest commentary for the show alongside Gorilla Monsoon; featured the Roddy Piper / AJ Petruzzi match from the previous week's Championship Wrestling; included an 'Update' segment focusing on WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan:
    Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine, & Johnny V defeated Paul Roma, Terry Morgan, & Tiger Chung Lee at 3:46 when Johnny V pinned Rivera with an elbow drop following a suplex from Valentine
    Hercules, the Iron Sheik, & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie & Slick) defeated Lanny Poffo, Frankie Laine, & Mario Mancini at 2:26 when Mancini submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch; Slick did guest commentary for the bout after Jake Roberts handed his headset over to him
    Cpl. Kirschner pinned Johnny K-9 at 3:02 with a Samoan Drop
    Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Ricky Hunter & Aldo Caranci at 3:19 when Bundy pinned Caranci with a splash following the Avalanche
    Tito Santana pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at around the 9-minute mark with the flying forearm

    WWF @ Tucson, AZ - Community Center - July 28, 1987
    Included Tito Santana, B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell

    WWF @ Montgomery, AL - Garrett Coliseum - July 28, 1987
    Included Danny Davis

    NWA @ Orlando, FL - July 28, 1989
    Brian Pillman defeated Bill Irwin
    Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated the New Zealand Militia
    Norman defeated Steve Casey
    Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda via count-out in a Texas Tornado match
    Steve Williams, Tommy Rich, & Bobby Eaton defeated Terry Gordy, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
    The Great Muta defeated Eddie Gilbert via count-out in a Dragon Shi match
    Scott Steiner won a battle royal
    Sting defeated Terry Funk via disqualification
    The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team
    NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat

    WWF @ Las Vegas, NV - July 28, 1989 (4,500; heavily papered)
    The Genius pinned Koko B. Ware
    Jim Neidhart defeated Haku via disqulaification
    Jimmy Snuka pinned the Honkytonk Man
    Paul Roma pinned Boris Zhukov
    Rick Martel pinned Tito Santana at 4:30
    Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
    The Ultimate Warrior pinned Andre the Giant at the 15-second mark

    WWF @ Nashville, TN - July 28, 1989 (sell out)
    Brutus Beefcake vs. Greg Valentine
    Dusty Rhodes vs. Ted Dibiase
    WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition vs. the Powers of Pain (Ron Garvin as referee)
    King Jim Duggan vs. WWF IC Champion Rick Rude (non-title match for crown)
    The Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant
    Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan) vs. Randy Savage

    WWF @ Reno, NV - July 28, 1989
    ? (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan) vs. Randy Savage

    WWF @ Oakland, CA - Coliseum - July 28, 1990 (12,000)
    Shane Douglas defeated Black Bart
    The Barbarian defeated Jimmy Snuka
    Nikolai Volkoff defeated Boris Zhukov
    Hercules defeated Jim Powers
    Jake Roberts pinned Bad News Brown
    Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express via count-out
    WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Rick Rude

    WWF @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - July 28, 1990 (3,200)
    Haku pinned Jim Brunzell
    Koko B. Ware pinned the Genius
    Dustin Rhodes pinned Buddy Rose
    WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition Ax & Crush defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
    The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Barry O
    Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification
    Jim Duggan & Tugboat defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo when Duggan pinned Bravo

    WWF @ Albuquerque, NM - July 28, 1990 (5,033)
    The Warlord defeated Omar Atlas
    Akeem pinned Pez Whatley
    Paul Roma pinned Paul Diamond
    The Bushwhackers defeated Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man
    The Big Bossman defeated Ted Dibiase
    Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire defeated Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri

    WWF @ Hartford, CT - July 28, 1991

    WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - July 28, 1991

    WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - July 28, 1991
    Ricky Steamboat defeated the Barbarian
    Kerry Von Erich pinned Haku
    The Bushwhackers defeated Paul Roma & Hercules
    Jim Neidhart pinned Earthquake
    Demolition Smash pinned Shane Douglas
    Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Virgil & Jim Duggan
    WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Sgt. Slaughter; Randy Savage was the guest referee for the bout

    WCW @ Burlington, NC - Armory - July 28, 1993
    Tom Zenk defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker

    WWF @ North Tonawanda, NY - July 28, 1993 (3,500)
    Virgil defeated Damien Demento
    The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little Louie
    The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
    Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
    Mr. Hughes defeated Bret Hart
    WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Mr. Perfect

    WCW @ Bay St. Louis, MS - July 28, 1994

    WWF @ San Diego, CA - July 28, 1994 (3,000)
    The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Quebecar Pierre
    WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers defeated the Heavenly Bodies
    Jerry Lawler defeated Duke Drose via disqualification
    Lex Luger defeated Crush
    Adam Bomb defeated Kwang
    Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Diesel via disqualification
    Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mabel
    WWF World Champion Bret Hart (w/ Bruce Hart) defeated Owen Hart

    WWF @ Guelph, Ontario - July 28, 1994
    The Smoking Gunns defeated Well Dunn
    WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Luna Vachon
    Ted Dibiase's Undertaker defeated Sparky Plugg
    Yokozuna defeated Typhoon
    Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink the Clown
    Tatanka defeated IRS in a strap match

    WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Independence Arena - July 28, 1995 (2,000)
    Diamond Dallas Page pinned Dave Sullivan
    Kamala fought Jim Duggan to a double disqualification
    Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright when Slater pinned Wright
    WCW TV Champion the Renegade fought Paul Orndorff to a time-limit draw
    WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton when Stevie Ray pinned Eaton
    WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification when Col. Parker interfered
    Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage with a roll up at around the 17-minute mark; Savage originally won the match via pinfall after hitting Flair with a foreign object but referee Randy Anderson had the match continue after realizing Savage used a weapon

    ECW @ Middletown, NY - Orange County Fairgrounds - July 28, 1995 (1,400)
    Jim Powers defeated Primo Carnera III
    Hack Myers pinned Val Puccio
    2 Cold Scorpio defeated Mikey Whipwreck via TKO
    ECW Tag Team Champions Raven & Stevie Richards defeated the Pitbulls when Richards pinned Pitbull #1
    Marty Jannetty fought Jim Neidhart to a double disqualification
    Eddie Guerrero pinned ECW TV Champion Dean Malenko to win the title
    Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Vampire Warrior & Dudley Dudley (w/ Big Dick Dudley) at 5:50 when Scott pinned Warrior following the bulldog off the top double team (Scott's debut) (ECW: Extreme Warfare Vol. 1)
    Cactus Jack defeated ECW World Champion the Sandman via disqualification
    The Public Enemy fought New Jack & Mustafa to a double count-out

    WWF @ Rancho Cucamonga, CA - July 28, 1995 (3,400)
    Adam Bomb defeated Rad Radford
    Waylon Mercy defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
    WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Bertha Faye
    WWF World Champion Diesel & WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated IRS & Tatanka
    Fatu defeated Henry Godwinn
    WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith
    The Undertaker defeated Kama in a casket match

    WWF @ Lake Elsinore, CA - July 28, 1995 (3,300)
    Adam Bomb defeated Rad Radford
    Waylon Mercy defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
    WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Bertha Faye
    WWF World Champion Diesel & WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated IRS & Tatanka
    Fatu defeated Henry Godwinn
    WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith
    The Undertaker defeated Kama in a casket match

    WWF @ Warwick, RI - July 28, 1995 (1,500)
    Skip defeated Aldo Montoya
    Jean Pierre Lafitte defeated Duke Drose
    Razor Ramon defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley via count-out
    The Smoking Gunns defeated Jacob & Eli Blu
    Bob Backlund defeated Man Mountain Rock
    Savio Vega defeated Hakushi
    King Mabel defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

    WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - July 28, 1997 (9,575)
    Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Gorgeous George III
    Harlem Heat defeated Villano IV & V
    Nitro:
    Ric Flair & Curt Hennig defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton when Hennig pinned Bagwell with the fisherman's suplex
    WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated Prince Iaukea via submission with the Dragon sleeper
    Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated the Texas Hangmen
    Alex Wright pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title with a German suplex
    Syxx pinned Diamond Dallas Page
    Dean Malenko defeated Hector Guerrero via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
    The Giant pinned the Great Muta with the chokeslam
    Konnan defeated La Parka via submission with the Tequilla Sunrise
    Scott Steiner defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash interfered

    WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - July 28, 1997 (12,588; sell out)
    Bubba the Bulldog defeated JB Destiny
    WWF World Champion the Undertaker defeated Bret Hart and Steve Austin by pinning Hart with a chokeslam
    Shotgun - 8/2/97:
    Brian Pillman defeated Lou Marconi
    Brian Christopher defeated Ace Darling
    Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) pinned Jesse Jammes after Chyna interfered
    WWF IC Champion Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Blackjack Windham & Blackjack Bradshaw
    Raw is War:
    Crush fought Farooq to a double disqualification
    Devon Storm defeated Ace Darling
    The Truth Commission defeated Jesse Jammes, Flash Funk, & Bob Holly
    The Legion of Doom defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez via disqualification
    Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Dude Love via count-out when Owen Hart interfered
    Vader fought Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) to a no contest when Mankind, disguised as a video cameraman, attacked Triple H before the match was able to begin
    Goldust fought Rockabilly to a no contest
    The Patriot pinned Bret Hart with a roll up after Shawn Michaels, who was doing guest commentary for the bout, distracted Hart from ringside

    WWF @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - July 28, 1998 (9,703)
    Christopher Daniels defeated Minoru Tanaka
    Tom Howard defeated the Suicide Kid
    Shotgun - 8/8/98:
    Edge pinned Pierre Oulette with the Downward Spiral
    X-Pac pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-San) in a non-title match with the X-Factor; after the bout, Chyna walked out and knocked Yamaguchi-San down as he was leaving ringside
    Vader defeated Mark Henry via disqualification
    Bart Gunn defeated Pepe Gonzalez
    The Headbangers (w/ Droz) fought Southern Justice (w/ Jeff Jarrett) to a double disqualification
    Droz pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) after intercepting Lee's boot and hitting Jarrett with it; after the bout, Jarrett and Lee argued; moments after the finish, Southern Justice came out but when ordered to attack Jarrett, they instead attacked Lee, with Dennis Knight hitting the Slop Drop on him
    Sunday Night Heat:
    Bradshaw pinned Dustin Runnels
    The Undertaker fought Mankind to a no contest
    Raw:
    Golga (w/ Sable and the Oddities) defeated Marc Mero
    Brawl for All: the Godfather defeated Scorpio
    Kane & Mankind defeated Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg after a double team behind the referee's back
    Road Warrior Hawk defeated Jeff Jarrett; after the match, Droz made the save for the LOD against Southern Justice
    Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned X-Pac with the Pedigree after a low blow from Chyna; due to pre-match stipulations, Triple H became the #1 contender to the IC title; after the match, the two made up
    Val Venis & Taka Michinoku fought Dick Togo & Sho Funaki to a no contest when Taka turned on his partner to join Kaientai
    Dan Severn defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown via disqualification when Ken Shamrock interfered, costing Severn the match; after the match, Edge attacked the champion on the ramp while Blackman tried to keep Severn and Shamrock apart
    WWF Tag Team Champions - WWF World Champion Steve Austin & The Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart; after the match, the two teams brawled with Kane & Mankind and the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn

    WWF @ Huntington, WV - July 28, 1999
    WWF Women's Champion Ivory defeated Tori with her feet on the ropes
    The Godfather & Val Venis defeated Mideon & Prince Albert following the Ho Train and Money Shot on Mideon
    Steve Blackman defeated Al Snow with the kick to the chest
    The Big Bossman defeated Test in a nightstick match after hitting Test with the nightstick
    WWF IC & European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated Jeff Jarrett with a roll up
    WWF Tag Team Champions the Acolytes defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Edge & Christian in an elimination match; Edge pinned Matt Hardy with the spear; Gangrel interfered to allow the Acolytes to win
    Road Dogg defeated Billy Gunn in a dog collar match after Gunn missed the Fameasser and Road Dogg used the chain to tie up Gunn for the pin
    Triple H pinned Ken Shamrock with the Pedigree; Shamrock wrestled in street clothes and had his ribs heavily bandaged
    Kane defeated the Big Show via disqualification after Show used a chair

    WWF @ Syracuse, NY - July 28, 2001
    WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Scotty 2 Hotty by reversing a sunset flip
    Mark Jindrak pinned Perry Saturn with a roll up after Terri Runnels took possession of Moppy
    WCW Tag Team Champions Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after Palumbo hit Jeff Hardy with one of the title belts
    Hardcore Holly & Billy Gunn defeated Raven & Hugh Morrus when Holly pinned Raven with a sidewalk slam
    WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac pinned Justin Credible with the X-Factor
    Tazz, Rhyno, Mike Awesome, & WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Kane, & Chris Jericho when Van Dam pinned Tajiri with the Five Star Frog Splash
    WWF IC Champion Lance Storm defeated Albert via disqualification after Albert accidentally ran into referee Nick Patrick
    Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Kanyon & Shawn Stasiak in an elimination match; Kanyon & Stasiak were eliminated following Christian's Unprettier; the Dudleyz were eliminated after Spike Dudley interfered with a crutch
    WCW World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Booker T with the Olympic Slam, despite the outside interference of Kanyon and Lance Storm

    WWF / OVW @ Jeffersonville, IN - July 28, 2001
    Brock Lesnar defeated Levithan
    Molly Holly defeated Victoria
    David Flair defeated Dean Malenko
    Jerry Lynn defeated Josh Wilcox
    Rick Constantino & the Prototype defeated Randy Orton & Bobby Eaton
    Team OVW (Mark Henry, Nick Dinsmore, Damaja, & Rob Conway) defeated the Revolution in a Wargames match

    WWE (Smackdown!) @ Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - July 28, 2002
    The Hurricane & Mark Henry defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when Hurricane pinned D-Von with a crossbody off the top
    Farooq, Mike Awesome, & Bull Buchanon defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico when Farooq pinned Rico with the Dominator
    WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Billy Kidman when he pinned Kidman with a backslide and putting his feet on the ropes
    Rey Mysterio Jr. & Shannon Moore defeated Tajiri & Sho Funaki when Mysterio pinned Funaki
    WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Jerry Lawler (sub. for Val Venis) & Hardcore Holly after Test interfered
    John Cena pinned Albert with a crucifix
    Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match
    Edge pinned Chris Jericho with the spear after Jericho accidentally hit himself in the face with a chair
    Hulk Hogan pinned Kurt Angle with a roll up after sending Angle into Chris Jericho on the apron; after the match, Edge came to Hogan's aid against Jericho and Angle

    WWE (Raw) @ Columbia, SC - Carolina Coliseum - July 28, 2002
    Shelton Benjamin defeated one of the Island Boys
    Chris Nowinski pinned Goldust after avoiding the Curtain Call
    Trish Stratus & Linda Miles defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Jackie Gayda
    David Flair defeated Crash Holly
    Matt Hardy pinned Raven with the legdrop off the top and the Twist of Fate
    Booker T pinned Steven Richards with the scissors kick
    Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley in a table match when Benoit put Spike through a table
    Eddie Guerrero pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after he and Justin Credible interfered in Bradshaw's title defense against Shawn Stasiak
    Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Eddie Guerrero to win the title
    Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the title
    Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title
    WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash
    The Undertaker & Ric Flair defeated Brock Lesnar & the Big Show after Taker hit Show with a chair, with Flair scoring the pin

    WWE @ Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena - July 28, 2003
    Johnny Jeter defeated Slater Slayne
    Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated Matt Cappotelli & John Hennigan
    Sunday Night Heat:
    Rodney Mack defeated Tommy Dreamer
    Maven defeated Aaron Stevens
    Goldust defeated Steven Richards (w/ Victoria)
    Spike Dudley defeated Lance Storm
    Raw - included Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton as guests of the Highlight Reel which led to Kevin Nash interrupting and having an impromptu match with Chris Jericho:
    WWE IC Champion Booker T & Scott Steiner (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Test & Christian when Booker pinned Christian with the scissors kick
    Bill Goldberg pinned Steven Richards with the spear / Jackhammer combo; after the bout, Triple H and Evolution confronted the victor from the stage and a match was signed for the following week between Ric Flair and Goldberg
    Val Venis pinned Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) with the Money Shot after fighting off interference from Jackie and knocking Rico off the top
    Kevin Nash defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification in an impromptu match following a low blow; after the bout, Nash bloodied and brutalized Jericho inside the ring and around ringside until Jericho escaped into the crowd
    WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Sylvian Grenier & Rene Dupree defeated Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade when Jindrak was pinned following the double spinebuster; midway through the bout, the Dudley Boyz - who were doing guest commentary for the match - and the champions were held apart at ringside; after the contest, the champions fought off an attack from the Dudleyz by using the French flag as a weapon
    Molly Holly pinned WWE Women's Champion Gail Kim to win the title with a somersault sit-down splash off the top onto a standing Kim
    Dark match after the show went off the air: Bill Goldberg defeated WWE Raw World Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualification when Randy Orton interfered

    WWE (Raw) @ Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent - July 28, 2006 (2,800; sell out)
    WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad defeated Robbie & Rory McAllister; prior to the bout, the remaining three members of the Spirit Squad were sent backstage
    Umaga defeated Jim Duggan
    Oleg Prudius defeated Val Venis
    WWE IC Champion Johnny Nitro defeated Shelton Benjamin and Carlito Caribbean Cool
    WWE Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Torrie Wilson
    Randy Orton pinned Kane with the RKO
    John Cena defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification when Jonathan Coachman, who was at ringside for the match, pulled guest referee Ricky Steamboat out of the ring after Cena dropped Edge with the FU; after the bout, Cena and Steamboat fought off Edge, Lita, and Coachman; moments later, Umaga ran out and also sustained the FU from Cena

    WWE @ Singapore City, Singapore - Indoor Stadium - July 28, 2007
    Ric Flair defeated Chris Masters via submission with the figure-4
    WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino defeated Brett & Brian Major following a swinging neckbreaker
    Michelle McCool pinned Victoria with a belly to belly suplex
    Elijah Burke pinned Stevie Richards with his feet on the ropes for leverage
    Kane pinned Finlay with the chokeslam
    ECW World Champion John Morrison pinned Tommy Dreamer with the corkscrew neckbreaker
    Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the 619 and springboard splash
    Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Great Khali via disqualification after less than 5 minutes when Finlay interfered as Batista attempted the sit-down powerbomb; after the bout, Kane made the save leading into a tag team match
    Batista & Kane defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Great Khali & Finlay when Batista pinned Finlay with the sit-down powerbomb

    WWE (Raw) @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center - July 28, 2007 (8,000)
    Val Venis defeated Sylvan (w/ Maryse)
    William Regal pinned Jim Duggan
    WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Paul London & Brian Kendrick
    Ken Kennedy pinned Santino Marella
    Booker T pinned Cody Rhodes with the Book End
    Bobby Lashley pinned Umaga with the spear after Umaga hit the corner
    WWE World Champion John Cena pinned Randy Orton at the 20-minute mark with the FU; after the bout, Big Dick Johnson appeared and danced until Cena dropped him with the FU as well

    - 7/28/07: Former WWWF Tag Team Champion Karl Gotch passed away at the age of 82.


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