This Day in Wrestling History (Sept. 29)
    Submitted by Graham Cawthon on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 6:06 AM EST



    These are the known WWWF/WWF/WWE, WCW, and ECW events which have taken place on this date. For more information, visit http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com.
    - Graham Cawthon


    WWWF @ Bridgeport, CT - City Arena - September 29, 1964
    Television taping:
    Bill Watts fought Waldo Von Erich to a double count-out
    Waldo Von Erich defeated Manuel Soto in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
    Bill Watts defeated Frank Martinez
    Klondike Bill defeated Roger Dupree
    Freddie Blassie defeated Victor Rivera
    Don McClarity defeated Pedro Rodriguez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
    Robert Duranton defeated Rocky Storm

    Newcastle, Australia – September 29, 1966
    Television taping:
    WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Dan Miller

    WWWF @ Washington DC - September 29, 1966
    Television taping:
    Bulldog Brower defeated Ricky Sexton
    Sonny Myers defeated Angelo Savoldi
    Mr. Kleen defeated Tony Nero
    Tony Pugliese defeated Frank Hickey
    Johnny Valentine defeated Arnold Skaaland
    Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan defeated Miguel Perez & Pete Sanchez

    WWWF @ Lunenburg, MA - Whalom Park Playhouse - September 29, 1969
    Tony Altimore vs. Chuck Adcock
    Victor Rivera vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
    Lou Albano vs. Eric the Red
    Gorilla Monsoon vs. Gene Dubuque
    Arnold Skaaland & Larry Tyler vs. WWWF International Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka
    Antonio Pugliese vs. Killer Kowalski

    WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - September 29, 1971
    The first Hamburg TV taping
    Stan Stasiak vs. Jack Barr
    The Rugged Russians vs. Killer Brooks & Jerry Novak
    Victor Rivera vs. Micky Doyle
    Freddie Blassie vs. Mike Pappas
    Mike Conrad & Ernie Lassiter vs. Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham
    Included 10 other matches

    WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - September 29, 1972
    Larry Zbyzsko defeated Tom Reisman
    John L Sullivan defeated Frank Durso
    Lil Abner Osborner defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
    Victor Rivera defeated Joe Abbey
    Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Luis Martinez via count-out
    Bill & Dan Miller defeated Tony Altimore & Killer Lopez
    Giant Baba defeated Frank Holtz
    The Fargo Brothers defeated Dominic DeNucci & Bruno Sammartino

    WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - September 29, 1972
    Chuck O'Conner defeated Miguel Feliciano
    WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Frank Romano
    Ernie Ladd defeated Juan & Jose Rodriguez in a handicap match
    The Spoiler defeated Ben Ortiz
    Joe Turco defeated Paul Figuaro
    El Olympico defeated the Blue Demon
    Sonny King defeated Bull Pometti
    Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
    WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Angelo Savoldi
    Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes
    Chief Jay Strongbow won a battle royal

    WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 29, 1978
    Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frankie Williams
    Butcher Vachon vs. Domenic DeNucci
    Super Destroyer vs. Jim Ray
    Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion & the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 2 out of 3 falls)

    WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - September 29, 1979
    Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw
    Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
    Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe
    Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant via count-out
    WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when Arnold Skaaland broke Patterson's pinfall attempt after the challenger hit Backlund with brass knuckles behind the referee's back
    Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
    Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a draw

    Miami, FL - September 29, 1982
    WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jim Garvin

    WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - September 29, 1984
    David Schultz defeated Steve Lombardi
    Brutus Beefcake defeated Bob Bradley
    Nikolai Volkoff defeated B. Brian Blair
    Ken Patera defeated Rick McGraw
    The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch via disqualification
    Kamala defeated SD Jones
    WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated the Fabulous Moolah
    Sgt. Slaughter defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
    Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea
    WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Paul Orndorff

    WWF @ Kansas City, MO - September 29, 1984
    The Fabulous Freebirds defeated the Moondogs via disqualification
    Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated the Spoiler & Bob Orton Jr.
    The Junkyard Dog defeated George Steele
    Roddy Piper defeated Rocky Johnson
    Andre the Giant fought Big John Studd to a draw

    WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - September 29, 1985 (14,000)
    Cpl. Kirshner defeated Barry O
    Les Thornton fought Scott McGee to a draw
    Cousin Junior defeated Tiger Chung Lee
    B. Brian Blair defeated Rene Goulet
    Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi
    WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Randy Savage via disqualification
    Uncle Elmer defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Brutus Beefcake
    Ivan Putski pinned Nikolai Volkoff
    Andre the Giant & WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Mr. T) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy when Andre pinned Bundy

    WWF @ St. Louis, MO - Arena - September 29, 1985 (3,100)
    King Tonga pinned Moondog Spot
    Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
    The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk
    Don Muraco defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
    Paul Orndorff fought Roddy Piper to a double count-out

    WWF @ Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Coliseum - September 29, 1986 (300)
    Steve Lombardi pinned George Wells
    Tito Santana pinned Steve Regal
    Mike Rotundo pinned Bret Hart
    The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Big & Super Machine

    WWF @ Flint, MI - IMA Sports Arena - September 29, 1987 (1,200)
    The Dingo Warrior pinned Steve Lombardi
    Rick Rude defeated Brady Boone
    The One Man Gang pinned George Steele
    Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy via count-out
    Sam Houston pinned Frenchy Martin
    Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Sika
    Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders

    WWF @ Oakland, CA - Coliseum - September 29, 1987 (3,400)
    Ron Bass pinned Scott Casey at around the 14-minute mark with the pedigree
    Ted Dibiase pinned Outback Jack at around the 4-minute mark with the powerslam
    WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre at around the 13-minute mark by reversing a flying crossbody
    Randy Savage pinned King Harley Race at around the 8-minute mark with a reverse cradle
    Jim Duggan defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man via reverse decision at around the 10-minute mark; Honky originally got the pin hooking the tights and using the ropes for leverage but Randy Savage came out and told the referee how Honky won, and he reversed the decision
    Sivi Afi pinned Terry Gibbs with a flying bodypress at around the 11-minute mark
    Superstar Billy Graham defeated Butch Reed (w/ Slick) via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when Slick interfered with his cane when Graham had the bearhug applied on Reed
    Hercules pinned Hillbilly Jim at around the 9-minute mark with a cradle and using the ropes for leverage
    WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers at around the 13-minute mark when Powers was pinned following the Hart Attack

    WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 29, 1988 (13,500)
    Televised on the MSG Network - included Rod Trongard, Superstar Billy Graham, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
    Terry Taylor defeated Sam Houston via referee's decision; when the referee stopped the match, Taylor was trying to get Houston in a cradle as Houston fought back with punches
    Prime Time Wrestling - 3/13/89: Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors at 12:13 when Michaels scored the pin with a splash from Jannetty's shoulders
    Prime Time Wrestling - 10/25/88: The Junkyard Dog defeated King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 11:40 when Heenan prevented the pinfall after JYD hit the powerslam; after the bout, JYD was doube teamed until he chased Heenan and Haku off with his chain (JYD's final MSG appearance)
    Prime Time Wrestling - 10/4/88: Dino Bravo pinned B. Brian Blair at 13:45 with the side suplex
    WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out when Savage attacked Andre on the floor after Andre grabbed Elizabeth by her ankle; after the bout, Savage carried Elizabeth backstage as Andre posed with the title belt (WWF Greatest Champions 1991)
    Prime Time Wrestling - 10/11/88: Scott Casey pinned Sandy Beach at 6:06 with a bulldog
    Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass
    Bad News Brown defeated Tito Santana
    The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out after Hart jumped on the champion's back as he was on the arena floor

    WWF @ Miami, FL - Arena - September 29, 1988 (7,500)
    The Blue Blazer pinned Barry Horowitz
    Mr. Perfect pinned Jim Brunzell
    Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude
    Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
    Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco after hitting him with his shin guard
    WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
    Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out

    WWF @ Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - September 29, 1989 (12,000)
    Barry Windham pinned Tim Horner
    Rick Martel fought Tito Santana to a draw
    Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
    Bret Hart fought Haku to a double count-out
    Bad News Brown pinned Hercules with the Ghetto Blaster
    The Bushwhackers defeated the Powers of Pain via disqualification
    WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match

    WWF @ Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center - September 29, 1989
    Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov

    NWA @ Syracuse, NY - September 29, 1989
    Eddie Gilbert defeated the Cuban Assassin
    Tom Zenk defeated Norman
    Dan Spivey defeated Johnny Ace
    Mike Rotunda defeated Steve Williams
    The Road Warriors defeated the New Zealand Militia
    NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Tommy Rich
    Sting defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via disqualification
    NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
    NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk

    WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - September 29, 1989
    The Genius defeated Mark Young
    The Honkytonk Man defeated the Red Rooster
    Ron Garvin defeated Greg Valentine
    Mr. Perfect pinned Jimmy Snuka
    Demolition defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
    Roddy Piper fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
    WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Andre the Giant with the splash after a matter of seconds

    WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - September 29, 1990 (5,000)
    Haku pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
    The Warlord pinned Jim Brunzell
    Shane Douglas pinned Buddy Rose
    Rick Rude pinned Jimmy Snuka
    Earthquake pinned the Big Bossman
    Jake Roberts defeated Akeem (sub. for Bad News Brown) in a Harlem Streetfight
    Jim Duggan & the Bushwhackers defeated the Orient Express & Mr. Fuji when Duggan pinned Fuji

    WWF @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - September 29, 1990 (5,300)
    Dustin Rhodes pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
    The Barbarian pinned Tito Santana
    Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff
    Paul Roma defeated Marty Jannetty
    Pez Whatley pinned Paul Diamond
    Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich via count-out
    WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior & the Legion of Doom defeated Demolition

    NWA @ Nassau, Bahamas - September 29, 1990

    WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - September 29, 1990
    The Big Bossman defeated the Barbarian (sub. for Bobby Heenan)
    Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission with the Camel Clutch
    WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage
    Also included Dustin Rhodes

    WWF @ Buffalo, NY - Memorial Auditorium - September 29, 1991
    Included Sid Justice

    WWF Superstars
    Taped 9/10/91; Cornwall, Ontario; Civic Complex
    9/29/91 - included WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom as guests of the Barber Shop:
    Sid Justice pinned Big Bully Busick (w/ Harvey Whippleman) at the 37-second mark with the powerbomb
    The Nasty Boys (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Phil Apollo & Bill Pierce when Saggs pinned Pierce with the flying elbowsmash at 2:41
    Ricky Steamboat pinned Mike Williams with the flying bodypress at 2:25
    Ted DiBiase (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated Mark Thomas via submission with the Million $ Dream at 1:56
    IRS pinned Ray Garcia with the Write Off Samoan Drop at 2:26
    Ric Flair defeated Jim Powers via submission with the figure-4 at 1:26

    WCW @ Rockford, IL - Boylan High School - September 29, 1991 (matinee)
    Tom Zenk defeated Oz

    WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - September 29, 1991
    WCW US Tag Team Champion Todd Champion defeated Michael Hayes
    Brian Pillman defeated Johnny B. Badd
    Van Hammer defeated Terrence Taylor
    Barry Windham & Ron Simmons defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes when Simmons pinned Hughes
    WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw
    Tom Zenk defeated Oz
    WCW US Champion Sting fought Abdullah the Butcher to a no contest
    WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier when Anderson pinned Kazmaier

    WCW @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - September 29, 1992
    Television taping:
    Mando Phil defeated Chris Allen
    Diamond Dallas Page fought Marcus Alexander Bagwell to a 10-minute time-limit draw
    Jake Roberts & the Barbarian defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Nikita Koloff
    Tom Zenk defeated Buddy Lee Parker
    Shane Douglas defeated George South
    Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Scott Steiner & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
    Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
    Brad Armstrong defeated John Peterson
    Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Tommy Angel & Chris Sullivan
    Erik Watts defeated Mark Hickory
    The Barbarian defeated Joey Maggs
    Scott Steiner pinned WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat to win the title with an inside cradle
    Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page
    WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, & Cactus Jack

    WWF @ Birmingham, England - NEC - September 29, 1992 (12,000; sell out)
    Rick Martel defeated Virgil
    Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Bushwhackers when Dibiase pinned Butch
    Randy Savage pinned Papa Shango
    WWF Tag Team Champions the Natural Disasters defeated the Beverly Brothers when Earthquake pinned Blake
    Tito Santana pinned the Genius
    Road Warrior Animal & Crush defeated Kato & Skinner when Crush pinned Kato
    WWF World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bret Hart via count-out

    WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - September 29, 1993 (3,000; heavily papered)
    Wrestling Challenge taping:
    Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecars via disqualification
    Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
    Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler
    The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
    All-American Wrestling - 10/3/93: Rick Martel defeated the 1-2-3 Kid via submission with the Boston Crab at around the 7:30 mark after the Kid failed a top rope move
    All-American Wrestling - 10/10/93: Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions the Rock 'n' Roll Express via count-out at around the 12:30 mark after Jim Cornette, who appeared ringside early in the bout and interfered throughout, and the Heavenly Bodies attacked Robert Gibson in the aisle (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson's TV debut)
    All American Wrestling - 10/17/93: Marty Jannetty pinned Pat Tanaka with a tombstone piledriver at around the 7:30 mark
    10/17/93 - included extended highlights of the Monday Night Raw battle royal and the Razor Ramon / Rick Martel match to determine a new IC Champion to begin the broadcast; included a 'Special Report' segment, where the main event of the Survivor Series was announced as the All Americans vs. The Foreign Fanatics, with footage of Lex Luger interrupting Ludvig Borga's interview on Raw, it was also announced that the Survivor Series at the Boston Garden had sold out in less than 1-hour; in the Survivor Series Report later in the broadcast, a second match was announced of Jerry Lawler & his knights vs. Bret Hart and his brothers Owen, Keith, & Bruce Hart; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett:
    The Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Tom McNeany & Ray Roy at 3:03 when Del Ray pinned McNeany with a moonsault off the top
    Doink the Clown pinned Chris Duffy at 2:39 with the Whoopie Cushion
    Diesel pinned PJ Walker at 2:48 with a punch to the face
    Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Armstrong & Ricky Rich at 2:23 when Scott got the pin following the top rope bulldog double team
    10/24/93 - included WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers & Johnny Polo as guests of the King's Court, which was interrupted by Men on a Mission and Oscar; MOM then challenged the champions to a title match for the following week, which Polo accepted on behalf of his team; featured a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the two main event matches at Survivor Series; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett; featured a 'Survivor Series Report' where two more matches were announced for the event - Bam Bam Bigelow, the Headshrinkers and Bastion Booger vs. Four Doinks, and Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid vs. IRS, Adam Bomb, Rick Martel, & Diesel:
    Ludvig Borga defeated an unknown via submission with the backbreaker at 2:33
    The Smoking Gunns defeated Barry Hardy & Bert Centeno at 3:11 when Bart pinned Centeno following the Revolver
    Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Mike Davis at 1:31 with the powerbomb; after the bout, Bomb hit the move again; moments later, Giant Gonzalez, wearing street clothes came to the ring and Bomb and Wippleman quickly left ringside
    Mr. Perfect pinned Scott Taylor at 1:57 with the Perfect Plex
    Tatanka pinned Duane Gill at 1:50 with the Samoan Drop
    Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Jerry Seavey at 1:32 with a kick to the back of the head
    10/31/93 - included WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon as a guest of the King's Court in which he discussed IRS and his match at the Survivor Series; featured highlights from the Savage / Crush Summit from the 10/18/93 Raw; included a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the Survivor Series match between the All Americans and the Foreign Fanatics; featured a vignette of Ray Combs regarding the Family Feud match at the Survivor Series; included the announcement that SMW Tag Team Champions the Rock 'n' Roll Express would defend against the Heavenly Bodies at the Survivor Series; featured a vignette of Rick Martel playing the WWF Royal Rumble Sega Genesis game; included the final appearance of ring announcer Mike McGuirk:
    Marty Jannetty pinned Tony Devito at the 3-minute mark with the flying fistdrop
    The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Ralph Mosca & Barry Horowitz at 2:43 when Fatu pinned Mosca with the top rope splash
    IRS pinned Phil Apollo at 1:05 with the Write Off lariat
    Owen Hart pinned Mike Bell at 2:18 with a gutwrench suplex
    Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) via count-out at around the 8-minute mark after Mabel hit Jacques with a legdrop on the floor

    WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - September 29, 1994
    The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn
    Jeff Jarrett defeated Bob Holly
    Mabel defeated Kwang
    Adam Bomb defeated Johnny Polo
    WWF Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & Diesel defeated the New Headshrinkers via disqualification
    WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Bull Nakano
    WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Jim Neidhart
    The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna in a casket match

    WWF @ Port Huron, MI - September 29, 1995 (2,000)
    Goldust defeated Bob Holly
    Dean Douglas defeated Doink the Clown
    WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Jacob & Eli Blu
    WWF Women's Champion Bertha Faye defeated Alundra Blayze
    Razor Ramon defeated Psycho Sid via disqualification
    The Undertaker defeated King Mabel
    WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels fought Davey Boy Smith to a double count-out
    WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Yokozuna

    WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 29, 1996 (matinee) (6,747; 3,917 paid)
    Salvatore Sincere defeated Bob Holly with the Sincerely Yours
    Justin Bradshaw pinned Alex Porteau with a lariat
    Jake Roberts pinned TL Hopper
    Barry Windham pinned the Goon with the superplex
    WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn, the Smoking Gunns, and the Grimm Twins in a four corners match; Billy Gunn pinned one of the Grimm Twins; the Bulldog pinned Henry; Owen pinned Bart as Sunny distracted Billy
    Vader pinned Psycho Sid in a lumberjack match with the moonsault after Steve Austin interfered and hit the Stunner on Sid
    Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Freddie Joe Floyd with the Pedigree
    Steve Austin pinned Savio Vega with the Stunner
    WWF IC Champion Marc Mero defeated Farooq via disqualification after Farooq hit the champion with the title belt
    WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & the Undertaker defeated Mankind & Goldust when Michaels pinned Goldust with the superkick after kissing him

    WCW @ Steubenville, OH - September 29, 1996 (1,500)
    Jim Powers defeated Juventud Guerrera
    WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification
    Rick Steiner defeated Lex Luger
    Syxx defeated Eddie Guerrero
    Ric Flair & Chris Benoit defeated Scott Hall & Kevin Nash via disqualification
    Randy Savage fought the Giant to a double disqualification

    WWF Monday Night Raw
    Taped 9/23/97; Albany, NY; Pepsi Arena
    9/29/97 - featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview to open the show with WWF European Champion Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Rick Rude, & Chyna regarding Michaels' upcoming Hell in the Cell match against the Undertaker at In Your House Badd Blood; after Triple H told McMahon he was better than all the "superstars" Vince had been pushing in recent years, Sgt. Slaughter came out and said Triple H would be facing the Undertaker later in the show; moments later, WWF World Champion Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, and Owen Hart came out, with Bret saying Michaels and Triple H fired the first shot (by stealing the European title from Smith) and they would begin to pay for their crimes that night; included video and still shots from the Michaels / Smith European title match at One Night Only as well as the post-match altercation with Diana Hart Smith, Owen and Bret Hart; featured a commercial for the One Night Only home video; included an in-depth look at the college football career of Ron "Farooq" Simmons; featured a segment of Brian Pillman's XXX Files in which he was shown in bed with Marlena, during which Pillman said he would not wrestle Dude Love at Badd Blood unless Dustin Rhodes was handcuffed to the ringpost so he couldn't interfere (Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon); included an in-ring segment in which Steve Austin and Vince McMahon confronted each other about the previous week's altercation where Austin dropped McMahon with the Stunner; Vince said Austin had three options - to either show up next week with medical clearance to wrestle, to sign a document saying the WWF would not be liable for him stepping back into the ring, or Vince could fire him; Austin then said if Vince fired him next week then he would beat his ass on nation-wide TV; featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Owen Hart, wearing an "Owen 3:16" t-shirt and accompanied by a riot squad, in which he hoped Vince would make the right decision and get rid of Steve Austin; following the interview, one of the riot guards took off his helmet to reveal himself as Austin, slid in the ring, dropped Hart with the Stunner, and then escaped through the crowd; included footage of the Hell in a Cell structure being built:
    Vader defeated Davey Boy Smith via disqualification at around the 8:30 mark when WWF World Champion Bret Hart, Owen Hart, and Jim Neidhart interfered and attacked Vader after Smith sustained the Vader Bomb; after the bout, the Hart Foundation assaulted Vader with a Canadian flag pole and Bret locked him in the ringpost figure-4; moments later, the Patriot attempted to make the save but was beaten down as well and also locked in Bret's ringpost figure-4; before leaving the ring, the Hart Foundation layed Canadian flags across the bodies of Vader and the Patriot
    WWF IC Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Farooq (w/ Kama, D-Lo Brown, & Rocky Maivia) defeated Ahmed Johnson (w/ Ken Shamrock & the Legion of Doom) via disqualification at 2:28 when Ahmed twice hit Farooq with the steel ring steps on the floor before punching referee Mike Chioda; Ahmed wore a heavily wrapped bandage around his right hand after it was sliced open by an exposed nail during his match with Rocky Maivia at Madison Square Garden; after the bout, Shamrock & the LOD cleared the ring of the Nation
    Goldust pinned the Sultan (w/ the Iron Sheik) with the bulldog at 5:39; during the bout, Dude Love - who did guest commentary for the match - said that if he won his match against Brian Pillman at Badd Blood then Pillman would face Goldust in a No DQ match immediately thereafter
    Jose Estrada & Jesus Castillo defated WWF Tag Team Champions the Headbangers via disqualification at around the 10-minute mark when the Godwinns and Uncle Cletus interfered and attacked the challengers to prevent the champions from losing their titles; prior to the match, it was announced Steve Austin would be at In Your House Badd Blood to present the IC title to the new champion and that the Godwinns would challenge the Headbangers for the titles at the pay-per-view; during the contest, it was announced Lou Thesz and Jack Brisco would be in attendance for the St. Louis event; after the bout, Savio Vega and Miguel Perez came out to send the Godwinns to the floor
    The Undertaker defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ WWF European Champion Shawn Michaels & Chyna) via disqualification at 1:52 when Rick Rude came ringside and hit the Undertaker with the steel briefcase as Taker attempted the tombstone; prior to the contest, Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith attacked the Undertaker until the Patriot and Vader made the save; after the bout, the Undertaker broke free of a bodybag, stalked Michaels and Helmsley up the stage, and hit the tombstone on Helmsley onto the stage as Michaels climbed the Titantron to escape

    WCW @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - September 29, 1997
    The Ultimo Dragon defeated Psychosis
    Steve Regal defeated Hector Garza
    Monday Nitro:
    Diamond Dallas Page defeated Buff Bagwell
    Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated El Caliente (WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero under a mask)
    Bill Goldberg defeated the Barbarian
    WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno defeated Juventud Guerrera
    Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve McMichael
    Chris Jericho defeated Syxx via disqualification
    Lex Luger defeated Wrath
    The Giant defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification

    WWF @ East Lansing, MI - Breslin Arena - September 29, 1998 (9,846)
    Sunday Night Heat:
    WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Owen Hart
    Sho Funaki pinned Matt Hardy
    Golga & Kurrgan defeated the Headbangers
    DOA defeated Ken Shamrock & Mankind
    The Rock fought Jeff Jarrett to a no contest
    Sunday Night Heat - 10/11/98:
    WWF Women's Champion Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) pinned Starla Sexton (Molly Holly) with a DDT off the top (Before They Were Superstars Vol. 1 DVD)
    Kaientai defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor & the Hardy Boyz
    Edge pinned Vader with the Downward Spiral at 3:29 after Vader failed a sit-down splash attempt
    Al Snow defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification when Shamrock refused to release the ankle lock after Snow bit the ring ropes with his teeth; after the bout, Mankind made the save
    Jeff Jarrett defeated the Road Dogg via disqualification
    WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a non-title match
    Raw is War - 10/5/98:
    D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) pinned WWF European Champion X-Pac (w/ Chyna) with the Frog Splash to win the title after Henry rammed the champion back-first into the ringpost
    The Headbangers fought the Insane Clown Posse to a no contest after they were brutally attacked and later saved by the Oddities
    Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) pinned Vader with the Shooting Star Press after a low blow
    Edge defeated Owen Hart via forfiet when Owen came to the ring in street clothes and said he was so upset over 'breaking' Dan Severn's neck that he was quitting
    Val Venis (w/ Terri Runnels) defeated Gangrel (w/ Christian) via count-out when Gangrel and Christian attacked Edge at ringside; after the match, Goldust announced on the Titan Tron that he would be returning the following week
    Jeff Jarrett defeated Al Snow via disqualification after Sgt. Slaughter interfered
    Ken Shamrock pinned Kane with a belly to belly suplex off the top after the Undertaker interfered
    WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac & Chyna) pinned Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown) after X-Pac interfered and hit the X-Factor
    The Undertaker pinned the Rock with the tombstone, despite being hit with a chair by Kane; Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown had attacked the Rock earlier in the bout

    WWF @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - September 29, 2001
    Tajiri pinned Justin Credible with a kick
    Chris Jericho defeated Raven by reversing a DDT attempt into the Walls of Jericho
    Lita & Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Lance Storm, Hurricane Helms, & Ivory following Lita's Hurricanrana
    WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned WWF Light Heavyweight / WCW Cruiserweight Champion X-Pac with the Five Star Frog Splash
    The Undertaker & Kane defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Booker T & Test in a non-title match
    Bradshaw pinned Mike Awesome with the Clothesline from Hell
    WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Show & Spike Dudley following the 3D on Spike
    WWF IC Champion Christian defeated Edge
    WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Steve Austin with the Olympic Slam
    WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Steve Austin in a rematch with the Stunner

    WWE (Smackdown!) @ Bossier City, LA - September 29, 2002
    Sho Funaki defeated Crash Holly
    Batista & Doug Basham defeated Albert & Bull Buchanon
    Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated D-Von Dudley & Farooq
    John Cena defeated Shelton Benjamin
    Matt Hardy defeated Shannon Moore
    WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Edge
    Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Nidia
    Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
    Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis
    Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle in a Kiss my Ass match

    WWE (Raw) @ Beaumont, TX - September 29, 2002
    D-Lo Brown, Johnny Stamboli, & Mark Jindrak defeated Justin Credible, Steven Richards, & Raven
    Test defeated Randy Orton
    The Big Show defeated Tommy Dreamer
    Rosie & Jamal defeated Goldust & Spike Dudley
    Rob Van Dam defeated Ric Flair
    WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated Victoria & Molly Holly
    WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & the Hurricane defeated Lance Storm & Christian
    WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Booker T
    World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Bubba Ray Dudley

    WWE (Smackdown!) @ Valparaiso, IN - Athletic & Recreation Center - September 29, 2003
    Chris Benoit defeated John Cena
    Nunzio defeated Jamie Noble
    Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore defeated Spanky & Paul London
    Rhyno defeated Orlando Jordan
    The Acolytes defeated Sean O'Haire & Albert
    WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle
    WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
    Shaniqua defeated Dawn Marie & Nidia in a handicap match; Sho Funaki was the guest referee for the contest
    WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions - WWE US Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham

    WWE @ Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena - September 29, 2003
    Sunday Night Heat:
    Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) pinned Spike Dudley with a roll over and using the tights for leverage
    Rodney Mack pinned Kenny Anderson with a spinebuster
    Tommy Dreamer pinned Sheik Shawn Daivari with the DDT
    Lance Storm pinned Stevie Richards (w/ Victoria) with a missile dropkick after interference from both Victoria and Val Venis
    Raw - included Jim Ross as a guest of the Highlight Reel in which he was attacked by Chris Jericho and locked in the Walls of Jericho until Steve Austin made the save:
    WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) & Scott Steiner at 2:45 when Test was pinned with the 3D after suffering a chair shot from Stacy; after the bout, Steiner hit a belly to belly suplex on Stacy after she cost him his match at Unforgiven as well as a shot at the tag team titles
    Maven, Mark Jindrak, & Garrison Cade defeated Sylvian Grenier, Rene Dupree, & Rob Conway at 3:44 when Jindrak pinned Conway
    Jim Ross pinned Jonathan Coachman at 4:46 with the Stunner in a Country Whipping Match; due to pre-match stipulations, Ross & Jerry Lawler regained their announcing position from Coachman & Al Snow
    Kane pinned the Hurricane at the 57-second mark with a chokeslam; after the bout, Kane hit a second chokeslam; no one was allowed at ringside for the duration of the bout, especially Hurricane's tag team partner Rosey
    World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg & Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair & Randy Orton via disqualification at 5:48 when Rodney Mack interfered and hit Goldberg with a chair; while disposing of Mack in the ring, Goldberg failed to notice Mark Henry at ringside who brutallized Shawn Michaels, leaving him a bloody mess
    Rob Van Dam defeated WWE IC Champion Christian to win the title in a ladder match at 13:43 after hitting the Five Star Frog Splash off the top of the top of a ladder, then climbing a second ladder as Christian lay underneath (Rob Van Dam: One Of A Kind)

    WWE Smackdown!
    Taped 9/26/06; Tulsa, OK; Convention Center
    9/29/06 - included an opening segment showing the attack of King Booker, Finlay, & William Regal on WWE World Champion John Cena the night before on Raw; featured an in-ring promo by Cena, addressing the Smackdown! fans and being back on the show after several years, and said it was like hosting Saturday Night Live; after mentioning Tony Chimel, JBL, and Michael Cole, Cena went into SNL host mode and said "We've got a great show for you, Toad the Wet Sprocket is here!" before then putting over the night's 6-man tag main event; included Ashley backstage introducing a vignette on the WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Paul London & Brian Kendrick; featured a look at Kelly Carlson's role in "The Marine;" included a "This Week in Wrestling" segment focusing on the Andre the Giant vs. Gorilla Monsoon boxing match from San Juan, Puerto Rico on 9/23/77; featured WWE US Champion Ken Kennedy cutting an in-ring promo on facing the Undertaker at No Mercy, during which he played a short video in tribute to the Undertaker and then said he couldn't wrestle Taker because it would be wrong of him to blemish Taker's legacy by beating him; moments later, Taker appeared, confronted Kennedy in the ring, and said he would rest in peace; as Taker turned his back and prepared to leave the ring, Kennedy looked like he was about to fling the hanging microphone into Taker but sparks flew off the mic, scaring Kennedy from the ring; included an ad for Eric Bischoff's book, Cash Creates Controversy; featured a backstage promo by Teddy Long in which he said Smackdown's debut on the CW was the 2nd highest rated show for adults on Friday night and that Booker T and Bobby Lashley would compete in "Pick Your Poison" matches the following week; included a backstage promo by Jimmy Wang Yang promoting his debut match later in the show; featured a backstage promo by Vito; included footage of the press conference held earlier in the week to announce MVP signing a contract with Smackdown!, during which it was announced MVP would make his in-ring debut at No Mercy:
    Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Elijah Burke (sub. for Sylvester Terkay) (w/ Sylvester Terkay) at 3:51 with the 619 and springboard legdrop after knocking Terkay down on the floor; prior to the bout, Terkay told Burke to take his place in the match; during the bout, it was announced the Mysterio / Chavo Guerrero Jr. match at No Mercy would be a falls count anywhere match; Chavo and Vickie Guerrero were shown watching the bout backstage; after the match, Terkay attacked Mysterio from behind and dropped him with a muscle buster
    KC James & Idol Stevens (w/ Michelle McCool) defeated Kid Kash & Jamie Noble when James pinned Kash at 3:26 after McCool reversed Kash's small package behind the referee's back; due to pre-match stipulations, James & Stevens earned a tag team title shot for No Mercy (Kash's last match before being fired the following day)
    Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Vickie Guerrero) pinned Matt Hardy with a DDT and frog splash at 4:37 after Hardy knocked an interfering WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms to the floor and then sustained a low blow from Vickie; during the bout, it was announced Hardy would face Helms at No Mercy
    Mike Mizanin pinned Tatanka at 3:42 with a roll up
    Sylvan pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 3:47 by putting both feet on the ropes for leverage (the in-ring debut of the Jimmy Wang Yang character)
    WWE World Champion John Cena, Batista, & Bobby Lashley defeated World Heavyweight Champion Booker T (w/ Sharmell), Finlay, & William Regal at around the 18-minute mark when Lashley pinned Booker with the spear as Booker attempted the scissors kick on Batista; prior to the bout, all six men brawled around ringside for several minutes before the bell sounded; imemdiately after the bout, Edge slid in the ring behind Cena, dropped the champion with the spear, and then posed in the crowd as the show came to a close (the bout began during the commercial break)

    WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Peoria, IL - Civic Center - September 29, 2007 (1,800)
    Kane pinned Finlay, despite interference by Hornswoggle
    Mike Mizanin (w/ Kelly Kelly, Brooke, & Layla) pinned Balls Mahoney
    Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Kenny Dykstra (w/ Victoria)
    Big Daddy V pinned Tommy Dreamer
    Michelle McCool defeated Krissy Vaine
    WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions - WWE US Champion MVP & Matt Hardy defeated Deuce & Domino
    Chuck Palumbo defeated Chris Masters (Masters' return after a 30-day suspension)
    ECW World Champion CM Punk defeated John Morrison (Morrison's return after a 30-day suspension)
    The Undertaker & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated the Great Khali & Mark Henry when Mysterio pinned Henry with a splash after Taker hit the chokeslam

    Graham Cawthon
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