–Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael (with his dog Pepe), and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are live from Miami, Florida. Bischoff announces that Vader is AWOL because he has “not filed proper documents” so now Hulk Hogan’s team is one man down going into Fall Brawl.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Nitro – September 11, 1995
(Note: With my school year resuming, my reviews will go to a posting schedule of Monday-Wednesday-Friday)
–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan resume their studio duty roles and discuss the arrival of Lex Luger in WCW.
–Heenan laughs at the idea that Kevin Sullivan will face Hulk Hogan by himself if the Dungeon of Doom loses WarGames at Fall Brawl.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – September 10, 1995
–Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are live from the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Heenan begs off everything he said about McMichael in the week leading up to the show. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the show drew 2,000 fans.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Nitro – September 4, 1995
–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan are in the studio as per usual for today’s broadcast. Heenan says he is bothered by the tensions between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson because they are good friends of his. He blames Hulk Hogan for their problems.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – August 20, 1995
–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan handle the usual studio duties for today’s broadcast. Heenan demands to find out who is going to be in the WarGames match at Fall Brawl.
–Heenan goes through the members of the Dungeon of Doom, speculating on who might appear at Fall Brawl.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – August 13, 1995
Taped from Bushkill, PA
Airdate: November 15, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Pierre Ouellet survive against Lex Luger? Also, Ramon and Diesel show off their talents. Included is al a developing story. Let’s rock!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 11-15-1993
Taped from New Haven, CT
Airdate: October 11, 1993 (taped 9/27)
Attendance: 5,500 (3,200 paid)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Martel or Ramon become the new IC champion? What’s up with Borga? All this plus an SMW surprise in included. Doesn’t this sound like fun?
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 10-11-1993
Live from Auburn Hills, MI
Airdate: August 30, 1993
Attendance: 14,100
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Luger stand up for America and defeat Yokozuna for the WWF title? Who will be the sole King of the WWF? Will Michaels and Perfect provide us with a “classic” match? Let’s find out!
Taped from Alexandria Bay, NY
Airdate: August 9, 1993
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
A contract signing, the debut of the Heavenly Bodies, and Tatanka versus Mr. Hughes. What else can you ask for? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-09-1993
Taped from Alexandria Bay, NY
Airdate: August 2, 1993 (taped 7/25)
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
What will happen when the “Macho Man” faces Doink? What other surprises occur this week? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-02-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: July 19, 1993
Attendance: 1,200 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Jannetty make it 2 for 2 against Michaels on RAW? Can Tiny Tim make the “King” tip-toe through the tulips? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 07-19-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: July 5, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Yokozuna survive the Stars’n’Stripes Challenge? Or does a professional athlete from who knows where actually slam the WWF champion? Also, how will the 1-2-3 Kid fare against Blake Beverly? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 07-05-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: April 26, 1993
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Crush defeat Luger or is something else in the cards? What happens when MIchaels takes Manhattan? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 04-26-1993
Live from Las Vegas, NV
Airdate: April 4, 1993
Attendance: 15,045 (14,000 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross, “Macho Man” Randy Savage & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Bret retain the WWF title against Yokozuna? How will Hogan affect WrestleMania this year? How does this show compare to previous WrestleManias? Let’s find out!
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: March 1, 1993
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett
Can Bret survive and retain the WWF title amidst the onslaught of the Headshrinkers? What does Doink have in store for us this week? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 3-1-93
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: February 1, 1993
Attendance: 900
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett
Can Typhoon defeat Doink the Clown? Who will make a surprise appearance this week? What will stem from it? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 02-01-93
–A video package recaps Hakushi’s recent problems with Skip and hypes their match on today’s show.
–Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are calling the action and they are taped from Erie, Pennsylvania. In a weird taping quirk, most of the September Superstars tapings took place in Erie except for the September 9 episode, which was taped in Canton, Ohio along with several Monday Night RAW episodes.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – September 16, 1995
–A video package hypes today’s big feature match between Dean Douglas and the 1-2-3 Kid. Will the Kid get sent to the principal’s office?
–Since this is the new fall season, Superstars gets a new theme song for the first time in more than a year, with it being a knockoff of the Monday Night Football theme asking “Are you ready?” The funny thing with an intro like this is that half the talent in it had quit or was released by January 1996 so they had to redo the lyrics, all of which were tied to a specific superstar.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – September 9, 1995
–Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are doing commentary and they are live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. McMahon announces that 18,062 fans are in attendance, setting a record for the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, this was the reported attendance figure with 17,000 of those fans paying to attend the show.
Live from Milwaukee, WI
Airdate: February 29, 1992
Attendance: 5,000
Hosted by Jim Ross & Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Can Sting regain the World title from Luger? Will the Dangerous Alliance prevail in its matches? How will Pillman fare against Liger? Let’s find out!
–Footage of Kama beating up a Creature of the Night on Superstars is shown. The Undertaker’s battle with Tatanka is seen as the first opportunity for the Undertaker to get revenge for the attack. The Undertaker pledges to take Tatanka out to send a message to the Million Dollar Corporation and Kama.
–Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are tonight’s commentary team and they are concluding the brief tapings in Worcester, Massachusetts. This is the “go home” show for SummerSlam and it the last to feature the old RAW opening that has been a staple for more than a year since the company would have a new one when they returned after the U.S. Open.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – August 21, 1995
Live from Tokyo, Japan
Airdate: January 4, 1992
Attendance: 50,000
Will Chosu or Fujinami unify the G18/IWGP title? Can Chono win the WCW World title? Will Muta and Sting keep their peace against the Steiners? Let’s find out!
–Jim Ross and Todd Pettengill are in the booth and they are taped from Portland, Maine. This was the same site as the recent Superstars tapings as the company was reducing television tapings due to budget cuts.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: The Action Zone – August 20, 1995
–Jim Ross and Todd Pettengill are the announce team and they are concluding the tapings in St. Louis, Missouri.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: The Action Zone – August 13, 1995
Live from Norfolk, VA
Airdate: December 29, 1991
Attendance: 9,000
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Tag team turmoil surrounds this inaugural event. Who will survive to become Battlebowl champion? Read on!