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!
Live from Savannah, GA
Airdate: November 19, 1991
Attendance: 6.922
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Can Sting retain the US title against Rude? Will Rhodes and Windham achieve tag team gold? Does Rick Steiner stand a chance against Luger? Read on!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WCW Clash of the Champions XVII
Live from Chattanooga, TN
Airdate: October 27, 1991
Attendance: 8,900 (4,400 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Can Simmons capture gold in Chattanooga? Who will become the new light heavyweight champion? Also, who is the WCW Phantom? Read on!
Live from Augusta, GA
Airdate: September 5, 1991
Attendance: 2,800
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
The World tag team titles are up for grabs! Also, what happens during the contract signing for the World title match at Halloween Havoc? Read on!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WCW Clash of the Champions XVI
–Vince McMahon hypes tonight’s Lex Luger-Yokozuna main event, recapping their old feud that began nearly two years ago. He ignores their WrestleMania X bout but the best part about the package is that it gives the company an excuse to bring back the “I’ll Be Your Hero” song. Yokozuna’s manager Jim Cornette and Luger cut quick promos against each other before RAW’s opening song kicks on.
–McMahon and Jerry Lawler have the commentary duties and they are still in Struthers, Ohio. Lawler promises more training footage of how he is preparing for The King of the Ring.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – June 12, 1995
–The WWF blimp is shown hovering over Struthers High School, where tonight’s show is taking place, and Bob Backlund is seen giving a campaign speech, telling students that if they do not get an education the government is going to put them back in slavery. Vince McMahon does not reveal that the show is actually coming from a high school, though, as he says it is from an arena.
–McMahon and Jerry Lawler are on commentary and they are live from Struthers, Ohio. According to historyofwwe.com the show drew a sellout crowd of 1,450 fans. McMahon, like a good promoter, makes sure to mention that the last episode did a record rating. Lawler gloats that he has tricked Bret Hart into signing up for a “kiss my foot” match.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – June 5, 1995
Live from St. Petersburg, FL
Airdate: May 19, 1991
Attendance: 6,000 (4,887 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross & the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes
Can Flair regain the NWA World title? Or can he retain the WCW World title? Confused? Read on!
Live from Phoenix, AZ
Airdate: February 24, 1991
Attendance: 6,800
Hosted by Jim Ross & the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes
“War” in the desert? Is there some hidden meaning here?
Live from Gainesville, GA
Airdate: January 30, 1991
Attendance: 2,200
Hosted by Jim Ross, & the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes
How will the dynamite work? Will this be a blow-away show? Or will this show blow up in WCW’s face? Read on!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WCW Clash of Champions XIV
Live from St. Louis, MO
Airdate: December 16, 1990
Attendance: 7,200 (6,357 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously
Now that Ole Anderson has been fired as booker, how does the Black Scorpion angle play out? Read on!
Sunday Night Slam was a show that the company aired a couple of times in 1994 and one time in 1995. It served as a lead-in for big pay-per-view events like SummerSlam and Survivor Series and tried to entice fans to buy the shows by showcasing the major feuds and angles in various matches. It was not quite a Clash of the Champions concept that WCW was using but it did provide the company with additional exposure on USA Network outside of its usual timeslots for Monday Night RAW, WWF Mania, and The Action Zone. Later on, the name of the show would be used to hype other pay-per-view events before the Free for All was created in January 1996, but it never again featured original matches.
–Vince McMahon and Jim Ross are doing commentary for the event. The matches were taped along with several episodes of Monday Night RAW on March 13 in Stockton, California.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Sunday Night Slam – March 26, 1995
Since last week’s reflection was purged due to unforeseen circumstances, it returns with VENGEANCE!
NWA Clash of the Champions XII: Fall Brawl ‘90-Mountain Madness
Live from Asheville, NC
Airdate: September 5, 1990
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Jim Ross & Bob Caudle
Who is the Black Scorpion? Can Sting overcome his challenge? Read on!