As these shows were aired in an era before the Internet was popularized, the previous title holder sometimes defended his title at house shows as though he were still the champion until the title change was aired on television. New, The Miz Shares INCREDIBLE WrestleMania Pitch That WWE Turned Down, Current AEW Star: CM Punk Is Not A Locker Room Cancer, Report: Vince McMahon Behind Top WWE WrestleMania 39 Match, Major Update On WWE's Next Saudi Arabia PLE, AEW's MJF Blasts "Overrated" Ex-WWE Champ, NXT Star "Scared Of Getting Lost" On WWE's Main Roster. Lawler won the bout by pinfall after hitting Roberts with a bottle of Jim Beam whiskey. 2. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. After 1995, which many wrestling fans consider the worst year in WWE history, things finally turned around in 1996. That was the only great match on the card, but it was so good that it is worth seeking out for it alone. Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog was next, and it was also a great match, two-for-two to start the show. Also taking place here was the Hollywood Backlot Brawl between Goldust and Roddy Piper that was better than anyone could have expected, and another great Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega match. The second bout, and the first bout to air on the pay-per-view proper, was a singles match between Owen Hart and Savio Vega. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 1996 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. 35 episodes 1986-1996 Roddy Piper Rowdy Roddy Piper 35 episodes 1986-1995 Ken Johnson Slick 39 episodes 1986-1991 Scott Hall Razor Ramon 35 episodes 1992-1996 Jim Duggan 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan 35 episodes 1987-1993 Davey Boy Smith The British Bulldog 32 episodes 1986-1996 Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan 33 episodes 1986-1993 Gene Okerlund The 1996 SummerSlam was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Predictions in reply to this comment, I swear to god if wwe doesnt sign kota ibushi. There were a total of 36 recognized champions who had a combined 34 official reigns. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. The show was then discontinued in August 19, 2001. This was Shawn Michaels defending his world title against Mankind. Became the first female Cruiserweight Champion. WWF Wrestling Challenge Overview Promotion WWF Airtime 60 minutes per episode Channel Syndication (1986 - 1996) Original run September 7, 1986 - September 1, 1996 WWF Wrestling Challenge was a syndicated weekly World Wrestling Federation show that aired from 1986 to 1996. Ultimate Warrior was supposed to team with Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson in the match but wasn't there, so Sid joined them, which led to great things in the future. Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ended in a no contest, Ahmed Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting, Vacated when Billy Gunn suffered a neck injury, Defeated The Godwinns in a tournament final, This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 13:27. Following the premiere of SmackDown!, Superstars served as a summary show for SmackDown! For the most recent television series based on this series, see, Superstars of Wrestling (Canadian TV series), Learn how and when to remove this template message, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, "WWE Network Officially Adds 34 Episodes of Superstars From 1989 To Vault Section Links Inside", "PWINSIDER Q&A: SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING OWNERSHIP, THE RANDY SAVAGE DVD, BABYFACES WHO NEVER WORKED HEEL AND MORE", "SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING SW Trademark of Patterson, Albert P. Serial Number: 74429666:: Trademarkia Trademarks", "Patterson v. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Case No. Sid won the bout by pinning British Bulldog following a chokeslam and powerbomb. The 1996 Royal Rumble was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). These two always worked well together, and this match was no different, with Diesel just destroying him until Shawn squeaked out withthe win. #2 of 108. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. [8] In the weeks following the Royal Rumble, "The Ringmaster" gimmick was met with lukewarm reaction from fans, prompting Austin to create a new look and gimmick for himself: the "Stone Cold" gimmick, that of a foul-mouthed individual who drank beer and freely spoke his mind, uncaring of who he angered or whether he had friends (he often attacked heel and face alike), openly disregarded the rules and fought until his last breath. 1980s All American Wrestling (1983-1994). Triple H was a thing, Steve Austin took on Hunter Heart Helmsley, and they hinted at great things to come. These promotions held notable shows in 1996. For most of it original run in the United Kingdom Gorilla Monsoon was the play-by-play commentator with various color commentators throughout its history. During the WWE brand extension, it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown! List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions (1996-2007) The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was originally a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) title. This commment is unpublished, pending moderation. His match with Marc Mero was the best of the night, and then he beat Jake Roberts in the finale. This was mainly done to set-up Undertaker's clash with Big Daddy Cool at WrestleMania 12. .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^ This was King Mabel's last appearance until he returned on June 30, 1998, for a one-off match with Ken Shamrock on Raw Is War. Nine matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Free for All pre-show. The Rock wrestled his very first match in the WWF against the Brooklyn Brawler as part of a dark match for a WWF Superstars taping on March 10, 1996. The 1996 Royal Rumble was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 1979 for marketing purposes. All Rights Reserved. The show lasted from May 20, 1972 until 1986. During its syndication run, the program was re-branded and aired in some parts of Canada as Maple Leaf Wrestling (essentially replacing a program of the same name filmed in southern Ontario), despite having almost no Canadian content other than interviews promoting matches that were to be held in Canada, along with occasional program-exclusive matches taped at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. It took place on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. WWF Superstars of Wrestling (later shortened to WWF Superstars and to Sunday Morning Superstars ), also referred to as Maple Leaf Wrestling in Canada was an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The Royal Rumble was hit and miss during the '90s, and in 1996, it had a big moment, but it wasn't great enough to pull up the rest of the show's matches. of PS1 that gathers wrestlers between 1996 and 1998. The Bodydonnas were the first team eliminated after Marty Jannetty tripped Zip, enabling Billy Gunn to pin him. WWF Championship Wrestling was a TV show of the World Wrestling Federation. It was a 60-minute Iron Man match that went into sudden death with the score 0-0. As a result, Droese won the right to be entry number 30 in the Royal Rumble match, while Helmsley had to enter first. In today's video, we go back to the 1980s and the 'Golden Age' of WWF Wrestling. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer,"[2] it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble and Survivor Series,[3] and was considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs, along with King of the Ring. Once again, Shawn Michaels carried this PPV to a high level as he battled Owen Hart in a fantastic match. The profile of each WWE wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. What gives? Predictions in reply to this comment, I swear to god if wwe doesnt sign kota ibushi. Simply use the filters below! modification of the WWF SD2! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Undertaker and more compete in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match: Courtesy of WWE Network.WWE Network | Subscribe now: http. [23][24][25], On January 1 Mexican promoter Adolfo Moreno created the International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) which held its debut show on this date in Arena Naucalpan.[26]. as96-98.jpg . Albert Patterson, a Wisconsin independent wrestling promoter, successfully trademarked the phrase in 1993. The previous format was known as the \"countdown\" show and many of these shows were made available on WWF tapes, but when the Free for All was introduced, only American audiences got to see the full unedited shows. The Rumble itself was good enough, with Shawn winning by eliminating Diesel to get the WrestleMania title shot. The incident led to a future ECW pay-per-view being cancelled (until Heyman negotiated otherwise), a lawsuit from Kulas' family, and went down as one of the most notorious moments of lore in professional wrestling history. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. Superstars was around before this version, as a weekly recap show hosted by Vince McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes. That version of Superstars was . This includes the list of all WCW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). As with all syndicated WWF programming, another major aspect of the show was to promote house shows and TV tapings in each market. Two of Kulas' arteries were severed; he bled profusely and passed out, and needed to be escorted out of the arena with medical attention. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. Featured matches on the undercard were the 1996 Royal Rumble match which was won by Shawn Michaels, who last eliminated Diesel to win the match, making it his second straight Royal Rumble win; Goldust defeating Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship; and The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) defeating The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. In September 1986, Superstars replaced WWF Championship Wrestling. He had several successful identities over the years including: The Convict, Plowboy Frazier and The Giant Rebel. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Winner. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Results were predetermined by WWF's writers, with storylines produced on their weekly television show, Raw.[6][7]. $12.99 + $3.50 shipping. RELATED:10 Best Home Grown WWE Talents Of The New Generation Era. However, due to several botches on the part of Vader during the match, Michaels voiced his frustrations about the match's execution to backstage where Vader was eventually stripped of his push. Faarooq Asad had been scheduled to face Ahmed Johnson in a match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the event, but the match did not take place as Johnson was legitimately injured. Following the match, Justin Hawk Bradshaw attacked Vega. RELATED:10 Best Submission Finishers In WCW History, Ranked. Does anyone know what grest is talking about? Pro Wrestlers Database On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Tatanka, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This was quite possibly a five-star match for Foley and HBK and one of the best matches of the year in WWE. World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event, "WWF SummerSlam 1996 Events Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Could Brock Lesnar beat three men at SummerSlam to remain in the WWE? Which WWF World Heavyweight Champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound? modification of the WWF SD2! In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies was the seventh In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). [1] This is a chronological list of wrestlers that held the original WWE Cruiserweight Championship, listed by ring name, with the longest reign being 385 days by Gregory Helms (as well as being the only person to hold this championship for 365 days or more), and the most reigns by Rey Mysterio with 8. Wrestling the Big Event 21 years later, "Bringing back Slammy Awards a good, bad idea", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1996_in_professional_wrestling&oldid=1135240725, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 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As it was, the bad guys of Owen Hart, British Bulldog & Vader won the match, and the fans loved it because this was in Canada. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. WrestleMania or SummerSlam). News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. However, the match you really want to see was here opening match. brand during its entire tenure. WWE Roster by Era Random Date 1995 WWE: All (72) Men Women Other Roles Adam Bomb Ahmed Johnson Alundra Blayze Avatar Bam Bam Bigelow Bart Gunn Billy Gunn Bob Backlund Bob Holly Bret Hart Bull Nakano Bushwhacker Butch Bushwhacker Luke Chris Candido Crush Davey Boy Smith Diesel Doink the Clown (Steve Lombardi) Doink the Clown Dok Hendrix Doomsday Santino Marella 5. The Best Pro Wrestling Champions. WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. Michaels would eventually lose the title to Sycho Sid at Survivor Series. As "Stone Cold," Austinwho began his first major feud, with Savio Vega, under "The Ringmaster" moniker and continued it after changing his gimmickwent on to become one of the WWF's biggest stars and helped usher in the promotion's Attitude Era. It was broadcasted from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the 'WWF WrestleMania XV' PPV. The nWo would be the main focus of WCW programming for the better part of the next three years and led to WCW Monday Nitro defeating WWF Monday Night Raw in the Monday Night Wars ratings battle for eighty-three consecutive weeks. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. Nine matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Free for All pre-show. It took place on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. His elimination was accidental as he was supposed to be in the final four, but he slipped on the ropes and fell out when he was doing a spot with Fatu. You hit the nail on the head right there. [4] It has since become considered WWF's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania. [23][24][25] It involved Eric Kulas (1979 May 12, 2002), an aspiring professional wrestler using the ring name "Mass Transit", being bladed too deeply by New Jack of The Gangstas during a tag-team match. That promo after his win was worth the price of admission alone. He proved himself here. It featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. [2] Since then, archival footage of the program has usually been shown with the words "of Wrestling" blurred out where applicable. The 1996 Royal Rumble marked the first pay-per-view appearance of Steve Austin, here using the name "The Ringmaster," a blond-haired master ring technician and the featured wrestler in the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's stable. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV), produced every summer by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. The show also began airing in 1986 in the United Kingdom on Saturday nights on Sky Channel. Survivor Series in 1996 was a huge moment for WWE because all the big feuds of the year were hitting the ground running. . Hi there and welcome to Nostalgia Hit. Is there nothing you guys can do about the new picture problem? The Smoking Gunns went on to win the match and retain their titles when Bart Gunn gave Phineas I. Godwinn a diving double axe handle, enabling Billy Gunn to pin him. WWF Superstars Of Wrestling (1996) - WWF Old School WWF Superstars Of Wrestling (1996) 1/6/96 Taped 12/19/95; Bethlehem, PA; Stabler Arena included vignettes promoting the debut of both Vader and Mankind; featured the In Your House casket match pitting the Undertaker against King Mabel, shown in full Still considered one of the best WrestleMania matches of all-time, the two put on a clinic. Jacqueline answered an open challenge; became the third female to win the title. Undertaker won the match, and WWE hasn't topped it yet with this specific gimmick. The 1996 SummerSlam was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Throughout the entire tournament, it was clear that Austin was turning into a major star. This was just a fun show. What gives? The undercard featured the 1996 Royal Rumble match, which Shawn Michaels won by last eliminating Diesel, becoming the second person to win the Royal Rumble match twice, and back-to-back, after Hulk Hogan. 1996 - the definition of a transitional year for WWE. Years in MMA: 2000-2009, 2013, 2016-present. 1995 [1] Disbanded. WWE abandoned the Superstars of Wrestling trademark when they changed the show's name to WWF Superstars in the early 1990s. Early in the 1990s, it was featured in a Friday night time slot. The two went 26 minutes and turned in one of the best matches of Shawn's first title reign. They're ranked worst to best here. This was the King of the Ring where Steve Austin morphed into "Austin 3:16" Stone Cold Steve Austin. We look back at the biggest stars of the decade and remember those who. 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