1995-1996. Stone Cold vs. Marc Mera was also a fun mid-card match. SummerSlam 1996 had Shawn Michaels working as the world champion and trying to get his feet as the company's main face for the first time. WWF Superstars (TV Series 1986-1999) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Edit WWF Superstars (1986-1999) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits George Scott . .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. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SABLE WWF Wrestling Magazine w/ MARC MERO Poster August 1996 wwe *No Catalog at the best online prices at eBay! The profile of each WWE wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. 1996 [1] Years active. Yokozuna WWE [2] Since then, archival footage of the program has usually been shown with the words "of Wrestling" blurred out where applicable. WWF Wrestling August 1996 (The Final Chapter) Wrestling with Paul 54.2K subscribers Subscribe 51K views 1 year ago Finally got round to uploading this. 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. Early in the 1990s, it was featured in a Friday night time slot. Vader originally won the match twice, first by countout (after he press-slammed Michaels onto the guard rail) and then by disqualification (when Michaels struck Vader repeatedly with Cornette's tennis racket), but because WWF championships can only change hands by pinfall or submission, Cornette demanded that the match restart both times. WWF Championship Wrestling was a TV show of the World Wrestling Federation. 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. Following the match, Justin Hawk Bradshaw attacked Vega. brand during its entire tenure. This was also where Undertaker and Mankind had their Boiler Room Brawl, all kinds of fun. Bret Hart and Steve Austin battled in a fantastic match that foreshadowed their WrestleMania match the next year that would make Austin a megastar. You hit the nail on the head right there. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. [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]. This was the King of the Ring where Steve Austin morphed into "Austin 3:16" Stone Cold Steve Austin. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. Santino Marella 5. [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. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. The Rumble itself was good enough, with Shawn winning by eliminating Diesel to get the WrestleMania title shot. The show continued until December 2002 in the UK, until it was replaced by Heat in January 2003. His match with Marc Mero was the best of the night, and then he beat Jake Roberts in the finale. Hi there and welcome to Nostalgia Hit. Throughout the entire tournament, it was clear that Austin was turning into a major star. Superstars was around before this version, as a weekly recap show hosted by Vince McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes. This was mainly done to set-up Undertaker's clash with Big Daddy Cool at WrestleMania 12. The correct answer is Duane Johnson. WWE recognizes Inferno's reign as lasting 49 days. While Vader had been misused and wasn't very good when he arrived in WWE, he got a big chance here. Before that, WWF Superstars of Wrestling was the name of a weekly recap show hosted by Vince McMahon (or Gene Okerlund) and Lord Alfred Hayes that lasted from 1984 through August 1986. This commment is unpublished, pending moderation. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. Michaels went on to pin Vader after giving him Sweet Chin Music, thus retaining his title. If he never won a World Championship, he managed to win 13 secondary Titles and his impressive mic skills allowed him to be the Raw General Manager and the WWF Commissioner. During the match, Hart wore an orthopedic cast on his left arm. It featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. modification of the WWF SD2! 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. "Put A Fork in Him, He's Done" (Best Finisher), I'm Talking and I Can't Shut Up for Biggest Mouth, Minds Behind the Mayhem for Manager of the Year. The Bodydonnas were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1990s, consisting of Chris Candido as Skip, Candido's real-life girlfriend Tammy Lynn Sytch as Sunny, and Tom Prichard as Skip's kayfabe cousin Zip. Years in professional wrestling: 1996-2005, 2011-present . this is the very final part of the. That version of Superstars was . The best match on this show was a six-man match that had to be changed and was better for it. 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 If you would like to support the channel and my work, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestling_biosOfficial Website: https://www.wrestlingbios.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/wrestlingbiosBeginning in 1996, the WWF would change the format of their Pay Per View Preview shows with the debut of \"WWF Free For All\". Results were predetermined by WWF's writers, with storylines produced on their weekly television show, Raw.[6][7]. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WWE Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. [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. Uncle Elmer August 16, 1937 - July 1, 1992 2. After WCW was purchased by WWE, the inaugural champion was retroactively changed from Shinjiro Otani to Brian Pillman, as WWE recognizes the former WCW Light Heavyweight Championship as part of the original lineage of the Cruiserweight Championship. World Wrestling Federation (1996-1997) The Headhunters debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on January 21, 1996, at the WWF Royal Rumble , renamed "The Squat Team". However, the match you really want to see was here opening match. 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. 96. In the main event of World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s Bash at the Beach pay-per-view on July 7, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash (both of whom had recently defected to WCW from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and been presented on-screen as "outsiders") indicated that they would enlist a mystery partner against the team of Randy Savage, Sting, and Lex Luger. WWF Wrestling February 1996 Wrestling with Paul 55.6K subscribers Subscribe 867 Share 73K views 2 years ago Classic WWF content with clips from Superstars of Wrestling & Action Zone. Years in MMA: 2000-2009, 2013, 2016-present. Matches primarily saw top-tier and mid-level talent vs. Jobbers; pre-taped interviews with the WWF's roster of superstars; and promos featuring the wrestlers. The show was then discontinued in August 19, 2001. 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. Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Film Studies. Shawn is a former member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle before relocating to Texas and has work published in the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma Gazette, Vox Magazine and Loud Magazine and on websites like The Huffington Post, CBS, Time Warner Cable, Yahoo, The Movie Network, Chud, Renegade Cinema, 411mania and Sporting News. 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. You hit the nail on the head right there. The opening bout, which aired on the "Free for All" portion of the broadcast, was a singles match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Yokozuna. The event took place on April 28, 1996, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 1979 for marketing purposes. The Bodydonnas were the first team eliminated after Marty Jannetty tripped Zip, enabling Billy Gunn to pin him. In September 1996, Superstars left syndication and moved to pay TV channel USA Network in place of WWF Action Zone, which the network cancelled. WWE's Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century. As with all syndicated WWF programming, another major aspect of the show was to promote house shows and TV tapings in each market. Things still had a little way to go, thanks mostly to backstage politics, but this was where it started to turn around and led to an even better year in 1997 and the Attitude Era after that. Once again, Shawn Michaels carried this PPV to a high level as he battled Owen Hart in a fantastic match. Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog was next, and it was also a great match, two-for-two to start the show. This match first featured The Undertaker entering the Gund Arenas boiler room to seek out his arch-enemy, but Mankind struck first and they then proceeded to brawl for 30 minutes in the boiler room, the arenas corridors, the entrance ramp and finally the ring, where Paul Bearer was waiting for one of the wrestlers to take his urn, which was the winning objective of the match. Following the premiere of SmackDown!, Superstars served as a summary show for SmackDown! 03-C-0374 | Casetext Search + Citator", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWF_Superstars_of_Wrestling&oldid=1135336770, McMahon, Savage, and Lawler (January 2, 1993), McMahon, Ross, and Hennig (December 2, 1995), This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 01:38. The Free For All was a 30 minute show that aired right before a big WWF event, providing free content and matches to the public in hopes of converting more buyers. In January 2019, select episodes of WWF Superstars starting from April 1992 became available for streaming on the WWE Network. "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. Survivor Series in 1996 was a huge moment for WWE because all the big feuds of the year were hitting the ground running. The "Mass Transit incident" was an infamous event in professional wrestling that occurred at an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) house show on November 23, 1996 at the Wonderland Ballroom in Revere, Massachusetts in the United States. Beginning with the April 18, 1992 episode, the program was renamed to WWF Superstars, due to a successful lawsuit by another promoter, Albert Patterson, who had claimed prior rights to the phrase "Superstars of Wrestling". They're ranked worst to best here. 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. 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. All rights reserved. Undertaker and Mankind had been destroying each other, and this was the logical next step. Visit Shawn Lealos' website to learn more about his novel writing and follow him on Twitter @sslealos. Free shipping for many products! It was a 60-minute Iron Man match that went into sudden death with the score 0-0. on this day in wwf history (march 1, 1999) - wwf raw is war On this day in 1999, the World Wrestling Federation aired another episode of their weekly TV show 'WWF RAW IS WAR'. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. Predictions in reply to this comment, I swear to god if wwe doesnt sign kota ibushi. Although for a brief period the show continued in its same format, as time went on more and more recaps of the WWF's other programming began to fill the hour. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. These developments in WCW are often credited with ultimately pushing the WWF toward producing the "edgier" content which would become the hallmark of the Attitude Era. It took place on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. The Undertaker. We look at the true original versions of the Free For All shows that aired on PPV preview channels right before the WWF went live with their big events, and we look at the matches and promos that took place on each show.00:00 - An Introduction to WWF PPV Preview shows03:33 - Royal Rumble 1996 Free For All05:42 - In Your House 6 Free For All06:59 - WrestleMania XII Free For All09:02 - Good Friends, Better Enemies Free For All10:43 - Beware of Dog Free For All11:45 - King of the Ring 96 Free For All13:17 - International Incident Free For All15:30 - SummerSlam 1996 Free For All17:02 - Mind Games Free For All19:28 - Buried Alive Free For All20:33 - Survivor Series 1996 Free For All21:51 - It's Time Free For AllUndertaker Remix mentioned in video: https://youtu.be/_IQXp5keU8I(Please not that this is NOT the same remix seen on the pre-show. Simply use the filters below! This video takes a look at every WWF Free For All of 1996. The match ended when the top rope broke as Yokozuna attempted a Banzai Drop (seated senton), enabling Austin to pin him for an upset victory. However, not every PPV in 1996 was great, and while it was a turning point, it took a little bit of work by everyone on the roster. The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesora y Administracin. 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. #1 of 180. 1995 [1] Disbanded. The penultimate bout was the first ever Boiler Room Brawl, Mankinds specialty match. In September 1986, Superstars replaced WWF Championship Wrestling. 1980s All American Wrestling (1983-1994). as96-98.jpg . 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). WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [4] Due to this issue, WWE blurs the Superstars of Wrestling banners when archival content is shown on the WWE Network. The title became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on May 5 when the WWF became World Wrestling Entertainment. The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV), produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. 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. member (s) Rad Radford. WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986, replacing WWF Championship Wrestling. Skip to main content. The show also began airing in 1986 in the United Kingdom on Saturday nights on Sky Channel. In 1997, the format of Superstars as aired in the United Kingdom also changed and began to only feature weekly summaries of Monday Night Raw. Simply use the filters below! The main event saw The Undertaker face Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, where Undertaker won via disqualification due to interference from Diesel; Hart retained as titles do not change hands on disqualification unless stipulated. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. Los Super Payasos (Bruly, Circus and Rody), Vacated due to Ric Flair suffering a shoulder injury. As a result, Droese won the right to be entry number 30 in the Royal Rumble match, while Helmsley had to enter first. The Greatest Male Celebrity Role Models. The opening match was Triple H vs. Marc Mero, which was one of their best matches against each other. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. Henry debuted in the WWE during the mid-90s, after he competed in the 1996 Olympics. . 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. These promotions held notable shows in 1996. 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. This includes the list of all WWE Superstars, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Wrestling Entertainment. The show lasted from May 20, 1972 until 1986. In the . EXTRA 20% OFF 3+ ITEMS WITH CODE . Years before Stone Cold vs. A. fter this, Stone Cold and Savio Vega had a fantastic match. WrestleMania or SummerSlam). What gives? 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. This was just a fun show. For a short time, it was shown on Tuesdays on Eurosport. What gives? SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV), produced every summer by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. In today's video, we go back to the 1980s and the 'Golden Age' of WWF Wrestling. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, WWE Almost Brought This 'Failed Experiment' Back (unknown episodes) Series Cast Series Produced by Vince McMahon . The hosts of Superstars are listed below in chronological order along with their debut episode. At the time of the Young Rock episode in 1996, Haku was actually wrestling for WWF's competitor World Championship Wrestling, where he was known as Meng. Is there nothing you guys can do about the new picture problem? Nine matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Free for All pre-show. 1996 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. [5][6] The 1996 event was the ninth event in the SummerSlam chronology and was scheduled to be held on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]. Can Sami Zayn get the biggest win of his career? $12.99 + $3.50 shipping. In the mid-1990s, Superstars was then moved to a Sunday morning time slot. The commentary team on Superstars underwent many changes as the years passed. 1997. The 1996 SummerSlam was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). 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