However, this repackaging was, at the time, sufficient to allow the program to count towards Canadian content requirements for local television stations. Bret Hart and Steve Austin battled in a fantastic match that foreshadowed their WrestleMania match the next year that would make Austin a megastar. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. #226 of 273. 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. 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). 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. 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 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. 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). Vintage Wrestling August 1996 WWF Magazine SABLE MARC MERO Cover Rare. In recent years Haku has made occasional appearances in New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) supporting his sons Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Hikuleo. The Best Pro Wrestling Champions. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. WWE abandoned the Superstars of Wrestling trademark when they changed the show's name to WWF Superstars in the early 1990s. It debuted on September 6, 1986, as the flagship program of the WWF's syndicated programming. The 1996 event was the ninth event in the Royal Rumble chronology and was scheduled to be held on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. 1996: WrestleMania XII: Anaheim, CA: 1 231: 231 This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Michaels won 1-0 in . as well. The Undertaker. Jacqueline answered an open challenge; became the third female to win the title. 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. Further controversy arose when it came to light that Kulas had lied to ECW owner and booker Paul Heyman about his age and professional wrestling training. brand during its entire tenure. RELATED:10 Best Submission Finishers In WCW History, Ranked. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. Following the match, Justin Hawk Bradshaw attacked Vega. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. The heel Mankind would be facing The Undertaker, whom Mankind had been harassing and assaulting at random for months. modification of the WWF SD2! 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[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. Which WWF World Heavyweight Champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound? The sixth bout was a singles match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Jerry "The King" Lawler. There were a total of 36 recognized champions who had a combined 34 official reigns. Lawler won the bout by pinfall after hitting Roberts with a bottle of Jim Beam whiskey. There was also another great Undertaker vs. Mankind match, which Mick actually won, and a great world title match between Shawn Michaels and British Bulldog. 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Many of these title changes were not aired for up to several weeks after they took place. You hit the nail on the head right there. For the 1996 event, the winner received a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XII. 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 two fought for 15 minutes, and Shawn was able to pull out the win over the always great Owen. The best match on this show was a six-man match that had to be changed and was better for it. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. He has worked as a journalist for over 20 years, first in the world of print journalism before moving to online media as the world changed. Debut. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. The hosts of Superstars are listed below in chronological order along with their debut episode. However, the last two matches were not good, with Yokozuna losing to Vader in a disaster and then Goldust and Undertaker disappointed in the main event. This was mainly done to set-up Undertaker's clash with Big Daddy Cool at WrestleMania 12. Does anyone know what grest is talking about? 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. 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 Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV), produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Can Sami Zayn get the biggest win of his career? 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. 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. The Bodydonnas were the first team eliminated after Marty Jannetty tripped Zip, enabling Billy Gunn to pin him. Throughout the entire tournament, it was clear that Austin was turning into a major star. ", "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors", In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SummerSlam_(1996)&oldid=1139427234, Short description is different from Wikidata, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 02:24. Guests included Sunny, Sable, Marc Mero, The Smoking Gunns, Marlena, Goldust, T.L. .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. The New Rockers were the next team eliminated when Henry O. Godwinn pinned Leif Cassidy following a Slop Drop (reverse DDT). In September 1996, Superstars left syndication and moved to pay TV channel USA Network in place of WWF Action Zone, which the network cancelled. He weighed 450-plus pounds and stood over seven feet tall. That promo after his win was worth the price of admission alone. 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. 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. Uncle Elmer August 16, 1937 - July 1, 1992 2. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, WWE Almost Brought This 'Failed Experiment' Back The WWF Free For All Shows of 1996 Wrestling Bios 335K subscribers Subscribe 2.4K 76K views 2 years ago #WWE #Wrestling #WWF If you would like to support the channel and my work, please. Sami Zayn gets an Undisputed Championship match against Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber. 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). 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. 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 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'. 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 1996 SummerSlam was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). WWE PPVs from 1996 were normally good with Shawn Michaels delivering in the main event, but not all were good. The match ended when Hart hit Vega with his cast then applied the Sharpshooter, defeating Vega by submission. WWE PPVs from 1996 were normally good with Shawn Michaels delivering in the main event, but not all were good. Following the match, The Smoking Gunn's manager Sunny unveiled a large picture of herself. 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. 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. You'll hear a much louder solo guitar in the Free For All version)#WWE #Wrestling #WWF EXTRA 20% OFF 3+ ITEMS WITH CODE . This was just a fun show. Superstars was around before this version, as a weekly recap show hosted by Vince McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes. 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". A. fter this, Stone Cold and Savio Vega had a fantastic match. [4] It has since become considered WWF's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania. A lifelong WWE fan, he also is a big fan of Ring of Honor. "Statistical survival breaking down the Royal Rumble", "Shawn Michaels (spot No. The main event feud between Shawn Michaels and Vader was supposed to continue until that year's Survivor Series event with Vader capturing the WWF Championship from the champion Michaels. 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. 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. 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. The opening match was Triple H vs. Marc Mero, which was one of their best matches against each other. [3] Although there has been litigation between the WWE and Patterson, WWE has not been able to settle with Patterson for the usage of "Superstars of Wrestling". Simply use the filters below! [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. . Blake Lovell looks at the January 1996 of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, which featured a big WWF vs. WCW debate and Lex Luger talk. Sid won the bout by pinning British Bulldog following a chokeslam and powerbomb. Triple H was a thing, Steve Austin took on Hunter Heart Helmsley, and they hinted at great things to come. [1] As of January 23, 2023, there are 310 episodes of Superstars available for streaming on WWE Network, dating from April 18, 1992 to July 20, 1996. 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. $12.99 + $3.50 shipping. You hit the nail on the head right there. 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. [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]. The 1996 SummerSlam was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). 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 On June 10, 1996, WWF Monday Night Raw had eked out a miniscule ratings win over WCW Monday Nitro, but the WWF's top program had not been within shouting distance of its competition ever. The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 1979 for marketing purposes. The show also began airing in 1986 in the United Kingdom on Saturday nights on Sky Channel. Some Canadian viewers were able to watch American feeds of the show and/or "WWF Challenge.". The profile of each WWE wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. Identified as "Squat Team #1" and "Squat Team #2" respectively, the Headhunters took part in the Royal Rumble match , but were both eliminated, with Yokozuna eliminating Team #2 after 24 seconds and Vader eliminating Team #1 . In his post-match promo, Hogan indicated his decision to lead the villainous stable which he christened as the New World Order (nWo). All Rights Reserved. Survivor Series in 1996 was a huge moment for WWE because all the big feuds of the year were hitting the ground running. It featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. This was quite possibly a five-star match for Foley and HBK and one of the best matches of the year in WWE. The profile of each WCW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. [3] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Mankind would often hang out in the darkness of an arenas boiler room (also known as a mechanical room), which was often hot and dusty, and where most of the arenas internal infrastructure was. The event took place on April 28, 1996, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Still considered one of the best WrestleMania matches of all-time, the two put on a clinic. The show lasted from May 20, 1972 until 1986. They're ranked worst to best here. During the WWE brand extension, it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown! However, the match you really want to see was here opening match. [2] Since then, archival footage of the program has usually been shown with the words "of Wrestling" blurred out where applicable. Shawn is also a published author, with a non-fiction book about the Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers and has begun work on a new fiction series as well. This was the King of the Ring where Steve Austin morphed into "Austin 3:16" Stone Cold Steve Austin. 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. You hit the nail on the head right there. 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. NEXT:11 Wrestlers You Can't Believe Were In Multiple Royal Rumbles. The new version of Superstars was the program on which all the angles began and at times ended and on which the majority of title changes took place if not at a pay-per-view event (e.g. 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. All rights reserved. It was a 60-minute Iron Man match that went into sudden death with the score 0-0. Hi there and welcome to Nostalgia Hit. 2. Simply use the filters below! #2 of 108. Does anyone know what grest is talking about? What gives? Early in the 1990s, it was featured in a Friday night time slot. 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. The correct answer is Duane Johnson. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. 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. 1996 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. #1 of 180. Superstars, as it would later be known, was the flagship of the WWF's syndicated programming from 1986 to 1996. Years before Stone Cold vs. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. of PS1 that gathers wrestlers between 1996 and 1998. 1980s All American Wrestling (1983-1994). What gives? 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