You'll hear a much louder solo guitar in the Free For All version)#WWE #Wrestling #WWF 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. Simply use the filters below! 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. Predictions in reply to this comment, I swear to god if wwe doesnt sign kota ibushi. 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. Following the match, Lawler poured whisky onto Roberts until being stopped by Mark Henry. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. 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. What gives? It took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. Once again, Shawn Michaels carried this PPV to a high level as he battled Owen Hart in a fantastic match. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was originally a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) title. WrestleMania or SummerSlam). Visit Shawn Lealos' website to learn more about his novel writing and follow him on Twitter @sslealos. These promotions held notable shows in 1996. [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. 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). .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. 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. In today's video, we go back to the 1980s and the 'Golden Age' of WWF Wrestling. [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. By March 1997, Superstars was solely a summary program and continued in that manner until its eventual ending. modification of the WWF SD2! 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. This was the King of the Ring where Steve Austin morphed into "Austin 3:16" Stone Cold Steve Austin. SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV), produced every summer by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. He had several successful identities over the years including: The Convict, Plowboy Frazier and The Giant Rebel. In his post-match promo, Hogan indicated his decision to lead the villainous stable which he christened as the New World Order (nWo). 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. Storm simultaneously held WCW Cruiserweight, The title became the WWF Cruiserweight Championship when the WWF defeated. There was also a good main event with Bret Hart and Diesel battling in a steel cage, and Bret finally winning by escaping the cage despite taking a massive Diesel beatdown. WWE PPVs from 1996 were normally good with Shawn Michaels delivering in the main event, but not all were good. Following the premiere of SmackDown!, Superstars served as a summary show for SmackDown! . 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. Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1996, Overview of the events of 1996 in professional wrestling, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, (Hisakatsu Oya, Headhunter A and Headhunter B), Note that this was an internet pay-per-view event (iPPV), In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies, WCW United States Championship Tournament, WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament, PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year, List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship, FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, List of FMW supercards and pay-per-view events, List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events, "Iron Man Match highlights WrestleMania 12", Canoe Slam! On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. 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. This was the WrestleMania event where Shawn Michaels beat Bret Hart in the Iron Man match to fulfill his boyhood dream and win his first world title. 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. Still considered one of the best WrestleMania matches of all-time, the two put on a clinic. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, WWE Almost Brought This 'Failed Experiment' Back 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. #1 of 180. The commentary team on Superstars underwent many changes as the years passed. That was the only great match on the card, but it was so good that it is worth seeking out for it alone. WWE abandoned the Superstars of Wrestling trademark when they changed the show's name to WWF Superstars in the early 1990s. All rights reserved. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes. It debuted on September 6, 1986, as the flagship program of the WWF's syndicated programming. As a result, Droese won the right to be entry number 30 in the Royal Rumble match, while Helmsley had to enter first. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The other great match was Shawn Michaels vs. Sid, and HBK is always at his best against a monster where he pulled out a solid main event from the normally plodding Sycho Sid. 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. as96-98.jpg . Skip to main content. 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. Superstars, as it would later be known, was the flagship of the WWF's syndicated programming from 1986 to 1996. 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. 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. 1996: WrestleMania XII: Anaheim, CA: 1 231: 231 This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Michaels won 1-0 in . Two of Kulas' arteries were severed; he bled profusely and passed out, and needed to be escorted out of the arena with medical attention. Nine matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Free for All pre-show. The match ended when Hart hit Vega with his cast then applied the Sharpshooter, defeating Vega by submission. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. 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. [2] Since then, archival footage of the program has usually been shown with the words "of Wrestling" blurred out where applicable. 1995 [1] Disbanded. You hit the nail on the head right there. The show was then discontinued in August 19, 2001. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. 2. 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. Uncle Elmer August 16, 1937 - July 1, 1992 2. Blake Lovell looks at the January 1996 of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, which featured a big WWF vs. WCW debate and Lex Luger talk. New, Ex-WWE Star "Couldn't Give Two Sh*ts" About Returning, AEW Revolution 2023: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True 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. The show continued until December 2002 in the UK, until it was replaced by Heat in January 2003. After this, things picked up even more with another great Triple H vs. Marc Mero match and a surprisingly solid world title match with Bret Hart defending his title against Sid Vicious. The Undertaker. 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. Psychosis was awarded the title after the West Hollywood Blonde's angle was dropped. 1996 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. On this page you find the full WWE Roster in the year 1995. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. 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 challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. Years in MMA: 2000-2009, 2013, 2016-present. [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. [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]. WWE recognizes Inferno's reign as lasting 49 days. 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. Some Canadian viewers were able to watch American feeds of the show and/or "WWF Challenge.". 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