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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Oct 5, 2010 20:23:52 GMT -5
My first event was Unforgiven 2003 in Hershey, PA. Went with my father and had seats right next to the entrance. Got to high five a lot of the wrestlers and was even briefly on camera (you'd have to search for me and I looked a bit different as I was younger).
The experience as a whole was phenomenal, but nothing came close to Shane making that leap of faith off of the stage set. Truly breathtaking!
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Post by GaTechGrad on Oct 5, 2010 21:17:37 GMT -5
March 3, 1997 - WCW Monday Nitro at the Omni in Atlanta.
I believe I went to a few shows at the local armory before then, but Nitro was the first time I saw one of the "big" promotions live.
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Post by mattperiolat on Oct 5, 2010 21:31:51 GMT -5
WWF House show, December 28, 1989 at the LA Sports Arena.
ME was Perfect/Hogan for the World title. Undercard had Bad News Brown v. Jimmy Snuka, Paul Roma v. The Genius, Bushwackers v. Bolsheviks and Dusty Rhodes v. Big Boss Man.
Pretty good night, but kind of an eh card.
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Post by flatsdomino on Oct 5, 2010 22:35:31 GMT -5
Royal Rumble 2000...yeah. There's a reason Mick Foley is my favorite wrestler of all time.
Also why I'll fondly remember Tazz' WWF run, and consider the Hardyz to be one of the best tag teams of the modern era.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Oct 5, 2010 22:46:03 GMT -5
October 6, 1997 RAW
Main event was Best Hart vs HHH
It was Kanes Raw debut(this was the night after Bad Blood where he made his debut I believe.) He destroyed the hardy boyz when they still wore colorful tights and were jobbers. I didn't figure this out till years later.
It was also the night the New Age Outlaws formed.
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Post by Rated_Y2J.222 on Oct 5, 2010 23:43:28 GMT -5
My first event was a taped RAW back in June '98.
Edge made his WWE debut and I've been a fan ever since and I'm happy that I can say I was there when he made his debut. Mankind had a match agaisnt either Billy Gunn or Road Dogg, but before the match, Foley cut a promo inside the cell for his HiaC match against 'Taker at KotR. I remember 'Taker attacking Bearer at his house and the First Blood match build between Kane and Austin. That's when they dropped blood from the ceiling on Austin. The dark match after they stopped filming RAW was Austin vs Mankind with Austin going over after a Stunner. Man, the crowds during the Attitude era were insane. And being just a kid in the middle of it all was quite something.
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Post by Beatle619 on Oct 6, 2010 0:01:29 GMT -5
My first show was the Smackdown before WM 21 where Akebono had his first WWE match, and all that other stuff with JBL and John Cena. I was in the cheap seats, but it was still cool.
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Post by héad.casé on Oct 6, 2010 5:18:42 GMT -5
My first show was part of the WWF UK X-press Tour in the London Arena in November 1996.
Sid vs Stone Cold for the WWF Title Undertaker vs Mankind - No Holds Barred Bulldog and Owen vs The Godwinns for the Tag Titles Bret Hart vs Vader "The Stalker" Barry Windham vs Faarooq The Executioner vs Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly Rocky Maivia vs Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw
Interesting to note that HBK, Intercontinental Champion HHH, Marc Mero and Goldust weren't on this show. I remember being disappointed that the WWF Title Match ended in a DQ when Bret ran down and attacked Austin just as Sid was going to powerbomb him, then Bulldog and Owen ran down and attacked Sid, then Bret comes back out after running off Austin to help Bulldog and Owen fight Sid, then Sid fights all three off and powerbombs Bulldog.
I also remember during the Tag Title Match we were all cheering for Bulldog and Owen, but heard some people behind us cheering the Godwinns, and we couldn't believe that these people would rather cheer the Godwinns over their own country man.
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Post by Thrillho on Oct 6, 2010 5:39:20 GMT -5
Mine was a house show in April 2005. I remember the following...
- Meeting Hurricane & Tajiri in my local record store that afternoon.
- The fans booing most of the first match. La Resistance because they interrupted the National Anthem, and Regal because he's English. But then everyone going mad when Tajiri got tagged in.
- Viscera trying to do Kurt Angle-esque mat wrestling, and hitting a surprisingly high flying forearm which almost knocked his opponent out. (I think it was Stevie Richards)
- Shawn Michaels vs Muhammed Hassan lasting all of 60 seconds because the fire alarm went off. Unfortunately, no one told Daivari, who decided to run around the ring screaming something about a bomb.
- Batista destroying HHH and Flair in a Handicap match. And every time either HHH or Flair got knocked out of the ring, they stumbled right around it, doing a full lap, then Flair-flopping.
- Shelton hitting the T-Bone off the apron right in front of me.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 6, 2010 5:46:30 GMT -5
My first live event was a Nitro in 1999. It was headlined by Hulk Hogan vs. Sting in a babyface vs. babyface match for the WCW title match. Actually, that's not quite true. This was the infamous Nitro that was headlined by the KISS concert that everyone walked out on. Also of note, the West Texas Rednecks beat Harlem Heat for the Tag titles.
First WWF event was RAW in 2002 headlined by Stone Cold and the Rock vs. Undertaker and Chris Jericho. This was the first RAW after Vince McMahon swiveled his chair to reveal that the nWo was coming to the WWE.
Other live events I've attended include Vengeance 2005, No Way Out 2008, and Wrestlemania XXVI as well as the following RAW and Smackdown (got to see Jack Swagger win Money and the Bank AND cash it in!).
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Post by AndyUK on Oct 6, 2010 7:48:09 GMT -5
First show I went to was in May 2004 in Birmingham, England. The main event was Chris Benoit defending the World Heavyweight Title against Triple H and we also got to see Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels and Edge vs Batista. It was a very fun show and one I wish I took a couple of videos of as it was the only time I got see HBK live.
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Post by Branimal on Oct 6, 2010 8:20:40 GMT -5
September 8, 1992 – WWF – Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada:
High Energy defeated Barry Horowitz and Skinner Shawn Michaels defeated Virgil The Mountie defeated El Matador Razor Ramon defeated Randy Savage World Tag Team Champions, The Natural Disasters, defeated The Beverly Brothers Bret Hart defeated Papa Shango The Undertaker defeated World Champion, Ric Flair, by Disqualification.
I actually just looked up this card now as I barely remember it..I would have been 8 years old at the time.
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Post by tartsonawire on Oct 6, 2010 8:53:41 GMT -5
I've never been to a WWE show, but I hope to go to TLC in December...
My first ever show was a TASW show (local indie fed) a few years ago, when Samoa Joe made an appearance. I had an awesome time!
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Post by Jobes on Oct 6, 2010 9:57:17 GMT -5
WWF House Show - February 18, 1997 - Huntsville, Alabama: Headbanger Mosh defeated Freddie Joe Floyd Headbanger Thrasher defeated Barry Horowitz The Godwinns defeated The New Blackjacks by Disqualification Brakus defeated Mr. X The New Diesel defeated T.L. Hopper Sunny defeated Marlena in an arm wrestling contest Goldust defeated Savio Vega The Undertaker defeated Faarooq in a steel cage match.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2010 10:08:45 GMT -5
I wish WWE would do some TV near me again. I don't think they've had a Raw or Smackdown from West Virginia since at least 1997.
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Post by Facepalm on Oct 6, 2010 10:48:04 GMT -5
A house show in '99. The main event was Austin vs The Rock, but that wasn't the highlight for me. The most entertaining part of the night was a hardcore match between Al Snow and Steve Blackman. Blackman won, but the table they used in the match wouldn't break! After Blackman went to the back after the match Al Snow got up and tried to put himself through the table! Two moonsaults later, it broke... ;D
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Post by kleinnd on Oct 6, 2010 10:54:49 GMT -5
I was 12 going on 13
WWF House Show Toronto, Ontario - Skydome - March 17, 2001
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Crash Holly pinned Dean Malenko Chris Benoit defeated Perry Saturn Kurt Angle defeated Billy Gunn WWF Women's Champion Ivory pinned Molly Holly WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Justin Credible & X-Pac, the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon in an elimination match WWF European Champion Test pinned Val Venis Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & Kane defeated William Regal, the Big Show, & Triple H
It was odd for me seeing austin, taker and kane, celebrating with rounds of Coke instead of beer lol
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Post by 4real on Oct 6, 2010 11:47:58 GMT -5
A show in Birmingham on WWE's tour of the U.K. in 2002 headlined by Stone Cold (so happy I got to see him live before he retired) and Scott Hall
Other matches included:
Brock Lesnar and Undertaker vs. Triple H and Matt Hardy (guess who did the job) X-Pac vs. Rob Van Dam
and yeah I honestly can't remember a lot else except the WWE Champion at the time (Hulk Hogan) couldn't be bothered to show up just like he didn't in 2005 either.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 6, 2010 11:57:36 GMT -5
I always love this question because my first event had some AWESOME matches. It was Rebellion in November of 2001 at the Manchester Evening News Arena. Headlined by The Rock vs Stone Cold for the WWE Championship. The show also featured Edge vs Christian and Jericho vs Angle.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Oct 6, 2010 15:36:56 GMT -5
My first event was a Smackdown/Nxt/Superstars taping in the UK in April of this year, was quite high up but had a great view of the ring and titantron.
Superstars
Matt Hardy w Justin Gabriel def Carlito w Michael Tarver
NXT
Christian def Wade Barrett William Regal def Daniel Bryan Darren Young def Luke Gallows
Smackdown
Drew McIntyre (crowd really hated him) def Kane Dolph Ziggler def R Truth Michelle McCool def Mickie James Rey Mysterio and Heart Dynasty def CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Darren Young JTG def one of the Dudebusters Jack Swagger def Chris Jericho and Edge dark match: Rey Mysterio def CM Punk
it was a great night, although seeing some stupid kid calling the wrestlers stupid for not hearing him yelling at them was annoying as hell.
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