Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 20, 2017 18:31:56 GMT -5
This is every known card held by the WWF in Texas in the 1980s. As you can see going through it, McMahon and company just didn't have a great time penetrating this particular market while they were doing fantastic in many other regions.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - December 27, 1984 (2,800)
Debut in Houston
Tiger Conway defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Dallas, TX - State Fair Park - December 28, 1984 (2,500)
Debut in Dallas; WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter, the Tonga Kid, and Don Muraco were all no shows
Mr. Wrestling II fought Les Thornton to a draw
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Buddy Rose
Ivan Putski defeated Terry Gibbs
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Judy Martin (sub. for WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter)
The Haiti Kid defeated Sky Low Low
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ken Patera, Big John Studd, & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match
WWF @ Dallas, TX - State Fair Arena - January 17, 1985 (1,700)
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Moondog Spot
Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Rex
Ivan Putski defeated Alexis Smirnoff
The Spoiler defeated Rick McGraw
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Iron Sheik
WWF @ Houston, TX - Astro Arena - January 18, 1985 (1,500)
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Moondog Spot
Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Rex
Ivan Putski defeated Alexis Smirnoff
The Spoiler defeated Rick McGraw
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Iron Sheik
(The day before the card above, one of their C-shows in New York drew a thousand more people with SD Jones, Bob Orton and Tonga Kid headlining)
WWF @ Dallas, TX - State Fair Coliseum - February 14, 1985 (1,900)
Jim Neidhart defeated Tony Garea
Moondog Rex defeated Rick McGraw
Bret Hart defeated Rene Goulet
Ivan Putski defeated the Spoiler
WWF Tag Team Champion Barry Windham defeated Dick Murdoch
WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Adrian Adonis
Jimmy Snuka & Tito Santana defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr.
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - February 21, 1985 (1,400)
Jim Neidhart vs. Tony Garea
Moondog Rex vs. Rick McGraw
Bret Hart vs. Rene Goulet
Ivan Putski vs. the Spoiler
WWF Tag Team Champion Barry Windham vs. Dick Murdoch
WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotundo vs. Adrian Adonis
Jimmy Snuka & Tito Santana vs. Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr.
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff
WWF @ Houston, TX - April 25, 1985 (900; 500 paid)
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tug Taylor
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Moondog Spot
Don Muraco defeated George Wells
WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defeated Leilani Kai
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
Jimmy Snuka defeated Roddy Piper via disqualication
500 paid, less than a month after Wrestlemania I!!!!
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center - May 2, 1985 (180)
Brutus Beefcake defeated SD Jones
Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rick McGraw fought Moondog Spot to a draw
Ricky Steamboat defeated the Cobra
Moondog Spot defeated Rick McGraw
WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defeated Leilani Kai
King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
...180 people. Wow.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Late June / Early July 1985 (1,200)
No results
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - Civic Center - September 22, 1985 (no recorded gate)
Randy Savage defeated Mr. Wrestling II
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Moondog Spot
The Missing Link defeated Ivan Putski
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk via disqualification
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - November 22, 1985 (7,000)
Roddy Piper vs. Paul Orndorff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Terry Funk
Okay, things are starting to get a little more "normal"
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - January 5, 1986 (no recorded gate)
Included Terry Funk
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - Municipal Coliseum - January 23, 1986 (no recorded gate)
Included Terry Funk
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - January 24, 1986 (10,000)
SD Jones vs. Hercules
Lanny Poffo vs. King Kong Bundy
George Steele & Cpl. Kirchner vs. the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake vs. WWF IC Champion Tito Santana & Pedro Morales
The Junkyard Dog vs. Terry Funk
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage
And the WWF *finally* starts making a mark in the Texas region with their first 10k gate. Maybe.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - March 1, 1986 (5,800)
Tito Santana vs. Bob Orton Jr.
Pedro Morales vs. Les Thornton
Adrian Adonis vs. Scott McGhee
Bret Hart vs. Lanny Poffo
WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake vs. Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. WWF IC Champion Randy Savage
And a month later, back down to less than 6k.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - June 7, 1986 (1,888)
Dory Funk Jr. vs. ? (sub. for the Junkyard Dog)
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana
Ricky Steamboat vs. Jake Roberts
...and back to not even cracking 2k in the same arena...
WWF @ Houston, TX - September 1986 (3,000)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - October 19, 1986 (1,700)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Ken Resnick on commentary:
Mike Rotundo fought Jim Brunzell to a time-limit draw at 13:55; during the ring introductions the match was announced to have a 20-minute time-limit
Bret Hart pinned Raymond Rougeau at 8:34
Brutus Beefcake pinned SD Jones at 5:35 with a running kneelift
Big John Studd pinned Big Machine at 2:57
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Gatorwolf at 8:30 with a suplex
WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Nikolai Volkoff) via disqualification at 6:04
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) via count-out at 6:05
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tama with his feet on the ropes at 5:52
WWF Tag Team Champion the Dynamite Kid pinned Moondog Rex at 8:15
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik won a $50,000 tag team battle royal by last eliminating WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 9:10
1700 FOR A TV TAPING!!!
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - November 25, 1986
Included the Junk Yard Dog
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - November 26, 1986 (no recorded gate)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Ken Resnick on commentary
Danny Spivey pinned Moondog Spot with a bulldog at 9:36
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Steve Gatorwolf at 5:43
Jake Roberts fought Tito Santana to a time-limit draw at 17:25
Dick Slater pinned Dino Bravo at 9:54 after reversing a figure-4 into a small package
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) at 12:43
Mike Rotundo pinned Moondog Rex with an airplane spin at 9:34
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated the Junkyard Dog via count-out at 6:29
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - January 17, 1987 (No recorded gate or card)
Included Jake Roberts and George Steele
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - February 5, 1987 (no recorded gate or card)
Included Roddy Piper and a bunkhouse battle royal
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - May 14, 1987 (no recorded gate or card)
Included Tito Santana
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - May 15, 1987
Debut at the Coliseum; Blackjack Mulligan did not appear as advertised
Featured Paul Boesch & Peter Birkholz on commentary; featured an in-ring promo by Ted Dibiase in which he said it was only fitting he tell the fans in Houston first that he would now be competing in the WWF; moments later, the One Man Gang, with Slick, came out for his scheduled bout, with referee Dave Hebner having to get Dibiase out of the ring before a physical confrontation could take place (Dibiase's return after a 7-year absence)
Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated the Shadows at 13:46 when Powers scored the pin
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Angie Minnelli
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) vs. ?
Tito Santana vs. Butch Reed
Demolition vs. B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a bulldog at 5:03
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick & the Iron Sheik) pinned Jim Duggan at 3:28; after the bout, Paul Boesch interviewed Duggan
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) at 10:57
Also included Hillbilly Jim and the Iron Sheik
This was when Paul Boesch stopped booking UWF shows for his Houston program and switched to WWF instead.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - June 7, 1987
Featured Paul Boesch & Peter Birkholz on commentary
The Islanders defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma when Tama pinned Roma
Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang defeated Karate Chris & Little Cocoa when Lang pinned Cocoa
George Steele defeated Tiger Chung Lee
International Wrestling Challenge: Koko B. Ware pinned the Red Demon with the Ghostbuster at 5:08
Ron Bass defeated Scott Casey
International Wrestling Challenge: Sam Houston pinned Terry Gibbs with a bulldog at 7:22
Tito Santana defeated Killer Khan via disqualification at 9:30
Houston Wrestling - 6/87: The One Man Gang pinned Ted Dibiase at 9:32 with his feet on the ropes for leverage; after the match, Sam Houston came out to dispute the call, eventually helping Dibiase clear Gang from the ring with a double dropkick
The Junkyard Dog (sub. for Jim Duggan) (w/ Jake Roberts) defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - June 17, 1987
Included WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man
WWF @ Wichita Falls, TX - Auditorium - June 17, 1987 (600)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jerry Allen
Tom Magee pinned Terry Gibbs
The Dingo Warrior pinned Steve Lombardi (Warrior's debut)
Sam Houston pinned Tiger Chung Lee
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Debbie Combs
The One Man Gang pinned Ted Dibiase
Tito Santana pinned Killer Khan
The Junkyard Dog pinned Nikolai Volkoff
600 people for a WWF card in 1987, only a couple of months removed from the groundbreaking Wrestlemania 3...
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - June 18, 1987
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Jerry Allen
Tom Magee defeated Terry Gibbs
Sam Houston defeated Tiger Chung Lee
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Combs
The Dingo Warrior defeated Steve Lombardi
The One Man Gang defeated Ted Dibiase
Killer Khan defeated Tito Santana
The Junkyard Dog defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - June 26, 1987 (4,236)
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated ? & ?
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
The One Man Gang & Ron Bass defeated Ted Dibiase & Sam Houston when Bass pinned Houston after Dibiase turned on his partner
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated the Islanders
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) with a slam and legdrop at 6:29
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - July 10, 1987 (1,460)
Featured Peter Birkholz & Paul Boesch on commentary:
International Wrestling Challenge: The Dingo Warrior pinned Frenchy Martin at 4:37; Warrior was announced as being from Queens, NY
Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones at 4:29
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) fought WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) to a double disqualification at 12:34; eventually, Frenchy Martin, Nikolai Volkoff, Koko B. Ware, SD Jones, the Dingo Warrior, and Ron Bass came out to pull the two wrestlers apart
Koko B. Ware fought Ron Bass to a time-limit draw at 18:45
George Steele pinned Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:34
Jim Brunzell & Tito Santana (sub for B. Brian Blair) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart)
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - July 24, 1987 (2,704)
The Dingo Warrior defeated ?
Hillbilly Jim defeated ?
Demolition defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
Sherri Martel pinned WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah to win the title at 7:56
The Junkyard Dog fought King Harley Race to a draw
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Honktyonk Man via disqualification; Mr. T was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - August 6, 1987
Sam Houston fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Pepe Gonzalez, the Karate Kid, & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang, Little Tokyo, & Lord Littlebrook
The Dingo Warrior defeated Terry Gibbs
Koko B. Ware defeated Danny Davis
The One Man Gang defeated George Steele via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Butch Reed
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - August 28, 1987
Included Randy Savage
Paul Boesch Retirement Show - Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - August 28, 1987 (12,000; sell out)
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary; included appearances from Ox Anderson, Cyclone Anoya, Red Bastien, Jim Casey, Tiger Conway Sr., Verne Gagne, Stu Hart, Jesse James, Gene Kiniski, Nick & Jerry Kozak, Ernie Ladd, Jose Lothario, Bronco Lubich, Billy Red Lyons, Boris Malenko, Mike Mazurki, Vince McMahon, Danny McShane, Sputnick Monroe, Pat Patterson, Lou Thesz, and Jack Tunney, with Boesch making a retirement speech during the later part of the show
Sam Houston pinned Steve Lombardi with a bulldog at 13:56
International Wrestling Challenge: Bruno Sammartino defeated Hercules via count-out at 6:47; after the bout, Andre the Giant was introduced but only partially came down the aisle before turning around and going backstage due to being heavily booed
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V via submission with the sleeper at 6:36 in a hair vs. hair match
Tom Prichard pinned Mark Lewin at 2:58
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the One Man Gang (w/ Slick) at 10:13
WWF Women's Champion Sherri Martel pinned the Fabulous Moolah at 6:47
The Junkyard Dog & Tony Atlas (w/ Ernie Ladd) defeated Sika & Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) when JYD pinned Sika at 5:41
Terry Funk pinned Chavo Guerrero with an inside cradle at 7:00
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Jim Duggan at 8:30 with an elbow from the middle turnbuckle; it was because of the quality of this bout that Duggan was able to reclaim his job in the WWF following his release earlier in the year due to drug charges
Mil Mascaras & Tito Santana (w/ Jose Lothario) defeated Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 5:56
It took Paul Boesch retiring and a card featuring Bruno, Hogan, Mil Mascaras and a ton of ex-Texas A-listers (Terry Funk, DiBiase, Duggan, JYD, Kamala, OMG, Chavo and Lothario to get a 12k sell-out
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - September 30, 1987
Included Jake Roberts
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center - October 3, 1987 (2,777)
Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz
Boris Zhukov pinned David Sammartino
The Dingo Warrior pinned Shadow #1
Rick Rude defeated Koko B. Ware
George Steele defeated Danny Davis
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification
Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy in an Old Fashioned Whipping match
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Harley Race
Dallas don't care about none of that though, as we're right back to under 3k for the promotion's return there
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - October 9, 1987 (3,738)
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary:
Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz at 8:12 with a bulldog
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 3:35
Boris Zhukov pinned SD Jones at 5:28
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out at 9:52
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 7:20
Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine at 8:30
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 4:40
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls, 2-1, at 17:49
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - November 4, 1987
Included Paul Orndorff
Seriously, did no one at the El Paso shows take a pen and paper with them, ever?
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - Civic Center - November 5, 1987
Included Rick Rude
You too, Beaumont
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - November 6, 1987
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary:
Dan Spivey pinned Sam Houston at 7:51
Scott Casey pinned Barry Horowitz at 6:12
Butch Reed pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 5:39
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 9:37
Don Muraco pinned Sika at 3:06
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Paul Orndorff at 7:11
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Rip Oliver with a gorilla press slam at 4:58; Bobby Heenan did guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Doherty
Jim Duggan pinned King Harley Race at 7:21
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders at 12:44
Koko B. Ware pinned Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 3:48
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via disqualification at 6:39
WWF @ Odessa, TX - December 3, 1987
SD Jones defeated Steve Lombardi
George Steele fought Sika to a double count-out
Demolition defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Ken Patera
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the One Man Gang
Ted Dibiase defeated Jake Roberts
Brutus Beefake defeated Hercules
The Islanders defeated the Junkyard Dog & Koko B. Ware
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - December 11, 1987 (2,000+)
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary:
Sam Houston pinned Dusty Wolfe at 8:36
Hercules pinned the Junkyard Dog at 8:15
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Brady Boone (sub. for an injured Ken Patera) (w/ Ken Patera) at 10:22
Rick Rude pinned Paul Orndorff at 8:59
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Brutus Beefcake at 9:17
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification at 16:19
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:31
Ricky Steamboat pinned Ron Bass at 9:26
Greg Valentine defeated Ken Johnson via submission with the figure-4 at 3:04
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil & Andre the Giant) at 9:30
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - March 12, 1988
Dan Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
Hillbilly Jim pinned Sika
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification
The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Demolition
Jim Duggan pinned Ron Bass
Jim Duggan won an 18-man bunkhouse battle royal by last eliminating Bad News Brown and Ron Bass
Hey, someone in El Paso finally found a pen!
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - Civic Center - March 15, 1988 (800)
Danny Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo at 8:05
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification at 6:15
Hillbilly Jim pinned Sika at 11:56
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Demolition
The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race at 6:13
Jim Duggan pinned Ron Bass
Jim Duggan won a bunkhouse battle royal at 8:30
800 during Wrestlemania season in 1988. Yeesh.
WWF @ Wichita Falls, TX - Midwestern State University - March 16, 1988 (800)
Danny Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification
Hillbilly Jim pinned Sika
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
Jim Duggan won a battle royal
Jim Duggan defeated Ron Bass via count-out
The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Demolition
Nearly identical card the following day gets identical attendance
WWF @ Tyler, TX - Harvey Hall - March 17, 1988
Included Demolition
The gate in Tyler could not have been pretty.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - March 18, 1988 (7,500)
Rick Rude pinned Scott Casey
Demolition defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
Don Muraco & the Ultimate Warrior defeated the One Man Gang & Butch Reed
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston after hitting him with a foreign object
The Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Hulk Hogan & Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant at around the 8-minute mark
Finally starting to get some life again in Houston. Not great but it's not 2k anymore
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - July 15, 1988 (7,500)
Joe Leduc pinned Sam Houston
Dino Bravo pinned Bret Hart
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov via count-out
Greg Valentine defeated Don Muraco
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via count-out
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
Things seem to be stabilizing somewhat, as they've managed to keep their audience in the area four months later, but no growth
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - July 26, 1988 (350)
DJ Peterson pinned Omar Atlas
Karate Chris Dube & Little Coco defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Koko B. Ware pinned Frenchy Martin
Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Barry Horowitz & Sivi Afi
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin
Tito Santana pinned Ron Bass
350. Even for a C-show, that's sad.
WWF @ Odessa, TX - July 27, 1988
DJ Peterson defeated Omar Atlas
Koko B. Ware defeated Frenchy Martin
Karate Chris Dube & Little Coco defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Barry Horowitz & Sivi Afi
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin
Tito Santana defeated Ron Bass
Odessa getting Lubbock's re-runs again...
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - October 8, 1988
Scott Casey vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Jim Brunzell vs. Mr. Perfect
Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude
Hulk Hogan vs. the Big Bossman
Also included Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty, Brutus Beefcake, and Sandy Beach
No gate, but with Sandy Beach on the card, they had to have sold out, right?
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - January 13, 1989
Included Brutus Beefcake and the Honkytonk Man
El Paso found its pen, Amarillo, where the hell is yours?
Royal Rumble 89 - Houston, TX - Summit - January 15, 1989 (matinee) (19,000; sell out)
Jim Powers defeated Barry Horowitz
Sam Houston defeated Steve Lombardi
Pay-per-view bouts - included Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary
Jim Duggan, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin), Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:42
WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin pinned Judy Martin at 6:24
King Haku pinned Harley Race with a side kick at 9:03
Big John Studd won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Ted Dibiase at 1:03:16
I'm legitimately surprised they tried a PPV here already, given the track record. Still, 19k is pretty okay for the time and area.
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Convention Center - January 16, 1989
The Blue Blazer vs. Scott Casey
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Big John Studd vs. Akeem
Tito Santana vs. Haku
Brutus Beefcake vs. the Honkytonk Man
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center - January 27, 1989
Included the Powers of Pain
Notice how little they're even trying with Dallas?
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Convention Center - March 7, 1989
WWF Superstars taping:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Boris Zhukov (Snuka's return after a 4-year absence)
Mr. Perfect fought John Tenta to a draw
The Brooklyn Brawler (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Paul Roma
Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tim Horner & Jim Evans at 5:49
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Invader & the Black Knight at 4:26
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty fought Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out non-title match
Hulk Hogan pinned the Big Bossman
Rick Martel (w/ Tito Santana) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Louie Spicolli at 2:10
Hercules defeated Tim Patterson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:11
Jim Duggan pinned the Black Knight at 2:08
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Sam Houston & Sefan DeLeon at 2:19
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Tim Horner via submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:58
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada with the flying forearm at 3:06
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Scott Casey & Omar Atlas at 3:07
Bad News Brown pinned Frankie Valdez with the Ghetto Blaster at 2:12
Brutus Beefcake defeated Steve Stone via submission with the sleeper at 2:31
The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ricki Ataki at 1:37
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Barry Horowitz & Danny Davis at 3:30
The Warlord (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Mark Ming with the running powerslam at 1:35
The Red Rooster defeated Steve Sharkey via submission with an elevated chickenwing at 2:09
Mr. Perfect pinned Jim Evans at 1:51 with the Perfect Plex
Jake Roberts pinned Dusty Wolfe at 2:53 with the DDT
The Bushwhackers defeated Lou Fabiano & Tom Stone at 2:45
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:28
El Paso gets a mega-TV taping as a reward for finding their pen.
WWF @ Odessa, TX - County Coliseum - March 8, 1989
TV taping:
Jimmy Snuka pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
John Tenta defeated an unknown; Tenta played the heel for the bout
Jake Roberts pinned Boris Zhukov with the DDT at 6:44
Bret Hart fought Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) to a double count-out at 15:59
The Bushwhackers defeated Danny Davis & Jose Estrada at 4:51
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 10:43
The Warlord (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ricky Ataki at the 2-minute mark
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Patterson via submission at 2:09
Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ricky Ataki & Mark Ming at 2:58
Rick Martel (w/ Tito Santana) defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 2:27
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Frankie Valdez at 1:29
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Dusty Wolfe at 2:54
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Louie Spicolli & Tim Horner at 2:15
The Red Rooster defeated Barry Horowitz via submission at 3:27
Mr. Perfect pinned Omar Atlas at 2:55 with the Perfect Plex
Jim Duggan pinned Steve Sharkey at 1:43
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Jim Evans at 2:10
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Lou Fabiano & the Black Knight at 3:16
The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated Stephen DeLeon & Scott Casey at 2:58
The Blue Blazer pinned Danny Davis at 1:48
Bad News Brown pinned Randy Neverman at 2:46
Hercules defeated the Invader via submission at 2:48
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tim Horner & Jeff Gaylord at 3:26
The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Omar Atlas at 1:51
Tito Santana pinned Tom Stone at 3:03
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - March 25, 1989 (9,000)
The 1st shown in San Antonio
The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
Tim Horner pinned Jose Estrada
Jim Neidhart pinned Greg Valentine
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Brutus Beefcake pinned Rick Rude
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out
WWF's first show in San Antonio and they bring in 9k. Maybe this is where they should have started to begin with.
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena - June 9, 1989 (5,600)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage with the legdrop at around the 3-minute mark
They manage to get 5.6k in Dallas for once and they give them that main event and finish? Gonna be surprised if they hit 1k with the next stop there.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - June 10, 1989
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - June 11, 1989
Hillbilly Jim vs. Boris Zhukov did not take place as scheduled
Hercules vs. Dino Bravo
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
Mr. Perfect vs. Paul Roma
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage (Hogan's San Antonio debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition vs. the Big Bossman & Akeem
Would love to know the gate on this one, to compare it to the first SA show
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - June 17, 1989
Included Hercules
...dammit, El Paso...
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - June 18, 1989
Included WWF IC Champion Rick Rude
...double dammit...
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - June 19, 1989
Included the Bushwhackers
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - July 16, 1989 (10,000)
The Genius defeated Paul Roma
Bushwhacker Butch defeated Tully Blanchard (w/ Arn Anderson); the bout was originally scheduled as a tag match but Bushwhacker Luke was injured
Bret Hart fought Mr. Perfect to a draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart)
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine
The Warlord defeated Koko B. Ware
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri)
This is only the third or fourth time WWF manages to get 10k or more for a show in Texas after five years of trying.
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - August 31, 1989
Koko B. Ware vs. the Genius
The Red Rooster vs. Barry Windham
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
King Jim Duggan vs. Haku
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant (non-title)
WWF @ Edinburg, TX - Pan American University Fieldhouse - September 1, 1989
Koko B. Ware vs. the Genius
The Red Rooster vs. Barry Windham
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
King Jim Duggan vs. Haku
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant
WWF @ Houston, TX - Astro Arena - September 2, 1989
Tito Santana defeated Rick Martel
Barry Windham defeated the Red Rooster
King Jim Duggan defeated Haku
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center Arena - September 3, 1989
Held as part of Miller Lite's Biggest Party in History
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant
Also included King Jim Duggan
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - September 23, 1989
The Brooklyn Brawler vs. ?
The Red Rooster vs. the Genius
Hillbilly Jim vs. Akeem
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Dusty Rhodes vs. the Big Bossman
Roddy Piper vs. Rick Rude
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - September 24, 1989
Included Roddy Piper
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - September 25, 1989
Included Dusty Rhodes
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - October 21, 1989 (matinee)
Rick Martel vs. Brutus Beefcake
Dusty Rhodes vs. the Big Bossman
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Bad News Brown
WWF @ Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - December 1, 1989 (13,500)
The first WWF show in Austin
The Red Rooster defeated Dale Wolfe
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double disqualification
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
The Genius pinned Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Powers of Pain via disqualification
Koko B. Ware pinned Al Perez
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Mr. Perfect with the legdrop
Austin finally gets a show and they do nearly 14k. Nice
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - December 2, 1989 (6,000)
The Red Rooster defeated Dale Wolfe
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double disqualification
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
The Genius pinned Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Powers of Pain via disqualification
Koko B. Ware pinned Al Perez
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Mr. Perfect with the legdrop
Given the company's TX track record, 6k for a Hogan/Perfect main event is...pleasantly surprising
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - December 15, 1989
Al Perez defeated Dale Wolfe (sub. for Barry Horowitz)
Dusty Rhodes defeated the Big Bossman in a ball & chain match
Greg Valentine defeated Ron Garvin
Tugboat Thomas defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
The Honkytonk Man defeated the Red Rooster
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - December 16, 1989
Included WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena - December 17, 1989 (1,700)
Dusty Rhodes vs. the Big Bossman
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Dino Bravo
Dallas still wasn't giving a shit
source
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - December 27, 1984 (2,800)
Debut in Houston
Tiger Conway defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Dallas, TX - State Fair Park - December 28, 1984 (2,500)
Debut in Dallas; WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter, the Tonga Kid, and Don Muraco were all no shows
Mr. Wrestling II fought Les Thornton to a draw
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Buddy Rose
Ivan Putski defeated Terry Gibbs
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Judy Martin (sub. for WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter)
The Haiti Kid defeated Sky Low Low
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ken Patera, Big John Studd, & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match
WWF @ Dallas, TX - State Fair Arena - January 17, 1985 (1,700)
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Moondog Spot
Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Rex
Ivan Putski defeated Alexis Smirnoff
The Spoiler defeated Rick McGraw
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Iron Sheik
WWF @ Houston, TX - Astro Arena - January 18, 1985 (1,500)
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Moondog Spot
Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Rex
Ivan Putski defeated Alexis Smirnoff
The Spoiler defeated Rick McGraw
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Iron Sheik
(The day before the card above, one of their C-shows in New York drew a thousand more people with SD Jones, Bob Orton and Tonga Kid headlining)
WWF @ Dallas, TX - State Fair Coliseum - February 14, 1985 (1,900)
Jim Neidhart defeated Tony Garea
Moondog Rex defeated Rick McGraw
Bret Hart defeated Rene Goulet
Ivan Putski defeated the Spoiler
WWF Tag Team Champion Barry Windham defeated Dick Murdoch
WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Adrian Adonis
Jimmy Snuka & Tito Santana defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr.
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - February 21, 1985 (1,400)
Jim Neidhart vs. Tony Garea
Moondog Rex vs. Rick McGraw
Bret Hart vs. Rene Goulet
Ivan Putski vs. the Spoiler
WWF Tag Team Champion Barry Windham vs. Dick Murdoch
WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotundo vs. Adrian Adonis
Jimmy Snuka & Tito Santana vs. Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr.
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff
WWF @ Houston, TX - April 25, 1985 (900; 500 paid)
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tug Taylor
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Moondog Spot
Don Muraco defeated George Wells
WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defeated Leilani Kai
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
Jimmy Snuka defeated Roddy Piper via disqualication
500 paid, less than a month after Wrestlemania I!!!!
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center - May 2, 1985 (180)
Brutus Beefcake defeated SD Jones
Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rick McGraw fought Moondog Spot to a draw
Ricky Steamboat defeated the Cobra
Moondog Spot defeated Rick McGraw
WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defeated Leilani Kai
King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
...180 people. Wow.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Late June / Early July 1985 (1,200)
No results
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - Civic Center - September 22, 1985 (no recorded gate)
Randy Savage defeated Mr. Wrestling II
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Moondog Spot
The Missing Link defeated Ivan Putski
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk via disqualification
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - November 22, 1985 (7,000)
Roddy Piper vs. Paul Orndorff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Terry Funk
Okay, things are starting to get a little more "normal"
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - January 5, 1986 (no recorded gate)
Included Terry Funk
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - Municipal Coliseum - January 23, 1986 (no recorded gate)
Included Terry Funk
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - January 24, 1986 (10,000)
SD Jones vs. Hercules
Lanny Poffo vs. King Kong Bundy
George Steele & Cpl. Kirchner vs. the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake vs. WWF IC Champion Tito Santana & Pedro Morales
The Junkyard Dog vs. Terry Funk
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage
And the WWF *finally* starts making a mark in the Texas region with their first 10k gate. Maybe.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - March 1, 1986 (5,800)
Tito Santana vs. Bob Orton Jr.
Pedro Morales vs. Les Thornton
Adrian Adonis vs. Scott McGhee
Bret Hart vs. Lanny Poffo
WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake vs. Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. WWF IC Champion Randy Savage
And a month later, back down to less than 6k.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - June 7, 1986 (1,888)
Dory Funk Jr. vs. ? (sub. for the Junkyard Dog)
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana
Ricky Steamboat vs. Jake Roberts
...and back to not even cracking 2k in the same arena...
WWF @ Houston, TX - September 1986 (3,000)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - October 19, 1986 (1,700)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Ken Resnick on commentary:
Mike Rotundo fought Jim Brunzell to a time-limit draw at 13:55; during the ring introductions the match was announced to have a 20-minute time-limit
Bret Hart pinned Raymond Rougeau at 8:34
Brutus Beefcake pinned SD Jones at 5:35 with a running kneelift
Big John Studd pinned Big Machine at 2:57
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Gatorwolf at 8:30 with a suplex
WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Nikolai Volkoff) via disqualification at 6:04
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) via count-out at 6:05
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tama with his feet on the ropes at 5:52
WWF Tag Team Champion the Dynamite Kid pinned Moondog Rex at 8:15
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik won a $50,000 tag team battle royal by last eliminating WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 9:10
1700 FOR A TV TAPING!!!
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - November 25, 1986
Included the Junk Yard Dog
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - November 26, 1986 (no recorded gate)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Ken Resnick on commentary
Danny Spivey pinned Moondog Spot with a bulldog at 9:36
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Steve Gatorwolf at 5:43
Jake Roberts fought Tito Santana to a time-limit draw at 17:25
Dick Slater pinned Dino Bravo at 9:54 after reversing a figure-4 into a small package
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) at 12:43
Mike Rotundo pinned Moondog Rex with an airplane spin at 9:34
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated the Junkyard Dog via count-out at 6:29
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - January 17, 1987 (No recorded gate or card)
Included Jake Roberts and George Steele
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - February 5, 1987 (no recorded gate or card)
Included Roddy Piper and a bunkhouse battle royal
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - May 14, 1987 (no recorded gate or card)
Included Tito Santana
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - May 15, 1987
Debut at the Coliseum; Blackjack Mulligan did not appear as advertised
Featured Paul Boesch & Peter Birkholz on commentary; featured an in-ring promo by Ted Dibiase in which he said it was only fitting he tell the fans in Houston first that he would now be competing in the WWF; moments later, the One Man Gang, with Slick, came out for his scheduled bout, with referee Dave Hebner having to get Dibiase out of the ring before a physical confrontation could take place (Dibiase's return after a 7-year absence)
Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated the Shadows at 13:46 when Powers scored the pin
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Angie Minnelli
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) vs. ?
Tito Santana vs. Butch Reed
Demolition vs. B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a bulldog at 5:03
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick & the Iron Sheik) pinned Jim Duggan at 3:28; after the bout, Paul Boesch interviewed Duggan
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) at 10:57
Also included Hillbilly Jim and the Iron Sheik
This was when Paul Boesch stopped booking UWF shows for his Houston program and switched to WWF instead.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - June 7, 1987
Featured Paul Boesch & Peter Birkholz on commentary
The Islanders defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma when Tama pinned Roma
Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang defeated Karate Chris & Little Cocoa when Lang pinned Cocoa
George Steele defeated Tiger Chung Lee
International Wrestling Challenge: Koko B. Ware pinned the Red Demon with the Ghostbuster at 5:08
Ron Bass defeated Scott Casey
International Wrestling Challenge: Sam Houston pinned Terry Gibbs with a bulldog at 7:22
Tito Santana defeated Killer Khan via disqualification at 9:30
Houston Wrestling - 6/87: The One Man Gang pinned Ted Dibiase at 9:32 with his feet on the ropes for leverage; after the match, Sam Houston came out to dispute the call, eventually helping Dibiase clear Gang from the ring with a double dropkick
The Junkyard Dog (sub. for Jim Duggan) (w/ Jake Roberts) defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - June 17, 1987
Included WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man
WWF @ Wichita Falls, TX - Auditorium - June 17, 1987 (600)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jerry Allen
Tom Magee pinned Terry Gibbs
The Dingo Warrior pinned Steve Lombardi (Warrior's debut)
Sam Houston pinned Tiger Chung Lee
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Debbie Combs
The One Man Gang pinned Ted Dibiase
Tito Santana pinned Killer Khan
The Junkyard Dog pinned Nikolai Volkoff
600 people for a WWF card in 1987, only a couple of months removed from the groundbreaking Wrestlemania 3...
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - June 18, 1987
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Jerry Allen
Tom Magee defeated Terry Gibbs
Sam Houston defeated Tiger Chung Lee
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Combs
The Dingo Warrior defeated Steve Lombardi
The One Man Gang defeated Ted Dibiase
Killer Khan defeated Tito Santana
The Junkyard Dog defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - June 26, 1987 (4,236)
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated ? & ?
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
The One Man Gang & Ron Bass defeated Ted Dibiase & Sam Houston when Bass pinned Houston after Dibiase turned on his partner
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated the Islanders
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) with a slam and legdrop at 6:29
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - July 10, 1987 (1,460)
Featured Peter Birkholz & Paul Boesch on commentary:
International Wrestling Challenge: The Dingo Warrior pinned Frenchy Martin at 4:37; Warrior was announced as being from Queens, NY
Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones at 4:29
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) fought WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) to a double disqualification at 12:34; eventually, Frenchy Martin, Nikolai Volkoff, Koko B. Ware, SD Jones, the Dingo Warrior, and Ron Bass came out to pull the two wrestlers apart
Koko B. Ware fought Ron Bass to a time-limit draw at 18:45
George Steele pinned Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:34
Jim Brunzell & Tito Santana (sub for B. Brian Blair) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart)
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - July 24, 1987 (2,704)
The Dingo Warrior defeated ?
Hillbilly Jim defeated ?
Demolition defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
Sherri Martel pinned WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah to win the title at 7:56
The Junkyard Dog fought King Harley Race to a draw
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Honktyonk Man via disqualification; Mr. T was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - August 6, 1987
Sam Houston fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Pepe Gonzalez, the Karate Kid, & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang, Little Tokyo, & Lord Littlebrook
The Dingo Warrior defeated Terry Gibbs
Koko B. Ware defeated Danny Davis
The One Man Gang defeated George Steele via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Butch Reed
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - August 28, 1987
Included Randy Savage
Paul Boesch Retirement Show - Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - August 28, 1987 (12,000; sell out)
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary; included appearances from Ox Anderson, Cyclone Anoya, Red Bastien, Jim Casey, Tiger Conway Sr., Verne Gagne, Stu Hart, Jesse James, Gene Kiniski, Nick & Jerry Kozak, Ernie Ladd, Jose Lothario, Bronco Lubich, Billy Red Lyons, Boris Malenko, Mike Mazurki, Vince McMahon, Danny McShane, Sputnick Monroe, Pat Patterson, Lou Thesz, and Jack Tunney, with Boesch making a retirement speech during the later part of the show
Sam Houston pinned Steve Lombardi with a bulldog at 13:56
International Wrestling Challenge: Bruno Sammartino defeated Hercules via count-out at 6:47; after the bout, Andre the Giant was introduced but only partially came down the aisle before turning around and going backstage due to being heavily booed
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V via submission with the sleeper at 6:36 in a hair vs. hair match
Tom Prichard pinned Mark Lewin at 2:58
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the One Man Gang (w/ Slick) at 10:13
WWF Women's Champion Sherri Martel pinned the Fabulous Moolah at 6:47
The Junkyard Dog & Tony Atlas (w/ Ernie Ladd) defeated Sika & Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) when JYD pinned Sika at 5:41
Terry Funk pinned Chavo Guerrero with an inside cradle at 7:00
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Jim Duggan at 8:30 with an elbow from the middle turnbuckle; it was because of the quality of this bout that Duggan was able to reclaim his job in the WWF following his release earlier in the year due to drug charges
Mil Mascaras & Tito Santana (w/ Jose Lothario) defeated Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 5:56
It took Paul Boesch retiring and a card featuring Bruno, Hogan, Mil Mascaras and a ton of ex-Texas A-listers (Terry Funk, DiBiase, Duggan, JYD, Kamala, OMG, Chavo and Lothario to get a 12k sell-out
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - September 30, 1987
Included Jake Roberts
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center - October 3, 1987 (2,777)
Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz
Boris Zhukov pinned David Sammartino
The Dingo Warrior pinned Shadow #1
Rick Rude defeated Koko B. Ware
George Steele defeated Danny Davis
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification
Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy in an Old Fashioned Whipping match
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Harley Race
Dallas don't care about none of that though, as we're right back to under 3k for the promotion's return there
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - October 9, 1987 (3,738)
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary:
Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz at 8:12 with a bulldog
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 3:35
Boris Zhukov pinned SD Jones at 5:28
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out at 9:52
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 7:20
Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine at 8:30
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 4:40
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls, 2-1, at 17:49
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - November 4, 1987
Included Paul Orndorff
Seriously, did no one at the El Paso shows take a pen and paper with them, ever?
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - Civic Center - November 5, 1987
Included Rick Rude
You too, Beaumont
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - November 6, 1987
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary:
Dan Spivey pinned Sam Houston at 7:51
Scott Casey pinned Barry Horowitz at 6:12
Butch Reed pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 5:39
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 9:37
Don Muraco pinned Sika at 3:06
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Paul Orndorff at 7:11
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Rip Oliver with a gorilla press slam at 4:58; Bobby Heenan did guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Doherty
Jim Duggan pinned King Harley Race at 7:21
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders at 12:44
Koko B. Ware pinned Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 3:48
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via disqualification at 6:39
WWF @ Odessa, TX - December 3, 1987
SD Jones defeated Steve Lombardi
George Steele fought Sika to a double count-out
Demolition defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Ken Patera
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the One Man Gang
Ted Dibiase defeated Jake Roberts
Brutus Beefake defeated Hercules
The Islanders defeated the Junkyard Dog & Koko B. Ware
WWF @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - December 11, 1987 (2,000+)
Featured Bruce Prichard, Mike McGuirk, & Pete Doherty on commentary:
Sam Houston pinned Dusty Wolfe at 8:36
Hercules pinned the Junkyard Dog at 8:15
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Brady Boone (sub. for an injured Ken Patera) (w/ Ken Patera) at 10:22
Rick Rude pinned Paul Orndorff at 8:59
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Brutus Beefcake at 9:17
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification at 16:19
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:31
Ricky Steamboat pinned Ron Bass at 9:26
Greg Valentine defeated Ken Johnson via submission with the figure-4 at 3:04
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil & Andre the Giant) at 9:30
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - March 12, 1988
Dan Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
Hillbilly Jim pinned Sika
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification
The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Demolition
Jim Duggan pinned Ron Bass
Jim Duggan won an 18-man bunkhouse battle royal by last eliminating Bad News Brown and Ron Bass
Hey, someone in El Paso finally found a pen!
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - Civic Center - March 15, 1988 (800)
Danny Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo at 8:05
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification at 6:15
Hillbilly Jim pinned Sika at 11:56
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Demolition
The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race at 6:13
Jim Duggan pinned Ron Bass
Jim Duggan won a bunkhouse battle royal at 8:30
800 during Wrestlemania season in 1988. Yeesh.
WWF @ Wichita Falls, TX - Midwestern State University - March 16, 1988 (800)
Danny Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification
Hillbilly Jim pinned Sika
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston
Jim Duggan won a battle royal
Jim Duggan defeated Ron Bass via count-out
The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Demolition
Nearly identical card the following day gets identical attendance
WWF @ Tyler, TX - Harvey Hall - March 17, 1988
Included Demolition
The gate in Tyler could not have been pretty.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - March 18, 1988 (7,500)
Rick Rude pinned Scott Casey
Demolition defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
Don Muraco & the Ultimate Warrior defeated the One Man Gang & Butch Reed
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston after hitting him with a foreign object
The Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Hulk Hogan & Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant at around the 8-minute mark
Finally starting to get some life again in Houston. Not great but it's not 2k anymore
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - July 15, 1988 (7,500)
Joe Leduc pinned Sam Houston
Dino Bravo pinned Bret Hart
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov via count-out
Greg Valentine defeated Don Muraco
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via count-out
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
Things seem to be stabilizing somewhat, as they've managed to keep their audience in the area four months later, but no growth
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - July 26, 1988 (350)
DJ Peterson pinned Omar Atlas
Karate Chris Dube & Little Coco defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Koko B. Ware pinned Frenchy Martin
Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Barry Horowitz & Sivi Afi
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin
Tito Santana pinned Ron Bass
350. Even for a C-show, that's sad.
WWF @ Odessa, TX - July 27, 1988
DJ Peterson defeated Omar Atlas
Koko B. Ware defeated Frenchy Martin
Karate Chris Dube & Little Coco defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Barry Horowitz & Sivi Afi
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin
Tito Santana defeated Ron Bass
Odessa getting Lubbock's re-runs again...
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - October 8, 1988
Scott Casey vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Jim Brunzell vs. Mr. Perfect
Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude
Hulk Hogan vs. the Big Bossman
Also included Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty, Brutus Beefcake, and Sandy Beach
No gate, but with Sandy Beach on the card, they had to have sold out, right?
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - January 13, 1989
Included Brutus Beefcake and the Honkytonk Man
El Paso found its pen, Amarillo, where the hell is yours?
Royal Rumble 89 - Houston, TX - Summit - January 15, 1989 (matinee) (19,000; sell out)
Jim Powers defeated Barry Horowitz
Sam Houston defeated Steve Lombardi
Pay-per-view bouts - included Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary
Jim Duggan, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin), Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:42
WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin pinned Judy Martin at 6:24
King Haku pinned Harley Race with a side kick at 9:03
Big John Studd won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Ted Dibiase at 1:03:16
I'm legitimately surprised they tried a PPV here already, given the track record. Still, 19k is pretty okay for the time and area.
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Convention Center - January 16, 1989
The Blue Blazer vs. Scott Casey
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Big John Studd vs. Akeem
Tito Santana vs. Haku
Brutus Beefcake vs. the Honkytonk Man
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center - January 27, 1989
Included the Powers of Pain
Notice how little they're even trying with Dallas?
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Convention Center - March 7, 1989
WWF Superstars taping:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Boris Zhukov (Snuka's return after a 4-year absence)
Mr. Perfect fought John Tenta to a draw
The Brooklyn Brawler (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Paul Roma
Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tim Horner & Jim Evans at 5:49
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Invader & the Black Knight at 4:26
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty fought Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out non-title match
Hulk Hogan pinned the Big Bossman
Rick Martel (w/ Tito Santana) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Louie Spicolli at 2:10
Hercules defeated Tim Patterson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:11
Jim Duggan pinned the Black Knight at 2:08
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Sam Houston & Sefan DeLeon at 2:19
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Tim Horner via submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:58
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada with the flying forearm at 3:06
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Scott Casey & Omar Atlas at 3:07
Bad News Brown pinned Frankie Valdez with the Ghetto Blaster at 2:12
Brutus Beefcake defeated Steve Stone via submission with the sleeper at 2:31
The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ricki Ataki at 1:37
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Barry Horowitz & Danny Davis at 3:30
The Warlord (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Mark Ming with the running powerslam at 1:35
The Red Rooster defeated Steve Sharkey via submission with an elevated chickenwing at 2:09
Mr. Perfect pinned Jim Evans at 1:51 with the Perfect Plex
Jake Roberts pinned Dusty Wolfe at 2:53 with the DDT
The Bushwhackers defeated Lou Fabiano & Tom Stone at 2:45
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:28
El Paso gets a mega-TV taping as a reward for finding their pen.
WWF @ Odessa, TX - County Coliseum - March 8, 1989
TV taping:
Jimmy Snuka pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
John Tenta defeated an unknown; Tenta played the heel for the bout
Jake Roberts pinned Boris Zhukov with the DDT at 6:44
Bret Hart fought Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) to a double count-out at 15:59
The Bushwhackers defeated Danny Davis & Jose Estrada at 4:51
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 10:43
The Warlord (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ricky Ataki at the 2-minute mark
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Patterson via submission at 2:09
Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ricky Ataki & Mark Ming at 2:58
Rick Martel (w/ Tito Santana) defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 2:27
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Frankie Valdez at 1:29
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Dusty Wolfe at 2:54
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Louie Spicolli & Tim Horner at 2:15
The Red Rooster defeated Barry Horowitz via submission at 3:27
Mr. Perfect pinned Omar Atlas at 2:55 with the Perfect Plex
Jim Duggan pinned Steve Sharkey at 1:43
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Jim Evans at 2:10
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Lou Fabiano & the Black Knight at 3:16
The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated Stephen DeLeon & Scott Casey at 2:58
The Blue Blazer pinned Danny Davis at 1:48
Bad News Brown pinned Randy Neverman at 2:46
Hercules defeated the Invader via submission at 2:48
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tim Horner & Jeff Gaylord at 3:26
The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Omar Atlas at 1:51
Tito Santana pinned Tom Stone at 3:03
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - March 25, 1989 (9,000)
The 1st shown in San Antonio
The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
Tim Horner pinned Jose Estrada
Jim Neidhart pinned Greg Valentine
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Brutus Beefcake pinned Rick Rude
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out
WWF's first show in San Antonio and they bring in 9k. Maybe this is where they should have started to begin with.
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena - June 9, 1989 (5,600)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage with the legdrop at around the 3-minute mark
They manage to get 5.6k in Dallas for once and they give them that main event and finish? Gonna be surprised if they hit 1k with the next stop there.
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - June 10, 1989
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - June 11, 1989
Hillbilly Jim vs. Boris Zhukov did not take place as scheduled
Hercules vs. Dino Bravo
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
Mr. Perfect vs. Paul Roma
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage (Hogan's San Antonio debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition vs. the Big Bossman & Akeem
Would love to know the gate on this one, to compare it to the first SA show
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - June 17, 1989
Included Hercules
...dammit, El Paso...
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - June 18, 1989
Included WWF IC Champion Rick Rude
...double dammit...
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - June 19, 1989
Included the Bushwhackers
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - July 16, 1989 (10,000)
The Genius defeated Paul Roma
Bushwhacker Butch defeated Tully Blanchard (w/ Arn Anderson); the bout was originally scheduled as a tag match but Bushwhacker Luke was injured
Bret Hart fought Mr. Perfect to a draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart)
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine
The Warlord defeated Koko B. Ware
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri)
This is only the third or fourth time WWF manages to get 10k or more for a show in Texas after five years of trying.
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - August 31, 1989
Koko B. Ware vs. the Genius
The Red Rooster vs. Barry Windham
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
King Jim Duggan vs. Haku
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant (non-title)
WWF @ Edinburg, TX - Pan American University Fieldhouse - September 1, 1989
Koko B. Ware vs. the Genius
The Red Rooster vs. Barry Windham
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
King Jim Duggan vs. Haku
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant
WWF @ Houston, TX - Astro Arena - September 2, 1989
Tito Santana defeated Rick Martel
Barry Windham defeated the Red Rooster
King Jim Duggan defeated Haku
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Convention Center Arena - September 3, 1989
Held as part of Miller Lite's Biggest Party in History
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant
Also included King Jim Duggan
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - September 23, 1989
The Brooklyn Brawler vs. ?
The Red Rooster vs. the Genius
Hillbilly Jim vs. Akeem
Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Dusty Rhodes vs. the Big Bossman
Roddy Piper vs. Rick Rude
WWF @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - September 24, 1989
Included Roddy Piper
WWF @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - September 25, 1989
Included Dusty Rhodes
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - October 21, 1989 (matinee)
Rick Martel vs. Brutus Beefcake
Dusty Rhodes vs. the Big Bossman
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Bad News Brown
WWF @ Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - December 1, 1989 (13,500)
The first WWF show in Austin
The Red Rooster defeated Dale Wolfe
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double disqualification
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
The Genius pinned Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Powers of Pain via disqualification
Koko B. Ware pinned Al Perez
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Mr. Perfect with the legdrop
Austin finally gets a show and they do nearly 14k. Nice
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - December 2, 1989 (6,000)
The Red Rooster defeated Dale Wolfe
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double disqualification
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
The Genius pinned Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Powers of Pain via disqualification
Koko B. Ware pinned Al Perez
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Mr. Perfect with the legdrop
Given the company's TX track record, 6k for a Hogan/Perfect main event is...pleasantly surprising
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Civic Center - December 15, 1989
Al Perez defeated Dale Wolfe (sub. for Barry Horowitz)
Dusty Rhodes defeated the Big Bossman in a ball & chain match
Greg Valentine defeated Ron Garvin
Tugboat Thomas defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
The Honkytonk Man defeated the Red Rooster
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - December 16, 1989
Included WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena - December 17, 1989 (1,700)
Dusty Rhodes vs. the Big Bossman
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior vs. Dino Bravo
Dallas still wasn't giving a shit
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