WWF 1995 dark match try-outs
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WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - January 9, 1995 (3,500; papered)
Featured Vince McMahon conducting an untelevised interview with Dick Murdoch in the entranceway
Spellbinder defeated Reno Riggins
Chris Candido pinned Barry Horowitz with a reverse roll up (Candido's debut)
WWF @ Corpus Christi, TX - January 10, 1995 (3,000; sell out)
Included an untelevised Heartbreak Hotel segment with Dick Murdoch where Murdoch ended up clearing Michaels from the set when Michaels said Murdoch was too old
Gary Scott defeated Randy Rhodes
WWF @ South Padre Island, TX - January 11, 1995
Randy Rhodes defeated an unknown
WWF @ Palmetto, FL - Manatee Civic Center - January 23, 1995 (2,500; heavily papered)
Bruiser Bedlam (Johnny K-9) (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Gary Scott
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - January 24, 1995 (5,000)
Bill Payne defeated Jim Tillquist
WWF @ Ft. Myers, FL - Lee Civic Center - January 25, 1995
The Black Phantom (David Heath) defeated an unknown
WWF @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - February 20, 1995 (2,751; heavily papered)
Included an announcing tryout by Michael Hayes
Jeff Barber & Jim Steele defeated Barry Horowitz & the Brooklyn Brawler; Barber & Steele used Jimmy Hart's "Crank it Up" song as theme music
Mike Unabomb (Glen Jacobs) defeated Reno Riggins
Charlie Hunter defeated Bob Cook at 13:00
WWF @ Augusta, GA - February 21, 1995
Erik Watts & Chad Fortune defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Horowitz
Michael Hayes defeated Ken Raper; Hayes played the babyface for the match
Mike Unabomb defeated Buck Quartermaine
WWF @ North Charleston, WV - February 22, 1995 (6,000; heavily papered)
Chris Candido (w/ Tammy Sytch) pinned Reno Riggins with a top rope Frankensteiner; Candido & Sytch played babyfaces and were known as "Chris and Tammy from Team Spirit"
WWF @ Bushkill, PA - March 24, 1995
Crash the Terminator (Bill DeMott) defeated Devon Storm
WWF @ Lowell, MA - Memorial Auditorium - April 5, 1995 (2,500; sell out)
Mark Harlow defeated Fantasio
WWF @ Struthers, OH - High School - June 5, 1995 (1,450; sell out)
Bob Holly pinned Chris Benoit
John Rogers defeated an unknown
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - June 6, 1995 (3,800)
Adam Bomb pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 3:00
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - June 7, 1995 (2,000)
Gorgeous George III (w/ Harvey Wippleman, GG3 is future Maestro in WCW) defeated Scott Studd (Scotty Riggs)
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - July 15, 1995 (4,000)
Tony Norris (Ahmed Johnson) defeated Rico Suave
WWF @ Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium - July 25, 1995 (5,000)
Gary Scott defeated David Haskins
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - August 14, 1995 (4,500; sell out)
Tony Roy defeated Bert Centeno
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI - Grand Center - September 25, 1995 (1,500)
Tim Knox defeated AC Connor
WWF @ Valparaiso, IN - Valparaiso University - September 26, 1995 (3,000)
Sonny Rogers defeated Gary Richards
Survivor Series 95 - Landover, MD - USAir Arena - November 19, 1995 (14,500; 12,500 paid)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Public Enemy
WWF @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - November 20, 1995 (4,500)
Matt Hardy defeated Jason Arhndt (Joey Abs)
WWF @ Bethlehem, PA - December 19, 1995 (1,500; took place during a blizzard)
Savio Vega defeated John Hawk (Justin Bradshaw's debut)
Samu & the Tahitian Warrior (w/ Afa & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated the Arachnoids (Headbangers)
Featured Vince McMahon conducting an untelevised interview with Dick Murdoch in the entranceway
Spellbinder defeated Reno Riggins
Chris Candido pinned Barry Horowitz with a reverse roll up (Candido's debut)
WWF @ Corpus Christi, TX - January 10, 1995 (3,000; sell out)
Included an untelevised Heartbreak Hotel segment with Dick Murdoch where Murdoch ended up clearing Michaels from the set when Michaels said Murdoch was too old
Gary Scott defeated Randy Rhodes
WWF @ South Padre Island, TX - January 11, 1995
Randy Rhodes defeated an unknown
WWF @ Palmetto, FL - Manatee Civic Center - January 23, 1995 (2,500; heavily papered)
Bruiser Bedlam (Johnny K-9) (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Gary Scott
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - January 24, 1995 (5,000)
Bill Payne defeated Jim Tillquist
WWF @ Ft. Myers, FL - Lee Civic Center - January 25, 1995
The Black Phantom (David Heath) defeated an unknown
WWF @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - February 20, 1995 (2,751; heavily papered)
Included an announcing tryout by Michael Hayes
Jeff Barber & Jim Steele defeated Barry Horowitz & the Brooklyn Brawler; Barber & Steele used Jimmy Hart's "Crank it Up" song as theme music
Mike Unabomb (Glen Jacobs) defeated Reno Riggins
Charlie Hunter defeated Bob Cook at 13:00
WWF @ Augusta, GA - February 21, 1995
Erik Watts & Chad Fortune defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Horowitz
Michael Hayes defeated Ken Raper; Hayes played the babyface for the match
Mike Unabomb defeated Buck Quartermaine
WWF @ North Charleston, WV - February 22, 1995 (6,000; heavily papered)
Chris Candido (w/ Tammy Sytch) pinned Reno Riggins with a top rope Frankensteiner; Candido & Sytch played babyfaces and were known as "Chris and Tammy from Team Spirit"
WWF @ Bushkill, PA - March 24, 1995
Crash the Terminator (Bill DeMott) defeated Devon Storm
WWF @ Lowell, MA - Memorial Auditorium - April 5, 1995 (2,500; sell out)
Mark Harlow defeated Fantasio
WWF @ Struthers, OH - High School - June 5, 1995 (1,450; sell out)
Bob Holly pinned Chris Benoit
John Rogers defeated an unknown
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - June 6, 1995 (3,800)
Adam Bomb pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 3:00
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - June 7, 1995 (2,000)
Gorgeous George III (w/ Harvey Wippleman, GG3 is future Maestro in WCW) defeated Scott Studd (Scotty Riggs)
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - July 15, 1995 (4,000)
Tony Norris (Ahmed Johnson) defeated Rico Suave
WWF @ Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium - July 25, 1995 (5,000)
Gary Scott defeated David Haskins
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - August 14, 1995 (4,500; sell out)
Tony Roy defeated Bert Centeno
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI - Grand Center - September 25, 1995 (1,500)
Tim Knox defeated AC Connor
WWF @ Valparaiso, IN - Valparaiso University - September 26, 1995 (3,000)
Sonny Rogers defeated Gary Richards
Survivor Series 95 - Landover, MD - USAir Arena - November 19, 1995 (14,500; 12,500 paid)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Public Enemy
WWF @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - November 20, 1995 (4,500)
Matt Hardy defeated Jason Arhndt (Joey Abs)
WWF @ Bethlehem, PA - December 19, 1995 (1,500; took place during a blizzard)
Savio Vega defeated John Hawk (Justin Bradshaw's debut)
Samu & the Tahitian Warrior (w/ Afa & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated the Arachnoids (Headbangers)